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‘Ran’ (1985): Akira Kurosawa’s Last Weird Film

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa || Produced by: Katsumi Furukawa, Serge Silberman, Masato hara, Kisao Kurosawa Screenplay by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide || Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yohiko Miyazaki Music by: Toru Takemitsu || Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda || Editing by: Akira Kurosawa || Country: … Continue reading

‘The Social Network’ (2010): Because Trent Reznor and David Fincher Go Together

Directed by: David Fincher || Produced by: Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Cean Chaffin Screenplay by: Aaron Sorkin || Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones Music by: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross || Cinematography: Jeff Cronenworth || Editing by: Krik Baxter, Angus Wall || Country: United … Continue reading

‘Fire’ (1996): Smart Social Commentary on Film

Directed by: Deepa Mehta || Produced by: Bobby Bedi, Deepa Mehta Written by: Deepa Mehta || Starring: Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Karishma Jhalani, Dilip Mehta, Javed Jaffrey Music by: A.R. Rahman || Cinematography by: Giles Nuttgens || Editing by: Barry Farrell || Country: Canada, India || Language: English Running Time: 108 minutes The first installment … Continue reading

‘Laskar Pelangi’ (2008): Scrappy Family Dramas are Universal

Directed by: Riri Riza || Produced by: Mira Lesmana Screenplay by: Salman Aristo || Starring: Cut Mini, Ikranagara, Tora Sudiro, Slamet Rahardjo Music by: Sri Aksan Sjuman, Riti Handayani Sjuman || Cinematography: Yadi Sugandi || Country: Indonesia || Language: Indonesian Running Time: 124 minutes Every now and then, you come across a narrative that connects with … Continue reading

‘Mother India’ (1957): The Matriarch of Melodrama

Directed by: Mehboob Khan || Produced by: Mehboob Khan Written by: Mehboob Khan, Wajahat Mirza, S. Ali Raza || Starring: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Kanhaiyalal, Jiloo Maa, Kumkum, Chanchal, Sheela Naik Music by: Naushad || Cinematography by: Faredoon A. Irani || Editing by: Shamsudin Kadri || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running … Continue reading

‘Seven Years in Tibet’ (1997): The Ultimate “White Guy Attempts Cultural Diversity” Experience

Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud || Produced by: Jean-Jacques Annaud, Iain Smith, John H. Williams Screenplay by: Becky Johnston || Starring: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Danny Denzongpa, Victor Wong, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Jamyang Jamtsho, Wangchuk Music by: John Williams || Cinematography: Robert Fraise || Editing by: Noelle Boisson || Country: France, United States, United Kingdom, Argentina … Continue reading

‘3 Idiots’ (2009): The Most Rewatchable 3-Hour Movie Ever Made

Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani || Produced by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Screenplay by: Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani || Starring: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Omi Vaidya Music by: Shantanu Moitra || Cinematography: C.K. Muraleedharan || Editing by: Ranjeet Bahadur || Country: India || Language: Hindi, English Running Time: 171 minutes If you’re … Continue reading

‘The Artist’ (2011): The Most Quickly Forgotten Oscar-Favorite of All Time?

Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius || Produced by: Thomas Langmann Written by: Michel Hazanavicius || Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Missi Pyle Music by: Ludovic Bource || Cinematography by: Guillaume Schiffman || Editing by: Anne-Sophie Bion, Michel Hazanavicius || Country: France || Language: Silent (English intertitles) Running Time: 100 minutes The Artist, … Continue reading

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