A skiing resort is buzzing with tourist & a new chef is appointed. He is the winner of the contest. It has been shot in Ontario with lot of snow around. The cars moving through a pile of snow on the streets. All the characters wearing heavy leathers, thermals to keep out the frost. It’sContinue reading “Christmas with a view”
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The mother of the actress
Kim Mi Kyung is the mother! She was the mother of Park Min young in ‘Her Private Life’ which I was focusing on yes, Kim Jae Wook & Park Min Young but when I went to another show & yet another I met her again & again. Marveling at her capacity to blend in herContinue reading “The mother of the actress”
Goofing up
In ‘Blood’ there are many henchmen for the director Lee. He is one of the mentee with a senior doctor. He gets infected along with his two colleagues. A married couple. Parents of Park Ji sang, the hero. They kill his father but the mother escapes with the child. The mother is killed by oneContinue reading “Goofing up”
Coffee shop
A small, short, sweet film that gives that feel good feeling. A young coffee shop owner is threatened with repossession. Her entire work of a life time is going puff. She is also trying to cope up with her ex boyfriend leaving her. He had asked her to come to Chicago but she couldn’t leaveContinue reading “Coffee shop”
Rahenge sada gardish mein taare
A drama by Saif Hyder Hassan. Arif Zakaria & Sonali Kulkarni in the lead. A relationship drama based on the life of two creative people. The wife is a singer & he is a director. It is heavily inspired by the life of film maker Guru Dutt & his singer wife Geeta Dutt.The Tata theaterContinue reading “Rahenge sada gardish mein taare”
Jait re jait
An excellent Marathi movie by Jabbar Patel.The film has Mohan Agashe & Smita Patil in the lead. Based on a book by G.N. Dandekar, set in the rural village of Sahyadris. It was a musical fare for the people. Hridaynath Mangeshkar at his best. But it was a box office disaster. The story revolves aroundContinue reading “Jait re jait”
Blood
While watching ‘Blood’ I came across a conversation where the lead asks from where does the blood come. The answer is “India!” because it is legal to sell blood, but illegal to import here. Where? In Korea! Of course later it is discovered that it is children’s blood & that is not acceptable etc, etc.Continue reading “Blood”
Crash landing…..
Finally finished watching ‘Crash landing..’ & happy that it had a good end. I never expected a happy end but killing either one would be too melodramatic. Nobody had to worry about money both were well off, so finding each other in Switzerland was no surprise. Why they did not think of it earlier wasContinue reading “Crash landing…..”
Die Empty
Unleash your best work every day….reads the tag line. How true! Aren’t we afraid of pit falls & failures every day? Actually every day can’t be a success & yet it is not easy to digest minor hiccups. Yesterday the electricity shut down was for several hours & then when suddenly the lights came onContinue reading “Die Empty”
Anahat
From its title I wanted to know why it is anahat? That which is going on continuously. But what, why & how is it continuous? Why their is no stopping it? The story takes place in the era when the Kings & queens were there. The ruler decided the laws. So when after years ofContinue reading “Anahat”