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Pather Panchali (1955): Social Realism Comes to South Asian Cinema

Directed by: Satyajit Ray || Produced by: Government of West Bengal Screenplay by: Satyajit Ray || Starring: Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, Chunibala Devi, Tulsi Chakrabarti Music by: Ravi Shankar || Cinematography: Subrata Mitra || Edited by: Dulal Dutta || Country: India || Language: Bengali Running Time: 120 minutes Indian cinema lovers, … Continue reading

‘Close-Up’ (1990): How Cinephilia Goes Wrong

Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami || Produced by: Ali Reza Zarrin Screenplay by: Abbas Kiarostami || Starring: Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Haj Ali Reza Ahmadi, Hooshang Shamaei, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi Cinematography: Ali Reza Zarrindast || Edited by: Abbas Kiarostami || Country: Iran || Language: Persian Running Time: 98 minutes Film … Continue reading

‘Tokyo Story’ (1953): When Life Ends Quietly

Directed by: Yasujiro Ozu || Produced by: Takeshi Yamamoto Screenplay by: Kogo Noda, Yasujiro Ozu || Starring: Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Kuniko Miyake, Kyoko Kagawa, Eijiro Tono, Nobuo Nakamura Music by: Kojun Saito || Cinematography: Yuharu Atsuta || Edited by: Yoshiyasu Hamamura || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running … Continue reading

‘Xala’ (1975): Corruption & Impotence Go Hand in Hand

Directed by: Ousmane Sembene || Produced by: Filmi Domireve SNC Screenplay by: Ousmane Sembene || Starring: Thierno Leye, Seune Samb, Douta Seck, Younousse Seye, Fatim Diagne, Myriam Niang Music by: Samba Diabara Samb || Cinematography: Georges Caristan Orlando, L. Lopez Seydina D. Saye, Farba Seck || Edited by: Florence Eymon || Country: Senegal || Language: … Continue reading

‘Crocodile Dundee’ (1986): The Original Steve Irwin-Stereotype

Directed by: Peter Faiman || Produced by: John Cornell Screenplay by: John Cornell, Ken Shadie, Paul Hogan || Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Alan Dunlea, John Meillon, Terry Gill David Gulpilil, Reginald VelJohnson, Steve Rackman Music by: Peter Best || Cinematography: Russell Boyd || Edited by: David Stiven || Country: Australia || Language: English Running … Continue reading

‘Caramel’ (2007): Sweet, but Not Too Sweet

Directed by: Nadine Labaki || Produced by: Anne-Dominique Toussaint Screenplay by: Nadine Labaki, Rodney El Haddad, Jihad Hojeily || Starring: Nadine Labaki, Adel Karam, Yasmine Al Masri, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisele Aouad, Dimitri Staneofski, Sihame Haddad, Aziza Semaan, Fadia Stella, Fatmeh Safa Music by: Khaled Mouzanar || Cinematography: Yves Sehnaoui || Country: Lebanon || Language: Arabic, … Continue reading

‘Cronos’ (1993): Guillermo del Toro’s Humble Origins

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro || Produced by: Arthur H. Gorson, Bertha Navarro, Alejandro Springall Screenplay by: Guillermo del Toro || Starring: Federico Luppi, Ron Perlman, Claudio Brook Margarita Isabel, Tamara Shanath, Daniel Gimenez Cacho Music by: Javier Alvarez || Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro || Edited by: Raul Davalos || Country: Mexico || Language: Spanish, English … Continue reading

‘Brotherhood of the Wolf’ (2001): An Eccentric Action-Horror Gem

Directed by: Christophe Gans || Produced by: Richard Grandpierre, Samuel Hadida Screenplay by: Christophe Gans, Stephane Cabel || Starring: Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Emilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Jeremie Renier, Mark Dacascos, Jean Yanne, Jean-Francois Stevenin Music by: Joseph LoDuca || Cinematography: Dan Laustsen || Edited by: David Wu, Sebastien Prangere, Xavier Loutreuil || Country: … Continue reading

‘The Edge of Heaven’ (2007): Between the Mother Country & Yours

Directed by: Fatih Akin || Produced by: Fatih Akin, Klaus Maeck, Andreas Thiel, Jeanette Wurl Screenplay by: Fatih Akin || Starring: Nurgul Yesilcay, Baki Davrak, Tuncel Kurtiz, Hanna Schygulla, Patrycia Ziolkowska, Nursel Kose Music by: Shantel || Cinematography: Rainer Klausmann || Edited by: Andrew Bird || Country: Germany, Turkey || Language: German, Turkish, English Running … Continue reading

‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ (2014): The Smartest Blockbuster in Years

Directed by: Matt Reeves || Produced by: Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Screenplay by: Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver || Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clark, Toby Kebbell, Nick Thurston, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Karin Konoval, Doc Shaw, Kirk Acevedo, Terry Notary Music by: Michael Giacchino || Cinematography: Michael Seresin … Continue reading

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