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Rebecca Miller thanks Martin Scorsese for his ‘immense honesty and fearlessness’

Rebecca Miller thanks Martin Scorsese for his ‘immense honesty and fearlessness’

Los Angeles, Filmmaker Rebecca Miller, who has made a five-part documentary series on Martin Scorsese, has thanked the legendary director for allowing her to make the series with “real freedom”. Rebecca Miller thanks Martin Scorsese for his ‘immense honesty and fearlessness’ Miller directed the 2025 five-part documentary series “Mr Scorsese” after studying about the filmmaker. She was awarded at entertainment news outlet’s IndieWire Honors ceremony, held at Nya West in Hollywood on June 4, for her work. Miller said she initially wanted to make a film on the filmmaker only to realise there was so much to study about him, and ended up with a series. “In my case, my character is that I’m really interested in other people’s characters… When I got the opportunity to make a film about Martin Scorsese, I started down this wormhole for five years,” she said, adding her series of conversations with Scorsese turned “so vast and overpowering and so rich that it ended up a five-hour series.” The series, released on Apple TV , explores Scorsese’s upbringing, battles …

ICC T20 World Cup: Courage, team spirit, fearlessness, trust and faith – how Gautam Gambhir & Suryakumar Yadav explained latest addition to India’s trophy cabinet | Cricket News

ICC T20 World Cup: Courage, team spirit, fearlessness, trust and faith – how Gautam Gambhir & Suryakumar Yadav explained latest addition to India’s trophy cabinet | Cricket News

The trophy gleamed beside Suryakumar Yadav on the table. The gaze of coach Gautam Gambhir, seated to his right, often veered towards the trophy. He shed his usual stiff demeanour, smiled and laughed and only put on a stern face when it was mentioned that Surya is the more natural smiler. “Yes, yes, he is the smiler,” Gambhir said, before putting on a stern face. It was a night the masks fell off the captain and coach, when their emotions were pure, when they were unstained by the need to put on a different face in front of the media. Surya, repeatedly filing disclaimers that the moment is sinking in, did not try many wisecracks but spoke as he naturally would, at times with a sense of informality. “When we wake up tomorrow and go back home, I don’t know where we are going, but it will be a special feeling,” he said, still in dazed wakefulness. Gambhir was more switched on and articulate. His pet word was courage. He sprayed it five times and …

Jonathan Nolan says Bollywood has ‘fearlessness, ambition’ that Hollywood lacks: ‘That is very exciting’ | Interview

Jonathan Nolan says Bollywood has ‘fearlessness, ambition’ that Hollywood lacks: ‘That is very exciting’ | Interview

Published on: Dec 17, 2025 06:06 am IST Jonathan Nolan speaks to HT about his impressions of Indian cinema and what makes it stand out against Hollywood. When Jonathan Nolan last visited India in 2024, he immediately became everyone’s favourite international filmmaker as he called Bollywood ‘bigger than’ Hollywood. As he prepares for the release of the second season of his acclaimed series Fallout, Nolan spoke to Hindustan Times about Indian cinema’s place in the global milieu and what edge it has over Hollywood. Jonathan Nolan is all praise for Indian cinema. Jonathan Nolan on Indian cinema Nolan attended the Asia premiere of Fallout season 2 in Tokyo this week, where HT reminded him of his statement from last year. When asked what gives Bollywood an edge over Hollywood, the writer-director says, “I think it’s very clear, and you sort of started to see the global fascination with Indian filmmaking. It is fearless in those ways at its best. Hollywood can be, too. But (in India), there’s a level of ambition that is very exciting.” …

Treesa-Gayatri Olympic medal contender; Anmol’s fearlessness stands out: Vimal Kumar

Coach Vimal Kumar is all praise of the women’s doubles pairing of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand and 17-year-old women’s singles player Anmol Kharb as they played vital roles in India’s historic Badminton Asia Team Championships title-winning performance in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The world no. 23 Treesa and Gayatri played two important matches in the semifinal and final to pave the way for India’s victory. In the semifinal, the Indian pair prevailed over world no. 6 Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in a three-gamer (21-17, 16-21, 22-20) to neutralise Japan’s 1-0 lead after PV Sindhu went down to Aya Ohori in the first match. In the final, they doubled up India’s lead by clinching another three-gamer (21-16, 18-21, 21-16) against Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Pranjongjai, who are ranked 13 places above Treesa and Gayatri in the world rankings. Treesa and Gayatri were also crucial to India’s 3-2 win over China in the group stage, as they helped India draw level in the tie with a three-game win to set the stage for Anmol, who defeated …