February, 2016

• 29 February

  Unconventional Foods: My experience with the Banana Peel

  

  This week’s theme made me revisit my school days when I was in 8th standard. It’s still a mystery to me, how I vividly remember that day when for the first time I tasted banana peels. It was the last week of Ramadan, I had returned from school, hungry and …
• 28 February

  Oscar Movie Review #4: The Revenant- Brutality and Beauty Unparalleled

  

  Oscar Nominations: Best Picture Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Direction Best Cinematography Best Movie Editing Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Best Production Design Best in Makeup and Hairstyling Best Visual Effects Best Costume Design Have you ever wondered about the primal …
• 27 February

  Oscar Movie Review #3: The Big Short: The Fall from Grace

  

  So, you think Armageddon is coming? Do you think the world is coming to an end? Well, even if you do, can you make a difference? On the other hand, if you know the world is going to end, your inability to do anything or you inherent laziness, as perceived …
• 26 February

  Oscar Movie Review #2: Brooklyn: A Tale of Transitions

  

  Nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Ah, rhythmic, transient, intense, enthralling: these are not words that I would use to denote the way I felt during my experience of the movie “Brooklyn”. Why, or why …
• 25 February

  Oscar Movie Review #1: Room: A Movie on the Human Condition

  

  Have you ever felt like you live inside a box? A box which you love so much that you do not want to leave it? A box which feels just like home? One day someone comes along and throws the box off your head. The whole world is now open …
• 25 February

  What’s in a Name: Nice to meet you “Oscar”?

  

  While looking for the references to make a research before writing an article about “Oscar-winning movies and their  stories”, I found ‘n’ number of sources directly or indirectly stating that “The Academy Awards presented in an annual American awards ceremony, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences …
• 24 February

  The Pioneers of Method Acting: An art that begs Insanity

  

  When we break away from most of the common misconceptions, we see that method acting is in reality, a technique to develop an emotional and cognitive understanding between an actor and their character. The personal life experiences of the artist are used to identify personally with characters. Emotions are expected …
• 23 February

  The Method to Madness 1: Adrien Brody in “The Pianist”

  

  Imagine a scenario where one fine day you find yourself walking on the streets in your neighborhood and start to contemplate on the meaning of life and all that philosophical mumbo-jumbo. Suddenly, the skies turn into a gloomy gray tinge and the beautiful neighborhood that you were walking just a …
• 22 February

  Oscars 2016: Roadmap, Predictions, Spoilers & Trends

  

  Understanding the trend of last few years in Oscars, it would be safe to place your bets on smaller Davids of the industry rather than the gargantuan Goliaths. Smaller but more difficult to make are the pictures that have outdone their behemoth counterparts. 2011: “The King’s Speech” trumped bigger competitors …
• 21 February

  Our External and the Internal Worlds: My Experience as a Mentor

  

  As I profoundly observed through my experiences, I found that the essence of the inner power of our mind lies in the ability to handle the challenges as well as to indulge in fostering the development of the external world. I would like to narrate an experience in the form …