Dabangg Box Office – Fails to Sizzle at U.S. BO Too much hype has been created around the 26/11 attacks because elite people were targetted. Attacks have happened in trains and small towns too, but no one talked about it so much…..Everybody knows that the Pakistani government was not behind it and it was a […]
The singular achievement of the sophomoric troika of actor Salman Khan, producer Arbaaz Khan and director Abhinav Kashyap is that with Dabangg they have reduced Bollywood to the level of those trashy Tamil films where a maniacal hero runs amok beating all and sundry to a pulp when he’s not making eyes at a buxom […]
I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. – Mahatma Gandhi, Young India, August 11, 1920 At this pivotal moment in human history when hundreds of millions are struggling in the dark shadows, it’s the right occasion to reflect on whether Democracy is the best […]
Those societies that continue to allow themselves to be administered by individuals whose only qualification is that they were able to win a popularity contest will go from failure to failure and eventually pass from the scene. – Former CIA Agent Patrick Kennon in The Twilight of Democracy, p.263
What accounts for the enduring appeal of vigilante films? Simple answer – Because the world is full of pussies without cojones, viewers like to experience the vicarious thrill of going after the bad guys bham, bham. Of course, we’re different from all ye cojone-less schmucks. We picked Harry Brown for one reason, and one reason […]
As sure as night follows day, if the food at an Indian restaurant in the U.S. is not bad then you can be certain that the service will be Myir-Pudungi (rotten). Yes, go ahead and bet your balls bails on that. You’re on a strong wicket here. No need for any match fixing. 😉 We […]