Berlin reconciles to its history

Film>> Culture • Germany/US

Small brother is watching you

Private policing of Internet backed by courts is leading to censorship that affects everyone

A river hard done by

Documentary>> Making the sewer...A river again: Why Mumbai must reclaim its Mithi • Observer Research Foundation

What to read and watch: Tortoise Under the Earth and other new releases

Two new books and two documentaries that caught our attention this week

Dr. No's Nonsense

Films>> Nuclear Power • The UK

Celebration of life

In a first, a Bollywood commercial flick delves into a differently abled person's sexuality

A not-very-subtle environmental message

The film should communicae its environmental message far more effectively than the dozens of inept documentaries that have been made on the subject.

How did the Rebels beat the Empire in Star Wars? The answer is closer to home than you think

The fate of the galaxy was decided not by light sabres — but by concrete

Racial undertones

Movie>> Cultural Bias • Italy

Girish Karnad: A not very subtle environmental message

Noted theatre and cinema auteur Girish Karnad died June 10, 2019 morning; here's looking back at his film Cheluvi

Unjust and inaccurate?

Popular cinema, Hollywood and Bollywood, should be sensitive and truthful while portraying wild animals

‘Farmers are not casino players’

Micha X Peled, US-based Israeli filmmaker, has won 22 international awards for his globalisation trilogy, the last of which was a film on …

Hackers—good and bad

Documentary>> We are a legion • directed by Brian Knappenberger

Real Hunger Games

Film>> Marketing Strategy • US

For love of Amazon

Film>> RAINFORESTS • Peru/France

Sherni: A Bollywood film that knows its environmentalism well

Every scene is finely etched in this very accurate portrayal of how India’s forest service actually works

We are pirates all

Film>> Partners in Crime • Directed by Paromita Vohra • Produced by Magic Lantern Foundation

‘Today, people love seeing reality in movies’

Nila Madhab Panda spoke to Down To Earth about his film and doing ‘realistic’ cinema

Genocide of farmers

Film >> Cotton for my shroud • by Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl • Produced by Top Quark Films • 81.30 min HDV Documentary 2011

Understanding the bug

Book>> The Viral Storm • by Nathan D Wolfe • Penguin • Rs 450

Tears and the drama aside, the message survives

Prabhat Roy's award-winning Shwet Paatharer Thala is a tear-jerker, which nevertheless effectively preaches the lesson of family welfare.

Riveting saga of a river that gives -- and takes

Goutam Ghose's Padma Nadir Majhi depicts how poor fisherfolk, already vulnerable to nature's whims, are exploited by fellow-humans.

12 film marathon spotlights urban decadence

Interestingly, apartment blocks in Warsaw bear a strong resemblance to Delhi Development Authority's more abominable creations.

Cosmic dance

MOVIE>>ASTROPHYSICS ÔÇó US

Two new Bollywood films and a message

Contemporary Hindi films get real, hitch-hike to success