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Seen near Southbank, Melbourne.


The Mist

14Nov07

One of the perks of having your office on the 41st floor is the view.
Not.


If you’ve been following the news lately, you’re probably aware of the uproar over the Sethusamudram Project and the subsequent fallout. For the uninitiated, the project aims to create a shipping canal between India and Srilanka through the island chain called Rama’s Bridge (Adam’s Bridge to the angrezis). Dig canal-connect countries. Fairly simple isn’t it? [...]


After years (!) of careful thinking and research (and mind numbing monotony), the list of probable candidates for  the honor of being The Prestidigitator’s Idea of the Perfect Woman has come down to three beautiful and not to mention intelligent individuals…er…women.

1. Cate Blanchett:  She blew my mind away with her performances in Elizabeth and even [...]


I recently found out that there’s a cinema in Melbourne (Cinema Nova) that plays offbeat films; so I decided to catch the french flick Paris, je t’aime which I’d been dying to see ever since I heard about it. Also, the lovely Ms Portman has a part in it.
Now, friends and family will vouch the [...]


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07Jun07


There hasn’t really been a great Batman comic since 2005’s Hush which was mainly thanks to Jim Lee’s amazing artwork and there hasn’t been a powerful Batman story teller like Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns remains one of the best Batman books ever; say what you want).
 
What happens when you team up Jim Lee [...]


Non-Friction?

06May07

Heads up to Johnny for noticing this at Landmark, Bangalore.
New genre you say?


*MILD SPOILERS AHEAD*
Perhaps the biggest problem with Spiderman 3 is that it’s had to bear the burden of expectation of countless fans, kids and comic book geeks alike. I’ve never been a Spidey fan but I was still pretty psyched about this film (psyched enough to get front row seats on opening day). After [...]


300

01Apr07

It is not a question of what a Spartan citizen SHOULD do, nor a husband, nor a king, instead ask yourself, my dearest love, what should a free man do.
I know I’m beating a dead horse here but, after finally watching 300, I do agree that the film was American propaganda at it’s best [...]