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Masterclass by Global Film distributor and Oscar winning Producer, Marc Baschet at Navi Mumbai International Film Festival Mumbai: January 2014:  Oscar winning producer for No Man’s Land and co-producer of   Lunch Box ,  Mr Marc Baschet , will conduct a Master Class at  Navi Mumbai International Film Festival  (NMIFF) on  1 st Feb 2014  at  3.00 pm  at the  DY Patil Hospitality College, Nerul. Mr Marc Baschet  will address the aspiring film makers on the topic ,  “ How to market and distribute independent films globally . ”  The master class will describe the various ways and methods used in the past to take the independent films to a global platform and the changing scenario today. Various films in India which have been distributed globally successfully are  Lunch box  and  Ship of Theseus. Through this master class, NMIFF aims to cultivate the innovative ideas of film making and to provide talented filmmakers a wider attention and space by showcasing their art to the glob

A humble  start for the 1st edition of Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF) ·           Mr. Sachin Pilgaonkar felicitated ·           Opening film Titanic Love was screened Mumbai,  January 31, 2014 :  The very First day of the first NMIFF extravaganza started on a decent note. The excitement was palpable as the emcee welcomed Mr. Sachin Khanna, Festival Founder and Chairman of the 1 st  edition of the Navi Mumbai International Film Festival. Applause continued when Mr. Ashok Purang, Festival Director,  Capt. Samir Walavalkar, Director – Business & Finance,  Salim Arif,  Director of Cultural affairs, NMIFF   were invited on the stage to address the gathering. Ceremony kick started with felicitations to the reputed face of Indian Cinema, Mr. Sachin Pilgaonkar by  Mr. Pramod Hindurao,   (Chairman, CIDCO).  Onbeing prodded to speak, Mr. Pilgaonkar said, “I am extremely thrilled to receive this honour from Navi Mumbai International Film Festival and I would l

English Film Review Johnson Thomas Lush but boring Gothic fantasy      Film: I, Frankenstein Cast: Aaron Eckhart ,  Bill Nighy ,  Yvonne Strahovski ,  Miranda Otto , Jai Courtney ,  Socratis Otto Director: Stuart Beattie Rating: *  * ½     Mary Shelley’s literary creation comes in for yet another cinematic revamp, this time titled ‘I, Frankenstein,’ a film that appears to have been styled much like the ‘Underworld’ series - which promises much but delivers precious little.  The choice of Aaron Eckhart  sits well-  as the titular character, an undead immortal creature of horror lore,  a character that seems just a shade greyer than the one he so successfully portrayed (Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent who is eventually disfigured) in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight.’       Shelley’s creation has survived through countless large and small screen incarnations but none so pitifully woebegone as in this film. But that is not because the leading ma

English Film Review Johnson Thomas Agonizingly Real       Film: 12 years a Slave Cast: Chiwitel Ejiafor, Michael Fassbender,Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong’o Director: Steve McQueen Rating: *  *  *  *     Steve McQueen directs from a script he co-wrote with John Ridley, based in part on Solomon Northup's memoir(true Story) about his life as a free man in the 1800’s , subsequent kidnap and enslaving and finally ending in his rescue by a Canadian abolitionist.     It’s a rare first hand account of a 19 th century memoir written by Solomon Northup, (who is the central character in the film), a free black man from upstate New York who got kidnapped on a lure and was subsequently sold off, under a false name, Platt, and papers attesting to the fact,   for slave labor in Louisiana. It’s an account that even the most vilely depicted(in the memoir), Edwin Epps, couldn’t find fault with. The everyday drudgery and m

Hindi film Review Johnson Thomas One By Two Film/Movie review: You’ll get pakaoed! Film: One by Two Cast: Abhay Deol, Preeti Desai, Rati Agnihotri, Jayant kripalani, Lillette Dubey, Anish Trivedi, Darshan Jariwala, Geetika Tyagi Director: Devika Bhagat Rating: *  * This Abhay Deol starrer aims for quirky and interesting but ends up disastrously tedious, unfunny and entirely disengaging! The concept was interesting no doubt. Meant to be a  coming of age romantic comedy for the two, thirty( meant to be 20) something protags who go through life’s struggles trying to find their innate selves and end up meeting each other. Do not expect any chemistry or sparks to fly,  or for that matter, any passion, because the two only become really aware of each other towards the end. Don’t know what purpose that was meant to serve(maybe a sequel expectation?) but for this cinematic experience it appeared like a gross miscalculation.  This is a feature that has three-four