Shantanu Ghumare

LATEST ARTICLES ( 88 )

• September Blind Spot: Brief Encounter

  

  Do you know a movie that anyone who has seen it praises unconditionally but you still don't hear whole lot of buzz around them otherwise? Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: October

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. Let us get on to the movies of this month...OctoberSaving Private Ryan(1998)(Re-watch): I hav... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: September

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings... This was one of the best months I have had. I have always been choosy about which film I... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• August Blind Spot: L'enfant

  

  Dardennes Brothers are one of the directors who have garnered quite a reputation for themselves over the years. I became more and more aware of them as I got... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: August

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. For the first ever, neither have I written a Blind Spot entry for this month yet nor did I... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Six Degrees of Separation Blogathon

  

  So Chip Lary at Tips from Chip tagged me to participate in the Six Degrees of Separation Blogathon, another great blogathon started by Nostra at My Film Views. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: July

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. Lets not waste any time with pleasantries here. Let me get straight to what we are here for.... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• July Blind Spot: Jalsaghar(The Music Room)

  

  Couple of years ago when I was doing my Masters in US, one of my university friends was kind enough to lend me his copy of Apu trilogy. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: June

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. On to the movies of then...JuneUnited 93(2006): The fact that this was the earliest Best... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• June Blind Spot: Au Revoir, Les Enfants

  

  For various reasons, World War II has been a topic that fascinates me a lot and it continues to do so to this day, even after reading many books and seeing film... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: May

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. Not much to add here so lets get to the movies of this month... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• May Blind Spot: Safety Last

  

  When I got to see Mark Harris’ epic documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey(2011)last year, like everyone else who has seen it I am sure, it opened a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Favourite Movie Titles Blogathon!

  

  Brittani at Rambling Film is doing her first blogathon, and after seeing couple of entries, I thought it looked like fun. So I am going to try my hand at it. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bollywood Essentials: Jagte Raho(1956)

  

  As the name of this post suggests, this series is basically about some of the best movies Hindi cinema has to offer. As a film lover and someone who has grown u... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: April

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings.This was a tumultuous month! Due to various personal reasons and also bit due to lack of... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• April Blind Spot: American Graffiti

  

  Whenever I choose my Blind spot films, I usually have certain thought behind them. Since I had a pretty late start to serious movie watching, there are so many... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: March

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. I spent most of March trying to wrap 2013. It involved multiple lists like my Favourite... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• March Blind Spot: Diabolique

  

  When I selected my movies for this year’s Blind Spot back in December, one movie I got most enthusiastic response about was Diabolique(1955). Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of 2013: 15 Favourite Films of the Year

  

  I know it is too late but I am back with my final list for 2013 and it is big one - Favourite films of the year. I won’t do any honourable mentions here but if... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of 2013: Favourite Performances of 2013 - Men Will Follow!

  

  I feel like this was a better year for actors than actresses. I had more choices for female roles but there were few that I felt I had to have on my list. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES