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the times they are a-changing
indian popular cinema traditionally has been strongly rooted in plot. movies are made by story writers who have higher aspirations, who join as 3rd assistants and slowly work their way up while working on their 'screenplays', learning the trade, intuitively learning formulas and applying them, eventually to become directors. Story-Screenplay- ( Read more... ) -
surely you're joe king, stephen
"heart shaped box is, quite simple the best debut horror novel since clive barker's damnation game. it's the kind of book that the overworked adjectives people use on book jackets - relentless, gripping, powerful, a genuine page-turner - were really meant to describe, for it's all of those things and enormously smart besides. a genuinely scary ( Read more... ) -
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salt and sugar in lemonade. karan johar movies. south park humour. the oprah phenomenon.
you either love em or hate em. i love two, hate one and am decidedly ambivalent about oprah.
i find the oprah show to be especially useful in times of a hangover. makes me want to puke and helps clean up my system. whether it's her exploitative weepy feel good ( Read more... ) -
the laughter of women
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dylan hears a who
whether you are a dylan fan or a dr.seuss fan or a fan of both, like i am, you are going to love this. some talented bob dylan impersonator sings dr.seuss rhymes in the style of the subterranean homesick blues and other classic songs. and you can download the entire album from their site too. awesome entertainment. -
in a maudlin mood
i wish for a power ( Read more... ) -
the mockscars are back!
first up, i must backtrack and admit that i screwed up. my favourite movie of 2005 was not sin city. it was the three burials of melquiades estrada. see it. Now!!
please?
and now, for movies released in 2006:
best movie of the year: pan's labyrinth
(runners-up: the queen, children of men)
best actor: forest whitaker (runners-up: ryan gosling (half ( Read more... ) -
the charm of the sociopath
while, i am sure this is bullshit. apparently, this is a psychological test that serial killers and other dangerous psychopaths answer correctly, while most well adjusted people don't ( Read more... )