2015 was a fine period for me. I went to the Mumbai Film Festival, something that I’d been meaning to do for some time now. I could also go to Experimenta to meet and interact with several interesting artists and curators… Read More
The ten best films of … 1925
The Big Parade (1925). Kristin here: As all about us in the blogosphere are listing their top ten films for 2015, we do the same for ninety years ago. Our eighth edition of this surprisingly popular series reaches 1925, when some… Read More
Paul Dalio: Touched With Fire: Chronicles on the Poetry of Madness – Part 1
I remember the exact second I first went crazy. I was sitting in my room at the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood and lit up a joint. Read more: Touched With Fire, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Illness, Film, Poetry, Arts News Read More
The Carpetbagger: Charlotte Rampling and Those Dolly Birds
The star of “45 Years” says the role of “the sweet girlfriend who is happily following the man” never appealed to her. Read More
Why I’d like to be Jennifer Connelly in Labyrinth
Goblins, animatronics and David Bowie’s trouser bulge aside, Jim Henson’s adventure is really a universal coming-of-age tale, and a reminder to persevere when life gets tough Why I’d like to be John Cusack in Grosse Pointe Blank Why … Read More
AOL BUILD: @TheGiverMovie Joins #AOLBUILD
Gino DePinto, AOL BUILD Catch the latest #AOLBUILD where the author, director and cast of The Giver will join us to discuss the ins and outs of t… Read more: AOL Build, Directing, The Giver, Best Seller, Phillip Noyce, Producer… Read More
Notes From Experimenta 2013
By the time I got to know the details, I’d already missed half of this year’s Experimenta, India’s most prominent experimental film festival founded by Shai Heredia in 2003. This year’s edition was impressive not only in its expansiveness, being categorized… Read More
Comic-Con: The end of an era, and other highlights
Kristin here: Long-time readers of this blog may recall that in 2008 I went to Comic-Con for the first time. I can’t recall exactly what led me to take the plunge. It may have been that by that… Read More
Marion Cotillard’s finest role?
The Dardenne brothers’ Two Days, One Night stars the Oscar-winner as a woman facing a terrible ordeal. Film critic Nicholas Barber gives his review. Read More
Ajay Devgn: We know the difference between good film and fest release
“I don’t think is a parameter. We all know which film is good and which film has worked because of the time of release be it Diwali, Eid or whatever and which film really deserves a sequel. Read More
Ellipsis #74
Paradies: Glaube (2012) (Paradise: Faith) Ulrich Seidl German/Arabic Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise: Faith (2012), the second film in the Paradise trilogy, could be seen as a complement to its predecessor Paradise: Love (2012). While in Love, Klara … Read More
What’s left to discover today? Plenty.
Der Tunnel (William Wauer, 1915). DB here: Being a cinephile is partly about making discoveries. True, one person’s discovery is another’s war horse. But nobody has seen everything, so you can always hope to find something fresh. There&#… Read More
I will not do multi-starrer films: Ali Fazal
“My next two films will have me in lead roles and that show people are putting trust in me. Read More