Review: A Royal Affair (2012)

Cast:
           Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, David Dencik, Soren Malling, Trine Dyrholm, William Johnk Nielsen, Cyron Bjorn Melville, Rosalinde Mynster, Laura Bro, Bent Mejding, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Soren Spanning, John Martinus, Erika Guntherova, Harriet Walter and Klaus Tange

Director:
                   Nikolaj Arcel

Review: Tabu (2012)

Cast:
           Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Henrique Espirito Santo, Carloto Cotta and Isabel Munoz Cardoso

Director:
                   Miguel Gomes

My Review for "AMOUR".

Cast:
          Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell, Ramon Agirre, Rita Blanco, Carole Franck, Dinara Droukarova, Laurent Capelluto, Jean-Michel Monroc, Suzanne Schmidt, Walid Afkir and Damien Jouillerot.

Director:
                   Michael Haneke.

Quick Takes: Hope Springs - Wuthering Heights - Farewell, My Queen.

Hope Springs (2012)

Cast:
          Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Jean Smart, Ben Rappaport, Marin Ireland, Mimi Rogers and Becky Ann Baker.

Director:
                   David Frankel.

My Review for "THE TURIN HORSE".

Cast:
          Janos Derzsi, Erika Bok and Mihaly Kormos.

Director:
                   Bela Tarr.

Review:
                 The Turin Horse is a 2012 movie from the Hungarian director Bela Tarr and it is suppose to be his last movie. The famous and well respected director of well known movies like Satantango and Werckmeister Harmonies said goodbye to his directorial career with this movie, kind of hard to believe something like that. The Turin Horse marked the first time i watched any of his movie, what an unforgettable experience it was.

Quick Takes: Snowtown - Elena - Bernie.

Snowtown (2012)

Cast:
          Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Aaron Viergever, David Walker, Louise Harris, Keiran Schwerdt, Bob Adriaens, Frank Cwiertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard, Anthony Groves and Richard Green.

Director:
                  Justin Kurzel.

My Review for HOLY MOTORS.

Cast:
          Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue, Elise L'Homeau, Jeanne Disson, Michel Piccoli and Leos Carax.

Director:
                   Leos Carax.

Quick Takes: Haywire - The Kid with a Bike - The Deep Blue Sea.

Haywire (2012)

Cast:
          Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Michael Angarano, Mathieu Kassovitz, Eddie J. Fernandez, Anthony Brandon Wong, Tim Connolly, Maximino Arciniega, Aaron Cohen, Natascha Berg and Fergal O'Halloran.

Director:
                   Steven Soderbergh.

My Review for ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA.

Cast:
          Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mumtaz Taylan, Firat Tanis, Ercan Kesal, Cansu Demirci, Erol Eraslan, Ugur Arslanoglu, Murat Kilic, Safak Karali, Emre Sen, Burhan Yildiz and Nihan Okutucu.

Director:
                   Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

My Review for FOOTNOTE.

Cast:
          Shlomo Bar'Aba, Lior Ashkenazi, Alisa Rosen, Alma Zack, Daniel Markovich, Micah Lewensohn, Yuval Scharf and Nevo Kimchi.

Director:
                   Joseph Cedar.

Quick Takes: The Raid: Redemption - Kahaani - Damsels in Distress.

The Raid: Redemption (2012)


Cast:
          Iko Uwais, Donny Alamsyah, Ray Sahetapy, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Joe Taslim, Tegar Satrya, Eka "Piranha" Rahmadia, Verdi Solaiman and Ananda George.

Director:
                   Gareth Evans.

My Review for OSLO, AUGUST 31ST.

Cast:
          Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava and Tone B. Mostraum.

Director:
                   Joachim Trier.

Studio Ghibli Marathon - GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES

Voice Cast:
                      Tsutomu Tatumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara and Akemi Yamaguchi.

Director:
                   Isao Takahata.

My Review for ROCKSTAR.

Cast:
          Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Shammi Kapoor, Moufid Aziz, Aditi Rao Hydari, Kumud Mishra, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel, Jaideep Ahlawat and Shreya Narayan.

Director:
                  Imtiaz Ali.

My Review for ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA.

Cast:
          Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif, Kalki Koechlin, Naseeruddin Shah, Ariadna Cabrol and Deepti Naval.

Director:
                  Zoya Akhtar.

Studio Ghibli Marathon - CASTLE IN THE SKY.

Voice Cast:
                     Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Kotoe Hatsui, Minori Terada, Ichiro Nagai, Fujio Tokita, Takuzo Kamiyama, Yoshito Yasuhara, Sukekiyo Kamiyama, Hiroshi Ito and others.

Directed By:
                        Hayao Miyazaki.

Studio Ghibli Marathon - NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND.

Voice Cast:
                      Sumi Shimamoto, Goro Naya, Yoji Matsuda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Iemasa Kayumi and others.

Directed By:
                         Hayao Miyazaki.

Studio Ghibli Marathon - LUPIN THE THIRD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO.

Cast: (1st Dub Version)
                                               Bob Bergen, Steve Bulen, Steve Kramer, Edie Mirman, Goro Naya, David Povall, Michael McConnohie, Joan-Carol O'Connell, Mike Reynolds, Jeff Winkless, Kirk Thornton and Juliana Donald.

Directed By:
                         Hayao Miyazaki.

Studio Ghibli Marathon.

Well its been quite a while since i got the idea of doing a Studio Ghibli Marathon, i mean not only would i be able to re-visit those superb movies i loved but also i'll be able to watch those missed gems. I am not a fan of Anime, or should i say Anime which is not from Studio Ghibli. The first ever movie from this studio that i saw was Kiki's Delivery Service as a child which was so mindblowing in terms of the story and everything it was unlike anything i have ever seen (mind that i am a big fan of Disney and Pixar) but that one movie made me a die hard fan of Hayao Miyazaki's world.

Cannes Film Festival 2012 Winners.

Well just an hour or so ago the winner of Cannes Film Festival were announced. Not a surprise but a relieve that Michael Haneke's Masterful movie AMOUR won the prestigious Palme d'Or prize. HANEKE previously won this prize in 2009 for The White Ribbon while his movies Cache and The Piano Teacher along with others have been a regular winner here. People thought that the Head of Jury Nanni Moretti's person conflicts will play a big part here and also that HOLY MOTORS might be a daring choice that they pick but yes it all ended very well.