Bollywood Buzz: World waits while Rajini rests…
Do you know why there have been no major activity in the world in the recent past? That is because Rajinikanth...
FILM
Search for “˜lost’ Filipino films intensifies
Sofia, the Filipino film archivists' group, should be congratulated for successfully making the search for "lost" movies currently trendy and important....
Docs & shorts, final weekend
There's a tasty flock of Frameline 35 docs, mostly at the Roxie and Victoria, that allow us to vogue through some...
Directors pick the mighty pen, scriptwriters wonder why!
New Delhi: A war over words - that`s what it is between Bollywood directors and scriptwriters! Directors, tired of complaining about...
“Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop”: Backstage with Coco
"I'm sick of people saying that I'm drunk with power! Or that I've lost perspective!" shouts Conan O'Brien at his sycophantic...
Cannes’ Cyber Grand Prix Trio: Arcade Fire Burns Bright; Old Spice’s “Responses” Resonate; R/GA’s “Tweet” Pays Off
CANNES, France, June 22, 2011, --- Three Grand Prix honors were bestowed today in the Cyber competition at the Cannes Lions...
What’s New
New TV series portrays youthful patriotic fervor My Life in Yan'an, a TV series to commemorating the 90th anniversary of the...
Aliens, Operas and a Blank Slate of Documentaries
So much of what you need to know about Les Blank can be found in the titles of his documentaries: "God...
Animals United
Since mankind can't be relied upon to take care of the Earth, a group of computer-animated critters band together to fix...
Indonesia movie-goers hope for end to film drought
Indonesian cinema-goers thirsty for first-run foreign films hope the government has moved a step closer to settling a tax battle with...
A Capital Effort: Jakarta’s Complex Nature, on Film
To many Indonesians, Jakarta is much more than just the capital. It is the land of opportunity, where anybody can become...
Charlie Chaplin’s first attempt at ‘talkie’ is discovered
A manuscript revealing Charlie Chaplin's first shot at a "talkie" has come to light in the family archives. Fifty handwritten pages...