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12/24/2004 01:00 PMBollywood online
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12/23/2003 08:07 PMCNET Asia Dec 23 2003 7:32PM ET
Spidey Goes to Bollywood
Spidey Goes to Bollywood
06/20/2004 04:06 PM
Marvel Comics and Gotham Entertainment Group are introducing a new
version of Spiderman regionalized for South Asian audiences. In the
Indian version, Peter Parker becomes Pavitr Prabhakar; instead of
fighting the Green Goblin he'll battle Rakshasa, a mythical Indian
demon. He's wearing a sarong-like garment, and he has unstoppable
spiritual powers of asskickage.
Link
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Thanks, Robin Pen)
Bollywood gambles on P2P
Bollywood gambles on P2P
12/23/2003 02:10 PMIn the UK
Guardian today:
Bollywood movie fans will soon be able to download full-length
features with the file-sharing software Kazaa. A deal struck between
a partner of Sharman Networks Ltd, the company which owns Kazaa, and
IndiaFM.com, a popular entertainment site, will allow Indian film
producers to distribute movies, music and other large, rich media
files online to an estimated 60 million international Kazaa users.
The move follows a pilot scheme in November when Bollywood thriller
Supari was offered for sale at US $2.99 and promoted through Kazaa
prior to its release in India. The file was designed to self destruct
after being watched and could not be copied.
LinkSkeptical of Safeway's Spin
Skeptical of Safeway's Spin
04/26/2004 01:01 PMThe company's recent presentation to institutional investors fails to
instill confidence in this Fool.
Skeptical Environmentalist Vindicated
Skeptical Environmentalist Vindicated
12/21/2003 01:13 PMThe Danish government has cleared Bjørn Lomborg of accusations of
dishonesty, while his most serious critics, the Danish Committees on
Scientific Dishonesty, were blasted for engaging in a politically
motivated smear campaign against Lomborg.
"Economist magazine is skeptical"
"Economist magazine is skeptical"
02/10/2004 04:15 PMMP3: Don't Stop 'til you Get to
Bollywood
MP3: Don't Stop 'til you Get to
Bollywood
04/13/2004 11:17 AM
A few days ago,
Jonno pointed me to a
Bollywood-flavored remake of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Til You Get
Enough," which he found on a supercool sekrit MP3 blog that shall
remain nameless. This track is phat. This track is funky. This track
makes me want to do a little dance in my
ergonomic
chair. A little google-digging reveals the song is by a group
called the Bollywood Freaks, and came out on a limited edition red
vinyl 7" in the UK. I want to send them money for the funk they
provide. I want more of their music. If anyone has info,
cough it up.
But for now -- look! Someone dumped a copy of said funky track on a
server somewhere. Download the MP3 while it lasts. Link
Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood
Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood
11/13/2003 12:26 PMThe file-swapping company, which is locked in a legal battle with
Hollywood studios, has stuck a deal to digitally distribute a
full-length feature film made in India's Bollywood.
Toronto-set Bollywood movie
Toronto-set Bollywood movie
05/27/2004 06:25 PM
Ouchless sez, "My mother found this Bollywood-esque film "poster"
completely by accident. The movie is titled 'Coxwell and Gerrard',
which is the main intersection in Toronto's Little India."
Link
(
Thanks, Ouchless!)
Motorola tries to defy skeptical
questions
Motorola tries to defy skeptical
questions
04/09/2004 04:13 PMKorea Herald Apr 4 2004 6:19PM GMT
Skeptical Environmentalist Saga
Continues
Skeptical Environmentalist Saga
Continues
12/24/2003 05:56 PMbelmolis writes "In the latest episode of the The Skeptical
Environmentalist affair, The New York Times reports (December 23, p.
F2) that the Danish Ministry ...
Nader remains skeptical about Kerry
Nader remains skeptical about Kerry
06/04/2004 02:05 PMkuro5hin.org || Skeptical
Environmentalist Vindicated
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12/22/2003 06:41 AMSkeptical Environmentalist Vindicated ..
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"Conservative U.S. anchor now skeptical
about Bush"
"Conservative U.S. anchor now skeptical
about Bush"
02/12/2004 04:02 AMBollywood Vanilla Coke ad which kicks
ass
Bollywood Vanilla Coke ad which kicks
ass
05/30/2004 05:44 PM
BoingBoing reader
Vishal points us to a spectacularly
cheesy Indian TV ad starring yet another one of my
fut
ure husbands (look, any fella who eschews SMS for pigeon as
preferred love-note carrier is alright by me).
Vishal says, "This Ad is really popular in India, and I was surprised
to find that the good people at Coke have it online too (RealPlayer).
It features one of the hottest young actors in Bollywood, Vivek Oberoi, and features
many in-jokes to '70s Bollywood films (note, especially, the lightbulb
dress in the 3rd segment, a direct lift from a classic 70's movie)."
Footnote to menswear trendwatchers: take a tip from Vivek, at left --
pink vomit prints are the new black.
Update: BoingBoing reader Berklee totally
harshes my mellow by saying, "Excellent choice for a future husband,
but you'll have to wait until he's done with Aishwarya Rai, I'm afraid.
Meanwhile, I recommend [a 2002 film starring Oberoi titled] Company. Go rent it
(or download it) and enjoy this un-Bollywood-like gangster-movie!"
Link
60 Minutes: Google, Battelle, and
Bollywood
60 Minutes: Google, Battelle, and
Bollywood
01/02/2005 11:06 PMXeni Jardin:
Well -- not all together in the same story, though that might have
been even more interesting.
The CBS television program 60
Minutes featured a lengthy segment on Google this evening which included
astute comment from John
Battelle, who moonlights as BoingBoing's Reuben
Kincaid when he's not writing books,
building empires, and tracking search tech trends here. Snip from the transcript:
"If anybody got a Porsche or a Ferrari right now at Google, they’d
probably be drummed out of the company," observes John Battelle, an
author and entrepreneur who has been following Silicon Valley
companies for 20 years. He says, "Google has a brand image to
maintain. And their image is they’re all about innovation and
they’re all about the Internet, and they’re all about trust.
They’re not about selling out. They’re not about getting rich
quick. So you’ve got a culture like that; I think if anyone were to
buy, you know, a new Mercedes convertible and drive around with the
stereo blaring, and miss work a couple days because they’re rich
now, that would not be acceptable behavior at Google.
"But trust me," he adds. "There’s a Mercedes convertible in every
one of their heads. There is. And it will…come out. Over time, it
will come out."
The show also included a killer piece on Indian film star and
hyperbolic superbeauty
Aishwarya Rai. Snip:
The reason Bollywood films have such universal appeal is because
they’re squeaky-clean. There are no sex scenes, not even kissing.
Every time you think someone’s going to do it, they'll burst into
song instead. "I'd assume that's really a reflection of our society,"
Rai says, when asked to explain the films' modesty. "Of course people
kiss and of course people have a very healthy love life. This is the
land of the Kama Sutra. But nevertheless, in our society you don't
really see people around the street corner kissing or being extremely,
overtly, physically demonstrative publicly. They do it privately but
not publicly."
Link to Google piece with BoingBoing's own John Battelle,
and Link to seg on Aishwarya Rai.
Bollywood MP3 Disco Blowout Friday
Bollywood MP3 Disco Blowout Friday
06/04/2004 10:46 AMFollowing up on
this previous BoingBoing post about the Bollywood Freaks mashup
"Don't Stop 'til You Get to Bollywood," BoingBoing reader
Mike says:
This was only a very slightly re-tweaked version of a tune from an
early 1980s Bollywood soundtrack, as sung by the well-known Indian
singer Usha Uthup. (The tune's original title is "Chhupke Kaun Aya".)
The Usha Uthup version has just been re-released on CD in the UK, as
part of a 2CD mix set called "The Trip", mixed by Tom Middleton.
But you ain't heard nothing yet! Usha's greatest work, which dates
from the same era, is the utterly INSANE "One Two Cha Cha Cha". (This
also quotes from a classic disco hit.) This track is available on a
1997 compilation called "In Flight Entertainment Vol.2" - and also as
an MP3 on my blog for the next week or two.
Link to the blog hosting an MP3
download of "Cha Cha Cha." Oh yeah.
Bollywood Dreams - Apple Loops 1.0
Bollywood Dreams - Apple Loops 1.0
08/27/2004 02:16 PMSuperb collection of Bollywood inspired loops for GarageBand!
Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s
Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s
12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin:
Sweeter than a mouthful of
ja
lebi. David Boyk says:
"While I was supposed to be studying for finals, I made a mix CD to
introduce dubious Westerners to Bollywood. That didn't waste enough
time, so I also made a big web site that has all the tracks from the
CD, plus some more, and a lot of other information to explain
Bollywood movies and music, and also to help a bit with language."
Far from a waste of time, David's terrific site includes a "bollywood
for dummies" primer, and a very helpful list of common Hindi words
you'll encounter. As for the MP3s, man -- there are some serious
gems in here, in particular the rockin' 1960s numbers.
Link
Kazaa gets into showbiz, Bollywood style
Kazaa gets into showbiz, Bollywood style
11/12/2003 10:16 PMZDNet Australia Nov 12 2003 9:38PM ET
Kazaa to distribute Bollywood feature
Kazaa to distribute Bollywood feature
11/13/2003 12:21 PMKazaa has inked a deal to simultaneously distribute a theatrically
released Bollywood movie, using its DRM-based Altnet technology.
"The Bollywood movie market is growing at twice the rate of Hollywood,
in terms of production and revenue. This is where the benefits of P2P
technology become really clear," Sharman CEO Nikki Hemming said in a
statement. "P2P technology offers the movie industry a huge
opportunity to massively enhance its distribution and generate
revenue."
LinkBollywood in Internet download deal
Bollywood in Internet download deal
12/23/2003 05:47 PMDeccan Herald Dec 23 2003 4:44PM ET
Iraqis Skeptical on Bush Speech, Want
U.S. Out (Reuters)
Iraqis Skeptical on Bush Speech, Want
U.S. Out (Reuters)
05/25/2004 08:22 AMReuters - Iraqis reacted with weary skepticism
Tuesday to promises from President Bush of a peaceful and
independent future.
The Trouble With Marvels: If It Sounds
That Good, Will the Skeptical Buy It?
The Trouble With Marvels: If It Sounds
That Good, Will the Skeptical Buy It?
12/22/2003 02:02 AMNew York Times Dec 22 2003 1:48AM ET
Web Surfers Increasingly Skeptical Of
Information On Internet
Web Surfers Increasingly Skeptical Of
Information On Internet
09/27/2004 08:57 AMMedia Post Sep 27 2004 1:05PM GMT
As Abbas Runs, Skeptical Militants Wait
and See
As Abbas Runs, Skeptical Militants Wait
and See
01/05/2005 10:20 PMIn his run for the Palestinian presidency, Mahmoud Abbas must convince
militants to abandon their struggle and let him try diplomacy to win
an independent state.
Industry Giants Skeptical Of Acquisition
Rumors
Industry Giants Skeptical Of Acquisition
Rumors
06/11/2004 10:34 PMZDNet Jun 12 2004 2:07AM GMT
Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads
Bollywood Embraces Kazaa Movie Downloads
12/23/2003 11:47 AMMaximusTheGreat writes "While Hollywood tries to debate how to tackle
P2P movie downloads, Bollywood the world's largest film industry has
decided to embrace ...
Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really
Bollywood Signs Up For Kazaa Movie
Downloads... But Not Really
12/23/2003 05:39 PMThere have been a few stories about "legitimate" companies doing deals
with Kazaa, but once you get past the headline, you realize that it's
not true at all. Just like all those other deals the headlines
trumpeting a deal between some
some Bollywood film makers and
Kazaa isn't really about Kazaa at all. Instead, it's a deal with
Kazaa's sister company Altnet, which runs a service within Kazaa to
distribute approved copy protected content. So, this isn't at all
about film makers understanding the promotional value of free
downloads, but rather them trying to piggyback copy protection (in
this case files that supposedly "self-destruct" after a single $3
viewing) on the popularity of Kazaa. The deal isn't even that good.
$3 for a product that self-destructs after a single viewing? You get
a better deal going to the local video store. Meanwhile, though, they
get all the publicity of having the film "offered on Kazaa". All
Altnet is really doing is bolting a pay-for service (like iTunes) into
Kazaa. It doesn't leverage the real benefits of a distributed file
sharing network at all.
Bollywood puts more films online with
Kazaa
Bollywood puts more films online with
Kazaa
12/23/2003 08:07 PMCNET Asia Dec 23 2003 7:32PM ET
Bollywood ad takeover, part three:
Peugot ad, and TV ad index
Bollywood ad takeover, part three:
Peugot ad, and TV ad index
05/31/2004 09:59 AM
BoingBoing reader
Manish Vij points us to his list of
Bollywood-themed TV advertisements for western products, which
includes a popular ad for Peugot. Manish's website includes terrific
liner notes -- for instance, pointers on where to download copies of
songs you hear in the ads.
Link to Peugot ad, and
alternate link;
Link to
"TV Satires on India"; Previous BoingBoing posts on Bollywood spoof
ads:
1,
2Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download
sales
Bollywood signs up for Kazaa download
sales
12/24/2003 12:13 PMZDNet UK Dec 24 2003 9:40AM ET
Badass Bollywood dance-off Saturday in
San Francisco
Badass Bollywood dance-off Saturday in
San Francisco
02/05/2005 09:25 PMXeni Jardin:
Terrific
SF Chronicle article about a Bollywood dance
competition taking place in San Francisco tomorrow. Snip:
Growing up in Calcutta, I rarely watched Hindi films. Going to the
movies usually meant viewing English-language evergreens like "Born
Free" and "Willie Wonka," or hoary literary classics with dialogue in
my native Bengali. Bollywood was a risqué world with money but little
class where the vamps flashed thigh and cleavage and the heroes kept
their shirts unbuttoned. At my school, we had regular "hair check"
days, at which school staff made sure our locks were not curling over
our collars like some "two-bit Bombay film star." We knew Bollywood
produced more films than Hollywood, and millions of Indians queued up
on opening weekend to buy tickets on the black market, but I was
taught to look down my nose at the genre's kitschy excess.
Now, to my surprise, Bollywood is entering the American mainstream,
thanks to movies such as Mira Nair's art-house hit "Monsoon Wedding"
and the Bollywood-inspired pageantry of "Moulin Rouge." Indian beauty
queen Aishwarya Rai recently appeared on "60 Minutes," and rapper Dr.
Dre was slapped with a lawsuit for mixing a snatch of an old Hindi
song into his single "Addictive." It's also hit academia in
media-studies courses on campuses from UC Berkeley to MIT.
Link (
Thanks, Brian "Badass" Lam!).
Update:
Boing Boing reader Kevin H
points out that the author of this SF Chron story appears to have made
a minor error:
Dr. Dre didn't have a single called "Addictive". The single was for Truth Hurts, and it
featured a blistering Rakim rap. Truth Hurts is an artist on Dre's
label Aftermath Records. DJ Quik produced the single. It drips with
hotness.
More Sexy Adult Movies out in the
Internet from Bollywood
More Sexy Adult Movies out in the
Internet from Bollywood
04/02/2005 07:24 AMIndia Daily Apr 2 2005 11:00AM GMT
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical About
Cable Claims In Brand X
Supreme Court Seems Skeptical About
Cable Claims In Brand X
03/30/2005 06:50 AMWhile most of the Supreme Court attention yesterday went to the
Grokster case, the Justices also heard the Brand X case, which was an
appeal on a
rulin
g from a few years back, saying that the FCC was wrong in
classifying cable broadband services as "information services" instead
of "telecom services" -- and, thus, opening up the cable companies to
forced line sharing rules. While it might not mean anything, the
initial reports suggest that the Justices were
skeptical of the cable companies claims, and
seemed to wonder why cable broadband and telco broadband were being
treated differently. Unfortunately, the case isn't quite as
straightforward as it might appear. The reason the telcos have line
sharing rules in the first place is because they came by their copper
lines through the breakup of a government granted monopoly. These
were systems built with government backing (though, as some have
pointed out, the cost of those lines should
be
next to nothing by now). Most of the cable systems were built by
private companies. That's a big distinction, and really is at the
heart of this case. While both sides claim that competition will be
stifled if the other side wins, that seems unlikely (either way).
With the FCC leaning
again
st line sharing, even if cable offerings are classified as telecom
services, they might not be required to share lines. However the
court decides, though, it is likely to
influence
many other FCC rulings that impact a variety of different
services, such as VoIP -- since it will set up the regulatory
framework by which the FCC can rule across both cable and DSL. If
both are aligned, it should also play into how they regulate wireless
broadband technologies as well. In other words, the specific decision
may not have a direct impact right away, but the eventual consequences
may be far reaching.
Yahoo! News - Pundit O'Reilly Now
Skeptical About Bush
Yahoo! News - Pundit O'Reilly Now
Skeptical About Bush
02/11/2004 05:56 AM“Conservativetelevision news anchor Bill O’Reilly said on
Tuesday he was nowskeptical about the Bush administration and
apologized to viewers forsupporting prewar claims that Iraq had
weapons ofmass destruction.” .. Holy Crap, Bush
is
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Effort to End Bullying in School; Pupils
Skeptical (Reuters)
Effort to End Bullying in School; Pupils
Skeptical (Reuters)
08/17/2004 09:05 AMReuters - Norwegian schools are meant to be
magically free of bullying when students go back to class on
Wednesday after the summer break.
PRESS: Reiman skeptical about offering
3G licenses in Russia
PRESS: Reiman skeptical about offering
3G licenses in Russia
04/06/2005 09:24 AMPRIME-TASS Apr 6 2005 12:29PM GMT
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