I really should write a 101 on Guru Dutt, or at least review Kaagaz Ke Phool, but right now I just don’t feel like it. If I get the urge, I will. I do want to mark his birthday SOMEHOW though, so here is my Pyaasa review.
Continue readingDid you notice I only had two posts yesterday? And neither of them were really long or deep? Nah, you probably didn’t notice. Anyway, it was because I was busy sitting in a lake and getting sunburned.
Continue readingIt’s a fun birthday week this week! Zayed Khan, Revathi, and Neetu Singh, all of whom were part of small pleasant happy films that are just prime options for a Friday Watchalong. Or, alternatively, we could watch something complete different! I am open to suggestions! Is this finally the week for Ohm Shaanti Oshaana?
Continue readingHappy Wednesday! I am up at the family lake house again, it’s a million billion degrees outside, but I get this afternoon off and I am going to drink iced tea and read my book on the screen porch.
Continue readingYou have been warned! This is a silly post! There is no substance here! It is total fangirl ridiculousness! Read on at your own risk!
Continue readingChocolate hero! Such a delightfully evocative phrase. And such a delightful collection of nice non-threatening young men.
Continue readingHappy Chocolate Day! I am celebrating by not having chocolate because there is none in the house (the TRAGEDY!!!). So instead I will have virtual chocolate by trying to match Indian movie stars with their ideal chocolate treat.
Continue readingI already put up a No Spoilers review, I recommend you read that if you want a sense of the film as a whole to decide if you want to watch it. This is the review for those who have already seen it and want to discuss it.
Continue readingThis was a very good very well-made movie, of a structure that has a long history in film but is rare in Indian film.
Continue readingLook at that, thanks to the unrelenting slog of ’83, Ranveer still has a short enough filmography that we can play the game. Also, I’m not including Bhansali films, because his Bhansali roles are so insane and over the top I don’t think it is fair to throw them in with the rest.
Continue readingSecond part! Ranveer Singh, the movie star. Which is a performance he is giving and has convinced all of us is truth.
Continue readingI just wrote and posted this a few months back, so probably y’all remember it and have already read it. But just in case, for his birthday, I am posting it again. Because Ranveer is an interesting dude.
Continue readingWooo, Ranveer! Such a fun dude, and you know he will celebrate his birthday the bestest funnest way, even during lockdown.
Continue readingThe heat wave rolls on here, and I am about to go spend 2 weeks at our family’s lake house, which is lovely but unairconditioned. So, let’s share tips about how we all deal with the heat in non-airconditioned ways! In a desperate effort to keep Margaret alive as she lives like they did in Olden Times for 2 weeks!
Continue readingZayed Khan! A failed star kid actor, but boy did he put out some fun stuff in the short time he was working.
Continue readingI am very excited about all of these ideas! Neena is great, and up for anything, and able to do practically anything.
Continue readingHappy 4th! I celebrated by doing a purposeful long and meandering drive for curbside pick-up orders, and then returning home and immediately becoming overheated and exhausted. Which is why I didn’t even reply to comments until just now (sorry!). Anyway, for a nice American themed post, I am going to have a mini-discussion of the Indian American film genre.
Continue readingHappy Saturday! I stayed up too late last night because I was all hyped up on social interaction, so today I am sleeping in.
Continue readingNeena Gupta! Such a fun person, and such a fun birthday idea I had. Two fabulous Neena-y performances, we get to discuss which one is more fabulous.
Continue readingWoot, A Gentleman! Such a great Indian-American movie. I am super excited to watch it with y’all.
Continue readingThis is a post I put up for women directors week. I had a little sub-category for women choreographers, and that’s all thanks to Saroj. She broke down that barrier and made choreography a female space.
Continue readingThank you Alisa for alerting me to this news. For once a death occurs on the western news cycle, so I get to hear about it mid-evening instead of waking up to it first thing.
Continue readingYes, this is yet another Hollywood-India combo ideas post. Don’t care, it’s hot, I like escaping into my own mind.
Continue readingYes! We are finally watching A Gentleman! It’s so good. I am so excited to share it with you all. And it’s the perfect 4th of July movie, all American setting and silly.
Continue readingThis is going to be a shallow dive. But should still be interesting, even if I just skim the surface of the topic.
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