Arunava Chakrabarty

Arunava Chakrabarty is a writer and sub-editor at First Curiosity, where he covers the latest in Hollywood, celebrates timeless classics, and explores the world of anime. Outside of work, he delves into international and political research while still finding time for movies and anime series. In rare quiet moments, he turns to the captivating works of Yoko Ogawa, often getting lost in the tense and haunting realities of The Memory Police.

Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki’s Real-Life Breakup Made This ‘Big Bang Theory’ Scene Heartbreaking

This is the kind of story that sounds like it was written for a sitcom. Two actors have been secretly dating for two years,...

“I Don’t Care What They Think”: Taylor Sheridan Shuts Down ‘Yellowstone’ Critics With Blunt Response

Taylor Sheridan is not someone who follows the usual rules of Hollywood. While most showrunners pay close attention to what critics say, Sheridan does...

“I Cried No Less Than Three Times”: Brandon Routh’s Heartfelt Reaction to James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Will Move DC Fans

Nearly twenty years after he first put on the red cape, Brandon Routh has given his full support to the new Man of Steel....

Why Grace Kelly’s Hollywood Comeback with Alfred Hitchcock Never Happened

By the time Alfred Hitchcock found the right project to bring Princess Grace back to the screen, the world had already decided she belonged...

The Audrey Hepburn Movie So Tragic It Ended Her Interest in Westerns Forever

In the long list of Hollywood movies that seemed doomed from the start, few have a backstory as sad as John Huston's 1960 western...

Michael Jackson’s ‘Michael’ Overtakes ‘Oppenheimer’ as Highest-Grossing Biopic of All Time, Nears $1 Billion

Michael Jackson’s new biopic has just beaten Christopher Nolan’s 'Oppenheimer' to become the highest-grossing biographical film ever made. 'Michael' has now earned $977.4 million...

How Alfred Hitchcock Helped Shape Queer Horror Long Before Hollywood Embraced It

Before the 'Babadook' became a queer icon or 'Interview with the Vampire' turned into a mainstream hit, a chubby, dark-hearted Englishman was quietly building...

How Jodie Foster Landed a Role Written for a 70-Year-Old Man in ‘Hotel Artemis’

Jodie Foster has never been one to play by Hollywood's rules. But her story about how she got the lead role in 'Hotel Artemis'...

Netflix Reunites ‘Stranger Things’ Stars Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour in New Spy Drama

Just when fans thought the father-daughter duo of Eleven and Jim Hopper had ridden off into the sunset, Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour...

Steven Spielberg Borrowed Alfred Hitchcock’s Greatest Trick to Save ‘Jaws’

It is the most famous summer of 1975, and on screens across America, a great white shark is devouring swimmers. Yet, for the first...

Audrey Hepburn Nearly Joined ‘The Exorcist’ Cast But One Condition Killed The Deal

One of the scariest movies ever made, 'The Exorcist', shook audiences so hard in 1973 that people passed out in theaters. But William Friedkin’s...

Why Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ Rewrites Everything You Know About Werewolves

Director Robert Eggers is known for making movies that feel like you are trapped inside a historical nightmare. He did it with 'The Witch',...