I’ve lost count of how many viewings I’ve had of Richard Linklater’s second film in the ‘Before’ trilogy. As I finished watching Before Sunset (2004) for the nth time late last night, I couldn’t get ‘Waltz‘ out of my head. Celine (Julie Delpy) sings it to Jesse (Ethan Hawke) with abandon yet a sense of ...
I’ve lost count of how many viewings I’ve had of Richard Linklater’s second film in ...
KEEP READINGTamil cinema is faring well despite all the off-screen turf wars and insipid star projects. In 2016, Tamil cinema delivered the usual disappointments from major stars and promising directors. It celebrated mediocrity, while fine filmmakers struggled to get green light for their truly distinct projects. Yet, in 2016, Tamil cinema has delivered some good entertainers and ...
Tamil cinema is faring well despite all the off-screen turf wars and insipid star projects. In ...
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Gauri Shinde’s stories come from a space of strained relationships. English Vinglish, she said in one of her interviews, was an apology to her mother. The film mirrored Gauri’s equation with her mother in her growing years. At the core of her second film Dear Zindagi too, is a relationship, stifled and frayed over the years. ...
Gauri Shinde’s stories come from a space of strained relationships. English Vinglish, she said in ...
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2016 seems to be a great year for horror film fans. The year has satisfied the avid fans of the genre as well as the skeptics. Some of these horror movies have transcended genres. Mixed in seemingly polarizing sub-genres. Most importantly, the low-budget indie horror movies have tapped into our basic anxiety and grief, while living ...
2016 seems to be a great year for horror film fans. The year has satisfied the ...
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The story revolves around a linguist expert-and-college lecturer Louise Banks (Amy Adams), who is caught up with traumatic memories of her daughter and is called upon for help by the government when twelve extraterrestrial objects (nicknamed ‘Shells’) appear across the planet. With a willingness to interact with the ET (tremendous use of VFX) to figure ...
The story revolves around a linguist expert-and-college lecturer Louise Banks (Amy Adams), who is caught ...
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Filmmaker Gauri Shinde chooses to tell her stories through women. English Vinglish was a story of the relationship she shared with her mother and Sridevi (Shashi Godbole) told it with finesse. It brought Shinde to the limelight, winning her several debut awards that year. This time she’s back with another story, a letter to life ...
Filmmaker Gauri Shinde chooses to tell her stories through women. English Vinglish was a story ...
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A musical train journey, a 20-something couple in love, romance, ambitions, confessions, heartbreaks and everything in between! Side A Side B opens with composer Sudeep Swaroop on the guitar, Shivranjini on the vocals, in the backdrop of rain, and warm, snug moments of first love, almost immediately inviting you into its world and the journey ahead. ...
A musical train journey, a 20-something couple in love, romance, ambitions, confessions, heartbreaks and everything in ...
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This is one of those years which is ending profoundly better than the way it began. After enduring half a dozen disappointing blockbusters (Civil War is an exception), we found a silver lining in Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Now, the most anticipated movie of the year, the first of the new ‘prequel’ franchise to the global ...
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Award-winning screenwriter, veteran producer, and former CEO of Focus Features James Schamus’ directorial debut Indignation (2016) made me think that it will instill warmth like John Crowley’s Brooklyn (2015). The very opposite happened. Unlike Crowley’s clear-sighted coming-of-age tale, Indignation is about a boy reflecting on the limited paths he can choose from. The film is set in 1951. The ...
Award-winning screenwriter, veteran producer, and former CEO of Focus Features James Schamus’ directorial debut Indignation ...
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Christopher Nolan’s Inception was extensively raved for its concept and twisted ending. However, one of its awe-inducing scenes stole the limelight. In Marvel’s 14th offspring, which kickstarts the Phase III of Marvel Cinematic Universe, one particular scene is magnificently manoeuvred. From the beginning to the end. The gravity-defying hallway fight scene is a source of inspiration ...
Christopher Nolan’s Inception was extensively raved for its concept and twisted ending. However, one of ...
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TV drama biopics have boomed recently. You get the chance to let yourselves into the lives of personalities you’ve never heard of. Most of them are traditional subjects – political activists, scientists, sportsmen, etc. Rarely do we see filmmakers sidestep the standard biopic themes. Julian Farino’s Marvellous (2014) tells the story of one such unique individual ...
TV drama biopics have boomed recently. You get the chance to let yourselves into the ...
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If you test someone from up and above the Vindhyas on their knowledge of South Indian cinema, eight out of ten would know of Tamil and Telugu cinema. The remaining two would go for Malayalam cinema. Their knowledge of Kannada cinema would start and end with Dr. Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan and Shankar Nag, provided they’re cine ...
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Autohead is nothing short of an experience, and certainly one of the most interesting films I saw at this year’s MAMI film festival. The mockumentary’s strength is its stylistic storytelling which is as wholly absorbing as it is wildly entertaining. Director Rohit Mittal’s (who also plays the director in the film) use of the format ...
Autohead is nothing short of an experience, and certainly one of the most interesting films ...
KEEP READINGIf there’s one Indian director whose films seem straight out of a novel, it has to be the man who’s won us over with gems like Iqbal and Dor. It isn’t just because of Nagesh Kukunoor’s storytelling skills but his eye for the tiniest of detail. He weaves them so beautifully in his stories. There’s something ...
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Whodunit mysteries can be tricky; the reveal to the big build up may not always satisfy viewer expectations. This is the case with Kannada filmmaker Pawan Kumar’s second film. Although he initially crafts a compelling, intriguing narrative, the uninteresting, simplistic twists ultimately undermine the film. U-Turn is still worth watching for its intelligent writing and ...
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Dipankar Sarkar
