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Her, English Hollywood Film movie Review, Johnson Thomas, Rating: * * * 1/2

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Her(English) Rating: *  * * ½  Her is a simple film that offers a view of love that could become the relationship of the future. It is absurd yet emotionally touching! English film Review Johnson Thomas Film: Her Cast:  Joaquin Phoenix ,   Amy Adams ,   Scarlett Johansson ,Rooney Mara Director: Spike Jonze Rating: *  *  * ½        Theodore is a lonely man in the final stages of his divorce from Catherine(Rooney Mara). When he's not working as a letter writer in Beautiful handwritten Letters Corp., his down time is spent playing video games and occasionally hanging out with friends. He decides to purchase the new OS1, which is not just an operating system, it's a consciousness, as the ad states. The lonely, regretful, forlorn Theodore quickly finds himself drawn to Samantha(Scarlett Johansson), the voice behind his OS1. They grow closer and closer and eventually find themselves in love. Theodo...

Picks and Piques/Snippet Film Reviews 6th Dec2013/Johnson Thomas

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Picks and Piques/Snippet Film Reviews 6 th Dec2013/Johnson Thomas The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(English/Hindi/Imax) : Rating: *  *  * The live game show concept is not really suited to the big screen unless there’s an element of  life-threatening danger to it. The Hunger Games excelled at that with a triangular romance emanating from the need to survive. ‘Catching fire’ treads the same path –if a little differently, Just enough to keep you interested. This one’s mainly for the teen brigade. Club 60(Hindi): Rating: *  *  * Delightfully sublime slice of life tale about a bunch of new found friends careering towards the autumn of their existence while battling personal tragedies - leading to incidents of bereavement, abandonment and self-harm- and yet managing to get ahead with a new found sense of self-worth and hope for a tomorrow! The  superb performances, life-like treatment and melliflous ghazal-like tunes add weight to the experience, ...

MAMI's 14th Mumbai Film Festival Line-up unveiled

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STELLAR LINE UP OF FILMS ANNOUNCED AS PART OF THE 14TH MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL · Over 200 films from over 65 countries to be screened at MFF · Prize money of USD 220,000 to be awarded · Screening of Silent Film with Live Orchestra | Rendez-vous with French Cinema | Celebration of Italian Cinema |Kabul Fresh- New Voices in Afghan Cinema | Restored Classics from around the World · Actress Waheeda Rehman to be conferred the Indian Lifetime Achievement Award · Homage to Rajesh Khanna, Dara Singh and A. K. Hangal Mumbai, September 24, 2012: The 14th edition of the premier event of Mumbai’s culture calendar, the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) presented by Reliance Entertainment and American Express and organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, will be held from the 18th – 25th October, 2012 at National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) & Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the m...