Tuesday 4 August 2015

Michael Jackson: Bad (1987) Short Film by Martin Scorsese

Cast & Crew

Directed by  -  Martin Scorsese

Written By  -  Richard Price

Cast  -  Michael Jackson, Paul Calderon, Alberto Alejandrino, Wesley Snipes

Produced by  - Barbara De Fina,Frank DiLeo, Quincy Jones 

Cinematography By  -  Michael Chapman

Edited By  -  Thelma, Schoonmaker

Storyline

Michael Jackson's music video for his song "Bad"




The Big Shave (1968) Short Film by Martin Scorsese

Cast & Crew

Directed By  -  Martin Scorsese
Written By  -  Martin Scorsese
Cast   -  Peter Bernuth
Produced by  -  Martin Scorsese
Cinematography by   -  Ares Demertzis
Editing by  -  Martin Scorsese

Storyline

This short film is a metaphor for the Vietnam War. A man walks into a meticulously clean and sterile bathroom, concentrating on the polished porcelain and shiny metal motif. He then proceeds to shave. When his face is clean, however, he only continues to shave until he pierces through his skin. Blood covers him and falls around him, the red contrasting the perfect spotlessness of the bathroom.

It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964) Short Film by Martin Scorsese

Cast & Crew
Directed by  -  Martin Scorsese
Written By  -  Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin
Cast  -  Ira Rubin, Sam DeFazio, Andrea Martin, Catherine Scorsese, Robert Uricola
Music by  -  Richard H. Coll
Editing by   -  Eli F. Bleich
Cinematography by  -  Richard H. Coll

Storyline

Now middle-aged, mobster Murray looks back at his humble beginnings as a bootlegger and his rise to becoming wealthy and highly influential. Through it he talks about how much of his success and happiness is due to the support of his "friend" Joe. Unfortunately the only one who blindly believes Joe is anything close to a friend is Murray, because it's obvious to everyone that Joe back-stabs him at every chance and is sleeping with his wife.



What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963) Short Film by Martin Scorsese

Cast & Crew

Directed By  -  Martin Scorsese

Starring  -  Sarah Braveman, Zeph Michelis, Fred Sica, Mimi Stark, Robert Uricola
Music by   -  Richard H. Coll
Cinematography by   -  James Newman
Film Editing by   -  Robert Hunsicker, Mara Kurtz, Mara Stoller

Storyline

A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by consulting an analyst and becoming married, but eventually succumbs to his strange anxiety by disappearing into the picture.



Drishyam (2013)

Drishyam is a 2013 Malayalam language Indian drama thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring Mohanlal and Meena in the lead roles. It also stars Ansiba Hassan,Esther AnilKalabhavan ShajonAsha SarathSiddique, Roshan Basheer and Neeraj Madhav in other pivotal roles. The film was produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner Aashirvad Cinemas. The film was shot in Thodupuzha and nearby locations.


Cast & Crew

Directed By  -  Jeethu Joseph

Starring  -  Mohanlal, Meena

Produced By  -  Aashirvad Cinemas

Written By  -  Jeethu Joseph

Music By 
Songs:  -  Vinu Thomas
Background Score -  Anil Johnson

Cinematography  -  Sujith Vaassudev

Edited by  -  Ayoob Khan


Storyline

The film tells the story of a Syrian Christian family whose lives turn upside down and the father tries hard to protect his family. Georgekutty is an orphan who had dropped out of school after his 4th grade. Now he is a businessman running a cable TV service in a rural area. He is married to Rani and they have two daughters, Anju, a Plus Two student, and Anu, a student of class sixth. His only interest apart from his family is watching films. He spends most of his time in front of the TV in his small office.
During a nature camp, Anju gets photographed in the bathroom by a hidden cell phone. The culprit, Varun is the son of police inspector general Geetha Prabhakar. Varun is accidentally killed by Rani and her daughter when he comes to blackmail them. They hide his body in a compost pit, which is witnessed by Anu. Rani tells Georgekutty about the incident and he devises a way to save his family from the law. He removes the broken cell phone and disposes of Varun's car, which is seen by Constable Sahadevan, who has a grudge against Georgekutty. Georgekutty takes them out on a trip to Thodupuzha to pray in a church, watch a movie and eat at a restaurant. Geetha, realising that her son has gone missing starts an investigation.
After a preliminary investigation, Geetha calls Georgekutty and family for questioning. Georgekutty had predicted that this would happen and taught his family how to change their alibi at the time of murder. When questioned individually, they replied the same thing and they had also shown the bill of the restaurant,the movie ticket and the bus journeys' tickets as proof of their alibi. Geetha questions the owners of the establishments they have been to and their statements prove Georgekutty's alibi. Geetha realises that on the day of the incident, Georgekutty had taken the tickets and the bill, made acquaintance with the owners and had gone for the trip with his family the next day, thus proving his alibi and making the owners unwittingly tell the lie.
Geetha arrests Georgekutty and family and Sahadevan uses brute force to beat the truth out of them. Eventually, Anu gives in and reveals the place where the body is buried. After digging the compost pit,they find the carcass of a calf, indicating that Georgekutty had moved the body. Anu reports to the media and complains against Sahadevan. The constable is suspended and Geetha resigns from her post. Geetha and her husband meet Georgekutty to ask forgiveness for their rude and violent behavior. But Georgekutty indirectly tells them that he had got rid of 'the uninvited guest'. Georgekutty, now in remand, signs a register at the newly constructed local police station. As he leaves, a flashback shows him leaving the incomplete police station with a shovel in hand, indicating that he has hidden Varun's body in the foundations of the police station itself.


Drishyam (2015)

Drishyam is a 2015 thriller drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat. It features Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran and Tabu in the lead roles, and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Ajit Andhare and Abhishek Pathak. The film is a remake of the Malayalam All-time Blockbusterfilm of the same name,written and directed by Jeethu Joseph with Mohanlal and Meena in the lead. The film was released 31 July 2015.

Cast & Crew

Directed by  -  Nishikant Kamat

Starring  -  Ajay Devgan,Shriya Saran,Tabu,Rajat Kapoor

Produced by  -  Kumar Mangat Pathak,Ajit Andhare,Abhishek Pathak

Story by  -  Jeethu Joseph,Upendra Sidhaye

Written by  -  Upendra Sidhaye

Music by
Songs:        -     Vishal Bhardwa
Background Score:  -  Sameer Phatarpekar

Cinematography  -  Avinash Arun

Edited by  -  Aarif Sheikh

Release dates  -  31 July 2015

Storyline

Vijay Salgaonkar (Ajay Devgn) runs a cable TV network in a remote and hilly village of Goa. He lives a happy life with his wife Nandini and two daughters. A 4th grade dropout & an orphan, Vijay has worked his way towards success with his sheer hard-work & street smartness in order to provide for his family who mean the world to him. A man of few means & needs; Vijay believes life is to be lived simplistically - his wife, while she loves him devoutly, wants Vijay's thrifty & miserly behavior to end and wants the world for her family. If there's one thing that Vijay cannot live without, it is his passion for watching films. Such is his 'filmy' obsession that he doesn't mind staying up all night at his office binging on TV movies! In a bizarre turn of events; a teenage boy goes missing; he is the son of a headstrong & no-nonsense cop; IG Meera Deshmukh and the Salgaonkar family is the prime suspect! Will a humble & middle class man, be able to protect his family from oppression of the powerful? How the family weathers the storm that ensues during the violent investigation forms the rest of the story leading to an unexpected & shocking climax.