‘FIGHT BACK’: PEDRO PASCAL URGES CANNES TO RESIST US POLITICAL PRESSURE

Mon 19 May 2025: Actor calls on filmmakers to ‘keep telling the stories, keep expressing yourself and keep fighting to be who you are’. Chilean-American actor Pedro Pascal has called on members of the film industry to “fight back” and keep expressing themselves amid what he appeared to describe as a political climate of fear […]

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DIGITAL CLONES OF REAL MODELS ARE REVOLUTIONIZING FASHION ADVERTISING

Sat 10 May 2025: Driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse technologies, digital clones are transforming fast-fashion marketing. Always available, ageless and adaptable to any setting, these virtual figures enable brands to create immersive, cost-effective campaigns that resonate with today’s digital-first consumers.  Virtual influencers — digitally created personas used to provide entertainment, generate content and […]

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EMPURAAN MOVIE SPARKS HINDUTVA HATE CAMPAIGN OVER SCENES OF GUJARAT GENOCIDE, SAFFRON VIOLENCE

Fri 28 March 2025: L2: Empuraan, the most hyped Malayalam film ever, has also sparked fierce hate campaigns from Hindu right-wing handles, who find its perceived political undertones difficult to digest. Upset over the film’s portrayal of incidents—including the 2002 Gujarat Muslim Genocide (though not named), Hindutva forces’ attempts to gain a foothold in Kerala, […]

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HOLLYWOOD STARS PUSH U.S. TO SHIELD COPYRIGHTS FROM AI EXPLOITATION

Mon 24 March 2025: Over 420 Hollywood actors, directors, and industry professionals have signed an open letter urging the US government to uphold copyright protections against using artificial intelligence in creative works, CBS News reported Monday. Led by actress Natasha Lyonne and signed by figures including Bette Midler, Aubrey Plaza, Mark Ruffalo, and Cate Blanchett, […]

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AURANGZEB, CHHAVA MOVIE, AND THE POLITICS OF SELECTIVE HISTORIOGRAPHY

Fri 14 March 2025: As Communal hate is on the rise through the use of History on political battle grounds, new dimensions are being added up to this during the last few years. Apart from the propaganda and indoctrination through RSS Shakha, social media, IT cell of BJP, the mainstream media, particularly many TV channels […]

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