Category: Entertainment

THE position occupied by the Brescian makers in the history of violin making is one of great importance, as they are the earliest of which any record exists, and we have no reason for doubting that it was in Brescia that the first violin was made. Although most historians […]

Johann Sebastian Bach would never be as appealing for his adventures in life and good looks as, say, Mozart or Beethoven. His famous portrait showing him as an old man in a white wig holding a piece of sheet music scared away many generations of young music lovers. I […]

Music in mobile phones is no more a new concept. From Sony Ericsson's Walkman series to the Nokia N-series, be it Motorola RAZR or LG VX 8550 all have and added advantage of being a music player also. Although mobile phones are basically a means of communication, they are […]

As well as books, articles and (most impressively) blog entries, I've written numerous screenplays and TV scripts. All of them have something in common: they were never actually produced. In many cases, there was good reason for that: they were not any good! The script readers, faced with hundreds […]

It seems to me that people will make a movie about anything ( White Chicks … seriously?). From anacondas to Zorro's, if there is a camera, there will be a film. A not-so-recent addition to this movie bandwagon is the food and drink industry. Strange Brew made beer famous, […]

One important factor about training is that you stay motivated throughout your workout. You can have the best training routine and diet but if you do not have enough motivation to get through the workout then this is where you could fail. We recognize this and feel that music […]

Initially, the movie-plot of Öyle Bir Kadin Ki ( A Woman Like That ), the first pornographic film with an all-Turkish film cast and crew, idly follows the amorous real-seks antics of 6 yerli tourists (2 mixed couples and 2 single girls, on a 4 day holiday) and 2 […]

Oskar Schindler was born on 28 April 1908 in Zwittau, then part of Moravia, Austria-Hungary (Zwittau is now known as Svitavy in the modern Czech Republic). Like many in his times, Schindler was an opportunistic businessman – one who thought to profit from the German Invasion of Poland. Oskar […]

You are the star of your own movie! You are also the writer the director and the producer. Why not create wonderful roles for yourself? Are you creating roles that are too small for you? Are you acting in someone else's movie? In my early years I acted in […]

Family life has always been a staple of situation comedies on television, usually clans who are a tad dysfunctional but totally lovable. From the early days of TV through its peak in the 70s and 89s until even now, many sitcoms have revolved around families. The earliest are showing […]