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.
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The One Film Audrey Hepburn Regretted Turning Down More Than Any Other

For an actress whose career is built on famous roles like Princess Ann on that scooter in Rome or Holly Golightly eating breakfast alone,...
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The Marilyn Monroe Movie So Chaotic It Ended With a Hollywood Legend Publicly Mocking Her

The world thought it would get a fairy tale when the great Laurence Olivier, the big star of British theatre, worked with Marilyn Monroe,...
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The Unexpected Hobby That Nearly Stopped Leonardo DiCaprio From Becoming a Movie Star

Before he was yelling about a bear’s liver in the freezing wilderness or screaming about throwing money off a yacht, Leonardo DiCaprio was just...
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‘Modern Family’ Stars Ariel Winter and Nolan Gould Become Real-Life Roommates After Her Breakup

In a twist that writes itself, real life has finally caught up with television fiction. Ariel Winter and Nolan Gould, who played the bickering...
Entertainment

“What a Disappointment”: ‘Taxi Driver’ Writer Paul Schrader Gets Dumped by AI Girlfriend in Bizarre Hollywood Twist

In a twist that even the lonely New York taxi driver couldn’t have written himself, famous screenwriter Paul Schrader says his AI girlfriend broke...
Movies

How Billy Wilder Turned ‘Some Like It Hot’ From a Box Office Walkout Into a Timeless Comedy Classic

In the spring of 1959, a packed theater in a quiet Los Angeles neighborhood went silent. It was not the kind of silence after...
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The Bizarre Nightmare That Stopped Leonardo DiCaprio From Ever Playing James Bond

For decades, Hollywood has wondered who would get the license to kill. However, one name has stayed out of the conversation, not because the...
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Eric Kripke Reveals the ‘Breaking Bad’ Trick That Could Make ‘The Boys’ Season 5 Finale Perfect

As the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s satirical superhero show 'The Boys' arrives, showrunner Eric Kripke explained how he brought it all...
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Alfred Hitchcock Fired His Greatest Collaborator Over One Major Disagreement

In March 1966, on a soundstage at Goldwyn Studios, composer Bernard Herrmann raised his baton. 47 of Hollywood’s best musicians began to play. The...
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The Shocking Way Christopher Nolan Started Filmmaking as a Kid Will Leave You Stunned

Long before Batman was fighting fear in Gotham’s shadows, two young brothers were waging a galactic war in a suburban basement. Their weapons were...
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Why a 5-Year-Old Leonardo DiCaprio Was Thrown Off a Beloved Children’s Show

Before he was holding onto a floating door in the North Atlantic or getting attacked by a bear in the freezing wilderness, a 5-year-old...
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The One-Word Reply From Alfred Hitchcock That Took 40 Years to Understand

It was the summer of 1966, and the students of Cambridge University were gathered in Lady Mitchell Hall for a rare appearance by the...
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