Yeh Saali Zindagi
Studios – Cine Raas Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Debut), Prakash Jha Productions
(Previous Film: Turning 30!!!)
Director - Sudhir Mishra (Previous Film: Khoya Khoya Chand)
In a nutshell....
Arun loves Preeti, and Preeti loves Shyam who is supposed to marry a powerful minister's daughter who no longer likes Shyam and doesn't mind if he is dead. Meanwhile Kuldeep's last gangster job goes haywire as his wife threatens to leave him. Preeti finds herself in all this mess and Arun wants to save her. Money, love and dons coming down from Bangkok make all these people's lives entangled and who has the last laugh is to be found out.
Sudhir Mishra knows how to make real life like thrillers without going over the top and making it larger than life. Besides, these actors are from a different class, they're not stars but they're real actors. I think Yeh Saali Zindagi will work because it has this new age cinema appeal and the masses will also enjoy the thaan-thaan and romance. Mishra has always something different to offer and this one shouldn't be an exception.
Runtime - Unknown
Genre - Crime/Romance/Thriller
Rated - A
Principal Cast
Arunoday Singh – Kuldeep (Last seen in: Mirch)
Chitrangada Singh – Preeti (Last seen in: Sorry Bhai!)
Chitrangada Singh – Preeti (Last seen in: Sorry Bhai!)
Saurabh Shukla - Mehta (Last seen in: Mirch)
Principal Crew
Sudhir Mishra - WriterSachin Kumar Krishnan - Director of Photography
Nishat Khan, Abhishek Ray - Music Director
Studios – Relativity Media, Universal Pictures, Sanctum Australia
Nishat Khan, Abhishek Ray - Music Director
Film’s USP
Irrfan + Sudhir MishraTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT1wzpuVDVwAnticipation Rating - 3/5
Sanctum
Studios – Relativity Media, Universal Pictures, Sanctum Australia
(Previous Release: Season Of The Witch, Biutiful, Debut)
Director - Alister Grierson (UK Debut)
In a nutshell....
Frank, with his team of underwater cave divers which include his 17 year old son, Josh, and financier, Carl, goes on a treacherous expedition to the largest, least accessible and the most beautiful cave system on earth. The exit of the South Pacific caves is cut off because of flash floods. Now, this team has to navigate an underwater labyrinth to exit the caves but they must fight raging water and deadly terrains to see themselves safe, but they have limited supplies. So, would they survive or succumb?
There's a lot of hype around this film considering the big name of James Cameron attached to it. He said it was decided to shoot this film in 3D to make the viewers feel closer to the experiences of the diving team; and there seems to be a decent dose of adventure in this one. But what puts me in doubt is the team of the debutant director and writers. No doubt Cameron knows exactly what he does but this time around I think he'll falter, and I give this credit of possible failure to him because they're promoting the film using only his name. Some of the sequences from the trailer reminded me of Brazil (the movie). So I just hope this one doesn't turn out to be a damp squib.
Runtime - 109 mins
Genre - Adventure/Drama/Action
Rated - A
Principal Cast
Allison Cratchley – Judes (UK Debut)
Richard Roxburgh – Frank (Last seen in: Like Minds)
Richard Roxburgh – Frank (Last seen in: Like Minds)
Alice Parkinson - Victoria (Last seen in: Where The Wild Things Are)
Ioan Gruffud - Carl (Last seen in: The Kid)
Principal Crew
John Garvin, Andrew Wight - WritersJules O'Laughlin - Director of Photography
Mark Warner - Editor
David Hirschfelder - Music Director
Studios – Menageatorz, Mod Producciones, Ikiru Films (Previous Releases: Debut, Agora, Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer)
Mark Warner - Editor
David Hirschfelder - Music Director
Film’s USP
Underwater adventure in 3DTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sPMSiyLRDkAnticipation Rating - 3/5
Biutiful
Studios – Menageatorz, Mod Producciones, Ikiru Films (Previous Releases: Debut, Agora, Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer)
Director - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Previous Work: Babel)
In a nutshell....
In a nutshell....
Uxbal is a tragic hero and a father of two, who is connected to the afterlife on the road to redemption. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.
I've already watched this 'biutiful' film at the Mumbai Film Festival and therefore it'd be more like a review if I go on to write about it. So I guess I'd just say that this film is more for the festival audiences who relish the cinematic visions of serious filmmakers, and isn't at all entertaining; but then again what can you expect from the master, Inarritu, whose film people watched sitting in the aisle after waiting for an hour in the queue outside the cinema hall at the Mumbai Film Festival. Bardem's won the Best Actor award at Cannes for this one which isn't a surprise at all.
Runtime - 147 mins
Genre - Drama
Rated - A
Principal Cast
Marciel Alvarez – Marambra (Debut)
Hanaa Bouchaib – Ana (Debut)
Hanaa Bouchaib – Ana (Debut)
Principal Crew
Rodrigo Prieto - Director of Photography
Stephen Mirrione - Editor
Gustavo Santaolalla - Music Director
Studios – White House Productions Limited (Previous Film: Mr. White Mr. Black)
Stephen Mirrione - Editor
Gustavo Santaolalla - Music Director
Film’s USP
Inarritu + BardemTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUuoYhgaQG4Anticipation Rating - 4/5
United Six
Studios – White House Productions Limited (Previous Film: Mr. White Mr. Black)
Director - Vishal Aryan Singh (Debut)
In a nutshell....
United Six is about 6 young girls who wish to get rid of their usual lives of boyfriends and jobs. Thus they decide to rob a bank to fetch 20 million. The girls plan and prepare the robbery and set on. But they scrap their plans at the last moment as they get scared and leave the scene. The next morning they watch the news on television that the bank got robbed. Now the United Six seek to find out the truth behind the robbery.
Having worked with Parvathy Omanakuttan during a talent cum fashion show, I thought she had a good taste about things. And when I did not see her in any film as soon as she won Miss India World and was first runner up at the Miss World 2008 competition, I thought she might be taking her own sweet time to get the perfect film to debut with. But United Six seems far from it. Take 5 debutantes and a one film old actress and make them wear scanty clothes, shoot an item song and try and make them look smart, you get United Six. The writer/director is a debutant too. Every part of this trailer shouts out and says aloud.... 'this is a dumb chic flick meets Charlies Angels' type of film. God save the careers of these six girls, the director and the investors. Wouldn't even be my last choice out of the 8 films releasing this week.
Runtime - Unkown
Genre - Action/Crime/Thriller
Rated - Unknown
Principal Cast
Daisy Bopanna – Jia (Last seen in: Garam Masala)
Luna Lahkar – Maddy (Debut)
Luna Lahkar – Maddy (Debut)
Mahi - Tia (Debut)
Isha Batwe - Candy (Debut)
Pooja Sharma - Tootsie (Debut)
Principal Crew
Vishal Aryan Singh, Kapil Mishra - WritersSugin Mamai - Director of Photography
Mukesh Thakur - Editor
Pritam Chakraborty - Music Director
Studios – Millennium films, Nu image Entertainment (Previous Releases: Double Identity, Day Of The Dead)
Mukesh Thakur - Editor
Pritam Chakraborty - Music Director
Film’s USP
6 young women in actionTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kn_2Z8TbTQAnticipation Rating - 1.5/5
The Mechanic
Studios – Millennium films, Nu image Entertainment (Previous Releases: Double Identity, Day Of The Dead)
Director - Simon West (Previous Work: When A Stranger Calls)
In a nutshell....
In a nutshell....
Arthur Bishop is an elite assassin whose talent lies in cleanly eliminating targets by detaching himself from the victim. But when his mentor and friend, Harry, is killed, Bishop takes it as a personal loss and begins working on vengeance. Harry's son, Steve, also seeks vengeance, and an alliance with Arthur, who would also teach him his trade. Arthur cannot say 'no' to Harry's son and thus takes Steve under his wing. Together they form a deadly partnership but they face deceptions on their way to vengeance.
Jason Statham is almost the new name for action. The lean, mean Brit is getting better with all his action films and sure looks deadlier in this one. The storyline isn't unique but is interesting, and the action sequences do seem to take your breath away. Besides, the film is opening in the US and UK which means this film's going to see a great opening. I think The Mechanic is bound to be a hit.
Runtime - 92 mins
Genre - Action/Drama/Thriller
Rated - A
Principal Cast
Ben Foster – Steve McKenna (Last seen in: Pandorum)
Donald Sutherland – Harry McKenna (Last seen in: Fool's Gold)
Donald Sutherland – Harry McKenna (Last seen in: Fool's Gold)
Tony Goldwyn - Dean (Last seen in: The Last House On The Left)
Principal Crew
Eric Schmidt - Director of Photography
T.G. Herrington, Todd E. Miller – Editors
Mark Isham - Music Director
Studios – Rash Productions (Debut), Warner Bros (Previous Film: Phas Gaye Re Obama)
Studios – Respresentational Pictures (Debut), Sony Pictures Classics (Previous Film: Persepolis)
T.G. Herrington, Todd E. Miller – Editors
Mark Isham - Music Director
Film’s USP
Action with Jason StathamTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlZXatxdaCQAnticipation Rating - 3.5/5
Utt Pataang
Director - Srikanth V. Velagaleti (Debut)
In a nutshell....
Utt Pataang is a story of one night full of madness. Ram is on the brink of breaking up with his girlfriend (Mahie). He is also caught in a dangerous money deal involving 5 crores. Caught in this deal are Lucky, his detective friend (Surabh Shukla), his muse (Mona Singh). The layers of secrecy unfold with increasing humour.
Vinay Pathak and Sanjay Mishra have done countless films where you'd love them even more than the lead actors. Warner Bros have produced some nice Indian comedies and Utt Patang seems to have all what it takes for a small budget film with no stars, despite the debutant director. The story's nice and perfect to create comical sequences and Shukla's dialogues will sure make us laugh. I think it should do good business as well. Another Phas Gaye Re Obama or Bheja Fry on the cards?
Runtime - Unkown
Genre - Comedy/Thriller
Rated - Unknown
Principal Cast
Mona Singh – Koel (Last seen in: 3 Idiots)
Mahie Gill – (Last seen in: Mirch)
Mahie Gill – (Last seen in: Mirch)
Saurabh Shukla - (Last seen in: Mirch)
Sanjay Mishra - (Last seen in: Toonpur Ka Superrhero)
Principal Crew
Saurabh Shukla - WritersArun Varma - Director of Photography
Sankalp Meshram - Editor
Shamir Tandon - Music Director
Sankalp Meshram - Editor
Shamir Tandon - Music Director
Film’s USP
Warner Bros Indian comedyTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnYn0cVfhx4Anticipation Rating - 3.5/5
Inside Job
Studios – Respresentational Pictures (Debut), Sony Pictures Classics (Previous Film: Persepolis)
Director - Charles Ferguson (Indian Debut)
In a nutshell....
Inside Job is a documentary that analyses the global financial crisis of 2008, which cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of jobless and homeless people in the worst recession since the Great Depression, which nearly collapsed the global economy. It was shot on location in The United States, Iceland, France, England, Singapore and China, and includes insights from key financial insiders, politicians, journalists and academicians.
Nominated for Oscars, Inside Job is a must watch for everyone as it is about something that affected everybody living on the face of earth in some or the other way. It's got awesome reviews at Cannes, New York and Toronto film festivals. The insights are elaborate and shocking. Besides, Matt Damon has narrated this documentary which should make it great to listen to. All my friends pursuing MBA in Finance, go for this one.
Runtime - 120 mins
Genre - Documentary
Rated - Unknown
Principal Cast
William Ackman – Himself
Daniel Alpert – Himself
Daniel Alpert – Himself
John Campbell - Himself
Principal Crew
Chad Beck, Adam Bolt - WritersSvetlana Cvetko, Kalyanee Mam - Directors of Photography
Chad Beck, Adam Bolt - Editors
Alex Heffes - Music Director
Chad Beck, Adam Bolt - Editors
Alex Heffes - Music Director
Film’s USP
Based on the millions of livesTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzrBurlJUNkAnticipation Rating - 4/5
