Clash of the Titans
‘Clash of the Titans’ is more in the Greek mythology genre. There are the men who are powerful enough to wage war against the Gods. There are also the Gods who are egotistic and flare up at the slightest provocation. There are also the Underworld agents and their God who want to bring the world down on its knees. It’s one of those flicks which you enjoy when you want to soak in the grandeur and the hedonistic pleasure of indulging in a visual treat. The plots of such movies are...
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Why Did I get Married?
This one is one of those movies which have a group of friends on vacation and going back emotionally enriched and more mature. This is the sequel to the Tyler Perry hit, ‘Why Did I get Married?’. The story takes off where the first edition ended. The four couples hit the Bahamas for their annual week-long holiday. But things are not exactly as they would have wanted them...
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City Island
‘City Island’ is about Vince Rizzo, a man who lives two lives. Living in the Bronx enclave of City Island, Vince nurses a dream. He likes to believe that he’s an actor and strives hard to bring about that quality in him. He’s so obsessed with the idea of taking acting classes and yet keeps it hidden from his family that he leads his wife to believe he’s cheating...
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The Last Song
Miley Cyrus made her movie debut with the Hannah Montana franchise. This one is her first foray into movies outside the Hannah Montana label. Miley features in the ‘The Last Song’ with her real-life boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth. There will be little doubt in your mind after watching the two of them onscreen as to why they are dating off screen as well...
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When in Rome
‘When in Rome’ is no ‘Roman Holiday’. Comparisons to the evergreen classic are natural in a sense that ‘When in Rome’ is based in the same charming city. But the protagonist of this new movie isn’t a princess. She’s a bitter New Yorker, irritated and frustrated of living life on the high lane. With her romantic fantasies...
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Chloe
‘Chloe’ draws generously from a number of successful films for its plot and characters. Liam Neeson plays a college professor who is suspected of cheating by his wife Catherine Stewart (Julianne Moore). Moore hires a high profile call girl called Chloe...
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The Bounty Hunter
‘The Bounty Hunter’ was touted to be a season biggie. It had just the right combination in terms of actors. It has the toast of the season, Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. They were rumored to be dating since the Golden Globe awards this year. But for a film to be considered good cinema, it has to have more than just actors who are rumored to be dating in real life. Maybe the filmmakers focused too much on the leading couple and their chemistry. They wanted to ride piggyback on this...
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Edge of Darkness
‘Edge of Darkness’ is a Mel Gibson film. This marks the return of Mel Gibson to the action genre that we know him to be very good at. The movie is about his character, Thomas Craven. He is a police detective who has a daughter, Emma. Emma return home and Thomas goes to South Station in Boston to pick her up. She shows signs of illness and when he’s rushing her to the hospital, a masked gunman fires at her, killing her in Thomas’ arms. The death rattles Thomas but he believes that the gunman actually targeted him because he’s a cop. His beliefs are soon cast aside when he discovers a pistol in Emma’s nigh stand.
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Extraordinary Measures
Don’t get taken in by the posters of this movie! It’s not an action-adventure story with Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford beating the crap out of anyone in sight. On the contrary, the movie is all about sensitivity and sensitive treatment. John Crowley (Brendan) is actually a distraught father whose children are diagnosed with Pompe disease. It is a sort of acid maltase deficiency affecting the muscles. He and his wife, played by Keri Russell, raise money to conduct research and come out with a cure for this disease and save their children. They are joined in their quest by maverick scientist Robert Stonehill, played by Harrison Ford.
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The Runaways
‘The Runaways’ is based on the all-girl band of the 1970s which had the same name. Directed by Floria Sigismondi, the film follows the adventures of Joan Jett and her band as they transform themselves with their talent. The film is about Joan and her friend Cherie Currie. They are the regular LA street kids with plenty of talent to go with. Rock impresario Kim Fowley transforms them...
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Alice in Wonderland
‘Alice in Wonderland’ is revisiting those childhood memories but with a new vision. The director of the movie, Tim Burton, developed his story from the Lewis Carroll novels, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. The movie is a combination of live characters and animation. In fact, large chunks of the movie were shot with a green screen and the animations were added later on. The film stars Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. The film opens when Alice is 19 years old. She goes back to Underland where she went as a child of 6.
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Precious
‘Precious’ made a huge impact on the movie scene because of its realistic portrayal of an economically and morally dysfunctional family. After the screening of the movie at the Sundance Film Festival, Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, decided that they will do all they can to promote the movie. The movie had no takers before it was showcased at the film festival. Then Lions Gate Entertainment took it up. ‘Precious’ flooded the office of the distributor with awards. It won the People’s Choice Award at...
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The Hurt Locker
The film of the moment, ‘The Hurt Locker’ bagged the Best Film trophy at the 82nd Academy Awards, 2010. An independent film, ‘The Hurt Locker’ was finding it hard to get buyers to release the film in 2008. Because it did not release in New York and Los Angeles, it was technically unable to have a go at the Oscars last time around. The movie bagged 9 Oscar nominations, and won 6 out of them. The list includes Best Director for... Read more »
The Blind Side
This movie is the talk of the town primarily because of Sandra Bullock’s performance. It earned her the Best Actress award in almost all the award functions. She won the BAFTA, the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild and rounded it off with the 82nd Academy Award. She plays the real-life character of Leigh Anne Tuohy. Leigh and her husband Sean adopts Michael Oher (played by Quinton Aaron). He has an underprivileged childhood and wanted to be a football star... Read more »
Crazy Heart
Directed by Scott Cooper, ‘Crazy Heart’ is based on the book of the same name, written by Thomas Cobb. Jeff Bridges who plays the protagonist Bad Blake won the Best Actor Award at the Oscars, 2010. He plays a country music singer and songwriter who has fallen upon bad days. His meeting with a young journalist, Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal) may be his only chance of redeeming himself and his music from the clutches of oblivion...
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