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...other national cinema the antics in the first reel of Mukul S. Anand's Khuda Gawah (God Is My Witness) might be giggled off the screen. But Indian films are like no other: a churning blend of epic conflict and cootchy choreography, of Sergio Leone and Vincente Minnelli...
Western viewers expecting the delicate art films of Satyajit Ray will be in for a pleasant shock. Most Indian films are closer to the populist energy and intimate audience connection of Hong Kong films. And like John Woo's and Jackie Chan's action thrillers, Indian cinema exotically evokes the complex pleasures of Golden Age Hollywood, with its glamour and verve, its strict codes (India's censors typically allow no explicit violence, nudity or even kissing) and the cunning, seductive way it subverts these taboos...
India has all the elements to be a vibrant cult cinema in the U.S.--the next Hong Kong. And God Is My Witness is a great place for Americans to start supping at the banquet that is Bollywood...
...Hollywood fades to red"--but it doesn't have to [BUSINESS, Aug. 5]. While studying cinema in California in 1937, we were told, "Stars' salaries are going to put Hollywood out of business." They didn't, and they won't. Real stars bring in enough extra in theaters, on video, from television and cable, from abroad and even from commercial tie-ups in theaters, to make them worthwhile. In earlier years, Hollywood didn't spend $5 million to $25 million to launch each major studio film. When I was a studio publicist, we used publicity and promotion, at one-twentieth...
Skinny Legs had two TVs. Playing on one was the movie of the night. This was St. John's only cinema. On the other was the Olympics, specifically the U.S. women swimmers going for gold in the 4X100 medley relay. As the American anchor touched the wall first, everyone took time out from the movie to cheer and chat excitedly about another medal for the Americans. The scene was a commercial NBC could only dream...