Yaaaaay, Sid M! Whatevs, Salman! Booooooo, Ayush Sharma! Yes, it is an emotional rollar coaster this morning in terms of video content.
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Monday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me CHRISTMAS WEEK?!?!?!
It’s CHRISTMAS!!!! ALMOST!!!!! I am just SO EXCITED!!!! You know what I am most excited about this year? Sitting in my apartment with my parents on Christmas Eve and watching Arthur’s Christmas by the light of the Christmas lights. Also, I told my sister I want a photo of my nephew holding a stocking, so that too. Oh, and giving Albie Dog his Christmas Cookie.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What is Your Santa Story?
Another fun discussion post! Santa Claus! Do you know him? How do you know him? Have you raised your kids to know him?
Continue readingCongratulations Maria!!! Christmas GiveAway Week 6 Winner!
Week 6!!! Only 3 more weeks left! Or 2? I’m confused. Anyway, don’t panic, as y’all know I offer to send cards to anyone who wants them after the contest is over. Although then you just get the general card, not a specific one. But sometimes the general card is nicer than the specific ones (and it is very nice this year).
Continue readingChristmas Post: Which Sesame Street Classic Christmas Video is Cutest?
You realize all those Sesame Street Classic guest children are now, like, grandparents? That’s weird, right? But through the magic of youtube clips, they can be forever young.
Continue readingChristmas Songs Post: Which Blow the Doors Off Christmas Song is Better, Kate Smith’s “I Heard the Bells” or Mahalia Jackson’s “I Wonder as I Wander”?
These are two great songs to put together! Because they are both about American history in different ways, and they both are about blasting out your hope and faith in the midst of bad times.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Do Final Christmas Prep
Happy Saturday! I am right on schedule, time to do the final apartment clean and wrap presents, then go back to my parents and make a gingerbread house. I don’t know if we actually want to make a gingerbread house, but it is on the list of Christmas Activities I wrote up back in November, so we have to.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Fitoor!!! Dickens, ARK, Snow, All Christmassy!!!
You ready for a baaaaaaaaaaaaaad movie? It’s just bad. And dumb. And weird. But pretty! And Tabu is Full Camp.
Continue readingThe 8 Abs of Hanukkah! But Who is the Brightest Light of Them All?????
Yes, it is time for me to do another Hanukkah post! Something with 8, oil, and a little bit of Jewishness….ABS! Including ARK! Yes, this is a perfectly respectful and appropriate post for the holiday. At least, I am pretty sure the DCIB Hanukkah celebrants won’t complain (just as the DCIB Easter celebrants never mind my annual “hot Jesus” post).
Continue readingDCIB Doggies!!!!!! And Also Cats
Doggies!!!!! I asked, and you shared. Oh, and also cats.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Fitoor!!!! 3pm Chicago Time Tomorrow!!!! For ARK and Dickens and The Holidays!!!!
Woo-hoo! The Jewish abs of Aditya Roy Kapoor! Truly the best celebration possible of both Christmas and Hanukkah. Because Jesus also had Jewish abs.
Continue readingRandom Hollywood Post: Shane Black, the Most Successful Christmas Movie Writer of All Time (Lethal Weapon to Iron Man 3)
This is something/someone I find really interesting to think about this time of year and I wanted to share him with you in case you weren’t aware of how much this one person has affected the way we see Christmas. I wasn’t myself until I read an article about Iron Man 3 in context of Shane Black’s history of Christmas films. Identifying Shane Black as a Christmas author is NOT my original idea at all, don’t give me credit for it!!!! But my interpretation of why he writes Christmas movies is my own.
Continue readingChristmas Songs Post: Which Spanish Language Song is Better, “Donde Esta Santa Claus” or “Felice Navidad”?
Two American Spanish songs! For the children stuck in Spanish class in December who need something quick and fun they can sing.
Continue readingWednesday Watching (late in the day): Woops! Forgot! Anyway, What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to This Week?
Happy Wenesday! Sorry, totally forgot about this post. Christmas brain!
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Who Here Grew Up With Honorary Aunties in Your Life? And Their Children, Your Honorary Cousins?
I so enjoyed (and continue to enjoy as more comments come in) our post about friendships and what lasted and what didn’t. I want to do kind of a partner post about another sort of childhood relationship that I have found has lasted into adulthood much more strongly, that “my Mom’s best friend” relationship. Or, in Indian English, your Aunties.
Continue readingMy Dad and Sister Are Having a Bad Day, Let’s All Be Happy We Aren’t Them!!!!
Last night I had a funny look on my face and my Mom asked me what I was thinking, and I said “I was just thinking how very very happy I am to be me, and not other people today”. It’s such a wonderful feeling! I want to share it with y’all.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: What Christmas/Hanukkah Movie Should We Watch This Week? And Friday or Saturday? I’m Totally Open!!!
You decide! You have that power! Friday afternoon or Saturday morning? Christmas movie or ARK’s abs movie? Or of course, Golem Horror Movie.
Continue readingSend Me Your Dog Photos!!! So I Can Feature Them, Like Maria’s Teddi (cats too I suppose, I will be open minded)
Dog photos! Somehow blog-drift has brought us to a point where this is a blog primarily about Indian film, and also dogs. If you email me a photo of your dog (dontcallitbollywood at gmail dot com), I will put it in a post! And then we can all be happy. You can also send me cat photos and then many of us will be happy.
Continue readingChristmas Songs Post: Which Simple Happy Easy Modern December Song Do You Prefer, “December 25” or “Cold December Night”?
My itunes shuffled pulled up two fun modern easy happy songs in a row! And just to show how Young and Modern I am, here they are for you to pick from.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Who Here is Still Friends With People From Elementary School? High School? College?
Honestly, I’m curious! Angie and I were just talking about the film “June” where our heroine stays close to her group of school friends into adulthood, which was not our experience. I’m interested in learning about other people, are you like me and Angie, or are you like a movie?
Continue readingHanukkah Post!!!! Pop Songs, Rap Songs, and Aditya Roy Kapoor’s Abs (there’s 8 of them!)
Yes! Let us celebrate the miracle that is the super hot and talented young Jewish actor’s shirtlessness! And also, some surprisingly great songs. It’s almost like there are a large number of Jewish people working in the American entertainment industry….
Continue readingChatty Check in Post: What Videos Have Made You Happy Lately? I Will Share Bhangra Snow Shovelers and Hanakkuh Puppies
Happy videos! Of all shapes and sizes! Doesn’t have to be Indian film related, just anything that has made you happy lately. My Dad just sent me a great one.
Continue readingChristmas Songs Post: Which Broadway Musical Christmas Song is Better, “Hard Candy” or “Need a Little Christmas”?
Oh yeah! Angela Lansbury versus Dolly Parton! That’s the kind of battle of the champions we need.
Continue readingLet’s Look at SRK’s Recent Tweets! They Aren’t That Exciting, But At Least They Exist!
Remember the golden days when Shahrukh’s twitter was just his stream of consciousness thoughts flowing out? I feel like people who missed that era, missed a whole part of him. When his fans say “he’s so smart, he’s so quick, he’s so original”, that’s what we are talking about. Unfiltered, unprocessed, pure SRK. You just can’t see it in the interviews or any other way. Anyway, now it is very filtered and very processed, but at least he is tweeting again.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me on Raj Kapoor and Rana Daggubatti’s Birthdays?
Happy Monday! I am not ready to go to work. I finished all my Christmas stuff over the weekend and I feel like that should earn me a day off. Right? Work is dumb!
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