David Fincher & “ The Curious case of Benjamin Button”

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David Fincher & “ The Curious case of Benjamin Button”

When someone’s resume starts with some rock video’s for the MTV generation, then takes on a super franchise like Aliens and then delivering a disillusioned sequel, you would imagine, that they would go back to making music videos.

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The director then comes up a supremely and immaculately made movie called “Se7en” and stuck the then poster boy Brad Pitt in a grimly set, depressing setting – along with the magnificent Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey. Yes, I am talking about one of my very favorite contemporary directors, who have developed a cult like following in the present times. – Mr. David Fincher. Everything from the credits rolling backwards to the BGM, and …

Happy Birthday Brad Pitt

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One of my  favorite actors,  turns  45  today, and this is just a very humble  tribute to him.  William Bradley Pitt,  aka better known as  Brad Pitt,  one of  Hollywood’s  superstars and a  great actor.  Yeah i know  he is a great looker,  but   that is for the females to go ooh aah over.  And as  far as Brangelina  or his previous  marriage with Jennifer Aniston is concerned,  that is for the tabloids.   Basically this is a look at  Brad’s  movies over the years  and  his career.  I had earlier written about  some of my other  favorites  at   My Blog,  where  interested persons can check out. For some one  like me  growing up in the 90’s  and exploring  movies,  Brad Pitt like Ed Norton, Matt Damon  was a part of my movie going experience. 

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Khosla Ka Ghosla : Hrishi Daian cinema fried with a heist

We love to watch the cheating designed by Robert Redford and Paul Newman against Robert Shaw in The Sting, where they establish a false set up where Robert Shaw could be and would be conned. This is intriguing, interesting and thrilling to watch it and it remains interesting even during the repetitive watch also when we know in no uncertain terms what is going to happen and no mystery is involved anymore for us in the plot. Knowing the plot does not reduce our joy and after first watching we enjoy the feeling that this is the plot and how convincingly it is shown visually.

We love to watch Carl Reiner going into the casino as a rich man to establish the background to steal the money of Andy Garcia in Ocean’s Eleven .

Khosla Ka Ghosla tries to combine the Hrishikesh Mukharjee kind of film …