Movie Recommendations

Even I found Kaminey just about ok...worth a watch but not at par with bhardwaj's previous films...maybe i went to the hall expecting too much...the performances were good...and the film would've been very average if it weren't for the speaking disabilities of the main lead/s [since there were technically two shahids ]...storyline was very ho-hum...looking forward to some good hindi films, but nothing seems to be running in the halls these days...anyone in noida wanna catch up for a movie the next time, let me know...could use some company

i managed to watch Sicko by Michael Moore over the weekend. Very revealing and definitely worth a watch

Watched A wonderful life by Frank Capra, I would definitely label it as a master piece.

Yeah, I liked it when I saw it too.

I like Capra's films very much. Agree with Jyotida and vko that "It's A Wonderful Life" is a classic.

Recently I watched on DVD the oldie but goodie "The Importance of Being Earnest" directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Michael Redgrave as Earnest/Jack. Brilliant!

("To lose one parent is unfortunate; to lose both parents is careless".)

Shahid Kapur's performance in Kamniney was brilliant. The movie is certainly a one time watch atleast for Shahid's performance. Any reviews on Sikander and G.I. Joe ????

Dear dancer,
For me reading The Importance of Being Earnest was better than watching the film.

I just saw Alfred Hitchcock's Rope. An exceptional movie. Jimmy Stewart was his usual best. Unusual camera work, pretty long shots, and I noticed some inventive editing to make the shots seem even longer. People expecting gripping suspense from all Hitchcock movies may be disappointed with this one. But it will surely delight anyone who appreciates innovative filming technique.

@machadinha - Thanks for the recommendation! I really liked the movie a lot and looking forward to more such tips from you.

Happy to hear it, VKO I guess compared to some of his blockbusters, it's more like (what in Dutch we call) a small drama yes. Clever story no doubt (again, by that playwright whose story it's based on then; as well as its screenwriters and adapters).

I guess much of Hitchcock's work is really worth seeing anyway; all of his movies in their very own right, and with the occasional blip, no doubt. He was certainly always pushing the (cinematographic, and on pretty much all of its levels) limits.

btw Thinking of both innovative film work & surrealism then, the Coen brothers (Joel & Ethan Coen) shouldn't be missed, of course. Again, pretty much all of their work; but do start with their early movies, preferably sequential even (they've made some apart from one another as well, I think).

My fav Coen Bros movie is Raising Arizona.. It was just brilliant. Other must-watch Coen bros are Fargo and Big Leboski..

Barton Fink: All-time favorite I think. It starts off so slow and non-eventful (and was my first encounter with their movies, and I had no idea what to expect, I'd just wandered in there I think to break the afternoon) I almost left the cinema during the intermission; then the sh*t really hits the fan.

Miller's Crossing: Also has some unforgettable scenes. Blood Simple: More weird fantasticness.

Heck, again, all of their movies, really

I enjoyed their earlier works like Blood Simple and Raising Arizona. However, their Oscar-winner No Country for Old Men left me wondering.

Must say I've not followed their more recent works (lost track after O Brother Where Art Thou or something -- which I much liked, and still like, btw. That soundtrack alone!) Well, no, Intolerable Cruelty I still saw; found it much better than I'd thought when I wasn't really expecting very much of it.

Thinking of the Coens, Peter Jackson I guess we all know as the Lord of the Rings guy. Less known perhaps to some today is he started out doing some great and completely over-the-top low-budget horror flics, together with some friends and, I thought, family indeed -- but find no immediate reference now to the latter on a quick search.

Anyway, more must-sees there. I once saw a documentary on "the making of" of some of those early movies, and it was great fun to see these goofballs screwing around with no budget whatsoever and getting these films and their sets and effects done, and, well, just having great fun indeed.

... Must have been quite a long strange road to LOTR indeed! (Although one can in fact see how the one must almost naturally have lead to the other -- though few would have succeeded to actually make it work, I'm sure.) There must be those who die looking back with less satisfaction.

I guess Heavenly Creatures was his first "serious" movie; much more subtle (while still an intense story), and/but with some tell-tale and greatly designed fantasy scenes strewn in for good measure. And always maintaining just that slightly "twisted" look at things, no doubt.

nb VKO, have you seen Hitchcock's Rear Window? It's another of his I (used to...) really like.

There's a later remake of (cum "ode" to) it I think, that I probably saw but can't tell you about off the top of my head. Never received much acclaim I think -- except for being a useless remake.

Starring James Stewart, again (the original, I mean ).