Thanks to the French movie Intouchables, I discovered the magic of the 1979 disco classic Boogie Wonderland from the music band Earth, Wind & Fire. After watching Omar Sy dance to Boogie Wonderland in Intouchables, I scampered over to the original and the below 1979 video is what I found. After listening to Boogie Wonderland […]
We’ve listened to Ain’t No Mountain High Enough a million times. No, we’re still not tired of it. Au contraire, we can’t get enough of this extraordinary song. Because there’s magic in that song, originally sung by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The song was also featured in the Hollywood film Step-Mom, remade by Bollywood […]
Even by the bizarre theatrical standards of entertainers these days, American pop queen Lady Gaga is sui generis for her outrageous attire and antics (she came to the Grammys function in a huge egg carried by four men). Upon seeing Lady Gaga in her de rigueur skimpy attire, the late night TV host David Letterman […]
Folks, the new Pirates movie, Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides, is nigh upon us. The fourth installment in the popular Pirates franchise releases on May 20, 2011 in the U.S. and Canada. And just three days before the movie hits the screens across the U.S., the much anticipated soundtrack will debut. (Image […]
These are the dark ages as far as the Tamil film industry. Forget Thirutu Nais like Venkat Prabhu, even veterans like Kamal Haasan have stooped to stealing. When they’re not stealing, these Kollywood rascals are churning out unendurable trash like Sura. If there’s been a Renaissance in Indian arts and culture, it has not touched […]