DIFF V – Day 7 Roundup
18th December 2008
The grand finale of the Festival, the final movie in my schedule was also the movie I enjoyed the most. But it was preceded by two interesting movies such that over the last day of DIFF I had traveled from Japan to Italy and finally, back home. continue reading »»
DIFF V – Day 6 Roundup
17th December 2008
Yes, one of them rocked my senses alright. Of the four movies I caught on Day# 6, I can safely say that one of them is now the best movie I have seen this year – not just at the festival, but all year through. I did watch the worst movie of the year too. And quite interestingly, these two movies share a common thread. Yes, it was a day of extremes. Read on about them and two more movie screenings I caught. continue reading »»
DIFF V – Day 5 Roundup
16th December 2008
Now this is what a Film Festival really brings to fans of movies. A day that was worth more than 360 minutes of great movie-watching. It helped that a big chunk of that was a one-two knockout of a biopic. continue reading »»
DIFF V – Day 4 Roundup
15th December 2008
Now this is what a Film Festival really brings to fans of movies. A day that was worth more than 360 minutes of great movie-watching. It helped that a big chunk of that was a one-two knockout of a biopic. continue reading »»
DIFF V – Day 3 Roundup
14th December 2008
When I sat to make my schedule of what I would watch during this year’s festival, I filled in Day#3 last – only because most of my preferred movies fit in with times and locations so well on the other days. This meant Day#3 was for mostly experimenting with movies I hadn’t put on my “must-watch” list, which would lead to either a great discovery, or a huge disappointment. But unfortunately, it ended up being more of the latter. Luckily, I had the next 4 days to look forward too, which guarantee at least a gem a day. I did I end up watching five movies though! Read on for mostly miss-able movies and one great discovery. continue reading »»
DIFF V – Day 2 Roundup
13th December 2008
Day 2 at the DIFF-5 was a mostly a unkind, but not at all disappointing. Of the four movies I ended up watching, one bowled me over while the other three fell short, miserably. More on them in detail… continue reading »»
DIFF V – Day 1 Roundup
12th December 2008
For many of us who were not a part of the elite few attending the opening Gala at this year’s Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), the festivities started on 12th December, a glorious Friday for films galore. And the start of the festival brings with it the start of a week-long odyssey of movies, mayhem, soap(?). As I embark on this odyssey, look forward to a daily report on what I caught, what I loved and what I wish I had missed. continue reading »»
The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) starts tomorrow (although it officially begins tonight with a gala screening of W.), and I’m in some sort of panic. I have taken a week off from work for, browsed through all the films, and made a schedule for myself for the whole week. The amount of work I have put in making a schedule is almost certainly more than I ever did in making my college schedules.
You see, I love film. But I HATE schedules. A part of me is ridiculously excited that I am going to see many different kinds of films from all over the world about a lot of diverse subjects. The other part of me only sees me waking up everyday, getting stuck in traffic, making sure that I stick to the schedule I kept for myself, coming home, and doing the same thing next day. That sounds…well…like work. I start off the week on Friday, December 12, at 1pm with Momma’s Man. continue reading »»
