The precisely substantial screenplay and well-sculpted characterization have made the plot new to the viewers as scenes seem unpredictable, and thereby the film raises the suspense: what’s next!. “And thus, with a kiss, I die” is not unknown to the fans of Romeo and Juliet. Director Badrul Anam Saud has smartly fulfilled the cliché demand…
When films sing poetry through screenplay, camera, setting, and characterization, an enchanting depth of your sleep takes place. Such bliss I encountered in my recent film-voyage with the Golden Globes winning Nocturnal Animals, directed by Tom Ford. The film finely versed and framed in terms of visual aesthetics. Despite having an aspiring career, you are…
Our hopes run high when we see Bangladeshi directors making worthy attempts at combining urgent social issues with visual aesthetics. Such a film is Haldaa, directed by renowned media personality Tauquir Ahmed, released in December 2017. But what actually makes a film a film? There are subtle differences between making a drama on-screen and a film…
Ahmed Tahsin Shams (This article was published on October 10, 2015, at The Daily Observer Art & Culture) Two movies of this year – set their sail crossing the fence with abundant applause from home and abroad. This present change in film-scenario, sort of a trend of bucketing foreign awards or nomination or screening…
Christ and Krishna are hardly different: Antony Phiringi AHMED TAHSIN SHAMS [This article was published on August 1, 2015 in The Daily Observer] Srijit Mukherjee, the director of ‘Jatiswar’, a national award winning Indian-Bangla film and primarily selected by the Indian Oscar committee, perhaps spoke through the character of Maya (Swastika Mukherjee) that “both the…