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Karzzz, a curse
Movie: Karzzz
Cast: Himesh Reshmmiya, Urmila Matdonkar, Gulshan Grover, Dino Morea
Rating: *
The original Rishi Kapoor’s “Karz”, a ‘B’ grade film which became a hit mainly due to Rishi Kapoor’s dancing and charisma is not the type of film that should be remade in the same style, that too with Himesh Reshammiya in the lead. The new […]
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Improvement on the first
Movie: Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Cast: Ron Perlman, Salma Blair, Doug Jones, James Dood, Jeffrey Tambor, John Alxander, Luke Goss, Anna Watson.
Rating: 4/5
Hellboy is another super hero story which has been taken realisticly. Hellboy wasn’t a Box Office hit unlike Hellboy 2: the Golden Army which delivers more of charming, growling, nail biting […]
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Good enough to look forward to
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Movie: Iron Man
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., bald, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow.
Rating: 4/5
By the end of his film Jon Favreau’s Iron Man is a light and fluffy character, a superhero colored in with bright bits of crayon, but he doesn’t start out that way. Ironically it’s early on in the […]
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Coming up on TV
Thursday
Arsenal takes on Tottenham Hotspur while Liverpool matches skills with Portsmouth in the Barclays English Premier League. The action starts at 1.24 a.m. on Star Sports. Meanwhile on ESPN, its Manchester United vs. West Ham United and Hull City vs. Chelsea.
Friday
The ICL continues. Chandigarh vs Dhaka begins 7.30 p.m. on Ten Sports.
Saturday
Hyderabad clashes with Delhi […]
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Paintings and secrets
The mesmeric journey with Edgar Freemantle unfolds stories that have been embedded in the island for a long time now. HARISH PRAKASH
The landscape of Beach and Sunset has never been as eerier as in Stephen King’s latest spine chilling bestseller Duma Key. Edgar Freemantle loses a lot more than his right hand in an accident. […]
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Nature at its best
A recent visit to Wayanad brought relief from Chennai’s hot and humid weather. Wayanad is truly a place where you can see nature at its best. Soochipara Waterfalls was at its thundering best. It was a two km walk but the cool breeze and green surroundings accompanied us along the way. This waterfall is really […]
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For a smoke-free future
CAMPAIGN A group of MSSW students spreads awareness about the dangers of smoking to the ignorant but curious residents of Matan Kuppam, Triplicane. PAROMITA PAIN
City slickers often have it easy. It’s easy to buy cigarettes thanks to the many shops that sell it, generous pocket money and often discreet terrace spaces to light up. It’s […]
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You Tube Picks
If life is teeming with violence, can sport be far behind. Watch exponents of ice-hockey vent their ire in a way least recommended by coaches. At least now we know why Sarah Palin has been pestering us with her “ice-hockey mom” claims.
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=gHzEyCHBXnkhttp://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo9QFUDPjYk&feature=related
Compiled by KUNAL DIWAN
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You Tube Picks
If life is teeming with violence, can sport be far behind. Watch exponents of ice-hockey vent their ire in a way least recommended by coaches. At least now we know why Sarah Palin has been pestering us with her “ice-hockey mom” claims.
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=gHzEyCHBXnk
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo9QFUDPjYk&feature=related
Compiled by KUNAL DIWAN
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An attempt at deviation
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Movie: Aegan
Cast: Ajith Kumar, Nayanthara
Rating: ***
A larger than life cop in pursuit of the bad guys is always clichéd. But wait, there is more to Ayangaran International’s “Aegan”. Tipped as an ode to Farah Khan’s “Main Hoon Naa” and the Hollywood flick “Back to School”, “Aegan” does carry itself well for the opening […]
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