Today, directors and producers are not willing to risk shooting a film with a fresh story; instead they are relying on the already successful or best-selling novels to base their movie on.

South-Indian films are mainly known for their commercial masala entertainers with high-octane drama, but they also have some great laugh-out-loud films you can watch with your family.

சென்னை: பான் இந்தியா கலாசாரத்தை பாலிவுட் படங்கள் கூட இதுவரை சரியாக கடைபிடிக்காத நிலையில், தென்னிந்திய திரைப்படங்கள் அதை அழகாக கையாண்டு இந்த ஆண்டு பாலிவுட் திரையுலகையே பதற வைத்துள்ளன. பாக்ஸ் ஆபிஸில் இந்த ஆண்டு பாலிவுட் சினிமா ரொம்பவே திணறிய நிலையில், 1000 கோடி, 500 கோடி வசூலை எல்லாம் தென்னிந்திய திரைப்படங்கள் சர்வ சாதாரணமாக

Movies have a unique way of pulling us into different worlds, evoking emotions, and making us see life from new perspectives. We often find ourselves laughing, crying, or even questioning our beliefs long after the end credits roll. But what if

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The industry has responded to the pandemic in creative ways and, in the bargain, gained a new audience as well as a generation of actors who do not walk formulaic paths

Sally Hawkins, we think, will pip Frances McDormand.

It's going to be a party on OTT this September, with a string of interesting releases but the theatre scene looks bare.

Anthony Geffen is the CEO and creative director of Atlantic Productions, an Emmy and Bafta winning documentary filmmaker, Throughout his career, he has pioneered multi-platform and immersive storytelling, featuring projects with David Attenborough, Judi Dench and a host of others. Over the years, immersive storytelling – beginning by working with the inventors of virtual reality – has become the most exciting storytelling format, and Geffen and his company has gone from strength to strength telling the world's true stories.

Plenty of films and movie franchises hide easter eggs, but Pixar takes it to another level. Pixar's Jonas Rivera reveals all of the secret references to Pixar movies hidden throughout their films. The twist is that all of these references were teasing Pixar movies that weren't even out yet. Since a Pixar movie can take upwards of 6 years to complete, there's plenty of crossover between productions. This creates the perfect opportunity for the studio to leave references in each of their films.

The Batmobile is arguably the most iconic vehicle in the history of entertainment. Batman historian Glen Weldon takes a look at every Batmobile that's appeared on television and the silver screen. Glen gets into Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher's takes on the vehicles, why Christopher Nolan transitioned from the Batmobile to the Tumbler, and why the 1966 Batmobile remains so iconic even to this day.

Reed Hastings spoke with Nicholas Thompson at WIRED25 about all things Netflix, from its recommendation algorithm to its future evolutions.

Nia DaCosta spoke with Jason Parham at WIRED25 about black trauma, making old horror stories modern, and how the pandemic is affecting the film industry.

Once again, hacker and security researcher Samy Kamkar takes a look at a variety of hacking scenes from popular media and examines their authenticity. Is the 3D file system from Jurassic Park real? Can you actually hack a smart fridge like in Silicon Valley? Is there a difference between a virus and a worm?

Keith Masback, former director of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance integration for the US Army, takes a look at spy satellite and surveillance scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are.

Entomologist Dr. Sammy Ramsey is back to break down clips from movies and TV about bugs. What happens if a radioactive spider bites you like in Spider-Man? Do butterflies really look like they do in SpongeBob SquarePants? Do swarms of bugs really attack you like in so many Hollywood movies? Dr. Sammy provides answers to all these burning questions, and much more.

Victor M. Sweeney, a licensed funeral director and mortician, breaks down clips from movies and TV about dead bodies, funerals, and embalming, and explains how accurate they really are. Is the dead body from "Psycho" realistic? Could Donny's ashes from "The Big Lebowski" really be stored in a coffee can? Is there such a thing as a glass casket?

The new Netflix film, "Robin Robin," pushes the envelope of what's possible with stop-motion animation. The film's directors, Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, sit down with WIRED to go over the some of the techniques that went into the making of "Robin Robin."Robin Robin is available to watch now on Netflix, https://www.netflix.com/robinrobin

Aquanaut Fabien Cousteau breaks down clips from movies and tv about ocean exploration, and explains just how accurate they really are. Are submarines really yellow like The Beatles's "Yellow Submarine"? What makes the Titanic shipwreck so legendary? Can sharks be as intelligent as the ones seen in "Deep Blue Sea"? How much was "The Life Aquatic" based on Jacques Cousteau?

Scientist and author Kate Biberdorf (perhaps better known as Kate The Chemist), takes a look at some famous chemistry scenes from movies and television and explains how accurate they really are. How true-to-life are Breaking Bad's chemistry scenes? Can you really make oven-less brownies like in Rick & Morty? Is the formula from Spider-Man's web fluid correct? Kate The Chemist has the answers!

Highlighting the cultural significance of it all is Pierre Caessa, head of Partnerships (India), Google Arts & Culture

Film critic Shubhra Gupta engages with members of the cinema fraternity to unearth little-known facets of the late actor’s life and personality in her new book

They try to hide behind the smokescreen that these are works of fiction inspired by real events.So, you can pick and choose from facts and fictionalise to push the right triggers with your audience or appease the powers that be, observes Shekhar Gupta.

As M Karunanidhi passed into the ages, we look back at some of the legendary scriptwriter's greatest movies.

'I sit at home chewing my nails, praying, wondering if this one will be as big as the previous one. It's agony.'

'South movies have the perfect script, the perfect action and the perfect romance.''That's why these films are running in theatres.'

Will 2023 bring back the magic?

Will these 2024 releases -- bookended by Rajinikanth no less -- make a dhamaka at the box office?

From the 'khiladi' brand of movies rocking his boat to a love for starring in biopics and scripts inspired by true stories to headlining endless remakes of South Indian hits, there's a pattern to the man and his methods.

Although some kinks are still being worked out, the European XFEL is now giving researchers an unprecedented view of the inner workings of molecules and materials