Comments on: What Brown Connections Can Do For You http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Liam Jones http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-197553 Liam Jones Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:01:09 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-197553 <p>This is a very great book, one of the best, because it deals with deep issues and and is a true story. As an Aussie / Kiwi it touches that part of us not covered in many books at all. That crazy, giving, flawed, brave, fight all, but honest character of the Antipodeans. And does so in depth. It cannot be played well by someone like Depp. Hes too into Depp. Hes also not tough. He cannot be imagined in fight scenes with big men, gouging out eyes. He will bring in Crazy Jack Sparrow to bulk it out looking to expand the genuine good Aussie crazy into Depp crazy. Pirates of the Caribbean does Bombay. No I wont see this film even though its based on my favourite book. What a crying shame.</p> This is a very great book, one of the best, because it deals with deep issues and and is a true story. As an Aussie / Kiwi it touches that part of us not covered in many books at all. That crazy, giving, flawed, brave, fight all, but honest character of the Antipodeans. And does so in depth. It cannot be played well by someone like Depp. Hes too into Depp. Hes also not tough. He cannot be imagined in fight scenes with big men, gouging out eyes. He will bring in Crazy Jack Sparrow to bulk it out looking to expand the genuine good Aussie crazy into Depp crazy. Pirates of the Caribbean does Bombay. No I wont see this film even though its based on my favourite book. What a crying shame.

]]> By: DJ Drrrty Poonjabi http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-115877 DJ Drrrty Poonjabi Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:21:12 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-115877 <blockquote>Cheers DJ. I have to see which one of my friends has enough of an artsy fartsy streak to enjoy it. I'm guessing my selling point has to be film festival + actresses! They're the kind of blokes who'll show up in mechanic grease with microwavable popcorn in hand. Go DJ, thats my DJ, go DJ, thats my DJ... </blockquote> <p>Hey man, your buds sound like they'd fit right in. Come to think of it, didn't you guys <a href="http://montyverdi.com/pendoo/images/4pendoos.jpg">show up last year...?</a></p> <blockquote>I think DDA is Feb 24th, and I think they've moved it back to Cupertino.[link] It actually wasn't that bad 2 years ago - no hip hop, lots of folks with their own dholis, and of course, my absolute fave giddha squad ever, the girls from UC Davis. That said, the bhangra was boooooring. Not sure if I can make it to the wheel this year -- my best friend from LA is coming into town. But if I do, it will be on BART!</blockquote> <p>Camille - I also have friends BARTing from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_of_Market%2C_San_Francisco%2C_California">SOMA</a> to the festival, so grab your friend, pour some voddy in that empty Arrowhead bottle, and hop aboard the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Train_Express">Night Train Express</a>. (How else are you going to sit through 11 hours of Sikh cinema?)</p> <p>Tickets are selling fast, so it's now or never folks. Also, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0713576/">Kavi Raz</a> will be in attendance and answering questions about his latest film, Gold Bracelet. (I now expect to see all the desi Trekkies there, first in line and waiting to get their replica 1701-D model autographed by the <a href="http://www.memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Singh_(Lieutenant_Junior_Grade)">assistant chief engineer</a>.)</p> <blockquote>Brad's Plan B also produced the Willy Wonka movie with Johnny Depp and made a fortune.</blockquote> <p>Oh okay, thanks: now I know who to see about getting my $9.50 back.</p> Cheers DJ. I have to see which one of my friends has enough of an artsy fartsy streak to enjoy it. I’m guessing my selling point has to be film festival + actresses! They’re the kind of blokes who’ll show up in mechanic grease with microwavable popcorn in hand. Go DJ, thats my DJ, go DJ, thats my DJ…

Hey man, your buds sound like they’d fit right in. Come to think of it, didn’t you guys show up last year…?

I think DDA is Feb 24th, and I think they’ve moved it back to Cupertino.[link] It actually wasn’t that bad 2 years ago – no hip hop, lots of folks with their own dholis, and of course, my absolute fave giddha squad ever, the girls from UC Davis. That said, the bhangra was boooooring. Not sure if I can make it to the wheel this year — my best friend from LA is coming into town. But if I do, it will be on BART!

Camille – I also have friends BARTing from SOMA to the festival, so grab your friend, pour some voddy in that empty Arrowhead bottle, and hop aboard the Night Train Express. (How else are you going to sit through 11 hours of Sikh cinema?)

Tickets are selling fast, so it’s now or never folks. Also, Kavi Raz will be in attendance and answering questions about his latest film, Gold Bracelet. (I now expect to see all the desi Trekkies there, first in line and waiting to get their replica 1701-D model autographed by the assistant chief engineer.)

Brad’s Plan B also produced the Willy Wonka movie with Johnny Depp and made a fortune.

Oh okay, thanks: now I know who to see about getting my $9.50 back.

]]> By: Topcat http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-115849 Topcat Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:08:57 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-115849 <p>I am just relieved it didnt go to Gurinder Chadha. Nair however will invariably bring feminity to the film which may not be a good thing for this film because this movie has to be masculine, dark, intense and funny at the same time. The director must understand what Gregory meant when he refers to his Indian inmates as "my species" something only a male or a masculine director will understand. Someone like Sofia Coppolla.</p> I am just relieved it didnt go to Gurinder Chadha. Nair however will invariably bring feminity to the film which may not be a good thing for this film because this movie has to be masculine, dark, intense and funny at the same time. The director must understand what Gregory meant when he refers to his Indian inmates as “my species” something only a male or a masculine director will understand. Someone like Sofia Coppolla.

]]> By: Upends http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-115116 Upends Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:17:04 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-115116 <blockquote>As for Johnny Depp, I never considered him hot or anything until recently. His versatility and passion for acting is his appeal to me -- he plays Edward Scissorhands to JM Barrie to a Michael Jackson-esque Willy Wonka to Captain Jack Sparrow. Who the heck can do that?? Not Tom or Brad. So, this Shantaram role should be a breeze. </blockquote> <p>Actually, if you've seen Brad in Interview with the Vampire, 12 Monkeys, Kalifornia, Snatch, Fight Club, and Babel..you'd see he's a great actor. Except he unfairly gets slotted into the pretty boy category like Robert Redford and Warren Beatty. Both good actors who were never given their due because of their looks and personal life. For a guy who gets slotted as a pretty boy, he's played some really eccentric and off-beat characters. Brad's Plan B also produced the Willy Wonka movie with Johnny Depp and made a fortune. Also produced The Departed. Too bad that people underestimate this guy all the time.</p> As for Johnny Depp, I never considered him hot or anything until recently. His versatility and passion for acting is his appeal to me — he plays Edward Scissorhands to JM Barrie to a Michael Jackson-esque Willy Wonka to Captain Jack Sparrow. Who the heck can do that?? Not Tom or Brad. So, this Shantaram role should be a breeze.

Actually, if you’ve seen Brad in Interview with the Vampire, 12 Monkeys, Kalifornia, Snatch, Fight Club, and Babel..you’d see he’s a great actor. Except he unfairly gets slotted into the pretty boy category like Robert Redford and Warren Beatty. Both good actors who were never given their due because of their looks and personal life. For a guy who gets slotted as a pretty boy, he’s played some really eccentric and off-beat characters. Brad’s Plan B also produced the Willy Wonka movie with Johnny Depp and made a fortune. Also produced The Departed. Too bad that people underestimate this guy all the time.

]]> By: naina http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-115077 naina Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:32:31 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-115077 <p>neal, i personally didn't like mississippi masala b/c i thought it was just over-the-top and trying too hard to be provocative. i didn't feel that invested in the story or the characters. but to each his/her own, right?</p> neal, i personally didn’t like mississippi masala b/c i thought it was just over-the-top and trying too hard to be provocative. i didn’t feel that invested in the story or the characters. but to each his/her own, right?

]]> By: Neal (with no 'e') http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-115043 Neal (with no 'e') Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:08:47 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-115043 <p>Wait, is it not cool to like "Mississippi Masala"? How come? I hated "Monsoon Wedding" in comparison to it (although admittedly, I watched it a while ago).</p> Wait, is it not cool to like “Mississippi Masala”? How come? I hated “Monsoon Wedding” in comparison to it (although admittedly, I watched it a while ago).

]]> By: unnamed http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-114985 unnamed Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:52:19 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-114985 <p>Aussie accent is the hardest to master so let's see if the god Johnny Depp can pull that off. He's terribly overrated.</p> <p>quote: 8 · Phil on January 23, 2007 11:35 PM · Direct link</p> <h2>As for Crowe v Depp? I empirically base this on who has a record of throwing telephones at brown people behind service counters. Crowe leads that metric 1-0 so it has to be Depp all the way.</h2> <p>Now what does this have to do with anything? What an ignorant comment.</p> Aussie accent is the hardest to master so let’s see if the god Johnny Depp can pull that off. He’s terribly overrated.

quote: 8 · Phil on January 23, 2007 11:35 PM · Direct link

As for Crowe v Depp? I empirically base this on who has a record of throwing telephones at brown people behind service counters. Crowe leads that metric 1-0 so it has to be Depp all the way.

Now what does this have to do with anything? What an ignorant comment.

]]> By: Umrao Jaan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-114930 Umrao Jaan Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:30:59 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-114930 <p>"..............wasn't the australian-indian cousin a hottie"</p> <p>Coffeeface (#39) and Jane of all trades (#41) - other than D, Randeep Hooda has also acted in Darna Zaroori Hai and Risk (which, if I am not wrong, was either just released or about to be released).</p> <p>We have been family friends for a long time now. His grandmom and my grandmom were the best of friends and my mom and his mom are pretty good friends too. Randeep is a very nice guy and pretty down to earth. And if you think he is hot wait till you see his sis.........sizzling!!!!</p> “…………..wasn’t the australian-indian cousin a hottie”

Coffeeface (#39) and Jane of all trades (#41) – other than D, Randeep Hooda has also acted in Darna Zaroori Hai and Risk (which, if I am not wrong, was either just released or about to be released).

We have been family friends for a long time now. His grandmom and my grandmom were the best of friends and my mom and his mom are pretty good friends too. Randeep is a very nice guy and pretty down to earth. And if you think he is hot wait till you see his sis………sizzling!!!!

]]> By: Camille http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-114917 Camille Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:12:03 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-114917 <blockquote>Where'd DDA going to be this year and when? I'd like to attend, but the whole bhangra/hip hop scene doesn't quite resonate with me and I normally leave those type of events feeling cheated out of 20 dollars, 2 hours, and expected to be accept unneccessary drama and gangta posturing as compensation.</blockquote> <p>I think DDA is Feb 24th, and I think they've moved it back to Cupertino<a href="http://www.dholdiawaz.com/">.[link]</a> It actually wasn't that bad 2 years ago - no hip hop, lots of folks with their own dholis, and of course, my absolute fave giddha squad ever, the girls from UC Davis. That said, the bhangra was boooooring.</p> <p>Not sure if I can make it to the wheel this year -- my best friend from LA is coming into town. But if I do, it will be on BART!</p> Where’d DDA going to be this year and when? I’d like to attend, but the whole bhangra/hip hop scene doesn’t quite resonate with me and I normally leave those type of events feeling cheated out of 20 dollars, 2 hours, and expected to be accept unneccessary drama and gangta posturing as compensation.

I think DDA is Feb 24th, and I think they’ve moved it back to Cupertino.[link] It actually wasn’t that bad 2 years ago – no hip hop, lots of folks with their own dholis, and of course, my absolute fave giddha squad ever, the girls from UC Davis. That said, the bhangra was boooooring.

Not sure if I can make it to the wheel this year — my best friend from LA is coming into town. But if I do, it will be on BART!

]]> By: No von Mises http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/01/23/what_brown_conn/comment-page-2/#comment-114909 No von Mises Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:43:22 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4136#comment-114909 <p>Cheers DJ. I have to see which one of my friends has enough of an artsy fartsy streak to enjoy it. I'm guessing my selling point has to be film festival + actresses! They're the kind of blokes who'll show up in mechanic grease with microwavable popcorn in hand.</p> <p>Go DJ, thats my DJ, go DJ, thats my DJ...</p> Cheers DJ. I have to see which one of my friends has enough of an artsy fartsy streak to enjoy it. I’m guessing my selling point has to be film festival + actresses! They’re the kind of blokes who’ll show up in mechanic grease with microwavable popcorn in hand.

Go DJ, thats my DJ, go DJ, thats my DJ…

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