A delhi boy whines and opines. Mainly about science, economics and politics. And the quirky things in life.
Just watched an atmospheric, easy paced and heart warming romantic comedy: Im Juli (In July) by Fahih Akih, a Turko-German director. There is plenty of information about this movie available on the internet (and I’m not really in a mood to write a review today 
). Please watch it! I’ll give this movie a 3.5 stars / 5. In India you can get this DVD from the NDTV Lumiere folks.
If the answer is yes…Have I got a site for you!
You can (legally) watch acclaimed, full length documentaries on this site. There are many, many documentaries on this site and I’ve barely scratched the surface in terms of seeing them.
Here are two documentaries that I absolutely loved:
Bowling for Columbine – A Michael Moore film that explores America’s love of guns and violence
Bowling for Columbine is a controversial documentary film written, directed, produced by, and starring Michael Moore. The film opened on October 11, 2002 and brought Moore international attention.The film explores what Moore suggests are the causes for the Columbine High School massacre and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place, and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film looks into the nature of violence in the United States, focusing on guns as a symbol of both American freedom and its self-destruction.In Moore’s discussions with various people, including South Park co-creator Matt Stone, the National Rifle Association’s then-president Charlton Heston, and musician Marilyn Manson, he seeks to explain why the Columbine massacre occurred and why the United States has a higher number of violent crimes, especially crimes involving guns and charges that the occurrence of violent crimes in the U.S. is relatively higher than other developed nations.
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Link to page where you can watch the whole film
Inside Iran by Rageh Omar – BBC News
Rageh Omaar embarks on a unique journey inside what he describes as one of the most misunderstood countries in the world, looking at the country through the eyes of people rarely heard – ordinary Iranians.It took a year of wrangling to get permission to film inside Iran but the result is an amazing portrayal of an energetic and vibrant country that is completely different to the usual images seen in the media.
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2 Amazing Hindi Movies
The Hindi movie industry continues to churn out one excellent movie after another. I profile two wonderful Hindi movies I’ve seen in the last month.
Johnny Gaddar (2007) – A whodunit movie. The audience knows the killer but the characters in the movie don’t. Catchy music, tight story and great atmospherics. Story keeps surprising. Made very stylishly. Don’t want to give away more. Just watch it!!
Sidharth’s Rating 4/5
Khosla ka Ghosla – A 2006 movie that I watched recently. A land shark forcibly occupies a family’s plot of land. In the movie the family tries to fight back and recover their land. They try all methods to get their land back: the police, the politicians, other gangsters but nothing seems to work!
Khosla ka Ghosla is a dark comedy that portrays land sharks, politicians, policemen, land brokers and assorted middle men in an amazingly accurate way. Bomman Irani (the land shark) and Anupam Kher (the plot owner) are the lead actors and they do an amazing job. Khosla ka Ghosla is an intelligent and perceptive film that just happens to be a comedy.Thoroughly enjoyable.
Sidharth’s Rating 4.5/5
P.S. Why wasn’t Khosla ka Ghosla India’s entry for the Oscar
?