How ‘Aatmapamphlet’ engages with caste through the eyes of a happy-go-lucky teenager

The film gives the audience a chance to imagine the Dalit body outside caste constraints, wherein the character is allowed to explore popular heroic attributes that make him bask on screen as a lovable figure 

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How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to Netflix extravaganza

With a big-budget Netflix adaptation of his “The Three-Body Problem” set to drop in March, produced by the same showrunners as “Game of Thrones,” Chinese sci-fi could reach its biggest audience yet

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Siddaramaiah promises to end long wait for State film awards

Actor Dhananjaya, the brand ambassador of the festival, requested the government to offer subsidy to filmmakers and help newcomers establish themselves in the industry

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Reliance, Disney sign binding pact to combine media businesses in India

Nita Mukesh Ambani will be the chairperson of the joint venture and Uday Shankar, the former president of Walt Disney Asia Pacific, will be vice-chairperson providing strategic guidance to the JV.

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Interview | Cinematographer Shehnad Jalal: No one, including me, has seen ‘Bramayugam’ in colour

Cinematographer Shehnad Jalal talks about shooting Mammootty’s black-and-white horror thriller, Bramayugam

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Varun on Gautham Menon’s ‘Joshua: Imai Pol Kaakha’, how it belongs to the ‘Dhruva Natchathiram’ universe and more

Varun speaks about how he prepared for the role in ‘Joshua,’ his biggest takeaway from working with Gautham Menon, and how he handled the uncertainity that loomed over the release of the film

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Chris Geere to join Amy Schumer in upcoming film 'Kinda Pregnant'

The film will be directed by Tyler Spindel and is being made for the streaming platform Netflix

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Santhanam’s next, ‘Inga Naan Thaan Kingu’; Kamal Haasan releases first look

The film stars Thambi Ramaiah and the late director-actor Manobala in key roles while the rest of the cast includes Muniskanth, Vivek Prasanna, Bala Saravanan, Maran and Cool Suresh

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Buddy Duress, ‘Good Time’ actor, dies at 38

Duress appeared in two of the Safdie Brothers’ independent films, ‘Good Time and ‘Heaven Knows What’

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Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ trailer out

Apart from starring in the movie, Costner has directed ‘Horizon: An American Saga’ with the script he wrote with Jon Baird

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Oscars 2024: Ryan Gosling to perform ‘I’m Just Ken’; Zendaya, Al Pacino to present awards

‘I’m Just Ken, penned by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt and voiced by Gosling in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’, is up for Best Original Song at the 96th Oscars

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Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal announce 6 films as producers

The diverse slate includes an adult animated project, a comedy, a satire, a documentary and a fantasy drama film

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Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ gets premiere date

Starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra, the film is slated to release on Netflix on April 12

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Berlinale 2024 | ‘Dahomey,’ Franco-Senegalese director’s reckoning with European colonialism, wins Golden Bear

Director Mati Diop’s film is about how returning 26 treasures to Benin, art looted by Western powers in the 19th century, sparked a reckoning with colonialism’s legacy

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Dushara Vijayan and Aparna Balamurali on board Dhanush’s ‘Raayan’

This is the first time the actors are collaborating on a project with Dhanush. who is also directing the film

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‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Hashira Training’ review: A film just for the fans

Though watching the stunning visuals of ‘Demon Slayer’ on the big screen with fellow anime fans is an exciting experience, ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To The Hashira Training’ lacks severely as a movie and is strictly just for the fans

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‘Oppenheimer,’ Lily Gladstone win at 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards

The SAG Awards were streamed live on Netflix, a first for a major Hollywood award show

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‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ series review: A step up from the film, yet misses mark by miles

Heavy expositions and predictable plot-lines overpower the decent performances and some solid action set pieces in Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

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‘A Killer Paradox’ series review: Bloody K-drama thriller wastes its potential to be a compelling character study

‘A Killer Paradox,’ as a product of smart writing, supported by some stellar performances, emerges as slightly disturbing yet deeply intriguing watch

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Veteran actor June Squibb to lead Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut ‘Eleanor the Great’

The movie, which was earlier titled ‘Eleanor, Invisible’, will also feature Chiwetel Ejiofor, Broadway veteran Jessica Hecht and Erin Kellyman

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Ahead of elections, Andhra’s season of political ‘thrillers’ storm the box office

Ahead of the elections, political parties in Andhra Pradesh are back to their moves on the big screen to project their leaders either as a villain or hero

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Vijay Kumar teams up with ‘Seththumaan’ director for ‘Election’

‘Election’ stars ‘Ayothi’-fame Preethi Asrani as the female lead while the rest of the cast includes Richa Joshi, Dileepan, Pavel Navageethan, George Maryan and Natchiyal Suganthi

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Tom Cruise to star in Alejandro Iñárritu’s new film

Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment are in talks to acquire the package, which marks Iñárritu’s first English-language film since the 2015 Leonardo DiCaprio starrer ‘The Revenant’

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HBO renews ‘True Detective’ for Season 5

Issa López, the showrunner of ‘True Detective: Night Country’ starring Jodie Foster, will return to oversee the next chapter

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Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor to star in ‘Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari’

Backed by Karan Johar's Dharma Production, the movie will be written and directed by Shashank Khaitan

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Director Muthaiya’s new film goes on floors; to star his son as the lead

Said to be an emotional teenage drama, the film is set in Madurai just like most of Muthaiya’s previous ventures

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Rakul Preet Singh, Jackky Bhagnani make first appearance as married couple

Rakul Preet and Jackky tied the knot in a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony in Goa

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Shah Rukh Khan, Sandeep Reddy Vanga win at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024

Khan was feted for his performance in the action thriller ‘Jawan’, while Vanga received the prize for Best Director for ‘Animal’

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Berlinale 2024 | Martin Scorsese ponders switch from gangsters to Jesus

The legendary filmmaker was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement at the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival

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Kiara Advani joins the cast of Farhan Akhtar - Ranveer Singh’s ‘Don 3’

Interestingly, ‘Don 3’ also marks the first collaboration between Ranveer and Kiara

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People’s Choice Awards 2024 | Barbie, Taylor Swift win big - see winners

The 2024 People’s Choice Awards was hosted by Simu Liu and disbursed awards in 45 categories across popular culture

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BAFTA Awards 2024 | Deepika Padukone presents Jonathan Glazer with award

The 77th BAFTA Film Awards ceremony were held at London's Royal Festival Hall

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From Holocaust to immigration, the Berlinale grapples with Nazi past, far-right threat

Two films premiered amid a fierce debate over whether the Berlinale should continue to invite far-right AfD politicians to its galas.

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'Oppenheimer' wins seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards

Atom bomb epic “Oppenheimer” has won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards

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Luc Besson to direct new ‘Dracula’; Christoph Waltz & Caleb Landry-Jones in talks to star

Besson’s take on the classic story is expected to focus on the beginning of Dracula’s life and his relationship with wife

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Berlinale 2024 | Gael Garcia Bernal explores mind vs body in sci-fi ‘Another End’

"Another End" unfolds in a grey-toned metropolis where lab-coated employees place dead souls into paid hosts for ostensibly therapeutic purposes

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First Day First Day | Reviews of ‘Bramayugam’ and ‘Madame Web’

The Hindu’s First Day First Show newsletter brings you news and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming

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Gautham Menon’s ‘Joshua Imai Pol Kaakha’ gets a new release date

Starring ‘Comali’ and ‘Seeru’-fame Varun in his first lead role, the film also stars Krishna and Raahei

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Berlinale 2024 | ‘La Cocina’ finds love and loneliness in New York kitchen

The Mexican-U.S. drama, one of 20 films competing for the festival's Golden Bear top prize, is designed to show the fate of migrants, who, far from reaching a promised land after long and perilous journeys, often continued to live in a state of suspension

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Berlinale 2024 | Manoj Bajpayee part of India Pavilion inauguration at festival, set to premiere ‘The Fable’

Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘The Fable’, directed by Raam Reddy, is all set to premiere in one of the key competitive sections of the Berlinale

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Framing childhood: Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s unsparing look at the early years

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s films explore deep aspects of Japanese family life, focusing on children; he emphasises listening over intervention in both documentary and scriptwriting, capturing genuine childhood experiences

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‘This Is Me...Now: A Love Story’ movie review: Jennifer Lopez on the path towards self-love, healing and a fairytale ending

An audacious attempt at balancing genres, ‘This Is Me...Now: A Love Story’ doesn’t always come together well, but is enjoyable thanks to an earnest, charismatic Jennifer Lopez at the helm

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Coming to Netflix: ‘The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth’, ‘House of Ninjas’, ‘The Abyss’ and more

Here is a full list of titles releasing over the next two weeks on Netflix

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New on Amazon Prime Video this week: ‘Love Storiyaan’, ‘5 Blind Dates’, ‘Young Sheldon’ S7, and more

Here’s a complete list of highlights on Amazon Prime Video this week

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Surya Vasishta opens his innings on screen as a director, writer, actor with the Kannada film, Saramsha

Saramsha, featuring Deepak Subramanya, Sruti Hariharan and Shweta Gupta, Surya Vasishta says, revolves around a writer who meets the characters of his stories

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Nakul Abhyankar on AI’s impact in music, working with AR Rahman, Kannada cinema, and more

Nakul Abhyankar is busy this year as a composer with eight of his films slated for release including the recently released Kannada film, Juni

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Arjun Kapoor to play villain in 'Singham Again'

‘Singham Again’ is the third film in the Ajay Devgn-led ‘Singham’ series and will also star Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar

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How Chennai stand-up comedian ‘Vikkals’ Vikram is using humour as a weapon

This Chennai stand-up comedian is currently touring his special titled ‘Vikkals of Vikram’

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‘Varshangalkku Shesham’ teaser: An ensemble cast takes us back in time

Indie artist Amrit Ramnath, son of veteran singer Bombay Jayashri, is turning composer for the film

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‘Vaaranam Aayiram’ to ‘3’: Theatres turn into concerts as the re-release trend grips Tamil cinema

Saw videos of youth dancing in theatre halls to ‘Anjala’ from ‘Vaaranam Aayiram’? As a fascinating series microtrend of re-releases emerge has emerged in theatres in Tamil Nadu, theatre owners and industry sources tell help us make sense of what this means to Tamil cinema and its audience who are celebrating this fascinating micro trend

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‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’ gets premiere date on Amazon Prime Video

Directed by Kannan Iyer, the film is written by Darab Farooqui and Iyer and stars Sara Ali Khan alongside Sachin Khedekar, Abhay Verma, Sparsh Shrivastav, Alexx O’ Neil and Anand Tiwari

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BLACKPINK’s Lisa to star in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3

Production on the third season of the series will begin this month in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok, Thailand

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Super Bowl 2024: Usher shines at a star-studded halftime show

Across 13 minutes during the halftime show sponsored by Apple Music, Usher brought out several guests including H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri and Lil Jon

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Antoine Fuqua to direct feature documentary on Nelson Mandela

Fuqua has teamed up with Mandela’s close friend and former cellmate, Mac Maharaj, who serves as executive producer on the documentary

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ teaser: The merc with a mouth turns into MCU’s Messiah

The film stars Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

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‘One Day’ Netflix series review: A grand, saccharine, predictable love affair

A temporally grand, but ultimately sweet affair, ‘One Day’ is a rather predictable watch, but that doesn’t entirely work against it

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Hotstar Specials ‘Heart Beat’ gets a streaming date

This series features Anumol, Deepa Balu, Yogalakshmi, Thapa and Charukesh

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Scarlett Johansson’s new film is a crime thriller

Titled ‘Featherwood’, the will have Johansson portraying Carol Blevins, a heroin addict and “Aryan Princess featherwood”

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‘Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya’ movie review: A social experiment with the heart of a sitcom

Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon submit themselves to a fantastic idea that doesn’t quite reach its potential, but provides moments of harmless fun as it probes the state of affairs in modern-day romance

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Rajesh Khanna’s ‘Bawarchi’ to be remade, Anushree Mehta to helm the film

‘Bawarchi’ was originally directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee in 1972, featuring Rajesh Khanna Jaya Bachchan and Asrani

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Mike Tyson to play himself in new superhero film 'Bunny Man'

Tyson previously made appearances as himself in films like ‘The Hangover’, ‘The Hangover Part 2’

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Esha Deol, husband Bharat Takhtani announce separation

Esha Deol tied the knot with Bharat Takhtani in a low-key wedding ceremony at the ISKCON temple in Mumbai on June 29, 2012

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Charles Melton in talks for Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza's untitled war film

The actor is currently receiving acclaim for his performance in Todd Haynes’ 2023 film ‘May December,’ co-starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore

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The road from campus to cinema, and political plunge: Vijay’s journey

The Vijay at college and the star he became over the last three decades seem different personalities.

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Adah Sharma-starrer 'Bastar-The Naxal Story' teaser unveiled

Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Sudipto Sen had earlier collaborated on ‘The Kerala Story’

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‘Lal Salaam’ trailer: Rajinikanth bats for communal harmony in Vishnu Vishal - Vikranth’s sports drama

The Aishwarya Rajinikanth directorial also stars Senthil, Jeevitha, Thambi Ramaiah, Ananthika Sanilkumar, Vivek Prasanna and Thangadurai

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Venkat Bharadwaj’s Kannada film ‘Naguvina Hoogala Mele’ releases this week

The award-winning director says the film is a clean family entertainer, set in natural locales

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Grammys 2024 | Rapper Killer Mike taken away in handcuffs after winning three Grammy Awards

Reports citing a security official at the arena stated that Killer Mike was detained for an unspecified misdemeanor charge unrelated to the Grammy Awards

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Celebrating decades of a lens-eye view

Veteran cinematographer BS Basavaraj, who was recently awarded the Nandi Lifetime Achievement Award, takes a trip down memory lane

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First Day First Show | Reviews of ‘Argylle’ and ‘Masters of the Air’

The Hindu’s First Day First Show newsletter brings you news and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming

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Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sharaf U Dheen to star in ‘Hello Mummy’; motion poster out

The fantasy comedy movie is written by Sanjo Joseph and directed by Vaishakh Elans

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‘Lover’ trailer: Possessiveness shatters a troubled paradise in this romance-drama

Also starring Kanna Ravi, the romance-drama is set to release in theatres on February 9

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Catherine O’Hara boards ‘The Last of Us’ season two

Starring in an undisclosed role, O’Hara joins fellow newcomers Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced and Young Mazino in the new season

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Karthik Gattamneni interview: ‘Eagle’ is in the ‘Rashomon’-meets-‘Vikram’ narrative style

Director Karthik Gattamneni talks about the Ravi Teja starrer ‘Eagle’ and his journey as a writer, cinematographer, editor and director

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‘Miss Perfect’ web series review: A cheerful slice-of-life drama that rides on a wafer thin storyline

Lavanya Tripathi and Abijeet Duddala’s Telugu rom-com ‘Miss Perfect’ has moments of fun, but struggles to shine above its superficial storyline

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A R Rahman on using AI in music: Not a gimmick, has to serve a purpose

Rahman used an AI software to recreate the voices of late singers Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed for a new track in ‘Lal Salaam’

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Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed in 'Rocky,' dies at 76

Modeled after Muhammad Ali, the Creed character offered audiences a strong and positive Black character at a time when mainstream movie roles were just starting to break out of stereotypes

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Oscar-nominated 'Killers of the Flower Moon' producer's wife dies by suicide

According to law enforcement officials, Isabelle Thomas jumped from a balcony at the Hotel Angeleno in West Los Angeles on Monday night and was found dead at the site when first responders arrived

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‘Kaatera’ and the future of family dramas in Kannada cinema

The success of Kaatera, starring Darshan and directed by Tharun Sudhir, partly revived the family drama genre, which is facing an uncertain future in the Kannada film industry. The time is right to question if the industry sees the idea of a family drama as a thing of the past

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Oscars 2024: Distinct styles, themes and creators make up this year’s Best Animated Feature nominees

The nominated movies are ‘Elemental’, ‘Nimona’, ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’, ‘Robot Dreams’ and ‘The Boy and the Heron’

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Coming to Netflix: ‘Bhakshak’, ‘Love Is Blind Season 6’, ‘Good Morning, Veronica: Season 3’, ‘Ashes’, and more

Here is a full list of titles releasing over the next two weeks on Netflix

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