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MAMI 2019: Eight Hidden Gems

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019
by Rahul Desai

Every festival has hidden gems – little-known films that catch fire in the week and end up being fan/jury favourites out of nowhere. Here are 8 potential sleeper hits from thos year’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star

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5 Exciting Things To Look Forward To At This Year’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star

Posted on September 30, 2019September 30, 2019
by Team FC

From Seema Pahwa’s directorial debut to Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman – highlights from the line-up announcement of the 21st Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star taking place between the 17th and 24th of October

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A Dog And His Man Movie Review: A Quiet, Moving Record Of A Village That Vanishes Due To The Coal Beneath It

Posted on September 30, 2019October 1, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

Siddharth Tripathy’s film was premiered as an Official Selection at Vancouver International Film Festival. It will be screened at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star, 2019

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Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp And Robert Pattinson In A Lacklustre Adaptation Of JM Coetzee’s ‘Waiting For The Barbarians’

Posted on September 7, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

Plus, three Afghan women dealing with pregnancy, into a killer’s mind, and the super-entertaining closing film of the festival

Venice Film Festival 2019 The Laundromat'Movie Review Baradwaj Rangan

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FC At Venice 2019: Meryl Streep Stars In Steven Soderbergh’s Slight, But Very Entertaining ‘The Laundromat’

Posted on September 7, 2019September 7, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

Plus, two gay-themed stories, an animated erotic drama, and a Portuguese intergenerational saga that wants to be ‘Giant’.

A Look at the indian films in the busan international film festival 2019

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A Look At The Indian Films At The Busan International Film Festival 2019

Posted on September 7, 2019September 7, 2019
by Team FC

From a Deepa Mehta retrospective to the world premiere of Vineet Singh-starrer Aadhaar, this year’s lineup boasts of 18 Indian films

Bombay Rose Interview Gitanjali Rao Interview Baradwaj Rangan

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FC At Venice 2019: “After Your Mid-30s, Politics And Social Issues Become Important” – Gitanjali Rao

Posted on September 7, 2019September 7, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

Gitanjali Rao and Deborah Sathe talk about ‘Bombay Rose’, and films from India that can work on the international stage.

Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Interview Venice Film Festival

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‘Ramayana Was Written Thousands Of Years Ago And We’re Still Trying To Live That Kind Of Life’ – Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

Posted on September 6, 2019September 7, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

Fresh off the screening of ‘Chola’ in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan opens up about the movie, which originated in the Suryanelli rape case.

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FC At Venice 2019: Martin Scorsese’s Underappreciated ‘New York, New York’ Is Back In A Gorgeous Big-Screen Restoration

Posted on September 5, 2019September 6, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

Plus, wartime atrocities in ‘The Painted Bird’. And ‘Babyteeth’, a cancer dramedy.

Sole Movie Review Venice Film Festival 2019 Baradwaj Rangan

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FC At Venice 2019: Three Stories About The Complicated Ties Between Parents And Children

Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

In the usual “having a baby” drama, it all begins with two people getting to know one another. But in the tough, unsentimental ‘Sole’, the relationship builds in reverse.

Chola Movie Review Venice Film Festival Baradwaj Rangan

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FC At Venice – Chola (Shadow Of Water) Movie Review: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Continues His Study Of Oppression In A Twisted, Chilling Retelling Of The Ramayana

Posted on September 3, 2019September 4, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

The film could be called the third instalment in Sanal’s “oppression trilogy”. It is very much a companion piece to ‘Ozhivudivasathe Kali’ and ‘S Durga’.

Venice Film Festival 2019 Roman Polanski J'Acuse Review Baradwaj Rangan

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FC At Venice 2019: Roman Polanksi’s ‘J’Accuse’ Is A Riveting, Beautifully Directed Investigative Drama

Posted on September 2, 2019September 4, 2019
by Baradwaj Rangan

Plus, ‘Verdict’, a Filipino drama that shows how limiting the legal process can be

Film Festivals

MAMI 2019: Eight Hidden Gems

5 Exciting Things To Look Forward To At This Year’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star

A Dog And His Man Movie Review: A Quiet, Moving Record Of A Village That Vanishes Due To The Coal Beneath It

Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp And Robert Pattinson In A Lacklustre Adaptation Of JM Coetzee’s ‘Waiting For The Barbarians’

FC At Venice 2019: Meryl Streep Stars In Steven Soderbergh’s Slight, But Very Entertaining ‘The Laundromat’

A Look At The Indian Films At The Busan International Film Festival 2019

FC At Venice 2019: “After Your Mid-30s, Politics And Social Issues Become Important” – Gitanjali Rao

‘Ramayana Was Written Thousands Of Years Ago And We’re Still Trying To Live That Kind Of Life’ – Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

FC At Venice 2019: Martin Scorsese’s Underappreciated ‘New York, New York’ Is Back In A Gorgeous Big-Screen Restoration

FC At Venice 2019: Three Stories About The Complicated Ties Between Parents And Children

FC At Venice – Chola (Shadow Of Water) Movie Review: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan Continues His Study Of Oppression In A Twisted, Chilling Retelling Of The Ramayana

FC At Venice 2019: Roman Polanksi’s ‘J’Accuse’ Is A Riveting, Beautifully Directed Investigative Drama

Bhinna Movie Review: A Psychological Horror Drama That Tests New Waters In Kannada Cinema

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Maadathy Movie Review: Leena Manimekalai’s ‘Unfairy Tale’ About A Dalit Girl Is A Powerful Social-Horror Story

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