Nyu Cinema Studies professor and one-time department chairman Robert Sklar died June 26 in a bicycling accident at age 74. While I earned my degree in Cinema Studies from Nyu and respected Sklar, I never took one of his classes. Here's his Nyt obit; current Cinema Studies chair Richard Allen's tribute is below. In Memory Of Robert Sklar 1936-2011 It is with great sadness that I must report to you the death of our beloved colleague, Robert Sklar. On Sunday, June 26, Bob had an accident while bicycling in Barcelona with his wife, Adrienne Harris. He lost control of his bike, fell and hit his head. He was removed to a Barcelona hospital with head injuries. At the hospital he was diagnosed as having extensive ...
- 7/8/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
The oldest festival for Indian cinema in the United States will partner with three prestigious film schools in New York and India to help directors to have their stories reach a wider platform.The partnerships aimed at helping foster a new generation of filmmakers are with award-winning filmmaker Subhash Ghai.s Whistling Woods International (Wwi)in Mumbai, The Department of Cinema Studies at Tisch, New York University, and the New York Film Academy.Organized by the Indo-American Arts Council (Iaac), the 11th annual New York Indian Film Festival will run from May 4 to May 8 in Manhattan.Wwi, an institute for film, television, animation, and media arts, awards the top short films from its film students each year. These award-winning shorts will now travel to New York and screen at Nyiff each year allowing emerging filmmakers to reach audiences and industry professionals in the Us.This year.s line-up includes .Incerto...
- 4/25/2011
- Filmicafe
After the disaster trifecta in Japan-quake, tsunami, nuclear crisis-Californians are asking if they might be next. The state's two reactors sit near seismic faults, tsunamis are a risk, and evacuation plans are iffy. Did someone say 'prepared'? In this week's Newsweek Sharon Begley and Andrew Murr look at just how unprepared California is.
The earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis in Japan have filled airwaves, Twitter feeds, Facebook posts, and media reports with countless terrifying phrases, from "core meltdown" and "radiation cloud" to "9.0" and "10,000 dead." But for regions vulnerable to quakes and tsunamis-especially if, like Japan, they hit the trifecta of having nuclear plants in the crosshairs of those natural disasters-there have been no scarier words than these: Japan is the most earthquake- and tsunami-prepared country on the planet.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Human Fallout for Japan
This, we now know, is what "well prepared" looks like: total...
The earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis in Japan have filled airwaves, Twitter feeds, Facebook posts, and media reports with countless terrifying phrases, from "core meltdown" and "radiation cloud" to "9.0" and "10,000 dead." But for regions vulnerable to quakes and tsunamis-especially if, like Japan, they hit the trifecta of having nuclear plants in the crosshairs of those natural disasters-there have been no scarier words than these: Japan is the most earthquake- and tsunami-prepared country on the planet.
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Human Fallout for Japan
This, we now know, is what "well prepared" looks like: total...
- 3/21/2011
- by Sharon Begley & Andrew Murr
- The Daily Beast
If you’d like to boil it down to its simplest form, "Buried" -- opening in a limited release this Friday and going wide on October 8 -- is a movie that features actor Ryan Reynolds in a box. Which is, coincidentally, precisely how I like my Ryan Reynolds served up (preferably with a bow on top, delivered overnight express to my front door). Obviously, upon first hearing the premise, my feminine sensibilities were intrigued.
As for the rest of you, I’m not surprised that the concept is a harder sell. After all, the entirety of the film is set in a coffin. That’s 94 minutes of a dude in an 84x28x23-inch space. What Reynolds’ character, Paul Conroy, endures over those 94 minutes is an intense, claustrophobic, emotional ride (complete with multiple action sequences inside the wooden casket – believe it!). Not only is the film an adrenaline rush until the bitter end,...
As for the rest of you, I’m not surprised that the concept is a harder sell. After all, the entirety of the film is set in a coffin. That’s 94 minutes of a dude in an 84x28x23-inch space. What Reynolds’ character, Paul Conroy, endures over those 94 minutes is an intense, claustrophobic, emotional ride (complete with multiple action sequences inside the wooden casket – believe it!). Not only is the film an adrenaline rush until the bitter end,...
- 9/21/2010
- by Katie Calautti
- MTV Movies Blog
The Film Society of Lincoln Center (Fslc), in collaboration with Iaac and the Indian Consulate, presents Social Dramas and Shimmering Spectacles: Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema from May 19-27, 2010. The series, curated by Richard Allen and Ira Bhaskar, displays the extraordinary richness of Bombay cinema by highlighting classic films that showcase Muslim themes, performance idioms, and lyric traditions.
Spanning films from the 1930s to the Present, the series features historical spectacles that celebrate the justice and tolerance of the Mughal imperium as an antidote to colonial rule; films of aching beauty that focus upon the figure of the courtesan, at once alluring, romantic and tragic; and stories of Muslim social life that dramatize the changing social roles of a society in transition.
Social Dramas and Shimmering Spectacles: Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema not only reveals the rich expressive idioms of Bombay Cinema, but also reflects the radical transformations in Indian Society of the past 80 years,...
Spanning films from the 1930s to the Present, the series features historical spectacles that celebrate the justice and tolerance of the Mughal imperium as an antidote to colonial rule; films of aching beauty that focus upon the figure of the courtesan, at once alluring, romantic and tragic; and stories of Muslim social life that dramatize the changing social roles of a society in transition.
Social Dramas and Shimmering Spectacles: Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema not only reveals the rich expressive idioms of Bombay Cinema, but also reflects the radical transformations in Indian Society of the past 80 years,...
- 5/7/2010
- Bollyspice
The prestigious Film Society of Lincoln Centre in New York is presenting a new film series focusing on Indian cinema from May 19 to 27 highlighting classic films showcasing Muslim themes, performance idioms and lyric traditions. Called Social Dramas and Shimmering Spectacles: Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema, the first film series of its kind in New York will feature Jodhaa Akbar on the opening night along with more than a dozen other films like Mughal-e-Azam, Pakeezah, Umrao Jaan. Presented in collaboration with the Indo-American Arts Council and the Indian consulate, the series curated by Richard Allen and Ira Bhaskar, displays ...
- 5/6/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
The Film Society of Lincoln Center will host a film series called "Social Dramas and Shimmering Spectacles: Muslim Cultures of Bombay Cinema" from May 19-27 at the Walter Reade Theatre, 165 W. 65th St., New York City.
According to promoters, the 14 films to be shown "explore the rich influence of Muslim cultural and social traditions on Bombay cinema. Drawing on the music, poetry, and pure feeling of these traditions, these outstanding examples of three genres (the Historical, the Muslim Social, and the Courtesan Film) show a range of artistic accomplishments from magnificence and melodrama to New Wave reinvention."
The films to be screened include 'Jodhaa Akbar' (2008), 'Mughal-e-Azam' (1960), and 'Umrao Jaan' (2006).
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.filmlinc.com.
The Indo-American Arts Council is throwing a launch party for the film series on Saturday, May 15 from 7 pm to midnight at K Lounge, 30 W. 52nd St.
According to promoters, the 14 films to be shown "explore the rich influence of Muslim cultural and social traditions on Bombay cinema. Drawing on the music, poetry, and pure feeling of these traditions, these outstanding examples of three genres (the Historical, the Muslim Social, and the Courtesan Film) show a range of artistic accomplishments from magnificence and melodrama to New Wave reinvention."
The films to be screened include 'Jodhaa Akbar' (2008), 'Mughal-e-Azam' (1960), and 'Umrao Jaan' (2006).
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.filmlinc.com.
The Indo-American Arts Council is throwing a launch party for the film series on Saturday, May 15 from 7 pm to midnight at K Lounge, 30 W. 52nd St.
- 5/5/2010
- The Bollywood Ticket
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