I watched two movies yesterday, one being the long-awaited Ram Gopal Varma production Vaastu Shaastra, and the other being L.A. Confidential.

• Vaastu Shaastra: Directed by Sourab Usha Narang, this was a good horror movie with good performances from all members of the cast.  Sushmita Sen and family move into a house some 20 km. from Pune, and soon weird things start happening.  Soon, it becomes apparent to us that there are some spirits around.  I found this movie to be generally entertaining, though it could have been shorter.  The scares are definitely there, and I can only wonder how much more effective it would have been in a real theatre!  I had a good time here, though I thought Bhoot was technically superior.
• L.A. Confidential: When a shooting happens at the Nite Owl restaurant, cops Bud White (Russell Crowe), Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) and Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) investigate.  Complex crime thriller set in the 1950s, Academy Awards Best Picture nominated, with superb performances by all.

I now hold in my hands a movie ticket to South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut which is playing at Movie Dome at 5 PM today (it is a sponsor show).  I have been waiting to see this movie for such a long time (I've read the script, seen twenty minutes of the film, and have seen the song "Kyle's Mom is a Bitch" from it) and I am glad to get the chance to finally watch it!  Fortunately, I had just two classes (Strategic Management, these two sessions were taken by Prof. Vasudev Murthy) in the morning today, so I am free in the evening to watch the movie.