Column: Cinema Scope

As 2011 begins, No One Killed Jessica is amongst the new year’s most curiously watched releases in India. Life as We Know It also gave families a reason to smile.

The Social Network and Rajnikanth’s Endhiran, lit up the box office this year. What’s coming in 2011?

After the successful sojourn as screenplay writer in Manasaare and Pancharangi, Bengaluru huduga, Pawan Kumar is all set to debut as a director in Lifeu ishtene. He talks about his struggles with theatre and cinema first as an actor and then as a writer and director.

At the screening of Kannada film naviladavaru, an interesting debate on costs and content of filmmaking was held. The audience it seems knows their cinema irrespective of budgets involved.

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows is a good adaptation of Rowling’s book, but Sanjay Leela Bansali’s Guzaarish fails to weave a spell.

It’s not revolutionary cinema from David Fincher, but The Social Network does manage to remain a gripping account on Silicon Valley start ups and the engine that is driving the global social media revolution.

Re-live the 70s or laugh till hurts; you can take your pick from this week’s releases.

3D entertainment awaits for the whole family this Diwali. Meet the owl who traverses the universe to save the kingdom of owls.

While one director sticks to the formula and fails, two others bring in new perspectives and make the films work.

A mixed bag of big stars, big productions, nostalgia and a bit of cinema from the not so popular theme, up for grabs in Bengaluru this time.

This week science fiction comes alive with Rajinikanth-starrer ‘Endhiran’. Also on offer for the first time, television serial ‘Khichdi’ on the big screen.

Malayalam comedy ‘Pranchiyettan and the Saint’ makes up for the disappointing ‘Wall Street: Money never Sleeps’. Read this week’s movie reviews.