Top 10 Movies (according to the Stanleytude)

10)Annie Hall
Director:Woody Allen

Woody Allen,Diana Keaton
Probably Woody Allen's best movie,the movies shows neurotic comedian (Alvy Singer) falling in love and trying to maintain a relationship with the ditsy Annie Hall(Diana Keaton).Filled with humour and drama,this film makes it an ideal choice for number 10 in the Stanleytude.A treat for all Woody Allen fans and those who like comedy.
1977 Academy Awards (Oscars)-
Won – Best Picture – Charles H. Joffe and Jack Rollins
Won – Best Actress in a Leading Role – Diane KeatonWon – Best Director – Woody Allen
Won – Best Original Screenplay – Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
Nominated – Best Actor in a Leading Role – Woody Allen

9)Cast Away
Director:Robert Zemeckis

Tom Hanks,Helen Hunt

An iconic drama featuring the attempts of cast-away Chuck Noland(Tom Hanks) in surviving on a lone.If you wanna see the legend at his best,

you've gotta see Cast Away.

8)Titanic

Director:James Cameron

Leonardo DiCaprio,Kate Winslet

Titanic is a movie where the critics and the masses join hands.Apart from being the second highest grossing movie of all time,it also has the record for the most number of Oscars(11).

Terrific acting coupled with dynamic direction,Titanic ranks #8 on the Stanleytude.

7)The Pianist

Director:Roman Polanski

Adrien Brody

A take on Wladyslaw Spiellmann's (Adrien Brody) true life,The Pianist depicts the brutality imposed upon the jews and the life of Poland's best pianist in the midst of this dystopia.

Best Actor-Adrien Brody

6)Sixth Sense

Director:M.Night Shyamalan

Haley Joel Osment,Bruce Willis

Probably one of the best horror movies of all time,the story of troubled kid Cole Sear(Haley Joel Osment) troubled psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) established Shyamalan as one of the premier directors of Hollywood

5)Rain Man

Director:Barry Levinson

Dustin Hoffman,Tom Cruise

A legendary movie inspired from the life of Kim Peek,the movie explores the life of falling businessman Charlie Babbit(Tom Cruise) and his autistic brother Raymond Babbit (Dustin Hoffman) and the unusual relationship existing between them.

4)Schindler's List

Director:Steven Spielberg

Liam Neeson,Ben Kingsley,Ralph Fiennes

A biography of businessman turned savior Oskar Schindler(Liam Neeson);this movie has the distinction of being the best holocaust movie in the Stanleytude. A delight for SS fans.

3)A Beautiful Mind

Director:Ron Howard

Russell Crowe,Jennifer Connelly

The true story of schizophrenic mathematician John Nash(Russell Crowe) which shows Russell Crowe delivering his best performance and the acute storyline. The movie potrays the life of a brilliant but somewhat different genius.

2)The Pursuit of Happyness

Director:Gabriel Muccino

Will Smith, Jaden Smith

A classic rags to riches story about an intern Chris Gardner(Will Smith) who has no choice but to make it to the top.Will Smith delivers the best piece of acting in the last 10 years and elevates the performance of the film to a height unimaginable by any other actor.

So,this is it.It all comes down to this film.Ladies and gentlemen,hold your breadth. The Stanleytude presents you,Numero Uno-

1)Dr Strangelove:or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Director:Stanley Kubrick

Peter Sellers,George C. Scott,Sterling Hayden

Directed by the best director Hollywood has ever seen,Dr Strangelove is a satire on the cold war and a misdirected order that could lead to a possible apocalypse.Peter Sellers,in 3 different roles,delivers the best acting performances of Hollywood and not to mention the legendary Stanley Kubrick direction.

Readers,i hoped you liked this list.I'm open to criticism and suggestions.

Until the next blog,it's goodbye from the Stanleytude.

A Bar called CCE and the Exam Hangover

August 1-the second batch of unit tests end.All including me are jubilant.I decided to treat myself to a day of relaxation.But Alas!(to exclaim the least)Half way through school and the schedule for the half yearly exams(called SA1 in our bar) has come up. If that's not bad,there's more.The exams start in exactly a month.Isn't that a little more than we bargained for?And for those still not believing me,its true.On September 1,the bar is gonna start a new item in the menu.Ok,some people might say,"what the heck,we'll finish it like we always do."Lets have a look at the appetizers before we consume the new menu-
Science-3 big chapters
Social Science-5 new chapters
Hindi-countless new chapters+grammar
English-same as hindi
FIT-4 new chapters
Math-2 new chapters(a little considering the other appetizers)
Fine,let the exams with a monstrous agenda come up.But then,another restriction of the bar comes up. No breaks between exams for Hindi,English,FIT and just a 1 day break for Science.I think I'll soon meet the optimists at the pessimist association registration office(which isn't far from the bar,I can assure you).
If i pick out a random student from the crowd and ask,"William(if his name is William),how do you feel about the menu of the bar,then?". I'm sure I'd see concentric circles in his eyes.For those who still haven't registered at the pessimists office,there's another problem.Practical exams happening in the middle of the month.
Most of you might be thinking that this happens every year.But let me tell you,this just begun.What I mean is that this has been happening since the last two years ever since the CCE system begun.
A little about our bar.The bar was constructed by the municipality to break down a coffee house only because the caffeine in the mocha was a little above the tipping point.This coffee house I'm talking about represents our forgone board exams.
Let's take hold of reality and break away from the metaphors.This problem is not a random discrepancy.It's a common issue.The irony is that it has been done to reduce stress.All i ask is how is this helping students.The board exams were much better.We could study 1 month before the exams and yet cope up with it. Having practically more than 2 exams every day is truly mind boggling.The Einstein's who could be conducting physics experiment's have to prepare a speech for a class debate which will ultimately have no consequence.The Leo da Vinci's who could be painting right now are forced to recite some Hindi poem that they'll forget milliseconds after reciting it only because of some marks that is supposed to "define" them.I'm not writing this to spark a revolution because I know this won't matter.I'm just expressing my and all the students' grief.For those of you who think I'm wasting time typing this,think again.I'm eating my dinner,studying and typing this.Readers,wait for my new blog.Till then the Stanleytude is pulling it's shutters down.