Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

via savagechickens.com This is giving me the creeps! Hope I don't recall while going to sleep tonight! Posting again! Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior

Bowloftoast sez, "This is a short animation that takes the viewer through a progressive description of all (and all possible) dimensions, up to and including the 10th. It is an elegant introduction to the fundamentals of string theory and a mind-blowing toe-dip into the pool of the metaphysical." Imagining the Tenth Dimension ( Thanks, Bowloftoast! ) via boingboing.net Cool video! It does get crazy after the 3rd as you can imagine! Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior

Okay! I am showing off with my new domain name! Just started a new movie blog. Just for movie reviews, previews, rants, and the like. Tada! Through the Motions ! No pun whatsoever intended! Only verbal diarrhea guaranteed! And yeah, we start of with Kaminey !

Yet another Independence Day. What does it mean for us now? Watch a couple of national integration songs, feel patriotic, and continue doing our shit. Most of us become cynical over the years. Impatience grows. Finally we get detached. I can't help think of the past. As a child, I used to dream of doing great things for the nation. May be we all did! What happened after that? Reality struck down our dreams I guess. Most of us were not willing to sacrifice and move away from our comfort zone. Only to get cynical over time. Fuck your cynicism and watch the following video! Go back in time and feel good about our country! Jai Hind! P.S: Heard the following song at Tempostand . Pretty good listen. Posted via email from Pain on the Posterior

Got a forward of a not-so-comprehensive list of Mohalal's awards. The man never ceases to amaze. You write him off and he comes back with a blast. Latest case in point being Bhramaram . I have been planning to do a write-up on my personal favourites of the man's performances. Couldn't be a better time! The following list has no particular order. In the order of what comes to my mind! :-) Kireedom This movie makes me disturbed. Period. The fate of Sethumadhavan can occur to any honest person. A man who loses everything loves due to no fault of his. This songs sums it all. Spadikam If the protagonist in Kireedom is a result of societal issues, the protagonist in Spadikam is a result of bad parenting. One of the best action films in Malayalam, which curiously is also one of the best family drama. Aaram Thampuran My favourite scenes in the movie are the combination scenes involving Manju Warrier and Mohanlal. Smooth talking and witty dialogues. Exceptional facial expressions....

First things first! My home does not look like the wonderful pictures here. Still, I just need to travel 20-30 Km and visit some relations to experience all this. What I would do it spent a lazy afternoon in the green fields! Sunlight playing hide and seek behind the coconut leaves. The small pond which hides the mysteries inside it with a hazy gleam. The vast expanse of rubber estates with the smoke shacks. The hills far away looking blue and green alternatively. August 29th couldn't be farther! See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Pain on the Posterior

via inquisitr.com The demise of Fredrick Shinjoma started when (and we’re not making this up) a chicken belonging to Shinjoma’s brother laid an egg in his house. Fredrick, keen to give the egg to his brother, took it to his brothers house late one evening, where the sister-in-law greeted him while not wearing any clothes. But it gets weirder yet: Fredrick, who according to local media was shocked by seeing his sister-in-law naked, told his brother the next day. The brother wasn’t happy, then reprimanded his wife. She then decided that she’d commit suicide, and was in the process of hanging herself when “apprehended” and stopped by local villagers. After hearing the news of his sister-in-laws attempted suicide, Fredrick became deeply upset and despite having done nothing wrong, hung himself out of some sense of shame. This has to be the most weird news in a very long time! On a side note, doesn't this stuff look like something straight out of older Bollywood movies? ...

Yet another tag! Got it from here . ***********FOODOLOGY************ What is your salad dressing of choice? Chipotle Southwest/Sweet Onion … Err...what? I generally have salad only at Italian restaurants. Too fancy a name to remember! What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Depends on company. I love Indijoe though. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? Home cooked food. Dosa takes the cake, followed by rice. What are your pizza toppings of choice? Pepperoni. What do you like to put on your toast? Butter and Jam. Orange marmalade is also admissible! ***********TECHNOLOGY*********** How many televisions are in your house? One (Two if you count my TV at TVM!) How many remotes? Three including the DVD player and Set Top box. (Doubles if answered as above) What color is your cell phone? Silver with blue lining. Ask me about this after a month or two! :-> Do you have an iPod? No. I have something better! Cowon...

via io9.com Given the nature of the medium and the kaleidoscopic possibilities of the original narrative, my intention is not to tell the story in strict chronological order (beginning with Shantanu and progressing through the various stories towards the war) instead I'd like to approach the text not in a linear fashion but as a 3-dimensional structure to which we can continually add new modular episodes which will eventually build up into an incredible mosaic of the War and the events surrounding it. In this way the story will grow in power and interconnectivity as we build it up piece by piece, episode by episode. The animation does not look very polished. The man has good vision though. Lets hope that it turns out to be excellent. On a side note, why can't our film makers adapt stories from epics? There are zillions of side stories worth retelling in the modern world. How far will our movie industries go by aping the west and displaying disgusting opulence never seen in ...

via inquisitr.com I like it! It may look downright ridiculous, but think about it folks! Innovation is not about the pixels you pump, its about the pixels you hump! I can see a Virtual Sex game made from this! On a serious note, simulation games could get a huge boost. We could see a Polo game, horse racing, knight in shining armor...Hmm...may be we can combine the Knight in shining armour and Virtual hump. Good times people! (If Nintendo goes ahead with this!) Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior

via savagechickens.com Very glad that I don't have a boss like this! I have been there crushed by that earlier though! Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior

via io9.com Must read article. Whats with the weird ears I wonder always! A writer with ear fetish responsible? Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior

via io9.com But even with a weak story behind it, Ponyo proves Miyazaki is still a master animator, one whose vision and attention to detail may be unparalleled. The tsunami, with waves represented as giant, eager fish, is at once beautiful in its magical elements and terrifying for its very realistic power, and once Sosuke's city is submerged, Miyazaki shows us the underwater remnants of suburbia as enticingly tranquil, rather than as skeletons of human society. And he can add humor to a scene by simply with the apt placement of an octopus or crab in the background. It's certainly a film whose visual elements will demand repeated watchings, and a light enough tale to make those watchings enjoyable. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is the latest Hayao Miyazaki movie from the Studio Ghibli stable. Have to get hold of it! Click through for the entire review! If you haven't seen Studio Ghibli movies yet, get hold of a few and watch! You have no idea what you are missing! ...

via techcrunch.com Awesome stuff. Its a meme done to death. Still manages to evoke laughter! Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior

via inquisitr.com A little cruel my heart says! I loved watching Full House with my mom. Stephanie was my favourite character. Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior

Two girls. Fighting for justice. From the land of the free and the home of the brave. Arrives at the shore of a new land. One smug, one with a stupid smile. They see a man wave. They wave back! Behold! Caught by the evilest of all evils! Their crime? They were born. Kim Jong doesn't like people who are born. They should kneel down and kiss the ground when he waves. Only the ones transcended from heavens like him can wave at Kim Jong. His intentions were clear. He wanted to show the girls the proof of his "divinity." He assured them they would be divine after he is through! The girls wailed! A birdie heard their cries. Birdie took the news to land of the free! He heard. He came. Nah! I haven't come yet. Billy said staring longingly at the pictures of the damsels in distress. Jong had heard about his exploits. He called him in. He wished to know the secret mojo. How do you do it Billy? Communication is the key. Remember, mouth is not jus...

via youtube.com thanks to Mashable Heath Ledger was supposed to direct this music video for the band Modest Mouse to raise awareness against whaling. Unfortunately, he passed away before his ideas translated to the screen. Modest Mouse has released the video which was directed by a consortium of directors and artists based on Ledger's vision. Rest in peace, Heath. Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior

Neelathaamara is a remake of the movie with the same name released in 1979. The remake is written by M T Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose . Expectations are sky high. One of the best young directors in the Malayalam movie industry and MT requires no introduction. The major characters are played by newcomers, apart from the character played by Samvrutha Sunil. After watching these stills, I am a little apprehensive. Will the current generation be able to relate to the story? The basic story of love and lust is universal, but the presentation? From the stills, it seems that the movie is disconnected from the current Malayali society and ethos. I hope I have to eat my words. Even if I have to, I also hope that people actually go and watch the movie rather than yawn it off like they did in the case of Achanurangaatha Veedu . That was one of Lal Jose's best, and did not taste commercial success. See and download the full gallery on posterous Pos...

via blog.nijumohan.com Really! Twitter is very creepy if you think. The key to enjoying it? Stop thinking too much! Posted via web from Pain on the Posterior