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The Madras High Court on Tuesday refrained from passing a verdict on an appeal from producers for a 4 a.m. screening of Tamil Super Star ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay’s blockbuster movie, ‘Leo’ on October 19 when the film is slated for release. Justice Anitha Sumanth refrained from passing orders in the matter following vehement opposition by Advocate General R. Shanmugasundaram and state Public prosecutor Mohammed Ali Jinnah.

The court, however, directed the producers to approach the state government with their request regarding 7 a.m shows from October 19-24.

Justice Anitha Sumanth in the order said directed the Tamil Nadu state Home (Cinema) department to hold a discussion with the producers of the movie and Tamil Nadu Theater owners association after considering the difficulties in playing five shows between 9 a.m. to 1.30 a.m.

The authorised signatory of Seven Screen Studios, the producers of the movie, K. Ramachandran in his appeal said that...

The Madras High Court on Tuesday refrained from passing a verdict on an appeal from producers for a 4 a.m. screening of Tamil Super Star ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay’s blockbuster movie, ‘Leo’ on October 19 when the film is slated for release. Justice Anitha Sumanth refrained from passing orders in the matter following vehement opposition by Advocate General R. Shanmugasundaram and state Public prosecutor Mohammed Ali Jinnah.

The court, however, directed the producers to approach the state government with their request regarding 7 a.m shows from October 19-24.

Justice Anitha Sumanth in the order said directed the Tamil Nadu state Home (Cinema) department to hold a discussion with the producers of the movie and Tamil Nadu Theater owners association after considering the difficulties in playing five shows between 9 a.m. to 1.30 a.m.

The authorised signatory of Seven Screen Studios, the producers of the movie, K. Ramachandran in his appeal said that...

The French animation film is the second in a franchise sold internationally by Snd.

Viva Kids has picked up North American rights to French family animation hit The Jungle Bunch - World Tour from France’s Snd, the feature film arm of broadcasting group M6, and will release the film in theatres in the US in January 2024.

France’s Tat Productions produced the 3D film (titled Les As de la Jungle 2 - Operation Tour du Monde in French) directed by Laurent Bru, Yannick Moulin and Benoît Somville and written by David Alaux, Eric Tosti and Jean-François Tosti.

It is the...

A theatrical release is plotted for early 2024.

Signature Entertainment has picked up UK and Ireland rights to family animation The Jungle Bunch World Tour from Snd, the feature film arm of France’s M6 broadcasting group.

A theatrical release is plotted for early 2024.

The sequel to 2017’s The Jungle Bunch – The 3D Movie is directed by Laurent Bru, Yannick Moulin and Benoît Somville from a script written by David Alaux, Eric Tosti and Jean-François Tosti. Toulouse-based Tat Productions produces.

When a mysterious super-villain covers the jungle with a toxic pink foam that explodes on contact with water, the Jungle Bunch is called to the rescue.

The Madras High Court will hear a public interest litigation (Pil) seeking direction to the Central Board of Film Certification (Cbfc) to revoke the the UA certificate issued to Rajinikanth-starrer film ‘Jailer’, which allows children under 12 years of age to watch the movie with parental guidance.

A bench comprising Chief Justice S D Gangapurwala and Justice P D Adikesavalu is likely to hear the petition – filed by an advocate named M L Ravi – next week.

The litigant contended that the movie has several violent scenes, including chopping of head and cutting of ear, which are not appropriate for children to watch.

The petitioner said the same movie has been issued an ‘Adult’ only (A) certificate in the US and the UK.

There is a scene in the film in which the antagonist hangs people upside down and smashes their heads with a hammer, the Pil contended, adding that there...

Public Image Ltd. are back with “Car Chase,” a new single from their upcoming album End of World. Listen to the song below.

“Car Chase” is something of a twisted dance song, with rumbling bass and driving synths shaking under John Lydon’s booming voice. In the verses, he barks a tale of a mental institution patient escaping the facility for a night on the town.

“Typical PiL, unpredictable to the last,” Lydon said of the single. “It’s a fantastic smash-and-grab of a song. It’s about someone who cleverly breaks out of the mental institution every night, unbeknownst to his owners. It’s based on having to go to shopping malls at night for cigarettes and wine and seeing the vast carpark space and lighting surrounded by a little village and a lot of dark trees and country lanes. It’s a really creepy scenario, what if somebody creeps out of there,...

Kolkata, April 11 (Ians) The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought from the West Bengal government a report on its preparedness to combat silicosis mainly affecting those working in hazardous industries or residing near such units.

While hearing a public interest litigation in the matter, a division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya asked the state government to submit a report on whether a fresh policy has been framed in the matter, types of treatment infrastructure available and what more can be done on this count.

The matter will come up for hearing again on May 9 and the state government will have to file the report to said division bench by that date.

In the Pil filed by an Ngo, it was alleged that a large number of people in the three districts of Birbhum, West Burdwan and Jhargram area in West Midnapore district are affected by silicosis,...

Chennai, March 29 (Ians) The Madras High Court has appointed a single-member judicial commission of retired Justice M. Satyanarayanan to probe the presence of human excreta in an overhead water tank supplying water to the Dalit colony in Vengavayil in Pudukottai district.

The court directed the commission to visit the Vengavayil Dalit hamlet and submit a report within two months. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice Bharathi Chakravarthi constituted the single-member commission.

The order follows a public interest litigation (Pil) filed by a person, Rajkamal from Veppampattu in Tiruvallur district. He had filed the Pil seeking a Cbi probe into the matter. The petitioner said that even after 70 years of Independence, untouchability exists in the country and added that social justice which was offered in the Constitution was also a long dream for the Sc/St communities in the country.

He said that the Sc/St...

New Delhi, March 27 (Ians) The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Centre and other respondents to file a reply, in six weeks, to a plea seeking the adoption of an “Indian holistic integrated medicinal approach” rather than a “colonial segregated way” of allopathy, ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha, and homeopathy in order to secure the right to health.

Filed as a Public Interest Litigation (Pil) by Bjp leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Datta issued notice while counsel for Ministry of Ayush, advocate Kirtiman Singh submitted that they have filed their affidavit in the matter.

Taking note of the fact that out of all the respondents, only the Ministry of Ayush has filed its reply in the matter, the bench directed them to file it in the allotted time and listed the matter for the next hearing...

Hyderabad, Feb 23 (Ians) The Telangana High Court on Thursday pulled up Hyderabad’s municipal body over the gruesome death of a four-year-old boy who was mauled to death by stray dogs on Sunday.

Taking cognisance of the media report on the incident, the court initiated suo moto Public Interest Litigation (Pil).

A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan blamed negligence by the Greater Hyderabad of Municipal Corporation (Ghmc) for the boy’s death and asked it what steps are being taken to curtail incidents of stray dog attacks.

The Ghmc has also been asked to explain what steps it would take to ensure that such an incident is not repeated.

Expressing condolences over the death of the boy, the court said it would look into the matter of compensation for his family.

The court included the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department,...

‘Epic Tails’, ‘Titanic’ re-release, ‘Blue Jean’ hit cinemas.

Stripping comedy-drama Magic Mike’s Last Dance shimmies its way into 646 UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend through Warner Bros – almost 150 cinemas above the previous Magic Mike’s opening number.

Steven Soderbergh returns to direct the third and final Magic Mike instalment, having directed the first film and been cinematographer on the second.

In Last Dance, after a business deal leaves Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane broke and returning to the dance stage, he heads to London where a wealthy socialite has made him an offer he can’t refuse. Salma Hayek Pinault joins the cast,...

A plea on Wednesday was moved in the Delhi High Court challenging the Ranveer Singh-starrer film ‘Jayeshbhai Jordaar’ over a scene in the upcoming movie’s trailer in which can be seen the use of ultrasound technology for prenatal sex-determination. The Public Interest Litigation (Pil) was listed before the division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice […]...

The franchise revolves around a group of misfit jungle animals on a mission to save the animal kingdom.

French sales company Snd has acquired worldwide rights to feature animation The Jungle Bunch – World Tour, the sequel to 2017 hit The Jungle Bunch - The 3D Movie.

It is the latest spin-off from the popular children’s animated show about a group of misfit animals with a mission to protect the animal kingdom, created by French animation company Tat Productions.

In the new instalment, a mysterious supervillain covers the jungle in a toxic pink foam that explodes on contact with water. The...

Venice Golden Lion winner Happening won best film and best actress prizes

Audrey Diwan’s Venice Golden Lion winner Happening won best film at the 27th edition of France’s Lumière Awards on Monday evening, while its star Anamaria Vartolomei was awarded the best actress prize.

Adapted from French writer Annie Ernaux’s 2019 semi-autobiographical work, Happening recounts a gifted literature student’s struggle to get an abortion in 1964, 11 years before abortion was legalised in France in 1975.

It marks a first lead role for Vartolomei, whose previous credits include How To Be A Good Wife and The Royal Exchange. Vartolomei is...

French film exports generated 91.4M euros ($103.6M) in 2021, a 5.5% increase on the previous year’s provisional figures, while admissions were up 8% to 14.8M. Comparatively, French films within France sold 39.2M tickets during the year. The figures were announced during the annual Unifrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema which is taking place in Paris this week — one of the rare international gatherings in the current landscape that’s being held as a physical event.

Today’s numbers are provisional estimates and will be higher when they are trued up in the fall. For example, when originally announced in January 2021, the 2020 receipts were 86.6M euros, ultimately jumping to 101.7M euros when recalculated in November; a decline of over 60% versus 2019.

Interestingly, China in 2021 overtook Russia to become the leading overseas market for French titles in terms of admissions, partly owing to the fact that its cinemas recovered more quickly from Covid than elsewhere. Over...

The awards are voted on by 95 international correspondents from 36 countries.

Xavier Giannoli’s literary adaptation Lost Illusions leads the nominations of the 27th edition of France’s Lumière awards, followed by Audrey Diwan’s Venice Golden Lion winner Happening and Arthur Harari’s Onoda, 10,000 Nights In The Jungle.

The awards, which are voted on by 95 international correspondents hailing from 36 countries this year, are France’s equivalent of the Golden Globes.

Giannoli’s adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s eponymous 19th-century novel, which premiered in competition in Venice this year, was nominated in five categories including best film, director, screenplay, actor...