A tribute to actor Murali Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 15:45 [IST] By: Prakash Upadhyaya
Versatile actor Murali was one of the most talented actor of South India. He breathed his last at 4.00 am due to a cardiac failure on Wednesday at a private hospital in Chennai. He is survived by wife Shobha, son Atharva and daughter.
Murali was born on May 19, 1964. He is a son of legendary Kannada film director G.Siddalingiah. He started his filmi career by assisting his father in his directional films. Though, his roots were connected in Kannada, he made his acting debut with the Tamil film Poovilangu. He earned a good name with that film, but he could not sustain it for longer. His movies started failing at the Box Office one after another. Even Mani Ratnam's Pagal Nilavu failed to impress the audience.
The actor later made his debut in Kannada industry. He tried his luck with few films like Prem Parva, Sambavami Yuge Yuge, Ajay Vijay, Prem Gange etc. His Kannada film Ajay Vijay got him essential break.
Murali acted in nearly 100 movies both in Kannada and Tamil. He is popularly known for his performance in Puthu Vasantham, which gave him a much-needed break in Tamil film industry. Some of his hit movies are Idhayam, Thanga Manusukkaran, Porkkaalam etc.
Murali was mostly seen in supporting characters in his later part of his career. He won Best Actor award from Tamil Nadu State government for his acting in Bharathiraja's Kadal Pookkal in the year 2001. He was lastly seen in his son Athava's debut film Baana Kaathadi.
We at Oneindia express the deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Salman's new look rocks Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 14:24 [IST] By Raymond Ronamai
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been keeping a low profile of late following the failure of his last few films like Main Aurr Mrs Khanna, London Dreams and Veer. His last hit was Wanted, which was released two years ago. But he has turned a hot material all of a sudden - thanks to his looks in Dabangg.
Yes, Salman's new look with moustache has become a rage. The trailers of Dabangg, where he is seen with police uniform and well-trimed moustache, has gone down well with the public. In fact, it has become a sort of fashion statement.
Salman plays the role of a police officer in this film produced by his younger brother Arbaaz Khan and directed by Abhinav Kashyap. It has newcomer Sonakshi Sinha, daughter of actor Shatrugan Sinha, in the female lead role and is scheduled for release this Friday, September 10.
Amisha to throw a baby shower for Manyata Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 15:11 [IST] By: Upala KBR, Mid-Day
Amisha Patel is all set to throw an expensive baby shower for her best friend Manyata Dutt next week. The Dutt family, Sanjay's sisters Namrata and Priya included, and friends are expected to attend.
Says a source close to the actress, "Amisha considers Maana her best friend and wanted to give her a special surprise. She was one of the first to hear about her pregnancy and that she was expecting twins. She decided on gifting Maana a baby shower."
The venue is a special one. Amisha says, "My dad Amit Patel knows the owner of restaurant-cum lounge bar Veda, who is a partner with designer Rohit Bal. And with Rohit in the picture, it will be a designer baby shower. There's one in Delhi, too. They were planning to open the Mumbai branch much later, but I requested them to open it up earlier for the baby shower. The menu will include dishes unlike anything anyone has ever tasted."
Miss Patel further reveals, "Sanju will come a little later with friends. The whole idea is to have a fun evening. It's a kind of western godh bharai (the actual one will be held in October at the Dutt's Bandra home along with a mata ki chowki). The guest list will consist of Maana and Sanju's friends and colleagues."
Amisha has already sent out a special invite, a box of cupcakes with a poem in it. "Minica Chabria, Sejal Shah and I have organised Maana's baby shower and the invites. The cupcakes were my idea as I love them. We wrote out the poem ourselves after surfing the net and mixing and matching."
"Thank You is about love" - Sonam Kapoor Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 15:56 [IST] By: Subhash K. Jha, Bollywood Hungama
They aren't quite saying 'Thank You'. Sonam Kapoor had the unit of Thank You in Toronto on hold. They breathed a sigh of relief when she joined them on Sunday. The director Anees Bazmee being a family friend (he has worked closely with Sonam's dad Anil Kapoor) Sonam asked for time to promote her film Aisha in India. This, Anees happily granted her even while the ever-accommodating Akshay Kumar grinned and bore it alone in Toronto doing solo shots and a solo song as everyone waited for Sonam to join the unit.
Sonam admits, "They were all waiting for me. Heroine ke liye wait kar rahen hain. Working with Aneesji is like being on a holiday. This is Anees' first romantic film since Pyar Toh Hona Hi Tha. Thank You is about love. Anees has his ideas in place."
Besides Akshay, Sonam loves the entire team of actors in Thank You. "I get along with all my co-stars because I don't get involved with them. Bobby Deol is so shy. His cousin Abhay is just the opposite. Abhay and Bobby are complete opposites. Me and Bobby love clothes and shopping..."
She admits she isn't in touch with her first co-star Ranbir Kapoor any longer. "We've both been working too hard. We aren't that much in touch. I'd love to work with him again."
The lissom Sonam is so grateful to have a tall co-star in Akshay Kumar.
Sighing dramatically she says, "He's one actor I can wear high heels with! It's such a relief. When I was signed to do Mausam with Shahid Kapoor, I remember I had gone to Pankaj Kapoor sir's office. Shahid measured my height. We were relieved when we were nearly the same height. In fact, he was slightly taller because of his hair. She's excited about Mausam. Pankaj Kapoorji is shooting it in such a different way."
On the sets of Thank You, Akshay is quite amused each time Sonam walks in with her all-girls' entourage. "I travel with my four companions all the time. Akshay just grins each time he sees them. I've never met anyone as hard-working as Akshay. He's ready before everyone else and rehearses each scene fifty times. And his comic timing is so hard to match."
Luckily, Sonam had done comedy in Aisha before joining Akshay in Thank You. "My comedy in Aisha is very Lucille Ball, very Goldie Hawn . But in Thank You I needed to drop all my inhibitions. I remember me and my girls had seen Housefull and I asked one of my team member, Tanya, to go to Akshay on the sets and do that scene where Arjun Rampal points to his eyes to say he was watching Akshay. When Tanya did that gesture Akshay spontaneously did it back. He's such a sport and so cute. He has a great sense of humour and he knows so much on every topic."
Down the lane with Kareena Kapoor Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 17:09 [IST] By: Joginder Tuteja, Bollywood Hungama
It's a known fact that Kareena Kapoor is easily ruling from the top as far as the demand for a commercially viable glamorous actress with very good acting skills is concerned. Satisfying all the key words here - 'commercial', 'glamour' and 'acting' - Kareena has seen it all pretty up, close and personal during last decade that she has spent in the industry.
Let's look at some of the many highlights in her career that have made Kareena what she is today. We would be going through Kareena's early years in the industry which were not quite her best and how a new phase kick started in her career post films like Chameli and Yuva.
Any actor other than Kareena Kapoor must have packed her bags and said goodbye to the world of films if the initial reception to some of her films are any indication. Reason being that Kareena's early years in Bollywood were far more being rosy. Between Refugee (2000) and LOC Kargil (2003), she had 12 releases for herself. However, the only ones which turned out to be real big hits were Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Ajnabee and Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai. In fact Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai was actually a surprise hit because it was mainly a launch pad of Tusshar Kapoor and came with an unusual subject where the lead couple didn't even unite at the end. Still, the film turned out to be a runaway box office hit and came as a shot in the arm for Kareena. Her spunky act, especially after the repressed character she played in Refugee, was appreciated by all and she continued with her Bollywood journey.
She did pin a lot of hopes on Asoka where she was paired opposite none other than Shahrukh Khan but the film was a critical and commercial failure. Jeena Sirf Merre Liye, where she paired up with Tusshar all over again, sunk without a trace while Talaash... The Hunt Begins with Akshay Kumar didn't find any takers either. In fact it stays on as one of the most unknown films starring Kareena that even she must have forgotten. Khushi was criticised for being a loud film where all that the lead couple (Kareena and Fardeen) did was scream at each other due to which audience stayed away from theatres. She did work with JP Dutta again in LOC Kargil but at the end of the day, she was one of the 30 odd characters that the war film boasted of. Also, the film didn't quite turn out to be a smash success and hence was a no gain, no loss situation for Kareena.
Amidst all this mayhem, the other success that Kareena had to her credit was Ajnabee where she played an all-so-supportive young wife of Bobby Deol. The film was a hit and kept Kareena alive and kicking in the industry. However, Kareena had decided that she wanted to do something drastically different in her career. She wanted to get out of the 'Poo' or the sweet girl next door image. She was in mood to experiment and break some norms that are typically associated with Hindi film heroines.
She decided to play a prostitute and that too in art house cinema. The film was Chameli.
A new phase. A new Kareena. Kareena announced to the world that she now wanted to add on something new to her repertoire in years to come. Chameli was a step in that direction and what followed in quick succession were movies like Yuva and Dev that were not quite commercial and conventional cinema by any means. A new actor in her was discovered once Chameli hit the screens. A moderate success, it did make people stand up and notice the confidence with which she played a street walker. What also caught eye was the drastically different portrayal that she had in Yuva where she played an average girl next door. She was totally natural and though the film flopped, her act remained etched in audience's heart. Her Dev didn't work well either but since it was anyways an issue based subject; the emphasis was on performance more than box office success. In that context, she did gain from this film.
This wasn't all as she agreed to play a vamp soon after and that too in an out and out commercial setup where she came together with Shahid Kapoor. The film was Fida and this was the beginning of an on-screen pairing that went on to be seen in five films, right till the recent release of Milenge Milenge. Some of these outings turned out to be successful while a few were no-shows. Fida was one of them and though the songs turned out to be chartbusters, the film failed at the box office. For audience, it was a difficult theme to digest, especially for those who were expecting a romantic outing from the pair.
Kareena was seen with Shahid again in films like 36 China Town and Chup Chup Ke. Yet again, she was working with some of the best directors in business - Abbas-Mustan and Priyadarshan respectively. The songs were chartbusters again (credit that to Himesh Reshammiya). The films were average successes too but the magic that one expects from a couple which is going strong off the screen wasn't quite visible on the screen. The two worked in unison with each other but audiences weren't really impressed. They wanted a true blue romantic film that got the best out of both of them. Imtiaz Ali listened to the audiences and gave them Jab We Met.
Once the film released, it became such a rage that it grow at the box office week after week. Despite an average opening that it got for itself, Jab We Met saw a positive word of mouth spread like fire. There were talks re-ignited about chemistry, the sense of togetherness, true love and meeting of hearts. No one doubted any more that Kareena and Shahid indeed had it in them to make things happen at the box office. They were not a flop pairing in any case but Jab We Met turned out to be something that belonged to a different league altogether. No wonder, even when their half a decade long in the making Milenge Milenge released as recent as last month, the film still managed decent eyeballs for itself, all thanks to the pairing which is not quite expected to meet ever again!
Katrina skips special screening of Dabangg Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 15:19 [IST] By Raymond Ronamai
Bollywood actor Salman Khan organised a special screening of his much-hyped film Dabangg last Saturday. Many celebrities like Shilpa Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Kunal Kapoor, Imran Khan, Avantika and others attended it. However, Katrina Kaif's absence raised the eyebrows of many, as speculations of their split have been rife of late.
Special screening of Dabangg was held for its unit, and Katrina was also invited. However, the actress could not make it, as she was busy shooting with Akshay Kumar for Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan at Film City.
Produced by Arbaaz Khan and directed by Abhinav Kashyap, Dabangg features Salman and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles. It is scheduled for release this Friday, September 10.
We never approached Aishwarya: Danone Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 17:48 [IST]
Few days ago, there was news in media that Danone the World's No. 1 dairy company had roped in the world beauty Aishwarya Bachchan as its Indian Brand Ambassador. Later, the publicist of the actress dismissed the news saying that Aishwarya has not signed any such deal with Danone. He even accused the company of being unprofessional for using the actress name to establish themselves in India.
This is with reference to the statement issued by Ms. Aishwarya Rai's publicist 'Aishwarya denies endorsing Danone' on 30th August. Danone quashes this erroneous claim by the publicist which blatantly rebukes the brand Danone. The publicist never approached the brand and such a statement has caused irreparable reputational harm and damage to Danone's business goodwill.
The sequence of events started to occur after irresponsible reportage on 23rd August by a Bollywood portal www.bollywoodhungama.com which reported that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had been signed up as brand ambassador of Danone without any confirmations with Danone or the actress Aishwarya Rai. Danone would like to state and inform all its stakeholders, consumers and patrons that it never approached Ms Aishwarya Rai for any of its brands and has no intentions of doing so going forward.
Danone is World's No. 1 Dairy company and functions under independent dairy operations in India. Danone India has so far launched three products: plain yogurts- Danone Dahi and a range of flavoured yogurts (strawberry, mango and vanilla), in a phased manner in Pune and Maharashtra. Danone is committed to bring health through food to as many people as possible and as a part of this core thought, all our products are positioned in a manner to endorse our brand.
Sarita Joshi wants to continue acting Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 17:59 [IST]
Sarita Joshi of ‘Baa Bahu Aur Baby’ fame is back to work with Rajan Shahi’s new show‘ Chaand Chhupa Baadal Mein’ in the role of a grandmother. Joshi began her acting career at the age of nine and has innumerable plays, TV shows, and a good handful of movies to her credit. One can recall her performances in Bollywood movies such as Guru, where she played the role of Abhishek's mother, and Dasvidaniya with Vinay Pathak. She is quite a big name in Gujarati theater and her legacy has carried on to Marathi theater and films as well.
Sarita Joshi is the mother of Ketki Dave and Purbi Joshi, and the fact of the matter is that even though both are successful actresses, their mother has a more happening career than both of them. Even at this age, whether as Baa or as Maa, Sarita Joshi has a huge fan following and she has no intention of retiring. She is a very active person and adds her own persona to the character she portrays.
Joshi add her take on this, "Though I have been in the industry for so many years and had two daughters to look after, I still made time for myself to explore the acting world.”
Out of all the mediums she has worked with, she holds a special place for theater and stage performances. She feels that the joy of performing on stage is any time better than anything else and that theater will always be her first love. "That's not to say anything bad about television as being recognized and loved by her TV fans is a different kind of high in itself," she signs off.
Sir Tom Jones to headline Elvis Presley tribute gig Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 17:23 [IST]
London (ANI): Veteran singer Sir Tom Jones will headline Elvis Presley tribute concert to be held in London, to mark what would have been The King's 75th birth anniversary. Tom, Presley’s close friend from 70s, will share the stage with the likes of KT Tunstall, Mica Paris, Tony Hadley and Travis' Fran Healy for Radio 2's ‘Elvis Forever’ show in London's Hyde Park.
Presley's ex-wife, Priscilla, will co-host the event and it will be concluded with fireworks display paying tribute to the music legend’s back catalogue. The TCB Band, who played with the ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ hitmaker until his death in 1977, will provide backing music at the event.
"I am delighted that Sir Tom can join us to celebrate the music of Elvis Presley, for a night that promises to be very special,” the Daily Express quoted Radio 2 and 6 Music head of programmes, Lewis Carnie, as saying.
Foul play in Pete Doherty's party death Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 18:16 [IST]
London, (ANI): Latest evidence has revealed foul play in the death of a man, who fell off a balcony at Pete Doherty’s party.
Mark Blanco, 30, allegedly fell from an apartment balcony nearly four years ago. The apartment belonged to Doherty’s friend Paul Roundhill. And now, the victim’s mother, Sheila Blanco, has claimed that new evidence shows Mark was unconscious at the time he fell and foul play must have been involved.
“Mark had injuries mainly to the head, he cannot possibly have gone over conscious,” the Daily Star quoted her as saying. CCTV footage showed Libertines star Doherty running away from the scene.
Doherty’s minder at that time, Johnny Headlock, once made a confession to Mark’s murder but soon retracted it and was later released after a psychiatric test. The grieving mother has now compiled her own evidence, which has been submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Asha Bhosle unveils Unheard Melodies on her B'day Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 17:54 [IST]
Mumbai, (ANI): Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle unveiled an album called 'Unheard Melodies' here, and celebrated her 77th birthday with her fans. Though her birthday is on Wednesday, she celebrated it a day before.
“This album includes songs of Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar. These songs are almost 30 years old so very few people must have heard them. When you will listen to these songs, you will get to know how melodious the songs were 30 years ago,” said Bhosle.
The renowned singer also talked about the elements she considers integral to a song. “I have sung songs for Madhubala , Meena Kumari, Urmila Matondkar and Aishwarya Bachchan. I have sung songs with every singer, no artist is left. I feel that the song should be good; its lyrics should be good. Who is singing doesn't matter much, the song should be soothing to one's ears,” said Bhonsle.
Bhosle was born on September 8, 1933, and started her career in 1943. She has sung more than 12,000 songs in 18 languages including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, English, Russian, Czech, Nepali and Malay, in six decades of her career and has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award. Adding to the list, she has recently sung her first Kannada song.
Asha Bhosle has won seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer and also the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer twice.
Sarandon's rumoured toyboy laughs off romance reports Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 18:01 [IST]
London (ANI): Susan Sarandon’s table-tennis club partner is okay with rumours that he’s romantically involved with the actress as it seems to be boosting their business. Sarandon co-owns New York table tennis bar Spin with 32-year-old Jonathan Bricklin, who has been listed as her toyboy lover following the actress' 2009 split from long-time partner Tim Robbins.
And although her representative has denied the rumours, speculation about the two is still rife. Sarandon was spotted with Bricklin on a trip to Peru and appeared for the New York screening of new documentary ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ in April 2010.
"No. No, no. But we spend a lot of time together - a lot of time.?” The Daily Express quoted Bricklin as telling New York magazine. He added, "I don't read the papers that often, but I walk by and I kind of scoff at whoever's there. So when the equivalent happened to me, I was just horrified. And then I got over it, a day later. Business was notably better from the first article on. I mean, I'm happy as s**t if that sells things."
Shiney's maid admits that she was not raped Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 11:18 [IST] By: Kalyani Prasad Keshri
The news for the day is that Bollywood Actor Shiney Ahuja's maid servant who had filed a rape case against him has accepted that 'the actor had never raped her.' The 20 year old maid admits in front of the court that she had filed a false case against the actor. She explains that she lodged the complain because the woman who got her the job in Shiney's house asked her to do so.
The complaint was in June, 2009 and after that Shiney was arrested and was bailed only on the condition that he will leave Mumbai and go back to his home town Delhi. The actor was facing a lot of problem in his professional front also. The producers of his most awaited film Har Pal opposite the beautiful Preity Zinta have decided to postpone the release of the film. The producers wanted to wait for the courts verdict before releasing that film.
Hope, now the producers will change their decision and let Shiney reclaim back his position in the Btown.
Kim Sharma tied the knot secretly Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 10:19 [IST]
Bollywood actress Kim Sharma has reportedly tied the knot with a Kenya based rich business tycoon called Ali Punjani. Earlier, it was heard that the actress was preparing to wed her Spanish boyfriend Carlos Marin and she was also supposed to move to Madrid after marriage. But the actress called off the engagement and went on to marry Ali in a secret ceremony.
The wedding ceremony took place two weeks ago in Mombasa, Kenya. A source was quoted saying that it was a love marriage. They were said to have dated for a short period and Kim wanted that they should tie the knot soon.
Kim earlier had a relationship with Indian cricketer Yuvraaj Singh for four years. Later, the two broke up in the mid 2007. The source added that the close relatives and friends of Kim and Ali attended the wedding ceremony and the bride looked very happy. The strange fact is that the actress’ best friend Preeti Jhangiani was missing from the marriage ceremony. Both the actresses made their Bollywood debut with 2000 hit movie Mohabatein and bonded well.
The 30 year old actress is now the better half of a rich and wealthy business tycoon so what about her Bollywood career? Well whatever the actress decides. We wish Kim and Ali all the best for their new married life.
Sex Scandal: Coleen wants to hear Rooney's version Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 13:02 [IST]
London, Sep 8: Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen will be meeting on Wednesday, Sep 8 for the first time since the England striker's sexcapades came out in the open last Sunday, Sep 5.
According to the British media, the future of the celebrity couple depends on this "make or break" meeting.
Mrs Rooney has agreed to meet for talks after her husband flies back from Switzerland, where he played Euro Championship qualifier on tuesday, Sep 7 night, scoring England’s first goal, Daily Mail reported.
The devastated wife of the footballer is learnt to have made the decision to meet her husband to listen to his side of the story as she believes that she own it to their two-year marriage and their 10-month-old son Kai.
Most importantly, sources revealed, Coleen wants to know the extent of his liaisons with 21-year-old Jennifer Thompson, 1200 pounds-a-night hooker known as Juicy Jeni.
The media also caught Mrs Rooney in the public on Tuesday, Sep 7 for the first time since the revelations. Even though smartly dressed, Coleen looked exhausted and kept her marriage ring covered under a scarf, said reports.
The Rooney sex scandal emerged last week when tabloids such as News of the World and Sunday Mirror reported on the footballer's affair, which began in June 2009.
Ronney is reported to have met his mistress last in Manchester in Oct 2009, a month before Coleen gave birth to their first son Kai.
First Red Clip Featuring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren September 8th, 2010
The adaptation of the cult DC Comics graphic novel opens in theaters October 15th. Yahoo! Movies has unveiled Summit Entertainment's first clip from director Robert Schwentke's explosive action-comedy Red, based on the cult DC Comics graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hammer.
Watch Movie Trailer:
Opening in theaters October 15th, the film centers on Frank (Bruce Willis), Joe (Morgan Freeman), Marvin (John Malkovich) and Victoria (Helen Mirren) used to be the CIA's top agents - but the secrets they know just made them the Agency's top targets. Now framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive. To stop the operation, the team embarks on an impossible, cross-country mission to break into the top-secret CIA headquarters, where they will uncover one of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups in government history.
Red comes to theaters October 15th, 2010 and stars Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Dreyfuss, Brian Cox. The film is directed by Robert Schwentke.
Hunger's Steve McQueen and Michael Fassbender Reunite for Shame September 8th, 2010
British artist-turned-director Steve McQueen is reteaming with actor Michael Fassbender for Shame, which would mark the director's second directorial effort, after 2009's Hunger.
According to Variety, Shame will star Michael Fassbender as Brandon, a 30-something man living in New York, who is unable to manage his sex life. The drama, penned by Steve McQueen and Brick Lane scribe Abi Morgan, will examine the nature of need, how people live their lives and react to the experiences that shape them.
Production will begin in January. British artist-turned-director Steve McQueen is reteaming with actor Michael Fassbender for Shame, which would mark the director's second directorial effort, after 2009's Hunger.
According to Variety, Shame will star Michael Fassbender as Brandon, a 30-something man living in New York, who is unable to manage his sex life. The drama, penned by Steve McQueen and Brick Lane scribe Abi Morgan, will examine the nature of need, how people live their lives and react to the experiences that shape them.
Ronald Reagan Biopic in the Works September 7th, 2010
Ronald Reagan's life -- from youth to Hollywood limelight to U.S. president -- will be told in a biopic titled Reagan with a $30 million production budget, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Reagan is set for release late next year and will be based on two best-selling biographies of the 40th U.S. president by Paul Kengor: "The Crusader" and "God and Ronald Reagan."
The feature film Reagan begins with the 1981 assassination attempt and tells Reagan's story through flashbacks and flash-forwards.
Reagan's childhood is described as "a surreal Norman Rockwell painting with his alcoholic Catholic father, devout Christian mother, Catholic brother and ever-changing boarders the family took in."
Mark Joseph optioned the books four years ago and is co-producing. Jonas McCord wrote the script.
No actors or director have been signed and no production date has been set.
Robert Schwentke to Direct Ryan Reynolds in R.I.P.D. September 7th, 2010
Robert Schwentke has been tapped to direct Universal's supernatural actioner R.I.P.D., based on Peter M. Lenkov's Dark Horse comic about a police department of the dead.
According to Variety, Ryan Reynolds is already attached to star in R.I.P.D., which is centered on two officers -- one recently dead and one who's been dead for hundreds of years.
Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi are writing the screenplay.
No production date has been set.
R.I.P.D. is in development and stars Ryan Reynolds. The film is directed by Robert Schwentke.
Bruce Vs. Frankenstein to Be The Expendables of Horror September 7th, 2010
When director/star/cult luminary Bruce Campbell decided to make a sequel to My Name Is Bruce instead of the long rumored Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires, many of his fans were disappointed. In a recent interview with The Los Angeles Times in support of the recently released Evil Dead Blu-ray trilogy, Bruce made it clear that this upcoming sequel entitled Bruce Vs. Frankenstein would not disappoint his longtime legion of followers, and that it would certainly make-up for his decision to drop out of Bubba Nosferatu.
With the upcoming movie, Bruce Campbell is planning to make what he calls "The Expendables" of horror, by including every living horror actor in the proposed story. Here is what he had to tell The Los Angeles Times about the project:
""Yeah, it's "The Expendables, or more like the It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World of horror. I want to get so many horror movie stars that people can't possibly not see the movie. I want to give them other stuff to do. I want to have Kane Hodder be very particular about what he eats. I want Robert Englund to be a tough guy, like he knows tae kwon do or something. I want to find out the hidden sides of all these people. Some will play themselves, some will play alternate characters as well. I may approach Kane Hodder to play Frankenstein. He could be Kane Hodder himself fighting himself as Frankenstein. It could be crazy. It's a silly concocted story that we hope to do maybe in a year or so. My breaks between Burn Notice have been getting tighter because they've been adding episodes. They're trying to trap me like a rat in the TV world, and I might just let them. There's a script, it just kind of blows right now, so no one's really seeing it. We gotta work on it. Definitely shoot in Oregon all on a stage. It's like the 300 of horror comedies. We want to make it a whole world. Someone's gotta take Frank down for good." You can read the entire interview, which takes readers behind the scenes of the iconic Evil Dead series, by checking out the story on The Los Angeles Times.
Bruce Vs. Frankenstein comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Bruce Campbell. The film is directed by Bruce Campbell.
Two New Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Set Images September 7th, 2010
Warner Bros. has debuted two brand new images from the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, which will be released on November 19, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II bringing the franchise to a close on July 15, 2011. Click on the latest images below to access our growing photo gallery from director David Yates' upcoming blockbuster:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I comes to theaters November 19th, 2010 and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter. The film is directed by David Yates.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II comes to theaters July 15th, 2011 and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes, Bonnie Wright, Michael Gambon. The film is directed by David Yates.
Zombieland 2 Details from Ruben Fleischer and Jesse Eisenberg September 7th, 2010
Director Ruben Fleischer and actor Jesse Eisenberg scored a solid hit last year with their action-comedy Zombieland, which also starred Woody Harrelson and Emma Stone. The film featured survivors of a zombie apocalypse making their way across country to find sanctuary in a zombie-free zone. The movie grossed over $100 million at the box office and received mostly positive reviews from fans and critics alike, basically ensuring a sequel with its success.
In fact, the film was so well received that soon after it was released, Colombia Pictures announced that writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick would be working on a draft for a sequel to the film with both Fleischer returning as director and the main cast reprising their roles.
The experience of working together on Zombieland must have been a very rewarding one for Eisenberg and Fleischer as they have decided to team together again for their new film 30 Minutes or Less, which is currently filming in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We recently had a chance to visit the set of their new film and speak with both Eisenberg and Fleischer about the current status of Zombieland 2? "I think they maybe finished a draft of the script but I haven't read it yet," answered Eisenberg. "I hope its great."
We followed up by asking Fleischer if he had a chance to read the Zombieland 2 script yet? "Yeah I read it," he answered. "I mean it's an early draft and we have plenty more to do to work on it but I think it's going to be amazing. I'm really excited about it."
Finally, we asked the director if he thought Zombieland 2 would be his next picture after he wraps work on 30 Minutes or Less: "Yeah ... I have a couple of irons in the fire so we'll see but I'd be excited if it was. I have this buddy-cop movie that I sold to DreamWorks that is pretty cool and there's a movie that Mike White wrote called Babe in the Woods that is a really cool script so those kind of exist and then we'll see what happens." Zombieland 2 is in development .
Is Spider-Man Considering Hilary Duff for Gwen Stacy? September 7th, 2010
A new interview in The Globe and Mail revealed that Hilary Duff could be in the running for a role in Sony's upcoming Untitled Spider-Man Reboot.
The interview was with Hilary Duff's NHL hockey player husband Mike Comrie. The piece revealed that while the interviewer was at Hilary Duff's Hollywood home, they discovered a script entitled "Spiderman" on the coffee table.
Here's an excerpt from the article:
"The kitchen contains evidence of their professional lives - his daily diet is posted on the fridge (from a bacon cheddar burrito for breakfast to five pigs-in-a-blanket as a nighttime snack) and a script marked Spiderman sits on the table, with lines for a character simply called "girl" highlighted in yellow (rumours swirl about who Spidey's love interest will be in the series' next instalment.)"
The article doesn't indicate which character Hilary Duff would play. We reported last month that actresses Emma Roberts and Teresa Palmer were in the running to portray Gwen Stacy in the new reboot. Could Hilary Duff also be up for this role?
We'll be sure to keep you posted with any further information regarding the Untitled Spider-Man Reboot as soon as we have more information.
Untitled Spider-Man Reboot comes to theaters July 3rd, 2012 and stars Andrew Garfield. The film is directed by Marc Webb.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Gets Michael Caine September 7th, 2010
Actor Michael Caine is in final talks to join the cast of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, according to Heat Vision Blog.
Michael Caine will play the grandfather of Josh Hutcherson's Sean Anderson. The movie revolves around a quest to find the elder Anderson who has gone missing, which leads Sean to an uncharted, mystical island. It was said that Michael Caine will be in the middle of all the action, which includes many chase sequences, one of which has the grandfather fleeing from giant bees.
We reported last week that Dwayne Johnson had also joined the cast. Brad Peyton is directing from a script by Eric Brevig and Richard Outten.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island will start shooting in October, with filming to start in Hawaii and later moving to North Carolina.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island comes to theaters September 23rd, 2011 and stars Dwayne Johnson, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem, Michael Caine. The film is directed by Brad Peyton.
Uwe Boll's Auschwitz Teaser Trailer September 7th, 2010
Notorious and sometimes-hated cult director Uwe Boll, who has often been accused of using Nazi gold to fund his movies, has set out to make a brutally realistic depiction of Nazi death camps with his latest project Auschwitz. The drama will depict Nazi gas chambers with the same realistically violent approach that Mel Gibson utilized in bringing the crucifixion of Jesus to life in The Passion of the Christ. About the drama, Uwe Boll stated:
"It's in the tradition of my movies Stoic, Darfur, Rampage, 1968 Tunnel Rats, Heart of America...it shows Auschwitz as what it was: a meat plant for humans...a death factory."
The first teaser trailer for Uwe Boll's Auschwitz has come online, but be warned, it is very violent, graphic, and disturbing in its depiction of Nazi gas chambers and Nazi methods of torture: To access and view the footage now: !
Auschwitz comes to theaters in 2011. The film is directed by Uwe Boll. Watch Movie Trailer:
Liam Neeson has joined the cast of Peter Berg's high-seas adventure movie Battleship, according to Variety.
Liam Neeson will portray Admiral Shane in the board game adapation. He is set to be the future father-in-law of Taylor Kitsch's character. Brooklyn Decker is portraying Shane's daughter, while Alexander Skarsgård will play Taylor Kitsch's brother in the movie.
Peter Berg is directing from a script by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber, which was revised by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. Principal photography started today in Hawaii.
Battleship comes to theaters May 25th, 2012 and stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Joel William Gonzales, Tom Arnold, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Hamish Linklater, Liam Neeson. The film is directed by Peter Berg.
Sequestro Brazilian Documentary | Crime Movie 2010
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Cast And Crew Cast : Not Found Director: Jorge W. Atalla Writers: Jorge W. Atalla (screenplay) Caio Cavechini (screenplay) Produced by: Jorge W. Atalla, Felipe Barcellos,Inês Maciel Figueiró, Christian Gudegast,Frederico Lapenda, Alexandre Moreira Leite, Pablo Pessanha,L.G. Tubaldini Jr. Original Music by:Tuta Aquino, Fernando Pinheiro,Vitor Rocha Cinematography by: Dario Dezem, Arturo Querzoli Genre: Documentary | Crime Runtime: 94 min Country: Brazil Language: Portuguese Certification: Brazil:16 Filming Locations: São Paulo, Brazil Company: Filmland International
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Plot Summary: Award-winning filmmaker Jorge W. Atalla (In Cane for Life/A Vida em Cana) brings Sequestro (Kidnapping), a powerful Brazilian documentary which follows the Anti Kidnapping Division of the São Paulo police force (Divisão Anti-Sequestro aka DAS) from 2005 until 2009 when kidnapping was at its boom. Go undercover with investigators as they are given unprecedented access and captured on camera for the first-time when kidnappers, police, and victims come together in Latin America's largest city. During four years a film crew followed the convert operations of the Sao Paulo Anti Kidnap Police Force, an elite group formed of only a handful of men. Kidnappers, victims, police, all intertwine in a action based documentary. Never before seen footage of police work, and stories never heard before of the horror of captivity are shown for the first time.
Movie Synopsis: Sequestro follows the day by day of five elite police units of the São Paulo Anti Kidnapping Division (DAS). Formed of only 80 trustworthy men, to police a city of 18 million people, these men are divided into units of seven officers with one captain. Between 2005 until May of 2009, these units allowed a film crew to follow ALL their investigations and tactics for the first time since the creation of the Division in 2000. Created in 2000 when kidnapping was at its boom in São Paulo with over 500 official cases and more that an estimated 2000, the Anti Kidnapping Division was able to fight crime reducing it to under 70 cases in 2009.
With no control over the situations encountered, the filmmakers agreed that: 1. There would be no "acting" by police in the film. 2. There could be NO interference of the crew with the police work. 3. The crew had to follow strict rules and orders from the officers. 4. The police would not be responsible for the well-being of the film crew. 5. The filmmakers could shoot everything but all footage had to be first reviewed by the police to ensure nothing would compromise investigations.
If the filmmakers would agree to these simple rules, they were "in".
The beginning of the film shows the relationship between the political kidnappings that began in the 1980's to raise money to finance Latin America's leftist guerrillas and how these kidnappings extended until 2001 and influenced Brazilian criminals into migrating into kidnapping.
The following cases of the São Paulo Anti Kidnapping Division are covered in the film: a 14 year old kidnapped by members of São Paulo's organized crime cartel PCC (First Command of the Capital); the kidnapper had the boy handcuffed in his own home while his children were watching TV - an 82 year old man held in captivity for over 40 days - a six year old child, kidnapped by her own nanny, who planned to kill the girl after receiving the rescue payment - never seen before footage of a rescue payment operation - a phone negotiation between a son and kidnappers with his father in captivity and a unique interview in Argentina with Chilean ex-members of the Revolutionary Leftist Movement of Chile, held prisoners for 18 years after the unsuccessful kidnap attempt of Brazilian supermarket mogul Abilio Diniz. Victims also speak for the first time of the tragedy of their lives in captivity and the hardships they encounter with life after abduction and "freedom" they never had again.
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Cast And Crew Starring: Haley Bennett, Thomas Dekker,James Duval, Andy Fischer-Price,Brandy Futch Director:Gregg Araki Writer:Gregg Araki Studio:IFC Films Genre:Comedy, Sci-Fi Official Site:mubi.com/films/24187 Rating: NR for not rated. Runtime:1 hour 26 minutes Release Date:September 10th, 2010 Language: English
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Cast And Crew Starring: Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy,Ernie Dingo, Missy' Higgins,Geoffrey Rush Director:Rachel Perkins Writers:Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins, Jimmy Chi, Kuckles, Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat, Michael Manolis Mavromatis, Stephen Pigram Studio:Omnilab Media, Freestyle Releasing, and Cinemarket Film Genre:Comedy, Musical Official Site:BranNueDaeMovie.com Rating: NR for not rated. Runtime:1 hour 28 minutes Release Date:September 10th, 2010 Language: English Country: Australia Filming Locations: Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Movie Plot Summary: It is the summer of 1969 and young Willie (Rocky Mckenzie) is filled with an idyllic life in his hometown port of Broome, in the North of Western Australia. He spends his day fishing, hanging out with his friends, and when he can, his girlfriend Rosie (Jessica Mauboy). However his mother Theresa (Nincali Lawford-Wolf) has great hopes for him and she insists he return to the religious mission in Perth for further schooling. After being punished by Father Benedictus (Geoffrey Rush) for an act of youthful rebellion, Willie runs away from the mission. He is too ashamed to go home as it will break his mother's heart. Down on his luck he meets an old man, who he calls 'Uncle' Tadpole (Ernie Dingo who reprises his role from the original stage musical), and together they con a couple of hippies, Annie (Missy Higgins) and Slippery (Tom Budge), into taking them on a life-changing 3,000 mile journey through the spectacular Australian outback all the while being pursued by Father Benedictus.
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Tomorrow, When the War Began has debuted at the top of the Australian box office, with $3,862,193 in its first weekend and a screen average of $11,293.
Although officially it’s the third biggest opening for an Australian film behind Happy Feet and Australia, it is the highest debut for a project not financed by Us studios.
Including previews, the film has earned $3,898,547. It is already the fourth highest grossing local film of the year, behind Bran Nue Dae, The Kings of Mykonos: Wog Boy 2 and Animal Kingdom, and it is likely to overtake all of them during its theatrical run.
In New Zealand, it earned Nzd$358,653 and is the second best opening for an Australian film, behind Happy Feet.
Tomorrow, When the War Began was written and directed by Stuart Beattie, from the popular John Marsden series. It is distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by Omnilab Media’s Ambience Entertainment. »
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Movie Plot Summary: In a desolate stretch of farm country, a young couple attempts to leave their complicated past behind in hopes of starting a new life. Andrew and Claire find themselves far from their roots. They move into an old schoolhouse that sits on the edge of a farm inhabited by an elderly widow and her blind niece, Maria. While the local media report on an approaching solar eclipse, the arrival of Andrew and Claire sets off an elusive chain of events that will alter the lives of everyone around them. As their relationship deteriorates under the pressure of their isolation, Claire withdraws and develops an unsettling interest in Maria. And when painful memories return to haunt her, her only refuge becomes a sympathetic bid for solace she places in someone from her past. As tension builds across the countryside, a late-summer thunderstorm and the arrival of the eclipse become a catalyst for the characters to confront their darkest truths. It is not until a pale afterlight descends upon the farm in the wake of the eclipse that our characters find themselves—and their lives—changed forever.
Versatile actor Murali was one of the most talented actor of South India. He breathed his last at 4.00 am due to a cardiac failure on Wednesday at a private hospital in Chennai. He is survived by wife Shobha, son Atharva and daughter.
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