Cat Sticks Trailer & More

Posted on January 21, 2019 in Movies

SYNOPSIS:
On a rainy night in Calcutta a group of desperate addicts chase brown sugar, but the permanent intoxication they seek proves elusive. Cat Sticks weaves their stories into a chiaroscuro, traverses with them through states high and low, spaces real and unreal. A relentless downpour plays backdrop to lives balanced on a precarious high. Some of them seek a release, while others do not seem to want the night to end.

Ronny Sen brings the bold style of his fine art photography to this story about an underground community of junkies who scrounge a living on the streets of Kolkata. Stunning compositions capture his characters emerging from and disappearing into inky blackness, intermittently drenched in rain. At the core of Sen’s feature debut are the human connections between these forgotten souls—the director has clearly immersed himself in this world, and captures its textures, language and mannerisms with great sensitivity and style. He masterfully weaves sequences of pure cinema, rendered with modern-dance informed movement, into his raw and gritty narrative. ‘Cat Sticks’ is one of the most gorgeous and affecting films Slamdance has presented in recent memory.

Director: Ronny Sen

Writer: Ronny Sen and Soumyak Kanti DeBiswas

Cast: Tanmay Dhanania, Sumeet Thakur, Joyraj Bhattacharjee, Rahul
Dutta, Saurabh Saraswat, Sreejita Mitra, Raja Chakravorty, Kalpan
Mitra

TRT: 94 mins

Country: India

Language: Bengali (English subtitles)
Narrative Feature:
World Premiere

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Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Unlock The Weird

Posted on October 3, 2016 in 2016 Holiday Gift Guide

I want to first say, “This book is awesome”. My 19 year old, daughter’s, boyfriend (Josh) sat down and looked through the entire book. Even finding a site they had seen over the Summer. The book is super cool, and a perfect gift for anyone who loves the Weird.

Josh was so excited when he saw “Junkyard Art” on pages 196-197. He said he remembers passing that particular place on a trip they took, to Erie Pennsylvania, over the Summer. Sarah, my daughter, was in aww, to see it in Ripley’s book. “It’s fun when you see something in the book, that you saw in person,” Sarah said. And, Josh was truly amazed. He said “I knew I was interested in Ripley’s book, but now I’m really interested.” Then they sat and read about “Junkyard Art”.

There’s so much to see in the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Book this year. And, Josh found that out. Looking at the Index, it’s just not enough. You really have to sit down and take the time to look through the entire book. You will find so many things that are interesting.

Josh took the book home, so I haven’t gotten a good look through it yet, but he wanted to show his parents what the two of them had gotten to see, on their trip. I will get the Ripley’s book back, and take a look through it myself.

“All true, 100% ALL NEW, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!® Unlock the Weird! 2017 will amaze and astound readers from the first to the last page. Hair-raising photographs, incredible stories, and the mind-blowing facts Ripley’s is famous for promise hours of entertainment for every Ripley fan! With thousands of stories—including submissions from readers around the world—you’ll discover something new each time you read it!”

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Disclaimer:

This product was received from the Company for review purposes only. All thoughts and words in this post is my own and I was not paid to endorse it. I am only voicing my opinion about this product.

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