Sunday, March 8, 2015

Top 10 movies of the year 2014

1 ) Whiplash

Director : Damien Chazelle

Cast: Miles Teller , J. K. Simmons , Paul Reiser

Plot Synopsis : A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.




2 ) The Grand Budapest Hotel

Director : Wes Anderson


Cast : Ralph Fiennes , Willem Dafoe ,Jeff Goldblum , Jude Law , Bill Murray , Edward Norton , Adrien Brody

Plot Synopsis : The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.




3 ) Predestination

Directors : Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor



Plot Synopsis : The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.





4 ) Interstellar

Director : Christopher Nolan

Cast ; Matthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica Chastain 


Plot Synopsis : A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.












5 ) Edge of Tomorrow


Direct : Doug Liman

Cast : Tom Cruise , Emily Blunt

Plot Synopsis : military officer is brought into an alien war against an extraterrestrial enemy who can reset the day and know the future. When this officer is enabled with the same power, he teams up with a Special Forces warrior to try and end the war.


6 ) Guardians of the Galaxy

Director : James Gunn

Cast : Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana , James Bautista, Michael Rooker , lee pace


Plot Synopsis : A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.



7 ) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Director : Matt Reeves

Cast : Jason Clarke , Keri Russel , Andy Serkis , Gary Oldman

Plot Synopsis : Ten years after a pandemic disease, apes who have survived it are drawn into battle with a group of human survivors.













8 ) The Lego Movie

Directors : Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Cast : Chris Pratt , Will Arnett

Plot Synopsis : An ordinary Lego construction worker, thought to be the prophesied 'Special', is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis.













9 ) Gone Girl

Director : David Fincher

Cast : Ben Affleck , Rosamund Pike , Neil Patrick Harris

Plot Synopsis :With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.






10 ) Nightcrawler

Director : Dan Gilroy


Cast : Jake Gyllenhaal , Rane Russo , Riz Ahmed

Plot Synopsis : When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.








Note : Your opinions may differ from mine , so don't take it offensively .

Oscar review. Who deserved it and who did not

Best Actor : Eddie Redmayne

 According to my opinion Eddie Redmayne deserved the oscar most. Because he pulled off one of the best performances the year, it was a close battle between him and Michael Keaton , but Eddie out performed Michael Keaton in many ways, like the emotion he showcased simply amazing , the pain Stephen hawking went through was shown through Eddie. That made Eddie the deserving winner.

Best Director : A.G.Inarrittu , Well according to my opinoon Richard Linklater deserved it more since he devoted a decade of his career making "Boyhood" . Yes, Birdman was amazing, those long shots were actually breathtaking , and the whole movie looked like it was shot with one take, it showcased the experience Inarritu had and some good directing skills , but Linklater outdid Inarrittu in different ways because  , he showed a boys whole childhood in one movie, he handled the takes brilliantly and once we watched the movie we did not feel that we were watching a video which was put together .
So according to my opinion A.G.Inarritu didn't deserve it and Richard Linklater did.

Best Supporting Actor : JK Simmons. According to my opinion my opinion alone  he was the most deserving actor among the lot, when it came to lead actor it was a gamble between Redmayne and Keaton but when it came to this category we just saw a clear winner we just could see through , and the predictions I made before the awards also came true . JK Simmons just proved us right once again since we have been underestimating his acting skills. His performance in Whiplash was amazing that it made us hate the character but it gave us the justification to why he was that person.

Best Animated Feature : Big Hero 6 . I of course thought Big Hero 6 wasn't the deserving winner, In my opinion "The Lego movie" deserved to win the Oscar and the golden globe, since it was snubbed in the golden globes we thought it would go one to win the Oscar, then it was not even nominated, so the second best movie of the year in the animation category was How to Train Your Dragon 2 and then when I thought HTYD 2 willwin it ,Big Hero 6 won it and I was as surprised as you were.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role : Patricia Arquette , well Particia Arquette was the clear winner since she delivered a amazing performance as a single mom and it deserved some recognition.

Best Motion Picture : Birdman , In my opinion I thought that Whiplash deserved to win the motion picture award , since  it was very entertaining and one of the best movies of the year, but considering that movies like Boyhood and Birdman was released it did not stand a chance. So Birdman was worthy.



Monday, March 2, 2015

Ethan Hawke joins Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt in 'The Magnificent Seven'

Ethan Hawke is set to re-team with Denzel Washington in The Magnificent seven , Ethan and Denzel were previously worked in Training day which Won Ethan an academy nomination and Denzel an Academy award. The Cast also includes Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy , Jurassic World) and Hayeley Bennet ( The Equalizer ) . The film is set to be directed by Antoine Fuqua and Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective ) is set to write the script.

The Magnificent Seven will remake the 1960 film directed by John Sturges that itself was inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 classic Seven Samurai.



The new film is said to feature victimized a mining town, taken over by a gold baron, rather than the Mexican village of the original.

More actors are expected to be in announced in the very near future, so check back for details on the new The Magnificent Seven as they become available.



Drew Goddard in Talks to Write and Direct the New Spider -Man movie for Marvel

Since Spider-Man is joining the Marvel universe and is first set to appear in Captain America : Civil war , once he he appears in Civil War Spidey will have his own solo movie which is set to be released in 2017. According to Latino Review Drew Goddard is set to both Write and Direct the movie, drew Goddard was previously set to be show runner of Marvel's Daredevil but later stepped down in order to direct Sinister Six for Sony. Since Spidey has joined Marvel universe it seems like sinister six is highly unlikely. Goddard directed Cabin in the Woods and also worked as the writer for Brad Pitt starring World War Z , and is also the writer for Matt Damon starring the martian which is set to come out in November