puli varudhu ( english : tiger is coming ) is a 2007 tamil film starring githan ramesh and mallika kapoor in the lead roles , directed by g. v. kumar .

puli varudhu

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aadi maasa from paayum puli ? and isnt it a roadaside song ? yeah paayum puli it is . the roadside rain song is pothukittu oothuthadi vaanam . aadi maasam takes place in a hotel urltoken ( arnd 59th minute )
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imo , andha padamdhaan thengaais career best . . . perfecta iruppaar andha character ' ku . . . enna nehrumaadhiri unakku posukku posukkunu kovam varudhu . . .
ilamai oonjalaadugiradhu - sridhar ' s crime rate starts with this . inga arambichu thandhu vitten ennai varaikkin crime rate - o crime rate . io apdinna ( yuck ) jayachitra image dhan varudhu . i have to go to the restroom now , excuse me .
yeah , nice location and of course , waaayy better than billa and paayum puli . what ' s your take on the music ? also , i fell for kamal ' s fight / dance / costume / good looks when i became hc fan thanks to ttt .
‘puli varudu’ is an idiom derived from a folk tale ( similar to that of ‘crying wolf’ in english ) . debutant director g . v . kumar has succeeded in narrating a wafer thin story based on the fear psychology in an entertaining manner . the proceedings are interesting and fast paced . the scene in the church is hilarious . the way the director gives ‘scientific’ reasons to the dreams looks silly .
` puli varudu ' is an idiom derived from a folk tale ( similar to that of ` crying wolf ' in english ) . debutant director g . v . kumar has succeeded in narrating a wafer thin story based on the fear psychology in an entertaining manner . the proceedings are interesting and fast paced . the scene in the church is hilarious . the way the director gives ` scientific ' reasons to the dreams looks silly .
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the title reminds of you a common adage in tamil referring to the impending danger but something that never really happens . if you thought that this story , common to all kids , is used as a sheer catch phrase , you are damn wrong .
in fact director gv kumar has gone a step further and tried to make sense of the superstition - that dreams one has during the day come true . jithan ramesh plays the lead and karunas and another newcomer form his group of friends . the story revolves around ramesh ' s scary daydream and how it impacts the lives of those around him . ramesh and his friends are traveling to his friend’s place to attend an engagement when ramesh dozes off in the bus and dreams of the bus meeting with an accident in which karunas , one of his friends gets killed , and the girl who is to be engaged to his friend has a dosham that will result in the death of the bride groom to - be and this forces him to marry the girl , played by mallika kapoor . shortly after their marriage , ramesh ' s father manivannan dies of a heart attack and mallika , out of guilt , that she was the one responsible for all the mishaps immolates herself . ramesh wakes up to this to try and stop this impending future that he believes will unfold before his eyes .
his efforts to stop this from happening forms the rest of the story and to everyone ' s surprise the major part of his dream does come true . but as is true for all tamil movies , the incidents don ' t culminate the way it did in his dream .
in an attempt to establish this trait of ramesh , the director has some funny scenes involving karunas with the latter trying hard to make sure that his dreams don ' t come true . these scenes do raise a few laughs and one particular incident while the two are traveling in the bus where ramesh screams on dreaming a deadly incident forces the driver , played by nellai siva , to stop the bus midway and grab a cup of tea thanking ramesh for waking him up , sends the audience into splits .
ramesh shows remarkable improvement in his performance but definitely hasn ' t reached there yet . karunas adds the necessary pep to the proceedings while saranya and manivannan as ramesh ' s parents carry off their role with ease . mallika kapoor doesn ' t have too much scope to perform .
srikanth deva ' s songs fail to stay on after you leave the theatre but his background score makes up for it . cinematography by c . rajasekhar and raja mohammed ' s editing do add some pace to the movie . director gv kumar comes in for adulations for having chosen a wafer thin plot and adding some interesting twists and turns to what is otherwise only an average fare . verdict : time pass , for those with plenty to spare
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it stars with a dream . the dream of the hero ramesh shows a mishap in a marriage hall . the ` thirumangalyam ' falls down in the fire . the marriage is stalled . ramesh comes forward to marry the girl . a friend is sent to get a new ` thirumangalyam ' but he dies in an accident . the second marriage too gets stalled . the bride is dejected and kills herself . the dream ends .
it is a dream that comes when ramesh is traveling in a bus to attend a marriage . he ignores it as just a dream . but he is in for a shock when he goes to the marriage hall . the friend of the bride is the same girl , whom he saw in the dream as bride .
the marriage goes on without any hiccup . our hero , meanwhile , keeps on seeing many dreams . in the dream he loves the girl , whom he saw dead in his first dream . he starts loving the girl in real life too . when the love develops and leads to marriage , he is afraid that the girl would die as seen in the dream .
` jithan ' ramesh has portrayed the fear over the dreams well . he as handled the dilemma between the love and the fear very naturally .
srikanth deva ' s songs are just about okay . the song ` ther varuthu ' is an enjoyable peppy song . sridhar ' s choreography too has come out well .
though the film has nothing special , it does manage to entertain with its fast pace and humour .
how do you digest a story where the hero ramesh ( ramesh ) an ordinary guy suddenly starts seeing things that are going to happen in the immediate future ? ramesh goes to a village for the wedding of a friend along with his buddy karupusamy ( karunas ) and he starts getting nightmarish dreams .
in his dreams he gets nightmares of his friend karupusamy , s death due to a lorry accident , his falling in love with chembakam ( mallika kapoor ) a village girl who is said to be unlucky and on his wedding day his father succumbing to a heart attack . some of his worst dreams come true , while others are averted due to a scientific approach . at the end of it everybody lives happily ever after !
there is absolutely no script or any logic . the height of absurdity is the heroine as a child was in love with an eight year old model who appeared in an energy drink advertisement who later after many years turns out to be the hero ! the acting is uniformly z grade and there is nothing to recommend in the film .
at one point in the film karnas mumbles ; ? this is sanely insane , who wrote the script ? ? quite right . it succinctly sums up this embarrassingly bad film and there ? s absolutely no reason why you should torture yourself through this one .
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a man has a crazy dream while traveling to attend his friend ' s wedding and this leads to plenty of changes for those around him .
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it stars with a dream . the dream of the hero ramesh shows a mishap in a marriage hall . the ‘thirumangalyam’ falls down in the fire . the marriage is stalled . ramesh comes forward to marry the girl . a friend is sent to get a new ‘thirumangalyam’ but he dies in an accident . the second marriage too gets stalled . the bride is dejected and kills herself . the dream ends .
‘jithan’ ramesh has portrayed the fear over the dreams well . he as handled the dilemma between the love and the fear very naturally .
srikanth deva’s songs are just about okay . the song ‘ther varuthu’ is an enjoyable peppy song . sridhar’s choreography too has come out well .
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ramesh ( githan ramesh ) son of manivannan and saranya . manivannan is the leading ad - film maker . karupa ( karunaas ) and other friends stay in ramesh ' s house as paying guests . ramesh ' s parents treat them as their own . manivannan and saranya desperately want their son to fall in love and get married . ramesh prefers arranged marriage . a mutual friend of ramesh and karunaas is getting a fixed marriage . along with karunaas , ramesh goes to their friend ' s village to attend the marriage . on the way there he dreams he meets a beautiful girl , but also that his friend would die in an accident . . . .
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played a pivotal role . the film released to negative reviews , upon release , the film was also criticized by critics for being
silly and ridiculous
. however , with the backing of
the film actually starts with kailasam ( ravi kale ) , the somber bigwig is performing the last rites of some one dear to him—but the appearance of kottai ( jiiva ) , first in the chaotic koovagam festival and later atop a veeranam pipe , swinging a scythe maniacally sets the tone for the rest of the film .
cut to the flashback a few months ago : in madurai , where kottai ' s mother ( saranya ponvannan ) is cutting down logs , and boasting about her son : he is a god who deserves to see the outside world and derive its benefits .
and so kottai journeys to big bad chennai in company with vellaiyan ( ganja karuppu ) , who dances with every karagattam dancer on the roadside , makes lewd jokes and appears to have only one thing on his mind . they end up at the massive home of kailasam , the local terror who slices up people whenever he can—only , our heroes are unaware of the fact .
kottai and vellaiyan thinks that all kailasam does is cut up trees , which is why he requires their aruvaal - making skills but kottai gets to know that kailasam hired him to make sickles to kill people . and so kottai goes to work . so you have kottai feeding crying children milk , helping men with epileptic seizures and falling in love with the first fair - complexioned , slim beauty he comes across , gayatri ( poonam bajwa ) .
naturally , gayatri , as the heroine , is also a wonderfully kind - hearted girl , who wears revealing saris , teaches music to students . kottai ' s logic for falling in love with her is that she treats him like his own family .
v . v . kathir who earlier worked as an assistant to seeman and suryaprakash narrated the script to r . b . choudhry and he liked it and jeeva also liked it .
was originally slated to be heroine but she left the film due to unknown reasons .
after this film , v v kathir was supposed to direct karthi ' s siruthai but didn ' t direct . he went to hibernation and had not directed any film so far . due to the film ' s poor response , antony stopped producing films . jeeva and poonam again paired in kacheri arambam .
behindwoods wrote :
thenavattu is for people who just adore illogical masala flicks
.
rediff called it
silly and ridiculous
and also added
culprit clearly is v v kathir , who ' s come up with a half - baked script that manages to destroy even jeeva ' s credibility . this flick is all aruvaal and no brains
.
indiaglitz wrote :
director kathir didn ' t experiment much and took the familiar path of commercial entertainer following the footsteps of his guru
.
nowrunning wrote :
thenavattu is a tale strictly for the brain dead
.
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the story revolves around the relationship of a mother and her son , set in kodaikanal . the movie commences with rama krishna ( jiiva ) and his mother saradha ( saranya ponvannan ) , a school teacher , lying in a pool of blood ; the police find raam is still alive and arrest him on charges of murdering his mother . police inspector umar ( rahman ) works on the case . the story is narrated in flashback .
rama krishna is an apparently mentally affected teenager ( later diagnosed as autistic ) , living dependent on his mother saradha ( saranya ponvannan ) . his overcompulsive adoration for his mother lands her in various problems . raam is provoked easily and tolerates little wrongdoing around him . next door lives karthika ( gajala ) , daughter of a police sub - inspector malaichamy ( murali ) . she falls for raam , but upon telling him how she feels , gets a blunt response from him .
one day , saradha is found brutally murdered . umar , interrogating various personalities for the case , grills each and every person possibly connected to raam and the teacher . every possible motive that raam might have for murdering his mother is explored . furthermore raam ' s neighbours , the sub - inspector malaichamy and his children are summoned by umar for interrogation , much to their irritation . the police eventually find out that it was karthika ' s brother ( kunal shah ) , who committed the murder , in fear that saradha would tell his parents about his drug addiction habits .
when umar confronts him and forces him to surrender , karthika ' s brother fatally wounds him and escapes , injuring his father in the process as well . he kidnaps karthika and takes her to a desolate location . however , raam , seeking vengeance as well as seeking to save karthika , follows the killer to the hideout . a brutal fight occurs between the two , and at the end , raam kills karthika ' s brother . the film ends as the police find the hideout , while raam is meditating on the dilapadated roof .
the music was scored by yuvan shankar raja , joining with director ameer sultan . the soundtrack , released on 12 january 2005 , features 7 tracks , including one instrumental . the lyrics were written by snehan . yuvan shankar raja fetched critical acclaim for his work , especially for the film score ,
resulting in a win at the 2006 cyprus international film festival for best musical score in a feature film , being the only indian composer to receive the award till date .
tamil drama film written and directed by newcomer ram and produced by n . shivaprasad and salmara mohammad sharief . it stars
in lead role and newcomer anjali and karunas in other major roles . the film was released on 5 october 2007 .
is a film about an ordinary young tamil - postgraduate , who , frustrated with the circumstances and futility of his job , slowly loses his mental balance and becomes a psychopath . the film , though commercially not successful , was critically acclaimed .
) is a tamil teacher in a private school in west mambalam area of chennai , who leads a lonely life in a lodge . he is frustrated and even tries to commit suicide , in a system where knowing your mother ' s tongue and teaching it is looked down upon by a society craving for material benefits and imbalance in pay structure .
quoting that it would show the
pathetic state of our mother tongue [ tamil ] in today ' s society
.
however she was later replaced by anjali , who debuted in tamil cinema with this film .
and ram ' s controversial statements at the film ' s soundtrack release , who cited that he had killed everyone who had hurt him during earlier days through the screenplay of the film .
jeeva had grown a full length beard for the character and cited the hardships during the shoots of the film , which he considered as his most painful experience and a
torturous affair
.
he revealed that he even had to undergo therapy to
come out of the character
as it was
too emotional
.
ram denied that the film was his autobiography , clarifying that , unlike the protagonist in the film , he went on to work as a media consultant and that the film is a biography of a fictional character named prabhakar .
the soundtrack was composed by noted music composer yuvan shankar raja to the lyrics written by na . muthukumar , which was released on 10 september 2007 under the film ' s previous title ,
it features five tracks , including one sung by his father , ilaiyaraaja , which was hailed mostly as the pick of the album .
noticeably , the album comprises only solo numbers and doesn ' t feature any female vocals .
the film gained highly positive reviews and met with critical acclaim upon its release . aspects as direction , writing , performance , music , cinematography and editing were immensely lauded and appreciated and expected to bag a bunch of awards .
gave the film 4 out of 5 , describing it as a
kurinji flower in indian cinema
, depicting that such a film seldom gets filmed in indian cinema and a
must - see film
.
it praised the direction and the acting and technical department , which were of
higher order
, pointing out the cinematographer , s . r . kadhir ' s and music composer yuvan shankar raja ' s work .
concerning the performances , actor jeeva , it is said , came up with a
performance of his lifetime
, while newcomer anjali was a
delight to watch and spellbinds the viewer with her beautiful fresh look and her performance
.
was a
hard - hitting film
, while giving it 3 . 5 out of 5 . she praised debutant director ram and actor jeeva ' s performance as prabhakar , who she says ,
leads you through dimensions that are frankly amazing
.
the film starts with kailasam ( ravi kale ) , the somber bigwig is performing the last rites of some one dear to him—but the appearance of kottai ( jiiva ) , first in the chaotic koovagam festival and later atop a veeranam pipe , swinging a scythe maniacally sets the tone for the rest of the film .
cut to the flashback a few months ago : in madurai , where kottai ' s mother ( saranya ponvannan ) is cutting down logs , and boasting about her son : he is a god who deserves to see the outside world and derive its benefits .
and so kottai journeys to big bad chennai in company with vellaiyan ( kanja karuppu ) , who dances with every karagattam dancer on the roadside , makes lewd jokes and appears to have only one thing on his mind . they end up at the massive home of kailasam , the local terror who slices up people whenever he can—only , our heroes are unaware of the fact .
kottai and vellaiyan thinks that all kailasam does is cut up trees , which is why he requires their aruvaal - making skills but kottai gets to know that kailasam hired him to make sickles to kill people . and so kottai goes to work . so you have kottai feeding crying children milk , helping men with epileptic seizures and falling in love with the first fair - complexioned , slim beauty he comes across , gayatri ( poonam bajwa ) .
. bhavana was originally slated to be heroine but she left the film due to unknown reasons .
but didn ' t direct . he went to hibernation and had not directed any film so far . due to the film ' s poor response , antony stopped producing films . jeeva and poonam again paired in
) is a 2009 indian tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by debutante rajesh . it stars jiiva and newcomer anuya bhagvath , a student of pune film institute , in the lead roles , with santhanam , urvashi and sathyan appearing in supporting and arya appearing in a cameo role . released on 13 february 2009 , becoming a commercially successful venture at the box office . the film met with mixed reviews upon release . the film was later remade in telugu as
with mahesh babu ' s brother - in - law sudheer babu and regina cassandra and released in february 2012 .
the main protagonists siva ( jiiva ) and sakthi ( anuya ) meet on a train from coimbatore and strike up a friendship . siva introduces himself as an army officer and sakthi as an air hostess . the two part ways on arrival in chennai , but siva promises to meet her soon . he pays a visit to the airline company where sakthi claimed to work , with his mother kalyani ( urvashi ) and best friend vivek ( santhanam ) tagging along . when asking for sakthi , they are instead greeted by another woman with the same name ( shakeela ) . siva realizes that he has been tricked .
in reality , siva is a courier deliveryman and sakthi , a radio jockey . when they learn of each others deception , they swear to get revenge on each other . a series of humorous incidents happen as siva teases sakthi live on her radio show and gets her in trouble with her father ; and she retaliates by tattling on him to his family and using him as a driver . when siva defeats a handful of goons in a tough fight to save sakthi’s brother ( sathyan ) and helps organize his marriage , sakthi develops genuine feelings for him .
she reveals her feelings by planning a surprise birthday party for siva , but learns that he had lied about his birth date . humiliated in front of his family , she leaves angry and bitter . siva learns of her true feelings for him and attempts to reconcile with her , but she ignores him . siva grows upset as well , fights with his mother and sister , and continuously destroys vivek’s new mobile phones ( they forgive him eventually ) . however at one time when he visits her office , he is drunk and misbehaves with the people around . he tells sakthi ' s assistant to call sakthi , but the latter , enraged upon siva ' s behaviour sends a man to beat him up and get him out , siva loses all his love and care for sakthi .
some time later , sakthi’s father arranges for her to meet a prospective groom arun ( arya ) . siva coincidentally runs into arun and is introduced as sakthi’s
close friend
. he proceeds to tell arun about all her good qualities , never mentioning anything negative . sakthi , realizing his true love , leaves arun and asks siva to marry her . he is still angry about the time she sent a man to beat him up and because he believed she accepted arun . she apologizes and siva forgives , but he asks her to go to a nearby temple where they can get married the next day . she visits the temple early the next day , but siva doesn ' t visit , calling her up and saying that he
refuses
to marry her . disappointed , sakthi returns home , but sees that siva organized a surprise birthday party for her . the two of them make love that night . the following morning he plays another prank on her ; she realizes that he will never take any relationship seriously and runs away from him .
some months later , siva arrives at sakthi’s house with his family , to formally ask for her hand in marriage . during this time , sakthi faints and is revealed to be pregnant ( as a result of sleeping with siva ) . when both their families learn this , they humorously surround siva and beat him up . as the credits roll , a scene set two years later reveals that siva and sakthi are married and have a son , to whom siva brags about how he successfully “got the girl” .
this movie ' s direction and screenplay received mixed reviews . yuvan shankar ' s music was praised .
the satellite rights of the film were bagged by sun tv . the film was given a
u / a
certificate by indian censor board
the soundtrack , composed by yuvan shankar raja , released on 25 january 2009 , featuring 7 tracks with lyrics written by na . muthukumar . thanks to the film ' s success , the album grew in popularity , with particularly the song
oru kal
getting widely noticed ,
whilst also garnering accolades and several awards and nominations for its composer yuvan shankar raja and its lyricist na . muthukumar .
yuvan had worked for 20 days on the re - recording at a state - of - the - art recording studio in malaysia .
during this time , he also composed an additional song
oru paarvaiyil
which was added in the soundtrack .
) is a 2011 indian tamil political thriller film directed by k . v . anand , starring jiiva , ajmal ameer , karthika nair and piaa bajpai . the film was released on 22 april 2011 to mostly positive reviews ,
based on an online poll conducted by the times of india , it won the best film award for 2011 .
, witnessing naxalites robbing a local bank . he chases them and manages to click photos of the robbers . when he tries to escape , he is stopped by a young woman renuka ‘renu’ ( karthika nair ) who assumes he is the culprit and helps the robbers to take his camera . however , he is able to secure the memory card of the camera . the police catch him , and to prove that he is a press photographer he shows the photos to the them , who identify everyone except the gang leader ( whose face is covered by a mask ) . at his office , he again meets renuka , who has newly joined as article editor . saraswathi ‘saro’ ( piaa bajpai ) also works in his office and has feelings for ashwin , who does not reciprocate .
settled in her new job , renuka writes a cover story about a politician aalavandhan ( kota srinivasa rao ) , describing his attempt to marry a minor . enraged by this , aalavandhan barges into the newspaper office and shouts at renuka . the audio recording of her interview disappears ( courtsey aalavandhan ) , and she is fired from her job for falsified reporting . ashwin later risks his life to capture the pictures of aalavandhan who actually engages in child marriage in a temple at midnight . later the story with the photos is printed in their newspaper and this makes renuka to fall in love with him , which ashwin reciprocates . saro is initially jealous of the love between ashwin and renuka , but later accepts it and gets over ashwin .
meanwhile , vasanthan perumal ( ajmal ameer ) , a recent graduate and engineer , strives hard to enter the politics by contesting the upcoming election . he is contesting against more experienced politicians who capture the people by giving freebies and money . no one cares about vasanthan and his team of graduates , who promise a healthy government to people . their party name is ' siragugal ' ( feathers ) . ashwin and renuka find out about vasanthan ' s election campaign , and they and the entire
team extend their support to the campaign , covering it extensively , much to the chagrin of aalavandhan and the chief minister yogeswaran ' yogi ' ( prakash raj ) .
one night , vasanthan ' s party organises an election campaign meeting . ashwin , photographing the event , receives a text message from saro that states there is a bomb underneath the stage where vasanthan is speaking . ashwin manages to save vasanthan just before the bomb explodes . later , ashwin finds saro fatally wounded near the blast site . saro struggles to tell something to ashwin and renuka before she dies . ashwin , through a video clip recorded by another photographer , finds out that saro was intentionally killed by someone . he later notices a resemblance between the leader of the bank robbery and this unknown killer , concluding that the naxalite leader killed saro .
a few days later , renuka notices that vasanthan ' s photo in their newspaper was cut from a college class photo , where ashwin is also present . confronted by renuka , ashwin tells her that he and vasanthan studied in the same college and were best friends . he also tells her that he is happy for vasanthan ' s success and is wholeheartedly supporting his election campaign .
meanwhile , vasanthan ' s party members arrive at the hideout on hearing the news that vasanthan had died . seeing their innocence , ashwin forces renuka not to reveal the truth about vasanthan because his party members would get into serious trouble and lose their seats just for supporting vasanthan . they did not know about vasanthan ' s true character and intentions and supported him , believing his false claims of a ' healthy government ' . instead renuka publishes an article saying that vasanthan had sacrificed his life fighting the naxalites and died as a martyr .
the film ends with ashwin and renuka submitting their resignations to the chief editor for falsified reporting , but he rejects their resignations and tells them to cover the upcoming election .
initially the film was rumored to have karthi in the lead . however , it was later officially announced that silambarasan would play the lead in the film ,
the lead female role was initially supposed to be enacted by tamannaah bhatia , who was replaced by actress radha ' s daughter , karthika nair .
the composition of the songs took place in macau . during diwali 2010 a short teaser was released which featured the song
enamo aedho
which received acclaim from critics and audience . another song ,
aga naga
, featured special appearances by several tamil film personalities , including composer jayaraj ( see under cast ) . the album was launched on 19 january 2011 in chennai .
gave 2 . 5 / 5 writing :
overall , harris has tried to re - create the ayan magic in kv anand ' s latest and has achieved it to an extent [ . . . ] there are a couple of songs that give bragging rights to harris but the others fail to scale the same height . ko is worth having in your personal collection !
pavithra srinivasan of rediff gave a 2 / 5 citing that
aside from the sweetly melodious ennamo edho , the other numbers are all mish - mashed versions of his earlier hits .
indiaglitz said
ko ' s music is vivacious with different genres of romantic songs , hip hop and nevertheless even poetic .
the satellite rights of the film were bagged by kalaignar . the film was given a
u
certificate by the indian censor board and released in nearly 2230 theatres worldwide , making it jiiva ' s biggest release ever .
it is also being released in multiplexes across metros like delhi , mumbai , pune , chandigarh , lucknow and vadodara with english subtitles to attract the non - tamil audience . ayngaran international released the movie on dvd and releasing soon on blu - ray .
described the film as a
tale with a realistic twist
and praised anand who
strikes gold with ko . blending the commercial with the realistic is a challenge , but k . v . anand proves adept at it .
, director anand gives notice of his immense talent once again , making a movie that is all set to lord over the box office this summer
.
national film award - winning critic , baradwaj rangan wrote :
if someone wants to make a case for the abolishment of song and dance from our cinema , ko would be exhibit a .
he also went on to state that
was
a series of big scenes with no transitions , no segues , no scenes that just stop to smell the scenery .
175 crore at the box office thus being biggest blockbuster ever in jiiva ' s career .
20 . 95 crore at the box office and also declared blockbuster , with distributors organized celebrations in tirupati on its 100th day of theatrical run .
by notable bengali director , raj chakraborty . it stars ankush hazra , srabanti and abir chatterjee in the lead roles played by jiiva , karthika nair and ajmal ameer respectively . the remake will be released on january 2013 .
) is a 2012 indian tamil superhero film , written and directed by mysskin that features jiiva , pooja hegde and narain in lead roles .
the film was an average , grossing around rs 55 crores on a budget of rs 20 crores , with additional revenues from music and tv sales .
the film is about a man who cannot tolerate injustice and corruption and hence turns into a vigilante to fight against it for a better society . this film was dedicated to bruce lee . with mixed critical response the film was released on 31 august 2012 , along with its dubbed telugu version titled
bruce lee ( jiiva ) is a martial arts specialist but unluckily he is unable to use those skills to make a living . instead , he falls in love with police deputy commissioner gaurav ' s ( nassar ) daughter shakthi ( pooja hegde ) , and tries to impress her and her elder sister ' s kids with his martial art skills . to make it more fun for them he pretends to be a superhero by wearing on a costume each time he visits . on his way back on one such visit , lee finds himself caught in between cops and robbers chase in the city . he decides to assist the police and manages to nab one robber from the gang and hands him over to the police . lee doesn ' t realize that by doing so he has asked upon himself the revenge of dragon ( narain ) who heads the same gang . as the police were involved too , dragon eyes to take revenge on police commissioner gaurav also . dragon then connives a plan that eventually frames lee as a robber and the attempted to kill the police commissioner . what lies ahead for lee now is to prove his innocence to the police , win his love back shakthi and more importantly bring dragon and his gang to justice .
( mask ) , and subsequently signed on leading actor suriya to play the role of the protagonist .
450 million with a . r . rahman as music composer and surya portraying a karate fighter in the film .
however in july 2009 , surya opted out and unsuccessful discussions were held with vishal to replace him , forcing myshkin to stall the project .
as the project remained dormant , myshkin temporarily shelved the project and moved on to script a horror film .
in october 2010 , arya signed on for the film with n . linguswamy ' s thirupathi brothers production house replacing utv as producers .
however within months arya had pulled out as had linguswamy . in june 2011 , a new mumbai based company had taken the production reins whilst jiiva , after the commercial success of his political thriller
, narain claimed that that his villainy in the film would be totally brutal . his character in the movie has no shades and is absolutely negative .
which the actress dismissed , with dhananjayan of utv also confirming that amala was not approached for the role .
pooja hegde , second runner up of the 2011 miss universe india beauty pageant was eventually finalized as the female lead .
( 2010 ) previously , was selected as the film composer over two other music directors , while madhan karky would pen the lyrics , associating for the first time with mysskin .
veteran telugu actor akkineni nageswara rao was added to the cast in november 2011 which proved false and he was replaced by girish karnad , while prakash raj was also reported to be playing an important role .
reports further claimed that both jiiva and narain would undergo special training in martial arts with experts from the shaolin temple in china being flown in . a large group of young aspiring artists were roped in to be part of the fight sequences which are touted be the highlight of the movie . the artists were trained for over 6 months at ymca , nandanam , chennnai rigorously .
high - end gadgets to be used in the film were reportedly designed by the indian institutes of technology ( iit ) , while teams from the national institute of fashion technology ( nift ) were roped in to create the costumes and looks of the characters .
furthermore , a los angeles - based firm would handle special effects , while action sequences are planned to be choreographed by stuntmen from hong kong .
costumes are designed by gabriella wilkins and it is said that jiiva ' s superhero outfit weighs more than 10 kg .
shooting of the film started officially on 12 december 2011 with the opening scene of kung fu as that was so spoken about .
the film was being canned in the nights in and around triplicane in chennai where the fight scene of jiiva and narain was shot in terrace .
mysskin is planning a 20 day schedule to shoot the climax at karaikal . the shoot concluded at karaikal where daredevil stunts were performed by the lead actor at an altitude of 180 feet high where in the karaikal port ` s conveyor belt passes over . many scenes were also filmed at avm studio where huge hospital set was erected and also at victoria hall , deaf and dumb school . ;
tony leung siu hung , a stunt coordinator from hong kong , has joined the climax shoot of the film that ' s being canned in a massive scale at karaikal .
as well . the soundtrack features eleven tracks including a number of instrumentals . the lyrics were written by madhan karky and kabilan .
the soundtrack album was released on 20 july 2012 at sathyam cinemas ; it was presented by vijay and received by kannada lead actor puneet rajkumar .
behindwoods wrote :
on the whole , the music has provided a good platform for the superhero to soar
.
the satellite rights of the film were bagged by sun tv . the film was given a
u
certificate by the indian censor board .
this film was released worldwide screens on 31 august 2012 and it would be the 100th film to be released in 2012 .
also , it is to be noted that the director has planned for upcoming sequels of mugamoodi . therefore , the director has planned to release a sequel every year .
the first look and trailer of jiiva ' s ' mugamoodi ' took place in a grand scale on 29 june 2012 at sathyam cinemas . the trailer was launched by suriya and received by director lingusamy while the first look was released by suriya and gautham vasudev menon .
released in over 500 screens in tamil nadu , and also opened in neighbouring states in good number of screens as well as in northern parts of india including delhi and mumbai . the film released simultaneously in sri lanka , malaysia , singapore , uk , canada , us and other parts of the world .
received mixed to negative reviews . ibn reviewed the film positive and cited that it had a
different flavour
further adding :
for those who loves the west and east ' s action films ,
behindwoods review board rated it 3 out of 5 stating that it had a
pacy first half , [ a ] slow second half but [ was ] compensated by the overall performance and effort of the cast & crew
.
noted that it
travels on a terrain that’s new to tamil cinema
and lauded mysskin , saying that his
effort to make mugamoodi appear as authentic as possible deserves to be commended
.


the kiss is a 1988 american horror film directed by pen densham and starring joanna pacula and meredith salenger .

the plot follows two young women who find themselves haunted by an ancient parasitic curse that was passed on to one of them by a kiss .

film critics and historians have claimed the film to be an allegory of the aids epidemic of the late 1980s .

the kiss ( 1988 film )

bonus disc from kissology ii . kiss live at budokan hall , tokyo , japan , april 4 , 1988
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the kiss ( 1988 ) . stars : joanna pacula , meredith salenger . director - pen densham . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .
kiss daddy goodnight ( 1988 ) is a decent enough thriller - the kind of film you ' d sit through on the lifetime channel and feel was not a complete waste .
douglas fetherling , ed . , documents in canadian film ( toronto : broadview press , 1988 ) .
gene hackman and willem dafoe in the 1988 film mississippi burning . photograph : orion / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar
i know , where does the kiss fit in ? – bear with me .
a nightmare on elm street 4 : the dream master is the fourth nightmare on elm street film , released in the year 1988 .
clara ' s heart is a 1988 american drama film based on joseph olshan ' s 1985 acclaimed novel of the same name .
the kiss was released theatrically in the united states in october 1988 through tristar pictures . the film grossed $ 1 . 9 million in the united states , and repeatedly sold around 25 , 000 tickets in québec , where it was filmed .
release date set for next ‘die hard’ film , actor bruce willis reprises role | 99 . 3 - 105 . 7 kiss fm
clara ' s heart
opened in theaters on october 7 , 1988 and grossed $ 588 , 869 during its opening weekend . it closed in theaters on december 1 , 1988 .
the film also marked a return to the director ' s chair for robert mulligan , who had not made a film in six years after the critical and commercial failure of kiss me goodbye .
black magic , possession , and bizarre deaths turn a normal familys life into a nonstop nightmare in this occult thriller , the kiss . the terror begins in the belgian . when felice and hillary were children , they were separated to live with other people . october 1988 tv spot for the horror film the kiss starring joanna pacula , meredith salenger and nicholas kilbertus .
there are no critic reviews yet for kiss daddy goodnight . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
toronto international film festival the website for the toronto international film festival . check out the latest film news and links to the bell lightbox , the film reference library , cinematheque ontario , sprockets , reel learning , film circuit , canada ' s top ten , and related features .
1988 in hazelwood v . kuhlmeier , the us supreme court rules that student journalists may be censored by school officials .
“many film scripts could do with a rewrite . but many more scripts are overwritten , with too many drafts and too many fingerprints on them . that’s the kiss of death for original film - making . ”
the kiss is a family story first – the black magic tests the family . the greater the test – i felt – the stronger the demonstration of courage and love .
the story for the kiss is timeless . with that in mind , it is ripe for a remake . what would you think if they did a remake on this film ?
future noir : contemporary representations of visionary cities ,
east - west film journal , 3 , no . 1 ( december 1988 ) , 20 - 44 .
david cronenberg a profile of celebrated canadian writer and film director david cronenberg . from the toronto international film group .
i received the vhs video
the kiss ' with a week . i like the content but the video sound while playing is not so good .
yippie ki - yay , motherf - - ker .
die hard ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
1896 movies arrive in the us and soon attract large and enthusiastic audiences ; critics assail them , including thomas edison ' s landmark 1896 film , the kiss , as a threat to morality .
tracy👩🏼 was played by actress ricki lake in the 1988 film , whilst in the 2007 remake , she was played by nikki blonsky . the 2007 film was actually blonsky ' s debut as a professional actress . lake also made a cameo appearance in the 2007 film . with hairspray live ! in 2016 , she was played by maddie baillio .
to this day i have people who tell me they consider the kiss a bit of a classic . i always feel slightly shy about claiming anything other than i was proud to make the movie and of the work contributed by everyone… . but , feel free to ask shane black about the kiss , he has shared some very cool thoughts on the film .
kiss’s gene simmons has repeated his claim that rock’n’roll is “dead” , insisting that not one “iconic” act has emerged in the past 26 years .
kiss were inducted last april into the rock and roll hall of fame . their most recent album , monster , was released in 2012 .
tracy edna turnblad is a major protagonist in both the 1988 and 2007 films . she is the oversized optimistic , racially color blind daughter of edna turnblad and wilbur turnblad .
“film history , film practices , ” scandia [ sweden ] 76 , no . 2 ( 2010 ) , 13 - 30 .
uma is beautiful to look at , but the remainder of the film is pretty dreadful .
moffett , james . storms in the mountains : a case study of censorship , conflict , and consciousness . carbondale , il : southern illinois university press , 1988 .
the first time i saw an indian character in an american movie was “ short circuit 2 , ” a 1988 film in which a humanized robot named johnny 5 goes to new york and bonds with an indian scientist named benjamin jarhvi .
the kiss
movie on vhs was in excellent condition just as described ! i love this movie and this is now a part of my horror collection .
hide me , eddie , p - p - p - puh - leeeease .
who framed roger rabbit ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
“this film is not based on the gospels , but upon the fictional exploration of the eternal spiritual conflict . ”
with the headline : review / film ; two bears who are just plain folks .
naturally , it didn’t exactly find an audience in 1988 , though it has become a cult item during its home video lifespan . while scream factory’s decision to pair it with
i have a head for business and a bod for sin . is there anything wrong with that ?
working girl ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
urltoken the kiss : nicholas kilbertus , jan rubes , meredith salenger , joanna pacula , pen densham , richard lewis , john watson , inc . wholestar prods . : movies & tv
overall , though , the kiss is a quality horror film that only sometimes falls into repetitive structures . it has some unique kills , and joanna pacula really makes this film shine – her sexy , lusty qualities do well to emphasize just how dangerous she is as a voodoo witch . though amy isn’t exactly the most endearing main character , the story surrounding her is entertaining , if not original . it’s a film that’s certainly worth at least a peck on the cheek .
the screenplay for the kiss was written by stephen volk , who had previously written gothic ( 1986 ) for ken russell , and would follow the kiss with william friedkin ' s the guardian ( 1990 ) . though set in albany , new york and los angeles , the film was shot on location in montreal , québec , canada . its special effects team was made up of charles carter , and chris walas , who supplied the special effects on gremlins ( 1984 ) and david cronenberg ' s the fly ( 1986 ) .
2006 no film rated nc - 17 has been a major box office success .
authorship and film co - ed . with david gerstner ( routledge , 2003 )
last temptation of christ , 1988 . this film spurred boycotts over the depiction of a sexual relationship between jesus and mary magdalene . protests outside theaters read :
don ' t crucify christ again ,
stop this attack on christianity ,
and
scripture not scripts .
roger ebert , ( who gave the film a 1 1 / 2 - star review for the chicago sun times ) praised whoopi goldberg ' s performance but panned the film itself , writing ,
goldberg is magnificent . the character belongs in a different film , even a different universe , from the rest of the ludicrous plot .
i have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass . . . and i ' m all out of bubblegum .
they live ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
this is the damnedest season i ' ve ever seen . i mean , the durham bulls can ' t lose and i can ' t get laid .
bull durham ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
les amants ( the lovers ) 1958 . it was not so much the graphic portrayal of sex in this malle classic , since the film only shows a glimpse of the protagonist ' s naked breast , but rather its celebration of adulterous liaisons . ohio enforced an obscenity law to ban the film , but in 1968 the supreme court reversed the obscenity conviction of the ohio theater that exhibited the film .
the proposal generated intense lobbying in both ottawa and washington , and encountered stiff opposition from mpaa president valenti , who enlisted us president ronald regan to speak out against the bill . when the film products importation act was tabled in may 1988 , the original proposals had been considerably weakened and , during the free trade negotiations that followed , the federal government agreed to abandon even those .
the problem is that digital film - making allows the studio executives to see the rushes before even the film - makers : “ [ they ] are ready with their notes the moment the director leaves the set . compare that to midnight express , where we shot for six weeks before the studio ever saw a foot of film . by then , the train had left the station and there was nothing they could do about it .
carnal knowledge , 1971 . although the film explored highly nuanced themes and characters , the censors were blinded by the titillating title and suggestion of sex . in 1972 , the film was seized and a theater manager was arrested in georgia . the supreme court eventually overturned the conviction .
willis handpicked the director of the film , john moore who directed “max payne , ” “the omen , ” and “behind enemy lines . ”
one of the most significant events in canadian film history was the establishment of the national film board of canada ( nfb ) . in 1938 , the federal government commissioned scottish filmmaker john grierson — who had coined the term “documentary , ” and had been head of the empire marketing board and the general post office in britain — to study the state of film production in canada . he wrote a report that year that led to the creation of the nfb in may 1939 , and was named the board’s first film commissioner in october 1939 .
films that use the holiday as a backdrop for the plot such as 1988 ' s
die hard ,
which was no . 6 on the list , and 1983 ' s
trading places
at no . 9 , were also eligible , the website said .
the film was released on vhs , and later on dvd in february 2004 by columbia tristar home video .
the kiss has some surprisingly gruesome moments like the aforementioned scene , and the methods felice uses to kill her victims are all elaborate , almost beautifully masterminded in their depiction . amy’s friend is cut by her necklace caught in the turning escalator ; a man is boiled to death in an elevator thanks to felice’s voodoo dolls . the kiss doesn’t shy away from showing these moments , and for the most part the effects are very well done – and there’s tension in the way the deaths are shot , slow and painful and impossible to avoid .
the kiss
( rated r for sex and violence ) is a potent calling card for pen densham , who knows his way around the horror genre , draws the best from his cast and handles action and gore with flair and dispatch .
bonnie and clyde , 1967 . this film , released shortly after the end of the hays code , was notable for its portrayal of graphic violence . critics and the general public were concerned that the film glamorized violence because the main characters were highly engaging and likeable .
there had been a couple of strong drafts of the script – the original story and first screenplay by stephen volk and some great expansions by tom ropelesky . it was originally called the host , but came to be called the kiss as we saw the power in the physical transfer of the creature mouth to mouth .
natural born killers , 1994 . this film ' s graphic portrayal of seemingly random acts of violence caused blockbuster , k - mart and wal - mart to refuse to stock the director ' s cut of the film .
the more you watch vampire ' s kiss the more sense it makes . this is my third watch and now i ' ve got over the shock of cage ' s performance you know , there ' s actually a really good story under there .
“from 1958 until 1988 … [ you can ] name hundreds and hundreds of classic rock acts , ” simmons said . “i’ve got elvis presley , the beatles , the rolling stones , jimi hendrix , led zeppelin . on and on and on . even motown . madonna , prince , michael jackson . from 1988 until today , [ can you even ] give me five ? you can’t name [ them ] . iconic ? nobody . how about that ! ”
the los angeles times gave the film a positive review , declaring the film
smart , fast and sassy , as much fun as it is scary in its shock - cut grisliness - - but absolutely not for the faint - of - heart .
the film originally went under the two working titles the host and kissed and saw its release pushed back several times , ultimately given a regional release .
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nice beaver .
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thank you . i just had it stuffed .
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let me help you with that .
the naked gun : from the files of police squad ! ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
the 1984 film , based on the william wharton novel , tells the story of two teenage boys living in working - class philadelphia in the 1960s and who fought in the vietnam war .
“the centrality of affect in reception studies , ” [ on sweeney todd ] in film - kino - zuschauer : filmrezeption / film - cinema - spectator : film reception , ed . irmbert schenk , margrit tröhler , and yvonne zimmermann . marburg , germany : schüren , 2010 . pp . 85 - 98 .
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 .
sandra gathercole , “the best film policy this country never had , ” cinema canada ( june 1978 ) , 28–31 .
“writing the history of american film reception , ” in hollywood spectatorship : changing perceptions of cinema audiences , ed . melvyn stokes and richard maltby . london : british film institute , 2001 . pp . 19 - 32 .
the last picture show , 1971 . this film , featuring a scene of cybil shepherd skinny - dipping , was banned in phoenix in 1973 for violating a state obscenity statute . a federal court later held that the film was not obscene .
fellas , last year i made three million dollars . but your fifty thousand was the most fun . are you ready ? then , let ' s go get ' em .
dirty rotten scoundrels ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
wyndham wise , ed . , take one ' s essential guide to canadian film ( 2001 ) .
only one english canadian feature film was made in the 1940s — bush pilot ( 1946 ) , an imitation of hollywood’s captains of the clouds ( 1942 ) . a print of the film was restored by the national archives ( now library and archives canada ) and tmn television network .
the 1978 film follows a young american student imprisoned in turkey after being caught smuggling drugs . it depicts appalling prison conditions and brutality . the film won two oscars and became a cult classic , but was criticised for its negative portrayal of turkey .
the ` ` gorky park ` ` actress will have some big - screen exposure this fall . tri - star has set an october release for ` ` the kiss , ` ` a supernatural thriller in which pacula ` s character goes through four physical metamorphoses .
“willy and i did the usual tap dancing for the us producers , but they didn’t see how beautiful a film it could have been . ”
national film board of canada watch full - length films , clips , and trailers - all free for home viewing . scroll down the page to see links to online animated shorts and films in other categories . from the national film board of canada .
further initiatives were taken to assist in the marketing and promotion of english canadian feature films , an area always perceived as the industry’s achilles heel . amid the monumental missed opportunities of the failed québec cinema act and the film products importation bill , telefilm created the feature film fund in 1986 . in 1998 , the organization increased the broadcast fund to $ 60 million and created the feature film distribution fund , which introduced lines of credit for canadian companies to draw from in order to distribute films internationally .
this list shows all films released in 1988 , including films that went direct - to - video , or only got an international theatrical release . for each film , we use the first date on which it was made available to the public , which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days , or sometimes more , earlier than the domestic ( us / canada ) theatrical release .
sketches . we see human crash tests : a human hits a wall at five miles per hour , 50 mph , and 3000 . a woman kisses a man as he listens to his walkman ; through the kiss , she experiences the . . . see full summary »
jeff sagansky , the president of tri - star , was going to make the kiss in montreal and our canadian status gave us a leg up . he asked us to produce the movie . in return i asked to direct it . it was my first solo chance at directing a feature .
manjunath pendakur , canadian dreams and american control : the political economy of the canadian film industry ( detroit : wayne state university press , 1990 ) .
this late 80 ' s gem is lost in the dustbins of the vhs counters , but prevails over much lesser competition . if you liked waxwork you will love the kiss . meredith salenger is terrific ! and watch for a surprise appearance by shawn levy as the love interest . ( levy went on to direct the two night at the museum films ) .
, created the most controversy . the sex scenes in the film turned it into an overnight sensation . kent went on to direct two more features on the west coast before moving to montréal .
pacula plays her part well , too ; her accent can become quite menacing , and her sexuality is poignant throughout the film , not just for men but for women as well . there’s something to be said about the kiss’ focus on sex as a way to bewitch the innocent ; it serves as a reminder that one must be careful of how close they let a partner get , at least at first .
he ' s on life - support . doctors say he ' s got a 50 / 50 chance of living , though there ' s only a 10 percent chance of that .
the naked gun : from the files of police squad ! ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
i also assemble vast collections of images to help me find striking and powerful shots and to draw on to conjure the film’s atmosphere .
perverse spectators : the practices of film reception . new york : new york university press , 2000 . 241pp . includes reprints of :
taboos and totems : cultural meanings of silence of the lambs .
in film theory goes to the movies , ed . jim collins , hilary radner , and ava collins . ny : routledge / american film institute , 1993 . pp . 142 - 54 .
department of radio - television - film the university of texas at austin 2504 whitis ave . stop a0800 austin , tx 78712 - 1067
) and the world’s first movie studio to rely entirely on artificial light ( in new york city ) , it is almost impossible to speak of a canadian film industry at the birth of cinema . the first public screening of a film in canada took place on 28 june 1896 , in
in response to the gathering storm of indictment against his film , scorsese included an epigraph and a disclaimer , both of which appear on the screen before the title . the epigraph is a quotation from the kazantzakis novel :
the growth of canadian nationalism around the first world war promoted a brief flurry in canadian production and other aspects of the film industry . the first widely released canadian newsreels appeared , and feature film production expanded , as did the canadian - owned allen theatres chain and associated distribution companies . the motion picture bureaus established by the ontario government in 1917 , and the federal government in 1918 , also contributed to the boom in activity .
morris , magder and handling . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2012 ) . history of the canadian film industry . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken
morris , magder and handling . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2012 ) . history of the canadian film industry . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken
pierre véronneau , peter morris , piers handling . 2012 . history of the canadian film industry . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .
1969 midnight cowboy wins three academy awards . it is the first and only x - rated film to receive an oscar for best picture .
in the digital age , film - making has become a still more pressured profession , he believes , as directorial autonomy is further eroded .
( 1922 ) — were not as profitable as his first , they were not failures . only his last film —
katherine monk , weird sex and snowshoes : and other canadian film phenomena ( vancouver : raincoast books , 2001 ) .
although , the development of feature filmmaking in canada was still sputtering , pioneering work was being done at the nfb . by the late 1950s , norman mclaren had won eight canadian film awards , two major prizes at the berlin international film festival , an academy award for his short film neighbours ( 1952 ) and an oscar nomination for a chairy tale ( 1957 ) . the board’s unit b was putting out work of consistent quality and the candid eye series was producing groundbreaking direct cinema films .
a 1976 musical starring child actors , the film is set in new york city during prohibition and is based loosely on the lives of al capone and bugs moran .
if you love this planet , 1982 . this canadian documentary on the medical and social effects of nuclear war triggered concern because it interspersed short clips from ronald reagan movies . after the u . s . justice department labeled the film
political propaganda ,
the film gained notoriety , eventually leading to an oscar for best short documentary for director terri nash . in her acceptance speech , she thanked the u . s . government for so effectively
advertising
her film .
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all airlines have crashed at one time or another . that doesn ' t mean that they are not safe .
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quantas .
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quantas ?
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quantas never crashed .
rain man ( 1988 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
cage turns in an unforgettable , career - defining performance , and singled - handedly saves what is otherwise a dull film .
1961 in times film corp . v . chicago , the supreme court says that chicago ' s licensing scheme , which required film exhibitors to submit films for police review before screening , is not a prior restraint on speech , leaving courts to rule in individual cases whether the result is constitutional .
1915 the naacp and others protest against birth of a nation , d . w . griffith ' s film about the civil war and reconstruction , which incites riots in ohio , massachusetts , pennsylvania , and colorado . it will become the most banned film in u . s . history because of its controversial racial content .
“ film noir as male melodrama : the politics of film genre labeling , ” in the shifting definitions of genre : essays on labeling films , television shows and media , ed . lincoln geraghty and mark jancovich . jefferson , nc : mcfarland & company , 2008 . pp . 71 - 91 .
film , reception , and cultural studies ,
the centennial review , 36 , no . 1 ( winter 1992 ) , 89 - 104 .
the kiss
( citywide ) is the
cat people
for the late ' 80s - - and a much more effective film than paul schrader ' s 1982 remake of jacques tourneur ' s 1942 classic . it ' s smart , fast and sassy , as much fun as it is scary in its shock - cut grisliness - - but absolutely not for the faint - of - heart . it ' s a fine feature debut for british - born canadian director pen densham .
what’s the problem ? probably rights again . new line picked up the distribution in the us , and warners did the vhs . but there were at least six production companies involved in the film’s creation , most of which never made anything again .
at its peak in 1925 , the ompb distributed 1 , 500 reels of film per month , using 28mm , non - theatrical safety stock in order to avoid the fire hazard posed by 35mm nitrate stock . its distribution system became outdated in the late 1920s when 16mm film stock replaced 28mm . after becoming inefficient and irrelevant , the ompb was shut down in october 1934 . however , it established a legacy of government involvement in canadian filmmaking which would become a defining feature of the canadian film industry .
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i ' m goin ' steady . and i french kiss .
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so , everybody does that .
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yeah , but daddy says i ' m the best at it .
( national lampoon ' s ) vacation ( 1983 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
the tin drum , 1979 . oklahoma city police confiscated the film from video stores , the public library , and private homes in june 1997 , in response to complaints from oklahomans for children and families ( ocaf ) . a federal judge held that the film does not contain child pornography , and that it is constitutionally protected because of its artistic value .
morris , peter , magder , ted and handling , piers . 2012 . history of the canadian film industry . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .
“authorship studies and gus van sant , ” film criticism 29 , no . 1 ( fall 2004 ) , 1 - 22 .
“ kiss me deadly : cold war threats from spillane to aldrich , new york to los angeles , and the mafia to the h - bomb , ” in new directions in american reception studies , ed . philip goldstein and james l . machor . ny : oxford university press , 2008 . pp . 279 - 88 .
1915 in mutual film corporation v . industrial commission of ohio , the supreme court holds that movies are not protected by the first amendment . the ruling allows state and local boards to continue censoring films .
beginning in the early 1970s , regional film cooperatives — such as the toronto filmmakers co - op ( 1971–79 ) , the atlantic filmmakers cooperative in halifax ( 1974– ) and the winnipeg film group ( 1974– ) — began to train young filmmakers who remained committed to the concept of a cultural cinema . from the early 1980s to the late 1990s , a generation of talented independent filmmakers began to emerge , further aided by the introduction in the mid - 1980s of provincial funding agencies .
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…
but there are those moments where the kiss dithers away its scares . the cat that felice uses to attack people is so clearly a puppet that it fails to surprise ; chalk this up to the fact that in every shot of the cat , it’s always got its fur standing straight up , with the same snarling face , as though the special effects crew didn’t bother to make a cat puppet that’s not in attack mode .
you look at the list and it ' s all the classics . . . the cream floats to the top ,
atchity said , adding that the rankings were weighted to reflect the amount of reviews a film received , which could artificially boost or decline a score .
1959 in holding that the film version of lady chatterly ' s lover is entitled to first amendment protection , the supreme court finds that its sympathetic portrayal of adultery is not obscene .
peter morris , ted magder and piers handling .
history of the canadian film industry .
in the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985— . article published january 11 , 2012
pierre véronneau , peter morris , piers handling , r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2012 ) . history of the canadian film industry . retrieved july 9 , 2018 , from urltoken
the nervous young actor warily edges up to his older , more seasoned co - star . they stare at each other for a long moment . then , very tentatively , they move closer . they embrace . they begin to nuzzle . they kiss . it ' s a big , wet , messy one .
when we were looking for an asian actor for “master of none , ” my fellow creator , alan yang , asked me : “how many times have you seen an asian guy kiss someone in tv or film ? ” after a long hard think , we came up with two ( steven yeun on “the walking dead” and daniel dae kim on “lost” ) . it made me realize how important it was not to give up on our search .
the kiss
, while rare and oop , is quite a fun movie to watch . if you love ' 80s horror movies , you will love this . it ' s got a chilling score , likable characters , and an extremely fun , over - the - top ending . definitely give this one a watch if you can !
pierre véronneau , peter morris , piers handling .
history of the canadian film industry
in the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985– . article published january 10 , 2012 . urltoken
' the eyes are really the focus ' : photoplay acting and film form and style ,
wide angle , 6 , no . 4 ( 1985 ) , 14 - 23 .
the romances of the blonde venus : movie censors versus movie fans ,
canadian journal of film studies , 6 , no . 2 ( fall 1997 ) , 5 - 20 .
in 2006 the québec comedy bon cop bad cop grossed nearly $ 12 million , making it the most successful canadian film at the domestic box office to date . in 2010 , resident evil : afterlife 3d , a co - production with germany , became the top - grossing canadian film of all time , surpassing porky ' s with a worldwide box office of $ 250 million .
“die hard , ” the 1988 action thriller that propelled bruce willis to movie stardom , came out on july 15 . “die hard 2 : die harder” was released july 6 two years later . “die hard : with a vengeance” followed on may 19 , five years later , and “live free or die hard” was released june 27 , 2007 .
it wasn ' t until the principal photography was finished that was mulligan willing to discuss alternative ideas with levin in the editing room . they wound up finding common ground over one of the crucial scenes towards the end of the film in which clara confesses to david the truth about her son .
theatre ownership was traditionally the most lucrative sector of the film industry , with the theatre owner typically taking 50 per cent of every ticket sold . because of the high cost of film production , widespread distribution is vital to a film ' s commercial success . in the 1920s , the major hollywood studios ( paramount , rko , 20th century fox , mgm and warner bros . ) adopted a vertically - integrated model of ownership , combining production and distribution under one umbrella . the majors then aligned themselves with the large national theatre chains in order to guarantee an outlet for their product , in some cases purchasing theatre chains outright .
peter urquhart , 1979 : reading the tax shelter boom in canadian film history , department of art history and communication studies , mcgill university ( montréal , 2004 ) .
hybrid or inbred : the purity hypothesis and hollywood genre history ,
film criticism , 22 , no . 1 ( fall 1997 ) , 5 - 20 .
two years on , he is still active in the industry , representing film - makers as honorary president of fera ( federation of european film directors ) . but there are no regrets for the days spent punting scripts in unpromising circumstances . parker’s passion now is painting , and his energy is currently focused on his first major exhibition .
morris , peter , ted magder and piers handling .
history of the canadian film industry
. the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2012 . web . 11 jan 2012 .
morris , peter , ted magder and piers handling .
history of the canadian film industry
. the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2012 . web . 11 jan 2012 .
one day in college , i decided to go on the television and film website imdb to see what happened to the indian actor from “short circuit 2 . ” turns out , the indian guy was a white guy .
after 1912 , film companies in several canadian cities began producing fiction as well as factual films . in halifax , the canadian bioscope company made the first canadian feature , evangeline ( 1913 ) , based on the longfellow poem about the expulsion of the acadians . it was a critical and financial success . the company made several other less successful films before folding in 1915 . the british american film company of montréal , one of several short - lived companies in that city , produced the battle of the long sault ( 1913 ) . in toronto , the conness till film company made several comedy and adventure films from 1914–15 , and in windsor , on , the all red feature company produced the war pigeon ( 1914 ) , a drama about the war of 1812 .
when we had patched the film together ( if wishes were horses ) – to my utter surprise the thing won fourteen awards , was reviewed as the best movie of any length ever shown on canadian tv… and norman jewison invited me to hollywood to mentor me on feature film making ! i was sure it was all a big mistake… . imposter syndrome , again .
in 2011 , telefilm announced a new system to measure the success of canadian films , one that takes into account the sales of a film’s worldwide rights and gives points based on film festival appearances and awards , as well as the amount of private investment a film generates . in 2013 , a group led by robert lantos that included david cronenberg , atom egoyan , paul gross and former alliance ceo victor loewy attempted to launch starlight , a television channel devoted to canadian movies . however , the proposed channel died when it was denied mandatory distribution by the crtc .
speaking this week , simmons claimed the problem could be traced to declining record sales . “i think it really comes down to when technology outpaces the laws of the land , ” he said . “it’s the wild west – people just go and grab territory and don’t pay for it . it devalues new bands . it doesn’t affect me – i make a living – but it’s sad , because the next beatles or the next kiss … does not have a chance . ”
individualism versus collectivism : the shift to independent production in the us film industry ,
screen , 24 , no . 4 - 5 ( july - october 1983 ) , 68 - 79 .
“the revenge of the film education movement : cult movies and fan interpretative behaviors , ” reception : texts , readers , audiences , history 1 ( fall 2008 ) , 43 - 69 . urltoken .
“great movies were made on celluloid film , when the studio executives didn’t interfere , frankly , because they couldn’t : the process was too cumbersome . the convenience of digital editing now allows the studios and producers to more often assemble their own cuts , ignoring completely the director’s intentions . ”
president / ceo katy wallin’s fierce commitment to creating visionary and innovative projects has led her to team up with some of the most recognized talent in the world and combine their creativity to bring innovative film projects to life . katy founded a film production banner focused on inspirational , aspirational storytelling , under which many of her projects have received critical acclaim .
we ended up , due to budget limits , working the most incredible hours . the climax of the film was a battle in an outdoor swimming pool at night . we were shooting in montreal – it gets real cold there .
a decision against the us cartel would have been a historic turning point for the future of filmmaking in canada . apart from the work of associated screen news and government production ( which also suffered funding cutbacks during the depression ) , by the 1930s the canadian film industry had become virtually a branch plant of hollywood .
filmmakers have been flocking to seattle ever since the city ' s film debut in 1933 ' s tugboat annie . seattle has been a backdrop for some of hollywood ' s biggest movies and remains among one of the best cities to film in because of our diverse scenery , commitment to arts and culture and experienced local cast , crew and support services .
the pleasures and profits of a postmodern film historiography ,
norsk medietidsskrift [ olso , norway ] , 2 , no . 2 ( 1995 ) , 7 - 17 .
as a child , i thought the villain of the film was oscar baldwin , the banker who tricks johnny 5 into helping him commit a jewel heist . as an adult , i thought the bad guy was actually mr . stevens , who mocked my ethnicity .
why do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels . . . what are they afraid of ? this film answers that eternal question .
director pen densham aims for style but the wimpily overdone pseudo - sinister 80s synth score and fake red herrings fail miserably and there is only a tacky amusement to be found in the entire film . mostly ,
in a strange move fox filmed entertainment announced the fifth die hard movie . the film will , of course , star bruce willis as john mcclane , and will be titled “a good day to die hard . ”
in the early 1980s , the film industry in canada was on shaky ground , almost wholly dependent upon government financing and unable to secure screen time in canadian theatres . francis fox , the liberal federal minister of communications , issued the national film and video policy in 1984 , and the cfdc was transformed into telefilm canada with a $ 35 - million broadcast program development fund to reflect its new dual orientation : funding television programs as well as theatrical feature films .
, a film that shares screenwriter joseph minion’s oddball inclinations . a disturbing but amusing portrait of madness set amidst the backdrop of corporate america , it’s a wry takedown of boardroom culture . it’s
class , ethnicity , and gender : explaining the development of early american film narrative ,
iris [ france ] , no . 11 ( summer 1990 ) , 13 - 25 .
the history of world cinema : models for economic analysis ,
co - authored : janet staiger and douglas gomery , film reader , 4 ( 1979 ) , 35 - 44 .
' tame ' authors and the corporate laboratory : stories , writers , and scenarios in hollywood ,
the quarterly review of film studies , 8 , no . 4 ( fall 1983 ) , 33 - 45 .
1971 the pentagon papers , describing the us involvement in vietnam , are published by the new york times . the government charges the times with violating the espionage act and seeks to enjoin further publication . the supreme court rejects the government ' s argument and holds that the injunction violates the first amendment .
1955 – 1956 the legion of decency and the mpaa begin to clash : the legion approves man with a golden arm , including a depiction of drug use , but the mpaa does not , while elia kazan ' s film baby doll is approved by mpaa but condemned by the legion for its erotic content .
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since the invention of the kiss , there have been five kisses that were rated the most passionate , the most pure . this one left them all behind . the end . now , i think you oughta go to sleep . . . . alright , ok , ok , ok , alright , so long .
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grandpa ? maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow .
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as you wish .
the princess bride ( 1987 ) play clip ( excerpt ) :
: this film goes more into the idea that freddy absorbs the souls of the teens he kills a bit . in a scene , we ' re shown that freddy literally eats them , even comparing them to meatballs . near the climax , we also see the souls screaming in hapless agony inside of his body .
pierre véronneau , peter morris , piers handling
history of the canadian film industry
the canadian encyclopedia . eds . andrew mcintosh and wyndham wise . toronto : historica canada , 2012 . web . 9 jul . 2018 .
rotten tomatoes , which analyzes film reviews and assigns a score based on total critical reception , applied that same formula to christmas films for the list , matt atchity , the website ' s editor in chief , told reuters .
clearly considering himself well out of it , parker is disarmingly frank when it comes to the downsides of the film career that eventually wore him down . he had simply had enough of holding out the begging bowls to over - powerful and interfering studio executives .
the story is simple , but elaborately told . youk , the cub , is orphaned early in the film when his mother is killed by a rockslide as she tries to extract some honey from a beehive . this sequence is poignantly and picturesquely rendered in a mountainous setting that cries out for the trapp family ( much of ' ' the bear ' ' was shot in the bavarian alps ) . and it launches the young cub on a series of adventures , with the older bear kaar and with such subordinate players as a frisky frog and a menacing puma . there are also evil human hunters who , by the end of the film , have learned to appreciate the grandeur of the bears and renounce the error of their ways .
in this film cage plays a yuppie executive at a firm who starts out as being a self centered asshole to pretty much everyone he is around . it is after…
film editor sid levin describes mulligan as being
a bit aloof
during their first meeting but coming across as
a caring , sensitive , decent man .
in 1997 atom egoyan ' s the sweet hereafter won the grand jury prize , the international critics prize and the ecumenical award at the cannes film festival , making it the most honoured canadian film ever to play the festival . it was nominated for academy awards for adapted screenplay and best director , the first for a canadian director . in 2001 , zacharias kunuk ’s atanarjuat ( the fast runner ) , the first dramatic feature to be shot entirely in inuktituk with an all - inuit cast , won the caméra d ' or at cannes . in 2004 , denys arcand ‘s les invasions barbares / the barbarian invasions ( 2003 ) won the academy award for best foreign language film , another first for a canadian . four canadian films in the next eight years earned oscar nominations in the same category : mehta’s water ( 2006 ) ; villeneuve’s incendies ( 2010 ) ; falardeau’s monsieur lazhar ( 2011 ) ; and kim nguyen ’s rebelle ( war witch ) ( 2012 ) .
1927 independent film exhibitors , frustrated by movie studio rules that give them little say over what films they show , create the allied states association , and join other critics in calling for government regulation .
what’s the problem ? all quiet on the western front is these days lauded as culturally and historically significant , but the road back remains a footnote to that story . neutering the film to appease the nazi regime ( or “cultivate the good will of germany” as it was worded ) is not universal’s finest hour . without the materials to reassemble whale’s director’s cut and put the mistake right , it’s an episode they would likely prefer stays in the vaults .
' the handmaiden of villainy ' : methods and problems in studying the historical reception of a film ,
wide angle , 8 , no . 1 ( 1986 ) , 19 - 27 . revision reprinted in interpreting films .
all of these films were made on modest budgets and only a few enjoyed modest commercial success . the cfdc was pressured to raise the visibility of the material it was funding , either by legislating the marketplace in order to guarantee the distribution and exhibition of canadian films , or by employing foreign talent in conjunction with canadians . the ontario ministry of industry and tourism appointed producer and broadcasting executive john bassett to head a task force to study the canadian film industry . the conclusion of the bassett report was that “a basic film industry exists . it’s the audiences that need to be nurtured through theatrical exposure . the optimum method of accomplishing this is to establish a quota system for theatres . ”
tri - star had a great character on its staff . a development guy called paul stupin . paul had more energy , buoyancy and love of genre than any person i had met . he was a force of nature . he loved making spooky films . and was a major champion in the studio for the kiss . others in the system – like many today – tended to look down at scary films as beneath them . but paul pushed and jollied this film along . he found the canadian group astral , headed by harold greenberg who would co - invest , which lowered the risk to tri - star . luckily , harold was a friend and a fan of john and my work .
director : michael lindsay - hogg starring : the beatles , yoko ono what’s the story ? a documentary about the beatles , which , as it turned out , chronicled more - or - less their last days – although a lot of the footage of the band falling out with each other was cut to make to make the film less abrasive . the final product follows the band recording at apple corps headquarters and staging an impromptu gig on the studio roof .
the canadian government motion picture bureau , founded as the exhibits and publicity bureau in 1918 , was the first national film production unit in the world . its purpose was to produce films that promoted canadian trade and industry . as the minister of trade and commerce put it in 1924 , the bureau “was established for the purpose of advertising abroad canada’s scenic attractions , agricultural resources and industrial development . ”
the bureau focused on travelogues and industrial films through the 1920s and 1930s , with sporadic attempts at more meaningful projects , such as lest we forget ( 1935 ) and the royal visit ( 1939 ) . the bureau didn’t convert to sound films until 1934 , and was effectively replaced in 1939 by the creation of the national film board ( nfb ) , which officially absorbed the bureau in 1941 .