- Two Reasons Why Hacksaw Ridge (Mel Gibson's New Film) Is Inspiring
1. Tells the story of World War II hero Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor for bravery in battle. Doss, a medic,didn't like his story be told, and his story could only be told af…
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- 5 most overrated things in Entertainment today
No, this isn't yet another post about how bad Hollywood and its exports are, or the media-industrial complex seeping through every core of humanity. This is about what no one is asking about the supposedly hot things of …
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- The difference between reading books and watching films
Don't worry. This is not going to be a long rant on the topic. But, simply consider this: You would watch a silly Harry Potter movie in a cinema, but would you liked to be caught reading a Harry Potter bookI assume, you …
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- Uncool youth - Part 1: Hunger Games vs Bully
Global film business is a teen film business. That, I get. But, teens only watch escapist movies like Hunger Games (which itself is a rip off from old movies and stories), not the more important movie Bully (about school…
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- Does beeping out expletives weaken a film's effect: The case of The Bully
The MPAA slapped an R rating on Bully, a documentary film about adolescent bullying, basically reasoning that kids will be watching the film with their parents, and feel awkward. Now, the producers can choose to show the…
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- Three Idiots: More Idiot than Rang De Basanti
Aamir Khan continues to sell his brand of soft-patriotism/self-development/what have you to a generation that doesn't have the time for the real thing. There is nothing to like in Three idiots.
Idiot note#1: The pro…
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- A simpleguide to 30 best Hindi films on politics in India
In the words of Amartya Sen, "Indians like to debate". If that were true, then it would be safe to say that along with cricket, cinema and corruption, we love talking about politics. As the general elections of 2009 dr…
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- Mere paas film star hai: how useless film stars are for democracy
Apart from Sunil Dutt (Congress), Shatrughan Sinha (BJP) and to some extent Vinod Khanna (BJP), NTR and MGR in South few film stars have managed to translate their popularity to a lasting political career.
In 20…
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- Fan Clubs ijn South India and Elections
These are excerpts from an older blog post written by Gopala Ravindran, but worth reading if you are interested to know what is it about the numerous fan clubs and exotic sycophancy in South India:
Fan clubs in Tamil Na…
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- Why this was the worst Oscar award show in living memory
For the past 15 years, like many in Time Zones ahead of LA, I woke up around 6 in the morning to watch the Oscars, no matter when went to sleep last night. This was the first year, I chose to sleep and woke up to watch S…
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- Why do they censor good movies?
I am watching "Apocalypto" on Star Movies and the stupid beasts have censored the fine movie, destroying much of the visceral impact of the story.
No slashed throats.
No head severed.
No grave bodily injuries.
The…
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- Ghazini: Yet another mindless film
Watch Ghazini only if you like the over-the-top, highly stylized violent movies from South India, Compared to the hooplah with which "Ghazini" was launched, you would have been forgiven to be hoping for a 'meanigful' fil…
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- A Simple Guide to Aamir Khan and his controversies
People call the perfectionist of Bollywood. As someone not quite convinced by the claim, I would say Aamir has perfected the art of creating controveries to benefit his movies, something that many in the Indian film indu…
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- The NewYork Managazine 2007 Culture Awards
The New York Magazine lists the best in culture 2007 - art, architechture, books, films, etc...Next: Read 2500+ consumer guides to shopping, electronics, appliances, home services, cars, money and more.❤ If you liked all…
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