Saturday 25 October, 2008
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. This film examines the three pillars on which the French Republic stands through the eyes of soldiers summoned from its colonies to fight a war for liberalising a people...
Saturday 25 October, 2008
Two city slickers set out to deliver letters from dead servicemen to their far-flung families, and in the process, discover themselves.
Saturday 25 October, 2008
Indian animation has finally come of age. Roadside Romeo, the first Walt Disney-Yashraj rollout is a barrel of fun: “Bole toh, ekdum jhakaas, baap”.Saturday 18 October, 2008
“There's nothing to like in the Middle East,” mumbles Ed Hoffman, a CIA top-notch played by Crowe, trying to dissuade Roger Ferris from staying back in Amman.Saturday 18 October, 2008
Two colonies of ants live on either side of a river bank. Lal Cheentas and Kala Cheentas have presumably lived happily before the evil Ghun arrives in their midst, to sow dissent and discord.Saturday 18 October, 2008
Jag Mundhra's films have topical, relevant subjects. That's the good part. The bad part is that they do not possess a single subtle note.
Saturday 18 October, 2008
When Subhash Ghai's `Karz' came out in 1980, there were mutterings about how it had ripped off cheesy Hollywood drama `The Reincarnation of Peter Proud'.
Friday 10 October, 2008
The trouble with Atul Agnihotri's 'Hello', based on Chetan Bhagat's mega-seller, is that its neither too good nor too bad.
Friday 03 October, 2008
Abhishek takes on the mantle of the next Bollywood superhero — a totally desi ‘mahapurush’ avatar — in a white tunic embossed with golden stars. He also speaks Hindi and romances Priyanka, but looks nothing like Superman.Saturday 27 September, 2008
Now what exactly is this film about? A poor little rich kid missing his parents? A principal trying to run a school of hardboiled kids?Saturday 27 September, 2008
Some files are meant never to be closed, and many would argue that The X-Files fits that category.Saturday 27 September, 2008
And this one has nothing to do with that mid-70s barrel of fun-on-the-run starring Rishi and Neetu, other than the fact that they share the same name, Rafoo Chakkar.
Saturday 27 September, 2008
Warner Bros were getting antsy for nothing. Hari Puttar has nothing to do with the Harry Potter films, other than the fact that both have been filmed in England.Saturday 20 September, 2008
There are secrets within all families, and so the premise of Ceylan’s award-winning Turkish film has everything going for it...Saturday 20 September, 2008
Can women understand the complex world of finance, stocks and shares, and the Sensex? Or should they be confined to watching ‘saas bahu’ serials?
Saturday 20 September, 2008
This is the week of the small film doing big things. Hulla, directed by debutant Jaideep Varma, is another welcome step towards getting back to celluloid centre-stage real people...