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‘Merchant Ivory,’ The Panoptic About The Formidable Film Team

© Modenist | Film and Stephen Soucy Productions The documentary directed by Stephen Soucy retraces one of the longest partnerships in the history of film. Merchant Ivory delves deep into the audacious company formed by Ismail Merchant as producer, James Ivory as director, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as screenwriter and Richard Robbins as composer. Merchant Ivory…

‘Call Me Dancer,’ A Thought-Provoking Dance Doc With A Rare View

“In India people think there’s no future in dancing” this is how Manish introduces us to his story. He further adds how those who come from a humble background, like himself, consider dancing a hobby for rich people and not a profession that can allow a livelihood. The documentary Call Me Dancer, directed by Leslie Shampaine…

RRR, The Hyperbolic Tollywood Action Movie Has Phantasmagorical Appeal

This breathtaking blockbuster from South Asia is inspired by real Indian revolutionaries, although it takes abounding artistic license to convey a bombastically spectacularised hyperbole.  RRR — that stands for “Rise, Roar, Revolt” — was produced in Tollywood, the part of Indian cinema that caters to the Telugu language. This is the main language used in…

House of Gucci Revives Milan’s Cinematic Tradition, That Began In 1896

It is no longer a secret that Ridley Scott, Lady Gaga and Adam Driver are filming in Milan the movie House of Gucci, that will chronicle the murder of Maurizio Gucci. Lady Gaga will star as Patrizia Reggiani, charged for proxy murder of her husband Maurizio Gucci, played by Adam Driver. The film will also…