Weekly Movie Recommendations : 26th April 2008 - 2nd May 2008

All About Eve (1950)

Genre - Drama

Cast - Bette Davis, Anne Baxter

Whats It About - Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway star Margo Channing, playwright Lloyd Richards and director Bill Sampson. This classic story of ambition and betrayal has become part of American folklore.

Contains a brilliantly self-deprecating performance from Bette Davis.Why To Watch It - Perfectly cast and solidly scripted, this dark Hollywood satire contains a brilliantly self-deprecating performance from Bette Davis. Smart, cynical, terrifically entertaining, and one of the greatest films ever released about the movie industry, All About Eve has retained its edge, and remains a sharp, beautifully-written gem.

Anne Baxter is also marvelous as the subtle Eve, whose glowing enthusiasm masks a cold, calculated ambition. Both actresses garnered Best Actress Oscar nominations, and the film in its entirety took 14 nominations, winning seven of them, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Consistently listed among the best films of all time, director-writer Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ALL ABOUT EVE shouldn't be missed; the acting, writing, and directing are unequivocally brilliant.

A little about All About Eve, right here -

Weekly Movie Recommendations : 19th April 2008 - 25th April 2008

Crash (2004)

Genre - Crime, Drama

Cast - Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Ryan Phillipe

Whats It About - Several stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of inter-related characters.

Why To Watch It - Apart from the fact that it had won 3 Oscars in the category - Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Best Achievement in Editing and getting nominated for 3 more categories - Best Achievement in Directing, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role(Matt Dillon) this movie is brilliant in every sense of the way.

Fantastic performances by so many of its star cast, that even though its a multi-lead role movie, each one justifies its presence and holds on its own terrificly. The way link of different parallel stories culminates towards one single chain is shown in absolute brilliance. The amalgamation of different characters and stories will involve you right from the word go.

So sit back, get that bowl of popcorn, open a chilled can of coke/beer and enjoy the CRASH !

Enjoy the trailer right here -

Weekly Movie Recommendations : 12th April 2008 - 18th April 2008

Ratatouille(2007)

Genre - Animation

Director - Brad Bird

Voice Over - Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Brad Garrett

Whats It About - Remy is a young rat in the French countryside who arrives in Paris, only to find out that his cooking idol is dead. When he makes an unusual alliance with a restaurant's new garbage boy, the culinary and personal adventures begin despite Remy's family's skepticism and the rat-hating world of humans.

Why To Watch It -
1. Its by Pixar.
2. Directed by Brad Bird.
3. It won an Oscar in the Best Animated Feature category.
4. Kick ass story.
5. A new benchmark in animation.
6. The CG food shown here is absolutely mind blowing and looks absolutely delicious. Make sure you have that tub of popcorn ready besides you.
7. Absolutely lovable character with some nice inspiration messages.
8. Its one hell of a fun family movie to watch.

The fun begins right here -

A Vision Of Today's Student

I came across this at Bobby Beck's blog(founder and CEO, AnimationMentor.com) . Its a very interesting video of what education means today for students and the future of education as they perceive it.

Ice Age 3 Dawn Of The Dinosaurs Official Trailer Released

20th Century Fox has officially released the trailer for the 3rd part in the Ice Age series called : Dawn Of The Dinosaurs.

View the trailer here.