Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2020

Amadeus : From Star Trek To Kolkata's Samadipta!

Choyon's Log : today is July 13th.A bright summer eve, all the windows open, warm breeze flowing through.In Vannes at our home son Mattis-Joti and I were watching Star Trek : Next Generation : Where No One Has Gone Before.The alien traveller who is speed personified told Captain Picard about his fascination for Mozart.Bengali girl Samadipta Mukherjee from Kolkata has the same fascination for the immortal maestro who was burried in an unmarked pauper's grave.


Growing up in a Bengali family, music happened for Mukherjee by default.Her music aficionado father exposed her to Hindustani classical music, ghazals, Najrulgeeti, and old Bengali and Hindi film songs at home.

Monday, November 20, 2017

American Rock Band Singing Akira Kurosawa

''...the strength of the Kurosawa images is stunning. The editing of the video really enhances the rhtyhm of the tune.'' One of the first comment in last nights official Youtube release of Ben Miller Bands latest track Akira Kurosawa from their new album 'Choke Cherry Tree,' available Jan 26.

  
The Ben Miller Band was formed in 2005 in Joplin, Missouri.The Band combines elements of folk, blues, bluegrass, and country into their music. Originally, their sound had been self-described by the band as "Ozark Stomp" but in reference to their label, is now referred to as "Mudstomp"

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Kevin Spacey fired On Sexual Misconduct Charges



Netflix, said on last Friday via Variety that it would not move forward with any version of “House of Cards” that includes Spacey — and that it would cancel the Gore Vidal biopic, “Gore,” which was set to star the two-time Oscar-winning actor.

Sunday, October 29, 2017

October Is Sylvia Kristel


Sylvia Kristel, 28 September, 1952 - 17 October, 2012
There can be few film leads so closely associated with one role as was the Dutch actress and model Sylvia Kristel, (28 September 1952 – 17 October 2012).The title role of the sexually adventurous housewife in Emmanuelle (1974) became a reference for every part she played subsequently.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Book Thief And The Reader

Both as books and movies 'The Reader' and 'The Book Thief' deal the delights, abilities and disabilities evolving around reading.


The Book Thief, a 2005 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work. Directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, and Sophie Nélisse the book became a war drama keeping the same name in 2013.

Felicite : African Movie Got 92% Rating In Rotten Tomatoes

Félicité is a Congolese singer who desperately needs money after her 14-year-old son Samo suffers a serious accident. She soon finds financial and emotional support from Tabu, one of the regulars in the bar where she performs.