Category: Movies

This is the first photo I snapped with my iPhone… with the protective film on. It looked nice enough to…

While selecting films for a Buddhist film event, we sampled some movies. A friend wondered why many of the shortlisted…

From ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, Delusion to Realisation http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7665,0,0,1,0 In the first Bollywood-Hollywood action-comedy ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, an Indian…

The Ponyo Paradox of Change & Acceptance (Review of ‘Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea’) http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7664,0,0,1,0 The Japanese animation…

As inspired by the film ‘The Dhamma Brothers‘ , here’s a simple poem, in tribute to those who seek spiritual…

While watching the final instalment of ‘Red Cliff (Part 2)’, I was hoping for the story to impart some major…

There is a hot drama serial on TV that just ended its run. I’m not really a follower of dramas…

If you are invulnerable to harm, seemingly able to live forever, what would you do? Would you become a great…

I think films of the respective eras they were made in tend to be rather accurate portrayals of the general…

After picking up Buddhism, I found my threshold of being able to withstand seeing others in suffering to have reduced…

A friend, despite being a movie buff, often falls asleep while watching DVDs that feature slower movies. Because he falls…

In the backdrop story of the movie ‘Cape No. 7′ set in the post WWII era, a Japanese man leaves…

During last evening’s movie screening (of the film ‘Angulimala’) cum Dharma discussion for NUS Buddhist Society’s Dharma camp (at Shuang…

In the movie ‘Cape No. 7’, the female protagonist, who was in charge of organising an outdoor concert was feeling…

  It’s probably not the best combo to attend a Heart Sutra lesson and watch a rom-com movie (Cape No….

  I just returned from hosting an encore screening session of the multiple-award winning documentary ‘Buddha’s Lost Children’. (The review…

Jinx in ‘Die Another Day’ says, ‘Most artists are only truly appreciated after they are dead.’ Yes, this is a…

The Quest for a ‘Quantum of Solace’ In ‘Quantum of Solace’, James Bond, the otherwise stereotyped one, runs amok somewhat….

There is a belief spreading around, that the year 2012 is when the world either faces a major catastrophe or…

In the movie “Tokyo”, the last story is called “Hikikomori”, which refers to individuals who choose to isolate themselves from…