tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post3845136055791786755..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-63433037659071574582013-06-12T23:51:04.625-07:002013-06-12T23:51:04.625-07:00Thank you, Tracy. I have yet to come across someon...Thank you, Tracy. I have yet to come across someone who didn't. I have seen it many times, mostly for individual performances of both the young and old actors rather than for the plot. THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE is definitely worth seeing.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-64694486124066805672013-06-12T23:44:42.011-07:002013-06-12T23:44:42.011-07:00Yvette, THE DIRTY DOZEN is certainly an entertaini...Yvette, THE DIRTY DOZEN is certainly an entertaining film and Lee Marvin dominates with his rather quiet but formidable presence on screen. The Telly Savalas TV series you're referring to is KOJAK which, unfortunately, never made it to Indian television. I'm glad you mentioned it as now I can try and watch it on the internet. I don't think THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE became a well-known film coming as it did only a year after THE DIRTY DOZEN whose popularity has never really waned. People here still talk about it as if it had been released recently. My teenage son enjoyed it. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-73595397598027482662013-06-12T19:43:07.117-07:002013-06-12T19:43:07.117-07:00I love THE DIRTY DOZEN, and this makes me want to ...I love THE DIRTY DOZEN, and this makes me want to watch it again. To my knowledge, I have never seen THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE, but the story sounds good. Another entertaining post.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-57558979940016615542013-06-12T16:01:25.948-07:002013-06-12T16:01:25.948-07:00Prashant, I loved THE DIRTY DOZEN when I first saw...Prashant, I loved THE DIRTY DOZEN when I first saw it in theaters. I was a big fan of Lee Marvin, especially during the infrequent times when he played a good guy.<br /><br />I also liked Telly Savalas. He had a great cop series on TV way back in the day. The first of the great 'realistic' NY cop series, I think.<br /><br />I don't think I ever saw THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE though I might have. I can't be expected to remember EVERYTHING. Ha!<br /><br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-23574980711318297232013-06-12T04:55:40.029-07:002013-06-12T04:55:40.029-07:00Patti, I suggest the following books.
In non-fict...Patti, I suggest the following books.<br /><br />In non-fiction, "India: A History" by noted historian John Keay, "Freedom at Midnight" by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, and "The Discovery of India," the magnum opus, by Jawaharlal Nehru, independent India's first prime minister. <br /><br />And, in fiction, "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie, "A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster, and "Such A Long Journey" by Rohinton Mistry, the India born Canadian author.<br /><br />I'd also recommend the historical fiction of Amitav Ghosh and William Dalrymple. All their books are good.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-89180055217824395822013-06-12T04:34:02.707-07:002013-06-12T04:34:02.707-07:00My book group was wondering last night what the be...My book group was wondering last night what the best book to read about India might be. Any suggestions. It could be a novel or non-fiction. We read both. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-13165299727652733642013-06-12T02:19:18.359-07:002013-06-12T02:19:18.359-07:00George, THE DIRTY DOZEN still holds up well for me...George, THE DIRTY DOZEN still holds up well for me, as does other war films of its kind like THE GUNS OF NAVARONE and WHERE EAGLES DARE.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-90221618671032251442013-06-12T02:16:09.808-07:002013-06-12T02:16:09.808-07:00Neer, I think, Bollywood has copied this formula o...Neer, I think, Bollywood has copied this formula on several occasions, the earliest in my memory being SHOLAY which probably owes its origins to films like THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. I remember seeing KARMA. I think it had Bollywood stalwarts like Dilip Kumar and Nutan, and Anupam Kher in a villainous role. I didn't find any similarities between these war films and KARMA though the theme can be said to have something in common. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-61252241586586875862013-06-12T02:12:02.078-07:002013-06-12T02:12:02.078-07:00Charles, I enjoy watching the early multi star cas...Charles, I enjoy watching the early multi star cast war and western movies and I'm glad that there are quite a few I haven't seen yet. THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE is an enjoyable fare.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-83587392446236474192013-06-11T19:10:46.290-07:002013-06-11T19:10:46.290-07:00I loved THE DIRTY DOZEN when I first saw it in the...I loved THE DIRTY DOZEN when I first saw it in the Sixties. By today's hyper standards, it's slow. But the performances still hold up.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-20015691555497587852013-06-11T18:08:58.041-07:002013-06-11T18:08:58.041-07:00Prashant, did you find any similarities between th...Prashant, did you find any similarities between these movies and the Hindi movie Karma where three people on death row are picked up and made into a fighting unit?neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-44563946980166848292013-06-11T06:43:58.553-07:002013-06-11T06:43:58.553-07:00I have not seen Devil's Brigade. Have to watch...I have not seen Devil's Brigade. Have to watch it though. I have enjoyed quite a few of that era's WWII movies.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com