Month: June 2004
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Parthiban’s Kudaikul Mazhai – Taking a Guess
[Pic : The Hindu] Just like Parthiban’s quest for difference I have changed the image to B/W. However, the movie will be colorful. His trailer says it all. And those who have seen it appreciate it so well. What more you want to generate hype for a good opening of a movie. So Parthiban’s latest…
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World Themes for Indian Cinema (Part 5 of 8)
Co-Blogging Series – Anand C and Lazy Geek LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICNE (Nightly Dose) If you think the conventional take on everyday events is mundane and monotonous, you’ll enjoy these recent quips on George W, on a 45-second stretch in the Tonight Show (NBC, weeknights, 11:35 P.M): Q: Why was the president surprised at “Meet…
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Top 10 songs – For a change, this is from Hollywood
Bijoy Venugopal writes in Rediff on the American Film Institute‘s list of Top 10 Hollywood movie songs. Some observations/suggestions(not for the American Film Institute, for myself): a) When you wish upon a star from Pinochio (1940) is on the fourth. I would have rated it number two. b) The Sound of Music – The Sound…
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Mr. India, redux?
Guest Blog #18 – Anand C Researchers at the University of Tokyo have come up with an invisibility cloak. The idea seems simple in its basic form – project the background image onto the masked object, thereby making it seem invisible. The (intended) applications include surgeons whose own hands hamper vision during surgery, or pilots…
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Enokkoru Girlfriend Venumada ?? Vendamada ??
Last night on Vijay TV, in the hot(not really) political/social show, Makkal Yaar Pakkam, there was a discussion about Love Marriages and their social impact. Dheemtharikida Gnani was trying to balance the show with some honest views. Then came a phone call from the upcoming lyricist Pa.Vijay, who said in totallity, Love isn’t an appropriate…