Las Vegas Blvd a.k.a. the Strip is where all the action is in Las Vegas. Most of the big casinos like Bellagio, Venetian, Mirage, Caesars and Bally’s are located on the strip. This was our first serious shot at night photography. We used a Canon S80 8MP point & shoot digital camera. Shutter Priority Mode Shutter […]
Yaaradi Nee Mohini Director: Mithran R. Jawahar Actors: Dhanush, Nayantara, Raghuvaran Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja Story, Screenplay & Dialogs: Selvaraghavan What an ugly movie! Is there no respite for suffering Tamil movie fans from garbage like Yaaradi Nee Shani oops Yaaradi Nee Mohini? Yaaradi Nee Shani is the usual ugly Kollywood combination of a pathetic […]
Indian-American writer Jhumpa Lahiri is a joy to read. We enjoyed reading Namesake. And we thoroughly enjoyed watching the eponymous movie starring Irrfan Khan and Tabu. Jhumpa, who lives in Brooklyn, has now come out with her new collection of short stories Unaccustomed Earth. Today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has an interview with Jhumpa. Here’s […]
Indian conglomerate Tata has acquired Ford’s ailing brands Jaguar and Land Rover for $2.3 billion. For years, Jaguar has been a millstone round Ford’s neck. We find it hard to accept that this is a smart business move from the Tata Group. For several years, Lexus, BMW and Mercedes have made mincemeat of Jaguar. Jaguar […]
No kidding. Bollywood DVDs from Eros Entertainment will soon be available at Wal-Mart stores in Canada. Bollywood movie distributor and producer Eros Entertainment has entered into a tie up with Wal-Mart Canada to peddle its collection of Indian movies. Initially, Eros’ Bollywood DVDs will be available in 27 Wal-Mart stores and subsequently the entire Canadian […]
DVD and CD manufacturer and distributor Thomson’s Technicolor Division plans to launch a DVD Compression & Authoring Operation in the South Indian city of Bangalore. Set to open in May 2008, the new DVD Compression & Authoring facility will be managed by Sumit Malik. The new DVD Compression & Authoring facility will focus on the […]