Double Indemnity (1944) was the stylistic innovation, now known as “film noir.” This movie is 79 years old. Directors John Huston and Billy Wilder recognized that the specific use of light and shadow could enhance both the themes and atmospherics of their crime thrillers. Wilder’s cinematographer, John F. Seitz, played with lighting techniques to find […]
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Television Serial – Mahatma
27 years ago, on a hot, sultry afternoon my brother Late Shri Raja Krishna Reddy and I were desperately toying with the idea of doing something unique in the world. We felt, very strongly and even today truly, we were wasting life ‘working’ for the Government of India. Frankly, nobody works there…they squander their life […]
