Category: Films
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Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11
[Typos intentional through out this blog post] The moore I read the moore I’m anxious, the moore I’m anxious the moore I’m lost. As the world goes on and on over the controversial Michael Moore‘s Fahrenheit 9/11, the hype goes on and on like the bullish stock market. And before it begins to fall down,…
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Goodbye Godfather
[Pic : Time] Very coincidental that there are two goodbye blog notes this week. This one is very close to film lovers. Morgan Freeman still remains my favorite Hollywood actor. But Brando is also one in my small list of personal favorites. I haven’t got a chance to see all those 50’s movies, which they…
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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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Farhan Akthar and his Lakshya
Farhan Akthar’s Lakshya is set to release this week. The movie has been hyped and expected just because of Dil Chahta Hai. Dil Chahta Hai tried to change the way people looked at bollywood films. Especially DCH But the expectation was ephemeral. Not many movies after DCH created the impact like what it did. Out…
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Bollywood Junta Party
This 2004 election will be in historical in many dimensions. One important fact would be that the political parties have managed to rope the most number of stars than any other election before. Every single party irrespective of their representation in parliament have roped in stars. Bollywood has shelled out the major share of it’s…