2020 proves to be a landmark year for world movies as South Korean multi-genre drama Parasite sweeps major trophies at the 92nd Oscars. Full list of winners below: Best Picture Ford v Ferrari Jojo Rabbit Little Women 1917 Marriage Story Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Parasite (WINNER) Joker Best […]
Oscar 2019 Winners: The Complete List
The biggest motion picture awards in the world have just been announced! Here goes the nominees and the winners of the Academy Awards for the year 2018: Best Picture Black Panther BlacKkKlansman Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Green Book – WINNER! Roma A Star is Born Vice Best Director Alfonso Cuarón […]
And the Oscar goes to…
The 90th Academy Awards saw stiff competition with some of the best candidates coming out trumps! Here’s the list of winners… Best Picture Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Best Director […]
Cinema, seaside and a city that dazzled… | IFFI 2016 Diaries
Film festival-hopping is nothing new for cinephiles. From planning your dates beforehand and brooding over film synopsis to making that painful decision of which ones to miss – there’s a lot of activity and buzz! This is thrilling season of watching some of the year’s greatest cinema and meeting folks of […]
‘Veeram’ review – Drowns in its own breathtaking beauty
It is often that a film is so ornate that it drowns in its own breathtaking beauty. Celebrated Malayalam filmmaker Jayaraj’s latest offering Veeram Macbeth falls victim of the same catastrophe. While the visuals do not hurt much, the lack of sync between the beautiful people and screen and writing […]
“One Day, Seven Films” – Experiencing Indian Panorama at IFFI, Goa…
Precisely what they call a movie marathon happened today with me, at 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa’s 5th day. I got to explore as many as 7 films including few red carpets with the cast and crew in attendance. Interestingly, all of them belonged to the Indian […]
“Harikatha Prasanga (Chronicles of Hari)”… A well-researched piece on gender identity crisis!
Art, often, enjoys greater freedom and choices than artists. Art knows no boundaries while society keeps artists at seams. In debutante Ananya Kasaravalli’s Harikatha Prasanga (Chronicles of Hari), art is a nearly a saviour to its performer. Why? Because Karnataka treasures its traditional art form ‘Yakshagana’ with staunch pride. On […]
“American Honey”… An unseen kaleidoscope on North American counterculture!
A road film through the United States of America that pretty much sums up its under-explored counterculture. Centred around a group of edgy hippies on a magazine subscription sale, the film attempts to project their aspirations, adventures, sentiments and veiled dreams. The road trip ain’t one through those plush states […]
“Arrival”… A creative, emotionally rich science fiction drama!
Language. Every organism has one since communication is indispensable. Languages let us connect with your past and future, while allowing us to persist in the present. Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s latest Arrival examines how communication could change the world around. The film, incidentally, belongs to the science-fiction genre and hence offers a […]
Films of myriad genres and a short interaction… | Day 3 at IFFI Goa
Day 3 at the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI, Goa) was one of surprises. First was meeting acclaimed director from Kerala Dr. Biju for a short interaction. The filmmaker, whose features film have played across film festivals in the world, returns to IFFI 2016 with his latest feature film Kaadu […]