Saturday, June 14, 2008
WIP
Well as you can see re-decorating my space again :D. I know it's a little blinding at the moment, working on it. Any suggestion for improvement are most most welcome... There's definitely scope! :D
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Ray, Kurosawa and Zee Studio, Sundays, 3 PM
Is a good slot to watch out for, if you are a Classic Cinema fan or even if you wish to initiate yourself into the genre.
April was dedicated to celebrate the magic of Satyajit Ray. I caught two very delightful pieces – Seemabaddha (Company Limited) and Joi Baba Felunath.
Seemabadha, contrary to popular belief about classic cinema, has a very relevant and current story line. And contrary to popular belief about Ray, the movie is not about poverty. It’s about an everyday guy like you and me, a young sales manager who is this close to becoming the marketing director of his company and his moral dilemma. It’s about the subtle relationship between a man and his saali (sister-in-law), and about business ethics. How much closer can it get to us! I’d say it should be included in the Non-classroom Learning sessions we had at SP.
Joi Baba Felunath was endearingly rib-tickling. A children’s movie based on a story by Ray himself, Ray always took immense pleasure in making literature for children, which is about a wannabe detective, a child with an obsession for his comic book hero and his old grandfather with an itch for adventure. As these characters take you through the meandering lanes of Banaras and give you an insight into the ‘baba’ rackets, still widespread today, the suspense mounts and twists are revelations.
Apart from this I’ve also seen Pather Panchali and Charulata both mesmerizing master pieces.
Yes, Pather Panchali is about poverty, but does not in any way glorify it. It is also about old age and childhood; running after the ice cream man and watching the train hurtle along its tracks. It’s about idly chucking stones into the pond and bothering the cat. Although not a happy movie, it is a fun movie to watch.
Charulata, is about women’s empowerment. Well not it in the current sense of taking up banners and marching down the street, but in the more subtle sense. It’s about how terribly bored a housewife can get and that she too requires some meaningful employment yaar!
I hope I’ve done a good job of attracting your attention to these movies. For better written reviews on the above movies read Jabberwock’s Notes. Alright there are no heroes jumping off cars and heroines running around the bushes, but hey, aren’t you looking for a break?
I’ve strayed from the topic , hence coming back to Zee Studio, Sundays 3:00PM. This month they’re celebrating Akiro Kurusawa, very befitting as Kurosawa was a big Ray fan. I caught Seven Samurai on 1st June. A movie I had been wanting to watch for some time, considering it was the original inspiration for Sholay. Caveat: It is nothing like Sholay although the plot still revolves around a village plagued by Bandits. There is no Thakur and the bandit chief is not half as impressive as Gabbar Singh. It is more about war strategies and camaraderie. There is a lot of comic relief, but it is not unintentional like Sholay. Watch this movie if you can.
Meanwhile you can catch the remaining Kurosawa lineup for this month; Throne of Blood (Adaptation of Macbeth), Yojimbo (I’m waiting for this one) etc.
If you’re not a Kurosawa fan worry not there is still a very impressive lineup of master filmmakers to be features on Zee Studio thanks to its partnership with Palador Pictures, including Wong Kar-Wai, Francois Truffaut, Jim Jarmusch and even Ingmar Bergman and Krzysztof Kieslowski. My Sundays are booked, I say! Please pass the word around.
April was dedicated to celebrate the magic of Satyajit Ray. I caught two very delightful pieces – Seemabaddha (Company Limited) and Joi Baba Felunath.
Seemabadha, contrary to popular belief about classic cinema, has a very relevant and current story line. And contrary to popular belief about Ray, the movie is not about poverty. It’s about an everyday guy like you and me, a young sales manager who is this close to becoming the marketing director of his company and his moral dilemma. It’s about the subtle relationship between a man and his saali (sister-in-law), and about business ethics. How much closer can it get to us! I’d say it should be included in the Non-classroom Learning sessions we had at SP.
Joi Baba Felunath was endearingly rib-tickling. A children’s movie based on a story by Ray himself, Ray always took immense pleasure in making literature for children, which is about a wannabe detective, a child with an obsession for his comic book hero and his old grandfather with an itch for adventure. As these characters take you through the meandering lanes of Banaras and give you an insight into the ‘baba’ rackets, still widespread today, the suspense mounts and twists are revelations.
Apart from this I’ve also seen Pather Panchali and Charulata both mesmerizing master pieces.
Yes, Pather Panchali is about poverty, but does not in any way glorify it. It is also about old age and childhood; running after the ice cream man and watching the train hurtle along its tracks. It’s about idly chucking stones into the pond and bothering the cat. Although not a happy movie, it is a fun movie to watch.
Charulata, is about women’s empowerment. Well not it in the current sense of taking up banners and marching down the street, but in the more subtle sense. It’s about how terribly bored a housewife can get and that she too requires some meaningful employment yaar!
I hope I’ve done a good job of attracting your attention to these movies. For better written reviews on the above movies read Jabberwock’s Notes. Alright there are no heroes jumping off cars and heroines running around the bushes, but hey, aren’t you looking for a break?
I’ve strayed from the topic , hence coming back to Zee Studio, Sundays 3:00PM. This month they’re celebrating Akiro Kurusawa, very befitting as Kurosawa was a big Ray fan. I caught Seven Samurai on 1st June. A movie I had been wanting to watch for some time, considering it was the original inspiration for Sholay. Caveat: It is nothing like Sholay although the plot still revolves around a village plagued by Bandits. There is no Thakur and the bandit chief is not half as impressive as Gabbar Singh. It is more about war strategies and camaraderie. There is a lot of comic relief, but it is not unintentional like Sholay. Watch this movie if you can.
Meanwhile you can catch the remaining Kurosawa lineup for this month; Throne of Blood (Adaptation of Macbeth), Yojimbo (I’m waiting for this one) etc.
If you’re not a Kurosawa fan worry not there is still a very impressive lineup of master filmmakers to be features on Zee Studio thanks to its partnership with Palador Pictures, including Wong Kar-Wai, Francois Truffaut, Jim Jarmusch and even Ingmar Bergman and Krzysztof Kieslowski. My Sundays are booked, I say! Please pass the word around.
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