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History as we know it is only as authentic as the various historians would have us believe. Sometimes, non-historians get creative and try to rewrite the history books. The Other Boleyn Girl is an adaptation of one such fictitious take on the relationship between King Henry VIII (Eric Bana)...
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Is it really possible for an old man to have sex with a variety of beautiful young women and continue to lead a life of independence forever? Yes, thinks David Kepesh (Sir Ben Kingsley), a professor who has a literature radio show, in Elegy. But he is so wrong....
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A women can be all that she practically dreams of being. And, as How Old Are You emphasizes, nothing at all ought to prevent her from achieving her goals, least of all, her age. The protagonist’s story and frame of mind is modeled on that of the actress herself....
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Experimentation when there is much to lose is an art that requires tremendous daring. ‘Samsaram Arogyathinnu Hanikaram’ (Speaking is injurious to health), shot simultaneously in two languages and with a happening hero-heroine duo, has no dialogues for almost a fourth of its running length. A rare epidemic breaks out....
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The winds of radical change is both refreshing and destructive, and forcefully dashes against that which stands in its path. Be Kind Rewind is atomically about the coming of technology, and holistically about the future of individual and cultural roots seemingly doomed in the onslaught of progress. Grainy, B&W...
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Why do you listen to Folk music, a youth is asked. “Because it’s honest. Unlike commercial Pop music, which is controlled and censored by the people who run society and make the rules”. Of the emerging Folk musicians back in those pioneering days, one name stands out. I’m Not...
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I don’t think the Chinese government would be highly amused. In The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, one of the generals wishes to resurrect and hand over the helm of affairs to a 2,000-year-old cruel despot, Emperor Han (Jet Li) and his ancient army because “presently, chaos and...
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“Do you think I’m going mad?” asks the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), with a solemn face, in Alice in Wonderland. “Am afraid, you’re totally bonkers”, smiles Alice (Mia Wasikowska), who, like the Hatter, is a social misfit, “But I’ll tell you a secret: all the best people are”. She’s...
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Wrong conditioning often leads to discrimination against the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a society diametrically opposite the one in which you were raised. However, like Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) in Gran Torino, if you interact positively with that ‘alien’ society, you will gradually discover that there...
History as we know it is only as authentic as the various historians would have us believe. Sometimes, non-historians get creative and try to rewrite the history books. The Other Boleyn Girl is an adaptation of one such fictitious take on the relationship between King Henry VIII (Eric Bana)...
Is it really possible for an old man to have sex with a variety of beautiful young women and continue to lead a life of independence forever? Yes, thinks David Kepesh (Sir Ben Kingsley), a professor who has a literature radio show, in Elegy. But he is so wrong....
A women can be all that she practically dreams of being. And, as How Old Are You emphasizes, nothing at all ought to prevent her from achieving her goals, least of all, her age. The protagonist’s story and frame of mind is modeled on that of the actress herself....
Experimentation when there is much to lose is an art that requires tremendous daring. ‘Samsaram Arogyathinnu Hanikaram’ (Speaking is injurious to health), shot simultaneously in two languages and with a happening hero-heroine duo, has no dialogues for almost a fourth of its running length. A rare epidemic breaks out....
The winds of radical change is both refreshing and destructive, and forcefully dashes against that which stands in its path. Be Kind Rewind is atomically about the coming of technology, and holistically about the future of individual and cultural roots seemingly doomed in the onslaught of progress. Grainy, B&W...
Why do you listen to Folk music, a youth is asked. “Because it’s honest. Unlike commercial Pop music, which is controlled and censored by the people who run society and make the rules”. Of the emerging Folk musicians back in those pioneering days, one name stands out. I’m Not...
I don’t think the Chinese government would be highly amused. In The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, one of the generals wishes to resurrect and hand over the helm of affairs to a 2,000-year-old cruel despot, Emperor Han (Jet Li) and his ancient army because “presently, chaos and...
“Do you think I’m going mad?” asks the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), with a solemn face, in Alice in Wonderland. “Am afraid, you’re totally bonkers”, smiles Alice (Mia Wasikowska), who, like the Hatter, is a social misfit, “But I’ll tell you a secret: all the best people are”. She’s...
Wrong conditioning often leads to discrimination against the beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a society diametrically opposite the one in which you were raised. However, like Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) in Gran Torino, if you interact positively with that ‘alien’ society, you will gradually discover that there...