I put up a discussion post yesterday, and now, what the heck, I am going to repost a fanfic on the same topic: bad endings that need to be fixed.
Continue readingFanFic Repost! Better Endings for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, 96, and Others
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Saturday Small Talk: Vikas Bahl Cleared By Reliance, Bunty Aur Babli Sequel, Article 15 and Game Over Trailers
Happy Saturday! I was up far too late last night, and now I have to run around doing things today. Partly because I am hoping to do absolutely nothing on Sunday. Maybe see John Wick 3.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Film Would You Change the Ending?
Yes, it’s another discussion post! But one I am excited about and hope you respond to because I think you will all have ideas. What movie did you love, except for the ending?
Continue readingFriday Classics: Veer-Zaara, Love is a Sin That Deserves to Be Punished
This movie is so frustrating! So much good, and so much ANGRY MAKING. Not as bad as Jab Tak Hain Jaan, but not as good as it could/should be. Ugh, Yashji! Why you gotta disappoint me this way?
Continue readingTGIF: Madhavan’s Birthday Week, MSK with Maddy!
Well, this is going to be hard for all of us! In honor of Maddy turning 49 (so old!), I am going to put up lots and lots of photos and you, poor people, have to play “Marry Sex Kill” with them. One of these Maddy’s you marry and build a life with, one of these Maddy’s you have for one night and never see again, and one of these Maddy’s you throw off a bridge. Brace yourselves!
Continue readingZero Discussion Post Part 2: More Madhavan Ending Options! Gay, Older Woman, or Kat?
Okay, I gave 3 options yesterday, and then in the comments you all came up with 3 more. And now I am torn! All 3 of them are wonderful!
Continue readingZero Discussion Post: Important Question! Does Fuzzy Professor Madhavan Ever Find Love?
Even the new Netflix edit leaves on important question unanswered, does Madhavan ever find love? Harmless innocent sweet untouched by passion Madhavan? Is there a woman who will awaken the sleeping sex God inside of him? I say YES!
Continue readingUpcoming Movie Reviews: Veer-Zaara Friday 5/31, Guru 6/2
Catherine in the comments gave me permission to be a Shahrukh fangirl instead of trying to cover other folks an equal amount, so I’m going to! HA! Also, I kind of don’t like Veer-Zaara? (don’t hate me!) So this review will be minimal fangirly.
Continue readingZero Analysis Post: A Doubling Story, Two People Who Make Each Other Complete
I’ve now seen this movie twice, with a nice long gap between viewings, which kind of lets me shake things out in my head in a better order. And I have watched the slightly clearer Netflix edit along with the theatrical edit. So I think it is time for me to consider what the film was supposed to be about.
Continue readingSongs in Which the Hero Gazes Longingly At the Heroine
Is that title clear? I feel like it is a genre that we are all aware of, but maybe it is just me and my sister and Angie in the comments. Doesn’t have to be longingly and lustfully, but also doesn’t NOT have to be longingly and lustfully.
Continue readingNews Round-Up: Saaho Weird, Karan Sigh
Two little stories, which are both important enough to merit discussion. But not, like, a lot of discussion. From me that is. You can discuss all you want, I’m just saying this is going to be a short post.
Continue readingEvery Addition, Subtraction, and Change to the Theatrical Version of Zero Versus the Netflix Version and How They Change Things
Well, this was a grumpy day. I kept starting and stopping Zero while watching the cleaning person clean and realizing that the only person who cleans to my standards is me and it is VERY FRUSTRATING watching someone else clean not quite as well. Watching Zero again did not necessarily make me less grumpy. Although at least I had the little treasure hunt for the things that were changed (why? how? what?) to keep me busy!
Continue readingNews Round-Up: Kangana Versus Karan, the World Versus Karan
Huh. Interesting collection of stories for my usual Monday post. More beating up on Karan than I would have expected.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions Post: What Do You Want to Ask Me On Memorial Day?
Happy Monday! And Recognition in an Appropriate Way of Memorial Day. I really want to say “Happy”, but I am trying to be more aware. Anyway, I’m happy today because I don’t have to work and I am going to have a wonderful productive day.
Continue readingSunday ReRun: Fan! Yash Raj’s Riskiest Movie
This is honestly such a brilliant movie. I would recommend it to anyone, that is, anyone who was serious about film and popular culture. It’s not a “fun” watch, but it is a challenging and ultimately rewarding watch.
Continue readingNews Post: The Whole Ananya Panday Scandal is SOOOOOO High School!!!
Prepare yourself, I am going to puncture this nice juicy exciting story like a souffle and make the whole thing just turn into “oh, that’s boring now”. It’s what I do! To be practical and grounded and unemotional and kill all drama.
Continue readingSilly Sunday FanFic in Search of an Ending: Cheeky Shahrukh Age Gap Romance, Fun Ranveer Mistaken Identity Romance, Help Me Solve This!
I mostly have these worked out. No clever dialogue details or stuff this time around, but the broad strokes are there. Except the end! I have such cute plot ideas based on cute American movies, but I don’t know how to end them. I’ve caught the Karan Johar bad ending disease. Help! I’m tempted to just give all the heroine’s cancer or bring in Salman to give a looooong speech and call it a day.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Turn of the Century Sociopaths, the Hindi Rom-Com Heroes of the 2000s
Fun post! I get to complain, and then you all get to complain back at me. It will be like when I talked about subtitles, but worse.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Lots of Little Stories, Divorce and Injury and New Business!
This is the News Round-Up post I was going to put up yesterday, but then I did a silly TGIF instead. But now we can talk about it all Saturday! And I can do a bunch of tiny Saturday reports on news stories that aren’t important enough for a real post!
Continue readingTGIF: Continuing Our Sexy Theme, Most Kissable Face!
I did a post earlier this week about kisses onscreen, now let us use our imagination and figure out which of these faces most and best deserves a kiss, onscreen or off.
Continue readingNews Round-Up Part 2: Kabir Khan and Hrithik Roshan Go to China
More news! This time, just kind of interesting stuff about the growth of the China-India movie trade relationship.
Continue readingFriday Classics: Bachna Ae Haseeno, Ranbir is a Sociopath
This was one of many movies from my YRF list earlier this week that it was requested I review. I picked it because, well, I can remember it well enough to review without needing a rewatch. And it certainly doesn’t deserve a rewatch.
Continue readingVital Question: Which is the Sexiest Shahrukh Song?
I suspect some of you will have STRONG OPINIONS on this question. I also feel like maybe I have done this post before? Or something similar? Anyway, it is a vital question that deserves constant revisiting and revising. And since tastes differ, it is also a question that should spark some interesting and enlightening discussion!
Read moreSexy Sex Sex! In Hindi Film, Songs in Which Sexual Acts Outside of Procreation Are Implied
I just put up a post about kissing onscreen, and a comment from Alisa/BollywoodNewbie got me thinking about how maybe the reason kisses are so shocking is because they are the one act everyone understands. While all the other stuff that is just implied goes right over people’s heads. Not “against the grain” things, but things that have no logical explanation beyond sex, and imply sex which is not procreational and married and in the missionary position.
Continue readingOn Screen Kisses Discussion Post: When Do We Like Them, When Do We Hate Them?
Thanks for Catherine (by the way, Catherine, I owe you a greeting card! Email me your address and I will send it off) and Whitney bringing this up in the comments because I think it is a super interesting topic to consider, especially in the Indian context.
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