Just watched AK vs AK, loved it!!! And it made me think about all the other behind the scenes Hindi films that really greyed the line between fact and fiction, and gave you something close to a glimpse of the real industry.
Continue readingWoo, Excel Entertainment! Such an odd interesting company, I was going to say that they have never produced a bad movie, but I forgot about Game. Besides Game, they have never produced a bad movie.
Continue readingThis is a really hard year to pick the best films! And I’m not even sure of my choices, so please leap in with comments if you disagree.
Continue readingYou know what’s weird about 2009? A surprisingly large number of those songs that are slow and deeply emotional but aren’t exactly love songs. Weird!
Continue readingFinal index post! Covering the moment when Shahrukh shows up to play himself-but-not-quite-himself.
Continue readingWoo-hoo, almost done! And so much happens in this section, it’s a fun one.
Continue readingI hope someone is still reading these. Or at least is inspired to watch (or rewatch) the movie and then come back and read them.
Continue readingOr halfway through? I don’t know, numbers confuse me.
Continue readingAnd we go on and on and on!
Continue readingOur long slow detailed crawl continues! Enjoy it, ignore it, whatever is your preference.
Continue readingOh boy, get ready for a deep deep dive into a film that is a combination of universal human emotions and very specific references.
Continue readingYes, I have decided to count backwards instead of forwards. Partly because I hate going with the flow. Okay, LARGELY because I hate going with the flow (have I mentioned that I always bring my quilting to the knitting group and my knitting to the quilting group?). But also because 2009 had an amazing line up of films and 2011, not so much.
Continue readingSuch a good movie! And especially rich in actresses, Konkona and Dimple and Sheeba. And yet, Juhi is still something special.
Continue readingHappy Monday! I had to go into work early, and I’ve got quilting tonight, so this is gonna be a looooooooooong day. But that’s okay, I had a nice productive home chores kind of day yesterday.
Continue readingI like discussions! And maybe this post will start one, or maybe it will just give you a watching list the next time you want to sit down with your daughter or mother or sister or husband or friends and have a wide-ranging “no right answer” consideration of complex issues related to women.
Continue readingI’m still fighting off a case of the Mondays, and nothing cheers me up like fanfic! And this is fun fanfic, the ones where I don’t have to come up with characters and stuff, I can just piggyback on characters we already know and love.
Continue readingGrand finale of Women Directors week! The two most prolific and successful female directors in Hindi films.
Continue readingI was feeling bad for writing such light weight posts lately, and then I remembered, oh right, I watched 3 movies this weekend and wrote 6 full length reviews (2 each) for them. Just, not everybody was interested in those reviews, so for some of you this is a pretty light week. To make up for it, I pulled out some of the more general discussion sections of my reviews of Karwaan and cobbled together a Hindi Film 101 out of it.
Happy Day Before Mother’s Day! I was going to write a fanfic of mother stories for tomorrow that aren’t the usual ones, and then I realized a lot of them had already been in films and I had just forgotten. So let’s celebrate those unusual mothers!
And now we are at an end! In a very long complicated section, complete with special guest star (I won’t make you wait, it’s Shahrukh). (full index of Luck By Chance coverage here)
Things are getting progressively interesting as the ending comes towards us! Most importantly, Karan appears! The unseen God who has put all of this in action. (full index of Luck By Chance coverage here)
Only 2 parts left after this! Now I am kind of sad. This was a nice different way to cover a film. (full index of Luck By Chance coverage here)
Over half way done! Page 5 of 8 pages of notes. And this has the one moment that makes me think “wow, Dimple! That cuts a little close to the bone!” (full index of Luck By Chance coverage here)
I’m back! This is a completely ridiculous and non-practical series, by the way. JHMS, I got the best views EVER (even beat Bahubali). This, I’m getting like a few dozen on each post. But on the other hand, it is my few dozen most loyal commentators/readers, so just for you, I will continue to put them up. Well, and also I really liked the film. (full index of Luck By Chance coverage here)
Part 3! Gonna see if I can manage to get through more than one page of notes in one post. At least a page and a half. I don’t want to get too ambitious. (full listing of Luck By Chance posts here)
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