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The Celtic Predator

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‘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): Eccentric Genre Hybridization

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

‘Satya’ (1998): Bollywood’s Dark Underbelly

Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma || Produced by: Ram Gopal Varma, P. Som Shekar Screenplay by: Saurabh Shukla, Anurag Kashyap || Starring: J.D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai, Govind Namdev, Paresh Rawal, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Srivastava, Makarand Deshpande, Jeeva, Shefali Shah Music by: Vishal Bhardwaj, Sandeep Chowta || Cinematography: Gerard Hooper, Mazhar Kamran || Edited … Continue reading

‘Mad Max’ (1979): The Origin Story of the Road Warrior

Directed by: George Miller || Produced by: Bryon Kennedy, Bill Miller Screenplay by: George Miller, Bryon Kennedy, James McCausland || Starring: Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Geoff Parry, Roger Ward, Jonathan Hardy Music by: Brian May || Cinematography: David Eggby || Edited by: Cliff Hayes, Tony Paterson || Country: Australia … Continue reading

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