Movie Trivia

[satishgoda]

John Trovolta.

[The Jackal]

Which Michael Crichton books have not been made into movies?

[CtrlAltDel]

Which Michael Crichton books have not been made into movies?

Prey, Airframe, Terminal Man, State Of Fear...cant remember any more



there were movies on Andromeda Strain, Congo, Jurassic Park, Lost World, Great Train Robbery, Lost World, timeline, rising sun, disclosure, Eaters of the Dead (made as 13th Warrior), Case of Need, Sphere

[The Jackal]

Which Michael Crichton books have not been made into movies?

Prey, Airframe, Terminal Man, State Of Fear...cant remember any more

there were movies on Andromeda Strain, Congo, Jurassic Park, Lost World, Great Train Robbery, Lost World, timeline, rising sun, disclosure, Eaters of the Dead (made as 13th Warrior), Case of Need, Sphere

Terminal Man was made into a movie.

[The Jackal]

Which Fredrick Forsyth books have been made into movies?

[daisy]

Which Fredrick Forsyth books have been made into movies?

the day of the jackal



is today your day jackal?

[CtrlAltDel]

Which Fredrick Forsyth books have been made into movies?

the day of the jackal

...odessa file....

[Aquarian81]

Like Jean Renoir and Max Ophüls, his films are characterized by a constantly moving camera. Like Truffaut and Scorsese, his films are the work of a true "cineaste", someone with an encyclopedic knowledge of film and film technique, and who is able to make tried and true techniques as fresh and as vibrant as when D.W. Griffith first started to discover them. Like Robert Altman, he thrives on working with large ensembles of actors. And like Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton, his films often depict suburban America as a place of alienation, and his characters are often alienated people who must in some way or another learn to assimilate themselves into some kind of family environment.
Whoitis?

Jasz, judging from your observations, knowledge and such, my guess is: you would make a goddamn excellent film maker. Have you thought about it?

[Jaszalcatraz]

Er............if only our country was a bit more like the US of A, I would have taken this seriously.

Because of the stupidity that exists in our society, I am having to "sell out" and get a normal job. Come to think of it, how many of us would have had diff jobs if it wasn't for the rigid rules of our society.

[mark]

Er............if only our country was a bit more like the US of A, I would have taken this seriously.
Because of the stupidity that exists in our society, I am having to "sell out" and get a normal job. Come to think of it, how many of us would have had diff jobs if it wasn't for the rigid rules of our society.

explain

[The Jackal]

Er............if only our country was a bit more like the US of A, I would have taken this seriously.
Because of the stupidity that exists in our society, I am having to "sell out" and get a normal job. Come to think of it, how many of us would have had diff jobs if it wasn't for the rigid rules of our society.

You picked the above quote from ImDb.

[The Jackal]

Er............if only our country was a bit more like the US of A, I would have taken this seriously.
Because of the stupidity that exists in our society, I am having to "sell out" and get a normal job. Come to think of it, how many of us would have had diff jobs if it wasn't for the rigid rules of our society.

Why dont you do a telugu film Jasz?

[Jaszalcatraz]

In India, the highest grade in school is 10 which we finish at age 16. Here we are "allowed" to choose our subjects of interests which will help us on our way to becoming what we want. Unfortunately for us there are only 2 options BPC and MPC (basically courses to make us doctors or engineers).

This lack is not a fault of the colleges but of this society wherein we are ridiculed for choosing economics so you can forget about arts. The class, money conscious society that is the true face of urban India is changing though, but even now a person's choice of becoming an actor, artist, accountant, lawyer, athlete (basically anything outside of a doctor and engineer) will be met by more "brickbats" than "bouquets".

Hence even if our true interests lie somewhere else, we swallow our desire and join into colleges which train us to become engineers since these are secure jobs and honorable jobs. Hence the sellout

[Jaszalcatraz]

Look around......dont you see far too many engineers for comfort??

Why do you think we're gonna become the back-end of the world, the Engineering degree is so common that we'd work for peanuts.

[mark]

Look around......dont you see far too many engineers for comfort??
Why do you think we're gonna become the back-end of the world, the Engineering degree is so common that we'd work for peanuts.

hehe, you know what happens when you pay peanuts.

[The Jackal]

In India, the highest grade in school is 10 which we finish at age 16. Here we are "allowed" to choose our subjects of interests which will help us on our way to becoming what we want. Unfortunately for us there are only 2 options BPC and MPC (basically courses to make us doctors or engineers).
This lack is not a fault of the colleges but of this society wherein we are ridiculed for choosing economics so you can forget about arts. The class, money conscious society that is the true face of urban India is changing though, but even now a person's choice of becoming an actor, artist, accountant, lawyer, athlete (basically anything outside of a doctor and engineer) will be met by more "brickbats" than "bouquets".
Hence even if our true interests lie somewhere else, we swallow our desire and join into colleges which train us to become engineers since these are secure jobs and honorable jobs. Hence the sellout

Nice way of putting it Jasz.

[Aquarian81]

Sounds like you have a passion for it Jasz, even if you do it as a hobby, who knows we might even end up with an award winning film? You'll never know unless you give it a try.



But you are right about Indian families only wanting their kids to do medicene or engineering My parents wanted us so badly to go into the medical world like them, but I stuck my ground. I decided to become an Educator, which Ive always wanted to do. Even if I dont make as much money as a doctor, atleast Ill wake up every morning looking forward to going to work.

[CtrlAltDel]

...Ill wake up every morning looking forward to going to work.

that is what all shud work towards.

unfortunately, the waking up and looking forward thing happens to the parents and other family members while the ladla/ladli slaves away at something they dont enjoy/not suited for.

left to myself, i wud have been a chef in a star hotel today...

not that i hate what i am doing now (in IT - tho from a commerce background), but i would trade this for a career in the hospitality industry (catering, restaurants, hotels...tiffin centers...anything!)

[lizard king]

Nice observations and opinions

well, back to the topic



connect the Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek to Francis Ford Coppola (well, i am not expecting Apocalypse as an answer, although u ll get it if u get the A now connection)



but man.... its been a _ hard for me at work..... utter disaster.