I am a Hindu because of sculptured cones of red kumkum powder and baskets of yellow turmeric nuggets, because of garlands of flowers and pieces of broken coconut, because of the clanging of bells to announce one’s arrival to God, because of the whine of the reedy nadaswaram and the beating of drums, because of […]
(For SI blog reader Kurf) It’s past midnight, here on the East Coast. And here we are, the gin-soaked desis popping the DVD into our Panasonic player to watch the Martin Scorsese-directed film The King of Comedy. Featuring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis, the movie debuted in the U.S. about 27 years back. We […]
To deny that Shakespeare’s plays could have been written by a man of relatively humble background is, after all, to deny the very possibility of genius itself—a sentiment increasingly attractive in a democratic culture where few harsh realities are so unpalatable as that of human inequality. The mere existence of a Shakespeare is a mortal […]
Indian movie critics have savaged the new Bollywood movie Paathshala (Shahid Kapoor, Nana Patekar). Here’s what a sample of Bollywood critics had to say on Paathshaala: Reuters: “Paathshaala” is an incoherent mess of a film which takes a serious issue and manages to run it to the ground. Why someone like Shahid Kapur would want […]
Boy, oh boy, what a movie. Folks, Kick-Ass, which debuts in theaters across the U.S. Friday, is an absolutely delightful superhero film. In a 100-years million years, the monkeys in Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood et al can’t dream of making such an entertaining movie. Wild Ride A high octane film bursting with energy, Kick-Ass accelerates from […]
(via iPhone) Here we are in the theater again. We’re waiting for the new Hollywood movie Kick-Ass to start. Big crowd in the hall, guys. Easily more than 100 plus people. And they are still coming. Not surprising because the movie has garnered mostly positive reviews. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, Kick-Ass features Nicolas Cage, Aaron […]