RIFLE RANGE BOY

Friends (1994-2004; Season 1-10) People need role models to guide them through the uncertainties of life. Every living day is a new experience. Hence, newbies who step into different stages of their lives necessitate the presence of someone with authority to emulate. Parents and teachers are sparse representations of adulthood. Their paths are dull, unexciting and merely outdated. Juniors need to follow routes that are 'compelling' and approved by their contemporaries. They aspire for someone or some icon to tell them what normality is. For teenagers who peeled their inner eyes of awareness at the turn of the century, the Gen-Y's, the TV rom-com 'Friends' could have influenced their perception of what relationship is all about.  Come to think of it, a generation before them formed their opinions on more significant life issues from Oprah. Oprah Winfrey set the standards on women empowerment, relationship issues, and accepting body image issues. It was as thou...

The Apartment (1960) Director: Billy Wilder Watching this movie reminded me very much of 'Mad Man', the TV series. There is so much of partying and infidelity going on in a place where people were supposed to bring home an honest pay. But instead what goes on is apple polishing, intimidation, dangling of carrot and scurrying for strewn shreds of bones for the dogs a.k.a. subordinates. In fact, it is said to be based on a showbiz producer's affair and his usage of his staff's apartment for his tryst. The husband had supposedly shot the lover boy. Well, if you think the story sounds like a heavy drama with explicit display of emotion, you are wrong. With actor like Jack Lemmon, you can only expect comedy. This one is a romedy (romantic comedy). In fact it was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 5. CC Baxter (Jack Lemmon) is a lowly clerk who is a hit among his bosses at an insurance mega company. He is a hit not because of his undivided commitment to his profession b...