Koyla, An Evening in Paris, Hangover, True Blood Season II, STILL Gulliver's Travels

Koyla (1997) Directed by Rakesh Roshan, written by Sachin Bhowmick, Ravi Kapoor, Anwar Khan and Rakesh Roshan.
It was a bit mad but still entertaining.

An Evening in Paris (1967) Directed by Shakti Samanta, written by Sachin Bhowmick, Hasrat Jaipuri, Ramesh Pant, Shailendra (lyrics)
Charming film with delightful lead actors.

Hangover (2009) Directed by Todd Phillips, written by John Lucas, Scott Moore
It was hillairous and very entertaining.

I have started True Blood Season II the day before yesterday and I'm already seven episodes in. I love this show.

Meanwhile Gulliver's Travels is dragging on. Sometimes I want to give up on it but sometimes it becomes interesting and I feel guilty for wanting to let it go.

Various films and Gulliver's Travels

I didn't realise that it has been so long since I updated. Must try to be more dilligent. Ok first God, Please Give Me More Time - End
It was good, I marathoned the end and Takeshi Kaneshiro is adorable.

Now on to the films (I will try to put everything beginning with the most recent but I may well forgot some):

Marley & Me (2008) Directed by David Frankel, written by Scott Frank and Don Roos, from a book written by John Grogan.
It is a tear jerker and I love those. Besides Owen Wilson is very likable.
Pretty Woman (1990) Directed by Gary Marshall, written by J.F Lawton
I pretty much memorised this one but it still as good as the first viewing.
The Hurt Locker (2008) Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, written by Mark Boal
I don't really like war films but this one somehow appealed to me. It look so real but also film like.
A Single Man (2009) Directed by Tom Ford, written by Tom Ford and David Scearce from a novel written by Christopher Isherwood.
I loved it but it is no wonder since Mr.Ford is heavily influenced by my all time favorite director Wong Kar Wai. And in a good way. It is similar to WKW but with the touches of Tom Ford making this film a worth inspiration. Colin Firth is an amazing actor and this performance is fantastic. This is my type of film.
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince (2009) Directed by David Yates, written by Steve Kloves from the novel written by J.K Rowling.
It is Harry Potter and I love it.
Sonbahar (lit. translation Autumn) (2008) Directed and written by Özcan Alper.
It is a moody film I think a bit influenced by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. I liked it (then again I like Nuri Bilge Ceylan) but didn't really fall for it.

Good Luck - End, God, Please Give Me More Time Episodes I-II, Girlfriday

It turned out that I liked Good Luck enough to marathon the last three episodes, it being Ramadan and the fact that I had to go to work the next day didn't help the matters but I was so sorry for poor Hajime and wanted him to fly again and I also wanted Captain Kouda and nice flight attendant lady to reunite. Thank God, Good Luck didn't dissapoint me in either matter but it still is my least fave Asian drama.

Now I started watching God, Please Give More Time (GPGMMT) and Takeshi Kaneshiro is a gift to women from God I guess since he is so perfect. I can look at him all the time and still find him extremely beautiful but also approachable. And to top it off, he is a good actor.
Now apart from Takeshi Kaneshiro I like the first two episodes of the show. The female lead looks realistic and the story is very touching and believable so far. I'm sure we'll enter the land of "only in TV" soon but so far, it feels fairly realistic.

Girlfriday is yet another chick lit and I'll just give up on Jane Green after this one. Jemima J was the only book of hers I liked.

True Blood Season I, Golmaal, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Good Luck Episodes I-II-III

True Blood Season I was excellent. I have read the book and didn't like it but the show is fantastic. I'm very eager to watch Season II now.

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) Directed by Robert B. Weide, written by Peter Straughan and Toby Young.
It was a decent passtime especially since I do like Kirsten Dunst and Megan Fox. But it is not a masterpiece or anything.

Golmaal (1979) Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, written by Sachin Bhowmick, Sailesh Dey and Dr.Rahi Massom Reza

Loved it. Amol Patekar is a good actor and I liked his laid back screen presence.

I have started to watch J-Dorama Good Luck and three episodes later this may be the one J-Dorama that I don't like, at all. I love Kimu Taku, I like planes but the characters are not so interesting and I didn't really care whether Ogaya was afraid of flying or not - and a whole episode was devoted to this. Good thing that Kimu Taku is good looking.

Aata, Primal Fear, Becoming Jane, PuCCa Gunluk End, Scarpetta

Aata (2007) Directed by V.N Aditya, written by Gopalakrishna Paruchuri, Venkatesvara Rao Paruchuri, M.S Raju, Harish Shankar
I liked it mostly for the way it looked. It was entertaining but I'm not planning to return to it again soon.

Primal Fear (1996) Directed by Gregory Hoblit, written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman based on the novel of the same title by William Diehl.

I has been years since the first time I watched this and at that time I remember thinking that the book was much much better. This time I'm more forgiving, maybe due to the fact that I have a crush on Edward Norton (who was excellent in this role btw)

Becoming Jane (2007) Directed by Julian Jarrold, written by Kevin Hood and Sarah Williams (also includes excerpts from letter of Jane Austen)
Ok my all time favorite writer is Jane Austen and this is a slice of her life film focusing on romance. I cried cried and cried (this second viewing more than the first since I knew what was coming). I love James McAvoy and Anne Hathaway doesn't annoy me.

Finished PuCCa Gunluk and enjoyed it very much. A critic called her Turkish Brigitte Jones and I agree although Gunluk is less sugar coated and contains some really sad parts (about child abuse). Now I have started Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell - I know she (and the series) got old but I can't give up on her since everytime I thought I'm over her, I'm pulled in by yet another back cover plot summary!

Valentine's Day, The International, PuCCa Gunluk

Valentine's Day (2010) Directed by Gary Marshall, written by Katherine Fugate, Abby Kohn and Mark Silverstein.
It was a nice film, a decent rom com but it was not as good as Mr.Marshall's Pretty Woman. Again the story that brought tears to my eyes was the one acted by Julia Roberts (sigh).

The International (2009) Directed by Tom Tykwer, written by Eric Singer.
I liked it very very much. Mr.Tykwer likes clean and uncluttered cinematography and I do enjoy his films very much. (I still don't want to watch Perfume though)

I have finished Witness The Night and it was not bad but it was not spectecular either. And I've started to read this novel called PuCCa Gunluk. This is a novel converted from a popular internet blog where PuCCa tells us about her love life, childhood etc. I like her style.

Thirst

Thirst (2009) Directed by Park Chan Wook, written by Jeong Seo Gyeong and Park Chan Wook, inspired by "Thérése Raquin" by Emile Zola (now I have to read that book)
I was not really expecting a black comedy but there it was. Really enjoyed it. The sex scenes were amazingly done and one other thing I didn't expect was to see full frontal nudity from Song Kang Ho.

Vivah, The Incredible Hulk, The Painted Veil, Inception

Vivah (2006) Directed by Sooraj R.Barjatya, written by Aash Karan Atal, Sooraj R. Barjatya
I liked this film very much. Despite the fact that I don't care for either lead.

The Incredible Hulk (2008) Directed by Louis Leterrier, written by Zak Penn.
This film was suprisingly good, maybe because I LOVE Edward Norton.

The Painted Veil (2006) Directed by John Curran , written by Ron Nyswaner, adapted from the novel written by W.Somerset Maugham.
This second viewing was just as effective as the first. Oh Edward you move my heart and body both.

Inception (2010) Directed and written by Christopher Nolan.
I liked this one very much too (this turned out to be a great film weekend) Great story telling.