Tag: movie

Saawariya – Movie remakes from the sublime to ridiculous #2

  Saawariya is a Bollywood-esque adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s short novel, White Nights. And yes, you’ve read correctly – Russian tragedy gets the Bollywood treatment. I love it – it’s highly entertaining. This book-to-film receives an inspired mention in the adaptation hall of fame.  

Movie Magic or Tragedy?

Love it or loathe the idea, a book you love will be made into a movie. In the past, I have stubbornly expressed my derision at remakes that should never have been made. However, I do take a more moderate view of the book-to-movie translation these days but do find myself asking the question – Why is the book-to-film translation so controversial? I have … Read More Movie Magic or Tragedy?

Chick Flick Movie Marathon

I recently held a girls movie marathon. It was part of my Youthful New Year campaign where I committed to throw 10 parties in 2011. I previously posted about the movie marathon in the post, Chick Flick Bonanza,which might be useful if you’d like to host your own chick flick marathon. Here is the promised Ultimate Chick Flick catalogue. I am not saying this … Read More Chick Flick Movie Marathon

Chick Flick Bonanza

As part of my “Youthful New Year” campaign I set about planning the ultimate girls weekend movie marathon. Invite some friends round, play some movies. What could be simpler right? There is a whole host of chick-flicks to choose from, almost too many to make sense of and I’m promising the ultimate experience. I’m starting to feel the pressure. The idea is to be … Read More Chick Flick Bonanza

The Adjustment Bureau

I shared a saturday night novelty with one of my closest friends. Date night. For Friends. Our plans? Dinner and a movie. I know, standard fare. General catch up over sushi proceeded our viewing of The Adjustment Bureau. The film is credited as an adaptation of the graphic novel, “The Adjustment Team” by Philip K Dick, which I would now like to read. There … Read More The Adjustment Bureau

Eat Pray Love

My individuality took a hit over the weekend. I went to see Eat Pray Love,  like just about every other woman in Australia, hell maybe the Western World. The cinema was packed full (staff had to come out and ask everyone to move along to take up every available seat in the cinema) in what could only be described as a market segmenters dream. For me, … Read More Eat Pray Love