Shantanu Ghumare

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• Wrapping It Up: May

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. I have a few things to say but that can only be said after we get through this month's crop... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• May Blind Spot: The Treasure of the Sierre Madre

  

  This month’s selection is another movie that I have been meaning to check off the list for quite a long time, especially considering it is a classic with such... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• '1001 Movies' Mini Reviews - Cannes Festival Winners Edition

  

  One of the biggest events of the year when it comes to movies, Cannes Film Festival, started on 15th May. Even though Sidney Lumet disregards it as ‘nothing... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wall-E Or Pixar's Most 'Studio Ghibli'-esque Film

  

  I am so not a Pixar person. I was and always will be Studio Ghibli guy. I probably don’t know what I am talking about because I have more Pixar movies in my... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema: 10 Movies That Made the Difference

  

  This post is little late. On 3rd May 1913, Dadadaheb Phalke released first ever full-length Indian feature film - Raja Harishchandra(1913). I was little late... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• My Attempt to Endear Wu-Xia Films

  

  According to Wikipedia, Wu-Xia means Martial hero and is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. These movies usually... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: April

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. Again I have clocked 21 movies in a month. Third time this year. I am feeling like I am... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Tackling '1001 Movies' List: Mini Reviews

  

  At the end of last month I promised that I will dedicate this whole month of April to watch movies from '1001 Movies' list only. I swear I tried hard and even... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• April Blind Spot: Sideways(2004)

  

  I needed something recent this month to satisfy by idiosyncrasies of the list making that I talked about in the last post and though I have strayed a bit from i... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Top 5: Films That I Changed My Opinion on Re-watch

  

  The other day, Alex published another one of his brilliant lists on ’15 Movies that demand repeat viewings’. After going through his list, I started thinking... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bollywood Essentials: Do Bigha Zamin(1953)

  

  Sorry for the crappy images but even Google couldn't get me anything better.Last month I did a post on Bicycle Thieves(1948)for my favourites’ series. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Profile of a Director: David Fincher

  

  One of the best directors of his generation, David Fincher, is probably also the darkest, grittiest mainstream director with such a huge box office success and... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: March

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. About 20 movies a month seems to be the pace that I have set for myself this year. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• March Blind Spot: Through a Glass Darkly(1961)

  

  I am kind of obsessive compulsive about making lists. Not that I make lists about everything but when I do, I have to make them in a certain way. Off course,... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bicycle Thieves: My Introduction to Italian Neo-Realism

  

  Those of you following me on Twitter would probably know that I have been dreading this moment. As much as I love Bicycle Thieves(1948) and wanted to write abou... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of 2012: 10 Favourite Female Performances of 2012

  

  Continuing with my lists to wrap 2012 up, I give you third and the last post looking at some of my favourite performances from 2012 by Actresses in leading or... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of 2012: 10 Favourite Male Performances of 2012

  

  A few days ago, I started wrapping 2012 up with sharing my favourite movies of the year 2012. Today, I continue this with another list of some of my faourite... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• End of 2012: 15 Favourite Films

  

  Over the past 4 months, I have been trying to finish the wishlist of 2012 movies as much as possible. To this day, I have seen 75 movies released in the last... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Wrapping It Up: February

  

  Another month, another wrap-up post full of this month's viewings. February was Oscars month, February was month that I finally started watching movies other... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• And the Oscar Goes To...

  

  It is that time of the year again !! With last night's Oscar, this is time to officially wrap-up 2012 and look forward to everything else. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES