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The Celtic Predator

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‘The Theory of Everything’ (2014): Vintage Oscar-Bait

Directed by: James Marsh || Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten Screenplay by: Anthony McCarten || Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Simon, Simon McBurney, David Thewlis, Christian McKay, Maxine Peake, Guy Oliver-Watts Music by: Johann Johannsson || Cinematography by: Benoit Delhomme || Edited by: Jinx Godfrey || Country: … Continue reading

‘Foxcatcher’ (2014): The Thinking Man’s Sports Drama

Directed by: Bennett Miller || Produced by: Bennett Miller, Megan Ellison, Jon Kilik, Anthony Bregman Screenplay by: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman || Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall Music by: Rob Simonsen, West Dylan Thordson || Cinematography by: Greig Fraser || Edited by: Stuart Levy, Conor … Continue reading

Je Suis Charlie: Some men just want to watch the world burn…

In light of the most recent attacks on French cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo for what was most likely “retaliation” for parodies of religious figures throughout the years, I decided to write one last post summarizing my thoughts on this sort of violence against artistic expression and free speech. The matter of whether or not we … Continue reading

‘Haider’ (2014): Hamlet in the Himalayas

Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj || Produced by: Vishal Bhardwaj, Siddarth Roy Kapur, Shahid Kapoor Screenplay by: Basharat Peer, Vishal Bhardwaj || Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Tabu Hashmi, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon, Narendra Jha, Irrfan Khan, Kulbhashan Kharbanda, Lalit Parimoo, Ashish Vidyarthi, Aamir Bashir Music by: Vishal Bhardwaj || Cinematography: Pankaj Kumar || Cinematography by: Pankaj … Continue reading

‘Whiplash’ (2014): The Ultimate Editing Showcase

Directed by: Damien Chazelle || Produced by: David Lancaster, Michel Litvak, Helen Estabrook, Jason Blum Screenplay by: Damien Chazelle || Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell Music by: Justin Hurwitz || Cinematography: Sharone Meir || Edited by: Tom Cross || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: 106 minutes … Continue reading

‘The Interview’ (2014): A Political Satire Worth Seeing

Directed by: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg || Produced by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver Screenplay by: Dan Sterling || Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Randall Park, Lizzy Caplan, Diana Bang, Timothy Simons, Anders Holm, Charles Rahi Chun Music by: Henry Jackman || Cinematography by: Brandon Trost || Edited by: Zene Baker, Evan Henke || … Continue reading

The Kids Are Alright: The 10 Most Effective Remakes, Reboots, and Re-Imaginings in Hollywood

Every cinephile has opinions on film remakes, franchise reboots, or brand-name title “re-imaginings,” or however/whatever you define them. Remakes have become so prevalent in today’s saturated pop culture markets because film industries like Hollywood recognize the marketability, brand recognition, and overall financial security that an already established title has with the masses. Remakes of classic … Continue reading

‘The Road’ (2009): The Most Depressing Post-Apocalyptic Movie Ever

Directed by: John Hillcoat || Produced by: Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz Screenplay by: Joe Penhall || Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garret Dillahunt, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker Music by: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis || Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe || Edited by: Jon Gregory || Country: United … Continue reading

The Problem with PG-13 and the Modern Emasculation of Mainstream Films

A common misconception I encounter in today’s movie-going populace is that modern day (circa 2000-present) films are quite explicit, and that films are becoming increasingly violent and sexually charged compared to mainstream films from previous decades. This mindset is, as the above video describes it, complete bullshit. Here are a list of films that received … Continue reading

‘Border’ (1997): Old-School Cinematic Warfare with Memorable Characters

Directed by: J. P. Dutta || Produced by: J. P. Dutta Screenplay by: J. P. Dutta || Starring: Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Jackie Shroff, Tabassum Hashmi, Pooja Bhatt, Kulhushan Kharbanda, Puneet Issar, Sapna Bedi, Music by: Anu Malik || Cinematography by: Iswar R. Bidri, Nirmal Jani || Edited by: Deepak Wirkud || Country: … Continue reading

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