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’12 Years a Slave’ (2013): Period Drama Done Right

Directed by: Steve McQueen || Produced by: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas Screenplay by: John Ridley || Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard Music by: Hans Zimmer || Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt || Editing by: … Continue reading

‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’ (2007): Fame Kills

Directed by: Andrew Dominik || Produced by: Ridley Scott, Jules Daly, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, David Valdes Screenplay by: Andrew Dominik || Starring: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Schneider, Jeremy Renner, Sam Rockwell Music by: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis || Cinematography: Roger Deakins || Editing by: Dylan Tichenor, Michael Kahn || Country: … Continue reading

‘Rang De Basanti’ (2006): The Preachiest Movie of the 2000s?

Directed by: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra || Produced by: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Ronnie Screwvala, Aamir Khan Screenplay by: Renzil D’Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra || Starring: Aamir Khan,  Siddarth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Soha Ali Khan, Waheeda Rehman, R. Madhavan, Kunal Kappor, Atul Kulkarni, Alice Patten Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography: Binod Pradhan || Editing by: P.S. Bharathi … Continue reading

‘My Name is Khan’ (2010): … and This is Not a Good Movie

Directed by: Karan Johar || Produced by: Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Gauri Khan, Shahrukh Khan Screenplay by: Shibani Bathija || Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Arjun Aujla, Yuvaan Makaar, Zarina Wahab, Tanay Chheda, Pallavi Sharda Music by: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy || Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran || Editing by: Deepa Bhatia || Country: India || Language: Hindi, … Continue reading

‘Lagaan’ (2001): Who Likes Cricket and the Color Yellow?

Directed by: Ashutosh Gowariker || Produced by: Aamir Khan, Mansoor Khan Screenplay by: Ashutosh Gowariker, Abbas Tyrewala, Sanjay Daima || Starring: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Rajesh Vivek Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography: Anil Mehta || Editing by: Ballu Saluja || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 214 minutes The uber-patriotic, … Continue reading

‘Save the Green Planet!’ (2003): More Genres Than You Can Count

Directed by: Jang Joon-hwan || Produced by: Sidus Pictures Screenplay by: Jang Joon-hwan || Starring: Shin Ha-kyun, Baek Yoon-sik, Hwang Jeong-min, Lee Jae-yong, Lee Ju-hyeon, Gi Ju-bong Music by: Lee Dong-jun || Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo || Editing by: Park Gok-ji || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean Running Time: 118 minutes One must emphasize the exclamation … Continue reading

‘Argo’ (2012): Ben Affleck’s 3-Peat

Directed by: Ben Affleck || Produced by: Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney Written by: Chris Terrio || Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler Music by: Alexandre Desplat || Cinematography by: Rodrigo Prieto || Editing by: Willam Goldenberg || Country: United States || Language: English, Persian Running Time: 120 minutes … Continue reading

‘Amour’ (2012): The Stereotypical Oscar-Bait

Directed by: Michael Haneke || Produced by: Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz Written by: Michael Haneke || Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert Cinematography by: Darius Khondji || Editing by: Monika Willi || Country: Austria, France, Germany || Language: French Running Time: 127 minutes 2012’s token French Best Picture-nominee, Amour, is vintage … Continue reading

‘Lincoln’ (2012): Illinois’ Favorite Son Gets His Definitive Big-Screen Rendition

Directed by: Steven Spielberg || Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy Written by: Tony Kushner || Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Music by: John Williams || Cinematography by: Janusz Kaminski || Editing by: Michal Kahn || Country: United States || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Life is Beautiful’ (1997): Two Hours of the Same Good Joke

Directed by: Roberto Benigni || Produced by: Gianluigi Braschi, Elda Ferri Screenplay by: Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami || Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Horst Buchholz Music by: Nicola Piovani || Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli || Editing by: Simona Paggi || Country: Italy || Language: Italian, German Running Time: 116 minutes Sometimes, you … Continue reading

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