It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Howden, our film programmer, after a short illness. Peter dedicated 25 years of his career to the Rio, first as Projectionist and then as Programmer, his unparalleled instinct for what the Rio audience(cont in image)

Happy New Year!

Nicol’s Hamlet is my fav Hamlet

Having binge-watched 3 seasons of Taggart (1983-2010) so far, I am now regularly and unexpectedly exclaiming the word dunderhead in a Glaswegian accent… dunderrrrrheeeed!

Happy Xmas to all my film and TV loving punks out there William Shatner in T.J. Hooker S03 E12 “Slay Ride” (1983)

Tomorrow is the final SUPAKINO #bombaymix of the year. And it’s a corker! Join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social, @bressonian.bsky.social and @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social for a double bill of BLOW-UP (1966) and JAANE BHI DO YAARO (1983) SAT SEPT 27th 2025 www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program...

Really looking (or 'leica-ing' - sorry 😞) forward to this photographic double bill this Saturday, programmed with panache by @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social

The splendidly programmed final double bill from @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social in the new series of Bombay Mix. Unfortunately unable to attend in person now but have recorded an intro for Kundan Shah's JBDY, and which will be a very rare UK screening. Unmissable!

📷 Counterculture On Camera 📸 Join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social, @bressonian.bsky.social (recorded intro) + film historian @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social for a double bill of JAANE BHI DO YAARO & BLOW-UP at Close-Up Cinema on SAT 27 SEP 2025 tinyurl.com/yc4m69ys Cool art by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social

#bestfilminlondontoday Sep 20 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com guide to London films. Supakino screening: 'This rarely screened British film is a marvellous curio' Jack Clayton’s strange, gothic OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Cinema capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2025/08/capi...

This Saturday @ Close-Up Cinema: A Bombay Mix double bill of BABUL/FATHER'S HOUSE (S.U. Sunny, 1950) and OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE (Jack Clayton, 1967). I'm very excited to join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social for post-screening conversations on these two rarely screened gems. Book here! tinyurl.com/mtv4mbw2

Another fantastic double bill w/ SUPAKINO Here’s my poster for the screening of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967). Join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social & film critic @phuonghhle.com at the CLOSE-UP CENTRE on SAT 20 SEP 2025 www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program...

🏠 The Parental Home 🏡 Join me and my special guest, film critic @phuonghhle.com, for a double bill of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Film Centre on SAT 20 SEP 2025 www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program... Stunning artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social

🇮🇳 Revolutionary Cinema 🇨🇺 Join me and special guest Dr Kulraj Phullar, film studies teacher and researcher, for a double bill of MOTHER INDIA (1957) & I AM CUBA (1964) at Close-Up Cinema on SAT 13 SEP 2025 🎟️ www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program... Amazing artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social

Bombay Mix is back! A new season of double bills at Close-Up Film Centre on 13, 20 & 27 Sep 2025 with Dr. Kulraj Phullar, @phuonghhle.com & @bressonian.bsky.social 🇮🇳 MOTHER INDIA + 🇨🇺 I AM CUBA 🏠 BABUL + 🏡 OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE 📷 JAANE BHI DO YAARO + 📸 BLOW-UP Info: supakino.com/events

Thank you so much for believing in us! These are our next steps... Watch this space! @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social & @bressonian.bsky.social Founders of The Cloud Door

A smart and thoughtful plan for the future being offered here — will happily continue to support their goals!

We're truly heartened by the support for our home video label venture. Messages have come in from all over the world. Thank you! ❤️ We're nearly 25% funded, but we still need your help. Please keep spreading the word, pre-order, or pledge today! 🎞️ 👇 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...

By the way, I am also introducing the marvellously fun and silly film BHOOT BUNGLA (1965) directed by Mehmood and starring himself + R D Burman. Join me and @tokenhomo.bsky.social at Genesis Cinema, London, on 23 July 2025 genesiscinema.co.uk/event/99644

If you want to see classics of South Asian cinema issued in beautiful new editions - which you obviously do - then make sure you are backing this brilliant project!

I have just learned about this excellent new boutique Bluray house with a focus on South Asian cinema -- their initial Kickstarter for their first release will run for another two weeks and a half, but they're only at 20%. Spread the word! This really looks like the start of a beautiful effort here.

Lovely to see this plan! Again, check out their feed and their current Kickstarter to get things up and running for them. It's a striking looking first film to start with, and having this kind of open range for the future is a delight.

Latest newsletter just landed in your inbox… please keep spreading the word about our new label and this first amazing film release… and keep making those pledges! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...

Parallel Days/Bollywood Nights opens @newyork.asiasociety.org on Friday, @bressonian.bsky.social and @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social are launching @the-cloud-door.bsky.social, and Guru Dutt turned 100 this week! www.criterion.com/current/post...

🐸🎞️ We are so delighted and honoured to have filmmaker Kamal Swaroop support us in getting his film out on Blu-ray for the first time - OM DAR-B-DAR deserves its cult status to extend worldwide and you can help make this happen: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...

Omar Ahmed & Ranjit S. Ruprai are launching The Cloud Door: a boutique UK home video label for South Asian films. I spoke with them for Old New about their Kickstarter campaign, the lack of Indian movies on Blu-ray, and the underground influence of their previously banned first release Om Dar-B-Dar:

Had a fun interview with oldnew.substack.com, about the new blu-ray label @the-cloud-door.bsky.social, in which Rob asked for an Indian film he should watch from @bressonian.bsky.social and myself… can you guess which ones we suggested (clues below)?

We're 15% funded! 👏 Back us. Share. Spread the word. We need all the support we can get. 👇 kickstarter.com/projects/tcd... #PhysicalMedia #IndianCinema #HomeVideo

For a long time, I said what Indian cinema needs is a kind of alternative to Criterion for Indian movies. And then, THIS happened! It's so exciting, and it really NEEDS us to step up and join the Kickstarter (I did!) #DesiWatch #Filmsky

Thank you to everyone who has backed us so far! Our first milestone achieved! 🎉 10% funded! ☁️🚪

We're so close -- nearly at 10% funded on Kickstarter! Every single pledge counts right now. If you've been thinking about backing us, now's the time to jump in and help push us over this first big milestone www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...

☁️🚪The day has arrived! We are live with the Kickstarter and so are pre-orders for Om Dar-B-Dar. We are very excited to share with you details of the first release! ☁️🚪 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...

Hey everyone! The Cloud Door is an upstart UK boutique home video label focused on South Asian cinema. They need some support to get their first release - cult classic OM DAR-B-DAR - off the ground. Let's give them a hand

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd... This campaign is to fund their first release, Kamal Swaroop's #Om #DarBDar (1988)! Kamal Swaroop's Om Dar-B-Dar is one of Indian cinema's most influential cult films of the modern era, celebrated for its strange storytelling and surrealist style.

***FUNDRAISER*** @the-cloud-door.bsky.social has finally launched their #Kickstarter! @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social and @bressonian.bsky.social have been working very hard to make The Cloud Door a reality and the day has finally come for everyone to show their support for this endeavor!

***VIDEO*** New interview up on the channel today with new boutique Blu-ray label, #TheCloudDoor! They have a kickstarter campaign launching tomorrow for their first tile #OmDarBDar (1988), but you can get ready for that RIGHT NOW by listening to the interview!

☁️🚪 1 DAY TO GO - our kickstarter starts tomorrow! In this clip, @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social talks about the new label - check out the full interview by Disc-Conmected to learn more about us: youtu.be/jrHu6nds2ek

📢 3 DAYS TO GO! Please support us! We can't wait to share everything we've been working on with you!

Help us spread the word! We're aiming for 1,000 pre-orders of our first release to build a sustainable, long-term label dedicated to South Asian cinema.

☁️🚪 Pre-orders for the influential cult film OM DAR-B-DAR on blu-ray for the first time in a specially designed edition with new extras ☁️🚪 01 JULY 2025

📣 7 DAYS TO GO! We’ve been talking about this for years but we need your support. Spread the word. Be there on Day 1. 👋 📽️ On 1 July at 2 PM UK time, we launch the Kickstarter campaign and with it, our new boutique label: The Cloud Door from @bressonian.bsky.social & @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social.

One of Indian Cinema's greatest Cult films is coming to Blu-ray for the first time with special features. Kamal Swaroop's Om Dar-B-Dar (1988, India) is our first release. Sign up here for more info & latest news: the-cloud-door.com

Company set up ✅ Collaborators lined up ✅ Kickstarter verified ✅ Super excited to launch pre-orders for our first release OM DAR-B-DAR on blu-ray very soon

Additional screening BADNAM BASTI on Fri 25 July at 7pm as the first one has sold out @cineredis.bsky.social. Tickets & more info here: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1331...

Saw FRENZY for the first time at the BFI and this reverse tracking shot is one of the most viscerally upsetting sequences I've ever experienced in a cinema, like some kind of sickness crawling under my skin.

Coming up on May 11: A special screening of Paul Mazursky's BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE (1969) to accompany our @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social podcast series on Robert Culp. Looking forward to introducing this swinging gem with @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social! www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/supakin...

Film critic @phuonghhle.com joins @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social for ep 5 about actor, writer & filmmaker Robert Culp. We have a long chat about Culp’s career from theatre to television to cinema inc. the wonderful film BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE (1969) and his many wives inc. France Nuyen.

We’ve reached over 100 listens across 9 countries!!! Thanks for supporting my new podcast and watch this space for the final Robert Culp episode with @phuonghhle.com out very soon

ICYMI, our Robert Culp deep dive @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social goes sci-fi in our last two episodes, which focus on his work in the classic TV series THE OUTER LIMITS and other fascinating intergalactic adventures. Catch up here! shows.acast.com/ranjitrewinds

Film critic @phuonghhle.com joins @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social for ep 4 of 5 about actor/writer/filmmaker Robert Culp. We discuss classic sci-fi TV show The Outer Limits, in particular the award-winning episode Demon With A Glass Hand. We also cover Culp's performance in The Ray Bradbury Theatre.