Oh, I am SO EXCITED to talk about this plot! And the clever little ways it pays homage to film classics. And also, how Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor were INSANELY beautiful.
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Gehraiyaan Review (No Spoilers): Cassavetes Crossed With Hitchcock
I feel bad using two Western references instead of desi. I suppose I could have said Vijay Anand crossed with Mahesh Bhatt. But this is a Shakun Batra movie, he’s alllllllllll about the Western style filmmaking and it really is more tied to Cassavetes and Hitchcock than anything in Hindi cinema.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Hide From the Cold!!!
Happy Saturday!!!! It is very cold here. Well, not VERY cold, it is fairly cold here. Cold enough that my usual Saturday routine of a very long dog walk and running over to the recycling center is not so appealing. So instead, I will stay by my space heater and do taxes!
Continue readingTrailers! Badhai Do and Gehraiyaan!
Finally got around to watching trailers! And I discovered the biggest difference between the two movies, I can spell “Badhai Do” without thinking, I can’t spell “Gehraiyaan” for the life of me. Have to search for “new Deepika movie” instead.
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