Recent Stories
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 has had a record breaking run in the first week – the eight and the last instalment of the boy wizard story has already earned $640.2 million and with that, the franchise has crossed the $7 billion mark worldwide. The film earned $214.9 million at the US [...]
I watched Delhi Belly twice. The first time in the original English/Hindi format and the second time in the dubbed Hindi. It was a different experience each time and frankly, this is an English language film through and through, never mind the litany of Hindi profanities punctuating it. The celluloid-burning cussing is the USP of [...]
The joke that began with that in your face first look unveiled during the IPL, progressed through with promos that promised Amitabh Bachchan’s return as THE angry young man and culminated with a damp squib of a film, was completely on the audience. And it was a twist of irony that four-fifths of the audience [...]
Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das is set to add another feather to his cap. Come October, the actor turns producer, under his banner Weirdass Comedy that will produce six films in two years. Vir, along with partners Kavi Shastri, Rohan Joshi, Tanmay Bhat and Amogh Ranadive has collaborated with filmmaker Kunal Roy Kapoor to [...]
Internet discussions of the latest in the X-Men series have spawned a meme that summarises this particular installment of the franchise. Those of you who’ve seen the trailer might even recognise this dialogue between Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik ‘Magneto’ Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) – “…my friend, killing will not bring you peace,” says [...]
Peter Jackson‘s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Hobbit will be broken into two parts and those two parts will be called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again. The former will be released December 14, 2012 and the latter on December 13, 2013. If you follow the site, this isn’t [...]
This year’s Cannes Film Festival has a desi connect beyond Bollywood. An Indian-origin filmmaker settled in Australia, Varun Sharma is all set to screen his film, Adjust, at the big-ticket do. The 12-minute film is a coming-of-age comedy that follows the initial days of an Indian student in Australia. Sharma says that for most youngsters, [...]
Cohen Media Group has acquired Jim Loach’s drama Oranges and Sunshine, starring two-time Academy Award nominee Emily Watson. Watson plays social worker Margaret Humphreys who tries to help British children who were forcibly relocated to Australia trace their families back in Britain. Read the rest of the article here.
Those familiar with Burns’ work know that he’s as New York as they come. His latest film was shot almost entirely in New York City’s TriBeCa neighborhood, which is where TFF gets its name from. Burns has also had a very close association with the festival ever since its founding, right after the horrors of 9/11.
The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) announced this past Thursday, March 17th the 12 projects selected for Tribeca All Access (TAA) program.
For the 10th Tribeca Film Festival, the short film program will be presented in eight thematic programs and a wide range of cultural perspectives. Drawn from 2,862 submissions, the program represents 21 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United [...]
The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival lineup. The 10th edition of the Festival will take place from April 20th to May 1st in lower Manhattan. “Now that the majority [...]
Follow Us
