If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or email alerts. Thanks for visiting!In a strange move, Paramount Vintage has put the screenplays of five unreleased movies online under the tagline, For Your Consideration. Movies include Into the Wild and The Kite Runner.
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October 24th, 2007
Paramount Vintage Movies Screenplays Online
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October 15th, 2007
Does Wes Anderson overplay the exotic element?
I was looking forward to watching Wes Anderson’s Darjeeling Limited but a slew of unfavorable reviews put me off. One common complaint regarding Anderson’s movies is - “the clumsy, discomfiting way he stages interactions between white protagonists—typically upper-class elites—and nonwhite foils—typically working class and poor” [via Slate]. On those lines, this particular line regarding Darjeeling [...]
Patrix | India, Movies, Society Culture | Comments Off
October 8th, 2007
Rajshri offers Free Online Hindi Movies
Our source of Hindi movies apart from the Bollywood theater in Houston is the local desi store where we can buy pirated DVDs. It is virtually a gamble hoping for a good print since we cannot check it in-store. Moreover, the declining quality of popular Hindi movies has turned us away even more. And the [...]
Patrix | India, Movies, Technology | 8 Comments »
August 12th, 2007
Oye, Chuk de…
(Thanks for all those comments. I think that will keep me going for a while…) :)
I entered a spick and span theatre multiplex at an un-movie hour of 12:45 pm in Mulund, Bombay. Needless to say, the show was ‘House Phool’! While I was walking toward my seat in the second row from the screen [...]
Abhishek | India, Movies, Personal | 2 Comments »
August 9th, 2007
Are Moview Reviews really worth reading?
Hey all. I have the privilege to fill in for Patrix for a few days as he is snowed under work (See: Previous Post)! You can listen to us ramble on Indicast, but, while writing this post (that’s a first!), I realised that writing can be a serious business and a time consuming one! [...]
Abhishek | India, Media, Movies | 10 Comments »
July 19th, 2007
Jai Bhaiyya
One of my favorite movies, Lagaan is now available in a special DVD box set. I am no longer a fan of buying DVDs but one look at this cover art and I wouldn’t mind shelling out my precious bucks to get a copy. And in order to promote the DVD release apna Aamir is [...]
Patrix | India, Movies, Weblogs | 6 Comments »
July 16th, 2007
Michael Moore and CNN
After Google had a minor fracas with Moore on the blogosphere, I was expecting similar nitpicking and tiffs in the mainstream media especially with the news channels. I didn’t have to wait long as Sanjay Gupta chose to fisk Michael Moore’s Sicko and stated that he fudged many facts. This, of course, got Michael Moore [...]
Patrix | Media, Movies, United States | 9 Comments »
July 14th, 2007
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix - Review
Last night we went for one the summer’s last big movies, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Thankfully we didn’t face as many problems as the last time a Potter movie released. At that time, although tickets were available there was no parking spaces left and we had to return for a midnight [...]
Patrix | Books, Movies | 8 Comments »
July 11th, 2007
Death to Smoochy
In the spirit of ‘holier-than-thou’ Bharateeya sabhyata and sanskriti, I must protest apni Bipasha cozying up with deft-footed Ronaldo (nooo! the Portuguese one). It seems apart from announcing Taj Mahal as one of the world’s seven wonders, she turned out to be the object of wonder for a certain football star.
In the words of the [...]
Patrix | India, Media, Movies, Society Culture | 10 Comments »
July 2nd, 2007
Google vs. Sicko
Michael Moore’s latest documentary Sicko released this past weekend and although I have yet to see it, the reviews have been highly appreciative and even go to the extent of calling it his best work yet. Even Fox News praised Moore’s maturity as a filmmaker. That is why I was extremely surprised to see Google [...]
Patrix | Business, Health, Movies, The world is ill, Weblogs, World Wide Web | 3 Comments »
July 1st, 2007
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom - your quintessential Bollywood movie
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom is an enjoyable Bollywood musical that doesn’t shy away from being bold in its song and dance sequences.
Patrix | India, Movies, Music, Recommended | 10 Comments »
June 29th, 2007
P2P robs corn farmers?
The MPAA and RIAA stop-piracy-or- train is getting increasingly ridiculous. Earlier, in order to stop piracy of movies, MPAA has viewed its primary customers as criminals looking upon them as suspects. The only thing that remains is being strip-searched. I am sure given how any violation of privacy or civil liberties is currently allowed by [...]
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June 26th, 2007
The Return of Indiana Jones
Snakes, Why did it have to be snakes? Guess we can never forget that line and the antics of Indiana Jones in search of lost treasure. For the first time since 1989, Harrison Ford dons the hat of Indiana Jones for the latest movie in the series also directed by Steven Spielberg [source]. I loved [...]
Patrix | Movies | 3 Comments »
June 13th, 2007
Summer Movie Reviews
It is summer time and apart from the warm weather and skimpy clothes, it is also a prime time for Hollywood to showcase their blockbusters. The end of semester and a relatively light summer makes for an ideal time for movie-watching especially in a town that let you buy discounted movie tickets for $4 (although [...]
Patrix | Movies, Personal | 3 Comments »
June 1st, 2007
Watch Streaming Movies Online for Free
The post on this blog on online streaming telecast for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 was fairly popular. While personally not a big fan of online streaming video due to low-quality and unreliability, I understand there are hundreds of people out there that would rather watch a movie or a cricket match online instead [...]
Patrix | Movies, Videos, World Wide Web | 10 Comments »
May 21st, 2007
Worst Movie Scenes Ever
Well, at least one Indian scene makes the cut. Plenty of mediocre hilarity though and I’m sure Bollywood can have a dedicated list of its own. Several movies might be peeved at being left out though.
Patrix | Fun Weird, Movies, Videos | 7 Comments »
April 30th, 2007
How to recover the high production cost for Spiderman 3?
Sony is pulling out all stops to market its lucrative Spiderman franchise. Take a look at the various merchandise already on offer before the release of Spiderman 3.
Patrix | Business, Movies | 7 Comments »
April 6th, 2007
Sanjaya as a Lucha Libre wrestler
Nope, don’t worry, that is not Sanjaya Malakar although the resemblance is uncanny. That is Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez) in Jack Black’s Nacho Libre. The relevant video trailer for Nacho Libre can be accessed here. Is it a strange coincidence that next week is Latin Night on American Idol and Vote for the Worst is hoping [...]
Patrix | Movies, Music, Television | 2 Comments »
April 5th, 2007
Buzz Generating Celebrities
Celebrities have always been the top searches ever since the Internet ‘went public.’ Stuff that earlier you wanted to know or see but couldn’t ask or look for overtly now was easily available at your fingertips. Lycos 50 tracks the people, places, and things that Internet users search for over the past week. Celebrity searches [...]
Patrix | Movies, Music, Television, Weblogs, World Wide Web | 9 Comments »
Movies I've Watched...
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2008-09-02 21:00
Explores the brother-sister relationship brought together during their father's last days.
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2008-09-01 21:00
Poignant but slow narrative of an orphaned girl living with her aunt in rural Maharashtra.
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2008-08-09 23:00
Stunning and engaging narration. Raw violence and personal struggles of ordinary guys in a tough neighborhood.
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2008-08-05 20:00
Underwhelming. Johansson is miscast but continues her run of being the 'other woman'.
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