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In Memory of Harvin Sethi
On May 4th 2010 we lost one of the great young Desi comedic talents of our generation. In 2006, I met a young upstart comic named Harvin Sethi who spoke of glorious achievements, a brave new Hollywood and excelling in the field of Entertainment weeks shy of graduating UCI. Over the the following 3 1/2 years [...]
Continue reading...RAGHAV SIGNS CANADIAN LABEL AND RELEASES ‘SO MUCH’ ON iTUNES
11. May 2010
New York – May 11, 2010 –- The world has already heard a lot from neoDesi superstar Raghav, but audiences are about to get ‘So Much’ more. The singer has just signed on to Canadian music label Cordova Bay to release his upcoming album, The Pheonix. The album’s first single, “So Much,” releases on iTunes [...]
Continue reading...The Indian Film Festival 2010 - A Spirited Review
7. May 2010
Another year, and another successful Indian film Festival week has com and gone. Ever since Founder Christina Marouda launched this ambitious venture over 8 years ago, the Indian Film Festival has developed into a mainstay institution in the heart of Hollywood California. It took the passionate love affair of an accomplished Greek Entrepreneur to bring this [...]
Continue reading...Mad, Sad & Bad - A spirited Review
29. April 2010
Mad Sad & Bad Indian Film Festival 2010 A quaint Independent film from the UK, Mad Sad & Bad made its North American debut at the Indian Film Festival this week. True to form with regards to the Indian indies especially from England I expected a cutting film wrought with sarcasm and irony and of course this [...]
Continue reading...Ashes to Ashes (Raakh Redux) - A Spirited Review
29. April 2010
ASHES TO ASHES (Raakh Redux) Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2010 This was the one film I was very anxious to see at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. The North American film premiere of Amir Khan’s feature film debut which original debuted in 1989 was also one of the first “parallel cinema” or “art [...]
Continue reading...Best of Tribeca 2010: Tribeca All Access
29. April 2010
Before I began covering the Tribeca Film Festival, the total concept and awesome might of Tribeca All Access eluded me. I thought it had something to do with films, filmmakers and the Tribeca Film Institute, but my knowledge beyond that was nil. Until a luncheon at downtown eatery Megu changed it all for me. Hurried [...]
Continue reading...MPAA and Bollywood team to tackle piracy - A Spirited Response
2. April 2010
MPAA and Bollywood team to tackle piracy Industry estimates losses at well over $1 billion a year Follow link to the story on Variety.com for further details… The Spirited Critic response… Its hard to react to such news as egregious as an industry like Bollywood and the constituents who comprise it to finally stand up to piracy. For many [...]
Continue reading...“Bent like Beckham: A tragic sequel”
18. March 2010
This isn’t the fairy tale we all expected. Far from it! And while most South Asians around the world can more identify with David Beckham as the absentee “star profile name” behind the famous film by Gurinder Chaddha featuring Parminder Nagra and Anupam Kher, this sequel with the real life monicker is quite a bit more tragic. For those [...]
Continue reading...Fourth Emmy Nomination for NY LIFE
11. March 2010
NEW YORK, N.Y., March 9, 2010 — A New York Life Insurance Company television campaign geared toward the Asian-Indian community has been nominated for a New York Emmy® Award. The four-commercial campaign, “Life is Beautiful with…The Company You Keep” aired in the United States last year. The campaign is one of the four nominated to [...]
Continue reading...Hurt Locker vs. Slumdog Millionaire
11. March 2010
“Was The Hurt Locker a more distinctive success than Slumdog Millionare this year?” No and Yes. The argument for both sides. No. Slumdog Millionaire was one of the most landmark victories since Titanic (no pun intended) keep reading below to see the intentional irony to this comment. By capturing 8 of 10 categories in its Oscar sweeps of [...]
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14. May 2010
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