Scribbles and Ramblings

Almost all the Cannes 2010 films were announced today. And right on cue, the complaining has started. Already I have read the words "...

Repeat words over and over again -- Barcelona are the best footballing side on the planet playing the game like no other team! Last week, ...

Last year, when I decided to track down a film from all the 32 countries taking part in this summer’s soccer world cup, I had not realized t...

Arsenal 2 - 2 Barcelona Barcelona did not waste any time in establishing their superiority and from the first minute they played Arsenal o...

It was about four years ago that I started paying closer attention to Rotterdam’s International Film Festival lineups and since 2006, I hav...

A prisoner. Unshaven, haggard and released from a physical prison. Beat up apartment. Old typewriter. Click, click. Novel. Money. Maya. Libe...

The 1st leg between these two film-makers was summarized back in summer 2009 where Alonso's Los Muertos was the clear winner over Mar...

The two best films of 2010 might be not be seen at Sundance, Rotterdam, Berlin, Cannes, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York or Mumbai. Ins...

Back in 2005, I came across an intriguing Mexican film called Sangre by Amat Escalante. Even though there were plenty of wonderful moments ...

The year is only a few months old but it is hard to believe that there will be too many Indian songs this year that will be more soulful tha...

The Kicking Culture, part III Some things are completely predictable. On cue, British players and managers are coming forward to offer su...

English Football's Secret Society: There is a secret footballing society that exists in England and whose members trace their lineage ...

Feb 23, 2008: Birmingham 2-2 Arsenal -- Eduardo leg broken, a last minute penalty   Feb 27, 2010: Stoke 1-3 Arsenal -- Ramsey leg broken,...

A few years ago I came across José Suárez Carreño’s The Final Hours at an antique bookstore. I had never heard anything about Carreño but a...

Sometime in the future.... “What movie do you want to go see?” “I don’t know. What’s playing?” “Transformers VI 3D, Shrek 6 3D, Spide...