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#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Ghaath (#Marathi) Rating: * * * 1/2 Set in areas affected by Maoist violence, this sublime action #EcoCrimeThriller, a fairly edgy interplay of conflicting ideologies & ideas of justice between guerrillas, civilians & police is taut, tense & illuminating. Systemic rot is visible & humanity becomes the scapegoat. The main thread though is about indigenous lives, whose livelihoods are threatened by conflict with often brutal results. Ninawe’s vision & style are unique & must be applauded.Tech specs are highly effective Cast: #JitendraJoshi #MilindShinde #JanardanKadam #DhananjayMandaokar #SuruchiAdarkar #MilindShinde Director: #ChhatrapalNinawe Runtime: 126 min #LoudspeakerMedia #ManishMundra #VikasMudaki #MadhurPadwal #ManojGoswami #ShiladityaBora #everyoneシ゚ #everyonefollowers

TRIBECA FESTIVAL 2025 ANNOUNCES DATES, CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, AND NEW “CREATORS FORUM” The 24th Edition, Presented by OKX, Takes Place June 4-15 in New York City Submissions Open Now; Passes Available October 9 at TribecaFilm.com New York, NY, September 26, 2024 – The Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced that the 24th edition of the festival will take place June 4-15, 2025 in New York City. Submissions are now open. For more than two decades, Tribeca has been a leading destination for new, groundbreaking creativity from established and emerging artists. Tribeca 2024 was a record-breaking year with over 13,000 submissions and nearly 600 events for more than 145,000 attendees. World premieres of the year’s most anticipated titles included ¡CASA BONITA MI AMOR!, “Presumed Innocent,” Brats, Sacramento, and “In the Arena: Serena Williams.” Tribeca’s star-studded reunions, retrospectives, and live talks spotlighted names like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Demi Mo...

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #ThePenguin Rating: * * * The latest extensive reimagining of #DCU characters Follows the events of 2022 #MattReeves #TheBatman, fasttracking #OzCobb, a.k.a. #thePenguin’s #originstory & #worldbuilding in vociferous, rambling, gritty, grimy, dark, grim violent tone. The tension doesn’t get edgy though. #ColinFarrell does an phenomenal job, investing his all into lending The Penguin a mafioso veneer. Great character development & performance. Cast: #ColinFarrell #CristinMilioti #RhenzyFeliz Creator: #LaurenLeFranc Runtime: 61 min/1st eps Director: #CraigZobel #PRPunditHavasRed #HBO #JioCinemaPremium #6th&IdahoProductions #ChapelPlaceProductions #DCEntertainment #DylanClarkProductions #WarnerBrosDiscovery #everyoneシ゚ #everyonefollowers

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Yudhra Rating: * * Slickly packaged stupidity with Punchy routines that amalgamate hit action sequences from other successful films, this one lacks the edge to make it all count though. Largely incoherent Storyline, script feels like a hack, music is forgettable, execution is rather slippery. Exhausting runtime destroys the little satisfaction you get from the slick action - its all utterly forgettable Cast: #SiddhantChaturvedi #RaghavJuyal #MalavikaMohanan #ShilpaShukla #GajrajRao #RajArjun #RamKapoor Director: #RaviUdayavar Runtime: 150 min #ExcelEntertainment #AAFilms #AmazonPrimeVideo #SpicePR #FarhanAkhtar #AkshatGhildial #ShridharRaghavan #everyoneシ゚ #everyonefollowers

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #KahanShuruKahanKhatam Rating: * 1/2 Chaotic runaway bride scenario w trigger happy brothers & henchmen in hot pursuit, there’s neither originality nor smarts here. Terrible scripting & insensible dialogue by #LaxmanUtekar #RishiVirmani, unyielding helming, convoluted plotting & clownish performances put paid to any enjoyment. The borrowed title song (remixed version) was the only thing worthy here. Cast: #DhvaniBhanushali #AashimGulati #SharikKhanJr #Rakesh Bedi #VikramKochhar #RaviChauhan #SupriyaPilgoankar #RajeshSharma #HimanshuKohli Director: #SaurabhDasgupta Runtime: 106 min #CommuniquePR #TSeries #BhushanKumar #VinodBhanushali #KamleshBhanushali #BhanushaliStudiosLimited #KathputliCreations #everyonefollowers #everyoneシ゚

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Title: #KhalbaliRecords Rating: ** Predictable musicaldrama exploring dynamics between indie&commercial music with label wars, sibling rivalry, client poaching, exploitation of artistes becoming the main fodder.Its interesting enough but the predictability, lack of tension & un-energising musical score play spoilsport. Cast: #RamKapoor #SaloniBatra #SkandThakur #SaloniePatel #PrabhDeep #EPR #KumarVarun Director: #DevanshuSingh #JioCinemaPremium #PRPunditHavasRed #AmitTrivedi #AzadiRecords #AratiRaval #everyone #everyonefollowers

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #TheBuckinghamMurders Rating: * * 1/2 Twisty low-rent whodunit thriller with favorable cinematography & a compelling lead. The script here fails to rise above routine unsurprising thriller mode & editing & helming fail to generate enough edgy tension. Cast: #KareenaKapoorKhan #AshTandon #SartaajKakkar #RanveerBrar #PrabhleenSandhu #FarhanBaqi #KapilRedekar #KeithAllen #AdwoaAkoto #StuartWhelan Director: #HansalMehta Runtime: 104 min #BalajiTelefilms #MahanaFilms #PenMarudhar #SpicePR #Netflix #ZeeCinema #everyone #everyonefollowers

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Film: #Sector36 Rating: * * Based on the repulsive gruesome #NithariKillings involving #bestiality #sexualdebauchery #rapes #cannibalism #bloodychoppymedicinemurder #organtrafficking this psychopathetic film plays like a straightforward I-did-it failing to provide nuance, guile or complexity in its telling. Amateur scripting, bad dialogue & sordid revulsion invoking direction make it pointless & insignificant even with good actors headlining the show & tell. Cast: #VikrantMassey #DeepakDobriyal #AkashKhurana #BaharulIslam Director: #AdityaNimbalkar Runtime:123 min #SpicePR #Viacom18 #JioCinema #Netflix #JyothiDeshpande #MaddockFilms #DineshVijan #BodhayanRoychoudhary #SreekarPrasad #everyoneシ゚ #everyonefollowers

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #TheLordOfTheRings #TheRingsOfPowerS2 Rating: * * * 1/2 Intense magical & captivating these rings have power beyond the imagination that created them. Inspired by #JRRTolkien’s #Middleearth the series continues on its enchanting run where goodness & evil wage a battle through the grey areas of human thought. The meditative tone & tenor embellished by #BearMcCreary’s ensnaring score panegyric performances & incandescent cinematography continue to be a strong lure. Cast: #MorfyddClark #RobertAramayo #MaximBaldry #MarkellaKavenagh #IsmaelCruzCórdova #CharlieVickers #BenjaminWalker #CynthiaAddaiRobinson #OwainArthur #JimBroadbent #GaviSinghChera #BenDaniels #KevinEldon #CharlesEdwards #SamHazeldine #TrystanGravelle #CiaranHinds #RoryKinnear #TanyaMoodie Directors: #CharlotteBrändström #SanaaHamri #LouiseHooper Runtime: 8 Eps/40-60 min each #AmazonPrime #...

Trailer Launch of Devara Part 1 at Taj Lands End Bandra, Mumbai. Present on the occasion were Jahnvi Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan , NTRJr(Tarak), Kortala Siva, Apoorva Mehta, Karan Johar, Anil Thadani https://youtu.be/NcCYq3bvlJM

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #ThePerfectCouple Rating: * * * Intriguingly engaging family drama cum whodunit, the screenplay adapted from #Elin Hilderbrand’s book is stimulating & carries favorable tension through to the end. The ending is its weakest link though. The camerawork, editing, intimate rendering of characters & performances are all creditworthy. Desi boy #IshanKhattar does a good job too… Director: #SusanneBier Runtime: 6 Eps/1 hr each Cast: #NicoleKidman #LievShreiber #EweHewson #BillyHowle #MeghannFahy #DonnaLynneChamplin #JackReynor #MichaelBeach #IshaanKhattar #SamNivola #MiaIsaac #DakotaFanning #IsabelleAdjani #JennaLamia #Netflix #21LapsEntertainment #BlossomFilms #TheJackalGroup #everyone #everyonefollowers

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #CallMeBae Rating: * * * Her pain is her couture. They #callherBae, From Pity party stuff to softpedaled #metoo bashing, this series goes from colorful frivolous vacuous fashion plate nonsense to semi-serious news biz using slight, frothy, romanticised emoji tipped arrows to score its hits. #AnanyaPandey’s animation & #VirDas’comedic flair keep you interested. The colorful cinematography, breezy direction& supporting cast also comes good. Director: #CollinDcunha Runtime: 8 Eps/ 30-45 min each Cast: #AnanyaPandey #VirDas #SameerMalhotra #MiniMathur #VarunSood #NitinGrover #VihaanSamat #ShivMasand #NirvaannAnand #DiaSoni #SahilShroff #GurfatehPirzada #LisaMishra #MuskaanJafferi #NiharikaLyraDutt #KarishmaTanna #RiyaSen #SuchitraPillai #TaherShabbir #SayaniGupta #HarmanSingha #AshishCharak #DharmaticEntertainment #KaranJohar #ApoorvaMehta #IshitaMoitra #Amaz...

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumenataryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #Visfot Rating: * * 1/2 Yet another hurly-burly film w an underworld backdrop having innocents caught up in the melee, this film with a faulty construct fails to make the best out of a gravitating concept & decent performances because of some silly scripting & illogical run of play. Cast: #FardeenKhan #SheebaChadha #RiteishDeshmukh #SeemaBiswas #PriyaBapat #KrystleDsouza #AyazKhan #NehaPednekar #ArjunAneja Director: #KookieGulati Runtime: 127 min #JioCinemaPremium #Viacom18 #WhitefeatherFilms #SanjayGupta #AnuradhaGupta #JioStudios #Tseries #everyone #everyoneシ゚ #everyonefollowers

Sourabh Shukla's debut directorial feature,a thriller in Kannada, '1888' set during India's 2016 demonetization period has won accolades at several international film festivals, including winning the Best Director Award at the Onyko Film Awards 2023 in Ukraine and the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Debut Filmmaker (Sourabh Shukla) at the World Film Carnival 2023 in Singapore. It was also nominated for Best Feature Film award at the 20th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart 2023.In an interview with Independent Filmcritic Johnson Thomas, he speaks about the many challenges he faced to reach his audience from idea to screen... What is your background and how you did you develop a passion for filmmaking? I'm originally from Mysuru, Karnataka. That's where I was born and brought up and studied as well as worked before shifting to Bengaluru where I have been living for the past 10 years or so. My engineering degree was in computer science, and I worked in ...

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards announced their six award winning films and filmmakers at their 2024 ceremony. These award winners include: Animation Winner: Ángulos de la Hora (Hour Angle) directed by Kyle Novak (Czech Republic) Environment Winner: Wildmen of the Greater Toronto Area directed by Solmund MacPherson (Canada) Fiction Winner: Imogene directed by Katie Blair (USA) Future Format Winner: PARASOMNIA directed by Cristian Daniel (Uruguay) Non-Fiction Winner: Ìrún Dídì directed by Olawunmi Hassan & Adaobi Samson (Nigeria) Student Winner: Anguish directed by Raheem Razak (South Africa) Creo revealed the six winners of the second edition of the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, announced this evening during a special ceremony in Los Angeles hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s correspondent Denny Directo. Established by Creo and sponsored by Sony, the major annual awards program for short films provides a gateway for the development of exceptional cinematic tal...