Word: ratnam
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...partnership of Hayes and Felton secured an 8-4 victory over their Bears counterparts. In a tighter match, the No. 2 tandem of Omodele-Lucien and Ermakov withstood a late surge by Brown’s Chris Lee and Basu Ratnam to clinch the crucial doubles point (9-7).Down early, the Bears’ response was instantaneous, winning four of six opening sets in the singles matchups.Despite some uncharacteristic unforced errors in early baseline rallies, No. 1 Clayton defeated Brown’s Jonathan Pearlman in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. At No. 2, the Bears?...
...Each director [has] their own kind of rapport with other artists. When I work with Mani Ratnam, there's one kind of rapport. When I work with Ashutosh Gowariker, it's different. So with [Slumdog Millionaire director] Danny Boyle, automatically a different sense came in. He had his own taste of music and I was very interested in knowing what he liked about my music...
...TIFFist is a movie Magellan too, searching for quality films from undiscovered countries. Hong Kong's vibrant action movies of the late '80s quickly captured a cult audience in Toronto, and the delirious melodramas from Bollywood announced themselves with the festival's 1994 tribute to India's director Mani Ratnam. This year, Handling is excited by the richness of Israeli films - "There's a kind of explosion of creativity there, and it's about time" - while Cowan finds a consolidation of merit from other nations. "The rich are getting richer," he says. "The Korean and Argentine cinemas continue...
...Ratnam skews the argument in Gurukant's favor by making the charges against him ("He converts nonconvertible debentures") too obscure to rouse audience's censure. The real Dhirubhai was the most famous Gujurati after Gandhi, and the film allows Gurukant to compare himself to the Mahatama...
...Wonderful Life, except that this small businessman has to cope with success, not failure. And there's no denying the dramatic oomph of the climactic courtroom scene, with Gurukant defending himself and the class he stands for. Still, it doesn't seem like a natural weave for Mani Ratnam. This Guru is more like a fine polyester...