tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23515215800912935222024-12-19T08:49:57.643+05:30 SONYAA's RANDOM MUSINGS...THIS MONTH's SPECIAL ON SONYAA's RANDOM MUSINGS - OSCARS 2016: AN INTERESTING EVENING OF MANY "FIRSTS"!Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-65088855914666868412016-03-01T00:00:00.000+05:302016-03-01T23:19:43.609+05:30OSCARS 2016: AN INTERESTING EVENING OF MANY "FIRSTS"!
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How are you? And how was Valentine's Day? How did you spend that day in February which comes once in four years? Yep I'm talking of the leap year i.e. 29th February...hope you partied hard! ;-) Even if you didn't, Hollywood sure did when the film fraternity converged together once again to celebrate,honor and reward the finest talents among them at the Oscars.And we too Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-18280828495047786062016-02-01T00:00:00.000+05:302016-02-02T00:08:09.895+05:30CELEBRATING VALENTINE'S DAY WITH SONYAA'S RANDOM MUSINGS: FIVE ROMANTIC FLICKS YOU SIMPLY CAN'T MISS!
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How are you doing? I do hope that the first month of the new year has kick-started your plans, goals and resolutions on a high note!
Of candle light dinners,romantic getaways/dates to chocolates, solitaires, champagne, expensive gifts etc...the season of love has finally arrived! Yes, February is right here! In a fortnight everyone will be celebrating Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-25427452255132650522016-01-01T00:00:00.000+05:302016-02-01T14:47:52.937+05:30TOP 5 POSTS ON SONYAA's RANDOM MUSINGS FOR 2015 [A YEARLY ROUND-UP]
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Welcome to the New Year!Of celebrations, jubilation and resolutions... may the New Year usher in harmony, peace, goodwill, joy, happiness, good health, abundance and love in your lives.
In this month's post,I shall round up the top five posts on Sonyaa's Random Musings that enjoyed immense popularity among the readers in the past year.
Based on analytic and Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-7525541812148844232015-12-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-12-02T00:01:20.270+05:30DECEMBER MUSINGS: REVIEWING SPECTRE,HUMOR TIME WITH JIM CARREY & MUCH MORE...
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Howdy? Hope you enjoyed reading last month's post on James Bond as you discovered the charming Roger Moore who cast a spell on the audiences and set many a hearts aflutter as the suave and dashing 007 agent back then!
Psst...speaking of James Bond,we decided to watch Spectre at the multiplex yesterday which also happened to be my birthday.But I must share my disappointmentSonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-16216073784646507712015-11-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-11-01T22:11:03.649+05:30 WE WANT SOME M(O)ORE...ROGER THAT! [A WALK DOWN THE 'JAMES BOND' LANE!!]
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What's up? Hope you enjoyed reading last month's post as much I as I enjoyed writing it here exclusively for you on Sonyaa's Random Musings! :)
Lately,I have been keeping the 'Spectre' of the good old Bond movies alive in my watch-list as we head to the countdown of the next franchise that releases sometime in the first week of this month.Among the 007 agents so Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-40799496002869703752015-10-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-10-01T01:24:47.996+05:30OCTOBER WATCH-LIST: OF COMEDY, CRIME & SUPERNATURAL...MAKE YOUR PICK!
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How are you? Hope you are doing good? In this month's post I shall be writing about four films that I watched in recent months which I thought you could add to your watch list too! These films of different genres that I am about to write of are here to give you the spook,there's one that would make you sit up and gasp in awe at supernatural events unfolding within the narrative Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-18815902816483540852015-09-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-09-02T00:43:18.853+05:30ENTER THE ACTION CLUB: ACTORS IN THEIR 50's++ ROCKING THE BOX OFFICE!
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How are you doing? Hope you enjoyed reading last month's post on digital film making and how the accessibility of technology in today's age and time has made it possible for each of us to become digital film makers in our own right.
Earlier last month I watched Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation and I quite loved the kick-ass action particularly the plane stunt Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-24892113582322172732015-08-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-08-01T01:58:02.111+05:30DIGITAL FILMMAKING...PAVING THE WAY FOR A NEW LEAGUE OF FILMMAKERS!
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Howdy? Hope you enjoyed reading last month's post on the adrenaline rush of high-voltage action films that has got our pulses racing all through 2015!
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However this month's post is tad different from the rest as I shall be sharing with you two of my recent works, both of which were entries for the Road Safety India Campaign held Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-53759266535859445832015-07-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-07-01T17:46:28.213+05:302015: A YEAR OF FULL THROTTLE & HIGH-POWERED NON-STOP ACTION IN HOLLYWOOD!
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I was just thinking how quickly time slips by and lo,here we are already more than half-way through the year!
Speaking of films,then genre-wise 2015 can confidently be touted as an out-and-out action-packed year with our favorite action stars/superheroes/agents both from the past and the present making their grand comeback in popular film franchises.So fasten your Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-55902998105234521882015-06-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-06-01T15:04:08.397+05:30SONYAA's RANDOM MUSINGS HITS A CENTURY: REMINISCING A WONDERFUL JOURNEY SO FAR & MUCH MORE...
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How are you doing? Hope all's well at your end.This month's post is special because Sonyaa's Random Musings hits a CENTURY! Yes,you read that right... this is my 100th post on Sonyaa's Random Musings! Cheers!!
Today,I fondly look back at this wonderful journey that began seven years ago when my father prodded me towards putting my writing skills into practice by Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-32567598171635390582015-05-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-05-01T00:21:58.897+05:30OF DOWNTON ABBEY, GREY'S ANATOMY & THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE SEASON OF FAREWELLS & GOODBYES ON TELEVISION CONTINUES...
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How are you doing?Hope all's well at your end.In this month's post I shall share my musings when I discuss some recent developments in television today and echo my thoughts on the same.
Two years ago,a rude shock awaited the viewers of Downton Abbey on Christmas where instead of celebrations, bonhomie and good cheer they were sent into a tizzy that was followed by a Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-63044165477879711312015-04-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-04-01T16:17:36.623+05:30ANALYZING 'CAST AWAY' & 'THE TERMINAL': ON DISCOVERING A COMMON THREAD...
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As we 'March' onward,let's begin this month's post on the subject of story structures as I take up two such films for discussion that are distinct yet similar in their premise, narrative and plot-line.
Some of you who are regulars on my blog might recall that I had written a post drawing parallels between The Ten Commandments and Gladiator vis-a-vis their Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-27636936483930297692015-03-01T17:00:00.000+05:302015-03-31T19:19:50.165+05:30ROUND-UP OF THE OSCARS 2015 : THE HITS & MISSES!
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Howdy?The shortest and romantic month of the year,February slipped by so quickly and lo,here we are in the third month of 2015 already as I pen down my March musings!
February...the season of love? Ask Hollywood and you'll know that it is also that month of the year when the crème de la crème of the film industry gather together (a la Thanksgiving meeting!) to Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-41094088847380508822015-02-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-02-01T20:53:07.654+05:30AN ACTOR PREPARES... - SONYAA's RANDOM MUSINGS PICKS HER FAVORITES!
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I can't believe that a month has slipped by so quickly and we're already in the second month of the new year. Nevertheless I do hope that all the plans and resolutions you've made are progressing smoothly (or have at least made a head-start) at your end as you keep pace with the many expectations you have of yourself! I speak of resolutions because there are so many Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-24171103064984240942015-01-01T00:00:00.000+05:302015-01-02T16:45:01.458+05:30THE TEN COMMANDMENTS & GLADIATOR: DECODING STORY-STRUCTURES,UNDERSTANDING STORY-TELLING!
Hi Friends,
Welcome to the New Year!
Hope you bade a warm goodbye to the year gone by and ushered in the New Year with celebrations, splendor and a prayer!A prayer that everyone be blessed and the cup of life be overflowing with love,good cheer,good health and happiness to be shared with loved ones,friends, strangers and alike.I also believe that every new day is a new year...so let Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-89744895871774148432014-12-01T00:00:00.000+05:302014-12-02T01:14:23.225+05:30OF FILMS, PERFORMANCES, NOMINATIONS & AWARDS: THE OSCAR SEASON HAS ARRIVED!
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How are you doing?How was Thanksgiving Day?Hope you feasted as you also expressed gratitude for all the wonderful gifts God has bestowed upon you,your loved ones and the world at large.Here's a post that I found in my archives section which you might like to re-visit this Thanksgiving Day.(Click here) Though Thanksgiving Day is officially over but I believe Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-55344218029563835742014-11-01T00:00:00.000+05:302014-11-01T16:05:50.971+05:30DISCUSSING FILMS, DECIPHERING STORY-STRUCTURES
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How are you doing?It's been a while since I blogged... however besides being missed (just kidding!) I do hope that you are in the spirit of charity as Christmas nears when you in your own little way can help make a difference in Joe's life. For those of you who missed the thread of this conversation that I am referring to,here's the link to the post.
In this month's Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-55316607737224170602014-09-01T00:00:00.000+05:302014-09-06T17:57:46.145+05:30HELP JOE GET HIS LIFE BACK...MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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Come September and I've decided to do something very different from the usual for this month's post!So for a change it's not films for a topic of discussion but a chance where you could get involved to help someone and make a difference!
In this month's post,Sonyaa's Random Musings has taken it upon to promote the book titled, "Bitter Facts, Beautiful Truths" as we extend ourSonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-54574515522466815542014-08-01T00:00:00.000+05:302014-08-08T16:59:12.634+05:30'IN THE SPOTLIGHT' ON SONYAA's RANDOM MUSINGS : V FOR VENDETTA
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How are you doing?Hope you enjoyed reading last month's post where I reviewed Meet Joe Black and described my thoughts about what I most loved about the film vis-a-vis the story, performances and direction.
This month I shall be reviewing yet another film but of a different genre that I've watched umpteen number of times.(At least for a change many of you won't jump to theSonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-66026462035154489842014-07-01T00:00:00.000+05:302014-08-08T01:52:50.027+05:30 'IN THE SPOTLIGHT' ON SONYAA's RANDOM MUSINGS : MEET JOE BLACK
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How are you doing?Hope you enjoyed reading last month's post titled-DISCUSSING THE 1994 TV MINI-SERIES, SCARLETT: COULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER? Here's the link to the post for the benefit of those who are yet to catch up on some past reading on my blog.
Today,I shall share some memorable moments and inspiring quotes from two such films I've watched (and re-watched) Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-7498026049462353542014-06-01T00:00:00.000+05:302014-08-24T00:16:30.173+05:30DISCUSSING THE 1994 TV MINI-SERIES, SCARLETT : COULD IT HAVE BEEN BETTER?
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How are you doing?In this month's post,I shall once again be discussing the 1994 TV mini-series Scarlett,the sequel to Gone With The Wind and get analyzing on what clicked with me about this adaptation and what didn't vis-a-vis the plot, characters and story-line.And for those of you who haven't read last month's post which was a brief review of Scarlett then here's Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-91443555149602638972014-05-01T00:00:00.000+05:302014-05-03T12:53:49.346+05:30OF PREQUELS & SEQUELS TO BEST-SELLERS & CLASSICS:DO THEIR ADAPTATIONS CLICK?
Hi Friends,
Another month gone by and here's yet another post that comes your way! :) So...how've you been?
We've all watched Margaret Mitchell's best-seller novel, Gone With the Wind come alive on celluloid some seven decades ago and then we've had the many adaptations of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre etc.That you have watched them is the Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-6124547833720494152014-04-01T01:39:00.001+05:302014-04-01T01:39:25.082+05:30DEBATING REAL Vs. UNREAL:'THE MATRIX' & 'HER' DECODED
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Howdy?Hope you're doing fine.This month,I'm back again with yet another post discussing two much loved films of our times...are you ready?So,then let's get set....Go!
More than a decade ago,as a young teenager when I first watched,The Matrix at the end of it all I remembered was the superbly choreographed stylized action sequences in slow motion that left me in awe with Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-40243955488963897792014-03-01T01:44:00.001+05:302014-03-01T01:44:54.403+05:30OSCARS 2014: THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS...3.2.1
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The Oscars are nigh...in less than two days from now,new winners will be rewarded whose work shone like a shining star all through the year-be it through their performances, direction,production design, costume design, story, screenplay etc.So,once again it's going to be one big occasion where Hollywood will celebrate the best among them.I believe all are winners in Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351521580091293522.post-67810612920672157612014-02-01T00:00:00.000+05:302014-02-23T18:43:19.851+05:30FEBRUARY MUSINGS:THE JOY OF DISCOVERING FILMS IN RANDOMNESS!
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Are you on with your resolutions?
How are you doing? Trust all's well at your end.Hope you're still holding firm with the resolutions you've made for the year rather than hanging up in the first month itself!Well,when it comes to me... I don't make any! Surprised?Though as a child I loved making a 'To-do' list pasted on the wall of my room to remind me of the Sonyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15315547793798705364noreply@blogger.com0