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Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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Transformers-The Last Knight, Review by Siraj Syed: Michael’s Bay Watch • Jul 02, 2017 at 10:06 PM
by Siraj Syed

Transformers-The Last Knight, Review by Siraj Syed: Michael’s Bay Watch A lot of words related to media get either entirely new meanings or stretch their known meanings to the limit and beyond, once...

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Akiva Goldsman
Anthony Hopkins
BumbleBee
IMAX 3D
Isabela Moner
Josh Duhamel
King Arthur
Lancelot
Laura Haddock
Liam Garrigan
mark wahlberg
Megatron
Merlin the Magician
michael bay
Optimus Prime
Stanley Tucci
Unicron
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Hired Gun, Review by Siraj Syed: Meet the unsung heroes of top music bands • Jun 30, 2017 at 09:24 AM
by Siraj Syed

Hired Gun, Review by Siraj Syed: Meet the unsung heroes of top music bands Michael Jackson, Bon Jovi, PINK, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper and Billy Joel are bands and acts that were the...

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Alice Cooper
Billy Joel
Bon Jovi
Chris Johnson (Rihanna)
Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent)
East West Studios
Eric Singer (KISS)
Franz Strine
Glen Sobel
GRAMMY
Heavy Metal
Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch)
Jason Newsted (Metallica)
Jay Graydon (Steely Dan)
John 5 (Rob Zombie)
Johnny K.
Justin Derrico
Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp)
Liberty ‘Lib’ DeVitto (Billy Joel)
Mark Shulman (P!NK)
Metallica
MICHAEL JACKSON
Nita Strauss
Ozzy Osbourne
Paul Bushnell (Katy Perry)
Phil X (Bon Jovi)
pink
pop
Ray Parker Jr. (Ghostbusters)
rock
Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne)
Scott R. Lewis
Steve Lukather (Michael Jackson
Steve Vai (David Lee Roth)
The Crystal Method
Toto)
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Sony Announces Next Gen CineAlta 36x24mm Full-Frame Motion Picture Camera System • Jun 19, 2017 at 12:38 PM
by Siraj Syed

Sony Announces Next Gen CineAlta 36x24mm Full-Frame Motion Picture Camera System This latest addition to the CineAlta family is being developed through careful research and close collaboration with...

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F35
PSAP
DVF-EL200 Full HD OLED Viewfinder
AXS-R7 recorder
AXS-CR1
AR1 card reader
AXS
SxS memory cards
36x24mm sensor
HDC-F950
SRW-1
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Cars 3, Review by Siraj Syed: Car-actor roles • Jun 19, 2017 at 12:10 PM
by Siraj Syed

Cars 3, Review by Siraj Syed: Car-actor roles Imagine this. You are a fading racing veteran and suddenly you lose a race to a rookie? What do you do? Seek professional help and training, even dig...

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3D
Arnie Hammer
Ben Queen
Bob Peterson
Bonnie Hunt
Brian Fee
computer animation
Cristela Alonzo
Dan Gerson
dirt track
Disney
Eyal Podell
Jonathan E. Stewart
Kerry Washington
Kiel Murray
lap
Larry the Cable Guy
Le Mans
Mike Rich
Nathan Fillion
Owen Wilson
Paul Newman
Pixar
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Phullu, Review by Siraj Syed: Misleading title, taboo subject, tenacious treatment • Jun 16, 2017 at 04:26 PM
by Siraj Syed

Phullu, Review by Siraj Syed: Misleading title, taboo subject, tenacious treatment This is a good example of a film named after its lead character, with no regard for audiences’ perception of what...

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Abhishek Saxena
bhojpuri
CBFC
chum
Inam-ul-Haque
Jyoti Sethi
menstrual cycle
menstruation
Nutan Surya
pad
Patiala Dreamz
sanitary napkin
Shaheen Iqbal
Sharib Hashmi
the curse
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