title: Postal (film)

text: "Postal" filmed from September 13 – October 30, 2006 in Cloverdale and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


title: Postal (film)

text: The 114-minute director's cut of "Postal" premiered at Montreal's Fantasia Festival on July 21, 2007. The film made its way along several more United States and European film festivals until finally receiving a limited release in Germany on October 18. It opened at #27 in the German box office, taking in $79,353 from 48 screens and banked $142,761 in its entire run. In Italy, it ended its box office run after two weeks with $3,980. As of August 31, 2008, it has grossed a total of $146,741 worldwide.


title: Postal (film)

text: Despite Boll's announcement that "Postal" would be given a wide release on October 12, 2007, it was delayed until May 23, 2008. Additionally, on 16 May, theater distributors pulled out of their deal for a wide release of 1,500 screens to a limited release of only four screens. Said Boll of the change, "Theatrical distributors are boycotting "Postal" because of its political content. We were prepared to open on 1,500 screens all across America on May 23rd. Any multiplex in the U.S. should have space for us, but they're afraid... We have even tried to buy a few screens in New York City and Los Angeles, and they won't let us even rent the theaters! I urge independent exhibitors to contact us and book 'Postal'! Audiences have been expecting the film and I don't think exhibitors should censor what gets played in U.S. theaters."


title: Postal (film)

text: "Postal" opened one day after "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", which led to video promotions from Boll, jokingly claiming that his film would "destroy" the other film at the box office. A number of Internet promos were made featuring Troyer dressed as Indiana Jones, proclaiming "Postal" superiority.


title: Postal (film)

text: "Postal" received its North American DVD release on August 26, 2008, in both 102-minute unrated and 100-minute rated versions, as well as a 102-minute unrated Blu-ray release. Both versions feature the film's trailer, a promotional spot featuring Verne Troyer's Indiana Jones, a featurette detailing the filming of the Little Germany scene, footage of Boll's infamous "Raging Boll" boxing matches and an audio commentary by Boll. Some editions come with the full version of "Postal 2" ("Share the Pain" edition) on a bonus disc.


title: Postal (film)

text: The 118-minute director's cut was released on September 26, 2008, in Germany. It was planned for a North American release on Blu-ray for November 25, 2008, and on DVD for January 6, 2009, but both of these releases were delayed indefinitely. The director's cut is cropped from the original 1.85:1 aspect ratio into 2.35:1.


title: Postal (film)

text: The film has also been released in Australia as an 89-minute cut with no special features, bearing an MA15+ rating.


title: Postal (film)

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average score of . The site's critics consensus reads: "An attempt at political satire that lacks any wit or relevance, "Postal" is nonetheless one of Uwe Boll's more successful films -- for what it's worth." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 22 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".


title: Postal (film)

text: Jeremy Knox of Film Threat gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and stated, "It's such an insanely fun ride that most of its flaws are forgivable." Peter Hartlaub of San Francisco Chronicle gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "Not only less than horrible, but actually occasionally enjoyable." Nathan Rabin of AV Club gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, "A provocation first, an insult second, a publicity stunt third, and a film a distant fourth." Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, "This anything-goes exercise isn't dull -- one just wishes the outrageousness were more consistently funny."


title: Postal (film)

text: Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and stated, "Postal's touches of wit are lost in the flying body parts, gross-out gags, and the full frontal spectacle of Foley's no-longer-private parts." Michael Harris of The Globe And Mail gave the film 1 star out of 5 and stated, "What Boll gives us is a boring beating over the head." Kyle Smith of New York Post gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and stated, "At last: Uwe Boll has made his first intentionally funny film." Aaron Hillis of The Village Voice gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and stated, "Manages to be as toothless as he (Boll) is tasteless. Poorly framed, tone-deaf, and nonsensical (yet still Boll's best!)" Nathan Lee of "The New York Times" gave the film 0.5 out of 5 stars and stated, "Infantile, irreverent and boorish to the max, Postal explodes with bad attitude and lousy filmmaking." Elizabeth Weitzman of Daily News gave the film 0 out of 5 stars and stated, "Where Boll's movies were once amusingly atrocious, Postal is so aggressively tasteless and knowingly idiotic, there's just no fun to be had."


title: Postal (film)

text: The film was nominated for three Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Supporting Actor (Boll as himself), Worst Supporting Actor (Troyer as himself), and Worst Director (Boll). The film ended up winning Worst Director.


title: Postal (film)

text: Despite critical condemnation, "Postal" won two awards at the Hoboken International Film Festival: Best Director and the festival's top prize, Best of Festival.


title: Postal (film)

text: Boll stated shortly after the film's production that he would most likely make a "Postal 2", even if it went direct-to-video. In a 2012 interview, Vince Desi commented that they "are in talks at present regarding another movie". On August 28, 2013, Boll announced he was funding production of "Postal 2" through Kickstarter. The project was canceled on October 5 due to lack of funding.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: "Kingsglaive" runs parallel with the events in the beginning of "Final Fantasy XV", focusing on Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII, the father of main character Noctis. The main protagonists are from the Kingsglaive, an elite combat corps who share Regis's magical powers and defend the kingdom of Lucis and its Crystal from the invading empire of Niflheim. Faced with continued detrimental conflict, Regis accepts an armistice with Niflheim: as part of the peace treaty, his son must marry Lady Lunafreya Nox Fleuret of the imperial province of Tenebrae. The treaty turns out to be a ruse for Niflheim to invade, and Kingsglaive soldier Nyx Ulric is caught up with Regis and Lunafreya in a battle to secure the future of Lucis. The film's voice cast includes Gō Ayano, Shioli Kutsuna and Tsutomu Isobe in Japanese; and Aaron Paul, Lena Headey and Sean Bean in English.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: "Kingsglaive" was made as part of a planned multimedia expansion of "Final Fantasy XV" to negate having to develop a series of games using the setting and characters. Beginning production in 2014 by the same team that created "" (2005), "Kingsglaive" used discarded concepts from the original version of "Final Fantasy XV"s story, with the aim being to create a self-contained experience with a dedicated cast and relatable plot. Multiple external studios were brought in to help complete the project within the short development time. Its announcement was delayed to 2016 due to the early reveal of "Final Fantasy XV". "Kingsglaive" grossed $6.55 million during its limited theatrical run and earned a further in the United States from its DVD and Blu-ray releases. Reception to the film was mixed, with praise going to the visuals and lead actors' performances, while the story and supporting cast were widely criticized.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: "Kingsglaive" takes place on the Earth-like world of Eos, running parallel to the opening events of "Final Fantasy XV". The kingdom of Lucis is home to a magical Crystal, given to humanity by the world's deities and used by the ruling Caelum dynasty to defend Lucis from invaders via a magical barrier known as the Wall. The Crystal is kept in a special chamber within the Royal Citadel, its powers only accessible through the hereditary Ring of the Lucii. For centuries, Lucis has been at war with the militaristic and technologically advanced empire of Niflheim, which has conquered the other nations using its Magitek armies.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Lucis's crown city Insomnia is protected from Niflheim by the Kingsglaive—an elite corps made up of immigrants from beyond the city limits with whom the Crystal's power are shared by the ruling monarch Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII. The film opens with Regis accepting a peace treaty with Niflheim: as part of the treaty, Regis must cede the territories around Insomnia to Niflheim and have his son Prince Noctis marry Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, former princess of Tenebrae.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: During a visit to Tenebrae, Regis and Noctis—who is recuperating from a near-death experience—are targeted for assassination by Niflheim. Tenebrae is subsequently attacked, and in the invasion Queen Sylva is killed by Niflheim's General Glauca. Regis attempts to flee with Lunafreya, but she decides to stay with her brother Ravus; both become subjects under Niflheim's rule.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Twelve years later, the Kingsglaive fight to protect Lucis's borders from attacks by Niflheim's Magitek army and Daemons, unnatural monsters tamed for military use. During one such operation, Nyx Ulric defies his orders to withdraw to rescue his friend Libertus from a Daemon. Regis, whose magic powers the Wall and is growing weaker due to advancing age, accepts Imperial Chancellor Ardyn Izunia's offer of peace. This causes dissension among the Kingsglaive, who feel Regis is abandoning their families. Two days before the treaty is to be signed, Kingsglaive member Crowe is sent on a mission to escort Lunafreya to Altissia to meet Noctis, but is killed en route. Her death causes Libertus to leave the Kingsglaive and join a group of Lucian rebels. At a party dedicated to the signing of the treaty, attended by both Regis and Niflheim's emperor Iedolas Aldercapt, Lunafreya meets with Nyx before being secretly abducted by Glauca. Nyx discovers this and finds that Niflheim has stationed their army outside Insomnia.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Regis agrees to deploy the Kingsglaive, although their commander Drautos has disappeared. While Nyx succeeds in rescuing Lunafreya, many of the Kingsglaive turn on him; Nyx, Lunafreya and rebel leader Luche Lazarus escape as the ship disintegrates. At the treaty-signing ceremony, the Niflheim delegation springs a surprise attack and kills the ruling council, while their army enters by destroying the Wall with help from the rebels, who are subsequently massacred. Lunafreya and Nyx reach the Citadel just as Regis is battling Glauca. During the fight, Glauca cuts the Ring of the Lucii from Regis's hand. Ravus attempts to put on the Ring and claim its power, but it rejects him and destroys his arm before he can remove it. Nyx, Lunafreya and Regis retrieve the Ring and flee with Glauca in pursuit. Regis forces the two to go on without him, dying in his ensuing battle with Glauca. Aldercapt and Ardyn—having successfully stolen the Crystal—leave Insomnia to be destroyed by Niflheim's Daemons.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Summoned to the city plaza by a call from Drautos, Nyx and Lunafreya are cornered by Luche, who reveals himself to be Crowe's killer. Luche almost kills Nyx before being tricked by Lunafreya into putting on the Ring, resulting in his death. Drautos then appears, but is attacked by Libertus, who reveals that Drautos is in fact Glauca. Just as Glauca is about to kill them, Nyx puts on the Ring. He is confronted by the spirits of the past kings of Lucis; initially rejected due to being not of their bloodline, his resolve and the threat to the Crystal persuade them to allow his use of their power at the cost of his life. After fending off Glauca, Nyx returns the Ring to Lunafreya before entrusting her to Libertus, telling them to flee. With the Ring's borrowed power he engages Glauca in a titanic battle throughout Insomnia, animating the city's statues of past rulers, known as the "Old Wall," to combat Niflheim's Daemons. Their fight ends as dawn approaches, with Nyx mortally wounding Glauca; Nyx dies shortly after as payment for using the Ring's power, wishing for Noctis to rule well in the future. In the aftermath, Libertus escorts Lunafreya out of the city, but she tells him to stay behind. Lunafreya then leaves with the Ring to find Noctis.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: In a post-credits scene, Noctis and his companions are en route to Altissia when their car breaks down, leading into the opening scenes of "Final Fantasy XV".


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Other characters include the various members of the Kingsglaive and Regis' council: Banjō Ginga / John DeMita as Clarus Amicitia, father to main character Gladiolus; Wataru Takagi / Ben Diskin as Pelna Khara; and Fuminori Komatsu / Max Mittelman as Tredd Furia. Unvoiced characters include Kingsglaive members Sonitus Bellum and Axis Arra. While both English and Japanese voicetracks were produced, lip syncing for all versions was matched to the English voice work. The lead voice actors, such as Paul, were chosen so they would be recognized and appeal to a wide audience, in addition to their acting abilities. The Japanese voice casting followed a similar model, choosing well-known actors for the lead roles. Casting was handled by Rui Kawada, who also acted as general project manager. The compartmentalization of the development meant that the characters were mostly voiced by different actors to "Final Fantasy XV". Originally there were plans for both the film and game voice cast to cross over, but these were scrapped.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: "Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV" forms part of the ""Final Fantasy XV" Universe", a multimedia project based around the 2016 video game "Final Fantasy XV" that includes the original net animation series "": the story of "XV", originally a spin-off title called "Final Fantasy Versus XIII", was large enough to have covered several games, but as the team did not want to create any additional games, they decided to create additional media. While similar in style to the "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII" project, the media associated with "Final Fantasy XV" came before the game's release rather than after it, acting as insight into the world and characters. "XV" and its associated media likewise hold a thematic connection to "Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy", a compilation of games and associated media sharing a common mythos while boasting unconnected stories and settings. While distanced from the "Fabula Nova Crystallis" brand for marketing purposes, the world of "XV" still uses its mythos and design elements. "Kingsglaive" was designed so it would not be necessary for people to watch to understand the main game. Despite this, references to the events of "Kingsglaive" were included in the game. Following the release of the game, director Hajime Tabata described "Kingsglaive" and "Brotherhood" as granting a better view of the game's world, adding that those who only played the game might notice the missing context.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: "Kingsglaive" was primarily developed by Visual Works, a division of "Final Fantasy" developer Square Enix dedicated to the creation of CGI cutscenes. The director was Takeshi Nozue. Nozue's previous notable experience with feature-length productions was the 2005 feature "". While he had been co-director of "Advent Children", he was sole director of "Kingsglaive". Speaking about his role, Nozue said he felt overwhelmed by having to answer to so many producers on a single project. Tabata acted as one of the film's producer. While compared upon reveal to "Advent Children", it was stressed that the two served very different purposes: while "Advent Children" was designed for fans of its parent title "Final Fantasy VII" (1997), "Kingsglaive" was intended for both prospective players of "Final Fantasy XV" and people new to the "Final Fantasy" series, acting as an entry point into the narrative of "Final Fantasy XV". The project was also much greater in scale than "Advent Children", requiring help from multiple external studios. Nozue later commented that another aspect of "Kingsglaive" was to bolster sales of the game's platforms prior to release, with a film offering a greater means of reaching potential buyers. Production work on "Kingsglaive" began three years prior to its release, with full development beginning in 2014 after an extended period of preparatory work. From this point, production lasted approximately two and a half years.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: So the production could be managed in the short time available, the film's development was separated into three phases, with each phase being dedicated to a particular part of the production process and run by a different unit director answering to Nozue. The film went through multiple phases of trial and error until the final product was solidified. "Kingsglaive" was kept a secret until 2016 when it was near completion, as the developers felt that they had announced its parent video game too early. So as to remain close to the development of "Final Fantasy XV", the lead staff of "Kingsglaive" moved from Visual Works to Business Division 2, the department of Square Enix responsible for the game's development. This was part of an overall shift in development methods when the game was changed from a spin-off to a mainline entry.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: In addition to the staff of "Advent Children", Western companies in gaming and film production were involved: Digic Pictures, who had worked on the graphics for the "Assassin's Creed" series; and Image Engine, who had worked on multiple films including "Jurassic World" (2015) and the television series "Game of Thrones". According to Nozue, around 50 different companies were involved in the film's production: among these was Europe-based company Puppetworks Animation Studio. This approach was unconventional in Japan, and the first major collaboration entered into by Square Enix for CGI projects. The internal team was estimated at 50 people. The cooperation of studios overseas meant that work on the film could proceed continuously. Without this external aid, Nozue estimated that they would have needed a staff of five hundred people to complete the film in the given timeframe. According to Nozue, the film was only half-finished two and a half months before its planned release, and a huge effort was needed from all the involved studios to complete it in time. Nozue attributed the large number of helpful overseas studios to their common liking of the "Final Fantasy" franchise.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: The story of "Kingsglaive" was based around a portion of the original opening of "Final Fantasy XV", which would have shown the invasion of Insomnia by Niflheim's army. This had to be cut from the game due to concerns over the volume of content, but as the team still wanted to show this event, they incorporated it into the plot of "Kingsglaive". To ensure a connection between the film and the game, both projects used the same shared script as their core. That script was written by Saori Itamuro based on a draft by Kazushige Nojima. The team also wanted a proper cinematic experience that would appeal to a large audience, so they brought in a professional screenwriter, Takashi Hasegawa, to create a full-length cinematic script. Nozue described the majority of Hasegawa's work as that of a script doctor, with him spending one and a half months tweaking the script created by the "Final Fantasy" team.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Los Angeles-based company Hydra Entertainment assisted with creating the script alongside Hasegawa, in addition to writing assistance from Hollywood staff. The storyline was designed to complement and set the stage for the events of "Final Fantasy XV" without revealing major plot elements from the game. The film was created for a primarily English audience, with the script translation handled by Square Enix's in-house localization team. The narrative was split into three acts, with production on the CGI element of each act finishing before beginning work on the next. This meant that last-minute adjustments were taking place until the end of production. As many team members were "Final Fantasy" fans, frequent nostalgic references to earlier entries in the series were included.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: The central theme for the overall story of "Final Fantasy XV" was the bond between father and son: "Kingsglaive" represented the theme from the father Regis' point of view. According to Nozue, another key element during the early segment of the film was displaying how the world's society sees Regis's responsibilities, along with the emotions involved in such a role. The main goal for the film's characters was to portray them as normal people with character flaws, rather than magical superheroes. Nyx was an original character created for the film with no connection to the events of the game, intended to act as a medium for the wider audience "Kingsglaive" was aimed at. Nyx also provided a medium for the story themes surrounding immigration issues, which in turn brought the audience closer to the main cast. While Nyx was original, multiple key characters from the game played prominent roles, particularly Regis, Lunafreya, and Ardyn. Lunafreya was highlighted as the "keystone" connecting the game, the film, and the anime series "Brotherhood". While her role in the film was not an active one, her strength was conveyed through her single-minded devotion to her goals.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Prior to full production, the team created a tech demo in 2012 to test the creation and movement of highly detailed models and environments. This tech demo was titled "Agni's Philosophy", which also acted as a test demo for the Luminous Studio engine which would be used for "Final Fantasy XV". Character designs and modelling was overseen by Business Division 2; the team was led by Kazuaki Iwasawa, the character model supervisor. The character Crowe's hair was based on the hairstyle for the main female protagonist of "Agni's Philosophy". The hairstyles for both Crowe and Lunafreya were first modelled using a real mannequin wig to ensure they could be managed. Their fully rendered wigs were composed of three thousand curves each, a thousand more than originally estimated.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: The characters' body and facial movements were recorded using motion capture: these included capturing static figures for dialogue segments, and full-body capture for action sequences. The motion actors provided the basis for their characters' appearance: the actors were chosen based on how well they fitted with the staff's vision for the characters. The motion actors' facial expressions were captured using a special head-mounted rig the team had previously developed for the 2012 tech demo. When the character designs were being created, Nozue needed to regularly consult professional hairstylists to ensure that their chosen hairstyles for characters would be feasible in real life. For characters who appeared in the game, the team tried to keep their facial features as close as possible to their in-game counterpart. As with other Japanese CGI films aiming for a realistic tone, the team relied on photogrammetry and an extensive 3D scanning process combined with motion capture. Character clothing was created in a similar way to real-life clothing, with a number of different design variations being tested using paper cutouts. Something that both in-house and external staff contended with was making character movements realistic without being symmetrical; the biggest example was Libertus's need to walk on crutches for much of the film, shifting his weight balance and movement speed.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Insomnia—the capital of Lucis—was based in general on international cities, while its core was based on Tokyo: Western elements were added based on fan criticism of Insomnia being too similar to Tokyo during the game's early stages. The design of the Niflheim airships was an updated version of those in the earlier days of "Final Fantasy XV"s development, when it was known as "Versus XIII". Regis was extensively redesigned for the film, which in turn altered his appearance in the game. Initially created with a younger appearance, the team wanted him to have a proper regal air so he would have presence in "Kingsglaive", so they aged the character significantly and created a story-based context for the change. The overall theme of the "Final Fantasy XV" universe was "a fantasy based on reality": to reinforce this, Square Enix collaborated with Audi on a custom version of their Audi R8 model as the royal family's personal transport, and included references to real-world brands and companies such as Japan Airlines. Most of the film's individual props such as the car, Nyx's daggers, the Niflheim mechs and the Ring of the Lucii were created and rendered before main production had begun.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Lighting and its effect on characters' skin was of particular importance to the Business Division 2 team, with a lot of work going into making sure shading and transparency fitted with each character's position in a scene in relation to its lighting. Previsualization was initially going to be done entirely in-house, but the team eventually decided to bring in The Third Floor, an external company specializing in previsualization. The Third Floor ended up handling around 40% of the work. The animation was also supposed to be handled in-house using the V-Ray software, but the team found it difficult to adapt the software to their needs. As Nozue wanted to use the experience and technology of Visual Works to create "Kingsglaive", they decided to bring in experienced and dedicated outside help to handle V-Ray. This resulted in the cooperation with Digic Pictures, which included former staff from Square Enix's North American branch and were highly skilled in the creation of high-quality cutscenes. For procedural environmental elements such as falling rubble, they used the Houdini animation software.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: The film's score was composed by John R. Graham, with the main theme by Yoko Shimomura, the composer for "Final Fantasy XV". The score for "Kingsglaive" was described by Nozue as "Shimomura meets Hollywood". This effect was reinforced by Graham's work. According to Graham, Nozue wanted a complex musical score. The harmonics and themes change throughout the score to create both an ambiguous atmosphere and a sense of impending tragedy and loss. Graham was brought on board to create a score that would fill the film's world and act as a counterbalance to Shimomura's music from the game, which was incorporated into the overall score. Due to the themes and events of "Kingsglaive", Graham needed his music to reflect the weight, contradictions, and shifting "light and dark" perspectives of the characters and locations. To achieve this, he used a combination of live orchestra and electronic elements. He wrote more than 100 minutes of music. Recording was done in Nashville using a symphonic orchestra. The soundtrack was released as a two-disc album on September 7, 2016.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: "Kingsglaive" was first announced in March 2016 at "Uncovered: "Final Fantasy XV"", a media event dedicated to the game. Its release was handled by publisher Square Enix and distributor Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. At the time, no theatrical release was announced for the West. In June at the 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo, it was announced that "Kingsglaive" would receive a limited theatrical release in North America, beginning on August 19; its theatrical release was handled by Stage 6 Films with Vertical Entertainment and Square Enix. A further week's run was announced for some areas. It was later announced that Le Grand Rex would be hosting a French premiere for "Kingsglaive" on September 15. "Kingsglaive" released in Japanese cinemas through Aniplex on July 9, 2016, where day one fans were given exclusive Lunafreya post cards. Tickets went on sale on April 23. Prior to its theatrical release, a television special titled "XV Universe Report" aired in Japan, featuring behind-the-scenes information and interviews regarding "Final Fantasy XV" and its associated media.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: "Kingsglaive" was included on Blu-ray in the "Deluxe Edition" and "Ultimate Collector's Edition" of "Final Fantasy XV", which were released worldwide on November 29, 2016. The film was also included in the ""Final Fantasy XV" Film Collection", a box set which includes "Final Fantasy XV" and "Brotherhood". The digital version of the film was released on streaming and download services on August 30, 2016; the standalone Blu-ray and DVD versions were released on October 4, 2016. It was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 30, 2021.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: The film debuted in Japan in 10th place, selling 22,818 tickets for a total of ($345,507) in two days. By July 20, over 70,000 tickets had been sold, bringing a total gross of over in Japan ($907,524). Its high takings were attributed to positive word of mouth following the initial release. During the openings of its limited run in the United States, the film grossed a further $190,000. It eventually grossed $269,980 in the region. Upon release in China in March 2017, the film entered at No. 4 in the top-grossing films of that week, being the highest grossing new release with $3.90 million. The film went on to gross in China. Its total worldwide gross reached over $6.4 million as of April 2017. The home video releases of "Kingsglaive" were among the top 20 best-selling DVD and Blu-ray releases for October 2016. The two releases reached a combined gross of $4,549,411 in the United States.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 12%, based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 4.79/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average to reviews, the film has a score of 35 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Critics were generally negative about the film, although popular opinion rendered a more positive response.


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Christian Holub of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a score of C+, describing the film as a long cutscene for fans of the game rather than something equivalent to the recent "Warcraft" film adaptation: he said that the visuals "offer a deep dive into the Uncanny Valley", and praised the lead actors' efforts with a script he found weak. Meghan Sullivan, writing for IGN, gave the film a score of 6/10, calling it "gorgeous", and praised the character design despite some issues with realistic facial expressions, and found the story was bogged down by the political elements when the action side and the plot focusing on the Kingsglaive worked. In contrast, she called the voicework "solid", saying that the leads brought their characters to life and prevented the script from sounding too ridiculous while the supporting cast was weaker overall. She summed up "Kingsglaive" as "a very beautiful and very confusing movie". Andrew Barker for "Variety" frequently questioned whether "Kingsglaive" could count as a film, as he often felt like he was watching a recorded gameplay video, praising the visuals while generally faulting the plot as rushed and too full of throwaway characters. Wired's Matt Kamen gave the film a score of 5/10. He greatly praised the film's visuals, and was positive about the lead actors' performances and the action scenes. His criticism was leveled at its poor portrayal of the female characters, called the narrative confusing, and felt that it focused too much on setting up the events of "Final Fantasy XV". His main feeling was that, while it held promise, it relied too much on character stereotypes and world building, calling it "a gorgeous but over-stuffed slice of fanservice".


title: Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

text: Eurogamer's Aoife Wilson found it difficult to pin down why she had enjoyed the film, as she found it "bloated and badly done," ending up saying that, despite its flaws, it felt like part of the "Final Fantasy" franchise. She again praised the visuals, but found the dialog to be the film's weakest point despite the efforts of the lead actors. She summed up "Kingsglaive" by saying that "as a two-hour piece of promotional material for a game, it works". Scott Clay of RPGFan called watching the film a necessity for fully understanding the world of "Final Fantasy XV", and praised it for its visuals and action scenes, although he noted that there were probably better action films available. He felt that "Kingsglaive" managed to get him invested in the story of "Final Fantasy XV", saying it was "no masterpiece — in fact, it's nowhere close to one — but it does its job nicely by setting up what could potentially be a very cool story". Polygon's Ashley Oh missed the character development usually seen in the "Final Fantasy" games although the cast did their best with the script, and while she found the visuals "jaw-droppingly gorgeous" and enjoyed the references to other "Final Fantasy" titles, she found the story "very weak". She also faulted the lack of strong female characters, something that had been a noted feature in earlier "Final Fantasy" titles. In contrast to the majority of reviewers, Anthony John Agnello of GamesRadar gave the film five out of five stars, calling it "an expert blend of world building, humanity, and the magical strangeness of "Final Fantasy"" and praising it for balancing its scene setting for "Final Fantasy XV" with creating a relatable experience, in addition to lauding its visuals and relatable characters. GameSpot's Alexa Ray Corriea was also fairly positive: while she noted that it was not a coherent film on its own, she felt that it was a first step by Square Enix to regain fan trust after earlier missteps. She generally enjoyed the story despite a few contrived elements, and gave unanimous praise to the large-scale and more intimate visuals.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Fair Game is a 2010 biographical political drama film directed by Doug Liman and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. It is based on Valerie Plame's 2007 memoir "Fair Game" and Joseph C. Wilson's 2004 memoir "The Politics of Truth".


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Watts stars as Plame and Penn as her husband, Joseph C. Wilson. It was released in 2010 and was one of the official selections competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the "Freedom of Expression Award" from the National Board of Review. The film marked Watts' and Penn's third collaboration, having previously co-starred in the films "21 Grams" and "The Assassination of Richard Nixon".


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Valerie Plame is employed by the Central Intelligence Agency, a fact known outside the agency to no one except her husband and parents. She is an intelligence officer involved in a number of sensitive and sometimes dangerous covert operations overseas.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Her husband, Joseph C. Wilson, is a diplomat who most recently has served as the U.S. ambassador to Gabon. Due to his earlier diplomatic background in Niger, Wilson is approached by Plame's CIA colleagues to travel there and glean information as to whether yellowcake uranium is being procured by Iraq for use in the construction of nuclear weapons. Wilson determines to his own satisfaction that it is not.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: After military action is taken by George W. Bush, who justifies it in a 2003 State of the Union address by alluding to the uranium's use in building weapons of mass destruction, Wilson submits an op-ed piece to "The New York Times", claiming these reports to be categorically untrue.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Plame's status as a CIA operative is subsequently revealed in the media, the leak possibly coming from White House officials, including the vice president's chief of staff and national security adviser, Scooter Libby, in part to discredit her husband's allegation that the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence to justify the invasion of Iraq. As a result, Plame is instantly dismissed from the agency, leaving several of her delicate operations in limbo and creating a rift in her marriage.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Plame leaves her husband, further angered by his granting of television and print interviews, which expose them both to public condemnation and death threats. Wilson ultimately persuades her, however, that there is no other way to fight a power as great as that of the White House for citizens like them. Plame returns to him and testifies before a Congressional committee, while Libby is convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice and given a 30-month prison sentence, although President Bush commutes the jail time on Libby's behalf.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Production took place in Washington, D.C. and New York City. In October 2009 the film news website Corona's Coming Attractions published an exclusive review from a source that had been invited to a test screening of the film. The reviewer gave the rough cut a positive recommendation calling it, "A wonderful human drama with political suspense that should interest anybody no matter how they vote."


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: The film had a public screening during the Abu Dhabi film festival on October 21, 2010, and it got a generally positive review. There was also a session with the director afterwards.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: There was a second preview screening in Brisbane, Australia as part of the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) on October 28, 2010.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 174 reviews, with an average rating of 6.89/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "It struggles with the balance between fact-based biopic and taut political thriller, but "Fair Game" brims with righteous anger – and benefits from superb performances by Naomi Watts and Sean Penn." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a grade "A−" on a scale from A+ to F.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: The film's premisethat Joe Wilson's fact-finding trip to Niger debunked the British claim that Saddam Hussein had tried to obtain uranium thereremained contested by some political writers. In a November 2010 "Washington Post" column about the film, Walter Pincus and Richard Leiby, two reporters who had covered the Plame affair, wrote that Wilson's assessment of the situation was accurate, while "National Review" journalist Clifford May disagreed, writing that "the most important piece of information Wilson brought back from his mission to Africa was that a high-level Iraqi trade mission had visited Niger in 1999." Separately a December 2010 "Washington Post" editorial also disagreed with Pincus and Leiby, citing the 2004 British Butler Review, which stated that the original claim by the British government was accurate. In response, journalist David Corn wrote in "Mother Jones" that, contrary to the Butler Review, the CIA had stated in a private memo that the British uranium claim had been an exaggeration.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Another contested issue in the film was that Plame's name had been leaked to conservative political commentator Robert Novak by someone in the White House, as retribution for Wilson's public comments about the uranium deal. The "Washington Post" editorial and Clifford May both stated that the leak was from the State Department, specifically Richard Armitage, who was himself an opponent of the Iraq War and thus would have no reason to try to discredit Wilson. Pincus and Leiby, on the other hand, called this portion of the film accurate. Corn agreed, writing that, though Armitage had been a source for the leak, he may not have been the only source, and that Karl Rove may have also leaked the information. Rove had in fact confirmed Plame's identity to Novak, but only after Novak had already heard the information from another source. Rove had also mentioned Plame, though not by name, to another reporter, "Time" magazine's Matthew Cooper, although Cooper did not publish this information before Novak's revelation.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: There was more consensus about other aspects of "Fair Game". In the film, Valerie Plame is shown working closely, and covertly, with a group of Iraqi scientists until her cover is blown; it is implied that the scientists were then abandoned as a result. Pincus and Leiby, May and the "Washington Post" editorial all agreed that Plame never worked directly with the scientists, and that the program did not end when her name was revealed.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: Pincus and Leiby also took issue with the film's depiction of Plame and Wilson's appearance in a profile in "Vanity Fair" magazine after Plame's outing – the two are shown in the film agonizing over whether to appear in the profile, but it is not shown that their decision to appear in a fashion-style photograph alongside the profile ended up becoming, in Pincus and Leiby's words, "a PR debacle for them."


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: On the other hand, Pincus and Leiby praised the film for accuracy on several other points, including the indication that Plame had been a covert operative at the time of her outing (some reports indicated that she was not), and that, contrary to the original Novak column, Wilson had not been chosen to go on the Niger fact-finding trip due to a recommendation from his wife.


title: Fair Game (2010 film)

text: "Fair Game" was released on DVD and Blu-ray for Region 1/Region A on March 29, 2011, and for Region 2/Region B on July 11, 2011.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Baadshah is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sreenu Vaitla. The film was produced by Bandla Ganesh under his Parameswara Art Productions banner. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in the lead role, alongside Kajal Aggarwal, Navdeep, Brahmanandam, and Kelly Dorji. The soundtrack was composed by Sai Thaman and this is his second collaboration with Sreenu Vaitla. Cinematography was handled by K. V. Guhan.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: The film was released worldwide on 5 April 2013. and was premiered at the "Osaka Asian Film Festival 2014" held in Japan. Baadshah released in 1550 Screens worldwide with 1200 Prints. Brahmanandam won the SIIMA Award for Best Comedian (Telugu) for his role in the film. Baadshah received positive reviews from critics and was a hit at the box office.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Sadhu Bhai is an international syndicate leader who conquered the underworld of entire southeast Asia, and no one dared to challenge him. Baadshah enters the underworld for his father Dhanraj. Sadhu's partner Crazy Robert captures Baadshah and Dhanraj. Baadshah defeats Robert's goons. However, he learns that both the Indian police led by ACP Aadi and IG Ramchandar and the Hong Kong police are out to catch him.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: In Milan, Italy, Janaki is a social worker who lives with her uncle Pilli Gopi Krishna Simha and cousins Inky and Pinky. She meets Baadshah alias Rama Rao when he acts as if he is attempting suicide. Janaki introduces him to various people who attempted suicide but found hope for life through her inspiration. One such person is a poet named Dasu, who is actually a slacker. Rama Rao immediately discovers Dasu's true nature and buys him off to help him in making Janaki fall in love with him.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Meanwhile, Ramchandar leads a police funeral for DIG Balram. Aadi and the police force think that Baadshah killed Balram, so Aadi vows to kill him. Meanwhile, Baadshah fights off Sadhu's henchman Rakhi Rasul, who comes looking for him. Unfortunately, one of Baadshah's right-hand men is killed by Robert when he refuses to give information about Baadshah.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Flashback: Dhanraj runs a casino for Sadhu and runs a group of casino in Macau, where Sadhu's syndicate gets half of its entire income. Although Sadhu is the most powerful underworld don in Asia along with his right-hand men Vikram and Rasul, he was never able to conquer Hong Kong due to Robert's brother, a drug lord Violent Victor's and his son Ruthless Johnny's control. When Dhanraj attempts to transfer the money from the casino to Sadhu through Hong Kong, Johnny stops Dhanraj's henchmen and tries to steal the money. Baadshah then fends off Johnny's men. Sadhu asks Baadshah to recover his henchmen Antony, who was kidnapped by Victor.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Unknown to Sadhu, it was Baadshah who kidnapped Antony. Baadshah demands control over Macau in return, to which Sadhu. Baadshah uses this as an opportunity to attack Johnny's place, recover several flood victim children (with whom Johnny planned to do illegal organ business), and kill Johnny. Baadshah then hands over Antony to Sadhu as if he had recovered him from Victor. Victor surrenders Hong Kong to Sadhu to seek his help in avenging his son's death. Sadhu, accepts the offer when he finds out that Baadshah was behind Antony's kidnap and played a game with him to get Macau.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: It is revealed that Baadshah's intent on entering the mafia world was to defeat Sadhu and conquer his empire with his uncle Ganesh. Sadhu sends his men to kill Baadshah, but Ganesh is killed instead. Baadshah kills Victor and his accomplices, and Sadhu joins forces with Robert. Meanwhile, Ramchandar finds out that Sadhu is shipping RDX from Hong Kong to India and sends a team headed by Balram and ACP Aadi to intercept the container. In Hong Kong, Balram and Aadi attack Sadhu's gang. However, Aadi betrays and brutally kills Balram, also revealing that he is the mole in the police department working with Sadhu.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: The container is successfully transported to India. Aadi makes sure that Baadshah is framed for Balram's murder. Robert then kidnaps Dhanraj and captures Baadshah. Baadshah finds out and reveals to Ramchandar about Aadi's betrayal. Ramachandar tells Baadshah that Janaki is engaged to Aadi and that they will be married in a few weeks. Gopi agrees to help Baadshah and Janaki. Janaki, Baadshah, Gopi, Inky, Pinky, and Dasu travel to India.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Present: Meanwhile, Sadhu plans several bomb blasts in all major cities in India with the RDX on the day of the WSIS in Hyderabad. Baadshah enters Janaki's household by posing as wedding planner Rama Rao. Janaki's household is headed by her father Dr. Jaya Krishna Simha IPS, a strict and disciplined Commissioner of the IPS in Andhra Pradesh who expects all the men in the family to be disciplined police officers.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: However, Padmanabha Simha is lazy and becomes an inspector due to Jaya's influence. Aadi and his father arrive to Jaya's house for Aadi and Janaki's wedding. Rama Rao uses this as an opportunity to trap Aadi and reach Sadhu. When Rasul and Robert enter the city to carry out planned bomb blasts, Rama Rao goes with Padmanabha and kills Rasul. Padmanabha takes credit for the murder, and the police confiscate the RDX. Rama Rao's mother finds out that her son is Baadshah and becomes disgusted, though she later finds out from Ramchandar why he became Baadshah.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Flashback: Before Rama Rao entered the mafia, he, along with his adoptive brother Siddhu and his mother were living happily. Sadly, on the day when Rama Rao was to leave for the US for software job, Siddhu was killed in a bomb blast that Sadhu planted. Rama Rao applies for a position in the IPS, but gets rejected by the whole department because Dhanraj was working under Sadhu, and no one with a criminal family history is allowed into the police department.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Ramchandar asks Rama Rao to go undercover as Baadshah and infiltrate the mafia to extract information about Sadhu, and in return, all criminal charges against Dhanraj will be dropped. Rama Rao joins the syndicate as Baadshah to avenge Siddu's death.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Present: After learning this, Rama Rao's mother apologizes for not trusting him, and he reunites her with a reformed Dhanraj. Later at the Sangeet ceremony, Aadi spikes the juice with alcohol (actually meant for Padmanabha so that he can reveal about Baadshah's identity), making everyone at the ceremony drunk. Jaya gets enraged and has a public dispute with Aadi and his father. Sadhu comes to Hyderabad and kills the police informer that notified the police of the RDX and Rasul's location.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Sadhu then makes Aadi kidnap Ramchandar and capture Padmanabha. Padmanabha Simha soon finds out that he had been used by Baadshah. Aadi and Sadhu then attempt to leave India from an airport base, but Baadshah intervenes. Ramchandar reveals that Baadshah aka Rama Rao has been appointed as the new IGP and that he was hired when he recovered the RDX and proved his worth. Baadshah kills Sadhu and his goons as well as Robert and beats up and arrests Aadi and his father, thus ending "Operation Baadshah". He then gets engaged to Janaki, and Jaya is happy that another police officer is becoming part of his household.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: While wrapping up the film "Dookudu", Srinu Vaitla announced his next film with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. which would be produced by Bandla Ganesh on Parameswara Art Productions in July 2011. He further added that would take a gap of 2 months and then would start working for this film. The film was initially titled as "Mafia" with a tagline "Manchi Kutumba Katha Chitram" in the same month. But due to unknown reasons the film was officially titled as "Baadshah", after considering the title "Action" in January 2012. It was reported earlier that N. T. Rama Rao Jr. allotted the dates from February and the film would be launched in the same month. However, the film was launched on 18 March 2012 in an event held at Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad. The event was attended by Telugu actors Ram Charan Teja and Venkatesh. The film also marked the last film of Srinu Vaitla with Kona Venkat as he had differences with him and it was confirmed by the duo that they would never team up again in the future.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: The Technical team along with the Music Director S. Thaman that delivered "Dookudu" worked for this film. N. T. Rama Rao Jr. gone lean to give a new look for his character in this film. It was also reported that N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s character would have multiple shades in the film. Though the makers tried to rope Samantha initially, she couldn't be a part of the film due to her busy schedules. Finally the makers zeroed Kajal Aggarwal to play the lead lady's role in the film which marks her second collaboration with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. after "Brindavanam". Popular actor Navdeep, who was known for his varied hero roles, was selected to play one of the antagonists of the film. Another popular Telugu, Tamil Hero Siddharth was hired to play a crucial cameo role of N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s brother. Popular Actress Suhasini Maniratnam was signed in March 2013 to play the role of N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s mother in the film. Mahesh Babu was reported to be the Narrator of a part of the film and after much speculation, the makers confirmed the news that Mahesh is providing Voice-over for some crucial scenes in the film. It was also revealed that Brahmanandam would play the role of a Cop in the film and his role was said to be very special in the film. Meenakshi Dixit and South African model Nicole Amy Madell were chosen to perform item numbers in the film.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Though initially planned on 15 June 2012, the Principal photography started from 1 July 2012 at Milan in Italy after being shifted from Seoul. First schedule was initially said to be held in Europe. But the unit after shooting key portions at Italy shifted to Europe where two songs and some key scenes were shot. After filming for a hectic and long schedule in Europe and Italy, the unit proceeded to Bangkok. It was reported that some key scenes in Mafia Backdrop will be shot there. The film was shot extensively in Bangkok for more than 1 and a half month till 25 September 2012 and it was reported that 60% of the film's shoot was completed by then. The new shooting schedule of the film began in a private house in Hyderabad, where few comedy scenes and other vital scenes will be canned on the lead cast. The crew returned from Bangkok and the shooting resumed in Hyderabad from the last week of September 2012. The shooting later commenced at Novotel hotel in Hyderabad where scenes on N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Mukesh Rishi and others were canned. The filming resumed in Hyderabad from the second week of October 2012. In the same month, the Introduction fight of N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was filmed at a huge set erected at the Aluminium Factory in Gachibowli under the supervision of Vijayan. After filming a few other action sequences, the unit continued its shoot in Hyderabad in November 2012 where some key scenes were shot on the lead pair as well as other actors. In December, the shoot continued at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in Hyderabad for 3 days. In the same month, Navdeep joined the sets of the film. Later the shooting continued at a temple in Kachiguda and Daspalla Hotel in Hyderabad. The climax of the film was shot at Nagarjuna Sagar in which N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Navdeep, Kelly Dorje and others participated for a week. Then a song on Nicole and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was filmed at Annapurna 7 Acres Studio. After completing few patch work activities at Novotel, the shooting finally came to an end on 15 March 2013.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: The soundtrack of the film was composed by S. Thaman, who previously worked with both N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Srinu Vaitla. Music discussions were held in Ooty. The soundtrack consists of 6 Tracks all composed by S. Thaman with Ramajogayya Sastry penning 3 of them and Krishna Chaitanya, Viswa, Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar penning each. The audio launch of the film was held at Ramanaidu Studios in Nanakramguda, Hyderabad on 27 February 2013 and the audio was released through Aditya Music label. The audio was a huge success and The Hexa Platinum Disc function of the film was held on 9 March 2013 at Novotel in Hyderabad.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Venkat Garikapati and G. Hari Kumar of Hari Venkateswara Films obtained the distribution rights of this film for Guntur and Nellore rights were acquired by Sri Nikethan Films. Bharath Pictures took the distribution rights of this film for Visakhapatnam at a record price of 41.0 million. The film obtained a U/A Certificate from the CBFC and was released on 5 April 2013. Benefit show tickets hungama for the film was started from 2 April 2013. The film was released in a record number of theaters in the US.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: "The Times of India" gave a review stating ""Baadshah" is a treat for N. T. Rama Rao Jr. fans, others can also enjoy this film for its comedy elements and N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s powerful presence." "Idlebrain" gave a review of rating 4.5/5 stating ""Baadshah" is a film that serves you with Seenu Vytla kind of entertainment using N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Brahmanandam in an effective way. N. T. Rama Rao Jr. has got a film with excellent box office potential after a long gap. It's up to the star power of N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and brand value of Seenu Vytla to take it further." "123telugu" gave a review stating ""Baadshah" is a very effective entertainer for the summer holidays. Brilliant performances from N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal, Brahmanandam and M.S.Narayana coupled with a highly entertaining second half are major plus points for the film. Different from similarities to Sreenu Vaitla's past projects, the film makes for a very enjoyable watch. Catch "Baadshah" this weekend. Entertainment, action and suspense is guaranteed!" "Oneindia Entertainment" gave a review of rating 5/5 stating ""Baadshah" is a good masala entertainer, which has excellent performance by lead actors and sound production values. The movie impresses all kinds of audience. It is a treat for N. T. Rama Rao Jr. fans. Don't miss to watch the Young Tiger in action." "SuperGoodMovies" gave a review of rating 4/5 stating "N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal's "Baadshah" is a successful entertainer for this summer. Sparkling performances from all the actors with a very much entertaining film. Sreenu Vaitla's proved with almost all projects. Complete Entertainment is assured."


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: Being the biggest outing of NTR after two flops with, "Sakthi", "Dammu", expectations were very high among the audience on this film. This film was opened to great start, collecting 33 cr (share) all over the world at the end of 1st week, thus emerging as the highest opening grosser of N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s career and got a cult status. It is also the 7th conscecutive blockbuster of Sreenu Vaitla. The film has collected 9.3 million (net) in the first week worldwide. The film has collected 427.1 million (net) in three weeks worldwide. The film has collected 920 million (net) worldwide. The film collected a total share WW of 48.50 crores. It was one of the highest-grossing films in NTR career.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: The film opened to tremendous response in all the Major Cities of India in which it was released and the entire shows in major cities have been sold out for the next three days from the day of release. On the first day, the film has registered 100% occupancy in both single screens and multiplexes. The film had huge amount of advance ticket booking and remaining few tickets were sold out early in the morning. The film has collected 560.2 million (net) in 40 days in Andhra Pradesh. The film has completed 50 days in 60 centres in Andhra Pradesh on 24 May 2013. The film has completed 100 days in 5 centres in Andhra Pradesh on 13 July 2013.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: The film was in the list of top 10 grossers at USA box office on 4 April 2013 collecting 234,686 USD's in 108 reported screens across USA, thus emerging as the biggest grosser among N. T. Rama Rao Jr.'s movies in USA, thus breaking the record set by "Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu" which held the record of all-time highest grosser Telugu movie in the country. Noted trade analyst Taran Adarsh has reported that the film crossed the US$1 Million mark in the US, on the third day, which is a phenomenal feat and it is the first Telugu film to achieve this record in the opening weekend itself. The film collected 1.094 Million Dollars.


title: Baadshah (2013 film)

text: The VCD's, DVD's & Blu-ray's of the film were released through the Company BhavaniDVD on 19 July 2013. Maxam released the original Telugu version with Japanese subtitles on DVD on December 19, 2014, and was later reissued at a lower price on March 31, 2017. It was also released on YouTube by Volga Video since 2014.


title: K. Balaji

text: Krishnamachari Balaji (24 June 19342 May 2009) was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a prominent actor in the 1960s and 70s, playing lead, supporting and antagonist roles. He appeared in many Sivaji Ganesan films.


title: K. Balaji

text: Balaji was born to Krishnamachari and Janaki Devi in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was the grandson of colonial era advocate T. Rangachari.


title: K. Balaji

text: Balaji contacted S. S. Vasan, then owner of Gemini Studios in 1951, looking for work. He was offered a minor role in "Auvaiyar", in which he played the Hindu god Muruga.


title: K. Balaji

text: Balaji soon understood that he was better off playing a villain or the hero's understudy with a negative angle in films that included "Padithaal Mattum Podhumaa", "Bale Pandiya", En Kadamai and "Thillana Mohanambal".


title: K. Balaji

text: While working as an actor, he was hired as a manager in Narasu Studios in the southwest suburbs. In the 1960s, after coming into contact with top Hindi actors such as Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar and Tamil stars Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan and actress Savithri, he began to remake Hindi hits in Tamil. His first production was "Annavin Aasai", a remake of "Chand Aur Sooraj" directed by Dulal Guha. The debut production film starred Gemini Ganesan and Savithri in the lead.


title: K. Balaji

text: He then went on to remake popular Hindi films such as "Dushman" (1971) and "Namak Haraam" (1973) both starring Rajesh Khanna, "Deewaar" (1975), and "Qurbani".


title: K. Balaji

text: He founded Sujatha Cine Arts in 1966. He was also the founder of Sujatha Recording Studio, where sound recordings for most of the big-budget movies of the 1980s and '90s were done.


title: K. Balaji

text: His wife Anandavalli died in 1996. The couple had three children, Suresh Balaje, Sujatha and Suchitra Mohanlal. Malayalam actor Mohanlal Viswanathan is his son-in-law. He was also the grandfather of Pranav Mohanlal and Suraj Suresh. The comedian Y. G. Mahendran is his nephew through his cousin sister Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy.


title: K. Balaji

text: Balaji died on 2 May 2009 evening due to multiple organ and kidney failure. He had been hospitalised for over a month.


title: Emily Perkins

text: Emily Jean Perkins (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian former actress, best known for her roles as Crystal Braywood in the TV series "Hiccups", young Beverly Marsh in "Stephen King's It", and Brigitte Fitzgerald in "Ginger Snaps". Since the late 1980s she has appeared in various films and television series.


title: Emily Perkins

text: Perkins was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a child actress she was in three made-for-television films: "Small Sacrifices", "Anything to Survive", and Stephen King's "It".


title: Emily Perkins

text: In 1998, Perkins took a supporting role in the Canadian TV crime-drama series "Da Vinci's Inquest" as Carmen in the episode "The Most Dangerous Time". She returned to the series in 2001 to take a recurring, supporting role as the prostitute Sue Lewis for a further 34 episodes, a role which earned her a Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance in 2003.


title: Emily Perkins

text: In 2000, Perkins starred in the film "Ginger Snaps" as Brigitte Fitzgerald opposite of Katharine Isabelle as Ginger Fitzgerald. In 2004, she starred in two back-to-back films, a sequel titled "", and a prequel titled "". Her role in "Ginger Snaps" gained her Best Actress award at the Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema in 2001. "Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed" is Perkins' largest role in a film. In 2004 the horror magazine "Fangoria" awarded Perkins their Chainsaw Award for her work in "GS2: Unleashed".


title: Emily Perkins

text: Perkins had supporting roles in "She's the Man", "Another Cinderella Story" (where she reunited with Isabelle), and a small role as a receptionist in "Juno". She stars in the thriller "Blood: A Butcher's Tale."


title: Emily Perkins

text: In 2009 and 2011, she appeared as "superfan" Becky Rosen in the CW TV series "Supernatural". She reprised her role in 2019 for the 15th and final season of the show.


title: Emily Perkins

text: Starting March 1, 2010, Perkins played the regular role of Crystal Braywood in the Canadian TV comedy series "Hiccups". After two seasons the show was cancelled.


title: Emily Perkins

text: She is married to Belgian Canadian academic Ernest Mathijs, who has written about cult films, including her roles in the "Ginger Snaps" series.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Yang Shangkun (3 August 1907 – 14 September 1998) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, President of the People's Republic of China ("de jure" head of state) from 1988 to 1993, and one of the Eight Elders that dominated the Party after the death of Mao Zedong.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Born to a prosperous land-owning family, Yang studied politics at Shanghai University and Marxist philosophy and revolutionary tactics at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University. He went on to hold high office under both Mao Zedong and later Deng Xiaoping; from 1945 to 1965 he was Director of the General Office and from 1945 to 1956 Secretary–General of the Central Military Commission (CMC). In these positions, Yang oversaw much of the day-to-day running of government and Party affairs, both political and military, amassing a great deal of bureaucratic power by controlling things like the flow of documents, the keeping of records, and the approval and allocation of funds. Purged, arrested and imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution, he spent 12 years in prison but staged a comeback in 1978, becoming a key ally of Deng, serving as Mayor of Guangzhou (1979–81), and returning to the CMC as Secretary–General and also Vice Chairman (1981–89), before assuming the Presidency.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: One of the earliest supporters of Chinese economic reform, Yang justified it with references to Vladimir Lenin and the New Economic Policy. However, he strongly opposed any form of political reform, and, despite his own suffering during the Cultural Revolution, actively defended the image and record of Mao. Together with his half-brother, General Yang Baibing, Yang Shangkun effectively controlled the PLA for the entire 1980s and into the early 1990s. Despite his initial hesitation, he went on to play a leading role in crushing the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and was actually the one who planned and supervised the operations to clear the square and surrounding streets. Yang's downfall came in 1993, when he failed in his attempts to undermine the new leadership of Jiang Zemin and to retain control of the PLA, and was forced to retire by a coalition of Party elders, including Deng himself.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Yang was born to a land-owning family in Shuangjiang, Tongnan County, near the city of Chongqing in Sichuan, and studied at Chengdu Higher Normal School and its affiliated secondary school in 1920–25, and then returned to Chongqing. His older brother, Yang Yingong was one of the founding Executive Committee members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Sichuan, and influenced Yang Shangkun's ideological orientation. After joining the Communist Youth League in 1925, and the CCP in 1926, he enrolled in Shanghai University, where he studied politics. Later in 1927 Yang traveled to the Soviet Union and enrolled at the Moscow Sun Yat-sen University, where he studied Marxist theory and techniques of political organization and mobilization.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Yang was a member of a group of Chinese students who studied in Moscow and returned to China to take a leading role in the CCP, later known as the 28 Bolsheviks. The Comintern sent Yang back to China to assist and support other pro-Comintern CCP leaders, including Bo Gu, Wang Ming, and Zhang Guotao, but Yang and some of the other 28 Bolsheviks, including Ye Jianying, Wang Jiaxiang and Zhang Wentian supported Mao Zedong instead. On his return from Moscow in 1931, Yang Shangkun started his military career in the Chinese Red Army, serving as Director of the Political Department in the 1st Red Army and moving around different battle areas under the command of Zhu De and Zhou Enlai. In January 1934, he was appointed Political Commissar of the 3rd Red Army, commanded by Peng Dehuai.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: During the Second Sino–Japanese War Yang Shangkun was Deputy Secretary of the CCP North China Bureau and worked with Liu Shaoqi behind the Japanese lines. In January 1939, Yang became Secretary of the North China Bureau and worked with Zhu De and Peng Dehuai to cooperate with the military operations of the Eighth Route Army, including the Hundred Regiments Campaign. In 1941, Yang returned to Yan'an and worked as personal aide to Mao. In 1945, he became the Director of the General Office of the Party, as well as Secretary–General of the Central Military Commission, that was chaired by Mao himself. In these capacities, he was responsible for much of the day-to-day administration of the Party's military and political work, and carried out this duty with much success.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: In the subsequent Chinese Civil War 1949, Yang was Commander of the ""Central Security Force"" protecting the Party Center, and, in his roles as Director of the General Office and Secretary–General of the CMC, played a significant role in the ultimate Communist victory and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: After the founding of the PRC in October 1949 and until the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, Yang Shangkun was one of very few CCP leaders who worked closely with Mao Zedong at Zhongnanhai on a daily basis. As the Director of the General Office and Secretary–General of the CMC, he oversaw much of the actual day-to-day work of most party activities and military affairs. On the eve of the Cultural Revolution Yang was identified as a supporter of Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping, and was purged as a counter-revolutionary. After being ejected from the Communist Party and removed from all positions, Yang was persecuted by Red Guards, who accused Yang of planting a covert listening device to spy on Mao, the same accusation shared by Deng Xiaoping.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Yang remained in prison until Mao died and Deng Xiaoping rose to power, in 1978. After Deng gained control of the military he recalled Yang, raised him to the position of general, and gave Yang the responsibility of reforming China's army, which Deng considered as larger than necessary and engaged in too many non-military activities. Deng raised Yang to the position of Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission in order to give Yang the authority to complete these reforms (Deng was chairman). In 1982 Yang was also appointed as a full member of the Politburo.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Yang had a close friendship with Deng and shared many of Deng's long-term economic goals, but was far less enthusiastic about the agenda of political liberalization promoted by other senior leaders favored by Deng, including Hu Yaobang, Zhao Ziyang, Wan Li, and Hu Qili. Yang justified his support of economic reforms by referencing Vladimir Lenin and the New Economic Policy, and he emphasized that the Communist Party should still enjoy overall control of the economy, even in private businesses, through the system of Party committees in all enterprises. He also always defended Mao Zedong as a great and historic leader, despite his own suffering at the hands of radical Maoists.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: In the early 1980s, Yang explicitly backed the efforts of a foreign China historian, Harrison Salisbury, to compile an account of the Long March by conducting extensive interviews with surviving Long March participants. The resulting book, "Long March: The Untold Story", has been praised by China scholars as an excellent synthesis of first-hand oral sources. Within China, many Chinese veterans asked why it took a foreigner to produce such a book.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: In 1988, Yang was appointed President of the People's Republic of China replacing Li Xiannian. Under the conventions of the 1982 Constitution, the President's role was largely symbolic, with formal executive power wielded by the General Secretary of the Communist Party and the Premier of the State Council. In practice, party and state leaders still deferred to paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, who, however, was not all-powerful, as he still had to compromise on some policies with other party elders such as Chen Yun and Li Xiannian.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Yang's role during the Tiananmen protests of 1989 caused a fundamental shift in China's political structure. Yang was at first sympathetic to the students and sided with General Secretary Zhao Ziyang in supporting them. As the Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission, he even praised Zhao's position by claiming that “"[Zhao] Ziyang’s notion of pacifying the student movement through democracy and law is good and seems quite workable right now".” Zhao's position was contested by Premier Li Peng and Party elder Li Xiannian, who wanted to use force to suppress the student demonstrations, and who engaged in an internal power struggle with Zhao to convince other senior leaders of their position.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: After the hard-liners gained the upper hand, Yang changed his position and supported the use of force to suppress student protestors. In May 1989 Yang appeared on Chinese television, where he denounced the student demonstrations as "anarchy" and defended the imposition of martial law on several areas of Beijing affected by the protests. Yang then mobilized and planned the suppression of the demonstrators, an operation in which several hundred protesters were killed on 4 June and subsequent days. Yang's nephew, Yang Jianhua, commanded the highly disciplined 27th Group Army, which was brought into Beijing from Hebei to suppress the demonstrators.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Yang Shangkun was hugely influential within the People's Liberation Army. Yang and his younger half-brother, Yang Baibing, purged China's military of any officers who had not sufficiently supported the government's violent crackdown on students. Yang then began an organized attempt to fill as many senior military positions as possible with his supporters, generating an attitude of resentment among other military elders, who accused Yang of attempting to dominate the army and possibly challenge Deng's authority by developing a "Yang family clique". When Yang resisted the rise of Jiang Zemin (who had been the Party secretary of Shanghai), whom Deng began to groom to succeed him as paramount leader, party elders, including Deng himself forced Yang to retire in 1993, along with some of his family.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: According to Voice of America, before Yang Shangkun died in 1998, he allegedly told army doctor Jiang Yanyong that the crackdown on 4 June had been the most serious mistake committed by Li Peng and the Communist Party in its history, a mistake that Yang believed he could not correct, but which he believed would eventually be corrected.


title: Yang Shangkun

text: Yang died on 14 September 1998, aged 91. His official obituary described him as "a great proletarian revolutionary, a statesman, a military strategist, a staunch Marxist, an outstanding leader of the party, the state, and the people's army."


title: Yang Shangkun

text: In 1929, he married Li Bozhao, a woman who participated in the Long March alongside Yang. They had three sons.


title: Grand Masti

text: Grand Masti (), also referred to as Masti 2, is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language adult comedy film directed by Indra Kumar and produced by Ashok Thakeria. The film is a sequel to the 2004 film "Masti", and the second installment of "Masti (film series)". It features Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani reprising their roles from the original, yet the film does not continue and is a new installment. The film also stars Bruna Abdullah, Karishma Tanna, Sonalee Kulkarni, Kainaat Arora, Maryam Zakaria and Manjari Fadnis.


title: Grand Masti

text: "Grand Masti" was released on 13 September 2013, and was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2013. The film received largely negative responses from critics because of its extreme sexual nature, but it was a box office success. "Grand Masti" was the highest grossing A-rated Bollywood film in India, until it was overtaken by Kabir Singh in 2019.


title: Grand Masti

text: The film entered Bollywood's "100 crore club". The film was declared a "Super Hit" in India by Box Office India. Its sequel and third installment of "Masti (film series)", "Great Grand Masti" was released on 15 July 2016.


title: Grand Masti

text: Three friends – Meet (Vivek Oberoi), Prem (Aftab Shivdasani) and Amar (Ritesh Deshmukh) – are all unhappily married and have unsatisfactory sex lives. Meet thinks that his wife Unatti (Karishma Tanna) is having an affair with her boss; Prem thinks that his wife Tulsi (Manjari Fadnis) doesn't spend quality time with him and Amar feels that his wife Mamta (Sonalee Kulkarni) is more concerned about their son, Pappu.


title: Grand Masti

text: One day, the men receive an invite from their college, SLUTS (Sri Lalchand University of Technology and Science), to attend their college reunion. Their wives don't come with them, so the three decide to use the trip to get up to mischief in order to escape their unhappy marriages.


title: Grand Masti

text: When they arrive, they find that everyone else is behaving in an overly conservative manner. This is due to the fear of Principal Robert Pereira (Pradeep Rawat), who hangs people naked on a tree if they disagree with his rules. They find out that a former student, Hardik (Suresh Menon), is in a mental asylum because of the principal's deeds. Meanwhile, Prem meets one of his former teachers, Rose (Maryam Zakaria), who is seen washing her cleavage with water when ice-cream falls on her and is attracted to her. Meet meets Marlo(Kainaat Arora) who causes the car horn to blare because of her big breasts and is attracted to her. Amar meets Mary (Bruna Abdullah) who seductively opens a bottle by a opener around her neck hidden in her inner garments and is attracted to her. The men begin to initiate affairs with the women, but soon find out that Rose, Mary and Marlo are relatives to Robert. The men's wives later arrive at the college, intending on joining them at the reunion.


title: Grand Masti

text: The trio receive an MMS message containing footage of each of them getting intimate, and succeed in hiding the video from their wives. They find out that it was Hardik who sent the video, and he blackmails them. Their task is to kill Robert in order to fulfill Hardik's revenge, or else he will show the footage to their wives. They fail in killing him, so they decide to try to delete the videos off Hardik's phone. They succeed and continue to spend time at the reunion.


title: Grand Masti

text: On the last day, Robert mixes a love potion into the soup, which causes people to deal out those they are attracted too. The trio end up being with Rose, Mary and Marlo, and Robert catches them red handed. While being chased by Robert, the girls reveal to the men that he is impotent. When the trio end up on the roof of a building, Hardik pushes Robert, who slides down the roof and hangs on to a bar. The men try to save him but Hardik pushes them, too, and they hang onto Robert. The girls come and push Hardik off the roof and he hangs on to Meet. The three tell Robert the truth about not making love with Marlo, Mary and Rose. The girls strip to their underwear to make a rope out of their clothes but fail. They decide to strip naked to extend the rope with their bras and panties, but the boys fall and end up in the hospital.


title: Grand Masti

text: Their wives angrily ask them what exactly happened that night. Robert calmly replies that due to a misunderstood affair, their husbands suffered this consequence. Shortly later, a doctor comes and informs Robert that he is no more impotent since the blood now properly flows all over his body due to the pressure generated while hanging on the bar. Hardik marries Marlo. The film ends with Amar, Meet and Prem having sex with their respective wives. Robert and Hardik too have sex with Rose and Marlo. Mary is the one left alone who while bathing naked in a bathtub asks the audience to meet her.


title: Grand Masti

text: The production of the film was to begin in the first week of August 2012, but due to actor Riteish Deshmukh's father Vilasrao Deshmukh's critical health condition, the film's commencement was put off by a few days. Says a source close to the project, ""Grand Masti", the sequel to "Masti" has been in the writing process for the last one and a half years. Finally, writers Milap Zaveri and Tushar Hiranandani cracked an idea and scripted the sequel. The film brings back the Riteish Deshmukh-Aftab Shivdasani-Vivek Oberoi trio, along with four new girls. "Grand Masti" was supposed to kick start this week. Then, Ritesh's father fell ill. He can't be expected to act funny at a time like this."


title: Grand Masti

text: A suggestion that the film take off without Riteish was also put forward. However, producer Ashok Thakeria and director Indra Kumar refused, arguing that a comedy is a happy occasion and therefore all the actors needed to be comfortable. Reportedly, the film then started filming on 9 September 2012. The film's original release date was put between 31 July-late August 2013.


title: Grand Masti

text: According to the print version of "Hindustan Times" (dated 18 July 2013), "Grand Masti" ("Masti 2") was set to release on 13 September 2013. The first official theatrical trailer was uploaded on the official YouTube channel on 18 July 2013. The stadium scene was shot in DY Patil Stadium apparently.


title: Grand Masti

text: The film's music was composed by Anand Raj Anand and Sanjeev Darshan, and the lyricists are Kumaar and Manoj Darpan. It contains 3 songs, one remix song of the title track and one mash up.


title: Grand Masti

text: "Grand Masti" was made at a budget of 310 million, including the production cost of 190 million and the remaining 120 million for Print & marketing. "Grand Masti" was submitted to the censor board three months ahead of its release date in June 2013. The film was not released in the UAE. "Grand Masti" was released huge on 13 September 2013 across approximately 2100 screens in India.


title: Grand Masti

text: The Punjab and Haryana High Court had stayed the release of "Grand Masti" in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on 10 September 2013, but later lifted the stay order on the film and the film was released on 13 September 2013. A division bench of the HC has vacated the stay after hearing an appeal filed by the movie's producer Ashok Thakeria against the orders of the single bench. After a complaint about vulgar and obscene dialogue in the film, the Central Board of Film Certification on 16 September 2013 said it had constituted an inquiry against the movie. A 22-year-old Vasai, Maharashtra resident, Mangesh Bhogal died due to a heart attack caused by excessive laughing.


title: Grand Masti

text: The film was promoted on TV shows like "Comedy Nights with Kapil". The star cast also visited theatres upon the release of the film. A book on the film written by Neha Puntambekar, basically chronicling the various escapades of Amar, Meet and Prem, the three principal characters of Masti franchise was also released. Mumbai Indians cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha attended a screening of the film in Ahmedabad during preparation for 2013 Champions League Twenty20.


title: Grand Masti

text: The film received mostly negative responses from critics due to its adult content but a polarised welcome from the general public, while youngsters constituted most of the film's viewership, it was criticised from the family audience's point of view.


title: Grand Masti

text: Taran Adarsh of "Bollywood Hungama" gave the film 3.5/5 and stated that "Grand Masti" "crosses all limits and boundaries vis-a-vis adult humor. This one's strictly for those who relish naughty jokes, outrageous lines and scandalous visuals." Anupama Chopra of the "Hindustan Times" gave the film a 0.5/5 stars. Mohar Basu of "Koimoi" gave it 0.5/5 and called it a "grand tapestry of trash". Rajeev Masand of "CNN-IBN" gave 1.5 stars out of 5, commenting The sad truth is that 'Grand Masti' revels in making you cringe, not laugh. Adult humor tends to work best when some things are left to your imagination. But the makers of this film force-feed the audience images and dialogues and references so discomfiting, the only laughs you'll hear are nervous chuckles."


title: Grand Masti

text: Rohit Khilnani of "India Today" awarded the film with 1.5/5 stars. Abhishek Mande of "Rediff" introduced 0/5 and remarked, "there is no way you can enjoy this movie and still claim you respect women".


title: Grand Masti

text: "Grand Masti" earned the biggest opening at morning shows in 2013 on its first day. "Grand Masti" had a very good first day, grossing around net. It was the highest opening day of 2013 after "Chennai Express", "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" and "Race 2". The film collected around on its second day, and then took its opening weekend total to around nett. "Grand Masti" remained steady on weekdays. Its five-day total amounted to 545.0 million nett. "Grand Masti" had a first-week gross of around 636.6 million nett. The film earned around 32.5–35.0 million nett on its 8th day. It had a decent second weekend of around 122.5–125.0 million nett. The film collected 52.5 million in its third weekend and subsequently 77.5 million in its third week to have a total of nett. According to Box Office India, the film's final domestic nett was 920 million.


title: Grand Masti

text: The film collected $1,259,000 internationally over its first weekend. The film had collections of around $3 million in ten days.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: , officially named , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most popular buildings in Kyoto, attracting many visitors annually. It is designated as a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape and is one of 17 locations making up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which are World Heritage Sites.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: The site of Kinkaku-ji was originally a villa called "Kitayama-dai" (北山第), belonging to a powerful statesman, Saionji Kintsune. Kinkaku-ji's history dates to 1397, when the villa was purchased from the Saionji family by "shōgun" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and transformed into the Kinkaku-ji complex. When Yoshimitsu died the building was converted into a Zen temple by his son, according to his wishes.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: During the Ōnin war (1467–1477), all of the buildings in the complex aside from the pavilion were burned down.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: On 2 July 1950, at 2:30 am, the pavilion was burned down by a 22-year-old novice monk, Hayashi Yoken, who then attempted suicide on the Daimon-ji hill behind the building. He survived, and was subsequently taken into custody. The monk was sentenced to seven years in prison, but was released because of mental illnesses (persecution complex and schizophrenia) on 29 September 1955; he died of tuberculosis in March 1956. During the fire, the original statue of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was lost to the flames (now restored). A fictionalized version of these events is at the center of Yukio Mishima's 1956 book "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion", and another in the ballet "RAkU".


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: The present pavilion structure dates from 1955, when it was rebuilt. The pavilion is three stories high, in height. The reconstruction is said to be a copy close to the original, although some doubt such an extensive gold-leaf coating was used on the original structure. In 1984, it was discovered that the gold leaf on the reconstructed building had peeled off, and from 1986 to 1987, it was replaced with 0.5 μm gold leaf, five times the thickness of the gold leaf on the reconstructed building. Although Japanese gold leaf has become thinner with the passage of time due to improved technology, the 0.5 μm gold leaf is as thick as traditional Japanese gold leaf. Additionally, the interior of the building, including the paintings and Yoshimitsu's statue, were also restored. Finally, the roof was restored in 2003. The name Kinkaku is derived from the gold leaf that the pavilion is covered in. Gold was an important addition to the pavilion because of its underlying meaning. The gold employed was intended to mitigate and purify any pollution or negative thoughts and feelings towards death. Other than the symbolic meaning behind the gold leaf, the Muromachi period heavily relied on visual excesses. With the focus on the Golden Pavilion, the way that the structure is mainly covered in that material creates an impression that stands out because of the sunlight reflecting and the effect the reflection creates on the pond.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: The is a three-story building on the grounds of the Rokuon-ji temple complex. The top two stories of the pavilion are covered with pure gold leaf. The pavilion functions as a "shariden" (舎利殿), housing relics of the Buddha (Buddha's Ashes). The building was an important model for Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion Temple) and Shōkoku-ji, which are also located in Kyoto. When these buildings were constructed, Ashikaga Yoshimasa employed the styles used at Kinkaku-ji and even borrowed the names of its second and third floors.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: The pavilion successfully incorporates three distinct styles of architecture, which are shinden, samurai and zen, specifically on each floor. Each floor of the Kinkaku uses a different architectural style.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: The first floor, called "The Chamber of Dharma Waters" (法水院, Hō-sui-in), is rendered in "shinden-zukuri" style, reminiscent of the residential style of the 11th century Heian imperial aristocracy. It is evocative of the Shinden palace style. It is designed as an open space with adjacent verandas and uses natural, unpainted wood and white plaster. This helps to emphasize the surrounding landscape. The walls and fenestration also affect the views from inside the pavilion. Most of the walls are made of shutters that can vary the amount of light and air into the pavilion and change the view by controlling the shutters' heights. The second floor, called "The Tower of Sound Waves" (潮音洞, Chō-on-dō ), is built in the style of warrior aristocrats, or "buke-zukuri". On this floor, sliding wood doors and latticed windows create a feeling of impermanence. The second floor also contains a Buddha Hall and a shrine dedicated to the goddess of mercy, Kannon. The third floor is built in traditional Chinese "chán" (Jpn. zen) style, also known as "zenshū-butsuden-zukuri". It is called the "Cupola of the Ultimate" (究竟頂, Kukkyō-chō). The zen typology depicts a more religious ambiance in the pavilion, as was popular during the Muromachi period.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: The roof is in a thatched pyramid with shingles. The building is topped with a bronze "hōō" (phoenix) ornament. From the outside, viewers can see gold plating added to the upper stories of the pavilion. The gold leaf covering the upper stories hints at what is housed inside: the shrines. The outside is a reflection of the inside. The elements of nature, death, religion, are formed together to create this connection between the pavilion and outside intrusions.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: The Golden Pavilion is set in a Japanese . The location implements the idea of borrowing of scenery ("shakkei") that integrates the outside and the inside, creating an extension of the views surrounding the pavilion and connecting it with the outside world. The pavilion extends over a pond, called , that reflects the building. The pond contains 10 smaller islands. The zen typology is seen through the rock composition; the bridges and plants are arranged in a specific way to represent famous places in Chinese and Japanese literature. Vantage points and focal points were established because of the strategic placement of the pavilion to view the gardens surrounding the pavilion. A small or roofed deck is attached to the rear of the pavilion building, allowing a small boat to be moored under it. The pavilion grounds were built according to descriptions of the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amida, intending to illustrate a harmony between heaven and earth. The largest islet in the pond represents the Japanese islands. The four stones forming a straight line in the pond near the pavilion are intended to represent sailboats anchored at night, bound for the "Isle of Eternal Life" in Chinese mythology.


title: Kinkaku-ji

text: The garden complex is an excellent example of Muromachi period garden design. The Muromachi period is considered to be a classical age of Japanese garden design. The correlation between buildings and its settings were greatly emphasized during this period. It was a way to integrate the structure within the landscape in an artistic way. The garden designs were characterized by a reduction in scale, a more central purpose and a distinct setting. A minimalistic approach was brought to the garden design, by recreating larger landscapes in a smaller scale around a structure.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: The Ballad of Jack and Rose is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller, and starring her husband Daniel Day-Lewis; it also stars Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Paul Dano, Ryan McDonald, Jason Lee, Jena Malone, Susanna Thompson and Beau Bridges. The film tells the story of an environmentalist and his teenage daughter who live on a secluded island commune. It was filmed in Rock Barra, Prince Edward Island, Canada and in New Milford, Connecticut.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: The film premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and opened in the United States on March 25, 2005.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: In 1986, Jack Slavin, a Scottish farmer with a heart ailment, lives on an island which had been a hippie commune decades before. He is struggling to keep landowners from building developments on the wetland. His teenaged daughter Rose is a beautiful but isolated girl with a passion for gardening. Since Rose's mother had left the family, Jack homeschooled his daughter and did not expose her to life beyond their small island home.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: Jack believes that they both "need a woman around". He travels to the mainland to ask his girlfriend Kathleen to move in with them. Jack breaks the news to a shocked Rose, from whom he had kept his relationship a secret. Rose remains disdainful when Kathleen and her two teenage sons move in. Kathleen struggles to adapt to the Slavins' rural lifestyle. Her sons, Thaddius and Rodney, are almost polar opposites; Thaddius is a sullen, rude delinquent, while Rodney is insecure and often overlooked.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: While she still has a strained relationship with Kathleen, Rose develops strange bonds with her new "step-brothers". It is clear that Thaddius is attracted to her, but Rose does not like him. One night, Rose spies on Jack and Kathleen in bed together, and develops a strange jealousy toward Kathleen. Rose decides to lose her virginity, and shocks Rodney by confronting him topless and asking him for sex. Rodney refuses and reasons with her, and instead ends up giving her a dramatic haircut.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: Afterward, Rose calmly takes her father's shotgun and possibly misfires it into Jack and Kathleen's bedroom as they sleep. An initially shocked Jack confronts Rose in disbelief, but the two seem to forget the event within minutes. Kathleen asks Jack about his relationship with Rose, and how she might have psychological problems that should be dealt with. Jack denies that his daughter has any problems. Meanwhile, Rose and Rodney become good friends.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: Rodney is often criticized by his mother for being overweight, and the two fight constantly about his diet, but Rose sees only his kindness and intelligence. However, still on a mission to lose her virginity, Rose's thoughts turn to Thaddius. While trapping a copperhead intended for scaring Kathleen, Rose sees Thaddius and a girl named Red Berry having sex in the woods. Later that night, Thaddius enters Rose's room and though she dislikes him, Rose allows him to have sex with her. The copperhead, which Rose has kept in its cage under her bed, escapes into the house when the lock of the cage is loosened and drops open by the vibrations of the bed that Thaddius and Rose are having sex in.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: To irk her father, Rose hangs her bloodied bedsheet in the front yard. Jack is furious that his daughter has been "ruined" and gives Thaddius one day to move out. Meanwhile, Kathleen is cornered by the copperhead. The resulting chaos puts the whole household on edge. That night, Rose holds a screening of a homemade movie about the hippie commune in her treehouse.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: As the film rolls, Thaddius advances on Rose and is stopped by Jack. After a scuffle, Thaddius falls from the treehouse and is rushed to the hospital. Rose runs away and hides for days. Jack finally finds her in one of the housing developments, but quickly leaves to take care of a "transaction". Back on the island, Jack offers Kathleen ten thousand dollars, then fifteen, in order to have her move out. Kathleen agrees at twenty thousand.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: Jack returns to Rose's hideout, and she is overjoyed with the news that Kathleen is gone. That night, Rose kisses Jack; the shock that his daughter is in love with him—and that he allowed her to kiss him—makes him upset, and he weeps. Waking the next morning, the memory of the kiss haunts Jack. He and Rose go to the house of the housing developer, Marty Rance, and Jack breaks down, finding that he has no fight left in him. He tries to sell his property to Rance, upsetting Rose.


title: The Ballad of Jack and Rose

text: He and Rose return home, and Jack dies in his sleep overnight. Rose had originally planned to kill herself when her father died, but after setting the house on fire and lying down next to Jack's body, she changes her mind and escapes. Two years later, Rose is shown living in Vermont and working in a greenhouse where Gray, her father's friend from the island, works as well.