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Continue reading →: The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
Risascimento is the Italian word for the Renaissance, The Rebirth, of both Florence, Italy and Europe. The seeds of it were scattered in its soil with information from the Arabs and the Middle-East, it is thanks to them and their good keeping of ancient records why this whole period of…
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Continue reading →: 7 Khoon Maaf – Seven Husbands for One Woman in this Interesting Black Comedy Seeped in Sin
“O! Susanna, do not cry for me…” goes the song, sung in the beginning of the film and becoming more and more ironic with every turn. Vishal Bhardwaj is a master in magic realism in the real world in his movies. This was actually the first movie of his I…
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Continue reading →: How Does This Blog Work?
As I’ve said blogging is a new thing for me. I do it either in bits or floods, depending how much I can post at any one time or if I’ve been gone way too long and want to treat some regular readers (whomever they are) with a little more.…
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Continue reading →: Circe – Beautiful, but Predictable
I was finally able to read Madeline Millers new book Circe. I have been a fan of hers since I read her debut novel The Song of Achilles that was critically praised and has since become a fan favourite. Circe has been critically praised as well, though the reception by…
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Continue reading →: Om Shanti Om – Pure Movie Magic As Long As You Embrace All The Emotions
Warning! This was my first review when I made this blog ages ago, my way of doing things has since changed, and this kind of conspiracy theory peddling for a film is not what I do anymore. Just wanted to add that this is not how I currently do reviews,…
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Continue reading →: Why no posts at this time?
There has been as the word is ‘Radio Silence’ from me for a long while. The reason is simple. School has started and I have suddenly more essays to write and school books to read. I have watched different media in between, but none that I feel like would make…
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Continue reading →: 30 Indian Songs That Make Me Happy
Whenever I am feeling low India comes in and saves me! I mean, there are certainly the fair share of movies that make me cry my eyes out or make me want to just disappear in to the world of the movie I am watching or just look at all…
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Continue reading →: Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte – Star Pairs Through the Decades – Part II
‘Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte’ is a song from the 2008 Hindi film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (A Match Made By God). The song’s 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…
