A strange thought came to me this evening. Two things I dislike, one in the literary world, and one in the technology world, seem to have a lot of parallels between them. One is a phone, all nice and sparkly, the best looking one. A phone which called itself a…
The Doctor. The “madman with a box”. I have known and loved Doctor Who stories since I was 12. Here is a brief overview on the Who-niverse, for those not in the know. The Doctor The Doctor is a time-travelling, (seemingly) immortal alien. He belongs to a race called the…
A lot of changes have happened in the Symbian eco-system since the OS was open-sourced. Here are a few reasons why I think the tech community should give Symbian a second glance, in a world obsessed with apples and droids. Featured Without a doubt, Symbian is the most feature-rich operating…
There is a lot of hype on the upcoming launches of both Symbian^3 as well as the 4th edition of the OS from Cupertino. Considering that both are major upgrades, I have decided to document my thoughts on the various aspects of both operating systems, briefly comparing and contrasting…
Violet The waning dusk turns the lake you are standing in into a picture of the deepest purple. Light reflecting off the lake turns all the colors around you into progressive shades of the same color, including the grapevines in the distance. A table is set up on the shore,…
And finally, we have the very best, the ones that I have and will be playing over and over again, reliving the thrill a million times over. #5. Kill Bill I was unaware of who Quentin Tarantino was when I saw this trailer 😀. Needless to say, all that changed fairly…
#10. Batman Begins Nolan managed to do the impossible – revive a franchise that was almost permanently killed off by one of the worst superhero movie ever made, Batman and Robin. This trailer erased any bad taste left by the previous one, rebooting the franchise in a darker, grittier (and much…
#15. Star Wars : Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace Before you shout ‘Blasphemy!’, let me remind you that this is a list of memorable movie trailers and *not* movies. As forgettable as the movie was, the trailer of Episode One was spectacular, exciting both old and new fans, providing glimpes of…
#20. Rocky Balboa Surprisingly, Stallone managed to make yet another movie in the Rocky franchise, and one that is heart-warming and memorable to boot. “I think there is still some stuff in the basement”. #19. The Wrestler Unsurprisingly, both this and Rocky rank similar, touching up on similar themes. However,…
Collecting movie trailers is one of the *very* few hobbies that I have (had in a long time). Memorable movie trailers are those which remain enjoyable even after we have seen the movie. So, I have decided to compile a list of my favourite movie trailers, reverse sorted by preference…