The Dirty Picture

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.

- Friedrich Nietzsche.

Quoting this starts THE DIRTY PICTURE. This movie has brought the Adult-standards to A New LOW!!! As the unofficial biopic of a famously erotic personality from showbiz 'SILK', it has to acknowledge the vastly sexual nature of its subject. Director Milan Luthria picks one of the most exciting, exquisite and exceptional actresses from the present to portray one of the most raunchy, rebellious, raciest sex symbols of the past. There's remarkable relish and abandon in the manner Vidya Balan essays Silk, inspired by Southern siren Silk Smitha and her part-flamboyant, part-distressing journey from struggler to star to shadow.

The Dirty Picture, set in the garish, (mostly) absurd 1980s, neither cringes at her choices nor condemns her audacity. On the contrary, it celebrates cleavage-dominated, over-the-top flamboyance and treats Silk like an unsung star of the aforesaid era, who happened before her time but struggled to gain respectability for flaunting her sensuality and promiscuity in a way that didn't conform to social perception. The supposedly decent and respectable society is the one that makes a Silk out of Reshma and sex-symbol out of Silk.

In spite of the most ridiculous get-ups, Shah is most effective in conveying the smug, randy tone of his narcissistic old-timer. Nasseruddin Pull it off instead of Tushar Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi... [Wel, the Kissing boy kisses here tooo..... ] And the music, for other than the 'ooola la la', the Nakka-mukka sound track steals it most times!!!!

Whether she's cracking crude innuendos or bursting out of her tightly-fitted clothing to expose all those meticulously added calories, the actress, literally, puts her soul and body to embody Silk. In a world, where a majority of women obsess over a flat stomach above anything else, Vidya flaunts a protruding belly as though it didn't exist. Such commitment would impress anybody -- you, me. Tom Hanks!

One appreciates Luthria's effort to authenticate the period by bringing in retro outfits, kitschy sets, vintage cameras, Maruti 800s and Premiere Padminis, minute slip-ups go unnoticed.

In terms of creativity, it's a middling effort. But where bravado is concerned, The Dirty Picture kicks ass by virtue of three very strong reasons: Vidya Balan. Vidya Balan. Vidya Balan.

The Adventures of Tin Tin - The Secret of the Unicorns

The comic book creation of the Belgian artist Herge, Tintin has captivated the imagination of generations of readers since his first appearance way back in 1929.

A Race against Evil. A World Beyond Imagination. An Adventure beyond belief. Take a bow Steven Spielberg. ‘Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn’ is one of the best 3D film for this year. If there could have been anyone who could have given the boy audiences' eyes on screen, it could only have been Steven Spielberg! From the mind boggling graphics to some uber special effects, almost everything in the movie is perfect.

The film is engaging from title credits itself and keeps the viewer engaged all throughout with interesting twist and turns. The chase,the desert and the final showdown are THE best I have seen in an animation movie...Splendid! The cutting-edge computer animation seamlessly blends the voices, expressions and movements of the actors. Action set pieces, including a roller-coaster chase on the streets of a Moroccan port town, alternate with scenes of banal slapstick.

The Adventures of Tintin…, happily, reconfirms Steven Spielberg's status as King of the Blockbusters. Watch it if you are a Tintin fan, you won’t be disappointed. And if you are new to the world of Herge and his wonder boy, then you have just stumbled upon gold.

Breaking Dawn - I

Is ‘Breaking Dawn - I′ an enjoyable experience for Twi-hards and non-fans, alike? Or does this first half of the ‘Twilight Saga’ finale offer too little to be a standalone film?

Unfortunately, judging by the events unfolding in Breaking Dawn: Part 1, the answer is no. At least half of the film is dominated by one melodramatic scene after another – in place of either interesting character interactions or exciting action... Simply put, underwhelming. I was expecting it to be alot more GRAND!!! But, it couldn't justify the book!

Breaking Dawn: Part 1 isn't quite as accessible to casual moviegoers, as it does depend on the viewer having followed the plot thus far. But in Bill Condon, it also has a director who puts a very distinct spin on things, walking the fine line of playing the romance absolutely straight while taking the supernatural stuff as seriously as it deserves (which is to say, not at all). Condon, however, goes crazy.

It all goes wrong just when it should go right.