Tag Archives: Amara Karan

“We’ll Always Have Poona…”

Posted on 28/05/2014 by Dee CrowSeer

BBC2’s anniversary brought us another comedic treat this week, in the form of a Goodness Gracious Me reunion special! Yay! Although I’ve rewatched my boxset of the original series several times since then, there hasn’t been a new episode on the … Continue reading →

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Am Badass, Or…?

Posted on 08/11/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

There are plenty shows that successfully balance heart-breaking drama with cathartic comedy… but Mitchell & Webb’s latest offering for the Beeb,  Ambassadors, wasn’t one of them. It probably doesn’t help that Armando Iannucci and his cohorts have set such a high-standard … Continue reading →

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How’s-Your-Father

Posted on 06/10/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

The film All in Good Time (2012) was adapted from a play called Rafta, Rafta (2007), which was a Desi-fied update of another play first performed in 1963 (also called All in Good Time), which was itself adapted as a … Continue reading →

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Jadoo Chile

Posted on 31/08/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

This coming Tuesday, Amara Karan’s new film Jadoo will premiere in the magical, movie-making metropolis that is the city of Leicester (where its story of feuding, foodie families is set), before rolling out across the nation on the 6th of September. … Continue reading →

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Paranoia & Pants

Posted on 17/03/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains soiled-underwear-flinging SPOILERS] Although their first album sold like hot-cakes, Kula Shaker were a frequent target for mockery, thanks to their conspicuous co-opting of Indian music, culture, and mysticism… but as a white Britisher intent on misappropriating Indian mythology in … Continue reading →

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Lecker!

Posted on 24/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

I missed the announcement at the time, but earlier this month Amara Karan’s new film, Jadoo, had its “World Premiere Screening” at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Fancy. Jadoo is set in Leicester, and tells the story of two estranged … Continue reading →

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Brickin’ It

Posted on 22/02/2013 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains non-SPOILERS for a story in which nothing really happens] There’s no doubt that Brick Lane (2007) is a very pretty film…. but it also left me with a serious case of the blahs. I haven’t read the original novel that … Continue reading →

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Clink Clown Calamity

Posted on 16/07/2012 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains fame-seeking SPOILERS!] I think The Task (2011) has a genuinely intriguing premise, and a talented cast, but it buries all that good under so many layers of bad, that the net result is a weary shrug. As the old … Continue reading →

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Ridnap II: The Renapping

Posted on 23/02/2012 by Dee CrowSeer

Apparently there’s a new (three-part) series of Kidnap and Ransom starting tonight on ITV1. Long-time-readers-with-nothing-better-to-do may remember that when I tried to watch the first series, I ended up getting distracted by a spider under my bed… well, by a … Continue reading →

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Vworp! Vworp!

Posted on 18/09/2011 by Dee CrowSeer

Seems like everyone I know is a fan of Doctor Who, but I’ve never really seen the appeal, myself. I vaguely recall watching Sylvester McCoy’s run, back in the day, but since then I hadn’t seen an episode all the way … Continue reading →

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