James X arrives in New York

The last time I was at the little theater at 45 Bleecker was to see Colin Quinn doing Long Story Short, his funny retelling of the history of man and all his weaknesses and  imperfections, before it shifted to Broadway. Last night, I was there for the preview of a drama – James X – […]

Boy, I hope they don’t mess this up

Very interested to see that AMC will be developing a TV series of Vikram Chandra’s wonderful, hulking big opus Sacred Games to TV. Chandra touched on the possibility of the novel making it to a film screen here, in an evening he spent at the Asia Society in NY a few years ago.

Abhay Deol interview

Here’s an interview with Abhay Deol appearing in today’s Firstpost that I did when he was here to promote Mela.com (more about them, their service and the event later). If explicit nudity helps the story, I’ll do it: Abhay Deol Clad in a yellow t-shirt, a navy Armani Exchange blazer and jeans, Abhay Deol breezed through […]

Bodyguard

Malayalam writer and director Siddique’s Bodyguard, a remake of his remake (the Tamil Kaavalan) of his own original film (the Malayalam Bodyguard) is now out in Hindi, starring Salman Khan as the security person to whom the title refers, and Kareena Kapoor as Divya, the object of his protections. Though an August 2011 release, it […]