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Little Miss Sunshine – 2006 – Losers …. With Spirit
I bought the DVD of this film about 12 years ago and it was in its original cellophane wrapping to date. For some strange reason, I was too lazy to see it. I suppose everything happens at the right time. Little Miss Sunshine is simply a bittersweet, charming tale of a bunch of Sad…
Read MoreBrief Encounter – 1945 – Love hurts (and how)
World War 2 had just ended. Chance sexual encounters between men and women during the war were rampant, fuelled by the “tomorrow may not come at all” feeling. Some ended happily in marriage. Others sadly with as the men went missing or died during the war. But what does one do now that war…
Read MoreThey Shoot Horses Don’t They (1969) – Harrowing watch
“We have become a race of peeping Toms. Instead, we should go out and look inside at ourselves”. This is an excellent quote from one of the greatest thrillers, Rear Window(1954), essentially about human voyeurism that is integral to our basic instinct. Modern “reality” and “game shows” have only taken these aspects, far ahead.…
Read MoreNUREMBERG (2000) – Evil fascinates
When World War 2 ended, the Allies decided to put all the top Nazi leadership on trial. The “undertrials” would be given the best of “Western” justice – the very kind of justice that they had denied to most, if not all, their victims in the countries occupied by them. The trial of the…
Read MoreBy Dawn’s Early Light (1990) – Well-Intentioned Apocalyptic Thriller
At times a film comes along that is timely. At times the film is strangely out of place given the contemporary happenings. By Dawn’s Early Light is both, especially when you consider when it was made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFLtRIwMqxY In 1990, when the TV movie was released, tumultuous events were shaping a new world. …
Read MoreAll quiet on the western Front – Political Correctness over human savagery
Erich Marie Remarque was a German soldier who wrote about his experiences in the First World War. His books were so influential that the Nazis banned them when they gained power in 1933. The book Im Westen nichts Neues (All Quiet on the western Front) became an all-time classic. It is still regarded as one…
Read MoreThe Forgotten Battle – Predictable yet engrossing
The Historical map and background shown at the beginning of the first few seconds clarify what the film is all about. Simply put, since French ports were still in German hands and being defended resolutely, the only other port, easily captured was Antwerp in Belgium which sat at the end of the long journey…
Read MoreBhuj : The Pride of India
Bhuj – The Pride of India : Maajhi Ekdum Satakli In 1974, Kishore Kumar acted, produced, directed, sang, wrote, and scored Badhti ka Naam Daadhi. Before the film starts, Kishore himself comes on the screen, addresses the audience, and says as below (a loose translation): “Dear Friends and cinema fans This insignificant writer,…
Read MoreShershah – A mixed experience
Let’s talk about the obvious. An “Independence Day release is a neat idea, the hope being that more people will flock to see the movie. Shershah is a bio-pic of Captain Vikram Batra who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for his various actions during the 1999 Kargil War. The ferocity of the engagements…
Read MoreMusical Combinations – Directors and their music
Hi All Let me share about Swar Alaap, run by Dinesh Ghate, a musician passionate about bringing forth the contributions of people “behind the screen” – the various instrumentalists who have given unique sounds and iconic fillers/introductions to various songs that we are aware of. When Dinesh asked me to write for Swar Alaap in…
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Hi Welcome to my blog I will be mostly posting about books, music, movies . This will also serve as a teaser for upcoming projects Stay tuned . Rammesh
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