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From pages of the past
To go through the cinema pages of The Hindu during the first half of the 20th century is to discover that the newspaper focuses not only on the mainstream but also on parallel ventures. Hollywood gets its due but so do international film festivals, big or small, says GOWRI RAMNARAYAN.
Cinema

The year of classic cinema
A survey put 1939 as the best year of Hollywood films, despite the war. They were based on solid stories and screenplays. They also had strong roles and brilliant depiction, writes V. GANGADHAR.


Thriller from Paramount
THE Feds in Miami have had a bad time collaring Carter Verone (Cole Hauser), a flashy businessman using his import/export business as cover for an international money laundering cartel. Customs have had Verone under intense surveillance for ...

Film Review


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    Personality

    Life dedicated to dance
    Kalakshetra shaped and honed the dancing skills of Shantha Dhananjayan, who cherishes the half-a-century association. The artiste turned 60 recently and V. R. DEVIKA finds her in a nostalgic mood.

    Music

    Changing ideologies of music
    THE GULF between old standards and present day pursuits is widening, but the gap is sought to be filled by intelligent communicative skills. While the mindset of the elderly chews the cud of the vidwans of yesteryear, the new generation of ...
    In perfect classical style
    Carnatic classical vocal duet - Samarpanam - Deepa and Divya - Chennai - C.D. A COMPACT disc of vocal music, price not mentioned, by Deepa and Divya with V. Nalina Mohan on the violin, R. A. Rajagopalan on the mridangam, S. Karthik on ...
    Young musicians impress
    THE THREE-DAY celebration of the sixth anniversary of Carnatica at the Raga Sudha Hall showcased the dedicated efforts of S. Sowmya and K. N. Shashikiran in promoting the glory of Carnatic music and nurturing young talent by spotting them at the ...
    Heart-warming veena
    IT HAS to be accepted, however disheartening it may be, that the veena as a concert instrument is losing currency for more reasons than one. In this context, the veena recital of Kalyani Ganesan broadcast on September 15 did warm the cockles ...
    Sampradaya festival
    SAMPRADAYA, CENTRE for South Indian Music Traditions, which is commemorating 22 years of promoting music and dance, will be conducting a three-day festival at Vani Mahal, T. Nagar, from September 29 to October 1. There will be lecture ...
    Bhajan concert
    AS PART of the Gokulashtami Namasankirtana Utsavam, organised by the Integrated Academy for Performing Arts and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, at Dr. Nalli Gana Vihar, T. Nagar, A. V. Rajasimha Bhagavathar's bhajan concert on September 14, began with ...

    Dance

    Homage to the body
    WELL-DEFINED MOVEMENT technique, aptly adapted to a contemporary theme on the human body in adoration, formed the content of the three solo numbers, presented by well-known dancer, Padmini Chettur, under the auspices of the Alliance Francaise of ...
    Cultural fiesta at Bangkok
    BANGKOK'S BIGGEST cultural fiesta, the month-long International Festival of Dance and Music, opens in the city this month, with a rich profusion of Western music and dance forms, including opera, ballet, jazz and symphony. Sponsored by ...

    Theatre

    'ART' and friendship
    EVAM IS the newest entertainment company in Chennai. With their spirit of entrepreneurship, they ``hope to make an art form into a science and in time evolve into many mediums and build high levels of interactivity points''. Karthik Kumar, ...
    Rejuvenating a relationship
    IT WAS Natak which helped Nikhila Kesavan towards theatre. That was just a couple of yeas ago. Early this week she presented before a very full house at the Alliance Francaise ``A Temporary Matter," adapted directed and enacted by her. Nikhila's ...

    Arts & Crafts

    Kolu at Poompuhar
    AN EXHIBITION and sale of Navaratri kolu dolls is being held at Poompuhar, No. 108, Anna Salai, (Ph: 28520624) from September 17 to October 3 (excluding Sundays), from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibition was inaugurated by K. Pandurangan, State ...

    Heritage

    Simhachalam temple — magnificent architecture and sculpture
    The temple at Simhachalam is rich in its architectural beauty and sculpture which is a combination of the Konarak's Sun temple and the styles of the Chalukyas and the Cholas. R. KRISHNAMURTHY writes...

    Places Of Worship

    Temple renovation
    THE RENOVATION of Sri Venugopalswamy Temple, Kadalmangalam village, near Uttiramerur, began on September 3, at an estimated cost of Rs. 3 lakhs. The committee set up for the purpose seeks contributions from devotees. Cheques or DDs may be drawn ...

    Festivals

    Navaratri fest at Vaishnavi temple
    THE NAVARATRI festival of Sri Vaishnavi Temple in Thirumullaivayil, will be celebrated from September 25 - October 5. The Goddess will be adorned as Garudavahini, Simhavahini, Annapoorani and so on, on each day of the festival. Vocal and ...

    Events

    Accolades for the line-up
    THE US television has honoured Hallmark Channel's programme line-up with 18 Emmy Award nominations for this year. It includes movies, that are original to the Channel. The 55th Annual Emmy Awards will take place at the Los Angeles' Shrine ...
    On Vedas
    THE VEDIC Sangeeta Foundation has organised a special programme, `Sama Veda Ganam - Nada Sangamam' to be held on September 21 at 5.30 p.m. K. Parasaran, former Attorney General and V. V. Srivatsa will talk on `Wisdom of Vedas' and `Vedas and ...
    Youth festival
    BHARAT KALACHAR has organised a Youth Cultural Festival (Yuva Utsav) from today (September 19), in which young artistes from all over North and South India will be performing. The festival will be inaugurated at 5.30 p.m. at Sri YGP Auditorium ...
    Inter-school music competition
    THE DHARMA Kesari Solar K. S. Subramaniya Iyer Trust will conduct an inter-school music competition, on September 21, from 8 a.m., at the Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Mylapore. It will be based on the songs in the cassettes, "Adi Vaa Muruga" and ...
    Nandanar Charitam
    KALAKSHETRA WILL present the Dhananjayans and Bharatakalanjali artistes in a programme titled, Nritya Geeta Maala, on September 21, 6.30 p.m., at Bharata Kalakshetra auditorium, Thiruvanmiyur. The show will include "Nandanar Charitam", in which ...
    Give your password and win prizes
    HEY, KIDS! Here is some exciting news for you. Stay tuned to watch your regular programmes on your favourite channel, Nickelodeon, and also win exciting prizes. Watch the desired programmes back to back and win some cool Nick goodies. Be a ...

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