Arthur J Pais

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Mira Nair's Amelia takes flight

Mira Nair's Amelia takes flight

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2009

Aviation pioneer's biopic is Indian-origin director's first big Hollywood film.

The Next Big Horror film after Blair Witch?

The Next Big Horror film after Blair Witch?

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2009

Paranormal Activity, which stands at number five on the American and Canadian box office charts, may be arguably the biggest success of the decade.

'Karan Johar gave me confidence'

'Karan Johar gave me confidence'

Rediff.com   2 Oct 2009

Ayan Mukerji talks about his first film Wake Up Sid, and his first producer, Karan Johar.

Watch out for this Sufi rocker!

Watch out for this Sufi rocker!

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2009

Singer Falu caps tour with a stint in the Big Apple.

Watch Toy Story series in 3D!

Watch Toy Story series in 3D!

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2009

The double package will show the trailer of Toy Story 3 as well, which will also have a 3D version.

Bad news for Ashutosh Gowariker's Raashee abroad

Bad news for Ashutosh Gowariker's Raashee abroad

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2009

The film was dead on arrival at 78 locations in America and Canada, as well as 40 locations in the United Kingdom.

Harman: Not worrying about his raashee

Harman: Not worrying about his raashee

Rediff.com   24 Sep 2009

The actor talks about his new film, What's Your Raashee.

The Konkani film that stole Oprah's thunder

The Konkani film that stole Oprah's thunder

Rediff.com   22 Sep 2009

Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's Paltadacho Munis won the Discovery award at the recently concluded film festival.

Meatballs triumph over Jennifer's Body

Meatballs triumph over Jennifer's Body

Rediff.com   21 Sep 2009

Megan Fox loses out to a bunch of cartoon characters, at the box office.

Buddha & rebellion on Gowariker's plate

Buddha & rebellion on Gowariker's plate

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2009

Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee? got a solid welcome at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday despite some groans that the 192 minute-long film is too unfocussed. Minutes before the red carpet ceremony for the movie, the director told rediff.com that he will be hugely busy with two very different projects in the next couple of years.

Abhay Deol's Road, Movie is fantastic

Abhay Deol's Road, Movie is fantastic

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2009

In the climatic scenes, Dev Benegal offers a truly touching tribute to world cinema. People who love cinema will weep at the scene.

Will Sanjay Dutt's daughter carry on the legacy?

Will Sanjay Dutt's daughter carry on the legacy?

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2009

Her granfather, Kailash Sharma, hopes his grand-daughter can soon become a pillar of the Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation.

Michael Moore's film shows what's ailing America

Michael Moore's film shows what's ailing America

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2009

The outspoken filmmaker of documentaries such as Sicko and Roger and Me, promoted his latest work, Capitalism: A Love Story at the Toronto International Film Festival.

I Love You, Man is funnier in DVD

I Love You, Man is funnier in DVD

Rediff.com   4 Sep 2009

The additional scenes and gags surely enhance the pleasure, making this as one of the must-see guilty pleasures of the season.

An 'institution' analysing race relations

An 'institution' analysing race relations

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2009

In 1929, Rabindranath Tagore was so troubled when he applied for an American visa that he cancelled his lecture tour and returned to India, the historian Ronald Takaki often said.

Inglourious Basterds adds to box office bounty

Inglourious Basterds adds to box office bounty

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2009

The Brad Pitt starrer is doing very well overseas.

Much Oscar buzz for Mira Nair's Amelia

Much Oscar buzz for Mira Nair's Amelia

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2009

The Times expects the film to bag a number of acting nominations.

He chose empowering people over Wall Street

He chose empowering people over Wall Street

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2009

"Wall Street and similar jobs were something that became unattractive to me very early," says 22-year-old Harvard grad Dhaval Chadha.

Let a thousand immigrants bloom

Let a thousand immigrants bloom

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2009

When Rinku Sen took the cause of illegal immigrants to the youth panel of America's premier civil rights organizations, some participants were surprised. Sen, an activist for over two decades and author of the well-praised book The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization, pleaded, as she has been doing for many years, the cause of illegal immigrants from across the world.

DVD review: Sling Blade can still cut it

DVD review: Sling Blade can still cut it

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2009

The Blu-Ray addition of the 1996 movie starring Billy Bob Thorton features plenty of engaging material.