In my new video essay, the films under study are SONCHIRIYA and CHILDREN OF MEN.
The focus is on how an 'Unlikely Hero Turned Saviour' archetype is adapted into two different settings - one in a dystopian society in London and the other in Chambal valley.
https://t.co/6BYIqonK9E
Ved Mehta lost his eyesight at an early age and moved to the United States in his teenage years. His work at THE NEW YORKER for more than three decades caught the attention of Wes Anderson.
He is credited for introducing 20th century Americans to India through his writings.
Wes Anderson's THE FRENCH DISPATCH that he calls a "love letter to journalists" is dedicated to a bunch of journos who worked for THE NEW YORKER.
One among those names is the Indian origin writer VED MEHTA.
Independence Day is not for celebration. It is an annual, sombre reminder of what independence means, how much we have it and why we can't stop fighting for it
To All the #Film_Communities in The World and Who Loves Film and Cinema!
I write to you with a broken heart and a deep hope that you can join me in protecting my beautiful people, especially filmmakers from the Taliban.
#Share it please, don't be #silent.
UNVEILING THE KASHISH 2021 FESTIVAL TRAILER!!
The 12th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia's biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, will screen 221 films from 53 countries from Aug 19 - Sept 5, 2021, alongwith panel discussions & filmmaker Q&As.
I need an explanation from folks who complain that iconic films get "ruined" whenever they are remade.
How does that happen?
Do the copies of the original film vanish into thin air once the remake is announced?
Bahman Ghobadi's TURTLES CAN FLY is one of the most heart-breaking movies you'll ever see.
We see the Iraq war unfold through the eyes of refugee children who navigate the crisis to best of their abilities, though some of them are unable to recover from the horrors of war.
In my new video essay, the films under study are SONCHIRIYA and CHILDREN OF MEN.
The focus is on how an 'Unlikely Hero Turned Saviour' archetype is adapted into two different settings - one in a dystopian society in London and the other in Chambal valley.
https://t.co/6BYIqonK9E
I first spoke to Prateek Vats in June, 2015, when he was spearheading the FTII protests against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan. 5 years later, he's made one of the most important films to have come out of Narendra Modi’s India. A profile. https://t.co/jNoaGi07kc
ALIEN and ALIENS used mirrors to extend the sets and create more visual depth. You can spy the reflections of Harry Dean Stanton and Yaphet Kotto if you peep closely. Practical solutions for maximum effect.
#filmmaking
The gate is open. No one is keeping it. You can find almost any movie you want on the Internet if you decide to look for it. If it’s not legally available, somebody pirated it. If your taste is confined to a tiny circle of things you already know you like, that’s on you.
We’ve lost one of our most iconic and beloved actors. From the Stratford Festival to "The Sound of Music" to "Star Trek," and countless other performances, Christopher Plummer gave life to so many characters we love and cherish - and always performed with gravitas and heart.