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Home / Archive for April 2013

The Evolution Of Indian Cinema Over The Last 100 Years

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Celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema A Potpourri of Vestiges Guest Post By  Sanjeev Kumar A Still from Dadasaheb Phalke's ...
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The Brave (1997): Johnny Depp's directorial debut featuring a memorable cameo from Marlon Brando

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A remarkable modern-day take on Dr. Faustus A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured in  IMDb Critic  Reviews   ...
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All Time Best 100 Movies: Editor's Pick 2013

All Time Best 100 Movies: Editor's Pick 2013

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Best of Cinema: All Time Top 100 Films Ran (1985) , Directed by Akira Kurosawa Stalker (1979 ), Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Citizen...
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Rhythm Divine: A Toast to Music

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The eternal connect between music and cinema A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature A s per the Wikipedia definition, music is an art f...
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Doordarshan: A barometer of India's societal growth and decay

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Once Upon a Time in India A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature A friend of mine recently shared with me the episodes of a very popul...
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Best Screen Performances: Part II

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All time best screen portrayals in cinema   A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature Dear Readers, I am back with the second part of the se...
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Blood Simple (1984): American filmmaker Joel Coen's debut film

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A neo-noir crime masterpiece A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured in  IMDb Critic  Reviews   Blood Simple (...
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Gertrud (1964): Danish master filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer's final film

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A chilly masterwork of cinema A Potpourri of Vestiges Guest Review By Martin Bradley Featured in  IMDb Critic  Reviews   Gertru...
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Murtaza Ali Khan is an independent film critic / journalist based out of New Delhi, India. He has been writing on cinema for over 10 years. He runs the award-winning entertainment blog A Potpourri of Vestiges. He is also the Films Editor at the New York City-based publication Cafe Dissensus and regularly contributes to The Hindu and The Sunday Guardian. He was previously a columnist at Huff Post. He has also contributed to publications like DailyO, Newslaundry, The Quint, Dear Cinema, Desimartini and Jamuura Blog. He regularly appears as a guest panelist on the various television channels and is also associated with radio.

His education spans science, technology, mass communication, and management. But cinema remains his first love. His all-time favorite movie-makers are Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Luis Bunuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, Charles Chaplin, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Satyajit Ray, Fritz Lang, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese. He can be reached at murtaza@apotpourriofvestiges.com / murtaza.jmi@gmail.com. He tweets at @MurtazaCritic.

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