Sunday, August 31, 2008

Is It True ?



While Reading newspapers and magazines, I found such type of strange confessions. Every husband on this planet claims that his wife is most beautiful in the world. Similarly, every woman in the world claims that her husband is most handsome man on the planet. But I feel that they all are liars. How can they say like that ? If their wives are most beautiful women in the world, then what about others? Are they ugly ? If their husbands are handsome, what about others? The fact is that everyone is trying to appease each other. Ridiculous. Am I right or wrong?

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Yeah. It Is He Who Said This....



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Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino) To Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell): "Women! What can you say? Who made 'em? God must have been a fuckin' genius. The hair... They say the hair is everything, you know. Have you ever buried your nose in a mountain of curls... just wanted to go to sleep forever? Or lips... and when they touched, yours were like... that first swallow of wine... after you just crossed the desert. Tits. Hoo-ah! Big ones, little ones, nipples staring right out at ya, like secret searchlights. Mmm. Legs. I don't care if they're Greek columns... or secondhand Steinways. What's between 'em... passport to heaven. I need a drink. Yes, Mr Sims, there's only two syllables in this whole wide world worth hearing: pussy. Hah! Are you listenin' to me, son? I'm givin' ya pearls here".

Monday, August 18, 2008

Tranquility In Cinema



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If you have become bored watching regular formula films, here is a movie, which I strongly recommend to watch. Directed by South Korea's Kim Ki-duk - one of the highly controversial directors of his genre - "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring," has managed to garner international appreciation. Pristine beauty, excellent cinematography, unique story line and Buddhism certainly mystify the movie. If you are looking peace in a movie than definitely it is worth watching (Rating R). It has won 10 awards all over the world.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

And My Vote Goes To…..




Not Heath Ledger, Not Christian Bale. Neither Michael Caine nor Morgan Freeman. My vote goes to simply The Dark Night. I am not a huge fan of fantasy or sci-fi cinema. That's why I never watched a single movie of this genre, but this time I went to theatre to watch The Dark Night. And I was amazed to see the powerful performance by Ledger and Bale. And it is difficult to say who is the best. As a villain, Ledger certainly deserves an Oscar and as a hero, Bale's performance was up to the mark. But the question is what forced me to hit the theatre? Is it friends' recommendation or critics' overwhelming positive response or is it a desire to see Ledger for the last time on the screen? I confess that all these factors influenced me to see the movie.




But what is its uniqueness? Many things. One most important thing is sacrifice. Amidst heavy corrupted system, there are certain people who don't want to change their principles. And we should admire these people. We believe that the sole purpose of cinema is to get pure entertainment, but I don't agree with that. There is gruesome violence, but peace was there in a hidden format. And just you have to feel it. Villain was there to destroy everything, but hero was there to save everything. A must watch for not only batman fans but for those who want to appreciate movies with dark theme.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Can You Believe This?



I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.-Mahatma Gandhi

Saturday, July 19, 2008

A Matter Of Life And Death




Life and death do not matter anymore. People don't even think about it. We have become too much individualistic in this materialistic world. How? Have a look at the following story.

A 57-year old man lost his life in a Bucharest hospital, Romania, as a nurse, who was supposed to look after him went to sleep without informing anyone and declined to get up when alerted by other patients when the man, suffering from lung cancer, asked for oxygen. Before his last breath, the man struggled the whole night watched helplessly by other patients.

Please follow this link for more details

http://english.hotnews.ro/stiri-bucharest-3592897-
man-suffers-and-dies-bucharest-hospital-nurse-goes-sleep.htm

We should ponder seriously, what if it happens to you and me ?

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Why I Always Dream About "The Dreamers" ?



Some consider it is a soft-porn flick, while others feel it is a pure erotic, but for me it is a plain movie. It is a movie about teenage romance, passion, obsession, innocence and pure love. I don't know those who have seen this British/French drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci will agree with me or not. Many feel that this movie could have been made better. Even I agree, but perhaps Bertolucci wanted to make this movie in his own way, ignoring the main theme of the movie '1968 student rebellions'. The Academy Award winning film director, who always emphasised two main themes in his movies - politics and women - admitted during an interview with BBC that the film has everything - cinema, eroticism, politics and rock 'n' roll. Certainly, 'The Dreamers' is not a masterpiece of Bertolucci, but for me it is a modern classic. According to many critics, the end results are disappointing. Why? Perhaps the director knows it better than us. The movie is certainly not for everyone. It is for those who understand Bertolucci's passion for cinema. When I recommended this movie to some of my friends, the response was somehow negative. They claimed that Bertolucci failed to explain the climax and concentrated heavily on the extreme intimacy between the three main characters in the movie. The New Yorker said it, " Pure Bertiloci", while The Guardian described it - "Sends Shivers Of Erotic Frission Of Up The Spine," whereas The Evening Standard said," A Swooning Love Letter To Paris, To Cinema And To Love". According to The Daily Telegraph - "A Masterpiece With Controversy Stamped All Over It." And I said - The Dreamers Is Not To Be Missed.