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No one is trolling #Ramayana intentionally. Everyone is just talking about #Ramayana, that's all. Why can't you include Bollywood movies in your "Matlab Kuch Bhi" series too, ANMOL JAMWAL? Why include films from every other language but not Bollywood? In the same way, we've already watched films with much... show more

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Q: How do you think a Bollywood film like #Ramayana will surprise American blockbuster audiences, and what do you think it might teach them about this type of filmmaking? #Yash: First of all, we call it the Indian film industry. "Bollywood" is just a popular label, but India is a vast country with many different film industries. This film brings together actors from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and other regions, each with their own language and culture. As producers, Namit and I wanted to make sure India is represented in the right way. So this isn't just a Bollywood film....it's truly an Indian film.

Q: How do you think a Bollywood film like #Ramayana will surprise American blockbuster audiences, and what do you think it might teach them about this type of filmmaking? #Yash: First of all, we call it the Indian film industry. "Bollywood" is just a popular label, but India is a vast country with many different film industries. This film brings together actors from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and other regions, each with their own language and culture. As producers, Namit and I wanted to make sure India is represented in the right way. So this isn't just a Bollywood film....it's truly an Indian film.

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#Rajinikanth - The GODFATHER OF INDIAN CINEMA🥵💥💥 #HBDSuperstarRajinikanth INDIA'S OG SUPERSTAR🔥🔥 #HappyBirthdaySuperstarRajinikanth Records Created by #Rajinikanth as an Indian Actor, as a South Indian, and as a Tamil Actor — He is a True RECORD Creator..💪💥💥👇👇👇 • The Only Non-Telugu Indian actor with three (3) - ₹100Cr+ Films from the Telugu version alone.. • The Only Non-Kannada Indian actor with Seven (7) - ₹20Cr+ Grossed Movies in Karnataka.. • The Only Non-Telugu Indian actor with Fourtheen (14) - ₹10Cr+ Grossed Movies in the Telugu states.. • The First Non-Malayalam actor to cross the ₹10Cr mark in Kerala.. • The First Non-Telugu actor to cross the ₹25Cr and ₹50Cr Gross mark in the Telugu states.. • The Only South Indian actor with three (3) - $20M+ grossers in Overseas markets.. • The First South Indian actor to cross ₹100, ₹150, ₹200, ₹250, and ₹300Cr Gross mark Globally.. • Hols the Record for the Highest number of $3M+ Grossed Movies in North America..( 6 Films ) (Note: #Prabhas also has 6 Films) • The Only Tamil actor to deliver a ₹150Cr Opening-Day Gross.. • Holds the Record for the highest number of ₹100Cr+ Grossed Movies in Tamil Nadu (8 films).. (Note: #Vijay also has 8 films.) • The First Tamil actor to cross ₹100, ₹200, ₹300, ₹400, ₹500, ₹600, and ₹700Cr worldwide.. • The First Tamil actor to hit the ₹100Cr Gross mark in Tamil Nadu.. • The First Tamil actor to record ₹100Cr+ net from the Hindi version.. • The Only Tamil actor with eleven (11) - $1M+ films in North America.. • The First Tamil actor to hit the ₹10Cr+ Opening in the Hindi version.. • The Only Tamil actor with three (3) - ₹500Cr+ Global Grossers.. Even At the AGE of 75 , his Contribution is Definitely needed for an Tamil Cinema...🥵💥💥 Bollywood Media and Audiences call #SRK the biggest superstar, and Tollywood Media and Audiences say the Same about #Prabhas — both are approximately Right 😌🔥. But Deep down, Everyone knows #Rajinikanth is bigger than both. The GREATEST SUPERSTAR OF ALL TIME - #SuperstarRajinikanth 🔥🔥🥵

#Rajinikanth - The GODFATHER OF INDIAN CINEMA🥵💥💥 #HBDSuperstarRajinikanth INDIA'S OG SUPERSTAR🔥🔥 #HappyBirthdaySuperstarRajinikanth Records Created by #Rajinikanth as an Indian Actor, as a South Indian, and as a Tamil Actor — He is a True RECORD Creator..💪💥💥👇👇👇 • The Only Non-Telugu Indian actor with three (3) - ₹100Cr+ Films from the Telugu version alone.. • The Only Non-Kannada Indian actor with Seven (7) - ₹20Cr+ Grossed Movies in Karnataka.. • The Only Non-Telugu Indian actor with Fourtheen (14) - ₹10Cr+ Grossed Movies in the Telugu states.. • The First Non-Malayalam actor to cross the ₹10Cr mark in Kerala.. • The First Non-Telugu actor to cross the ₹25Cr and ₹50Cr Gross mark in the Telugu states.. • The Only South Indian actor with three (3) - $20M+ grossers in Overseas markets.. • The First South Indian actor to cross ₹100, ₹150, ₹200, ₹250, and ₹300Cr Gross mark Globally.. • Hols the Record for the Highest number of $3M+ Grossed Movies in North America..( 6 Films ) (Note: #Prabhas also has 6 Films) • The Only Tamil actor to deliver a ₹150Cr Opening-Day Gross.. • Holds the Record for the highest number of ₹100Cr+ Grossed Movies in Tamil Nadu (8 films).. (Note: #Vijay also has 8 films.) • The First Tamil actor to cross ₹100, ₹200, ₹300, ₹400, ₹500, ₹600, and ₹700Cr worldwide.. • The First Tamil actor to hit the ₹100Cr Gross mark in Tamil Nadu.. • The First Tamil actor to record ₹100Cr+ net from the Hindi version.. • The Only Tamil actor with eleven (11) - $1M+ films in North America.. • The First Tamil actor to hit the ₹10Cr+ Opening in the Hindi version.. • The Only Tamil actor with three (3) - ₹500Cr+ Global Grossers.. Even At the AGE of 75 , his Contribution is Definitely needed for an Tamil Cinema...🥵💥💥 Bollywood Media and Audiences call #SRK the biggest superstar, and Tollywood Media and Audiences say the Same about #Prabhas — both are approximately Right 😌🔥. But Deep down, Everyone knows #Rajinikanth is bigger than both. The GREATEST SUPERSTAR OF ALL TIME - #SuperstarRajinikanth 🔥🔥🥵

CineContents

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#WATCH | Mumbai | Film Critic Taran Adarsh says, "The number of successful films was much higher earlier. Today, for every one successful movie, about eight to ten films fail in sequence. This is a concerning trend for the Hindi film industry... The films that are released often fail to connect with the common audience. This is why cinema halls are running empty... One major reason is that the industry is not giving audiences what they truly want... Bollywood has become too metro-centric... Another issue is the false hype around certain movies. A narrative is created to make a film seem like a massive event, claiming it will have a record-breaking opening... In the past, producers and directors would personally narrate their stories to actors. But today’s actors live in a bubble, disconnected from reality. Decision-making is often influenced by social media analytics rather than genuine storytelling. The industry needs to return to authentic storytelling and audience connection if it wants to revive its golden days."

#WATCH | Mumbai | Film Critic Taran Adarsh says, "The number of successful films was much higher earlier. Today, for every one successful movie, about eight to ten films fail in sequence. This is a concerning trend for the Hindi film industry... The films that are released often fail to connect with the common audience. This is why cinema halls are running empty... One major reason is that the industry is not giving audiences what they truly want... Bollywood has become too metro-centric... Another issue is the false hype around certain movies. A narrative is created to make a film seem like a massive event, claiming it will have a record-breaking opening... In the past, producers and directors would personally narrate their stories to actors. But today’s actors live in a bubble, disconnected from reality. Decision-making is often influenced by social media analytics rather than genuine storytelling. The industry needs to return to authentic storytelling and audience connection if it wants to revive its golden days."

ANI

409,951 views • 1 year ago

Back then in 2018, guys, when I observed Yash Sir’s thoughts and vision about Indian cinema.. believe me, that very insight inspired me to travel all the way from Mumbai to Bengaluru just to meet him. His vision for Indian cinema back then felt almost unimaginable to many. But today, that same vision is gradually becoming a powerful reality. His commitment, his clarity... it was unshakable then, and it remains just as strong now. And today, not just with his on-screen presence (Ravana Character) and craft, but through his production house Monster Mind Creations (As Co-producer), he’s set to create one of the biggest cinematic projects, not just in India but in the world. #Ramayana 🏹 A project (A Vision, An Emotion) that will bring our history, culture, and epic to a global stage with massive scale and pride. 🏹 I just want to say.. I feel genuinely proud of you, Yash Sir. This journey, this passion, this fire.. it inspires millions. #Yash

Back then in 2018, guys, when I observed Yash Sir’s thoughts and vision about Indian cinema.. believe me, that very insight inspired me to travel all the way from Mumbai to Bengaluru just to meet him. His vision for Indian cinema back then felt almost unimaginable to many. But today, that same vision is gradually becoming a powerful reality. His commitment, his clarity... it was unshakable then, and it remains just as strong now. And today, not just with his on-screen presence (Ravana Character) and craft, but through his production house Monster Mind Creations (As Co-producer), he’s set to create one of the biggest cinematic projects, not just in India but in the world. #Ramayana 🏹 A project (A Vision, An Emotion) that will bring our history, culture, and epic to a global stage with massive scale and pride. 🏹 I just want to say.. I feel genuinely proud of you, Yash Sir. This journey, this passion, this fire.. it inspires millions. #Yash

Ravi Gupta

50,951 views • 1 year ago

Oil and gas prices in the US and Europe are about to explode higher, and it's not "just a temporary bump." I break it all down in this new video: ➡️ Why the US is still a net importer of actual crude oil (not the NGLs the EIA loves to lump in and call "petroleum") ➡️ How we're already maxed out on export logistics - those tankers can't load any faster ➡️ The massive 8+ million barrels/day shortfall from the Gulf that's not coming back anytime soon ➡️ Why all those "empty" oil tankers heading our way are about to pull product straight out of already-tight inventories This isn't about "we have more oil than the next two countries combined." It's about the right molecules, at the right time, for the right uses. Light shale stuff can't replace what refineries actually need. SPR draws won't save us. And the futures market is about to snap back to reality in a big way. Complexity matters. Get ahead of it while you still can. Discuss this with me over at Peak Prosperity:

Oil and gas prices in the US and Europe are about to explode higher, and it's not "just a temporary bump." I break it all down in this new video: ➡️ Why the US is still a net importer of actual crude oil (not the NGLs the EIA loves to lump in and call "petroleum") ➡️ How we're already maxed out on export logistics - those tankers can't load any faster ➡️ The massive 8+ million barrels/day shortfall from the Gulf that's not coming back anytime soon ➡️ Why all those "empty" oil tankers heading our way are about to pull product straight out of already-tight inventories This isn't about "we have more oil than the next two countries combined." It's about the right molecules, at the right time, for the right uses. Light shale stuff can't replace what refineries actually need. SPR draws won't save us. And the futures market is about to snap back to reality in a big way. Complexity matters. Get ahead of it while you still can. Discuss this with me over at Peak Prosperity:

Chris Martenson

326,759 views • 5 months ago

I think we've been looking at ADHD the wrong way. Most people describe it as an attention deficit. But what if it's actually the opposite?? Think about having dozens of tabs open in your brain at the same time. Before you can finish one thought, three more pop up. It's not that you can't pay attention. It's that your attention is constantly being pulled in every direction. Whether you agree with this perspective or not, I think it's an important conversation because it shifts the focus from just managing symptoms to asking why the brain is functioning this way in the first place.

I think we've been looking at ADHD the wrong way. Most people describe it as an attention deficit. But what if it's actually the opposite?? Think about having dozens of tabs open in your brain at the same time. Before you can finish one thought, three more pop up. It's not that you can't pay attention. It's that your attention is constantly being pulled in every direction. Whether you agree with this perspective or not, I think it's an important conversation because it shifts the focus from just managing symptoms to asking why the brain is functioning this way in the first place.

Gary Brecka

17,526 views • 1 month ago

Edgar Wright on his favourite shot in 'Black Narcissus' (1947): "I think 'Black Narcissus' (1947) is one of the greatest colour movies of all time. There is one particular shot towards the end of the film with Kathleen Byron, which, in my head, that is probably minutes of film, when in reality the shot is only on screen for less than two seconds And it's a shot of Kathleen Byron coming through a doorway, and it's part of an incredible climax, which I won't spoil if you've never seen the film. But it's one of those shots in Cinema that is ingrained on my brain. Like a lot of Powell and Pressburger films, I think it's just [has] a picturesque quality to it which is just somehow difficult to pinpoint exactly what the magic of Powell and Pressburger together is. But I think the thing is sometime these are the films that you keep returning to, is you can't kind of define exactly what it is about the film that keeps you obsessed, you just keep coming back. And this is one of those movies." ('Edgar Wright’s Closet Picks', Criterion, 2025)

Edgar Wright on his favourite shot in 'Black Narcissus' (1947): "I think 'Black Narcissus' (1947) is one of the greatest colour movies of all time. There is one particular shot towards the end of the film with Kathleen Byron, which, in my head, that is probably minutes of film, when in reality the shot is only on screen for less than two seconds And it's a shot of Kathleen Byron coming through a doorway, and it's part of an incredible climax, which I won't spoil if you've never seen the film. But it's one of those shots in Cinema that is ingrained on my brain. Like a lot of Powell and Pressburger films, I think it's just [has] a picturesque quality to it which is just somehow difficult to pinpoint exactly what the magic of Powell and Pressburger together is. But I think the thing is sometime these are the films that you keep returning to, is you can't kind of define exactly what it is about the film that keeps you obsessed, you just keep coming back. And this is one of those movies." ('Edgar Wright’s Closet Picks', Criterion, 2025)

DepressedBergman

271,292 views • 10 months ago

“India is not divided by language on the ground… it is divided by politics on social media.” This video itself proves one simple thing: A Tamil Nadu street vendor came to another state, spoke Hindi normally, interacted with customers, sold food, earned money, and people happily bought from him. No hate. No fight. No force. That’s how real India works. The common Indian understands one thing very clearly: Language is a tool for communication, not a weapon for division. If someone goes to Tamil Nadu and learns a few Tamil words out of respect good. If someone from the South speaks Hindi in North India for business convenience also good. If someone uses English because it connects more customers again normal. This is called practicality and coexistence. But the problem starts when political groups, extremist regionalists, and agenda-driven NGOs turn language into an emotional battlefield for votes, identity politics, and division. One day they say: “HINDI IMPOSITION!” Another day the same people use Hindi or English for: • business • YouTube content • movies • tourism • customer dealing • jobs • social media reach Why? Because market decides communication naturally. Nobody forced this vendor. Nobody attacked him for speaking Hindi. Customers understood → business happened. That is organic India. India has always been multilingual: Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Sanskrit every language is part of Indian civilization. The real civic sense is: “Respect every language, force none.” The moment politicians start telling people: “You are different from them.” “North vs South.” “This language vs that language.” …they create unnecessary poison among people who otherwise live, travel, work, eat, and do business together peacefully every day. A Tamil person working in Delhi, a Punjabi working in Bengaluru, a Marathi businessman in Hyderabad, a North Indian worker in Chennai this is not division. This is India functioning as one nation.

“India is not divided by language on the ground… it is divided by politics on social media.” This video itself proves one simple thing: A Tamil Nadu street vendor came to another state, spoke Hindi normally, interacted with customers, sold food, earned money, and people happily bought from him. No hate. No fight. No force. That’s how real India works. The common Indian understands one thing very clearly: Language is a tool for communication, not a weapon for division. If someone goes to Tamil Nadu and learns a few Tamil words out of respect good. If someone from the South speaks Hindi in North India for business convenience also good. If someone uses English because it connects more customers again normal. This is called practicality and coexistence. But the problem starts when political groups, extremist regionalists, and agenda-driven NGOs turn language into an emotional battlefield for votes, identity politics, and division. One day they say: “HINDI IMPOSITION!” Another day the same people use Hindi or English for: • business • YouTube content • movies • tourism • customer dealing • jobs • social media reach Why? Because market decides communication naturally. Nobody forced this vendor. Nobody attacked him for speaking Hindi. Customers understood → business happened. That is organic India. India has always been multilingual: Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Sanskrit every language is part of Indian civilization. The real civic sense is: “Respect every language, force none.” The moment politicians start telling people: “You are different from them.” “North vs South.” “This language vs that language.” …they create unnecessary poison among people who otherwise live, travel, work, eat, and do business together peacefully every day. A Tamil person working in Delhi, a Punjabi working in Bengaluru, a Marathi businessman in Hyderabad, a North Indian worker in Chennai this is not division. This is India functioning as one nation.

First Witness X

103,534 views • 3 months ago

Two university students sit in the same lecture. Same professor, same material, equal intelligence, equal interest in the subject. One brain is alive with coordinated fireworks, connections firing across every region. The other shows dim, scattered flickers, like isolated islands of activity. So why the gap? One is holding a pen over lined paper. The other has fingers hovering over a laptop keyboard. That's it. That's the only difference. This isn't nostalgia, and it isn't a story about the good old days. It's neuroscience. We live in the age of digital everything, where you can type from bed and store every note in the cloud. But what if the most powerful learning tool you own costs about 50 cents and fits in your pocket? The pen, they say, is mightier than the sword. Nobody told you it might be mightier than the keyboard.

Two university students sit in the same lecture. Same professor, same material, equal intelligence, equal interest in the subject. One brain is alive with coordinated fireworks, connections firing across every region. The other shows dim, scattered flickers, like isolated islands of activity. So why the gap? One is holding a pen over lined paper. The other has fingers hovering over a laptop keyboard. That's it. That's the only difference. This isn't nostalgia, and it isn't a story about the good old days. It's neuroscience. We live in the age of digital everything, where you can type from bed and store every note in the cloud. But what if the most powerful learning tool you own costs about 50 cents and fits in your pocket? The pen, they say, is mightier than the sword. Nobody told you it might be mightier than the keyboard.

Epoch Health

47,748 views • 3 months ago

JAANE PEHCHAANE ANJANE IN USA AND CANADA!! 🎭❤️🤓 My dearest friends, fans and family in the United States and Canada!! 🙏😍 I am truly delighted to share that my new play #JaanePehchaaneAnjane will be touring your beautiful cities starting 1st September, 2026! 🥹🎭 Over the years, I have had the privilege of bringing my plays like Saalgiraah, Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai and Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha to you! And every single time, you have embraced us with such immense love, warmth and respect. That connection is something I cherish deeply.❤️🥹 Cinema allows us to see each other from a distance… but theatre gives us something far more magical! We share the same space, the same breath, the same heartbeat. And that is what I am most excited about… meeting you, feeling your presence, and experiencing this journey together.🤓🤓❤️‍🩹 Looking forward to seeing you all very soon, not just as an audience… but as family. Lots of love. ❤️ Rajender Singh Pahl #Theatre #Connection #Love

JAANE PEHCHAANE ANJANE IN USA AND CANADA!! 🎭❤️🤓 My dearest friends, fans and family in the United States and Canada!! 🙏😍 I am truly delighted to share that my new play #JaanePehchaaneAnjane will be touring your beautiful cities starting 1st September, 2026! 🥹🎭 Over the years, I have had the privilege of bringing my plays like Saalgiraah, Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai and Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha to you! And every single time, you have embraced us with such immense love, warmth and respect. That connection is something I cherish deeply.❤️🥹 Cinema allows us to see each other from a distance… but theatre gives us something far more magical! We share the same space, the same breath, the same heartbeat. And that is what I am most excited about… meeting you, feeling your presence, and experiencing this journey together.🤓🤓❤️‍🩹 Looking forward to seeing you all very soon, not just as an audience… but as family. Lots of love. ❤️ Rajender Singh Pahl #Theatre #Connection #Love

Anupam Kher

20,784 views • 4 months ago

"These new sci-fi, action films, are good but they are not cinema." --- Akira Kurosawa Full Excerpt: "Interviewer: In your older films there was always some concern about human situations. What is the root of this? Kurosawa: When there is talk of humanity in Japan, everyone thinks of complex subjects and stories. However, whatever an ordinary human feels, we try to project on the screen in an honest way. That’s all. Interviewer: You were keen on American cinema… Kurosawa: Regarding American cinema, I could say that much better films were made in the past. Today’s American cinema provides the wrong service to the audience. Violence and car crashes are often seen. What pleasure is there in watching such scenes? Old American films expressed human problems quite well, but these days the American cinema has problems. There is no doubt that a film like 'Jurassic Park' (1993) is interesting, but there used to be more impressive films in the past. In contrast, films, like those of Kiarostami, touch the heart and are very beautiful. These new sci-fi, action films, are good but they are not cinema. Interviewer: In comparison to cinema as entertainment, how do you think Third World artistic cinema can attract a Western audience? Kurosawa: Civilization has poisoned humanity. The backbone of a good film is the filmmaker’s humane character. If we are not honest to ourselves, we will never be able to make decent films. Actually, it doesn’t mean that if a country is well off, it is necessarily capable of making good films. A person, who is able to make good films, knows how to find his or her way into the viewer’s heart; such as John Ford, Jean Renoir, John Huston, Federico Fellini, Angelopoulos, Sidney Lumet… I’ve met every one of them and have spoken to them. Just as they have exceptional works, they were also very distinguished in character. It was very easy to establish a cordial relationship with them, which is quite important. The people that are depicted on screen in their films are not predetermined (molded) characters. They express human problems in a natural way. That’s why their films are fascinating. Sidney Lumet is a close friend of mine, and whenever we sit down to talk we never discuss cinema. We generally discuss trivial matters, social problems or our hobbies, and we quite enjoy it. Reporters always ask me what the content of my film is and I tell them that there is no such a thing. I say ordinary things. A film is not supposed to be a lecture." (Akira Kurosawa's interview with Maani Petgar, 1998) Clip from: Jurassic Park (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg

"These new sci-fi, action films, are good but they are not cinema." --- Akira Kurosawa Full Excerpt: "Interviewer: In your older films there was always some concern about human situations. What is the root of this? Kurosawa: When there is talk of humanity in Japan, everyone thinks of complex subjects and stories. However, whatever an ordinary human feels, we try to project on the screen in an honest way. That’s all. Interviewer: You were keen on American cinema… Kurosawa: Regarding American cinema, I could say that much better films were made in the past. Today’s American cinema provides the wrong service to the audience. Violence and car crashes are often seen. What pleasure is there in watching such scenes? Old American films expressed human problems quite well, but these days the American cinema has problems. There is no doubt that a film like 'Jurassic Park' (1993) is interesting, but there used to be more impressive films in the past. In contrast, films, like those of Kiarostami, touch the heart and are very beautiful. These new sci-fi, action films, are good but they are not cinema. Interviewer: In comparison to cinema as entertainment, how do you think Third World artistic cinema can attract a Western audience? Kurosawa: Civilization has poisoned humanity. The backbone of a good film is the filmmaker’s humane character. If we are not honest to ourselves, we will never be able to make decent films. Actually, it doesn’t mean that if a country is well off, it is necessarily capable of making good films. A person, who is able to make good films, knows how to find his or her way into the viewer’s heart; such as John Ford, Jean Renoir, John Huston, Federico Fellini, Angelopoulos, Sidney Lumet… I’ve met every one of them and have spoken to them. Just as they have exceptional works, they were also very distinguished in character. It was very easy to establish a cordial relationship with them, which is quite important. The people that are depicted on screen in their films are not predetermined (molded) characters. They express human problems in a natural way. That’s why their films are fascinating. Sidney Lumet is a close friend of mine, and whenever we sit down to talk we never discuss cinema. We generally discuss trivial matters, social problems or our hobbies, and we quite enjoy it. Reporters always ask me what the content of my film is and I tell them that there is no such a thing. I say ordinary things. A film is not supposed to be a lecture." (Akira Kurosawa's interview with Maani Petgar, 1998) Clip from: Jurassic Park (1993) Director: Steven Spielberg

DepressedBergman

84,572 views • 8 months ago

Michelangelo Antonioni on social justice & criticizing the bourgeois in his movies: "Interviewer: All your films—not just the more overtly political 'Zabriskie Point' (1970) —strike me as profoundly ideological. What is the role of political ideas in your work? Antonioni: I don't start from a thesis, if that's what you're getting at. It's the plot which is most important. As I'm a man who lives in Italy —a very political country —it inevitably enters the picture. We feel everything in regard to politics in Italy! And not just in the cinema, but through the newspapers, art, elections . . . Italy is so corrupted by political scandals now. We're against it, of course, and in favour of social justice. Interviewer: Since you mention "'social justice," why do your films emphasize the role of the bourgeoisie more than other factions in Italian life? Antonioni: Quite simply because I know the bourgeois class better. I grew up with that background, as a tennis champion. That was my milieu. But it was not in Rome or Florence, but in Ferrara, which is not so aristocratic. Interviewer: You seem to criticize or satirize the bourgeoisie. Antonioni: Yes. I was so against the bourgeoisie and wanted to say something against it. Only in "Il Grido" (1957) and "Gente Del Po" (1947) do I deal with the working classes. That was in reaction to the government which didn't want films to be about workers. Interviewer: Like Renoir, you portray the dialectics of decay of the bourgeoisie. This is an act of negation, in Marcuse's terminology. But is there a solution, something positive? Antonioni: The bourgeoisie is sliding into nothingness. They are disappearing slowly. I don't know what the alternative might be." (Michelangelo Antonioni's interview with Frank P. Tomasulo, 1982) P.S: On this day, 69 years ago, "Il Grido" (1957) premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, Italy.

Michelangelo Antonioni on social justice & criticizing the bourgeois in his movies: "Interviewer: All your films—not just the more overtly political 'Zabriskie Point' (1970) —strike me as profoundly ideological. What is the role of political ideas in your work? Antonioni: I don't start from a thesis, if that's what you're getting at. It's the plot which is most important. As I'm a man who lives in Italy —a very political country —it inevitably enters the picture. We feel everything in regard to politics in Italy! And not just in the cinema, but through the newspapers, art, elections . . . Italy is so corrupted by political scandals now. We're against it, of course, and in favour of social justice. Interviewer: Since you mention "'social justice," why do your films emphasize the role of the bourgeoisie more than other factions in Italian life? Antonioni: Quite simply because I know the bourgeois class better. I grew up with that background, as a tennis champion. That was my milieu. But it was not in Rome or Florence, but in Ferrara, which is not so aristocratic. Interviewer: You seem to criticize or satirize the bourgeoisie. Antonioni: Yes. I was so against the bourgeoisie and wanted to say something against it. Only in "Il Grido" (1957) and "Gente Del Po" (1947) do I deal with the working classes. That was in reaction to the government which didn't want films to be about workers. Interviewer: Like Renoir, you portray the dialectics of decay of the bourgeoisie. This is an act of negation, in Marcuse's terminology. But is there a solution, something positive? Antonioni: The bourgeoisie is sliding into nothingness. They are disappearing slowly. I don't know what the alternative might be." (Michelangelo Antonioni's interview with Frank P. Tomasulo, 1982) P.S: On this day, 69 years ago, "Il Grido" (1957) premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, Italy.

DepressedBergman

20,937 views • 2 months ago

Gladiator Underground [2025] Directed By: Chaya Supannarat Clip provided by Bleiberg Entertainment. One of the hypest films when it debut over at BIG BAD FILM FEST this past August. This Movie is a callback to the action films we grew up with during the 80s and 90s. From the Eastern output and from the West. The acting is charming and reminds us not everything has to be serious, but the fighting on this film is on another level. A very straight forward film about two estrange brothers who compete in an underground tournament. You are going to get those awesome chessy villains in this one and some off the wall one liners. Very reminiscent to films like Bloodsport, SHOWDOWN and old school Hong Kong Cinema from the likes of Sammo Hung. Everyone in this film definitely brought their A game, and also showcases and enormous amount of fighting styles and scenarios, especially the third act, is wild. Can't wait for this to officially drop on OCt.17 on digital.

Gladiator Underground [2025] Directed By: Chaya Supannarat Clip provided by Bleiberg Entertainment. One of the hypest films when it debut over at BIG BAD FILM FEST this past August. This Movie is a callback to the action films we grew up with during the 80s and 90s. From the Eastern output and from the West. The acting is charming and reminds us not everything has to be serious, but the fighting on this film is on another level. A very straight forward film about two estrange brothers who compete in an underground tournament. You are going to get those awesome chessy villains in this one and some off the wall one liners. Very reminiscent to films like Bloodsport, SHOWDOWN and old school Hong Kong Cinema from the likes of Sammo Hung. Everyone in this film definitely brought their A game, and also showcases and enormous amount of fighting styles and scenarios, especially the third act, is wild. Can't wait for this to officially drop on OCt.17 on digital.

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17,389 views • 11 months ago

I don’t know; many people are stupid about this. Most mainstream sitcoms and dramas had a dramatic conceit that the people in them were living in a house, apartment, or whatever about one or two standard deviations of wealth higher than where they would actually be, in order to facilitate a decent drama. A thousand-square-foot rancher with two or three kids in the same room and two realistically burned-out working-class parents (rather than one comically burned out Al Bundy) is not a very good sitcom either to write or to film. I remember a few of the shows playing on this dramatic conceit later. “Sex and the City” famously has a big excuse for why Carrie is in an apartment way too big for her income, and “Friends” does something similar with Monica’s apartment. But for the most part, “The Simpsons” or “Married... with Children” expect you to understand that the house is somewhat extravagant, or at least enlarged and cleaned up for television. I mean, just look at it. The Simpsons’ house is not literally a McMansion, but it is clearly huge for a one-income working-class cartoon family, and about 10 or 20 years before that kind of oversized suburban house became a standard cultural image. Now that I think about it, even “The Simpsons” plays on this:

I don’t know; many people are stupid about this. Most mainstream sitcoms and dramas had a dramatic conceit that the people in them were living in a house, apartment, or whatever about one or two standard deviations of wealth higher than where they would actually be, in order to facilitate a decent drama. A thousand-square-foot rancher with two or three kids in the same room and two realistically burned-out working-class parents (rather than one comically burned out Al Bundy) is not a very good sitcom either to write or to film. I remember a few of the shows playing on this dramatic conceit later. “Sex and the City” famously has a big excuse for why Carrie is in an apartment way too big for her income, and “Friends” does something similar with Monica’s apartment. But for the most part, “The Simpsons” or “Married... with Children” expect you to understand that the house is somewhat extravagant, or at least enlarged and cleaned up for television. I mean, just look at it. The Simpsons’ house is not literally a McMansion, but it is clearly huge for a one-income working-class cartoon family, and about 10 or 20 years before that kind of oversized suburban house became a standard cultural image. Now that I think about it, even “The Simpsons” plays on this:

CTrefugees

123,821 views • 3 months ago

🚨 WOW! Mike Rogers confirms why he's getting DEMOCRATS jumping ship because Abdul El Sayed is too extreme "We've actually been running a campaign on real issues that are affecting Michiganders. Two-thirds of our fourth graders can't read in the fourth grade. You have a 70% chance going to prison or being on welfare, if that's the case!" "We have a plan to help the state's kids reading from third to fourth grade. We have a housing plan that the Detroiters that we've been talking to love." "We're working on getting manufacturing back. We want to put shop back in every high school so we can raise up the next generation. We're talking about things that matter in their lives." "And we're also pointing out just how extreme Abdul is. I mean, again, when people think about them taking their private healthcare, and by the way, Medicare for all and the bills that do it, that's exactly what it is. He can't hide from that." "You could understand that. That's who you are, and that's who he is. And I tell you what, we need people to understand who he is, not his fancy change every 30 seconds his opinion on social media."

🚨 WOW! Mike Rogers confirms why he's getting DEMOCRATS jumping ship because Abdul El Sayed is too extreme "We've actually been running a campaign on real issues that are affecting Michiganders. Two-thirds of our fourth graders can't read in the fourth grade. You have a 70% chance going to prison or being on welfare, if that's the case!" "We have a plan to help the state's kids reading from third to fourth grade. We have a housing plan that the Detroiters that we've been talking to love." "We're working on getting manufacturing back. We want to put shop back in every high school so we can raise up the next generation. We're talking about things that matter in their lives." "And we're also pointing out just how extreme Abdul is. I mean, again, when people think about them taking their private healthcare, and by the way, Medicare for all and the bills that do it, that's exactly what it is. He can't hide from that." "You could understand that. That's who you are, and that's who he is. And I tell you what, we need people to understand who he is, not his fancy change every 30 seconds his opinion on social media."

Eric Daugherty

52,461 views • 27 days ago

This is Preetismita Bhoi from India. She is 16yo and just set a World record in Youth World Weightlifting Championships and won a gold for🇮🇳 . There is no news talking about her. She doesn't have an Instagram profile or a wikipedia page. Search her name on Google and you will not find much about her. She won a gold medal with total lift of 133kg in Women's 40kg category. The silver medal was also won by an Indian, Jyoshna Sabar with a total lift of 125 kg in the same category. While most people in the country are discussing what cricketers should and shouldn't do in IPL. Some of our other athletes are doing their work without having expectations of people talking about them. Maybe we should talk about them. I will. And if you care, you should too.

Dilip Kumar

208,336 views • 2 years ago

It’s not the fetish I see all the time men who like feet thinking that their biggest issue is the fetish itself. 👇 But from everything I keep hearing, that is not the deepest problem. Most likely it is the loop they built around it. We’re talking here about a loop of shame. Of secrecy. Of emotional dependence and private relief followed by feeling even worse afterward. That is why this can start affecting much more than your sex life. It leaks into your confidence, your self-respect, your motivation, your social ease, and the way you feel about yourself when nobody is watching. This is why so many people are not really asking, “How do I stop being so horny, or so obsessed with feet?” What they are really asking is, “Why does this keep pulling me back even when I want something better for myself?” See, that is a much better question that leads to a much deeper answer. The full video is on YouTube: “Your Fetish Isn’t the Real Problem. The Shame Loop Is.” And comment “TRUTH” if this hit something real in you.

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It’s not the fetish I see all the time men who like feet thinking that their biggest issue is the fetish itself. 👇 But from everything I keep hearing, that is not the deepest problem. Most likely it is the loop they built around it. We’re talking here about a loop of shame. Of secrecy. Of emotional dependence and private relief followed by feeling even worse afterward. That is why this can start affecting much more than your sex life. It leaks into your confidence, your self-respect, your motivation, your social ease, and the way you feel about yourself when nobody is watching. This is why so many people are not really asking, “How do I stop being so horny, or so obsessed with feet?” What they are really asking is, “Why does this keep pulling me back even when I want something better for myself?” See, that is a much better question that leads to a much deeper answer. The full video is on YouTube: “Your Fetish Isn’t the Real Problem. The Shame Loop Is.” And comment “TRUTH” if this hit something real in you.

Command Within | Build Self-Command

495,103 views • 6 months ago