First Look: Ash sizzles at Cannes!

Aishwarya Rai is grabbing eyeballs at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival once again. This time, not for what she wore!In a first for an Indian actor,Ash delivered the inaugural speech at Cannes......

Nick Nolte makes a good thief

Next time Nick Nolte stars in a film as fine as The Good Thief he would do well to keep from publicising it. Else, it may be the Toronto International Film Festival story all over again. The Neil......

Review: Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is absurdly great

Raja Sen feels Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola has enough substance to warrant repeated viewings.Without warning, there is an accident. Then, a flashback: to ten minutes earlier. A flashback which......

Watching The Clock at MoMa

New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) showcased The Clock, a meticulous effort showing clocks and watches from thousands of films from the last 100 years of cinema.It is 7.45 am when......

'Simply, the best player in the history of football'

IMAGE: Diego Maradona balances a ball on his head during a photocall for "Maradona by Kusturica" by Serbian director Emir Kusturica at the 61st Cannes Film Festival, on May 20, 2008. Photograph:......

Maradona's life, in pictures

IMAGE: Diego Maradona holds aloft the World Cup after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany in ther 1986 final. Photograph: Juha Tamminen/Reuters   Diego Armando Maradona, who died on......