GERMAN CINEMA STALWART WILL GET 'ASC' HONOUR!

Veteran German filmmaker Werner Herzog while filming documentary!

Notable that 'American Society of Cinematographers' (ASC) will honour.. renowned filmmaker of New German Cinema..Werner Herzog soon in this month at Hollywood!

Young Werner Herzog on location of his film!

Herzog is one of the leading filmmakers of postwar West - German Cinema Movement.!
His films often - feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams and individuals in conflict with nature like in 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' (1972) & 'Fitzcarraldo' (1982). His offbeat film 'Invincible' (2001) tells the real story of a Jewish strongman in Germany!

Unique scene of Werner Herzo's film 'Invincible' (2001).

Herzog also made powerful documentaries like 'Lessons of Darkness' (1992), 'Grizzly - Man' (2005) & 'Encounters at the End of the World' (2007). In almost 60 years of his film career he made more than 60 films & won various awards!

Congratulation to this genius filmmaker!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

EXCLUSIVE!!

HOLLYWOOD BEAUTY QUEEN OF SILENT TO TALKIE!

Pretty legend of screen..Maude Mary Hawk!

Almost 50 years over..she left this world..but cinema world can not forget her great beauty! She was an American pretty stage-film actress..Maude Mary Hawk..famous as Maude Fealy!

Pretty mood of Maude Fealy!

Up to 1900 she worked with her mother on the Broadway. Then in 1911 she appeared on silent film screen by 'Thanhouser Studios'! 
In that silent era she acted films includes.. 'Moths' (1913), 'Pamela Congreve' (1914), 
'The Immortal Fame' (1916) and 'American Consul' (1917) in which actors Theodore Roberts & Ernest Joy worked with her!

Great image of beautiful Maude Fealy!

Maude Fealy also worked in sound era after 'Laugh and Get Rich' (1931). 
Then her notable talkies were...
famous 'Paramount Pictures' made 'The Buccaneer' (1938), great filmmakers like Cecil B. DeMille made 'Union Pacific' - (1939) & 'The Ten Commandments' - (1956) and George Cukor made 'Gaslight' (1944) & 'Double Life' (1947).

It's tribute to this great beauty on screen!

- Manoj Kulkarni

THREE LEGENDS OF METHOD ACTING!

I wrote here about century old 'Method Acting'..which has got high respect in the world of acting!

Now here are three great actors of world cinema in Method Acting..

Our acting king Dilip Kumar in his great performance 

from Bimal Roy's classic film 'Devdas' (1955).

Marlon Brando in one of best roles from Elia-
Kazan's film 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1951)

Dustin Hoffman in his 'Oscar' winning role..

from Barry Levinson's film 'Rain Man' (1988).

Tributes to their great Method Acting!

- Manoj Kulkarni

TRIBUTE TO PIONEERS OF METHOD ACTING!

Soviet/Russian great theatre personality Konstantin Stanislavsky!

In the first decades of the 20th century..Soviet/Russian great theatre - personality and character artist Konstantin Stanislavsky introduced...
the system of 'Method Acting'! In this an actor aspires to complete - emotional identification with a part..he/she plays!

Polish-American theatre practitioner 

and actor Lee Strasberg!

Greek-American filmmaker 

and actor Elia Kazan!

This method latter developed by Polish-American theatre - practitioner & actor Lee Strasberg and Greek-American - filmmaker & actor Elia Kazan!

This method is then associated with great actors..like American Marlon Brando, Dustin Hoffman & Indian Dilip Kumar!

Now this century old 'Method Acting' has got high respect in the world of acting!

- Manoj Kulkarni

'LOLITA' FAME SUE LYON..NO MORE!

American beautiful actress Suellyn Lyon.

Evergreen popular 'Lolita' fame American beautiful actress Sue Lyon.. passed away at the age of 73..three days back!

Pretty gorgeous Sue Lyon in & as 'Lolita' (1962).

Pretty gorgeous Suellyn Lyon started doing modelling at the age of 13. Soon then in 1959 she appeared on television in 'Letter to Loretta' with her full name!

Sue Lyon & James Mason in Stanley Kubrick's film 'Lolita' (1962).

Then in 1962 renowned film - maker Stanley Kubrick chose her for a title role of his classic movie 'Lolita'. Based on novel by Russian author Vladimir - Nabokov it showed unique - picture in which.. the middle-aged professor becomes obsessed by young adolescent girl. This bubbly cute Lolita..superbly played by Sue and won 'Golden Globe Award' for most promising female newcomer!

Sue Lyon in 'The Night of the Iguana' (1964)

After that Sue Lyon appeared in two legendary film makers' movies..in which one was John - Huston's 'The Night of the Iguana' (1964) and second was John Ford's '7 Women' (1966). 

Then she acted in different genre of films like.. 'Tony Rome' (1967) & 'Evel Knievel' (1971) and continued work on television too!

Her last screen appearance was in film - 'Alligator' (1980) in which she did a role of.. news reporter!

Homage to this immortal 'Lolita' Sue Lyon!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

REMEMBRANCE OF GITA SIDDHARTH'S GREAT ROLE!

Jalal Agha & Gita Siddharth before the famous qawwali in film 'Garm Hawa' (1973).

"Doosare ko nahin udane dungi.."

Those were the words of character Amina Mirza greatly portrayed by Gita Siddharth with Jalal Agha..before the famous qawwali in landmark film 'Garm Hawa'!

This, one of my favourite film sequences..I remembered after the news of death of this sensitive actress!..Now Both the artists are no more!

Geeta Siddharth in sensible roles of women centric films!

M. S. Sathyu's film 'Garm Hava' (1973) was based on the story by Ismat Chughtai. It deals with - the plight of a family in the - period after partition of our - India in 1947! This film won... National Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration'!


After that Geeta Siddharth acted in various kind of films like 'Gaman' (1978), 'Arth' (1982), 'Mandi' (1983) & 'Ek Chadar Maili si' (1986)..mostly women centric films!

Homage to her!

- Manoj Kulkarni

EXCLUSIVE!!

WHEN DILIP KUMAR MEETS SARHAD GANDHI!

Found this 50 years old rare photo of our legendary actor Dilip Kumar.. meets 'Sarhad Gandhi' Badshah Abdul Ghaffar Khan during trip to our.. India in 1969!

It is mentioned that Badshah Abdul Ghaffar Khan visited our India to participate in inaugural ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi's birth centenary and then to receive the.. 'Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International understanding'! 

Badshah Khan died 30 years ago!

This year we celebrated 150th birth anniversary of Bapuji!

And now Yusufsahab turned 97!

Tribute & Regards!!

- Manoj Kulkarni