Box Office! Finally, an exciting one! I haven’t even bothered the last few weeks, because there’s just been NOTHING coming out, and nothing to talk about.
Box Office Report: A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships
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My Christmas Report!
Merry Christmas again! I thought I should take a break from family time to give you all a quick update on important Christmas news items!
Farewell to Shashi Kapoor, Again, in Hindi, a Last Christmas Present From Him to Us
Asmita was kind enough to translate my Shashi Kapoor farewell post into Hindi for those readers who are more comfortable with that script. It’s the same as this post here, only in Hindi. I thought it would be nice to put it up today, in honor of Jennifer’s annual Christmas Brunch.
Merry Christmas! I Have A Christmas Gift For You!!!!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come, pick up your present from me!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas!!!!! As we all know, that means it’s time for a sexy bondage dance, followed by Santa to counting down to midnight, and then we all kiss while fireworks go off.
Silly Sunday Shameless Pandering Fanfic: Shahrukh as a (sexy) Angel
It’s Christmas Eve, I will give you an early present: Shahrukh fanfic, because it’s the only kind anyone reads/wants. And Christmas themed, Sexy Angel Shahrukh! Sexy Sacrificial Family Man Angel Shahrukh!
Christmas Eve Christmas Giveaway Winner!
It’s Christmas Eve! I’m so excited! Church service in the evening, then the family is coming back to my place for Christmas Eve night. Very complicated sleeping arrangements. But I am taking a momentary break from all of that to award the second to last Christmas Giveaway winner!
Happy Birthday Anil Kapoor! 58 Years Young!
Wait, did you think in all the preparation for Salman I would have forgotten him? Never! Oh, and also Christmas. But even Jesus’ birthday can’t distract me from celebrating Anil! 58 today, and I am doing 25 reasons I love him, for the age he was when he got married. (this is an updated and reposted post from last year)
News Round-Up: All About Salman! Karan and Salman Fall Out, Salman Pushes Bobby, Varun Follows Salman
Salman is everywhere today! Sometimes actually mentioned, sometimes just implied. I guess that’s fair, it is his Birthday Week after all.
Tiger Zinda Hai Review (SPOILERS): A Lot of Style Hiding a Big Ball of Nothing
As I already said in my no spoilers review, this was not a fun movie. And not a movie I liked. And, I think, not actually a good movie. But a movie with all the trappings to fool people into thinking it is good.
Tiger Zinda Hai Review (No SPOILERS): Not a Fun Move
Well shoot, that was a disappointment! And I feel kind of bad because I dragged my sister and cousin along with me. On the other hand, I am also happy that I had them there for moral support. Because this was very dark and very stressful and not really fun at all!
TGIF Christmas Bonus: Men in Beards! Like Santa!
(A special treat, a second updated and reposted TGIF today! For Christmas!) I am sure if I wanted to google “sexy Santa” I could find it. But I don’t want to do that. So instead, I am going to limit myself to one Santa-like element, and look for beards. Sexy men with beards.
TGIF: Happy Salman Week! Salman’s Most Famous Feature
This is a re-posted post, but I don’t have time for a new one because I have to run around and go to Tiger Zinda Hai with my family (I think Salman would approve of both seeing his new movie and the family time). And anyway, I don’t think it is possible to improve on the post I did for his birthday last year.
Happy Tiger Zinda Hai Day! And 5 Days to Salman’s Birthday! Let’s Look at Some Salman Songs
Happy Tiger Zinda Hai day! Early reports say it is roaring in to the box office. But I don’t necessarily believe them a) because I am a cynic; b) because the per screen international isn’t available yet and that is the only really accurate figure. Anyway, to rev us all up and because it is Salman’s Birthday Week, I thought I would post some of the best Salman songs from the past.
Friday Classics: Hum Aapke Hain Koun, A Movie that is Not Related to Any Other Movie
It’s been pointed out that I might appear to undervalue this film and that is why I haven’t spoken much about it. Truly, I don’t undervalue it! It’s just such an unusual film that it doesn’t fit easily with a discussion of anything else. Nothing else is really like it, and therefore available for comparison with it. And it didn’t start a particular trend in filmmaking (beyond the general “Family Films” trend), because it would be so hard to imitate. But yes, I do know about this movie, I know all sorts of things about it and I am aware of it’s place in film history.
Happy Salman Week! Ek Tha Tiger Before Tiger Zinda Hai
I saw this movie 3 times in theaters, mostly because I wanted to watch the Jab Tak Hain Jaan teaser over and over again. But also for itself, it’s a very well-made fun movie. I forgot just how well made and fun until I re-watched it just now.
Happy Salman Week! Salman in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Leading from the Heart
Oops, I forgot to put up a post yesterday! Oh well, no one is reading these anyway. But I still feel bad, so I will put up two today. First, Salman in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai!
Winter Solstice! Some Wintery Songs
This is a post I did last year, and I just pulled it from the archives to repost it and was looking up the first day of winter this year. Do you know it’s the same day EVERY YEAR???? Somehow this blows my mind. I don’t know why. Maybe I need a refresher on how calendars work.
Netflix List for December! Aamir Signs His Netflix Deal
Well, Aamir Khan clearly signed a new deal with Netflix. The odd random collection of films he has produced are now available. Yes, including Delhi Belly and (less importantly) Lagaan. (Accessbollywood.net does the real work of keeping this list updated, you should definitely absolutely subscribe to them for your day to day updates.)
News Round-Up: Amitabh Has Money, Abhishek has a New Manager, Hichki Had an Elaborate Development Process, Shahid Has a New Career
Well this is an interesting batch of news in terms of changing industrial forces! Managers, story rights, all kinds of things that didn’t used to exist and may not necessarily result in a different or superior end product.
Baby! Big Baby! Taimur Turns One and Makes All Our First Birthday Parties Look Like Garbage
At one point, Shahrukh was rumored to be coming. But it looks like they scaled back after Shashi’s death. Which is good, because if Shahrukh had come, I would be SO JEALOUS! What does that baby have that I don’t have? Why would Shahrukh go to his party and not mine?
Wednesday Watching (Reading, Thinking) with a Question for You!
Happy Wednesday! I am much less sick than I was last Wednesday. Thank goodness! Oh, and REMINDER: THIS POST IS WHERE YOU CAN PUT ANY NEWS ITEMS, COMMENTS ABOUT MOVIES YOU WATCHED, ANYTHING ELSE ALL WEEK. I am pinning it to the home screen just to make that easier. Oh, and read to the end for a question for you.
Tuesday Tamil: Kabali Again, in Honor of it Being on Netflix
I really have to update my Netflix list! Kabali was just added, and that is definitely a MUST WATCH. In the meantime, I will just re-post the review I put up after I saw it in theaters. And also because no one is commenting or reading right now (especially Tamil/Telugu reviews), so I have lost the will to write anything new.
Happy Salman Week! Kick, Salman as an International Avenger
I finally watched Kick! Thanks to Hotstar and needing something mindless to play in the background while I cleaned. It’s okay, mostly interesting for seeing Salman’s version of an action avenger type. (yes yes, I know it is a remake so it wasn’t originally supposed to be Salman)
I Still Haven’t Seen the New Star Wars! But I’ve Recast the Old One For Us
I totally forgot I wrote this post, and then some nice Cyrillic using reader posted a link to it on a message board which reminded me of it. And it’s brilliant! I agree with everything I said! And Star Wars is back in the news, so I might as well put it up again for us all to appreciate and discuss.
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