kuruthipunal ( river of blood ) is a 1995 tamil / telugu neo-noir action thriller film cinematograph and directed by veteran cinematographer p. c. sreeram .

the film stars kamal haasan in the lead role , with arjun and nassar in supporting roles .

the film featured songs and the background score was composed by mahesh mahadevan .

produced by kamal hassan , the story is a remake of govind nihalani 's hindi film drohkaal , the film met with critical acclaim upon release and became a trendsetter for action films during that period of time .

the film was india 's official entry for the 68th academy awards best foreign language film category , but was not nominated .

the film was simultaneously made in telugu as drohi .

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kuruthipunal ( river of blood ) is a 1995 tamil action thriller film directed by veteran cinematographer p . c . sreeram .
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so let’s take the time to celebrate 20 years of kuruthipunal , a true classic that’ll remain to be our favourite .
in spite of everything , this film never reached common audiences . this film is only a discussion among hard core movie lovers , critics and film fraternity .
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kuruthipunal is the first tamil movie to use dolby sound . the movie was a remake of the govind nihalani directed film drohkaal . the film was released in 1995 . directed by p . c . sriram , the movie starred kamal haasan and arjun .
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kuruthipunal had its successful run at box - office and also earned a number of awards with the most prestigious being the official entry into 68 th academy awards for the ‘best foreign language film’ category . this was also the first film to use the dolby surround sr technology .
produced by raaj kamal films international , kuruthipunal hit the screens in 1995 and was a trendsetting action - drama directed by cinematographer pc sreeram . the film based on terrorism was an intriguing one and strictly not for the light - hearted .
kuruthipunal became the first indian film to enter into the 68th academy awards for the best foreign film category but did not get nominated . the film ' s action sequence and the amount of detail which was used in the film cannot be found in many films even now . a film really which did justice to the plot and with much detail given to interrogation methods , especially the way kamal looks before he dies . such gruesomeness ! the way he finishes the film is trademark kamal leaving an open question to the audience and a good social message to the government and the next generation . truly one of the best action films till date .
vaanam vasappadum is a 2004 tamil film directed by p . c . sreeram .
a tragic film , which was depicting the black sides of society and men .
thoongaavanam suffers from an identity crisis in its effort to come close to the original . when haasan decides to remake a film , one expects the product to be nothing less than excellent . this reminds us of the kamal haasan starrer tamil film kuruthipunal , which was based on govind nihalani’s drohkaal . now that is a faithful adaptation . although haasan bought the rights to the film , he ensured that both its versions were poles apart .
r . s . prasanna directed kalyana samayal saadham , a film about an arranged tamil brahmin wedding . he is currently in the process of making the film’s hindi version . would a film with such a strong cultural setting translate to another language ? “beyond the setting , kalyana samayal saadham is a film rich in emotion . emotions are universal and will appeal to all as long as we don ' t lose what we ' re trying to convey in translation . in fact , one should look at a remake as an opportunity to make a better film . kuruthipunal , for instance , is better than its original drohkaal . ”
kuruthipunal ( river of blood ) is a tamil action thriller directed by veteran cinematographer p . c . sriram . it is a remake of the hindi film drohkaal by govind nihalani . starring ace actors like kamal hassan and nasser the film is about an infiltration operation which the police have on a terrorist organisation and how it turns out to be . as you may know if kamal acts in it then obviously there is a lot of influence on the direction and on the film as such . kamal hassan has also the credits for the screenplay and dialogues in the film .
makkal aatchi is a 1995 tamil language indian film directed by r . k . selvamani .
is another film where the plot is ambitious and paper work is good but falls short in execution . acting in most parts is acceptable but the film never manages to captivate its audience .
arvind krishna is an indian cinematographer , who has worked in the indian film and television industry .
a list of films produced in the tamil film industry in india in 1995 by release date .
every body who worked for this film did beyond the conventional , and created one wonderful movie .
arjun sarja ( born 15 august 1962 as srinivasa sarja ) is an indian film actor and director .
raaj kamal films international is an indian film production and distribution company founded and headed by kamal haasan .
urltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .
kamal haasan ( born 7 november 1954 ) is an indian film actor , screenwriter , director , producer , playback singer , choreographer , lyricist , philanthropist and dancer who works primarily in the tamil film industry .
yet another brilliant film from the mastermind kamal hassan . from story to music , everything was top notch .
pc sreeram says , “it is enriching to understand that audiences remember the film even after 20 years . this is the victory to art more than to an individual . we were very confident while making this film , but i am quite surprised with the kind of response it is garnering amidst audience even now . kuruthipunal is not a movie but a record of iconic performances of kamal , arjun , nasser , gautami and arvind krishna in close proximity of lens” .
nassar ( also spelled nasser , naasar or nazar ) ( born mehaboob nassar ) is an indian film actor , director and producer , known for his works in the south indian film industry , and few bollywood films .
nammavar is a 1994 tamil language film k . s . sethumadhavan and starring kamal haasan and gouthami in lead roles .
a historic period film , which depicts the olden sangam period of tamil and its different landscapes and people in it .
kuruthipunal had the legendary director viswanath playing an important role along with cameraman arvind krishna who was then the assistant of pc sreeram doing a cameo . the even more interesting trivia is , chiyaan vikram dubbed for john edathattil who did a role of narasimhan , nasser’s assistant commander .
ajay rathnam is an indian film and television actor known for playing supportive or villain roles in tamil films / television serials .
the cinema express best film award is given as a part of its annual cinema express awards for tamil ( kollywood ) films .
the filmfare best actor award is given by the filmfare as part of its annual filmfare awards south for tamil film lead actors .
as the film ? s backdrop is goa , it gives us a feel of watching a dubbed hindi film . may be a typical north madras setup would have made it more beleivable . bubbly hansika looks cute and she shines in a well - written role .
while visaaranai may not necessarily be the best film india has submitted to the oscars , there’s not much doubt that it’s the best from tamil cinema . there are no forced love tracks , no item songs , no comedy tracks… the film is devoid of artificialities .
india has submitted films for the academy award for best foreign language film since 1957 , a year after the incorporation of the category .
this film largely went unnoticed . it was a flop in tamilnadu and the dubbed version ( iddaru - in telugu ) is also a flop in andhra pradesh . this film raised controversy in tamilnadu for having the story of m . g . r - karunanidhi and jayalalitha .
andha naal ( that day ) is a 1954 indian tamil mystery - thriller film produced by a . v . meiyappan and directed by sundaram balachander .
gautami is an indian film actress whose main contribution to tamil films , she even appeared successful films in telugu , malayalam , hindi and kannada cinema .
drohkaal ( times of betrayal ) is a 1994 indian crime drama film directed and produced by govind nihalani which deals with india ' s fight against terrorism .
k . t . balasubramaniem ( born august 18 , 1966 ) is a well - known cinematographer from karaikudi , tamil nadu who completed schooling and college in thirupattur under the tutelage of p . c . sreeram for nearly 5 years , he worked in award - winning films such as ' thevar magan ' , ' thiruda thiruda ' and ' kuruthipunal ' .
movie title - - - kuruthipunal its ranked number 1 tamil movie in the year 1995 in imdb . cast - - nassar as badri nizhalgal ravi subhalekha sudhakar as suri movie details - - running time - 143 mins story - - two brave police officers infiltrate a terror group in order to bring it down . director p . c . sreeram directs actor kamal haasan for 1st time . director p . c . sreeram and music director mahesh mahadevan joins for 1st time . imdb rating - - 8 . 6 mile stones - - the film won the cinema express award for best film tamil while kamal haasan won filmfare award for best actor tamil for his portrayal of adhi naarayanan .
kasinathuni viswanath ( born 19 february 1930 ) is an indian film , sound designer turned director and actor known for his works in telugu cinema and hindi cinema .
mozhi is funny , emotional and had good screenplay . still this movie is underrated and also the director who directed this film ( radha mohan ) is unrecognized too .
to read my description , you might not think much of this film , but it is so incredibly good , that my words can only hope to do it justice .
but remakes come with their own challenges . says shaheed , “i had watched the original dozens of times and while i was working on chennaiyil oru naal , i realised that all the shots and faces from the original film were playing in my mind . i feel i faithfully recreated the film in tamil but it did not satiate my creative urges . ”
this movie was not in the theatres for even a week but later drew lots of appreciation from experts of the film industry . this movie marked the changing face of kollywood !
pudhupettai ( 2006 ) : a raw gangster film that shows the transition of a school boy who ends up being a ruthless gangster . what makes this movie interesting is how the main character changes , the lives of these gangsters and how gangsters are used in politics . although the film is quite violent it also has its moments of humor ( especially the “yaar ya bomb pottadhu” scene which was absolutely brilliant ) . the film underperformed at the b / o though ironically that was one of the most accurate depictions of a gangster’s life . m
kamal haasan’s latest outing thoongaavanam , an adaptation of the french thriller sleepless night , is easily the most stylish tamil film one has seen in a long time . there are absolutely no second thoughts about that . in fact , the film is so stylishly presented that it’s almost at par with the original . however , in its attempt to one - up sleepless night , the film has ended up imitating the french original quite literally . thoongaavanam , helmed by haasan’s erstwhile assistant rajesh m selva , doesn’t quite qualify as the actor’s best work so far .
vetrimaaran , the director of visaaranai ( india’s submission this year ) , when once talking to me about the appeal of kaaka muttai , said , “the more ethnic a film , the more international its appeal . ” in other words , make films drawn from the stories of your world . make them fiercely local . this can’t quite be said of a few of our films over the years . the climax of kuruthipunal , india’s oscar submission in 1995 , has kamal haasan playing a cop , saying , “shoot me… shoot me , my man . it’s a bloody order ! ” in an accent that’d put an englishman to shame .
vikram dharma ( born as r . n . dharmaseelan in 1961 ) was an indian fight master / action choreographer in the tamil film industry ( also known as kollywood ) in indian cinema .
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one needs to be careful about choosing a film for a remake . success cannot be the only criterion . “ subramaniapuram , for instance , despite being a great movie , cannot be successfully remade elsewhere , ” feels rosshan . “it’s a film so true to its south tamil nadu setting that one cannot replant that story in another land . in comparison , themes like love or horror are easier to adapt . ”
its almost the end of 2017 and after a list of many disappointing films for several months aruvi 2017 has cleared the dry spell with its completly fresh screenplay and crisp storyline . except for lakshmi gopalakrishnan all the cast members are debutants but we don ' t get this feeling while watching the movie . actually , in half way through the film i could understand that this could never be a work of a seasoned director but i think the way the director tells the story ( which needs a special mention because of the non linear way the story goes forward ) , the attention he has given to detail ( to pull the logic for the story line ) and finally how he has made things relatable tells that he knows his craft . i watched this film several times , not only because it was that good , but i could find new elements in the film which supports the events . it is quite difficult to give an absolute simple plot of the film without telling spoilers . but i can tell how the plot goes about in the film . th…
technically , cinematography by sr sathish kumar is good while editing by nb srikanth could have been better . many portions needed trimming and a better editing style would have helped for the film ? s pace and flow .
mani ratnam who is regarded as one of the finest film makers with films nayagan , bombay , roja etc . , not only evolved as one of india ' s best but also went on to gain international exposure .
kuruthipunal ( 1996 ) is a tamil drama and action film directed by veteran cinematographer p . c . sriram . the film starts with two sincere police officers adhi narayanan ( kamal hassan ) and abbas ( arjun ) . abbas sends two secret vigilance officers , named anand and shiva on an operation called operation dhanush , to mingle with a terror group headed by badri ( nasser ) , with the task of providing updates about the movements of the group , then later sending it back to abbas . in an accidental encounter , adhi happens to get the opportunity to arrest a terrorist even without being aware that the captive is none other than the terrorist head badri . there is an interesting mental battle between adhi and badri . threatening to bring harm to adhi ' s family if kept in police custody , badri displays his power by demonstrating how he is able to sneak in members of his group anywhere , including police protected headquarters . adhi , afraid for his family ' s safety , gives in and lets badri escape .
visaaranai , the first tamil film to be submitted at the oscars this millennium , stands a strong chance because it is devoid of the frills of indian commercial cinema . of course , the oscar panel also generally laps up stark ethnic tales .
the first question is usually get ,
how did you get into bollywood ?
that answer is pretty easy . like many of you , i ' ve spent years seeking out films from all over the world ; asia , europe , south america , you name it , i was trying to find the local flavor . one day it occurred to me that the one nation on earth with the biggest film industry was completely foreign to me , so i popped in a film called
rosshan andrrews , the director of how old are you and its tamil remake 36 vayadhinile , feels producers have begun to rely more on the creative team behind the original film . “every film has a soul and people who’ve worked closely on the original version understand the importance of staying true to it . good remakes aren’t mere frame - by - frame copies for a new audience . they need to be treated with the same sincerity as an original . my first film udayananu tharam , which was a superhit in malayalam , failed as velli thirai in tamil . at times , we assume we know what the audience wants . but nobody knows what will work and what won’t . all one can do is be faithful to the script . ”
producer g . dhananjayan goes even further . he believes remakes should retain their original directors . “both papanasam and 36 vayadhinile were directed by those who made the malayalam versions . even when krish was retained to remake vedam to vaanam , the film proved successful . when a person not associated with the original begins working on a remake , they bring in their own ideas and assumptions on how to adapt it . in this process , the film loses the essence that made the original a hit . ”
bommai ( 1964 ) : s . balachander the veena vidwan directed a lot of crime movies most notably “andhal naal” . bommai as the title suggests is about a doll which moves from one person to another and a couple’s attempt to find this doll . quite a suspenseful film and probably one of the most interesting credits i have with the director introducing all the cast and crew who worked on this film ( note a young kj yesudas who actually sang his first tamil song in this movie ) .
it has been 16 long years since a tamil film was chosen as india’s submission for the academy awards . when it last happened , madhavan had just made his debut , s . j . suryah’s kushi had just been released , and prashanth was still ruling at the box office . just let that all sink in for a moment . in stark contrast though , during an earlier decade , between 1990 and 2000 , as many as six films that had gone all the way to the oscars belonged to tamil cinema . if representation at the oscars is indicative of a film’s worth — a presumption many film personalities , including kamal haasan , are up in arms against — it appears that tamil films have somehow stopped being noteworthy since the dawn of the new millenium .
the following 41 films , all from different countries , were submitted for the 68th academy awards in the category academy award for best foreign language film ( release at the country of origin november 1 , 1994 - october 31 , 1995 , ceremony 1996 ) .
. this film has everything , and it is a perfect example of why i love indian cinema . these reviews will be peppered with editorializing , photos , video clips , and less than formal writing , but i hope that i can convey the joy that
the first and second half of the film is complete opposite of what you would expect , aadi succumbs to badri and there is a very good drama going on in the thriller . kamal proves once again his mettle , they way he is unable to confront his commander srinivasan ( played by k . vishwanath ) when he finds out that he is the traitor in the department and when he faces his friends death near the end of the film . at the end after a bloody torture he too to carry out the mission . it is really unlike for a film to take all the lead characters out both the protagonist and the antagonist , which proved to be really off - beat . very convincing performance by gowthami as aadi ' s wife , very real and very authentic .
director hari ' s debut movie and it is an amazing movie with plot , dialogues and comedy sequences . songs were also amazing but the film was not received well . clearly it is an amazing commercial movie and you will not be bored even in a single scene .
, and a new film coming in 2013 . khan ' s lovelorn rahul was a strange character in that he elicited more sympathy from viewers as a starstruck , sad , lonely boy in love than sunil ' s hero did . this was among khan ' s final villain roles in the ' 90s before he took on the mantle of full - fledged film hero . khan ' s success was a big bummer for sunny deol , who was supposed to be the sympathetic character , but deol ' s wooden delivery and inability to emote sunk his performance in
the film starts with adhi narayanan ( played by kamal hassan ) and abbas ( played by arjun ) , both honest police officer plotting a secret operation
dhanush
( not to be confused with the the one referring to the actual events ) to infiltrate the a terrorist group , they train two men - aravind and siva and send them undercover . the story begins to unravel when accidentally badri ( played by nasser ) , the commander of the terrorist group gets caught by adhi . the rest of the film is if the operation succeeds or not .
i really did not expect aadi to die in the end , up until that point i had a very strange thought in my head , why can ' t kuruthipunal be a prequel for vishwaroopam , i mean it is a very strange thought but why not both the film had an agent and both had a lot of intriguing characters . wasim ahamed kashmiri , could very well be aadhi , i got this thought when i saw srinivasan die in the film , just before he commits suicide he says
you know nothing about me or what i had been through
a similar line in vishwaroopam . but aadi does die in the end . but i still could not shake the thought . then if you watch real closely , the last undercover agent siva could be wasim , yeah it is really preposterous right , but it makes sense in a way . wasim ' s character in viswaroopam is one which is the most difficult to understand , one who has so much pain inside , i could find that same character in siva . he buries his two senior officials finally so thats should sum up what kind of hardships he goes through which i think is similar to wasim . just a theory ! : d
dhananjayan adds , “even naadodigal ( remade to hindi as rangrezz and in malayalam as ithu nammude katha ) was not a story other audiences could relate to . it’s almost like conditioning . we’ve had so many films about friendship with the whole ‘nanbenda’ sentiment that a film like naadodigal becomes instantly relatable in tamil . similarly , when we adapted delhi belly to settai , we assumed that bringing the film’s comic elements alone would be enough for it to work here . but the audience were expecting the same explicitness as the original and they were disappointed with the sanitised version . ”
the entire film unfolds in a night club , fittingly called insomnia , and the plot revolves around a missing bag of cocaine and a few ‘grey’ characters . the good thing about the film is haasan , who is in terrific form and has been consistently reinventing his persona since vishwaroopam . he no longer plays to the gallery , prefers realistic stunts over exaggerated action blocks and doesn’t mind trading blows with the heroine either . in an outstanding fight sequence , haasan and trisha almost knock each other down . she’s terrific and holds her ground against the veteran actor quite confidently .
shaheed khader thinks differently . he was entrusted with the adaptation of the malayalam film traffic into tamil . he made chennaiyil oru naal , starring sarath kumar . he says , “i told rajesh pillai ( the director of traffic ) even during the scripting that i would love to remake it in tamil . i loved the script and as a director you have your own ideas on how to treat it visually . instead of making a carbon copy of the original , a director could choose to add his own elements by using the screenplay as the source material and not the film itself . ”
is a milestone in many careers , and one that everyone involved can look back on with pride . the film has everything a bollywood masala feature needs to succeed . it has strong leads , fantastic songs , beautiful locations , action , romance , violence , and plenty of sex and blood .
this film got 2 national awards , prakash raj as supporting actor ( who was only 32 years old then ) and santosh sivan for cinematography . every body including mani ratnam thought mohan lal would get national award for best actor , unfortunately he didn ' t get it . he completely deserves it .
a police officer ( kamal haasan ) must choose between his family and duty , when members of a terror group take his wife and child hostage and pressure him to betray officers from his department . good thriller , arguably better than the film it was remade from , govind nihalani ' s droh kaal .
visaaranai , thankfully , is as far removed from sivaji as hans zimmer is from deva . i still recall the palpable dread that held me prisoner as i walked out of visaaranai . vetrimaaran’s film made me feel exposed and powerless . suddenly , my eyes were opened to how vulnerable we are , how the system towers over us all ; how injustice is egalitarian . while visaaranai may not necessarily be the best film india has submitted to the oscars , there’s not much doubt that it’s the best from tamil cinema . there are no forced love tracks , no item songs , no comedy tracks… the film is devoid of artificialities . it is , as vetrimaaran would say , ethnic . of course , it also comes with the added bonus of painting a sombre picture of life here , a depiction that is likely to be in sync with the west’s understanding . surely , we haven’t already forgotten the rousing success that was slumdog millionaire .
performance wise arya has given his best as an undercover cop and ruthless gangster . his cool dude attitude fits the bill perfectly . the way he is presented is one of the highlights of the film . also other artists like ashutosh rana , sudhanshu pandey , ramana and anupama kumar have done their job with sheer perfection .
ravanan ( 2010 ) : not mani ratnam’s best work but i quite enjoyed this modern day interpretation of ramanayam . the visuals and photography in this movie are execptional and also has some really really good songs too . but for me the highlight of this film would be vikram’s performance and the amount of life he infuses into the character of “veera”
) - a wonderful , out of the box thinking done by the director , a time where the film contained 10 songs and running time of more than 4 hours , a bold attempt , which was not accepted well by the people at that time and the event of audiences starting to leave the theatres in the first scene , where the protagonist getting killed .
apart from making changes to suit a new audience , shaheed feels a remake presents an opportunity to fix mistakes spotted in the original . he says , “for instance , in traffic , we mentioned rain as a reason a helicopter cannot be deployed in a crucial scene . but the film looked very sunny . we shot a few scenes in the rain to fix that error in chennaiyil oru naal . ”
is a brilliant film than anyone can enjoy , and is easily among my top five favorite hindi films of the ' 90s . it may not be the craziest , it is actually very well put together and avoids some of the more hyperbolic indian action i ' ll tackle later in the column , but it is certainly one of the most engaging and entertaining films i ' ve seen from india .
just like any other undercover mission , this one too is filled with intelligent treatment and unexpected twists but that is not adequate for an edge of the seat entertainer . the basic problem with the film is that everything is well written on paper but on screen , there are only few towering moments . most of the time , the screenplay looks shabby and the treatment doesn ? t arouse any interest .
when rahul hears that sunil and kiran are engaged , he doesn ' t take the news well . one day when they are out ring shopping , rahul takes a shot at sunil from what he believes to be a safe distance . unfortunately for rahul , he misses , and their are , once again , off to the races in one of my favorite cinematic chase scenes from any film , ever .
i remember when an english friend of mine once insisted on accompanying me to a screening of shankar’s sivaji ( 2007 ) . i was hesitant , unsure if the film would paint a wrong picture of indian cinema . after some thought , i relented . shankar’s one of our most reputed filmmakers , after all ; rahman , one of our best composers ; and rajinikanth is , well… rajinikanth . i quickly noticed that my fears were unfounded — the englishman , to my astonishment , seemed to thoroughly enjoy the film . as we were walking out , he said as much . i brimmed with pride , and pointed out that shankar was indeed known for making entertaining films , that veteran filmmaker balachander had dubbed him our own james cameron . the englishman looked a bit taken aback . “wait , sivaji isn’t a spoof ? ”
remakes have become a staple diet for bollywood these days . we have seen quite a lot of bollywood films , that are officially remade from south films and have become superhits . but we have little knowledge about bollywood films that have been an inspiration for the south film industry . koimoi reader arindam kar wrote to us an interesting compilation of bollywood films that have resulted in remakes in the south . take a look :
and i was hooked . since then i ' ve been digging deeper and deeper into the cinematic culture of india . there are thousands of gems waiting to be discovered by film fans in the west , and i ' ve only scratched the surface myself . this column seems like a good way to explain why i love these films so much , and also , a way to help answer the second question i get most often .
is also very easy to find , as the film is available via the streaming service mela , on youtube for a small rental fee , and also on netflix streaming in the us . pretty much everyone has access to one of those , i ' d think , and if not , just buy the damn thing , bollywood dvds are super cheap . i will , however , suggest that if you want the full experience , yash raj released
cast : dhanush , sneha , sonia aggarwal , bala singh , azhagam perumal , bala singh etc . plot and summary : pudhupettai is a tamil gangster drama flick directed by selvaragavan . it is about the life of ' kokki ' kumar , his rise from a beggar to a political leader told as a retrospective from a jail cell , the film starts with kokki kumar ' s ( dhanush ) narration . kumar is a school kid who returns one day to find his mother murdered by his dad , afraid of his dad he flees his home and starts to beg in a railway station . suddenly he is caught by the police for cocain trafficking , which leads him to join anbu ' s ( bala singh ) gang . the rest of the film follows kumar ' s life , how he transforms from a kid , to a man who is respected and feared by all and finally into a mad man .
the interrogation which aadhi has with badri forms the most pivotal part of the film , introduced as an interrogation expert aadi ' s conversation and the way he gets truth out of badri is quite interesting to watch , i would say such kind of scenes where unheard of even now . but kamal hassan ' s touch to the dialogues and the subject he chooses to speak with nasser is what makes this really unique . we know that kamal is know for introducing his point of view on matters regarding to god , ideology and social issues in his films and he does it so well that we believe that this is part of the character her personifies . the way he discusses the ideology of the terrorist leader and how his followers who are just mear disciples of television and not an idea as such ( the word he uses - sidhantham , proves to be typical kamal ) . there are some dialogues which have become really timeless from the film
aval appadithan ( 1978 ) : kamal hassan , rajinikanth and sripriya at their casual best . the film was shot in the 70’s and it has a documentary style vibe to it but the performances ( notably the conversations between rajini and kamal are soo natural it would relate to us when we talk with friends ) . some of the themes and content such as women’s liberations , feminism , sexism etc were addressed in this movie and it definitely should get more attention than it has .
selvaraghavan’s mayakkam enna is one such underrated film . the emotional trauma and journey of a boy door - next door in pursuit of his dreams which the movie dealt with was indeed path - breaking . laced with a blissful background score by gvp , the movie was one of a kind . the sad part is that it didn’t get due recognition and appreciation from the audience it deserved at the time of it’s theatrical release in terms of both box - office numbers and critical acclaim .
adhi narayanan ( kamal ) and abbas ( arjun ) take up ‘operation dhanush’ to curtail and excavate the terrorist activities plaguing the society . nasser in the role of badri , the head of the organization pulled off a great performance of a horrifying villain . the film was praised for its dialogues , explicit content , action sequences , suspense elements and of course the ending . written by kamal himself , mahesh composed the music and the story was by govind nihalani who originally directed it in hindi titled drohkaal .
shaheed , on the other hand , made changes to both the acting style and the dialogues . “our dialogue writer ajayan bala gave us three to four variations for every dialogue from the original , and we would choose one . since the original lines were imagined by malayali writers for malayali characters , we needed to re - imagine them for tamil characters . apart from making certain scenes dialogue - heavy , actors too were asked to be a bit more dramatic for it to feel like a tamil film . ”
what about the underwhelming jeans — submitted in 1998 — in which prashanth and aishwarya inexplicably dress up as michael jackson at the end , and dance with a skeleton to a track that sounds suspiciously similar to ‘blood on the dance floor’ ? even worse in the same film is that patched up tyrannosaurus rex , seemingly inspired from jurassic park , that wishes the couple a happy married life . if you listen carefully , you can still hear echoes of the laughter that no doubt once filled the halls of the academy awards nomination complex .
i observed a moment of silence , as it dawned on me that he’d enjoyed the film , thinking it to be a hilarious spoof on bad commercial cinema . “so , when that hero throws his gun in that song and it boomerangs back to him , that’s a serious scene ? ” no , i said , that was meant as a joke . “what about when his hairstyle changes as he shakes his head near the interval ? that’s a joke too ? ” i’d had enough and gave up on trying to make him understand our commercial cinema .
starring madhavan and sangeetha in lead roles , it depicts the day to day routine of a lower middle class family in chennai . madhavan is a honest person who does not yeild to the demands of the wrong - doers . being a banker , he gets angry when a higher official uses illegal means to secure the loan , gets angry when asked to give a bribe to the munipal corporation guy to provide water and so on . sangeetha being irritated with his behaviour and the way it causes problems in the family urges him to stop ranting and if he really has problem with the people to sort it using authority and force . his mind undergoes a change in perception and he tries to take the matter in his own hands by using violence against the everyday happenings . the igp played by siman finds madhavan not to be on the wrong side . in an attempt to save the face of the city police , the commisioner orders him to execute madhavan and with a heavy heart siman executes him when he is on his way to meet his family . a brilliant film with exceptional acting by the star cast that portrays a day to day happenings in a common man ' s life and the conflict of interests that springs up . watch this film if you have not done till now .
while the happy couple has been off forgetting their woes , rahul has been back at home trying to figure out where exactly they went . he befriends kiran ' s brother and through some rather devious means he learns of their honeymoon in the alps and decides to join them . when he turns up at their hotel , he is surprised to find that kiran recognizes him from school and welcomes him to join in some of the festivities . his identity safe so far , rahul decides to take a chance and ask kiran to dance , a request to which she happily acquiesces , resulting in the most famous piece of music from the film , the delightfully creepy
welcome to masala madness , a new column at screenanarchy in which i give regular folks a peek at some of my favorite crazy indian films . i ' ve been writing about indian cinema here since 2010 , and i ' ve gotten a lot of the same questions over and over again , and this column will be my way of answering those questions . indian cinema is as varied as any other regional cinema in the world . if you want action , romance , thrillers , horror , drama , they ' ve got it , and most likely all in the same film . i don ' t hesitate to answer questions when they are posed to me , but i thought that this column would be a better way to both give out recommendations and shine a light on the best of indian films .
thoongaavanam , on the contrary , is neither satisfactory nor excellent . it falls somewhere right in between . most scenes in the film for instance , have been lifted from the original and have been recreated for the indian setting , lacking the creative touch that haasan usually brings to his projects . in one of sleepless night ’s best scenes , a young boy is kidnapped and held captive in a room with a leaking roof , from which water drips into a champagne bucket placed below . at regular intervals , we get a glimpse of the bucket filling up , highlighting the passage of time . it’s disappointing too see that whole scene being lifted as is in thoongaavanam , especially when haasan has taken credit for penning the screenplay . although the makers were adamant about calling this an adaptation , in reality it’s a frame - by - frame remake .
this movie is a masterpiece . the screenplay is pacey and excellent by the fact that the entire movie revolves around the sufferings of police men . you can catch the best of india ' s finest actor ( kamal hasan ) . equivalent to kamal ' s performance , naser ' s performance will be breathtaking . he plays the perfect role of a rebel leader . the most important part of the movie is when kamal pleads his fellow cop who acts as a rebel and ask him to shoot himself in order to keep the secret identity of dhanush . though the end is sad , the way it has been handled is touching . all credit goes for the director of the movie for choosing such a fantastic script . it is a true classy film and a must watch for all classical movie lovers . watch this movie and enjoy the experience of thrill . . .
i ' ve always wanted to check out bollywood , but there ' s just so much , where do i start ?
well , you can start here . i was a reader of screenanarchy long before i was a writer for the site , so i think i have a pretty good grip on what we like . the films i feature in masala madness will be the best , craziest , most absurd and / or best of indian cinema . bollywood , kollywood , tollywood , they ' ll all be represented here . i ' ll try to seek out the best of all of the industries , and highlight independent films when appropriate . india cranks out upwards of eight hundred films every year , so i know it can be intimidating , but let me be your guide , and i ' ll help make the impossibly overwhelming a bit more doable . if you ' re avoiding indian cinema , you ' re missing out on a wealth of fantastic film , and i can ' t have that .
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picking ten standouts from 30 years worth of cutting edge performances is a thankless task . to figure out how subjective this list is , check out a very short list of the films i’m leaving out :
( 1996 ) , which won kamal his third national award . and more .
the list is obviously subjective , not definitive . it is influenced by personal taste . in some instances , it has even been influenced by what i glimpsed of his work behind the scenes .
whatever . it is my list . and your turn . pick your favorite kamal movie ( s ) and
perhaps , between all of us , we will manage to capture a feel , a flavour , of a unique talent .
while bollywood veers off from remaking tamil films after underperformers such as gabbar is back , shortcut romeo , pizza and holiday : a soldier is never off duty , the trend of remakes shows no signs of slowing down in kollywood . recent releases 36 vayadhinile and papanasam have become hugely successful and have cleared the decks for future releases , which include the much - hyped remake of the malayalam blockbuster bangalore days . so what , really , does it mean to make a remake ?
while translating dialogues from one language to another might be critical for the success of a remake , directors feel sensible alterations need to be made to suit local culture . rosshan andrrews says , “ 36 vayadhinile is about 20 minutes shorter than how old are you . i felt the tamil audience prefers a more direct approach to storytelling , compared to the slower , heavy - on - detail narration style of malayalam . ”
hyderabad : while refusing to grant stay on the decision of the telangana government to reorganise the districts in the state , the hyderabad high court on thursday made it clear that any further action of the state government with regard to formation of new districts in the state would be subject to final outcome of the petitions pending before it .
justice a rajasheker reddy was dealing with a petition by g padmavathi , chairperson of gadwal municipality , and others challenging go 366 and form - i notification to proceed with formation of mahbubnagar , nagarkurnool and wanaparthy districts .
the petitioners’ counsel told the court that gadwal area is bigger than mahbubnagar with 1 . 50 lakh population and there was a long pending demand of the area people that gadwal should be made as a district . there was more than 200 acres of government land available in the area to establish the government offices and a railway line was also in existence since last 100 years , they added .


live from baghdad is a television movie produced in 2002 by hbo .

it was directed by mick jackson and written by robert wiener based on wiener 's book of the same title .

the movie was released during the prelude stage of the iraq war .

michael keaton stars as cnn on-location producer robert wiener in baghdad , iraq during the persian gulf war in 1991 .

the movie focuses on the news media 's ( primarily cnn 's ) coverage of the war .

fundamentally an action – drama , the characters grapple with the ethics and implications of 24-hour journalism in the days leading up to and during the united states-led bombing of baghdad .

live from baghdad ( film )

as a movie , live from baghdad constitutes another first - class production from hbo .
no story is worth dying for , yet mick jackson’s live from baghdad deviated from such maxim .
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) to baghdad in august 1990 to cover the brutal iraqi invasion of kuwait . the hbo film live from baghdad is the story of how wiener and cnn overcame adversity to become the only network to continue broadcasting from baghdad during the u . s . air strikes .
brilliant , highly entertaining drama with wonderful performances from its cast , live from baghdad is set during the gulf war is a film that focuses on a group of cnn reporters that report from the front lines in iraq . well shot and with a great story to tell , this is a film that relies on a great story to deliver an exciting , thrilling film . live from baghdad is a film that is gripping from the moment it starts , and offers up several solid performances from the cast . the film is well paced and it is a riveting film as we see the reporters cover the gulf war . well acted and directed , this film certainly delivers something great . this is a well…
the 1992 film was set in the fictional arabian sultanate of agrabah , moved from the original location of baghdad , iraq .
mick jackson ' s live from baghdad works as an entertaining drama , but it provides disappointingly inadequate context in its depiction of the events surrounding the 1991 gulf war .
seemingly from out of nowhere , this film generates perhaps the biggest smile of any movie . . .
john justin . i remember him from the thief of baghdad . he was an incredibly beautiful actor .
live from baghdad takes an in - depth look at the dangerous world of war correspondence through a group of young , cnn reporters who find themselves on the mission of a lifetime .
winston , brian , claiming the real : the documentary film revisited , ( london : british film institute , 1995 ) .
after watching live from baghdad , i had a new appreciation for journalists . the movie really put in perspective what it means to be a journalist and what must be done to get the story .
“if the film was released two years ago , or two years from now , the message would be received differently , ” he said .
for some reason , i use to be really in love with this film .
at the time of the film’s release , critical reception was largely negative with several groups concerned with the ‘unsuitability’ of the film’s central plotline . in spite of this , the film was financially successful for the studio ( 20th century fox ) .
“live from baghdad” illustrates a story of two entirely separate entities : one in the world of global affairs , and one in the world of journalism . however , what the movie really brought about , was the collision of both of these subjects .
early on in hbo & # 146 ; s live from baghdad , producer ingrid formaneck ( helena bonham - carter ) cautions her executive producer robert wiener ( michael keaton ) & # 147 ; the moment we become the story , it & # 146 ; s over . & # 148 ; given that live is a film about cnn & # 146 ; s coverage of the gulf war , the statement is a provocation .
the 1992 animated film was loosely based on a syrian tale , but helmed — and voiced — by white people . debates over the authenticity of the live - action remake are understandable , but a radical change in representation would require an overhaul of the film’s source material .
: fuck berlin . the wall ' s down . baghdad is me , eason .
it looks as though the live - action feature film adaptation of disney’s aladdin will be clear of accusations of whitewashing , with its casting call recognising that leads aladdin and jasmine are middle eastern .
cf . jehane noujaim’s audio commentary about the film on the dvd released by magnolia pictures .
“live from baghdad” reinstated what i have recently learned to be the most important factor in being a stand - out journalist ; passion . the team that went to baghdad were willing to place everything aside just to capture the story . they went as far as risking their lives to deliver stories and news ; to discover the truth and unravel the mysteries within the problems abroad . every single one of their actions were driven by passion . the work of the cnn team depicted in “live from baghdad” is extremely admirable ; without teams such as theirs , our country would not be nearly as informed as we are day by day . t motivated me to continue pursuing journalism , and to push myself to take risks like those depicted in the film .
cnn producer robert wiener , his colleague and their crew venture to the iraqi capital to cover the gulf war . i knew that live from baghdad was going to win me over just from that epic opening in the movie theater , the characters that we get introduced to such as robert wiener played by the amazing and talented michael keaton who does an extraordinary job or ingrid formanek played by the also amazing helena bonham carter and the rest of the cast that goes on and on every single character and actor in this film is fantastic . the direction that the film takes is terrific and there ' s intense threw out every scene from interviews to even just simple conversations between our characters . the soundtrack also brings a much more dramatic vibe to this already black and white film that you ' re introduced to . beautiful dialogue , a terrific based on real life events and a extraordinary and talented cast make live from baghdad a must see for every fan out there . it ' s also a very inspiring film about a few brave souls that chose to even ' sacrifice ' their lives for the truth .
live from baghdad was definitely an interesting flick . robert weiner ‘s desire for finding his story , although probably glamorized slightly by hollywood , paid off in the end , which is what every journalist wants . he was also an example of sheer determination , unrelenting investigation and passion for journalism .
“live from baghdad” is one of those movies that made history ; the media world was changed and will never be the same . this movie is about a group of ambitious and courageous journalists and a producer who were the first ones to bring audiences , people sitting in their living rooms all over the country , live tv correspondence from behind enemy lines . these journalists , along with the producer , reported on the conflicts in the persian gulf and essentially made cnn what it is today .
live from baghdad is an hbo movie starring michael keaton and helena bonham carter . it follows the true story of robert weiner and ingrid foremanek ( keaton and carter , respectively ) , both cnn reporters who traveled to unstable iraq in hopes of landing an interview with saddam hussein . after navigating baghdad’s strict rules , they get their interview with saddam , but it’s not as groundbreaking as they had hoped . however , when the bombs start falling , cnn was the only news station to break the story live .
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i have always wondered what drives journalists to cover wars . ‘why put yourself in such a dangerous position , and for what ? ’ live from baghdad helped me understand what drives journalists to cover wars and the kind of mindset they have . robert wiener wants the big story . forget living , he would choose death if he could be the only news network on the air during the iraqi invasion . and when he is given this opportunity during the bombing of baghdad , his crew airs the news and manage to cheat death . from the first moment you see wiener it becomes apparent quickly that he and other journalists who cover wars are bold , courageous , and willing to risk their lives in order to get the perfect story . live from baghdad also exhibits an interesting situation . the morning after the bombing , robert wiener and his crew congratulate each other while peering over their hotel balcony at bombed out buildings and chaos . i think it is fair to say that they were the happiest people in baghdad after that night of destruction . live from baghdad gave me a perspective of a type of journalism i have never done , and probably will never do .
a hilariously outrageous story based on real events , this film recounts the making of the . . .
based on a genuinely moving true story , this film undercuts the realism by pushing its . . .
a victorian thriller with rather heavy echoes of jack the ripper , this film struggles to . . .
' ' live from baghdad ' ' was filmed in casablanca , and its ending may remind you of the fade - out of , well , ' ' casablanca . ' ' here again , the woman has flown away , leaving the hero and the government functionary to consider that although they dealt honorably with each other , they could not stop the world from spinning out of control .
all the above obstacles in the pursuance of truth are evident in control room : information - flows to journalists are carefully managed in military briefings . an extensive sequence shows the bombing raid on the aljazeera headquarters in baghdad . the live reporting as coalition force take baghdad is shown to record a thoroughly stage - managed event .
mohammed , who lived through the events in baghdad the film depicts , admits that scenes where women and children were killed were hard for him to watch . but all in all he liked the movie .
live from baghdad was an incredibly interesting film that definitely gives hopeful journalists something to think about . overall the movie itself was enjoyable ; michael keaton played his character with wit and admirable charm well throughout the movie , ending it as a well - respected hero . personally i felt the relationship aspects of the film ( between keaton and carter’s character as well as the sound woman and camera man ) was a bit forced but at the same time it shows the camraderie and love that keeps a journalistic crew together .
“lights ! camera ! action ! ” certainly isn’t as glamorous as it seems . in mick jackson’s live from baghdad , “lights ! ” are bombs shattering like fireworks in the sky . “camera ! ” is a teetering , tiny eye witness to destruction . “action ! ” is the scream of a city under attack .
though it takes place throughout 2003 , that aspect of the film is particularly fresh today , roessner said .
the film belongs to the audience and the larger culture . it’s no longer his own , he said .
the film is flawed , however . for one thing , it spends too much time praising cnn - - it ' s just tv , after all . ( full disclosure : hbo and cnn are both divisions of time warner . ) the romance between keaton and carter is believable but a distraction - - the film really should have been about the war , not the reporters . much of the film is about wiener ' s personal growth as he supposedly learns not to be quite such an egomaniac , which is something journalists often have a hard time with . . . ahem . unfortunately , since live from baghdad was adapted by wiener from a self - penned autobiography , i ' m not convinced that his egomania is completely under control .
in his discussion of construction principles of films which are assembled from ready - mades , william wees distinguishes between the formats of compilation , appropriation and collage . his categories reflect a scale of uses that ranges from the deployment of footage as unproblematic evidence to the investigation of the semiotics of representation itself . drawing on jay leyda’s writing on compilation film , wees offers a definition of the compilation film . this
excellent teleplay , exemplary performances . riveting and thought - provoking . a top - notch production all around . beyond what else has been said , live from baghdad hails those who , as late as 1991 , stood up for the freedom of the press , the battles waged , the compromises made , their failures as well as their successes . bush the elder had ordered the press out of baghdad , but failed , as this teleplay depicts . when bush the younger reentered iraq , he offered the press corps a leash instead , which most agencies snapped up . live from baghdad , a brilliant bit of reporting done by an extraordinary cnn team , but also a subtle homage to those who help preserve one of the most vital proponents of liberty - - a free press .
this film may be based on rj palacio ' s fictional bestseller , but it approaches its story . . .
rehearsals for the film , which is likely to be a big box office hit in the way the beauty and the beast live - action remake is set to be , begin in april , with principal photography taking place between july 2017 and january 2018 .
controversial at the time of release , the film deals with the topic of miscegenation . check out the trailer below :
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the 2002 hbo original film , “live from baghdad” , was about cnn reporting during the gulf war . the gulf war started on august 2 nd 1990 , when iraq invaded the neighbor country of kuwait . in january of 1991 , the united nations coalition , which included over thirty countries and was led by the united states , invaded iraq . from the time of the initial invasion of kuwait and the un - coalition taking action , there was great tension between the iraqi government and the reporters from the west . multiple times in the movie cnn reporter , robert wiener ( played by michael keaton ) and his staff we ordered to stop the filming of their show .
in noujaim’s film different accounts of the conflict are shown to be shaped by a “weave of limitations” . [ 9 ] notions of truth , objectivity and evidence become a ground of contestation which is mapped out by the statements of the film’s characters .
plantinga , carl , rhetoric and representation in non - fiction film , ( cambridge : cambridge university press , 1997 ) .
live from baghdad also showed the impact of objective reporting . there was no intentional slant on the bombings in baghdad . the reporters were reporting events as they saw them , without trying to appease a political party , a network , or even a country . they were talking to the people . the response to this kind of reporting was widely accepted by the nation as well as the world because it wasn’t the edited version . it was the truth . i concluded from this that reporting , in its rawest form , has a huge effect on the validity and popularity of the source .
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is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring michael keaton . this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and / or viewings of live from baghdad . i know , i know , i still need to get the cast names in there and i ' ll be eternally tweaking it , so if you have any corrections , feel free to
being a journalist is a stressful and challenging job . “live from baghdad , ” showed me that journalists sometimes have to make crucial decisions that can change their lives for ever . what do you do when your life is at risk and your country is depending on you to provide them with news ? do you stay or do you go ? the reporters from cnn who were reporting live from baghdad were on a mission to report the truth and provide their audience with real stories . when baghdad was at war only cnn reporters decided to stay and report what was going on . they risked their lives and became journalism heroes . sometimes i stop and think to myself that people don’t appreciate everything that journalists do . they don’t know how much hard work and dedication it takes to give a story . our job is to think and care about the audience even though the audience doesn’t care about us . we do what we do because of our passion and desire of providing people with the truth .
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kyle ' s kills . wael , a government ministry employee in his 30s , says the film was too violent . he ' s happy it ' s no longer being shown in some baghdad theaters .
the live - action aladdin is one of many adaptations that disney has dedicated the 2010s to churning out , especially since beauty and the beast , released in march , has grossed nearly $ 1 . 3 billion worldwide . in 2019 alone , a new live - action mulan movie , a live - action the lion king , and aladdin are all slated to be released . but unlike beauty and the beast — disney’s highest - grossing live - action adaptation of a cartoon to date — these stories are set in regions that would seem to prohibit casting exclusively white actors , or even a plurality of white actors , as western film studios frequently do . aladdin is set in the fictional kingdom of agrabah , an aesthetic mash - up of agra and baghdad . mulan , a historical drama , is set in china during the han dynasty . both animated films lack white characters entirely .
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i picked up a few subliminal journalistic tips from the film : 1 ) patience is a virtue . sometimes waiting hours and hours ( and hours ) for an interview with someone important can earn you a great story , and a great friend
tonight , i watched the film , live from baghdad . this was a great film , i really enjoyed watching it and it made me think about journalism and our role as journalists . i really got to see in this movie all the work that goes on behind the scenes in order for us , as united states citizens , to see what is going on in another country especially one as controlled as baghdad . it was also interesting to see how one event such as the filming of the bombing in iraq can change a second rate news - organization at the time , cnn , into one of the biggest , most trusted and biggest news organizations today . i was very excited to see this film and this helped me a lot to see what being a reporter really means and how much a seemingly routine news story to use as the public really means to a reporter and how much it can change the persona of a network .
this was an interesting look behind the scenes of cnn ' s efforts to bring the 1991 bombing of baghdad into the homes of tv viewers . it brings to light the heroic sacrifices made by journalists , camera crews and producers to keep us informed while working in hostile dangerous areas . a good effort from keaton , & carter , help make this a really decent film . .
the ashkenazim are the jews who emigrated to palestine from europe , the sephardim from arab or north african countries . although immigration from arab countries was continuous from the late 19th century , the largest waves of immigration by far between 1881 and 1949 were from european countries . these eastern - european jews founded the state of israel : indeed during the first 20 years of israel’s existence , cabinet meetings were held mostly in yiddish . then , in the 1950s and 1960s , a huge wave of jewish immigration from iraq , morocco and yemen changed the face of israeli society . both were traumatised , each finding it near - impossible to build bridges to the other’s mentality .
given the thematic concern of noujaim’s film with the construction and constructedness of audiovisual records of the iraq war , how does she , in turn , make fragments of these records contribute to the rhetorical project of her film ? this is the central question which will be investigated .
live from baghdad , was a gripping and exciting movie to watch . it really made me think about the dangers of the job , but also how rewarding the journalism career can be . i personally am a thrill seeker , so a job like that of the reporters in live from baghdad would be right up my ally . also , the fact that they got to see the beginning of the war in iraq is remarkable . any movies that portray historical events are always moving and inspiring . my favorite part had to be at the end when the war erupted and the army started shooting into the sky . i never imagined what it would look like to watch open fire . if i had been in their shoes i would have been torn between the fascination of the beauty of the destruction and the fear of war .
it is not only in politics and the street that israel’s ethnic tensions surface . our film reviewer yair raveh explores representations of ashkanazi and sephardic jews in israeli cinema , from the past of sallah to the present of orange people and the dove flyer .
noujaim’s juxtaposition of two truths downplays authorial intervention both in the eschewal of a voice - over commentary and the masked interactions between the film team of two and the film’s characters . with the exception of one almost inaudible brief question , the presence of noujaim’s film crew is effaced . factual inter - titles structure an extended exposition which sets out the film’s narrative baseline and introduce us to the main characters . but this overt authorial commentary soon dwindles to captions with the name and function of characters , and rare instances of temporal or narrative anchorage . it is from a weave of materials and a more dispersed narrative agency that noujaim’s rhetorical project emerges : using a familiar documentary formula she intercuts her characters’ present tense statements with filmed passages from centcom and the doha aljazeera headquarters and news footage .
“i didn’t see representation in film for these people . not for soldiers who are incredibly tough and twice as smart , ” he said .
jehane noujaim’s previous film on the rise and fall of a dotcom business , startup . com , was co - directed with chris hegedus .
walking into wednesday nights movie , live from baghdad , i didn’t know quite what to expect . to be perfectly honest i thought it was just going to be a waste of two hours of my night . however , as soon as the first few scenes played , i was immediately proven wrong . this movie opened my eyes to what true journalism could really be about . my father always told me that most journalists would die for their stories . i never could quite understand why journalists would be willing to die just for a story , or what would even make a story worth dying for . however , live from baghdad , showed me that there are stories out there that are worth risking everything for . getting the story out of what was really going on in iraq was worth everything to robert weiner and his news crew .
ursula böser lectures in the department of languages and intercultural studies at heriot - watt university , edinburgh . her research interests are found footage film and alternative film modes . she has written a book on the work of the avant - garde filmmakers jean - marie straub and danièle huillet .
wees , william , recycled images . the art and politics of found footage films , ( new york : anthology film archives , 1993 ) .
when iraqis see a film [ about war ] they ' ll be engaged in it because they feel part of them is there .
roessner said fellow veterans he has met from his scholarship class and others range from lawyers and doctors to poets and social workers . they were more complex than gruff troops with little intelligence who commonly appear in war films , he said .
the movie tonight was ‘live from baghdad’ . the name itself gave me the idea that the movie was going to be edited shots or streaming footage that was ‘live from baghdad’ . in my naiveté , i did not even consider that the movie would be so moving and relatable . as the movie progressed i grew more and more attached to the main character . his ability to mold his character to fit every journalistic situation reminded me of my own persona . his stubbornness in the scene where he waits an entire day to speak with the minister of information to attempt to make an appointment for an interview with saddam hussein reminded me of my stubbornness . i am also stubborn in the way that i would wait as long as it takes to get what i need . overall , the main character reminded me of myself and he made me feel more confident in being a journalist .
i was surprised at the extent weiner and his team were willing to go to be the first ones at a story . not only that though , they also worked tirelessly to make a name for cnn that had nothing to do with “the little engine that could” . the work and final story were to be praised , and rightfully made into a movie . “live from baghdad” helped fortify my desire of being a dedicated and passionate journalist .
tonight’s movie was “ live from baghdad” and i loved it ! coming from a military family my dad fought in that war , but i have only ever heard it from the soldier’s point of view . hearing about the life of a journalist abroad was extremely interesting to me . it took so much work to do a single broadcast and they had to put themselves in so much danger ! seeing it from a producer’s point of view was extremely eye opening . i also did not know the history of cnn , now i know where they got the tagline “fair and balanced . ” i also did not know that ccnn was so looked down upon by the other news stations . i also did not know that they were the only news station that stayed in baghdad , which is quite impressive . the interview they got with saddam hussein was so difficult to get and difficult to listen to but they really stuck it out to get the real news .
loved this film when i was a teenager… . the music , the colour , the scenery , the actors . eventually went to live in the west indies and it was exactly like that . funnily enough i’ve just found the book by alec waugh and m reading it with delight . takes me back soooo many years ago !
chris roessner is an iraq veteran and screenwriter of the film
sand castle
debuting on netflix on april 21 , 2017 . courtesy of chris roessner
disney’s casting announcement from the past weekend has given fans some small reason to hope for a quasi - radical take on aladdin , a relatively safe box - office bet that nonetheless demonstrates all the studio has learned about diversity , representation , and whitewashing between the original movie and now . for disney , diversity is , as ever , a process . for once , though , imagine the company attempting it from the start , from the ground up , from the choice of director all the way down to the casting . imagine the company building a whole , new world from a new , fantastic point of view .
the iraqi film business is small compared with its middle eastern neighbors , but it ' s growing . daradji and his brother run the iraqi independent film center , a production house aimed at training the next generation in iraqi filmmaking and bringing filmmakers who fled under saddam hussein ' s rule back to iraq .
hbo & # 146 ; s telecast of live from baghdad could not be more timely . the film premieres four hours before sunday , december 7 , when the 30 - day deadline of u . n . resolution 1441 will have expired . it is unlikely that saddam hussein will comply with the u . n . & # 146 ; s request for a list of his covert weapons programs and with this lapsed obligation , the pentagon is expected to call up the reserves , 10 , 000 strong . history seems doomed to repeat itself , as they are to be deployed to iraq to shed blood anew .
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many people also objected to the film ' s portrayal of kyle — a man who described iraqis as
savages
in his memoir — as a hero .
live from baghdad was very inspirational and really got the point across of what it takes to be a great journalist . its obvious that the situations the crew was put into were very hostile even before bombs were dropping . putting your life in danger to cover a story is very possible and a decision that would be hard to make if the journalist has a family at home . it seems to me though that the passion for what one does makes all the risk worth it .
i love harry belafonte on film . he was so good looking… . sigh . remember the world , the flesh and the devil ? i think that was title of the movie . i’m going to write about it at some point – my problem is that i can find very little about it online . i’ll have to keep digging . that was a film in which the film - makers cop out on the racial angle in the end . but still , a movie worth looking for .
journalists are warriors . this is the message that was woven into every second of the film live from baghdad and the message that rang through my mind as i left the first amendment forum last night after the movie had ended . after watching the incredible story of a cnn team that endured horrific ordeals and succeeded in telling the story of a lifetime to the public , i have a new respect for journalists and reporters everywhere . i never realized how the truth was something that often must be fought for , and i now know that if being a journalist means joining the ongoing battle between integrity and corruption , i want to be a part of it .
although based on a true story , the film is not a documentary . many events have been condensed or eliminated and even some characters have been condensed or eliminated .
watching the movie live from baghdad gave me a picture of what true commitment looks like in journalism . the team of journalists in the movie risked life and limb in order to deliver the news to their viewers . even as the reckless protesting mobs in baghdad screamed and held signs reading “down usa , ” the team pushed their way through with cameras to continue reporting . with limited technology available in the foreign country , members of the team had no choice but to sprint back and forth through the hallways in order to make the news report perfect for viewers . after a story failed because of lack of cooperation from an interviewee , hope seemed to be lost . despite the setback , the team kept pushing through and ended up getting an important interview from saddam hussein himself . at the end of the film , bombs began to explode as a war erupted , yet the team continued reporting and did whatever possible to keep the news stream going . this movie showed dedication to the extreme , and i admired the great lengths each team member was willing to go in order to make a difference .
what moviegoers in baghdad think of ' american sniper ' when gaith mohammed , a young man in his twenties with a degree in accounting , went to see
american sniper
during its opening week at baghdad ' s mansour mall , he says the theater was full and rowdy .
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“live from baghdad , ” an action movie depicting the true life story of cnn’s struggle to prove themselves as a worthy telecast station , played tonight in the first amendment forum . amongst the many television networks , such as cbs and abc , cnn’s team struggled to cover the main stories that were happening in baghdad and kuwait . after many discouraging events , such as the sadaam hussein interview being offered exclusively to cbs , and the fear of being harmed that stopped interviewees from disclosing the truth , the group from cnn didn’t back down . once all foreigners were offered one last escape from iraq before the war erupted , many of the other journalists fled back to the united states . the group at cnn stayed , providing the only live link on the war from iraq to the united states , meaning many of the other networks cited them for information . they proved themselves to be worthy journalists , and boosted cnn’s credibility indefinitely . before starting school here , i was honestly questioning whether i wanted to persue a career in journalism . i wondered if it would present enough of a challenge , or if i would grow tired of it , but this movie made me realize all of the important things i can do in this field . and it honestly gave me the drive to try harder , because one day , i could be solely reporting on a matter just as controversial and just as important as the war in iraq .
roessner stressed the film , helmed by director fernando coimbra and shot on location in jordan , is not entirely autobiographical , but it does mirror his own experience in iraq .
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i had never seen live from baghdad before this time . i have to say it was an experience ; i truly enjoyed it . it was such a fascinating movie . the way the crew from cnn never gave up . they took risks and it paid off . they put everything they had on the table and they were extremely successful . it was incredible the way they put their lives on the line to report to the world what was going on . throughout the movie we were able to see how the crew in baghdad were able to spot the smallest things that told then something was off . as a journalist it is important to be able to spot those small things that tell you something seem strange . this is a prime example of going all in and leaving nothing behind . cnn had everyone at the palms of their hands ; everyone was reporting the news that the crew from cnn had found . i would definitely watch this movie again .
the film , directed by mick jackson from a script credited to mr . wiener and three others , does simplify history in the cause of drama . the canny viewer will remember that hbo and cnn are both children of aol time warner , which no doubt hopes to supply your updates on the next gulf war .
i saw an interesting made for hbo film called live from baghdad staring michael keaton and helen bohnam - carter . i remember when it was happening in college , so it ' s an interesting look at an insider ' s view of the action . it also displays the journalists ' view of the action that i sometimes come across in other journalistic accounts in books and magazines . it was made before the current war on iraq , which gives the current conflict some perspective , but not much , it doesn ' t analyze about the war so much as give the story of how cnn broke out to become a giant in the journalism industry with it ' s exclusive coverage of the war .
it’s surprising how confident i am in what i would or wouldn’t do for a story . when dean gilger described an incident where a interviewee ( who was also running for public office ) asked for a story to be held because of his previous alcohol problems , i immediately thought it was not alright to hold the story . it’s our job to expose these kind of things . like in “live from baghdad” , it is our duty as journalists to make certain practices known to the public . in the movie , wiener is criticized for his crew’s interview techniques ; yet , i believe , it is always the interviewee prerogative to say , “no . ” in “live from baghdad” , i initially thought they were overly critical on the judgment calls of wiener and his crew . upon a second examination , i understand the judgments on the cnn crew . this movie highlights the ethical line we all must walk as journalists . do we expose the over - protective government or do we keep promises to our network ? it seems we may have to do both .
in baghdad , where much of the film is set , the movie drew full crowds at one of the city ' s new upscale cinemas . dressed in a fur - collared coat and loafers , mohammed says many of the showings were sold out , and he knows of people who had to book their tickets a day in advance during opening week .
i found the movie live from baghdad extremely interesting because it portrayed a side of journalism that isn’t always publicized . there was a part of the movie where the main character , robert wiener , is experiencing internal conflict over an interview he gets from an american hostage in iraq . he is very aggressive in getting the interview , which he believes is important for americans at home to see in order to understand what is going on in iraq , but at the same time he feels guilt at possibly putting that man in danger by exploting his situation . this is a repercussion of journalism that isn’t as widely known , or at least one that i had never thought about before .
“live from baghdad” showed me both the exciting and scary parts of journalism . i’ve listened to and watched war reports , but somehow in movie form it made it that much more real . i don’t know if i could be the one to go into a country and tell the story for the audience back home , especially if i were from the enemy country . it was interesting to see how much persistence is needed to be a really good journalist . you have to wait and be patient , even if you have to drink lots of mint tea . waiting is not always fun or entertaining . but it can get you the best results . it also sets you apart from the rest . your editors and producers will have more faith in you and will give you those assignments that you’ve been waiting for . i also paid attention to how much robert wiener noticed the details . those details are what truly tell the story . it’s also what kept cnn in baghdad , even when the other networks were kicked out . overall , i very much enjoyed the film . it gives me a better apprectiation for what i’m learning in class and for what the job of a journalist is .
• “margins to center” is concept i was recently introduced to in my history class . it describes how people who live on the margins of society tend to , have to , pay more attention to those in the center of it ( those in power ) . in the film , people in iraq seemed to have a much better idea of what was going on in america than vice versa .
roessner said the water pump mission in the film has often been compared to the myth of sisyphus , the greek tale of a man rolling a rock up a hill for eternity .
bradley cooper plays chris kyle , a navy seal sniper , in ' american sniper . ' the film is based on kyle ' s autobiography detailing his time serving on the battlefield .
it ' s impossible to distinguish whether live from baghdad is a completely true story , but the cast and the location shooting ( done in california and morocco ) is excellent . the most interesting part is when cnn reporter robert weiner ( michael keaton ) goes to interview the head of iraq ' s ministry of communications , who later became the iraqi minister of propaganda ( something like that ) and gained the nickname
baghdad bob
because of his televised tirades against the u . s . during the recent 2003 gulf war . he kept insisting to the iraqi people that u . s . troops were not in control of iraq , even after they made their way into baghdad . he was later arrested by u . s . forces , but the charges were eventually dismissed , and now he ' s another civilian caught up in his homeland ' s ongoing chaos . rating : * * *
and so it continued : every time a film portrayed the hardships of the north african immigrants , the public wanted to see it , while the critics warned of stereotypical images . slowly , though , it became clear that whenever a film critic ( usually an elderly ashkenazi male ) screamed ‘racism ! ’ he was really hiding his own racism . from sallah to avi nesher’s turn left at the end of the world 40 years later , the maladjustment of the moroccan jew drew huge crowds while the intellectual elite frowned .
great hbo film that tells the story how cnn was the only news network to be able record live from iraq during the usa iraqi war . michael keaton does a stellar job portraying cnn producer robert wiener who ran the show with helena bonham carter as co producer ingrid formanek , along with many familiar faces including bruce mcgill who almost steals the movie with portrayal of correspondent peter arnett . the screenplay written by wiener himself gives insight on the give and take involved when dealing with a foreign government who wants to be portrayed in the best light possible .
as a grad student , it was somewhat eerie to me to watching “live from baghdad” , especially since i remember the events of the persian gulf war like it was yesterday . as a seven - or eight - year - old boy , i remember watching the tv with my parents in a small , single - wide mobile home in northern idaho , and wondering why my parents were glued to the tv , when all i was seeing was a map of iraq and pictures of a few men who were describing radio - style what they’re seeing .
dramatized version of the story of cnn ' s gulf war coverage featuring
the boys from baghdad
: the battle over access , the fight to keep the technology up and running . . and the decision whether to risk their lives behind enemy lines once the bombing starts , in order to get the story of a lifetime .
but “sand castle , ” according to roessner , could be the first film about the war in iraq penned by a veteran who served there and released by a well - known studio .
“live from baghdad” was an eye - opening movie about the beginning gulf war from a journalistic point of view . it was so intriguing for me to watch because there are countless more factors that go into producing international news than i ever imagined , especially in the years before technology was every improving , as it is today . now i can say that i have definitely taken the reports from across the world for granted . even as little as ten years ago , people had to anxiously wait for the few minutes of airtime showing the correspondence of the foreign reporters . i was amazed by the courage and bravery of the crew in the movie . their selfless determination to capture all the breaking news they could sometimes meant putting their life on the line . that is the true example of being a great storyteller , as aaron brown talked about on monday . the cnn crewmembers in “live from baghdad” were willing to do whatever necessary to report the truth , even when iraqis where threatening them . whether that was stepping into a crowd of protesting people to get that perfect shot or standing in front of a window while guns were firing into the sky , they forgot about themselves and thought only of their viewers back home . this demonstrated to me that journalism is about transporting your audience to a place where they might not be able to go and enabling them feel as if they are right in the heart of the action .
in 1990 , the producer robert wiener ( michael keaton ) convinces the direction of cnn to go to iraq with his crew due to the increasing tension of this country with usa . when baghdad was bombed and iraq invaded in 1991 , cnn was the unique television broadcasting the events , being worldwide projected as a great news channel . i liked very much ' live from baghdad ' , mainly because the story is very decent and engaging and stays politically neutral , trying not to manipulate the viewer with any political crap , and limiting to show the hard work and difficulties of the cnn team to work in country under the pressure of an eminent war and with a totally different culture . the direction and the performance of the cast are excellent , but michael keaton , helena bonham carter and david suchet ( whose name i have not found in the imdb credits ) are superb . the original title of my review was ' a decent movie ' , and for my surprise there is another review with this title . once there is a very interesting line about the karma of a country with oil fields , which would be a cemetery of forest and dinosaurs , i decided to highlight this uncommon reference . my vote is nine . title ( brazil ) : ' ao vivo de bagdá ' ( ' live from baghdad ' )