Happy Chocolate Day! I am celebrating by not having chocolate because there is none in the house (the TRAGEDY!!!). So instead I will have virtual chocolate by trying to match Indian movie stars with their ideal chocolate treat.
Continue readingI already put up a No Spoilers review, I recommend you read that if you want a sense of the film as a whole to decide if you want to watch it. This is the review for those who have already seen it and want to discuss it.
Continue readingThis was a very good very well-made movie, of a structure that has a long history in film but is rare in Indian film.
Continue readingLook at that, thanks to the unrelenting slog of ’83, Ranveer still has a short enough filmography that we can play the game. Also, I’m not including Bhansali films, because his Bhansali roles are so insane and over the top I don’t think it is fair to throw them in with the rest.
Continue readingSecond part! Ranveer Singh, the movie star. Which is a performance he is giving and has convinced all of us is truth.
Continue readingI just wrote and posted this a few months back, so probably y’all remember it and have already read it. But just in case, for his birthday, I am posting it again. Because Ranveer is an interesting dude.
Continue readingWooo, Ranveer! Such a fun dude, and you know he will celebrate his birthday the bestest funnest way, even during lockdown.
Continue readingThe heat wave rolls on here, and I am about to go spend 2 weeks at our family’s lake house, which is lovely but unairconditioned. So, let’s share tips about how we all deal with the heat in non-airconditioned ways! In a desperate effort to keep Margaret alive as she lives like they did in Olden Times for 2 weeks!
Continue readingZayed Khan! A failed star kid actor, but boy did he put out some fun stuff in the short time he was working.
Continue readingI am very excited about all of these ideas! Neena is great, and up for anything, and able to do practically anything.
Continue readingHappy 4th! I celebrated by doing a purposeful long and meandering drive for curbside pick-up orders, and then returning home and immediately becoming overheated and exhausted. Which is why I didn’t even reply to comments until just now (sorry!). Anyway, for a nice American themed post, I am going to have a mini-discussion of the Indian American film genre.
Continue readingHappy Saturday! I stayed up too late last night because I was all hyped up on social interaction, so today I am sleeping in.
Continue readingNeena Gupta! Such a fun person, and such a fun birthday idea I had. Two fabulous Neena-y performances, we get to discuss which one is more fabulous.
Continue readingWoot, A Gentleman! Such a great Indian-American movie. I am super excited to watch it with y’all.
Continue readingThis is a post I put up for women directors week. I had a little sub-category for women choreographers, and that’s all thanks to Saroj. She broke down that barrier and made choreography a female space.
Continue readingThank you Alisa for alerting me to this news. For once a death occurs on the western news cycle, so I get to hear about it mid-evening instead of waking up to it first thing.
Continue readingYes, this is yet another Hollywood-India combo ideas post. Don’t care, it’s hot, I like escaping into my own mind.
Continue readingYes! We are finally watching A Gentleman! It’s so good. I am so excited to share it with you all. And it’s the perfect 4th of July movie, all American setting and silly.
Continue readingThis is going to be a shallow dive. But should still be interesting, even if I just skim the surface of the topic.
Continue readingOpposite! I already asked the reverse question on the morning post, Indian movie for America. Easier in some ways for this crowd I think, not because we know more about India than Hollywood but just because we are used to introducing people to Indian films more.
Continue readingIt’s still hot, I’m getting a heat headache, I’m putting up a lazy discussion post
Continue readingHappy Wednesday! Let’s chat! I am in the middle of a massive heat wave and have retreated to my air conditioned bedroom for the day! Keep me company!
Continue readingWoot, American History! The thing I got my undergraduate degree in! Let’s see if I can dust off those skills.
Continue readingEither way, this is going to be a good good week! Two great movies to pick from, and then we can all turn them off and focus on comforting our doggies. 4th of July, terrible weekend for dog owners.
Continue readingSome of these songs, the rest of the movie has America looking terrible. But it only has the punch because you contrast it with the earlier “America is freedom and happiness and I love it here” beginning.
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