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IFFI Diary – Vol 2 : IFFI Photoblog
The happenings at IFFI have been pretty insipid and banal so far. Even the films have not been up to the standard of a film festival. So, instead of some repetitive...
Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Review : A fitting salute to human spirit
All our life, we’ve been told stories of achievers. These stories have come to us from various sources like our grandparents, teachers, the television, the...
Nauka Doobi (Boatwreck) Review : Petty posturing, Overhyped director
Rituparno Ghosh has often been called the one with the potential to fill the void in Bengali cinema left by the likes of Ray, Ghatak & Sen. I’m not extensively...
IFFI Diary – Vol. 1 : Hum Nahi Sudhrenge!!
(For those not conversant with Hindi, the post title translates to “We’ll stay the way we are…we won’t improve”) Goa is beautiful as...
Howl : A landmark piece of cinema
If I had to choose my singular favorite film from the recent MAMI fest, it would be the Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman directed Howl. Revolving around the obscenity...
Chronicles of an independent filmmaker : The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project
Robert Rodriguez stenciled his name on the history of cinema when he made El Mariachi for a measly $7,000. And though there is light years between the two in terms...
Review : The Social Network
While walking out of The Social Network, the opening film at MAMI 2010, there was a clear line of thought running in my mind. It was an Aaron Sorkin film. It was...
MAMI Diary – Day 1 : All that wannabe jazz
They say that the first impression is the last one. The MAMI film festival had presented a tremendous first impression for themselves with their amazing line-up...
MAMI Fest Screening Schedule compiled datewise
The screening schedule for MAMI Fest is up finally. It can be accessed here. The films are playing in a total of 9 screens (1 at Chandan Cinema, Juhu; 5 at PVR,...
iView Diary – Days 4 and 5
Day 4: Started off on a great note with the screening of ISHQIYA. For me, this was the first experience of watching the movie on the big screen. I loved it even...
iView Diary – Day 3
Day 3: Day 3 started with a panel discussion. Actually, an Industry Roundtable on ‘New Directions in South Asian Cinema’. There was a slight hitch....
iView Diary – Day 1 & 2
Day 1: Waking up at 3 am in the morning is never an interesting proposition! But when there is hope of meeting your God of cinema, you feel a lot better. So, I...
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