We just subscribed to the iPad version of Encyclopaedia Britannica for a princely sum of $1.99 a month. Well, what do we think we did first. Yes, schmucks, yes. We searched for our Bollywood stars on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Guess what? There are some surprises here. Real big surprises! We found separate profiles for trash […]
The U.S. box office numbers for Ranbir Kapoor’s new movie Rockstar are out. And, hey, the numbers look pretty decent. For the November 11-13, 2011 opening weekend in the U.S., Rockstar pulled in $612,235 from 112-screens giving it a respectable average gross of $5,466. Rockstar was Ranbir’s 10th movie. The 29-year-old actor, who hails from […]
Why do we even continue to pen reviews of these delicious foreign movies? If the mission is to enlighten the Indian rabble, that’s a Sisyphean labor, a hopeless exercise in futility. How many pearls must you fling before you realize Indian swine are not likely to get too excited over anything that has even the […]
Man, we haven’t had such an enjoyable time at the movies in a long time. Fated and condemned as we are to watching an endless run of trashy Bollywood and Kollywood movies, it was a refreshing change to watch the new Hollywood release Tower Heist this evening. Directed by Brett Ratner, this delicious comedy features […]
In hopes of riding the current tablet wave sweeping consumers, E-commerce behemoth Amazon.com today launched a $199 tablet it’s calling the Kindle Fire. As expected, it’s a 7-inch touchscreen device running a custom version of Google’s Android software. Can Kindle Fire Catch Fire with Consumers? Key Features * The dual-processor tablet weighs 14.6-oz, is WiFi […]
Pankaj Kapur’s directorial debut film Mausam has fared fairly OK at the U.S. box office. That’s rather unfortunate because Mausam (Shahid Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor) is a mediocre piece of shit. But as if we’ve often bemoaned, you can take the Chutias out of India but you can’t take the Chutianesss out of Indians. Whether in […]