Interview with the crew of NETPAC winner Margarita, With A Straw @TIFF 2014
<Swati Sharan> We take you behind the scenes of Margarita, With A Straw. This 2014 Indian film stars Kalki Koechlin and has won the NETPAC Award at TIFF 2014. Minority-Review’s Swati Sharan chats with director Shonali Bose, producer/co-director/co-writer Nilesh Maniyar and … [Read More..]
The Maze Runner – They’re all starting to look the same now
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter, Thomas Sangster, Aml Ameen, Ki Hong Lee, Patricia Clarkson I cringe when I hear those dreaded words: ‘Young Adult Fiction’ The Hunger Games started … [Read More..]
A Walk Among The Tombstones – A scary stroll through the dark side of man
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Scott Frank. Starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook, Adam David Thompson, Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley, Sebastian Roche, Mark Consuelos, Olafur Darri Olafsson Having watched the trailer of this film at an earlier … [Read More..]
Mary Kom Press Conference @TIFF 2014 with Priyanka Chopra & Omung Kumar
<Swati Sharan> Mary Kom is a biographical film about the 5-time world champion boxer, Mary Kom, which stars Priyanka Chopra. Omung Kumar is the director of the film. Watch the video of the press conference and our questions to … [Read More..]
Men, Women and Children Press Conference @TIFF 2014 with Adam Sandler & Jennifer Garner
<Swati Sharan> Men, Women and Children is a film based on a book about how technology has made people lose intimacy with one another and how questionable a frontier we are treading especially when put in the hands of youth … [Read More..]
House of Cards Season 2 DVD Box Set – Delightfully diabolical
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> I haven’t watched the first season of House of Cards but you don’t need to. You can enjoy its wicked wonders nevertheless. The American show on White House politics was inspired by an old British … [Read More..]
Black And White Press Conference @TIFF 2014 with Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer and Anthony Mackie
<Swati Sharan> Black and White is a film starring Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer, Anthony Mackie, Jillian Estell and Mpho Koaho. The film is about Elliot (Costner) fighting Rowena (Spencer) for the custody of their common, bi-racial grand-daughter (Estell) years after … [Read More..]
The Equalizer Press Conference @TIFF 2014 with Denzel Washington
<Swati Sharan> The Equalizer is based on an old TV series. It is about an ex-CIA agent (Denzel Washington) who tries to protect a prostitute (Chloe Grace Moretz) from the Russian mob. Watch the video of the press … [Read More..]
Manglehorn Press Conference @TIFF 2014 with Al Pacino and Holly Hunter
<Swati Sharan> Manglehorn is the story of a depressed old key cutter (Al Pacino) who continually mourns for a lost love until eventually a bank teller (Holly Hunter) tries to bring light to his life. Watch the video of … [Read More..]
Two Night Stand – A cute little film with dialogue that keeps it interesting
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Max Nichols. Starring Analeigh Tipton, Miles Teller, Jessica Szohr, Scott Mescudi Relationships nowadays aren’t what they used to be. Most of it’s sad but in the hotch-potch of it all there is a glimmer … [Read More..]
