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September 17, 2011: I Remember Nana…Patekar
Julie M: Finally finished Khamoshi: The Musical. Took me three sessions, and I’m still not sure whether I liked it. It was very rhona-dhona, which I don’t like, but Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala...
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Nov. 20, 2011: Wives, Widows and Wanton Women
Recently we’ve been watching a number of Indian films that center around women, ones that show them as fully rounded characters in situations that are far from the romance-movie norm. Please come along...
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February 21, 2012: Of Variety and Spice, Part 1
Jenny K: One of the things that so enchants me about watching Indian film is their sheer variety, how sometimes you are enthralled by romance, spectacle and melodrama, and then other times you’re...
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February 23, 2012: Of Variety and Spice, Part 2
Jenny K: Continuing our progression through the wonderful variables of Hindi film, we now veer into the comedies. I had been twisting between curiosity and dread as to what Julie would think of...
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March 30, 2012: Deliver Me from March Madness!
Julie’s been somewhat of a basketball widow this past couple of weeks, which gave her lots and lots of time to catch up on films! Julie M: B was working and watching basketball tonight, so I took...
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May 1, 2012: Why 2007 Was a Good Year, Yaar
Julie M: Tonight’s feature was Dharm (Religion, 2007). A very beautiful film, very reminiscent of Deepa Mehta’s work (particularly Water, and not just because Dharm also takes place in Benares). More...
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March 31, 2012: Days of Whine and Reasons…to Procrastinate
We’ve been bad, bad bloggers. No excuses other than work, and looking for work, getting in the way. But we’re baaaaaaack! Jenny went to a film festival in Pittsburgh, and Julie staged her own...
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July 6, 2012: Raincoat, Running and Rampal
Julie M: It took many sessions on the exercise bike, but I finally finished Raincoat (2004). Such a pleasure to see Ajay out of action-hero mode, and amazing chemistry between him and Aishwarya Rai....
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