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Movie 101: 2011 War Horse’s Heartfelt & Beautiful Pre-Credit Closing Scene

War Horse 2011 Movie Cinema Steven Spielberg John Williams Sunset War

Horse (2011) earned USD178 million worldwide in the box office worldwide, making it the 40th top-grossing at the domestic box office first released in 2011. War Horse was recognized as one of the ten best films of 2011 by the American Institute and the National Board of Review. It also received several award nominations, including nominations for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing. Image source: IMDB

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Tamil Movie Review: Ghilli 2004: A Pioneering Unstoppable Force in Tamil Cinema

Ghilli Vijay Trisha Tamil Movie

‘Ghilli’ is a groundbreaking in the realm of , released 20 years ago in 2004. Helmed by renowned director Dharani, this action-packed drama features eminent stars such as Vijay in the lead role, supported by the talented Trisha Krishnan. The film follows the gripping tale of a daring kabaddi player named Velu, portrayed by Vijay, who becomes entangled in a high-stakes rescue mission. His journey involves saving a young woman, Dhanalakshmi (played by Trisha Krishnan), from the clutches of a merciless faction leader. Image source: Reddit

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Malaysian Movie Review 101: Malbatt: Misi Bakara – An Hit & Run War Movie

Malbatt Misi Bakara Andrian Teh Malaysia Movie Army War

Malbatt: Misi Bakara, directed by who also wrote & directed Paskal: The , is a highly anticipated Malaysian -themed movie of 2023. With Teh also taking on the role of the writer, expectations were running high for this action-packed thriller. Image source: IMDB.

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Telugu Song 101: RRR’s Oscar Winning Naatu Naatu – Best Dance Movement

SS Rajamouli, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Junior NTR, RRR, Telugu

Koduri Srisaila Sri or S.S. Rajamouli have made 3 consecutive, Pan Indian blockbusters namely 2015’s Baahubali: The Beginning, 2017’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and 2022’s which makes him the highest grossing Indian director of all time. RRR is still making waves in the international arena and won multiple awards including the Oscars. Image source: Wikimedia.

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Malaysian Movie Review 101: Air Force: The Movie 2022 – Powerful But Failed Expectations

PASKAU Air Force RMAF Special Force

One of the key elements of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) that is often not in the limelight is the branch’s special force unit called Pasukan Khas Udara or in short and they handle special warfare, search & rescue & security coverage missions. It is said that PASKAU received training from the UK’s famed Special Air Service (SAS) and the US Special Operations Forces (SOF). Image source: Wikipedia

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Tamil Movie Review: Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 – Historical, Epic and Concise

Ponniyin Selvan Mani Ratnam A.R. Rahman Tamil Movie Cholan

One of the biggest challenges in making a that is based on epic bestselling novels like JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings and now Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan is in bringing the movie’s storyline as close to the actual event or the novel and yet taking care to make it as excited as possible despite the storyline is predictable. Image source: JFW

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Military 101: Why Often Famous Military Themed Movies Get Military Tactics Wrong?

F-14 Fighter Jet Military Tactic Air Force

When it comes to assets and -themed , you will hardly remember movies like Top Gun as there is nothing much of tactics there except for Tom Cruise and the beautiful shots of F-14 Tomcats facing the Russian MiGs (which are actually Northrop F-5Es in camouflage). Image source: Wikipedia.

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: When Great Poets Gets Cheated Song by MSV 1978

Nizhal Nijamagiradhu Balachander Kamban Emanthan Poet

Nizhal Nijamagiradhu is a 1978 directed by K Balachander starred by Kamal Haasan as the main character with the background score and songs composed by MS Visvanathan. The movie only has 2 songs and both are classic with written by the poet . Image source: IMDB

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Indian Cinema 101: Tamil Movie Sad Scenes That Can Make Anyone Cry Part 2

Nagesh Kamal Haasan Nammavar Movie Tamil 1994

has always had a special and a key role for the legendary in his (the other usual collaborator with Kamal is Delhi Ganesh) and Nagesh who had always played a comical role has proved to be a very versatile actor with different roles with Kamal Haasan. Image source: Cinema Express

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Tamil Movie Review: Beautiful Sarvam Thaala Mayam 2019, GV Prakash High Point Movie

GV Prakash Sarvam Thaala Mayam Tamil Music Movie

Before , my impression of GV Prakash is that he is a really good who has composed some of the best hits in the industry. I had never rated him as a good perhaps due to the types of roles that he has done in the past.

My personal favourite is his composition for the 2010 , Aayirathil Oruvan titled “Maalai Neram” sung by Andrea Jeremiah. He also did a great job in scoring for other blockbusters like Madrasapattinam, Deiva Thirumagal and Raja Rani. Image source: Wikipedia.

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Revisiting Classic Kanmaniye Kadhal Enbathu by Ilaiyaraaja 1979

Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai Rajinikanth Kanmaniye Kadhal Enbathu Song Tamil

The 1979 starring titled is still one of the best starring Rajinikanth and one great song from . Yes, life can be unfair, harsh and lopsided and there are plenty of examples in this movie. Poster source: Awesome Machi

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Vaasam Illaa Malar Idhu by T. Rajendar 1980

Oru Thalai Raagam Tamil T. Rajendar

is a 1980 romance written, composed, written and directed by . Poster source: Amazon.

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