Tag Archives: Hollywood

Top 4 Hollywood classics

These are my favourite Hollywood classics. If you think otherwise, let me know why. And if you agree, why don’t you add your own favourite list to this and let me know through your comments. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 215 mins, 1934; Director: Frank Capra This film is a true classic. It withstands the test

IPL, match fixing and Jannat

True, the newly-released film Jannat, which has its premise on match fixing, could have been better. But then, it’s a love story with match fixing just as a backdrop. And as it is, the film is engaging enough. However, its Engage Quotient could have been several notches higher if it had uncovered several intricacies involving

Crime capers: My Hollywood Top 4

Cape Fear 128 mins, 1991; Director: Martin Scorsese With this film, Robert De Niro gave a new definition to ‘menacing screen presence’ in Hollywood. As a tattooed revenge-seeker for a case wrongfully won by attorney (Nick Nolte) that forces him to serve jailtime, Niro makes it his mission in life to get back at Nolte,

My four favourite mushy movies!

Love Actually 135 mins, 2003. Director: Richard Curtis If you want laughs laced with feeling, this movie is for you. It depicts the serious and foolish side of love with a series of sweetheart stories. Little boy falls in love with a little girl and becomes a rock drummer. Writer falls for his maid and

My five best comedy films!

The Incredibles 115 mins, 2004. Director: Brad Bird Pixar is synonymous with quality and this film is a testimony of that. It’s about a family of undercover superheroes trying to live the quiet suburban life but forced into action to save the world. There’s lots of humour and silliness for the kids and some clever