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PATHOLOGY
September 20 2008, DVD, rented from Hollywood Video

I've been waiting to see this Milo Ventimigila vehicle since the very early days of me knowing who the hell he was, and after many a delay, I snagged the last available copy at the video store. Say what you will about Heroes, Milo can at least open a window on the DVD rental market. Is ( Read more... )

TOUCHED BY EVIL ( Read more... )

DIRTY DEEDS ( Read more... )

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THE FOUNTAIN ( Read more... )

AWAARA
May 26 2007, DVD, Myr and Jeremy's place, their rental

Excellent classic 1951 Bollywood that manages to be a musical, a melodrama, and a noir at the same time. Director Raj Kapoor (grandfather of Kareena and Karisma Kapoor, for those of you keeping track of the dynasties) plays Raj, a poor boy of a single mother, who the world thinks was ( Read more... )

UMRAO JAAN (2006)
April 15 2007, DVD, Myrlin & Jeremy's place

Apparently, this story has been filmed before (an adaptation of the novel Umrao Jaan Ada), and this is a remake, or an update, or a flimsy excuse to put Ashwariya Rai in gorgeous period costume. Like I'd complain about that. Ash Rai is the most beautiful woman alive (in my opinion, of ( Read more... )