Starting tonight (Friday) and running through Sunday afternoon, the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY is holding a special retrospective of director Mani Ratnam’s films under the title Politics as Spectacle: The Films of Mani Ratnam. The organizer of the program, Christina Marouda, the Museum’s Deputy Director for Development and Founder of […]
Category: Days gone by
Anything released prior to 2005, going back as far as I can get my hands on, and all films generally accepted as classics or must-see.
Ray’s Restored Apu Trilogy opens today
Sixty years since the release of Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali, a lovingly restored set of the films of The Apu Trilogy are being released by Janus Films for a limited time, starting today, May 8th, at the Film Forum here in New York City. The NYC debut of the digitally restored trio will be followed […]
For Zohra-ji on her 100th birthday
This is how I first came to know of her: She was Lady Lili Chatterjee of the MacGregor house in The Jewel in the Crown, the wonderful Granada TV serial adaptation of Paul Scott’s Raj Quartet. In that role, Zohra Sehgal was elegant and knowing, the very person you would want to live with on […]
Satyajit Ray Returns to NY
Once again, we lucky New Yorkers, spoiled for choice, have a chance to enjoy a special treat from India. The Film Society of Lincoln Center is collaborating with Columbia University to present Long Shadows: The Late Work of Satyajit Ray, starting today, April 19th, and running for one week, through to April 26th. What’s unique […]
Tonight! DJ Tigerstyle + Mother India
As part of the Celebrate Brooklyn summer festival DJ Tigerstyle has finally made it across the pond to bring us his very special 21st century take on the classic Mother India. Details on tonight’s event here. And come back soon for an in-depth interview with DJ Tigerstyle about this unique project. PS – if you […]