The advancement in technology does not consequentially contribute in furthering creativity. Technology is only a tool in the hands of …
Fated to Oblivion?
Yesterday (November 28, 2009), I came across a rather disturbing piece of news on the net. Veteran actress from the …
Starring Ranbir Kapoor and ???
I was discussing the woeful quality of current Hindi cinema with my filmmaking colleague and fellow Upperstall blogger, Batul, when …
Forever Dragon
I was in class five in Calcutta when I went to see Bruce Lee’s Enter The Dragon at the New …
Dry-cooler, Kevin Keegan Hairstyles and a Reverse Rape!
Topping Khooni Dracula was always going to be a tough ask at the very least but director/writer Bhoosan Lal felt …
Characters and Certificates – Part 2
The story so far : Cubbu is going to ‘phoren’. Cubbu needs CHARACTER CERTIFICATES from the Mumbai police. Cubbu has …
30 days in 58 years
A BBC radio anchor was fired in November 2008 for making racist remarks. She called a taxi service to pick …
Preview: Aadhavan
Come Diwali and the biggest release in Kollywood is this Suriya-Nayanthara starrer, rumoured to have been sold at Rs 40 …
Filmed in CinemaScope
October 2, 1959 saw the release of Guru Dutt’s Kaagaz ke Phool. The film was a total washout at the …
Picturing Violence and Violent Pictures
“The best swords stay in scabbards”– a part of the teaching imparted to Samurais. Violence on screen is an ever …