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2013 Oscar Nominations
The Oscar fever is back! This is that time of the year when movie buffs all around the world are keeping an eye on the Oscars. Though, in the recent past, they have disappointed quite a few cinema lovers, but you simply can’t ignore the Oscars. The nominations for the 2013 Oscar Ceremony have been [...]
Tete-a-tete with Anurag Basu
Noted film maker Anurag Basu, whose latest film Barfi is India’s official entry to the Oscars 2013 was on a visit to XIM, Bubaneswar for a Conclave Summit. I took this opportunity to discuss with him about the issue of plagiarism in ‘Barfi’, the bold scenes of ‘Murder’ becoming a trend-setter and also his forthcoming [...]
Some know him as God, you may call him Marty.
In a world where the superstars or actors pull-in the crowd, how many directors manage to do the same? How many directors command a bigger pedestal than the cast of the movie? Not many, I guess. During the Academy awards, one name was invoked more often than anybody else’s name. Martin Scorsese. After giving us [...]
Nayagan : Mani Ratnam’s Tour De Force
With ‘Mouna Raagam’ the film industry took notice of ace director Mani Ratnam, however the one film that firmly entrenched his name in the memory of movie industry, critics and audiences alike was ‘Nayagan’. The film starring Kamal Hassan as Sakthivelu Naiker was loosely based on the life of famed gangster ‘Varadrajan Mudaliar.’ Aditya SavnalA [...]
The farce called Bollywood Awards
“These awards are a joke….. its a place where the industry likes to get-together and pat each other’s back……” – Naseeruddin Shah, CNN IBN Its raining awards in Bollywood.The biggest blockbusters are making their ways into the nominations for the best film, director, actors, supporting actors. the list is endless. The question which arises over [...]
Warrior Movie Review – Love at War
“You had a choice, okay. You had a choice.” – Tommy Riordan Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a form of sport where one can combat using tackle and smack procedures which includes kickboxing, judo, wrestling etc. There has been handful few movies depicting the same like Jean Claude’s Bloodsport and maybe a Fight Club which has [...]
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel-Trailer
After Slumdog Millionaire, India seems to be the new flavour of Hollywood. This forthcoming dramedy is directed by John Madden who has previously directed films like Shakespeare in Love, The Debt. The film’s huge star cast includes Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith along with Dev Patel. The story follows a group of British retirees [...]
A Dangerous Method-Trailer
This thriller directed by David Cronenberg, is based on Academy Award winning Screenplay writer Christopher Hampton’s play The Talking Cure. AdminMore Posts Follow Me:
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