We are taking a break!

We regret that due to unavoidable reasons, we need to take a break. We'll not have our regular postings in next two weeks. Regular postings will resume on April 10th. In the mean-time, you may go through our past postings on various topics of interest. We suggest that you use the search box on top to search for past postings on topics of your interest (e.g. 'Russel Crowe', 'Godfather', 'Ang Lee', etc...)

One Year of 2Movie

Today is the first birthday of 2Movie!

We thank all our readers who supported us continuously in our year long journey. We hope we'll be able to bring quality information, stories and reviews from the world of movies and serve to our readers in years to come.

Paul Giamatti

We would have bought the 'stock' of Paul Giamatti, if actors and actresses were traded like companies of the financial world.

Paul Giamatti, at 38, has come quite far in the tinsel town to establish himself as a great character actor. That day we were in a Chicago-to-LA flight and the whole lot of passangers were glued to the monitors that were showing 'Cinderella Man', a wonderful film that somehow got lost in the shower of too many good movies and movies with special effects in 2005. All passangers were appreciating the acting prowess of Paul (By the way, many do not know his name yet but we are sure they'll soon).

We always considered Paul's acting in 'Sideways' to be of superb level. The modulation of emotions on his face and dialogues in his voice still continue to mesmerize us.

Paul was nominated for his role in 'Cinderella Man' but unfortunately he missed it. However, he was awarded the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards and the 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards this year -- two very prestigious awards.

Currently, he is working for Night M. Shyamalan's next venture 'Lady in the Water'. We are looking forward to that, Paul. You have many years of acting left in you and we'll closely watch your evolution in years to come.

CRASH: The Winner

Here is what we wrote on May 7, 2005 on 'Crash', the movie that has won Oscar tonight!

Crash is a rare cinematic event that America was waiting for a long time. It is a film that challenges audiences to look inward at their own prejudices and presents a provocative look at the complexities of racial conflict in America. No one is Hero here. No one is a villain. All are normal people - normal characters made up with good and bad. It is no doubt a great movie and will remain to be so in the list of 2005 that we may like to watch in future years to come.

The film is the (feature-film) directing debut of Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Paul Haggis. The story and screenplay is also by him. Sandra Bullock leads the cast list and it is great to watch her in a serious movie like this one - a good transformation. The cast includes Don
Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe and Larenz Tate, Nona Gaye.

The film is rated 'R'. For more details visit crashfilm.com