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Midnight’s Children (TRAILER)

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I saw the film this past Saturday (National Geographic Society); it was part of DC Film Fest.  It will be in wide release (US) on Friday, April 26.

Running Time: 146 minutes

Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu

Director: Deepa Mehta (the Canadian Indian filmmaker of Bollywood Hollywood, Earth, Fire, Water, & more)

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Screenwriters: Salman Rushdie (British Indian author of the novel; he also does the narration) & Mehta

Starring: Shabana Azmi (Indian; internationally-acclaimed veteran actress), Seema Biswas (Indian; co-starred in Water), Rahul Bose (Indian; indie film actor), Samrat Chakrabarti (British American actor/musician; co-starred in Season 3 of HBO’s In Treatment), Sarita Choudhury (British American; recently seen in Showtime’s Homeland), Charles Dance (British; currently seen on HBO’s Game of Thrones), Khulbushan Kharbanda (Indian veteran actor), Anupam Kher (Indian veteran actor; recently seen in Silver Linings Playbook), Zaib Shaykh (Canadian Pakistani; recently starred on Little Mosque on the Prairie), & several newcomers from the worldwide South Asian diaspora

Director of Cinematography: Giles Nuttgens (British; has worked on all of Mehta’s films)

Soundtrack Composer: Nitin Sawhney (British Indian)

Read more: Recreating Bombay’s Child: An interview with actor Satya Babha

Game of Thrones: Season 3, Episode 2 (“Dark Wings, Dark Words”)

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Lady Catelyn Stark shares a very emotional story with Queen Talisa (Robb’s wife)

SPOILERS: Don’t read this review if you have not yet seen or don’t want to know details from the latest episode of Game of Thrones.   

This one’s for the girls!  The women get highlighted in the second episode of the HBO series.  Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) learns the fate of her father; the men of the North (loyal to Robb) travel to Riverrun for the funeral.  Bran and Rickon could be in great danger (or worse).  Catelyn reveals more of her story (and character) by recalling Jon Snow’s illness as a child.  (I loved the piece of music that accompanied the scene!)

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Lady Olenna Tyrell of Highgarden (Diana Rigg) talks with Lady Sansa Stark

We meet the tough, straight-talking grandmother of Margaery (Natalie Dormer), Lady Olenna (veteran British actress Diana Rigg) who asks for a chat with Sansa.  With some coaxing from the ladies, the innocent and sensitive Sansa reveals her true feelings for Joffrey.  To sum it up: “He’s a monster.”

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Lady Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer) gets to know more about her fiancé, King Joffrey Baratheon

Margaery, who’s a clever young woman, listens to Sansa very carefully as she talks about the king.  (The wheels are spinning in her head, no doubt.)  Recall how she tried to make things work with Renly (who preferred her brother, Loras)?  Later, we get the scene with Margaery, Joffrey, and a very fancy crossbow.  Yes, she really wants to be “the queen.”

Arya (Maisie Williams) and friends meet the Brotherhood without Banners

Arya (Maisie Williams), Gendry (Joe Dempsie), and Hot Pie (Ben Hawkey) meet some of the men from the Brotherhood without Banners in the woods not far from Riverrun (the ancestral home of House Tully).  Their leader says that they don’t fight for any lord, but want to protect the forest.  In the tavern, Arya’s true identity is revealed by The Hound, who left the royal court during the Battle of Blackwater Bay.

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Meera Reed (Ellie Kendrick)

Another new character is Meera Reed (Ellie Kendrick from The Diary of Anne Frank), who protects her brother Jojen (Thomas Brodie-Sangster from Love Actually) on the quest to find Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright).  They are the children of the man who saved Ned Stark’s life during the Targaryen rebellion.

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Brienne (Gwendoline Christie)

Let’s not forget Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) and Jaime’s (exciting) fight on the bridge!  They are getting to know each other (a little) and have good chemistry.  They are both knights, but have very different values.