Revisiting The Classics : Martin Scorsese’s ‘Gangs Of New York’
Nominated for ten Academy Awards, ‘Gangs of New York’ was thought to be the film that was finally going to land Martin Scorsese his long-overdue Academy Award for Best Director. […]
‘Ulaganayagan’ Kamal Haasan’s Greatest Films, Ranked
Volatile, controversy-ridden, destiny’s own child – you may call Kamal Haasan any of these but it will remain etched in stone that he is one of the great actors that […]
Revisiting The Classics : Martin Scorsese’s ‘Taxi Driver’
In 1976, I was aware of Martin Scorsese as a filmmaker having seen Mean Streets (1973) and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), and certainly a fan of the actor […]
Women In Scorsese Films – A Cinemawala Opinion
So yes, this got under my skin today! Seems the Marvel groupies and purists are lashing out at Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola for saying what many of us […]
Revisiting The Classics: Martin Scorsese’s ‘The King Of Comedy’
Though dismissed by some critics upon release in 1983, through the years Martin Scorsese’s rather chilling, cautionary tale, ‘The King of Comedy’ (1983) has gained in prominence and is now […]
The Top 12 Major Happenings At TIFF 2019
For better or worse here are the twelve major happenings on screens at TIFF 2019 this year. The first festival without Piers Handling at the helm, Cameron Bailey has assumed […]
15 Most Jaw Dropping Moments At TIFF
Since 1994 I have attended the annual film festival in Toronto called TIFF. It began in the late seventies as the brainchild of William Marshall as The Festival Of Festivals, […]
Ten Films that celebrates Independence and Freedom
Freedom. Independence. These may sound like mere words, but they mean so much more. Imagine a place where you can’t even take a decision, without someone else’s permission. Imagine a […]
Netflix and Chill – ‘The Great Hack’ Review
I know a guy in my neighbourhood, who used to be this naive, quiet child. Growing up, he always used to get compared to his younger sibling who was better […]
The Summer Movie Preview (2019) – June through September
The movie season is divided into three specific categories. From January through April we have the dumping ground, the months the studios release their films that they are unsure of. […]
Revisiting The Classics: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ (1979)
“They train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won’t allow them to write fuck on their airplanes, because it is obscene.” […]
The Most Anticipated Films Of 2019 – Part 2
The second half of 2019 is all about the big blockbusters lining up for the rest of the year. It also marks the comeback of the directors like Quentin Tarantino. […]
The Most Anticipated Films Of 2019 – Part 1
The year 2019 has started with a bang, as Marvel’s ‘Captain Marvel’ has taken the box office by a storm. Made at a budget of $152 Million, at the time […]
John’s Corner : Contrary To The Popular Opinion!
John H Foote discusses the myth behind some of the prevalent famous opinions about certain films and actors, in this new article. Am I intentionally a contrarian? I have never […]
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