This is the first novel by Khaled Hosseini, and I’d describe it as stunning. And I actually mean stunning – I’m not saying it for effect. Once in a while you read a novel where the prose is so clear, that each word has impact, and you can see the events unfolding before your eyes. […]
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Recent English Films II
Recently seen English films : – Crash– Longest Yard– Sahara– Monster-in-law– Guess who– Coach carter “Crash” has many characters as protagonists connected together by events, and is a story of each of their lives, and how they are influenced by their race, language, baggage, perception and prejudice. We see obvious perverts, and then we see […]
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Just finished reading “The devil wears Prada” by Lauren Weisberger, and while the book is not “literature” it’s one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a while. It’s about Andrea Sachs straight out of college, landig a job at the most hip fashion magazine “Runway” as Chief Editor Miranda Priestley’s junior assistant. Miranda […]
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Just finished reading “Mistress of Spices” by Chitra B. Divakaruni. This is one I’d skipped because the introduction hadn’t looked too good. But apparently there is a movie now, and since I will see the movie, better read the book first. So did. The prose is long-winded, almost lyrical, a little more and it would […]
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Flight plan released this past weekend, and its getting good reviews. Went to see it, and one of the theatres sold out right before my eyes. Made it into the second one. This is a Jodie Foster film – Panic Room was another. Foster in this film is the mother of a 6 year old, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Of kung-fu and film
Recently saw 2 chinese martial arts films : “Kung-fu hustle” and “House of Flying daggers”. The first is more recent (as in release date), and is not dubbed; i.e.; you must read the sub-titles. The second, which is a much acclaimed film, has been dubbed in English. I enjoyed both films, although they have vastly […]
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The BBC Shropshire Bollywood site has movie reviews which I sometimes read. Read with caution, because these reviews sometimes have spoilers. I read a recent one on Viruddh, which had this gem : “As the story unfolds, we learn how the couple blend with each other when carrying out their daily routines,…” Now, I know […]
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I am such an avid movie-watcher that it surprises me sometimes that others aren’t. Especially desi folk who don’t watch desi movies. Conversations with such desis usually runs like this : Me : Have you seen the film “Company” ? He/She : English or Hindi ? Me (flummoxed) : There is a Company in English […]
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“Million dollar baby” was good. Since you already knew that, here are some other recent (which means that I saw them recently) English films that turned out to be interesting : – Assault on Precint 13– Man on fire– In good company– National treasure– Terminal– Hotel Rwanda– I, Robot– Under the Tuscan Sun– The Interpreter […]
Read the rest of this entry »Of film and fancy
Just when you think there aren’t going to be many good Hindi films this year, there’s a flurry of quite a few quality movies. The year turned with Bunty aur Babli. Yes, “B-a-B” did end with a whimper, but hey, it was pretty decent in the first half. Then there was Parineeta, D, Paheli, Sarkar […]
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