Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all. But find out which film tops his list!
'For the film-maker, as for the photographer, barbershops with their many moments of interest -- wall-to-wall mirrors, shiny accoutrements, beaded curtains -- provide ample scope for mis-en-scene,' says Ranjita Ganesan.
Despite a few flaws in the film, Yash Chopra distinguishes himself.
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
True misogyny is when you stop being curious about women, and Milind Dhaimade directs his actresses with a sense of wonder. Tu Hai Mera Sunday has delightful women characters, sketchy men, and individual threads that work better than the whole package, feels Sreehari Nair.
Take a bow Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, Nani, Sudheer Babu and Varun Tej.
'Sudhir Mishra takes us into the dreams and fears of our politicians, into their self-deceiving pitches, and he shows us their demons and angels,' says Sreehari Nair.
'When an actor is punching or beating up the villain, he goes miles away and falls, which isn't possible. You see the same kind of action in all the film, which makes it monotonous. We should get back to real action.' Veteran actor Dharmendra talks action.
On Ramesh Sippy's 70th birthday, we celebrate the man and his milestones.
Sukanya Verma lists the movies she grabbed at MAMI this year.
Priyanka Chopra's mother Madhu opens up about her famous daughter.
'I can't talk to the media about why Anurag and I split because it would be like writing an entire book to understand and do justice to it,' Kalki Koechlin tells Sonil Dedhia.
'The Maharashtra government diktat is another meddling example in an industry where politics or language has no role to play.' 'Cinema has a universal language. Filmmakers are divided across regions, but united in their passion for films,' says director Suparn Verma.
Alia Bhatt continues to impress while Shah Rukh Khan takes it easy in this lovely, thoughtful little film, applauds Raja Sen.
Joginder Tuteja lists those who are expected to score big with their Bollywood debuts in the months to come.
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Shamitabh spends all its time explaining its own jokes, notes Raja Sen.
Aligarh is a milestone in the history of Indian cinema that should start the much needed conversation about how India treats gays and lesbians, feels Aseem Chhabra.
The movie may prove to be another turning point in the recent new wave Malayalam cinema.
'During Diwali, many films with big stars are released. KB's film needed no stars. 'A film by K Balachander' was enough to draw the crowds.' Director Suresh Krissna pays rich tribute to the late K Balachander.
'Cocktail allowed me to make Finding Fanny.' Homi Adajania gets candid.
In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi-Vinod Khanna starrer Chandni.
Kajal Aggarwal talks about her upcoming film Do Lafzon Ki Kahani and co-star Randeep Hooda.
A look at Shyam Benegal's period classic, Junoon.
Diehard Tendulkar fan actress Saiyami Kher reviews Sachin A Billion Dreams. A Rediff.com Exclusive!
'People have access to the internet and, if they want to see pornography, they will visit other sites and watch it there. Why will they watch it in a film or a web series?'
'I don't remember (watching) a good horror Hindi movie in a long time. I like films like Bhoot, Raaz and the first 1920. I wouldn't even include the second 1920 in this.' Meera Chopra is all set for 1920 London.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A look at the fresh faces in Bollywood that stood out this year!
Hailed as one of the finest filmmakers of his time, K Balachander, who passed into the ages on December 23, has left behind a rich legacy of hard-hitting films, some of which have been routinely credited with redefining Tamil cinema.
'Gopala Gopala is an original concept and the storyline appealed to me.' Superstar Venkatesh talks about his new film.
Sreehari Nair lists some movies, documentaries, recorded-performance films, and literature and music suggestions that might help.
Sukanya Verma looks at what stood out in a mostly humdrum affair.
Biju Menon tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com how he transformed himself to play a 73 year old character, one of his most challenging and satisfying roles as an actor.
'There is never a safe choice in the movie business.' 'Everything is chance.'
Dhoom 3 continues the tradition of extravagance in adventure and expenditure by roping in the fastidious Aamir Khan as its latest star antagonist, writes Sukanya Verma.
Prabhu Deva on the success of his new film ABCD 2.
'Ashwiny Iyer comes from a school of Nil Battey Sannata.' 'The writer of the film Nitesh Tiwari made Dangal.' 'So you can see the kind of cinema they have done and how they will treat the film.' 'That will make Bareilly Ki Barfi different.'
'I always wanted to play a negative character, so I was like why not play it with Mr Bhansali?' 'As they say, be careful what you wish for.' 'I wanted to play an antagonist and I got the most evil one ever.'
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