Meeting with a legend
While at the Sundance Film Festival, I got the opportunity to meet one of my childhood heroes, the legendary German filmmaker Werner Herzog
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TAMIL M.G. Ramachandran, K.R. Vijaya, Ratna (Debut), M.N. Nambiar, S.A. Asokan, C.K. Nagesh, C.R. Manorama, S.N. Lakshmi, ‘Sandow’ M.M.A. Chinnappa Thevar
View Article‘I want to make appa proud’
Says director Bhaskar, whose Bangalore Naatkal is all set for release. In a chat with sudhir srinivasan
View ArticleSmall films, big appeal
A look at how the success of Kaaka Muttai has changed the way small, unusual Tamil films like Visaranai are being marketed and released
View ArticleOf Bollywood dreams in technicolour
Why Coldplay's new video, Hymn for the Weekend, is causing outrage
View ArticleThe kadalai man
In this weekly column, the photographer tells us how this photograph came to be. This week, we feature actor and director Venkat Prabhu.
View ArticleA massive storm...70 mph winds... a daring rescue
An interview with Craig Gillespie, the director of The Finest Hours, an action-thriller based on an extraordinary true story about the U. S. Coast Guard.
View ArticleMartin Scorsese teams with Asif Kapadia
The project, first unveiled in 2012, will be a co-production between Scorsese’s Sikelia Productions and Zuma Productions.
View ArticleOf great expectations and no regrets
Namrata Joshi is in conversation with Tabu about playing the desi twist on Miss Havisham and more.
View ArticleNo fluff, just hard-hitting stuff
Film: Jalam Direction: M.Padmakumar Starring: Priyanka, Prakash Bare, P.Balachandran Every once in a while, some filmmakers surprise the audience by making...
View ArticleIranian and Brazilian films a big draw
Word-of-mouth and recommendations by film festival veterans and world cinema enthusiasts drew fans to certain films.
View ArticleCinematography is a skill, but is still underrated: Anil Mehta
Says he goes by ‘gut feeling’.
View ArticleInspired by Ambedkar
It was the architect of the Constitution, B.R. Ambedkar, who inspired Prasanna Vithanage of Sri Lanka to produce both feature and documentary films on the theme of social justice.He is at BIFFes with...
View ArticleUzo Aduba wins SAG Award for best TV comedy actress
Uzo Aduba won the Screen Actors Guild Award for best actress in a television comedy series. It is Aduba’s second consecutive win for playing Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren on Netflix’s ‘Orange is the...
View ArticleGeetu Mohandas wins Global Filmmaking award at Sundance
Actor-filmmaker Geetu Mohandas has received the Global Filmmaking award at Sundance Film Festival 2016. The award is given to emerging filmmakers from the World Cinema stage on the basis of their nex...
View ArticleMy films are being literally stolen: Adoor
Some companies have uploaded his films on YouTube without his consent, says the film-maker
View ArticleRyan Reynolds credits fans for ‘Deadpool’ green signal
It was only when a small sample of the movie was leaked online that Hollywood bosses realised the support for the film.
View Article'Kung Fu Panda 3' tops box office; 'Finest Hours' flounders
Kung Fu Panda 3 kicked its way to the top of the North American box office with $41 million, according to Rentrak estimates on Sunday. The DreamWorks Animation film cost a reported $145 million to...
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