formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
.Fan fiction isn’t big in India, so it was surprising to see the collective imagination of the country go into overdrive in November 2015. The subject of the frenzy was Sam Mendes’ James Bond film Spectre, thanks to reports that … Continued
After more than two decades of the release of Deepa Mehta’s controversial film ‘Fire’, actor Shabana Azmi feels that the representation of same-sex relationships in mainstream cinema is finally being dealt with empathy, rather than mockery. Source: sheer qorma: Shabana … Continued
Contemporary artists around the globe have been trying to free art from the confines of art galleries and make it accessible to people. While some advocate bringing art to public spaces, others have chosen a more modern approach — digitising … Continued
Despite my belonging to the ‘biradari’ of the film community, I once had the unpleasant experience of being on the wrong side, when I organised a series of surprise raids on theatres as Deputy Commissioner Commercial Taxes in Kurnool in … Continued
While India does not have its usual physical pavilion at the Cannes market this year, due to pandemic travel restrictions, and Bollywood stars aren’t setting the red carpet on fire, the business of cinema continues to be discussed at the … Continued
“Film is thought of as a director’s medium,” the great Billy Wilder once said, “because the director creates the end product that appears on the screen. It’s that stupid auteur theory again, that the director is the author of the … Continued