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    Reviews

    “A cerebral joyride”
    Karan Johar, filmmaker on REDIFF

    “Among the most charming and creative Indian independent films”
    J Hurtado, TWITCH

    ★★★★✩
    “You don’t really need a big star cast… you don’t even need a big budget to get the techniques of filmmaking bang on…”
    Allen O Brien, TIMES OF INDIA

    ★★★★✩
    “An outstanding experience that doesn’t come by too often out of Indian cinema!”
    Shakti Salgaokar, DNA

    ★★★
    “This film can reach out the young, urban, upwardly mobile, but lonely, disconnected souls living anywhere in the world, not just India.”
    Namrata Joshi, OUTLOOK

    “I was blown away!”
    Aseem Chhabra, MUMBAI MIRROR

    “Good Night Good Morning is brilliant!”
    Rohit Vats, IBN-LIVE

    ★★★✩✩
    “Watch it because it’s a smart film.”
    Shubha Shetty Saha, MIDDAY

    ★★★✩✩
    “A small gem of a movie.”
    Sonia Chopra, SIFY

    ★★★✩✩
    “A charming flirtation to watch.”
    Shalini Langer, INDIAN EXPRESS

    “Interesting, intelligent & innovative”
    Pragya Tiwari, TEHELKA

    “Beyond good. Original, engrossing and entertaining”
    Roshni Mulchandani, BOLLYSPICE

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    Synopsis

    ‘Good Night Good Morning’ is a black and white, split-screen, conversation film about two strangers sharing an all-night phone call on New Year's night.

    Writer-Director Sudhish Kamath attempts to discover good old-fashioned romance in a technology-driven mobile world as the boy Turiya, driving from New York to Philadelphia with buddies, calls the enigmatic girl staying alone in her hotel room, after a brief encounter at the bar earlier in the night.

    The boy has his baggage of an eight-year-old failed relationship and the girl has her own demons to fight. Scarred by unpleasant memories, she prefers to travel on New Year's Eve.

    Anonymity could be comforting and such a situation could lead to an almost romance as two strangers go through the eight stages of a relationship – The Icebreaker, The Honeymoon, The Reality Check, The Break-up, The Patch-up, The Confiding, The Great Friendship, The Killing Confusion - all over one phone conversation.

    As they get closer to each other over the phone, they find themselves miles apart geographically when the film ends and it is time for her to board her flight. Will they just let it be a night they would cherish for the rest of their lives or do they want more?

    Good Night | Good Morning, starring Manu Narayan (Bombay Dreams, The Love Guru, Quarter Life Crisis) and Seema Rahmani (Loins of Punjab, Sins and Missed Call) also features New York based theatre actor Vasanth Santosham (Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain), screenwriter and film critic Raja Sen and adman Abhishek D Shah.

    Shot in black and white as a tribute to the era of talkies of the fifties, the film set to a jazzy score by musicians from UK (Jazz composer Ray Guntrip and singer Tina May collaborated for the song ‘Out of the Blue), the US (Manu Narayan and his creative partner Radovan scored two songs for the film – All That’s Beautiful Must Die and Fire while Gregory Generet provided his versions of two popular jazz standards – Once You’ve Been In Love and Moon Dance) and India (Sudeep and Jerry came up with a new live version of Strangers in the Night) was met with rave reviews from leading film critics.

    The film was released under the PVR Director’s Rare banner on January 20, 2012.

    Festivals & Screenings

    Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI), Mumbai 2010 World Premiere
    South Asian Intl Film Festival, New York, 2010 Intl Premiere
    Goa Film Alliance-IFFI, Goa, 2010 Spl Screening
    Chennai Intl Film Festival, Chennai, 2010 Official Selection
    Habitat Film Festival, New Delhi, 2011 Official Selection
    Transilvania Intl Film Festival, Cluj, 2011 Official Selection, 3.97/5 Audience Barometer
    International Film Festival, Delhi, 2011 Official Selection
    Noordelijk Film Festival, Netherlands, 2011 Official Selection, 7.11/10 Audience Barometer
    Mumbai Film Mart, Mumbai 2011, Market Screening
    Film Bazaar, IFFI-Goa, 2011, Market Screening
    Saarang Film Festival, IIT-Madras, 2012, Official Selection, 7.7/10 Audience Barometer

    Theatrical Release, January 20, 2012 through PVR

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Episode 8: Women’s biggest enemies: Women?

October 29, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

He says:
Women are fascinated by other women.

If they like them, you can see them hug, kiss and indulge in passionate public display of affection that men wouldn’t even dream to do to each other. They call it female bonding and its considered cute. (I wonder why don’t they ever bond that way with their men friends? *Evil grin*)

If they (women) hate someone of their own sex, you can see them talk endlessly about the other, make a face at the sheer mention of the name.

Love or hate, women display it with equal passion, against each other. Let’s just say women are very emotional about women.

Men on the other hand, do not feel the need to bond regularly with other men. They don’t cuddle up with each other, don’t promise to go shopping together, don’t get angry for losing touch. You can just call up a buddy after six years and catch up exactly from where you left, with no questions asked. It’s unconditional. Guys perfectly understand each other.

They forgive and forget easily. Haven’t you noticed guys who had dated the same girl sit over a drink and laugh off their past?

When guys don’t like guys, they probably come to blows. But they don’t entertain conversation about people they don’t like because they know nothing’s permanent.

What do women talk about? Other women and their love lives, their clothes, their problems… All talk revolves around women. (And occasionally, about some cute guy they met.)

What do men talk about? Same as above.

Except for the talk of the cute guy.

But, apart from discussing women, men also talk about movies, music, technology, bike rides, places, games, cricket, politics, religion, current affairs, alcohol… but rarely do they discuss other men.<!– D([“mb”,”

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The point: Men do not obsess over themselves. Women do.

She says:
Women are fascinated by other women.

Well, look at the alternative.

The truth is men really aren’t that interesting. Not on their own that is.

Remember school, or college. Everyone wanted to date the resident jock, not because he was exceptionally smart (hah!) or good-looking, but simply because, well, everyone wanted to date him.

It’s strange but true. Men become more desirable when more women desire them.

The fact is women make men interesting.

Left to themselves, men would have no idea what to do with their days, or their lives. Think of an average bachelor pad, beer cans all over the soggy floor and used socks in the cupboards. Remember the last time you hung out at one of those stodgy men-only bars, all cigar smoke and my-bank-balance-is-bigger-than-yours conversation. Imagine a lifetime of boy’s night’s outs. Makes you shudder, doesn’t it?

Now, women, on the other hand, don’t really need men to keep themselves entertained. When women hang out with women, they really live it up — whether they’re headed for a pyjama party featuring weepy movies and deluges of potato chips, or painting the town a bright pink as they tumble from pub to pub.

And when men do turn up, the girl gang becomes even more fun, as they dissect the men, and yes, the women with them (and, usually, the dreadful things they wear.)

Does a woman complain about her friends? Of course. And then, even after the worst fight, if a friend calls for help, the same woman will leave work, drive miles, pick up chocolate cake, and sit with her till she feels better.

Why do you think even men turn to their women friends when they’re feeling down? Because women are not only better at expressing themselves, they’re also better at empathy. Which explains why women are so vocal about their friends. And why, in spite of everything, their friends remain their friends — for life.

The ‘truth’ about God!

October 22, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

Chapter 1: God as Suspense Account

Yes, God is like Suspense account.

Suspense Account: (n) a temporary account in which entries of credits or charges are made until their proper disposition can be determined.

(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

In the beginning, all creation and phenomena were attributed, so as to speak, credited to Him.
Over the years, slowly, science opened our eyes to the ‘truth’. It’s only human to buy valid explanations.

We think its His creation till science provides a perfectly reasonable explanation to every other phenomenon, an explanation that satisfies our rational thinking mind. Soon, we take the credit for that creation and attribute it to science.

There were a million things which could not be explained even before Christ came into this world and was given credit for all of it. And then science came around and took its rightful share from Him. Now there are just a few hundred more of the unexplained phenomena left with Him.

I am a believer, just that I don’t believe God = Jesus Christ, faith = Christanity. So I guess it’s safest and most accurate to say I’m agnostic. Not athiest.

Random quote from the movie ‘Contact’:
When Ellie challenges Palmer to prove the existence of God
Palmer Joss: Did you love your father?
Ellie Arroway: What?
Palmer Joss: Your dad. Did you love him?
Ellie Arroway: Yes, very much.
Palmer Joss: Prove it.

JUST like I cannot scientifically prove that God, like love, does NOT exist.

Chapter 2: Religion as fast food for thought

Religion, I guess, is overrated.
To me, it’s only as essential as junk food.
I would take a sprinkling of Hindu ideals and values (I think Gita is a great work of inspiring fiction), discard it off the violent undertones and the jingoistic importance of “fighting” evil, borrow a little tolerance, peace and love for nature from Buddhism and Jainism, and just a little conviction and faith in the Supreme from Islam and Christanity and family values from the Sikhs.

Fusion religion to me is a lifestyle by itself. Food for the soul. A few values and principles to hold on to, a few guidelines to live a happy life. That is religion to me.

I think our President said something like this: “Religions are like islands. Unless bridges are built between each other, the people will continue to live in their own little worlds, oblivious to the civilisation outside their worlds.”

That is exactly what I see happening today.

Every Christian claims that God=Jesus Christ… Oh, sorry, Son of God = Jesus Christ. Every Muslim wants to save the world from evil (western read American influences). Every Hindu wants to save his world from religions with aggressive designs (Christanity and Islam). Any one who believes his God is the only one is a fanatic. Anyone not willing to accept a person from another faith into their life is a fanatic too.

There is so much to learn from every religion, if only you were a little more open minded. There is a science involved even in religion and spirituality. You can’t leave rational thinking out of religion. Faith should not be blind. It should not involve shutting your eyes to everything else.

Prayer is only for those who are insecure. Meditation is altogether another thing. It’s just to relax your body, mind and give yourself a break. In many ways, for a lot of people, prayer is meditation cuz they aren’t thinking about anything else.

God, if there is one and is really that noble, cannot be so full of Himself to demand your attention. He does not need your attention. He, if he does exist, just wants you to be nice to yourself, nice to people around you and nice to the natural elements that share the space with you in this world.

That’s the underlying philosophy in every religion. If only you followed these simple tenets, you don’t need your Gita, your Bible or your Koran or your trips to the temple, church or mosque.

Chapter 3: So does God exist?

Ellie Arroway: So what’s more likely? That an all-powerful, mysterious God created the Universe, and decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that He simply doesn’t exist at all, and that we created Him, so that we wouldn’t have to feel so small and alone?

Me and V, my soul brother, buddy and editor, talked into a rainy stormy night discussing science and religion.

So I thought it necessary to dig into an old secret blog I had and re-visit my thoughts on the subject today. They haven’t changed much.

In fact, they’ve just grown stronger.

Palmer Ross: As a person of faith… I am bound by a different covenant than Dr. Arroway — but I believe our goal is one and the same: the pursuit of the truth. I think today Dr. Arroway continued that pursuit under the most trying of conditions.

Yes, Science and religion are in pursuit of truth.

How was the earth and this galaxy and many others created? Who are we humans in the entire scheme of things?

How do we know who we are, what we’ve been created for and what is the truth behind all life and phenomena, explained and unexplained?

Here’s my take of it.

We can only try to find out. Scientifically. Because science is not just about explanations, it is about the attempts to find the truth and the explanations. It is simply about asking questions and finding or trying to find answers in the limited period available to us: life to death.

So, at a very basic level, life as we know it before death intervenes, consists of three main elements (I’m sure everyone have their own classifications, but this is about my theory). Three elements: Time, Space and People/things that occupy this time and space we spend between birth and death.

Time is limited.

Quotes from Fight Club: Listen up, maggots. You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everything else ... On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.

So, we spend the limited time we have discovering space and people/things that occupy the space. I’m based here in Madras and my idea of truth is limited to the sum of my collective experiences of my life.

Time:
I’ve spent 28 years in this world. And don’t know how much more I have, I cannot control it. So I have to skip planning the rest of my life and keep exploring one moment at a time.

So what do I know after 28 years of life? Let me break down what I know into the other two elements Space and Time.

Space:
I can claim I know some streets, roads around office and work and a few hangouts. I know a (very) few places around Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Singapore, South Korea and South East Australia.

It is not even one percent of the space we as humans inhabit. How much can I explore and discover in the limited time frame of life? That will hold the key.

People, things, matter:
I can claim I know some people, but again, can’t claim to know them well enough. I can claim I know how to ride my bike, write, blog, watch movies and sleep. There are over eight billion people and at least that many things, forms of matter out there that I’m yet to understand or discover. So I haven’t even explored one decimal point of this element.

Chapter 4: So how do I get to the bottom of truth?

Option 1 is to give up and say the answer, the truth is God. And be at peace, believing that you already know it’s all because of Him. A readymade solution, a ready reckoner and answer to everything: God. This is perfect for those who want answers before they die. The only truth for these people is that there is God.

Option 2 is to never say die and keep going in pursuit of truth, keep exploring time, space and people. This is for people who realise that they may not be able to find the whole truth but have a choice to find out as much of truth as possible. And the way to find that truth is by exploring space and people. Keep travelling, keep meeting people, explore for you are the sum total of your collective experiences. The more you experience, the more you can claim to know the truth. And know that truth changes from person to person. You might find out that truth lies in the eye of the explorer. Every bit of the journey gives you satisfaction, every little discovery brings you happiness and every bit of your restless mind is at peace. For you know you are on your way.

You find answers to some questions, keep going in search of the others you have and the day you die, you die happy, knowing you did your best to find the truth. You would have had an adventure of a life. A total blast. Without believing blindly that you kept going and explored howmuchever space and people you could possibly meet out of the limited time.

Quotes from Vanilla Sky:
“Every passing minute is a another chance to turn it all around.”
“Its been a brilliant journey of self-awakening, now you simply have to ask yourself this… What is happiness to you David?”
“Most of us live our whole lives… without any real adventure to call our own.”
“What is any life without the pursuit of a dream?”

There is only one truth.
That there is no ONE truth.
That there is no ONE God.
So you need to have faith on just this: That there is life ahead, waiting to be explored. Enjoy the journey. It’s destination death after all.

Campaign for a saner Chennai: Meeting Call

October 20, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

Dear Friends,

We thank you for your interest in the campaign. The response has been very good so far and we have received numerous phone-calls, e-mails and personal enquiries from various sections of people who have expressed outrage at the instances of moral policing in Chennai and other places in Tamil Nadu.

At the last meeting, held on 07.10.2005 at ‘The Amethyst’, 65 people participated. There was a general consensus that a long-term campaign should be initiated for protection of freedom of speech and expression, freedom of association and consenting adult relationships, and against moral policing.

It was felt that such a campaign should encourage an open and healthy dialogue on various issues amongst citizens, state agencies including police and political parties, students, professionals and NGOs on such issues. It was also decided that a series of events would be organised for this purpose. The first of such events planned, is a day long programme to be held on Sunday, 6th November, 2005(date is tentative) consisting of poster painting, theatre, puppet show etc culminating in a public meeting to be addressed by eminent citizens.

In order to discuss the organisation of these events and to plan further programmes there will be a meeting on Friday 21.10.2005 at ICSA (Jeevan Jyothi), No.107. Pantheon Road, (Opp. Egmore Museum), Chennai-600008.

[Phone No. 28261905 /28269244] at 6.p.m. We request you to attend the meeting and share your ideas and suggestions for taking the campaign forward.

Yours sincerely,
Dr.Vijay Nagasamy & P.V.S.Giridhar
(Convenors)
Reply to: sanerchennai[at]yahoo[dot]com
ph: 25243949/52163949

Inching towards the final cut!

October 18, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

People!

We faced a lot more hurdles, both personal and financial in the last few months. But, have finally been able to complete a first rough cut last month.

We also had reason to cheer after Asif Bhai, our old music director agreed to do the background score and original soundtrack for the movie, unconditionally.

Over the last coupla weeks, he has prepared some really kick-ass scores.

And we’re maha-inspired as we gear up for the final cut starting tomorrow.

From here on, things would hopefully move at a reasonable pace and we hope to have a movie in our hands by the end of the year and ready for release early next year, hopefully the Valentine’s season. In any case, we’ll arrange a special show for bloggers before that. 🙂

Also, we have booked an official site. It should be up by the end of next month.

Thanks for not giving up on us and for all those endless enquiries.

This is also to welcome my co-writer and best buddy Murugan back home. He has come back for good from the US. We wrote the script over email, if you remember.

Now, that he’s around, we are gonna have a full-time executive producer to run around and get us some deals. Meanwhile, if you are aware of potential buyers and distributors, do drop us an email at madeinmadras[at]gmail[dot]com.

Layout, links, updates!

October 15, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

Just for those who haven’t yet noticed: I have updated my links on the sidebar below the movie reviews. Have tried to sort them out under random classifications, just to break them up.

Have listed some of my favourites. That does not mean the others aren’t good, my favourite blogs just reflect my kinda reading. I noticed that women specialise in personal blogs while men seem to stick to general topics that are either funny or light or based on film, technology, cricket and infotainment. So I’ve put select women under a special section called ‘Up Close and Personal.’

Suderbuddies are my favourite people, my closest friends, colleagues and virtual friends. There’s also a separate section for ‘Under 21,’ the young promising bloggers.

Also, I hope I’ve added all those who had asked. Else, just feel free to remind me.

The latest ‘He says She says’ column on dress codes has been posted in its home blog.

Since that’s a column I share with a co-writer, I thought it required a separate blog. So do visit us there if you still haven’t. It has the entire collection, so you could catch up with the ones you missed, right from Episode 1.

😀

Episode 7: Dress code

October 15, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

(Right in the beginning, we had decided the column isn’t just gonna be about topics but also everyday issues. We had to wait till people got the hang of the column. But now that we do have a topic at hand, we did seem to agree that a University Vice Chancellor prescribing a sexist dress code banning jeans, tees and tops was ridiculous. But agreeing is against the spirit of the column. So I had to disagree… Read on!)

She Says:

Are saris more modest than jeans? Are kurtas coyer than capris?

Are women dressed in skirts actually sneaky vamps out to trick clueless young men into life of reckless lechery?

Sigh. Those poor men. If the moral police are to be believed, all they do is sit, artlessly discussing existantialism perhaps, at street corners. Then, boom. A depraved woman in (gasp) a pair of jeans and T-shirt walks past, and they have no option but to start stalking her, passing obscene comments.

Give us a break.

As any woman who’s walked any street in this city knows, you will be followed. You will be whistled at. You will be commented on. And this is irrespective of whether you’re wearing a tiny pair of shorts or a voluminous cotton sari. Irrespective of your age, or your looks, or your size.

That’s the strange thing about this city’s brand of roadside romeos: they don’t spare anyone.

So anyone who thinks that dressing all the city’s students in ‘traditional Indian wear’ will bring down the crime rate is either ridiculously optimistic, or amazingly shortsighted.

Apart from the obvious fact that karate is more likely to deter those hot-headed misguided young men than kurtas, there’s another fact that authorities in question should keep in mind.

Students are rebels. They will always be.

Sari’s can be made of light-as-air chiffon with blouses that are more itsy-bitsy than any self-respecting bikini. Kurtas can be sleeveless, backless and off shoulder. Churidhars today are slinker than the Oscar ballgowns.

Indian traditional wear can give western casual a run for its money anytime. Check out the woman in backless cholis at any wedding, and you’ll know what I mean.

And to think people are protesting denim and T-shirts!

He says:

I agree with the Vice Chancellor.

He’s absolutely right.

Let’s get rid of jeans and short tight tops.

They are not part of Indian culture nor are trousers.

Neither is English nor engineering.

Hence, the learned officials, must also introduce Sanskrit or Tamil as official language and make students dress up in costumes from ‘Asoka,’ a dress code that conforms to Indian culture.

Considering what Kareena wore (or didn’t wear), the attendance from the boys will be unprecedented.

Given that industrialisation, modernisation and subsequent globalisation is taking away from Indian culture, we need to go back to our roots and embrace agriculture.

Gandhiji said India lives in its villages, remember.

Let’s do away with the evil of engineering and technology that’s converting sacred rural pockets into urban centres.

Let’s get rid of education, it was not part of the Indian culture.

Whatever we need to know is there in the vedas, the scriptures and also recorded by our own great great-grand-fathers.

Let’s all learn to shoot with bows and arrows, walk around in loin cloth and hunt for our food.

Let’s get rid of the concept of money, it is not part of the Indian culture. It distracts.

Let’s get rid of democracy, it is not part of the Indian culture. Call the kings, let there be courtesans. Let there be war to decide who rules who. It’s part of our heritage after all.

One billion Indians arrived on this planet because of indiscipline and distraction.

So yes, let’s get rid of sex and embrace abstinence.

Adam and Eve practiced it with much discipline until the apple came in between.

So let’s get rid of all apples.

And peace will prevail, and maybe our dinosaurs will live happily ever after.

Review: The Cave

October 15, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

No IIPM updates here, go away!

Cast: Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian and assorted freshers.
Director: Bruce Hunt
Genre: Monster/ thriller
Storyline:What could it be? 😛
Bottomline: Enter at your own risk.

Do flying creatures that munch humans for lunch still excite you?

Hollywood never seems to get tired of mean old monster movies.

The Cave is just an assembly-line export reject, hoping to find takers in a CAS-inflicted regime in Chennai where STAR Movies and HBO come at a premium. But that’s taking optimism too far. For, movie channels give you one such monster film every day a month for the same price of a cinema ticket.

‘The Cave’ is, at best, a crash course on monster movies for dummies.

Cast: Get some guys who’ve done supporting roles in some popular movies. Get guys who don’t mind getting killed after a minute or two and women who look good and scream well. Also one black American to make sure its representative of population, it keeps the brothers happy.

Storyline: A bunch of people venture into a ______ (insert title of the film here… example Haunted Mansion, Deep Blue Sea, Jurassic Park or just say “place” if the title of the film is a creature) only to end up as lunch for ______ (insert name of monster… example Anaconda, Jaws, Godzilla, Aliens, Predator, etc). But for the main guy and the girl (and sometimes, just one more friend) everybody else becomes a part of the monster buffet. And even after they escape, the monsters surface before the end credits to announce a sequel.

Rules:
1. Monsters are huge, toad ugly motherfukkers.
2. They have irregular eating habits, eat humans anytime they please, especially towards the second half.
3. Monsters like their food raw. They eat humans without peeling the skin or the clothes off them.
4. Monsters have short term memory loss. They often forget to make an appearance, especially during bonding and feel good scenes.
5. They are all psychotic, make funny noises that sound like mating calls but are rarely shown having sex. Or indulging in any romantic moment. They do love to eat women but not the way you think.
6. You never find monster crap in movies cuz monsters look very similar, plus there’s a possibility that eaten man/woman finds an exit from the rear.

Treatment: Hire a game addict and give him a deadline of 100 minutes to write a script. All he needs to do is to transcribe a monster videogame.

Get a visual effects guy for a director. People go to watch a monster movie for the effects. Nothing else matters. Or at least that’s what the makers of this film seem to believe. To director Bruce Hunt’s credit, the visual effects for ‘The Cave’ do rock.

But for that, there’s no other reason to venture in.

And yes, if you’re still hunting for IIPM related blogs, you certainly do need admission into The Cave along with… maybe a back-to-back Double Bill with ‘Grudge,’ the movie I would gladly send anyone I have one against. Grudge, in fact, has a burping ghost.

Yes, announcement: Kisna is no longer the worst film made, it’s got to be the Grudge! By miles.

IIPM case: How valid is an electronic legal notice?

October 13, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

Is the lawsuit one big hoax??
After the clowns in IIPM issued electronic legal notices to Rashmi, Gaurav and Varna, I emailed legal expert Naavi to ask him his opinion on the validity.

Reproduced below is the text of Naavi’s email.

From: naavi

To: Sudhish Kamath
Date: Oct 11, 2005 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: Is it possible to send legal notices over email?

Dear Mr Sudhish,

It is true that e-mails can be used for serving notices inlieu of paper notices. This follows from Section 4 of ITA-2000 (Read along with Section 1(4) and 5,to 9,of ITA-2000).

Normally it would be necessary for the notice to be digitally signed by the sender. However, in the instant case, the receiver seems to have acknowledged the receipt of the notice. hence there is no problem about identification of the addressee.

Another aspect of the current case is that though notices in e-form are legally recognizable, legal notices prior to launch of court proceedings may require to follow established court procedures. I suppose that if the defence refuses to acknowledge the notice, Court when approached may direct the petitioner to serve another proper notice through paper. I suppose the court can at its discretion accept the validity if in its opinion their is no doubt that the accused has received the notice.

Naavi

—– Original Message —–
From: Sudhish Kamath
To: naavi@vsnl.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 4:29 AM
Subject: Is it possible to send legal notices over email?

Hello Mr. Naavi,
Im a journalist with The Hindu and wanted to know the veracity of electronic legal notices?
Can they be indeed be served over email??
I’m not sure if you’ve heard about the latest controversy in blogdom.
http://desipundit.com has an overview on how IIPM has sued a couple of bloggers Gaurav Sabnis (www.gauravsabnis.blogspot.com) and Varna who had given links to an expose done by a Mumbai-based youth magazine called JAM. Even the editor of JAM, Rashmi Bansal ( http://www.youthcurry.blogspot.com).
Going through this legal notice sent my email to Gaurav, I can’t help but wonder if its a hoax.
Here’s the link for you to examine: http://gauravsabnis.blogspot.com/2005/10/im-disconnecting-my-cable-connection.html
Is it really possible to sue people over email when the address is not veriable? There is no proof of address given and I could create an email address today that says Manmohan Singh and submit his real address while registration. If i create a blog in his name and bad mouth IIPM, will Manmohan Singh’s email address get a legal notice??
The entire blogworld is following this episode with great detail. Please give us a legal insight into this case if you have the time.
I remember my colleague Karthik Subramaniam corresponding with you during the alleged ***** bathing video case.
Thank you,
Yours truly,
sudhish kamath

So what this means is that if the receiver does not acknowledge receipt of the notice, the court will ask petitioner to send one on paper. So those who do get notices from now on, just ignore it. Let them send one on paper if they are serious about demanding that patry Rs.175 crores from you. Since the losers are fishing for money even here, let’s make them shell out some money for sending a legal notice on paper!

FURTHER UPDATE: Given this Indian Express report, and the IIPM dean’s statement that he’s not aware of these legal notices, methinks these 125 crore and 175 crore lawsuits are a big hoax.

In this information overload, looks like people, especially those compiling it, are just skimming thru posts.

So let me just clarify, I said the electronic legal notices are a hoax as in they have very little legal standing. at best, these mails from IIPM are plain threats.

They are from IIPM, they do communicate intent to sue but IN NO WAY CAN THESE NOTICES BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY UNTIL THE DEFENCE GETS SUCH COMMUNICATION ON PAPER AT HIS OR HER POSTAL ADDRESS.

Cuz, as the legal expert says, u can only send email notices after proceedings in court have started.

These email notices are not yet serious or real, IIPM just wanted to threaten the bloggers believe so. If they were serious, they wud be talking to the media and announcing intent to sue.

The only official quote we’ve got till date is: “I don’t think so.” from All-India Dean of IIPM.

So obviously, they say it in public domain on paper, it does not hold water. Tomorrow, you can always tell the court u deleted a stupid mail asking u for 200 crores thinking it was spam or a bad joke!Again, just a reminder, if you get one of these jokes asking for 175 crores or such pocket change, dont bother replying (cuz even if they are real, u get into trouble only by replying or acknowledging receipt) or telling the world u’ve got it.

Let them send u a notice on paper, till then its only laugh-worthy.

The electronic legal notice is just another IIPM tall claim. Read it again, the notice ends by saying:”Your formal response shall be expected by the 12 noon (Indian Standard Time) of 6th October 2005 ; failing which, we shall proceed with the parallel arrest proceedings against you.”

Arrest proceedings??? Duh, they are not the police. They cannot proceed to arrest you! Any real lawyer knows this. Obviously its one of those incompetent IIPM staff at work!!

There’s more…”Refrain in the future from releasing any news item containing IIPM’s reference without the prior explicit written approval of IIPM.”

Any real lawyer knows that information in public domain can be shared by anyone with anyone unless its copyright protected by IIPM. And even suggesting that you can’t release it reeks of stupidity.You guys still want to believe its a real authentic legal notice??? I give up.

Shelter from the storm!

October 12, 2005 · by sudhishkamath


Taken (self-shot) inside the traffic umbrella at Besant Nagar Beach on a really, really, really rainy Wednesday evening at around 8 p.m.

What an evening! We spent about four hours embracing the rain, thoroughly enjoying every drop of it. After all, it doesn’t date Madras all that often.

Making love to the Rain!

October 12, 2005 · by sudhishkamath

I love this pic I took from the traffic umbrella for the composition.
Yes, this is one of the we-just-bought-the-road poses.
Damn, if only I had a high resolution camera, this wud’ve made a nice poster.
But not bad for a mobile phone photography, huh?

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