CE's Weekly Digest: Your essential read for the fourth week of February

The last week of February saw the release of the Ajith Kumar-starrer Good Bad Ugly's trailer. Audiences got a new look at many films through their trailers. Some films confirmed their release dates, including Marvel's Thunderbolts, which has an early release in India. Besides, the passing of a legendary Hollywood actor left world cinema in a state of mourning. Some of the Best Picture Oscar-nominated films finally came out in theatres in India. In the Malayalam film industry, the row over halting film production due to producers' cost concerns intensified when two more film personalities took to social media to share their strong opinions. Did you have a busy week at work and miss out on any big story from the world of Indian or international cinema last week? Here is our weekly roundup to help you be informed about all the latest in cinema.

In the lead-up to the Oscars ceremony, read up about the winners and nominees of the Independent Spirit Awards:

Director Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan and actor Kalesh Ramanand spoke to CE about their film Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai, what it means to be an LGBTQ+ ally, and more

CE spoke to Aadhi and Arivazhagan, the star and director of Sabdham, respectively, on collaborating on a horror film after Eeram (2009).

In this week's Cinema Without Borders column, Namrata Joshi wrote about Cole Webley's Omaha.

CE interviewed the team behind the second season of the hit series, Suzhal, who spoke about the world of its second season.

Of the first major news about HBO's Harry Potter series, John Lithgow confirmed his role as Dumbledore.

CE spoke to Superboys of Malegaon director Reema Kagti, writer Varun Grover and filmmaker Nasir Shaikh about their latest release.

TNIE interviewed Anna Ben about her career so far and her aspirations for the future. Here is how it transpired:

Actor Priyamani talked to TNIE about her career, working with the likes of Mammootty, Mohanlal, Shah Rukh Khan and Manoj Bajpayee, praise from PM Narendra Modi and more. Here is how the conversation went:

Mazaka star Sundeep Kishn talked about why he felt the need to headline a family entertainer after a long time, why he doesn’t want to play villains in commercial films anymore, and more. Here is how the conversation panned out:

Actor Antony Varghese talked to us about his 'action-packed' journey from Angamaly Diaries to Daveed, his desire to explore other genres, renewed career plans, the one big regret, and more

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin met music maestro Ilaiyaraja, as he is set to release his first symphony album, Valiant. An album for which he collaborated with the London Symphony Orchestra.

In the past week, we saw the tragic passing of Michelle Trachtenberg and Gene Hackman.

Several projects were released this past week, and the team at CE, were able to provide consummate reviews for them.

Sudhir Srinivasan spoke about Dragon in his Late Review. The team at CE, also review other Tamil projects like Agathiyaa, Sabdham, Kooran and Suzhal 2.

In the Hindi Language, Superboys of Malegaon and Dabba Cartel were reviewed by the team at CE.

In the Kannada language, the team at CE reviewed 1990's, Apaayavide Eccharike and FIR 6 to 6.

Mazaka and Machante Malakha are the Telugu projects that were reviewed by the team at CE.

In the English language, Apartment 7A, Zero Day, and Demon City were reviewed by the team at CE. A midseason review for Season 3 of Reacher was also published.