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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
‘Retro': Karthik Subbaraj plans to release Suriya-starrer as a limited series
Ace filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj on Monday (June 16) revealed that he is planning on releasing a limited series version of his recent release, Retro, starring Suriya. This comes just weeks after the film, which hit theatres to mixed responses on May 1, began streaming on Netflix on May 31. In an interview with film critic Baradwaj Rangan of Galatta Plus, Karthik spoke about how he isn't a writer who pens a screenplay keeping the stipulated two-and-a-half-hour runtime as a yardstick, and revealed that he had a lot of footage from Retro that didn't make it to the final cut. 'We tried this one-page-equals-one-minute technique when we write our scripts, but it never worked out. We even give our draft to our editors to get their opinion on what could be removed from the script. But what inadvertently happens is that when we begin to shoot a scene, it ends up becoming longer on screen; for instance, a dialogue that looks small on paper might take up quite some time when performed,' he said, adding that he had to cut down significantly to fit to the runtime stipulated for a theatre release. 'But OTT has become big, and it allows you to have a longer format.' Karthik added that he tried something for his previous release, the widely acclaimed Jigarthanda Double X. 'I tried talking to the streaming service to see if we could release a limited series version of the film on streaming. I told them, 'See, anyway the film is releasing in theatres, and you are buying it and releasing it on OTT. So let it run there for three to four months, and after that, I will give you a limited series version.' By that, I don't just mean a version with more deleted scenes, but it's a version where the emotions will be deeper and the action more detailed. But they didn't agree for that.' For Retro, the director added, he wished to try it since the film had many exciting portions that didn't make the final cut. 'There are four to five episodes of 45 minutes each. This version will have more details and explanations about the many themes we have touched on in the film. So I want to somehow bring all that to the audience. I am not sure how, but I am trying.' Karthik even went on to take the example of how Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight has a limited series version exclusively streaming in the US. 'That version is actually on Netflix, and so whenever I meet them (Netflix), I tell them, 'hey, you are giving that option in the US, why can't you do it here?.'' Karthik added that if this is the idea of a limited series version for a film finds takers, 'there won't be a restriction for the filmmakers. Even if they something more, they will find an avenue to showcase it.' Starring Pooja Hegde as the female lead, Retro also features Joju George, Nassar, Jayaram, Karunakaran, and Prakash Raj, with a cameo by Shriya Saran. Produced by Stone Bench Films and 2D Entertainment, the film has music scored by Santhosh Narayanan.
Business Times
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- Business Times
Maxus Mifa 7 review: This MPV makes sense for one reason
[SINGAPORE] Quentin Tarantino gave us The Hateful Eight, but if this Maxus were a movie, it would be The Sensible 7. Like many electric cars sold here, the once-British-but-now-Chinese brand's Mifa 7 now comes in detuned form to duck under the Category A Certificate Of Entitlement bar. That brings its starting price to S$204,999, making it a good S$14,000 cheaper than the Category B version. Under the floor sits a 90 kilowatt-hour lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, which is happier at full charge than nickel manganese cobalt packs, so you can top it up to 100 per cent with less fretting about degradation. It delivers a claimed 480 kilometres of range, which works out to less than one plug-in a week for most drivers here. As you might expect, unlike Inglourious Basterds, the Category A Mifa 7 isn't full of explosive action. But also unlike the movie, it actually makes sense. It's a seven-seat electric multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that's big enough for a big family, but small enough to make easy work of our narrow roads and tight car parks. At 4,910 mm long and 1,885 mm wide, it's about the size of a Mercedes E-Class. If you can handle that, you can handle this. And you can definitely handle the amount of excitement the Mifa 7 dishes out, given how it takes a leisurely 14.7 seconds to reach 100 kmh. That said, even though it sounds like driving the Maxus puts you at risk of being overtaken by the odd glacier, the car does get up to speed with a sense of duty. The motor still biffs out plenty of torque, enough for you to chirp the front tyres if you floor it out of a slow corner, and in the city the Mifa 7 doesn't struggle to keep up with other traffic. A NEWSLETTER FOR YOU Friday, 2 pm Lifestyle Our picks of the latest dining, travel and leisure options to treat yourself. Sign Up Sign Up If it's no fun at all to drive, at least it's easy. Visibility is good, the steering is light, and it doesn't feel like a runaway stagecoach. Instead, its medium-sized footprint means that corralling it in a lane isn't a serious test of skill and concentration. If you do need help, the car comes with lane-keep assist, blind spot monitors, adaptive cruise control and autonomous emergency braking. It also has a little camera that watches you vigilantly, then bongs at you if it senses distracted driving. Annoying? Yes, but admittedly useful. It nagged me whenever I took my eye off the road for too long while looking for something on the 12.3-inch touchscreen. Yet, there are no zero-layer controls, meaning essentials like the climate panel or 360-degree camera view aren't always on screen. If you're bopping along to Spotify with Apple CarPlay, you'll need to exit it just to change the fan speed. And then you get bonged at. While the driver is forced to stay alert, life on board for everyone else is reasonably cushy. At town speeds, the springs and dampers cope with the car's 2.2-tonne mass well, and the air-con system doesn't struggle to fill the vast cabin. The rear has its own climate control panel, plus ceiling vents to keep everyone cool. There is a glass roof for those who love sunshine, and a roller shade for those who hate it. You're meant to fit three people across the third row, and a compact suspension design leaves enough space back there to make it just about doable, although the available width works best for kids. While the second row gets individual chairs, they're not the business class seats that bigger MPVs offer. In fact, the Mifa 7 comes without a flip-down entertainment screen, folding tables, a refrigerator, massaging chairs or flip-up leg rests, all of which are becoming standard fare in the world of Chinese luxury MPVs. To move or recline the middle row seats, you have to use your biceps. Given how the Mifa 7 is much cheaper than bigger, plusher MPVs, the lack of frills is understandable. It's obviously more for family men than businessmen. Yet, the boot space is quoted at just 270 litres with all seats up, and there's no frunk. There's enough capacity for some shopping, a stroller and, apparently, a wheelchair, but when you fold the third row seats you're left with the bench in place. That's one reason the car doesn't feel like it has a proper boot – just some room behind the passengers. Ultimately, the Maxus is a solid people mover that has uniqueness on its side. It isn't as compelling as The Magnificent Seven, but the Mifa 7 is your only ticket to a seven-seat electric MPV with sliding doors in Category A. Maxus Mifa 7 Luxury Motor power/Torque 145 hp / 350 Nm Battery type/Net capacity Lithium-ion / 90 kWh Charging time/Type 8.5 hours (11 kW AC), 40 minutes 5 to 80 per cent (120 kW DC) Range 480 km 0-100 kmh 14.7 seconds Top speed 170 kmh Efficiency 20.5 kWh / 100 km Agent Cycle & Carriage Maxus Price S$204,999 with COE Available Now
New York Post
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn's son Wyatt addresses claim he was viral protester scolding National Guardsmen during LA riots
Actor Wyatt Russell, son of Hollywood legends Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, has cleared the air after he was mistakenly identified as a man scolding law enforcement during the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles in a viral video. The video showed a bearded protester, who has a fleeting resemblance to Wyatt Russell, donning a black sweatshirt and baseball cap and shouting at National Guardsmen standing post. The protester can be heard telling the guardsmen that they were on 'the wrong side of history' in the clip that went viral on X on Monday. 'Your assault rifles and your sticks? You should be standing here with us,' the man is heard yelling. 5 Wyatt Russell attends the New York Special Screening of 'Thunderbolts' hosted by The Cinema Society at iPic Theater on April 30, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images for Disney 'We know you got a job to do, but you took an oath to the Constitution, not to the fascists in the White House. Think about what you're doing now. Think about what this means.' Rumors started spreading like wildfire across the social media platform that the man in the footage was actually the '22 Jump Street' star. However, a spokesperson for the 38-year-old actor quickly put to rest any doubt that he was the man in the video. 'This is indeed NOT Wyatt Russell, and we have been working to try and correct the mis-identification,' the spokesperson told the Independent. The protester in the viral clip was actually Aaron Fisher, a former Ohio House Democratic Caucus staffer and now a partner at Statecraft Media — who said he got a kick out of being mistaken for his Hollywood doppelganger. 5 Wyatt Russell with his mom, actress Goldie Hawn. Shutterstock 5 Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn and Wyatt Russell at 'The Hateful Eight' film premiere, in Los Angeles, on Dec. 7, 2015. Matt Baron/Shutterstock 'I found the mixup to be pretty humorous, and glad it helped to amplify the message,' Fisher told Entertainment Weekly. 'The proliferation of the words themselves, and the movement behind it, is what matters most.' Fisher then used the moment to bash the deployment of the National Guard in California to help control the violent ICE riots suffocating Los Angeles. 'The deployment of the National Guard against the wishes of our Governor is dangerously un-American, and I will continue to peacefully protest in my community,' he said. 5 Severe disorder takes place in downtown Los Angeles as hundreds of law enforcement officers and the National Guard try to keep order. Toby Canham for NY Post The city has been in turmoil since protests-turned-riots erupted as US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided numerous workplaces and hauled off suspected illegal immigrants. The Trump administration has deployed 4,000 National Guard members to maintain order and help protect federal personnel and property. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also ordered 700 Marines to Los Angeles to support the National Guard troops on the ground, as well as local authorities. 5 Vehicles are seen being torched during the Los Angeles anti-ICE riots. Toby Canham for NY Post Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that a curfew will go into effect in parts of downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday after five straight days of riots, looting, violent clashes with police, and more than 150 arrests. While it was confirmed that Russell wasn't the protester in the viral video, other celebrities have not shied away from throwing their support behind the anti-ICE riots. Actor Mark Ruffalo posted a lengthy message on Instagram condemning the ICE raids as things began to reach a boiling point in the city between protesters and law enforcement. 'When you have working class people going after the poor and other working class people you know you are living in an oligarchy,' Ruffalo captioned the post.
New York Times
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘Bus Stop' Review: Travelers Find Shelter From a Storm
When a blizzard strands stagecoach passengers in a lodge in Quentin Tarantino's 'The Hateful Eight,' violence and mayhem erupt. Death looms. Eight people are also marooned by a snowstorm in William Inge's 1955 play 'Bus Stop,' but what looms for them is life: Some take stock, others try to figure out what awaits. Best known for its movie adaptation starring Marilyn Monroe, 'Bus Stop' isn't seen much in New York these days, so Classic Stage Company, the National Asian American Theater Company and Transport Group should be thanked for this revival. The director Jack Cummings III staged Inge's 'Come Back, Little Sheba' and 'Picnic' in repertory for the Transport Group in 2017, and is familiar with the delicate bard of the Midwest, whose deceptively plain work captures the lives of working people. The most consequential decision here is to forgo amplification, creating a sense of intimacy at the Kansas diner where four bus passengers and their driver (David Shih) wait out the weather. The diner's owner Grace (Cindy Cheung) and a waitress, the high school student Elma (Delphi Borich), are used to parades of customers, but maybe not for such extended stays. Conversations stop and start as the visitors chat among themselves and with the locals, who include the sheriff, Will (David Lee Huynh). Elma, for example, is fascinated by Dr. Gerald Lyman (Rajesh Bose), a former professor whose flowery verbiage evokes a broader, more literate world than hers — and a more perverse one, too, as he has a taste for underage women. But the most striking of the newcomers is Cherie (Midori Francis), a nightclub singer who has been whisked away by Bo (Michael Hsu Rosen), a smitten young cowboy who plans to take her to his Montana ranch, whether she likes it or not. The story line is rattling to a contemporary audience. But the beauty, humanity and complexity of Inge's writing is that he makes us understand what drives Bo and, even more important, who Cherie is, and why she stays with Bo. Both naïve and wise to the ways of the world, she has been 'goin' with guys' since she was 14 — 'down in the Ozarks, we don't waste much time,' she says. Delivering the show's standout performance, Francis illuminates how Cherie realizes that she may have met someone who not only cares about her, but also doesn't mind what she had to do to survive. A performance of 'That Old Black Magic,' backed by Bo's friend, Virgil (Moses Villarama), on guitar, hits the right balance of awkwardness and sincerity: This Cherie is not wanting for pity or deserving of laughter. (Unfortunately, Rosen is not as assured as Bo, making the relationship more imbalanced than it should be.) Because the actors are not miked, they feel close to one another and to the audience. We feel as if we, too, are in the diner with them, especially when they talk at the counter or at a table. Cummings also suggests a kind of stasis, as if the roadside restaurant were a self-contained parenthesis outside of time and space. There is talk of the howling winds outside, but we don't hear them (the production does not have a sound designer), making the diner feel cut off. That directorial decision mostly works, but Cummings is on shakier ground when dramatizing the space itself. In scenes involving only two or three characters, the others often stare blankly, just sitting or standing there. This is at odds with the verisimilitude of the natural voices and saps the show of dramatic tension. It doesn't help that the set (by Peiyi Wong) and lighting (by R. Lee Kennedy) lack a sense of atmosphere and the cowboys' shirts and jeans are distractingly crisp (costumes by Mariko Ohigashi). Inge's main subjects are usually said to be loneliness and the search for connection. 'Bus Stop' has something else: Its examination of masculinity is particularly perceptive about the way it can instill feelings of inadequacy and shame, but also a quiet confidence. This production might not hit all the play's grace notes, but I'm still glad it pulled over for a while.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hollywood star Tim Roth: There is no one way of grieving
Tim Roth believes there is "no one way of grieving". The 64-year-old actor lost his son Cormac to germ cell cancer, aged 25, in October 2022, and Tim believes there isn't a right or wrong way of coping with loss. He told the Guardian newspaper: "There is no one way of grieving. People react differently – everyone does – otherwise there would be a cure for it." Tim filmed 'Poison', his latest movie, while Cormac was battling cancer. The veteran actor considered dropping out of the movie amid Cormac's health troubles - but his son encouraged him to commit to the project. Tim said: "He was unfazed by me doing the film. He thought it was a good thing. He was probably wanting to get me out of the house as well. "It had his seal of approval, otherwise I wouldn't have done it. If he needed me to stay close, I would have been staying close." Tim was trying to remain optimistic about his son's chances of survival at the time. The actor shared: "At that point we were trying to remain positive because he was still with us." 'Poison' tells the story of a couple torn apart by bereavement. And Tim is convinced that grief is an "individual" thing. He said: "The film has such a truth to it because it shows that how you grieve is as individual as a fingerprint. "Now with my friends and family I see that everyone is doing and handling that differently and need to be respected for it." Meanwhile, Tim recently admitted to having had a "healthily messy" career. The actor has starred in a host of well-known movies, including 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Hateful Eight' - but Tim admits that there's also been a chaotic element to his career. He told The Hollywood Reporter: "My feeling is that the career that I was after was anarchy. I always like that - and chaos. "So, I always do a film to finance another film. Because a lot of these films that I love to do, these crazy films I love to do, have no money. They're the little independent things that are trying and are struggling to be made even more now than ever. So you got to do the ones that finance them. But sometimes they are terrible, and sometimes they are great, and sometimes the little independents don't work. "I think my career is healthily messy."
