sweeney 2 is a british action movie made by euston films , released cinematically in the uk in 1978 .

a crime drama about the flying squad , a division of london 's metropolitan police , it was made as a sequel to the successful 1977 film sweeney ! , which was a spin-off from the popular british television series the sweeney ( 1974-78 ) .

some of the action in the film is transferred from the usual london setting to malta .

the series was based upon a fictionalised version of the flying squad .

the term the sweeney is derived from cockney rhyming slang , originating in the expression sweeney todd : flying squad , and is a real term used by the london underworld to refer to the squad , whose brief was to investigate armed robbery within the mpd ( metropolitan police district ) , an area roughly corresponding to greater london .

the leader of the squad is the fictional detective inspector jack regan ( john thaw ) , and his second-in-command is detective sergeant carter ( dennis waterman ) .

sweeney 2

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sweeney 2 was written by troy kennedy - martin , who also wrote the italian job . filming began on 7 th november 1977 and lasted for 5 weeks . locations included london and malta .
sweeney ! and sweeney 2 are the two excellent big screen versions of the classic itv series , again starring the superb pairing of john thaw , as detective inspector jack regan , and detective sergeant george carter . a must have for any dvd collection . i highly recommended .
sweeney 2 was the second big screen spin off from the euston films tv series , following 1976 ' s sweeney ! which was helmed by david wickes from a ranald graham script . this time around , the director is series veteran tom clegg and the script writing duties falls to troy…
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johnny depp appeared as sweeney todd in the 2008 film of the same name .
having viewed only the first 20 minutes of sweeney 2 online , it was a must have , along with the reagan pilot . tooks years actually . having no luck with multi format dvd players , a converting ripper was purchased and finally , albeit running through a computer , success - well worth the effort ! surprisingly , sweeney ! - trumped sweeney 2 , in my opinion , as i found sweeney 2 a very strong start progressively running low on spark . where as sweeney ! ramped up the action and intrigue throughout . having watched every episode countless times , the movies were indeed a fitting farewell . long live the best copper show ever . forty years on , as strong as the first day and an amazing accomplishment . footnote : many uk productions such as bulman , are unavailable here , so the transfer process must be used . yes - i am living the past , but oh what great times it was .
ray winstone is the sweeney . well , not quite but ray winstone is jack regan , the head of the sweeney in the sweeney . the sweeney is an elite department of the london police that catches armed robbers . winstone plays jack regan , a role made famous by john thaw in the 1970s series the sweeney . winstone was in new york promoting the film and we got to speak with him on the phone about his latest badass character .
hugh maynard was the first black actor to play sweeney todd in a uk professional production .
sweeney 2 sweeney 2 gets off to an exciting start and the suspense of how regan and carter are going to nail the crooks is kept up to the very end . but the compulsive appeal of the movie for repeated viewing lies in the crisp , salty dialogue written by troy kennedy martin ( creator of the tv series z cars ) and the sardonic humour that thaw and waterman bring to the partnership of regan and carter . nothing can shake their loyalty to each other or tempt them into accepting bribes for bending the law .
play book tag : the nest by cynthia d ' aprix sweeney - 3 . 5 * * *
sutton ce 1 , lalor sj , sweeney cm , brereton cf , lavelle ec , mills kh .
sweeney 2 is a 1978 film made following the success of the 1977 film sweeney ! which was a spin - off from the popular british tv show the sweeney . some of the action is transferred from the usual london setting to malta . denholm elliott appears as a corrupt ex - officer , who asks his former subordinates to take down a gang of armed bank robbers . nigel hawthorne appears as a bureaucratic superior officer , taking a role similar to that usually played by garfield morgan in the television episodes .
the sweeney started out as a british tv detective program all about scotland yard ' s flying squad . its popularity spawned a reasonably satisfying 1976 feature film , starring the tv series ' tom thaw . in sweeney 2 , thaw is called upon to solve a series of carefully orchestrated bank robberies , which turn out to be the handiwork of an elite team of crooks headquartered in a posh maltese apartment complex .
strings : 6 violins ; 2 violas ; 2 celli ; 1 string bass ; 1 harp . keyboard : yamaha e5 organ ; celesta . brass : 2 trumpets in c ; 1 french horn ; 3 trombones ( 2 tenors , 1 bass ) . winds : reed 1 : flute ; piccolo ; ( alto and soprano recorder optional ) . reed 2 : bb and eb clarinet ; flute ; piccolo . reed 3 : bass clarinet ; bb clarinet ; ( flute optional ) . reed 4 : oboe ; english horn ; ( bb clarinet optional ) . reed : 5 : bassoon ; ( bb clarinet optional ) . percussion : 3 timpani ; concert bass drum ; concert - size xylophone ; vibraphone ; snare drum ; tuneable tom - toms ; bass drum with pedal ; orchestra bells ; large tam - tam ( at least 36 inches ) ; full set of chimes ; various suspended cymbals ( 4 ) ; wood block ; crash cymbals ; bell tree ; tambourine ; washtub .
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since “prayer for mad sweeney” is also the penultimate episode of season 1 , it comes with a major revelation .
the character of sweeney todd will be portrayed by isaiah feken , currently a master’s student with an emphasis in vocal performance . when asked to describe his murderous character , feken claimed that sweeney was a normal man put into extreme situations .
when sweeney todd takes the stage , blood will be spilt , and the smell of pies will fill the air .
we’d love your help . let us know what’s wrong with this preview of the nest by cynthia d ' aprix sweeney .
during the 70 ' s i was not a great fan of the sweeney tv series , but , i saw both of the feature films when working in london in the late 70 ' s and was hooked , particularly sweeney 2 . maybe it ' s middle aged nostalgia kicking in , but i felt the need to see both films again to see if they were as good as i remembered . i wasn ' t disappointed , they are ! both films are different in there own way , but the strength of the two main characters the brilliant john thaw as regan and dennis waterman as carter , and the sub plots involved , particularly in the first film , make them both great viewing . the sweeney was ground breaking tv at the time the series was aired in the mid seventies , tackling the very real subjects of police corruption in the metropolitan police and the the gritty world of the flying squad and the criminals they came up against . if you love the 70 ' s and enjoy a good realistic drama / action with some great dark humour thrown in , you will enjoy both sweeney and sweeney 2 .
sweeney 2 is a fairly decent score . composed by tony hatch , no album was ever released for the soundtrack , but there was a single released . it had “main theme” on the a side , and “regan’s key” on the b side , and was released on 21st april 1978 . both tracks on the single differ somewhat from the versions we hear in the film .
i’m also going to start shipping this unlikely pair of laura and sweeney , though greater powers than i can figure out their catchy couple name .
sweeney 2 was the second big screen spin off from the euston films tv series , following 1976 ' s sweeney ! which was helmed by david wickes from a ranald graham script . this time around , the director is series veteran tom clegg and the script writing duties falls to troy kennedy martin , creator of z cars and brother of the sweeney creator ian . for better or worse , this big screen sequel is much more like an extended bigger budget episode of the tv series than the first cinematic instalment was , which was essentially a hard edged bitter political thriller ; interestingly , when love ' s update was first announced it was mooted that it would be a straight remake of sweeney ! and it ' s rather a shame he changed his mind really , as the themes in ranald graham ' s story are still rather relevant today .
cynthia d’aprix sweeney is the new york times bestselling author of the nest , which has been translated into more than 25 languages and optioned for film by amazon studios with sweeney writing the adaptation . she has an mfa from the bennington writing seminars and lives in los angeles with her husband and children .
recommend this novel to anyone who would even remotely consider themselves a millennial ( whether by age or by temperament ) . i started to give this one 2 stars , because i finished it , but then realized that that was my own accomplishment , not this novel’s . 1 star . *
making a profit off the project would have required the game to be a major success .
anything less could put us out of business ,
sweeney said .
looks very dated now ( but then the sweeney looked dated in the 70 ' s ) but still an enjoyable watching a bit of nostalgia . now shut it you slaaaaags
perhaps of more significance , both women face a loss of identity . laura still struggles to find life beyond death when she knows that life has a deadline , and essie longs to become someone else , as she says in her story to sweeney about an “indian woman” named susan in the states . the same could be said of sweeney .
in 19th - century london , sweeney todd is a prosperous and successful fleet street barber – that is until his life is torn apart by a shocking miscarriage of justice .
victorian london , a mighty industrial city , the heart of a great empire : the ballad of sweeney todd begins , setting the scene for the awful tale about to unfold .
craveonline : the sweeney has another great tough guy role for you . at what point did this tough guy casting start for you , that people started seeing you as this type ?
the families of two students who had their throats slashed with a razor during a school production of sweeney todd have received an apology from the school , a year after the near - fatal incident .
there is a possibility that the two injured students , and the student who played the sweeney todd character , may also in the future suffer emotional or psychological injuries because of the incident .
general admission tickets run for $ 16 , while students can get discounted $ 12 prices . two sunday matinee showings will be held at 2 : 30 on april 17 and 24 . other performances will be at 8 p . m . on april 14 , 15 , and 20 - 23 with all shows held in room 200 in the fine arts building .
a sadistic barber and his entourage of accomplices will take the stage for the spring musical “sweeney todd : the demon barber of fleet street , ” belting out songs of murder and “locally - made” pastries .
and with sweeney’s entertainment connections – her husband writes for conan o’brien’s show , she’s friends with amy poehler , who enthusiastically
blurbed
the book – you can bet your ass it’ll become a movie soon .
let ' s not waste each other ' s time . you already know whether this sounds like the kind of top bloke you ' d fancy having a pint with . if so , the sweeney is your film .
chuck doesn’t like playing political games in which he doesn’t have an edge , and so he dismisses his dad’s assertions that he screwed up the foley deal and decides to take care of sweeney himself . first , he offers the potential candidate a spot on the rhoades ticket as his lieutenant governor . the arrangement is predictably rebuked by sweeney , and as is so often the case with chuck rhoades , if you refuse his offer of kindness he comes at you with a rocket launcher . in this case , that means having ira ( ben shenkman ) dig up dirt on sweeney — namely , that the candidate sent his son away for gay conversion therapy when he was 17 . ( a timely real - world issue that has dogged mike pence’s own political ascendancy . ) that baggage is too much for sweeney , and he backs out of the race before it has even really begun . was this all a test by foley to see how rhoades would respond ?
when asked if the material they plan to present more closely resembled the tim burton rendition of sweeney todd or the original , theatrical source material , both butcher and feken reflected that it draws strengths from both despite being “it’s own entity . ”
we realized that the business really needed to change its approach quite significantly ,
sweeney said .
we were seeing some of the best games in the industry being built and operated as live games over time rather than big retail releases .
in celebration of the show , pouch pies located in downtown athens launched limited edition sweeney todd pies that will continue to be sold throughout the show’s runtime . these pies include “mrs . lovett’s signature steak pie” among other meaty selections , and a veggie - version called “the one that got away . ” pouch will be offering discounted pie prices with proof of ticket purchase for the show , and the show will offer discounted tickets with a receipt from pouch for one of their specialty sweeney todd pies .
the prose is polished and full of witty observations and heart ; but despite what you’ve heard , it isn’t a laugh - a - minute satire . sweeney wants to go deeper than that , and i can see why people are comparing the book to franzen’s
sorry for the synching of the lips being a bit off . it kinda got messed up after i put it thru my video editor an inside look at the production design of sweeney todd includes his razors , barber ' s chair , meat pies and set design
the university of georgia theater’s spring musical is scheduled for mid - april release , centering on revenge - bent barber sweeney todd who goes on a slaughtering spree to avenge his wife , and whose victims make up the meat pies his deranged neighbor serves to the public .
one of the darkest musicals ever written , sweeney todd : a musical thriller is the unsettling tale of a victorian - era barber who returns home to london after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life . when revenge eludes him , sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race , murdering as many people as he can , while his business associate mrs . lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public . perhaps composer / lyricist stephen sondheim’s most perfect score , sweeney todd is lush , operatic , and full of soaring beauty , pitch - black comedy and stunning terror . it’s one of the signal achievements of the american musical theater of the last fifty years , and it’s the high water mark of sondheim’s six remarkable collaborations with director harold prince .
the two 16 - year - old actors were rushed to auckland city hospital on wednesday night after sustaining the injuries during a performance of
sweeney todd : the demon barber of fleet street
at st . kentigern college , a private school in auckland , the new zealand national broadcaster reported .
2 . 5 once again my reception of this book will have me swimming upstream from most of my friends on this site whom have already read this book and loved it . . i have given it three stars for the writing alone but the characters and the story i did not care for . self absorbed , unlikable , selfish is how i found these four siblings . i occasionally felt a slight interest in bea , but not for long . too many side characters , which occasioned constant breaks in the narrative did not help matters . the endi
no , i don’t think so . we’re probably cynical about everything . i don’t think so . i felt with the sweeney , it’s a good point you’re making but we’ve had nothing but support . to be quite honest with you , i haven’t seen anything that’s been written about the sweeney that is derogatory to us in any way . there might have been . i might have missed it . i don’t look at many of them but we’ve just had great feedback . i think because we’ve done a good job . i think if we had done a bad job with it , i think quite rightly we would’ve been assaulted .
the title of the long middle section of the novel ( “the kiss” ) takes on lots of significance and weight as the book progresses , and made me admire sweeney’s artistry . and there are some knockout scenes , including at least three parties ( two birthday parties and one humiliating literary event ) that i will never forget .
tearing up the streets of london , the sweeney is a stylish , exhilarating action thriller proving sometimes you have to act like a criminal to catch a criminal . armed and dangerous , the sweeney flying squad are old school crime fighters enforcing the law . led by legendary detective jack regan ( ray winstone ) and his loyal partner , they have their own unique way of operating and always get results . with a bank heist in progress and his old enemy making a reappearance on the london crime scene , regan will do whatever it takes to get the job done , even defying orders from his no - nonsense boss ( damian lewis ) . ( c ) eone
yet that profit was later mitigated by increasing development costs . 2011 ' s gears of war 3 cost
about four or five times more
to make than gears of war did in 2006 . according to sweeney , the way epic games was going , the fourth game would have boasted a more than $ 100 million budget .
with some luck , she seduces the captain of the ship , convinces him to bring her to london as his wife , and then once he sets sail on another journey , essie flees into the city with his valuables . one move leads to another and her life of thievery lands her in jail in a cell next to mad sweeney .
it’s what sweeney does with it that’s so impressive . initially , her characters are all very unlikeable : entitled , spoiled , lazy . but the depletion of the nest forces them all to begin communicating with each other and confronting some brutal truths about their lives . they have a chance to redeem themselves . will they rise to the challenge ?
for example , there was the appearance of veteran actress sian phillips in a small but pivotal role as a posh , ailing lady who knew lula ( and whose dead son was a friend of strike’s ) , the appearance of strike’s vaguely neurotic half - sister lucy ( sarah sweeney ) – and backdrops of a rain - sodden , visually arresting london .
“the original penny dreadfuls were specifically written for teenage boys in the victorian age as thrillers with gratuitous violence and sex , ” he said . “sweeney todd is the precursor to freddy and jason today . people who don’t know the story will be surprised by how fun it is , and if you do know it you’ll hear it sung and performed beautifully . ”
gears of war 4 would have cost more than $ 100 million to make , epic games estimated . anything but a major success would have put the company out of business , co - founder tim sweeney told polygon . the sky - rocketing development costs led the company to sit on the game , ultimately selling off the gears of war property to publisher microsoft .
the show would not be complete without the powerful , and often murderous ballads sung by the cast . feken praised individuals chords more than songs “of a different flavor , ” in harmonic shifts in “my friends” especially . meanwhile , butcher gushed about the fun involved in her first number , “worst pies in london , ” and the brilliance of original “sweeney todd” director stephen sondheim .
2 . 5 once again my reception of this book will have me swimming upstream from most of my friends on this site whom have already read this book and loved it . . i have given it three stars for the writing alone but the characters and the story i did not care for . self absorbed , unlikable , selfish is how i found these four siblings . i occasionally felt a slight interest in bea , but not for long . too many side characters , which occasioned constant breaks in the narrative did not help matters . the ending was clinched and predictable . did , however , learn a valuable lesson , never promise your children a large sum of money while you are still alive .
this element in and of itself revealed that sweeney is as out of touch with the real world as her characters are , and that made the read unenjoyable—in fact , a chore . it wasn’t nearly pushed far enough to be satire ; this is really the world she wanted to paint , which would have been fine , possibly even funny , as a satire but nothing more than that .
unlike sweeney ! , the great thing about this sequel is that troy kennedy martin truly appreciated the ability to mix humour with action and drama in his brother ' s series . as a result he offers up some crisp , salty and sardonic dialogue that continues to delight on repeated viewings . there ' s so many great moments i love in this film , here are just a few of them . . .
this follow - up to sweeney - - it ' s far better than the original - - finds thaw and waterman on the trail of bank robbers . the thieves support their families on a mediterranean isle by making periodic visits to london banks for armed withdrawals . the plot is farfetched , but the film , directed with style and humor , is quite engaging . the acting is uniformly good , . . . read more
by cynthia d’aprix sweeney did absolutely nothing for me . ( i clearly seem to be of the minority here , but i’m fine with that . ) i had high hopes for this one going in—another brilliantly written cover flap did the trick—but my expectations were never met , and by mid - way , i stopped hoping and assuming that they eventually would be . in fact , this one almost didn’t get finished ; sheer perseverance pushed me through .
one of bryan fuller and michael green ’s favorite “coming to america” stories in neil gaiman ’s american gods was the tale of essie tregowan , a woman from cornwall whose unfortunate fate prompted her to lead a life of con artistry , thievery , and prostitution . in translating the story for the show , it became a great way to incorporate actress emily browning and offer a parallel to laura moon’s journey while giving the leprechaun mad sweeney an origin story .
unlike the other “coming to america”s , this one takes up a significant portion of the episode , unpacking more of laura’s journey with sweeney . laura and essie , both played by browning , have a strong impulse to turn every shift coming their way to good fortune , even when it seems their situations are comfortable . laura , unsatisfied with her picture - perfect marriage to shadow , turns to thievery much as essie does when she’s transplanted to london .
“don’t count your chickens before they hatch” if only someone had said this to the plumb siblings in cynthia d’aprix sweeney’s entertaining first novel , the nest , the characters would have been spared a lot of anxiety and humiliation . but then again , if they had heeded this advice , this highly readable book wouldn’t have been so gripping or cathartic . “the nest” refers to the modest nest egg provided by the patriarch of the plumb family , to be dispersed to the children when the youngest , melody , tu
“sweeney todd has always been one of my favorite musicals , and i always knew it was brilliant , ” said george contini , the show director and head of the theater department’s season selection committee . “but then when you really start to tear it apart it explodes your mind and you wonder how can one mind come up with all these layers ? i really wanted to focus on each of the characters , what sort of revenge they’re seeking in the play , and then that led to the design . ”
from the blurb : this is a story about the power of family , the possibilities of friendship , the ways we depend upon one another and the ways we let one another down . in this tender , entertaining , and deftly written debut , sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships , what happens to our ambitions over the course of time , and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love . it is truly one of the most outstanding debut novels in
only then does todd recognise her : his wife , his beloved lucy , the one person in the world his poisoned heart still loved . and , because mrs . lovett lied and made him think lucy was dead , he has killed her . he takes his twittering landlady in his arms , they dance and he flings her in the furnace before he , in turn , is killed by tobias . when johanna , anthony and the police arrive , the boy is grinding the mincer : the gruesome finale to the ballad of sweeney todd .
the nest by cynthia d’aprix sweeney did absolutely nothing for me . ( i clearly seem to be of the minority here , but i’m fine with that . ) i had high hopes for this one going in—another brilliantly written cover flap did the trick—but my expectations were never met , and by mid - way , i stopped hoping and assuming that they eventually would be . in fact , this one almost didn’t get finished ; sheer perseverance pushed me through . the nest is about the plumb siblings , four middle - agers whose lives are thr
after essie , through another series of lucky events , winds up in the u . s . as a wet nurse to a tobacco farmer , she marries him , bears his children , and lives out the rest of her days on the farm . but , as she finds in becoming a grandmother , there’s no place for her or her stories from the old country in this new world . sweeney , too , feels lonely and adrift , which is why he takes a liking to essie and visits her at the end of her life .
a short promo video for our 2014 production of sweeney todd . this amateur production is presented by arrangement with josef weinberger ltd . on behalf of music theatre international of new york . 12 - - 14 mortimer street , london , w1t 3jj . email : amateur @ urltoken tel : 020 7580 2827 music & lyrics by stephen sondheim book by hugh wheeler from an adaptation by christopher bond originally directed by harold prince originally produced on broadway by richard barr , charles woodward , robert fryer , mary lea johnson , martin richards in association with dean & judy manos
3 + of 5 stars to the nest by cynthia d ' aprix sweeney . i was excited to read this one because it fits right in with my own choice of writing : family dramas . and it doesn ' t disappoint . the family feels very real - - a little too much drama / secrets for one family , but then again , it did keep me interested . it has something for everyone , characters to love and characters to hate . i am disappointed in one of the 4 children especially since i don ' t feel we got a good ending for this person ' s post - boo
down at the docks , two men disembark and greet their native city . for anthony hope , after years overseas , there ' s no place like london . sweeney todd echoes that sentiment but for different reasons : london is a hell hole , a black pit in which all the vermin of the earth are gathered . as they part , a deranged beggar woman pathetically offers herself to them . todd is cruelly abusive , to the surprise of anthony , who has only known him as kind and gentle . now , he seems embittered and hateful . but london can do that . todd relates the sad story of the barber and his wife - and the rich , powerful man who desired her .
“the kingmaker” refers to “black” jack foley ( david strathairn ) , one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in new york , the kind of guy who can pull strings and create political leaders . he’s also the guy who killed the sandicot deal , as a favor for his old buddy chuck rhoades sr . ( jeffrey demunn ) . much of the drama this week consists of discovering how foley will use his power next . at the start , it doesn’t look good for chuck , as foley tells rhoades sr . that he’ll be putting his weight behind someone else , two - term buffalo mayor bob sweeney ( the great matt servitto of the sopranos ) . chuck couldn’t get foley’s granddaughter the clerkship , so foley is backing another horse .
seriously . we only had literally about five hours to shoot that . we had 10 cameras set up and we ended up using most of it with a steadicam because it kind of worked like a ballet dance . we wanted to see the journey . it took us about four or five hours to shoot it . we then came up the square , shot the robbers coming out of the bank which happens before the shootout . that was because the director and the boys around him had actually done their homework . they went there and they [ prepped ] it . we had talks and the london councils really allowed us to do it . there’s no other film , other than bond , that probably would have been allowed to do what we’ve done there . that says a lot for the name of the sweeney .
baby boomers are expected to play their part by succumbing to the looming wave of death — the greatest degeneration — and bequeathing some $ 16 trillion to their children over the next three decades . for princes and princesses of american aristocracy , these bittersweet transactions hold little suspense . but for upper - middle - class americans balancing mortgage payments , tuition bills and retirement plans on a brittle tower of monthly paychecks , this bounty looms with the promise of salvation . if you find yourself overanticipating such financial relief , take a break from the death watch to read cynthia d’aprix sweeney’s debut novel , “the nest , ” a comedy of filial greed and affection . here , in scenes both witty and tragic is a warning about what comes of waiting for . . . . to read the rest of this review , go to the washington post : urltoken
i really enjoyed this dysfunctional family drama . siblings counting on a promised family inheritance , called
the nest ,
come unglued when it is revealed that the trust fund money has been depeleted to bail out their feckless older brother . in additional to the 4 siblings and their parents , there are interesting side characters that come into play to help reveal the true characters of the main players . while many of the main characters were weak , dishonest or just plain unlikeable , i could in some way relate to each of them . money can divide a family like nothing else and can expose and deepen fractures that lie just below the surface . i honestly had no idea how this would end , but i like how d ' aprix sweeney wrapped things up at the end . it felt right to me . if you enjoy well - written family dramas and aren ' t put off by unlikeable characters , give this one a shot - loved it !
if i had to describe this book in one word it would be
shallow
. there was no depth to the characters , the plot , the problem the characters faced - just pure surface level , mind - numbing , shallow reading . i really hesitated in reading this book because the blurb didn ' t appeal to me . i wasn ' t enthused about reading about these four siblings who are just sitting waiting for their inheritance . i decided to give it a go because if the ratings - really wish i didn ' t . i didn ' t feel anything for these characters . i think sweeney made a huge mistake by having so many different povs - this took away from the main story and really did nothing for plot progression and character development . a lot of the smaller plots could have been left out to make room for the bigger stories . also , the ending was so cliché and eye - rolling , i barely made it through . if you are looking for a shallow read , this book might help .
leaving the docks , he makes his way to fleet street and mrs . lovett ' s shop , wherein are sold the worst pies in london . there are lodgings above , difficult to let since a nasty incident a while back : there was a nice gentlemanly barber who worked and lived there with a young daughter and a pretty little wife who attracted the attentions - poor thing - of a corrupt judge and his beadle . they had the barber unjustly transported , lured his sweet naive wife to the judge ' s house , where she was raped and her beautiful child taken from her . the barber was never seen again , the wife took poison , but the girl johanna still lives with the judge . even as she tells the tale , mrs . lovett knows to whom she speaks : sweeney todd has returned to have his revenge . she hands him the tools of his trade , carefully kept by her since the day he was convicted . my friends , murmurs todd , caressing his razors .
i ' m your friend , too ,
adds mrs . lovett . he takes the lodgings and sets up business as a barber .
a superb spin - off sequel from the classic television series . it was the first and only time some of the locations were filmed outside the uk , from the usual london setting to malta . john thaw appears far more world - weary and visibly greyer in this movie , a trait which continued in the final fourth television series . this is particularly noticeable with his reaction to hearing a robbery is taking place on the radio , and thaw’s brilliant acting when alone in a small bathroom after witnessing a villain commit suicide , as he frantically attempts to wash off the blood and brains that were splattered over him during the incident . during this scene it appears as though jack regan is having a temporary breakdown . denholm elliot appears as a corrupt ex - officer , who asks his former subordinates to take down a gang of armed bank robbers . nigel hawthorne appears as a bureaucratic superior officer , taking the role usually played by garfield morgan in the television episodes . it was probably the most violent of the sweeney stories , and contained considerably more bad language than the first film . bizarrely , the use of the f - word doesn’t appear in the film until the latter half .
how had they raised children who were so impractical yet still so entitled ?
the nest
is a trust fund , promised as a reward whenever the youngest of the four siblings turns forty . each of the
children
expects to receive $ 500 , 000 . that ' s a nice sum of money ; enough for a college tuition or two , or perhaps a chance to pay off some risky investments that headed south . they ' ve all been waiting , counting the days until they can relax , breathe freely and have their debts wiped away . so it ' s really too bad when most of the money goes to cover up an indiscretion by the oldest son . hey , whoever said life is fair ? while their mother insists the fund was meant to be only a
modest assist
and not a true inheritance , her children are at loose ends . they were counting on that money ! now what ? will they let this tear them apart , or will losing the nest somehow bring them closer together as a family ? this was a terrific book , full of interesting , though not necessarily likable characters ; even the bit players were fascinating people . there ' s a wonderful mix of humor and pathos . it ' s hard to believe this is a first novel . here ' s hoping sweeney has a few more inside waiting to get out .
3 + of 5 stars to the nest by cynthia d ' aprix sweeney . i was excited to read this one because it fits right in with my own choice of writing : family dramas . and it doesn ' t disappoint . the family feels very real - - a little too much drama / secrets for one family , but then again , it did keep me interested . it has something for everyone , characters to love and characters to hate . i am disappointed in one of the 4 children especially since i don ' t feel we got a good ending for this person ' s post - book life . but still , this is a good read and i will look for more by the author . i didn ' t give it a higher mark only because i felt the story for the one character was a bit unfinished and the ending didn ' t seem to be the right one for me . that said , the pacing was good . the point of view and voice were strong . i enjoyed the differences among all the siblings and characters . i would have preferred it focused on just the 4 siblings , instead of some of the people they interacted with , as it threw a few curves balls for me . plus some of the personalities were not likable . . . but that ' s when a book is good ; it makes you dislike characters . just above a good book , but not as stellar as i ' d hoped . about me for those new to me or my reviews . . . here ' s the scoop : i read a lot . i write a lot . and now i blog a lot . first the book review goes on goodreads , and then i send it on over to my wordpress blog at urltoken , where you ' ll also find tv & film reviews , the revealing and introspective 365 daily challenge and lots of blogging about places i ' ve visited all over the world . and you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who / what / when / where and my pictures . leave a comment and let me know what you think . vote in the poll and ratings . thanks for stopping by .
a warm , funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives . every family has its problems . but even among the most troubled , the plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional . years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in new york city as melody , beatrice , and jack plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother , leo , freshly released from rehab . months earlier , an inebriated leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen - year - old waitress as his passenger . the ensuing accident has endangered the plumbs joint trust fund , “the nest , ” which they are months away from finally receiving . meant by their deceased father to be a modest mid - life supplement , the plumb siblings have watched the nest’s value soar along with the stock market and have been counting on the money to solve a number of self - inflicted problems . melody , a wife and mother in an upscale suburb , has an unwieldy mortgage and looming college tuition for her twin teenage daughters . jack , an antiques dealer , has secretly borrowed against the beach cottage he shares with his husband , walker , to keep his store open . and bea , a once - promising short - story writer , just can’t seem to finish her overdue novel . can leo rescue his siblings and , by extension , the people they love ? or will everyone need to reimagine the future they’ve envisioned ? brought together as never before , leo , melody , jack , and beatrice must grapple with old resentments , present - day truths , and the significant emotional and financial toll of the accident , as well as finally acknowledge the choices they have made in their own lives . this is a story about the power of family , the possibilities of friendship , the ways we depend upon one another and the ways we let one another down . in this tender , entertaining , and deftly written debut , sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships , what happens to our ambitions over the course of time , and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love .
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second cinematic spin - off from the popular 70 ' s police series . regan & carter head a flying squad investigation into a series of bank raids by a team of well - armed villains who are flying in from the continent .
lakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .
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hard - bitten flying squad officer jack regan gets embroiled in a deadly political plot when an old friend asks him to investigate the death of his girlfriend . framed on a drunk - drive charge . . . see full summary »
jack regan is a hard edged detective in the flying squad of london ' s metropolitan police . he pursues villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal themselves , frequently violent and more often than not successful .
arthur daley , a small - time conman , hires former boxer terry mccann to be his ' minder ' , so terry can protect him ( arthur ) from other , small - time , crooks . while terry is trying his hardest to . . . see full summary »
bodie and doyle , top agents for britain ' s ci5 ( criminal intelligence 5 ) , and their controller , george cowley fight terrorism and similar high - profile crimes . cowley , a hard ex - mi5 operative . . . see full summary »
jeff randall and marty hopkirk are private detectives who specialize in divorce cases . their long - running partnership seems to come to an abrupt end when marty is killed by a hit - and - run , . . . see full summary »
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disillusioned after a long career at sunshine desserts , perrin goes through a mid - life crisis and fakes his own death . returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a ' new life ' , . . . see full summary »
john steed and his new accomplices purdey and gambit find themselves facing new and deadly dangers in the bizarre world of espionage . mixing fantasy with a darker edge , the trio face . . . see full summary »
terry is divorced from his german wife and has a finnish girlfriend christina . at thelma ' s suggestion they join her and bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated . . . see full summary »
a working - class cockney bigot with a biased and experienced opinion of everything shares them bluntly and carelessly .
the name of the police unit was
the flying squad
. this is in real life an actual police division . wikipedia explain it as being
a branch of the specialist crime & operations section , within london ' s metropolitan police service . the squad ' s purpose is to investigate commercial armed robberies , along with the prevention and investigation of other serious armed crime . possibly one of the best known operations of the squad was their foiling of the millennium dome raid
.
when regan is talking to the telephone operator in the hotel where the bomb is being defused , one shot shows the mouthpiece of the operator ' s headset pointing correctly towards her mouth . however in the next shot from the opposite side , the mouthpiece is pointing in the wrong direction , away from her mouth .
mckyle is defending superintendent jupp on corruption charges . regan refuses to testify as a character witness for jupp
] my client is a distinguished police officer with whom you had a close working relationship for the past three years .
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john thaw is regan , a heavy - drinking womanizer , tough as old boots and bitterly resentful of the interference from his know - nothing superiors . regans partner is carter ( dennis waterman ) , younger , slicker but no less hard than his boss . together they make up the meanest , toughest and best - known team to ever hit the small screen . now sit back and enjoy their first big screen outing .


super ( kannada : ಸೂಪರ , telugu : సూపర్ ) ( originally known only by vitarka mudrā hand symbol ) is a 2010 indian kannada film written and directed by upendra .

the film was released on 3 december 2010 in its kannada version ; and on 11 march 2011 in its telugu version this utopian film had a concept of a contrasting futuristic india set in the year 2030 , and the contemporary image of india .

the film revolved around subash , an nri who is challenged by his fiance who is completely modern in outlook to change india .

rest of the film shows how subash tries to bring change in indian country .

the film generated humungous hype in media as it marked the comeback of upendra as a director after 10 years of gap .

the film received positive critical acclaim with critics praising the concept and screenplay .

with the title of the film depicted only by a symbol , it features upendra and nayantara in lead roles and is produced by rockline venkatesh , while v. harikrishna scored the music .

making more than ₹ 100 million through satellite television and audio rights even before release , in kannada it grossed a record ₹ 25 million in first three days of the opening weekend .

the film grossed ₹ 500 million at the box office and was one of the highest grossing kannada films of 2010 , along with jackie .

this film was dubbed in hindi as rowdy leader 2 by goldmines telefilms .

super ( 2010 indian film )

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gerow , aaron ( 2010 ) . “a retrospective on japanese retrospectives . ” undercurrent 6 ( 2010 ) . < urltoken > . ( 19 . may 2010 )
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super hit action movie phir ek most wanted ( 2010 ) dubbed hindi version of telugu movie sankham . | south indian action movies ( hindi dubbed ) | pinterest | telug…
peyer , siri ( 2010 ) . “unreal asia : interview with gridithiya gaweewong and david teh . ” urltoken 3 ( 2010 ) : 7–9 . < urltoken > . ( 18 sep . 2010 )
at last the film title given by the media and audience ( what super star upendra often says ) âsuperâ is going super in collection .
2010 ) is an indian romantic drama film directed by karan johar and stars shah rukh khan and kajol in lead roles . upon its release , the film broke many box office records .
rangan , pooja ( 2010 ) . “some annotations on the film festival as an emerging medium in india . ” south asian popular culture 8 : 2 ( 2010 ) : 123–141 .
cui , zi’en ( 2010 ) . “the communist international of queer film . ” transl . petrus liu . positions : east asia cultures critique 18 : 2 ( 2010 ) : 417–423 .
about srinivas mohan visual effects supervisor and ceo of indian artists computer pvt . ltd . urltoken honors & awards : 3 indian national film awards ( indian oscar ) in 2010 for the film “endhiran the robot” in 2007 for the film “sivaji the boss” in 2001 for stereoscopic film “magic magic” ficci frames 2011 – “endhiran the robot” iifa awards in 2011 – “endhiran the robot” star screen award in 2011 - “endhiran the robot” global indian film & tv honor in 2011 - “endhiran the robot” william & mary global film can award - “endhiran the robot”
super star is the heart of indian cinema . . . . . super star is the giant man of indian cinema , . . . no one can touch his foot . . . ssrk always rocksss . . . all actors should follow , wish . . . him . . .
our thalaivar is not only superstar of indian cinema but superstar of world cinema .
the first westerns super - star of the silent era : william s . hart
with record sales of more than 200 million albums worldwide , a r rahman has composed the soundtracks for over 100 indian films and is credited with more or less single - handedly revolutionising indian film music .
cult classic highlighting the contrast between indian and western values in the newly independent state .
swades ( 2004 ) is an indian drama film written and directed by ashutosh gowariker . it stars shah rukh khan in the lead role . the film was super hit and khan’s performance as mohan bhargava is considered one of his best by many .
indian - australian co - productions such as besharam are part of an expanding cosmopolitan bollywood .
the second festival in 1985 was not exclusively for super 8 but some slide shows and videos were included . this festival was not as well received as the first one one and evidently the interest in super 8 was on the decline . but film making in super 8 continued well into the beginning of 1990s .
the other magnificent aspect of super 8 was its portability which allowed film makers to film in practically any situation and also screen them in remote places . this aspect made super 8 an important vehicle of communications for motivated activists . the organisers of 1983 national super - 8 festival wrote about the festival in a souvenir publish on occasion of the festival :
rahman’s acclaim is largely down to his use of fusion . east - west fusion is hardly new in indian film music – by the 1950s , film songs sported extraordinary mixtures of indian classical and folk music elements , large western or hollywood style orchestras with added indian instruments , and global pop styles from the west and latin america . yet rahman’s fusion marks a distinct break with earlier film music .
two decades after he opted out of an indifferent run in hindi films , rajinikanth conquered bollywood in his own way in 2010 . the robot set the box office on fire , reaffirming his super star status
super has received a widespread appreciation from newspapers like ` ee nadu ` and ` vartha ` which described super as upendra ' s best creative attempt . the reviews in the websites have also been quite positive about the film .
eros international ' s revenue in the fiscal years 2010 to 2017 ( in million u . s . dollars )
filmfestivals : theorien , ökonomie und kulturelle kontexte ( skadi loist , univ . hamburg , winter 2010 / 11 )
dil se ( 1998 ) is an indian war romantic thriller film written and directed by mani ratnam . the film stars shahrukh khan and manisha koirala in lead roles while preity zinta appears in a supporting role . it became the first indian film to enter the top 10 in the united kingdom box office charts .
i find ordinary pakistani girl more attractive than any indian heroine . . . that is the fact .
dominican republic / mexico / germany . in spanish and haitian creole with english subtitles , 2010 , 84 minutes , 35mm
“ …the second major camp emerging in the world of super - 8 film making favours a more democratic approach… . ( this ) approach is designed to bring film making to the people–to anybody and everybody… . super - 8 has the power to place the film - making medium in the hands of people–ordinary and extraordinary–who need to tell their story on film . “
dilwale dulhania le jayenge ( 1995 ) is an indian romance film written and directed by aditya chopra . the film stars shah rukh khan and kajol . ddlj became the highest grossing bollywood film of the year , and one of the most successful indian films of all time . it is the longest - running film in the history of indian cinema . as of 2017 , over 20 years after its first release , it is still being shown at the maratha mandir theater in mumbai .
super star upendra is quite happy about receiving extra ordinary reviews from telugu and english daily news papers and websites for his latest flick super which is doing very well in andhra pradesh despite the cricket season .
how heavy this axe – 4 min . super - 16mm / color summer 2009 , super ! alright ! productions co - director : romy itzigsohn artist : the sword from the album gods of the earth
guillen , michael ( 2010 ) . “diasporas by the bay : two asian film festivals in san francisco . ” film festival yearbook 2 : film festivals and imagined communities . eds . dina iordanova with ruby cheung . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 151–170 .
gündoğdu , mustafa ( 2010 ) . “film festivals in the diaspora : impetus to the development of kurdish cinema ? ” film festival yearbook 2 : film festivals and imagined communities . eds . dina iordanova with ruby cheung . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 188–197 .
hwang , yun mi ( 2010 ) . “under the migrant lens : migrant worker film festival in south korea . ” film festival yearbook 2 : film festivals and imagined communities . eds . dina iordanova with ruby cheung . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 121–135 .
rs . 201 , 37 , 25 , 000 nett ( first indian film to cross 200cr nett & only film as of now to achieve this . currently this is the highest grossing film of all time leading with a huge margin . )
in other songs rahman uses sufi singing , or the harmonium ( played as in north indian classical or light classical music ) , or background chants in regional indian languages , and an assortment of other indian styles and instruments . his music appeals to the “world music” and “world beat” sensibility that is growing in popularity in the west .
using footage filmed straight after the 2010 earthquake and in the three years following , this program explores the impacts of the quake .
jai ho - a . r . rahman ' s live concert @ sydney 2010 - uyirvani . com ( 2 ) . avi
devdas ( 2002 ) is an indian romantic drama film directed by sanjay leela bhansali . the film features shah rukh khan , aishwarya rai and madhuri dixit nene . the film was a blockbuster and won 5 national awards and a further 10 filmfare awards .
loved the movie baby . so true and amazing film . loved that film too much .
stafford , roy ( 2010 ) . “bite the mango : bradford’s unique film festival . ” film festival yearbook 2 : film festivals and imagined communities . eds . dina iordanova with ruby cheung . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 106–120 . ( asia , african , carribean diaspora combined )
berry , chris ( 2009 ) . “when is a film festival not a festival ? the 6th china independent film festival . ” senses of cinema 53 ( 2009 ) . < urltoken > . ( 15 sep . 2010 )
in the song hai rama from the film rangeela ( 1995 ) , for example , he opens and ends the song with the sound of the tambura , the drone instrument used to accompany indian classical music . the song also incorporates south indian and other percussion , strings , bass , and a virtuosic flute solo that manages to be indian classical , beat box and slightly jazzy all at once .
is a lavishly made movie in different beautiful locales in italy , bangkok , hyderabad & several other indian beautiful locales .
explores the fascinating lives of watery critters , from super - sighted smashing shrimp to terrifying trash - eating tiger sharks .
lead role : father – 15 min . , super 16mm , narrative , 2004 distributed by the canadian filmmaker distribution centre
sunil sikanderlal kapoor ( born 4 july 1958 ) is an indian bollywood actor . he is known for playing villains in bollywood
rani mukerji belongs to the mukherjee - samarth family that has a lineage in indian cinema . she debuted in raja ki aayegi
berry , chris ( 2007 ) . “10 years young : the shanghai international film festival . ” senses of cinema 45 ( 2007 ) . < urltoken > . ( 15 sep . 2010 )
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india is a super interesting market for us . we think of india as one of our high growth markets .
many happy returns to our super star . i pray god for blessing him with good health and peace of mind always .
an indian man with a magnanimous heart takes a young mute pakistani girl back to her homeland to reunite her with her family .
drivers , highly valued indian rupees , keenness for kannada . . . that ' s 2030 karnataka as shown in director - actor upendra ' s just released title - less film .
cheung , ruby ( 2011 ) . “east asian film festivals : film markets . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 40–61 .
in 1971 , along the border region of longewala , a small battalion of indian soldiers goes up against a large pakistani strike force .
kal ho naa ho ( 2003 ) , is an indian romantic drama film written by niranjan iyengar and karan johar , directed by director nikkhil advani . the film features jaya bachchan , shahrukh khan , saif ali khan , and preity zinta . the film was a commercial success and emerged as the highest - grossing film in overseas and worldwide that year .
kinoshita , sayoko ( 2012 ) . “the spirit of the hiroshima international animation festival , 1985 - 2010 . ” coming soon to a festival near you : programming film festivals . ed . jeffrey ruoff . st . andrews : st andrews film books . pp . 201–213 .
well , finally now when every big production company film is pre assumed , they should think about the advanced technologies involved in film making and different story ideas . after all indian film industry is biggest film industry in world ( on basis of numbers of films produced in a year ) , why anyone doesn ' t think to stand this industry strongly against hollywood .
zahlten , alexander ( 2010 ) . “meta - , hyper - , inter - , super - , anime , world creation , and the role of film festivals . ” imaginary japan : japanese fantasy in contemporary popular culture . ed . eija niskanen . turku : international institute for popular culture . pp . 20–25 . < urltoken > ( 14 july 2011 )
you got the gin – 4 min . super - 16mm / color spring 2005 artist : adam sultan from the album heinous acts of love
newfilmmakers presents action films , but be warned , there will be blood lou reed , filmmaker stephan berwick , and anthology film archives artistic director and co - founder jonas mekas will be here in person to introduce the screening of final weapon during the third shorts program at 8 : 15 , and for a q & a afterwards ! first short film program about vampires . paulo j . maia la reina vampira ( 2010 , 11 minutes , video ) unoc min vampire wai interview ( 2010 , 30 minutes , video ) second short film program about ghosts . james marcolin i am alive ( 2011 , 12 minutes , video ) ryan sokol alone ( 2011 , 24 minutes , video ) marc masciandaro imposter ( 2011 , 26 minutes , video ) third short film program about martial arts . nick twemlow the laying on of hands ( 2010 , 8 minutes , video ) bryan felber university of the streets ( 2010 , 11 minutes , video ) stephan berwick final weapon ( 2010 , 15 minutes , video ) linette lucas friend & foe ( 2010 , 32 minutes , video ) feature presentation giovanni zelko the interview ( 2010 , 15 minutes , video ) & dejan vlaisavljevic big bang kiss 2010 , 75 minutes , video . three yugoslav partners - in - crime connect in amsterdam to execute the final stage of a deal , but as the undertaking fails , their unity crumbles . –tuesday , april 10 , first shorts program at 6 : 00 , second shorts program at 7 : 00 , third shorts program at 8 : 15 , feature presentation at 9 : 30 .
gummadi venkateswara rao ( 9 july 1928 – 26 january 2010 ) , widely known as gummadi , was an indian film actor and producer , known for his works predominantly in telugu cinema and a few tamil films . known as a character actor , gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films . he received critical reception for his works in thodu dongalu ( 1954 ) and mahamantri timmarusu ( 1962 ) , for which he has received the erstwhile rashtrapati award . gummadi was an official member of the indian delegation from south india to the tashkent film festival in 1978 and 1982 .
chak de ! india ( 2007 ) is an indian sports film , directed by shimit amin and rob miller ( sports scenes ) . the film stars shahrukh khan as the lead . the movie won a number of awards and was highly praised by the audience .
by the 1950s , indian cinematic music had a dominant influence from the malay world to greece , russia , and the middle east . in the west , however , hollywood held sway , and indian cinema , with its melodrama and song and dance interludes , was typically seen simply as bad .
during the hey days of super 8 film making , there were several international organisations with whom the organisations of calcutta got in touch with , mostly through saumen guha . the dialogue between calcutta super 8 organisations with their international counterparts was enriching in the least and occasionally transformed to participation in serious international projects . in may 1988 super 8 festival of international forum of super 8 , which took place in exit art auditorium in newyork , saumen guha’s calcutta : the promised land , partha pratim moitra’s ashraf alir swadesh and another super 8 film on tusu festival was screened . dok films of denmark had a lasting relationship with the super 8 movement of calcutta through saumen guha . they even entrusted guha with making two documentaries on polluting factories of bengal and also on the lives of toiling women in west bengal . there was even a proposal from national danish film workshop to saumen guha to make a film the unfair state on the state and police oppression in bengal . in 1988 filmers’ almanac project owen o’toole of los angeles , there was more than one participant from india and saumen guha was among them , filming for the december 31 slot . there was also regular exchange of thoughts between members of calcutta based super 8 movement and the boston based international center for 8mm film and video inc ( ic8fv ) and they regularly mailed their monographs for distribution in calcutta . the ic8fv wrote and informed about their world wide connection of super 8 film makers thus providing an exceptional platform of share and discuss .
experimenta film society the experimenta film society is an artist run platform that supports uncompromising , fresh , compelling and critically urgent experimentation with the moving image in india . besides curating the acclaimed biennial experimenta , we also showcase programs of indian experimental film at exhibitions and festivals worldwide , host international artist residencies and conduct film art workshops . for more information please visit urltoken or email experimentaindia1 @ urltoken
shahrukh khan is a very nice & best super hero , , . . . and the shahrukh khan is the king of the world . .
this method of acquiring necessary hardware was not uncommon . in calcutta , super 8 equipments were available with several anglo - indian families and some wealthy families , who would use it for making home movies . in fact super 8 is credited with starting the wedding videography culture , the culture of recording moments within the family in motion pictures . as these affluent families hopped and jumped on to superior versions of hardware or even newer technologies like vhs , they were willing to part with their older super 8 equipments . saumen guha also bought his first editing machine from a russle street auction in calcutta . in fact the hardware acquired in these fashions by saumen guha and debasis moitra were the finest among independent super 8 film makers of calcutta of the time . debasis moitra along with other members of fs8c carried out several successful projects with super 8 sharing these hardware . their homes with these machines turned into editing centres of independent films in calcutta .
. brad pitt once admitted in an interview with the indo - asian news service that he “would love to work in a bollywood film as there is so much drama and color in the films there . ” the drama and colors seem to be appealing to the indian audience as well , considering the domestic figures for indian films are impressive . there were two thousand
nathan young is a multidisciplinary artist working in the mediums of film , documentary , animation , multi - media installation , and experimental and improvised music . young’s filmmaking focuses primarily on health and social issues in american indian communities and his films have screened in international film festivals as well as having been featured in the national geographic all roads film festival and the smithsonian national museum of the american indian film + video festival . he received his bachelors degree in art history from the university of oklahoma . nathan is of pawnee , kiowa and delaware decent .
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the super premiered at the texas theatre during the blood bath film festival . this same theatre was owned by howard hughes and also the site where lee harvey oswald was captured after president kennedy ' s assassination .
after bagging media rights of indian premier league ( ipl ) , star india has also won broadcast and digital rights for new zealand cricket upto april 2020 .
nornes , abé mark ( 2011 ) . “asian film festivals , translation and the international film festival short circuit . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 37–39 . | reprinted in the film festivals reader . ed . dina iordanova . st andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 151–153 .
this man deserves all the credit ! ! ! ! ! ! he is a rockstar . . . he is our super star ! ! ! !
gerow , aaron ( 2013 ) . “retrospective irony : film festivals and japanese cinema history . ” film festival yearbook 5 : archival film festivals . ed . alex marlow - mann . st andrews : st andrews film books . pp . 189–199 .
well , finally now when every big production company film is pre assumed to be in
100 crore
club , they should think about the advanced technologies involved in film making and different story ideas . after all indian film industry is biggest film industry in world ( on basis of numbers of films produced in a year ) , why anyone doesn ' t think to stand this industry strongly against hollywood .
iordanova , dina , and ruby cheung , eds . ( 2011 ) . film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies .
veer - zaara ( 2004 ) is an indian romantic drama film directed by yash chopra . the film stars shah rukh khan , preity zinta , and rani mukerji in the leading roles , with manoj bajpayee , kirron kher , divya dutta and anupam kher in supporting roles . veteran actors amitabh bachchan and hema malini make a special appearance in the film . the film was the top - grossing bollywood film of that time and the performances of the lead cast were highly praised .
the indian media and entertainment industry is on an impressive growth path . the industry is expected to grow at a much faster rate than the global average rate .
when a group of indian and pakistani nurses are held hostage in iraq by a terrorist organization , a secret agent is drawn out of hiding to rescue them .
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majumdar , neepa ( 2011 ) . “importing neorealism , exporting cinema : indian cinema and film festivals in the 1950s . ” global neorealism : the transnational history of a film style . eds . saverio giovacchini , and robert sklar . jackson : university press of mississippi . pp . 178–193 .
it was the same year that the little known short film ‘bomgay’ was made and released ( albeit , not in india ) . based on the works of poet r . raj rao , gay director riyad vinci wadia got rahul bose to star in this film . touted as the first indian gay movie , this film explores the gay culture in bombay .
feb 9 , 2010 : great india films , a name synonym to distributing blockbusters and crazy products at overseas is proud to announce that they have acquired the overseas theatrical and home video / dvd rights of dil raju’s “marocharithra” . the movie will be released during the march 2010 as ugadhi special . the movie is coming up as classic love story and a complete family entertainer .
upendra and the film ' s producer rockline venkatesh are going to hyderabad on wednesday to attend a success meet of the film .
bell , james ( 2011 ) . “north korea’s pyongyang international film festival . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 166–174 .
students of wolf were taught of basic theory of film making and were given hands on experience of making a complete film in super 8 . the workshop had it’s printed prospectus , syllabus and guidelines . the course work was of 3 months and each student was handed cyclostyled notes . each batch jointly completed a film , from shooting , script writing , editing and finishing , everything was completed by the individuals of the group . the films made in the three batches were : chalachitrakar sankha satero ( চালচিত্রকার সংখ্যা ১৭ , 17 film makers ) , anweshan ( অন্বেষণ , discovery ) , and kolkata - r jishu ( কলকাতার যীশু , jesus of calcutta ) . after finishing the course the students pursued super 8 film making independently and also formed a larger forum , forum for super 8 cinema ( fs8c ) .
chua , dave ( 2011 ) . “table 9 : film festivals in singapore . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 261 .
fischer , alex ( 2011 ) . “bibliography : film festivals and east asia . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 267–275 .
thousands of employees of mysore city ' s infosys campus watched the upendra directed super which is making lot of waves for its new concept about the futuristic india .
a well - to - do young man realises the problem of social exploitation and takes up the super - 8 camera as his vehicle of expression against exploitation .
with growing interest in super 8 , saumen guha decided upon setting up a regular workshop for training interested students . the workshop was called workshop on little film making ( wolf ) . wolf was a major success and had three batches with 15 - 20 students each . this workshop was very highly regarded and was written about . in aajkal ( আজকাল bengali daily ) 06 - 06 - 83 an article titled kolkatai super eight ( কলকাতায় সুপার - ৮ , super 8 in calcutta ) even carried a picture of the wolf workshop being taken by saumen guha , even before that jugantar ( 20 - 05 - 83 ) carried an article in the film section of the newspaper titled “kolkatai super 8 workshop” . wolf was definitely creating a lot of noise which could not be ignored .
the voice of indian innovation ajit narayanan , an electrical engineer from indian institute of technology madras ( iit madras ) , is the inventor of avaz , india ' s first augmentative and alternative communication device for children with disabilities . it all began when he started working with vidyasagar , a school for children with special needs , in chennai .
bao , hongwei ( 2010 ) . “enlightenment space , affective space : travelling queer film festivals in china . ” gender , mobility and citizenship in asia . ed . mikako iwatake . helsinki : department of world cultures , university of helsinki . pp . 174–205 .
ma , ran ( 2011 ) . “table 4 : film festivals in mainland china . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 253 .
ma , ran ( 2011 ) . “table 5 : film festivals in hong kong . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 254 .
no entry is a hindi comedy film released in 2005 . it was directed by anees bazmee and produced by boney kapoor . the film
@ pakistan zindabad than why there are no good looking pakistani celebrities in your own media . . . to even fantasie we need sad looking indian stars . . . huh
newfilmmakers celebrates earth day documentary series william head we are illuminated ( 2010 , 13 minutes , video ) maryanne galvin urban odyssey ( 2011 , 47 minutes , video ) short film program tijana petrovic back to the land ( 2010 , 5 minutes , video ) elizabeth henry susan’s horses ( 2010 , 6 minutes , video ) jared varava tumbleweed ! ( 2011 , 7 minutes , video ) kim sheridan what’s up ( 2010 , 8 minutes , video ) joshua palazzi the approach ( 2010 , 8 minutes , video ) joe fenstermaker the modern mystery of green man ( 2011 , 34 minutes , video ) feature presentation alyssa fedele family of the wa’a 2011 , 89 minutes , video . a group paddles a hawaiian outrigger canoe 1750 miles across the length of the hawaiian archipelago to honor a sacred promise to their leader , kimokeo . this unprecedented voyage across vast expanses of open water mirrors kimokeo’s personal and spiritual transformation from a troubled youth to a man worthy of the respect of his people . –wednesday , april 18 , documentary series at 6 : 00 , short film program at 7 : 15 , feature presentation at 8 : 45 .
darr : a violent love story ( 1993 ) is an indian psychological thriller directed by yash chopra . it stars sunny deol , juhi chawla and shah rukh khan in the pivotal roles . the film was blockbuster at the box - office .
the new sounds and style rahman created changed the image of indian film music in the west . his albums broke through into western charts in the late 1990s and he has since engaged in a range of high profile collaborations in the west .
chen , yun - hua ( 2011 ) . “table 6 : film festivals in taiwan . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 255–257 .
hwang , yun mi ( 2011 ) . “table 8 : film festivals in south korea . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 259–260 .
marlow - mann , alex ( 2011 ) . “table 7 : film festivals in japan . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 258 .
nornes , abé mark ( 2011 ) . “table 11 : documentary film festivals in asia . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 263 .
marja bål nango is an sámi artist and filmmaker from galgujávri in norway . nango attended nordland college of art , film and film & television studies in lillehammer university college and studied film producing at sámi university college . during riddu riddu indigenous festival 2011 , she was the young artist of the year , with a solo - exhibition of art and her own film program . in 2012 , her short film for children , juletrollet ( the christmas troll ) was purchased by the norwegian film institute and screened in children’s short film program at cinemas all over norway . she is now working on two different film projects with a three year film grant , a documentary project and a longer film script .
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the movie “pk” , starring aamir khan , is one the most successful indian movies of all times , setting new records in the industry . released in 2014 , “pk” is the
in older film music , indian and western instruments and styles were orchestrated into a whole , a close amalgamation . the violins , for example , hardly sounded like those in a western orchestra , or the sitars like those in actual indian classical music . this is part of the reason why the older film songs were seen in negative terms by western critics as kitsch . but in rahman’s music , the characteristic style and sound of diverse instruments and genres is distinctly heard , and often showcased .
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rajani sir is obviously the super star . . . but can never leave a place what the great mgr left . no one else can fill the place for sure .
chen , yun - hua ( 2011 ) . “taipeh film festival : creation of a global city . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 142–153 .
dönmez - colin , gönül ( 2012 ) . “film festivals in turkey : promoting national cinema while nourishing film culture . ” coming soon to a festival near you : programming film festivals . ed . jeffrey ruoff . st . andrews : st andrews film books . pp . 101–116 .
ma , ran ( 2009 ) . “rethinking festival film : urban generation chinese cinema on the film festival circuit . ” film festival yearbook 1 : the festival circuit . eds . dina iordanova with ragan rhyne . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 116–135 .
rhyne , ragan ( 2011 ) . “comrades and citizens : gay and lesbian film festivals in china . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 110–124 .
rhyne , ragan ( 2011 ) . “table 12 : gay and lesbian film festivals in east asia . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 264 .
onir , one of the few openly gay directors in bollywood , has also dealt with the stigma of being gay in india in his movies ‘my brother nikhil’ ( 2005 ) and ‘i am’ ( 2010 ) .
plot : kabir khan , a former hockey star , tainted as someone who betrayed his country , begins coaching the indian women’s national hockey team to prove his loyalty to the nation .
however , upendra acted - directed super was made on the contemporary political issues of karnataka . the saga throws light on mining scam , horse trading , sex scandal , etc .
iordanova , dina ( 2011 ) . “east asia and film festivals : transnational clusters for creativity and commerce . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 1–33 .
knee , adam , and kong rithdee ( 2011 ) . “tourism and the landscape of thai film festivals . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 154–165 .
if 2008 and 2009 had one 100 - crore film each , 2010 saw that number double , with salman khan ( dabangg ) and ajay devgn ( golmaal 3 ) entering the club . while the latter took 17 days to breach the mark , the former did it in 10 days .
chan , felicia , and dave chua ( 2011 ) . “programming southeast asia at the singapore international film festival . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 125–141 .
lee , sangjoon ( 2011 ) . “table 1 : the asia - pacific film festival ( from 1954 ) . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 242–246 .
martin , adrian ( 2011 ) . “news for whom ? critical coverage of the 10th jeonju international film festival . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 81–89 .
cheung , ruby ( 2011 ) . “‘we believe in ‘film as art’ : an interview with li cheuk - to , artistic director of the hang kong international film festival ( hkiff ) . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 196–207 .
teenage spy , mckeyla , teams up with super smart girls , adrienne , bryden , and camryn , who use their science skills to help save a prince ' s space launch .
pitting wizardry versus extra - terrestrials , young wizard tom and his friend , science super - brain benny , continue to defend earth from the magic - eating aliens , the nekross .
this animated series is centred around the most popular of the x - men , wolverine , as he and his super - power endowed brethren battle to save the planet from oblivion .
punjabi film super singh starring diljit dosanjh & sonam bajwa dominated the overseas box office over the weekend . the movie collected approx . 157k usd at the north america box office in its opening weekend . meanwhile bank chor was not released in the international markets .
kim , darae , dina iordanova , and chris berry ( 2015 ) . “the busan international film festival in crisis or , what should a film festival be ? ” film quarterly 69 : 1 ( 2015 ) : 80–89 .
pollacchi , elena ( 2017 ) . “‘mature at birth’ : the beijing international film festival between the national film industry and the global film festival circuit . ” chinese film festivals : sites of translation . eds . chris berry , and luke robinson . new york : palgrave macmillan . pp . 35–55 .
. the movie generated about 41 million u . s . dollars in revenue outside of india . drama film “bajrangi bhaijaan” is the third - most successful indian movie in the domestic market and second most successful in the international market . in the domestic market , other successful movies include “baahubali : the beginning” , directed by s . s . rajamouli , indian action movie “dhoom 3” , and “prem ratan dhan payo” ( in english “found a treasure called love” ) .
@ pakistan zindabad i find ordinary bangladeshi girl more attractive than any pakistani or indian girl . beauty is in eyes of nationalistic beholder -
we are best compared to other nations
syndrome .
ahn , soojeong ( 2008 ) . “the pusan international film festival 1996 - 2005 : south korean cinema in local , regional , and global context . ” phd dissertation . nottingham : univ . of nottingham , faculty of arts , school of american and canadian studies , institute of film studies . ( jun . 2008 ) . < urltoken > . ( 15 sep . 2010 )
beumers , birgit ( 2011 ) . “between europe and asia ? a chronicle of the ‘eurasia’ international film festival ( kazakhstan ) . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 175–185 .
beumers , birgit ( 2011 ) . “table 10 : film festivals in central asia and the asian part of the former ussr . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 262 .
speaking on this strategic move manav dhanda , group ceo , sabgroup revealed that
97 % of the mastiii super prime time audience is also viewing hindi gec .
he also revealed that mastiii super prime time is not only at par but better than several prime time shows of some hindi gecs making this time slot an extremely valuable part of the marketing mix for our clients .
thailaivar deserves more appreciation and now forbes has started . he is the undisputed king of indian cinema and he is unmatched irrespective of any wood ( bollywood or koolywood and other wood ) except tiger woods
in 2016 . akshay kumar is the only other bollywood actor ranked in this particular list . amitabh bachchan , a popular indian actor in the 1970s , is the second richest bollywood actor , and the
kishore , shweta ( 2013 ) . “beyond cinephilia : situating the encounter between documentary film and film festival audiences : the case of the ladakh international film festival , india . ” third text 27 : 6 ( 2013 ) : 735–747 .
the son of a film music composer and conductor in the tamil and malayalan film music industries , allah - rakha rahman got his big break as a music director doing the songs and background score for the tamil film roja . in india , film music reigns supreme , and rahman’s soundtrack took the country by storm .
the indian advertising industry is projected to be the second fastest growing advertising market in asia after china . at present , advertising revenue accounts for around 0 . 38 per cent of india’s gross domestic product .
the indian technology start - up domain is proudly placed at the fourth largest position in the world . the industry was sized at us $ 35 billion in fy18 . last decade saw eme . . .
tuv rheinland india is a subsidiary of the tuv rheinland group , germany . as part of the india , middle east , africa & asia pacific group , it caters to the indian marke . . .
sand ( 1920 ) , reportedly pres . woodrow wilson ' s favorite hart film
true to these words super 8 film makers of calcutta carried their films and projectors to screen them in factories , villages , schools , colonies and other places untouched by commercial and mainstream cinema . they made films accessible to people who could not afford a ticket to cinema halls .
ben wilson is a teenager who discovers a mysterious insignia which turns him into super hero captain x . each week ben and his friends battle the evil nemesis corporation and an assortment of comic villains .
indian movies have always been the ultimate source for the hottest tracks in india . bollywood has been keeping it fresh with new original music in every movie release , even until today . urltoken has an exhaustive collection of the best film songs from all the most popular movies released in india .
ma , ran ( 2016 ) . “a genealogy of film festivals in the people’s republic of china : ‘film weeks’ during the ‘seventeen years’ ( 1949–1966 ) . ” new review of film and television studies 14 : 1 ( 2016 ) : 40–58 .
yu , tianqi ( 2014 ) . “going global : guangzhou international documentary film festival 2013 . ” studies in documentary film 8 : 1 ( 2014 ) : 76–79 .
newfilmmakers welcomes the mono no aware film program and newlatino filmmakers presents new latino film night . special program with the mono no aware film program mono no aware is an international exhibition for contemporary artists and filmmakers whose work incorporates super 8mm , 16mm , 35mm or altered light projections as part of a live performance or installation . no digital projections are considered ; film and projected light only . short film program with newlatino filmmakers david liz luz ( 2010 , 9 minutes , video ) michael martinez esperanza ( 2011 , 9 minutes , video ) bill sorice oh happy day ( 2011 , 11 minutes , video ) ryan perez stopping at all stations ( 2011 , 17 minutes , video ) keyri soto the ballad ( 2011 , 20 minutes , video ) feature presentation with newlatino filmmakers eddie fernandez final level 2011 , 85 minutes , video . a murder mystery and martial arts revenge film . monday , april 2 , special program at 6 : 00 , short film program at 7 : 00 , and feature presentation at 8 : 15 .
thank you very much for this survey . when we took part in the excitement that super 8 mm brought to us hardly did we know the shadow of obsolescence was already looming over us . as video nipped the super 8 dream many of us were cursing the electronic demon . little did we know that one day the digital tools of film - making will raise the independent film from the ashes , make it much more agile , popular and powerful . and the same digital age , inseparably tied to the internet , to a remarkable archiving energy unleashed at an everyday level , will also create a record of the super 8 adventure in west bengal in the form of your blog . this is a late fulfilment of a promise and a testimony . you deserve our gratitude .
a wonderful article . well researched and superbly articulated . kudos to canvas . i never knew about this super - 8 film movement in early 80’s and this article about the movement not only indicates historical significance but also inspires today’s independent film - makers on alternative film - making . i read this article on sanhati website and tracked back here from the link provided . would like to interact more with canvas and will definitely spread the word about the blog .
to conclude , shah rukh khan is by far the biggest indian superstar in the overseas market , who has put indian film industry on the global map . there are several countries wherein bollywood is synonymous with shah rukh khan . as far as india is concerned , it is just a matter of right script wherein the superstar will be back in the business competing with the other two khans the opening day numbers of his films prove that he still has the pull and is far away from being written off .
cheung , ruby ( 2009 ) . “corporatising a film festival : hong kong . ” film festival yearbook 1 : the festival circuit . eds . dina iordanova with ragan rhyne . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 99–115 .
iordanova , dina ( 2011 ) . “the resources : necessary groundwork . ” film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 189–195 .
when sahir , a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics , turns into a thief to take down a corrupt bank in chicago that ruined his father , indian officers jai and ali are called to catch him .
according to sources the film âsuperâ collection has surpassed the collection of âjackieâ in the multiplexes . what the hindi films could not collect in multiplexes the film âsuperâ has collected .
the film ' s good reviews have boosted the collections of the film , said upendra in conversation with sify movies . he says that the film as a whole has been appreciated and the fresh concept of the story has been widely discussed in the media .
, an annual publication of the department of film studies , jadavpur university , kolkata .
meet the league of super evil ( a . k . a l . o . s . e . ) . in their minds they are evil to the core and have set their sights on dominating metrotown .
teen maddy smith has a secret – she ' s a wolfblood ! neither completely wolves nor humans , wolfbloods have great powers – super speed , strength and senses – and can change from one form to another .
with the advent of vhs , it was almost clear that this format would replace the film format . there were several advantages like recorded vhs could be played back instantly and there was no necessity to develop . there was evidently much more data or length of video that can be held in vhs tapes , than their film counterparts . and the cartridges could be reused ! in an interview published in 1983 souvenir of national super - 8 festival , there was a question : “ some say with the coming of video to india , super - 8 has no chance . do you agree ? ” to which film society activist subhendu dasgupta had replied “ ours is a country of poor people . video will not be able to reach them . also the chance of s - 8 basically depends on the objectives and strength of the organisations who will use this medium . ” indeed , super 8 could hold ground for quite sometime , because of some initial disadvantages of vhs . the cameras were not as portal , editing was entirely different and so editors or technicians who were used to films could not automatically migrate at least technologically ! hardware was immensely expensive , vhs projectors were almost unthinkable and colour televisions were rare and small - screen , making public screening a major problem . but still super - 8 was fighting a loosing battle , and the manufacturers well understood it . as vhs started to replace super 8 as the main motion picture format internationally , the cost of cartridges , and other hardware started to rise . the major markets in europe and america was quickly adapting to vhs while in third world , the cost of vhs equipments was a serious impediment . even as costs rose , some tried to carry on with super 8 and the most of the people and organisations attached to the super - 8 movement could not cope . debasis moitra remembered how during the final phases of production of hool , the super 8 cartridge price rose to almost 5 - 6 times its usual price .