From the remake of the controversial classic ‘Straw Dogs’: Charlie: Hey Mr Sumners, can I ask you a question? David: Sure. Charlie: Why you making a movie about a bunch of Russians? David: I don’t really see it like that. I see I more as a universal tale of survival....

Wolverine’s adamantium claws are at times extensions of his heroism, of the fight for justice. But at other times extensions of his rashness and rage too. What claws do we have and use? Manjusri’s sword is the extension of his perfect wisdom in action severing ignorance out of...

Who bears within them enmity: ‘He has abused and beaten me, defeated me and plundered me’, hate is not allayed for them. - The Buddha (Dhammapada) J: I don’t believe in karma [the moral cause and effect; of begetting fruits of that sown], because many ruthless people get...

The Unseen ‘Ip Man’ Behind Bruce Lee? http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7663,0,0,1,0 The mild-mannered ‘Ip Man’ (pronounced ‘eep-mun’: Bruce Lee’s martial arts master) is a refreshing break from the typical genre of screen Kung Fu heroes. Come...

A friend, despite being a movie buff, often falls asleep while watching DVDs that feature slower movies. Because he falls asleep, he only has a fuzzy idea of what the films are about. This vague perception discourages him from rewatching them… because they are then somewhat decided as...

Swindled by ‘The Black Swindler’? I have always wondered this – Why can’t filmmakers make their films to be as good as the trailers of their films? Once I saw an intriguing movie trailer. So entranced was I that I went to see the show. To my surprise, the trailer was...