Happy Monday! After 4 days off in a row, it is less hard than I thought to go back to work. Partly because it was 4 packed busy days so work almost seems like a break.
Continue readingThese are all just brilliant, and work so much better as period pieces than they did as modern day. Truly, I can’t even pick a favorite among them! Can you?
Continue readingI think this film, my film, would be far far better. The Asoka we got just touched the surface of his life, this movie would really dig in to the meat of it.
Continue readingHappy start of the Christmas season! It is now the first Sunday of Advent, AND after Thanksgiving. So both the American shopping calendar, and the Christian calendar, say I can put up my Christmas trees.
Continue readingThis is not a great movie. Or even a good movie. But it’s got silly hats, and alligator wrestling, and do we really need more than that from a history film?
Continue readingWell, I put off writing this post as long as possible. Because this movie just has so much that goes into it, it’s hard to even figure out where to start.
Continue readingWeek 4 already! My my. And we are also on the first Sunday of Advent. Which is obviously far less important than it being week 4 of the DCIB Christmas give away. And congrats to Courtney!!! You have made good time management and life decisions, and this is your reward.
Continue readingI watched it! Because I love you all! And because I had a kind of sick curiosity for it. And because I knew there was a Chicago song.
Continue readingHappy Saturday! I had big plans to be productive today, and then things went kind of heywire (sp?) last night and I ended up with no sleep. So instead I am going to try to finish writing the posts I promised you, forgive any sleep deprivation weirdness, and otherwise just sit on the couch.
Continue readingI give up, I can’t rank these! Which is the best, or even just the most iconic song, of 2009? It’s impossible! Especially when I throw in the two soundtracks that work as one long song.
Continue readingThis is a really hard year to pick the best films! And I’m not even sure of my choices, so please leap in with comments if you disagree.
Continue readingHappy Friday! I am slogging through What’s Your Raashee?, but in the meantime I will throw up this quick post.
Continue readingLast one of these posts, next step is the twitter reminders 1 hour, half an hour, 15 minutes, and so on. Mujhse Dosti Karoge, available on Google Play, YouTube, iTunes, and Einthusan. 2 and a half hours long, we will start in exactly 12 hours, at 1pm Chicago time.
Continue readingWoo-hoo! Mujhse Dosti Karoge, available on Google Play, YouTube, iTunes, and Einthusan. 2 and a half hours long, we will start in exactly 12 hours, at 1pm Chicago time.
Continue readingWoo-hoo! Mujhse Dosti Karoge, available on Google Play, YouTube, iTunes, and Einthusan. 2 and a half hours long, we will start in exactly 16 hours, at 1pm Chicago time.
Continue readingHappy Thanksgiving! This movie has nothing to do with Thanksgiving, except that one of the things I am thankful for is that something this silly and enjoyable exists in the world.
Continue readingHappy Thanksgiving! This is a new post, unlike the two reposts I already put up. But it seems seasonal, with turkeys having feathers and people in feathers and stuff. Plus, feather costumes are almost all wonderful (yes, there will be a lot of Helen).
Continue readingI think this is my longest TGIF post ever. And it also includes a complex and objective rating system, that you can feel free to disagree with, modify, or use for your own ratings in the comments. But my hope is that it is the perfect post to secretly scroll through on your phone during a stressful family dinner. Oh, and I know this should be updated and new people added, and some photos refreshed and so on, but the good John photos are still here and that’s what really matters.
Continue readingWell, I am having a difficult Thanksgiving, but I think it is just one of those weeks were stuff goes wrong.
Continue readingOutfits! Although I am going to try to actually rank them, so that will give you something fun to argue about in the comments.
Continue readingWhat an interesting movie! I read that it is supposed to be the start of the new age films, but it actually reminded me a lot more of Aalkkoottathil Thaniye. And other films I’ve seen from that classic 90s/late 80s era.
Continue readingSuch an interesting man! His background is interesting, his early career and strange accidental fame is interesting, and he remains interesting to this day. Not always successful, not always likable, but interesting.
Continue readingYep, we are going to crawl through Indian history on film. But, like, GOOD films. So no Bhansali. And I’m also going to try to do some Hindi Film 101s of the younger actors, just for kicks. Ranveer and Ranbir for sure, maybe also Arjun Kapoor, who else are you interested in?
Continue readingOkay, who are my She’s the Man trufans? You know, the Amanda Bynes movie based on Twelfth Night that featured a pre-fame Channing Tatum and then was remade as this movie with Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee? Anyone? Well, if you are like me, you watch this movie and think “Shahid is good, but is he Channing Tatum good?”
Continue readingThis was just such a freakishly good year! Some of the best work from multiple directors, Zoya’s best, Anurag Kashyap’s best, and now this one that I think is Vishal Bardwaj’s best.
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