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IFFI 50: 11 Golden Lining films, made in 1969, to be part of IFFI’s golden jubilee screenings IFFI, in its 50th edition, dedicates a section for Films, released in 1969, who turn 50 this year. These...
IFFI 50: 15 firsts at the 2019 festival 1. International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2019, will witness 90 India Premieres, 6 World Premieres and 11 Asia Premieres of Films. 2. In a...
Marjavaan, Review: Monica, harmonica, loyalty, penalty, cute, mute, swords, words Umpteenth reworking of the Godfather theme, albeit with a couple of new angles, Marjaavaan is definitely not a film...
Charlie’s Angels, Review: Bossy angels and Bosleys A dozen or more women in breath-taking action is not a common feature on the Hollywood screen, or, for that matter, on any screen. Charlie’s Angels...
Jhalki, Review: Stop stealing childhood from children After much-raved biopics on Rahul Dev Burman and Jagjit Singh, director Brahmanand S. Siingh trains his lens on an issue that is based on true...
IFFI 50: Dying 3 year-old war victim’s last words, “I’m Gonna Tell God Everything” One of the most important and persistent crises that we face today is the crisis of war, displaced persons and...
IFFI 50: Homage to Bernardo Bertolucci Bertolucci, who was born in 1941, passed away at last year at the age of 77. He has been acclaimed for two of his most important films--Last Tango in Paris and...
IFFI 50: British film-maker Ken Loach to have a Retrospective at IFFI 2019 Two times Palme d’Or winner Ken Loach is widely acclaimed across international cinema as an independent film-maker and...
IFFI 50: Russia to be Country of Focus, with seven films Every year, IFFI features a Country of Focus that brings out the cinematic excellence and contributions of that particular country. In its...
Prithvi Festival 2019: Bone of Contention is a motor-mouth hysterical farce, as the crow flies A comedy is what you would automatically expect from a theatre group that calls itself FATS theARTS,...
