Gigante is one of those films where little seems to happen. Stranger still, the Spanish movie has sparse dialogs. But then I’ve never been one to equate manic chases, pretty sluts or noise with quality. There’s great virtue in the business of quietly going about the activities of everyday life or silence, a rarity in […]
It is worth being shot at to see how much one is loved. – Queen Victoria after surviving another assassination attempt ( in 1882). Source: How Not To Kill a Queen by John Sutherland, New York Times, July 29, 2012 Victoria survived eight assassination attempts on her life. Surviving great danger or coming through fine […]
Sweet is the smell of failure. Ajith’s failure. 😉 Folks, here’s some good news that had me opening the bottle early this Friday. Ajith’s latest trashy movie Billa 2 has been ejected from major theatres in the U.S. after just two weeks. Celebrating Failure – Chocolate-Gin Cocktail with Egg Pongal Billa 2 is gone from […]
I have no idea why I picked the Chinese film Accident, a 2009 Hong Kong production, from among the thousands on Netflix Instant. But I’m not complaining even if some parts of the film seemed ridiculous. Although Accident is a crime thriller, things happen at a slow pace. None of the frenetic momentum that’s de […]
The Apple juggernaut shows no sign of slowing down. In its fiscal third quarter ended June 30, 2012, Apple sold 26 million units of its iPhones. Total sales of the iPhones since their launch in June 2007 now exceeds 244 million units. Strong iPad Sales Sales of the company’s iPad tablets were also robust in […]
Man, just as I’d almost given up hope comes some good news about the RedBox movie streaming service. RedBox Instant, the RedBox-Verizon joint venture, is supposed to move into initial testing today. Like Netflix, RedBox Instant will offer a movie streaming service on a subscription basis. Users should be able to watch unlimited movies for […]