MyLifeDump

I finally got to see The Kite Runner last night. AMC wasn’t showing it any place when I first checked in November but now they definitely are after the two golden globe nominations the movie has received.

Let me start by saying that the movie is not exactly the book, which means, it’s not word by [...]

Anila Khan, a Pakistani producer, approached Mahesh Bhatt to direct a film on Benazir Bhutto after Bhutto’s Assassination. Mahesh Bhatt of course agreed and Shabana Azmi was considered for the role of Benazir. Mahesh Bhatt was willing to go through all the hurdles to get this indo-pak collaboration off the ground but life has its [...]

When was the last time you heard something good a Pakistani movie that makes a point and achieves excellence as far as cinematic expression goes? Probably never….
Khuda Key Liye has done just that. It has excellent direction, thumbs up to Shoaib Mansoor, and thought provoking story line with a somber ending. This is all packaged [...]

I watched Ghosts of Abu Ghraib on Monday at U.C. Berkeley. Nida told me about this documentary and it sounded like another eye-opener and it certainly was. As you can guess by the title of this documentary, it’s about the prison abuse that took place in the city of Abu Ghraib in Iraq.
When the prison [...]

I am a big movie buff and so yesterday I watched Resident Evil III. I loved the game; I and my brother were crazy about it when it first came out on PlayStation. I think it gave a re-birth to the zombie genre. The last sequel in the installment though was a big disappointment.
I really [...]