Joseph Rana Archive

“I am as hungry today as I was when I was 20 years old,” says Arnold. But before you get your engines running, this has nothing to do with the upcoming US Presidential elections. At a press conference held at Docklands in …

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne  2015 has just kicked off offering the best of Indian films and Bollywood spectaculars. The Victorian government’s gallant offering to the fashion conscious and movie enthusiasts, the festival (IFFM) toasts the best of the Indian subcontinent’s …

Seth Rogen’s vivid imagination sucks in the viewer, transporting him to Los Angeles, once a bejewelled city, now metamorphosed into one big hell of fire, cannibals and insanity as the Almighty grasps the Universe in His hands to end it all. Jesus! …

Documentary movies made for the big screen generally present a dichotomy. The aim to tell the truth, get the raw facts out, is credible, but then the desire to make it a box office success or attract large audiences can lead to …

November 2010. A hot summer day in Newcastle, Australia. A luxury hotel and media frenzy on the periphery. The swimming pool. A tattooed guy rests on the bench; tired of people howling his name, he gets up and walks back to his …

The concept of a movie revolving around revenge and redemption has been dragged, dusted, re- used and over-killed in Hollywood. There is also no dearth of action thrillers these days, with filmmakers churning them out faster than audiences can consume them. In …

The bi-annual Glebe Record Fair is back soon, and it’s worth every penny. Let the music play, let the tunes guide your steps, let your feet tap to the beat, and let the vinyl records spin for come Saturday, April 20, the …

The storyline for Oblivion is so good it raised a lot of expectations. Sitting inside a theatre, you want to like Oblivion: presented in silver and grey tones, it has a brilliant star-cast, an intriguing story, a visually-appealing setting, splendid special effects, …

Besides an actual education, high school days also come with the added burdens of a struggle to survive and fit in, peer pressure, search for self-identity, and – for some – the need to save the world by kicking ass! Kick-Ass 2 …

In an episode of US comedy FRIENDS Monica discovers that a woman has stolen her credit card and is using her identity. She realizes that not only is the ‘thief’ having the time of her life at Monica’s expense, but she does …