pravarakhyudu ( telugu : ప్రవరాఖ్యుడు ) is a 2009 telugu film produced by ganesh indukuri on tolly 2 holly films banner and directed by madan .

starring jagapati babu , priyamani in the lead roles and music composed by m.m. keeravani .

the film was released on 4 december 2009 .

the film recorded as average at box office .

pravarakhyudu

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movie name : pravarakhyudu – ( 2009 ) cast & crew : jagapathi babu , priyamani , hamsa nandini music : m . m . keeravani category : telugu movies
pravarakhyudu telugu full movie starring jagapathi babu , priyamani , brahmanandam , ali , hamsa nandini , sunil . director - madan producer - ganesh indukuri ( tolly 2 holly films ) music director - mm keeravani
this week’s new release , ‘pravarakhyudu’ starring jagapathi babu and priyamani is the duo’s second film after ‘pellaina kothalo’ . like the earlier film , ‘pravarahyudu’ too is a romantic family entertainer and it has all the ingredients for a good love story . directed by madan , the film has been produced by ganesh indukuri under ‘tolly2holly films’ banner . ‘pravarakhyudu’ means a perfectionist who attracts women without any effort and the film is the story of this perfectionist who eventually falls in love .
analysis : you will find the descriptions in novels very useful to imagine and get interested in story . what happens if the same descriptions are converted into dialogues and rendered in a feature film ? you will end up finding the entire movie verbose . that is the primary problem with the narration of pravarakhyudu movie . first half of the movie is little boring . second half is better . the plus points are jagapati babu and production values . on the flipside , screenplay is not engaging enough and narration lacks substance . despite of the above mentioned flaws , pravarakhyudu still offers something for family crowds .
bottomline : ‘pravarakhyudu’ is good film with its heart at the right place . it also teaches a lesson or two about freedom and living life responsibly . while it’s difficult to see jagapathi babu as a college student , he does well with his dialogues and subtle charm . priyamani , on the other hand , is good throughout the film and her anger towards jagapathi babu is completely justified . the basic premise of the film that love exists faces some stiff competition from another theory that love is a result of secretion of excess testosterone and estrogen . in the end love defeats science and it predictably leaves a smile on your face ! thumbs up for madan , jagapathi babu , priyamani and keeravani . there’s ample comedy , sensible dialogues and logic in this predictable story . ‘pravarakhyudu’ may not be a perfect film , but it treats you with respect and avoids a lot of clichés that usually come with family entertainers
what is bad : the second half of ‘pravarakhyudu’ starts on a promising note . the initial scenes are well written , but after a point the story tends to drag . sasi and sailaja take too long to resolve their differences and it sort of tests your patience . ali is completely wasted in the film . the entire episode of south african safari could have been avoided . the climax of the film certainly justifies sasi’s quirky behaviour but there’s too much of melodrama . probably this is the problem with such stories , you know exactly how the story will end and you expect the end to happen quickly .
story - screenplay - direction : pravarakhyudu is a separation - reunion story of lovers . these kinds of separation / reunion stories should be supported by strong and convincing reason for separation . the reason of separation in the movie is flimsy and hero character never bothers to find out what happened to the heroine after the separation . when hero starts approaching heroine again after a big gap , heroine shows forced restraint without bothering to know what he is trying to convey . madan who has strong writing abilities came up with a few interesting scenes . but lack of engaging screenplay and too many unnecessary scenes mar the narration . i liked the way heroine imagines the things visually and director used a nice technique there .
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story sasi ( jagapati babu ) and sailaja ( priyamani ) are good friends during their post - graduation time . they think they are in love . but sasi’s ideology about love irritates sailaja and both of them separate their ways . sasi settles as a professor in harvard university . he comes to hyderabad to look out for a suitable girl . he then realises that sailaja works as a principal in a women’s college and she is unmarried too . the rest of the story is all about how sasi makes sailaja fall in love with him again .
jagapathi babu looks very handsome in the role of a charmer . priyamani is gorgeous in this movie and oozes natural oomph though she wore traditional dresses . hamsa nandini is neat in a small role . cvl makes a mark with his nice diction . brahmanandam’s role is partly entertaining . sunil and ali are routine . madhu sharma sizzled in a cameo . dharmavarapu subramanyam has some nice dialogues .
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sasi ( jagapati babu ) and sailaja ( priyamani ) are good friends during their post - graduation time . they think they are in love . but sasi’s ideology about love irritates sailaja and both of them separate their ways . sasi settles as a professor in harvard university . he comes to hyderabad to look out for a suitable girl . he then realises that sailaja works as a principal in a women’s college and she is unmarried too . the rest of the story is all about how sasi makes sailaja fall in love with him again .
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what is it about : jagapathi babu stars as sasi , a zoology expert who continues his research in india after a brief stint as a professor in harvard university . his family looks for a bride for sasi but he rejects most of them . one day , his friend ravi ( sunil ) reminds him about his estranged girlfriend , sailaja ( priyamani ) who used to be his college sweetheart . who is sailaja ? how did sasi and sailaja meet and what happened after that ? this forms the rest of the story .
what is good : madan , the director of the film , also penned the story , dialogues and screenplay . the first half of the film establishes the lead characters especially that of sasi ( jagapathi babu ) and sailaja ( priyamani ) pretty well . sasi is extremely smart and his practical approach to life shocks and at the same time confuses sailaja . at the same time , sailaja realizes that she has fallen in love with sasi , only problem being the duo’s interpretation of love differs a lot from each other . a story like this tends to be predictable , but madan does extremely well in penning some clever lines and scenes . check out that scene where sasi explains sailaja about the surroundings of the temple . it gives a great insight into sasi’s character . this kind of role is a cake walk for jagapathi babu , who has done plenty of family - oriented films . priyamani delivers yet another confident performance . her characterization gets better in the second half . madan etches her role with a lot of anger as well as ego and she excels in that . sunil and avs do well in their small roles . brahmanandam makes his presence felt again with his sensible comedy . hamsanandini is good in her glamorous role . madhu sharma is alright . the girl who played the role of padmaja ( one of the students in college ) is very good and probably we will see her in more films in the future .
technical departments : keeravani’s music is a major asset to the movie . it ranges from being melodious to foot tapping beats and all the songs are pleasant on your ears . chaitanya prasad’s lyrics are good . ‘bangaram’ and ‘gaalamesi’ songs are pretty good . surendar reddy’s cinematography is alright . m . r . varma’s editing is good in first half and it could have been better in second half . madan does well in almost all the departments . the conflict point between the lead characters is well established and it is resolved pretty well in the end . screenplay could have been better in second half especially after sailaja realizes that she does like sasi .
prime star jagapathi babu and priyamani are being known as the ideal pair of tollywood and here they are with a new movie that is meant to be a different love story and an entertainer . let us see if it was impressive or not .
story : sasi kumar ( jagapathi ) and shailaja ( priyamani ) study in the same college and though they are of opposite natures shailaja gets attracted to sasi . however , he doesnât believe in love and shailaja is disgusted with him . they get into their lives separately .
years pass and sasi becomes a noted name in his field of zoological studies . he leaves harvard job and comes to join a girlâs college as a lecturer . the principal of that college is shailaja .
why did he come to this college ? will their love rekindle ? will âno loveâ factor transforms to âfull loveâ ? all this forms the rest of the story .
performances : jagapathi babu : he has carried out his role with ease and the scenes where he is shown as a student , he looked too puffed up . performance wise , it was a normal walk in the park so not much to be said .
priyamani she has done her job perfectly in terms of glamour and performance department , though she looks more sensuous in the indian outfits , priyamani was seen in all varieties . two emotional scenes were good from her .
hamsa nandini she has a brief presence and looks hot . as is the custom , she was given with a song and she has not disappointed .
sunil though his role was small , he managed to come up with good laughter from the audience .
others brahmanandam was regular , dharmavarapu was effective , ali failed to impress . chalapathi rao , rajyalakshmi and other senior actors came up with the standard performances to add value to the film .
analysis : the director has come up with a simple tale of relationships and with a message that each has their own outlook depending on their experiences . the dialogues were simple but they could have added more depth , script was okay and screenplay was good during the first half . comedy was not that much and editing was neat .
costumes and art department made their presence felt . full marks to cinematography and background score . the songs were captured really sensuous and though they were not situational , the picturization made up for it .
there were few silly things that the director could have avoided to make things look mature . overall , the film relied heavily on the screenplay and due to that , the first half went smoothly without much complaint . however , the second half fizzled out and got dragged with unwanted songs and weak comedy . the climax should have been etched out with more impact to drive the message . the mass will like the songs and the family audience might find the narrative appealing barring a few elements of erratic script .
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it was a nice movie . . enjoyed it all over . . not for total family together though . . .
deepa ! surprisingly you improved quiet a lot . this is first time i saw a nice review from you . keep it up .
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dark places is a 2015 mystery thriller film directed by gilles paquet-brenner .

the screenplay , by paquet-brenner , is based on gillian flynn 's 2009 novel of the same name .

it stars charlize theron , christina hendricks , nicholas hoult , and chloë grace moretz .

the film was released in france on april 8 , 2015 , and in the united states on august 7 , 2015 , by a24 .

it is the second film theron and hoult have collaborated on , after mad max : fury road .

dark places ( 2015 film )

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the stunning academy award winner is producing and starring in the film version of the best - selling thriller “dark places . ”
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just so dark , i could barely see some of the scenes . ok film .
that unnerving way flynn has of taking us to dark , deliciously twisted places has been utterly massacred .
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of dark places by gillian flynn .
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dark places aims for the same kind of shocking twists and reveals as gone girl , but falls woefully short .
‘gone girl’ was a huge hit in theaters . so why did gillian flynn’s ‘dark places’ barely make an impact ?
the third offering from flynn dark places does its best to stir a multitude of emotions within us , but in doing so , the film feels contrived and hurried .
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jack the giant slayer star nicholas hoult has signed on to star in the adaptation dark places alongside charlize theron and chloe moretz .
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this film does indeed take the viewer into some dark places . the opening sequences feature a young girl , libby , who is a survivor of a late - night attack on her family .
the surface level generic pleasures of dark places and the stellar cast are entertaining enough , even if it doesn ' t quite stick the landing .
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though an excellent cast gives their all , dark places is a dreary and portentous exercise that executes its ' generic story in a manner worthy of a lifetime movie .
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in november 2014 , independent producer a24 and directv landed the american rights to “dark places” for a $ 3 million distribution deal , as part of an initiative where the film is available exclusively on - demand on directv before it goes to theaters . the “dark places” trailer appeared this past spring — the movie debuted in paquet - brenner’s native france in april — while the film premiered on directv in june and landed a limited theater release on aug . 7 .
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if you saw reviews of “dark places , ” the new drama based on gillian flynn’s 2009 bestselling novel , you may have noticed it was always compared to “gone girl . ” makes sense : the massive hit “gone girl” movie was also adapted from a popular flynn novel , which is why the “dark places” trailer and poster boasted the fact that this film was based on another one of the author’s books .
“charlize finds the ‘dark places’ project troubling but somewhat cleansing , because it’s bringing up a lot of the gruesome memories that she’s long blocked out , ” said a source .
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“dark places” was co - financed by exclusive media , but when the company shed its international sales arm , exclusive international president alex walton took the film ( one of many ) to his new company , bloom media . bloom launched at cannes in may 2014 , which is when “dark places , ” already pre - sold in many foreign markets , was in the market for a u . s . distributor .
the easy answer for why “dark places” made zero impact is that everyone knew the movie wasn’t very good — however , looking into how the film came to be , it appears more complicated . from timing issues to post - production struggles ( “a corps of these horrible producers , ” according to the director ) and an editing process that reportedly took 15 months , “dark places” had a long , complex journey since the rights were first optioned nearly five years ago . here’s a look back at the possible reasons why “dark places” had such a markedly different roll - out than its flynn predecessor .
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go in with lowered expectations , and you might end up doing alright out of dark places . if nothing else , you ' ve got to at the very least admire that cast .
micky neilson on twitter ( 2015 - 04 - 23 ) . “warcraft movie release date has changed to june 10th , 2016 . announced at cinemacon . ”
product as expected and arrived on time . story is quite dark but did enjoy it .
dark places is a us thriller about a woman who witnessed the murder of her family when she was a child and 25 years later re - examines the evidence to find out what really happened .
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summary dark places is a us thriller about a woman who witnessed the murder of her family when she was a child and 25 years later re - examines the evidence to find out what really happened .
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on 1 october 2013 a release date for the movie was announced : 18 december 2015 . [ 49 ] however , by 2014 this had been scrapped due to conflicts with star wars episode vii : the force awakens , and the film was moved to a march 11 , 2016 release . [ 50 ] in april 2015 this was in turn cancelled due to further challenging scheduling , with the film finally being released in may ( international ) / june ( us ) 2016 . [ 51 ]
warcraft ( released internationally as warcraft : the beginning ) [ 5 ] is a 2016 fantasy epic film based on the warcraft series and set on the world of azeroth . it opened in more than 20 countries at the end of may 2016 , and was released in the us on 10 june 2016 . [ 2 ] it is rated pg - 13 . [ 6 ] the film ' s trailer made its debut on 6 november 2015 at blizzcon 2015 . [ 7 ] the film was shot over 123 days , from 20 january through 23 may 2014 . [ 8 ]
simon reynolds 2015 - 11 - 02 . warcraft : the beginning poster revealed ahead of trailer release on friday . digital spy . retrieved on 2016 - 05 - 12 .
here’s a film we haven’t heard about in some time . “dark places” originally started making casting announcements earlier this year when they revealed that chloe moretz and nicholas houl t had joined charlize theron in the production . then , just when it seemed like things were picking up , the news stopped coming .
gillian flynn ' s ' dark places ' : 7 biggest differences between the book and movie impressive actors charlize theron and corey stoll can ' t make up for missing back stories . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
as the director told the magazine , “gone girl , ” starring ben affleck and rosamund pike , was both “a blessing and a curse . ” the blessing : “dark places” attracted hollywood stars and money to make the movie .
blizzard first began talking with legendary pictures about the possibility of a warcraft film more than ten years before the film would eventually release , in may 2016 . [ 25 ]
concept art of teldrassil was released in relation to the film , hinting that at least some of the film takes place there , and perhaps by extension , in darnassus .
here are some of the people from the dark places book who don ' t make it to the big screen : stripper colleen , jim and ed muehler , the writer ( and existence ) of a second book about libby day .
gillian flynn ' s first novel , sharp objects , was interestingly disturbing ; in fact , it walked a razor - thin line between
huh , you certainly don ' t read that every day
and
gillian flynn has some serrrriiiious issues and i ' m a little bit afraid of her
. i wasn ' t sure whether i respected her extremely dark side or her dark side is so dark it makes her books kind of uncomfortable to read . strangely enough ( once you know the story outline ) dark places actually has a more conventional plot than sharp
office punditry when the time comes actually to review the film . so yeah , sony ,
the music of the film is designed to be true to the game series ' soundtracks .
this was the last disney film that the legendary don bluth worked on before leaving disney .
it ' s fair to say that moretz ' s career has already been to some pretty dark places , so it only makes sense that her next should follow suit . deadline reports that moretz is in talks to join exclusive media ' s new thriller , dark places , based on the mystery novel by gillian flynn . the screenwriter and director for the project is gilles paquet - brenner , who previously adapted the sergio brussolo novel les emmurés into a horror movie called walled in .
christie golden on twitter ( 2015 - 09 - 07 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . “it ' s to set up certain things we ' ll see in the movie : ) ”
the dark knight is an amazing film , like no other . i think it ' s the best movie ever ( along with titanic , another personal favorite of mine ) and it will be difficult to top .
robin hood was the first disney animated film to begin production after walt disney ' s death .
often regarded as the final film of the dark age , oliver & company was a commercial success , but was met with mixed reviews from various movie critics . despite that , the film was able to earn a golden reel award for best sound editing and was nominated for a golden globe award . this movie also brought back the musical format to disney ' s animated films , which formed the bedrock of the films released in the disney renaissance . oliver & company is the highest grossing film from disney ' s dark age .
all of this leads to a distinct lack of urgency in “dark places , ” which makes the dour , depressing subject matter that much harder to enjoy . it ' s a checklist of awful things that can happen to a middle american family . the day matriarch ( christina hendricks ) is afraid of losing the farm , their dad ( a suspect in the murders ) is missing , satanism threatens to entice young ben , the kid is accused of child abuse , drugs , teenage pregnancy—the whole thing verges on poverty porn given the lack of genre escapism provided . we needed a reason to wallow in the dark places of libby day’s horrible life to make the cinematic journey worthwhile . no one involved in the production of “dark places” ever asked a crucial question : why should we care ?
reviewers noticed : “the lack of buzz or anticipation for ‘dark places’ has been somewhat startling , ” wrote one critic at movie site joblo . com , citing the film’s star - studded credentials . “to see this movie dumped on on vod ( after a short stint on directv and scattered international release ) is not only confusing , it triggers major red flags . ”
update 02 / 07 : exclusive media have confirmed theron will star in “ dark places ” and co - produce via her denver and delilah productions . no word yet on when production will begin , but “ sarah’s key ” helmer gilles paquet - brenner will direct .
another rather black film but without the black humour of gone girl , but a very good watch .
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easter eggs referencing the film will be placed inside the world of warcraft game series . [ 6 ]
warcraft on twitter ( 2013 - 10 - 01 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . “we’re pleased to announce that @ legendary pictures’ warcraft will be released by @ universalpics on december 18 , 2015 . ”
i have a soft spot for mystery films where the audience is kept in suspense and has to try to figure out who committed the crime . dark places is such a film . what drew me to this film however wasn’t the genre nor the fact that charlize theron and nicholas hoult were going to be in this movie together again after their success in fury road , but that the screenplay was adapted from gillian flynn’s novel of the same name . gone girl was one of my favorite films of 2014 and i loved fincher’s direction in that film , but above all i thought the…
post - production was handled by industrial light and magic . [ 66 ] at the start of post - production , ilm had to work on over 1000 visual effects . by may 2015 , 50 remained . [ 67 ]
christie golden on twitter ( 2015 - 08 - 23 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . “this will help set up the events of the movie , so it ' s the movie ' s lore . ”
the producers stated in 2015 that if the film was a success they would be excited to continue the story . a trilogy hasn ' t been ruled out . metzen has teased many trilogies if they put their mind to it . [ 6 ] jones has mentioned the possibility of an additional two films as well . [ 76 ]
this book was insaaaaane . but so so good . dark places was my first gillian flynn book ( though i have seen the gone girl movie ) but i fully plan on picking up her other books now . it’s the kind of novel that makes you question what on earth we humans can come up with . i kept wondering what was going on in gyllian flynn’s head . how does she think of these things ? dark places is vile , macabre and gruesome . the author doesn’t hold back , instead she seemingly bombards you with everything ugly that is o
is a rare 007 film that charts no new ground but instead just swipes from its own storied legacy .
gillian flynn is an american author and television critic for entertainment weekly . she has so far written three novels , sharp objects , for which she won the 2007 ian fleming steel dagger for the best thriller ; dark places ; and her best - selling third novel gone girl . her book has received wide praise , including from authors such as stephen king . the dark plot revolves around a serial killer in a mi
a girl gone astray after the brutal murder of her family decides to reopen the case nearly three decades later in dark places , french director gilles paquet - brenner ’s proficient if potboilerish adaptation of gillian flynn ’s bestseller – published three years before her megahit marriage thriller , gone girl .
11 . even if libby’s brother isn’t a murderer , he’s still a creep , and dark places soon flashes back to an earlier series of events that saw teenage ben obsessed with one of his sister’s classmates—an actual fifth grader named krissi cates—that ben fixated on and was eventually accused of molesting .
the film is obsessed almost exclusively with its retconned revelations and little else since . and yet since we are needlessly kept in the dark waiting patiently for revelations that end up having little impact , the end result is a shockingly dull 007 adventure .
5 . best music editing : watch batman begins and the dark knight . you will notice that both the films have the same music . even then , the dark knight is on a whole new level of music due to its correct string at the right places . even the eerie tune which was composed from a razor striking the keyboard wire , was utter brilliance . you will not doubt the music of this . period .
taking four years to complete , the rescuers was a great critical and commercial success , even breaking the record for largest financial amount made for an animated film on opening weekend , a record it held until 1986 by don bluth ' s an american tail . the film was disney ' s most successful film at the time , regaining people ' s faith towards the studio ' s future . the film was a critical success , making it one of the most popular films of the dark age which allowed the film to spawn a sequel , the rescuers down under in 1990 . it was also disney ' s biggest critical and commercial success until the release of the great mouse detective in 1986 .
the mystery itself eventually becomes tiresome and shrug - worthy , even as the film breathlessly racks up the revelations .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
dark places just feels phony . theron , hendricks , sheridan , hoult , and chloe grace moretz ( who plays diondra , ben’s teenage love interest ) are all fine actors , but each is egregiously miscast . they’re all affectation , unable to ever embody or identify with the world they occupy , be that a dusty farmstead or a kansas city roach motel . why , aside from looking cool and elegantly neglected , is libby’s apartment overflowing with newspaper stacks and suitcases ? the violence , so brutal and cold , is washed over with a pg - 13 sheen . satanism is a plot point , nothing more . child molestation is a plot point , nothing more . watching dark places is like watching a bunch of malibu prep schoolers perform buried child . they’re hitting all the notes , sure , but they haven’t the first idea what it all means . dark places could’ve been so much meaner .
despite the high concentration of oscar winners ( charlize theron , who also co - produced ) and emmy nominees ( christina hendricks ) on the poster , dark places is the definition of a b - movie . ( it would definitely play at the bottom half of a double feature with the last gillian flynn movie adaptation , gone girl . ) french screenwriter - director gilles paquet - brenner is capable , keeping the whodunit plot relatively easy to follow across shifting time periods and perspectives . but aside from the a - list cast , there isn’t much to differentiate dark places from an especially grim tv movie .
there ' s a scene in this where chloe moretz deflowers tye sheridan while her pet dobermans watch . so , pretty dark , i guess .
the talent being lined up also makes this project worth keeping an eye on ; theron won an academy award for her lead role in 2003 ' s true - life serial killer film monster , and moretz is already a veteran of the horror , thriller and fantasy genres . paquet - brenner certainly has experience with novel adaptations ( four out of his six previous films were based on books ) , but he ' s yet to prove himself with significant box office success or critical acclaim . will dark places be the film that makes his career ?
while firmly set in the warcraft universe in the period of the opening of the dark portal , the film deviates from official lore in numerous areas , some critical . for lore purposes the film is considered to take place in its own version of the warcraft universe , [ 54 ] closely related to the one seen in the games and other canon sources , but with a number of differences .
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the film is currently being written and directed by gilles paquet - brenner , a french - director whose previous films include “sarah’s key” and “walled in . ” “dark places” is based off a book written by gillian flynn about libby day ( charlize theron ) a woman who is forced to re - face the twenty year old massacre of her family when a group known as the “kill club” begins to investigate what really happened the day libby’s family was murdered .
a24 is closing a $ 3m u . s . distribution deal along with directv for dark places , based on the bestselling novel by gone girl author gillian flynn . gilles paquet - brenner adapted and directed the pic , which stars charlize theron , nicholas hoult , chlöe grace moretz , christina hendricks , tye sheridan and corey stoll .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
chris metzen compared the film to marvel comics ' ultimate line , in that the broad story was what fans know and love but the details were different [ 52 ] ( the ultimate line comics have their own canon independent of the core marvel universe ) [ 53 ] so therefore the film continuity ( the film and its literature ) is separate . [ 54 ] [ 55 ]
released on july 26 , 1985 , the black cauldron was both a critical and commercial failure . to add insult to injury , it lost to the care bears movie . despite this , lloyd alexander , the author of the books in which the film was based on , recognized no similarity between the books and film , but has still stated that he actually enjoyed the film .
the curse : the two movies were filmed at the same time in fall 2013 , but “gone girl” got fast - tracked and came out first , released in fall 2014 . “gone girl” is a very different film — much lighter in tone and a pricey studio movie . so paquet - brenner actually wasn’t pleased that his indie distributor used the hit status of “gone girl” to help market “dark places” a year later . especially because he feared audiences would feel misled .
the black cauldron is probably the greatest failure , both critically and financially , of the disney dark age , and probably disney ' s history as a whole .
a teaser for the film was shown at san diego comic - con on 20 july 2013 . [ 43 ] in august 2013 , it was announced that legendary pictures would present the film to universal studios in the upcoming months . it would be up to universal whether the film would be distributed . [ 44 ] it was announced later in the month that filming would begin in january of the following year . [ 45 ] much of the film ' s production was to take place in vancouver . [ 46 ]
no matter how you feel about “gone girl , ” there’s no denying that gillian flynn’s second bigscreen adaptation is a relative disappointment . while the raw ingredients — thick with serial killings , satanic cults , true - crime obsessives and twisted family secrets — certainly make “dark places” deserving of its title , the mystery itself can’t hold a candle to [ … ]
theron , moretz , hoult and hendricks are just too attractive . they ' re supposed to be small - town kansas folk , but they all look like unmistakable products of los angeles . if this is what it takes to get audiences interested in stories about regular midwesterners , then
dark places
the movie unwittingly proves flynn ' s cynicism correct .
universal pictures chose not to give permission for their logo to be featured in modified form at the start of the film , as often seen in many other universal productions , [ 158 ] despite the film makers '
multiple appeals and arguments
. [ 159 ]
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the dark places deal is the latest in the a24 - directv partnership announced in 2013 to release films exclusively on the satellite tv giant before they hit theaters . other titles from the pact have included enemy , life after beth , revenge of the green dragons , , the captive , son of a gun , cut bank , slow west and barely lethal .
the cast for the charlize theron co - produced dark places continues to grow . house of cards ’ corey stoll and rescue me ’s andrea roth have both been added to the adaptation of gillian flynn’s bestselling mystery novel about a woman forced to re - examine the massacre of her family more than 20 years beforehand . stoll will play ben day in the film alongside theron and chloe moretz . stoll’s day is 44 years old and has been in prison for over 25 years for the murders that he claims he did not commit . tye sheridan will play the teenage ben . theron , who is co - producing with exclusive media and mandalay entertainment , plays libby day . in both the book and the film , libby has been ignoring the protests of innocence of her brother for years but now realizes there might be more to the story and sets to right a potential wrong . roth , who played denis leary’s sometimes - estranged wife on fx’s rescue me for seven seasons , will portray the older version of the diondra character in dark places . moretz joined the film back in april to play the younger version of the character .
it’s all rather slick , and fun to watch in a twisted sort of way . but it’s that same slickness that fails to lift dark places above potboiler status . certain scenes hint at larger social themes . a flashback where libby’s mother ( christina hendricks ) is confronted by neighbors hurling pedophilia accusations evokes the crucible . lyle and libby attend a party where people dress up like john wayne gacy and the black dahlia . ben’s plight is shades of paradise lost : the child murders at robin hood hills . but ultimately , the movie doesn’t have anything to say about these things beyond the titillation factor . like an old - fashioned detective magazine , dark places lays down depraved plot points one after another , continually trying to outdo itself .
it took me eight attempts over the span of a year and a half just to get past the first twenty minutes of this film .
this article contains information and lore exclusive to the warcraft film universe , which is considered to be separate from the main warcraft universe canon .
jones describes the overall timespan of the events in the film as
very short
, but more than 2 days . [ 150 ]
micky neilson on twitter ( 2015 - 07 - 12 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . “ @ mickyneilson will the warcraft movie become
canon
lore , or is it like a parallel universe like wod ? except no interaction between the two
@ zerde3 separate . ”
the film ' s global premiere was held 6 june , 2016 , at the chinese theatre in hollywood , four days before the release of the film in the us . the event was streamed on the official twitch channel , where it was presented by michele morrow and jesse cox .
i ' m going to do this short and sweet : this film starts out like an episode of
true detective
or
touching evil
, and then as it comes down to the final inning , shifts into a beautifully paced and developed revelation , that is truly unexpected and chilling . charlize theron , as always , is amazing . her performance here has the intensity of both
monster
and
north country ,
and she gets great support from the supporting cast . ignore negative reviews . this is a film that you need to see and then make an opinion about . for me , this was a very satisfying and effective movie that deserved far more accolades than it has received . after viewing
dark places
, it is hard for me to comprehend that it is not receiving a positive buzz right now . after being somewhat disappointed with
goodnight mommy
and seriously disappointed with
it follows ,
dark places
is a thriller that actually thrills . bottom line
you need to see it !
in 2013 the producers shared hopes for a tv series in the same vein as game of thrones if the film was successful . [ 6 ]
players logging in to the game between 24 may and 1 august , 2016 will be awarded four unique transmogrification items depicting gear from the film .
sdcc 2013 – legendary entertainment duncan jones reveals warcraft film teaser ( 2013 - 07 - 20 ) . retrieved on 2013 - 07 - 21 .
the great mouse detective is considered to be an important film because its modest success literally saved the disney studio from going bankrupt at the time .
lesson learned # 1 : gillian flynn is excellent at creating unpleasant characters and disturbing situations . “i was not a lovable child , and i ' d grown into a deeply unlovable adult . draw a picture of my soul , and it ' d be a scribble with fangs . ” lesson learned # 2 : reading her books in a dark apartment at 3 am is a big making - skin - crawl mistake . dark places is a book capable of leaving a nasty aftertaste and vague uncomfortable feeling for days after finishing it . i strongly suspect it is its inte
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3 . expert dramatization and action in optimal proportions : if you watch the movie , you will observe that at no point in the film , you will think that the film is too dramatic or being too much action . and every time there is an action sequence , you just bend away from your seat to watch what happens next . after you watch the movie , you will forget that this film was inspired from a comic movie !
but reading reviews of “dark places” also means you knew the movie existed — and by multiple accounts , many people did not . the independent film opened in limited release in 151 theaters this past weekend , after being made available on directv on - demand weeks ago . it earned an estimated $ 86 , 000 at the box office , according to movie city news , though the distributor did not reply to multiple requests to confirm that figure . for comparison’s sake , “gone girl” made $ 38 million its opening weekend in 3 , 014 theaters .
the orcish language was developed for the movie by a linguist who also worked on the lord of the rings film trilogy and avatar . [ 6 ]
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blizzcon 2014 featured a movie panel . it was stated that the film had been moved from the world of warcraft timeframe to that of the first game , due to the abundance of storylines and characters in the former , and how difficult it would be to translate them into film format . [ 64 ]
the many adventures of winnie the pooh was a compilation film comprised of three segments ( winnie the pooh and the honey tree , winnie the pooh and the blustery day and winnie the pooh and tigger too ! ) , all of which had been released to theaters in years prior to the film ' s release . this was due to walt disney ' s intentions of making a full - length winnie the pooh feature film , instead settling on short features .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
so disappointing . absolutely loved the book such a brilliant story . . . this adaption of it seems to skim over the story leaving a pretty dull film
“i was not a lovable child , and i ' d grown into a deeply unlovable adult . draw a picture of my soul , and it ' d be a scribble with fangs . ” gillian flynn , dark places gillian flynn is the mutha of all domestic noir . she ' s my spirit animal . i feel defensive about her books , i think sometimes she gets a bad rap because her novels are so dark . her characters unlikeable . her plots are crazy . true , true , true . underneath it all , it is impossible to overlook her talent in characterization . every book i read
while “dark places” doesn’t seem to understand the essential nature of its own midwestern setting ( whose desolation leads idle teens to act out and hard - pressed farmers to despair ) , that’s not to say the film lacks in atmosphere . if anything , it manages to pull off the same trick as hbo’s “true detective , ” skewing away from realism and into some alternate , half - imagined realm of terror , where rural bogeymen and white - trash stereotypes are twisted into the stuff of nightmares , augmented with shadowy lensing , a limited color range and eerie mood music .
not having read the novel , i can ' t speak with any certainty about plot points and story elements other than those described in the synopsis , but the premise of dark places definitely holds a lot of promise . thrillers and murder - mysteries that involve supernatural or demonic elements have potential for a lot of ambiguity about whether or not unseen powers are at play , or whether the horror is entirely human .
the film ' s global box office total stands at $ 433m , [ 107 ] with around $ 47m from the us , $ 221m from china , and $ 165m from other international territories , [ 108 ] making a 51 % contribution from china , and just less than an 11 % contribution from the us market . the film ' s dvd release starting in september may add to its overall earnings . the film had a budget of $ 160m and press and marketing outlay of $ 110m , but due to the nature of the film industry , [ 109 ] is estimated to require $ 450 - 500m in order to break even . [ 4 ] a net loss of $ 15 - 40m is predicted , although some sources say the deficit will be smaller , due to special arrangements in china for merchandising and digital rights . [ 110 ] the film was the ninth highest - grossing film of 2016 following its worldwide release in mid - june 2016 , but by july had been pushed down to tenth place by a soaring finding dory . [ 111 ] the film has stolen the title of most successful video game film of all time , with the previous record holder , prince of persia , standing at only $ 336m . [ 112 ] [ 113 ] it is also the first film based on a video game ever to reach a global total of $ 400m , [ 114 ] and only the third video game film ( just behind the almost simultaneously - released the angry birds movie ) to break $ 300m . [ 115 ] overall the film achieved unprecedented box office success for a video game movie , but only moderate success in the larger scale , and failed to recoup its substantial outlay .
i haven’t read flynn’s novel , so i don’t know for sure how closely the film sticks to the original . much of libby’s narration feels like flynn’s voice , though — lyrical , reflective , and cruel — and it adds a touch of poetry to the otherwise by - the - numbers proceedings . there’s nothing particularly wrong with dark places : it’s cleanly directed , occasionally atmospheric , and mostly well acted . ( hendricks , in particular , is a standout as the doomed mother , her melancholy helping bathe the flashback scenes in a generalized desperation and grief . ) but the film is also curiously lifeless , crammed tightly as it is with plot and structure — which becomes increasingly tedious as it hurtles toward its convoluted and somewhat ridiculous conclusion .
gone girl might be the first of flynn’s twisty , inky black novels to go the film route , but it’s not going to be the last : flynn’s dark places , a still darker drama that makes gone girl look relatively tame , will soon hit theaters , starring charlize theron , chloë moretz , and christina hendricks . after that , flynn’s first novel , the ( surprise ! ) creepy and shocking sharp objects , will get the small - screen treatment , with creator and writer marti noxon ( of buffy the vampire slayer fame ) overseeing the series , imagined as a weekly drama .
“it was just this little dark thriller that nobody had any interest in , ” paquet - brenner told toronto - based now magazine . “and then all of a sudden it became a hot property . ”
if you have read the book do not waste your time watching the film . . . really wasn’t anywhere near as good aa the book it is based on .
jones hopes to direct one or more sequels to the film , [ 133 ] [ 134 ] having already discussed future storylines and a possible trilogy with chris metzen , but says this will depend on how well the film performs . jones says he is
desperate to do taurens
if he gets the chance . [ 135 ]
“i have a meanness inside me , real as an organ . slit me at my belly and it might slide out , meaty and dark , drop on the floor so you could stomp on it . ”
anchored by a stellar cast and a hilarious script , director jim c . strouse balances dramatic elements with quick - witted comedy in the winning “people places things . ” the heart of the film is the performance by jemaine clement ( “flight of the conchords” ) as will henry , a depressed graphic novelist and single father trying to put his life back together after catching his wife cheating on him on his twin daughters’ birthday . shot in intimate locations throughout new york , the film maintains a grounded , personal feel . it’s held together by beautiful artwork that serves as both a coping mechanism for will and insight into his unspoken feelings , as he feels a wall is being built between him and his family . ceaselessly entertaining , witty and sentimental , “people , places , things” speaks to many sensibilities at once .
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“a lot of very talented , world - famous actors all of a sudden had a great interest in doing this project , ” paquet - brenner said . adams dropped out , but in early 2013 , the movie attracted theron , who also wanted to produce . in a story about flynn , the daily mail wrote that “‘gone girl’ ‘going gangbusters’ helped secure the movie funding for ‘dark places , ’ which had for years been struggling to be made . ”
jones initially stated that an extended edition of the film is a possibility , but depended on the film ' s performance . [ 136 ] [ 137 ] however , with the film ' s dvd release featuring no additional versions , this possibility appears to have passed . [ 138 ] [ 139 ] footage that ended up
on the cutting room floor
includes more from queen taria wrynn [ 140 ] and aloman ; [ 141 ] a scene where gul ' dan
sucks [ the ] life out of 2 horses
; [ 142 ] and backstory to why blackhand was not given the fel along with many other orcs prior to the start of the film . [ 143 ]
based on the book of the same name by “gone girl” scribe gillian flynn , “dark places” brings a similar dose of murder - mystery , action , emotion and star power . charlize theron , fresh off her critically acclaimed turn in “mad max : fury road , ” stars as libby , a woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child who is forced to confront the events of that day when new developments in the case begin to unfold . directed by gilles paquet - brenner and co - starring drea de matteo , corey stoll and tye sheridan , the film effectively navigates a twisty plot that would make “gone girl” proud .
reviews were not kind , as the movie earned a 27 percent rotten tomatoes rating . “dark places” centers on a 30 - something troubled loner named libby day ( theron ) , whose mother ( hendricks ) and sisters were murdered when she was a child , presumably by her brother , ben ( corey stoll ) . one day , a mysterious man ( hoult ) from a local true crime club tells libby that her brother , sentenced to life in prison , is innocent . the film goes back and forth between flashbacks and present day . reviewers criticized the muddled and slow plot , unlikable characters and a mystery that wasn’t worth the trouble to solve .
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norman rockwell would have an aneurysm if confronted with small - town folks like these , who would be more at home in the world of david lynch , though he did audiences the courtesy of presenting a white - picket facade before revealing the true depravity behind it in “blue velvet . ” in “dark places , ” cynicism has choked out even the surface illusions : libby got a crash course in evil at a very young age , and judging by the jaded expression theron wears throughout the film , there’s no coming back from such disillusionment . that look seems as much a part of libby’s wardrobe as the tattered trucker hat and worn - out white t - shirt .
the dvd of the film includes several extra scenes . [ 145 ] [ 146 ] one scene features a young khadgar , [ 147 ] while another from early in the film features orcs running through snow , [ 148 ] likely depicting the frostwolves prior to their journey to the great gate . a smaller addition is a minstrel chesney hawkes , performing a medieval version of his song the one and only . [ 149 ] the song was a 90s hit in the uk , and has been subtly featured by jones in each film he has directed to date .
the murloc was added by visual effects supervisor and world of warcraft player bill westenhofer , after he and jones decided there should be a murloc somewhere in the film . westenhofer explains that this decision was made at a point at which they were trying to fit the film to its already considerable budget , and consequently rather than pass the idea to ilm ( who provided the rest of the film ' s cgi ) he decided to create and animate the murloc himself using the blender and after effects software , based on a model supplied by blizzard . [ 69 ]
along with the jungle book , the aristocats was one of the last animated films walt disney had approved , although he did not live to see either one completed . taking four years to finish , the aristocats was released to theaters on december 24 , 1970 . despite favorable reviews and solid box office performance , the film did not match the successes of past disney films such as one hundred and one dalmatians . because of this , the film is seen as a modest success in the disney animated canon , although the film is still considered to be very iconic .