Last week ads for the USA Network‘s summer mini-series Political Animals started appearing around Manhattan. The six-part series stars Sigourney Weaver and (Belfast-born) Ciáran Hinds as the ersatz Hillary and Bill, here known as Elaine Barrish Hammond and Bud Hammond. Also part of the cast – and in a role that looks like good fun […]
Year: 2012
Bol Bachchan
This sure is turning out to be a season of movies set in Rajasthan (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Trishna, and now Bol Bachchan). Who can blame them – what with the havelis and camels and colorful turbans and such. And boy, does Bol Bachchan have colors all over – practically every shot is a […]
Sardars and U2: Rock On!
When U22 – the special edition, live album of songs selected by fans from U2‘s 2011 tour playlist – arrived in the mail, one of the pages in the accompanying program caught my eye: Among the various pages of images of the band performing and fans in arenas around the world cheering them on, here […]
Bol Babli? Bunty aur Bachchan?
I absolutely, most definitely cannot wait to see this movie when it releases on July 6th, but is anyone else having a case of déja vu when they look at the poster? Think back a few summers…
Patang
In one of the earliest shots of Prashant Bhargava’s Patang (The Kite), the green, yellow and pink domes of small temple in one Ahmedabad neighborhood stand out against the greys of the buildings around them. It’s an arresting shot, one of several that surprise and delight in between the story of a weekend family reunion […]
Tyler Perry – desi boy
Friends have often heard me say that I think Tyler Perry’s movies have a lot in common with Hindi flic from the ’80s and ’90s (family-oriented, heavy doses of music, humor and drama) and today, during a live online chat to promote his next release (Madea’s Witness Protection), one had to look no further than […]