Month: May 2018

About Time, Miss Hammurabi, Undateables, and Sketch K-drama Reviews

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Whew, the new season of K-dramas is in full swing, and I took advantage of a holiday weekend to try out all of the whopping four new shows that aired last week: About Time, Miss Hammurabi, The Undateables, and Sketch. I won’t be able to keep up with all four on top of Greasy Melo (Wok of Love), but I’ll give each one a preliminary review. Let’s talk about which one had me at the edge of my seat, which ones had me rolling my eyes and reaching for the fast-forward button, and which one turned into a pleasant surprise. About Time K-drama Review What it’s about: Choi Michaela (Lee Sung Kyung) has the ability to see the lifespan clocks of everyone around her. One day, she meets rich heir Lee Do Ha (Lee Sang Yoon), who mysteriously makes Michaela’s clock pause whenever he’s near her. Episodes watched: 3 First impressions: On paper, this premise sounds interesting. The time clock builds in a unique reason to force closeness between the lead couple (and who doesn’t like …

Throwback! Sharmila Tagore: Satyajit Ray never made us memorise dialogues

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Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, who began her career with Satyajit Ray`s 1959 Bengali film `Apur Sansar` (The World of Apu) at the age of a mere 13, recalled that the late legendary filmmaker never made child artistes memorise dialogues. Sharmila was at The Nehru Memorial Museum Library for the inauguration of Revisting Ray, a conference and exhibition on the filmmaker, in 2018 when she shared these precious memories. “I started working at 13 and he never over-instructed us. I was given the script but (was) never made to memorise the dialogues. He would come very close to you in your ear and whisper to you what you have to do and in no time, we were in awe of him. we were never nervous with him,” said the actress. “He would give very clear instructions. It was very easy to follow him. He would never treat a child like a child,” she added. Hailing Ray as a man of ideas who was “not at all influenced by the market driven world”, Sharmila also shed light …

When Sharmila Tagore said Satyajit Ray never made actors memorise dialogues

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Satyajit Ray Birth Anniversary 2024: Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, who began her career with Satyajit Ray`s 1959 Bengali film `Apur Sansar` (The World of Apu) at the age of a mere 13, recalled that the late legendary filmmaker never made child artistes memorise dialogues. Satyajit Ray was born on May 2, 1921. Sharmila was at The Nehru Memorial Museum Library for the inauguration of Revisting Ray, a conference and exhibition on the filmmaker, in 2018 when she shared these precious memories. “I started working at 13 and he never over-instructed us. I was given the script but (was) never made to memorise the dialogues. He would come very close to you in your ear and whisper to you what you have to do and in no time, we were in awe of him. we were never nervous with him,” said the actress. “He would give very clear instructions. It was very easy to follow him. He would never treat a child like a child,” she added. Hailing Ray as a man of ideas who was “not at …

Greasy Melo (Wok of Love) Review

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My last post lamented the lack of any K-dramas to watch, but now that we’re heading into the summer season and the fresh romances that come with it, I’m feeling cautiously optimistic.  I didn’t initially watch any trailers for Greasy Melo (which also goes by the more appetizing English title Wok of Love), but when you give me Jung Ryeo Won paired with the writer from Jealousy Incarnate and Miss Korea, of course I’m going to give it a shot. Here’s the initial review from Greasy Melo‘s premiere week. What it’s about: Star chef Seo Poong (Junho) finds himself kicked out of a job. He joins forces with ex-gangster Doo Chil Seong (Jang Hyuk) and homeless heiress Dan Sae Woo (Jung Ryeo Won) to build a Chinese restaurant. Episodes watched: 4 (split into 30 minutes each) First impressions: Hmmm. Looking back at some of my initial impressions of both Miss Korea and Jealousy Incarnate, I’m realizing that this writer often starts out dramas with a weird mishmash of tone and slapstick humor that eventually evens …