Clickable links in red Genre: Spy Thriller Platform: Jio Hotstar Time: 6 episodes x average 48 minutes Cast: Simon Pegg (Danny Patrick). Sian Brooke (Barbara Napier). German Segal (Vadim Trusov). Danny Sapani (Charles Francis). Cloe Pirrie (Lt.Col. Roz Cavendish). Jason Tobin (Nicky Chan). Hannah Khalique-Brown (Saara Parvin). Ed Stoppard (Foreign Secretary Richard Marston). Plot: Danny […]
Genre: Spy Thriller Platform: Amazon Prime – paid (thru BBC Player) Time: 5 episodes x average 45 minutes Cast: Gemma Arterton (Kate Henderson). Rafe Spall (Stuart Henderson). Alex Kingston (Rose Trewen). Galaxie Clear (Fiona Henderson). Avi Nash (Ravindra “Rav” Sangvhi). Mark Stanley (Ryan Walker, MP and Foreign Secretary). Alexander Terentyev (Sergei Malinski, SVR operative). Plot: […]
Clickable links in red Genre: Spy Thriller Platform: Jio Hotstar Time: 6 episodes x average 48 minutes Cast: Hannah Khalique-Brown (Saara Parvin). Simon Pegg (Danny Patrick). Maisie Richardson-Sellers (Kathy Freeman). Edward Holcroft (James Cox). German Segal (Vadim Trusov). Tinatin Dalakishvili (Marina Yeselova). Mark Rylance (John Yeabsley. Plot: As part of her University Computer science course, […]
Genre: Spy Thriller Platform: Jio Hotstar Time: 10 episodes x average 50 minutes Cast: Michael Fassbender (Martian). Jeffrey Wright (Henry Ogletree). Katherine Waterston (Naomi). Harriet Sansom Harris (Dr. Blake). Saura Lightfoot-Leon (Daniela aka Danny). Jodie Turner-Smith (Samia Zahir). Richard Gere (Bosko, Head of London Station). India Fowler (Poppy).Hugh Bonneville (James Richardson). Plot: Martian is […]
Genre: Suspense Thriller Platform: Amazon Prime – Rent Director: Alfred Hitchcock Time: 1 hour 47 minutes Cast: James Stewart (L.B. Jefferies). Grace Kelly (Lisa Fremont). Thelma Ritter (Stella). Wendell Corey (Tom Doyle). Raymond Burr (Lars Thorwald) Plot: Due to an accident in which his leg was fractured while capturing a motor race accident, photographer Jeffries […]
When I was doing research for my book on Hrishikesh Mukherjee (Human Cinema available on Amazon on Kindle and Print ; for Amazon link, please click here http://bit.ly/4pnxUPL ), I came across this statement by Hrishida – “My film is not a copy of any foreign film; it is just a story of two friends […]
Clickable links in red Genre: Based on a True Story – Business Platform: Amazon Prime Director: Robbie Grewal Time: 6 episodes x 50 minutes average Cast: Naseeruddin Shah (JRD Tata). Jim Sarbh (Xerxes Desai). Vaibhav Tatwawadi (Akash Bansal). Kaveri Seth (Megha Mhatre). Lakshvir Saran (Gaurav Dhar). Plot: Surprised to discover that watch smuggling is a […]
Genre: Drama – based on Partition Platform: Theatrical release Director: Imtiaz Ai Time: 2 hours 46 minutes Cast: Naseeruddin Shah (Ishar Singh Grewal). Vedang Raina (Keenu / Young Ishar Singh Grewal). Diljit Dosanjh (Nirvair Singh). Sharvari (Afsana/Jiya). Plot: In the present , 95-year-old Ishar Singh Grewal is driven by the family driver to Attari check […]
It is always a mixed blessing when watching remakes of an original, especially when the original has the “Master of suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock’s stamp in various scenes. As always, Hitchcock’s “suspense movies” have one twist after the other, making you wonder what is the “MacGuffin” – the crux/ the core idea of the story. There […]
Dwight Eisenhower was the man who commanded the biggest military machine in Western Europe during World War 2. With his superb political balance, he managed the disparate British, American and French commanders and produced an unquestionable victory. President Truman who decided to drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan was seen as ‘weak’ for letting the […]