Category Archives: Movies

Revisiting Mel Gibson’s The Passion

Posted on 02/04/2010 by

Notwithstanding the transgression he committed against his professed Christian faith, Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ (2004) is something to be reckoned with on Good Friday. To revisit the film could be as good as visiting the church, or … Continue reading →

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Back to DVD viewing

Posted on 21/01/2010 by

Six DVDs are in queue for home theatre viewing this week. Four are done and they are all superb: Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Silk, Joy Luck Club, and Shakespeare in Love. The two remaining are Shall We Dance and Twisted. All … Continue reading →

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Revisiting A Hollywood Chick Flick

Posted on 19/08/2009 by

Noah’s last ditch effort to win her back–before the pouring rain. It’s the loveliest of all scenes. Can you bring back the moments long gone? There was a gap in time— spent in grief and loneliness and somehow you have … Continue reading →

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Trafficking of Women in Film

Posted on 14/07/2009 by

There hasn’t been a film that sent me to tears, I mean real tears than this– Lilya 4-Ever, a 2002 Russian film produced by Swedish Director Lukas Moodysson. Russian girls have been stigmatised with the stereotype of prostitutes, but this … Continue reading →

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The Film Industry and Home Theatres

Posted on 25/06/2009 by

Had home theatres indeed taken over conventional movie theatres? The silver screen and high-definition multi-sound system may still be a better choice to fully see the quality of a film, but gone are those days when movie fanatics are drawn … Continue reading →

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What went wrong with Baz Lurhmann’s Australia?

Posted on 08/03/2009 by

It was not a bad movie; I never thought it was. Fact is I enjoyed every minute of it – the whole 190- minute run. I have thought the cinematography is superb and the social milieu that made up its … Continue reading →

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