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Ram Gopal Varma has come up with a stunner of a sequel with Sarkar Raj, especially after being written off by many as a spent force has proved his mettle once again. RGV has been aptly woven the film right from the word go and more so in the last 20 minutes which really is gripping.

Sarkar Raj opens with Shankar Nagre (Abhishek Bachchan) at the helm of the affairs and the father Subhash Nagre (Amitabh Bachchan) still the Sarkar, has left the son with decision making powers. Anita Rajan (Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan) the CEO of Shepperd Power Plant MNC wants to set up a power plant in rural Maharasthra brings up the proposal to the Nagres at the behest of middleman Hassan Kazi (Govind Namdeo). Sarkar declines the proposal, but Shankar realizes the potential of the project and the associated benefits that the power plant could bring to the people of Maharasthra, ending the power woes in the state. Shankar along with Anita visits the rural countryside to garner the support of the villagers, only to be opposed by Somji (Rajesh Shingarpure) a social activist and the grandson of Rao Saheb (Dilip Prabhavalkar) who has given a go ahead nod for the project. Sarkar has been mentored in his early days by Rao Saheb. The Deputy CM (Sayaji Shinde) and a Businessman Kantilal Vora (Upendra Limaye) alongwith Kazi want to bump off Shankar and wish to see a diminishing political clout of Sarkar. What happens to the Nagres? What happens to the project? Or is it the most intrigued politics with the series of happenings just being a deceptive maneuver?

Abhishek Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan have worked out terrific father-son chemistry with a superlative performance complimenting each other, whilst retaining prominence of their individual efforts. Aishwarya Rai as a businesswoman is quite okay. Sayaji Shinde and Upendra Limaye are at their best. Govind Namdeo has done well. Ravi Kale has done a great job akin previous film. Not to be missing out Dilip Prabhavalkar, he has been awesome. Supriya Pathak and Rajesh Shingarpure have been good.

Worth a mention is the cinematography (Amit Roy) and the background 'Govinda' score (Amar Mohile) which creates an compelling effect for the scenes. The action (Allan Amin) does not go overboard. Dialogues (Prashant Pandey) have been crafted to a crisp perfection. Definitely Sarkar Raj is more effective and exceptional than Sarkar, unveiling myriad of deceptive goodness in a quest to gain POWER.

Television has been around for many years now. While most of us are excited about the massive increase in number of channels, we often ignore the aspect of signal quality. I agree that consumers now have access to much larger TV sets than before. Yet the irony is to find many people still depending on conventional cable TV even after investing in state-of-the-art LCD TVs.

As per the recent US government directive, all broadcasters are required to shift to digital platform. This is the right time for consumers to shift from conventional to digital cable television. In fact the trend of digital cable is not limited to the developed nations alone. Even in Asian countries such as India, China and Singapore, consumers are fast taking the plunge towards digital cable TV.

There are some very real digital cable advantages that one must explore:

DVD quality of transmission: With digital cable, you can make best use of your LCD TVs and home theatre systems, because it offers DVD quality videos and high-fidelity stereo sound.

More channels: Digital cable tv typical offers a much wider choice of channels across all categories, be it sports, news, music or movies.

Programme guide: Technologies like electronic program guide truly enhance the viewer experience by offering conveniently available program information, as well as the facility to set reminders.

Parental lock: This technology even allows you to block the channels that you deem unsuitable for your children. A simple password entry can again activate those channels again for your viewing pleasure.

The movie Holes centers on the character of Stanley Yelnats, played by the likable Shia Leboeuf. He is a teenager convicted of a crime he did not commit and is soon sent to Camp Greenlake for punishment. Despite its verdant name, Camp Greenlake is located far from any lakes, deep in the desert. Here, Stanley and other interred kids work by digging holes - hence the name of the story. That is all Stanley and his cohorts do: dig holes for hours and hours. What they did not know is what they are digging for.

While serving his time at Camp Greenlake, Stanley finally makes a friend named Zero, who never speaks. One day, at the lunch table, Stanley tells the rest of the boys what he did to earn his place at the camp. He explains a pair of sneakers had fallen from the sky, into his arms, and he was caught with them. The sneakers belonged to a famous ball player, named Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston, who had donated them to an orphanage. Then, surprisingly, Zero asks him if they were white with red stripes. Stanley, shocked, asks him "How did you know?"

In time, the two become close friends. Zero explains his name is actually Hector Zeroni, but because he never speaks, people assume he is an idiot, hence his nickname. They make a deal, wherein Hector agrees to dig the holes if Stanley will teach him how to read. This arrangement does not sit well with the other boys and they report this to the doctor on staff. Hector ends up hitting the doctor with the shovel and runs off into the desert. Fearing for his friend, Stanley devises a plan to get away and find him. Twist and turns abound as you find that these two boys' families are entangled for several generations.

Indeed, if you enjoyed the film, you will love the book. There are more details and developments than the screen can accommodate. Holes, the book, is an award winning tale written by Louis Sachar. Among the awards it has earned are the Newberry Award, the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, and the Missouri Mark Twain Award.

It is easy to see how Holes was so deserving. The book, though considered a piece of light fiction, touched on some very serious issues, including child mistreatment at the camp and even racism. Most of the issues did made it into the movie since the author also wrote the screenplay. The big difference between the book and the movie is Stanley's character. In the book, he was overweight and many of the issues in the book stem from his lack of self-esteem because of his weight. Regardless, both the film and book deliver a powerful, entertaining adventure into friendship.

One thing I like the most about the internet is the immense volume of free down loadable MIDI music from various locations. Also, the variety of MIDI music available in the web is almost limitless. They range from classical to pop to rock music. Think of any song or music and chances are you'll find one lurking somewhere in the web. Thanks to the musicians who took effort in arranging these music and uploading them to the Internet.

My favorites of course, are the wide selection of movie and TV themes available in MIDI format. Ever since we were little boys me and my brothers love to hum, sing or play our favorite TV or movie themes. We even played this game where one of us hum or play the theme and we guess the TV show or movie it was taken.

Most of the themes I will feature here are 1980's classic. Maybe one reason for this is that, during my teenage years (which is in the 1990's), they stopped making the type of shows that I came to love during my childhood days - which is the 1980's. (I was really disappointed when they stopped airing McGyver.) Of course, they tried to revive some of the classic TV shows, like Star Trek (I lost count of the versions they have made), but I thought none could surpass the glory of the classics and I totally lost interest in the newer releases. Another reason was that, as my thinking started to mature, I became interested in shows which had more mature and intellectual themes such as L.A. Law, which has theme songs that I do not find appealing in MIDI form.

So much for the nostalgia, and let us start examining each of my featured TV themes. I realized it was hard to trim down my choices to 10. But after much consideration, I finally did it. Sorry for those who's favorites I did not include. But then, these are my personal choices.

1. Knight Rider - Need I say more?. Surely, most of us who already had consciousness before 1986 know about KITT, a highly sophisticated, autonomic car, ridden by none other than David Hasselhoff, AKA Michael Knight. In fact, the connection between Hasselhoff and this show was so impressed on me that until now, I still call him Knight Rider. The theme music was composed by Glen Larson and Stu Philips. The arrangement featured here was that of Don Peake who did the show's music when Stu Philips left the series. This is the arrangement that I came to know about. It's more electronic sounding (as against Philips' symphonic style), which, I think, is a more appropriate style for the series' hightech-ness.
2. Battlestar Galactica - As a child, I was fascinated with sci-fci series. The earliest intergalactic series that I could remember was Battlestar Galactica. Although I don't quite remember its plot, and I cannot recall any of the episodes (all I remember was the big battleship gliding through the vastness of space), its theme song, with its sonorous french horn ensemble, still reverberates in my mind. This arrangement that I downloaded, closely resembles the original theme.
3. Star Trek, The Next Generation - I considered myself to be lucky being able to witness the revival of the Star Trek series on September 28, 1987. Although, I was able to watch re-runs of the original series, I didn't quite liked it as much as Next Generation. The reason is that the new series has far better special effects. And of course, I love the majestic, marching sound of its theme song.
4. Jeopardy - I love to watch game shows. Some of the many shows that I came to love are The Prize is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Name that Tune, Deal or No Deal,
Family Feud, and of course Jeopardy. As a student, I used to join (and at times win) inter school quiz competitions. That's why I came to love Jeopardy and its theme music. The theme featured here is the "Think!" music, played during the final jeopardy when the contestants write their final answer. Interestingly, it lasts for exactly 30 seconds, the time limit given to the contestants. "Think!"(written by Merv Grifin as "A Time For Tony" as a lullaby for his son Tony) was first played in 1964 when the original Jeopardy debuted (I didn't know that Jeopardy was that old). When Jeopardy was revived in 1984, the electronic version of "Think!" was used as its theme. However, the original is still used in the Final Jeopardy round.
5. Perfect Strangers - I had vague memories of the sitcoms I watched as a child, which include Different Strokes and Mork and Mindy. But not one of them were engraved in my mind as much as the antics of Balki Bartokomous and Larry Appleton in Perfect Stranger. I looked forward to every episode, and each one is sure to make your tummy ache with laughter. I felt sad when they stopped airing it in 1993. Succeeding sitcoms like Friends never quite captured my interest since Perfect Strangers ended. Equally memorable was the shows theme entitled Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now written by Jesse Frederick and Bennet Salvay, and was performed by none other than David Pomeranz. I consider it one of the most inspirational TV theme I've ever heard (with lyrics like: Standing tall on the wings of my dream, Rise and fall on the wings of my dream...) The voice version of the song is far superior, and better listened to than the instrumental (MIDI) version available here. But then, this MIDI version is enough to give you an idea of how melodious this song is.
6. Doogie Howser M.D. - It was during my early teens when Doogie Howser was aired.(1989 - 1993) Naturally, I came to love the TV comedy-drama because it tackled teenage issues. Yes, Doogie Howser was a genius(a 16-year-old doctor), but he lives a very normal teenage life, thanks to his friend Vinnie Delpino, a typical teenager, who keeps him grounded in life outside his profession. As a young musician, I was also drawn to the show's theme song. Interestingly, the theme song feature's the sound of the YAMAHA DX-7 synthesizer which was popular in the mid to late 1990's. Sadly, I was not able to find a MIDI version that closely resembles the original. Are there only few musician's out there who are also Doogie Howser fans? (One of these days, I may publish here my own version of the Doogie Howser theme. I remembered during my high school days that I became instantly popular in my school just by performing the Doogie Howser theme.)
7. The X-files - "The truth is out there", "Trust no one", "I wan't to believe". These are the slogans featured in X-files - a show that tackles paranormal phenomena, government mistrust, conspiracy theories, and the belief in extraterrestrial life. The enigmatic sound of the X Files theme song (featured here) accurately captures the show's mysterious nature.
8. MacGyver - Again, anyone who developed consciousness before 1992 (the year the show ended) knows MacGyver, a laid-back, extremely resourceful secret agent, played by Richard Dean Anderson. We are awed at how MacGyver escaped from extreme situations just by using simple and ordinary day to day things, and his most trusted swiss army knife. He was so well known at this that we sometimes say the phrase, "we macgyvered our way out of a situation". Although most recently, the Mythbusters (another one of my favorite shows) tried to test some of MacGygers tactics and found that some, like the ultralight airplane made of bamboo, plastic bags, and concrete mixer engine, are completely untrue (but that's another story and outside of this blog's main theme). Along with a popular show comes a popular theme song. I still remember how the girls freaked when I performed the MacGyver Theme in my high school. Some trivia: McGyver's first name is Angus. Teri Hatcher appeared on the show as Penny Parker. (I knew it. A quiz show was wrong when it said that Hatcher's first appearance in TV was in Lois and Clark).
9. The Simpson's - As a child I loved cartoons. But when I stepped into teenage life and started outgrowing my interest in them, The Simpsons came into the scene. It was a new breed of animated show, tackling mostly more mature issues, not typical for cartoons. It was the first adult-oriented animated sitcoms. Needless to say, the Simpsons became so popular, that it is by now the longest running American sitcom, and longest-running American animated program. Its main theme song is equally interesting. Did you notice that Liza's saxophone solo (aside from Bart's blackboard lines, and the sofa scene) is different from show to show? Another trivia: Did you know that Homer's annoyed grunt "D'oh!" has been adopted into the English lexicon?
10. Mission Impossible - Last on my list, but definitely not the least, is the Mission Impossible Theme song. It was composed by Lalo Schrifrin. The version featured here was from the 1966 show. It was given a fresh and modern arrangement when the show was revived in 1988. The film version of the Mission Impossible theme has an even more powerful arrangement. So while Mission Impossible series as well as the films (although I didn't like how they messed up the IMF team) became very successful, so thus it's theme song which is widely considered to be one of the most iconic television themes of all time.

So that concludes my list of my 10 best TV MIDI themes. I hope you enjoyed downloading these music and bring fond memories of the past.

Join Jerry and Mike (Jack Black and Mos Def) in Be Kind Rewind as they "swede" some of the most iconic movies of all time to raise the appropriate amount of money and save their aged video store from being torn down.

What is sweding, one might ask? Sweding is when you remake a film from scratch using whatever you can get your hands on. In this case, Jerry accidentally erases every video tape from the store and Mike comes up with the simple idea of remaking the VHS tapes using themselves as actors. The two end up becoming stars and people from around the country start to seek the sweded work of Jerry and Mike.

The idea is unique and the characters are charming. Jerry is an over-the-top character with sensitive feelings and believes that he is perfect for every role and Mike is a very simple-minded, soft-spoken character who just doesn't want to disappoint the store owner and father figure Elroy Fletcher, passively played by Danny Glover.

Although the tone of the film is much different from that of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, there is still a lot of thought put into this picture. And this takes of a whole lot effort from Jack Black and Mos Def if you consider the many different roles they had to cover in the time span of 102 minutes. Let's not forget about Danny Glover, who has a distinctive slur to his voice and gives an unobtrusive performance that brings some dignity to his character. There are a few funny moments to be found, but the film seemed more interested in capturing the hearts of its viewers, rather piling on the laughs.

A definitive style and imagination is a requirement for a solid concept like this. Michel Gondry proved that he has everything needed to direct films with such an offbeat pitch to it when he put his signature style on films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep. This one's a true crowd pleaser.

Unlike Son of Rambow (a film that was also trying to grasp the essence of film and failed on multiple levels), this film has a tender spot for movie lovers and pleases without being disorganized and erratically uneven. A solid script, great cast, and an amusing premise guide this homage to movies, friendship, and the power of numbers to its warm finale. Be sure to take the time to cherish each clever scene and the outer limits of Michel Gondry's imagination. The ending will either be a touching, heartfelt one or an insipid, whimsical one (depending on one's perspective). For me, it was entirely endearing. 4/5 stars.

Friendly Persuasion - 3 Stars (Good)

If "Friendly Persuasion" was produced 52 years after its original release in 1956, it might have won some of the 6 Oscar nominations it received, such as Best Sound and Best Writing, not to mention Best Picture and Best Director.

The technical advancements in movie making today are light years ahead of where they were when William Wyler directed this simple film about a simple family in a very complicated situation.

The Birdwell family members are Quakers by faith, farmers by profession and clearly in the wrong place in Indiana in 1862 when Confederate soldiers are marching north in the Civil War, looking for food and using a scorched Earth strategy by destroying everything in their path.

Father Jess (Gary Cooper), mother Eliza (Dorothy McGuire), son Josh (Anthony Perkins) and daughter Mattie (Phyllis Love) are not just Quakers, they are practicing Quakers who are pacifists and dead set against committing any act of violence, and especially war against another person.

Well, all except Josh who, when he learns that the Southern forces are marching toward his farm with destruction on their mind and his family members are in danger of losing their life, decides to fight.

"I don't want to die," laments Josh. "I don't think I could kill anyone if I tried. But I have to try, so long as other people have to." His mother Eliza is distraught and urges Josh to pray on his decision before he acts.

When prayer does not get the result Eliza wants, she looks to his father for help in convincing Josh to not go and fight. Jess counters with this bit of thought, "I'm just his father, Eliza, not his conscience. A man's life ain't worth a hill of beans except he lives up to his own conscience."

Josh goes and what happens to him as the Confederate forces attack the farm, well, that is why you need to see this film. There are a number of reasons why this movie was nominated for Oscars as the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound, Best Writing, Best Music (Dimitri Tiomkin, music, and Paul Francis Webster, lyrics) and Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Perkins, who would gain more fame 4 years later with Janet Leigh in "Psycho").

Friendly Persuasion was originally released without a screenwriting credit due to the blacklisting of Michael Wilson, whose credit as the screenwriter was restored 40 years later in 1996. Despite Michael Wilson's work, his screenplay was not better than the book it was based on by Jessamyn West.

The official name of the Quaker religion is the Society of Friends. Jessamyn West's book is named "The Friendly Persuasion" which refers to the Quaker faith. The movie is titled "Friendly Persuasion" which refers to how Quakers communicate with others.

The film begs the question of just how far someone will go to stand by his or her religious beliefs in a life-threatening crisis. History is filled with martyrs who were killed or died because of their religious beliefs.

Gary Cooper initially turned down his lead role because he did not believe the American public would accept him as a devout Quaker father. Cooper was wrong.

Director William Wyler went to the bank on this film. He was the director but also the producer with his brother Robert Wyler as an associate producer. Wyler is considered by many to be second only to John Ford as a master craftsman of cinema. He was nominated a record 12 times for an Academy Award as Best Director, and won three Oscars for "Mrs. Miner", "The Best Years of Our Lives" and "Ben Hour".

While Wyler's directing style was demanding (he was nicknamed "40-take Wyler"), more actors won Academy Awards in Wyler movies (14 Oscars in 36 nominations) than with any other director in history.

I am looking at the sticky notes I have little ideas about this movie written on. Never in my life have I written notes about a movie. I'm a social justice educator not a film critic. That being said Teeth gave me so many things to think about that I found myself taking notes anyway. After the movie I was pleasantly surprised to find that the movie that had got me thinking had gotten decent reviews from critics.

So what is Teeth? Well, Teeth is the story of the heroine, Dawn, who has Vagina Denetata. In other words teeth in her vagina. I won't go into the whole movie here, suffice it to say that it's a horror movie, and let your imagination wander. The real reason that I wanted to write about it was its label as "Feminist Horror." After having written an article on sexism in movies I was curious as to what feminist horror was. After watching Teeth I got a good idea. Feminist Horror is empowering.

That being said it's not your mom's feminism. There are really, historically speaking, three waves of feminism. First wave was the Cady Stanton's and the Susan B. Anthony's who fought for women's right to vote and such. The second wave is the Gloria Steinem's and Gloria Alreds, who made huge strides in equality for women, albeit some will say at the cost of their own femininity. The third wave, or as some call it post feminism, is women who ascribe to the ideal of equal rights, but don't necessarily want to give up their femininity to get there. Teeth falls solidly in the third wave. The main character Dawn is perky and cute. Part of a an abstinence movement among some of her fellow students. She is seen as a role model by those who ascribe to her ideology.

At the surface this movie is just a campy horror flick, but beneath the surface is something much more provocative. Dawn in her own way is the classic "Final Girl", while being the one that everyone fears at the same time; heroine or villainess depending on your view. If you are a guy, no matter how open you may be, this movie will make you cringe at one point or another. Despite our outward appearances we men still have ingrained messages about what a man's role in society is. That doesn't mean we embrace them, but they are there none the less.

The best part for me of the movie was Dawn's internal struggle with her own identity. She asks aloud, "What's wrong with me." She has the ingrained messages about how women are supposed to behave. Even as a woman who is trying to save her virginity until her wedding night and not give in to the pressure of men she had the internalized ideal of being submissive. How can she be submissive to her husband if she castrates him. The idea makes her the ultimate monster. Dawn reads about the mythology of Vagina Denetata in which the hero is the one that breaks the teeth in the vagina of the monstrous women. By breaking the teeth to allow penetration the hero is reclaiming his manhood and power over the women who dared to have power over him. I also read up on the mythology, and without exception all of the women with the teeth were evil. The all important penetration of a woman as being a manhood rite is stripped when the women in question can take that which defines a mans manhood. In a patriarchal society this would have been the ultimate sin.

The men in the movie that encounter Dawn really get what is coming to them. The empowerment piece is when Dawn overcomes her initial disgust about her condition when she realizes that she can control it. Having had consensual sex with a teen boy in the movie she is overjoyed when he doesn't die. She buys into the hero myth that this young man is the hero who helps defeat her unfortunate condition. That is until during their next encounter she finds out that she was all part of a bet while in bed with the boy. When she finds out that he was just trying to score and didn't care about her at all, well.....snip. It brings to mind the story of Lorena Bobbit, who after putting up with years of abuse from her husband, castrates him. America was outraged, how dare she? That was his manhood for god sakes. Never mind that in that same year thousands of women were raped and sexually abused every where. We focused our anger on the one woman who went to extremes to fight back. I am not condoning castration, I just find it peculiar that we were all so shocked that a woman eventually had enough and took matters into her own hands so to speak. John Wayne Bobbit became a D list celebrity and even made money by making his own adult film. Lorena was vilified and held up as everything that was wrong with women in society.

By the end of the movie Dawn is fed up and leaves town. The end of the movie is perfect in that it sums up the frustration of all women toward men that just don't get it. I won't give it away just go rent the movie. If you have Netflix it is available on their watch instantly section. While as a man I definitely squirmed a bit during this one I also, as a man who is trying to be a better feminist, enjoyed a horror flick that drove its point home with a sledge hammer. Cheeky and campy in parts, Teeth isn't going to win any major awards. However, if it starts the kind of conversation I think it will then the movie has already done its job.

Before you finally decide to get signed up with a DVD rental service, there's six features you should consider carefully.

#1...The first is the number of choices you have in their stock of videos available for rental and how many are in the types of videos you would rent. The larger rental sites have an available stock of 35,000 to 60,500 DVD to rent.

That sounds like you could rent new videos until the next Ice Age, but those numbers are deceptive. Most of the time, that count includes how many individual DVDs they have, with multiple copies included in that total. They are counting physical copies, not titles. But, on the positive side, the more copies means less waiting time to get your new shipment of popular titles.

#2...Does the site have an internal search engine available so you can browse their catalogue? If not, you might consider how much time you will be wasting looking for the titles you want.

#3...The number of titles you can rent at any one time is an important criteria to consider when you are balancing that number against the subscription cost. You will find variations in all the rental services. Check them out carefully. Determine how many DVDs you are likely to have time to watch on a monthly basis and compare that number against how many you can rent at one time. Once you have that comparison, see if the subscription cost seems reasonable or not.

#4...One part of the service that might be important to you is the speed of the turnaround when you return the DVDs you've watched. If you want to have weekend movie nights and the turnaround time is slow, your weekend will be less than you wanted it to be. Do some testing during trial periods so you don't get hooked into slow service and have trouble getting out of it.

#5...During your trial period, closely inspect the videos that get sent to you. Are they scratched? Are they mailed in media that protects them while they are getting to you? Are they full of fingerprints and other undefined sticky fragments? Return them immediately and cancel your service before it costs you anything.

#6...When you are through with the considerations above, the last decision you have to make before signing up is if the quality of their customer service is responsive to your problems or questions. Do they offer reasonable solutions quickly that satisfy you. You can check out onsite forums, if they have one, or you can find reviews of their service with a Google search.

When all these points are covered to your satisfaction, you will have good value for your money. Isn't that what you wanted in the first place?

There have been dozens of fantasy movies produced since 1998. Many of them have done very well at the box office, and some of them have even won awards. Fantasy is a broad genre, and fantasy movies need not involve elves, dragons, wizards, and far-flung kingdoms.

I have sorted through all the fantasy movies produced within the past decade and have rated them all. From those ratings, I have compiled a list of the top 10 fantasy movies released between 1998 and 2007.

10. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

This was the best of all the Harry Potter movies. None of them have really lived up to the books, though they all tried to stay in line with the story.

9. Shrek 2

The second installment of the green ogre's trilogy was the funniest of them all. The first Shrek was good also, but the last one was a big disappointment.

8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Johnny Depp was nominated for an academy award for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow. The special effects in this movie were stupendous. The next two "Pirate" installments never lived up.

7. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

This movie had wonderful special effects and the child stars displayed excellent acting skills. And the battle sequences were magnificent.

6. Enchanted

I was surprised this movie was so good. Disney took a classic theme and turned it upside down. And to my delight, they actually did it right.

5. Cars

Even though there wasn't any magic in this flick, I had to classify it as fantasy. What else can you call a world full of talking cars? Good story for kids and adults with great animation.

4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Were this movie about fifteen minutes shorter, I would have probably ranked it higher. I thought it dragged on a bit longer than it needed. But it was still a great movie.

3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Peter Jackson did an excellent job with the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The Two Towers had a great ending and great acting from large cast.

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The opening sequence of The Fellowship was enough to make it one of the best movies ever. It had all the action and chemistry of the two sequels. But the opening made me give it the second highest spot.

The popularity of TV makes it the most ideal medium that exists in the world today for imposing particular representations of gender.

Gender Concepts Influenced by TV
For young children, gender development happens as a result of what they observe in the environment around them and if they are subject to watching TV, they will learn gender role concepts form that source as well. In other words, children imitate what they see and incorporate it into their own understanding of how they should behave.

There is a certain level of authority awarded to television programming due largely to the fact that it is such a persistent part of a huge segment of the planet's population. Subsequently, the roles we see men and women play in TV programs are accepted and recognized as the gender ideals approved in general by society. Viewers have the opinion that what is being broadcast on TV is simply a reflection of what the general public believes anyway.

TV Trends for Gender Roles Evolve
The gender roles that are most frequently viewed on TV are stereotypical yet have been presented convincingly, so that the viewing public easily agrees that is how it "should" be. Over time the trends in gender roles have changed to reflect that fact that people generally have more access to knowledge and information than they did in the early stages of TV programming.

At one time the politics of gender revealed that the man was always "in charge" while the woman was depicted as (in the words of Betty Friedan) "stupid...insecure little household drudge who spends her martyred, mindless, boring days dreaming of love..." In the 60's and 70's the role of a woman in society began to change with the times.

In this day and age women are represented on satellite television as courageous, intelligent and powerful. Some of the most popular television programming features a woman as the Super Hero. Similar changed have affected the roles of men on TV. No longer are they relegated to being around only for their brawn and tough guy heroism. They now show up in roles that describe them as sensitive, nurturing forces in society.

India - also known as Asia's "creative superpower", derives this name for no other reason than its massive entertainment industry. Hindi movies are not, by any means, constrained by the Indian border; and are well recognized across the globe, and throughout a diverse, demographic population. So what are the factors driving this double-digit growth in Bollywood?

Advancements in multi-screen theaters, home entertainment, satellite delivery and other developments of cutting-edge technologies among changes in social behavior. "Movie theaters, the primary market for Indian films, are undergoing historical changes that are serving to energize not only the film industry itself, but the nation's wider consumer boom as well. Modern multiplexes are quickly replacing single-screen cinemas, giving Indian consumers flexible programming, high-quality viewing conditions, and providing concession sales. Multiplexes are included in the plans for most of the 300 shopping malls currently under construction in India," a report by Creative and Innovative Economy Center (CIEC) of the George Washington University Law School has said.

The booming movie industry grew by about 15-20% last year alone. There are on average 1,000 new Hindi movies released annually which gain worldwide audiences.

"PriceWaterhouse Coopers forecasts that India is going to have the fastest growing media and entertainment industry in the world, rising at a compound growth rate of 18.5% between 2006 and 2011. The film business alone is expected to double in size during that period, to some $4.4 billion." (FORTUNE Global Forum)

Recently the decision was officially made that the blu-ray DVDs would replace the standard DVDs that so many individuals are used to. The Blu-ray DVDs are essentially better protected and durable as more of the DVDs are being sold. Many large companies that essentially use the Blu-ray DVDs have chosen to use this style for a variety of reasons. There was a lot of dispute between the blu-ray DVD and the standard DVDs and it became 'format war' in many ways.

However, obviously the Blu-ray DVDs won. Certain features are available with the blu-ray DVDs that the standard DVDs just don't have.

In many of the sales studies that were established the blu-ray DVDs are selling more and have been on the market for some time now. As more larger corporations and companies have chosen to use these DVDs the sales will increase even more. With the idea and concept that the standard DVDs are going to be a thing of the past to a certain degree, it is apparent the Blu-ray DVDs are the best in the technology of media, data, and other forms of uses of the product.

Another factor that was taken into consideration was that blu-ray DVDs are completely different in the concept that because they are designed better and last longer, they do not need to be replaced because of being broken, damaged or scratched as some of the other standard DVDs. Truly, blu-ray DVDs are the future. The blu-ray DVDs also have some standards in context, as there are considered three different 'profiles' as a part of the usage of the DVDs and how they perform once they have any type of media, data, or anything associated with this. The polymer coating adds the exceptional protection for the Blu-ray DVDs and therefore they are essentially not easily scratched.

The overall concept of the blu-ray DVD is that they are designed and created by using a blue laser which allows for better accuracy in the development of the DVD as a product.

Also, by using the blue laser it is thinner, therefore more space is ultimately available to be used as well.

Just like the original standard DVDs these new and improved Blu-ray DVDs can be used for recording, backing up data, media, music, movies, and several other uses.

Forums and blog postings have increased a great deal that pertain to the Blu-ray DVDs due in part that these DVDs do in fact offer so much more to an individual. There are several different web sites via the Internet that are associated with the Blu-ray DVDs and individuals who are interested in these ideas and issues that are addressed as well as other information, there are many to choose from.

Although some experts disagree with certain changes in the technology industry, when surveys were done essentially via the Internet individuals who have purchased the Blu-ray DVDs left mostly positive feedback about the new products. On the five star rating scale the product was often rated with five stars.

When we go to the movies we are witnessing a real situation that has been magnified so that we can see all the angles and nuances that accompany any problem or issue. The members of the audience that are watching the film are made to feel sympathy with the character, or at least feel some emotion toward the character, that helps them to identify with the people in the movie. This helps the audience members enjoy the escape that the film provides.

There was a time before the use of home theater systems when the only way that you could view a movie without interruption was to go to the movie theater. The experience of sitting in a darkened theater with a giant screen was a part of the whole experience. Today, many people try to duplicate this experience in their home with the use of large screen televisions and home theater components.

For those who are studying film making, enjoying the films of the 1930's and 40's are one way that you can see film making at its best. During this time, the best films that have ever been made were created. This era in film making was filled with the best directors and actors that have ever come out of Hollywood.

When you watch these films you will see that the aim of the filmmaker is to grab the emotions of the audience through the film and the characters in the film. Today's filmmaker needs to find the best way to grab the heart and mind of today's moviegoers.

The pace of the film is one of the ways that the filmmaker can control the emotions that are felt by the audience. The experiences that the characters have on the screen are also the way into the hearts of the filmmaker. The main character should be in pursuit of a goal during the course of the movie. The plot should introduce obstacles to the main character in pursuit of his goal.

Through the story the character should grow and change from the person that he was in the beginning of the film. This how a movie becomes meaningful. When characters in a movie do not change and grow the film will not become one of the memorable films that we all know and love.

The scenes of the film are used to tell the story. The filmmaker will need to decide which scenes are used in the movie and which ones will be left out. The personal style of the filmmaker is used to determine the importance of each scene.

The filmmaker will need to determine if a particular scene will move the plot forward and what would happen if it were left out. It is important to determine what would happen if any of the scenes were left out of a movie. To do this, try to see the film, as an audience member would view it and ask if it gives the audience a clearer understanding of the story.

All movies start with a question at the beginning and a solution when it finishes. All of the dialogue and action in the movie will be a part of finding the answer to that question. It is the filmmaker's job to interest and engage the audience enough so that they care about the solution.

Some of the best movies are the ones that involve plot twists that leave the audience guessing till the very end what will happen next. Keeping the audience on the edge of their seats is not just true of suspense films. When a filmmaker can do this, he has truly created something wonderful for the audience.