Beyond Mainstream
It’s the year of Indie films which have done exceptionally well at the Box Office. Here’s the top 4 movies you should have caught on the big screens. These are not art films or parallel cinema. They are mainstream films, but independent in nature, and have appealed to both critics and masses. “Shanghai” is a...
Festival Overview 2012
Starting on September 20, CSAFF will be hosted at Showplace Icon Theaters and Film Row Cinema at Columbia College Chicago. A limited number of festival passes are now on sale. Buy them here before they are sold out! BUY PASSES The Festival opens with the North American premiere of Madhur Bhandarkar’s Heroine starring Kareena Kapoor. The lineup also...
Guest Blog: A Wrinkle in Time, Part 2
A continuation of last week’s look at South Asians in western media – Contributed by Parag Parikh A. “My Sweet Lord…” South Asian social, cultural, and political influences in the US are widely documented in the decades between “Awaara” and the “Temple of Doom.” From Gandhiji’s influence on Dr. King’s non-violent civil rights revolution to...
Guest Blog: A Wrinkle in Time, Part 1
A look at South Asians in western media – Contributed by Parag D. Parikh: A. “We’re not here to start no trouble…” January 26, 1986…the mighty Super Bowl Shuffling Monsters of the Midway Chicago Bears had just finished demolishing the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX…minutes later Vijay Amritraj took to the screen...
Love, Healing, and a dash of Self-Harm
In his play Gruesome Playground Injuries, writer Rajiv Joseph explores the relationship between two friends through the lens of a lifetime of injuries, both accidental and self-inflicted. Chicago’s Rasaka Theatre Company brings this story to life at the Chopin Theatre now through August 5th. The play follows evolution of a friendship between Kayleen and Doug...
