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Parkour, David Belle and French Action Movies
The Spectacular Sport of Parkour The French have pioneered this martial art and sport combination which is built on the premise that any obstacle can be surmounted, physical or mental. This...
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Roger Ebert on Pillow Shots
Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru Na Haka), is a 1988 animated film written and directed by Isao Takahata. It is often hailed as the most powerful anti war movie ever made. I was lucky to run into this...
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Vijay Prakash – A Versatile Singer
There are moments when we are glad to have be in the audience of a riveting performance provided by an artist who has nurtured his art for a lifetime. The sadhane (devoted practice?) is very poignantly...
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Visions of Space – Mies van der Rohe
Meiss van der Rohe Visions of Space is a riveting BBC documentary series exploring the life and works of three remarkable architects whose vision and work has reshaped the modern world. The powerful,...
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Visions of Space – Albert Speer
Albert Speer This is the second part in the series Visions of Space that I saw. This is a look at how the works of three remarkable architects of the 20th century shaped our modern world. It examines...
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A McGuffin
A McGuffin The master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock built some his most suspense filled movies around a key concept called a McGuffin. Many famous films of his like Notorious, North by Northwest and...
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Scarface (1932)
Scarface (1932) The mention of Scarface brings to mind the iconic images of Tony Montana, the character played by Al Pacino in the 1983 movie made by Brian De Palma. However, it was only recently that...
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Visions of Space – Antoni Gaudi
Antoni Gaudi This is the third part in the series Visions of Space that I saw. This is a look at how the works of three remarkable architects of the 20th century shaped our modern world. It examines...
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Quick Gun Murugun da… Mind It!
Quick Gun Murugun (Dr. Rajendra Prasad), what do I say about this daring South Indian Cowbhai movie? It has everything.. action.. camedy.. sangs..and lats and lats of balls.. sorry bullets I say! Our...
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The Prometheus Movie Viral Videos
A team of scientists and explorers make a journey to a distant world, where they discover and awaken a dormant alien race. This is old territory, a first-contact story which has been the subject of a...
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