Archive for March, 2009

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    The Paradine Case
    Alfred Hitchcock’s The Paradine Case At the outset itself I’d say that ‘The Paradine Case’ is a superb film. For me, atleast. It is Alfred Hitchcock’s 1947 movie that is quite unlike his usual suspense films and is quite shorn of his signature style that every other major film of his imprinted with. The Paradine Case is a murder mystery alright...
    by Arthi V at March 31st, 2009 at 09:03 pm
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    Fermat’s Room – a mathematical thriller
    “The more you study logic, the more you value coincidence” – from Fermat’s Room. Four mathematicians are give pseudonyms Galois, Hilbert, Pascal and Oliva and are called to an unknown place for reasons unknown after they all manage to solve a not-so-mathematical puzzle by a man who calls himself Fermat. A group of people locked up in a room…I...
    by Neeraja at March 31st, 2009 at 02:03 pm
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    Extraordinary Songs in Ordinary Albums
    Indian music for most part (except classical, Gazals and Bhajans) is captive to our film industry. Success of a song or an album depends on many factors outside the control of the creator of the music. Sometimes, the film doesn’t do well and the music gets largely ignored because of it. Many times, even if the film does well, the picturization of the song on screen or...
    by A. Singh at March 31st, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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    Hindi Cinema Recognition 2008 – Winners
    (Click on Image/Graph for bigger version of the image) Best Female Singer (Solo or Duo) – Dominique Cerejo ( Ye Tumhari Meri Baatein; Rock On!!) Best Male Singer (Solo or Duo) – A R Rahman (Khwaja Mere Khwaja; Jodha Akbar) Best Lyricist (For Entire Album) – Javed Akhtar (Rock On!!) Best Composer – A R Rahman ( Jaane Tu…ya jaane) Album...
    by Honhaar Goonda at March 31st, 2009 at 11:03 am
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    I am Shiva, the God of Death
    “…now I am become Death [Shiva], the destroyer of worlds…” Physicist Robert Oppenheimer, Supervising Scientist of the Manhattan Project Michael:  You are a manic  depressive Arthur: I’m  Shiva the  God of  Death. /**  Disclaimer Alert In   Hindu  philosophy,   Shiva  is  considered  the  destroyer, the  God of  death.  ...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at March 31st, 2009 at 09:03 am
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    Dead Poet’s Society: Carpe Diem!
    iView Author: Rashmi Dewan (Bangalore ,India) Email: chickooster [at] gmail[dot]com Dead Poet’s Society: Carpe Diem! The definition of a teacher has unfortunately changed from “a knowledgeable entity who imparts some valuable information and guides a person in a positive way” to “a person who uses ‘notes-of-lessons’ to facilitate learning and follows...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 31st, 2009 at 04:03 am
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    IFFLA 2009 Schedule
    IFFLA has a very soft corner with almost every author of PFC. This year’s schedule is here It has an awesome collection. Some of the movies i would love to watch are Fakir Of Venice, Air India, Ghabricha Paus, Quick Gun Murugan( yeah baby, shashanka gosh back with a bang!!!), Kanchivaram, Sita Sings the Blues, Supermen of Malegaon and Yes madam, sir Not a single...
    by OM at March 30th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
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    Paresh Rawal : A sum of many parts
    iView Author: Akshay Manwani (New Delhi ,India) Email: akshay.manwani [at] gmail.com Paresh Rawal : A sum of many parts As an actor Paresh Rawal’s biography would surely make for an interesting read. From a rank outsider in the film industry, he has come a long way and is now amongst the finest exponents of the acting craft. Indeed, in the last couple of years some...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 30th, 2009 at 09:03 pm
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    Emergence of defeatist
    iView Author: Akshaya (Mumbai,India) Email: akshaya(dot)gawarikar(at)gmail(dot)com Emergence of defeatist Leaving Las Vegas” Movie released in 1995 was, loosely based on semi autobiographical novel by John O’Brien. Nicolas Cage was in the role of depressed alcoholic out of binds of family and work, who plans to commit suicide and on the way to his destination falls...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 30th, 2009 at 06:03 pm
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    Absurdistan : No Water No Sex
    People are alive far away in some other lands than our own respective countries. They have stories to tell. They have visual visions to show those tales. They have grip over their narration and they can use voice over in such an effective way that an audience may no longer even notice its (VO’s) presence after some minutes in to the film. They have humorous ways...
    by Rk at March 30th, 2009 at 01:03 pm
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    What’s So Good About Bollywood
    iView Author: Navinder Singh (Ludhiana,India) Email: withheld What’s So Good About Bollywood What’s so good about Bollywood? This is one question which you should ask yourself before reading this post. Let’s discuss most of the possible answers that one can give about Bollywood movies. Stolen Music from South Korea? Background score? Action that would appeal...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 30th, 2009 at 11:03 am
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    Scene of the Week – Krantiveer
    Recently film ‘Krantiveer’ was in news because the director is making a sequel of the film. But it won’t have Nana Patekar. Anyway, the old film still not outdated: Tip: Sethumadhavan
    by Honhaar Goonda at March 30th, 2009 at 10:03 am
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    INDIE FILMs : No publicity is Bad Publicity
    iView Author: Partha Sarathi Chatterjee (Kolkata, India) Email: beyondbarriersfilms [at] gmail.com INDIE FILM PROMOTION : No publicity is Bad Publicity Here, we will discuss about the low budget Indie films, with no star cast, but certainly have a strong story to tell ! Often, we see films of that genre suffers big time due to its promotion rather than its quality....
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 30th, 2009 at 09:03 am
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    PFC Needs Your Help
    … and your generosity. We are currently short of our goal to raise $10,000 to cover our operating expenses. PassionForCinema now has unexpected expenses that we need to meet in the short term, and are asking for your help in keeping the site running! Please help PassionForCinema by donating money using the ChipIn program that appears at the left of the Page, or on...
    by OM at March 30th, 2009 at 06:03 am
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    Sontha Vooru- An honest tale, but not convincing enough
    Sometime in the year 2005/2006 when officially work on the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad started, there was a sudden rise in real estate prices in that area. Not only was land being acquired by the Government for the sake of building the airport, also a lot of real estate developers came forward to buy land and develop properties....
    by Sethumadhavan at March 30th, 2009 at 04:03 am
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    Site Maintenance
    PFC will be shut down for maintenance and upgrades for a few hours today. Please maintain your calm and please do not panic. We should be back up very soon!
    by oz at March 29th, 2009 at 08:03 pm
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    “One Minute, in One Take”
    Brilliant, eh? Also check out Forrest Gump in One Minute, in One Take Tip:DPac
    by Honhaar Goonda at March 29th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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    Deviji unplugged..heroes of today hold no water..
    TV Studio. Channel 69. Host in an audacious get up remniscient of a yesteryear Sajid Khan. He barks: Welcome to the latest issue of “Wipe out” that captures the best of the entertainment industry of Mumbai. As it happens we have been successful in getting to the studio, the one and only Deviji who has the style, the substance and the all seeing eye of a tigress....
    by Indraneel at March 29th, 2009 at 10:03 am
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    Kambhakt ways of film censorship
    ‘You girls are good only for one thing.’ – quote, unquote Akshay Kumar, in the theatrical promo of Kambakht Ishq A film trailer is a trailer. And the completed film, that is released, is another story altogether. Elementary logic dictates that the trailer and the film should be certified separately by the censors. And thank the lord, that’s the...
    by Khalid Mohamed at March 29th, 2009 at 08:03 am
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    Ek- The Power of One- Totally drives you powerless
    Looks like somebody has come forward to bail out K Sera Sera, the well known production company and thus one gets to suddenly see a flood of movies from their stable getting a release in the last 2 months which were otherwise lying in the cans. So after Chal Chala Chal & Kisse Pyar Karoon which released last month, this week saw the release of Ek- The Power of One....
    by Sethumadhavan at March 29th, 2009 at 06:03 am
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    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
    Kick  ass,  rip roaring spoof  of  noir genre.  Robert  Downey Jr and  Val Kilmer  rock  together.(4/5) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373469/
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at March 29th, 2009 at 05:03 am
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    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
    Spirited Away. You should watch it (again), straight away. A Fantastic World inspired of a Japanese folklore, Japanese Mythology and current Japanese culture. 4/5 IMDB Link
    by Honhaar Goonda at March 29th, 2009 at 01:03 am
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    The Baap of Jai Ho!
    by Honhaar Goonda at March 29th, 2009 at 01:03 am
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    Danny bhaiya ko Indian chasma kharid do
    Danny Boyle Sahib seems to be very angry with all those who accused him of choosing India’s poverty in his now Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire. Perhaps he thought he could teach them a lesson by indulging in dealing with Indian slums once again. And this time by showing something that’s not only dark but sheer perversion. Or else why would he choose Anil...
    by Anirudhya Mitra at March 28th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
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    I think I have lost it
    I think I have lost it. I think I have lost my sense of balance. Too much of thinking has spoiled my brain. While every one saw a straight forward ‘feel good sports movie’ with a screwed up ending, I saw a scathing tragic commentary hidden beneath the layers of enticing feel good ‘underdog’ movie. Probably that is the reason why I was able to accept...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at March 28th, 2009 at 08:03 pm
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    Aa Dekhen Zara- The Title Sums up the Movie
    *Disclaimer- Spoiler Alert After a reasonably impressive debut with Johny Gaddar, Neil Nitin Mukesh is back with Aa Dekhen Zara (ADZ from hereon). Directed by Jehangir Surti, this one is a thriller too with an interesting premise. But does it deliver and does it turn out to be that summer cool flick you’ve been waiting for? Well read on to know more. One of the movies...
    by Sethumadhavan at March 28th, 2009 at 11:03 am
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    Melted by Frozen
    Vipin Handa, film critic and filmmaker, is back to reviewing films, as he reviews ‘Frozen’ exclusively for PFC. Sometimes you are numb, sometimes you are robbed of words, and sometimes you are baffled. All three emotions struck me in a row, when after 25 years of reviewing films, nonsensical films, powerful films, beautiful films, and ‘run of the mill’...
    by Vipin Handa at March 28th, 2009 at 10:03 am
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    Aa Dekhe Zara, Not Much Dum
    /*  Disclaimer  Alert Way  back  in 1990,  there  was a  Mallu movie  Iyer the Great,  starring  Mamooty  in  the  lead  role.  The  movie  was about the  eponymous  character,  who has  a sixth  sense  and an  ability to  predict  the future, including  his  own  death.   The Bhavishyavani  concept,  where  a person  can  look into ...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at March 28th, 2009 at 06:03 am
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    Heaven on Earth?
    Perhaps the only Deepa Mehta film which failed to engage me was the “oscar nominated” Water, helped no doubt by its best looking wooden leading pair. But then again, with the safron brigade raising its aggireved voice trembling at the very thought of another Mehta film tarnishing their age old moral code, the cast itself and the location was her second choice. The...
    by DPac at March 28th, 2009 at 03:03 am
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    The Crisis of Credit Visualized
    A short film based on the credit crisis. It is a well made short film by Jonathan Jarvis. This is, sort of, “Economic Downturn for Dummies”. The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. Tip: DPac
    by Honhaar Goonda at March 27th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
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