“Paycheck” “Paycheck” … it has speed and the direction is stylish. THE FILM is directed by no less a person than John Woo. And there are enough moments of high quality production work and dazzling sequences for any action/science fiction/ thriller aficionado to be motivated to take a look. But then it breaks no new [...]
Archive for March, 2004
“Paycheck”
What Women Want
What women want What’s it like being a girl in an urban middle-class family? They want immediate success and are willing to work for it. — Photo: Parth Sanyal HAVE MODERNITY and changed attitudes really made a difference to young women in the city? Or do factors like tradition, favouritism towards the male child, family [...]
A To Zee… Awards Galore
A to Zee… Awards galore Everyone who was anyone with a stake in the Hindi film business shifted base to Dubai this week for the Zee Cine Awards extravaganza. Indians rubbed shoulders with Pakistanis with perfect bonhomie. It was the B-word – Bollywood – that united them all, says SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY giving a ringside [...]