Archive for June, 2009

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    The Informant! : Trailer
    Soderbergh might have been stopped in his tracks for ‘Moneyballs’ but he just keeps coming at you…with this one he seems to be entering The Cohen Brothers’ territory (?!) Matt Damon serves up another role to add to his repertoire of versatility.
    by Nikhil. V at June 30th, 2009 at 07:06 pm
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    Couples Retreat : Trailer
    If you’re married, you’ll be smiling in this one (or not!)
    by PFCdesktop at June 30th, 2009 at 04:06 pm
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    Guest Blogger Kay Kay Menon : Sankat Cinema 2 – My reply to your responses
    Hello everybody, let me start by confessing a significant hometruth. I am computer illiterate, so much so, that I can’t even type. So lo and behold, how am I posting this blog? Simple, poor Pankaj Advani, the writer and director of Sankat City is typing my verbal diarrhea verbatim. I’ve read each of your responses and been overwhelmed by it. So much as I would have...
    by PFCdesktop at June 30th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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    What is a reviewer’s job, anyway?
    I am angry. Like, really angry. Week after week, I read the Saturday morning newspaper and turn up in a foul mood at work. No, I am not here to teach any film critic what his job is. I am not here to say XYZ is good and XYZ is bad. I am confused. Genuinely. What is the job of a film critic supposed to be, anyway? Last year, when I was at the FTII doing my Film Appreciation...
    by Arati Raval at June 30th, 2009 at 08:06 am
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    1st Ahmedabad International Film Festival: Results
    Results of the 1st Ahmedabad International Film Festival (www.aifilmfest.com): Harishchandrachi Factory by Paresh Mokashi has won the Best feature film award of $2500 . In the Short Film Competitive Category, 88 keys to heartbreak, a film by Nishit Mohan Singh went to win best short film (fiction) and best cinematography award along with $2500. The award citations...
    by Runumi G at June 30th, 2009 at 06:06 am
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    Craft Gyaan Podcasts: Lars and the real girl
    A fascinating discussion with screenwriter Nancy Oliver about her debut feature ‘Lars and the real girl’. She talks to force-of-nature Jeff Goldsmith, Sr. Ed. Creative Screenwriting Magazine about the film, how she wrote it, character arcs, motivations and a lot of other things…a must listen. Can’t get better than this if you want to understand...
    by Nikhil. V at June 30th, 2009 at 12:06 am
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    Manthan : Churning a revolution
    Manthan was second in the series of rural trilogy of Shyam Benegal, the other two being Ankur and Nishant. With the most unconventional idea and the most unconventional sources of fund at hand, Shyam Benegal made this rural drama showcasing the success of cooperative dairies in Gujarat. Inspired from the life of Varghese Kurien, Manthan talks of the life of Dr. Rao,...
    by Arjun Narayanan at June 30th, 2009 at 12:06 am
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    A Hitchcock Weekend
    I redeemed some of my credit card points for some Hitchcock CDs at i-mint to watch over the weekend. I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy them as many famous movies don’t age so well, imho. But thankfully, my apprehensions were unfounded as I had a thoroughly good time. What surprised me the most was how original the movies seemed even today! That, if nothing else...
    by Anand Bharadwaj at June 29th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
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    Caught in Prosopamnesia
    Having a good memory is a pain This is not a review. This is a post about few movies I have seen long time ago and for some reasons could not forget. May be because I was premature ten years ago and the movies were complex for me to decipher, these movies had an unforgettable impact on me. Presently, I can only recollect the basic storyline and remember few isolated...
    by ~uh~™ at June 29th, 2009 at 11:06 am
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    The Invention of Lying : Trailer
    What if you lived in a world, where the only person who knew, how to lie… was you!
    by PFCdesktop at June 29th, 2009 at 10:06 am
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    New York Movie Review
    The year has been virtually empty when it comes to film releases . Those that managed to get released before the strike were all major disappointments and the year has been so far not good . The first half of 2009 has almost got over and now we finally have a film that one can look forward to , New York . The film’s subject matter is known to everyone and this...
    by Saurabh at June 29th, 2009 at 09:06 am
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    Bhramaram – Helluva ride with Mohanlal
    Midway into life, Dante wandered off into a dark thicket of woods, which turned out to be the doorway to hell. He later on meets Pia in Purgatorio, where all the sins are cleansed, and the souls packed off to Paradiso, the heaven. ricorditi di me, che son la Pia; Siena mi fé, disfecemi Maremma: salsi colui che ‘nnanellata pria disposando m’avea con la sua...
    by Ram V at June 29th, 2009 at 07:06 am
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    New York (2009)
    New York Director: Kabir Khan Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Irrfan As the first major big banner release after the resolution of producer- multiplex owner dispute, New York was supposed to woo the audiences back into the theatres. But after watching it on the big screen, I am not sure that the film would manage that feat! Earlier director Kabir Khan’s...
    by Dr. Mandar V. Bichu at June 29th, 2009 at 01:06 am
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    What an Idea Sirjee! (Humour-The plight of a script writer)
    I looked at my script again. A bracket here. Maybe the comma should be removed. Ok. Shit .I am fed up. These characters have aged in these five years. They look old and haggard after waiting in these files for so long. The online computer copy might just decide to commit hara-kiri. The CD disk copy will spawn a virus. Anything can happen. Everybody loves the story....
    by Indu Raman at June 29th, 2009 at 12:06 am
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    Lesser known Bollywood clichés of yore
    I am bored of my posts. Verbosity, forced philosophical innuendos, too much reading into things and the same dour themes. Hell, I needed a break. So I went back in time and read those dog-eared cinema diaries from my childhood. Back in those days, I had no choice but to sit with my family and watch those films of the 70s/80s and the early 90s. It’s only now that...
    by Neeraj Ghaywan at June 28th, 2009 at 05:06 pm
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    The Hurt Locker : Trailer
    by PFCdesktop at June 28th, 2009 at 04:06 pm
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    Transformers 2 sets up a new business record
    It was badly clobbered by bloggers, critics and any movie fan who wrote an online review… well most of them. And yet, it’s stunned everyone who’s received the final numbers of the first five day business. Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen, since opening on Wednesday, has grossed… hold your breadth… US$ 201, 246, 000. 00 – that’s...
    by PFCdesktop at June 28th, 2009 at 03:06 pm
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    Love Aaj Kal – Music Review
    The team that gave super-hit music for “Jab We Met” is back again and this time they have a huge monkey on their back which would certainly result in comparisons . The music of “Love Aaj Kal” is out and I must say I was looking forward to this album with lot of anticipation . The film has an all new cast for director Imtiaz Ali who has never...
    by Saurabh at June 28th, 2009 at 09:06 am
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    Forbidden Reality : Trailer
    Virtually unknown until last night, this upcoming movie from Russia, is fast gathering maximum eyeballs all over the internet for its trailer. Based on the novel by popular sci-fi writer Vasiliy Golovachev, the film is about an agent who is betrayed by his partner while transporting a new psychic weapon. Believed to be dead, he escapes and takes new identity so he can...
    by PFCdesktop at June 28th, 2009 at 09:06 am
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    Some thoughts and Thoughtless movies
    Without wasting much time of yours,I will straight away get down to the movies I watched in the past few days.I was itching to discuss these films with a larger audience.Without wasting much time of yours,I will straight away get down to the movies I watched in the past few days.I was itching to discuss these films with a larger audience. Without wasting much time of...
    by Sourav Bhuyan at June 28th, 2009 at 04:06 am
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    Tarang (1984)
    Tarang Year: 1984 Writer/Director: Kumar Shahani Cast: Amol Palekar, Smita Patil, Shreeram Lagoo, Rohini Hattangadi, Om Puri, Kawal Gandhiok If you want to know why the so-called Parallel Cinema movement in Hindi cinema died down in the 1980s, then go and watch this movie- at your peril of course! The only reason I saw it was to listen to Lata Mangeshkar’s superb rendition...
    by Dr. Mandar V. Bichu at June 27th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
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    angels and demons is an opportunity lost
    Dan Brown’s novels possess tremendous intrinsic speed. The narrative is so fast that the reader is always hooked and his books are always a one go start to finish affair. His books may not have anything profound to convey but there’s a formula to his writing which makes his books such bestsellers. There’s a ticking time bomb in the back ground and there’s...
    by Subhasish Chakraborty at June 27th, 2009 at 01:06 pm
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    A Hangover of Epic Proportions!
    A Wild Night out with the boys! It’s just what the doctor ordered when you’ve been having a rough time at work. But what if this boys night out ends up with you lying face down on the floor, A baby in the closet, A tiger in the bathroom and one of your best friends missing just a few hours away from his marriage! Yesterday, After I’d just landed in...
    by Vikram Bondal at June 27th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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    Jhankar Beats on the Birthday of ‘Boss’
    First things first. Today is Pancham Da’s 70th Birth Anniversary. Despite my limited knowledge of his spellbinding music, I still am a fan in my own humble way. So to not cause hurt to millions of real hardcore fans of His, I refrain from writing about the musical genius – RDB aka Pancham Da aka Boss. I thought I would rather write about something that actually...
    by Magik at June 27th, 2009 at 06:06 am
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    Daybreakers: Trailer
    In the year 2019, thanks to a plague, everyone on earth has been transformed into a vampire. Well, almost everyone. The remaining humans are hunted and farmed for blood. But there is a small group of vampires who are trying to save the human race. And they just made a remarkable discovery…
    by Nikhil. V at June 27th, 2009 at 12:06 am
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    Susie’s got your number
    Dear MJ It was the summer of 92. Dangerous times. If you know what I mean. Everyone was talking about the 3 ‘foreign’ channels that had us dumbstruck. So I ran home with a prospective demand in my head. As I rushed in, I saw someone dancing on the Statue of Liberty, and as Statue of Liberty turned to the Eiffel Tower, the someone changed into someone, and someone,...
    by Tushar at June 26th, 2009 at 07:06 pm
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    Kalavaramaye Madilo – Audio Review
    Kalavaramaye Madilo – Audio Review Kalavaramaaye Madilo (Anguish In The Heart) is Satish Kasetty’s second feature. His first movie Hope got him a national award (which tells us that Satish is a good director), and even though it had no songs, it’s got some amazing BGM by none other than Isaignani Ilaiyaraja (which tells us that Satish has an ear for...
    by PFCdesktop at June 26th, 2009 at 05:06 pm
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    Wolverine Hangover Salvation
    When one has a great line never take it for granted and mouth it at the most inappropriate moment. Even a “you talkin to me…” should be discreetly used for maximum impact cause it’s too popular and everyone has something to say to someone. And when you have a line like this. “I’m the best there is at what I do. But what I do best isn’t very nice.” You...
    by Vasan Bala at June 26th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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    Guest Blogger Anupam Kher : My Tryst with Michael Jackson
    Fans in the Eastern Hemisphere have woken up today to the tragic news of the demise of Michael Jackson some hours ago. And as his millions of fans react first with shock, then grief, at the passing away of one of the greatest icons of pop music, for many who have had a brush with him, it is time to recollect their personal memories. My story goes back quite some time...
    by PFCdesktop at June 26th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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    To each his own Cinema (part 1)
    Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu We’ve to admit the fact that life runs parallel to a misty unknown which has been quest of many great individuals who have tried time and again to unravel its mysteries. Why do people fall in love? What is love and how it became a reason for wars? Who is God and why has there been so much bloodshed in His name? Why we are here on this planet...
    by ahmad raza at June 26th, 2009 at 09:06 am
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