By Madmax673 Noah director and writer Darren Aronofsky is pretty clear about two things. He doesn’t want all his audience to feel comfortable with his flick. He is resolute to make you squirm. Hey, he wants to make a statement too. And for that, he has taken to the Bible, his own version. Story Following […]
Nobody goes to an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie hoping to experience a cinematic epiphany. And so I headed to the theatre to watch the former body builder’s new movie Sabotage after reining in my expectations. My decision to see the film was based solely on my fondness for David Ayer, writer of Training Day (Denzel Washington […]
I picked up 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts on a lark. It was lying forlorn in the new books section of my local library casting a beseeching “Pick Me Up” look in my direction. I’m glad I picked it up because the book is a cornucopia of interesting ‘facts.’ Now I have no way of knowing […]
Bizarre Nation Everything about India is bizarre – Its people, its politicians, its culture and, of course, its movies. Let’s take the Indian movie business, for instance. It’s no secret that Indians are insanely crazy about movies. The sight of their favorite star (Rajinikanth, Sharukh Khan, Salman Khan etc) or a fair-skinned item girl jiggling […]
Any doubts over M.Karunanidhi’s sanity because of his advanced age were dispelled today when he expelled his son Muthuvel Karunanidhi Azhagiri from the DMK party. By any yardstick, M.K.Azhagiri is a buffoon and a lout. Plus, his name notwithstanding Azhagiri is anything but beautiful (azhagu means beauty in Tamil). M.K.Azhagiri – Buffoon (Pix Courtesy: Hindu) […]
(for Boops) I consider Nebraska the best value I’ve gotten from a movie in a long, long time. For a mere $1.22 (DVD rental at the RedBox kiosk), I derived indescribable joy from this remarkable 2013 film. Featuring all-round acting of the highest caliber and a story so offbeat it beggars description, Nebraska is truly […]