Archive for March, 2007

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    Baton Baton Mein
    Director: Basu Chatterji Actors: Amol Palekar, Tina Munim, David Abhram, Pearl Padamsee Music: Rajesh Roshan Year: 1979 Run time:113 mins Baton Baton Mein (Whilst Talking), a laid back romantic-comedy film, that makes you smile rather than provoke laughters. The movie is predictable – there is nothing surprising in the movie – the movie is not perfect and yet,...
    by Honhaar Goonda at March 31st, 2007 at 08:03 am
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    In Conversation: Nishikant Kamat
    “Dombivli Fast” was one of the most acclaimed films to come out of India in 2006. It has been shown in festivals around the world, and won a lot of praise for its debutant director Nishikant Kamat. Following is the text of an interview with the director: How did you come up with the screenplay of “Dombivli Fast”? I am a Bombay boy and familiar...
    by venky at March 30th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
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    ????? ????? ?? ???, ???? ?? ???
    This is a small peice I wrote after watching Ijazat. I had a scene in mind which I wanted to add to the film just for the sake of Rekha’s charecter. Its about what naseer is thinking after Rekha sends her the divorce papers. Have many more of such peices mind, hope I ll key them down soon.  ????? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ???? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???? ???? ??...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 30th, 2007 at 01:03 am
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    Happy Birthday Theatre
    Happy World Theatre’s Day To All Of Us! 1. We are in 2007. Where Bollywood meets Hollywood meets Silicon Valley. Sillywood it can be called. And the one asset which is missing, is human imagination. 2. The theatre I grew up in, is having an identity crisis. What is it? Remember when we switched from extravaganzas to musical theatre to realism? Then to neo-realism....
    by Ramu Ramanathan at March 29th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
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    Sympathy for Mr Filmaker
    Sympathy for Mr Filmaker – an Open Letter There is a (kartik’s version) of a saying – “Hamburger and pork sausages – a day’s meal for a man, a lifetime for a pig” The man is the audience. And the pig, in bitter truth, is the filmmaker. A filmmaker may believe in a value or an idea or a thought with his heart and soul. The thought needn’t be logically or...
    by kartik krishnan at March 29th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
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    Pruthiveeran – ****
    After a breezy “Mounam Pesiyade” and the critically acclaimed “Raam” Ameer spooked me with the last half hour of Paruthi Veeran, Trust me people not a soul moved for the last half hour of the film. I atleast have never seen something like this in Tamil cinema. The images lingered long after the show got over. Paruthi Veeran is what maybe Kamal Hasan set out to...
    by Vasan Bala at March 29th, 2007 at 11:03 am
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    K Balachander – In discussion
    Here is a compilation of the Q&A session with K Balachander at Suchitra film society – exclusive to PFC. Q) When Kannada filmmakers like Girish Kasaravelli and Malayalam Directors like Adoor Gopala Krishnan are making films with a conviction and seriousness towards film as an art form, why is it that most Tamil film makers, who are not less talented, are making...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 28th, 2007 at 04:03 pm
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    About Gautham-A profile
    ‘Minnale’, the 2001 Tamil blockbuster, launched the career of Gautham menon, who later went on to direct the films ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’,(Hindi remake of ‘Minnale’), ‘Khaka Khaka’, ‘Gharshana’ (Telugu remake of ‘Khaka Khaka’), ‘Vettiyadu Veliyadu’, ‘Pachha Kili-Muthu Charam’. Introduction: Gautham, a computer engineer by profession worked...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 28th, 2007 at 07:03 am
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    macHinist : see it never or two times
    Machinist – someone who operates a machine, especially in a factory. Fade in A Brad Anderson film A window – a man wrapping a dead body – hard breath – reflections of city lights – the man come into the camera – lights a cigarette – horrible skully face. My experience to see this film was totally enthralling… protagonist… RAZNICK – very thin –...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 28th, 2007 at 07:03 am
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    Man of Iron – a review
    Introduction: It is not exaggeration to say that films played a major role in the struggle for Poland’s independence. For many of the Polish film makers, Film was not just tool of entertainment, but a medium to express their opinions and views. In late 70s film makers like Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Zanussi started a movement known as the “Cinema of moral concern”....
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 28th, 2007 at 02:03 am
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    Bala [Tamil Cinema]
    Mani Ratnam finds him the most exciting of the new lot. He must be around 5 feet 3 inches. Frail figure almost like he might die of malnutrition. In his first interview to a television channel after his acclaimed Pithamagan he recounts his first encounter with Death. The death of his cow. The family on the verge of poverty had to sell the cow. This man claims the cow was...
    by Vasan Bala at March 28th, 2007 at 01:03 am
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    Kaun Banega PRODUCER!
    This is my 1st article for PFC. I must start with an ode to the man who created it. Yeah i’m licking his balls for letting me this opportunity ….but his balls are so cool right now. This article is a result of my 1st phone conversation with OZ last night. For those of you who don’t know the man just quit his job to pursue his dreams of film making. So...
    by Mainak at March 27th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
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    Shooting from the heart : Or those oz’s “low” quality posts
    So there is this huge discussion going on amongst some of the authors about “quality” posts. Tons and tons of bytes being used to explain why “quality” posts are needed, PFC needs some standards, there have to be rules, guidelines et. all. And since “I’m like that only”, I’ll break the rules and write the shittiest posts...
    by oz at March 27th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
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    Four Short Film-Reviews
    Apocalypto It took me some time but I am glad that I watched this film. This is the stuff to be cherished in a DVD collection. It has ORGANIC, INDIGENOUS & VISCERAL written all over it. Much has been said about the film. The film deserves more resounding applause because of the courage and non-attempt to be perfect. I would like to add that it worked for me perfectly...
    by Tushar at March 27th, 2007 at 01:03 pm
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    Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles – Program Announcement
    In celebration of its fifth anniversary, IFFLA has added a day making it a 6-day long event that runs April 17-22, 2007 at ArcLight Hollywood, a state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of Hollywood. Tickets are now on sale online at www.arclightcinemas.com or at the ArcLight Hollywood box office. For more information on how to attend the festival, please visit www.indianfilmfestival.org. Check...
    by Vijay at March 27th, 2007 at 11:03 am
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    Rebels on the Backlot, by Sharon Waxman
    Last weekend I came across one of those books that one ends up reading start to finish, without taking a break right upto the wee hours of the morning. Sharon Waxman’s Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System (P.S.), will have the same effect on you. Recently there has been a talk of a “Wave”, “Revolution”,...
    by oz at March 27th, 2007 at 11:03 am
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    Buffalo ‘66 – Independent Cinema at its best.
    Few months back i was just talking to my friend about how Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction have affected independent cinema in hollywood and how people started accepting high rate voilence in movies. My friend mentioned about “Buffalo ‘66″ and he told me that its one of his favourite movie and started praising about vincent galo’s performance he...
    by Varun at March 26th, 2007 at 11:03 am
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    Katha(‘83): Sai Paranjpe’s film about Genuine vs Phoney !
    Director Sai Paranjpe will always be known for making three films, Sparsh, Chasm-e-Baddur and Katha. Her three above mentioned films cover three different areas. Katha: It’s a simply told visual story and yet it has universal appeal. All over the world, anywhere in any language, this film may appeal because it deals with the old age concept of “What looks good,...
    by Rk at March 26th, 2007 at 05:03 am
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    FOR ADULTS ONLY: THE END OF PFC…
    I came across Oz through his website desitrain by reading the most outrageous and hilarious public rape being performed, never before has a victim enjoyed the experience and I can say it with authority because it was me and my film which Oz had written about. I had tears in my eyes, I was holding the side of my stomach and wished so badly that what if Khalid Mohammed could...
    by Suparn Verma at March 23rd, 2007 at 04:03 am
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    1/60 th sec ——> 24 fps
    Don’t understand where to start with. Where does this urge to learn everything involved in film making comes from? Can I control it? Will it really help me in becoming a better director? Why does it keep bothering me? Why the heck I am writing this article? Am I trying to show off my mediocre skills or stupidity? Why do I have to convince people close to me that everything...
    by Manjeet Singh at March 23rd, 2007 at 02:03 am
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    Fast Food Nation: The Shit in the Food, You* Eat
    I loved the tagline, “Are we what we eat?‘. Have heard this a hundred times since I was a child from my father. No, not that he came up with this himself..he was just quoting Kautilya. I had never thought that it could be a point of departure for such an amazing film. Fast Food Nation is a thoughtfully made provocative film. It provokes us to think. If questioning...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 22nd, 2007 at 11:03 pm
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    when is the new wave coming?
    So when is the new wave coming? Or did the new wave actually come and go? Did we all miss the bus? I’m talking about what people have been harping about for a few years now. But I think they miss the point…. See just because certain production companies have turned corporate, it doesn’t mean the films they produce or the directors that are making films with them...
    by Anish Kuruvilla at March 22nd, 2007 at 11:03 pm
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    Gulzar vs Javed Akhtar: Styles of poetry.
    While I was watching Saawariya from Swades I realised something. The que of Javed Akhtar vs Gulzar can be seen in the following point of view. Javed Akhtar always wrote songs about one feeling by writing things either connected to that feeling or other ways to define that particular feeling. Gulzar always creates a whole new concept about any feeling, as in his creativeness...
    by Jateen at March 22nd, 2007 at 04:03 pm
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    300, Sin City and the age-old ‘hypocrisy’
    The movie CAN NEVER better the novel. But I haven’t seen the movie yet. The images with those fantastic lines can never be matched by the motion pictures, the dialogues from Gerard Butler and his expressions look way too stereotyped in the trailer (Infact the trailer had dialogues only from the comic). Hopefully the movie offers more although I really doubt it would. BTW...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 22nd, 2007 at 11:03 am
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    Stranger Than Fiction
    There are times when you turn away from a movie lying on the shelf of your local rental store. Then one fine day, for no goddamn reason, you pick it up, watch it and at the end of the movie, walk in front of the mirror, look at yourself and ask “What the hell is wrong with you? This movie was awesome!” For me Stranger Than Fiction (STF) falls in one of those...
    by oz at March 22nd, 2007 at 07:03 am
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    Dushman(1971) :: Crime, Punishment and Atonement!
    People do murders or somebody is killed in an accident by their irresponsible and careless actions. If Judges find them guilty then they are sent to the jail so that they can get punishment for their wrong doings but a Judge in this film, Dushman, thinks differently. He wants to do some experiments with the blindly followed legal system. He thinks that when somebody is...
    by Rk at March 22nd, 2007 at 05:03 am
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    Pray for me, Brother: reflecting Rahman’s brilliance
    A R Rahman does not stop surprising me. ‘Pray for Me, Brother’ is an exceptional composition. The modulations, especially towards the middle of the song when Rahman reaches a vocal crescendo are out of this world. Gave me goose bumps. Brilliant vocals, mind blowing music, and the presence of the genius make it one in a million. Amazing! One goes deeper and discovers...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 22nd, 2007 at 02:03 am
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    FILMS FOR SCREENING
    i need open suggestions form people to give me a list of films which all of you feel are must see for all actors and which have great perfomances to have a local festival here at the institute FTII. what is it that makes a great perfomance? how to go about planning a performance? etc etc we are working on this … please recomend.
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 21st, 2007 at 10:03 pm
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    From Terrence Malick
    Terrence Malick is one the few poets of cinema still around. Watching his 2005 film ‘The New World’ is a real treat. It’s quite a satisfying and fulfilling experience, the best I’ve had recently. Malick plays with visuals, narrations, natural sounds, music and everything to create his very own style of cinema that conveys nostalgia, a sweet-sour feeling...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 21st, 2007 at 09:03 pm
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    Final cut tussles
    The New York Times had a very interesting article on what could happen when a director doesn’t get final cut rights. The final cut of a film refers to the cut/version of the film that is shown to the public. It is a rare privilege when a studio will give a director final cut because the final cut can determine the economics of a film. A few directors do get/have...
    by Shripriya Mahesh at March 21st, 2007 at 07:03 pm
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