I revisited a favorite flick of mine with my girlfriend this weekend.

Filmed across 10 countries, The Fall, directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell) details the morphine-induced tale of five mystical heros as told by an injured stuntman to a fellow patient - a little girl with a broken arm - in a 1920s Los Angeles hospital.

From Butterfly Reef in Fiji, to the Deadvlei in Namibia, to Hadrian’s Villa in Italy, to Jodhpur in Rajasthan, the locations and settings of The Fall really make the film fantastical.

Next time you find yourself cooped up on a rainy day, check this one out.

- Patrick Simons

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Jonathan Bregel and Khalid Mohtaseb of Variable, a New York production company, explore the color and beauty of the Indian culture in their short film, “Holi.” With a high speed Phantom Flex camera filming at 2500 fps, the syrupy slow-motion of “Holi” captures an otherworldly magic during India’s Festival of Colors.

Do yourself a favor and watch “Holi” on full screen - it’s beautiful.

- Maggie

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Yesterday, on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s death, hundreds of young Calcutta schoolboys dressed as the peaceful political figure in a rally to promote his historically non-violent ideology. With 485 participants, the group set a new Guinness World record, beating out the last Muhatma Ghandi lookalike gathering (255 lookalikes) by an impressive margin of 230 perfect looking bald caps. 

- Maggie

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