February 2010

Cast

George Clooney as Mr. Fox
Meryl Streep as Mrs. Felicity Fox
Bill Murray as Clive Badger
Willem Dafoe as Rat
Owen Wilson as Coach Skip

Directed by Wes Anderson.

Music by Alexandre Desplat.

Released on 13th November 2009 .

Roald Dahl was a man with a heck of an imagination. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , James and the Giant Peach, to name a few, are all his creations. Only recent technology has allowed us to capture the essence of his work. Fantastic Mr. Fox is animated using stop-motion. That provides for a refreshing break from all the animated technology that you see everyday.

The interaction between the animals and humans is the core of the story. The wild nature of the animals and their dilemma of weather to suppress their instincts or to give in is the main theme of the film. It shows great interaction between different kinds of animals. Foxes, Badgers,

Read More »Highly Recommended : Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Bangladesh is standing up. The real trials of any team are away tours. That has never been a strong point for us. 2009 was and will always be a great year for Bangladesh Cricket. The question was how great. Now, I believe we are seeing quite the answers. We are good enough to give any team a scare at any time in every match. The every match part is what’s new.

The question that everyone asked at the start of this year is whether the whitewashes over West Indies and Zimbabwe meant anything. Whether we would be able to play half as well with the “real” test playing countries. Well, as Virender Sehwag knows, we aren’t ordinary. Now Daniel Vettori knows what Sehwag had to be taught. Bangladesh isn’t ordinary.

Mahmudullah has been a revelation

Read More »Bangladesh Cricket: Tour of New Zealand 2010

Everybody’s favourite Irish Saints from Boston are back. This time around, they are out for revenge. Written and directed by The Boondock Saints creator Troy Duffy, starring Sean Patrick Flanery as Connor MacManus and Norman Reedus as Murphy MacManus, hence reprising their roles. Almost all the cast members return, giving it an authenticity and feeling of the original, even thou 10 years have gone by… Read More »Highly Recommended : The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day.

There are a billion blogs offering a billion apparent working solutions to a billion problems. Not so many blogs about university kids trying to get a hang of things. This is such a blog. Unlike other blogs, these methods are not guaranteed but ones I have used and am using. University is no cake walk. Take it from me, as someone who continues to struggle… Read More »University Life: Survival of the Slickest.

Jordan Rudess is a rarity. A rockstar virtuoso who happens to be a keyboardist. Not just an ordinary one but one for a band called Dream Theater. Dream Theater are the kings of progressive rock.  They have a stellar line up which includes James LaBrie on Vocals, John Myung on Bass,  John Petrucci on Guitars and Mike Portnoy on Drums. Any other keyboardist would just… Read More »Jamming and Lessons from Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess.