tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55909562011-12-14T18:42:29.153-08:00Why does it always rain on me?Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1141806793290882842006-03-07T23:28:00.000-08:002006-03-08T00:50:22.063-08:00

Way late, but anyways...I don't like Rang De Basanti. I don't like it as a movie, I don't like it as a message. As a movie, it is always impatient and disjointed and at times, boring. The movie carries the admaker stamp all over it. It does not matter whether scenes flow well, what matters is whether they look good individually or not. For example, isn't the "off with your shirts" scene really

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...to be a feel good movie.

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Show me.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1137798525995505322006-01-20T15:02:00.000-08:002006-01-20T15:09:43.013-08:00

For this, even though its very unlikely that it will affect Mr. CC.Also, a little bit of peace comes my way in the form of Zinda getting a poor opening.George has more.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1137392331230414622006-01-15T22:11:00.000-08:002006-01-15T22:18:51.246-08:00

15 days late, but here they are. I resolve:1) To not envy the happiness of others or the perceived simplicity of their lives.2) To start being here now.3) To learn better.

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The worst Rajkumar Santoshi movie ever. And this guy did Barsaat, so you can imagine how bad Family must be. I had hopes for a decent flick, but this turned out to be unbearable trash. How can a Rajkumar Santoshi project with Amitabh Bachchan, Sushant Singh, Shernaz Patel, Akshay Kumar, Sridhar Raghavan and Tigmanshu Dhulia be so awful? Because it turns out that Family is meant to be a showcase

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1137271721566121782006-01-14T12:32:00.000-08:002006-01-16T15:20:33.653-08:00

...to see why I think Mithun is a very talented actor.And this splendid movie has a lot to offer apart from a portrayal of his skills.

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Talk about missing a great opportunity.This could have been a very disturbing, very scary movie. A great premise, great locations, and an enthusiasm for gore, but with an impatient director who doesn't understand the value of a build-up, it all pretty much goes to waste. Well, not entirely. The gore is still quite enjoyable, but the movie doesn't strike fear in either the heart or the mind.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1137082373000674422006-01-12T08:02:00.000-08:002006-01-12T08:12:53.036-08:00

Taran Adarash's review of Zinda does mention that its story has been borrowed from Oldboy. Borrowed??? Good enough though. The review is the standard Taran Adarsh fare. Say the movie is great, its novel, its gut-wrenching, blah blah, blah...I liked it, but since the Indian audience is not as mature as I am, it won't work at the box office. It is awfully irritating to read any praise for someone

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1137052537496962862006-01-11T23:54:00.000-08:002006-01-11T23:55:37.506-08:00

Trailer's out.Not too impressive, but nonetheless, fingers crossed. Still have hopes from The Factory.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1136880957763358752006-01-10T00:00:00.000-08:002006-01-10T16:20:50.506-08:00

...an Indian movie journalist mentioning that Zinda is a ripoff of Oldboy. Not demanding a lot. Just a small mention is enough. Don't even say its a ripoff. Just say that Zinda's tailer seems to indicate that Oldboy might be a source of inspiration. Thats enough.Another article that doesn't do it.Dude isn't happy with just ripping off movies and calling himself a filmmaker, dude has to go around

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Mahesh Bhatt's son is also in.P.S.: I know the title of the post is lame. Reminders are not needed.

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His night had been awful. His whole week had been awful. Sleep had eluded him, so had peace. As he turned around the corner, he saw Fiona at the bus stop. Hope arose. All he needed was one smile from her. He ran towards the bus stop. But before he could get there, the bus came and Fiona was gone. He fell, and never got up.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1136699725072812902006-01-07T21:54:00.000-08:002006-01-07T21:55:25.086-08:00

The Canucks finally beat the Flames. Hope this signals the end of their slump.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1136611344115719092006-01-06T21:20:00.000-08:002006-01-06T21:23:56.333-08:00

Managed to rent Wedding Crashers from Blockbuster on the first Friday night after its DVD release. I arrive at the counter just as someone's returning a copy...no copy available for the person before me, no copy available for the person after me. Sweet :)

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...for magical things to happen to me.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1136441114872158322006-01-04T22:02:00.000-08:002006-01-06T21:24:50.480-08:00

This is something I shouldn't have read just before heading to bed. Very angry dreams are in store tonight."Gupta is maintaining a veil of secrecy vis-à-vis the content of the film"Yes, (once again) he is not owning up to being an imitator. "The final length of the film is 1.54 hours."1 hour, 32 minutes and 24 seconds? Their "jasoos" sure knows how to be accurate. "Expletives like the ‘F’ word

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1136162093416322182006-01-01T16:32:00.001-08:002006-01-01T16:40:30.393-08:00

I love having friends who make way more money than I do.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1136142710097994312006-01-01T11:11:00.000-08:002006-01-01T11:11:50.110-08:00

Another year.

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...here.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1135184717664874852005-12-21T09:04:00.000-08:002005-12-21T09:09:03.600-08:00

P.S.: What is the significance of the lone red "n"?

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It is the most entertaining time I have had in a Hindi movie theatre in quite a while. I know that probably doesn't mean much, but it certainly means that if you have any interest in Hindi cinema, you cannot afford to miss this.The movie "borrows" elements from Matchstick Men and The Sting and references Dirty Rotten Scoundrels quite a few times, but even if you have seen those movies, you will

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Even though its tedious at times, King Kong is still thoroughly entertaining. Everything from when Denham et al. land at the island to the when they escape it is super cool...spellbinding effects, beautifully rendered on a behemothic canvas...and that one hour alone was a bigger feast than anything I've consumed at a movie theatre this year.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1134722151855825762005-12-16T00:34:00.000-08:002005-12-16T00:35:52.056-08:00

TCM, December 26, 6:30et

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1134661585158953142005-12-15T07:44:00.000-08:002005-12-16T00:09:57.923-08:00

...this is not an aberration."only want one"? What is that supposed to mean?And "all for those"? Maybe "for all those"? Either way, funny.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1134522556153315992005-12-13T17:06:00.000-08:002005-12-13T21:27:58.460-08:00

Sadly, the teaser for M-square's Miami does not impress. Maybe it is the little bit of dislike I have for Colin Farrell or maybe it is the little bit of dislike I have for the JayZ - Linkin Park collab overkill. Or maybe its because it reminds of something which I dislike a whole lot.Doesn't matter though...I have my Prime TV reruns.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1134287722043876412005-12-10T23:29:00.000-08:002005-12-11T09:39:53.666-08:00

Sanjay Gupta being himself here (read the director's notes under the "Film" section).A few of his wise words:-- "Just as a great film leaves its mark on an audience, it leaves an indelible mark on the maker who created it."/* "The maker who created it"??? Couldn't you have just used "its maker" or "its creator"? Trying to sound more intelligent than you actually are, Mr. Gupta? And what great

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1134279463893645122005-12-10T21:34:00.000-08:002005-12-10T21:40:10.326-08:00

...is a piece of trash...can't think of anything else to say about it.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1134164380933485732005-12-09T13:36:00.000-08:002005-12-09T13:54:11.100-08:00

Here he is, going bizarro again.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1134158032789005682005-12-09T11:48:00.000-08:002005-12-19T07:42:16.880-08:00

Syriana and Narnia - TodayKing Kong - WednesdayBrokeback Mountain - the 16thMunich - the 23rdThe Producers - the 25th

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1134111036474658402005-12-08T22:36:00.000-08:002005-12-08T22:52:28.636-08:00

The Canucks play the Senators tomorrow. The Senators have been great this season, with Hasek in form and Heatley a different (= better) man since Snyder's death and the subsequent move away from the Thrashers. The Canucks have yet to find their groove, but they have managed to be spectacular at times. Here's hoping they are at their best tomorrow...here's looking forward to the best game this

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1133991525536616412005-12-07T13:35:00.000-08:002005-12-07T13:49:15.880-08:00

From Prannoy Roy's interview of Bill Gates:"Advertisers pay them (Google) and they don't give any money to you. And that is expensive. They keep the money to themselves. But we are willing to be more generous to our customers. A lot of revolution is happening and their model is not viable."Source: TOI

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...is here.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1133376614155914512005-11-30T10:43:00.000-08:002005-12-11T09:40:21.086-08:00

The first single from Zinda is out. Has that typical Strings sound...a good thing, since I happen to like them.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1133285726400289792005-11-29T09:15:00.000-08:002005-11-29T10:12:10.166-08:00

The sun that dim November dayHad failed to kiss the clouds awayFrom quiet Nature's furrowed face,Where autumn tears had left their trace. And, by and by, on fields of brownThe feathered flakes came floating downFrom Heaven to this world of ours,Like spirits of departed flowers. And fast and faster through the night,Till Morn arose on meadows white,And o'er the landscape lightly steppedWhere tired

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1132690977869394782005-11-22T12:22:00.000-08:002005-11-22T12:22:57.880-08:00

...when spam used to make sense.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1132681327881919732005-11-22T09:28:00.000-08:002005-11-22T09:42:10.110-08:00

"Superman"!...and he looks a lot like Nolan's Batman.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1131690839707009602005-11-10T22:33:00.000-08:002005-11-10T22:33:59.716-08:00

I think I'm gonna buy this, that is, when I have the money :)

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1131657690486131222005-11-10T13:12:00.000-08:002005-11-10T13:21:30.486-08:00

Arjun Ramphal has an item number in Ek Ajnabee. If I was the director, I would have him do one each time AB shot someone. Rat-a-tat-tat, lay them beats down extra phat.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1131657048927838392005-11-10T13:09:00.000-08:002005-11-10T13:10:48.936-08:00

...is hot chocolate and donuts.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1131579439338570022005-11-09T15:25:00.000-08:002005-11-09T15:37:19.340-08:00

Every single proposition rejected.Mr. Terminator, the next time you win an election (which is probably going to be never), you should start off with some humility and show off your true arrogant self only after you've accomplished something in office. And remember that "girlie men" might just screw you over when you threaten them with an ass-whopping.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1131382990533247712005-11-07T08:52:00.000-08:002005-11-07T09:05:17.300-08:00

Think what you may of Steven Spielberg, one thing you can't accuse him of being is inefficient. Going by the trailer, it looks like he will be able to release Munich before the end of the year.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1131132774090590452005-11-04T11:25:00.000-08:002005-11-04T11:32:54.100-08:00

The King Kong trailer is here. Not much of an improvement over the teaser, but it does have the plane smashing scene that I was waiting for.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1130897728011262512005-11-01T17:39:00.000-08:002005-11-01T22:16:35.666-08:00

Sanjay Gupta's moving on to new pastures. After having copied movies from HK (Aatish from A Better Tomorrow) and Hollywood (Jung from Desperate Measures, Khauff from The Juror, Kaante from Reservoir Dogs and Musafir from U-Turn), he now does one out of Korea. The movie is the visceral Cannes 2004 Grand Prix winner, Oldboy and Sanjay Gupta's copy is called Zinda. And its not a remake. Sanjay Gupta

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1129935104643588112005-10-21T15:23:00.000-07:002005-10-21T15:52:33.406-07:00

How does one explain the need for an English remake of a Hindi movie which was "inspired" by an English movie?Similarly, how does one explain the need for a remake of a movie that has no plot and no entertainment potential with an actor who really doesn't have any talent or screen presence?Finally, how does one explain the need to cast the same inept actor as the protagonist in the remake of one

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1128578812199520842005-10-05T22:41:00.000-07:002005-10-07T09:28:15.906-07:00

Google finally launches a direct attack on Office. Combine Google's strong anti-MS posturing, Eric Schmidt's background with Sun and the itch Sun has had to get back somewhere near the big league and this was very much expected, in spite of the soft truce that Sun and MS have had for a little while. Google is riding on a lot of love from its users and the media and quite a bit of cash through its

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1128575197076293172005-10-05T22:06:00.000-07:002005-10-05T22:06:37.076-07:00

Hell Breaks Loose.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1128575168592222392005-10-05T22:05:00.000-07:002005-10-05T22:06:08.596-07:00

...and the Canucks won :D

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1124815431974867732005-08-23T09:42:00.000-07:002005-08-23T09:43:51.980-07:00

Tathastu is probably a copy of John Q.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1124513270424750022005-08-19T21:47:00.000-07:002005-08-19T21:48:43.750-07:00

...my dream girl.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1124394257064604632005-08-18T12:43:00.000-07:002005-08-18T12:44:17.176-07:00

...GTA San Andreas becomes AO, while Manhunt still remains M.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1122525959881560262005-07-27T21:45:00.000-07:002005-07-27T21:45:59.890-07:00

Doom.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1122055376067810832005-07-22T10:54:00.000-07:002005-07-22T11:10:29.796-07:00

...that 50 cent would make his debut in a Jim Sheridan movie. I somehow assumed he would do it in a State Property-ish flick, in spite of how his erstwhile mentor made his debut. I assumed wrong, of course.Good for 50 cent. And Terrence Howard seems to be everywhere these days. He deserves it, he has the talent.

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Google moon.

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Just read the plotline for Siskiyaan. Most definitely a copy of "Death and the Maiden".

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1121736088197231272005-07-18T18:05:00.000-07:002005-07-18T18:36:21.423-07:00

The John Cena-Eric Bischoff feud, which has just started on Raw, is pretty much going to go the same way as the legendary company-salvager and ratings-buster Austin-McMahon feud. Well-timed, tried, tested and very entertaining. John Cena is a great crowd-pleasing bad boy just like Austin and is the perfect urban replacement for him. And who better to do a McMahon than the only guy to have ever

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1121668664226121912005-07-17T23:37:00.000-07:002005-07-17T23:37:44.240-07:00

You should know...now you surely do.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1121667339335769332005-07-17T23:03:00.000-07:002005-07-17T23:17:45.330-07:00

...that The Rising is going to be a major failure, both as a movie and as an investment? Ketan Mehta's last two movies were absolute trash (and big flops), Farrukh Dhondy was on the writing team of Kisna and this is Aamir's first release since his divorce, but none of that is the real basis for this feeling. Its just one of those things. I don't think I'll be able to shrug this feeling until I

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1121585525458835052005-07-17T00:22:00.000-07:002005-07-17T00:32:05.933-07:00

It is wonderful to see quadriplegics being treated with respect and humour, instead of pity and sentimentality. This movie makes you look past the disability of its protagonists and see them as driven, charismatic (and sometimes bullheaded) athletes, something which makes it inspirational, fascinating and yes, entertaining too.

Vipulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00027001628924122115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590956.post-1121501768683631052005-07-16T01:11:00.000-07:002005-07-16T01:16:08.693-07:00

I wish I could think of a title better than the obvious, but I can't...maybe because my brain is fried, maybe because I'm stupid...probably both. Arshad Warsi (for his acting) and Katrina Kaif (not for her acting) save it from being a complete waste.

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...Page 3. Swades deserved it more.

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The lockout is over.

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One of my favourite novels will make it to the screen in about two months. Here is a glimpse. Looking forward to it, but at the same time, trying to keep my expectations within limits (without restraint, they go places). Some of my friends don't like the way the animation looks (its similar to what we saw in "Waking Life"), they think that its distracting and takes the viewer away from the story,

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See it...at your own risk :)

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Cool. I know he'll make good TV, entertaining and fun.

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Fantastic Four tops the box office with a more than expected sum. So I guess Tim "I only want to make great movies, so I made Taxi" Story gets to make a sequel. I hope he does a better (a lot better) job the second time around.

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Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou,Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo,Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo,Fly's in the buttermilk, shoo, fly, shoo,Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.Lost my partner, what'll I do?Lost my partner, what'll I do?Lost my partner, what'll I do?Skip to my Lou, my darlin'Yeah, wierd.

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See it.

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Timmy Hos - always a good place to find a splendiferous slice of heaven.

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Dus does ok for a while (a very little while) but then just completely disintegrates. The performances are pedestrian (other than Pankaj Kapur's...fine actor, wrong movie). Even Abhishek Bachchan, who had so much presence in Sarkar, fails to deliver. The script is shoddy and the direction tacky. The climax? Makes you want to kill yourself.Ugh!

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How appropriate.

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Is Chocolate "inspired" by The Usual Suspects? It seems so, with Irfan playing Verbal Kint.

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There is a moth in my room. It has been here for over an hour, alternating between the two activities that define a moth's presence in one's room - flying and not flying. I am too lazy to shoo it away, too lazy to shut off the light and wait for it to leave and too lazy to go find a friend at this hour who, in the absence of the moth, will remove me from my loneliness. At quarter past eleven on a

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Judith Miller goes to jail. Ms. Miller bows to the authority of the law, albeit only as an act of civil disobedience. To me, Ms. Miller's act of giving up her liberty in defence of the liberty of the press is a brave one and is a sign of her integrity as a journalist, even though I didn't quite agree with her act of revealing Valerie Plame's identity. However, whether or not I think she is

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My Sarkar review disappeared. Stranger things have happened to me.

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Either I completely didn't get the movie or there was nothing to get (which will give further weight to my theory that when critics see something they don't get, they jump to the conclusion that its good). The only good thing about the movie was the Edith Piaf song, which is the reason why I stayed till all the end credits had rolled by.

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Lots of zombies, lots of gore and Dennis Hopper...whats not to like? Best scene - a woman's belly button gets filled with blood after a zombie tears her ring off. Delicious :)

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Everyone knows it...just wanted to say it out loud.

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If you've been reading this blog, you know how much I've been looking forward to Batman Begins and how high my expectations from it have been. So, what did I think of it?Batman Begins is a very enjoyable movie, worth a lot more than the admission price and a whole lot of good fun in general. Having said that, it does not possess the greatness that many Batman fans (including me) were hoping it

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Enjoy it.

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Coldplay's new album is a disappointment, which is not to say that its a bad album. It makes for a nice listen and has the trademark accessible sound of Coldplay that made "A Rush of Blood to the Head" such a huge hit. But therein also lies the problem with it. While the awesome "A Rush of Blood to the Head" was an inspired effort where you could feel the pulse of the band under all their

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A friend of mine thinks "Batman Begins" is not gonna be great. She has no taste, quite obviously.

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On yesterday's show, Ebert and Roeper gave Batman Begins two thumbs way up. Ebert called it the first Batman movie to get is "absolutely right".Like I've been saying since the first trailer came out, this is going to be the best Batman movie ever, the best superhero movie ever and one of the best movies ever. This is gonna rock.Ooooooh!Haven't been this excited about a movie in a long long time.

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Can't wait...

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Mmmmm...heaven!32C "Heat"??? I've become a wuss!

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Today I tasted the first batch of Sula wines thats come here to Canada. They are the perfect wines to go with Indian food. I am not a big fan of white wines, but the Chenin tasted so good with chicken curry, I might just get hooked on it. The red wines were great too. All the 3 wines that I tasted (the Chenin, the Shiraz and the Zinfandel) were great, a very pleasant surprise considering Indians

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A straight run that long is humongous for a movie...but DDLJ did it...its easily gonna go past the 10-year mark.

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Uchenna and Joyce won the amazing race...coming back from the brink. Awesome folks, completely deserving...the most deserving among all the teams. I had lost all hope after that stupid flat tire towards the end of the Jamaica leg and the resulting last place in that leg which left them with no money. But they made it. One "equaliser" (the closed gate) in Puerto Rico and a very lucky break at the

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Yoohoo! For whatever its worth...

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http://wired-vig.wired.com/wired/archive/13.04/robot.htmlDonate whatever amount you can to help these guys get a college education.

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The New Batman Begins TrailerCan't wait...just hope the awesome tralier doesn't jinx it for me ala Sin City.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1085148.cms

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Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who! What Monty Python Character are you? brought to you by Quizilla

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The obsession with winning at all costs is not something that the IBM invented and forced Kasparov to follow. Its always been integral to Kasparov's way of playing. To see this, one only has to go back to the Kasparov-Anand match of 1995, when Kasparov, sensing defeat for the first time in his career, used everything he could find in his arsenal to intimidate Anand. Banging doors and stomping

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I seem to be in a minority here, seeing that I do not think Sin City is really the masterpiece its being made out to be. Yes, the visual style is great with the very effective use of black & white and what not, but its still a bland, boring, drawl of a movie. Although Robert Rodriguez does a good job of bringing the Sin City "graphic novels" to life exactly the way they were visualised, he pretty

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The Ishe-Ahmed fight had more entertainment value than the whole of "The Next Big Champ". Mark knows how to pick out people who make good reality tv. While "The Next Big Champ" was insipid and hopeless, The Contender has turned out to be a great experience. Today's fight had everything you could hope for in a battle - machismo, cowardice, cunning, egotism, fear, perseverance, redemption and above

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Not one year, one day...one day older...wiser, no...healthier, no...happier, yes...the sun is out, after all.

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You live. You find people you hate. You find people you like but who hate you. You find people who leave you. And you find people who stay with you, only because they want to be with you. Friends. Your fellowship. This is my fellowship. A fellowship of forlorn 20 somethings...dumb, yet clever...lazy, yet diligent...sweet, yet acerbic...bold and courageous, yet wavering once in a while,

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...Google?

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War of the Worlds, Batman Begins and King Kong...wow!

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