Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.
French film director Agnès Varda was a pioneer during the new-wave arts revolution of the 1950s and '60s. She kept making important films for the next five decades.
Grindhouse lovers unite! The local film festival, Pollygrind, returns with its cinematic tribute to blood, guts, and gore. We talk to its organizers plus a local filmmaker and actress on why gore films are so bloody intriguing.
