The Favourite Movie Review: A Rip-Roaring, Defiantly Human Takedown Of Royal Clichés
Yorgos Lanthimos’ film, now playing at the Macao Film Festival, is a quick-witted, profane and cynical quasi-comedy in which history is merely a costume
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Film Festivals
Jesus Movie Review: A Quirky And Deceptively Profound Look at Faith In Rural Japan
Hiroshi Okuyama’s movie, playing at the Macao Film Festival, might sound absurd, but there seems to be a mental method to its cheeky madness
Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum Movie Review: A Deeply Moving Dissection Of The Lives Of Three Women Across Three Time Periods
The Vasanth we know from his mainstream movies is a very different man. But in this film, which is being screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala next week, a very different director emerges, unshackled from commercial constraints
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Sleeplessly Yours Movie Review: The Hell of Being Awake
The film, which is being screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala next week, tells the unique story of two young lovers deciding to go sleepless and the consequences that follow their forced insomnia
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From Led Zeppelin’s Gig At A Colaba Club To ‘The Elvis Presley Of Bombay’: A New Documentary Traces The History Of Rock Music In India
Director Abhimanyu Kukreja’s ‘rockumentary’ had its India premiere at the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival
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5 Filmmaking Tips Shakun Batra Gave At The Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival
The Kapoor & Sons director on why filmmaking is like a magic trick, writing non-heroic, vulnerable characters and what makes the ending of a movie great
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Director Chezhiyan On His National-Award-Winning Tamil Film ‘To Let’
“We couldn’t have sent this film to so many festivals if we hadn’t produced it,” says the cinematographer-turned-director
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Theatre Veteran Anamika Haksar On The Intensive Research That Went Into Recreating Old Delhi For Her Film Debut
Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Jaa Riya Hoon recently played at the 20th Mumbai Film Festival and the Dharamsala International Film Festival
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Unseasonal Rains, Informal Sessions, And A Pop-up Theatre: Notes from the 7th Dharamshala International Film Festival
DIFF is not big on premieres and festival heavyweights. But it stands out from its mega counterparts in the way it creates a space for exchange of ideas between filmmakers, journalists, tourists, and locals, in an informal, organic manner
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It’s The Kind Of Performance I Was Known For In My Theatre Days: Manoj Bajpayee On The ‘Internal’ Acting In Bhonsle
The 49-year-old actor on playing Bhonsle in the eponymous film he co-produced, why interest in political discussion comes naturally to him, and his ‘miniscule’ role in the Netflix film starring Chris Hemsworth
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Mumbai Film Festival: Sean Baker Masterclass, The Highlights
The acclaimed filmmaker, who is presiding over the international jury at the 20th Mumbai Film Festival, spoke to director Shakun Batra about the importance of collaboration and using humour to tell difficult stories
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6 Filmmaking Tips We Learnt From Darren Aronofsky’s MAMI Masterclass
The Black Swan, Noah and mother! director on why the close-up is the most important invention of the 20th century and why watching films is like practising empathy
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