Ghost In the Shell began life in 1989, created by writer/illustrator Masamune Shirow as a series of manga comics which followed the counter-cyberterrorist organisation Section 9 in a futuristic neo-Japan. The popularity of this initial series developed into a medium spanning franchise, with television shows, video games, action figures, novels and apps, furthering Shirow’s [...]
What actually sets the masala movie blockbuster apart from the critically acclaimed indie sleeper? Is this the current state of the Indian Film Industry, or is there a chance of a blur? Bollywood, also known as Hindi Cinema, has always been penned as the Indian equivalent to Hollywood. It is one of the [...]
Since its debuts, cinema has always welcomed and even encouraged the collaboration with visual artists, obtaining rather interesting and often ground-breaking results. An example that springs immediately to mind is the surrealist dream sequence conceived by Dalí for Hitchcock’s Spellbound, but the list could be quite long. In some cases, the artists themselves decide [...]
Have we brought this age of revivals and remakes with the industries of Film and Television upon ourselves? Some may say it is the big taboo word that never was, and others may call it the main cog in the machine of Cinema, and now the lucrative Television industry. At risk of sounding [...]
The IFC Centre in Greenwich Village, downtown Manhattan doesn’t look like much from the outside. It doesn’t have fancy lights or monumental posters advertising its latest releases. Inside, there isn’t a large brand-name heavy concession stand but rather a small counter with popcorn at the back and herbal tea stacked up in boxes along [...]
