Back To The Future: A Short Film Of Montreal’s EXPO 67, One Of The Most Successful World’s Fairs Ever

Originally assembled as ‘an invitation’ to the fair during its six-month run, this short features artfully captured shots of Expo 67’s many attractions – including a still-standing geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller, breezy monorail rides, avant-garde art and architecture, and a curious number of clowns. – Aeon

Filmmaker John Singleton Dead At 51 Following Stroke

“[He] was the first African American and the youngest-ever Academy Award nominee for best director [for Boyz N the Hood]. He wrote [that film’s] screenplay, which was also an Oscar contender, as a student at the University of Southern California.” His career later became more commercial, with such films as 2 Fast 2 Furious, Four Brothers, and a remake of Shaft starring Samuel L. Jackson. – The Washington Post

1,000 Experts Beg Macron: Don’t Rush The Rebuilding Of Notre-Dame!

“[1,169] leading conservators, curators, academics, architects and engineers” — among them former Met Museum director Philippe de Montebello and Delphine Christophe, chief conservator at France’s Centre des Monuments Nationaux — “have signed an open letter urging the French president Emmanuel Macron not to bypass experts in his rush to rebuild Nôtre-Dame-de-Paris after it was ravaged by fire on 15 April.” – The Art Newspaper

Is Bollywood In The Tank For Indian Prime Minister Modi?

In the lead-up to India’s current elections, a recent Modi biopic, a film about a 2016 military raid against Pakistan, and a high-profile trip of two dozen stars to take selfies with the PM all have critics wondering if India’s film industry is trying to campaign for the incumbent. Reporter Amrit Dhillon suggests that it’s not that simple — or, rather, that it’s simple in a different way. – The Guardian