Archive for January, 2008

Blake

January 10, 2008

“A truth that’s told with bad intent
beats all the lies you can invent”
- William Blake
From Philip Pullman’s The Amber Spyglass
Finally completed the trilogy, it has been an exhausting but exhilarating ride.

Dark Materials, First Day of Sem, Solos Update

January 7, 2008

Haven’t been blogging much lately because i have been reading Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. I’m done with Northern Lights and Subtle Knife, plowing my way ferociously through Amber Spyglass now.
It is incredibly addictive! I haven’t read such a compulsive series since the first few Harry Potter books. I’m not a very patient [...]

My Blueberry Nights

January 3, 2008

What do you get when you mate Wong Kar Wai with the Hollywood machine? I didn’t expect much for My Blueberry Nights – but I was pleasantly surprised by the result.
Of course, all that the critics have said about the movie being bland and shallow is true, the movie is flawed – but it was [...]