Category: Movies

03
Apr
2009

Please Make Only Good Dharma Films

There are many Buddhist-themed movies in the market. Some are packed with the Dharma, while some do not do justice…

31
Mar
2009

Brace Yourself for Truly Direct Marketing

In the movie ‘Minority Report’, the featured world of the near future is such that wherever you go to, your…

31
Mar
2009

All We Have is One Another?

Great still above from ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ with wonderful colours and composition. (I snapped this off the TV while preparing…

29
Mar
2009

The 10,000 Things You Can’t Bring Along

Pic: Dharma Drum Singapore During the Dharma discussion portion after the screening of Groundhog Day at Dharma Drum, Kee Yew…

26
Mar
2009

Don’t Miss Little Miss Sunshine

DHARMA@CINEMA: Little Miss Sunshine Movie Screening cum Sharing by Shen Shian The movie ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ (Winner of 2 Oscars…

24
Mar
2009

Is Reel Horror Coming Soon?

The film ‘Coming Soon’ explores what could be the real horror behind truly ‘horrible’ movies. That is, what if it’s…

23
Mar
2009

How to Handle Gossip Gals & Guys

If someone gossips to you, there’s no need to respond enthusiastically. If someone else gossips to you, there’s no need…

20
Mar
2009

Why Zombie Flicks Rock

This was written in the burb of ‘The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye’ by Robert Kirkman – ‘How…

16
Mar
2009

We Are Our Self-fulfilling Prophesies

We believe what we want to believe. Be careful! What we believe might be believed into ‘reality’ like a self-fulfilling…

14
Mar
2009

So Many Films, So Little Time!

So many fine films watched. So little time to review them all. Looking at scribbled notes some time later, I…

09
Mar
2009

Dharma@Cinema : Groundhog Day

< click to enlarge DHARMA@CINEMA : Relive ‘Groundhog Day’ Today! Movie Screening and Sharing by Shen Shi’an Though ‘Groundhog Day’…

09
Mar
2009

Dharma@Cinema : I Heart Huckabees!

DHARMA@CINEMA : I Heart Huckabees! Movie Screening with Sharing by Shen Shi’an Don’t miss this quirky yet intriguing comedy led…

08
Mar
2009

The Personification of a Rorschach Test

In the ‘Watchmen’ graphic novel and movie, is an intriguing vigilante character called Rorschach. Yes, you guessed it – his…

04
Mar
2009

What If Someone Loves You Till He’ll Kill For You?

In the movie ‘Suspect X’, a brilliant mathematician plans an elaborate scheme that involves murder to help his love interest get…

10
Feb
2009

Beasts : Vampires & Werewolves

Understanding ‘Underworld’ Underdogs http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7765,0,0,1,0 ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ is the instalment of the trilogy that explains how the lycans…

07
Feb
2009

Who : Anyone You Want

The TV series ‘Samantha Who’ is about Samantha Newly, who sort of gets ‘newly reborn’ when she recovers from coma…

05
Feb
2009

You : Critical Mass

The initial critical mass needed for creating the actual critical mass is just one person – why not you? –…

05
Feb
2009

The Buddhism of ‘Benjamin Button’

The Buddhism of ‘Benjamin Button‘ www.benjaminbutton.com ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ is based on a ‘simple’ premise. How would…

02
Feb
2009

Today : Groundhog Day

Happy Groundhog Day! By sheer karmic coincidence, I screened ‘Groundhog Day’ today… on Groundhog Day itself – the 2nd of…

28
Jan
2009

Mask : Grim Reminders

It struck me that the Hannya mask (left picture) I bought in Japan resembles Batman’s mask (right picture: DVD box…