Category: Movies

03
May
2010

Dharma@Cinema: Relating Our Lives to the Life of the Buddha

03
May
2010

The Plastic Bag Scene

One of the most memorable films ever is a film in a film – in the movie ‘American Beauty’ called…

03
May
2010

The Whole World is Running Out of Time

Another wonderful short dialogue from ‘Flash Forward’: Mark: We’re running out of time! Dyson: The whole world is! With or…

03
May
2010

Logo of Dharma@Cinema

Above is a crest symbol for the movie screening cum Dharma discussion sessions I run. And as the branding of…

19
Apr
2010

Kick-Ass Kicks Ass!

Contrary to my expectations due to its trailer, ‘Kick-ass’ is not a typical smart-ass fantasy flick only for kiddies. It’s…

19
Apr
2010

Youth, Life & People

From the movie ‘Greenberg’: Ivan: Youth is wasted on the young. Roger: I’d go further. I’d go: ‘Life is wasted…

15
Apr
2010

Beyond Small Pleasures

Release from being bound by what you wrongly assume to be true happiness brings even greater happiness. – Stonepeace This…

08
Apr
2010

Wolfman & Wolfwoman

I don’t really understand what the film ‘The Warrior and the Wolf’ is trying to say. (I think the only…

08
Apr
2010

The Natural Lovely Mystery of Poetry

Here is an interesting dialogue from the film ‘Bright Star’, which tells of the poet John Keats’ love and life,…

07
Apr
2010

‘Clash of the Titans’ and Humans

The remake of ‘Clash of the Titans’ is more fascinating than its 1981 predecessor for a number of reasons. Firstly,…

30
Mar
2010

If Only Confucius Met the Buddha

In the latest movie depiction of the most turbulent years in the life of ‘Confucius’, there was a scene where…

30
Mar
2010

Do You Have Pride & Prejudice?

‘Pride and Prejudice’ tells the tale of how the aloof Mr. Darcy came to be with the feisty Ms. Elizabeth…

26
Mar
2010

Terror of the Real Cheese Touch!

Based on the book, the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ movie reminds me of a phase of growing up that…

24
Mar
2010

Fate & Free Will

A line from ‘Flash Forward’ session two goes — ‘It’s not fate versus free will; it’s fate and free will.’…

11
Mar
2010

Why Not Cop Out?

In the movie ‘Cop Out’, a cop goes all out to retrieve his robbed valuable baseball card for the sake…

08
Mar
2010

‘A Serious Man’ with Serious Doubts?

‘A Serious Man’ is a seriously quirky yet enjoyable award-winning black comedy that centres on the nature of faith in…

04
Mar
2010

Inconceivable Cosmic Proportions

The last cosmic scene of ‘Men in Black’ (which is the only part that stuck to me) reminds me of…

02
Mar
2010

We Live in Oz?

‘Summer Wars’ tells of how virtual reality as a ‘Second Life’ spills over to reality, till it becomes indispensable to…

23
Feb
2010

What’s Always Cool?

This is one of my favourite Batman scenes from the 1966 TV series. Watch and listen carefully. It’s side-splittingly hilarious!…

23
Feb
2010

Do You Love Shocking Honesty?

Love is the only shocking act left on the planet. – Reed Bennett If you are honest, and would like…