Hackers and the rise of Digital Terrorism

'Today it is a studio being held to ransom, tomorrow it will be a government, an entire nation. I don't see anyone laughing when that happens,' says Suparn Verma. In recent months a very scary and......

Ficci Frames '10 -- The good, bad and ugly

If you are in the media and entertainment (M&E) business in India or want to understand it, then Ficci's Frames, held annually in Mumbai in March, is the place to be. This year 2,000 people walked......

Strong Asian presence in Cannes this year

Strangely enough, the Indian presence at the Festival de Cannes, in the last few years, hasn't risen above solicited space on the jury. After author Arundhati Roy and actors Nandita Das and......

What the Grindhouse failure means

As prospective plans go, it was foolproof. Quentin Tarantino, God himself to many a director, and Robert Rodriguez, who made the jawdropping Sin City, coming together. Two fanboys bonding over......