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Win The Entire Artsploitation Films DVD Back Catalogue, Only At ScreenAnarchy
Philedelphia based film distributor Artsploitation Films has been hibernating for the past 15 months, however, this June they come roaring back with brand new DVD and Blu-ray releases of festival favorites Horsehead, Der Samurai, and The House of 1,000 Eyes.In...
J Hurtado's 13 Favorite Indian & Pakistani Films Of 2013-2014
I know, I know. It's cheating to have two years represented in my year end list. However, I didn't get a chance to make my lists last year, and these films deserve your notice.2012 was a banner year for Indian...
SAIFF 2013 Review: TASHER DESH Turns Tagore's Yarn Into Psychedelic Spin-Art
Bengali cinema's enfant terrible, Q, is not known for making films for the faint of heart or weak of mind. His latest film, an adaptation of a play from Nobel Prize winning Bengali author Rabindranath Tagore, is no exception. Tasher...
The 10th Annual South Asian International Film Festival Announces Its Lineup!
I feel very fortunate to have been able to cover New York's SAIFF for the last three years, and this fourth go around looks like it's going to be as great as ever.Yesterday SAIFF 2013 announced its complete line up,...
Now On DVD: Artsploitation Explosion! GANDU, LAPLAND ODYSSEY, And HARD ROMANTICKER!
I'm a little late on these, but it is well worth catching up on a trio of recent releases from the upstart Artsploitation label on DVD. So, here are the initial releases, now on DVD:GanduWe love Gandu. Both Todd Brown...
GANDU Director Trips Out A Classic. Watch The TASHER DESH Trailer.
Indian indie maverick Q made a huge splash around the world with his recent feature Gandu - a film that has won acclaim around the world while being denied a release in its own country. But distribution troubles or no,...
New Distributor, Artsploitation Films, Hits The Ground Running With GANDU Dec. 11!
There's a new kid on the indie distribution playground, and Philadelphia's Artsploitation Films is wasting no time in setting up a formidable stable of fantastic films. First up is the Earth-shaking debut narrative feature from Bengali enfant terrible, Q (Kaushik...
London Indian Film Festival 2012 Review: GANDU
The London Indian Film Festival opens on June 20th, and among their programming coups is Q's festival smash, Gandu. Along with screening the film, the LIFF will be hosting the Gandu Circus, a live musical performance featuring Q and members...
GANDU's Indian Public Premiere: A Conversation With Q
Life has been a whirlwind adventure lately for Gandu director, Q. His magnificent breakthrough feature premiered less than a year ago at New York's South Asian International Film Festival, where Q earned a Best Director Award. In the time since,...
Anurag Kashyap & Q Team Up For TASHER DESH, A Bengali ROCKY HORROR
Two of the most progressive characters in Indian film today are teaming up to update the classic Bengali musical theatre piece, Tasher Desh. Anurag Kashyap has confirmed that he will be co-producing a film version of Tasher Desh with Bengali...
A New Trailer For Q's GANDU!
With potent Indian indie cult drama Gandu - it means Asshole, regardless of what the poster may say - becoming one of the surprise festival hits of the year as it astounds audiences in Park City and Berlin, director Q...
Berlin 2011: GANDU (ASSHOLE) Review
[With Q's Gandu now screening in Berlin it seems a good time to revisit my previous review.]Bold, energetic and by turns both deliberately vulgar and sharply incisive, Kolkata based director Q is sure to turn heads with Gandu - a...
SAIFF 2010: GANDU (THE LOSER) Review
For a country with one billion residents, it is sort of strange that the cinematic culture of India seems so homogeneous to the outside world. Bright and colorful musicals dominate the international community's view of Indian cinema. For the most...
This Aint No Typical Bollywood Film. Take A Look At Q's GANDU (THE LOSER)
I can almost guarantee that regardless of how many Indian films you have seen, you have not seen one like Gandu. From a director who calls himself simply Q, Gandu falls very much in the gritty, indie, social realist side...
