I watched only four Stanley Kubrick movies: Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut. Spartacus did not feel very much like a Kubrick movie to me even though I had watched only three of his other movies by then. I later learned [...]
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mana Mallikarjuna Rao
Comedian Mallikarjuna Rao, 56, passed away this Tuesday fighting leukemia. Apart from his movie roles, he was also the general secretary of the Telugu Movie Artists Association and the cultural wing secretary of Telugu Desam Party. As TV channels paid tributes to him, they all mentioned his career of about 375 films that came into [...]
Illayaraja – SPB Jukebox
Last week music fans like me celebrated the birthdays of these two giants by listening to their songs. “Maestro” Illayaraja turned 65 on 2nd June. Happy birthday, Sir. “Balu” turned 62 on 4th June. Happy birthday, Balu. Much has been said about their greatness and influence on Indian cinema music, especially South Indian. Here I [...]