Leo

Leonardo DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974) is my all time favorite actor. All his films which I have seen till now are my personal favorites. Though the first time I saw him was in the movie 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' and since then has begun a longtime fascination with this actor who is incredibly talented and also possesses the charisma of a star. He has been acting in movies from a very young age, and still he seems to enjoy playing diverse characters on screen immensely. Thus he makes all these characters come to life and they are all dear to us. As viewers, we are drawn by them, we laugh with them, cry with them, we love them, and always see them for what they are.

My favorite Leo starrers are:

This Boy's Life (1993)

What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)

The Quick and the Dead (1993)

Total Eclipse (1995)

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Marvin's Room (1996)

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Titanic (1997)

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

Celebrity (1998)

The Beach (2000)
Gangs of New York (2002)

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

The Aviator (2004)

The Departed (2006)

Blood Diamond (2006)

'Gangs of New York'

Movie Viewing - 2007 - Continued...

Time again to list more films that I have seen this year. I must say, I am pleasantly surprised that already I have been able to see some really fine films. Continuing the list that I last published on my blog - listing some of the interesting films that I saw in the earlier part of the year - here are a few more seen thereafter:

1) Life in a..... Metro (2007)
2) Cheeni Kum (2007)
3) The Bong Connection (2007)
4) Anuranan (2007)
5) Bow Barracks Forever! (2006)
6) The Blue Umbrella (2005)
7) Let's Enjoy! (2004)
8) Gandhi My Father (2007)
9) Chak De! India (2007)
10) Yatra (2007)
11) Before Night Falls (2000)
12) De-Lovely (2004)
13) The Life & Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
14) Smoke (1994)
15) Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
16) Selena (1997)
17) Apocalypto (2006)
18) Under Suspicion (2000)
19) Up Close and Personal (1996)
20) Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii (2007)
21) Ratatouille (2007)

[The film titles have been listed randomly, not in any order; given alongside each title is the year of filming and/or release.]

Movie viewing....... 2007

For a die-hard movie buff like me, the temptation of movie viewing is too hard to resist. Early this year, I had resolved that I will limit my movie viewing this year to an all-time personal record, but it seems that the movies are luring me ever more. Like a true addict I am succumbing to the pleasure of movies.
It is not even the middle of the year, and I have given in to the charms of some fine (and not so fine) films in English, Hindi and Bangla. Here is a list of some noteworthy films that I have seen already - within the first three months and a little more - hope my readers pour in with their comments on them (if not, I will oblige myself!):

1) Trainspotting (1996)
2) My Son the Fanatic (1997)
3) Babel (2006)
4) Blood Diamond (2006)
5) The Departed (2006)
6) The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
7) The Constant Gardener (2005)
8) The Last King of Scotland (2006)
9) The Queen (2006)
10) Jarhead (2005)
11) World Trade Center (2006)
12) The Man Who Cried (2000)
13) Cinderella Man (2005)
14) The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
15) Mrs Dalloway (1997)
16) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
17) The Usual Suspects (1995)
18) The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
19) Dave (1993)
20) The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
21) A Soldier's daughter Never Cries (1998)
22) Dreamgirls (2006)
23) Music and Lyrics (2007)
24) Goal! (2005)
25) The Holiday (2006)
26) A Good Woman (2004)
27) Moonlight Mile (2002)
28) The Brothers Grimm (2005)
29) Proof (2005)
30) An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
31) Awakenings (1990)
32) The Ninth Gate (1999)
33) The Namesake (2007)
34) Provoked (2006)
35) Water (2006)
36) Black Friday (2005)
37) Honeymoon Travels Private Limited (2007)
38) Casino (1995)
39) Jana Aranya (1976)
40) Mohulbanir Sereng (2003)
41) Guru (2007)
42) Anwar (2006)
43) High Noon (1952)
44) A Cat in the Hat (2003)
[The listing is random. Given alongside each is the year of filming and/or release.]