Movie: A Few Good Men Starring: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Wolfgang Bodison, James Marshall Director: Rob Reiner Year of release: 1992 Introduction A Few Good Men is an American legal drama film. It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his 1989 play of the same name and includes contributions by…
Movie: Chicago Starring: Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly Director: Rob Marshall Year of release: 2002 Introduction Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime film based in Chicago in the 1920s. It explores the themes of celebrity scandal, greed, fame and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. Chicago centers…
Movie: Section 375 Starring: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha, Meera Chopra, Rahul Bhat, Kruttika Desai and Kishore Kadam Directed by: Ajay Bahl Year of release: 2019 Introduction Section 375 is a brave and relevant film that tackles a rather complex issue — of laws made to protect women, and the very same laws being misused by…
I have heard somewhere: “Follow your passion and you would never have to work another day in your life”. ‘flIPstaan’ is exactly that. When the lockdown happened in March of this year, there was a pause to regular work and one had a lot of time to spare. I first thought of doing an online…
Joe Miller: “We’re standing here in Philadelphia, the, uh, city of brotherly love, the birthplace of freedom, where the, uh, founding fathers authored the Declaration of Independence, and I don’t recall that glorious document saying anything about all straight men are created equal. I believe it says all men are created equal.” Movie: Philadelphia Starring:…
“As real as it gets” Movie: Court Starring: Vira Sathidar, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi and Usha Bane Written & Directed by: Chaitanya Tamhane Year of Release: 2015 Court is a very harsh and satirical comment on the ethos of this country. Interestingly, the writer has chosen to comment upon them through the system…
Movie: The Paper Chase Starring: Timothy Bottom, John Houseman and Lindsay Wagner Directed by: James Bridges Year of Release: 1973 Adapted From: The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn, Jr. Prima facie, The Paper Chase appears to be like any other college themed movie. It tells the story of a first year law student at Harvard…
Movie: OMG Oh My God! Starring: Paresh Rawal, Mithun Chakraborty, Govind Namdeo, Mahesh Manjrekar and Akshay Kumar as Lord Krishna Directed by: Umesh Shukla Year of Release: 2012 OMG Oh My God! is an official remake of the 2001 Australian comedy ‘The Man Who Sued God’. Originally the makers had adopted the film ‘The Man…