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.…
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‘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…
Goodbye England’s rose May you ever grow in our hearts You were the grace that placed itself Where lives were torn apart You called out to our country And you whispered to those in pain Now you belong to heaven And the stars spell out your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind… by Elton John Few from our generation will ever forget the day Princess…
Why this? Cloud Atlas remains an all-time favorite and my first book by David Mitchell. Having loved it, I was on the constant lookout for another book by him which I found at an airport shop. The title Black Swan Green doesn’ tell you much but I knew that I could take the risk. If it’s David Mitchell it will be at the least good writing and I was not wrong. The Plot The semi-autobiographical…
I have tried twice to watch Babel, a film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. In my first attempt, I could not understand the movie because the subtitles were not working for some weird reason:). On my second try, I couldn’t understand the movie even though the subtitles were working! At the risk of being called dense, I must confess that I just didn’t get what the director wanted to convey. The movie was painfully slow…
I always get a fairly accurate gut feeling about the movie from its trailers. When I saw Katrina Kaif swaying to the outstanding beat of “Mere Sang” (another hit for Sunidhi Chauhan) I knew I wanted to watch New York. New York is about the story of three friends – Omar (Niel Mukesh), Sameer (John Abraham) and Maya (Katrina Kaif) who meet at New York State University campus and build a close bond over the…
