Get Your Own Piece of Pi: Academy Award Goes to Life of Pi



Yay! Life of Pi was my favorite of the whole bunch. Pi’s first two awards—for cinematography  and visual effects—show it’s a visually arresting movie. The award for best soundtrack shows that it’s easy on the ears, too.

And the whole soundtrack is available from Freegal. A few songs at a time, granted, but hey, it’s free.

This just in! Ang Lee wins best director! He deserves it for his incredible breadth. From Sense and Sensibility to a survival/religious story with CGI tigers and 3D--which he'd never done before.

It's well worth watching.

The Movie with the Tiger and the Boat: “Pi’s Lullabye” by Mychael Danna gets Oscar nom



"Pi's Lullabye" is available for free download. Image source



I loved Life of Pi when I read it. It was an adventure story, yet a spiritual story. And the twist at the ends is good for lots of late-night conversations.

I’m always reluctant to see a movie of a book I’ve loved. They never seem to do it justice. But since the wonderful Ang Lee directed it, I went to see it—in 3D no less.

And, amazingly, it was still wonderful. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend it. It’s so much more nuanced a tale than that other 3D flick Avatar.

The soundtrack, including “Pi’s Lullabye,” penned by Mychael Danna and sung by Bombay Jayashri is available for download from Freegal.  the first song in the language of Tamil to by nominated for an Academy Award.