It was a mixed group of us who went to watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Part 1). Some of us were die-hard fans of the books, some of us die-hard fans of the movies and had never read the book and some of us just wanted to watch an interesting movie. And not one of us liked it. I just love the HP books and have been time and again moderately disappointed by…
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300 is based on the true story of the ‘Battle of Thermopylae” in which a group of a few thousand men of Sparta and Greece stood against the Persian attack of demigod Xerxes I. Read More…
Thanks to bigflix.com we are watching movies that we would never go to the theatre for. One such movie that I was curious about was Nancy Drew (2007). Like a lot of kids, I started reading books with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys series. I had never seen an onscreen adaptation of the series so was wondering what it would be like. Well, to be honest, I was disappointed. Everything was wrong from the…
The Ladies Are Back Carrie and the gang are back with their designer labels and six-inch heels. The movie takes off from four years after the famous HBO show ended. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), her husband Steve and their son have made a life for themselves in Brooklyn. Samantha (Kim Cattrall) is settled in a monogamous relationship and has been living in Los Angeles. Carrie (Sarah J. Parker) has been in a 3-year relationship with Mr.…
‘The Umbrella Man’ was my introduction to the delightful world of Roald Dahl. After that I never skipped a chance to read Roald Dahl’s book – and honestly, I did not like all of them equally. But I do believe that Roald Dahl is the master of short stories, especially the creepy and macabre ones. ‘The Best of Roald Dahl’ is a collection of outright creepy stories. You browse along happily page after page and…
I was not planning to do a tribute post on Michael Jackson. I was shocked by the news of his death, but not particularly moved, at least not in a personal way. It was only when I saw the memorial service over television that the impact of the situation hit me. Being an Indian, your introduction to the world of Western music is really determined by what your peers recommend or what you hear at…
