Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Quick Flicks for the week of 10/21/07




Darling
Aditya has a wife at home and a girlfriend at work. Things are going well until his girlfriend becomes pregnant and he must confess that he cannot leave his wife for her. Aditya accidentally kills his girlfriend and thinks his troubles are over, that is until she returns as a ghost hell bent on revenge.


Dhamaal
Fun filled caper about four friends -- Roy, who believes that he is the best detective in the world; Manav, who actually happens to be the biggest idiot in the world, but is blissfully unaware about it and his elder brother, Aditya, aka Adi, whose encyclopaediac half knowledge about everything only adds to the great expertise of his group. These four loveable idiots live and work together. Their idea of work? Doing small time con jobs! The thought of earning an honest living has never even crossed their minds. Special features include making of the film, interviews of cast and crew, interactive menus of songs and scenes for easy access. In Hindi with optional English, Arabic, French, Dutch & German subtitles.


The world knows about Mahatma Gandhi's role in the Indian freedom movement and as a social reformer. But there are large gaps in our knowledge of Gandhi as a person and a family man, particularly the tumultuous relationship with Harilal, his eldest son. Set against one of politically most trublent times in India, the film tells an intensely personal story of a father struggling to resolve the destinies of his country and that of his son. Not to be forgotten is the role of Gandhi's wife, Kasturba, who was caught between the traditional, unquestioning loyality of a Hindu wife to her husband and her love for the son. Mahatma Gandhi could transform the soul of a nation but could not save the soul of his own son. In Hindi with optional English subtitles.

In the 1960s, an unknown event at the Sunshine Motel caused ordinary things in Room 10 to transform into items of wonder: indestructible objects with extraordinary powers that are sought by those who know their secrets.


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Mr. Brooks is a successful businessman, a generous philanthropist, a loving father, and a devoted husband. He is seemingly perfect, but he has a secret. He is also the notorious Thumbprint Killer, and no one has ever suspected it until now. Tracy Atwood is a tough detective whose devotion to her craft catches the attention and respect of the serial killer she is hunting, which leads to a symbiotic relationship.


A cast full of colorful characters all try to pull off a huge diamond heist. In Hindi and English with optional English subtitles.

Frank Falenczyk loves his job. He is a hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank has a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Frank is not the touchy-feely kind of guy, but he starts going to AA meetings, gets a sponsor and a job at a mortuary where he falls for the tart-tongued Laurel, a woman who is dangerously devoid of boundaries. But, things aren't going well in Buffalo where an upstart Irish gang is threatening the family business. When violence erupts, Frank is forced to return home and with an unlikely assist from Laurel, faces old rivals on new terms.