tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post5781799059338209291..comments2023-10-16T11:24:46.542-04:00Comments on New York City Daily Photo: The NamesakeMing the Mercilesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-91440909821854271102007-05-02T11:09:00.000-04:002007-05-02T11:09:00.000-04:00Nice picture.You might be interested in listening ...Nice picture.<BR/><BR/>You might be interested in listening to a podcast interview that I did with Mira, Kal and the audience right after a movie preview last year. The url for the show is: http://kamlabhattshow.com<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures.<BR/><BR/>KamlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-8500054914436407712007-04-29T13:51:00.000-04:002007-04-29T13:51:00.000-04:00The poster is quite inviting. I go to the movies ...The poster is quite inviting. I go to the movies in spurts--nothing for awhile and then a veritable blitz. I'm in a "nothing" period right now. We have only two small theatres left in close proximity to my neighborhood, and I abhor the mega-theatres because it takes away from the experience when I attend them.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-65513551878932795532007-04-28T04:06:00.000-04:002007-04-28T04:06:00.000-04:00i love russian lit so reading the namesake was awe...i love russian lit so reading the namesake was awesome. it was one of those books where i didn't want it to end. gogol's mom was by far one of the strongest characters in it.<BR/><BR/>i also have interpreter of maladies but haven't gotten around to reading it, will soon though.thwanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690167352588554316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-10413494091552618762007-04-28T01:54:00.000-04:002007-04-28T01:54:00.000-04:00Ming, noted...Last movie I saw, don't even remembe...Ming, noted...Last movie I saw, don't even remember...I have been busy:(Oyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390379917902224905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-950603581803281292007-04-28T00:18:00.000-04:002007-04-28T00:18:00.000-04:00Hmmm heard that Spiderman has an evil side, oh no....Hmmm heard that Spiderman has an evil side, oh no... is it becoming like Ming The Merciless! <BR/><BR/>arrghhhh....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080519535469962444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-59924274906530713952007-04-28T00:17:00.000-04:002007-04-28T00:17:00.000-04:00I hope to watch Spiderman!I hope to watch Spiderman!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080519535469962444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-13816863993813800672007-04-27T21:43:00.000-04:002007-04-27T21:43:00.000-04:00Hi Ming, most all of us can identify with immigra...Hi Ming, most all of us can identify with immigrant stories, since most all of us are immigrants or at least children/grandchildren of immigrants. Unless we are Native American, of course.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273873865160002759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-41171975218513037152007-04-27T19:36:00.000-04:002007-04-27T19:36:00.000-04:00Have not watched a movie in a cinema yet, in the U...Have not watched a movie in a cinema yet, in the US. Always waiting for the DVD to be released. <BR/>This movie you mentioned sounds like a real good movie. Will watch out of it :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-27817748959893971272007-04-27T13:16:00.000-04:002007-04-27T13:16:00.000-04:00Oh i do want to see FractureOh i do want to see FractureTChohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457341656172523620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-61710405019316714882007-04-27T11:15:00.000-04:002007-04-27T11:15:00.000-04:00last movie i saw was Breach, which was ok. haven'...last movie i saw was Breach, which was ok. haven't been recently because there just hasn't really been anything to entice me...TChohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457341656172523620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-77783225552210386512007-04-27T10:53:00.000-04:002007-04-27T10:53:00.000-04:00I read the book when it came out and have been awa...I read the book when it came out and have been awaiting the movie. It's not here yet, I don't think.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348318649247181165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-30077831986593848442007-04-27T08:58:00.000-04:002007-04-27T08:58:00.000-04:00je ne connais pas comme film, dernierement j'ai vu...je ne connais pas comme film, dernierement j'ai vu "le dernier roi d'ecosse" avec le grandiose Forest Whitaker. je te souhaite un bon weeke end au cinema<BR/><BR/><I> <BR/>I do not know like film, lately I saw “the last king of shells” with imposing Forest Whitaker. I wish you a good weeke end with the cinema </I>Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602980523811128510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-78181963937099864162007-04-27T07:27:00.000-04:002007-04-27T07:27:00.000-04:00I love the movie poster or whatever kind of poster...I love the movie poster or whatever kind of poster it is. <BR/><BR/>Abraham Lincoln<BR/><A HREF="http://brookvilledailyphoto.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Brookville Daily Photo</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-72467753639218533462007-04-27T03:26:00.000-04:002007-04-27T03:26:00.000-04:00Hi ! ming de merciles the book can be more interre...Hi ! ming de merciles the book can be more interresting. But the book is more large for me and is more strenuous. My parents are origin Portuguese and are come to France at 25 years old. I was born in France.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-63539006344778331552007-04-27T03:22:00.000-04:002007-04-27T03:22:00.000-04:00Once I adored to go to the cinema, lately I must a...Once I adored to go to the cinema, lately I must admit I hate talking, eating, drinking, noisy, "pop-corneing" (my new word), people. So I tend to lose the magic sense of the big dark cinema feeling (that it's really magical), watching pay-per-view film at home. Screen is enough wide and sound enough good. Last films are Italians and I'm afraid you don't know them.Fabrizio Zanellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420924672631265862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-32689657562458707672007-04-27T02:19:00.000-04:002007-04-27T02:19:00.000-04:00"Town centre, city centre" are better , I think."Town centre, city centre" are better , I think.alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178479347468393057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-28795344409240995622007-04-27T02:17:00.000-04:002007-04-27T02:17:00.000-04:00The last film I've seen was "La Môme" (Edith Piaf ...The last film I've seen was "La Môme" (Edith Piaf 's life) in Paris. In Vannes, we have only two cinemas (I can see the surprise in your eyes, Ming! Vannes is a little town!)and going to the bigger one is a bitlike going to the supermarket, very far from centretown, not very attractive...And I've read "Interpreter of Maladies" last year too!alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178479347468393057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-77286006175534406572007-04-27T01:25:00.000-04:002007-04-27T01:25:00.000-04:00this was the latest movie I chose to see, and love...this was the latest movie I chose to see, and loved it, as I also enjoyed Lahiri's two books. I say "chose" because I saw another movie after this, of my daughter's choice....Blades of Glory...dumb dumb dumb...I have to admit I laughed a few times, but it wasn't worth the money!!!Carla Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577188565790174394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-7207839582448215892007-04-27T01:11:00.000-04:002007-04-27T01:11:00.000-04:00Belinda - Yes, he's also the same actor who was in...Belinda - Yes, he's also the same actor who was in Harold & Kumar.<BR/><BR/>Annulla - I'm dying to see the Lucy Liu movie about vampires. I love vampire movies. :-)Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-36475964997888059232007-04-27T01:09:00.000-04:002007-04-27T01:09:00.000-04:00I'll have to look for The Namesake. Funny you shou...I'll have to look for The Namesake. Funny you should ask about seeing movies. I've been going a bit overboard at the Tribeca Film Festival, I think, and have seen four films from different countries: <BR/><B>Playing the Victim</B> - Russia<BR/><B>The Pelican</B> - France<BR/><B>To Die a Little (Morir Un Poco)</B> - Chile<BR/><B>Memories About Sayat Nova (Vospominania o Sayat Nove)</B> - ArmeniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-44615100283631767442007-04-27T00:16:00.000-04:002007-04-27T00:16:00.000-04:00I love migrant tales. I find them very inspiration...I love migrant tales. I find them very inspirational, probably because both my parents came to Australia from abroad.<BR/><BR/>I've not heard of this movie though, so thanks for the tip Ming.<BR/><BR/>However, I'm pretty sure the lead actor is the same guy from great comedy "Van Wilder", so will have to try hard to keep a straight face ;o)<BR/><BR/>Type casting must be terrible for actors, but I'm sure he breaks the mould in this role.Belhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753424736562951382noreply@blogger.com