rumor has it ( stylized as rumor has it ... in the united states market ) is a 2005 romantic comedy film directed by rob reiner , and starring jennifer aniston , kevin costner , shirley maclaine and mark ruffalo .

the concept of the screenplay by ted griffin is that a woman learns that her mother and grandmother may be the inspiration for the 1963 novel the graduate by charles webb .

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rumor has it jennifer aniston is still looking pretty hot at the age of 37 . rumor also has it that her new movie ,
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rumor has it that rob reiner used to make really funny , often moving films . i have no doubt he will do so again .
oscar isaac has revealed something interesting from the set of the new film . ( photo : lucasfilm )
it fails artistically but also philosophically , in that it rebuts the spirit of the earlier film , while offering nothing attractive in its place .
rumor has it… offers a few laughs to go along with fine performances by costner and maclaine , but those are all the bullets it has in the chamber . it ' s a waste of time , although not a painful one . warner brothers claims to be releasing the film during the christmas movie season because it ' s the perfect time of the year for this kind of story . actually , this feels more like a theatrical dump , designed to get another high - profile dud off the shelves . rumor has it that this title will be on dvd around the time that the spring thaw arrives .
a : no . the details claimed about that movie in a popular viral rumor were all inaccurate .
back in march , it was rumored that director jon favreau was interested in having bey voice nala in the film .
as muddled in most respects as its title ,
rumor has it . . .
begins with an intriguing premise - - a young woman discovering that her mother and grandmother provided inspiration for the novel - turned - film classic
the graduate
- - but it devolves into a bland romance spiced with too little comedy .
as muddled in most respects as its title , “rumor has it… ” begins with an intriguing premise — a young woman discovering that her mother and grandmother provided inspiration for the novel - turned - film classic “the graduate” — but it devolves into a bland romance spiced with too little comedy . the one grand spark comes from shirley [ … ]
iago , alone on stage , considers the situation : he has consolidated his source of money , and he has heard a rumor that othello has had sex with his wife , emilia . although he does not believe the rumor , he will act as though he does to feed his hatred . also iago will aim to get cassio ' s position of lieutenant , which he thinks should have come to him .
“rumor has it…” fares somewhat better on a technical level , as the manicured lawns and lavish parties evoke mild memories of “the graduate , ” along with its notion of secrets and betrayals lurking beneath the meticulous landscaping of suburbia .
according to new reports , beyoncé is nearing a $ 25 million film to take the role and produce the film’s soundtrack . not only that , but she’ll also record a few ‘african - inspired’ songs for the film .
disney has revealed that it has no plans to change the late actress carrie fisher ' s role in ' star wars : the last jedi . ' ( photo : the force awakens )
no real people are portrayed in this film . this is a fictional film , inspired by something that supposedly happened a long time ago .
according to a third - hand rumor about the upcoming batman movie , there could be a very good explanation for this : money , and where movies make it .
title rumor has it . . . year 2006 distributor ( s ) warner brothers classified date ( s ) 06 / 01 / 2006 main language english submitted run time 96m 41s approved footage 8700 + 13 bbfc reference aff215797 registration number cfj12114
no real people are portrayed in this film . this is a fictional film , inspired by something that supposedly happened a long time ago .
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critics panned the film and audiences ignored it . ishtar only grossed $ 14 million when it opened in may 1987 .
if all of the people who hate ishtar had seen it , i would be a rich woman today ,
said the director .
christopher orr is a senior editor and the principal film critic at the atlantic . he has written on movies for the new republic , la weekly , salon , and the new york sun , and has worked as an editor for numerous publications .
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last week i watched the movie rumor has it on tv . it stars kevin costner and jennifer aniston . it’s kind of a sweet movie . i had seen it before and i guess i enjoy it because i watched it again while reading the news on my computer with my morning coffee . i remembered the movie most for this one scene where kevin costner and jennifer aniston are in a little bar somewhere in san francisco . costner heads over to the jukebox , puts on a song and starts dancing with aniston . the song on the jukebox is are we in trouble now .
a lightweight jennifer aniston vehicle that ' s been rumored to pass for a feature film .
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…
rumor has it that rumor has it… experienced a rocky production history . first - time director ted griffin was removed from his position just as production was beginning , necessitating an eleventh - hour change . the cinematographer was replaced , allegedly because he may not have been filming certain cast members in the most flattering manner . and some of the roles changed hands . with all of that instability , it ' s no wonder that the final production is an unfocused mess , with poor chemistry all around and an ending that ' s as firm and satisfying as an overcooked noodle . the film ' s few high points are outweighed and outnumbered by sequences that don ' t work and cast choices that should have been re - thought .
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 .
in
rumor has it ,
she plays a character named sarah huttinger , who unless she is vigilant may become the third woman in her family to sleep with benjamin braddock - - you remember , the dustin hoffman character in
the graduate .
this of course is all based on rumor . in pasadena , the movie explains , everyone knew the real charlie webb , who wrote the novel the graduate , and rumor has it that he based his book on real people who really lived in pasadena . there really was a bride who ran away with this guy three days before her wedding , and the guy had earlier slept with her mother , who was the original mrs . robinson , and so on .
it ' s not amazing , but jennifer anniston has such a nice presence on screen and it is a good little movie . this is the second time i have seen it , and actually it ' s better than i remembered . have upped it half a star as i did really enjoy this . good supporting cast with shirley maclaine and mena suvari also . subject matter with kevin costner ' s character is a bit ick , but i liked how it all worked out .
star jason robards left the film due to dysentery and his role had to be re - cast with klaus kinski , who didn ' t get along with herzog during filming . a famous rumor has it that one of the extras offered to kill kinski for herzog because he was so difficult to work with , but the director declined the offer because he needed him to finish the picture .
perhaps the best quote from the tease , however , belongs to the late carrie fisher , who emphasizes the emotional core of the film . “it’s about family , ” she says , “and that’s what’s so powerful about it . ”
reaction to this rather ominous title in social media circles has been extremely positive , with many pointing out that it was hidden in plain site all along .
sherlock holmes director guy richie will be the one to helm the project . no date has been set to begin production or when the film will hit theaters , but we’re hyped nonetheless .
in ‘star wars : the force awakens , ’ luke has lost confidence in his ability to make good choices , ” hamill said in an interview with disney rewards .
it haunts him to the core . but he hasn’t gone to the dark side . this isn’t an evil version of him . but it’s still an incarnation of the character i never expected . it has pulled me out of my comfort zone . it’s a real challenge .
10 . spielberg has revisited duel more than once—and people have stolen from him , too .
the plot , written by ted griffin , sounds like a gimmick . that ' s because it is a gimmick . but it ' s a good gimmick . and
rumor has it
works for good reasons , including sound construction and the presence of kevin costner , who is posted sturdily at the balance point between mrs . robinson and her granddaughter . we can see him with either one . in fact , at times we seem about to .
a heart - rending photograph of a crying child in a cage has been widely shared , but it was part of a protest to call attention to immigration practices .
while it ' s hard to imagine a stars wars film being anything but epic , there are indications that this installment might be . guatemalan actor oscar isaac ( who portrays starfighter pilot poe dameron in
the force awakens
as well as in the upcoming episode 8 ) said that this will be a more intimate and independent film .
in some ways it feels like we’re making an independent film ,
he told the los angeles times .
certain things we get to play with – this kind of intimacy that we get to find – it ' s special . it’s been really fun .
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while it ' s unclear if kevin reynolds walked off the project or if he was fired , kevin costner had to finish the film with only two weeks left in production . in the end , critics panned waterworld and it became one of the biggest box office bombs in history when it was released during the summer of 1995 .
an early scene in rumor has it… captures the film in microcosm : jennifer aniston , playing a toxically neurotic obituary writer , tries to cope with her anxiety over visiting her parents by sneaking into an airplane bathroom for a quickie with fiancé mark ruffalo . the resulting attempt at sex at 36 , 000 feet is awkward , belabored , unconvincing , tonally incoherent , and above all , unfunny . like the film itself , ruffalo and aniston exacerbate a bad , unfeasible idea with clumsy execution , exerting a whole lot of energy and effort for very little payoff .
as muddled in most respects as its title , “rumor has it… ” begins with an intriguing premise — a young woman discovering that her mother and grandmother provided inspiration for the novel - turned - film classic “ the graduate ” — but it devolves into a bland romance spiced with too little comedy . the one grand spark comes from shirley maclaine as the salty , boozing incarnation of mrs . robinson , but an older crowd curious about the nostalgic hook will be disappointed with the other aspects of the pic , while undemanding young femmes more likely to buy into the underlying true - love - versus - settling scenario could be a tough sell . facing those obstacles , this “rumor” should pass quickly .
rumors that a worker at cadbury plant was arrested for contaminating the company ' s products with hiv - infected blood are a variant of an old and false rumor .
a movie ' s finished product can often belie the insane struggle it took to make it ; even hollywood ' s worst offerings sometimes end up looking far better than they should . here are 12 stories behind famous film productions where everything went wrong and nothing felt right .
2 . it was steven spielberg’s secretary who discovered richard matheson ' s story .
rian has written a story that ' s unexpected , but right ,
actress daisy ridley says in the video .
some of the stuff that happens , people are going to be like ' oh my god ! ' and even though everyone knows it ' s the second in the trilogy , it feels like it ' s own thing
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hurricane irma has prompted the showering of social media with rumors , astonishing photographs , and other questionable claims .
ms . rose , familiar to movie audiences for her role in “dreamgirls , ” has also defended disney .
the ' star wars : episode viii ' rumor mill is churning hard on everything from obi - wan ' s possible return to new filming locations . ( photo : lucasfilm )
eagle - eyed viewers will catch the word “flammable” scrawled across the back of the truck , yet when it careens off the cliff at the end of the movie it doesn’t go boom . the studio wanted a big explosion , but the director wanted a slower demise for his film’s villain .
the film ends on a similar note , at a future christmas gathering in which all the hastily established romantic couplings are shown to have become loving and permanent . mom , however , has passed away , so the family gathers together a little sadly , exchanging hugs and blinking back tears , before the camera pans over to close on a black - and - white portrait of her ( pregnant , no less ) hanging on the wall above them . it ' s a conclusion so mawkish and self - loving it could almost make you wish for a tasteless joke like the one that ends rumor has it . a better response , though , would be to find yourself a rerun of
friends
or
sex in the city
and pretend none of this ever happened .
a romantic comedy with all the excitement of an aarp magazine cover story and negligible chemistry between aniston and costner . given talk of infertility , let it be said
rumor
is a series of rocky places in which comedy ' s seed can find no purchase .
for decades , yoda has been voiced by the british - born filmmaker frank oz . ( photo : lucasfilm )
actress gwendoline christie has confirmed that captain phasma will return for ' episode viii . ' ( photo : lucasfilm )
from what has been released , “the joker origin story movie” will have martin scorsese producing and todd phillips directing .
the friends have scattered , and the sex has gone out of the city . there ' s nothing left to do but find an unobjectionable man , get engaged , and undergo the ritualistic abasement of introductions to the prospective in - laws . that , at least , is the implicit message of rumor has it and the family stone , two cinematic life rafts for female stars - - jennifer aniston and sarah jessica parker , respectively - - whose sexy , manhattan singlehoods have run their televised course .
although the rumor hasn ' t spread far and wide , it ' s suspected in hollywood circles that the actor - turned - director known as
rob reiner
was abducted by aliens and replaced by a doppelganger in 1993 . before that fateful year , reiner ' s resume shone with titles such as this is spinal tap , the sure thing , stand by me , the princess bride , when harry met sally , misery , and a few good men . afterwards : north , the american president , ghosts of mississippi , the story of us , and alex & emma . rumor has it… indicates that the extraterrestrials have not returned the real reiner to us .
loved the selected tracks . most are covered on other northern soul compilations . loved it .
his thirst for the limelight has driven him to launch a multilingual blog and issue a string of headline - grabbing statements .
remain flat last weekend at the international box office with $ 5 . 25 million on 1 , 458 screens in 18 markets for an early total of $ 18 . 09 million . its best market was mexico where it opened in first place with $ 1 . 87 million on 418 screens while in germany the film added $ 1 . 47 million on 478 screens for a two - week total of $ 4 . 39 million . the film ' s biggest running total still came from australia , where the film has managed $ 7 . 39 million after three weeks , including $ 710 , 000 over this past weekend .
as bad as rumor has it is , sarah jessica parker ' s big - screen comeback vehicle , the family stone , is worse , largely because it fancies itself to be so much better . whereas aniston ' s film aspires to be little more than a daffy entertainment , parker ' s imagines it has something to teach us about love , about tolerance , and even about death . the setup is similar : a manhattan professional named meredith ( parker ) is traveling with her sweetheart , everett ( dermot mulroney ) , for a first meeting with the folks . in this case , though , the family is his not hers , and rather than southern california republicans they are new england lefties . the occasion for the visit is christmas , and while everett and meredith are not yet engaged , he hopes to rectify that by popping the question during the trip .
mark ruffalo , who’s nominated for best supporting actor for his role as wrestler david schultz in 2014 drama foxcatcher , is no stranger to romantic comedies . he’s played adorable love interests in begin again , 13 going on 30 , and thanks for sharing – but his part as jennifer aniston’s fiancé in 2005’s rumor has it… is completely forgettable . the comedy , which is a sequel of sorts of the book and film the graduate , failed to utilize its star - powered cast and left us wondering who to root for – a dull ruffalo or aniston’s whiny character .
mr ahmadinejad ' s aides said stone had requested special access to the president after contacting his office through intermediaries in the iranian film business .
it was a very close race for the top of the rental charts between two new releases .
somewhere buried deep within rumor lies a wickedly funny , oedipal - tinged black comedy along the lines of spanking the monkey , with some priceless riffs on the graduate . but few traces of wit or subversion remain in rob reiner ' s latest , which suffers an identity crisis all its own . pitched uneasily between brittle comedy and earnest drama , the film is redeemed only by shirley maclaine ' s ferocious performance as the tartly cynical voice of experience , and by nellie mckay ' s clever songs , a combination of originals and covers that strike a balance the film never achieves . given its premise and troubled production history—screenwriter / original director ted griffin was fired early in filming— rumor has it… could easily have turned into a world - class disaster , a
fiasco
in elizabethtown terms . but in the end , a bona fide disaster probably would have been preferable to the lurching , unsatisfying , compromised mediocrity that reiner delivers .
' star wars : episode viii ' has officially been titled ' the last jedi . ' ( photo : the last jedi )
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this is not a great movie , but it ' s very watchable and has some good laughs . the casting of aniston is crucial , because she ' s the heroine of this story , and the way it ' s put together there ' s danger of her becoming the shuttlecock . aniston has the presence to pull it off . she has to maybe scuttle her sister ' s wedding and her own , maybe abandon the guy who loves her , maybe break her official father ' s heart , maybe ( yeechh ! ) sleep with her ( maybe ) real dad , yet always retain our sympathy . well , of course she does . she ' s one of my closest friends .
it ' s all just a day at the beach , harmlessly fun and instantly forgettable .
baywatch opens everywhere friday , may 25 . are you going to see it despite the critics ? ?
donna farmer , a los angeles web designer who is african - american and has two children , applauded disney’s efforts to add diversity .
opened its home market run with an easily win pulling in $ 7 . 24 million during its first week of release . that ' s probably enough for the film to show a profit , something it just missed doing during its worldwide theatrical run .
as for snoke ' s scarred and semi - crushed face , another rumor circulating is that the damage was inflicted by none other than luke skywalker himself . this may explain his obsession with finding the jedi to seek revenge .
after months of speculation and rumors , the eighth installment in the star wars franchise has officially been revealed as
the last jedi .
tom hardy at the cannes film festival in 2015 , promoting his movie
mad max : fury road .
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the film cast includes three oscar winners : kevin costner , kathy bates , and shirley maclaine ; and two oscar nominees : richard jenkins and mark ruffalo .
while jared leto will reprise his role in the suicide squad sequel and a harley quinn spinoff , but the joker origin film will have a different actor .
it’s worth mentioning the context that this rumor comes in , of course . read the entire interview with ellis ( which is worthwhile ) , and you’ll see that he has a strong opinion to push related to the movie industry . seperately , he says that “there will not be another coppola . there will not be another spielberg . there will not be another scorsese . there will not be another altman . because the melding of that kind of artistic mind with a cultural experience , which was going to the movies and watching a large - scale film on a giant screen that’s not imax that isn’t a marvel movie , is over . ”
one rumor with some legs we have heard but cannot confirm is that finn will go up against the executioner and this time he doesn’t have han solo to save him like in he did last time ,
the site reports .
io9 spotted a rather shocking rumor in a wide - reaching ringer piece about the state of the movie industry . bret easton ellis , a well - known screenwriter , was talking about a conversation he was having with unnamed movie execs :
shirley maclaine was originally offered the role of elaine in the graduate ( 1967 ) , but turned it down .
there was a time , not so long ago , when going from tv star to movie star was an unquestioned step upward . george clooney managed the transition with such aplomb a few years back that the most recent oscars ceremony essentially anointed him king of hollywood . but lately , as television has innovated and improved and mainstream film largely stagnated , it ' s not clear that the old hierarchy still pertains , at least for those fortunate enough to star on successful series . take kiefer sutherland , who was never more than a middling presence on the big screen , but has become a contemporary icon on the little one . or take aniston and parker : both have had plenty of bites at the cinematic apple and are scheduled for plenty more , but neither is likely ever again to have a role with the cultural stature of a rachel green or carrie bradshaw . big - screen outings such as rumor has it and the family stone - - both released on video this month - - are more likely to erase the actresses from public memory than to plant them there anew .
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while he cape apparently will not feature the same chain clasp as vader ' s , it will otherwise look eerily similar . no one is saying how exactly ren managed to get ahold of his grandfather ' s cape – or if it ' s simply a replica . perhaps it came out of the same attic trunk as vader ' s helmet ?
so the wise jedi – who bears a striking resemblance to albert einstein – may appear in this movie , even though he ' s already died . perhaps it ' ll be through a reincarnation , a flashback scene or maybe the revelation that yoda has a twin brother .
one interesting part is the setting of the production . “the intention is to make a gritty and grounded hard - boiled crime film set in early - 80’s gotham city” .
a producer of the film , peter del vecho , said : “we feel a great responsibility to get this right . every artistic decision is being carefully thought out . ”
it ' s a clever premise , and might have made for a whimsical farce or cutting black comedy . but rumor has it is neither , in part because it tries to be both . when sarah tracks beau down in san francisco he tells her that he couldn ' t possibly be her father because he is sterile , thanks to a
blunt testicular trauma
suffered in his youth . ( the movie finds this phrase hysterical enough to repeat at least half a dozen times . ) at first , sarah is disappointed that beau is not the genealogical rosetta stone of her confused identity . but over the course of the evening she banters pleasantly with her charming almost - dad , has a great deal to drink , and winds up sleeping with him . not only does she betray fiancé jeff , she does it with perhaps the most inappropriate non - blood - relative on the face of the earth , a man about whom she knows barely anything except that he ' s had carnal knowledge of both her mother and grandmother before her .
spielberg got his start directing for tv at the age of 21 , helming episodes of such shows as night gallery and marcus welby , m . d . but the aspiring filmmaker was desperately searching for a property he could turn into a feature film . it was spielberg ' s secretary , nona tyson , who found matheson’s story in playboy and first sent it to her boss to potentially adapt into a movie .
my first movie , it ' s fairly well known , was a disaster . i stupidly felt that the people financing it had more to lose then i did if it was bad ,
fincher told bbc one in 2011 .
i sort of allowed myself to be steered into this communal making and then when the shit hits the fan , all of a sudden everyone scatters and you ' re the guy saying ' wait ? who has a suggestion now ? ' so ( now ) that if i ' m going to take the blame , the brunt of it , i ' m going to make the decisions .
iran has complained repeatedly about how the country is depicted by hollywood . stone ' s 2004 film , alexander , a biopic about alexander the great , was heavily criticised because of its sympathetic portrayal of the ancient macedonian king , who is disliked in iran because he is held responsible for the destruction of persepolis , seat of the achaemenid dynasty , in 330bc . this year , iran protested to the un about another film , 300 , which portrayed the battle of thermopylae between the spartans and persians in 480bc .
while we heard yoda ' s voice in
the force awakens ,
rumor has it that we might actually get to see the return of the real - life yoda in
episode viii .
a yoda puppeteer was recently spotted giving an interview at the star wars celebration in europe .
he looked at both of us , and said that members of the original yoda team have been called in to work on episode 8 , using the yoda 8 puppet , ” one reddit user posted . “he’d have no reason to lie . ”
“he read it and said something he never , ever says ,
grunberg told the washington post .
he said : ‘it’s so good , i wish i were making it . ’ he may have said something one time on ' lost , ' with damon [ lindelof , the co - creator ] , but i never hear him express regret like that .
director werner herzog went through a nightmare production while making fitzcarraldo in the early ' 80s . the film follows brian sweeney fitzgerald , an irish would - be rubber industrialist who is determined to transport a steamer ship through a south american jungle to a vast rubber territory in peru during the early 20th century . herzog wanted to give the film absolute realism , so he made his film crew transport a real 30 - ton steamer ship through a dangerous jungle instead of using miniatures or special effects , resulting in a long and grueling production .
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a couple of weeks ago i spoke with an excellent source who told me something surprising : the trailer for suicide squad , the one with the queen song , did not represent the film as it then existed .
every joke in the movie is in that trailer ,
this source told me . the enormous positive response to the trailer led to warner bros requesting reshoots that would alter the tone of the film , bringing in some more of the lightness to which audiences responded .
opened in several major markets more than doubling its screen count , and that helped it climb to sixth place over the weekend . its best market was italy where the film came in third place with $ 1 . 05 million on 243 screens over the weekend and $ 1 . 14 million in total while it also managed a third place finish during a very close race in spain with $ 919 , 000 on 250 screens . its other major market debut was the u . k . , but there it had to settle for fifth with $ 959 , 000 on 351 screens . overall the film made $ 5 . 17 million on 1699 screens in 18 markets for an international total of just $ 11 . 68 million so far .
in keeping with the look of
the force awakens ,
american director rian johnson has shared that
episode viii
will sidestep digital and be shot entirely on film . together with his longtime friend ram bergman , a prolific israeli producer , the pair are reportedly crafting a story that ' s
much darker
than the previous episode .
still , production design only goes so far , and when katharine snarls , “you want more out of life ? get in line , kid , ” an alternative version of that admonition applies to the film — that is , if you want more out of movies , perhaps it’s best to avoid this line .
, and neither will be able to live up to that high standard . even so , it should be a better month than
it was so cool to 1 ) hear a randy travis song in a movie setting this way and 2 ) to learn about an rt track i hadn’t heard before . it turns out the producer or who ever was in charge of the movie knew their country music or maybe it was actually costner because the song was a hit in 1996 and was probably actually on a few country bar jukeboxes back then . the song only reached # 24 on the charts so it’s not one of randy’s more well known songs .
a young advertising executive ' s life becomes increasingly complicated when , in order to impress her boss , she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met .
while
the force awakens
lacked the space battles the star wars franchise has become known for ,
the last jedi
will be decidedly a return to form .
however , mr ahmadinejad , who has often criticised hollywood as a bastion of pro - zionist interests , was unimpressed by stone ' s radical credentials after viewing the films .
star wars actor mark hamill ( aka luke skywalker ) promised that if he reached one million followers on twitter he’d release a shocking spoiler about episode 8 . after passing that milestone recently , it ' s no surprise that the jedi knight has kept his word . he told his social media followers that the film will be
set in the past .
this one spoiler is causing us to have even more questions . does that mean flashbacks ? time travel ? only time will tell .
the accident occurred when a stunt pilot had trouble navigating a low - flying helicopter through smoke and debris created from pyrotechnic effects . an explosion caused it to fly out of control , and it crash landed on top of the three actors , killing them instantly .
more recently , “aladdin” ran into trouble in 1993 . the american - arab anti - discrimination committee labeled certain song lyrics defamatory ( “where they cut off your ear / if they don’t like your face / it’s barbaric , but , hey , it’s home” ) .
stranger things have happened in the wacky world of celebrity real estate but , at this point , we’re not betting either of our long - bodied bitches this wild and wooly rumor of beyonce and jay - z setting down real estate roots in cher’s massive malibu manse has any veracity . remember , puppies , back in february there were rumors and reports they wanted to buy michael jackson’s neverland ranch . remember that bit of celebrity real estate cray - cray ?
earning a better than initially reported $ 7 . 39 million , it was pushed out of the top five and into sixth place .
a viral image suggests that the late nirvana singer kurt cobain hinted at a future donald trump presidency over 20 years before it happened .
“people think that kids don’t catch subtle messages about race and gender in movies , but it’s quite the opposite , ” he said .
for those unacquainted ,
bacta
is a gelatinous substance that can quickly regrow nerves , skin , and muscle . after he was attacked by wampa ice creature in
empire ,
luke skywalker was placed inside a bacta tank to help him recover . with john boyega already confirming that his character will have a
more physical role
in episode viii , it ' s likely that this particular rumor holds water .
although apocalypse now was slated for a may 1978 release date , it was pushed to august 1979 because of continuing delays during post - production . since coppola had a tough time shooting the film , he was unable to adequately capture jungle and military sound effects , so a majority of its sound had to be re - recorded .
everybody knows cher has had her walled , gated and heavily fortified ocean view estate on the bluffs near pepperdine university on an off the market since at least mid - 2008 when it popped up for sale with a $ 45 , 000 , 000 price tag . the price was later dropped to $ 41 million .
fell to sixth place with $ 6 . 45 million on 2487 screens in 43 markets for an running international total of $ 53 . 27 million so far , which is less than half of what it earned domestically . the film opened in singapore with $ 450 , 000 from 30 screens and managed to repeat in first place in italy with $ 1 . 33 million on 314 screens over the weekend and a $ 3 . 96 million total after two weeks . meanwhile in the u . k . the film fell from first to third , but it still earned $ 1 . 59 million on 374 screens for a three - week total of $ 9 . 34 million .
the film adaptation of max brooks ' best - selling novel world war z initially had a december 2012 release date , but it was later pushed to summer 2013 when production woes and delays plagued the project . with less than three weeks left in production , damon lindelof and drew goddard were brought in to re - write its third act and ending .
the script needed months of work , not days ,
a studio source told vulture in 2012 .
and changes were needed throughout the film , not just at the end .
eighties babies and 90s kids take their childhood movies very seriously , so when word got out hollywood executives were thinking about turning the animated classic aladdin into a live action film , attention was being paid .
for the lowly protagonist , david mann , spielberg hand - picked character actor dennis weaver because he loved his performance as the jittery and feeble hotel night manager in orson welles’s 1958 film touch of evil .
speaking of beginnings , the rumor mill is churning hard that a certain jedi knight will once again play a pivotal role in the star wars universe . kristian harloff of schmoes knows and collider ' s jedi council has heard whispers that scottish actor ewan mcgregor is in talks to reprise his role as obi - wan kenobi . as luke skywalker is slated to have a much larger role beyond his
force awakens
cameo , it makes sense that his old ghost buddy kenobi would still offer a guiding voice . the downside of all this ? those hayden christensen rumors may also start to hold a bit more water . . .
jennifer aniston appears to be wandering through this film in a fog . considering how close it was made to her separation with brad pitt , that could explain it , but she radiates no charisma and appears to be going through the motions . equally lifeless is mark ruffalo , who has one scene in which he differentiates himself from the furniture . together , these two couldn ' t generate sparks if they were doused in lighter fluid . kevin costner displays the same kind of unforced charm he exhibited in the upside of anger ( as an actor , there ' s no doubt that he has grown with maturity ) , but his scenes with aniston are equally devoid of chemistry . another bright point is shirley maclaine , whose acerbic turn as katharine offers plenty of attitude and barbed one - liners , but she ' s only in about a third of the movie .
besides a return to skellig michael island off the coast of ireland , filmmakers are also preparing to descend upon the ancient port city of dubrovnik , croatia . the unesco world heritage site , which has been featured in several episodes of hbo ' s
game of thrones ,
has been dubbed
the pearl of the adriatic
for its medieval fortresses and cultural masterpieces .
it ' s safe to say that captain phasma , played by british actress gwendoline christie , failed to deliver the punch in
the force awakens
that fans were expecting . thankfully , it appears that the chrome - plated stormtrooper will be given a second shot at redemption . christie has confirmed that she will be back in
episode viii .
let ' s just hope that this time , she ' s the threatening baddie we were all promised from the beginning .
sarah huttinger is a woman who learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film
the graduate
- - and that she just might be the offspring of the well - documented event .
but iran ' s president , mahmoud ahmadinejad , was surprisingly camera - shy when his extrovert persona drew the attention of hollywood , turning down a request by oliver stone , the director of jfk , nixon and platoon , to make a documentary film about him . he dismissed the american film - maker as
part of the great satan
, the iranian regime ' s standard term of abuse for the us .
but it wasn’t all good luck . spielberg was not happy when stock footage of both vehicles was later used in an episode of the television series
better than the northern soul movie because it is set back in time . great sound track , storyline and proper dancing . well done ! !
according to vulture ' s initial reports ,
pitt , not forster , who has final approval over all the new pages generated by whatever writers work on the project over the next three weeks . and the communication breakdown between actor and director over how to reshoot it severely limits paramount’s ability to foresee an end to production .
a new ending was shot that focused on smaller action set - pieces and made the film more about a man trying to get back to his family instead of a man trying to save the world from extinction .
the 60 - year - old director has made two documentaries about cuba ' s communist president , fidel castro , whom he considers a friend , and another about the israeli - palestinian conflict .
, but he was ultimately cut when the rolling stones ' touring schedule conflicted with re - shoots . herzog had to re - start production after almost half of the film was completed and a year into shooting .
right now , audiences are receiving the film in mixed ways . some think that the story line needs to be left alone , while some are excited to see what scorsese and phillips will do with the story .
while nothing in the way of panels or footage was presented at the recent comic - con in new york city , disney didn ' t leave fans completely empty - handed . in celebration of the film ' s approaching release , a first order - themed set was created to show off props from the film . once visitors drifted inside , however , things took an unexpected twist and transformed into another immersive
star wars
experience .
it was crazy busy on the rental charts this week with three new films in the top five and six in the top ten . leading the way was
jocelyn novek , associated press :
it eventually gets wearisome , despite the best efforts of efron and especially johnson , who can enliven any scene .
an image showing an optical illusion created with floor tiles is genuine , but it wasn ' t created to discourage young students from running in the hallways .
jurassic park ( 1993 ) is known for having some incredible props . the fake shaving cream can dennis nedry uses to smuggle dinosaur dna out of the cold storage unit may not be as iconic as the life - sized t . rex , but it still plays a colossal role in the film . now , io9 reports that an official replica of the prop can soon be yours .
added an handful of new markets this week and that allowed the film to remain in sixth place with $ 6 . 00 million on 2645 screens in 49 markets for a running tally of $ 63 . 30 million . the film opened in first place in spain with $ 1 . 54 million on 316 screens and in the netherlands with $ 475 , 000 on 75 screens over the weekend and $ 520 , 000 in total . it took first place in argentina as well with $ 136 , 000 on 48 . on the other hand , it had to settle for second place during its debut in denmark with $ 319 , 000 on 45 screens over the weekend and $ 335 , 000 in total . holdovers include the u . k . where the film was down 56 % to $ 699 , 000 over the weekend and $ 10 . 44 million in total and italy with a 55 % decline to $ 594 , 000 over the weekend and $ 4 . 83 million in total .
full financial estimates for this film , including domestic and international box office , video sales , video rentals , tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services . for more information , please contact us at research @ urltoken .
of course , armchair critics have also been complaining about the princess . disney originally called her maddy ( short for madeleine ) . too much like mammy and thus racist . a rumor surfaced on the internet that an early script called for her to be a chambermaid to a white woman , a historically correct profession . too much like slavery .
british comedian ade edmondson has reportedly joined the cast after impressing the film’s producers . known for his slapstick humor , a source said : ‘ade is one of the most - loved comedy stars in the u . k . , but even he would admit ' star wars ' is a surprise move for him . ” the 59 - year - old funnyman has a wide swath of interests , and even won a celebrity cooking show in 2013 . in the past few years , he ' s focused more time on his music career and started a band . perhaps there will be a tune - filled cantina scene in episode 8 ? one can hope .


aladin is a 2009 indian hindi fantasy adventure film directed by sujoy ghosh , and featuring amitabh bachchan , ritesh deshmukh , jacqueline fernandez and sanjay dutt .

the film was considered as a box office disaster both in terms of collections and content .

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who starred in the movie aladin ?
and
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then this page has got you covered .
t he sixth edition of the south asian international film festival kicked off with aladin , featuring amitabh bachchan , sanjay dutt , ritesh deshmukh and jacqueline fernandez .
this cast list of who was in aladin includes both lead and minor roles . ( 20 items )
t he film has already won several awards , including for best director , best film and best art direction at the 46th maharashtra state film awards , and also for best director at the pune international film festival held earlier this year .
aladin cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of aladin actors includes any aladin actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each aladin actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of aladin have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
theres really nobody else to talk about in this film . riteish is almost invisible as aladin . he is as big a loser in frame one as he is in the final frame . in that way , he sure is in character of the boy who is bullied throughout his life for being called aladin .
much like last month’s big budget release main aur mrs khanna , aladin directed by sujoy ghosh is an epic box office disaster .
palace cinemas will be injecting a cash prize of $ 2 , 000 for the biff centurion short film award to the best brisbane short film director . all award finalists will have completed their graduate film project in 2016 .
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joanna robinson is a hollywood writer covering tv and film for vanityfair . com .
aladin was chosen because its director sujoy ghosh , according to amin , is ' exceptionally skilled in storytelling and brings the latest in bollywood ' s foray into special effects , establishing never before seen practices in its film production history . '
the brisbane international film festival has revealed that the inaugural biff centurion short film award sponsored by palace cinemas will be presented at the upcoming festival . the award is open to graduates from film schools from the brisbane region and provides a platform for new filmmakers to establish themselves within the film community and highlight their work on the silver screen .
aladin is a movie starring amitabh bachchan , sanjay dutt , and riteish deshmukh . since he was a child , aladin chatterjee has been teased for his fairytale name . as a college student he follows his namesake ' s footsteps ; unleashing genie genius and wooing exchange student jasmine . but the evil ringmaster approaches .
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the jakarta post , 19 june 1993 , 3 ; and
4 tokoh film aladin ' [ sic ] bertumu anak2 indonesia ,
suara karya ( jakarta ) , 19 june 1993 , 3 .
the low budget film depicts the story of dadasaheb phalke ' s quest to create india ' s first full - length feature film , raja harishchandra , which was released in 1913 .
upcoming movies – the anticipated jacky movies are reloaded which is an upcoming indian action film , directed by raj & d . k written along with sita menon . it is scheduled to release on 25 august 2017 . the film is the prequel to 2014 film bang bang .
the epic head bobbing guy , sometimes referred to as
guy who moves his head
, is a background character from the dingo picture ' s film aladin , a knock - off of the 1992 disney film aladdin . he is seen moving his head to the left and right , independent from his body and commonly appears in youtube poop videos .
26 . advertisement for the film aladdin in the sarawak tribune , 26 june 1993 , 24 .
the story of aladin is one of the most beautiful and well known fairy tales from
the arabian nights
. aladin is the son of a poor tailor . but with the help of dschinni , a friendly ghost , he achieves luck and wealth . and since this is a fairy tale , he marries the sultan’s beautiful daughter in the end .
t he festival organisers believe that showing mokashi ' s film will enhance the festival ' s stature .
mel brooks’s sublime film the producers , which plunders hitler for laughs . photograph : mgm / allstar / cinetext
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aladin , spelled without the more familiar double d , too suffers a worse fate what with kids bullying him into rubbing lamps . turns out it wasn ' t such a bad idea after all when aladin truly rubs one and pop comes a wish - granting genie , genius ( amitabh bachcan ) . three good - as - new wishes would end in a happily - ever - after , you ' d think ?
dingo pictures has released several low - budget animated knockoffs of disney films , including hercules , aladin , dinosaur adventure ( 2000 ) , [ 10 ] the hunchback of notre dame , son of the lion king and tarzan .
awards – dhanno girl has scooped quite a few awards for herself including star plus debut of the year female iifa for aladin , stardust award for exciting new face for aladdin , 15th asianet film awards for most stylish bollywood actress , big star entertaing award for most entertaing dancer for kick [ jumme ki raat ] , lux golden rose award for entertainer of the year and film fare glamour and style award for hotstepper of the year . she also won miss srilankan 2006 .
in the video game adaptations of aladdin , genie ' s role is more or less the same as in the film .
the 1992 film was set in the fictional arabian sultanate of agrabah , moved from the original location of baghdad , iraq .
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from aladin featuring amitabh bachchan , jacqueline fernandez & ritesh deshmukh . the song is sung by shankar mahadevan & shaan . film – aladin music – vishal - shekhar & jody j jenkins actor – amitabh bachchan , ritesh deshmukh , jacqueline fernandez & sanjay dutt produced by – sujoy ghosh directed by - sujoy ghosh for mobile downloads click : urltoken to watch more log on to urltoken for all the updates on our movies and more : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken
with a weekend of less than 4 crores across india , aladin will likely end its run at theaters as the biggest disaster of the year . yes , even bigger than main aur mrs khanna which released against two other biggies on diwali .
mokashi , who also wrote the script , said in a statement , ' for me , the inspiration to make the film was phalke himself . learning about how he made the film and what he went through prompted me to base the movie on the subject . '
billy magnussen has officially joined guy ritchie’s aladdin remake , playing prince anders , a character who wasn’t present in the 1992 original animated film .
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arab americans say disney film ` aladdin ' contains racial slurs ,
the jakarta post , 11 june 1993 , 7 .
dingo pictures is an german film company known for producing amateur - quality animated adaptations of disney movies which have inspired video remixes on youtube .
on feburary 17th , youtuber we need more bort license plates uploaded the film son of the lion king by dingo pictures ( shown below , left ) . on may 4th , the dingo pictures film dinosaur adventure was uploaded to the same channel ( shown below , right ) .
a interesting modern take on the aladin story . song & dance numbers are entertaining . the file might be a little too intense for younger kids , i . e . those ages that the disney version ( hated that one ) might be appropriate for .
fernandez , is all set to make her english - language debut in the film opposite alston koch . directed by sri lankan filmmaker chandran rutnam .
43 . john a . lent , the asian film industry ( austin : the university of texas press , 1990 ) , 207 - 10 .
a big word of caution to parents . do not take your children to watch this aladin . they deserve the original , the extra d in the title , or else they would hear the ghosts singing dardi rab rab kar di every time the lamp is rubbed .
stream & watch back to back full movies only on eros now - urltoken aladin chatterjeeâ€™s life changes when jasmine gifts him a magic lamp which lets loose a genie who grants him 3 wishes . for all the updates on our movies and more : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken
amitabh bachchan , who is called genius in the film ( something aladin and the villain ring master will remind you every two minutes ) , shows you the entire sweep of his dramatics in this one act . and sorry mr bachchan , we do not mean it in a nice way . his performance is as uneven as his hairstyle , er his wig , ranging from terrific to terrible , irresistible to irritating . you would love him when he is having fun , doing an impromptu alaap , mouthing gibberish and just being plain silly . the moment of the movie is when he speaks to aladin chatterjee in bengali :  bujhle ? esho baba !  but all those cheap thrills are short - lived . the moment he switches to serious mode , he hams it up big time . you can be theatrical as the last lear , but not every film set is a stage , sir !
“aladdin” was the highest - grossing film of the year in 1992 , and won academy awards for best score and best song for “a whole new world . ”
- les nouvelles aventures d ' aladin is a 2015 comic movie from arthur benzaquen of arthur . the story is based on that of aladin and the miracle light - - critical reception : - in general the film will receive generally poor criticism on the imdb , it obtains the score of 3 , 5 / 10 . - on sens critique , the film will receive an average score of 3 , 5 / 10 . - on allocine , the film gets a score of 2 , 8 / 5 for 13 press reviews and 2 , 1 / 5 to 644 reviews of spectator . on 18 october 2015 , while the score was of 3 , 3 / 5 for 6 critical , according to the site lavenir . net , allo ciné does not take into account the negative reviews appeared in many newspapers . of internet users suspect that the site to create fake profiles of spectators granting 5 stars 5 stars in the film for pure promotional objective . according to the magazine les inrocks ,
this presumption is also supplied by the fact that the part
comments
is strange closed on the plug of the movie , while this treatment had not yet been reserved for productions much more controversial - - - allo ciné denies the next evening the allegations .
wat is ur honest opinion on ld . in a nutshell da film is amazing . forget da few flaws , in general da film haz everything goin for it . da reason i say dat coz i also like da music . yes it could have been better but da music iz unique . not da regular bollywood type music .
another interesting film at saiff festival came from britain . shifty , an independently made film focused on a young crack cocaine dealer ( riz ahmed ) in london whose life is threatened when his best friend comes to him , hoping for a new life . but the friend ' s dark past creates problems for shifty and his family .
theres  agar ladki palat ti hai , toh woh tumse pyaar karti hai  from ddlj , theres the padosan sequence where the genie sings for aladin from behind the pillars and theres that shocker of a pelvic thrust to chura ke dil mera . it really is a strange world , this khwaish town .
you are promised a fantastical fight between good and evil , but even that one single wish isnt granted . aladin is actually a lousy college love story with a lame backstory in the end of parents being killed and little boy being the chosen one to kill the evil lord . got the hogwarts drift ?
genie makes a non - speaking cameo in the form of a silhouette during the finale of the lion king 1½ , joining several other disney characters in watching the film .
aladdin will begin shooting in august in london . the film has yet to cast the villainous jafar , the squawking iago , the monkey abu , and the tiger raja .
the festival will end on november 3 with paresh mokashi ' s directorial debut harishchandrachi factory . the marathi film is india ' s entry for the 82nd annual academy awards .
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kompas ( jakarta ) , 4 may 1993 , 2 .
another example of such a film was drona which was also idiotic and a huge box office disaster . there was an exception of krrish ( if you consider it a fantasy flick it is more of a super hero film ) . however , with all of the songs and everything , krrish had a gripping story line towards the second half showing us how krishna becomes krrish .
it’s been 25 years since disney made the animated classic film “aladdin . ” now , disney has its cast for its upcoming live action version of “aladdin , ” according to entertainment weekly .
the king arthur : legend of the sword director is not known for making light , kid - friendly movies , so it ' ll be interesting to see what he does with the film .
it looks as though the live - action feature film adaptation of disney’s aladdin will be clear of accusations of whitewashing , with its casting call recognising that leads aladdin and jasmine are middle eastern .
according to mathew is an upcoming film directed by chandran rutnam . it is a romance , crime and thriller film based on the crimes of father mathew pieris , anglican priest of the church of st paul the apostle , kynsey road , colombo , who was convicted of the double murders of his wife ( eunice pieris ) and russel ingram , the husband of his lover in 1979 .
his young co - stars riteish deshmukh and newcomer jacqueline fernandes do well for themselves . deshmukh lends his aladin a touch of earnest and goofy , which makes him believable even if not someone you care to root for . sri lankan beauty jacqueline exudes a ravishing screen - presence that has the potential to be honed into something along the lines of katrina kaif .
ironically , it was sukumar roys birthday on friday , the day aladin got released . no crores , no special effects , no amitabh bachchan , he needed just a few words to transport you into the realm of pure fantasy . and his son needed just a few high - fives to conjure up the magic . all they had was a little imagination .
massoud costars on amazon’s “jack ryan” television series and scott most recently starred in the “power rangers” film . massoud was born in egypt and scott’s mother is from northern india , according to entertainment weekly .
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film ` aladdin ' : potret manusia dalam kartun ,
kompas ( jakarta ) , 13 june 1993 , 6 ;
resensi film : kebajikan timur tengah ala barat ,
riau pos ( pekanbaru ) , 4 july 1993 , 2 ; and
` aladdin ' mengekor sukses ` beauty and the beast ' ,
merdeka ( jakarta ) , 27 june 1993 , 7 .
bérénice bejo , star of tout là - haut bérénice bejo embarked on a successful acting career in the 1990s , with various roles in french television and film productions . she made her american film debut in knight´s tale ( 2001 ) , but came to major international recognition with her role as peppy miller in the critical and popular hit , the artist ( 2011 ) . bejo received a nomination for the academy award for best supporting actress and won her the césar award for best actress . in 2013 she won best actress at the cannes film festival for her performance in le passé ( the past ) .
based in the municipality of khwaish , abused by his classmates , aladin chatterjee , who was orphaned when his parents , arun and riya , died in an accident in siachen valley , lived with his paternal grandfather until the later ' s passing . now alone , grown up , studying in khwaish university , and still being abused by fellow - college mates , he finds himself smitten by the lovely us exchange student , jasmine . unable to express his feelings for her , he rubs a lamp that was gifted to him on his birthday , which summons a genie named genius . he gets 3 wishes , but wastes 2 of them , but on the 3rd one he insists that genius assist him to win jasmine ' s heart without any magical tricks . hilarious chaos results when everything seems to fail ; while an immortal and deadly entity , ringmaster , and his hordes , prepares to confront genius and aladin so that he can acquire even more magical powers with the help of the lamp on the day of the sighting of a rare comet ; and the truth behind the death of aladin ' s . . .
the worst part , naveed , is that i have not even seen the movie . i just simply read all of the reviews , saw the movie promos , and read a synopsis of the film .
rather than leave the movie alone , however , i’ve decided that it requires a little over - analyzing , and you can thank the recent live - action disney film , maleficent , for my mischief .
disney confirmed that will smith will portray the genie in the upcoming live - action remake of aladdin , with the actor taking over the voice role previously filled by robin williams in the 1992 animated film .
37 . although leslie sharman ( 13 ) states that in indonesia aladdin was withdrawn from distribution until the offending lyrics were excised from the film , we have found no evidence that this was the case .
in a disney animation , such parts are essayed by the likes of beauty and the beast ' s gaston and mrs potts . they along with a bunch of spunky monkeys , all - knowing birds and talking trees are known to provide the mandatory laughs . aladin , however , only has a bird - brained performance of sahil khan and shamelessly wasted ratna pathak shah to offer .
sacha baron cohen ' s film joins team america and the producers in depicting despots as one - dimensional buffoons . but why are we obsessed with satirising tyrants – and is it right to find them funny ?
film london artists ' moving image network ( flamin ) the london artists ' film and video awards ( lafva ) is an open submission awards scheme for artists ' living and working in the london region . awards up to a maximum of £20 , 000 are available to artists ' working in the context of contemporary fine art moving image practice for the production of new work . rose cupit , manager flamin , will discuss the lafva scheme and other opportunities for funding for artist film - makers , and will screen some films supported by the scheme , including recent work by andrew kötting , esther johnson , roz mortimer and tim shore .
the only thing that grabs aladin ' s undivided attention is the hot new college girl , jasmine ( jacqueline ) . as seen in a million bollywood flicks , she steps out of her car , flashes a charismatic smile and our hero falls head over heels in love . barring one funny first date sequence , their chemistry lacks the loveliness of a once upon a time . . .
some critics , though , fear that such scenes in the film could encourage rather than skewer islamophobia . the film ' s writers point out that aladeen is nowhere described as muslim .
let ' s be as clear as humanly possible ,
co - writer david mandel said .
technically speaking , the dictator is north african . but he is not muslim . there is no mention of muslims , or muslim humour .
allusions , homages , references , nods , quotations… sujoy ghoshs aladin is such a borrowed product that you wonder what it takes to conjure up a little bit of imagination . certainly not rs 50 crore , not the best visual effects supervisor in the world , not the biggest superstar in bollywood . no matter what these genext directors have at their disposal , they end up making one drona after another .
well , not necessarily . the problem here is that we have an unreliable narrator that could change the way we really watch the movie . the narrator i’m referring to is the merchant from the very beginning of the film .
the award will be announced at a screening of short film finalists on tuesday august 22 at 7pm at palace centro cinema on james street as part of the biff screening program tickets are $ 10 and are now on sale .
i don ' t own the rights to the music or photos .
a whole new world
is the featured pop single from the soundtrack to the 1992 disney film aladdin . it was composed by alan menken with lyrics by tim rice . the song is a ballad between the primary characters aladdin and jasmine about the new world they are going to discover together . the original version was sung by brad kane and lea salonga during the film .
i’m sure many of you agree that the film is easily one of disney’s best offerings of all time , and a lot of that has to do with its complex “good and evil” narrative , as well as some fantastic music .
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in addition to the aladdin casting , disney’s d23 expo revealed details regarding a plethora of upcoming projects , including a live - action dumbo film helmed by tim burton and starring colin farrell , michael keaton , eva green and danny devito .
the emma watson - led film has grossed over $ 1 billion at the global box office and with the original movie making $ 504 million twenty five years , there ' s high expectations that the remake performs as well if not better .
williams refuses to speak about the film now , which his studio reneged on and sold to another company that recut and released it in an adulterated form . but the director’s reticence to speak didn’t stop documentary filmmaker kevin schreck from telling the story of the film ' s failure . released in 2012 and recently made available on a limited - edition dvd , persistence of vision is an illuminating exploration of william’s relentless quest for innovation and perfection during the years he toiled over his passion project .
disney , like almost every movie adaptation – takes liberties with any book or story . sometimes , to advance the narrative . disney , as always , wisely tries to avoid controversy and politics . that was walt disney’s legacy . he wanted very much to spread joy and peace . his background dates back to silent films where the goal was to spread a universal language , where music married film . as lillian gish put it : film is the universal language . no barriers with talking , or dialogue . so why should disney interject muslim , protestant , catholic or anything else into good story telling . if you want that , read the book . since film began , anyone and everyone always agreed : the book is better than the movie . think about war and peace . how could that entire book be translated into a two hour movie . film was created to entertain . it evolved into enlightenment , documentaries , etc . there is indeed , a rhyme to every reason .
much like broadway did with the wicked witch from the wizard of oz in “wicked , ” disney retold the classic story with maleficient actually being justifiable in her actions , though i won’t say much more for fear of ruining the film for anyone else .
despite having been freed , genie continues to wear his gold cuffs in the sequels and television series . some storybooks such as jasmine ' s royal wedding , however , stay true to the original film ' s ending by featuring genie without the cuffs .
breaking from the fairy - tale ' s original plot , ghosh inserts a whole lot of elements which , unfortunately , rob the film of its charm , wizardry and mystique . for one , aladin ( riteish deshmukh ) is no street urchin but a lanky college - lad who loses his parents at an early age under mysterious circumstances . he lives in the imaginary city of khwaish ( which bears resemblance to lord of the ring ' s minas tirith ) - - somewhere above north india and below china , we are told . and when not a butt of class bully qasim ' s ( sahil khan ) ruthless albeit repetitive jokes , he ' s often found at marjina ' s ( ratna pathak ) cafe .
this isn’t a sleight against magnussen’s skills or anything—i loved his turn as rapunzel’s prince in into the woods —but again , it’s just frustrating to think that the studio or the director or some combination of whoever’s working on this film couldn’t even let one movie go by without feeling compelled to re - write an old folk - tale - turned - animated - film . but then again , i guess writing yourself into someone else’s history is the way white colonial imperialists do things . maybe i shouldn’t be so surprised .
rehearsals for the film , which is likely to be a big box office hit in the way the beauty and the beast live - action remake is set to be , begin in april , with principal photography taking place between july 2017 and january 2018 .
kev adams , star of tout là - haut from 2009 he played different roles on live shows and french television until 2014 when he started working in the soda television series , in which he plays a major role . he also took part in the fiston and kidon comedies before starting his cinema career with roles at les profs and les nouvelles aventures d ' aladin which saw great commercial success . in 2016 he played in amis publics de edouard pluvieux , together with vincent elbaz .
if you’ve ever seen who framed roger rabbit , 1971’s a christmas carol , or the titles for the pink panther , you’ve seen the work of richard williams . now in his 80s , the animator , director , and designer has created thousands of animated film titles and commercials and even written a book on the art of animation . all this despite the fact that for three decades he was sacrificing other work to direct one immense film that never made it to screen , the fantasia - esque arabian tale called the thief and the cobbler .
“i became obsessed with this story of obsession , ” schreck told me . as a young , aspiring filmmaker himself , schreck had heard williams’s lost film was supposed to be a masterpiece and was blown away by the detail , scale , and craftsmanship in the bits of the director’s original footage he was able to see . yet when he heard stories about the making of the incomplete epic , the film itself paled in comparison . “i found that story even more exhilarating , fascinating , and tragic than the movie itself , ” he told me .
many people doubtless know this fact concerning aladdin’s origins already – anyone who’s read the story of aladdin will know it – but the point is worth making because the popular disney animated film of 1992 makes aladdin an arabian boy and gives the impression that it was always thus .
abu ( أبو ) is a small monkey and a supporting character in disney ' s 1992 animated feature film , aladdin . a mischievous thief with a love for all things valuable , abu serves as aladdin ' s best friend , confidante and loyal partner - in - crime .
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the move has puzzled many people ( us included ) , as it very much seems like disney just couldn’t commit to creating a movie without featuring at least one white character or actor . previously , the film came under fire after a hollywood reporter article said that the film was having a tough time getting underway as it “ struggled to find stars ” who could take on the lead role . it went on to suggest that the struggle could be stemming from the fact that disney wanted to bring in “a middle - eastern or indian actor” to play aladdin .
i had gotten curious after seeing clips on youtube . so i had ordered this film version of
aladdin and the magic lamp
and i love it . i find animation from underrated french animator jean image is like the animation from upa . now , this film stays true to the original
arabian nights
tale and i found it colorful , beautifully animated and with a musical wonderful soundtrack . i love it when aladdin serenades to the princess . other then that , i have no other favorite scenes because i love this film from beginning to end . you know , i had watched a few versions of aladdin and it was hard to choose which version is the best . so i would say that this version and the japanese anime version that was made 12 years later are the best versions . so overall , i like i said i love this movie .
at the beginning of the ' 90s , disney ' s animation division was fully enjoying its time at the top , contentedly tanning itself in the glow of a new golden age . the little mermaid had dragged it back from the tedium of the black cauldron and oliver & company , while beauty and the beast had heralded disney ' s most adoring reviews since a pasty princess shacked up with seven midgets - not to mention the only ever best picture academy award nomination for an animated film , a feat which will likely never be repeated due to the new best animated film category .
during the post - credits scene , genie appears on the black screen and says
game over man ! game over !
( a reference to a similar line by the character hudson from aliens ( 1986 ) before disappearing magically , indicating that the film is the last installment of the aladdin trilogy .
relative newcomer mena massoud ( jack ryan ) is the live - action film’s new prince ali , while power rangers star naomi scott will play jasmine , and will smith is taking on robin williams’ iconic genie role . guy ritchie is directing the film , which will give the disney animated classic a live - action , musical update . the announcement came with a pointed , veiled comment from bailey about the hollywood reporter’s article on the studio’s difficult time finding their young male lead . bailey joked that while we may have heard a lot of disney casting news lately , not all of it is “true . ” clearly .
he travels to aladdin ' s village , identified as being near the border with china , where he enlists aladdin ' s help by pretending to be his long - lost uncle and offering to leave his wealth to aladdin . at one point , the magician character tells the story of his travels to china , india and persia and we see a montage of these adventures and it ' s kind of interesting because of the way it invokes other cultures of the era . there is some unnecessary padding throughout as characters break into songs that do nothing but tell parts of once upon a time , somewhere in africa , a local magician dreamed of owning the magic lamp . thanks to a magic ball he learned that the lamp could be found in an asian village and that only the innocent hand of a young person could snatch it . he traveled to the place , a village called
three hill city
, close to the chinese border . there lived aladin , a boy who could help him to grab the lamp . which he did . but what was not planned is that aladin kept the lamp for . . .
along with many other characters from the film , abu appears in a few installments of the kingdom hearts franchise . in the original game , abu makes a minor appearance in agrabah by aladdin ' s side . he does , however , assist sora and the others when they journey into the cave of wonders .
following weeks of controversy and “whitewashing” rumors surrounding disney over who they would recruit to play aladdin in the guy ritchie - directed film , the company announced that newcomer mena massoud – an egyptian - born canadian actor who will appear in the upcoming jack ryan tv series – has been cast as the titular thief .
serge hazanavicius , director of tout là - haut serge hazanavicius started acting while studying in 1986 and has played in over 20 theater plays and 70 films in france and abroad . in the early 2000s , he started writing and directing his own projects . he first wrote , directed and acted in a short film and went on to direct theater plays as well as stand - up comedy shows . the breakthrough happened in 2003 , with the highly - acclaimed theatre play adaptation of the novel 84 charing cross road , which he directed and acted in . the play was nominated for the molière ( french theatre awards ) and toured for over 2 years . serge hazanavicius has kept on acting , writing and directing plays . in 2012 , he started to work on his first feature film : to the top . a film about his other great passion : the mountains , and more specifically high mountain skiing , also known as
freeride
.
in this version , genie replaces the peddler famous for singing
arabian nights
; harkening back to the original concept of having the peddler reveal to be him at the end of the first film . as such , he performs
arabian nights
and disappears until his iconic introduction in the cave of wonders .
for all the cult interest in the thief and the cobbler now , schreck’s film doesn’t shy away from showing the problems williams encountered . like the fact that the film’s protagonist bore a striking resemblance to jafar from walt disney’s aladdin ( 1992 ) , a fact that could pose a liability for williams ' s studio , warner bros . “it ' s hard to say how much was deliberate theft , accidental inspiration , or mere coincidence , ” schreck says of the likeness , allowing that it might be a combination of the three . all the same , a bad situation : “whatever it is , it wasn ' t good for williams . ”
like the walk last week , crimson peak is another mid - range - budgeted , polished studio film whose box - office swan - dive is tough to account for . the sumptuous production design and visuals came through loud and clear in captivating trailers ; the film’s artistic and literary wellsprings have been professorially conveyed by director guillermo del toro on his new ( and genuinely interesting ) twitter feed ; the reviews have been appreciative , mostly . but its $ 12 . 8m us debut is truly disappointing – well beaten to the top spot by kids’ spooker goosebumps ( $ 23 . 5m ) and way off the pace set for horror this year by m night shyamalan’s the visit ( $ 25 . 7m ) in september . critically , crimson peak is not part of the low - budget brigade that now dominates the horror field , but an expensive $ 55m jewel - case of a film that looks to be a rare misjudgement by universal in an otherwise outstanding 2015 .
schreck did , at one point , reach out to williams for comment , but no luck . no word yet about his thoughts on the film , either . “i don ' t feel compelled to pressure him to talk , ” schreck said , “the ball is in his court , as far as i ' m concerned . ”
we’re not sure who fought to have this character included or exactly why , as the initial article doesn’t exactly say . but it doesn’t really matter whether it was disney , ritchie , or some uptight studio exec who won’t acknowledge their own bias . what matters is that aladdin was , before this news broke , going to be a film primarily starring people of color . it was going to be a film that would help the studio make a step in the right direction , and while the vast majority of the leading cast will still be sticking around , it’s disappointing to think that for whatever reason , they just couldn’t be trusted to lead a movie without a white character present .
the director of mountain , jennifer peedom , known for the closeness with which she portrays people in extreme situations ( solo [ 2008 ] , sherpa [ 2015 ] ) , will come to san sebastian to present her latest film , a suggestive journey packed with historical archival footage and beautiful contemporary images , with which she aims to expand upon western cultures fascination with mountains .
the studio also reiterated plans for a mulan live - action film as well as a movie based on their jungle cruise ride that starred dwayne “the rock” johnson . an early look at the emily blunt - starring mary poppins returns was also unveiled , alongside a teaser trailer for a wrinkle in time and behind - the - scenes footage of star wars : the last jedi .
bruno ganz ' s portrayal of the führer at bay in his berlin bunker in the 2004 film untergang ( downfall ) was no satire , but it was made so when footage from the film of hitler ranting against the failings of his generals was transformed by clever subtitles into the manchester united owner excoriating his team and manager ' s shortcomings . the satirical device then went viral : everyone with a grudge subtitled the footage to settle dreary scores . the downfall of arguably the most evil man in history was thus transmuted through satire into everyday yip - yap . hitler ' s crazed reaction to the realisation of his looming doom thanks to the soviet advance on the eastern front mutated into nothing more fraught than a particularly tasty five live phone - in .
at this 3 - d film and live - action hybrid show , the magic lamp theater , at tokyo disneysea , genie plays a part in a magic act , but he and his lamp are locked away when the magician he is helping grows jealous of his power . now , the magician ' s apprentice seeks to release genie and give the audience a real magic show .
genie plays a large , and notable role in the broadway stage adaptation of the film , portrayed by james monroe iglehart . since the show ' s debut in 2014 , iglehart ' s portrayal of genie has received critical acclaim from audiences and critics , alike , winning a tony award for best actor and interestingly echoing the reception of robin williams ' original portrayal of him back in 1992 .
54 . these videocassettes are most often duplicated from tapes recorded during theatrical screenings of the film ( complete with the comments and laughter of the audience , and the occasional head or body in the way of the videocamera ) , probably taped in the united states or , more likely , in singapore , since films generally open in singapore before they are screened in the rest of southeast asia .
the saiff is one of the four annual film festivals in the new york tri - state area showing south asian films . it gives awards in many categories . this year ' s jury includes actors ajay naidu and samrat chakraborty , and vivek j tiwary , one of the few indian producers in new york theatre and who has also been a minority producer in mel brook ' s the producers .
williams has been a big influence on schreck as a filmmaker , but schreck is careful to say he did not want to make “a fawning , myopic , fanboy wank of a movie . ” as he was making the film and learning more about what unfolded , schreck began to see it wasn’t a rote story of an artist versus hollywood . “it ' s not that simplistic , ” schreck said .
genie is the tritagonist in disney ' s 1992 animated feature film , aladdin . he is a comedic , larger - than - life spirit ( a
jinni
) residing in a magical oil lamp hidden within the cave of wonders . genie harnesses phenomenal cosmic power that allows him to transcend space and time , but is burdened to remain bound to his lamp unless granted freedom by a master .
in hindsight , it is sanjay leela bhansali who did more bad than good to actor ab by painting him black . every film , ever since , bachchan just repeats his devraj sahai act — trying to chomp every word like its the last one he will ever spit out . ring master isnt joking when he tells him :  aur do char bhashan de aur main bore hoke mar jaoonga !
in the past , the song - and - dance numbers that were the studio ' s touchstone had often become small productions in their own right , not necessarily serving the story . even beauty and the beast , certainly a more ambitious and technically superior film , put the plot on hold for showstoppers like gaston and be our guest - wonderful , witty creations both , but not key to the plot .
genie also appeared as the main attraction of aladdin : a musical spectacular , formerly played at disney ' s california adventure and currently aboard the disney fantasy cruise ship . in the show , genie plays out the same role in the film , and each actor channels robin willams ' original performance by incorporating pop culture references and mixing the jokes nearly each show to reflect current events in the world and entertainment .
paresh entertains and educates moviegoers , many for the very first time , on a true indian hero with the story of dhundiraj govind phalke ,
said saiff president shilen amin ,
and how the birth of indian cinema took shape nearly 95 years ago . this is a very special film for everyone to see and we are proud for him and his team for their 2010 academy award nomination .
i think one thing the makers need to keep in mind is to make sure they don’t take the viewers for granted which is what seems to be happening here . i mean just because it is a hindi film , do you really need 6 or 7 songs ? if it is a fantasy or super hero flick , why not make it more realistic and darker ( say like dark knight or batman begins ) .
i couldnt agree wid u more mr anonymous . u took da words rite out of my mouth . da key point being dat da makers simply took da audience for granted . i watched bout 10 mins den turned it off , never do dat normally , but i will watch it . da budget da film was made on was completely ridiculous . and da supposed competion between aladdin and ld was and is laughable .
i am not surprised at all . it was apparent ever since the first promos released . they seemed for a lack of a better word silly . indian fantasy flicks are just idiotic . they seem to take the audience for granted and are promoted on how much money the makers used on special effects . while that is important and an interesting promotional strategy , it seems like that’s their main way of promoting the film .
in the episode of the aladdin television series ,
seems like old crimes
, it is revealed that , long before the events of the first film , abu originally worked for a traveling circus of thieves , consisting of himself , a duo named minos and fatima , and aziz . abu served as the group ' s pickpocket and actually met aladdin after making an attempt to steal his money . after an adventure together , the two eventually became friends .
bill heick , one of the adventurers who took to the coasts of indonesia looking for waves in the early 80s , will come to san sebastian to attend the european premiere of secrets of desert point at the festival . his father , a producer of ethnographic documentaries , made a series of recordings of indonesian regional dances , also making the most of the occasion to film that fabulous journey between friends which ended with a key discovery in the history of contemporary surf .
in kevin macdonald ' s 2006 film adaptation of the novel , james mcavoy ' s dr nicholas garrigan attends a rally and , like the ugandans around him , is captivated by forest whitaker ' s amin . this is generally intolerable in popular - culture depictions of dictators : we cannot allow ourselves to be so compromised as to even consider the possibility that the dictator has captivating allure for fear that we might imagine that we too might be seducible by the intolerable .
in the television series , abu is often paired with the far more antagonistic and greedy iago , whose over - the - top actions often force abu to act as a
voice of reason
, a trait not seen in the original film . this indicates abu ' s ability to grow and mature . even so , abu has had occasional instances of slipping back into his thieving tendencies , which was the center of the episode
to cure a thief
.
it especially wasn’t good for williams’s testy relationship with warner bros . , and would be one of the reasons why the studio contractually pulled the thief and the cobbler from his control . ( others included the fact he couldn’t make their preordained deadline , and they didn’t like an initial rough cut . ) warner bros . installed the film at miramax family films , which ultimately butchered schreck’s vision—making it more disneyesque , with a slick musical soundtrack—under the new title arabian knight ( 1995 ) .