This entry was posted on Jan 08 2012 by Savannah Webber
When I got my DVD review lists for December, I had a tough time picking them as there were some great ones. But this DVD caught my eye as Leigh Hart is pretty funny as his character ‘That Guy’, and with this show being about world mysteries, I thought it could be pretty interesting. Boy was I wrong! This was a brain numbingly hard show to sit through and watch as the jokes felt both try hard and verging on offensive. And I’m not talking about Sacha Baron Cohen cleverly offensive funny either. Avoid like the plague!
D from me!!!
This entry was posted on Jan 02 2012 by Savannah Webber
Like many others in India, I have been a keen follower of CNN-IBN, a popular TV channel. At the end of each year, it is customary for them to announce awards to achievers of excellence in different categories. I was delighted to see that on December 16, at a glittering function, Dr.Varghese Kurien was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. It was moving to see the old man still graceful and sprightly for his age, as he had become 90 only a few weeks ago.
Known popularly as “Indias Milkman”, Dr. Kurien was the person who ushered in what was called the White Revolution. As the Founder of Amul, which has become such a huge brand in India today, Dr.
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This entry was posted on Dec 16 2011 by Savannah Webber
Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig attend the world premiere of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo at Odeon Leicester Square on December 12, 2011 in London, England.
David Fincher, who directed “The Social Network” last year, helms this film adaptation of the popular Stieg Larsson novel.
Rooney Mara stars as Lisbeth Salander, the computer hacker who helps a Swedish journalist find a serial killer. Rooney was also in “The Social Network” and she beat out some big names for this role, including Scarlett Johanssen and Anne Hathaway.
By the way, the piercings she sports in the film are NOT cosmetic. That’s
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This entry was posted on Nov 28 2011 by Savannah Webber
As protestors around the globe carry out localised off-shoots of the anti-capitalist ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement, the Metropolitan Opera presents SATYAGRAHA – a production chronicling the life of the man who championed the philosophy of non-violent resistance, Mahatma Gandhi.
SATYAGRAHA, featuring songs sung in ancient Sanskrit, with the libretto drawn from the holy Bhagavad Gita scripture, screens in 30 cinemas around New Zealand for a limited season from 15 December.
Philip Glass’s opera, one of the most modern works in the Met repertory, tells the moving story of Gandhi’s early life in South Africa, when he formed his revolutionary philosophy of pacifism to fight racism.
Performers Richard Croft, Rachelle Durkin, and Alfred Walker and conductor Dante Anzolini, reprise their performances from the opera’s 2008 Met premiere, which were met with extraordinary critical acclaim.
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