makkal aatchi is a 1995 tamil language indian film directed by r. k. selvamani .

the film features mammootty in the lead role and roja , aishwarya , anandaraj and livingston in supporting roles .

the movie was dubbed in malayalam as ente naadu .

makkal aatchi

makkal aatchi is a flop . . . we should enforce dictatorship in our country
but comparing the quality and stuff , makkal aatchi is several times better than muthu .
i cannot say makkal aatchi ran better than muthu . but muthu is actually a flop movie !
mammooty’s makkal aatchi finds itself to be relevant even today with its depiction of politics and agenda .
not sure abt makkal aatchi . it released in 1995 . not sure whether it is diwali or not
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ada romio . . . muthu is mega hit ! . . u cant compare it with makkal aatchi . . so far everybody just had fun in this thread . . .
makkal aatchi was average . while comparing to rk selvamani ' s previous movies it was a big hit . that is it . under normal circumstances it was a average movie . .
makkal aatchi is a tamil movie directed by r . k . selvamani . the movie features mammootty in the lead role and roja , aishwarya , anandaraj and livingston in . . .
it was a super hit in all centers . in trichy muthu crossed 125 days in a screen and makkal aatchi barely managed to cross 50 days though its a good movie of its own ! !
only thing is : muthu was written as a blockbuster here ! not sure whether mamooty ' s makkal aatchi had the samething . but i loved that movie thought it dealt with politics ! mamooty did a neat job !
muthu was released on 14th january 1996 , a pongal day not on diwali . also , i don ' t think makkal aatchi released with that but kuruthipunal was released with which was was last time rk - kh movies released together before cm & mx .
a friend of mine claims makkal aatchi was a bigger success than muthu in tamil nadu . i cant believe a rajni movie was defeated in tamil nadu by a malayalam star like mammootty . since i am a mallu , i cant confirm the news . thats why i seek your help .
movie title - - - makkal aatchi its ranked number 10 tamil movie in the year 1995 in imdb . cast - - roja as sarasu movie details - - music by - ilaiyaraaja produced by - thirupur a . selvaraj release date - 15 - dec - 95 imdb rating - - 5 . 8
makkal aatchi is a 1995 tamil political , drama film , directed by r . k . selvamani and produced by aarthi international . this film stars mammootty , roja , ranjitha in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by vaali , muthulingam , mu . metha , palani bharathi .
your friend must be nuts to say such a thing . . if i remember correctly , makkal adchi did not even cross 50 - 60 days , whereas muthu was a mega blockbuster . .
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muthu is a 1995 indian tamil film directed by k . s . ravikumar . the film stars rajinikanth , meena , and sarath babu . it was the debut film for k . s . ravikumar with rajinikanth . the film ' s score and soundtrack is composed by a . r . rahman . it is the partial remake of the malayalam film thenmavin kombath ( 1994 ) . muthu became a major success among 1995 deepavali releases along with makkal aatchi and kuruthipunal .
wb cellvi . afaik , muthu and makkal atchi were released the same day . i remember reading av ' s reviews for both the movies in the same issue . i think muthu got 42 and ma got 43 , not sure though ! !
of the fifty plus films that she has done , her personal favourites include ` jai hind ' ( ` ` i enjoyed working in the movie . and it was one of the first movies that became a hit ' ' ) , ` karna ' ( which gave her an image change ) , ` tamizhachchi ' , ` pondatti rajyam ' , ` makkal aatchi ' , ` mavichiguru ' ( the telugu film that won her a state award for best supporting actress ) and malayalam films , ` sundari neeyum , sundaran nyanum ' and ` sindoora rekha ' .
she ' s not just one of those married actresses making a comeback . she is married , of course . but you really can ' t call her second innings a ` comeback ' . for she just took a break even when she was among the top and wasn ' t around here to take up offers after she got married .
after three long years , divided between rajasthan , dehra dun and what is known as the middle east , the bharathiraja find is back with ` maayan ' . ` ` after i got married , work did take a backseat . it just so happened that i was happy with the way things were , ' ' a bubbly and spirited ranjitha tells sudhish kamath over lunch .
ranjitha a . k . a . sreevalli we start off talking about ` maayan ' that released on friday . ` ` i wanted to work with nasser as a director . i liked the way he gave me the script much in advance . what makes it more interesting is to work with an actor who ' s the director of the film , ' ' says ranjitha . ` ` besides , we are close family friends , ' ' she adds .
the conversation then shifts to the rich ` ` pure non - vegetarian food ' ' that she used to be pampered with at nasser ' s place . ` ` i used to put on weight eating it , ' ' she quips .
was that the only reason she gave up eating non - vegetarian food ? ` ` sort of . i was a vegetarian for a long time . and then i started eating non - vegetarian . i didn ' t like the taste of it very much either , ' ' ranjitha says .
from food , we get back talking on movies . ` ` i like light - hearted movies . the only movies i love to watch are jackie chan movies . i am his fan . i prefer reading books to watching movies , ' ' she admits .
the ally mcbeal fan watches a bit of tv too , but is not too much into soaps either , in spite of being in one ( krishnadasi ) herself .
` ` i like to watch movies for the message they give , even if it is about the usual message of good winning over evil , ' ' she says . ` ` but i also love the kind where you can leave your brains behind movies that are pure fun , ' ' she says justifying her jackie chan stance .
so does she like the movies she has been doing ? ` ` earlier , i used to do films on the basis of co - stars than on scripts . but ` maayan ' is a different kind of a role . sort of a robinhood tale set in the 1940s . it is not an arty movie . i play the hero ' s sister ' s daughter ( ` morae ponnu ' ) who tries to reform the hero , ' ' she says .
now , ranjitha wants to enjoy working in the film and the unit more than anything else . apart from good scripts of course . even the ` akkas ' and the ` aunties ' ? ` ` i really don ' t mind doing an akka , if it is a good , strong and dominant role in the movie , even if it is a negative role . but aunty role , no . . . maybe after ten years , ' ' she smiles .
` ` now , i want to do roles that require me to act . i should feel that i have done some work . the role should be motivating . i have to enjoy working in the film , ' ' sreevalli adds .
sreevalli ? yes , that was what she was before bharathiraja made her ranjitha . her friends still call her ` valli ' . it was circumstances that launched her into the filmdom . ` ` it was unexpected . i wanted to make some money , that ' s why i came into films , ' ' she says quite candidly .
and that is her forte . honesty . no star - tantrums or fake attitude , here ' s a star who speaks her mind . of course , with a mind of her own , who got married when she wanted to , and came back to do films , at her own terms . ` ` i had no plans or aims like many have ' ' .
major rakesh and she were friends since college , and had known each other for quite a while , before they got married . ` ` we were in ncc together . i was in ethiraj , he was in d . g . vaishnav , ' ' she recalls .
so whose idea was it ? ` ` i don ' t remember whose idea it was , ' ' laughs ranjitha . with her hubby now in srinagar , she was following the developments of ` america ' s new war ' quite closely .
ranjitha didn ' t give hindi movies a try though . ` ` you need to dig , scratch , run around , it ' s another five years of work . and hindi movies take longer , ' ' she reasons .
besides , she is happy as she is . as a master of her own destiny .
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good story or rather a fancy story . a common man coming to the politics to turn his black or unaccounted money to white . mamooty a common man accidentally comes across a large truck consisting of some millions of rupees . he doesn ' t what to do with the money , he comes to politics as per suggestion of his friend and the rest of the story after he becomes the chief minister of the state is not handled well . mamooty as usual is good and the guy who acts as his friend is also good . many funny scenes during the first one hour of the film but later drags a lot after that with too many twists most of them unnecessary .
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topic started by guess _ me on thu sep 7 14 : 09 : 58 2006 .
both movies were released together in 1995 . i hope some of you must have been in tn at that time . so you shud be able to confirm which movie became a bigger hit .
from : raja _ fan on fri sep 8 5 : 42 : 09 2006 .
from : guess _ me on fri sep 8 7 : 31 : 20 2006 .
it released on diwali i guess . . . . . so it was replaced by many pongal movies in many theatres or else it would have run 100 days in many theatres
this film was later dubbed in the japanese language as the dancing maharaja . the film was acclaimed and became a huge hit with the japanese when released in the country in 1998 .
the film grossed a box office record of rs . 72 crores ( $ 16 million dollars ] ] .
the film grossed $ 3 million usd in japan the most by any indian film in japan .
rajini ' s charisma earned many fans in japan and the actress meena also became popular in the country .
the music for the film was composed by a . r . rahman , the first rajnikanth film a . r . rahman wrote music for .
the movie is characterised by beautiful location shots in kerala and was shot in numerous palaces .
crossing 72 crores in too much ! . . . . muthu is a good hit . . . but padayappa is the biggest hit for rajni till chandramukhi . . . if muthu crossed 72 crore . . how much did padayappa cross and how much did chandramukhi cross . . . all bullsh * t !
crossing 72 crores in too much ! . . . . padayappa is the biggest hit for rajni till chandramukhi . . . if muthu crossed 72 crore . . how much did padayappa cross and how much did chandramukhi cross . . .
muthu is a blockbuster ! it released on diwali i guess . . . . . so it was replaced by many pongal movies in many theatres or else it would have run 100 days in many theatres
muthu was released during diwali 1996 with kuruthipunal . i have seen fdfs of kuruthipunal sema film
no . . . muthu ran for some 85 days in my hometown . . becoz they released pongal movie ! muthu is on diwali i believe .
even maamam magal released at the same time . . . . . . . . . . . even that movie ran well
now i got a confusion . . whether we are discussing about makkaladchi or ' marumalarchi ' .
actually muthu was not released with m . a . , muthu was released on diwali along with kuruthipunal , and became a super hit film of that diwali . so intha topic oru waste .
from : alwarpet _ andavan on sun sep 10 4 : 40 : 34 2006 .
from : rajkumar _ mj on sun sep 10 4 : 55 : 35 2006 .
from : rajkumar _ mj on sun sep 10 4 : 56 : 30 2006 .
from : guess _ me on mon sep 11 5 : 06 : 38 2006 .
from : m _ 23 _ bayarea on mon sep 11 21 : 25 : 10 2006 .
from : m _ 23 _ bayarea on mon sep 11 21 : 29 : 52 2006 .
by saying that , you ' re only degrading the author of this thread ! i was being realistic ! come on . . .
from : guess _ me on tue sep 12 11 : 20 : 26 2006 .
from : guess _ me on tue sep 12 11 : 47 : 27 2006 .
no ram . but at another forum a heated argument is going on about this .
haha . . . i like mammooty . . . but in thalapathy rajni outplayed mammooty i must say ! . . . may be as im a tamilian . . dont know how u look !
both of them did their roles to perfection in my opinion . nothing like someone outplayed other . in one area where i can see rajinn outplayed mamooty is in the dance for kaatukuyilu song
nono . . . i dint see any scene where there is a
mammooty show
. . . but in many scenes there is a
rajni show
nono . . . i dint see any scene where there is a
mammooty show
. . . but in many scenes there is a
rajni show
may be due to the charecterization
no both their performances were equally good . ponnu kekura scene and talks after rajini meets amrish puri
that is the point . after all it is a tamil movie and they need to consider importance to tamil market . rajini ' s role was given more importance that that of mamooty . but acting wise both did well for their characters . .
pasinu yaravadhu vandha ettana kudupiya . . avan kudupaan . . . kaila irukuradhu ellathayum kodupan
we ( max ) allways support anything good from rajini and his movies . the same is true for rajini fans too . . not only the fans , both rajini and kamal support each other very well . that is one of the reason these two stars are holding the top 2 ranks , for allmost 25 years .
both rk and mammootty were simply mindblowing and did perfect justice to their roles . if rk had to do a deva and mm had to do a surya the movie would have bombed badly and thats where mr wins ! !
from : m _ 23 _ bayarea on thu sep 14 17 : 43 : 46 2006 .
thalapathi is one of rajini ' s best movies without a doubt both rk and mammootty were simply mindblowing and did perfect justice to their roles . if rk had to do a deva and mm had to do a surya the movie would have bombed badly and thats where mr wins ! !
you never know ! ! ! human tendency is always to consider something real more superior to something that is imaginary . . . . thalapathy is one of my fav thalaivar movies , without an iota of doubt ! ! i ' m just curious to know the intent with which this thread was created ! ! what ' s the point ? ?
thalapathi is surely one of the best movies of ss . . when thalapathi and guna released together on a deepavali day , in trichy , for the first time both ss and kamal fans jointly put posters wishing both movies . . being a kamal fan i tried to watch guna first , but couldn ' t get tickets , but one of my friends managed to get tickets for thalapathi from spl source . . i watched thalapathi and really liked it ( even though the story reminds karnan and chinna thaaiyaval song sequence resembles deiva magan ) . since i am a fan of ir and mamooty , added with rajini ' s much suitable role , the movie really rock ! next day i watched guna and stunned . . what amazed me is ir ' s power . both movies carried awesome music from genius . . not to mention . . kamal made me to watch this movie again and again . . i lost the count .
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robot or endhiran is a 2010 indian tamil science fiction techno thriller , co - written and directed by shankar . the film features rajinikanth in dual roles , as a scientist and an andro humanoid robot , alongside aishwarya rai . the film ' s story revolves around the scientist ' s struggle to control his creation , the android robot whose software was upgraded to give it the ability to comprehend and generate human emotions . the plan backfires as the robot falls in love with the scientist ' s fiancée and is further manipulated to bring destruction to the world when it lands in the hands of a rival scientist .
the film marked the indian cinema - debut of legacy effects , which was responsible for the film ' s animatronics . the film ' s background score and soundtrack , which was composed by a . r . rahman , became the best - selling world album on the itunes store in three countries within a few days of its digital release . it is believed to be india ' s most expensive film since its release .
the film received generally positive critical acclaim upon release . it was claimed to be the highest - grossing indian film of all time , although because official box office records are not kept in india , this cannot be independently verified and the claim was disputed by box office india . it also went on to receive appraisals from notable celebrities in india and across the globe . the following year , the film won a number of awards during many ceremonies , including that year ' s national film awards and filmfare awards south , mainly for its art direction and special effects .
sivaji is a 2007 indian tamil action thriller film directed by shankar and produced by avm productions . rajinikanth and shriya saran played the lead roles . a . r . rahman composed the film ' s successful soundtrack and background music .
the film revolves around a well - established software systems architect , sivaji , who returns home to india after finishing work in the united states . on his return , he dreams of giving back to society with free medical treatment and education . however his plans face a roadblock in the form of the influential businessman , adiseshan . when corruption also arises , sivaji is left with no option but to fight the system in his own way .
chandramukhi is a 2005 indian comedy - horror film directed by p . vasu and produced by ramkumar ganesan . it ' s a remake of the kannada film apthamitra , which in itself was a remake of the malayalam film manichitrathazhu .
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film after the box office failure of baba . the title role was played by jyothika while prabhu ganesan and nayantara played other lead roles . the film ran for over 700 days at the box office , selling 20 million tickets worldwide . this was the first tamil film to beat the record set by padayappa ( 1999 ) , and in turn beaten two years later by sivaji ( 2007 ) ; both of them also being rajinikanth - starrers . the film was awarded tamil nadu state film award for best film for year 2005 . jyothika won positive critical acclaim and awards for her performance , including a tamil nadu state film award for best actress and a nomination for a filmfare award for best actress in tamil .
rana is a delayed historical action film co - written and directed by k . s . ravikumar starring rajinikanth , whose story the film will be based upon . deepika padukone has been signed on as the female lead . the film will be jointly produced by ocher picture productions and eros international . the film will feature cinematography by r . rathnavelu and music composed by a . r . rahman .
despite the occurrence of principal photography , which took place on 29 april 2011 , casting is still incomplete . during the first schedule of filming , rajinikanth fell ill on sets and was admitted to hospital for over a month , resulting in an indefinite postponement of filming . further attempts for the film to continue production throughout the year failed . in april 2014 , production on rana resumed .
kochadaiiyaan is a 2014 indian tamil historical fiction - action film written by k . s . ravikumar and directed by debutante soundarya r . ashwin . the film features characters whose designs were based on the appearance and likeness of their respective actors . soundarya ' s father rajinikanth enacted and voiced the three lead roles . deepika padukone performed the female lead , whilst aadhi and jackie shroff performed supporting characters . the narrative follows the quest of an 8th century warrior who seeks revenge after witnessing the unlawful punishment administered to his father , a good - hearted warrior in his kingdom , by the jealous ruler .
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, the film was a tribute to the centennial of indian cinema . overall , the film received a mixed critical response worldwide , wherein critics drew comparisons to other films that have used motion capture technology , notably avatar ( 2009 ) , and noted general discrepancies in the animation . other aspects of the film , including performances , background score , and screenplay , received acclaim . the film had a large opening in tamil nadu and across the world , while a less enthusiastic reception was seen in other parts of india .
mullum malarum is a 1978 indian tamil drama film directed by j . mahendran and produced by venu chettiar . the film , which features rajinikanth , sarath babu , fatafat jayalaxmi and shoba , marked mahendran ' s directorial debut and was adapted from writer umachandran ' s award - winning novel of the same name , albeit with several changes . it tells the story of kali , a winch operator who conflicts with his superior kumaran at a power plant , which eventually leads to the loss of his left arm and job .
mullum malarum was released on 15 august 1978 ( india ' s independence day ) to a tepid commercial response , but positive critical reviews and favourable word of mouth helped it to become a success . the film was a major breakthrough for rajinikanth , whose performance as kali received unanimous praise and is widely considered to be the best performance of his career . mullum malarum was a landmark tamil film in that it focused primarily on the visual medium and realism , without melodrama , fights , duets or excessive dialogue . the film won the tamil nadu state film award for best film and the filmfare award for best tamil film , and rajinikanth won the arima sangam award for best actor , as well as a special prize for best actor at the tamil nadu state film awards . the success of mullum malarum spawned a telugu - dubbed version mullu puvvu and a malayalam remake titled venalil oru mazha in 1979 , as well as a hindi remake titled pyari behna in 1985 .
moondru mugam is tamil feature film starring rajinikanth doing a triple role as alex pandian , arun and john . it was a mega hit blockbuster and completed a 250 - days run at the box office . this film received the best actor ( for rajinikanth ) in 1982 from the tamil nadu government .
this film received the best actor ( for rajinikanth ) in 1982 from the tamil nadu government .
nallavanuku nallavan is a tamil film , directed by sp . muthuraman . the film was a remake of telugu film dharmatmudu starring krishnam raju . the film was later remade in kannada as jeevana chakra ( 1985 ) starring vishnuvardhan and raadhika sarathkumar in main roles . it was a blockbuster and completed a 152 - day run at the box office .
the film was a blockbuster and completed a 175 - day run at the box office . it was dubbed into telugu under the same title . it was also dubbed in hindi as muthu maharaja and was distributed by eros labs . in 1998 , the film was dubbed in japanese , by the distributor xanadoux , as muthu odoru maharaja which means muthu - the dancing maharaja and completed a 182 - day run grossing ¥200 million at the box office .
rajinikanth won tamil nadu state film award for best actor in 1996 for this movie .
padayappa is a 1999 tamil drama film written and directed by k . s . ravikumar . the film features rajinikanth , soundarya and ramya krishnan playing lead roles , whilst sivaji ganesan , abbas , lakshmi and nassar play pivotal supporting roles . with soundtrack composed by a . r . rahman , it was highly successful at box office .
rajinikanth won tamil nadu state film award for best actor in 1999 for this movie .
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o'malley of the mounted is a 1936 american western film directed by david howard and written by frank howard clark and daniel jarrett .

the film stars george o'brien , irene ware , stanley fields , james bush , victor potel and reginald barlow .

the film was released on march 27 , 1936 , by 20th century fox .

o ' malley of the mounted ( 1936 film )

sergeant o ' malley of the royal canadian mounted police insinuates himself into a gang of outlaws in order to detect and capture a wanted murderer . he finds the killer , but falls in love with the man ' s sister . in the meantime , one of the outlaws uncovers o ' malley ' s true identity .
sergeant o ' malley of the royal canadian mounted police insinuates himself into a gang of outlaws in order to detect and capture a wanted murderer . he finds the killer , but falls in love . . . see full summary »
o ' malley pretends to be an outlaw in order to join a gang terrorizing towns along the american border .
o ' brien ' s next batch of films were produced by sol lesser , with fox doing the releasing , and these were westerns alternating with the occasional drama or adventure movie - - - the dude ranger , when a man ' s a man , the cowboy millionaire , thunder mountain , hard rock harrigan , whispering smith speaks and o ' malley of the mounted . the border patrolman in 1936 marked the end of o ' brien ' s work for lesser .
o ' brien wore buckskins and carried a flintlock in daniel boone ( george hirliman / rko , 1936 ) , the first of his four films for producer george hirliman .
. with the onset of the korean war , o ' brien again returned to active duty . he acted in only one more film , the john ford western
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o ' brien then connected with producer george hirliman for a quartet of films , the first of which was the 1936 daniel boone , followed in 1937 with park avenue logger , hollywood cowboy , and the non - western windjammer . hirliman then sold o ' brien ' s contract , and his subsequent films were made directly by rko .
the western idea of lawlessness set in american towns was not a part of the canadian northern , though individual lawbreakers or uprisings by canadians ( quebec ) , riel , and northwest mounted police . first nation tribes or métis featured in some depictions .
director john ford gave george o ' brien his first starring role in the western the iron horse . this film originally had a running time of 150 minutes , very long for a 1920s western
by 1928 , elements of sound were being grafted onto movies originally filmed as silents , in a rush to get on the
talkie
bandwagon . o ' brien ' s first all - sound film was
in 1934 , o ' brien starred in frontier marshal , one of the many re - tellings of the wyatt earp story as novelized by stuart n . lake . it was also his last film made directly by fox , which was in some financial hot water .
. the genre was extremely popular in the inter - war years of the twentieth century .
ray whitley , one of o ' brien ' s co - stars at rko , once said at a film convention that he and o ' brien came to a friendly parting of the ways over whitley ' s musical interludes . he said o ' brien told him he thought people came to his movies expecting action , and he intended to give it to them , so the musical numbers would be out .
the renegade ranger ( rko , 1938 ) included ray whitley , a young tim holt in an early film role , and a young rita hayworth as the female lead .
( 1929 ) , which was not a great success upon release . not knowing what to do with the popular actor , fox executives eventually threw o ' brien in a series of lower - budget westerns . o ' brien ' s early westerns were highly successful for the studio , and o ' brien became perhaps the most popular western star at that time . in 1936 , he left 20th century - fox for an offer from rko , where he made 20 pictures at the studio in four years .
in addition to being set in canada the stories often contrast the american old west with the canadian one in several ways . in films such as pony soldier and saskatchewan the north - west mounted police display reason , compassion and a sense of fair play in their dealings with indigenous peoples of the americas as opposed to hotheaded american visitors ( often criminals ) , lawmen or the american army who seem to prefer extermination with violence .
this film ' s earliest documented telecast took place in new york city saturday 11 february 1950 on the dumont television network ' s wabd ( channel 5 ) .
jermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .
. ford was impressed by the natural acting ability of his new star and convinced fox executives to put him under contract . throughout the latter days of silent films , o ' brien had great success as a leading man and starred in some of the best films of the era . standing 5 ' 11
, he was nicknamed
the chest
in the 1920s for his strong , muscular build .
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his marriage to marguerite churchill was a casualty of his military duty , and they divorced in 1948 . churchill and o ' brien appeared together in one film , riders of the purple sage ( fox , 1931 ) . they had married in 1933 and had three children . daughter orin is a world - renowned bassist with the new york philharmonic and you can find more on her in the links section . son darcy was a professor of english at the university of tulsa from 1978 - 1996 . he also was a best - selling author and his books include
above - george o ' brien vs . victor mclaglen in a lobby card from the john ford directed the fighting heart ( fox , 1925 ) . this was one of about a dozen john ford films in which o ' brien worked ( that number includes several military documentaries in which o ' brien did the narration ) .
with the onset of world war ii , at the age of 41 o ' brien decided to leave his acting career behind and re - enlist in the navy . returning to films after the war , however , roles for george o ' brien had evaporated . he made a few more films between 1947 and 1951 , and even became a panelist on the tv series
) , retiring to a ranch in oklahoma afterward . following a stroke and several years of poor health , o ' brien passed away on september 4 , 1985 , at the age of 86 . he was survived by his son , writer darcy o ' brien ( 1939 - 1998 ) , and his daughter , bassist orin o ' brien .
. they had two children - - bassist orin o ' brien and writer darcy o ' brien - - before divorcing in 1948 .
left : as japheth in michael curtiz ' s warner bros . epic noah ' s ark . right : with co - star dolores costello . with a budget in excess of a million dollars , this was one of the most expensive films ever made , until the 1930s . originally shot as a silent film , some sound sequences were inserted before its release
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scene from sunrise with janet gaynor . o ' brien portrays a young farmer who contemplates murdering his wife ( gaynor ) at the urging of another woman . o ' brien was teamed with gaynor in two other films : the blue eagle ( 1926 ) and the johnstown flood ( 1926 )
polls were conducted from about the mid 1930s through the mid 1950s . with a few exceptions , the annual results would list the ' top ten ' ( or ' top five ' ) cowboy film stars . in most cases , the winners were what you would expect - - - autry , rogers , holt , starrett , hoppy , etc . george o ' brien was also a popular cowboy movie hero .
lash larue said he patterned his original black outfit , in the eddie dean outing , song of old wyoming , on that of george o ' brien , whose movies he admired . larue wears a white bandana with the dark outfit , as o ' brien frequently did ; in his future outings , he would wear a black bandana but the likeness to o ' brien ' s ' uniform ' is easily seen in that first western with larue .
on the left are leading lady marguerite churchill ( 1910 - 2000 ) and john wayne in a publicity pose from raoul walsh ' s epic the big trail ( fox , 1930 ) , wayne ' s first starring film . churchill and o ' brien met during the filming of riders of the purple sage ( fox , 1931 ) and they were married from 1933 - 1948 . in a july , 1948 newspaper article about their divorce , churchill is quoted as saying
that his war experiences had changed her husband radically . . .
and the article also notes that
the actress won custody of their two children , and got half the community property . . .
ray whitley became o ' brien ' s singing sidekick starting in 1938 with gun law , border g - man , the painted desert ( the last two with laraine day as the leading lady ) , and the renegade ranger in which tim holt joined whitley in support of o ' brien . but both sidekicks were absent in lawless valley , which completed the year .
after that , the westerns began outnumbering the dramas , comedies and adventure movies : riders of the purple sage ( 1931 ) and , in 1932 , the rainbow trail , the gay caballero , mystery ranch and the golden west . the following year brought robbers ' roost , smoke lightning , life in the raw and the last trail .
in timber stampede , robert fiske plays a hired gunman sporting a brace of stag - handled pistols and , in marshal of mesa city , brandon starts out as a hired gunman with a brace of pearl - handled pistols . but o ' brien stuck to the single plain pistol , worn with the holster tilted slightly forward in the style john wayne would popularize in later movies like rio bravo .
george o ' brien passed away on september 4 , 1985 , in the franciscan villa , broken arrow , oklahoma . he had been a resident of the nursing home since a stroke left him partially paralyzed in 1979 .
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tim holt was also one of o ' brien ' s co - stars , in fact having the title role in the renegade ranger ( which also starred a young rita hayworth ) . holt went on to succeed o ' brien in rko ' s westerns and become that studio ' s last western series star .
chaplin ' s decision to have the gold rush take place during the 1897– 8 klondike gold rush placed it squarely within the well established northern genre , which spanned theatre , literature and film , encompassing stories about trappers , adventurers , lumberjacks , miners , mounties , eskimos , and others - even animals - in the far north
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go to the in search of . . . page on the old corral and check the social security death index ( ssdi ) . there you will find a record for : george o ' brien , issued in california , born april 19 , 1899 and passed away september , 1985 in oklahoma .
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above center are george o ' brien and janet chandler with chief john big tree on the left and bill hazlet / chief many treaties on the right in a scene from the golden west ( fox , 1932 ) .
left : o ' brien with johnny weissmuller in the early 1930s . center a : 1920s pose . center b and c : 1930s poses . center d and right : daring fox studio shots to promote o ' brien ' s 1926 comedy fig leaves
jagger and his gang hang out in canada but make their raids across the border . to get into the gang o ' mally poses as an outlaw and breaks gang member hyland and himself out of jail . this gets him into jagger ' s gang where his plan is to get jagger and his men to raid a canadian bank where they can be arrested by the awaiting mounties .
o ' brien had a supporting role in the warner bros . musical my wild irish rose . also pictured are arlene dahl , alan hale , sara allgood , and george tobias
a mountie poses as a bandit to round up the gang who have been terrorising the region .
. darcy passed away in march , 1998 , and more info on him is in the links section on a subsequent webpage . the o ' brien ' s first child was a son , but the infant contracted pneumonia and passed away in june , 1934 when he was ten days old .
legion of the lawless ushered in 1940 , followed by bullet code , prairie law , stage to chino and triple justice , all with virginia vale and without sidekicks , singing or otherwise . that ended the o ' brien series at rko because , by then , he ( soon to be joined by his successor , tim holt ) was back in the service for world war ii . the studio had to issue a news release to explain to irate fans where their hero had gone .
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in leo miller ' s book , the great cowboy stars ( 1979 , arlington house publishers ) , o ' brien said he does not think much of the westerns being made at that time , the anti - hero spaghetti westerns , for example . asked about his favorite western actors for that time , he named john wayne for movies , and james arness and richard boone for television . quite a few fans would list him as a favorite as well .
o ' brien served in the navy through early 1946 , initially in a recruit training command and later , as a
beachmaster
involved in a dozen or more island invasions . he stayed in the naval reserve and was back on active duty during korea and vietnam .
western movie star george o ' brien ( 1899 - 1985 ) started out and ended up working for director john ford , with a long detour for movie series at fox and rko plus one strange little outing with none other than the three stooges . his rko image was often as the husky , dark - clad cowboy with his hat tilted rackishly to one side , riding a horse named mike , and with a ready grin , even in the face of adversity . one example comes in marshal of mesa city , when he gets the drop on some would - be stagecoach robbers and makes them unmask their faces :
i don ' t blame you for keeping them covered
, he chuckles .
born april 19 , 1899 , in san francisco , o ' brien was the son of a policeman and future police chief . a natural athlete , he learned horseback riding early and played football , baseball , track and swimming while attending polytechnic high school and santa clara college . during his navy service in world war i , he won the light - heavyweight pacific fleet boxing title . no wonder he won all those on - screen fights .
o ' brien emerged from the war with five decorations for bravery under fire , as a stretcher - bearer . he returned to college but found himself more interested in visiting the nearby fox studio where he struck up an acquaintance with charles gebhart , later better known as buck jones , who helped him get a job there .
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o ' brien became an assistant cameraman on some tom mix movies ( at $ 15 a week ) and was soon doing stunt work at fox . after supporting roles in various silents , he was tested by john ford for an epic western , the iron horse ( 1924 ) and got the role . he also got a ten - year fox contract .
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in between his naval stints , he made four more movies : my wild irish rose ( 1947 ) , starring dennis morgan and arlene dahl ; two john wayne / john ford classics , fort apache ( 1948 ) and she wore a yellow ribbon ( 1949 ) , and the 1951 western - comedy , gold raiders , co - starring the three stooges . in that movie , it appeared that o ' brien was transported back in time to 1940 when his rko series ended ; he still handled the action well .
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more than twenty starring roles at fox quickly followed , but in dramas rather than westerns , until 1926 when he was reunited with ford in three bad men . other non - westerns followed , including the acclaimed drama sunrise ( 1927 ) , directed by f . w . murnau , which landed an oscar for camera work . it was 1930 when he got back to such westerns as the lone star ranger and last of the duanes , based on zane grey books , and , in 1931 , fair warning and a holy terror , based on max brand stories .
his last appearance on the big screen came in another john ford star - studded epic , cheyenne autumn ( 1964 ) .
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up close & personal is a 1996 american romantic drama film directed by jon avnet , and starring robert redford as a news director and michelle pfeiffer as his protegée , with stockard channing , joe mantegna , and kate nelligan in supporting roles .

the screenplay began as an adaptation of golden girl : the story of jessica savitch , a 1988 book by alanna nash that recounted the troubled life of american news anchor jessica savitch .

the finished picture , however , was greatly altered by commercial decisions on the part of the producers , and bore little resemblance to savitch 's biography .

screenwriter john gregory dunne , having spent eight years working on the script with his wife joan didion , later wrote a book describing his difficult experience , titled monster : living off the big screen .

the film was nominated for an academy award in the category of best original song for " because you loved me " , written by diane warren and performed by céline dion .

up close and personal ( film )

up close and personal ( pg - 13 ) - contains sexual scenes and profanity .
here are some clever 25 close - up shots that can be found in the film .
this list of who was in up close & personal includes both lead and minor roles . ( 11 items )
elle king performed hits from her latest album “love stuff” and debuted the premiere of her
up close and personal
virtual reality film on dec 3 , 2016 .
up close & personal cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of up close & personal actors includes any up close & personal actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each up close & personal 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 up close & personal 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 .
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in ' up close , ' the fairy tale is professional as well as . . .
robert redford considered casting michelle pfeiffer in havana ( 1990 ) . he wanted to work with her so signed on to up close and personal as her co - star .
these five short documentaries examine the lives of some amazing people , in beautiful , intimate , and inventive ways . you’ll get to know them all , up close & personal .
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the film follows a man convicted of murdering his wife after he morphs into a mechanic to lead a new life ; sight and distance prove very important and crucial in this film , as many of lynch ' s close - up shots are voyeuristic , immersive , and very personal to amplify the suspense .
robert redford plays a peacocky pygmalion to michelle pfeiffer ' s boob - tube galatea in
up close & personal ,
an archaic fairy tale posing as a critique of television news .
well , this is up close and personal ,
elle king said in a surprised tone as her large eyes glanced around the space . the comment served as both an introduction to the samsung 837 series of the same name , as well as an observation of the close proximity between attendees and king .
each awards season , the directors guild of america’s nominees for best feature film gather for an in - depth discussion of their work at the annual meet the nominees symposium . in a spirit of colorful camaraderie , the panelists share their processes , struggles , and unique artistic visions with their fellow membersñup close and personal . the heart of these fascinating and informative conversations is on full display in jeremy kagan’s directors close up 2 .
in the spring of 1988 ms . didion and mr . dunne took on the task of writing a film script based on a biography of the network correspondent jessica savitch entitled & apos ; & apos ; golden girl . & apos ; & apos ; in the spring of 1996 , when the finished film was released , starring robe rt redford and michelle pfeiffer and bankrolled by the walt disney company , it was called
up close and personal .
the lives of two struggling musicians , who happen to be brothers , inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful , up - and - coming singer .
“if i close my eyes and think of hollywood , all i see is one big varicose vein . ”
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what up close and personal
is really about is the chemical reaction set off between michelle pfeiffer and robert redford . in a love story , if your two stars don ' t click , all is lost . when they do - - as they do here - - nothing else really matters .
if there’s one thing to celebrate about the film , it’s the presence of screen legend robert redford in the role of the wise old man who manages to give the film a calming , soothing quality as well as an overall grace . his involvement in pete’s dragon also allows me the opportunity to write about the time he and michelle pfeiffer exercised the neverending potency of their movie star abilities in the romantic drama up close & personal .
the distributors of
up close & personal
are wise . in their ads for the movie , they ' re downplaying the tv aspects of the movie , and underlining the romance . who knows ? maybe the film will play like those old
girl reporter
books , and a future connie chung , now 13 , will go to see it and decide to become an anchorwoman . at some point , she probably also should read up on jessica savitch .
as she often does , hathaway took her preparation for the film one step further by working with legendary vocal coach joan lader , who taught her how to hold powerful notes while keeping her face relaxed for the benefit of close - up shots .
hooper initially shot hathaway’s solo with three cameras from three different angles – one of which can be seen in the movie trailer – but he ultimately decided to film the actors in close - up because they were simply too good to watch from afar .
following the release of up close & personal , dunne took some time out to document the rollercoaster ride that had been the previous seven years of endless drafts on the road to getting the film made . the result was the book “monster : living off the big screen , ” in which the author chronicles virtually every meeting and re - write he and didion did , resulting in what has been called one of the most incredible accounts of moviemaking ever written . while up close & personal is satisfying in its own right , it reaches a whole other level of entertaining after learning of the arduous journey in bringing two of the movies’ most charismatic stars to the screen .
though the scene in
up close
has been shifted from movies and music to a collateral branch of show business , the basic dynamic of a young female eagerly moving up , being both mentored and loved by a veteran male inescapably on the way down , has been lovingly retained .
he continued ,
everything we ended up doing - it was brilliant . by the time we got to the set , it was not uncomfortable having the camera that close .
through film clips , journal entries , and personal musings , one day in the life of andrei arsenevich is renowned french filmmaker chris marker ' s homage to his friend and colleague , andrei tarkovsky , who died in 1986 .
like those chocolates , star vehicles are only as good as their ingredients , and in michelle pfeiffer as tally and robert redford as warren
up close
has spoken up for quality . the chemistry between these two is genuine , so much so that their slyly flirtatious moments end up having more of a charge than the rather pro forma pg - 13 lovemaking they eventually take part in .
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we ' re in romance novel territory . and yet alert readers will have noticed that i ' ve appended three stars to my review , a sign of approval . the temptations are great to mock the cliches and melodrama in
up close & personal ,
but the movie undeniably works as what it really is - a love story .
up close and personal
is about the passionate , ever - deepening relationship between a beautiful tv news reporter with thick , pillowy lips ( michelle pfeiffer ) and a craggy , veteran journalist ( robert redford ) with skin like an old leather armchair . in this over - cushiony romance , they fit together like , well , cheap furniture .
up close and personal received a collection of reviews which ranged from unenthusiastic to flat - out horrible , most of which were attributed to the script . with a pair of such prolific writers like didion and dunne , many were expecting more than a frothy love story . another reason for the film’s dismal critical reception was disappointment towards the studio for re - shaping what was meant to be savitch’s life story into an old - fashioned romance . the film did enjoy some box - office success ; in part that’s due to the film’s introduction of celine dion’s future classic “because you loved me” as its theme .
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is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the robert redford and michelle pfeiffer movie . this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and / or viewings of up close and personal . i know , i know , i still need to get the cast names in there and i ' ll be eternally tweaking it , so if you have any corrections , feel free to
instead , he says , the approach he and hudlin have been discussing will be all about storytelling . “the godfather of sport has been the great [ abc executive ] roone arledge , ” he explains . “and i’ve never done anything in a production sense where i haven’t thought , ‘what would roone do ? ’ the classic thing that roone came up with was the simplest — it was the up - close - and - personal , so that the audience got to know people . reggie and i have been talking about the up - close - and - personal approach , so that we get to know the guys who make the best short animation , so when the award is given , you get this magic moment . you say , ‘aw , i’m so proud of him , ’ even though you’ve never seen him or her before . ”
up close and personal ,
which was
suggested
by the jessica savitch biography ,
golden girl : the story of jessica savitch ,
starts out with relative promise . pfeiffer plays sallyanne atwater ( soon to be tally atwater , thanks to a teleprompter mistake ) , an ambitious klutz from nevada who dreams of being a news anchor .
at one point toward the end of the film’s many re - writes , dunne personally went to studio executive jeffrey katzenberg and supposedly asked , “what is this film meant to be about ? ” katzenberg replied simply , “it’s about two movie stars . ” how true that is . there isn’t a single moment in this film which doesn’t highlight both redford and pfeiffer’s magnetic chemistry or their striking features . an extended sequence featuring the two playing at the beach and laying in each other’s arms on a gently rocking row boat are is the film’s greatest highlight of this fact . the film also takes great pains to showcase the two in as many different types of scenes as possible . this is especially true of pfeiffer , who does everything from singing “my way” to surviving a prison riot throughout the course of the film . in some ways , up close & personal functions as a very expensive demo reel for its two endlessly watchable stars .
meanwhile , loved up megan mckenna and boyfriend pete wicks have also been busy filming with megan’s family in essex .
the good news : up close and personal is a sumptuously old - school , glossy , larger - than - life romance that hollywood does so well . the bad news : it ' s a sumptuously old - school , glossy , larger - than - life romance that hollywood does so well - - meshed uncomfortably with portrayals of crusading tv news reporters and their coverage of riots , wars , and politics .
the new edition , directors close up 2 , which brings us up to the 2012 symposium , is , at its core , a reference tool that is rich with personal anecdotes and practical information about the nuts and bolts of filmmaking . from the technical aspects of the craft to dealing with the individual temperament of cast and crew , the directors leave no stone unturned . the book is divided into four parts : preproduction , production , postproduction , and , in closing , a section in which directors reflect on “the worst and the best” moments of making their film . there is also an entire section of additional materials such as storyboard sequences , script pages with notes , shot lists , production art , behind - the - scenes photos , personal sketches , and even notes written on post - its .
the folk rock band has been making music for 17 years now , but never before have they let fans get this close .
up close
is initially as uncertain as sallyanne on her first day on the job , but avnet and company calm down and allow the film ' s ripe situations to play out as expected . here ' s the renamed tally , desperate for knowledge , falling under the tutelage of sage old warren , who first instills humility by making her pick up his laundry and then dispenses nuggets of presumably hard - won wisdom like
yesterday is history , the news happens today .
this year is turning out to be a bountiful period for some upclose - and - personal books about famous human rights activist malcolm x , who had grenadian roots and caribbean influences .
and now , journalist herb boyd has teamed up with malcolm ' s daughter , ilyasah al - shabazz , to edit
the diary of malcolm x ,
an important personal chronicle of the late leader ' s international travels and meetings with world leaders in the year before his assassination .
an old - fashioned star - driven romance constructed of equal parts shrewdness and shamelessness ,
up close and personal
is no cinematic landmark , but if you don ' t care about reality and resist the impulse to take things too seriously , it ' s great fun to watch . seeing this is like working through a box of seductive chocolates : enjoying too many may feel sinful , but the experience is too satisfying to consider stopping .
“a career is wonderful , but you can ' t curl up with it on a cold night . ”
lauren goodger and bobby norris were particularly distressed by the close encounter , hot - footing it across the field as they ran away from the unlucky fowl .
judd apatow is known as the king of the modern r - rated comedy , but he’s been flexing his directorial muscles recently with documentaries like the espn “30 for 30” entry “doc & darryl” and the upcoming “may it last : a portrait of the avett brothers . ” with co - director michael bonfiglio , apatow gets up close and personal with a group of folk rock musicians who have been make music as a band for 17 years and counting .
the film tries to give an idea of the difficulties of tv journalists to succeed and the problems they may face during the job . the director of the film seems to be interested of what may happen in cuba , and the film touches partially the ethic of contra group in miami . it also shows how mass media are always behind sensation of the news , sometimes sacrificing the life of the reporters , and this is what happened to robert redford , one of the heros of the film . this is not an easy film to be seen , but the argument is acceptable .
with behind - the - scenes footage of tarkovsky obsessively commanding his entire crew ( including famed bergman cinematographer sven nykvist , during the filming of a complicated sequence from his final film the sacrifice ) , and candid moments of tarkovsky with his friends and family , bedridden but still working on the editing of his final film , one day in the life of andrei arsenevich is a personal and loving portrait of the monumental filmmaker .
in 1957 , monroe starred in the prince and the showgirl with laurence olivier , who also directed and produced the film . she often didn & apos ; t show up for filming and her erratic behavior on set created a tense relationship with her co - stars , the crew and olivier . the film received mixed reviews and was a box office hit in britain , but not as popular in the united states . the troubled production was the backdrop for the 2011 film my week with marilyn , starring michelle williams as monroe .
robert redford plays a peacocky pygmalion to michelle pfeiffer ' s boob - tube galatea in
up close & personal ,
an archaic fairy tale posing as a critique of television news . while the picture does pay lip service to journalistic integrity , it ' s definitely not another
broadcast news .
heck , it ' s not even as pointed as the old
mary tyler moore show .
american film actress rita hayworth is best known for her stunning explosive sexual charisma on screen in films throughout the 1930s and 1940s .
costing $ 60 million to produce , & apos ; & apos ; up close and personal & apos ; & apos ; took only seven months to enter the charmed circle of films whose domestic and worldwide box - office gross passes the $ 100 million mark . with video sales , cable , mainstream television and all other ancillary markets computed into the revenues , the picture will have made disney & apos ; & apos ; a small profit . & apos ; & apos ;
victor mature was a film actor who became a sex symbol in the 1940s with hordes of adoring female fans .
first comes throwing up in the bathroom . then the shock of having her name changed , on air , to tally . thoroughly shaken up , the poor woman fumbles with props , stumbles over her lines and seems to pretty much cover herself with embarrassment .
destiny & apos ; s child released their last studio album , destiny fulfilled , in 2004 , and officially broke up the following year .
up close ' s
screenplay has smartly modernized this situation by opting to emphasize equality between the sexes in both careers and romance . and it ' s hard not to admire the way didion and dunne have wholeheartedly embraced the well - worn scenario , throwing in chewy movie - movie exchanges of the
do you want to be with me / so much it hurts
variety while offering up assorted pokes at the way tv news is run .
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 .
the interviews are specific to the nominated films . therefore , james cameron’s thoughts on emerging technology are focused on his 2009 film avatar ; ang lee’s belief in balanced preparation with actors is in reference to his 2005 film brokeback mountain .
through close readings of tarksovsky ' s films – including rare scenes from his student film ( an adaptation of hemingway ' s the killers ) and a practically unknown production of boris goudonov – marker attempts to locate tarkovsky in his work . parallels drawn by marker between tarkovksy ' s life and films offer an original insight into the reclusive director . personal anecdotes from tarkovsky ' s writings – from his prophetic meeting with boris pasternak ( author of dr . zhivago ) to an encounter with the kgb on the streets of paris ( he thought they were coming to kill him ) – pepper the film .
if your a robert redford fan this is a great film , if you fancy a film on the spr of the oment , amazon is great way of building your collections , fast service and bargains galore in the used dept ! ! ! . . .
a career is wonderful , but you can & apos ; t curl up with it on a cold night .
the festivities started with a reception at the indian consulate , followed by screenings at the museum and insightful discussions with film scholar richard peña , director emeritus , new york film festival , and professor of film studies at columbia university . each night of the screenings , over 300 diehard fans turned up , many having driven there from different states , and largely tamil - speaking . ratnam was mobbed by fans , many of whom were probably not even born when he began his career . there’s also a large following of american fans who are discovering tamil and hindi films through subtitles .
1996 ' s up close & personal is indicative of the by numbers filmmaking of the day . a remake in all but name of a star is born , it is the cinematic equivalent of a big mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows in that it ' s a warming comforting and somewhat too rich concoction of a romance between filf ( is that a thing ? it really should be ) robert redford and younger model michelle pfeiffer . for all those things , it ' s enjoyable and cosy enough , but when you realise the film began life as an adaptation of the book golden girl : the story of jessica savitch , you quickly feel cheated and disenchanted with hollywood .
lomographer antono vasiljev recalls how shooting with a simple , unassuming camera around bangkok , thailand revived his passion for film photography .
she fakes a broadcast resume on videotape and is hired as a personal assistant by miami news director redford . (
do you always wear that much makeup ?
he asks her disparagingly . )
when it comes to its insights into television news ,
up close & personal
is superficial . it knows something about talent consultants and ratings services that advise stations on how to package their newscasts . it knows a little about how a local newscast goes on the air (
if it bleeds , it leads ,
justice tells her ) . but large parts of it play as if the filmmakers learned about television by watching it .
broadcast news
and
network
are much more knowledgeable .
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christina marouda , director of development at the museum , and founder of the indian film festival of los angeles , said , “we are marking the first year of our community engagement initiative and wanted to highlight the work of a legendary indian film director and obviously the first name which came to mind was mani ratnam . ”
lana turner was a film actress and sex symbol who was
discovered
while drinking soda at a diner counter . she made over 50 films and was married seven times .
i don ' t think any of us expected nine weeks of rehearsals ,
jackman said during a press day interview .
and i ' ve never been on a film where an entire cast signs up for the entire time . we would rehearse full - out . it wasn ' t , like , a half - hearted thing . and tom would be sitting there - he would , in fact , move his chair often to a very uncomfortably close place .
wrapped up in their winter woolens , it looked like they had decided to extend the hand of peace and make peace with pete for the sake of megan .
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…
jean - luc godard’s 1960 debut feature , breathless , filmed in twenty - one days in 1959 and brought to the public the next year , was anticipated by the style of godard’s writing , his film criticism—allusive and dense—and the film , focused on a would - be criminal , pays tribute to hollywood crime pictures , featuring a character who seems to be attempting to live out an adopted role , according to writer douglas morrey , who sees the film’s energy and irreverence—godard’s jump cuts and quick editing and idiosyncratic presentation of certain characters—as a cinematic challenge , and interprets godard’s concern with death and also language as being aspects of consciousness and theme that give the film a weight of seriousness , a seriousness that would become more prominent in godard’s other films—and in those of his peers .
this week , while national heroes day and jamaican heritage will be celebrated in the caribbean nation , a documentary film series in brooklyn will honor the island ' s culture and history .
the film is a studio product if there ever was one . however , that doesn’t mean that up close & personal isn’t a film without some positive attributes . as much as the film is an overly sentimental love story , there is also an honest comment on the world it illustrates and what it requires of those who enter into it . the world of broadcast journalism is shown as an incredibly fleeting one , where the laws , as well as its participants , are continually changing . the film shows how a person must truly love and believe in what they do and how well they can do it in order to survive in such a ruthless environment where allies are few and far between and everyone is replaceable . even though the world is shown through a romantic gaze , the harshness of it is clearly visible . in many ways , tally is a sort of modern - day alice , who has fallen into the rabbit hole that is her profession . however , while she is clearly ambitious and determined , she’s never ruthless with regard to her ambition . she refuses to let the news world compromise her character , instead doing what it takes to bend it to her will .
the last “anticipated” film of the summer , pete’s dragon , has come , signaling the end of what has been a less than exciting blockbuster season at the movies . the film , like most disney efforts , preaches about the importance of love , family , and friendship in ways which are mostly hit and miss .
at the time , monroe & apos ; s professional and personal life seemed to be in turmoil . her last two films , let & apos ; s make love ( 1960 ) and the misfits ( 1961 ) were box office disappointments .
william wyler has often been excluded from auteurist circles , and by extension from serious film study , which , as gabriel miller argues , is a gross oversimplification .
but it has two major saving graces : muschietti’s eye for striking images is one of the film’s core assets , and his ghost story mama often comes to mind throughout it . unlike most monster movies , which withhold their central critters until the end to build up suspense and mystery , muschietti put mama ’s monster on - screen early , and trained viewers to fear her for her unsettling eeriness and malice . he does the same with pennywise , leaving any sense of mystery and dread out of the film , but replacing it with sharp shocks and uncanny valley creepiness .
atwater turns up in miami wearing the wrong hair and suit , obviously a naive outsider ( at her first meet cute with justice , she drops her purse and a tampon spills out ) . but tally works hard and listens fast , is willing to make coffee and fetch dry - cleaning , and is very ambitious , angling for the weathergirl job even though , when she gets it , she throws up before airtime and freezes on camera .
all of that aside , most people checking out up close & personal are doing so because of the love story at the heart of the film , which manages to remain involving throughout . i loved the watching these two characters meet while at completely opposite ends of the professional spectrum . while tally is on her way up , warren is clearly on his way down . adding to this is the way the movie goes against the notion that most who enter the field find themselves married to their work due to the fact that they’ve got no time to invest in a real relationship which usually doesn’t work out in the end . warren and tally know the risks , and they know the obstacles . yet they remain undeterred by it all when it comes to making what they have work . no matter what the cost may be , they each simply refuse to let the other go . a lot of love stories tend to miss for one reason or another , and yet here it’s the challenges set by the film’s backdrop which makes warren and tally’s romance such a compelling one .
swoonsome superstars robert redford and michelle pfeiffer pair up for the story of a veteran newsman who grooms an ambitious newcomer for tv stardom . with his guidance , she rises to every challenge . . . but will the romantic side of their relationship fall victim to her success ? grown - up fare with an exemplary supporting cast .
the writers alternately split and stuck with the project through 27 different drafts of the screenplay ; two other writers ; four new contracts with the studio ; mr . dunne & apos ; s heart valve surgery and other cardiac episodes ; the death of john foreman , the dunn es & apos ; original producer and close personal friend ; other deaths , births , marriages , divorces and & apos ; & apos ; whole life cycles . & apos ; & apos ; in the end , & apos ; & apos ; up close & apos ; & apos ; finally reached the screen and mr . dunne and ms . didion were free to go elsewhere to do a few more choruses of & apos ; & apos ; white christmas . & apos ; & apos ; pros that they are , they will always hang in . although some pros have been known to split - - permanently .
chris marker ’s one day in the life of andrei arsenevitch is perhaps the best film yet made by one ( great ) film - maker about another . a revelatory document , loving , lucid and lyrical , on the elemental structuring of tarkovsky’s work , it marries moving footage of the terminally ill director shooting and struggling to finish his final film the sacrifice with an exemplary assessment of the films and their importance , humane , humble and always open . in its own essential way , it too is a masterpiece .
– gareth evans
other children have gone missing as well . when the group , eventually dubbing themselves the losers’ club , hooks up with town new kid and amateur historian ben ( jeremy ray taylor ) , he informs them that derry’s murder rate is six times the national average , and kids disappear at an even higher rate . one by one , their group — plus token girl beverly ( sophia lillis ) and token black kid mike ( chosen jacobs ) — encounters pennywise in different monstrous forms tailored to their personal fears . soon , they understand that derry’s adults won’t do anything about it , and it’s up to them to fight back .
up close & personal is deeply sentimental slush but the ideal thing for certain audience members to settle down to with that very same big mug of marshmallow bobbing hot chocolate and have a bit of a blub with . me , i ' m a sucker for behind the cameras , newsroom based romcoms , as evinced by my huge love for aaron sorkin ' s the newsroom and my like of the rather overlooked 2010 film morning glory . i have always found robert redford to have a unique chemistry that transcends the sexes and any sexual orientation , and it ' s always good to see him play to the screen persona of the liberal professional that he clearly is in reality . plus we have as his leading lady michelle pfeiffer , who is obviously attractive and - more importantly here for the role - engaging enough , so with all those things considered this has always been rather enjoyable viewing for me , though this rewatch suggests it hasn ' t held up as well as it may have previously .
the 1997 film
lost highway
by david lynch was met with lukewarm reception , but we can all agree - - critics and fans alike - - that this is a stunning piece of work with film noir elements . like all of an auteur ' s works , cult following ensues , and
lost highway
certainly has one for itself .
in her personal life , monroe had a string of unsuccessful relationships : her 1954 marriage to baseball great joe dimaggio only lasted nine months . later , she was married to playwright arthur miller from 1956 to 1961 .
naturally
up close ' s
plot throws these two bushels of curves , including a barbara walters - type ex - wife ( kate nelligan ) and a big - time agent with the delicious name of bucky terranova ( joe mantegna ) . and of course there are the little speed bumps like a catty co - anchor ( stockard channing ) , duplicitous tv executives and even a bloody prison riot . because being gorgeous and in love has never ever been easy .
the answer , as it turned out , was no , she didn’t . and savitch’s fatal auto accident in 1983 , when her car ran off a rain - soaked road in new hope , pa . , trapping her in a muddy canal , wasn’t the only detail of her life that didn’t make it into the final cut of the new michelle pfeiffer - robert redford newsroom drama , up close & personal ( opening march 1 ) . some of the other little factoids you won’t be learning about the famed anchorwoman : she was a cocaine addict . one of her boyfriends beat her up . her second husband hanged himself . she was notorious for her off - camera temper tantrums . and she was responsible for one of the most infamous on - air flubs in television news history .
maroon to rasta ,
a two - day film festival will be held at medgar evers college . 1650 bedford ave . ( between crown and montgomery sts . ) on oct . 25 and 26 .
all righty . in that case , the film avnet ended up making suggests savitch as a scrappy but gorgeous newshound named tally atwater , who starts out a miami weathergirl and ends up a network superstar . along the way she gets trapped in a prison riot , goes through more hairstyles than rupaul , and falls in love with a handsome newsman given the only - in - the - movies name of warren justice . commercially , the film has tons going for it , including the first - time pairing of pfeiffer and redford ( as justice , of course ) . it also has classy screenwriting credits ( husband - and - wife team john gregory dunne and joan didion ) and , in avnet , a director with both a deft , delicate touch ( fried green tomatoes and the war ) and a hard - nosed business sense ( he produced risky business ) .
though it’s difficult to imagine , up close & personal actually started out as a dark portrait of the life of newswoman jessica savitch , who gained fame and prominence in the ’70s and ’80s as one of the first women to ever anchor the evening news at a major network . with aspects such as a cocaine addiction , tumultuous relationships , as well as her untimely death due to a tragic car accident , savitch’s torturous life was ripe for cinematic treatment . as didion and dunne got to work on bringing this complex life to the screen , the project was sold to disney’s touchstone arm , which promptly led to years and years of re - writes , eventually turning savitch’s life into a mixture of pretty woman and a star is born .
among the most powerful scenes in the new film adaptation of “les misérables” is anne hathaway ’s solo performance of fantine’s famously heartbreaking ballad “i dreamed a dream . ”
the photographs in the book , lacking numbered pagination , come in two sections : the first section , after page 56 , features catherine deneuve with her mother and sisters and father , suggesting not simply the importance of family but that she saw herself as a girl among girls ; and most of these photos show her in girlhood and early womanhood , attractive , and not yet blonde . the second section of photos , after page 120 following the april fools notes , features the blonde deneuve alone , looking sophisticated , also in a make - up chair and on the street , with film colleagues and associates , and there are reproductions of her diaries and also letters received from the film directors francois truffaut and trier . of course , all those photographs suggest the life in which her work is done .
this film is a classic . the actors are wonderful in it . it ' s strong , powerful , and it ' s romantic while never being cheesy . it ' s a smart movie and a beautiful love story .
based on a screenplay by the acclaimed husband / wife writing team of joan didion and john gregory dunne , up close & personal tells the story of an aspiring tv reporter named tally atwater ( pfeiffer ) who goes to work as a low - level assistant at a third - rate station run by warren justice ( redford ) , a former award - winning journalist whose glory days are long gone . despite her unpolished edges , warren finds himself intrigued by tally and takes her under his wing , eventually grooming her into a top reporter . when an unexpected romance develops between them , the two find themselves faced with the impossible task of staying together as tally’s career begins to take off .
the first installment of
planet earth
offered up - close - and - personal looks at often unfamiliar wildlife and was among the first such documentaries to take advantage of hd video . ( you couldn ' t go into a circuit city at the time without seeing the series being used to showcase the hi - res power of blu - ray . ) the sequel ups the ante with 4k video , motion - triggered cameras and the use of drones , which helped deliver many of the breathtaking views : lemurs hopping from tree to tree in the jungles of madagascar ; a rare snow leopard protecting its offspring in the himalayas ; the battered coast of zavodovski island , which a million - plus chinstrap penguins call home .
the film just coasts along for most of the way , then moves up a gear towards the end , with pfeiffer trapped in a prison riot but , thanks to redford ' s help on the phone , turning it into a sensational scoop - followed by redford inevitably deciding to be his own man and not hang on to michelle ' s impeccably - styled coat tails .
daniel garrett , a child of the american south , louisiana , where he grew up reading , taking photographs , and enjoying fishing and a good summer barbecue . daniel moved to new york and became a graduate of the new school for social research , was an intern at
like many of director tom hooper ’s musical numbers , this scene was filmed in extreme close - up and focuses squarely on hathaway’s face . additionally , the camera never cuts away or changes angles , but remains on the actress’ expressions for the duration of her three - minute performance . the tight shots give fans of the stage show a chance to witness the raw emotions one might miss from the back of a packed broadway theater .
“may it last” takes an intimate look at the avett brothers , charting their decade - and - a - half rise and going behind the scenes of the creation of their grammy - nominated album “true sadness . ” with the recording process as a backdrop , apatow and bonfiglio dig into the lifelong bond and unique creative partnership among the band members as their personal lives change and their professional lives skyrocket .
after his mba , ratnam took a sabbatical from consultancy work and got into film production . the rest is history and his powerful films have not only been entertaining audiences but also making them think about issues through the heartfelt lives of a few characters and their interactions .
deneuve’s cannes festival ( 1994 ) report : clint eastwood is president of the cannes film festival jury , and she is vice - president , and the other jurists are mostly writers and directors ( “we’re a cosmopolitan group of people , ” she notes ; 83 ) . her responses to the films screened are brief and perceptive , the words of a seasoned film artist ; and despite whatever pleasures are on offer , it is also an exhausting process , with day and evening screenings , leaving her with aches ( head , throat , eyes ) ; and concerns over how the selection process is being conveyed to the press . deneuve writes that three colours : red is “visually stunning , serious , a bit slow , jean - louis trintignant is superb . very moving” ( 84 ) ; and nanni moretti’s dear diary is “absolutely enchanting , serious , funny , very simple , rigorous and completely original . although i did think that it wasn’t really a movie , yet not quite a documentary either ; no , it’s a personal , intimate film . totally unique” ( 86 ) .
it is easy to understand the lasting influence of abel gance’s napoleon ( 1927 ) , originally intended as part of a six - segment project , and restored in 1981 and again in 2000 with the participation of kevin brownlow ; the film is an imaginative interpretation of napoleon’s biography ; it is an interpretation offering explanation and narrative with the logic of childhood inspiration , heroic endeavor , and national symbolism ( one example : an eagle is a childhood possession and a symbol of empire ) , according to the essay by maureen turim in the cinema of france , an essay that remarks on the film’s innovative camerawork—innovative in its movement , perspective , and use of montage . martin o’shaughnessy’s commentary on jean renoir’s the rules of the game ( 1939 ) , and that film’s influences—the master / servant stories of beaumarchais , the fickle lovers of marivaux , the tragic - comedies of musset—and on rules ’ own critique of western history and modernity , and its reception and placement in film history , with differing accounts of what may have affected its early reception ( aesthetics ? politics ? lack of stars ? ) , are thoroughly specified in a somewhat dry and academic , though still interesting and useful , manner . ( it could be hardly more intelligent , but o’shaughnessy’s article is not in the spirit of the often amusing film . )
and the convincing child cast carries the film when the scares start to feel redundant . jeremy ray taylor and sophia lillis are particular standouts — as the smart , fat kid with a crush , he’s surprisingly tender and nuanced , and as the tough girl with an unpleasant secret , she’s close to heartbreaking . but all seven of the central children are well - cast and give strong performances , and seen through their eyes , pennywise seems like a real threat — a childhood nightmare improbably manifested in the real world — instead of like the faintly goofy , try - hard boogeyman he could so easily be .
i am trying to remember the name of brazilian film about some lowlifes who take their dead friend on a last tour of his old drinking haunts . have you any idea ?
celebrate the december 25 th release of universal’s movie musical epic “ les mis érables ” with 12 days of interviews and inside peeks at the film’s production with director tom hooper , hugh jackman , anne hathaway , amanda seyfried and more of the cast .
furious 7 star vin diesel couldn ' t accept the people ' s choice award for favorite action movie and favorite film without paying homage to paul walker . and , as fans , we couldn ' t sit through his speech without reaching for our kleenex .
he grew up in a conventional , middle - class family where many things were not allowed , such as watching a lot of cinema , even though his father was in film distribution . they were a family of 10 in chennai , and ratnam ruefully recalls : “sometimes in a large family , you get taken to a movie and there just isn’t enough space or not enough tickets and you get left out . those are the movies you remember because you never got to see them ! ”
the “encountering pennywise one by one” dynamic gives it its biggest problems . director andrés muschietti and his writers ( chase palmer , cary fukunaga , and gary dauberman ) stick close to king’s massive 1 , 200 - page novel , porting in his dialogue where they can , and adding in - jokes and easter eggs to acknowledge where they skim over king’s bigger , harder - to - convey elements . they ditch the vision - quest encounters with the cosmic turtle who created the world , but as a wink - wink move for audience members in the know , they throw in visual and verbal turtle references . they also drop the ridiculous child - orgy , while acknowledging the themes of rite - of - passage and sealed personal intimacy behind it .
marcus garvey ( center ) in 1925 for the renaming of the ship general g . w . goethals to the s . s booker t . washington . the ship was sold to garvey’s universal negro improvement association . a film on the late , leader – “marcus garvey : a giant of black politics” directed by stanley nelson – will be shown at the maroon to rasta film festival .
the deep end of the ocean is a film about a family ' s reaction when ben , the youngest son is kidnapped and then found nine years later , living in the same town , where his family had just moved .
jean - jacques beinex’s 1981 diva would offer , as well , a unique sensibility and style , one that referred to high culture and low , as its story shows the intersection of different worlds—through the confusion of tape recordings , the world of an opera diva and low - level street crime are intertwined—with shifts in scenery , story , and mood . a postman , played by frederic andrei , illicitly records an opera diva played by wilhelmenia fernandez , and is given , unknowingly , a tape by a doomed prostitute : and each tape is desired by others for different purposes . ( the postman having a prostitute wear the diva’s stolen robe as part of a sexual experience produces his own questionable reconciliation of those different worlds . ) the colorful , high - energy film contains crime intrigue—hostile deals and chases and violence . the film , like going places , offers transgression not as catharsis or ritual but as fun ; and its focus on aesthetic style was a defining trait of a new decade . its story’s economic concerns mirrored the state of capitalism . gender and the objectification of women’s voices and bodies , music and culture and their commercial exploitation , and criminality and the threat of violence as coercion and punishment—they are all there in the film . will higbee notes that the fact of race in the film has not been discussed enough , though the diva is african - american , and the postman’s new female friend is vietnamese , but thinks , for instance , that the diva receives visual respect , something that is important in a film and a culture in which the look is of fundamental value . ( i wish the commentary on diva contained firmer moral and political senses , and was a little less at one with the film’s sensibility : but films such as going places and diva assume history rather than try to define it and its viewers are placed in a similar position . however , i do recall that i liked diva very much—for the reasons higbee notes , for its energy and style , for its assumptions . )