Monthly Archives: August 2005

Ang-ling in Brokeback Mountain

The trailer of Ang Lee’s latest movie, Brokeback Mountain, finally hit the Net.I’m an unabashed fan of Ang Lee’s work, ever since I saw Wedding Banquet many years ago. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was a masterpiece, and it’s a testament … Continue reading

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I love Wood, Elijah

I finally saw Sin City. Albeit a screener, but since there are no immediate plans to release this film in India, I thought; what the heck. Take that, you fat-cat studio execs.Talk about über-violent. That’s a lot of blood. Lots … Continue reading

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Dead End, or…?

Apropos my recent tirade about the difficulties of adapting a literarywork to the screen. Enter Batman: Dead End. A Short film, all of 8 minutes. Here is Batman, shorn of all hisglitzy goodies. Set in the backdrop of the Joker’s … Continue reading

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Homeopathy’s benefit questioned

Oh crap!

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Zen and the Art of Film Adaptation

Some time back, my friend forwarded me a link to a review he wrote of the Batman movie… he hated it (“tears of blood”, as I recall). He felt real anguish over this appalling rendition of his beloved hero, and … Continue reading

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Blog kiya jaye?

It’s been a while. I hope that I finally have the time to post on a regular basis. If all goes according to plan, expect to find updates on my work, and my opinion on current affairs, technology, scientific developments, … Continue reading

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