Parricide

The Back Story
I noted a friend of mine put forward a question on Twitter. Straight away I thought, that's it. A bunch of interesting words worth learning. A few joke answers came about in the conversation that followed, but the genuine answer to the question still remains unanswered (as far as I know), so any smarty pants out there that wishes to shed some light - I welcome you to do so.

You may be wondering, why would you give a teacher a word of their own? It's not like they are held anywhere near as close to relatives. In Western civilisation I'd have to agree, teacher's aren't given the stature that they are in India. Who am I kidding? Even in India such stature doesn't exist in large parts. That said, the idea of giving them such a high level of love & respect certainly isn't a dead duck.

As a child, as a part of your cultural upbringing we are taught morals, what is right & what is wrong. As a basic foundation the Vedas and Upanishads contain verses of universal appeal that include: "Maatru Devo Bhava, Pitru Devo Bhava, Acharya Devo Bhava" (Mother is divine, Father is divine, Teacher is divine). I'll interpret these here as "you should respect your parents and teachers". Back in the day, kids would be sent away to Gurukuls (boarding schools) for a number of years, from an early age, they'd return qualified teenagers. I guess teachers were more integral to the life of a child back then.

As with everything else in religion, it is always a matter of interpretation & how far you personally wish to take it on board. This is why it's called Sanatan Dharma (Universal Religion) .. wrongly labeled as 'Hinduism' by most, but hey that's up to them, their interpretation. :) I tend to see religion as open-source code. How you use the given functions and variables is up to the coder ie; you. I think it's fair to say a large chunk of interpretations here will agree that you should try not to end up being a parricide though.

Fool's Gold'

Plot Outline:
Ben Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey), is a good-natured, bum-turned-treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queens Dowry -- 40 chests of exotic treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, from his precious salvage boat, to his marriage.

Tess (Kate Hudson) has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a yacht owned by a billionaire. As they meet to finalise their divorce, Finn mentions his discovery of a vital clue to the treasures whereabouts. Against her better judgment, she gives in to her love of discovery and gives him a chance to prove himself.

Certain that his luck will change with the newfound information, Finn maneuvers himself aboard the yacht and using his good-natured charm, convinces the tycoon (Donald Sutherland) and his Blackberry-wielding, bimbo daughter Gemma (Alexis Dziena), to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish treasure, but naturally they aren't the only ones after the treasure.

Deception'

Plot Outline:
An accountant (Ewan McGregor) is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his new mysterious lawyer friend (Hugh Jackman). As he gets addicted in this new world, he finds a girl that he wants to hold onto (Michelle Williams). Soon he becomes the prime suspect in the woman's disappearance and entangled in a multi-million dollar heist.

Overall Impressions:
Sound like a flick you've seen already? That's how it felt. The anonymous sex-club aspect seemed sort of interesting except the fundamental flaw whereby it assumes all members will be good looking and vaguely compatible.

The whole thing felt overly contrived and dependant on its own rules which as mentioned are flawed. If robbing rich people was this easy, all the geeks out there would already be on it, like a rash.

It's as boring and predictable as it sounds and looks. Decent performances can't change that. Plotwise about 15 years too late.

Tashan (Style)

Plot Outline:
Call center executive Jimmy (Saif Ali Khan) works part time as an English tutor. In reality, this is simply a ploy to get himself short-term bimbo girlfriends. When getting bored of this routine, he encounters Pooja (Kareena Kapoor), a girl that he falls for instantly.

When she shows up to his class inquiring whether he gives private tuition, he think he's hit the jackpot. He inattentively ends up agreeing without questioning the matter, only to find she isn't the student, and that he's just agreed to tutor Bhaiyyaji (Anil Kapoor), a dubious businessman with an uncanny passion, but a slim chance of learning, the English language.

In his broken, half-Hindi / half-English he explains that he has some businessmen coming in from abroad in 3 months and wants to polish up his English to impress them. Though a hopeless task, Jimmy agrees in hope he'll get a chance to spend some time around Pooja. As time progresses, he learns, that his situation isn't all that it seems.

When events take their turn, they find an unlikely ally in a desi wannabe gangster Bachchan Pande (Akshay Kumar) on a journey that forms the crux of the film.

Purgatory

The Back Story
In Bruges, which I saw on Monday mentioned that other place beside heaven and hell .. Purgatory .. as "It's when you're not awful, not really bad, but you're not really good either - a bit like Tottenham". Now considering the way out there humour and krazzy talk that happened through that film, I didn't really know how serious to take that definition. So, here we have it.

Here's also a little comic that has some relevance:

In Bruges'

Plot Outline:
Bruges, the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travelers from all over the world. But for hit men Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), it could be their final destination.

A difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered by their London boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks. Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists.

Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city.

As they stay waiting for Harry's call they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloë, who may have some dark secrets of her own.

It seems the longer they wait, the more surreal their experience becomes, and when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions.

Street Kings'

Plot Outline:
Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) is a corrupt, disillusioned L.A. Police Officer haunted by the death of his wife. All of the cops in Ludlow's unit, including their captain Jack Wander (Forest Whitaker), bend and break the rules of conduct on a regular basis.

Their intention is often to deal with crime in a manner that they perceive to be more efficient, which leads them to routinely lie, falsify reports and manipulate evidence to cover up for their wrong-doings.

Ludlow's former partner no longer approves of the corruption and has gone straight, reporting the corruption to Internal Affairs Captain Biggs (Hugh Laurie), who starts an investigation against Ludlow.

Upset at Washington for "snitching", Ludlow follows him to a convenience store to confront him. However, he walks in on an orchestrated hit. Though Ludlow is innocent, the circumstances heavily implicate him in the murder.

He teams up with a young Robbery Homicide Detective (Chris Evans) to track down the real killers through the diverse communities of Los Angeles, realising that if he is to clear his name he must confront the corrupt cop culture that he has been part of for his entire career, including his friends and even his mentor.

Leatherheads'

Plot Outline:
A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league in 1925. Dodge Connelly (George Clooney), a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums, but after the players lose their sponsor, the entire league faces certain collapse. Dodge hatches a plan, he convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks, in hope that this move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention.

Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski), America's favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true. there's no denying his skill on the pitch but the past is shady.

A cub journalist, Lexie Littleton (Renée Zellweger) is aims to prove that's the case.Playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter's war story. But while she digs, the two football heroes start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections.

As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams.

Son of Rambow'

Plot Outline:
Set on a long English summer in the early 80's, the film is a comedy about friendship, faith and the tough business of growing up. We see the story through the eyes of Will (Bill Milner), the eldest son of a fatherless Plymouth Brethren family.

The Brethren regard themselves as God's 'chosen ones' and their strict moral code means that Will has never been allowed to mix with the other 'worldlies,' listen to music or watch TV, until one day he finds himself caught up in the extraordinary world of Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school terror and maker of bizarre home movies.

Carter accidentally exposes Will to a pirate copy of Rambo: First Blood and from that moment Will's mind is blown wide open. From here he's easily convinced to be the stuntman in Lee Carters' new home movie. Will's imaginative little brain is not only given chance to flourish in the world of film making, but also when it comes to dreaming up elaborate schemes to keep his partnership with Lee Carter a secret from the Brethren community.

Coerce

The Back Story
Short and simple, within a span of a few days numerous sources used this word around me. Thomas Haden Church in Smart People talks about doing something not because yo have to, but simply for fun, even if it's frowned upon. Ellen Page responds that she just did as she smokes some pot with uncle Haden Church. He turns around and explains that this is different, he had to coerce her into doing that.

Amitabh Bachchan, the mac daddy of Bollywood film stars has started blogging, and his language is astonishingly sharp. He uses lots of words I don't understand, you can expect a stream growing for the future weeks :-P .. he used the word 'coerce' too.

Somebody at work used it too. It made sense to look it up. I guess I coerced myself to?!

Pathology'

Plot Outline:
Harvard Medical School graduate Dr. Ted Grey (Milo Ventimiglia) arrives at one of the nations most prestigious Pathology programs and is quickly noticed by the program's privileged and elite band of pathology geeks & interns who invite him into their crowds. These groups of medical residents have full-time access to the labs (and the body disposal incinerators). A perk to studying pathology.

It is here that he is also introduced to Dr. Jake Gallo (Michael Weston), who brings him to a secluded wing, where he and four other indulge in there after-hours, extra-curricular activities. They have devised a deadly game: to see which one of them can commit the perfect, undetectable murder.

As Ted becomes seduced into their wild extracurricular activities, he comes to a point where he realises the risks and repercussions. He decides he wants out. Naturally the group have other plans. This is when the danger becomes quite real and he must stay one step ahead of the game before he becomes the next victim.

I feel you deserve a gap filler while I catchup too ... So ..
Cheers for the heads-up to Captain Nemo

U Me aur Hum (U Me and Us)

Plot Outline:
The first time Ajay saw Pia, she served him drinks. She affected him more than the alcohol, and he found true love. He was a leading psychiatrist, but she messed up his mind.

The first time Pia saw Ajay, he had had too much to drink. She watched him make a fool of himself, and was relieved when he passed out. She was a woman who followed her heart, but despite his claims of true love, she had made up her mind about him.

Thus began the story of Ajay and Pia.

After this disastrous first meeting, Ajay tries everything to woo her, by hook, crook and even her little private notebook. Noting how she loves everything that he fears, he figures she's no easy catch, but finally, by sheer perseverance, he dances his way into her heart.

With no doubt in their minds about the way they feel for each other, they soon rush into marital bliss, but no marriage can be complete bliss, this couple is no different. How Ajay and Pia face these hurdles, in the face of unpredictable crises forms the crux of the story.

I feel you deserve an explanation ... So ..
Lame excuse for why I fell behind with the blogging:

Krazzy 4'

Plot Outline:

It's a mad, mad, mad world out there
Someone's nutty about money ...
Someone's deranged by power...
Someone's cracked with stress...
Someone's unhinged by overwork...
Someone's insanely in love....
It's a mad, mad, mad world out there
And everybody's worried they're going bananas.... except the Krazzy 4
They know they're already Krazzy!

1. Raja's (Arshad Warsi) anger knows no bounds, he'll hit out at the slightest provocation or even without. Intermittent explosive disorder is what the doctors call it. 2. Dr. Mukherjee (Irrfan Khan) is your perfect doc - clean and orderly, not a pin out of place. (Obsessive compulsive personality disorder). 3. Schizophrenic Gangadhar (Rajpal Yadav) lives in the past...his mates are Nehru and Gandhi, Tilak and Patel! He's so busy fighting for the country's freedom, he's lost his sanity. Last but not least, 4. Dabboo (Suresh Menon), everybody's pet. He hasn't spoken for years, he's frightened all the time, he's autistic.

Dr Sonali (Juhi Chawla) treats them all. She has faith that all it needs is a little time and lots of patience to make them normal...to make them part of the mad, mad, mad world out there... but are the Krazzy 4 ready for the world and is the world ready for them?

21'

Plot Outline:
Inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country and how they took Vegas for millions. It takes inspiration also from the novel Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich.

It's the story of Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess), a shy and brilliant student who has managed to get accepted by M.I.T. but hasn't got the funds to pay school tuition. After getting an extra job, he realises that even with it, he isn't even close to what is needed to get him thorugh even the first year.

Eventually, after some convincing, he finds the answers in cards. He is recruited to join a group of the schools most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor.

With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time.

Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).

Juxtapose

Never Back Down'

Plot Outline:
Set against the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts, this (previously titled 'Get Some') is the story of Jake Tyler (Sean Faris), a tough new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved to Orlando, Florida with his family.

They've relocated to support his younger brother's shot at a professional tennis career. Jake was a star athlete on the football team back at home, but in this new city he is an outsider with a reputation for being a quick tempered brawler.

Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja (Amber Heard), Jake goes to a party where he is unwillingly pulled into a fight with the local brawling star Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). While defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to the sport known as Mixed Marshall Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua, (Djimon Hounsou) to train him.

Drillbit Taylor'

Plot Outline:
Ryan (Troy Gentile) and Wade (Nate Hartley) are two geeks preparing for their first day of high school. Things start badly when the pair arrive at school wearing matching shirts, and get worse when Wade sticks up for a fellow geek, who is being shoved into a locker by bullies Filkins and Ronnie.

The sadistic Filkins makes it his mission to haze and humiliate the three at every chance. The trio complain to the principal, but their concerns fall upon deaf ears. Unsurprisingly, Filkins is infuriated that the boys would squeal on him. The hazing gets worse, and Wade suggests to his friends that they pool their money together to hire a bodyguard who can protect them.

Placing an ad on the Internet, they setup interviews & select Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a supposed martial arts master/mercenary out of several candidates. In reality, he is just a homeless man who plans to rob their houses when they are focusing elsewhere, in order to escape to Canada.

Smart People'

Plot Outline:
Smart People is a story about a pompous English professor (Dennis Quaid), who in the years following his wife's death, has become a scrouge to his students and an emotionally absent father to his rebellious son James (Ashton Holmes) and his perfect preppy daughter Vanessa (Ellen Page).

When he suffers a concussion in a freak accident, he meets and unexpectedly falls for a beautiful tough E.R. doctor (Sarah Jessica Parker), a brilliant former student who is still harbouring a grudge over a bad grade he gave her years before. Things get more complicated when his slightly shady, n'er-do-well adopted brother Chuck (Thomas Haden Church) shows up, moves in and starts rocking the family boat.

As the professor juggles his fractious family and a new romance, he must learn to reconnect with the people around him and become the man he once was.

Scrutiny

So I went to thesaurus and searched for search. Pop went the weasel! .. but why didn't I know this? Well, I always thought it was a far more negative word. To scrutinise something, in my head meant to patronise or overshadow. From the actual meaning I see how I made this connection, but I learnt now that supposedly it can be used in a less heavy fashion too.