Shane J. Alliew “Heav’n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn’d, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn’d,” William Congreve, The Mourning Bride (Act III Scene 2). Sometimes I am tempted to compare popular Bollywood so-called feminist based cinema to films like The Dressmaker; yet I refrain fromContinue Reading
Shane J. Alliew Post Angels and Demons, Dan Brown churning out similar thrillers, not only for the sake of bestselling but also, most importantly the multi-million dollar film translation, comes as no surprise with Inferno. The Three Investigators, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys hooked teenagers and Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks)Continue Reading
By: C.M. Paul “What are we without stories? What are we without aspirations? Without stories, it’s a life spent to attend its vague purpose. My purpose in life was to speak. I knew I wasn’t good in literature still I had many thoughts; many stories to tell but had noContinue Reading
Shane J Alliew “You have been gone away too long Alice”. Oops, sorry I almost thought that I was writing a review for Producer Tim Burton’s Through the Looking Glass, when actually I am writing for Director Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. You see, I sometimes getContinue Reading
By : Shane J Alliew Have you ever taken a train ride? Twice a day, from no where to no where? I have. Several of them. And each time, I pass through the town, I wonder what actually goes on in those houses that border the edge of the fields,Continue Reading
C.M. Paul Kolkata – A recent publication in Kolkata with a galaxy of eminent names of personalities in the various fields of art and culture hopes to promote the muses through academic exchange and research. With scientific and academic writings in English, Hindi and Bengali languages the Wisdom Speaks journalContinue Reading
Bestselling author Paulo Coelho retells the unforgettable story of historys most enigmatic woman Mata Hari in her voice through her final letter. Termed as a novel based on real events, “The Spy” is translated from the Portuguese work by Zoe Perry. “Although I tried to base my novel on theContinue Reading
Director Sujoy Ghosh in his excitement forgets one basic and vital piece, that serious cinema goers are not to be taken for grantedContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Wednesday met the Oscar-winning movie director Martin Scorsese whose latest film “Silence” recounts the persecution of a group of Jesuit missionaries in 17th century Japan. In an interview with Vatican media, Scorsese spoke about his latest movie project, his past films, his life growing up in theContinue Reading
Kaira (Alia) is an astute cinematographer who is bohemian in her approach to life. Enter Dr Jehangir Khan (Shah Rukh), a top-notch therapist, who helps her lay her innermost demons to rest. Unlike Gauri Shinde’s first film English Vinglish that hit the bullseye subtly, here the message is hammered. OfContinue Reading
