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Sep212025 by cineverseNo Comments

In-I In Motion’ Review: Juliette Binoche Revisits a Daunting but Freeing Artistic Experiment

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By Guy Lodge According To The variety Of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the screen’s most celebrated dance partners, Katharine Hepburn is famously said to have declared that he gave her class, while she gave him sex appeal. Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan each have both those qualities in spades, so what did they stand to gain from teaming up for a terpsichorean collaboration on the London stage? By 2007, the Oscar-winning French actor and the royally honored British dancer-choreographer had reached the summits of their respective professions — but while both were accomplished performers, Binoche was no professional dancer, while Khan wasn’t a dramatic actor. Unveiled at the U.K.’s National Theater in September 2008, the hybrid stage piece “In-I” was the striking re...

Sep172025 by cineverseNo Comments

Barbra Streisand Pays Tribute to Robert Redford and the ‘Pure Joy’ of Making ‘The Way We Were’ Together: ‘One of the Finest Actors Ever’

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By Ellise Shafer According To The variety Barbra Streisand is sharing her misty watercolor memories of “The Way We Were” co-star Robert Redford. “Every day on the set of ‘The Way We Were’ was exciting, intense and pure joy. We were such opposites: he was from the world of horses; I was allergic to them! Yet, we kept trying to find out more about each other, just like the characters in the movie,” Streisand wrote in a tribute post on Instagram. “Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting— and one of the finest actors ever. The last time I saw him, when he came to lunch, we discussed art and decided to send each other our first drawings. He was one of a kind and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.” Redford, the iconic actor and ...

Sep172025 by cineverseNo Comments

Busan, San Sebastián Title ‘Shape of Momo’ Boarded by Celluloid Dreams (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Celluloid Dreams has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Shape of Momo” (“Chhora Jastai”), the debut feature from India’s Tribeny Rai. The film is world premiering at the Busan International Film Festival and will have its European premiere in the New Directors section at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Set in the Himalayas, “Shape of Momo” follows Bishnu as she returns to her mountain village after quitting her job, only to face mounting family pressures and societal expectations. As tensions rise with her pregnant sister’s arrival and a budding relationship with a “suitable” boy from her community, Bishnu must choose between conforming to tradition or claiming her independence. The project marks a feature debut fo...

Sep172025 by cineverseNo Comments

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Biopic ‘Maa Vande’ Unveiled With Unni Mukundan Attached to Star (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Silver Cast Creations has unveiled “Maa Vande,” a biographical film chronicling the life of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Malayalam-language cinema actor Unni Mukundan set to portray the political leader. The announcement was timed to coincide with Modi’s birthday, Sept. 17, with producers positioning the project as a grand-scale production featuring international standards and cutting-edge VFX technology. According to the filmmakers, the biopic will trace Modi’s journey “from childhood to becoming the leader of the nation,” with particular emphasis on his relationship with his late mother, Heeraben Modi, who is described as “an unparalleled source of inspiration throughout his journey.” Mukundan is known...

Sep162025 by cineverseNo Comments

Michael Keaton Says the ‘Irony’ That Charlie Kirk Was ‘Killed With a Gun Is Unbelievable’: ‘Shooting People Will Never Answer Anything’

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By Jack Dunn, Selome Hailu According To The variety Michael Keaton paid respects to the late Charlie Kirk at Investigative Reporters and Editors’ 50th anniversary gala on Monday night, while also speaking on the gun violence that took his life. “Before we start to get into the meat of this thing, I’m going to take a minute to say that, regardless of how I probably — not probably — have disagreed with many things he said, Charlie Kirk leaves behind two kids and a wife,” he said as he opened his speech. “You gotta remember that.” “Because in the end, shooting people will never answer anything, and the irony that he was killed with a gun is unbelievable,” he continued. Keaton wasn’t the only speaker at the IRE gala to speak on Kirk’s killing. “60 Minutes” journalist Sc...

Sep162025 by cineverseNo Comments

India’s First Ray Films Marks Decade Milestone With Six-Picture Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety First Ray Films, the Mumbai-based independent production company founded by actor-producer-director Anshuman Jha, has unveiled a six-film slate as it marks its 10th anniversary. The company has produced genre films including social media thriller “Mona_Darling” (2016), LGBTQ+ road trip film “Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele” (2020), and action film “Lakadbaggha” (2023). Three films are scheduled for theatrical release over the next six months. Jha’s directorial debut, the black comedy thriller “Lord Curzon Ki Haveli,” followed by Harish Vyas’s “Hari Ka Om” and sequel “Lakadbaggha 2,” which completed production earlier this year. The company will also begin production on three new projects in 2026, working with both established and...

Sep162025 by cineverseNo Comments

Toronto Hit ‘The Condor Daughter,’ a High Andes Drama, Gets a First Trailer From Bendita Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

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By John Hopewell According To The variety Arguably the biggest buzz title at Ventana Sur and well received by those who caught it on its Sept. 9 world premiere at last week’s Toronto Festival, Bolivian identity drama “The Condor Daughter” (“La Hija del Condor”) now has a trailer, shared in exclusivity with Variety by the film’s sales agent, Spain’s Bendita Film Sales. Written, directed and produced by Empatia Cinema’s Álvaro Olmos Torrico, a key figure on Bolivia’s cinema scene, “The Condor’s Daughter” was chosen by Variety among 20 International Titles to Track at TIFF. Produced by Empatia Cinema, with Peru’s Ayara Producciones and Uruguay’s LaMayor Cine, “The Condor Daughter” turns on Clara, 16, part of the Totorani Quechua community and her midwife moth...