The Adoor-Aravindan controversy (Outlook)

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It’s almost like watching Vinod Kambli gut-wrenching over boyhood friend Sachin Tendulkar. The world of Malayalam cinema has been agog for a few weeks now with the soap opera of its only Dadasaheb Phalke award winner, the well-known auteur Adoor Gopalakrishnan, choosing to question the artistic and cinematic merits of the work of his former buddy G. Aravindan, considered by film scholars like Chidanand Dasgupta to be “the Shakespeare of Indian cinema”. Aravindan has been dead and gone for almost 20 years now and this retrospective pooh-poohing of the man’s work and worth has compelled an anguished Malayali intelligentsia to speak up for the departed filmmaker.

Aparna Sen’s Japanese Wife set to release

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Director Aparna Sen is making a comeback with the film The Japanese Wife which stars Rahul Bose, Raima Sen, Chigusa Takaku and Moushumi Chatterjee. The film is set to release on 9April, 2010.

Filmfare Awards 2010

Awards

3 Idiots made a clean sweep at the 55th Idea Filmfare awards by winning most of the popular choice awards, followed by Firaaq, Dev D and Paa

And the Black Lady goes to…

Popular Awards

Best Film: Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 3 Idiots
Rekha handed over the award to the 3 Idiots team including Maddy, Omi, Boman, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani.

Best Director: Rajkumar Hirani for 3 Idiots
Rajkumar Hirani received the award from Ramesh Sippy.

Meena Kumari posthumously on Stardust (Dec 1972)

The best movie marketing video I’ve seen in a while…..

I write this piece with a Marketers hat on….

Most film advertising consists of a formula, a voice-over of some kind followed by key sequences from the movie to keep the viewer engaged and excited to watch the film. However ABCL’s recently released Hindi film PAA stands out a cut above the rest, not only does the promo manage to capture the core essence of film marketing, but it manages to do it in a unique manner.

Beautiful People with Abhay Deol

thanks to Kassam..

Ashok Kumar Ambica ad

Love Sex aur Dhokha trailers

Teen Patti, Karthik calling Karthik, My Name is Khan (ongoing) and more box office for dummies!

last week’s thread

The name is Brand Khan

It’s somewhat heartening to see SRK embrace “Social Media” as a part of his marketing strategy as the medium certainly has power to keep on-going conversation and influence going as well..I think Bollywood is an industry which could revolutionize marketing of the medium is embraced and used properly…

Ye Maya Chesave (Gautham Menon’s Telugu ‘half’ of Vinathandi Varuvaya with Nagarjuna’s son)

Thanks to Ravi..
Ravi’s comment: The movie is getting rave reviews, release today and this review below is from one of the best reviewers for Telugu films.
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trailers

Toy Story 3 trailers (updated)

Batman debut sells for 1.21 m, breaks recent Superman record

Superman story here
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Heritage Auction Galleries said a 1939 comic book in which Batman makes his debut has sold at auction in Dallas for more than $1 million — setting a record for the amount paid for a comic.

Farah Khan’s tribute to Madhuri via Katrina in Tees Maar Khan

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Farah Khan seems to be an ardent Madhuri Dixit fan as she is referencing the star with the million-dollar smile for her movie Tees Maar Khan. Katrina Kaif will be performing a hot item number for the film in a naughty ghaghra choli designed by Aki Narula. For this song with the jhatkas, Katrina will go through 15-20 days of training.

Waheeda Rahman on Filmfare (New Year issue, 1969)

Bachchan, Kamal and Surya with Mohanlal in Kandahar

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The combination looks too good to be true. But the south Indian audience can get ready to see Tamil superstar Suriya, Hindi super star Amitabh Bachchan and Malayalam super star Mohanlal all in the same film.

My thoughts on THE HURT LOCKER (2008)

I’d heard a lot about THE HURT LOCKER and was expecting some sort of a “masterpiece”. The film isn’t quite the masterpiece I was expecting, but is still a rewarding and thought-provoking movie-going experience!

Clothes maketh the film (the Hindu on a Bhanu Athaiya volume)

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After Bhanu Athaiya won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi” in 1983, Phyllis Dalton, the costume designer for “Dr. Zhivago”, met her and said, “Out there in L.A. the producers think that India comes all readymade. All you need to do is come here with a camera and go out and shoot. All thanks to you.” A compliment pointing to the fact that sometimes blending into a story is more difficult than standing out.

Tum Milo To Sahi trailer

Tendulkar creates history, breaches double century barrier in one days! (updated)

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