Archive for December 2009
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Weekly Movie Quiz
How much do you know about “The Stepfather”? Ten lucky people with the correct answers will win two passes each to a show in Inox. Send in your answers with your name, address and contact details to: contests.nxg@gmail.com. Entries sent to a different id or posted on the website will not be accepted.
1. Who directed […]
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What’s lined up for 2010
PREVIEW Watch out for some the most anticipated releases of the coming year. ARCHANA SUBRAMANIAN and MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
HOLLWOOD
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, Alan Rickman
Harry, Ron, and Hermione are on the run from Death Eaters …and they have a single mission on their […]
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A class apart!
BIG SCREEN
Movie: Avatar
Cast: Sam Worthington
James Cameron is a legendary and has set the standards for visual effects for the past 15 years. Now ‘Iron Jim’ is back with the long awaited sci-fi epic, “Avatar”, and I am pleased to say that it is literally ‘out of this world!’. For more than two hours Cameron takes […]
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Apocalypse now
ACTION One of the best historical thrillers to be released this year, is a must read.
R. KRISHNA KUMAR
Title: The Doomsday Key
Author: James Rollins
Publisher: Hatchette
Price: Rs. 595
The destruction of the world seems to be quite the flavour of the season with James Rollins taking up a theme that is likely to hook your interest from the […]
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Rainy memories
Aah!! The beguiling smell of wet mud (and pakoras, of course), the hammering of rain drops on my window pane, music to my ears and that warmth oozing out of the wistful childhood reminiscences. It’s time to open the treasure chest that I’d never put away and it’s so crystal clear!
Food and rains
We lived in […]
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Electric designers
YOUTH BRIGADE The collections of young fashion designers were quite a hit at the Vimonisha show. MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
(Chic quotient: FADE’s design for the urban woman.)
Twenty years after introducing Chennai to talented designers year after, show after show, Vimonisha celebrated the landmark occasion the way it knows best — by hosting a mega style souk featuring […]
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‘ROB’ing our environment
CAMPAIGN ROB’s fundraising concert kicked off the initiative to show that beaches are OUR property. NIHARIKA M.
Youth initiatives have always been ideas of significance and Chennai is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to these. ‘Reclaim Our Beaches’ is one more such start, contributing to the cause of the environment, but with a […]
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Lenseye
Sent by: Asha Ganesh, taking a year’s break after finishing school.
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New dish, same ingredients
BIG SCREEN
Movie: Vettaikaran
Cast: Vijay, Anushka
Some random thoughts and FAQ’s about the latest Illaiyathalapathi starrer as I walked out of the cinema hall half annoyed, half amused.
What’s it about
Vettaikaran is a rare gem of a Tamil film that expertly incorporates themes of love, revenge, hatred and friendship into the overall narrative. The hero who longs to […]
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Wage a war
ADVENTURE Batman: Arkham Asylum is a game you should not miss. SHARAN.M
It’s time to put on your Kevlar-armour, your black cape and that dreaded cowl. Step into the Batmobile and race off to Arkham Asylum for the beginning of one of the finest adventures ever to be made. When developer Rocksteady Studios promised a complete […]
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