Darling kadhu, Parama Daridram idhi (horrible nonsense). Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the stinking garbage torch has been passed in Tollywood to a new Telugu movie Darling, conceived in Hyderabad, midwifed in Switzerland and killed aborted in Araku. (Thank you, JFK) Folks, there’s absolutely […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
Aaahh, Oooohh, Aaah More, Faster, Yes, Yes Faster, More, Yes, Aah Oh My God, Oh My God I’m Saravanaaing, Ooh Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh! Nirvanaaahhh @ Saravanaa Bhavan 😉 Folks, of how many Indian restaurants in New York City can you boldly, honestly declare that the food repeatedly produces a body shaking, rippling, lengthy orgasm that jerks you […]
It’s hard not to feel a huge degree of schadenfreude over Yelp’s pitiful plight these days. For the benefit of those not living in the U.S.,Yelp is an online destination for Reviews of restaurants and other businesses. Easily Manipulable We’ve always believed a lot of reviews on the Yelp site are junk. Why? Because it’s […]