Siraj Syed

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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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Iconic horror film-maker, of the Living Dead fame, Romero dies at 77 Often called the father or progenitor of the modern zombie movie, American film director George A. Romero has died of lung...

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PEOPLE
8 mm
amy adams
Brett Ratner
brian de palma
Bronx
Bruiser
cannibal
Carnegie-Mellon Institute
Chris Pratt
Creepshow
Cuban
david cronenberg
Dawn of the Living Dead
Day of The Dead
Diary of the Dead
Duane Jones
Dwayne Johnson
Eli Roth
emile zola
Goldie Hawn
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hostel
Jason Bateman
Land of the Dead
Lithuanian
mark ruffalo
Monkey Shines
Night of the Living Dead
Rita Wilson
Robert Kirkman
ryan reynolds
Silence of the Lambs
stephen king
Survival of the Dead
Suzanna Desrocher Romero
The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead
The Dark Half
The Quiet Man
The Walking Dead
Tina Romero
Tony Williams
Wes Craven
Zack Snyder

Actor Martin Landau, Oscar-winner at 66, dies, aged 89

Actor Martin Landau, Oscar-winner at 66, dies, aged 89 Martin Landau, who landed his first and only Oscar in 1994, at age 66, playing Bela Lugosi in the Ed Wood biopic, has died, aged 89. He is also...


War for the Planet of the Apes, Review: Ape-o-calypse now

War for the Planet of the Apes, Review: Ape-o-calypse now Apes riding horses, wielding rifles, and their leader being an English speaking specimen called Caesar is not enough for the makers of this...


The Black Prince who walked the Red Carpet at Cannes

The Black Prince who walked the Red Carpet at Cannes Very little is known about Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of Punjab with his capital at Lahore, who is said to have gifted the...


Spiderman: Homecoming, Review by Siraj Syed: The Age of Coming

Spiderman: Homecoming, Review by Siraj Syed: The Age of Coming This tale of and by (the opening credits say so) Peter Parker is just a shade slower than Transformers 5, which means it is crack-neck,...


Transformers-The Last Knight, Review by Siraj Syed: Michael’s Bay Watch

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...

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)

Sony Announces Next Gen CineAlta 36x24mm Full-Frame Motion Picture Camera System

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...


Cars 3, Review by Siraj Syed: Car-actor roles

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...


Phullu, Review by Siraj Syed: Misleading title, taboo subject, tenacious treatment

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...