The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

My first word of advice: Leave your expectations at the door. If you’ve seen any of the marketing for the film, you’re probably getting a vibe similar to Ryan Gosling’s previous independent hit, Drive. This is by design. With the exception of his casting, and the fact that his character has a penchant for fast vehicles and criminal undertones, the two projects have almost nothing in common. The Place Beyond the Pines is a generational epic with a unique storytelling structure and an ensemble that rivals its bigger budgeted brethren. The lack of studio oversight has allowed for the creation of a wildly ambitious and deeply emotional movie… though its approach is simultaneously its greatest strength and its most devastating weakness. This film doesn’t exist to be anyone’s entertainment, and I’d hesitate to recommend it to someone who doesn’t have a healthy respect for the power of the medium. Everywhere you look, the world is painted in shades of grey, with characters becoming more or less sympathetic, but never truly “good” or “bad.” Most audiences aren’t used to having a complex relationship with the characters in a film, particularly the leads, and it’s easy to see where the casual viewer might dismiss the movie outright. However, for those of us who enjoy more challenging fare, Pines strikes a great balance between leading you down the path, and giving you the space to draw your own conclusions.

Going too far into the turning point moments would ruin the experience, so I’ll try to address the structure in more general terms. Pines is a long movie. With a first cut rumored at over 3 and a half hours, it’s easy to see that the filmmakers wanted to build an all-encompassing saga. The final film is about 2 hours and 20 minutes, and given that its three acts are, in fact, three separate narrative threads that occur in sequence, it’s actually a pretty modest length. Conventional wisdom would have suggested a style of editing rife with flashbacks and intercutting, but the director chose a much more methodical, chronological approach that keeps the story moving and prevents the audience from getting the chance to stop and reflect before the credits roll. The opportunity to experience the events of the film with the characters in real time is rare in contemporary filmmaking, and the disregard for cinematic tropes gives the whole project an added level of integrity.

The movie shows the life of the boy which got twisted when he lost his father`s car. The music for this movie has been out and is composed by Sachin Gupta and the music album has four tracks. The movie is set to release on 15 March 2013.

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (also known as G.I. Joe 2 or G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation) is an upcoming 2013 American science fiction action film directed by Jon M. Chu, based on Hasbro's G.I. Joe toy, comic and media franchises. It is a sequel to 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra The film was written by Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. G.I. Joe: Retaliation features an ensemble cast, starring Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson, with Channing Tatum, Arnold Vosloo, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, and Lee Byung-hun reprising their roles from the first film.
After the successful release of The Rise of Cobra, Rob Moore, the studio vice chairman of Paramount Pictures, stated in 2009 that a sequel would be developed. In January 2011, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers of Zombieland, were hired to write the script for the sequel. The movie was originally thought to be titled G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes, which was later denied by Reese. Stephen Sommers was originally going to return as director of the sequel, but Paramount Pictures announced in February 2011 that Jon Chu will direct the sequel. In July 2011, the sequel's name was revealed to be G.I. Joe: Retaliation.
Chu stated that his film will be much different from the original. He said that they do address killing off the characters from the first film a little bit in his film, but his movie is about the new characters, and that it was partially his idea to reboot the franchise. According to Chu, the comic book interprets it in one way, and even the cartoon series switched theme songs in the middle, so everybody interprets it in a different way. "It’s the same world, but at a different point, so let's pay homage to the old stuff, but also do new stuff."

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Love and Honor (2013)

«Love and Honor» is a war melodrama directed by Danny Mooney. The action takes place in the 60s. According to the storyline young soldier Dalton Joiner (Austin Stowell) fighting at a war in Vietnam learns from a letter that his girl-friend Jane (Aimee Teegarden) has made up her mind to leave him. He can not believe such a turnabout and when soldiers get a discharge ticket, he goes to America to change his girl-friend’s mind and to propose to her. His true friend and comrade Mickey Wright (Liam Hemsworth), a cheery fellow and a big fan of fibbing goes with him. Upon coming there they get in a group of hippies headed by Jane, called Juniper now. Here the careless Mickey meets a girl called Candace (Teresa Palmer), an ardent opponent of war and a defender of peace. At first these two young people feel strong sympathy to each other and then love. But Dalton and Mickey have to hide the truth about themselves and tell everyone that they are deserters, otherwise the freedom-loving students would not be so hospitable to them, for soldiers are thought to be killers in uniform there… This story will tell you about war and peace, about freedom and struggle, love and friendship, honor and betrayal, the hard choice the young people will have to make. As it is, the movie touches upon many important themes, it is drama-like, but it fall short of it and resembles of a melodrama. It explores major themes, the play of the nice actors Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer and others is not at all bad, but despite the timing of an hour and a half the movie turns out to be somewhat boring, dragged out, and you have a feeling that it is longer. From all the heroes we like most of all the untiring jester Mickey who turns a faithful friend, a daredevil who is changing from a womanizer to an ordinary fellow in love during the film; Candace, since childhood devoted to one aim - struggle for peace and freedom; Dalton who never listens to anybody and always reaches his aims, who is a reliable friend besides; antihero Peter played by Chris Lowell, a timorous boy doing mean actions and supposing himself to be very smart. One cannot say that the main heroes are notable for something, but at the background of other unremarkable, ordinary characters they look much better than others. Generally, the “Love and Honor” movie came out as an average melodrama for a one-time view. It reminds of the “Dear John” film. Young fans of the genre or girls waiting for their boy-friends from army may like the movie. But one should not expect special impressions from the film - it will not excite stormy emotions or agitation, you can while away the time with it.

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Starbuck (2011)

When are “lovable” movie losers even more (allegedly) lovable? When they’re all foreign and arthousey, of course!

French-Canadian Québécois 40something manchild David (Patrick Huard) is constantly letting down friends and family with his unreliability, and now he might have lots of new people to disappoint: the 142 offspring he fathered via sperm donation years earlier. There’s many more of them, actually -- 533 -- but only 142 are party to a class-action lawsuit to get a Montreal fertility clinic to reveal the identity of the donor they have in common, known to them only as “Starbuck.” The legalities of such a situation are brushed aside in a way that is actively offensive from a narrative perspective: overpowering feel-good music is the only soundtrack for the couple of courtroom scenes, so we have no idea of the relative merits of either side of the case, for or against David retaining his anonymity; and the legal, moral, and ethical culpabilities on the part of the clinic aren’t even mentioned at all.

Alas, there’s little hint, in the script by director Ken Scott and Martin Petit, of any other basis upon which to float such a tale: you know, emotional motives, stuff like that. Why do these 142 people feel entitled to Starbuck’s identity? Where are the families they grew up in, and what do they think about this quest? David’s offspring are barely characters, and there’s so many of them simply jammed into supposedly hilarious crowd scenes -- ha ha, David is the dad of all of them! -- that they might as well be random people pulled in off the street to fill a scene. (For a smart, intriguing look at a similar, though less extreme, real-life situation, see the wonderful documentary Donor Unknown, which I would not at all be surprised to learn was the inspiration for this wholly, even absurdly fictional film.) And what’s David’s deal? Why does he want to remain anonymous... and why, at the same time, does he feel compelled to become “guardian angels” for these 142 plaintiffs? His “lovable” side pops up in ways that add to the illogic of the story on the most basic level: How is he, a complete stranger, able to befriend one severely mentally and physically handicapped young man, even take him out for the day from the residential home where lives, without metaphoric and perhaps even literal alarm bells going off? And how is this young man, who does not appear able to communicate, part of the class-action group? If he has close friends or family working on the lawsuit on his behalf, why don’t they notice the stranger hanging around?

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The Sapphires (2012)

In 1968, four Aboriginal girls from a remote mission, Cynthia (Miranda Tapsekll), Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy) and Kay (Shari Sebbens) are discovered by Dave (Chris O'Dowd), a talent scout with a kind heart, poor lifestyle and bad habits - but a great knowledge of soul music. He convinces them to drop country & western in favour of a soul driven repertoire and gets them an audition with the American entertainment agency. Dave sees them as Australia's answer to 'The Supremes', and the girls get their first true gig, in the middle of the war zone in Vietnam to sing for the American troops. Based on a true story.

A good hearted crowd pleaser that offers undemanding entertainment, The Sapphires tells the story of four aboriginal girls who leave their remote Australian home to sing to American troops in 60s war-torn Vietnam. Originally a stage show in which director Wayne Blair was one of the stars with actress Deborah Mailman, the film's adaptation to the screen struggles to find an effortless authenticity and as a result the narrative occasionally feels clunky and segmented.

By glossing over crucial plot points such as the transformation of the girls from gauche Country singers to polished Soul performers in the mould of The Supremes, the film seems superficial, accentuated by a lack of credibility in many of the Vietnam scenes, which feel contrived. As a consequence, despite many of the assets the film delivers, I was disappointed by what should be a rich and involving experience that promised so much following its selection for Cannes 2012.

The strength of the film lies in the winning performances - especially that of Chris O'Dowd, who brings a lost puppy appeal. He gets star billing and rightly so - his performance as the down-on-his-luck Irish talent quest compere Dave, who promises to mould and shape the girls' career is every bit as good as his acclaimed role in Bridesmaids. He manages to make even the most ridiculous moment feel real - like dancing clumsily by the river with Gail (Mailman) in a scene when it is performance, not script that wins the day.

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Download Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga

The story is a hilarious and satirical take on Mehngai( (inflation) through a middle class family from a small North Indian City. The family, crushed under the burden of Mehngai. tries to deal with it through an ingenious idea, not realizing the problems they would get tangled into as a result of this idea. It is a hillarious journey of this family battling these issues culminating into a climax that brings tears into your eyes.
Star Cast
Sanjay Mishra.... Puttanpal
Vishwa Mohan Badola.... Nagpal
Pragati Pandey.... Noori
Zakir Hussain.... Loan Inspector
Sitaram Panchal.... Vedpal
Ranjan Chabbra.... Gopal
Disha Pandey.... Suman
Pramod Pathak.... Mani Pal
Paritosh Sand

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Download Admission (2013)

A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
Straight-laced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan (Tina Fey) is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Pressman (Paul Rudd). Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah (Nat Wolff), his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago. Soon, Portia finds herself bending the rules for Jeremiah, putting at risk the life she thought she always wanted -- but in the process finding her way to a surprising and exhilarating life and romance she never dreamed of having.

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Download Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013)

The Royal Scandal, the war for power and fight for money continues with the return of Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. Aditya Pratap Singh (Jimmy Sheirgill) is crippled and is trying to recover from the physical disability and his wifes betrayal. The lover cum seductress Madhavi Devi (Mahie Gill) is now an MLA, her relationship with Aditya may have broken to shambles but her relation with alcohol is deep, dark and daunting. Indarjeet Singh, a ragged prince who has lost everything but his pride, pledges to get back his familys respect which was once destroyed by Adityas ancestors. Ranjana is a modern ambitious girl who is madly in love with Indarjeet Singh (Irrfan Khan). The story takes a new turn when Aditya falls in love with Ranjana and forces Birendra (Raj Babbar) her father, for their marriage. In this game of live chess between Saheb, Biwi and Gangster, the winner, the survivor takes it all.

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Download Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

.Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
Morgan Freeman was filming the crisis room scenes in Louisiana at the height of his Internet death hoax. He often began each day of filming by serenading the extras with old jazz songs and endeared himself to the unsuspecting crew with pranks.

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Download Reality (2012)

Luciano is a Neapolitan fishmonger who supplements his modest income by pulling off little scams together with his wife Maria. A likeable, entertaining guy, Luciano never misses an opportunity to perform for his customers and countless relatives. One day his family urge him to try out for Big Brother. In chasing this dream his perception of reality begins to change.
I am thrilling to see that there is a change of attitude in detailing a riveting story of Naples people's mundane life, about a reality-show sparks a never-be-quenched yearning of a Naples fishmonger's pipe dream of becoming a reality-star, which turns him paranoid about his surroundings and mars his and his family's life, and all winds up in an ambiguous ending.
REALITY has a drastic alternation in its visual impetus, a Fellini-esque Napoli milieu (with the mammoth structure of kins under a dilapidated tableaux), which could instantly gain some positive impression from the film's opening sequence, which induces a tremendously lush wedding ceremony. A comical tone has never ceased to hover around the typical but accurate portrayal of the workaday life of our protagonist and his family (a hanky-panky retail business of pasta-making robots is the highlight) until the latter part when everyone on screen and offscreen realize the one-sided opportunity will never arrive except for our leading man in the film, so literally how miserable his ending would be has grown into the main concern hanging the film's weight. And there would be a great chance it would plunge into an irreversible maw of tragedy, but luckily it doesn't, Garrone alters a lightly grotesque route and resorts to a more theatrical maneuver to leave the finale in a spell bound shot, effectively ridicules and bashes the reality-show oriented credo in the present-time.

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Download I, Me aur Main (2013)

As Ishaan, a music producer who takes advantage of the women in his life, feels a connection with Gauri, his new next-door neighbor, he begins to learn the importance of friendship - causing him to work to repair his relationships.Kapil Sharma's 'I, Me aur Main' is A Good One-Time Watch! It has a decent story to tell along-with terrific performances & soulful music working on its advantage.
'I, Me aur Main' Synopsis: As Ishaan, a music producer who takes advantage of the women in his life, feels a connection with Gauri, his new next-door neighbor, he begins to learn the importance of friendship
causing him to work to repair his relationships.
'I, Me aur Main' is nicely paced & executed. Kapil Sharma handles this human-story with maturity & sensibility. The characters work & so does the narrative. Sure, the second-hour does dip, but it never bores or leaves the view restless. Sharma deserves credit for getting his job right. Cinematography is consistent. Editing is sharp. Music by Falak Shabir, Sachin-Jigar, Gourav Dasgupta & Raghav Sachar, is soulful. Art & Costume Design, are okay.
Performance-Wise: John Abraham is likable. He plays the self-obsessed protagonist with energy. Chitrangada Singh suits the part & is impressive throughout. Prachi Desai is first-rate. Raima Sen does very well. Zarina Wahab is flawless, yet again. Sheena Shahabadi is nicely restrained. Mini Mathur is as usual.
On the whole, 'I, Me aur Main' is worth a watch.

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Download Upside Down (2012)

Adam is a seemingly ordinary guy in a very extraordinary universe. He lives humbly trying to make ends meet, but his romantic spirit holds on to the memory of a girl he loved once upon a time from another world, an inverted affluent world with its own gravity, directly above but beyond reach... a girl named Eden. Their childhood flirtation becomes an impossible love. But when he catches a glimpse of grownup Eden on television, nothing will get in the way of getting her back... Not even the law or science!
Well, I was awestruck at the special effects, at the science behind the gravity that has been metamorphosed here. Even though, it is impossible even to think about two planets not colliding with some magnificent support of gravity, I truly enjoyed the concept.
Now, the story is kinda weak but it appeals and aptly complements the concept of Upside nwoD.
Jim is extraordinarily charming, Kirsten is okay but sweet and Timothy's character is very adorable. All the performances were stupendous and special appreciation for Juan's experimental venture. Being his third film, he has surely grown into an ace. CGI, SFX - well, the my clap goes to them, too!
As a whole, I loved the movie which is not a bit draggy and will keep you entertained. Though, some sequences made me think and fail, I would recommend it.

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Download From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

Such is the greatness of Ghibli's backlog that each new release cannot hope to escape comparison with the old favourites. It has now been a full decade since the last truly great movie from the studio ('Spirited Away') and nine years since the last purely enjoyable one ('The Cat Returns'). All movies since had their moments, but their uneven quality whether it was a full-fledged fantasy like Howl's Moving Castle (2004) or more sedate affairs like last year's The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) did not make it easy for Ghibli's devoted following to love them unreservedly. Miyazaki Hayao's son, Goro, made his debut with Tales from Earthsea (2006), which wasn't received very well, prompting some to question whether Ghibli's future would be secure after Miyazaki Senior's inevitable final retirement. From Up on Poppy Hill is Goro's second feature, and while it is an accessible and enjoyable effort, it lacks the kind of profound detail and nostalgia that made Only Yesterday (1991) and Whisper of the Heart (1995) so special.

Set in Yokohama, Japan just before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Poppy Hill tells the story of Umi, a second-year high school girl who lives and works at a tenant house run by her grandmother. Her father was a sailor who was lost at sea during the Korean War and presumed dead; her mother is studying in the US and thus also an absent figure for Umi. Every morning she raises signal flags out on the garden which overlooks the ocean as a way to remember her lost father, before embarking on a daily routine rigidly structured around school and the chores she must perform at her home. One day she runs into a reckless, dashing senior named Shun, and soon allows her life to open up to the optimism and energy of the teen idealists who occupy Quartier Latin, a dilapidated school clubhouse where the more intellectually-disposed male students have set up various headquarters for their extracurricular activities. Umi helps out Shun with his newspaper printing, and ends up fighting alongside him and the occupants of the clubhouse to save Quartier Latin against the forces of change which holds sway in Japan. Meanwhile, unforeseen revelations about their families' past force Umi and Shun, who are increasingly drawn to each other, to reconsider their feelings.

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Download The Attacks of 26/11 (2013)

The real-life story of eight Pakistani terrorists, who sail to Mumbai and wage war on the populace for the next 24 hours.
The Attacks of 26/11 is a 2013 Hindi crime-thriller film, based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the film had a worldwide release on 1 March 2013.The film stars Sanjeev Jaiswal who plays the role of terrorist Ajmal Kasab, with art direction by Uday Singh. A seven minute promo of the film was released over internet on 23 November 2012.
The first look of the film was revealed on January 17, 2013. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) passed the film, uncut, with an 'Adults Only' certificate. The film was selected to be screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, in the Panorama as well as the Competition section.] The film had a worldwide release on 1st March 2013, to positive reviews,  and was opened to critical acclaim at the Indian Films Division Auditorium, in New Delhi.

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Download Ginger & Rosa (2012)

London, 1962. Two teenage girls - Ginger and Rosa -- are inseparable; they play truant together, discuss religion, politics and hairstyles, and dream of lives bigger than their mothers' frustrated domesticity. But, as the Cold War meets the sexual revolution, and the threat of nuclear holocaust escalates, the lifelong friendship of the two girls is shattered - by the clash of desire and the determination to survive.
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms.
A film about growing up in the turbulent early 60's, Sally Potter gets everything pretty much right. You can smell, feel and touch England in the 60's. The characterisation is excellent, from the self-indulgent and irresponsible adults who provide poor role-models to the young girls who collectively endure a myriad of emotions and motivations as they engage with a changing and insecure world.

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Download The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

Burt Wonderstone (Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Buscemi) are a successful magic act in Las Vegas. Their partnership comes to an end when Anton is injured by Burt during their hotbox trick, and Anton moves to the Far East. When Burt is overshadowed by popular street magician Steve Gray (Carrey), he must convince Anton to return to the act to regain his standing by all means necessary
Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt's growing ego. But lately the duo's greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they've grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. But there's still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act-both onstage and off-if Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place

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Download The Call (2013)

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 When veteran 911 operator Jordan Turner receives a call from a girl who has just been abducted, she soon realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life. 

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When veteran 911 operator Jordan Turner receives a call from a girl who has just been abducted, she soon realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.

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