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A richly detailed sketch of life and cinema of Mrinal Sen
By Utpal Borpujari It has been seven years since Mrinal Sen made a film. His last film, Amaar Bhuvan (This, My Land) was in 2002. Since then, the ageing maestro has been lying low, presumably not able… more →
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The anti-popcorn agenda
sisterrose wrote 9 hours ago: Between NBC’s Today Show and the Los Angeles Times on November 19, it seemed like a concerted … more →
ALL TIME GREATEST MOVIES!!!
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Max Koljonen wrote 4 days ago: It’s been a 3 day process, but I’ve finally made a top-60 list of the greatest movies of … more →
Screen Memories by A. O. Scott (or ten most influential films of the last decade)
sisterrose wrote 6 days ago: llustrations by Cristiana Couceiro; clockwise from top left: “The Best of Youth,” Miramax Films/Phot … more →
Celebrate the fall of the wall through movies
sisterrose wrote 1 week ago: With all the coverage of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I tried to think of a way t … more →
Celebrate the fall of the wall through movies
sisterrose wrote 1 week ago: With all the coverage of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I tried to think of a way t … more →
TV CONFIDENTIAL Nov. 2 edition, Hour 1: Remembering Terry Southern with guests Gail Gerber and Tom Lisanti
edsweb wrote 1 week ago: Ed and Frankie welcome actress Gail Gerber (The Loved One, Village of the Giants) and film historian … more →
A richly detailed sketch of life and cinema of Mrinal Sen
utpalb21 wrote 1 week ago: By Utpal Borpujari It has been seven years since Mrinal Sen made a film. His last film, Amaar Bhuvan … more →
Rare Austen letters cause excitement
sisterrose wrote 2 weeks ago: There are times when I wish I could be in New York – like to see this exhibition of Jane Austi … more →
Best Movie Subway Map
sisterrose wrote 2 weeks ago: You have to take a look at the London subway movie map! If you go to the website you can enlarge it … more →
Malegaon spoofs to hit 40th IFFI screens in Goa
utpalb21 wrote 2 weeks ago: By Utpal Borpujari Have you heard about Malegaon Ke Sholay, Malegaon Ki Shaan, Malegaon Ka Superman … more →
"America"
fromlaurelstreet wrote 3 weeks ago: D.W. Griffith on location, 1923 October 31. (Library of Congress) … more →
Things To Come
fromlaurelstreet wrote 3 weeks ago: "Mr. Wells evolving a cosmic thought" by William H. Cotton, 1935 (Library iof Congress) Ch … more →
"Metropolis" lives! The return of a cinematic masterpiece
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Alan Nothnagle wrote 3 weeks ago: EVERYBODY HAS SEEN THE images, but how many have sat through the whole thing? In 1927, Fritz Lang … more →
A deep, dark secret
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Nutsferatu wrote 1 month ago: I used the word “homage” during lunch last Friday, and a colleague literally burst out laughing. Gre … more →
PEADOPHILE #1
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martinhugo wrote 1 month ago: here is a link to his imdb more after the jump…. here is the sex crime except from his wiki: … more →
Shakespeare the Bard of Rome? or Shakespeare and the Catholic question
sisterrose wrote 1 month ago: There was a fascinating article in AMERICA a couple of weeks ago: The Bard of Rome: Shakespeare and … more →
Worst of the Worst of the Decade says Rotten Tomatoes
sisterrose wrote 1 month ago: Worst of the Worst says Rotten Tomatoes Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever took top dishonors on Rotten Tom … more →
Great "Over the Edge" making-of piece
Ryan wrote 1 month ago: I am a huge fan of the teen riot genre, and (with exception of Rebel Without a Cause, of course) the … more →
Women Filmmakers 2
allangraysimagination wrote 1 month ago: Lois Weber “A real director should be absolute.” ~Lois Weber 1916 (Slide 38) In the readings for thi … more →
