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 […]

Jig & the Global Appeal of Irish Dancing

To make this documentary, Jig, Scottish director Sue Bourne was able to do what no one else had done before. She approached An Commissiun – the governing body of the annual World Irish Dancing Championships – to request, and ultimately be granted, access to the 2010 “Worlds” (as the competitors and their retinues of parents […]

Aaranya Kaandam

  Just some quick thoughts based on seeing the film Aaranya Kaandam at last year’s SAIFF.  Am going back tonight for a second viewing now that the film is out today. What has stuck with me since that night seven months ago is this: I recall a gritty, stylish, violent and often funny story of […]