Ah, finally getting around to our coochie-pie Audrey Hepburn.
Besides our inamorata, Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) features George Peppard.
Blake Edwards directed the film based on Truman Capote’s eponymous novella.
Update
Just finished watching this rather tedious movie.
Hard to understand what all the hullabaloo was about.
Sure, Audrey Hepburn was alright in this Hollywood romance (after all, her performance won her an Academy Award nomination) as was her leading man George Peppard.
But nothing about the movie stood out.
And the story utterly failed to hold our interest.
Audrey Hepburn played the role of Holly Golightly, a young woman who in the words of her various co-stars in the film is a real phony, a wild thing or someone who can’t take care of herself.’
George Peppard plays Paul Varjak, a writer living above Holly’s apartment.
The character of Yunioshi, Holly’s irate Japanese neighbor was plain stupid and made absolutely no sense. Kinda like Vadivelu in the Tamil films.
Overall, a waste of time.
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Maybe you should try its Tamil remake – Tiffin at Saravana Bhavan’s 🙂
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: Maybe you should try its Tamil remake – Tiffin at Saravana Bhavan’s
Ha ha ha.
You should practice reading sometime. 😉
The Indian equivalent would be Breakfast at Vummidi Bangaru’s or Breakfast at Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri’s.
Not Saravana Bhavan, Kamat or Chennai Ponnusamy. 😉
Watched “Paranormal activity” with low expectations and I liked it quite well. Kept me alert throughout.. and I love Katie and her tanktops!
“Micah and Katie both comented how they auditioned for the role and how they found the casting call advertising on Craigslist”.. very fine performance by Katie considering that.. Micah’s role is not that meaty.
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It’s still playing in theaters nearby. Oh well, we’ll wait for the Redbox DVD…been quite a while since we went to the free kiosk.
WTF
Have you heard of this ritual in Faroe islands?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMBcPxI5od0&feature=related
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Horrible. Watched the full 10:59min video.
It’s of course possible that some of the whales/dolphins in the video found themselves trapped in shallow waters or got washed ashore (a not uncommon occurrence). Still, they should have been killed in a humane manner.
We were not aware of the Faroe Island ritual. But we are aware of the Japanese whale hunting. Various organizations in the U.S. occasionally protest the Japs’ action and we’ve seen reports in the newspapers here.
Personally, we think all whale/dolphin/deer hunting (like what Salman Khan swine engaged in) should be stopped.
http://puertogaleradive.com/blog/index.php?title=a_barbaric_whale_and_dolphin_killing_in_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
These things remind me of District 9 and it is really true how cruel humans are.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
The video in your link has been removed.
On your point of cruelty of human beings, we agree 100%. This cruelty takes two forms: 1) When we willfully engage in it and 2) When we turn a blind eye to others’ suffering and pretend it’s not happening since we’re not affected.
Man is the worst of all beasts considering that the other beasts don’t have a well-developed brain to ponder/reflect over their actions. 🙁
I partially agree with Medytrance’s remake name.. Tiffin has to be in the title.. guess you completely missed his wordplay.
I didn’t watch Paranormal Activity in theater.. tried to follow 1/2Dak’s route as much as possible 😉 — this was not the theatrical version, but the “original” version before the Spielberg intrusion.. started watching the movie after midnight and alone.. wifey also wanted to watch with me, but I said we should each watch alone.. as I respect 1/2Dak’s opinion.. Wasn’t “scared shitless”, but it has some really good thrills, IMO..
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: guess you completely missed his wordplay
Likely not.
Tiffin at Vummidi’s?
2. We’ll probably watch Paranormal Activity in a theater. Soon.
Just to see what all the hullabaloo is all about.
Paranormal Activity?? Scary?? You kidding me?
Throughout the movie I was waiting for something scary to happen…. in vain 🙁
And it had almost similar camera movements like Blair Witch Project. I couldn’t sleep after watching both, not that it was scary or anything, but I got headache.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write above: Throughout the movie I was waiting for something scary to happen…. in vain…I couldn’t sleep after watching both, not that it was scary or anything, but I got headache.
Funny.
Watched Paranormal Activity recently.
Frankly speaking, the hand-held camera gave me a headache, on account of its moving around so much.
Ohh, and yeah, I couldn’t sleep properly that night… Nothing out of the ordinary, considering I always feel a little scared of the supernatural every time I watch such movies.
Though nicely made, I personally felt the movie was a hit because of the illusion it presents that all of it might actually be real. I dint like it so much 😐
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Will definitely watch it this weekend and maybe review it too.
I would still call it Tiffin at Saravana Bhavan’s in the name of artistic liberty. Also, as an Indian film director I wouldn’t want people to guess that I’ve copied my film from a Hollywood movie. So if they had their breakfast in a jewellery shop (wonder why they did that), I would have my hero-heroine have a proper stomach-full tiffin in a good world-famous Indian pure-vegetarian hotel.
As far as the cast is concerned, I have absolutely no doubt at all as to who the lead actors in my movie would be. Abhishek Bacchan and Nayantara (the best of the best of the best, as Will Smith once put it) . And Vadivelu will be N’s Japanese neighbor, Body Soda. I’ll give him a separate comedy track and give him a free hand so that I wouldn’t have to worry about weaving humor into the story.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: I would still call it Tiffin at Saravana Bhavan’s in the name of artistic liberty
Go right ahead (you already have).
After all, the Saravana Bhavan owner has a filmi murder story.
2. You write: So if they had their breakfast in a jewellery shop (wonder why they did that)
No. Audrey Hepburn has breakfast outside Tiffany’s while gazing at the displays.
3. You write: I would have my hero-heroine have a proper stomach-full tiffin in a good world-famous Indian pure-vegetarian hotel.
If there’s ‘a good world-famous Indian pure-vegetarian hotel’ we haven’t heard of it. Must be a closely guarded secret. 😉
I don’t know how you guys watched it.. 1/2Dak’s advice is great
“Cut off any distractions, glue your eyes and ears to the screen”.. because the thrills come in the faintest sounds.. as I liked Katie and her boobies, I was drawn much more into the movie than you guys, I think.
for the record, i liked blair witch project too.. and their expensive cousin – Cloverfield. shadowfax_arbit/asha, did you watch Cloverfield?
hated movies “Shutter”, “Mirror” etc.. the USP for PA is as Asha said “it feels real”.. being a voyeur, i loved it. Unfortunately this wretched couple don’t copulate for more than 2 weeks.. atleast not on camera.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Hmmm, we’ll see how interesting this made-on-a-shoestring-budget movie turns out to be.
Yay, at least one person other than me lost a night’s sleep after watching PA. Just curious, Is it possible to sue the makers for damages incurred (productivity loss etc.) if we were watching it legally? Or is there some EULA-like thing we agree to without our knowledge?
@Vetti
Thanks for respecting my opinion but the truth is I never thought you would follow through! And then again I was just being defensive. I do get scared easily. Heck, I got scared after watching Manichithrathazhu(Chandramukhi/Bhool Bhulaiyya) for the first time 😉 Glad you enjoyed the movie. Hope you won’t get arrested 😉
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: Just curious, Is it possible to sue the makers for damages incurred…if we were watching it legally
That’s a very big ‘if.’ 😉
Hey,when will you review For A Few Dollars More and Outlaw Josey Wales?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
One of these days. 😉
Right now, we’re planning a round of Indian-Chinese restaurants in the greater NY area and plan to tackle the old Hollywood classics after that.