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Movie: Ghost in the Shell (2011)

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Movie: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

“In Jersey City, an African American hit man follows “Hagakure: The Way of the Samurai.” He lives alone, in simplicity with homing pigeons for company, calling himself Ghost Dog. His master, who saved his life eight years ago, is part of the local mob. When the boss’ daughter witnesses one of Ghost Dog’s hits, he becomes expendable. The first victims are his birds, and in response, Ghost Dog goes right at his attackers but does not want to harm his master or the young woman. On occasion, he talks with his best friend, a French-speaking Haitian who sells ice cream in the park, and with a child with whom he discusses books. Can he stay true to his code? And if he does, what is his fate? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}”

• Director: Jim Jarmusch
• Release Date: 6 October 1999 (France)
• Run Time: 116 min
• Country: France , Germany , USA , Japan
• Genre: Comedy , Crime , Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for strong violence and language.

Tagline: All assassins live beyond the law… only one follows the code

Trivia: Jim Jarmusch stated in an interview that he wrote the role of Ghost Dog specifically for Forest Whitaker, and if Whitaker hadn’t taken the role, the film probably would not have been made.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: When Louie is saving Ghost Dog from the thugs beating him up, he shoots the pistol that he has, but the slide does not move to eject the spent cartridge when he fires the gun.

Movie: The Ghost Camera (1933)

“When a photograph is taken at the scene of a murder, the camera is tossed out of a castle window to destroy the evidence and lands in the back of a passing car belonging to chemist John Gray who becomes amateur sleuth after developing the film and goes in search of the woman captured by the photograph. When the camera is stolen from his laboratory, Gray’s suspicions are further aroused. Written by Anonymous”

• Director: Bernard Vorhaus
• Run Time: 66 min
• Country: UK
• Genre: Crime , Mystery

Trivia: Film debut of Ida Lupino.

Movie: Gheisar (1969)

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• Director: Masud Kimiai
• Country: Iran
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Romance

Movie: Ghayal (1990)

“Ajay Mehra leaves for Bombay in order to train to become an international boxer. On his return to New Delhi he however found that his brother Ashok Mehra is missing, he decides to make complaints at the police station but this only leads to frustration. He decides to go and search for his brother himself but still does not find him. Later on Ashok’s body is found and Ajay is accused of killing him as well as having an illicit relationship with his sister – in – law Indu Mehra. While in jail Ajay makes friends with some other hardcore convicts, who are good at heart. Then one day they escape the jail by overpowering the guards. But Ajay falls in love with Varsha a journalist who helped in showing Ajay the path to justice in killing the main villain Balwant Rai. Written by hEmRaJ (gavin_coolhgr@hotmail.com)”

• Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
• Release Date: 8 June 1990 (India)
• Run Time: 163 min
• Country: India
• Genre: Comedy , Action , Crime , Romance

Movie: Gharshana (2004)

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• Director: Gautham Menon
• Country: India
• Genre: Action , Crime , Drama , Mystery , Romance

Movie: Ghar Bazar (1998)

“An eligible bachelor and Bollywood film-maker, Amar lives a wealthy lifestyle in Mumbai. He meets with and falls in love with an actress, Gul, romances, and then marries her. They live harmoniously for a few years then differences crop up, and a pregnant Gul decides to leave, and starts making a living as a high-class prostitute with Balaam Hyderabadi as her pimp. She gives birth to a daughter, Sona, and with Kishan Murari’s help, admits her in a hostel in Delhi, so that Sona can grow up without knowing her mother’s professional career. She then gives birth to Mohan and let’s him live with her but keeps her professional life a secret from him as well. As years pass, she starts to age and Balaam asks her to get a young woman on whom she can depend on financially. Initially Gul refuses but when she is assaulted and hospitalized, she changes her mind and brings home a young prostitute, Roopa, who was also a patient in the hospital, and introduces her to a much-delighted Balaam. With Roopa in the house and her future secure, Gul decides to visit Sona in Delhi – and it is this visit that will alter her life forever. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)”

• Director: D.S. Azad
• Release Date: 1998 (India)
• Country: India
• Genre: Action , Crime , Drama

Movie: Ghaav: The Wound (2002)

“Jogi Thakur (Govind Namdev) is the power behind the ruling party ministers in Bombay City, and not only rules over the underworld, but also over the law-makers; the Home Minister (Anant Jog); the Police Commissioner (Virendra Saxena), and police officers all over the city. The Police of the City are on the look out for an escaped convict Tanya (Seema Biswas). The police are assisted by Sarja (Mita Vasisht), who is the Warden of the prison that Tanya broke out from. Tanya has confessed to killing her husband, Jayant (Pankay Berry). At every encounter with Tanya, in prison or out, Sarja severely and mercilessly beats up Tanya to a pulp, but Tanya keeps eluding the law, and with the help of Journalist Pooja (Gulrez), her friends Rahul (Rahul Bhatt) and Vicky (Deepak Tijori) hopes to unravel the mystery behind the death of her husband Jayant (Pankaj Berry); find her missing sister-in-law Guddi (Gayatri); and seek justice. Finally, the Commissioner to rogue police inspector Gautam (Om Puri) and instructs him to bring in Tanya dead or alive. Nobody is what they appear and Tanya soon realises that Vicky is amongst the people who had perpetrated the injustice against her. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)”

• Director: Kumar Jay
• Release Date: 2002 (India)
• Country: India
• Genre: Action , Crime , Drama , Thriller

Movie: Ghaath (2000)

“Romesh Bhagwat Dogra alias Mamu (Irfan Khan) is the underworld don of Bombay, with unlimited contacts, and many judges, and almost the entire police force under his corrupt control. He comes across a young idealist young man, Krishna Patil (Manoj Bajpai), who is in training to be a police inspector. Mamu ensures that he fails. Then Krishan has a fight with a drunken and corrupt police inspector Ishwar Mohanlal Ghodbole (Mukesh Tiwari), and ends up beating Ghodbole badly. Krishna’s dad, Ramakant (Anupam Kher) begs Ghodbole to forgive his son, and bribes him to leave him alone, but this does not stop Ghodbole from beating up two of Krishna’s friends. Krishna enlists the help of rogue inspector Ajay Pandey (Om Puri), and a lawyer, Kavita Chaudhary (Tabu) to help bail his friends out, which they do. Krishna’s sister, Mansi (Sheeba) then gets married to Divakar (Arshad Warsi), and shortly after this both die when the building in which they were living collapses, killing them and 54 other residents. The collapse of this building leads a trail straight to Mamu, and Krishna and his friends swear to kill him and anyone else who gets in the way, little realizing that by doing this, they are attempting to change a system that is corrupt to the core, and any such attempt/s to challenge it, leave alone change it is met with: – pain, suffering, and death. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)”

• Director: Akashdeep
• Release Date: 1 December 2000 (India)
• Country: India
• Genre: Crime , Drama , Thriller