2013 Variety's Ten European Directors To Watch

Eat Sleep Die

1 Gabriela Pitchler - Eat Sleep Die - Sweden, 2012
2 Michiel Ten Horn - The Deflowering of Eva Van End - The Netherlands, 2012
3 Mika Ronkainen - Finnish Blood, Swedish Heart - Finland, 2012
4 Wojtek Smarzowski - Traffic Department - Poland, 2013
5 Roar Uthaug - Escape - Norway, 2012
6 Elina Psykou - The Etermal Return - Greece, 2013
7 Elisa Fuksas - Nina - Italy, 2012
8 Nana Ekvtimishvili , Simon Gross - In Bloom - Georgia, 2013
9 Felix Van Groeningen - The Broken Circle Breakdown - Belgium - 2012
10 Emil Christov - The Color of The Chameleon - Bulgaria, 2012

EW The Greatest Movies of All Time (7/5/2013)

Orson Welles' Citizen Kane

1 Citizen Kane
2 The Godfather
3 Casablanca
4 Bonnie and Clyde
5 Psycho
6 It's A Wonderful Life
7 Mean Streets
8 The Gold Rush
9 Nashville
10 Gone With The Wind
11 King Kong
12 The Searchers
13 Annie Hall
14 Bambi
15 Blue Velvet
16 Singin' In The Rain
17 Seven Samurai
18 Jaws
19 Pulp Fiction
20 The Sorrow and The Pity
21 Some Like It Hot
22 Toy Story
23 Notorious
24 The Sound of Music
25 2001: A Space Odyssey
26 Bicycle Thieves
27 The Maltese Falcon
28 The Wizard of Oz
29 North By Nortwest
30 Sunrise
31 Chinatown
32 Duck Soup
33 The Graduate
34 Adam's Rib
35 ApocalypseNow
36 Rosemary's Baby
37 Manhattan
38 Vertigo
39 The Rules of The Game
40 Double Indemnity
41 The Road Warrior
42 Taxi Driver
43 The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King
44 On The Waterfront
45 Mr. and Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington
46 The Adventures of Robin Hood
47 A Clockwork Orange
48 It Happened One Night
49 Goldfinger
50 Intolerance
51 A Hard Day's Night
52 Titanic
53 The Empire Strikes Back
54 Breathless
55 Frankenstein (1931)
56 Schindler's List
57 Midnight Cowboy
58 The Seventh Seal
59 All The President's Men
60 Top Hat
61 The Silence of The Lambs
62 E.T.
63 Network
64 The Best Years of Our Lives
65 Last Tango in Paris
66 The Shining
67 Rebel Without A Cause
68 Goodfellas
69 Dr. Strangelove
70 L'avventura
71 American Graffiti
72 The 400 Blows
73 Cabaret
74 The Hurt Locker
75 Touch of Evil
76 Lawrence of Arabia
77 Dog Day Afternoon
78 Raiders of The Lost Ark
79 Night of The Living Dead (68)
80 Dazed and Confused
81 Blade Runner
82 Scenes From a Marriage
83 The Wild Bunch
84 Olympia
85 Dirty Harry
86 All About Eve
87 La Dolce Vita
88 The Dark Knight
89 Woodstock
90 The French Connection
91 Do The Right Thing
92 The Piano
93 A Face in The Crowd
94 Brokeback Mountain
95 Rushmore
96 Sullivan;s Travels
97 Diner
98 All About My Mother
99 There Will Be Blood
100 Sweet Smell of Success

TEN GREATEST HORROR FLICKS
1 Psycho
2 King Kong
3 Rosemary's Baby
4 Frankenstein (1931)
5 The Silence of The Lambs
6 The Shining
7 Night of The Living Dead
8 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
9 Carrie (1976)
10 Alien 

TEN GREATEST ACTION FILMS
1 Seven Samurai
2 North By Northwest
3 The Road warrior
4 The Adventures of Robin Hood
5 Goldfinger
6 Raiders of The Lost Ark
7 Dirty Harry
8 The French Connection
9 Die Hard
10 Kill Bill Vol 1

TEN GREATEST FAMILY MOVIES
1 Bambi
2 Toy Story
3 The Sound of Music
4 The Wizard of Oz
5 E.T
6 The Little Mermaid
7 The Red Balloon
8 Shrek
9 National Velvet
10 Spirited Away

TEN GREATEST COMEDIES
1 The Gold Rush
2 Annie Hall
3 Some Like It Hot
4 Adam's Rib
5 Duck Soup
6 Manhattan
7 It Happened One Night
8 Dr. Strangelove
9 Rushmore
10 Sullivan's Travels

TEN GREATEST FOREIGN FILMS
1 Bicycle Thief
2 The Rules of The Game
3 Breathless (1960)
4 The Seventh Seal
5 L'avventura
6 The 400 BGlows
7 Scenes From a Marriage
8 La Dolce Vita
9 All About My Mother
10 Tokyo Story

TEN SEXIEST FILMS
1 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
2 Out of Sight
3 The Seven Year Itch (1955)
4 Body Heat
5 Secretary
6 Unfaithful
7 My Beautiful Laundrette
8 The Big Easy
9 Bound
10 American Gigolo

TEN GREATEST DOCUMENTARY
1 The Sorrow and The Pity
2 Olympia
3 Woodstock
4 Hoop Dreams
5 Nanook of The North
6 Crumb
7 Gimme Shelter
8 Titicut Follies
9 Don't Look Back
10 The Up Series
 

 
 

The Circus

Charles Chaplin's The Circus (US, 1928) - 1929AA, 1981TEL, 2005SEA, 2006PALM, EGM, TAS - RATING: - Charlie Chaplin once again dons the tattered threads of his iconic alter ego in this underrated effort. Desperate to elude the police who have mistaken him for a notorious pickpocket, the bumbling vagabond joins the ranks of a traveling circus. While posing as a big top performer, the Tramp falls head over heels for an equestrienne (Merna Kennedy) who just so happens to be the daughter of the circus's no-nonsense ringmaster (Al Ernest Garcia).

The Cleaner

Adrian Saba's The Cleaner (Peru, 2012) - 2012SANSnd, 2013PALM, 2013SANF, 2013SEA - RATING: - In the midst of a mysterious and deadly epidemic in Lima, Perù, a depressed and isolated man cleans up after the dying. When he takes in a frightened young boy who has lost his mother, he’s quietly transformed by the experience of caring for another human being

This Is The End

Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen's This Is The End (US, 2013) - RATING: 3 - Fleshing out their unreleased 2007 short film Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse, multi-hyphenate Seth Rogen and co-producer Jay Baruchel delve into end times with the winning, unabashedly vulgar This Is the End, in which a bunch of comedic Hollywood actors, playing themselves, cope with panic and paranoia while Armageddon unfolds outside around them.

Cockneys Vs Zombies

Matthias Hoene's Cockneys vs Zombies (UK, 2012) - 2013SEA - RATING: 2 - When East London is overrun with zombies, a pair of bank robber brothers hole up in their father’s retirement community in this riotous splatter comedy. Like any high-concept movie of this variety – from Strippers vs Werewolves to Cowboys & Aliens – the title tends to give away pretty much the entire movie, but at least Cockneys vs Zombies is blessed with enough self-aware humour and some smart cameo performances to set it apart from the usual pack of low-budget British horror fare.

Tracked

Hideo Gosha's Tracked (Japan, 1985) - 1986JAA - RATING: 3 - When a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain whether he will ever escape the shadow of his heinous crimes--or the detectives hot on his trail.

No Rest For The Wicked

Enrique Urbizu's No Rest For The Wicked (Spain, 2012) - 2012SANSic - RATING: 3.5 - Film noir and contempo Spain make a near-perfect match in the explosive “No Rest for the Wicked,” the kind of movie that gives dramas about bad cops a good name. Featuring a grippingly visceral central perf by Jose Coronado as a policeman who makes a big mistake at the outset and spends the remainder of the film paying for it, pic is credible, fast-moving, hard-nosed fare, confirming helmer Enrique Urbizu’s reputation as one of Spain’s sharper genre helmers. Spanish crix and auds have warmed to “Wicked,” with offshore play a possibility for fans of upscale thrillers.

On The Job

Erik Matti's On The Job (Philippines, 2013) - 2013CANdf - RATING: 3.5 - On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their jobs lead them on a head-on collision against each other with their loved ones as collateral damage.

Special 26

Neeraj Pandey's Special 26 (India, 2013) - RATING: 3.5 - Based on a real life group of con artists who pulled off many clever robberies during 1980s, and robbed famous businessmen and politicians by pretending to be the CBI or Income tax officers and conducting raids, on the pretext of conducting raids they would take away all the black money hoarded by them.

Man Of Steel

Zack Snyder's Man of Steel (US, 2013) - RATING: 3.5 - An unapologetically supersized reboot of the Superman franchise, Man Of Steel doesn’t lack for spectacle, but after a while its emphasis on grand gestures and unwavering gravitas stops feeling heroic and begins to seem like overkill. Director Zack Snyder has fashioned a brawny, science-fiction-heavy action movie that’s far removed from the charming, understated tone of the original Christopher Reeve films of 30 years ago, and the boldness of that vision — aided by a quietly compelling turn from Henry Cavill — has its merits. But despite being intermittently gloriously thrilling, Man Of Steelstruggles to juggle all its many ambitions and plot strands, resulting in a film that never quite soars like a bird or a plane.

2013 Brief Notes on Cinema

Principal photography has begun on Michael Mann’s untitled feature starring Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Tang Wei and Wang Leehom for Legendary Pictures.

Ivan Sen's Mystery Road (Australia, 2013) - Prrmiered at 2013 Sidney Film Fest, this thrilling Australian western is about an aboriginal cop who try to solves a brutal murder of an aboriginal girl in the outback. 

Paul Wright's For Those in Peril (UK, 2013) - 2013CANcw - RATING: 3.5 - In a small Scottish fishing town, the lone survivor of a tragic boating accident that claim 5 young lives, must deal with his guilt with tragic consequences.

Alfonso Cuaron's Solo Con Tu Pareja (Mexico, 1991) Nominated 4 Ariel Award, the film stars Daniel Gimenez Cacho as a playboy who mistakenly diagnose with AIDS, want to end his life but instead he found love in unexpected way.

Zero Focus

Yoshitaro Nomura's Zero Focus (Japan, 1961) - RATING: 3 - Teiko, a young newlywed, bids farewell to her new husband, Kenichi, in a Tokyo station, as he leaves to conclude business in Kanazawa, promising to return on December 12. But the 12th comes and goes with no word from Kenichi. Teiko’s only clue to her husband’s whereabouts is a couple of strange postcards she finds among his belongings. When Kenichi’s employers invite her to Kanazawa to help them locate him, Teiko finds herself embroiled in a complicated mystery.

2013 Top Bollywood Films

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Race 2, Aashiqui 2, Special 26, Shootout at Wadala

1. YJHD topping this list is no surprise with the extensive marketing and pre release promotions undertaken by the production house. Though the much talked about lead couple, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone already added horse power to the buzz around the film, the publicity and promotions have gotten the film smashing records on its very first weekend. Madhuri Dixit's much talked about dance number and the top charting music of the film did the rest.
2.  Race 2 - Critics may have slammed this film, but the BO collections proved it to be a super hit. Who more than the star studded cast and the much hyped promotions can be credited for the same!
3. Aashiqui 2 -  Aashiqui was a blockbuster back in the 90's. Could it's sequel repeat the magic that too with newcomer leads in Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, when the Bhatt camp was not getting their cards right? It certainly did and made the two the new heartthrobs in town. The music and promotions worked wonders, made the film a BO success.
4. Special 26 - A well conceptualized and executed film with smart and intense promotions. You could not miss the mention of Special 26 around you. Add to it a real incident based story, Akshay Kumar's debut as a singer and the next film by the Wednesday director, Neeraj Pandey. Special 26 got their plan right on the target.
5. Shootout at Wadala -  Three item numbers, the firsts of Priyanka Chopra and sunny Leone, and another sizzling one by the super hot Sophie Choudry. The much spiced up dialogues and action. And a love making scene to spice up this gangster saga with extensive promotions. There was nothing that could stop SAW from stealing the BO show.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

Ayan Mukherjee's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (India, 2013) - RATING: 4 - Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is the story of the relationship between two characters, Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor) & Naina (Deepika Padukone), at two separate but defining times in their lives... first, when they are just out of college and standing on the crossroads of multiple decisions that will shape who and what they become... and then later on, in their late-twenties when they meet again, holding on to certain fulfilled and certain unfulfilled dreams, at a crossroads of another nature this time... how these two characters affect, change, befriend and eventually fall in love with each other is the journey the film aspires to take us on...

After Earth

M, Night Shyamalan's After Earth (US, 2013) - RATING: 2 - An intriguing but decidedly underwhelming mixture of genres, tones and sensibilities, After Earth has the benefit of being one of this summer’s crop of aspiring blockbusters that isn’t a sequel, prequel, reboot or based on existing material. But that supposed originality doesn’t mean much when the execution is this scattershot, as director M. Night Shyamalan and stars Jaden Smith and Will Smith deliver a trite sci-fi adventure that’s probably too intense for younger viewers and not sophisticated enough for adults. (SCREEN)