The Lunchbox To Open TIFF’s Food on Film Series March 8, 2015 | by Katherine Matthews It’s almost a given that a love for Indian cinema will eventually lead to a love of Indian food –…
Qissa: The Ghost is a Lonely Traveller TIFF 2013 Special Review February 20, 2015 | by Katherine Matthews From the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival we revisit our Qissa review. Set in post-Partition India, Qissa (“Folktale”) introduces us…
Mary Kom amongst list of Special Presentations at Toronto International Film Festival July 24, 2014 | by Katherine Matthews Piers Handling, CEO and Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International…
TIFF Special Report: Shuddh Desi Romance Press Conference September 11, 2013 | by Katherine Matthews A press conference was held in advance of the Gala Premiere of Shuddh Desi Romance at the Toronto International Film…
TIFF Special Review: Siddharth (dir. Richie Mehta, 2013) September 10, 2013 | by Katherine Matthews Canadian director Richie Mehta follows the success of his 2007 film Amal (which also screened at the Toronto International Film…
TIFF Special Review: The Lunchbox (dir. Ritesh Batra, 2013) September 10, 2013 | by Katherine Matthews “The 5,000 or so dabbawalas in the city have an astounding service record. Every working day they transport more than…
TIFF Special Review: Goopi Gawaiiya Bagha Bajaiiya (The World of Goopy and Bagha) (dir. Shilpa Ranade, 2013) September 6, 2013 | by Katherine Matthews It’s hard to imagine a film that would stand up to Satyajit Ray’s 1969 film Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (based…
TIFF Special Review: Faith Connections (dir. Pan Nalin, 2013) September 3, 2013 | by Katherine Matthews “My father told me,” says director Pan Nalin, “I should travel to the ultimate pilgrimage of Hindus, Kumbh Mela, and…
The Toronto International Film Festival 2013 August 18, 2013 | by Katherine Matthews Over the past few weeks, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) began unveiling the films that will feature as part…
FRAMING MOVIES Take Twenty: Barsaat (1949) July 26, 2013 | by Katherine Matthews “Love, star-crossed love, being in love with the idea of love, passion and lust — he takes me through his…