After 10 years, we have at last found the worthy successor to The Matrix. The film is a rare breed of Hollywood film - a film that has escaped Hollywoodification, the imposed set of rules which make big star/big budget movies to cater to lowest common denominator. So whenever a successful foreign genre film is […]

Its a movie I could have easily missed - it has classic ingredients for cinematic ‘art-film’ repulsion. The DVD cover has a child star in a south Indian dance pose, from which we can easily construct the story… "a poor girl from a disadvantaged background (lower cast and/or no father 6 sisters) follows her dream…taking dance classes […]

Aamir Khan must have a guts of steel to have made such a risky film for his debut as a director. Taare Zameen Par, a film about Children, but NOT a children’s film (from his blog). The subject matter is borderline documentary, but almost well woven into a film. Why almost? Read on…
In the first […]

 
Tim ‘Creepy‘ Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow) is all set to direct one of the most cherished children’s classic ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Its supposed to be a live action + animation film….or it may even be a 3D film.
Given his whimsical track record - it will be interesting version to watch - […]

Martin Scorsese’s short based on a lost Hitchcock project ‘The Key to Reserva’

More info about the project here

At last - the Eye-Fi, which was announced last year, is now shipping for just $100 for a decent capacity of 2GB. Unfortunately, my Nikon D70 takes only a CompactFlash, or else I would have placed the first order for Eye-Fi
What is Eye-Fi?
Its a SD card which wirelessly uploads the pictures you take with any camera to […]

A simple cut can change the story - as illustrated by the master of suspense himself. This editing type is known as ‘Kuleshov Effect’ after a Russian filmmaker who experimented with editing in the early 1920’s.

Paramount Pictures announced that it will release Transformers only in HD-DVD format, and not Sony’s Blu-Ray format. Thats when Micheal Bay e-x-p-l-o-d-e-d, with flames flying thro his nose, he declared that he will not direct the Transformer’s sequel, in a forum post in his personal website.

"I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For […]

Here is a powerful little short film, it won the ‘Bronze Lion’ at Cannes. A real eye opener - wow!

A short interview with the actor-director Gajraj Rao

The first feature-length film has debuted on YouTube, watch the cult fav indie movie Four Eyed Monster (2005) right inside the browser:

Here is an interesting interview with the makers of this movie.

You are looking at the brand new logo for 2012 London Olympics.
Yuk! I wonder who designed this abomination of a logo!
The olympic commitee has even loftier goals
“It will become London’s visual icon, instantly recognisable amongst all age groups, all around the world. It will establish the character and identity of the London […]

This is the original short which Director Jared Hess used to attract investors for his 2004 smash hit Indie movie Napolean Dynamite. After receiving great response in Slamdance 2003, lot of people loved it enough to invest $400,000 to fund his 22 day shoot in Idaho. The investors went on to make 100 times their […]

Google has released a new version of Sketchup, adding a few effects/features (see new feature list). Sketchup is a great 3D modelling tool even before Google bought it last year. In typical google fashion, it bought this commerical tool and made it FREE. I have been using to build some sample models, and even some […]

Creator of LittleMissSunshine:
Creative Screenwriting has an excellent interview with Michael Arndt, the first time screenwriter who sold his screenplay for a measly $250K, who is now up for an Oscar Nomination.

My initial reactions of the movie

Creator of ‘Children of Men’:
Some excellent insights into the art of filmmaking from this mexican director, better known for his […]

Weightloss Program:
Amnesty International - “Not Here But Now” 
  
Fabulous ad! - I think they have stickers placed on transparent fiberglass, simulating the atrocity happening in your neighborhood. Effectively saying “If it happens here, you would protest, wouldn’t you?”
Holiday Cruise:

  
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this rocking chair…rocks!… (I bet I can come up with more silly ones like these
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No No… Sooraj Barjatya didn’t copy Bubble so… what does the title mean?
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First let me explain what ‘Bubble’ is:
Bubble is a Steven Soderbergh movie which broke the standard industry release window. Release window is the time when the movie is shown in theaters to the time it gets released in home video market. It […]

Alaas… Gautam Menon seems to have taken the shortcut like AG Murugadoss. His latest film ‘Pachai Kili Muthucharam‘ seems to be an(other) adapation of the book “Derailed”. Hollywood has already made this movie with Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston ‘Derailed (2005)’ and burnt its finger (meaning it was a massive flop).
My initial thought was “What a […]

“The Onyx Project” is a lowbuget interactive movie releasing today on DVD. It seems like a media experiment from a Design School.
From NYT: “One idea behind the venture is that no two viewers may see the movie unfold in the same way, yet its basic facts, characters and message will permeate the experience.”
It doesnt play in […]