“Summer of Film #23 of 100”:http://www.devanshanu.com/things/2005/06/12/2005-summer-of-film/
If people in the future ask, “Who was Steven Spielberg?” the answer is this: He is the man who made Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List in the same year. And maybe after this year, you will be able to say he’s the guy who made The War of the Worlds and Vengeance (or the Untitled 1972 Munich Olympics Project) in the same year. But that remains to be seen. Continue reading →

“Summer of Film #22 of 100”:http://www.devanshanu.com/things/2005/06/12/2005-summer-of-film/
Alfred Hitchcock, like Spielberg in modern times, had the ability to take any material and change it into a ‘Hitchcock-movie’ with his craft. Many times the material was mediocre- where the movie was the “MacGuffin”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macguffin – but he would dazzle you with his craft so that if you weren’t paying attention you would think the craft was the movie. Continue reading →

“Summer of Film #21 of 100”:http://www.devanshanu.com/things/2005/06/12/2005-summer-of-film/
Was 48 Hrs original in its time? It is hard to say- it has not aged well. The pace, action and humor expected of a film like this has risen to a level so frenzied that while 48 Hrs doesn’t feel like a bad film, it feels incomplete. We feel there are many action sequences, many more jokes and a lot more of a climax still to come; which is probably while a sequel was made. Continue reading →

“Summer of Film #20 of 100”:http://www.devanshanu.com/things/2005/06/12/2005-summer-of-film/
I know, I know. I’m cheating. This is not a movie and it has no place among movie reviews, much less among the revered 100 for the summer of film. But consider this- I spent 13 hours watching what is better than 99% of all films and I believe two things because of that. One, I deserve credit for the time I spent. Two, for those of you hiding under a rock- yes, you under the rock there- who have never been recommended The Sopranos yet; this is for you. A recommendation. Continue reading →

“Summer of Film #19 of 100”:http://www.devanshanu.com/things/2005/06/12/2005-summer-of-film/
There is a sensibility that made-for-TV movies and the Hardy Boys novels share. There is a sensibility that the best of the Hardy Boys novels share with pulp Hitchcock. And there is a sensibility that Hitchcock shares with The Twilight Zone. If you’ve seen Twin Peaks, you probably have an idea of what I’m talking about- though maybe not entirely. Continue reading →