annayum rasoolum ( english : anna and rasool ) is a 2013 indian malayalam romance film , directed by rajeev ravi and scripted by santhosh echikkanam from ravi 's story .

the film stars fahadh faasil and andrea jeremiah .

the story revolves around the relationship between a young muslim taxi driver and a latin christian girl from vypeen .

the music and background score were composed by k .

the film released on 4 january 2013 and was a commercial success at the box-office .

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annayum rasoolum <EOT> annayum rasoolum shelved the 60th national awards for best audiography , best cinematography and best editing .

annayum rasoolum is worth watching at least once . you can watch the movie with your family .

paresh c palicha says cinematographer rajeev ravi ' s directorial debut annayum rasoolum is worth an applauding .

verdict annayum rasoolum is a must watch ! you are sure to come out feeling refreshed and content .

currently i am doing rajeev ravi ' s annayum rasoolum in which my character is a car driver .

cinematographer madhu neelakandan on winning this year’s kerala state film award for his realistic frames in annayum rasoolum .

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annayum rasoolum is an intense love story which revolves around the unique and realistic life situations of the people in mattancherry .

while here’s the new version from annayum rasoolum , this is what i call a good reworking of an yesteryear hit song .

shane has been a young face to look out for ever since his stellar performanceas andreah jeremiah’s short tempered brother in annayum rasoolum directed by rajeev ravi . the actor has played small yet pivotal roles in several films including neelakasham pachakadal chuvanna bhoomi , annayum rasoolum , and kammatipaadam , and all of them brought him fame .

i am waiting for annayum rasoolum to release in bombay . but even before seeing the movie i am in love with rasool though rasool will always remain anna’s .

annayum rasoolum , directed by rajeev ravi and starring fahadh fazil , andrea jeremiah , aashiq abu and sunny wayne among others , is undoubtedly one of the best films to release in recent times in malayalam cinema . realistic , refreshingly heart warming and a simple love story narrated in the most fantastic manner is how we can describe annayum rasoolum .

major movies are annayum rasoolum , chandrettan evideya ? , charlie , crispin of maheshinte prathikaaram and kammatti padam , of last two has created so much of admiration and acceptance and created fan following .

the following are the other awards : best editor b . ajith kumar ( ‘annayum rasoolum’ ) , sound recording m . r . rajakrishnan ( manjadikuru ) , colourist jayadev ( ‘annayum rasoolum’ ) , make - up man m . g . roshan ( ‘mayamohini’ ) , dubbing artiste vimmi mariam george ( ‘22 female kottayam’ and ‘nidra’ ) , and best debut director farooq abdul rehman ( ‘kaliyachan’ ) .

in malayalam , comedies as well romantic films shone bright . of the approximately 175 films produced , comedy - thriller " romans " and romantic - drama " annayum rasoolum " were two notable hits .

he admits that rajeev being a cinematographer made his job behind the camera , during the shoot of annayum rasoolum , much easier . “besides , i have known rajeev for long… much before we both entered cinema . annayum rasoolum was a film that has been in his mind and heart since , at least , 2002 . we had discussed so much about the film over so many years , ” recalls madhu .

saw annayum rasoolum today . eother you dislike the movie or you love it . i loved it and id rate it as one of the most natural and non exaggerated mallu movie ever . its not a movie , its a life . . . . . there isnt much of a story , but i found it to be an experience . if chappa kurish is your cup of tea , annayum rasoolum wont dissapoint

was also a good casting choice which went down well with the audience . in terms of story - telling , character building and on the technical front annayum rasoolum turned out to be a good debut for rajeev ravi .

it’s been quite some time since i wrote the first in this series – i like ! part i – aksharangal ( subject in scrutiny ) . had to take something very special like ‘annayum rasoolum’ for me to write the part ii .

this is why droves of malayalam film fans defend that scene in annayum rasoolum ( 2013 ) when anna is seated on a bus , oblivious to the presence of her stalker rasool behind her as he quietly passes his hand over her hair .

three hits in the first 3 weeks of 2013 . good going m - town ! ! 1 . annayum rasoolum - 3 . 0 / 5 2 . niko njacha - 3 . 2 / 5 3 . romans - 3 . 2 / 5

manoj kana ( ‘chayilyam’ ) is the best story writer . madhu neelakantan ( ‘annayum rasoolum’ ) is the best cinematographer . anjali menon’s screenplay for ‘manjadikuru’ won her the best scenarist award . bijibal got the award for the best background score for ‘kaliyachan’ and ‘ozhimuri . ’

talking about my current craze –period – fahadh fazil , an exciting news i heard the other day . one of my close friends from college is a part of the film which has fahadh as the lead actor - annayum rasoolum . my happiness knows no bounds !

' annayum rasoolum ' is an intense love story which revolves around the unique and realistic life situations of the people in mattancherry . the distinguished cinematographer rajeev ravi is directing this film starring fahad fazil in the lead role . rajeev ravi attempts to tell a love story through . . .

( i ) trip to my alma mater – thanks to annayum rasoolum for bringing fort cochin back in to my life . from the moment i saw the little girl in the uniform of the delta study , i am wanting to go to my alma mater and just be there !

the movie ' annayum rasoolum ' has emerged as the first hit of the year in malayalam film industry , the movie has been released in india with subtitles . this pleasant love story has been liked by the young viewers who have listed this movie as the one closest to their hearts .

that did me in . there was sincerity and commitment to the way he put it and i wanted to know how genuine it really was . fahad has this thing about him that makes you want to head to the theatre and it wasn’t difficult to choose annayum rasoolum over nee koo nja… something .

first look : rajeev ravi ' s annayum rasoolum ace cinematographer rajeev ravi , who filmed the gangs of wasseypur , is directing a malayalam film titled annayum rasoolum . fahadh faasil and andrea play the lead in the movie , which is being produced under the banner of d ' cutz film company . santhosh aechikkanam has scripted the film and the cinematographer is madhu neelakantan . rajeev ravi was the cinematographer for several anurag kashyap ' s films such as no smoking , dev d [ images ] , gulaal , andthat girl in yellow boots , besides gangs of wasseypur . he is also the cinematographer of films like shesham , rasikan , classmates and the recent ivan megharoopan in malayalam . annayum rasoolum is a love story presented in a realistic way . fahadh , who won the second best actor award at the kerala [ images ] state film awards , says , " i am all excited about this project . " urltoken

if annayum rasoolum was rajeev ravi’s ode to love in its purest form , kammattipaadam is a musical tribute to kochi’s past ; of a marshy agricultural land sacrificed to make way for the metropolis . and its people , who toiled in the mud and loved selflessly , only to lose everything at the end .

performances the entire star cast of annayum rasoolum have given an outstanding performance . fahadh fazil seems to be maturing with each film and he is brilliant , and so is andrea . their expressions and body language speak volumes about what they ( characters ) feel for each other and the situation that they are in .

" one of the first hits of the year was ' annayum rasoolum ' , which garnered about rs . 12 crore on an investment of rs . 4 . 5 crore while ' romans ' made on a budget of rs . 4 crore minted over rs . 15 crore , " distributor arvind nambiar told ians .

post these movies the media tagged him as the metro - sexual hero , emraan hashmi of malayalam cinema . he remained true to it and excelled in it . however he went on to do annayum rasoolum . media tagged him as an actor of brilliance and versatile . he hopes to remain true to that too !

arguably , one of the highlights of annayum rasoolum was fahadh faasil’s acting and madhu neelakandan’s cinematography . it was of the highest class and helped rajeev ravi , himself one of india’s leading cinematographers , make a promising debut as a director . for his efforts , madhu walked away with the state award for the best cinematographer .

surprise being “annayum rasoolum”…what was there in the movie other than it being rajiv’s first film as a director ? total let down ! ”drishyam” good movie . . but for all going gaga about jeethu’s screenplay , go and read the novel on which it is based ! then you will realize how much was lost in translation !

they are 5 sundarikal ( dir . shyju khalid ) ; annayum rasoolum ( dir . rajiv ravi ) ; celluloid ( dir . kamal ) ; cr . no . 89 ( dir . p . p . sudevan ) ; english ( dir . shyamaprasad ) ; kanyaka talkies ( dir . k . r . manoj ) ; and venal odungathe ( dir . sanjeev sivan ) .

just got back from watching annayum rasoolum . before watching the movie i had 2 poor reviews from my family members but i was convinced that it was a movie worth watching . and here i am impressed to hell with rajeev ravi and fahadh faasil putting his heart and soul into acting . right from how he walks , to how he folds his lungi , to how he looks at anna and his innocence . great work fahadh .

since my first watch , i watch this movie everyday…i am spell bound by “annyaum rasoolum” . all the casts are brilliant but i believe movie is a directors art and all the credit goes to rajiv ravi…thank you so much for the film…

the story of annayum rasoolum is narrated by ashley ( sunny wayne ) who works in the merchant navy and comes ashore in kochi for the second time . on this trip , he recalls the events that happened when he was last here . he tells the story of rasool ( fahadh faasil ) , a muslim tourist taxi driver from a modest background , who falls in love with anna ( andrea jeremiah ) , a christian who is working as a salesgirl . their love looks doomed to fail from the start .

andrea makes a sparkling entry into malayalam cinema and she’s extremely effective as anna . her character is of someone who doesn’t really speak lengthy dialogues and most of her communication is through her expressions and that’s where she scores . her voice has been dubbed by singer shaktisree gopalan and it fits her very well . it’s tough to actually imagine annayum rasoolum without fahadh faasil , that’s the kind of impression he leaves on you with his performance as rasool . he looks supremely confident and composed throughout the film and that shows in the way he’s delivered , extremely impressive indeed .

the cinematographer says that it was a deliberate choice to make annayum rasoolum look as realistic as possible . “we wanted to show rasool ( fahadh faasil ) and anna ( andrea jeremaiah ) as real people , so we didn’t use any fancy shots . the idea was to make it look like the camera was hidden amid their lives . of course , fahadh and andrea’s performances helped tremendously to make the whole film realistic . i have to add that the rest of the cast such as shine tom chacko , soubin shahir and joy mathew too played their parts well , ” he says .

the only ' minus ' if it can be called so is the length of the film . running up to 3 hours , annayum rasoolum would have benefited with a little bit of firm editing . however , you don ' t complain much since it ' s a story that you can easily relate to . excellent performance by the entire star cast only adds to the beauty of the film . a few romantic sequences between the two lead - fahadh and andrea is adorable though they don ' t exchange too many dialogues . the best part of rajeev ravi ' s direction is that the narration never becomes melodramatic .

yes there are many who probably complain about the length of the film and as to how the film just chugs along merrily without anything much happening . but that’s deliberate if you ask me as rajeev never really set out to make a film with twists and turns . it was meant to be a film unravelling in its own languid pace and that’s the beauty of the film actually . so while this might not make it mass friendly it’s heartening to see that the film has takers and we need more of that lot . annayum rasoolum is a film made with a lot of heart , take a bow rajeev ravi .

annayum rasoolum - malayalam movie star cast : fahadh faasil , andrea jeremiah , sunny wayne , soubin shahir music : k ( krishna kumar ) direction : rajeev ravi description the movie is told through the narration of ashley ( sunny wayne ) who is working in merchant navy & he is signing off in kochi for the second time . the movie plots ahead with ashley recollecting the events happened in his last sign off at kochi . rasool ( fahadh faasil ) is a tourist taxi driver from a modest area in kochi city . he fells in love with anna ( andrea jeremiah ) a christian girl who works as sales girl in a popular apparel shop .

in annayum rasoolum both the songs are sung by shahabaz aman who lends a totally different flavour to the songs giving it a contemporary feel and yet with a lot of soul . ‘kando kando’ is a lovely number sung by andrea herself and picturized quite well too . ‘yaaname’ sung by anand arvindakshan has a rock feel to it and ‘vazhivakkil’ sung by anand arvindakshan and shweta mohan is a neat melody . all the 3 songs ( kando kando , yaaname and vazhivakkil ) are written by anwar ali . which brings me to ‘zammiluni’ , sung by shahabaz aman and written by rafeeq thiruvallur . this is a special song with lyrics in arabic - malayalam dialect and shahabaz elevates the song to a new high .

so annayum rasoolum as his launch pad seemed to look interesting from many angles . it was a love story , a genre which somehow hasn’t really been explored well in malayalam cinema of late until the recent thattathin marayathu came along . then came the news about the casting and fahadh faasil and andrea jeremiah seemed to make an interesting pair . fahadh has been having a good run of late and looks keen to explore various shades and characters . andrea is someone i have always respected both as an actor and as a singer . the trailer and the songs did ensure that the initial curiosity and interest was justified and then it was just about time to watch the movie itself . and now that i’ve seen the movie it will certainly be a shame if i do not write about it .

on the surface one might probably feel what’s so special about the film ? isn’t it just another inter religious love story ( anna is a christian and rasool is a muslim ) ? after all how different can a love story be ? the lovers either unite at the end or do not , so what’s special about annayum rasoolum ? well to this i would just say one thing , it’s all about the treatment and that’s where rajeev ravi shows his class in his maiden effort as filmmaker . this is not a candyfloss love story at all and there is nothing fairy tale like as such being shown . there are no usual clichés thankfully in the film as well . we see that rasool generally hangs out with collin , abu and ashley but again there is no tomfoolery being depicted in the usual fashion in those portions .

annayum rasoolum is a film which is more or less centred around kochi . for those unaware , kochi / cochin consists of a group of islands connected to the mainland . traditionally ferry service is used to connect the islands ( like fort kochi , vypeen etc ) with the mainland and also interconnect the islands as well . why am i mentioning all this ? well i’ll come to that soon . rasool ( fahadh faasil ) is a tourist taxi driver living in mattancherry , along with his brother hyder ( filmmaker aashiq abu ) . anna ( andrea jeremiah ) works as a salesgirl in a sari shop in kochi ( ernakulam city ) and lives in vypeen . rasool is a carefree guy and generally spends time with his friends collin ( soubin shahir ) and abu ( shine tom chacko ) . he comes across anna by chance a couple of times and is captivated by her .

there were quite a few new filmmakers who left their mark with their debut film including rajeev ravi ( annayum rasoolum ) , joy mathew ( shutter ) , anil radhakrishnan menon ( north 24 kaatham ) , alphonse putharen ( neram ) , rojin philip & shalin muhammed ( philips and the monkey pen ) etc . but the filmmaker of the year is none other than jeethu joseph who came out with not one but two successful films this year . memories featuring prithviraj was a lovely moody thriller which turned out to be another success for the director and actor . and at the very end of the year jeethu came up with his fifth and his best film till date , drishyam which has also turned out to be the best mohanlal film in recent times . so now it’s time to look at the best 10 malayalam films of the year and they have been presented as per their order of release date ( starting from the earliest and ending with the latest ) .

kochi is a special city alright and though i’ve never lived there , i’ve always enjoyed visiting the place whenever i could , starting from my childhood days . i still cherish the memories of watching films ( my 1 st film there must probably be nakhashathangal ) , enjoying the sights of fort kochi , freaking out on the food etc . at one stage i almost ended up marrying a girl from the place and hence there’s a romantic angle that i share with kochi as well . this is probably why i can relate to the city and hence i’m thrilled with the way rajeev ravi has captured the city in the film without focusing on the usual highlights depicted in other malayalam movies . for anyone living in fort kochi or vypeen the ferry becomes an integral part of their lives and in annayum rasoolum the ferry service is almost a character of its own . the romantic scenes between anna and rasool are well written and appear fresh . talking about the scenes will spoil it for those who are yet to watch the film and hence i will not do so .

the nominations list of south indian international movie awards ( siima ) 2014 was announced at a press conference in hyderabad . the press conference was attended by actress shriya saran and actor rana daggubatti .

the two - day award event will be held on 12 , 13 september 2014 at kuala lumpur , malaysia , thereby opening the market of south indian film industry to more international spaces .

" there are a large number of south indians spread across the globe but the revenues that the south indian film industry generates through the overseas market are far less . through siima we hope to promote south indian cinema worldwide and bring south indian stars closer to their global audience , " said brinda prasad , chairman of siima .

siima awards are one of the most awaited awards of the year . the event will see artists from tamil , telugu , kannada and malayalam being honoured . the function is known for demonstrating exceptional work of art , innovation , integrity and success .

" i have been associated with siima for two long years now and it is indeed a pleasure to be a part of the third edition as well . siima 2014 will be an exciting experience as i will be performing in malaysia . siima gives the south indian film fraternity an avenue to meet globally and celebrate successes over two days ; it truly makes for a wonderful experience " , shriya pointed out .

the nominations were chosen by a panel of experts . the winners will be decided based on public voting . in malayalam , " drishyam " and " amen " topped the list with 8 nominations each .

" drishyam " got nominated in best film , best director , best actor , best actress , best child actor , best playback singer ( male ) , best actor in negative role and best actor in supporting role ( female ) , while " amen " was nominated in categories of best film , best director , best comedian , best playback singer ( female ) , best music director , best actor in negative role , best cinematographer and best choreographer .

actors mohanlal , mammootty , fahadh fassil , prithviraj and dileep have been nominated for best actor , while shobhana , ann augustine , amala paul , meena and rima kallingal have been nominated for best actress .

directed by rajeev ravi , the movie features fahad faasil , and andrea jeremiah in the lead .

directed by rajeev ravi , the movie has young star fahad faasil and andrea jeremiah in the lead .

meanwhile , fahad ' s next three films are already lined up for release in the coming months . v k prakash ' s ' netholi cheriya meenalla ' in which fahad plays a double role will be the first to reach the theatres by the first week of february .

the movie will have him as the writer and also as a character that he creates . shalini usha nair ' s ' akam ' is another movie that will be released in theatres by march .

also by the first week of this month lijo jose pellissery will have his new flick ' amen ' released . the comedy thriller movie will feature fahad with indrajith .

in the month of april fahad will have two more films , he will be for the first time teaming up with superstar mohanlal for salam bapu ' s ' red wine ' . the other movie to reach the theatres , in the same month will be laljose ' s ' immanuel ' in which fahad will unite with mammootty .

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bollywood struck gold at the 60th national film awards , clinching major honours . irrfan khan won the best actor award for his role in paan singh tomar , annu kapoor and dolly alhuwalia bagged the best supporting actor and actress awards for their performance in vicky donor .

bollywood struck gold at the 60th national film awards announced on monday , as the hindi film industry clinched major honours . irrfan won the best actor award for his role in paan singh tomar , annu kapoor and dolly alhuwalia bagged the best supporting actor and actress awards for their performance in vicky donor , and the film itself won the award for best film — wholesome entertainment . actor nawazuddin siddiqui won a jury award while actor parineeti chopra got a special mention for her role in ishaqzaade .

director sujoy ghosh bagged the award for the best original screenplay for his film kahaani . once perceived as an award that preferred to acknowledge regional and parallel cinema , over mainstream bollywood , the national awards seem to be taking bollywood films seriously now .

" earlier quality cinema only meant regional cinema . so bollywood was looked down upon . but with the rich content that bollywood films are dishing out , that perception has now changed , " says trade analyst joginder tuteja . agrees , actor nawazuddin siddiqui , " the kind of films we’ve made in the last year is phenomenal . no other industry ( regional ) has experimented so much and we are thankful for getting our long - awaited due . "

this recognition has proved that content is indeed king , say filmmakers . " regional cinema has always been high on content . perhaps , that’s something which we couldn’t do in hindi cinema before . now we are changing , " says sujoy ghosh , director of kahaani . adds , ayushmann khurrana who played the lead in vicky donor , " our film was on a taboo subject and the win shows we have become progressive . it’s a welcome change . " " these out - of - box bollywood films are here to stay , " feels shoojit sircar , director of vicky donor .

( clockwise from top left ) prithviraj ( best actor ) ; reema kallingal ( best female actor ) ; m . jayachandran ( music director ) ; sithara ( female singer ) ; vijay yesudas ( singer ) ; m . r . rajakrishnan ( sound recordist ) ; salim kumar ( best comedian ) ; and lal jose ( best director ) .

the film ‘celluloid’ which depicts the life of j . c . daniel , revered as the father of malayalam cinema , has won seven state film awards , including those for the best feature film and best actor .

minister for cinema k . b . ganesh kumar and a jury headed by director i . v . sasi announced the awards here on friday .

‘celluloid , ’ directed by kamal , fetched the best actor award for prithviraj who plays the male lead .

prithviraj’s performance in ‘ayalum njanum thammil , ’ directed by lal jose , was also considered for the award .

the songs ‘katte katte…’ and ‘en untodi…’ won the best music director award for m . jayachandran . sriram and vaikkom vijayalekshmi who sang the duet won a special jury mention , and sithara who rendered the solo won the best female playback singer award . the film fetched suresh kollam the best art director award and s . b . satish the best costumer award .

‘ozhimuri , ’ directed by madhupal , was adjudged the second best film . lal jose was selected the best director and the film ‘ayalum njanum thammil’ the popular film with artistic value .

reema kallingal was adjudged the best female actor for her lead roles in ‘nidra’ and ‘22 female kottayam . ’

manoj k . jayan’s role in ‘kaliyachan’ won him the second best male actor award , and sajitha madathil’s performance in ‘shutter’ won her the second best female actor award and special jury mention for her role in ‘papilio buddha . ’

salim kumar won the best comedian award for his role in ‘ayalum njanum thammil . ’ master minon ( ‘101 chodyangal’ ) and vijayanthi ( ‘manjadikuru’ ) are the best child artistes .

vijay yesudas’ songs ‘akalayo nee…’ and ‘mazha kondu mathram…’ in ‘grandmaster’ and ‘spirit’ won him the award for the best male playback singer .

the special jury award for best director went to jayan cherian for ‘papilio buddha . ’

the award for the best book on cinema went to ‘cinemayude nottangal’ by k . gopinath , and that for the best article on cinema to ‘nirangalude soundarya rashtriyangal’ by k . sherry jacob . the special jury mention for the article on cinema went to ‘sesham vellithirayil’ by kiran ravindran .

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the story as such is not a novel plot , but it is the narration and the treatment which needs a standing ovation . regular day - to - day events and happenings are encapsuled in a beautiful way making the entire experience very enjoyable and memorable . the accent , dialogue delivery and the lifestyle is very typical of people living in ' kochi . '

cinematographer madhu neelakantan briiliantly captures the scenic beauty . music by krishna kumar too is top class .

story rasool ( fahadh fazil ) is a taxi driver who has been living in mattancherry for years . he has a brother named haider ( ashiq abu ) , who works at a local ferry . their father lives in ponnanni with his second wife .

anna josephina ( andrea jeremiah ) is a sales girl in a famous company in ernakulam . they slowly become attached to each other since they both are frank and honest . however , situation becomes ugly once it comes to light that rasool and anna ' s brother are having a feud and are in very bad terms .

later scenes depicting rasool ' s love and fascination for anna is very interesting .

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: two malayalam films will compete for the top honours in the 13 { + t } { + h } international film festival of kerala ( iffk - 2013 ) scheduled to be held here from december 6 to 13 .

the malayalam films in the ‘international competition section’ are 101 questions , directed by sidhartha siva , and kaliyachan , directed by farook abdul rahiman .

the other films in the competition section are arbani ( dir . adi adwani / israel / 2013 ) ; chihi o tori ni ( capturing dad / dir . ryota nakano / japan / 2012 ) ; club sandwich ( dir . fernando eimbeke / mexico / 2013 ) ; stroiteli ( constructors / dir . adilkhan yerzhanov / kazakhstan / 2013 ) ; errata ( dir . ivan vescovo / argentina / 2012 ) ; inercia ( dir . isabel munoz / mexico / 2013 ) ; jonatha’s forest ( sergio andrade / brazil / 2012 ) ; meghe dhaka tara ( dir . kamaleswar mukherjee / bengali / 2013 ) ; parviz ( dir . majid barzegar / iran / 2012 ) ; astu ( so be it / dir . sumitra bhave - sunil sukthankar / marathi / 2013 ) ; taj mahal ( dir . danesh eghba shavi / iran / 2013 ) ; and the battle of tabato ( dir . joao viana / guinea - bissau - portugal / 2013 ) . the films in the ‘indian cinema now’ section are accident ( dir . nandita roy - shibaprosad mukherjee / bengali / 2013 ) , crossing bridges ( dir . sange dorjee thongdok / sherdukpen , tribal dialect of arunachal pradesh / 2013 ) ’ liar’s dice ( dir . geethu mohandas / hindi / 2013 ) ; lucia ( dir . pawan kumar / kannada / 2013 ) ; oass - the dew drop ( dir . abhinav shiv tiwari / hindi / 2013 ) ; soodhu kavvum ( dir . nalan kumarasamy / tamil / 2013 ) ; and the coffin maker ( dir . veena bakshi / english / 2013 ) .

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chennai , dec 17 ( ians ) over 600 films were released in the last 12 months across the tamil , telugu , kannada and malayalam movie worlds , marking it one of the busiest years . in this vast scape , comedy proved to be economically successful at the box office , with the exception of a few commercial outings in other genres .

the tamil film industry saw nearly 200 releases this year , producing the maximum number of hit comedies including " kanna laddu thinna aasiya " , " kedi billa killadi ranga " , " ethir neechal " , " idharkuthane aasaipattai balakumara " , " varuthapadatha valibar sangam " and " theeya velai seiyyanum kumaru " .

" the most profitable films have been those made on a budget of rs . 5 crore to rs . 8 crore . for instance , ' kannu laddu . . . ' which was made on a budget of rs . 3 crore earned about rs . 12 crore , while ' varuthapadatha . . . ' earned a profit of rs . 23 crore on an investment of rs . 7 crore , " trade analyst trinath told ians .

" if you were to calculate on return on investment , ' varuthapadatha . . . ' is undoubtedly the biggest tamil hit of the year , " he added .

big - budget , star - studded films such as " arrambam " , " vishwaroopam " and " singam 2 " also managed to rake in the moolah .

" while kamal haasan ' s magnum opus ' vishwaroopam ' may have minted over rs . 100 crore at the ticket window , it wasn ' t a big success . suriya - starrer ' singam 2 ' surprisingly managed to mint over rs . 50 crore in the first few weeks of its run , " trinath said .

" fox star studios - produced and debutant atlee kumar - directed romantic - drama ' raja rani ' was another surprising tamil hit of the year . it managed to collect over rs . 50 crore during its lifetime at the box office , " said trinath .

some big - budget duds in tamil included " thalaivaa " , " maryan " and " alex pandian " .

the telugu film industry , which produced around 100 films , fared better at the box office with its big - budget outings . films featuring superstars such as " seethamma vakitlo sirimalle chettu " , " naayak " and " mirchi " emerged victorious .

producer dil raju says he was overwhelmed with the response to " seethamma vakitlo . . . " from the audiences . it collected approximately rs . 55 crore on an average investment .

commercial entertainers such as ram charan teja ' s " naayak " and prabhas - starrer " mirchi " , with a blend of action and comedy , impressed the masses too .

" ' naayak ' raked in close to rs . 60 crore worldwide on an investment of rs . 35 crore , while ' mirchi ' , made on a budget of rs . 30 crore , collected approximately rs . 45 crore , " said a distributor of both the films .

the biggest telugu hit was pawan kalyan ' s " attarintiki daaredhi " , which despite being leaked before its theatrical release , managed to collect a whopping rs . 120 crore at the box office .

" we produced the film under a budget of rs . 60 crore and it collected over rs . 100 crore . although we were confident about the film , we were shaken from the inside after it was leaked online . pawan kalyan ' s fans made this film a blockbuster , " the film ' s producer b . v . s . n prasad told ians .

in tamil , low - budget comedies such as " prema katha chitram " and " swamy ra ra " , laced with horror and crime respectively , struck gold too .

" they enjoyed a successful 100 - day run at the box office . the former was made at a budget of rs . 2 . 5 crore and it minted about rs . 20 crore , while the latter , made on a budget of rs . 4 crore , collected above rs . 15 crore , " said distributor mohan krishna .

other notable hits coated heavily with comedy include " balupu " and " baadhshah " , while some of the highly anticipated telugu films that turned out to be disasters include " shadow " , " ramayya vasthavayya " , and " iddarammayilatho " .

" malayalam films heavily rely on the domestic market , and therefore , usually don ' t turn in big numbers . since most of these films are made on a budget of rs . 5 crore to rs . 10 crore , the percentage of films breaking even is high vis - a - vis other industries , " nambiar added .

other hits of malayalam include " kammath kammath " , " celluloid " and " sound thoma " .

" mammootty - starrer ' kammath kammath ' , a medium - budget film collected rs . 10 . 34 crore while prithviraj - starrer biographical - drama ' celluloid ' managed to rake in rs . 4 . 57 crore . films such as ' sound thoma ' and ' immanuel ' collected rs . 8 crore and rs . 6 . 5 crore respectively , " he said .

films such as " mumbai police " , " bharya athra pora " and " honey bee " were a few other hits .

some malayalam duds include " hotel california " , " 3 dots " and " housefull " .

the kannada film industry , which churned out roughly 160 films this year , produced maximum hits in the action and romance genre .

kiccha sudeep - starrer " varadhanayaka " and " bachchan " emerged as the year ' s biggest hits , while films such as " lucia " , " charminar " and " myna " enjoyed commercially successful run at the ticket counters .

" sudeep turned out to be most successful kannada actor of the year . while ' bachchan ' collected rs . 20 crore on a budget of rs . 10 . 5 crore , ' varadhanayaka ' minted rs . 13 crore on an investment of a moderate budget , " trinath said .

" low budget films ' charminar ' and ' myna ' ran for 100 days at the box office . while the former minted rs . 5 . 7 crore , the latter ended its lifetime run with a collection of rs . 7 crore , " he added .

crowd - funded kannada indie film " lucia " , about lucid dreaming , was made on a budget of a mere rs . 90 lakh . it had a limited release via pvr , and managed to mint a handsome rs . 30 lakh in theatres . " but its satellite rights were bought for about rs . 1 crore , " said trinath .

other kannada hits include low - budget " attahasa " , which raked in about rs . 5 crore and upendra - starrer " topiwala " , which collected rs . 11 crore on an investment of rs . 7 crore .

- the tamil film industry had nearly 200 releases this year , producing the maximum number of hit comedies .

- the telugu film industry produced around 100 films . big - budget outings fared better .

- around 175 malayalam films were released , of which comedies as well as romantic films shone bright .

- action and romance were the much loved genres in the kannada film industry , which churned out roughly 160 films in 2013 .

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the story of how rasool , a muslim falls in love with a christian girl , anna and how her family ' s strong disapproval makes their relationship change for the worse .

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set in the pre - independent india , aloshi returns from the war to his estranged family and childhood love , only to find his elder brothers taking the side of a ruthless business man to overthrow their father .

a 22 year old nurse who was betrayed and raped exerts some extreme revenge on her tormentors .

amen tells the story of people around an ancient nasrani church . the plot is set in a village , kumarankary , where its inhabitants are always garbed in white - a motif which the film deftly . . . see full summary »

the story of a young doctor who lives a luxurious life based on credit cards , chasing girls and his bad intentions once he goes bankrupt .

a lost cellphone connects two men from the two extremes of the society and affects their life beyond which they could have imagined .

mahesh , a studio photographer and studio owner gets into a fight and loses . he ends up taking revenge which leads to certain realizations in his life .

aymanam sidharthan is a local politician who hopes to become big some time in his life , but faces some setbacks in his political career . he meets irene , a canadian citizen with roots in kerala .

krishnan embarks on a journey to find his childhood friend ganga , whose life he suspects to be in danger .

the story of a few foodies , whose fondness of food bonds them together .

ravi abraham ( anoop menon ) is one of the key brains behind the success of a construction firm . he has rivals within and outside the office , jealous of his success . at home , he has a . . . see full summary »

prasad and sreeja enter wedlock and move to a new place to continue the rest of their lives . unfortunate events begin to take place after prasad , a small - time thief , robs sreeja ' s gold chain during a bus journey .

the struggles faced when a hindu man falls in love with a muslim woman and the disapproval of her family .

a realistic and practical movie about two lovers of different religions ; and the life of people around them , giving importance to each of their stories , told in a narrative mode by a marine who returns home for vacation but ends up playing an important role in the lovers ' life and also finds his lost teenage love . not a movie with too much humor or action , but one which stand close to real life .

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fahad fazil is a taxi driver . his elder brother ( aashiq abu ) works on the ferry that connects vypeen islands with the mainland . ashiq abu ' s dream of making it to the gulf is stalled because he was detained under suspicion years ago causing a bad remark for passport issuance . fahad fazil ' s other friends lead a life on the edge ( of which he becomes a part once in a while ) to make a quick buck . andrea jeremiah is a salesgirl in an upmarket garment store in the city . the love story takes shape during her boat rides from vypeen to the city . fahad fazil sees her on the boat and stalks her everywhere possible . he is helped by sunny wayne , who is andrea ' s neighbour . the rest of the movie is about their love story . ( cbfc u dil / 1 / 49 / 2012 - thi )

fahadh faasil , andrea jeremiah , sunny wayne , soubin shahir , ranjith , shine tom chacko , srinda ashab , aashiq abu , sija rose , p . balachandran , m . g . sasi , joy mathew

d cutz film company e - 4 entertaintment cast : fahad fazil , andrea jeremiah directed by : rajeev ravi produced by : k . mohanan & vinod vijayan written by : santhosh eachikkanam dop : madhu neelakandan editor : ajith kumar b . production designer : nagaraj music : k makeup : manoj costumes : sameera saneesh production controller : anil ambaloor stills : premlal patazhi designer media : collins leophil associate editor : ashish d . panicker post production : prasad film labs , mumbai

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while one would expect that with his growing popularity in bollywood he would hardly be able to find time for malayalam cinema , rajeev has managed to balance himself fairly well . he has continued to work in malayalam cinema like the recent

( 2012 ) . hence it came as no surprise to me last year when it was known that rajeev will make his filmmaking debut with a malayalam film instead of a hindi film .

like all others staying on the islands anna too takes the ferry every day to the mainland to her workplace and to get back home . and thus the ferry becomes a 2 nd home of sorts for rasool as he tries to be around anna all the time . ashley ( sunny wayne ) is a mariner on leave and a neighbour of anna . and ashley’s home also serves as another place for rasool to hang out for obvious reasons indeed . how does the story move from there on ? does anna too fall in love with rasool , what happens to them at the end , how do they impact the other people around them etc are all what we get to know in the rest of the film .

the characters in the film are extremely believable and true to life and this applies to the supporting characters too . rasool’s brother hyder aspires to go to the gulf and work there but the local policemen act spoilsport to clear his passport application , this element by itself has the ingredients to be made into a film . abu is shown to be living life dangerously and yet he’s a family man and his wife fazila ( srinda ashab ) dotes on him . while she is wary of the work he does , she also doesn’t sit quietly seeing him get beaten by someone else and implores abu to retaliate . again this is a segment which by itself has all the ingredients to be made into a separate film . similarly is the story of ashley and lily ( sija rose ) .

but what’s amazing is that while all these and other characters are reasonably well developed and have a story of their own , none of them distract us from the main story which is all about anna and rasool . and there is a lot of authenticity to the surroundings and milieu chosen . look at the house where rasool and hyder stay for instance , there is simple but effective use of curtains to act as partition between rooms . similarly the local church celebrations ( perunaal ) are again quite natural and even remind me of a similar moment from mani ratnam ’s unaroo in fact .

instead of handling the cinematography himself rajeev entrusted madhu neelkantan with the responsibility and i must say that he has done justice indeed . there are a lot of interior shots and shots in darkness / dim light and they correspond very well with the otherwise open and clear shots as well . i’m sure rajeev ravi must be quite proud of madhu’s work in the film . it is said that sound and music always work in tandem to produce an optimum result and k ’s bgm comes out so effectively aided by tapas nayak ’s sound design . in fact for k who has worked on tamil films like yuddham sei , mugamoodi and aarohonam this is his first malayalam film .


greenberg is a 2010 american comedy-drama film written and directed by noah baumbach .

the film stars ben stiller , greta gerwig , rhys ifans and jennifer jason leigh .

greenberg was produced by scott rudin productions and distributed by focus features .

the film 's soundtrack features the first film score by james murphy .

although the film received positive reviews , it was a box office bomb , grossing $ 7 million against a $ 25 million budget .

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greenberg ( film ) <EOT> today , film critic elvis mitchell announced the nominations for the gotham independent film awards , and focus features ' the kids are all right and greenberg will both be in . . .

greenberg is a great film about lost souls . the movie’s music has been carefully chosen by director noah baumbach . but the officially released soundtrack does not contain many of the tracks featured in the film .

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third song playing at the party . greenberg is walking around and talks to some kids doing cocaine . greenberg does some cocaine and changes the song .

the conversation ( 1974 ) d . francis ford coppola film editor : richard chew

not the feel - good film of the year , but greenberg is a powerful account of how a few lost souls can find meaning and direction in life .

the greenberg soundtrack is out in the uk march 22 on dfa / parlophone . the greenberg movie is out in select u . s . cities march 26 .

florence performs / sings this song at the bar . greenberg comes to watch .

greenberg goes to the grocery store to buy food / supplies for his party . and after greenberg and florence fight and he starts writing a lot of letters .

florence sings this song in her house before taking a phone call from greenberg .

roger greenberg : i ' d be over 50 by the time i graduated .

rewrote the entire script and made greenberg to be 40 years old , turning 41 .

from left greta gerwig , rhys ifans , and mr . stiller in “greenberg . ”

roger greenberg : wish it wasn ' t too late to get my medical degree .

greenberg takes the dog to another vet . he writes a letter to hollywood pet taxi .

so here’s a list of all of the music in greenberg… most tracks are worth a listen .

playing when greenberg ( roger ) and ivan first show up at the children ' s party .

. that film earned an average or $ 10 , 785 in more than 4 , 000 theaters .

the film ' s most incredible scene was the hair - raising sequence of unbelievable car - chasing .

much of the film was severely edited to avoid showing the shark for a long period of time ( because of problems with the fake sharks ) , thereby actually enhancing the film ' s scare quotient .

roger greenberg ( ben stiller ) plays this song on the ipod and talks to florence about it .

stiller is expert at playing self - indulgent types unaware of their boorishness , and greenberg is no exception .

the quiet american : greenberg star greta gerwig . photograph : jayme thornton / © jayme thornton / corbis outline

was the only other film in the $ 10 , 000 club with an average of $ 13 , 591 .

caputo , raffaele , and geoff burton , second take : australian film - makers talk , sydney , 2000 .

it takes two . . . ben stiller and greta gerwig in greenberg . photograph : photo credit : wilson webb

faris is represented by uta , anonymous content , uta , and attorney robert offer . derbez is represented by uta and behr & abramson . fisher is represented by wme . greenberg is represented by icm partners and greenberg glusker .

although the script differs from the film adaptation , greenberg manages to portray truman capote’s classic novella of an un - named writer ( who everyone calls fred ) and an enigmatic new york girl , golightly . this adaptation reflects the original setting of the 1940’s new york , as opposed to the glamorous 1960’s , which is portrayed in the film adaptation .

* closing night film san francisco jewish film festival * closing night film rochester jewish film festival * world premiere toronto jewish film festival * official selection los angeles jewish film festival " entertaining and revealing " - the boston globe " as compelling as the music are the members ' life stories and the push - pull dynamic of their creative process ; this jazzy documentary by erik greenberg anjou touches on not only jewish survival but also how to make enduring art in a fluctuating industry . " - chicago reader " and it is the songs , with their echoes of loss , love and friendship , as much as the musicians ' candid and complex relationship , that makes ' the klezmatics : on holy ground '  such a bittersweet and rewarding experience . - the jewish journal boston north " mesmerizing " - the epoch times

the film itself is due for release on march 26th . the playlist has new still images here ; trailer below .

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greenberg puts this song on after he snorts some cocaine . he gets a neck massage and talks to the kids .

the kids play this song at the party and greenberg gets angry and tells them to put duran duran back on .

rhys ifans is excellent as greenberg ' s old buddy ivan – another rehab graduate who must come to terms with never being a rock star . jason leigh ' s makes her intriguing cameo as greenberg ' s former girlfriend beth , with whom he has a tense and embarrassing catch - up lunch . greenberg is compelled to make a maladroit apology for the bad things he did , and beth tries pretending not to remember , for greenberg ' s sake , as much as hers .

playing in the car while greenberg and ivan drive for her pregnancy check . she asks them to turn the music down .

greenberg falls for his brother ' s young assistant , a directionless dog - lover ( greta gerwig ) with an almost limitless tolerance for creeps - which is just as well , because greenberg is a sad sack with very little going for him .

with : ben stiller ( roger greenberg ) , greta gerwig ( florence marr ) , rhysifans ( ivan schrank ) , jennifer jasonleigh ( beth ) , brie larson ( sara ) , junotemple ( muriel ) and chris messina ( phillip greenberg ) .

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another deftly edited sequence was in the film ' s seven - minute opening with over 100 separate shots . it was composed of a series of intercut foreshadowing visual clues that were later elliptically inter - woven into the film , ominously portending further death .

datta s . r . , brunet a . , greenberg m . e . cellular survival : a play in three akts .

erik greenberg anjou erik greenberg anjou is a graduate of middlebury college ( b . a . ) , northwestern university ( m . a . ) and the american film institute ( directing program ) . his film endeavors encompass both the narrative and documentary arenas , having directed " the cool surface " ( columbia tristar ) starring robert patrick and teri hatcher , and " a cantor ; s tale " ( ergo media ) . " a cantor ' s tale " has to date won the best documentary film prize at the world eye jewish film festival ( tel aviv ) , the bronze phoenix at the warsaw international jewish film festival , and best documentary film at the miami , san diego , and washington , d . c . jewish film festivals . erik ' s current projects include " 8 : ivy league football & america " featuring tommy lee jones , brian dennehy , george shultz and calvin hill , as well as the feature film , " the sixth commandment " with israeli producer rony yacov ( " a triumph of the spirit , " " city of ghosts " , " a dog of flanders " ) . his new documentary on jewish music and culture is " the klezmatics : on holy ground " starring the grammy award - winning band , theodore bikel , nora guthrie and chava alberstein .

greenberg is self - indulgent , boring and very cynical ( and not in a good way ) . the anticlimactic ending doesn ' t sum up the movie but rather leaves you further frustrated at greenberg for being a miserable , unlikeable person for no apparent reason .

in the early drafts of the screenplay , greenberg was written as a man in his early 30s . inspired by the idea of casting

“greenberg” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . swearing , nudity , drug use , emotional violence .

in addition to a new lcd soudsystem album , european tour , and a newly announced appearance at the pitchfork music festival , the electro genius known as james murphy is also making news for his contributions to the silver screen . on march 22nd ( via parlophone records ) , murphy will unveil his debut film score , this for the new noah baumbach - directed and ben stiller - starring film called greenberg .

“it was decided to make my character english – which made things easier for me , but also gave ivan an ‘otherness’ that enhances the film ; i know a lot of ivans in l . a . , and they’re british , funnily enough . to me , everyone in the story seems slightly isolated , greenberg in particular . but ivan seems to have the mechanisms to cope a little better than greenberg does .

it is tough to analyze a films soundtrack without ever having seen the film , but if i wasnt excited about seeing greenberg before listening to the soundtrack ( i was ) , i certainly am now . a solid soundtrack can make or break a film , especially one of the independent dramedy genre , and it will be interesting to see how murphy fits into the film . thus far its only been released in new york and l . a . , neither of which are my cities , so i have not yet had the opportunity to see it . but as it makes its limited release is this friday , the 26 th , believe you me , ill be first in line .

the new noah baumbach film is called greenberg and it features a score by lcd soundsystem mastermind james murphy . the soundtrack boasts 11 murphy solo pieces and one new lcd soundsystem song , along with tunes by nite jewel , albert hammond , galaxie 500 , the sonics , and duran duran .

roger greenberg is an asshole . for better or for worse , his persona is surrounded by his abhorrent and diminishing attitude towards others . however , what the film " greenberg " does with his mean spirited character neither condemns nor glorifies his actions , but instead adds an interesting mix of dark comedy and compelling drama to create an incredibly interesting character study about a man going through a six week long " slacker odyssey " . although the film sometimes feels a tad to bit melodramatic , " greenberg " never tries to over - complicate the situations at hand . ben stiller does a magnificent job portraying the titular role as always , and so does greta gerwig , with her supporting yet heavily significant part . while not noah baumbach ' s best by all means , greenberg is still a welcomed effort from what is excepted from one of america ' s most underrated indie darlings .

noah baumbach grounds this film very well , which in turn accentuates the fantastical nature of how his characters act and think . the mundanity of the situations…

kg : yes , yes , yes , yes , yes . he shot 350 , 000 feet of film and he only used 11 , 900 .

noah baumbach is an oscar® - nominated writer and acclaimed director . his first feature , kicking and screaming , which he both wrote and directed , premiered to critical acclaim at the 1995 new york film festival . baumbach was nominated for an oscar for best original screenplay for his film the squid and the whale , which he also directed . additional notable films include mistress america ( nff 2015 ) , frances ha , margot at the wedding , while we’re young ( nff now april 2014 ) , and greenberg . baumbach most recently wrote and directed the meyerowitz stories ( new and selected ) , which debuted in competition at the 2017 cannes film festival . baumbach just wrapped production on a new film he wrote and directed starring scarlett johansson , adam driver , and laura dern .

" the ballad of narayama " is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…

everyone ' s at it written by lily allen and greg kurstin performed by lily allen courtesy of emi records ltd . under license from emi film & television music

on this soundtrack for a new noah baumbach - ben stiller film , lcd ' s james murphy shows his singer - songwriter side , often making like harry nilsson .

" the klezmatics : on holy ground combines the best elements of a backstage doc , a concert film and an eye - opening lesson in remixing jewish culture . "

it would be filmed on a tight seven - week schedule , roughly the same amount of time the title character , roger greenberg , finds himself in los angeles .

dubowski signed with keppler associates , one of the country ' s largest agencies specializing in professional speaking engagements to launch a national university lecture tour . he served on the 10th anniversary hamptons film festival documentary jury and spoken on numerous panels at conferences and festivals from the international documentary association to hot docs film festival to the independent feature project .

there ' s so much in this film , i definitely recommend seeing it twice . by doing so , i was better able to see that - - while the film presents a compelling story of a system in crisis - - there is something the film doesn ' t mention at all : that design thinking can turn us all into the education reform supermen and superwomen we have been waiting for , which is the only way to destroy the monster that has plunged america ' s education system into crisis .

in many ways this is baumbach ' s best film , filled with his bitter but often funny misanthropic perspective , but buoyed by the undeniable likability of stiller and gerwig .

this article was amended on 14 july 2010 . the original said that the squid and the whale was noah baumbach ' s debut feature film . this has been corrected .

in 1992 , dubowski graduated magna cum laude from harvard university . he received two ford program for undergraduate research grants for his work on homosexuality in hollywood and independent film .

ben stiller is amazing . this film made me anxious . it ' s disturbing in an od way . no redemption . rhys ifans is also wonderful as a defeated man .

dubowski ' s award - winning short tomboychik , received the golden gate award for best short documentary at the san francisco international film festival , was broadcast on wnet , and has screened at the whitney museum of american art , the rotterdam film festival , and the jewish museum ' s " too jewish ? " show among other museums and festivals worldwide .

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that ' s roger greenberg . i never knew who ben stiller was born to play , but now i do . i don ' t mean he is greenberg , but that he makes him a convincing person and not a caricature . the hero of noah baumbach ' s new film was once , years ago , part of a rock band on the brink of a breakthrough . he walked away from it , stranding his band - mates , and never explained why . he fled los angeles and became a carpenter in new york .

now turning her hand to theatre for richard greenberg’s adaptation of breakfast at tiffany’s , the singer stars alongside a wonderfully talented cast in the performance at the lowry theatre until april 16 .

you may have noticed the banners that cos has been frequently fraught with about a little film called greenberg . its for a good reason . this one looks to be promising . a film directed by noah baumbach with the tirelessly funny ben stiller cast as the lead role , multiplied by 12 original songs written by lcd soundsystems james murphy and an incredible trailer set over lcds all my friends is a recipe for success , no matter how you look at it . baumbach is academy award nominated , and wes anderson approved ; stiller remains one of the funniest men in film ( see : theres something about mary , zoolander , the royal tenenbaums , meet the parents , his presentation of the award for best makeup at this years oscars , etc . ) ; and murphy seems to be capable of nothing less that awesome . but we arent here to talk about the film or the concept behind it . lets talk soundtrack .

this is an intriguing film , shifting directions , considering greenberg ' s impossibility in one light and then another . if he ' s stuck like this at 40 , is he stuck for good ? what ben stiller does with the role is fascinating . we can ' t stand greenberg . but we begin to care about him . without ever overtly evoking sympathy , stiller inspires identification . you don ' t have to like the hero of a movie . but you have to understand him - - better than he does himself , in some cases .

chris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens

mgm partnered with pantelion films to co - produce , co - finance , and co - distribute the film , with lionsgate handling domestic theatrical distribution . production stars this may in vancouver .

it ' s not as substantial as it believes itself to be , but greenberg is a good movie , and contrary to a lot of critical practice , good does not equal mediocre .

“since at its core greenberg is a love story , for those who don’t know noah’s work it’s a good way to come to him and what he does – movies about people . ”

after a long career as a stage and screen actor , andrew heckler made his writing and directorial feature film debut with burden , the true story about the redemption of a klansman , a passion project he has wanted to bring to the screen for 20 years . the film , starring garrett hedlund , forest whitaker , and andrea riseborough , premiered at the 2018 sundance film festival , where it won the audience award in the us dramatic competition . heckler founded workhouse theater in new york city , where he has produced , directed , and acted in over 35 productions .

roger greenberg ( stiller ) is single , fortyish and deliberately doing nothing . in search of a place to restart his life , he agrees to housesit for his brother in la and tries to reconnect with his former bandmate ( rhys ifans ) and successful ex - girlfriend ( jennifer jason leigh ) . but old friends aren ' t necessarily still best friends , and greenberg soon finds himself forging a connection with his brother ' s personal assistant , florence ( greta gerwig ) . despite his best attempts not to be drawn in , greenberg comes to realize that he may at last have found a reason to be happy . critics rave , " greenberg has a soul , a heart and a sense of humor . " ( stephanie zacharek , salon . com )

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following the lensing all around town , the latter half of the shoot took place in and around a 1920s - era house in the hollywood hills which was cast as the phillip greenberg home .

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why the film misses this critical perspective why doesn ' t the film take up the issue of altering the overall design of this monster ? probably because - - and i don ' t blame the filmmakers for this - - the vast majority of americans have been taught that solving problems consists of fixing the most visibly broken parts of what isn ' t working . this is called analytic thinking .

this phenomenally successful , uplifting , " sleeper " film was filmed in a record twenty - eight days with a paltry budget of about $ 1 million , and ultimately grossed well over $ 100 million .

it ' s hard not to liken roger greenberg to barry egan , and at times to their respective films . both are neurotic losers in a realism - tinged fairy tale , at odds with expressing themselves with exceptionally charming romantic interests ( not to mention starring traditionally comedic actors in a comparatively dramatic role ) . though greenberg is , in my opinion , a lesser film than punch - drunk love thanks to the character of roger being a more overt asshole and more difficult to ' root ' for , both left me with the same warm and fuzzy feeling that accompanies the ' loser makes good ' storyline .

“ greenberg is about people who haven’t realized their dreams , which is something a lot of people can identify with . how do you deal with it ? greenberg has put up so many layers of defenses and so many barriers of protection to push people away . by showing all of the characters in a real way , hopefully the audience will feel for the love story that emerges from this movie . ”

the remake will be co - directed and written by rob greenberg ( “how i met your mother” ) and bob fisher ( “we’re the millers” ) . ben odell and derbez will produce through their 3pas studios .

ivan ' s professional career was ended by greenberg ' s withdrawal from the band . now fragile , separated from a wife greenberg despises and recently out of rehab , he ' s working as a computer consultant . florence is in a bad way , on the verge of a period of promiscuity following the end of a long relationship and trying to make a start as a singer of sad ballads . with a distressing insensitivity , greenberg takes emotional advantage of both these quiet , compliant people , not least because he ' s that classically dependent figure , a non - driver in los angeles who needs people to transport him around town .

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most of the locations were in hollywood or west hollywood – accurately representing what would be within walking distance for the non - driving greenberg – including a veterinarian’s office where leigh and baumbach have taken their own pets .

“los angeles plays such a big part in greenberg that it’s another character , adding to the vibe of the film , ” says locations manager stephenson crossley . “i didn’t have to show noah a lot of photos to give him different options . for the most part , he knew where he wanted to go and a lot of those places were written into the script – so it was my job to get us in there . ”

a film of powerful , memorable moments - - some striking dialogue , some great performances , a handful of beautifully played , bracingly discomfiting love scenes - - in search of a structure and , perhaps , a soul .

, was also the leader on the per theater chart with an impressive average of $ 29 , 252 . that is below expectations , but still excellent . the only other film in the $ 10 , 000 club was

american actor james stewart as george bailey , hugs karolyn grimes , who plays zuzu , his daughter , in a still from director frank capra ' s christmas classic film , ' it ' s a wonderful life ' .

this earnest , slight romance doesn ' t generate enough sparks to overcome the anxiety of its obvious influence . but as a simple valentine to hong kong ' s expat nightlife , the film makes for charming , breezy viewing .

a perceptive film that has the self - awareness to make innocuous fun of the much stereotyped expat experience . . . . it ' s sure to enchant with its lavish display of the city ' s alluring night lights .

my interaction with the film ' s producer while waiting for " superman " never asks the question " what kind of educational system should america really have ? " , its producer - - lesley chilcott - - recognized the point i ' m making here to some degree when i mentioned it ( using only a couple of sentences to describe it of course ) during the q & a ; session with her after thursday ' s screening of the film .

[ spoilers ahead . ] almost , but not quite . whether or not greenberg really earns its final scene is debatable , but baumbach’s antiresolution—besides being more than a little bit reminiscent of before sunset —succeeds in lending this ungainly and ( only partially designedly ) enervating film some heft . “this is you , ” whispers florence as she checks her cell phone for a message that roger had left her the night before—during which time she had been convalescing in the hospital , while he was doing coke with kids half his age . baumbach cuts to black at the instant that she begins listening , knowing that we’ve already heard its contents earlier in the film . we don’t get to see what she thinks of roger’s rambling , recriminatory voice - mail - of - the - soul , and the fact that i’ve caught myself wondering at the outcome in the days since i saw the film suggests that it might even matter .

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“in this movie , you see the incremental building of a relationship between two people who – like everybody – have issues in their lives . greenberg and florence are able to come together and get past self - imposed barriers . until now , i’d never done a film which reminded me of the hal ashby or robert altman movies of the 1970s that would explore characters and find their little private moments that happen and that you don’t usually see in movies . ”

she’s one of the last surviving cast members of the 1946 holiday classic “it’s a wonderful life . ” but it wasn’t until the 1980’s , when the long forgotten film was resurrected for television audiences , that former child actress karolyn grimes finally watched it to see what all the fuss was about . nearly 70 years later – grimes , who played the role of george bailey’s daughter zuzu , talked with msnbc about the iconic film that was once “just another movie . ”

florence is someone we know . a bright , pleasant recent college graduate for whom the job market , as they say , has no use . we see her interacting with the family of greenberg ' s brother ; she does all the planning for them she should be doing for herself . in a more conventional movie , florence would be the love interest , and greenberg would be fated to marry her . but florence isn ' t looking for a man . she just broke up . " i don ' t want to go from just having sex to sex to sex , " she says . " who ' s the third ' sex ' ? " asks greenberg . " you . "

for example , the famed musso & frank grill on hollywood boulevard , first opened in 1919 and a local institution ever since , was scripted as the setting for a modest yet arguably ( to greenberg , at least ) excessive birthday celebration .

he has a reunion with a former bandmate , ivan ( rhys ifans ) , a calm brit , troubled by a trial separation , happy enough to see greenberg and help him if he can . but ivan is troubled that greenberg still doesn ' t get it , doesn ' t understand how he crushed the dreams of his bandmates . then there ' s beth ( jennifer jason leigh ) , who greenberg once loved and was loved by . she has moved on in her life . she has a family . does he recognize the look a woman gets in her eyes when she ' s thinking how that just would have never , ever , worked out ? does he have enough self - knowledge to see how impossible he is ?

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“in private moments , she is able to reflect about how her life may not be going exactly as planned . yet she keeps moving forward , which is admirable . her ability to take care of herself grows over the course of the film . ”

the important relationship is the one between greenberg and florence . we look upon her and see wholesome health and abundant energy . she ' s happy when she has a purpose . she wishes she had a direction in life but can be happy enough in the moment . it ' s as if when greenberg moves a little in the direction of happiness , it gets jealous because that draws attention away from his miserable uniqueness . people driven to be constantly unique can be a real pain in the ass .

note to the reader : the crisis in america ' s education system is such a huge threat to our country that i have written a long ( think frank rich ) response to waiting for " superman " . i have tremendous respect for the film makers - - one of whom i ' ve had the opportunity to interact with twice - - but ( for reasons i explain in my essay ) there ' s no way they could have known they were leaving critical information out of their film . i discuss that information below , along with design thinking which is the key to seeing what ' s missing from what the film presents . thank you for taking the time to read what i ' ve written . i look forward to responding to your comments .

in the role of greenberg’s all - but - best friend ivan , welsh - born actor rhys ifans was keenly attuned to how “we all spend time keeping our own greenbergs at bay . ivan now has different priorities and different aspirations from greenberg , but is still fully aware of the ones that they shared at one time . the script was so well - written that it was clear where my character was coming from . in almost all of his scenes , ivan doesn’t say what he wants to say .

there are certain dramatic threads running through the film , among them the matter of florence ' s abortion and the tricky job of caring for mahler the dog , whose sickness necessitates visits to vets and hospitals , phone calls to vietnam and bills amounting to more than $ 3 , 000 . but basically , the film is a series of randomly linked incidents , events and encounters that reveal character . like greenberg ' s life , there ' s no plot , just a series of meals , parties , arguments and accidents . some of these are extremely funny , like his railing against the waiters ' serenading him with " happy birthday " at the fashionable , semi - bohemian hollywood boulevard restaurant musso & frank grill , something arranged as a cheering tribute by ivan .

greenberg is currently a professor of choreography at eugene lang college , the new school for liberal arts , and has previously taught at purchase college , sarah lawrence college , and uc riverside . he served as dance curator at the kitchen from 1995 - 1999 .

cinematographer harris savides captured los angeles for greenberg in widescreen , reteaming with the filmmakers after their work on margot at the wedding . this made the new movie at once more cinematic and more real – almost documentary - like , given the extensive location shooting .

an even more crucial acting partner for stiller was greta gerwig , who with greenberg was making her biggest film to date . gerwig was well aware of her leap , commenting , “i couldn’t believe that i might actually be in a movie for focus features and scott rudin . i auditioned for noah and jennifer in their apartment , and sang a little song for them because florence is a singer . i thought , ‘man , even if i don’t get this , i’m happy that i got to get this far . ’

there are those who claim that punch - drunk love begs to be read as a deconstruction of adam sandler’s screen persona . while they might be right , it doesn ' t make paul thomas anderson ' s dull slab of powder - blue whimsy any more bearable . so when i say that noah baumbach ' s latest film , greenberg , feels like a culmination of sorts for its star , ben stiller , that ' s not in and of itself a ringing endorsement , although it’s certainly superior to the writer - director’s previous margot at the wedding . in that film , another frat pack satellite—jack black—was asked to show depths beyond his famously satyric screen persona . he failed , but then so did almost everything else in baumbach ' s faux - chekhovian inventory of sisterly antagonism .

morgan neville is an academy award® - winning director , known for his work on documentaries and commercials . his acclaimed film 20 feet from stardom ( nff 2013 ) won the 2014 academy award for best documentary as well as a grammy® award for best music film . his 2015 documentary , best of enemies ( nff 2015 ) , on the debates between gore vidal and william f . buckley , won an emmy® award and was shortlisted for an academy award . neville has been nominated for four additional grammys for his films : respect yourself : the stax records story , muddy waters can’t be satisfied and johnny cash’s america , and the music of strangers : yo - yo ma and the silk road ensemble . neville’s non - music films include the cool school and beauty is embarrassing . his film won’t you be my neighbor ? premiered at the 2018 sundance film festival and will be distributed by focus features in june . other recent projects include ugly delicious , chelsea does , keith richards : under the influence , and abstract : the art of design .

it ' s let down by a central couple who are completely wrong for each other . ben stiller , in serious mode , plays roger greenberg , a 40 - year - old former mental patient house - sitting for his more successful brother in los angeles .

roger greenberg : yeah , but i know myself . i ' d procrastinate , take time off . eight years at best . who ' s gonna hire a 49 . . . let ' s just call it 50 . a 50 - year - old vet ?

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“our production designer , ford wheeler , worked with me at all times , mapping out what he was designing in tandem with where we would be shooting . hopefully greenberg will give audiences a sense of what it’s actually like to live – or visit – here . ”

director / choreographer bob fosse ' s defining , decadent , award - winning musical which popularized the phrase : " life is a cabaret " was only the director ' s second film , but won numerous accolades ( and was a financial and artistic hit ) . from its ten academy award nominations , the vibrant film won eight oscars . the sexually - charged , semi - controversial , kinky musical was the first one ever to be given an x rating ( although later re - rated ) with its numerous sexual flings and hedonistic club life .

but “greenberg” is not easily forgotten , and the misery of roger’s company provides its own special kind of pleasure . mr . baumbach’s sense of character and place is so precise — the film seems so transparent , so real — that his formal audacity almost passes unnoticed . rather than push roger and florence through the grinding machinery of an overdetermined plot , he allows them to wander and sometimes to stall , to inhabit their lives fully and uneasily . they are more like characters in a french movie than the people you usually meet under the hollywood sign .

the film portrays the absurdity of transferring the social niceties of western society onto a wild and unknown environment . the rigidity of the european way of life is contrasted with the freedom of the native maori culture—and the aboriginals silent contempt and sardonic humour at the expense of western culture .

in the most memorable , well - edited sequence of the film , a montage accompanied by the rousing song " gonna fly now " ( by bill conti ) , rocky underwent further grueling training and workouts in preparation for his bicentennial fight against apollo creed ( carl weathers ) .

redesigning - - not fixing - - systems once again , i do not blame the film makers . regrettably , very few americans think in terms of " redesigning systems " naturally . and the only way to learn to think this way is to study engineering or architecture in college .

driver won the volpi cup award for best actor for hungry hearts , which premiered at the 2014 venice international film festival . other recent credits include martin scorsese’s silence , jim jarmusch’s paterson , jeff nichols’ midnight special , and j . j . abrams’ star wars : the force awakens .

to some extent , “greenberg , ” like nearly all of mr . baumbach’s work going back to “kicking and screaming , ” is a comedy of manners . west coast versions of the hyper - articulate recent college graduates of that movie , his 1995 directing debut , have grown up and been supplanted by a strange new generation . some of the humor in “greenberg” comes from the various collisions between youth and middle age . kids these days ! they don’t know what you’re talking about when you quote “wall street , ” and they don’t appreciate duran duran . damned internet !

was the film seriously cut to remove a confrontion between baines and stewart . stewart goes to baines after discovering his wifes infidelity and holds a shotgun to baine ' s head . a fight between the two seems inevitable with baines seeking revenge for his loves disfigurement . yet the next scene is baines departing the land with his woman in a boat - a serious unexplained disconnect from the previous scene . a fight between baines and stewart would have been a natural and powerful development of the film at this point and i am at a loss to know why it was ommitted .

as neil greenberg prepares to premiere his latest work , this , at new york live arts the first weekend of december , he discusses his motivating questions as well as the shifts in his choreographic concerns during the four years since his last piece , ( like a vase ) . citing susan sontag’s “against interpretation” as an enduring theoretical ally , greenberg expands upon the complexities of meaning - making , choreographing objects , tracing the personal through the rigors of form , filling up images with body , and making dances that accumulate , evaporate , and hang in the air like weather .

stephen greenberg was responsible for establishing long term strategic partnerships with every major u . s . studio over the years . they include : disney , dreamworks skg , warner bros . , columbia , paramount , mgm and twentieth century fox . additionally , he was responsible for the financing of over $ 500 million of production during his reign at astral as senior vice president of the astral entertainment group . following the sale of astral’s distribution and program development divisions in 1996 , stephen greenberg became president of coscient astral distribution which subsequently became motion international , which later became tva international .

greenberg is an indie romcom with some splendidly offbeat moments , a few inspired lines and one performance of immense charm . it ' s the latest by writer - director noah baumbach , who gave us the promising the squid and the whale and the much less successful margot at the wedding .

others are excruciatingly embarrassing : as when , under the influence of coke ( his first few lines in years ) , greenberg tries to impress a group of partying 20 - year - olds who regard him as something from another planet , and then starts assailing them for their ignorance and insensitivity .

sandi simcha dubowski ( director , producer ) is a filmmaker and writer based in new york . his project trembling before g - d was theatrically released in the united states , israel , canada , germany , and in 2003 , france and the uk ( in the u . s . with new yorker films ) . trembling before g - d was launched at new york ' s film forum to incredible audience , critical , and box office response . it broke film forum ' s opening day box office records previously held by paris is burning and opened in over 80 u . s . cities . trembling has been the recipient of ten awards including the teddy award for best documentary at the berlin film festival , the mayor ' s prize for the jewish experience at the jerusalem film festival , and the grand jury prize for best documentary at outfest los angeles . the film was nominated for the 2002 independent spirit awards for the ifc / directv truer than fiction award . it was named one of the 10 best films of 2001 by the l . a . weekly . it was co - produced and broadcast by keshet / channel two in israel , the first co - production with u . s . producers and broadcast in israel in late 2002 . it was broadcast by arte in france / germany in summer 2002 and on uk ' s bbc , denmark ' s channel 2 , australia ' s abc , netherland ' s nik , and other tv stations worldwide in 2003 - 2004 .

and although this soundtrack as a whole wont be one for your regular rotation , the murphy tracks very well might be . either way , it is interesting to analyze . james murphy showcases his versatility as a songwriter . he proves on greenberg that he is not a one - trick pony , and that hes got tricks a - plenty up his sleeve . and while he was probably born to raise hell in the dance - punk realm , this just goes to show that he could always moonlight in writing incredible film soundtracks . this ones got a few gems and you should certainly check it out .

at a crossroads in his life , roger greenberg ( ben stiller ) ends up housesitting at his brother ' s home in los angeles . there , he strikes up an unlikely friendship with his brother ' s assistant florence ( greta gerwig ) , an aspiring singer . florence and greenberg ' s encounters lead to an uncertain and wonderfully vulnerable courtship . studio : focus features release : march 12 , 2010 director : noah baumbach writer : noah baumbach , jennifer jason leigh cast : ben stiller , greta gerwig , rhys ifans , jennifer jason leigh , chris messina , brie larson , juno temple genre : comedy , drama

the pair provide an affirmative humanity to surround the questioning of that very feeling that lies at the film ' s dramatic core . baumbach is served admirably , as he was on margot at the wedding , by the unobtrusive , naturalistic lighting of harris savides , one of the best american cinematographers at work today .

the adaptation as a whole shows promise , and would appeal to avid theatregoers and fans of both the novella and the film adaptation . although sometimes difficult to follow , it really is a blast to the past , and every character , despite having smaller roles ; holds a meaningful place to carry the story .

although roger greenberg is a world - class narcissist , “greenberg” is not all about him . it is the funniest and saddest movie mr . baumbach has made so far , and also the riskiest . mr . stiller , suppressing his well - honed sketch comedian’s urge to wink at the audience , turns roger into a walking challenge to the hollywood axiom that a movie’s protagonist must be likable . but mr . baumbach , relishing his antihero’s obstinate difficulty — which is less an inability to connect with other people than a stubborn refusal , on hazy grounds of principle , to try — treats roger with compassion , even tenderness .

aaron moss is the chair of greenberg glusker ' s litigation department and is also a member of its intellectual property department . he specializes in representing owners and users of creative content , and has been recognized by virtually every major legal and entertainment business publication as one of the preeminent intellectual property litigators in his field .

it was a terrible show . very dull , could barely understand what was said with the heavy accent of the main actress . more of a mimic of the film than any originality of acting . my partner slept through the second half , and freinds stayed in the bar after the interval . don’t waste your money .

greenberg is a movie starring ben stiller , greta gerwig , and jennifer jason leigh . a man from los angeles , who moved to new york years ago , returns to l . a . to figure out his life while he house - sits for his brother . he soon sparks with his brother ' s assistant .

his other film credits include : while we’re young , this is where i leave you , tracks , inside llewyn davis , lincoln , frances ha , and j . edgar . driver also starred on hbo’s critically acclaimed series girls . his performance in girls garnered him three emmy nominations for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series .

this adaptation certainly centres on holly and fred , with the rest of the cast given much smaller roles . ‘fred , ’ played by matt barber , then narrates the story and makes the adaptation a whole lot more understandable for those in the audience who were unfamiliar with the novella and the film adaptation - bringing the piece together .

“many of the locations very specifically noted in the script hadn’t been featured in movies before , or at least weren’t instantly recognizable . but we weren’t a big - budget film , and since there’s no gunfire or special effects in the picture , it’s less disruptive to a place or a community . so , people were pretty accommodating . ”

we stay with florence for the film ' s first ten minutes as she tends to her employers’ departure ( “you need to speak up , ” say mrs . greenberg when florence demurs immediate payment ) heads out to a party and hooks up with a random dude ( “this isn ' t a relationship , ” says her smiling partner by way of inviting her into his apartment ) . besides offering a précis of a kind of postadolescent stasis , these scenes establish florence as utterly pliable , and thus an easy target for roger greenberg , whose surface vulnerabilities—he can’t drive a car , which makes him an invalid in los angeles—barely mask manipulative tendencies . watching him all but force his way into florence’s apartment ( after she’d given him a lift ) and initiate an aggressive seduction is uncomfortable , partly because it goes so badly ( via the most awkward screen cunnilingus since scary movie ) , but mostly because the dynamic seems so natural for both parties : both seem to take roger’s inappropriateness—and her passivity—as being par for the course .

seeing ben stiller take on noah baumbach ' s incredibly challenging role of roger greenberg always calls to mind sofia coppola and bill murray ' s collaboration in lost in translation . it ' s refreshing to see someone like stiller , who over the last decade or so has opted so heavily for the mindless comedy , really dig deep and deliver the finest performance of his career . he is reminding us all that he started that way , wanting to find interesting projects and display his wide range , and with greenberg he is so immersed that i believe both the performance and the movie itself should be remembered among the decade ' s finest when it ' s all said and done .