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Book: Mario Puzo: The Godfather

I guess more people would have seen the Godfather movies rather than read the book; but let me start by saying that this is a great book. The book is a fairly gripping book, establishing both the history of why the godfather became the godfather (Vito Corleone), and also the birth of the next Godfather, [...]

Book: Sydney Sheldon – If tomorrow comes

This is an incredibly interesting novel. The common motif running through Sydney Sheldon’s novels is that of a strong woman character who faces challenges, and eventually triumphes. If tomorrow comes is about a woman called Tracy Whitney, who is seemingly well set. She is in love with a rich handsome guy, and he, over parental [...]

Movie: L.A Confidential – Very Slick

This movie was made in 1997, and was a very slick movie. The movie was based on a 1990 book of the same name by James Ellroy, and was at one time considered very difficult to base a book on. But, finally the book was converted into a screenplay by Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland, [...]

Movie: Silence of the Lambs (1991)

You would have heard of the notion, ‘Use a thief to catch a thief’; well, this incredible movie takes this notion to a much higher degree. Use the mind of a psychopathic killer to find another one and terminate a series of killings that are happening. The movie, ‘Silence of the Lambs’ was a terrifying [...]