Royal weddings are the best! The fairy tale, the guests, the dresses, the music and everything else that makes the papers on what is to be part of royal weddings. But there is also a lot of work to make it so beautiful, from cooks to seamstresses to etiquette that the wedding is the grand … Continue reading Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding
Month: February 2019
Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte – Star Pairs Through the Decades – Part IV
'Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte' is a song from the 2008 Hindi film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (A Match Made By God). The songs title means We Are Travelling The Love Lane (according to the subtitles). There Shahrukh Khan encompasses different movie stars of the decades with an ever-changing second-lead in the song to accompany … Continue reading Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte – Star Pairs Through the Decades – Part IV
Mahanati – The Great Actress Recreated
Savitri, the Devi, the legend, the actress, the director, the producer, the humanitarian and someone whom I wouldn't have necessary known if it weren't for my friend Shruti who recommended I watch the classic Telugu film Maya Bazar (1957). It is thanks to her I know of her as well of this recent biopic of her. … Continue reading Mahanati – The Great Actress Recreated
The Borgias – Season 1 – The First Act of A Deadly Decedent Drama
The Medici's may have been the godfather's of the Renaissance in family terms, but the Borgia's were The Godfather's in the terms of Mario Puzo. A family whose reputation of debauchery, murder, politics and possible incest have gone in to legend. Famous for their infamy they are the perfect historical family to have a show … Continue reading The Borgias – Season 1 – The First Act of A Deadly Decedent Drama
ELKDTAL Character Analysis – Chatro – Living for Oneself
I am doing character analysis for some of the characters of the movie Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga along with some other analysis to come. I have A LOT to talk about this film and I just want to let it all out in these posts, because a full spoiler free review is … Continue reading ELKDTAL Character Analysis – Chatro – Living for Oneself
Beware The Slenderman
Slenderman is a fictitious creation of the internet originating from Creepypasta, an internet site where pictures are uploaded along with stories that supposedly happened in relation to that place or being shown. They range from actually horrifying to downright silly, they are urban legends created from the minds of creative people with a knack for … Continue reading Beware The Slenderman
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
True crime is a captivating subject for documentaries, its overused in fact, but if the subject is done well then it will never stop being fascinating. There will always be an audience for it and there will be people who exploit to it so everyone can see and hear the details of whatever case it … Continue reading Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
To Catch A Thief (1955) – Glamour, Cats and The French Riviera While Hitchcock Takes A Holiday
Monaco, where this film is set, where Grace Kelly would be a princess and where she would later die in one of its roads is as much of a star of this film as the stars themselves. Shown in its 1950s natural beauty of green hills and mountains, old houses and churches, swirling roads, beaches, … Continue reading To Catch A Thief (1955) – Glamour, Cats and The French Riviera While Hitchcock Takes A Holiday
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania – A Real Romance with a DDLJ Heart
Boy meets girl, they fall in love, there are complications are the age old bullet points for Rom-Coms around the world, but how the formula varies is an art itself. This one takes its queues from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) or DDLJ, making us remember the now iconic love of Simran and Raj, but … Continue reading Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania – A Real Romance with a DDLJ Heart
Cliché Valentine Post: Rose – By Any Other Name?
The ROSE is the Western symbol for true love, desire, the obligatory gift for finishing school, passion and whatever artists want it to be. Different Symbolism for the Rose In Different Religions Past and Present In ancient Greece the rose was considered a symbol of Aphrodite. In her stories with Hector and Aphrodite … Continue reading Cliché Valentine Post: Rose – By Any Other Name?
The Little Corner 