I absolutely, most definitely cannot wait to see this movie when it releases on July 6th, but is anyone else having a case of déja vu when they look at the poster? Think back a few summers…
Patang
In one of the earliest shots of Prashant Bhargava’s Patang (The Kite), the green, yellow and pink domes of small temple in one Ahmedabad neighborhood stand out against the greys of the buildings around them. It’s an arresting shot, one of several that surprise and delight in between the story of a weekend family reunion […]
Tyler Perry – desi boy
Friends have often heard me say that I think Tyler Perry’s movies have a lot in common with Hindi flic from the ’80s and ’90s (family-oriented, heavy doses of music, humor and drama) and today, during a live online chat to promote his next release (Madea’s Witness Protection), one had to look no further than […]
Wasseypur Comes to Greenwich Village
In less than two hours, the closing night film of the 2012 New York Indian Film Festival will hit the screen at NYU’s Skirball Center, bringing Gangs of Wasseypur and its director, Anurag Kashyap, fresh from having been selected to be part of the Directors Quinzaine in Cannes to Greenwich Village. Great ending to the […]
NY Indian Film Festival: A Boon for Tamil Film Fans
If you love Tamil movies, but you don’t often get to enjoy them on a big screen in the NYC metro area, then today is your day. The Indo-American Arts Council‘s 2012 New York Indian Film Festival – which already ran Aadukalam and Azhagarsamy’s Horse yesterday – is showing quite a selection this afternoon. At […]
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
When the trailer for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel started appearing in Manhattan cinemas last autumn, I was struck by how many laughs it got and figured, given its golden cast, that it would be a success, but I was also curious to see how – a few years on since Slumdog Millionaire – another […]