Archive for November, 2006

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    Non Competitive Section of Sundance Announced
    Source : Variety.   The one in Italics indicates a possible South Asian Content.    PREMIERES   “An American Crime,” directed by Tommy O’Haver (“Billy’s Hollywood Screen Kiss”) and written by O’Haver and Irene Turner, based on the true story of a mother of seven who kept a teenage girl prisoner in her basement in ’60s...
    by Vivek Kumar at November 30th, 2006 at 11:11 pm
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    Investment Analysis : New Age Decisions
    It’s ironic that a country that boasts of being one of the leaders in Software and Development still has a movie industry that solely rests on age old tools of decision making. Every Friday decides what producers and financiers will invest in, for the next 500 Fridays. Fashion and In Vogue may be the new buzz words but their meaning is the same old – look what...
    by oz at November 30th, 2006 at 03:11 pm
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    NO SMOKING-improvisations unlimited
    Last minute improvs,nothing greater than that.. things are turning out better than expected..My AD’s are forever confused as they don’t know what we might do next..once or twice i was even forced by the shortage of time and other issues to do a shot breakdown..but it eventually remained on paper.. Initially when we started the film i was reluctant or you can...
    by Anurag Kashyap at November 29th, 2006 at 10:11 pm
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    NO SMOKING – JOHN’S MONOLOGUE & KARTIK IN WC
    NO SMOKING – JOHN’S MONOLOGUE & KARTIK IN WC Sunday Morning 7 Am I was on the sets wearing my green kurta (hoping the kurta effect would rub on me). Today was the day where the office and the cabin scenes were to be shot. The office of Pixon Studion looked like a modern day office, with green walls etc. It has to be, since it is a real office/studio and...
    by kartik krishnan at November 29th, 2006 at 08:11 pm
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    Sundance 2007 Line Up Announced
    Hi Folks, Here is the South Asian centric content for Sundance 2007 “The Pool,” directed by documaker Chris Smith and written by Smith and Randy Russell, a class study acted in Hindi and filmed in Goa, India, about a young hotel worker’s fixation on a swimming pool and the family the comes to occupy the house it adjoins. Nana Patekar, Venkatesh Chavan,...
    by Vivek Kumar at November 29th, 2006 at 02:11 pm
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    Kundan Shah Retrospective
    Kundan Shah, the inimitable genius and creator of Nukkad, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na, is coming to Bangalore this weekend for Eye for India, a film screening program for Indian directors done by the Bangalore Film Society. For this weekend’s event, BFS is collaborating with Collective Chaos and Films for Freedom. The program would include screenings...
    by Tushar at November 29th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
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    Kanoon (1960)- First songless Hindi film by BR Chopra!
    Ashok Kumar had complimented BR Chopra for having a knack for recognising good story and script. BR always tried to walk on unsual path as far as subjects of films are concerned.  Anacdote says that he was attending some foreign film festival when somebody commented that Hindi films are just conglomeration of songs and dances and few emotional scenes and Indians cant...
    by Rk at November 29th, 2006 at 09:11 am
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    FOR ADULTS ONLY – THE BASTARD CHILD
    For the longest time in the history of cinema, horror has been treated as a bastard child. Someone always looked down upon, never treated as a higher art form, always slotted as a B-grade flick. I regard Stephen King is my god and guru, not just because of his capabilities to scare you but because of the characters he creates. For the longest time I held on to a script...
    by Suparn Verma at November 28th, 2006 at 11:11 pm
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    Sharmishta Roy – Panel Discussion
    Hi Folks, For people in and around Northern California, SAAFA, will be organizing a panel discussion with noted Art Director, Sharmishta Roy, at Stanford University, this Friday. Details are below. Readers of PFC are welcome to attend. Will be doing a similar kind of event later on in LA/NY and DC. Will keep you updated. In fact Karthik aka Striker, from this group will...
    by Vivek Kumar at November 28th, 2006 at 01:11 pm
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    No Smoking – Poster Contest
    What is the “No Smoking” Poster Contest? Update (Jan 20) The passionate response to this contest touches all of the No Smoking team… as a result we will now have 3 winners instead of one, cash prizes and credits in the movie… This as per Anurag’s latest message – “The response is so overwhelming, that all of us including my producer,John...
    by oz at November 28th, 2006 at 10:11 am
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    Sholay – Anything you wish to change?
    Nothing is perfect in this world. In science we always remain in search to improve the technology, quality of product, cost of production etc etc. But in art when a product is out then its there with all its positives and negatives. In novels and stories followups can be there but in paintings, statues etc no follow up is there. In films, sometimes remakes are there and...
    by Rk at November 28th, 2006 at 03:11 am
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    Breaking news! Sanjay Dutt found guilty
    Just heard the news on Television. Sanjay Dutt found guilty. The news channels claim that Sanjay has been only found guilty in case of possession of fire-arms and acquittted on the serious charges of supporting Terrorism or been part of it. Its a much relieved judgement for the admireres of Sanjay Dutt ,which is bailable, with maximum imprisonment of 3 years. His lawyer...
    by Manjeet Singh at November 27th, 2006 at 11:11 pm
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    Filmmaking – In Praise Of Robert Altman
    One of my favorite modern filmmakers, the great Director Robert Altman has died, at 81. Altman made mostly tv from 1951, with two features in 1957, “The James Dean Story,” and “The Delinquents,” and in 1969 “That Cold Day In The Park,” shot in Vancouver, BC. Although he’d directed them, and many of my favorite tv shows, (like “Combat!,”...
    by Sam Longoria at November 27th, 2006 at 05:11 pm
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    NO SMOKING pictures
    Exclusive pics, John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Anurag Kashyap, No Smoking [oz note: here are the latest pictures from the sets of No Smoking taken by Manjeet...] Some of the pictures in this album contain: The location: Living Room of the Studio, with a glass roof top, giving plenty of natural light for the shot! Sound and Camera unit with our stinking guy! AK giving direction Art...
    by Manjeet Singh at November 27th, 2006 at 01:11 pm
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    Mere Angne mein – Is She a Male ?
    Several male comedy actors have done this that they entered in to the get up of a female. Mahmood did it. Johny Walker did this but perhaps Biswajeet was the first leading man in Hindi film Industry who became a woman for a song ”Kajra mohabbat wala” (Shamshad Beghum singing for him). Rishi Kapoor and Paintal improvised this art in Rafuchakkar. These acts have been...
    by Rk at November 27th, 2006 at 08:11 am
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    No Smoking Script – First Thoughts
    No Smoking Script First Thoughts (Pls pardon for the long break .. was terribly busy catching work in office when not catching on my sleep. As I bonus I’m writing another juicy post soon. Additionally, call it ironic, this article has been toned down and censored. Meaning I would’ve loved to talk/write more. But I’m afraid Anurag might not like that....
    by kartik krishnan at November 27th, 2006 at 07:11 am
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    NO SMOKING Coverage continues
    The scenes of K’s office were to be shot. The location was Pixion labs, Bandra, which is a post production set up. Kartik was stinking like hell :o I don’t think he took a shower after the airport scene. Anurag made him wash his face and shave in deception of offering one more role:) Kiding. Guys Kartik is in one more role!Read his postJ John’s...
    by Manjeet Singh at November 27th, 2006 at 05:11 am
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    Shahrukh Khan Successor of AB in KBC?
    Shahrukh Khan hosting KBC for two seasons? If we believe Rediff.com then Amitabh Bachchan  has denied to further hosting KBC and Star TV has been in touch with Shahrukh Khan to host the most popular TV game show of India. If its true then whats there in luck of SRK? Remember Kofee with karan’s season finale, Karan Johar asks SRK, what is the thing Mr Bachchan has...
    by Rk at November 27th, 2006 at 04:11 am
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    SATYA-the true story PART 2
    Saurabh and me wrote a draft..he was simultaneously writing a play called KAAL..after we finished we came back to bombay..another thing i forgot to tell you..when saurabh met Ramu for the first time and Ramu narrated him what he had in mind..Saurabh spontanously came up with that scene where bhiku comes back home drunk and shefali slaps him and he slaps her back..Ramu...
    by Anurag Kashyap at November 26th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
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    Lost In Translation
    Time and time again, Bollywood movie makers have been called copycats for lifting an idea, script or complete scenes from various global movies. This was all OK before the early 80’s as not many Hindi movie-goers were subjected to the global cinema, especially Hollywood. There have been rumors of writers renting out 10 DVD’s, lifting a scene from here, a dialogue from...
    by Muzzy at November 26th, 2006 at 08:11 am
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    Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low
    There are few things I hate worse than being patronized. I am smart. I am educated. I can understand nuance and gray areas. And, there are few things that bother me more than wasting 90+ minutes of my life watching a movie that patronizes me, that doesn’t think I am intelligent enough or knowledgeable enough to understand basic human emotion or not-so basic human motivations,...
    by t! at November 26th, 2006 at 08:11 am
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    SATYA- the true story PART 1
    There never was a bound script..i did not write the whole film..nobody did..there is a whole lot of myth surrounding the film..it happened..like every other great film..like sholay happened..no individual created Satya..passion did..most of which came from ramu..his being open to moments, ideas, to instincts, created it..it was a different time..it was a different Ramu.. How...
    by Anurag Kashyap at November 25th, 2006 at 11:11 am
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    Free Tickets For Silicon Valley Residents of PFC Plus Would You Make Danny/Kelly The Hero of Your Film?
    Hi Folks, Administering SAAFA, have managed to get hold of more than a few free press passes for National Lampoons Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj . The screening is next Thursday, Nov 30, 2006, at 7:00 pm at Santa Clara,CA (close to San Jose). In case any of the readers on this site live in Silicon Valley (inadvertently called a city, by Dev Anand in Love in Time Square),...
    by Vivek Kumar at November 24th, 2006 at 07:11 pm
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    Not gay Jon, they’re metrosexuals. Its a different culture from ours.
    And what’s different about it? Mainly how gay it is… Click the picture for more.
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at November 24th, 2006 at 05:11 pm
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    Dhoom 2: One-man show
    After Dhoom became a runaway hit, expectations were surely running high from the sequel. And it sure doesn’t disappoint! We see the return of Jai (AB jr.) and Ali (Uday Chopra), this time on the hunt for A (Hritik Roshan), a thief who is a master of disguise. The duo is joined by ACP Shonali Bose (Bipasha Basu) with a Lara Croft-esque entry. Sunehari (Aishwarya Rai)...
    by FenderBender at November 24th, 2006 at 11:11 am
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    Amitabh + Rekha pair – to set ablaze screen again?
    No doubt if Amitabh and Rekha – two complementary actors come together again in a film then that film surely will be a film to revive the policy of watchinhg the film in “First day First Show”. Recently rumour was there in the air that Sanjay Leela Bhansali might be the lucky Director who could bring charismatic pair of Amitabh and Rekha in a film. People...
    by Rk at November 24th, 2006 at 03:11 am
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    Dhoom 2 – Hrithik scores, Ash bores!
    Rating: 7 out of 10 Illogical and quite unapologetic at that, Sanjay Ghadvi follows up his 2004 surprise hit “Dhoom” with a much bigger, equally entertaining sequel that is bound to match its predecessor’s success, if not better it. Throw in some bikes, jet skis, chases, exploding choppers, insanely beautiful women in bikinis, mix it up with a touch of humor and...
    by Vijay at November 24th, 2006 at 02:11 am
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    Dhoom 2: Don’t Compare And Then Enjoy The Ride
    Hi Folks, Just got off the viewing for Dhoom 2. Was looking forward to this one. Not a particular fan of Abhishek or Hrithik, definitely not Uday and am indifferent to the fact that Biapsha and Ash are wearing bikinis, let’s just say, that ain’t the first time I seen folks in swimwear. But more the package deal and I like fast paced, entertaining movies. The...
    by Vivek Kumar at November 23rd, 2006 at 06:11 pm
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    Dhoom 2: is it the biggest hit ever?
    Even as i write this article, approximately 1200 prints of Dhoom 2 would be getting ready for a world wide release tomorrow. I was chatting with producer Viveck Vaswani and talking generally about this week’s release and we both decided to predict the business Dhoom 2 would do, based on a certain logic! Ticket prices in India range from 30 bucks in a bhiwandi single...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at November 23rd, 2006 at 10:11 am
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    Water: still waiting…
    (It has been an year since I saw the film Water, and probably the same time since I heard the mesmerising music. I was happy to hear that the film and music are gonna release in India. But now it seems noone is bothered about the release. Meanwhile, I still go back to the music time and again. I recently wrote my lyrical/poetic interpretation of the film GURU. Based...
    by Tushar at November 23rd, 2006 at 10:11 am
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