The time that remains : review

The Time That Remains is a film written and directed by Elia Suleiman. The film stars Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri, Leila Mouammar, and Bilal Zidani.

The Time That Remains is the story of Mr. Suleiman’s mother and his father, Fuad, who talks a bit more than his son and smokes a lot more than he talks. We first meet Fuad in 1948, and he is as dashing and charismatic as a Hollywood idol of that era. Though his experience of the first Arab-Israeli war is by turns farcical, brutal and heartbreaking, he endures it all with stoical grace. In his son’s affectionate recollection Fuad’s life is a lesson in how dignity and humanity can survive dispossession and defeat.

The film itself is evidence that E S has taken his father’s example to heart. Though there is anger, even bitterness, in his portrayal of the humiliations suffered by Palestinians at the hands of Israelis, Mr. Suleiman traffics neither in hatred nor in the romanticism of lost causes. Instead he finds comedy in cruelty, and also the reverse.

The first act of “The Time That Remains” is more or less a war movie. Violence, betrayal and oppression make their way into Mr. Suleiman’s carefully composed frames, but his tone remains quiet and contemplative throughout. And Nazareth itself seems governed as much by clarity and calm as by chaos and argument.

The sunlight on the whitewashed stucco and pale stone walls etches an elegant geometry onto the streets and houses, and the dominant sound is often wind rustling the branches of olive trees.

Some of these carry the sting of satire, especially those that you suspect are close to the literal truth. A room full of Arab schoolgirls sings patriotic songs in Hebrew, for which they are given a prize by a visiting dignitary, while the young Elia is scolded for making anti-American comments in class. His trouble with the authorities will continue, but he and his parents also deal with more mundane matters, like the bad eyesight and worse cooking of Aunt Olga (Isabelle Ramadan) and the crackpot political theories of a drunken neighbor.

Through it all, time passes. Parents age, fashions change, and politics intrudes on daily life, with demoralizing but never entirely catastrophic results. “The Time That Remains,” which punctuates its story with carefully deployed incidental music, with lyrics in both Hebrew and Arabic, ends jarringly but not inaptly with a techno-remix of “Stayin’ Alive.” The song’s title encompasses the moral of this chronicle of mortality and survival, a thorny and intricate film that is also breathtakingly simple and honest

Turning 30 : review

 30 is an age when you are perhaps well settled in your personal and professional life. And if you are not, God save you from hounding family members! Turning 30 is a step in new direction. Directed by Prakash Jha's long time assistant, Alankrita Shrivastava, this chick flick comprises of young actors.

The film narrates the fears and struggles of a single woman who takes a leap from her 29^th year into the 30^th year. Naina Singh (Gul Panag), residing in the heart of urban Mumbai, is 29 year old woman, making it big in her advertising career. She is fun loving, spunky, cheerful, independent, and, of course, single. She owns a quaint yet charming apartment, loves to party hard, and has a boyfriend whom she considers to be her life partner. All goes well until she is just days away from welcoming her 30^th birthday. With this, begins her journey of discovering her true self.

With a steady boyfriend Rishabh (Siddharth Makkar) and a good job in advertising, Naina's (Gul Panag) life is just about perfect as she is about to turn 30. She feels that she's already married to Rishabh. But life takes a tumultuous turn as Rishabh breaks up with her and is about to get married to a high profile girl, Ritu. At the same time, a failed advertising campaign puts her job in danger. With her 30th birthday approaching, she's 'jobless' and 'manless' and unable to come to terms with it.

She bumps into Jai (Purab Kohli), her ex-boyfriend from college. She is involved in a physical relationship with him, but her heart still longs for Rishab. Whom she eventually chooses and what happens to her on the job front is what ensues. One wonders why Rishabh breaks up with Naina in the first place if he loves her so much. And almost the entire film is in English. 

Naina's voice-overs and the thoughts she puts down on her laptop make a bigger impact than the actual dialogues between the characters. Between the smoking, bawling and cussing, Gul exudes moments of brilliance when she has to look vulnerable and tough at the same time. Purab Kohli is easy on the eyes and even though he's made to wear ugly scarves, his chemistry with Gul raises your interest in the plot by several levels.

Ways of the flesh : review

Ways of the flesh

Director: Dennis Cooper

Producer: Dennis Cooper

Genere: Comedy drama

Release Date: 14th January 2011

Is humor good for what ails you? It may not cure cancer, but maybe it just works on something deeper, on the soul rather than the body. Writer and director Dennis Cooper, M.D. has written here and there for television (including for Chicago Hope, Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues) but has a more personal story to tell in Ways of the Flesh. If humor were medicine then watching this movie would be as close as possible to bottling and selling it to an ill audience.

Writer, stand-up comedian and chief resident at Memorial Hospital, Dr. Sidney Zachary, a.k.a Dr. Z (Wood Harris) wants to become the next Michael Crichton. To break into the bestseller business, though, he needs a character unlike himself who will sell books. Nobody will buy a story about a doctor with a sense of humor who thinks laughter is a form of medicine.

He finds his man in the form of Dr. Ray Howard (Brian J. White), a ladies’ man fresh out of Harvard Medical School who took his internship at Memorial to follow his ex-girlfriend Valerie (Mya). That doesn’t stop Ray from looking for booty calls with any and all of the attractive hospital staff members. With the help of his girlfriend Donna (Zoe Saldana), and thanks to Dr. Howard, Dr. Z’s novel is suddenly off and running.

Ray isn’t a bad guy but he has a lot to learn beyond his medical school training. Butting heads with two of the nastier doctors at Memorial, Dr. Graves (Scott Paulin) and Dr. Propper (David S. Lee), Dr. Z chastises him for his criticisms. They never get any more than that from him and apparently should feel lucky to have bedded someone as special as a muscled Harvard graduate. Is there much of a difference, then, between him and the hated Dr. Graves?

Dr. Z’s lust for life and good humor are highly infectious, both on-screen and off. Harris’ performance is especially quirky and energetic, but White’s gradual development of Ray over the course of the film nicely encapsulates Cooper’s themes both medical and personal.

The filmmaker breaks with several Hollywood norms by not dressing his nearly all-black cast in stereotypes (particularly the women). If formulaic movies and soulless remakes have become a contagion, then Ways of the Flesh is the cure.

Death Race 2 : movie review

“Death Race 2” is set in the near future, where life is so cheap that the State will simply sell them off to a corporation to do with as they wish. The result is a “death match” between cons for a TV audience, the brainchild of the improbably named September Jones (Lauren Cohan). A former beauty queen turned reporter turned blood prison game show hostess/mastermind, Jones isn’t opposed to sleeping her way up the ladder. Hell, she probably prefers it. After shacking up with Weyland, she gets control of Terminal Island in her quest for the almighty ratings. When cons killing each other in a cage start to lose its luster with viewers, Jones come up with the idea for a death race, and thus, “Death Race” is born. The film is directed by Roel Reine.

Luke Goss certainly gives a game effort as the rightfully imprisoned con (unlike Statham’s character in the first movie, this “hero” very much deserves to be imprisoned), who nevertheless shows he has his good side, such as loyalty. Alas, Lucas’ loyalty to crimelord Markus Kane (Sean Bean), the man who gave him the job that got Lucas pinched in the first place, isn’t exactly reciprocated. Which is to say, as soon as Kane finds out where Lucas is being held, the dastardly bastard immediately orders a hit on our luckless hero. No honor among thieves and all that jazz, it would appear.

By the time the Death Race kicks in, Lucas has a pit crew that includes “Mexican Jew” Goldberg (Danny Trejo) and idiot savant Lists (Frederick Koehler). Lucas also gets the comely Katrina (Tanit Phoenix, last seen in “Lost Boys: The Thirst”, here trying out an atrocious accent) as his navigator, essentially a hot girl in his car who tells him to turn left, turn right, among other assorted “navigating” duties. The rules of the race are the same here as in the Anderson movie – win a certain number of races, and win your freedom. Yes, the future is such a steaming pile that Weyland can simply release, say, a serial killer back into the populace if he just happens to have won a certain number of death races. 

If you were dying to find out how the death races began, or how Frankenstein came to be, “Death Race 2” answers all your questions. I never really cared all that much about either question, which unfortunately means there’s not a whole lot here to get too excited about. The film’s one big bright spot Is Lauren Cohan, who really is a pleasure to watch as her character sleazes her way through the movie. There is a great payoff at the end involving September Jones and a bar full of people, so if you stuck with the movie to the very end, there is a decent reward to look forward to.

No Strings Attached : Review

No Strings Attached plays out exactly as you would think. Kutcher and Portman play Adam and Emma, two people that have been bumping into one another for the past 15 years but until now have never done anything more than talk. Suddenly, after one night together turns into a second night together, Emma suggests they make an attempt at becoming friends with benefits. Being a male of prurient mind and body, Adam agrees. But, as life tells us, such arrangements don't often work and in order for this to be a movie it's not going to work this time either.

The humor here is pretty much your standard attempt at R-rated teenage raunch, humor that has pretty much lost my interest as it has become old hat at this point. It's now a matter of figuring out new ways to reference male and female genitalia and the variety of activities that can be done with them. Who would've ever thought face-value jokes, such as when Ludacris jokes about "busting a nut", would become the cliched norm?

I will admit there is one great scene where Portman pulls something of a Snooki moment and drunkenly asks a cabbie to take her to "Adam's house." When asked where that is she simply replies, "Where Adam lives." I laughed.

The film's greatest success is in screenwriter Elizabeth Meriwether managing to tell a story everyone in the theater knows how it's going to turn out and doing it with a modicum of reality. Of course, certain situations arise that make it easier for our two protagonists to come together or move apart, but the fact there were moments where I thought the narrative may actually go somewhere other than the obvious is worthy of mention.

On the opposite side, the script rarely interjects anything all that new onto the landscape and the characters are a little bit thin. For example, Portman's character is never all that accessible as her motivations and reasons for her unwillingness to commit are never fully fleshed out. There's an attempt to explain things, but it's not enough to fully connect with the character or deliver an ending as powerful as I'm sure Reitman hoped.

There is room for some high praise for one of the film's performances, and it doesn't belong to Kutcher or Portman, though it's always fun when Portman let's loose a little bit. Instead, Greta Gerwig is the most likable face among the crowd and she's a star that's on the rise. After getting plenty of plaudits for her performance in Greenberg last year she'll next star opposite Russell Brand in the Arthur remake later this year and will also be seen, in what I assume will be a piece of perfecting casting, in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress. Gerwig is a performer that arrives like a breath of fresh air. There aren't many actresses like her working right now and if she chooses wisely she could be huge over the next couple of years.

The Way Back : Review

 

The Way Back

 The Way Back is based on the true story of a group of prisoners, whom escape a Russian Gulag in Siberia in the winter of 1940. After their daring escape, the group must cross the dangerous terrain to reach Mongolia, where they will hopefully find freedom from the Communist regime that hunts them. Filling out the cast are Ed Harris (Pollock, A History Of Violence), Colin Farrell (Miami Vice, Phone Booth) and Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones). Director Peter Weir's greatest asset here is his cast. A film like The Way Back will live or die by it's cast and thankfully, all major players bring their A-game to the table. The biggest surprise, performance wise, is Colin Farrell in his portrayal of Valka, a head strong, professional criminal. In the past, Farrell has been accused of butchering foreign accents, but his Russian works perfectly here. Ed Harris also provides a good performance as the mysterious American prisoner amongst the group. Although laughably named Mr. Smith, his character proves to be more than a one dimension cardboard cut out of the Real American Hero. 

Peter Weir, whom previously directed Master & Commander and Witness, directs with masterful form, doing his up most with what's available. And with that The Way Back could have been a beautiful epic, but unfortunately it's not without it's problems. Firstly, the film's pace is deathly slow. After the initial escape, the fugitives encounter hazardous weather, an obstacle they must overcome to get to the border. Eventually, the characters get to the border, where they encounter...hazardous weather. After passing through this, they reach the treacherous, boiling desert. Where they encounter, you guessed it, hazardous weather. For a film that reaches slightly over the 125 minutes mark, The Way Back is for the most part devoid of real threat or a sense of danger. And yes, while Weir focuses his tale more to the dangers of starvation and dehydration, the audience still needs something to show them that this 4,000 mile journey is an epic quest, not just a really, really long walk. This is not to say the film is boring (the landscapes will keep you in awe), it just comes to feel like you too, like the characters in the film, just want to reach the final destination.

 Despite it's small flaws and plodding pace, The Way Back is a good, hearty film. I wouldn't go so far as to call the film an inspiring tale, but if it's all to be believed as true, then it's a fascinating view on surviving against all odds.

-Munna Bhai Chale Amerika

Munna Bhai Chale Amerika is an upcoming Hindi comedy film produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and directed by Rajkumar Hirani. It is the third film of the Munna Bhai series (after Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munna Bhai) all of which follow the comic adventures of Munna Bhai or Murli Prasad Sharma (Sanjay Dutt) and his sidekick, Circuit or Sarkeshwar (Arshad Warsi).

A two-minute teaser trailer was released in early 2007 which depicts Munna and Circuit learning English. They ask each other to translate the meanings of various sentences of Hindi to English, but get them wrong (they think it is right) to comic relief.

The cast of the film is:

Sunjay Dutt
Arshad Warsi

The soundtracks are:

"Hum Chale Hum Chale"
"Mera Naam Munna"
"Munna Bhai Chale Amerika"
"Amerika"
"Papa"
"Yeh Gori Gori Chhori"
"Lets Do The Munna Dance"

As many of us know, Rajkumar Hirani is again coming with Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi after super-duper hits Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munna Bhai to complete his trilogy. Many of us wonder on the name of the movie. Is it Munnabhai Chale AmeriCa or AmeriKa. As per official website of Vidhu Vinod Chopra , its AmeriKa. C is replaced by K to create comedy and to signify the ignorance of munnabhai and Circuit, who are trying hard to study English and eager to go America but doesn’t even know the correct spelling. 

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Yamla Pagla Deewana : Review

Yamla Pagla Deewana is, more or less, modeled on Bollywood’s age-old lost-and-found formula where a son is separated from his father in childhood. But for a pleasant change, the father and son do not have to wait till the climax and rather reunite within the first 15 minutes of the film. After that they remain together in almost every other frame of the film and (joined by the younger son) share great combined chemistry. 

The film starts with a ‘disjoint’ family setting. Canada based Paramveer (Sunny Deol) is estranged from his father Dharam (Dharmendra) and brother Gajodhar (Bobby Deol). When he gets a cue that they are in India , the banker comes on an extended break to Banaras. Without beating around the bush for a split second, the first person he meets in his motherland is his father and brother. While one doesn’t mind the convenient and coincidental reunion as it gives way for early camaraderie between characters, a lackadaisical love story only delays the excitement in store. 

By the time Gajodhar lures ladylove Saheba (Kulraj Randhawa), he is already separated from her. Paramveer decides to help him out. As everyone from Dharam to Paramveer’s Canadian wife (Emma Brown) come into the scene, a comedy of error ensues. 

Pretty much like the three Deols are given their individual trademark dance steps in the title track of the film, director Samir Karnik assigns each one to do what they are good at. So Dharmendra tickles your funny bone, Sunny breaks bones and Bobby makes no bones about playing the lover-boy. 

The romance track in the first half is uninspiring and unconvincing and only slackens the pace. But the graph of the narrative soars in the second half as Saheba’s Sardar siblings come into picture. While they are conventionally characterized as a bunch of authoritative and English illiterate countrymen, their antics and episodes are hilarious enough to keep you engrossed. Thankfully there are no sermons on sanskaar and culture of the country. 

The humour is fortunately not slapstick and the gags vary from hilarious to humdrum. Instances like Sunny Deol’s drunken stupor and its aftereffects have a sidesplitting effect while another where Dharmendra takes Bobby’s proposal to the heroine (supposed spoof on a similar scene from Sholay) falls flat.Then again Sunny’s exaggerated action sequences are senseless yet spoofy. The dialogues are as inconsistently comical as the screenplay. The separation of the father-son is never ever detailed through a flashback account and remains restricted to just a verbal mention. That dilutes the lost-and-found formula to an extent. 

 

 

The film clearly belongs to Sunny Deol who despite underplaying himself, delivers punches – both combative and comic, with perfection. Bobby Deol has a fresh appeal to his character and exudes enormous energy in his performance. Dharmendra resorts to buffoonery and occasionally looks jaded. But it’s a treat to watch him perform with his sons. Kulraj Randhawa is charming but lacks screen presence. Sucheta Khanna as her Canada-loving cousin is exceptionally hilarious. Anupam Kher makes you laugh with his impeccable comic timing. Mukul Dev gets the best one-liners. Amit Mistry is funny. 

 

Yamla Pagla Deewana employs formula but doesn’t get formulaic. It has action and comedy but doesn’t get slapstick. It brings together the Deols but not without a story. This one is an entertainer and not without a reason.

-Dhobi Ghat : Promos images pics reviews

Dhobi Ghat  is a Hindi film produced and directed by Kiran Rao in her directorial debut. The film is scheduled for release in cinemas on 21 January 2011. The film stars Aamir Khan and Prateik Babbar and is produced under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions. Aamir Khan plays one of the lead roles in the movie as a painter. Gustavo Santaolalla was signed it to compose the score and soundtrack of the film. 

Arun (Aamir Khan) is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai (Monica Dogra) is an Indian banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna (Prateek Babbar) is a washerboy also living near Arun. And Yasmin (Kriti Malhotra). The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined. 

Dhobi Ghat (Cast)

Aamir Khan,Aasha Pawar,Ashok Varma,Danish Hussain,Jehan Manekshaw,Jyoti Pawar,Kitu Gidwani,Kriti Malhotra,Monica Dogra,Prateik Babbar,Sanjivani Oagle

 Dhobi Ghat Director : Kiran Rao

Dhobi Ghat Producer : Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao

Cinematographer : Tushar Kanti Ray

Executive Producer : B. Shrinivas Rao

The tracks of the film are:

Stranger Lives- Gustavo Santolalla

You with me- Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ghat Kaisi- Monica Dogra and Gustavo Santaolalla. 

The songs above are only included in the film. No CDs are going to be released for Dhobi Ghat. 

The movie was shot at skycrapers under construction, Mohammed Ali markets, sea facing bunglows at Worli, Dhobi Ghat at Mahalaxmi, Chowpatty and Marine Drive. No special sets were constructed to shoot the movie. The movie will be released in 2 versions. The original version has around 40% of the dialogues in English. The second version has all the dialogues dubbed in Hindi.

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No one Killed Jessica: Movie review

No other Indian filmmaker has ever attempted to capture the story behind a high profile murder - and it isn't a half-hearted, watered down tale based in a different city, in a different time zone and with different names. Even though there is a disclaimer at the beginning of the film, there's no doubt who or what the film is about. 

The movie begins in 1999 in Delhi, when Sabrina (Vidya Balan) receives a call about her sister Jessica (Myra) being "in an accident" and not long after, dies. It seems like an open-and- shut case. Jessica has been shot by a politician's son at a nightclub with over 300 guests and many eyewitnesses. But the inevitable happens. Money exchanges hands and everything from the witnesses to the forensics report is fixed and the murderer Manish Bhardwaj walks free. Enter hardcore TV journalist Meera ( Rani Mukerji), who had no interest in the case until now, as it was too simple for her thinking. Outraged by the injustice done, she decides to get involved. She manages to stir the entire nation's conscience and the culprits are arrested again.

Every aspect of the Jessica Lall murder was covered extensively by newspapers and news channels, so there are no surprises for the audiences, making it tougher to keep them engrossed. But the director manages to do that. No One Killed Jessica could've easily become a docudrama, alienating the moviegoer but Raj Kumar Gupta keeps the appalling events interesting and with almost documentary immediacy.

Although the story is real, the director manages to bring in enough excitement. In portions, the film makes you cringe at the corruption of the system. In equal measure, it also stirs up emotions making you believe that all's not lost yet. The story-telling is effective, the narrative is gripping to the core and every actor is perfectly cast. Vidya Balan always a fine actor, is outstanding here. She makes a solid impact with her strong and silent portrayal of Sabrina. Though her character has no great lines and histrionics, she succeeds in hitting the right notes at the right moments. She brings quiet power to No One Killed Jessica, while Rani Mukerji is the hero of the film - with the crackling chutzpah and clap-worthy lines. She brings the screen on fire in the second half. 

The album starts off the with the very eccentric Dilli Dilli track, which has already won hearts of audiences from the initial promos. The track is unpredictable yet predictable in the sense that it is exactly the type of number that you'd expect from a Trivedi album. It's loud, it's raw and it's fabulous! 

 

On the whole, No One Killed Jessica is a poignant story of two women's resolve for justice. It's a remarkable blend of facts and fiction inspired by a series of real-life episodes, which has thankfully not been presented as a tedious biography or in a mind-numbing docu-drama format. It's more of an engaging thriller which has the right doses of histrionics, tautness, anguish and thrills. The emotional and disturbing journey, the strength of the common man and the relentless endeavor of the media have all been most compellingly put together on moving picture. In times of yore, a lot of films have been attempted on real-life incidents, but haven't struck a chord so effectively. No One Killed Jessica should shatter this jinx. This heroic and daring film truly deserves a prolonged applause.

Kung Fu Panda 2: review promos images

Kung Fu Panda 2, formerly titled Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom, is an upcoming animated film and the sequel to the 2008 film, Kung Fu Panda. It is set to be in 3D, will be directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. The film is set to be released on May 27, 2011 and was originally going to be named Kung Fu Panda 2: Pandamonium. 

Po (Jack Black), now a kung fu master, is fighting alongside with Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and The Furious Five—Monkey (Jackie Chan), Crane (David Cross), Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Viper (Lucy Liu), and Mantis (Seth Rogen). They have to join forces with another group of kung fu masters—of Skunkman (James Woods), Thundering Rhino (Victor Garber), Soothsayer (Michelle Yeoh) and Croc (Jean-Claude Van Damme) in order to defeat Lord Shen (Gary Oldman), a peacock, who plans to use a secret weapon that can destroy kung fu forever. This is one film which many families can't wait to watch. We were all much younger when Po was first introduced to us in his humble beginnings as clumsy worker in a noodle restaurant who had a dream of becoming a great kung fu master in the future. The character of Po has become a member of each of the families whose lives he has touched with his success story. The success of the first film can be seen in an increased awareness of the endagerment of the panda species in China and all over the world. 

 What is more interesting is that Po, now a full-fledged Kung Fu Master, has brought along a new bunch of friends to help him and the old holdovers do this obviously difficult task to stop Lord Shen. And they are brought to life thanks to the voices of a number of Hollywood Superstars!

The Dilemma : Review Images Promos

The Dilemma is a 2011 American comedy film starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James. The film is directed by Ron Howard and was filmed entirely in Chicago, Illinois. The Dilemma will be released by Universal Pictures in the United States and Canada on January 14, 2011. 

 


 Ronny (Vaughn) and Nick (James) are good friends and partners in an auto design firm. They are pursuing a project to make their firm famous. Ronny sees Nick's wife Geneva (Ryder) kissing another man (Tatum). Ronny seeks out answers and has to figure out how to tell Nick about what he saw while working with him to complete their critical presentation. 

 

 

 

The cast of this film is:

Vince Vaughn as Ronny Valentine

Kevin James as Nick Backman

Jennifer Connelly as Beth Valentine

Winona Ryder as Geneva Backman

Channing Tatum as Zip Hanson

Queen Latifah as Dana Coleman

Chelcie Ross as Thomas Fern

Amy Morton as Diane Tutin

Clint Howard as Plant Specialist

-Rango(2011) : promos, story,starcast,images

Rango is a computer-animated comedy film that is directed by Gore Virbinski. It features the voices of actors Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone, Ned Beatty and Timothy Olyphant.

In the film, Rango is a pet chameleon who lives in a terrarium. He has long thought himself a hero, but then finds himself removed from his contemporary American southwest surroundings and ending up in an Old West town called Dirt. As he's always thought himself a hero, Rango establishes himself as the lawman, strolling the streets as a sheriff-like character. Rango constantly tries seeking to fit in with his surroundings, no matter how challenging. At a certain point in the narrative, Rango will come to question everything about himself.

The cast of this film is        

• Johnny Depp as Rango
• Isla Fisher as Beans
• Abigail Breslin as Missy
• Alfred Molina
• Bill Nighy as Rattlesnake Jake
• Harry Dean Stanton
• Maile Flanagan as Boo
• Ray Winstone
• Nika Futterman
• Timothy Olyphant as The Spirit of the West
• Alanna Ubach as Fresca
• Stephen Root as Doc and Merrymack
• Beth Grant as Bonnie
• Ned Beatty as Tortoise John 
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Rango's announcement video was released on June 9, 2010, along with the film's official site RangoMovie.com. The announcement shows an open highway and a wind-up orange plastic fish floating slowly across the road. On June 28, 2010, the first poster was released showing a first look at Rango. A teaser trailer was released on June 29, 2010. 

The Last Exorcism: Movie review

The Last Exorcism, a film with plenty of good scares, and far more dramatic meat than its advertising campaign suggests. The trailer seems to have been aimed directly at the same crowd who flocked to Paranormal Activity, only to have their brain cells murdered by two dumpy kids trembling in fear of some purportedly spooky camera tricks.

Fortunately, The Last Exorcism rises above this admittedly low bar. The story is fairly interesting and explores themes of real weight. Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) is preacher to a small, devout congregation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Right away, we learn that his actual faith, if any, is a minor component of his calling.

He is a performer, even going so far as to use card tricks and sleight of hand to illustrate his sermons. He himself admits that he’s in it for the money, and consoles his conscience by emphasizing the peace of mind that his work instills in faithful flock, whether or not he believes what he is telling them. What a humanitarian.

In addition to his job in the pulpit, Marcus has made a bundle on the side as an exorcist. Here he crosses the line from dubious messenger of the spirit to outright charlatan… as far as he, a non-believer in actual demons, knows. In time, however, the reports of people harmed or killed in more sincere exorcisms have disillusioned even him, and he resolves to perform one last rite in order to expose the whole enterprise as a sham.

To this end, he brings a documentary crew along to an isolated farm, where a troubled father is convinced his gentle but sorely repressed young daughter, Nell (Ashley Bell) is possessed of a demon and mutilating his cattle. Marcus walks us through his exorcism con game, unbeknown to the father and daughter, who swallow the act all the way. His job done, he counts his absurdly large fee and hits the road. Everyone is happy.

Until Nell shows up, much worse off than before. Forced to dig deeper into the problem, Marcus discovers that Nell’s personal problems may require professional care. She begins exhibiting undeniable signs of either true demonic possession or deep, deep psychosis, and whatever the answer, Marcus resolves not to walk away until the answers come to light.

 The sticky subject of exorcism has felt a modest revival in popularity, particularly with two recent films built loosely on true events – the stylish and abrasive The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) and the beautiful, heartbreaking Requiem (2006). Like these films,

 The Last Exorcism thoughtfully explores the conflict between the tenets of blind faith and the conventional wisdom of modern medicine, as well as the surprising reluctance of religious authorities to accept the possibility of the supernatural until absolutely forced.

Movie review : Rabbit hole

Often at times, the films are very grief-stricken and emotional ranged and Rabbit Hole is no exception. The 91 minute feature follows a married couple who is struggling to cope with tragedy. 

Becca (Nicole Kidman) and her husband Howie (Aaron Eckhart) seemingly had the perfect life. Promising careers, a gorgeous house in a wealthy suburban neighborhood, great family and friends surrounding them; All in all, what more could they ask for these days. They even had a four-year-old son. Had, being the keyword. The above mentioned tragedy stems from the loss of their son. A random event prematurely ends the young boy’s life. Nearly a year has passed and despite all the group therapy, Becca and Howie are still very much lost on how to move forward as a couple and individually.

Howie forms a bond with fellow group member Gaby (Sandra Oh). Meanwhile, Becca can’t stand being at group anymore and takes a random interest in high school senior Jason (Miles Teller). Becca also keeps a running dialogue with her mother (Dianne West) and her newly pregnant sister Izzy (Tammy Blanchard). Both Howie and Becca realize that getting back to the norm is just not happening. They constantly disagree on what direction to take in coping with the memory of their lost child.

To avoid spoilers, that is all the plot points that can be revealed. A few subtle surprises will hit the audience as the Becca and Howie characters open up to others. Stated above, was the relation between having a solid cast in a formulaic story. One of the storylines will keep the viewer guessing while the other is fairly predictable. That said, the bold performances of Kidman and Eckhart casually bring in enough power to keep one engrossed for a good portion of this flick.

Some may point out that Kidman and Eckhart lack the chemistry in many of their scenes.  They’re supposed to be jaded and awkward. Placing yourself in the characters position is one of two main reasons this should be sought out. Chances are you will not want their conversations to ever stop. The supporting players try to provide another layer and an alternate view of the story. In the end though, they’re placement in the story just doesn’t add much at all.

Overall, Rabbit Hole is brought to life by the performers. An introduction to a few subplots keeps the viewer involved. It is what it is.

Movie Review : The Tourist

This film is directed by Florian Henckel von Dennersmarck and stars Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. The characters in this film play very mysterious roles and the film at first makes the viewers believe that some characters are trying to capture their own particular enemies. This film is full of unexpected turns and surprises that shock the audience.

To cut the long story short, its plot is according to a well-planned story that shows a woman Elise, who is the lover of Alexander Pearce, a man wanted by the Scotland Yard for embezzling a large amount of money and a man who changed his face entirely and the only person with a clue about it is Elise. ''The Tourist'' plays on an interesting crime thriller genre. The film is first a wealth and beauty fantasy, a visual confection wrapped in glorious clothes, jewels, hotels, boats and views of Venice. 

The chemistry of the two biggest stars, Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp is very remarkable and interesting. This movie combines with an interesting story about mistaken identity. Johnny Depp was excellent in the role of Frank. Frank is seemingly nothing more than a shy tourist who loves reading spy novels and soon finds himself in one. He almost instantly falls in love with Elise and never gets angry with her for getting him dragged into the dangerous situation that he’s in. Much like Elise, he’s willing to do stupid things for love, but also like Elise, he has a few interesting secrets up his sleeve.

Overall, this film is a romantic, exciting and action packed movie which meets all the high expectations

-No one killed Jessica

 No One Killed Jessica is a political thriller starring Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan. It is directed by Rajkumar Gupta, the person who has also directed the acclaimed film Aamir (2008). This film will be released under the banner of UTV Spotboy. Vidya Balan's plays the role of Jessica's elder sister and Rani Mukherjee is said to be a reporter. 

Star caste of the  film is:

Rani Mukherjee as Meera Gaity
Vidya Balan as Sabrina Lall
Neil Bhoopalam as Vikram Jai Singh
Rajesh Sharma as N.K

Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Manish Bharadwaj
Bubbles Sabharwal as Mallika Sehgal
Yogendra Tikku as Sanjit Lall
Geeta Sudan as June Lall
Shireesh Sharma as Pramod Bharadwaj
Samara Chopra as Naina Sehgal

The film, set in New Delhi was first believed to be made on the controversial Jessica Lal murder case but later it was clarified that the title and the script are actually inspired by a headline carried out by a newspaper when the accused people were easily spared by the lower courts but due to large protests the case was reopened and the blamed were proved guilty and then sentenced.

The music in the film is by Amit Trivedi, who earlier gave music in Dev D.

The track listing of the film is:

  Song         Singer
1. Aitbaar-  Vishaal Dadlani
2. Yeh Pal- Shilpa Rao
3. Aali Re-  Tochi Raina, Biswajit Chakraboraty

4. Dilli-        Shirram Iyer
5. Dua-       Meenal Jain

This film is set to be released on January 7, 2011. The film is actually based on the life of Jessica Lall's elder sister Sabrina Lall. This film is Rani Mujherjee's comeback after 2 years.


-No one killed Jessica Trailer

Review :Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels is a live action family film which is directed by Rob Letterman. It is based on the novel by Jonathan Swift which had the same name as this. This film although takes place inthemodern, urbanized world. Released on December 25, this film's release date was changed many times but finally was decided upon one. The film stars Jack Black as the main character of Lemuel Gulliver along with Catherine Tate as Queen of Lilliput. 

 
















        
                     

cast of the film is :

• Jack Black as Lemuel Gulliver
• Emily Blunt as Princess Mary
• Jason Segel as Horatio
• Amanda Peet as Darcy Silverman
• T.J Miller as Dan
• Catherine Tate as Queen Isabelle
• Billy Connolly as King Benjamin
• James Cordon as Prince Joseph
• Chris O'Dowd as Edward 
• Romany Malco as Young Hank
• Nikki Harrup as Jane
• Olly Alexander  as Prince August.

The story is very interesting and eye-catching based on Jack Black (Lemuel Gulliver) who is appointed as the boss of a newcomer but the newcomer is promoted and becomes his boss. Deeply grieved at this, he talks to the a journalist and convinces her that he could write a false report about his (fake) travels explaining his dream to be a writer. After a lot of browsing he copies various reports from the internet and provides the journalist with it and she, impressed by the report gives him a new and different task. The task is that he has to travel to the Bermuda Triangle and has to write a report that says that all the ships disappearing while going there is not true, it is some made-up theory. 

Upon arrival in the Bermuda, he rents a boat but a storm washes him up. He wakes up finding himself on the shore of Lilliput where he is confirmed as a beast by the place's microscopic 1-2 centimeters population. They imprison him claiming him to be dangerous and there he meets another citizen who is sent to jail because he is in love with a girl that the General Edward wants for himself. However, Gulliver breaks himself free from the prison and then saves the princess from being kidnapped and her father from a fire.  

He is declared to be a hero by the people and then Gulliver makes up a heap of lies telling them that he is the president of the United States. Now watch the movie for yourself and I can assure you that you will have a very bumpy, exciting and adventurous ride. The story contains a lot of hilarious incidents which the watchers will love and wouldn't regret watching the film.