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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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Movie memories, by Siraj Syed—Bowling for Columbine (2002): Gun lobbies and gun hobbies • May 06, 2017 at 09:52 AM
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Movie memories, by Siraj Syed—Bowling for Columbine (2002): Gun lobbies and gun hobbies America has the highest rate of gun-related deaths and some critics of the gun culture refer to the gun lobby...

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gun nuts
Where to Invade Next
Michael Moore in Trumpland
Eric Harris
Dylan Klebold
michael moore
Charlton Heston
National Rifle Association
Littleton
Marily Manson
matt stone
Colorado
Bill Clinton
racial stereo-typing
sicko
Slacker Uprising
Captain Mike Across America
Capitalism: A Love Story
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Mantostaan, Review by Siraj Syed: Quadruple fiction, laboured narration • May 03, 2017 at 11:48 AM
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Mantostaan, Review by Siraj Syed: Quadruple fiction, laboured narration Mantostaan is a parallel compilation of four short stories by outstanding writer, late Saadat Hassan Manto. Manto was a short...

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Rahgubir Yadav
Veerendra Saxena
Sonal Sehgal
Raina Bassnet
Tariq Khan
Sakshi Bhatt
Shoaib Shah
Rahat Kazmi
Saadat Hasan Manto
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The Guardians of the Galaxy-Vol. 2, Review by Siraj Syed: Turn-up the volume • May 03, 2017 at 08:58 PM
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The Guardians of the Galaxy-Vol. 2, Review by Siraj Syed: Turn-up the volume TGOTG goes back to 1980, when Peter’s father was courting his mother, and then comes to present day, when he s about 35....

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Bradley Cooper
Chris Pratt
Craig Wood
Dave Bautista
David Haaselhoff
Fred Raskin
Henry Braham
Karen Gillan
Kurt Russell
Laura Haddock
Marvel Comics
Michael Rooker
Pom Klementieff
Sean Gunn
Stan Lee
sylvester stallone
The Ravagers
Tyler Bates
Vin Diesel
Walkman
Zoe Saldana
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Movie memories, by Siraj Syed—Fahrenheit 9/11(2004): Burning topics • May 01, 2017 at 08:04 AM
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Movie memories, by Siraj Syed—Fahrenheit 9/11(2004): Burning topics Fahrenheit 9/11 was released on DVD and VHS videotape on October 5, 2004, which is when I must have acquired my copy. Within a few...

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Afghanistan
bowling for columbine
cannes
Christopher Seward
Fahrenheit 451
George W. Bush
Iraq
Jeff Gibbs
Kurt Engfehr
LionsGate
michael moore
Miramax
Ray Bradbury
T. Woody Richman
Walt Disney
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Movie memories, by Siraj Syed--The Bourne Supremacy (2004): Supreme racy • Apr 30, 2017 at 10:29 AM
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Movie memories, by Siraj Syed--The Bourne Supremacy (2004): Supreme racy As I write this flashback review, five Jason Bourne films have been released, of which The Bourne Supremacy was the second....

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Robert Ludlum
John Powell
Paul Greengrass
David Webb
Jason Bourne
New York
berlin
Moscow
Goa
Naples
Amsterdam
Matt Damon as David Webb (real name)/ Jason Bourne
Franka Potente
Brian Cox
Julia Stiles
Karl Urban
Gabriel Mann
Joan Allen
Marton Csokas
Karel Roden
Oksana Akinshina
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