`Yo! Sweet cakes! Ever heard about Takeshi's Castle? Yes ofcourse you have heard it, atleast my Indian and Japanese friends, ever wondered who was Takeshi? It's all time favorite, my hero Beat Takeshi!
Geekology O-O Beat Takesh- Sorry, Takeshi Kitano is a filmmaker, script writer, actor, film editor, actor, screen writer, authour, poet and a painter, sheesh he has his talent agency Office Kitano. Also known as "Beat Takeshi"
Honestly I don't happen to know about his "other" jobs but I am familiar with the actor part.
Hmm, so this the first movie that I haven't watched yet but written a reccomandation, what I found out till now was Kikujiro is a movie about a young boy who is in search of his mother in his summer vacations, film is divided into chapters, like a diary, a kid's diary... The boy befriends a quiet natured and sober gambler who gambles to feed his family... together on this adventures, still I have to find what is on their wayIt's weird that Takeshi's father's name was Kikujiro Kitano and it is said that it was his inspiration.
Here are few trailers that I found
What else but one of my favorite musicians Joe Hisaishi is the composer of the tracks
*As things are getting busier for me, I am going to write reviews for only some films as I can afford, still this can be a blog for films that you cannot miss*
Another French film, what is happening to me?? Le Placard or the Closet. François (Frant-zu-va) is a veeery boring and alone accountant in a factory and not so social, kept away from his wife and son due to his 'uncool' behaviour, in a particular time in his life, he is about to be fired from his job. His life is getting worse and there is no way out, on the fringe of attempting a suicide, help comes from a friendly neighbourhood guy who helps François spread a rumour about him that not only saves him of his job, but he also gets many other things ^_~
Let the world change you and then You can change the world.
Before you navigate away from this page, let me just tell you this refreshingly classic movie, Senor el la Senoritas I present you
The Motorcycle diaries.
Have you seen this person somewhere?
Maybe on someone's jeans, or bag, or handgear on a dorm room poster... but who is he? Senor Che or to be respectful : Earnesto Guevara
Let's not get personal now..I'll talk about Che later.. but a little Geekology O-O:
The movie is about a diary that traces the early travels of Che Guevera(23 year old) and his friend Alberto Granado (29 year old) then, to travel 8,000 kilometres (5,000 mi) across South America on an old 500cc single cylinder Norton motorcycle which messes up often. Travelling through the heart wrenching conditions of miners, communists and people affected by leprosy in Latin America. Guevera was a hero in a man awakened by coming face to poverty, injustice, exploitation and pain.
_________________________________ Hmm, so it's not new setting up a movie after the life of a rebel or a national hero, for anyone out there who doesn't happen to know che, go read his wiki please!
The cinematography, acting, music and scenes are amazing as the director Walter Salles convinces us of the journey about 50 years ago... the sad part is South America is still the same :(
"We were re-enacting a journey that was done 50 years ago, and what's surprising is that the social problems of Latin America are the same. Which is heartbreaking in a way, but it also makes you feel how important it is to tell the story."
The music is awesome and refreshing, it will take back to your teenage when you wanted to change everything, or even now if you aren't already given up! Great tracks by Gustavo Santaolalla
Trailer
Che quotes ^_^
"You gotta fight for every breath and tell death to go to hell."
"What do we leave behind when we cross each frontier? Each moment seems split in two; melancholy for what was left behind and the excitement of entering a new land"
"All of them, all those who can’t adapt – you and I, for instance – will die cursing the power which they helped bring about with often enormous sacrifices. Revolution is impersonal, so it will take their lives and even use their memory as an example or as an instrument to control the young people coming after them…you will die with your fist clenched and your jaw tense, the perfect manifestation of hatred and struggle, because you aren’t a symbol (some inanimate example), you are an authentic member of the society to be destroyed; the spirit of the beehive speaks through your mouth and moves through your actions. You are as useful as I am, but you don’t realize how useful your contribution is to the society that sacrifices you."
Ryuichi sakamoto is one of the actors of the movie, also the music is by him, weird, such a beautiful piece. Sakamoto San plays Capt.Yonoi in the movie
Films are something that break me, bound me, make me cry and laugh... the world's greatest stories put up by some unique people out there are most marvelous form of art that can exist... For a some moments, for sometime, it snatches your neck and takes you to it's own reality, it's own little universe that you follow without even a shadow of doubt...
It is amazing how the actors, directors, the musicians and every person involved in the production dedicatedly is able to produce this magic... Life is waste without a romance for adventure, inn'it? Life is a mystery just like all these masterpieces waiting to be seen... another passage to a beautiful heart of a director, actor, musician and a author...
The greatest films are the ones who are so beautiful they are sad... heart wrenching, a sudden shock and one that makes you cry... that is the greatest success of a storyteller.I hope we will be able to review some films... good or bad as I get enough time to write about them... I am not a critic... I mostly note what I like in films.. I totally admire these people and that's my goal...
Janis Et John is a french movie directed and written by Samuel Benchetrit, Janis Et John, meaning Janis and John is a must see movie for all fans of world-comedy.
Plot:
Pablo Sterni (Sergi López) is an insurance agent who is tired of his dull routine daily life and tries his luck to make easy money by collecting premiums of low risk clients. All is well until one day the scheme blows up when a whimsical client makes a claim of half million francs after his car is damaged (smashed).
Pablo is caught and this could end him up in jail and mess his already messed life more, at this time enters a new character, Pablo's distant cousin Léon (Christopher Lambert). He is a slightly retarded man who lives alone the hope of meeting Janis Joplin and John lennon (both already dead) one day based on encounter he had nearly thirty years ago... he opens a shop dealing merchandise related to Janis and John only... to Pablo's surprise Léon inherits a million francs which God knows how Léon is going to spend...
Pablo tries his last chance in the hope to acquire the money from his cousin by finding a pair of Lennon and Joplin look-a-likes and take the money from Léon's inheritance. His wife Brigitte (Marie Trintignant) refuses to act like the modern-free-and independent role of Janis Joplin but gives up in front of her husband's persuading. He hires a John lennon look-a-like Walter Kingkate (François Cluzet) an unemployed actor(My fav in the trio). After several tries of training them both, things begin to work out, ehm-eh...no they begin to mess up when Walter and Brigitte begin to take their characters too seriously, Brigitte finds a new breath life in this impersonation of Janis and Walter is in league of his own, find out what happens next... ^_~
Trailer
I think it's a pretty crappy review though, here is a link on youtube, if you are lucky enough, you'll get to see it before it is taken down by youtube :)
So watching classics from all over the world is my passion and recommending it to my friends is a pleasure, this is all that I am trying to do through this blog, I hope you like my taste and enjoy my reviews, basically I am an animation student so the reviews can have a tilting towards animator's point of view ;)
I am an animator and interested deeply in life and adventure.. I read and see and think of adventures.. day and night! Robinson Crusoe, Sherlock Holmes, Pirates, stories of adventurers from far away lands excite me....
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I am also in love with Physics, esp. Quantum physics and my fav scientist/teacher is Dr.Michio Kaku and Stephen Hawking.
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I like to bake things and experiment with scents and perfumes.
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