tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792995068311846512024-03-13T17:20:55.878-07:00Vastik MishraAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334803820439678063noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379299506831184651.post-2516346616953682862017-02-01T20:47:00.001-08:002017-02-01T20:49:11.633-08:00An Announcement: No Posts For A While<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>I </b>have tried to post regular on the blog, after my post saying that I will be doing less posts as I am working on a project, but now it seems, there won't be much more posts this month, I really am sad to announce it, as I loved doing it, but now the circumstances have become like that hence, I hope what I am working on is worth it, leaving so many things behind for it. So, I hope you understand.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">I </b>had planned to do it separately, but how the films, turned out, I thought in one post, I can cover both of the films, hence, I am doing in this way. Sorry for the delay. So, lets start-<br />
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<b>R</b>aaes was a film, that got delayed and delayed and then again delayed. But, here it comes finally, a gangster film from bollywood. This film is a huge disappointment, I knew this after watching the trailer, and yet I was proved right. This is about a gangster whom I have heard about and has a great story, which can be cherished by making it into a great film, but here it went opposite.<br />
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Plot, <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">R</span><span style="color: #222222;">aees</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> is the fictitious story of a man named Raees, set in early 1980's to 1990's Gujarat, India. The film explores how Raees' relationships and meteoric rise helped him build an entire empire from scratch, to make him the single most powerful man in the state</span></span><br />
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The only saying grace in the film, lies in it's performances. <b>N</b>awazuddin Siddiqui, he is the man, who steals the show, in which ever scene he is in. He is by far the best actor working today in the bollywood. <b>S</b>hah Rukh Khan, gives his best performance till date? I will say, probably yes! There was nothing wrong with the performances.<br />
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It has a weak script, which is full of heroic dialogues, it worked pretty well at times, but at times it felt too much melo-dramatic. There shouldn't have been unusual songs in it. Direction, yes, narrative was pretty good, but action elements, romantic elements and etc. felt to much unrealistic.<br />
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This film could have been the great bollywood gangster film after a long time, (well, it wouldn't have reached the level of Gangs Of Wasseypur, even then). But, it had so much potential, that it would have been a lot better, after all this delay, what we got is, a Once Upon A Time In Mumbai 3, sort of film. But, I loved the performances, and my pick between this and Kaabil, is pretty tough to choose, they both aren't really special, but I will say, I enjoyed this slightly more. In the end, it's your choice.<br />
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<b>T</b>his film is really something else, it pretty much shows the whole plot in the trailer, and then there is one big thing in it, which just messes with my head. I mean, it has flaws after flaws, but then they later show, something else.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the story of a man who lived, laughed and loved just like everyone in this world. Until one day, a terrible tragedy struck. Driven by the fire of vengeance, nothing will stop him. Not even the fact that he has been blind since birth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">So, that is the plot, it has some really unrealistic, over the top action, and it is not at all well executed. I don't know many people are giving it positive reviews, this film is even worse then Raaes. Though both are "not so good films".</span><b><u><br /></u></b><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">The good thing in the film, is the performances. Hrithik Roshan, weather the film is good or not, he is at his level best. His performance might be the only saving grace, as similar case as Raaes. Other actors were pretty decent, some did too much over-acting at bits. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">This film didn't even had the potential, I'm sorry to say that. But, if you are going for entertainment, you might get it, but certainly this film wasn't for me. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><b>So, that was the dual review of both of the films. Sorry for the delay. Both, are disappointments, but still see it, as in the end it is your choice.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><b>So, what do you pick Raees or Kaabil?</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><b>-Vastik Mishra</b></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334803820439678063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379299506831184651.post-78425209106285600142017-01-25T20:11:00.000-08:002017-01-25T20:11:32.476-08:00Top 5 Best T.V Shows Of All Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">I </b>have always spent my time with films, but that dosen't mean, that I have no time for T.V Shows, over the years, I have seen many T.V Shows, and here I am gonna be listing My Top 5 Of All Time. So, Let's Start-<br />
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<b>5. <u>THE WEST WING</u></b><br />
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<b>A</b>aron Sorkin's flawless writing has always manged to catch my attention, weather it is in films, or in the T.V Series. This is one the best showcase of political-drama centred genre. I can go and say, that I can love this show, because of it's flawless and outstanding writing. The go too deep showcasing about how politics work, and that is what I love about it. If, looked at the basic plot, it is really nothing special, but brilliant acting, directing and beautiful writing makes this T.V Series an interesting watch.<br />
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<b>Favourite Episode: Season 2, Episode 22.</b><br />
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<b>4. <u>TWIN PEAKS</u></b><br />
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<b>D</b>avid Lynch is a true auteur. He has made masterpieces like "Blue Velvet" and "The Elephant Man", but certainly he made also one of the best T.V shows ever made, Twin Peaks. It is the T.V Show, by which watching the first episode itself, I was hooked up. I saw the whole first season again recently in one day. And, it just got even better, with a new one coming this year, I couldn't be more excited and happy. Twin Peaks is nothing short of being a masterpiece in T.V Series.<br />
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<b>Favourite Episode: Season 2, Episode 9.</b><br />
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<b>F</b>riends, is a show, which I can put at any time, any episode, and I will have an assurity, that I would be laughing in the whole 22/23 minutes. Friends, is by far the best comedy T.V show of all time, at least for me. What lies, Friends strength is in it's characters, all six of them, have their own style, and they differ from each other, and that is what it makes it even more interesting. I have loved it even since I saw it for the first, time and still love it equally. The feeling for the characters this show creates is very well done, by the 10th season, and by the last episode, you feel bad, why it ended? Just Why?<br />
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<b>Favourite Episode: Season 4, Episode 12.</b><br />
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<b>T</b>his would have topped my list, If we count my #1 as a film, but still that dosen't make it any less. Breaking Bad is one of the most bad ass T.V shows ever made.<b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b>It has a perfect writing, top-notch performances and brilliant performances. This show is flawless piece of work, each and every episode has it's own uniqueness. I have never seen a much better pilot then Breaking Bad, it is perfect. The way they have showcased crime in the film, is like no other. Whenever I start to watch Breaking Bad, I know I would be having a nice time.<br />
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<b>Favourite Episode: Season 5, Episode 14.</b><br />
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<b>1. <u>DEKALOG</u></b><br />
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<b>K</b>rsyztof Kieslowski is one of my favourite directors of all time, and his Dekalog , his magnum opus, seems to be considered a film by many and a Mini-Series by others. Well, I listed this in my list of Best Films of 1980's, but I am gonna list it, here also because I just feel like. Dekalog, is flawless, really there is not even a single thing, in all of ten episodes that I can saw, okay that didn't worked. Every thing, is perfect in the series. It has so many moments where I was left speechless, this is pure brilliance, and only a master is capable of making stuff like that.<br />
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<b>Favourite Episode: Season 1, Episode 5.</b><br />
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<li><b>Mad Men </b>- One of the most stylish T.V Series Ever!</li>
<li><b>Prison Break</b> - Best Prison-Related T.V Series by far.</li>
<li><b>Game Of Thrones</b> - Never have been a big fan of it, still quite good.</li>
<li><b>The Wire</b> - One of the best crime-thriller T.V Shows,</li>
<li><b>True Detective</b> - Flawless performances, and brilliant series.</li>
<li><b>Fargo</b> - Probably the best Film to T.V Series.</li>
<li><b>House Of Cards</b> - The one's directed by David Fincher are masterpieces, rest are great too.</li>
<li><b>Narcos</b> - I love gangsters, and it has showcased one of them, very brilliantly. </li>
<li><b>Sherlock</b> - Have been going down over the years, but still good.</li>
<li><b>Band Of Brothers</b> - Was very close, just missed the spot.</li>
<li><b>Suits</b> - Slightly overrated, but brilliant.</li>
<li><b>The Simpsons</b> - Best animated series by far.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334803820439678063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379299506831184651.post-17717096717699475162017-01-21T05:23:00.000-08:002017-01-21T05:23:24.965-08:00Top 5 Best Bollywood Films Of 21st Century<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">I</b>n my opinion, bollywood has faced a major change in the 21st century, filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bhardwaj, Hansal Mehta have been making it even better. Here, I will be telling about My Top 5 Best Bollywood Films Of 21st Century, let's start-<br />
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<b>5. <u>ALIGARH</u></b><br />
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<b>T</b>he film that made my list of the best films of 2016, Aligarh is one of the finest films of 2010's, and as far as bollywood is concerned, I will say it, that it is one of the best bollywood films I have ever seen. Hansal Mehta has directed some great films, but this has to be his magnum opus. It is a beautiful little film, but with a strong message. Aligarh is a must watch, if you love great cinema.<br />
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<b>P</b>robably the most coolest bollywood film ever made, this film makes you feel for planning a trip with you friends, it so effective and engaging. Dil Chahta Hai, is one of the my favourite bollywood films ever, there is a lot of competition and many people say between this and Zindagi Milegi Na Doobara, and I have to say, this feel more realistic and energetic. Dil Chatha Hai, is a masterpiece, and I won't hesitate to say that.<br />
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<b>L</b>agaan, India's entry to Oscar and infact was even nominated, it is one of the best sports-related films like ever! 2001 was probably the greatest year, or I should say one of the best years for bollywood, and this was the best of it. Lagaan, is emotional and rich. It let's you care for the characters in the film like no other, and as far as quality is concerned, this film is nearly flawless and pure brilliance.<br />
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<b>2. <u>OMKARA</u></b><br />
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<b>O</b>mkara is Indian's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello. This is the second instalment in Bhardwaj's trilogy of Shakespeare, and I have to say it is by far the best. Although, it has a bollywood touch to it, but it completely feels like an unique bollywood film. It is a lot more richer then a lot bollywood films made, the performances, the brilliant writing, this is a true masterpiece, and the one which I won't forget.<br />
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<b>W</b>hat else, can I say about this film, I have already expressed my love for it on number of posts, this is not only the best bollywood film of this century, but also my favourite film of this century. This is the only out of the 21st century films, that take place in my top ten favourite films of all time. No film, has done what this film has, it has completely changed the way I look at bollywood films. Anurag Kashyap, is the man in the end, the only director in bollywood, whom I believe and trust.<br />
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<li><b>Khosla Ka Khosla</b> - Dibakar Baneerje's magnum opus.</li>
<li><b>Masaan</b> - A very special and elegant bollywood film.</li>
<li><b>Paan Singh Tomar</b> - Tigmanshu Dhulia's masterpiece.</li>
<li><b>A Wednesday </b>- Neeraj Pandey's sensational debut.</li>
<li><b>The Lunchbox</b> - A hollywood level bollywood film.</li>
<li><b>Hera Pheri</b> - One of the best comedies I have ever seen.</li>
<li><b>Rang De Basanti</b> - Om Prakash Mehra's magnum opus.</li>
<li><b>Lootera </b>- Now, that is how a love story should be made.</li>
<li><b>Munna Bhai MBBS</b> - Rajkumar Hirani's first but the best.</li>
<li><b>Ship Of Theseus</b> - The best dramatic film of bollywood?</li>
<li><b>Highway</b> - Imtiaz Ali's best for me.</li>
<li><b>Raincoat</b> - Another great love-story from bollywood.</li>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">I</b> have loved posting on blog and expressing my love for films, this was by far the best way to express it. Here is a post, related to a short announcement, although, I don't feel quite good announcing it, but circumstances have been that way, hence I have to.<br />
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I have been working on something for about <b><i>two or three</i></b> months now. Regarding, it there has been a lot of work, and I need to give my 100% in it. I would love to share it once it's done, but until that, the number of posts on the blog, would go a little down, as I will remain a little busy.<br />
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Now, I am not saying, I won't post nothing at all, just that, the big things, like lists and all, but I would definetly would do a reviews of the latest films, and some lists in between, I would try my best.<br />
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It just dosen't feel right to me, doing this, but there is a saying "to get something, you have to loose something". I will be back properly again in March, with lots of new posts, till then there would be reviews, and some lists.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">C</b>hristopher Nolan, is probably the most famous hollywood director working today. Nolan, used to be one my favourite directors of all time, but over the course of time, he has been shifted a lot down, as it is really true there are much better directors then him. But, that dosen't affect his retrospective here. He uses probably the best editing techniques, his collaboration with Hans Zimmer, always produce a soundtrack, that can give joy to your ears. He has been, known as the master of blockbuster hollywood cinema, and he probably is, so let's start.<br />
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<b><u>FOLLOWING (1998)</u></b><br />
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<b>L</b>ong before, Nolan become a man with blockbuster films under his belt, he directed this low-budget, auto-produced mystery thriller, which is one of the best low-budget films, like ever. I loved the previous Nolan, which produced realistic and films, which felt subtle. Following, is a film, that has a twisted narrative. It is one of Nolan's best work, and the way he tackles this brilliantly written plot is a joy to see.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: The twist.</b><br />
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<b>Rating: B-</b><br />
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<b><u>MEMENTO (2000)</u></b><br />
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<b>M</b>emento, his magnum opus and his best work by far. The film, that enhanced reverse narrative. This film is a true masterpiece, and his most original work till date. It features one of the best written screenplay of this century. The first time, I saw this film, I was like, what the f**k did, I just saw. It is pure brilliance, and remains one of the best films and my personal favourite since 2000's. It is a flawless piece of work, and nothing could come close of being close for being his best.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: The ending.</b><br />
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<b>Rating: A*</b><br />
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<b><u>INSOMNIA (2002)</u></b><br />
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<b>N</b>olan's most underrated work? The answer to that question is yes. This film has been stated his worst in many lists, but in actual it is one of his best for me. With having A grade starts such as Al Pacino and Robin Williams, Nolan created a great film, which sadly remains with unwanted hate. The way that Nolan builds up tension, in this one, grabs the audience till the end, to find what and where will this film end. After this Nolan, started entering to the blockbuster zone, as far has quality is concerned, Nolan's first three films were the best.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: The main incident.</b><br />
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<b>N</b>olan, was about to a biopic of Howard Hughes, and calling it, the best thing he has written, but after Martin Scorsese's The Aviator was announced and the project fell through. Nolan, got a comic book character, which as not being a big comic book fan, but I will say Batman, is my favourite character in the comics.<br />
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Batman Begins, gave a new rise to comic book films, Nolan did bring a change in the topic, he added more realistic and subtle look to it. Batman's just wasn't a comic-book character anymore. If I have to go quality wise, this might be the best out of the trilogy. Batman Begins, formed a new Christopher Nolan.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: The training.</b><br />
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<b>T</b>he Prestige, is without a doubt, the most best looking Nolan film. It is not his best, but no one is stopping it from being his second best. It features flawless acting, writing and directing. The atmosphere that Nolan able's to create in this film, is un-matchable comparing with his filmography. This used to be, one of my favourite films of all time, infact it was in Top 15, I still love, but as far as ranking is concerned, it may have gone little down, but this is his second masterpiece without a doubt.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: The ending.</b><br />
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<b>A</b>rguably known as Christopher Nolan's best work, and also known as the best comic book film of all time, I some where agree being the best superhero film, but not Nolan's best. The Dark Knight is a film, that once was in my top ten of all time, but over the years, it has gone down, as I explored more and more cinema. It is not a flawless piece of work, but it is just not like all other comic-book films out there, it is much more realistic. Though, as far as quality is concerned Batman Begins is the best out of trilogy, but as far as entertainment is concerned this might be best of the lot.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: The opening scene.</b><br />
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<b>I</b>nception, a film that after watching, I wanted to explore more cinema. It opened so many ideas, and it was the most extra-ordinary film, I ever saw at that time. Infact, it became my favourite film, as soon as I saw it, but now, as I will again state, seeing much more cinema then before, Inception is a great film, and certainly one of the most original films of this decade. It features, some intelligent screenplay, concept, visual, performances and direction. This was also the film, after which Nolan got his first nomination for Best Picture. I have found few flaws, with it, but then it is so damn entertaining.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: The last montage with the music "Time".</b><br />
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<b>T</b>he Dark Knight Rises became my favourite out of the trilogy, but now I think it is the least best, that being said, it has it's moments, and performances are top-notch, but there were some things which just didn't fit well. The Dark Knight Trilogy is the best comic-book series, and this end was little disappointing, but that being said, it is a good film, just not the level of the other two. Tom Hardy gives an unforgettable performance, he is just brilliant in the film, other then that, the film wanted to be of a heroic kind, which went other direction.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: Batman Vs Bane, first fight.</b><br />
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<b>I</b>nterstellar is a film of Nolan, which I have watched the second most after The Dark Knight. I absolutely loved it, the first three or four times, but then, this film didn't showed science-fiction properly, but it was more about the character, though it is an accurate science-fiction film, if we go in talk about warm hole and all, but Nolan films aren't really more about the characters, it is more of a plot-driven film, but with Interstellar, he changed it all, this film is about the relationship of a father and his daughter. Interstellar is great, it has some issues but was certainly better then a lot of science-fiction shit produced.<br />
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<b>Favourite Moment: Inside the wormhole. </b><br />
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<li><b>Memento (A*)</b></li>
<li><b>The Prestige (A+)</b></li>
<li><b>Inception (A-)</b></li>
<li><b>The Dark Knight (A-)</b></li>
<li><b>Insomnia (A-)</b></li>
<li><b>Batman Begins (B+)</b></li>
<li><b>Interstellar (B+)</b></li>
<li><b>Following (B-)</b></li>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">F</b><span style="font-size: large;">rance </span>has always been the country that makes great films and artistic, art-house films. Moreover, it is such a class apart form of cinema, which I love a lot. If we go to world cinema, cinema of France is my favourite cinema after Italian. Moreover, they so many great gangster flicks, which probably is my favourite genre, so I will be listing my ten favourite french films of all time, lets start-<br />
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<b>M</b>esrine Duology, is the best films from France, of this century. I take both of the films and one complete film, as infact they were released in the same here. This film was an inspiration for one of my favouroite films of all time Gangs Of Wasseypur. Mesrine is a film that is one of the best crime-drama or gangster film ever made! It is brilliantly directed, written and acted, that what it makes a flawless masterpiece. It is based upon a real life gangster called Jacques Mesrine. This film stays slightly underrated and under seen, so I highly suggest checking it out.<br />
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<b>T</b>he original Sorcerer. This was later remade by the great William Friedkin in 1977. I watched this and I can't decide which one I love more, but The Wages Of Fear is one of the best adventure-thriller ever. It is dark, but exciting. The showcase of violence in the film is like no other, it shows the struggle of these four men. The Wages Of Wear is one of the finest film of one of the best decade in cinema-history 1950's.<br />
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<b>A</b>nother gangster flick from the cinema of France. This time, it might be there finest. It just shows 24 hours in the life of gangsters, it is highly entertaining. What part makes me, love this film even more is that, it is raw, subtle and realistic. It features again Vincent Cassel, he is like Manoj Bajpayee of France to me, they nearly are in every great gangster film made in their countries. La Haine, is one of the most fast-paced films, I have ever seen, the quickness makes it even more memorising experience. La Haine is an experience like no other, I repeat like no other.<br />
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<b>J</b>ean Renoir is one of the greatest auteur in history of world cinema. The Grand Illusion is his magnum opus and certainly the greatest anti-war film ever made. In this 120 minute run time, Renoir manages to show so much to us, that we are fully entertained. This is on a serious topic, but with perfect writing, directing, editing and acting is what makes this film a flawless piece of masterpiece. It is effortlessly humanistic and subtle. <br />
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<b>T</b>he best prison film ever made? The answer to that question is yes. Robert Bresson's ultimate masterpiece is film that will remain with you after watching it. It has documentary look with all the drama in it, in other words it is of genre docudrama. This 100 minute grabs it's pace like no other, it is a complete blast from start to finish. It is one of the best directed films ever, it let's you care for the characters the best way possible. It is certainly one of the greatest films, I have ever seen, and it is one of the best looking black & white films ever.<br />
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<b>Z </b>is one of the first French films, I ever saw. I was immediately hooked by this artistic masterpiece. It is probably the best political related film ever made. It has some of the best chase sequences I have ever seen. It so cleverly adapted from a wonderful novel, and one of the best directed, films from French Cinema. It knows how to build up tension, and how to make it great. It is compelling, relentlessly fast-paced political thriller. It has not even a second, that feels dull.<br />
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<b>J</b>ean-Luc Godard is a filmmaker from France is probably the most famous. Honestly, he has made a lot of films, and I have seen a lot of his, but as I explored more and more filmography of his, I sadly remain with loving only few out of his filmography, for some like Goodbye To Language and Brande Apart. But, Breathless was my favourite french film, untill I discovered more Melville. Breathless, is a landmark in history of cinema. It is one of the most influential films ever made, the apartment scene in the film is one my most loved scene's ever. It has an extra-ordinary style of film-making, which makes it even more unique.<br />
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<b><u><br /></u></b><b>J</b>ean-Pierre Melville, is the best French director in my opinion. This is arguably known his magnum opus. It is his most visually stunning film that is for sure. It is one of his most off-beat films, it is more of a political-war drama. The crime has it's own place in films of Melville, It is so beautifully directed, and written. It has a crisp editing which makes it more memorising experience. It is rich in elegance, and it is a globetrotting spy masterpiece.<br />
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<b>T</b>his isn't the first Melville film on the list and won't be the last, he is one heck of a filmmaker. This is the best heist film I have ever seen, and yes I am also saying this is in many ways better then Heat. The use of silence in this film is used the best, Melville is the king of crime films and use of silence in films, and in this he show-off's his talent like none of his other films. It is a film, that I would wanna revisit again and again. The heist scene in the film, is one of the best crafted scenes, in history of cinema.<br />
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<b>L</b>e Samourai, is the best and my favourite film from France, I would go on and say by far. This film, is in my top ten films of all time. Having watched it lots of times in recent time, I have gone by loving it more and more each time, this might be the coolest film ever made. Jean-Pierre Melville is one of my favourite directors and this is his magnum opus. It is visually stunning with powerful acting and path-breaking direction. It is a flawless piece of work, that defines what French cinema is. In the end, I would say I have seen a lot of French films, but this had it all. The opening shot of the film, is one of the best opening like ever!<br />
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<li><b>A Prophet</b> - Another great prison-related film.</li>
<li><b>Amelie</b> - Beautiful film.</li>
<li><b>Brande Apart</b> - Second best Godard.</li>
<li><b>Goodbye To Language</b> - Third best Godard.</li>
<li><b>Jules & Jim</b> - Trauffaut's second masterpiece.</li>
<li><b>Blue Is The Warmest Color</b> - 2010's best french film.</li>
<li><b>Les Diaboliques</b> - One of the best mystery thriller.</li>
<li><b>The Hole</b> - Another french prison-related film.</li>
<li><b>Enter The Void - </b>Gasper Noe's magnum opus.</li>
<li><b>Rififi</b> - One of the best heist film ever.</li>
<li><b>Pickpocket</b> - Bresson's second best for me.</li>
<li><b>Au Hasard Balthazar</b> - Extra-ordinary piece of work.</li>
<li><b>A Trip To The Moon</b> - One of the very first film of the last century, but pure brilliance.</li>
<li><b>Playtime</b> - My favourite film of Jacques Tati.</li>
<li><b>Mon Oncle - </b>Tati and his comedies.</li>
<li><b>The Earnings Of Madame De...</b> - One of the most stunning films ever!</li>
<li><b>Elle</b> - One of the best revenge films already.</li>
<li><b>The Innocents</b> - 2016 film, but great one.</li>
<li><b>Children Of Paradise - </b>One of 1940's best.</li>
<li><b>The 400 Blows - </b>Lastly, It was so close, that I wrote a write-up for it but unfortunetly had to stick to doing only Top 10. The write up is given below, in other words it is #11. Here goes the write up- <b>T</b>he 400 Blows, arguably known as the greatest french film ever made. I love this film, even though finding it slightly overrated one the first watch. Francios Trauffaut, has never been my kind of a filmmaker. I like his Shoot The Piano Player and somewhat love his Jules & Jim, but easily his magnum opus has to The 400 Blows. This is a 109 minute film which is a biography of a boy, who is neglected by his parents, he even leaves school, and involves in pretty crimes. This is a journey about that boy discovering things and seeing city. It is a a great film, I love it again, but certainly not as much as most of people do.</li>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">H</b>aramkhoor is a film that I wanted to watch from couple of years, infact this is a four-year old film, but got it's release now. Infact,with a U/A certificate, which was a joy to see. But sadly a great film like this got so less screenings because of the others films released this week like "Live By Night", "Okay Jannu", "XXX: The Return Of The Cage", and some others, I'm sure none of them would be great as this one. Though haven't seen any of them, gonna watch Live By Night tommorow though.<br />
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Haramkhoor is already one of my favourite films of 2017, it is 92 minute film which is at moments joy to watch, but it is completely opposite film then what you saw in the trailer, which was a plus point. I can easily say, this will definetly will make my best films of 2017 already. I just cannot express in words, how much I am amazed by this film. It is so well directed by a first-timer Shlok Sharma, he was an assistant director in the greatest hindi film ever made "Gangs Of Wasseypur" also he directed, beautiful little short film "Tubelight Ka Chand" which you can watch and should watch by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2TgRz5Mjuk">clicking here</a>.<br />
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The plot is very simple, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In a small town in Gujarati, a school teacher becomes very interested in one of his female students. But, thanks to brilliant screenplay and direction from the same person Shlok Sharma. I can easily say, he has a bright future to come, with his short film and then Haraamkhor, I am already an Shlok Sharma fan. He would certainly be one of the best directors in the near future.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The screenplay is cleverly written, he it matches it tone change perfectly. There were a lot of bits when I laughed, and when the film had to be a little more serious it did. We have seen a lot of city life in bollywood films, but now when films like this show urban life, and when they do it great, it is an accomplishment within itself. This is a film about relationship between a teacher and a student. There are sub-plots, and there are other things running in the film, but I just cannot say that I found a major flaw with the film, it is one of the finest bollywood film of this decade, already.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">I highly, highly suggest Haraamkhor. Please do watch this, films like this make bollywood great. Please, don't ignore it, and watching the other blockbuster releasing this week. I am no one to make a comment on them, as it is your choice, but please do find a time for this. If we, make this film earn enough, we will get more films like it. Because, money is a crucial part in filmmaking. Now, there was not a dull moment in the film, it nearly is a perfect film. There is not a particular flaw, I found with the film, just that everything happened quick, but that helped in maintaining the pace, and I loved it very much.</span></span><br />
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<b>I </b>started my decades list in October and did most of them between October and November. I wanted to this list in December, but then programs fell out, and now finally it is being posted. 1940's was certainly and important decade, as cinema become more serious and real. Pre-1940's we have had many masterpieces, but some believe that Post-1940's cinema became much more richer, and In a way it is true. Filmmakers like Michael Powell & Emeric Pressberg enhanced English cinema, and the famous Italian-NeoRealism began in the 40's. I'll be listing my Top 10 Films of the decade followed by some honourable mentions, so let's start-<br />
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from France always attract me towards them, because of all them are so great. There were
great French films in the 50’s,60’s, 70’s and went on to be one of the greatest
forms of cinema. But in the 40’s they had the masterpiece called Children Of Paradise.
This is one of the most underrated films, like ever. It is a little more then
three hours long, but it never bores me. It is a beautiful piece of work
directed flawlessly by the great Marcel Carne. Although I never have been a
great fan of the romantic genre, but this definetly is one of my favourite
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known as the greatest film ever made, and I found it overrated on the first
watch. But, really something happened when I saw it for the second time. It is
truly one of the best films ever made, with masterclass acting, and a beautiful
screenplay. Ingrid Bergman, is probably my favourite actress and she gives one
her very best in this film. All, I could say that this film has so much more to
in it, weather it is the romance element or weather it is the political war element,
whatever is in the film, it is pulled of in a style like no other, it is a
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Hitchcock’s underrated masterpiece, this is one of his very best works, and it
looks like very few people have witnessed to believe this film as one of his
best. Sure, he did brilliant stuff in the 50’s and 60’s, but here he crafted a
brilliant 100 minute thriller, in which you are hooked up right from start till
the end. It features beautiful performance from Ingrid Bergman, Hitchcock
certainly proved with this film that he is a master, some would believe Rebecca
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number two or three. It follows the story of a salesman, who is planning to
murder his client. It is a flawless piece of filmmaking, the pacing is
certainly one of the finest I’ve ever seen. It is a perfect film-noir. It is a
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have ever seen. This film is indifferent from all the film mentioned here, It
features probably the best performance of Welles after Citizen Kane. The ending
itself is a reason for me to include this film in the best films of 40’s. This
film not even has a single moment that is dull. It is a flawless film, with
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Powell & Pressberg. The Life & Death Of Col Bimp. Is arguably known as
their best work, is their most epic film. This film is enjoyable as well as
emotional. This is a complete package crafted by the great Powell +
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military man looks back on the loves and friends who shaped his life. This film
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Italian-Neorealism, Italian cinema, I have always stated that, it has had the
most impact on me, weather it is the film of Visconti, De Sica or Rosellini.
Paisan, is beautifully structured film.
I cannot define this a proper war film, but it is all about the aftermath of
WWII. Something like, Ashes & Diamonds, this film contains an interesting
plot, which is directed wonderfully. I saw this film when noticing it was in
Scorsese’s Top 12 Sight & Sound list, and after watching it, I knew why it
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about the inclusion of Citizen Kane. I understand why it is called the greatest
film ever made, this film is perfect in every ways, It has non-linear style of
storytelling, which helps in rewatchability factor. It is showcased through the
eyes of a journalist. Weather it is the cinematography, the direction or the
screenplay, or even the performance, this film is perfect in every single way.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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opinion the best director in the 40’s, this film is a rich character study of a
women. Though musical is probably my least favourite genre, but this is a film
that I love and adore. It is a film, with an interesting plot, a ballerina is
torn between his art and her romance with a composer. Though, besides the
storyline, this film is all about the characters, the movie focuses more on
that. Martin Scorsese has named this film in his Top 12 favourite film list,
and many critics have praised it. This is a film, that you should not miss.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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remember, The Bicycle Thieves was the first non-hollywood and non-bollywood
film I ever saw, and it left me speechless. Till date, I have not seen a better
foreign film then The Bicycle Thieves. This film is emotionally draining, It is
one of those films, which I was very near to crying, though that rarely
happens, with me. The first time I saw it, I still remember, Whenever, I watch
this film, I end up depressed in a good way. This is a film that always will
remain close to my heart no matter what.</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Brief Encounter</b> - One of David Lean's best, infact his second best to me, I still regret not including this.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>The Treasure Of Sierra Madre</b> - Flawless and real Raiders Of The Lost Ark</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>The Lost Weekend</b> - One of Billy Wilder's best.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Day Of Wrath</b> - My second favourite of Carl Theodor Dreyer.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>His Girls Friday</b> - Howard Hawk's romantic-journalim masterpiece.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>The Big Sleep</b> - Howard Hawk's second masterpiece of the decade.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Straw Dogs - </b>Akira Kurosowa's earlier work but still great.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Beauty & The Beast</b> - The best fantasy-drama, and certainly the best classical kid film.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>The Maltese Falcon</b> - One of the greatest gangster films of all time.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>It's A Wonderful Life</b> - Find it, a little overrated, but still it is good,</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>The Great Dictator</b> - Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>The Best Years Of Our Lives</b> - I love this film so much, that I hate myself for not including this.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>White Heat - </b>Another great gangster flick.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Red River</b> - One of the best western's ever made.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Rope</b> - Hitchcock's experimental film, but love it.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>A Matter Of Life & Death</b> - Another Powell and Pressbergs masterpiece.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Shoeshine</b> - Vittorio De Sica's second masterpiece of the decade.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Ossessione</b> - Visconti's crime-drama, an early one but great one.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><b>-Vastik Mishra</b></span></div>
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So, I completed my favourite films series last month, it was fun doing it. Here, is a post, nothing but about the films which I would vote in the Sight & Sound Poll, if I ever get a chance to tell my films for the poll. You may find some films different from my favourite films series, but these are mixture of favourites and greatest. Lately, some of my choices have changed. I have showcased it in a table form and alphabetically as it showcased in Sight & Sound. Also, a person can vote for twelve film at max, hence I followed the rule. It is in a way my dream to tell my favourite films for Sight & Sound, because it is a sign that you are a filmmaker or a critic. Also, it is a magazine I trust and adore. So, I thought it will be lovely to see it like this. and if you want to check out My Favourite Films Series, you can <a href="http://vastikmishra.blogspot.in/p/favourites.html"><b>click here</b></a> to see it.</div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Allied (2016) Movie Review </span></u></b><br />
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Allied was one of those films that I named, I haven't seen when I posted my post about The Best Films Of 2016. It finally got released in India, and with mixed reviews from critics and audience, I went in expecting a good film, if not great. And, I exactly got what I thought after watching the trailer.<br />
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Allied is not a great film and neither it's an awfully bad film, it is a good film, with some flaws that's it. Robert Zemeckis is a director whose work I have not exactly loved, but Back To The Future are great and by far his best. It is the only one I love from Zemeckis. He has also created, which I think is the most overrated film like ever, Forrest Gump. His last year's The Walk was somehow not a great film, but his Contact is also which I liked. So, this all being said, I didn't exactly thought that I would like Allied, but in some way or the other I did.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The story of intelligence officer Max Vatan, who in 1942 North Africa encounters French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Reunited in London, their relationship is threatened by the extreme pressures of the war.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Performances: </b>Brad Pitt is amazing in the film, he gives not one of his bests in this one, but he still rocked the role of Max Vatan. Marion Cotillard, arguably the finest actress working today, she gave a brilliant performance as she gives most of the time. Other's don't have much role in it, this film is mainly consists about these two, and the chemistry between Pitt and Cotillard was pretty good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What is the part of the film, that I didn't liked? The action, it is done in pretty unrealistic way, they could have gone more safer way to do them. And that might be a major issue with the film, other then that, it is fairly enjoyable. I cannot say, that I didn't had a good time with it. It is a popcorn sort of flick, but a good one of the lot. It had a very noir-essence to it, and it certainly had more potential to be a great film, but the end product that matters. So, I would suggest Allied. Not awful, not great.</span></span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">I </b>have already done Top 10 list about best films of <a href="http://vastikmishra.blogspot.in/2016/10/top-10-movies-of-2000s.html">2000s</a> and <a href="http://vastikmishra.blogspot.in/2016/10/top-10-movies-of-2010s-so-far.html">2010s (So Far..)</a>, you can check them out by clicking at them. This is a post I wanted to do for a while now, the best films of 21st century, it the century we currently living in, and we have now about 15 years of it. So, here I'm gonna be listing my ten favourite films of the century, you may take them as the mixture of the two lists mentioned. But there are some new additions, so what are we waiting for, Let's Start!<br />
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<b>10. <u>LA LA LAND</u></b><br />
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Damien Chazelle's latest masterpiece has won critics as well as audiences heart. I almost hate musicals, it is my least favourite genre, but what Chazelle managed to do with this film, was something that is beyond words. Music weren't used just like that, each musical had a meaning to it. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone manged to capture Chazelle vision of this masterpiece perfectly. It didn't felt like an 21st century film to me, it looked like an 70's film. I can easily say this is my favourite musical of all time, having watched it twice in the theatre. Second time, I loved it even more.<br />
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<b>9. <u>ENTER THE VOID</u></b><br />
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Gasper Noe's films aren't for everyone. He is a director that does all that all other directors don't. Known for his disturbing style of filmmaking, many believe that his Irreversible is his magnum opus, but for me, it is his Enter The Void, that could have it's place just because of the films opening credits. Enter The Void is certainly one of the most beautiful films I've seen in the recent times. The use of colours and stylish look to it, made it more memorising. I love this film so much that, I am just waiting to watch it again, as by one viewing only, this managed to steal the show.<br />
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<b>8. <u>INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS</u></b><br />
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Inglourious Basterds is Quentin Tarantino's best work since Pulp Fiction, but not the only two masterpieces he has created, he has much more to his name. But, Inglourious Basterds was the film that brought back the original Tarantino and the opening scene of this film, is the best way to do so. The first chapter of this film lies in "My 10 Favourite Scene's Of All Time". Inglourious Basterds might be the coolest film of this century. It is a complete blast from start to finish, and it has some of best written screenplay of this century.<br />
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<b>7. <u>THE GREAT BEAUTY</u></b><br />
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Italian cinema has always have a big impact on me as an aspiring filmmaker. Pre-70's, I think Italian cinema was a lot better then any other form of cinema in my opinion, but still after 70's there have been lot's of ups and down. 21st century Italian cinema is not quite great as back then, but the film that regained my trust in the cinema was The Great Beauty. This is a film not for everyone, It has borrowed some inspiration from the classic 8 1/2, but it stays original as it is more colourful and cheerful. This is easily my favourite Italian film of this century and it is a flawless masterpiece.<br />
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David Fincher's The Social Network could have made the list, if one per director rule wasn't there, but anyways it's his Zodiac that made the list. It is probably the most underrated film of his. This is a masterpiece without a doubt. Fincher has always weather it's Se7en or Zodiac showed the process of serial killer film through the people investigating it. It is more fun that way as almost all of them show through killer's perspective. I have never seeing a film, got so obsessed with the case of Zodiac Killer, that till the end I didn't had a sigh of relief. David Fincher proved that he is the new master of tension.<br />
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<b>5. <u>INCENDIES</u></b><br />
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As for Fincher, Denis Villeneuve's Enemy also could have made the list, but his Incendies is really something else. It is the film that Villeneuve got famous from, and he deserved that. This is one of the most cleverly made film of the century. It has such an interesting plot, with powerful performances and path-breaking direction. No film except Hitchcock & Fincher films had the hype of tension that this film did. It unveiles the mystery very patiently which added more subtle and realistic look to it. I love Incendies so much, that it is one of those films that enhanced my love for dark and mysterious films.<br />
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<b>4. <u>WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES</u></b><br />
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This was not my introduction to Bela Tarr's cinema, but I can proudly say it is my favourite work of his, having seen almost all of his. This is an extra-ordinary type of film, which suprised the hell out of me. It has so much realism to it, that is beyond words. It is slow, as some complain, but that is what Tarr's cinema is. That didn't affected me at all, it is probably the best artistic film of this century. I later found out that, it also went to Cannes in Directors Fortnight Section, the section of Cannes which I adore the most. Werckmeister Harmonies is a film, that is unforgettable, the use of violence in the film is like no other film has able to accomplish of 21st century.<br />
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Michael Haneke, unarguably the greatest non-hollywood director today, and a director who I adore a lot. What's his best film? It is Cache' by far, though there is no doubt about The White Ribbon being second close. This film is more about characters then any other thing for me, it is sure about the mystery, but the film really deals with characters. The opening shot of the film, I just cannot express how much I was left stunned by the first and last shot of the film. This is what a clever filmmaking is. The still photography in the film, which Haneke often uses creates more curiosity. Cache' is a film that remained with me for a long time after watching and it still is.<br />
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<b>2. <u>THERE WILL BE BLOOD</u></b><br />
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Paul Thomas Anderson is arguably the greatest director working today. This film is his magnum opus. Danial Day Lewis, the legendary actor gives his best performance of all time. This film is flawless piece of filmmaking and single handly the greatest film of 2000s and quite possibly the greatest of 21st century (this list is about favourites). I loved every single moment in the film, this is like in My Top 12 Of All Time. Words are really less to express how much this film has affected me as a person. All, in the end in short I can say is that, when ever I see There Will Be Blood, I become Daniel Plainview, as simple as that.<br />
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<b>1. <u>GANGS OF WASSEYPUR</u></b><br />
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My favourite film of all time after Taxi Driver and The Godfather, that itself explains a lot. The only two films from 21st century that close to being on my favourite lists are 1 & 2. Other are great, but Gangs Of Wasseypur is the only film with Taxi Driver which I have watched about 20 times. This is certainly the most enjoyable film, and the one I go back to almost once a month. I just keep repeating scene's of the film when I don't watch it. It is basically one of those films which I knew the whole script of. Every single scene, ever single dialogue. This is by far the best Indian film to me, nothing else comes close. This has it all, which I love about cinema. I have already said a lot about it, I'll leave it to this Anurag Kashyap, you're the man!<br />
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<li><b>Memories Of Murder </b>- It was very close being on the list.</li>
<li><b>Mustang</b> - A beautiful little film.</li>
<li><b>Holy Motors</b> - Extra-ordinary film.</li>
<li><b>Omkara - </b>Bhardwaj's magnum opus.</li>
<li><b>Lagaan</b> - One of the finest Indian films ever made.</li>
<li><b>City Of God</b> - Not a masterpiece, but still good.</li>
<li><b>A Sepration</b> - No words, a perfect masterpiece.</li>
<li><b>Brokeback Mountain</b> - Arguably the greatest love story of 21st century.</li>
<li><b>The Tree Of Life</b> - Arguably Malick's best work.</li>
<li><b>The Prestige</b> - Nolan's best of 21st century as Memento released in 2000.</li>
<li><b>Before Sunset</b> - Linklater's best film.</li>
<li><b>The Lives Of Others</b> - The Conversation of 21st century.</li>
<li><b>Let The Right One In</b> - An underrated flick.</li>
<li><b>The Wolf Of Wall Street</b> - Martin Scorsese's best of 21st century.</li>
<li><b>Under The Skin</b> - Been compared to 2001.</li>
<li><b>4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days</b> - Love this film so much.</li>
<li><b>A Prophet</b> - Best prison film of this century.</li>
<li><b>Mulholland Drive</b> - Find it a little overrated, but still good.</li>
<li><b>Mad Max Fury Road</b> - One of the best action films of all time.</li>
<li><b>Munich</b> - Speilbergs best for me after Jaws.</li>
<li><b>The Fountain</b> - Not Aronofsky's best but still good.</li>
<li><b>Nightcrawler - </b>One of the best character studies of recent time.</li>
<li><b>Drive </b>- NWR's magnum opus.</li>
<li><b>Aligarh</b> - Beautiful Indian Film!</li>
<li><b>Shame</b> - Mcqueen's masterpiece.</li>
<li><b>Once Upon A Time In Anatolia</b> - Epic Gangster Flick!</li>
<li><b>Goodbye To Language</b> - Godard's best film since Breathless?</li>
<li><b>Yi Yi</b> - Perfect film.</li>
<li><b>The Wind Rises</b> - Best Anime of all time.</li>
<li><b>Eternal Sunshine Of Spotless Mind</b> - Science Fiction + Romance.</li>
<li><b>Y Tu Mama Tambien</b> - Cuaron's best.</li>
<li><b>Tasher Desh - </b>Unconvential Indian flick.</li>
<li><b>Fish Tank - </b>Probably one of the best coming of age films.</li>
<li><b>Traffic</b> - Showcase of one of the best written stories.</li>
<li><b>In The Mood For Love</b> - Beautiful film.</li>
<li><b>The Hunt</b> - Emotionally draining.</li>
<li><b>Her</b> - Was so close.</li>
<li><b>Birdman</b> - Same with this one.</li>
<li><b>The Big Short</b> - A fun film, but on a serious topic.</li>
<li><b>Head-On - </b>I hate myself for not including this, probably #11.</li>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">F</b>ew weeks ago, I did a list about my ten favourite directors, which you can check by <a href="http://vastikmishra.blogspot.in/2016/12/my-top-10-favourite-directors-of-all.html">clicking here</a>. This post is second part of it, in the sense, I said to name the directors who just couldn't make the list, so here I will be naming those directors and in no specific order. Enjoy :D</div>
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<b><u>MICHAEL HANEKE</u></b><br />
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As, I quoted for David Fincher, that I love dark films, and If Fincher is best at it, then there is without a doubt Haneke comes next. Michael Haneke is probably the best non-hollywood director working today, film by film, Haneke has proved himself to be a true auteur. Weather it's his first film, of his latest, he never disappoints, and brings uniqueness to each of his project. I still regret not including Haneke in the final list, but that dosen't make him any less, he is a true master. </div>
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<b>Five Favourite Films: </b>Cache, The White Ribbon, Amour, Funny Games, The Seventh Continent.</div>
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He simply is one of the greatest director of all time, and he is a visual poet, who hasn't made a good film, yet. He simply has made most of the masterpieces and the other's are great too. That itself explains what Tarkovsky was capable of. He has a small filmmography but there is so much to it, and I always find his films rewatchable. He has made some of favourite films of all time, such as Mirror & Stalker. He was complete genius, he is by far the best filmmaker from a great country of cinema "Russia".</div>
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<b>Five Favourite Films: </b>Mirror, Stalker, Andrei Rublev, Noshtalgia, Solaris.</div>
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He has shined through the current decade in which we are living in, He has made his masterpieces in 2010's and each and every film of his are some-how dark but they differ from each other. Villeneuve is by far the best director of this decade up till now. He has gone from making Incendies to the latest film which I named the the best film of 2016, Arrival. He has already proved what he is capable of, He is a name which has been underrated, but thanks to Arrival, he explores different genre's and likes to experiment, There is so much to learn from his style of filmmaking. Simply, I could say I have loved everything that he has done till date.</div>
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<b>Five Favourite Films: </b>Incendies, Enemy, Arrival, Polytechnique, Prisoners.</div>
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Arguably the greatest director of all time, I saw a lot of Kurosowa films in 2016, and I have to say I was in for anything that Kurosowa had his name in. He is a director who can make you speechless by his Seven Samurai, or can make you cry in Ikiru or also can entertain with his Yojimbo. He is made end number of films, and for now I haven't seen all of them, but whatever I have seen 10+ , I can say he deserves all the praise he has been getting, cause there is no one like Kurosowa, I repeat no one.</div>
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The best duo directors ever, and yes I also can say by far. They have made films which not only dealt with realistic and subtle issues but also which were enjoyable to watch. I can easily hail them the king of the decade 1940's, whenever I set to make a top 10 of 40's I end having half of their films in it. They both directed like no other, and there films never fail to entertain me. Even after they stopped directing together, and went in their own directions, they still managed to do great. Two of their films lie in my Top 15 of all time. I can simply put and say that I love and adore them, and whatever they have done.</div>
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<b>Five Favourite Films: </b>Peeping Tom, The Red Shoes, The Life & Death Of Col Bimp., A Matter Of Life & Death, Black Narcissus.</div>
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The most extra-ordinary director? Arguably Yes! Terrance Malick is an auteur, he infact has a very little filmmography even though, he has been working since 1970's. But that is what is special about Malick, even his small filmmography needs a lot of patience to understand. His films are not those, which you watch once and get satisfied. He requires patience and later rewards the audience as the film grows old. In other word, he is like a wine. The more said about Malick is less, He films are like visual poetry. I have never seen, that every film of a director being visually stunning and beautiful always, and yes Malick does that every time. I have never seen a more beautiful film then The Tree Of Life.<br />
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Paul Thomas Anderson is certainly and arguably known as the greatest mind working today. Paul Thomas Anderson is a director who is like Lumet, Kazan, he brings out the best performances from their actors. The way that Paul Thomas Anderson directs a single scene, it feels like a legend is directing it. He is already known as legend, and he deserves that tag. His films have always a unique feel to them. I love every single film which Paul Thomas Anderson has directed, he has yet to have a B grade film under his name, that itself is an accomplishment.<br />
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I have always admired Italian cinema, it is the form of cinema which I have learned about films the most. Vittorio De Sica was my introduction to Italian cinema, when I watched The Bicycle Thieves, it is a film that changed my as a person in a way. I rarely get emotional in films, but I have to see De Sica films have the power to do so. He made low-budget films, which always added realism to them. I cannot say I adore every single film made by him, but when he set to make a great film, he did and that's what I love and adore De Sica so much.<br />
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I watched a lot of Bela Tarr films recently, but I witnessed that Tarr is like the director who makes my type of films in a way. They are firstly dark, which I always the thing I love. Secondly, his films showcase violence like no other. Thirdly, because they are black and white, which makes a more memorising experience. Tarr films gives the feel of an old film, which very few directors infact none of the directors are able to accomplish. His films are little slow at times, but I can say that dosen't count when I see the beauty of his films.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">He is the director I didn't quite get, why does he let's his character talk so much. But I saw his films as a kid, later when I rewatched them, I got it. The long talks, stretching one scene for a lot while, showing extra violence, his characters that is all what is special about Tarantino. There is so much to learn from him, and his films are rewatchable and enjoyable. Now, he may not be as great as he was back in the 90's (I loved The Hateful Eight), but his Pulp Fiction itself can make him on the list, though that's not it. I loved him a lot a little while ago, but now having seen much more cinema, he is great and cool, but gone down a little. But that dosen't mean that I do not adore him.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">T</span></b>oday, I wanted to do something offbeat. As, 2016 is at it's last stage, here is a note of mine about it.<br />
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2016 has been a great year for foreign films, we have had some great A+ films, especially the one's that went to Cannes. French cinema returned with some very great films like Elle & The Innocents.<br />
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As far as, hollywood is concerned, the first few months, infact the first 6 felt like, this year is one of the worst ever, but the came Cannes and changed it all, After Cannes we have had some really great hollywood films, like Arrival & La La Land. Though there are some that I still have to watch.<br />
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2016, would remain a special year for films, cause as far back as I can remember, I have watched most number of films then like forever. I have explored a lot more foreign cinema this year, and this year has played a crucial part in my extended love for films.<br />
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I have made some short films this year, as well as written some scripts, I can say that 2016 was the most important year in my life, I met a lot of new people through facebook especially from the great group on facebook known as <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1185794114794158/">The Gold Room</a>.</b><br />
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So, finally it is ended now, and I hope it will be a great year for films, and I hope I get to explore even more cinema, which is always great.<br />
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<b><u>NEW YEAR RESOLUTION</u></b><br />
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Well, I have started avoiding torrents a little from 2016, but I would like to put to an end, and now buying everything through Blu-Ray or DVD's, or if it's available online legally. Yup, It is very sad for filmmakers when they're film is being watched online, instead what needs to done properly. So, that's that. But I have always maintained that, If I watch a film on torrent, I pay it back by buying it's Blu-Ray or DVD, but from 2017, there will be only one way and only one way to watch films, that's it.<br />
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<b>I know it is my most un-interesting post till date, but I just needed to share this.</b><br />
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<b>Happy New Year To All!</b><br />
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<b>More Stuff Coming in 2017!</b><br />
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So, those who have knowledge about Cannes, well enough, but I'll recap for those who don't. Cannes itself has it's award. It is called the Palm D'or. It is the most famous section in Cannes. Films like Taxi Driver, The Leopard, Apocalypse Now, La Dolce Vita have won and have been screened at this section. For 21st century films like, Elle, Amour, The White Ribbon, Zodiac have shown their presence there as well.<br />
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So, let me start saying this that, It is surely the most important section in Cannes, without a doubt. Every filmmaker begins from there. Weather it's Martin Scorsese, Michael Haneke, or the latest director Damien Chazelle, or even our Anurag Kashyap ( though he sent his films later on his career). Films like Mean Streets, The Seventh Continent, Whiplash, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Ugly, Werckmeister Harmonies, Bandit Queen etc. have all been screened here.<br />
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It explores the lesser known names, and young talents. That is what I love about Directors Fortnight, and that is not the only reason, but also, it has no awards. It dosen't have any specific awards to be given, selection with itself is an honour. That is great because, there is no competition. Like in Palm D'or the film that wins, puts all other films a little down, but in Directors Fortnight that does not take place. It treats every film equally.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">T</b>here again, the year 2016 has almost ended. It is the time when critics, people start to share their favourite films list. So, I decided to do mine. I saw a lot of films this year. I have been to theatre every Friday this year, and besides that I saw every film premiered at Cannes and it's parallel sections like Directors Fortnight. In the mid way of 2016, I thought this is turning out to be a bad year, but as the year went forward especially after Cannes, this came out to be a good year. I also think this has been a better year for foreign cinema, we have had lots of great films from around the world. So, let's start but sadly because of release dates in India, I have yet to see films like -<br />
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<li><b>Silence</b></li>
<li><b>Manchester By Sea</b></li>
<li><b>Moonlight</b></li>
<li><b>Fences</b></li>
<li><b>Allied</b></li>
<li><b>Hacksaw Ridge</b></li>
<li><b>Jackie</b></li>
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genre, has gone down since 1970’s, though we have had some great one’s in 21<sup>st</sup>
century, this film isn’t actually a western, but sort of neo-western film, for
example like No Country For Old Men, which I didn’t liked. Hell Or High Water
came out of no where, and surprised me. The way the film is directed, it is
beautiful to look at. The crime scene’s are so well executed, more then all,
this film let’s you care for the characters of the film. It is utterly fast-paced.
This film tells no person is all good or all bad. This reminded me of Bonnie
& Clyde look, with these brothers robbing banks. This film is one of the biggest suprises this
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in the list. This film is the film, that I loved, and very much. Hansal Mehta
did an astonishing work with his direction, and he came even upper on the list,
of the best directors working in Hollywood. This is one of the best Bollywood films
I’ve ever seen, such a powerful and path-breaking film. Manoj Bajpayee did an
off-beat role here and let me tell you this is his second best performance to
me after Gangs Of Wasseypur. To those who haven’t seen this beautiful film, I
highly suggest it. We want more of these kind of films in Bollywood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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film, but I had to see it again. This film may have a simple plot, but it’s
narrative is pretty confusing, which worked very well. Most of the times, it
dosen’t but this time it really did, and it was great. I love Tom Ford’s
perfume, but here he made his second film,
and he really rocked his role as a director in it. This is one of the
most stylish looking films of this year. Amy Adams, sure she gave her best in
Arrival, but I can go and say she was fabulous in this one too. Jake Genyenhall is superb as well. He is
probably one of my favourite actors. This film surprised me, it was worth the
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nearly flawless. Toni Erdmann is a film, that surprised me, I wasn’t expecting
much from it, but it some of most funniest scene I’ve ever seen. It features
some excellent writing and steller performances. I still cannot believe that
after a long we have a great comedy, which is excellent in just not making us
laugh, but overall a great film. Many sites, and polls of the year hailed it as
the best film, including my most trusted magazine Sight & Sound. Toni
Erdmann is one of the best comedy film I have seen in this century, not it
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favourite film of the year, in the mid of 2016.
I almost didn’t liked any film that came, at that point of time, as I
thought 2016 would be a bad year, but second half of the year really took some
turn. The Neon Demon is from the director who love and adore. Nicholas Winding
Refn, his films are artistic and thoughtfull also deepfull. I’m not saying he
is Terrance Malick, he is complete opposite of him and no where near to him,
but he adds so many hidden details. The Neon Demon might his most f**ked up
film till date, in a good way. I really suggest you to watch this film, it is
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within itself. I, Daniel Blake is the winner of Palm D’or award of Cannes
2016. This film is certainly one of
Loach’s best, it is extremely powerful and a beautiful dramatic film. It is one
of the best Palm D’or winning film of this century, It follows a story of a carpenter, it is a
film that can speak to anyone, who is facing the horrible world. Ken Loach is
till as powerful as he was before, nothing has changed in his masterful
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Weeks and 2 Days is a masterpiece and I can easily say that. This might be his
best film since that, though I roughly enjoyed Beyond The Hills. This film is
brilliantly written and directed. It is on a very simple topic, but what Mungiu
does with this film really something else. I always look forward to the films
which went to Cannes, and this is one of the very best of them. Graduation is a
film that I would watch again anytime, and still love it. It is a beautiful
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on and name this as the most underrated film of this year, very few people have
seen this, I highly suggest this film, it is probably the most beautiful film
of this year. This year had a lot of
women centered films, and even this was one. I can say that it might be the
second best as per ranking. I love French cinema, and this year we have had two
great one’s from there. It is a period film, and it managed to capture the period
profoundly. It is a powerful, brave film, that stayed with me even after
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arguably stated as the best foreign film of this year, and it truly deserves
that tag. It is one of the best drama-thriller I have seen in this decade so
far. Isabelle Huppert gives an astonishing performance, she is the person on which this film rests on.
Though it has a brilliantly written screenplay and directed brilliantly, Acting
of Huppert is the thing that takes it all. This is one of the most powerful and
impactful film of this decade, I love this film very much, and I highly suggest
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serial killer films go as deep as ocean, but sadly we haven’t seen many great
in the past few years. This might be the one, I was expecting to be great, and
yet it did. Anurag Kashyap once again,
let this film to be his third at Cannes (Directors Fortnight). This film is
brilliantly acted, and the storytelling is a great. It is a complete film, a
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cleverly written, directed and edited. It is one of the most beautiful
films I’ve seen in recent times. Damien
Chellaze, has back to back managed to make two great films. This is a film,
that was a wonderful experience, seeing it in IMAX. La La Land is definetly one of the best films
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fiction film of this century? Probably yes and also it is one of the most
intelligent films I’ve ever seen.
Arrival was one of most awaited films of this year, and it even
succeeded my expectation for the film.
This is one Denis Villuenve’s best work, Amy Adams gives her best. This
film is slow-paced as complaint by many, maybe Yes, but it had to be that way.
I have watched this film three times already, All I could say I have seen film
almost every Friday this year, and seen
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<li><b>DOG EAT DOG </b>- Not a great film, but very enjoyable.</li>
<li><b>EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT</b> - I hate myself for not including this.</li>
<li><b>LOVING</b> - Another great film by Nicholas,</li>
<li><b>THE SURVIVALIST</b> - One of the best suprising films of this year.</li>
<li><b>THE COMMUNE</b>- Thomas Vinterbeg's weaker film but still good.</li>
<li><b>TSCHICK</b> - Fatih Akin's weaker film, but I personally liked it.</li>
<li><b>THE LOBSTER</b> - Probably one of the most original films of this decade so far.</li>
<li><b>KRISHA</b> - Another women centered great film.</li>
<li><b>THE EDGE OF SEVEENTEN</b> - One of the better coming of age films.</li>
<li><b>THE NICE GUYS</b> - Shane Black's best film since Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.</li>
<li><b>DEADPOOL</b> - The only superhero flick, which I liked this year.</li>
<li><b>RAW</b> - Extra-ordinary horror film.</li>
<li><b>THE HANDMAIDEN</b> - From the epic director of Oldboy. This might be his best work.</li>
<li><b>PATERSON</b> - Beautiful little film.</li>
<li><b>PERSONAL SHOPPER</b> - Cannes film, and a great one.</li>
<li><b>AMERICAN HONEY</b> - A good coming of age film.</li>
<li><b>KNIGHT OF CUPS</b> - WHY? WHY? WHY? Is it in the Honourable Mention, I'm still asking my self that.</li>
<li><b>THE UNKNOWN GIRL </b>- Loved it very much, was pretty close for being on the list.</li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">W</span></b>ith the year 2016 coming to an end, here I share my most awaited films of the coming year. I just hope them to be great. It's not that, I'm gonna just see these films next year, just an estimate which I'm looking forward to. We have been greeted every year with surprises, specially from Cannes Film Festival, which I look forward to. Ranking dosen't indicate anything in here, so Enjoy :D<br />
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<b>1. <u>UNTITLED PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON FASHION PROJECT</u></b><br />
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<b>P</b>aul Thomas Anderson, I have yet to rank a B film, from his filmmography, he is perfect at doing what he does best. So, anything by him, will be obviously one of of most awaited films. But this one is even more special, as he is teaming up with the great Danial Day Lewis. Plus, it is an period film, now that resembles something, the last time these three things came together, created the best film of 2000's and one of the best ever There Will Be Blood, that itself explains a lot,<br />
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<b>C</b>hristopher Nolan was one of my favourite directors, but now he has gone down. But, here come's which I believe would may become his best work, with a wonderful teaser and but just a good trailer, this film really looks good, but then the blockbuster aspect comes in, and the trailer is giving me PG-13 vibes, I wish Nolan did some R rated films, back then like Memento and all. But still, that dosen't make it any less. I hope it is good and dosen't disappoint.<br />
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<b>D</b>enis Villeneuve, anything like PTA, If he has his hands on it, I gotta be awaited. Fresh from Arrival, Villeneuve decided to a sequel to one of the best science-fiction films ever made, and the only Ridley Scott film I love, Blade Runner. The teaser dropped up, and it look mind-blowing. This is gonna be cool and interesting, just I don't want it to be a money-making techinique, but Denis has his hands on it, so I'm pretty sure it would be something else.<br />
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<b>M</b>ichael Haneke, arguably the best non-hollywood director working today. He is a true auteur. Happy End will be his next film since his masterpiece Amour. He will be collabarating again with <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Isabelle </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Huppert, they previously came together with a great film called The Piano Teacher. All, I could say this is by far my most awaited foreign film of the next year, and I highly trust Haneke, he would do something great again. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b>T</b>errance Malick may have gone a little downwards after The Tree Of Life, though I liked Knight Of Cups. This film looks brilliant, it features lots of A-grade stars, as well it is a story of a love triangle whenever Malick enters to make a romantic film, he makes something great, and I hope this will be great, well, what really matters is, watching a Malick film in theatre's. That itself would be a lovely experience.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>T2: TRAINSPOTTING 2: </b>Love the first one.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>MOLLY'S GAME:</b> Aaron Sorkin's directional debut.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>RANGOON:</b> Vishal Bhardwaj's next film.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>MEKTOUB IS MEKTOUB:</b> From the great director of Blue Is The Warmest Color</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>UNTITLED DICK CHENEY BIOPIC:</b> Adam Mckay's follow up to the great The Big Short.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>WORLD WAR Z 2: </b>Simply, one reason if it's true, Fincher is directing it.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>IN THE FADE:</b> I adore Fatih Akin, and this is his upcoming film.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>THE BEGUILED:</b> Sofia Coppola's next film with some great cast.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>MOTHER: </b>Darren Aronofsky's next film.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>THE SNOWMAN: </b>It looks great, and I hope it will be.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #222222;"><b>THE KIDNAPPING OF EDGARDO MORTARA: </b>Steven Speilberg's next film, though not a big fan of his, but still looking forward to it.</span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334803820439678063noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379299506831184651.post-55881198261994876432016-12-24T00:51:00.002-08:002016-12-24T00:51:55.001-08:00Top 10 Best Bollywood Films Of 2016 & The Worst<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">I</b>t's been a great year for films for bollywood. We have had great films from A-grade filmmakers like Anurag Kashyap, Hansal Metha, and we have had usual blockbusters from directors like Karan Johar and all. Though many films didn't lived up to the hype, but still this was pretty good year for bollywood. With seeing Dangal, I'm sure that I have seen a lot of films to make this list. Enjoy.<br />
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<b>A</b>irlift is already believed by many as one of the greatest film of bollywood, and it may be. I kind of was disappointed, even though this was a different bollywood film. But in the end Airlift is a very well directed and acted film. It let's you care for the characters very well. It is a very proud film, as hailed by many. So, Airlift is a must watch, and I'm sure many of you would have seen it already.<br />
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<b>K</b>apoor & Sons was a different film from the usual commercial bollywood films we are getting. It was great to see bollywood experimented to craft something like this. This is emotionally draining film, it has it's joy moments, but it core lies in giving a message about family. This film is all about relationships with the family. It is a film, that I enjoyed but side by side, emotionally drained, especially in the last act of the film.<br />
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<b>M</b>adaari was trashed by critics, for no reason. I think this film is far superior then those blockbusters we had this year. I could have this film only for the reason, that it has one of the best performance of Irrfan Khan, he completely nails his role. It has a similar theme/plot/message as A Wednesday. But, it has it's own uniqueness which makes it a compelling watch. It is brilliantly executed from a talented director Nishikant Kamat,<br />
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<b><u><br /></u></b><b>P</b>ink was a film, that came out of no where, with an unique plot and way of storytelling. Pink is a dark film, I got so invested in the film, especially the court sessions. It's second act largely depends upon it's courts sessions, and that is what lies Pink's strength in. It has flaws, but it is very unusual that bollywood came up with such a unique and extra-ordinary film.<br />
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<b>U</b>dta Punjab, the most conterversial bollywood film of 2016. But thanks to Anurag Kashyap that we got to see this film with lesser number of cuts. This film suprised me, as it deals with a very realistic topic. It's performances are top-notch especially by Shahid Kapoor & Alia Bhatt, they probably give their very best in it. It has a very real and subtle look to it. Udta Punjab is definetly one of those films which I won't forget so easily.<br />
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<b>T</b>his was one of my most awaited of this year, and it didn't disappoint. This film was set to be made back a lot early and it was set to be a hollywood film as this film was written back in 1988. Bollywood wouldn't have got the film, but then plans fell out and it finally came in 2016. It was a complete compelling watch right from start to finish. This was such a clever film, sadly remains underrated.<br />
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<b>W</b>hen a Aamir Khan stared film is coming it must be good, because he chooses films wisely especially in recent times, of course with exception of Dhoom 3. This film was eventually a lot more realistic and subtle then I thought. Aamir Khan probably gives his best. He gives a satisfying performance, having seen it recently I can assure you this film is brilliant,<br />
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<b>A</b>ligarh is a film that as soon as I saw the trailer I was in, because of the trailer also because of Hansal Metha. This film didn't even disappointed me a bit. It is a great, great and great film. It has a heart to it, which none of the film on the list had, I would go on and say not even number one. Hansal Metha, by this film, I can say he is one of the finest working bollywood director. This is a film, that I won't forget. Manoj Bajpayee gives one of his very best.<br />
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<b>T</b>his is not the only list Raman Raghav 2.0 or Psycho Raman is gonna take place in, wait for "My Top 10 Films of 2016". Raman Ragahv 2.0 is from the director who you all know I adore Anurag Kashyap, and his third directional feature which was premeried at Cannes in Directors Fortnight Section, Kashyap's character driven film is a complete blast from start to finish. This had it all, what I I wanted from it. Steller performance from Nawazuddin and brilliant and clever writing & direction from the great Anurag Kashyap.<br />
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<li><b>TE3N</b> - A brilliant mystery thriller which is very well acted, directed & written.</li>
<li><b>SAALA KHADOOS </b>- I wanted this film to be in Top 10, but just couldn't.</li>
<li><b>LAAL RANG</b> - Underrated piece of work, and with steller acting.</li>
<li><b>SULTAN</b> - Salman Khan's best acting role ever? Probably yes. </li>
<li><b>AE DIL HAI MUSKHIL </b>- One of Karan Johar's least best film, but decent. </li>
<li><b>MOHENJO DARO</b> - Because it's epic, and that's the only reason.</li>
<li><b>PHOBIA</b> - Flawed, but underrated psychological thriller.</li>
<li><b>SARABJIT</b> - Overrated, but brilliant acting and storyline.</li>
<li><b>NEERJA</b> - Very overrated, didn't liked it. But it's a real life story.</li>
<li><b>DEAR ZINDAGI</b> - Same with this one. But it's not an real life story. It has melo-drama at moments.</li>
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<li><b>BEFIKRE </b>- I gave it the lowest rating, one of the worst films I've seen. </li>
<li><b>SHIVAAY - </b>Action just cannot make a great film.</li>
<li><b>HOUSEFULL 3</b> - I didn't laughed even once in the film, and it was a comedy.</li>
<li><b>MASTIZAADE</b> - Bollywood just needs to stop making films like this.</li>
<li><b>GREAT GRAND MASTI</b> - First film was great, second became medicore, and third became an awful film.</li>
<li><b>KYA KOOL HAI HAM 3</b> - Same goes with this one, just the second was atleast watchable.</li>
<li><b>A FLYING JATT</b> - WoW! what a waste of money.</li>
<li><b>BHAAGI - </b>Super-flawed.</li>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">D</b>angal was one of the most awaited bollywood films of the year, I saw the trailer and thought it was quiet good. After all it is an Aamir Khan starer film. He is a person who has picking films very carefully, and the result is always good. With exception of Dhoom 3 I guess. Dangal is a much better film then Sultan, I can easily say that, but does that alone make this film great?<br />
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First of all storyline, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan) trains young daughters Geeta (Fatima Sana Shaikh) and Babita (Sanya Malhotra) to follow in his footsteps and become world-class grapplers. Storyline was really interesting, and it was not similar to Sultan as many were creating hype around it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This film is really well directed, director Nitesh Tiwari, this is by far his best directed film. It seems to drag at moment, as it is nearly 3 hour long film. But, overall Tiwari managed to hook up it's audience the whole time. It is very well written as well, there are some great dialogues in there. But at times it was like make the characters of the film heroic after all it is a commercial bollywood film.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Performances: </b>Aamir Khan, he is the person on which this film relies on. He probably gives his best performance till date. Such a brilliant performance, he really was dedicated to his role. Words would be less to describe him, and I could go on and share my views on whose the best "Khan", I would say he is the best out of the lot in Khans after Irrfan Khan. Fatima Sana Shaikh is great as a first-timmer. Rest of the cast, even the kids acted really well. There is no doubt, One of Dangal's strength lies in the acting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I enjoyed this film very much. It is one of the best biopics of bollywood. Sport genre is shown a lot better then other two that came this year MS: Dhoni & Sultan but would be a tough competition between this and Saala Khadoos. Aamir Khan is the man, he proves himself and remains the best commercial cinema actor of bollywood. This film is great, and probably my favourite of the year (only bollywood) after Raman Raghav 2.0 and Aligarh. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, Dangal is simple, brilliant, and a powerful film. It is a film that you definetly should not miss. It was worth the wait, but I would not say it is a masterpiece for now. But it's definetly up there with some of the great bollywood films of this year. My only problem lies with the film is, it's dramatic elements at moments, they felt like melo-drama, but other then that, it is complete blast. So, I highly suggest Dangal. Be sure to check it out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">G</b>angster films is always been my favourite genre, or I should say one of my favourite genre's. Gangster flicks were great before 1970's but after 1970 the big blast came "The Godfather" and changed it all. Since then we got a lot of gangster flicks which have been masterpieces. They are the films which I love to watch. In 21st century, itself we have got a lot gangster flicks, so here I list ten best gangster films of all time.</span><br />
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<b>10. <u>CITY OF GOD</u></b><br />
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has to be up there. City Of God, has an extra-ordinary tone to it. It’s
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underrated. La Haine has a unique, cool and fast paced style to it. Showcasing
24 hours in the life of these gangsters. It’s black and white cinematography
makes it even more special, this is a unique tale of gangsters, and the one you
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Scorsese’s film that changed it all, and put Scorsese’s name in the map. This
is Scorsese earlier work, and one of his very best for me. This film is perfect
in every ways, though it may lack the blood baths in gangster flicks, but
that’s not what these flicks are about, right? This film shows the life of
gangsters, the politics, the way they work. It is made in extremely low-budget
and that is what makes it more realistic.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the first Martin Scorsese film on the list and won’t be the last. Scorsese along with Coppola is the ultimate
king of Gangster flicks. Casino back then was trashed by critics on it’s
comparision to Goodfellas, but I don’t know why compare, just simply view the
thoughts on the film rather then comparing it. This has a similar tone to
Goodfellas, but on completely different topic, it’s all about casino and the
politics involved in it. It has an epic use of narration, and great use of
colours. This is one of Scorsese’s very best work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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been checking my blog out for a long time, you know how much I love Gangs Of
Wasseypur. This follows a different path, it is raw, epic and stunning. It full
of dark humour, and crazy songs. This is by far the best Bollywood film ever
made, atleast in my opinion. It is an epic tale of revenge and gangsters which
spans over seven decades. This is by far the best gangster flick of 21<sup>st</sup>
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Fiction can be counted in several other genre’s, but the theme of the film and
the story is all about gangsters. Pulp Fiction is the film that is probably the
best film of the 90’s, it introduced a new method of story telling, it changed
the way Gangster flicks were seen, it made it more fun. That’s it, what else I
can say about it, it’s Pulp Fiction.</span></span></div>
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Leone’s last film, is his magnum opus for me. It is just not like any other
gangster flick, it is an epic journey of four friends. It visually stunning and
emotionally rich. Some say it’s overlong, but for me it has never been an
issue, this film needed to be that long, it is Leone’s ultimate masterpiece. It
is flawless piece of work, which seems underrated, it deserves a lot more love
and respect. Also, this is one of the greatest films ever made.</span></span></div>
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it, with a unique style. This film is not dark toned as The Godfather, instead
it opts a light, and dark humour kind of atmoshphere. It shows organized crime
even better then The Godfather, it shows the life of gangsters, how they work,
what they do, how they manage stuff. It is one of the most enjoyable films ever
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arguably the greatest and my favourite film of all time. This film is flawless,
it is perfect in everyway, not even once while watching I can say it has a dull
moment. This dosen’t has killing here and there, it is realistic and shows how
crime is done, rather then showing crime. This film changed the face of
American cinema, it is a film, that has perfect amount of great acting,
writing, directing and what not. It let’s you care for the guy’s who aren’t the
best out there in the world. What else I could say about it, it is The
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and this are both unique in their own way and are brilliant and landmark in
filmmaking. I personally love The Godfather more then this, but when the
gangster aspect comes, The Godfather Part II shows it even better, hence it is
placed number one, it rarely happens that in a series there are more then one
masterpiece. This film is even darker and shows about mafia even more. The
speciality of the film lies in the flashbacks, where young Vito Corleone is
rising and on the other hand Michael Corleone going down. This is even better
directed film then the first one, it is also one of very best film which runs
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">THE DEPARTED</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">
- Scorsese’s epic gangster flick of 21<sup>st</sup> century.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">SCARFACE (‘32’)</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – Was so close to being on the list.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">BONNIE & CLYDE</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – Epic tale of a gangster and his
women. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">WHITE HEAT</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – One of very best gangster flick of
Pre-70’s.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">SATYA</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – India’s second best gangster
flick.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> – Modern masterpiece.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b>DONNIE BRASCO - </b>Depp & Pacino nailed it.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b>THE PUBLIC ENEMY - </b>One of the very best of 1930's.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b>BUGSY - </b>Rich looking gangster flick.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE - </b>Unique storyline, epic film.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b> THE UNTOUCHABLES - </b>Flawed but better then De Palma's other gangster flicks.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>FILM: TAXI DRIVER (1976, Dir: Martin Scorsese)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My favourite film of all time? Yes we are talking about my no.1 film of all time, and it is one and only Martin Scorsese's epic Taxi Driver. I have already written about it as "<b><a href="http://vastikmishra.blogspot.in/2016/10/a-film-that-changed-my-life.html">A Film That Changed My Life</a>". </b>It not only is my favourite film of all time, if you read the article mentioned, it is a film that after watching I knew I wanted to be a filmmaker, as simple as that. Taxi Driver is one out of the only two films that I have watched 15+ times. The other one is <a href="http://vastikmishra.blogspot.in/2016/12/my-favourite-films-part-8.html">Gangs Of Wasseypur</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This film is in other words in a way the best film I ever saw. I have seen about 2000 films over the last few years and naming one film is certainly a very difficult task, but for me it was always a toss up between The Godfather & Taxi Driver, but in the end this had to be the one. The one that changed it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This film speaks me like no other film does, I mentioned this with <a href="http://vastikmishra.blogspot.in/2016/11/my-favourite-films-part-1.html">Peeping Tom</a>, but Taxi Driver is the film which I can relate to a lot. As being an introvert, and I watched the film at a time that I understood what is </span>loneliness. For me this film, right from the first viewing I knew, it isn't about crime, it is about the character of Travis Bickle and another character which is a city, but Martin Scorsese showcased it as a character in the film, which is New York.<br />
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Viewing after viewing this film has grown on me, every time I set to watch Taxi Driver, there is a happiness which can't be described in words. The quotes of the film, I remember them all, this is full of brilliant writing from the great Paul Schrader, with an extra-ordinary direction from Martin Scorsese and steller performance from Robert Di Niro. This is also the film, that I know the whole script in other words, I just remember each and every scene. And, while watching I simply can tell which scene is gonna come next. So, my love for the film goes that beyond.<br />
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In the end, it has been lovely writing all the ten parts in My Favourite Films Series (though technically, two of them are left as I decided to do a twelve part series later). Taxi Driver has it all what I love about cinema, and what else could I say about it, it is My Favourite Film Of All Time! So thank you Martin Scorsese for creating such a masterpiece and being a huge inspiration for me.<br />
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<b>FILM: THE GODFATHER (1972, Dir: Francis Ford Coppola)</b><br />
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The Godfather, arguably known as the greatest film ever made. It is always have been a toss up between no.1 and no.2. But It had to be this way. That dosen't make The Godfather any less. This is probably the only film which I think deserved the Best Picture Oscar along with it's sequel. This film played a crucial part in my love for films. It is by far the best crime/mafia/gangster film ever made, and that is my favourite genre, that itself explains a lot.<br />
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The opening scene of The Godfather is itself an achievement in filmmaking. It sets the tone for the whole film and even for the second film. This film revolutionized the american cinema, before it Citizen Kane did it. The Godfather is perfect in every ways, there is not even a single scene where I can point out and say, that is a dull moment. The film lets to care for the characters, even though they aren't the best people out there. Francis Ford Coppola was without a doubt king of the 70's and this his by far his best work for me.<br />
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I love both Part I & Part II equally, but I have to give a slight edge to the first one. Whenever, I hear the epic score from the film, it gives me chills. Weather I look at from acting point of view, Marlon Brando gives his best performance, and this might the best performance of all time, and certainly my favourite. Screenplay of the film, is one of the best I've read. This changed the way I look at Crime films.<br />
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The way the story follows, it is realistic and subtle. It is one of the most influential films of all time, If I set out to be a filmmaker one day, this is one of those films which I have adored and at some point of the career there would be an inspiration. The crime shown in the film, is not like killing here and there, it shows the reality of crime, how it is done, in other words Organised crime. The baptism scene is one of my favourites of all time, it is so well written, acted, directed and edited. Son seeks out all the revenge. Coppola, manged to do it in style.<br />
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The Godfather is a film which I see every year, and at least twice. I watched it at that point of the time, when my love for films was just began. It is the best film ever made (arguably, again), There is a reason it is called so, and I might have got it. Whenever I watch this film, the vibe that it creates, isn't what I can express it in words. Francis Ford Coppola's career may have gone downwards now, but what ever he did in the 70's is simply what I love about films. Thank You for crafting this masterpiece.<br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">I </b>am not a huge Star Wars fan and never have been, though The Empire Strikes Back is the only film of the franchise that I like. And I personally think that was the last good film in the franchise, but we have had now including this six more films after that, and none of them have impressed me. I wasn't excited for this, it wasn't even in my most anticipated films of the year, but still was vouching to see it. This film has failed to impress me, but still managed to be entertaining.<br />
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The story, <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part</span><span class="_dgc" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline;"> of something greater than themselves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Overall, I didn't loved Rouge One, nor I expected it to be that way. It is just like any other Star Wars film, but I would say, the visuals and action sequences were even better then Force Awakens. So, it is by far from being a perfect film, but as far as entertainment is concerned, this film may entertain you. So be sure to check this film out, and If you are a Star Wars fan, you will like it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Also, check out La La Land now guys, it is released widely know, as last week it got released only in limited cities which had IMAX theatre. So it's up to you which one to watch. For Indian audiences, as there is no good bollywood film out there, but next week there will be coming the epic "Dangal".</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">B</b>est director alive today? Yes. Martin Scorsese, for me he isn't just a name, He is my favourite director of all time. I have simply adored whatever Scorsese has done with his films. He has come making the film with directors like Stanley Kubrick and still is making with contemporary directors like David Fincher. Scorsese's career has spaned slightly more then five decades, that itself is an accomplishment, he hasn't stopped making films, and may still has some more masterpiece left in him. His career has ups and downs, there are not so great films in their at moments, but when he has to create a masterpiece he certainly does. What else I can say about him he is a true auteur.<br />
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length features as well. This film is highly entertaining, it is just brilliant
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">This was Scorsese’s first
take on Crime films. This set out to be a revenge story. Again it is a small
film under 90 minutes and Scorsese managed to pull my focus in that itself.
This film is flawed at moments, as it is his earlier works. But it certainly is
very enjoyable to watch. It took almost a Bonnie & Clyde style of
filmmaking. Man & women working together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Then came the turning point,
the film that was premiered in Cannes under Directors Fortnight section.
Scorsese’s first ultimate crime-drama, impressed audiences as well as critics,
for me it is one of his absolute best. This is one of his most original work
till date. It showcased the life of gangsters, in a fashionable way. I can love
this film for it’s performances and acting itself, and also the first scene,
that is one of the best opening scene’s ever according to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">This time Scorsese followed
the romance genre. He did it in style. Romance has never been my genre, but I
somehow like this film. It is very subtle and realistic. It is a small little
story of a women and his child. But still this is far from being his absolute
best work, but it was nice to see Scorsese doing a little experiment, this time
he showcased about women, like in Mean Streets he showcased about man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Oh My God! We are into the
1976. There it comes, the ultimate Scorsese’s magnum opus, this is by far
Scorsese’s best work. Not just his best, this is my favourite film of all time,
yes NO.1, that itself gives you how much I love this film. It is a film that
also changed my life, after watching it I immediately knew I wanted a career in
films. This is a film I can relate to a lot. Everything is perfect in the film.
It is a flawless piece of work, and it is a landmark in filmmaking. This is the
film which raised Scorsese’s bar. Weather it’s screenplay, direction or acting
everything is top notch in the film.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">After one year, Scorsese
directed a musical drama, different from what he had done till that time. Now
this is easily one of his weakest films. It’s pacing, and some dramatic/musical
elements of the film didn’t managed to impress me as his other works. But still
the storyline of the film is pretty interesting. Performances from De Niro and
Minnelli are great. But certainly not the best day for Scorsese.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Then came, the third
masterpiece from Scorsese if we go time-wise. This is arguably known as his
best work, it is easily his second best for me. This is Scorsese’s most
powerful and manly film ever made. It also by far the best boxing film or
infact the best sports related film I’ve ever seen. This film is flawless piece
of filmmaking. It has some of the most path-breaking moments in film history,
weather it is the opening credits or the ending. It is a complete blast from
start to finish. His most emotionally draining side by side most impactful
film.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Martin Scorsese’s most
underrated work till date. This is one of his very best, it tackles with a
subject which wasn’t easy to showcase but Scorsese did it with his perfect and
top-notch direction. This is one of my favourite comedies of all time, but it’s
heart lies between it’s characters. This might be the most enjoyable Scorsese
film ever made. I also think this is one of De Niro’s very best performance, I
still feel bad why it got under-appreciated back then, but thank god it is now
known as one of his best work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Following the comedic tone,
Scorsese directed another dark comedy film. Which I think is very influential
to the latest comedies in many ways. Yet, this also remains underrated. But has
followed a little cult following. I have revisited this film from time to time,
and I have had a laugh every single time. It is full of funny moments. Scorsese
worked with different actors this time and in the end it turned out to be
brilliant. It is a compelling watch, if you watch it for the first time, but
even after couple of viewings it still feels fresh, as it was the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be a famous star at that time. Scorsese casted him in one of his off-beat films, this was different from what Scorsese had done at that point of time. It
is one of the clever films of Scorsese. It is about one of those sport which most
of the people love “pool”. It features some brilliant performances from other
actors like Paul Newman. It is one of his most unique work till date. Now I
would not rank this in very best list, but it is very near to it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Martin Scorsese opened the
gates with this film, he created a film on Jesus Christ, which in a way was
religious film, but he wasn’t afraid of it. Returning with his brilliant writer
Paul Schrader, Scorsese managed to capture the life of Christ, the best way
possible? Arguably Yes! This film is honest, beautiful and one of Scorsese’s
most passionate project till date. This film is brutally honest, and one of his
very best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Arguably known as Scorsese’s
best work, this might the most famous Scorsese film. It was quoted as one of
the greatest gangster film ever made, some also said it is even better at
showcasing organized crime then The Godfather. Scorsese changed the way
Gangster films were seen, it showcased one of his best filmmaking techniques.
It features career best performance from Joe Pesci, Henry Hill. This is film is
highly entertaining and manages to make the viewer to not to take the eyes of
the screen when this film is playing. The pacing of the film is unbelievable,
it is utterly fast paced. What else I can say about this masterpiece, it’s
Goodfellas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Martin Scorsese’s first
remake film, I have seen the original Cape Fear and loved it, But Scorsese’s
vision to the remake added a brilliant performance from Robert Di Niro. But
somehow I think this film is flawed at moments. It is unrealistic at moments
too. Other then performance and the tension building up, I was left slightly disappointed
on the first watch. It is a powerful film, but didn’t lived up to the hype. Far
from his best yet still joy to watch De Niro giving one of his best
performance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Another masterpiece from
Scorsese arrived. This film is the best romantic tale Scorsese has ever
crafted. Taking almost inspiration from the another masterpiece “The Leopard”
and from another auteur who Scorsese adore a lot Luchino Visconti, in it’s style
and look of the film. This is certainly the most beautiful film of Scorsese.
The time period is captured beautifully. Yet it remains in many list I’ve seen
far away from his best. I think in this Scorsese managed to bring out brilliant
performances and gave one of his best achievement as a director. This is
probably my favourite romantic film of all, or atleast one of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">After directing two gangster
flicks (Mean Streets & Goodfellas), Scorsese came back with another one. It
was criticized back then as not being as good as Goodfellas. Is comparison the
only answer left to decide weather a film is good or not. This film is one of
Scorsese’s very best. He took almost the same technique in Goodfellas. This
time he told the story about the Casino people, the politics involved in it.
This is one of Scorsese’s higher budget films, yet Scorsese didn’t lost his
touch. This film is highly entertaining and one of my personal favourite
Scorsese. Yes it may not be as good as other two crime-drama’s he has created,
but as far as scale and epicness is concerned this film is great.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Scorsese did another
biography, this time it was all about the great and widely known as Dalai Lama.
With The Age Of Innocence is his most beautiful film, this might be close, as
second it features some really great cinematography. It has a great score which
suits the film really well. Though, I didn’t expected much from this film, but
it surprised me, it turned out to be a good film. This is surely one of his
underrated works. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Scorsese returned with his
great writer Paul Schrader again, but this time the result wasn’t as great as
the other films. This is by no means an awful film, but certainly it isn’t
great too. It is drama-thriller with probably career best performance from
Nicolas Cage. It is flawed at moments, and one of his weakest films, but one of
his experimented films as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">The best thing in the film
is brilliant performance from the great Daniel Day Lewis, but other positives
that are the capture of time-period which Scorsese has always done well. It is
his fourth gangster film, yet probably his weakest of the genre. But it features
some great crime-action and performance. I think it dragged down as one of his
worsts maybe because of the pacing, I agree. But overall its not a bad films,
just decent for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">This is another film of
Scorsese that I can relate to because of the OCD issue with the great Howard
Hughes. This film is one of the best biopics, no really. After two not so great
films, Scorsese finally delivered his first great film of 21<sup>st</sup>
century. This features probably the best performance from Leonardo DiCaprio. It
captures the life of Howard Hughes pretty well. The pacing might be a slight
issue as complained by many, but what I can say is Howard Hughes had that kind
of a story maybe, there way no other way I guess. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">The film the earned the
legend, his long awaited Oscar. Though it wasn’t a big deal even If he didn’t
got it, he would still remain a legend to me anytime of the day. His return to
gangster flick, but this was showcased with the balance from the police side
and the criminal side as well. This was the second remake from Scorsese, and I
can say I liked it more then Infernal affairs. It is a modern take on gangster.
It is extremely well paced and acted. The direction of Scorsese is showcased
very well. This might just be his best film of 21<sup>st</sup> century.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Scorsese tackled a new genre
here “mystery” and he did it perfectly. Shutter Island is a film that inspired
a little story I have written. This film leaves you wait what the f**k did I
just saw? It is very well performed and the mystery is revealed very patiently
and with perfect direction. This is one of his best for me, mystery is probably
my favourite genre after crime, and this is one of the best of that genre. This
is just one of the finest psychological thrillers of all time, it is so well
executed. 2010 was a great year, and this might be my favourite of the year
after The Social Network and Inception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">Scorsese directed an offbeat
film, I read somewhere he made Hugo, because he wanted to have one film that
his daughter can watch, and he tackled this genre pretty well too. Scorsese is
the director who experimented with his genre and created great films out of it.
Hugo is a small tale of a boy and a girl. This might be one of my favourite “family”
films of all time. It is visually stunning and very well directed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">His last film was another
masterpiece, it is his longest film till date and it never felt so, extremely
fast paced, with a great use of narration, and brilliant level of storytelling.
This might just be one of the coolest film of this century. The use of music is
just like the classic Scorsese. Humour? This film always leaves me laughing
even after watching it. One of the most rewatchable films for me. This
showcased the return of the old Scorsese. It is a modern masterpiece. Jordon Belfort had such an amazing life and it
was showcased in the film the best it could.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">The Age Of Innocence (A+)</span></b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;">The Departed (A-)</span></b><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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