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Current books:
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The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A Novel (P.S.) by Michael Chabon
Recent books:
- TO A DUBIOUS SALVATION by Etienne Leroux
- The Final Solution: A Story of Detection (P.S.) by Michael Chabon
- Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
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Category Archives: Movie Talk
Gosford Park
I think this is my lucky month. Last week I won two tickets to attend Al Gore’s speech here at Tech. Then today I watched Gosford Park, a random Netflix selection. I had absolutely no expectation from it and was … Continue reading
Maalamaal Weekly
Ok folks ! This Priyadarshan movie is a Indianized adaptation of an Irish independent movie called “Waking Ned Devine“. Priyadarshan has done a pretty good job though and only needed to cut down on the unnecessary melodrama towards the end. … Continue reading
Cold Mountain
So here I was watching “Cold Mountain” without any expectation whatsoever. Its availability and its Oscar nomination was the only reason I had it in my list. But a few minutes into the movie and I was hooked- no not … Continue reading
Il Postino
I cried buckets after watching this.Massimo Troisi was the driving force behind turning this episode in the life of the great poet into a movie of such depth and simplicity. Famous as a comic actor, Massimo so strongly identified with … Continue reading
Before Sunset
A movie which kept me glued till the very end despite the fact that all it had was two people talking. Every word spoken, every thought expressed was like hearing myself speak if I had the gift of lucidly expressing … Continue reading