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RITU SCREENING TODAY@ VALLADOLID @ 16:00 hrs 2 Replies
" RITU " Screening today… As one of Europe's oldest festivals, Valladolid has always been characterized by its willingness to take risks and to innovate in its programming ...With a genuine concern...
Started by shalini George. Last reply by Ben Oct 30.
Vayalar Rama Varma movie award for RITU 8 Replies
Congratulations Josh and for the ritu team! Special congrats to Rahul for his recognition in his maiden effort!
Started by Neelu. Last reply by Josh Oct 29.
Ravi, where is the marijuana? She has it... 4 Replies
A house party is a house party isn't it?? Some wine, alcohol, tid bits, meal, music, dance, chitter chatter, gossip, work, politics, career, money... women, men, boy friend, girl friend... same sex...
Started by Ben. Last reply by shalini George Nov 1.
Lohitadas interviewed by tamil writer Jeyamohan 4 Replies
part of it translated by a friend posted below. the original interview is at http://jeyamohan.in/?p=4190 http://jeyamohan.in/?p=4195 Jeyamohan (JM): Why did you choose cinema as your medium? What...
Started by Salil Lal. Last reply by Salil Lal Oct 13.
Written and directed by : Soul 3 Replies
A friend asked me to write something on his group on FB. http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=12494& is it. Thanks for the invite, Satheesh. I was staying away from the noise of networks, but f...
Started by Josh. Last reply by Paresh Oct 5.
Because we love October :) 7 Replies
Wiki tells us that October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October r...
Tagged: Scorpio, Libra, October
Started by Ben. Last reply by Bêéñä Råj Oct 21.
The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown 4 Replies
Intriguing. Interesting. Enlightening. 509 Pages. Hardback. My Rating : **** # Harvard Symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Build...
Started by Mayuri Sharrma. Last reply by Neelu Nov 2.
Book Review: The Diary of a Social Butterfly – Muni Mohsin
In her own words, Butterfly is ‘sophisty, smart and socialist.’ Her friends, Mulloo, Flopsy, Furry and Twinkle are ‘always doing competition’ with her. According to Butterfly, those who’ve studied ...
Started by Mayuri Sharrma Sep 16.
Book Review: My Friend Sancho - Amit Varma 8 Replies
Dear Jasmine Shah Varma, I just finished reading, correction smiling, through Amit Varma’s debut book, ‘My Friend Sancho’ In his acknowledgments Amit Varma credits you for the existence of this bo...
Started by Mayuri Sharrma. Last reply by Josh Oct 13.
Why is it that the good ones always die young? 4 Replies
It is sooo hard to believe, how many great actors, actresses, comedians, musicians, politician,etc....have died this year. Some have just started to come into their own skin. While others have been...
Started by Keema Osborne. Last reply by Keema Osborne Sep 17.
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Our New Journey
Posted by Arun Anto on November 16, 2009 at 12:30am — 1 Comment
Hush! Puppies
Posted by binu karunakaran on November 5, 2009 at 6:07pm — 4 Comments
Interview with SFF writer Anil Menon
Posted by binu karunakaran on November 2, 2009 at 11:34pm — 5 Comments
Take off.
Posted by pink on November 2, 2009 at 12:15am — 4 Comments
The Leafless Tree
The sign of poorness has plagued his skin and his color. He used to wait under the leafless tree for his appa to return from the town which is in the other side of the lake. He doesn’t know why the old tree under which he spends his evenings doe… Continue
Posted by Arun Anto on October 19, 2009 at 11:02pm — 3 Comments
You working 9 - 5 in a cubicle? We are planning a great escape...
Posted by Ben on October 19, 2009 at 6:04pm — 16 Comments
Confessions of a Mother
Posted by shalini George on October 17, 2009 at 12:26pm — 9 Comments
Telomeres of a different kind.
All that gyan apart, I am here to talk about a person I stumbled upon virtually. Literally virtually. Through th… Continue
Posted by shalini George on October 8, 2009 at 3:12pm — 18 Comments
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A LULLING NOON } The curves are what that sway for the rigid plateaux, the stern importance is what that seeks its opposite, the jelly. Perhaps, a lulling afternoon is good enough, in the silent house to die in the moans, through a vision of deeper longings. It’s not one that you merge with, but [...]
Hours of moments
ON BANGARAM ISLAND } It’s dawn. The green, blue lagoon is still. Cold, calm, inviting. Puffs of clouds drift in the sky. Patches of orange hue on them highlighting their white. In the air hangs and wafts away, a faint smell of wet coconut leaves, wet after the night’s rain. The green of the chundi [...]
What awaits at the bend
DESTINY } He had hurt his foot and had been home with books mostly for a year. He was the first in the family who had gone to college. His mom's family, with whom he and his siblings and his widowed mom had stayed, moved to another town for his learning. But after college, he resisted seeking jobs. He had read Sir Walter Scott and wanted to be a popular writer. From age nine, since he began to read, after that bad foot, he wanted to become a writer. Perhaps this is how a bad foot works on your life.
CINEMA
Kurbaan Movie Review : Kuch kuch terrorism hai?
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Om Puri Direction: Rensil D’Silva Rating: One and a half stars I desisted from writing an instant-noodle review of Kurbaan. I said I wouldn’t, there’s no point etc. Because it raised my hackles to the extent that I wondered whether I was responding to this travesty of a film as a critic [...]
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The ‘Frozen’ DVD Release Pics – Part 1
Some images. Hopefully Shivajee-san will be able put up more soon. Apologies but was far back in the audience to get a clear picture with my tiny camera. And some 50000 people turned up to cheer ;) Also have an incredibly funny anecdote snippet video of Vishal Bharadwaj talking about his experiences in Ladakh – but darn [...]
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Abrar Alvi : The writer behind Guru Dutt’s classics
Aar Par onwards Johnny Walker and Abrar Alvi became essential parts of the films of Guru Dutt. Abrar Alvi , like a true wordsmith provided the solid ground to the dreamy visions of Guru Dutt and their complementary combination created a wonderful cinematic world through the films Aar Paar, Mr and Mrs 55, Pyaasa, Kaagaz [...]Related posts:
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Publisher says buyer emerges for Ariz. paper (AP)
AP - The publisher of the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa says a buyer has made an offer that would keep the paper and its Web site in business.
Sun-Times Media names John Barron group publisher (AP)
AP - Sun-Times Media Group, which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position and as senior vice president of news and editorial operations.Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood (AP)
AP - Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families.
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS (AP)
AP - 1. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King (Scribner)BC-US--Best Sellers-Books-USAToday (AP)
AP - Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-PaperbackPUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS (AP)
AP - 1. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King (Scribner)Winning author tells story of civil rights pioneer (AP)
AP - Maine author Phillip Hoose said winning a National Book Award for his chronicle of a young civil rights pioneer was all the more moving because she took the stage with him when he accepted the honor.
Apple Tablet Rumored Delayed as Publisher Gears Up (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Like Elvis, there have been so many sightings and rumors of an upcoming, groundbreaking Apple tablet that it has taken on legendary status. But now the legend is undergoing revisions, with new reports that the tablet will be delayed and that a major publisher is getting ready -- and still no word from Apple.French publishers slam new Google book proposals (AFP)
AFP - French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.
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Chinese writer wins Man Asian prize
Chinese writer Su Tong has won Asia's top literary prize with a bleak novel about a disgraced Communist party official's attempts to rebuild his life, trumping a clutch of Indian writers on the shortlist.
Review: <EM>The Awakening </EM>
Anita Agnihotri, one of Bengali literature’s best known modern writers, weaves a story around two class struggles — the personal one of a lowly chamar (leather worker) who has a burning desire to create deities in clay.A gripping read
The lives of three men in Mumbai —Madhav, Farhan and Sanjay — changes radically as they confront the ugly face of terrorism and religious fanaticism., and each copes with it in his own way.Dalrymple, Brown top bestseller list
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India by William Dalrymple continued to retain the number one position in the non-fiction section of the bestseller list for the fourth consecutive week.Autobiography at 10!
Azharuddin Ismail has turned author. Following in the footsteps of his co-star Rubina Ali, the 11-year-old actor of Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire has penned his autobiography.About
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