
All That Breathes
Shaunak Sen’s remarkable documentary, All That Breathes, that was nominated for an Academy Award, is set in India’s capital city, …

When Hitchcock Tried To Go Surreal
While Spellbound (1945) was one of Alfred Hitchcock’s successful films, it hasn’t held up too well with time even if …

Gun Crazy: The Unshown Heist
Loosely based on the Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrows legend, Gun Crazy (1950), directed by Joseph H Lewis , is one …

The Urgent Cinema Of Santiago Alvarez
“Give me two photographs, a music and a moviola. And I’ll give you a movie.” is a quote that is …

Cinema Memories: The Collage On The Wall
Vasantha Talkies was the cultural hub of that little town of Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, where I grew up. This …

Revisiting Shankarabharanam…
It is often said that the first shot or the first sequence of a film normally betrays its intent. The …

Two To Tango: Noor Jehan & Shamim Ara
Noor Jehan officially turned ‘playback singer’ in Pakistan beginning with the song Zindagi Hai Ya Kisika Intezar filmed on actress …