Posts Tagged ‘Hollywood’

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    Hollywood Masala
    warning : post contains profanities, rated language and graphical material, discretion is advised (”—-with a wicked smile —–” ) The 80’s were a great time not just in Bollywood but Hollywood as well, the amount of education(not just Philmi but practical as well) being dished out to the unsuspecting public was phenomenal, while in India...
    by Vineet at November 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
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    The Aviator- Hughes, Marty and Leo
    Howard Hughes Making  a biopic  is  even  at  the  best  of  times   a  tight  rope  walk.  An author   has  the  full liberty  to   delve into  every  aspect  of  the  character,  explore  the  historical  background,  or  go into  the  minute  details  of  his  quirks. A  movie maker  on  the  other  hand  has  to  narrate...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at October 8th, 2009 at 06:10 am
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    Unregulated Independence
    In no other field of work do you witness such a plethora of posturing, a surfeit of self-serving delusion as in the realm of Independent cinema.  There I have said it! After I had been hired, following yet another terrific round of auditions by yet another Independent Producer/Director all set to make their Film Festival Circuit movie, I got the dreaded, rather by now,...
    by Tori Roy at October 1st, 2009 at 07:10 pm
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    Classic Revisited – Papillon (1973)
    Papillon (1973) Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman “We are not going to reform you. We are not priests, we are processors. We process dangerous men into harmless ones. We will break you physically, spiritually and up here!” With this brutal philosophy the French ran their penal colony in ‘Guiane’ (French Guiana, South America). Insensitive, inhuman and...
    by Dr. Mandar V. Bichu at September 2nd, 2009 at 12:09 am
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    I VIEW FILM 2009 in NYC!
    I VIEW FILM Poster Engendered is an annual, New York-based transnational arts and human rights festival that brings together the best in contemporary South Asian cinema, visual arts and performance to explore the complex realities of gender and sexuality in modern South Asia, especially at the intersection of ritual and religion. The festival is designed not only to raise...
    by PFCdesktop at August 24th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
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    Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Mince
    All mush and no myth in HP6 Confession 1: I am not a Harry Potter fan. Confession 2: I haven’t read a single Harry Potter book. I am not proud of the fact but it just happened that I somehow never got myself to pick up one of those Bibles. Confession 3: I have watched all the Harry Potter films and have followed the story sketchily over the years. I wouldn’t...
    by Pratim D. Gupta at July 15th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
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    Casting Ouch! A Star is Found (Book Review)
    A film stays with you when you begin to identify n actor with a role he played in it. Marlon Brando becomes synonymous with Godfather. What if Ernest Borgine and Ryan O’Neal played the roles of Marlon Brando and Al Pacino? Humphrey Bogart was not the first choice for Casablanca-George Raft was. Critics who sniggered that Daniel Craig was a loser as the new James Bond...
    by Indu Raman at July 10th, 2009 at 01:07 pm
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    Museum For Cinema in New York
    A Museum for Cinema in New York The Museum of Moving Images was high on this writer’s priority list on a visit to New York this spring. After savouring the glass and metal super structures across the city, and hoping for a fantastic Hollywood experience, the museum was disappointing. It is located in the down-market area Astoria, Queens, making it a long trip from...
    by Indu Raman at June 18th, 2009 at 08:06 am
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    Oscar of BOLLYWOOD
    iView Author: Proneet Dutta (Nagaland, India) Email: withheld “FIND BOLLYWOOD ’s OSCAR” The 81st annual Oscar award ceremony was brilliant , extravagant yet not flashy . There was music that was an unique cross between two different cultures & languages. what made the ceremony even more special is not only the music or the plethora of Hollywood...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 25th, 2009 at 07:02 am
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    Hollywood Paparazzi hound Anil Kapoor
    While Frieda Pinto is being clicked all around town by the paparazzi here, Anil Kapoor gets surrounded by them in this video and they just go for it… Click here for the video
    by oz at February 4th, 2009 at 06:02 am
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    All Time Horror Movies to watch on DVD – (in case you missed)
    iView Author: BIPIN VADDI (Boston/U.S.A) Email: bvaddi@gmail.com All Time Horror Movies to watch on DVD – (in case you missed) Ok, I don’t know many who can actually enjoy and appreciate horror movies this is for them and as for all the other sane people, who don’t want to scared witless, well there’s always those cuddly rom-coms to go home to...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at December 29th, 2008 at 08:12 am
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    2008: A lengthy year-end roundup of the films that were
    It has been a crazy year at the movies. While Bollywood has mostly found it tough to spring any surprise, in the real sense, and there are hardly any films which impressed me out of the league (when compared to the last year – examples are aplenty, it had films either so good which made one shout from the rooftop or films that made you cringe and rethink about spending...
    by Tushar at December 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 am
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    Movie Quiz I
    Here are some questions from the Film Quiz that I conducted at Starmark (the erstwhile Landmark) here in Calcutta some time back. Thought it would be a good idea to post them here. Write in with your answers and try not to google. Will put up the answers — and the names of the people who got a particular answer right for the first time — at the end of the post...
    by Pratim D. Gupta at October 14th, 2008 at 11:10 am
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    7 Inscuziflagejandable Opening Scenes that had me pumped
    When I had to write a post in a hurry with a nailgun pointed at my temple, I decided to do away with analysis, or insights and resorted to the tried and tested solution of the intellectually bankrupt. The List post. We all know that the beginning sets the tone for the film, letting the audience know what to expect etc., and some even use it as a bookmark and mirror it...
    by dabba at July 29th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
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    Body of Lies
    First the BIG names attached to this project. Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Leonardo DiCaprio, William Monahan. Based on the book “Body of Lies” by David Ignatius, the plot’s about a former journalist injured in the Iraq war is hired by the CIA to track down an Al Qaeda leader in Jordan. The movie is scheduled to release on October 10th.
    by oz at July 24th, 2008 at 01:07 am
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    Rob Long’s MARTINI SHOT at KCRW
    Last few weeks we have had a lot of posts & discussion on screenplays. Dabba dissected the screenplay of AAMIR. Then he bitched about the Conspiracy against Screenwriters. I thought keeping with the tradition of writing on the subject of writing I would share with you one of my favorite radio shows LA. Its called MARTINI SHOT. Hosted by Writer/Producer Rob Long....
    by Mainak at July 19th, 2008 at 04:07 pm
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    The Dark Knight – Review : Embracing Darkness
    iView Author: Elvis D’Silva (Mumbai, India) Email: withheld Title: The Dark Knight – Review : Embracing Darkness Very rarely do I go into a movie theatre expecting an experience. Instead I think, ‘the promos lied’, ‘my expectations are too high’ or ‘the director/writer promises a great deal but rarely delivers.’ Yeah, ‘benefit...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at July 17th, 2008 at 09:07 am
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    HANCOCK: Super Yawn
    iView Author:Rusted Rick (Kolkata, India) EMAIL: ritchick.mozumdar [at] gmail [dot] com Title: HANCOCK: Super Yawn When the chips are down, things not going all right and trips to the theatre are neither SUPER or HAPPENING in anyway you can always count on the alien fighting, robot smashing rapper to turn things around. And WILL SMITH almost does just that, or at least...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at July 14th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
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    Inside Man : Much more than Chaiyya Chaiyya
    There are movies you walk out of, never to return back. And there are movies you just keep popping out, and flying in to catch a few scenes before ejecting right out. And then, there are movies which hold you tight from the start to end. And keep bringing you back to it, and there you are… each re-watch of the movie brings to light new meanings, hidden in the corner...
    by oz at June 18th, 2008 at 10:06 am
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    Film Discussions : their standard makes me angry
    iView Author: ABHIJEET SINGH (India) Email: 11.abhijeet[at] Gmail [dot] com Film Discussions Films and discussion go hand in hand but is the discussion of some level that is the big question.
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at May 20th, 2008 at 03:05 am
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    Filmmaking – In Praise Of Charlton Heston
    One of my favorite movie stars, the great Charlton Heston has died, at 83. His birth name was John Charles Carter, and he was from Evanston, Illinois. I won’t dwell on his illness, other than say it’s a dirty trick when our powers are taken, and one of the quick and strong is laid low. Which happens to us all. And I won’t discuss his politics, except...
    by Sam Longoria at April 10th, 2008 at 10:04 am
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