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Movies / Monster: A devastating, delicate, and layered film by Kore-eda

From start to finish, the movie plays with expectations as it unfolds each new layer only to reveal another aspect of the story.

10 years of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’: Like there is no tomorrow

I was 18. The power station over the Brahmaputra failed sometime that evening, so the lights went out. It was so hot and humid, my nerves gave up on feeling it after a point. After being with my friends by the river till half past ten, coming back home, I felt so empty that a certain rage filled me. I hated myself for going along with laughter that was so banal in those moments it made my lips ache just to keep them apart. I hated the city. Everything seemed without substance. That was the night in June when I came to know Llewyn.

Unmasking the cinematic charade of ‘Jawan’

Jawan weaves a modern-day Robin Hood tale, generously padded with clichés that would give any avid moviegoer déjà vu moments aplenty.

People forget that it is a festival of films, not clothes: Nandita Das on Cannes

Actor and filmmaker Nandita Das has now shared her own thoughts about the obsession with fashion at Cannes.

Viewing gleaning in Bangladesh through Varda’s lens

Gleaning is a term used in the agriculture business.

Movies / Evil Dead Rise: A gory good time

At 96 minutes, Evil Dead Rise is an extremely easy watch and every horror fan should check it out.

The cinematic appeal of no-plot movies

When there is no plot, dialogues and character interactions build the movie from the ground up.

Opinion / How censorship is hampering the Bangladesh film industry

The fact that any movie has to go through so many hurdles to tell the story they want to tell will never make for a healthy scene for films in this country.

THE SHELF / Book adaptations to look forward to in 2023

The live-action rock series follows the rise of a rock band through the 1970s Los Angeles music scene as they embark on a quest for worldwide fame.

April 18, 2016

Plagiarism: Brihannala loses Bangladesh national film awards

The government has cancelled three national film awards bestowed upon the movie Brihannala in three categories in 2014, Information Secretary Martuza Ahmed told The Daily Star yesterday.

April 17, 2016

Nat’l award winning film Brihonnola’s honour scrapped

The government has stripped of national award winning film “Brihonnola” of the recognition after finding it copied the storyline from a writer without permission.

January 30, 2016

Maradona to be subject of documentary

The film will feature never-before-seen footage from Maradona's personal archive and focus heavily on his glory days at Italian soccer club Napoli.

January 30, 2016

‘Top Gun 2’ ready for takeoff?

The idea of a sequel to the cult 1980s movie has been flying around for years, but fans' wildest dreams seem to be getting steadily closer to reality.

January 23, 2016

[WATCH] Happy Birthday, Nayak Raj!

In his bright career that began in the 1960s, Razzak has acted in over three hundred films in Bengali and Urdu. Acting for nearly five decades, Razzak acclaimed vast popularity and has been widely recognised as one of the finest actors Bengali film industry ever had.

January 11, 2016