Even during the infancy of "Bollywood" in Mumbai, the center of India's local film industry in the '30s, many other sub-regions of India were producing their own feature films. Read more...
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April 27, 9:01 pm
Film shows Indian cinema beyond Bollywood
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April 25, 9:36 pm
New ZIP code of drama to premiere
Emo cheerleaders, seductively boozy mothers and a whole lot of teenage angst take center stage in the teen Web comedy "The Monica 90404." Read more...
Photo: Courtesy of JUSTIN BRAUN “The Monica 90404,” premiering today, is a Web series that takes a critical look at teen dramas like “The OC” and “Gossip Girl.” The show satirizes recurring themes in these shows, such as the younger ages the actors are expected to portray.
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April 22, 9:05 pm
Screen Scene: “No One Knows About Persian Cats”
"No One Knows About Persian Cats" is a flawed but fascinating film that gives an insider look into Iran's underground world of clandestine musicians. Read more...
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April 22, 9:04 pm
Screen Scene: “Oceans”
The age of high-definition video is apparently also the age of the nature documentary. Read more...
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April 21, 9:30 pm
Reality TV shows follow fad of demographic-based premises
With all of its fist-pumping, hair-spiking, spray-tanning, dance-floor-battling glory, MTV's "Jersey Shore" was an unparalleled success for the network. Read more...
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April 20, 9:00 pm
Psychoanalysts dissect writer’s films
Among Hollywood's so-called "difficult" writers, those who insist upon a level of intellectual effort that isn't required to understand the human-Na'vi conflict, Charlie Kaufman is perhaps uniquely focused on finding new ways to represent psychological reality. In his most successful films "“ "Being John Malkovich," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Adaptation" and "Synecdoche, New York" "“ Kaufman often seems to be thinking out loud, on the screen, as he works through his stories. Read more...
Photo: Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s film, “Synecdoche New York,” stars actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (left) as Caden Cotard, who spends years building a replica of New York City in a warehouse.
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April 19, 9:00 pm
“˜Reefer Madness’ documentary screening tonight celebrates its 75th year
April 20 is the high holy holiday for stoners across the world (pun definitely intended), and you can bet Snoop Dogg will be celebrating with a joint or two or twelve. Read more...
Photo: Walking Shadows will release the 75th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition of the first anti-drug propaganda film, “Reefer Madness,” today.


