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    Movies branded as ‘art films’ do not reach masses: Adoor

    Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Good movies do not reach the people as they are often branded as ‘art films,’ eminent film-maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan said.
    “I have never said that I am a maker of art films. I am very much in the mainstream,” Adoor, a six-time National Award winner director-producer, told reporters here.
    He was interacting with media after […]

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Pics from Cannes

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Actor Aishwarya Rai and American actor Elizabeth Banks arrive for the opening ceremony of the 62nd International film festival in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Photo: AP

Aishwarya Rai arrives for the opening ceremony of the 62nd International film festival in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 13, 2009.Photo: AP

Actor Aishwarya […]

Reviews

‘Fish Tank’ tells story of a betrayed love

Guardian News Service
In the claustrophobic flats which incubate family dysfunction and rage, and the wild beautiful spaces thereabouts, where the urban sprawls out into the country, film-maker Andrea Arnold finds a powerful story of betrayed love -one of three British movies in competition at Cannes this year.
This is a powerfully-acted drama, beautifully photographed by the […]

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Delhi-6′, Dev-D’ in Venice Film Festival line up

Venice (PTI): Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra’s ‘Delhi6′ and Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Dev D’ are among the four Indian movies that are a part of the line-up announced on Thursday for the 66th Venice Film Festival.
The films are not a part of the prestigious ‘Competition Category’ of the festival, the oldest in the world, but will play in […]

Dialogues

Nandita is new chairperson of Children’s Film Society

New Delhi (PTI): Critically acclaimed film actress Nandita Das has been appointed as chairperson of Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI).
Das, 39, would have a tenure of three years. Her predecessor Nafisa Ali had resigned a few months back to contest Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow.
The actress, who created waves with her roles in films […]