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Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuaron to direct next James Bond film? Here's what he said

Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron confirmed that he is in talks to direct the next James Bond film and expressed his excitement for the same.

After four years, fans await the next James Bond film as Alfonso Cuarón is in talks to direct. He expressed a desire to revisit the story in his unique style, marking a potential new era under an Oscar-winning filmmaker.(Getty Images via AFP)

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Published on Apr 07, 2025 04:09 PM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

Alfonso Cuaron joins Aamir Khan in Oscar campaign for Laapataa Ladies

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have already kickstarted Laapataa Ladies (retitled Lost Ladies) campaign for Oscars 2025 in the Best International Feature category.

Academy Award-winning director Alfonso Cuaron will host a special screening for Lost Ladies.

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Updated on Dec 03, 2024 06:29 PM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk | Edited by Santanu Das

Alfonso Cuaron says he almost directed a James Bond film

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Published on Dec 02, 2024 05:36 PM IST

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Disclaimer review: Cuarón's cautionary tale on manipulative power of narrative

Disclaimer review: Cuarón and Blanchett serve up a gorgeous revenge story that makes us question our thirst for revenge and easily manipulated need for justice.

Disclaimer review: Cate Blanchett stars as a documentarian with a dark past

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Published on Oct 18, 2024 02:43 PM IST

ByNarendra Banad

Alfonso Cuaron opens up on directing psychological thriller Disclaimer

Five-time Oscar winner and Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron shared his experience of directing Disclaimer, which had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival.

Alfonso Cuaron attends the TIFF Tribute Awards during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)

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Published on Sep 09, 2024 08:20 PM IST

ANI | ByHT Entertainment Desk

Kamal Haasan hosts filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón along with Mani Ratnam, AR Rahman

Kamal Haasan recently hosted Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón in Chennai. Check out his Instagram post below.

Kamal Haasan hosts filmmaker Alfonso Cauron.

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Published on Apr 14, 2024 06:14 PM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

Orhan Awatramani gets schooled for not knowing Alfonso Cuaron at Barbie premiere

Orhan Awatramani said he doesn't like ‘old people’ after being called out for not knowing director Alfonso Cuaron at event.

Orhan Awatramani seemingly doesn't know about Alfonso Cuaron.

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Published on Jul 13, 2023 09:42 PM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

The Disciple review: A demanding film by master-in-the-making Chaitanya Tamhane

The Disciple movie review: Director Chaitanya Tamhane's new film, out on Netflix, is a demanding drama about obsession; another major step in the creative evolution of one of India's most promising young filmmakers.

The Disciple movie review: Aditya Modak as Sharad Nerulkar, and Arun Dravid, as Guruji, in a still from Chaitanya Tamhane's new film.

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Updated on May 01, 2021 04:59 PM IST

ByRohan Naahar

Chaitanya Tamhane's award-winning The Disciple to be released on Netflix

Director Chaitanya Tamhane's award-winning film, The Disciple, will be released on Netflix.

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Published on Jan 27, 2021 02:41 PM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

While media attention was focused on the insider-outsider debate, Chaitanya Tamhane made history

Chaitanya Tamhane brings his craft and discipline to The Disciple, the story of a conflicted musician in Mumbai. His mentor Alfonso Cuaron calls it stunning.

A still from Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple.

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Updated on Aug 09, 2020 09:00 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAnupama Chopra

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Shikara gets ringing endorsement from Avatar director James Cameron: ‘A masterpiece’

Avatar and Titanic director James Cameron has endorsed Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s new film, Shikara, calling it ‘a masterpiece’.

Newcomers Aadil Khan and Sadia in a poster for Shikara.

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Updated on Feb 04, 2020 05:36 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

From The Irishman to Marriage Story, the top 10 streaming films of 2019

A year after Netflix and Amazon tested the waters with films such as Roma and Cold War, streamers in 2019 emerged as legitimate movie studios, thanks to films like The Irishman and Marriage Story.

Aaron Paul in El Camino, Alison Williams in The Perfection, and Rihanna in Guava Island, three of the best streaming films of 2019.

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Updated on Dec 24, 2019 01:22 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRohan Naahar

A day at Cannes: rubbing shoulders with Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu

Anupama Chopra writes about interviewing actor Andie Macdowell at Cannes Film Festival and meeting director Alfonso Cuaron.

US actress Andie MacDowell arrives for the screening of the film The Best Years of a Life at the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival.(AFP)

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Updated on May 20, 2019 12:01 PM IST

ByAnupama Chopra

Steven Spielberg wants to change Oscar rules to make Netflix films ineligible

Veteran director Steven Spielberg’s move comes days after Netflix feature Roma, directed by Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, bagged three awards -- Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Foreign Language Film -- at the 91st Academy Awards.

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg poses at the 2019 An Unforgettable Evening benefiting the Women's Cancer Research Fund, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif.(Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Updated on Mar 03, 2019 09:19 AM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Oscars 2019: Mexico’s Alfonso Cuaron wins best director award for Roma

At Oscars 2019, Alfonso Cuaron won the Best Director nod for his luscious black-and-white film, Roma.

Alfonso Cuaron won three awards at Oscars 2019 including the Best Director nod for Roma.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Feb 25, 2019 02:05 PM IST

Reuters | ByReuters, Los Angeles

Oscars 2019 highlights: Green Book pulls off shock win, Rami Malek, Olivia Colman, India’s Period End of Sentence score

The most unusual Oscars in recent memory were held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Green Book taking home the Best Picture Academy Award in a shock win. There was no clear favourite for the top award this year, with Netflix’s Roma, the period black comedy The Favourite, the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book having picked up awards in the run-up. The 91st Academy Awards did not have a host, a first in close to four decades.Rami Malek won the Best Actor award, Olivia Colman won Best Actress, while Regina King and Mahershala Ali won in the supporting categories. Alfonso Cuaron picked up three Oscars for Roma, for Cinematography, Foreign Language Film and Director.Watch | IMDb Oscar coverage: Marina DeTavira from Roma on the Oscars’ Red Carpet Also read: Here’s a complete list of winnersHis black and white semi-autobiographical drama, Roma, was tied for the most nominations (10) along with The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.Stay tuned for all the updates from the 91st Academy Awards LIVE:

Oscars 2019 LIVE updates: Rami Malek and Olivia Colman won Best Actor and Best Actress.

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Updated on Apr 18, 2020 06:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Oscars 2019 predictions: From Roma to Rami Malek, here are the most likely winners in six major categories

Oscars 2019: An Alfonso Cuaron win will mean 5 out of the last 6 Best Director Oscars have gone to Mexicans. Don’t tell Trump. A Best Picture victory for Green Book, meanwhile, will make Dumb and Dumber director Peter Farrelly and Oscar winner.

Oscars 2019: From Roma to Rami Malek, here’s predicting the winners in six major categories.

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Updated on Feb 24, 2019 12:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRohan Naahar

Oscars 2019: Black Panther as winner of Best Picture, Lady Gaga as Best Actress, says poll

Oscars 2019: HT readers have voted for their favourite films in the major categories for Sunday’s Academy Awards. Here’s who won the poll.

Michael B Jordan in Black Panther, the first superhero film to get nominated for Best Picture Oscar.

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Updated on Feb 23, 2019 08:51 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Netflix original Roma casts spotlight on Latin America’s domestic workers

The live-in nanny in Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar-nominated film Roma, Ignacia Ponciano represents millions of women working in domestic service across Latin America for want of a better opportunity.

Mexican domestic worker Ignacia Ponciano poses at the house where she has worked for over 30 years in Mexico City on January 18, 2019. - The working conditions of domestics in Latin America, to whom director Alfonso Cuaron pays homage in his recent movie 'Roma', is slowly reaching a legal framework. Whilst several countries in the region have established laws for the sector in the last decade, other simultaneous realities such as economic crises and migration, are hampering those conquests and ambitions of formality. (Photo by Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP)(AFP)

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Updated on Feb 20, 2019 07:02 PM IST

ByAgence France-Presse, Montevideo

Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese lead dozens of filmmakers in slamming Oscars

Dozens of prominent filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese have co-signed an open letter against the Academy’s recently announced regulations.

Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars in Los Angeles.(Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

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Updated on Feb 15, 2019 01:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Academy issues clarification following uproar over new regulations

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to the backlash that erupted after it was announced that Oscars in four categories would be presented during commercial breaks.

An Oscar statue appears at the 91st Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills.(Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)

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Updated on Feb 14, 2019 02:27 PM IST

Associated Press | ByHT Correspondent

BAFTAs 2019: The Favourite rules awards night with most wins, Netflix’s Roma is Best Picture

BAFTAs 2019: Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz won big for their role in The Favourite. The film took home seven awards.

Olivia Colman arrives at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Albert Hall in London.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Feb 11, 2019 11:59 AM IST

Reuters | ByHT Correspondent

Alfonso Cuaron wins top DGA prize for Roma, a major indicator for Oscars

Roma director Alfonso Cuaron won the top prize at the Directors Guild of America awards, considered a strong indicator for the Oscars.

Director Alfonso Cuaron poses with the Nomination Medallion for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Roma in the press room during the 71st Annual Directors Guild Of America (DGA) Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood.(AFP)

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Updated on Feb 03, 2019 04:20 PM IST

Reuters | ByHT Correspondent

Mary Poppins and Roma: Keep calm and nanny on

Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Roma’ and ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ by Rob Marshall have a lot in common: Children in a family with an absent father find stability in their nanny, who seems to come out of nowhere only to become an integral part of their lives

The differences between the two films are so many that the basic similarity hides in plain sight.

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Published on Jan 05, 2019 11:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByDeepanjana Pal

From Lust Stories to Roma, the top 10 online streaming movies of 2018

2018 saw some of the best filmmakers in the world - the Coen Brothers, Alfonso Cuaron, Anurag Kashyap - experimenting with streaming. From Lust Stories to Roma, here are the year’s best online films.

Roma, Lust Stories and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before were three of the best streaming films of 2018.

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Updated on Dec 30, 2018 02:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRohan Naahar, New Delhi

Roma movie review: Alfonso Cuaron has made one of the best films of the decade; a cinematic game-changer. 5 stars

Roma movie review: Director Alfonso Cuaron and Netflix have made one of the best films of the decade, a cinematic game-changer that will never be forgotten. Rating: 5/5.

Marco Graf as Pepe, Daniela Demesa as Sofi, Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo, Marina De Tavira as Sofia, Diego Cortina Autrey as Toño, Carlos Peralta Jacobson as Paco in Roma, written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón.(Photo by Carlos Somonte)

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Updated on Dec 19, 2018 09:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRohan Naahar, New Delhi

Netflix’s Roma sweeps New York Critics awards, builds momentum for Oscars

Netflix’s Roma swept the New York Critics circle awards, cementing its reputation as an Oscars favourite.

This image released by Netflix shows Yalitza Aparicio, centre, in a scene from the film Roma, by filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron.(AP)

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Published on Nov 30, 2018 05:28 PM IST

Associated Press | ByHT Correspondent, New York

Of deranged movie buffs, foreign films and real-life drama

From the frenzy that grips MAMI festival-goers, it’s almost like the fate of the planet rests upon these people getting to see a foreign-language film

For one week, a handful of cinemas across the city are overrun by crazed cinephiles with bloodshot eyes and varying levels of desperation.(@MumbaiFilmFest)

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Updated on Nov 10, 2018 07:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByDeepanjana Pal

MAMI 2018: Critics list their top film picks from the festival line-up

Which are the movies not to be missed? We asked Raja Sen, Rashid Irani, Deepa Gahlot and Mihir Fadnavis to weigh in.

Raja Sen recommends Shoplifters by the Japanese filmmaker Kore-Eda Hirokazu. It’s the story of a family that resorts to shoplifting to cope with poverty. The film premiered at Cannes, where it won the Palme d’Or.

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Published on Oct 25, 2018 03:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh, Mumbai

Roma, Alfonso Cuaron’s victory at Venice Film Festival is a bigger win for Netflix

Director Alfonso Cuaron won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival for his black-and-white drama, Roma, making it Netflix’s first major award at an international festival.

Roma, named after the neighbourhood in Mexico City where writer-director-cinematographer Cuaron grew up, is a Spanish-language drama.

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Published on Sep 09, 2018 11:55 AM IST

Reuters | ByHT Correspondent, Venice

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Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron confirmed that he is in talks to direct the next James Bond film and expressed his excitement for the same.

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have already kickstarted Laapataa Ladies (retitled Lost Ladies) campaign for Oscars 2025 in the Best International Feature category.

Alfonso Cuaron says he almost directed a James Bond film

Disclaimer review: Cuarón and Blanchett serve up a gorgeous revenge story that makes us question our thirst for revenge and easily manipulated need for justice.

Five-time Oscar winner and Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron shared his experience of directing Disclaimer, which had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival.

Kamal Haasan recently hosted Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón in Chennai. Check out his Instagram post below.

Orhan Awatramani said he doesn't like ‘old people’ after being called out for not knowing director Alfonso Cuaron at event.

The Disciple movie review: Director Chaitanya Tamhane's new film, out on Netflix, is a demanding drama about obsession; another major step in the creative evolution of one of India's most promising young filmmakers.

Director Chaitanya Tamhane's award-winning film, The Disciple, will be released on Netflix.

Chaitanya Tamhane brings his craft and discipline to The Disciple, the story of a conflicted musician in Mumbai. His mentor Alfonso Cuaron calls it stunning.

Avatar and Titanic director James Cameron has endorsed Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s new film, Shikara, calling it ‘a masterpiece’.

A year after Netflix and Amazon tested the waters with films such as Roma and Cold War, streamers in 2019 emerged as legitimate movie studios, thanks to films like The Irishman and Marriage Story.

Anupama Chopra writes about interviewing actor Andie Macdowell at Cannes Film Festival and meeting director Alfonso Cuaron.

Veteran director Steven Spielberg’s move comes days after Netflix feature Roma, directed by Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, bagged three awards -- Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Foreign Language Film -- at the 91st Academy Awards.

At Oscars 2019, Alfonso Cuaron won the Best Director nod for his luscious black-and-white film, Roma.

Oscars 2019: An Alfonso Cuaron win will mean 5 out of the last 6 Best Director Oscars have gone to Mexicans. Don’t tell Trump. A Best Picture victory for Green Book, meanwhile, will make Dumb and Dumber director Peter Farrelly and Oscar winner.

Oscars 2019: HT readers have voted for their favourite films in the major categories for Sunday’s Academy Awards. Here’s who won the poll.

The live-in nanny in Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar-nominated film Roma, Ignacia Ponciano represents millions of women working in domestic service across Latin America for want of a better opportunity.

Dozens of prominent filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese have co-signed an open letter against the Academy’s recently announced regulations.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to the backlash that erupted after it was announced that Oscars in four categories would be presented during commercial breaks.

BAFTAs 2019: Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz won big for their role in The Favourite. The film took home seven awards.

Roma director Alfonso Cuaron won the top prize at the Directors Guild of America awards, considered a strong indicator for the Oscars.

Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Roma’ and ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ by Rob Marshall have a lot in common: Children in a family with an absent father find stability in their nanny, who seems to come out of nowhere only to become an integral part of their lives

2018 saw some of the best filmmakers in the world - the Coen Brothers, Alfonso Cuaron, Anurag Kashyap - experimenting with streaming. From Lust Stories to Roma, here are the year’s best online films.

Roma movie review: Director Alfonso Cuaron and Netflix have made one of the best films of the decade, a cinematic game-changer that will never be forgotten. Rating: 5/5.

Netflix’s Roma swept the New York Critics circle awards, cementing its reputation as an Oscars favourite.

From the frenzy that grips MAMI festival-goers, it’s almost like the fate of the planet rests upon these people getting to see a foreign-language film

Which are the movies not to be missed? We asked Raja Sen, Rashid Irani, Deepa Gahlot and Mihir Fadnavis to weigh in.

Director Alfonso Cuaron won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival for his black-and-white drama, Roma, making it Netflix’s first major award at an international festival.

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