Monthly Archives: November 2021

In the Documentary “14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible”

Without checking online, can you name the first person to climb Mount Everest? If the name Sir Edmund Hillary comes to your mind, Nirmal “Nims” Purja wants you to know that Sir Edmund was able to reach the summit of the highest mountain in the world because of the man who reached it with him, the Nepali Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing …

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Spider-Man: No Way Home: Producer Promises More Marvel Studios Collaborations

While tickets are on sale for Spider-Man: No Way Home, a film crossing over 20 years of Spider-Man films, former Sony executive and current Spider-Man movie producer Amy Pascal has confirmed that the end of this trilogy will only be the beginning of their collaborations with Marvel Studios. In an exclusive interview with Fandango, Pascal noted that, in stark contrast …

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Benedict Cumberbatch on playing a cowboy

“I fit a lot of very boring brackets in my personal description. I am drawn to the difference from my lived experience. I want to understand it from the inside, not go, ‘Oh, I know what that feels like.’’ says Benedict Cumberbatch. At the beginning of the shoot for The Power of the Dog, the ominous new psychodrama from Jane …

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How pro-wrestling’s combination of sports

At the turn of the millennium, when most Indian households such as ours did not have access to the internet, it was pro-wrestling that helped me understand what America was thinking on a weekly basis. When the going gets tough, we turn to our favourite guilty pleasures. But when entertainment is concerned, is there even any guilt to what gives …

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“Belfast” is Kenneth Branagh’s Most Personal Film to Date

“Belfast” is unquestionably Kenneth Branagh’s most personal film to date, but it’s also sure to have universal resonance. It depicts a violent, tumultuous time in Northern Ireland, but it does so through the innocent, exuberant eyes of a nine-year-old boy. And it’s shot in gentle black-and-white, with sporadic bursts of glorious color. Note: Eternals 2021 Film Online In recalling his …

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Encanto Movies Tops A Heavily Family-Themed Thanksgiving Weekend

DISNEY’S LATEST ANIMATED TREAT NARROWLY EDGED OUT GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, WITH HOUSE OF GUCCI AND ETERNALS LEADING THE REST OF THE PACK ON THE WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 26-28, 2021. A modicum of normalcy appeared to return to movie theaters this weekend. The numbers were not astronomical but they were steady, spread out, and represented some hope for the future. Films geared …

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The Summit of the Gods about a Photographer who Chases a legendary Mountaineer

A funny thing might happen to you while watching this film. Its story, of a photographer pursuing a legendary and legendarily reclusive mountain climber as he prepares to try and scale the south side of Everest, may prove sufficiently compelling that you’ll believe you’re watching a documentary. That would be quite an achievement for any dramatic film, but in this …

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Best Movies 2021 Released in Germany

Movies are something that many people like. Like action films, fight scenes, character actors, tense main character struggles to interesting stories from action films are certainly very entertaining. For film buffs, the last few years have certainly been a memorable year. The reason is, there are so many of the best action films showing in theaters. So, what are the …

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Liz Garbus Documentary “Diving is the Most Amazing Distraction You can Experience”

“Diving is the most fabulous distraction you can experience,” Jacques Cousteau once said. And as the early moments of Liz Garbus’ intimate and deeply informative documentary “Becoming Cousteau” remind the audience, the pioneer was always in his most comfortable state underwater—so much that he once defined the misery of emerging from the blue depths as being forced back to earth …

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New Movies You can Stream at Home This Weekend Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving weekend is a huge time for watching, and a quieter time for major new releases. This week’s new theatrical releases include a new The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey movies and a wild true-crime romp in the form of House of Gucci. But good news: If you’re stuck at home with tons of family, reeling from the Thanksgiving holiday …

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