I’ve got a packed weekend, BUT I would be able to squeeze in Red White and Royal Blue. Anyone up for a watchalong of a nice 3 hr American rom-com?
Continue readingWeekend WatchAlong! Also, My New Hair!
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Wednesday Watching: What Are You Watching and Thinking and Reading and Listening to on Saif Ali Khan’s Birthday?
Happy Wednesday! And Happy Saif Day! And happy day that it is sunny and lovely outside my window!
Continue readingNew Jawan Song! Love Song!
Woot, new Jawan song! And a new SRK love song, which is more precious than gold. Do we like it? Is it too edited? Are we missing something?
Continue readingSunday WatchAlong: Bigil! 7am Chicago time! Unless No One Shows Up By 7:15 and Then Canceled!
Happy Sunday!!! Really hoping everyone is done with their stupid vacations and stupid family time and stupid other things that are “more important” than an internet watchalong with people you haven’t met in person. But if you are still wasting your life on “real world human interactions” or whatever, that’s cool too! That’s what the 15 minute rule is for.
Continue readingSunday WatchAlong: 7am Chicago Time! BIGIL!!!!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, watchalong! Although I still don’t quite believe it will happen, I think I’ll do the “if no one is there in the first 15, I’m shutting it down” thing.
Continue readingDiscussion Post Inspired by Red White and Royal Blue: Which Love Taboo is MOST Taboo in India?
Okay, I watched the trailer, it’s delightful, now I want to see it too. But I am holding out until I can watch it with a friend because it looks SO squeey and group watching friendly, it would be wasted watching it alone.
Continue readingSunday WatchAlong: Bigil! I’m Just Gonna Keep Suggesting It Until It Happens!
This is the week! I’ve got a good feeling about it! Surely you want to see naked Jackie Shroff and a female soccer team take on southern superstar Vijay in a triple role? Also, same director as Jawan so we have to watch it before Jawan?
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to the Day Before Made in Heaven 2 Releases?
Happy Wednesday! It’s my short day at work, and my “pick-up veggies” day, two good things! Which almost (but not quite) makes up for my seeing a pumpkin patch on my walk that was WAY better than my pumpkin patch and in the same size yard.
Continue readingDo We Care About Don 3 With Farhan But Without SRK? UPDATE: And With Ranveer!
Well, this was a journey from joy to disappointment!!! At least for me. But maybe not you?
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me the Day Before Courtney’s Birthday????
Happy Monday!!! And Happy Birthday Courtney!!!! I hope you will finally get to see Rocky Aur Rani, I forgot to tell you, there’s a Varun cameo! It’s tiny, but it’s there.
Continue readingSilly Sunday FanFic on Saturday: Kajol’s Birthday! Movies Kajol Could/Should Be Making, Remake of Christmas in Conneticut and The Major and The Minor/Half-Ticket
Happy Kajol’s Birthday! I know not everyone loves her here, but MOST of us do. And she has a very strong camera charisma which lets her get away with really interesting roles most actresses couldn’t pull off. Also, when she turns it on, she can really really act (My Name is Khan, she kills). Most of all, she can be FUNNY. I’m pretty sure I’ve already “remade” these two films, but I have new concepts this time!
Continue readingWeekend WatchAlong: Bigil? Anyone? To Prep for Jawan?
Even if YOU don’t want to watch it to prepare, I want to watch it to prepare! Join me! On Saturday or Sunday!
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Thinking and Watching and Listening to the First Week of August?
Happy Wednesday!!!! Today is CSA day, AND the vegetables I planted in my very own yard have just started ripening. It’s too many vegetables. One human cannot handle them all.
Continue readingNew Jawan Song/Trailer! Looks SO GOOD!!!!
Thank you Kirre, my alternate time zone reporter! This was such a treat to wake up to, super fun song, super good visuals, really interesting plot possibilities.
Continue readingRocky Aur Rani Beginning/Ending Comparison Post! Also, for Those Who Missed the Opening!
I’m continuing to puzzle over this movie as I think more things and remember more things about it. And I think the opening and closing are really interesting to compare in a lot of ways.
Continue readingRocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Review/Spoiler Discussion Space!
I am THRILLED by how many of us saw this opening night. Especially because I was left with so many questions, and now we get to chew them over together!
Continue readingRocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani Review (No Spoilers): Light Sexy Fun and With a Moral!
That was FUN!!! It’s the first big budget big star romance in a while that has just been FUN. We’ve had fun action films, and tiny micro-budget rom-coms, but not big fun romances. With just a spattering of drama on top!
Continue readingSunday WatchAlong: Brahmachari for Shammi? Gumrah for Sanju and Sridevi? Bigil for SRK’s Next Director?
I am all pumped for another watchalong! Hopefully I’m not flying too close to the sun, trying to do 3 in a row. And I have such good options for us too!
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me THE WEEK ROCKY AUR RANI COMES OUT!
Happy Monday! I am still on vacation, in that I’m not officially working. But not in that I have much to do instead of working. My parents and I are at the lake house hanging out, we went to a nice coffee place for breakfast, walked around a cute downtown a little, and now we are back home for nap/blog time.
Continue readingTony Bennett Died! How is DCIB Feeling?
Finally, music news from my era of popular music: pre-1960. I actually know who Tony Bennett is, unlike my usual reaction when there is big famous American musician news, “who is that again?”
Continue readingBlog Update: I’m Rediscovering My Joy in Films! Which Means, Not Reviewing As Many, Sorry!
You know when you think “ugh, I don’t want to do this but I have to”? And then you think “wait, no I don’t have to! I can just say no!”? And then you think “hey, that’s what SRK said in Dear Zindagi“? I just had one of those moments.
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to 9 Days before Rocky Aur Rani Releases????
Happy Wednesday!!!! I’m taking a long weekend at the lake this weekend and just trying to crawl through the last few days until I get there. Today, tomorrow, half of Friday, and then I am FREE!!!
Continue readingThinky Post: Race Blind Historical Casting and Thinking About What May Not Be Probable, But is Possible (Also, Gidget)
Oh boy a thinky post! Which is also a tiny excuse for me to talk about Gidget, the real person and how she was erased in the films.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me The Day Before PC’s Birthday?
Happy Monday! So far today I fed the upstairs cats, fed Albie, cut up strawberries, and went to a doctor’s appointment. At this point, I feel like work-work is almost extra. I did SO MUCH!
Continue readingSunday WatchAlong: Ponniyin Selvam 2! 7am Chicago Time!
Happy Sunday! I was up late at a show last night, so I am being very cozy and sleepy and coffee this morning. While also SO READY to watch this movie!!!!
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