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Review: Children of Heaven (1997) – Truly Heavenly... 2007-01-14 10:25:00 Review: Children
of Heaven
(1997) – Truly Heavenly
Raided Now!(8.0/10) I watched this movie last summer when my friend Srini recommended me this 1997 Iranian movie by Majid Majidi. I can’t thank him enough for his eclectic recommendations. Photo GalleryIn this gentle and touching family drama from Iran, two children find a divisive plan to hide the loss of a pair of shoes. Ali (Amir Farrokh Hashemian) and his sister Zhara (Bahare Seddiqi) are from a very poor hard working neighborhood. Their mother is suffering from illness and their father is permanently overworked and stressed. When Ali goes out to pick up his sister's shoes from a repair-shop, a blind street worker accidentally takes them. Afraid of the consequences and the chance of getting a beating from his dad, Ali and his sister concoct a plan by which she will wear his old sneakers to school in the morning and bring it back to him to wear them for school in the afternoon till they find zhara’s shoes.But the plan has its
Review: Otto e Mezzo - 8 ½ (1963) – Latino a molti... 2007-01-12 04:30:00 Review: Otto e Mezzo - 8 ½ (1963) – Latino
a molti : Senso a alcuni Raided Now! (10/10)Where do I start? So, you are thinking 8 ½ ! – What an odd title for a film. All Fellini’s previous works I Vitelloni (1953), La Strada (1954), Nights of Cabiria (1957) and La Dolce Vita (1960) hit critical acclaims and won Oscars. Fresh coming out of the international success of La Dolce Vita, master director Federico Fellini had done 6 films, 2 short films and co-directed one film, a total of 7 ½ films. At this juncture, left with no new ideas, he faced a great tornado of self-doubt, ambition and burnout. So Fellini made 8 ½, a movie about himself, which eventually became one of the greatest masterpieces of movie making. The movie is literally titled to mark his work on his 8 ½th feature film.Watch TrailerThe film opens with a claustrophobic scene with a man suffocating in a car caught in a traffic jam. He breaks free by cracking open the sunroof of his car and soars high in the air like
64th Annual Golden Globe Awards: Predictions and Winners ! 2007-01-02 12:50:00 (* Predictions
indicated by the color red ) (*winners indicated by the color yellow )Best Motion Picture DramaBabel (won)BobbyThe DepartedLitte Children The QueenBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - DramaPenelope Cruz : VolverJudi Dench : Notes on a ScandalMaggie Gylenhaal : Sherry BabyHelen Mirren : The Queen ( won )Kate Winslet : Little ChildrenBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaLeonardo DiCaprio – Blood DiamondLeonardo DiCaprio – The DepartedPeter O'Toole – VenusWill Smith – The Pursuit of HappynessForest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland (won)Best Motion Picture - Musical Or ComedyBoratThe Devil Wears PradaDreamGirls (won)Little Miss SunshineThank You for smokingBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/ MusicalAnnette Bening – Running with SciccorsToni Collette – Little Miss SunshineBeyoncé Knowles – DreamGirlsMeryl Streep – The Devil Wears Prada (won)Renée Zellweger – Miss PotterBest Performance by a Read more:Annual
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Review: Apocalypto (2006) – Affording a Revelation... 2006-12-29 22:27:00 Review: Apocalypto (2006) – Affording a Revelation
(7.5/10)I have been waiting for a long time now to watch a movie based on the South American civilization. I’ve always thought it would have been the true story of the legendary Incan emperor Atahuallpa, but Mel Gibson’s “Apocalypto” turned out to be one of the best action packed movies of the year. Mel Gibson is always good for a surprise, and his latest epic-drama is a remarkable film. Set in the last days of the early 16th century Mayan civilization, the picture provides a journey through the never seen before land of the Mayans, offering exceptional sights of vividness and power.Watch TrailerThe film opens with an animal hunt that flows into a practical joke on one of the hunters which levitates the intensity, and instantly humanizes the characters. But from the very beginning you have this unsettling feeling that their peaceful existence won’t last for long. Our instincts are confirmed when a ravished tribe interrupts t
Review: Thiruvilayadal Aarambam(2006) – Frivolous ... 2006-12-18 21:46:00 Review: Thiruvilayadal Aarambam(2006) – Frivolous Masala, yet again… Quality Score: 6/10; Masala Score: 7/10 Introduced to Kollywood as a corruptible school boy and later as a wanton psychopath, Dhanush has tried to dig deep into such past successes to try and reverse his present fortunes. It is hard not to see the parallels of his role in Thiruvilayadal Aarambam with his older movie Thiruda Thirudi. The plot of the movie though leaves a lot to be desired. But, what the heck, the movie is of the masala genre where oversights to educating the masses are ignored with grace. So will this movie be too!Watch TrailerThirukumaran (Dhanush) , young and unemployed, lives with the typical movie family of a working Dad, home making Mom and a school going younger brother in Ayanavaram. Thiru is your typical loafer, albeit with some vestiges of seriousness about developing a decent career through business. However, he is not supported financially or morally by his dad who questions his ability
Trivia [Comment to Answer] Last Week's TriviaWinne... 2006-12-17 00:40:00 Trivia [Comment
to Answer] Last Week's TriviaWinner: Vignesh (twistedintellect), Fresno, California.Answer: i. Taxi Driver; ii. Jackie Brown; iii. The Good Shepherd; iv. Raging BullAnagrams* [Movie Names]Grave lost nerd (2 wds) - Peter Seller's love for atoms and more ! I'm a guy to love (3 wds) - Tom Hanks romantic hitchAce Albian warfare (3 wds) - O' Toole's warOut There! Fat buck (4 wds) - Back to ? Aptly a coop (1 wd) - a Mayan epic ! Enjoy the puzzle!Meaning: *Anagram - A word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.” (Courtesy. dictionary.com) Read more:Trivia
Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Transcend t... 2007-08-02 18:43:00 Review: 2001: A SpaceOdyssey
(1968) - Transcend
the limits...face the unknown! Raided Now!Quality Score: 9/10Infinite: having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude Evolution: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) Great artistes are few; those of unparalleled creations are even fewer and do occur only once maybe in a generation. Stanley Kubrick, needless to say, is one such freak of nature, or happenstance of evolution if you may, that happened for the boomers here in the United States. 2001: A Space Odyssey
is without a doubt his Magnum Opus, which stimulated critics and average movie goers alike to question or embrace the movie one way or the other. Irrespective of the reaction, the movie forced people to think and question long held beliefs of the “known” and the unknown. It has to be noted though that the content as portrayed in this review is probably only one of t
No title 2007-12-30 00:23:00 Review: Taare Zameen Par (2007) – The stars among us Raided Now! Quality Score: 7.5/10Amongst the meaningless, trite Bollywood fares that are doled out by the leading stars and movie makers, more often than not (recent OSO, Saawariya come to mind), Taare Zameen Par is a gem of sorts. Be it for the rarity of its kind or the message that it carries or the fact that it even carries one, TZP will hopefully stand out to be a trendsetter. While we have seen movies with social themes in the past, this one is packaged nicely to refocus the spotlight on an issue that is overlooked or ignored many-a-times.Watch Trailer!The story is very simplistic. A young 9-year old boy Ishant Nandkishore Avasti (Darsheel Safary), has a very active brain typical of his age and a correspondingly active deme
No title 2008-05-11 18:43:00 Now Welcoming CR Buffs (Guest) Reviews! [Email - celluloidraiders at gmail dot com]Celluloid Raiders is happy to present its first 'Buff' (Guest) Review by Abhishek. We hope to receive & present more Buff reviews from you.WRITE A REVIEW NOW...THRILLER ACTION/ADV. DRAMA FOREIGN SCI-FI COMEDY HORROR WAR WESTERN FANTASY ROMANCE DESI
No title 2008-05-10 23:37:00 Review: Tie me Up Tie Me Down (1990) - An engrossing watchRaided Now! Quality Score 8.5/10 This is a touching French film titled – Átame. It is the story of Ricky (Antonio Banderas), a young man recently released from a mental institution. He is obsessed with Marina (Victoria Abril), a former porn star and recovering heroin addict since he shared a night with her in the past. Ricky kidnaps Marina, believing that he can force her to fall in love with him. Eventually Marina does fall in love with him, but still considers herself as his prisoner and tells him to keep her tied up so that she won't try to escape. Subsequently, she reluctantly escapes with the assistance of her sister Lola and what happens thereafter completes the story. Pedro Almodovar’s skill as a master story tell
No title 2008-05-10 22:50:00 Review: Tashan(2008) – Little style and No substanceRaided Now! Quality Score: 4/10Masala Value: 7/10 All polls and surveys taken over the recent months unanimously said that Yash Raj Film’s Tashan was the most awaited film of 2008. Obviously, I did everything possible to see the movie at the earliest but only to be disgusted and totally disappointed. Bhaiya-ji (Anil Kapoor) is a dreaded gangster who desires to learn English before he meets with a foreign delegation. His secretary Pooja (Kareena Kapoor) seeks the services of Jimmy (Saif Ali Khan), a call center employee; Casanova and part-time English teacher and entrusts him with the job of teaching her boss English. Subsequently, Jimmy and Pooja join hands to swindle Rs. 25 crores from Bhaiya-ji. A humiliated and defeat
No title 2008-05-11 21:59:00 Review: 21 Grams (2003)Raided Now!Quality Score: 7.5/10Starring: Sean Penn (Mystic River), Naomi Watts (King Kong), Benicio Del Toro (Sin City, Traffic)One needs to watch this movie twice. Not only because it's good, but also because one finds it difficult to follow it the first time – unless one has already seen Amores Perros by the same director.The movie is a series of excerpts from the story
No title 2008-05-12 00:05:00 Review: No Man’s Land (2001) – The byproducts of warRaided Now! Quality Score: 7.5/10 War – the very meaning of the word, the moral, political arenas on which it is fought, and what it means for those who fight one; all this has changed over the years. But the fact that it involves lives, fears, aspirations, and deaths of ordinary people, not fighters, is brought home in No Man's Land
No title 2008-05-22 14:05:00 Preview: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal SkullReleasing Today, Watch Trailers
No title 2008-05-29 21:39:00 Preview: Sex And The City - "Get Carried Away...."Sex and the City, one of the most popular sitcoms of recent times comes to the silver screen as a full-length feature and will open at a cinema near you, this weekend. The movie starts from the point where the series ended. Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) finally decides to marry Mr. Big (Chris Noth). All what the girls do as they plan and g
No title 2008-06-13 12:59:00 Review: Sex And The City - The MovieRaided Now! Quality Score - ****The others- **1/2[SPOILER ALERT]So, I finally got to seeing SATC -the movie. Having been a total fan of the entire series, my expectations were pretty high for the movie version. Having intially assumed that it was going to be a synopsis of the entire 6 seasons, I was pleasantly surprised to see the trailer where it became obvious
No title 2008-06-14 17:24:00 Review: Dasavataram – The trouble with ‘Execution’ (2008) Raided Now! Quality score – 6.5/10Masala – 7.5/10 The artistic nous of Kamal Hassan needs no introduction to the Indian movie goers. Clearly, he has often produced gems among movies that are far ahead of their time and also ones that have left the audience yearning for more. All indications prior to Dasavatharam was that
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