SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE: AN 8 OSCAR WINNING MASTERPIECE

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This week, I'm going to talk to you about a movie which is considered the best of 2008 by many critics. The name of the movie is 'Slumdog Millionaire' and it is an adaptation of the prize winning novel 'Q&A' by the Indian author Vikas Swarup. The movie received 5 Critics' Choice Awards, 4 Golden Globes, 7 BAFTA Awards and 8 Academy Awards, including 'Best Picture' and 'Best Director'. The movie is distinct from the other good movies of 2008 with the great performances of its child actors. The director of the movie is Danny Boyle.

'Slumdog Millionaire' tells the story of an 18 year old orphan named Jamal Malik, who lives in the slums of Mumbai. Unbelievably, he has made it to the final question in the Indian version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' and he is about to win 20 Million Rupees. His success in the quiz show arouses many people's suspicions, including the police. So, a police inspector interrogates him to find out if he was cheating. However, as the inspector interrogates Jamal, we will learn about his extraordinary life story.

Up to now, the movie grossed about $176 million and its IMDB rating is 8.6 out of 10.

In conclusion, this is a must-see masterpiece and if you don't watch it, you would miss a lot. I mean it!

Here is the trailer:

DOUBT: A STAGE PLAY ADAPTATION

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The movie we will be talking about is again an Oscar nominee, received 5 nominations, and a brilliant movie, of course. Its name is "Doubt" and it is the film adaptation of "Doubt: A Parable", a stage play. The movie's cast is also great, consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. In my opinion, Hoffman and Streep's performances in this movie were both fascinating.

The movie takes place in 1964 in Bronx, New York. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Hoffman), tries to renew the traditions of an experienced nun named Aloysius Beauvier (Streep), who believes in the power of discipline. As the country is in a period of changing, a Black boy named Donald Miller is accepted to the school. One day, Sister James (Amy Adams), a naive but inexperienced nun, shares her doubt with Beauvier, telling Beauvier that she believes Donald and Father Flynn are overly intimate to each other. Then, Beauvier gets eager to reveal the truth and have him kicked out of the school. So, a fight of some sort between Beauvier and Flynn begins, a fight which may cause terrible results both for the church and the school.

If you are fond of movies which have deep messages and which require serious thinking, I suggest you watch this movie!

Here is the trailer:

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON: WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SOMEONE LIVED LIFE COUNTER-CLOCKWISE?

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After a 2-weeks break, I'm again here to talk to you guys about a movie. This time, the name of our movie is "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". I'm sure most of you heard of this movie since it had been a huge success, being nominated for 13 Oscars.

The movie stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. They both act very well in the movie. Apart from them, we also witness the great acting of Taraji P. Henson and this great acting of hers made her an Oscar nominee for 'Best Supporting Actress'.

The movie is adapted from a 1921 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The movie tells the story of a man who lives his life counter-clockwise and looks younger as he gets older. As you can understand, this unique quality of Benjamin makes his life very difficult, yet he manages to find the love of his life which will last for ever.

I don't want to give spoilers about the movie in case you go see it, but I can truly say that this is a movie that must be watched and that will affect you deeply after you watch it.

Here is the trailer of the movie:

YES MAN: SAY YES WHEN YOUR HEART TELLS YOU TO!!

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This week I want to talk to you about a movie named "Yes Man" which stars Jim Carrey. At first, I thought it was one of the movies that you go, watch, laugh and then forget about the other day. However, as I try to get a message out of every movie, later on I understood that this movie bore a message of its own, too. Jim Carrey is the most significant element that makes the movie good. Besides him, the cast also includes Terrence Stamp and Zooey Deschanel. The movie is adapted from a book of the same name by British humourist Danny Wallace. The movie was directed by Peyton Reed.

Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) is a man who is going through depression after divorcing from his wife. Although his friends are eager to help him, he always ignores them and their requests. One day, he forgets his best friend Pete's engagement party. After that, he bumps into Nick, a friend of his, and he convinces Carl to go to an inspirational seminar in which a sort of guru named Terrence Bundley (Terrence Stamp) tells people to say "Yes" to everything. After going to the seminar, Carl starts to say "Yes" to everything not to break the rules of a deal he made with Terrence. At the beginning, everything goes perfectly and Carl manages to put his life in order but later, things start to go badly like before. At this point, he understands what Terrence really meant by saying "Yes" to everything. This way, he finds happiness which he has been longing for.

In short, if you like movies which make you laugh and make you think about your own life at the same time; you should go see this one, you will like it!

TRANSPORTER 3: FRANK MARTIN IS BACK!

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This week I will be telling you guys about a pretty recent action movie that you'll all love to hear: Transporter 3. The movie is the third movie of the Transporter series and the movie stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin, as usual. The movie is directed by Olivier Megaton and it is written by Luc Besson.

In this movie of the series, Frank's mission is to transport a girl named Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian minister, to Odessa. The mission is given to Frank by an American businessman and there is no escape out of this mission because there is a device attached to Frank's wrist which will make him and the car explode in case he goes 30 meters from his car. During the journey, Frank needs to overcome the people who force him to accomplish the mission and also the men sent by the minister. While trying to get over all these people, neither Valentina nor Frank can help falling in love with each other.

Frank Martin again drives an Audi A8 W12 in the movie. The movie was mainly shot in France, Russia and Ukraine. The movie grossed $54 million up to now in the world, being the second-highest grossing film of the series.

In conclusion, if you liked the first two movies of the series, watch this one too, you will probably like it!

Here is the trailer of the movie:

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY!

Hello my dear readers!!

The end of 2008 finally came and starting from last night, we are officially in the year 2009. First of all, I hope 2008 was a happy and healthy year for all of us, and I hope 2009 will also be so and of course a year full of great movies!

Anyway, since we ended 2008, today, I want to share a list with you guys about the best movies of 2008. The list was published by the Time magazine as a part of "The Top Ten Everything of 2008".

1-Wall-E
2-Synecdoche,New York
3-My Winnipeg
4-4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
5-Milk
6-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7-Slumdog Millionaire
8-Iron Man
9-Speed Racer
10-Encounters at the End of the World

Although there are many movies that probably you guys and I are not familiar with (I watched only Iron Man from this list) in the list, without doubt, Time is a reliable magazine and they surely have a good reason to believe that these are very well-made movies. So, I guess it wouldn't be a bad idea to watch some of them...

A 2008 AMERICAN SPY MOVIE: BODY OF LIES

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This week I'll be telling you guys about a pretty recent American spy movie named "Body of Lies". The movie stars Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio and it is directed by Ridley Scott, the director of "Gladiator", "American Gangster" and "Kingdom of Heaven".

Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a successful CIA operative who is usually on duty in dangerous areas and who takes orders from a high level CIA boss named Ed Hoffmann (Russell Crowe). Ferris's new mission is to track down a terrorist leader named Al Salim who plans to bomb American and European cities continually to take revenge from Americans for what they've done to Muslims. To overwhelm this terrorist, Ferris has to cooperate with the Jordanian Intelligence Agency. As Ferris approaches his target, he starts to find himself in a game of deception where trusting the others is a huge mistake.

The movie was adapted from a 2007 novel of the same name written by David Ignatius. The movie's IMDB rating is 7.5 out of 10.

In conclusion, if you like action movies which are about contemporary issues, try this one, you might like it!

Here is the trailer of the movie: