Wedding Films By Juhlin Youlien
So don’t forget when you are out there planning for your Wedding, do not forget to hire a Wedding Videographer. And not just any Wedding Videographer, make sure that...
Hemant Kumar’s contribution in bollywood films.By: Supriya Chatterji.Hemant Kumar, the legendary singer of Bengal, had made a notable contribution in the film songs in bollywood during 50s, 60s and 70s. He composed music for the film Nagin, in 1955, where Pradeep Kumar and Vaijayantimala played the leading roles. The instrument used to tame snakes was used very well in the film. Hemant Kumar als
Utpal Dutt comedy films.By: CR Chatterji.Utpal Dutt, one of the legendary scholar, dramatist, actor, director, had entertained the bollywood audience with his intellectual humour. In Guddi, he played the role of the uncle of Jay Bacchan who was obsessed with the performance of bollywood actors. Utpal Dutt asked Dharmender to show Jaya Bacchan that whatever is shown in films are unreal and the acto
Yash Raj Films has once again got embroiled in a controversy over the title of its forthcoming movie "Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic," which has Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles.
The film is co-produced and directed by Kunal Kohli.
Rishi Kapoor films songs.By: CR Chatterji.Rishi Kapoor, the son of showman Raj Kapoor and one of the successful romantic actors of the 70s and 80s had provided elegant lips in huge of number successful films during that period. He had a strong combination with Rafi, Shailendra Singh, Kishore Kumar and other singers of that period.The songs in his first films as a hero, that is Bobby, is worth ment
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Yash Raj Films has once again got embroiled in a controversy over the title of its forthcoming movie 'Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic,' which has Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) The Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA) has only taken up a complaint against upcoming superstar Dileep, and has not banned his films, says MACTA chairman Vinayan.
Sneha, the smiling damsel is known for looting many hearts from many years. She is now going to appear along with Balakrishna in the film 'Pandurangadu'. On the other hands she is trying her hands into production in near future. For that she is pulling her sister Padma to join hands with her in the film production.Sneha has got a successful tempo in Tamil in recent times with the successes like Pirivom Santhipom and Pallikoodam. She also has got commercial breakthrough with many films in her career. She is more than equally popular on Tamil screen when compared to Telugu.The details of her own product are yet to be known. We are going to have a pretty hot producer in tinsel town now.Courtesy:greatandhra
Being the film freak that I am, I'm totally obsessed by film lists written by critics, academics, film directors and industry people alike. I'm also something of a completest and for quite some time I've searched for a list of films I feel meets my obsessional tastes and then one day I came across this brilliant website.They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? is not only a great website on all matters film related they've also complied the list to end all listsSimply put they've taken every list out there and put them in one place, then tallied up the average score and compiled the ultimate list from the result, giving us a complete top 1000 films. Of course, films are subjective and I have to admit to questioning a fair few inclusions but like it or not this is a definitive critic list and for
If we have same route everyday probably you would notice this too. Victoria Plaza is known to show old adult films mostly in cinema 6. Just yesterday, as the jeepney paused to fetch a passenger, I saw this (see picture in the left). I was a bit surprised because at last the store is no longer showing those sexy films. I thought it would be just for a day but just tonight, I saw no traces of adult film board placed on their now showing structure. I'm just wondering why there was a sudden change. Was this because truly the store has been purchased by the management of SM? Or simply because the adult films are no longer marketable? Either way, I am happy as a young man that the VP management opted not to exhibit the lustful pictures of adult films anymore. I hope it would stay that way. Not t
I first started watching foreign films a few years back, well actually I had watched a few before that but that’s when I seriously got into it and started to take more of an interest in them (And by foreign films I mean subtitled). Anyway, since them I have always kept an eye out for [...]
We were bored, one day, at our friend Yazans house.As us being the high-tech people we are, we decided to entertain ourselves by making a short movie.It was a comedy, since comedies are fun and easy to make.We had the horror film Saw in our minds, so we decided to make a short parody of it.Yazan agreed to be the torturer, and I was the camera man (a mobile phone, but good quality), Khalid was the tortured.The end product was a few short films, I brought them home and spent 4 hours putting all the pieces together, then adding suitable beginnings and endings.I then, after taking the agreement of the actors, chose to put it up on Youtube, for the world to see.I put along with it another film, which I act in, a short parody of Bad Boys, which was originally for our english project.Watch the fi
Welcome to Ellen Page Dump-and-Run Week, when even today’s news that America’s ambiguously-persuasioned sweetheart is attached to star in yet another adaptation of Jane Eyre is slightly overshadowed by the two “new” Page releases you may not have known to look for. Like An American Crime? You know this one? No? Page stars as Sylvia [...]
Tanishaa explores different language films
Gorgeous Tanishaa who was last seen in a comic role in One Two Three is all set with two totally different roles, in two totally different language films!!
The actress we hear is playing a Bengali wife and stars for the 1st time ever with her mom Tanujaa in a Bengali film [...]
Jessica Simpson has taken aim at movie critics who call her films flops. The pop star/actress insists box office sales show she’s actually a good luck charm for movies.
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The multiplex chains Inox and Fame have finally started screening Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) latest offering “Tashan” here after receiving a written assurance from the banner that it will give prints of their other four releases of this year from the first-day-first-show.
Released last Friday, the Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor [...]
Himesh Reshammiya is in for a huge image overhaul. According to the grapevine, the composer-turned-star is all set to flaunt six-pack abs in his forthcoming films, Karz and Kajra Re. What’s unusual is he will be doing what action king Akshay Kumar is best known for — daredevil stunts.
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The multiplex chains Inox and Fame have finally started screening Yash Raj Films' (YRF) latest offering "Tashan" here after receiving a written assurance from the banner that it will give prints of their other four releases of this year from the first-day-first-show.
Released last Friday, the Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Anil Kapoor starrer, was not screened in these multiplexes for a week because of a dispute over high revenue rate. After getting a discouraging response at the ticket window, the producers have now agreed to cut the revenue share as a result of which the multiplexes have started showing it from May 3.
Songs in Sunny Deol’s filmsBy: CR Chatterji.Sunny Deol is better known for his action films. But he had given decent lips in successful songs in bollywood films over a period of 20 years. The songs in his first film Betaab had impressed the viewers in the early 80s. All the songs in that film became hits.The song in the film Ghayal, titled “sochna kya jobhi hoga dekha jayega” became the them song for the film. It also carried the message of the Director Raj Kumar Santoshi in the film. The song was played a number of times in the film and reminded the audience about the oppression that was faced by Sunny Deol in the film.The songs in his film Darr, opposite Juhi Chawla and Shahrukh Khan is also mentioning. The songs like “jadu teri nazar” sung by Udit Narayan and “tu mere samne
As I mentioned last week, my friend Reno Lauro entered a 5-min ultra-low-budget film into The Doorpost Film Project.Last Rites is the story of Laura's last day on earth. A soul in transition, Laura is filled with regret about the choices she has made in life and is incapable of embracing the forgiveness she desperately needs to pass into the next stage of existence. With the help of three messengers --who comfort her body, emotions and spirit-- Laura gathers the courage to let go of her regrets, embrace forgiveness and finally be reunited with her love.You can watch the film here. If you like it, please register and rate it favorably.[America's Young Theologian][Theology][Film]
No. 184 - Branded to Kill - (Seijun Suzuki, 1967)Cook Rice! (Hanada)Over the past couple of weeks I've watched films that I never thought I'd get around to (L'Avventura, Badlands), films that I probably would've passed by (Cabaret, The Grapes of Wrath) and films, such as this one, that I never would have seen in 100 years. Coming straight out of left field and smacking you right between the eyes comes a film dripping with so many ideas it doesn't always hit its mark but when it does you're in for a treat. A cross between a psycho sexual drama, a Japanese generic gangster, avant-garde experimentalism, pop art and surrealism, Branded to Kill fires off one beautifully constructed, and twisted, scene after another. To add further mythology to this wonderful piece of film making is the added
No 183 - Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972)Divine decadence darling! (Sally Bowles)No sooner had I written a post lamenting the wave of remakes than I come to a film in the top 1000 of greatest films (as listed by They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?) which in itself is a adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 'Goodbye to Berlin' which had been dramatised for both stage and screen as I Am a Camera. After success as a Broadway hit in 1966, Cabaret was taken up by fledgling director Bob Fosse (again, a director whose work I haven't previously seen - this is becoming something of a habit with me) and shot on location in Germany.Set in Berlin in 1931, two years before Adolf Hitler came to total power, Cabaret paints a picture of a society in free fall, escaping through alcohol and drug abuse, casual sex an
No 182 - The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford, 1940)'If there was a law, they was workin' with maybe we could take it, but it ain't the law. They're workin' away our spirits, tryin' to make us cringe and crawl, takin' away our decency.' (Tom Joad)When I read 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck some years back I was emotionally stunned and unable to get over what I had read, about the plight of the Joad family during the Great Depression, I went on to read more about this time period just to make sure it was all real.Being born in England and raised in our school system we have enough of our own history to plow through before looking to America but I did know from documentaries, film stock and literature what happened during that time yet it wasn't until this book that the full horror hit hom
No. 179 - Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973)'Name's Carruthers. Believe I shoot people every now and then. Not that I deserve a medal' - Kip Carruthers I have such a soft spot for 70's American Cinema, after all this is the cinema I was introduced to as an influential teenager by an earnest father, I feel as if I truly understand this era of film making more than any other period and it was with this eager anticipation that I turned to Badlands. All the defining motives and themes that I associate with this era are here; isolation, political and moral apathy, identity crisis, casual violence, what Malick brings to this period, I somehow I feel I can identify with, is that sense of 'this is life' narrative, where no action is berated or celebrated. Kip kills, Holly narrates whimsically, peop
面对世俗商品，我是典型的“外貌协会”成员，再加上钱多钱少都容易失控，常常也就会不由自主的“看封面买CD ” 。除因乱挥霍增添买到劣品的风险，也或多或少“间接糟蹋”了一些不符个人听歌口味的好音乐。而最新的“牺牲品”，则是希腊音乐人Eleni Karaindrou的电影配乐精选辑《Music For Films》。所谓“牺牲”，乃因为我完全不懂她的音乐背景，显然的也就不是慕名买辑；而且，我也绝对不是冲着希腊传奇名导Theo Angelopoulos的名声，因为列辑配乐所源自的80年代经典电影《Landscape in the mist》（Topio stin omichli ）、《The Beekeeper》（Melissokomos, O）、《Voyage to Cythera》（Taxidi sta Kythira），我是一部也没看
The First Wave of Imported Horror-
When I was a kid all of the best (read bloodiest and most intense) horror films came from Italy. Sure, we had Freddy Kreuger and Jason Voorhees, but tracking down multi-generation VHS tapes of of Italian horror films was what all the true gore aficionados were into.
The Second Wave [...]
If you happen to be in Los Angeles you have until May 8, 2008 to watch the Philippines entry to the 24th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT: THE PHILIPPINES This year, the global cinematic spotlight will be on the Philippines with six films from Filipino international artists and two from Filipino American...
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Perhaps no other director in the history of film has had a greater impact on the industry or on popular culture than Alfred Hitchcock. "Hitch" made more than 65 full-length movies that have defined cinema for generations. Nicknamed "the Master of Suspense," the round, gravelly-voiced man (who never won a Best Director Oscar) made films that put viewers on the edge of their seats time and time again.Strong characterization, symbolism, surprise endings, and extended chase scenes were a few of Hitch's trademarks. Here are 20 of his most memorable movies.1. Rebecca (1940)This early Hitchcock film tells the spooky tale of Rebecca (played by Joan Fontaine), the naive second wife of a rich widower portrayed by Sir Laurence Olivier. It becomes abundantly clear that Rebecca's husband and
No. 189 - A Bout De Souffle (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)'There's no need to lie. It's like poker. The truth is best. The others still think you're bluffing, so you win' - (Michel Poiccard)Somehow I managed to miss this film during my ill-fated Film Studies A-level that I failed spectacularly some 15 years back. I just wasn't ready for this film then, my idea of great cinema happened to be whatever was on the local cinema that week. I fidgeted in class, flicked ink balls at my mate and generally ignored the whole thing. The odd thing though was that the next week we were shown 'The 400 Blows' and I was enraptured and have seen it a dozen times since.Minutes into the film you can sense the text book being ripped up and even 45 years later it appears more daring, original and dangerous than a
I don’t know if you remember these from a few years ago, but BMW sponsored a series of short films, featuring their cars, and directed by Hollywood’s heavy hitters.
The first feature today, The Hire - Hostage, was directed by John Woo.
This was one of my favorites, along with “Star” which had Madonna and was directed [...]
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A source close to Akki reveals, “For the Fear Factor shoot, he will be going to Johannesburg by May end. He will take 15 to 20 days to wrap that up. But before that he has to complete his shoot in Bangkok for Chandni Chowk to China. In between he will go to Egypt for [...]
Songs in Salman Khan’s films.By: CR Chatterji.Songs had played a vital part in the success of Salman Khan in bollywood films over the last 20 years. He had been successful to keep his box-office intact amidst strong competition from Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor, and the new actors.Salman had provide elegant lips in the songs of the film Sajan, including songs like “dekha hai pehli baar”. Initially most of his songs were sung by Bal Subhramanium. Most of these songs were well appreciated by the viewers.His songs in the film Khamoshi, along with Manisha Koirala, were also successful. Songs like “bahon ki garmiya” became extremely successful at one time. His songs in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, with Aishwarya Rai also became superhit, including songs like “aankho ki gust
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America Ferrera was in full outfit as she filmed an episode of ‘Ugly Betty’ yesterday in Los Angeles, California. The actress was sporting her trademark glasses and braces and her outfit looked like it was from the 70s.
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Prepare for the summer movies that suck! Well most will but hey, I haven’t even seen these films yet. Like my severe avoidance of green beans, which I actually have never tasted, I judge which flicks are good and bad based on two minutes of a trailer and in most cases common sense.
(If you have [...]
Apple said Thursday it has deals with Hollywood studios to make
popular films available for its iPods and iPhones via its iTunes online
store as soon as the movies are released on DVDs.Films available
in the United States from iTunes this week due to the deals include
Academy Award winners "Juno" and "There Will Be Blood.""We're
thrilled to bring iTunes store customers new films for purchase
Songs in the films of Rani Mukherjee.Rani Mukherjee has been blessed with melodious songs in her career in bollywood films. Most of her songs had created huge impact in the minds of filmlovers in India. Her songs in the film Ghulam, opposite Amir Khan, titled “jadu hai” became very successful.Also her songs in the film Bunty Aur Babli, opposite Abhishek Bacchan became hits like “buntya aur babli”, “dharak dharak dhua uraye re”. The film was as successful as the songs. Also her song in the film Yuva opposite Abhishek Bacchan titled “kabhi neem neem” became a big hit.Her songs in the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai were all hits. Songs like “kuch kuch hota hai”, “koi mil gaya”, etc., which were picturised on her, Kajol and Shahrukh Khan were all successful. The picturisation
Skywalking: The Life And Films Of martyr Lucas, Updated Edition (Paperback)By Dale Pollock
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Dunno how much of that is true, but if Yash Chopra does not reprimand his son Aditya Chopra, the audience certainly will. Yash Raj films who has had an illustrious tradition of making some of the most successful movies have bitten dust since the last two years. Of late, YashRaj movies have been “all style, no substance”. Tashan is the biggest flop of the year 2008. Last year too Yash Raj had made dismal movies like Lagaa Chunari Mein Daag, Aaja Nachle, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Tara Rum Pum. Tashan has not only suffered at the hands of the people and critics, but due to the breakdown of negotiations, the movie did not even release in multiplexes. The real reason for the poor show of Yash Raj films, barring a Hum Tum and a Chak De India, is lack of good content. Even Dhoom
With so many choices on deciding which vehicle wrapping films to use at your sign shop, it can be a difficult choice. Unlike cut vinyl, you’ll need to profile your media choice each time you switch brands. If you’re getting started in vinyl printing this article is a good start, we take a look at [...]
Priyanka Khanna: The boom time for the Mumbai film industry is not translating into windfalls for top Bollywood production house Yash Raj Films (YRF), with its first offering of 2008, “Tashan”, failing to live up to the hype.
While in 2007, YRF’s tally of flops outweighed that of hits, their first release this year has failed [...]
No 187 - Strangers on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock, 1951)'My theory is that everyone is a potential murderer.' - (Bruno Anthony)I remember watching my very first Hitchcock film, Psycho, when I was around 11 years old. The title itself suggested something gruesome and disturbing, forbidden even, I sneaked a videotape past my parents into the house and put it on when I found myself alone. Before Norman Bates had even arrived I was starting to freak out and at that tender age I had no idea why my heart was starting to beat quicker. Since then I've consumed so many of Hitchcock's oeuvre (The Birds, Shadow of a Doubt, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Rear Window - to mention a few) I believed I had become so accustomed to his style that he could no longer shock me. Yet with each new film I'm sti
URL: Name: 100 filmsWhat is the main focus of your site (reviews, editorials, news, lists, etc.)?The reviews are primarily uber-indie films and classic films, plus assorted essays, musings, and whatever the hell else seems to be going on.What are your blogging goals, personally and/or professionally? In other words, what, if anything, are you trying to get out your blog?My blog is a means by which I can think through films out loud. Also, I try to give filmmakers a chance to get their films in front of a larger audience.Do you prefer an interactive 'community' for your blog or are you the teacher and your readers are the students?A little of both, I think.How long have you been movie blogging for, and how frequent do you post updates to your site?I've been film blogging for a couple of ye
Songs in the films of Aishwarya Rai.By: Supriya Chatterji.Aishwarya Rai had maintained her stardom in bollywood for the last 15 years. Music had played a very important role in the success of her films. She had got hit songs over the years based on diverse styles of compositions.In Taal, the songs like “ishq bina kya jina, ishq bina kya marna”, “taal se taal milake”, were well appreciated by viewers. The film was based on music and the folk music that originated from the native lands and mountains were recorded by Anil Kapoor and used by his cassette company after modification.In Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the songs like “aankho ki gustakhiyan maaf ho”, “hum dil de chuke sanam”, etc., became landmark hits. The story was related to Salman Khan’s learning of eastern classical
Raj Kumar Santoshi’s films.By: CR Chatterji.During the last 20 years, Raj Kumar Santoshi had entertained the viewers with his action films which best on anti-establishment themes. The viewers had identified themselves with the unfair practices that took place which were shown in the films.In Ghayal, Raj Kumar Santoshi had used Sunny Deol to protest against the oppression of Amrish Puri in the film. Amrish Puri had used the industry, the police force, the ministry and all the influential people in the film to plant false cases against Sunny and get him imprisoned after killing Raj Babbar. Sunny got out of prison, took the help of three other prisoners and destroyed the unlawful business establishments of Amrish Puri. While taking revenge against him, he also attracted the attention of Om
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Mumbai Police Monday suspended the licenses of 35 cinema halls of the city for not adhering to the Maharashtra government's order for mandatory screening of Marathi movies for minimum of four weeks a year.
My love of film is really just part of my love for storytelling. Given that I had difficulty reading growing up, I think film gained a disproportionate role in my love for stories. I love that some of my friends make films.In February, I had the great fortune of having Todd Sills, a friend of a friend, stay with me. Todd co-directed the documentary that won the Audience Choice Award at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival entitled, Red Without Blue. Red Without Blue is an artistic and groundbreaking portrayal of gender, identity, and the unswerving bond of twinship despite transformation.An honest portrayal of a family in turmoil, Red Without Blue follows a pair of identical twins as one transitions from male to female. Captured over a period of three years, the film documents the twins an
What a title!
A whole 352 page book based around the ass kicking tales of Steven Seagal!
The cover describes the book as “an in-depth study of the world’s only aikido instructor turned movie star/director/writer/blues guitarist/energy drink inventor — the ass-kicking auteur Steven Seagal. From Above the Law to his Mountain Dew commercials, his entire career is [...]
Priyanka Khanna: The boom time for the Mumbai film industry is not translating into windfalls for top Bollywood production house Yash Raj Films (YRF), with its first offering of 2008, "Tashan", failing to live up to the hype.
While in 2007, YRF's tally of flops outweighed that of hits, their first release this year has failed to charm critics and the audience response to "Tashan" has not been too heartening.
No 188 - Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983)'In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.' (Tony Montana)I'm pushed to answer whether I like Brian De Palma's work or merely appreciate it. Carrie became something of a favourite of mine when I too was that gawky teenager at school, the ultimate revenge movie carefully constructed and executed. I've never felt the same affinity with the handful of De Palma films I've seen since; The pleasant but unremarkable The Untouchables, Carlito's Way didn't exactly inspire me to watch more of his work and Mission: Impossible just didn't do it for me, in fact I just hated it.De Palma's Scarface is a remake of Howard Hawks 1932 gangster film of the same n
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The boom time for the Mumbai film industry is not translating into windfalls for top Bollywood production house Yash Raj Films (YRF), with its first offering of 2008, 'Tashan', failing to live up to the hype.
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Padmini Kolhapure, who entered films as a child actor and later went on to give quite a few hits, is all set for a comeback of sorts with 'Daughter' and the actress says returning to movies was a natural choice.
Hier au Grand Rex à l'occasion du Festival du films d'aventure Jules Verne, était diffusé en avant première en France le films Apple Seed Ex Machina. si rappelez-vous j'en ai parlé dans ce billet. Il y avait du beau monde pour cette projection unique, le réalisateur Shinji Aramaki & le producteur ...
Hollywood action superstar Jackie Chan has expressed an interest to work in Indian films."I’ll be looking for change. India is one of the biggest markets in the world. So, I really want to combine the Chinese and Indian cultures together," said Chan, adding he was keen to witness a fusion of Chinese and Indian cultures. Chan was in Chennai to release the audio of a Tamil film ’Dasavathaaram’ at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. The film is Kamal Haasan’s most ambitious project so far.Haasan has acted in the film and written its story, screenplay and dialogues. K.S. Ravikumar has directed the movie. The film’s other stars are Mallika Sherawat, Assin, Jaya Prada. Kamal Hassan plays 10 unusual characters.The current heartthrob, Himesh Reshammiya, has
With L.A.'s 90-degree heat today, all I want to do is sit back and watch marvelous fashiony film features that don't require any actual movement on my part. These are some great, varied style-related videos I've stumbled upon recently:[the secret world of haute couture, via youtube] This series about the rarified world of haute couture, "The Secret World of Haute Couture," is terrifically fascinating. Haute couture is custom-made fashion--not just runway looks that people bought for thousands of dollars at Neiman Marcus, but designer looks that are actually custom-fitted and sewn for their incredibly deep-pocketed customers. Obviously, this is a tiny group of women (interesting that men's suits are much more often custom-made, and it seems less of a big deal). We hear at the beginning of t
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Veteran actor Om Puri, who has just taken over as chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), says he hopes to promote meaningful films that impart a social message.
Veteran actor Om Puri, who has just taken over as chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), says he hopes to promote meaningful films that impart a social message."I really want to encourage films whose subject is viable to the needs of society and those which have a meaning. I will try my best to help those people who have meaningful scripts but cannot stand on their own financially," Puri told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.NFDC is India’s state-run film financing body and Puri took over as its chairman Wednesday.According to the actor, who has given stellar performances in many Indian as well as international movies, films like "Manthan" and "Aakrosh" are the kinds that the Indian film industry needs today."Films made by Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalan
Veteran actor Om Puri, who has just taken over as chairman of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), says he hopes to promote meaningful films that impart a social message."I really want to encourage films whose subject is viable to the needs of society and those which have a meaning. I will try my best to help those people who have meaningful scripts but cannot stand on their own financially," Puri told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.NFDC is India’s state-run film financing body and Puri took over as its chairman Wednesday.According to the actor, who has given stellar performances in many Indian as well as international movies, films like "Manthan" and "Aakrosh" are the kinds that the Indian film industry needs today."Films m
The mighty Guillermo Del Toro has proclaimed that if HB:2 is a success, it will be followed by a third and final installment. We get the following news from our friends at slashfilm: "If there was ever a third one, I would really make sure that we at least sign a contract that there is no more," del Toro told SciFi. "No prequels and no sequels: nothing. If that happens, then there is a third one we have planned, and the seeds are planted in this film." Guillermo's plan for a third film would involve Hellboy facing off against twenty-first century Nazis. I am simmering with anticipation for HB:2. I loved the previous installment, and everything I have seen coming out of production for the upcoming film suggests that it may be all that, and a bag of chips. I guessed that if they wen
With this short, Free Range Studios wants to criticize the methods of industrial agriculture and to encourage consumers to purchase organic food products and free-range meats.In early 2003, Free Range Graphics invited nonprofit groups around the country to submit proposals for their first-ever Free Range Flash Activism Grant. After reviewing 50 proposals, Free Range awarded the grant to the Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE), an organization committed to halting factory farms and promoting sustainable agriculture. Their decision to spoof The Matrix was based on the similarities between the film and today’s corporate system of agriculture.Leo, a pig on a seemingly bucolic family farm, is approached by Moopheus, an anthropomorphic bull. Moopheus shows Leo that the fa
Shambhavi steps into films
Shambhavi Sharma, a finalist on MTV’s reality show ‘Roadies’ who was known for her flirtatious and cunning ways, has now stepped into Bollywood with ‘The Little Godfather’.
The film, being produced by Ekta Kapoor and Suniel Shetty, was offered to Shambhavi while she was featuring in the fifth edition of MTV ‘Roadies’, an [...]
The doors seem to have been opened wide and clear for films from Pakistan to hit the Indian screens and vice versa. And thank god for that. Since nothing was really happening in Pakistan to rescue its dying film industry, the competition local producers are facing after Indian films have been allowed here can only [...]
Cosmo Films net profit rose 79.29% to Rs 44.50 crore in year ending 2007-2008 compared to Rs 24.82 crore in the year ending 2006-2007. Sales rose 9.25% to Rs 585.16 crore in year ending 2007-2008 compared to Rs 535.61 crore in the year ending 2006-2007.
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Meera Jasmine has been stung again. Meera Jasmine was hospitalized, earlier this month, after being stung by bees, when shooting for the Telugu film Gorintaku. Now Meera Jasmine has been stung by the Malayalam Film Association - “AMMA” , as they banned her from acting in any Malayalam films, until AMMA lifts the ban.Meera Jasmine had earlier pulled out of the film “Twenty Twenty”, produced by AMMA for the welfare of the members of AMMA. Meera Jasmine had pulled out due to the clashes in dates, with a Telugu film. However most Malluwood celebrities have accepted to play a role in “Twenty Twenty”, free of cost. AMMA had taken this decision due to the pullout by Meera Jasmine from “Twenty Twenty”.Latest Photo Gallery Of Meera Jasmine
Thiruvananthapuram, April 22 (IANS) Ace film director Sathyan Anthikadu says over-dependence of Malayalam filmmakers on superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal can be reduced by making more women-oriented films.
Bhutan’s capital may have just one cinema that screens only Bhutanese language films all year round but Bollywood has been able to make its charisma in the country, through VCDs and DVDs of its...
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No. 181 - Night of the Demon (a.k.a Curse of the Demon) (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)'It's in the trees! It's coming! - (Professor Harrington)Part of the appeal of watching the films on this list was the vast array of cinema that I never thought I'd get around to seeing. Night of the Demon never entered the frame to be honest, it was a film that I had heard referenced and said in passing but it didn't leave an imprint on my mind. Is it wrong to admit that the name Jacques Tourneur didn't ring any bells originally? That was until I did some research and realised that he was behind a lot of celebrated work. It's almost shameful to admit such a thing but that's the whole point of taking up this challenge, I wanted to learn more about cinema's rich history and with each film my knowledge gro
Wrapping around a sushi restaurant in Miami's Biscayne corridor, Peter Rozek's Upper East Side Gardens opened in late May and features a nine-hole miniature golf course, a tiki hut, antique...
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His name is synonymous with the romantic genre of film making but producer-director Yash Chopra does not think that his films are without social messages. Yash Chopra, who was in the national capital recently to inaugurate a film festival on legendary filmmaker and his elder brother B R Chopra, attributes his craft of filmmaking from his brother.When asked how the brothers differed in their style of making films Yash Chopra says, "My style of filmmaking is different from that of my brother. My films may have more romance but they are not without a social message." The elder Chopra is known for making films on burning social issues and Nehruvian ideals like ’Naya Daur’, ’Sadhana’, ’Nikaah’ and ’Insaaf Ka Tarazu’ while Yash Chopra is
Shambhavi
steps into films
Shambhavi Sharma, a finalist on MTV’s reality show ‘Roadies’ who was known for her flirtatious and cunning ways, has now stepped into Bollywood with ‘The Little Godfather’.
The film, being produced by Ekta Kapoor and Suniel Shetty, was offered to Shambhavi while she was featuring in the fifth edition of MTV ‘Roadies’, an adventure [...]
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is not amused. The actress, who is in Miami right now, reacted very strongly to two reports carried in national dailies, saying that she may have been ousted from two prestigious projects. One of them being Buddha, directed by Pan Nalin and the other being Robot, directed by Shankar, starring Rajinikant in the lead.The publications claimed Ash may be out of Nalin’s Budhha because of showing scant interest in the project and not willing to give dates for the same. On the other hand, Ash has allegedly opted out of Shankar’s Robot, because it may take two years to complete, and Aishwarya is not keen to give the project as much time.A source close to Aishwarya, speaking on her behalf, denied both the reports, saying, none of them is true. Says the source, &q
Woody Allen
Famed New York City Director Woody Allen arrives on set of his Untitled Project shooting at Belford Street and Barrow Street in the Big Apple. The new film stars Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood. Most of Allens movies are shot in New York City because he knows no Hollywood set could duplicate what [...]
The task of making socially relevant films rests with the government as an individual producer dare not take such risks, feels a veteran Bollywood actor, Farooq Shaikh."Investing in a movie on social issues is highly risky in terms of business, so why should anyone take a risk. Instead, the government should finance such movies to create awareness in the society," points out Farooq Shaikh, who is known for his contribution to parallel cinema.Shaikh, who made his last appearance in the movie ’Mohabbat’ in 1997, on his comeback in the films, says, "this year I am confident of being caught by any director or producer".He pioneered the idea of cinestars getting back to the small screen with ’Jeena Isi ka Naam hai’ on Zee and now the entire fraternity
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Rumours of Govinda's reportedly strange behaviour on the sets of Rajnish Thakur's 'Loot' in Bangkok have perturbed the actor, but he refuses to give any clarification saying his forthcoming releases will prove the naysayers wrong.
