The Movie Analyst

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Archive for January, 2010

Posted by Suraj On January - 28 - 2010

Language: Hindi
Genre: Drama, Romance
Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Genelia D’ Souza, Mohnish Behl, Parikshit Sahni
Director: Ken Ghosh
Music: Adnan Sami & Pritam
Reasons to watch: Shahid Kapoor has tremendously improved as a dancer. And of course his chiseled abs (for the ladies).
Reasons not to watch: For a movie driven by dance, the music by Adnan Sami and Pritam is [...]

categories: Drama, Hindi, Romance
Posted by Suraj On January - 27 - 2010

Language: English
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Michael Gambon, Ray Stevenson
Director: Albert Hughes & Allen Hughes
Music: Atticus Ross
Reasons to watch: Watch it for the climax and wonderful photography.
Reasons not to watch: Too many glitches that have ‘illogical’ written all over them.
Storyline: Denzel Washington (Eli) is a ‘walker’ on a mission. [...]

Posted by Suraj On January - 24 - 2010

I just came across this news just as I was about to hit the bed. I seem to have been struck by instant insomnia — or is it just a dream?

Reports have started surfacing that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have signed a $330 million split deal! This development was brought to light by News [...]

categories: Snippets
Posted by Suraj On January - 24 - 2010

Reggie Bush, the New Orleans Saints star is seriously worried about Dennis Shaun Bowman who purportedly has decided to spend the rest of his life trying to hook up with Bush’s celebrity girlfriend Kim Kardashian. Bush has reportedly hired a brigade of bodyguards who accompany her where she goes to ensure her protection from her [...]

categories: Snippets
Posted by Suraj On January - 21 - 2010

Language: English
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan
Director: Guy Ritchie
Music: Hans Zimmer
Reasons to watch: Racy entertainer that keeps your mind ticking.
Reasons not to watch: No particular reason as to why you shouldn’t watch this movie.
Storyline: The mystery involves a heinous and aristocratic Blackwood (Mark [...]

Posted by Suraj On January - 19 - 2010

Language: Tamil
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast: Prasanna, Sibiraj, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Yasmin, Ramya Rai
Director: Shakti S. Rajan
Music: James Vasanthan
Reasons to watch: A new concept for the Tamil audience.
Reasons not to watch: Painfully slow and unsubstantial first half. Completely worthless songs.
Storyline: Ravi (Prasanna) is an honest and ambitious person whose dream is to set up his own business. He is [...]

categories: Action, Crime, Tamil, Thriller
Posted by Suraj On January - 18 - 2010

Best Motion Picture (Drama) — Avatar

Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Michelle Rodriguez
Points: Avatar, the ’so called’ future of cinema is finally out. James Cameron’s confounding epic is a mix of mind-boggling visuals and eye rolling silly stuff. For all the pre-release banter about how this movie was [...]

categories: Featured, Snippets
Posted by Suraj On January - 17 - 2010

In an interview taped on Friday, Simon Monjack asked Larry King, “You want to know what broke Brittany Murphy’s heart?”
“Hollywood broke Brittany Murphy’s heart.” — This comes from a man who is in a great deal of pain and unable to deal with the situation at the loss of his beloved wife.
On Friday, both Brittany [...]

categories: Snippets
Posted by Suraj On January - 17 - 2010

Temperatures ran high at The Critic’s Choice Awards on Friday night as Best Actress winners Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep kissed each other on stage. I would say that ‘the smooch’ was quite….. sensual!
The critics honored both Bullock and Streep for their performances in The Blind Side and Julia & Julia respectively.
See for yourself!

categories: Snippets
Posted by Suraj On January - 16 - 2010

Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Satire
Cast: Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tasha de Vasconcelos, Ben Miller
Director: Peter Howitt
Music: John Powell
Reasons to watch: Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean shines in this movie.
Reasons not to watch: Not for those who hate Rowan’s satirical facial expressions.
Storyline: Fear looms large in the highly secure Tower of London as a plan is hatched [...]

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categories: Comedy, English, Satire