April 14, 20187 yr Bringing this thread over from ShaggyTexas. Recently saw Newton, India's submission for the Academy Awards this year. Won the award for Best Hindi Feature Film at the National Film Awards (India's equivalent to the Oscars). The film had its North American premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, and its worldwide premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival (where it won an award in the Forum section). It also won the Jury Prize for Young Cinema at the Hong Kong International Film Festival that year.
April 18, 20187 yr I suppose I have been partial to Brazilian or South Korean films.... City Of God https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317248/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Elite Squad I and II https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861739/?ref_=nv_sr_1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1555149/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Those are my favorite Brazilian films.. I have watched them at least twice. More to come, I have to jump in the pool. Edited April 18, 20187 yr by BNB
April 18, 20187 yr On 4/12/2018 at 9:09 PM, Lobwedgephil said: S. Korean great films. They are all a lot of vengence movies. S. Korea does them well for some reason. Oldeuboi (2003) - IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569 Memories of Murder (2003) - IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt0353969/ The Man from Nowhere (2010) - IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt1527788/ I Saw the Devil (2010) - IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/ The Chaser (2008) - IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt1190539/ Lady Vengeance (2005) - IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt0451094/ Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) - IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt0310775/ Edited April 18, 20187 yr by BNB
April 18, 20187 yr German The Lives of Others https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 French: The Untouchables: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675434/?ref_=tt_rec_tti Edited April 18, 20187 yr by BNB
April 18, 20187 yr I saw The Square (Sweden) right before the oscars, and it was pretty interesting. Very bizarre and thought-provoking.
April 20, 20187 yr Author Manto, an Indian film directed by Nandita Das, has been selected for screening at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It is the story of Pakistani author Saadat Hasan Manto, an accomplished author living in Mumbai who leaves for Lahore in 1948 and is persecuted by the government of newly independent Pakistan because of his controversial works highlighting the violence and bloodshed of Partition. The director released a prelude to the film last year, titled In Defence of Freedom, instead of a standard trailer. Edited April 20, 20187 yr by satyanash
April 20, 20187 yr On 4/17/2018 at 8:15 PM, BNB said: I suppose I have been partial to Brazilian or South Korean films.... City Of God https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317248/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Those are my favorite Brazilian films.. I have watched them at least twice. More to come, I have to jump in the pool. There was more or less a City of God part 2, "City of Men"...
April 20, 20187 yr Author 10 hours ago, kopp0e said: ABC's of Death... I wanted to like this movie... But it was way too up-and-down. Several of the vignettes weren't very good, and I wish there was a supercut of just the ones that were. Edited April 20, 20187 yr by satyanash
April 20, 20187 yr My beloved just left town for ten days. I believe y'all have set me up with some great suggestions. Great idea for a thread.
May 17, 20187 yr Author Positive reviews are coming in for Manto, an Indian biographical film directed by Nandita Das that premiered at Cannes. Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter Bharadwaj Rangan, Film Companion Wendy Ide, Screen Daily Saibal Chatterjee, NDTV
May 18, 20187 yr Author The Lebanese drama Capernaum is getting rave reviews at Cannes. Edited May 18, 20187 yr by satyanash
May 18, 20187 yr As many others have said - City of God is fantastic. I also really like: Mediterraneo - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102426/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Run Lola Run https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130827/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Hard Boiled https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104684/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Das Boot https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082096/?ref_=nv_sr_1
May 18, 20187 yr Do y'all consider British to be foreign? Layer Cake is great. Stars Daniel Craig before he was Bond, James Bond. Supposedly he got the Bond gig because of this movie. Might be one of my top ten all time. Def top 20. edit: Intro scene: Edited May 18, 20187 yr by High Plains Drifter
May 19, 20187 yr Author Burning, a South Korean mystery drama directed by Lee Chang-Dong, is receiving extremely high praise at Cannes. Being tabbed as an early favourite for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. The movie stars Steven Yeun, the actor who played Glenn in The Walking Dead. Edited May 19, 20187 yr by satyanash
May 19, 20187 yr Author For those curious, BlacKkKlansman scored decently in both critics' jury panels at Cannes. Burning leads the pack. Edited May 19, 20187 yr by satyanash
May 26, 20187 yr Author Saw a decent Indian film recently, Beyond the Clouds, directed by Majid Majidi. Not a patch on his earlier work, but a decent movie nonetheless.
May 28, 20187 yr Not a movie, but rather a mini series.Netflix India's Sacred Games drops in July. If it is even half as good as the book by Vikram Chandra, it's going to be flat our amazing. Cops and robbers/gangster story set in the Mumbai tourists don't get to see. The book is one of the best reads I've had the past decade.
May 29, 20187 yr Mondays In the Sun staring Javier Bardem from Spain is a good movie. Akira from Japan is one of the greatest movies ever made. I don'tcare if it's anime.
May 29, 20187 yr Author On 5/28/2018 at 5:42 AM, APMP said: Not a movie, but rather a mini series. Netflix India's Sacred Games drops in July. If it is even half as good as the book by Vikram Chandra, it's going to be flat our amazing. Cops and robbers/gangster story set in the Mumbai tourists don't get to see. The book is one of the best reads I've had the past decade. Directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawaz-ud-din Siddiqui? Fuck yes. I'm in.
July 7, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, APMP said: Sacred Games dropped today on Netflix Planning to binge-watch the first season, starting tomorrow. Reviews all look great.
September 12, 20187 yr Author Recently saw a good movie that just released in theatres, Gali Guleiyan ('In the Shadows' is the English title). Won the Grand Prize at the Mumbai International Film Festival, and the lead actor Manoj Bajpayee won Best Actor honours at the Melbourne Film Festival and the New York Indian International Film Festival.
October 29, 20187 yr Author New Korean zombie flick Rampant, from the makers of Train to Busan. Looks like fun.
November 5, 20187 yr Raid + Raid 2 was so good, I decided to watch the Iko Uwais + Gareth Evans precursor to it, Merantau.......... complete trash.
January 6Jan 6 I was going to start a thread, but have y'all seen "Maharaja"? It is an Indian "action" film. Pretty damn good.
January 18Jan 18 Author On 1/6/2025 at 8:39 AM, Dignan said: I was going to start a thread, but have y'all seen "Maharaja"? It is an Indian "action" film. Pretty damn good. If you liked that movie check out Super Deluxe, Iratta and/or Kavaludaari. All good action/mystery South Indian films.
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