Archive for June, 2006

Devil’s Advocate

June 21, 2006

 
 
This is not going to be about the movie Devil’s Advocate which is known for Keanu Reeves’ wooden acting, Charlize Theron’s tasteful scenes and Al Pacino rising above the movie for the umpteenth time.Instead this is going to be about the now famous talk show hosted by Karan Thapar.
The show has been in [...]

Football and “The Cup”

June 9, 2006

In 1999, a Bhutanese filmmaker called Khyentse Norbu made a movie called “The Cup” (“Phorpu” in Bhutanese). It was a story of two young Tibetan boys who were getting trained in a Buddhist Monastery. They are crazy about the ongoing Football World Cup. They put up a proposal to get a TV and a satellite [...]