Author Girish Shambu

The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971 West Germany 89 mins) Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Tango Film/Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) Prod: Ingrid Fassbinder (Caven) Dir, Scr: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Phot: Di...

Effectively entwining humour and pathos, About Schmidt is an accomplishment for director Alexander Payne.

The 2002 Toronto International Film Festival (5th to 14th September) screened over 260 feature films in a variety of programs including: Galas (high-profile Canadian films like Atom Egoyan's Ararat and Davi...

The Woman in the Window (1944 USA 90 mins) 35mm Source: MGM/Hollywood Classics Prod Co: RKO/International Pictures Prod: Nunnally Johnson Scr: Nunnally Johnson, from the novel Once off Guard by J.H. Wall...

A sensitive and perceptive discussion of the work of this American avant-garde filmmaker.

A personal, rewarding overview of the Festival and key films, making you wish you were there.

A festival where modesty is the order of the day but good films are not in short supply.

The mysterious, elegant Exotica ever clearer on DVD.

Where the past meets the present: a heartfelt look at nostalgia in what is perhaps Bogdanovich's finest work.

Les Enfants du Paradis (1945 France 195 mins) Source: Potential Films Prod Co: Pathé Prod: Raymond Borderie Dir: Marcel Carné Scr: Jacques Prévert Ph: Roger Hubert Ed: Henri Rust Art Dir: Alexander Traun...

A slice of the biggest film festival here offered, with great discussions on individual films.