Tag: violence

07
Apr
2010

Advice on Fight & Fright from Ben & May

From ‘The Amazing Spider-man: Family Ties’: Uncle Ben: Peter… you’ve never been in a fight in your entire life. Peter:…

22
Feb
2010

Return of ‘The Wolfman’

Lawrence: [Seeing gun and bullets] I didn’t know you hunted monsters. Singh: Sometimes monsters hunt you. ‘The Wolfman’, like all…

01
Feb
2010

Should We Shun Horror Flicks?

Some believe that horror or violent films should not be seen as they will be imprinted onto the mind such…

14
Jan
2010

India Adventures (5): Compassion Will Prevail

People often asked me what i think about the plight of Tibet, I’m sympathetic but have not much to comment….

10
Nov
2009

Gangsterism as a Poor ‘Career’ Choice

Johnnie To’s modern classic film ‘PTU’ (Police Tactical Unit) is a cops and gangsters flick. But it is not just…

14
Sep
2009

‘Thirst’ for Desire & Death

The film ‘Thirst’ (which won the 2009 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival) is another story that uses the…

02
Sep
2009

Warfield of Sports?

Sports is like a war without the killing. – Ted Turner From “West Ham football riot: ‘This was worse than…

18
Aug
2009

Two Ways to Shoot Animals

While helping to decide what birthday gift to get another nephew, we came across the above. A ‘Dunk the Duck’…

26
Jun
2009

Will Peace Come to Me?

Right after Depeche Mode’s first single ‘Wrong’ (from the ‘Sounds of the Universe’ album), which sings of intense indignation to…

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…

10
Feb
2009

Defence : War & Peace

I got a call from the Navy HQ today. An admin staff wanted to hand-deliver a service medal, a coat-of-arms…

19
Jan
2009

Victory : Winning Peace

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…

04
Dec
2008

Perception : Who’s Right?

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

02
Dec
2008

Vengeance : No Solace

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