Rush

Movies, Drama

Rush

No Comments 3 November 2013

I am not a fan of Formula One racing or any car racing for that matter. But Niki Lauda is an intriguing figure and Rush received very high ratings by critics and the viewing public alike. So I went to see this new film by Ron Howard.

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NO

Movies, Documentary, Drama

NO

No Comments 30 October 2013

Advertising is curious profession. It is in part art and in part psychology. Some ads are amazingly good, and those who created these memorable ads become famous at least in the subculture of advertising agencies.

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Gravity

Movies, Drama, Travel

Gravity

No Comments 16 October 2013

Thanks to Richard Branson, space tourism will be possible within a few years. Most people will not be able to afford to escape the gravity of earth in a Virgin Galactic aircraft.

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The Turning

Movies, Drama

The Turning

No Comments 7 October 2013

The project of turning a book of 17 short stories very loosely connected in the one movie is a daunting task. Producer Robert Connolly parceled the task of putting prose into film out to 17 different directors.

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Toy Story 2

Movies, Phantasy

Toy Story 2

No Comments 29 September 2013

As a fan of Pixar movies, I wanted to see sequel to the first full feature Pixar movie, Toy Story. With the first Toy Story was appealing because the idea of making toys come alive was new. Part 2 is simply more of the same.

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Blue Jasmine

Movies, Drama

Blue Jasmine

No Comments 23 September 2013

Perhaps the single best decision Woody Allen made to get back his creativity was to move the location of his movies out of New York. Blue Jasmine takes place mainly in San Francisco although there are periodic flashbacks to New York and its summer playground, the Hamptons.

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The Gods Must be Crazy (I and II)

Movies, Comedy

The Gods Must be Crazy (I and II)

No Comments 22 September 2013

Many moons ago, I heard about a comedy in which a Coke bottle plays an essential role. A Coke bottle is dropped out of an airplane and falls from the sky into the hands of a primitive tribe that had never had contact with civilization. So tribesmen think that “Gods must be crazy” for dropping such an object.

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