Miss Lovely and Gangs Of Wasseypur – Tracking all the Cannes buzz

Ashim Ahluwali’s Miss Lovely and Anurag Kashyap’s two-parter Gangs of Wasseypur premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard and Directors Fortnight section respectively. This post is to track all the buzz from the Cannes – reviews, interviews, videos and more. For the Cannes buzz of Vasan Bala’s Peddlers, click here. Starting with some generic news links. [...]

Ishaqzaade – In defense of Zoya

Has SPOILERS. DON’T read if you haven’t seen the film. We are running a week late on this one. A new film by Ramu has already released this week and as expected, it’s call-it-whatever-you-want-to-call. Because of Do Dooni Chaar and the way the first promos of Ishaqzaade played out, we were really looking forward to [...]

Film Recco : Bhooter Bhobishyot – when ghosts become endangered!

For small and regional films, social networking platforms can be quite a boon. If anything is good, one doesn’t need to worry about its audience. When people become your ambassador, you don’t need advertising or pr. I discovered the wonderful trailer of Bhooter Bhobishyot on FB and was instantly hooked. Have been following it since [...]

Film Recco : Sandesh Kulkarni’s Masala – The Adventures of Revan-man

After working in the television industry for about 15 years in various capacities, Rony D’Costa decided to quit it all and pursue happiness. He generally finds it in dark theatres or under the open sky and write about those adventures here and here. Here’s Rony’s recco post on the marathi film Masala. “Do you do [...]

WTF : Same reviewer and two different ratings for Housefull 2

Times of India’s film critic Srijana Mitra Das has given 4 stars to Sajid Khan’s Housefull2. Who is this enlightened soul? Someone please introduce us to him/her. Seems like a bong. And a bong with such unique taste in cinema must belong to some rare tribe. Anyway, if the 4 stars weren’t baffling eough, there’s [...]

Agent Vinod : “we-got-a-great-title-now-what-to-do” Project

Agent Vinod was one of the most anticipated films of the year. Those who know the filmmaker and love Ek Haseea Thi and Johnny Gaddar, they know what #JaiSriram means. So did he score a hattrick? The Matunga Fanboy is disappointed for sure. “Hey! Johnny, matlab hi hai aasli yaar…” Greed, vengeance, love, doom, betrayal, [...]

Paan Singh Tomar – Dear Tigmanshu, welcome back!

We are desperate for comebacks. And we are quick to dismiss too. All it takes is just a status update or 140 characters. When Tigamanshu Dhulia’s last film, Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster released, it was the usual hype on the social networking platforms. As if friends, family and colleagues were dying to put that “comeback” [...]

Tera Bayaan Ghalib – Ghalib Ki Bayaani, Jagjit-Gulzar ki Zubaani

One of my favourite albums of all time is Gulzar-Pancham. I bought the cassettes first and then the CDs. The 2-CD pack is compilation of songs written by Gulzar and composed by R D Burman. But what makes the album special is the introduction to every song by Gulzar. We all know that he can [...]

The love for “Midnight in Paris” is our own love for the past

The Oscar buzz is in full swing now. And it’s not surprising that with The Artist, Carnage, Moneyball and My Week With Marilyn in the theatres, it’s one of the best weekends at the movies. Here’s Fatema Kagalwala‘s recco for one more charming film – Woody Allen’s Midnight In Paris. Read On. And don’t miss [...]

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu – Pappu paas ho gaya!

Early reviews in bollywood are unlike anything in the rest of the world – you can never trust them. And at a time of social networking, everything spreads like wild fire. So when i heard good things about Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, the first person who was skeptical about it was film buff and [...]