Film
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Nov- 2021 -27 November
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: Times are a changing – releases put back as competition intensifies; and Goa fest nears end…
As Bollywood films struggle to find release dates, here’s who’s clashing with who, and who’s avoiding going up against the…
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26 November
‘A Night of Knowing Nothing’ – a beautiful lament about India and a warning about the age of authoritarianism everywhere… (review)
Film from India that made a huge splash in Cannes comes to the UK for the first time… INTIMATE, insightful…
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25 November
Bird Bites update: ‘A night of knowing nothing’, Payal Kapadia; ‘The Long Goodbye’, Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia; Lubaina Himid, first Tate Modern solo show and Amrita Dhallu
IT’S BEEN a busy time of late and we just wanted to signpost a a few items that are coming…
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19 November
Bird Eye Review Show Episode 19: Roots – ‘Hum Do, Hamare Do’, ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and Amit Trivedi ‘Sonic Roots’
Nat is back for her review of what’s out there online from South Asia… OUR intrepid Bird Eye Reviewer, Nat,…
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9 November
Bird Bites: ‘King Richard’; UK Asian Film Festival Mental health report launch; Japanese Cinema of the Self weekend; Booker Prize winner Damon Galgut, India and ‘Arctic Summer’
What’s caught our bird eyes this month… Unconscious bias surfaces in ‘King Richard’ press conference Serena Williams. Will Smith, Venus…
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Oct- 2021 -30 October
Bollywood asianculturevulturevibes: Cinemas are back! Diwali releases coming…
Festive season comes early for cinema halls in Mumbai as they resume operations after a year… By Rodrigues C Yo,…
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30 October
‘Last Night in Soho’ (LFF 2021 reviews); ‘Azor’, ‘Wild Indian’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy’
We saw latest release at London Film Festival and here are some more reviews… 1960s London nostalgia reverie (mostly) delivers……
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23 October
Slice of British Imperial History – Vicky Kaushal on his role in ‘Sardar Udham’ – playing an Indian national hero (video)…
Bollywood star says he would like those of Indian heritage to reconnect with this figure from the past… WHAT do…
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22 October
London Film Festival 2021 (wrap): Our festival, the joy of cinema and those films we covered and LFF awards …(our LFF videos on one page)
Last year acv experienced LFF mainly as a digital affair only but this year was quite the contrast… By Sailesh…
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22 October
London Film Festival 2021 review: ‘Invisible Demons’ – Images hard to forget as climate crisis shown in excruciating and sharp relief…
Film is about Delhi but could be about anywhere in India… By Sunil Chauhan BERLIN-BASED director Rahul Jain understands aesthetics.…
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