The complete Dirty Harry series - a must for Clint Eastwood fans.....
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Prithvi Vallabh [Hindi - 1943]
Prithvi Vallabh was based on K.M. Munshi's novel of the same name. The film's major highlights were the confrontations between Modi and Durga Khote, the haughty queen Mrinalvati, who tries to humiliate him publicly but then falls in love with him.
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Had seen this movie a few years back on a VHS, Modi's dialogue delivery gives you the goosebumps. What a voice...
I am still searching for a VCD/DVD format...
Do Beegha Zamin
Two Acres of Land (Hindi: Do Bigha Zamin) is 1953 Bollywood film, directed by Bengali film director Bimal Roy and star Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy in lead roles.
Di Bigha Zameen was the first film to win the Filmfare Best Movie Award and the first Indian film to win the International Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
The story revolves around a farmer, Shambhu (Balraj Sahni), who has been hit badly by a famine in Bengal. The real reason of his sorrow is that the Zamindar (land owner) wants to acquire his land on the pretext that Shambhu had taken some loan from him. Shambhu has to pay back the landlord and hence moves to the city to look for some other source of money.
The most famous scene from the movie is when Shambhu pushes himself to the limit pulling a rickshaw. The rider on the rickshaw offers Shambhu more money to pull faster because he is chasing (probably) his girlfriend who is in a horse pulled carriage. Shambhu can not resist the temptation, and he keeps smiling in anticipation of getting more money. However, his wealthy customer is not worried the least about the lower class' plight. In this race, rickshaw loses a wheel and Shambhu is injured.
However, through all these hardships Shambhu does not lose his righteousness, which is the moral of the movie. Shambhu's son steals money to help his father, only to be reproached by his father later. Shambhu's morality is the only thing that remains his own till the end.
The movie ends with Shambhu returning to his village, only to see his land sold and a factory being constructed over it. [ Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Bigha_Zameen ]
The most famous scene from the movie is when Shambhu pushes himself to the limit pulling a rickshaw. The rider on the rickshaw offers Shambhu more money to pull faster because he is chasing (probably) his girlfriend who is in a horse pulled carriage. Shambhu can not resist the temptation, and he keeps smiling in anticipation of getting more money. However, his wealthy customer is not worried the least about the lower class' plight. In this race, rickshaw loses a wheel and Shambhu is injured.
However, through all these hardships Shambhu does not lose his righteousness, which is the moral of the movie. Shambhu's son steals money to help his father, only to be reproached by his father later. Shambhu's morality is the only thing that remains his own till the end.
The movie ends with Shambhu returning to his village, only to see his land sold and a factory being constructed over it. [ Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Bigha_Zameen ]
THEY DONT MAKE MOVIES LIKE THIS ANYMORE !!!
The War Of The Roses
It is a dark comedy about a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. He is a successful lawyer and his wife is building her own catering business. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle.
9/10.
AMORES PERROS
Amores perros is a 2000 Mexican film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It is an anthology film containing three distinct stories which are connected by a car accident in Mexico City. Each of the three tales is also a reflection on the cruelty of humans toward animals and each other, showing how they may live dark or even hideous lives. Amores Perros was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2000 and won the Ariel Award for Best Picture from the Mexican Academy of Film.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amores_perros
UNMISSABLE!!!
Citizen Kane
A must for lovers and students of cinema...
I am not a fan of Orson Welles but this movie scores in all departments from storytelling to sets...and makes a mark despite being a black and white movie. Not to be missed...
Run Lola Run...
A German Cult movie...to enjoy the awesome soundtrack you ought to catch up this movie in german with eng subtitles...
Papillon
Steve McQueen is Papillon in this movie based on true story....an prison-escape film.
Gary's ranking - 8/10.
History of the World - 1
HILARIOUS RIOT....A CULT CLASSIC by Mel Brooks...
Avoid the 2nd Part though...
The Deer Hunter...
The Deer Hunter meditates and explores the moral and mental consequences of war violence and politically-manipulated patriotism upon the meaning of friendship, honor, and family in a tightly-knit community and deals with controversial issues such as drug abuse, suicide, infidelity and mental illness. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.Stars Robert De Niro - and the underrated Christopher Walken.
The Rocky Series...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_(film_series)Who doesn't know Rocky Balboa...
My fav among the series are 1 & 2....
****
Extremities
Farrah Fawcett - one of the angels from Charlie's Angels, and now in real life fighting cancer...
A movie adapted from a successful broadway play.
Fawcett plays Marjorie, a young woman who works in a museum and lives with two female roommates, Pat (Woodard) and Terry (Scarwid). One night, while getting into her car, she is attacked by a masked assailant (Russo). She escapes, but not before he makes off with her purse. She goes to the police but is told there is very little they can do. The next day, with Marjorie's roommates at work, her nightmare comes true as the assailant (named Joe) forces his way into her house. A terrifying scene of events unfolds as Joe subjects Marjorie to a continuous barrage of mental and physical assaults. Marjorie finally overpowers Joe by spraying his eyes with insect repellent. She then ties him up and contemplates murder. When Terry and Pat return home, they try to convince Marjorie to think about the consequences of her actions. Marjorie finally forces Joe to admit his guilt, and calls the police.
Gary's ranking - 8/10
Not without my Daughter
Excellent, edge of the seat thriller...
Heard it's a true story - not sure whether that's true or not...
Gary's ranking - 9/10
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