Oscar special: Kids will love Hugo

Hugo is a technical marvel. Martin Scorsese, the godfather of American crime films, tries his hand at a family film with a fantastical element this time, and makes it a visual extravaganza unlike any other. The first shot of the film shows the inner workings of a clock, and before you realise it, the Paris landscape appears right before your eyes. From there on, you remain transfixed by the imagery, a lot of which leaves you open-mouthed.Based on Brian Selznick’s historical fiction novel, The

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