Rom-comRom-com

Rom-com

A short story by Sithuraj Ponraj, in which he gently satirizes an obsession with K-pop, while riffing on romcom and…

7 years ago
About the Fourth IssueAbout the Fourth Issue

About the Fourth Issue

We have essays, interviews, a comic panel and a photo story. Read on to find out more!

7 years ago
In conversation with Mirjam Unger and Sandra BohleIn conversation with Mirjam Unger and Sandra Bohle

In conversation with Mirjam Unger and Sandra Bohle

Filmmaker Mirjam Unger and screenwriter Sandra Bohle from Vienna talk to Ram about their work, creative process, cinema in Austria,…

7 years ago
Interview with John Tung, art curator and cinephileInterview with John Tung, art curator and cinephile

Interview with John Tung, art curator and cinephile

John Tung talks to us about Cinerama, the moving image exhibition he curated, his interests and influences.

7 years ago
Getting to know Ming Wong, artist and performerGetting to know Ming Wong, artist and performer

Getting to know Ming Wong, artist and performer

Ming Wong talks to us about art, inspirations, his love for old cinema halls, and Making Chinatown.

7 years ago
Photostory: In and out of theatresPhotostory: In and out of theatres

Photostory: In and out of theatres

Vishwanathan shares with us memories and pictures of theatres in Nagercoil and Chennai. Allow him to take you places!

7 years ago
நிழற்படக்கதை: அரங்குகளின் அகமும் புறமும்நிழற்படக்கதை: அரங்குகளின் அகமும் புறமும்

நிழற்படக்கதை: அரங்குகளின் அகமும் புறமும்

நாகர்கோவில் மற்றும் சென்னையில் உள்ள திரையரங்குகளின் புகைப்படங்களையும் தனது நினைவுகளையும் பகிர்வதன் மூலமாக, நம்மை அவ்விடங்களுக்கு அழைத்துச் செல்கிறார் விஸ்வநாதன்.

7 years ago
Action!Action!

Action!

Mooondk created a comic panel for us, about film and gender roles.

7 years ago
액션!액션!

액션!

A comic panel in Korean about film and gender roles, by Mooondk.

7 years ago
Movie magazines, Hollywood celebrities and spoilers galoreMovie magazines, Hollywood celebrities and spoilers galore

Movie magazines, Hollywood celebrities and spoilers galore

Letícia Magalhães writes about the history of film and film magazines, and how our perception of both has evolved in…

7 years ago
Revistas de cinema, celebridades de Hollywood e uma dose de spoilersRevistas de cinema, celebridades de Hollywood e uma dose de spoilers

Revistas de cinema, celebridades de Hollywood e uma dose de spoilers

Letícia Magalhães escreve sobre a história das revistas de cinema e cinema e como nossa percepção de ambas evoluiu no…

7 years ago
Subverting the Western Genre: Warwick Thornton’s Sweet CountrySubverting the Western Genre: Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country

Subverting the Western Genre: Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country

Sara Cousins writes about Sweet Country, a movie set in the Australian outback.

7 years ago
Pari: Rethinking HorrorPari: Rethinking Horror

Pari: Rethinking Horror

Jiya writes about her fascination for Horror stories, and why the movie Pari brings some freshness to this genre.

7 years ago
Snapshots from an Italian Film Festival: EasySnapshots from an Italian Film Festival: Easy

Snapshots from an Italian Film Festival: Easy

Anusha Srinivasan writes about the Italian film Easy, and her experience of watching it.

7 years ago
Revelations – A new aesthetic in Tamil cinemaRevelations – A new aesthetic in Tamil cinema

Revelations – A new aesthetic in Tamil cinema

Nilavazhagan writes in great detail about the artistic choices that make the Tamil independent film Revelations stand out.

7 years ago

ரெவலேஷன்ஸ் – தமிழ் சினிமாவில் புதிய அழகியல்

சுயாதீன தமிழ்ப் படமான ரெவலேஷன்ஸ் தனித்தன்மை பெற்றிருப்பதற்குக் காரணமான கலைநயத் தெரிவுகளை விவரிக்கிறார் நிலவழகன்.

7 years ago

Adoor and Kasaravalli

Ramchander shares with us his notes from the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2017.

7 years ago

About the Third Issue

The third issue of The World of Apu is here!

7 years ago

High, Low, and Everything in Between

Michael Clancy looks at how space has been used in Akira Kurosawa's High and Low.

7 years ago

Reel, Real

Anusha Srinivasan writes about Anand Pandian's Reel World, which is an anthropologist's examination of Tamil cinema.

7 years ago

The (imaginary) dream girl

Anusha Srinivasan writes about how the movie Ruby Sparks almost subverts the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope.

7 years ago

கரைந்த நிழல்கள்: எளியவர்கள் மீதான கரிசனம்

திரைத்துறையின் விளிம்பில் வாழும் மனிதர்களின் வாழ்வைச் சித்தரிக்கும் அசோகமித்திரனின் கரைந்த நிழல்கள் நாவல் பற்றி அதியனின் பார்வை.

7 years ago

The Shadow People

Athiyan writes about Ashokamitran's novel Karaindha Nizhalgal, which looks at the lives of those on the peripheries of the Tamil…

7 years ago

Tarantino Unchained

Deepak sketches some memorable characters from Quentin Tarantino's films.

7 years ago

Captain’s Log StarDate 201801.6

Ajay explores how the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation explores the ideas of virtual and augmented reality through…

7 years ago

Nargis on your Wall

A short story by Sithuraj Ponraj, featuring the beloved Nargis Dutt, one of the doyens of Hindi cinema.

7 years ago

十五岁的识时务 — 看陈子谦15

Tan Chee Lay writes a poem in Chinese inspired by Royston Tan's movie 15 (2003).

7 years ago

Poet in Translation: Tan Chee Lay

Tan Chee Lay and Tan Inn Shin transcreate a Chinese poem inspired by Royston Tan's coming-of-age movie 15 (2003).

7 years ago