Few years back ,I was firm believer ''film is the best medium to record images''.. then suddenly i realized changing scenario of ''Digital Cinematography'' especially with 5D mark II & Red..when many ask me even today about my switch over to Digital cinematography..my reply is it gives me freedom to try out new things & boon to indie filmaking.

IN DARKNESS- POLISH FILM

In Darkness (Polish film) - from the director of ''Europa Europa''...Agnieszka Holland's film uses a fragment of the Holocaust story to hint at its enormity.. Darkness is a series of incidents which rescues Jewish refugees in Nazi-occupied land. For over an year...group of people hidden completely in darkness (inside a sewage canal)...film breaks your heart ! As good as Schindler's list!

LORE- FILM REVIEW

LORE -

The Australian director Cate Shortland has made a quite stunning film about the collapse of Nazi Germany, seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old girl whose father and mother are arrested for thier role in war atrocities
Teen ''Lore'', now must travel 500 miles long journey through bare foot with her four younger siblings from the family home to their grandmother's farm, Travelling on foot through a countryside with corpses and peoples dying by starving like themselves, the children survive by trading their parents' jewellery for food, ever mindful of the occupying forces – Russian and American – closing in.
Shot splendidly by Cinematographer Adam Arkepaw ..This brave, troubling film is the tale of innocence shattered.

winter in wartime- Dutch film review

WAR IN WINTER TIME-dutch film- is a very, very special movie around the themes war, love, trust, friendship from the point of view of a 14-year old Dutch teenager in the last winter of World War 2
Beautiful cold winter-setting with lots of snow and original landscapes; - fantastic music unbelievable beautiful with great photography and a incredible score. I recommend this movie highly to anyone, especially those who are interested in war stories..and this was high grossing film than ''Twilight & Dark night''...in Netherlands

KON- TIKI FILM REVIEW

KON-TIKI:- this is a story of human triumph -- over nature, over long odds, who conspire against those who dare to dream.

When anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl develops a theory that some 1500 years ago native Polynesians came originally from the Americas rather than Asia, his ideas are dismissed by the scientific community. Determined to prove that the ocean journey would be possible, Heyerdahl builds a wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, and sets sail with five companions from Peru to Polynesia (5,000 miles)in 1947 using primitive methods.

Oscar nominated norwegian film is about to have theatrical release soon in chennai.
If you love ''life of pi'' then Kon-tiki will be perfect watch!!

MAX MANUS- NORWEGIAN FILM

MAX MANUS -norwegian film:- Film starts spectacular battle between finnish- soviet war...Max manus who returns from the war to Norway which is occupied by Nazis...from there he forms small group of soldiers secretly to fight out nazis..theyare trained by british commandos...Max manus fought a heroic war by bombing Nazis ships...at the end of war he is the lone survivor...who fought fierce battle...inspiring tale has thriller edge..most expensive Norwegian film.
Film directed by Joachim Rønning,

Espen Sandberg( Makers of kon-tiki ).

A ROYAL AFFAIR- DENMARK FILM

A Royal Affair- The film is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Struensee.
more to it movie progresses with commitment to post-Enlightenment ideals,The film ends not on a happy note, naturally, but on a moment of hope...there is even scene where letter from voltaire about reforms.
This is a film that has love story, politics, thriller, tragedy..all quitely woven and grounded with splendid picturesque cinematography screenplay(berlin award).
nominated for best foreign language(Denmark).

Flowers of War- chinese film review

Zhang Yimou's ''FLOWERS OF WAR''- A war film combines visual wizardry of ''saving private ryan & ''Hero''..based on Nanjing massacre brutal war led by Japanese on China.
Zhang yimou narrates story of'' American'' saving Group of chinese girl students & prostitutes seeking refuge at Church.
Highlight of the film is magical performance by Christine Bale..and of course some extraordinary images from cinematographer -zhao Xio ding.
Movie moves with horrifying images of brutal war with a touch of human drama.
Zhang Yimou should have made this as good as ''Gone with Wind''..marginally fails because of his visual poetry film suffers pain that ''most brutal massacre of Nanjing'' should be.. as in real history.

Film nominated for best foriegn language -Golden Globe Awards.