DPac
DPac is an architect and graphic designer by profession. He completed his Bachelors in Architecture from COE Trivandrum, studied and worked in Australia till May 2009, and is now back in India to pursue further dreams

 

DPac's Blog

  • Need a Girlfriend??
    Need a Girlfriend?? Steven Soderbergh’s next digital odyssey is hitting the screens pretty soon. Starring real life porn star Sasha Grey, this one seemed to have tickled quite a few bones at Tribeca if you go by this snippet from their festival program.
    by DPac at April 27th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
  • Mike Nichols @ MOMA
    NYTimes covers the Mike Nichols retrospective at MOMA. Luminous words from the man himself “The greatest thrill is that moment when a thousand people are sitting in the dark, looking at the same scene, and they are all apprehending something that has not been spoken. That’s the thrill of it, the miracle — that’s what holds us to movies forever. It’s what we wish...
    by DPac at April 14th, 2009 at 11:04 am
  • Heaven on Earth?
    Perhaps the only Deepa Mehta film which failed to engage me was the “oscar nominated” Water, helped no doubt by its best looking wooden leading pair. But then again, with the safron brigade raising its aggireved voice trembling at the very thought of another Mehta film tarnishing their age old moral code, the cast itself and the location was her second choice. The...
    by DPac at March 28th, 2009 at 03:03 am
  • Conversation Series – Screenplay cheating or great cinematic ambitions?
    Dazed & Confused ———- Action and Dialogue. That’s what a screenplay should contain. You don’t have the luxury to write what you want, only what the audience can see or hear. That makes a screenplay less readable than your average novel. But to do otherwise, would be cheating or a great challenge cinematically. See below, an extract from...
    by DPac at March 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
  • Gulaal Ke Sab Rang
    Rediff comes up with nice character sketches and sound bytes from the main actors in Gulaal. Anurag Kashyap’s long-awaited Gulaal looks very promising, thanks to its ensemble cast and intense political story.Before it releases in theatres on March 13, we introduce you to the main characters, and the actors who play them. Mahi Gill Role: I play Madhuri, the mistress...
    by DPac at March 12th, 2009 at 08:03 pm
  • Gulaal Review Out
    Full Economic Times Review Excerpts Gulaal follows a multidimensional narrative and Kashyup adopts a dark, brooding and relentless storytelling pattern that doesn’t simplify the dense plot Kashyup’s treatment is such that none of the characters are distinctively defined, introduced or established. As a keen viewer, you are expected to acclimatize to each of...
    by DPac at March 10th, 2009 at 03:03 am
  • Closed Zone- Yoni Goodman’s Short
    An Israeli creator of the Oscar-nominated “Waltz with Bashir” released a short film Wednesday about the effects of his country’s Gaza blockade on Palestinians.
    by DPac at March 4th, 2009 at 05:03 pm
  • Resul becomes the third Indian to win an Oscar!!- Rahman Wins 2 and Boyle too and SLUMDOG SWEEP IT IS!!
    Resul becomes the third Indian to win an Oscar as Slumdog Millionaire sweeps the Oscars as per script!! Yayyy IT IS WRITTEN!!!! and RAHMAN becomes the fourth!! and HE WINS AGAIN!!! with Gulzaar saab this time!!! for JAI HO!!! Boyle wins Kate Winslet & MILK Sean Penn Wins SLUMDOG WINS YAaaaYY!!!
    by DPac at February 22nd, 2009 at 07:02 pm
  • A R Rehman performing at Tonight Show with Jay Leno
    Is it soo Difficult to say A R Rahman?? All this needs more is a couple of elephants and snake charmers!!!! Grrr
    by DPac at February 20th, 2009 at 01:02 pm
  • Ranaaaaji – Song from Gulaal!-Update – Lyrics
    Absolutely Luv the lyrics!!!! :-) Piyush Mishra Rocks!! Lyrics (Thanks to pavan) गीतकार : पीयुष मिश्रा संगीतकार : पीयुष मिश्रा गायिका : रेखा...
    by DPac at February 19th, 2009 at 08:02 pm
  • Double Bill Agyaat trailer and SlumDog Script
    SlumDog Script
    by DPac at February 16th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
  • Akhtarnama
    Rajeev Masand chats with the Flava of the Season Da Akhtars Watch it here
    by DPac at January 31st, 2009 at 09:01 pm
  • Proposal of the month _ KOKO Marry me OR Recco of the Month_ Luck By Chance!!!
    I am gonna keep this concise and precise. I have no ‘ichcha’ to spoil your fun and as Anurag and Vasan before me, I too will give you a juSHT a reaction rather than a ‘review’. (come to think of it i dont do ‘reviews’) About 2 months ago on a pretty cloudy day, I took a 1 hour bus ride to the outskirts of Melbourne to see Excel Entertainments...
    by DPac at January 30th, 2009 at 07:01 am
  • LEAKED!! Jai Ho to open OSCARS’09
    Musicindiaonline gives us the good news!! Rahman and singer Sukhwinder Singh have been invited to open the eighty first Annual Academy Awards night, scheduled for Feb 21 at Los Angeles. The duo will perform their super-hit number ‘Jai ho’. Inside sources reveal that Rahman had called up Sukhwinder, telling him that the authorities of the Academy Awards had...
    by DPac at January 28th, 2009 at 08:01 pm
  • NBS Nightly News with Ted Philips, March 11th 1970
    by DPac at January 24th, 2009 at 05:01 am
  • For all Geeta Dutt fans…
    A Khazaana!! Check out geetadutt.com for songs, trivia and all kinds of info about the legend!! Thanks Neeraja for the tip
    by DPac at January 23rd, 2009 at 10:01 am
  • Dharma Productions in a Soup?
    Sure sounds like it! Read this bit from Philly.com One of the city’s biggest casting directors, the owner of a car-rental company, the Teamsters health-and-welfare fund, the Greater Philadelphia Film Office and more than 1,000 crew members and extras who worked on a recent Philly-shot Bollywood film are crying foul. They say their final paychecks and payments —...
    by DPac at January 22nd, 2009 at 03:01 pm
  • The Aging of Benjamin Button
    Extremely interesting slideshow of the aging process of Benjamin Button courtesy the NYTimes.
    by DPac at January 7th, 2009 at 05:01 am
  • Soderbergh Speaks ON Che
    Scott Tobias from the AV Club interviews Steven Soderbergh on his biopic Che. With the biopic Che, about the iconic revolutionary Che Guavara, Soderbergh has gone out on a limb again. Presenting what could generously be called a distribution challenge, the four-hour-plus film has been divided into two parts: The first, “The Argentine,” follows Che (Benicio...
    by DPac at January 6th, 2009 at 01:01 am
  • Daylight Robbery
    3/5. After a while, a heist movie which is fun to watch. IMDB
    by DPac at October 13th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
  • Eye for an Eye 2008 (Korean)
    2/5 This could so be the template for Dhoom 3. AArrrrgh!!!! Escape! ADB
    by DPac at October 11th, 2008 at 05:10 pm
  • Reco of the Month – Subramaniyapuram (2008)
    Hell make that the year or even the last few years if you want and it still holds true! If you are like me, confused about why the state which (add arguably here if u r keen on political correctness) boasts of the best brains, the best storytellers, the best technicians and the best musicians etc etc continually produce the most regressive, cliche cinema, If you are...
    by DPac at August 31st, 2008 at 04:08 am
  • Subramaniyapuram (2008)
    4.5/5. It feels nice to say, this is the best film to hit any shores in a while now! No IMDB link yet
    by DPac at August 24th, 2008 at 05:08 am
  • Everyone’s a Critic – MIFF’ologues Part 01
    Musings from The Melbourne International Film Festival 2008. For those who went ‘Oh! not another diss at the critics!!’ – Surprise!!! It aint! This was the tag line for this years bonanza. In MIFF Exec. Director Richard Moore’s own words “it’s an acknowledgement of the collecive spirit that MIFF engenders in this great southern city”....
    by DPac at August 17th, 2008 at 04:08 am
  • The Dark Knight
    4/5 Intense. Dark. Spectacular. Awesome! Add your superlatives here… IMDB
    by DPac at July 16th, 2008 at 03:07 pm
  • Heroes in the Dark- The Dark Knight!
    It amazed me no end that someone would try a equivalent of professional hara-kiri by redoing any film of Tim Burton. But Nolan did and gave such a fresh breath to the franchise with Batman Begins that The Dark Knight was the most anticipated film of the year!! He began with elan, is making merry with the knight and the journey has just begun. And I am being extremely balanced...
    by DPac at July 16th, 2008 at 09:07 am
  • Redbelt
    3.5/5 Genre bending take on the action movie. Rocky with a drop of Mamet. IMDB
    by DPac at July 16th, 2008 at 02:07 am
  • Young People Fu**ing
    3/5. A pleasant crowd pleaser from foreplay to orgasm. IMDB
    by DPac at July 9th, 2008 at 02:07 pm
  • Stop-Loss
    3/5. Predictable and a bit taxing but worth a watch. IMDB
    by DPac at June 23rd, 2008 at 03:06 pm
  • The Happening (2008)
    2/5. Impeccably done up nothingness. IMDB
    by DPac at June 18th, 2008 at 08:06 pm