Directed by : Ron Howard Written by : Akiva Goldsman Starring : Russell Crowe, Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly Very loosely based on Sylvia Nasar’s (“a highly stylized dramatization rather than a literal retelling”) thoroughly researched biography of Mathematical genius, paranoid schizophrenic and Nobel Prize winner (for Economics) John Forbes Nash Jr., director Howard uses [...]
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A Beautiful Mind – Movie Review (2001)
July 18th, 2011 
Manikandan 
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Tags: Best Biography Movies, Drama Movies, Russell Crowe Movies 
2 Comments »Kinsey Movie Review (2004)
July 8th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Bill Condon Written by : Bill Condon Starring : Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Chris O’Donnell From the director of Gods and Monsters, itself a fictional account of a period in the later days of Frankenstein director James Whale comes a more wide ranging and surprisingly, for such a controversial figure, a [...]
Posted in Biography, Drama Tags: Best Biography Movies, Best Movies 2004 List, Drama Movies, Liam Neeson Best Movies No Comments »The Great Debaters Movie Review (2007)
June 27th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by : Denzel Washington Written by : Robert Eisele Starring : Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Forest Whitaker. Inspired by true events depicted in a magazine article and dealing with an inspirational African American teacher Mel Tolson (Denzel Washington) and his team of college debaters struggling against considerable odds to become [...]
Posted in Biography, Drama, Inspirational Tags: Denzel Washington Movies, Drama Movies, Movies Released in 2007 No Comments »The King’s Speech Movie Review (2010)
March 14th, 2011 Manikandan Directed by: Tom Hooper Written by: David Seidler Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce Directed by Tom Hooper better known for his TV work (John Adams) and starring a host of British acting royalty, literally. Colin Firth who many believed should have won last years Best Acting Oscar for his subtle [...]
Posted in Biography, Drama, Inspirational Tags: 2010, Drama Movies, IMDB Top 250, Movie Released in 2010 Hollywood 6 Comments »The Social Network Movie Review (2010)
November 18th, 2010 Manikandan Directed by : David Fincher Written by : Aaron Sorkin Starring : Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake The movie, about the initial set-up of Facebook and the litigation that ensued is directed by David Fincher from Sorkin’s screenplay and is loosely based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires, an account that tells the [...]
Posted in Biography, Drama Tags: 2010, Drama Movies, IMDB Top 250, Movie Released in 2010 Hollywood 10 Comments »