In economic meltdown times, every government can do with money from tourism. Having seen umpteeen sci-fi flicks where aliens, predators, predators and aliens, godzilas etc take over New York(Yaaawn), one cannot wait the same happen here out in India. Think about it, all these elements in an Indian city would be a great sight right?
Probably not, well just to say a Godzilla enters (singara)Chennai. Just a proposition, may never happen. But a Godzilla(Kaaatu-Jilla in tamil) may have tough time wading through the crowd at T.Nagar. Probably no one would notice the poor thing mistaking it for just another Mega Building until it opens it's mouth. The other thing that a prospective invading alien may face in Chennai would be parking space. Where would it land that big a mother ship. In all english movies Aliens either get wiped down(with a small herd still lurking in the depths to pounce at the time of the sequel) or wipe the planet down, here CommercialCinemaDiktats would have them waiting till the climax(which comes after the Incredible Gaaana(song) song). Most aliens cannot wait for the 2 and a half hours and walk off(like many of the theater-goers). So this is why the next big film will not have an 80ft monster or 1000s of space ships invading the country.!!!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
What it takes to be BeauCanon?
What a week for australian cricket! They let Monty (not the python) save the day for England. Well the real action started much earlier with one BeauCanon releasing a book on cricket and going by the number of times his book has been mentioned (in the indian media) it looks like he has made a clever move. This clever move should not be confused with those he made at a club where a fake player made more news than the real ones.
Coming back to the commercial tactics undertaken by BeauCanon, he took a dig (or more) at the indians he adores so much. Some of the recipients were ,little master one, little master two(not to be confused with reality show sequels), Turbanator and the Princes (of Kolkata and Patiala). One shouldn't forget that he had also showered praises at his former (what a relief it is to say so) employer King Khan. Actually he also went out to praise PoK(Prince of Kolkata- Wat else were u thinking) and downplayed the Patiala prince's ability to emulate or even better the prince of kolkata. Surely this would've been music to PoK's ears but he ,being the southpaw that he is, attacked Beau. What Beau (purportedly) says about LittleMaster I is supposedly based on LittleMaster's bias (against the Aussies?). He goes on to attack another Mumbaikar who became LittleMaster II, by questioning his effectiveness in the shortest form of the game( to this minute, bcos the ICC might attempt to reduce t20 into a five over affairs with StrategicBreaks).
The Turbanator was named the best disguised villain , so to speak. Now BeauCanon's multiple captaincy theory might ve been rejected he showered praise at KingKhan. Beau was couple of weeks late as he had already lost his job at the club. So to speak Beau would ve hopefully sold a couple of copies in Australia, but his has been a bestseller(!) in india ,with thousands vying for a copy. Unlike other big sellers Beau's copies will hit the street soon.
P.S -
The deliberate misspelling (BeauCanon) was deliberate in order to aid regional newsreaders who have for long launched a scathing attack on his name (ranging from ButchNaan to Bhoothnath! Even FIP did justice to the australian by keeping Beau's identity secret )
StrategicBreaks are a far cry from the I.Pee.Yell. They can be taken between the overs, during the press conferences etc.
Coming back to the commercial tactics undertaken by BeauCanon, he took a dig (or more) at the indians he adores so much. Some of the recipients were ,little master one, little master two(not to be confused with reality show sequels), Turbanator and the Princes (of Kolkata and Patiala). One shouldn't forget that he had also showered praises at his former (what a relief it is to say so) employer King Khan. Actually he also went out to praise PoK(Prince of Kolkata- Wat else were u thinking) and downplayed the Patiala prince's ability to emulate or even better the prince of kolkata. Surely this would've been music to PoK's ears but he ,being the southpaw that he is, attacked Beau. What Beau (purportedly) says about LittleMaster I is supposedly based on LittleMaster's bias (against the Aussies?). He goes on to attack another Mumbaikar who became LittleMaster II, by questioning his effectiveness in the shortest form of the game( to this minute, bcos the ICC might attempt to reduce t20 into a five over affairs with StrategicBreaks).
The Turbanator was named the best disguised villain , so to speak. Now BeauCanon's multiple captaincy theory might ve been rejected he showered praise at KingKhan. Beau was couple of weeks late as he had already lost his job at the club. So to speak Beau would ve hopefully sold a couple of copies in Australia, but his has been a bestseller(!) in india ,with thousands vying for a copy. Unlike other big sellers Beau's copies will hit the street soon.
P.S -
The deliberate misspelling (BeauCanon) was deliberate in order to aid regional newsreaders who have for long launched a scathing attack on his name (ranging from ButchNaan to Bhoothnath! Even FIP did justice to the australian by keeping Beau's identity secret )
StrategicBreaks are a far cry from the I.Pee.Yell. They can be taken between the overs, during the press conferences etc.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Hold your nerve, hold your serve!
SW19 could have had an American men's champion for the first time since Pete Sampras, who won it in 2000. Roger Federer held his nerve in a gruelling 4hr battle at Centre court on Sunday. Andy Roddick, who had lost to Federer on 2 other wimbledon finals (2004,2005) was determined to rewrite history. But Federer brought out his best service game,slamming 50 aces, to see off the final set in an epic 16-14!!
It was 6pm (here in India). Having watched a dull women's finals the other day, I was looking forward to watch the most awaited men's finals at wimbledon. It was Fed-Ex's shot at his 15th grand slam of his career, a record. I ran into the live coverage of the William's finals by accident switching across channels on my TV. I was eagerly looking forward to the Rod-FedEx showdown as I tuned in to DD. I was shocked to see India-WI coverage going on. But rain gods favored the channel to switch to the finals.
What a game it turned out to be. Rod, who didn't lose his serve throughout the match slipped at the worst possible occassion by losing the most crucial game of the match. FedEx had created history by breaking his opponent's serve. The presentation ceremony had Rod apologising to Sampras for losing the match. But a lot of people will agree with me when I say that the game was there for Rod to win.
It was 6pm (here in India). Having watched a dull women's finals the other day, I was looking forward to watch the most awaited men's finals at wimbledon. It was Fed-Ex's shot at his 15th grand slam of his career, a record. I ran into the live coverage of the William's finals by accident switching across channels on my TV. I was eagerly looking forward to the Rod-FedEx showdown as I tuned in to DD. I was shocked to see India-WI coverage going on. But rain gods favored the channel to switch to the finals.
What a game it turned out to be. Rod, who didn't lose his serve throughout the match slipped at the worst possible occassion by losing the most crucial game of the match. FedEx had created history by breaking his opponent's serve. The presentation ceremony had Rod apologising to Sampras for losing the match. But a lot of people will agree with me when I say that the game was there for Rod to win.
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