Sourav Bhuyan | PassionforCinema

It was during engineering days that I realized that a lot of movies can be viewed differently.My perception of cinema changes with each passing day.Never expected that I would have a list of synonyms for "Cinema" in my thesaurus.

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Come and See (1985)
In times of adversity, stories of triumph, grief and inhumanity are not unusual. Humans are subjected to emotions which are extreme. “War” brings out the best and worst in humans. Come and See (1985) by Elem Klimov is one of the finest examples in world cinema which depicts war in its truest sense. It has no messages to offer to its audience. After watching Come and...
by Sourav Bhuyan at October 20th, 2009 at 06:10 pm
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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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Interview: Neeraj Pandey
In the recently concluded Hindi Cinema Recognition 2008, Mr. Neeraj Pandey had the maximum votes for Best Writer-A Wednesday. In this exclusive post, he answers questions put forward by PFC authors. Please extend him a warm welcome to PassionForCinema.Com Q) Short Profile / Biography English Literature Hons. No formal training in Film-making. And I hope it doesn’t show....
by Sourav Bhuyan at April 22nd, 2009 at 10:04 am
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The Fall by serendipity
I discovered the “The Fall” by accident.I cannot call it an “accident” but serendipity.As the initial credits rolled,the names of David Fincher and Spike Jonze flashed.I was a bit apprenshensive of “The Fall” but the names of Fincher and Jonze restored farcical faith in me.(Remember:I am not too familiar with Tarsem Singh,its called...
by Sourav Bhuyan at March 20th, 2009 at 09:03 am
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Opeth:Concert Review,IIT Madras
This is an account of my visit to Chennai to be a part of one its kind concert at IIT Madras festival Saarang 2009. Lot of metalheads in India were deprived of shows and concert by comtemporary heavy metal artists.But things started to change in the year 2007 when Iron Maiden,arrived in Bangalore and took the garden city by storm. I would say that Iron Maiden have gone...
by Sourav Bhuyan at February 12th, 2009 at 07:02 am
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Irresponsible medium:Shame on me to be an audience
THIS POST CONTAINS MY EXTREME PERSONAL VIEWS OF THE EVENTS UNFOLDING ON NEWS CHANNELS IN INDIA.The terrorist have already done the damage and the siege is over.The other group of people who have silently created panic and anxiety is the Indian media.They have no sense of responsibilty whatsoever.They are so opinionated and so naive.Everyday we witness birth of news channels..all...
by Sourav Bhuyan at November 29th, 2008 at 02:11 am
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Persepolis and me
I just could not avoid it after watching Persepolis the movie a few weeks back.I felt a sense of Deja Vu.(I shall come back to the reason what triggered it).For now,let me rant about the movie Persepolis. (SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!) A semi-biographical tale of Marjane Satrapi(Director 1).The movie spans over two decades..probably incorporating all the incidents and events that...
by Sourav Bhuyan at November 24th, 2008 at 01:11 am
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Bourne Ultimatum
(4/5) The break-neck speed gives a climactic feel to the film at the onset. IMDb
by Sourav Bhuyan at November 21st, 2008 at 09:11 pm
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K J Singh: Interview Part 2
Amidst the interview (K J Singh: Interview Part One) there were several occasions where interesting topics came up. Interacting with K J Singh was a learning experience because he shared so many of his experiences and insightful thoughts. Hence, it was not much of a surprise for us when he mentioned the fact the he teaches at University of Mumbai and at a private set up...
by Sourav Bhuyan at August 24th, 2008 at 12:08 am
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K J Singh: Interview Part 1
The word “Sound” holds a different meaning for me post interviewing K J Singh. A little introduction is necessary because this man has been associated with all the possible positions that encompasses music and sound in India. He has worked on Films Background Score & soundtracks like Satya, Maqbool, Rage De Basanti, Omkara, Black Friday and many more. Also...
by Sourav Bhuyan at August 18th, 2008 at 01:08 pm
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Heath Nolan and Christopher Eckhart are anarchists!
It is almost 3 am Saturday morning or is it still late friday night? I do not want to spend much time thinking over it.For the past one month..I have not missed a single clip or news piece belonging to Nolans’ ” The Dark Knight”.I just witnessed easily one of the best movies in recent times some minutes back. As a kid I was never fascinated by super heroes...
by Sourav Bhuyan at July 18th, 2008 at 03:07 pm
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Accident “Hamaal”
There has to be a strong reason or a cause for me to type in some lines.I think this is the opportune time for to do so again.The moment I delay my urge to write,I lose all the impetus.Something has been bothering me at the back of my mind for the past few days. ...
by Sourav Bhuyan at June 20th, 2008 at 08:06 am