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Fifty-five years ago today, Dolly Parton reached the top of the country chart for the first time with a song inspired by her childhood.

Thanks to him, Gordon Parks became the first Black person to direct a film for a major American studio with ‘The Learning Tree.’ ...

Border 2 has struck a chord with audiences, blending nostalgia and action from the 1971 war. The film's familiar storytelling ...

In the 1971 war's cinematic universe, Sunny Deol's roles evolve from Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri's ironclad patriotism to ...

Border 2 is a sincere, large-scale war film that struggles under the weight of an iconic legacy. Despite visible effort and ...

Whenever patriotic films in Hindi cinema are discussed, some iconic movies from the 1990s inevitably come to mind. Among them, Sunny Deol’s Border stands out as one of the most influential films, not ...

While we wish that there were more original films, at least with sizable budgets, not every remake is bad. Some update old films in a reasonable way. Some improve upon flawed films. Some are kind of ...

Lisa Nordin is an actress, writer, and fan of all things performing arts. Her favorite genres are Sci-Fi and Fantasy. She is a self-published author and enjoys exploring how fictional stories help ...