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Leading Bollywood studios such as Reliance Big Entertainment, Yash Raj Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Eros International and Studio 18 have joined hands here Thursday with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to set up an anti-piracy coalition.
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UNESCO is conducting an Asian Documentary Workshop in Mumbai from April 5-10 in collaboration with The Indo-Latin American Cultural Initiative (ILACI) and Whistling Woods. The workshop will focus on documentary film making and fund raising for issues related to UNESCO’s Millenium Development goals... Read More |
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Reliance MediaWorks has signed a deal with Imagica Corp, one of Japan's largest lab and post-production companies, to restore Japanese classics.
According to the pact signed recently, Reliance MediaWorks will offer restoration of Japanese movies, image processing and enhancement and HD conversion... Read More |
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“The Green Warriors of Chandi’s Fortress”, a zero-budget film shot on recycled tapes using a handy cam about an environmental campaign of Chandigarh, will participate in the international “Green Lifestyle Film Festival” in University of California—Los Angeles (USA) from March 19-21.
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Inaugurating ‘FICCI FRAMES 2010, the Global Convention on the Business of Entertainment’,The Maharashtra Chief Minister, Ashok Chavan said that the real need of the hour was to enforce the existing anti-piracy laws. He assured the Central and State Government’s commitment to give full protection to... Read More |
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Indian cinema can look forward to a more profitable future ahead. According to a FICCI-KPMG report, after hitting a rough patch in 2009 due to economic slowdown, the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry is poised to start recovery in 2010.
Films was a sector which registered a negative growth... Read More |
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FAME Cinemas in Mumbai and Bangalore have replaced ‘From Blighty With Love’(FBWL) schedule with Indian Premier League from 15-18th of March.
The list of venues has slightly changed for the 2nd week of the FBWL programme. BIG Metro Cinema, BIG Cinema (Vashi), BIG R City Cinema (Ghatkopar... Read More |
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Noted Hollywood script writer Steven de Souza will conduct a Master class in Script-writing on the 16th of March at FICCI Frames 2010. The Global Convention on the Business of Entertainment, FICCI Frames 2010 will be held at Hotel Renaissance, Powai from March 16-18.
Steven de Souza will also be a... Read More |
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The last date of application for the course on ‘Performance and Documentary’ has been extended to the 15th of March. This Special Course on ‘Performance and Documentary’ will be conducted at the James Beveridge Media Resource Centre at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre in Jamia Millia Islamia... Read More |
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Filmmaker James Cameron will deliver a keynote address on the The Future of Cinema at the India Today Conclave 2010 which is being held in New Delhi on March 12-13. He will be discussing The Future of Cinema with Aamir Khan in a session which will be chaired by Aroon Purie, Chairman of the India... Read More |
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The General maybe Buster Keaton’s best feature film arguably. But what is definite is the fact that the film is a masterpiece, a classic among silent films to the extent that it has received the title of being ‘The #1 silent film of all time’. Buster Keaton was known to have always called The... Read More |
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Alice in Wonderland as a text has been under perpetual scrutiny. It lends itself liberally to all sorts of interpretations. From Freudian scholars to drug enthusiasts - they've all dug out sub-textual allusions and hidden references in this Lewis Carroll's classic. Alice falling into the hole... Read More |
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My friends are amazed that I should rate a Mrinal Sen film among the very best in world cinema. In fact, there are two films of Mrinal-da that I rate very high—Oka oorie katha (a film in Telugu language based on the Munshi Premchand tale Kafan) made in 1977 and Khandhar (made in Hindi language).... Read More |
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“Cricket is for everyone, isn’t it?” explains a poor, ragged teenage boy to his owner as he is asked to do his everyday duties at a brick kiln. He is believed to be the fastest worker and his delusion is added to by his owner’s false hopes for rewards; But only if he does magnanimous tasks within... Read More |
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Another superhero movie! Watchmen cannot be glorified as one of the most original concepts or as being a completely unique movie. Superhero movies have been tried and tested and done to their death. But Watchmen is not completely unoriginal since it does have a divulging concept from most regular... Read More |
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There seems to be much bewilderment about the word ‘crossover’ in Indian cinema. A crossover film can quite literally be a film that crosses over its domestic market and performs well in international markets. But this definition, though endorsed by many filmmakers sounds too commercial. Are... Read More |
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The Oscar bug is in the air. On the 7th of March this year, the rich and famous celebrities will haul a lineup on the famous red carpet. The flash of a few hundred cameras would only be a start to a magical experience. Certainly 'dressed to impress' would be their code for the evening.... Read More |
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Having directed "English, August" and "Split Wide Open", Dev Benegal is back with his third outing after more than a decade. "Road, Movie", he says, is about discovering laughter and joy, with 'travelling cinema' and the Indian landscape as its backdrop.
'Road, Movie' is about the journey of a... Read More |
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P.K Nair writes about John Abraham’s Malayalam film ‘Amma Ariyan'...
Master of Imperfection
If I were to pick up one Malayalam film , that is truly a landmark , my choice would unhesitatingly be John Abraham’s 1986 black and white political... Read More |
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Oscar-winning British actor-filmmaker Ben Kingsley is all praise for Indian women directors Nandita Das and Leena Yadav. But he now wants to make his own film in India instead of doing more Bollywood movies. "I'd like to make a film of my own in India, (but) you are not going to see me in a... Read More |
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