tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post261382832183193999..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: My contribution to Sight and Sound’s greatest films pollJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3617956594159394192023-01-30T16:52:21.223+05:302023-01-30T16:52:21.223+05:30Anon: good to hear from you! I have written about ...Anon: good to hear from you! I have written about Maya Bazar before, as in this piece for First Post: https://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/2021/01/well-begun-two-princes-and-mischievous.html<br />I also managed to get the film into Cahiers du Cinema last year when I was asked to write a "Letter from India" for them. That was a fairly basic piece, but here is the link: https://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-north-indian-writes-about-south.htmlJai Arjun Singhhttps://jaiarjun.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-41383117713411394832023-01-30T08:20:06.470+05:302023-01-30T08:20:06.470+05:30Jai ji, long lost blogger and an avid reader of yo...Jai ji, long lost blogger and an avid reader of yours back from 2004-2009. Rediscovered your blog from old bookmarks and sort of chanced upon this post. I like your list, just a great mix, Sherlock Jr. Gold Rush, Bringing up Baby, Le Mepris, Sullivan’s Travels would be on my list too. Absolutely thrilled to see Mayabazaar in the mix, would love to see you deep dive into this gem. Never saw De Palma’s film, adding this and Lijo Jose’s to my watchlist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-21774560394413963092022-12-07T16:38:57.192+05:302022-12-07T16:38:57.192+05:30I remember reading Roger Ebert's review of The...I remember reading Roger Ebert's review of There Will Be Blood, where he rightly pointed out that while it's a superb film, it has its flaws. In his opinion, No Country For Old Men was flawless. I liked both the films when I watched them. However, over the years, it's There Will Be Blood which remains in my mind. It's so intense and passionate in the way most films and books are not. It makes you uncomfortable (the scene between the man posing as the protagonist's brother and the protagonist was outstanding, just as the very idea that the oil-man never really had his own son, the HW). The movie questions our assumptions about father-son relationships, society, religion, and capitalism. This is more than what films usually do.Pessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.com