11th
October
2008 | posted in Essays, World Cinema | | 19 views
Looks like youre new here. You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!By guest author, Anand S
Read RashomonPart 1 of his thoughts on Rashomon.
From our taken for granted understanding of reality, the court of justice is where the actors narrate their version of events, so that the ‘truth’ can be ascertained; [...]
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10th
October
2008 | posted in Uncategorized | | 596 views
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Quick Review: One wonders if books should really be converted to films. It doesn’t always work out better.
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9th
October
2008 | posted in Uncategorized | | 88 views
NOT A REVIEW - Just wondering if another youth-oriented movie can be well made?
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7th
October
2008 | posted in Essays, World Cinema | | 35 views
By guest author, Anand S
It has been 57 years since Kurosawa’s Rashomon was first seen by viewers, and its power to engage and confound audiences continues undiminished. On the surface the film is straightforward, an incident occurs in a forest and three people are involved; a bandit, the samurai husband, and his wife. [...]
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6th
October
2008 | posted in Reviews, World Cinema, meetu | | 172 views
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Watch for sure - preferably in theatre (Rating Scale)
Quick Review: A heartwarming story of an 8 year old whose destiny has a few very difficult years in store for him. Makes you question how many childhoods have we lost to the Indo-Pak issue.
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3rd
October
2008 | posted in Hindi Movies, Reviews, meetu | | 1186 views
Quick Review: The crime-related questions that Kidnap asks are worth pondering over. But the glaring loopholes don’t allow you to get absorbed completely.
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2nd
October
2008 | posted in Hindi Movies, Reviews, meetu | | 1936 views
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Quick Review: It could have been a good, entertaining story for kids, enjoyable by adults equally, but over-dramatization claims another victim.
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1st
October
2008 | posted in Announcements | | 216 views
…and cinema halls
BUT…I’m off on a vacation for a couple of weeks. First one after 5 years, so really looking forward to it!!
No, dear readers, I’m not missing Kidnap, Drona or Ramchand Pakistani. The reviews will be out by Saturday. No vacation can be important enough to miss two weeks worth [...]
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29th
September
2008 | posted in Buzz, Hindi Movies, meetu | | 324 views
NOT A REVIEW - Just hoping that money spent on movie-making will take its turn and drive the economy somehow…
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27th
September
2008 | posted in Buzz, Hindi Movies, meetu | | 284 views
NOT A REVIEW - Just wondering what I should look forward to more - A thriller, Sanjay Dutt or Imran Khan?
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