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Directed by : Peter Kohn, David Wasco, Deborah Aquila, Gary Gilbert, Mary Zophres, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, Austin Gorg, Marc Platt, Mildred Iatrou, Michael Beugg

Produced by : Peter Kohn, David Wasco, Deborah Aquila, Gary Gilbert, Mary Zophres, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, Austin Gorg, Marc Platt, Mildred Iatrou, Michael Beugg

Starring : Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, Amiée Conn, Terry Walters, Thom Shelton, Cinda Adams, Callie Hernandez

Company : Summit Entertainment, Black Label Media, Gilbert Films, Impostor Pictures, Marc Platt Productions

Release date(s) : 2016-11-29

Running time :129 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $30,000,000

Storyline : "To me, _La La Land_ is like religion. I see the appeal, and I would never take it away from anyone. But I would also never stand in line for it."
- Jeff WInger, probably.

_Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._
A very special, memorable film that will be iconic in the years to come.
This is definitely not a movie that I would have chosen to watch all by myself which perhaps explain why I thought it was just surprisingly okay to watch. However my girlfriend absolutely wanted to watch it so I got it. As it turned out my girlfriend had only gone by the number of Oscars and not really looked up what kind of movie it actually was so in the end I was enjoying the movie a lot more than she did.

This movie is pretty much a quite classical Hollywood musical with a non too original story, nice music and dancing. In addition the cinematography is simply excellent. This is the strong point of this movie. The rest of the movie is of lesser interest to me but the cinematography is really, really good. The scene, pictured on the movie poster, were Mia and Sebastian dances and everything in the scene are dark blue tones except Mia’s bright yellow dress is so simple and yet so beautiful.

Everything else about this movie is…okay. Okay acting, okay story etc. As I wrote before this is really not my kind of movie so forgive me for not being overly enthusiastic. I am sure those into these kind of movies cannot understand how anyone can give it less than a full set of stars but hey, different tastes and all that.

I cannot make up my mind about ending. On one hand I am a sucker for happy endings which this one falls a wee bit short on. On the other hand I have to commend the writer/director for not taking the path of least resistance and instead putting together something a wee bit different.

I did feel that a part of the movie was missing though. I would have liked to see the parts where Mia and Sebastian actually fulfilled their respective dreams. Jumping fast forward to the ending like the movie did felt a bit like they either ran out of money or they manage to misplace half the story!

Anyway, I enjoyed the movie more than I thought I would.
**They'd crossed each others life while chasing their dreams.**

I am not a big fan of modern musical films. So I was not expecting it to be a great or worst. The film opened with a song that I was not happy, because I did not like the verse or the music. And again to say, the modern timeline does not suit for the musical theme, unless it is a fantasy or an Indian film.

The best part of the film was, those song fades away as the film progresses. But I kind of liked the drama/story part and the climax track with the quick flashback (kind of). Till that scene I was considering it an average film, but that one scene changed my stance. So, now I think it is a good film, but winning 6 Oscars, I don't know it deserved that.

Yes, the director is known for making music and musical film, but he has not made many. He's young and so his career. Yep, I loved 'Whiplash'. One of my all time favourite. If that film had won 10 Oscars, I would have not surprised at all. After that flick, the people were anticipating, to exceed that success in this film. As it was received, no doubt for those people it was a different flick, but not for me. Especially if you watch lots of Indian films. By the way the film characters were nice, and so the story, but not the songs.

Gosling and Stone were performed well. The chemistry between them was great. The narration was going decently until the end, which reminded me 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya' ending that I was not happy about, yet something different than usual. Sometimes I am okay with cliché than this kind of conclusion, just to bring a change in storytelling. Overall an enjoyable film, most people would love it. Some like me would say it is a decent flick, but there's always a few who would never favour it. Yet worth a watch.

_7/10_

Directed by : Theodore Shapiro, Justin Timberlake, Wallace Wolodarsky, Nick Fletcher, Glenn Berger, Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel, Jonathan Aibel, Maya Forbes, Gina Shay

Produced by : Theodore Shapiro, Justin Timberlake, Wallace Wolodarsky, Nick Fletcher, Glenn Berger, Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel, Jonathan Aibel, Maya Forbes, Gina Shay

Starring : Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Ron Funches, Rachel Bloom, James Corden, Kelly Clarkson, Anderson .Paak, Sam Rockwell, George Clinton, Mary J. Blige

Company : DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures

Release date(s) : 2020-03-12

Running time :91 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget : 

Storyline : The 'Trolls' franchise could have been another cheap brand name recognition film, like 'The Grinch' or the upcoming 'Scoob!', but when you have a team that cares about the project at every level, you end up with not only a fun kid's film, but one with a powerful message.
- Chris dos Santos

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Directed by : Bill Pope, Laura Jean Shannon, Edgar Wright, Edgar Wright, Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Ronaldo Vasconcellos, Marc Platt, Robin D. Cook, Marcus Rowland

Produced by : Bill Pope, Laura Jean Shannon, Edgar Wright, Edgar Wright, Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Ronaldo Vasconcellos, Marc Platt, Robin D. Cook, Marcus Rowland

Starring : Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Ellen Wong, Alison Pill, Mark Webber, Johnny Simmons, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Aubrey Plaza

Company : Universal Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Big Talk Productions, Closed on Mondays Entertainment, DENTSU, Scott Pilgrim Productions

Release date(s) : 2010-08-12

Running time :112 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $60,000,000

Storyline :

Directed by : Anna B. Sheppard, Will Ferrell, Will Ferrell, Paul Inglis, Paul Inglis, Allison Jones, David Dobkin, Danny Cohen, Adam McKay, Atli Örvarsson

Produced by : Anna B. Sheppard, Will Ferrell, Will Ferrell, Paul Inglis, Paul Inglis, Allison Jones, David Dobkin, Danny Cohen, Adam McKay, Atli Örvarsson

Starring : Rachel McAdams, Will Ferrell, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens, Jamie Demetriou, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Melissanthi Mahut, Joi Johannsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Graham Norton

Company : Gary Sanchez Productions

Release date(s) : 2020-06-26

Running time :124 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :Íslenska, English

Budget : 

Storyline :

Directed by : Linda Cohen, Susan Cartsonis, Elissa Down, Michael Yezerski, Brent Emery, Michael Armbruster, Jane Moran, Amir Mokri, Suzanne McNeill Farwell, Barbara J. McCarthy

Produced by : Linda Cohen, Susan Cartsonis, Elissa Down, Michael Yezerski, Brent Emery, Michael Armbruster, Jane Moran, Amir Mokri, Suzanne McNeill Farwell, Barbara J. McCarthy

Starring : Sofia Carson, Wolfgang Novogratz, Donna Lynne Champlin, Enrico Colantoni, Dennis Andres, Rex Lee, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Eva Hauge, Lidya Jewett, Sadie Lapidus

Company : Resonate Entertainment, Bitter Boy Productions Ltd.

Release date(s) : 2020-06-19

Running time :107 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English, Türkçe

Budget : 

Storyline :

Directed by : Jon Harris, Danny Boyle, Danny Boyle, Gail Stevens, Eric Fellner, Richard Curtis, Richard Curtis, Glenn Freemantle, Bernard Bellew, Nick Angel

Produced by : Jon Harris, Danny Boyle, Danny Boyle, Gail Stevens, Eric Fellner, Richard Curtis, Richard Curtis, Glenn Freemantle, Bernard Bellew, Nick Angel

Starring : Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran, Kate McKinnon, Joel Fry, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Harry Michell, Sophia Di Martino, Sarah Lancashire

Company : Working Title Films

Release date(s) : 2019-06-27

Running time :116 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $26,000,000

Storyline : ‘Yesterday’ takes its genius idea and unfortunately turns it into a generic film. Both director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis have proven their creativity before, but here it's just wasted along with everything else.
- Chris dos Santos

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I really enjoyed this movie. Right out of the gate, you must accept that it is a fantasy rather than science-fiction, because the latter genre usually tries to give some sort of explanation for why something happens, but here we just take it as it is.

The dialogue is mostly witty and fun, and the characters got my sympathy. I had a slight problem with the two lead characters having always been platonic, as it was never fully explained why that was. But I was able to put that aside. Plus I really liked seeing the third lead character, the Mini Cooper (okay, yes, I have owned one for nearly twenty years).

Part of the ending could be considered predictable, and part of it was, but another piece of the conclusion astonished me in its originality, so it worked for me. One interesting subplot revolved around a couple of people who shared the knowledge about the Beatles that drives the story, and I was surprised and pleased at how they resolved that subplot.

And yes, to deal with the elephant in the room, most of the songs presented in the movie were better when the Beatles performed them, but isn't that the point? I had no problem setting that fact aside and enjoying this harmless and entertaining film. Oh, and I appreciate what a good sport Ed Sheeran is in this movie, allowing the lead character to more or less beat him in a songwriting contest (though of course Ed really won). In this movie, everybody wins (Well, except of course for the fictional Beatles, unless you can imagine they would prefer where the fantay lands them.)

Directed by : David L. Snyder, David Newman, Erwin Stoff, Ed Solomon, Ed Solomon, Ed Solomon, Scott Kroopf, Ted Field, Karen Rea, Neil A. Machlis

Produced by : David L. Snyder, David Newman, Erwin Stoff, Ed Solomon, Ed Solomon, Ed Solomon, Scott Kroopf, Ted Field, Karen Rea, Neil A. Machlis

Starring : Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland, Pam Grier, George Carlin, Amy Stoch, Jim Martin, Hal Landon Jr., Annette Azcuy

Company : Orion Pictures, Nelson Entertainment

Release date(s) : 1991-07-19

Running time :93 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget : 

Storyline :

Directed by : Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer, Dan Aykroyd, Hal Gausman, John Landis, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss, Elmer Bernstein, Stephen M. Katz, George Folsey Jr., Michael Chinich

Produced by : Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer, Dan Aykroyd, Hal Gausman, John Landis, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss, Elmer Bernstein, Stephen M. Katz, George Folsey Jr., Michael Chinich

Starring : Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Murphy Dunne, Willie Hall

Company : Universal Pictures

Release date(s) : 1980-06-17

Running time :133 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $27,000,000

Storyline : 'We're on a mission from God.'
— "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues

(Laughs) ...

What a magnificent work of motion picture art The Blues Brothers is! This fun-filled musical is truly a must-see. The screenplay was co-written by Saturday Night Live alum Dan Aykroyd, whom, by the way also stars in the effort as Elwood Blues, one half of the Chicago-based R&B/Blues band, The Blues Brothers. Native Chicagoan and Aykroyd's fellow SNL grad, John Belushi (The late, great), also stars in this zany opus as "Joliet" Jake, Elwood's biological other half. And with an all-star supporting cast that includes the likes of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab (Minnie the Moocher) Calloway, John Lee Hooker, and Carrie Fisher, among quite a few others, The Blues Brothers is one tremendous cinematic force - in both the Musical film and Action film genres, respectively.

John Landis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aykroyd, also directs the high-leveled ensemble.

In this feel-good tale, the plot revolves around the threatened foreclosure of a Catholic orphanage in which the two brothers were raised. The city has placed an unlawful detainer on the orphanage, and if members of its clergy fail to raise $5,000, the amount needed to stay the pending foreclosure, then it's eviction time for all of those needy children who still call the institution home. But before "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues see that happen, they'll tear a whole lotta Chicago up!

With that, the crazy and over-the-top hilarious action begins ... And "laughing out loud" will truly be an understatement.

Set in the Windy City, The Blues Brothers is jam-packed with action, adventure, great music, comedy, and deep, heartstrings-tugging emotion. It does its part in helping to define what a genuinely great and entertaining movie should be. And it is a CLASSIC in every sense of the adjective.

My big brother (God love him) introduced me to this film, by way of a movie date, over three decades ago. And to this day, I continue to harbor for both him and it, a love beyond passion. Five stars!

Directed by : Kerry Barden, Elizabeth Banks, Debbie Zoller, Julio Macat, Lisa Zeno Churgin, Mark Kilian, Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Barry Robison, Paul Schnee

Produced by : Kerry Barden, Elizabeth Banks, Debbie Zoller, Julio Macat, Lisa Zeno Churgin, Mark Kilian, Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Barry Robison, Paul Schnee

Starring : Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Ben Platt, Adam Devine, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee

Company : Brownstone Productions

Release date(s) : 2012-09-28

Running time :112 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $17,000,000

Storyline : A modern cult movie (in a good way, of course). It started a movement of sorts with people posting youtube videos with them singing and rearranging cups. Very powerful!
Not sure why this movie has become so famous.

It is not a really good comedy with the exception of the jokes by the competition commentators and the story as with any movie of this kind is weak and expectable.

Nothing very remarkable here but the fact that there are so many fans of it.
A quintessential crowd-pleaser. Exuberant musical numbers and great chemistry between the cast makes this a 'chick flick' everyone can enjoy.

Directed by : Jim Denault, Kerry Barden, Mark Mothersbaugh, Craig Alpert, Elizabeth Banks, Elizabeth Banks, Benjamin L. Cook, Jeff Levine, Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer

Produced by : Jim Denault, Kerry Barden, Mark Mothersbaugh, Craig Alpert, Elizabeth Banks, Elizabeth Banks, Benjamin L. Cook, Jeff Levine, Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer

Starring : Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam Devine, Katey Sagal, Anna Camp, Ben Platt, Alexis Knapp

Company : Universal Pictures, Gold Circle Films, Brownstone Productions

Release date(s) : 2015-05-07

Running time :115 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $29,000,000

Storyline : Clunky sequel coasts on the cast's chemistry and some fun musical numbers. But definitely a step down from the effortless original.
'Pitch Perfect 2' was not as good as first. The musical numbers were not as memorable as the first. It simply wasn't as funny as the first. Anna Kendrick showed that she was a good singer though but the film lacked any real story.

★★

Directed by : Clay A. Griffith, John Toll, Joe Hutshing, Ian Bryce, Robert Greenfield, Betsy Heimann, Cameron Crowe, Cameron Crowe, Cameron Crowe, Lisa Stewart

Produced by : Clay A. Griffith, John Toll, Joe Hutshing, Ian Bryce, Robert Greenfield, Betsy Heimann, Cameron Crowe, Cameron Crowe, Cameron Crowe, Lisa Stewart

Starring : Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Zooey Deschanel, Michael Angarano, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Noah Taylor

Company : Columbia Pictures, Vinyl Films, DreamWorks Pictures

Release date(s) : 2000-09-15

Running time :162 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $60,000,000

Storyline : Hopes, Dreams & Nightmares.

Almost Famous is Cameron Crowe's paean to rock music, of bands and songs, of journalism and promotion, of sex & drugs. Drawing from experience and stories passed on, Crowe tells the tale of a young teenage boy aspiring to be a music journalist in the 1970s. Finding himself backstage with the rock group Stillwater, William Miller (Patrick Fugit) embarks on a road journey with the band that's awash with egos, groupies, perils and pleasures, all of which change his life forever.

Lets go find something real!

The most striking thing about it is that it's not overtly funny or sensationalistic, it's a production that's full of love, real love, for the subject matters to hand, and it's very often a moving experience to be part of. Narratively speaking, Crowe takes his time, steadily building characters and backdrop essentials, it works a treat as we become immersed in all the major players within the music circle, while also feeling the concerns of those on the outside of the rock group circle. Which of course gives us the great rewards come the final third of film when all matters come to a head. Crowe and his design team also work some magic for period flavours, capturing the early 70s vibe with awareness of clothing, food and drink and transport. Nothing ever seems false, which is remarkable in this era of product placements and shameless plugging.

50 bucks and a case of beer!

Another one of Crowe's strengths is how he garners great performances from his actors. There's no big stars here, no Tom or Renée, but Billy Crudup, Jason Lee, Kate Hudson and Fugit, who respond to their director with sincere and believable performances, no caricatures or ham sarnies here, no way. While outskirt performances from Frances McDormand (brilliant as William's fretful mother), Anna Paquin, Philip Seymour Hoffman (as the legendary Lester Bangs) and Fairuza Balk, consistently hit the hi-hat. The music of course rocks, from metal and progers, to folkers and bubblegum, to some punk godfathery, these sounds feature on the soundtrack and kick the decade into orbit - while the Stillwater scenes are effective and the use of Elton John's Tiny Dancer will land in your heart and stay there.

Cameron Crowe has created a smashingly memorable film that will stand the tests of time. Two cuts are available, where both the theatrical and director's cuts are sure fire things (the latter Bootleg Cut my personal favourite). This is a music based film to sit with the best of them, God Bless Rock N Roll and God Bless Cameron Crowe, for he could have easily embellished and over egged his rock pudding, instead he kept it real. 9/10

Directed by : Kerry Barden, Craig Alpert, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Kami Asgar, Mike White, Paul Schnee, Daniel Silverberg, Christopher Lennertz

Produced by : Kerry Barden, Craig Alpert, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, Kami Asgar, Mike White, Paul Schnee, Daniel Silverberg, Christopher Lennertz

Starring : Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Camp, Alexis Knapp, Ruby Rose, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee

Company : Gold Circle Films, Perfect World Pictures, Universal Pictures

Release date(s) : 2017-12-20

Running time :93 Minutes

Country  : United States

Language :English

Budget :  $45,000,000

Storyline : First of all, I just went to watch this because I've seen the other two, which I kind of enjoyed, but I didn't have much expectation when I went to see this. And I was still disappointed. I felt like the plot was very weak and I was confused about what they were doing most of the time. There was plenty of singing and dancing, obviously, which was good for the most part. But it wasn't as good as the other films. Probably my biggest complaint would be about Fat Amy and her dad. Now, John Lithgow is a great actor in my opinion, but as an Australian, I was a big taken aback when he was cast as an Australian. His Aussie accent was hit and miss and after the movie all I was thinking was the possible Australian actors that could've been cast in his place. John Jarratt comes to mind (joke). Also, why do people keep casting Ruby Rose. No offence, but she just can't act. And she did an American accent in this so that was a bit weird as well. Overall, I wasn't expecting much from this movie and I got what I expected. I'm probably glad they're not making these movies anymore. I give it a low score for the lack of plot and it just felt like the same movie but worse.