And how I despise the average citizen, who settles himself down upon one tiny spot of land with one asinine woman, to breed and stew and rot in that condition unto his life’s end. And always with the same woman! I simply cannot believe that any man in his senses would put up with just […]
(For SI blog reader VJcool) Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls picked them every one When will they ever learn? – American folksinger and song-writer Pete Seeger: “Where have all the flowers gone?” In Incredible […]
by SI blog reader Racer44 (Readers: SI’s comments follow this essay) Having completed over 92 years since its inception (the first silent Tamil movie Keechaka Vadham was released in 1917), it is only obvious that we ask ourselves, where is Tamil Cinema headed? (ignoring, of course, naysayers like SI who say that it’s headed from […]
(For SI blog readers Mallukuttan, Shadowfax_Arbit, Gandhiji et al) Ever since we watched Oscar winner Jeff Bridges’ old comedy The Big Lebowski, we’ve been dying to try out the White Russian. If you remember the movie, that’s The Dude’s favorite drink. As a matter of fact, White Russian’s popularity in recent years owes to The […]
(For SI Blog reader Kreacher) Kreacher, did we need the Pig, Dip in the Pool and The Landlady in these short winter days of our life. Whatever possessed you to recommend Roald Dahl’s stories to us. Well, we won’t hold you completely responsible. You see our appetite for Dahl’s short stories was also whetted by […]
Ajay Devgan’s Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge has fared rather badly at the UK box office. The comedy, which also featured Paresh Rawal and Konkona Sen Sharma, is about a guest who overstays his welcome. Here’s how Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge has fared at the UK box office compared to a few other prominent Bollywood films: