Hollywood Reluctantly Comes to Tollywood

What is Tollywood you ask? Well the language in this state of India is Telugu so I guess the folks here felt left out and wanted their own ....Wood. Wonder if East Africa's up and coming film industry is called Swollywood? Chillin with the big stars in Wollywood over in Wales?

With women having a virtual curfew here and beer confined to smoke and mosquito filled dens of people surrounding me asking where I'm from and if they can have a "souvenir" dollar, my evenings are spent in my hotel room. Animal Planet turns Hindi at like 10Pm. ESPN is British style and I don't quite fancy darts or snooker. So Pix and HBO are my best friends. Both are fairly behind in their selections and Pix is almost all 80's or before.

You know my CATWOMAN experience...WOW.

A couple nights ago was ZEBRAHEAD- one of those hyperbolic race movies a la Higher Learning from the early 90's. It was pretty cool, about a black girl and white guy (Michael Rapaport) going out and the crap they dealth with. It was a thinker, specially with the amount I think about race these days. Let's chat about it over a Kingfisher when I get back.

Two nights ago Pix dropped a gem with MIDNIGHT COWBOY- Jon Voigt and Hoffman- which won the 1969 Oscars but is a totally psychedelic flick. I fell asleep but I've seen it and it is sweet like peach pie, baby!

Yesterday I peeped HOUSE OF WAX. Should have been House of Whack cause it was and my IQ plummeted cause of it. Thank Vishnu Paris Hilton was in it for only like 10 minutes- enough to get into her panties and then get her neck slashed...Damn! Sorry if I ruined it for you.

Tonight there's a plethora of good flicks. We've got DUMB AND DUMBERER overlapping with 28 DAYS (Sandra Bullock- who is usually really annoying- seems in the trailer to put in a strong performance as a drunkard going into rehab)and then at 9:15 BATMAN BEGINS is on! Seen it. Sweet like Ruth. If you know Ruthie like I know Ruthie, you know that is Pepsi with 4 spoonfuls of sugar added sweet!!

Pathetic life now. But I'm out on the 16th. Flying into Riga in Latvia. Many adventures to come...peace