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“A Reason to Live” is the latest film from acclaimed though not particularly prolific Korean writer director Lee Jeong Hyang, following on from his popular 1999 comedy “Art Museum by the Zoo” and 2002 heart warmer “The Way Home”. Produced by regular John Woo collaborator Terence Chang and based upon an idea Lee had apparently been mulling over since his college days, the film is another exploring faith and forgiveness through the case of a woman whose fiancé is murdered. With top television actress Song Hye Kyo (recently in “Make Yourself at Home”, and soon to be seen in Wong Kar Wei’s “The Grandmasters”) in the lead, the film also stars upcoming teen actress Nam Ji Hyun (“Ghost”), with support from Ki Tae Young (“Royal Family”) and Song Chang Ui (“Once Upon a Time in Seoul”). Song Hye Kyo plays Da Hye, a woman who has managed to get over a...

"From the scary thuds and mysterious roars that accompany the no-frills titles to the bizarrely poignant final image of the monster, alone at the bottom of the ocean, Ishiro Honda's 1954 Godzilla is all business and pure dream." So begins the essay by J Hoberman included in the typically extensive Criterion DVD and Blu-ray packages, out today, reviewed and recommended by David Anderson at Ioncinema and Bill Ryan; Gary Tooze takes a close look and listen to the image and audio quality. Related reading: Sean Axmaker's Godzilla primer at GreenCine. Updates, 1/25: Budd Wilkins reviews the "monstrously entertaining package" for Slant, giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars. More from Steven James Snyder in Time.

R Emmet Sweeney at Movie Morlocks: "The intrepid Twilight Time label continues their line of limited edition Blu-Ray releases with an absolutely gorgeous version of Picnic, Columbia's romantic smash of 1955-1956. Sold exclusively through on-line retailer Screen Archives,...

Mubi is teaming up with the London Indian Film Festival (site), running through July, to present two films from the lineup for free. In Gaurav Pandey's Dry Red Chillies, viewable everywhere in the world but the Us and Canada, a middle-aged actor who's only appeared on screen as an extra for decades, finally gets his big break. It's a conscious nod to Satyajit Ray's The Philosopher's Stone (1958). The lead's played by Mithun Chakraborty, who tells the Times of India that the film is "about the dream of a common man, its not about me. The life of a common man is just like dry red chillies which do not have a taste of their own but are used to add flavor to the dish being prepared."

The Liff on Dr Biju Kumar's The Way Home (image above), viewable only in the UK: "Malayalam cinema's young heartthrob Prithviraj...

Delhi Belly directed by Abhinay Deo, and produced by Aamir Khan will open the second edition of the London Indian Film Festival on June 30, 2011.

“Irreverent, crude and downright rude this fabulous new comedy caper from modern Mumbai cocks its hat at bad-boy cults like Snatch and The Hangover, with perhaps a little peppering of the Beatles,” reads the synopsis of the film on the festival’s official website.

The other films that will be screened at the festival are: Rang Rasiya by Ketan Mehta, Riding The Stallion Of a Dream by Girish Kasaravalli, The White Elephant by Aijaz Khan, The Way Home by Dr. Biju Kumar, That Girl in Yellow Boots by Anurag Kashyap, Memories in March by Sanjoy Nag, Just Another Love Story by Kaushik Ganguly, Shukno Lanka (Dry Red Chillies) by Gaurav Pandey and Ladli Laila (Virgin Goat) by Murali Nair.

Bengali film Autograph directed by Srijit Mukherji...

Well, the 'baap' of all exclusive is here. I mean, the 'bad-boy' 'naughty' movie of the year Delhi Belly will be having its world premiere at this year's London Indian Film Festival (Liff) at Cineworld, Haymarket on 30 June. Delhi Belly will open the Liff this year. With a nod to Brit-gangster flicks such as Snatch, it tells the story of a group of hapless mates who end up being hunted by the local mafia after one of them accidently mixes up a smuggler's package with his stool sample (He ate some dodgy Tandoori chicken). The film reaches its climax in true heist style with a riot of mix-ups and high-speed chases, while unsuspecting English tourists duck for cover. Delhi Belly will have its worldwide release the next day, July 1. Other highlights of the festival include a special screening of Colours Of Passion at the V&A, homage to the revolutionary...

Click above for more movie stills Well, the 'baap' of all exclusive is here. I mean, the 'bad-boy' 'naughty' movie of the year Delhi Belly will be having its world premiere at this year's London Indian Film Festival (Liff) at Cineworld, Haymarket on 30 June. Delhi Belly will open the Liff this year. With a nod to Brit-gangster flicks such as Snatch, it tells the story of a group of hapless mates who end up being hunted by the local mafia after one of them accidently mixes up a smuggler's package with his stool sample (He ate some dodgy Tandoori chicken). The film reaches its climax in true heist style with a riot of mix-ups and high-speed chases, while unsuspecting English tourists duck for cover. Delhi Belly will have its worldwide release the next day, July 1. Other highlights of the festival include a special screening of Colours Of Passion at the V&A,...

The Way Home won the Best Film while its director Dr. Biju Kumar was adjudged the Best Director at the 10th Imagineindia film festival. The festival ran from May 17-31, 2011 in Madrid, Spain .

The plot of The Way Home revolves around a doctor who is assigned the case of a woman who is the member of a terrorist group. “As a pan-Indian film, The Way Home captures India’s diverse topography and natural wonder with some exhilarating photography. This is the first Indian film which covers 5 states as the locations,” states the official website of the festival about the film.

The second prize in the Best Film category went to I am Sindhutai Sapkal by Ananth Mahadevan. Arranged Happiness by Daniela Creutz won the Third Prize.

Vijanath Biradar won the Best Actor for Riding the Stallion of dreams directed by Girish Kasaravalli and Tejaswini Pandit won the Best Actress for I am Sindhutai Sapkal.

The Way Home (Veettilekkulla Vazhi) directed by Dr. Biju, starring Prithviraj was adjudged the best Malayalam film in the prestigious Kerala Film Festival last year. Now, it is part of the competition section of the 11th New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) that runs between 4-8 May, 2011. The movie stars brothers Indrajith and Prithviraj Sukumaran. It is produced by B. C. Joshi under the banner of Soorya Cinema and is written and directed by Dr. Biju, who had previously directed Saira and Raman. Read More...

The 10th Imagineindia International Film Festival announced its India programme. The 2011 edition of the festival will take place in Madrid from May 17-31.

The films that will compete in this year’s festival are : Girish Kasaravalli’s Riding the Stallion of Dreams, Rakesh Mehta’s Khuda Kushi, Dr. Biju Kumar’s The Way Home, Bela Negi’s Dayeen ya Baeen, Italo Spinelli’s Gangor, Kim Longinotto’s Pink Saris, Ananth Mahadevan’s I am Sindhutai Sapkal, and Daniela Creutz’s Arranged Happiness.

Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat, Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa, Abrar Albi’s Sahib Bibi aur Gulam, Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar and Ritwick Ghatak’s Nagarik will be presented in the Classics section of the festival.

The documentaries that will be screened in the festival are: Alfredo de Braganza’s Smoking Babas, which portrays the world of the Sadhus, David Varela’s Banaras Me, a year-long effort to capture the enigmatic atmosphere of Varanasi,...

Mumbai, Oct 15 – The 12th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff) starting Oct 21 will feature the world premiere of five movies – three from India and one each from Denmark and France.

The Indian films are Biju Kumar’s ‘The Way Home’, Sudhish Kamath’s ‘Good Night Good Morning’ and debutant K.M Kamal’s ‘Alif’. The Danish film, ‘Abobe the Street Below the Water’, is directed by Charlotte Sieling. Director duo Jonas Pariente and Mathias Mangin’s French documentary ‘Next Year in Mumbai’ will also be screened, stated a Mff statement here.

Organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving.

The 12th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival by Mami (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) is scheduled to take place from Oct 21 to Oct 28 in Mumbai. Following is the complete list of all the films that are going to be premiered for the first time ever at the festival: 1. The Way Home - Biju Kumar World Premiere Synopsis - The plot revolves around a doctor with a haunting past. Now working at a Prison Hospital, the Doctor is assigned the case of a woman a surviving member from a notorious terrorist group. .Before dying she entrusts him to find her five-year-old son and unite him with his father who is the head of terrorist group. Finding the boy from a village the Doctor and child set out on a journey to find his father. The journey is happening through the contemporary and mysterious path of the terrorist network in the vast country with many incidents.

The 12th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival by Mami (Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) is scheduled to take place from Oct 21 to Oct 28 in Mumbai. Following is the complete list of all the films that are going to be premiered for the first time ever at the festival: 1. The Way Home - Biju Kumar World Premiere Synopsis - The plot revolves around a doctor with a haunting past. Now working at a Prison Hospital, the Doctor is assigned the case of a woman a surviving member from a notorious terrorist group. .Before dying she entrusts him to find her five-year-old son and unite him with his father who is the head of terrorist group. Finding the boy from a village the Doctor and child set out on a journey to find his father. The journey is happening through the contemporary and mysterious path of the terrorist network in the vast country with many incidents.