Latest
Loading...

A Potpourri of Vestiges
  • Home
  • About
  • Gallery
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Contact
  • Interviews
  • Our Team
  • Reviews
    • Reviews A - Z
    • Reviews by Murtaza
    • Reviews by Anirban
    • Reviews by Arun
    • Reviews by Tanmay
    • Reviews by Rohith
    • Reviews by Natranjan
    • Reviews by Roopa
  • Top 100
  • Cinema of Italy
  • Contribute
Powered by Blogger.
Follow @MurtazaCritic
Home / Archive for August 2012

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford: Australian filmmaker Andrew Dominik’s psychological western

Murtaza Ali Khan 8:55:00 PM 16 Comments Edit
A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured in  IMDb Critic  Reviews Our Rating: 9.0 IMDb Ratings : 7 .6...
Read More

Best Films of Sergio Leone

Murtaza Ali Khan 4:27:00 PM 1 Comment Edit
I talian filmmaker Sergio Leone, an undisputed master of style in the world of cinema, is widely revered as one of the greate...
Read More

Best Films of Stanley Kubrick

Murtaza Ali Khan 5:52:00 PM 11 Comments Edit
A merican filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, in my personal opinion, was Anglo-American Cinema's most potent reply to  the  'Fellin...
Read More

Nosferatu (1922): German Filmmaker F. W. Murnau's Epic Tale of Endless Horror

Murtaza Ali Khan 8:34:00 PM 7 Comments Edit
A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured in  IMDb Critic  Reviews   Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)   -  ...
Read More

Best Films of Federico Fellini

Murtaza Ali Khan 9:55:00 PM 12 Comments Edit
I talian maestro Federico Fellini is widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century. In a career s...
Read More

Gangs of Wasseypur II (2012): Part - II of Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s epic crime saga based on Indian Coal Mafia

Murtaza Ali Khan 3:26:00 AM 14 Comments Edit
A Potpourri of Vestiges Review By Murtaza Ali Featured in  IMDb Critic  Reviews   Gangs of Wasseypur II (2012)   -   By Anu...
Read More

Best Films of Andrei Tarkovsky

Murtaza Ali Khan 9:07:00 PM 9 Comments Edit
A ndrei Tarkovsky—inarguably the greatest auteur to have emerged from Russia since Sergei Eisenstein—is often touted in film circ...
Read More

Best Films of Ingmar Bergman

Murtaza Ali Khan 9:27:00 PM 8 Comments Edit
S wedish virtuoso Ernst Ingmar Bergman is widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century. Bergman sh...
Read More

Best Films of Akira Kurosawa

Murtaza Ali Khan 12:49:00 AM 15 Comments Edit
J apanese auteur Akira Kurosawa is widely regarded as one of the greatest moviemakers of all time. Kurosawa undoubtedly played a pivo...
Read More

Best Films of Luis Buñuel

Murtaza Ali Khan 2:29:00 AM 9 Comments Edit
S panish maestro Luis Buñuel is widely regarded as the father of Surrealism in the world of cinema. Surrealism, an avant-garde movem...
Read More

A Potpourri of Vestiges: A Proud Beneficiary of the Liebster Award

Murtaza Ali Khan 5:25:00 PM 15 Comments Edit
A Potpourri of Vestiges is a proud beneficiary of the prestigious Liebster Award. Well, the literal meaning of “Liebster” is love, and I ...
Read More
Subscribe to: Posts ( Atom )
Subscribe in a reader

Featured Amongst World's Best Blogs

Winner of The Indian Blogger Awards 2017 - Entertainment


The Entertainment Blogger Awards 2017
A Potpourri of Vestiges

Our Sony PIX Reporter Badge

Our Sony PIX Reporter Badge
  • Popular Post
  • Archive
  • Subscribe

Popular Posts

  • Film Critic Murtaza Ali Khan reviews 'Zwigato,' starring
    Film Critic Murtaza Ali Khan reviews 'Zwigato,' starring
  • Fixderma Skincare onboards Indian TV Actors Divya Dutta and Mahesh Thakur for their latest TVC campaign
    Fixderma Skincare onboards Indian TV Actors Divya Dutta and Mahesh Thakur for their latest TVC campaign
  • Lessons from Mahabharata: The Tale of Amba's Revenge
    Lessons from Mahabharata: The Tale of Amba's Revenge
  • NewsX Connect: Film Critic Murtaza Ali Khan discusses Pahlaj Nihalani's regressive tactics as the CBFC Chairperson
    NewsX Connect: Film Critic Murtaza Ali Khan discusses Pahlaj Nihalani's regressive tactics as the CBFC Chairperson
  •  9 must-watch political dramas on Hotstar
    9 must-watch political dramas on Hotstar
  • La Strada (1954): Italina maestro Federico Fellini's case-study on the classical theme of love and denial
    La Strada (1954): Italina maestro Federico Fellini's case-study on the classical theme of love and denial
  • Skyfall (2012): British filmmaker Sam Mendes' espionage film starring Daniel Craig as James Bond
    Skyfall (2012): British filmmaker Sam Mendes' espionage film starring Daniel Craig as James Bond

Archive

  • ►  2023 (16)
    • ►  March (4)
    • ►  February (5)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2022 (156)
    • ►  December (9)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (15)
    • ►  August (11)
    • ►  July (11)
    • ►  June (9)
    • ►  May (11)
    • ►  April (14)
    • ►  March (17)
    • ►  February (19)
    • ►  January (19)
  • ►  2021 (217)
    • ►  December (11)
    • ►  November (13)
    • ►  October (13)
    • ►  September (18)
    • ►  August (17)
    • ►  July (31)
    • ►  June (25)
    • ►  May (27)
    • ►  April (18)
    • ►  March (16)
    • ►  February (13)
    • ►  January (15)
  • ►  2020 (237)
    • ►  December (19)
    • ►  November (20)
    • ►  October (21)
    • ►  September (19)
    • ►  August (21)
    • ►  July (20)
    • ►  June (20)
    • ►  May (26)
    • ►  April (21)
    • ►  March (16)
    • ►  February (17)
    • ►  January (17)
  • ►  2019 (241)
    • ►  December (17)
    • ►  November (14)
    • ►  October (31)
    • ►  September (24)
    • ►  August (18)
    • ►  July (15)
    • ►  June (15)
    • ►  May (19)
    • ►  April (21)
    • ►  March (30)
    • ►  February (21)
    • ►  January (16)
  • ►  2018 (260)
    • ►  December (12)
    • ►  November (21)
    • ►  October (21)
    • ►  September (21)
    • ►  August (27)
    • ►  July (29)
    • ►  June (31)
    • ►  May (14)
    • ►  April (18)
    • ►  March (18)
    • ►  February (21)
    • ►  January (27)
  • ►  2017 (421)
    • ►  December (26)
    • ►  November (30)
    • ►  October (34)
    • ►  September (27)
    • ►  August (33)
    • ►  July (35)
    • ►  June (41)
    • ►  May (24)
    • ►  April (23)
    • ►  March (28)
    • ►  February (53)
    • ►  January (67)
  • ►  2016 (260)
    • ►  December (45)
    • ►  November (27)
    • ►  October (32)
    • ►  September (23)
    • ►  August (21)
    • ►  July (28)
    • ►  June (9)
    • ►  May (8)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (21)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (30)
  • ►  2015 (114)
    • ►  December (13)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (16)
    • ►  September (9)
    • ►  August (5)
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (11)
    • ►  May (13)
    • ►  April (7)
    • ►  March (6)
    • ►  February (8)
    • ►  January (6)
  • ►  2014 (51)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (8)
    • ►  October (5)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ►  August (2)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (2)
    • ►  May (6)
    • ►  April (1)
    • ►  March (3)
    • ►  February (3)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2013 (69)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  November (4)
    • ►  October (9)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (4)
    • ►  July (5)
    • ►  June (7)
    • ►  May (9)
    • ►  April (8)
    • ►  March (5)
    • ►  February (4)
    • ►  January (5)
  • ▼  2012 (83)
    • ►  December (5)
    • ►  November (6)
    • ►  October (6)
    • ►  September (4)
    • ▼  August (11)
      • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Rob...
      • Best Films of Sergio Leone
      • Best Films of Stanley Kubrick
      • Nosferatu (1922): German Filmmaker F. W. Murnau's ...
      • Best Films of Federico Fellini
      • Gangs of Wasseypur II (2012): Part - II of Indian ...
      • Best Films of Andrei Tarkovsky
      • Best Films of Ingmar Bergman
      • Best Films of Akira Kurosawa
      • Best Films of Luis Buñuel
      • A Potpourri of Vestiges: A Proud Beneficiary of th...
    • ►  July (12)
    • ►  June (6)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  April (5)
    • ►  March (9)
    • ►  February (10)
    • ►  January (7)
  • ►  2011 (7)
    • ►  December (6)
    • ►  October (1)

Recommended Film Sites

  • THE MOVIE WAFFLER
    First Trailer for Action Comedy THE MACHINE
    7 hours ago
  • Movies that make you think
    278. US film director Todd Field’s third feature film “Tár” (2022), based on his original screenplay: An intelligent, well-crafted study of the decline, fall, and eventual survival of a gifted, renowned (possibly, partly fictional) maestro
    3 months ago
  • The Film Sufi
    “What the Health” - Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn (2017)
    5 months ago
  • Passion for Movies
    Composition Class [1938] – The Strengths and Inconveniences of Honesty
    1 year ago
  • Scribblings of a Cinema-obsessed Mind
    Devs (2020)
    2 years ago

Site's Stats

Online Presence

Online Presence
top Indian blogs
top Indian blogs













Blog Portal

bloggiri.com - Indian Blogs Aggregator

blogrollcenter.com

Labels

india ( 613 ) usa ( 214 ) indie ( 41 ) shahrukh khan ( 41 ) nawazuddin siddiqui ( 35 ) anurag kashyap ( 33 ) short film ( 33 ) italy ( 31 ) amitabh bachchan ( 28 ) Game of Thrones ( 24 ) aamir khan ( 23 ) mumbai film festival ( 19 ) Germany ( 14 ) deepika padukone ( 14 ) irrfan khan ( 14 ) sci-fi ( 13 ) akira kurosawa ( 12 ) manoj bajpai ( 12 ) ridley scott ( 12 ) huma qureshi ( 10 ) prakash jha ( 10 ) robert de niro ( 10 ) tom cruise ( 10 ) Cinedarbaar ( 9 ) marlon brando ( 9 ) spain ( 9 ) vishal bhardwaj ( 9 ) western ( 9 ) naseeruddin shah ( 8 ) sergio leone ( 8 ) tabu ( 8 ) Russia ( 7 ) al pacino ( 7 ) jennifer lawrence ( 7 ) martin scorsese ( 7 ) michael caine ( 7 ) michael fassbender ( 7 ) toshiro mifune ( 7 ) Berlin International Film Festival ( 6 ) ennio morricone ( 6 ) leonardo dicaprio ( 6 ) satyajit ray ( 6 ) stanley kubrick ( 6 ) Best Performances ( 5 ) ben kingsley ( 5 ) clint eastwood ( 5 ) coen brothers ( 5 ) federico fellini ( 5 ) francis ford coppola ( 5 ) harvey keitel ( 5 ) johnny depp ( 5 ) American Center ( 4 ) Quentin Tarantino ( 4 ) andrei tarkovsky ( 4 ) anthony hopkins ( 4 ) dirk bogarde ( 4 ) léa seydoux ( 4 ) sweden ( 4 ) Tatsuya Nakadai ( 3 ) bryan singer ( 3 ) ingmar bergman ( 3 ) javier bardem ( 3 ) juliette binoche ( 3 ) krzysztof kieslowski ( 3 ) max von sydow ( 3 ) morgan freeman ( 3 ) orson welles ( 3 ) samuel jackson ( 3 ) david cronenberg ( 2 ) giuseppe tornatore ( 2 ) julianne moore ( 2 ) lars van trier ( 2 ) luchino visconti ( 2 ) luis bunuel ( 2 ) natalie portman ( 2 ) paul thomas anderson ( 2 ) philip seymour hoffman ( 2 ) shashi kapoor ( 2 ) three colors trilogy ( 2 ) vittorio de sica ( 1 )

QR Code

QR Code

About Author

Murtaza Ali Khan is an independent film critic / journalist based out of New Delhi, India. He has been writing on cinema for over 10 years. He runs the award-winning entertainment blog A Potpourri of Vestiges. He regularly contributes to The Hindu and The Sunday Guardian. He was previously a columnist at Huff Post. He has also contributed to publications like DailyO, Newslaundry, The Quint, Dear Cinema, Desimartini and Jamuura Blog. He regularly appears as a guest panelist on the various television channels and is also associated with radio.

His education spans science, technology, mass communication, and management. But cinema remains his first love. His all-time favorite movie-makers are Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, Luis Bunuel, Andrei Tarkovsky, Charles Chaplin, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Satyajit Ray, Fritz Lang, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese. He can be reached at murtaza@apotpourriofvestiges.com / murtaza.jmi@gmail.com. He tweets at @MurtazaCritic.

Follow on Social Media


Copyright © 2011-2022 A Potpourri of Vestiges | Created By Sora Templates
  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Error Page