Category: Movies
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12. Out Of The Past (1947)
When you think of ‘Film Noir’, you think of classics such as ‘The Third Man‘, ‘Double Indemnity‘, or more recent ones (neo-noir) like ‘Chinatown‘. Big names like Orson Welles (‘The Lady from Shanghai‘, ‘The Third Man’, ‘Touch of Evil‘)and Humphry Bogart (‘The Big Sleep‘, ‘The Maltese Falcon‘, ‘Dark Passage‘) symbolize the golden era of ‘film…
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11. Duel (1971)
What makes a movie great? Superior acting, screenplay, or even the soundtrack can all help in elevating our movie-watching experience. But if we have to pick one crucial element that can make or break a movie, it has to be the direction. As the captain of the ship, the director is in a unique position…
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8. Shakespeare In Love (1998)
There’s a seemingly odd line in the movie ‘Shakespeare In Love’ when the character of Lady Viola De Lesseps asks William Shakespeare whether he “is the author of the plays of William Shakespeare”. This, in fact, is a light-hearted reference to a recent debate that questions how much of Shakespeare’s work was his own. But…
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7. Chicago (2002)
We Indians have a very interesting relationship with Hollywood musicals. In spite of having been brought up on a staple of song and dance sequences from Bollywood films until very recently, we seldom appreciate the Broadway style musicals of the West. Granted, there are a few exceptions like ‘The Sound of Music‘, but our overall…
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5. Stagecoach (1939)
For most people, the Western genre is synonymous with Clint Eastwood. But before him, there was John Wayne. Over a career spanning 5 decades, John Wayne acted in some of the finest Westerns of all time – The Searchers, Rio Bravo and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. But the movie that brought him fame…
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4. El Ciudadano Ilustre (The Distinguished Citizen) (2016)
I came across this movie while searching for the best Spanish-language movies on Netflix (at the time of writing)…and it did not disappoint. It’s about the experiences of a Nobel laureate author who returns to his Argentinian hometown after 4 decades. Daniel Mantovani (played by Oscar Martinez) is an accomplished fiction writer who lives in…
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