There's a bunch of folks down in Silicon valley and Stockton areas but space is so expensive that there aren't a lot of indie theaters anymore. I think they mostly do rentals or watch the Indian/Pakistani channels on cable.
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > There's a large Indian community here in Atlanta, but I don't know anyone > of Sub-Continental extraction. The few contacts I had were through my old > job at Soulless Evil, Inc. Maybe if I hit an Indian restaurant one day > soon... > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: dar...@darylelockhart.com > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:15:55 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: movie review: A bittersweet life > > > Bollywood Sundays were a limited run, a series that was originally > started to support the "Bollywood Hero" mini-series they made. > > All of the movies actually ran twice ( Jab We Met is one of my all time > favorites) -- IFC is aware that people want them to come back, but > somebody has to pay for the licensing. Esurance was the original sponsor > for Sunday Bollywood. No official word on when the films will return, but > if anybody knows any sponsors who should be interested, hit 'em up! > > I've noticed that since the Sunday Bollywood showings caught on, every > major Bollywood release has been in theaters in the US. I'm in Charlotte (a > market that doesn't get ANYTHING) and have seen everything opening weekend > since last year this time. > > Daryle > > > On Feb 10, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > They really love their viewers... :P > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:50:10 -0800 > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: movie review: A bittersweet life > > > I checked IFC and there's no reply to the comments on the website. A lot > of people are disappointed. > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Martin Baxter < > truthseeker...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I wonder why they've been pulling them, and stopped showing those Sundays > on IFC. I used to set my clock by them. > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:28:44 -0800 > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: movie review: A bittersweet life > > > I saw Snoop Dogg in one movie recently. Unfortunately, IFC stopped > showing the Bollywood movies on Sunday mornings. :( I have yet to see one > that was at least a 4 out of 5 so far. > > Netflix has been removing some of the movies that I picked from my list due > to "various" reasons. > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Martin Baxter < > truthseeker...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Yes, Mr Worf, they do make watching a hit-or-miss proposition. I saw "The > Don" on IFC once. I think. > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > ------------------------------ > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > From: hellomahog...@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:30:36 -0800 > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: movie review: A bittersweet life > > > Yea. The same for Bollywood as well. They use the older method and it is > effective. There is a guy in some of the Bollywood movies that borrows from > Jackie Chan (jumps, shimming down pipes etc.) but they rarely go overboard > or do the quake cam. His name is Shah Rukh Khan. (Check out the Don) > > The problem with Bollywood is that they use too many of the bad styles that > make their movies look like they were shot by Hype Williams. > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net > > wrote: > > > > Compare the fight scenes of this and other Asian films you watch with > American fight scenes. As discussed ad nauseum, I'm really despairing of so > much American action fare, which is horribly choreographed. If you list > Transformers, Crank, G.I. Joe, and other stuff, it's beyond ridiculous. I > honestly couldn't see or register one clear punch or kick in "Joe", the > camera moved so much. > It's been my experience that Asian cinema is much better at fast action > that one can still follow, due to better usage of the camera, more long > shots that let you see the total scene and the fighters whole bodies, and > less frenetic scene shifts. Is that the case in the stuff you're watching? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelwyn" <ravena...@yahoo.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:02:00 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: movie review: A bittersweet life > > > Added to my list. I am on somewhat of a South Korean cinema binge. > Watched "A Dirty Carnaval (Biyeolhan geor)" last night. Overall, I didn't > care much for it but the fight scenes were brutal and realistically > choreographed. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > > > Movie Review: Dalkomhan Insaeng aka A Bittersweet Life, directed by Kim > > Jee-Woon > > > > Made in South Korea, this is a mob story about a very sharp mob enforcer > > named Kim. Kim’s boss runs a large hotel downtown. One evening he is > asked > > to take care of a situation in one of the private rooms in the restaurant > > that is being held by three members of a rival gang. Kim goes into the > room > > and counts to three for them to leave. On the count of three he leaps on > top > > of the table kicking one thug in the face, while punching another. The > third > > got the worst of it with a bottle of wine to the head. This all happened > in > > the first five minutes of the film! > > > > Unfortunately, this set off a chain of events that slowly reveals itself > as > > the film progresses. A couple of days later, Kim’s boss asked him to > keep an > > eye on his new girlfriend while he is away on a trip. She is a college > age > > woman that he suspects may be seeing someone her own age. If she was he > > ordered Kim to kill her and her lover. After spending time following the > > girl, and spending time with her he realizes that he couldn’t kill > them, and > > orders them both not to see each other again. That may have been a big > > mistake. > > > > With the boss out of town Kim makes the situation between his gang and > the > > rival gang a little more intense by not apologizing to the Jr. Boss’ > son. > > The mob never forgets no matter where you live, and Kim found that out > the > > hard way. > > > > The fight scenes in this movie are top notch. There were even some > moments > > that was so well done that it was hard to believe that they were > > choreographed. They open a six pack of whip ass quick fast and in a hurry > > in this film which adds to the realism. One of my favorite scenes in the > > movie involves one man against a gang in a warehouse. Very good stuff. > > > > Pros: Good plot. Great fight scenes. Great acting. > > > > 3 out of 5 kicks to da head > > Rated MA > > > > -- > > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > > Mahogany at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > ------------------------------ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. 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