Category Archives: World Cinema

From Comics to Movies

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it used to be just Superman, but now it’s like the whole comic industry is flocking to the movie screens. Not only producing some of the most memorable heroes on-screen but also showing movie-watchers … Continue reading

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Subhash Ghai’s 70 mm Plans!

The Show Man on Hindi Cinema – Subhash Ghai plans to transform Entertainment into a much Bigger Experience with his decision to venture into the exhibition business. After Production & Distribution, the Filmmaker decides to make a chain of multiplexes … Continue reading

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Horror – A Pure Play Of Mind

Amongst all the Genres that are prevalent in the industry, horror is that one type which elicit extreme emotions, namely fear, disgust & terror. All it does is make us involved in a ghastly situation which is supernatural & supports … Continue reading

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Jean-Luc Godard – Life Uncut

“I pity the French Cinema because it has no money. I pity the American Cinema because it has no ideas.” A French Filmmaker born in the year 1930, founder of New Wave & the one who challenged the conventions of … Continue reading

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Indian Cinema – Million Stories & One Canvas

Cinema – a word which is not just restricted to mere entertainment but an art of expression which conveys million emotions. It’s a myth that Indian Cinema is just about Bollywood, but there are films which are far beyond commercialization. … Continue reading

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“Abuses, accents and language are mandatory to create the distinction of characters in my movies,” says Sudhir Mishra to the students of Whistling Woods International

The students at Whistling Woods International were thrilled to have a master class with Sudhir Mishra, renowned director, scriptwriter and well known for his critically acclaimed movies like ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’, ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’ and his latest, ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’. … Continue reading

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Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in his native United Kingdom in both … Continue reading

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1970s was the depression period of Korean Cinema

Governmental control over the film industry reached its height in the mid- and late-1970s, nearly destroying the vibrant film culture that had been established in the preceding decade and a half.This time period can also be called as “the winter … Continue reading

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At 35, still the popular guy, Taxi Driver

Thirty-five years after its release, having claimed the Palme d’Or at Cannes, redefined New York City on the screen and worked its way deep into the American cultural psyche; “Taxi Driver” has been digitally restored by Sony Pictures. A new … Continue reading

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