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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Did ‘Peeping Tom’ Predict The Future? How A Condemned 1960 Film Foreshadowed Our Surveillance Culture

65 years ago, British audiences walked out of cinemas in disgust. Today, they walk down the street living the movie. In 1960, director Michael...
Movies

‘Obsession 2’ Gets Major Update as Director Curry Barker Reveals Surprise Sequel Strategy

The director of the year’s biggest horror hit says he has a "cool idea" for a sequel, but first, he’s working on a new...
TV Show

“Too Hard to Be as Politically Incorrect”: Rainn Wilson Explains Why ‘The Office’ Couldn’t Happen in 2026

Nearly 13 years after Dunder Mifflin shut down for good, Dwight Schrute is back in the news. Rainn Wilson, the guy who played the...
Movies

The Surprising True Story Behind Martin Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’ That Fans Never Knew

Fifty years after it first hit the screen, 'Taxi Driver' is still one of the most unsettling movies ever made. But the story behind...
Movies

‘Disclosure Day’ Earns $93 Million Worldwide as Steven Spielberg Silences Box Office Doubts

Over the weekend, everyone in the movie business was wondering if Gen Z would care about a 79-year-old director’s original alien drama. Steven Spielberg...
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The Chilling Truth Behind Bette Davis’ Witchcraft Obsession

The story goes that a lightning bolt hit the oak tree in front of the Lowell, Massachusetts, house at the exact moment Bette Davis...
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Why Charlie Chaplin Was Hollywood’s Original Perfectionist Director

You hear a lot about famous movie directors who were hard to work with, guys like Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and James Cameron. But...
Celebrity

Jesse Eisenberg Refused To Return For ‘The Social Reckoning’ After One Mark Zuckerberg Problem Became Too Big To Ignore

It turns out that persuading an Oscar-nominated actor to revisit the role that defined a generation isn't as easy as clicking "Accept Friend Request."...
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Humphrey Bogart Chose This Iconic Western Adventure Over ‘Casablanca’ as His Finest Work

You hear a lot of famous movie lines over the years, but few get quoted more than "Here's looking at you, kid." For over...
DC

‘The Batman Part II’ Rumor Reveals Sebastian Stan’s Shocking Villain Role Instead of Two-Face

There’s a new rumor going around about 'The Batman: Part II', and it has completely changed what fans thought they knew. For months, everyone...
DC

‘The Batman Part II’ Set to Unleash the Court of Owls in Robert Pattinson’s Biggest Challenge Yet

The cameras have officially started rolling on 'The Batman: Part II,' and new evidence just came out confirming that Batman will go up against...
Celebrity

Tom Cruise’s Shocking Reason For Turning Down ‘Indecent Proposal’ With Nicole Kidman

Long before Robert Redford famously asked Demi Moore, “What’s a million dollars worth?” the most shocking deal in Hollywood wasn’t happening on screen. It...
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