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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Remakes Galore

Movie remakes and adaptations have been around since ages, although not all attempts have been justified or successful. At times, the original versions are lucky enough to get a mention in the newer adapted versions, but mostly, directors/writers play it safe and prefer to call the originals as “inspirations.”


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Le Dîner de Cons (The Dinner of Cretins), a 1998 French comedy film written and directed by Francis Veber, is one such original that has been remade 5 times to date. The movie itself is a cinematic adaptation of Veber’s play Le Dîner de Cons. It is a classic French comedy that makes your tummy hurt with laughter.
Its remakes have been both hits and misses at the box office. However, none compare to the original movie that won 3 awards at the 1999 César Awards.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Antakshari Time!

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Antakshari is a popular parlour game in India, and is a great way to kill time especially during long train/ car/ bus journeys. Nowadays, it has slowly made its way into the Indian Wedding Sangeet ceremony, as well.

Although Antakshari is usually played with Bollywood songs, playing it with the names of Hollywood actors will give this game an interesting twist. (Sometimes, during boring lectures in school, we played it with movie names) 

Monday, March 14, 2011

Another Marvel of Movie Technology


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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button evokes wonderment at the advancement in the visual-effects industry. Making a movie that requires the protagonist (Brad Pitt) to age backwards is by no means an easy task. Brad Pitt is born as a tiny, old man with a wrinkled baby face, who then develops into a handsome middle-aged man, finally becoming an infant at the end of the film. How director David Fincher – with the help of tons of make-up artists, visual effects experts and body doubles – achieved this, makes this movie even more fascinating.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Women – The Real Architects of Society

With the increasing popularity of the International Women’s Day, issues like feminism, gender equality, female infanticide and Women’s Reservation Bill have flooded the print media in India. And while it's nice to dedicate 1 day to the strong yet delicate descendant of Eve, I would be ecstatic when we begin to celebrate the uniqueness and specialness of women every day, for 365 days.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Romance – Bollywood ishtyle*

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Bollywood has an eternal relationship with romance, and the master of this magical love story is none other than Yash Chopra himself (founder of the famous Yash Raj Banner). In ‘Romance is in the Air!’ I had shared with you some of my favourite romantic Hindi movies. However, for those who are new to Bollywood or are still in the initiation phase, a list isn’t compelling enough to make you want to watch each one of those movies. Thus, I have decided to give you a sneak peak into those movies (as well as a few more), which, I hope, will make the task of choosing the first movie to watch easier!