Plot: A gifted musician inherits a mansion after her long-lost father dies under mysterious circumstances. She discovers his last musical masterpiece riddled with cryptic symbols that unravels an evil secret. Review: Rose Fisher (Freya Tingley), on the rise, talented violinist, inherits her estranged father’s property in France after his death. On arriving at the mansion, she...
Dinesh Ghate | Rubina Khan One fine morning looking at the cover page of the book “Melodies, Movies & Memories”, written by Nalin Shah, the thought of analyzing the content of this book came to my mind. Thought was never to critically review the content of this book but was to understand it. While discussing...
Mr. P. P. Ramchandran Mr. P P Ramchandran, popularly known as Mr. PPR., deserves all praise for his achievement, especially at 83 + age. His name should be included in guinness' book of record. He is married to books, has more than 2000 books in his personal library at home. He has reviewed over 1000...
Plot: Three band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head DJ refuses to play them. Review: “I’m screwed up and average enough that I could write a song that’ll live on forever and then after...
Plot: A pianist with stage fright endures a performance under the eyes of a mysterious sniper, who will shoot and kill him if a wrong note is played. Review: When Tom Selznick (Elijah Wood), a once renowned and respected pianist who after choking while playing “La Cinquette”, a seemingly unplayable piece composed by his mentor, now...
His writings reflect his passion and deep admiration for what he believes. He’s one of the promising writers we have who wants to create a ripple effect through his work. When did you discover that writing is your forte? Ah, it just happened. But I remember this makes me go back to my school days when I...
Plot: A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar. Review: “You know I’m lucky at least they were gonna shoot me.” – Amber. When getting shot is considered lucky you realize the enormity of the gruesomeness witnessed by the characters. Punk band The Ain’t Rights are struggling...
Plot: In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen. Review: “Is a dream a lie if it doesn’t come true, Or is it something worse” - Bruce Springsteen, The River. In 1987 situated...
This year’s Rama Navami witnessed an extraordinarily grand celebration that saw over 100 artists coming together in 7 ensembles within an hour, to present 7 Bhajana Marga Kritis, composed by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran. This event by Mani Krishnaswamy Academy was interspersed with Ravikiran’s insights into the Bhajana Sampradaya tradition. As Ravikiran explained, Bhakti (devotional)...
