Happy Diwali (apologies for the delay), for those of you celebrating the festival of light and anyone Bollywood curious you do have a fine selection however there isn't really a competition for this weeks most anticipated film, every time Mike Leigh makes another picture it's an event. That said I believe the Robert Downey Jr. comedy vehicle will take the box office championship - personally I'd rather steam clean the cinema seats than watch that! Film of the week is Another Year.
Another Year
Following a normal happy middle class couple (played by Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen) over the course of one year, and a number of Sunday lunches, Leigh's latest looks at the varyiong fortunes of their friends and relatives. Lesley Manville and Imelda Stanton are among the supporting cast.
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Chikku Bukku
The first of the Bollywood offerings is a little hard to track down, no IMDB listing as yet, and the details on pearl and dean are pretty vague. We do know it's a love story and stars Preeta Roa, sister of Amrita Rao, in her film debut.
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Due Date
It's not a remake of Plane, Trains and Automobiles, really it isn't. It just looks and feels like a leaner meaner version with Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis taking the Martin and Candy roles. I expect they fall a long way short. Jamie Foxx and Juliette Lewis take supporting roles.
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Fit
Well meaning Brit film about homophobia in schools. The trailer makes it seem like a filmed TIE performance. I want to support it, but what can you do?
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Golmaal 3
Not only am I not interested in this Bollywood sequel but I would go as far as complaining about the promotion of this film which claims it's the first threequel from India. The marketing team blatantly ignoring Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy. Boo.
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Let Me In
Superior looking US horror remake (as in superior for remakes, not superior than the original) based on the award winning Swedish vampire film. Chloe Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee play the pre-teen protagonists (bearing in mind one of them may be older than he/she appears) but it's Richard Jenkins who's getting the lions share of acting plaudits.
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Mammoth
Lukas Moodysson's English language debut takes the template of Babel and looks at three interconnected storylines from across the globe. Gael Garcia Bernal and Michelle Williams are the middle class New Yorkers at the heart of the plot.
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Red and White
Indonesian cinema looks at the pivotal period of postwar history where they fought for indepedence from the Dutch colonialists. It's an interesting stor which probably deserves to be told, but the cliches look to come thick and fast in this stodgy movie.
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Uthama Puthiran
Finally we have another Eastern Import with few background details, other than it's a Tamil remake of the Teluga hit Ready.
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2 comments:
I would also be most excited about Another Year. it's one of my year's most anticipated next to Black Swan and TRON and For Colored Girls.
btw, I've just seen Kids Are All Right and I believe that Annette shown enough to get her the Oscar win. the nomination is a lock and considering the mixed field, right now I would see her as the favorite. she definitely gives the best performance of the film, imo.
I was a little disappointed by Another Year in the end. Very psyched about Black Swan.
You're probably right about Annette - I still haven't caught TKAAR mind.
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