Visual Acoustics: the Modernism of Julius Shulman English movie 2009
Cast & Crew
Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Ed Ruscha (ii), Dante Spinotti, Tom Ford, Kelly Lynch, Frank Gehry Director: Eric Bricker Producer: Babette Zilch, Eric Bricker Genre: Documentary Release Date: October 09, 2009
Synopsis
“Visual Acoustics” celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic, whip-smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, ‘Visual Acoustics’ celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every major modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic, whip-smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
Plot For years, journalists have pontificated at length on the importance of modernist architecture in contemporary society, even dissecting its angles, proportions, and overall aesthetics. But what of the visual artists responsible for bringing views of this architecture to the mass public? Time and again, architecture photographer Julius Shulman perfected this unusual and highly specialized art form, defining not modernist architecture per se (he left that up to the designers) but how the overall public perceives modernist architecture. Utilizing a pronounced visual style, this program joins Shulman on a cross-country journey to many of the structures he immortalized with his camera, complemented by the artist’s rich and detailed recollections of his work
Blue Hindi Movie 2009 Cast & Crew Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan, Suniel Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Lara Dutta, Kylie Minogue, Rahul Dev Director: Anthony Dsouza Producer: Dhillin Mehta Music Director: A R Rahman Lyricst: Abbas Tyrewala, Mayur Puri Singers :: Sonu Nigam ,Shreya Ghoshal ,Udit Narayan , Madhushree ,Sonu Kakkar ,Sukhwinder Singh . Jaspreet Singh ,Neha Kakkad ,Blaaze Release Date: 16 Oct 2009 Genre: Action – Thriller Language: Hindi Movie Story
Blue is the first Bollywood underwater movie which is full of action, adventure and thriller. The story revolves around a treasure lays buried deep at the bottom of an ocean. There are many people who want to get there by risking life, be it theirs or someone else’s.
Sagar and Sam are brothers who are interested in treasure. Along with Mona, Sagar’s wife, they travel to the Bahamas in search of a mysterious treasure hidden 200 feet deep within the sea.
Along the way, they meet Aarav who is searching for the same treasure. But they don’t know is that Aarav is a devious con-artist who would stop at nothing to get what he wants. The treasure is gurded by sharks, sting rays, and other marine animals. The rest of the story deals with the 4 characters go diving deep withing the sea in search of the treasure.
Movie Review
Get ready to watch Bollywood’s most expensive film till date – ‘Blue’, with a budget of over Rs 100 crores. Blue Hindi MovieIt is also India’s first ‘official’ underwater film, based on the concept of a shipwreck and a treasure buried along with it. The movie has been directed by Anthony D’Souza, who has tried to give it a truly international feel, by hiring many top notch technicians from Hollywood. Then, there is also Australian singing sensation Kylie Minogue, who has sung for the film and also features in a song, with Akki.
The star cast of ‘Blue’ has Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Zayed Khan as the male leads, while Katrina Kaif and Lara Dutta are the leading ladies. The film also has appearances by Suniel Shetty and Rahul Dev. The music has been provided by none other than the Oscar-winning musician A. R. Rahman, while Abbas Tyrewala and Mayur Puri have penned down the lyrics. Falling in the action genre and produced by Dhilin Mehta, the Hindi film is all set to be released on October 16, 2009, under the banner ‘Shri Ashtavinayak Cine Visions’.
‘Blue’ takes you into the depth of the Pacific Ocean, where a shipwreck has been resting for ages. With time, many fables have come to be associated with the ruined ship, of which one revolves around a treasure buried deep inside. Lured by the alleged riches, many treasure hunters have dived into the ocean. However, none of them has ever come back, with or without the wealth. Rather, the bloody trail of treasure hunters has added even more fascinating rumors to the alleged fortune, waiting to be discovered.
It is said that the treasure buried 250 feet deep into the sea is not only unreachable, but also dangerous. The reason – it is guarded by deadly sharks night and day. Now, three men have come to seek this treasure – Aarav (Akshay Kumar), Sagar (Sanjay Dutt) and Sam (Zayed Khan). Each one of them has a different motive behind his hunt for the riches. For Aarav, a filthy-rich guy, finding the treasure will give him a new high, while its search will allow him to seek the additional risk that makes life a thrilling venture.
The sincere and honest Sagar wants the treasure only for the purpose of saving his girlfriend Mona (Lara Dutta) and his brother. Last, but not the least, is the daredevil Sam, for whom it’s simply a matter of life and death. Whatever be their motives, the aim is the same – diving deep into the murky ocean and laying their hands on the treasure. As they move ahead, they not only have to deal with the sharks, but also the sinister side of human nature. Will they be able to win over the greed, treachery, and their pricking conscious?
Starring Salman Khan , Kareena Kapoor , Sohail Khan , amir Khanna , Sohail Khan Govinda ,Preity Zinta ,Sajid ,Bappi Lahiri ,Yash Tonk ,Nauheed Cyrusi ,Mahek Chhal Director: Prem R Soni Producer: Ronnie Screwvala, Sohail Khan Music Director: Sajid Ali, Wajid Ali Lyricst: Junaid Wasi, Jalees Sherwani, Suzanne D Mello, Arun Bhairav Release Date: 16 Oct 2009 Genre: Drama Language: Hindi Plot
Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna revolves around the story of Samir Khanna (Salman Khan) and Raina Khanna (Kareena Kapoor) who have a fairytale marriage. Samir gets his dream job and they have a great life until one wrong decision leads them to part their ways. Kareena Kapoor falls in love with Sohail Khan and eventually breaks up with Salman Khan.
Debutant director Prem Soni is amused that some idle minds are terming MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA as an extra marital tale. Since Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor play a married couple in the film, rumour mongers are having a field day spreading the word that Sohail Khan and Preity Zinta turn out to be third and fourth angle in the love story of Khannas.
"Hello, this is entirely the story of Khannas. Kahaani poori Mr. aur Mrs. Khanna ki hai! Yes, Sohail does play a third angle in the film and his character is quite substantial too. But please, the film is not about an extra marital affair though", protests Prem who is quick learning the trick of the trade as far as pre-release buzz, hype, rumours, scandals and 'source stories' are concerned.
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"God bless all these sources and their plug-ins", says Prem in a cheeky tone, "The movie has two lead actors - Salman (Khan) and Kareena (Kapoor). Of course Sohail is important as he represents the 'main' part of MAIN AURR MRS. KHANNA. He sees a lot of things from his point of view which perhaps Salman can't. Having said that, he has a lot of on-screen interaction with both."
Talking about Sohail being roped in for the part of Aakash, Prem adds, "Once Salman agreed to do the film, he made me meet Sohail. After going through the narration, he too was game for the role. In number of movies we have seen Salman and Sohail fighting out, though in a comical way, for a girl. Rest assured, you will see an altogether different interaction between the two this time around."
Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Sohail Khan, MAIN AURR MRS KHANNA is all set for a worldwide release this Diwali on 16th October. Movie Preview
Three people, each having different aspirations from life, are caught in a tangle of emotions and don’t know the way out. There’s a husband and wife with love eroding from their life. And there’s a single, happy-go-lucky dude who falls in love with the wife.
Main Aur Mrs Khanna promises an emotional roller-coaster ride into the world of these three characters. Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Sohail Khan play the respective roles. Supporting roles are played by Govinda, Bappi Lahiri, Yash Tonk, Nauheed Cyrusi and Mahek Chhal. The film is jointly produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Sohail Khan. It’s directed by Prem R Soni.
Character SketchesSalman Khan as Samir Traditional to the core, he hates the thought of his wife going to work. For he staunchly believes that it's the man's duty to be the primary bread earner of the family. He also feels success and wealth are two main things to lead a beautiful life. Kareena Kapoor as Raina Brought up in an orphanage she thirsts for love and finds it in Samir. Her belief in their love never wavers for she knows that's it's not money but love, loyalty and support that makes life beautiful. Sohail Khan as Akash Boisterous and flirty, he's the kind who falls in love every minute. Till he meets Raina, and knows this time it's for real and wants it to be forever. And for him, it's friendship, laughter and freedom is what makes life beautiful.
Synopsis
An international airport is an unmatched location for human drama. As planes arrive and take off, so do people carrying their baggage of emotions, tensions and unresolved conflicts. Our three protagonists - Raina, Samir and Akash - are three such people whose lives entwine at an international airport. Here the three find themselves in transit - at the crossroads of life where each has to make a decision that will change their lives forever...
Samir (Salman Khan) has to decide whether he wants to stay in the same city that gave him so much and then took away everything...or fly away to a new city...a new life. Raina (Kareena Kapoor) has to decide whether her love and loyalty for her husband, who left her to peruse success is more justified, than her faith and trust in her new found friend Akash. Akash (Sohail Khan) has to decide whether what he feels for a married woman is lust or true love...and whether he's justified in trying to win her at all costs...even at the cost of her marriage.
Three people coming to terms with their conflicting feelings, personal and psychological problems and the overriding emotion - LOVE....set against the hustle and bustle of an international airport. Main Aur Mrs Khanna’ also has a special appearance by Preity Zinta.
Cast: Girish, Shiv, Keerthi Chawla and other Director: Sanjay Ram Release Date: 09 Oct 2009 Genre: Thriller Language: Tamil Music Director: Surya
The Story :
Swetha 5/10 Wellington Road revolves around a young woman who enters into a house in an unexpected situation. What are the troubles she faces inside the house, and how she overcomes all obstacles is the crux of the story. The entire story revolves around three characters.
Swetha 5/10 Wellington Road, starring Keerthi Chawla, Girish and Shiv in the lead roles, is a bilingual flick being made in Telugu and Tamil by director Sanjay and Zee Company. The film is currently being shot at the locations of Kochi and Bangalore; the next schedule will soon begin in Hyderabad. Surya is scoring the music.
Swetha 5/10 Wellington Road revolves around a young woman who enters into a house in an unexpected situation. What are the troubles she faces inside the house, and how she overcomes all obstacles is the crux of the story.
The entire story revolves around three characters. Girish is the hero, while Shiv is the villain. Keerti Chawla’s glamour, a bike race in Bangalore highway and the house set in Kochi are the main highlights of the film. Cinematography is by S. Venkat Kumar. Editing is by V.J. Shabu and Riaz.
Superstar Mohanlal joins hands with Director Jayasurya (Speed Track fame),the movie is titled as \"ANGEL JOHN\", which will tell the story of an aim less young man named Maradonna, the only son of bank employee, Joseph. When his every plans to find success in life turn futile, he decides to commit suicide by walking into the sea. Mohanlal will appear as a stranger who comes up as a Saviour of the young man and changes his life. Made under the banner of Creative Team Angel John will be written and directed by Jayasurya. Distributed by Max Lab entertainment
Movie Story :
Angel John movie tells a B Com Student (Santhan). He was interested in doing business. But his father wanted him to be a government employee. In college he indulged in all sort of mischievous acts. In a strange situations he attempted to commit suicide but somehow he escaped. He was brought back to his normal life by a man Angel John (Mohanlal).
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Maradona is the only son of Joseph, a bank employee. Though he was reared with maximum care, facilities and fortunes, Maradona turned out to become a kind of spoilt brat who was never able to fulfill his parents ambitions. He couldn't even pass his B Com exam even after many sessions. He had a friend in sofiya, but somehow he was falling into newer problems whenever he was attempting for something different.
It was at this confusing juncture that Maradona decides to end his life. He plans to commit suicide by jumping into a dangerous sea. But the fate has something different destined for him. From the very instant he appeared on the shore, he was being watched by someone who found something different in the young man’s manoeuvres and behavior. And when Maradonna tried to push himself to the sea from a nearby lighthouse, this stranger came up and extended his hand to sinking Maradona, thus saving his life. Who is this stranger? What was his intentions? What was it that made him to rescue Maradona and revive his attitudes and made him a winner? ‘Angel John’ the new Mohanlal starer is all about this guardian angel and his different relationship with the young Maradana. An interesting hilarious plot written by Manaf is put to screen language by the young director Jayasuriya who debuted with the hit ‘The Speed Track’.
According to the director, the movie is a mix of fantasy and reality, more about the effects some total strangers make in our lives. While Mohanlal appears as the title character, Tamil actor Santhanu, son of Poornima and Bhagiyaraj is debuting into Mollywood playing Maradona. It is interesting to note that Mohanlal and Poonima debuted into films together in the eighties with the movie ‘Manjil Virinja Pookal’ where Lal's character was Villainish, trying to seize Poornima's character from her lover. But here in this movie, Lal comes up as a protector to her son Santhanu.
Also in the cast of ‘Angel John’ are Nithya, Mamtha, Lalu Alex, Vijayaraghavan, Innocent, Suraj Venjaaramoodu, Jagathy, Jayasoma, Bineeshkodiyery, Bheeman Reghu, Ambika, Baiju and Geetha. Produced by K K Narayana Das in the banner of Creative team, the movie is cinematographed by Ajayan Vincent. The year's national award winner Ouseppachan will tune the four songs of the movie written by Subhash and Saseendra Varma. The movie will be brought to theatres by Max lab entertainments.
Cast : Ari Gold, Adrian Grenier, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Chiu Chi Ling, Shoshannah Stern, Jimmy Jean-Louis Director Ari Gold Writer Ari Gold Producer : Andrea Sperling Co-producer : Elizabeth Bull Executive producer : Gill Holland and Christopher Woodrow Associate producer : Lawrence David Buck and Samantha Weaver Genre: Comedy | Music Release Date 09-Oct-2009
Plot Summary:
A mine-worker named Power's love of drums and lack of musical skill has turned him into the ridiculed "air drummer" of his small town. But when Power's union-leader father calls a strike at the mine, Power discovers an underground subculture of air-drummers who just might hold the key to changing the world. Power's journey across America brings him face-to-face with his town's greatest enemy, and allows him to discover the beat within his own heart. Power is a worker at the mine whose love of drums and lack of musical skill has turned him into the ridiculed air drummer of his small town. But when a strike is called at the mine, Power discovers an underground subculture of air-drummers who just might hold the key to changing the world. Power’s journey across America brings him face-to-face with his town’s greatest enemy, and allows him to discover the beat within his own heart.
ADVENTURES OF POWER is an epic comedy about a mine-worker named Power whose love of drums and lack of musical skill has turned him into the ridiculed “air drummer” of his small town. But when Power’s union-leader father calls a strike at the mine, Power discovers an underground subculture of air-drummers who just might hold the key to changing the world. Power’s journey across America brings him face-to-face with his town’s greatest enemy, and allows him to discover the beat within his own heart. Written by Ari Gold
Movie Review
f you’ve ever heard the classic Rush song “Tom Sawyer,” you may have found yourself flailing your arms in a rhythmic motion known as “air drumming.” Neil Peart, Rush’s legendary drummer, casts a wicked spell, but if you’ve managed to avoid it, or think air drumming isn’t cool, I give you – Power.
Adventures of Power tells the comedic tale of a New Mexico mine worker named Power, who sets out to change the world through his love of drums. But he has never learned how to play. Instead, he air-drums at his aunt’s bar on talent night. After participating in an underground “drum off” in Mexico, he is spotted by a trainer from New York and asked to train with the team. As his fellow mine workers fight for their rights back home, Power finds himself in the air-drum fight of his life against a formidable and despicable rival. Summoning strength from inner desire, Power learns what’s been driving him his whole life: he doesn’t need drums. He is drums.
Having had three shorts in the Festival, Ari Gold returns with his feature debut and shows off his multifaceted talents of writing, directing, acting, and air drumming. Enlisting a terrific group of comedic actors, he has crafted a funny and charming tale of a man, his dream, and the passion that it takes to chase it. – Trevor Groth
When hard times hit a small mining town, Power (writer-director Ari Gold) doesn’t wish for riches; he only wishes that he’d learned to play drums. But his father (Michael McKean, Spinal Tap) could never afford to buy him a drum set, so Power has embraced the next best thing: air drumming. Tired of the constant ridicule, and with nothing but a few dollars, some breakfast cereal, and the support of his Aunt Joanie (Jane Lynch, Role Models), Power sets off across the country to the “paradise” of Newark, where an underground air drumming crew has invited him to join their team. But as the big air drumming competition looms, so does a rival—multi-millionaire drummer Dallas H. (Adrian Grenier, Entourage), who thinks air drumming is an abomination and seeks to destroy Power and his crew. More than just a rock’n’roll comedy, ADVENTURES OF POWER is an epic fable about the American Dream—about making something out of nothing, and trusting in your own heartbeat as a way of changing the world. With a phenomenal soundtrack featuring original songs alongside hits by Rush, Phil Collins, the Dazz Band, and more, ADVENTURES OF POWER will have you drumming in your seat and cheering on your feet.
Cast : Anuj Sawhney, Hrishita Bhatt, Farid Amiri, Madhuri Bhattacharya, Samir Aftab, Pinky Harwani, Sanda Caktas, Areesz Gandhi Director : Devang Dholakia Producers : Ryan Semelha, Amit Kumar Mahto, Devang Dholakia Associate Producer : Farid Amiri Executive Producer : Lekhraj Siraswars Creative Director : Deepak Naidu Music Director : Daboo Malik Cinematographer : Arvind Singh Production Designer : Fatema Sanghvi Genre: Romance – Thriller Playback Singer : Sunidhi Chauhan, Daboo Malik, Neeraj Shridhar, Amal Malik, Soham Chakraborty, Akruti Kakkar, Shaan, Shweta Pandit Release Date : 9 October 2009
Review
What happens when a group of best friends from college reunite after 4 years; a pleasant mix of comedy, romance and slices of life that all of us can associate with. 3 nights and 4 days starring youthful stars like Samir Aftab and Hrishita Bhatt promises to be a surprisingly refreshing change for our recession stricken movie industry. The movie is about 6 friends who come together in Goa for 3 nights and 4 days to attend the wedding of Rocky (Samir Aftab) with his two year old girlfriend Marianne. But things are not the same with Rahul, Priya and Zoha; they have been busy making their careers and have different ideologies, whereas Amay and Antara are the same. The central role is being played Samir Aftab as Rocky, who is a trained musician and is settled in Goa. Rocky’s talents have always landed him at the right places, and he plays as the lead guy in a popular Jazz band in the beautiful city of Goa. He met his wife to be Marianne during a concert and now they are settling down together. The friends come together to remember old times, have fun on the beach and enjoy the wedding of their best friend. But surprises and emotional roller coasters are in store as they all witness Marianne backing away from the commitment of marriage. The story shows how the group evolves with each other and convinces Marianne to come back with Samir as she soon realizes that falling in love with Rocky was the best thing to happen to her. Throw in some very catchy songs, hilarious moments and romance in the air; and you have the perfect recipe for a feel good film to be enjoyed by everyone.
While for the most part, he’s been overshadowed by his elder brother Anu, composer Daboo Malik has steadily been making his mark within the music industry for a long time now. With films like Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar and Kisaan under his belt, Daboo now returns with his latest release, titled 3 Nights 4 Days, which is releasing on 9 October 2009. And he does quite well for himself…
Directed by Devang Dholakia, 3 Nights 4 Days is a youthful flick starring Anuj Sawhney and Hrishita Bhatt along with a host of newcomers; and like the film, its soundtrack, with Daboo at its helm, is similarly geared towards the youth in the listeners. Sunidhi Chauhan at Kal Kissne Dekha concert at Ahmedabad on 21st May 2009 (6)
Khawahishein, the opening number of the album, sees Sunidhi and Daboo himself on vocal duties. A bit too heavy on the techno sounds and beats, the song works nonetheless, as Sunidhi Chauhan works her magic. While Daboo is average as a vocalist, son Amal Malik’s fast-paced arrangement ensures that the song doesn’t slag when he’s on the mic. Not exactly the one that’ll turn into a club anthem, Khawahishein is still a good start.
Sheesha brings Neeraj Shreedhar to the mic with Sunidhi. A fast-paced track again, Malik gives this one a bit of a Middle-Eastern feel, in tune and vocals. While the Hin-glish lyrics are a bit jarring, the groove of the track is quite captivating.
Amal Malik sounds a bit too much like a karaoke singer on the under-produced Jaane Yeh Kaisi, which might just be the weakest link on the album. Something in the vein of the numerous Atif Aslam tracks doing the rounds of Bollywood, the song is hampered by Amal’s less-than-competent vocals and doesn’t garner a second listen from the audience. Akriti Kakkar at Blood donation drive – Rush of Blood in Carter Road on 6th Sep 2009 (14)
Daboo does well to pick up the slack with Har Mausam, the only ballad on the album. Akriti Kakkar and Soham sound perfect on the vocals and the soft, toned down arrangement adds to the mood. Malik’s composition also accommodates lyricist Panchhi Jalonvi’s English interludes and makes sure that the track stays in a listener’s mind for a long time.
Shaan and Sunidhi come in strong on Dosti…Forever, the peppy follow-on to the previous ballad. The foot-tapping composition and the light arrangement use the two singers’ voices perfectly and make the track a very catchy listen.
Macha Shor, which could be called the title track of the album, brings back Amal Malik to the mic, along with Shweta. The Mediterranean sound and the fast-pace help the track and Amal sounds much better than his previous track. The Hin-glish lyrics, with its Spanish sounding interludes, penned by Amal himself, are catchy, and when the track ends, one could be surprised to find oneself asking for more.
The remaining tracks, Marianne’s Sorrow, Dosti Theme, Retro Party3 Nights 4 Days Theme and are all instrumental or semi-instrumental shorts. Marianne’s Sorrow is a short instrumental track arranged to sound a bit foreboding, Retro Party isn’t much more than instrumental stock music drawn and arranged from the ’80s. Dosti Theme and 3 Nights 4 Days Theme are simply short, reduxed versions of Dosti…Forever and Macha Shor respectively and could be considered fillers on the album.
Overall, while album has its weak points, especially some of the choices for vocalists and the lyrics, they are outnumbered by the strengths of the album. Daboo Malik’s compositions are all well-etched and arranged and while there isn’t a lot of variety to it, 3 Nights 4 Days is a commendable effort from the composer.
