Witness for the Prosecution – They Don’t Make Movies Like This No More
(For SI Blog reader Guruprasad) Some movies are indeed for the ages. Neither the passage of time nor the march of technology (like color, surround-sound, 3D et al) or new forms of entertainment can diminish their lustrous appeal. Like for instance, the 1957 Hollywood murder/court-room drama Witness for the Prosecution, our fifth Billy Wilder movie […]
Simbhu’s Tragedy – A Tamil Comedy
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Karate Kid Review: Jaden Smith Beats SRK, Aamir, Hrithik, Akshay Hollow in the Acting Dept.
Kung Fu lies in everything. How we put on the jacket. How we take off the jacket. Everything is Kung Fu. – Jackie Chan’s character Mr. Han to Dre (Jaden Smith) in Karate Kid. If there’s one thing that inflames us more than the abominable sight of Indian adult ‘actors’ like Abhishek Bachchan, Trisha Krishnan, […]
Ponniyin Selvan Review (Concluding Parts) – A Masterpiece from a Master Raconteur
by SI Blog reader Racer44 (Parts 4-5) Note: Visitors are advised to read Ponniyin Selvan – A Masterpiece from a Master Raconteur (Parts 1-3) before proceeding further. **************** The fourth part of the mammoth saga begins with the Crown Prince Adithya Karikaalan reaching the borders of Kadambur with Parthibendra Pallavan and Kandhamaran in tow after […]
Quote of the Day – Somerset Maugham
The dead look so terribly dead when they are dead. – Larry Darrell to Isabel Bradley in Somerset Maugham’s The Razor Edge. P.51 The Razor’s Edge has a strong connection to India and a famous South Indian saint that we’ll talk about at length on another occasion.