Tag: India
5 articles
Shyam Benegal at the British Film Institute
Over the weekend of the 9 th -10 th June, the BFI is honouring Shyam Benegal, one of India’s leading directors. Considered one of the founders of India’s ‘New Wave’, Benegal began his film career in...
Jun 5, 2012 / Alison Frank‘Peepli Live’: Important, Not Excellent
”Peepli Live” has been the toast and tea of town for the better part of this past year. A Sundance selection and Berlinale screening, it has been picking up favor and five star reviews across the...
Aug 29, 2010 / Kamayani Sharma‘Choker Bali': The One That Got Away
As the Toronto International Film Festival approaches, it seems like a good time to reflect on the film that got away. Everyone who has been to a film festival has at least one of these, and probably...
Aug 20, 2010 / Alison FrankPostal Failure: Aparna Sen’s ‘The Japanese Wife’ Disappoints
Indian indie favourite Aparna Sen’s new film about love through letters lacks style and diction. The phonetic possibility of her surname Sen makes Indian indie filmmaker Aparna Sen’s films a fine...
May 19, 2010 / Sayandeb ChowdhurySlumdog Millionaire (2008)
The general consensus is that Englishman Danny Boyle’s ( Trainspotting , Millions ) venture into Bollywood results in a stirring tale of adventure, romance, and redemption. These themes are...
Jan 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
- Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
- TMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
- The fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
- Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
- TMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
- TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
- ‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
Sections
- News (418)
- Features (349)
- Film Reviews (219)
- Blogs (162)
- Festivals (136)
- Drama (126)
- The Wider Screen (115)
- Trailers (92)
- Comedy (70)
- videos (69)
- Sci-Fi (66)
- FCS (59)
- Essays (56)
- Action/Adventure (46)
- Below the Line (40)
Topics
