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Update: "No Evidence" of Hate Crime at Chicago's "Gay House"
An update to the tragic New Year's Day shootout in Chicago that injured six black gay men, two of them critically: Detectives will not investigate this as a hate crime.
The department's Civil Rights Unit was notified after the Sunday morning shooting because of witness accounts that ( Read more... )
An update to the tragic New Year's Day shootout in Chicago that injured six black gay men, two of them critically: Detectives will not investigate this as a hate crime.
The department's Civil Rights Unit was notified after the Sunday morning shooting because of witness accounts that ( Read more... )
but yes im very excited that there is someone else out there with knowledge of independent hindi film...
you are right chingaari (or gangaajal) wasnt independent- in fact, the idea of a film that doesnt cater to the mass audience is relatively new in india with the introduction of multiplexes...
before, socially concious filmmakers would HAVE to create a film that had both mass appeal and the relevant (usually feminist/anti-communal/socialist/syndicalist) theme. there are still some "
Chingaari had some of the BEST acting i've seen recently, but the plot was poorly done and very flawed. the climax, although excellently coreographed, also did not make (sociological) sense. very few films dedicate adequite attention to the sociological dynamics of a community prior to the inevitable uprising- its all about one persons struggle against humanity, and then a sudden and irrational torrent of public support at the end...
Ketan Mehta's most brillant film, Mirch Masala, is one of the few 'uprising' films i listed, which manages to execute a sociologically sensible climax. Mehta's Mangal Pandey also manages a good 'uprising' climax- i think thats what i love about his filmmaking- it always manages to peel away the layers of power...
I really liked Matrubhoomi, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara, My Brother Nikhil, and 15 Park Ave (but this comment is getting way too long for me to say too much about these...)
In another lifetime i would have loved to study film in college...
Check out some movies that i'm trying to get somehow here... i would love it if you could start one too and we can share...
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Oh, I also liked your Monsoon Wedding reference. I'm still chortling over it. Haha, if that gets old, there's always Fire!
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