Recently I watched a movie about an introvert, observant, and intelligent teenager who is looking for meaningful connection, friendship and a way to become free from the memories of his traumatic past. The name of the movie is “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”. This 2012 coming-of-age drama is written and directed by Stephen Chbosky. […]
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(A spoiler-free gush fest, of course!) The movie is all about the wonderful journey of the blind character played by our inimitable Zubeen da throughout. And oh, what a grand extravaganza the entire movie was to my eyes! ✨ 💃It’s a real treat made out of amazing actors, splendid photography, drone shots that fly with
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In memory of our beloved Zubeen da Listening to his soothing, magical songs was a daily habit. I love listening to music at any time of the day or of the night. My playlist is full of all types of songs in English, Hindi, Assamese and many other languages at times (just for the sake
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What lies at the end of the road?Corpse of the sweetest melody,A blunt emptinessFading hues of a million homeless dreamsAn wounded river, sighs of an azure sky,or songs of a colorless autumn? What lies at the end of the road?A feeling of your absence,Hills drown deep in the blue,A sky reflecting oceanic violence orAn ancient
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“If you look at the four seasons, each season brings fruit. In summer, there’s fruit, in autumn, too. Winter brings different fruit and spring, too. No mother can fill her fridge with such a variety of fruit for her children. No mother can do as much for her children as God does for His creatures.
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If you’re a film buff or even bear a light love for movies, you must have heard about montage. It is quite a popular term. This article gives a brief overview of the Soviet Montage theory movement that revolutionized cinema in a new and lasting way. The Soviet Montage movement emerged after the Russian revolution
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German Expressionist film emerged when Germany was still struggling with the chaos of World War I. Everything and everyone in the country was grappling with the horrific trauma of the war, soaring prices, unemployment, and existential dread. People sought refuge in artistic expressions of their distorted, dismembered inner mind. It was the time while the
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In the smoky cafés of post-war Paris, a cinematic rebellion was brewing. It was late 50s. A group of cinephiles, film critics and writers decided they were done with polished, traditional studio productions and predictable plots. They introduced the term “Nouvelle Vague” for the first time in a magazine they were associated with–Cahiers du Cinema.
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“Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance.” – Mahmoud Darwish He was an unparalleled voice of love, resistance, and solidarity. He considered himself, in his own words, a Trojan Poet recollecting and reconstructing the voices of the defeated: “The Trojans would have expressed a different narrative than that of Homer, but their voices are
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The Story of “the Astronomer of People” “The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties
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