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Music 101: The Genius of John Williams And Iconic Themes

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John Williams, the legendary composer born in 1932 and 93 years old as of 2025, has left an indelible mark on cinema through his collaborations with visionary directors like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. His unforgettable scores for films such as Star Wars (1977), Jaws (1975), Jurassic Park (1993), and Indiana Jones (1981) remain as powerful today as they were upon their release, some spanning nearly five decades. These iconic movie themes continue to evoke goosebumps, transporting audiences to worlds of adventure, wonder, and suspense with their sweeping orchestrations and emotional resonance. Image source: Star Wars

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

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War Horse (2011) earned USD178 million worldwide in the box office worldwide, making it the 40th top-grossing movie 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 Film Institute and the National Board of Review. It also received several award nominations, including Academy Award 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 – Yuddham Sei 2011

This was one of the most waited Tamil movies in my list for 2011!

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(I love the camera angles in this movie – Cheran sitting down at the spot where his sister was kidnapped, contemplating on how to find her. Image source: Indiaglitz)

Sometimes, we can determine a good movie upfront by seeing who is the director of the movie – throw some names like Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and in Tamil movie scene, Shankar (although he screwed up his last movie), Mani Ratnam, Gautham Menon and many more up into the air and you can be assured that you going to see a movie that is not only entertaining but well made and with the right storyline.

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World War 2 Movies: The Most Memorable Movies I Ever Seen

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(The last major war around the world at the same time was the World War 2 that happened between 1939 to 1945. For most of us who were not born then, we can understand the ultimate sacrifices that many gave from some of best movies ever made on this subject. Image source: http://www.buchanan.org)

World War 2 was the last major conflict that we have faced and we all dread the start of World War 3 (which could mean end of mankind or worse, the planet earth).

I like history and I have collection of books and magazines on the subject at home but nothing portrays the event better than seeing them on movies. Over the years, we have been “bombarded” with many types of war movies and mini-series ranging from ancient wars (like “300” and “Braveheart”), World Wars (both 1 & 2), Vietnam Wars (still remember “Platoon”, “Full Metal Jacket” or “Apocalypse Now”?) and all the way to galactic war in a galaxy, far, far away (my favourite – “Star Wars”)

If you are looking for World War 2 movies for your collection, I strongly recommend these (in no particular order):-

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Movie Review: War of the Worlds 2005, Good But Disappointed for Wrong Reasons

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War of the worlds is a classic story by H.G. Wells (mind you, it came out in 1898!) but how much difference that Steven Spielberg can make in his remake movie in 2005? That was the thought running through my mind when I saw the movie showing at my local theatre. Image source: Movieclips.com

After hearing about the movie and seeing that it got an “A” rating in The Star, I and my wife set aside our Sunday to see the movie.

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