I didn’t want to jinx it, so I’ve been keeping this from you, but I found a promising dog on Tuesday night, applied for him, got approved on Wednesday, and am going to pick him up after work today (Thursday).
Continue readingThank goodness, nothing that really changes what I already knew, which means I don’t have to update this post. But I did learn a few more details that were interesting.
Continue readingFollow up to yesterday’s post on songs that work in context, what are ones that work best out of context? That are creepy, or funny, or just illogical if you see them in the movie, but if you watch them without the movie surrounding them, are delightful on their own?
Last one! And the film most similar to Kumbalingi Nights, even connected to the other main cast members with Soubin Shahir directing and Sreenath Bhasi doing a cameo. Plus, the theme of men growing up, this time a young boy and a young man and their father, instead of 4 brothers.
Continue readingAll Hail Hotstar!!! Greatest Website/App/Alternative media source in The World!!!! I picked this film basically at random out of the almost a thousand options available to me. Because I vaguely remembered hearing it was good plus, Manju Warrior!!! And it is good! And it is Manju Warrior, like ALL Manju Warrior! Her character is the whole film.
Continue readingI suppose I could have down the other option, “what are songs that work best out of context?” Maybe tomorrow! But today, I am curious about in context songs. Sexy, romantic, happy, funny, whatever it is, comes through in a whole different way if it is seen within the rest of the movie.
Continue readingI really liked Shane Nigam in Kumbalangi Nights. The other actors were good, but as good as I expected them to be, Shane impressed me because I have seen him grow film to film. So I thought I should repost reviews of those old films so we can think back together on how he has improved by leaps and bounds as an actor.
Continue readingMy thought process went “I need to take vitamin D-should I take the D2 or the D3 compound?-ha! ‘D3’ and ‘D2’! That sounds like the Dhoom movies!-wait a minute, those films would be perfect pick me ups while I am in winter and needing more sunshine-I haven’t reviewed any of them! I should do them all in a row and have a marathon!” So, here we are, I am scheduling a marathon. Next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, a new Dhoom movie reviewed every day.
Continue readingHappy Wednesday! Halfway through the work week! And almost March. And one week until the temperature here goes above freezing. Oh, and the good people won the election yesterday!
Continue readingI’ve done fire, I’ve done deserts, and yet the snow and weird cold snap keeps coming. I guess the universe is waiting for me to do “hot and steamy inside together” songs.
Continue readingThis is HARD! Salman’s filmography is so vast, and the “standard list” so small, that almost everything he made falls outside of it. Especially the way he reinvents himself every few years making his “standard” films a complete different collection. Anyway, I look forward to lively discussion as we all fight about where Lucky: No Time for Love should be!
Continue readingThis is so exciting! It’s all super local elections, but they are all really good choices, so I get to pick from the best of good options. Also, most importantly, I get to see the inside of the super weird and funky Croatian Community Center again.
Continue readingIt is “desert” not “dessert”, right? I always get confused between the two. Anyway, Angie suggested desert songs to go with my fire songs, and while I still prefer fire for heat, it is also freakishly cold right now (seriously, the forecast says well below freezing into the beginning of March), so I will take any option.
Continue readingI saw it! Thanks to all of you telling me I had to! And there are some truly beautiful moments. But it’s also very Malayalam, isn’t it? Any other film industry, this would be a tragic gritty story. Malayalam industry, it’s feel good!
Read morHappy Monday! I survived the weekend! Even without a dog! Although I did have the idea of a dog, since I spent all of yesterday driving around looking for it.
Continue readingLong story short, still no dog! But I got to spend a fun 10 hours driving literally all over the city to church, the pound, a series of adoption events, and finally the movie. And then milk on the way home. But because I was planning on getting a dog, I dressed up for the dog, and it is way WAY too cold for a dress today. And now I am still completely freezing even after being home for 20 minutes. So, time to pull out some hot songs to warm me up!
Continue readingOkay, thanks to the late night burst of interest, I have to see Kumbalingi Nights. Part of the reason I wasn’t planning to is that the last 3 times I made an effort to see a Malayalam film in theaters, no one was able to see it and discuss on the review, but I guess that’s not a problem this time! But this means my day suddenly becomes quite complex. Let me see if I can lay it out for you.
Continue readingDon 1 and Don 2!!!! Super fun movies, both to watch and to talk about. Also, BEWARE! SPOILERS AHEAD!!!! And these are movies you definitely don’t want to spoil
Continue readingHappy Saturday! Again! I had a nice indulgent day in an effort to stave of SAD which mostly worked (yes, I am considering talking to my doctor at this point, so if you have been secretly thinking I should do that, you can relax), and I was also super lazy and didn’t bother putting up any substantive blog posts.
Continue readingI’m taking my parents to see Gully Boy! Because it is so good, it is Mom and Dad good! Which means I will be gone much of the day, so I’m gonna throw up a fun post for you all to read today.
Continue readingI wrote a big serious post last night, and now I am rewarding myself by having a pleasant day. I’m going for a pedicure, and then my accupuncture, and then a movie with Mom and Dad. And in the meantime, you can all talk about happy things! It’s Saturday, a day for fun.
Continue readingReady to get a whole bunch of media theory dropped on you? Fun fun fun!!!! Oh well, there’s a good bit about Shahrukh too, so that’s a good time. And hopefully this is more of a “thank you, I could feel that happening but couldn’t articulate it” post and less of a “well, that’s depressing, I had no idea” post.
Continue readingI’m turning to my film comfort food, Madhuri and Shahrukh. And also my regular comfort food, food.
Continue readingThis is a movie that came out right when I was first getting in to Indian film, and I really liked it. It hasn’t held up super well as the years have gone by, but it is still fun and the central performances are still great. Even if the ending is a wee bit silly.
Continue readingAfter my little “I am so isolated and miserable!” freak out last weekend, I am trying extra hard to be social this week. And thus, fewer posts. And tomorrow’s morning Friday classic post may go up more at 10am than 6am like usual.
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