May 2007

Life in a…Metro (2007)

Click to Enlarge There were a few reasons for watching this movie. Actors that I have revered all my life including Konkona Sen, Irrfan Khan, KayKay and Shiney Ahuja have played a part in this flick. Anurag Basu has helmed the role of a director, whose Gangster (2006) was critically acclaimed and loved by the masses. The music by Pritam and the songs (lyricists Sayeed Quadri, Amitabh Varma, and Sandeep Shrivastava) are so contemporary and funky, I listened to it almost everyday in Europe, visualizing the tale against the urban backdrop of Mumbai. The question I begged to ask now was – when is Life in a…Metro releasing?

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Spiderman 3 (2007)

Click to EnlargeHe’s back and in a BIG way. The visual effects are awesome, the story (though melodramatic in parts) is captivating and most importantly, more villains join hands to finish off our friendly neighborhood superhero than before — there’s Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), the New Goblin (James Franco) and Venom (Topher Grace). Additionally there’s also a slimy-sticky-creepy-black-substance that I must name as the most damnable character in the story as well. This is director Sam Raimi’s third Spidey installment and we all must hope to see the fourth one from him soon.

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Back from Heaven

I have come back from a hectic 10 country European tour and I don’t have enough words to describe it. The experience was exciting (don’t think I need to say that, do I?) is all I can manage just now. I am in the process of writing a travelogue – a day by day account of my trip and trying to finish it early so I can share it with you guys. Meanwhile, I have published some selected pictures from the trip on my Flickr page. So enjoy them for the time being while I go back to writing my article.