Archive for May, 2008

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    Notes from First three Aliens movies
    If there is a trilogy that I have tirelessly watched again and again till my eyes turned all red, it is “Aliens”. I had the opportunity to catch up with Lieutenant Ripley and her AFB (Acid For Blood) adversaries lock themselves in conflict one more time and like any other great story, found little surprises and newer messages from their epic conflict. This...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at May 31st, 2008 at 11:05 pm
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    Pandu Rangadu
    No IMDB 0.5/5 Whoa! He’s KRR’s P0ndi-Rangadu. Watch
    by wb at May 31st, 2008 at 01:05 pm
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    Those who don’t learn from history* are condemned to repeat it
    I was once stumped in an interview when the interviewer referred to my three strong interests in life, reading, old Hindi film music and cricket as trivial. My trivial mind thought that in a way he’s right since the etymological origin of the word ‘trivia’ is from Latin ‘tri’ (three) and ‘via’ (way). I relayed that thought back to him. He knew he was being...
    by Subrat at May 30th, 2008 at 07:05 pm
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    The One thing I didnt know about the Dark Knight and stuff about other green things
    He is friggin 34!!!! Christian Bale is just 34!!!! Another thing I didnt know about.. (well not just the fact that it involves the resurrected Batman) that theres a Golden Trailer Awards!!! and guess who won it ?? no prizes for guessing. After a long, hard-fought battle, the second official trailer for The Dark Knight took home top honors at this year’s Golden Trailer...
    by DPac at May 30th, 2008 at 06:05 pm
  • 5
    Wail Aaaaaaaaa! Woodstock Villa!!
    With due respects to Gulzaarsaab even if Woodstock Villa was named Pathar ki Haveli, Sheeshe ka Gharaunda or Tinko Ka Nasheman, how would it matter! What exactly White Feather Films wanted to make? (Or has the production house been making anything of substance of late anyway?) Story credited to S Farhan and then screenplay team of three headed by Sanjay Gupta himself,...
    by krysh at May 30th, 2008 at 06:05 am
  • 14
    Mysteries of Life Solved – Dhoop to Good Boy Bad Boy
    Mysteries of Life Solved – Dhoop to Good Boy Bad Boy One of the mysteries of my Life got solved today. Was talking to one of the former worker of Mukta Arts. He solved the mystery for me …. The mystery was how come the guy who made a “art” film like Dhoop got to make Good Boy Bad Boy ? Guy = ashwini chaudhary Art = Dhoop Yes the same Dhoop which...
    by kartik krishnan at May 30th, 2008 at 04:05 am
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    The Fall – Tarsem Rises
    Assalam waaleikum My boy’s back, and he goes by Tarsem No video for R.E.M. Or J.Lo and the Vinces in a bad fillum It’s been a while since he rapped at ya He got a dope rhyme, but it won’t sell No family’s dysfunctional Or that other favorite; repression A visual fantasy, that’s his habit And there’s a lil girl expressin. If you get a...
    by dabba at May 29th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
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    Kaajal / Meena Kumari & Ram Maheshwari :: Maachis / Tabu & Gulzar
    Ram Maheshwari made four films, namely Kaajal, Neelkamal, Karmayogi and Chambal Ki kasam, having Raaj Kumar, either in lead roles or in a substantial role and Kaajal was his first directorial venture and for any new and that too first time director, star cast consisting of big names like Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Padmini, Durga Khote and Mehmood should have been a matter...
    by Rk at May 29th, 2008 at 06:05 am
  • 28
    What are you listening to?
    That’s what my mother asked me over phone few days back which made me realize that it was almost 5 months into 2008 and I was still playing songs from No Smoking, TZP, Life in a Metro etc. along with the regular old classics. The only song from 2008 in my playlist was ‘khwaja mere khwaja’ from JA. So I decided to update myself and now that I look around...
    by Neeraja at May 29th, 2008 at 01:05 am
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    Trends Change – Bollywood & Hollywood
    Ok, Maybe I am in a slumber and I am dreaming this (call it dreams cause it is definitely not a nightmare). In the big bad world of Hollywood an unusual scenario is unfolding. A film with an Indian American and a Korean American, is making $36,750,091. 43 cents as of midnight Sunday, May 25th. If that is not a big deal, then consider this. The film is made and distributed...
    by Vivek Kumar at May 28th, 2008 at 01:05 pm
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    Jab Bhi Yeh Dil Udas Hota Hai !
    [Caution – readers searching serious material may skip this as its more like swant sukhay (self satisfaction) activity but if anyone can connect then may revive similar kind of memories] We read some times in the newspapers that somebody got a letter after 20-25 years. All of us may have some childhood memories and often visual memories which remain there in the mind...
    by Rk at May 28th, 2008 at 06:05 am
  • 24
    Aaj main gaaoon jo…
    Aaj main gaaoon jo Aisa wo geet ho Geet kitne hain…. Geet baarish ke Geet baadal ke Geet boondon ke Geet kirano ke While there is no particular reason to mention this forgotten song from Little John, a little film featuring a big miracle of science(no, I don’t mean Jyothika by that) in the typical streak of Singeetham Sreenivasa Rao, I thought it would make for...
    by Tushar at May 27th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
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    RGV’s next Contract
    The trailer surfaces…
    by oz at May 27th, 2008 at 04:05 pm
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    Gazab ka tha din…
    Mansoor suddenly surfacing after being in oblivion for so many years, brought in this huge flood of memories this Tuesday morning. Here was this guy who made four movies, two I loved and the rest two I didn’t care about. In fact I’d walked out halfway through his third (Akele Hum Akele Tum)… I was hurt. How could he? How could a guy who gave me some...
    by oz at May 27th, 2008 at 10:05 am
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    The Qayamat of Mansoor
    He’s back. A fewglimpses here, a few peeks there. The director who was one of the first to turn Bollywood on it’s head in one of it’s worst creative times, and then followed it up with another lovely story knit around high school teens… Mansoor Khan… who dropped out of the Bollywood mat completely for over 10 years is back… Rediff interviews...
    by oz at May 27th, 2008 at 07:05 am
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    Naunihaal(1967) : Pain of India, after losing Pt. Nehru !
    ——————————————————— “Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.” ——————————————————— “Peace...
    by Rk at May 27th, 2008 at 06:05 am
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    Syndey Pollack no more
    Yahoo reports the tragic news
    by oz at May 26th, 2008 at 08:05 pm
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    Lost in Oz
    So, about this place which I call home… Kangaroos, dingos, kookaburras, diggers, beaches, BBQs, UTEs, mates and vegemite… and movies. There you go. That about sums it up, pretty much! Yes, I am talking about the Downunder, the Australia or, in short, Oz. IMHO, this magical sounding geographical namesake of the founder of PFC is, in some ways, not very unlike...
    by wb at May 26th, 2008 at 06:05 pm
  • 0
    Me Angry, Shall Blog
    Raja Sen’s take on why Angry Old Men shouldn’t blog
    by oz at May 26th, 2008 at 02:05 pm
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    Mountains of the Moon
    5/5 Makes me sick with jealously that I didn’t get to work on this film coz I was  9 when it was made. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100196/
    by Mitch at May 26th, 2008 at 11:05 am
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    “Aamir” Soundtrack
    “Sun Ke Chakkar Ghumyo; Dossri Bara Suna. Phir Bhi Haara. Saamjh Mein Na Kuch Aya. Ek aur Bara Suna. Phir Bhi Haara. Yeh Baat Mehfuz Hee Rehna Do. Saalaa Phaas Gaayaa.” These were my first reaction of the soundtrack; it doesn’t make any sense because the soundtrack did not make any sense to me. Now I have heard the soundtrack at least dozen of time. I...
    by Honhaar Goonda at May 26th, 2008 at 10:05 am
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    RAMCHAND PAKISTANI-another stroke from new age Pakistani cinema
    RAMCHAND PAKISTANI-another from new age Pakistani cinema After Khuda Kay liye, Pakistani films seem to be more interesting. In next few days, there is another gem “Ramchand Pakistani” is coming. The movie is about a dalit hindu family living in border area of Pakistan. During the time of kargil war; a man and his son from this family; accidentally cross the border...
    by Shailesh Limbachiya at May 25th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
  • 1
    Bete Baap se Badke
    An interesting list of movies where the sequels turned out to be better than the originals. Ahem warning to the cinefan of the fanatic kind… list includes Rambo and (cough cough) Harold and Kumar… check the list out here… Just in: Benicio Del Toro, wins Cannes award as ‘Che’. According to Yahoo “Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro, the Puerto...
    by oz at May 25th, 2008 at 05:05 pm
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    Swarg Mein Shaddi
    A few days ago I heard a joke, a philosophical joke. I found it quite funny and thought this joke could be turn into a film story, which would revive the Yash Raj Factory. Because, first of all, it is a Joke and most of the Yash Raj movies are product of jokes, apparently. Then, this joke has all the other Yash Raj ingredients. Since it is a joke, it is easy to incorporate...
    by Honhaar Goonda at May 25th, 2008 at 07:05 am
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    PFCWallahs, Cast Your Terminators
    Image Courtesy ScifiMovie iView Author: Kenny Basumatary (Mumbai, India) Email: Withheld PFCWallahs, Cast Your Terminators I just came across one very very good piece of news, one more piece of good news and one really, really bad piece of news. The very very good news is James Cameron’s finally coming up with another film – Avatar, a sci-fi/action/adventure...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at May 24th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
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    Da Buzz on Baz
    The Trailer is out! I caught it along during Indy and it looks EPIC (kindly overlook the malnourished, pale Kidman if u wish) its Baz’s AUSTRALIA. Enough said! Take a look AUSTRALIA is an epic and romantic action adventure, set in that country on the explosive brink of World War II. In it, an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to the faraway continent,...
    by DPac at May 24th, 2008 at 08:05 pm
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    “Professor, it really is a Dead End!”
    Well I hope so!! LaBeouf’s rather innocuous line in the movie, appears significantly prophetic in the end. SPOILER ALERT!!! Unless you are in some weird parallel universe with no media or internet, you already know – the whip cracking archaeologist is back! And the premise is we are supposed to be happy and lap it all up. I was all for it, lapping up the whole...
    by DPac at May 24th, 2008 at 02:05 am
  • 1
    I’m not there (2007).
    “It’s like yesterday, today and tomorrow all in one movie”. Directed by: Todd Haynes. Written by : Todd Haynes (story/screenplay) Oren Moverman (screenplay). Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Marcus Carl Franklin. The title of this review is all I can understand about the story of the iconic singer, song-writer and Pulitzer prize...
    by Jateen at May 23rd, 2008 at 05:05 pm
  • 0
    Eagle Eye
    Shia LaBeouf’s seems to be “the” man in Hollywood. Transformers, Indy and now Eagle Eye. (thanks to Ria J. for the tip)…
    by oz at May 23rd, 2008 at 01:05 pm
  • 0
    The Bank Job
    4/5 Stylized film-making, respects and exploits the Brit sensibilities to the extreme. IMDb
    by Tushar at May 23rd, 2008 at 01:05 pm
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