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Prasoon Joshi : a ‘Gulzar’ in the making?
I have been at this post for quite a while now. But yesterday when I chanced upon this news piece that Prasoon Joshi was given the Shailendra award, I was spurred on to complete the post. When I look around at all the lyrical mockery that’s happening and all the poetical gimmickry, I wonder what will be the fate of lyrics in cinema, going ahead. Its not a very happy...
by crazyrals at September 2nd, 2009 at 09:09 am
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Oscar Winning Actor, Karl Malden, No More
Karl Malden, the man who won a Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Streetcar Named Desire[1951] and was also nominated in the same category for On The Waterfront[1954], passed away in his sleep on Wednesday. May his soul rest in peace. Source : CNN
by crazyrals at July 1st, 2009 at 11:07 pm
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Repulsion, Knife In The Water : Polanski’s Best In B/W
I rarely ever hitch-hike, rarely give or take a lift. I always plan my trip/journey and give myself enough buffer time, be it public transport or my own vehicle. The only time I have given a ride was to a hawaldar who wanted to get home after his duty hours. And the only time I have asked for a lift was at the behest of my friend, while in Houston standing outside Randalls...
by crazyrals at June 9th, 2009 at 11:06 am
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Habib Tanvir Passes Away
One of the most popular playwrights, poet and actor, Habib Tanvir, was found dead early this morning. He was in hsopital for last 20 days due to respiratory disorder and his struggle with life finally ended. He was a man of progressive thoughts and will be most remembered for his plays Agra Bazaar and Charandas Chor. He acted in very few movies like Attenborough’s...
by crazyrals at June 8th, 2009 at 01:06 am
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Kung-fu Icon David Carradine Found Dead
Bangkok’s news network has reported that David Carradine, most popular for Tarantino’s Kill Bill series, was found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok. May his soul rest in peace. Source : CNN
by crazyrals at June 4th, 2009 at 07:06 am
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Bachchan Refuses Aussie Doctorate
In his reaction to the recent racial attacks on Indians in Australia, BigB has refused to accept the honorary doctorate that was conferred upon him by Queensland University Of Technology, Brisbane. This doctorate was to be presented in July ‘09 for his contribution to the entertainment world. (BigB’s Blog Entry via IBN)
by crazyrals at May 30th, 2009 at 08:05 am
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Discerning Few : Rafi Sings For Bachchan
na fankaar tujh sa tere baad aya mohammed rafi tu bahut yaad aya - A song from movie Krodh Just the other day I was watching the song and something struck me. I felt that the song was ironical in so many ways. Although its a tribute to Rafi Saab, it was sung by Md.Aziz, a so-called Rafi clone, whose voice is such a far cry from the soothing and melodious voice of Rafi....
by crazyrals at May 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am
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Prakash Mehra – Rote Huye Aate Hain Sab, Hasta Hua Jo Jayega
Location – Railway Station Scene-1, Take-1: A disappointed youngman, totally down and out, failed in his endeavours and wishing to return home, is about to board a train. That’s when a small time director, with a bit of success, appraoches the youngman and advices him to stay on; asks him to be positive and not just that, he also offers him a role in his next...
by crazyrals at May 17th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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Rang Birangi, Aloo Chat : Filmy Experiment Gone Wrong
So, what’s common between Rang Birangi and Aloo Chat? Ok, lets recall Pati Patni Aur Woh and DDLJ, any bells ringing yet?? David Dhawan’s movie Hero No.1 was a good mix of Bawarchi and DDLJ. Govinda becomes a cook/servant to gain entry into Karishma’s house only to impress her family members and gain their confidence. Of course, lots of movies got inspired...
by crazyrals at May 10th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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Analyze This, Analyze That : Crystal And de Niro’s Comic Act
I am neither going to Analyze This nor Analyze That. Just pour my thoughts about these two movies that I saw back-to-back on Sunday evening. When AThis ended, I did have a smile on my face and was raring to watch AThat. But at the end of AThat, I was a lot disappointed. In fact, I felt that I should have kept AThat for another day and enjoyed the good humor of AThis; and...
by crazyrals at May 4th, 2009 at 06:05 pm
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Charade – Audrey Hepburn’s Hitchcockian Thriller
Even Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud of this movie. Its a fine, fine, crime thriller and murder mystery that keeps you engaged from the first scene to the last scene. As I had written in my previous post, I saw this movie and liked it. This movie, made in 1963, does not have a single dull moment. In fact, quite a lot of times when the movie took a comic/romantic...
by crazyrals at May 3rd, 2009 at 09:05 am
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Chameli Ki Shaadi – Anil Kapoor At His Very Best
A very under-rated comedy where a wrestler[AK] falls in love with a coal merchant’s daughter[AS], and their struggle to unite. Do catch this Basu Chatterjee movie.
by crazyrals at May 2nd, 2009 at 12:05 am
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How To Steal A Million – Audrey Hepburn In A Heist Drama
A heist movie made in 1966, I was not sure it was a very good idea. But I watched it only for Audrey Hepburn, she is so beautiful and fabulous, I just adore her. The movie was set in Paris and was a romantic comedy laced with the heist drama which forms the crux of the movie. It was a very well made movie for 1966, the romantic lines were very good, as were the comic sequences. Audrey...
by crazyrals at May 1st, 2009 at 11:05 am
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The Lives Of Others – A German Movie Set In 1984
The movie is about policing the cultural scene in East Berlin[GDR] and cutting down the creative liberty of playwrights. Do watch it. Imdb Link
by crazyrals at April 30th, 2009 at 07:04 pm
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Man Of The Year : Poll-Khol Aur Jhol
Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason. - A dialogue from the movie Since politics is in the air, the campaigning for 3rd phase of polls is over, this is the right time to watch a movie about election of a US President to the office. This movie, written and directed by Barry Levinson, released in 2006 and stars Robin Williams...
by crazyrals at April 28th, 2009 at 07:04 pm
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Pan’s Labyrinth – Ofelia In Wonderland
A must watch! Imdb Link
by crazyrals at April 27th, 2009 at 10:04 am
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most memorable filmfare awards of 1992-93
Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging. - Barbra Streisand The topic of awards is quite a sensitive one. But, at the same time its also a topic of much controversy when the right people do not get it and the wrong ones are awarded, for whatever reasons. Like the practise goes, of giving...
by crazyrals at April 24th, 2009 at 09:04 pm
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Sigaw – A Filipino Horror Movie
A youngman moves into a shady apartment and he hears all kinds of noises which leaves him sleepless. A lady bangs on his door and asks for help, everyday. But, can he do anything to help her? Imdb Link
by crazyrals at April 22nd, 2009 at 08:04 am
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Hero Hiralal – A Reality Show Ahead Of Its Time
The advent of cable-tv happened in India in the early 1990’s when foreign channels were beaming in the houses of the privileged upper-middle-class. A decade later came the age of the reality shows with Channel V running a contest to form a girl-band on the lines of Spice Girls; and in 2002 Viva happened. But much before cable-tv was introduced and much before reality...
by crazyrals at April 21st, 2009 at 06:04 pm
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Insomnia – When Conscience Keeps You Awake
Christopher Nolan directs this movie that starts off as a murder mystery but ends as a psycho-thriller Imdb Link
by crazyrals at April 20th, 2009 at 11:04 am
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City Of God – Gangsters Of Rio
A very well paced movie depicting life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro; shows survival of the fittest where one gang takes over the operations of another by eliminating them; and all this is done with great alacrity, nice comical touches, good acting and a superb background score. A must-watch movie. Imdb Link Movie Trailer Famous Chicken Chase Sequence
by crazyrals at April 18th, 2009 at 08:04 pm
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Broken Flowers – Jim Jarmusch & Everything Pink
Jim Jarmusch has been on my list for quite sometime, but I was too occupied with other stuff to catch-up with his movies. Finally, yesterday I saw this movie and I wasn’t too impressed with it. I did read a few articles after watching the movie and stumbled upon views/opinions where people have called him a sell-out, stating that this has been his most commercial...
by crazyrals at April 15th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
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Kaun Banega Mera Pati
Every young woman dreams of a perfect marriage. There is a right time in your life to get married, to become a wife and mother. I am a cultured Indian woman with good values and I have reached a stage where I need a companion with whom I can share my love, joy, sorrow and success with. For me that time has arrived. However I want to solemnize my marriage in the presence...
by crazyrals at April 14th, 2009 at 08:04 pm
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Shakti Samanta – A Musical Tribute
ye kyaa huaa, kaise huaa, kab huaa kyon huaa, jab huaa, tab huaa chhodo, ye naa socho humne jo dekhaa thaa, sunaa thaa kyaa bataaye wo kyaa thaa sapnaa salonaa thaa khatam to honaa thaa, huaa When the end came, it was really sorrowful. But as all good things come to and end, so did the life of Shakti Samanta. The above lines are from his movie Amar Prem and they are so...
by crazyrals at April 11th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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Tape … brilliance of Richard Linklater
This is third of my favorite Richard Linklater movies, two others being Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. I just loved this movie for the amazing content and his handling of characters. As usual, he has very few characters but heavily loaded with conversations. This movie came sometime between Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, and he cast his favourite hero and fellow...
by crazyrals at April 6th, 2009 at 10:04 am
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Subhash Ghai – A Leopard Changes Its Spots
Subhash Ghai, the showman of the industry, is now not-to-be-seen anywhere. The man who gave a string hits like Vidhata, Hero, Meri Jung, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Saudagar, Khalnayak, Pardes, Taal; and then suddenly he lost the magic touch. When you read the names of these movies, I am sure you noticed that all these were the typical masala Hindi movies which had the recurrent...
by crazyrals at March 24th, 2009 at 09:03 pm
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Straight – Are You Happy And Gay?
While I was in high school, we guys had a little joke book which had some gay jokes as well. One of them was - Whats the height of being gay? The answer – When you can’t even think straight. Thats exactly what this movie is about. Vinay Pathak as Pinu Patel is confused about his sexuality, as the title suggests already. What has compounded the problem is the...
by crazyrals at March 23rd, 2009 at 03:03 am
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IT Guys, Please Excuse!
Off-late I have been hearing about a lot of lay-offs and lots of IT professionals losing their jobs. In fact, the other day I received an email-forward which had a screen-shot of some girl’s profile in a matrimonial website. Her preference had this strange condition – IT guys, please excuse. So, the downturn and recession has hit the matrimonial market too....
by crazyrals at March 22nd, 2009 at 02:03 am
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The Curious Case Of Shilpa Shetty
Lady Limelight is a jealous lady. She wants all of your attention. You don’t have any time to think of anything else but Lady Limelight, because pretty soon that light will be shinning on somebody else. So you better do it while you can. - Buck Owens Yesterday I was seeing a news bulletin about Shilpa Shetty wishing to meet Jade Goody, and she was telling the media...
by crazyrals at March 18th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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Gulaal : Why It Will Not Do Well
I watched Gulaal on the very first day it released and I wrote a review as well. I put-up one of the first reviews of the movie on PFC, which was not my reaction or some heartfelt writing but just the basic plot-points and the characterisation. The review can be found here. I received quite a few feedbacks stating that I gave away too much, though I would not like to believe...
by crazyrals at March 16th, 2009 at 03:03 am