Bedtime Stories

Skeeter (Sandler) is an employee at a hotel owned by his father’s friend Barry (Richard Griffiths). Skeeter’s dad had given Barry the land for the hotel on the condition that Skeeter would one day run the hotel. However, Barry has something else on his mind. He decides to put his future son-in-law as the manager instead of Skeeter.

In the midst of this plot, Skeeter’s sister (Courtney Cox) entrusts him to baby-sit her two kids. When Skeeter reluctantly tells bedtime stories to his nephews, his life changes completely with his stories becoming alive the next day. He then travels to medieval era, the Wild West, Greece and space trying to fulfil his dream of becoming a hotel manager through vital inputs from the children through his bedtime stories.

Sandler is at his family friendliest here, almost beating Jim Carrey in facial stretching. With Keri Russell as his lover, they make a perfect couple. In addition, you have an all-star cast in the form of Sandler’s evergreen friend Rob Schneider (a pickpocket here), Carmen Electra and Courtney Cox. Russell Brand as a hotel staff who comes out with a healthy dose of weird humour stands out among them. Except for Courtney (as Sandler’s sister she is wasted), the rest of the cast including the kids bring a whiff of fresh air in this fantasy flick with a happy ending .

This is one of the few wholesome family entertainers of the month from Walt Disney. It has a well-balanced dose of adventure and comedy
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English(U)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Russell Brand, Richard Griffiths
Director: Adam Shankman

By the V-C Falls

After reaching home from office tonight, I was just browsing through some old photos that were taken during my university days at Mangalore University, when this photo struck me with fond memories of the time that I had spent with some friends from Norway who had come to India under the student exchange scheme.

This picture was taken at a riverside near the university's Vice-Chancelor residence. For that reason many students would simply call the small waterfall just above our heads as V-C Falls.

I remember this photo for the following reasons:
1. The little fishes which Oyvind (middle) and myself could be seen playing with them.
2. I was pushed into the river by my friend.
3. As a result I lost my brand new Sumsung mobile handset and also got some wet cash in my purse

Pictures do come in handy to bring out the better part of a tragic event. That's one lesson learnt tonight!

1. After the fall

2. Looking for fish?
3. Revanna trying to dry my mobile

Honeydripper

Genre: Drama/Music

*Winner of the Outstanding Independent film award at the NAACP Image Award
*Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2007 San Sebastián International Film Festival
*Screened at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

From the look of this credits it appears to have some interesting things to look forward to. But could tell only after watching it. The DVD from a PR firm hired by NDTV Lumiere was not working but will try to watch it at the theater anyway and therefore this review is on its way.

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