For a mom, We Need to Talk About Kevin is a uniquely devastating experience. I urgently need a bright, breezy, family values @kjohar25 film!

After watching terrific Martha Marcy May Marlene, I've decided I like closure in my movies. Have spent way too much time thinking about her.

@iamsrk Read Meenal Baghel's Death in Mumbai. Quick, grim and deeply unsettling.

The Oscar given to Orson Welles for Citizen Kane is up for sale. Any takers? via @Criterion bit.ly/s3VN2T

@shubhragupta @RajaSen Thank you! I feel better already :)

So I buy a block-print bed cover. Husband says it reminds him of deathly boring 1980s art films. Do other people talk like this?

Luc Besson, Michelle Yeoh and Rohan Sippy in Newswallah: Bollywood Edition: nyti.ms/ursZEp

My 2011 fantasy movie: Drive Of Shame. Ryan Gosling and Michael Fassbender in a staring contest. Winner keeps Carey Muliigan.

#CantStopReading Meenal Baghel's Death in Mumbai. It's a grim page-turner.

A Shared Passion: My column in Open: bit.ly/sVr4lV

So David Denby breaks Sony embargo and reviews The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Says it's a "bleak but mesmerizing piece of filmmaking."

Canada woos Bollywood: My feature in the Toronto Globe and Mail: bit.ly/tSoUC9

My fav #DevSaab story: Farah asked him to participate in the OSO title song. He said: Sorry, I only play leading men. A hero till the end.

Had Tom Cruise face-time at Anil Kapoor's party. Cruise was smiling, gracious, attentive and took pictures with everyone who asked. Nice.

Vidya Balan on the toughest shot in The Dirty Picture: Newswallah: Bollywood Edition: nyti.ms/vQMgsX

Finally saw The Artist. What an exhilarating, magical experience. Can't remember the last time I had such a wide post-movie grin on my face.

Watch #TheDirtyPicture for Vidya's brave performance. She isn't afraid of being frankly sexual or frankly ugly. She is an absolute original.

Now this is the dirty picture that I want to see: bit.ly/sMNAbF

Shekhar Kapur to Direct 'London Fields' bit.ly/tqN4cJ

Film Bazaar, Uday Chopra and Bollywood jobs in my NYT column: Newswallah: Bollywood Edition: nyti.ms/rt0tfE