J Hurtado
Contributing Writer;
Dallas, Texas
J Hurtado is Twitch's connection to the world of Indian cinema. Located in the South Asian diasporan capital of Dallas, Texas, J is able to keep tabs on Bolly, Kolly, Tolly, Molly, Sandal, and Lollywood for your reading pleasure. In addition to being among the only mainstream writers focusing on South Asian cinema, he is an avid supporter of independent and cult home video.
Rocking Star Manchu Manoj Returns In POTUGADU Teaser!
I fucking love this guy!"Rocking Star" Manchu Manoj returns to the big screen after over a year off with Potugadu and I could not be more excited. You may not have any idea who Manchu Manoj is, and I wouldn't...
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Now On Blu-ray From Third Window: VULGARIA & FOR LOVE'S SAKE
Third Window Films continues to impress with their latest pair of Blu-ray releases, Pang Ho-Cheung's Vulgaria and Miike Takashi's For Love's Sake. The films could not be more different from one another, but both are amazing in their own ways....
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Shah Rukh Khan Gets Crazy 90s-Style In First CHENNAI EXPRESS Trailer!
Finally.UTV Motion Pictures today released the first trailer for the upcoming Rohit Shetty film, Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone and it looks far better than I'd anticipated. Shetty is known mostly for his gonzo masala action comedies...
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Oak Cliff 2013 Review: PUSSY RIOT: A PUNK PRAYER Takes A Brave Stand
On February 21st, 2012, a group of four women, clad in brightly-colored dresses and similarly brightly-colored balaclavas, took to the altar of Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow and attempted to perform a protest song challenging the collusion between church...
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Review: YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA 2 Goes Any Which Way But Good
A couple of years ago, Bollywood legend Dharmendra (Sholay) put together a wacky comedy starring himself and his two movie star sons, Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol. That film was called Yamla Pagla Deewana (Nutty, Looney, Crazy) and was a...
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Well Go Nabs Donnie Yen's ICEMAN & Anthony Wong's IP MAN: THE FINAL FIGHT For North America
In case you were wondering if Well Go ever has plans on slowing down, I think it's safe to say that the answer is a resounding "no". The Texas-based company announced today that it has acquired all North American rights...
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More Disembodied, Context-Free Action & Violence In New SINGAM 2 Teaser
It's unfair to pre-judge a film based on a 42 second teaser, right? Well, I'm trying my damnedest, but the first couple of teasers from Suriya's Singam 2 are not yet inspiring confidence. This latest bit of footage introduces a...
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Bollywood Starlet, Jiah Khan (NISHABD, GHAJINI), Dead Of Apparent Suicide
The sudden death of Bollywood starlet Jiah Khan has taken the Indian film community by surprise. Khan wasn't a big name in the industry, but she had worked with some of the biggest and was still young enough to have...
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Review: IDDARAMMAYILATHO Delivers Ample Quantities of Ninjas, Action, Dancing & Romance
I'd like to say that Puri Jagannadh, one of Telugu Cinema's most successful directors, is an innovator. I'd like to say he pushes the boundaries of mainstream Telugu films and creates new pathways for established artists. I can't. The fact...
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Let's Make This Indie Go! Astron-6 Needs Your Help To Make THE EDITOR A Reality.
Our favorite Canadian film collective, the mighty Astron-6, is on the move!Today Astron-6 announced the IndieGoGo crowd-sourcing campaign for their upcoming film, The Editor. Back in February it was announced that Astro-6 had won a Telefilm Canada grant to assist...
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A Vibrant Voice Has Gone Silent. Rituparno Ghosh Is No More 1963-2013
Today we lost one of India's most vibrant and promising cinematic voices in the form of Bengali filmmaker/actor, Rituparno Ghosh. Even in the relatively brief period in which he was active, Ghosh was integral in expanding the cinematic language and...
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From Regions Beyond: French Gore on DVD, OGROFF - MAD MUTILATOR & DEVIL STORY
Welcome to a newish, somewhat irregular, but totally awesome feature, From Region Beyond! We commonly review home video releases from all over the English speaking world, but it's about time we started letting you guys know that there's a whole...
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Sanjay Dutt Takes A Bite Out Of Crime In First POLICEGIRI Trailer
The South's gonna rise again! This time, it's the south of India, whose over the top masala action style is all the rage in Bollywood these days. The latest product of this trend is Policegiri, a film starring '80s-'90s superstar romantic...
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Andrzej Zulawski's POSSESSION Slithers Onto Blu-ray July 29th From Second Sight UK
There are few films quite as harrowing and pulsatingly unpleasant as Andrzej Zulawski's nightmarish Possession. A marriage on the rocks is never a pretty thing to witness, but when you add madness, monsters, and mania into the mix, it becomes...
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Electrifying First Trailer For Dark Bengali Film MEGHE DHAKA TARA
In 1960, Bengali director Ritwik Ghatak rocked the international film scene with his stark melodrama, Meghe Dhaka Tara (The Cloud-Capped Star). That film, along with the works of Satyajit Ray, put Calcutta on the art-film map, and continues to resonate...
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Now on Blu-ray: We All Shout For Scream Factory! THE BURNING, THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, VAMPIRE LOVERS
We should all just surrender our credit card info to Scream Factory right now and acquiesce to the fact that we'll just be working to support our habits into the foreseeable future. This week saw a pair of fantastic releases...
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Calvin Lee Reeder's THE RAMBLER Has A New Trailer & Theatrical Dates!
Fresh from destroying the minds of festival goers in the US and abroad, Calvin Lee Reeder's latest mind-melter, The Rambler, is now preparing for a limited theatrical run. Who would've thunk? The film is not only non-linear, it is anti-linear,...
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The Lion Roars Again In The First Look For Suriya's SINGAM 2
The last time we saw Kollywood's leading action star, Suriya, he was playing kung fu fighting conjoined twins in K.V. Anand's medical action thriller, Maattrraan. That film, while okay, never really delivered on the promise that is inherent in a...
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India's Craziest Young Talent Joins Forces For X THE FILM
Today it was unveiled that 11 of India's hottest young filmmakers are teaming up for an omnibus project titled X - The Film, and based on the names involved, I am very excited. The 11 directors on X - The Film...
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Review: GO GOA GONE Goes Great Guns, Gets Gasps And Giggles
Color me genuinely shocked. I went to to Bollywood's first zombie comedy with very low expectations and came out completely enthused about the finished product. Directorial team Raj & DK took a lot of very broad references and influences and...
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