Conversations with Mani Ratnam – Baradwaj Rangan: A Book Review
When you want to discuss a film of an auteur like Mani Ratnam having his body of work at reference is very important as it tells a story as a whole and reveals the underlined theme and preoccupations of that director and the book addresses his oeuvre of work, but you need to be attentive [...]
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The Commando Part 2: The Overt OP
Loco looked at Gloria’s retreating figure and sighed. Then he leaned back in his seat and looked at the man at the next table. The man looked back. They both nodded at each other. Then the man came over and joined Loco at his table. Gautam MengleGautam S Mengle is a crime reporter, currently working [...]
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Moon(2009): A Truly Different Sci-Fi Film
Moon, the very title of the film intrigued me. That it featured Sam Rockwell in the leading role, added to my curiosity. It is one of those rare specimens of sci-fi films which are almost extinct in Hollywood, all Sci-fi films now have 4 action set pieces and then some mumbo – jumbo as dialogue [...]
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Hero Hiralal Movie Review: Phata poster, nikla Hero!
The advent of cable-TV happened in India in the early 1990’s when foreign channels were beaming in the houses of the privileged upper-middle-class. A decade later came the age of the reality shows with Channel V running a contest to form a girl-band on the lines of Spice Girls; and in 2002 Viva happened. But much before cable-tv [...]
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Reviews
Frailty Movie Review: Small Town Psychosis at its Finest
You might have never been to America but you already have an idea what it’s like. And am not talking about how Times Square looks on New Year’s Eve. I am talking about its interiors. The small town America. The home of the American dream. The house with the white picket fence. All in a [...]
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The Rajiv Rai Trilogy
Recently I’ve come across many trilogies by great directors, like the Color trilogy, death trilogy, some zombie trilogy, some vampire trilogy and there are many more which I’m unaware of. When we look for trilogies coming from India, the first one that comes to mind is the Apu trilogy. I am sure Shyam Benegal also [...]
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D-Day: Trailer
Produced jointly by DAR Motion Pictures and Emmay Entertainment, D-Day is a much awaited film as the story focuses on a mission to capture Dawood Ibrahim. Directed by Nikhil Advani the teaser of the film which showed a menacing Rishi Kapoor as Dawood, drew a lot of attention. AdminMore Posts Follow Me:
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As the River flows: This time, that year…
As I am still trying to comprehend the good show of ‘ekhon nedekha nadir xipare’ (Assamese version of ‘as the River flows’) in the recently concluded Washington DC South Asian film festival, where it won the award for best script & best actor (for Sanjay Suri), I couldn’t help taking a trip down the memory [...]
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Shyam Benegal: The Master of Indian Parallel Cinema
“Benegal has put up a model of committed film-making in a thoroughly professional manner that could be eminently useful for both the mainstream, with its recklessly expensive habits, and art cinema, with its holier-than-thou attitude and amateurism.” It is ironical that talking about Shyam Benegal is extremely easy as well as quite difficult at the [...]
Aurangzeb Movie Review: A Tale Of Men!
Aurangzeb! The last of the Great Mughals before the empire started on its eventual downfall. A man of great ambition, who let his rage against his father and family dictate all his actions. His ascent to the throne was marked by the blood of his brothers and their allies. The movie attempts to tell a [...]
D-Day: Trailer
Produced jointly by DAR Motion Pictures and Emmay Entertainment, D-Day is a much awaited film as the story focuses on a mission to capture Dawood Ibrahim. Directed by Nikhil Advani the teaser of the film which showed a menacing Rishi Kapoor as Dawood, drew a lot of attention. AdminMore Posts Follow Me:
All About Piya Aiso Jiya Mein: A Short Film by Oorvazi Irani
A film maker, writer, film and acting educationalist, Oorvazi Irani is popular for having introduced the Michael Chekhov Acting technique to India with a DVD on the same as well. Oorvazi blogs on MAM regularly and you can check out her posts here. AdminMore Posts Follow Me:
As the River flows: This time, that year…
As I am still trying to comprehend the good show of ‘ekhon nedekha nadir xipare’ (Assamese version of ‘as the River flows’) in the recently concluded Washington DC South Asian film festival, where it won the award for best script & best actor (for Sanjay Suri), I couldn’t help taking a trip down the memory [...]
Frailty Movie Review: Small Town Psychosis at its Finest
You might have never been to America but you already have an idea what it’s like. And am not talking about how Times Square looks on New Year’s Eve. I am talking about its interiors. The small town America. The home of the American dream. The house with the white picket fence. All in a [...]
Kashmir before our eyes : A 3 Day Film Festival in Mumbai
The Films Division of India, has been screening films every Saturday for the past few months.They will now be organizing a Film Festival with special focus on Kashmir. The festival will include not only feature films but also documentaries,short films,readings and discussions on Kashmir.The entry is free for all.The venue for the event is RR Theatre, 10th floor,Films [...]
Meghe Dhaka Tara (2013) : Trailer
Kamaleswar Mukherjee, a physician turned ad filmmaker ventured into Bengali feature films recently with films like Natobor Notout (2010) and Uro Chithi (2011). And now he’s got not one but two interesting films in the pipeline. AdminMore Posts Follow Me:
Mariyaan Music Review: Sonapareeyum Kadal Raasavum
The last thing you want to do as a comeback article after a hiatus is a music review, and an ARR album on top of that.Whatever I say, there are going to be ARR fans who are going to chip in that this was the best gift God gave to mankind and there are going to be the [...]
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