HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR.Christopher Nolan

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8 Amazing Movies ! 1 Brilliant Director !
A Very Very Happy 43rd Birthday to Christopher Nolan !
All the best for Interstellar!

Oldboy postponed

Oldboy postponed by a month.The American remake starring Josh Brolin and Sharlto Copley was supposed to be realesed on October 25th ,but now has been pushed back to November 27th.

Is this a push for the awards season?

Wolverine tops but not by much

Wolverine tops but not by much

[Jul26-28]

#1-Wolverine opened at the top with $55million ,which is below expectations.Initially it was thought the movie had the prospects to debut with a strong $80million ,but it was not to be.But Huge Jackman's 5th movie as the superhero Wolverine, in a major role, wasnt a complete failure.the movie racked up good reviews ,and is currently at 67%.Critics were pleased with Jackman and also with the the story content.This is a big improvement over Wolverine's previous movie ,Origins ,which was a disappointment to all.

The movie doesnt have much to fear as it already recovered its budget of $120million.With overseas collections amounting to $86million ,the Wolverine has packed a decent $141million.Considering the lack of any huge threat ,in the coming weeks ,Wolverine can be expected to make a good stand.

#2-Making way for Wolverine ,Conjuring was satisfied with $22million.The movie has been making a solid hold ,and is slowly turning out to be a huge hit.The movie has so far made $96million and is still running strong.

#3-Despicable Me 2 continued to be a blockbuster ,as it made $16million on its 4th week.The movie is a gigantic hit ,collecting $661million worldwide!The movie easily crossed its predecessor and crushed its rival, Monsters University.with ease.But things may weaken once Smurfs2 drops in this week.

#4-The animated movie Turbo tried its best to stay in the competition.The movie made $13million ,bringing its worldwide total to $97million.Turbo is still in the danger zone ,as its budget is $135million ,and the competition of this week (Smurfs2) is bound to kill this movie.

#5-Grown Ups2 had a minor tumble ,making $11.5million.The movie is safe as it somehow has managed to survive all the horrible reviews thrown at it.Making $116million worldwide ,Grown Ups 2 is another poor quality-Adam Sandler Hit.

2013 Top 5

#5-The Croods -$582million

#4-Man Of Steel -$636million

#3-Despicable Me 2-$660million

#2-Fast & Furious 6- $741million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.211 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

Despicable Me 2 easily swept past Man Of Steel to enter the Top 3 Movies of the year.The movie has enough power to even overtake Fast Furious 6!

This week ,i advice you all to take a rest ,or watch wolverine or any other movie.Because this week we have one new movie--Smurfs 2.Its first part was universally panned ,and im pretty sure this one is none the better.Its a dumb-kiddish movie and thats all it is.And if initial reviews are to be believed ,its going to be rated below 20%.

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Mud (2013)

[a beautiful movie with layers of story]

Mud (2013)

IMDB- 7.9

Rottentomatoes- 98%

RJG Rating- 95

2 boys find a man living on an abandoned island.

Starring- Matthew McConaughey,Tye Sheridan

Director- Jeff Nichols

Matthew McConaughey continues his brilliant streak ,as he gives yet another excellent performance as the title character Mud.Its one of the best performances of this year so far.But competing with him is 16year old, Tye Sheridan as Ellis ,who is spot on with his acting.Both Mathew & Tye are the main actors here and they both deliver this movie excellently.Jacob Lofland as Neckbone is another 16year old who gives a solid supporting role to the main characters.These 3 build up a good bond between each other that helps present this movie more smoothly.

The story for Mud ,is deep.It has multiple storylines that run parallel to each other,some are hidden while others are in plain sight.Tales of friendship ,love ,drama are presented so beautifully in Mud.Theres no lack of material in Mud ,and this helps it to run for more than 2hrs ,without any dragging.

Jeff Nichols' direction is solid.He presents this movie neatly without overburdening it.While some directors opt to bury the story under tonnes of symbolisms (a recent example being Only God Forgives) ,Jeff Nichols reminds us that movies dont need to be over the top artistic to be acknowledged as a great movie.

The pacing was even.It never dragged at any scenes which was a surprise considering it was 140min long.He gives all the characters enough screen time to shine.Its almost impossible to criticize any aspect of Mud.If i had to nitpick ,i would say that i wanted Micheal Shannon's character to have more relevance.

Overall ,Mud is a beautiful movie that will surely grow on you.Give it a watch!Its easily one of the best of this year.

Acting -5/5

Story- 5/5

Direction- 5/5

Drama- 5/5

Romance- 4.5/5

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Final members of the cast revealed for Interstellar.

Ellen Bursty- The 80 year old actress has got 6 Academy Award nominations ,winning once for Best Actress for Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.Shes also famous for her roles in The Exorcist ,Requiem for a Dream.Shes one of the few people who have won an Oscar (movies) ,Tony Award (Stage show) and an Emmy (TV show).

Timothée Chalamet- Timothy is a teenage actor who has appeared mostly in TV shows,more famously in "Homeland".

Mackenzie Foy- The 12 year old ,has once again nabbed a big movie.Before Nolan's Interstellar she has appeared as Renesmee in Breaking Dawn 1&2.

John Lithgow -The 67 year old actor is most famous for his role as Arthur Mitchell,a serial killer in Dexter Season 4.He is a multiple Academy Award nominee,and has won a Golden Globe & an Emmy for his Dexter role.

Topher Grace- Most famous for his role in the TV show "That 70's Show" ,he has been appearing mainly in TV shows.Topher also is recognizable for his role in the forgettable Spiderman3 as Eddie Brock/Venom.

Wes Bentley- Wes is an American actor most famous for his role in American Beauty.Over the past couple years he has been appearing in multiple films in minor roles.Most popular among them was his Hunger games role of Senaca Crane.

Rest of the already confirmed cast:

Jessica Chastain- Jessica is one of the best actresses of the current generation.She has shined in all her movies ,and many felt she was denied an Oscar for her brilliant performance in last years Zero Dark Thirty.

Casey Affleck- Brother of actor-director Ben Affleck.Casey is a good actor who is most famous for his role in Gone Baby Gone.He has also appeared in the Ocean 11 series ,Tower Heist and Assassination of Jesse James.

Michael Caine- He needs no introduction to a Nolan fan.He played Alfred in the Dark Knight Trilogy.He has got 6 Oscar nominations ,winning 2 ,both as Best Supporting Actor.

Bill Irwin- Bill Irwin is a TV actor ,who is most notable for his role in stage shows.He shined in the movie Rachael Getting Married ,which starred Anne Hathaway.

Anne Hathaway- Fresh from her Oscar win for Les Miserables ,Anne is the one of the two actors who will be reuniting with Nolan (the other being Caine).She appeared as Selina Kyle ,aka Catwoman ,in last years blockbuster Dark Knight Rises.

Matthew McConaughey (Dr.Cooper)- Matthew McConaughey is a fine actor and has really shined with his supporting actor performances in 2012 with movies such as Magic Mike ,Killer Joe ,Bernie.Mathew struck gold earlier this year with his brilliant performance in Mud.He will also be seen this year in yet another supporting role in The Wolf of Wall street along with Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese.

Shooting starts-August 2013

Release -November 7th 2014

Director- Christopher Nolan

Screenplay- Christopher & Jonathan Nolan

Music-Hans Zimmer

Cinematographer- Hoyte Van Hoytema

Studio-Syncopy, Paramount Pictures ,Warner Bros

Synopsis-A heroic interstellar voyage to the furthest borders of our scientific understanding.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past teaser Posters

WOW! Doesnt this look awesome!!
First teaser posters from X-Men: Days of Future Past ,features Magneto and Professor X! Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy combine for the Professor X poster ,Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender combine for the Magneto poster!
Patrick & Ian played the roles for XMen 1-3 ,and James & Michael played the younger versions in XMen First Class.And now for the sequel to First Class ,the director Bryan Singer is attempting to make a HUGE connection by bringing the ENTIRE cast from XMen 1-3 ,for XMen Days of Future Past!
2014 is gonna rock

Gravity Trailers

Damn!!! 3 New Trailers for Gravity!!
I admit i was wrong about my earlier dismissal of Gravity.These 3 trailers,seriously are amazing!Plus that soundtrack in the background ,wow!

Trailer #1 - Detached- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2hyZHi1fTA
Trailer #2 - Drifting- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnzRAeNbYDc
Trailer #3 - I've Got You- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMa1bGU0Cwk

The movie stars George Clooney & Sandra Bullock ,directed by Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter 3,Children of Men).The movie is to be released on 4th October 2013

Wolverine End Credits

Special News!!
For those who plan to watch this weeks Wolverine ,sit through the end credits for an extra scene!!
Rumors ,or to be more exact ,Huge Jackman himself has told viewers to wait for the end credits to see a clip from XMEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST!
Any of you excited for Wolverine?

Only God Forgives (2013)

[tries to be something its not]

Only God Forgives (2013)

IMDB- 6.4

RottenTomatoes- 35%

RJG Ratings- 25

A mother requests her son to avenge his brothers death.

Starring- Ryan Gosling,Vithaya Pansringarm

Director- Nicolas Winding Refn

The acting is pretty much solid ,but it does have some flaws.Leading the way is Ryan Gosling who gives a very good job.BUT there are flaws which i can only put the blame on the director,more on that later.Vithaya Pansringarm who plays the cop, is brilliant and is the highlight of this movie.He brings peace as well as terror in plenty of scenes.In my opinion ,Vithaya is the lead in this movie rather than Ryan.Kristin Scott is another highlight ,and gives a good performance as a villain.

The story.Its simple but is drowned in a sea of over the top symbolism.The story is at most times wierd and empty.Any signs of a coherent story begins in the second half.The first half is empty with long silent shots.Not to mention the weird dream sequences.The lack of dialogues really kill this movie since it would have made the movie better by 10 times atleast.

The direction by Nicolas is a big fail.He tries to create a movie that boasts of some deep psychological meanings ,but instead creates one long boring violent movie which has nothing good to offer.He made Ryan's character completely useless and one sided.The character could have been armed with some dialogues but instead we have Ryan seriously at the edge of going over the top.The pacing is very slow.The first half is confusing and irrational.Only God Forgives had huge potential but Nicolas ruins it ,with too many silent scenes and unnecessary violence.

On the positive side ,theres some great looking scenes.Like the Ryan vs Vithaya fight ,the interrogation scene at the club,plus some excellent cinematography.But its sad that its wasted in this type of a movie.

Overall ,Only God Forgives is NOT for the casual viewers AT ALL.Fans of Nicolas & Ryan's earlier collaboration DRIVE ,can sit through this.The movie tries so hard to be over the top Artistic ,but it just doesnt match up.

Acting- 2/5

Story- 1.5/5

Direction- 2/5

Action- 3/5

Drama- 2/5

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

[story fails to back up the action]

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
IMDB- 5.9
RottenTomatoes- 28%
RJG Ratings- 45

The GI Joe's are brought to its knees by their arch enemy COBRA and its time to retaliate.

Starring- Dwayne Rock,D.J. Cotrona,Adrianne Palicki
Director- Jon M. Chu

The sequel to 2009's critically panned Gi Joe ,has one thing going easy, its following up a bad movie ,you cant get worse than that ,right?

Getting the newly crowned Action star ,Dwayne Rock ,was a BIG move for the movie.Rock isnt the best actor around ,but he surely is charismatic and fun to be seen in action movies of this sort.He once again does a good job with GI Joe 2.On the down side kicking out Channing was a backfire.Though it was good that Channing came back to finish his role ,he would have been a perfect match with Dwayne.Coming to the supporting roles ,theres Adrianne Palicki & DJ Cotrona ,as Jaye & Flint.They arent too good ,and serve as just eye candy and Channing substitute ,respectively.Byung-hun Lee & Ray Park as Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes are entertaining.

The story is weak and just falls apart terribly in the second half.It just doesnt make any sense and it all conveniently takes place.Even for a summer action movie ,the story is kiddish and stupid.The grand final evil masterplan about the Zeus missiles was one of the most idiotic thing ive seen.

Direction by Jon M. Chu ,was below average.The pacing was even in the first half but by the second half it gets uneven.The action scenes were initially great ,but towards the end it started getting dull and repetitive.By the time the movie enters into its climax ,it had lost its entire steam and was just dragging on and on.

The mountain fight scene with Storm Shadow was the highlight from all the rest of the dull stuff.

Overall GI Joe Retaliation is a better movie than its first part ,but its still a disappointing dumb action movie.

Acting- 2/5
Story- 1.5/5
Direction- 2/5
Action- 3/5

Conjuring beats competition on crowded weekend

Conjuring beats competition on crowded weekend

[Jul19-21]

#1- Conjuring opened at the top spot with $41.5million.The horror movie directed by James Wan.This is a solid opening for a horror movie ,that too one with just a $20million budget.

Critics were overall pleased with the output ,with many praising the movies horror tactics and presentation.It has a score of 85% as of now.

#2- Despicable Me2 ,refused to drop out of the Top3 ,as it made an excellent stand with $25million ,dropping by just 40%.The sequel has now overtaken its predecessor.DM2 has made a worldwide gross of $584million from just a $76million budget ,a huge success!

#3- But it wasnt all win for the animation movies ,as Turbo crashed with just $21million.The story of a super powered snail competing against cars was just too childish to be taken seriously by the adults.the critics gave it average reviews saying it was nothing but a colorful movie aimed just for kids.Turbo has a score of 66%.Its hard to say whether it can recover its $135million budget ,but it all depends on how it can fare in the overseas market.

#4- Grown Ups 2 did surprisingly well considering the horrible reviews it has got and the competition this week.Falling by 50% ,the movie managed to make $20million, bringing its worldwide total to $88million ,thus recovering its budget also.

#5- The 3rd new movie of the week was RED2 ,which also didnt do much good at the box office.The movie made $18.5million ,and will have to depend on the overseas  to recover its $85million budget.

Critics were disappointed with the movie, giving it negative reviews.Majority said the movie seemed to have lost the fun nature that was present in the first part.It was given a rating of 40%.

The 4th new release ,RIPD was a disaster.Making just $12million ,RIPD was critically panned by the critics ,giving it just 11%.The idiotic story and cliched structure of the movie ,and not to forget the over the top performances ,was the main issues.With a budget  of $130million ,its RIP for RIPD.

2013 Top 5

#5-The Croods -$582million

#4-Despicable Me 2-$584million

#3-Man Of Steel -$635million

#2-Fast & Furious 6- $712million

#1-Iron Man 3 -$1.211 billion (#5 on all time grossing list)

Despicable Me 2 charged into the top 5 ,overtaking Croods.Its the second animated movie to enter the Top 5.

This week ,another superhero descends onto the big screen ,and its THE WOLVERINE!!

The Wolverine- JUL26

story- Wolverine travels to Japan and meets an old foe after the events of X-Men 3.

+ The character ,Wolverine is a favorite among all.Huge Jackman returns.Acclaimed director ,Darren Aronofsky was set to direct ,but bowed out due to personal reasons.Considering he liked the script ,the story might be a solid one.

- Although the character is great ,his movies might not be so good.X-Men 3 & Wolverine Origins was met with poor reviews.Lack of a proper villain ,or subpar villains is another troublesome issue.

The initial reviews are mixed for the movie so far and quite contrasting.It has an initial rating of 69%.So i guess if you like Huge Jackman and are a fan of the Wolverine ,this movie is a must watch.

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Dawn of the Planet of Apes first pic

Directed by Matt Reeves ,and starring Andy Serkis as Ceaser ,this sequel will continue to tell the tale of the apes taking over the world!
The movie also stars Gary Oldman and will be released on July 18,2014

MARVEL PHASE 2 News

The Battle for 2015 is all set! After announcing that the Man Of Steel sequel will feature Batman in 2015 ,the Marvel people have announced the name of the Avengers Sequel which is set for 2015!!

The sequel to the blockbuster 2012 movie will be called------AVENGERS:AGE OF ULTRON

(the image features from Left:Vision,Antman/Dr.Pym,Ultron)

As of now Vin Diesel's role is still kept in wraps ,and he could be a part of either Guardians of the Galaxy or Avengers2.

Rumours say that VinDiesel could be playing "Vision" ,a robot created by Ultron to attack/mislead the Avengers ,but later on Vision joins the Avengers group.

The main discussion about Vision is that his story is part of Antman ,who will be appearing only after Avengers2.Ultron himself was created by Antman/Dr Pym.So its interesting how the story would be formed around these villains without introducing the superhero-Antman.

from left:Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer,Zoe Saldana as Gamora,Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord,Enzo Cilenti as Groot

CONCEPT ART From Guardians of the Galaxy

DC ANNOUNCES ANTICIPATED SUPERHERO LINEUP!!

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DC ANNOUNCES ANTICIPATED SUPERHERO LINEUP!!

Well here we go ...are you ready?

The sequel to Man Of Steel ,will not only feature Superman but also BATMAN! This superhero duo movie is set for a 2015 release!

Hopefully if that goes well ,the next DC superhero who gets a big screen treatment will be none other than FLASH in 2016!

And FINALLY ,the DC superheroes will join together for the JUSTICE LEAGUE in 2017!

Zack Snyder (director), Goyer (writer) and Henry Cavill (Superman Actor) have all confirmed they will be part of the sequel.So far, any sign of Nolan's involvement isnt clear. I suspect he will get a credit as a producer ,but i dont think hes gonna get anymore involved than that.And Christian Bale has confirmed he wont be returning to the Batman franchise.Who gets to be the new Batman ,is still a mystery.

So a quick recap

2015- Superman-Batman movie (sequel to Man Of Steel) [Snyder,Cavill,Goyer in]

2016- Flash movie

2017- Justice League

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