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50 Years of Film Society Movement in India to be celebrated
2008-02-20 00:00:00 The Central Executive Committee of the Federation of Film Societies of India met in Mumbai recently to chalk out the Golden Jubilee celebrations of 50th Year of Film Society Movement. According to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Years
Om Shanti Om a Mega Hit at Berlin
2008-02-19 00:00:00 The 58th Berlin International Film Festival has termed Shahrukh Khan Starrer Om Shanti Om as one of the most popular screenings this year. According to the official release of the festival... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Mega
Atonement: Little Half-cooked, still Good
2008-02-18 00:00:00 In many ways, "Atonement " has the makings of a grand-scale epic, either as a love story or old-fashioned dramatic tale. As told by director Joe Wright (following on from his 2005 "Pride &... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Good , Half
Indian Short Film wins Silver Bear at Berlinale
2008-02-18 00:00:00 FTII alumnus Siddhartha Sinha’s short film titled “Udedh Bun,” has won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. “Udedh Bun,” (unravel), an FTII diploma... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Indian , Short , Wins
Oscars: A Fair Judge?
2008-02-18 00:00:00 Critics allege that the Oscar juries are markedly conservative in their view, declaring only the widely accepted and politically correct films as winners. That allegation may have some substance as... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Oscars , Judge , Fair
Crystal Bear to Hana Makhmalbaf at Berlin 2008
2008-02-17 00:00:00 Hana Makhmalbaf’s Buda Az Sharm Foru Rikht (Buddha collapsed out of Shame) has won The Crystal Bear -at Berlin International Film Festival. The ten day long festival is closing today. According... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Hana , 2008
Jodha Akbar: Grand Effort at Creating Grandeur and That Only
2008-02-17 00:00:00 It seems as if the director doesn’t know what he wants to concentrate on…is it a love story between Jodha and Akbar…is it Jalal-ud-din’s transformation to Akbar or is it a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Creating , Jodha Akbar , Grand
Brazilian film Elite Squad wins top award at Berlin?08
2008-02-17 00:00:00 Brazilian director José Padilha’s film Tropa de elite (The Elite Squad) has won the top awar-Golden Bear-at Berlin International Film Festival this year. The International jury comprising of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Award , Wins
No Country for Old Men: Raw, Mighty Filmmaking
2008-02-17 00:00:00 The tagline for "No Country for Old Men" is "there are no clean getaways" and that holds true over the film's 122 minutes, misguided Llewelyn Moss' (Josh Brolin) attempts to escape ruthless assassin... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Mighty , Filmmaking
Jodha Akbar: Magnificent but?
2008-02-17 00:00:00 If epic sagas are about spectacular sets, grand fights, duets this one is at par with the greatest in the world. Look at this scene: Jodha's father Raja Bharmal, visits to meet the Emperor Akbar for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Jodha Akbar
La Vie En Rose: A Regular Rock Biopic Formula
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Justin McGuire reviews “La Vie En Rose ”, also known as “La Môme”, a film on the life of Edith Piaf. The film has been nominated for three Oscars At 114 minutes long, “La... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Formula , Rock , Regular , La Vie En Rose
Juno: Organic and Unforced
2008-02-14 00:00:00 Tom Shelbourne reviews Juno , the film has won BAFTA award for best direction and has been nominated for 4 Oscars The script for “Juno” could well be the best one that has achieved screen... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Organic
Juno: Note-Perfect
2008-02-14 00:00:00 Justin McGuire reviews Juno , a film nominated for Oscars in four categories: Best Motion Picture, Best achievement in directing, Best screenplay and Best performance by an actress in a leading... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Note , Perfect
Persepolis: Poignant yet Playful
2008-02-13 00:00:00 The recipient of the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, “Persepolis ” is a compelling, wonderfully told film based on the autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Review: Michael Clayton
2008-02-12 00:00:00 Justin McGuire reviews Michael Clayton, a film that has been nominated for 7 Oscars this year “Michael Clayton ” is a movie of three lawyers who lack any connections to the world outside... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Review
Review: Emotional Arithmetic
2008-02-11 00:00:00 Jugu Abraham reviews Canadian filmmaker Paolo Barzman’s second film “Emotional Arithmetic” (2007) It is fascinating how the horrors of World War II continue to spark off good,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Review
Mithya: Class but Devoid of Genre
2008-02-11 00:00:00 Will Mithya click with audience just as well as Bheja Fry did or it is going to meet the same fate as Raghu Romeo, wonders Smriti Mudgal This weekend after plenty of inactive ones, I watched Mithya.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Class , Genre
India Untouched and Manjha win Golden Conch at MIFF?08
2008-02-11 00:00:00 Stalin K’s documentary “India Untouched ?Stories of A People Apart” won the Golden Conch at 10th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentaries and short films while Rahi Anil... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Review: London to Brighton
2008-02-10 00:00:00 Tom Shelbourne reviews British director Paul Andrew Williams’ award winning Independent film London to Brighton Writer-director Paul Andrew Williams has been the recipient and nominee for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Review , London to Brighton
Review: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2008-02-10 00:00:00 Justin McGuire reviews 2007 French film Le Scaphandre et le papillon that won best director’s award at Cannes last year and has been nominated for 4 Oscars this year “The Diving Bell and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Review , Butterfly
Mithya: Guerilla Filmmaking in the Raj of Emperors
2008-02-09 00:00:00 Bikas Mishra reviews Rajat Kapoor’s latest film Mithya After watching Khosla Ka Ghosla, I looked for him in other films. In Bheja Fry though he was there but with a distorted face and a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Guerilla , Filmmaking
Martin Scorsese?s Shine a Light set for an Indian Release
2008-02-09 00:00:00 Martin Scorsese’s documentary on Rolling Stones is all set to rock India, reports a DearCinema Correspondent Mumbai based world cinema distributors, Palador Pictures, have announced to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Indian , Release , Shine , Light , Martin Scorsese
Reflecting on Matrix Reloaded
2008-02-09 00:00:00 Hitesh Joshi reflects on Matrix Reloaded The Wachowski brothers fascinated the world with their 1999 classic The Matrix, with its unprecedented visual effects & refreshingly original screenplay.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Review: Cloverfield
2008-02-05 00:00:00 Cloverfield is akin to The Blair Witch Project but with a traditional structure and higher production values. In this sense it loses its realism as a poorly edited home movie, but gains much in realm... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Review , Cloverfield
Mutluluk: A Love Story of A Killer and A Victim
2008-02-04 00:00:00 Jugu Abraham writes on Turkish director Abdullah Oguz’s film that won special jury prize at Kerala International Film Festival 2007 Some forty years ago, one went to a movie because it was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Love , Story , Killer , Love story , A Love Story
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
2008-02-04 00:00:00 Tom Shelbourne reviews Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months , 3 Weeks and 2 Days , a film that won Golden Palm and FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes 2007 Romanian cinema has been surprisingly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Manorama Six Feet Under: The Most Interesting Film of 2007
2008-02-03 00:00:00 Aniruddha Basu reviews Manorama: Six Feet Under I suppose seeing this movie was inevitable, given the buzz it has generated, but I had been putting off the inevitable for a long time. Maybe it was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Interesting , Film , Six Feet Under
François Truffaut DVDs Released in India
2008-01-31 00:00:00 World Cinema seems to be in the air this season, while five India n cities are having a rendezvous with French Cinema, the pioneers of this segment in India, Palador Pictures have releases a DVD set... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Dvds , Released
Luo Ye Gui Gen: Beguiling Escapism That Makes You Reflect on Human Behavior
2008-01-31 00:00:00 Jugu Abraham writes on Chinese director Yang Zhang’s “Luo ye gui gen (Getting home) that won the 2007 Berlin Film Festival Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Asian film NETPAC... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Behavior , Human
There Will Be Blood: Perfect, Unique and Unpredictable
More articles from this author:2008-01-31 00:00:00 Justin McGuire reviews There will be Blood , the film that has won 21 awards so far and has been nominated for 8 Oscars this year. Daniel Day-Lewis picks roles with patience and care that I wish would... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit DearCinema for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Unique , Perfect , There Will Be Blood 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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