Erica's Movie Reviews: Slum Dog Millionaire

Slum Dog Millionaire:
Starring: Dev Patel

A-/B+

Erica's Thoughts:

There was a interesting balance between misfortune and fortune in this story.

Nice dance sequence during the ending credits. It was nothing special per se, but it was a nice homage to Ballywood style.

The movie kept me interested the entire time. Appeals to men and women.

Erica's Question:

Where do the actors in the movie really come from? What regions of India?

Why did the 'good' brother look more like a Punjabi than the 'bad' brother? Are there racial preferences in casting going on here? Or is that a cultural reflection?

Erica's Recommendation:

Go see it. It's good.

Pictures speak a thousand words

Here are some spectacular looking photos of various events around the world this year as seen on MSNBC.com Video Slideshow. What they did here was quite remarkable. Some of these photos are just insane. It makes me think, "So while this was happening...someone somehow took an amazing photo of it?" (Especially when I look at the catatrosphic disaster photos in the News section.) Anyway, here they are.

Year in Pictures- NBC

"The Killers" still going strong

I was just thinking this morning, as I was watching the new Killers video, that the Killers have continued on a lot longer than I thought. Their first album, which I have, was pretty good. The second one has that 'when you were young' song which is pretty good. their latest hit is actually pretty good and I really enjoy the music video. It has a really good dance beat (and also has a really good work out kinda tempo). That lead singer is really compelling. Not bad, Killers...not bad, at all.

On another note, while watching top 20 videos on vh1, I noticed that I saw four male artists in a row. Where are my girls at? Adele, who is amazing, is slipping away. Beyonce or whatever she wants to be called nowadays, "Fire Cat" or "Black Mamba" or whatever, is too busy singing about being a boy. What awful lyrics. Only Beyonce can manage to pull that off. Kid Rock's new song isn't that great either. :-P

Lastly, why don't I see any hip hop on Vh1? I like me some variety. :-PPPPPPPPPPP

poor penny marshall

3rd fav video from SNL: Anne Hathaway as host

Dead-on Julie Andrews Impression

Hilarious Hands