I caught this movie yesterday, rather it caught me by the throat and had me suspended there for a good hour. Its from Korean Director Chan Wook Pak who directed ‘Oldboy‘, and ‘Sympathy for Mr.Vengence’. He has this knack of making movies that push emotions to the extreme, and making stories where we feel for […]

Waterborne, an Indie movie released on Google Video for $3.99, has been declared as a hit. The director Ben Reki, is an American Desi, and his interview appeared on rediff a last month. It revolves around a bio terrorist attack on LA, with Ajay Naidu (the neurotic software guy in OfficeSpace) in lead.
I haven’t watched it yet […]

Just watch the movie for a fantastic 15minute sequence at a Dinner Table. I just enjoyed that scene so much - it kept me smiling, nodding, shaking my head and gasping at regular intervals. Textbook showcase of crisp Editing.
The rest of the movie was good (not as great as the above said scene). It was […]

Those who watched Superbowl on Sunday might have noticed the wonderful Skycam in action. The change in perspective is startling for us folks who have been used to pretty ordinary cricket telecasts. Whenever we need to get closer to the player in field, we have always been used to a simple Zoom. But robotic Skycam […]

Trinidad beat Barbados in a regional test. It looks like a simple ordinary news, and then you come to this “Brian Lara, who hailed it as one of the highlights of his long career”. Woah.. what..what??
He explains further: “On the international circuit, playing Australia and beating Australia is real cricket to me. On the regional […]

I never knew that day will come so soon (read the last para of my last post).
Today, a super mega budget movie borrowed the soundtrack from our ARR’s score!! Nicolas Cage’s movie ‘Lord of War’ uses our ARR’s Bombay theme. When Nicolas cage gets arrested in Africa - the sun sets down, we hear Bombay […]

No no - don’t jump to conclusions - nobody ripped off the famous ‘Sex and the City’ tune.
Well, ripping off music, themes and tunes are nothing new in our side of the hemisphere. Our Deva dutifully copied ‘Primal Fear’ (Vaali), ARR from ‘Bewitched’ (En Swaasa Katre) and the list extends on and on. Even I […]