{"id": 114594, "summary": [{"text": "those calloways is a 1965 american family drama film , adapted from the 1950 children 's novel swiftwater by paul annixter .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film was produced by walt disney and directed by norman tokar .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was the last credit for veteran film composer max steiner .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it starred brian keith , vera miles , brandon de wilde , walter brennan , ed wynn and linda evans in the principal roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "following the patterned formula for disney family entertainment , the film follows the trials and tribulations of a vermont family over a period of time as they attempt to establish a sanctuary for the canada geese that stopover in their rural community during their seasonal migrations .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "on-location new england filming contributes to the film 's appeal .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "brandon de wilde had previously worked with walter brennan in 1956 's good-bye , my lady and with brian keith in the 3-part the tenderfoot for walt disney 's wonderful world of color in 1964 . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "those calloways", "paragraphs": ["those calloways ( 1965 ) re - edited into a three - part television presentation .\nthose calloways was released in region 1 dvd widescreen by walt disney studios home entertainment on february 3 , 2004 .\nthose calloways : part 3\nis an episode of walt disney ' s wonderful world of color starring brian keith , vera miles , and brandon de wilde . those calloways ( 1965 ) re - edited into a three - part television presentation .\never thought you could make an entire film about a geese sanctuary ? if not , you\u2019re going to be in for a surprise . let\u2019s take a look together at the 1965 disney film , those calloways .\nthose calloways was released on january 28th , 1965 . critics were very mixed on it . those that wrote favorable reviews talked about the way the film made them feel , which was really the directors intent . those that didn ' t like it found it too simple and drawn out . it didn ' t do very well at the box office and made its television debut in 1969 . it made its home video debut in 1985 .\nwalt disney ' s family picture for easter ,\nthose calloways ,\nis a conventional domestic chronicle , prettily photographed in the vermont woods , undistinguished but not without a certain rustic charm . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nall the tv series & episodes i own . . and those i ' ve seen , i ' ve rated part 1\nthose calloways is a 1965 american family drama film , adapted from the 1950 children ' s novel swiftwater by paul annixter . the film was produced by disney and directed by norman tokar . it was the last credit for veteran film composer max steiner . [ 2 ]\nthose calloways is a 1965 american film adaption of a book by paul annixter . annixter and his wife jane were writers of books for young readers . the film was produced by disney and directed by norman tokar . it was the last credit for veteran film composer max steiner .\noriginally trade - previewed as those crazy calloways , disney ' s those calloways is a lengthy , anecdotal film about a highly individualistic new england family . patriarch cam calloway ( brian keith ) is regarded as a crank by the local villagers because of his dream to build a bird sanctuary that will protect migratory geese from hunters . cam uses all his savings to buy a lake , where he intends to establish his sanctuary . when a wealthy sportsman offers to turn the town into a booming resort community in exchange for hunting rights , cam opposes the plan , which briefly puts him on the outs with everyone else . only when cam is accidentally shot by the sportsman do the locals rally around the\ncrazy\ncalloways so that cam ' s sanctuary can come to fruition .\nthis results in the calloways being evicted from their home and having to build a new log cabin on the marshland . fortunately , the townspeople come to help and the cabin is built in no time .\ndespite that , the calloways seem to be an overall loving married couple and manage to patch up their problems quicker than others . they also have a teenage adult son named bucky , played by brandon dewilde ,\ncam calloway ( brian keith ) is a man with a dream : to one day establish a sanctuary for the geese that fly overhead during their long migration . unfortunately , cam lacks the money to buy the necessary property - - until his son buck ( brandon de wilde ) embarks on a project that will guarantee success . . . unaware that greedy hunters are manipulating the calloway family for their own selfish gains . beautifully filmed in vermont , those calloways is a stirring outdoor drama glowingly filmed in the rural new england countryside and featuring an exceptional cast of popular movie performers .\nthose calloways is currently available on dvd . a minor restoration has been done , but the print is still flawed by excess grain and artifacts that shouldn ' t be there . the film is presented in a widescreen aspect ratio of 1 . 66 : 1 . while theater exhibition guides didn ' t specify which aspect ratio was correct , most disney films from this era were presented in 1 . 75 : 1 . however , 1 . 66 : 1 is pretty close and is much more preferred than disney ' s usual fullscreen transfers . there aren ' t any bonus features . the film is also available on itunes where it can be purchased in hd widescreen .\nback to the main plot : after a successful hunting season , bucky returns home with a good number of furs to sell in the market after the christmas holidays . sadly , the fur market somewhat crashes , so instead of receiving $ 1800 for the furs as they thought they were gonna get , the calloways only received $ 450 .\nit ' s easy to understand why critics were so torn on this film . it has some really great moments . there is some humor , mostly involving mrs . calloway trying to shoe a bear away that always comes to their cottage . there are also some truly touching moments , like when she is presented with her first fur coat for christmas . all of the actors give fine performances and swiftwater feels like it would be a great place to visit , which adds to the films appeal . on the other hand , a story about a family who loses everything to save some geese doesn ' t seem very justifiable and with a two hour runtime , its easy to see why so many were quick to dismiss it . it ' s a slow paced film full of sentiment for a simpler time that doesn ' t exist anymore . if you enjoy that kind of film , you will probably be amongst those who truly love those calloways . i enjoyed the film , but i wouldn ' t go as far as to say its one of disney ' s best .\nthey live near the forest in a typical log cabin . cam\u2019s occupation is trapping . he lays traps for ermines and other forest animals and sells their furs . i find this somewhat hypocritical . he\u2019s upset about people shooting the geese . but , he doesn\u2019t mind killing other animals . on top of that , he doesn\u2019t mind killing those animals and using the money to buy the marshland to save the geese .\nthe film begins with footage of geese as the credits play and we are introduced to the cottage of the calloways . the son bucky gets in a fight with a man in the town who is shooting at the geese as they fly over . when he gets home , his father tries to teach him how to fight . when a rich business man sees the geese and hears that they fly over swiftwater on their way south and north , he tells the town it would be good business to make it a tourist destination for hunters . when mr . calloway finds out what the town is up to he is outraged . he takes a loan to buy the lake property that the town was planning to turn into a stop for the geese . their main source of income is selling furs . when the market crashes and they make less then expected for their sales , he gets in over his head and can\u2019t pay back the loan . they are evicted from their cottage and they move onto the new property where they build a bigger cabin .\ncam calloway , an irish trapper and woodsman raised by the micmac indians , lives in swiftwater , maine , with his wife , liddy , and his 19 - year - old son , bucky . his fondest hope is to establish a sanctuary for the great flocks of wild geese which fly over swiftwater in autumn during their southward migration . in order to purchase a large tract of land for the proposed sanctuary , cam spends all the profits from an entire season of trapping . as a result , he is unable to meet the mortgage payments on his own home , and he and his family are evicted . forced to move to the lake , they find that many of their neighbors are willing to help them build a new home . meanwhile , dell fraser , a traveling salesman , schemes to convert swiftwater into a resort for goose hunters . posing as a conservationist , dell gives cam money to plant corn which would lure the birds down during their migration . bucky learns of the plan , and cam has a violent argument with the profiteers . after cam is seriously wounded by a rifle shot , the townspeople organize a petition authorizing the federal government to buy the marshland for a sanctuary . as cam recovers from his wound , fraser and his cohorts leave town , and the dream of the calloways becomes a reality .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\ninteresting attempt by disney to make a film with more complex characters than the usual offerings by this studio . talking mainly of course about brian . . .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nstory of cam calloway and his family , who live in a densely wooded area in new england . cam dreams of building a sanctuary for the geese that fly over the area each year , and he tries . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nprofessor dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son , but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs .\ndavy crockett and his sidekick georgie compete against boastful mike fink (\nking of the river\n) in a boat race to new orleans . later , davy and georgie , allied with fink , battle a group of . . . see full summary \u00bb\na tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town , and hides itself in the surrounding woods . this throws the town into a panic and everyone wants the animal killed . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntrue - life nature photography is used to tell the tale of a female tree squirrel named perri who encounters many different forest creatures , both friendly and dangerous , as she grows up through the four seasons and finds a mate named porro .\nduring the reign of henry viii , mary tudor seeks to flee a forced marriage with the french king by escaping to america with her true love , but her plans are not so easily executed .\nstory of cam calloway and his family , who live in a densely wooded area in new england . cam dreams of building a sanctuary for the geese that fly over the area each year , and he tries several schemes to buy a nearby lake for this santuary . he is thwarted at every attempt , it seems ; he and his son try to get enough furs from their trapping venture to get the money , but the bottom falls out of the fur market . he uses the little money they get for a down payment on the lake , thereby losing their house when he can ' t make the mortgage payment . they move to the lake , where their friends help them build a cabin . a salesman stops in town , and tries to get the people to sell their land for a tourist venture ; cam is outraged at his tactics and takes desperate measures after he himself is tricked .\ntheirs was a wild , untamed land . they fought to keep it that way .\nbrandon de wilde was seven months older than linda evans in real - life , even though his character was two years younger than hers . bucky calloway was 16 and bridie mellott was 18 .\nwhen the guys are in the store talking about the town meeting for the hunting club , one of them is holding a box of winchester aa ammunition . these shells were not available until the 1960 ' s . . . . years after the time frame of the film .\n: he wants to know if you know the best way to cook a goose .\n: well , sir , you take a goose and you put it in a pan . and you take a hand , a big hand , full of bread stuffing , you know ? and then you mix that stuffing thoroughly with about , eh , oh , i ' d say a half a jug of hard cider . then you put in a pinch of nutmeg , just a pinch . then you baste the goose for about , . . .\nthis movie is one of the better movies that disney put out in the ' 60s . many of the movies that they were producing in this time period were obviously family oriented , but all had a much lighter tone to them . this was a serious look at a serious time in us history , and i think they did a fantastic job with it . overall , the performances are memorable , and the cast has stars , but is not overweighted . some supporting roles of note are done by ed wynn and walter brennan . the music is also well scripted . definitely worth a look .\n12 of 13 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\ncam calloway is a man with a dream : to one day establish a sanctuary for the geese that fly overhead during their long migration . unfortunately , cam lacks the money to buy the necessary property , until his son buck embarks on a project that will guarantee success , unaware that greedy hunters are manipulating the calloway family for their own selfish gains .\nuh , oh ! it seems javascript is disabled in your internet browser . please enable javascript if you would like to watch videos on this site .\ncam comes home to the excitement of his son , bucky , and pets , but also to the somberness of his wife , liddy , whom he hasn ' t seen in a while .\ntwo best friends have their lives turned upside down when they ' re unexpectedly charged with the care of six - year - old twins .\noddball , a spotless dalmatian , and the wisecracking macaw waddlesworth set out to find her spots and outfox the wicked cruella de vil .\nit starred brian keith , vera miles , brandon de wilde , walter brennan and linda evans in the principal roles .\nfollowing the patterned formula for disney family entertainment , the film follows the trials and tribulations of a vermont family over a period of time as they attempt to establish a sanctuary for the canadian geese that stopover in their rural community during their annual migrations .\nbrandon de wilde had previously worked with walter brennan in 1956s good - bye , my lady and with brian keith in the 3 - part the tenderfoot for walt disney ' s wonderful world of color in 1964 .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nwe are continually improving the quality of our text archives . please send feedback , error reports , and suggestions to archive _ feedback @ nytimes . com .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nhistory , fun facts and reviews of every theatrical disney film in chronological order . follow along as i review over 70 years of disney movies .\nwalt disney was an avid animal love , so it is no wonder that the writings of paul annixter would go one to inspire one of his films . paul and his wife jane primarily wrote books for young readers that were centered around animals . his novel swiftwater about a vermont family ' s struggle to rescue migrating geese from hunters serves as the inspiration for this film . the screenplay was adapted by louis pelletier , who previously penned big red for disney .\nnorman tokar was hired to direct , who had also worked on other disney animal films like big red , savage sam and a tiger walks . his chief concern with the film was to create an atmosphere and mood . disney star brian keith ( the parent trap , savage sam ) headlines the film as cam calloway . vera miles is paired with brian keith again after working together on a tiger walks . young western star brandon de wilde plays their son in his only film for disney . linda evans plays his love interest in one of her earliest films . a young tom skerritt , most famous for his role in top gun , has a small role in this , one of his earliest films . walter brennan has a supporting role in his first of two disney films . and disney favorite ed wynn also has a supporting role . while some establishing shots were done in vermont , the majority of the film was shot on the disney studio lot . the entire village plus a lake and the family ' s cabin were built on the backlot . since the film takes place in the fall , artists painted 280 , 000 leaves on the lot to make burbank look like fall in vermont . famous composer max steiner ( gone with the wind and casablanca ) wrote the score , the last film he composed before retiring . the sherman brothers also wrote two songs for the film called\nthe cabin - raising song\nand\nrhyme - a\nthey are approached one day by a man claiming to be a photographer who gets them some money to plant corn to lure the geese in the fall for photographs . however , he is actually the business man that came to town earlier and is interested in hunting the birds . an altercation ensues and he gets shot . thankfully , he is ok and in the end the geese are safe too .\ncan u please email me . . i have some questions i want to ask you about several disney dvd releases ! cb0355 @ urltoken\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\n( if this is your first time on this blog , i ask you to read my \u201cabout\u201d page first ! you can find a link to it at the top left - hand corner of this blog . thanks ! )\nthe film opens up to a small vermont town called swiftwater . it\u2019s your typical small town and on this particular day , the geese are flying overhead\u2026an event which all of the townspeople look forward to every year . while some of the townspeople are interested in shooting the geese , the majority of the townspeople wants the geese to be left alone .\none such person is a man named cam calloway , played by brian keith .\n\u201csomehow i feel i should have two twin daughters in this movie who are trying to hook me up with my ex - wife . \u201d\nhe has always loved the geese and hated how people could just shoot the geese . his dream is to create a sort of geese sanctuary where the geese can come down for a rest as they fly over the town and where they can be safe from hunters . the only available area where he can make the sanctuary is some unwanted marshland near a lake . the problem is it costs $ 1100 .\nthis sanctuary aspiration ( as well as the fact that he has a bit of a drinking problem ) causes conflict between him and his wife , lydia \u201cliddy\u201d calloway , played by vera miles .\n\u201csomehow i feel i should have a murdered sister near a creepy motel in this movie . \u201d\nnevertheless , cam still intends to go fur trapping and even intends to take his son bucky with him this year . they go out to do a preliminary scouting of the area they\u2019re going to trap : an area of the forest that nobody\u2019s ever trapped before because the local natives say the place is haunted with evil spirits . cam and bucky disregard this legend and end up having an accident resulting in cam breaking his leg .\nbucky rushes to town to get help from the townspeople . they manage to get cam back home and get the doctor to look at cam\u2019s leg . since cam has to rest his leg now , it\u2019s up to bucky to go and do the fur trapping himself this year .\nlet me take a minute to talk about the townspeople whom we see a lot of . they\u2019re your typical small town - type townspeople including a group of friendly old - timers . if you\u2019re a fan of old films / tv shows , you can recognize a few familiar faces . the most prevalent old - timer is a man named alf simes , played by 3 - time academy award winner , walter brennan .\n\u201cbelieve it or not , this is one of the movies that i did not win an academy award for . \u201d\n\u201chey ed , i know a man with a wooden leg named smith . \u201d \u201cwhat\u2019s the name of his other leg ? \u201d\nand even the doctor , played by frank ferguson , is better known as mr . foley from the andy griffith show .\n\u201cit\u2019s like every disney movie from the 1960s reminds you of the andy griffith show . \u201d\nthis upsets cam especially because now he can\u2019t purchase the marshland fully . however , there are two things that he can do : he can give the money to doane shattuck , his landlord , to whom he owes money . or he can use the money as a down payment on the marshland . unfortunately , he does the latter which results in his wife getting upset with him , and deservedly so .\nthis reminds me of penny chenery\u2019s decision in secretariat when she has a chance to pay off a debt , but refuses to do so and would rather put her dreams and goals before her family and reality .\nbut like penny , cam tries to find another way to pay off his debts and offers the marshland that he\u2019s put a down payment on to doane . but since the marshland is not a piece of prime real estate , doane refuses the deal .\nduring this time , a newcomer to the town , dell fraser , played by philip abbott comes into contact with cam . he expresses interest in the geese and admire\u2019s cam\u2019s sanctuary idea . he even informs cam that his boss would be willing to invest money in cam\u2019s sanctuary so that it can be set up in no time .\n\u201cwell either you are closing your eyes to a situation you do not wish to acknowledge , or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated by the lack of a geese sanctuary in your community . \u201d\ncam , appreciative of the offer , agrees to this . this turns out to be a bad move as dell fraser and his boss\u2019s intentions are to win cam\u2019s trust and shoot all the geese when they land in cam\u2019s sanctuary . when cam finds out about the scheme , he gets angry at dell fraser and sets fire to the corn that he\u2019s planted to attract the geese .\nsadly , this doesn\u2019t prevent dell fraser and his boss from shooting the geese as they fly over the lake near the marshland . when cam sees this , he tries to stop them forcibly and in the scuffle , accidentally gets shot . cam is unconscious as the townspeople start to pray for him .\nthe movie ends with cam regaining consciousness , the geese stopping down in cam\u2019s sanctuary , and the townspeople unanimously signing a petition protecting cam\u2019s sanctuary from the likes of dell fraser and his boss .\ngosh\u2026this is quite a hard film to say what i think about it . the film is your typical old - fashioned homely film about a family living in a small town near the wilderness . the biggest problems that i have with this film are the length and the pacing . the film is over 2 hours long and the first half of the movie just seems to drag ! the overall film itself also doesn\u2019t seem to go at a steady balanced pace .\ni wouldn\u2019t call this a good movie , but if you\u2019re a fan of old - fashioned movies that take place in rural area , maybe you can give this one a shot .\n( you can click on the image below for an enlarged version of my rating sheet . )\nso , the final score for this film is 22 / 35 = 62 . 86 % ( d - ) !\nha . i haven\u2019t heard of this one either but your line \u201ci too am a woman of complicated morals . pancakes ? \u201d cracked me up . they certainly got a pretty good cast . it looks like the kind of movie that they play on my local pbs station on \u2018family movie night\u2019 . if i was bored i might give it a sit - through but sounds like not worth hunting down . fun review .\nyeah , don\u2019t go out of your way for it , but if it\u2019s playing somewhere , give it a shot especially if you like seeing actors / actresses from back - in - the - day .\ni wish my local pbs had a \u201cfamily movie night\u201d . i do love our local metv station which plays old shows like get smart , the andy griffith show , hogan\u2019s heroes , cheers , the bob newhart show , the adventures of superman , star trek , the twilight zone , mod squad , m * a * s * h , welcome back kotter , taxi , the adam west batman show , lost in space , bonanza , the brady bunch , gilligan\u2019s island , mary tyler moore show , emergency ! , etc .\n\u2018the andy griffith show\u2019 is awesome ! i love it to death ! i\u2019ve seen almost every episode ! i think only season 8 and some of seasons 6 & 7 i haven\u2019t seen yet .\nwhere were you when i was 14 years old to stand up against my sisters ? i told them the last 3 seasons were in color and they completely ignored me \u2013 \u201care you a dog ? \u201d \u201cthen why are you watching it ? \u201d i even remember one of them trying to moon the tv .\nit\u2019s sad that some people wouldn\u2019t watch a film / tv show or even give it a chance just because it\u2019s not in color .\nmedia junkie on lt . robin crusoe , u . s . n . \u2026\nthe animation commen\u2026 on lt . robin crusoe , u . s . n . \u2026\neric binford on lt . robin crusoe , u . s . n . \u2026\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\n2018 copyright . all rights reserved . the sponsored listings displayed above are served automatically by a third party . neither the service provider nor the domain owner maintain any relationship with the advertisers . in case of trademark issues please contact the domain owner directly ( contact information can be found in whois ) . privacy policy\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\neach year , migrating canadian geese stop for rest in a remote vermont community . before long , hunters begin to prey on the animals , much to the chagrin of local family man cam calloway ( brian keith ) . cam , hoping to protect the geese , decides to construct a safe house for them near a large pond . he and his family move into the wilderness to build the shelter . unfortunately , he makes a powerful enemy when a businessman ( philip abbott ) tries to turn the rural town into a hunting destination .\nkeith is cam calloway , an irish trapper brought up by micmac indians . he , his wife , and de wilde , their 19 - year - old son , live in swiftwater , maine . keith hopes to create a sanctuary for the large flocks of geese that fly through town each autumn and spends so much money on land for the site that he can ' t make mortgage payments on his house . the family is . . . read more\nthis article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone . are you certain this article is inappropriate ?\nit starred brian keith , vera miles , brandon dewilde , walter brennan and linda evans in the principal roles .\nbrandon dewilde had previously worked with walter brennan in 1956 ' s good - bye , my lady and with brian keith in the 3 - part the tenderfoot for walt disney ' s wonderful world of color in 1964 .\nthis figure consists of anticipated rentals accruing distributors in north america . see\nbig rental pictures of 1965\n, variety , 5 january 1966 p 6\nthis article was sourced from creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . world heritage encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers , open access publishing , and in compliance with the fair access to science and technology research act ( fastr ) , wikimedia foundation , inc . , public library of science , the encyclopedia of life , open book publishers ( obp ) , pubmed , u . s . national library of medicine , national center for biotechnology information , u . s . national library of medicine , national institutes of health ( nih ) , u . s . department of health & human services , and urltoken , which sources content from all federal , state , local , tribal , and territorial government publication portals ( . gov , . mil , . edu ) . funding for urltoken and content contributors is made possible from the u . s . congress , e - 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have movie for all disney fans , a movie that reminds us the beauty of simple life and the essential love of nature and kindness of heart . i simply cannot recommend it enough , buy it , watch it and you ' ll love it !\ni purchased this movie for one reason max steiner wrote the music score and must say he is the best ever when it comes to music in films . not like the rubbish of today that sound just like someone hitting a bin lid with a piece of wood . the movie its self is just wonderful and i rate it as 5 full stars price is very good for the type of movie it is and for family to watch again and again . i highly recommend it for picture and a good story lovely music score by max a very good print and sound , what more do you wany so go ahead and buy it and put it to your collectiom well worth keeping for future screening .\nthere are tens of disney films which are either impossible to buy or they are being sold for region 1 . it is a classic on dvd that i am happy now to keep with my collection\nthe story is set in vermont , and tells of a family ` s attempt to set up a lake sanctuary for the wild geese , which fly over their land twice a year . it ` s set ` in the olden days ` with ` townsfolk ` and ` a house - building ` etc . the men of the family trap animals for their fur , and there are some deep - snow mountain scenes . but this film didn ` t hit any of the right notes with our family , i ` m sorry to say . i ` d thought it would , being disney , and having a rural setting , but it ` s hard to say who it will appeal to . some scenes were unsuitable for the under 10s . ( geese being shot out of the air , the hero getting a bloody nose and injuries in fist - fights , and a scene where the hero , in a jealous mood , forces kisses onto the girl he fancies ) for adults the storyline is too slow . 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{"id": 114612, "summary": [{"text": "alabama moon is a 2009 american coming-of-age film starring jimmy bennett and john goodman , based on the book alabama moon by watt key .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the story takes place in the forests of alabama . ", "topic": 6}], "title": "alabama moon ( film )", "paragraphs": ["gabriel just finished shooting his breakout role as \u201chal\u201d in the independent family film \u201calabama moon\u201d starring john goodman and clint howard , directed by tim mccanlies . alabama moon was based on the best selling novel by watt key .\n2011 was a year full of surprises , failures , catastrophes , losses and laughter . we first covered 2011 with alabama moon , a movie based on a book by watt key about moon blake . supposedly this film took place in alabama , but it was filmed in canada and louisiana . fail . read more about alabama moon .\ngoodman\u2019s versatility is reflected in his upcoming projects which include disney\u2019s animated feature \u201cthe princess and the frog , \u201d mgm\u2019s \u201cbunyan and the babe , \u201d constan films \u201cpope joan\u201d and alabama moon entertainment\u2019s \u201calabama moon . \u201d\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of alabama moon by watt key .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alabama moon near you .\n\u201calabama moon\u2019s\u201d alabama ties run deep . watt key\u2019s novel and the movie are set in the forests of alabama ; key , faulkner and mclean all reside in fairhope , a small city in baldwin county , alabama ; and one of the actors in the film , uriah shelton , lived and attended school in fairhope .\namy reisch , a senior telecommunication and film major , made an alabama film during the 2012 - 2013 academic year and then created a documenting justice international film during a trip to sierra leone .\nkey ' s novel finds itself deeply rooted in alabama forests , full of references to real alabama cities . but sadly , incentives to film in states other than alabama prove too tough to pass up for filmmakers with a limited budget .\njimmy bennett , above , stars in\nalabama moon ,\na 2009 film adaptation of watt key ' s novel of the same name . ( faulkner - mclean entertainment )\nalabama moon is big - hearted and sweet and likable , but it also feels rushed and truncated , as well as uneven in tone .\njudged by a jury of film professionals from around the world , \u201cthe chief\u201d won best alabama film at the 2011 sidewalk film festival . documenting justice students mary sellers shaw , a 2014 graduate who majored in communication studies , and carlos estrada , a 2013 graduate who majored in interdisciplinary studies , won best student film in 2012 for \u201cundocumented , \u201d which explores implications of alabama\u2019s immigration laws .\njohn goodman , above , co - stars in\nalabama moon ,\nbased on watt key ' s 2006 novel . ( faulkner - mclean entertainment )\nbut let ' s not get too hung up on the geography and see if\nalabama moon\nthe film accomplishes what it actually set out to , which is realize key ' s literary vision on the big screen .\nfind out how you can take part in service learning at the university of alabama .\nwatt key ' s 2006 young adult novel\nalabama moon\nexplores that through the eyes of 11 - year - old moon blake , a resourceful rapscallion left to his own devices after suddenly losing his father to an accident in the woods .\nmany documenting justice students have been invited to screen their documentaries at film festivals , and the films have won numerous awards , including the sidewalk moving picture festival\u2019s best alabama film in 2011 and best student film in 2012 . all films premier at public screenings in birmingham or tuscaloosa .\nalabama moon is a movie starring jimmy bennett , gabriel basso , and uriah shelton . after the unexpected death of his survivalist father , an eleven - year - old boy raised in the alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world .\nthe university of alabama box 870168 tuscaloosa , al 35487 205 . 348 . 6490 cesr @ urltoken\ncurrently in post - production is another independent feature , \u201calabama moon\u201d , based on the award winning novel . the family film stars john goodman , clint howard , and in the title role is 12 year - old jimmy bennett , soon to be seen as the young james t . kirk in the new star trek film .\neleven - year - old moon blake has spent most of his life hiding out in the forest of alabama with his father , an anti - government radical who trusts no one , but moon\u2019s life suddenly changes when his father dies . knowing only what he learned from his father , moon makes his way to alaska . in the path of civilization , moon quickly lands himself in a reform school when he meets the mean - spirited constable sanders . determined to get to alaska , he and his new friends escape from the school and outwit constable sanders along the way . \u201calabama moon\u201d is a classic kids film ( based on the novel by watt key ) , complete with adventure and survival that most kids dream about .\nin the fall of 2008 , uriah began working on the family adventure\nalabama moon\n. soon after beginning filming , uriah learned that the writer of the novel and screenplay , watt key , had attended the same school as uriah when he was in alabama ; bayside academy in fairhope , alabama . surprisingly , they even had some of the same teachers ! what are the chances of that ?\nalabama moon is a classic kid\u2019s film complete with adventure and survival that most of us only dream about , which is what makes it great for the entire family . the film was awarded the dove foundation family approved seal in 2010 . the non - profit foundation is dedicated to advocating for families and moving hollywood in a more family - friendly direction .\nin mid - october , we announced the upcoming 3rd annual south alabama film festival which took place in downtown mobile november 4th through the 6th bringing commerce and independent entertainment to the area . movies such as wrestling for jesus , missing pieces , prairie love , man of deeds and the reconstruction of asa carter were featured . read more about the south alabama film festival .\na urltoken ' s red clay readers , in partnership with the alabama center for literary arts , is a book club designed to take a fresh look at alabama - affiliated literature with the help of our readers .\nin the recent film \u201chidden figures , \u201d a group of women known as \u201ccomputers , \u201d help mastermind nasa\u2019s effort to put a man into space and eventually on the moon .\nin the recent film \u201chidden figures , \u201d a group of women known as \u201ccomputers , \u201d help mastermind nasa\u2019s effort to put a man into space and eventually on the moon . more\noccasional trips into town for supplies are the only times moon gets to see anyone other than his father , or glimpse the world outside their tiny hidden home . just before he dies , moon ' s father advises moon to leave alabama and go to alaska to seek others of their kind \u2013 people who know how to live off the land and refuse to have any relationship with the government . the fact that moon is only ten when his father dies doesn ' t stop him from trying to follow this injunction . fortunately , he doesn ' t succeed , though the reader becomes increasingly sympathetic with his wish to . instead , moon\nnamed \u201cbest child actress\u201d in fort bend theatre\u2019s 2005 - 06 season , liz branched out into television roles with a commercial and a performance in star disney\u2019s lighting ceremony on kprc - tv . her film debut as rachael gene in alabama moon began what she hopes is her life long career as a screen actress .\nthe course aims to teach students how to use film to document and analyze the many dimensions of culture and social experience at issue when focusing on a story of justice or injustice in alabama or internationally .\ni read the alabama moon book for my sixth grade summer reading list , and i loved it . the second i finished it , i new there needed to be a movie . i had already p . . . continue reading\ni am currently reading alabama moon in reading class with my teacher and classmates . it is a very good book . it\u2019s a good book because it\u2019s funny when it comes to sanders trying to find moon and the other boys . the plot of the book is moon is a little boy who lived in a forest with his dad . before his dad died he told moon to got alaska to live with people who were just like them . on his way there he got caught by constable sanders and they took him to jail . after he left the jail they took him to\nthe university of alabama\u2019s documenting justice film course offers a rare opportunity for students to step outside their comfort zones and see the world from someone else\u2019s perspective , says award - winning filmmaker and documenting justice director andrew grace .\nleopard\u2019s film , \u201crun of mine , \u201d documented the lives of coal miners in alabama . \u201cmy film has no agenda , \u201d he says , \u201cit was to shed light on this aspect of society \u2013 our main power source and resource . the vast majority of people have never seen a modern coal mine . \u201d\nthis review accompanies urltoken ' s red clay readers summer series following books by authors with alabama ties and the films they inspired .\nso once moon ' s father breaks his leg and won ' t seek medical help in the city , the young man loses his father and must fend for himself in the alabama wilderness using the resources and knowledge his eccentric father taught him .\nalabama moon is a good book that teaches you a lot of things that could help if you had to survive in the forest . it ' s a 300 - page book but is worth the read . moon knows a lot of survival tips that most kids don ' t . his pap has taught him everything he knows . moon has been watching his pap how to do things since he could understand what was going on . then early in the book , his pap passes away from his leg getting infected after he broke it . right before pap died he told moon to go to alaska . wher\ni loved this story and can\u2019t wait for my son to read it ! i can\u2019t wait to add it to my family\u2019s collection of books . if i ever get lost in the woods , i hope moon will find me and teach me how to survive . right off i thought moon was a strong character . moon and his father have survived off the land ever since moon was a year old . when his father dies moon is 10yrs old and forced to make it on his own . he soon is discovered and hunted down by the power hungry , constable sanders and placed in a boy\neleven - year - old moon blake has spent most of his life hiding out in the forests of alabama with his father , an anti - government radical who clings to conspiracy theories and trusts no one . moon ' s life suddenly changes when the land is sold and his father dies . knowing only what he learned from his father , moon decides to follow his last instructions ; make your way to alaska where\npeople could still make a living off trapping .\nin the path of civilization , moon quickly lands himself in a reform school where he meets the mean - spirited constable sanders and learns what friendship is all about . determined to get to alaska , he and his new friends escape from the school outwitting constable sanders each step of the way .\nalabama moon\nis a classic kid ' s film ( based on the novel by watt key ) , complete with adventure and survival that most kids only dream about . - - ( c ) official site\nthis book that i am currently reading is alabama moon and it is about a boy named moon and his pap . they find a place to live but instead moon has to go to a boys home because he was in the woods and his pap died from an infection in his foot . he meets some boys in the boys home . then hal , kit , and moon decide to escape from the boys home , so they did . i don ' t like this book because it doesn ' t have any action in it or comedy , and i usually prefer mysteries . it ' s boring because it\u2019s sad because th\non halloween , we got word that google had chosen mobile , alabama to launch their mobilize mobile campaign . at first , we didn\u2019t believe it because of the source announcing it . but it did later happen . read more about the rumor of google coming to mobile alabama .\nalabama moon\nby watt key tells the story of a teenage boy raised in the forests of alabama by his eccentric father . the author did a fine job crafting a coming - of - age adventure story about a boy finding his place in the world after his father dies and he is left alone in the woods . it ' s a cross between a buddy story and a wilderness adventure saga . the writing style makes it an easy read while also allowing for vivid imagery to be constructed in the reader ' s mind . despite the trouble moon caus\nmoon blake has lived with his father in the woods in a primitive shelter for as long as he can remember . his pap taught him everything he knows about survival in the wild , which is good , because when he breaks his leg and dies from the infection he leaves moon all on his own . pap gives moon instructions to make his way to alaska , where he\u2019s likely to find other cadres of people who don\u2019t like the government and want to be free to live their own lives in their own way . moon\u2019s not sure how to go a\nit\u2019s an experience that students , most of whom are not film majors , come to appreciate and even treasure .\nfinally ! a book for gary paulsen ' s hatchet fans ! moon and his father live in a makeshift cave on the abandoned property of a logging company . moon ' s mother died years ago and is buried up near the cedar grove . moon is really not sure when his family came to live in the forest . all he knows is that his father hates the government and is preparing for the day when a war breaks out . moon ' s father teaches him everything he needs to know to live off the land and even has time to teach him how to read\ni choose this book because i had seen the movie and was so excited to hear that there was a book . this book is about a young boy named moon who lived in a little home in the forest who had also lost his mother and father . before his father\u2019s passing he had told moon that when he died moon would feel loneliness , and that he would have to plan a way to get as far as he could from the law and protect himself . moons father died the next day and after the burial moon made a plan to go to alaska . unfo\nthe plot is that moon parents died the mom died of some kind of sickness , the dad dies of an infection of the leg . the beginning takes place in a shelter in the woods . moon\u2019s dad hated the government and when he had the infection in his leg he told moon to go to alaska . moon does not go to school and does not go into town . the only person that they trust is mr . abroscotto . he works at a convenience store near where they live . when his dad dies he took a wheelbarrow and put his dad in it and too\nmoon\u2019s pap died after he had a broken leg . he got taken to pinson , which is a boys\u2019 home by a man named sanders who is the constable of sumter county . while in pinson , he met kit and hal . then they eventually escaped into the wilderness . then after a couple weeks hal was getting sick of living out there with kit and moon . he decided to leave and we haven\u2019t seen him since . now sanders is back and moon set a trap and he toppled down a hill . currently we are at the point where kit gets sick . moon g\n\u00a9 heartland film 2017 | 1043 virginia avenue , suite 2 | indianapolis , in 46203 | 317 . 464 . 9405\nas the drama plays out , moon finds that friends are a good thing to have and it is okay to trust others . it is an interesting tale of adventure and heartwarming friendship . we gladly award the dove \u201cfamily - approved\u201d 12 + seal to this film .\ndocumenting justice film topics have examined the impact of the state\u2019s immigration laws on hispanic residents , the transformation of a low - performing , high - poverty school into one of alabama\u2019s most outstanding in just three years and the internal struggle of recovering from sexual assault , among many others .\ndescribe your life using film titles . if you could steal credit for any great piece of art , song , film , book etc which one would you claim ? so you\u2019ve got a candidate sitting in front of you for an interview .\nturkreno incorporated is a website design and apple computer repair and support company located in gulfport , mississippi and mobile , alabama . we support clients all over the globe .\nafter the unexpected death of his survivalist father , an eleven year old boy raised in the alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world .\ndescribe your life using film titles . if you could steal credit for any great piece of art , song , film , book etc which one would you claim ? so you\u2019ve got a candidate sitting in front of you for an interview . more\nlee\u2019s career in the film and television industry began in 1965 , when he and some of his friends got recruited to do stunt work . he was employed in the1960\u2019s as a film and television stunt man on over 25 shows and numerous feature films .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nthis book that i am currently reading is alabama moon and it is about a boy named moon and his pap . they find a place to live but instead moon has to go to a boys home because he was in the woods and his pap died from an infection in his foot . he meets some boys in the boys home . then hal , kit , and moon decide to escape from the boys home , so they did . i don ' t like this book because it doesn ' t have any action in it or comedy , and i usually prefer mysteries . it ' s boring because it\u2019s sad because they talk about escaping , running , and people dying . moon , hal , pap , kit , mr aborcrotto , and sanders are some of the characters . i would pick moon as my favorite because he ' s smart and caring to other people . i don\u2019t have a least favorite character because no one is mean in this book . i would give it a two because it ' s boring , not interesting , or appealing to me , and i am not liking the characters .\nit\u2019s 1980 , and 11 - year - old moon blake has spent most of his life hiding out in the forests of alabama with his father , an anti - government radical who clings to conspiracy theories and trusts no one . moon\u2019s life suddenly changes when the land is sold and his father dies . he has never known any truth but his papa , and so he tries to follow his last instructions : make your way to alaska where \u201cpeople could still make a living off trapping . \u201d\ndirector tim mccanlies adapted key ' s novel into a motion picture , which premiered at the sidewalk film festival in september 2009 .\nafraid of the government and wanting to go to alaska that is thousands of miles away . only having some food a rifle and a wheelbarrow . you get caught a few times and are in jail . this is what happened to the protagonist in the story alabama moon . i highly recommend this book to readers that like adventure , action , and survival .\nthis guy named moon is a boy that lives with has dad and they don ' t like the government . i like the character moon because just the way he dose stuff like he doesn ' t care about a lot of things . another reason why i like the book is because the way they do the book like the writing .\nthe film is sweet and should still play well with young audiences despite wandering into cliched territory , complete with a forced courtroom climax that doesn ' t reward the characters as you ' d hope . but you still root for moon and his journey to find individuality and trust through tragedy at a young age .\nnice little family film that should appeal to parents and kids under the age of 12 . clean language , christian values and clint howard .\nlast year i was asked by the bbc to make a short film for bbc webwise \u2013 their website for sharing different advice online . the aim of the film was to work with new jobseeker , review their existing profiles and offer advice on how and why to improve them .\nlast year i was asked by the bbc to make a short film for bbc webwise \u2013 their website for sharing different advice online . the aim of the film was to work with new jobseeker , review their existing profiles and offer advice on how and why to improve them . more\nin the path of civilization , moon quickly lands himself in a reform school where he meets the mean - spirited constable sanders ( clint howard ) and learns what friendship is all about . with the help of mr . wellington ( john goodman ) , moon adapts and learns to survive in the outside world . \u201cbeing involved with this movie has been the experience of a lifetime , \u201d said lee faulkner . \u201cwhen i read watt key\u2019s novel i knew it would make a perfect family film . \u201d\nsummary : living out in the woods with pap was all moon ever knew . living a life in the woods hiding from the government was not an easy life to live . after sadness strikes moon ' s life yet again , he heads off to alaska where he will find people like himself . all alone , moon reaches many unexpected places through his journey as well as create friendships that he had never had . evaluation : i would recommend this for 4th grade or higher because the main character is the same age that these students\nin fact , danny boyle ( hollywood film producer for slumdog millionaire , 127 hours and many other successful films ) once said \u201cone thing i have learnt is that 70 % of the movie is sound\u201d which just goes to show how important the sound is to the success of a film .\nas a dutiful father , i\u2019ll be hauling the youngest four of the household off to catching fire , the hunger games sequel , as soon as they get home from school on friday , the opening day of the film . i\u2019m not thrilled about the film \u2019s length , 2 . 5\nbut even as moon yearns to go back to the woods and carry on as his father taught him , he already embraces elements of the outside world from which his dad sheltered him like friends and even food . life on the\noutside\nisn ' t so bad after all , but moon remains reluctant to trust anyone , unless he needs help escaping .\noxford american magazine named grace one of \u201cthe most creative teachers in the south\u201d in 2011 , and his film \u201ceating alabama\u201d has won an array of accolades . he says his goals for documenting justice are \u201cto continue developing it into a whole slate of classes and programming that builds upon the success of the nonfiction work we\u2019ve started with the class . \u201d\nin fact , danny boyle ( hollywood film producer for slumdog millionaire , 127 hours and many other successful films ) once said \u201cone thing i have learnt is that 70 % of the movie is sound\u201d which just goes to show how important the sound is to the success of a film . more\nas a dutiful father , i\u2019ll be hauling the youngest four of the household off to catching fire , the hunger games sequel , as soon as they get home from school on friday , the opening day of the film . i\u2019m not thrilled about the film \u2019s length , 2 . 5 more\n~ moon blake was raised in the forest with his government hating ( vietnam syndrome afflicted ) father where he learns everything he needs to know to live alone - except how to not be lonely after his dad dies . ~ lots of changing action makes you want to pick this book up all throughout the day just to see what kind of trouble moon will get himslf into next . ~ fabulous , simple dialogue creates his characer as well as others . ~ very fun to read , but i also found myself caring so much about moon . 294 pa\n~ moon blake was raised in the forest with his government hating ( vietnam syndrome afflicted ) father where he learns everything he needs to know to live alone - except how to not be lonely after his dad dies . ~ lots of changing action makes you want to pick this book up all throughout the day just to see what kind of trouble moon will get himslf into next . ~ fabulous , simple dialogue creates his characer as well as others . ~ very fun to read , but i also found myself caring so much about moon . 294 pages\nfor those who may not know , other than my love first love : recruitment , i am an avid film buff . cannes film festival is in full swing and will be concluding on saturday and we , the non - celebrities , get to glimpse at a smorgasbord of new releases . i often ask candidates during interviews what their favorite film is in order to find out a little bit about them and at times it can be pretty revealing .\nthe book i read was alabama moon by watt key . this book is about a boy who lives in the forest of alabama . he has never talked to anyone besides his father . he learned to live off what was in the woods . on occasion him and his father would go to town . to sell stuff and get some supplies . then one day his father got hurt . and he lost his father so he went off to look at something and was found . he escaped from the guy taking him away . then a couple days later he was caught by the constable . he wa\nfor those who may not know , other than my love first love : recruitment , i am an avid film buff . cannes film festival is in full swing and will be concluding on saturday and we , the non - celebrities , get to glimpse at a smorgasbord of new releases . i often ask candidates during interviews what their favorite film is in order to find out a little bit about them and at times it can be pretty revealing . more\nso mccanlies and his crew instead opted for louisiana , though the film remains set in the yellowhammer state . we get those same references to birmingham , tuscaloosa , mobile and other cities , but the film ' s biggest problem lies in the fact that region it adopts never finds tangible life on screen .\nin 1998 tim wrote and directed \u201cdancer , texas pop . 81\u201d . the film began as a low budget independent feature but john calley , head of sony pictures , purchased the film one week into production . \u201cdancer\u201d premiered with exceptional reviews , made a dozen critics\u2019 \u201ctop ten movies of 1998\u201d lists , and was a phenomenon in texas , where it played in theatres continually for seven months . it premiered internationally at the london film festival in november , 1998 .\ni got the job of picking the friday night movie for us to watch with our two boys . alabama moon turned out to be a great choice . although our youngest drifted off about halfway through , our 9 year - old was enthralled with the adventure story . moreover , although the themes of death , anti - government sentiment and the realities of survivalism were treated fairly lightly , the movie triggered a few insightful questions from the kids - an indication that the level of the movie was perfectly pitched at their level of understanding and ability to deal with serious issues . a bit like moon himself , really . of course there was corn and humour bordering on slapstick ( the constable is a caricature of the mean lawman ) , but it ' s right at home in a gentle family film like this . and if you want your kids to gain some deeper insight into what real friendship means , look no further than moon and kit .\nstill , you wish other states ' incentives weren ' t so enticing that filmmakers would opt to tell specifically - set stories elsewhere . mimicking geography rarely works , and generic woods don ' t necessarily breathe life into a region you ' re depicting . so please come film in alabama , folks , even you must stretch your dollars . you won ' t regret it .\nalabama moon is an incredibly captivating book to anyone with even the slightest interest in the outdoors . the story of a young boy and his countless enemies and loyal friends along with his immense knowledge of the wilderness will keep you on the edge of your seat . watt key ' s style of writing keeps the plot moving and the reader guessing until the very last page . on the top of my favorites list .\nuriah was born in dallas , texas march 10 , 1997 . one month after he was born , he moved with his family to magnolia springs , alabama , a small river community about 40 miles south of mobile .\nmoon blake is raised by his loving but government - paranoid father oliver in a hidden cave in the alabama forests . oliver dies from a leg wound he refuses to have medically treated , so moon is told to move away , alone , and start a new home in the alaskan wild - lands . constable sanders , however - the mean local cop - finds the boy with his father ' s guns , abuses him and has him locked away till majority age for ' assault ' within mr . gene ' s grim pinson home for boys . moon soon makes friends with shy , sickly kit and apparent bully hal , then sets up a mass escape , on which only the trio actually follows through . sanders fails to catch them , but the unforgiving elements reshuffle the cards dramatically . an uncle is meanwhile found .\ni choose this book because i had seen the movie and was so excited to hear that there was a book . this book is about a young boy named moon who lived in a little home in the forest who had also lost his mother and father . before his father\u2019s passing he had told moon that when he died moon would feel loneliness , and that he would have to plan a way to get as far as he could from the law and protect himself . moons father died the next day and after the burial moon made a plan to go to alaska . unfortunately he didn\u2019t make it because the law found him and took him to juvenile hall , but moon knew he wasn\u2019t going to stay there long . he had made two friend named kit and hal and they all brock out . after a while hal go annoyed and went home to his father and later on kit got every ill . after a long time moon found out that kit had passed away . then after a hard and painful journey moon went to live with the uncle he never knew he had . quote : \u201ci don\u2019t want you to die\u201d this was a big deal in this book because he had said that to his father and to kit before they died . i like the way the author wrote this story as if he lived every second . i would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good cry .\ni really liked this movie because it had a good story line and did not favor the protagonist . in the end it did , but through out the movie moon was not necessar . . . continue reading\nmccanlies gets to the heart of key ' s coming - of - age tale of survival , tragedy and trust just fine through a series a emotional scenes that won ' t have trouble connecting with most audiences , especially children . but it ' s frustrating when a film with alabama in its title can ' t find its production in that state , losing a crucial sense of place for that audience , particularly those from the area . so any reference to tuscaloosa , livingston or pinson ultimately loses meaning because the film literally won ' t take us there .\ndocumenting justice focuses on issues of justice and injustice within alabama , while international documenting justice , for those who plan to study abroad , gives students the opportunity to tell social - justice - themed stories from all corners of the globe .\nno one watches your culture video if you film it , they will come , right ? recruiting teams have gotten wise to how powerful employer brand can be when trying to attract applications .\neleven year old moon blake has spent most of his life hiding out in the forests of alabama with his father , an anti - government radical who clings to conspiracy theories and trusts no one . his life suddenly changes when the land is sold and his father suddenly dies . he must learn how to make friends , avoid enemies and find his place in the modern world . an adventure for the boy in all of us ! - - based on the popular novel by watt key .\nno one watches your culture video if you film it , they will come , right ? recruiting teams have gotten wise to how powerful employer brand can be when trying to attract applications . more\nthis is one of several reviews i wrote for the late lamented secular homeschooling magazine . we ran an article about homeschoolers in fiction , and i rated a lot of ya novels based on how good they were and how well they handled homeschooling . mostly , homeschoolers were hauled out as the reliable weirdos in story after story ; but it was still fun to do so much reading and call it my job . so : alabama moon , by watt key category : creepy backwoods illegal homeschooling summary : occasional trips into tow\njimmy lindsey was born and raised in texas . he earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in film production and history from the university of texas at austin and continued his education at the workshops in rockport maine .\nin addition to being the original \u201cwolf of wall street , \u201d a character popularized in the 2013 film by martin scorsese , richard bronson is now the ceo of a relatively new job board called 70millionjobs .\nin addition to being the original \u201cwolf of wall street , \u201d a character popularized in the 2013 film by martin scorsese , richard bronson is now the ceo of a relatively new job board called 70millionjobs . more\nthe recruiter asked candidates to film short videos of themselves doing silly random acts . with the war for skills intensifying , companies are under even more pressure to evolve the way in which they hire top talent .\nduring the first semester of the course , grace and co - instructor rachel morgan , lead programmer for the sidewalk film festival , teach documentary theory and history as well as the ethics of cinematic non - fiction .\nthe recruiter asked candidates to film short videos of themselves doing silly random acts . with the war for skills intensifying , companies are under even more pressure to evolve the way in which they hire top talent . more\nok , so the title might be a little far - fetched for a feature film , but with the spate of recent blogs about automated systems killing off recruitment , it could very well be arnie\u2019s next blockbuster .\nsince the inception of documenting justice , a signature initiative of the ua center for ethics & social responsibility , in 2006 , 112 students have created 56 documentaries about life in alabama . fourteen students have filmed 12 documentaries in countries around the world since the launch of documenting justice international in 2009 .\nwe don ' t owe anything to anybody ,\nhis father tells him early on , not giving moon much of a chance at all to connect to the outside world , much less a desire to ever do so .\ndon ' t trust anybody .\nok , so the title might be a little far - fetched for a feature film , but with the spate of recent blogs about automated systems killing off recruitment , it could very well be arnie\u2019s next blockbuster . more\nfilm has the oscars , theater has the tonys , and in chicago tech we have the moxies . last night were the 5th annual moxie awards with hundreds of attendees representing the best of the tech industry in chicago .\nmoon makes a strong impression , immediately confronting ( and befriending ) the institution ' s big bully hal and insisting to new friends like the sickly kit and the home ' s administrators that he plans to bust out and head back home as soon as he gets an opportunity .\nit was a fast and easy read . i ' ll make my 8 yr old read it . it ' ll be interesting what he thinks about a 10 yr old that lives out in the alabama forest making his own clothes and killing his meals . the reason he lived out there was because of his parents . it became a sad and hopeful story . moon blake was a kid that was perceived as a savage misfit escaping the law but in reality just didn ' t know any different . by the end , i wanted to adopt him . . . ! ! : }\nin 2008 tim directed two films : first , \u201cthe 2 bobs\u201d , a micro - budget r - rated indie comedy that premiered at the 2009 sxsw film festival and at afi - dallas , now being sold for distribution .\nfilm has the oscars , theater has the tonys , and in chicago tech we have the moxies . last night were the 5th annual moxie awards with hundreds of attendees representing the best of the tech industry in chicago . more\nas mentioned , uncubed has launched a beta of a new product offering that we couldn\u2019t be more excited about : the video job listing , which our clients can film from the comfort of their own computers . happy filming !\nexciting for us , and maybe not for you , but we had hibachi on the go open up in daphne , alabama opened in november . pretty good japanese food and at a more affordable price than a sit - down sushi restaurant . read more about hibachi on the go . love the seaweed salad .\ndirected by tim mccanlies ( secondhand lions ) , alabama moon is big - hearted and sweet and likable , but it also feels rushed and truncated , as well as uneven in tone . it begins with some very intense , dramatic scenes in which an 11 - year - old loses his father and becomes an orphan , and then the tone settles on a rather lightweight , and even comical adventure story that stays somewhat inert ; while there is much talk of going to alaska , most of the images consist of the boys hanging around in one spot . the story doesn ' t really move .\nalabama moon\nby watt key is a book that couldn ' t really interest me from it ' s blurb . but i must say that once i read a few chapters i realized how strong this book is . by which i mean that it has such a great message which is clearly expressed by watt key . and that message is ; one does not need much to captivate his / her life , all you need is skill , responsibility , independence , and appreciation of what you have . i find this message to be perfect regarding the fact that this book was made for y\ni actually just read that book because my library had this one in it ' s original language and there are not many books in their original language for young readers . the book is about a boy called moon , who grew up living in a forest far from civilization with his father . when his father dies moon is 10 years old and now on his own . his father told him to go to alaska cause there would be a lot people who live like they did . the story is not really very good and i took a while to accept the writing\nas mentioned , uncubed has launched a beta of a new product offering that we couldn\u2019t be more excited about : the video job listing , which our clients can film from the comfort of their own computers . happy filming ! more\na new \u201c documentary film \u201d about the staffing profession serves to combat that phenomenon , functioning as both an informative gaze - behind - the - curtain for those outside the profession and a pulse - check for ambitious staffing professionals .\napart from allowing individuals to take selfies through fun filters and film life around them , it\u2019s also a modern marketing tool for reaching millennials and selling an employer brand . snapchat is a craze that doesn\u2019t seem to be going anywhere .\nnavigate the intersection of talent & tech with newton bootcamp hot off the film reel and primed for the big screen , here is the recording from our latest newton bootcamp , \u201csustainable growth at the intersection of talent & technology . \u201d\nmoon is a 10 - year - old boy who ' s been raised in the woods by his father . when his father dies , he has no idea who to trust or where to go , and immediately gets himself into trouble with the law . when i read the summary , i thought the story was going to take place a long time ago , but the setting is alabama in 1980 . the characters in this story are fascinating and believable , and the story made me cry . i would recommend it to fans of wilderness survival ( hatchet , my side of the mountain ) or realist\ni chose to read this book in honor of my teammate who loves it - lauren waters . : ) i think that boys in particular would connect to this all - male character list , starring 10 year old ward of the state moon blake . between living in the forest , to being held in a boys home , to breaking out and living in the wild again , there is never a dull moment . it is also interesting to watch moon ' s friendships with hal and kit develop , since friends are really all he has . finally , knowing that a ten year old\nthe reason i chose this book is because its about the outdoors , hunting and ect . this book is about a kid named moon blake he lives with his dad under a tree . there living under there cause pap the dad doesnt like the goverment . this book mainly takes place in a forest . moon and his dad were out checking there traps to see if they got anything . one trap was across a river that was frozen . the dad went first to make sure it was safe to walk on . as soon as the dad walked on the ice it broke and he\nnavigate the intersection of talent & tech with newton bootcamp hot off the film reel and primed for the big screen , here is the recording from our latest newton bootcamp , \u201csustainable growth at the intersection of talent & technology . \u201d more\napart from allowing individuals to take selfies through fun filters and film life around them , it\u2019s also a modern marketing tool for reaching millennials and selling an employer brand . snapchat is a craze that doesn\u2019t seem to be going anywhere . more\na new \u201c documentary film \u201d about the staffing profession serves to combat that phenomenon , functioning as both an informative gaze - behind - the - curtain for those outside the profession and a pulse - check for ambitious staffing professionals . more\ngiving women the director role on major film projects is , unfortunately , rare . the wonder woman movie has been a blockbuster success at the box office , at least in part because both the main character and the director are women .\nwhile i\u2019d seen most of these classics before , this time i noticed a recurring theme that somehow struck me this time around : no matter what film , in practically every shot and scene , someone is smoking a [ \u2026 ] .\nbased on the myers - briggs personality types , this infographic by colonial life , uncovers the personality types of some of the world\u2019s most successful people , including us president barrack obama , film director stephen spielberg and singer / songwriter beyonc\u00e9 .\ngiving women the director role on major film projects is , unfortunately , rare . the wonder woman movie has been a blockbuster success at the box office , at least in part because both the main character and the director are women . more\nwhile i\u2019d seen most of these classics before , this time i noticed a recurring theme that somehow struck me this time around : no matter what film , in practically every shot and scene , someone is smoking a [ \u2026 ] . more\nbased on the myers - briggs personality types , this infographic by colonial life , uncovers the personality types of some of the world\u2019s most successful people , including us president barrack obama , film director stephen spielberg and singer / songwriter beyonc\u00e9 . more"]}
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no secret that many celebrities have been caught with illegal drugs in the past . some even openly admit their drug usuage . do you think that tzeni karezi did smoke cigarettes , weed or marijuhana ? or did tzeni karezi do steroids , coke or even stronger drugs such as heroin ? tell us your opinion below .\ntzeni karezi ( january 12 , 1932 athens - july 27 , 1992 athens ) also known as evgenia karpouzi , jenny , jenny karezi , eygenia karpoyzi or evgenia karpouzis was a greek actor . she had one child , konstantinos kazakos .\ntzeni karezi ( greek : january 12 1932 - july 27 1992 ) was a greek film and theatre actress . she was considered one of the most popular and successful actresses of the cinema of greece .\nwell , that is up to you to decide ! click the\nhot\n- button if you think that tzeni karezi was hot , or click\nnot\nif you don ' t think so .\nkarezi\u2019s final stage appearance was in 1990 in the greek play \u201cdiamonds and the blues\u201d by loula anagnostaki , at a crucial time in karezi\u2019s life when she was fighting breast cancer .\nin a career that spanned almost forty years , tzeni karezi was one of the finest actresses of greek film and theater . an athens native , karezi had highly educated parents , where her father was a mathematician and her mother was a high school teacher . due to the fact that she studied in a private french school in thessaloniki , karezi gained a fluent command of the french language .\nkaiti ( tzeni karezi ) refuses to marry the old man that her parents have chosen for her and instead runs away , wearing her wedding dress and gets into a truck belonging to an itinerant merchant ( nikos . . .\na poster featuring the collage technique . insertion of photographs of the film\u2019s two leading actors , tzeni karezi and thanasis vengos , against a green background . a full - length , black - and - white phot . . .\ntzeni karezi ( greek : \u03c4\u03b6\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03b6\u03b7 , january 12 , 1932 - july 26 , 1992 ) was a greek film and theatre actress . she was considered one of the most popular and successful actresses of the cinema of greece .\nthe poster depicts tzeni karezi , with a sparkling glance , as lysistrata . she wears an ancient greek helmet and raises her right hand clenched in a fist . below the photograph , the title of the film ca . . .\nas of today , we do not have any current numbers about tzeni karezi ' s net worth in 2018 in our database . if you know more or want to take an educated guess , please feel free to do so above .\nthe spectacular tzeni karezi appears in the poster of the film \u201cthe crazy girl\u201d . hues reminiscent of pop art : azure body and face , red lips , black hair , sensuous and debonair glance , red full - body . . .\nfoula ( tzeni karezi ) is kicked out of her father\u2019s house ( tzavalas karousos ) when she is abandoned by the doctor who loved her ( andreas barkoulis ) and ends up in a brothel . there her brother ( kostas . . .\nthe center of the poster is occupied by a black - and - white photograph of the leading actress , tzeni karezi , holding a guitar . her dreamy glance is very characteristic . below , the names of the leading a . . .\nalas , tzeni karezi passed away on july 27 , 1992 , after many years of battling the terminal illness of breast cancer ; however , her work in greek films will live on forever . her funeral featured a plethora of greek fans and peers who admired her work . as a result of her death , her family founded the \u201ctzeni karezi foundation , \u201d in an effort to benefit the people who suffer the detrimental effects of cancer and ease their pains at the final stages of their lives .\nto me : stop shipping people . start shipping fictional characters # karezi reading a certain webcomic ~ ~ ~\nmany people enjoy sharing rumors about the sexuality and sexual orientation of celebrities . we don ' t know for a fact whether tzeni karezi was gay , bisexual or straight . however , feel free to tell us what you think ! vote by clicking below .\nmargarita ( tzeni karezi ) comes to athens to try\nto hit the jackpot\n. a cousin of hers ( popi lazou ) helps her find a job in a fashion house . margarita goes to kos , accompanied by an assistant ( thanasi . . .\neddy zoe : ' hoe is je buitenlands ' . . what ffs ! hahaha # stoopid # funny # karezi\nfull - page photograph - poster of a scene from the film . tzeni karezi , in a man\u2019s suit , with a tie and hat , places her hands on her waist , looking at the viewer with a grin . on the bottom of the poster . . .\ntzeni karezi was considered the greatest\nrival\nof the other major greek star aliki vougiouklaki , in terms of popularity and success , although actually they were close friends and they followed the same paths in life , while they had the same end as both were attacked by cancer .\ni honestly have nothing else to do so sure . here goes - karkat x terezi # karezi - eridan x feferi # erifef - dirk x jak\u2026 urltoken\nkostas kazakos ( born may 1935 in pyrgos , ilia ) is a greek actor , director , and politician . he was married to the famous actress tzeni karezi with whom he has a son . in 1997 he married the actress jenny jolia . in the 2007 greek legislative election , he was elected to the greek parliament as a candidate of the communist party of greece .\ntzeni karezi died on 26 july 1992 from cancer at her home . she was buried at a public expense , while thousands of people were present to attend her funeral . as a cancer sufferer , she greatly admired the new branch of medical science for cancer pain relief and palliative care and the work of the specialized doctors who helped relieve her pain . as a result she asked those close to her , to make it widely - known and assist the development of this branch , so that other fellow sufferers could be freed from the agony of cancer and be able to live through their last days with dignity . after her death , her wish materialized and her family founded the\ntzeni karezi foundation\n, for the people who suffer great pains from cancer .\ntzeni karezi died on 27 july 1992 from cancer at her home . she was buried at a public expense , while thousands of people were present to atted her funeral . she , as a cancer sufferer , greatly admired the new branch of medical science for the cancer pain relief and palliative care and the work of the specialized doctors who helped her relieving her pain . as a result she asked those close to her , to make it widely - known and assist the development of this branch , so that other fellow sufferers could be freed from the agony of cancer and be able to live through their last days with dignity . after her death , her wish materialized and her family founded the\ntzeni karezi foundation\n, for the people who suffer great pains from cancer .\ntzeni ( or jenny ) karezi was born evgenia karpouzi , in athens , to highly educated parents ; her father was a mathematician and her mother a high school teacher . she studied under the direction of nuns in a private french school in thessaloniki and as a result she spoke french fluently . when she was a teenager , her father left the family and she continued to live with her mother . she did not see her father until he died in a car accident , in 1971 . tzeni also had a sister named euterpe , named after the nine muses , that she found after she was adopted by her mother .\ntzeni karezi died on 26 july 1992 from cancer at her home . she was buried at a public expense in the first cemetery of athens , while thousands of people were present to attend her funeral . as a cancer sufferer , she greatly admired the new branch of medical science for cancer pain relief and palliative care and the work of the specialized doctors who helped relieve her pain . as a result she asked those close to her , to make it widely - known and assist the development of this branch , so that other fellow sufferers could be freed from the agony of cancer and be able to live through their last days with dignity . after her death , her wish materialized and her family founded the\ntzeni karezi foundation\n, for the people who suffer great pains from cancer .\nas she was filming the 1967 motion picture \u201cconcerto gia polyvola\u201d and starring in the lead role of \u201cniki , \u201d karezi met her significant other in life , director kostas kazakos , and they married a year later in 1968 . karezi and kazakos had a son together who is a successful greek actor in his own right , konstadinos kazakos .\nkazakos and karezi formed a powerful acting duo , and even produced many complex plays together . one of these plays was in 1973 entitled \u201cto megalo mas tsirko\u201d which translates into \u201cour big circus , \u201d which was a humorous target towards the greek dictatorship at the time ; this play resulted in kazakos and karezi spending several nights in jail .\njenny karezi died in july 27th , 1992 , after a long fight with cancer . her husband costas kazakos along with other persons of quality , established in the same year the foundation \u201cjenny karezi\u201d aiming at the comforting cure of people suffering of cancer and other long term diseases leading to death and their relief of pain in every means possible .\nto pay homage to mavrogenous , the people of mykonos have named after her chora ' s central square where her bust has been raised . greece has honored this heroine by naming several streets after her . the greek government has released several commemorative coins in her honor . a film was also made about her life , titled manto mavrogenous ( 1971 ) , in which the famous heroine was portrayed by tzeni karezi .\nkarezi\u2019s stage debut commenced in the french comedy , \u201cla belle helene\u201d [ which translates into \u201cthe beautiful helen\u201d ] , opposite acclaimed actors melina mercouri and vassilis diamantopoulos . throughout her stage career , karezi starred in the works of famous playwrights such as miller , tolstoy , william shakespeare , as well as distinguished greek writers such as dimitris psathas , fotiadis and iakovos kambanellis .\niro keeps a low profile in her everyday life , yet does not hesitate to take an active stance in the community , as a passionate advocate of social causes for human rights & against social exclusion , being an active agent , participating in or endorsing campaigns and events for children and vulnerable groups , including to xamogelo tou paidiou ( the smile of the child ) , the organisation for the fight against breast cancer , special olympics , and tzeni karezi foundation .\nthe ruling planet of capricorn is saturn . therefore , lucky days were saturdays and lucky numbers were : 1 , 4 , 8 , 10 , 13 , 17 , 19 , 22 and 26 . brown , steel , grey and black were tzeni karezi ' s lucky colors . typical positive character traits of capricorn include : aspiring , restrained , firm , dogged and determined . negative character traits could be : shy , pessimistic , negative in thought and awkward .\n3 ships i love ? # karezi # ichiruki # royai 3 ships i hate ? umm i don ' t actually hate , i just . . . don ' t like . umm dave\u2026 urltoken\nkarezi\u2019s most successful film was the 1963 \u201cta kokkina fanaria , \u201d directed by vasilis georgiadis , which was a box office success in its native greece . furthermore , the film garnered a \u201cgolden palm\u201d nomination at the cannes film festival [ the highest prize awarded for films nominated in the competition ] , and garnered a nomination for the coveted academy award for best foreign language film , which turned karezi into a global superstar .\nher career flourished in the 1960s , when she headed her own theater troupe in 1961 and starred in some of the most classic movies of the greek cinema , like lola in 1964 , mia trelli . . . trelli oikogeneia in 1965 , tzeni - tzeni in 1966 and kontserto gia polyvola in 1967 . maybe her greatest success was the film ta kokkina fanaria ( the red lanterns ) in 1963 , which was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film and made her known outside of greece . her last appearance in film was in her production of aristophanes ' lysistrata in 1972 .\njenny karezi , actress , died 27 july , aged 56 . a popular film and stage actress , she starred in dozens of greek films and theatre productions , many of them opposite her husband , kostas kazakos .\nher career flourished in the 1960s , when she made her own stable in 1961 and starred in some of the most classic movies of the greek cinema , like lola in 1964 , mia trelli\u2026trelli oikogeneia in 1965 , tzeni - tzeni in 1966 and kontserto gia polyvola in 1967 . maybe her greatest success was the film ta kokkina fanaria ( the red lanterns ) in 1963 , which was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film and made her known outside of greece . her last appearance in film was in her production of lysistrati in 1972 , from the ancient greek comedy lysistrata by aristophanes .\nmany fans and peers alike , consider karezi to be the biggest rival of famous greek actress aliki vouyiouklaki ; however , the two actresses were indeed dear friends and had equal success and garnered substantial popularity along the way .\nin the years ahead , karezi went on to produce and star in many challenging roles such as \u201cwho\u2019s afraid of virginia woolf , \u201d as well as eponymous roles in ancient greek tragedies \u201cmedea\u201d in 1985 and \u201celectra\u201d in 1987 .\none evening at sideris ' s house i saw two young women walk in . what struck me was the fact they were holding hands . it was aliki and tzeni , \u00bb said playwright iakovos kambanellis as he unveiled the aliki vouyiouklaki and tzeni karezi dressing - room displays at the greek theater research center - theater museum last week . movie stars on the silver screen and prominent actresses on stage , signature blond vouyiouklaki and brunette karezi defined the golden era of greek blockbusting cinema in the 1960s ( in black and white ) and ' 70s ( in color ) . the two dressing - room displays are in excellent company , joining those of fellow celebrated greek actors and actresses katina paxinou , alexis minotis , marika kotopouli , elli lambeti , dimitris horn and melina mercouri . the displays feature personal items such as glasses , family photos , cosmetics , jewelry pieces and costumes from landmark performances as well as various mementos from stage productions . also showcased are books written about the two actresses . at the theater museum last week , kambanellis spoke about karezi and lakis michailidis about vouyiouklaki . close friends and collaborators of the late actresses , they appeared deeply moved during the event . \u00abwhat a shame they passed away so suddenly , \u00bb said michailidis , while kambanellis added , \u00abthey came together , they left together ; they are together . \u00bb well - known actors and friends gathered at the museum last week to pay tribute . these included antigone valakou , tzeni roussea , anna kalouta and zozo sapountzaki , among others . also present were family members on both sides : karezi ' s husband , actor costas kazakos and their son constantinos , also an actor ; vouyiouklaki ' s son yiannis papamichail , her mother emy and her brothers antonis and takis . the world of politics was represented by culture ministry general secretary costas zachopoulos , former parliament speaker apostolos kaklamanis , and new cultural olympiad president stamatis mavros .\na stunning greek beauty , karezi\u2019s cinematic debut commenced in 1955 , where she played kaiti in the comedy \u201claterna : ftoheia kai filotimo , \u201d which received rave reviews from critics , similar to its 1957 sequel \u201claterna : ftoheia kai garifallo . \u201d\nkarezi\u2019s final appearance in film was in the leading role of the 1972 film , lysistrata [ based on the play by greek comic playwright aristophanes ] . this film was honored with the \u201cbest production\u201d prize at the 1972 international thessaloniki film festival .\nin 1951 , karezi was accepted into greece\u2019s prestigious \u201cethniko theatro\u201d where she studied drama , under the direction of playwright aggelos terzakis and director dimitris rontiris . she graduated drama school in 1954 and commenced her stage career , where she starred opposite renowned actors such as alexis minotis and katina paxinou .\nin 1971 , karezi gave a stellar and mesmerizing performance as the eponymous role in \u201cmanto mavrogenous , \u201d a greek heroine of the greek war of independence in 1821 . karezi was able to capture the conscience of the brave heroine , in a bold , unflinching portrayal where mavrogenous , was an aristocratic woman who gave everything she had to help greece gain freedom from the turks . this film is a classic , destined to stand the test of time , which is played regularly on greek television stations , especially in the month of march each year , around the time of greek independence day .\nin 1962 karezi made her first marriage to the journalist zahos hadjifotiou , but this marriage did not last for a long as it ended up in 1964 . in 1967 , during the filming of kontserto gia polyvola , she met kostas kazakos ,\nthe love of her life\nas she continuously said , with whom she gave birth to her only child , konstantinos kazakos . they formed a popular duo and karezi ' s repertoire shifted to more sophisticated and intellectual plays . they were led to prison where they spent several nights , for the production of the play to megalo mas tsirko ( our big circus ) in 1973 , which was humiliating the greek dictatorship ( 1967\u20131974 ) .\nin 1963 karezi made her first marriage to the journalist zahos hadjifotiou , but this marriage did not last for a long as it ended up in 1965 . in 1967 , during the filming of kontserto gia polyvola , she met kostas kazakos ,\nthe love of her life\nas she continuously said , with whom she gave birth to her only child , konstantinos kazakos . they formed a popular duo and karezi ' s repertoire shifted to more sophisticated and intellectual plays . they were led to prison where they spent several nights , for the production of the play to megalo mas tsirko ( our big circus ) in 1973 , which was humiliating the greek dictatorship ( 1967\u20131974 ) .\nin 1963 karezi made her first marriage to the journalist zahos hadjifotiou , but this marriage did not last for a long as it ended up in 1965 . in 1967 , during the filming of kontserto gia polyvola , she met kostas kazakos ,\nthe love of her life\nas she continuously said , with whom she gave birth to her only child , konstantinos kazakos . they formed a popular duo and this forced karezi to change her theatre career to more sophisticated and intellectual plays . they were led to prison where they spend several nights , for the production of the play to megalo mas tsirko ( our great circus ) in 1973 , which was humiliating the greek dictatorship ( 1967 - 1974 ) .\nthe most loved play and cinema actress , jenny karezi , was born in athens , in january 12th , 1936 . her real name was evgenia karpouzi . during her childhood , she lived in several greek cities , following her parents who were teachers . in thessaloniki she was registered in a french nuns\u2019 school as a boarder student and later she continued in the related saint joseph in athens .\nin the following decade karezi continued to produce and star in stage classics , like who ' s afraid of virginia woolf ? , and the ancient greek tragedies medea of euripides and electra of sophocles . she appeared for the last time in theatre in 1990 in the loula anagnostaki play\ndiamonds and the blues\n, while she suffered from metastatic breast cancer , was in terrible pain and she had to stop her appearances for treatment .\nkarezi continued to produce and star in difficult plays in the following decade , inspired by famous plays like who ' s afraid of virginia woolf ? , and the ancient greek tragedies medea of euripides and electra of sophocles . she appeared for the last time in theatre in 1990 in the greek play lula anagnostaki , diamantia kai blouz , while she suffered from cancer , she was in terrible pain and she had to stop her appearances in order to continue with her treatment .\nin 1955 , karezi made her cinema debut in the alekos sakellarios comedy laterna , ftoheia kai filotimo in 1955 , a massive success just like its sequel , laterna , ftoheia kai garyfallo in 1957 . for the soundtrack of the 1959 film to nisi ton genneon she recorded a song by the subsequent academy award - winner manos hadjidakis\nmin ton rotas ton ourano\n( do not ask the sky ) later covered by brenda lee as\nall alone am i\n.\nin the 1959 film \u201cto nisi ton genneon , \u201d which translates into \u201cthe island of the brave , \u201d karezi , dressed in an elegant dress and backed by an orchestra , performs a soaring rendition of the manos hajidaki tune \u201cmin ton rotas ton ourano . \u201d her vocal talent was also noteworthy in the 1961 film \u201cpoia einai h margarita , \u201d filmed in the island of kos , where she performs the classic \u201ch margarita h margaro , \u201d while riding on a bicycle .\nin 1955 , karezi made her first appearance in the cinema , in the movie laterna , ftoheia kai filotimo in 1955 , by alekos sakellarios , which was a massive success , just like the sequel to her first movie , laterna , ftoheia kai garyfallo in 1957 and to nisi ton genneon in 1959 , where she sang a song of the subsequent academy award - winner manos hadjidakis , a classic one named\nmin ton rotas ton ourano\n( do not ask the sky ) . later this song was sung by brenda lee under the title\nall alone am i\n, and was a success in the united states and europe .\nat the beginning of her career she played several roles at the greek national theatre with katina paxinou and alexis minotis . at the same time she appeared at several movies and she became a star , a protagonist at once . she creates her own personal groups and plays mostly comedy with ( 1960 ) great successs . in 1968 she gets married to kostas kazakos and they create their own group on stage . they stage plays of albee ( who ' s afraid of virginia woolf ) ibsen ( hedda gabler ) , and the ancient greek tragics sophocles ( electra , oedipus rex ) , euripides ( medea ) . her last appearence on stage was at loula anagnostakis ( a female greek author ) play\ndiamonds and blues\n.\nat the beginning of her career she played several roles at the greek national theatre with katina paxinou and alexis minotis . at the same time she appeared at several movies and she became a star , a protagonist at once . she creates her own personal groups and plays mostly comedy with ( 1960 ) great successs . in 1968 she gets married to kostas kazakos . . .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of 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, having in her portfolio more than one hundred songs , including instrumental compositions , and a large number of live performances , including piano , vocal performances and arrangements , as well as collaborations with well - known \u201cclassic\u201d greek composers , musicians , actors and singers . she likes experimenting with various kinds of music and is always open to new arrangements , while remaining in contact with traditional sounds and instruments .\niro is currently embarking on an ambitious project of performing before expatriate and international audiences , with the two - fold aim of representing , as a humble \u201ccultural ambassador\u201d , classic greek music and thus contributing to the promotion of greek culture abroad , while at the same time conveying to expatriate greeks images , sounds and feelings of greece .\nas a composer and a lyricist , iro is currently a member of the hellenic society for the protection of intellectual property ( aepi ) and a member of the singers\u2019 rights association erato , as a performing artist , while she is actively contributing to shaping younger artist generations , by teaching music theory and music at the iasmos higher drama school .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nplease enter you e - mail address below and in a few minutes you will receive your login information .\nin order to upload photo / audio / video / album or to add biography / blog / event you have to login or register and then confirm your e - mail address .\nheralded performer of the 1960s greek golden age who became known for portraying poor , struggling working - class characters in 48 movies from 1958 to 1971 . he released 9 albums and 55 singles and appeared in over 30 films .\nhe was a stage actor during the late ' 50s and early ' 60s , debuting in film my life starts with you from 1958 .\nhe had a long and productive relationship with klak films , who produced some of his greatest cinematic successes .\ngeni requires javascript ! please enable javascript in your browser ' s settings to use this part of geni .\nmanto mavrogenous ( greek : \u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ce \u03bc\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 ) ( 1796 - july 1848 ) was a greek heroine of the greek war of independence . a rich woman , she spent all her fortune for the hellenic cause . under her encouragement , her european friends contributed money and guns to the revolution .\nmanto mavrogenous was born in trieste , then in the austrian empire , now part of italy . she was daughter of the merchant and member of the filiki eteria , nikolaos mavrogenes , and zacharati chatzi bati . one of her ancestors , the great - uncle of her father , nicholas mavrogenes , was dragoman of the ottoman empire ' s fleet and prince of wallachia .\nbeing of aristocratic lineage and a beautiful woman , she grew up in an educated family , influenced by the age of enlightenment . she studied ancient greek philosophy and history at a college in trieste , and spoke french , italian and turkish fluently .\nin 1809 , she moved to paros with her family , where she learned from her father that the filiki eteria was preparing what would become known as the greek revolution and later , in 1818 , after her father ' s death , she left for tinos . when the struggle began , she went to mykonos , the island of her origin , and invited the leaders of mykonos to join the revolution .\nshe equipped , manned and\nprivateered\nat her own expense , two ships with which she pursued the pirates who attacked mykonos and other islands of cyclades . on 22 october 1822 , the mykonians repulsed the ottoman turks , who had debarked on the island , under her leadership . she also equipped 150 men to campaign to peloponnese and sent forces and financial support to samos , when the island was threatened by the turks . later , mavrogenous sent another corps of fifty men to peloponnese , who took part in the siege of tripolitsa and the fall of the town to the greek rebels . together , she spent money for the relief of the soldiers and their families , the preparation of a campaign to northern greece and the support of several philhellenes .\nshe later made a fleet of six ships and an infantry consisting of sixteen companies , with fifty men each , and took part in the battle in karystos in 1822 , and funded a campaign to chios , but she did not prevent it from the massacre . another group of fifty men was sent to reinforce nikitaras in the battle of dervenakia . when the ottoman fleet appeared in cyclades , she returned to tinos and sold her jewelry to finance the equipment of 200 men who fought the enemy and cherish two thousand people who had survived from the first siege of messolonghi . her men participated in several other battles like those of pelion , phthiotis and livadeia .\nmavrogenous led enlightenment expeditions in europe and addressed an appeal to the women of paris , to side up with the greeks who suffered from the turkish occupation and held a harsh struggle for their liberation . the brave woman moved to nafplio in 1823 , in order to be in the core of the struggle , leaving her family as she was despised even by her mother because of her choices . it is the time that mavrogenous met demetrius ypsilanti , with whom she was engaged . soon , she become famous around europe for her beauty and bravery . but in may of the same year , her home was totally burnt and her fortune was stolen , and as a result she went to tripoli to live with ypsilanti , while papaflessas provided her with food .\nthe greeks , born to be liberal , will owe their independence only to themselves . so i don ' t ask your intervention to force your compatriots to help us . but only to change the idea of sending help to our enemies . the war spreads the horrible death . . .\nwhen ypsilanti broke up with mavrogenous , she went back to nafplio , where she almost lived , deeply depressed , as a hobo and was not paid the debts of the money she had given for various battles . after ypsilanti ' s death and her political conflicts with ioannis kolettis , she was exiled from nafplio and returned to mykonos , where she occupied with the writing of her memoirs . while spending her fortune for the sake of the greek war , she used to live in great poverty .\nwhen the war ended ioannis kapodistrias awarded her the rank of the lieutenant general and granted her a dwelling in nafplio , where she moved . she owned a treasurable sword , with the incription\n\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03b1\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 , \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 , \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b5 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd\n, which is translated to ' lord , judge those who wrong me , who battle me , reign the regnants ' . that sword is said to come from the times of constantine the great and mavrogenous gave it to kapodistrias .\nmavrogenous moved to paros in 1840 , where some of her relatives resided , and lived on the island where her home still stands as a historical monument , located close to the panagia ekatontapyliani ( the church of the virgin mary ) which , tradition says , was founded by saint helena , mother of constantine the great . she died on paros in july 1848 , in oblivion and poverty , having spent all her fortune for the war of independence .\nmavrogenous was depicted on the reverse of the greek 2 drachmas coin of 1988 - 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{"id": 114640, "summary": [{"text": "lathial ( bengali : \u09b2\u09be\u09a0\u09bf\u09af\u09bc\u09be\u09b2 ) is a bangladeshi film directed by narayan ghosh mita .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is the first recipient of national film awards .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "this film was awarded with 6 different categories including best film , best director , best actor , best supporting actor , best supporting actress , best art director . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "lathial", "paragraphs": ["the total geographical area of village is 257 . 02 hectares . lathial has a total population of 217 peoples . there are about 46 houses in lathial village . talwara is nearest town to lathial .\nlathial pincode is 176058 with 32 . 19005 latitude and 76 . 45145 longitude .\nlathial won first bangladesh national film award in best film category . see more \u00bb\naccording to census 2011 information the location code or village code of lathial village is 008889 . lathial village is located in fatehpur tehsil of kangra district in himachal pradesh , india . it is situated 135km away from district headquarter fatehpur . fatehpur is the sub - district headquarter of lathial village . as per 2009 stats , lathial village is also a gram panchayat .\nour latest comic , lathial , gets a . . . - mighty punch studios | facebook\nfilm : lathial director : narayan ghosh mita acting : babita faruque anwar hossain rojee atm samsuzzaman obaidul haque sarkar saifuddin matin rahima khala and more .\npulin passed the entrance examination from faridpur zilla school in 1894 . he attended the dhaka college and became the laboratory assistant and demonstrator while still a student at the college . from his childhood pulin was attracted to physical culture . he was a very good lathial . inspired by the success of sarala devi ' s akhada in kolkata , he opened an akhara at tikatuli in 1903 . [ 1 ] in 1905 , he trained in fencing and lathi khela under murtaza , the famous lathial .\nview google map of lathial ( 159 ) village in fatehpur ( t ) tehsil of kangra district in himachal pradesh , india . the data on this website is provided by google maps , a free online map service one can access and view in a web browser .\nlathial was released in the year 1975 , some songs of the official soundtrack are ami kokhono raja by gazi mazharul anwar , dekho dekho grambasi by gazi mazharul anwar , ghater kokil ghatey jarey by sabina yasmin , oi agune purbi by gazi mazharul anwar . listen the soundtrack online !\na lathi is basically a six to eight foot long bamboo stick tipped with a metal blunt . the lathi is used by swinging it back and forth like a sword . the metal blunt is an optional part for a lathi . it is the indian police\u2019s most used crowd control device ! when referring to the weapon itself , a lathi could be considered the world\u2019s oldest weapon . wielding the lathi involves giving quick lethal blows to the opponent and defending opponent attacks by using the lathi as a shield . a lathial needs to be quick and precise and a good lathial must be able to fight with lathis of different lengths and thicknesses .\nnote : the data available with us about gps lathial school is maintained by the ' national university of educational planning and administration ' under the program ' district information system for education 2013 - 2014 ' . if you ' re looking for more details regarding admission / application forms , fees , school timings , vacations / holidays schedule or facilities provided , kindly visit the relevant department of the school .\nlathial wrote : malampus : i play both a templar and shaman and i will have to disagree to your assesment on reactives . 1 - if the mob hits a player for 350 dmg ( after the mitigation ) then the reactive will only heal for 110hp ' s ~ per hit . in essence the tank would sustain 200dmg ~ over what was reactively healed . templars best reactive heals for like max 180 with best spell upgrade . so if your taking 500 dmg per hit then each hit you only are healed for 180 therefore you are sustaining alot of dmg and will require intermitten heals to keep up . of course you can suppliment with stacking bov - sp and ss . but thats just like mystics stacking group ward and ward for big pulls . tiresa tira theresa\ndukhu mia is a stage performer and his brother kader lathial works for matbor . dukhu beats matbor ' s son mokbul for irritating banu whom he loves . matbor complains this to kader and kader beat dukhu for this . this incident becomes the reason of dispute between two brothers . dukhu leaves home at night and is found by morol in the bank of river . dukhu starts a new life there . banu waits for him and finally one night he comes to meet her . by this time , matbor sends proposal of marriage of banu and mokbul to banu ' s father . kader ' s wife sends the news to dukhu but he is going to claim a new river pirate . matbor is also informed about river pirate at the wedding day . he sends kader to claim it . banu and kader ' s wife also leaves for the new pirate to stop marrying mokbul . dukhu and kader battles themselves to claim the pirate and all on a sudden kader hits her wife who is trying to stop them . then they stop fighting . by this time , matbor comes and scolds kader . kader killed matbor and announces the villages to own the pirate . written by mmh . wakim32 @ urltoken\ndukhu mia ( farooque ) is a stage performer and his brother kader lathial ( anwar hossain ) works for matbor ( obaidul haque sarkar ) . dukhu beats matbor ' s son mokbul ( a . t . m . shamsuzzaman ) for irritating banu ( bobita ) whom he loves . matbor complains this to kader and kader beat dukhu for this . this incident becomes the reason of dispute between two brothers . dukhu leaves home at night and is found by morol ( narayan chakraborty ) in the bank of river . dukhu starts a new life there . banu waits for him and finally one night he comes to meet her . by this time , matbor sends proposal of marriage of banu and mokbul to banu ' s father . kader ' s wife ( rosy samad ) sends the news to dukhu but he is going to claim a new river pirate . matbor is also informed about river pirate at the wedding day . he sends kader to claim it . banu and kader ' s wife also leaves for the new pirate to stop marrying mokbul . dukhu and kader battles themselves to claim the pirate and all on a sudden kader hits her wife who is trying to stop them . then they stop fighting . by this time , matbor comes and scolds kader . kader killed matbor and announces the villages to own the pirate .\noutstanding films filmmakers of bangladesh have produced many outstanding feature films . some of these films are based on historic events and patriotic themes while others deal with real life situations . most remarkable feature films of bangladesh are asia ( 1960 ) of fateh lohani , kakhono asheni ( 1961 ) , kancher deyal ( 1963 ) , sangam ( 1964 ) , anwara ( 1966 ) and jiban thekey neya ( 1970 ) of zahir raihan , surya snan ( 1962 ) , je nadi maru pathey ( 1961 ) and dharapat ( 1964 ) of salahuddin , anek diner chena ( 1964 ) , nawab sirajuddowla ( 1967 ) , soye nadia jagey pani ( 1967 ) and abar tora manush ha ( 1973 ) of khan ataur rahman , e desh tomar amar ( 1959 ) of ehtesham , sutarang ( 1964 ) , kagajer nawka ( 1966 ) , ayna o abashista ( 1967 ) , arunodoyer agnishakkhi ( 1972 ) , bashundhara ( 1977 ) and dumurer phul ( 1978 ) of shubash dutta , tanha ( 1962 ) and charitraheen ( 1976 ) of baby islam , nadi o nari ( 1965 ) of sadeque khan , shahid titumir ( 1968 ) of ibne mijan , dhire bahey meghna ( 1973 ) , surya kanya ( 1975 ) , shimana periyei ( 1977 ) , rupali saikat ( 1979 ) , mohana ( 1982 ) and parinita ( 1986 ) of alamgir kabir , ora egaro jan ( 1972 ) , sangram ( 1973 ) , debdas ( 1982 ) , chandranath ( 1984 ) , shubhada ( 1986 ) and hangar nadi grenade ( 1998 ) of chashi nazrul islam , nayan moni ( 1975 ) , golapi ekhan treney ( 1979 ) and bhat dey ( 1983 ) of amjad hossain , megher anek rang ( 1976 ) of harunur rashid , alor michhil ( 1974 ) and lathial ( 1976 ) of mita , surya dighal badi ( 1979 ) of seikh niamat ali and masihuddin , shaker dahan ( 1985 ) of seikh niamat ali , ashikhita ( 1978 ) and chhutir ghanta ( 1989 ) of azizur rahman , nolok ( 1978 ) of shibli sadique , titas ekti nadir nam ( 1973 ) of hrittik ghatak , palanka ( 1976 ) of rajen tarafdar , lalan fakir ( 1973 ) and lal shabujer pala of syed hasan imam , sareng bou ( 1978 ) of abdullah al mamun , suprabhat ( 1976 ) of kabir anwar , lal kajal ( 1983 ) of matin rahman , pension ( 1985 ) of rafiqul bari chowdhury , shankha nil karagar ( 1974 ) of mostafizur rahman , aguner parash mani ( 1995 ) of humayun ahmad , poka makader ghar bashati ( 1996 ) of akhtaruzzaman , and dukhai ( 1997 ) of morshedul islam .\ncroatia can deal with kane after ' stopping messi ' 4 more boys rescued from thai cave now pilgrims can conduct medical test at pvt hospitals 33 . 95 lakh cases under trial in courts bangladeshi among 4 killed in saudi arabia checkpoint shootout bgb - bgp conference begins 100 kg mangoes sent to turkish president as gift cabinet okays draft of jatiya krishi niti nirbhaya case : indian top court upholds death penalty for rapists order on khaleda\u2019s review petitions july 12\ndhaka , sept 13 : noted actor anwar hossain died at square hospital in the capital after thursday midnight ( inna lillahe wa inna ilaihe rajewn ) . the ailing actor anwar hossain was admitted to square hospital on august 20 last . since then he had been undergoing treatment there .\nthe first namaj - e - janaza of anwar hossain will be held at baitul mokarram national mosque and the second on fdc premises . he will be buried at mirpur intellectuals grave .\nmeanwhile , president abdul hamid , prime minister sheikh hasina and opposition chief khaleda zia expressed profound shock and sorrow at death of one of the most celebrated bengali film actors anwar hossain .\nthe octogenarian actor , who did not appear in films due to his old - age complications and severe asthma , was diagnosed with stones in his gall bladder and gastrological problem as well . prime minister sheikh hasina on thursday visited ailing anwar hossain at the city\u2019s square hospital . the prime minister went to the hospital in the afternoon to see the health condition of anwar hossain and also gave a cheque of tk 10 lakh to the family members of the ailing actor . anwar hossain dedicated his life for bangla cinema . in his long acting career of over four decades , the seasoned actor appeared in many challenging roles in about 500 movies .\nall rights reserved . any unauthorised use or reproduction of urltoken content is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action .\nfilm , feature in the 1990s , on an average , 80 feature films were released in bangladesh . investment in film industry was also colossal and everyday , more than a million people viewed pictures in about 1 , 500 cinema halls of the country . innumerable directors , artists , technicians and workers are involved in this industry . with the assistance of the government , the film development corporation ( fdc ) and the film archive were set up earlier and funds were provided in grants and awards . a few films of bangladesh have received awards and appreciation in international fairs , festivals and competitions . the film industry of bangladesh had attained its own identity during it long journey of over 50 years .\nthe history of films is not very old . over 100 years ago , on 28 december of 1895 , two brothers , auguste lumiere ( 1862 - 1954 ) and louis lumiere ( 1864 - 1948 ) , arranged the first successful commercial bioscope show . just after six months of this event , a representative of the lumiere brothers held a demonstration of the bioscope show in watson hotel of bombay on 7 july 1896 . bioscopes became familiar in calcutta towards the end of that year . the weekly dhaka prakash published a news on the first bioscope show in dhaka held on 17 april 1898 in crown theatre ( now extinct ) at patuatuli of dhaka sadarghat area . the show was organised by the bedford bioscope company .\nhira lal sen ( 1866 - 1917 ) of bogjuri village in manikganj district formed the first bioscope company in calcutta in 1898 and named it the royal bioscope company . hira lal was also the producer of the first film of undivided india . he filmed episodes from dramas like sita ram , ali baba , dol lila , bhramar , and hariraj budha and showed them in february 1901 at the classic theatre of calcutta . he also produced documentary films , advertisement pictures and newsreels .\nthe first complete feature film ( silent ) of the sub - continent , raja harish chandra , was released in 1913 . its director was dadabhai falke . in calcutta the madan theatre company began to produce the first bangla silent movie bilwa mangal in 1916 . it was released on 8 november 1919 . though jatish banerjee ( rustamji dutiwalla , according to many ) was the director of this film , the famous director - producer of a later period , priya nath ganguli , son of the manager of the dhaka nawab estate , was the key person behind the screen . in 1921 , dhirendra nath ganguli , the deputy collector of barisal , produced a film in calcutta named bilat ferat ( the man who returned from england ) and himself acted in the film .\nin 1927 - 28 , a group of young men of the nawab family of dhaka took the initiative to produce films . they produced sukumari , a silent movie of four reels . the film was directed by ambuj prasanna gupta , a prominent drama worker and an instructor in physical education of jagannath college . in the film , khaja nasrullah played the role of the hero and syed abdus sobhan acted as the heroine .\nafter the success of sukumari , the young men of the nawab family set up dhaka east bengal cinematograph company and produced a full - length silent movie titled the last kiss directed by ambuj gupta . khaja azad did the camera work . khaja ajmal , khaja adil , khaja akmol , khaja shahed , khaja nasrullah and shailen roy alias tona babu acted in different roles in the film . the actresses were lolita alias buri ( heroine ) , charu bala , deba bala alias devi and harimati . the first three of these actresses were picked up from brothels . the director himself composed the bangla and english subtitles of the film and andalib shadani of the university of dhaka composed the urdu subtitles . in 1931 , the last kiss was released in mukul ( now azad ) cinema hall . distinguished historian dr ramesh chandra majumdar , professor of dhaka university , inaugurated the premier show of the film .\nafter 1947 , when dhaka became a new centre of cultural activities and many persons and institutions tried to produce , and distribute films and setup studios . the government of pakistan asked nazir ahmed , a radio personality , to produce a documentary film . accordingly , he produced in our midst , the first documentary film made in east pakistan , in collaboration with the experts of calcutta .\non 3 april 1957 , the east pakistan film development corporation ( epfdc ) was set up with the passage of a bill in the east pakistan provincial legislative assembly . the establishment of fdc laid the foundation of the film industry in the province . after the facilities of fdc were set up , films have been released regularly every year since 1959 . before this date , cinema halls of the province used to show only films imported from india , west pakistan , usa , united kingdom , russia , italy and other countries . following the establishment of the fdc , some more studios like , popular studio ( pagla ) , bari studio ( tejturi bazar ) , and bengal studio ( tikatuli ) were set up .\ndifferent streams have been noticed in the history of films of bangladesh . the films produced in the 1950s and early 1960s reflect a conception of a beautiful and pure life . later , producers began to make films in urdu or films based on folk tales for commercial reasons . chanda , produced in urdu by ehtesham and rupban based on folklore and produced by salahuddin , represent those two distinct streams .\nthe history based nawab sirajuddowla ( 1967 ) of khan ataur rahman and mass movement based jiban thekey neya ( 1970 ) of zahir raihan were produced during a period when east pakistan was in a politically volatile situation . the war of liberation inspired producers to make films of a new type . zahir raihan produced the first film of the new series . during the liberation war , he made and produced stop genocide and some short films . alamgir kabir produced a short film titled liberation fighters . after the independence , chashi nazrul islam made the first full - length film ora egaro jan in 1972 on the liberation war .\nfilms of the early 1970s contained scenes of fighting , suspense , cheap romance and sex , as well as dances and songs , and farcical humour . many local films imitated ideas and episodes from foreign films , all with commercial purposes . the trend continued till 1990s , when the film industry started facing competition from movies offered by satellite tv channels .\norganisations of film industries in bangladesh include private sector institutions like the chalachitra sangsad created in 1963 , and the dhaka film institute ( 1969 ) , and public sector establishments such as the bangladesh film institute ( 1978 ) , the film archive ( 1978 ) , the national film awards and grant fund ( 1975 ) .\npresent situation although the film industry of the country is now producing more films per year than it did in the past , there has been little qualitative improvement . the country produced only one film in 1956 . in the 1960s , the number of films released per year averaged 20 , which rose to 90 in the 1990s . the condition of the industry in the country , however , is far from satisfactory . use of vcr and vcd and increased access to satellite tv channels , home screening , and computer cds are making films available at home . people , especially educated ones , now avoid going to cinema halls . to draw general public to cinema halls , many film producers are now making films with outrageous stories and scenes of violence , sexuality , and tomfoolery . films with good plots and artistic excellence suitable for export to foreign market have become very rare .\nthe cost of producing films has increased manifold at present . due to technical reasons , black and white films are not produced now . the money required in making an average quality colour film of 14 thousand feet is about tk 6 . 5 million . nevertheless , viewing film is still the most accessible and a cheap form of recreation for many .\nremarkable commercial films are chanda ( 1962 ) and chandni ( 1991 ) of ehtesham , rupban ( 1995 ) of salahuddin , mala ( 1965 ) of mostafiz , sat bhai champa ( 1968 ) of dilip shom , arun barun kiran mala ( 1968 ) of khan ataur rahman , mlian ( 1964 ) of rahman , abujh man ( 1972 ) and maina - mati ( 1969 ) of kazi jahir , eto tuku asha ( 1969 ) of mita , rang baj ( 1973 ) of jahirul huq , challenge ( 1983 ) of aj mintu , keyamat thekey keyamat ( 1992 ) of sohanur rahman sohan , beder meye josna ( 1989 ) of tozammel huq bakul , dost - dushman ( 1977 ) of dewan nazrul , omar sharif ( 1980 ) of delwar jahan jhantu , sawdagar ( 1981 ) of f kabir chowdhury , veja chokh ( 1987 ) of shibli sadiq , tomakey chai ( 1996 ) and nayan mani ( 1998 ) of matin rahman , gunahgar ( 1978 ) of sohel rana , bishwa premik ( 1996 ) of shahidul islam khokon , sagarika ( 1998 ) of badal khondoker and ranga bou ( 1998 ) of mohammad hossain .\nnoted film personalities famous director producers of feature films during the pre - independence period include abdul jabbar khan , fateh lohani , ehtesham , salahuddin , mahiuddin , zahir raihan , khan ataur rahman , baby islam , sadeque khan , subhas dutta , and kamal ahmed . some of them produced excellent films after the independence also . other leading producers and directors were alamgir kabir , amjad hossain , chashi nazrul islam , abdus samad , sheikh niamat ali , badal rahman , shibli sadiq , kazi hayat , matin rahman and morshedul islam . famous actors and actresses include fateh lohani , khan ataur rahman , purnima sen , sumita , inam ahmad , kazi khaleque , binoy biswas , narayan chakravarty , mehfuz , anwar hossain , saifuddin , rahman , sabnam , rosy , sujata , ajim , razzaque , kabari , shaokat akbar , anwara , shabana , suchanda , babita , rozina , khalil , ashish kumar loha and sucharita .\nfilm awards a good number of feature films have been awarded prizes at home and abroad for creativity , aesthetic form and content , and for screenplays that reflect the realities of life and society . jago hua savera ( urdu ) was the first feature film to receive international award . directed by aj kardar and based on life of the fishermen , this film got the second prize in the moscow international film festival in 1959 . in different competitions , the film received 11 awards in all . the film was shown in homer theatre and film institute of london , flaherty foundation of usa , and in the seminar of south california university in 1959 . in the same year , the film was sent on invitation to participate in the oscar competition in the foreign language department . tanha another leading feature film directed by baby islam was awarded in beirut film festival in 1962 . in 1965 , sutarang directed by subhas dutta received the second prize in the asian film festival held at frankfurt .\nin 1967 , ayna o abashista of subhash dutta received a prize in the moscow film festival . in 1968 , abirbhab of subhash dutta got the prize of the queen of combodia in a film festival held at phnom penh . in the international film festival held in moscow in 1979 , dumurer phul of subhash dutta got special award in the children ' s section . in 1980 , surya dighal badi directed by mahiuddin shaker and sheikh niamat ali got the third prize in the 29th international film festival held at mannheim of germany . the catholic and the protestant jury committee also rewarded the picture for its human appeal . the federation of international films associations also awarded a prize to surya dighal badi . in 1986 , dahan directed by sheikh niamat ali got an award in the karlovy vary film festival .\nchitrakash , a weekly newspaper of dhaka , first introduced film awards in east pakistan in 1959 . the government of pakistan introduced the president ' s medal in 1960 . in that year asia directed by fateh lohani received the president award as the best film . the award was later discontinued . the pakistan film festival was held at dhaka in august 1965 . prizes awarded in the festival were for best production , direction , story , screenplay , dialogue , music , photography , acting , editing and composition of songs . that year kacher deyal , written , produced and directed by zahir raihan , was awarded as the best film . the film was also given award for best dialogue ( zahir raihan ) , editing ( enamul huq ) , sound recording ( m a jahur ) , music direction ( khan ataur rahman ) , acting in the main female role ( sumita ) and also in a special female role ( asia ali ) . others given awards were khan ataur rahman ( for composing music in surya snan ) , salahuddin ( for screenplay of surya snan ) , syed hasan imam ( actor in anek diner chena ) , subhash dutta ( side role in talash and milan ) , rahman ( certificate of honour for good acting in milan ) .\nthe government of bangladesh introduced the annual national film awards in 1975 , which include cash money , certificate of appreciation , and a trophy . at the beginning , prizes were awarded in 19 categories , but their number was raised to 21 categories in 1992 . the categories included the best film of the year , direction , story , screenplay , dialogue , song , best actor and actress in the main role , best actor and actress in the side role , music director , singer ( male and female ) , camera work ( black and white and colour ) , editing , sound recording , art direction and child artist . an award was also given to the best short film of the year .\nbangladesh film producers association introduced film awards in 1991 . moreover , other associations and non - government organisations have also introduced film awards and are giving prizes in different categories . 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[ 1 ]\nin september , 1906 , bipin chandra pal and pramatha nath mitra took a tour of the newly created province of eastern bengal and assam . [ 2 ] the latter , while delivering his speech , asked them to come forward who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their country and pulin had stepped forward . [ 2 ] subsequently , he was nominated to organize the dhaka chapter of the anushilan samiti . in october , [ 3 ] pulin founded the dhaka chapter with 80 young men .\npulin was a remarkable organizer and the samiti soon had over 500 branches in the province .\npulin founded the national school in dhaka . it was basically built as a training ground for raising a revolutionary force . in the beginning the students were trained with lathis and wooden swords . afterwards they were groomed with daggers and finally with pistols and revolvers .\npulin masterminded the plot to eliminate basil copleston allen , the erstwhile district magistrate of dhaka . on 23 december 1907 , when mr . allen was on his way back to england , he was shot through his body at the goalundo railway station but he narrowly escaped with his life . [ 4 ] a few days after the incident a gang of around 400 muslim rioters attacked pulin at his residence chanting anti - hindu slogans . he staved off the rioters bravely with barely a handful of his associates .\nin early 1908 , pulin organized the sensational barrah dacoity . the audacious dacoity was committed in broad daylight by a group of revolutionaries at the residence of the zamindar of barrah , under the nawabganj police station in the district of dhaka . the fund was used for buying arms and ammunition .\nin 1908 he was arrested along with bhupesh chandra nag , shyam sundar chakravarti , krishna kumar mitra , subodh mallick and ashwini dutta and interred in montgomery jail . after his release from jail in 1910 , he began to rejuvenate the revolutionary activities . around this time the dhaka group began to operate independently of the kolkata group . after the demise of pramatha nath mitra , the two bodies separated .\nin july , 1910 , pulin was arrested again along with 46 other revolutionaries on charges of sedition . later another 44 revolutionaries were arrested . this came to be known as the dhaka conspiracy case . after the trial pulin was awarded lifelong imprisonment . he was transferred to the cellular jail where he found himself in the company of revolutionaries like hem chandra das , barindra kumar ghosh and vinayak savarkar .\nafter the war pulin ' s term was reduced and he was released from jail in 1918 but kept in house arrest for another year . in 1919 , when he was totally released , he once again tried to revive the activities of the samiti . the organization had been banned and its members were scattered here and there , and there was only a lukewarm response . at the nagpur congress and later at kolkata , the majority of the surviving revolutionaries accepted in principle the leadership of mohandas gandhi and decided to support the non - cooperation movement . pulin , however , remained a steadfast and declined to comprise with ideals and refused to accept the leadership of mohandas gandhi . as the samiti was then a banned outfit , he founded the bharat sevak sangh in 1920 to carry on the revolutionary activities . under the patronage of barrister s . r . das he publishes two periodicals hak katha and swaraj through which he began to spread the revolutionary ideas . he began to criticize the congress policy of non - violence . the samiti continued to exist in secrecy , however , his differences with the samiti began to surface . he severed all his links with the samiti , dissolved bharat sevak sangha and retired from active politics in 1922 .\nin 1928 , he founded the bangiya byayam samiti , at mechhuabazar in kolkata . it was an institute of physical culture and effectively an akhada where he began to train young men in stick wielding , swordplay and wrestling .\nhe came under the influence of a yogi and the feeling of non - attachment grew in him . he married & had three sons & two daughters . after that time till date bangiya byayam samiti was successfully run by his second son sourendra till date 2005 . presently his grand sons biswaranjan & manishranjan are seeking professional & governmental help to rebuild the ideals of pulinbihari . at that time swami satyananda giri and his friends used to frequent his place and hold satsangs at a nearby cottage . [ 5 ]\nthe university of calcutta has a special endowment medal named after him , called the pulin bihari das smriti padak .\nsengupta , s . ( ed . ) ( 1988 ) . samsad bangali charitabhidhan ( in bengali ) , calcutta : sahitya samsad , pp . 288\nsekhar bandyopadhyay . from plassey to partition : a history of modern india . orient blackswan . p . 260 . isbn 81 - 250 - 2596 - 0 .\nyoga niketan . a collection of biographies of 4 kriya yoga gurus by swami satyananda giri . iuniverse .\nthis page is based on a wikipedia article written by authors ( here ) . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 license ; additional terms may apply . images , videos and audio are available under their respective licenses .\nhtml public\n- / / wapforum / / dtd xhtml mobile 1 . 2 / / en\nurltoken\nyou are using an older browser version . please use a supported version for the best msn experience .\nlooking to workout but don ' t want to join the mundane - ness of a gym ? take on a martial arts course and connect yourself to some of our ancient forms of physical fitness . scroll down to see some of the martial art forms that are taken seriously and taught across schools in india .\noften known as the \u2018mother of all martial arts\u2019 , this 3000 - year old art form originating from kerala , draws inspiration from the raw power and sinuous strength of majestic animal forms - the lion , tiger , elephant , wild boar , snake and crocodile . it has lately emerged in a new avatar as a source of inspiration for self - expression in dance forms - both traditional and contemporary , in theater , in fitness and in movies too !\na traditional stick - martial art form from south india , the word \u2018silam\u2019 ( in tamil ) stands for hills and \u2018mambam\u2019 ( the marhat word for bamboo ) stands for bamboo from the hills ; these sticks are usually found on the hills in that particular region . the salient parts of it are the very well - structured techniques , deeply articulated to each other , a lot of footwork , the fluency of play , and some fighting strategies .\noriginating from the state of punjab , gatka was developed as a self - defense mechanism by the sikhs . it was a battle technique created by the sikh warriors during the martial period of the great sikh gurus . it is a style of stick fighting between two or more practitioners , with wooden sticks ( called soti ) intended to simulate swords . in gatka , the\nstick\nand\nfarri\nare also used to substitute the sword and shield respectively for practice and safety purposes . gatka is a unique art form to defend and display fighting skills and exercise self - control , which is the best part of this time - tested martial art .\nmusti - yuddha is an unarmed martial art form from varanasi ( benares ) in north india . similar to southeast asian kickboxing styles , it makes use of punches , kicks , knees and elbow strikes and head buttes , although punches tend to dominate . matches were once held regularly in varanasi but were eventually banned because of the fights which often broke out among the boxers supporters . illegal bouts continued but became rare by the 1960s .\nthis is a traditional martial art from manipur . the art of sword and spear , this martial art form integrates various external weapons - the sword , spear , dagger , etc . - with the internal practice of physical control through soft movements coordinated with the rhythms of breathing . it is part of the great heroic tradition of manipur . the proper name for thang - ta is huyen lallong (\nmethod of safe - guarding\n) . the heart of thang - ta is the sword . there are literally hundreds of different sword drills for training the basic strokes and stepping patterns .\noriginally from maharashtra , this is a weapon - based martial art form . it owes its development to the geographic conditions of the state ( hills , caves and valleys ) . a very ancient form of art , it saw its emergence during the maratha dynasty . over the years as firearms got introduced , it started to lose its prominence . but the british often said , a few maratha soldiers always preferred to carry their sword rather than the guns .\nkusti is india ' s traditional wrestling art form , on soil . this ancient sport used to hold great importance in indian societies of the past ; its popularity over the recent years however , has dwindled tremendously . at present , kusti is only practiced in a handful places around india and kolhapur is one city where kusti seems to be thriving ! the sport is as popular as ever in the villages that surround the city . when matches are held , as many as 20 , 000 spectators attend . it is common for rural families to send boys to kolhapur ' s thalims or akharas - traditional wrestling schools . there , the young men dedicate themselves entirely to the sport .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\ncheck out our guide to family entertainment , see what imdb editors are watching , and more .\ncopyright 2010 - 2013 : gomolo . all rights reserved . | terms | privacy\ni dont think its fair to directly compare wards to what the other priest class ' s get . we get a slow , and that flat out lowers the number of chances a mob has to hit its target period . there is no better way to lower a mobs dps than to lowers its attack speed . its a proactive way to heal . . . . : smileyhappy : its pretty powerful , and should be taken into account when comparing it to what other priest class ' s get . message edited by karmik23 on 12 - 17 - 2004 05 : 42 pm\nkarmik23 wrote : i dont think its fair to directly compare wards to what the other priest class ' s get . we get a slow , and that flat out lowers the number of chances a mob has to hit its target period . there is no better way to lower a mobs dps than to lowers its attack speed . its a proactive way to heal . . . . : smileyhappy : its pretty powerful , and should be taken into account when comparing it to what other priest class ' s get . message edited by karmik23 on 12 - 17 - 2004 05 : 42 pm\nwell , no it shouldn ' t . not entirely anyway . the only way a heal will fail is if it fizzles or is interrupted . if the spell casts , you will heal your target for the amount the spell allows .\nwhen you start considering the combination of slow + ward , you are in pretty subjective territory . do i believe that slow + ward is comparable , or even superior to healing ? sure do . but , and it ' s important to note this , you have no guarantee that your slow will not be resisted . now , when you look at the guarantee that ac will mitigate damage , and the guarantee that a heal spell will heal for xx amount of damage when it is cast , how exactly does slow + ward compare ? if you are unable to get your first slow to stick to the mob you are fighting , you are already behind the game . sometimes , i have cast up to 3 slows , all resisted .\nsecondly , up until level 35 , all of our slow spells are single target only . which is fine in many many of the 1 - 2 mob encounters we find in our lower levels . but i have been spending a fair amount of time in re lately , and when we fight the 4 - bajillion mob encounters ( linked , or accidental\n) i can tell you it ' s pretty unfeasible to try and debuff the mobs . you ' re better off just spamming ward . which , i will point out , works ok for the most part . however , given the fact that numerically our wards seem to protect for = or less damage than other heal spells , which get to factor in the guarantee of ac mitigation , i do feel like we don ' t get a comparable ability to heal .\ni know some mystics have said that they feel they do fine keeping their party alive . in truth , i feel like i do an ok job myself . but the numbers others have crunched don ' t play out to be that fair between the 3 classes . i would be fine if they didn ' t want to give wards ac mitigation . . . if they did something to address the discrepancy . maybe move down the aoe slow spell to level 30 . or perhaps give us a timed spell we can cast on our tank that channels a debuff through the ward , making a debuff ( slow , lower str , etc ) proc through the ward every time it is struck . as it stands now though , i don ' t feel good about every time our party wants to fight hordes of mobs and i am a sole healer ( and let ' s not turn this into a 1 vs . 2 healer group debate right now , that ' s a different issue : smileywink : ) .\nok , so that post makes no sense . . . clerics can add more hp than a shaman can . . so more hp is the clerics equal to slows as a\nproactive heal\nwith wards not taking into account ac it makes them effectively more and more useless the better your group is . a ward shouldn ' t be as effective for a caster as it is a tank . a cleric ' s reactive heal makes sense , it lasts longer on a tank than a caster because the tank takes less damage per hit . me at 1800 ac sometimes gets the ward ' s complete damage taken off in 1 hit . . . . so i that case i might as well go for very light armor with power / hp stats than using medium armor with alot more ac . titus\ni have to totally disagree with the above post infact i don ' t believe the mystic class needs twinking at all . i ' v alreay done every part of runneye including the two instances that comprise of runnyeye b . the mystic is far mor effective healer then the druid and shouldn ' t be more effective then a cleric . the only thing i would do to our class is increase our debuffs if anything . the wards nulifying the ac on the target is fine becaue ur giving that toon an extra xx amount of hit points in essence . well i also miss haste but oh well this is a new game and needs new tactics adjust your playing to best fit the game not complain about what this and that do .\nkarmik23 wrote : its pretty powerful , and should be taken into account when comparing it to what other priest class ' s get .\ni might consider it powerful if slow affected skill attacks , but it doesn ' t . and skill usage makes up a very large portion of npc dps .\nas an example , here ' s the result of me fighting an even con l25 crab . the only spell i used was heal .\nhere ' s a log of me against another l25 crab , where i maintained keening haze adept i on the crab .\nas you can see , the ' normal ' attack rate went from 3 . 75 to 4 . 35 seconds per attack , a whopping 16 % slow . the special attack rate ( wild swing , crush , etc ) decreased from 9 . 23 to 8 . 39 seconds per attack .\ni don ' t want to hear any speeches about statistical samples , etc . it ' s clear that ' special ' attacks aren ' t slowed , and make up a large portion of npc damage . it ' s no wonder i feel like my adept 1 keening haze is absolutely worthless . i won ' t even get into discussing the boredom involved with spamming wards .\nrunneye is nice and all but that doesn ' t have jack to do with effectiveness of wards . balance is the key here . i ' ve not notice a difference in instant heals between myself and a cleric . . and there shouldn ' t be sense the priests should be balanced . lets take for example a reactive heal vs . ward these should be balanced so lets use 500 as a nice round number ( ward being 500hp worth and reactive heal being 500hp worth ) you would think this is balanced . . . aye to the naked eye it is . . . . but , lets take a . . 35 ^ ^ mob . . . it does a barage for 500 hp . this hits the tank ( 2200ac ) for lets say 350 . . the reactive heal then heals for 350 and is still there for another 150 hp of damage . . so lets say the mob has to do 250 raw damage to equal that 150 damage with 2200 ac . so this example tells us that the reactive heal of 500 wears off at 750 raw damage on a 2200ac tank lets take that same mob with same damage with a shaman casts ward on tank . . . mob does 500 raw damage . . ward absorbs all 500 damage and disappears then mob hits for 250 raw damage . . now that the ward is off the tank mitigates damage to 150 . . . with this you see that the balance is off because at the end of the ward / reactive heal cleric has nothing to do but recast reactive heal shammy has to heal tank for 150 hp then re - ward this is about as useful as the grp rez and aqueous spirit spells . titus\ntarllac wrote : the wards nulifying the ac on the target is fine becaue ur giving that toon an extra xx amount of hit points in essence . well i also miss haste but oh well this is a new game and needs new tactics adjust your playing to best fit the game not complain about what this and that do ."]}
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", "topic": 10}], "title": "close range love ( film )", "paragraphs": ["there are no featured reviews for kinkyori ren ai ( close range love ) at this time .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for kinkyori ren ai ( close range love ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\na live - action film based on a hit romance manga\nkinkyori renai ( close range love )\ncomes out on dvd and blu - ray .\nclose range love grossed us $ 9 , 812 , 922 at the japanese box office . it also held the number one spot in the japanese box office for three weeks .\nat close range cast list , ordered alphabetically with photos of the actors and actresses when available . the cast of at close range includes both well - known and unfamiliar actors , but either way they all really made the movie come to life . in many cases you can click on the names of these at close range actors to find out more about them . you can also find some great trivia about these at close range actresses and actors below , such as when they were born , and what other films they ' re known for .\n# kinkyori renai # kinkyori renai season zero # close range love # yamashita tomohisa # abe aran # yamapi # japanese # ikemen # japan # johnnys # johnnys jr . # johnnys jr\ndoes anybody have any recommendations that follow the same kinda storyline as kinkyori renai ( close range love ) ? i really liked this movie but i cant seem to find any movies like it . - faith\nmeanwhile , competitor \u201ccape nostalgia\u201d\u2019s total rose to $ 4 . 84 million on 453 , 756 admissions . the higher cume derives from its stronger performance on the weekdays than \u201cclose range love , \u201d whose teen target aud is attending classes then .\nclose range love grossed us $ 9 , 812 , 922 at the japanese box office . [ 4 ] it also held the number one spot in the japanese box office for three weeks . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]\nreview : a chilling and realistic crime film , at close range features strong performances by christopher walken and sean penn . the film follows fresh - out - of - high - school brad whitewood , jr . ( penn ) , as he struggles against the boredom of his rural existence . living i\u2026 ( more )\na chilling and realistic crime film , at close range features strong performances by christopher walken and sean penn . the film follows fresh - out - of - high - school brad whitewood , jr . ( penn ) , as he struggles against the boredom of his rural existence . living in a run - down house with his\nthe journal also comprises research and archival notes , editorials , reports , and book and film reviews , and addresses a wide range of genres , including documentary , experimental film and video , diasporic cinema , animation , musicals , comedy , and so on .\na high school student falls in love with her english teacher . [ 2 ]\nat close range is a 1986 crime drama film directed by james foley , based on the real life rural pennsylvania crime family led by bruce johnston , sr . which operated during the 1960s and 1970s . it stars sean penn and christopher walken , with chris penn , mary stuart masterson , and crispin glover in supporting roles .\ntokyo : \u201cclose range love\u201d ( kinkyori renai ) , naoto kumazawa\u2019s drama about a high school student\u2019s crush on her handsome english teacher , rebounded from no . 2 to no . 1 at the japanese b . o . for the oct . 18 - 19 weekend . it deposed the previous week\u2019s top film , the sayuri yoshinaga starrer \u201ccape nostalgia . \u201d based on rin mikimoto\u2019s best - selling comic , [ \u2026 ]\n, if they really want to fill this minor gap in their film knowledge .\nrelentlessly grim , at close range offers a frightening glimpse at the dark side of american life and poses disturbing questions about family ties . unfortunately , although director james foley handles the performances with skill , he also indulges in too many flashy directorial pyrotechnics , muting\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nthe trailer and poster for the film were released on october 6 , 2014 . japanese band sakanaction performed the film ' s theme song ,\nhasu no hana\n.\nroger ebert gave the film 3\u00bd ( out of 4 ) stars . [ 2 ]\nat rotten tomatoes , 84 % of critics considered the film positively . [ 3 ]\na chilling and realistic crime film , at close range features strong performances by christopher walken and sean penn . the film follows fresh - out - of - high - school brad whitewood , jr . ( penn ) , as he struggles against the boredom of his rural existence . living in a run - down house with his half - brother , tommy ( christopher penn , sean ' s brother ) , his grandmother . . . read more\nhibino , a geek girl fall in love for the first time with kyouta , the playboy . what will happen when a zero experience girl coupled with a lot of experienced boy ? love for beginner begin .\nthe trailer and poster for the film were released on october 6 , 2014 . [ 3 ]\ntokyo : \u201cclose range love\u201d ( kinkyori renai ) , naoto kumazawa\u2019s drama about a high school student\u2019s crush on her handsome english teacher , rebounded from no . 2 to no . 1 at the japanese b . o . for the oct . 18 - 19 weekend . it deposed the previous week\u2019s top film , the sayuri yoshinaga starrer \u201ccape nostalgia . \u201d based on rin mikimoto\u2019s best - selling comic , the film earned $ 1 . 16 million on 100 , 766 admissions for the frame , or 69 % of its previous weekend\u2019s total . its cume is $ 4 . 49 million on 381 , 493 admissions .\nlong time film lover and occasional writer . i watch anything and everything though i have massive love for the works of shunji iwai , jackie chan , johnnie to , and kinji fukasaku . pop ! pop !\nalso a very very clich\u00e9 story . . don ' t expect something unique . a typical manga love story .\nthis close - up issue endeavors to explore the use of film not only as a narrative mode for the official voice of the cuban nation but also as a narrative tool for counter histories . essays framed around major socio - historic and socio - political developments in the revolution as well as those examining intersections of identity politics , counter narratives and techniques of film production are highly desired .\nhere is a spare , violent , unforgiving story of a boy ' s need for a father who does not love him and who would , if necessary , murder his son . it is also a story with passages of love and adventure and cheerfulness , as a teenager grows up in the hills of rural pennsylvania . the way that the two sides of the story grow together creates a tragedy that reminds me of myth , of the ancient stories of children betrayed by their parents . and yet ,\nat close range\nis based on a true story . it happened in 1978 .\nblack camera invites submissions for a close - up focused on contemporary cuban cinema . the cultural currency of film in cuban revolutionary society has provided for a uniquely crafted and skilled film culture in cuba , rich in nuance and inventiveness . nationalized in 1959 by the instituto cubano del arte e industria cinematogr\u00e1ficos , commonly referred to as icaic , through the almost 60 years of revolution , cuba\u2019s film industry has long - held a privileged position within cuban society , and also served as an informal measuring stick for the nation\u2019s progress . despite a lack of resources and varying degrees of restriction and censorship of artistic expression through the years of the cuban revolution , the cuban film industry has not only continued to thrive but also fostered a premium valuation of cuban art and cultural production internally as well as externally . major national and international film festivals centered on the latest offerings of the cuban film industry , such as the international festival of new latin american cinema , celebrating its 40th iteration , further emphasizes the importance of cuban film as a canonical juggernaut in the study and appreciation of contemporary film .\nhatori is in love with her childhood friend rita , but when rita gets himself a girlfriend hatoris world turns upside down .\nis a 2014 japanese romance film directed by naoto kumazawa and an adaptation of the manga series of the same name .\nbook and film reviews can be 500 - 1 , 500 words ( exceptions will be considered for review essays ) .\na smart high school student falls in love with her english teacher after she receives one - on - one tutoring from him .\nann wilson is best known as the vocalist for heart , the rock band that became famous for songs like\nbarracuda ,\ncrazy on you ,\nwhat about love\nand\nall i wanna do is make love to you .\nninako confesses her love to ren . but get rejected because he is already have a girlfriend . they promise to stay as a friend . some other guy confess their love to her but she rejects them . is it because she still wants to be with ren ?\nthe battle scenes in\nhacksaw ridge\nare among the most violent captured on film - and also the most urgent .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\n\u201cany intervention by the european commission which undermines the ability to license on an exclusive territorial basis will lead to less investment in new productions and reduce the quality and range of content available to uk and eu consumers , \u201d said john mcvay , the chief executive of pact , the uk body representing independent tv and film production companies .\nit ' s a technically marvelous film with some surpassingly dumb moments . it ' s a movie that seeks to honor an honorable man , but does so at the expense of other honorable men . hacksaw ridgeis a flawed film from a deeply flawed filmmaker .\ntrolls is a fail - safe film that young parents can take their kids to , and hopefully enjoy a few chuckles themselves .\nit features essays and interviews that engage film in social as well as political contexts and in relation to historical and economic forces that bear on the reception , distribution , and production of film in local , regional , national , and transnational settings and environments .\nat close range\nis not a pleasant movie . few recent films have painted such a bleak picture of human nature . the walken character is ruthless , and most of the other characters in the film are weak , or deprived , or lacking in the ability to see beyond their immediate situations . that ' s especially true of brad jr . ' s mother ( millie perkins ) and grandmother ( eileen ryan ) , who sit endlessly around the house , their eyes straying away from every conversation toward the tv set . only brad jr . and his girlfriend ( mary stuart masterson ) have a chance of breaking free , and their love affair is on a collision course with brad sr .\na smart high school student falls in love with her new handsome english teacher after she begins to receive one - on - one tutoring from him .\nthe film grossed a total of $ 2 , 347 , 000 at the north american box office during its theatrical run in 83 theaters .\na smart high school student become falling in love with her new english handsome teacher after she begins to receive one - on - one tutoring from him .\nbecause this film is violent and cruel and very sad , why would you want to see it ? for a couple of reasons , perhaps .\nhacksaw ridge is being touted as gibson ' s comeback . is it also an atonement ? what ' s clear is that gibson has made a film about family , faith , love and forgiveness all put to the test in an arena of violent conflict - a movie you don ' t want to miss .\nto those who are saying that this seems similar to some mangga , it ' s hirunaka no ryuusei or daytime shooting star guys . i love them both < 3\nfrankly , i decided to give this movie a try only because of the \u201cforbidden love\u201d plot . perhaps i was just expecting too much or because it had a weak story line , i don\u2019t know , but one thing is clear\u2026 i was disappointed with the film . it just fell below par for me . sorry .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nif the film ' s director were anyone but gibson , a fixture on or even atop hollywood ' s enemies list , it would be expecting several oscar nominations .\ngibson has made a movie that ' s nearly pathological in its love of violence - but he nonetheless counterbalances its amoral pleasures with an understanding of the psychological devastation that war wreaks .\nmel gibson indulges in his biggest obsessions as a filmmaker and creates a magnificent film that couldn ' t have been made by anyone else . full review on filmotrope . com\ndevoted to the study and documentation of the black cinematic experience , black camera is published biannually and is the only scholarly film journal of its kind in the united states .\namerican actress anne hathaway has starred in films like ' the devil wears prada , ' ' love and other drugs , ' ' les miserables ' and ' ocean ' s 8 . '\ni 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 ?\nokay , so i watched this because everyone seemed to love it but this movie was simply not my cup of tea at all , i ' m sorry . . . weird built up story .\nseems to be irrelevant . the cinematography in this film is not connected to the story . even if the ideas were a little more tightly bound to the plot , the story in\ntackling a famous literary character in her next project , hathaway played the white queen in tim burton & apos ; s reimagining of the famous children & apos ; s tale alice in wonderland in 2010 . the film , starring mia wasikowska as alice and johnny depp as the mad hatter , proved to be a huge commercial and critical success . hathaway also appeared in the 2010 satire of the pharmaceutical industry , love and other drugs , starring opposite jake gyllenhaal ; and in 2011 & apos ; s one day , a film based on the 2009 novel by david nicholls .\na love story between a famous 25 - year - old songwriter , who keeps his identity hidden from the public , and a 16 - year - old high school student who possesses a gifted voice .\nanne bancroft was an oscar tony and emmy award - winning actress famous for her roles in the miracle worker and the graduate . she was married to comedian and film director mel brooks .\nyuni is lost in her emotions . she finds comfort in the presence of her only friend nami ( mizuki yamamoto ) . she relays then that she\u2019s harboring love - hate feelings for someone . she hates him but she\u2019s sad when he\u2019s being cold . she doesn\u2019t want to see him but not seeing him makes her feel lonely . nami understands and concludes that there\u2019s only one explanation to that . it\u2019s love .\nis a film about fancy camera moves . there ' s a genuine plot hiding back there somewhere , but it is almost totally obscured by an overindulgence in technique for technique ' s sake .\nthis animated film is like mainlining a rainbow , snorting martha stewart - brand glitter and drinking a glass of ecstasy - spiked champagne . you ' ll get a high off all the happy .\nit ' s a cracking story and impressively executed by a director clearly going out of his way to show he has lost none of his passion for film - making and for action in particular .\narmed with the full understanding of what\u2019s going on , yuni resolves that the only way to ease her current situation is to declare her love to haruka . she tries to confess in front of everyone but fails . she tries to confess privately but fails . and as for the final attempt , she writes her love confession on a notebook which says , \u201ci hate you but like you at the same time . what should i do ? \u201d like they say , third time\u2019s a charm , and so on the third try , while hiding under the teacher\u2019s table , yuni successfully convey her love . and in a spur , haruka kisses her .\nyuni begins to receive one - on - one tutoring from mr . haruka sakurai . soon , yuni develops feelings for her teacher and she realizes that she is now in love . yuni then confesses to her teacher .\nthe mps say that the uk government needs to follow the lead of france , spain and italy , countries that have expressed opposition to brussels\u2019 proposals because of the potential impact on their domestic film and tv industries .\nabout one gloomy girl named mei who injures the most popular male student named yamato . somehow , yamato likes mei and one day , yamato saves mei from a stalker by kissing her . from that kiss , their love story begins .\na girl that resemble\nsadako\nof the movie ring is being feared by her classmates . she is avoided by everyone . while everyone is avoiding her , the popular boy shota kazehaya befriends her , and their love begins to grow .\nhathaway departed from making family friendly films in 2005 , with havoc and brokeback mountain . in the independent film havoc , she played a privileged los angeles teen who drawn to the city & apos ; s grittier side . the academy award - winning brokeback mountain , directed by ang lee , featured hathaway in a supporting role as lureen , a wife whose husband is in love with a man . she earned strong reviews for her portrayal of a tough , sexy texan .\npretty leads , but pretty boring storyline . well , since it ' s a manga adaption ( not that i ' ve read it ) , i think we were expected to know the whole story so it ' s a bit fast paced ( as in everything felt rushed ) , dramatic , with no character establishment nor development . they fell in love in a flash , especially the teacher , and the next thing i know , they were forcing the forbidden teacher - student love down my throat . i guess it ' s your average high school love drama , which do no justice for the two pretty leads , they could have done better , i blame the writing . i stuck around for an hour or so just to watch yamapi .\nwhen she was in middle school , yoshioka futaba met tanaka kou whom she had mutual love . after kou moved to nagaski with his late mother , futaba lost contact with him . in her first - year of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nare very diverse , showing excellent range . in this film , penn is a convincing midwestern kid , caught up in a lot more than he bargained for . walken , who is almost always excellent , is a bit too much of a cipher as the father , too changeable with too little justification . in stories based on real life , truth is a defense , i suppose , but kazan and walken might have tried harder to tie the threads of his character more tightly together . mary stuart masterson is good as penn ' s girlfriend , and christopher penn does a good job as penn ' s younger brother .\nthey are the same dynamics you could see in the great crime film\nin cold blood\n( 1967 ) , the dynamics where seemingly ordinary people whose moral sense is missing drift into actions so bad that perhaps even they are appalled .\nactress anne hathaway was born in brooklyn , new york , on november 12 , 1982 . as a youngster , she was accepted into the barrow group theater company . in 1999 she got her first big break on the short - lived television series get real . hathaway then landed the role that made her famous , playing mia thermopolis in the princess diaries ( 2001 ) . in 2006 she found huge success with the devil wears prada and the following year she starred in becoming jane , a film about jane austen . hathaway then garnered both critical and commercial attention for her role in 2010 & apos ; s love and other drugs , due in no small part to her nude scenes in the film . she went on to win acclaim for later film appearances , including those in the dark knight rises , les miserables ( both released in 2012 ) and alice through the looking glass ( 2016 ) , before being tapped for the heist comedy ocean & apos ; s 8 ( 2018 ) .\nthe uk\u2019s \u00a31bn industry that sells films and tv shows such as victoria , sherlock and love island across europe is under threat from plans in brussels that will slash their value to broadcasters on the continent , a cross - party group of mps has warned the government .\neurope is the second - biggest market for uk tv exports \u2013 only north america is bigger \u2013 worth well in excess of \u00a3400m in sales annually . a further \u00a3500m of the \u00a32bn british global film exports annually are accounted for by sales across europe .\nthe acting was really good , especially if the female lead got on my nerves for her acting here , she did her job wel . the male lead is easy to love and i thought his acting was great . also the chemistry they have in this movie is incredible !\nin 2001 hathaway took on the role that made her famous : she starred as mia thermopolis , a smart , klutzy teen who learns she is actually a princess of a small country called genovia , in the princess diaries . thermopolis & apos ; grandmother , played by julie andrews , instructs her in all things royal . while reviews were mixed , the film scored big with audiences , earning approximately $ 108 million at the box office . hathaway earned a teen choice award nomination for her work on the film .\nfrom kathleen collins\u2019 recently re - released losing ground and bill gunn\u2019s still shelved studio - feature stop , to woodie king\u2019s neo - realist the long night , and william miles\u2019 magisterial i remember harlem , the new york scene presents a challenging collective of films that defy typical cinematic histories . this close - up will feature works rarely discussed not to incorporate them into already existing histories but to pose new questions .\ni think this is a good movie . pi as sakurai - sensei is so handsooooooome . and i imagine what he really smells like ? hahahaha . i so envy nana komatsu . hahahaha . i don ' t think this is so taboo at all . he fell in love and he was sincere .\nblack camera invites submissions for a close - up devoted to black independent filmmakers based in and around new york . in 2015 the film society of lincoln center premiered the groundbreaking series tell it like it is : black independents in new york , 1968 - 1986 , programmed by michelle materre and jake perlin . this series re - contextualized the all too rarely seen film and television works of artists including jessie maple , william miles , kathleen collins , bill gunn , st . clair bourne , madeline anderson , kent garrett and william greaves , among many others . whether in documentaries , experimental shorts , or feature length narratives these artists recharted black life on screen . falling between the twin poles of production that were the blaxploitation cycle and what paula massood describes as the black city cinema of the 1990s , these artists were part of a new york \u201cscene . \u201d whether as colleagues or friends , a network of black artists emerged . within this network artists exchanged ideas and challenged typical modes of production and representation .\nbowing at no . 3 on 199 screens nationwide is \u201cgrace of monaco\u201d with $ 755 , 665 on 64 , 542 admissions . the only other non - japanese film in the top ten , \u201cdawn of the planet of the apes , \u201d slipped from the seventh to the ninth spot .\nwhile many of these filmmakers had close relationships with new york\u2019s prominent public television station wnet , some worked across media . expanding the scope beyond new york city , these artists represented an east coast analog to the west coast work of the la rebellion filmmakers . where ucla represented a nexus point of education , the networks created on the east coast were entangled across and against institutions . this close - up section endeavors to re - frame how scholars think of \u201cblack cinema\u201d and the ways in which black filmmakers on the east coast honed specific aesthetic and narrative strategies , cultivated often in opposition to those emerging in other artistic spheres . figures like gunn and collins , who were once pejoratively characterized as belonging to the \u201chudson river school of cinematography\u201d turned to both the stage and the page as writers , sculpting worlds of middle class black life that cut across time and prescribed notions of legible blackness .\ntrolls is a neon - tinted explosion of glitter , music and fast - paced humor . it may not be an animated masterpiece but there are some very creative and charming things happening in this film . dreamworks isn ' t at the level of challenging disney or pixar and they prove it again with their latest , but if trolls maybe isn ' t ambitious it ' s a lot of fun . the animation is lovely to look at . colorful and tactile with use of felt and scrapbook cutouts , the animation sparkles . the film tells an important if rather basic message about happiness and how it is found within . the first half of the film is delightful with some terrific musical numbers starring anna kendrick , however , momentum slows a bit once the trolls hit bergen town , and the addition of a sideplot involving a bergen scullery maid is rather strange , but the film pulls it together near the end . in the film ' s best scene , resembling inside out ' s memory dump scene , justin timberlake flexes his vocals in a touching rendition or true colors and an oddly quiet scene from the typical frenzied dreamworks ' animations . trolls is a cute story , told well with some good vocal performances and some nice musical numbers . it ' s loud and frantic at times and it doesn ' t dig too deep , but it ' s charming and funny enough to make a pleasant escape from the torturous election season . rating : 68\nhathaway & apos ; s success on the silver screen continued with the devil wears prada ( 2006 ) , a film adaptation of the best - selling novel by lauren weisberger . in the film , hathaway plays a struggling journalist who takes a job at a fashion magazine out of desperation , and finds herself working as an assistant for the publication & apos ; s difficult and demanding editor - in - chief . her character & apos ; s boss , played by meryl streep , is said to have been based on anna wintour , editor - in - chief of vogue magazine .\nwith the encouragement of her only friend , nanami kikuko ( mizuki yamamoto ) , yuni realises that she has fallen in love with her teacher , sakurai who also happens to be admired by every girl in school . every time yuni has the chance to express the way she feels to sakurai , she isn ' t able to do so .\nhathaway returned to the role for the 2004 sequel , the princess diaries 2 : royal engagement . that same year , she played the title character in ella enchanted , a twist on the cinderella story . the film received mostly positive reviews , with critic roger ebert describing her as\nbeautiful\nand\nluminous .\nthe first movie close - up featured fred ott , who headlined the 81 - frame edison kinetoscopic record of a sneeze , which was recorded in the first week of january 1894 to illustrate an article in harper ' s weekly . journalist burton phillips had actually requested a female subject , so the mustachioed joker of thomas edison ' s west orange laboratory must have come as something of a surprise . the facial hair of john c rice dominated another kinetoscope short photographed in the famous black maria studio , the kiss ( 1896 ) . however , this 22 - second highlight from the saucy broadway hit , the widow jones , co - starred canadian actress may irwin . some viewed their embrace with distaste , however , and the film was banned in several towns , as such graphic displays of affection were deemed wholly inappropriate .\nin 2012 , hathaway landed one of her most exciting roles yet : playing catwoman in the third film of christopher nolan & apos ; s batman series , the dark knight rises . she then starred in les miserables ( 2012 ) alongside hugh jackman , amanda seyfried and russell crowe . in the film , hathaway plays fantine , a poor french woman who turns to prostitution to support her only child , cosette . in january 2013 , she received a golden globe award ( best supporting actress ) for her performance in les miserables . hathaway & apos ; s winning streak continued with her first academy award win for best supporting actress for her portrayal of fantine that february .\nisn ' t particularly good entertainment , nor is it moving , nor instructive , except for incipient cinematographers and directors . a good story has gone to waste , and there is no need for most people to bother checking out the obscured virtues of the film . those who have never understood what\noverdirected\nmeans might want to see\ngyaaaahhhh ! ! ! ! i just recently read this manga and i really love it ! ! ! i ' m sooo happy yamapi is the lead role ! ! ! i watched his buzzer beat ^ . ^ and nana komatsu looks sooo pretty it really fits her role > . < excited for this movie ! ! ! but it ' s still on october though : /\nover the last decade , nina simone has resurfaced as a media icon , muse , and musical mother for contemporary artists and activists . much like simone\u2019s own genre - defying style during her life , twenty - first century engagements with simone range in style and format , including but not limited to broadway musicals , hip hop samples , oscar nominated documentaries , red carpet fashion tributes , and countless tribute concerts and song covers . in other words , simone not only inspires , but in fact shapes american culture in ways that were unimaginable during her peak in the 1960s .\nas a supplement to the fall 2017 close - up on beyonc\u00e9 , black camera invites submissions for a close - up devoted to jay - z . recently inducted into the songwriters hall of fame by president barack obama , jay - z is one of the most influential rap artists of all time . with the release of 4 : 44 , jay - z has once again shifted the terrain of hip - hop and his own image . revealed as a philanderer in beyonc\u00e9\u2019s ground - breaking lemonade , jay - z embraces vulnerability and responsibility in his fourteenth album . how does this new perspective elucidate a rapper once renowned for his masculinist lyrics and aggressive posture ? this close - up aims to explore the evolving image and enterprises of jay - z , an artist whose persona is inextricable from his myriad business ventures and entertainment projects . we seek essays that address all stages of his lengthy career from his celebrated debut reasonable doubt to the later volumes of in my lifetime which chronicle his difficult early life to his later masterpieces , the blueprint and the black album . how has his music shaped contemporary hip - hop culture and the political valences of rap ? in what ways can we reconcile his capitalist ethics and hustler persona with his critique of racialized generational wealth and extensive philanthropic endeavors ? how have his views on gender , sexuality and feminism shifted since the birth of his daughters and his mother\u2019s public announcement that she is a lesbian ? what does his political activity and entrepreneurship mean in the age of black lives matter ? we especially welcome essays that address jay - z\u2019s performance aesthetics and visual representation on stage live and in music videos .\nthis close - up therefore invites a consideration of caribbean cinema as a dialogue across borders , both aesthetically and thematically . if \u201ccaribbean cinema\u201d is less a given category than an aspirational process , how might we start to trace its contours ? are there any perceptible influences on recent films from earlier films ? is there a subversive element in the recycling of hollywood genres\u2014action , crime , romance ? how is the relationship between the caribbean and its diasporas , characterized by shifting spaces and artistic mobility , manifested in cinematic practice , audience desire and consumption patterns ? how might we account for the persistence of violence as a trope in so many caribbean films ? contributors are encouraged to take varied approaches\u2014for example , reading films from different territories against each other , comparing contemporary production practices , interrogating individual works in the context of current social concerns , or bringing to bear indigenous theoretical paradigms ( yao ramesar\u2019s caribbeing , glissant\u2019s politics of relation , etc . ) in the analysis of film as text .\nfor her next role , hathaway took on an english accent to play literary legend jane austen . the historical romance , becoming jane ( 2007 ) , focuses on the relationship between austen and a young irish lawyer , played by james mcavoy . she demonstrated her range on this and other films , including get smart ( 2008 ) , a big - screen adaptation of the similarly titled hit tv comedy , in which hathaway stars opposite steve carell ; and the 2008 thriller passengers . hathaway & apos ; s role as kym in the movie rachel getting married ( 2008 ) earned her an academy award nod ( best actress ) .\nhathaway returned to lighter fare with the romantic comedy bride wars in 2009 , starring opposite kate hudson . the film received a lukewarm reception from movie goers , earning more than $ 58 million at the box office . the following year , hathaway had a supporting role in the ensemble comedy valentine & apos ; s day , which also featured jennifer garner , topher grace , ashton kutcher and jessica biel .\nthese few things withstanding . . . it was a genuine movie . there was a good story here . . . very touching . both sakurai and kururugi had deep emotional issues , and they way they healed each other was nice . i like how helpless sakurai was in falling in love with kururugi . . . when in the beginning his behavior was like that of a school boy with a crush . . . provoking kururugi to get reactions from her .\nkururugi yuni is a smart high school student . she excels in all subjects except for english . a new english teacher begins work at yuni ' s high school . his name is sakurai haruka and he is very handsome . yuni begins to receive one - on - one tutoring from mr . sakurai haruka . soon , yuni develops feelings for her teacher and she realizes that she is now in love . yuni then confesses to her teacher . ~ ~ based on the\n\u201cwe are writing to urge you to issue a clear and definitive statement of the government\u2019s position on those aspects of the ec\u2019s agenda which currently threaten the future financing of uk film and television content and will result in poor choice for consumers , \u201d says the letter , which has been sent to culture secretary karen bradley . \u201cthere is a cross - party consensus that the government needs to do more to support the uk audio - visual sector . \u201d\nmatoba , eventually develops feelings for yuni . until one day , he grows some spine and professes his love . but she honestly tells him that she loves someone else . suddenly , a man wearing a hoody breeze in to grab yuni by the hand . of course , the mysterious man is none other than haruka . at last , he realizes that he loves her . but this time , yuni won\u2019t give in easily . his words backfire when she used the same lame excuses he had and unless he proves his feelings are real , she won\u2019t believe him .\nhaving helped earn the studio millions alongside greta garbo in camille ( 1936 ) , taylor received a raise to $ 2 , 500 . yet even though he headlined such hits as a yank at oxford ( 1938 ) , waterloo bridge ( 1940 ) and johnny eager ( 1942 ) , he was easily out - earned by wife barbara stanwyck , who was then the highest paid woman in hollywood . while she scooped $ 323 , 333 in 1943 , taylor was granted a mere $ 4 , 000 p / w in his may contract of the same year ( although it did contain a clause making him the first star to be protected against inflation ) . yet , taylor struggled to relaunch his career after war service and he alienated many by naming names before the house committee on un - american activities inquiry into communism in the film colony . consequently , even though he headlined the fourth highest grossing film to date - quo vadis , which took over $ 12m in 1951 - he was only awarded a weekly $ 6 , 000 under his next mgm deal in january 1955 .\ni remember yamapi and this girl promote this movie on tv shows . i didn ' t watch it in a movie theater and now i ' m glad i didn ' t . the plot seemed okay but how they present the love story seemed weird . kururugi seemed to be a psycho . sakurai - sensei is a handsome pervert . lol ! it ' s weird that kururugi is living with a male relative . awkward ! her parents seemed to not care about her at all . in a scale of 1 - 10 , i ' ll give this a 5 and only because yamapi is the lead character , if not , a lot lower . boring !\npenn , as brad jr . , isn ' t really criminal material , but he ' s a misfit and an outcast , and absolutely nothing is happening for him in his own life . he drifts into the orbit of his father , looking for love and also looking for action . he ' s the leader of a young gang of his own , and his father assigns the kids to a couple of easy jobs , getting them ready for the big time . but when the big time turns dangerous and it looks as if the gang might be busted , the walken character is absolutely prepared to save his own skin , even at the cost of betraying his child .\nsakurai , himself never expresses any concern about where yuni ' s parents are and how they would feel about him wanting to marry her . . . it just never comes up . the writer and director missed the mark here . the reappearance of the ex - girlfriend mirei ( new teacher ) and her being jealous of a child and wanting to start dating again after how many years of absence from each other ' s life . not realistic at all . . . oh , by the way lets start dating again because i know you ' re in love with a teenaged girl at this school and i can ' t stand myself for being jealous of her . oh and i told her guardian so he could break you up . . . .\nsomewhat torn about this . the directing , look and acting is top - notch , no doubt about it . especially the huge battle scenes are impressive , disgusting and engaging , almost rivaling saving private ryan ' s . the beginning does take its time introducing our protagonist and his early life . his ultimate engagement is unbelievable and the definition of a hero . while you feel some parts may be a bit exaggerated , the actual quotes the movie ends with prove many details right . on the other side , the film is neither particularly subtle about doss ' belief nor in making monsters out of the enemy . the final taking of hacksaw ridge is portrayed rather questionably . still , doss ' unimaginable heroism is a story worth telling .\nharuka goes to her house and signals her to go out . they go to a secluded beach and there haruka shares a piece of his past . his dad was a sales agent . dad was always busy at work but when he\u2019s home , he\u2019ll tell silly lies . one of which is seeing a blue sunset . when haruka was 12 , his dad committed suicide . basically , that\u2019s the main reason he hates lies . anyways , he didn\u2019t bring her there for his sob stories but to propose marriage . since she\u2019s asking him to prove his love , a marriage proposal is the only solution . he doesn\u2019t mind quitting his job but is more concerned of yuni\u2019s situation . if the school finds out , she may be expelled . so until she graduates , they remain student and teacher . though caught in off guard , yuni says yes . everything is clear and the boundary between the teacher and his student is razed .\nsometimes it ' s not what you know , but who you know . brazilian film expert yma de almeida identified walter avancini ' s 1978 tele - adaptation of jorge amado ' s novel , a morte e a morte de quincas berro d ' \u00e1gua / the death and death of quincas berro d ' \u00e1gua , which screened on channel four in 1986 . published in 1958 , amado ' s novel was a scathing assault on the brazilian bourgeoisie that also combined pioneering elements of regionalism and magic realism . the tv movie starred paulo gracindo as the respectable family man and public employee who abandons his comfortable existence to live among the marginalised people of bahia and it is the drunks and hookers who give him the raucously fond send - off that culminates in his body being lost at sea . s\u00e9rgio machado , who debuted so impressively with lower city in 2005 , is currently completing a new version for the big screen .\nthe story has much to say , and , as best i can make out , nicholas kazan ' s script makes at least some attempt to say some of it . the relationship between a father and son , how young men become criminals , the balance between family loyalty , love , and principles , and any number of other worthy themes suggest themselves . unfortunately , foley seems to have no interest in any of these themes , nor in any other theme . foley is interested in camera moves , camera angles , lighting effects , montage for montage ' s sake . he devotes his attention to making sure that something odd is done , technically , with each and every shot , and that each oddity is unique . i am impressed by his imagination ( which , i guess , was the idea ) , but , as a filmmaker , foley seems to be a flop . he has little idea how to tell the story , or perhaps just no interest . he doesn ' t really play fair with his performers , so what look to be good performances from penn , walken , and others emerge as disjointed glimpses peeking around technical wizardry .\nenter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\naoi lives in an apartment by herself . shusei moves in next to aoi ' s apartment . shusei is a very popular student . due to a mistake , aoi makes the sprinkler go off in his room . until his room is fixed , he stays with aoi .\nbased on the manga with the same name , the story follows yu akabane who is moved to the dormitory following her father ' s transfer for work . while she is excited to be living in the same . . . see full summary \u00bb\nerika shinohara is a first year of high school student . while talking to friends , she makes up a story about her\nboyfriend .\nin reality , erika shinohara doesn ' t have a boyfriend . erika ' s . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmika is a fresh high school student who starts texting a mysterious boy . she is shocked when he reveals who he is - hiro , a delinquent attending her school . what she doesn ' t know is that hiro isn ' t as bad as he seems .\na girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends , along with a newly arrived , troubled classmate , learn how to be better friends and a better community .\nat the time of filming , tomohisa yamashita would have been 29 years old and nana komatsu 18 years old .\n2 of 6 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nyuni kururugi ( nana komatsu ) is a smart high school student . she excels in all subjects except for english . a new english teacher begins work at yuni ' s high school . his name is haruka sakurai ( tomohisa yamashita ) and he is very handsome .\nbased on manga series\nkinkyori renai\nby rin mikimoto ( published from may , 2008 to june , 2011 in japanese sh\u014djo manga magazine bessatsu friend ) .\nis it me , or is the instrumental that played during the title and sakurai carrying yuni scene not existing in the internet ? if anyone knows the title , please spare the title . . \uff3f | \uffe3 | \u25cb\nah , for the main comment , i actually liked this movie . the manga was better but the movie satisfied me as well so i guess it ' s okay . worth to watch for me , but i know these type of movie is not for everybody .\nthis movie is awesome , yet i feel so wrong after watching it . but , i ' m not regretting it , it makes me smile all day but i keep on thinking that this will not going to happen in real life . but yeah , i am shocked seeing her real age though .\nthis movie trigger me so much lol . i ' m so afraid of what ' s gonna happen next and i cant imagine how people contain themselves when they watch this on movie theater .\nluckily is wasnt as taboo as i expected it to be and surprisingly , it was kind of watchable esp for scene that made you scream out loud hahaha . please yamapi , no more movies like this !\ngod that sensei was soo irresponsible as a teacher and as an adult like . . . i only finished this because of nana\nehhh . i wish they chose someone taller for sakurai - sensei . i ' m not feeling the sakurai vibes from yamapi . . . this is all from watching the trailer , i haven ' t seen the movie yet , so . . . but still . manga version sakurai was uber hot and tall and towering . especially when he ' s standing over uni , or blocking her from going somewhere .\nthis movie remind me of one popular manga . erm i forget the manga name . ryuu what . . . ? ahhh i forgot . just a little same but all . so i ' m okay with that hehe\nnoooooooooo , just noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo . i hate teacher / student relationships ! it drives me insane ! i watched the trailer without reading the earlier summaries and now i am going crazy ! ! ! my eyeeessss ! ! my poor eyes ! ! ! what have i just watched ! ! and not to mention the age gap between the two actors disturbs me a little . but if they both played adults then i wouldn ' t mind . it will be like watching the two actors from itazura na kiss which has a 10 year age gap . anyways personally i wouldn ' t watch it for obvious personal reasons . so don ' t mind my comment ."]}
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'\nnicole kidman and jason bateman in the family fang . courtesy of starz digital hide caption\nstarz media\u2019s ryan heller and michael messina caught jason bateman\u2019s sophomore feature directorial the family fang at last year\u2019s toronto international film festival .\nthe family fang is far from the feel good movie of the year . but it has purpose .\nfamily fang follows a brother and sister who return to their family home in search of their famous parents after they go missing .\nnicole kidman , jason bateman and christopher walken attend the tribeca film festival premiere of their new film , ' the family fang . ' kidman , who had husband keith urban by her side , optioned the book that the quirky film is based on . ( april 16 )\njason bateman ( second from left ) directs a scene in the new film adaptation of ' the family fang , ' in which he stars with nicole kidman .\nkidman and wilson called the tennessean to chat about \u201cthe family fang\u201d and what makes it appealing , relatable and compelling .\neven when the family fang stretches credulity , we stay with it . bateman knows how to tell a story .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the family fang near you .\na month after it premiered at the toronto film festival , starz has purchased u . s . rights to jason bateman \u2019s dark comedy \u201c the family fang \u201d and is planning to release the film theatrically in 2016 , variety has learned .\njason bateman ( center ) and nicole kidman ( right ) attend the premiere of ' the family fang ' with co - star christopher walken at tribeca film festival in new york .\nstarz has snapped up all u . s . distribution rights to the jason bateman - directed family drama the family fang with plans of a 2016 theatrical release through its multiplatform label starz digital . following a theatrical play and home entertainment release , family fang will play exclusively on starz . family fang premiered at the toronto film festival and was in the mix among those titles that would eventually land acquisition . bateman\u2019s feature directorial debut bad words played the festival in 2013 and was acquired by focus features .\nwe all know readers are predisposed to hate the movie version , but fans of kevin wilson ' s the family fang should not have too many bones to pick with the family fang ( 2016 ) , a mostly faithful translation of the book . helmed by arrested development ( 2003 - ) ' s jason bateman and premiering at tribeca film festival 2016 , the family fang preserves a number of wholly intact scenes and driving plot arcs from the original story .\nif you spot family fang filming in nyc , let us know about it at olv @ onlocationvacations . com !\nsensitively directed by bateman , the family fang features superb performances from its excellent cast , and is an insightful portrait of a strange family with all too familiar problems of connection .\nread more : tiff review : jason bateman\u2019s \u2018the family fang\u2019 starring bateman , nicole kidman & christopher walken \u201cthe family fang\u201d premiered at last year\u2019s toronto international film festival . starz digital will release it in new york tomorrow , april 28 , before expanding to select cities nationwide and on demand on may 6 .\nin a pre - cannes move , christopher walken has joined jason bateman and nicole kidman in the comedy \u201c the family fang . \u201d\nmovie review : the family fang jason bateman directs a cast including himself , nicole kidman and christopher walken in the story of a family where the parents ' experimental performances included the kids from an early age .\nbateman knows his fractured family well , but\nfang\ndoesn ' t give him enough to chew on . the characters are all scarred , but the film doesn ' t leave a mark .\nnicole kidman teams with local author for ' the family fang ' the nashville actress and author kevin wilson discuss their upcoming film and what makes it appealing and compelling . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nunited kingdom \u00abthe family fang\u00bb in the uk has no theatrical release date . the movie released on dvd and blu - ray on february 6 , 2017 .\nnicole kidman ( left ) and jason bateman play grown children of performance artists in ' the family fang , ' adapted from the kevin wilson novel .\nstars film scenes for ' the family fang ' in new york city , new york on july 24 , 2014 . the movie tells the story of a brother and sister who return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared . < br / > pictured : kathryn hahn\ndirected by bateman , the family fang opens april 29 in new york and goes nationwide may 6 . watch the trailer above , and check out the exclusive poster below .\nnicole kidman , jason bateman lead less private lives in ' family fang ' a new film based on kevin wilson ' s novel is also shaped by its stars behind the scenes . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\n\u201cthe family fang\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . adult language . running time : 1 hour 47 minutes .\nactors nicole kidman and jason bateman are spotted filming bateman ' s\nthe family fang\nin westchester , new york , on aug . 7 .\neven knoxville\u2019s bad - boy image is a boon to the film , shriver said .\nwhen kevin wilson takes a seat in a movie theater in toronto next week to watch the world premiere of the film adaptation of his critically acclaimed bestselling novel the family fang , he will be like most of the other guests there\u2014he\u2019ll be seeing the movie for the first time . five years after wilson finished writing his novel , the quirky family drama is hitting the big screen at the toronto international film festival on sept . 14 and wilson will be there , popcorn in hand .\nthe family fang\nis kind of messy but also fun and touching ; it ' s a definite step forward for bateman as a director . . .\non the heels of its premiere at the toronto international film festival earlier last month , variety report that starz has picked up the u . s . rights to \u201c the family fang , \u201d jason bateman \u2019s sophomore directorial feature starring nicole kidman , christopher walken and bateman himself .\na month after it premiered at the toronto film festival , starz has purchased u . s . rights to jason bateman\u2019s dark comedy \u201cthe family fang\u201d and is planning to release the film theatrically in 2016 , variety has learned . as part of the deal , starz digital will handle the dramedy\u2019s digital , on - demand , and theatrical rollout . starz\u2019s anchor bay [ \u2026 ]\nnicole , you bought the rights to kevin\u2019s book \u201cthe family fang\u201d and your production company , blossom films , produced it . can you explain the role your production company plays in the work you take on ?\nthe film has received generally positive reviews with a 79 % score on aggregate site rotten tomatoes :\ncritics ' consensus : layered performances from nicole kidman and director - star jason bateman add extra depth to the family fang ' s sharply observed look at domestic dysfunction .\nfollowing its debut at key west film festival ( with a party at his home on the island ) , the title screened at the havana film festival , filling the 1 , 600 - seat yara theater . yari film group is releasing the title itself . the feature will open in more than 300 theaters in a traditional window this weekend .\nthe nashville actress and author kevin wilson discuss their upcoming film and what makes it appealing and compelling .\nthere\u2019s a good film hiding in \u201cthe family fang , \u201d one that i desperately wanted to see reveal itself . it does in the form of the performances , and the reveal at the end is rather ingenious . it doesn\u2019t feel earned , though , making one wish it were . i wanted to like \u201cthe family fang , \u201d warts and all , but anytime i grew comfortable with it , the overwritten script reared its ugly head . one of the criticisms lodged against the performance artists in the documentary was that their stunts were hollow ; fitting as that\u2019s how the overall production felt .\nthe film will surely leave you with some compelling questions to mull over , not just about parenting , but about the impact of death , whether real or imagined , and if one is more valid than the other . it may not be as poignant a story as its characters give way to , nor reach the cathartic resolutions it builds towards , but the family fang is still a refreshingly creative approach to the family drama .\nthe fangs may be an odder family than most , but the damage they inflict is a matter of attitude .\nstay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our festivals newsletter here .\na new film based on kevin wilson ' s novel is also shaped by its stars behind the scenes .\nobviously , movies like the family fang are tough to get made . as a director , do you seek out material that , maybe , is sometimes hard to come by as an actor ?\nprincipal photography will commence in july with bateman directing in his follow - up to \u201cbad words . \u201d \u201c the family fang \u201d is based on david lindsay - abaire\u2019s adaptation of the novel by kevin wilson .\nbateman and kidman will portray siblings who grew up in a performance artist family and learn the hard way about the differences between real life and art when their parents inexplicably disappear . walken will play the siblings\u2019 father caleb fang .\nthis family - friendly take on the classic novel takes a light approach to its naturalistic source material .\nthe family fang tells the story of annie and buster , the children of performance artists caleb and camille fang , who have subjected their progeny to an unconventional childhood by continually having them play roles in their parents\u2019 unsettling public performance pieces . after suffering a series of professional and personal disasters , the adult fang children return home to reckon with their past and the older fangs , who have always been more committed to their art than their parenting .\npapa hemingway had its debut as the opening night film of the key west film festival in november where the legendary writer lived part of his life . the feature then screened at the havana film festival in december , not far from another place hemingway called home . filmmaker bob yari had first read the story a decade ago , and acquired the script from writer denne bart petitclerc\u2019s widow in 2009 .\nnew york \u2014 in the new film the family fang , an adaptation of kevin wilson ' s best - selling novel , nicole kidman and jason bateman \u2014 who both savor time out of the spotlight with their spouses and children \u2014 play a brother and sister whose performance - artist parents put them on public display during their childhood .\nfang is directed by bateman with a sensitivity that the story ' s sour whimsy doesn ' t quite deserve .\nadapted from the novel of the same name by kevin wilson and penned by \u201crabbit hole\u201d writer david lindsay - abaire , \u201cthe family fang\u201d is a dark comedy featuring kidman and bateman as siblings whose attempt to reconnect with their parents over the course of a chaotic family weekend is thrown for a loop when their performance artist parents turn up missing .\na humorless , debbie downer of a dysfunctional family drama , all the more disappointing given its promising pedigree .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\n\u201c jason bateman continues to impress as a director , \u201d said brett marottoli , vice president of acquisitions for starz , in a statement . \u201c\u2018the family fang\u2019 is as moving as it is funny and features a stellar cast at the top of their game . we can\u2019t wait to bring such an impassioned film to audiences . \u201d\nactress melanie griffith attends a press conference during the 67th locarno film festival on aug . 7 in locarno , switzerland .\neveryone\u2019s parents are weird in their own way , but not everyone\u2019s parents are weird for a living . such is the case for jason bateman and nicole kidman\u2019s sibling characters in the first trailer for the family fang , which debuts exclusively via ew .\nwalken\u2019s caleb fang has a mantra of sorts : \u201cif you\u2019re in control , the chaos will happen around you , not to you . \u201d bateman does maintain a certain directorial control , and true to caleb\u2019s words , the family fang sometimes seems to be happening around him\u2014in the vicinity of two good performances from bateman and kidman , rather than in concert with them . bateman\u2019s instincts for restraint are probably spot - on in theory . the family fang , with its bizarre art projects and family melancholy , could easily become a quirk pageant . but the movie downplays its whimsicality so thoroughly that the real intrigue\u2014the mystery of what has or hasn\u2019t happened to the fang parents\u2014gets pushed off , practically out of the movie . it\u2019s not that the mystery isn\u2019t resolved so much that the movie doesn\u2019t seem all that concerned with its resolution , or its set - up , or a sense of discovery in general .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nwhile all the above points are comparatively minor , a more significant question is whether the film has adapted the overall mood and style of the novel . on one level , the film succeeds in capturing the dark dysfunction and black humour of many moments . the themes are carried onscreen and sometimes ( as in the analysis of the purpose of the fangs ' art ) even more neatly extracted for the audience .\ntwo siblings , baxter and annie fang ( jason bateman and nicole kidman ) , return to their family home in search of their world famous parents ( christopher walken and maryann plunkett ) who have disappeared .\naround the world \u00abthe family fang\u00bb scheduled worldwide dvd release dates : february 6 , 2017 ( uk ) , december 12 , 2016 ( south africa ) , march 8 , 2017 ( nz ) , march 8 , 2017 ( australia ) .\nthe film includes about 150 disabled athletes and actors \u2014 the largest population of intellectual disabled people ever portrayed in a mainstream movie , farrelly said .\nwhat\u2019s most unfortunate is that the family fang leaves so many ideas on the table that would have made for a far more fascinating film , one befitting its unique premise . while exploring their family\u2019s home , baxter and annie find a collection of their mother\u2019s paintings , which have a henry darger quality to them . these works are extraordinary , and they speak to the promising career camille gave up for caleb . she comments that her husband would be furious if he discovered them , so camille keeps them hidden away . for some reason , the movie discards this narrative almost instantly . for all the care and effort the family fang expends on sketching a fleshed - out portrait of a miserable sociopath , it never extends the same courtesy to his biggest victim .\nthe titular family fang are performance artists that have become an indie sensation . some see their stunts as brilliant social commentary on life , while others see it as nothing more than hollow gags . regardless , the family has amassed great success , at least for performance artists . what they haven\u2019t achieved is a healthy lifestyle , with the children growing up emotionally crippled .\nthe family fang stars bateman , nicole kidman , christopher walken , and maryann plunkett . growing up , the fang siblings were involved \u2014 or \u201cused , \u201d depending on how you look at it \u2014 in their parents\u2019 performance art . when the famous performance artists go missing , the brother and sister ( bateman and kidman ) begin to dig deeper into the past , trying to understand the exact effect their parents had on them .\nfor people who enjoyed wilson ' s book , this faithful adaptation will be a welcome reminder of its\nbeautiful spontaneity ,\nto quote from the fang manifesto . and for those unfamiliar with it , the film will provide reasons to seek it out .\nthings take another turn when the fang parents disappear under mysterious circumstances . foul play or fine art ? only time will tell .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nthough a family drama on the surface , the family fang , based on kevin wilson\u2019s 2011 novel , excels by using art as the lens to explore its characters . as a family of artists , each fang has their own troubled relationship to creativity . annie uses her acting career to distance herself from the fame of child a , yet she\u2019s become pigeonholed by rom - com roles . at one point a director insists she does a topless scene , and while it\u2019s mainly a sexist ploy from a sleazy filmmaker , annie does it to take control of her image , no longer living as her parent\u2019s prop .\nlike most families in this world , \u201cthe family fang\u201d is dysfunctional and slightly disappointing , but it proves without a shadow of a doubt that bateman is improving nicely as a director . anyone who saw \u201cbad words\u201d had perfectly good reason to question his skills , seeing as how toothless and unfortunately unfunny that movie is . thanks to \u201cthe family fang , \u201d however , we can all forget about shabby beginnings and get excited again about his future as a director . [ b ]\nthe family fang particularly succeeds as a showcase for walken , who is skilled at bringing to life men of unbending will . his most famous scene as an actor is perhaps a moment from michael cimino\u2019s great the deer hunter , in which he plays a vietnam soldier , nick , with a taste for russian roulette . his head wrapped in a red bandage , nick barely blinks as he repeatedly pulls the trigger . every moment of his in the family fang is that scene , both his characters unflinching as they are compelled forward , as if by unseen forces . decades later , walken has perfected that haunted look of determination , and in bateman\u2019s film , the actor\u2019s gaze turns monstrous . walken , now 73 , is too often typecast based on his trademark speech patterns , and the family fang is a reminder of what a remarkable actor he can be . it\u2019s a return to form .\na brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared .\nreviewed at toronto film festival ( special presentations ) , sept . 14 , 2015 . running time : 106 min .\nwang bing keeps things short with this affecting , unsettling portrait of a woman in the last stages of alzheimer\u2019s . wang records fang xiuying\u2019s final days receiving palliative care at home in rural china , after being released from a hospital where treatment eventually proved ineffective . in the cramped downstairs lounge where fang resides , we observe the family bicker about her condition , second - guess her feelings , question her sentience and mourn her impending loss . this is not a sentimental film , but more a stark , honest and reflective one .\n\u201cit\u2019s a very striking piece of filmmaking , \u201d said oscilloscope exec andrew carlin . \u201cpiero messina is a protege of paulo sorrentino\u2026which is obvious when you see the film . juliette binoche and lou de la\u00e2ge are great . the film encapsulates what we want to see when we go to the movies . \u201d\nwhile we can debate the larger tonal changes , overall it will be hard for fans of fang to fault this movie for leaving the book too far behind .\njason bateman proves that ' bad words ' was no fluke with this sharp and affecting dysfunctional - family portrait .\nbased on kevin wilson\u2019s tragicomic novel , the film stars bateman and kidman as baxter and annie fang , the adult children of two celebrated new york performance artists ( played by christopher walken and maryann plunkett ) who made a career staging elaborate pranks and often enlisted their kids to help out .\nkidman and bateman make a potent team in a provocative film that questions the limits of art in a world that forgets to be human . rolling stone\noscilloscope\u2019s l\u2019attesa ( the wait ) boasts the attention to aesthetic evident in paolo sorrentino\u2019s the great beauty . not coincidentally , l\u2019attesa\u2019s filmmaker , piero messina , served as sorrentino\u2019s assistant director on the oscar - winning film .\nkidman optioned the dark , family dramedy for a movie through her production company , blossom films . the film \u2014 directed by jason bateman and starring bateman and kidman along with christopher walken and maryann plunkett \u2014 opens friday in theaters and will also be available through on demand , itunes and amazon .\nif leo tolstoy once claimed in anna karenina that \u201cevery unhappy family is unhappy in its own way , \u201d that\u2019s because he never watched an independent film . the \u201cdysfunctional family drama\u201d is such well - trod territory at this point that the pat familiarity of the genre is difficult for filmmakers to transcend . jason bateman , who has mounted his second directorial feature with an adaptation of kevin wilson\u2019s darkly comic novel , the family fang , starred in one of these last year . this is where i leave you co - starred a group of likable actors \u2014 including tina fey , adam driver , and corey stoll \u2014 playing siblings who unearth dark secrets and learn difficult lessons , just in time for a group photo .\nbased on kevin wilson\u2019s novel , the family fang was adapated by david lindsay - abaire and follows adult siblings baxter ( jason bateman ) and annie ( nicole kidman ) , who scarred from an unconventional upbringing , return to their family home . when their parents ( christopher walken and maryann plunkett ) \u2014 performance artists famous for elaborate public hoaxes\u2014 go missing under troubling circumstances , baxter and annie investigate .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nunited states distributed by starz media \u00abthe family fang\u00bb in the united states theaters released on april 29 , 2016 and has grossed over $ 263k worldwide ; dvd and blu - ray release date was set for july 5 , 2016 . available for rent from netflix and redbox from july 5 , 2016 .\nthe film also makes annie present whenever buster talks about his new story - in - progress , the children\u2019s pit ( in the book , he sends her chapters to read ) . the camera lingers on kidman\u2019s face as she absorbs his literary processing of their childhood . these moments demonstrate that the film has zeroed in on the story ' s core focus on the relationship between brother and sister and their attempt to pull each other through a dark time . this is the story of their coming together as family while detaching from the parents who fail to fully empathize with them as human beings .\nthough best known to most audiences for his comic performances in \u201carrested development\u201d and movies like \u201cjuno\u201d and \u201chorrible bosses , \u201d jason bateman has been quietly expanding his repertoire in recent years \u2014 both in front of the camera and behind it . his directorial debut \u201cbad words\u201d was released two years ago , he showed a darker side in \u201cthe gift\u201d and is now back with \u201c the family fang , \u201d his sophomore effort as director . indiewire has obtained a series of exclusive new images from the film .\nstart digital will open the family fang exclusively at the angelika in new york this weekend . next friday , the title will head to about another 40 markets , reaching around 50 markets by may 13 . the feature will also be on - demand beginning may 6 . added heller : \u201cwe\u2019re also hoping for a strong performance at the angelika this weekend , which should open the door to additional engagements . \u201d\nwhen it comes to art , how far is too far ? for annie and baxter fang\u2019s performance artist parents , there were no limits .\nthe conversation between the relatives is cranked up to cacophonous levels . hardly a word seems audible as they speak over one another . these are common family squabbles mainly , but when the topic turns to the old woman on the bed , the camera often lingers on her face . how much can she perceive ? we strain to observe signs of recognition . in one scene , fang\u2019s eyes moisten and a tear navigates down her cheek . wang bing seems to be indicating a possible conclusion , and as the noise depreciates , mrs fang fades away . she was only 68 .\njason bateman should focus on character films as he clearly has the talent and the eye as the director . this dysfunctional family film is not going to play for everyone and you can already see the mixed audience review . this is a well acted and cast film , these artsy style films are better for the audiences that are tired of blockbuster borefests . i enjoy slow burning emotional films and this is right up there with some of the great quirky films . kidman adds strong weight next to bateman and is in a career best form , it ' s just a shame that this will miss mainstream appeal . great film and another fine bateman director appearance , cannot wait to see where he goes next .\nexclusive : nicole kidman will reunite with her rabbit hole scribe david lindsay - abaire on the family fang , the adaptation of the kevin wilson bestseller that kidman will star in and produce . kidman won a best actress oscar nomination for rabbit hole , which lindsay - abaire adapted from his pulitzer - winning play about a husband and wife grieving the loss of their child .\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nsome of that detail was on display when wilson and his wife , poet and sewanee review managing editor leigh anne couch , visited the set during filming in nyack , n . y . , last summer . the producers rented an old house to film in , removed every bit of the owners\u2019 belongings , and created the fang house with meticulous care . they hung old wallpaper , brought in \u201970s - era furniture , and filled the rooms with fang - appropriate provisions , down to the tiniest details , including the magazines on the coffee table , whether they would actually appear in the film or not . \u201cthey kept asking \u2018is it how you imagined it from the book ? \u2019\u201d wilson says . \u201cand i was like \u2018no , it\u2019s so much better . \u2019 i didn\u2019t have that level of imagination when i was thinking about the house . \u201d\nthe premise and poster of the family fang promise a dynasty of twee eccentrics with maladjusted children , like the tenenbaums , or the bluths of arrested development . but though the fangs share the latter ' s jason bateman , here directing as well as once more playing the put - upon son , this is a different failed family , and they strike a different tone onscreen : one more principled and intimate than mannered or mocking . they ' re a clan of performance artists whose public spectacles puncture the very idea of how families are supposed to behave , now reckoning with the long - term consequences of such a life - consuming craft .\nthe irony isn ' t lost on the stars , both also involved with fang ( opens friday in new york , expands nationwide and available on demand may 6 ) behind the scenes \u2014 bateman as director , kidman as producer . the movie introduces middle - aged siblings annie , an actress in a slump , and baxter , a struggling writer ,\nat the point that they ' re finally able to see past their parents ' veneer ,\nsays bateman , 47 , grabbing a quick bite with kidman before fang ' s premiere at tribeca film festival .\nbateman and kidman are great as a brother and sister trying to help each other figure out and deal with the individual flaws in themselves even as they face a bigger monster : the flaws in their family . that the family are performance artists only adds taste to the mix . i only wish that chris walken ' s character had more explanation , however well played .\nexclusive : jason bateman , who made an auspicious feature directorial debut with the toronto festival smash bad words , next will direct nicole kidman in the family fang , the adaptation of the kevin wilson bestseller . bateman will also star in the film . the script is by david lindsay - abaire , who adapted his pulitzer prize - winning play rabbit hole as a vehicle that got kidman an oscar nomination . olympus pictures\u2019 leslie urdang and dean vanech will produce with blossom films partners kidman and per saari , aggregate films partners bateman and jim garavente , and qed international \u2019s bill block .\nthe film becomes another hot afm title for qed , which also will sell the takashi miike - directed the outsider with tom hardy ; the david ayer - directed wwii film fury with brad pitt ; sabotage with arnold schwarzenegger ; the barry levinson - directed rock the kasbah with bill murray ; the richard gere - starrer franny ; fading gigolo with john turturro and woody allen ; the zac efron - imogen poots - starrer that awkward moment , and the mac carter - directed supernatural thriller haunt with jacki weaver . caa reps bateman .\nthis year i saw the device used with almost comic blatancy in the worthless thriller \u201c misconduct . \u201d and it pops up again here in\nthe family fang ,\nand proves completely unnecessary . the movie opens with a sequence made to look as if it was shot on video tape , a documentary of a little kid holding up a bank in the 1970s . there\u2019s a twist , and it has to do with the very nature of the family cited in the title , and that twist is the first and really only effective bit of manipulation in the entire film . the \u201carchive\u201d footage would have made a pretty compelling opening to the movie in and of itself . instead , the movie then cuts to a depressed - looking nicole kidman in a dark room watching the footage on television , popping out the cassette , and leaving the room , as the camera pans to a corkboard festooned with maps and news articles about the disappearance of a pair of once - prominent conceptual and performance artists . and then \u2026 flashback time .\nat this point in her life and career , 48 - year - old nashville - based actress nicole kidman is in search of strong roles into which she can sink her creative teeth . she recognized the opportunity to do just that in sewanee , tenn . , author kevin wilson\u2019s new york times best - selling novel \u201cthe family fang . \u201d\nread more : starz acquires jason bateman\u2019s biting dramedy \u2018the family fang\u2019 for 2016 release bateman stars alongside nicole kidman as the son of two artists ( christopher walken and maryann plunkett ) whose performative lifestyle has created a familial rift . reception has been warm so far , with critics praising bateman\u2019s ability to handle thorny subject matter without resorting to histrionics .\nas part of the deal , starz digital will handle the dramedy\u2019s digital , on - demand , and theatrical rollout . starz\u2019s anchor bay division will oversee the home video roll out following its theatrical run , and the film\u2019s television premiere will take place on the starz premium cable network .\nthe screenplay was written by david lindsay - abaire ( \u201crabbit hole\u201d ) . the film has been financed by red crown productions , the company behind \u201cbeasts of no nation . \u201d it was produced by red crown\u2019s daniela taplin lundberg and riva marker , blossom\u2019s kidman and per saari , olympus pictures\u2019 leslie urdang and dean vanech and aggregate film\u2019s bateman and jim garavente . the film is executive produced by red crown\u2019s daniel crown , matthew salloway and christina papagjika of west madison entertainment and anne o\u2019shea of minerva productions . kidman and saari through their blossom films optioned the book and developed the script along with olympus pictures\u2019 urdang and vanech .\nas a viewer , wilson is interested to see how the story plays on the big screen . \u201cwhat movies have over books is the specificity of detail , \u201d he says . \u201cwith fiction , you can write eight pages on what a character looks like , and as hard as you try , you\u2019re still dependent in some ways on the imagination of the reader . with film , the characters look exactly the way you want them to look , so you get the wonderful level of detail that makes film so interesting . \u201d\nin a pre - cannes move , christopher walken has joined jason bateman and nicole kidman in the comedy \u201cthe family fang . \u201d red crown\u2019s daniela taplin lundberg and riva marker are producing , alongside olympus pictures\u2019 leslie urdang and dean vanech , blossom films partners kidman and per saari and aggregate films partners bateman and jim garavente . qed international\u2019s bill [ \u2026 ]\none device used to spell things out for the audience is documentary footage spliced into the film . it shows two critics debating on the artistic merit of the family fang , helpfully telling the audience how to interpret the art . it also shows interviews with the parents who bluntly explain their lackluster parenting skills , just to ensure to the audience that it was their ( arguably unintentional ) neglect that damaged their children . caleb even states point blank that he hated the idea of having children , fearing they would ruin his art . in his eyes , his life was over , that is until he discovered he could incorporate them into his art . it\u2019s a surprise he didn\u2019t look into the camera and say \u201ci\u2019m the reason my children are messed up ! \u201d\nexclusive : blossom films partners nicole kidman and per saari are reuniting with their rabbit hole co - producers at olympus films to option screen rights to the bestselling kevin wilson novel the family fang . they will develop the project as a starring vehicle for kidman , who got a best actress nomination for rabbit hole . olympus partners leslie urdang and dean vanech will produce with kidman and saari .\nthe basic story is the same : almost from birth , annie fang ( nicole kidman ) and baxter fang ( bateman ) have been players in the disruptive performance art of their eccentric parents , caleb ( christopher walken ) and camille ( maryann plunkett ) . as adults , actress annie and writer baxter try to distance themselves from the family chaos but find their lives mired in drama and dysfunction . when caleb and camille disappear , in what is either a grand artistic gesture or a tragic death , the younger fangs question if they were ever more than artistic props to their single - minded parents .\n\u201cthe family fang\u201d is based on a novel by kevin wilson , which i haven\u2019t read but i suspect is a good read . the story is tantalizing enough to make for an enriching read . it doesn\u2019t translate well to screen , with david lindsay - abaire\u2019s screenplay being too on the nose . everything is spelled out for the audience , with the characters constantly professing their emotional problems to the world . this doesn\u2019t come across as natural , but forced upon the characters in order to fully explain to the audience what the purpose is . it shows a severe lack of confidence in both the material and the intelligence of the viewer .\nnicole kidman stars alongside director jason bateman in this adaptation of kevin wilson ' s novel about a family of performance artists drawn into a murder mystery .\nthe list of limited releases isn ' t very long , but there are several films that look interesting . of these , the man who knew infinity is the film i want to see the most . the reviews are not great , but i ' m a math nerd . more . . .\nmost of the small - scale omissions or adjustments from novel to screen are sensible updates due to the time constraints of feature film compared to literature . that said , there are several intriguing differences that bookworms will notice .\nwhat happens soon after leaves baxter and annie with even more unanswered questions as the film glides almost imperceptibly into melancholy contemplation , echoed in carter burwell ' s exquisite score . a key childhood recap of a romeo and juliet production from their school years shows the decisive moment in which the children began to take issue with their parents ' use of them as art projects , with little thought as to how the public exposure of those pranks made them feel . as specifically quirky as the fang family unit is , there ' s universality in the exploration of both the good and bad ways that children are shaped by their parents , and the struggle to retain what ' s useful as they forge their individual identities .\nin the present , annie and baxter come together when their parents go missing . annie thinks they\u2019re faking it for publicity , much needed since their careers faltered when annie and baxter left the act . baxter resists \u2013 he wants to believe even his unorthodox parents wouldn\u2019t be hurtful enough to convince their kids and the world that they\u2019re dead . as annie and baxter play detective in a case involving their own lives , the family fang emerges as a comedy with disturbing undercurrents . kidman and bateman make a potent team in a provocative film that questions the limits of art in a world that forgets to be human . the result is funny , touching and vital .\n\u201cthe movie plays great , \u201d said ifc films president jonathan sehring at the film\u2019s nyc premiere wednesday night . \u201cit\u2019s an audience movie with two major stars and one who is up and coming . jeremy irons is \u2018art house catnip\u2019 as [ my colleague john vanco ] would say . [ irons and patel ] both are very supportive of the movie . it\u2019s a unique film that captures genius , and spirituality . \u201d ifc films is expecting \u201ceducated audiences\u201d including mathematicians , silicon valley - oriented groups and others who enjoy cerebral storytelling to find appeal in the man who knew infinity . the company first saw the title at last year\u2019s toronto international film festival where it had its world premiere .\nquick answer : on most plot points , the family fang is a faithful adaptation of the source novel by kevin wilson . but readers will spot some minor differences : buster ' s name is changed . annie ' s love life is omitted . caleb has become the primary villain , while camille is more passive . more significantly , the tone is not an exact fit with the book . still , most fans will be satisfied that key story details are preserved .\nheller said the family fang \u2019s core audience will be in the 35 - 54 range with a \u201cgood split , \u201d though skewing female . the feature had a high - profile u . s . premiere at the recent tribeca film festival , bringing out cast who gave it a push ahead of its theatrical rollout this weekend . bateman appeared on the today show and did other studio appearances . the title is also being featured in magazine spreads in both long - lead press as well as weekly and dailies . \u201cit\u2019s a good grown - up movie , which is evident in the theaters we\u2019re playing , \u201d said heller . \u201cwe\u2019ll have a quick vod window , which will help us grab a broader audience for the movie . \u201d\nthe movie has combined art student bonnie and high school teacher mr . delano into one character . in the book , bonnie is an art student who works with the fangs on certain happenings that are not pictured in the film . she then shows up later as the legal wife to caleb in his new ( fake ) identity . mr . delano is the teacher who conspires with caleb and camille to cast annie and buster as romeo and juliet in their high school play . the film instead creates the character of miss delano ( linda emond ) , the teacher who shows up later as caleb\u2019s wife .\nit all started with a cup of coffee . after receiving word of kidman\u2019s interest in the family fang , wilson met the nashville - based actress at a coffee shop there and was immediately struck not only by her superstar presence , but by her intelligence and determination to get the film made . \u201cshe had read the book really closely and she had these ideas of what the book was doing thematically that i found really interesting , \u201d wilson says . \u201cwhat she really cared about was picking apart the work and figuring out how she could do something with it . the minute i met her , i thought , \u2018oh , she knows what she\u2019s doing . if it\u2019s going to get made , she\u2019ll get it made . \u2019\u201d\nthe fang family unit is really , really strange . as seen in the opening sequence , they\u2019re pranksters who practice experimental public performance art . the first one we see , to give you an idea , is a young boy walking into a bank with a gun and adorably holding up the place for all the lollipops . a cop , upon seeing the gun , runs to stop him . the gun goes off , the bullet misses the cop , but hits an innocent female bystander , who just happened to be there with her daughter . the emotional scene between these four principal actors is interrupted when the boy breaks character to taste the woman\u2019s blood . an older lady puts it perfectly ; \u201cwhat the fuck is this ? \u201d\n\u201ci wanted this movie out there , \u201d said peter farrelly , who co - produced the film with his brother , bobby . \u201cit\u2019s very funny , but i also saw the potential for changing people\u2019s perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities . \u201d\nthe family fang is about a couple of performance artists who routinely sucked their kids into taking part in a variety of bizarre events . when the full - grown children return home in a state of crisis , they are unwittingly enlisted to help in the execution of a daring and mysterious final performance by their parents , who are hellbent on achieving the act of a lifetime . their kids harbor more than a little resentment and blame the performance art for how badly their own lives have turned out .\nwhile annie and baxter still attempt to overcome their drinking and pill - popping in the film , the book\u2019s ability to enter their heads emphasizes their need to self - medicate at a more absorbing , immersive level . in the film , we hear annie and buster talk about their addictions more than we feel included in that mind - altered experience . moreover , in the book their sardonic humor about their bad habits feeds into the absurd , comedic environment , whereas the movie ' s mentions of drinks and pills feel more earnest , weighty and worried .\nfrom left to right : christopher walken , maryann plunkett , jason bateman and nicole kidman play caleb , camille , baxter ( no longer\nbuster\n) , and annie fang .\nit\u2019s disappointing , then , that the film becomes less idiosyncratic as it goes along , giving into convention in its final stretches . during the first half hour , you won\u2019t have the slightest clue where the family fang is going , but after a while , it becomes very clear what road this winnebago is headed down . when caleb and camille vanish after what appears to be a bloody homicide , the siblings go off on a trip to locate them . annie believes their disappearance was staged as yet another performance . baxter isn\u2019t sure . their quest , as you might have guessed , forces the siblings to unearth dark secrets and learn difficult lessons . you want baxter and annie to find the closure they\u2019re looking for , but perhaps group therapy should be on their own dime , not the audience\u2019s .\nwhat makes \u201cthe family fang\u201d such an intriguing , original story is its layered approach to dissecting the definition of art and the creative process . it keeps its heart firmly beating between the bond of two siblings . the fangs become famous for their performance art , inspiring thesis papers , and \u2013 in an early highlight \u2013 a discussion between two critics ( the village voice vs . artforum ) on what value their art holds . snippets of an incomplete documentary show caleb discussing his thoughts about art as something that must be alive , that life itself must be treated as art , while something like photography is dead . annie\u2019s acting and baxter\u2019s creative writing process segue into the film\u2019s themes in revelatory ways , and a few key moments from their past has some hard - hitting stuff to say about the dangers of sacrificing one\u2019s family for the sake of art . when it\u2019s all said and done , there\u2019s plenty of food for thought left for discussion , and wherever your opinion lies , that\u2019s never be a bad thing .\nin the book , annie\u2019s and buster\u2019s anger toward their parents is more evenly directed at both figures . in the film , caleb is demonized as the primary villain . camille forcefully objects when caleb suggests that he did not want the children except to use them in his art . when revealing caleb\u2019s sexual relationship with the other woman , camille appears more fragile and hurt . in general , she shows more emotion and seems to object more to caleb ' s plots . while a reader of the book could intrepret the couple\u2019s dynamics along those lines , this reading would be more subjective based on subtler cues . the imbalance in their relationship is more extreme in the film .\nwalpole and producing partner rebecca o\u2019flanagan decided to make the film in spanish , but although they had contacts throughout the industry through their previous projects , most were skeptical an irish filmmaking team would be able to tell a cuban story in spanish . \u201crebecca and i decided maybe we could just make it form what we could raise from the irish film board and [ other ] irish sources , \u201d said walpole . \u201cno international marketplace wanted to give us money . we are incredibly lucky we live in ireland where it\u2019s possible to get something funded when the marketplace says , \u2018no . \u2019 so we went to the irish film board and [ received funds ] from them along with irish tv and others . \u201d the script went through several drafts to properly convey o\u2019halloran\u2019s english script in spanish ."]}
{"id": 114684, "summary": [{"text": "journey to the center of the earth ( also called jules verne 's journey to the center of the earth ) is a 1959 adventure film adapted by charles brackett from the novel of the same name by jules verne .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "journey to the center of the earth was directed by henry levin and stars james mason , pat boone and arlene dahl . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "journey to the center of the earth ( 1959 film )", "paragraphs": ["journey to the center of the earth is the 1959 film adaptation of jules verne ' s journey to the center of the earth .\njourney to the center of the earth ( 1959 ) ( a film retrospective by mark r . leeper )\na scene from journey to the center of the earth ( 1959 ) , directed by henry levin .\nwhen it comes to good adventure stories , journey to the center of the earth ( 1959 ) will arguably feature among the very best .\nsee the trailer and find local showtimes for\njourney to the center of the earth .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing journey to the center of the earth ( 1959 ) near you .\nfilmation ' s saturday morning cartoon journey to the center of the earth ( 1967 ) was based on this film version rather than the original novel by jules verne and features several characters that were created for the 1959 film .\nadmittedly , in most cases that liberty has been abused , often to the point of providing a narrative at odds with the novel : mining the wonderful alliteration of the phrase , \u201cjourney to the center of the earth , \u201d and its simple yet profound central idea . in this regard come to mind such films as alien from l . a . ( cannon , 1988 ) , journey to the center of the earth ( viacom , 1989 ) , funky fables : an excellent journey to the center of the earth ( saban , 1991 ) , journey to the center of the earth ( nbc , 1993 ) , journey to the center of the earth ( usa , 1999 ) , journey to the center of the earth ( ion , 2008 ) , and journey to the center of the earth ( the asylum , 2008 ) . yet the new theatrical journey to the center of the earth provides a case of the optimal , most rewarding use of that freedom .\njourney to the center of the earth director : laura shepherd distributor : catalyst distribution , inc . year : 1996\n( from left to right ) pat boone , james mason , and arlene dahl in journey to the center of the earth ( 1959 ) , directed by henry levin .\naxel , the enthusiastic and excitable nephew of the illustrious professor and mineralogist otto lidenbrock , narrates the tale of the journey to the center of the earth .\nfunky fables : an excellent journey to the center of the earth producer : eric s . rollman distributor : saban year : 1991\njourney to the center of the earth director : t . j . scott distributor : ion network year : january 27 , 2008\nthe question and answer section for journey to the center of the earth is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\nlast week i wrote an evaluation of journey to the center of the earth ( 1959 ) , one of my favorite movies of the 1950s and what i consider one of the great adventure films of all times . i find what is wrong with the film forgivable . but i would not feel right about just ignoring the many problems i saw watching the film recently . this is effectively an appendix to that essay listing problems with the writing of journey to the center of the earth .\n: after all , we . . . we did hit the center of the earth .\njourney to the center of the earth ( 1959 ) , an adaptation of the jules verne novel , is widely considered a classic . it featured boone , james mason , and lizards that stood in as dinosaurs . \u2026\nosborne - bartucca , kristen . pk ed .\njourney to the center of the earth summary\n. gradesaver , 13 november 2016 web .\n[ 19 ] . background from the publicity and articles on the usa network journey to the center of the earth , printed on september 8 , 1999 .\n1959 was a year of lackluster films from fox . but fox found journey to the center of the earth was a notable exception . they made some effort in the following years to have a science fiction adventure for the summer . in 1960 it was a remake of the lost world for irwin allen . but fox ' s best summer science fiction adventure film was journey to the center of the earth until it was displaced by star wars .\nthe writings of verne , particularly this novel , demonstrate their malleability to animation , a form demanding altered techniques and narrative approaches from live action . the medium of the small screen has been most typically associated with these productions , running the gamut from the low grade efforts for the 1967 - 69 journey to the center of the earth series , to the australian a journey to the center of the earth in 1976 . each of the animated versions has been created in its own , strikingly different style , from the minimalism of series television , to the juvenile caricatures of an excellent journey to the center of the earth , and ultimately the detailed , quality efforts in the aforementioned 1976 version , a journey to the center of the earth .\n[ 26 ] . michael odorna , \u201cbrendan fraser stands tall with \u2018journey to the center of the earth\u2019 , \u201d los angeles times , july 13 , 2008 .\n\u2026love ( 1957 ) , the science - fiction movie journey to the center of the earth ( 1959 ) , and the musical state fair ( 1962 ) , in which he starred with fellow teen idols bobby darin and ann - margret . \u2026\n[ 6 ] . bob rusk , \u201cpat boone\u2019s journey to the center of the earth , \u201d the big reel , no . 264 ( may 15 , 1996 ) .\ni caught up with boone recently in omaha , nebraska , where he was appearing at film historian bruce crawfords\u2019 showing of the classic 1959 movie , journey to the center of the earth , which starred boone . coincidentally , boone had just come from his 60th high school reunion in nashville , tennessee .\nnews item added that lincoln barnett was to write the screenplay for brackett , barnett ' s contribution to the released film has not been determined . according to a march 1959\n[ 13 ] . tom kelly , \u201cjourney to the center of the earth , \u201d epi - log , no . 25 ( december 1992 ) , 94 - 98 .\njourney to the center of the earth study guide contains a biography of jules verne , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\nwelcome to our weekly field guide to 1950s horror and sci - fi movies and the creatures that inhabit them . this week : it ' s time to gird our loins for a journey to the center of the earth\ni can nitpick the obvious flaws , but these types of big - budget a - list adventure films are a dying breed . to quote julie kirgo\u2019s excellent essay accompanying the film , there\u2019s an \u201cunironic innocence\u201d to journey to the center of the earth that can\u2019t be imitated today .\nit was a tale of explorers entering an icelandic volcano , and finding themselves at the ' center of the earth ' - the earth ' s core . there they encountered :\nthe popular image or stereotype of the eccentric scientist , represented by professor otto liedenbrock ( or von hardwigg , or oliver lindenbrook in the 1959 film ) .\n[ 25 ] . brendan fraser , quoted in \u201cjourney to the center of the earth 3 - d , \u201d life story : movie magic ( 2008 ) , 47 - 48 .\n[ 28 ] . charlotte huggins , quoted in \u201cjourney to the center of the earth 3 - d , \u201d life story : movie magic ( 2008 ) , 47 - 48 .\n[ 16 ] . steve biodrowski , \u201cjourney to the center of the earth , \u201d cinefantastique , 17 ( january 1987 ) , 10 , 53 ; pat h . broeske , \u201cjourney to the end of the budget , \u201d los angeles times , february 22 , 1987 , p . 19 ; steve biodrowski , \u201cmeanwhile , cannon shelves its other journey to the center of the earth , \u201d cinefantastique , 18 ( july 1988 ) , 43 - 60 .\nthe sun was shining quite brightly on the shores of the underground ocean ( near the center of the earth ) as can be seen by the shadows of the actors .\nrichard scheib at the science fiction , horror and fantasy film review ( 2 . 5 / 5 stars ) ( link ) -\nany connection between this film version of journey to the center of the earth and jules verne\u2019s 1864 novel ( his second published ) must be considered purely coincidental .\nan heiress hires an anthropologist / adventurer to track down her husband who has disappeared while searching for a mythic passage to the center of the earth .\n[ 14 ] . paul s . newman , journey to the center of the earth : the fiery foe , big little books no . 26 ( racine , wisconsin : whitman , 1968 ) .\n[ 29 ] . anita briem , quoted in ian spelling , \u201cbrendan fraser and company add an extra dimension to jules verne in journey to the center of the earth in 3 - d , \u201d urltoken .\nthe 1959 version of\njourney to the center of the earth ,\nthe one starring james mason and pat boone , wasn ' t filmed in 3 - d ; that one had to make do with\nthe incomparable magic of cinemascope ,\nas mason intoned in the ' 59 film ' s trailer . the new\njourney\nhas even less to do with jules verne than the pat boone one did . it may have more to do with jules munshin than jules verne .\na professor and his colleagues follow an explorer ' s trail down an extinct icelandic volcano to the earth ' s center .\nstolid , stoic , practical , and minimal . in the book he ' s an eider - gatherer ; in the 1959 film a duck fetishist .\n[ 15 ] . andres berenguer , \u201cthe adventure of photographing jules verne\u2019s fabulous journey to the center of the earth , \u201d american cinematographer , 58 ( december 1977 ) , 1294 - 1295 , 1308 - 1309 .\nprofessor oliver lindenbrook ( james mason ) and his assistant alec mckuen ( pat boone ) take a journey into the center of the earth , facing all manner of magical locations and exotic creatures .\nironically , journey to the center of the earth 3 - d , is from the same production company , walden media , that brought us chan\u2019s around the world in 80 days catastrophe . it is in contrast with it , and another summer release , the league of extraordinary gentlemen , that walden\u2019s journey to the center of the earth 3 - d stands out so strongly . a movie intended for the summer season , when the purest escapism is expected from the widest audience , offers the greatest difficulties for a potential adaptation . however , journey to the center of the earth 3 - d not only achieves fidelity to verne\u2019s conception , but also includes a referential dimension .\nprofessor lindenbrook of edinburgh university tracks an expedition undertaken generations ago , by an icelandic explorer , who was known to have attempted a journey to the centre of the earth .\nfilms have logically tried to fill in more details about arne saknussemm , a character whose background verne leaves so enigmatic , and possibly this is the screen\u2019s single greatest narrative contribution to the story . among animated versions , the 1976 a journey to the center of the earth and the willy fogg journey to the center of the earth both add details about saknussemm\u2019s fate and that of his companions on that long - ago first journey . again , the creativity of animation trumps live action in this regard , whether the 1959 version examining him through the portrayal of his descendant , count saknussemm , or alien from l . a . providing a modern day saknussemm and his daughter .\nan edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer ' s trail down an extinct icelandic volcano to the earth ' s center .\n[ 3 ] . for detailed analysis and production history , see william schoell , \u201cthe making of jules verne\u2019s journey to the center of the earth , \u201d filmfax , no . 55 ( march / april 1996 ) , 51 - 57 , 74 . see also the film\u2019s pressbook .\nmeantime , as a little tide - over , we have a reassuringly cheesy and wholly enjoyable new version of\njourney to the center of the earth\nstarring brendan fraser and a lot of stuff aimed directly at your head .\n' s hair does have one curl out of place as they approach the center of the earth . all of their hair gets wet and shaggy near the end of the movie .\nthe devils ( bfi ) , for documentation of the various controversies surrounding the film .\nthe geographical expedition is varied by making it a trip back in biological and geological time - - the deeper the explorers go , the farther they travel into the past . journey to the center of the earth remains squarely within modern definitions of the science fiction genre , retaining all of the compelling originality and imagination , and does not have the aura of science fiction set in the past that now sometimes seems to date verne\u2019s novels , such as twenty thousand leagues under the seas or from the earth to the moon and around the moon . the \u201cprophecy\u201d of submarines and moon travel has been fulfilled - - unlike journey to the center of the earth .\n[ 5 ] . lawrence knight , \u201cthe journeys to the center of the earth , \u201d dakkar , no . 1 ( 1968 ) , p . 22 .\n[ 27 ] . brendan fraser , quoted in \u201cjourney to the center of brendan fraser , \u201d life story : movie magic ( 2008 ) , 87 .\nonly a few incidents from verne remain as several juveniles become lost underground . [ 16 ] journey to the center of the earth becomes utterly incoherent as the focus shifts to an atlantis in the center of the earth , meant as a funky in - joke that is utterly bizarre and unfunny . the city is presented as a big - brother metropolis most reminiscent of george orwell\u2019s novel , 1984 .\ndescending , they arrive at an abandoned mine shaft , board its rail . the subsequent roller - coaster style ride aboard a mine car is both reminiscent of tokyo disneysea\u2019s \u201cjourney to the center of the earth\u201d and a blueprint for possible rides in the future . [ 30 ] the tokyo ride devoted to the novel , like this part of the journey to the center of the earth 3 - d , depicts a mine excursion into one amazing underground world of colors and monsters conceived by verne , and it is this the film references , not , as some critics have suggested , indiana jones and the temple of doom . the filmmakers are recognizing that audiences may be as familiar with the 1959 film , the tokyo disney ride , as much as the original novel . [ 31 ]\nevery adaptation was aimed at fundamentally different audiences . worldwide mainstream viewers were the objective of the 1910 , 1959 , and 2008 3 - d movies . youthful filmgoers were the target in more specialized venues like where time began and journey to the center of the earth 3 - d , with children for the animated versions and wishbone : hot diggety dawg .\nthe actors get somewhat ragged as they spend months traveling towards the center of the earth . but all of them are quite well shaven and their hair seems to never grow .\na 1996 canadian animated version , journey to the center of the earth , clearly reflected an enormous debt to the 1959 movie , while adding fresh permutations of its own . directed by laura shepherd , it ran approximately 40 minutes and was produced by phoenix animation studios for blye mijicovsky productions , but had only very limited showings through catalyst distribution , inc .\n( 1959 ) , a big - budget , family - friendly film with\nsomething for everyone\nand a generous helping of visual treats . as with the best adaptations of verne ,\nback on the surface , the children are fascinated with a gold medallion that wishbone has dug up . returning to the story of journey to the center of the earth , the discovery leads to an underground river inside the rocks , to relieve the explorer\u2019s thirst . the explorers are thrown out of the volcano in italy when the family accidentally digs into a water pipe .\nviaje al centro de la tierra / jules verne\u2019s fabulous journey to the center of the earth / where time began producer - director : juan piquer simon distributor : international picture show ( u . s . ) year : 1977\na exciting , but boring . journey to the center , become very silly . even henry levin ' s direction saves this sci - fi success .\nyears ago , i worked in the film industry and for a while as a publicis for 20th century fox , boone\u2019s home studio . i fondly remember working at my very first real job as the assistant manager of the alex theatre in glendale , california , where journey to the center of the earth played first run .\nthe latest twilight time blu - ray presents the best version , particularly in the video department , of the film with all the lush colors you\u2019d want in the center of the earth . there\u2019s also the requisite isolated soundtrack , audio commentary with diane baker and film historians steven c . smith and nick redman , and the trailer .\nthe war of the worlds ( 1953 ) this film was the winner of the best achievement in special effects academy award , by producer george pal , for its vivid depiction of the invasion of the earth by martians .\nthere were some problems i found in journey to the center of the earth i think casablanca is a great film and most people i talk to seem to agree . but the truth is that there is a lot in that film that makes little sense . there was no such thing historically as\nletters of transit\nand certainly nothing that the gestapo would accept . and absolutely nothing that the germans were not allowed to even question . later in the film when the letters are actually used they seem to be barely examined . some films just seem to click and you accept them even with their problems . and as for rick and louis walking off into the fog at the end , where do you find fog in the moroccan desert ? still we just accept it because it is a good film . that is how i feel about journey to the center of the earth .\nduring the first few years of the 21 st century , new versions of journey to the center of the earth continued to be announced but remained unproduced . finally , in 2007 , a new big budget version was made , journey to the center of the earth 3 - d , and as so often happens , simultaneously two lower budget renditions of the same story were made to cash in on the former\u2019s anticipated popularity , one by robert halmi for television , and another direct - to - video by the asylum . halmi\u2019s appeared first , and like his 2005 version of mysterious island , the filmmakers did not return to the novel , but chose instead to remake an earlier adaptation .\nnot very much here that could be directly considered\nlovecraftian\n, but there is a sunken atlantis hidden in a hollow earth , and this is among the better hollow earth movies ever made , with some of the most striking hollow earth imagery to have ever been put to film . . . .\nthe day the earth stood still ( 1951 ) this classic science - fiction film featured state - of - the - art visual effects and seamless model miniatures .\nin journey to the center of the earth 3 - d , all the vital motifs , characters , and themes of verne\u2019s novel are retained , as far as possible in the format of a summer \u201cthrill ride\u201d movie . episodes are either replaced or approximated within the script\u2019s new narrative . the major change is to have the journey take place over days , rather than weeks , with a running time of 92 minutes .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nbased on jules verne ' s 1864 science - fiction novel , this henry levin - directed fun adventure - fantasy film had fake looking ( and now dated ) special effects , although they were still effective . it was remade as journey to the center of the earth ( 1993 ) , starring brendan fraser .\ncinema scope mag for film reviews , criticism news & comments . one of the most respected publications on film , uniting experienced critics with new writers .\n[ 18 ] . billy aronson , a journey to the center of the earth , \u201cwishbone classics\u201d series ( new york : harper , 1996 ) . although tied in with the wishbone series , this book actually retold the original verne story , rather than the television episode . by contrast , michael anthony steele , digging to the center of the earth , \u201cthe adventures of wishbone\u201d series ( allen , tx : big red chair books , 1999 ) , followed the outline of the television episode hot diggety dawg .\nprof . lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the center of the earth , via a volcano in iceland , encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life - threatening hazards on the way .\na summer film almost dictates a contemporary setting . the question then becomes how to re - tell the story within that requirement\u2014or to abandon it altogether , as the asylum had done . director eric brevig himself had changed the initial 19 th century setting of the script of journey to the center of the earth 3 - d , believing it needed to concentrate on the book\u2019s highlights , to appeal to modern audiences . [ 22 ] he hoped to get away from some of the elements that make the book unlikely from a scientific standpoint to modern audiences , and to avoid the feel of a remake . [ 23 ]\nthe asylum is known for producing films from public domain stories , and with titles reminiscent of big budget productions offered by major studios , so it is not surprising for them to join the verne bandwagon ; in 2007 they had released an updated version of twenty thousand leagues under the seas entitled 30 , 000 leagues under the sea . as weak as their journey to the center of the earth is , it is vastly superior simply as entertainment to 30 , 000 leagues under the sea . while the latter actually had more in common with verne , it was such a disservice to his premise that a film like journey to the center of the earth that simply abandons the author altogether ( except in name only ) deserves less opprobrium .\nevery version of journey to the center of the earth has demonstrated the ever - increasing intertextuality of these adaptations . the films increasingly reflect not only the novel , and an attempt at adaptation , but more and more frequently are equally influenced by previous films of the story . whether adding to the youthful mix of the underground explorers or finding atlantis , films expand the original vernian \u201ctext\u201d to include new elements . so many of these verne productions have now been made and are repeated endlessly on television that he has been initially encountered through screen renderings by most of the last two generations of audiences , making such adaptations a defining experience in the discovery of this author . journey to the center of the earth 3 - d demonstrates how this has progressed to the point where it is possible to simultaneously craft a film which serves at one and the same moment as a pastiche and adaptation .\nwhile decades may have passed since the peak of boone\u2019s career as a hit singer ( second in sales only to elvis back then ) tv variety show host and movie star , he vividly remembers making journey to the center of the earth , in which he co - starred with james mason and arlene dahl .\nit may well be second to king kong ( 1933 ) as the film i have seen the greatest number of times .\n\u201c journey to the center of the earth may have saved 20th century fox , \u201d boone said , \u201cthe studio was in danger of being bankrupted by the filming of cleopatra until journey became a solid box office hit . it definitely ranks as one of the true adventure classics that had a profound influence on many future filmmakers , such as steven spielberg and george lucas . brendon fraser , eat your heart out . \u201d\nlong ago , a lone explorer named arne saknussemm made a fantastic descent to the fabled lost kingdom of atlantis at the earth\u2019s core . after many centuries , his trail was discovered , first by me , professor oliver lindenbrook , my niece cindy , student alec mckuen , our guide lars and his duck gertrude . but we were not alone . the evil count saknussemm , last descendant of the once noble saknussemm family , had followed us , to claim the center of the earth for his power - mad schemes . he ordered his brute - like servant torg to destroy our party . but the plan backfired , sealing the entrance forever . and so for us began a desperate race to the earth\u2019s core , to learn the secret of the way back . this is the story of our new journey to the center of the earth .\nunfortunately , at the last minute journey to the center of the earth 3 - d has had to drop 3 - d from the title in many screenings , owing to a lack of theaters ready for the new systems . it had already been held back for a full year precisely because not enough theaters were equipped for it . having been made on a relatively modest budget of $ 54 million ( with ten weeks of principal photography , in montreal ) , journey to the center of the earth 3 - d could not open in 3 - d in all theaters . this required simultaneous release in many theaters with only \u201cflat\u201d prints , lacking the 3 - d .\nthe film featured man - eating tsavo lions leaping toward the camera and flying spears thrown out of the screen .\non february 28 , 1993 , nbc premiered a new two - hour television movie pilot entitled journey to the center of the earth , which had even less relation to the novel than the cannon duo . a nuclear - powered craft descends into the shaft of an active volcano , but becomes trapped as it explores the world underground on a quest for the knowledge of atlantis .\none of the cryptograms in max\u2019s copy of journey to the center of the earth leads to the asgeirsson institute of volcanolgy in iceland , where trevor and sean meet the late asgeirsson\u2019s daughter hannah ( anita briem ) . she explains that her father was a vernian\u2014one of a small group who believed that what the author wrote was , indeed , fact , and hetzel editions can be seen on the book shelves .\nprof . lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the center of the earth , via a volcano in iceland , encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life - threatening hazards on the way . written by mark hockley\nthe ten commandments ( 1956 ) the film won the best achievement in special effects academy award . it was cecil b . demille ' s remake of his own 1923 silent film , with one of the most miraculous visual effects scenes in film history ( and the most expensive special effects to date ) - - the parting of the red sea .\ncrew : ( color ) widescreen . available on vhs , dvd . extract of a review from 1959 . running time : 132 min .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nin spite of my love for this film ( and it is a film i have loved from when i first saw it ) when i see it to say i am willing to give it a pass in spite of the film ' s stretches of credulity . here are problems i have noted ( in addition to the coincidences already mentioned ) .\nin a staple of this series , at the conclusion wishbone narrates several minutes showing how the special effects were created to depict verne\u2019s journey to the center of the earth - - an unusually direct acknowledgment of the fictional nature of the story . this lack of pretense allows hot diggety dawg to succeed in simultaneously telling two separate but complimentary stories . hot diggety dawg cleverly and charmingly conveys the novel\u2019s tone and plot in a series of vignettes , overcoming its brevity .\nyou do not need to cross the fence to reach the cache , but you may want to for the views . you can see several of the other ridges where more difficult caches await your journey .\n[ note : stanley kubrick was strongly influenced by this film , and based much of the design and plot elements of 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) on this film . star trek ii : the wrath of khan ( 1982 ) used props from this film as well . ]\narriving with sean are some of max\u2019s possessions , including the baseball mitt intended as a gift for his son\u2019s birthday and his carefully studied copy of verne\u2019s journey to the center of the earth . the book is full of notes and even a cipher which , as in verne\u2019s telling , the nephew decodes . here is a clear displacement in the new narrative , verne\u2019s novel taking the position of saknussemm\u2019s relic in the original . verne\u2019s book becomes the document that adds a sense of mystery to the journey . just as in the novel , 19 th century travelers follow in the footsteps of those who went before ; in this film the characters are using the novel itself as their guide .\n) discovers a long hidden message that reveals the existence of a passage into the centre of the earth . leading a team of unlikely adventurers ( including\n: miss jenny ! i saw you turn pale when the domini spoke of those in peril at the far ends of the earth .\nluckily , axel manages to decrypt the document . arne saknussemm reports that the traveler who climbs up on the crater of sn\u00e6fells volcano can get into the center of the earth ; he apparently undertook this journey himself . axel knows that his uncle will want to make a similar attempt and decides not to tell him of the find , but eventually gives in . lidenbrock immediately starts planning the journey and tells his nephew to come along as well . axel is reluctant until his fianc\u00e9e grauben , his uncle\u2019s ward , tells him that he ought to make the excursion .\nin 1880 , in edinburgh , professor oliver s . lindenbrook of the local university has been awarded with the title of\nsir\nand his students have chipped in for a gift including a lava stone . prof . lindenbrook researches the lava and finds evidence that the scientist saknussemm sent it from the center of the earth one hundred years ago . he sends his findings to his colleague prof . peter goetabaug of stockholm to endorse his research . but soon he finds that prof . goetabaug has betrayed him and traveled to iceland to organize an expedition to the center of the earth . prof . lindenbrook travels with his prot\u00e9g\u00e9e alexander\nalec\nmckuen to iceland to organize his own expedition and discovers prof . goetabaug murdered by count saknussemm who wants to protect the discovery of his ancestor . prof . lindenbrook and alec are forced to team - up with the widow carla goetabaug and the strong local hans belker who brings his duck gertrude with him . the group goes to a volcano that is the entrance to the center of the earth in the beginning of their amazing and dangerous journey .\nnews item stated that charles brackett , in association with twentieth century - fox , had bought the rights to the novel from the korda estate and wanted clifton webb to play the role of\noliver lindenbrook .\nalthough an april 1959\nthe earth itself as a kind of character or organism . for you scientists or mythologists , does verne subscribe to the gaea principle ?\nthis sci - fi disaster film was producer george pal ' s follow - up film to destination moon ( 1950 ) - with a mediocre story that had spectacular special effects .\na miniature model of the lost atlantis was used for the earthquake scene . the lava was probably oatmeal , similar to the lava in the 1960 film\nthe time machine\n.\nit was also the first science - fiction film to feature\nflying saucers\nand the first true robot , gort .\nrobert halmi , sr . dusted off the script of his 1999 version of journey to the center of the earth , compressing it back to a 90 minute telefilm for rhi entertainment that appeared on the ion network on january 27 , 2008 . william bray adapted the 1999 tom baum teleplay , this time helmed by t . j . scott . the principal characterizations and motives remained the same , only compressed and more tightly paced .\na bit hokey to be sure , but this action / adventure movie has a rip - roaring premise taken from the classic novel by jules verne . it has charming characters , especially the overbearing professor who is proven wrong on a regular basis . journey to the center of the earth also boasts diverting action sequences , and a grand , old - fashioned score .\nfittingly , the first film recognized as steampunk was the 1902 fourteen - minute french animated short le voyage dans la lune ( a trip to the moon ) , based on jules verne\u2019s from the earth to the moon and h . g . wells\u2019 the first men in the moon . wildly popular upon its release , the georges m\u00e9li\u00e8s film\u2013 one of his hundreds of fantasy films\u2013 achieved canonical status within science fiction .\ncasper dies on the return journey , and crossing the underground sea again , jonas , lytton , and alice are abruptly sent to the surface by a vortex phenomenon . saknussemm ( in the only context in which he is mentioned ) is said to have predicted this : underground storms which turn into giant waterspouts that feed surface lakes . lytton and alice decide to honeymoon in iceland , and explore fresh caverns that may offer a more direct route to the center of the earth ( which has the curious effect of making the verne novel seem like a sequel to this film adaptation ) .\nsamuel m\nsam\nraimi [ 1 ] ( born october 23 , 1959 ) is an american film director , producer , writer and actor , famous for creating the cult horror comedy evil dead series , as well as directing the original spider - man trilogy ( 2002\u201307 ) and the 1990 superhero film darkman ; his most recent work is 2013 ' s disney fantasy film oz the great and powerful . raimi has produced several successful television series and is the founder of renaissance pictures . recently , he worked as the producer of the possession , and the 2013 remake of evil dead . he is currently working on a film adaption of the critically acclaimed video game the last of us .\ni understand the appeal of the 1950s cinemascope adventure movies like 20 , 000 leagues under the sea and around the world in 80 days . while their special effects are dated , the practical effects are always spellbinding to see in a world gone to cgi and the actors take it seriously . however , these same movies suffer from an extended amount of bloat and the human component is always infinitely duller than the actual \u201cjourney\u201d being undertaken . these are the problems and triumphs employed in journey to the center of the earth , a movie i liked a fair bit more than 20 , 000 leagues but whose issues remained the same .\napparently at the very center of the earth there is a sea to one side and not the other . and you can tell you are there because there is\na field of force that snatches gold away .\nthe physics makes no sense at all . ( also in this scene jenny seems to have some sort of psychic link to the explorers . )\nin spite of it all , this is a film that clicks for me . it may well be second to king kong ( 1933 ) as the film i have seen the greatest number of times . mark r . leeper copyright 2016 mark r . leeper\n[ 22 ] . joe nazzaro , \u201cto the ends of the earth , \u201d starlog no . 367 ( july 2008 ) , 11 - 13 .\ncooga mooga film productions , inc . , joseph m . schenck enterprises , inc .\naudio commentary with actress diane baker and film historians steven c . smith & nick redman\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthe story concerns an expedition , led by james mason , who plays a dedicated scientist , to the center of the earth . among those who descend to the depths with mason are pat boone , one of his students ; arlene dahl , the widow of a swedish geologist who steals mason\u2019s information and tries to beat him to the \u2018underworld\u2019 ; and peter ronson , an icelandic guide and jack - of - all - trades .\nedinburgh university professor sir oliver lindenbrook believes he has found an very old message from a long lost scientist who may have found the way to journey to the center of the earth . with his assistant , student alec mckuen , he sets off for iceland where an entrance in a volcanic range is to be found . they are soon joined by carla goetabaug , whose scientist - husband was recently murdered , and icelander hans belker as they descend into the bowels of the earth . there they will find fantastic creatures , exotic plants , the lost city of atlantis and a foe who wants to keep knowledge of this underworld to himself .\nwhile the subterranean world is offered as an example of a different outcome of darwin\u2019s theories , the theme is insufficiently explored , and the second half of the miniseries is disappointing . the filmmakers are unable to develop an adequate destination for the expedition , refusing to allow the journey itself to serve as the goal , as in the novel .\nthe expedition soon runs out of water , and axel faints and becomes lost . here , and at several other points in the story , the visuals adopt axel\u2019s subjective point of view , approximating the first - person narration of the novel . the novel\u2019s separate episodes of axel\u2019s rescue and the finding of water are effectively conflated here , and they also find the skeletons of the many other men who had traveled with saknussemm - - an eerie sequence that provides one of the few attempts to seriously suggest the outcome of the first expedition to the center of the earth .\nperhaps part of the novel\u2019s appeal is its premise , transcending science fiction to present an adventure which can never be realized , yet still retains a powerful grip on human curiosity . for it is also a fantasy of the ultimate conquest of nature , traveling through its most hidden recesses to regions that will never be seen . journey to the center of the earth offers the reader and moviegoer not only a prehistoric world , but one entirely of the imagination , a realm conjured by the mind of jules verne , and ever more often by the magicians of the screen who have found his idea a source of inspiration .\nnews items , producer eugene lourie planned to film a version in italy with gerard philipe and michele morgan as the stars . according to september 1956 items in\nthere is an attenuated telling of the journey to the underground lake . the only marker among the caves is one at the beginning , in russian , telling them the correct initial cave to take . ( there is no mention of saknussemm . ) on the way , the remains of sergei\u2019s brother are found .\na diary flies out of mason ' s hand while they are on a raft because of earth ' s magnetic field . you can see a wire attached to the left corner of the book .\na squad of supernatural investigators are earth ' s only defense against an evil ghost wizard and his minions .\n[ note : the same joke to open up the screen ( for odorama ) was used in john waters ' polyester ( 1981 ) - in homage to this film . ]\nthis classic universal horror film effectively used a foam - latex costume suit to represent the amphibious creature called the gill - man - one of the most famous movie monsters ever created .\nin some european versions of the film , for example the spanish dubbing , the\nprof of geology ' s song\nwas re - dubbed into the\ngaudeamus igitur\nsong .\nhowever , it was also known for its unique opening or preamble , in which one of the film ' s stars , a bow - tied tom ewell , opened the film by walking out onto a open stage to speak to the camera ( and break the fourth wall ) and to introduce the feature . the background was an abstract landscape with musical instruments floating in space .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nprof . lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the centre of the earth , via a volcano in iceland , encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life - threatening hazards on the way .\npresence ; perfectly believable as the enthusiastic scientist lindenbrook , mason ' s performance also often adds to the film ' s light touch . as the determined captain nemo in\nthe self - conscious decision to go into the epistolary mode for part of the adventure .\nin a grotto , bioluminescent birds extinct for millions of years lead them to the center of the earth : waterfalls and a sea lit by an underground sun . here is the world verne described , but recreated in an entirely fresh manner , lush and verdant , full of vibrant colors , teeming with all the signs of life . this image was the centerpiece of the original poster art and website reflecting the 3 - d .\nthe\nscientific\nidea of the earth being hollow ( evolving partly from the mythology of the\nunderworld ,\nwhich in turn evolved into hell ) was in circulation since edmund halley in the late 17th century and still is the subject of speculation . ( edgar rice burroughs also wrote an inner - earth series of books . ) here are various\nhollow earth\nweb sites - - some explanatory and skeptical , others rather loony .\nscott ashlin at 1000 mispent hours and counting ( 1 . 5 / 5 stars ) ( link ) -\nif you pay close attention to the dialogue , you\u2019ll note that the plot of journey to the center of the earth unfolds over the course of most of a year . and yeah , the way this movie flows , that feels about right . . . . i have a longstanding personal prejudice against movies in which the heroes are routinely bailed out of trouble by their cute animal companions . . . lavish production values will only carry a movie so far ; it may be vastly sillier than this one , but at the earth\u2019s core is at least reasonably entertaining most of the time .\nzero point subrise : the hollow earth\n- - brief historical summary of halley , symmes , . . . nazis :\ngeology , the fields of study concerned with the solid earth . included are sciences such as mineralogy , geodesy , and stratigraphy . an introduction to the geochemical and geophysical sciences logically begins with\u2026\ndirector nathan juran ' s classic fantasy film ( with stop - motion special effects by ray harryhausen ) wasn ' t even a nominee in the awards category of best special effects . it was the first film using stop - motion special effects to be shot in full color .\nthe gimmicky 3 - d effect required that the viewer wear special polarization glasses , unlike anaglyphic 3 - d that required red / blue glasses to be worn . 3 - d technology was employed to try to combat the encroaching competition of television on the film industry .\nbased on jules verne ' s fantastic stories of strange adventure . . . a fabulous world below the world !\nbased on the story by jules verne , an edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer ' s trail down an extinct icelandic volcano to the earth ' s center .\nnews item , cooga mooga film productions was pat boone ' s production company . under boone ' e deal with twentieth century - fox , boone was to produce and star in the film for a share in the profits , as well as a salary .\n, is brought to the screen in this thrilling adventure about a band of intrepid explorers descending to the hidden reaches of our world .\nthe sequence around the underground sea is , as in the novel , the centerpiece of the story , and the full treatment of this setting and the incidents around it - - the island , the dinosaurs , the storm - - with a large degree of fidelity to verne , make where time began noticeably different from other films of the novel . more impressive than the blue of the sea in the 1959 version , in where time began filters turn the ocean a deep shade of greenish - blue aqua , contrasting with the orange of the land ; the striking color combinations make the setting all the more convincing . [ 15 ]\nafter some initial location views of the ascent of snaefells , the interior of the earth is entirely recreated through imagination , and computer - generated backgrounds that resemble the matte shots of earlier films , rather than using any of the authentic scenery such as carlsbad caverns in the 1959 version or the canary islands in where time began . trapped by a rockslide , there is no way but forward . lighting a flare ignites a cave of magnesium , and the movie emulates verne\u2019s own habit of concealing pedagogical purpose ( in this case geology ) in the guise of an exciting narrative .\nandre de toth ' s horror film from warner bros . had the extra added attraction of being filmed in 3 - d - and it was highly successful . it was the first 3 - d color feature film released by a major american studio .\nalthough this was a horror film , the most remembered 3 - d scene in the film was the paddle - ball sequence in which a huckster ( reggie rymal ) in front of the newly - opened\nhouse of wax\nkept swatting at a ball attached by a string to a paddle . he spoke at the theatre audience and noted :\n, who played lindenbrook\u2019s student , croons love songs . however , the film\u2019s special effects were excellent for their day , and the story can still hold the viewer , thanks mostly to the\nproducer / production co : twentieth century fox film corporation , cooga mooga , joseph m . schenck enterprises"]}
{"id": 114722, "summary": [{"text": "the polka king is an american comedy film directed and written by maya forbes and wallace wolodarsky .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars jack black , jenny slate , jason schwartzman , and jacki weaver .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it premiered at the 2017 sundance film festival on january 22 , 2017 . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "the polka king", "paragraphs": ["vulture - jack black and the cast of \u201cthe polka king\u201d are . . .\nthe polka king\ntells the story of jan lewan , a polka star who went to prison for running a ponzi scheme .\nthe sporadic magic of the polka king largely comes from its casting , and the hammy performances that follow .\nvanessa bayer , j . b . smoove & willie garson join jack black comedy \u2018the polka king\u2019\njenny slate is set to co - star with jack black in the indie comedy \u201cthe polka king . \u201d\njack black makes the antihero in the polka king just so lovable . and that ' s a problem .\njack black is\nthe polka king ,\nin an ingratiating comedy based on an improbable true story .\nnetflix has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the jack black - starrer the polka king , which first debuted at sundance .\ninspired by true events , \u201cthe polka king\u201d tells the story of local pennsylvania polka legend jan lewan , who develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans .\njack black comedy \u2018polka king\u2019 adds vanessa bayer , j . b . smoove , willie garson | deadline\nthe polka king is warm and sympathetic , avoiding easy jokes in favor of humane , character - driven humor .\n\u2018hamming it up to the nth degree\u2019 : jack black as jan lewan , the polka king . photograph : pr company handout\nbernie finds a more cohesive balance between the craziness of the story and a solid emotional center . the polka king never quite gets there .\nmaya forbes and wally wolodarsky are co - directing and writing the polka king , which is based on joshua brown and john mikulak\u2019s documentary , the man who would be polka king , which follows the rise and fall of jan lewan , a pennsylvania polka sensation who shocked the polka world when it was revealed he seduced his fans into investing in a ponzi scheme .\nprincipal photography for \u201cthe polka king\u201d is slated for mid - july through mid - august , at various locations across rhode island .\nnetflix has picked up global rights to jack black \u2019s comedy \u201c the polka king \u201d and plans to launch the film later this year .\n\u201c the polka king \u201d premiered at the sundance film festival in january . maya forbes directed the film from a script she wrote with wally wolodarsky .\ninspired by true events , \u201cthe polka king\u201d tells the story of local pennsylvania polka legend jan lewan , \u201cwho develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans , \u201d according to a release .\nthe man who would be polka king is a movie starring michael byrne , pete chacho , and catherine damavandi . a look at the rise and fall of band leader jan lewan , whose international polka empire led to the greatest polka - related financial crime in history .\nprincipal photography for \u201cthe polka king\u201d is slated for mid - july through mid - august , 2016 at various locations across rhode island .\nthe pic is based on the joshua brown and john mikulak documentary , \u201cthe man who would be polka king , \u201d following the rise and fall of jan lewan , a pennsylvania polka sensation who shocked the polka world when it was revealed he seduced his fans into investing in a ponzi scheme .\npawtucket \u2013 production staff for the jack black film \u201cthe polka king\u201d visited a number of city sites last week as they prepare to start filming in rhode island .\na look at the rise and fall of band leader jan lewan , whose international polka empire led to the greatest polka - related financial crime in history .\npawtucket \u2013 filming for \u201cthe polka king , \u201d starring jack black as polka legend / con artist jan lewan , got going in pawtucket last friday . several homes on waltham street and harvard street are being used for the film .\na member of the camera crew . filming for the movie\nthe man who would be polka king\nstarring jack black took place on friday , july 15 , in pawtucket .\na press release from the rhode island film & television office last week announced that shivhans pictures will produce and finance filming of \u201cthe polka king\u201d in rhode island this summer .\nblack , david permut , stuart cornfeld , shivani rawat , monica levinson and priyanka mattoo are producing . rawat\u2019s shivhans pictures is also financing \u201cthe polka king . \u201d\nactor jack black , left , during filming for the movie\nthe polka king\nlast friday in pawtucket . black is starring in the film . ( breeze photos by charles lawrence )\nthe feature is based on the documentary the man who would be polka king from directors joshua brown and john mikulak , which follows grammy - nominated polka sensation jan lewan , who ended up running a soviet souvenir - based ponzi scheme that landed him in jail .\ninfinitely polar bear helmer maya forbes and former simpsons writer wally wolodarsky wrote the movie , and forbes directed . the polka king also stars jenny slate , vanessa bayer and jason schwartzman .\npolka king is being produced by permut , stuart cornfeld , shivani rawat , monica levinson and priyanka mattoo . permut presentations\u2019 vp chris mangano will exec produce .\nproducers of the polka king are david permut of permut presentations , stuart cornfeld of red hour pictures , shivani rawat and monica levinson of shivhans pictures , and priyanka mattoo . rawat\u2019s shivhans pictures is also financing the polka king . shivhans has been behind such pictures as bleecker street\u2019s danny collins , the oscar - nominated trumbo and captain fantastic which is currently out in theaters .\nacclaimed actor and musician jack black ( \u201cschool of rock\u201d , \u201ckung fu panda\u201d ) stars in the new feature film comedy \u201cthe polka king\u201d , written and directed by maya forbes and wallace wolodarsky .\nwith a clipped and modestly entertaining 90 - minute run time , the polka king that relishes in lewan ' s theatrics but rarely pauses to interrogate what ' s behind his facade .\npolka king , directed and written by forbes and wolodarsky , is based on the documentary film the man who would be polka king from directors john mikulak and joshua von brown . the movie was produced by david permut ( permut presentations ) , stuart cornfeld ( red hour films ) , shivani rawat and monica levinson ( shivhans pictures ) , jack black ( electric dynamite ) and priyanka mattoo .\njack black plays a polka star and con artist in a new netflix movie .\non sunday night , sundance had the world premiere of the latest comedy vehicle from actor jack black , \u201cthe polka king . \u201d it was introduced as a welcome opposite for the programmers after they had watched \u201cthree documentaries about syria , \u201d and proved to have that effect with a mostly - packed house . one of the more straight - up comedies of the fest , \u201cthe polka king\u201d treats viewers to a bizarre true story and funky performances from its strong cast .\nfilming for the movie\nthe man who would be polka king\nstarring jack black took place on friday , july 15 , in pawtucket . the movie is based on joshua brown and john mikulak\u2019s documentary which follows the rise and fall of jan lewan , a pennsylvania polka sensation who unwittingly brought a town to its knees in a ponzi scheme .\nbayer is repped by wme and rise management . smoove is repped by uta and converge media group . garson is with paradigm and john carrabino management . wme and icm represent distribution rights on the polka king .\ncranston , r . i . \u2014\nthe polka king ,\nthe movie being made in rhode island that stars jack black , is looking for unpaid extras wednesday for a shoot at rhodes on the pawtuxet , 60 rhodes place , cranston .\npolka king is currently slated to start production this summer and is being produced by permut , stuart cornfeld , shivani rawat , monica levinson and priyanka mattoo permut presentations\u2019 vp chris mangano will exec produce .\nnetflix has taken global rights to maya forbes and wally wolodarsky\u2019s comedy biopic the polka king starring jack black as local pennsylvania polka legend jan lewan . deadline hears that netflix paid high seven figures for the movie , which premiered at the sundance film festival in january . there were several suitors since the movie premiered at the festival . netflix was there at the beginning , and pulled ahead of the pack in recent months . wme and icm co - repped the deal .\njenny slate , jason schwartzman , jacki weaver , j . b . smoove , and vanessa bayer also star in the story of local pennsylvania polka legend jan lewan . the movie is based on the joshua brown and john mikulak documentary , \u201cthe man who would be polka king , \u201d which detailed lewan\u2019s rise and fall after persuading fans to invest in a ponzi scheme , which landed him in jail .\nfifty - one walcott street , a house used in the movie ,\nthe man who would be polka king .\nunofficial sources say that the movie involves large spans of time and the house will again appear in the movie with a fresh coat of paint . filming for the movie starring jack black took place on friday , july 15 , in pawtucket .\njack black , jenny slate and jason schwartzman star in this tale of the rise and fall of a real - life polka maestro .\na streaming date has not been determined , but polka king will hit netflix before the end of this year . no word on whether there will be a theatrical release component like other netflix titles ( the streaming studio has a deal for its original movies to be shown at the luxury chain ipic theaters ) .\nlocal pennsylvania polka legend jan lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail .\n\u201cpawtucket is thrilled to welcome jack black and \u2018the polka king\u2019 to our great city , \u201d said mayor donald grebien in a statement . \u201cit\u2019s truly exciting to have the film\u2019s production headquarters in the city\u2019s armory arts district in historic downtown , and that a number of local pawtucket businesses are being considered for film locations . \u201d\ncrew : directors / writers : mary forbes , wally wolodarsky , based on the documentary\nthe man who would be polka king\nby john mikulak and joshua von brown . camera ( color , widescreen , hd ) : andrei bowden schwartz . editor : catherine haight . music : theodore shapiro .\n\u201cwe loved working with them before and know we can help them maximize their potential for this extraordinary project , \u2018the polka king , \u2019 \u201d feinberg said . \u201cthe script is superbly written , and we look forward to seeing jack black unleash his talent and soar as he portrays this provocative character . \u201d\nthis exuberant tragicomedy recounts the remarkable but true story of the rise and fall of polish \u00e9migr\u00e9 jan lewan ( black ) , from striving tchotchke shop owner in the \u201970s to the undisputed \u201cking of pennsylvania polka\u201d in the early \u201990s . lewan pursued the american dream by any means necessary , fleecing investors and bribing officials to build a personal musical empire in what became the world\u2019s only known polka ponzi scheme . swept up by lewan\u2019s charismatic charm are his devoted wife , marla ( slate ) , and his neurotic sidekick , mickey ( schwartzman ) .\ndennis harvey gave \u201cthe polka king\u201d a strong review at sundance : \u201cone of those conspicuously talented comics who nonetheless can be tricky to cast , jack black has rather surprisingly found some of his best big - screen roles portraying liberally dramatized versions of real people , \u00e0 la \u2018school of rock\u2019 and \u2018bernie . \u2019 ( no , \u2018drunk history\u2019 doesn\u2019t count . ) featuring black\u2019s most eccentric true - life character yet , \u2018the polka king\u2019 amply plays to its star\u2019s strengths , yielding a hilariously tough - to - believe biopic that should easily prove one of the bigger commercial breakouts of sundance\u2019s 2017 edition . \u201d\n\u201cpawtucket is thrilled to welcome jack black and \u201cthe polka king\u201d to our great city . it\u2019s truly exciting to have the film\u2019s production headquarters in the city\u2019s armory arts district in historic downtown , and that a number of local pawtucket businesses are being considered for film locations , \u201d pawtucket mayor donald r . grebien stated in a press release .\nthis adaptation of john mikulak ' s and joshua von brown ' s doc the man who would be polka king is a big left turn after forbes ' debut , the autobiographical infinitely polar bear , campy and outrageous where that film sought the emotional core of extreme behavior . the stylization can be hard to take at times , however true to events it may be .\nans were shocked when it was discovered that their hero had committed one of the largest ( and possibly only ) polka - related financial crimes in history .\npolka bandleader jan lewan sets out to build a music and travel empire but soon runs afoul of the law in this jack black comedy based on a true story .\npolka musicians are an easy target for comedy \u2013 and what\u2019s really going to top john candy and eugene levy as stan and yosh , the schmenge brothers , from the old canadian sketch comedy show sctv ? luckily , after an initial high - energy onslaught ( and jenny slate in some fabulous outfits ) , the polka king goes easy on the \u201cain\u2019t they quirky ? \u201d sequences that a cheap - shot filmmaker like jared hess has somehow turned into a career . even though jack black is hamming it up to the nth degree , this somehow turns into a film about characters you care about .\nexclusive : the dance card for the jack black comedy the polka king just got longer with saturday night live \u2018s vanessa bayer , curb your enthusiasm \u2018s j . b . smoove and hawaii five - o \u2018s willie garson boarding the project . the news follows after deadline broke exclusively last week that jason schwartzman and oscar nominee jacki weaver are also set to star alongside black who is not only headlining , but producing too under his electric dynamite label .\nchris mangano is a young producer in the independent film world who has already made significant contributions to the scene in just a few years . his most recent project , the polka king starring jack black debuted at sundance this past year to widespread critical and audience acclaim . i had a chance to catch up with chris about the project , his career , and what big things are shaping up at mangano movies & media , his production company .\nthe spotlight program is a tribute to the cinema we love from throughout the past year .\none of those conspicuously talented comics who nonetheless can be tricky to cast , jack black has rather surprisingly found some of his best big - screen roles portraying liberally dramatized versions of real people , \u00e0 la \u201cschool of rock\u201d and \u201cbernie . \u201d ( no , \u201cdrunk history\u201d doesn\u2019t count . ) featuring black\u2019s most eccentric true - life character yet , \u201cthe polka king\u201d amply [ \u2026 ]\nit\u2019s not a spoiler , but jan lewan was indeed at the screening last night , and ( after climbing onto the stage himself ) was able to clarify just how authentic the movie\u2019s events are : \u201cpretty much true . \u201d afterward , he and black performed a polka rap ( you\u2019ll see soon , i\u2019m sure ) , basking in massive applause . as someone near me asked , \u201cdoesn\u2019t he owe people five million dollars ? are we ok with that ? \u201d that\u2019s a revealing observation to the slightness this movie has with the legitimately bad things jan did . but the movie is very often fruitful with its goofiness .\nthe polka king\nfinds a distinct balance of being good - spirited to the title person while able to let us laugh out loud about his absurdities .\nwhat\u2019s key is that even though this is a movie about a scoundrel , it\u2019s all very optimistic . forbes and wolodarsky keep the frame bright and the filmmaking calls attention to itself only when necessary . in one such scene , jan somehow hoaxes a group of people to buy into a european tour that includes a visit from the pope \u2013 and then somehow gets john paul ii to stop by for a group photo . if you ignore the part about going to jail , the polka king is a great advertisement for the \u201cfake it \u2018til you make it\u201d manifesto .\na pennsylvania polka sensation almost brings down the town with a ponzi scheme . with jack black and jacki weaver . produced by red hour films . shoots july 15 - sept . 20 in rhode island .\nthe polka king , a return to sundance for maya forbes and wally wolodarsky after infinitely polar bear , is definitely wacky , perhaps even a little zany , but as the pre - title card and closing credits photos remind us , this is based on a true story . that fact serves as a considerable engagement engine , as this is the type of story where , if someone told it to you , you might say , \u201cman , they ought to make a movie about that ! \u201d\nunbounded optimism is a great thing up to a point in the polka king , maya forbes ' feature version of the true story in which a flamboyant bandleader found himself swindling his aged fans out of millions . jack black , as the immigrant musician in question , finds a role that invites a great deal of jack black - ness , full of peppy showmanship and thickly accented dialogue . but even moviegoers with a strong tolerance for that shtick may be less than involved with this half - charming feature , which inspires some sympathy for its protagonist but not enough to carry the film . commercial prospects are iffy , despite the strong cast .\none of those conspicuously talented comics who nonetheless can be tricky to cast , jack black has rather surprisingly found some of his best big - screen roles portraying liberally dramatized versions of real people , \u00e0 la \u201cschool of rock\u201d and \u201cbernie . \u201d ( no , \u201cdrunk history\u201d doesn\u2019t count . ) featuring black\u2019s most eccentric true - life character yet , \u201c the polka king \u201d amply plays to its star\u2019s strengths , yielding a hilariously tough - to - believe biopic that should easily prove one of the bigger commercial breakouts of sundance\u2019s 2017 edition .\nwill be the fourth film ms . hampson produces in the ocean state . her previous films were the golden globe nominated production \u201c\nthis film tells the story of a polish polka music singer , who makes a fortune by setting up a ponzi scheme that targets the elderly . i thought it would be a comedy , but only after a few minutes in i already found out it was not funny at all . the story is not so engaging because the background stories of the investors are not explained , and hence i feel little for them . the characters in the film are not very likable either . unfortunately , i did not like this film as i imagined i would .\nthe breeze first reported last week that at least one scene for the movie would be filmed at the modern diner . susan mcdonald , marketing communications manager for memorial hospital , said the crew will stage a retro icu room for scenes at the hospital when filming starts the second week of august .\nbut when it comes to the film\u2019s overall success , these wildly amusing situations take a back seat to the contributions of an excellent cast . speaking the language of incorrigible optimism in a burlesque polish accent , black gets to sing ( the soundtrack is wall - to - wall polka favorites , though there\u2019s no \u201cshe\u2019s too fat for me\u201d ) , hustle , and deliver broken - english homilies to his heart\u2019s desire . the cartoonish extroversion that can be simply too much in other contexts is ideally harnessed here .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthe movie is like a goof on the american dream a la michael bay \u2019s \u201cpain & gain , \u201d but with the small - town - version scheming of a \u201c the wolf of wall street . \u201d the dreamer in this case is polish immigrant / polka bandleader jan lewan ( jack black ) , who has pride , perhaps too much pride ( not plainly ego ) about being successful . he also has a certain naivete , both to the way that government works and his stern belief if he can think things , they will come true . at the beginning of the film , he leads a rollicking polka band that goes by his name , and owns a shop in a strip mall in hazelton , pa that sells various polish trinkets . we also see in a cartoonishly - cut flashback that he works various other jobs , washing bathrooms , cleaning dishes or delivering pizzas , indicating a sweet , sincere hustle .\nin the documentary premieres slate , film topics include examining the events that led up to the 1995 oklahoma city federal building bombing , the syrian refugee crisis , and a new look at the fabled musicians of the buena vista social club from director lucy walker . with the emergence of a greater tv presence in recent years , the special events portion of the sff 2017 program will feature returns to sundance for rashdia jones and jill soloway with the opening episodes of jones\u2019 netflix docu - series hot girls wanted : turned on and the first three episodes of the new and upcoming i love dick amazon series from the transparent creator . the angie tribeca star\u2019s hot girls wanted documentary debuted at sundance 2015 and was quickly picked up by the streaming service < . / a >\njan ' s dream of making more money and having an empire of polish and polka - based goods leads him to giving promissory notes to his polka group fans , thinking it ' s an easy way to make money . he\u2019s informed steadily that this is a ponzi scheme , that it must cease immediately , and that he has to pay back his investors . but when a sweet older couple say they want to invest even more money , jan gives in , and takes the money . for years , he isn\u2019t investigated , and his business ventures ( a trip that promises a pope meeting , for one ) get crazier and crazier . \u201cthis really happened\u201d is the first line of text in the story , and feels like the refrain to the various absurd sequences that follow .\ntomorrow\u2019s short film unveiling is scheduled to be the last official sundance slate release before the festival kicks off . in the meantime , take a look at the latest and rich sundance lineups from today below :\na showcase of world premieres of some of the most highly anticipated narrative films of the coming year .\nother announced pawtucket locations for the film include the modern diner , german club , and memorial hospital .\n\u201csome of the most pressing themes that we can trace through the festival lineup \u2014 the environment , political upheaval , social change \u2014 are distilled to their very human essences in both comic and dramatic stories , \u201d noted sff director john cooper on monday of the latest slates . \u201cthese stories , and the conversations they spark , start here and will extend well beyond the mountain and the festival in the months ahead . \u201d\nindependent pilot showcase \u2014 we are proud to present the world premieres of these outstanding pilot presentations , highlighting the best in episodic series work from the independent community .\nthe cannes international film festival is the most talked - about film festival of the year , where directors from around the world showcase their newest work , from the most challenging art cinema to the big blockbusters . for many years , roger ebert and a team of contributors have covered cannes , and we are continuing that tradition with start - to - finish coverage from around the festival .\npawtucket is ground zero for rhode island production of the film , with the production office at the george h . fuller & son company building at 145 exchange st .\nafter an accident at the hair salon , violet realizes she ' s not living life to the fullest . a soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together .\nfilmed at the german american cultural society in pawtucket , ri and rhodes on the pawtuxet in cranston , ri .\n78 / 52 / u . s . a . ( director : alexandre philippe ) \u2014 this is an unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in alfred hitchcock\u2019s psycho , the \u201cman behind the curtain , \u201d and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema . world premiere\nbitch / u . s . a . ( director and screenwriter : marianna palka ) \u2014 a woman snaps under crushing life pressures and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog . her philandering , absentee husband is forced to become reacquainted with his four children and sister - in - law as they attempt to keep the family together during this bizarre crisis . cast : jason ritter , jaime king , marianna palka , brighton sharbino , rio mangini , kingston foster . world premiere\nflying the flag as we have for past sundances , deadline co - editor - in - chief , film mike fleming jr . and myself will lead our coverage out of park city , salt lake and more with breaking news on the deals , the films , the panels , and the scene .\nrandall rosenbaum , executive director of the rhode island state council on the arts , congratulated the rhode island film & television office on bringing another major motion picture production to the state . he said productions like this help to energize the state culturally and economically , and provide employment to local creative workers .\ntwo years after robert redford \u2019s last sundance film festival onscreen appearance with nick nolte in a walk in the woods , the founder of the utah gathering is back with the discovery , it was revealed today as the premieres , documentary premieres , midnight , spotlight , kids and special events programs were unveiled .\nthe miracle of the casting director enlivens this slight but based - on - a - true - story tale of a immigrant entertainer who embraced america by operating a ponzi scheme as a lucrative sideline . jack black surprises me for the second time this year and jacki weaver ( an aussie ! ) does a bang - up job as a new jersey mother - in - law who doubts her daughter ' s choice in love . slate and schwartzman ably hold down the rest . better than you might ' ve expected . . . and polka , no less .\na look at the history of the american comedy publication and production company , national lampoon , from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010 , featuring rare and never - before - seen footage .\nrancher , farmer , fisherman / u . s . a . ( directors : susan froemke , john hoffman , beth aala ) \u2014 from the montana rockies to the wheat fields of kansas and the gulf of mexico , families who work the land and sea are crossing political divides to find unexpected ways to protect the natural resources vital to their livelihoods . these are the new heroes of conservation , deep in america\u2019s heartland . world premiere . the new climate\nin this prequel to the fantasy classic , three young gelflings inspire a rebellion against the cruel emperor when they discover a horrifying secret .\nthe minds behind history ' s most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise ( and sometimes fall ) of their billion - dollar creations .\nas far back as i can remember my favorite thing in the world to do was going to the video rental store . i\u2019d walk up and down each aisle looking at all the one sheets printed gloriously on the front of the vhs boxes . i flip the cases over and read the billing blocks of the films , looking who the actors and directors were . i\u2019d put mental notes together , creating in my head my own imdb of sorts . obviously this was before the internet was even around . then , when i was in the third grade , my father bought our family a camcorder . after that i don\u2019t think there was one school project i didn\u2019t turn into some sort of video project , all the way through high school . film school always seemed to be what was in store for me .\nshe most recently lent her voice to the illumination blockbuster \u201cthe secret life of pets . \u201d she is repped by wme and 3 arts .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nweaver , oscar nominated for her performances in animal kingdom and silver linings playbook , has the james franco - directed and - starring the masterpiece in the pipeline . she is repped by icm partners and elevate entertainment .\ntake every wave : the life of laird hamilton / u . s . a . ( director : rory kennedy ) \u2014 this is the remarkable story of an american icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever . transcending the surf genre , this in - depth portrait of a hard - charging athlete explores the fear , courage and ambition that push a man to greatness\u2014 and the cost that comes with it . world premiere\nuntitled lucy walker / buena vista social club documentary / u . s . a . , united kingdom , cuba ( director : lucy walker ) \u2014 the musicians of the buena vista social club exposed the world to cuba\u2019s vibrant culture with their landmark 1997 album . now , against the backdrop of cuba\u2019s captivating musical history , hear the band\u2019s story as they reflect on their remarkable careers and the extraordinary circumstances that brought them together . world premiere\nthis year at sundance , netflix had the biggest acquisition at the festival , paying $ 12 . 5 million for dee rees\u2019 southern period drama mudbound .\nwomen ' s rights attorney gloria allred takes on the biggest names in american culture as coverage of sexual assault allegations in the media become more prevalent .\nwhen she recovers stolen film of a movie she shot 25 years ago , novelist sandi tan revisits her time with the enigmatic man who swiped the footage .\njan\u2019s got a loving wife he adores in former miss junior pennsylvania marla ( jenny slate ) , and a son , david ( eventually played as a teen by robert capron ) . he\u2019s got a polka band he fronts , co - founded with \u201cmusical genius\u201d clarinetist mickey ( jason schwartzman ) . he\u2019s got a live - in mother - in - law ( jacki weaver , at risk of stealing the whole movie ) who nags and doubts his every move . but even she would be a small price to pay if the performing gigs he lives for actually paid the bills , rather than providing chump change . he also runs a knickknack shop and delivers pizzas on the side , yet barely keeps his head above water .\nblack plays jan lewan , who came to america from poland to chase dreams that seemingly had no limit . he formed a polka band , won the love of a beautiful bride ( jenny slate ' s marla ) , and developed a large following of kielbasa - devouring senior citizens across pennsylvania . still , he lived hand to mouth , starting innumerable offshoot ventures ( a polish knicknack store , for instance ) in hopes that one would pay off and beget a commercial\nempire .\nthe story cuts corners with the seriousness of the events , opting to highlight the absurd details of jan ' s con work , however naive he may truly be . jack black\u2019s incredible , passionate performance is a key bonding agent to the script , in which he is able to make jan vividly likable , innocent , hilarious and tragic , often simultaneously . you see the gears of choosing greed turn in black\u2019s head when one bad decision leads to a clumsier one , even if the movie doesn\u2019t paint a full picture of all the businesses that he owns , or why he thinks he won ' t be caught . from the beginning he makes this a passionate venture along the likes of his work in \u201c bernie , \u201d taking on a thick polish accent while boasting an incredible singing voice and fantastic range . ( there ' s a show - stopping scene where he sings\nproud to be an american\nwith his polish band , which is both hilarious and chilling . ) the movie repeats the message that \u201cbernie\u201d sent as well , that as narratives try to cover so much territory but with a constant human anchor , black is one of the very best for the job . with the precision of his performance and the bigness of his presence , he is able to find the empathy that allow us to connect and laugh with strange characters .\nsecurity men wave away cars and people who do not live in the area .\nin the 1970s and ' 80s , national lampoon ' s success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled douglas kenney .\nrebel in the rye / u . s . a . ( director and screenwriter : danny strong ) \u2014 this portrait of the life and mind of reclusive author j . d . salinger goes from the bloody front lines of world war ii to his early rejections and the ptsd - fueled writer\u2019s block that led to his iconic novel , the catcher in the rye . cast : nicholas hoult , kevin spacey , sarah paulson , zoey deutch , hope davis , victor garber . world premiere\nlook and see : a portrait of wendell berry / u . s . a . ( directors : laura dunn , jef sewell ) \u2014 this cinematic portrait of the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural america in the era of industrial agriculture is seen through the mind\u2019s eye of farmer and writer wendell berry . the new climate\n\u25cf gente - fied / u . s . a . ( creator : marvin lemus , executive producers : charles d . king , aaliyah williams , america ferrera ) \u2014 seven characters deal with the effects of change in la\u2019s boyle heights . bicultural millennials and old - school business owners hustle to create spaces that celebrate their latino identities\u2014 even while faced with rent hikes , a housing crisis , and a steady stream of outsiders threatening to gentrify their barrio . the festival will debut three episodes of this short - form episodic series . cast : edsson morales , alicia sixtos , victoria ortiz , yareli arizmendi , salvador velez jr , rafael sigler . world premiere\nms . forbes and mr . wolodarksy previously collaborated on the golden globe nominated movie , \u201cinfinitely polar bear\u201d , which was produced in the ocean state in the summer of 2013 and co - wrote \u201cdiary of a wimpy kid\u201d and \u201cmonsters vs aliens\u201d .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\njack black is jan lewan , a polish immigrant completely in love with the american dream . you can pronounce that \u201cyan\u201d or \u201cjan\u201d , as he is too eager to please to have a preference . after working low - end jobs he meets up with a multi - instrumentalist named mickey ( schwartzman ) and they form a polka band in pennsylvania . at a cancer telethon he meets a former junior miss hazleton ( jenny slate ) and they fall in love . but in addition to his band he\u2019s got a store of polish gewgaws , and the opportunity to buy into some high yield return \u201cinvestment\u201d packages .\nchoose the plan that\u2019s right for you . digital access or digital and print delivery .\njan is a born , shameless , boundlessly energetic showman , and his aged audience adores him . they bite readily enough when he begins soliciting investors for his \u201cempire , \u201d which is projected to encompass a polka tv show and other pipe dreams . though acting with seeming good ( even honest ) intentions , jan doesn\u2019t quite realize he needs to register any such business with the government , let alone that creating a financial operation in which investors are paid back simply from new investors\u2019 contributions ( rather than actual business profit ) is a form of fraud . the state does take notice , however , dispatching investigator ron ( jb smoove ) , whom jan hastily assures he will refund the moneys post - haste .\n500 years / u . s . a . ( director : pamela yates ) \u2014 from a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a president , the sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in guatemala\u2019s recent history is told through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenous mayan population , who now stand poised to reimagine their society . world premiere\nsince he started as film critic for the chicago sun - times in 1967 , and began covering movies locally and at international film festivals , roger ebert has met and interviewed countless movie idols , artists and unknowns - - some of them even before they became famous . there ' s hardly a major figure in the history of movies , from the last part of the 20th century into the 21st , that he hasn ' t encountered .\nwhen mickey picks jan up from prison , his car has a pennsylvania front license plate . pennsylvania only issues a single plate that is placed on the rear of the car .\nwith netflix only a couple years into their push to develop original films , < i > paste < / i > counts down the 50 best the service has to offer .\nblack , who appeared in \u201cschool of rock\u201d and \u201ckung fu panda , \u201d among other films , stars in the new feature film comedy , written and directed by maya forbes and wallace wolodarsky . forbes and wolodarksy previously collaborated on the golden globe - nominated movie \u201cinfinitely polar bear , \u201d which was produced in the ocean state in the summer of 2013 , and co - wrote the \u201cdiary of a wimpy kid\u201d movie and \u201cmonsters vs aliens . \u201d\ndownward dog / u . s . a . ( showrunners : kat likkel , john hoberg , creators : michael killen , samm hodges ) \u2014 the story of a struggling millennial , nan , as observed from the point of view of her lonely and philosophical dog , martin . the festival will premiere the first four episodes of the series , followed by an extended q & a with the cast , creators and showrunners . cast : allison tolman , samm hodges , lucas neff , kirby howell - baptiste , barry rothbart . world premiere\nthe hollywood reporter ' s r eview out of sundance said of the film :\njack black , as the immigrant musician in question , finds a role that invites a great deal of jack black - ness , full of peppy showmanship and thickly accented dialogue .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n] when i was little boy in poland , all the times , i dreaming of america . so i come , i work hard , and i climb to the highest stars .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nthe opening shot of a movie can tell us a lot about how to view and interpret what follows . it can even represent the whole movie in miniature . the opening shots project collects illustrated analyses of some of jim emerson ' s favorites , and contributions from scanners readers .\nfrom co - writer / director maya forbes and writer wally wolodarsky , the movie is also able to actualize an elevated cartoonish reality for the story , starting with its excellent , gaudy production design ( like the strip mall that the gift shop is located on ) and editing that tells the story with sharp timing and zippy jokes . ( the movie is a treasure trove of goofy physical actions by its characters . ) it\u2019s a major film for forbes , who found the funny material within her tense personal family tale of \u201c infinitely polar bear , \u201d but now proves she can orchestrate unique , massive comedy , especially when working with such an excellent cast .\nroger ebert has attended international film festivals and events for almost half a century , from the kolkata international film festival to the academy awards . in addition to his coverage , our contributors report the latest from cannes , telluride , toronto , sundance and other movie showcases world - wide .\nsteven feinberg , executive director of the rhode island film & television office , said it was help from raimondo and general assembly members , along with many people from the public and private sectors , that helped bring forbes and wolodarsky and their team of artists back to the ocean state .\noklahoma city / u . s . a . ( director : barak goodman ) \u2014 the bombing of the alfred p . murrah federal building in oklahoma city in april 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in american history ; this documentary explores how a series of deadly encounters between american citizens and federal law enforcement\u2014including the standoffs at ruby ridge and waco\u2014led to it . world premiere\nchoose the plan that ' s right for you . digital access or digital and print delivery .\nmidnight episodic showcase \u2014 for the after - dark crowd , we present the world premieres of two thrilling new episodic additions to our midnight lineup : pineapple , from adaptive studios , and snatchers , from stage 13 , followed by an extended q & a with the creators of both series .\njenny slate , vanessa bayer and jason schwartzman also star in the film that debuted at sundance .\nthe collider podcast : episode 75 - sundance 2017 , ' split ' , and m . night\u2026\nwhen mickey picks jan up from prison , his car has a pennsylvania front license plate . pennsylvania only issues a single plate that is placed on the rear of the car . see more \u00bb\nthe film posted a notice on the state film office ' s facebook page looking for people to film wednesday from 9 a . m . to 1 p . m . at rhodes . the notice specifies that potential extras should arrive 1990s clothing , and says all ages are welcome . those under age 18 , however , must be accompanied by an adult , the film office said tuesday .\nwhile i\u2019d hate to see reactions from the folks who actually got swindled by jan lewan ( he apparently owed close to $ 5m by the time he got caught ) , this is a weirdly enjoyable movie about terrible deeds . you may even find yourself humming \u201coom - pah\u201d by the end .\nwithout ever completely losing touch with reality , the expertly turned design contributions here revel in the decor and sartorial havoc that can be wrought when people of deeply tacky taste get some serious spending money .\ni love dick / u . s . a . ( directors : jill soloway , andrea arnold , kimberly peirce , executive producers : jill soloway , sarah gubbins , andrea sperling , victor hsu ) \u2014 chris and sylvere , a married couple in the intellectual community of marfa , texas , become obsessed with a charismatic artist named dick . what follows is the unraveling of a marriage , the deification of a reluctant messiah and the awakening of the female gaze . the festival will present the first three episodes of this amazon original series , followed by an extended q & a . cast : kevin bacon , kathryn hahn , griffin dunne , roberta colindrez , india menuez , phoebe robinson . world premiere\n\u25cf pineapple / u . s . a . ( director and writer : arkasha stevenson ) \u2014 when a miner\u2019s daughter is assaulted in the local coal mine , she utters only one word , leaving the town\u2019s sheriff baffled . the event quickly spirals out of control , impacting the entire town . the festival will premiere three short - form episodes of this uniquely cinematic drama series . cast : tyler vickers , kel owens , ron gilbert , gloria vonn , lucille sharp , brooklyn robinson . world premiere\nkilling ground / australia ( director and screenwriter : damien power ) \u2014 ian and samantha arrive at an isolated campsite to find an suv and a tent\u2014with no sign of the occupants . the discovery of a distressed child wandering in the woods unleashes a terrifying chain of events that will test the young couple\u2019s breaking point . cast : aaron pedersen , ian meadows , harriet dyer , aaron glenane . international premiere\nthe incredible jessica james / u . s . a . ( director and screenwriter : jim strouse ) \u2014 jessica james , an aspiring nyc playwright , is struggling to get over a recent breakup . she sees a light at the end of the tunnel when she meets the recently divorced boone . together , they discover how to make it through the tough times while realizing they like each other\u2014a lot . cast : jessica williams , chris o\u2019dowd , keith stanfield , no\u00ebl wells . world premiere . closing night film\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nthis section of the festival is especially for our youngest independent film fans . programmed in cooperation with utah film center , which presents the annual tumbleweeds film festival , utah\u2019s premiere film festival for children and youth .\nmudbound / u . s . a . ( director : dee rees , screenwriters : virgil williams , dee rees ) \u2014 in the post\u2013 world war ii south , two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad . this epic pioneer story is about friendship , heritage and the unending struggle for and against the land . cast : carey mulligan , jason clarke , jason mitchell , mary j . blige , garrett hedlund , jonathan banks . world premiere\nherb weiss , the city\u2019s economic and cultural affairs officer , pointed out that home and business owners get location fees when filming is done on their properties , an economic benefit beyond the extra traffic to area businesses .\nthe place for everything that doesn ' t have a home elsewhere on rogerebert . com , this is a collection of thoughts , ideas , snippets , and other fun things that roger and others posted over the years .\ntell them we are rising : the story of black colleges and universities / u . s . a . ( director : stanley nelson ) \u2014 a haven for black intellectuals , artists and revolutionaries\u2014and path of promise toward the american dream\u2014 black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field . they have been unapologetically black for 150 years . for the first time ever , their story is told . world premiere\nshort - form episodic series \u2014 a celebration of the evolving landscape of content consumption , we present these short - form episodic series as new voices in the medium , defying broadcast boilerplates with a redefinition of traditional episodic conventions .\nshortly after seeing the film i sat down with jack black , jack weaver , willie garson , maya forbes and wally wolodarsky . they talked about how the project came together , how jan lewan always wanted to be famous , the incredible true story , and so much more . in addition , towards the end of the interview , you can also watch them play a game i call \u201cget to know your sundance attendee , \u201d which asks tough questions like drink of choice , how long can you go without looking at your phone , what\u2019s the last tv show you\u2019ve watched that you want to recommend , what do you collect , favorite websites , and a lot more .\nkuso / u . s . a . ( director : steven ellison , screenwriters : steven ellison , david firth , zach fox ) \u2014 broadcasting through a makeshift network of discarded televisions , this story is tangled up in the aftermath of los angeles\u2019s worst earthquake nightmare . travel between screens and aftershocks into the twisted lives of the survived . cast : iesha coston , zack fox , hannibal buress , the buttress , tim heidecker , mali matsuda . world premiere"]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "yellowbird ( film )", "paragraphs": ["into film recommend this film is engaging for this age range . please refer to the bbfc guidance for further help in your film choice .\nthis film has not been rated by a club leader yet . be the first to rate this film .\nget your short film showcased at the feedback film festival . get your screenplay showcased at the writing festival .\nfilm reviews and news , everyone ' s a critic ! welcome to the drinking blog with a film problem .\n# 204 yellowbird ( 2014 ) belgian / french cg animated film with a stellar voice cast and a visual style that looks like origami .\nfun and thought provoking activities to support a visit to the into film festival to view a film from the weird and wonderful strand .\nlondon , oct 13 \u2014 a rare feature - length animation film produced entirely in france , \u201cyellowbird\u201d premiered yesterday at the london film festival , a heart - warming tale of an orphaned bird leading a migration across the world .\nclub leaders can rate films ! help other club leaders decide if this film is suitable for use in their film club by giving it a rating .\ntheme crafted by george e . frog . film music reporter wordpress theme by :\nto order this film you need to be logged in as a club leader .\nclubs provide opportunities to watch , review and make film . start yours today .\nanglo - italian director christian de vita ( right ) , french producer corinne kouper ( left ) and british composer stephen warbeck pose for pictures after the premiere of their film \u2018yellowbird\u2019 at the bfi london film festival in london , october 11 , 2014 . \u2014 afp pic\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing yellowbird near you .\nkouper , the producer , hopes that the feature - length film will convince more investors to support such ventures in the future , and feels that the yellowbird story has a universal theme .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about yellowbird !\nfind out more about what ' s involved in running your very own into film club .\n, which was one of two singaporean films to make it to cannes film festival in 2016 .\nladybug has cared for yellowbird as a mother ; ladybug has been yellowbird ' s best friend from the moment he hatched in the abandoned house . sassy ladybird understands his needs , and wants him to see the world and be with his own kind .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nreviewed at the cannes film festival ( critics ' week ) , may 18 , 2016 . running time : 111 min .\n) is a 2014 french cg - animated fantasy film a diss to teamto . it was directed by christian de vita .\nbased on the yellowbird movie , as the birds fly is an arcade game in which you will alternatively simulate the flight of yellowbird and his fellow birds in new adventures ! the game features 16 levels with different game modes . 4 playable birds , exclusive bonuses and amazing flying sensations are on the menu !\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nwe are currently screening the wizard of oz , profound film that it is , and the last film wall - e . it ' s been rewarding observing the ks1 6 year olds run the gamut of emotions from wonder to sadness to joy .\nfind out the difference between\ncharacter - driven\nand\nplot - driven\nstories . into which of the two categories does yellowbird fit ? why ?\nhuang provides the film\u2019s emotional centre , and while the character is sensitively acted and painfully tragic , the film does veer close to falling back on the \u201chooker with a heart of gold\u201d archetype . the relationship between chen chen and siva gives the film a sliver of tenderness , but it\u2019s inevitable that any happiness either party might find will be strictly short - lived . biswas says very little throughout the film , siva\u2019s mother cloaking her sadness with silence . while she says plenty through her nuanced expressions , we wish the veteran actress had more to do here .\nthe main character , yellowbird , is an orphaned chick who is forced to lead a migration to africa after he is left as the only bird who knows the route .\nyellowbird is an animated feature film produced by paris - based teamto studio . yellowbird ( seth green ) is a timid bird that falls from his nest and looses his family . he befriends ladybug who encourages him to break free and see the world . on his first venture out into the world , he meets darius ( danny glover ) , a patriarch of a migratory bird family that is about to leave for winter migration to africa . darius dies , and it ' s yellowbird ' s destiny to lead the flock to africa for the winter . with the help of darius ' s charming daughter , delf ( dakota fanning ) , the group has an exciting adventure that sends them to paris , holland , and over the vast ocean . in this exquisitely animated tale of bravery , independence and the true meaning of friendship , families everywhere will fall in love with yellowbird . ( c ) wrekin hill\nfrench animator and director benjamin renner , co - director of oscar - nominated \u201cernest & celestine\u201d ( 2012 ) , created the character designs for the film .\nin terms of budget , \u201cyellowbird\u201d is a featherweight , made for \u20ac10 million ( rm4m million ) compared to the us $ 150 million ( rm480 million ) budget of last - year\u2019s hit disney animation \u201cfrozen\u201d .\nwhile the bulk of the film has siva floating aimlessly through it , we are suddenly thrown chunks of plot as the movie nears its conclusion . the movie\u2019s ending is baffling \u2013 not \u201cintentionally vague\u201d , but flat - out baffling . audiences might be moved by scenes earlier in the film , but they will leave the theatre befuddled all the same .\nbefore leading the \u201cyellowbird\u201d team in studios in paris and bourg - les - valence in south eastern france , director christian de vita worked as a story artist on wes anderson\u2019s \u201cfantastic mr . fox\u201d and tim burton\u2019s \u201cfrankenweenie\u201d .\nyellowbird is a teeny tiny orphaned bird . a bird that has never left the nest , has no family , yet desperately wants one\u2026 that is , until he finds himself leading a flock on their annual migration to africa .\nyellowbird is a little bird who has never left the nest and has no family but desperately wants one ! one day he comes across darious , the leader of a flock who has been injured so unable to lead his birds on their migration to africa . as the information about the migration can only be passed from bird to bird , yellowbird must take on the challenge on behalf of darious and bravely lead the flock in this fun and heartwarming animation .\nproduction : ( singapore / france ) an akanga film asia , actobates films production . ( international sales : alpha violet , paris . ) produced by fran borgia , claire lajoumard , jeremy chua .\na hero ' s journey with a most unlikely hero . yellowbird is a teeny tiny orphaned bird that has never left the nest , has no family , yet desperately wants one - that is , until he finds himself . . . see more \u00bb\nfamilies can talk about yellowbird ' s refusal to ' fess up about his lie . how would the flock ' s situation have improved if he had told the truth earlier ? have you had a similar experience ? what did you learn from it ?\nthe story of yellowbird\u2019s slow , obstacle - filled path to becoming an actual leader , as well as his growing interest in the pretty delf ( fanning ) , is largely predictable and won\u2019t hold any surprises for anyone semi - film or storytelling - literate . the characters aren\u2019t particularly funny or clever either , and practically all animals besides the protagonist , darius and karl , remain vague nonentities or one - trait caricatures . there are a few \u2014 too few \u2014 exceptions , including the film\u2019s clever way to obtain a ( spoiler ? ) happy ending and an entire sequence set inside a semisubmerged oil tanker that\u2019s adrift in the north sea . though the storm - at - sea scenes are among the most impressive visually , especially in 3d and with the many violent airstreams neatly visualized , this entire sequence finally feels more like an obligatory stop for an important environmental message than an organic part of yellowbird\u2019s coming - of - age story arc .\nthe film features the voices of seth green , dakota fanning , jim rash , yvette nicole brown , christine baranski , richard kind , danny glover and elliott gould . additional performances by brady corbet and jamie denbo .\na hero ' s journey with a most unlikely hero . yellowbird is a teeny tiny orphaned bird that has never left the nest , has no family , yet desperately wants one - that is , until he finds himself leading a flock on their migration to africa .\ndarius is loved and revered by all . he is a debonair but slightly preoccupied wise leader of the flock . his reassuring head of family guidance has led the flock through numerous migrations . his unexpected disappearance early on creates a big void which yellowbird will try to fill .\n\u201cit\u2019s a nice life lesson , the story of what a character can accomplish \u2014 so small at the beginning of the film , but who goes on to achieve much through his adventures and become an adult , \u201d kouper said . \u2014 afp\nrepugnant animation without any effort to make itself watchable for everyone . everything else shouts with insignificance with wasted effort from the voices of the actors as no star power can carry an animated film if the movie itself is downright forget - worthy .\nyellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house . he lacks the confidence to leave his home , no matter how much bug , his labybird friend , tries to convince him to go out into the world . attempts to toughen him up have had little success , so bug seizes an opportunity that leaves yellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to africa . still , lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner , our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever .\na yellow bird portrays singapore\u2019s multi - ethnic society with nary a shred of idealised \u2018kumbaya\u2019 sentimentality . siva is often on the receiving end of racial slurs and chen chen is similarly ostracised , being a sex worker from mainland china . the film\u2019s handling of this brims with heartache , is tinged with pessimism and the way the characters are treated does feel sickeningly plausible . part of the film is set in a makeshift brothel in a swampy forest , and this most unwelcoming of settings unexpectedly leads to some beautiful , serene visuals .\nsynopsis : yellowbird ( seth green ) is a timid bird that falls from his nest and looses his family . he befriends ladybug who encourages him to break free and see the world . on his first venture out into the world , he meets darius ( danny glover ) , a patriarch of a migratory bird family that is about to leave for winter migration to africa . darius dies , and it\u2019s yellowbird\u2019s destiny to lead the flock to africa for the winter . with the help of darius\u2019s charming daughter , delf ( dakota fanning ) , the group has an exciting adventure that sends them to paris , holland , and over the vast ocean .\nnevertheless in english , the film is voiced by a strong cast including danny glover ( lethal weapon ) , elliot gould ( ocean\u2019s eleven ) , christine baranski ( the good wife ) , dakota fanning ( man on fire ) and seth green ( family guy ) .\nthe titular hero ( voiced by green ) literally sees the light of day in the first moments of the film , with a neat pov shot from inside the egg as it cracks to let out the little bird . no parents or others of his species are in sight , though the kid does strike up an unlikely friendship with a ladybug ( yvette nicole brown ) who not very subtly tries to push yellowbird to venture out of his comfort zone and into the real world .\ntough just isn\u2019t me ,\nhe informs her , though the movie of course makes it its duty to prove the feathered antihero wrong .\nin practically the next scene , yellowbird finds himself beak - to - beak with the dying head of a family of blue - feathered birds , darius ( voiced by glover ) , who entrusts him with the details of a new route to africa that will help his flock avoid the dangerous\niron birds\n( planes ) that have started appearing on their usual route . but not only is yellowbird not cut out for leadership ; he\u2019s not even an actual migratory bird . practically from the start , the young animal seems to confirm the suspicions of karl ( jim rash ) , the young and cocky wannabe leader who doesn ' t trust this inexperienced intruder and who feels he ' s the rightful heir to darius .\nyellowbird is a teeny tiny bird , who has no business leading a whole family of birds on migration . he is a bird that has never left the nest , has no family , yet desperately wants one . overwhelmed by a sense of guilt and love for his newfound friends , he grows fully into the bird and leader he needs to be to rescue everyone .\ndarius , the leader of a flock of birds , is wounded just before it is time for the birds to migrate to africa . information about how to lead the migration must be passed to the first bird that encounters darius . that is yellowbird who is excited by the challenge but has very little life experience . karl expected to take over as leader but yellowbird lies to the flock and leads them south for the migration . he is really only a young hatchling with no experience and endangers the flock many times . he lands in holland and not spain . delf always supports him . finally he tells the truth and it turns out the\niron bird\nis not to be feared but really is a solution to their problem .\nwarbeck who is best known for his academy award - winning score for shakespeare in love also has the sports drama seve coming up . the film is directed by john paul davidson ( stephen fry in america ) , produced by stephen evans ( much ado about nothing ) and tells the story of seve ballesteros who fought against adversity to become the most spectacular and charismatic golfer to ever play the game . the drama will be released in the uk on june 27 , 2014 . as previously reported , the composer also has the thriller keeping rosy coming up . the film just premiered in manchester and will be released in select uk theaters later this month .\nla - based wrekin hill entertainment , acquired all north american rights and will commence a modest theatrical release in december ( with vod and dvd via lionsgate in april ) . written by antoine barraud and guilhem lesaffre with cory edwards ( hoodwinked ) , yellowbird is \u201cthe epic story of a young teenage bird so scared to venture out into the world that he nearly misses the fun of discovering who he really is . \u201d\na yellow bird is the directorial debut of filmmaker k . rajagopal , who penned the screenplay with jeremy chua . the film is unrelenting in its bleakness , sombre and depressing throughout . in capturing what it\u2019s like to live on the fringes of a society that\u2019s turned its back on you , a yellow bird feels unflinchingly authentic . however , it\u2019s a challenge to sit through , more so because it\u2019s dreary to the point of soporific than because it makes the viewer uncomfortable . while the tone is befitting of the subject matter , the overall oppressiveness of the film makes it difficult to get invested in siva\u2019s journey . counter to what we presume were rajagopal\u2019s intentions , this puts distance between the audience and the characters .\nrenner , who\u2019s credited with the film\u2019s\nvisual development ,\nhas done a great job of avoiding photorealism altogether despite working with cgi , with the animals rendered as if they were made out of layers of paper and papier - mache , and a lot of the environment looking like it took a cue from the stark , blocky forms found in linocuts .\n\u201ca yellow bird\u201d opens with a shot of a gloomy fellow , siva , riding in a van . it will be a further hour into the film\u2019s runtime before anyone laughs or smiles , and no wonder : the lives portrayed in this singaporean debut by director k . rajagopal are far from cosseted . siva is an ex - con , recently released , [ \u2026 ]\nyellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house . he lacks the confidence to leave his home , no matter how much bug , his labybird friend , tries to convince him to go out into the world . attempts to toughen him up have had little success , so bug seizes an opportunity that leaves yellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to africa . still , lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner , our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever . aiding director christian de vita are cory edwards ( hoodwinked ! ) who provided additional script support and designer benjamin renner ( co - director ernest and celestine , lff 2012 ) . funny and exciting in equal measures , we are delighted to present the world premiere of this animated family tale .\na false note in the otherwise relentless realism is arguably the fact that , apart from his estranged wife , women seem incredibly keen on siva \u2014 despite his dour bearing , he is propositioned three times in the film , though only one of the encounters leads to anything . possibly it\u2019s an indictment of the other men available to these women that siva might be considered a catch .\nstrong family bonds within the flock ; parents are concerned , responsible , and loving toward their offspring . yellowbird initially manipulates the truth for selfish purposes but learns lessons about honesty and integrity . he has very little self - confidence at the start , but his courage and self - esteem emerge from his deeds and willingness to risk his own life to save the others . the family flock includes birds of various colors ; a ladybug mentor has an african - american dialect .\n\u201ca yellow bird\u201d opens with a shot of a gloomy fellow , siva , riding in a van . it will be a further hour into the film\u2019s runtime before anyone laughs or smiles , and no wonder : the lives portrayed in this singaporean debut by director k . rajagopal are far from cosseted . siva is an ex - con , recently released , whose wife has remarried in the interim . a charmless , sweaty and sombre man whose simmering temper is always ready to boil over , he works as a hired mourner in funeral processions \u2014 an ill - paid job for which his habitually morose facial expression makes him a good fit . \u201ca yellow bird\u201d is fairly convincing and feels authentic , but the film will not readily appeal to audiences who prefer a balance of light and shade .\nyellowbird\nstarted out as an adorable movie , but it wound up getting annoying . . . i feel the end was wrapped up too suddenly , and carl was extremely snobby to the point that , so many times , i considered just stopping the movie altogether . i would have preferred to have the movie end with the yellow bird making his way back home and reuniting with his friends rather than simply in africa . . . it would / could have rounded out the story .\n. the film is directed by christian de vita and features the voice talent of seth green , dakota fanning , danny glover , jim rash , elliott gould and christine baranski . the movie follows an orphan young bird who has never left the nest and is given the responsibility by the elder of the flock to lead a whole family of birds on migration to africa . antoine barraud , guilhem lesaffre and cory edwards (\nthere are things to recommend about a yellow bird , but it\u2019s hard to imagine the film having any real sort of appeal . there are plenty of sad , bleak movies which audiences can form a connection to , but a yellow bird is a draining , largely unfulfilling experience . a yellow bird \u2019s grittiness is almost punishing , and it would\u2019ve benefitted from some modulation and a more focused narrative for audiences to latch onto .\nparents need to know that yellowbird is a french movie released in the u . s . that is voiced by american actors . its beautifully animated , simple story of an obstacle - filled bird migration is both comic and suspenseful . several scenes find the flock in danger as they fly over the continents , with both missteps and threats making things often very difficult and sometimes very funny . there is some name - calling . cartoon action and suspense include : chases , a hunter with a rifle , airplanes that appear menacing , getting lost , falls , and a fight for survival in cold weather . there is one sad death early in the movie . the hero learns important lessons about honesty , the nature of family , admitting mistakes , and doing the right thing .\nsome perilous cartoon moments and suspense , with several narrow escapes , falls , bonks on the head , and one bird death . two ferocious and wild cats chase , charge , and attack birds . members of the flock are tossed around in a street sweeper , air currents , and stormy weather and huddle together , shivering in an icy terrain . a hunter shoots at birds with his rifle . airplanes (\niron birds\n) seem menacing to the birds in several sequences . ( spoiler alert : early in the film , the flock leader breaks his wing , falls , and dies after a longish\ndeathbed\nscene . his family grieves . )\nworking from a script co - written with jeremy chua , rajagopal\u2019s gritty , realistic approach extends to the film\u2019s depressingly accurate portrayal of sex work \u2014 a million miles removed from the enduring \u201cpretty woman\u201d fantasy . a first encounter between siva ( played by sivakumar palakrishnan ) and sex worker chen chen ( huang lu ) is the first sign that he might have a softer side . when chen chen tells a verbally abusive man that she\u2019d \u201crather f\u2014 a dog\u201d , he physically attacks her ; siva steps in to defend her , after which chen chen invites him to be her bodyguard . siva\u2019s new place of work is hardly less depressing than working at funerals : an al fresco brothel in a forest , in whose grim makeshift tents random punters show up for $ 20 fellatio and $ 40 intercourse .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na glorious animation , exploding with colour , about a bird afraid to go out into the world and the ladybird that comes up with a plan to help him .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nsammy and ray , leatherback turtles and friends forever , are enjoying an atoll ' s water and sand , shepherding new hatchlings ricky and ella out to sea . suddenly , a poacher swoops in and ships . . . see full summary \u00bb\na young woman must journey through the seasons to rescue her boyfriend who has been kidnapped by the evil snow queen .\nsnow queen casts a curse on her mirror making people see the worst in themselves .\nin a magical faraway land , in a picturesque little village nestled among green meadows and rolling hills , lives a flock of carefree sheep . but their pastoral and stress - free life is . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe rare gift of getting into all kinds of trouble is their family trait . what else can you expect from the ones raised among trolls in snowy lands ? but now kai and gerda have grown up and . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe snow queen created the world of eternal winter where the polar wind cools human souls and clearness of lines obscure emotions . a girl named gerda , her pet ferret luta , and orm the troll must save her brother kai and the world .\nwhen his family goes on vacation , a young dog finds himself at a dog prison where he must escape with the help of his new friends .\nrabbit max , a juvenile shoplifter , gets trapped in an old - fashioned school . with rabbit girl emmy , he acquires easter rabbits ' secret skills , battles a sneaky fox family and learns about friendship .\nset in a bustling bird city on the edge of the majestic victoria falls ,\nzambezia\nis the story of kai - a na\u00efve , but high - spirited young falcon who travels to the bird city of\nzambezia\n. . . see full summary \u00bb\na sea turtle , who was hatched in 1959 , spends the next fifty years travelling the world , while it is being changed by global warming .\nrejected by his superstitious herd , a half - striped zebra embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes but finds the courage and self - acceptance to save all the animals of the great karoo .\na daring parrot recounts how robinson crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island .\n1 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nthe story was inspired by airlines which flew thousands of swallows across the mediterranean in 1974 after the birds began dying en masse before they could migrate due to an early winter .\nproducer corinne kouper of teamto studios , which is also behind the children\u2019s tv series \u201cbabar and the adventures of badou\u201d , said the animation shows the strength of talent outside of hollywood .\n\u201ci think that in france we have the capacity to produce high quality films . american studios often come and steal from us , you might say , as studios often work with artists and young people , coming out of french schools , \u201d kouper said .\n\u201cthe quality of the image and the artistry involved from the whole team in france is of a very high standard , \u201d de vita said .\n\u201cworking with the animators and the animation director and all the team in paris was a wonderful experience , and i think the result is amazing . \u201d\nthe music is the work of british composer stephen warbeck , who won an oscar for his soundtrack to \u201cshakespeare in love\u201d ( 1998 ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n) have written the screenplay . teamto and haut et court are producing the project .\nwrekin hill entertainment has picked up domestic distribution rights for a release this fall . (\nthe score by shakespeare in love and billy elliot \u2019s stephen warbeck is among his most uninspired , with his music also seemingly content to find barely disguised variations on themes and songs from the lion king . an entirely unexpected song by gogol bordello feels like an interloper from a wilder and much more interesting movie .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nthe eldest son of maggie is so bored . he ' s so been there done that . he knows everything . . . or so he thinks .\nthe owl is an exuberant salesman . he would sell his mother and children to make profit . . . but in a charming way !\nwilly , a stocky - built romantic , with a delicate core . he has feelings for maggie but her kids and his brother have a tendency of getting in the way . . . maggie , a single mother of four . she is mentally overwhelmed by her feisty children , yet she is always smiling . everyone thinks she is quite the looker , everyone but herself , that is .\ntruly believes he is all grown - up , and lives like he is . now if he could just shed the trappings of his fledgling body .\ndelf is young , yet mature beyond her years . she is smart , strong willed , positive and a natural teacher . however , the death of her father darius , has hit her hard . her natural reaction is to seek out another leader for the flock while trusting in her father ' s instincts and final wishes . . .\nhe ' s michka and janet ' s stubborn , opinionated and loud , yet well - meaning son . claiming to have a 6th sense karl rapidly notices that they are going in the wrong direction . though his bad temper and arrogance have turned off his flock so much they cannot hear what he ' s been telling them all along .\njanet is darius ' irreverent and slightly saucy sister . keeping an ever - watchful eye on her brood and that of others , she is quick to share her comments . michka , janet ' s calm and carefree husband is a little on the chubby side . he only wants harmony among the flock .\nlisa , maggie ' s eldest daughter , she ' s both super smart and super tiny . anton is maggie ' s son , a true tom sawyer type in the form of a bird . gigi , maggie ' s youngest daughter , and the girliest girl of the bird world . barbie birdies beware .\na musical production by teanto , 22 music in collaboration with on & on ; records .\neric kohn and anne thompson discuss their favorite films of the year so far . they also debate several new releases and share some streaming recommendations .\nin an episode dedicated to the show within the show , \u201cglow\u201d illustrates its grand capacity for storytelling , and the very good tv podcast breaks down how .\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nafter studying under cinematographer ed lachman , shevaun mizrahi forged her own unique filmmaking path with its own set of rules .\nthe actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .\nlane and schoenbrun discuss how her interest in morgellons disease patients ( \u201cthe pain of others\u201d ) and his exploration of the slenderman myth ( \u201ca self - induced hallucination\u201d ) led them to make archival films from youtubes .\nwhat ' s on your mind ? get answers to top parenting questions here .\ncommon sense is a nonprofit organization . your purchase helps us remain independent and ad - free .\nidentifies some geographical locations and their characteristics ( holland and its windmills , the mediterranean sea , africa ) .\npromotes working together for the common good , the value of family despite minor disagreements , calling upon courage and resourcefulness during challenging times . cautions against lying and manipulating truth to one ' s advantage .\nsome name - calling and exaggerated silly threats :\nliar ,\nnumbskull ,\nshut your beak ,\nyour skinny behind ,\ncrappus ,\ni ' ll rip off your feathers .\nget full reviews , ratings , and advice delivered weekly to your inbox . subscribe\nlook up some fun facts about bird migration . why do birds migrate yearly ? which fly south ? which fly north ? which bird species flies the farthest ? how do birds know when it ' s time to fly home ?\ncommon sense media ' s unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren ' t influenced by the product ' s creators or by any of our funders , affiliates , or partners .\ncommon sense media , a nonprofit organization , earns a small affiliate fee from amazon or itunes when you use our links to make a purchase . thank you for your support .\nour ratings are based on child development best practices . we display the minimum age for which content is developmentally appropriate . the star rating reflects overall quality and learning potential .\ncommon sense is the nation ' s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information , education , and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century .\nheadquartered in san francisco , with offices in los angeles , new york , and washington , d . c .\ncommon sense , common sense media , common sense education , and common sense kids action , associated names , associated trademarks , and logos are trademarks of common sense media , a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization ( fein 41 - 2024986 ) .\nanimation based on a traditional african tale about a headstrong baby whose cleverness is a match for the wicked sorceress that threatens his village .\nentertaining south african animation about a half - striped zebra who learns that difference can be a strength .\nsong - filled disney classic about a lion cub who runs away from the pride allowing his evil uncle to become king .\ndeliberately abrasive characters and a downbeat narrative lend k . rajagopal ' s singapore - set debut uncommercial authenticity .\nsivakumar palakrishnan , huang lu , seema biswas , udaya soundari , nithiyia rao , indra chandran . ( tamil , mandarin , english , hokkien dialogue )\npart of the pair\u2019s bond seems forged from common oppression . chen chen\u2019s status as an illegal sex worker marks her as an outsider , as does siva\u2019s as both an ex - con and an ethnic minority amidst singapore\u2019s mostly chinese population . chen chen is constantly addressed as \u201cslut\u201d while siva\u2019s ethnicity rarely passes without comment , whether it\u2019s the aggressive epithet \u201cblack ghost\u201d or the relatively mild \u201cindian\u201d .\ndespite content that could have been handled in an exploitative fashion , \u201ca yellow bird\u201d is largely restrained in terms of what we see , although the language is salty enough : even before he starts his brothel - based job , siva swears every other time he opens his mouth . the general pitch at which most lines are delivered can become tiring \u2014 there is an awful lot of shouting here . but of course it\u2019s credible that people in these situations are fraught , frantic and at their wit\u2019s end . what\u2019s harder to believe is that audiences will be keen to spend time in this world . it\u2019s a pretty tough sell , internationally , and perhaps in singapore too .\ncrew : directed by k . rajagopal . screenplay by rajagopal , jeremy chua . camera ( color , 1 . 85 : 1 , hd ) , michael zaw ; editor , fran borgia ; production designer , james page ; costume designer , meredith lee ; sound ( 5 . 1 ) , justin loh , roman dymny .\nwith : sivakumar palakrishnan , huang lu , seema biswas , udaya soundari , nithiyia rao , indra chandran . 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{"id": 114785, "summary": [{"text": "evil under the sun is a 1982 british mystery film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by agatha christie .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was directed by guy hamilton , and stars peter ustinov in his second theatrical appearance as the belgian detective hercule poirot . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "evil under the sun ( 1982 film )", "paragraphs": ["evil under the sun is a 1982 british mystery film based on the 1941 novel evil under the sun by agatha christie .\nfeatured in the making of agatha christie ' s ' evil under the sun ' ( 1982 ) . see more \u00bb\nmathews , jack .\ncuteness kills ' evil under the sun . '\nevil under the sun is a nifty screen adaptation of a 1940 agatha christie novel .\nthe sky is blue , the sun is shining , and yet you forget that everywhere there is evil under the sun .\ndirector guy hamilton and several of the stars of agatha christie ' s\nevil under the sun\nwalk you through the making of the film .\n: yes , you are right , madame ; the sky is blue , the sun is shining , and yet you forget that everywhere there is evil under the sun .\n\u25cf { cole porter } \u25cf \u0489\nevil under the sun\n\u0489 main tittle *\nmuerte bajo el sol\n. wmv\nagatha christie is said to have written and then there were none and evil under the sun while staying at the burgh island hotel during the 1930s .\nurltoken for more weird videos plus strange film nights in london . vhs trailer for the 1982 agatha christie crime mystery evil under the sun , directed by guy hamilton and starring peter ustinov . plus check us out on : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nas well as the setting for various adaptations of christie ' s evil under the sun , the location also featured in the 1965 film catch us if you can , starring the british band the dave clark five .\nthe female character of emily brewster in agatha christie ' s novel ' evil under the sun ' book was changed for this film to a man , rex brewster ( played by roddy mcdowall ) .\nme too ! ustinov is hercule poirot , and the 1982 film with script by anthony shaffer is truly brilliant , as is the cast .\nthe characters of mrs . castle and rosamund darnley in the source agatha christie ' s book ' evil under the sun ' were merged to be one character for this film , daphne castle ( played by ' maggie smith ' ) .\ncannery row official trailer # 1 - m . emmet walsh movie ( 1982 ) hd\n' ' evil under the sun , ' ' the latest agatha christie whodunit to be given the all - star screen treatment , has nothing but style , but its style goes a long way .\nthe characters of reverend stephen lane and major barry in the source agatha christie ' s novel ' evil under the sun ' were removed for this motion picture adaptation . other minor characters were also dropped .\nperhaps less celebrated and well - remembered than the earlier brabourne and goodwin christie adaptations beginning with murder on the orient express in 1974 , evil under the sun is easily their equal and possibly even the best of them .\n. for me - - assuming parity among the poirots - - i ' ll stick with the 1982 adaptation .\nthis motion picture was selected to be the 1982 royal film performance . the film screened on monday 22nd march 1982 at london ' s odeon theatre , leicester square in the gracious presence of her majesty queen elizabeth ii with proceeds from the charity uk premiere going to the cinema and television benevolent fund . however , this screening was not the world premiere of the film , it had debuted in australia a month earlier in february 1982 , the picture launching down under there because emi ' s can ' t stop the music ( 1980 ) had had its best box - office returns there .\nguy hamilton : the pedestrian passing the offices of the insurance company three minutes into the film .\nthere is another ' evil under the sun ' version starring suchet - triangle at rhodes which is basically the same plot . it was written as a short story by christie and later , she fleshed it out as evil under the sun . she occasionally did that with her short stories . triangle at rhodes has a different killer but still part of a certain married couple . i can say no more . i will say though , that i prefer the novel evil under the sun to any of the filmed versions though i love spending time in majorca with poirot , listening to cole porter . my favorite scene : poirot in his bathing costume embroidered with his initials and including a very fetching cap .\n' ' evil under the sun , ' ' which has been rated pg ( ' ' parental guidance suggested ' ' ) , contains nothing , not even naughty words , that could conceivably astonish anyone very small and very young .\nthe exteriors of this film were shot on the island of mallorca ( balearic islands ) .\nthe classic film and tv cafe is a blog devoted to classic movies and television series , ranging from the silent film era to the 1980s . come into the cafe and join in the conversation !\nbecause ' ' evil under the sun ' ' is the sort of movie in which plot takes precedence over everything else , the only clue a reviewer can give about what happens is to say that the murder victim is the most interesting character in the screenplay , which is the work of anthony shaffer , who wrote the classic ' ' sleuth . ' '\nthis movie was made and released about forty - one years after agatha christie ' s source novel of the same name was first published in 1941 . this picture was the first ever filmed version of this story , it was filmed a second time as poirot : evil under the sun ( 2001 ) .\nfor the french version of the film , both peter ustinov and jane birkin dubbed their own voices .\nevil under the sun has even been adapted for pc . the game lets players take on the role of hastings , while poirot guides them through the clues and encourages them to solve the mystery as he would . in 1999 , bbc radio 4 adapted the story , with john moffat as poirot . the most recent incarnation of the story is in graphic novel form , released in 2013 .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nthe titles below link to more detailed information , all the stills and the ' now ' shots that we have for the film .\nwe loved going to raixa estate so much that in the 9 days we stayed in majorca we went there twice . the estate is simply beautiful , with a lot of history and different architectural styles . it is also one of the locations for our favourite film ,\nevil under the sun\nfrom 1982 with peter ustinov , maggie smith and many other great actors , it was amazing . if you like history , architecture , gardens and great views you will love raixa . its free to visit . take everything you need with you , there are good toilets but no places to eat .\ncostumes for the film were designed by academy award winner anthony powell . [ 7 ] [ 8 ]\nthe scenes of the finding of the murdered hiker on moors at the beginning of the film were shot in the yorkshire dales , england , with the exterior of the police station being the former literary institute in muker , swaledale .\nit was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun - loving arlena stuart stretched out on a beach , face down . only , on this occasion , there was no sun\u2026 she had been strangled . ever since arlena\u2019s arrival at the resort , hercule poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air . but could this apparent \u2018crime of passion\u2019 have been something more evil and premeditated altogether ?\ngood film if your looking for something light to watch on a rainy afternoon . . .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\npoirot , ustinov and the sun , what more could you want . it\u2019s a visual masterpiece and the scene when poirot doesn\u2019t quite go for a swim is a classic\na most excellent use of the little grey cells , rick ! i am a fan of monsieur poirot , as well as miss jane marple . i loved your pairing of poirots . i have seen both versions of\nevil under the sun\nand also prefer ustinov ' s version . the locale is beautiful , the script excellent , and i really enjoyed the cole porter music . also , i love your two pictures of poirots . both david suchet and peter ustinov portray the distinguished belgian masterfully .\ni really don ' t have a preference for one poirot over the other . not only do i like both ustinov and suchet as poirot , but also albert finney . but i must admit that i do prefer the1982 version of\nevil under the sun\n. it doesn ' t follow christie ' s novel as closely as the 2001 version . . . and that ' s a good thing for me . i ' m not fond of the novel .\ncostumes for the film were deigned by anthony powell , who had previously won an academy award for his costume designs for death on the nile .\nthe film was shot at lee international studios in wembley , london , and on location in majorca , spain . [ 4 ]\non the release of the novel in june 1941 a reviewer for the guardian wrote \u201cis it going too far to call mrs agatha christie one of the most remarkable writers of the day ? \u201d while wwii ravaged europe , christie\u2019s writing was in full stride and she was publishing at least a novel a year , often two . evil under the sun follows the same themes as her earlier short story , triangle at rhodes ( 1936 ) , with poirot assuming the role of liaison between two marriages . it is , in fact , one of the agatha christie seven deadly sins reading list \u2013 lust .\nagain another good film , and no adverts to interrupt bliss ! a good plot and lovely scenery as well .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\n' ' evil under the sun ' ' doesn ' t rank with either ' ' murder on the orient express ' ' or ' ' death on the nile , ' ' but it ' s far more fun than ' ' the mirror crack ' d , ' ' which mr . hamilton also directed . the principal setting , actually majorca , is dazzlingly beautiful - all craggy cliffs , turquoise lagoons , formal gardens , secluded beaches plus any number of places from which people can observe other people who think they ' re unobserved .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\ndaily box office ( sun . ) | weekend box office ( jul . 6\u20138 ) | # 1 movie : ' ant - man and the wasp ' | showtimes\nthe island setting , while not as beautiful as in the earlier film , is still lovely ( and perhaps not as distracting ) . as with agatha christie ' s\nthe 1982 film also gets a boost from its stunning locations and a score comprised of cole porter songs . while the novel takes place in devon , england , the movie shifts the action to an island in the adriatic sea . it was actually shot in majorca , spain , which features breathtaking landscapes and crystal blue waters . as for the score , it ' s a matter of taste , but cole porter tunes such as\nyou ' re the top\ngive the picture a nice period feel ( even if the songs become a bit repetitious ) .\nnext time : we\u2019ll look at ustinov\u2019s next two films , as we step back from all - star blockbusters and into the world of the tv film \u2013 and the good and bad that brings .\nalways loved this film even though it seemed to be on itv every year . the cast is stellar but my favourite ( poirot ) has always been the incomparable peter ustinov .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nwas moved from the devon coast of england ( reportedly because the hotel that inspired the film was being renovated ) to the mediterranean . the movie was actually shot in various locations in majorca , spain , with interior shooting done at the lee international studios in wembley , london .\nagatha christie ' s most elegant whodunit . . . a hercule poirot film . stars : peter ustinov , james mason , maggie smith\nafter the mirror crack ' d ( 1980 ) , this was the second and final agatha christie adaptation directed by guy hamilton . hamilton directed the films consecutively and , prior to the first film , had not been\ntotally enamored\nof the christie books .\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\nalthough the ustinov film shifts the locale to majorca , the setting is still stunning and the locations work well in supporting the plot . while it ' s true that some of the telefilms with suchet are subpar adaptations , there are also some outstanding ones and he is always a joy .\ni have only seen the ustinov version of\nevil under the sun\n- how i missed the suchet version is a mystery in itself , i thought i ' d seen every one of his poiroits , one of my favorite mystery series of all time . it occurs to me that i may favor suchet as poirot because i first became aware of him in that role . ustinov had been a high profile actor - 2 oscars + 2 more noms - long before playing hercule poirot and i suspect i was too conscious that i was watching peter ustinov ( as poirot ) .\nat one point this movie was mooted as being the follow - up agatha christie film to murder on the orient express ( 1974 ) but the picture eventually arrived fourth in the brabourne - goodwin series after death on the nile ( 1978 ) and the mirror crack ' d ( 1980 ) .\na collection of queer characters , representations , and sensibilities on film . from queer masterpieces to camp classics , documentaries to romantic comedies , \u2026\nmia\u2019s performance seems a nod to her mom\u2019s work as ingenue @ mgm . great score , also . patrick\u2019s swim trunks r a highlight of evil , along with the costumes , the score & the performances combine to make it a campfest , surprising considering the director did goldfinger !\nustinov made his second film appearance as poirot , having previously played the belgian detective in death on the nile ( 1978 ) ; smith and birkin also appeared in both films . quilley and blakely appeared in the earlier brabourne - produced murder on the orient express ( 1974 ) . [ 5 ] guy hamilton had previously directed another agatha christie film , the mirror crack ' d , in 1980 . [ 6 ]\neverything here just feels tighter than the previous film ( i\u2019d say it\u2019s the strongest of ustinov\u2019s canon ) . half the film may have occurred before the murder , but \u2013 unlike death on the nile , where the subsidiary characters were keeping their motivations and secrets obscure \u2013 we\u2019ve got to know the characters to a point where we understand them , reducing the need for further exposition as the film nears its climax . on top of this , the movie feels jam - packed full of plot and humour . none of the characters liked arlena very much , so the resort is a mix of emotions : regret and paranoia , but also great relief , all in this gorgeous setting which \u2013 in spite of its size \u2013 begins to feel increasingly claustrophobic ( not unlike that christie classic and then there were none ) . while the film shifts the action away from devon , it makes things feel isolated , in a very clever way .\ni can observe , however , that one of the delights of the movies made from agatha christie novels is their almost complete lack of passion : they substitute wit and style . nobody really cares who gets bumped off , and nobody really misses the departed . what ' s important is that all the right clues be distributed , so that poirot and the audience can pick them up , mull them over , and discover the culprit . perhaps , then , one of the reasons i liked \u201cevil under the sun\u201d was that this time , when ustinov paused in his summation ( after verbally convicting everyone in the room ) , and it was clear he was about to finger the real killer , i guessed the killer ' s identity , and i was right . well , half right . that ' s better than i usually do .\n( 1982 ) , based on agatha christie ' s 1941 novel of the same name , with a screenplay by anthony shaffer and barry sandler , marked the second time that peter ustinov played the role of christie ' s belgian sleuth , hercule poirot . co - starring with ustinov were diana rigg , jane birkin , who was also in another christie adaptation ,\nboth adaptations have their virtues and both make significant deviations from christie ' s novel . the superior version is ustinov ' s film , which was written by anthony shaffer , a playwright (\nin the film , patrick redfern was wearing swim briefs (\nspeedos\n) on many occasions ( suntanning on the beach , steering a motorboat with myra gardener on board ) , and it is suggested that , since the film was set in the 1930s or 1940s , that the male\noverall\nswimsuit was\nnorm\n, and the\nspeedo\ntype suit was an anachronism . this is not true ; by 1936 ( after the olympics ) men started wearing one piece and much tighter fitting\nspeedo\nsuits . the film is probably set before 1939 ( the book was written in 1941 ) , and by this time , fashionable and daring men would have worn this type of swimsuit , particularly to secluded getaways , such as the setting for the movie . see more \u00bb\nthe film , which opens today at the new york 1 and other theaters , has peter ustinov , wittier and wider than ever , as the brilliant belgian detective hercule poirot . it has a cast of marvelous actors who communicate mosly through rude remarks :\n, the isolated locale is central to the plot ( though it ' s easier to reach a nearby village than in ustinov ' s film ) . a cove , a ladder along the rocks leading to the beach , and the many island paths play a crucial part in a crime where impeccable timing is mandatory .\ni don\u2019t mean to sound negative : the film does look absolutely stunning ( the costumes were the big winners at award season ) , and the cast \u2013 for the most part \u2013 do their jobs satisfactorily . to me , though , it seems all style and little substance . ( i mean , seriously : an hour before the murder ? )\nthe early scenes on the moors were shot in the yorkshire dales , england , with the exterior of the police station being the former literary institute in muker , swaledale . [ 15 ]\nreview , writing that hamilton didn ' t get much glamour out of the cast , who he called\nhideously dressed ,\nand that\nthe movie reeks of fussiness .\ndenby suggested that the film was so slow that the audience would be compiling their laundry list in their heads before the mystery thriller was over . jack matthews , writing for the\nas with both previous poirot films , evil under the sun takes its time setting up the murder . what makes it work is that we know \u2013 or at least , we\u2019re pretty sure we know \u2013 who\u2019s going to get killed . diana rigg bursts on to the screen as arlena , and everyone hates her from moment one . orient express had an uneasy atmosphere even though we weren\u2019t certain who was going to die , while nile relied more on several false starts to build suspense . instead , we know everyone wants arlena dead , and people aren\u2019t exactly shy in expressing that . as a result , the day of the murder is all the more tense , because we feel like we have the jump on poirot : we\u2019re already examining alibis and motives before she\u2019s even dead ! in spite of \u2013 or perhaps because of \u2013 cole porter\u2019s light score , things become increasingly unnerving until the reveal of the murder .\npeter ustinov is hercule poirot , the master detective , in this agatha christie murder mystery film . an opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star . is the killer one of the many rich and famous patrons in attendance , or is the answer even more diabolical ? before the final curtain call , poirot must find the truth .\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .\nas hercule poirot , mr . ustinov more or less presides - hostlike - over the revels that must be continually interrupted to get in plot points , and which prevent the movie from becoming the high comedy the cast could handle so effortlessly . this is not to say that ' ' evil under the sun ' ' doesn ' t have its memorable moments . it does , including the sight of mr . ustinov taking his morning ' ' swim , ' ' which means walking back and forth in water up to his knees , making tentative , australian crawl - like movements with his arms . there ' s also an extremely promising sequence in which miss rigg graciously entertains the guests in the drawing room after dinner by singing ' ' you ' re the top , ' ' when miss smith attempts to upstage her with unwelcome harmony . when these two actresses are on the screen , you can believe the hotel ' s register that lists as recent guests ivor novello , ' ' fred and adele ' ' and even cole porter .\nmaggie smith is \u2013 again \u2013 the best thing on hand here , as daphne castle , the manageress of an island resort in the adriatic . it\u2019s a distinctly stiff - upper - lip english resort , but it has a wonderful ambience . filmed in majorca ( a far \u2013 but fair \u2013 cry from the devon of the novel ) , the film makes adequate use of the scenery , but always in service of the plot . ( to be fair , the scenery is far more part of the plot than in death on the nile . )\nthe auction for the beach takes place on may 9 at the st mellion international resort in cornwall .\npersonally i wasn ' t a fan of this version of a christie classic . this is probably because i love the david suchet film version of this book rather than anything else , although i did find this version rather dated .\nmesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .\n, on the other hand , enjoyed the film , writing that it had\na cast of marvelous actors who communicate mostly through rude remarks [ . . . ] in adapting dame agatha ' s not exactly flamboyant novel , mr . shaffer seems to have put a paperback edition of it under his pillow for one night and then allowed his imagination to take over . that ' s all to the good , though , because this is - after all - a conventional whodunit ; both he and guy hamilton , the director , faithfully observe all of those genteel , drawing room conceits that so charm christie fans and stupefy the rest of us .\n\u00a9 urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . all rights reserved . box office mojo and imdb are trademarks or registered trademarks of urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . terms of use and privacy policy under which this service is provided to you .\nwhen poirot asks who threw the bottle or took the bath , none of the guests will admit to either act . during the night , poirot reads a report he submitted to the same insurance firm that hired him to investigate the blatt diamond issue and checks something in the hotel register .\nthis was a film i was madly in love with as a child and led me to reading the vast majority of agatha christie ' s work long before my teens , as such on this rewatch - the first in years - i ' m naturally predisposed to loving this perhaps a little more than it deserves .\npeter ustinov designed the bathing suit he wears in one scene in the movie . .\nas we move toward the denouement , things get genuinely mysterious , since it seems that no one could have killed arlena . of course , as with many of the most well - known poirot novels , everything hinges on one lie . once you find that lie , you can unravel the whole chain . i\u2019m sure this is true of many murders , and it doesn\u2019t lessen the impact of the film ( after all , this is why poirot\u2019s little gray cells come in so handy ) , but it does make the rest of the clues seem rather inconsequential in hindsight . boldly , though , shaffer decides to reveal the murderer at the start of poirot\u2019s lengthy climactic speech , rather than the end . in spite of losing the \u201cand thus it was\u2026 you ! \u201d element of the climax , it works , because the key here is the puzzle , not the puzzle - maker .\ndaphne was walking along the top of the cliffs and saw arlena on the beach at ladder bay . she also saw the argument between arlena and sir horace . she then returned to the hotel to chair a staff meeting .\nassembling the suspects together , poirot announces that the solution to the murder hinges on several items : linda ' s bathing cap , a bath no one would admit to taking , a mysterious bottle flung into the sea , the particular geography of the island , the cannon being fired to mark noontime , and the fact that people sunbathing from a distance look similar .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\nafter myra left the bay , christine changed out of arlena ' s bathing costume . patrick then strangled arlena in the grotto , changed her back into the bathing costume and set her up for when poirot and the others arrived to examine the body . christine meanwhile pitched the bottle of self - tanner into the sea\u2014narrowly missing rex brewster\u2014and then dashed back to the hotel to wash off the self tan\u2014the bath no one admitted to taking\u2014and turn up for her tennis date .\nas hercule poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the nile , a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board . can poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey ?\na hiker rushes into the local police station at the moors in yorkshire . she has found the body of a woman who appears to have been strangled . the victim ' s name is alice ruber but the police find no leads .\nthe screenplay was written by anthony shaffer ( who had worked on previous christie films ) and an uncredited barry sandler . the adaptation stayed fairly close within the plotlines of christie ' s work , but truncated scenes for time constraints , removed minor characters and added certain humorous elements that weren ' t present in the novel . additionally , the novel is set in devon , but the film is set on an adriatic island in the fictional kingdom of\ntyrania\n( based on albania ) . the character lineup is also slightly different . whereas the characters of rosamund darnley and mrs . castle are merged , the characters of major barry and reverend stephen lane are omitted , and the female character of emily brewster is now a man named rex brewster , played by roddy mcdowall .\nthe park\u2019s list of catalogued seafaring birds is extensive and includes the audouin\u2019s gull and the balearic shearwater , one of the few birds that are endemic to the balearic islands . sa dragonera also boasts the largest eleonora\u2019s falcon population in the archipelago . as to the mammals , the bats are the park\u2019s only naturally existing group and include at least 5 species , some of which are migrant . the waters and marine floor are included in the park\u2019s area of marine influence , which contains a well - conserved array of underwater ecosystems representative of the western mediterranean . particularly worthy of note for their diversity are the posidonia oceanica prairies , a refuge for countless marine species and coral communities .\nthe screenplay was written by anthony shaffer ( who had worked on previous christie adaptations ) and an uncredited barry sandler . [ 4 ] the adaptation stayed fairly close to christie ' s work but truncated scenes for time constraints , removed minor characters , and added humorous elements that were not present in the novel . additionally , the novel was set in devon , but the film was set on an adriatic island in the fictional kingdom of tyrania ( based on albania ) . the characters of rosamund darnley and mrs . castle were merged , the characters of major barry and reverend stephen lane were omitted , and the female character of emily brewster was written as a man named rex brewster , played by mcdowall .\ncomposer john lanchbery , normally a ballet conductor , was hired to arrange the music . to recreate the mood of the 1930s , he chose cole porter tunes for the entire soundtrack and assigned a song to each situation and each character .\ni felt that the island was a terribly important character in the picture and needed a theme . there was something about the way they photographed majorca that give it a certain rolling dignity .\nhe created a seven - minute medley called\nporter meet poirot\nwhich was later performed with the boston pops . to stay historically accurate , lanchbery went to the cole porter estate and looked at all of porter ' s compositions up until 1938 , when the film is set . he copied 100 songs and used 24 .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\non leaving the hotel , patrick pays by cheque , signing the\nr\nin\nredfern\nin a distinctive way that poirot recognizes as the same way\nfelix ruber\n, husband of the yorkshire moor victim , signed his name . the hiker that found the body had been christine , establishing patrick ' s alibi . poirot knows photos from the british police will show patrick and felix to be the same person . patrick puts a pipe in his mouth that has never been lit during his stay ; poirot empties the pipe bowl to reveal the genuine diamond . the redferns are then arrested as poirot and the other guests leave the island .\nlater the redferns are arrested , while the other guests mock them from blatt ' s yacht . recovering from the assault , poirot is told that he is to be decorated by the king of tyrania .\nit is deplorable ! to remove all the romance - all the mystery ! today everything is standardized .\nin adapting dame agatha ' s not exactly flamboyant novel , mr . shaffer seems to have put a paperback edition of it under his pillow for one night and then allowed his imagination to take over . that ' s all to the good , though , because this is - after all - a conventional whodunit ; both he and guy hamilton , the director , faithfully observe all of those genteel , drawing room conceits that so charm christie fans and stupefy the rest of us .\n( the title was derived from a verse in ecclesiastes ) . after a prologue involving a seemingly unrelated murder , hercule poirot journeys to a secluded island hotel where all the guests share one thing : a hatred of wealthy , former actress arlena marshall . when her corpse is discovered on the beach , the belgian detective sets out to uncover the identity of the murderer . at the climax , he assembles all the suspects , confronts the culprit , and explains ( aided by flashbacks ) how the ingenious crime was committed .\nwhen leaving comments at the cafe , please focus on the contents of the post . differing opinions are welcomed ! negative comments directed at the bloggers or other commenters are not - - and will be deleted .\nchristine was sketching landscapes with linda during the morning at gull cove . on realizing that the time was 11 : 55 , christine remembered she had a tennis match at 12 : 30 back at the hotel and quickly left . every day at noon a local cannon is fired on the mainland to mark the time and can be heard as far as the island ( this figures into the plot - line of the story ) . christine claims to have heard it while waving to linda from the top of the cliff as linda was swimming in the sea . linda confirms this .\ncole porter gets the credit for \u2018music by\u2019 , and his songs \u2013 constantly playing on the gramophone at the resort \u2013 provide a surprisingly unsettling atmosphere . however , porter himself was deceased by this point ; i guess his estate must have angled for the credit , rather than simply listing the films in the credits .\nthis movie is the perfect blend of heightened reality , and show how hercule poirot works within the gaps .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nthe most resounding praise is reserved for maggie smith , as the stoic assistant to bette davis\u2019 character . smith is such a strong actress that we expect her characters to be icy and controlling . here , smith proves how remarkable she is , by toning down her inherent power , giving us a woman who is weaker and more infallible , always jumpy . ( it\u2019s a nice contrast , too , to her performance in the next film , below . )\npoirot notes the signature on the cheque and then suddenly addresses redfern as\nfelix ruber\n, husband of the woman whose body was found on the moors in england some months ago . he points out that the\nr\nof redfern on the check matches the distinct\nr\nto the signature of felix ruber on the insurance form he was reading earlier . the time of mrs . ruber ' s death was established as occurring at the time her husband could prove he had been on a train to london . witnesses complained he smoked in a non - smoking compartment ,\na little too obvious\n.\ndaphne castle insists that poirot investigates the matter , dismissing the efficacy of the local police , and he agrees . sir horace blatt turns up on his yacht and , as poirot had guessed , reveals that arlena was the woman he had the affair with and who took his diamond .\nperiod detective drama . a snow - drift prevents the orient express from continuing its three - day journey across europe . the belgian detective hercule poirot becomes involved in a case in which the murderer could be any one of the aristocratic high - ranking and eccentric passengers on board the train .\nwhen miss marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train , the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found .\nthe hotel in question is the former summer palace of the reigning king of tyrania . it is now owned by daphne castle ( maggie smith ) , who received it from the king\nfor services rendered .\nher guests include :\nthis uninhabited island off mallorca ' s western tip was the focus for a turning point in mallorcan history in 1977 , when it was occupied by environmentalists protesting against a planned tourist development . the campaigners won , the island became a nature reserve instead , the seabirds survived , and for the first time the authorities realised that mass tourism had reached its limit .\nthe ending is a little excessive . while i adore the costume transformation reveal , the link to an older murder is a bit much . not only does it require very specific knowledge on the part of poirot , but it just feels \u2026 unnecessary . we shouldn\u2019t be detracting from the monstrosity that was arlena . ( christie\u2019s fault , not the screenwriter\u2019s . )\nboredom is the enemy in this world . style is everything - the weapon as well as a defense . even when the mots are not especially fresh , they are delivered with the kind of elegance that only the rich , famous or heedless can affect with confidence . come what may , everyone dresses for dinner at 8 , including the gentleman whose beloved wife that morning was found on the beach in untimely death , strangled and , for good measure , bashed about the head .\nall the alibis appear to indicate that no - one could have committed the murder at the time established , so someone is lying and poirot announces that this someone is christine redfern .\nbigbury beach in south devon is one of the region ' s largest sandy spots , according to the agents selling it .\njustin bieber is the perfect gentleman as he handles the bags . . . while crop top - clad hailey baldwin struts alongside\nhere come the godparents ! kate and william are joined by childhood friends - including guy pelly - and the . . .\nfit for a prince ! louis becomes the eighth royal baby to wear the historic honiton lace christening robe on . . .\nthe setting is an island in the adriatic and a small , exquisite , extremely expensive resort hotel that once was the summer palace of the reigning king of tyrania . it ' s the late 1930 ' s , just about the time of the anschluss , though no one at the hotel could care less about hitler , national socialism , austria ' s sovereignty or an era ' s imminent end . they ' re all too busy with their intramural assaults on friendship , marriage , reputation , character and , when pushed to the limits , life itself .\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nat that point patrick makes his third mistake : he puts his pipe in his mouth . poirot points out that the pipe has never once been lit during the redferns ' stay . he takes it , empties it and hidden in the tobacco is the diamond . patrick concedes defeat by punching poirot to the floor .\nthe company which held mrs . ruber ' s life insurance , and was also to insure the blatt diamond , sent poirot to investigate . he never met the husband or the hiker who found the body . as an agent of the insurance company he may have been limited to simply checking the police reports and ensuring that they were thorough in their investigation . felix could thus cash in on his wife ' s life insurance . however , the death of alice ruber seemed to parallel that of arlena : the coincidence was too great for an investigator like poirot to ignore .\nhuge fan of peter ustinov & this is my second favourite of his poirot films behind murder on the nile . the cast is tremendous and the setting is beautiful . lovely , easy escapism .\nthe kingdom of tyrania in this movie is a fictional land which was based on the country of albania . the isle setting of daphne ' s island ( in tyrania ) was also fictional .\nafter the lavish adaptation of murder on the orient express , hercule poirot returned four years later , looking less like the traditional interpretation , but having gained the famous moustaches christie lamented omitting with albert finney \u2019s performance . finney chose not to return \u2013 reportedly in part because the fat suit and makeup was dense enough in europe , let alone in the middle east ! \u2013 and the role was passed to peter ustinov , who would hold the mantle for six films , ending one year before david suchet took over .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nhercule poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies . the cause seems to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse .\nmiss marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nwhile i enjoyed the grandeur of albert finney \u2018s sole outing as poirot much more the second time around , i wondered how peter ustinov would fare . until this project , i\u2019d only seen one of his films \u2013 death on the nile \u2013 so in the next couple of weeks , i\u2019ll visit all six . let\u2019s begin with the first two :\nwhen a successful but extremely narcissistic broadway actress is murdered while visiting a mediterranean island resort , the famed sleuth hercule poirot is called to find the culprit . poirot must find the killer amongst a wide variety of potential suspects , all of whom have good reasons for wanting the victim dead .\nas the morning progresses , myra tags along on a boat trip with patrick , who is transparently attempting to rendezvous with arlena . as they arrive there they see a yacht leaving which myra recognizes as sir horace blatt ' s . when they reach the secluded beach , they see the body of a woman on the sand . patrick goes ashore , approaches the body and suddenly announces to myra that it ' s the strangled corpse of arlena . myra goes to fetch help while he waits with the body .\nthe park is open to visitors all year round , from 10 : 00 to 17 : 00 between 1st april and 30th september , and from 10 : 00 to 14 : 30 during the rest of the year .\none thing you\u2019ll notice about the world of christie adaptations is that there\u2019s quite a repertory feel : writer anthony shaffer penned death on the nile , director guy hamilton helmed lansbury\u2019s the mirror crack\u2019d , and we have cast members from both nile and murder on the orient express on hand this time .\na number of the cast had appeared in the earlier brabourne - goodwin agatha christie movies . actors colin blakely and denis quilley had both previously appeared in murder on the orient express ( 1974 ) whilst actresses jane birkin and maggie smith had both previously appeared in death on the nile ( 1978 ) .\nmakeup artist joyce bonelli reaches out to the kardashian clan on instagram . . . after the famous family ' fire ' and unfollow her on social media\nwe had the privilege to enter raixa already 12 years ago . . . when only hidden sign posts were leading to the arabic villa . space for parking was limited to 6 cars . . . . entry was granted after loud shouting . the interior was in a ~ mediocre state . what a difference to today . only 2 days per week ( tue and thu from 10 : 00 to 14 : 00 ) the entry is allowed - free of charge . when we arrived 5 minutes to ten the parking area was crowded . . . people queuing and waiting to be let in . the rooms are now in a renovated state . . . the garden better arranged than before . the water reservoirs bluer and greener than at that time . you can easily understand that rich people fall in love with the location . good that the public is now again allowed ( since 13 . april 2014 ) to\nrush in\n. follow the water channeling hidden along the mountain side . . go jp the hill . . . enjoy the spectacular view in various directions . . spot the giant fishes in the reservoit . . sit down . . . relax . . . relax . . . relax\nmade up of three islets , illot des pantaleu , sa mitjana and sa dragonera , it is home to 361 different plant species , 18 of which are endemic to the balearics . the park\u2019s fauna is another of its most interesting aspects . particularly worthy of note is the wall lizard population , an endemic subspecies that cannot be found anywhere else in the world , as well as the particular snail species , which is also endemic to the balearic islands .\nall of the rest of the cast are suspects . they include maggie smith , a former actress who now runs an elegant spa in the adriatic sea ; diana rigg , as her jealous contemporary ; sylvia miles and james mason , as a rich couple who produce shows on broadway ; jane birkin and nicholas clay as a young couple constantly arguing over his roving eye ; colin blakely as a rich knight who ' s been taken by a gold digger ; emily hone as the young new wife ; and roddy mcdowall as a bitchy gossip columnist who knows the dirt about everybody . the newly discovered corpse belongs to one of the above . the murderer is one ( or more ) of the above . nothing else i could say about the crime would be fair .\ni mean , what ' s not to like . dames maggie and diana , cole porter tunes and a fiendishly clever murder . also , the look on sylvia miles ' face when jane birkin descends the stairs at the end .\nthe main problem is proof of guilt . poirot admits that he has none , just circumstantial evidence . as the smug redferns are about to depart , christine - no longer the mousy pitiful wife - confidently remarks :\ngive us some time and we may discover how you [ poirot ] did it . after all , where were you at the time of the murder ?\nlater she reappears , dressed in expensive clothes , now no longer the vulnerable sympathetic wife but dressed to kill , so to speak . then patrick unwittingly makes the second of three mistakes : he pays the hotel bill with a check .\nwhen patrick points out his wife has vertigo and thus couldn ' t have climbed down the ladder at the cliff leading to the grotto , poirot mentions that in order for linda to have seen christine waving she would have to have stood at the edge of the cliff . he reveals that he tried and became dizzy , so no one with vertigo would have even dared to try ."]}
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", "topic": 13}], "title": "current procedural terminology", "paragraphs": ["use the current procedural terminology ( cpt\u00ae ) code set to bill outpatient & office procedures .\nthe current procedural terminology ( cpt ) was developed by the american medical association ( ama ) .\nthe current procedural terminology ( cpt ) code range for anesthesia 00100 - 01999 is a medical code set maintained by the american medical association .\nstatement of the ama to hhs re : physicians ' current procedural terminology ( cpt ) , t . reginald harris , md , april 16 , 1997\ncurrent procedural teminology ( cpt ) is a system developed by the american medical association for standardizing the terminology and coding used to describe medical services and procedures .\ncurrent procedural terminology ( cpt ) is a set of codes , descriptions , and guidelines intended to describe procedures and services performed by physicians and other health care providers .\nthis year ' s current procedural terminology code changes are significant for internal medicine . learn how to code for e / m services , hospital discharges and interprofessional consultations .\ncurrent procedural terminology or cpt codes are a group of numbers , usually five ( 5 ) digits that classify medical and diagnostic procedures and services performed by medical or health practitioners .\nfor the cpc exam , \u2018anesthesia\u2019 refers to the anesthesia section of the current procedural terminology ( cpt ) code manual . anesthesia is the second section in the manual , after evaluation and management and before surgery .\n[ 4 ] the centers for medicare and medicaid services ( cms ) uses current procedural terminology ( cpt ) codes to determine services that it will reimburse for medicare enrollees and each cpt code has an assigned relative value unit .\nthese materials contain current dental terminology ( cdttm ) , copyright \u00a9 2016 american dental association ( ada ) . all rights reserved . cdt is a trademark of the ada .\n2013 cpt code revisions : the mental health community is abuzz about the 2013 current procedural terminology ( cpt ) code changes . don\u2019t worry ; cpt codes are still boring ! this article will explain the changes , and what you need to know to prepare for them .\nthe current procedural terminology ( cpt ) code set describes medical , surgical , and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians , coders , patients , accreditation organizations , and payers for administrative , financial , and analytical purposes .\ncurrent procedural terminology ( cpt \u00ae ) codes were first published in 1966 and are developed , maintained , and copyrighted by the american medical association ( ama ) . thousands of cpt \u00ae codes are in use , and they are updated annually . they fall into three categories :\nsignificant current procedural terminology ( cpt ) * coding changes are being implemented in 2016 . notably , some of these changes reverse last year\u2019s temporary coding for endoscopy procedures . this article provides reporting and payment information about the codes that are relevant to general surgery and its related specialties .\ncurrent procedural terminology codes ( cpt codes ) are the standard for how united states medical professionals such as physicians and healthcare providers , including medical facilities , insurance companies and other accreditation groups , report and document medical , surgical , anesthesiology , laboratory , radiology , evaluation and management services .\ncpt codes are a big help in measuring performance and efficiency as well as tracking important health data . cpt codes help government agencies keep tabs on the value and prevalence of particular procedures whereas hospitals may evaluate the efficiency of divisions and individuals in their facility using current procedural terminology codes .\nslide 1 this module is the first in a series of reimbursement - related topics . current procedural terminology , or cpt , codes describe the services that are provided by health care professionals to third party payers . cpt codes are valued for reimbursement by the federal government ' s medicare program .\nany five digit numeric physicians ' current procedural terminology ( cpt ) codes , service descriptions , two - digit modifiers , instructions and / or guidelines are copyright 1994 american medical association ( or such other date of publication of cpt as defined in the federal copyright laws ) . all rights reserved .\nsummary : the year 1965 was critical for us health care policy . in that year , medicare was created as part of the social security act under president lyndon b . johnson after several earlier attempts by presidents franklin roosevelt and harry truman . in 1966 , the american medical association first published a set of standard terms and descriptors to document medical procedures , known as current procedural terminology , or cpt . fifty years later , though providers have certainly heard the term \u201ccpt code , \u201d most would benefit from an enhanced understanding of the historical basis , current structure , and relationship to valuation of current procedural terminology . this article will highlight this evolution , particularly as it relates to neuroradiology .\ncurrent procedural terminology ( cpt ) is a medical code set that is used to report medical , surgical , and diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians , health insurance companies and accreditation organizations . cpt codes are used in conjunction with icd - 9 - cm or icd - 10 - cm numerical diagnostic coding during the electronic medical billing process .\ncpt ( current procedural terminology ) codes are published by the american medical association , and there are approximately 10 , 000 cpt codes currently at use . the u . s . and other countries use the fourth edition and they were designed to provide a uniform data set that could be used to describe medical , surgical , and diagnostic services rendered to patients .\nall billing and coding professionals will inevitably come across the term cpt , which refers to current procedural terminology . cpt was and is developed by the american medical association ( ama ) and is used today by all the major players in the health care system - medical providers , insurance companies , state and federal health care programs , and billing and coding professionals .\nthere are two different types of codes to consider when billing medical procedures . the first is the icd - 10 - pcs , which outlines inpatient procedures performed on patients . the other is the current procedural terminology ( cpt ) , which provides information about rendered services rather than claims for insurance . these are often used in conjunction with the icd - 10 codes .\ncpt coding ( current procedural terminology ) - is a medical code set maintained by the american medical association through the cpt editorial panel . the cpt code set describes medical , surgical , and diagnostic services and is designed to to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians , coders , patients , accreditation organizations , and payers for administrative financial and analytical purposes .\nhis year ' s current procedural terminology ( cpt ) code changes are significant for internal medicine . the new code set clarifies the hospital discharge management codes , the prolonged services codes , and the transitional care management and complex chronic care management codes . also new to the code set are interprofessional telephone / internet consultation codes , which should be of particular interest to internal medicine specialists and subspecialists .\nmental health issues are mentioned only in passing . in regard to mental health , there is an entry on mental health parity , and while there is an entry on international statistical classification of diseases and related health problems ( icd - 9 ) and current procedural terminology ( cpt ) codes , the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders , 4th edition ( dsm - iv ) is not mentioned .\nit\u2019s the time of year when changes are introduced to current procedural terminology ( cpt ) . with more than 700 updates being implemented in 2017 , coders need to diligently review and research the 149 code additions , 81 deletions and 498 revisions . the following is an overview of significant modifications for next year . for complete descriptions of the new , deleted and revised codes , review the 2017 cpt book .\nthe court below erred in describing the current process as though it were cost - free to the public . it held that :\nsignificant changes in current procedural terminology ( cpt ) * coding are being implemented in 2017 . notably , new codes have been established to separately report moderate sedation when provided in conjunction with a procedure , and appendix g in the cpt manual\u2014\u201csummary of cpt codes that include moderate ( conscious ) sedation\u201d \u2014 has been eliminated . this article provides reporting information about the codes that are relevant to general surgery and its related specialties .\nmedical terminology , anatomy , insurance payer rules , procedural bundling rules , and proper modifier usage are all essential elements to know when reporting cpt \u00ae codes . to ensure coding accuracy , individuals who are responsible for determining and reporting cpt \u00ae codes on medical claims should receive proper training and credentials .\nearlier , we introduced you to current procedural terminology , or cpt . this expansive , important code set is published and maintained by the american medical association ( ama ) , and it is , with icd , one of the most important code sets for medical coders to become familiar with . note also that all the codes featured in this course , and every course that touches on cpt codes , are copyrighted by the ama .\nthe current procedural terminology ( cpt ) code set is a medical code set maintained by the american medical association through the cpt editorial panel . [ 1 ] the cpt code set ( copyright protected by the ama ) describes medical , surgical , and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians , coders , patients , accreditation organizations , and payers for administrative , financial , and analytical purposes .\nutilizing international classification of disease clinical medicine ( icd - 9 - cm ) codes for diagnoses and current procedural terminology ( cpt ) codes , administrative databases provide a mechanism to look at population - based data . the large number of patients allows for sufficient powering of research studies . topics such as operative trends may be assessed using longitudinal databases spanning several years . additional outcomes including length of stay and hospital cost may be assessed with large administrative databases .\nnew editions are released each october . the current version is the cpt 2015 . it is available in both a standard edition and a professional edition .\na barrier to delivery of falls risk assessments in clinical settings is lack of a dedicated current procedural terminology ( cpt ) code for this service . however , providers are able to counsel their patients regarding falls risk and bill payers using existing evaluation and management ( e / m ) cpt codes . this resource provides detail on which cpt codes to use for falls assessment and intervention . information about falls - related quality indicators as a means to incentivize providers to conduct falls prevention activities is also included on the resource .\ntwo common medical coding classification systems are in use \u2014 the international classification of diseases ( icd ) and the current procedural terminology ( cpt ) . icd is the standard international system of classifying mortality and morbidity statistics , and it\u2019s used by more than 100 countries . the system is used by health care facilities to define diseases and allocate resources to provide care . according to the world health organization ( who ) , 70 % of the world\u2019s health care expenditures are allocated using icd . the current version , icd - 10 , features more than 68 , 000 codes for infections and parasitic diseases , neoplasms , and congenital malformations , as well as diseases of the digestive system , respiratory system , and nervous system .\npresident lyndon b . johnson ' s \u201cgreat society\u201d programs included the creation of medicare in 1965 , which , among its many facets , highlighted the need for efficient and effective determination of physician reimbursement . consistent and accurate reimbursement requires a common language of medical procedures . the american medical association ( ama ) plays a unique and sometimes underappreciated physician - centric role in the determination of provider reimbursement . in 1965 , the ama recognized the need for common language and helped create the current procedural terminology ( cpt ) system to describe medical services and procedures .\nslide 5 there are three major code sets used by health care professionals . they are the current procedural terminology ( or cpt ) , the healthcare common procedure coding system ( or hcpcs , pronounced \u201chick - picks\u201d ) , and the international classification of diseases , 9th revision , clinical modification ( icd - 9 - cm ) . note that the use of icd - 10 - cm , the 10th revision of this classification system , will be required for everyone , including audiologists and speech - language pathologists , covered by hippa by october 1 , 2015 .\nevery day , physicians rely upon current procedural terminology ( cpt ) to report their services for payment by the centers for medicare & medicaid services ( cms ) and other third - party payers . increasingly , cpt coding captures quality and outcome measures \u2014 a feature that is likely to have increasing importance in the era of pay for performance ( p4p ) and the physician quality reporting initiative . despite its near - ubiquity for reporting physician work , misconceptions about cpt are common . in fact , a recent on - line survey summarized considerable misconceptions about cpt .\ncpt codes , or procedural codes , describe what kind of procedure a patient has received while icd codes , or diagnostic codes , describe any diseases , illnesses or injuries a patient may have .\n007 : the most current listing of category ii codes , including guidelines , code change proposal forms , and release and implementation dates for category ii codes may be accessed at urltoken .\nthe association of american physicians & surgeons , inc . ( \u0093aaps\u0094 ) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to defending free enterprise in medicine . founded in 1943 , aaps has thousands of physician members in all specialties and is one of the largest national physician organizations funded entirely by membership . members of aaps , like nearly all physicians , must comply with current procedural terminology ( \u0093cpt\u0094 ) medical codes owned by the american medical association ( \u0093ama\u0094 ) , which are not readily available over the internet . aaps seeks reversal of the decision below to ensure that aaps members and others have unrestricted access to legal requirements .\n001 : the following section of current procedural terminology ( cpt ) contains a set of supplemental tracking codes that can be used for performance measurement . it is anticipated that the use of category ii codes for performance measurement will decrease the need for record abstraction and chart review , and thereby minimize administrative burden on physicians , other health care professionals , hospitals , and entities seeking to measure the quality of patient care . these codes are intended to facilitate data collection about the quality of care rendered by coding certain services and test results that support nationally established performance measures and that have an evidence base as contributing to quality patient care .\nnote that icd - 10 - cm z codes are used to record a condition influencing health status or broad types of procedural , administrative or screening encounters . they are often not accepted for billing purposes by third party payers .\nthe ama maintains an ongoing consultation with field professionals and releases new and amended cpt versions on at least an annual basis . as of this writing the most current version is the 2014 edition of cpt - 4 .\nunder the current system , government has no efficient means for even enforcing a promise by an organization to provide its codes freely to the public . for example , the ama promised to provide its cpt codes freely to the public over the internet in order to persuade the government to require use of its codes , but the ama then ignored its promise with impunity . see statement of the ama to hhs re : physicians ' current procedural terminology ( cpt ) , t . reginald harris , md , april 16 , 1997 ( \u0093the ama has taken additional steps to make cpt available over the internet and is expected to complete an agreement with the hcfa in the very near future . under the agreement , complete public access to hcfa data files containing cpt will be available , free of charge , both domestically and internationally . \u0094 ) ( testimony was presented in april 1997 , and yet the ama continues to prohibit anyone from posting cpt requirements on the internet ) ( posted at urltoken\nwhen it comes to medical billing , the procedural codes are extremely important in order to maintain accuracy and efficiency in the billing process . the billing codes and processes change according to the type of procedures being performed and the facility at which they are performed .\nin 2010 , numerous codes related to carotid and cerebral angiography\u2014the procedural codes describing catheterization and injection and the codes describing radiologic supervision and interpretation codes\u2014were identified via the codes performed together screen . per above , the entire family of codes needed to be revised to prevent possible rank - order anomalies . the new code bundle needed to include both the procedural and interpretive components . the cpt editorial panel , with input from multiple constituent societies , including asnr , approved a new series of codes for these services in 2012 . these new codes , which bundled the procedure codes with the supervision and interpretation codes , then were sent to the ruc for valuation recommendations . 17\ncolumn a represents total spending on health care and reflects the current state of physician payment : exclusive reliance on the ffs model for physician payments , with waste and inefficiency in the form of redundant and unnecessary care , breakdowns in coordination , escalation of preventable complications etc . this leaves the total cost of physician care high .\nmore than one procedure on the same date , in the same session , or within a global period may require use of an appropriate modifier . modifiers are two - digit numbers that can be added to a claim that describes circumstances allowing for full or partial payment in situations that would otherwise be denied by the insurer . additionally , the national correct coding initiative ( or ncci ) reviews codes quarterly to decide what can and cannot be billed together routinely based on current practice , billing patterns , and trends . for example , the - 59 modifier can be used to notate distinct procedural services or an exception to the ncci . the modifiers are listed both in the front of the cpt manual each year and in their own section in the appendix .\nto facilitate providers\u2019 transition to alternatives to fee - for - service payments , cms should harmonize current payment adjustments and quality improvement initiatives and apply those funds towards a care coordination payment which could give physicians more support for broader long - term reform pathways . medicare has implemented quality reporting systems and payment adjustments for physicians , hospitals , and other providers . but these payments are generally administered as either a flat percentage or adjuster to all ffs payments . in contrast , shifting some existing ffs payments into a care coordination payment would give providers more support in moving toward condition - based , episodic payments , or global payments that allow for management of a population of payments that would otherwise be impossible in the current payment setting .\nnew modifier 95 should be used to indicate a service generally reported as a face - to - face service that is performed via a real - time interactive audio and video telecommunications system . in addition to this new modifier , appendix p has been created to list current cpt codes with evidence of some payer approval for use when provided via interactive audio and video telecommunications system .\nmedicare has gone through multiple iterations to arrive at its current payment methodology . during the administration of president george h . w . bush , as a result of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1989 , cms started to use a system of relative value units ( rvus ) to calculate the cost for providing physician work , which evolved into the framework of a resource - based relative value scale .\nfor both medicare and private insurers , annual updates should be increased for evaluation and management codes , which are currently undervalued , and updates for procedural diagnosis codes , which are generally overvalued and thus create incentives for overuse , should be frozen for a period of three years . during this time period , efforts should continue to improve the accuracy of relative values , which may result in some increases as well as some decreases in payments for specific services .\nthe icd - 10 - cm ( international classification of diseases , 10th revision , clinical modification ) coding system , connects health issues that arise in patients , by using three - to seven - digit alphanumeric codes to indicate signs , symptoms , diseases , conditions , and injuries to payers injuries , diseases , and conditions . these codes are used in conjunction with cpt ( procedural ) codes to record services rendered by a provider to a patient and is documented in the medical record and then reported to a payer for reimbursement .\ncode 21805 , open treatment of rib fracture without fixation , each , was deleted from the 2016 cpt code set and determined to be obsolete and reportable with other cpt codes . in current practice , an injured rib when treated in an open fashion is either resected ( eg , 21600 ) or treated with some form of internal fixation ( eg , codes 21811\u201321813 ) . for more information on treatment of rib fractures code sets , refer to the january 2015 issue of the bulletin . \u2020\nthe current level of physician payment relative to the fee - for - service baseline in column a . care coordination payments allow flexibility for physicians to invest in clinical practices and infrastructure through practice transformations that maximizes their ability to treat patients in clinically appropriate ways while not reducing their income due to reductions in billable procedures that would otherwise occur . the investments in clinical practice can include infrastructure / hit investments or in the case of a small practice , an investment in a shared clinical social worker with other small practices with similar patient populations .\nthis prohibition is balanced against the legitimate need for code change applicants to receive valuable feedback from specialty society experts , which helps assure that code - change applications are complete , coherent and consistent with current medical practice and can be dealt with efficiently by the cpt editorial panel . thus , sending information to a specialty society to inform the society of the code change application and seeking evaluation of ( or assistance with ) the application does not violate the lobbying statement , even if it includes a request to support the code - change application .\n) . on the other hand , cpt codes for the molecular identification of infectious organisms were developed to be specific for the particular organism . current codes are inadequate to describe most of genetic testing , and the process of applying for and receiving a new category i ( i . e . , permanent ) cpt is not fast or flexible for emerging technologies . while the current molecular diagnostic codes are able to identify new processes , they require the use of modifiers to identify the particular condition that is being tested . the modifiers specify the gene being assessed and cover genes associated with the higher - volume tests in neoplasia , nonneoplastic hematologic conditions or coagulopathies , histocompatibility , blood typing , identity and microsatellite testing , neurological disease , muscular diseases , metabolic diseases , and diseases associated with dysmorphology . evidence suggests that few laboratory individuals actually use the modifiers . in molecular microbiology , once a specific cpt code has been established , experience has show that new technology is \u201cfit\u201d into the code , with the same payment rate and the older technology , leading to suboptimal reimbursement for new technologies .\noutcomes research has established itself as an integral part of surgical research as physicians and hospitals are increasingly required to demonstrate attainment of performance markers and surgical safety indicators . large - volume and clinical and administrative databases are used to study regional practice pattern variations , health care disparities , and resource utilization . understanding the unique strengths and limitations of these large databases is critical to performing quality surgical outcomes research . in the current work , we review the currently available large - volume databases including selection processes , modes of analyses , data application , and limitations .\ncpt began 50 years ago as an effort to accurately report what was largely a group of surgical services and bill for them more precisely . the cpt system has grown in scope over the years and has seen variable granularity , reflecting the innovations of new procedures , changes in legacy technology , and retirement of obsolete approaches . more recent pressures have come in the form of bundling and code revisions by cms and the ama ' s ruc . an understanding of the cpt coding history and current direction is important as providers navigate these new waters of health care reimbursement .\nplease note : the following list of category ii codes has been added to the website to allow a posting of the most recently approved category ii codes . this is the listing of category ii codes that have been added to the category ii coding set since the most recent august release of the cpt data files . therefore , the codes noted within this listing will include only those codes that are not listed in the last annual data file release and when added to the codes included in the latest edition of the data files , represents the entire current listing of cpt category ii codes .\nthe panel has established the following criteria for evaluating category iii code requests , any one of which is sufficient for consideration by the editorial panel : 1 ) a protocol for a study of procedures being performed ; 2 ) support from the specialties who would use the procedure ; 3 ) availability of u . s . peer - reviewed literature ; 4 ) descriptions of current united states trials outlining the efficacy of the procedure . these codes will be assigned a numeric - alpha identifier ( eg , 1234t ) . these codes are located in a separate section of cpt , following the\ncategory ii\nsection .\ncpt is owned and maintained by american medical association , which has copyright protection on cpt . in 1966 , the ama published the first edition of cpt , which at that time focused on surgical procedures . the first edition sought to standardize terminology and reporting . the second edition , in 1970 , expanded cpt\u2019s scope . the third and fourth editions were released in the 1970\u2019s . the fourth edition was a major update , and introduced a system for periodically monitoring and updating cpt . in 1983 , the health care financing administration ( hcfa ) , now cms , adopted cpt for reporting of physician services for medicare part b benefits . in 1987 , hcfa also adopted cpt for reporting outpatient surgical procedures .\nthe icd - 10 procedure coding system ( icd - 10 - pcs ) is an international system of medical classification used for procedural coding . the centers for medicare and medicaid services , the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the u . s . , contracted with 3m health information systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace volume 3 of icd - 9 - cm . icd - 9 - cm contains a procedure classification ; icd - 10 - cm does not . icd - 10 - pcs is the result . icd - 10 - pcs was initially released in 1998 . it has been updated annually since that time .\ncontinuous quality improvement resulting from adherence to clinician - driven process and outcomes measures and the increased flexibility in income will push physicians to decrease and ultimately eliminate the waste and inefficiencies that plague the current system . overall physician payments increases , offset by reductions in total medicare spending and system wide savings . care coordination payments that enhance total physician income tied to quality measures would encourage physicians to collaborate and focus on elements of patient care that reduce cost and inefficiencies across the spectrum . in oncology , for example , we do not specify which metrics should be used in which case but comment that target metrics would change over time and as efficiency is maximized in certain areas of care ( i . e . ed visit rates ) bonus payments would not cease because of lack of room for improvement . measures would have to be selected with flexibility to accommodate various provider circumstances and changes in the long term improved performance in certain areas .\nthe premise of the decision below was that \u0093this is not a case where a citizen was denied any access to the law as adopted by the municipalities in question . \u0094 49 f . supp . 2d at 890 . but veeck and the entire public are denied efficient electronic access to the codes in question . non - electronic access is simply no longer adequate to satisfy the legitimate needs of the public to learn about and stay current with legal requirements in the 21 st century . virtually all states now provide electronic access to their statutes , regulations and judicial opinions over the internet , promoting a more informed citizenry . federal appellate court decisions have been freely available over the internet for years . the lone exception to freely available , electronic legal requirements is material withheld from the internet due to a proprietary interest asserted by private entities like sbcci . but the public has a first amendment right to \u0093hear\u0094 the laws without interference over the internet . see lamont v . postmaster gen\u0092l , 381 u . s . 301 ( 1965 ) ( upholding a first amendment right to receive information ) .\nchairman baucus , ranking member hatch and members of the committee , thank you for this opportunity to highlight ways to advance physician payment reforms in medicare . the medicare program retains a strong commitment to provide care to approximately 50 million beneficiaries across the country ; a key partner in the provision of this care are the 900 , 000 healthcare providers who see beneficiaries in medical offices , hospitals , skilled nursing facilities and other settings . [ 1 ] each day , providers work hard to deliver the best care for their patients yet our current payment system falls short time and time again , with financing mechanisms that perpetuate fragmented care and volume over coordination and value . fortunately , there are better ways to pay physicians that can enable them to improve care , enhance the patient experience and potentially achieve greater savings for the medicare system overall . i am honored to present some solutions from my work at the engelberg center for health care reform at the brookings institution and our merkin initiative on clinical leadership , as a commissioner on the national commission on physician payment reform and perhaps most importantly , as a practicing internal medicine physician . [ 2 ]\nthe houghton mifflin court refrained from allowing the use of copyright to chill free speech . \u0093freedom of speech requires the preservation of a meaningful public or democratic dialogue , as well as the uses of speech as a safety valve against violent acts , and as an end in itself . \u0094 id . at * 15 ( citing 1 nimmer \u00a7 1 . 10 [ b ] [ 1 ] ) . the court continued : \u0093it is exposure to ideas , and not to their particular expression , that is vital if self - governing people are to make informed decisions . \u0094 id . at * 19 n . 14 ( citing 1 nimmer \u00a7 1 . 10 [ b ] [ 2 ] ) . the current statutory doctrine of fair use , passed in 1976 , accommodated only the first amendment concerns that had been judicially created as of that time . id . at * 19 ( \u0093until codification of the fair - use doctrine in the 1976 act , fair use was a judge - made right developed to preserve the constitutionality of copyright legislation by protecting first amendment values . \u0094 ) . assertion by private organizations of ownership over the law , in order to prevent the posting of such law on the internet , arose after the statutory codification of fair use . technology advances do not wait for congressional action , and the first amendment protects veeck\u0092s postings even if the statutory fair use doctrine does not .\nthe page could not be loaded . the urltoken web site currently does not fully support browsers with \u201cjavascript\u201d disabled . please enable \u201cjavascript\u201d and revisit this page or proceed with browsing urltoken with \u201cjavascript\u201d disabled . instructions for enabling \u201cjavascript\u201d can be found here . please note that if you choose to continue without enabling \u201cjavascript\u201d certain functionalities on this website may not be available .\nwe pledge to put patients first in all of our programs \u2013 medicaid , medicare , and the health insurance exchanges . to do this , we must empower patients to work with their doctors and make health care decisions that are best for them .\nthis means giving them meaningful information about quality and costs to be active health care consumers . it also includes supporting innovative approaches to improving quality , accessibility , and affordability , while finding the best ways to use innovative technology to support patient - centered care .\nbut we can\u2019t and we don\u2019t do all of this alone . learn more about how we are working together to ensure all patients get the very best health care .\ninformation for children up to the age of 19 in need of health care coverage .\ninformation for people who need health insurance and want to apply for or enroll in the marketplace .\na federal government website managed and paid for by the u . s . centers for medicare & medicaid services . 7500 security boulevard , baltimore , md 21244\non a cpt\u00ae code ' s hierarchy page , you get to see all a medical code ' s neighbors including the cpt\u00ae codes ' official long descriptors . seeing related codes helps coders choose the correct code improving their accuracy rate .\nsupercoder is powered by the experienced coding and compliance professionals at tci . tci\u2019s vision is to deliver innovative healthcare solutions and knowledge to our customers worldwide .\n* * thriveworks provides professional , full - service , medical billing . we offer electronic insurance billing , full - service patient billing , authorization obtaining and checking , insurance carrier follow - up , and much more . we are fully committed to providing our clients with low cost , accurate services , no matter how large or small your needs . call us today at 1 - 855 - 664 - 5154 .\nstarting january 1 , 2013 , a number of cpt codes for psychiatry and psychotherapy services will be revised . for instance , if you bill a \u201c90806\u201d to a third party payer after december 31 st , the claim will be denied . and if you talk about having a \u201c90806 appointment\u201d with colleagues in 2013 , they will roll their eyes at you because \u201cgosh judy , you\u2019re so last year ! \u201d\ncpt codes are set by the american medical association ( ama ) , and are revised on an annual basis . this year , the revisions are substantial . fortunately for counselors , many of the changes concern psychiatry , and not psychotherapy .\nthe cpt revisions that effect psychiatrists are more complicated than those that effect counselors and psychologists . for those who run group practices , here are five major psychiatric cpt revisions :\nthe cpt code revisions that effect counselors are simple and straightforward . here is a list of psychotherapy cpt codes that will be retired , and their 2013 comparables :\nfamily therapy codes ( 90847 and 90846 ) will remain unchanged , as will codes for psychological testing .\nas seen above , unlike existing codes that provide a service time range ( i . e . , 45 - 50 minutes ) , 2013 code descriptions list fixed times ( i . e . , 45 minutes ) . however , according to the 2013 cpt manual , providers still have flexibility . respectively , 16 - 37 minutes for code \u201c90832 , \u201d 38 - 52 minutes for code \u201c90834 , \u201d and 53 minutes or more for code \u201c90837 . \u201d when reporting a service , a provider should choose the code closest to the actual duration . [ ii ]\nit is unlikely that the 2013 cpt code revisions will affect reimbursement rates for counselors . that said , several large third party payers ( including medicare and medicaid ) are expected to announce their 2013 service rates in november .\nan experienced medical biller should be able to adjust to the 2013 cpt codes without much difficulty . similarly , quality practice management software companies are already prepared for the code revisions , and are ready to apply them on 1 / 1 / 13 . for most psychologists , social workers , and professional counselors , adopting the new cpt codes will be a simple administrative change that won\u2019t affect their clinical workflows .\ndr . anthony centore is ceo of thriveworks , is private practice consultant for the american counseling association , and author of \u201chow to thrive in counseling private practice . \u201d learn more at urltoken\nwhat can you tell me about the code add on for interactive ( the soon invalid 90812 , 90814 , 90802 etc ) . most specifically , how to use the 90785 on a cms 1500 . also , what is criteria for using the new code for crisis ?\nour practice has contracts with several insurance companys and we bill the standard codes : 90801 , 90806 etc . our contracts do not stipulate the new codes coming in 2013 . is it possible if we bill the new 2013 cpt codes , they will be denied because we don\u2019t have contracted rates for these new codes ?\nhi barbie . good question ! the answer is that your claims should be fine , and your contract should honor the new codes without a problem . it is likely that your contract lists the cpt codes simply to identify the specific services that are allowed you to bill for ( of course , if you are still concerned you can always call your insurance company but i am pretty certain you are all set ) . i hope this helps !\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nwe believe that everyone can benefit from counseling or coaching with a skilled and caring professional .\nfind out how the ama is working to increase funding for gme positions and helping recent graduates prepare for licensing exams .\naccess exclusive physician - focused insurance plans with reduced rates and valuable lifestyle offers and services .\nfind resources for a range of medical career options , whether you are just starting , continuing or restarting a medical career .\nlearn what is necessary for those educated abroad to begin a medical career in the united states .\nfind resources to help physicians apply their skills to different roles or to re - enter a medical practice .\nread the ama ' s leading peer - reviewed journals on health care research and topics , or subscribe to our email newsletters for up - to - date medical news .\nsee how the ama protects physicians\u2019 privacy in its physician masterfile database , especially in terms of personal information and prescribing data .\nfind out how the ama is working to enhance the delivery of care and enable physicians and health teams to partner with patients to achieve better health .\nlearn how the house of delegates , councils , member groups , states medical associations and specialty societies , and staff promote patient health .\nthe ama is leading meaningful innovation to enable a better health care system for patients , physicians and the country .\ncpt applications are going digital . submit a test application online and get more information .\nregistration is now open for the september 2018 panel meeting in boston , massachusetts .\nget\ncpt\u00ae updates\nfor the latest information about changes to cpt\u00ae codes .\nthe ama promotes the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health .\nhealthcare iot has the potential to greatly improve patient care \u2013 but it\u2019s not without its challenges . download this essential guide in one pdf and learn how to overcome the obstacles : security , data overload , regulations , and more .\ni agree to techtarget\u2019s terms of use , privacy policy , and the transfer of my information to the united states for processing to provide me with relevant information as described in our privacy policy .\ni agree to my information being processed by techtarget and its partners to contact me via phone , email , or other means regarding information relevant to my professional interests . i may unsubscribe at any time .\nby submitting my email address i confirm that i have read and accepted the terms of use and declaration of consent .\nthere are three types of cpt codes : category 1 , category 2 and category 3 . cpt is a registered trademark of the american medical association .\ncategory 1 covers procedures and contemporary medical practices that are widely performed . category 1 is the section coders usually identify with when talking about cpt and are five - digit numeric codes that identify a procedure or service that is approved by the food and drug administration ( fda ) , performed by healthcare professionals nationwide , and is proven and documented .\nthe category 2 cpt medical code set consists of the supplementary tracking codes that are used for performance measures and are intended to help collect information about the quality of care delivered . the use of this medical code set is optional and is not a substitute for category 1 codes .\nthe category 3 cpt code list consists of temporary codes that cover emerging technologies , services and procedures . they differ from the category 1 medical cpt codes list in that they identify services that may not be widely performed by healthcare professionals , may not have fda approval and also may not have proven clinical efficacy . to be eligible , the service or procedure must be involved in ongoing and planned research . the purpose of these cpt codes is to help researchers track emerging technologies and services .\nsimply put , the difference between cpt codes and icd codes are that cpt codes are related to procedures and icd codes are related to diagnoses .\nthe 2017 psychotherapy code revisions consist of two changes . the first change is the description of psychotherapy cpt codes . in 2016 the description was\npsychotherapy , 30 minutes with patient and / or family member .\nin 2017 the description was changed to\npsychotherapy , 30 minutes with patient .\nthe second change is to the description of family psychotherapy cpt codes . whereas before there was no time indicated in the description . the 2017 revision clarifies in order to bill the service , the clinician must meet the midpoint of 50 minutes . in other words , the clinician must provide at least 25 minutes of documented service .\noffice consultation codes : used for patients seeking the opinion of a physician at the request of another physician .\ncpt codes are made up of five characters . these characters could be numeric and alphanumeric depending on which category - - the division of the cpt code set - - the cpt code is in . unlike icd , each number or character in a cpt code does not correspond to a particular procedure or technology .\nan accountable care organization ( aco ) is an association of hospitals , healthcare providers and insurers in which all parties . . .\nmacra ( medicare access and chip reauthorization act of 2015 ) is u . s . healthcare legislation that provides a new framework for . . .\npreventive health is the use of recognized proactive health screenings , counseling and maintenance to prevent future illness and . . .\nno problem ! submit your e - mail address below . we ' ll send you an email containing your password .\norganizational risk is a given at modern companies . but as threats persist , identifying preventable cybersecurity gaps presents . . .\nit ' s important to remember that artificial intelligence data and ai algorithms must hold up against gdpr regulations . here ' s . . .\nthe business fallout of poor data management processes goes well beyond security and privacy implications . evident it ceo david . . .\nintuit ' s latest ai project - 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05 - 2013 . mpmk - 2013 fdfs review .\naaha kaadhal | moondru per moondru kadhal hd video song + 5 . 1 audio | cheran , bhanu | yuvan shankar raja\nnow awaiting the release of her debut film in tamil moondru per moondru kaadhal in which she has a co - starring role .\nmoondru per moondru kaadhal ( 2012 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by yuvan shankar raja - starmusiq . com\nthe music in\nmoondru per moondru kaadhal ' s\nis composed by yuvan shankar raja and the songs have already been chartbusters .\nsvarg productions brings you the promo for a music video for the song padapadakuthe maname , from the upcoming tamil movie , moondru per moondru kadal ( s . m vasanth ) , a yuvan shankar raja musical .\ns saraswathi says moondru per moondru kadhal lacks the intensity expected of a vasanth film , but makes up for it with its exceptional music .\nmoondru per moondru kadhal ( mpmk ) is written and directed by national award winning director vasanth , whose penchant for love stories is well known .\nvasanth\u2019s moondru per moondru kadal follows the story of three couples in a non - linear form . arjun , cheran , vimal play lead roles in the movie that has vasanth\u2019s urban , classy , romance touch all over it .\nbringing an exciting development on vasanth ' s forthcoming film ' moondru per moondru kadal ' ( mpmk ) , zee tv , one of the premium banners in the industry , reported to have bought the satellite rights of the film .\nfollow us on facebook : urltoken official trailer of moondru per moondru kadal ( mpmk ) starring arjun , cheran and vemal . music by yuvan shankar raja . directed by sm vasanth like us on facebook : urltoken visit our website : urltoken\nhere is a mash up teaser of\npadapadakkuthu maname\na beautiful song from the movie\nmoondru per moondru kadhal\nwhich is directed by sm vasanth .\nper is a latin preposition which means\nthrough\nor\nfor each\n, as in per capita .\nit is a big may day release for tamil films on labour day weekend . there are three tamil films releasing \u2013 ethir neechal , moondru per moondru kathal and soodhu kavvum .\nthis page hosts latest trailers of films from india and around the world . people looking for information about films , trailers , actors , actresses , directors , music directors , cameramen and other technicians will find this page useful . moondru per moondru kadal - stop the paattu song .\ntoting up , vasanth\u2019s moondru per moondru kadhal , although eulogizes love , works in parts with music and camera helping the story but his style has not been felt powerfully in the film .\nthe passionate intensity that characterised his earlier films seems to be missing . though vasanth fails to recreate the old magic , moondru per moondru kadhal is undoubtedly a beautiful gift for music lovers .\nvasanth and producers mahendra talkies held a well - attended and stylish audio launch for their moondru per moondru kaathal ( mpmk ) on saturday ( december 1 ) evening at hotel park sheraton in chennai .\none time popular director vasanth , who made romantic movies is back ith his new love story - moondru paer moondru kathal ( mpmk ) .\njyothika and simran versions 2 . 0 - jyothika - simran - suriya - ramesh arvindh - vasanth - moondru per moondru kadhal - cheran - arjun - vimal - surveen - lasini - tamil movie news - urltoken\nromance has always been a strong point in s m vasanth\u2019s films and the director is now ready with mahendra talkies\u2019 moondru per moondru kadal ( mpmk ) , which is woven around not one but three love stories . arjun , cheran and vemal play the protagonists while muktha banu and debutants surveen and lasini play their love interests .\n\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 urltoken \u0432\u044b \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c moondru per moondru kaathal songs . 1 ) - 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' - yuvan shankar raja - k balachandar - vasanth - moondru per moondru kaadhal - cheran - vimal - arjun - muktha banu - lasini - surveen - tamil movie news - urltoken\nmoondru per moondru kadhal ( mpmk ) is written and directed by national award winning director vasanth , whose penchant for love stories is well known . moondru per moondru kadhal is a melody of love , the lyrics of the songs are ticklish in nature . the area focused in hilly stations are quit natural . its shows the value of the admiration . every song has its own unique flavor and is incredible . its a picturesque of three authentic lovers which has been showcased in a pragmatic manner .\nthis page hosts the top ten tamil songs of that particular fortnight . it also includes details about each song like its name , the singers ' names , the lyricist ' s name and also a brief review of each song . people looking for current top ten songs , top ten songs countdown , music review , songs review , music rating , songs rating , audio review , songs download and mp3 download will find this page useful . moondru per moondru kadhal aaha kaadhal konji pesudhe moondru per moondru kaadhal .\nbanu of ' thamirabarani ' and ' sattapadi kuttram ' fame will be called by her original name muktha banu henceforth . the change will be effected from the vasanth - directed ' moondru per moondru kadhal ' , which has arjun and cheran in lead roles .\nafter a brief hiatus , director vasanth ( last film was\nsatham podadhe\nin 2007 ) is back with not just one but three different breezy love stories in his latest film\nmoondru per moondru kaadhal\n( three people , three love stories ) .\nthe film ' s shooting is currently taking place in nagerkoil and buzz is that vasanth would introduce his son as an actor with ' moondru per moondru kadhal ' . there are three protagonists and they are arjun , cheran and vasanth ' s son , say sources .\nfazil . vasanth . productioncompany . mahendra talkies . release date . country . india . language . tamil . moondru per moondru kaadhal ( english : three people , three loves ) is a 2 . tamil romance film co edited , co written and directed by vasanth .\nmahendra talkies sm vasanth\u2019s moondru per moondru kathal starring arjun , cheran , vimal and lasiya is said to be a beautiful romantic story with peppy music by yuvan shankar raja . the film with a u certificate is releasing with a lot of expectation as vasanth is a good storyteller .\nthe movie attempts at a mature take on the three relationships but unfortunately is far from convincing . the movie begins with vemal and lasini , who sadly don\u2019t endow it with enough meat to make it interesting . also to blame is the editing , as little has been done to clip out several long and tiring segments that add to the length of the movie . note : moondru per moondru kadal has little charm , unlike its songs .\nsuriya , jyothika , simran are the few top class actors introduced by director vasanth . the director is making his next film , moondru per moondru kadhal ( mpmk ) , with cheran , arjun and vimal in the lead . the film is about the lives of three couples and what happens when they come together .\nmoondru mudichu tamil movie songs | vasantha kaala video song | kamal | rajini | sridevi | msv . mp3\nvasanth s moondru per moondru kadhal as the title suggests the film is about love that blossoms between three couples and after some twists and turn , how it culminates . the film depicts their knotty love stories over three landscapes : the sea , the hills , and the flat terrains of a city . what is that one thing that brings all of them together is the interesting part of the story . the film is nothing like the tamil cinema we see today . the characters sip iced tea . they play squash and use macbooks . vasanth sent across a message not only about love but also about the society in large . the music by yuvan shankar raja is the grace of ' moondru per moondru kadal ' . the beautiful lyrics of songs such as ' kadal , ' aaha ' and ' mazhai ' work wonders and keep you engaged in movie . nice romantic drama , starts off slowly but ends in a high note . a must watch for those who love movies with substance\nmoondru per moondru kaadhal is a 2012 tamil action - romance film , directed by vasanth and produced by mahendra talkies . this film stars arjun , cheran , vimal , muktha bhanu , surveen chawla , lasini in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by yuvan shankar raja with lyrics by na . muthukumar .\nit is not something new that vasanth ' s films are clean and are devoid of glamour or double entendres . moondru per moondru kadhal also follows the same path . narration follows a very languorous path and hence the engaging factor fluctuates quite steeply . arjun ' s segment is the best followed by cheran and vemal . dialogues sparkle on and off .\nthis page hosts the chennai box office collection of movies . it also includes movie analysis , trade analysis and public reaction to the movie . people looking for current top ten movies , chennai box office , movies online , movie reviews , movie analysis , public response for a movie , will find this page useful . moondru per moondru kadhal box office collection .\nthe three couples in s . m . vasanth\u2019s moondru per moondru kadal are varun ( vemal ) and anjana ( lasini ) , guna ( cheran ) and mallika ( muktha bhanu ) , and harris ( arjun ) and divya ( surveen chawla ) \u2014 and the film depicts their knotty love stories over three landscapes : the sea , the hills , and the flat terrains of a city . the film is nothing like the tamil cinema we see today . the characters sip iced tea instead of loading up on sarakku . they play squash and use macbooks .\naccording to s . saraswathi of urltoken ,\n' come and fall in love ' invites the trailer of director vasanth ' s ' moondru per moondru kadhal ' . and watching it on the big screen , you do fall in love , but not with the story or the characters , you fall in love with the beautiful lyrics , the memorable songs and the breathtaking visuals .\nit is all about love . it has always been about love . a story without that mushy sentiment just wont make the cut . but for a director like vasanth , love is what defines the tales he puts on celluloid . from keladi kanmani to his soon to release moondru per moondru kadhal , he\u2019s moved us to tears and he is also made us stand up and cheer with his simple love stories . as the name suggests moondru per moondru kadhal is based on love . it is a very contemporary i mean business sort of love story . when you watch it , you will identify or relate to someone or something in the plot . because after all , love is a part of all of us , says vasanth the director of the film .\nmoondru per moondru kadhal is a story about love featuring three couples , set in the backdrop of different landscapes , by the seaside , in the mountains and on the plains . the film opens in the year 2016 , with actor vemal narrating incidents that occurred in the lives of these couples over the last few years . thus the entire film is in the form of a narration .\ndirector vasanth is back with yet another sensitive film and this time , it is love that he wants to talk about . moondru per moondru kadal ( mpmk ) , as its title suggests , is about the love stories of three persons . the film , which stars arjun , cheran and vemal in the lead with muktha banu , surveen and lasini , takes place in three different landscapes and the director says that each reflects the characters . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe three landscapes are very integral to the film as i feel landscapes are also mindscapes . they reflect and enhance the character , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd says vasanth .\nthree lead pairs , a director making a return and yuvan himself saying this could be his best from recent times - all of these make us give special attention to the moondru per moondru kadhal album . before we start judging the tracks , it is to be noted that the composer has almost hit 100 films and has taken this album very seriously . the results might still go anyway though .\ndirector vasanth has always been a trendsetter with his heartwarming stories of love and romance . be it keladi kanmani , aasai , or rhythm , he has never followed conventional standards . he is known for exploring the different facets of love through his films . in moondru per moondru kadhal , he has attempted to highlight the fact that sacrifice is greater than love . and love is all about giving .\ndirector vasanth has a special place in tamil cinema for his films have always dealt with human relationships in a sensitive manner and have struck a chord with the audience . after his satham podadhe in 2007 , he is back with moondru per moondru kadhal with arjun , cheran and vemal . very true to the title , mpmk is about the love stories of three sets of people with three different landscapes .\na tasteful stage was setup for the audio launch of director vasanth\u2019s latest love story titled \u2018moondru per moondru kadhal\u2019 . despite the delayed start , the entire evening was thoroughly enjoyable with lots of humor laced moments that were extracted by the masters of ceremony ma ka pa anand and divyadarshini ( dd ) . the evening , was in many ways a in character of the film\u2019s director vasanth itself , with its pleasant undercurrents .\nto start off , easily the pick of the lot would be arjun & surveen ' s part . both of them cave in easily into their roles and some excellent casting with a feel of love . the actor ' s chemistry with surveen chawla works big time . cheran and muktha banu ' s roles are good . vasanth is known for exploring the different facets of love through his films . in moondru per moondru kadhal , he has attempted to highlight the fact that sacrifice is greater than love . and love is all about giving . come and fall in love ' invites the trailer of director vasanth ' s ' moondru per moondru kadhal ' . and watching it on the big screen , you do fall in love with the beautiful lyrics , the memorable songs and the breathtaking visuals . every song has its own unique flavor and it is incredible . aaha kaadhal konji pesudhe - excellent song\nmoondru per moondru kaadhal ( u ) tamil - - - - - - - - - - my rating : \u2605\u2605\u00bd cheran saves the movie strengths : - * cheran ' s episode : was very good . . . . . . * story : was fine but not well executed . . . . . weaknesses : - * length of the movie : very slow screenplay . . . . . * actresses : were not special . . . . . * songs : were boring . . . . . but some bgm were superb . . . . final verdict : - overall . . . it is hard to watch . . . but for cheran u can watch this once . . . . moondru per moondru kaadhal is an upcoming tamil romance film written and directed by vasanth . it stars arjun , cheran , vimal , muktha bhanu and newcomers surveen chawla and lasini . arjun , cheran , vimal .\nhe hands me a matte - finish photo album that\u2019s as big as a medium - size painting . it contains stills from his new film moondru per moondru kaadhal . \u201cthe film is about . . . , \u201d he begins . he stops . \u201cthe title is self - explanatory , \u201d he laughs . the three men enmeshed in these three love stories are played by arjun , cheran and vimal , and these stories play out in three landscapes . by the seaside . in the mountains . on the plains .\ndirector vasanth is getting back to directing after a hiatus . the director who is popular for his films like ' keladi kanmani , ' ' aasai , ' ' rhythm ' etc . slowly diverged in to the small screen and stayed there for a while . the director is now getting back to silver screen with ' moondru paer moondru kadhal ' ( mpmk ) . the film , sources reveal , would depict the lives of three men .\nfelt like at last the yuvan that i used to know from the days of selvaraghavan ! have to key my words before i drown in kadal . aha kadhal is a gorgeous song from start to end . has that illayaraja effect throughout . only complain is that it starts abruptly but yuvan & vasanth know whats better . once again a brilliant song .\nand he concedes that , for most of his songs , the music was composed before the lyrics were written . among the rare instances where the lyrics came first , he points to \u2018endha kudhirayil varuvaan\u2019 ( saththam podaathey ) , and \u2018vidu vidu\u2019 in this new soundtrack for moondru per moondru kaadhal . \u201cthe opening lines were written so that we could get a hold of the concept , \u201d he says . \u201ca song does something to you . in the 1980s , i was mad about ilaiyaraja\u2019s songs . \u2018andhi mazhai . \u2019 \u2018pothi vacha malligai mottu . \u2019 \u2018siru ponmani . \u2019 you can\u2019t stop singing them . \u201d hence the refrain in this number : \u201cstop the paattu . \u201d\ndirector vasanth is back after a brief hiatus , after ' satham podadhe ' in 2007 he comes out with a breezy trio love story in ' moondru per moondru kadhal ' . the leading threesome casts are arjun and surveen chawla , vimal and anjana , cheran and muktha bhanu . production has been taken care by mahendra talkies and music is by our yuvan shankar raja which is already a sensational hit . vasanth has always been the mastermind behind projecting sensitive relationships and showcasing them . mpmk will have much to offer for his fans with each of the stories set in a different milieu . has he given the right balance in gluing the audiences here ? let ' s take a closer look . love in parts :\nhe has waited with the script for three years to get the right actors . finally director vasanth has zeroed in on them \u2014 arjun , cheran and vimal . his moondru per moondru kadhal ( mpmk ) is half way through and vasanth says that he will create new personalities out of his three actors . \u201ci turned \u2018action king ' ( arjun ) into an \u2018acting king ' in rhythm . by the time mpmk is complete you will see a new cheran and vimal , \u201d assures vasanth . the female roles have gone to two new faces from mumbai \u2014 sruti and surveen while mukta banu plays the third heroine . \u201cit is a love story and the highlight of the film will be the outstanding score by yuvan shankar raja , \u201d says vasanth .\nsm vasanth movies are popular to songs and picturaisation . this movie was fulfill the expectation . yuvan music was superb . editing and camera angles was good . especially\nkadhal yenthan kadhal\nsong suituation is very nice . vasanth stories are always different i like the way of story telling . in this film also based on a true story ( cheran ' s character ) . hats off to the lady . all the other are playing very well in this movie . i just fall in love with the beautiful lyrics , the memorable songs and the breathtaking visuals . totally this moondru per moondru kadhal is a visual treat for audience . i enjoyed the movie lot . particularly the climax was heart touching . i liked the dialogue\nkadhalndrathu vangarathu kidayathu kudukarathu\n. finally congrats to vasanth and team .\nnice one . i thoroughly enjoyed the movie and thought the music was handled very well . both the songs and bg ( raja chose classic style of enough pauses , highlighting only when it is needed , may be intentionally of as per gautam\u2019s request not sure . ) brilliant acting by the lead cast especially samantha . on the whole , to me it is a classic but i wont be surprised if people call it trash . my review \u2013 urltoken\nthis movie very nice and heroin very smart . songs very beautiful . love is film . super acting . super location . very good direction . movie is the three a love story . and comedy super . director and cameraman super work . music very nice and all those things . . . . . . and very nice movie camera location very super . action not movie so family spend in the time a movie . music very super . stop the first stop the first songs very super . to the movie young sense from movie . normally be movie very good news per very nice great action very lovely movie movie the film good nice by looking very smart movie hero very nice character in the movie the and all those lovely movie so good\nthe romantic film , which was released on 1 may , has received mixed reviews from film critics .\nthe leading stars in the film include arjun , cheran and vemal and they have been paired with surveen chawla , muktha bhanu and lasini . their stories have been set in three different landscapes - seashore , hilly region and the beautiful plains .\nthe story starts in 2016 and goes back to 2012 , with vemal narrating incidents that occured in the lives of the three couples throughout these years . the first couple ' s - varun ( vemal ) and anjana ( lasini ) - love story is set in a serene hill station . varun is a chartered accountant who falls in love with anjana , who in turn is in love with another person and is engaged .\nthe second couple ' s - guna ( cheran ) and malliga ( muktha bhanu ) - love story is set in the seashore . guna is a social worker who helps ex - convicts to start a new life . he does not have time to fall in love or get married , but malliga falls in love in with him .\nthe location for the third couple ' s - harris ( arjun ) and divya ( surveen chawla ) - love story is the plain lands . harris is a swimming coach who trains his student divya . they both fall in love with each other , but there is some twist in their story which is unfolded as the film ' s story progresses .\nof all the three leading heroes , arjun gets a wonderful role and the actor has performed well . his chemistry with the new comer survenn chawla has won accolades . the other two couples aptly fit in their roles .\naccording to behindwoods review board ,\nvasanth has made the film in his usual style but a tepid pace works against mpmk . the styles of film making have changed and so do the sensibilities of the audience . for the current crop of audience who is low on patience and is restless to slow unfurling of the plot , mpmk may not work . that said , the plot is quite succulent and lofty which has a lot of positivity going with it .\naccording to urltoken ,\nto start off , easily the pick of the lot would be arjun & surveen ' s part . both of them cave in easily into their roles and some excellent casting with a touche tale has paid off well for this pair . cheran is apt for the role of a good lad and muktha impresses in the second half .\na big letdown would be vemal and lasini as both of them are not up to their mark performance wise . it appears that vemal should either give some big time concentration on his body languages or stick to his strengths like roles in ' kedi billa killadi ranga ' , ' kallavani ' etc . his tryst with urbanity doesn ' t seem to click for one moment .\nmusic by yuvan shankar raja is the only saving grace of an otherwise ordinary film . every song has its own unique flavour and is incredible .\nramchander of oneindia said ,\nthe length of the film is a worrying factor . had the editor mercilessly chopped unnecessary scenes , the film would have got a better look . well , the other positive of the film is dialogues , which are excellent at parts and inspiring .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe emotion called love is ubiquitous and it touches people at different frequencies and at different dimensions . what this wonderful feeling does to its lead characters and its effect in the trajectory of life is what mpmk all about . while mountainous terrain is the backdrop for vemal and lasini\u2019s love , it\u2019s the coastal belt for cheran and muktha bhanu and its plains for arjun and surveen chawla .\nvasanth has made the film in his usual style but a tepid pace works against mpmk . the styles of film making have changed and so do the sensibilities of the audience . for the current crop of audience who is low on patience and is restless to slow unfurling of the plot , mpmk may not work . that said , the plot is quite succulent and lofty which has a lot of positivity going with it .\nwe generally don\u2019t find \u2018cinematic\u2019 family in vasanth\u2019s films and mpmk is no exception either . be it vemal\u2019s parents ( my family is such a happy one that we even laugh at the mention of the word \u2018joke\u2019 ) or cheran\u2019s parents ( a father who is so happy helping mom and a mom who is so sensitive to son\u2019s feelings ) or surveen\u2019s practical father .\nit is not something new that vasanth\u2019s films are clean and are devoid of glamour or double entendres .\nnarration follows a very languorous path and hence the engaging factor fluctuates quite steeply . arjun\u2019s segment is the best followed by cheran and vemal . dialogues sparkle on and off .\nin the performance section , it is arjun who scores over others and is aptly cast as a swimming coach . cheran and vemal are their usual self and there is not much for them to showcase their histrionics . among the lady members , it is muktha bhanu who delivers perfectly as the love struck mallika and she fits the role perfectly . surveen who looks like a mix of amala akkineni and kiran is adequate and her shots are well captured . thambi ramaiah , john vijay , appukutty , shanthi williams and sathyan round out the supporting cast .\nthe songs of yuvan shankar raja are already popular and gel quite well with the narration . even though aaha kaadhal has been filmed fairly well , the power that the lyrics and the music had created has not been totally translated visually . mazhai mazhai number comes out trumps with cinematographer and music director having a field day with their respective departments . that apart , ritwik vasanth appears for \u2018stop the paattu\u2019 number and shows his dancing prowess . bhojan k dinesh is in charge of camera and resplendently captures the moods of the different terrains .\nthis page hosts the reviews of the latest tamil and hindi movies . it also includes a verdict about the movie and a final star rating . people looking for film reviews , movie reviews , movie rating , movie verdict , movie analysis , movie cast and crew will find this page useful .\ndecember 1 is the beginning of the margazhi , the music season in chennai . and vasanth was very particular to hold the audio launch of his mpmk on that particular day . the film has peppy melodies composed by yuvan shankar raja , which is sure to become a rage .\nthe guest of honour at the event was vasanth\u2019s guru k balachandar along with special invitees k bhagyaraj , ks ravikumar , lingusami , prakash raj and kushboo .\nthe hero of the evening was music director yuvan shankar raja . all singers who sang in the film like neha bhasin , krish , karthik , shwetha mohan , priya , ramesh vinayagam and blaazee performed live on stage . the entire cast and crew of the film arjun , cheran , vimal , bhanu , lasini , surveen chawla were also present\neach song was introduced by a guest and rendered by the respective singers . yuvan himself had said that mpmk is one of his best albums . the album is peppy , melodious and catchy the number \u201cstop the paatu\u201d sung by ramesh vinayagam is an instant hit while \u201cmazhai mazhai\u201d is melodious . the lyrics of na muthukumar are another highlight of this album distributed by gemini music .\nmpmk audio launch was one of the best in recent times which was packaged well to provide maximum entertainment and fun to the select audiences . one of the major highlights of the evening was the anchors of the show makapa anand and divya darsini ( dd ) , who made it hilarious with their one - liners and punch lines .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe evening began with a brief press conference where the film\u2019s cast was introduced . the notable members on the dias apart from vasanth were cheran , vimal , muktha banu and lasini . the other cast members arjun and surveen were guilty of being late .\nmany of the speakers on stage quipped that the director never told them the story even once . towards the end this was revealed to be said as a tongue - in - cheek manner . regarding the movie , it is learned that this first project from the stables of mahendra talkies has three stories in the film but the pairings were not disclosed . neither was the fact whether the three heroes will ever share the same frame atleast once in the film . this would be one of the suspense elements in the film . the director asserted that this film is not about lovers , but about love .\ncheran said that he agreed to this project almost instantly . vimal was asked to speak a couple of words and he spoke exactly that much , saying that he was thankful for the experience . arjun said that his earlier film with the director \u2018rhythm\u2019 would rank in the top 5 favorite films of his career . director vasanth topped it off by saying that this film was the most satisfying film he\u2019s made till date , and that was possible only because of the full cooperation of the producers .\nthe audio launch function saw many notable industry personnel such as k . balachander , k . bhagyaraj , k . s ravikumar , kushboo , lingusamy , prakash raj , director sasi , dharan , shantanoo bhagyaraj and kazhagu krishna . each of them took turns to congratulate yuvan for his music and wished the film\u2019s team all the success .\nduring the event , vasanth provided the fact that yuvan shankar raja was in class x when he composed for his film poovellam kettu paar and believes he\u2019s got the best out of yuvan this time around too . the music director himself was quoted as saying that this was probably his best album till date . with regard to the song selection and recording process yuvan said that he didn\u2019t compose a single new tune for the film . the chosen songs were all stock songs he had earlier recorded and vasanth merely picked the best ones from the lot .\nthe stage then welcomed the legendary k . balachander in whose presence the audio cds were released . k . b confidently spoke that yuvan shankar raja is at his absolute best in this film and that he was suure that vasanth too will be at his best . he said that he was not only proud of vasanth as a director , but sometimes even jealous .\nthe evening\u2019s entertainment affairs were in top flight with a beautiful medley of vasanth\u2019s favorite tamil songs performed by krish and priya hemesh with great soul . the other performances from the evening were by neha bhasin and sathyan who performed tracks from the album . both being very impressive tunes .\ndirector vasanth was extremely thoughtful of the strong support shown by the press with their attendance in the evening . eventhough he spoke very little about the film revealing almost nothing , it was as if the music spoke about it on his behalf .\nyou can update your channel preference from the settings menu in the header menu .\nthe album opens with ` aaha kadhal ' and might just become one of it ' s best . it represents a class of music that ' s very indifferent among yuvan ' s compositions . the singer ' s carnatic touches throughout the song and the piano backing make it one of a kind . it packs a lot of soul throughout and raises expectations right away . thumbs up , yuvan .\nnandini srikar deserves a good amount of credit for the success of this track and is one of the reasons it has so much soul left even with all the modern mixing taking up room . her voice is new and refreshing and fits the bill well . na muthukumar ' s poetic , yet appeals to the listener by being straightforward . job well done , overall .\nkaadhal endhan kaadhal is the most emphatic song in the album , which follows very dark and enigmatic in most parts . peculiarly , yuvan goes ahead and uses the piano once more and adds to the already large number of instruments in the orchestration . the interludes and the initial pieces of this number including more southern music stand out . about all , the vocals are giving more prominence in general .\nneha basin is known to have a powerful voice , but the added assistance in yuvan ' s music helps her be more dramatic and connect . although the track appears to be on the lines of mudhal murai , from his father ' s recent nep , the track is slower and grows on you with each listen .\nhalf way through the album in it ' s third track , the film finally get it ' s first male lead and a duet . yuvan falls back to his usual and the percussion and flute mark the return of his usual bag of tricks . the charanams show off an interesting q & a ; form of music , with different pitches that blend in with the strings . however , the romance in the song becomes a bit downplayed by the end .\nkarthik is welcome addition to the song , but the actual duet part with sweta menon lacks something special to keep us tuned . lyrics that flow with strings are\ndaily tasks for na muthukumar , and that ' s perhaps why the lines don ' t stand out particularly . the charanams do post a challenge for our man but the second time becomes familiar too quickly .\na song that has touches of intentional retro - ish music and modern bass - filled beats , unakkaagave is another emphatic number that is blended with rap . the flanges appear unnecessary . the piano is featured again and is especially prominent in the opening part of the song . the blend of music throughout is very interesting and stands out from the rest of the album .\nkrish ' s effectiveness with high - pitched notes are proven once again with padappadakkudhu and are accompanied with straightforward hit - hard lyrics . meanwhile , blaaze glides through the low notes without breaking a sweat and also takes all the heavy percussion with him . the interesting mash - up is another track you should watch out for .\na sad and highly emotional song is here . guess who has got their name on it - yuvan . he has his usual buddies giving him company , the bass - heavy percussion and very prominent chords through which only his high - pitched tones can get through . on a serious note , the beats and techno is impressive and almost take your attention from the lyrics . some of the video - gamey beats are actually interesting . and to be fair , the piano is seen again .\nyuvan finds his rhythm for delivering soulful songs after a particularly hateful outing in nep . he is smooth on the lows and goes all out on the highs , the usual way and helps add value to the song . to be fair , na muthukumar ' s words are actually better for this one , but let ' s see how long you are going to remember that .\nand the end is here . the album impresses overall to put it short and sweet . it provides for everyone , the romantic , the ones who seek a powerful message and some very classy music lovers who aren ' t fond of anything else . when put together , the tracks make up a great album that ' s both similar and different from what yuvan has shown us over the last few years . it deserves several shoutouts and will soon start appearing everywhere .\nverdict - a good collection of songs at the end of the year , almost appears as if it has been picked out of good songs .\njustin bieber wore hotel bathroom slippers on nyc streets and it\u2019s a complete . . .\nviral : ajay devgn - rakul preet singh ' s on - location still from luv ranjan ' s dede pyaar . . .\ntoday , there is a strong possibility that you may face unexpected job changes . . .\nshah rukh khan ' s g . one from ra . one could come . . .\nto start off , easily the pick of the lot would be arjun & surveen ' s part . both of them cave in easily into their roles and some excellent casting with a touche tale has paid off well for this pair . cheran is apt for the role of a good lad and muktha impresses in the second half . a big letdown would be vemal and lasini as both of them are not up to their mark performance wise . it appears that vemal should either give some big time concentration on his body languages or stick to his strengths like roles in ' kedi billa killadi ranga ' , ' kallavani ' etc . his tryst with urbanity doesn ' t seem to click for one moment . usually vasanth ' s movie is melodiously captured and also harmonic in the background as well , and this movie is no different . some pleasing camera work by dinesh is worth a mention . as for the songs , yuvan has given what vasanth would have asked for , but the visuals jarring a few do not live up to the audio ' s class . editing except for the initial half hour is fair and praiseworthy . vasanth is synonymous for highlighting relationships beyond their meticulous nature and what is hidden in each of them . shelving three stories in one umbrella he brings a twist in the tale that will merge the stories together , now that ' s the interesting part . apart from a honest attempt to reveal his intentions , the movie gets yawningly long , as the movie unveils at a relatively slow pace . with some amicable reputation he tries a narration that doesn ' t sync up as a whole rather works in places . to sum up , the director ' s usual foray is missing and might work in bits with the help of some breezy music , help from the cast and some good cinematography . verdict : a sensitive movie full of lows and highs at places .\nit is a competitive world out there and cinema is no different . with an avalanche of heroines descending on k - town , getting to sign the right kind of movie is as difficult as bagging a good role . a debut film can make or break one ' s career , but fortunately for janani iyer , her introduction in avan ivan was noticed , helping her sign on for the heroine ' s role in director aslam ' s paagan , opposite srikanth . how does she plan to be different and stand out among the plethora of heroines ? says janani , \u201cfirst of all , i never planned to be in movies ; it just happened . having done one film , i was keen on doing a role that was different and challenging . paagan gives me that opportunity . i am not in the rat race . i am patient enough to look for that one good role that will give me and the audience total satisfaction . \u201d\ndespite impressive performances in abhiyum naanum , unnai pol oruvan and kandahar , ganesh venkatraman is yet to get that one meaty hero role that will take him to the starry galaxy . goes to prove that good looks , great physique and talent alone would not do in k - town . ganesh now hopes to make it with pani thuli . \u201ci have no reservations about doing any role . i always look at my work from the audience point of view . it should have a connect and add value to the story , \u201d says ganesh .\nafter commendable performances in several international bike races dilip rogger makes his acting debut in udumban . how difficult was it to face the camera ? \u201ci had to undergo training in dance and fighting . and , to get into the skin of the character , i spent a lot of time in the village where the movie was shot . i am happy with the outcome and hope to better my performance in my next film , \u201d says dilip .\nhis vamsam led to mounaguru which now completes 50 days of its release and arulnidhi is ecstatic about the way his career is shaping up . he is getting to work with good directors . he will be part of karu pazhaniappan ' s next that is getting ready to roll . \u201cwe plan to announce it on february 3 when mounaguru completes its 50th day . the heroine and the title will be announced then . but , i am excited about my performance - oriented role in this romantic family drama . this will be followed by a film i will be doing for director samudirakani , which he will start after he completes his present assignments , \u201d says arulnidhi whose stars are clearly on the ascent .\n. and watching it on the big screen , you do fall in love , but not with the story or the characters , you fall in love with the beautiful lyrics , the memorable songs and the breathtaking visuals .\nthe film stars arjun , cheran , vemal , and muktha bhanu along with newcomers surveen chawla and lasini in the lead roles . director vasanth ' s son ritvik plays a cameo role , supported by apppukutty , sathyan , thambi ramaiah and john vijay . bhojan k dinesh handles the cinematography and editing is by s n fazil .\nwe are introduced to the first couple , varun ( vemal ) and anjana ( lasini ) in a beautiful hill station . varun , who is a chartered accountant , meets and falls in love with anjana , who is also a ca working in his father\u2019s office . unfortunately , she is in love with someone else and is already engaged .\nthe story of the second couple guna ( cheran ) and malliga ( muktha bhanu ) is set in a small town by the seaside . guna is a social activist who runs an organisation that helps ex - convicts to start a new life . his dedication and sincerity for his work leaves him no time for love or marriage , thus shattering the dreams of poor malliga who is in love with him .\nthe last couple , harris ( arjun ) and divya ( surveen chawla ) , lives in the plains . harris is a reputed swimming coach , who is training his star pupil , divya to win an olympic gold medal . they are madly in love with each other , so what is the twist in their story ? we learn this and more as the story progresses ."]}
{"id": 114819, "summary": [{"text": "the pawnbroker is a 1964 film directed by sidney lumet , starring rod steiger , geraldine fitzgerald , brock peters , jaime s\u00e1nchez and morgan freeman in his feature film debut .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was adapted by morton s. fine and david friedkin from the novel of the same name by edward lewis wallant .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was the first american film to deal with the holocaust from the viewpoint of a survivor .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it earned international acclaim for steiger , launching his career as an a-list actor .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was among the first american movies to feature nudity during the production code , and was the first film featuring bare breasts to receive production code approval .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "although it was publicly announced to be a special exception , the controversy proved to be first of similar major challenges to the code that ultimately led to its abandonment .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in 2008 , the pawnbroker was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being \" culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant \" . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "the pawnbroker ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the pawnbroker remains an important work , especially as one of the first major studio films to explore the holocaust .\nrod steiger was norminated for an oscar and a golden globe award for his performance in\nthe pawnbroker ,\nand won a best actor award from the british academy and the berlin film festival . the film itself was put onto the national film registry in 2008 .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the pawnbroker near you .\nin 2008 , the pawnbroker was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being\nculturally , historically , or aesthetically significant\n.\nfeature films . film adaptations . video recordings for the hearing impaired . fiction films . national film registry .\nlumet\u2019s other film from 1964 , the pawnbroker , also became a classic . the grim but powerful drama chronicled a concentration camp survivor\u2019s efforts to sublimate his memories while running a business in harlem ; rod steiger was oscar - nominated for his performance in the title role . the pawnbroker prominently featured new york city , \u2026\n( 1950 ) , which won the golden lion at the 1951 venice film festival . the film , a meditation on the nature of truth set in the\nthe american film industry\u2019s various problems and the nation\u2019s general postwar disillusionment generated several new film types in the late 1940s . although the studios continued to produce traditional\nlord jim : read the joseph conrad novel . skip the richard brooks film .\na jewish pawnbroker , victim of nazi persecution , loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions .\n3 . the script version is even harsher than the novel ' s original : edward louis wallant , the pawnbroker ( new york : macfadden , 1962 ) 43 .\na jewish pawnbroker , a victim of nazi persecution , loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions .\nbest line : \u201ci didn\u2019t die . everything that i loved was taken away from me and i did not die . \u201d rod steiger in the pawnbroker\nsome jewish groups urged a boycott of the film , in the view that its presentation of a jewish pawnbroker encouraged anti - semitism . black groups felt it encouraged racial stereotypes of the inner city residents as pimps , prostitutes or drug addicts .\nsome jewish groups urged a boycott of the film , in the view that its presentation of a jewish pawnbroker encouraged anti - semitism . black groups felt it encouraged racial stereotypes of the inner city residents as pimps , prostitutes or drug addicts .\nmuch of the filming took place on park avenue in harlem , where the pawnbroker shop was set at 1642 park avenue , near the intersection of park avenue and 116th street .\nthe image is king thank you ! you\u2019ll get a gorgeous unique film still of your choice from the film , shot by our uber - talented cinematographer eben bolter ( a4 sized ) . + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script + special thanks in end credits\nthe pawnbroker is a 1965 drama film , starring rod steiger , geraldine fitzgerald , brock peters and jaime s\u00e1nchez and directed by sidney lumet . it was adapted by morton s . fine and david friedkin from the novel of the same name by edward lewis wallant .\nfilms for the hearing impaired . national film registry . feature films . film adaptations . video recordings for the hearing impaired . fiction films . feature films > united states .\nsol , the embittered survivor of a nazi death camp , is now a harlem pawnbroker . he harshly condemns his clientele as the dregs of society , and ridicules his idealistic assistant , ortiz . but when ortiz risks his life for sol , he learns the truth about hope and humanity . a classic ! based on edward lewis wallant ' s novel\nthe pawnbroker .\nwhite hot productions is the production arm of the white hot group and has extensive experience within the film , television and entertainment industry . the company\u2019s current focus is on feature film and television series production .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\nthe pawnbroker by katelin wilcox a one - woman show that explores the controversial story of bertolt brecht ' s legend \u2013 and what five women lost to create it . official selection of the united solo festival .\na truly heavy film , sidney lumet\u2019s the pawnbroker is a film that explores the holocaust by showing the impact it had on a survivor . this is a film about the holocaust , but one seen through the eyes of a new york city pawnbroker who continues to be haunted by what he experienced and what his family experienced . given nothing but a life of solitude , emptiness , and death , sol nazerman ( rod steiger ) is a man who treats everyone quite curtly while just slumping into his chair while life washes over him . this is a man who lost his family in the holocaust through absolutely inconceivable circumstances . however , he is also a\u2026\n4 . hester street ( film of cahan ' s novel , yekl ) .\naccess to audiovisual entertainment was film ; television was the medium of the rich and powerful middle class . the indian film industry was for much of the later 20th century the world\u2019s largest producer of low - quality films for domestic\nunless indicated otherwise , the text in this article is either based on wikipedia article\nthe pawnbroker ( film )\nor another language wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the gnu free documentation license ; or on original research by jahsonic and friends . see art and popular culture ' s copyright notice .\nnovi film ( new film ) , which also included such directors as puri\u0161a djordjevi\u0107 , aleksandar petrovi\u0107 , and \u017eivojin pavlovi\u0107 , all of whom were temporarily purged from the film industry during a reactionary period in the early 1970s . this dark period came to an end in 1976 when the filmmakers of the\nthe sound of music becomes the first film to sweep the major guilds , winning at the directors guild , the writers guild and the editors guild ( ace ) . the other two wga awards go to the pawnbroker ( drama ) and a thousand clowns ( comedy ) . the guilds are terrible predictors this year as only two of the dga nominees get best director nominations ( sound of music and darling ) and two of the wga winners fail to even get nominated ( the pawnbroker becomes the first drama winner to fail to earn an oscar nomination since 1959 ) . the other three dga nominees have to settle for best actor ( cat ballou ) a best actor nomination ( the pawnbroker ) and no oscar nominations ( the ipcress file ) . the sound editors do better as their two winners , the great race and von ryan\u2019s express , become the two oscar nominees .\nin 1961 the indian government established the film institute of india to train aspiring directors . it also formed the film finance commission ( ffc ) to help fund independent production ( and , later , experimental films ) . the national film archive was founded in 1964 . these organizations encouraged the production of such important first features as\nthe screenplay for this film was featured in the 2008 blacklist ; a list of the\nmost liked\nunmade scripts of the year .\n10 . the very useful teaching about the holocaust : a resource book for educators ( washington : the united states holocaust memorial museum , 2001 ) lists histories , memoirs , novels , and films , but makes no mention of the pawnbroker .\nquincy jones - my first american film score was for sidney . . . | facebook\n. this sort of thing has become so common that i don ' t think people would complain today . i believe the film was quincy jones ' s first venture into film scoring .\nthe pawnbroker may not be as well - remembered as many of director sidney lumet ' s other films , including dog day afternoon , 12 angry men , network , and other classics , but it ' s a film worth revisiting , especially as time marches on and the horror of the holocaust slowly recedes into history .\ngroup , but he identified with the new wave through style and theme . his most famous film is the postmodern mystery\nscript reader thank you ! we\u2019ll send you a pdf copy of the script to read before the film starts shooting .\nsidney lumet ' s the pawnbroker is an absolutely engrossing film of the 1960 ' s . rod steiger is the jewish pawnbroker of the title , haunted by memories of nazi concentration camps . despite the almost eternally low mood and depressing environment , the film has an exhilarating energy which doesn ' t undermine the grave subject matter ( being a drama , this is quite a feat ) . there is off - beat jazz , the down - beat slums , the up - beat blacks , and the sad lonely people that engage in meandering conversations - all these ingredients make for quite a brew to create a powerful depiction of life in harlem , nyc . lumet is known for his realism , and his energetic style - this film is no exception . a tour - de - force , with an unforgettable performance by the lead .\nthe development of an indigenous film culture in africa occurred at different moments in the history of the continent . the various timelines are related to the political , social , and economic situations in each country and to the varying effects of colonialism on the continent . only egypt had a truly active film industry for the first half of the 20th century ; the development of cinema elsewhere on the continent was largely the result of individual efforts . one such example is paul soumanou vieyra , the first african graduate of the french film school institut des hautes \u00e9tudes cin\u00e9 , who joined with friends to produce the short film afrique sur seine ( 1955 ) , considered the first fiction film by black africans .\nalso generated considerable controversy in several communities . some jewish organizations urged a boycott of the film due to its uncompromising presentation of the jewish pawnbroker which they felt encouraged anti - semitism . black groups also accused the film of encouraging racial stereotypes of the inner city where everyone seemed to be a pimp , prostitute or drug addict . even the legion of decency objected to the film for a scene in which ortiz ' s girlfriend ( thelma oliver ) bares her breasts in an effort to get more money for a pawn item . all of these charges , however , seem unjustified when one views the film . what emerges is a realistic and devastating portrait of urban alienation .\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\nand andrey tarkovsky , who both were later persecuted for the unconventionality of their work . paradzhanov\u2019s greatest film was\nthe pawnbroker is a stunning work that details the psychic journey of a tortured holocaust survivor . a third - person omniscient narrator introduces and describes characters and circumstances that reinforce the main character\u2019s rage as well as those who help release him from it .\ni was uncertain to label the thread ' s heading as sidney lumet ' s ' the pawnbroker ' , but i ' m considering viewing this film mainly on the strength of the acting of rod steiger . this film was recommended me by netflix and is available only in a ' full screen ' version . nevertheless , it ' s a film i seemed to have missed from 1965 . never seen it and it does sound a bit grim in it ' s descriptions , but i genuinely admire the works of rod steiger and missed this one . any thoughts on this film and in particular mr . steiger ' s performance here ? thanks .\nmusic lover thank you ! you\u2019ll get an exclusive copy of the film\u2019s original soundtrack : composed especially for the film with music by jonathan chung plus an all - new track from gideon bensen - frontman of australian band ' the preatures ' ( recently on tour with the rolling stones ! ) . you\u2019ll also get a unique postcard from the filmmakers . + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script + special thanks in end credits\nthe pawnbroker is a paradoxically obsessed with death , yet roaring with life , a jazzy urban tragedy that sees shadows of the holocaust in the suffering and exploitation of the dead - eyed souls of east harlem . it\u2019s a painfully , uncomfortably immersive experience that gets so deep inside its protagonist\u2019s wounded psyche that , like nazerman , the audience comes to pray for a release , any release , from that pain . but like the toughest noirs , the pawnbroker offers no release and no catharsis , just a narrative that begins intense , and deepens until it\u2019s almost unwatchably sad , in the best possible sense . the pawnbroker was one of the first major american films to tackle the holocaust , and time and the deluge of films on the subject that followed in its wake have done nothing to diminish its power .\njeffrey ' s last film was the hugely original and exciting feature film called ' set the thames on fire ' by director ben charles edwards , starring an incredible cast including noel fielding , sadie frost & sally phillips .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\nthe test of time thank you ! you\u2019ll get a limited edition poster - signed by the cast & crew . + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script + special thanks in end credits\nthe letters vr , visible throughout the film , stand for victoria regina , the royal cypher ( monogram ) of then - reigning queen victoria .\nacademy awards : the sound of music becomes yet another film to win best picture without winning an oscar for writing . however , it does , surprisingly , become the only best picture winner between 1948 and 1997 to not get nominated for writing . it also becomes the first film to win best picture without a single critics award since gigi . in the meantime , woman in the dunes becomes the first film since 1958 to get nominated for best director and receive no other nominations . while woman in the dunes and the umbrellas of cherbourg get nominations the year after being nominated for best foreign film , for the only time in history a film is nominated for best foreign film the year after it receives another nomination \u2013 marriage , italian style , nominated the year after it was nominated for best actress . thunderball becomes the final james bond film to win an oscar . william wyler receives his 12th and final best director nomination . for the first time as a competitive award , best foreign film doesn\u2019t go to france , italy or sweden . czechoslovakia wins best foreign film in its first of four consecutive nominations .\nthe scenes resulted in conflict with the motion picture association of america ( mpaa ) , which administered the motion picture production code . the association initially rejected the scenes showing bare breasts and a sex scene between sanchez and oliver , which it described as \u201cunacceptably sex suggestive and lustful . \u201d despite the rejection , landau arranged for allied artists to release film without the production code seal , and new york censors licensed the pawnbroker without the cuts demanded by code administrators . on a 6 - 3 vote , the mpaa said the film was an \u201cexception\u201d conditional on \u201creduction in the length of the scenes which the production code administration found unapprovable . \u201d\njohn was in the industry when film victoria was born . he worked on the establishment and policy framework and later became deputy director . he left to work with the burrowes film group raising finance for five features including man from snowy river ii .\n, which was brought into being over the next decade through the establishment of the kuratorium junger deutscher film ( 1965 ; young german film board , a grant agency with funding drawn from the cultural budgets of the federal states ) , the filmf\u00f6rderungsanstalt , or ffa ( film subsidies board , which generated production funds by levying a federal tax in part on theatre tickets ) , and the independent distributing company filmverlag der autoren ( 1971 ; authors\u2019 film - publishing group ) , with additional funding from the two west german television networks .\n, the hollywood film industry cooperated closely with the government to support its war - aims information campaign . following the declaration of war on japan , the government created a\nworld war ii physically and economically devastated the film industries of the soviet union , japan , and most european nations . italy\u2019s early surrender , however , left its facilities relatively intact , enabling the italian cinema to lead the post - world war ii film renaissance with its development of the\n) emerged to take prizes at international film festivals . some impressive literary adaptations were produced during the 1960s ( grigory kozintsev\u2019s\nvistavision that exposed double - frame images by running film through special cameras and projectors horizontally rather than vertically ) , and many studios were experimenting with wide - gauge film systems ( e . g . ,\nfilmmaker q & a session thank you ! you get a private skype session with our producer and director for half an hour ! talk about anything you like that ' s film - related : from feedback on your own film ideas to the ins and outs of filmmaking , or even advice on crowdfunding . the time is yours to spend ! + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script + special thanks in the end credits\nleff , leonard j . ( 1996 ) .\nhollywood and the holocaust : remembering the pawnbroker\n. american jewish history , ( 84 ) 4 : 353\u2013376 . accessed march 9 , 2009 . doi : 10 . 1353 / ajh . 1996 . 0045 .\nother asian nations have had spotty cinematic histories , although most developed strong traditions during the late 20th century . the film industries of china ,\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\n8 . stanley kauffman , a world on film ( new york : dell , 1966 ) , 132 .\nthe 1964 month at the film experience doesn ' t begin like i hope it would . first nathaniel and his minions trash a classic movie and now you praise a film that ' s largely and justifiably forgotten . one should note though that - with the notable exception of the hill - virtually all of the movies sidney lumet made between the late 50s and the early 70s give me the creeps . and the pawnbroker strikes me as one of the worst offenders . but i will agree with you that steiger ' s performance is devastatingly committed and that quincy jones ' score is loud . in any case , for someone who goes with the imdb year and not with the american release date , rod steiger in the pawnbroker helps improving oscar ' s 1964 best actor shortlist which i at least don ' t like very much . if only the movie that surrounds steiger ' s performance would be moving instead of annoying .\nernie child hasn ' t always been a pawnbroker . years ago he tried his hand as a private investigator , accepting a case from a beautiful young girl who came to him for help , convinced that her life was in danger .\nthe first major instance of censorship under the production code involved the 1934 film tarzan and his mate , in which brief nude scenes involving a body double for actress maureen o ' sullivan were edited out of the master negative of the film . [ 48 ] another famous case of enforcement involved the 1943 western the outlaw , produced by howard hughes . the outlaw was denied a certificate of approval and kept out of theaters for years , because the film ' s advertising focused particular attention on jane russell ' s breasts . hughes eventually persuaded breen that the breasts did not violate the code and the film could be shown . [ 49 ]\nin those years , the writer edward louis wallant had been sitting in a relative ' s pawnshop observing its ways . and while studying at the pratt institute in new york , he met a survivor of the death camps . 7 his 1961 novel , the pawnbroker , became the basis for lumet ' s film . reviewing it in the new republic , film critic stanley kauffman wondered why , since so many other jews had\nadjusted\nto something like a normal life , a sol nazerman was created to represent the experience . 8 no one can answer this question .\nblue borsalino is a neo - noir detective film set in the present day with flashbacks to the 1960s , written and directed by mark lobatto .\nthe film was the first american movie to deal with the holocaust from the viewpoint of a survivor . it earned international acclaim for steiger , launching his career as an a - list actor , and was among the first american movies to feature nudity during the production code and was the first film featuring bare breasts to receive production code approval .\ncash was then transferred into various accounts at city national bank in los angeles and doled out to pay the film\u2019s production costs .\nyou get the film ! thank you ! you\u2019ll get an exclusive private link to watch blue borsalino online . + pdf of script\nit ' s a classic film , of course , for the photography , intensity and steiger ' s performance ( which he has never equalled before or since ) . jones ' score is pretty nifty too , albeit quite sparse , as befitting the film .\nafter all , oskar werner won the new york film critics . lee marvin won the national board of review . at the globes , marvin managed to repeat his win , but werner and steiger , while both nominated , lost to omar sharif ( who wasn\u2019t nominated for anything else ) . so , then came the oscars . and marvin was so convinced that steiger would win \u2013 when he hadn\u2019t won anything yet . should people have really been that surprised when marvin won ? was it just because marvin was in a comedy ? and in 1967 , steiger won both the new york film critics and the national society of film critics , before going on to win the golden globe and the oscar . the only award steiger actually won for the pawnbroker ( other than the nighthawk award ) was the bafta and he won that over a year after the oscars ( the pawnbroker wasn\u2019t eligible until 1966 ) . sure , he had won best actor at the berlin film festival in 1964 , but marvin had won the same thing in 1965 . let\u2019s get this straight \u2013 i fully agree with those who thought steiger absolutely should have won . i\u2019m just no longer so sure his actual oscar counts as a makeup oscar .\nmark and our wonderful production designer daniel vincent have worked extremely hard to source a series of challenging locations , including a vintage funfair , a pawnbroker shop and a hospital . we ' ll need to shoot a sequence on water too . these beautiful locations are integral to the script , but they don ' t come cheap - and your support means we can shoot the film just the way we want it .\nbu\u00f1uel\u2019s presence in mexico between 1946 and 1965 had little effect on the general mediocrity of that nation\u2019s film industry , however . the commercialism of the mexican cinema was briefly\n\u2014who would make their mark in the 1970s ; but , as england\u2019s economy began its precipitous decline during that decade , so too did its film industry . many british directors and performers defected to hollywood , while the english - language film market simultaneously experienced a vigorous and unprecedented challenge from australia . in the 1980s , amid widespread speculation about the collapse of the film industry , british annual production reached an all - time low .\nthe pawnbroker [ dvd ] / republic pictures ; ely landau and herbert r . steinmann present ; an ely landau production ; produced by roger lewis , philip langner ; screenplay , morton fine , david friedkin , based on the novel by edward lewis wallant ; directed by sidney lumet .\nthe pawnbroker [ videorecording ] / republic pictures ; ely landau and herbert r . steinmann present ; an ely landau production ; produced by roger lewis , philip langner ; screenplay , morton fine , david friedkin , based on the novel by edward lewis wallant ; directed by sidney lumet .\ndark , emotional tale of loneliness and greed . rod steiger gives quite frankly the best performance of his career , playing a jew pawnbroker in harlem , still affected by the horrors he went through during ww2 . similarly with taxi driver , the pawnbroker is an intense study of post traumatic stress , inadaptability and social injustice . altough taxi driver had a sort of satisfying resolution and payback , this one lingers on and its more haunting as our main character doesn ' t seem to get to any absolution at all . an underrated early sidney lumet gem .\nrainbow rabbit reliant by kitt lavoie the daughter of a newly elected president is dispatched to convince her long - estranged sister to join the family at the upcoming inauguration . and to leave her girlfriend at home . screenplay developed by cry havoc , film produced by leosplayground . best dramatic short , audience award \u2013 atlantic city cinefest ; audience award , best debut film \u2013 route 66 international film festival .\nfeatured in the prestigious american cinematographer magazine , and chosen as ' one to watch ' by moviescope magazine , eben is a rising talent who has completed fifteen feature films in the past three years , and recently lensed a pioneering series of microplays for the guardian . recent credits include ' greyhawk ' , nominated for the michael powell award at the edinburgh film festival , and best cinematography at the east end film festival earlier this year ; ' the hoarder ' starring mischa barton ; multi - award winning short ' the body\u2019 which took best film at sitgest film festival 2013 ; and chiwetel ejiofor ' s ( ' 12 years a slave ' ) short film ' columbite tantalite ' which won best narrative short at the 2014 webby awards .\npawnbroker \u2014a new york film , a memory film , and a holocaust film\u2014lights up the screen on many levels : acting , direction , sets , music ( by quincy jones ) , and especially cinematography . 2 as to the last , lumet had previously teamed up with cameraman boris kaufman in twelve angry men ( 1957 ) . kaufman was one of three talented brothers who made silent movies in the soviet union during the 1920s . one brother , mikhail , played the title role in the moscow documentary man with a movie camera ( 1929 ) ; the director of that film was the third brother who adopted the name dziga vertov . while vertov went on to became one of the world ' s leading experimental documentary filmmakers and theoreticians , boris kaufman emigrated to the united states . he did not carry with him the fast - cutting montage of that early soviet era . instead he worked in a gritty realistic mode . two moments in pawnbroker , among many , stand out for sheer visual evocation : the low - angle camera shot of the lawnmower brought in to be pawned by petty crooks and the gloomy panorama of dawn over manhattan\u2014a scene whose desperation is matched visually only by the alcoholic ' s tortured trek through the city in billy wilder ' s the lost weekend ( 1945 ) .\n, or \u201csword - fight , \u201d film to the status of art . he made films in other genres , including literary adaptations ,\n12 angry men ,\nnetwork ,\nserpico ,\ndog day afternoon ,\nprince of the city ,\nthe pawnbroker ,\nmurder on the orient express ,\nthe hill ,\nlong day ' s journey into night ,\nfail safe\nand\nthe verdict .\nproduced distinguished cinemas . following the pattern set by the soviets , these countries nationalized their film industries and established state film schools . they experienced a similar period of repressive government - imposed restrictions between 1945 and 1953 , with a \u201cthaw\u201d during the late 1950s under soviet premier nikita khrushchev . in\n\u2014which determined what was morally acceptable in movies\u2014such scenes still caused controversy . the film also upset jewish organizations that saw the character of nazerman as a spur to\nthis film is not for everyone , of course . it is the kind of the film that film ratings are made for . this is why the production code had to cease . because you can produce an adult film like this , one that masterfully shows the ways in which man destroys each other , then destroys himself , with nudity and violence , with the weight of horrible history , but , yet , children should not see it . this is a film for thinking people , to realize what has passed and how much it is not past . see this film not because it\u2019s entertaining or because it will be a good time , but because there are films that simply should be seen , that are so powerful , so moving , so haunting , you must see them at least once .\nthe scenes resulted in conflict with the motion picture association of america , which administered the motion picture production code . the association initially rejected the scenes showing bare breasts and a sex scene between sanchez and oliver , which it described as\nunacceptably sex suggestive and lustful .\ndespite the rejection , landau arranged for allied artists to release film without the production code seal , and new york censors licensed the pawnbroker without the cuts demanded by code administrators . on a 6 - 3 vote , the motion picture association of america granted the film an\nexception\nconditional on\nreduction in the length of the scenes which the production code administration found unapprovable .\nthe exception to the code was granted as a\nspecial and unique case ,\nand was described by the new york times at the time as\nan unprecedented move that will not , however , set a precedent .\nthe requested reductions of nudity were minimal , and the outcome was viewed in the media as a victory for the film ' s producers .\nin 1966 , warner bros . released who ' s afraid of virginia woolf ? , the first film to feature the\nsuggested for mature audiences\n( sma ) label . when jack valenti became president of the mpaa in 1966 , he was faced with censoring the film ' s explicit language . valenti negotiated a compromise : the word\nscrew\nwas removed , but other language remained , including the phrase\nhump the hostess\n. the film received production code approval despite the previously prohibited language . [ 28 ]\nthe pawnbroker was the first film featuring bare breasts to receive production code approval . the exception to the code was granted as a\nspecial and unique case\nand was described by the new york times at the time as\nan unprecedented move that will not , however , set a precedent\n. in pictures at a revolution , a 2008 study of films during that era , mark harris wrote that the mpaa approval was\nthe first of a series of injuries to the production code that would prove fatal within three years\n. [ 56 ]\nwallant , edward lewis , 1926 - 1962 . pawnbroker > film adaptations . pawnbrokers > drama . holocaust survivors > drama . inner cities > drama . criminal behavior > drama . jews > new york ( state ) > new york > drama . gangsters > new york ( state ) > new york > drama . harlem ( new york , n . y . ) > drama .\nafter the filmmakers appealed to the mpaa ' s appeals board to oppose censoring the film , it became the first u . s . film to show a nude woman from the waist up and be granted a production code seal . it was the first of a series of confrontations between filmmakers and the mpaa in the 1960s , that would lead to the abandonment of the code within five years , in favor of a ratings system .\n] , 1976 ) . in the mid - 1960s , however , competition from multiple - channel colour television and from american distributors forced the japanese film industry into economic decline . a decade later , two major studios were bankrupt , and film production was increasingly dominated by two domestic exploitation genres : the\nthe film was shot in new york city , mostly on location , with minimal sets , in the fall of 1963 . the calendar in the pawnshop indicates that it is saturday , september 29 .\nshooting a short film in two different time periods is an ambitious feat , and we can ' t do it without the generous support of the kickstarter community .\ncarried by a career defining performance by rod steiger , the pawnbroker explores an extremely delicate and intricate subject , survivor ' s guilt . i have some personal experience with this subject which allowed me to connect to the film on a very deep level . my father died when i was 6 years old . he died at the age of 62 , significantly older than my mother . his side of the family lived across the globe , but one brother remained in the netherlands . as he was my only link\u2026\nif there ' s anyone who knows how to give a film a pulse , it ' s lumet . powerful stuff .\nthe pawnbroker is a hell of a movie . i love that it is pretty much in synch with a eastern european sensibility of a lot of movies of that time , specially the cinematography . its one the bleakest movies about the shadows of the holocaust , it ' s like nazerman never really left ww ii europe . the lack of color in his life it ' s just striking .\nallies , did not begin to develop film industries until after world war ii . yugoslavia was the most immediately successful and produced the countries\u2019 first internationally known director : the political avant - gardist\ninstead , i\u2019d like to use this bully pulpit to call attention to one of my perpetual favorite picks for hugely underrated american film masterpiece you all need to have seen , like , yesterday : the pawnbroker , directed by sidney lumet and starring rod steiger , who received an oscar nomination . it premiered 50 years ago this very month , in competition at the 14th berlin international film festival ( they festival\u2019ed differently in those days ) , not premiering until the following year in the states due to its nudity and generally sour tone . a half of a century has , beyond question , blunted the impact of the movie\u2019s most boundary - pushing elements ( not least being the fact that naked women have become so blandly normalized in mainstream film , a development this very movie did a tremendous amount to encourage ) , and even its then - unprecedented engagement with the holocaust , including the first scene in an american film set in a concentration camp , feels a little quaint today .\ndirector of photography , boris kaufman ; film editor , ralph rosenblum ; music , quincy jones ; production designer , richard sylbert .\nafter world war ii the soviet union\u2019s film industry experienced greater stagnation than that of any other nation except germany . the socialist realism doctrine imposed during stalin\u2019s dictatorship caused film production to fall from 19 features in 1945 to 5 in 1952 . although stalin died the following year , the situation did not improve until the late 1950s , when such films as mikhail kalatozov\u2019s\nbut there was a time when such territory was still fresh , provocative and largely unexplored in the movies . such was the case in 1965 , the year that director sidney lumet and lead actor rod steiger teamed up to give us the pawnbroker . that was the same year that the shop on main street emerged from the then - exotic cinema culture of czechoslovakia to amaze audiences en route to winning its \u201cbest foreign picture\u201d award from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences . though i\u2019m reasonably certain that the two films were produced in complete isolation from each other , their thematic similarities and the close proximity of their release dates made for some fascinating comparative viewing over the past week . and i\u2019m quite pleased to report that , despite the flood of films dealing with such material that have been produced over the past five decades , the pawnbroker still packs a very powerful punch , thanks mainly to lumet\u2019s and steiger\u2019s brilliance , but also greatly aided by solid collaborations in other aspects of the film\u2019s creation .\nthis was one of the few films of lumet i hadn ' t seen and once again he bowled me over with yet another superbly crafted film .\nrachel mcadams and kelly reilly were also in the series true detective ( 2014 ) together . they do not share any scenes together in this film .\ni\u2019ve long believed rod steiger\u2019s oscar in 1967 was a makeup oscar . this was for two reasons . first of all , not only did i not think that rod steiger was the best actor of 1967 , but he wasn\u2019t even the best in his own film ( that would be sidney poitier ) . the other was that everything i had read , beginning with inside oscar , was adamant that he should have won the oscar in 1965 for the pawnbroker and that it was expected that he would win . well , i still personally feel that steiger was a bit over - rated in in the heat of the night ( he was very good \u2013 but poitier was better ) and he absolutely should have won for the pawnbroker . but why did other people think that ? was it because he was so good ? because certainly there were no other signs .\n\u201cof course , neither 1mdb or the malaysian people saw a penny of profit from that film or the other assets purchased with funds \u00adsiphoned from 1mdb , \u201d caldwell said .\nin 1952 , in the case of joseph burstyn , inc . v . wilson , the u . s . supreme court unanimously overruled its 1915 decision ( mutual film corporation v . industrial commission of ohio ) and held that motion pictures were entitled to first amendment protection , so that the new york state board of regents could not ban the miracle , a short film that was one half of l ' amore ( 1948 ) , an anthology film directed by roberto rossellini . film distributor joseph burstyn released the film in the u . s . in 1950 , and the case became known as the\nmiracle decision\ndue to its connection to rossellini ' s film . that reduced the threat of government regulation , which had formerly been cited as justification for the production code , and the pca ' s powers over the hollywood industry were greatly reduced . [ 2 ] by the 1950s , american culture also began to change . a boycott by the national legion of decency no longer guaranteed a film ' s commercial failure , and several aspects of the code had slowly lost their taboo . in 1956 , areas of the code were rewritten to accept subjects such as miscegenation , adultery , and prostitution . for example , the remake of a pre - code film dealing with prostitution , anna christie , was cancelled by mgm twice , in 1940 and in 1946 , as the character of anna was not allowed to be portrayed as a prostitute . by 1962 , such subject matter was acceptable and the original film was given a seal of approval . [ 52 ]\nhow can i say it\u2019s under - rated ? just look at this . in 1965 , the same year that awards were being heaped upon the sound of music ( 10 of them between the oscars , globes and guilds ) and nominations upon ship of fools ( 17 of them between the oscars , critics , guilds , baftas and globes ) , the pawnbroker received 5 nominations with 2 wins . rod steiger was nominated for the oscar , the globe , the bafta ( which he won ) and the film was nominated by the dga and won the writers guild . it is the second best film of 1965 and yet the oscars thought it inferior to ship and a thousand clowns while the globes thought a patch of blue and flight of the phoenix were better . look at its reputation even today . roger ebert hasn\u2019t bothered to include it as a great film , afi didn\u2019t think it worthy of the list of 400 initial films for either of their top 100 lists ( though cat ballou was on the initial list both times ) and it hasn\u2019t made the top 1000 in any of the four years it has been done ( at least the national film registry has it right as they finally added it in 2008 ) .\n, 1979 ) . unlike the productions financed with foreign capital by the canadian film development corporation during the same period , these new australian films had indigenous casts and crews and treated distinctly national themes . by the end of the 1970s , australian motion pictures were being prominently featured at the cannes international film festival and competing strongly at the box office in europe . in 1981 australia penetrated the american market with two critical hits , beresford\u2019s\nlumet cared about them . and when presented with a legendary problem like rod steiger - - who tended to begin his performances by going hopelessly over the top and required a director who knew how to dial them back to human dimensions - - he got the finest performance of steiger ' s life in\nthe pawnbroker ,\nprobably the greatest american movie ever to deal with the human toll of the holocaust .\nassociate producer thank you ! you\u2019ll be credited as associate producer on the finished film , with an official imdb credit . we\u2019ll also send you a dvd copy of blue borsalino to keep . following our screening , come and have a drink and a bite to eat , and see your name on the big screen ! + 2 x tickets to private screening + unique film still + ltd edition signed poster + postcard from filmmakers + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script ( only greater london based travel included for set - visit and screening )\nharvey weinstein thank you ! you\u2019ll be credited as executive producer on the finished film , with an official imdb credit . we\u2019ll also send you a dvd copy of blue borsalino to keep . following our screening , come and have a drink and a bite to eat , and see your name on the big screen ! + 2 x tickets to private screening + unique film still + ltd edition signed poster + postcard from filmmakers + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script ( only greater london based travel included for set - visit and screening )\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nsimultaneously introduced a new multilayered film stock in which emulsions sensitive to the red , green , and blue parts of the spectrum were bonded together on a single roll . patented as\nin spite of the major film companies\u2019 elaborate strategies of defense , they continued to decline throughout the 1950s and \u201960s . because they could no longer dominate the exhibition sector , they faced serious competition for the first time from\na jewish pawnbroker , victim of nazi persecution , loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions . director : sidney lumet writers : morton s . fine ( screenplay ) , david friedkin ( screenplay ) stars : rod steiger , geraldine fitzgerald , brock peters more : urltoken\nthe film industry believed that the greatest threat to its continued success was posed by television , especially in light of the paramount decrees . the studios seemed to be losing their control of the nation\u2019s theatres at the same time that exhibitors were losing their audiences to television . the studios therefore attempted to diminish television\u2019s appeal by exploiting the two obvious advantages that film enjoyed over the new medium\u2014the size of its images and , at a time when all television broadcasting was in black and white , the ability to produce photographic\nin sidney lumet\u2019s groundbreaking 1964 drama the pawnbroker \u2014one of the first american films to address the holocaust , and one of the first to feature explicit nudity\u2014steiger delivers a deeply internal , oscar - nominated performance as sol nazerman , a brilliant but closed - off professor turned pawnbroker who made it through the concentration camps with his body intact , but his spirit scarred . it\u2019s a virtuoso performance defined more by reacting than by acting . the screenplay gives steiger some juicy monologues to feast upon , most notably an early tour de force where all the the rage and pain inside him spill out when he answers a would - be prot\u00e9g\u00e9\u2019s innocent question about jews and business with an epic dissertation on the jewish mercantile tradition as a product of millennia of persecution and rootlessness . but mostly , nazerman reacts to a world he views with a muted disgust that , over the course of the film , evolves into panicked despair , as he opens himself up to the world just enough so it can destroy him .\ni viewed the film over the weekend . rod steiger ' s performance was beyond perfection ; a staggering achievement . his most brilliant work . i feel he received his oscar for ' in the heat of the night ' , not just because of his terrific performance in it , but as ' compensation ' for his loss of the statue in 1965 for ' the pawnbroker ' . it ' s happened before , james stewart winnin for ' the philadelphia story ' after losing the year before for ' mr . smith goes to wahington ' , and paul newman winning for ' the color of money ' after losing for better performances in\ngermany\u2019s catastrophic defeat in world war ii and the subsequent partitioning of the country virtually destroyed its film industry , which had already been corrupted by the nazis . rebuilt during the 1950s , the west german industry became the fifth largest producer in the world , but the majority of its output consisted of low - quality\n) , confirmed that he is essentially a religious artist . throughout the 20th century , the scandinavian film industries remained small , state - subsidized , and ( after the introduction of sound ) oriented largely toward the domestic market .\nin the very last scene of the film , sol pierces his left hand on a receipt spindle . when he walks out of the pawn shop , he is looking in pain at his right hand ."]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "sandhippoma", "paragraphs": ["sandhippoma movie rating is 70 / 100 based on reviews submitted by 2 users .\nsandhippoma @ cinema cafe - raja rani team ( arya , atlee kumar ) 22 . 09 . 2013 thanthi tv\nis a tamil drama movie , directed by indra kumar . the cast of sandhippoma includes surya sivakumar , preetha vijaykumar .\nthe music director of sandhippoma was deva . the lyrics were written by vairamuthu , ponniyin sevan , palanibharathi and kalidasan .\nin sandhippoma ( 1998 ) tamil movie in one comedy scene with manivannan , this movie will be used as a reference .\nsandhippoma was suria ' s third movie . it was directed by t . indrakumar and produced by j . vijayan , s raja and r . b . choudhary . sandhippoma was released in 9 july 1998 . this romantic tamil movie was a box office failure .\n# sandhippoma : features # surya & preetha in the lead roles , while raadhika , prakashraj , sarath babu also play significnt roles . # sftsuriya40\n# sandhippoma ( english : shall we meet ? ) is a romantic tamil film directed by indrakumar . . released in july 9 , 1998 : ) # sftsuriya40\nit is a love story . suriya and preetha forcibly fall in love with each other . how thier love started , what were the problems and how they rectified those problems , is the story for sandhippoma . radhika and saratbabu rise above the crappy material and give a strong and steadfast performance , lending some credibility to this atrocious waste of celluloid time . prakashraj and ambika are also reasonably good in their respective roles .\nthaanaa serndha koottam ( 2017 ) , singam 3 ( 2017 ) , 24 ( 2016 / i ) , pasanga 2 ( 2015 ) , masss ( 2015 ) , anjaan ( 2014 ) , ninaithathu yaaro ( 2014 ) , singam 2 ( 2013 ) , chennaiyil oru naal ( 2013 ) , maattrraan ( 2012 ) , le 7\u00e8me sens ( 2011 ) , avan ivan ( 2011 ) , ko ( 2011 ) , manmadhan ambu ( 2010 ) , rakhta charitra 2 ( 2010 ) , rakhta charitra ( 2010 ) , singam ( 2010 ) , aadhavan ( 2009 ) , ayan ( 2009 ) , vaaranam aayiram ( 2008 ) , kuselan ( 2008 ) , vel ( 2007 ) , sillunu oru kadhal ( 2006 ) , june r ( 2005 ) , aaru ( 2005 ) , ghajini ( 2005 ) , mayaavi ( 2005 ) , ayitha ezhuthu ( 2004 ) , peralagan ( 2004 ) , pithamagan ( 2003 ) , kaakha . . kaakha : the police ( 2003 ) , mounam pesiyadhe ( 2002 ) , shree ( 2002 ) , unnai ninaithu ( 2002 ) , ghatak returns ( 2002 ) , friends ( 2001 ) , nandha ( 2001 ) , the return of vaastav ( 2001 ) , uyirile kalanthathu ( 2000 ) , periyanna ( 1999 ) , poovellaam kettuppaar ( 1999 ) , jeeo aur jeene do ( 1999 ) , sandhippoma ( 1998 ) , kaadhale nimmadhi ( 1998 ) , nerukku ner ( 1997 ) ,\nnote : this is a graphics - intensive page . please be patient , while the page is loading .\nmeena is trying to act costly these days . earlier she had signed a movie called\nvandaanga jeyichanga\ndirected by guru dhanapal . initially she easily spared a huge chunk of her dates for this satyaraj starrer . but all in a sudden , she stopped cooperating , with a firm demand to hike her rate . she argued that she has been giving consistent hits in tamil and so she would not settle for anything less than rs . 21 lakhs . but as a result of her stand , finally meena is out of\nvandaanga jeyichanga\n.\nbesides , in her interviews meena always expresses her desire to act with vijay , the most successful tamil hero of today . but when she was approached to act with vijay in\npriyamudan\n, meena declined the offer for some unknown reasons . similarly due to unavailability of dates , meena had to lose\nyendrentrum kaathal\n, another vijay - starrer too .\nin her losing spree of movies ,\nmaavilakku\nis another one .\nmaavilakku\nhad both meena and jayaram as the leads . but when jayaram lost his popularity in a short time , he was promptly replaced by ajeet . as soon as he became the hero of the movie , ajeet demanded and got meena out of\nmaavilaku\n. the inside story is , during a stage - performance in singapore , ajeet did make some unwanted passes at meena . but infuriated mother of the actress , scolded ajeet in front of everyone .\nwhile she is ready to lose movies after movies in tamil , meena\u0092s telugu market seems to be promising again . meena once popular in telugu , soon lost her place to ramyas and soundaryas . but her new movie in telugu with venkatesh , the remake of tamil\nsuriyavamsam\n, is declared to be a box - office hit . with this success in hand , meena is trying to stage a come back in telugu . in the process , she probably does not mind losing a movie or two in tamil , where star compensation is said to be much lower than telugu .\ntamil movie industry is in dire straits . in 1997 , some 70 movies were released . this year it looks like this number won\u0092t cross 50 even . there are 25 movies on the floor and out of them only 8 are said to be actively under - production .\ngemini color lab has declared a 3 day a week schedule , because they do not have enough work . a dubbing theater , which used to gross rs 3 lakhs a month , got only rs 1 , 000 in june . four major preview theaters in chennai , which used to make over 60 shows a month , did not have even 30 in june . prasad studios did not have a single film unit working there , except for an odd tv commercial maker . obviously , the industry that entertain millions is in deep trouble . hope it is just a passing phase and the industry will be resilient enough to recover from this ugly predicament .\nsoundarya is the numero uno actress in telugu . she is the one lady who debunked the telugu industry\u0092s norm of expose - and - succeed , a rare feet which could make even sridevi envy . this fully clad beauty is said to demand a cool rs 25 lakh per film and that too without any hitch !\nsubsequent to\narunachlam\nand\nkadhala kadhala\n, there is a great demand for her in tamil too . but the busiest lady in telugu does not accept any tamil projects for the lack of time .\nrecently soundaraya is keen on entering the national market with a new hindi movie , a remake of the tamil original\nsuriyavamasm\n. in the hindi version , soundarya is doing devayani\u0092s role and she is paired with abishek bachan , the big b\u0092s son .\nsimran is the heroine of the new movie\nkannedire thondrinaal\nproduced by shiva shakti pandian . pandian\u0092s earlier movies\nvaanmathi\n,\nkaadal kottai\n,\nkallamellam kadal vazga\nand\nkaadale nimati\n, were all family - oriented movies with no scope for glamour or titillation . on the contrary the heroine of his current project is non other than the\nkavarchi - pooyal\n( translated roughly as glamour - cyclone ) simran herself .\nno way . .\nsays pandian . he maintains , like his other movies even\nkannedire thondrinaal\nwill also be a family entertainer with very little scope for glamour or exposing . may be she would appear in modern dresses , but nothing more than that !\nbut the next question we have is , why simran . . . why not devayani or suva luxmi kind of heroines ? this apparently looks like a total misuse of simran\u0092s talents ! with simran fully clad for\nkannedire thondrinaal\n, no wonder prashant the aiswarya - stuck hero of the movie , is reported to be voraciously reading\nmahabharat\nin the sets !\nramki , a hero of several low - budget movies , has finally come out open on his clandestine affair with nirosha . though there were several stories published in many magazines , he never bothered to accept or deny his relationship with her . for late - comers , nirosha is a tamil heroine of late eighties and character actress radhika\u0092s sister . among her movies , notable ones are agninakchatrum , surasamhaaram and mainthan .\nresponding to a report about their alleged secret marriage , published in a local daily , ramki maintained that there is no truth in that story . however , he revealed that their marriage is definitely on the cards , probably sometime next year . since both his family and nirosha\u0092s family approve of their marriage , ramki asserts that there is no need for them to go for a secret marriage .\nmeanwhile it is reported that nirosha is already staying in one of the houses owned by ramki . but when a reporter from a tamil daily , tried to contact her at that house , nirosha was indifferent and curtly drove the reporter away !\nduring the making of the movie\nengineer\nat kaaraikudi , looks like madhuri dixt , the heroine of the movie , had special privileges like a room with air - conditioner , attached bath - room etc . when there was a question about such special treatment for the heroine only but not for the hero aravindswamy , soon he too got all those amenities for himself . but the pity is aravind\u0092s salary in engineer is much less than what is paid to madhuri , the ex - queen bee of bollywood . well , this time . . . it is going to be difficult for aravindswamy to claim parity with la dixit , when it comes to his salary .\nafter a dull start of\njeans\n, people predicted prashanth would have no future in tamil movies . even sivashakthi film wanted to fire prashant out of their project\nkannedire thondirinaal\n. but prashanth soon responded and reduced his compensation to retain his role . currently ,\nkannedire thondirinal\nis rapidly progressing . also , as soon as he got some positive feedback on the box - office performance of\njeans\n, ashok amirthraj has decided to retain prashanth for their next venture too . besides , agathiyan , kavithalaya and\nchinna vadiyar\nfame tns are the other people who have signed prashanth for their next movies . after his long absence from tamil movies due to\njeans\n, finally prashant seems to enjoy the fruits of his patience .\nbeing jinxed in tamil , ramya shifted to telugu movies to become one of the most successful actresses of that industry with her oomph , generous exposures and not to mention about her erstwhile mentor raghavendra roa . once her competition in telugu has become stiff with the new arrivals like soundarya , saakchi and raasi ( manthra ) , ramya tried to get an entry into bollywood with her david dawan connection . but when her\nbanarasi babu\nwith govinda turned out to be a damp squib at the box - office , there are no takers for ramya in hindi too .\nso now this tamil girl is trying to come back home with the new tamil movie\nathai mahan\n. ramya will be one of the heroines of\nathai mahan\na karthik statter with the other heroine being swathi .\nwhile working for his recent release\npriyamudan\n, vijay had an accident and hurt his spine . later he and his parents ( s . a . chandrasekar and shoba ) visited uk to treat his ailment . in the process they have also found a girl for vijay now !\non june 22 , vijay was celebrating his birthday in london . during this occasion , chokalingam an industrialist was visiting them with his wife and daughter sangeeta . when vijay\u0092s parents saw sangeeta , they were very impressed with the way she carried herself and instantly decided that she alone would be the future bride for their son .\nlike an obedient son , vijay has also agreed to marry sangeeta , but after two years . because he is currently concentrating more on his career .\nincidentally sangeeta , a student of medicine , is a srilankan tamil , whose parents migrated to uk long back .\nit is a well known fact that maestro illaya raja and kaviyarasu vairamuthu cannot stand each other and won ' t work for any film together . recently director cheran had a song for his\ndesiya geetham\nwritten by vairamuthu . but when raja came to know about it , he was upset and said he won\u0092t work in the project , provided vairamuthu\u0092s song won ' t make into the movie . subsequently the disputed song was dropped and raja had his own way !\nramba always denied that simran\u0092s arrival has not hurt her career even a bit . however at the moment , she seems to have lost the race to simran with not that many tamil projects in her hand . also with her telugu market less promising , she is slowly expediting the possibilities of entering into malaylam movies . it is to be noted here that ramba made her debut as an actress first in a malayalam movie .\nknowing that her glamour would not fly in malayalam , this sexy siren is already concentrating on her acting skills rather than her diminishing costumes .\nincidentally , ramba counts largely on her new hindi movie ,\ngharwali , bhaharwali\n. in this anil kappor - raveena starrer , ramba is the second heroine and if it succeeds it could enhance the prospects of ramba\u0092s sagging bollywood career .\ninitially the mega budget movie\njeans\nfrom shanker was thought to be a fiasco . many blamed prasanth for its believed failure . so much so , a gang of people stormed into prasanth\u0092s home with rotten eggs and tomatoes to show their disapproval !\nnow the scene has completely changed with the movie fast approaching towards its hundredth day and shanker seems to have gone beyond his hat trick with a clean double double .\ninterestingly , the dubbed hindi version of\njeans\nwent belly up . hardly within few days after its release , the movie was taken out of the bollywood circuit . in this connection , here is a comical reference to its failure , quoted from a popular bollywood magazine :\neven aishwarya\u0092s finely rounded bottom could not save the film (\njeans\n) from ripping at the seams . people just were not interested in the film . may be it has got to do with the new swadeshi movement in the country . may be the film should have had an indian name . how about langoti , khadi , dhoti , chaddi , lungi , etc . ? sounds as good as any ol\u0092 jeans !\njokes apart , basically the audience in the north failed to recognize anyone else in the movie other than ash . bad dubbing , confusing double roles and flaky story line are the other attributes for its failure in hindi . nonetheless , financially it was not a great loss because the hindi version of this film , costing over rs 20 crores was sold only for a meager rs 80 lakhs !\nalso , with\njeans\nsongs in hindi losing ground , it is yet another set - back to a . r . rahman in bollywood . it is to be remembered that he was not that successful with his earlier hindi movie\nduad\ntoo .\nas for aishwarya , it is her second consecutive flop in hindi since her debut in\naur pyar ho gaya\nand this has made her rivals like manisha gleeful .\ncurrently , both manisha and aishwarya are not in talking terms , because eariler aishwarya had stolen many good projects that were specially slated for manisha . but after the failure of\njeans\n, it is manisha who is having the last laugh ! she openly goes around telling that her jeans are not washed out . also manisha believes that all her directors would realize her worth only after they have worked with other girls . probably , director shankar could be one of them , who had worked with manisha in ' hindustani ' but did not repeat her in his next film . may be he too would realize her value by now , like mani ratnam who took her again in ' dil se ' after his close encounter with ash in ' iruvar ' .\nthe glamour wave created by simran has a definite impact on many tamil heroines . from meena to less known\nkaruthama\nrajasri , everyone in the industry is ready to bare their heart and soul . rajasri particularly is all out to wipe out her village girl image , with her exciting photo sessions filled with liberal exposures .\nanother one who is desperate to expose for success is easwari roa , the\nraman abdulla\ngirl . in her forthcoming movie\nguru paarvai\n, easwari appears in a titillating bathing scene under a water fall , clad in a transparent sari with nothing else to cover her top . well , don\u0092t have too much hope on this scene guys , because it is doubtful it could escape the hungry pair of scissors from the censor board !\nrecently a popular tamil weekly , exposed sarath kumar and a famous movie couple about their attempts to threaten and coerce nagama to marry sarath .\nbut nagma managed to get out this predicament with the help of a high level political source in tamil nadu and moved back to her original head quarters , mumbai . from mumbai nagama is now on an interview spree to bollywood magazines , talking a lot about her broken relationship with sarath .\nincidentally it\u0092s nagama\u0092s second failure in her relationships , with the earlier one being with rajeev kapoor son of the greatest showman raj kapoor .\nas an aftermath of their split , nagma is replaced by kanaga in sarath\u0092s new movie\nsimma rasi\n.\nsimma rasi\nis directed by erode sounder and it also has kushbu , vineeth , manivannan , ananda raj , r . sundar rajan , manorama , ' thalai vaasal ' vijai and others . music for the movie is scored by s . a . raj kumar .\nlast month actress gowthami got married to sandeep bhatia an industrialist from mumbai , under thrilling circumstances . like it happens in movies , while gouthami was eagerly looking forward to sandeep for the muhurat , the johnny - come - lately groom showed up pretty late , guess what ? . . during\nyemagandam\n, an inauspicious hour !\nlooks like bhanupriya too is married now ! . recently , bhanu was in the us to visit her sister nishanti ( remember her in\nenga oru pattukkaran\n? ) .\nas it turned out to be , she met this handsome six - foote , adarsh keshav and got attracted to him . subsequently , the couple got married at the sri venkateswara temple in malibu california on june 14 .\nright now , bhanu is in the usa with her husband adarsh , who is a hyderabadi , settled in the united states as a computer digital graphics\u0092 engineer .\nbesides bhanu\u0092s mother , her sister nishanti , her husband and a handful of the grooms\u0092s relatives , nobody else was present during this wedding .\nyoung actress , revealing her behind the screen ordeals and adventures . with each episode turning cruder than other , the story of this actress is nothing but a soft - porn , exposing various popular movie personalities and their bedroom secrets .\nthese days sivakumar willingly agrees to play fatherly roles in movies , but with a restriction - he does not want to play father for surya ( his real son ) in movies ! recently he refused one such role in\nsandipoma\n, leaving prakash raj to play that role . sandipoma ' s heroine\nis preetha vijayakumar , who is causing ulcers to many of her rivals by grabbing prestigious projects with many leading men like vijayakanth and sathyaraj .\nmonisha\u0092s lead girl mumtaj has started speaking in tamil , thanks to t . rajendar . how did he managed to do that ?\nhey . . . i have made even amala to speak tamil in my movies . making this girl speak tamil is a peice of cake\nsays t . rajendar .\nin monisha t . rajendar appears in a character called\nkaadal dasan .\nfor this role , his job is to sing an eve - teasing song on a college beauty queen sneka , along with other students .\ninterestingly , the versatile t . r writes story , screenplay and dialogue for this film . besides , he also takes care of the cinematography !\nto make this venture a family affair , usha rajender works as the costume designer and for the first time silambarasan composes music for some of its songs .\nmost of the starcast of\nmonisha\nare fresh faces with names like rahul saxena , mumtaj , sneha , ravi kishan , swathi paudekar and kunega .\nrecently tamil nadu government has announced\nkalai maamani\naward to seventy five people from the tamil movie industry . prominent among them are napoleon , vijay , prasant , meena , roja , manivannan , naazar , raghuvaran , director agathiyan and lyricist palani bharathi .\nright from padmani days there were always star sisters invading the tamil cinema . we had ambika - radha and radhika - nirosha in eighties and now the trios nagma , roshini and jothika .\nthe latest addition to such star sibblings are simran and her sister monal . but for her nose , monal is said to be a look alike of simran .\ninitially monal had no interest in acting in movies . however when she was visiting her sister simran from mumbai , she has landed into a tamil movie pairing her with none other than prasanth !\nviswam full length telugu movie starring suriya and preetha vijayakumar in the lead roles raadhika , prakash raj , sarath babu and ambika also play significant roles . viswam movie directed by t . indrakumar and produced by h . k . chandrasekar , c . h . sai ramesh . music composed by deva . # viswam # telugufullmovies # suryatelugumovies telugu movies : urltoken\nnuvvu naaku kavali telugu full movie - ajith kumar , jyothika , s . a . rajkumar - v9videos\nnavvuthu bathakalira telugu full movie | j . d . chakravarthi , malavika , asha saini | # telugumovies\nthis video is no longer available because the youtube account associated with this video has been terminated .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntwo friends , who ' ve known each other for a while , fall in love . but , their relationship is thrown in turmoil when the boy ' s father is in the news for a secret relationship .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na young man tries to explain to his lover that her fiance is a crook . she refuses to believe him . later , she realises her mistake and comes back to him . but the man now loves another woman .\nraghuram and suriya are siblings . being the youngest child in the family , suriya is pampered by everyone . feeling rejected and ignored , raghuram decides to ruin suriya ' s life .\nraghu and shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between suriya ( shanti ' s brother ) and vijay ( raghu ' s brother ) .\nshree is a rowdy , longing for his father ' s love . he has been ostracized from his family because his father felt he had a hand in the death of his younger sister .\na father and son help each other through growing up , romance , tragedy , and adventure .\nlooking to put behind a past that haunts him , nandha tries to reconcile with his mother and live life on his terms .\nafter a police team kills his brother , a drug - 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[ 2 ]\nurltoken strongly gave a negative review stating that it ' s basically supporting actors beheading the lead actors and why do actor ' s son and daughter come to act in movies and criticized suriya for his tedious face expressions . suriya and preetha vijayakumar could have just watched how prakash raj and raadhika emote during emotional scenes instead of participating as hero and heroine .\nmusic was composed by deva . the lyrics for the songs were written by vairamuthu , ponniyin selvan , pazhani bharathi and kalidasan\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\ntamil released movies | tik tik tik movie rating | semma botha aagatha movie rating | goli soda 2 movie rating | mr . chandramouli movie rating | asuravadham movie rating | traffic ramasamy movie rating | andhra mess movie rating | incredibles 2 movie rating\ntamil upcoming movies | ant - man and the wasp movie rating | kadaikutty singam movie rating | tamizh padam 2 movie rating | r . k . nagar movie rating | ula movie rating | party movie rating | andava kaanom movie rating\ni have heard about this movie , and most people have said that it was good . once i watch it i will say more .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nsynopsis / plot : two friends , who ' ve known each other for a while , fall in love . but , their relationship is thrown in turmoil when the boy ' s father is in the news for a secret relationship .\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nfor the 1st time am following my heart . this blog cmes from my atmost dedication to the acting legend surya . i consider ths as a medium to shw my love towrds him , how much i admire him . for evry fellw surya fans out ther . i dedicate my blog to u all . i provide u with everythng u needa know about him , latest updates , movie reviews , vdeo & song links , pics . from nw onwards , u will get everything about surya under a single shelter - my blog\nsurya act as viswa and preetha act as nilani . viswa and nilani are in love . but nilani ' s mother is against to her love . but they didnt give any consideration tpo their parent ' s disapproval . they goes along with their relationship . story goes very complicated when viswa exhibit some fashion photos of nilani . which makes nilani ' s mother very upset . prakash raj act as surya ' s father in this story . he has an affair , which makes their life and as well as the story very complicated and which results a tragic end to the film . at the climax preetha went to abroad . her parents couldnt stop her from flying . she committed suicide due to love failure . by hearing this viswa became mad .\nanirudh on endhiran 2 , shankar , ai , a . r . rahman , other music directors and vip ! - bw\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , world , geography , . . . more\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\nin this indian name , the name sivakumar is a patronymic , not a family name , and the person should be referred to by the given name , saravanan .\nsuriya is the eldest son of tamil film actor sivakumar and his younger brother karthi is also an actor . suriya married co - star jyothika in 2006 , after having been together for several years . in 2008 , he began agaram foundation , which funds for various philanthropic activities . the year 2012 marked his debut as a television presenter with the star vijay game show neengalum vellalam oru kodi , the tamil version of who wants to be a millionaire ? . in 2013 , suriya founded the production house 2d entertainment .\nsuriya was born in 1975 to tamil film actor sivakumar and his wife lakshmi as saravanan . he attended padma seshadri bala bhavan school [ 5 ] and st . bede ' s anglo indian higher secondary school in chennai , [ 6 ] and obtained his under graduate degree b . com from loyola college , chennai . [ 7 ] suriya has two younger siblings , a brother karthi and a sister brindha . [ 8 ]\nsuriya is married to jyothika , with whom he worked in as many as seven films . the couple , after being together for several years , got married on 11 september 2006 . [ 9 ] they have two children , a daughter diya ( born 10 august 2007 ) and a son dev ( born 7 june 2010 ) . [ 10 ] [ 11 ]\nbefore his career in films , surya worked at a garment exports factory for eight months . to avoid nepotism , he did not reveal himself to his boss as sivakumar ' s son , but his boss ultimately learnt the truth himself . [ 12 ] [ 13 ] he was initially offered the lead role by vasanth in his film aasai ( 1995 ) , but he rejected the offer citing a lack of interest in an acting career . [ 7 ] he later debuted in vasanth ' s own 1997 film nerrukku ner , produced by mani ratnam when he was 22 years of age . the stage name suriya was bestowed to him by ratnam to avoid a clash of names with established actor saravanan . the name suriya was frequently used for characters in ratnam ' s films . [ 14 ] vijay , who would also go on to become a leading contemporary actor in kollywood , co - starred with him in the film . [ 15 ] this was followed by a series of roles in commercially unsuccessful films in the late 1990s . in 2001 , he starred in siddique ' s comedy film friends , also co - starring vijay .\nsuriya confessed that he struggled due to lack of confidence , memory power , fighting or dancing skills in his early career , but it was actor raghuvaran , one of his mentors , who advised him to create his own identity , rather than stay under his father ' s shadow . [ 16 ]\nhis major break in acting came in the form of nandha , which was directed by bala . playing the role of an ex - convict who is very attached to his mother , he received a tamil nadu state film award for best actor . [ 17 ] his next venture was vikraman ' s unnai ninaithu followed by mounam pesiyadhe directed by ameer sultan .\nsuriya signed on to feature in the psychological thriller , ghajini directed by a . r . murugadoss in november 2004 ; he played the role of a patient suffering from short - term memory loss . ghajini released in late 2005 and became a blockbuster and was the third highest - grossing film of that year in tamil . suriya ' s role was unanimously praised , with a reviewer from sify citing that\nthe film is driven by suriya ' s riveting performance\n. [ 22 ] later he worked in hari ' s action film aaru and the film received a moderate response at the box office . [ 23 ] his performance fetched positive reviews with a reviewer citing that\nsurya keeps you riveted to the seats with another wholesome effort\n. [ 24 ]\nin 2006 , he starred with jyothika and bhumika chawla in n . krishna ' s film sillunu oru kaadhal . the film took a strong opening , average reception [ 25 ] [ 26 ] but his performance was praised , with a reviewer from sify citing that\nsurya pitches in with yet another fantastic performance , be it the responsible husband and father , or the cool dude at college\n. [ 27 ] in 2007 , his only release was director hari ' s vel , where he was paired with asin for the second time after ghajini . the film , which featured him in dual roles , was commercially successful . [ 28 ]\nin 2009 , suriya ' s first release was k . v . anand ' s action - thriller ayan , which went on to become the highest grossing tamil film of the year . with suriya portraying the role of a smuggler , the film also featured prabhu as his guardian and tamannaah bhatia as the lead actress . the film was shot extensively across tanzania , namibia , malaysia and india and featured acrobatic stunts by suriya , without the use of a stunt double . [ 38 ] upon release , the film won positive reviews citing that the film was a\nmust watch\nand suriya ' s performance was yet again acclaimed and he found himself nominated for leading awards and won the vijay award for entertainer of the year . [ 39 ] the film ' s success saw suriya emerge as the most profitable leading actor in tamil films , following a hat trick of large commercial hits , with film journals suggesting that his success was due to\nexperiments within the commercial format\nand he was successful in\navoiding being typecast\n. [ 40 ]\nhis only release in 2011 that featured him in a starring role was a . r . murugadoss ' s science fiction thriller 7aum arivu . suriya played dual roles with shruti haasan in the film , as a circus artist and as the buddhist monk named bodhidharma , who lived in the 6th century . the film met with mixed reception , but was a commercial success . [ 47 ] [ 48 ] his 2012 release was the k . v . anand directed maattrraan in which he played the role of conjoined twins , vimalan and akhilan . the film received mixed reviews [ 49 ] and the film ended up being an average grosser while suriya ' s performance is praised along with technical aspects and vfx . [ 50 ]\nin january 2012 , suriya was named as the official host of the new game show to be presented on star vijay , neengalum vellalam oru kodi , the tamil version of who wants to be a millionaire ? , which began airing on 27 february 2012 and ended on 12 july . [ 51 ] his next film was singam ii , a sequel to his 2010 film singam , that released on 5 july 2013 to mixed responses from critics . however , the film received a huge opening and emerged one of the highest grossing tamil films of all time . [ 52 ] suriya was once again acclaimed for his portrayal of durai singam and his performance was hailed as\nthe film ' s backbone\n. [ 53 ] he had signed on to feature in gautham menon ' s film dhruva natchathiram and reportedly waited for six months to start filming . however , in october 2013 , he backed out due to lagging of the project and differences with the director . [ 54 ] his next film anjaan directed by n . lingusamy was released on 15 august 2014 to mixed reviews . [ 55 ] his next release was venkat prabhu ' s film masss [ 56 ] which released to mixed reviews but critics were all in praise for suriya ' s performance .\nhis next film s3 was released on 9 february 2017 . his latest release was thaana serndha kootam directed by vignesh shivan and produced by studio green and music done by anirudh ravichander with keerthi suresh in female lead . currently , the actor is shooting his next movie ngk with selvaraghavan [ 67 ] .\nin 2006 , the latter which he endorses to this date . he has endorsed\n. in 2012 , suriya was drafted in by malabar gold , a leading jewellery group . the commercials for aircel and nescafe featured suriya and his wife\nsuriya and his family has also extended help towards the education of sri lankan tamil children on behalf of the sivakumar charitable trust . [ 79 ] he is also an active participant in other humanitarian works such as\nsave the tigers\ncampaign , which aids in the protection and preservation of tigers in india , and\nreach\n, a non - profit that cures tb patients for free using supervised medication programs . [ 82 ] [ 83 ] the actor celebrates every birthday by doing charity work across tamil nadu . [ 84 ]\nin an interview with the bangalore mirror , disney utv ' s head of business in south india , g . dhananjayan credited suriya as the\nbiggest star\nin contemporary tamil film and claimed it was mainly because of his popularity among telugu and malayalam speaking audience . [ 85 ]\na chip off the old block . the hindu ( 24 july 2002 ) . retrieved on 26 december 2013 .\ncelebrity profiles : suriya : tamil actor , pics , biography , family , movies list . celebprofile . blogspot . in . retrieved on 12 august 2016 .\none - on - one with . upperstall . com . retrieved on 8 january 2013 .\nsuriya ' s meager 1200 rupees salary , suriya , venkat prabhu . urltoken ( 24 december 2012 ) . retrieved on 8 january 2013 .\nit might be just a feather in gautam ' s hat . as for surya , it ' s an ostrich plume , a justified triumph .\nsurya\u2019s busy making his bollywood debut . the new indian express . retrieved on 12 august 2016 .\nanjaan fdfs review \u2013 suriya misses target . moviecrow . com . 15 august 2014\ngopinath , avinash . ( 26 november 2015 ) ' 24 ' : suriya to take on his own family in this time travel revenge drama ? . filmibeat . retrieved on 2017 - 07 - 23 .\n24 ' worldwide box office collection : suriya - starrer grosses rs . 100 crore\n: : : edison awards : : : . edisonawards . in . retrieved on 26 december 2013 .\n2013 celebrity 100 . urltoken ( 1 february 2013 ) . retrieved on 26 december 2013 .\nsurya voices his roar to save our tigers . tiger . ndtv . com . retrieved on 12 august 2016 .\nreports from reach ( resource group for education and advocacy for community health ) archived 15 august 2016 at the wayback machine . . globalgiving . retrieved on 12 august 2016 .\nsuriya celebrates birthday with maatran unit . sify . com . retrieved on 12 august 2016 .\nlove today is a 1997 film written and directed by balasekaran , who made his debut with the venture . this film features vijay and suvalakshmi in the lead roles while manthra , raghuvaran , karan and bindu panicker all play other supporting roles . the film opened to positive reviews from critics and did well at the box office . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it was also dubbed in hindi as dil ki dagar in 2013 . [ 3 ] it was remade in hindi as kya yehi pyaar hai and in kannada as majnu .\nganesh ( vijay ) is a college graduate who lives with his father chandrasekhar ( raghuvaran ) , a doctor . chandrasekhar is easygoing and pampers his son with whatever he wants . sandhya ( suvalakshmi ) is the daughter of a very strict police officer vasudevan ( rajan p . dev ) , who is always suspicious that his daughter would have a love affair . sandhya makes up her mind that she would never fall in love and disappoint her father , and her ambition is to get a gold medal in her college degree .\none day ganesh spots sandhya and falls in love at first sight . even though sandhya catches a good glimpse of him , she tells her friend fathima that she likes no one . ganesh goes to the bus stop everyday to see sandhya . he tries to get the advice his friends ravi ( sriman ) and peter ( karan ) to convince sandhya to marry him . their advices go in vain as she does not care about him . she confronts ganesh one day and tells him not to waste his time on her .\nganesh does not give up , and gets hold of sandhya ' s friend preethi ( manthra ) , and she tries to talk to sandhya , but she is unmovable . vasudevan becomes suspicious of ganesh and sandhya , and uses physical force on him . he also verbally abuses sandhya , even though she tries to explain her innocence . she is forced to leave town because of this .\nganesh finds her whereabouts and leaves his father to go out of town and find her . as he is roaming around trying to find her , chandrasekhar has an accident and passes away . his friends desperately try to find his whereabouts , but they cannot trace him . peter ends up performing chandrasekhar ' s last rites . ganesh arrives and gets heartbroken that he could not even perform his father ' s cremation .\nat this point , sandhya realizes her love for ganesh . she reveals her feelings for him , tells him that she loves him , and says she wants to spend the rest of her life with him . but he rejects her feelings and tells her that he ' s lost everything because of love , and he didn ' t have a chance to see his father ' s grave , so it ' s not worth it . the next day , sandhya is found to be standing at the bus stop , waiting for ganesh to come . ganesh meanwhile , takes the recommendation that his father had written for him before his death and goes for his first interview .\nin an interview around the time of release , vijay mentioned that he signed the film to give the audience what they want - - fights , fast songs and a message , mentioning he had similar success from poove unakkaga . [ 4 ]\nthe soundtrack is composed by newcomer shiva . his real name was omar and he earlier composed an album . the lyrics were written by vairamuthu , vaasan , vaigarai selvan , ' pattukottai ' shanmuga sundaram . the song , enna azhagu was reused by shiva in the 2001 telugu film priyamaina neeku as nelanadiga puvvulanadiga .\nthe satellite rights of the film were secured by sun tv . the film was given a\nu\ncertificate by the indian censor board ."]}
{"id": 114841, "summary": [{"text": "the duelist ( russian : \u0434\u0443\u044d\u043b\u044f\u043d\u0442 ) is a 2016 russian adventure drama film directed by aleksey mizgirev .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars pyotr fyodorov , vladimir mashkov , and sergei garmash .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "this is the russian third feature film produced using the imax format .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was released in russia on september 29 , 2016 in full imax .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "an adventure film , with dramatic and thriller elements set against the backdrop of palaces and the noble view of the russian capital , the movie centers on yakovlev , a retired officer , who returns to st. petersburg from a long exile .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "while in the city , he fights as a duelist \u2019s representative .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "during nineteenth-century russian duel law allowed for a duelist to be replaced by any one person .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "though yakovlev fights for money , he also seeks honor and revenge against those who disgraced him , therein , challenging the russian providence .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the duelist is written & directed by indie russian filmmaker aleksey mizgirev , made by non-stop productions and produced by alexander rodnyansky . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "the duelist ( 2016 film )", "paragraphs": ["looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the duelist ( 2016 ) near you .\nwill be digitally supersized by imax for a giant screen engagement starting in oct . 2016 .\nreviewed at toronto film festival ( special presentations ) , sept . 13 , 2016 . running time : 109 min . ( original language title :\nduelyant\n)\nthe genre movie from alexander rodnyansky ' s non - stop productions and director aleksey mizgirev will be digitally supersized by imax for a giant screen engagement starting in oct . 2016 . the duelist marks the third russian - language film to be released on imax screens .\nfrom fox international productions and fox star , this biopic of the eponymous cricket legend became the no . 2 opener of 2016 in\nthe title character in \u201cthe duelist\u201d claims , repeatedly , that he doesn\u2019t much like dueling .\naleksey mizgirev ' s film looks at the life of yakovlev ( pyotr fyodorov ) , a professional duelist in 19th century russia . the film ( shot in imax ) looks great , but the story is convoluted .\neye for detail makes the duelist ' s protagonists just as compelling as their setting .\nreview : \u2018the duelist\u2019 is a good shot . a very good shot . - the new york times\n. the $ 8 . 4m launch is the top industry bow of 2016 . play will continue strongly with tomorrow a public holiday . disney strategically slotted\nthe duelist ' s chinese release is scheduled for 2017 , with a precise date to be determined later .\n, senior executive vice president , imax corp . and ceo of imax entertainment .\nimax enjoys a strong presence in the russian market and this exciting film will provide russian audiences with one of their most anticipated movies of 2016 .\na retired officer returns from exile and takes up arms as a duelist ' s representative for hire .\nthe distributor expects that the film will set a record for the highest - grossing russian movie in china .\nguardians , that film being dubbed \u201crussia\u2019s avengers movie , \u201d isn\u2019t the only genre flick to hail from the country . sony\u2019s international division has released a new english - dubbed trailer for the duelist , a work that garnered some buzz in 2015 after it was announced to be the third russian - language film will be digitally re - mastered for imax in 2016 . the duelist is bound for imax theaters in russia and select international markets later this year , but it remains to be seen whether or not the u . s . will have that privilege . however , genre - lovers can at least get a look at the visually compelling tale about a the vengeful duelist who never loses , thanks to this new trailer .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about the duelist ( duelyant ) !\n\u201cthe duelist\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) for violence , nudity and merciless aleutians .\ngorgeously empty , the duelist is more interesting as a reflection of the russian sociopolitical climate today than it is as an actual goddamn movie .\nthe russian pic the duelist , from the studio behind stalingrad and the oscar - nominated leviathan , is to screen on imax screens in russia and select international markets .\nthe russian pic the duelist , from the studio behind stalingrad and the oscar - nominated leviathan , is to screen on imax screens in russia and select international markets .\nchina , france and germany are among the few territories not covered by a global distribution deal between the duelist ' s producers and sony pictures .\nchina\u2019s sea & shell film ltd . has picked up the russian movie duelyant ( the duelist ) for a theatrical release in the world ' s second - largest box - office market and predicted it would become the highest - grossing russian movie in china ever .\ndespite promising elements of mixed - genre thrills , the film is finally the underwhelming sum of too many plot devices .\none technical note : the film was shot in imax format , meant for a 40 - foot screen .\nimax ' s interest in the duelist follows the giant screen exhibitor ' s increasing investment in non - hollywood films , especially local language pics for the chinese market .\nfor sony , the local - language play this week was russia entry the duelist . from super - producer alexander rodyansky , the period thriller bowed at no . 1 .\nin 2016 , the cast of the classic yu - gi - oh ! anime would return once more , in a film called yu - gi - oh ! : the dark side of dimensions . this film follows the events of the anime , with the pharaoh having recovered his memories and finally passing on into the afterlife . kaiba is mad that he never got a chance to defeat the pharaoh in battle , so he wants to rebuild the millennium puzzle , and bring him back for one more card game . . .\nin italy , finding dory continued to lead the box office by a considerable margin in the 3rd weekend . to boot , in local currency ( 13 . 3m euros ) , dory is now the no . 1 animated title of 2016 there .\nimax ' s interest in ? ? the duelist follows the giant screen exhibitor ' s increasing investment in non - hollywood films , especially local language pics for the chinese market .\nthat said , the look of the movie is still the most appealing thing about it . whether you watch a film on a giant screen or an iphone , the format doesn\u2019t untangle messy plot threads . \u201cthe duelist\u201d looks good no matter how you watch it . just don\u2019t take the story too seriously while you\u2019re watching .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nit ' s an impressionistic film , and most people want what they ' re accustomed to ; movies .\nan adventure film , with dramatic and thriller elements set against the backdrop of palaces and the noble view of the russian capital , the duelist centers on yakovlev , a retired officer , who returns to st . petersburg from a long exile . while in the city , he fights as a duelist\u2019s representative . ( nineteenth - century russian duel law allowed for a duelist to be replaced by any one person . ) though yakovlev fights for money , he also seeks honor and revenge against those who disgraced him , therein , challenging the russian providence . yakovlev fearlessly plays with destiny as an example of traditional romantic characters from the russian classics .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nthe duelist , which had its world premiere at the toronto international film festival earlier this month , opens in russia on sept . 29 . it will also be released in imax theaters in russia , becoming only the third russian movie in that format after stalingrad and this year ' s ekipazh ( crew ) .\nwe are sure that this bold and artfully executed picture will allow chinese viewers to enjoy russian culture and feel the touching power of one of the best russian cinema examples ,\nsaid cheng yuhai , the founder of sea & shell film . he added that he believes the duelist has the potential to break the record for the highest - grossing russian movie in china .\nright , because a lot of people compare the visuals to something you ' d see in a pixar film . that ' s quite the compliment !\nfedor bondarchuk ' s stalingrad , the first russian film imax released , went on to become the highest - grossing film of all time in russia and played on imax screens in the u . s . and china .\nafter the very successful russian release of stalingrad in imax , we are excited to partner again with alexander and our friends at non - stop productions on the duelist ,\nsaid greg foster , ceo of imax entertainment , in a statement on wednesday .\na controversial thriller about a hitman forced to undergo gender reassignment surgery has been added to the lineup of next month\u2019s toronto international film festival .\nstarring : pyotr fyodorov , vladimir mashkov , and yuliya khlynina the duelist official trailer 1 ( 2016 ) - pyotr fyodorov movie set in 19th century imperial russia , the story revolves around a retired army veteran who makes a good living by settling duels for aristocrats , a common practice of the era . shot in imax . cast petr fedorov , vladimir mashkov , martin wuttke , julia khlynina , yuri kolokolnikov director alexey mizgirev subscribe to indie & film festivals : urltoken subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken we ' re on snapchat : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken you ' re quite the artsy one , aren ' t you ? fandango movieclips film festivals & indie trailers is the destination for . . . well , all things related to film festivals & indie films . if you want to keep up with the latest festival news , art house openings , indie movie content , film reviews , and so much more , then you have found the right channel .\nm . c . escher\u2019s brain - bending paintings are a natural port of call for visual designers , and have cropped up in endless tv shows and games . on film his often - surreal inversions of natural laws have been more difficult to use , and aside from a memorable tip of the hat in labyrinth , inception is the film that\u2019s made best use of them . in retrospect , of course a film set \u201cwithin the architecture of the mind\u201d would reference escher , since his etchings are dream architecture brought to life and given that they can support the film\u2019s twisting perspectives and competing gravity wells .\nbut here ' s the thing : financial success of a film gives all the people who entertained me a better chance to win some money back for all the effort they spent on the endeavour . it also allows a better chance , for example , for that director to get his / her next film financed more quickly .\nthe look of the movie is still the most appealing thing about it . whether you watch a film on a giant screen or an iphone , the format doesn ' t untangle messy plot threads .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\n( re ) assignment , formerly known as tomboy , a revenger\u2019s tale , stars michelle rodriguez as a male assassin who undergoes a transition against his will at the hands of a rogue surgeon , played by sigourney weaver . the film , which is directed by the warriors\u2019 walter hill , was criticised last year by the lgbt group glaad , which called the premise \u201csensationalistic\u201d and said the film undermined the progress of transgender rights . the film festival\u2019s press release makes no mention of the transgender theme , describing the story as \u201ca trail of self - discovery and redemption against a criminal mastermind opponent\u201d .\nmuch like the pok\u00e9mon movies before it , the first yu - gi - oh ! film gave away trading cards with each showing . you would receive one of four random cards for each ticket you bought to see the film . the four cards were pyramid of light , sorcerer of dark magic , watapon , and blue - eyes shining dragon .\nwent on to become the highest - grossing film of all time in russia and played on imax screens in the u . s . and china .\nafter the very successful russian release of\nfrom a long exile . while in the city , he fights as a duelist ' s representative . ( nineteenth - century russian duel law allowed for a duelist to be replaced by any one person . ) though yakovlev fights for money , he also seeks honor and revenge against those who disgraced him , therein , challenging the russian providence . yakovlev fearlessly plays with destiny as an example of traditional romantic characters from the russian classics .\nglobally . directed by guo jingming , the live - action / cgi fantasy was the no . 2 film in china this weekend where it booked over 35 % of available screenings . we do not have a confirmed figure out of china , although local reports put it at about $ 29m . of that , 325 imax plays were worth $ 2 . 3m in the middle kingdom where 15 of the film\u2019s top 20 runs were imax . the film will continue to benefit from the national day golden week holiday there . lionsgate is reporting\ntwo of the recurring villains from the duelist kingdom arc in yu - gi - oh ! were pegasus and bandit keith . pegasus forced yugi to enter his duel monsters tournament by stealing the soul of his grandfather . he also stole the souls of both mokuba and seto kaiba . this was all part of his plan for resurrecting his dead wife . bandit keith was the best duel monsters player in america . he was embarrassed by pegasus at a tournament , and he came to the duelist kingdom to seek revenge .\nsushant singh rajput , kiara advani and anupam kher star in the biopic whose trailer generated some 22m views . the film was released in hindi , tamil , telugu , and marathi versions .\nno sure shot : ' the duelist ' is a good - looking mess if you can keep up with the increasingly convoluted story , that ' s a plus , but mostly it ' s worth watching for the visuals . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nin india and the uk , fox international productions and fox star , released cricketer biopic m . s . dhoni : the untold story , batting $ 14 . 5m . the india bow is particularly remarkable as the second biggest opening of 2016 \u2014 after salman khan\u2019s recent smash sultan . rather than rely on marquee name bollywood stars , m . s . dhoni \u2018s key attraction is its legendary subject .\ninsomniac games ' staff has likely been living up to its name more than usual over the past month . with the announcement of two new titles for the oculus rift and release of the game and film of ratchet & clank , the veteran developer has been burning the midnight oil to say the least . therefore , it ' s no wonder that it should take some respite from the daily grind and mingle with fans , and that ' s exactly what the north carolina division of the studio did on the opening night for its film .\nmizgirev ' s script is an indigestible , soap - operatic mess of backstories , clich\u00e9s , and the kind of ambiguous mystic overtones that have become an unbreakable addiction for russian film .\ni still believe inherent vice is misunderstood . i have film friends whose opinions i respect that hate the film . i guess when you are an auteur like pta an 8 million return on a 20 million budget won ' t hurt your future projects too much . the man translated a thomas pynchon novel to the screen and nobody was interested in seeing how he did it . plus , the soundtrack is amazing . 20th century women is my runner up . that was my favorite film from last year and completely accessible to a wide audience . should have been a huge hit .\nalso appearing at the festival is brain on fire , director gerard barrett\u2019s film about a new york post journalist ( chlo\u00eb grace moretz ) who experienced seizures , hallucinations and violent outbursts . meanwhile , in the exception offers mind games with higher stakes as rival agents wrestle over the fate of the abdicated german kaiser ( christopher plummer ) in the middle of the second world war . it also stars lily james , jai courtney and janet mcteer , and is the feature - film debut of the theatre director david leveaux .\nstalingrad , from director fedor bondarchuk , was the first russian - language film to get its imax release , and it\u2019s also a product of non - stop productions . the other one is more known in the mainstream thanks to its oscar nomination , the leviathan .\nwhat we now know as the yu - gi - oh ! card game did not appear until later episodes , where it was called magic and wizards , and was in a much more primitive form . the anime followed the story of the original manga , with the much darker version of the pharaoh ( and his murderous antics ) . early versions of characters like kaiba and bakura also appeared in this series . this season of the anime had its own film , called yu - gi - oh ! the movie . the character designs in the film more closely resembled the ones seen later in the duel monsters version of the anime .\nthe imax\u00ae release of the duelist will be digitally re - mastered into the image and sound quality of the imax experience\u00ae with proprietary imax dmr\u00ae ( digital re - mastering ) technology . the crystal - clear images , coupled with imax ' s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio , create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie .\na tale of honor , revenge and violence in czarist russia , the imax - shot \u201cthe duelist\u201d is a spectacular , impressively realized period drama that\u2019s notable not only for the talents of writer - director aleksey mizgirev but also the sponsorship of producer alexander rodnyansky . the latter may be the most ambitious and savvy of current russian producers , having shepherded andrey zvyagintsev \u2019s \u201c leviathan \u201d to international success and an oscar nomination two years ago . with \u201cthe duelist , \u201d rodnyansky is taking a more commercial turn , one that depends less on art - house refinements than on plush production values , action - movie tropes and a couple of stellar lead performances .\nthe film\u2019s leads are also major assets . both are stars in russia and look like they have considerable international potential . with the smoldering dark looks of the young mel gibson or colin farrell , fyodorov could well have a future as a cosmopolitan romantic lead or marvel superhero . and mashkov , who\u2019s already appeared in \u201cmission impossible \u2013 ghost protocol , \u201d would be a great candidate if james bond needs any more russian villains . with these stars and its other strengths , \u201cthe duelist\u201d is a welcome indication of the current russian cinema\u2019s commercial ambitions and potential .\nit\u2019s a pity that certain epochs tend to get relegated to polite , slightly stuffy \u201cmasterpiece theater\u201d terrain in screen translation . but if the alternative is something as strained as \u201cthe duelist\u201d \u2014 which tries to impose megaplex macho - action spectacle on the upper echelons of 19th - century czarist russian society \u2014 then sticking to the status quo [ \u2026 ]\nit ' s not entirely forgettable , yet in our current world where even big stars don ' t sell movie tickets , the duel had to have something more in order to really be successful . the film is an unfortunate misfire .\nso i dislike seeing a personal favorite underperforming at the box office , it sucks . which brings me to my question of the week : which film , in your opinion , should have become a far bigger hit than it did ?\nof course films are works of art , rather than contestants in a running match . if i got to see a film and loved it , what should i care about its success with the masses , right ?\nit\u2019s interesting to contemplate the film\u2019s appeal to contemporary russian audiences since it leapfrogs over the communist era to evoke a time when the country was ruled by a proud and wealthy aristocracy . distinctions of class , in fact , are paramount in this tale , which is solely concerned with the prerogatives of the nobility .\nwe took a look at the film script in its earliest stage and we outlined what we needed to do to hit the major story beats for ratchet & clank . the film tells a version of the origin story that ' s streamlined and cleaned up relative to the original game . the basics are all there but it rambles a bit , almost like we made it up as we went along . . . which we kind of did . so now we ' re able to look at it with the benefit of everything we ' ve learned over the years , and craft a much sturdier beginning for the series .\nmahendra singh dhoni is one of the highest paid athletes in the world and a gentleman cricketer who was captain of india\u2019s team , leading it to world cup victory in 2011 . the film , directed by neeraj pandey , recounts his life story from the dusty roads of his origins in ranchi to the sacred grounds of the wankhede stadium in mumbai .\nthe duelist is written and directed by indie filmmaker alexey mizgirev , is produced by alexander rodnyansky , and boasts a cast that includes pyotr fyodorov ( stalingrad ) , vladimir mashkov ( mission : impossible \u2013 ghost protocol ) , yuri kolokolnikov ( game of thrones ) , and martin wuttke ( inglorious basterds ) .\nunlike christophe gans\u2019 18th century martial - arts - horror hybrid the brotherhood of the wolf , which similarly tried to sex up an era usually reserved for middlebrow costume dramas , the duelist refuses to acknowledge fun . it is humorless and portentous . but can something so overwrought , so far off the deep end of macho fantasy really be called boring ? bringing to mind an imperfect clone of colin farrell cruelly robbed of the ability to smile , fyodorov glowers , broods , and furrows his thick eyebrows through every scene . duels staged behind paper screens , unfeasible secret conspiracies and identities , con games based on aristocratic honor\u2014it\u2019s the duelist \u2019s inability to recognize its own ludicrousness that makes it , in spots , delectable as camp .\n\u2013 that have been explicitly framed as film noir or east asian noir , or that acquire legibility as noir texts through reception discourse and other critical activity . contributors look at historical and contemporary cases to understand the terms on which national , regional and transnational cinemas conceive artistic expression . their conceptualization and articulation of an internationally situated \u2018east asian film noir\u2019 helps raise questions around the politics of representation , authorial activity , generic and modal positioning and local and cross - cultural reception .\nit\u2019s a pity that certain epochs tend to get relegated to polite , slightly stuffy \u201cmasterpiece theater\u201d terrain in screen translation . but if the alternative is something as strained as \u201cthe duelist\u201d \u2014 which tries to impose megaplex macho - action spectacle on the upper echelons of 19th - century czarist russian society \u2014 then sticking to the status quo will do just fine , thanks . this ludicrous costume shoot - \u2019em - up only inflates its whopping clich\u00e9s and anachronisms by placing them in the incongruously deployed imax format . despite the alluring novelty of watching a costume narrative in that supersized mode , alexey mizgirev \u2019s film is unlikely to find much welcome beyond former soviet territories .\naleksey mizgirev\u2019s film is set in 19th century russia , a time in which , we learn , duels among noblemen were frequent . and if you didn\u2019t want to fight the duel yourself , you could get someone to do it for you .\nthe major markets to open were the uk , russia and mexico . while the\nmizgirev orchestrates all this with steady skills in handling small moments as well as the huge canvas that an obviously ample budget has allowed him . cinematographer maksim osadchiy favors crisp , dark images that bring out expanse of luxury and squalor in andrey ponkratov\u2019s superlative production design ; by any measure , \u201cthe duelist\u201d offers the most sumptuous evocation of czarist russia seen in any recent movie .\nreally hits the ground running . the time is 1860 , and the location is st . petersburg , where young nobleman , yakovlev ( pyotr fodorov ) is a relentless and evidently professional duelist . yakovlev has a fearsome reputation as a \u201cdeath machine\u201d , notwithstanding the fact that he claims to detest duelling . his opposite number is count graf beklemishev ( vladimir mashkov ) , an apparent cad whom we\u2019re not supposed to like .\nit was really cool and collaborative . we didn ' t know at first what we were getting ourselves into . syncing up the game with the feature film brought a lot of variables that we don ' t usually have , but thankfully it turned out to be a breath of fresh air . the animation teams were very willing to cooperate . they consulted with us about a whole lot of decisions because longtime series writer tj fixman co - wrote the film script , so we had a lot of different connecting points . and the animation director for the movie is oliver wade , who is a former insomniac and good friend .\ndespite all of the new series , cards , and characters , there are fans who long for the days of yugi and his friends . it is because of this nostalgia that a 2010 movie called yu - gi - oh ! : bonds beyond time was released . the film unites the protagonists of the first three yu - gi - oh ! seasons , through the aid of a time - travelling villain .\nso when we finished the game we ended up with all - new bosses , a bunch of new planets , a new weapon arsenal , new clank gameplay , new ship combat \u2013 not to mention the completely reworked visuals and an hour plus of new cinematics . it felt like we needed to get back to the core and soul of ratchet & clank and redefine it for the ps4 and 2016 . at this point we feel like we have a sturdy foundation to work from . maybe it goes forward from here , but we don ' t know yet ! we ' re still basking in the warm reception to this one .\nin 2016 , microsoft released a development kit for a product called the hololens . it is similar to a vr headset in appearance , except that it has a clear visor over the eyes . its purpose is to show high quality augmented reality images , so that they appear to exist in real life . fans have been working on creating a yu - gi - oh ! game using the hololens , which displays images of the cards and monsters in a way that makes them look real . while still early in development , the dream of one day being able to play yu - gi - oh ! like they did on the show may become a reality .\nand . . . well , when i love a film i just want as many people as possible to go see it . it ' s one of the most important reasons for me why i write on this site , and why i write so many positive reviews ( if i dislike a film , it must be really very newsworthy before i start to write about it ) . for some of my most beloved films i ' ve even secretly bought a second copy just to lend out to people .\nthe film on this list with the deepest roots in art history is , perhaps surprisingly , alien . you already knew that h . r . giger designed the xenomorph , based on his own nightmarish and surrealistic work . but what you may not have known is that he was inspired by francis bacon\u2019s melty - faced study of pope innocent x , itself based on the portrait of that pontiff by spanish master diego vel\u00e1zquez . so the genesis of this film sees two of the 20th century\u2019s masters and one 17th century legend conspire to bring us an acid - blooded nightmare monster . in any battle between alien and predator , therefore , alien should rest assured of the full support of the art community \u2013 although it boggles the mind to imagine what vel\u00e1zquez would have made of the creation .\nyu - gi - oh ! the movie : pyramid of light was actually the second yu - gi - oh ! film . there had been an earlier movie based on season zero of the anime that was only released in japan . pyramid of light was about the resurrection of anubis , the egyptian lord of the dead . as with all yu - gi - oh ! villains , he only wanted to beat the main characters in a card game .\nby the time the next season of the anime was released ( the one that was released in america ) , the duel monsters card game had been fleshed out . it became the central focus of the story , and was entwined with the story of the millennium items .\nafter losing to joey wheeler , bandit keith threatened pegasus , and is dropped through a trapdoor , which slid him straight out of the duelist kingdom . he would later show up under the control of marik , during the battle city arc . after being beaten by yugi , pegasus had his millennium eye stolen by bakura . he later became a recurring character in several of the movies , filler seasons , and yu - gi - oh ! gx .\nupdate , writethru : the international box office got a boost this weekend , jumping 110 % from last frame across the top 10 titles , and dipping just 6 % versus the similar session last year . there were two major overseas openings for hollywood , with a raft of hot local movies in the mix around the globe \u2014 many with savvy studio participation . there are also a series of key milestones as finding dory finally splashed into germany and set a new bar for 2016 as well as crossing $ 500m internationally \u2014 putting the $ 1b worldwide mark within fin\u2019s reach . and , there are no growing pains for bridget jones\u2019s baby with a 3rd straight no . 1 in the uk as it cozies up to $ 100m overseas .\nholdovers / expansions bridget jones\u2019s baby universal , miramax and studiocanal\u2019s presentation of this working title production is growing up nicely . with a $ 19m 3rd frame , renee zellweger and co have cumed $ 99 . 9m overseas for $ 120 . 9m in the worldwide buggy . by the time it reaches term , bridget should be looking at around $ 200m global \u2014 a nice bundle for a film that stumbled in the u . s . it\u2019s getting a lot of mileage out of the uk where it is the no . 1 film for a third week in a row with a fantastic $ 6 . 7m frame and a 17 - day total of $ 41 . 1m .\n. in the former , a 1m swiss franc bow is the biggest ever in the region .\namerican 20th century artist edward hopper\u2019s paintings have an empty , desolate quality that fitted the isolated motel of psycho rather well . this particular 1925 painting , of a gothic farmhouse on a lonely plain , informed the look of the bates house in some detail , with the steps up the hill from the motel even offering a visual nod to the railroad of the painting . hopper was a keen fan of cinema and was apparently delighted that his painting had contributed to the film . hollywood has generally repaid the compliment , with this painting in particular also a huge influence on terrence malick\u2019s days of heaven and a clear model for the homestead there .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\nthis is the first of several duels we see the film\u2019s protagonist fight , and it\u2019s soon clear that he\u2019s at once skilled , shrewd and lucky . his intrepid and very illegal business is conducted with the help of a partner , baron staroe ( martin wuttke ) , who arranges yakovlev\u2019s assignments . ( this character and one or two others speak german throughout the film , for reasons that one assumes are mainly commercial . ) and behind staroe , there\u2019s the shadowy figure of count beklemishev ( vladimir mashkov ) , who has secretly masterminded yakovlev\u2019s recent career while also attempting to woo wealthy princess martha tuchkova ( yuliya khlynina ) , whose younger brother prince tuchkov ( pavel tabakov ) is soon to face yakovlev in a duel .\nreally ? well there is a little badass film called dredd . . . . don ' t know if anyone out there has heard of it . . . it ' s just . . . . you know . . . . one of the unapologetic badass comic book films that also gets everything right .\nit\u2019s hard not to imagine \u201cthe duelist\u201d as vladimir putin\u2019s fantasy of imperial russia , in which men endlessly talk about honor while staring daggers and aiming firearms at each other , and where there\u2019s nothing at all gay about a hero spending so much time impressively shirtless . naturally , women both virginally blonde and strumpetly red - headed tremble with yearning at the proximity of such masculine magnificence , resulting in the film\u2019s single most howl - inducing setpiece : when not long after telling our protagonist \u201ci hate you ! \u201d princess martha naturally finds herself boinking him . what\u2019s more , she does it naked , in a carriage with big exposing windows , in the middle of a busy daytime city street . how did such episodes not manage to find their way into the pages of dostoevsky and tolstoy ? perhaps only because the latter lacked inspirational access to \u201cemmanuelle\u201d movies , not to mention the michael bay oeuvre .\nthe duelist , by russian director alexey mizgirev , is about a st petersburg gun - for - hire who takes on other people\u2019s fights , while rage , directed by sang - il lee , is a grisly three - part thriller that hops between japanese cities and stars ken watanabe . the long excuse , also set in japan , is a comedy - drama about a man ( masahiro motoki ) who offers to care for the children of another man who is widowed by the same crash that killed his own wife .\nwhile sporadically impressive as spectacle , particularly given its imax boost , \u201cthe duelist\u201d often plays fast and loose with period accuracy , not just in terms of character behavior but in details of costume and production design . it is unclear whether this is because the filmmakers simply don\u2019t care , or are going for any effect that might appeal to a modern action audience . ( for instance , yakovlev\u2019s customary black - tunic garb makes it look like he just stepped out of \u201cthe matrix . \u201d )\ni don ' t have any crazy hollywood stories about that or anything . we get together because we love making games ; we ' re a studio of people who are big fans of science fiction : star wars , back to the future , ghostbusters . we love brainstorming for games like this . we participated in weekly reviews , but were pretty insulated from day - to - day film production . developing the game was hard , just like it always is . we had the challenge of figuring out how to structure it , how to make it amazing with the limited time we had , just like always . we faced some new challenges in working out the macro around the film story , but that was no easier or more difficult than it ever is . just different .\nlast years the nice guys , i really don ' t get what is not to like about that film , great throwback feel to all those pulpy / sleezy films of the 70 ' s / 80 ' s . such a shame that it didn ' t catch on , seems like everyone i have talked to that did see it really enjoyed it .\nif this plot\u2019s tangle of euro - russian relations , financial debts , and fates is supposed to be a metaphor , it hasn\u2019t been thought through . but mizgirev , who is best known for bleak exercises like tambourine , drum and the convoy , has somehow figured out how to make a visually incoherent movie without resorting to quick cuts . the duelist is being distributed in imax , and its aesthetic is all oomph : inertly acted , bombastically scored , and filmed from low and canted angles on sets so cavernous and so lavished with decay and water damage that much of the action appears to take place underground . that a movie called the duelist can\u2019t get two shots of men pointing flintlock pistols at each other to match appears to be a secondary concern ; mizgirev is more interested in his collection of fetish - wear - esque period costumes , rain machines , crumbling textures , gruesome injuries , and self - loathing sex scenes .\nso why watch ? because it\u2019s so ridiculously overstuffed it\u2019s kind of fun . that extends to , or perhaps begins with , the look of the film . it\u2019s rich , overripe , yet still kind of seedy . lots of peeling paint and rain , rain , rain . the views of russia are fascinating , though the thought of living in such a place at such a time is not exactly appealing , unless you were a good shot .\nif you were to suspect that yakovlev has big secrets in his past , that he and beklemishev have a history , and that the puppet master and the puppet will eventually face each other on the dueling floor\u2014you would of course be correct . \u201cthe duelist\u201d is , quite appropriately , one of those movies that resembles a russian doll : there are machinations within machinations , plots within plots , secret agendas within secret agendas . though the narrative conceits can sometimes begin to feel overly ornate , they generally adduce the kinds of pleasures such storytelling at its best entails , and occasionally touch on some genuine profundities of character and destiny .\nwe started with the main film locations : ratchet ' s home on veldin , aleero city on planet kerwan , drek ' s warbot factory on quartu , and drek and nefarious ' deplanetizer space station . some of these had a basis in the original game , but some we constructed from scratch . then we chose planets from the original game to push the action between the major story scenes . we tied it all together with the progression scheme of weapon levelling that we ' ve evolved over the years . at the end of it , we have in - game progression tied to the clarity of ratchet and clank ' s new story .\ni ' m worried that his next one - annihilation - is going to tank . having read the book ( which i loved ) , it doesn ' t feel like it ' s going to have a very broad appeal to mainstream audiences . not that ex machina did either , but i ' m thinking that annihilation is a bigger budget film .\nthis was a very\nfeel - good\nproduction in a lot of ways that led to all kinds of things like sharing models . we ' d send a model from one of the playstation 3 games to rainmaker , and they would up - res it , get it ready for the big screen , and send it back to us for the game . then we ' d change the shaders to get it ready for our proprietary engines . a lot of times the model that we see in the film is exactly the same as the model that ' s in the game . this is the first hardware generation where that sort of thing is possible . it speaks to how closely interwoven these two projects are .\nin 52 markets \u2014 the uk , russia and mexico being the key plays .\nthe duellists - - the insult . harvey keitel keith carradine early and excellent roles\nslifer the sky dragon entered the possession of yugi moto , who used it the during the final tournament of battle city . in the original japanese language version of the game , slifer was called osiris . the reason for this change is because he was named after roger slifer , one of the employees at 4kids entertainment , who worked on the english dub of the yu - gi - oh ! anime .\nsofia coppola\u2019s punk biopic of the doomed french queen may have included some distinctly anachronistic pairs of converse and manolo blahnik shoes , but she also took inspiration from the court portraits of the queen painted by rococo artist louise \u00e9lisabeth vig\u00e9e le brun . yes , a woman ! overcoming the sexism of the time in part thanks to family connections and also thanks to talent , the artist left more than 30 portraits of the queen and her family , and went on to travel around europe and paint russian royalty after the french revolution made her native land a less - than - hospitable place for a court painter . vig\u00e9e le brun\u2019s sugary palette and pastel colours are clearly visible in the film , and a scene showing a woman painting the queen is even included in the final cut .\nfilm noir has been understood as a genre exclusive to hollywood . but classical us noir\u2019s downbeat sensibility also finds expression in later films from japan , south korea and greater china ( including hong kong ) and taiwan that have both participated in and been excluded from circuits of global - noir traffic , past and present . noir is a form of generic expression , an international filmic sensibility and a discourse loosely joining innumerable texts and a range of production and reception phenomena . however defined and categorized , the genre offers a compelling frame through which to view individual works , looming political and cultural contexts , film industry and reception activity , and wider circuits and frictions of global screen - media flow . this anthology looks at a range of east asian films from the 1950s to the present \u2013 including\na bit of a cheat considering that this 1956 melodrama is a formal biopic of van gogh , but the great dutchman\u2019s work also inspired the look of vincent minnelli\u2019s film and warrants a place on the list . for one thing , minnelli deepened the yellows of his fields to match the artist\u2019s palette using that friend of the auteur , spray paint ; for another , there\u2019re plenty of scenes in which kirk douglas portrays the anguished van gogh at work , not least in painting his last great work , the brooding , menacing wheatfield with crows . anthony quinn steals the show with an oscar - winning turn as tough - guy ladies\u2019 man paul gauguin , but only because there\u2019s no award for best supporting landscape .\nthe film does what films do best , and that ' s follow the arcs of the main characters . there are more characters and time spent establishing character traits and connections as emotional content . for the game , we have some of that , but we ' re also filling in the gaps between major sequences with game mechanics and game pacing . we focus on what feels fun to do for 15 minutes at a time while doing things like upgrading ratchet ' s weapon arsenal throughout the game . i see it as each of these media doing the thing they ' re really good at , each tackling the same subject matter in a way that plays to their unique strengths .\nthe duel is an entertaining period film about keeping law in the old west . when a mexican general ' s nephew is found murdered in the rio grande river texas ranger david kingston is tasked with going undercover to investigate a known vigilante called the preacher . woody harrelson , liam hemsworth , and alice braga lead the cast and deliver solid performances . and the director does an impressive job at setting an authentic tone , and at creating tension and suspense . but the storytelling is rather weak and can drag at times . also , there ' s a little too much ambiguity to some of the character subplot . it can be a little slow and listless at times , but overall the duel is an interesting character drama .\nthe physical world of the movie teems with diverting period detail , which , along with the always interesting looking and sometimes very attractive members of the cast , are well shot by the cinematographer maksim osadchiy . not well enough to redeem the movie , however .\nthe game is told from qwark ' s point of view . it matches the film story , but qwark adds commentary and it ' s his version of events to a certain extent . at the same time , we think that the main story beats are there ; the big tentpoles \u2013 like ratchet ' s origin as a lombax orphan , clank ' s origin as a factory defect \u2013 are still there , and none of it invalidates later games . we didn ' t set out to rework the canon . in other words , the future series is still canon with everything else subsequently assuming part of the canon as well . the new game is just more of a cleaner retelling of sorts . don ' t freak out !\nhow smooth was the process of working with rainmaker and blockade entertainment on bringing this beloved video game series to the big screen while making the game based on the movie . . . er , based on the game ?\nchad dezern : sure , well , we know we have the feature film coming out , and to us that represented a golden opportunity to tell the ultimate version of ratchet and clank ' s origins story . we knew we wanted to make the game on playstation 4 and hit a visual bar that ' s a lot higher than anything we ' ve been able to achieve before on previous platforms , but at the same time we never wanted to make just a\nremaster\n. we knew from day one that we wanted to effectively make a new game that was built on top of the foundation of the old game .\namong those , we learn as the film begins , are the rules governing dueling , the standard means for an offended noble to defend his honor . the code lays down an intricate array of rituals and restrictions , but allows that one party may sometimes be replaced by another nobleman . thus do we enter the story of one yakovlev ( pyotr fyodorov ) , a professional duel fighter . when we first see him , yakovlev is facing off against another man in an elegant room , accompanied by their seconds and those conducting the duel . yakovlev apparently has nerves of steel : after the two men choose pistols , he offers his temple to his opponent . the man pulls the trigger and his gun doesn\u2019t fire . yakovlev then raises his pistol to the man\u2019s forehead , fires and puts a bullet through his head .\nthe battle city arc of yu - gi - oh ! introduced a new set of cards that had the potential to bring about the end of the world . they were called the\negyptian god cards\nin the english dub , and the three of them were said to be overwhelmingly powerful . the three egyptian gods were called obelisk the tormentor , the winged dragon of ra , and slifer the sky dragon . these cards required three sacrifices in order to be summoned , and each of them had unique abilities that could swing the match in favour of the player who summoned them .\nthe four cards that were given away at showings of the movie are actually part of the plot . both yugi and kaiba used these cards in battle . the blue - eyes shining dragon was meant to be the most powerful variant of the blue - eyes type monsters .\nwhile the finished film moved in a slightly edgier direction ( pictoral references on the walls of the production office included the princess bride ) , the original look for disney\u2019s take on the rapunzel story was built around this painting by french painter jean - honor\u00e9 fragonard . known for his hedonistic themes and chocolate - box cuteness , fragonard flourished in pre - revolutionary france but was all but forgotten for the century that followed the terror . it turns out paintings of flowers are instruments of aristocratic oppression , innit . still , that didn\u2019t stop disney and its animators using this painting , in particular , to build their rapunzel story around . the only real difference is that they replaced the swing with some really , really long hair , and dressed their leading man in rather less girly clothing than was popular in france ' s ancien regime ."]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "the wrestler ( 2008 film )", "paragraphs": ["all you need to know is that the wrestler is the best film of 2008 .\nthe wrestler is a film about an aging professional wrestler making a living playing small venues in the usa .\n\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043b\u0435\u0440\n( the wrestler ) 2008 ( music video ) / w . a . s . p . - crazy\nthe film appeared on many critics ' top ten lists of the best films of 2008 . [ 36 ] [ 37 ]\n\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043b\u0435\u0440\n( the wrestler ) 2008 ( music video ) / w . a . s . p . - crazy - youtube\nthe latest on what\u2019s happening at the film society of lincoln center , dispatches from the new york film festival and exclusive content from film comment magazine .\nthe first film in the watchamania series will be the wrestler ( 2008 ) , darren aronofsky\u2019s award - winning tale of a pro wrestler who abandons his daughter , plays a bunch of nintendo , dates a stripper and wrestles ernest \u2018the cat\u2019 miller . basically .\nto find out more search \u2018adrian film\u2019 on facebook or follow the film on twitter @ filmadrian .\nnow in his late 70s , mr street ' s achievements range from a record deal and multiple autobiographic book releases , to helping design costumes for feature film the wrestler ( 2008 ) .\n( reviewing \u201cthe wrestler\u201d in the february issue of cahiers du cin\u00e9ma , emmanuel burdeau also refers to gibson\u2019s film . )\n\u201cthe wrestler\u201d closes the new york film festival on october 12th ; it will open in limited release on december 19th .\nhaving just learned that the director of the wrestler is darren aranofsky , my interest in this film has shot up .\nthe film won the golden lion at the 65th venice international film festival and was nominated for two academy awards .\nwith all of the critiques from acclaimed film festivals peppered throughout the wrestler trailer , one gets the impression that the film is deep and its story focuses on characters rather than plot .\nthe wrestler takes place , as the title suggests , within the world of professional wrestling . with the original development of the film , director darren\nbecome our fan on facebook , post your favorite nyff film on the wall , and you could win a pair of tickets to closing night film the wrestler , directed by darren aronofsky .\ndarren aronofsky on ' the wrestler ' director darren aronofsky talks about making a realistic film about a notoriously fake sport . his oscar - nominated film , starring mickey rourke as a professional wrestler well past his prime , will be released on dvd next week .\nmickey rourke ' s sympathetic turn as randy ' the ram ' makes the wrestler much more than a standard sports film . by peter bradshaw\ngarbage wrestler : czw and roh regular necro butcher makes an appearance in the film , and he puts randy through hell in a hardcore match .\nthe wrestler was a good film . but for me and a few other people i know have seen it , its not top oscar material .\nhow do you make a realistic film about a notoriously\nfake\nsport ? that was the question darren aronofsky faced when he agreed to direct the wrestler , a movie starring mickey rourke as a gnarled professional wrestler whose glory days are gone .\nwith my previous investigation of film authenticity i examined the techniques used in the film saving private ryan . like most of the films that i will study , the issue of authenticity falls nicely within the boundaries of historical settings . this is simply because a historical film requires a reconstruction of its original settings . however , the term \u2018authenticity\u2019 does not just have to be confined to a period piece . issues of authenticity can also be valued within a contemporary setting . it is with the film the wrestler ( 2008 ,\nfor a down on his luck wrestler , randy the ram sure does win a lot .\nthe chance to play that poignant confusion is the real prize that rourke and tomei earn in the wrestler .\nthe documentary captures the wrestler\u2019s real - life battles with drug and alcohol addiction and road to sobriety .\nthe latest on what ' s happening at the film society of lincoln center , dispatches from the new york film festival and exclusive content from film comment magazine . header : karen weeks ( design ) , susan sermoneta ( photography )\nhe was blackballed by the major wrestling promotions and hit bottom publicly in 2008 while wrestling for a small company in ohio .\nfeature film adrian \u2014 currently in pre - production \u2014 will dramatise the life and legacy of professional wrestler adrian street , who previously worked in beynon\u2019s colliery in blaina .\ndarren aronofsky ' s filmmaking in the wrestler is the most subtle and nuanced he ' s ever done .\nthe wrestler is a 2008 american sports drama film directed by darren aronofsky , written by robert d . siegel , and starring mickey rourke , marisa tomei , and evan rachel wood . production began in january 2008 and fox searchlight pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the u . s . ; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] it was released in a limited capacity on december 17 , 2008 and was released nationwide on january 23 , 2009 . it was released on dvd and blu - ray disc on april 21 , 2009 in the united states . it was released in the united kingdom on june 1 , 2009 . [ 5 ] aronofsky considers [ citation needed ] the wrestler a companion piece to his 2010 film , black swan , as both films feature a character with a demanding art .\nstephanie mcmahon biography - facts , childhood , family life & achievements of businesswoman & wrestler .\nif you ' ve seen darren aronofsky ' s oscar - nominated , golden globe - winning film the wrestler , you ' re likely aware that it features one of the smartest and most poignant , albeit brief , video game cameos in recent film .\n? , part of the new york film festival , this saturday at 1pm .\ngreat review of a brilliant film . rourke was robbed for the oscar here !\nsavage appeared in his first theatrical film in 2000 making an appearance as his macho man character in the movie ready to rumble where david arquette daydreams a sequence fighting savage at a gas station . savage ' s most famous film role was in the 2002 film spider - man as the wrestler bonesaw mcgraw ( based on the comics character crusher hogan ) .\nthe wrestler is a movie starring mickey rourke , marisa tomei , and evan rachel wood . a faded professional wrestler must retire , but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle .\n, this wrestler had his career completely destroyed and by a piece of wood of all things .\nwe are pleased that mickey rourke will be in attendance at wrestlemania to support the wwe superstars who support him and the film in which he stars , the wrestler ,\nwwe officials explained .\nin 2008 , wall - e became the most acclaimed animated film since 1995\u2019s toy story , but it still missed out on a best picture nomination at the oscars . the number two film , the dark knight , also did not get nominated , which allowed slumdog millionaire ( # 3 ) to take the top prize .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the wrestler near you .\nyou almost couldn\u2019t get rourke for the film . how different do you think the film might\u2019ve been with nicolas cage or another actor who doesn\u2019t have the real - life parallels to the ram ?\nwhat effect is the internet having on film criticism ? use the comments to have your say .\nnew film portal : 1 . hulu 2 . youtube screening room 3 . snagfilms\nsimilarly grateful was infinity ward to have their ultra - popular shooter used in the film .\ndirector darren aronofsky is known for his intense , psychological films \u2014 including 1998 ' s pi and 2000 ' s requiem for a dream . his 2008 film the wrestler stars mickey rourke as randy the ram , a wwe - style professional wrestler who is well past his prime . isolated from his family and living in poverty , the ram is forced to wrestle in small matches held at rec centers and veteran ' s halls . the film was nominated for two oscars \u2014 best actor , mickey rourke , and best supporting actress , marisa tomei .\nthere are a lot of movies from 2008 that i haven\u2019t seen yet so i\u2019m only going to make a list of five new releases .\nthe wrestling promoter character that artie auditioned for doesn\u2019t appear much in the completed film . i remember the role being a little bit more prominent in the screenplay draft i had read before the film went into production .\npeter sciretta : there was a very long period of time between requiem [ for a dream ] and trying to get the fountain off the ground . and now the wrestler is being billed almost as a come back film\u2026\nneither bird nor plane , mickey rourke\u0092s character is a choreographed pro wrestler who offers more entertainment than sport .\nif his physical appearance is one sort of shock , the film is another . the wrestler is his first leading man role in almost two decades and it ' s a genuinely affecting story of a once - successful professional wrestler who is now at the end of the road . randy robinson has lost practically everything there is to lose .\na faded professional wrestler must retire , but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle .\nthe film received universal critical acclaim and won the golden lion award in the 2008 venice film festival in august , where it premiered . film critic roger ebert called it one of the year ' s best films , while rotten tomatoes reported that 98 % of critics gave the film positive reviews . for his role , mickey rourke went on to receive a bafta award , a golden globe award , an independent spirit award and an academy award nomination for best actor . tomei also received an academy award nomination for best supporting actress .\nthe wrestler follows randy as a heart attack forces him to reassess his reckless life \u2013 inside , outside and after the ring .\nthe film has had its first major outing at the venice film festival only a couple of weeks before i meet him . it won the golden lion for best film and wim wenders , the president of the jury , said : ' this is for a film with a truly heartbreaking performance in every sense of the word . and if i say heartbreaking , you know i mean mickey rourke . '\nas the film points out , wrestling may be fixed , but it certainly ain ' t fake . this may be a film , but it certainly ain ' t fake either .\nmickey received a golden globe and a best actor oscar nomination for his work in the film .\nspielberg - loving , spike lee\u2013attacking critic armond white is the film world\u2019s brother from another planet .\nthe wrestler is an undoubted triumph for aronofsky . this is no better demonstrated than the rehabilitating effect the film had on rourke . randy \u2018the ram\u2019 robinson is a role made for a jaded star who brings his own turbulent history to the character .\nsavage ' s memorable voice gave him voice acting roles for various television and film projects . he voiced the rogue alien wrestler\nrasslor\nin the dexter ' s laboratory shorts dial m for monkey . he also provided his voice in many other shows including the voice for\ngorilla\nin an episode of king of the hill and the voice of space ghost ' s grandfather in an episode of space ghost coast to coast . savage served as the voice of\nthe thug\n, in disney ' s academy award nominated 2008 animated film bolt , which was his last theatrical film appearance . savage reprised the role in super rhino in 2009 for the short film featuring the cast of bolt .\nnew york magazine\u2019s culture blog , vulture , posted a great piece yesterday by deadspin founder will leitch about darren aronofsky\u2019s the wrestler , which closes the new york film festival on october 12 . among the highlights are meditations on hair metal , the surprising acting ability of some of the professional wrestlers who appear in the film , and the movie\u2019s surprising dedication .\ndisney / pixar ' s robot love story\nwall - e\nfound a home on many of the year end movie top ten lists for 2008 .\n, the co - producer lasted a total of \u201c35 days\u201d . on a tight budget the crew would film the scenes away from the wrestling during the week . that left the weekend for the production team to use the live events to film the wrestling actions scenes .\na powerful , warts n all expose of the life of an aging wrestler in a career best performance from mickey rourke .\nhad previously toyed with the idea of setting the film as a period piece . the backdrop would be during the rise of the highly successful\ndirector darren aronofsky says he almost made a documentary instead of the wrestler , and that affected his approach to the film .\ni just sort of wanted to get back to grounding myself in reality ,\nhe says .\n\u201cthis film is not only one of the year\u2019s best ; it may well end up as the finest of 2008 . at the very least , it deserves consideration for best picture and best director , along with the expected oscar kudos for ledger . \u201d \u2014 peter howell , toronto star\n\u2122 and \u00a9 twentieth century fox film corporation . all rights reserved . property of fox .\n1 . the act of killing ( joshua oppenheimer , 2012 ) 2 . cach\u00e9 ( michael haneke , 2005 ) 3 . synecdoche , new york ( charlie kaufman , 2008 ) 4 . spirited away ( hayao miyazaki , 2001 ) 5 . wall - e ( andrew stanton , 2008 ) 6 . uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives ( apichatpong weerasethakul , 2010 ) 7 . lost in translation ( sofia coppola , 2003 ) 8 . talk to her ( pedro almod\u00f3var , 2002 ) 9 . the wrestler ( darren aronofsky , 2008 ) 10 . boyhood ( richard linklater , 2014 )\ni assume after the film ends , cena runs out and aa\u2019s randy and the ayatollah on top of kane .\nthe most interesting aspect of the film is its depiction of the irreconcilable difference between someone ' s public and private personae .\nthe new target in iran ' s long - running grievance about its negative portrayal in popular western cinema is , the wrestler , a film directed by darren aronofsky and starring mickey rourke , due for release in the us on december 17 .\n\u201cthe wrestler\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . it has fake bloodshed and real nudity .\ncomedian and new york times bestselling author artie lange admitted on the howard stern show yesterday that he auditioned for darren aronofsky \u2018s the wrestler .\n2 . the wrestler \u2014 who knew the sight of mickey rourke in a hairnet while tossing out deli meats could be such a joy .\ntop 5 vhs experiences of 2008 1 . \u201cthe hand that rocks the cradle\u201d 2 . \u201cthe pelican brief\u201d 3 . \u201cbreakdown\u201d 4 . \u201chome alone 2 : lost in new york\u201d 5 . \u201cdouble team\u201d\ni think it ' s something you ' ll see more of ,\ndenerstein added . in the case of the wrestler , the film critic says the references to the nes and call of duty 4 add a sort of poignancy , helping to make narrative leaps .\nmickey rourke in\nthe wrestler\nis one of the all - time exalted examples of an actor meeting a character and of each redeeming the other .\nto be frank , no one wanted to finance the film with mickey involved . only one company in the entire film financing world agreed to do it , and at a number that was nearly impossible to get the film made . and i think most people didn\u2019t think mickey rourke was sympathetic . there you have it .\nremained strong earning an average of $ 10 , 427 in 171 theaters . the overall number one film ,\nnominations were announced today . at first glance , no one film jumps out as the big player , but\nprominent wrestling figures have commented on the movie . aronofsky remarked during an npr interview on wwe chairman vince mcmahon ' s feelings on the wrestler :\nhume , also responsible for the wrestler ' s laboriously accurate title sequence , said that the film ' s producers and directors wanted that\nclassic video game\nlook and feel for wrestle jam , an effort that took weeks to create .\nfor most of the film , aronofsky\u2019s camera trails behind randy , as though the wrestler is constantly performing his ring walk - out . it is part of a losing battle to move away from his wrestling persona and transition him back into the ordinary world .\nthe occasion is a screening of the film \u201cthe resurrection of jake the snake roberts , \u201d at 7 p . m . at villagio cinemas .\nin regards to the wrestler , stern asks hogan if he was offered the lead in and hogan says yes but that he turned it down . the reason ?\nandrzej wajda antonio campos ashes of time bamcinemafest benicio del toro brooklyn museum c . j . contino changeling che chopard chris chang clint eastwood contest darren aronofsky david fincher documentary evan davis facebook filmcatcher film comment film comment selects film criticism in crisis ? film society of lincoln center flickr godlis green screens happy go lucky in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni jim jarmusch kelly reichardt kent jones kevin lee ladies and gentlemen the fabulous stains laurent cantet manny farber martin scorsese mavericks and outsiders michael almereyda michel ciment mickey rourke mike leigh moma museum of modern art new directors / new films new york film festival new york jewish film festival olivier assayas oscar micheaux paradise podcast positif rendez - vous with french cinema required reading richard pe\u00f1a ronit waisbrod satyajit ray snapshots spanish cinema now steve mcqueen steven soderbergh susan sermoneta the class the film talk the wrestler tom treanor twitter views from the avant - garde walter reade walter reade theater waltz with bashir we live in public wendy and lucy wong kar wai young friends of film youtube\n* all images and quotes taking directly from\nthe wrestler dvd , 2009 , all rights reserved to optimum releasing\n, unless cited .\nwas the final film in the $ 10 , 000 club with an average of $ 10 , 713 in five theaters .\ntop 5 new releases of 2008 1 . \u201cparanoid park\u201d 2 . \u201czidane : a 21st century portrait\u201d 3 . \u201clet the right one in\u201d 4 . \u201cthe pleasure of being robbed\u201d 5 . \u201csilent light\u201d\nclint mansell , the composer for aronofsky ' s previous films , \u03c0 , requiem for a dream , and the fountain , reprised his role as composer for the wrestler . slash played the guitars on the score . a new bruce springsteen song , also titled\nthe wrestler\n, plays over the film ' s closing credits . [ 15 ] springsteen wrote the song while on tour in europe after receiving a letter and a copy of the script from rourke .\nshekhar kapur is an indian film director , producer and storyteller . he gained global recognition with the film bandit queen ( 1994 ) , which won the national film award for best feature film in hindi and the filmfare critics award for best movie and best direction . he also introduced cate blanchett to the world in his two historical biopics of queen elizabeth , which were nominated for seven academy awards , and won five bafta awards , including best film . he has recently directed and produced a captivating series exploring the life of the young genius , william shakespeare , for an american broadcaster .\na mining museum in torfaen could become immortalised on the big screen as part of the life story of a brynmawr - born ' glam rock ' wrestler .\ncharacter as himself : all of the wrestlers in the film are playing themselves and their real gimmicks , aside from rourke and the ayatollah .\nhe\u2019s more of a \u201970s wrestler , but i was a very big fan of ivan putsky , \u201cthe polish power , \u201d being an aronofsky .\nhe was also mesmerised by the\nlarger - than - life characters\nhe saw in american magazines and was determined to become a wrestler .\nyou can catch the full documentary below , and also on tavernise\u2019s vimeo page , where\u2014in addition to an extra 30 - minute chapter on \u201cthe fountain\u201d entitled \u201c access to excess \u201d\u2014he\u2019s hosted a 42 - minute bts documentary on \u201c the wrestler , \u201d the director\u2019s intimate 2008 film starring mickey rourke . as befitting the stripped - down aesthetic of that film , the doc \u201c within the ring \u201d is raw , filmed under noticeably frigid conditions , and , in a fantastic sight , contains aronofsky attempting to jump over the top rope of a wrestling ring to shaky results . sit back and watch it all below .\nthe application of professional wrestlers would throw up similar results to the live crowd aspect of this film . apart from rourke\u2019s character ,\ncrazy heart is yet another \u201cperformer on the skids\u201d\u009d story , but one with a killer soundtrack and masterful acting by jeff bridges . but the film lacks the gut - level truthfulness the less accomplished mickey rourke brought to every frame of the wrestler . crazy heart . a film directed by scott cooper , based on a novel by thomas cobb . at ritz at the bourse , fourth and ludlow sts . ( 215 ) 925 - 7900 or urltoken , also bryn mawr film institute , ambler theater , and local chains .\n\u201cslumdog millionaire\u201d \u201cwall - e\u201d \u201cthe dark knight\u201d \u201cwaltz with bashir\u201d \u201cthe wrestler\u201d \u201csynecdoche , new york\u201d \u201cchangeling\u201d \u2013 yes , i realize i am the only person who liked this movie . \u201cman on wire\u201d \u201crachel getting married\u201d \u201cthe wire\u201d ( season 5 ) \u2013 when a large number of film stalwarts disappear from a major film festival to watch a tv show , it deserves to be on this list .\n\u201cfor your art - house pleasure and discomfort , here\u2019s one of the most talked - about film - festival triumphs of 2008 , a disturbingly avid re - creation of the last six weeks in the life and slow , self - imposed wasting of irish hunger striker bobby sands . \u201d \u2014 lisa schwarzbaum , entertainment weekly\ndirector darren aronofsky says he almost made a documentary instead of the wrestler , and that affected his approach to the film .\ni just sort of wanted to get back to grounding myself in reality ,\nhe says . scott gries / getty images hide caption\nas the short film columnist for indiewire , i\u2019m always favorably inclined toward feature films made by directors who have a short film credit or two on their imdb page . if you liked these movies , check out the filmmakers\u2019 shorter work .\nbest film ( as per usual , i broke the rules . i simply couldn\u2019t get it down to 10 . )\nthe story of the wrestler concerns randy ' the ram ' robinson ; a washed - up professional wrestler who continues to cling on to his career despite his failing health with the hope of reliving the glory of his prime days . but when his condition worsens , he tries to find an alternate career outside the ring only to struggle with it\u2026\nmaet : why wall - e doesn ' t get my vote for best film of 2008 is because pixar still handles timely themes with the young and not the mature in mind . of course they do it better than anyone else , but the potential of the film is undermined when it ' s still expected to perform within the confines of the genre and cater to the under 12 audience . i would ' ve loved to see an alternate ending on the blu - ray though .\nreviewed at venice film festival ( competition ) , september 5 , 2017 . running time : 120 min .\ndanny boyle\u0092s first feature , shallow grave , earned him the alexander korda award for outstanding british film at the bafta awards , as well as a host of other accolades including best director at the san sebastian film festival , the empire award for best director and best british film and the london critics\u0092 circle film award for best british newcomer . boyle\u0092s second feature , trainspotting , is one of the highest grossing british films of all time . the critically acclaimed film won four empire awards including best director and best film and was nominated for a bafta alexander korda award . in 2002 boyle made the smash hit horror film 28 days later , which earned more than $ 80 million worldwide . the film earned boyle a saturn award for best horror film from the academy of science fiction , fantasy and horror films . boyle\u0092s other feature films include millions starring james nesbit , alex etel and lewis mcgibbon , the beach , starring leonardo di caprio , a life less ordinary , starring ewan mcgregor and cameron diaz , alien love triangle and sunshine starring cillian murphy . slumdog millionaire is his eighth international theatrically released film and recently won the people ' s choice award at the 2008 toronto international film festival . his work in television includes producing alan clark\u0092s controversial elephant , and directing strumpet , vacuuming completely nude in paradise and the series mr . wroe\u0092s virgins for which he received a bafta nomination . boyle\u0092s career started in the theatre with howard barker\u0092s victory , howard brenton\u0092s the genius and edward bond\u0092s saved , which won the time out award . boyle has also directed five productions for the royal shakespeare company .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\ndarren aronofsky : the wrestler was my idea . when i graduated film school in \u201992 / \u201993 , one day i wrote a list of ten ideas for films in my diary . and one of them was called the wrestler . when the fountain shut down the first time i started to think about it . i knew i wanted to do a wrestling picture . i teamed up my producer on this film , scott franklin , who was a wrestling fan , a bigger wrestling fan than me , and he loved the idea . he\u2019s also a writer .\n1 . synecdoche , new york ( charlie kaufman , 2008 ) 2 . eternal sunshine of the spotless mind ( michel gondry , 2004 ) 3 . django unchained ( quentin tarantino , 2012 ) 4 . the grand budapest hotel ( wes anderson , 2014 ) 5 . alpha dog ( nick cassavetes , 2006 ) 6 . her ( spike jonze , 2013 ) 7 . young adult ( jason reitman , 2011 ) 8 . the dark knight ( christopher nolan , 2008 ) 9 . tropic thunder ( ben stiller , 2008 ) 10 . children of men ( alfonso cuar\u00f3n , 2006 )\nthere ' s nothing fake about the action scenes in the wrestler , though . aronofsky says all the wrestling scenes were shot with real wrestlers in front of live wrestling audiences .\nalthough he called time on his career last year after around 15 , 000 wrestling matches , the former wrestler and his family will be closely involved with the production .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nwell , there\u2019s just a lot of sadness . these wrestlers aren\u2019t organized . they have no union , no pension and no insurance . you meet wrestler after wrestler who sold out madison square garden ten years ago , basically running on fumes today . there\u2019s a lot of drama there .\nthe video game randy and his child neighbor play in both the trailer and the movie was created especially for the film and was fully playable . the game features similar graphics to the original\nmickey rourke has received critical acclaim for his comeback role in \u201cthe wrestler , \u201d where he plays a former pro wrestling legend who falls on hard times .\nthat track , titled\n8 - bit wrestler ,\nis barely audible in the final cut , but feinberg has made a version available on youtube .\n( combat zone wrestling ) respectively . the final match of the film does take place within a major wrestling organisation , which is that of\nafter mickey rourke\u2019s stunning work as randy \u201cthe ram\u201d robinson in \u201cthe wrestler , \u201d it is hard to imagine anyone else playing the tortured sportsman \u2013 but the role was first offered to nicolas cage .\nmissed out on : \u201cmy winnipeg , \u201d \u201csynecdoche new york , \u201cmr . lonely , \u201d \u201cthe wrestler , \u201d \u201cwaltz with bashir\u201d and some others\u2026 my bad .\nbrush up on the issues in this extensive critical symposium on film criticism in the age of the internet from cineaste magazine , featuring our own kent jones .\nthe wrestler has the intimacy of a fly - on - the - wall documentary . no stunt men were harmed - - or used - - in the fight sequences . but the drama makes for vibrant art .\nnote :\nthe wrestler\nis one of the year ' s best films . it wasn ' t on my\nbest films\nlist for complicated and boring reasons .\nwell , we played \u201csweet child o\u2019 mine , \u201d i don\u2019t know , maybe three or four hundred times during the course of the film . mickey\u2019s very good friends with axl , and axl was instrumental in helping us to secure \u201csweet child o\u2019 mine\u201d for the climax of the film .\nthese films may have opened new york and / or los angeles in 2007 but not until 2008 in most of the country . they belong on the above list : \u201c4 months , 3 weeks , 2 days\u201d \u201cthe band\u2019s visit\u201d \u201cthe counterfeiters\u201d \u201cthe diving bell and the butterfly\u201d \u201cjar city\u201d\naronofsky also achieves an authentic atmosphere in the variety of wrestling venues he showcases . his decision to cast working independent wrestlers and to film at real independent wrestling shows was wise and gives the film a gritty documentary feel . the wrestler also does a wonderful job depicting the backstage camaraderie among randy ' s fellow wrestlers , the eclectic blend of muscle heads , dreamers , athletes , and artists who serve as an unlikely support system for rourke ' s character .\nthe wrestler is a 2008 drama film written by robert d . siegel and directed by darren aronofsky . the story follows randy\nthe ram\nrobinson ( mickey rourke ) , a professional wrestler 20 years past his prime , working match to match and part - time at a supermarket to pay his bills . after a violent hardcore match , randy has a heart attack and is forced to retire and tries to find something meaningful in his life beyond wrestling ; his friendship with a stripper named cassidy ( marisa tomei ) and a new reason to attempt reconciliation with his daughter stephanie ( evan rachel wood ) . when his old wrestling nemesis\nthe ayatollah\n( played by former wcw wrestler ernest\nthe cat\nmiller ) proposes a rematch on the anniversary of their biggest match , randy has to decide if his life in the ring is worth the risk of death .\nthat\u2019s certainly true and it\u2019s not the first time he\u2019s made the claim . ( hogan also says it\u2019s not the first major film he turned down , claiming he was offered the lead in highlander as well as little john in robin hood : men in tights . ) however , the director of the wrestler , darren aronofsky , officially denied hogan\u2019s claim .\nin the wrestler , actor scott spiegel plays a steroids dealer . real life would mimic art , as he was arrested a few short months later for steroids possession .\ni told them ( the other miners ) i wanted to be a wrestler , but they laughed and said , ' you ' re too small ' .\nin the new york film festival press conference , rourke called you a \u201ctough\u201d director , but you seemed pretty opposed to that word .\nto chart this week ; however , those three new releases all reach the top six . this includes a new number one film ,\nas the script enters its final stages , university of wales graduate joann randles is hoping to use the big pit national coal museum as a location to recreate the wrestler ' s early years \u2018down the pit\u2019 .\nafa anoa ' i , a former professional wrestler , was hired to train rourke for his role . anoa ' i brought his two main trainers , jon trosky and tom farra , to work with rourke for eight weeks . both trainers also have parts in the film . [ 13 ]\ntodd mccarthy , of variety , said ,\nrourke creates a galvanizing , humorous , deeply moving portrait that instantly takes its place among the great , iconic screen performances .\n[ 25 ] ben mankiewicz , from at the movies , said ,\nto put it simply , this is the best film i ' ve seen this year .\n[ 26 ] le monde praised the film for melding european film style with an american plot , and stated that \u201cmickey rourke\u2019s performance in \u2018the wrestler\u2019 is a continuous celebration of the burdens and splendors of the profession of performance . \u201d [ 27 ] ( one other french film critic , philippe azoury , praised its portrayal of\nthe american heartland\nas what he viewed as a bleak wasteland ) . [ 28 ] ) although the wrestler was not technically in roger ebert ' s\nbest films\nlist , he includes a note at the bottom of his review :\n' the wrestler ' is one of the year ' s best films . it wasn ' t on my ' best films ' list for complicated and boring reasons .\n[ 29 ]\nlange is currently developing a wonder years - like television show concept with frank sebastiano ( beer league ) for comedy central based on his # 1 new york times bestselling memoir too fat to fish . the wrestler hits limited theaters on wednesday , december 17th . click here to see when the wrestler is coming to your town / city .\ni was a champion in every weight division and won four world titles . i don ' t know any other wrestler who has done that .\ni have no idea . for me , if it\u2019s a painting , the actor\u2019s the poet . it would\u2019ve been a completely different movie , so who knows what it would\u2019ve been with another actor . mickey rourke\u2019s in every frame of the film , so the film is mickey rourke , you know ?\na powerful portrait of a battered dreamer , ex - professional wrestler randy\nthe ram\nrobinson ( mickey rourke ) , who despite himself and the odds stacked against him , lives to be a hero once again in the only place he considers home \u2014 inside the ring . the wrestler is the winner of 2 golden globes\u00ae including best actor mickey rourke and best original song by bruce springsteen .\nsacrifice 2008 provided a particularly bad example : aj styles attempted a top rope splash on bg james , but missed by a mile and landed on his face even though james didn ' t move out of the way .\nthe official trailer for darren aronofsky ' s new film the wrestler , starring mickey rourke and marisa tomei . director darren aronofsky presents a powerful portrait of a battered dreamer , who despite himself and the odds stacked against him , lives to be a hero once again in the only place he considers home inside the ring . now playing in theaters everywhere !\nmickey rourke is very watchable but i found the whole film a bit depressing . i felt like i ' d seen it all before .\nafter finding her efforts to be involved in the industry blocked , she decided to find a character on which to base her own film .\ncuriously , you resurrect mickey rourke\u2019s career . one of the most wildly anticipated films of 2008 , aronofsky\u2019s humanist drama \u201cthe wrestler\u201d will close this year\u2019s new york film festival . but even before it officially opens in december , the oscar buzz for rourke as past - his - prime wrestler randy \u201cthe ram\u201d robinson is already starting to be deafening ( and rightly so ) . shot with handheld verit\u00e3\u00a9 techniques that put you right up in rourke\u2019s fascinating mug , the film chronicles the dreary decline of a once - famous \u201980s ring legend as a heart attack forces him into retirement and existential crisis . with his ridiculous blonde extensions and overuse of both tanning beds and steroids , \u201cthe ram\u201d is a tragic anti - hero to root for , especially as he attempts to connect with a fading stripper ( marisa tomei ) and his estranged daughter ( evan rachel wood ) . i spoke with aronofsky about his tremendously entertaining new film , how axl rose helped out , and why he couldn\u2019t hit rourke in the head on - set .\ndarren aronofsky is the director of pi , requiem for a dream and the fountain . his latest film won the golden lion at the venice film festival , and was bought by fox searchlight the morning after it premiered at the toronto film festival ( you can read my review here ) . earlier this week , i was granted the chance to sit down with aronofsky for a half hour interview . below is the first part of the interview . we will be running the next part tomorrow , and the third part on friday . enjoy .\nmatch some of this year\u2019s university - trained new york film festival know - it - alls \u2014 that is , directors \u2014 with the school he / she attended . no prize for this one , just the satisfaction of knowing there was potential in all those years of film school .\nthe wrestler has received universal critical acclaim . rotten tomatoes reported that 98 % of critics gave the film positive write - ups based upon a sample of 215 , and gave it a golden tomato for best drama of 2008 . [ 22 ] at metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the film has received an average score of 81 , based on 36 reviews , signifying\nuniversal acclaim\n. [ 23 ] alonso duralde , of msnbc , said ,\nrourke ' s work transcends mere stunt - casting ; his performance is a howl of pain that seems to come from a very real place .\n[ 24 ]\n5 . wrestlers can act . anyone who knows anything about professional wrestling knows that it\u2019s about as \u201cfake\u201d as a razor blade to the head . ( which we see . ) but who knew these guys were so natural on film ? ernest \u201cthe cat\u201d miller is a former wwf wrestler who , in this movie , plays \u201cthe ayatollah , \u201d a faux - arab wrestler from the eighties . the character now sells used cars and is fat and happy in retirement . miller has three scenes , two of which involve no wrestling at all , and he\u2019s funny , quiet , and dead - on perfect . we had no idea he was a wrestler in real life until we checked imdb .\nthis film made me appreciate and kind of get back into pro wrestling , brings it down to a human level . absolutely adore\nin addition to\nwall - e ,\nanother well - reviewed summer blockbuster , christopher nolan ' s\nthe dark knight ,\nproved popular with the nation ' s critics . and the acclaimed stage to screen transfers of doubt and frost / nixon made many of the critics top choice lists as well . below you ' ll find a collected round - up of the various film critics choices for 2008 .\ndidn ' t the academy change the rules a few years back ? i think a song must be part of the actual film to be nominated - songs over the end credits no longer qualify . or am i mis - remembering ? i thought it just had to be written specifically for the film . anyone got the inside track on that ?\naronofsky ' s black swan explored the world of the ' high arts ' and as such it is a perfect companion piece to the wrestler , a masterful depiction of dedication and self destruction in the realm of the ' low arts ' .\nwas the only film to reach $ 10 , 000 on the per theater chart with $ 13 , 978 in one theater during its second weekend of release .\nis a modern movie miracle . aglow in the wonderment of time , the film captures the poetry and pain of life with such originality that audiences may not want to awake from the dream the film casts upon them . working from a screenplay by eric roth , david fincher clocks in again as one of the most exciting voices in american film , and his extraordinary use of technology , often the enemy of performance , serves only to enhance brad pitt ' s brilliant turn in the title role . pitt ' s chemistry with cate blanchett creates one of film history ' s most powerful screen romances , reminding us all of the preciousness of each passing moment .\nthe wrestler director : darren aronofsky stars : mickey rourke , marisa tomei , evan rachel wood ( full cast ) studio : fox searchlight pictures the plot : with his battle scars and failing heart , retired professional wrestler randy\nthe ram\nrobinson ( rourke ) jumps back into the squared cirle , climbing his way up the independent - circuit ladder , with his eyes on a showdown with his longtime rival .\nin the course of his review , le monde \u2019s thomas sotinel offers a clear take on darren aronofsky\u2019s movie : \u201cmickey rourke\u2019s performance in \u2018the wrestler\u2019 is a continuous celebration of the burdens and splendors of the profession of performance . \u201d\nthe women film critics circle is an association of 46 women film critics and scholars from around the country , who are involved in print , radio , online and tv broadcast media . they came together five years ago to form the first women critics organization ever in the country , in the belief that women\u2019s perspectives and voices in film criticism need to be recognized fully . wfcc also prides itself on being the most culturally and racially diverse critics group in the country by far , and best reflecting the diversity of movie audiences .\n6 . bruuuuuuce . expect to see the boss on oscar night . bruce springsteen\u2019s song \u201cthe wrestler , \u201d written exclusively for the film , plays over the closing credits , and it\u2019s straight from the ghost of tom joad \u2014 aching , sad , gorgeous . the song\u2019s so good , you almost expect sean penn to write another movie based off it , like with the indian runner and bruce\u2019s \u201chighway patrolman . \u201d\nstephanie mcmahon is an american businesswoman and a professional wrestler . check out this biography to know about her childhood , family life , achievements and fun facts about her life .\nthe wrestler , robert d . siegel ' s heart - wrenching tale of randy\nthe ram\nrobinson - played by mickey rourke - a former professional wrestler far past his prime , is layered with metaphor . that includes metaphors like the ram ' s foil cassidy , an aging , single mother stripper\u2014played by marisa tomei\u2014as much a physical fantasy as randy . later , through randy robinson ' s doomed stint as part - time butcher - cum - performer , siegel and aronofsky drag the viewer through the titular wrestler ' s struggle with lost fame , estranged family , and the physical suffering that the ram must endure .\nthere wasn\u2019t really a film that i could definitively go to the mat for this year . but there were more than ten that i really enjoyed .\nthe credit for his turnaround goes in part to his film co - star , friend and fellow former grappler \u201cdiamond\u201d dallas page , who also will attend the screening .\nthe film won the golden lion ( top prize ) at this year ' s berlin film festival , and by most accounts , it was only a festival bylaw that prevented rourke from taking the acting prize as well . i definitely look forward to it . though if you were to ask who the first castmember of diner to earn an oscar nomination would be , how many would ' ve guessed mickey ? isn ' t the top prize in berlin the golden bear ? i think the gold lion is the venice film festival .\npredictable as it is , this sad , strong beast of a film keeps us pinned to the mat with the strength of its compassion and the overpowering force of its central performance .\nmad bull ( 1977 ) starring the dad from webster . and the film that inspired the hart / austin mania 13 double turn . this is made - for - tv gold .\nformer wwe and tna world heavyweight champion mick foley enjoyed the film , saying :\nwithin five [ minutes ] , i had completely forgotten i was looking at mickey rourke . that guy on the screen simply was randy ' the ram ' robinson .\n[ 33 ] wwe hall of famer\nrowdy\nroddy piper was said to have been highly emotional after watching a screening of the film . aronofsky said of piper :\nhe loved it . he broke down and cried in mickey ' s arms , so he was psyched that this story was finally told .\n[ 34 ] insights on the film from roddy piper and other former pro wrestlers can be seen in fox searchlight pictures ' s\nwrestler round table\n, which was included in the blu - ray version of the film . [ 35 ]\nanimated features never get a nod for best picture because they are still treated as second rate film ( god knows why though since pixar usually spends about four years making each film ) . i liked wall - e , and if any animated feature does deserve a nod and / or win for best picture , wall - e is certainly it ( considering all animated films ever , not just from this year ) . why wall - e doesn ' t get my vote for best film of 2008 is because pixar still handles timely themes with the young and not the mature in mind . of course they do it better than anyone else , but the potential of the film is undermined when it ' s still expected to perform within the confines of the genre and cater to the under 12 audience . i would ' ve loved to see an alternate ending on the blu - ray though .\nhad the best per theater average of any film so far this year , pulling in an outstanding $ 220 , 000 in 4 theaters for an average of $ 54 , 798 . any doubts about the film ' s ability to expand wide should be greatly reduced after that . opening in second place was\n\u201cthis haunting phantasmagoria of a film \u2014 comic , singular , surreal \u2014 is not only something no one but the canadian director could have made , it\u2019s also a film no one else would have even wanted to make . which is the heart of its appeal . \u201d \u2014 kenneth turan , los angeles times\n\u201cballast strikes me as one of the few american pictures of 2008 to say what it wants to say , visually and narratively , about a specific situation and part of the country , in a way that transcends regional specifics . \u201d \u2014 michael phillips , chicago tribune"]}
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the ' kollywood ' .\ntop 10 cinema 3rd floor , 13 / 6 , thanikachalam road , t . nagar . chennai 600 017 . india . t : + 91 - 87545 66611 / 22 @ : info @ urltoken\nactress neelima rani is a very prominent face on small - screen . the actress is spotted in various television serials relayed at various timings on the many regional channels . a near - perfect face and a slim frame meant that neelima is also not far off when it comes to getting courted by film producers and directors with new film offers .\nshe played a brief role in radhamohan\u2019s mozhi and has starred in films such as newtonin moondraam vidhi , jaggubai , rajadhi raja , rasikkum seemanae , pugaippadam and thimiru . in the many serials she is starring , she plays negative roles in a couple of them and does it without making much of a fuss .\nneelima confesses that playing \u2018negative\u2019 roles are more taxing than the usual roles . \u201ci love playing such roles , \u201d she says . there is something about the television serials where no new story is told or narrated and the script - writers and directors go about their job in a monotonous manner . however , neelima is convinced that she\u2019d prefer small - screen to big - screen at any given time .\nrecently , she starred in vidhai , a soul - searching film whose script dealt with the problems faced by the ethnic tamils in lanka . \u201ci had also done aaniver , a film with a similar theme , earlier . after these films , i have been getting many calls from lankan tamils living the world over appreciating my work . i feel proud and indebted to them .\n\u201cin serials , women are brought to the fore character - wise unlike in films which are mostly hero - oriented . a woman artiste can display variety of emotions in various roles on offer . if you ask , i\u2019d always prefer small screen to films on any given day ! \u201d concludes neelima .\none of the songs in upcoming tamil romantic - drama \u201cwoo\u201d will be shot in as many international locales as never heard before .\nsince it\u2019s a soothing romantic duet , the makers are likely to film it in european countries like switzerland and norway .\n\u201cit\u2019s one of the soothing romantic tracks of the soundtrack . we recently finished recording the song and when my producer heard it , he felt that it should be shot in picturesque international locations . we have narrowed down on places such as switzerland , norway and few other places in europe to shoot the song , \u201d director jayaprakash said .\n\u201cwe are yet to zero in on where we would exactly can the song , but we will be filming in multiple international locations . we will begin filming soon , \u201d he added .\nshreya ghosal and satish chakravarthy have crooned the song , which will feature the lead pair \u2013 richard and vidya .\nproduced by s . s . vasan , \u201cwoo\u201d is nearing completion . the unit is currently busy filming the last schedule here on a set erected at the cost of rs . 75 lakhs .\n\u201cwe needed the set to shoot an important portion of the film . we spent about rs . 75 lakhs because we wanted to save time on travelling to other locations . thanks to the set , the number of shooting days was reduced to 11 from 14 , \u201d said a statement from the production house .\nthe film also features m . s . bhaskar , vasu , and aishwarya among others . satish chkravarthy has composed the music , while cinematography is by rasamadhi .\nthe cause of the girl child is dear to me . sri is the best platform to condemn female foeticide : manasa joshi\nseems to be taking her time choosing her projects . now , we hear that the girl has signed on to be part of two films , directed by bala sekaran and balasubramaniam .\n. the film is about an uneducated brash youngster and an educated and independent girl , and what transpires between them on a government holiday ! the first schedule was wrapped up in jhansi recently . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\nrajesh , delhi ganesh , elumalai , dr . vincent therraisnathan . . . more\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit looks like anchor divyadarshini or dd as she is fondly known as , is unwell . aishwarya dhanush , the director of vai raja vai , who was on . . .\nit looks like anchor divyadarshini or dd as she is fondly known as , is unwell . aishwarya dhanush , the director of vai raja vai , who was on the sets of the chat show ,\npromotion shoots through the night \ud83d\ude10but can ' t complain when it ' s with someone like her \ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\ude0a . . hope you get well soon dd !\nthe team of vai raja vai , including the lead pair of the film , gautham karthik and priya anand , will talk about the films this week . the channel shared on its page ,\nthis will be a super fun episode with the team # vairajavai . . # kwdd .\nvai raja vai is directed by aishwarya r . dhanush , who got an amazing critical reception for her excellent narration in her directorial debut , 3 .\nvai raja vai is touted to be a one of a kind action thriller and features gautham karthik , priya anand , taapsee , vivek and daniel balaji play the key roles . yuvan shankar raja has scored the music while velraj has done the cinematography .\nthe film is all set to hit the screens on may 1st . actor dhanush will be seen in a cameo which will be the highlight of the film and helps to attract the audiences . ags entertainment has produced this movie .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\n10 / 02 / 16 - - 22 : 53 : _ center tells suprem . . .\n10 / 04 / 16 - - 22 : 24 : _ buy home with pf mo . . .\n10 / 04 / 16 - - 22 : 40 : _ gold rate down rs . . . .\n10 / 05 / 16 - - 00 : 20 : _ google pixel to cos . . .\n10 / 06 / 16 - - 18 : 16 : _ jayalalithaa will r . . .\n10 / 06 / 16 - - 18 : 28 : _ supreme court will . . .\n10 / 06 / 16 - - 20 : 08 : _ indian team for 3 o . . .\n10 / 08 / 16 - - 23 : 53 : _ durga puja in belur . . .\n10 / 11 / 16 - - 22 : 36 : _ badrinath temple ka . . .\n10 / 21 / 16 - - 08 : 33 : _ india vs thailand - . . .\n11 / 03 / 16 - - 19 : 04 : _ warriors vs thunder . . .\n11 / 04 / 16 - - 19 : 21 : _ warriors vs lakers . . .\n11 / 05 / 16 - - 02 : 36 : _ thanjavur local hol . . .\nnote : the live telecast might start earlier on some days . for example .\n- on mahanavami ( oct 10th ) - special puja might start at around 9 . 30 am or 10 am ist itself\non sept 29th , union minister uma bharti had said ' cauvery management board ' will be formed as per sc order .\nthere is shock amongst tn farmers over center ' s stand . they feel betrayed . farmers have threatened fast\nkarnataka govt is not obeying supreme court . center takes stand against tn in sc . people are very angry in tn\nthe anger is so high in tn . bjp might be wiped out in tamil nadu . no one is going to vote for them\napollo hospital today released medical bulletin on tamil nadu chief minister jayalalithaa ' s health status . the press release by apollo hospital coo subaiah viswanathan says\nthe honourable chief minister of tamil nadu who is undergoing treatment at apollo hospital , greams road , continues to improve . the treatment plan including appropriate antibiotics , respiratory support and other allied clinical measures are presently being continued to treat infection .\nthe honourable chief minister is responding adequately to the comprehensive treatment given to her . a team of doctors are collectively monitoring her treatment . the honourable chief minister has been advised further stay in the hospital for treatment\n10 / 04 / 16 - - 22 : 40 : gold rate down rs . 600 per sovereign - october 5 , 2016 - gold rate slides in chennai\nornamental gold ( 22k ) rate went down by rs . 600 per sovereign today october 5 , 2016 ( wednesday )\njewelleries in chennai are selling 22 karat gold at rs . 22 , 816 per sovereign\n24 karat pure gold is being sold at rs . 3 , 051 per gram\nyesterday rbi had reduced reverse repo rate . this led to rise in stock market . now home loan rate also expected to come down\nso investors might prefer stocks , real estate over gold . hence price of gold has slided in spite of festive season\n10 / 05 / 16 - - 00 : 20 : google pixel to cost rs . 57 , 000 in india - booking starts on oct 13th - pixel , xl specs\n- google pixel price in india has been fixed at rs . 57 , 000\n- 7 hr battery life can be charged in 15 minutes . it comes with latest android nougat 7 . 1 software\ncomes in 2 sizes viz . , 5\n& 5 . 5\n. - pixel comes in 2 colours viz . , quite black , very silver\n10 / 06 / 16 - - 11 : 22 : spectrum auction - bids received worth rs . 65 , 789 crores - govt expected rs . 5 . 6 lakh crores\n5 day telecom spectrum auction could fetch only rs . 65 , 789 crores worth of bids\ntotal spectrum went for sale was 2 , 354 . 55 mhz across 7 bands viz . , 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 mhz bands\nno one bid for costly 4g bands 700 mhz & 900 mhz . govt had set high reserve and auction starting price for these 2 bands .\n2100 mhz is used for 3g services . 700 mhz is used for 4g services . cost of delivering mobile services in 700 mhz is 70 % lower than 2100 mhz\ngovt expected around rs . 4 lakh crores from 700 mhz alone . but no one bid for it\n- idea bought spectrum for around rs . 12 , 500 crores ( it won 2100 mhz band in mumbai circle )\napollo hospital released medical bulletin on tamil nadu chief minister jayalalithaa ' s health status .\nit says jayalalitha is being treated by uk doctor , 3 aiims doctors . jaya is on respiratory support to decongest lungs and she will need longer stay at hospital .\nthe honourable chief minister of tamil nadu who is undergoing treatment at apollo hospital , greams road , continues to improve and is making gradual progress .\nthe comprehensive treatment plan including appropriate antibiotics , respiratory support and other allied clinical measures are being continued . the honourable chief minister is under observation of a panel of doctors consisting of intensivists , cardiologists , respiratory physicians , infectious disease specialists and diabetologists . detailed lab and radiology investigations are continuously carried out by the panel of doctors .\na team of experts from all india institute of medical sciences , consisting of 1 ) prof . ( dr . ) g khilnani , professor , department of pulmonary medicine , 2 ) prof . ( dr . ) anjan trikha , professor , department of anaesthesiology and critical care , 3 ) prof . ( dr . ) nitish naik , professor , department of cardiology had detailed deliberations on 5 . 10 . 2016 on the treament protocols provided to the honourable chief minister by the specialists team to apollo hospitals . the expert team from aiims also examined the honorable chief minister and concurred with the present line of treatment provided to the honourable chief minister . the expert team will be available till 7 . 10 . 2016\ndr . richard john beale , the international specialist and consultant who had earlier examined and evaluated the honorable chief minister on 30 - 9 - 2016 , also examined honourable chief minister again today ( 6 . 10 . 2016 ) .\nbased on the detailed deliberations and clinical examination , the expert group of doctors from apollo hospitals have drawn up a detailed medical management plan keeping in view honourable chief minister ' s known history of diabetes , and winter bronchitis in inclement weather . the present treatment regimen includes continued respiratory support , nebulisation , drugs to decongest the lungs , antibiotics , nutrition , general nursing care and supportive therapy .\nthe consensus of opinion of all the experts is that the line of treatment given to the honourable chief minister should be continued and the honourable chief minister will require a longer stay in the hospital .\nsupreme court came down heavily on bcci for not implementing the lodha committee report . sc has threatened to pass orders if bcci fails to give undertaking to implemet lodha panel report today ( october 7th )\nsc also said the rs . 400 crore disbursement to 22 state associations by bcci on septemeber 30th will be taken back .\nkapil sibal had sought time till october 17th to give undertaking , but sc said undertaking must come today ( oct 7th ) itself .\nindian team for the first 3 one day international matches has been announced . ravichandran ashwin , ravindra jadeja , mohammad shami have been rested\nsuresh raina is back . but selectors say his inclusion is temporary to utilize his bowling skills in turning wickets\ntant events are being live telecast by the sri sankara tv . for timings check sri sankara tv website\n- jamboo savari is on october 11 ( tuesday ) . goddess chamundeshwari will bless devotees on golden howda atop elephant in mysore .\n- reception of dasara elephants . nandidhwaja puja from 2 . 16 pm to 4 . 30 pm ist . start of mysore dasara procession\nkarnataka chief minister siddaramaih and other ministers , chief guests normally participate in the jamboo savari .\non october 11 ( tuesday ) - 8 pm to 10 pm ist - torch light parade will be held at bannimantap ground .\nthe mysore palace will be illuminated with nearly 1 lakh bulbs from 7 pm to 10 pm on all days of the festival .\npuja will done by scion of mysore royal family , yaduveer krishnadatta chamaraja wodeyar . in previous years , darbar , wrestling , jamboo savari were live telecast by the sri sankara tv .\nsri durga puja festival is celebrated in grand manner in west bengal , gujarat , maharashtra and other parts of the country . especially in kolkata there will be many sri durga pandal .\netv bangala , zee 24 ghanta , zee bangla , star jalsa , star ananda and other tv channels are also expected to live telecast the grand goddess durga puja , sri durga pandals from kolkata and other parts of west bengal .\nthis year , on nov 16th special puja will be held at 3 . 45 pm and then the kapat will be closed\ntanjavore , aravakurichi polls scheduled to be held in may 2016 were postponed by ec because of money distribution complaints .\nfor more updates on the by - poll one can also see puthiya thalaimurai , jaya plus , dinamalar , thanthi tv , sun news , captain tv the hindu etc .\nmatch starts at 9 pm ist . star sports 2 , hotstar are live telecasting the match . doordarshan dd national dd1 is not live telecasting the match\nwinner will meet iran in final to be held on october 22 , 2016 ( saturday ) 9 pm ist .\n- so for elections in 4 seats to be held on nov 19th , jayalalithaa must have signed multiple times . but the nomination papers contains only thumb impression\n- medical attestation by dr . p balaji of madras medical college , accompanying nomination form , form states\nthe signatory is presently hospitalised in apollo hospitals , greams road , chennai . since the signatory has undergone tracheotomy recently and has an inflamed right hand , she is temporarily unable to affix her signature . hence , she has affixed her left thumb impression on her own in my presence\nson six is live telecasting the match in india . will update live score of this nba match , players individual points in this blog .\n- chola king raja raja cholan build famous brahadeeswarar temple ( big temple ) . his 1 , 037th year ' sathaya vizha ' is celebrated"]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "hidalgo ( film )", "paragraphs": ["pierina hidalgo is interning for the fiu film studies , fall 2016 semester . she is an english major who is also pursuing the fiu film certificate .\nquotation notes frank hopkins on hidalgo : \u201chorsemen \u2026 marveled at [ hidalgo\u2019s ] perfect acts , his stature and intelligence . \u201d\nfrank hopkins\n, official website has articles about the hidalgo film , including fusco ' s response to historical criticism .\nhopkins and hidalgo wins the race . they then return to america where hopkins sets hidalgo free along with hundreds of other mustangs unto the american plains .\nthree latin american films were also winners of the teddy award , presented to lgbt productions : nasty baby by chilean director sebasti\u00e1n silva for best feature film ; the uruguayan film el hombre nuevo / the new man by aldo garay for best documentary , and the chilean film san crist\u00f3bal by omar z\u00fa\u00f1iga hidalgo for best short film .\nis a bad film . their study turns patterns of attendance into a single number that claims to grade a film ' s quality\nhidalgo \u2018s cinematographer , shelly johnson , is also an award - winning painter .\nhidalgo is ranked no . 3 in amc\u2019s top westerns of the \u201900s poll .\nthe film initiative underground has announced their first short film competition for the semester . the competition will give students the chance to make their own films and have their work seen by an audience . the winner will have their short film featured on the fiu film studies program website !\nviggo mortensen ' s hidalgo is based on a not - so - true story .\naward note screenwriter john fusco won the western writers of america spur award for hidalgo .\nwhen frank is cauterizes hidalgo\u2019s wound , the scarring from the burn stops the bleeding .\nviggo mortensen : \u201ccompared to the arabian horses\u2026 hidalgo looks like a little dog . \u201d\nscreenwriter john fusco named one of his horses hidalgo while he was writing the movie .\nthis film would not have succeeded without the ethereal presence of viggo mortensen . he is magical , even in a mediocre film striving for grandeur .\ndisney ' s hidalgo : a new hollywood low ,\nby dr . anthony toth\nhidalgo costume designer jeffrey kurland worked on inception ( 2010 ) and 14 woody allen movies .\nthe idea for the competition emerged during a student round table with igor shteyrenberg , the director of the popcorn frights film festival and the miami jewish film festival . a leading light in the miami film scene , shteyrenberg is excited to support fiu students in enhancing campus film culture . robert solomon , the president of the film initiative underground , film studies director andrew strycharski , and 10 other students from across fiu attended the round table meeting with shteyrenberg .\ni have done my duty . not a moviegoer alive will be able to attend\nhidalgo\nand claim that i have not painted an accurate portrait of the film .\ndayami is interning for the fiu film studies during the fall 2016 semester . she majors in history and english and is also pursuing a film studies certificate .\nscreenwriter john fusco got the idea for hidalgo when doing research for thunderheart ( 1992 ) . he was told stories about hidalgo by an elderly chief , while living on the pine ridge reservation .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie hidalgo ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of hidalgo ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nvenezuelan director lorenzo vigas made history last september by winning the golden lion , the top prize at the venice film festival , with his debut feature film desde all\u00e1 / from afar . it became the first time that a latin american production won the top honors at the italian film festival , the longest running film event of its kind in the world , and the firstvenezuelan film to ever participate in the competition .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hidalgo near you .\nthis cast list of who was in hidalgo includes both lead and minor roles . ( 47 items )\nthis film contains a multitude of different kinds of racism that happen in our country .\njosef kubota wladyka\u2019 manos sucias which was nominated for best first feature film and for best editing at this year\u2019s film independent spirit awards ; and \u00f3scar ruiz navia\u2019s los hongos , which premiered at the locarno film festival in 2014 and continued to travel throughout 2015 .\nhidalgo cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of hidalgo actors includes any hidalgo actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each hidalgo 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 hidalgo 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 .\nfind production companies , locations services , film equipment and camera rental companies , post production companies , film crew , and many more production services for your commercial , tv or film production in morocco , including casablanca , fes , sale , marrakesh , tangier and rabat .\none of germany ' s most prestigious newspapers says film\nsmells like a stable .\nmixed ancestry : frank as portrayed in the film is half native american and half white .\na film which begins horribly and thereafter struggles to prove itself anything out of the ordinary .\nhe co - presents kermode & mayo ' s film review on radio 5 live , appears on the news channel ' s film 24 and is a presenter on the culture show .\nyou can stay up to date with mark kermode ' s film blog via these feeds .\n2015 was an extraordinary year for central american cinema , confirming once and for all its coming of age . the guatemalan film ixcanul , the debut feature film by jayro bustamante , made headlines last february not only by becoming the first guatemalan film to ever participate in the official competition of the berlin film festival , but also by winning the silver bear alfred bauer prize at the german competition , the most prestigious award ever received by a central american film .\nhidalgo and other stories , by frank t . hopkins - the book hollywood doesn ' t want you to read\nanthropological convention warned that hidalgo ' s audience\nhas become a tourist in an historical drive - by event .\nhidalgo and other stories by frank t . hopkins edited by cuchullaine and basha o ' reilly foreword by professor david dary\nactor viggo mortensen ( center ) in the filming of hidalgo . | \u00a9 richard cartwright , disney enterprises , inc .\ndocumentaries are \u201cthe true story\u201d kind of film . his screenplay is \u201cbased on a true story . \u201d\noutspoken , opinionated and never lost for words , mark is the uk ' s leading film critic .\nhidalgo c . a . , castro a . & rodriguez - sickert c . arxiv , preprint at urltoken ( 2005 ) .\nhidden chicano cinema : film dramas in the borderlands . mel\u00e9ndez , gabriel a . rutgers university press . 2013\nhe played lucifer in christopher walken ' s favourite angel film . m ' lud i rest my case .\nthe debut feature by marcia tambutti allende mi abuelo allende / beyond my grandfather allende was the winner of the first l\u2019oeil d\u2019or prize for best documentary film at the cannes film festival , and la patota / paulina , the sophomore film by santiago mitre , was awarded with the top prize at the critics\u2019 week in cannes .\nyou are currently applying to film schools . how has the experience helped you in preparing for the future ?\nhidalgo tells the story of frank hopkins ( viggo mortensen ) , an american cowboy who was reduced to touring in buffalo bill cody ' s wild wild west travelling show . he is the owner of a paint mustang , hidalgo , with whom he has an extraordinary bond .\n' ' hidalgo ' ' is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it has action , many threats to hidalgo ' s safety that may make little viewers spill their popcorn , and a threat to frank ' s manhood that may make adults spill theirs .\nhidalgo , an epic action - adventure from walt disney pictures , based on the true story of the greatest long - distance horse race in history , is now out on dvd and features a registered american paint horse in the starring role . in all , five american paint horses were used at various times to play the role of hidalgo , the colorful equine star of the film .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\n: the sheik smokes from a bong - like device . frank drinks to excess several times in the film .\nthis film was revolutionary for its time and these issues are still prevalent in society today . interracial couples are still looked down on in our society today . this film would be great to incorporate in a multicultural literature class .\nfilm based on the legend of the american distance rider frank hopkins and his mustang hidalgo , and recounts hopkins ' racing his horse in arabia in 1891 against bedouin riding pure - blooded arabian horses . the movie was written by john fusco and directed by\na few months later , franco premiered his most recent film chronic , produced by ripstein , as the only latin american director in the official competition at the cannes film festival , wining the best screenplay award . both 600 miles and chronic starred the british actor tim roth . franco and ripstein were also producer and executive producer respectively , of lorenzo vigas\u2019 from afar , the venezuelan film that won the golden lion , top prize of the venice film festival .\nlatino images in film : stereotypes , subversion , resistance . berg , charles ram\u00edrez . university of texas press . 2002\nfive different horses play hidalgo . the one used for most of the close - ups is named tj . the others ( rj , oscar ,\nthe uk film festival\u2019s 2016 programme is curated by the twice berlinale award winning director petros silvestros and will feature a presentation of timothy spall\u2019s new film stanley : a man of variety in which he makes cinematic history by playing all 16 characters .\n13 . speed racer : the wachowskis haven ' t released a film in the two years since speed racer ' s financial failure . as i recall , they ' re currently working on a moderate to low budget film mostly in secret .\nintern and aspiring filmmaker , pierina hidalgo , talks about her work for the film studies program and her plans for the future . she believes that there are unique lessons in internships that students do not encounter in a traditional classroom . we asked her all about them .\nc\u00e9sar augusto acevedo was the winner of the cam\u00e9ra d\u2019or prize for his debut feature la tierra y la sombra / land and shade , making it the highest distinction ever won by a colombian film , and was also presented with the france 4 visionary award , the sacd award and le rail ' s d ' or prize . ciro guerra\u2019s third feature film el abrazo de la serpiente / embrace of the serpent ( pictured above ) was the winner of the art cinema award , the top prize for best film at the directors\u2019 fortnight section . guerra\u2019s film was also awarded in numerous other festivals , it has been shortlisted for best foreign language film at this year\u2019s oscars , and it has also earned a film independent spirit award nod .\nedgeware miguel de cervantes saavedra 193 - 802 col . granada , del . miguel hidalgo mexico d . f , c . p . 11520 mexico city\n. . . the film ' s hold on the viewer dwindles steadily as it enters its progressively dull midsection . . .\njust watched the trailer for a dangerous method and the film looks very interesting . . . however every time kiera knightley appears on screen the film loses\ufeff all credibility imo . . . is this blog an attempt to save vm ' s blushes lol\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nrun by director murray woodfield , the uk film festival was set up by a group of filmmakers with a passion for quality and creativity . previous winners include esio trot , the roald dahl feature film starring dustin hoffman and dame judy dench , and the short film the karman line with olivia coleman . the 2016 celebration will kick off with the opening night at the bfi ( british film institute ) stephen street in central london on 22 november where it will preview of a selection of upcoming films to invited guests .\ndodi fayed was an egyptian heir and film producer who dated and died with princess diana of wales in a paris car crash .\nthe start of the race was one of the most difficult scenes to film . many of the horses started fighting each other .\nthe much too long , primitively plotted family action adventure ' ' hidalgo , ' ' directed by joe johnston , has a handful of well - handled sequences but , given the young audience the film is intended for , the picture may be like having to finish an entire pot of broccoli to get a couple of jelly beans for dessert . ' ' hidalgo ' ' may yet be declared cruel and unusual punishment for kids of all ages .\nseveral american paint horses were used to portray hidalgo . the actor viggo mortensen later bought rh tecontender , one of the horses used in the film . the screenwriter john fusco bought oscar , the main stunt horse , and retired him at red road farm , his american indian horse conservancy .\nwith : gustavo sanchez parra , gonzalo cubero , luis bredow , fernando arze , daniela lema , marcelo quina , jorge hidalgo , prakriti maduro , agar delos .\nwith : gustavo sanchez parra , gonzalo cubero , luis bredow , fernando arze , daniela lema , marcelo quina , jorge hidalgo , prakriti maduro , agar delos .\npress notes roger ebert called hidalgo ( 2004 ) , \u201cbold , exuberant and swashbuckling\u2026a throwback to a more innocent time when heroes and their horses risked everything . \u201d\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nc\u00e9sar hidalgo , now a graduate student in physics at the university of notre dame , indiana , and his colleagues , decided to study the ' word of mouth ' effect in the film world simply because reviews often have a huge impact on audience numbers and there are copious data on ticket sales .\nhidalgo tells the legend of one - time pony express rider frank t . hopkins ( viggo mortensen , center ) and his mustang , hidalgo , competing against the world\u2019s finest arabian stallions in what the movie claims was the greatest endurance race ever run : the ocean of fire\u2014a 3 , 000 - mile race across the arabian desert .\nnear the end of the race , hidalgo is severely injured and hopkins is dying of thirst . as he hallucinates , by lakota tradition he sings a prayer to wakan tanka as his death song . but hidalgo struggles up , and hopkins rides bareback to finish the race , which he wins . after hopkins returns to the united states , he buys many mustangs which would have been killed by the government in an effort to control indians . he releases the horses , including hidalgo , into the wild .\nthis film does an exellent job of portraying how all races are being trod upon in our country . it represents people from a multitude of ethnic groups , and what their experience is in america . i think that this film would be great to incorporate in the english classroom .\nviggo mortensen is coming on the kermode and mayo ' s films review show this week to talk about his new film a dangerous method .\npablo trapero\u2019s el clan / the clan broke box office records in argentina , becoming the local production with the best opening ever , and the comedy asu mare 2 by ricardo maldonado became the highest grossing peruvian film ever . the mexican documentary los reyes del pueblo que no existe / kings of nowhere by betzab\u00e9 garc\u00eda won the grand jury award for best feature documentary ( ex aequo ) at the full frame film festival , the audience award at sxsw , and nabbed a nomination for outstanding achievement in debut feature film in this year\u2019s cinema eye nonfiction film awards .\na crossover cult hit\n( @ theplaylist ) . watch the trailer for the brazilian film good manners by juliana rojas and m\u2026 urltoken\nfollowing disastrous preview screenings for the historical drama , the solemn and mostly unexciting pg - 13 film was trimmed down significantly from over three hours to 135 minutes , and its release date was postponed from december 2003 to april 2004 when it opened on easter weekend against the immensely successful mel gibson film the passion of the christ ( 2004 ) . ron howard was to direct the originally r - rated blockbuster film , and russell crowe ( as sam houston ) was slated to star , but they both pulled out ( howard demanded a budget of $ 200 million ) , although howard remained as a producer . the delayed film faltered at a time when other disney productions were also dismal failures , including the animated feature film home on the range ( 2004 ) ( another $ 100 million production ) , hidalgo ( 2004 ) and the ladykillers ( 2004 ) with tom hanks .\njohn fusco won the spur award for best western drama script ; most of the plot of hidalgo was not set in the american west but featured an american cowboy figure .\ndespite being a very enjoyable rip - snortin underdog story seemingly ripped from the golden age of hollywood , \u201chidalgo\u201d could be the poster child for films based on gigantic lies .\nhowever , about 70 % of film revenue now comes from outside the box office , he adds . the rise in home video and dvd sales , along with toys and other products , means that pleasing the audience is ever more important for a film ' s overall financial success .\nultimately , not the best film . although it was better than x - men : last stand . so they have that going for them .\nactor roy scheider landed his breakthrough role in 1971\u2019s klute , and later played police chief martin brody in the steven spielberg - directed film jaws .\nviggo mortensen ' s first film after the lord of the rings , hidalgo follows american cowboy frank t . hopkins as he accepts a challenge to participate in a three thousand mile long distance horse race in arabia . where hopkins must face gruelling deserts , fierce competitors and countless other dangerous obstacles if he is to survive .\nbehind - the - camera personnel on hidalgo include shelly johnson , director of photography ; barry robison , production designer ; jeffrey kurland , costume designer and robert dalva , editor .\naccording to wikipedia ,\nthe film depicts several characters living in los angeles , california during a 36 hour period and brings them together through car accidents , shootings , and carjackings . most of the characters depicted in the film are racially prejudiced in some way and become involved in conflicts which force them to examine their own prejudices . through these characters ' interactions , the film attempts to depict and examine racial tension in the united states .\nthe mayor of paris , anne hidalgo , whose city faced a series of terrorist attacks in 2015 , has sent her condolences to manchester and urged people to stand firm against terrorism .\nthe film initiative underground is a student club at fiu that was created in 2011 . they host screenings on campus and promote an organized student filmmaking .\nthe film went on to win multiple prizes in different international film festivals , and was guatemala\u2019s submission to the academy awards . it will have a u . s . theatrical release this spring by the hand of kino lorber . more over , the short film la parka / the reaper by nicaraguan director gabriel serra arg\u00fcello was nominated for best documentary short subject at the 87th academy awards , marking a first time for a filmmaker from nicaragua to be nominated .\ncolombian cinema rocked in 2015 , having its most successful year ever . the country secured a place in several of the most important film festivals in the world and won major prizes . the south american country had a historic performance at the cannes film festival , earning five major accolades at the french riviera .\ndirected by joe johnston and produced by casey silver , the film stars viggo mortensen , zuleikha robinson , and omar sharif . john fusco , whose screenwriting credits include thunderheart , young guns , and the animated feature , spirit : stallion of the cimarron , wrote the original screenplay . don zepfel is the film & apos ; s executive producer . the film was distributed by buena vista pictures distribution and was released in theaters in 2003 and on dvd in 2004 .\nnoted screenwriter john fusco has penned the script for hidalgo , the legend of frank hopkins and his mustang , hidalgo . viggo mortensen ( lord of the rings ) plays hopkins , portrayed as one of the greatest long riders in equestrian history\u2014his claim to fame was supposedly arriving 13 days early in a monthlong race from galveston , texas , to rutland , vermont , in 1886 .\nweeknights during prime time on amc , you can catch story notes \u2014 real time trivia and facts about your favorite movies ! below is the online version of the story notes for hidalgo .\nthe associated press : \u201chidalgo himself\u2026 is no slouch in the acting department . he whinnies and grunts and looks soulful at all the right moments . you almost expect him to\u2026 talk . \u201d\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nfred gwynne was an actor known for his roles as herman munster on the sitcom the munsters and as the crusty judge in the film my cousin vinny .\nbakker says that the model could be improved by factoring in the effect of a film ' s availability on its box - office take , for example . many people who would like to see a particular low - budget film are unable to because it is not playing in a local cinema , he says .\nwhat a piece of junk : of the equine variety . hidalgo ' s pinto coat and feral mustang bloodline invites derision from competitors , who assume only pure - bred arabian horses can possibly survive the endurance race . having been\nbred\nfor hardiness by the unforgiving conditions of america ' s own arid wilderness , the wild - born hidalgo beats both the desert and his rivals .\nfrank and hidalgo have to endure insults from the bedouins as well as that englishman , though sheikh riyadh ( omar sharif , whose entrance music is right out of ' ' lawrence of arabia ' ' ) and jazira ( zuleikha robinson ) , his feisty , clear - eyed daughter with a mane as shiny as hidalgo ' s , both come to respect them . frank and hidalgo don ' t get the same consideration from several others determined to do them in , like the riding competitor prince bin al reeh ( said taghmaoui ) , riyadh ' s dismissive aide aziz ( adam alexi - malle ) , the vicious katib ( silas carson ) and the devious lady davenport ( louise lombard ) . ( even hidalgo knows by this point never to trust british accents . )\nfive paints have earned starring roles in walt disney pictures ' hidalgo , an epic action - adventure movie now being filmed on location in morocco , california , montana , south dakota and texas .\nthe team says that the review coefficient ( the word - of - mouth component of their equation ) is a rough indicator of the film ' s quality .\na huge locust crawls on frank ' s chest as he sleeps , and more appear on hidalgo ' s tail as it swishes . suddenly , a freakish swarm of locusts appears and frank and hidalgo take cover under a blanket as the screen goes black . the next image is of a pile of dead locusts and hidalgo lying on the sand . the horse gets up and frank eats a dead grasshopper , offering one to hidalgo who decides to give it a try . to accomplish this scene , a wrangler gently dropped the insect from directly above the actor ' s body . mortensen pretends to awake and gently flicks the locust off his body and onto the ground . trainers filmed the locusts in hidalgo ' s tail in two different ways . for one take , this scene was filmed with a trainer holding a fake horse tail with the locust crawling on it ; a second version filmed the horse ' s real tail dabbed with honey so the locusts could crawl with better traction .\nviggo mortensen formed such a close bond with tj ( hidalgo ) that he kept the horse after the movie . he also bought two of the horses he rode in the lord of the rings .\nhidalgo , along with carlos rodriguez - sickert , an economist at the pontifical catholic university of chile , santiago , and alejandra castro of the university of michigan , ann arbor , constructed a mathematical equation that approximates box - office takings in the weeks after release . they assume that revenue relies on three major factors : the size of the possible audience , the initial desire of audience members to see the film ( which is often dictated by the amount spent on marketing and publicity ) , and audience response to the film .\ndisclaimer : all reviews are based solely on the opinions of the reviewer . most reviews are rated on how the reviewer enjoyed the film overall , not exclusively on content . however , if the content really affects the reviewer ' s opinion and experience of the film , it will definitely affect the reviewer ' s overall rating .\nfor the next act , a drunken frank rides hidalgo around the ring . as he approaches the audience , he falls off the horse and hidalgo pulls on his shirt , dragging him across the ring . for this part of the scene , a stunt man wearing a cable doubled as the actor . he wore padding under his clothes as well as a harness attached to the saddle , which two vets checked out and approved . on the trainer ' s cue , hidalgo backs up gently and pulls on the actor , the weight of whom was supported by the horse ' s saddle\u2014not his mouth .\none of the most underrated and overlooked films ever in my opinion , hidalgo is an absolutely fantastic adventure film with a great , engaging plot , beautiful cinematography , terrific action set pieces , phenomenal direction by joe johnston and an outstanding lead performance from viggo mortensen . this really is one of my personal favorites of all time . i love this movie so much .\n1 . after students watch a time to kill , i would have them be movie critics and write a review of the film . in this review students will focus on the justice / injustice of the criminal justice system . students will be asked to write down any issues that deal with the violation of human rights . students will ponder if they are satisfied with the ways that the film handled the issue of racism . students must use specific lines of the film that illustrate their perspective .\nfirst , some background . when urltoken went live , before the release of hidalgo , the site was relatively small , with just a few pages . it included ( and still includes ) the following :\nbut wait , hold up a sec . so according to hollywood , frank t . hopkins was a legendary man who rode great distances on his paint mustang hidalgo to prove the breed\u2019s value . even if you haven\u2019t seen the film , you can just imagine the wonderful story , how incredibly visual and touching it would be for the audience . and all the marketing for the film touted it was indeed \u201cbased on a true story\u201d . but was it really , or was hopkins just a counterfeit cowboy and gifted spinner of old west yarns ?\nstarring chilean actor alfredo castro ( who is better known for his work with filmmaker pablo larra\u00edn ) and the newcomer luis silva , the film tells the story of a wealthy middle - aged man who gets sexually involved with a young man from a street gang . the film was picked up for u . s . distribution by strand releasing .\nthough it ' s going to be a very long sit for the small fry , ' ' hidalgo ' ' was obviously inspired by carroll ballard ' s landmark 1979 horse film , ' ' the black stallion . ' ' this movie also has the handsome , weathered look of ' ' blueberry , ' ' the western comics fantasy created by moebius ( the french illustrator jean giraud ) . and like that work , the film has the feel of an exotic locale that seems to have been invented by someone who knows it only from old movies .\nduring the 1930s and 40s the self - proclaimed legend told a na\u00efve american public that he had won nearly five hundred endurance races , including an imaginary race across arabia on a mythical mustang named \u201chidalgo . \u201d\nthe movie is introduced to you with a simple race , showing the speed and power of the main character and his horse . the story is about frank hopkins and our titular character , his horse hidalgo .\nsharif published an autobiography , the eternal male ( 1977 ) , and earned renown as a bridge player , also releasing the books play bridge with omar sharif ( 1990 ) and omar sharif talks bridge ( 2004 ) . in 2003 , he received the venice film festival & apos ; s audience award and the career golden lion prize for his achievement in film . the following year he won france & apos ; s c\u00e9sar award for monsieur ibrahim , as well as a lifetime achievement award from the dubai international film festival .\nthat feat is referred to in the movie , but the heart of the picture is hopkins and hidalgo enduring and winning a cross - country , 3 , 000 - mile race on the arabian peninsula in 1891 .\nwhen disney spun the movie ' hidalgo ' as ' based on a true story , ' questions began to fly . was its hero , frank t . hopkins , for real - - or a total fraud ?\nde niro ' s been in plenty of good films , but the only film that was good because he was in it is midnight run - not the case with viggo .\nhidalgo was one of the first to respond to news of the attack at an ariana grande concert on monday evening , which brought back painful memories of the carnage she saw first - hand at paris\u2019s bataclan music hall .\nhidalgo adds that thinking of films this way should help studios to decide whether to commission a sequel . even high - grossing films can be deeply unpopular with the audience , which dooms their cinematic offspring , he says .\ntouchstone pictures has bounced around on its claims , starting off saying the film was \u201cbased on a true story\u201d when it was promoting the october 2003 release . then , with all the controversy surrounding the hero of the film and whether or not his story was true , fusco says the phrase was cut . but in touchstone\u2019s final movie pitch for the march 2004 release , the studio goes all the way back\u2014not only to saying the movie is \u201cbased on a true story\u201d but now claiming it is \u201can incredible true story . \u201d hidalgo is hyped as \u201cunbridled . unbroken . unbeaten . \u201d\nsince the cowboy first pointed his gun in the great train robbery in 1903 , western movies have entertained audiences the world over with their stories , landscapes and colourful cowboy characters . and thanks to the power of 2004 film hidalgo \u2019s visual imagery , audience interest in the genre has once again been captured . but , like my mum has always said , you can\u2019t believe everything you see in the movies .\n' ' hidalgo , ' ' which opens nationwide today , is one of the few movies that seem to be making up their plots as they go along ; actually i thought hidalgo was making up the story as he went along . the film glorifies the horse ' s questionable exploits and endurance : he ' s certainly smart enough to have typed it , not to mention shrewd enough to keep quiet . holding up his long head for dignified close - ups and flaring his nostrils for the occasional nose - bleed , the mustang brings to mind a combination of ' ' camille ' ' and ' ' national velvet . ' '\na touchstone pictures film , hidalgo stars viggo mortensen as buffalo bill\u2019s wild west cast member and cowboy frank t . hopkins . in the movie , nate salsbury sponsors hopkins and his mustang hidalgo ( played by \u201ct . j . \u201d ) in a three thousand mile race across saudi arabia in the early 1890s , pitting the pair against arabian horses , hostile and wily foreigners , and an impossible climate . the movie trailer shows a visually stunning epic starring a personable little paint horse and his disaffected , sculptured - jawed human companion who dash through a variety of locations ( including a re - creation of buffalo bill\u2019s wild west ) and through a multitude of dangers , finally winning the day with american pluck and determination . the advertising proudly proclaims : \u201cbased on a true story . \u201d in the case of hidalgo , though , truth is an elusive commodity .\nwhenever frank , hidalgo and their competitors arrive at a rest stop , the rest of the cast is already decamped and waiting for them . the movie never gets around to explaining how so many people can outmaneuver the racers , though the gleam in hidalgo ' s eye shows he knows a lot more than he ' s letting on . either that , or he ' s waiting to get the lead in a ' ' seabiscuit ' ' series .\nit was the kind of story a screenwriter couldn\u2019t pass up , and the film was well into production when touchstone alerted him that it was getting complaints about the veracity of the story .\nthe mexican filmmakers gabriel ripstein and michel franco had an extraordinary year , wining major prizes at the berlinale , cannes and venice . ripstein - son of the renowned mexican director arturo ripstein - premiered his debut feature 600 miles , which was produced by franco , as the opening film of the panorama section at berlin film festival , where it received the best first feature award .\nin addition to vigas ' golden lion , two other latin american filmmakers also won top prizes at the 72nd edition of the venice film festival : the argentinean director pablo trapero was awarded the silver lion for best director for his drama el clan / the clan , while the brazilian film boi neon / neon bull by gabriel mascaro was presented with the special orizzonti jury prize .\nthe number attempts to gauge of how good the ' word of mouth ' was around a given film , based on the behaviour of the harshest critics of all , the paying public .\nroger ebert , the film critic for the chicago sun - times , called do the right thing\nthe finest , the most controversial , most discussed and most important film of 1989 . of course , it was not nominated for an academy award as best picture ( that award went to driving miss daisy , which has a view of race in america that is rotated just 180 degrees from lee\u2019s ) . to an extent , ebert thinks some viewers have trouble seeing the film ; it is blurred by their deep - seated ideas and emotions about race in america , which they project onto lee , assuming he is angry or bitter . on the basis of this film it would be more accurate to call him sad , observant , realistic\u2014or empathetic .\nmaybe it\u2019s legend , maybe it\u2019s created , but there\u2019s no denying frank hopkins and hidalgo live on as legends and still inspire people today . and i\u2019ve got to admit , the movie hidalgo which follows the story of hopkins and his mustang competing against the world\u2019s finest arabian stallions in a 3 , 000 - mile race across the arabian desert , makes for a damn good story with outstanding visuals and special effects . and i\u2019m a sucker for a good ol\u2019 western .\nthe 2016 uk film festival will serve as the world premiere of stephen cookson\u2019s stanley , a man of variety , in which timothy spall plays all of the film\u2019s 16 characters . the festival\u2019s short film programme includes timecode directed by spanish director juanjo gimenez and the idyll which is directed by british director justin anderson and stars emma de caunes ( the diving bell and the butterfly ) and dougray scott ( taken 3 , mission impossible ) . one of the headlining films is the 2016 oscar nominated , everything will be okay ( alles wird gut ) directed by german director patrick vollrath .\nwhen the information comes back about john it is all positive . john is a known man who has a history of being top of his class and active in many community / professional establishments . john said\nhe got so far because people were afraid to admit their predjudice\n. this statement takes away some of he great ways tha john has been portryed in the film . obviously john must have worked very hard to become who he was in this film . it is surprising that john was so successful in this film , because his parents came from a working class background .\nother notable productions from central america include the costa rican film viaje ( pictured right ) by paz f\u00e1brega which premiered at the tribeca film festival , the panamanian documentary invasi\u00f3n / invasion by abner benaim which participated at sxsw and was panama\u2019s first submission to the oscars ever , and the salvadorian documentary alborada by paula heredia , which premiered at the havana film festival last december . additionally , the guatemalan - mexican director julio hern\u00e1ndez cord\u00f3n , one of the most prolific latin american directors of his generation , earned critical acclaim with his most recent production te prometo anarqu\u00eda / i promise you anarchy .\nedgeware is a sponsor of the awards and the festival\u2019s associates include channel 4 , bfi , framestore , inktip and the lux film prize . the uk film festival runs from 22 - 26 november in events held at the bfi , 21 stephens street , london and the shortwave cinema , bermondsey square , london . the full program can be viewed at urltoken and tickets can be purchased from urltoken .\nthe film initiative underground has also provided three general scripts for those that need it . they can be interpreted in any way . other than that students are more than welcome to create their own .\n1 . have students choose a charachter to follow through the film . students will not he justices and injustices that each characer goes through on a daily basis . students must use lines from the film to illustrate the justics and injustices . each scene that their character is in the student is to note what is happening and how they are being treated . at the end the students will present their chosen character to the class and state how well the movie represented their chosen person . students will address th issue of modern day racism . does this film represent an accurate depiction of our society today ?\nhidalgo transitions from historical epic to action film when the bedouin raiders kidnap the sheikh ' s daughter . that triggers an eruption of indiana jones - style violence too intense for young viewers . an even bigger sticking point for some families will be the sheer volume of indian and muslim spirituality woven into the story . both can be navigated by mature audiences , though fans of escapist entertainment may not like their popcorn flicks liberally sprinkled with pc proselytization .\nthis is a movie that has : concealed pits in the sand with sharpened stakes at the bottom ; exotic sprawling villas made with corridors and staircases and balconies and rooftops where countless swordsmen can leap forward to their doom ; sandstorms that can be outrun by a horse like hidalgo ; tents as large and elaborately furnished as a malcolm forbes birthday party ; blazing closeups of the pitiless sun ; poisoned oases ; tantalizing mirages ; parched lips ; six - shooters , whips , daggers , and . . . no , i don ' t think there were any asps . some will complain that hidalgo magically arrives on the scene whenever hopkins whistles , but hidalgo knows that if he could whistle , hopkins would be right there for him , too .\nreviewed online , palm springs , jan . 13 , 2017 . ( in palm springs film festival \u2014 awards buzz . ) running time : 107 min . ( original title : \u201ccarga sellada . \u201d )\nthe pair appeared together in latter - day sequel indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull , but labeouf later spoke out against the film , saying he and director steven spielberg \u201cdropped the ball\u201d .\nthe awards will take place on the final night of the festival , 26 november at the shortwave cinema in bermondsey square , london . here edgeware will present the edgeware grand prix award for best short film . the competition\u2019s judging line - up includes serena armitage , who won the 2016 oscar for best live action short film with the stutterer , festival director murray woodfield and edgeware\u2019s chief marketing officer richard brandon .\nhear mark kermode review the week ' s new films every friday from 2pm on bbc radio 5 live . kermode & mayo ' s film review is also available as a free podcast to download and keep .\nyes ! i\u2019m actually working on a short film which is going to be my final internship project , my final assignment for a film class , and the reel i will be submitting with my film school application . i\u2019ve finished the script , the storyboard , and recently casted the actors . it\u2019s an adaptation of a poem i wrote for an open mic event , but the concept has been with me for about a year now . sergei parajanov\u2019s the color of pomegranates is the main inspiration for my film . it\u2019s going to have elements of magical realism including an allegorical character . being in this environment where i am constantly asked about my plans and what my projects are has been a great motivation . it helps me to envision my films and my future and it also disciplines me to actually get on my computer and start writing .\nto appease continuing criticism of his much - derided film by both critics and cinemagoers , oliver stone released a third dvd - only version of his epic , a 3 - hour and 40 minute feature with deleted scenes reinstated . in early 2005 , stone blamed\nraging fundamentalism in morality\nin america for the film ' s ultimate failure , claiming that the catchphrase\nalex is gay\nturned off potential audiences .\nthis is a very good assortment of genres all blended together to make a very good ( not great ) movie . first off , viggo mortenson is a phenomenal actor , and gives his all in every performance , even this one . his bond with his horse is very authentic and makes up the backbone of this entire film . but , we are also treated to an exciting adventure journey film that is perilous and completely unfactual . seriously though , this is one of the loosest\nbased on a true story\n- s ever made . there was a horse named hidalgo , but he never did a race like this or anything , so . . . yeah .\nset in 1890 , this is the story of a pony express courier who travels to arabia to compete with his horse , hidalgo , in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize , in an adventure that sends the pair around the world . . .\ni think boyz n the hood would be an excellent film to teach , using two different theories related to teaching literature in the high school classroom ; namely , reader - response theory , and critical literary theory .\nhidalgo is a great story that , although hindered by a slow pace at times , focuses enough attention on its story to make it a worthwhile venture . the film is excessively violent at times which is also a drawback , and something parents will want to consider when seeing it . it ' s definitely not a movie recommended for a younger audience . viggo mortensen ' s performance and sheer presence makes this movie which could very well continue his ascent as a rising star .\nthe horses line up across the sand , milling and shifting for position as the starter lifts his gun skyward . hopkins and hidalgo stand quietly , awaiting the ultimate endurance challenge . bang ! the writhing line of horseflesh springs forward . hopkins allows hidalgo to start slowly , settle into his stride . the rider is in no hurry . he knows the task ahead and just how much horse he has under him . he is confident of winning the 3 , 000 - mile \u201cocean of fire\u201d race across the arabian peninsula . \u201d\nmaybe it ' s a generational thing ( following on from # 10 devon shaddick ) - for me it ' s fairer to say that robert de niro is the old viggo mortensen ! another great film that was off the list was\nhidalgo\n, a relatively unknown story about the self - aggrandised adventures of the inveterate liar and long - distance rider frank hopkins . it may not be the best film ever - in fact far from it - but mortensen ' s performance in the starring role is spellbinding and , for me , makes the movie . if that ' s your criterion for making the new robert de niro then yeah , he ' s the new robert de niro .\nthis film was a radical success in the racially volatile year of 1967 and was nominated for 10 academy awards , including best picture . hepburn won for her role as christina drayton and william rose won for best screenwriter .\na swarm of locusts so massive it obliterates the relentless sun . deadly traps that defy imagination . these are just a few of the astonishing obstacles frank t . hopkins ( viggo mortensen ) , the greatest long - distance racer ever , faces in the rousing action - adventure hidalgo . based on a true story , hopkins and his mustang hidalgo enter the ultimate extreme sport of its time - - the ocean of fire . underdogs challenging the finest arabian horses and riders , they must not only survive the grueling race across 3 , 000 miles of the arabian desert ' s punishing terrain , but they must thwart the evil plots of competitors who vow victory at all costs ! a great story of personal triumph , amazing special effects , and memorable characters make hidalgo one of the most thrilling adventures ever ."]}
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'\ngod bless the family of skye mccole bartusiak . what an . . .\nskye mccole bartusiak was born in houston , texas , where she lived with her parents , helen ( n\u00e9e mccole ) and donald bartusiak , until her death .\nmonths after the shocking death of skye mccole bartusiak , officials have ruled the tragedy an accidental overdose .\nactress skye mccole bartusiak may have been huffing when she died from an accidental overdose on july 19 .\n' the patriot ' star skye mccole bartusiak - - died of accidental overdose . . . huffing probable\nactress skye mccole bartusiak , 21 , died at her home in texas on july 18 , 2014 .\n' the patriot ' star skye mccole bartusiak - - died of accidental overdose . . . huffing probable\nskye mccole bartusiak , actress : born houston , texas 28 september 1992 ; died houston 19 july 2014 .\nskye mccole bartusiak was found dead at the age of 21 last saturday . she is the . . .\n' the patriot ' star skye mccole bartusiak - - died of accidental overdose . . . huffing probable | urltoken\nofficials have ruled that actress skye mccole bartusiak , who passed away in july , died from an accidental overdose .\n' the patriot ' star skye mccole bartusiak - - died of accidental overdose . . . huffing probable - youtube\nmel gibson and actress skye mccole bartusiak at ' the patriot ' premiere on june 27 , 2000 . ( reuters )\nchild star skye mccole bartusiak died from an accidental drug overdose possibly linked to huffing , new toxicology test results suggest .\nskye mccole bartusiak was an american actress . she portrayed the diver patient mary carroll in the season 1 episode kids .\nin 2001 , skye mccole bartusiak played norma jean baker , and patricia richardson her mother , in the miniseries ' blonde . '\nskye was preceded in death by her grandparents , wanda and r . donald bartusiak , sr . and johanna and walter mccole .\npolice have not yet determined bartusiak\u2019s cause of death but her mother told cnn bartusiak had suffered from seizures ever since she was a baby . helen mccole bartusiak said :\nskye mccole bartusiak ( front and center ) in 2002 , in beyond the prairie ii : the true story of laura ingalls wilder .\nskye mccole bartusiak was born on september 28 , 1992 in houston , texas , usa . she was an actress and producer , known for\nactress skye mccole bartusiak , best known for her role as mel gibson\u2019s daughter in the patriot , has died . she was 21 years old .\nactress skye mccole bartusiak died at the young age of 21 on july 19 in her home in texas , but the cause was unknown until now .\nactress skye mccole bartusiak , seen in the clip above as a little girl , died in her houston home sunday . bartusiak was most famous for her role as susan martin , mel gibson\u2019s youngest daughter in the patriot . bartusiak was only 21 .\n, skye mccole bartusiak passed away today . so devastated .\nin response to rumors that drugs were involved in skye ' s death :\nrumors are just rumors , to everyone creating them out there .\nbartusiak ' s mother helen mccole bartusiak told cnn that her daughter had been suffering from epileptic seizures recently , and her boyfriend found her sitting up in her bed .\nskye mccole bartusiak , who portrayed mel gibson\u2019s young daughter in the 2000 film \u201cthe patriot , \u201d was found dead in her houston home on saturday . she was 21 .\nskye mccole bartusiak , the actress who played mel gibson ' s youngest daughter in the 2000 revolutionary war drama \u201cthe patriot , \u201d has died at the age of 21 .\n\u201cwe lost our girl , \u201d helen mccole bartusiak told cnn . \u201cshe was a kind and really beautiful girl . \u201d\nso sad . a new report claims that skye mccole bartusiak , the young actress who starred in \u2018the patriot\u2019 alongside of mel gibson died from an accidental overdose on july 19 .\nskye mccole bartusiak\u2019s seizures had let up for a few years , but returned last week , according to her mother . bartusiak was found sitting upright in her bed . she lived in a garage apartment adjacent to her family\u2019s home .\ntests reveal 21 - year - old actress skye mccole bartusiak had muscle relaxers , painkillers and a chemical refrigerant difluoroethane in her system at the time of her death , reports tmz .\nskye mccole bartusiak , the actress best known for her role as mel gibson ' s youngest daughter in the patriot , died in her houston home sunday . she was only 21 .\n' the patriot ' actress skye mccole bartusiak dies at 21 she played mel gibson ' s character ' s youngest daughter in ' the patriot . ' check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nactress skye mccole bartusiak , who memorably portrayed mel gibson ' s daughter in \u201cthe patriot , \u201d died of an accidental drug overdose , the harris county institute of forensic sciences confirmed to fox411 .\ntoo young : skye mccole bartusiak , pictured left in 2006 and right as a 7 - year - old child star in the patriot in 2000 , has died . she was 21 years old\nskye mccole bartusiak , who was best known for her role portraying mel gibson \u2018s youngest daughter in the patriot , died today at the age of 21 . no cause of death was given .\nbartusiak ' s mother , helen , told cnn that skye was suffering from epileptic seizures a week before she died .\nthe skye mccole bartusiak foundation awarded three grants for the purpose of supporting production costs for the teams entering houston\u2019s 2015 48hfp . i received the honor of being one of the skye\u2019s the limit award grant recipients . they made this year\u2019s 48hfp happen for gin & tonic .\nless than three months after skye mccole bartusiak , best known for playing mel gibsons \u2019 daughter in the patriot , was found dead at age 21 , a cause may have been revealed for her mysterious death .\nmccole bartusiak died at age 21 in her apartment behind her parents ' home . her death was ruled the result of an accidental drug overdose .\na spokesperson for her family described skye as being a caring and brave young woman who will be very deeply missed by her friends and family . helen mccole bartusiak , skye\u2019s mother , was described as saying that their family had lost their girl , when speaking to one media source . she added that skye was a kind and very beautiful girl .\n\u201cwe think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there , \u201d skye\u2019s mother helen bartusiak told cnn at the time .\naccording to facebook and linkedin profiles , skye was the daughter of don bartusiak , chief engineer with exxonmobile based out of houston .\nskye mccole bartusiak , who played the youngest daughter of mel gibson ' s character in the 2000 film the patriot , died on saturday at her home in houston , reports cnn and variety . she was 21 .\nher mother , helen mccole bartusiak , told cnn that 21 - year - old skye had suffered from epilepsy since she was a baby :\nwe think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there .\nno , i didn\u2019t need to do that . i already knew what it was all about . i just needed to see the official notice with my own eyes to make it real . thank you don bartusiak . thank you to everyone at the skye mccole bartusiak foundation . thank you .\nmccole bartusiak died on july 19th , 2014 in her home in texas at the age of 21 with reports stating that she had died in her sleep .\nshe is survived by her parents , dr . r . donald and helen mccole bartusiak ; brother , stephen d . bartusiak of houston , texas ; fourteen aunts and uncles , and twelve cousins living in texas and pennsylvania .\nskye mccole bartusiak , the late patriot actress who died at the young age of 21 last week , was remembered the other day during a touching memorial service in houston . held at the memorial drive presbyterian church on july 25 , bartusiak ' s family and friends gathered to honor the fallen star .\nactress skye mccole bartusiak has passed away at the age of 21 . so far the cause of her death is not immediately known , but it has been reported that she died on saturday and that she was at her texas home .\nwe lost our girl ,\nher mother , helen mccole bartusiak , told cnn . investigators have not determined a cause of death , but bartusiak has been suffering from epileptic seizures in recent days , according to her mother .\nskye mccole bartusiak was an actress who played mel gibson ' s young daughter in the 2000 film the patriot . bartusiak , who had been suffering epileptic seizures , was found unresponsive on her bed by her boyfriend . she had been living in a converted garage apartment at her parents ' home in her native houston .\nskye mccole bartusiak ( r . ) starred in the 2000 film ' the patriot ' opposite mel gibson ( l . ) . bartusiak , best known for her role as gibson ' s 7 - year - old daughter , was found dead in her houston , texas , home on july 19 . she was 21 .\na beautiful tribute to skye mccole bartusiak . it is tragic that she lost her life at young age . my prayers are with her family . i have wondered if it is predetermined from the day we are born the way are life will end .\nour thoughts go out to skye\u2019s family and loved ones during this difficult time .\nthe foundation was established in july 2014 in memory of skye mccole bartusiak who appeared in 14 feature films , numerous shorts , 7 television films , in recurring or guest roles in 11 television series , and in the 2003 broadway revival of the miracle worker . skye passed away at the age of 21 on july 19 , 2014 . urltoken\non sunday , the news broke that houston actress skye mccole bartusiak - - best known for playing mel gibson ' s daughter in\nthe patriot\n- - had died . her boyfriend found her in the garage apartment next to her parents ' house .\nsuch upsetting news . skye mccole bartusiak , passed away in her texas home on july 19 at the young age of 21 , but a new report claims that her tragic death was due to an , \u201caccidental mix of pain killers and muscle relaxers . \u201d\nactress skye mccole bartusiak , who played the young daughter of mel gibson\u2019s character in the 2000 feature film the patriot , has passed away . bartusiak was aged 21 . so far the cause of her death is not immediately known , but it has been reported that she died on saturday and that she was at her texas home .\nbartusiak ' s mother , helen bartusiak , told the associated press the actress had been living in a garage apartment at her parents ' houston home .\n\u201ci have no more tears left , \u201d helen mccole bartusiak told her childhood friend patty rostock marianacci last week by phone on the eve of her 21 - year old daughter\u2019s viewing and funeral . bartusiak has been trying to deal with the death of her only daughter .\nthe death of american actress skye mccole bartusiak at age 21 is , simply put , tragic . so young and full of life , mccole had a blossoming acting career . on saturday , her body was found in her houston , texas home by her boyfriend . it is possible that her death was related to the epileptic seizures she had been having in the days leading up to the weekend .\nbartusiak passed away unexpectedly on july 19 . investigators have yet to determine a cause of death , but her mother said skye had been suffering from epileptic seizures in recent days .\nskye mccole bartusiak , who played mel gibson ' s young daughter in 2000 ' s the patriot , died at the age of 21 on saturday , july 19 . she was found at her home in houston , texas , but a cause of death has not been determined , cnn reports .\nskye mccole bartusiak , the 21 - year - old actress who played mel gibson ' s daughter in the 2000 film\nthe patriot ,\ndied in july , and now an autopsy is showing that she died of a drug overdose that may have involved huffing a common refrigerant to get high .\nthe harris county institute of forensic sciences ruled in october 2014 that mccole bartusiak ' s death was an accident . the\ncombined toxic effects of hydrocodone and difluoroethane with carisoprodol\nwere listed as the main cause of death .\nborn in houston , texas , skye mccole bartusiak began her professional acting career at the age of six , with guest appearances on the hit series jag and judging amy , and roles in the stephen king miniseries storm of the century , the feature film the cider house rules , and the tv movie witness protection ( all 1999 ) .\nskye and abigail on a carousel in disneyland in 2004 . . . . . . and with jodie foster at the premiere of nim ' s island in 2008 . more photos of skye and abigail through the years .\nbartusiak was 21 when she was found unresponsive in a garage apartment at her parents\u2019 house in houston .\nskye spent many summers and holidays in greater pittston where she visited her grandparents , the late walter and johanna mccole in west wyoming , along with her aunts , uncles and first and second cousins . she loved being in the valley and made many friends .\n' s lead character . coincidentally , in 2002 , skye reprised drew ' s role as young pyrokinesis charlie mcgee in\n, 18 . skye and abigail first met in 1998 and have stayed friends ever since , attending several events together over the years . after she learned of skye ' s death , abigail posted a series of tweets in her honor .\nbartusiak\u2019s mother , helen , told cnn that her daughter had been suffering from epileptic seizures before her death .\nmost recently , bartusiak had been preparing to produce and direct her first feature film , her mother said .\n, 25 , who was also friends with skye . scout posted on july 19 :\ni ' ll miss you and keep our adventures close . no words can express . thoughts and prayers to her family . rip skye .\na few hours later :\nyou will be incredibly missed skye . please everyone pray for her family .\nin the below photo and caption that she tweeted , scout is second from the left , next to skye in the center .\nskye mccole bartusiak , who rose to fame at an early age acting in such movies as \u201cthe patriot , \u201d \u201cdon\u2019t say a word , \u201d \u201clove comes softly\u201d and \u201cboogeyman , \u201d passed away in her parents\u2019 garage apartment in houston , texas , on saturday , july 19 . initial indications are death due to an epileptic seizure . she reportedly had suffered through such seizures for many years .\n\u201cwe think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there , \u201d mom helen bartusiak previously told cnn .\naccording to bartusiak\u2019s imdb page , she was friends with fellow child actors and siblings , abigail and spencer breslin .\nthe event is also a reminder to reach for one\u2019s goals . at age 21 , this actress had already taken on roles in big films . she was working on her career already , at such a young age . i admire that and will do my best to remain focused on being true to my own path in life , both personally and professionally . rest in peace , skye mccole bartusiak .\nbartusiak\u2019s mother , helen bartusiak , said at the time of her death , the actress had been living in a garage apartment at her parents\u2019 home . she said the actress\u2019 boyfriend found her unresponsive on her bed on july 19 .\nwhile investigators have yet to figure out a specific cause of death , helen was also reported as saying that skye had suffered from epileptic seizures in the past few days . skye was born in houston , and that was where she lived her entire life .\nmccole bartusiak made an appearance in the short film the vest in 2003 and played the part of the girl in once not far from home in 2005 . she also tried her hand at theatre , playing in the miracle worker alongside hilary swank at the charlotte theatre in north carolina .\nhelen bartusiak , a 1974 graduate of wyoming area high school , has been overseeing and managing her daughter\u2019s acting career since she was 6 years old when skye\u2019s acting skills were first noticed . the elder bartusiak is no stranger to the entertainment industry where she is credited as being an actress , producer , executive producer , tv host and is a former mrs . pennsylvania .\nskye playing video games with heath ledger ( who played her brother ) on the set of the patriot . ledger died in 2008 .\nthree - year - old skye mccole , 24 pounds of drop - dead cuteness , is decked out in a white ultrasuede rodeo dress covered with blue rhinestones . a riot of blond curls surrounds her face , already in stage makeup . she whips off her overskirt , revealing an even more sparkly rhinestone skirt underneath .\nbartusiak was just 7 when she appeared in\nthe patriot\nand had appeared in only one other major film since then .\nher mother told cnn bartusiak had been preparing to produce and direct her first feature film in the months leading up to her death .\non july 19 , 2014 , mccole bartusiak died in her apartment behind her parents ' houston home . her mother told cnn and the associated press that skye ' s boyfriend found the actress sitting up in her bed ; helen began cpr on her daughter before the arrival of paramedics , who then worked\nfor 45 minutes\nto no avail . her mother said skye\nhad been healthy and did not drink or do drugs\n, but had recently been suffering from epileptic seizures ; she believed that this fact had likely played a role in her daughter ' s death . a memorial service was held in houston six days later ; her brother stephen told mourners :\nif you want to know what makes skye happy , go out and plant a tree .\na hit with critics , and skye won awards for it at film festivals across the country . she was also nominated for a young artist award for\nskye , who enjoyed singing , gymnastics , playing guitar and horseback riding , loved animals and had several pets , including a dog . skye died at age 21 in the garage apartment of her parents ' home in houston , texas . she ' s believed to have died from an epileptic seizure .\nthe cause of death has not yet been released , but skye ' s mother helen bartusiak said in a statement to cnn that her daughter suffered epileptic seizures in early childhood , and that they had recently returned . skye was found dead by her boyfriend , in the bedroom of her garage apartment , attached to her parents ' house . her mother and paramedics both tried to revive her , but she was unresponsive . as so often happens when a former child star dies , rumors began circulating that her death was overdose , but her mother told cnn that skye did not drink or do drugs .\n' we think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there , ' bartusiak told cnn shortly after her daughter ' s death .\nbartusiak , who also appeared in\nthe cider house rules\nin 1999 , recently produced and appeared in a number of short movies .\nbartusiak\u2019s movie credits also included smalls parts in the psychological thriller don\u2019t say a word starring michael douglas and cider house rules with charlize theron .\nbartusiak made her acting debut in the television miniseries storm of the century in 1999 and also had a role on 24 in 2002 - 2003 .\nanother heartfelt message came from mika boorem , 26 , who costarred with skye in two films , riding in cars with boys and the patriot ( where they played sisters ) . on july 20 , mika posted the below photo of herself and skye in the patriot , along with this message :\nwe lost a great talent yesterday . i was very blessed to have worked with someone as talented as skye and to have had her as a friend . in her short 21 years , she contributed so much brilliant acting to film and television . she will be missed dearly for her amazing abilities and the love & warmth she brought to everyone . having had the pleasure of working with her on 3 films , i am saddened there will not be a fourth . skye you will always be in our hearts ! # skyemccolebartusiak # skye # love .\naside from abigail , scout , and mika , few celebrities tweeted anything about skye ' s death , but i think the sincerity from these three , especially their concern for skye ' s family , is a fitting tribute to a young life cut tragically short .\nshe made her film debut in the cider house rules in 1999 , while her most recent movie was sick boy in 2012 . upon her daughter\u2019s death , helen bartusiak had said that skye was healthy and did not experiment with drink or drugs , and had suffered from epileptic seizures since she was young .\nin her short career , skye starred or co - starred in 27 feature films . her television credits include shows such as \u201chouse , \u201d \u201cfrasier , \u201d \u201cjudging amy\u201d and \u201ccsi . \u201d skye had a reoccurring role on the cult hit , \u201c24 , \u201d for seasons two and three , playing megan matheson opposite kiefer sutherland .\nskye mccole bartusiak - - who played mel gibson ' s daughter in the 2000 movie\nthe patriot\n- - died from an accidental mix of pain killers and muscle relaxers . . . and it looks like she may also have been huffing . . . tmz has learned . according to the harris county institute of forensic sciences , the primary cause of death was the combined toxic effects of hydrocodone - - typically vicodin - - and difluoroethane with carisoprodol . difluoroethane is a colorless gas used as a refrigerant , something huffed to get a high . carisoprodol is a muscle relaxer . as tmz first reported , bartusiak was found dead in her home in texas on july 19 . bartusiak was just 7 when she appeared in\nthe patriot\nand had appeared in only one other major film since then . urltoken urltoken\nbartusiak , who also had a role in tv series 24 from 2002 - 2003 , had been living in a garage apartment at her parents\u2019 home .\naccording to variety , over the past 14 years bartusiak also appeared in a number tv shows , including 24 , lost , csi and house md .\nshe lit up the room ,\nher father , don , said during the service .\nskye ' s ability to engage people emotionally was exceptional .\ni mean not just anybody can steal a scene right out from under mel gibson ,\nlynne buckridge , a friend of bartusiak ' s family , said .\n[ but ] there was a depth and authenticity to this young woman . skye was probably a bit of mystery in hollywood . she didn ' t fit neatly into any of those hollywood categories . skye was a gifted thespian , but as everyone is this room knows , she was so much more than that .\ntoday , i cannot imagine making that decision and am thankful that a higher power than myself saved me . i want to enjoy my days \u2013 truly \u2013 here on earth to their fullest . but , skye mccole bartusiak did not have that choice . life was taken so quickly from her , without her approval , taken from her before she had the opportunity to rise to her potential personally or professionally . that saddens me as i selfishly wanted to end my life and here she did not have that want yet has now passed away .\nskye burst onto the movie scene in 1999 at the age of 7 when she played hazle in \u201cthe cider house rules\u201d starring toby mcguire , michael caine and charlize theron .\nit stated on her imdb page that she had most recently starred in a short seven minute comedy film which was called frame of reference in 2013 . skye bartusiak also showed up on the small screen as well . she had been on hit television shows such as house , lost , 24 and csi : crime scene investigation .\nbartusiak made her acting debut in the television miniseries \u201cstorm of the century\u201d in 1999 and also had a role on\n24\nin 2002 - 2003 .\nif you want to know what makes skye happy , go out and plant a tree ,\nstephen added .\nmake it a place you can go to when you want to reflect . make it a place where you write or where you think . but make it your safe place , because that ' s what skye would want .\naccording to a tmz report , police were called to the bartusiaks ' family ' s home in houston at around 9am saturday after skye was found unresponsive inside her garage apartment .\nfellow child star abigail breslin , 18 , sent out a tweet saturday night eulogizing skye , whom she described as a very good friend who was like a sister to her .\nbartusiak was best known for her role in gibson\u2019s 2000 revolutionary war epic , where she played the daughter of militia leader benjamin martin who struggles to speak with her father .\nhelen bartusiak said she tried to resuscitate her daughter but could not . she said at the time that the actress had been healthy and did not drink or do drugs .\nshe played michael douglas ' kidnapped daughter in the thriller don ' t say a word ( 2001 ) , then went on to play dove in the affair of the necklace ( 2001 ) , starring hilary swank . although her scenes were deleted , skye again worked with swank in the touring stage production of the miracle worker in 2003 , with swank playing annie sullivan to skye ' s helen keller .\nbartusiak was seven years old when she was cast in the role of susan martin , the daughter of benjamin martin played by gibson in the 2000 hit film directed by robert emmerich .\n. ) like many child stars , skye ' s acting career slowed down a bit post - puberty , but she continued working steadily . at the time of her death , her most recent projects were\nbartusiak was best known for her role in gibson ' s revolutionary war epic the patriot , where she played the daughter of militia leader benjamin martin who struggles to speak with her father .\nskye started her career in entertainment at the age of 6 with a role in the cider house rules in 1999 and went on to play mel gibson ' s youngest daughter in the 2000 film the patriot .\nshe would often attend sporting and school events at wyoming area where her cousins , danny and anna fusco , attended . it wasn\u2019t unusual to see skye in wyoming area apparel while here and at home in houston .\nshe grins , and her mom , helen mccole , snaps a photo . skye poses quickly and professionally , and it ' s no wonder : after all , she is a professional model and has worked in front of cameras since she was five months old , earning $ 75 to $ 100 an hour posing for foley ' s , palais royal , auchan and oshman ' s . she places her tiny hand in helen ' s , and the two dissolve into a nearby elevator .\nbartusiak began her career in 1999 at the age of six in the cider house rules . she also played the daughter of michael douglas ' character in 2001 ' s don ' t say a word .\nbartusiak made her film debut in the the cider house rules in 1999 and starred with michael douglas in don ' t say a word in 2001 . her most recent move was sick boy in 2012 .\nms . bartusiak\u2019s mother , helen bartusiak , told the associated press that her daughter had been living in a garage apartment at her parents\u2019 home and that her boyfriend discovered her unresponsive on her bed . she said that she had been healthy and did not drink or take drugs , and that the family did not know the cause of death . she later told cnn that her daughter had had epileptic seizures recently .\nseveral sources stated that skye had struggled with her acting career after she did the patriot . she attempted to get a strong foothold in hollywood , but it seemed to be largely an annoying and unproductive experience for the young actress .\n\u201ci ' ve done cpr on that kid more than one time and it just didn ' t work this time , \u201d bartusiak said , stating that paramedics also attempted resuscitation but could not get a heartbeat .\nbartusiak , who starred as mel gibson ' s young daughter in the patriot ( 2000 ) , was found in her bed by her boyfriend in houston , texas , on 19 july at the age of 21 .\nin 2003 , mccole bartusiak returned to period drama with love comes softly , and a year later she played the young jackie in against the ropes alongside meg ryan . in 2005 , she received main billing for her role as franny roberts in the hit horror film boogeyman . she starred in the\nkids\nepisode of the hospital drama series house , and took a lead role as sunshine in the film kill your darlings , playing a troubled teen willing to do anything to get the attention of her busy father .\nas it was first reported , skye was found dead at her texas home on july 19 . she had been suffering from seizures that morning , leading her parents to believe at the time that she had a seizure and choked to death .\nmccole bartusiak first starred in stephen king ' s storm of the century as young pippa hatcher . in 2000 , she appeared in the patriot as the youngest child of a militia leader portrayed by mel gibson . she played the young marilyn monroe in the tv miniseries blonde , and the psychiatrist ' s daughter in don ' t say a word alongside michael douglas and brittany murphy , both in 2001 . she also played young charlie mcgee in firestarter : rekindled and megan matheson during season two of the television series 24 ( 2002\u20132003 ) .\nms . bartusiak was born in houston on sept . 28 , 1992 . she made her acting debut in the television mini - series \u201cstorm of the century\u201d in 1999 and had a role on \u201c24\u201d in 2002 - 3 .\nafter the patriot , bartusiak held a series of small roles in popular television shows , including law and order : special victims unit , house m . d . and an eight - episode run as megan matheson on 24 .\nbartusiak\u2019s mother spoke with cnn and explained that she tried cpr on her daughter before paramedics came . as she said to cnn , \u201ci\u2019ve done cpr on that kid more than one time and it just didn\u2019t work this time . \u201d\nby all accounts , skye was a bright , talented , kind - spirited young woman who worked hard at her career and enjoyed it . for her to have died at such a young age is beyond tragic , and she will be missed by many .\n. dakota ' s career had a rather eclipsing effect in the young actress world . ) skye ' s sudden death , on july 19 , at age 21 , didn ' t cause a huge reaction on twitter . . . but it certainly did on the twitter page of\ntoward the middle of her shortened career , she was chosen to play helen keller in the reprise of the broadway hit \u201cthe miracle worker , \u201d playing opposite academy award - winner hilary swank . skye had the opportunity to meet patty duke , the actress who originally played helen keller .\nskye had been getting ready to both direct and also produce her first feature film , explained helen . she had stared in one other film in previous years , and that was entitled sick boy . other than that movie , she had taken on numerous smaller roles in several short films .\nher mother , helen bartusiak , said that her daughter did not experiment with drink or drugs but had suffered from epileptic seizures since she was an infant . these had apparently all but disappeared for a few years , but had returned the week before she died .\nthe sudden death of bartusiak serves as a reminder of the shortness of life . to have a life end barely after reaching 20 is hard to imagine for many people . personally , i find the loss of this young woman leaves me pondering my own past .\nit ' s a sad end . skye was only 21 , but as a child actress , she played significant roles in major films and on broadway . post - puberty , her resume thinned out . her last role was in a low - budget 2012 thriller ,\nsick boy .\nin the tv movie firestarter 2 : rekindled ( 2002 ) , skye took over the starring role of charlie mcgee , first portrayed by drew barrymore in the original feature film . she then played rose wilder in the tv movie beyond the prairie , part 2 : the true story of laura ingalls wilder ( 2002 ) . for the hallmark entertainment tv movie love comes softly ( 2003 ) , directed by michael landon jr . , skye , her co - stars katherine heigl and dale midkiff and the producers , director and writer all shared a camie ( character and morality in entertainment ) award .\nborn in 1992 in houston , skye began modeling at age 2 . a few years later , after watching her mom , an acting coach , work with students , she decided that she wanted to trying acting , too . she was soon cast in her first role , in the 1999 tv miniseries\nfor the competition , tiny skye wore a $ 900 ultrasuede dress . and , you ' ll be glad to know , she won that pageant . in her short life , when the most glittering successes came early , at least there was a day when she was crowned the all - american queen , the queen of queens .\nbartusiak started in movies at the age of seven in the tv mini - series storm of the century . since then , she has appeared in numerous major productions such as the cider house rules , the patriot and riding in cars with boys . she has also appeared in numerous smaller roles and guest starring roles .\naside from her role in the patriot , bartusiak acted alongside several hollywood a - listers during her career . she acted alongside michael douglass in the 2001 film , don\u2019t say a word , meg ryan in against the ropes and hillary swank in a production of the miracle worker at the charlotte theatre in north carolina .\nbartusiak made her acting debut in the television mini - series storm of the century in 1999 and had a role in 24 from 2002 - 2003 . she also played the young marilyn monroe in the miniseries blonde , and on stage appeared in the miracle worker alongside hilary swank , at the charlotte theatre in north carolina .\none of skye\u2019s three biggest roles came from the hallmark channel\u2019s tv movie \u201clove comes softly , \u201d when she played one of the lead roles opposite katherine heigl . the second was a feature film starring michael douglas and the late brittany murphy . she later acted in another movie with murphy and co - star drew barrymore in \u201criding in cars with boys . \u201d\nskye returned to the big screen playing meg ryan ' s character as a child in against the ropes ( 2003 ) , then played franny in the horror film boogeyman ( 2005 ) . other tv credits include a recurring role in the hit series 24 as megan matheson , and guest appearances on law & order : special victims unit , frasier , providence and george lopez .\nwhile you may not recognize her by name , you\u2019ve likely seen bartusiak in movies or television . she has appeared in tv shows that include 24 , frasier and house . in the famous film the patriot , she played the youngest daughter of lead actor mel gibson . she was in the tv movie love comes softly , amongst other projects .\nher most well - known role was in 2000 ' s the patriot , but bartusiak appeared in several other films as a child actor including 1999 ' s the cider house rules and 2001 ' s don ' t say a word opposite michael douglas . she also appeared on tv with roles in 24 , lost , house m . d . and csi .\nthough cause of death is unknown at this point , bartusiak states that her daughter had been suffering from epileptic seizures over the last several days and may have \u201chad a seizure and choked and nobody was there . \u201d the actress had been experiencing seizures since the time she was a baby , though they ceased for several years before returning last week , according to her mother .\nthank you for sharing christy . i was not familiar with skye , but that\u2019s not the point . life is so short and we need to appreciate what time we have here , it passes so quickly . thank you for being open about your own struggles . thank god your suicide attempt was unsuccessful and that you made it through that dark period in your life . i am sure this post has lifted some hearts up out there \ud83d\ude42\nbartusiak was a stage , screen and tv actress . she had a recurring role as megan matheson in the show 24 and did guest star appearances in csi , lost , touched by an angel and george lopez television shows . she started acting in 1999 with the abc mini - series storm of the century . when she was 8 years old , she was in the movie riding in cars with boys . she died in her houston home at 9 am saturday .\nbut bartusiak was best known for her role in gibson ' s revolutionary war epic the patriot , in which she played the daughter of militia leader benjamin martin , who struggles to communicate with her father . her feelings towards him change as the film develops , and she shared an emotional scene with gibson when she tries to stop him leaving to rejoin his militia . the patriot cast also included heath ledger , who died after an accidental overdose of painkillers and sedatives in 2008 .\nbartusiak made her screen debut in 1999 with a small role in the abc miniseries \u201cstorm of the century\u201d before going on to rack up a string of big - screen credits including \u201cthe patriot\u201d and \u201criding in cars with boys . \u201d her other credits include \u201cfirestarter : rekindled , \u201d \u201cagainst the ropes , \u201d \u201cboogeyman , \u201d a recurring role on fox ' s \u201c24\u201d and several tv guest appearances . her last screen appearance was in the low - budget 2012 thriller \u201csick boy . \u201d\nin 2000 she shot to stardom playing mel gibson ' s youngest child in the patriot ( 2000 ) , a little girl so traumatized by her mother ' s death that she hasn ' t spoken a word since . along with the other children who played her siblings , skye was nominated for a young artist award for best ensemble in a feature film . she went on to receive two more young artist nominations in 2002 for her guest performance on the tv series touched by an angel and for her work in the feature film riding in cars with boys ( 2001 ) , which also featured her onscreen sister from the patriot , mika boorem .\nshe made her film debut in 1999 in the the cider house rules , lasse hallstrom ' s adaptation of the novel by john irving , and starred as michael douglas ' s daughter in the psychological thriller don ' t say a word in 2001 . her most recent movie was sick boy in 2012 .\nthe harris county institute of forensic sciences told us her death was a result of \u201ccombined toxic effects of hydrocodone and difluoroethane with carisoprodol . \u201d difluoroethane is a chemical that is typically inhaled .\nshe made her film debut in the \u201cthe cider house rules\u201d in 1999 and starred with michael douglas in \u201cdon\u2019t say a word\u201d in 2001 . her most recent move was \u201csick boy\u201d in 2012 .\n\u201cthe patriot\u201d cast also included heath ledger , who died after an accidental overdose of painkillers and sedatives in 2008 .\nthis material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten , or redistributed . \u00a92018 fox news network , llc . all rights reserved . all market data delayed 20 minutes .\nif you want to remember her , remember that smile and remember that laugh ,\nher brother , stephen , told several hundred mourners at a service .\nso remember my sister for being that free - spirited , happy - go - lucky rasta girl .\ne ! online - your source for entertainment news , celebrities , celeb news , and celebrity gossip . check out the hottest fashion , photos , movies and tv shows !\nnew privacy policy | terms of service | independent programming report | \u00a9 2018 e ! entertainment television , llc . a division of nbcuniversal . all rights reserved .\nwe and our partners use cookies on this site to improve our service , perform analytics , personalize advertising , measure advertising performance , and remember website preferences . by using the site , you consent to these cookies . for more information on cookies including how to manage your consent visit our cookie policy .\nthis content is available customized for our international audience . would you like to view this in our us edition ?\nthis content is available customized for our international audience . would you like to view this in our canadian edition ?\nthis content is available customized for our international audience . would you like to view this in our uk edition ?\nthis content is available customized for our international audience . would you like to view this in our australian edition ?\ndieser inhalt ist f\u00fcr internationale besucher verf\u00fcgbar . m\u00f6chtest du ihn in der deutschen version anschauen ?\nthis content is available customized for our international audience . would you like to view this in our german edition ?\nune version adapt\u00e9e de ce contenu est disponible pour notre public international . souhaitez - vous voir \u00e7a dans notre \u00e9dition fran\u00e7aise ?\nthis content is available customized for our international audience . would you like to view this in our french edition ?\nnuestro contenido est\u00e1 disponible y personalizado para nuestra audiencia internacional . \u00bfte gustar\u00eda verlo en la edici\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol ?\nher first film was \u201cthe cider house rules , \u201d in 1999 , and she appeared with michael douglas in \u201cdon\u2019t say a word\u201d ( 2001 ) . her most recent movie was \u201csick boy\u201d ( 2012 ) .\nshe was best known for her role in \u201cthe patriot , \u201d a revolutionary war epic starring mel gibson and directed by roland emmerich . she played the youngest child of mr . gibson\u2019s character , a militia leader .\nwe think she had a seizure and choked and nobody was there ,\nher mother said .\nthey were working on her for 45 minutes and could not get a heartbeat .\nher mother said that more recently she had been working on producing and directing her first feature film .\nselena gomez is all smiles on n . y . c . boat cruise with friends following ex justin bieber ' s engagement\nthe wrestling episode : the g . l . o . w . episode of netflix\u2019s \u2018glow\u2019\ntexas police stated she was discovered dead inside the garage apartment located behind her home about 9 a . m . saturday morning . it has also been reported that she died in her sleep . as of the present time , no foul play is suspected and her death is being treated as due to natural causes . her body is scheduled for an autopsy .\nlaw enforcement stated that there were no obvious signs that the young actress took her own life . however toxicology reports could change that working theory . that remains to be seen and is not to be discussed at the present time .\nthe 21 year old\u2019s most well know role was playing the child of gibson\u2019s \u201cpatriot\u201d character in the 2000 movie of the same name . however her acting career actually started when she was only six years old and had a role in the cider house rules . she also was the daughter of michael douglas\u2019 character in the movie don\u2019t say a word in 2001 .\nhowever she also made an appearance in the short film the vest in 2003 . she had also appeared in boogeyman and played the part of \u201cthe girl\u201d in once not far from home , both coming out in 2005 . she also appeared in theatre , acting in the play the miracle worker with hilary swank .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\n- born to run ( 2005 ) . . . young kate ( voice , uncredited )\n- the three faces of frasier ( 2000 ) . . . girl with drawing\nit ' s a lot easier for grown - ups , for kids on set , it ' s always , ` go to school , go to school . '\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time since 1980\na former child actress who played mel gibson ' s young daughter in the 2000 film the patriot died july 19 in part as a result of huffing , texas authorities revealed monday .\nher death has been ruled an accidental overdose likely caused by the mixture of vicodin , the muscle relaxant carisoprodol and the refrigerant often abused as an inhalant .\ndifluoroethane is a chemical found in products such as canned ' duster ' type sprays .\naccording to the new jersey department of health , it is ' colorless and odorless gas used as a liquefied compressed gas . it is used as a cooling agent , as an aerosol propellant and in the manufacture of other chemicals . '\ndifluoroethane is sometimes abused for its ' euphoric ' effects , but has been known to cause accidental death in those who inhale it .\n' we lost our girl , she was a kind and really beautiful girl . '"]}
{"id": 114904, "summary": [{"text": "water boyy is a 2015 thai lgbt drama film directed by rachi kusonkusiri and starring luangsodsai anupart , nappon gomarachun and beam papangkorn .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was filmed primarily in thailand .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in early march , it was revealed that there will be a remake named : waterboyy : the series with different actors .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "new characters are added including phumphothingam nawat and thitipoom techaapaikhun .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it started airing on april 9 , 2017 . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "water boyy", "paragraphs": ["\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e22 \u0e2a\u0e21\u0e20\u0e1e - \u0e40\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e07\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e1d\u0e31\u0e19 [ true story ] - ost . water boyy \u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e43\u0e2a\u0e46 . . . \u0e27\u0e31\u0e22\u0e23\u0e38\u0e48\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a ( official music video )\n\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e22 \u0e2a\u0e21\u0e20\u0e1e - \u0e1e\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e17\u0e34\u0e15\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e40\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e22\u0e07\u0e04\u0e37\u0e19 ( midnight sun ) - ost . water boyy \u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e43\u0e2a\u0e46 . . . \u0e27\u0e31\u0e22\u0e23\u0e38\u0e48\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a ( official music video )\n' \u0e15\u0e39\u0e48 ' \u0e04\u0e31\u0e21\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e47\u0e01\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e07\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e34\u0e01\u0e1a\u0e17\u0e43\u0e19 ' water boyy ' ,\nkom chad luek , 24 october 2015 , url accessed 13 september 2016 .\n[ water boyy th . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nafter watching a few episodes of water boyy the series , i decided to write a few words about this version , simply because . . . it ' s better ( imo ) .\neven though i think water boyy the series has a better writing and pace , bl pairing lacks chemistry which made water boyy the movie so good . again , not perfect , not marvellous , simply good and enjoyable . most importantly , i couldn ' t stop smiling after i ' d watched the whole film and i think it ' s all you need to know .\nwater boyy is a 2015 thai lgbt drama film directed by rachi kusonkusiri and starring ngern luangsodsai anupart as\nnam\n, and beam papangkorn as\nmeuk\n. it was filmed primarily in thailand .\ni had already seen the movie water boyy , but i think that i enjoyed the drama much more , mostly because there was much space to think about deeper stories and also the relationship were better built .\nemblematic of the model - turned - designer ' s feminine aesthetic , these chloe gosselin larkspur sandals feature water snake leather and suede detailing in powder blue .\ni really think the actors are the best asset of water boyy , especially ngern and beam who played lead characters . i simply loved their chemistry , the way they looked at each other etc . other swimming club members were so lovely and boisterous . i enjoyed every scene with them . nam ' s family and nune weren ' t that bad either .\na warm weather staple and house signature , this season ' s take on the marni fussbett sandals come in elaphe water snake leather , with a side buckle and cross - front toe straps .\nthe film was released on 22 october 2015 . [ 2 ] madame aung tour , writer for thai rath , said that while the title water boyy created the impression that the film is about swimming , it is more about a father - son relationship and also a love story . she recommended the film for its atmosphere . [ 3 ] coconuts bangkok stated that without the lgbt theme , the film would be a generic love story . [ 4 ]\nplot summary water boyy \u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e43\u0e2a\u0e43\u0e2a . . \u0e27\u0e31\u0e22\u0e23\u0e38\u0e48\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e2d\u0e1a the overnight story of competition , love and friendship of innocent men . at a high school in hua hin . nam ( ngern anupart ) is a talented swimmer , but he barely practices , he enjoys party more . nam is a hot and handsome young man who has athletic body , that\u2018s why he has a lot of girlfriends . everyone is jealous of him and everyone knows that he watches porn every day as if it\u2019s his sleeping pill . \u200b muek ( beam prapangkorn ) , a young swimmer who was forced to come to hua hin for 3 months by his father . meuk is nam\u2019s new roommate . he has to live together , sleep together , eat together , practice together etc . ( after muek came , nam doesn\u2019t want to watch porn anymore \u2026 wonder why ? ) \u200bnune ( book olive ) a rising actress who happens to be muek\u2019s girlfriend . she wants to surprise muek at the dorm and nam allows her to stay at the dorm . ( nune is happy because she is now planning something ) \u200bcoach neung ( two noppon ) nam\u2019s dad . he is swimming coach . he and nam didn\u2019t get along well after he found out one secret about nam . \u200bnine ( new assavapat ) a bright student who doesn\u2019t know how to swim . he is about to take an exam of armed forces academies preparatory school . he asks nam to teach him how to swim in exchange that he\u2019s going to be nam\u2019s tutor and doing nam\u2019s homework . however , nine wants something more than just swimming lesson . ( you bad boy ) \u200bthis love competition , nam muek and nune . who will eventually be the last man standing and fight for love . if you\u2019re ready\u2026 \u200bready \u200bset \u200bgo \u2026 and watch waterboyy the movies . \u200bthe story of hot young men \u2026 in cinema october 22nd\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na group of male swimmer , focusing on two of them , with their daily life . the first meeting wasn ' t so bad . but next thing he know , his hands was tied and his mouth choked with a cloth only . . . see full summary \u00bb\nare you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nadapted direct from the boys love novel by chai jidan , are you addicted ? , the series follows two young men in high school , buo luo yin and gu hai , who are connected through the mothers . buo . . . see full summary \u00bb\nit started with a bickering . then it became more heated . when kongpob , a first year student at the faculty of engineering and arthit , a third year at the same faculty meet each other , they . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe story reveals a strong friendship between pid , arm , zee and gump . zee asks gump to hangout several times , but the latter says he has a prior commitment with nai every time . thus the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthree teenage boys yong - ju , gi - woong and gi - taek , were once best friends in middle school , but they become estranged from each other once they enter high school . while yong - ju and gi - taek . . . see full summary \u00bb\non the first day of shima ' s new job he met a man with a hangover in the elevator . that was his first meeting with his new boss , togawa . though togawa seemed rude and cross , shima was drawn . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntwo boyhood friends are separated due to the disappearance of the sister of one of them , then later meet again as teenagers , when one of them has become a pop singer , and they discover feelings that they did not know they had .\nbased on the popular bl novel\nmake it right\n, this drama revolves around young boys ' budding relationships and how they deal with their feelings within themselves and in front of the judging society .\ngrey rainbow tells the story of porsche and nuer . nuer is the son of the owner of an elephant camp while porsche is a law student . in university , they were dormitory roommates and close . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsumin is an orphan trying to balance work in a factory with study at an art college and an evening job . one night , a rich young businessman makes an advance on him during one of his driving . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe second part , the first part is seven days monday - thursday . the continuation of seryou and shinos date week , two high school students .\na group of male swimmer , focusing on two of them , with their daily life . the first meeting wasn ' t so bad . but next thing he know , his hands was tied and his mouth choked with a cloth only to find his mates circling around him and telling him rumours about his roommate . meuk , the new guy thought that nam , his roommate would be as what his mates talk about . but what he see is different than what he imagined . a tale that tells about love triangle , the hardships of love , the true meaning of love , and how a minute is more than just a minute . . .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nthis series is based on the 2015 movie waterboyy . waii is the most popular member and captain of the ocean college swimming club . he has a difficult relationship with his father who is also the team\u2019s coach . apo is the latest swimmer to join the club and waii\u2019s new roommate .\nstory : * bl and gl themes * this is not a continuation of the movie but a series remake . it starts out with a clear plot : save the swim club ! but the plot wanders a lot and gets lost .\nacting / cast : you ' ll recognize much of the cast from other thai series .\nmusic : the theme song and its lyrics are good , and it was english subbed ( at least later episodes ) .\noverall : there are hot bodies and some funny moments , and the second bl couple is also cute . i was disappointed in the overall lack of direction .\nepisodes are english - subbed by part time subbers ( thanks guys ! ) .\nseriously this is one of my top favorite bl thai dramas ! everything about this drama is just too perfect my heart cant take it ? ? ? ? the producing and directing was really great as well ? ? most of the scenes were really touching that i ended up crying and using a whole box of tissues ? ? ? ? . hope its gonna have another season soon !\nat a high school in hua hin , nam is a talented swimmer , but he barely practices . a hot and handsome young man with an athletic body , nam likes to party and has a lot of girlfriends . everyone is jealous of him and everyone knows that he watches porn every day as if it\u2019s his sleeping pill . his father is the swimming coach and often has fought with nam .\na young swimmer who was forced by his father to come to hua hin for 3 months , becomes nam\u2019s new roommate . they have to live , sleep , eat , practice together . meanwhile , muek\u2019s girlfriend , nune , a rising actress , wants to surprise him at the dorm and , to her delight , nam allows her to stay there . in this love competition , nam , muek and nune . who will eventually be the last man standing and fighting for love ?\ni liked that it was a slow burn so that we can appreciate all the little moments and the realisation without directly going to the\ni love him\n.\nit just felt really refreshing , and made me smile and laugh and cry with them . i highly recommend !\nstill , this film is far from perfect . it seems like a cluster of different scenes which doesn ' t always make sense . the cause - and - effect relationship is not always tangible . sometimes , i had problems understanding characters ' decisions . having said that , i still think the film is worth watching . there ' s time for the laugh and time for the tears . i enjoyed most of the scenes thanks to the amazing actors .\nmusic wasn ' t that memorable ( except the theme song ) , but it suited certain scenes . sound effects were mostly fine , but some were completely unnecessary . on the other hand , i liked the scenography and warm colours of the frames . the film ' s so colourful that it ' s pleasant to watch .\nurltoken - & nbspthis ; website is for sale ! - & nbspalgosmt2 ; resources and information .\nwatch front cover 2015 online full movie . front cover is about a gay chinese american fashion stylist ryan fu , who detests and rejects his cultural \u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n. at ocean high school in hua hin district , nam is a swimmer who does well despite a lack of training . he is popular on campus and has many girlfriends , inspiring envy among his peers , and also has a love of pornography which he needs to watch to sleep . however , his relationship with his father , swimming coach neung , is strained . nine , does nam\u2019s homework and tutors him so nam can teach him how to swim . another swimmer , muek , becomes nam\u2019s roommate . after muek moves in , nam is less interested in watching pornography . however , muek has a girlfriend , nune , an actress , who shows up for the super league swimming competition at changmai . this turns out to be a competition for love . ( source : wikipedia )\ndisclaimer : this site does not store any files on its server . all contents are provided by non - affiliated third parties .\nkeyword : jason statham , van damme , nicolas cage , sylvester stallone , jackie chan , . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2017 sockshare , all rights reserved . disclaimer : sockshare is absolutely legal and contain only links to other sites on the internet : ( dailymotion . com , filefactory . com , myspace . com , mediafire . com , sevenload . com , zshare . net , stage6 . com , tudou . com , crunchyroll . com , veoh . com , peteava . ro , 2shared . com , 4shared . com , uploaded . net , youku . com , urltoken and many others . . . ) we do not host or upload any video , films , media files ( avi , mov , flv , mpg , mpeg , divx , dvd rip , mp3 , mp4 , torrent , ipod , psp ) , sockshare is not responsible for the accuracy , compliance , copyright , legality , decency , or any other aspect of the content of other linked sites . if you have any legal issues please contact the appropriate media file owners or host sites .\ni have never been a fan of yaoi or bls ( boys love ) , but thanks to a friend i once gave a chance to another thai bl drama ( lovesick ) which made me change my mind . now they may not be my favourite genre , but sometimes i like watching one of them , especially for the thai ' s humor , which is so different from both the korean and the japanese ones ( and even from the one of my country ) but that can be very funny .\nthe plot was quite similar : a university ' s swimming club , whose captain is having problems with his father , which is also the team ' s coach , and a newcomer , which will share his room . there are three main romances , but almost all the characters have their stories and they are all well blended . i liked the bl couple the most , mostly because of the actor who played apo , which i already knew from sotus the series and which i also follow on instagram . he has shows such an improvement in this short time that i was very surprised and i enjoyed his performance a lot . i also knew the actor who played fah ( he was phun in lovesick ) and he also improved so much ! for the first time i also liked the girls ' characters : they were strong and they all knew what they wanted , they weren ' t cheesy or too clumsy and even if some of their actions were questionable , i still enjoyed their characters .\nwhat i like the most about thai dramas is that they never give any type of love for granted . there are very little bl couples in korean dramas ( and more less girl ' s ones ) , but i have never seen any thai drama with just boy - girl couples ( i haven ' t sayd that there aren ' t , but i have seen just four or five thai dramas , so this is a general statement ) .\nthe actors were all very good , even though they were all very young . when i first watched a thai drama i thought that their acting stile was strange , but now that i ' m used to it , it ' s actually quite good and they have improved a lot .\nthe music as well was very nice and the songs weren ' t that bad ( even if i don ' t like thai as a\nmusic language\n) .\ni think that this is a good drama , especially if you have never watched anything of this kind . it was fresh , funny and serious in some situations , and i think that this is the most realistic story of the ones i have seen so far .\nas a fujoshi this drama didn ' t really give me what i wanted but it was okay .\ni ' m not really an expert and i just enjoyed this drama as it was .\nyup ! that ' s what i do now . follow me and you ' ll get a ton of recommendations . dm me for a specific type of bl too . here is a blog about a bl movie that i recently suggested : arrow _ forward : urltoken\ni also liked the drama . . it ' s perfect example for bl love drama where the ambitions and m ' ve life is equally balanced and shown properly . . . definitely recommended to watch . . and i also loved all the couples . . . love them alot . . . waiting for more such dramas to come . . .\ntrend of korean industry to india . . . . . . . \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 : kr :\nurltoken - & nbspthis ; website is for sale ! - & nbspfilmtory2 ; resources and information .\nall content \u00a9 2018 thetvdb . com , llc unless otherwise specified . all series , season , episode , and actor images and overview text are the property of the submitter and are available to non - commercial projects under the cc 3 . 0 non - commercial attribution license .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - to - date ? we have created a browser extension .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\nof perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .\nin early march , it was revealed that there will be a remake named : waterboyy : the series with different actors . new characters are added including earth pirapat watthanasetsiri as\nwaii\nand new thitipoom techaapaikhun as\napo\n. it started airing on april 9 , 2017 .\nat ocean high school in hua hin district , nam ( luangsodsai anupart ) is a swimmer who does well despite a lack of training . he is popular on campus and has many girlfriends , inspiring envy among his peers , and also has a love of pornography which he needs to watch to sleep . however , his relationship with his father , swimming coach neung ( nappon gomarachun ) , is strained . nine ( ausavaterakul ausavapat ) , does nam\u2019s homework and tutors him so nam can teach him how to swim . another swimmer , muek ( beam prapangkorn ) , becomes nam\u2019s roommate . after muek moves in , nam is less interested in watching pornography . however , muek has a girlfriend , nune ( kitwiriya natcharee ) , an actress , who shows up for the super league swimming competition at changmai . this turns out to be a competition for love . but during the process the two boys find themselves falling in love with each other .\nstudent of ocean high school grade 12 student swimmer likes neun muek love interest and later boyfriend addicted to pornography and later quit nine ' s love interest neung ' s son talay ' s elder brother disliked karn likes watching soap opera has phobia of taking planes meuk room mate in both hua hin and university friends with champ , king , moddam , bo , bee , pleum , yak and nerd moowan .\nstudent of ocean high school grade 12 student swimmer neun ex - boyfriend nam love interest and later boyfriend nine ' s love rival from chiangmai , thailand champion of the super youth swimming league nam room mate in both hua hin and university friends with champ , king , moddam , bo , bee , pleum , yak and nerd moowan .\nthe film represented a comeback for actor nappon gomarachun , who last worked in the film industry five years ago . he said that director rachi kusonkusiri wanted to make the film , and it reflects how common disagreements between parents and children in thailand were . 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sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\nintroducing moda operandi man : for guys who know fashion . be the first to join . sign up now\ni thought you might be interested in this item i love from moda operandi .\ncreate a moda operandi account to check your orders , save your information and keep your favorite products .\nsign in with your amazon account details to use your saved delivery and payment information .\ncheck out using your email and you can create an account at the end of the process .\nsign in to speed up the checkout process , check your order status and save your favorite products .\nyou will receive an email shortly with instructions on how to reset your password .\nyour reset password token has expired or is invalid , request a new one .\nenter your email and you will receive a message with a link to reset your password .\nsign in to link your facebook account to the moda operandi account . want to create a new account ?\nyour email is already linked to another account . you can try to link accounts\nplease confirm the email address you are registering with moda operandi . already registered ? sign in\na retired mma fighter turned trainer juggles keeping his mixed martial arts gym running and keeping his family united .\nsheriff deputy rick grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins , and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive .\nan anthology series centering on different characters and locations , including a house with a murderous past , an insane asylum , a witch coven , a freak show , a hotel , a possessed farmhouse , and a cult .\na somewhat awkward teen is attacked by a werewolf and inherits the curse himself , as well as the enemies that come with it .\nwhat happens after the world ends ? written and directed by award winning playwright kit williamson ,\neastsiders\nexplores the aftermath of infidelity on a gay couple in silverlake . when cal . . . see full summary \u00bb\nan emotionally troubled young woman makes it her mission to exact revenge against the people who wronged her father .\nan unassuming american family is drawn into the workings of a turbulent middle eastern nation .\na streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her .\nexplorer sir malcolm murray , american gunslinger ethan chandler , scientist victor frankenstein , and medium vanessa ives unite to combat supernatural threats in victorian london .\nan alcoholic man lives in a perpetual stupor while his six children cope as best they can .\nstars : emmy rossum , william h . macy , ethan cutkosky , shanola hampton\nthe experiences of three close friends living and loving in modern - 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tech world where humanity ' s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide .\nthe story of young teenagers and pupils on hartvig nissens upper secondary school in oslo , and their troubles , scandals and everyday life . each season is told from a different person ' s point of view .\nwhen a young gay man is brutally murdered near bondi beach , detectives tori lustigman and nick manning are assigned to investigate . after more bodies are found , tori links the deaths to a series of murders of gay men in the 1980s and ' 90s .\nthe journey continues as these eight singular hearts and minds weave in and out of each other ' s lives finding deeper connections , learning darker secrets about one another and struggling to identify with more than just oneself .\nafter her mother disappears , clary must venture into the dark world of demon hunting , and embrace her new role among the shadowhunters .\na subversive take on archie and his friends , exploring small town life , the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath riverdale ' s wholesome facade .\nthe story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the center of london society and a world at war .\na police officer in a small town is called out to the local cemetery in the middle of the night . he makes a discovery that turns his world upside down : six people have risen from the dead . . . see full summary \u00bb\nfollows teenager clay jensen , in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush , hannah , and her decision to end her life .\na haunting exploration of the mind of sam , a teenager who ' s on the verge of acting out hidden psychopathic desires .\na married couple ' s relationship is put to the test when both the husband and wife fall for the same male professor .\na recently released ex - convict named shadow meets a mysterious man who calls himself\nwednesday\nand who knows more than he first seems to about shadow ' s life and past .\na comedy that explores the private lives of unique new york individuals through a common thread : their weed deliveryman .\nfollowing the life of a very outspoken and rebellious woman , rita is a school teacher who is competent in the classroom , but seems to need a teacher of her own , when it comes to her personal life .\nfollows two of america ' s wealthiest families as they feud for control over their fortune and their children .\nwhen rachid starts sulking after the others have criticised his incompetence , controller stella threatens to split the team , resulting in a leadership contest between stuart and rachid to be . . . see full summary \u00bb\n20 - something nate isn ' t hurting for dates . even his best friend jeff confesses his feelings in a moment of drunken vulnerability . nate , though , is still hopelessly obsessed with his . . . see full summary \u00bb\na close - knit group of young twenty - something artists living , loving , and figuring out how to pay the rent in memphis , tn .\ndealing with work , romance and family drama is never easy . but bffs kate and michael , who are both deaf and live in los angeles , are about to face new challenges - including a bad breakup , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin 1848 , two real life warships , hms terror and hms erebus , sent on a royal naval expedition to find the treacherous northwest passage become trapped in ice near arctic and face starvation , mutiny , cannibalism and a demonic polar bear .\nlovers chad and myron have left their friends behind in atlanta and relocated to miami to live out their lives together though they soon realize that is not going to be easy . after chad . . . see full summary \u00bb\na woman moves to live with her new husband in 17th century amsterdam , but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems .\nhector , 40 , loves jeremy . together , they have a project of child . one day , hecor finds louise , his first love . hector can ' t choose . how long can he keep the secret of his double life that . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin 1965 jeremy thorpe , a successful liberal mp and in line for the party ' s leadership , tells his friend peter bessell how , four years earlier , he met the handsome stable boy norman josiffe . . . . see full summary \u00bb\npose is set in the world of 1987 and\nlooks at the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in new york : the rise of the luxury universe , the downtown social and literary scene and the ball culture world ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "happy , texas ( film )", "paragraphs": ["happy , texas | film stories | st . louis news and events | riverfront times\n& apos ; happy , texas & apos ; : two unlikely candidates to win mr . congeniality\npark city , utah \u2014 a crowd - pleasing comedy called\nhappy , texas\nhas become the talk of the sundance film festival - - but it ' s not exactly happy talk .\ntags : film stories , texas , steve zahn , william h . macy , wayne\nhappy , texas is a comedy film released in 1999 directed by mark illsley , and starring steve zahn , jeremy northam and william h . macy .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing happy , texas near you .\nmark illsley , peter harris , alan williams , and emily kaye alexandra patsavas . happy , texas . usa , 1999 .\nmark illsley , peter harris , alan williams & alexandra patsavas , e . k . ( 1999 ) happy , texas . usa .\nrating :\nhappy , texas\nis rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it includes sexual situations and some strong language .\nof the\nhappy , texas\nsale , elwes said his confidentiality agreement prohibited him from talking numbers , but he called it\nthe best deal that ' s ever been made for an independent film .\na charming fish - out - of - water romantic comedy , the modestly budgeted happy , texas more than makes up in heart what it lacks in splash .\ndepartment of radio - television - film the university of texas at austin 2504 whitis ave . stop a0800 austin , tx 78712 - 1067\nanybody with a soft spot for fakers , who either identifies with them or just admires their chutzpah , is going to get a kick out of happy , texas .\n\u00a92018 austin film festival \u2022 austin film festival is a not for profit 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) corporation .\nwelcome to happy , texas , the town without a frown . yes , apparently there really is a happy , texas . no , they didn ' t actually shoot the movie there . but director / co - writer mark illsley ' s feature directorial debut is still a fun , funny way to spend an hour - and - a - half of your time .\nyouth classes teen summer camp youth summer camp st . andrew ' s film camp rawson saunders film clubs 24 - hour youth film competition cine joven lights , camera , chutzpah ! agliff queer youth media project\nfor inquiries , contact lauren kelcher stevenson kelcher @ urltoken o 512 . 646 . 0149 for immediate release austin , texas\u2014march 20 , 2018\u2014 austin film festival . . .\nbroad curriculum . our curriculum covers both television and feature film writing as well as classes in production , film and television history and media studies .\nthen , hurricane harvey , the most powerful storm to hit texas in over a decade , happened .\na smart , light - hearted romantic comedy , happy , texas uses its well - written script and exceptional cast to prove there ' s still life left in the fish - out - of - water caper genre .\nhappy , texas is a hoot , a hilarious comedy that ' s smart and caring , yet sexy and ingenious enough that it just might stir up some of that elusive full monty - style box - office appeal .\npurchase a film pass for access to eight days of film screenings during austin film festival \u2013 including over 180 films and q & as ; , indie breakouts , narrative and documentary competition features , classic retrospectives , and a stellar shorts program .\nhappy , texas ,\ndirected by mark illsley from a screenplay he wrote with ed stone and phil reeves , builds up expectations of a cathartic comic explosion with the staging of the pageant . but when the big moment comes , the movie blows its opportunity . the event ought to be a hilarious catastrophe . but in turning away from the parading little misses to focus on a car chase and a bungled bank robbery ,\nhappy , texas\nabruptly fizzles out .\naustin film festival is a 501 - 3 organization . your donation is tax - deductible to the extent allowed by the law . aff has also made great strides promoting film production in texas . your support helps us to further the art and craft of filmmaking in our state .\n. . . if the world is not exactly aching from a lack of fish - out - of - water criminal capers , happy , texas nevertheless pleasingly proves that even a shtick we ' ve seen before can charm when it ' s done well .\nthe keen eye for the importance of story in film is apparent in every selection by the programming team\u200b , and the camaraderie they foster among filmmakers results in a friendly and fun festival that i am happy to call home .\nrival bidders bitterly dispute winner miramax ' s version of the independent film ' s sale .\nmoviemaker magazine named aff as one of the \u201c50 film festivals worth the entry fee\u201d in 2015 , 2016 & 2017 and a \u201ctop 25 coolest film festivals in the world\u201d in 2014 .\naustin film festival\u2019s 15th annual summer film camp returns this june at st . david\u2019s episcopal church for its 15th annual program for aspiring screenwriters , filmmakers , and claymation enthusiasts ages 9 - 18 !\nmore than merely a clash of egos , the\nhappy , texas\nfuror is a window into the high - stakes world of film marketing , where perception is sometimes more important than fact . is\nhappy , texas\n( which stars william h . macy , steve zahn and jeremy northam ) an 800 - pound gorilla , made by the son of a wealthy california businessman and sold at sundance for a record price ? or is it the little engine that could - - a scrappy labor of love , financed by a santa rosa family that\nmortgaged almost everything [ it ] owned\n( according to a miramax press release ) and sold for a pittance ?\non a texas chain gang , convict wayne wayne wayne jr picks a fight with the brutal bob maslow , alarming a third felon on the chain , conman harry sawyer . when the van taking them to solitary crashes , maslow takes off . harry and wayne hijack a rundown winnebago and find themselves escorted to the small town of happy , texas , by the local sheriff chappy dent . the van actually belongs to two gay beauty - pageant producers , david and steven , hired to stage a pre - teen pageant in happy . harry and wayne adopt the gay pair ' s identities .\nthe soundtrack album for happy , texas features a mix of mostly country music by such artists as emmylou harris , alison krauss , lee roy parnell , pam tillis , brad paisley and br5 - 49 . there are also bits of tejano ( flaco jimenez ) and exotica ( yma sumac ) .\ni was completely surprised by the scale of aff . apparently , everything is bigger in texas , including the hospitality . if you\u2019ve never been to austin it\u2019s a great time to go . one of the best film festivals you\u2019ll ever experience . \u201d\ncomedia / la \u00fanica esperanza de libertad para dos presos evadidos pasa por asumir la identidad de los propietarios de una destartalada furgoneta que roban en su huida . se tendr\u00e1n que hacer pasar por una pareja gay de productores de desfiles de belleza a los que se espera en la peque\u00f1a poblaci\u00f3n de happy , en mitad de texas . all\u00ed ser\u00e1n tratados como reyes , ya que los habitantes de happy est\u00e1n desesperados por lograr que las jovencitas del pueblo consigan clasificarse para optar al t\u00edtulo del desfile . happy se convertir\u00e1 en terrero abonado para los embaucadores . reparto : jeremy northam , steve zahn , ally walker , illeana douglas , william h . macy\nmeanwhile , cary woods , a producer (\ncopland\n) whose independent pictures has a domestic output deal with new line , said the negotiations on\nhappy , texas\nleft him feeling\ncompletely used\nby elwes . woods said that despite spending three hours discussing his marketing plans with the filmmakers , he never got a chance to bid on the film , which he compared to\nin & out .\nas devastating floods continue across houston and along the texas coast , rescue teams have brought hope , heroism and much - needed relief to the stranded .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\namazing food ! amazing drinks ! amazing night ! our film & food fundraising gala benefits our young filmmakers program .\nf\nhappy , texas ,\na risk - free satire that picked up some positive buzz at this year & apos ; s sundance film festival , catches the public & apos ; s fancy , it will be because the nonsensical story of a pair of crooks ducking the law in a small texas town is so soft - hearted it wouldn & apos ; t hurt a fly . almost everybody in this not - so - funny comedy is giddy and cuddlesome with a gosh - oh - gee enthusiasm that is at first engaging but quickly becomes a sign of a desperation to be liked .\nbut\nhappy , texas\nlacks the audacity and pathos of\npriscilla\nand the funky drag humor of\nwong .\nin addressing attitudes toward homosexuality in rural texas , the movie pretends that rabid gay - bashing doesn & apos ; t exist in the area . and one scene , set in a country - and - western bar packed with male couples strutting the texas two - step , suggests that the region has a booming gay culture . the movie & apos ; s portrayal of a children & apos ; s beauty pageant , a juicy target for satire in the age of jonbenet ramsey , is more celebratory than mocking .\nsummary : two escaped convicts ( steve zahn and jeremy northam ) steal a winnebago from a couple of gay men on their way to happy , texas to choreograph a beauty pageant for little girls . the crooks assume the the gay men ' s identities until the suspicions of the local sherrif ( william h . macy ) are aroused .\naustin film festival is really about creativity , about trying to help people find their voice . and it\u2019s fun . \u201d\nwe offer a variety of parties beyond film screenings with opportunities for networking or just having fun . we\u2019re party people !\nonce again , william macy proved that he has incredible talent , and that does not include the wonderful performances of the other actors . the writing was outstanding . this was a fresh and creative plot . this is the type of movie i thoroughly enjoy . the children in the film also did a fine job . it has a lot of twists and turns which add greatly to the movie . happy , texas is a rather fast - paced comedy which holds your attention . even though as film - making goes , this was a low - budget production , that did not in any way detract from the professionalism and filming . all of the actors truly excelled . i highly recommend this film .\nas austin film festival continues to grow and expand , our vision also widens with the addition of new avenues for storytellers . the playwriting competition is open to full - length stage plays and gives playwrights a chance to explore our film and television conference . it will also allow film professionals to discover storytellers who have mastered the art and craft of stage drama .\ntwo minutes into happy , texas , one convict clouts another over the head with a dead armadillo . this suggests we ' re in for some undemandingly broad humour in the zucker or farrelly brothers style . but although it reverts to slapstick for its set - piece chase finale , for most of its length mark illsley ' s debut film offers an unexpectedly gentle , even sentimental comedy of sexual identities , a less raucous version of the adventures of priscilla queen of the desert .\naustin film festival\u2019s young filmmakers scholarship program grants access to over 300 scholarships for students and teachers in middle and high school .\nexclusive advanced screenings , film premieres , script readings , conversations in film , party invitations , and more ! skip the long lines and enjoy first entry into the theatre as an aff member . you\u2019ll also receive discounts around town at participating businesses .\nthree prisoners escape from a chain gang , and two of them , wayne and harry ( zahn and northam ) run away to happy , texas , where they pose as the gay organizers of a beauty pageant . they put on a show with the small girls of the town while hiding from the law and waiting for the opportunity to rob the local bank .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nacross texas and around the country , people are reaching out to brides - to - be who may have had their wedding dresses , decorations or venue ruined by harvey .\naustin film festival welcomes new ideas and would love to work with any organization that shares interest in the arts and entertainment industry .\naustin film festival strives to be accessible to all patrons of the arts . read about our accessibility and sign - language interpretation .\nthe contents of these presentations reflect the opinions of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the harry ransom center and / or the university of texas at austin .\npraised as recommended reading by film and media studies professors and filmmakers alike , the book offers introspections and recollections on the creative process .\naustin film festival would like to acknowledge and thank our many festival sponsors who demonstrate their commitment to aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters through their financial support . their contributions not only enhance our annual event but ensure austin film festival can continue to administer its various educational initiatives throughout the year .\nnow in its 15th year , austin film festival\u2019s annual film & food fundraising party is one of the most highly anticipated events in austin ! the glamorous and historic driskill hotel hosts this fantastic evening of flowing cocktails and inventive culinary treats , presented by 20 of austin\u2019s hottest restaurants .\npremiering to widespread acclaim at this year ' s sundance film festival where steve zahn received a special jury prize for comedic performance , happy , texas follows two escaped prisoners , harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) and wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) whose only hope to evade the law lies in a most unusual getaway vehicle . . . a beat - up winnebago . now , to hold onto their freedom theyll have to assume the identity of the r / v ' s owners : two beauty pageant . . . full synopsis \u00bb\nwow ! this film is well written , performed , executed . . you name it , it ' s worth the time to watch . steve zahn has always been a favorite actor of mine . obviously , he can do any role or any dialect , portray any character with credibility , and bring a genuine smile to the spectator ' s face .\nhappy , texas\nis an adorable film , and what a great plot . as usual , william h . macy is the consummate actor as well . well , actually , everyone was good in this film . the movie made me laugh and really gave me an entertaining couple of hours . we need more movies like this ! one thing i did find strange was that steve zahn , who played\ndavid\nin the town , was able to sew . now how strange is that ? who cares ? it was a marvelously fun film , and i want to see more of steve zahn in the future ! ! !\nexcellent education . the ut rtf program is ranked as a top 10 u . s . film school by the hollywood reporter and moviemaker magazine .\naustin film festival showcases an outstanding program of narrative , animation and documentary features and shorts , including premieres , advanced screenings , and independent films .\nmy feeling is that\u2019s exactly what you should do ,\nshe said .\nyou should proceed with the things that will make you happy and bring your family and friends together , even in spite of the tragedy .\nwhether you ' re a good guy or a bad guy , in happy , texas you ' ve got heart . though the plot gets wacky , the\njust plain folk\nelement keeps the craziness in check . it ' s really refreshing to finally see a film with gay characters that aren ' t in drag or snapping their fingers . it is possible to have a funny gay character without being flamboyant . sure , there is a lesson to be learned as in most films , but we care about these characters as they get deeper and deeper into trouble . i had a big smile on my face after watching this film , and it stays with you a while . how many other films give you a gift like that ?\nsteve zahn ( out of sight ) and jeremy northam ( the winslow boy ) star as wayne wayne wayne jr . and harry sawyer , guests of the texas department of corrections , who are picking up dead armadillos on a lonely stretch of texas highway when a ruckus with another inmate affords them the opportunity to escape . stealing a beat - up winnebago that promptly breaks down , the pair is\nrescued\nby sheriff chappy dent ( william macy ) , who assumes the two men are the beauty - pageant consultants the town has hired to prepare the contestants of happy for the upcoming little miss squeezed ( as in orange juice ) pageant .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nconference & networking access . our students are given passes to the austin film festival\u2019s screenwriters\u2019 conference as well as the atx television festival and south by southwest .\nzahn ' s performance was hugely praised by critics , and although he had appeared in several hit hollywood movies , this was cited as his breakout film .\naustin film festival offers all badge holders discounted rates at our hotel partners . hotel space is limited and allotted on a first come , first serve basis .\nas schoellkopf and callaway looked at the guest list for their oct . 7 wedding , they saw that nearly everyone was affected by harvey , which dumped more than 20 trillion gallons of rain across texas and louisiana .\nthere is a moment early in\nhappy , texas\nwhen an escaped convict looks at a roomful of 5 - year - old beauty pageant contestants and asks them if they know the words to\nninety - nine bottles of beer on the wall .\nthey stare at him with curiosity . after all , he is the out - of - town pageant consultant , hired to prepare them for the little miss fresh - squeezed pre - teen beauty pageant .\nour diverse permanent faculty are all working screenwriters who cover the gamut from experienced television showrunners to feature film writers to produced writer / directors to tv staff writers .\nstill , bey reveals who inspired the album ' s name in the short film ' s home video footage , featuring jay z ' s grandmother hattie white .\nmotion picture | medium length film ( 30 - 60 minutes ) . inc : wayne bergeron , trumpet . ( soundtrack personnel ) . motion picture ( form ) .\ndid you know that austin film festival provides group discounts to students at colleges , universities , and specialty schools ? consistently considered by moviemaker magazine as one of the \u201c50 film festivals worth the entry fee , \u201d aff allows participating writers and filmmakers to measure themselves against the very best , while also providing valuable networking and learning opportunities .\nganz , 22 , a behavioral therapist in richmond , texas , was inspired to organize for brides - to - be after meeting an engaged fireman who was helping people affected by harvey while his own home had been ruined .\naustin film festival is really about creativity , about trying to help people find their voice . and it\u2019s fun . \u201d - ron howard , 2009 extraordinary contribution to filmmaking award recipient\nhere , as in stephan elliott ' s film , most of the comedy derives from the clash of cultures , and from the effect on a backwoods world as its denizens open up , under the influence of the anomalous outsiders , to suppressed aspects of their own sexuality . however , the edge is taken off the humour by the film ' s overall air of benevolence . this is one texas burgh where homophobia is utterly unknown . the people of happy (\nthe town without a frown\n) regard their supposedly gay visitors with nothing more aggressive than bemused curiosity and go out of their way to be tactful . even the macho wayne , initially horrified at the subterfuge , soon starts getting in touch with his feminine side . (\nfirst i gotta make little polka - dotted flowers for the girls ' hats ,\nhe protests when harry summons him for a heist conference . )\nthe convict ' s name is wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) . he and harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) have escaped from an overturned prison van , cut through their handcuffs and stolen an rv at a gas station . what they discover belatedly is that the rv belongs to two gay men who travel around texas consulting on beauty contests .\nlots of folks are looking for you ,\nsays happy ' s sheriff , chappy dent ( william h . macy ) , as he stops them outside town .\nmotion picture | made - for - tv series . short film ( under 30 minutes ) . julie london as julie . ( personnel on camera ) . motion picture ( form ) .\nthe movie received a rating of 81 % on rotten tomatoes , based on 83 critics , stating ,\nit ' s nothing epic or grand , but it ' s a simple , funny film that kicked off steve zahn ' s career .\nroger ebert of the chicago sun - times gave it 3 / 4 . steve zahn won three awards for his performance in the film .\nmotion picture | made - for - tv series . medium length film ( 30 - 60 minutes ) . julie london as anita . ( personnel on camera ) . motion picture ( form ) .\nit was a positively reviewed film , and was a box office hit , grossing $ 3 . 7 million against a $ 1 . 4 million budget , and is now considered a cult classic .\nwith the exception of a few scenes , the film was shot entirely on location in piru , california . one scene was filmed at oil can harry ' s in studio city , los angeles .\nin addition to writing courses , students are encouraged to use their electives to broaden their critical knowledge and filmmaking experience via the department ' s film studies and production offerings . the department strongly encourages collaboration between its student screenwriters and filmmakers , which has resulted in award - winning films screening at major festivals worldwide . an internship in the film industry is required as part of the program of work , and past students have interned both in los angeles ( at such companies as miramax and pixar / disney ) , and locally at the austin film festival and with austin - based filmmakers richard linklater and terrence malick .\nthe opportunity to work with an instructor who has real world experience in the film industry during summer camp made a real impact on my [ teen ] . he loved everything about his camp experience !\nthis was not what i expected whatsoever - a thoroughly delightfully funny little film that kept me smiling for a long time after leaving the cinema . two small time criminals skip prison after their transportation vehicle crashes and steal a motor home - however the motor home belongs to a pair of pageant directors , and due to being accosted by the local sheriff they assume their identities . there are several brilliant moments in this film - not the least of which being when the two find out they are supposed to be gay lovers , and that the beauty pageants are for children rather than the models they were expecting . the local sheriff is the star of this film as he comes to terms with his sexuality in red neck land , but this was just a lot of fun all round . definitely a small time film , but one certainly worth watching .\nmotion picture | feature film ( over 60 minutes ) .\nyou ' re my thrill\nby sidney clare , jay gorney , performed by billie holiday . ( songs ) . motion picture ( form ) .\nit all begins when harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) and wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) , two convicts on the lam , go through the contents of the winnebago they have just stolen and discover that its owners are a gay male couple who travel around the country producing pageants . stopped by the sheriff , chappy dent ( william h . macy ) , the pair are shocked to find that instead of being arrested , they are escorted to happy , texas , and welcomed as the potential miracle workers who can whip the little miss squeezed pageant into professional enough shape for the town to make the regional finals .\n. . . although it reverts to slapstick for its set - piece chase finale , for most of its length mark illsley ' s debut film offers an unexpectedly gentle , even sentimental comedy of sexual identities . . .\nour faculty are not only topflight instructors , but are also working screenwriters , having sold screenplays to hbo , warner brothers , new line cinema , walt disney studios , dimension entertainment , mgm , national geographic , paramount pictures , sony entertainment , the disney channel , lionsgate , happy madison productions , gary sanchez , and many other studios and networks .\ntony safford , a senior vice president of acquisitions for 20th century fox , alleges that miramax is lying about what it paid for\nhappy , texas ,\nwhich follows two escaped convicts who evade the law by posing as professional beauty pageant promoters ( who happen to be gay ) . while miramax says it paid only $ 2 . 5 million ( plus substantial first - dollar gross participation for the filmmakers ) , safford said he knows\nfor a fact\nthat miramax paid\nnorth of $ 10 million ,\nbreaking the sundance record held by\nthe spitfire grill\n( which castle rock entertainment bought for $ 10 million in 1996 ) .\n\u201cyou\u2019re the barb on my wire / the spark in my campfire / there\u2019s no brighter star in all the multiplexes . / i love this state , you know i do / but the best thing in this state is you . \u201d slaid cleaves sung it right in his \u201ctexas love song , \u201d inspiring the happy bloom and tristan needham to marry true love and color at the white sparrow . this team is eager to see couples embrace color at their weddings , and i love that they didn\u2019t just wish it \u2013 they\u2019re sharing with us a way to do it beautifully , one that feels authentic to the hispanic and texan cultures they were inspired by .\nas an online archive for some of c . e . chambers ' published interviews , film critiques , and little - known hawaiian historical information . it quickly evolved into a showcase for new material . email address : info @ urltoken\nthe collection consists primarily of kern ' s show music , some holograph sketches ; most are manuscript full and vocal scores of kern ' s orchestrators and arrangers , especially frank saddler and robert russell bennett . film and . . .\ntitle happy , texas contributor names mark illsley ( director ) peter harris , ( additional ) david feinman , james stemple ( composer ) alan williams ( music _ director _ and / or _ conductor ) alexandra patsavas , emily kaye ( music _ supervisor ) created / published usa . notes - information from :\njazz on the screen\nby david meeker . used with permission . ( source ) - feature film ( over 60 minutes ) . -\nthe entertainer\nby scott joplin , arr brian kirk ;\ngopher mambo\nby conrad gozzo , billy may , performed by yma sumac . ( songs ) - inc : m . b . gordy , percussion . ( soundtrack personnel ) - jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described . the library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video . to request additional information ask a librarian ( urltoken ) . form motion picture description motion picture | feature film ( over 60 minutes ) .\nthe entertainer\nby scott joplin , arr brian kirk ;\ngopher mambo\nby conrad gozzo , billy may , performed by yma sumac . ( songs ) . inc : m . b . gordy , percussion . ( soundtrack personnel ) . motion picture ( form ) . additional metadata formats metsxml record\nyou\u2019ll also receive discounts around town at participating businesses such as alamo drafthouse village and stephen f . austin bar and terrace . not to mention discounts to our film & food fundraiser ( otherwise known as the best party in austin ) .\nharvey ' s deadly toll : the victims of texas ' devastating floods : the two - way a small - business owner trying to save his shop , a policeman determined to make it to work , an elderly couple and four great - grandchildren trapped in a van : the high waters in houston have been fatal .\nvery amateur production ! there is no cause and effect pattern to follow . i have never seen a film that just jumps from scene to scene in such a haphazard fashion . bad direction , bad editing , bad writing . just bad !\nfor their part , distributors said they cooperated , though one compared the process derisively to\nan audition .\nruth vitale , co - president of paramount classics , offered another analogy that seemed fitting , given the film ' s plot line .\nwe\u2019re winning major awards . our screenwriting students have won the 2017 humanitas prize in screenwriting and the 2010 and 2014 academy nicholls fellowship . they have also placed highly in other prestigious screenwriting competitions , including the austin film festival and hbo access writing fellowship .\njazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described . the library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video . to request additional information ask a librarian .\nmotion picture | made - for - tv programme or made - for - video / dvd release . medium length film ( 30 - 60 minutes ) . inc : norman ludwin , acoustic double bass . ( soundtrack personnel ) . motion picture ( form ) .\ntold that miramax ' s press release said the film , made for $ 1 . 7 million , was\nfinanced by illsley ' s family and friends , who mortgaged almost everything they owned and borrowed heavily to raise the funds ,\nrolf illsley shook his head .\nmaking matters even more confusing is the director himself , who took pains in an interview to distance himself from a miramax press release on the film . asked to confirm miramax ' s description of the deal , illsley said ,\nthat entire statement is not wholly true .\nour summer film camp is all about storytelling . in this immersive and creative environment , we encourage campers to find and tell their own stories . then we teach them how to turn those stories into their very own movies with the help of a supportive crew of peers . plus , campers get to participate in panel discussions with inspiring guest speakers that are major hollywood writers , producers , and directors ! and finally , to finish off with a bang , all finished films will premiere at the summer film camp showcase at galaxy highland on sunday , august 6th .\nheld in the glamorous and historic driskill hotel , the event brings austinites and visitors together to celebrate the film arts and enjoy flowing cocktails and inventive cuisine from some of austin\u2019s most notable chefs . live and silent auctions showcase the very best in luxury items , trips , and experiences .\nthose who still consider country music to be the aural equivalent of a saddle sore won\u00edt find this sonic country beast a comfortable ride , but it should find appeal beyond the old boundaries of tennessee , texas , tamworth and truck radios . highly recommend to genuine and nascent country music enthusiasts , those\ncoming out\nof the country closet and escaped convicts posing as emmylou harris fans . brad green\nfrom the team : what makes texas so great is its blend of southern tradition and mexican influence . rustic white barns meet stucco and citrus , colliding to make a beauty that no other location can duplicate . while some wedding trends are leaning further and further into the neutral color palette of greens and creams , these two cultures still embrace color , vitality and life\u2026 no matter the trend or season !\nthe program offers kids opportunities to share their creative work with peers , the public , and professional filmmakers and screenwriters . by introducing young people to the film industry , the program hopes to provide them new mediums to express their creativity , improve their communication skills , and benefit the entire arts community .\nthis film is about 2 straight escaped prisoners having to pose as 2 gay beauty pageant organisers to conceal their identities . this film started a bit slow , but soon afterward it became very funny . steve zahn did very well in his role , and he was very convincing as a rough bandit . his solo performance on doing funny movements and pulling silly faces was fun to watch . i also enjoyed the subplot about the sheriff ( william h macy ) and david ( jeremy northam ) a lot . wiliam h macy gave a fine performance especially in the scene where they went hunting for hares , and in the scene where david refused him to enter the room when they were preparing for the performance . i could relate to sheriff ' s character so much that i felt his pain . my heart ached when i saw the sheriff crying on the hill . i do recommend this film , it is warm and funny !\nhappy , texas is one of these films that you know from the beginning will end well , where everything work out , eventually , and nobody gets killed . but it sure ain ' t all sweet , as foul language and sex is comic parts of the story , as are two supposedly gay men ( they have stolen a camper belonging to two gay mane , so they , two escaped convicts , have to impersonate these guys for a while ) , a gay sheriff and so on . the acting is nigh perfect , the story ludicrous , and it is all a great saga , but very modern at that . when wayne wayne wayne jr teaches the small girls how to dance on scene is one of the funniest scenes i ' ve seen for a long time , and in all it outshines similar films by quite some distance ! if only stuart little had some of this energy and love of life , sigh ! 8 / 10\nthe master in fine arts ( m . f . a . ) program in screenwriting is a two - year ( including one summer ) , 45 - hour program designed for creative individuals with a strong commitment to storytelling for the screen . the program provides a foundation of narrative skills that enables writers to succeed in both film and television , in either the hollywood or independent arenas . only seven students are admitted each year , a number that optimizes the workshop environment and makes it possible to provide maximum guidance . students graduate with polished feature film screenplays , original tv pilots , tv spec scripts , and the tools to be a working professional screenwriter .\nfor his part , illsley says he is thrilled to be working with miramax , whose co - chairman harvey weinstein flew to utah to close the deal . illsley said he felt weinstein truly understood his movie , adding that he felt that the way the film was sold had brought some dignity back into the deal - making process .\nmy best experience ever at a film festival was in austin . so many festivals are flash over substance , a who\u2019s who of movie stars . here , the creators are the stars . and rightly so . so if you want to write , direct or produce motion pictures and get paid for it , attend this festival . \u201d\nto give away more of the plot would spoil some of the film ' s best surprises and funniest moments . suffice it to say that this is a thoroughly entertaining fish - out - of - water story that never makes fun of its characters and laces its humor with a sweet sense of humanity rather than the expected shot of cynicism .\ndirected by mark illsley ; written by ed stone , illsley and phil reeves ; director of photography , bruce douglas johnson ; edited by norman buckley ; music by peter harris ; production designer , maurin scarlata ; produced by illsley , rick montgomery and stone ; released by miramax films . running time : 96 minutes . this film is rated pg - 13 .\nharry hatches a plan to rob the town bank during the pageant . leaving wayne to coach five small girls for the event , he sets about gaining the confidence of the bank president , josephine ' joe ' mclintock , to whom he becomes attracted . meanwhile chappy finds harry arousing his latent homosexuality . wayne discovers an aptitude for stagecraft and wins the admiration of schoolmistress ms schaefer . when the girls qualify for the semi - finals , she and wayne have sex . on the day of the pageant , harry and wayne decide to abandon their bank heist but maslow reappears and forces them to go through with it . harry summons the texas marshals . chappy , devastated by harry ' s rejection , is wounded while heroically foiling maslow ' s attack on the bank . maslow takes joe hostage , but is captured after a chase . back in jail for a short spell , harry and wayne are visited by joe and ms schaefer , while chappy finds happiness with a texas marshal .\nproduction notes for the film describe illsley as\nthe son of a corporate ceo who started his own business and grew it into a thriving multinational company .\nillsley ' s father , rolf , confirmed that he remains a shareholder in optical coating lab in santa rosa , which makes the pigment used to print u . s . currency , among other things .\nwelcome to austin ' s only a / v makerspace catering to the creative tech , film and art communities ! this space provides & fosters a more active learning environment while allowing members access to tools , resources and the space needed to create , work and play . open year - round with short and long term plans for individuals and teams . come create with us !\nwe offer over 500 classes year - round in film , video production , post - production , graphic design , web design , interactive art and software training . our classes are lead by industry professionals currently active within their fields , in a hands - on classroom setting with project - based lesson structure . all classes offer the most up - to - date & in demand tools and software .\nthe mfa screenwriting program at ut has made me a better writer . the faculty helped me develop and refine my voice , while also teaching me the ins and outs of feature and television structures . i wouldn ' t have been able to write the scripts i wrote with them on my own . this program really prepares you to write a lot at a high quality . i loved that the screenwriting faculty basically has an open - door policy , and they are always happy to discuss your ideas and stories with you . they are really dedicated to making you a better writer while still letting you find your own voice .\nmiramax bought the film earlier this week , beating out fox searchlight , paramount classics and new line cinema - - each of which had wooed the first - time director , mark illsley , in two days of frantic meetings with his producers and his parents . given miramax ' s track record making independent films successful at the box office , even the distributors that got beat agreed that illsley ' s choice was understandable .\nmay 2015 : [ c . e . chambers is diana einarsen ' s pseudonym : please read the\nabout\nsection . she worked for a newspaper as an interviewer and as a film critic and has also worked as a paid freelance journalist . she also donates her work on occasion . ] welcome . please check back as more material , old and new , will be added . this website was created in april 2011\nour nationally ranked mfa screenwriting programg is one of the most affordable , unique and successful programs of its kind in the country . it is surrounded by a city in love with storytelling \u2014 austin , tx , home to great film festivals , some of today\u2019s hottest feature filmmakers , and many of today\u2019s top tv show runners . it\u2019s where you can write the next hollywood blockbuster , original television pilot , or small indie gem .\nmark illsley , who produced , directed and co - wrote the script , had his choice of two endings : the big pageant or the bank job . i would have liked more pageant and less of the bank , but the film is so good - humored , it hardly matters . this is one of those comedies that doesn ' t pound us on the head with the obvious , but simply lets us share vast amusement .\nreal world experience . we facilitate internships in l . a . \u2014for such companies as miramax , uta , mad men , wm / endeavor and scott free productions\u2014as well as in austin\u2014at places such as the austin film festival , detour films and with screenwriter / television producer rob thomas . resident austin filmmakers richard linklater , terrence malick , robert rodriguez , and many others offer our students internships , bridging the worlds of hollywood and independent filmmaking .\nthis very bad and unfunny comedy is almost salvaged by yet another moving performance by the wonderful william h . macy . two escaped convicts pose as a gay couple in a small texas town in order to evade the law while they bide their time in order to pull off their final big heist . their feigned homosexuality provides the premise for numerous misunderstandings and generally unfunny moments . the more\nredneck\ncon gets roped into having to teach little girls how to dance . the possibilities for humour here exist , but unfortunately are unrealized . there ' s a corny romance that develops between the\ngood - looking\ncon and the town ' s attractive banker . this movie was a film without an identity , rotating between an unfunny farce , a cliched romantic comedy , and the more tender and interesting william h . macy subplot of a macho but closeted sheriff coming to terms with his own homosexuality . macy ' s performance alone made me glad i saw this movie , but otherwise it could have been tossed in the rubbish bin .\nillsley says he knows some distributors are miffed , but he feels they all got a fair shake . miramax won out , he said , because\nthey are the godfathers of the indie world .\nthough he knows weinstein ' s penchant for recutting movies has earned him the nickname\nharvey scissorhands ,\nillsley said the charismatic executive had promised him final cut and promised not to change a frame . the film is scheduled for an october release .\ni saw this film recently , for the second time , with a friend who hadn ' t seen it before . it has a solid cast , with roles all well - played , and all who are just a bit shy of being on hollywood ' s\na\nlist - but not because of any lacking talent or appeal . there are a lot of previous comments here , so i would just add that it is a thoroughly enjoyable film , all the characters likable ( even the couple of\nbad\nguys , in their own way ) . you are completely aware of the basic ending of the story from the outset , and can pretty well guess most of the exact details as it moves along . however , this isn ' t meant to be suspenseful , and , as a quiet , modestly - budgeted presentation , it outdoes most of the\na - list ,\nsuper - budget extravaganzas by a mile .\nmuch of the dialogue is laugh - out - loud funny , especially when delivered by zahn , a comic actor with a knack for playing clueless individuals . one particularly funny scene late in the picture finds an overburdened wayne letting loose on harry , complaining that his partner in crime is always off enjoying himself while wayne is left to try to prep the contestants for the beauty pageant . ( the actor received a special jury prize for comedic performance at this year ' s sundance film festival for his role here . )\nsafford and others believe miramax is downplaying what it paid in order to avoid what some call\nthe ' spitfire ' syndrome .\nindustry veterans say that film , which did $ 13 million at the box office , suffered because the huge sales price raised unrealistic expectations . and miramax ' s purchase last year of brad anderson ' s\nnext stop , wonderland\nfor $ 6 million is said to have also been hindered by the hype surrounding its sale ( it made only $ 3 . 4 million in theaters ) .\nreviewing a soundtrack before seeing the film , it ' s hard to know which tracks were picked by the filmmakers for their resonance with the movie and which were picked by arista for the marketing opportunity . many songs , including titles from randy scruggs , kim richey , brad paisley , alison krauss and abra moore have turned up on releases from the last year or two . other cuts , from cathy fink , lee roy parnell and keb ' mo ' , emmylou harris , pam tillis and shannon brown are making their debuts .\nzahn ' s work gets the loud laughs . in the division of labor between the two escaped cons , harry takes over the bank job and wayne ' s task is to pose as a choreographer . completely without a clue , wayne studies videotapes and then tries to teach the same steps to the dutiful little girls , and discovers , amazingly , that he is not without talent at the pageant business . (\ni ' m trying to figure out if slip - stitching or basting is the best way to sew on a sparkly heart .\n) there ' s boundless good nature in the work by douglas and zahn . and watching jeremy northam is a revelation : here is the slick , urbane british gentleman of\nemma ,\nthe winslow boy\nand\nan ideal husband ,\nplaying a texas convict and not missing a beat .\ndaddy lessons\nbeyonce gets introspective on this track , seemingly dedicated to her father and one - time manager matthew knowles . in her first country track ever , the texas native sings that her dad warned her about men who , like him , cheat . (\ndaddy lessons\nis also the first song where beyonce talks about her parents ' failed marriage since her 2014 song ,\nring off ,\ndedicated to her mother , tina . ) in this song , however , beyonce croons :\nhe told me when he ' s gone , here ' s what you do / when trouble comes to town , and men like me come around / oh , my daddy said shoot .\nin the video , beyonce also slams rumors that her father had never met her daughter , blue ivy . home footage shows the two happily playing .\nupon entering the program , students are introduced to the principles of writing for the screen , focusing on characterization , story development and narrative structure . students leave the program with three original feature - length screenplays that have undergone significant revision . students also do extensive work in television , writing specs of existing tv shows as well as original pilots . in addition to their core writing workshops , students enroll in required courses in film history , production for writers , and adaptation . during their final semester , m . f . a . candidates work one - on - one with a senior faculty member on their thesis project , leaving the program with polished work suitable for submission to agents , producers , studios and other financing entities . degree requirements include a written report describing and analyzing the creative development of the thesis script ."]}
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untitled tamil remake of recent malayalam hit \u201chow old are you\u201d .\npudhu pudhu arthangal is a 1989 tamil film directed by k . balachander and produced by rajam balachander and pushpa kandaswamy . the film stars rahman , sithara , geetha and janagaraj in lead roles . music was composed by and ilaiyaraaja .\nrahman , popular for films like\npudhu pudhu arthangal\n,\nsangamam\nand\nsingam 2\n, will play a key role in a yet - untitled tamil remake of recent malayalam hit\nhow old are you\n.\nwatch tamil film song guruvayurappa pudhu pudhu arthangal movie music by illayaraja sung by s . p . balasubrahmanyam & k s chithra starring rahman , sithara & geetha \u261freach us on web : urltoken facebook : urltoken . . . twitter : urltoken blog : urltoken\nmovie : pudhu pudhu arthangal cast : rahman , sithara , geetha this tamil youtube movie channel movie world tamil contains copyright / classic / evergreen / exclusive / of\u00ad\u00ad\u00adficial / tamil new movies contents from tamil movies . in this channel users can watch tamil latest full movies\nlisten to puthu puthu arthangal ( original motion picture soundtrack ) [ remastered ] now .\nputhu puthu arthangal full movie | k . balachander film | mega hit movie full hd | | rahman , sithara\nafter k . balachander split from ilayaraja , post pudhu pudhu arthangal , he seemed to be in a state of flux for his next film\u2019s music . the immediately next film was oru veedu iru vaasal , which , i honestly don\u2019t recall having any songs , despite having violinists ganesh and kumaresh in the lead and having composer vs narasimhan credited [ \u2026 ]\nshe says she was fortunate that she could make a mark in films of other languages without struggle . \u201ci was introduced by the legendary k . balachander in tamil , through pudhu pudhu arthangal , \u201d she says . \u201che remains the biggest influence on me as an actress . it was after working with him that i really became serious about my career in cinema . \u201d\na r rahman aboorva raagangal achamillai achamillai an affair to remember arangetram avargal azhagan bhama vijayam chaplin uncle duet ehtir neechal ek dujhe ke liye ilayaraja irumal thaatha iyakkunar sigaram k balachander kalki kamal hassan m . s . viswanathan major chandrakanth marocharitra moondru mudichu neerkumizhi ninaithale innikum prakash raj pudhu pudhu arthangal punnagai mannan rajinikanth sindhu bhairavi summit of directors thillu mullu unnal mudiyum thambi varumayin niram sigappu\nhowever , the most memorable project from his repertoire is pudhu pudhu arthangal ( 1989 ) , directed by the late k balachander . \u201cthat was the biggest milestone in my career in the tamil industry . it helped me set my two legs permanently in kollywood , \u201d he says . \u201cof course , everyone\u2019s first movie always holds a special place . in that sense , koodevide ( 1983 ) directed by p . padmarajan will also be one of the unforgettable ones , \u201d he adds .\nplot of pudhu pudhu arthangal this refreshing tale from k . balachander focuses on the fairly realistic tale of a famous singer bharathi ( rahman with singing by s . p . balasubrahmanyam ) and his extremely possessive wife named gowri ( geetha ) . tricked into marriage by his convincing mother - in - law , what really irks bharathi is his wife\u2019s inability to deal with his rabid female fans . tensions escalate until bharathi flees from home and ends up encountering someone else named jyothi ( sithara ) who\u2019s also escaping from her life as a dancer because her husband made her dance forcefully and tried forcing her to be a prostitute .\nmusic used to play a significant role in his movies . aboorva raagangal was divided into chapters , which were named after a swara or raagam . ninaithale innikum was a full - fledged musical which also dealt with a genre of mystery and romance . you would see the prominence of music in his later movies like sindhu bhairavi , unnal mudiyum thambi , azhagan , pudhu pudhu arthangal and many more . music in most of his movies were composed by m . s viswanathan . in sindhu bhairavi he joined with ilayaraja . he had introduced a r rahman in his production venture roja directed by maniratnam . a r rahman also composed music for the movie duet directed by kb sir .\nputhu puthu arthangal tamil movie song , guruvayoorappa song , featuring rahman , geetha and sithara . music by ilayaraja and directed by k . balachander guruvayurappa\n, singer s . p . balasubrahmanyam , k . s . chithra\nin 1989 kb directed ( produced by kavithalaya , kb ' s in house production house ) pudhu pudhu arthangal . ir was the music director and since the main hero is a singer , ir has given some ever lasting music for the same and was keen on doing the rr also . kb known for his stinginess ( rather , cutting costs ) wanted to do away with rr and planned to fill with ir ' s previous rr as fillers and seeked ir ' s approval citing various reasons . though ir was not keen he reluctantly agreed . the film was released and the music was big hit ( one of the biggest hits of ir ) . experts could notice the rr was not up to the mark and even had some rr from film varumiyin niram sivappu ( music by msv ) . ir was unhappy and this was the first seed of discontent .\nagain when the television boom set in , he did his first serial , jayakanthan ' s ` ` parisukku pogalam ' ' and k . balachander ' s ` ` rail sneham ' ' . it was during the making of ` ` rail sneham ' ' that balachander asked him to dub for rehman for the film ` ` pudhu pudhu arthangal ' ' . ` ` my voice has definitely been my plus point and many compliment me for the power of my vocal chords , ' ' he says . some time ago dubbing english films in tamil was not as common as it is today . when ` ` lion king ' ' was to be dubbed , the voices of ` ` nizhhalgal ' ' ravi and arvind swamy were chosen from among 400 people , he tells you . ` ` the entire hollywood crew appreciated our voices . it was an unforgettable moment for me , ' ' ravi continues .\nshe went on doing memorable films in tamil such as pudhu vasantham . \u201ci was lucky to be part of several hit films in telugu and kannada as well , \u201d she says . \u201ci may have missed out on some malayalam films but i have no regrets ; it has been fun learning different languages . \u201d\nputhu puthu arthangal - guruvayoorappa tamil song remake afsal disclaimer : the video clips are posted for viewing pleasure and as an archive for good old tamil songs . by this i don ' t wish to violate any copyright owned by the respective owners of these songs . i don ' t own any copyright of the songs . if any song is in violation of the copyright you own then , please let me know , i will remove it from youtube - kannanneelima\nthe reality is different . puthu puthu arthangal was ready for deepavali release , only the rr work remained . at that time , ir had 15 films on hand & so he was extremely busy . after a few days of frantic calling , the kb team got in touch with ir & requested him to complete the rr for ppa so that the film can release on deepavali . ir told them that it would take some time & they will have to wait .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na singer ( bharathi ) who is tricked into marriage by his mother - in - law , his wife ( gowri ) is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans . one day they encounter into a fight and . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\npoetical forces play in the life of an unemployed yet well educated young man . he finds the depth and the beauty of his principles yet fate leaves him in destitution\nchandran , a young man fools his boss and attempts to woo his boss ' daughter .\nthe urbane son of a village chieftain struggles between his personal aspirations and those of his family .\ntwo men having the same father , but different mothers hate each other and often get into fights . but they are forced to join hands when their father ' s life is endangered .\na neurodivergent individual escapes the family he despises and the asylum he is kept in by creating fantasies .\na neurotic sri lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist ' s family vacation in kodaikanal .\ntwo brothers separated at birth meet as adults and settle old scores with the killers of their father .\npoor ashok loves nirmala , daughter of industrialist vishwanathan who is determined to get his daughters married off to a rich groom . ashok seeks his affluent friend vasu ' s help , who disguises as ashok ' s father .\na comedy of errors with identical quadruplets , separated at birth , coming together as adults .\na singer ( bharathi ) who is tricked into marriage by his mother - in - law , his wife ( gowri ) is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans . one day they encounter into a fight and he decides escape from home . on the way he meets someone in the bus who is also running from her life as a dancer because her husband forcefully lets her to prostitution . they both experience some random incidents together and meet an one old couple , who are still very much enjoying love and life . eventually the old couple dies , and by watching the couple they fall in love themselves . then bharathi get a prank call from his pa that gowri is ill so he returns back to home town with jyothi . gowri finds him with another woman and gets furious . she files for a divorce , informs media about jyothi . jyothi ' s husband gets this news comes to find jyothi . one thing led to another gowri finally become mentally unstable because of her own decisions . bharathi visits her in the mental hospital with jyothi . jyothi . . .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nsithara has not changed much . she continues to act in movies in all the south indian languages , just as she used to do in her heyday .\n\u201ci would rather play a character of my age , or close to it , \u201d she says at kozhikode , during a break from the shoot of saigal padukayanu , a film directed by sibi malayil . \u201ci decided to do this film because i get to play a woman going through different stages of her life . i also appear as a 20 - year - old . \u201d\nthe thiruvananthapuram - based artiste is happy that she is able to work with sibi finally . \u201ci missed out on working with many fine directors like in malayalam cinema because i was busy acting in films of other languages , \u201d she says . \u201ci enjoyed spreading my wings as a heroine ; i had good time in tamil , telugu and kannada , even as i did films like oridath , jathakam , vachanam and mazhavil kavadi . \u201d\nthe film and television institute of india , pune , has a special place in the average malayali film buff\u2019s heart , for some of the legendary filmmakers from the state , both in parallel and mainstream cinema , shaped their art there and later went on to become teachers there . so , when the students of the ftii came out strongly in protest against the union government\u2019s alleged saffronisation of the institute with the appointment of serial actor gajendra chouhan as its chairman , the rumbles were felt in the state too .\ncinematographer santosh sivan fired the first salvo , by declining to be on the governing council of the institute . soon , other filmmakers including adoor gopalakrishnan came out with statements against the appointment of someone whose claim to fame include several b - grade flicks and a starring role in a television marketing show .\nwith the students not giving in , the protest spilled out onto the streets in kerala too . on wednesday , musician shahabaz aman led a protest at mananchira in kozhikode . on thursday , film - makers rajeev ravi , amal neerad and joy mathew and artist riyas komu led the protests in kochi . over the weekend , such protests are set to happen in thiruvananthapuram , thrissur and other places , with participation from many filmmakers who are part of the large clan of ftii alumni in the state .\nthe only discordant note was struck by actor suresh gopi , whose appointment as the head of the national film development corporation has been criticised as another instance of saffronisation . he said that the protest at the ftii should be suppressed and that students should not have the rights to question appointments . the ire expectedly turned against him too .\nat the protest at the ftii too , there\u2019s a strong malayali presence with graffiti of john abraham and others accompanied with revolutionary slogans on display .\nthe action is taking place online too as students are digging up old film clips of gajendra chouhan , some from soft porn flicks , and sharing it widely . some badly made short films by two other new appointees eulogising the prime minister have also become a hit online .\n( reporting by p . k . ajith kumar , s . r . praveen )\nshe was a successful heroine a few years ago . today she is one of the top multi - lingual dubbing artistes . saritha , who proved her potential in several films , is a busy dubbing artiste today . in fact , at the time of this interview she was dubbing for jyotika for the telugu version of ` ` dumm . . dumm . . dumm ' ' and had to steal a few minutes in order to talk . several small and big screen actors and actresses take up dubbing at some stage . . . of course , only if they fill the bill in the vocal area . one reason , you surmise , could probably be dwindling acting chances .\n` ` i began dubbing even when i was a busy actress . i used to balance my acting and dubbing assignments . if it was acting during the day , my evenings were spent at the dubbing theatre . ' '\nsaritha gives her voice for heroines in tamil , telugu and kannada . ` ` i have also dubbed for one malayalam film for nagma . ' ' with marriage and children acting came to a halt , but not dubbing . it kept her in touch with the industry . ` ` this way i didn ' t miss acting much . because dubbing by itself is quite challenging , ' ' saritha goes on . ` ` when i dub for an actress like sushmita sen ( ` ` rakshagan ' ' ) who does not know a word of tamil ( she could have said anything during the filming . . . even just one , two , three , four ) it is my job to see that the dialogue delivery and the pauses form a perfect sync with lip movement , ' ' she explains .\nmany actresses are keen to know who would be dubbing for them . vijayashanthi , to name one , insists that saritha dub for her . ` ` nagma is another actress who likes to know how her ` voice ' , is going to sound , ' ' says saritha .\nthe loop system of dubbing was quite a tedious procedure but today incredible technical advancements have made things very easy , feels saritha . with sons shravan and tejas now in school , saritha has come back to acting . she was recently seen in the vijaya - surya starrer , ` ` friends ' ' . ` it ' s sad that my sons don ' t seem to need me so much anymore . so i have time now . . . , ' ' she laughs .\n` ` when i came to chennai from coimbatore after my graduation , looking for acting chances , it was for dubbing that i was first tried , ' ' begins ` ` nizhalgal ' ' ravi .\nravi is one actor who has made wise decisions in chalking out his career . a bharatiraja find and hero of ` ` nizhalgal ' ' ravi did not wait for a hero ' s role again . he did a couple of films and when he saw that his career was not really taking off , he switched over to character roles with ease .\nimpressed with the potential ravi ' s voice holds , hmv approached him for the audio version of swami sudhabhodananda ' s ` ` manase relax please ' ' . his audio releases include ` ` gayathri manthiram ' ' and ` ` mrithyukshya manthiram ' ' .\ngoing back to his first audition for dubbing , those were the days when he used to call on directors and producers for a chance to act in films . ` ` my father had sent me to chennai on the condition that if i didn ' t make it in two years time , i had to be back in coimbatore , find myself a job and settle down , ' ' ravi reminisces . bharatiraja needed a voice for vijayan for the film ` ` niram maradha pookal ' ' and ravi had gone to prasad studio to meet the director . the sound engineer there said ravi ' s voice was fantastic and could be tried for vijayan . he was asked to speak a few lines and then told to report the next day . ` ` till then i did not even know that dubbing artistes existed , ' ' he says . the next morning , however , ravi saw bharatiraja himself speak for the character . he explained to ravi that since vijayan ' s speed of dialogue delivery and accent were different he had decided to dub for him . but soon ravi was offered the main role in bharatiraja ' s ` ` nizhalgal ' ' , which set his career in motion .\n` ` nizhalgal ' ' ravi and saritha have one thing in common . both want to sing too . ` ` i have spoken to a . r . rahman about it . i hope he will call me soon , ' ' laughs ravi , while saritha says , ` ` i love singing . . . but i also feel a little shy . 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karthi clarifies | . . .\na singer ( bharathi ) who is tricked into marriage by his mother - in - law , his wife ( gowri ) is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans . one day they encounter into a fight and he decides escape from home . on the way he meets someone in the bus who is also running from her life as a dancer because her husband forcefully lets her to prostitution . they both experience some random incidents together and meet an one old couple , who are still very much enjoying love and life . eventually the old couple dies , and by watching the couple they fall in love themselves . then bharathi get a prank call from his pa that gowri is ill so he returns back to home town with jyothi . gowri finds him with another woman and gets furious . she files for a divorce , informs media about jyothi . jyothi ' s husband gets this news comes to find jyothi . one thing led to another gowri finally become mentally unstable because of her own decisions . bharathi visits her in the mental hospital with jyothi . jyothi then understands that gowri really needs bharathi and they belong to each other , jyothi leaves bharathi with her . jyothi ' s husband becomes a cripple and understands his mistakes , reunites with jyothi in the end .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nactor rahman , who recently starred as jyothika\u2019s husband in kollywood movie 36 vayadhinile , is ready to experiment a bit now . the 48 - year - old actor , who has been in the industry since the early 1980s , recently signed a movie by a 21 - year - old debutant director , karthik naren . titled dhuruvangal pathinaaru , the starcast of the cop thriller includes all fresh faces , barring rahman .\n\u201cno one of my calibre and experience would necessarily agree to be directed by amateurs , but i realised that someone should be willing to open doors to fresh talent . so here i am , working with a fresh team . i have finished a few days of work , and i must say it has been more than satisfactory , \u201d says rahman . \u201calso , i feel good working with youngsters . i haven\u2019t aged mentally ; probably that\u2019s why it shows on my physique too . even today , my nieces tell me that i am very kiddish , \u201d laughs rahman .\nwhile the plot is nothing new , the way the script was presented to him had him agree to sign on the dotted line . \u201cthe team had done its homework . they narrated the script to me in a way that was both appealing and convincing . not just that , ever since we started working together , all schedules are being carried out in a well - structured way , just like any director with , say , 20 years of experience would do , \u201d he says . \u201cthese youngsters have so many fresh ideas to offer to the industry , and i decided that i was ready to take the risk of giving them a chance , \u201d adds rahman , who also recently finished shooting for another cop thriller , pagadi aattam .\nbesides kollywood , the actor is busy with malayalam film ente sathyanweshana pareekshakal ( translates to the title of gandhi\u2019s autobiography , my experiments with truth ) , where he plays a lawyer , and has another , lavender , running in the theatres . \u201ci am very picky when it comes to malayalam movies . i want to do only the choicest of movies there , but in tamil , i do it for a nice script and making money , \u201d he says candidly .\nwhat\u2019s next ? rahman will continue doing what he does best \u2014 acting . \u201ci have also written a few scripts that are yet to see light of the day , \u201d he says hesitatingly . \u201cthey are all cry - baby stories . i would really like to see them made as movies someday , \u201d he says .\ngeetha\u2019s character is surprisingly well - defined . as a rabid fan who gets to marry the object of her desires , she is obviously afraid her husband will cheat on her with one of the thousands of women throwing themselves at him \u2013 after all , he slept with them before their marriage . geetha turns in a convincing performance as a woman whose all - consuming love ends up consuming her . rahman , who sounds suspiciously like \u2018nizhagal\u2019 ravi , also does well as the famous singer \u2013 but a tiny quibble with the story : he goes to work in a restaurant in north india serving south indian cuisine , and none of the customers recognize the famous singer . then , he makes a living in goa with jyothi , meet one malayali couple , who died later in the movie and are both fluent in hindi , and by watching the couple , they learn the true definition for love while falling in love themselves .\nthen bharathi get a prank call from his pa that gowri is ill . so he comes back with jyothi from goa , which makes gowri angry and she doesnt let jyothi in without knowing who she is . bharathi gets angry and they stay in another one of his houses . bharathi gets so angry that he claims that he loves jyothi and that she cannot go because of her problems . so gowri files for a divroce , informs news reporters about jyothi . jyothis husband appears later in the story . gowri plans to get married to a cricket player guru . guru had proposed to her in the past . he accepts the proposal and abandons one of his fans , yamuna , who is obsessed with him . later , yamuna commits suicide in the marriage hall readied for gowris marriage . gowris mother and her pa feel that she is mentally unstable . her mother begs bharathi to go and see her in the hospital and he goes with jyothi to see her . jyothi then sees that bharathi and gowri belong to each other . jyothi later finds her husband , who was indeed in love with her . after that , bharathi goes to recording with him being happy and visits his wife in the hospital while enjoying himself .\nevery movie lover would have an artist behind to spark the love for movies . for me it is kb sir .\ndirector k balachander gave meaning to the title iyakkunar sigaram ( summit of directors ) . he had learnt so many rules of making a good screenplay that he can break them with ease to stand apart from the crowd and be a trail blazer for the tamil film industry . many say his loss is irreplaceable but i feel he is immortal and would live through his movies .\none of the iconic movies directed by him is aboorva raagangal in 1975 . the movie features kamal hassan and introduced a new actor shivaji rao rechristened as rajinikanth . both of them later went on to take the indian film industry by storm . aboorva raagangal dealt with intergenerational romance between two families which was quite a controversial topic during that era . but it went on to win 3 national awards . post this kb sir had directed many movies with kamal hassan and rajinikanth in the lead which included avargal , moondru mudichu and ninaithale innikum .\nkb sir emphasized on the empowerment of woman in most of his movies . his lead women characters right from avargal , arangetram , sindhu bhairavi , achamillai achamillai , kalki were bold , forward looking and very powerful .\nhe used metaphors predominantly in his movies . these were fondly referred to a directorial touch in tamil cinema . there also used to be a character which is insignificant in the gamut of the plot but plays crucial role in emphasizing a point , mood or the gravity of a situation in his movies . rajinikanth\u2019s character in aboorva raagangal , irumal thaatha in ethir neechal , the dumb and deaf painter in varumayin niram sigappu , telephone in azhagan , chaplin uncle in punnagai mannan and many more are examples of this . he had also given some great comedy movies like bhama vijayam and thillu mullu in which he had experimented rajinikanth playing a full - fledged comedy role . this had introduced a different dimension of rajinikanth which is still exploited well by many directors .\nkb sir had dealt with many genres of movies , his initial movies were centered around family drama , later he shifted to social drama which covered impact of society on people\u2019s lives , he also has given some of the gems in romance genre which included marocharitra in telugu , ek dujhe ke liye in hindi , punnagai mannan . kb sir is a true king maker . he had not only made the two star waltzes rajinikanth and kamal hassan but also had rediscovered nagesh as a character artist , introduced prakash raj and many more . he is so spontaneous and appreciates good art in any form . once he sees a good movie he took time to write an appreciation note to the director who had made the movie .\ntruly kb sir is a film maker that everyone would wannabe . his affair with cinema will always be sweet memories \u2026 taking with lyrics from one of his movies \u2026 it is an affair to remember \u2026 ninaithale innikum !\nenter your email address to subscribe to this raja reviews and receive notifications of new posts by email .\ntamil released movies | tik tik tik movie rating | semma botha aagatha movie rating | goli soda 2 movie rating | mr . chandramouli movie rating | asuravadham movie rating | traffic ramasamy movie rating | andhra mess movie rating | incredibles 2 movie rating\ntamil upcoming movies | ant - man and the wasp movie rating | kadaikutty singam movie rating | tamizh padam 2 movie rating | r . k . nagar movie rating | ula movie rating | party movie rating | andava kaanom movie rating\nlooks like either your browser does not support javascript or its disabled . for a better funtraker experience , please enable javascript in your browser . for more instruction on how to enable javascript click here .\nhe counseled presidents and popes , served on corporate boards and infuriated richard nixon . he was one of the only friends to whom ann landers turned for advice . during his 35 years as president . . . read more\nwhy did the notable tamil movie director k . balachander direct a b - grade movie named ' manmathaleelai ' starring kamal hasan ? - quora\nwhy did the notable tamil movie director k . balachander direct a b - grade movie named ' manmathaleelai ' starring kamal hasan ?\nensure your application gets content from any user , any device , anywhere in the world with filestack .\nthe feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future .\nthanks for the a2a . manmadha leelai is about a story of an individual who always lives for lust . it is just a character of a person which is being depicted in the movie . the movie has an amazing story plot , screen play and the direction . the story even tells us the reality of such person and his journey of his life and nothing beyond it . ps : a movie about lust and sex are always not a bgrade or a porn movie .\nwhat ' s so special about the tamil movie manmatha leelai ( 1976 ) starring kamal haasan and directed by k . balachander ?\nexclusive royalty - free music library for video and film projects . find your music track in seconds !\ncan you explain me what is a b - grade movie ? the movie explains the life of a lusty rich man , who understands the true value of life and wife . this personality is very common in society . kb is a director of realty . so , this is one of the movie which represented a character of the society . its one of the underrated movie of kb . i love it\ni agree with @ maha rajan ' s answer . netrikan movie has a similar story with same plotline acted by rajnikanth , written by k . balachander and directed by sp muthuraman became a smash hit . lust is one of the attribute of the human like anger , desire etc . the movie is about cause of it if you don ' t control it .\nfilm is just a business , and people mainly come there for livelihood . balachander sir was not an exception . he made anything he wanted , but what made him great was that he gave life to his movies using great actors .\nwhat are some interesting facts about movies of tamil director kavithalaya k . balachander ?\ndon ' t you think tamil movie director k . balachander should have made his movie azhagan with kamal haasan rather than mammootty ?\nwhat are the similarities between the indian movie directors k . balachander and bharathiraja ?\nwhat ' s so special about the tamil movie sindhu bairavi directed by k . balachander ?\na singer ( bharathi ) who is tricked into marriage by his mother - in - law , his wife ( gowri ) is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans . one day they encounter into a fight and . . . see more \u00bb\na singer ( bharathi ) who is tricked into marriage by his mother - in - law , his wife ( gowri ) is enormously possessive about his fame and his female fans . one day they encounter into a fight and he decides escape from home . on the way he meets someone in the bus who is also running from her life as a dancer because her husband forcefully lets her to prostitution . they both experience some random incidents together and meet an one old couple , who are still very much enjoying love and life . eventually the old couple dies , and by watching the couple they fall in love themselves . then bharathi get a prank call from his pa that gowri is ill so he returns back to home town with jyothi . gowri finds him with another woman and gets furious . she files for a divorce , informs media about jyothi . jyothi ' s husband gets this news comes to find jyothi . one thing led to another gowri finally become mentally unstable because of her own decisions . bharathi visits her in the mental hospital with jyothi . jyothi then understands that gowri really needs bharathi and they belong to each other , jyothi leaves bharathi with her . jyothi ' s husband becomes a cripple and understands his mistakes , reunites with jyothi in the end . written by shafraz\nduplicate god , wrong no . with english subtitles . full hd 1080p ( www . switchplanes . com )\nrahman ( born rashin rahman on 23 may 1967 ) is an indian film actor who has starred in more than a 150 films , primarily malayalam , tamil , and telugu films . more \u00bb\ngeetha ( kannada : \u0c97\u0cc0\u0ca4\u0cbe ) is an indian actress who has performed in malayalam , telugu , tamil , kannada and hindi films . she debuted in the tamil language film bairavi ( as rajinikanth ' s sister ) directed by the veteran director m baskar of oscar movies . since\nsankaramanchi janaki ( born 12 december 1931 ) , popularly known as sowcar janaki , is a south - indian actress who has acted in over 385 tamil , telugu , kannada , hindi and malayalam films . she also performed on stage in over 300 shows and was a radio artist\nnagesh ( born nageswaran c . krishna gundu rao ) was a national award - winning tamil film actor , mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s . he is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in tamil cinema . he acted in over 1 , 000 films\nvivekh , better known as vivek is an indian film actor , comedian , television personality and social activist working in the tamil film industry . introduced in films by director k . balachander , he has won three filmfare best comedian awards for his per\nsithara ( born 30 june 1973 ) is an indian actress who has featured mainly in malayalam and kannada films besides acting in few tamil and telugu films . more \u00bb\nthis website is part of the famousfix entertainment community . by continuing past this page , and by your continued use of this site , you agree to be bound by and abide by the terms of use . loaded in 0 . 16 secs .\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nfreak , moron , halfwit , imbecile , mud head - 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90 ir used to be very busy and almost all the leading directors used the services of ir for the music and re - recording ( rr ) . at the same time lot of first time producers also dependent on ir for the music . the trend at that time is to book ir for music and goundamani - senthil for comedy and the rest with fillers - you are assured of minimum guarantee success . there were films which went on to become huge hits ( especially\nmike\nmohan and\ndowser\nramarajan ) just because of ir .\nir is supposed not to differentiate between the big and small producer / director . any film he accepted means he used to complete the music tracks and the rr to his best ability and complete the same ( in the accepted order ) . the complexity lies in managing his dates with that of lyricist , directors and other stakeholders for review and approval . somehow it was managed and the show was going .\nthis trend of booking ir , but utilizing only for music track and avoiding him for rr ( citing time , but actual reason is money ) continued for one more film of kavithalaya - unnai salli kutramillai - a amir john film with karthick in lead . ir was very much upset and said if this trend continued he may not be keen to do another film for kavithalaya .\nthis upset kb and he decided to part ways with ir . nee paadhi naan paadhi a vasanth film from kavithalaya has to go without ir and had music from maragatha mani ( keeravani , changed names , ironically a die - hard fan of ir ) .\nnow comes the big occasion - mani rathnam ( mr ) was booked by kavithalaya for their next film - for mr it is the film after thalapathi - though mr had good equation with ir he has to go with as per the production house wishes . but he demanded the best . somehow kb was able to identify a . r . rehman and as they say , the rest is history . roja was released in 1992 and the music was sensational hit and the legend of arr is born .\nthis is just ( kb - ir ego clash ) is just one side of the story . many were working behind or looking for the fall of the great ir as they could not stomach the success of him and more importantly could not stomach being labelled of their success being attributed to the music of ir . chief among them are vairmuthu - the lyricist and bharathiraja the other director who immensely benefited from ir ' s music . for them arr is god send and ensured that ir was sidelined . ( vairamuthu ' s fall from grace started this time and that is another story , not very much relevant here )\nafter this ir was targeted subtly and more directly for his ego , rigidness and head weight for all and sundry and to his credit as far as possible ir never joined issue with them . along with arr , another music director came in to the scene at that time . deva , was literally deivam ( god ) for the low budget film producers and ir baiters . ( deva , at his peak even used to copy his own songs ! ) the annihilation of ir is complete . . ( or so they thought ) .\nunthinkable betrayals , severe test for friendship and trust - ir has to go through an unknown phase to him - several of his old colleagues remained loyal to him balu mahendra and fazil to name a few . ( after all these , kadhalukku mariathai of fazil in 1998 showed how ir can still be a force ) among the new directors bala ( sethu and pithamahan ) remained fanatically loyal to ir . and balki from bollywood ( cheenikum , pa . . . )\nin spite of the musical genius of arr , for a generation of tamil ( cinema ) music lovers ir is like a demi - god and will remain so . also , it is nice to know that both ir and arr have mutual respect to each other .\nps - most of the above information is from hearsay and from the media publications prevailing at that time . authenticity of this cannot be ascertained and the personal bias of the author towards ir will always be there .\nnew deals . everyday . shop our deal of the day , lightning deals , daily deals and limited time sales .\nsuppose if ilayaraja doesn ' t break his relationship with mani ratnam , then how many years would have taken for a . r . rahman to make his debut i . . .\nmost of mani ratnam\u2019s films are flops or boring . why do so many actors and technicians want to work with him , and treat him like he\u2019s a legend . . .\nno reason . mani rathnam almost always has , in all his films after roja , ar rahman as his constant music composer , but he does not say either that ar rahman is the best composer or that arr is better than ilaiyaraja .\nhere i will put ilaiyaraja and kamalahasan together in this . mani also doesn\u2019t work with kamalahasan , after nayakan . the reason is that mani is a director , who likes unpredictability . he considers ilaiyaraja as a genius who invariably has more than one tune in place when the background for either a film scene or a song is narrated to him . likewise , when he explains to kamalahasan , kamal delivers more than what mani wants without ( sort of ) a retake being required . so mani creatively gets dissatisfied , as he feels he\u2019s probably underworking himself with both kamal and ilaiyaraja .\nin contrast , when mani works with other actors , invariably they are of course short of what one would get from a kamal or rajini , just to name these two , but he feels he gets to work more perfectly or feels satisfied as he feels he\u2019s extracted much more from other actors . likewise , arr starts working on tunes only after listening to the scene and tends to work before mani before rendering a set of tunes ( but by no means he\u2019s slow as his panchathan studio is one of the most modern and automated ) . arr also has his pre - recorded tunes and melodies for songs , but works afresh for mani , as i feel . if in reality things are different , others may chip in with their views .\nthis was conveyed to kb who got pissed of with this reply & decided to use the old rr of ir in the film . this is ir ' s version which he mentioned in an interview .\nkb ' s version is that ir angrily threw some old rr cassettes of his previous films & told hsi team that if the release was so urgent they could go ahead .\nthere is scene in the movie poovellam kettupar . there will be a argument between naasar ( musician ) and karan ( film director ) where nasar claims the all the movies done my karan were successful because of his music . this is said to be based on the true incident between ilayaraja and balachander ."]}
{"id": 114933, "summary": [{"text": "sargam ( urdu : \u0633\u0631\u06af\u0645 ) is a pakistani musical urdu film directed by syed noor starring the singer adnan sami and his ex-wife zeba bakhtiar .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was adnan sami khan 's first and last appearance in any pakistani film .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "he composed some songs with indian singer asha bhonsle and created an all time pakistani record for any single film with as many as 10 songs , most of them super-hit songs .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "a classical musician maharaj ghulam hussain kathak appeared as an actor in this film .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the song ' woh mujhey yaad aaya ' was sung by the popular pakistani pop artist hadiqa kiyani .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was an instant hit for her and increased her popularity .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film got an enormous public acclaim and it also earned a handsome amount of business in the middle east .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the kuwait national tv also ran it in 1996 , and it was also shown by pakistan television ( ptv ) in 1996 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was a major successful hit of actress zeba bakhtiar .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "but no critic raised the point that the said film had an essence of indian film pakeezah ( 1972 ) , or merely an inspiration from its story .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the points of similarity between the 2 films are : 1-double role of zeba as a courtesan and then later on in the movie , a role played by the same zeba as the courtesan 's daughter .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "2-nadeem is a member of a nawab family and his aristocratic and notable family 's refusal to accept a courtesan as his wife , just on account of her being a courtesan .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "3-in the end-sequence , adnan sami similarly calls \" chacha jaani \" to nadeem as actor raaj kumar had called in film pakeezah ( 1972 ) to actor ashok kumar .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "these points must be borne in mind while critically viewing this film . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "sargam ( 1995 film )", "paragraphs": ["sargam ( 1995 ) won 8 different nigar awards including the best film of the year award ( 1995 ) and virtually swept the nigar awards ceremony in 1995 . it was a highly successful musical film that year . see more \u00bb\n( 1995 ) won 8 different nigar awards including the best film of the year award ( 1995 ) and virtually swept the nigar awards ceremony in 1995 . it was a highly successful musical film that year .\nvintagesense song id : 00303 - pfs ( zara dholki bajao gorio ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00299 - pfs ( chamki kiran khile phurwa ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00298 - pfs ( bheega hua mausam pyara ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00302 - pfs ( pyar bina jeena nahin jeena ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00297 - pfs ( barse baadal dil main hulchul ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00301 - pfs ( kya hay yeh uljhan kya hay ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00296 - pfs ( aye khuda jis ne ki justuju ) for film sargam .\nthis song \u201cbheega hua mausam pyara\u201d sung by adnan sami / for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201czara dholki bajao gorio\u201d sung by adnan sami / asha bhosle for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201caye khuda jis ne ki justuju\u201d sung by adnan sami / for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nvintagesense song id : 00300 - pfs ( jab se khili ho mujhe tum ab mili ho ) for film sargam .\nthis song \u201cpyar bina jeena nahin jeena\u201d sung by adnan sami / asha bhosle for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201cchamki kiran khile phurwa\u201d sung by adnan sami / hamid ali khan for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201cbarse baadal dil main hulchul\u201d sung by adnan sami / asha bhosle for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201ckya hay yeh uljhan kya hay\u201d sung by adnan sami / asha bhosle for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis film , sargam , produced by syed noor and direced by syed noor . the main cast of this film included zeba bakhtiar , adnan sami , deeba , nadeem , kathak .\nthis song \u201caap ki surat se milta noor ka ik aur chehra dekha hay\u201d sung by adnan sami / for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by gulzar .\nthis song \u201cjab se khili ho mujhe tum ab mili ho\u201d sung by adnan sami / mharaj kathak for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nvintagesense song id : 00295 - pfs ( aap ki surat se milta noor ka ik aur chehra dekha hay ) for film sargam .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nsargam ( urdu : \u0633\u0631\u06af\u0645\u200e ) is a pakistani musical urdu film directed by syed noor starring the singer adnan sami and his ex - wife zeba bakhtiar .\nthe film was adnan sami khan ' s first and last appearance in any pakistani film . he composed some songs with indian singer asha bhonsle and created an all time pakistani record for any single film with as many as 10 songs , most of them super - hit songs . a classical musician maharaj ghulam hussain kathak appeared as an actor in this film . the song ' woh mujhey yaad aaya ' was sung by the popular pakistani pop artist hadiqa kiyani .\nsargam 1\u0633\u0631\u06af\u0645 995 adnan s . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nnice duet song by adnan sami khan & hadiqa kiyani for musical super hit movie sargam directed by syed noor under the brilliant composition of none other than adnan sami khan himself . this song also sung by aaha jee but this is film version here is the voice of hadiqa kiyani instead of asha jee . enjoy in hd audio / video .\n\u200e ) is a pakistani musical urdu film directed by syed noor starring the singer adnan sami and his ex - wife zeba bakhtiar . it was a copy of the indian movie pakeezah .\nkaren o - career - soundtrack work . . . featured in the track\ncut me up\nby har mar superstar for the soundtrack to the 2005 horror film house of wax . 61 revisited\nfor the i ' m not there movie soundtrack . . . with trent reznor and atticus ross on a cover version of led zeppelin ' s\nimmigrant song\nfor the soundtrack to the english - language version of the film . . .\nanu malik ( aka anwar malik ) never denied plagiarism ; he never discounted plagiarism , either . despite continuous criticism for picking tunes from illustrious as well as obscure sources , malik has his finger on the pulse of the commercial mainstream music of india and has delivered hits that are lovable , delightful , and above all marketable to bollywood ' s regular audience . anu malik was the son of the famous music composer sardar malik , and got his first break with the film poonam in 1981 . after composing for almost a decade , anu received wide recognition with the film baazigar in 1993 , which also won him a filmfare award for the best music director . it was around this time that anu provided some of his best music for films such as phir teri kahani yaad ayee , sir , and akele hum akele tum . in 2001 , anu won a national film award for the best music director for refugee . anu occasionally dabbles with playback singing , too . he won his second filmfare award in 2004 for the film main hoon na . his song\nchamma chamma\nfrom the film china gate was also used in the movie moulin rouge . ~ bhasker gupta\nbut no critic raised the point that the said film had an essence of indian film pakeezah ( 1972 ) , or merely an inspiration from its story . the points of similarity between the 2 films are : 1 - double role of zeba as a courtesan and then later on in the movie , a role played by the same zeba as the courtesan ' s daughter . 2 - nadeem is a member of a nawab family and his aristocratic and notable family ' s refusal to accept a courtesan as his wife , just on account of her being a courtesan . 3 - in the end - sequence , adnan sami similarly calls\nchacha jaani\nto nadeem as actor raaj kumar had called in film pakeezah ( 1972 ) to actor ashok kumar .\n4\nkyon hum tum miley\nkumar sanu , anu malik & alka yagnik , anu malik . 2\nye karo ye nahin\nabhijeet , hariharan , jolly mukherjee anu malik . 3\ndil hai bechain\nkumar sanu , sadhana sargam anu malik . 5\naaj tu maang le\nabhijeet , hariharan , roop kumar rathod & jolly mukherjee anu malik .\nit was an instant hit for her and increased her popularity . the film got an enormous public acclaim and it also earned a handsome amount of business in the middle east . the kuwait national tv also ran it in 1996 , and it was also shown by pakistan television ( ptv ) in 1996 . it was a major successful hit of actress zeba bakhtiar .\nthis is a musical artistic movie , which might not be very popular among many pakistani viewers , who like traditional movies in pakistan but it ' s very a beautiful piece of art . all the songs of the movie very popular , which originally record and released by adnan sami ( adnan sami khan ) and asha bhosle ( indian playback singer ) and were released may be from london , uk or dubi , uae . millions of audio cassettes and cds of that album were sold around the globe before the release of the movie . due to government of pakistan limitation / ban , all the songs were record again by adnan sami and hadiqa kiyani replacing asha bhosle . still , it didn ' t make any difference in the popularity of songs . all the songs were popular during 1995 and 1996 and hit on ' lollywood top ten ' music chart for many weeks . syed noor tried a different trend in pakistan , which was not successful among traditional pakistani movie viewers but successful among the people who wanted to see real peace of art because the movie keeps eastern classical music tradition of the sub - continent . cheers . khalid h . siddiqui\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na rich singer falls in love with a village girl and faces disapproval from all quarters .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n3 of 3 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nurltoken is a free online facebook video downloader . this tool generate video download link to save facebook videos online without any install required . video download is available in two resolution wherever available i . e . high - definition ( hd ) videos and standard - definition ( sd ) videos . hd videos are better than sd videos in terms of quality and also bulkier in file size .\nboth formats can be played on wide range of devices like mac , pc , laptop , mobiles , etc . download links may be served via ssl ( https ) protocol for better security each link is valid for 3 hours maximum after that it will expire and not work . to download video again , simply enter the fb video url in the input box above and generate the download link by clicking on ' download ' button . download service is totally free and there is no limit on the number of downloads\nnote : urltoken does not have anything to do with facebook inc . facebook trade mark is the property of facebook inc . all trademark belongs to their respective owners .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\naae khuda , aae khuda , jis nay ki justuju\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan ) , lyrics by the poet muzaffar warsi\nsuhani rutt ayi , mann jhoomay\n. . . ( singer : hamid ali khan , adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani )\npall do pall kay hayn andheray\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan )\nbheega hua mousam pyara\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan )\nchamki kiran , khilay purwa\n. . . ( singer : hamid ali khan and adnan sami khan )\nkab sey khili ho , mujhe abb mili ho\n( classic music vs pop music ) . . . ( singer : maharaj ghulam hussain kathak , adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani )\nkya hay , yeh uljhan kya hay . . . ?\n( singer : adnan sami khan and asha bhosle )\nzara dholki bajao gorio\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan and asha bhosle )\npyar bina jeena nahin jeena\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani )\nbarse badal , dil mein halchal\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani )\nwoh mujhay yaad aaya\n. . . ( singer : hadiqa kiyani )\naudio clip : adobe flash player ( version 9 or above ) is required to play this audio clip . download the latest version here . you also need to have javascript enabled in your browser .\nplease select the category that most closely reflects your concern about the video , so that we can review it and determine whether it violates our community guidelines or isn ' t appropriate for all viewers . abusing this feature is also a violation of the community guidelines , so don ' t do it .\nare you sure you want to perform this action ? please enter your password for confirmation .\nplease choose report reason carefully and enter your message which will be emailed to the uploader and will be displayed on video page as well .\nreport category video contains prohibited content . video violates copyrights . video is violating privacy . video contains repulsive violation video contains sexual content video is pending for moderation . video contains spam video has disturbing content . video file is corrupt and is not playable . video was deactivated by our moderator .\nreport detail video contains prohibited content . video violates copyrights . video is violating privacy . video contains repulsive violation video contains sexual content video is pending for moderation . video contains spam video has disturbing content . video file is corrupt and is not playable . video was deactivated by our moderator .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , world , geography , . . . more\nnice batch of 40 international cassetes . most are indian / bollywood and some are russian / european and a few reggae . they have all been play tested and play great . i ' ve never seen most of these titles before so it ' s likely the last time i see them . i ' m making room for my label ' s tapes so it ' s time to let these go . don ' t let this lot pass you by ! thanks for looking .\nfor your consideration , a new , sealed cassette of selected songs from the bollywood films don ( music by kalyanji anandji ) , dharma ( music by sonik omi ) , and dada ( music by usha khanna ) . made in 1999 .\npriority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies . grades i use : sealed , nm , exc , vg , vg , vg - , g , fair , poor .\nall are in excellent playing shape . priority available for a higher price as well . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies . grades i use : sealed , nm , exc , vg , vg , vg - , g , fair , poor .\nthis appears to be part 2 of a series . j card has a couple wear spots . all are in excellent playing shape . priority available for a higher price as well . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : music india 3227 634 cassette from 1982 . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : nice shape bollywood tape . country not listed but the other tapes i have on this label are made in singapore . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape .\nindia bollywood music cassette tape : anmol ghadi , mirza saheban , naushad , e . t .\npriority available for a higher price as well . notes : e . t . 1065 cassette tape from india . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nthis is a classic bollywood cassette tape , featuring bees saal baad ( 1962 ) and kohraa ( 1964 ) , both written by hemant kumar . released by hmv in 1992 , in official hmv cassette case . everything looks and plays perfectly .\npriority available for a higher price as well . notes : made in india on t series cassette . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nthis is a classic bollywood cassette tape , featuring raja rani ( 1973 ) and aap ki kasam ( 1974 ) , both written by rahul dev burman . released by hmv in 1986 , in official hmv cassette case . everything looks and plays perfectly .\npriority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies . notes : made in singapore . not sure of artist or album title , as no english on insert card .\nnotes : made in india on sci t series cassette . plastic case has a crack . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : made in india on sci t series cassette . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : made in singapore . nice shape bollywood tape . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : hmv cassette tape from india in 1986 . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nhere we have a cassette tape for mashooq , released in 1992 , with music by shyam - surender . cassette and label are in great condition , but the case has a couple cracks here and there .\nhere we have a rare cassette tape for bekhudi ( 1992 ) , with music by nadeem shravan . this was released by hmv in 1992 in calcutta .\nnotes : made in india on sci t series cassette snmc 1561 . on the label written in ink is what looks like : bhakti gyan , vipin saehadeva . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape .\ncase , inlay and tape in very good condition . play tested ! fenny ne mujhe bulaya . hum rahe na rahe yahan pare . khush rehne ko zaroori .\nthis is a classic bollywood cassette tape , featuring gunga jumna ( 1983 ) and betaab ( 1983 ) , both written by rahul dev burman , respectively .\nthis was released by hmv in 1993 - the cassette and label are in fantastic condition , but the case has one of the hinge tabs worn down on one side ( see photo ) .\n6\nsanam tum hum pe marte ho\nudit narayan , kavita krishnamurthy . 5\nmain sochta hoon tumhaari\nkumar sanu , alka yagnik . 4\nmain kya karoon\nalka yagnik .\npriority available for a higher price as well . notes : no english titles . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies . all are in excellent playing shape . grades i use : sealed , nm , exc , vg , vg , vg - , g , fair , poor .\nnotes : made in india on sci t series cassette . plastic case a little dusty on outside . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nkhud - daar / mr . natwarlal 2 in 1 classic bollywood hindi indian cassette rare\nmusical genius\nadnan sami\n- friday , 15th march - warner theatre ( limited tix ) . | meetup\nmusical genius\nadnan sami\n- friday , 15th march - warner theatre ( limited tix ) .\naae khuda , aae khuda , jis nay ki justuju . . . singer : adnan sami khan\nsuhani rutt ayi , mann jhoomay . . . singer : hamid ali khan , adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nchamki kiran , khilay purwa . . . singer : hamid ali khan and adnan sami khan\nkab sey khili ho ( classic music vs pop music ) . . . singer : maharaj ghulam hussain kathak , adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nkya hay , yeh uljhan kya hay . . . ? singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nzara dholki bajao gorio . . . singer : adnan sami khan and asha bhosle\npyar bina jeena nahin jeena . . . singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nbarse badal , dil mein halchal . . . singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nthe matrix revolutions - production - soundtrack . . . although davis rarely focuses on strong melodies , familiar leitmotifs from earlier in the series reappear . . . for example , neo and trinity ' s love theme\u2014which briefly surfaces in the two preceding movies\u2014is finally fully expanded into\ntrinity definitely\nthe theme from the zion docks in reloaded returns as\nmen in metal\n, and the energetic drumming from the reloaded tea house fight between neo and seraph opens\ntetsujin\n, as seraph , trinity and morpheus fight off club hel ' s three doormen . . .\nbook soundtrack s . . . see also categorybook soundtracks only a few cases exist of an entire soundtrack being written specifically for a book . . . a soundtrack for j . . . this was an eccentric , experimental project , in contrast to all other soundtracks , as the composer was allowed to convey general moods and themes , rather than having to write music to flow for . . .\nben folds five - discography - soundtrack s and compilations . . . wrong soundtrack ( 1996 ) - contributed\nsong for the dumped\nthe truth about cats dogs soundtrack ( 1996 ) - contributed\nbad idea\nkcrw rare on air , volume 3 ( 1997 ) - contributed\na . . .\nfrancesco guccini - cinema . . . which featured two of guccini ' s songs in its soundtrack ,\neskimo\nand\ncanzone di notte n\u00b02\nmusica per vecchi animali , a 1989 movie directed by umberto angelucci and stefano . . . guccini wrote the soundtrack of the 1977 movie nen\u00e8 , directed by salvatore samperi , and his song\nacque\nfeatured in the soundtrack of nero , the 1992 movie directed by giancarlo soldi . . ."]}
{"id": 114946, "summary": [{"text": "the treasure ( german : der schatz ) is a 1923 silent german drama film directed by georg wilhelm pabst .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was pabst 's debut film as a director . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "the treasure ( 1923 film )", "paragraphs": ["the treasure 1923 first g w pabst film . dvd - r made by order\nurltoken customer reviews : the treasure 1923 first g w pabst film . dvd - r made by order\nsee all details for the treasure 1923 first g w pabst film . dvd - r made by order\nder schatz / the treasure ( g . w . pabst , 1923 ) act i\nder schatz / the treasure ( g . w . pabst , 1923 ) act i - youtube\n) is a 1923 silent german drama film directed by georg wilhelm pabst . it was pabst ' s debut film as a director .\n, m\u00fcnchen , drei masken verlag 1923 , 8vo . , 267p . illustrated with 14 images from the film .\nspecial retrospectives include\nbelgina surrealism and film\n, which will be accompanied by an exhibit of photographs commemorating ren\u00e9 magritte . on the historical front , the national film archive will be presenting georg w . pabst ' s the treasure ( 1923 ) .\n\u2026film was der schatz ( 1923 ; the treasure ) , about the passions aroused during a search for hidden treasure . his first successful film as a director was die freudlose gasse ( 1925 ; the joyless street ) , which became internationally famous as a grimly authentic portrayal of life in inflation - ridden postwar vienna . his second successful\u2026\nthe nantucket film festival will host safety last ! and the berklee silent film orchestra two nights earlier , june 24 , at the nantucket dreamland film & performing arts center .\nthe classic 1923 romantic comedy safety last ! features star harold lloyd famously hanging from a real clock over moving traffic as the camera rolled .\non the surface a straightforward tale of the search for a buried treasure , the film is a textbook example of german expressionism , with the passions of the protagonists conveyed as much through symbolism as action .\nthe blue bird seen in the beginning of the film is really from bambi .\n, [ program for decla - ufa film ] , film - kurier , vienna , 1924 , 32p .\ncarl froehlich - film - deulig gmbh production . / scenario by willi hennings and g . w . pabst , from a novel by rudolf hans bartsch . set design by robert herlth and walter r\u00f6hrig . cinematography by otto tober . / premiered 26 february 1923 in dresden , germany . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / the film was first presented in berlin on 23 april 1923 in berlin , germany . the film was released in the usa by film arts guild on 23 november 1929 .\nthis article is about the 1951 animated film . for other properties , see alice in wonderland . for the 2010 live - action film , see alice in wonderland ( 2010 film ) .\nyoung goldsmith journeyman arno comes to the village to work on the ornamentation of the clock just cast by the master . soon , he and beate fall in love . one night , they see svetelenz looking for the treasure with a dowsing rod . beate convinces arno that he should find the treasure in order to marry her . arno deducts that a treasure dating from the ottomans time can only be hidden in the foundations and soon finds the place where it seems to be hidden . svetelenz tells the master that he has found the treasure and that they should get rid of the goldsmith who also knows about it .\nis not . keep in mind that there are many works published works before 1923 that were later revised ( e . g . , dale carnegie\u0092s\nthe master and his wife take the treasure to their room and svetelenz starts digging furiously into the main pillar of the house to see whether there is some gold left . his strikes make the house collapse , burying svetelenz , the master and his wife with the treasure under the rubble . arno and beate walk out of the forest into the light .\nthis film features more individual songs than any other disney film . fourteen original songs are included in the seventy - five minute run time .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on the treasure . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nthe martha\u2019s vineyard film society presents harold lloyd \u2019s 1923 silent film gem safety last ! with an original score performed live by the 11 - member berklee silent film orchestra , and conducted by four student composers . the special event takes place thursday , june 26 , at 7 : 30 p . m at the martha ' s vineyard film center in vineyard haven . general admission tickets are $ 30 , $ 25 for members , and are available at urltoken .\nthe oldest film on the site is the 1917 namakura - gatana ( the dull sword ) , the earliest anime still in existence . japan\u2019s fledgling animation industry was hit hard by the great kant\u014d earthquake of 1923 , which destroyed many of the first anime films . the dull sword was rediscovered in an antique market by an osaka film historian in 2007 and expanded with additional footage in 2014 .\none helpful rule - of - thumb is that all works published in the united states before 1923 are in the public domain in the united states . in addition to pre - 1923 works , there are also millions of other works that have fallen into the public domain for either ( a ) failure to renew ; or ( b ) failure to affix a proper notice .\neven though it diverts from the original novel , the film is still ultimately a tragic , triumphant story .\nfilm chronicling the life of zachariah , a black south african living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959 .\nin and around a bell maker near marburg ( today slovenia ) people tell the story of a treasure that was hidden during the turki invasion of 1683 , the year the turkish army was besieging . . . see more \u00bb\ni was less interested in the audience\u2019s reaction than in trying to actually match the film . in other words , the film became my audience and if i matched the scene well then that was my definition of success .\nin and around a bell maker near marburg ( today slovenia ) people tell the story of a treasure that was hidden during the turki invasion of 1683 , the year the turkish army was besieging . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmaster bell - founder balthasar hofer , his wife anna , their daughter beate and his journeyman svetelenz live in a house rebuilt after its destruction by the ottomans in 1683 . the master tells that it is rumoured that a treasure had been buried at the time . svetelenz , who is convinced that the treasure is hidden in the house , hopes that if he finds it , he will be able to marry beate .\nalice hides the gardeners so that they will not be beheaded , but in the film this does not happen .\n( 1928 ) . the studio was founded in jacksonville , florida by the director of this film , richard edward norman , and astonishingly , the original facilities have survived intact as the norman studios silent film museum in jacksonville .\nat the last year ' s 33rd edition of the karlovy vary international film festival , the main prize , the\ncrystal cube\n, went to the canadian filmmaker charles binam\u00e9 for his film streetheart . the special jury award and the fipresci prize were won by the russian director karen shakhnazarov for his film the day of the full moon . for comment on the juries ' decisions and about the festival in general , we turned to andrey plakhov , eminent russian film critic and vice - president of fipresci .\nafter trying unsuccessfully to burn arno alive with molten metal , they send him out of the house with beate to fetch wine while they dig out the treasure . when arno and beate come back home , they find the master , his wife and svetelenz celebrating their discovery . svetelenz offers his share of the treasure to marry beate , but she replies that she is not for sale . arno threatens them with a knife to have his share of the treasure but beate tells him that he should let them have the gold and she leaves the house . after a moment of hesitation , arno follows her and they walk away together .\npabst commissioned an original musical score from max deutsch for the film . in structure , deutsch ' s\nmeanwhile , the less muscle - headed arno reasons that if the treasure does indeed exist it must have been concealed in the oldest part of the house , namely the central supporting pillar in the basement . sure enough , the treasure is discovered and svetelenz and his employer are soon plotting to get rid of arno . svetelenz offers to give up his share of the treasure in exchange for the bell founder ' s daughter . beate refuses to be sold and leaves with arno , who has narrowly escaped an attempt on his life . as the bell founder and his wife revel in their newfound wealth , svetelenz returns to the supporting pillar and begins attacking it with a hammer , convinced that even greater treasures lie within . . .\n2018 \u00a9 san francisco silent film festival . true art transcends time . all rights reserved .\na growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .\nthe disney wiki has a collection of images and media related to alice in wonderland ( 1951 film ) .\nthe martha ' s vineyard film society is a member - funded nonprofit arts organization dedicated to screening the best in independent films , movie classics , documentaries , and world cinema for diverse audiences of all ages throughout the calendar year . the film society runs the martha ' s vineyard film center at the tisbury marketplace ( vineyard haven ) , consisting of the marilyn meyerhoff theatre , a 180 stadium - seat configured dci cinema and stage , educational offices to carry out its mission . it also produces the annual martha ' s vineyard international film festival and the filmusic festival . in 2013 , the film society presented more than 100 feature films and hundreds of shorts to more than 25 , 500 patrons at its film center .\nsafety last ! is one of the most enduring silent film classics of all time . the film features the acclaimed comedic genius harold lloyd and boasts an iconic image of cinematic history\u2014that of lloyd dangling from a giant clock on the side of a building over a bustling los angeles street . lloyd , who is among the ranks of silent screen comic greats charlie chaplin and buster keaton , and actually led the pack as the biggest box office star , navigated his own hilarious and daring stunt work . the quintessential motion picture treasure is in the library of congress\u2019 national film registry . meticulously preserved for decades by the harold lloyd estate , the martha\u2019s vineyard film society will present a gorgeous new digital restoration from janus films , sourced from an original nitrate print .\ninitiative , providing funds to commission the compositions and an opportunity to engage students in the process of creating a silent film score .\n, boghandel and banner , norregade and kobenhaven , 1926 . text in danish with 8 photographs from the film .\nwas harold lloyd\u2019s fourth and most complex \u201cthrill\u201d comedy . he came upon the idea for the film after witnessing a so - called \u201chuman fly\u201d climb up the side of a tall building\u2014a typical spectacle in the stunt - crazed america of the 1920s . nearly 40 years later lloyd recalled the genesis of the film :\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\n, 1924 , 31 - 40 , 000th , 4th edition , 270p . illustrated with 24 images from the film .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\nthe film is set somewhere in the balkans during the 18th century . a master bell founder , his wife and their daughter beate live in a house with a bell foundry . the house was built on the ruins of an older building that was mostly destroyed when the turks sacked the region in 1683 . the bell founder is assisted in his work by the journeyman svetelenz , who lusts after the former ' s daughter . a young goldsmith named arno arrives to lend his services and within no time a romantic attachment has developed between him and beate . one day , the bell founder recounts the legend of a fabulous treasure that is thought to have been buried in the region during the turks ' attack . svetelenz begins prowling the house at night , convinced not only that the treasure exists but that it is hidden somewhere in the building .\nin 1992 , congress enacted a law that made renewal automatic for works published between 1964 and 1978 . however , if a work was published between 1923 and 1963 , there is an excellent chance it may have fallen into the public domain for failure to renew . for example , copyright protection for frank capra ' s classic film , & quotit ; ' s a wonderful life\n( 1946 ) was lost in 1974 , because someone inadvertently failed to file a copyright renewal application with the copyright office during the 28th year after the film ' s release . notwithstanding , the film\u0092s owner has asserted rights based upon copyright in the underlying story and musical score which were properly renewed .\na short documentary , punches and streamers : the making of a film score , will precede the feature and show berklee film scoring students and professor sheldon mirowitz during the semester they created the original score for safety last ! five - time emmy award winner and emerson associate professor marc fields ( give me the banjo , broadway : the american musical ) , wrote and produced the film with assistance from students from emerson\u2019s mfa in media art program .\ndrawing inspiration from seafaring adventure books and island fantasies popular at the time , the film stars one - shot actress stella mayo as violet daniels , a recently orphaned young woman who ' s left a strange map to buried treasure in the south pacific by her late sea captain father . she recruits jack roper ( m . c . maxwell ) , a schooner owner , to take her on a treasure hunt while the villainous\nknife\nhurley tags along to steal the bounty for himself . the couple end up stranded on an island where jack ' s passions begin to boil , and they name the island\nregeneration ,\nthe site for a final struggle between good and evil .\nwalt had chosen robert louis stevenson\u2019s adventure classic treasure island as so dear to my heart was wrapping up . he tasked perce pearce and fred leahy to go to england and oversee the production , but walt eventually wound up traveling to europe ( ostensibly as a vacation for his wife and children ) to help supervise treasure island . disney representative william levy wrote to roy ( still back at the studio ) , that walt had arrived \u201cin excellent spirits and full of confidence . \u201d\nthe film was nominated for an academy award for best scoring of a musical picture , but lost to an american in paris .\nthe gardeners are the two , five and seven of spades , but in the film they are the ace , two and three of clubs . in the book , spades are gardeners and clubs are soldiers .\nin and around a bell maker near marburg ( today slovenia ) people tell the story of a treasure that was hidden during the turki invasion of 1683 , the year the turkish army was besieging vienna . everybody think it ' s nonsense except for an old worker there , who feels that the treasure must be in the bell maker ' s house . a young traveling worker who has fallen in love with the bell maker ' s daughter beate makes fun of this , but she convinces him that the old worker is not that nuts . so he starts searching for himself , and soon he finds it , as well as the old worker . he tells his master , who decides , that the young one has to disappear . he and beate are leaving , while the old worker offers his part of the treasure to the master if he allows him to marry beate . beate , after coming home , hears of that and leaves together with the young worker .\ntip : pre - 1978 works what are in the public domain because they were published without proper copyright notice , or , in the case of pre - 1964 works , were not timely renewed , do not receive retroactive protection under the ctea . similarly , works published before 1923 , do not receive retroactive protection , and remain in the public domain .\nsailors\u2019 song ( arranged by charles wolcott ) emerges out of the end of the \u201cprelude\u201d in the finished film , as the ship on which joel shore is first officer reaches new bedford harbor .\nis not confined to lloyd scaling the skyscraper ; the five reels that lead up to the climb provide the necessary context for it . lloyd\u2019s impersonation of the store manager sets up one of the film\u2019s dominant themes , illusion , which is conveyed not only through lloyd\u2019s role , but also through the camera\u2019s role in making the audience believe the impossible . the idea is set up in the film\u2019s first shot : lloyd depicted behind bars , until the camera backs up to reveal the truth .\nin and around a bell maker near marburg ( today slovenia ) people tell the story of a treasure that was hidden during the turki invasion of 1683 , the year the turkish army was besieging vienna . everybody think it ' s nonsense except for an old worker there , who feels that the treasure must be in the bell maker ' s house . a young traveling worker who has fallen in love with the bell maker ' s daughter beate makes fun of this , but she convinces him that the old worker is not that nuts . so he starts searching for himself , and soon he finds it , as well as the old worker . he tells his master , who decides , that the young one has to disappear . he and beate are leaving , while the old worker offers his part of the treasure to the master if he allows him to marry beate . beate , after coming home , hears of that and leaves together with the young worker . written by stephan eichenberg\nthe bulk of this combined cue ( 0 : 47\u20133 : 15 ) is the same as track 3 , r\u00f3zsa\u2019s recording of \u201cproposal\u201d for joel and priscilla\u2019s romantic scene early in the film . for the finished film , however , salinger added a 0 : 35 introduction ( \u201cpriscilla and joel\u201d ) in order to begin the music earlier in the scene .\ni loved the setting and the grotesqueness of the characters and storyline . saw this as part of the saturday afternoon double bill at the silent film festival at the hippodrome in bo ' ness . overheard a lot of people moaning about it afterwards , but in fact it was a much better film than the chinese film that was screened just before . a good , tight narrative , interesting characters , an amazing cavernous setting . gorgeous beds ! lucie mannheim , who plays the beautiful daughter of the house , was jewish and left germany in the early thirties . she ended up appearing in a number of films in england over the next few decades . the film is famous for having had a symphonic score written for it in\u2026\nalice in wonderland is the thirteenth animated feature film produced by walt disney in the disney animated canon and originally premiered in london , england on july 28 , 1951 by walt disney pictures . lewis carroll ' s books alice ' s adventures in wonderland and through the looking - glass had only a few adaptations before this movie ; this adaptation solved the problems of the setting by using animation ( the next adaptation wouldn ' t come until 1972 , two decades later ) . the film features the voices of kathryn beaumont as alice ( also the voice of wendy darling in the later disney feature film , peter pan ) and ed wynn as the mad hatter . made under the supervision of walt disney himself , this film and its animation are often regarded as some of the finest work in disney studio history , despite the lackluster , even hostile , reviews it originally received , especially in the uk . even those that have made the film , including walt disney himself , didn ' t like the film , though it did receive an academy award nomination for best original score .\naccording to gabler , walt was \u201cunusually involved in post - production\u201d on treasure island . he had asked pearce and leahy to airmail him specific takes for editing , and after a test screening in january , walt ordered them to cut several minutes and swap the musical score for something more \u201cforceful . \u201d afterwards , he had the editor fly from england to los angeles , so walt could be more involved in editing the film himself .\n, m\u00fcnchen , drei masken , 1924 , 16 - 30 , 000th , 3rd edition , 368p . illustrated with 24 images from the film .\n, ufa - decla - film . 1 . film : siegfried . 2 . film : kriemhilds rache . ( bln . 1924 ) . kl . - 8\u00b0 . 24 s . mit 10 taf . in kupfertiefdruck . okt . mit kordelheftung . - letztes bl . in der oberen ecke leicht angeschmutzt . original - filmbuch zur legend\u00e4ren fritz lang - verfilmung . selten .\n\u201cafter the war we still had the frozen fund situation in europe , \u201d walt said later . \u201cso , in order to get the funds out of england , they wanted me to go to england and do something . i had this story treasure island i had wanted to do , and i suggested we go over and do treasure island and that way we\u2019d use our funds . making a picture over there seemed the most logical way of making use of these frozen funds . \u201d he added : \u201call in all , the project worked out very well , and i believe we are getting a very good picture . \u201d\nas always , criterion\u2019s supplements are strong . apart from some interviews , a silent d\u2019oyly carte promotional film , and a booklet by experts , ko - ko\u2019s song , \u201ci\u2019ve got a little list , \u201d which was cut from the film , is a very welcome addition .\nin the book , inside the\neat me\nbox , are cookies ( although some retellings change it to a slice of cake ) , while they are chocolate bombons in the film .\nthis cue is not heard in the finished film but was likely written for the departure of the nathan ross from new bedford : a typically confident version of the main theme is backed by shimmering string accompaniment ( a slower version of the theme was used in the finished film ; see \u201cdeparture , \u201d track 18 ) . the cue softens and transitions to the love theme , presumably intended for a scene aboard ship between joel and pris .\na wee bit like a german expressionist the postman always twice with bits of the tresure of the sierra madre ( or maybe treaspass ! ) . i liked the way the house the film was set in became more nightmarish , like it was turning into a throat to swallow the protagonists .\nall footage and photographs courtesy of the national film center at the national museum of modern art , tokyo . portions of original material provided by matsumoto natsuki for namakura - gatana ( the dull sword ; longest , digitally restored version ) . original material provided by planet film archive for ponsuke no haru ( spring comes to ponsuke ) .\ndeciphering the universality of oshii mamoru\u2019s \u201cghost in the shell\u201d with hollywood producing a live - action version of his 1995 animated movie ghost in the shell , famed anime director oshii mamoru\u2019s original k\u014dkaku kid\u014dtai is back in the spotlight . anime researcher hikawa ry\u016bsuke explores the impact that oshii\u2019s landmark film has had on science - fiction film , both in japan and abroad , and the universality of its challenging themes .\na new website from the national film center at the national museum of modern art , tokyo , allows viewers around the world to see early animated films from japan . read on for a guide to some of the highlights .\nthe independent vision of anime filmmaker shinkai makoto a look at the rise of shinkai makoto , the anime director whose latest film your name has become a record - breaking hit . the second of a two - part series .\nthe flamingo from the carnival of the animals segment of fantasia 2000 resembles the flamingos used by the queen of hearts .\na . : the karlovy vary international film festival is one of the three oldest film festivals in the world , along with the festivals in venice and cannes . its first edition was in 1946 , immediately after the war and from 1950 through 1958 , it took place annually . as of 1959 , it became biannual as it alternated with the moscow international film festival . during the period of relative political relaxation , known as the prague spring [ 1963 - 1968 ] , it broke free from the ideological control , only to suffer a much stricter constraints after the crushing of the prague spring in august of 1968 . in one word , it has had its share of good and bad times . nowadays , at the expense of the receding reputation of its most serious competitor , the moscow international film festival , karlovy vary is becoming the principal meeting place where western filmmakers can meet with the cinemas from central and eastern europe . that is why films from central and eastern europe enjoy such a high profile representation in the competition program ; in the permanent panorama section east of the west , as well as at the film market , organised for the first time last year .\nconrad salinger when\u2014presumably from the timeline ( august 1953 ) \u2014r\u00f3zsa was on his summer holiday in europe and unavailable to rescore altered scenes . ( in retrospect , a few revised cues from other composers in this film seem like a small price to pay for the popular violin concerto , op . 24 , which r\u00f3zsa composed during this particular \u201clay off\u201d period ! ) disc 7 , tracks 16\u201326 present these revised cues from the finished film along with the film\u2019s choral source music ( for sailors at work ) .\non the film aggregation website , rotten tomatoes , the overall rating of the film is a\nfresh\n79 % from 26 critical reviews with an average rating of 6 . 6 / 10 . its consensus states that\na good introduction to lewis carroll ' s classic , alice in wonderland boasts some of the disney canon ' s most surreal and twisted images .\nthe berklee silent film orchestra ( bsfo ) is dedicated to composing new , original scores for silent feature classics , and performing them live - to - picture . based at berklee , in the world\u2019s only undergraduate degree program in film scoring , the student orchestra composes its new works , and performs as an ensemble , under the leadership of mirowitz ( outside providence , missing in america ) . to date , the bsfo has scored seven iconic silent features , all commissioned by the coolidge corner theatre in brookline , massachusetts , as part of the theater\u2019s sounds of silents program , which champions silent film music performance . the recipient of a special commendation from the boston society of film critics , the bsfo has also performed in boston\u2019s emerson / cutler majestic theater and the john f . kennedy center for the performing arts in washington , d . c .\nthe young lovers are most at home in the pastoral landscape that surrounds the sinister looking bell house , basking in the eden that is nature ' s real treasure ; the others , ugly in both action and appearance , look as if they are part of the fabric of the twisted building that ensnares them with its hidden fortune . otto tober ' s stylish chiaroscuro cinematography has a unique poetry that lends a picturesque beauty to the exteriors and a crushing mood of claustrophobia to the interiors . the lighting and set design work hand - in - hand to underscore the moral and psychological gulf that separates the two sets of protagonists , dividing the good from the bad , the rational from the irrational , the favoured from the doomed .\na . : in a way , yes . for most of the films , included in the program , were recycling a similar plot about individuals who become either reluctant avengers or killers against their own will . and i have in mind not only [ the russian director ] roman balajan ' s two moons , three sons , but also the czech film sekap must be killed and the kazakh film killer .\nr\u00f3zsa intended a tragic , redemptive setting of mark\u2019s theme to underscore the final moments before his death , but this musical material had to be cut from the film along with the footage . stewart granger discussed the deleted scene in his memoir ,\nwas crafted in two formats : a film score and a stand - alone symphonic work . the five act symphony survived because its manuscript was donated to the deutsches filminstitut in 1982 , shortly before deutsch died . in 2002 , deutschlandradio berlin collaborated with the staatsphilharmonie rheinland - pfalz , conducted by frank strobel , to produce a record of\nthis extremely rare and totally unknown symphonic work\n. the recording became the foundation of a\nsynchronized restoration\nof the film . as film music the\npiece is scored for a theater orchestra of the kind typically found in european cinemas of the day\n. it brings to mind the work of kurt weill and stefan wolpe , and foreshadows max steiner ' s modernist film scores , adopting expressionist atonal twelve tone leitmotifs . mood setting and character are developed ; pianos appear throughout .\nfeaturing grotesque personifications of avarice that could have snuck in from a coen brothers film , this largely seems an excuse to indulge in rather simplistic visual contrasts between purity and sin . definitely not a great film , but the spectacular finale and a few inspired insert shots ( e . g . the pot boiling over ) make it worthwhile .\nthis change can be seen in miniature in the three films on the site . in the first two , released in 1933 , private norakuro begins as a bumbling , comic character . by the third film , norakuro goch\u014d ( corporal norakuro , 1934 ) , the dog is much more heroic , as he foils an enemy plot . for a less politically charged murata menagerie , try his 1928 film d\u014dbutsu orinpikku taikai ( the animal olympics ) .\nworks created before january 1 , 1978 , were until recently protected for a total of 75 years , provided , certain copyright renewal formalities were followed . the ctea amended the copyright act by extending the term of protection for works currently in their renewal term from 75 years to 95 years . under the new law , any work published in 1923 ( which would have otherwise fallen into the public domain on january 1 , 1999 ) , will now be protected until january 1 , 2019 .\non the other hand , there are the marvelous performances of the three d\u2019oyly carte actors , particularly green and granville , who were among the greatest members of the troupe during its long history . having a record of this pair in such important roles is a treasure . and constance willis , a british stage actress whose only film this was , does an excellent job as katisha , bringing in a deft humor that one seldom sees in this dour character . moreover , the postures and gestures are faithful reproductions of the d\u2019oyly carte company\u2019s approach . until the copyrights ran out on the operettas , those who wished to produce them theatrically were given copies of the scripts with all the staging details written in ; these had to be followed exactly . the same was true for both film versions of the mikado . the poses of the young ladies in \u201cthree little maids from school , \u201d with mincing gait , tilted heads , and coyly raised arms , are the same ones that all singers playing these roles would have replicated , as the vintage poster shows :\nne of the most important gifts authors and publishers have been given is the treasure trove of creative works known as the public domain ( \u0093pd\u0094 ) . when a work passes into the public domain it can be used without permission or charge because no one owns it . however , great care must be taken to determine if a work is truly in the public domain . this article addresses recent changes in the law , and provides information to help readers negotiate the sometimes daunting public domain maze .\nthe second - oldest film , urashima tar\u014d ( 1918 ) , was found at the same time as the dull sword and is the only other work on the site dated before 1924 . at just over a minute long , it dashes through the plot of the classic japanese fairy tale , often compared to \u201crip van winkle . \u201d\naccording to a 1961 copyright office study less than 15 % of all registered copyrights have been renewed . for books and other textual materials , that number jumps to more than 90 % . if you are interested in older \u0096 permission free \u0096 works published between 1923 and 1963 , you will need to investigate whether the work\u0092s copyright was renewed . in this case , you\u0092ll need to do a copyright search by contacting the\nq . : the renewed fame of the festival is understandable . after all , its last year ' s 33rd edition marked the 30th anniversary of those unforgettable and triumphant festival days in july of 1968 , immediately followed by the tragic events [ of the soviet invasion ] in august . what is the place of the festival on the contemporary international film festival map ?\nwhen the film goes into sylvia\u2019s backstory , i was glad because it allowed me to lighten the mood and introduce the young man who was sylvia\u2019s brother and the folksy character of the big - eyed tattletale [ efrem ] . there is humor there and it allowed me to work that in .\ncontrary to popular opinion , the knave of hearts does appear in the disney version , but he is reduced to a fleeting cameo at the end of the march of the cards ; also he is presented as an actual playing card , in contrast to the king and queen of hearts who in the film are presented as human , albeit grotesquely sized .\nthe fish watching the walrus that lures the oysters away look exactly the same as the fish ( albeit recolored ) that watch pinocchio search for monstro the whale in pinocchio .\nfar more famous is pabst\u2019s second film , the joyless street . with its controversial subject matter , involving women forced to prostitute themselves in various ways during the era of hyperinflation , the film was repeatedly subject to censors\u2019 cuts\u2014different cuts in different countries . in my first film course ever , in 1970 , i remember seeing what was probably the best version available in the usa at the time , but it was far from complete . at least it still retained a pretty good balance between the greta garbo and asta nielsen plotlines . later i saw what was probably the original american release print , butchered down to about an hour . the nielsen plot , where she plays a character who becomes a rich man\u2019s mistress , was all but gone , with the greta garbo plot dominating .\nin an effort to retain some of carroll ' s imaginative verses and poems , disney commissioned top songwriters to compose songs built around them for use in the film . a record number of potential songs were written for the film , based on carroll ' s verses\u2014over 30\u2014and many of them found a way into the film , if only for a few brief moments . alice in wonderland would boast the greatest number of songs included in any disney film , but because some of them last for mere seconds ( like\nhow do you do and shake hands\n,\nwe ' ll smoke the monster out\n,\n' twas brilling\n,\nthe caucus race\n, and others ) , this fact is frequently overlooked . the original song that alice was to sing in the beginning was titled\nbeyond the laughing sky\n. the song , like so many other dropped songs , was not used by the producers . however , the composition was kept and the lyrics were changed . it later became the title song for peter pan ( which was in production at the same time ) ,\nthe second star to the right\n.\ntreasure island \u2013the first adaptation of the stevenson story to be in color\u2013was released in america on july 29 , 1950 . ( its big premiere was , of course , in london on june 22 . ) \u201cwalt disney , whose artistry marked a new era in motion picture entertainment , now sets a new milestone with his first all - live action feature , \u201d shouted the film\u2019s original trailer . \u201conly walt disney could bring to realistic life and with such dramatic impact robert louis stevenson\u2019s memorable characters . \u201d the trailer promised a movie full of \u201cdaring action\u201d and \u201cbreathless suspense , \u201d and it delivered . the film was a hit . but with such success , the general public was worried that walt would forsaken the animation medium that had made him a household name . he wrote a note to douglas fairbanks , jr . , who shared that worry . \u201cwe are not forsaking the cartoon field , \u201d walt promised .\nit gained popularity in the 1970 ' s due to the\ndrug\nculture fandom at the time , it was released in 1974 , and then again in 1981 . by the 1980 ' s the initial consensus proved to be outdated . one of the biggest cult classics in the animation medium , the film gained critical praise and became one of the most popular disney films of all time , as well as one of the most commercially successful disney films ( ironically considering it ' s initial disappointment ) . today , it is not only universally considered the best film adaptation of lewis carrol ' s novel but one of disney ' s greatest classics .\nmikl\u00f3s r\u00f3zsa\u2019s rousing music captures both the grandeur of the film\u2019s sailing sequences and the escalation of the rivalry between the shore brothers . the score is dominated by a malleable melody for joel and the shore lineage , launched by a perfect fifth ( ascending for the a section , descending for b ) , evocative of the sea yet equally appropriate for the film\u2019s complicated love triangle . not one fragment of the main melody is wasted , with even its concluding three - note neighbor - tone figure becoming a motive unto itself in the body of the score . r\u00f3zsa introduces several more ideas throughout the film , the most prominent of which are a longing love theme for joel and pris , as well as a conflicted offshoot of the main theme for mark\u2019s treacherous behavior . the action sequences brim with line - against - line writing and the composer\u2019s boundless sense of thematic invention ; motives are dissected and put back together again , with r\u00f3zsa creating ingenious new variations on his material right down to the film\u2019s final reel . the general seafaring tone , as well as the brief passages of \u201cisland\u201d music ( see track 9 ) even provide a tantalizing glimpse of what a r\u00f3zsa - composed score to 1962\u2019s mutiny on the bounty ( which was scored by bronislau kaper since r\u00f3zsa was otherwise occupied with el cid ) might have sounded like .\none omitted scene from the 1939 treatment of the film occurred outside the duchess ' manor , where the fish footman is giving a message to the frog footman to take to the duchess saying that she is invited to play croquet with the queen of hearts . alice overhears this and sneaks into the kitchen of the manor , where she finds the duchess ' cook maniacally cooking and the duchess nursing her baby . the cook is spraying pepper all over the room causing the duchess and alice to sneeze and the baby to cry . after a quick conversation between alice and the duchess , the quick - tempered cook starts throwing pots and pans at the noisy baby . alice rescues the baby , but as she leaves the house the baby turns into a pig and runs away . the scene was scrapped for pacing reasons .\nfrom any facet or dimension , the hunchback of notre dame is a true classic in its own right due to its ambition , scope , scale and payoff . however , the real reason to see this film is the incomparable performance of one lon chaney .\nthe east of the west section features films made in the countries of the former socialist bloc in central and eastern europe . this year the featured nation is kazakhstan ( 14 films ) . other films include the hungarian gangster film ( g . sz\u00f3mj\u00e1s ) and chinese defence ( g\u00e1bor tompa ) and the russian films outskirts ( peter lutsyk ) and totalitarian romance ( vyacheslav ) .\nthough not an outright disaster , the film was never re - released theatrically in walt disney ' s lifetime , airing instead every so often on network television . in fact , alice in wonderland aired as the second episode of walt disney ' s disneyland tv series on abc in 1954 , in a severely edited version cut down to less than an hour . in the disney films , leonard maltin relates animator ward kimball felt the film failed because\nit suffered from too many cooks \u2013 directors . here was a case of five directors each trying to top the other guy and make his sequence the biggest and craziest in the show . this had a self - canceling effect on the final product .\nwalt disney himself felt that the film failed because alice the character had no\nheart .\nthe 34th edition of the karlovy vary international film festival will be held from july 2 - 10 1999 in karlovy vary . below are some of this year ' s highlights taken from their press release of arpil 1 , 1999 .\nbecause of a single image . even people who have never seen a lloyd film are familiar with the iconography of a bespectacled man hanging off the hands of a collapsing clock on the side of a skyscraper high above teeming city streets . it is one of the most celebrated images in cinema .\n\u2014and the genius of harold lloyd\u2014continues to dangle over all who attempt to fuse comedy and thrills in the movies . in celebration of the film\u2019s 90th anniversary , a special 2k digital version has been prepared so that this classic comedy can be enjoyed for a second century .\nalice grows a lot bigger in the movie than in the book . in the book , she fills the room she is in , while in the movie she fills the whole house .\nlast modified : friday | november 30 , 2012 @ 18 : 33 open printable version this entry was posted on thursday | november 29 , 2012 at 5 : 38 pm and is filed under directors : lubitsch , dvds , film comments , national cinemas : germany , silent film . responses are currently closed , but you can trackback from your own site .\nfor the finished film , salinger wrote a 1 : 33 cue ( \u201cdisillusion bridge\u201d ) that leads into \u201cdisillusionment , \u201d the same ( complete ) recording as heard in track 13 . the extra music covers the dialogue between mark and pris that plants the seeds of doubt in pris\u2019s mind regarding joel\u2019s motives in abandoning the pearls ; r\u00f3zsa intended the music to enter only after pris sets out to confront joel .\nen route to worms , siegfried encounters and slays a dragon . he bathes in its blood in order to make his body impervious to swords and arrows . unfortunately , a leaf lands on his upper back , stopping the dragon ' s blood reaching him there . this part of his body is therefore made vulnerable . siegfried also encounters alberich ( georg john ) , the dwarf lord treasurer to the nibelungen dynasty . he captures the nibelungen treasure and acquires a magic cloak which makes him invisible and provides him with the strength of many men .\nthe mad hatter was simply called ' the hatter ' , not ' the mad hatter ' .\nthe extras include the original trailer and a documentary on the restoration . an informative booklet accompanies the disc , including a reprint of program notes i wrote when the film was shown at \u201cil giornate del cinema muto\u201d in pordenone . there are optional subtitles in ten languages . the blu - ray and dvd can be purchased directly from alpha - omega . there is no region coding .\nit turns out to be a strange mixture . rather than filming the production onstage , like the later version , the producers created much larger but stylized sets in sound studios ; there\u2019s never a hint of an exterior . the blocking and filming are stodgy , and kenny baker is barely adequate to his role . i\u2019m not sure this aspect of the film would win converts to the operetta .\nhal roach ( harold lloyd\u2019s producer ) placed bill strother under contract and devised a rough idea of a story involving a daredevil climb . the film was constructed around this comedy sequence and introductory material was later built around it .\ninterestingly , it was pragmatism that would ultimately get walt to make his first fully live - action feature , in the form of treasure island . following world war ii , the british government had imposed a 75 percent import tax on american films shot in britain and ordered that 45 percent of the films shown in british theaters be made in england . additionally , the french ( who agreed to a similar quota , aided largely by the american state department ) and british governments had both impounded receipts earned by american studios in those countries , as a way of making sure the currency be spent there .\nharold lloyd ( the boy ) mildred davis ( the girl ) bill strother ( the pal ) noah young ( the law ) westcott b . clarke ( the floorwalker )\nthis is the fourth disney animated classic to have the 2006 walt disney pictures logo at the end of the movie , on current releases .\nmore recently , disney live - action productions have had an interesting way of honoring the past while pushing the boundaries of imagination , with films like the pirates of the caribbean series ( based on the disney parks attraction ) , this year\u2019s the jungle book ( based on the 1967 animated classic ) , and next year\u2019s beauty and the beast ( based on the 1991 animated classic ) . and just like in walt\u2019s day there is a mixture of real - life adventures , like this year\u2019s the finest hours , futuristic fantasies like tron legacy and tomorrowland , and inspirational sports dramas like mcfarland , usa , or this fall\u2019s queen of katwe . the next disney live - action film is the breathlessly beautiful pete\u2019s dragon , itself a remake of a 1977 film that walt had originally optioned in the 1950\u2019s for a segment of his disneyland tv series . in the circular nature of this tale , the original was a live - action feature \u2026 with animated elements ."]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "chandragrohon", "paragraphs": ["download bangla movie chandragrohon videos . watch bangla movie chandragrohon videos . free download & watch bangla movie chandragrohon videos online .\nthe film chandragrohon won national film award and also other four awards totally seven sections .\nhow can i put and write and define chandragrohon in a sentence and how is the word chandragrohon used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528chandragrohon\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528chandragrohon\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528chandragrohon\u9020\u53e5 , chandragrohon meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\nalbum name : chandragrohon , artist : imon shaha & habib , . you can get full audio album here . urltoken\nmurad parvez is a bangladeshi film and television director . he was director of chandragrohon and brihonnola and directed many tv serials in bangladesh .\nin a film\nchandragrohon\n, she sang\ntomare dekhilo porano bhoriya\nwith habib wahid , and she sang\nsparsh\nin a film\nprojapoti\n.\namar bondhu rashed ( film ) , bombaiyer bombete ( film ) and chandragrohon are some of the examples . - talk ) 08 : 12 , 18 october 2016 ( utc )\nemon saha is a bangladeshi composer , musician and singer . he earned four bangladesh national film awards for his music composition and direction in the films chandragrohon , kusum kusum prem , ghetuputra komola , pita and meyeti ekhon kothay jabe .\nin the big canvas of the screenplay of chandragrohon , parvez has depicted diversified characters who belong to the downtrodden people . through these characters he takes the viewers to a crisis that challanges our rational thinking . the story is neither unrealistic nor supranatural , but very practical : will anybody allow his or her son to marry an illegitimate girl ? may be in the conventional dhaliwood movies , the son , ignoring his parents makes it happen , but in chandragrohon it does not happen and the incident drives the protagonist to insanity .\nin the big canvas of the screenplay of chandragrohon , parvez has depicted diversified characters of downtrodden people . through these characters he takes the viewers to a crisis that strikes our rationality . and the story is not absurd nor supra natural , but very practical : will anybody allow his or her son to marry an illegitimate girl ? may be in the conventional dhaliwood movies the son ignoring his parents makes it happen , but in chandragrohon kashu ( riaz ) cannot do that which drives the lovely phalani ( sohana saba ) to insanity .\nchandragrohon film songs were composed by habib wahid and imon saha . the film song written by kabir bakul , jewel mahmud , mohammad rafiquzzaman , and arko mostofa . total 8 songs . singers are habib wahid , samina chowdhury , nancy , dinat jahan munni and subir nandi .\nagain almost same pattern of editing on cinema of bangladesh , shakib khan , shikari ( 2016 film ) , niyoti , list of bangladeshi films of 2016 , list of highest grossing bangladeshi films , chandragrohon etc . - talk ) 19 : 35 , 1 january 2017 ( utc )\nshe started out with television and made a mark in films soon after . sohana saba has acted in several bangladeshi ventures like khelaghar - doll house , chandragrohon , priyotomeshu - love and repulsion and brihonnola - the poisoning sap . the actress is now a part of ayan chakraborti\u2019s debut film shororipu .\nchandragrohon film songs were composed by habib wahid and imon saha . [ 1 ] the film song written by kabir bakul , jewel mahmud , mohammad rafiquzzaman , and arko mostofa . total 8 songs . [ 5 ] singers are habib wahid , samina chowdhury , nancy , dinat jahan munni and subir nandi .\nchandragrohon fiwm songs were composed by habib wahid and imon saha . [ 1 ] the fiwm song written by kabir bakuw , jewew mahmud , mohammad rafiqwzzaman , and arko mostofa . totaw 8 songs . [ 5 ] singers are habib wahid , samina chowdhury , nancy , dinat jahan munni and subir nandi .\nthis page is based on the copyrighted wikipedia article chandragrohon ; it is used under the creative commons attribution - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license ( cc - by - sa ) . you may redistribute it , verbatim or modified , providing that you comply with the terms of the cc - by - sa\nchandragrohon : the lunar eclipse ( bengali : \u099a\u09a8\u09cd\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0\u0997\u09cd\u09b0\u09b9\u09a3 ) , is a bangladeshi film based on a short story written by indian bengali author syed mustafa siraj . the film was released 2008 and younger director murad parvez first time . . . jump up ^\nchandragrahan receives top award at rainbow film festival\n. the daily star . urltoken\nhe also has composed songs for different film soundtracks such as hridoyer kotha , akash chowa bhalobasha , chandragrohon , i love you , eito prem , third person singular number , amar ache jol , and many others . wahid makes songs that\nhas the essence from the roots of bangla music\n, says kumar bishwajit while recording a song under the direction of wahid in a movie called projapoti .\nhe also has composed songs for movies such as hridoyer kotha , akash chowa bhalobasha , chandragrohon ,\ni love you\n,\neito prem\n,\nthird person singular number\n, amar ache jol , etc . habib makes songs that\nhas the essence from the roots of bangla music\n, says kumar bishwajit while recording a song under direction of habib wahid in a movie called projapoti .\nershad kamol it is a common allegation against bangladeshi filmdom that these days not many aesthetically rich movies are released targetting the masses . only a very few filmmakers are coming up with new ideas and rich presentations as well . young filmmaker murad parvez ' s debut feature film chandragrohon is one such production worth watching . after two weeks of remarkable success at star cineplex , the movie is now being screened at the theatres outside dhaka city .\nhe had the desire to grab the national award for his debut film . however , winning eight national awards in seven categories for a film is definitely more than any debutant filmmaker could dream about . but this is exactly what happened to young filmmaker murad parvez , whose debut feature film chandragrohon grabbed eight national awards . the delighted director , however , claimed that although he had the thirst to win the award , the results were more than his expectation .\nchandragrohon , adapted from the narratives titled ranighater brittanto by syed mustafa siraj , is different from the stereotypical storyline of bangladeshi commercial cinemas . it deals with the people living at the kheyaghat ( the bank of a river where people go for boats to cross the river ) . for business purposes , people from different corners of the country live in such areas , the ghats are also infamous for criminal activities . however , murad parvez ' s intention is not to feature this sordid side as is the tradition in dhaliwood based movies .\nchandragrohon , adapted from narratives titled ranighater brittanto by syed mustafa siraj , is different from the stereotypical storyline of bangladeshi commercial movies . it deals with the people living at the kheyaghat ( a common place beside a river where people go for boats to cross the river ) . for business purposes , people from different corners of the country live in such areas , even the ghats are infamous places for criminal activities . however , murad parvez ' s intention is not to feature extra - judicial activities following the traditional dhaliwood based movies .\ni read the story ranighater brittanto in 2004 to make a tv drama ,\nsays the award winning film director , screen playwright and dialogue writer murad parvez , who is basically a tv drama maker ,\nbut , actor saba , who performed the protagonist in chandragrohon , suggested that i make this a film . surprisingly the chance came when azam faruk , a uk based businessman , approached me showing desire to produce a aesthetically rich movie in bangladesh . i gave him the storyline and he was so impressed that he decided to make a big budget movie taking risk of making the film an inexperienced director like me .\nsohana saba is a one of the popular bangladeshi tv actress , model , director , and producer . she is very cute , hot , beautiful and talented actress . she acted many tv dramas and movies . and her popular tv dramas were nupur , alokon , wow , khoyeri dana shalikher , mon , ekti diary , serious ekta kotha ache , odrissho manob , pabon mazhi , shei rateu bristi chilo , valobashi tai emoni etc . sohana saba also acted many movies aaina , khelaghor , chandragrohon , priyotomeshu , brihonnola , shororipu etc . sohana saba received meril prothom alo awards for her outstanding performance . sohana saba director - playwright murad parvez ( 2007 - 2015 ) . now the couple separated .\nshahiduzzaman selim : shahiduzzaman selim is one of the most famous and successful television actor and director in bangladesh . his debut tv drama was jonaki jwoley ( 1989 ) . he acted several tv dramas and some movies . his most successful tv dramas were mamuli bepar , bhalobashi koto \u2013 bhalobashi na to , rong mohol , juarir bou , ononto prodip , lilaboti , jhamela nonstop , chorer bou , dokshinayoner din , sab badha periye , aji bijon ghore , pattayar pathe neyamat , mongol chhaya , jiboner oli goli etc . his acted some movie mad _ e in bangladesh , chandragrohon , chorabali , devdas , podmo patar jol , oggatonama . shahiduzzaman selim won meril prothom alo awards for kanta and bangladesh national film awards for chorabali . mahfuz ahmed was born january 5 in tangail , bangladesh . shahiduzzaman selim was married another actress rosey siddique and the couples have two daughters , toma and sreema .\nhariye fela bhalobasha - 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fair issue of the little magazine , aainanagar . i am profoundly grateful to debaprasad - da for articulating in writing what i and some of my friends have discussed in private for ages . and , in doing so , debaprasad - da\u2019s essay has contributed immensely to the developments of my own arguments on the gender politics of the hungryalists .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nthe national film award for the year 2008 was announced on february 11 . murad parvez individually got three awards : best director award , best screenplay award and best dialogue writer award . azam faruk got the best producer award for producing the movie . imon saha got the best music director award for the picture . and three actors also got national awards in two catagories performing in chndragrahan : zahiruddin piar as the best anti - hero character and dilara zaman and champa for the best female supporting actors .\ntill then i was just a director and screen playwright of tv plays , who made only a few tv drama serials and single episode plays . so , i was lucky in this sense that even many eminent directors in the country don ' t get a producer willing to make a big budget movie . but in my case good luck knocked on my door and i did not have to look for my producer .\nthat incident stimulated parvez ' s long cherished desire to make a film . leaving all his activities he totally concentrated on this project .\nmy only intention was to make an aesthetically rich movie not only to win a few awards but also to entertain the people . often the award winning films don ' t necessarily entertain people ; on the other hand , the mainstream entertaining films in most cases are not asthetically rich , rather contain cheap entertainment .\nmurad parvez says that the film was made during a month - long residential camp in the remote areas to portray the outdoor scenes authentically .\nthe key challenge of the movie was to portray a realistic presentation of a ghat scene of the 1960s . in this connection , i chose a location beside the river atrai in a remote village called chandrapur in narail district . throughout the day we used to shoot and in the night we slept in a ship . and i must admit that i got enormous support from all the actors and crew . even the actors have already got their feedback by grabbing three national awards for this movie ,\nsays murad parvez .\nbut , it was not the only location that made it such a success . in fact , the film was made in 32 locations to develop the storyline authentically , since in the film the protagonist ' s character and the ghat develop along parallel lines : in advancement of time a bridge is built on the river , which changes the socio - economic structure of the ghat . many locals become jobless and subsequently decide to migrate .\nbut was the film commercially successful ?\nno ,\nreplies murad ,\ndue to three major causes we could not make money . first of all the film was released just a few days before the national elections and people were very tense due to the political movements prior to the elections . secondly , due the inexperience , the producer faced problem with the distributors . and , of course the target audience , the middle class , do not go to movie theatres considering the insecurity and dirty atmosphere of the existing movie theatres in the country . as a result the film ran only in nine theatres in major cities .\nthe success in his debut movie has boosted young filmmaker murad parvez to go onto his next project . he is now preparing for his next film titled daur .\nit is completely a commercial thriller for the entertainment of the masses ,\ninforms parvez .\nat the same time murad also wants to make tv plays to continue his practice . murad says ,\nin bangladeshi perspective there is no option except making tv plays for a maker to practice and experiment on his technical aspects of filmmaking , since we don ' t have any film institute .\ncultural personality mostafa zaman abbasi gives away the lifetime achievement award to renowned cameraman and film - maker baby islam at the meril - prothom alo award giving ceremony at bangladesh - china friendship conference centre yesterday . photo : star\nstay updated on the go with the daily star news app . click here to download it for your device .\nany unauthorized use or reproduction of the daily star content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action .\nphalani ' s mother shokhina pagli , a mentally disordered woman , became pregnant . but , who could be the father ? everybody suspects each other . subsequently a girl was born and named as phalani which means ' discarded ' . everybody at the locality collectively takes responsibility of the newborn baby , but when the girl was only three years old her mother died and the locals handed over the responsibility of the girl to an elderly woman named moyra mashi ( dilara zaman ) .\nphalani ' s character and the ghat develop parallelly in the movie . in advancement of time a bridge is built on the river , which changes the socio - economic structure of the ghat . many locals become jobless and subsequently decide to migrate .\nmeanwhile phalani becomes a nice looking teenager having a romantic relationship with kashu , a driver by profession of the same locality . when their romance becomes known , the elders of the locality who treat orphan phalani as their child , decide to arrange their marriage before migration .\nthis parallel development of the plot has been handled quite efficiently by murad parvez . from the very first scene , in a rainy dark night a few people are wandering around , has aptly created the suspense . and the director has maintained the tempo through his remarkable directorial compositions , handling of montage and shot distribution . his use of symbols using natural elements to portray human psyche deserves plaudits . in fact , it would not be exaggeration saying a real rustic life has portrayed in the movie . doing that he has used all the leading technical hands and actors of the country .\nbut , the movie loses the tempo when the love affair develops between phalani and kashu . the director could have avoided many scenes such as kashu ' s imagination of phalani dancing like a ' princess ' at the jatra scene . more than that many scenes have abruptly appeared . and the weakest part of the movie is that the climax ( when kashu ' s father abul with his ill motive for stopping the marriage of his son with claims of himself being the father of phalani ) has not been presented effectively .\nhowever , the most powerful feature of the movie is bold acting by the cast members . dilara zaman as moyra mashi , azam faruk as a marwari ghat owner chowbeji , ks feroz as abul , shahiduzzaman selim as ismail driver , kohinur as madan and gazi rakayat as shambhu presented their respective characters efficiently . as the protagonist ' s character sohana saba - - who has already performed the central character in many feature films made by independent filmmakers - - is impressive in the sequences that feature happiness . but there are signs of struggle in her portrayal of pathos and crisis . popular film actor riaz ' s performance , at best , can be described as average . similarly , popular film actor champa has not managed well her challenging character of a mentally disordered beggar . her gestures appear exaggerated .\nmahfuzur rahman ' s cinematography taufiq hossain chowdhury ' editing deserve plaudits . eminent art dirctor uttam guho has successfully created a ghat area of 1960s . music composers imon shaha and habib also deserve kudos for their melodious scores .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na small market named ranighat is situated at river bank . a madwoman sokhina lives under a tree in the market . everyday many people visits the market and some of them had physical relation . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ntwelve people are passengers on board . the boatmen are taking them to safety , far away from the fierce clutches of war . all the people on board are devastated by the horrors of war . as the story advances , different events unravel .\nin this tragic - comic study of religious hypocrisy , a disreputable cleric convinces villagers that their community is home to a famous holyman ' s grave .\npoor oil miller decides to use his daughter - in - law to spin the treadle due to lack of ox .\nzaminder sarkar lives a lonely life in his grand house though his son , daughter - in - law and his granddaughter live in the same house . getting irritated by the crows , he shots crows everyday . . . see full summary \u00bb\nstory of a teenage boy who is hired by a colonial era landlord to entertain him until the annual flood is over .\nthe story is centered around a well stablished family and their daily life issues , with one exception of inclusion of a mysterious man ( raiz ) who does not know where he has come from or . . . see full summary \u00bb\nit ' s a story of boat journey of bangladesh in 1971 of helpless people was going towards the safe border . pakistan military had unleashed genocide in the country . heroic sons of the soil started a war of liberation .\nthe story revolves around different comical events regarding telephonic conversation . athoi ( shrabanti ) , a young girl loves to dial wrong numbers and through such an incident , gets involved . . . see full summary \u00bb\nraaj and reshmi fall in love , despite having a belligerent past between their families .\nthis film is a unconditional love story of 2 people . riaz played the character called benu and purnima played the character called renu .\na small market named ranighat is situated at river bank . a madwoman sokhina lives under a tree in the market . everyday many people visits the market and some of them had physical relation with her and she becomes pregnant . moira masi looks after her . sokhina gives birth a girl and died after few years . till then moira masi rears up the girl . the girl got no name and everyone calls her falani . falani grows up and gets closer to kashu . everyone in the market wants them get married . but kashu ' s father disagrees at this and confess his sin to falani that brings her same consequence like her mother .\nthis browser doesn ' t support spotify web player . switch browsers or download spotify for your desktop .\nlisten to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndue to copyright issues , music streaming is not available in your country / region .\na mad woman ( champa ) lived near the marwari ghat . people from the market had physical relationship with her at nights . as a result , she became pregnant . moyra masi ( dilara zaman ) starts to look after her in this circumstances . one rainy night , she gives birth a little girl and dies on the birth bed . moyra masi looks after the little girl . the girl ( sohana saba ) does not get any name and so everyone calls her falani .\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - 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[ 1 ] a eleven - member jury board prepared a list of 15 films that could be awarded out of 17 films in january 4 , 2010 . [ 2 ]\nthis page was last modified on 27 january 2016 , at 08 : 55 .\nthis article ' s content derived from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia ( see original source ) .\nseptember 24 , 2009 : nasa scientists have discovered water molecules in the polar regions of the moon . instruments aboard three separate spacecraft revealed water molecules in amounts that are greater than predicted , but still relatively small . hydroxyl , a molecule consisting of one oxygen atom and one hydrogen atom , also was found in the lunar soil . the findings were published in thursday ' s edition of the journal science .\nthe observations were made by nasa ' s moon mineralogy mapper , or m 3 (\nm - cubed\n) , aboard the indian space research organization ' s chandrayaan - 1 spacecraft . nasa ' s cassini spacecraft and nasa ' s epoxi spacecraft have confirmed the find .\nabove : a very young lunar crater as viewed by nasa ' s moon mineralogy mapper . on the right , the distribution of water - rich minerals is shown in false - color blue . [ more ]\nwater ice on the moon has been something of a holy grail for lunar scientists for a very long time ,\nsaid jim green , director of the planetary science division at nasa headquarters in washington .\nthis surprising finding has come about through the ingenuity , perseverance and international cooperation between nasa and the india space research organization .\n' s state - of - the - art spectrometer measured light reflecting off the moon ' s surface at infrared wavelengths , splitting the spectral colors of the lunar surface into small enough bits to reveal a new level of detail in surface composition . when the m\nscience team analyzed data from the instrument , they found the wavelengths of light being absorbed were consistent with the absorption patterns for water molecules and hydroxyl .\nwhen we say ' water on the moon , ' we are not talking about lakes , oceans or even puddles ,\nexplained carle pieters , m 3 ' s principal investigator from brown university , providence , r . i .\nwater on the moon means molecules of water and hydroxyl that interact with molecules of rock and dust specifically in the top millimeters of the moon ' s surface .\nthe m 3 team found water molecules and hydroxyl at diverse areas of the sunlit region of the moon ' s surface , but the water signature appeared stronger at the moon ' s higher latitudes . water molecules and hydroxyl previously were suspected in data from a cassini flyby of the moon in 1999 , but the findings were not published until now .\nabove : data from nasa ' s moon mineralogy mapper . the image on the left shows albedo , or the sunlight reflected from the surface of the moon . the image on the right shows where infrared light is absorbed by water and hydroxyl molecules . the water signature is strongest at cool , high latitudes near the poles . the blue arrow indicates goldschmidt crater , a large feldspar - rich region with a higher water and hydroxyl signature . image credit : isro / nasa / jpl - caltech / brown univ . [ more ]\nthe data from cassini ' s vims instrument and m 3 closely agree ,\nsaid roger clark , a u . s . geological survey scientist in denver and member of both the vims and m 3 teams .\nwe see both water and hydroxyl . while the abundances are not precisely known , as much as 1 , 000 water molecule parts - per - million could be in the lunar soil . to put that into perspective , if you harvested one ton of the top layer of the moon ' s surface , you could get as much as 32 ounces of water .\nfor additional confirmation , scientists turned to the epoxi mission while it was flying past the moon in june 2009 on its way to a november 2010 encounter with comet hartley 2 . the spacecraft not only confirmed the vims and m 3 findings , but also expanded on them .\nwith our extended spectral range and views over the north pole , we were able to explore the distribution of both water and hydroxyl as a function of temperature , latitude , composition , and time of day ,\nsaid jessica sunshine of the university of maryland . sunshine is epoxi ' s deputy principal investigator and a scientist on the m 3 team .\nour analysis unequivocally confirms the presence of these molecules on the moon ' s surface and reveals that the entire surface appears to be hydrated during at least some portion of the lunar day .\nthe discovery of water molecules and hydroxyl on the moon raises new questions about the origin of\nmoon water\nand its effect on lunar mineralogy . answers to these questions will be studied and debated for years to come .\njaya ahsan , who started out as a model in the late \u201990s , debuted in films with dubshatar .\nthough the film was a dud , her acting was widely appreciated . jaya won the first national award in bangladesh for the film guerrilla . her next national award came for the movie chorabali . the actress , who has been making waves in the neighbouring country , was noticed by directors in bengal too . after her first tolly film aborto , jaya has a couple of projects lined up . she has wrapped up rajkahini and is currently shooting for ekti bangali bhuter goppo . up next will be kantho .\none of the most sought after actresses in bangladesh , mahiya mahi debuted in 2012 with bhalobashar rong . though her first tollywood flick romeo vs juliet failed to impress the masses , the girl\u2019s acting chops didn\u2019t go unnoticed . now back in bangladesh , mahi is busy with a couple of ventures , agnee 2 being one of them .\na model - turned - actress , kusum sikder started out as a singer before winning a pageant that brought her overnight stardom . after acting in several tv dramas , kusum went on to debut in films . her launchpad , gohiner shabdo , brought her the national award in bangladesh . she is now part of goutam ghose\u2019s shankhachil , opposite prosenjit chatterjee .\nhaving started out as a model , dilruba yasmeen ruhee was quick to join tv . her debut drama was oporichita , based on tagore\u2019s short story . her role as a hindu woman in her debut movie sangram was widely appreciated . ruhee played a model in glamour starring parambrata chatterjee .\nhabib wahid is is one of a popular bangladeshi singer & composer . people often called him a . r rahman of bd . he attended south breeze school in dhanmondi . later took audio engineering graduate from london\u2019s school of audio engineering . ferdous wahid one of a most popular singer during the 1970s and 1980s , his father .\nhe says . \u201cwhile in london , i worked with a dj and worked on a remix for virgin records with nitin soni under the name nasha experience . \u201d\n\u201ckrishno\u201d was his first album where he added a new dimension in the bengali song history with adding contemporary techno and urban beats . the album was released in 2003 .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nwe use cookies to deliver services , to personalize ads , to analyze traffic and to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . if you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it .\ngulshan ara akter champa is a bangladeshi film and television actress . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]\nchampa was born in the 1950s in village : bijoy nagar jessore district , khulna division , bangladesh . her birth date is 5 january .\nshe is the younger sister of actresses bobita and shuchanda . [ 4 ] champa is fifth eldest in a family of three sisters and three brothers .\nchampa started her career in 1981 with the btv drama dub satar . [ 5 ] she soon received offers for other dramatic roles , and appeared in sahabjadir kalo nekab , akash bariye dao , khola daroja , ekti joddo anno ekti meye , apoya , ekhane nongor , and others . [ 6 ]\n( 1986 ) , directed by shibli sadik . this film was produced by her sister shuchanda , and all three sisters ( shucanda , babita , and champa ) appear in the film . champa plays a police inspector . champa was the most popular actress in the period 1990 to 1996 . she is considered as the '\nchampa married businessman shahidul islam khan in 1982 . they have one daughter named esha [ 7 ] [ 8 ] champa ' s relatives include omar sunny ( nephew ) , moushumi ( niece in law ) , and riaz ( cousin ) .\nwinner : best co - actress national film award . directed by chashi nazrul islam\nknowledge management platform . it allows users to manage learning and research . visit defaultlogic ' s other partner sites below :\nthe term \u2018hungry generation\u2019 came to me in the same way its other temporal counterpart \u2013 the naxalbari rebellion \u2013 made its way into my consciousness . as a legend , as lived memories , stories , broken promises , fragments . in other words , as indirect references . there is also the other , seemingly obvious connection . in everyday bengali middle - class intellectual consciousness , both naxalbari and hungryalist poetics have come to be associated with notions of unsullied rebellious spirits , youthful dissent , experimentation with forms , denial of received forms and rejection in general . to put it simply , radicalism . more specifically , myths of radicalism . this is what it means to come after . for those of us who came of age in the kolkata of late 1980s and early to mid - 1990s , life was a series of aftermaths . the aftermath of naxalbari , the aftermath of hungryalism , the aftermath of ipta , the aftermath of the betrayal of electoral left , the aftermath of the collapse of the soviet empire . aftermaths , by definition , are also the fertile grounds for the births of the myths . precisely because , the events themselves are gone , over .\nand that kind of aftermathness , often lived through myths and the memories of others , brings with it its own challenges . removed from the headiness that inevitably accompanies events such as naxalbari or the state - sponsored censure of hungryalist poetics , these aftermaths demand new evaluations . the aftermath transforms yesterday\u2019s rebel into today\u2019s pitiable icon . the aftermath transforms yesterday\u2019s icon into today\u2019s tired office - goer . the aftermath tears off the mask , the veil , leaving most things naked and open , demanding new analyses and new interpretations .\nit is , therefore , not surprising that what provided the hungryalist poets their critical edge \u2013 the unabashed and repetitive writing of middle - class male alienation and rage \u2013 becomes the most institutionalized voice of bengali poetry in the period following 1977 . by the time i came to any conscious reading of contemporary bengali poetry , as an overtly nerdy , overtly politicized , and unapologetically feminist teenager , growing up in a home where neither naxalbari nor hungryalism was out of bounds for adult discussion , the hungryalist alienated voice , often expressed through an unmediated , unreflexive \u2018i\u2019 , was the normative voice of bengali poetry . to be a bengali poet was to write about the inability to find oneself in one\u2019s social environment . to be a bengali poet was to mourn about the inability to love and be loved , a feeling often expressed through the much fetishized bengali word \u2018oprem . \u2019 to be a bengali poet was to be lost in a world of default middle - classness . to be a bengali poet was to reiterate again and again the inability to rebel against one\u2019s middle - classness . a gendered script , expressed most often through a neatly distinguished binary between men and women , masculinity and femininity , would round up this dominant script of alienation through which most bengali poets have written themselves , and are still writing themselves . there is nothing \u2018anti - establishment\u2019 about this voice . in fact , it is so thoroughly entrenched in post - 1970s bengali poetry that it is difficult to find any other mode of expression . a mode of expression that would not make documentation of middle - class alienation its mainstay .\nfrom the vantage point of hindsight , it is indeed interesting to witness the genesis of this alienation - poetics within hungryalism , and thus also to historicize it . here , in these hungryalist poems , most of them somewhat co - terminous with naxalbari , alienation is its own political category . alienation is not a beginning point , alienation is not a means to an end . rather , alienation is the \u2018real\u2019 thing in itself . consequently , the poems themselves are converted into textual and symbolic spaces wherein this political category is given concrete linguistic form , reiterated again and again . the obsessive repetition of the writing of this alienation becomes a celebration of alienation . and this celebration of alienation becomes a form of rebellion in itself . think of this poem by shubho acharya :\na close reading of the poem reveals a strange stasis , the kind of stasis which is constitutive of most alienationist poetics . there are images from the everyday social life we know \u2013 the dog , the lamppost on the street , the narrator on the beach , the empty pocket . these are signifiers of a lower middle - class existence , which bring memories of post - independence disillusionment and social crises into the body of the poem \u2013 memories that provided the materialist foundation for much of the radical social and cultural movements of the era , including naxalbari . but the poem is hardly a mere list of images . there is an attempt at an ideological reading of the time of its origin \u2013 \u201cwords like \u2018love\u2019 and \u2018death\u2019 are utilised for sport . \u201d this line almost crumbles under the pressure of its own moralism . because it is so invested in a kind of trite , commonsensical moralism , it also misses out on the chance to put any ideological , sociological or imaginative pressure on its language . although like most literary , cultural or political collectives , the hungryalists did not speak in a homogenous or monolithic voice , and deeper readings of the movement\u2019s archives would reveal certain internal fractures , if one could make a quick generalization about the dominant tone of the hungryalist social critique , it is this : hungryalist poems often predicate themselves on easy moralisms , operating under the guise of ideological and political critique . because the default effect of the hungryalist poems is constituted by rage \u2013 and youthful rage at that \u2013 and poking fun at the more dominant bhadralok moralism , their own moralisms appear as cloaked terrain . in other words , what has often been described as a form of rebellious aesthetics in hungryalist poetics is based on an extremely weak sociological eye .\nindeed , acharya\u2019s poem provides its own understanding of rebellion \u2013 \u201ca distinctive self - contradiction i advance it can also / be called retreating there is no fear of being ambushed . \u201d coupled with the two concluding lines \u2013 \u201cwith the other i chuck the fearless chin / of the world , saying , \u2018dance little lady dance\u2019\u2013 . \u201d the self - contradiction does not explode under its own pressure . it does not move forward , it does not create any desire for change . if there is any transformation that happens in this poem , it is one of retreat . almost in the same way , the \u2018chucking\u2019 hinted at in the closing lines of the poem , although an assault on existing reality , does not produce anything other than the narrator retreating into his own inwardness \u2013 the role of a privileged spectator . maybe it is even an irony - conscious spectator , one whose being is constituted by a social environment of both the failures of liberalisms and left philosophies . yet it is a retreat nonetheless , the consciousness of which the poem records in strange ways .\nthus , there is the word \u2018ambush\u2019 , residing within the poem as a double - sequitur . on the one hand , it operates as a grave reminder of the time of the emergence of the hungryalist poetics , when incidences of \u2018ambush\u2019 \u2013 a term that brings into the poem\u2019s body the realities of state violence \u2013 had reconstituted the lives of the bengali middle class to a certain extent . precisely because of that ambush - ridden everyday , the temporality which hungryalists share with naxalbari , the word \u2018ambush\u2019 exists in the poem as a reminder of its own fucked - up politics of retreating . a deeper examination of the archives of both movements would show the relationship between hungryalist poetics and naxalbari politics to be ambiguous . while this is an issue which demands more in - depth close readings , analyses and reinterpretations of the cultural productions that emerged from both movements , hungryalist poetics nonetheless brings up an unresolved issue : what are the limits of the category of alienation during times of social and political turbulence ? can alienation ever exist as an autonomous political entity , and what are the responsibilities \u2013 social , political and aesthetic \u2013 of the alienated ?\nyes , i am that reader who is never satisfied by mere alienation . in a way , i take the idea of alienation seriously . too seriously , almost . consequently , i see alienation as the beginning point of something bigger , but never an end in itself . as a result , most of the hungryalist poems appear too status - quoist to me . too tame . yes , i repeat : tame and status - quoist . as an individual who has tried to stay involved with activisms of some kind for most of my life , i am politically and emotionally familiar with the terrain that the hungryalists are marking for themselves . a radical - left student organizer during the mid - 1990s \u2013 an inconvenient time globally to call oneself leftist \u2013 i understand the critique of both the electoral left and the radical left that the hungryalists are relaying . yet the critique they present remains the critique of those who have moved away from the messy terrain of everyday organizing of any kind . in other words , hungryalism remains the aesthetics of the shirkers .\nno , i do not expect their poems to change the world . but i do expect their poems to provide me with new ways of seeing the world . this is precisely where the hungryalists have failed . hungryalists did not provide me with a language to understand the specter of the privatization of education that faced most of my generation . hungryalists did not provide me with a language to understand neoliberal economic violence or for that matter the violence of its liberal forebear . hungryalists did not provide me with a language to understand more deeply the complex histories of oppression and identities in this world . hungryalists did not provide me with a language to engage more deeply with the multi - faceted realities of human resistance to oppression . hungryalists did not provide me with a language to understand the global failures of the left .\nat most , the hungryalists provided me with a language to complain . at most , the hungryalists provided me with a language to document symptoms . at most , the hungryalists provided me with a language to trivialize everything considered sacred by mainstream society . but that has never been enough for me . i didn\u2019t need any hungryalist to teach me that poverty is dehumanizing , or that the state is capable of breaking and killing . i didn\u2019t need hungryalists to figure out the loopholes and contradictions of bhadralok morality .\nyes , i want poems to do more . i want art to do more . i want literature to do more than become a list of gripes and remonstrations . consequently , the hungryalists represent to me a profound failure of the bengali radical imagination , a profound failure of the bengali middle class to fashion a radical poetics . it is not difficult to understand why the linchpin of the movement , the alienated lyrical \u2018i\u2019 , alternately angry and sad , stands within the contemporary archives of bengali literature as a thoroughly appropriated category . after all , we middle class bongs love us some good alienation . it makes us feel edgy . it makes us feel sensitive , while leaving the central pillars of our structural existence untouched .\nat the same time , there is something in these poems that would mark them as different from the lyricization of alienation in contemporary bengali . a certain sense of urgency , a certain breathlessness that is difficult to quantify . a certain sense that this world is a disaster , and nothing but disaster . a certain intuitive understanding that the bhadralok morality , which has dominated the social and creative life of post - independence bengal , needs to be torn apart . a form of raw rebellion against authoritarianism and social hypocrisy pervades these poems , in their formal experimentation with lines , white spaces , and punctuation . yes , there are moments when i am moved by them . yet this emotional appeal never lasts long . my relationship to hungryalist poetics is one of profound alienation . and that alienation stems from something profoundly simple : my own efforts to find myself within the poems of the hungry archives .\nin other words , i am asking , what place has been accorded to women within the hungryalist texts . i will begin with a generalization . women appear in hungryalist poems as bodies \u2013 sexual bodies \u2013 and nothing but bodies on which desire is projected . in other words , if my alienation from the hungryalism was , to a certain extent , prompted by the fact that much of my political and aesthetic quests remained outside of the boundaries of a hungryalist aesthetics , it is also true that the hungryalist poets could not really imagine that someone like me might be their implied audience .\nany sign of female sexual agency is vilified , mocked and ultimately turned into a site of male sexual violation . one can\u2019t really say that the hungryalists write female sexual identity in terms of the virgin - whore dichotomy , because to be a woman with an independent sexual will is to be permanently reduced to the status of a whore within hungryalist poetics . like most of its social analysis , this particular way of reading women reeks of bhadralok moralism , cloaked in the language of male alienationist radicalism . what is absent is any political understanding of marriage as a social institution , of patriarchy as a socio - political category , and of sexuality as socio - cultural constructs of masculinity and femininity . any consciousness other than the sexual kind is automatically denied to women ."]}
{"id": 115030, "summary": [{"text": "tengers is a 2007 south african animated film written , directed and produced by michael j. rix .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the first full-length animation produced in south africa and uses the claymation technique .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film is a satirical black comedy about life in post-apartheid south africa .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "rix has said his intention was to make a film that was : \" entertaining but not frivolous . political but not preachy .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "sophisticated but not alienating . \" ", "topic": 8}], "title": "tengers", "paragraphs": ["tengers\nand \u201cmirror mountain pictures\u201d are trademarks used by mirror mountain pictures .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for tengers . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\ntengers is south africa\u2019s first animated feature film and is a dark social satire set in a contemporary south african context .\ntengers by michael j . rix , jo day , phillip mathebula , anton schmidt | 684457884026 | dvd | barnes & noble\u00ae\nthe tengers were divided into white and black . white tengers came to be known as all - knowing , all - compassionate inhabitants of the western part of the upper world , akin to deities , while the fierce , ethnocentric black tengers , often invoked for power or vengeance , were seen as being from the eastern part of the upper world . thus came into being the pan - mongolian cosmology of the ninety - nine skies ( realms ) of the upper world , with fifty - five white tengers in the west and forty - four black tengers in the east . there is some talk in mongolia that so many new shamans are now being recruited by the spirits because of a war between these two spiritual regions ; but opinions differ widely , and conjecture over coffee and vodka can run wild .\nbilled as a small adult comedy with a big kid\ufffds heart , tengers is the pet project of gauteng - based writer / director / animator and editor , michael j rix . michael wrote and storyboarded tengers in 1999 , and since then has put every spare moment into bringing the story to life through his own unique style of clay - mation .\nandrew worsdale speaks to michael rix , the maker of tengers , south africa\u2019s first feature length animated film , which takes a darkly humorous look at the realities of life in jozi .\ntengers is a 2007 south african animated film written , directed and produced by michael j . rix . it is the first fulllength animation produced in south africa and uses the claymation technique .\nyour name your email recipient email enter a message i read this article and found it very interesting , thought it might be something for you . the article is called tengers and is located at urltoken\ntengers is a 2007 south african animated film written , directed and produced by michael j . rix . it is the first full - length animation produced in south africa and uses the claymation technique .\nsouth africa ' s first animated film ' tengers ' , that satirises life in contemporary johannebsurg , will have its local premiere as part of the africa on screen film festival at the end of may .\none of the best and most relevant south african movies in a very long time . . . tengers is a local movie that deserves our support because it is a pretty darned good one .\ntengers is a movie starring adam callander , adran callander , and jo day . whilst working on\nthe great south african novel ,\nan unemployed writer gets caught up in the harsh realities of life in the city of johannesburg .\nin mongolian , one who travels the realms of the tengers is called a tengeri\u2014\u201csky - dweller ; sky - walker . \u201d i like to think that luke skywalker , the young warrior - shaman jedi knight of the fictional star wars films , may have inherited his name from this tradition . interestingly , the bbc reports that in censuses taken in 2001 regarding spiritual beliefs , hundreds of thousands of people selected \u201cjediism\u201d as their faith of choice\u2014such is the power of shamanism even in our modern myths and legends .\nalthough his movie deals with serious issues , it\u2019s very patriotic about those who live in gauteng with their resolute and sort of schizoid sense of humour about life in the sprawling city . \u201ci think the underlying message of the film was always : we as tengers ( or south african even ) have become desensitised to the issues . but i also wanted the film to be hopeful , and reactive . if it stirs up feelings within one audience member who walks out thinking \u2018i ' ve got to do my bit to help this situation\u2019 , then i ' ve done my job . \u201d\nthe legend of the sky kingdom , despite laying almost certain claim to being africa ' s first stop - motion film , has never attracted much attention . at the time of this review it has only 25 votes on imdb . i had to order the dvd from the makers when i first watched it in 2009 , but nowadays you can stream it for $ 2 on amazon ( in the us ) , so if you ' re at all interested in the medium you should check it out . similarly south africa ' s little - seen claymation dramedy tengers , aimed at a considerably more adult audience , is currently also available .\nhe says he has many animation influences and is even a big fan of the old disney classics , \u201cbut unfortunately the success of these in the western world narrowed the scope of animation to be viewed as \u2018kids entertainment\u2019 . which in itself is ironic , because judging by disney ' s first feature snow white and the seven dwarfs , i don ' t think that was his intention . that movie has some seriously dark elements . sure , it was designed as pure entertainment , but i think it was originally intended for a more mature audience . the style of tengers was always supposed to be \u2018a poor man ' s wallace and gromit \u2019 , very rough - 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)\nashley ward is a comedian , actress and singer known for appearing in tv shows aqua teen hunger force and your pretty face is going to hell as well being a key part of critically - acclaimed musical comedy ensemble baby wants candy . originally from conyers in georgia , us , ashley is now set to take\ndarkly humorous and beautifully vulgar\nshow thrones ! the musical parody to the edinburgh fringe festival . here she tells mandy news how she started her career , what putting a show on at edinburgh is like and what actors can do to succeed . read more\nalli mauzey is a broadway actress known for her theatre world award - winning performance as lenora in cry baby , brenda in hairspray as well as currently playing ernestina in the tony award - winning revival of musical hello , dolly ! here she tells mandy news how she got into theatre , what a typical day working on broadway is like and what actors can do to succeed . read more\nhugh edwards is an award - winning voice director and casting director who has worked on over 200 games , films and tv shows . he is also the ceo , founder and team captain of gravy for the brain , an incredible online resource and community for the voiceover industry . here he tells mandy news what voiceover artists can do to get ahead in the industry , what the benefits of gravy for the brain are , as well as offering an amazing 12 day free trial to mandy members . read more\nlaura rollins is a british soap awards - nominated actress known for playing nurse ayesha lee in hit tv series doctors . here she tells mandy news how she started out and what the audition process for doctors was like along with some tips for actors . read more\ncreating an astonishing film , theatre , music or dance production should always be the primary goal of any creative trying to succeed in the entertainment industry . but putting on an excellent show is just half the battle . the other half is getting your production as much attention as possible \u2013 and to do so you ' ll want a proper press release in place . read on to find out how to make a perfect press kit for your show . read more\ngetting press for your show ( whether film , theatre , music or dance ) is one of the most important tasks other than putting on a brilliant production in the first place . but if you can ' t afford to hire a publicist to move things forward with their expertise , connections and experience , how do you go about getting publicity ? mandy news has the answers for you \u2013 read on ! read more\njoin our community of actors , singers , film and tv crew , musicians , dancers and other creative professionals today . it\u2019s free !\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nwhilst working on\nthe great south african novel ,\nan unemployed writer gets caught up in the harsh realities of life in the city of johannesburg .\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\na jobless writer discovers that life in johannesburg can be brutally unforgiving as he struggles to finish\nthe great south african novel\nin this claymation comedy .\n\u00a9 2018 snagfilms inc . , 665 broadway , suite 700 , new york , ny 10012 made in nyc .\nthe film has already played on the international festival circuit to wide critical acclaim , and won the best animated feature award at the diy film festival in los angeles last year .\nthe inspiration for the production was mick jackson\ufffds la story , written by steve martin . within the confines of a very funny comedy , martin is able to convey the day - to - day occurrences , rituals , hopes and fears associated with living in the sprawling metropolis of los angeles , california . commenting on his inspiration , rix says one specific scene leaps to mind when he remembers the film :\nsince leaving film school in 1996 , michael has been involved in numerous productions for south african television . insert writer , director , animator and editor on shows such as options , arts unlimited , rise up and read , red bull flugtag , sanlam money game , golf digest tv and ultra simple golf , as well as numerous music videos , commercials and corporate training films . michael also wrote , directed and edited man in the street , a feature film screened at the cannes film festival in 2003 .\nis south africa\u2019s first animated feature film and is a dark social satire set in a contemporary south african context .\nwhilst working on \u201cthe great south african novel , \u201d rob , an unemployed writer , gets caught up in the harsh realities of life in the city of johannesburg .\nrob eventually falls into a bit of luck . soon after , however , it seems that someone is trying to make his life shorter ! the lottery service trying to save on their payouts , or someone he knows trying to get their hands on the winning ticket ?\nstay in the loop with our new features and shows . sign up to our newsletter for updates !\nwe love film as much as you do . sign up to our newsletter and get updates on our new features and tv shows . and don ' t forget to follow us on social !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nentertaining but not frivolous . political but not preachy . sophisticated but not alienating .\nthe time has come for a satirical take on what it means to be south african , and what it ' s like to live in a society of constant flux , forever juggling the morals and ideals you were handed growing up , with the reality of day - to - day life as a ( gau ) tenger .\none of those local films you should see , but not out of some sense of patriotic duty but because you ' ll laugh out loud a lot .\ndarkly comic , then tragic and finally moving . . . a unique film .\nif you find a character in the database that is not shown here , please edit that character ' s page adding\ntenger\nas their origin . see also : the tenger gallery\nulgen real name ulgen aliases ulgan relatives tengri ( father ) , gaea ( mother ) , erlik , kuara . . .\nay real name ay relatives tengri ( father ) ; gaea ( mother ) ; erlik , koyash , kuara , ulgen ( brothers . . .\nkuara real name kuara relatives tengri ( father ) , gaea ( mother ) , erlik , koyash , ulgen ( brothers . . .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nthe official behind - the - scenes on south africa ' s first ever animated feature film , including exclusive interviews with the animated cast and crew .\nyou need to login to do this . get known if you don ' t have an account\nthis entry is trivia , which is cool and all , but not a trope . on a work , it goes on the trivia tab .\nfrom left to right : nicholas brendon as xander , sarah michelle gellar as buffy , charisma carpenter as cordelia , and alyson hannigan as willow . not numbered , and playing his actual age : 42 - year - old anthony stewart head as giles , who is definitely not a teenager .\n, except without 25 - year - old teenagers and 35 - year - old parents .\n) , for one good reason : they ' re often played by actors who are at least a few years older . this dates back to the earliest days of hollywood , if not further , making it\nthis happens when dealing with teenage characters in the range of 14 - 18 years old , especially in dramatic shows . if younger , casting usually tries for children actors , and if older it is simply far less noticeable . if a show or movie carries a greater focus on the adults rather than the kids then they will usually avert this . this ought to be horribly distracting , but by and large , television audiences have learned to manage . it is so ingrained into our mindset that almost all aversions end up being notable .\nit can sometimes result in a paradoxical effect : teens that look more like actual teens ( either with real teenage actors or in animation ) are described as looking\ntoo young\n( see reality is unrealistic ) . conversely , actors in their early - to - mid - twenties , especially those who make their name in these kinds of shows , often have difficulty being taken seriously playing characters their own age . very specific actors can pull it off , usually attributing it to the character being older than they look . in other cases , some stories work with this because a key plot point may be the character does not actually look their age and are trying to pass off as older than they really are . but with no such luck hollywood will get by with appropriate clothing , hairstyles , makeup and mannerisms .\nnamed for dawson ' s creek , which was notorious for it \u2014 james van der beek ( 20 ) , katie holmes ( 18 ) , and joshua jackson ( 19 ) playing 15 - year - olds ( at the time of the pilot ' s filming ) . 17 - year - old michelle williams was the only one still high school aged . in season two , the new main character jack was 16 , and actor kerr smith was 26 . while maybe not the worst case example ( jack aside ) , it is a joke that has filtered into the cultural mindset regarding the show .\nby and large this trope requires some research , you can ' t know for certain that an actor / actress is a certain age unless you scour around wikipedia or im db . also consider that production time may vary greatly from release of the movie or airing of the episode . the actors are of course younger during filming . timeline issues sometimes make this more apparent , as 5 seasons of a tv show may only cover one year within the context of the story , making an actor who was an aversion become a straight example over time . consider also that the exact age of the character may also be in question ( a generic\nhigh schooler\ncan be anywhere from 14 to 19 ) . in the case of voice acting that field has nothing to do with appearance and everything to do with vocal performance , as such only notable aversions are mentioned ( consider what the point would be to list examples of race lift in voice acting ) . this is also part of why we have crossdressing voices .\nultimately realize that there is nothing fundamentally wrong with this trope ; all forms of entertainment are about the illusion . what matters is if you believe in the character . at the same time this is not about age discrepancies , just being three or four years older doesn ' t necessarily mean the production is\ntrying to pull a fast one\non the audience . if anything finding a 19 year old to play a 17 year old is well ahead of the curve .\ncompare age lift , age inappropriate dress , and three month old newborn . contrast hollywood old , playing gertrude , underage casting , and children voicing children . see also artistic age for an intentional drawn equivalent . cross - dressing voices is more - or - less the animated version of this trope , as partially explained above . also used to avert a stage mom situation .\nwhile this is usually not an issue with animation , it becomes somewhat noticeable when idol series , like marginal number 4 and uta no princesama , have the voice actors perform concerts in - character . though , some of them definitely look the part , like unicorn jr . ' s shouta aoi and toshiyuki someya ( both 30 at the time of the franchise ' s first big concert ; their characters are 15 and 16 ) . somewhat subverted with the third member of the trio , alto , who ' s supposed to be 16 , but looks so much like his voice actor that he seems older , even in the animation .\nthe esper sisters tatsumaki and fubuki from one punch man are both 28 years old and 23 years old respectively , but their japanese voice actresses are not . aoi yuuki , tatsumaki ' s voice actress , is a year younger than saori hayami , fubuki ' s voice actress .\nsomething similar happens in the spaniard dub with male actor ricardo escobar ( 15 - year - old edward ) and female actress blanca rada ( 10 - 12 year - old edward ) . rada voices ed in most flashbacks , but in some short ones ( two - three lines tops ) , escobar keeps voicing little ed . the results are kinda jarring , since even though escobar ' s voice is believable for a teenager ( although a kinda deep voiced one at that ) , it definitely isn ' t for a little boy .\nthe english dub actor chris patton has played the younger versions of two of his characters as well : joshua christopher in chrono crusade ( who was played by a woman in the japanese version ) , hajime aoyama in ghost stories ( who was also played by a woman in the japanese version ) and fakir in princess tutu . in the audio commentary for chrono crusade , it ' s revealed that they used a mixture of chris speaking higher and some editing to make it work .\nsimilarly , in the dub of naruto , yuri lowenthal voices sasuke even when he was a kid and later he voiced simon of tengen toppa gurren lagann both before and after the time skip , though not in the distant finale ( which happen the same in the original language as well ) . the same goes for rossiu , though only in the dub ( while in the japanese version he retains a female voice actor even when we briefly see him in his fourties )\nevery single main male character over the age of 10 is voiced by a male actor , and most of them are believable . javier balas , naruto ' s voice actor , explained in an interview that it was done like that because when the series arrived to spain , in japan the manga had already reached the\n. hence , they casted so every character could keep their voice actors after that point .\nwhich happened for all characters . . . except sasuke . before the time skip he was voiced by adolfo moreno , a 30 - something voice actor famous for voicing ash ketchum from pok\u00e9mon , sora from kingdom hearts ii and scott pilgrim , among many others . however , after the time skip he was replaced by eduardo bosch , whose voice sounds way more mature . . . so much that some people believe they overdid it .\nit ' s probably worth noting that greg ayres ( the actor of negi from negima mentioned above ) has been cast three times in dubs for young characters voiced by akira ishida in the original : kaworu nagisa of neon genesis evangelion , chrono of chrono crusade and satoshi hiwatari of dn angel . in fact , greg himself tends to be a walking example\u2014he was originally hired as a voice actor in the first place because his natural voice sounds so young\nsixteen - year - old tsukiyono omi of weiss kreuz is played by yuuki hiro , actually the oldest of the four lead voice actors of the series ; his youthful voice means that he is often cast as cute , young boys .\nwas played by his male actor , ryo horikawa in his young appearances . most dubs use a female actor for this role , but the funimation english dub , like the japanese version , used his adult actor ,\nchristopher sabat also voiced the child form of piccolo in dragon ball , while in most other versions including the original japanese version cast a woman for this part .\n( with a few exceptions which were old enough to be played by a male in both versions ) .\nthis trend was followed by most of the other dubs worldwide ; in fact , the japanese version seems to be the only one in which shinji was voiced by a woman , which some fans perceive as lost in translation , as his effeminacy was a major point in his character development .\nother male teen characters were also voiced by men in the original japanese : touji suzuhara , voiced by tomokazu seki ; kensuke aida , voiced by tetsuya iwanaga ; and , as mentioned above , kaworu nagisa , voiced by akira ishida .\nthe 2008 yatterman series marks the only time in the franchise ' s entire history ( the live - action movie aside , for obvious reasons ) that gan / yatterman - 1 had a male actor ( hiroyuki yoshino in this case ) ; otherwise , he had a female actress .\nthe adventure of sinbad ova has 14 - year - old sinbad and drakon being voiced by the same actors who play their 30 - year - old selves in magi , which just sounds unnatural combined with the more cartoonish art style .\nnate , a fifth grader from yokai watch is voiced by 40 year old johnny yong bosch .\nprincess principal : in - universe - dorothy is 20 years old , and undercover as a high schooler . ange lampshades it by saying her class must be very kind .\nflip flappers : toto in the original japanese version was played by a woman to give him the pre - adolecence voice while the dub gave him a matured male voice .\nalthough there ' s generally no actual casting involved , many fanfics involve describing teenaged characters ( both existing and new ) in terms that don ' t fit with their ages . sometimes there actually is casting , when the author creates banners or pictures for the cast , and generally uses\nteen\nmodels or actresses in their early - mid 20s .\nin the author ' s notes of my immortal , tara gilesbie suggested that gerard way ( ! ) should play draco in the next harry potter film . gerard was almost 30 at the time .\nbutter up of the actingverse in my little pony : friendship is magic fanfiction plays fluttershy , and is a full adult , unlike the child stars who play the other characters .\none that didn ' t happen : j . d . salinger once wrote that the only adaptation of the catcher in the rye he would permit would be with himself , then well into his 30s , playing the 16 - year - old lead .\njohn green , perhaps as a shout out to the above , tweeted that he would be playing augustus in the fault in our stars as an april fools prank .\nalice cooper , born in 1948 , has been singing\ni ' m eighteen\nfor over 30 years .\nbryan adams had a hit with\n18 till i die\nin 1997 , at the age of 37 .\npat benatar , born in 1953 , built an entire discography around singing about how\nwe are young\nback in the 1980s . the video for\nlove is a battlefield\n( which has the\nwe are young\nline in question ) , where she plays a teen runaway . she was 30 at the time she made the video .\nmarilyn manson , born in 1969 , has been singing , in a first person narrative , of being a disgruntled youth , since 1994 when he was 25 .\nkorn have made a career out of teenage angst and high school ostracizing ; so far they ' ve been at it since 1993 , being at the time 22 years old plus .\nmadonna ' s early musical career centered around insinuating that she ' s a troubled youth , being a material\ngirl\nwho was\nlike a virgin\nand juggling youthful crushes and youthful rebellion and wants to know\nwhere ' s the party\n, contrasted with tougher issues such as whether or not her\ndaddy\nwould be angry that she ' s pregnant , and running away from home because\ndaddy\nis abusive . she was 25 years old when she released her self - titled debut . 3 years after that , she still considered herself young enough to kiss a 13 - year - old in the music video for\nopen your heart\n, but her critics disagreed .\nbelinda carlisle had a youthful - sounding voice and used it to make references about being a\nkid\nin\nschool\nfinding love for the first time with her band the go - gos . in the late 1980s , she became a solo artist at the ( relatively ) mature age of 29 , replete with air - brushed album covers to make her look like someone born after 1958 .\ncyndi lauper , another 30 - something in the 1980s who got famous about singing about being a\ngirl\ninstead of a woman .\npete burns was 26 when he released his album\nyouthquake\nand the other members of british new wave band called\ndead or alive\nwere in their late 20s and early 30s .\nthe beach boys continued to sing love songs to teenage girls even after they became middle - aged , bearded , creepy men . not counting the unreleased track\nlazy lizzy\n, in which brian sings about stalking an underage girl , the most pedo - worthy track to appear on a beach boys disc was undoubtedly\nhey little tomboy\n\u2014 made even worse by a bootlegged outtake in which the boys seem bent on gang - raping the title character .\nat the age of 26 , katy perry played a 13 - year - old high school student in the music video of her song\nlast friday night ( t . g . i . f . )\n.\nseveral of taylor swift ' s videos , such as\nfifteen\n,\nyou belong with me\n, and\nthe story of us\n, in which she plays high schoolers . minor examples earlier , as she wasn ' t that much older than her characters , but it ' s started getting played more and more straight as she gets older ( though to her credit , she doesn ' t look it ) .\nvan halen ' s members were in their late twenties when they came out with the song\nhot for teacher\n, where david lee roth describes himself not as a college student , not as a high school student , but what sounds like an elementary school ( an american school for pre - teens ) student , lusting after his teacher . the video averts this by having scenes depicting the band as actual children , as well as being blatantly comedic in the first place .\n20 - something ke $ ha has made an entire discography over referring to herself as a young girl who believes herself to be a rebel who is living on the wild side despite her vanilla bubblegum antics , especially her song\ndie young\n( which has endless references to her youth ) or the video for\ntik tok\n( which has her living with her parents and riding a bike because she ' s too young to drive ) . her debut album , animal , was released in 2010 when she was 23 .\nin the music video for\nstupid girls\nby p ! nk , she rather convincingly portrays a 16 - year - old girl ( purging in the bathroom during a school dance ) , as well as other characters covering a wide age range . she herself was 27 .\nin the music video for\nsixteen military wives\nby the decemberists , the band members portray a high school model un . they all look at least ten years too old for the role . however , most of the actors in the video who aren ' t band members look plausibly teenage , and one of them is clearly in fact too young .\nthe music video for fancy , featuring 24 - year - old iggy azalea , 22 - year - old charli xcx , and their equally adult friends portraying teen characters from the high school film clueless .\nthe song and video for gwen stefani ' s\nhollaback girl\n, which depicts gwen as a high - schooler . she was 36 .\nin her video for\nmickey\n, toni basil portrays a high school cheerleader . she was 39 at the time .\nrob halford of judas priest mixed this with boomerang bigot on the group ' s 1986 synth - metal album turbo , which included songs about how teenagers are\nwild\n,\nhot\nand crazy\nand adults are uncool . most blatantly , there ' s the line\nwe don ' t need no , no , no , no parental guidance here !\nhalford was in his mid - thirties when he wrote and sang that line , making him more like a cool young uncle than a hip teen .\nin the music video for\nbad\n, michael jackson , who was 29 at the time , plays a high school student .\nhustle ' s monster bono was only six years younger than his\nfather\n, the great muta , and was seven years older than his mother , yinling the erotic terrorist .\ntna did a storyline where\nfather\njames mitchell claimed to be the father of abyss . . . except taking into account their relative ages meant that mitchell was only 9 when abyss would have been born .\nbull nakano produce empress featured a 50s & 40s & 30s & 20s & 10s five on five tag team match with a wrestler on each side for each age group , except for one of the 10s was dramatic dream team ' s cherry , who had claimed to be 18 eight years ago and would logically would be 26 .\nkelly kelly evoked this , even though her character was intentionally written to subvert it . when hired to appear as an\nexhibitionist\non ecw on scifi in the late spring of 2006 , barbara jean blank , born in 1986 , was not yet 20 ( her birthday is in december ) and looked even younger than that . the commentators and other performers frequently called attention to the fact that kelly was\nunderage\n, even though 20 is comfortably over the age of consent in the united states and most european countries ; they were merely trying to emphasize that she was the youngest person on the entire roster . as if those innuendoes weren ' t enough , kelly was also paired romantically with mike knox , a man so gargantuan that he looked more like her father than her boyfriend - and who acted like her father , too .\nquite common with shows involving puppetry that have characters who represent children . the most notable example is sesame street , which has several characters who are supposed to be children , but sound like adults .\nin pokemon live , the characters are pre - teens . the actors . . . aren ' t . kind of inevitable , really .\n, 26 - year - old edward rutledge was played by then - forties john cullum . there ' s even a line in the play about how rutledge is the youngest man in congress . but who cares about that when you ' ve got cullum ' s beautiful soaring baritone ?\ndone for artistic reasons in the golden ticket , an opera based on charlie and the chocolate factory \u2014 to emphasize charlie ' s innocence and kindness compared to the other kids in the story , he ' s the only character played by a kid . the four brats and several jealous tots who are at hand for the factory opening are all played by adults .\nin wicked the age range of the leads elphaba and glinda is about 18 - 23 years , and sometimes there are actresses those ages that play them ; but more often than not the roles are given to women in their late - 20 ' s to mid - 30 ' s , and sometimes even older .\nthe 2015 broadway production of gigi has 26 - year - old vanessa hudgens playing 18 - year - old gigi . coincidentally , leslie caron was the same age when the original film was made . on the other hand , the role of gaston , who was played by 36 - year - old actor in the film , is being performed on broadway by corey cott , who ' s only 24 !\nin the novel of les mis\u00e9rables , fantine only reaches her mid 20s , while grown - up cosette and \u00e9ponine are only about 16 or 17 . in the musical , cosette and \u00e9ponine tend to be played by actresses in their 20s , while fantine ' s actresses tend to be in their 30s or older . this is even the case in the 2012 film version , with 30 - year - old anne hathaway as fantine , 27 - year - old amanda seyfried as cosette and 22 - year - old samantha barks as \u00e9ponine .\ndue to the fact that hamilton covers such a long period of time\u20141776 to 1804 not including the prologue covering the first 19 years of alexander hamilton ' s life\u2014this was pretty much a necessity . however , by far the most blatant example occurs with alexander ' s eldest son phillip . he ' s the only one of the hamiltons ' eight children with a role in the play ( the other kids are mentioned but he ' s the only one who appears ) , and the same adult actor plays him at both 9 years old and 19 . it helps that his original actor , anthony ramos , has a smaller frame , boyish face , and higher vocal range , making it much less distracting than , say , having the hulking baritone okieriete onaodowan ( hercules mulligan in the first act , james madison in the second ) in that role .\nhamlet is a tough call . according to the play , he just interrupted his studies at wittenberg , so he ' s not even graduated college . but elsewhere , the play mentions him as being in his thirties . maybe shakespeare couldn ' t do maths very well . plus , the role of\nhamlet\nhas acquired a reputation as being sort of the\ncrown jewel\nof an actor ' s career , so you ' ll find men cast as hamlet when they ' re in their thirties or older , usually at the height of their fame . it may be an aversion , though , as plenty of older men went to study at university later in their lives and still do today .\nit ' s very rare that you ' ll see a production of romeo and juliet where romeo is seventeen , much less one where juliet is barely fourteen . leaving aside the challenges of mastering shakespeare ' s language and characters , the subject matter ( including a rushed marriage , murder , and suicide ) is dark and bracing enough as it is . sometimes the production will just age lift juliet by a few years , even if the actors are still out of their teens .\nlikewise , cio - cio san in madame butterfly is supposed to be fifteen in act i and eighteen in the later acts . but considering the difficulty of her role , she requires a master performer with a fully developed voice , so she ( and many other opera ingenues ) are dawson casted .\npuny humans has emma , a pre - teen , played by a mid - 20s actress , albeit a short one older than they look .\nspring awakening is about early high - school - aged students ( fourteen or fifteen years old ) having sex . the script calls for simulated masturbation , a light bdsm scene , and a sex scene in which the original broadway choreography calls for the female and male lead to briefly appear topless and bare - butted , respectively . even if individual productions choose to omit the nudity ( as colleges often will if appearing in plays is a requirement to graduate from certain majors ) , the subject matter and language still make dawson casting a safe bet .\nmost productions of the king and i , including the film , apply this trope to anna leonowens and playing gertrude to the king , presumably to make their battle of wills feel more evenly matched and to enhance their unresolved sexual tension . the real anna was in her late 20s or early 30s ( though she most likely claimed to be younger than she was ) when she came to siam , while king mongkut was nearly 60 , but they ' re usually both played by performers in their mid to late 30s or 40s .\nthe teenagers in final fantasy viii look to be in their early to mid - 20s . since the game is supposed to be like an american - style high school drama and was made at the height of squaresoft ' s period of trying to be ' cinematic ' , it comes across as an intentional stab at creating the look of a dawson - cast movie . this is especially apparent with squall , who was modelled after a musician who had been in his 30s at the time of development .\nangela from silent hill 2 is intended to be a teenager , but was played by an actress in her 40 ' s . this was done on purpose to emphasize how damaged she was after her dark and troubled past .\nthe last of us 14 - year old ellie is voiced by 30 - year old ashley johnson . additionally , 16 - year old riley is voiced by 32 - year old yaani king ( and they both sound it , especially the latter ) .\nbe up to a year , making tedd eighteen . she then goes on to say that it doesn ' t matter anyways since none of them are likely to look any different before they turn 30 .\nthough the revelation that he may be under the drinking age causes tedd to excuse himself so that he can dispose of a keg in the fridge before his dad finds it .\nthis was the initial reason that some viewers suspected lonelygirl15 to be a hoax . the real life implications of this are apparent in an episode of maxterbexter , in which former lonelygirl15 actors becki gregoski and maxwell glick complain about needing to show id before they would be served alcohol , even though maxwell glick was 29 at the time .\non the website hosting the whateley universe , the stories centering on chau lee ( bladedancer ) are often illustrated with pictures of zhang ziyi . the character is fifteen , the actress at least twelve years older . . .\nmocked in a very potter musical with clearly college aged darren criss stating\ni ' m just a 12 - year - old kid\n.\nlucas cruikshank was 14 when he started playing six - year - old fred figglehorn . justified in that he created the character to be performed by himself .\n20 - something bhargav playing ma - ti , who is somewhere around 14 . he said he was fourteen when he woke up to see marz gurl and the nostalgia chick in bed with him .\nlindsay and doug both play teenage versions of their characters in videos , respectively 27 and 30 as of writing .\nbecause she ' s short and they have clothes that will hide her bust , tamara often plays kids in critic skits .\nbehind the veil is an interesting case of this , with the\nactors\nbeing limited to celebrity representations of what the character ' s appearance would be . however several characters ages are either older or younger than the celebrities portraying them , for example the 32 - year - old jack raven being represented by the 45 - year - old jeffrey dean morgan .\nstar wars uncut : in this fan film remake of star wars : a new hope during the scene on the death star bridge leia ( circa 20 years old ) is played by a woman who has got to be pushing 80 .\nepic rap battles of history \u2014\nromeo & juliet vs . bonnie & clyde\n: in the original play by shakespeare , juliet is only 13 years old , while romeo is probably not much older . this was lampshaded by their opponents , where bonnie called juliet a\nprebuscent vixen\n, and clyde referred to romeo as a\nboy\n. in real life , grace helbig ( juliet ' s actress ) is a year older than bonnie ' s actress , hannah heart ( they ' re 30 and 29 , respectively ) . while nicepeter , who portrayed romeo , is 36 .\nsouth park couldn ' t help but use this trope when they did the live action reenactment in\ni should have never gone ziplining\nby casting guys in their mid 20s to play the ten year old boys . cue the narrator emphasizing\nthese four 4th graders\nthroughout .\nparodied in an episode of family guy , in which the\nolder kid\non dawson ' s creek is an old lady who behaves in a stereotypically grandmotherly way ( fixing dylan ' s sock for him , and reminiscing about how things used to be ) .\nthe ember island players play it straight . all of the adolescent characters are played by very obviously adult actors .\nlampshaded in - universe in a third season episode of kim possible called ,\nand the mole rat will be cgi ,\nwhere a famous action movie director about kim , ron and rufus , and the director decides to cast an actress named heather to play kim and an actor named quinn to play ron\u2014ron points out that heather and quinn are in their late 20s , and are thus way too old to be playing high school - aged teenagers .\nlampshaded in the tiny toon adventures episode\nthirteensomething\n, where babs disguises herself to get a role on the titular show ( which has a humans - only cast ) . her paper - thin disguise features a much curvier figure than you ' d expect for a human girl of babs ' approximate age .\nthe virgin mary is usually played by an actress over the age of 20 , but historians say she was about 14 when she became pregnant with jesus . ( obviously there ' s no evidence for mary ' s actual age , but she clearly has the status of a girl who will be married soon , but not yet , and the ancient jews had pretty strict cultural norms about at what age you went through important milestones in life . )\nit ' s a common lesson , in art class , that the more lines you add while drawing a face , the more aged your subject will look . also , the more angular the subject in the picture is , the older they will look . therefore , most young characters should be drawn with no lines and a rounded face . some artists don ' t apply these rules .\nin\nhow to draw comics the marvel way ,\ndrawing comics in the style of detective comics comics ,\naping shit the valiant way ,\nand every other drawing tutorial i ' ve been a part of , it clearly says that every line you draw on a person ' s face adds to their age . when you ' re drawing children or sexy young women you give them clean surfaces to suggest youth and a tightness of veins , and when you draw clint eastwood in an eyepatch hanging out with gen 13 you draw all over his face to let people know he ' s old . depending on who you talk to , every line can equal a year added onto the life of your character . shaft , the young leader of rogue operative team\nyoungblood ,\nis 900 years old .\nin a rather squicky and creepy example , a 29 - year - old named neil rodreick iii was found posing as the 7th grader ( 12 years old ) casey price , fooling even the two people he was living with .\na woman from texas , treva throneberry ( mentioned in the live - action tv section ) , pretended to be a teenager throughout her 20s and early 30s and moved from foster home to foster home . she got a tuition to go to college and was finally arrested for fraud . interestingly , she didn ' t look especially youthful .\n31 - year - old patricia dye posed as a teenage boy so that she could have sex with a teen girl ."]}
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", "topic": 5}], "title": "small fry ( film )", "paragraphs": ["small fry ( film ) - wikipedia . toy story toons : small fry is a 2 . pixarcomputer animated short directed by angus mac .\nwith the headline : film view ; the peter pan generation makes room for small fry .\nthe \u2018toy story\u2019 gang will return in \u2018small fry , \u2019 attached to \u2018the muppets\u2019\n. film . retrieved 1 . august 2 . 01 . 1 . ^\nsmall fry ( short )\n. amazon . retrieved july 1 .\nsmall fry\n. i . tunes . retrieved july 2 . sluss , justin ( august 2 .\nsmall fry is a platform puzzle game released on june 30 , 2008 . the player controls four small creatures , each of which have their own special abilities .\nthank to the disney / pixar twitter . for the initial news . here\u2019s what small fry is all about :\nbanning size zero models is small fry . what fashion needs is diversity | bethany rutter | opinion | the guardian\n. . . premiered in front of\ncars 2\nback in june while the second film in this series ,\nsmall fry\n. . .\nthe development of a children ' s series with small fry and is our leading animator on multiple projects for clients internationally .\ntoy story toons : small fry - what time is it on tv ? episode 2 series 1 cast list and preview .\na film cartoon short from toy story , titled small fry , will play with next week ' s release of the muppets , starring amy adams and jason segel with kermit the frog and miss piggy .\nsmall fry is the second episode in the toy story toons series . it was released theatrically with the disney film the muppets on november 23 , 2011 . it is pixar canada ' s second production . [ 3 ]\nsmall fry\nis the second episode in the toy story toons series . it was released theatrically with the disney film the muppets on november 23 , 2011 . it is pixar canada ' s second production . [ 1 ]\nsmall fry is a boutique animation production company on the south coast . the studio specialises in combining beautiful design and high end animation , with engaging narrative and character performance ,\nsmall fry\n( russian : \u043c\u0435\u043b\u044e\u0437\u0433\u0430 , translit . melyuzga ) is a short story by anton chekhov originally published by oskolki magazine on 25 ( old style : 12 .\nsmall fry is a boutique animation studio in boscombe , uk . currently formed of 5 artists , david blanche , tess atkins , hubert forgeot , andy stevens and rufus dexter .\nprivacy policy | terms of use | \u00a9 small fry , llc . 2017 all rights reserved . original concept by fifth & hazel . redesign by tori bee design & jordan bowman .\nthank you for visiting our website ! below you will be able to find the answer to small fry crossword clue which was last seen on news day crossword , april 19 2017 .\na silly little trifle with more wisecracks than laughs , this followup to the surprisingly effective 1993 film\nhomeward bound : the incredible journey\nwill probably please the small - fry audience , its primary target . but adults who enjoyed the first film will likely feel this was one trip too many to the well .\nhit the jump to check out the clip . the short film also features the voices of tim allen , tom hanks , john ratzenberger , and joan cusack . toy story : small fry will play in front of the muppets , which opens november 23rd .\ncommissioned by ishka films and the galway film centre , we produced 3 animated sequences to complement their live action documentary film \u2018feats of modest valour\u2019 .\nlane talks new toy story short small fry which plays in front of the muppets\n. collider . com . retrieved december 2 . lussier , germain ( 1 . august 2 . 01 . 1 ) .\nreeves does a lot of his own driving , but driver jeremy fry pulled off the \u200breally killer stunts .\nthis is the second time a pixar short has been paired with a film that is not produced by pixar , after tokyo mater with bolt in 2008 . it is the first time the film is a live - action film .\nthe nominations for the ee british academy film awards in 2017 have been announced .\nthis short film marks henry jackman ' s first music score in a pixar production .\nken loach is nominated for director for i , daniel blake , which is also nominated for best film , outstanding british film , original screenplay and supporting actress for hayley squires .\nformidable though they may have been , rama ' s opponents in that fateful building were nothing more than small fish swimming in a pond much larger than he ever dreamed possible . and his triumph over the small fry has attracted the attention of the predators farther up the food chain . his family at risk , rama has only one choice to protect his infant son and wife . he must go undercover to enter the criminal underworld himself .\ntitled\nsmall fry ,\nthe mini - pic will be directed by angus maclane . it comes on the heels of the\ntoy story\nshort titled\nhawaiian vacation ,\nwhich featured barbie and ken and was attached to this summer ' s hit ,\ncars 2 .\nsmall fry has been awarded top 10 tech in utah by utah valley magazine , featured in somerset magazine and countless other publications . i\u2019ve spoken and taught at top blogging conference alt summit and appeared on many local news and lifestyle television programs . i have worked on national campaigns with giants like target on down to small business entrepreneurs ! shore and sunshine cited small fry as the driving force behind a 350 % increase in profits . i love working with like - minded people and brands and would love to connect ! i consider myself and the readers here innovators and early adopters . this readership spans the globe and i love working hard each day for the community we started building in 2012 . email me at hello @ smallfryblog . com !\nduring this weekend ' s d23 expo , disney / pixar revealed the plotline to their upcoming short film , tentatively titled ,\nsmall fry\n. the short serves as a continuation of what audiences saw before cars 2 , in which the toy story gang went on a\nhawaiian vacation .\nthis new short will play before the muppets on november 23rd , and is directed by angus maclane .\nsoundstripe is a service that allows you full access to their entire library of music , for only a small monthly fee of $ 15 / month .\nthe morning watch : mike myers returns as dr . evil , charming \u2018pick - ups\u2019 short film & more\nafter 5 may , shops will no longer have to accept the old fivers , featuring prison reformer and philanthropist elizabeth fry , as payment or in change .\nsmall fry was not included on the muppets dvd and blu - ray , possibly for an eventual compilation release . [ 4 ] however , it is available as a digital download on amazon instant video and itunes and was shown on tv . and it was included on pixar short films collection volume 2 . [ 5 ]\nthis is the second time a pixar short has been paired with a film that is not produced by pixar , after tokyo mater with bolt in 2008 . it is the first time the film is a live - action one .\ni agree - it helps keep things fresh in people ' s minds . small fry is good - people are going to like it . just like the muppets , there is a lot of play off nostalgia for the older set ( i . e . parents ) , but enough to make the kids laugh , as well .\nthe four films nominated for animated film are finding dory , kubo and the two strings , moana and zootropolis . the nominations for film not in the english language are dheepan , julieta , mustang , son of saul and toni erdmann .\nthe ee british academy film awards take place on sunday 12 february at the royal albert hall , london . the ceremony will be hosted by stephen fry and will be broadcast exclusively on bbc one and bbc one hd . the ceremony is also broadcast in all major territories around the world .\nbafta\u2019s destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film , television and games . enter challenges , watch videos , and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film , tv show and game of the year .\nunder the shadow receives a nomination for outstanding british film , as well as for outstanding debut by a british writer , director or producer for babak anvari ( writer / director ) alongside the film\u2019s producers emily leo , oliver roskill and lucan toh .\ndirector ben lewin says the biggest challenge he faced when making the new indie film , the catcher was a . . .\nas of july 2012 , small fry is available as a digital download on amazon video and itunes . the short was released on november 13 , 2012 , on the dvd and blu - ray of pixar short films collection volume 2 . it is also on the toy story of terror ! blu - ray , released on august 19 , 2014 .\na sort of justice league or avengers equivalent made up of the fearsome team of santa claus , the easter bunny , the tooth fairy , the sandman and jack frost , this final dreamworks animation production set to be distributed by paramount will play in a predictably agreeable and profitable fashion to small fry but will skew young despite the presence of an excellent voice cast . the world premiere took place oct . 10 at the mill valley film festival in advance of the nov . 21 commercial bow .\nif you are a small fry reader , old or new , you have undoubtedly seen a film or two we have made over the years . some of our very favorites are the interviews we have filmed with kiddos about love for valentines day and about their mothers , for mothers day . to refresh your memory , here is one from last mothers day : our next film is underway and we are starting the casting process . if your little ones have big personalities , and love to talk , we want them ! email hello @ urltoken and write casting call in the subject line . please include a short \u2026 read more\ndisney live - action comedy / adventure film condorman ; in an interview , director angus mac . lane said ,\ni\u2019m hoping for a very small sub - set of the disney animation fans to be stoked that there is actually a condorman toy . maybe it will stir up some buzz about a gritty re - boot .\n[ 1 ] coincidentally like the toy story franchise , the lead protagonist of condorman is named woody . release [ edit ] this short first premiered with the theatrical release of the muppets , on november 2 . home media [ edit ] as of july 2 . small fry is available as a digital download on amazon video [ 3 ] and i .\njunior wants to be a big fry , but learns the hard way that he just isn ' t ready for smoking in the pool room when he should be in the school room .\nwelcome to small fry , i\u2019m so glad you\u2019re here ! i am emily frame ( @ emilyframe ) and i founded this site in 2012 with two of my best friends . today , small fry has evolved into a personal project that focuses on my great loves : my family and building a beautiful life with them ! i have three boys hayes ( 7 ) , callum ( 6 ) and raleigh ( 1 ) and although they might not be on the blog each day they are my inspiration for smallfryblog . com . you will find a plethora of diy , travel , recipes , parties , fashion , reviews , and film in our archives . and now in 2017 an addition of home design and decor . we are building our first ( and hopefully last ! ) home in the mountains , off the beaten path , on big plot of land to fit whatever dreams may come .\nlast week we showed you the first images from the new toy story short film , toy : story : small fry . the movie focuses on buzz lightyear getting left at a fast food restaurant and requiring the help of happy meal - like toys in order to get back home and stop a diminutive buzz imposter . in the clip , we see buzz trying to escape but landing right in the middle of a support group for discarded fun meal toys ( you\u2019ll briefly hear jane lynch as the group\u2019s narcissistic leader , neptuna ) .\nfantastic beasts and where to find them is nominated for outstanding british film , production design , costume design , sound and special visual effects .\nsmall fry was not included on the muppets dvd and blu - ray , possibly for an eventual compilation release . [ 2 ] however , it is available as a digital download on amazon instant video and itunes and was shown on tv . and it was included on pixar short films collection volume 2 [ 3 ] as well as the dvd and blu - ray of toy story of terror ! .\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nupdate : huffpost has received a plot synopsis , provided by huffpost blogger jim hill , who acted the moderator of the panel that announced the film .\nsmall fry / dtm represent approximately 250 talents from babies through to adults . the majority of the children and adults are promoted on the internet . we also have babies on file who are growing and changing rapidly so they do not go on our head sheet but can be viewed on web . we strive to keep a balanced mix of talent so as to supply clients with a diverse range of looks , talents and abilities .\nnotes on blindness is nominated for documentary and outstanding british film . the film also receives a nomination for outstanding debut by a british writer , director or producer for pete middleton ( writer / director / producer ) , james spinney ( writer / director ) , and jo - jo ellison ( producer ) .\nthe muppets is in us cinemas today and we have to wait flippin ages until february 2012 to see it . no , we are not happy ! another reason that we are not happy is that the short film which will sit in front of the muppets is a new one from pixar using toy story and has the name small fry . we\u2019ve seen a couple of images and a clip already but i think this one might be my favourite as it shows mini buzz getting to meet mini zurg . i guess if he met normal - sized zurg it would be an unfair fight !\nmoonlight is nominated for best film and original screenplay with two further nominations for mahershala ali and naomie harris who are nominated for supporting actor and supporting actress respectively .\na good deal of its appeal can be traced to its utter simplicity . when rick moranis , the film ' s adult star , appeared on ' ' late night with david letterman ' ' recently , he was asked what the film was about . he answered , ' ' honey , i shrunk the kids . that ' s it . ' ' and he was right . this film is so innocent that adults couldn ' t find a double entendre or sarcastic line if they tried .\nnow , to a super - indie filmmaker , these all might seem like niceties , i . e . , the sort of thing that big budget - movies might have to worry about , but not a small fry production . to which i would respond , yes , that ' s a good point , but today , in the age of the youtube , even wedding videographers are getting sued for using music to which they had not acquired the proper license .\ntake - for example -\nsmall fry .\nwhich reveals what happens when bonnie accidentally leaves the full - sized action figure version of buzz lightyear behind when she visits poultry palace ( i . e . a local fast food joint ) and - instead - brings home the happy - meal - toy version of this space ranger . who then tries to pass himself off as the version of buzz lightyear who ' s always been in bonnie ' s bedroom .\nstephen sommers ' odd thomas , based on the work of horror writer dean koontz , stars anton yelchin as the title character , a small - town fry cook who is as average as they come except for the fact that he has the ability to see the dead . when a dangerous force descends upon his town , thomas must team up with his girlfriend ( addison timlin ) and the sheriff ( willem dafoe ) in order to save everyone . ~ perry seibert , rovi\nas disney wows its superfans with the new products , theme park previews and film previews at their annual d23 event in california , the company ' s pixar division announced that there will be a new\ntoy story toon\n- - or , cartoon short - - attached to the highly anticipated new muppet film , due out november 23rd .\n' / videos / search ? format = & mkt = & q = small + fry & ru = % 2fsearch % 3fformat % 3d % 26mkt % 3d % 26q % 3dsmall % 2bfry & view = detail & mmscn = vwrc & mid = 9973d5db99f604eb76d19973d5db99f604eb76d1 & form = wvfstd ' h = ' id = serp , 5702 . 1 ' > \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043b\u044f\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0435\u043e \u00b7 when buzz lightyear is left behind at a fast food restaurant woody and the gang must devise a way to rescue their friend .\nthis is a very good cartoon . however , it ' s no longer in general circulation due to changing times - - as well as folks who want to protect our kids . i find it strange that this film was shelved because it depicts smoking and advocates slapping the crap out of your kids when worse mind - rot is available on most tv channels . as for the smoking , the film is against that . and , while the mother fish in the cartoon talks about ' putting him across me knee ' , no acts of violence were perpetrated in the cartoon . it ' s just a very cute morality tale about a young fish who wants to grow up too quickly - - and do all the things the tough older fish want to do . and , while i usually hate singing in cartoons , the tune\nsmall fry\nis very catchy and fun . my advice is watch the cartoon ( it ' s available for free download at archive . org ) and forget about the do - gooders who hate this and other old cartoons that might actually be fun ! by the way , although the film says it ' s in technicolor , it sure looks like the old two - color technicolor due to the effects of aging and a need for restoration . the film is very orangy - - which sometimes happens with older technicolor film with age .\nthis would seem to insult both yuppies and their larva , a huge segment of the ' ' ghostbusters ' ' audience . but the film is not mean or mean - spirited about either group . mr . aykroyd ' s line demonstrates how the film works for both audiences at once . small children won ' t even know what ' ' yuppie larva ' ' means , but the line sails over their heads so quickly it doesn ' t matter . yet much of the film ' s humor , about everything from romance to new yorkers ' inalienable right to be snide , is pitched to adults . in the original ' ' ghostbusters , ' ' bill murray ' s most famous line - ' ' he slimed me ! ' ' - came out of a three stooges moment of slapstick ghost - chasing .\nmeryl streep and hugh grant are nominated for leading actress and supporting actor for their roles in florence foster jenkins . the film is also nominated for costume design and make up & hair .\nby adding a more sophisticated level to children ' s entertainment , film makers clearly aim at a larger audience . and the scarcity of pure children ' s films makes some demographic sense .\nsony pictures classics presents in association with stage g films a pt . merantau films and xyz films production ; a gareth huw evans film ; written , directed and edited by gareth huw evans .\nbuzz lightyear is left behind at a fast food restaurant when a kids ' meal toy version of buzz takes his place . while bonnie ' s toys are stuck with the annoying three - inch - tall buzz impersonator , the real buzz is trapped in therestaurant at a support group for discarded toys . as woody and the gang devise a way to rescue their friend , buzz tries to escape the toy psychotherapy meeting .\nsmall fry\nis scheduled to release in cinemas with disney ' s\nthe muppets\non february 10 , 2012 .\nfusion films international presents ; a sommers company production ; a film by stephen sommers ; screenplay by stephen sommers ; produced by stephen sommers , john baldecchi , howard kaplan ; directed by stephen sommers .\narrival receives nominations for best film , adapted screenplay , original music , cinematography , editing , sound and special visual effects , as well as director for denis villeneuve and leading actress for amy adams .\nmanchester by the sea is nominated for best film and editing . kenneth lonergan is nominated for both director and original screenplay . casey affleck is nominated for leading actor and michelle williams for supporting actress .\nthe british short animation nominees are the alan dimension , a love story and tough . the five nominations for british short film are consumed , home , mouth of hell , the party and standby .\nis named as one of the most creative companies in england ( daily telegraph , 2016 ) . treehouse wrote , directed , and produced award - winning , oscar - qualifying , short film litterbugs .\nin the new toy story short small fry , playing in theaters with the muppets , buzz lightyear ( tim allen ) is left behind at a fast food restaurant when a kids\u2019 meal toy version takes his place . while the three - inch - tall buzz impersonator incessantly annoys woody ( tom hanks ) and all of the other toys , the real buzz is trapped at a support group for discarded toys , run by narcissistic group leader , neptuna ( jane lynch ) . as woody and the gang plan to rescue their friend , buzz attempts his own escape .\nsunday , late edition - final an article on page 11 of arts and leisure gives an incorrect rating for the film ' ' honey , i shrunk the kids . ' ' it is rated pg .\nratzenberger had a cameo in disneytoon studios ' cars spin - off planes , as the voice of jet tug harland . he also voiced brodi enid in the film ' s sequel planes : fire & rescue .\nmaclane : i\u2019ve worked with john for awhile . i\u2019ve been at the studio for 15 years , in january . he was really supportive and really trusting . a lot of the previous toy story films have a lot of nostalgia for \u201860s and \u201850s toys . there are not a lot of \u201880s toys in the toy story movies . there are some that hint at it , but they\u2019re not to the level of specificity , in my mind , of where i wanted to go with small fry . john didn\u2019t get all of the jokes or references , but he was really trusting when i said , \u201clook , this is funny . \u201d he would get it , on some level , but there was a lot of really small , dumb jokes that he\u2019s not going to know from that era . but , he was so trusting and supportive of that . it still had to work on a story level , though .\nbut while the special effects are first - rate - the children can fly on the back of a bee and ride an ant as if it ' s an elephant - most of the film relies on the obvious device of placing its young actors next to wildly oversized props . the film is not at all innovative unless you are around 5 years old ; then it seems wondrous . and that old - fashioned innocence is very much its point .\nsmall - town fry cook odd thomas is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret : he sees dead people , everywhere . when a creepy stranger shows up with an entourage of ghostly\nbodachs\n- predators who feed on pain and portend mass destruction - odd knows that his town is in serious trouble . teaming up with his sweetheart , stormy , and the local sheriff , odd will plunge into an epic battle of good vs evil to try and stop a disaster of apocalyptic proportions . based on the best - selling thriller by dean koontz , odd thomas is a supernatural action thrill - ride from the acclaimed director of the mummy and the mummy returns .\nthe studio premiered a an inventive new short ,\nla luna ,\nback in june .\nbrave ,\nthe scottish princess warrior tale and first pixar film featuring a female protagonist , will come out in june of 2012 .\nchildren may get a little antsy during the extended sentimental moments , and they ' ll squirm when chance finds romance with a street mutt named delilah . (\nyou ' re my man ,\ndelilah says late in the film . )\nsean baker , director of the acclaimed tangerine ( a film shot on the iphone 5 ) , told \u200b indiewire that he originally intended for his film to be\na return to dogme 95 ,\nthe ( in ) famous and somewhat tongue - in - cheek cinematic ' vow of chastity ' written by lars von trier and thomas vinterberg ; the manifesto called for such self - imposed limitations as lack of props , artificial lighting , and , especially , music . but while editing his film , baker became entranced by the sounds of two djs from newark whom he eventually found through a roundabout path on the music site soundcloud , where musicians can post high - quality copies of their songs for streaming or downloading . according to baker :\nmaclane : yeah , i think so . it\u2019s a different challenge . this was a good step up from burn - e . the voice talent for burn - e was nothing . it was mostly pantomime . this one had a lot more voice directing and dealing with talent , and trying to get dialogue to not be too much and deliver exposition . the learning curve on small fry was a lot harder than burn - e , but this was a great way to go then right to a feature . i wouldn\u2019t have known what i was doing . i\u2019m at a good trajectory . someday , maybe , [ i\u2019ll direct a full - length feature ] . we\u2019ll see . i hope so .\ncomposer alexandre desplat really gets a workout here , dextrously blanketing the film with ever - changing tempos and motifs to suit the moment and propel the action . at least 10 percent of the 97 - minute running time is devoted to the end credits .\nla la land is nominated for best film , original music , cinematography , editing , production design , costume design and sound . damien chazelle is nominated for both director and original screenplay and ryan gosling and emma stone for leading actor and leading actress .\ndefining the musicians earning\nfilthy lucre\nis offensive and stupid . musicians as film makers and plumbers are workers and they do a job when they wrote music and perform it . the few last generation of wannabe film makers , corrupted by internet and the tale that the music is that shit that you find on line for free , are alway trying to save on the music not thinking about the fact that a soundtrack composer work must be paid .\nfilthy lucre\nis when a film maker or producer is exploiting musicians ( but not only ) and making a profit out of it . saving on the music when everybody else is paid is a disgusting habit . also doing the music with loops out of logic or garage band is like making a movie with film footage collected for free on the internet or best case scenario bought from those sites selling it . and also doesn ' t give to the movie that plus value that a composer would give working on the scenes one by one .\ni ' m just glad they are doing shorts again . it gives disney an opportunity to push the boundaries of animation more than they can in a full length film and it gives up and coming animators and directors the opportunity to get more experience .\nwhat type of work can i / my child or i look forward to ? no agency can guarantee work or auditions ; and smallfry and dtm will aim to provide opportunities to all suitable talent within the advertising , television , musical theatre and film industries .\nthe castaway cowboy . directed by vincent mceveety ; screenplay by don tait ; produced by ron miller and winston hibler for walt disney productions and presented by buena vista . al neighborhood showcases . running time : 90 minutes . ( this film is rated g . )\nbonnie is given a zurg belt buckle when her mom buys a small fry at the poultry palace . there ' s a mini buzz in the display but the cashier refuses to let her have it . the mini buzz escapes and switches places with bonnie ' s buzz . the fake buzz convinces rex that he shrunk but nobody else believes him . the real buzz finds his way to the discarded fun meal toys support group . the toy story gang is back although some of the discarded toys are funnier . it ' s a sad reality that so much garbage toys get produced and sold with the fast food which are then quickly discarded . the ridiculous toys are funny in their stupidity . it ' s a quick jab but also a fun short .\njohn wick : chapter 2 is head - shotting and body - slamming its way to u . s . theaters this weekend . box - office forecasts say the film is likely to place at # 3 for the weekend , losing out to the kid - friendly lego batman movie and the powerhouse r - rated fifty shades franchise . but assuming the film was made , like its predecessor , on a thrifty budget , that should still be enough to point the way to john wick : chapter 3 . after all , john wick movies don\u2019t require all - star casts or eye - watering vfx budgets \u2014 just keanu reeves himself doing the work of a small army with the help of a stunt team inspired by the choreographed madness of hong kong action movies . drawing on the studio\u2019s production notes and other published sources , here\u2019s what we know about john wick : chapter 2 and its state - of - the art stuntwork .\nthere is no adult level in disney ' s ' ' honey , i shrunk the kids , ' ' though its title carries the voice of a grownup . but this pure children ' s film is laughing at the expense of broader - based movies . in its first three weeks of release , ' ' honey , i shrunk the kids ' ' has been among the top box - office draws . in its second week , for example , it was the no . 2 film in the country behind only ' ' batman . ' '\ni agree . there are literally thousands of great composers out there , some of them still in in their teens , others a lot older , who are more than happy to score a half - decent film . when they get a great edit , they can really shine .\nnocturnal animals is nominated for leading actor for jake gyllenhaal , and for supporting actor for aaron taylor - johnson . the film is also nominated for original music , cinematography , editing , production design and make up & hair . tom ford is nominated for both director and adapted screenplay .\nprevious : whether or not there ' s another full length\ntoy story\nfeature film in the works - - and at least some signs point to the affirmative - - fans of woody , buzz and the gang will at least get a taste of some outsized miniature action this thanksgiving .\nhere ' s an interesting question for all of your pixar trivia buffs out there : which\ncars\nfilm do you think was seen by more people ? the original from 2006 or this summer ' s sequel ( which was released on blu - ray and dvd on november 1st ) .\nsome films don ' t need music , and that ' s part of their aesthetic . but just imagine the\nblue danube waltz\ndocking sequence from 2001 without sound and you ' ll see what i mean . music can take a film and make it more than the sum of its parts .\ni can ' t believe that people are suggesting that filmmakers should write their own score with garageband find a school of music that has a post grad . composition for screen course and contact them . the student composers i teach at the rcm in london are more than happy to score a half decent film .\nhi justin , soundation is a web based app that is also easy to put together a basic soundtrack with . also not sure if you are familiar with creative commons sites like incompetech ? that was the site that inspired me to make my own library of music available for film . best , dan - o\njunior catfish skipped school to hang out at the pool hall . mama was worried he might have been caught by a fisherman instead . he returns home for dinner , then sneaks back to the pool hall for the meeting of the big fry club . for his initiation , he ' s sent into a cave full of scary things that ultimately send him running back to mama ' s arms . throughout , the title song is sung .\nas for that fourth feature - length\ntoy story\nfilm , tom hanks told the bbc in june that the studio was in the process of working on it ; subsequently , pixar chief john lasseter was quite squirmy - - and slightly smiley - - when asked in july about hanks ' seeming news leak .\nupdate 06 / 13 / 2017 : the blu - ray disc is out today and includes a supplement featuring every confirmed kill in the film edited into a single supercut , with a running tally in the bottom - left corner of the screen . conclusion ? john wick is an overachiever ; the body count is actually 116 .\nthe film that best speaks to the baby boomers ' dilemma is not ' ' peter pan ' ' or ' ' honey , i shrunk the kids , ' ' but their adult counterpart , ' ' big . ' ' while peter never grows up , tom hanks grows up overnight as a boy who suddenly finds himself in a man ' s body . while ' ' honey , i shrunk the kids ' ' makes its children too small , ' ' big ' ' makes its child hero too large . mr . hanks gives a perfectly charming performance as a boy trying to act like a grownup , embodying the very problem baby boomers like to talk about most . when he and his boss play ' ' chopsticks ' ' by dancing on a giant piano keyboard , they have found a toy their own size .\nthe split may be most pronounced in the character of pee - wee herman , a giddy man in a business suit , bow tie and makeup who seems clownish to kids , campy and androgynous to adults . in his first film , 1985 ' s ' ' pee - wee ' s big adventure , ' ' the search for a stolen bicycle is the whole plot . looking like a man and acting like a child , pee - wee follows a kid ' s adventure through an adult world . the film ' s director , tim burton , has since gone on to bigger child - adult films with ' ' beetlejuice ' ' and ' ' batman , ' ' each darker in tone than the last .\neven last year ' s failed cartoon musical about a gang of dogs , ' ' oliver , ' ' tried for a dual perspective by basing its characters , at least in name , on dickens ' s ' ' oliver twist . ' ' the correlation meant nothing , and in any event couldn ' t have saved a pedestrian , badly animated film .\nschiff didn\u2019t start work on the film until 11 days in , meaning it took a few weeks to catch up to the production . he worked closely with prescott to assemble the big action scenes , and concentrated on ruthlessly decapitating the film\u2019s talking heads . \u201csince we shot more dialogue than we needed , we also spent a lot of time figuring out what the minimum amount of information was that we needed to convey , and then trimming the rest out , \u201d he wrote in a blog entry for avid . \u201cthis is always a bit of a balancing act , since you don\u2019t want to confuse anyone by moving too quickly , but you also don\u2019t want an exposition scene to outstay its welcome . \u201d ( source : avid blogs )\nthere are sites , such as orchard music , jingle punks , and pump audio ( getty image ' s music division ) that exist to put filmmakers in touch with musicians and low - cost options for their film and television productions . this article from ifp is a great reference and should prove helpful as you head down the road to your movie ' s completion .\nthe right to use a recorded piece of music in a media project , often a film , tv show , commercial or some other visual creation , though the license does extend to audio projects as well . a master license is obtained from the person who owns the recording ( in other words , owns the master ) . often master licenses are obtained from record labels .\nthe british academy of film and television arts is an independent charity that supports , develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence , inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public . in addition to its awards ceremonies , bafta has a year - round programme of learning events and initiatives \u2013 featuring workshops , masterclasses , scholarships , lectures and mentoring schemes \u2013 in the uk , usa and asia ; it offers unique access to the world\u2019s most inspiring talent and connects with a global audience of all ages and backgrounds . bafta relies on income from membership subscriptions , individual donations , trusts , foundations and corporate partnerships to support its ongoing outreach work . to access the best creative minds in film , television and games production , visit urltoken . for more , visit urltoken .\nmaclane : i can\u2019t say . i think they\u2019ve done it once before . tokyo mater went in front of bolt , during the second week of release . [ small fry ] is pretty weird . they were like , \u201ci don\u2019t know what to do with this thing . \u201d disney had the idea , and i was totally stoked about [ putting it in front of the muppets ] . i don\u2019t know what they\u2019re going to do , going forward . it wasn\u2019t going to go in front of a pixar movie because they have a short for brave , and they wanted to get it out , and they had this opportunity . they asked me what i thought , and i said , \u201cyes , please ! \u201d as soon as i left that meeting , i was like , \u201ccall them and make sure this happens . who do we need to talk to ? get kermit on the line . \u201d and , it worked out . i love short films . pixar has always been into short films . this is a weird one , and i\u2019m glad that it\u2019s on a weird movie . they\u2019re both funny .\nspecifically , it was fry who executed the opening chase sequence\u2019s showpiece \u201cflying drift , \u201d which sends a car airborne while executing a sideways - sliding \u201cdrift\u201d move . \u201cjeremy\u2019s the best stunt driver in the business , and keanu asked him to come back , \u201d said second unit director and stunt coordinator darrin prescott . \u201ci pushed jeremy to his absolute limits . he pulls off this flying drift , which is one of the greatest maneuvers i\u2019ve ever had the pleasure of shooting in my career . it wasn\u2019t easy but , man , the final product is amazing . \u201d\nthank heaven for a new disney live\u2010action movie that won ' t , for a change , make parents wince . such is \u201cthe castaway cowboy , \u201d a cheerfully agreeable and picturesque little western , set in , of all places , hawaii . this is a homey , comfortably amusing and nicely colorful package about a texas castaway who helps a pretty widow and her small son pioneer a pacific isle cattle ranch . yesterday the children\u2014flanked by smiling parents\u2014took to it like popcorn , at the midtown festival theater , one of the metropolitan showcases double\u2010billing the new picture with a vintage disney feature . the film ' s rudder is james garner , whose leathery , laconic expertise ( minus that pat blandness ) winningly sets the tone and flavor . vera miles and young eric shea are appealing , likewise a gallery of grinning , native islandwho mr . garner ' s \u201cpineapple cowboys . \u201d robert culp is the smooth villain of the uncomplicated little plot , steadily unwinding under vincent mceveety ' s direction .\nthat said , is there any kind of online forum to connect up aspiring score - writers with directors ? that could be an awesome win - win resource on both sides ! it seems that the sound and image sides of film - making have too long been at an arms length , certainly at the lower - end , and that there is more than enough talent and technology around to bridge that gap .\nearlier this year , i got to talk with galyn susman ( i . e . who ' s been with pixar animation studios for over 20 years now and - most recently - - served as the producer as\nhawaiian vacation\n) and asked her about how she and gary rydstrom ( i . e . the director of this 6 minute - long film ) put together the first - ever\ntoy story toon .\n\u201cwe asked common , \u2018how do you feel about spending the next eight weeks of your life living with the action team ? \u2019 stahelski said , describing the film\u2019s pre - production rigors to the actor , who plays a fellow assassin based on avenging the death of his ward . \u201cand he\u2019s like , \u2018i don\u2019t care what it takes . i just want to do this movie with you guys . ' \u201d ( source : studio production notes )\nbut in the much wittier sequel , mr . murray ' s character is the inspired , irreverent center of the film . a charlatan cable - tv psychic who manages to be charming and sleazy at once , he is straight out of mr . murray ' s ' ' saturday night live ' ' days . with its scary slime for kids and its satiric hero for adults , ' ' ghostbusters ii ' ' succeeds on two levels at once .\nwhich i know may sound kind of hard to believe . but while\ncars\n- - during its original theatrical run - - was seen by 40 million people ( more importantly , 20 million dvds & blu - ray units of this john lasseter film have been sold since 2006 ) . but that ' s nothing compared to the 68 million people who have seen a\ncars toon\nsince this series of shorts was officially launched back in october of 2008 .\nwhat commission do you charge ? depending on the type of job smallfry / dtm will invoice the client and then receive payment on your behalf . we deduct commission from your final payment , our commission structure is : 10 % - music theatre productions ( this will be charged the entire run of play on the gross salary including holiday pay ) 15 % - film , tv and theatre 20 % - for all other work , including photographic work , voiceovers , commercials , internet , stills , modeling , + gst etc .\ngareth evans returns to the director ' s chair along with his former leading man iko uwais for the raid 2 , which follows officer rama ( uwais ) as he is tasked with bringing down a nefarious and powerful criminal by going undercover and befriending the gangster ' s son , who is currently behind bars . later , rama ' s quest leads him straight to the corrupt politicians and vicious crime lords who have taken over his city . the raid 2 screened at the 2014 sundance film festival . ~ perry seibert , rovi\nwhat about taxation ? smallfry / dtm acts as your agent . we are not your employer . depending on the type of job we will either invoice the client on your behalf or you will have completed the relevant taxation documents on location ( usually for film and drama work ) the client is obliged to deduct payg taxation installments . once we receive the payment we will forward a tax invoice , setting out any deductions and the balance of payment . the client will forward a group certificate towards the end of the financial year .\nd23 expo attendees were treated to the short but substantial clip , which gave away a few plot points . looks like buzz lightyear is left behind at a fast - food restaurant and must find his way back home . in doing so he encounters some less popular , happy meal - like toys . one of those toys , a mermaid of sorts , will be voiced by glee \u2018s jane lynch . the clip was well received by expo goers and certainly left me wanting more . look for this new short to debut before the new muppets film opening on november 23 , 2011 !\ni ' m slightly intrigued by the upcoming short from ' tangled , ' as it ' ll give people see more of rapunzel with her new , shorter brown locks . at the end of the film , it felt there wasn ' t enough time to fully digest the changes made to her appearance . just as long as it doesn ' t turn into some kind of * shudder * cinderella ii affair where she ' s being harangued about what is to be expected from a princess , before it ' s revealed at the end that she ' s fine just as she is .\nthrough the 70 ' s and much of the 80 ' s , teen - agers and young adults formed the largest part of the movie audience , inspiring films like ' ' animal house ' ' and all its clones . these were not innocent - sophisticated films , but simply sophomoric . now , the teen - agers who crowded in to see ' ' animal house ' ' in 1978 are in their 20 ' s ; baby boomers in their 30 ' s and 40 ' s are looking for movies their children can love . what better choice than a disney film that evokes the movies they grew up with ?\nyet even ' ' honey , i shrunk the kids ' ' manages to avoid the g rating that distributors fear as a kiss of death . the film is rated pg - 13 , most likely because of scary moments when giant bees dive - bomb the children and when a vicious scorpion attacks their beloved pet ant , scenes that might disturb 2 - or 3 - year - olds . the only g - rated movies now playing in new york are the short roger rabbit cartoon that precedes ' ' honey , i shrunk the kids ' ' and the re - released disney classic cartoon ' ' peter pan . ' '\nreeves trained for months in live - fire sessions with three - gun champion competitive shooter taran butler of taran tactical innovations ( tti ) at butler\u2019s shooting range . \u201cwhat i am trying to do is bring a different element to hollywood , \u201d butler told range365 . \u201ci want to bring a little more speed into it , more of the three - gun competition style of shooting that we do . \u201d the above video of reeves training for john wick : chapter 2 at the tti shooting range went viral last year . tti also contributed customized glock pistols and a tr1 rifle to the film . ( source : range365 | internet movie firearms database )"]}
{"id": 115084, "summary": [{"text": "the man with the golden gun is a 1974 british spy film , the ninth entry in the james bond series and the second to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "a loose adaptation of ian fleming 's novel of the same name , the film has bond sent after the solex agitator , a device that can harness the power of the sun , while facing the assassin francisco scaramanga , the \" man with the golden gun \" .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the solex .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the man with the golden gun was the fourth and final film in the series directed by guy hamilton .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the script was written by richard maibaum and tom mankiewicz .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was set in the face of the 1973 energy crisis , a dominant theme in the script .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "britain had still not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released in december 1974 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film also reflects the then popular martial arts film craze , with several kung fu scenes and a predominantly asian location , being set and shot in thailand , hong kong , and macau .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "part of the film is also set in beirut , lebanon , but it was not shot there .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film saw mixed reviews .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "christopher lee 's performance as scaramanga , intended to be a villain of similar skill and ability to bond , was praised , but reviewers criticized the film as a whole , particularly the comedic approach , and some critics described it as the lowest point in the canon up to that point .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "although the film was profitable , it is the fourth lowest grossing bond film in the series .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was also the last film to be co-produced by albert r. broccoli and harry saltzman , with saltzman selling his 50 % stake in danjaq , llc , the parent company of eon productions , after the release of the film . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "the man with the golden gun ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the \u00a380 , 000 golden gun used in the 1974 james bond film the man with the golden gun has been stolen from studios in hertfordshire .\nto ask other readers questions about the man with the golden gun , please sign up .\nthe literal translations of some of this film ' s foreign language titles include : 007 against the man with the golden pistol ( brazil ) ; the man with the golden colt ( germany ) ; 007 and the golden gun ( finland ) ; and 007 versus the golden gun ( china ) .\nthe golden gun is one of the most famous movie weapons . in the photo : the factory entertainment golden gun prop replica\nin the original novel the man with the golden gun , scaramanga uses a golden revolver , but the weapon can ' t be taken apart as in the film .\nthe golden gun used by villain scaramanga in the james bond movie the man with the golden gun has been stolen from its film studio home , british police said today , according to the bbc .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of the man with the golden gun by ian fleming .\nback in 1974 , lulu recorded the title song for the ninth \u2018bond\u2019 film \u2018the man with the golden gun\u2019 , which starred roger moore as 007 .\nroger moore comes up against the excellent christopher lee in our look back at the man with the golden gun . . .\nours is the loneliest profession , mr . bond . a deeper look at the man with the golden gun ( 1974 )\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie the man with the golden gun ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of the man with the golden gun ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nanyway , the man with the golden gun received one from a famous artist too : alice cooper . yes , really .\nthis cast list of who was in the man with the golden gun includes both lead and minor roles . ( 28 items )\nours is the loneliest profession , mr . bond . a deeper look at the man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) : truefilm\nthe man with the golden gun cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the man with the golden gun actors includes any the man with the golden gun actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each the man with the golden gun 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 the man with the golden gun 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 .\nthe man with the golden gun was the last 007 film that harry saltzman would produce . he had started the series with cubby broccoli in 1962 , but ended up in financial troubles .\nthe $ 136 , 0000 prop weapon from the james bond movie\nthe man with the golden gun\nwas stolen from its film studio home , the bbc reported saturday .\nhe decides to track down francisco scaramanga , an assassin known as\nthe man with the golden gun\nwhose assassinations cost $ 1m each .\nthe man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) roger moore . james bond island in phang nga bay thailand with james bond 007 museum founder gunnar james bond sch\u00e4fer urltoken\nthe man with the golden gun certainly isn ' t worth $ 1 million , but it ' s fine for the price of a video rental .\nm :\nwhat do you know about a man called scaramanga , 007 ?\nbond :\nscaramanga . oh yes , the man with the golden gun .\n\u2015m to james bond\nit was in hong kong that moore first met the diminutive actor herv\u00e9 villechaize , who plays the henchman nick nack in the man with the golden gun .\nthe golden gun , as it appears in goldeneye : rogue agent ( 2004 ) .\nscaramanga uses the golden gun to kill a number of his foes , before a final confrontation with bond .\nthe golden gun from the 1974 james bond film starring sir roger moore and christopher lee has been stolen from elstree studios .\nscaramanga ' s golden gun features prominently in the james bond video games , as an easy one - shot kill . it usually has either limited ammunition , or is available to all players , in a the man with the golden gun mode .\nthe man with the golden gun - an original prop solex agitator used by christopher lee as scaramanga in the man with the golden gun the circuit board encased in resin , the metal casing engraved on the front h / 220 , and engraved post - production james bond , the back engraved a / 6b and h / 220 , with bond archive label .\nchristopher lee in the man with the golden gun : \u2018one of the very best villains\u2019 opposite roger moore\u2019s best bond . photograph : ronald grant archive / eon productions ltd\nthe theme tune , the man with the golden gun , was performed by lulu and the lyrics to the song were written by don black . alice cooper claims his song the man with the golden gun was to be used by the producers of the film until it was dropped for lulu ' s song instead . cooper ' s song appears on his album muscle of love .\nthe man with the golden gun , which also starred swedish star britt ekland as bond ' s lover mary goodnight , was moore ' s second outing as 007 .\nin the film , when bond receives a golden bullet inscribed with 007 , he is distracted from his mission .\nthe final mention of ernst stavro blofeld , in an ian fleming bond story , was at the start of the novel ,\nthe man with the golden gun\n( 1965 ) .\nalice cooper wrote a song titled\nman with the golden gun\nto be used by the producers of the film , but they opted for lulu ' s song instead . cooper released his song in his album muscle of love .\ni found saramanga boring . he ' s just a flashy , cocky guy who ' s really good with a gun . big deal . the gun is golden and shoots golden / silver bullets . big deal . i was not impressed .\nback in the 1970s , rocker alice cooper claimed that he\u2019d initially been approached to record the title track for \u2018the man with the golden gun\u2019 , but his effort was ditched when producers heard lulu\u2019s song .\ntravelling to los angeles for the johnny carson show to promote the film , sir christopher lee had his golden gun confiscated by u . s . customs .\nthe golden gun used by scaramanga in the movie the man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) consisted of customised everyday objects , so it could be smuggled and put together . the single - shot , 4 . 2mm weapon consisted of a golden cufflink ( the trigger ) , a colibri molectric 88 gas lighter ( bullet chamber ) , a golden waterman fountain pen ( the barrel ) and a cigarette case ( the handle ) .\nchristopher lee played his enemy , scaramanga , a three - nippled assassin who only ever needed one golden bullet fired from his golden gun to kill his target .\nthe bond girl : it\u2019s a tribute to maud adams\u2019s timeless glamour and good nature that this was her second bond film , almost a decade after the man with the golden gun . still , her character is a relic of diaphanous female intrigue .\nthe man with the golden gun is the ninth spy film in the james bond series and the second to star roger moore as the mi6 agent james bond . a loose adaptation of ian fleming ' s novel of same name , the film has bond sent after the solex agitator , a device that can harness the power of the sun , while facing the assassin francisco scaramanga ( christopher lee ) , the\nman with the golden gun .\nthe action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the solex .\nchristopher lee , who played scaramanga , has said that the golden gun prop was extremely difficult to assemble , though he makes it look easy in the film .\nfactory entertainment golden gun in 2011 , factory entertainment created an officially licensed replica of the golden gun and 007 - engraved bullet . a 1000 pieces were made of the ' standard ' golden gun limited edition model ( $ 479 ) , and 400 pieces of the golden gun dual signature edition , which came with signatures of roger moore and christopher lee ( sold for $ 649 ) . all guns are currently sold out and can fetch high prices , if you can even find them , on ebay .\ntwo official prop replicas of the golden gun were released : the first by sd studios and the more recent factory entertainment version .\nalbert r . broccoli and harry saltzman intended to follow you only live twice with the man with the golden gun , inviting roger moore to the bond role . however , filming was planned in cambodia , and the samlaut uprising made filming impractical , leading to the production being cancelled . on her majesty ' s secret service was produced instead with george lazenby as bond . lazenby ' s next bond film , saltzman told a reporter , would be either the man with the golden gun or diamonds are forever . the producers chose the latter title , with sean connery returning as bond .\nthe man with the golden gun opens with a game of death . a gangster named rodney is invited to francisco scaramanga ' s private island , with a challenge to kill him . rodney gets a fully loaded gun , while scaramanga gets only one golden bullet . but , rodney is lead into a fun house , and scaramanga has the advantage , killing rodney and winning another of his games .\nthe man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) is the ninth entry in the james bond series and the second to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond . a loose adaptation of ian fleming ' s novel of the same name , the film has bond sent after the solex agitator , a device that can harness the power of the sun , while facing the assassin francisco scaramanga , the\nman with the golden gun\n. the action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the solex .\nin the man with the golden gun , as bond investigates a mysterious golden bullet , he travels from beirut to macau , and then to hong kong . the film includes scenes shot at the peninsula , the bottoms up girlie bar in tsim sha tsui , and the wreck in victoria harbour of the rms queen elizabeth , which in the film housed the secret headquarters of british intelligence in the then colony .\nin ian fleming ' s novel , the golden gun is a gold - plated . 45 - calibre revolver that carried gold dum - dum bullets with silver jackets . scaramanga also carried a golden derringer whose bullet was coated with snake venom .\ndouble meaning title : scaramanga points out that in addition to having a weapon made of gold , after the solar - powered beam is shot\nyou must admit i am now undeniably the man with the golden gun .\nand they weren ' t the only ones . the long simmering dispute between saltzman and broccoli finally boiled over during the making of the man with the golden gun . broccoli had done most of the work on the film while saltzman was left telling the press that he had no desire to stay with the series much longer .\nthe famous solex agitator is central to the plot of the man with the golden gun and is seen throughout the film . a revolutionary solar energy device , it can harness the power of the sun . it is bond ' s mission to retrieve the stolen solex from scaramanga . the film climaxes with scaramanga ' s death and bond recovering the solex before the island power plant explodes .\nthe man with the golden gun is frequently derided as the worst film of the roger moore era , guilty of taking all the excesses of the period and turning them up to eleven . being honest , i\u2019m not entirely convinced . don\u2019t get me wrong , it\u2019s a bad film \u2013 one of the worst bond films \u2013 but i\u2019m not entirely convinced that it is as universally disappointing as moonraker or as ridiculously underwhelming as octopussy . there is , i\u2019d argue , very possibly one tiny little gem buried amid this trainwreck of a bond film \u2013 the man with the golden gun himself , as played by christopher lee .\nfor the film , it was a single - shot weapon that fires a custom - made 4 . 2 - millimeter ( . 165 calibre ) golden ( 23 - carat gold with traces of nickel ) dum - dum bullet . scaramanga used the golden gun in numerous assassinations of officials , political enemies , gangsters , and a 00 - agent , bill fairbanks ( 002 ) . scaramanga later used the golden gun to kill british scientist gibson and his own employer , hai fat . when scaramanga was killed after losing a gun duel with james bond , and his island destroyed , the golden gun was presumably also lost .\nstan lee and steve ditko ' s spider - man - the amazing spider - man omnibus , vol . 1 ( review / retrospective )\nwhile secret agent 007 has so far been to hong kong three times ( in the movies you only live twice , the man with the golden gun and die another day ) , only roger moore - who died of cancer on tuesday - came to the city for a film shoot .\nthe golden gun \u2014 scaramanga ' s weapon of choice , it could fire a 4 . 2 caliber golden bullet specially made for the gun . the gun contained only a single round , which was sufficient for scaramanga given his legendary marksmanship . the gun also separated into a gold cigarette lighter , a gold cigarette case , a gold cuff link , and a gold pen so as to avoid detection .\nthe gun is owned by assassin francisco scaramanga ( played by christopher lee ) , who charges one million dollar per shot . scaramanga uses golden bullets , strengthened with nickel , which were stored in scaramanga ' s golden bullet belt .\nthe man with the golden gun had its world premiere at the odeon leicester square on 18 december 1974 and , like previous films in the series , it started off well at the box office but the returns were to tail off dramatically after the first few days .\nscaramanga is not the only bond villain to use a golden gun . auric goldfinger , known for his love of gold , uses a golden revolver when plundering fort knox in the movie goldfinger ( 1964 ) .\nthe man with the golden gun looks cheap and small - - for a bond movie . the budget for bond movies had held steady at $ 7 million since the late sixties , and $ 7 million didn\u2019t buy as much in 1974 as it did in 1969 . adjusted for inflation , this movie had a lower budget than the previous six in the series . i\u2019ve heard the man with the golden gun described as \u201clooking like a tv movie , \u201d and that\u2019s accurate . honestly , the tail end of the movie with scaramanga\u2019s \u201cgiant laser gun\u201d plot , felt tacked on in an effort to give the story scope .\nthe man with the golden gun was the fourth and final film in the series directed by guy hamilton . the script was written by richard maibaum and tom mankiewicz . the film was set in the face of the 1973 energy crisis , a dominant theme in the script . britain had still not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released in december 1974 . the film also reflects the then popular martial arts film craze , with several kung fu scenes and a predominantly asian location , being set and shot in thailand , hong kong , and macau . part of the film is also set in beirut , lebanon , but it was not shot there .\nthe throbbing information that \u201cthe energy crisis is still with us\u201d isn ' t what you need or want to learn from a james bond picture . but that poverty of invention and excitement characterizes guy hamilton ' s \u201cthe man with the . golden gun , \u201d which opened yesterday at neighborhood theaters .\nthe golden gun is the signature weapon of assassin francisco scaramanga . it first appeared as the titular weapon in ian fleming ' s posthumously published novel , the man with the golden gun . in the novel it is merely a gold - plated . 45 - calibre revolver . in the film adaptation , the weapon is a custom - built , single - shot pistol assembled from four seemingly innocuous golden objects : a pen , a lighter , a cigarette case and a cufflink . its popularity led to appearances in most of the james bond video games .\nthe man with the golden gun is the ninth official james bond movie and the second to star roger moore as british secret service agent commander james bond . the man with the golden gun was made by eon productions and released in 1974 . the film was produced by albert r . broccoli and harry saltzman and was the final bond film to be co - produced by saltzman as his partnership with broccoli dissolved after the film ' s release . saltman ' s 50 % stake in eon productions parent company , danjaq , was then purchased by united artists . the resulting legalities over the bond property delayed production of the next bond film , the spy who loved me for three years . the interval would be the longest break in the series until the six - year hiatus between licence to kill in 1989 and goldeneye in 1995 .\nsir christopher lee and britt ekland appeared in the wicker man ( 1973 ) .\nbroccoli and saltzman originally intended the man with the golden gun as the film to follow you only live twice , in 1969 , but production was cancelled , because it was to have been filmed in cambodia , the ongoing vietnam war in the region made filming impractical . roger moore was invited to be bond in the 1969 version .\nalice cooper ' s\nmuscle of love\nalbum has a song\nman with the golden gun\non it . the cd version includes notes claiming it was to be the theme song of the movie , but the producers opted for the version sung by lulu instead .\nthe golden gun was made from three accessories . the barrel was a fountain pen , the handle was a cigarette case , and the chamber was a lighter .\nlike its predecessor , the man with the golden gun borrowed from the cinematic trends of the time . live and let die borrowed from blaxploitation ; the man with the golden gun took a couple of kicks at kung fu , though in a distinctly half - hearted fashion . its most memorable piece of violence , in fact , is never seen : when bond takes his seat beside scaramanga ' s girlfriend \u2013 who is to hand him a\nsolex agitator\n, the mcguffin of the film \u2013 it takes him a few moments to realise she ' s already been shot dead in her seat .\nbarry had only three weeks to score the man with the golden gun and the theme tune and score are generally considered by critics to be among the weakest of barry ' s contributions to the series\u2014an opinion shared by barry himself :\nit ' s the one i hate most . . . it just never happened for me .\nthe man with the golden gun was also the first to drop the distinctive plucked guitar from the theme heard over the gun barrel opening . a sample from one of the songs ,\nhip ' s trip\n, was used by the prodigy in the\nmindfields\ntrack on the album the fat of the land .\nonly a lighter : inversion : the titular gun is a working cigarette lighter as well as an actual gun when not being used to shoot .\nbond is sent on an assignment to kill scaramanga , a professional assassin who kills with a golden gun . the latter has also stolen a device for using the sun ' s energy .\nopinion on the man with the golden gun has not changed with the passing of time : as of november 2015 , the film holds a 45 % rating from rotten tomatoes ( although these contain contemporary reviews ) , while ian freer of empire found the film\nan entertaining 007 adventure , something that tonally , if not qualitatively , could happily sit within the connery era .\nign chose the man with the golden gun as the worst bond film , claiming it\nhas a great concept . . . but the execution is sloppy and silly\n, and entertainment weekly chose it as the fourth worst , saying that the\nplot is almost as puny as the sidekick\n. on the other hand , norman wilner of msn chose it as the tenth best , with much praise for christopher lee ' s performance .\nthe film references the then - recent 1973 energy crisis . britain had not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released .\nafter the novel was published , and this movie was made , two james bond novels were written with similar title prefixes beginning\nthe man . . .\n. these are 1991 ' s\nthe man from barbarossa\nby john gardner , and 2002 ' s\nthe man with the red tattoo\nby raymond benson .\ninstead , stigwood turned to a visionary british film director who had made his name with an extravagant film version of d . h . lawrence ' s\nclifton james as sheriff j . w . pepper : a louisiana sheriff who happens to be on holiday in thailand . hamilton liked pepper in the previous film , live and let die , and asked mankewicz to write him into the man with the golden gun as well . pepper ' s inclusion has been seen as one of\nseveral ill - advised lurches into comedy\nin the film .\nthe fourth and final bond film to be directed by guy hamilton ,\nthe man with the golden gun\nhad bond searching for a device that contained the power of the sun called the solex agitator . bond must duel assassin francisco scaramanga to secure the apparatus , which was meant to tie in thematically to the 1973 energy crisis taking place in britain .\nmoore and the rest of the cast and crew , including actress britt ekland and director guy hamilton , stayed at the peninsula hotel in tsim sha tsui in 1974 during filming of the man with the golden gun . this was the ninth film in the james bond series and the second starring moore as 007 ; the first was live and let die from 1973 .\nin 1966 when i finished the last page of the paperback edition of the man with the golden gun the immediate thought jumped into my 14 - year - old brain : ian fleming did not write this book . i changed my mind around the third of eight or nine re - readings of the man with the golden gun . eventually i collected most of what fleming published , the diamond smugglers , thrilling cities , chitty chitty bang bang ( a nod & wink to kiss kiss bang bang ? ) and read every bond book two or three times . my favori\nspeaking to robert osborne of the hollywood reporter ( april 12 , 1982 ) , albert r . broccoli noted that\ni can ' t say there is a single ( bond film ) i ' d like to completely redo if i had the chance , although there are parts of the man with the golden gun i ' d change .\nthe man with the golden gun is the twelfth and final novel written by ian fleming , featuring the fictional british secret service agent james bond . it was published posthumously in the united kingdom by jonathan cape in 1965 . the novel was adapted in 1966 as a comic strip in the daily express newspaper , and in 1974 as the ninth film in the eon productions james bond series with roger moore playing bond .\nhai fat ' s business corporation this way , by shooting him with his golden gun and steals the solex agitator as well . an assistant to hai fat arrives shortly after scaramanga kills hai fat\nthe gun was noticed to be missing from elstree studios on friday . it was made for the film starring sir roger moore and christopher lee .\nbroccoli and saltzman then decided to start production on the man with the golden gun after live and let die . this was the final bond film to be co - produced by saltzman as his partnership with broccoli was dissolved after the film ' s release . saltzman sold his 50 % stake in eon productions ' s parent company , danjaq , llc , to united artists to alleviate his financial problems . the resulting legalities over the bond property delayed production of the next bond film , the spy who loved me , for three years .\nmain article : the man with the golden gun ( soundtrack ) the theme tune to\nthe man with the golden gun\n, released in 1974 , was performed by scottish singer lulu , and composed by john barry . the lyrics to the song were written by don black . alice cooper claims his song\nthe man with the golden gun\nwas to be used by the producers of the film , until it was dropped for lulu ' s song instead . [ 6 ] [ 14 ] cooper ' s song appears on his album muscle of love . the theme tune and score are generally considered by critics to be among the weakest of barry ' s contributions to the series \u2014 an opinion shared by barry himself\nit ' s the one i hate most . . . it just never happened for me .\n[ 15 ] the film was also the first to drop the distinctive plucked guitar from the bond theme heard over the gun barrel sequence \u2014 in all subsequent john barry bond scores , this theme would be heard on strings and trumpet . a sample from one scene in the film was taken and used by the prodigy in the\nmindfields\ntrack on the album the fat of the land .\nthe idea of a\ngolden gun\nin the james bond universe predates the 1965 novel and movie . ian fleming ' s villain auric goldfinger in the 1959 novel and the movie goldfinger ( 1964 ) brandished a golden pistol while disguised as a military major .\nstill , the man with the golden gun is never dull . it\u2019s far from the worst bond movie , but it\u2019s nowhere near as bad as i remember it being . i recommend it for anyone who enjoyed live and let die , given that it attempts to repeat that film\u2019s formula but adds a slide whistle , kung - fu , and tabasco sauce .\nto sir with love\nsinger lulu ' s\nthe man with the golden gun\nis \u2014 like the film that inspired it \u2014 one of the blander and more forgettable songs in the bond canon . but producers initially targeted a far less conventional singer for the title theme : metal icon alice cooper , best known for the 1972 hit\nschool ' s out .\ncooper claims that his\nthe man with the golden gun\nwas actually the frontrunner for the opening credits \u2014 but when he delivered it a day too late , the producers had already signed with lulu .\neven christopher lee , who played scaramanga in the movie , said , ' oh , man , why did we take the lulu song ? this song is the one ! '\nrecalled cooper in a 2011 interview with the av club . instead , the song appeared on the 1973 alice cooper album muscle of love .\nmi6 has received an alarming piece of mail : a golden bullet with 007 ' s number etched onto it . this can only mean that the infamous , kgb - trained independent killer - for - hire scaramanga , the legendary man with the golden gun ( a sign of his affluence and elegance ; more importantly , it is a way to kill opponents with one shot in multiplayer mode , making it supremely useful in addition to looking super - cool .\nfan reviews - the man with the golden gun fan reviews of the james bond films can be submitted to mi6 via the contribute page , or on the reviews board of the\nkeeping the british end up\ndiscussion forums . the views expressed on this page are those of the individual and not mi6 - hq . com .\nat the dinner following bond ' s arrival on the island , the golden gun parts are shown disassembled next to scaramanga ' s dinner plate , in the following two scenes bond and scaramanga are briefly shown talking and neither is doing anything with their hands , but in the next scene scaramanga suddenly levels a fully - assembled golden gun at bond , without having even assembled the parts . that ' s not true . when bond doesn ' t react the way scaramanga expected or hoped , you can clearly see , that he takes the parts for the golden gun from the table and starts to combine the parts , without bond noticing . when bond grabs for his walther , scaramanga reveals his golden gun , just built under the table .\nthe golden gun consisted of several gold components from pistols scaramanga ' s personal effects . these included : a gold 15 x 1 . 5 centimeter fountain pen , which became the gun barrel ; a 8 x 4 centimeter gold cigarette lighter , which formed the hammer and bullet chamber ; a 10 x 6 centimeter gold cigarette case doubled as the gun ' s magazine hand grip ( or gun butt or handle ) ; while a solid gold cuff link from his shirt cuff was adjoined to the cigarette case that turned into the gun ' s trigger . in the movie , custom - made twenty - three carat golden bullets , with nickel trace elements , were manufactured for the gun by eastern expert portugese gunsmith lazar .\nit is said during the duel that the golden gun can fire only one bullet , yet at the beginning of the movie scaramanga shoots the fingers off of the bond dummy using multiple bullets . that ' s because he ' s using his dead opponent ' s gun .\nthe theme tune was performed by lulu , composed by john barry , and the lyrics to the song were written by don black . alice cooper claims his song\nthe man with the golden gun\nwas to be used by the producers of the film until it was dropped for lulu ' s song instead . cooper ' s song appears on his album\nmuscle of love\n.\nthe garden ' s architecture was interesting enough to catch the eye of hollywood film producers . in the 1974 james bond movie the man with a golden gun , dragon garden serves as the estate of a nefarious thai - chinese businessman , hai fat , who intercepts bond after he sneaks into the garden and tries to join fat ' s girlfriend as she skinny - dips in the pool .\nsince it first appeared in the first star wars film in 1977 , the lightsabre has become one of the most famous props in film history .\nthe gun was being cared for by elstree props , a tenant based at the studios .\nikea weaponry : scaramanga keeps his gun disassembled to pass it safely through customs .\na nice , lighthearted bond movie can be a good thing , but the man with the golden gun is not funny at all . it ' s boring and very painful to watch . the darker story that tom mankiewicz wrote gets mixed up in richard maibaum ' s story and it all goes down the toilet .\ngervasi , who also is a journalist , conducted the last interview with villechaize \u2014 best known for his roles as evil henchman nick nack in the 1974 james bond film , the man with the golden gun , and as mr . roarke\u2019s assistant , tattoo , in the tv series fantasy island , shortly before villechaize committed suicide in 1993 at the age of 50 . in the extensive interview , villechaize shared the story of his tumultuous life and career .\nin addition to the substantial effort in validation of the mathematical model , the hvosm was also uniquely tested by designing an automobile stunt which was used both in a traveling auto - stunt thrill show and in the 1974 james bond movie , \u201cman with the golden gun\u201d produced by united artists corporation . please see below for additional information\none of the rumored titles for spectre ( 2015 ) , which proved to be false , was the title\ndevil may care\n. this is the name of a retrospective 2008 james bond novel by sebastian faulks , set in 1967 , and is a book sequel to the man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) .\nbond - iest lyric : \u201canother ringer with the slick trigger finger / for her majesty / another one with the golden tongue / poisoning your fantasy\u201d class lyrics . awful tune .\none golden shot means another poor victim has come to a glittering end .\nno . 7 - at 21 years , is the james bond 007 pistol with silencer . this fired 100 - shot cap rolls , was otherwise known as the p . 38 automatic pistol and its shape is very similar to that of the luger pistol . it had a gunmetal finish from 1965 to 1986 and a gold finish from 1975 to 1984 to coincide with the screening of the man with the golden gun .\nit is said during the duel that the golden gun can fire only one bullet , yet at the beginning of the movie scaramanga shoots the fingers off of the bond dummy using multiple bullets . that ' s because he ' s using his dead opponent ' s gun . see more \u00bb\nthe gun was in the care of elstree props , a firm which is based at the studios .\nsecond of three movies starring sir roger moore , which have included the phrase\nthe man . . .\nin the title . they are the man who haunted himself ( 1970 ) , this movie , and the man who wouldn ' t die ( 1994 ) , the latter being made - for - television . moore also appeared in episodes of the saint ( 1962 ) , such as the saint : the man who gambled with life ( 1969 ) .\n. when scaramanga walks into the room , the hitman aims for him . the gun makes a loading sound . upon the hitman ' s arrival to the room he racks a bullet into the chamber therefore no other action would be required to make the gun ready to fire . a loaded gun does not make a sound when you aim it - and why would he have unloaded the gun while waiting for his victim ? when you load the gun , the hammer is back and the gun is ready to fire . no further actions are necessary . and a professional hitman does not wait to turn off the safety on his gun until his victim has arrived .\nthe villain : destroys the received wisdom that a bond film is measured by its antagonist . were that the case , the man with the golden gun would be a stone cold classic . francisco scaramanga is the baddie benchmark . he is far more compelling than bond and certainly the one i\u2019m rooting for during the final duel . christopher lee deserved better . he elevates a terrible film into something vaguely watchable but a wonderful actor is totally squandered . arguably the biggest crime perpetuated in a bond flick .\n: andrea pulls a gun on bond when he walks in on her in the shower .\nin the world is not enough for the nintendo 64 , the gun must be assembled from the pen , lighter , and case before it could be used . in each of the games ( except everything or nothing and the single player portion of agent under fire ) , the golden gun would count for an instant kill , which reflected that scaramanga never missed , although in the games the player can and because of this , the golden gun is not available in single player mode ( except everything or nothing ) but golden versions of the game ' s standard weapon ( s ) are usually available ( such as a golden walther ppk , p99 and desert eagle ) .\nright before the man is hit with the chair in the belly dancer ' s dressing room , we can see the pad on his back to absorb the impact .\nscaramanga shoots the solar agitator inventor square between the eyes from across the street with a piston ( the golden gun ) , from an upper story window . given the distance and angle , that is an impossible shot for even the most fantastic marksman .\nwhile live and let die had borrowed heavily from the blaxploitation genre , the man with the golden gun borrowed from the martial arts genre that was popular in the 1970s through films such as fist of fury ( 1972 ) and enter the dragon ( 1973 ) . however , the use of the martial arts for a fight scene in the film\nlapses into incredibility\nwhen lt hip and his two nieces defeat an entire dojo .\nthree golden gun props were made ; a solid piece , one that could be fired with a cap and one that could be assembled and disassembled , although christopher lee said that the process\nwas extremely difficult .\nthe gun was\none of the more memorable props in the bond series\nand consisted of an interlocking fountain pen ( the barrel ) , cigarette lighter ( the bullet chamber ) , cigarette case ( the handle ) and cufflink ( the trigger ) with the bullet secured in scaramanga ' s belt buckle . in the film , the gun was designed to accept a single 4 . 2 - millimeter , 23 - carat gold bullet produced by lazar , a gunsmith in macau who specialized in custom weapons and ammunition . the golden gun ranked sixth in a 2008 20th century fox poll of the most popular film weapons , which surveyed approximately 2 , 000 film fans .\nthe last scene filmed was bond trying to steal the golden bullet from the belly dancer ' s navel .\nsd studios ltd golden gun sd studios ltd created a golden gun replica in the 1990s . two versions were made , the first generation and an improved ' second generation ' version . the gun was made from gold plated brass , could be taken apart and came in a wooden box with a 007 - engraved bullet . the limited edition sd studios guns were sold for $ 675 , and numbered between 1 - 7500 , although only about 700 were made , making them currently very sought after and expensive .\nabove : bond heads east to china and hong kong , following the golden bullet . . .\nscaramanga , a hit man who is known as\nthe man with the golden gun\n, because of the golden gun he carries and the gold bullets he uses on his targets . bond receives a message supposedly from scaramanga saying that bond is his next target . so m decides to relieve bond of his duties till the danger has been neutralized . but bond feeling that the mission he was on is of the utmost urgency decides to go and find scaramanga himself . and he thinks he found him but discovers that scaramanga is not after him when he had a clear shot at him and missed , which he doesn ' t do . but the man who was killed is the man he was originally looking for . a scientist working on a device that can make harnessing the sun ' s energy possible . so he must now find the device .\n, with general release in the united kingdom the same day . the film was made with an estimated budget of $ 7 million ; despite initial good returns from the box office ,\nas a kid , i was fairly confident that \u201cthe man with the golden gun\u201d was the best of the bond movies . it featured my favorite villain ( peerless character actor christopher lee as scaramanga ) , my favorite stunt ( an evel knievel - style spinning car jump across a broken bridge ) and two of the loveliest bond girls of the [ \u2026 ]\nthree golden gun props were made ; a solid piece , one that could be fired with a cap , and one that could be assembled and disassembled , although sir christopher lee said that the process\nwas extremely difficult .\nan unofficial , but quite realistic and working prop replica was created by bond fan quartermaster mick who made a bullet belt and golden gun with a real waterman pen , colibri lighter and custom made parts , see the video here .\na brainwashed james bond has tried\u2014and failed\u2014to assassinate m , his boss . now bond has to prove he is back on form and can be trusted again . all 007 has to do is kill one of the most deadly freelance hit men in the world : paco \u201cpistols\u201d scaramanga , the man with the golden gun . but despite his license to kill , 007 is no assassin , and on finding scaramanga in the sultry heat of jamaica , he decides to infiltrate the killer\u2019s criminal cooperative\u2014and realizes that he will have to take him out as swiftly as possible . otherwise 007 might just be the next on a long list of british secret service numbers retired by the man with the golden gun . . .\nthe sad thing about the man with the golden gun is how great it might have been . south - east asia in the mid - 70s ? you ' d think even the most inept scriptwriter might have conjured something out of events there \u2013 i believe there was some sort of war going on nearby \u2013 rather than an implausible assassin with a luxury hideout on a secret island . instead , the setting is just a background , as if the film were just a duran duran video with extra guns and safari suits .\na spokeswoman for hertfordshire police said :\nwe were called to elstree studios in borehamwood at 1325 bst after a report of a theft of a prop , which was the golden gun .\nshooting the man with the golden gun guy hamilton returned to the directors chair once again directing his fourth ( third consecutive ) bond film . the production began in november 1973 with a small unit filming in and around kowloon bay , hong kong - notably bond ' s arrival aboard the genuine queen elizabeth wreck , having sunk just a year before . bond was stood in for by a stunt double as roger moore was not due to join the production until early into 1974 .\nthe film version ' s title character is francisco scaramanga , a high - priced assassin who charges $ 1 million per hit . he ' s known for using a golden gun and only needs one golden bullet per hit . nothing is really known about scaramanga in the beginning of the film except that he has a third nipple ( information which bond later uses to get in touch with scaramanga ' s financier , hai fat ) ; no pictures or physical descriptions of him exist .\nstaff have no idea when the gun was taken , but it was discovered missing on friday .\nthe year is 1974 , and yours truly was almost a teenager . following on the heels of the series ' most commercially successful entry since 1965 ' s thunderball , united artists asks broccoli and saltzman to immediately begin production on what turns out to be their final collaboration , ian fleming ' s posthumously released final novel , the man with the golden gun .\n: instead of the famous custom gun of the film , the titular golden guns of the book are a colt single action army and a derringer . nick nack holds bond up in the stadium with a derringer and scaramanga uses a colt saa to shoot a bottle of champagne on his beach - which he then proceeds to call a\nscaramanga special : the golden gun itself . scaramanga combines specially designed parts disguised as a pen , a cigarette lighter , a cigarette box and a cuff link . the trope namer and trope maker .\nfor example , the movie begins with a look instead novelty gun culture , as bond investigates the assassin he believes has set his mark against him . there\u2019s a scene in beirut which almost feels like it was taken from a csi episode investigating gun subculture , as bond wanders into an underground gun shop . it feels like the kind of thing that the team would do , as they discover all the strange quirks of the subculture . bond finds a man developing a gun for a person missing his fingers , and the informant even offers a defence of gun culture \u2013 \u201cbullets don\u2019t kill people , \u201d he observes , like a member of the nra .\nfelix leiter appeared in the novel , but is absent from the film . he would not appear in a bond film again until the living daylights ( 1987 ) .\nthis is the first bond film since you only live twice ( 1967 ) , in which james bond is played by the same actor as in the previous film .\nafter the scenes in hong kong , the action in the man with the golden gun moves to thailand , where the famous scenes involving bond and villain francisco scaramanga ( played by christopher lee ) were shot off phuket . khao phing kan island in phang nga bay , where scaramanga had built his secret lair , is still referred to locally as \u201cjames bond island\u201d .\nseriously , why are people reviewing the film versions on a book site ? ok , so published after fleming died , and not fully edited , so no need to pick over the details . suffice to say the a more polished version might have avoided some of the pitfalls evident in the premise as we have it . so 007 is offered a chance to redeem himself , after being brainwashed by the kgb into attempting to assassinate m . his mission , to kill the number one hired gun , scaramanga , the man with the golden gun . gaps in the\n, who played the film\u2019s bond girl mayday , is a truly baffling question ."]}
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youtube\nbabruvahana ( 1977 ) - imdb directed by hunsur krishnamurthy . with rajkumar , saroja devi b . , jaymala , kanchana .\nbabruvahana is a 1977 indian kannada mythological film directed by hunsur krishnamurthy starring rajkumar in a dual role . the supporting cast features b . saroja devi , kanchana , jayamala , vajramuni , thoogudeepa srinivas and ramakrishna .\nbabruvahana is a 1977 indian kannada mythological film directed by hunsur krishnamurthy starring rajkumar in a dual role . the supporting cast features b . saroja devi , kanchana , jayamala , vajramuni , thoogudeepa srinivas and ramakrishna .\nin 2011 i read that producer k . c . n . gowda was planning to re - release babruvahana in 3d , but sadly he expired in 2012 .\nthe film comprises of 4 songs which all are entertaining one and made a bulk of collection . the story of the film somehow resembles the story of director\u2019s own film ivan veramathiri . cinematography is done by shanmuga sundaram . m . subarak edited the film .\nbabruvahana \u2013 \u0cac\u0cac\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0ca8 ( 1977 . . . stars songs & lyrics direction other details production release info writers plot summary other crews trivia sound recording awards censor details online . . .\nafter the film ran for a year just at the state cinema in bangalore , the management of the cinema hall decided to stop screening the film to accommodate a new film . this caused public outrage and took a violent turn however , s . bangarappa , the then mla , intervened and resolved the issue successfully . the film went on to complete two years . today this film viewed as a milestone in south indian film industry .\nall the more reason for babruvahana / veer arjun ( hindi ) to get a proper dvd release . they can add hindi as an alternate audio track like they did for the telugu film sampoorna ramayanam which was also dubbed into tamil , kannada and hindi .\na couple of years back we have seen the re - release of \u2018dr . rajkumar\u2019s \u201ckasturi nivasa . kcn mohan released the film after doing some patch up works . this year , we will be witnessing rajkumar\u2019s another movie , \u201cbabruvahana . \u201d this classic hit movie will be released by kcn chandrasekhar , the brother of\nkcn mohan\n. the film is all set to release on dr . rajkumar\u2019s birthday , which falls on 22nd april . the film is polished with digital technology . it is recreated with 7 . 1 surround sound . hunsur krishnamurthy directed this epic film \u201cbabruvahana\u201d before three decades . the release of the old movies reveals that the veteran stars still have the same craze as before .\ncomparisons all is bright film scenes - 2013 ( aphroditeseahag . blogspot . com )\ntestimonies black hawk down film talk - 2001 ( aphroditeseahag . blogspot . com )\nmovie feedback kidnapping freddy heineken film recommendations - ( aphroditeseahag . blogspot . com )\nbest free the nipple film trailer - 2014 ( aphroditeseahag . blogspot . com )\nthe film won two awards at the 1976\u201377 karnataka state film awards \u2014 best actor ( rajkumar ) and best sound recording ( s . p . ramanathan ) .\nas a treasurer in the karnataka film chamber of commerce , the actress has taken active interest in many activities of the kannada film producers association . in 2008 jayamala became the first woman president of karnataka film chamber of commerce ( kfcc ) .\nthe film is expected to collect rs . 1 . 65 crores on its completion of one week or on its 7th day . the film had an amazing entry at box office\ncomparisons revenge of the green dragons film cast - 2014 ( aphroditeseahag . blogspot . com )\nurltoken \u00ae movie feedback kidnapping freddy heineken film recommendations - kidnapping freddy heineken experiences . . .\n\u201c404 the movie\u201d . it\u2019s a first kannada feature film by it professionals using agile methodology . film starring : pavan kumar , rachana , basavraj patil , vijeth , chethan marideva , niranjan double h , yashwanth , iranna s p , kiran takur , girish film is directed by : niranjan double\nsong : dream girl . . . . from film : dream girl ( 1977 ) - original\nthe film is directed and written by m . saravanan . and the film is produced by n . k . lohith under the sunshine creations banner . the film is starring puneeth rajkumar and rachita ram in the lead role . along with that f arun vijay , sadhu kokila , bhavya , abhimanyu singh and rangayana raghu in principle supporting roles . s . thaman composed the music for the film . screenplay is also done by the director the film i . e . m . saravanan .\nthe buzz is that \u201cchakravyuha\u201d has got the biggest opening for any kannada film till date and the industry estimates the film to have earned above rs . 5 . 10 crore on the first day .\nbabruvahana or babhruvahana is a character in the mahabharata . he is one of the son of arjuna , begotten through chitrangada , the princess of manipur ( present state of northeast india , manipur or kangleipak ) during the period of his exile at manipur .\nfilm has been shot in mangalore , madikeri , bhadravathi , shimoga , thirthalli , danvadi , changiri .\none of the most successful mythological movies which amazed entire indian film industry re - released recently . \u201cbabruvahana\u201d is the sixth movie of dr . rajkumar to have been re - released with superior quality , after \u201csatya harishchandra , \u201d \u201ckasturi nivasa , \u201d \u201craja nanna raja , \u201d \u201cnaanobba kalla\u201d and \u201coperation diamond racket . \u201d again a record in the history of indian cinema .\nkannada drama film directed by the duo dorai - bhagavan . it is the story of an extremely generous man , who succumbs to his intention of being generous no matter what happens . the film is considered a milestone in\nhis film was later remade in telugu by v . madhusudhan rao as chakradhari starring akkineni nageswara rao in 1977 .\nat the end of its weekend the film stand with a collection of more than rs . 15 . 43 crores . on its 4th day i . e . on first monday the film collected more than rs . 3 . 22 crores . and on 5th day i . . e on tuesday the film collected around rs . 2 . 34 crores . yesterday i . e . on its 6th day or wednesday the film collected 1 . 98 crores ( approx . )\njust i saw this telugu cinema where n t ramarao and chalam played as aruna and babruvahana . indeed i came to know today only that this titled movie made during 1964 itself . earlier i saw the same titled kannada movie acted by rajkumar . of course though kannada movie released after 13 years of telugu , both are the master pieces in powranika cinema world . no doubt kannada matin\u00e9e idol rajkumar made a dominant babruvahana role which was a super hit movie during seventies . hats off to n t ramarao and rajkumar who justified their actions as arjuna in both languages . the melodious songs of kannada babruvaana is evergreen .\nurltoken \u00ae comparisons revenge of the green dragons film cast - 2014 revenge of the green dragons 2014 movie feedback . . .\nhamsalekha has won one national film awards and six filmfare awards in the best music director category ; seven karnataka state film awards - four for music direction and three for lyrics - and is a recipient of honorary doctorate , conferred by the bangalore university .\na mythological kannada movie which was released in 1977 had created history in kannada film industry for its rich making and musical extravaganza . the film mile stoned some evergreen songs for sandalwood like \u2018ee samaya anandamaya\u2019 , \u2018araadhisuve madanaari\u2019 and \u2018barasidilu badidanathe\u2019 sung by rajkumar himself .\nurltoken \u00ae comments kite film recommendations - 2014 kite 2014 watch allow us to come to the main query relevant to . . .\nurltoken \u00ae testimonies black hawk down film talk - 2001 black hawk down 2001 overview we will begin to the concern . . .\nthe film won two awards at the 1976 - 77 karnataka state film awards - - best actor ( rajkumar ) and best sound recording ( s . p . ramanathan ) . [ 1 ] the movie saw a theatrical run of 25 weeks . [ 2 ]\ndr . rajkumar was seen in a double role \u2014 he played arjuna and his son babruvahana \u2014 in the movie . b saroja devi was seen as chitrangade , while kanchana and jayamala played the roles of uloopi and subhadra , respectively . the movie , which featured direction and screenplay by hunsur krishnamurthy , was produced by kcn chandrashekhar .\nurltoken \u00ae comparisons all is bright film scenes - 2013 all is bright 2013 analyzes we will come to a inquiry about . . .\nbadavara bandhu ( ) is a 1976 indian kannada language film directed by vijay . it stars rajkumar and jayamala in the lead roles .\nhamsalekha is an indian film composer and a songwriter who works in south indian cinema , predominantly in the kannada film industry since the late 1980s . he is also a screenplay writer , dialogue writer , instrumentalist and a conductor . composed and written for over 300 feature films .\nurltoken \u00ae best free the nipple film trailer - 2014 free the nipple 2014 user feedback now let ' s begin to a con . . .\nsoundarya jayamala is an indian film actress and daughter of actress jaimala . soundarya made her starring debut in\ngodfather\nwith upendra . her second film was\nparu wife of devadas\n. she then entered tollywood with a leading role in\nmr . premikudu\nwith yasho sagar .\nbabruvahana was adopted as the son of his maternal grandfather and reigned at manipur as his successor . he dwelt there in a palace of great splendour , surrounded with wealth and signs of power . later he came to know arjuna was his father , and when he came to see the his father , arjuna did not recognise him and said he was a wanderer .\nis a 1983 kannada historical drama film based on the life of kalidasa , a renowned classical sanskrit writer of 4th century a . d . whose name was extremely popular across indian sub - continent . the film was written and directed by renuka sharma and produced by v . s . govinda . the film starred rajkumar , portraying the title role of kalidasa , along with jaya pradha in the role of vidyadhare and srinivasa murthy as raja bhoja .\nactually the dvd which is running in kannada is not of a good quality . the film is jumping on every spool change over during the recording .\nthe music of the film was composed by t . g . lingappa with lyrics for the soundtrack penned by chi . udaya shankar and hunsur krishnamurthy .\nthe music of the film was composed by t . g . lingappa with lyrics for the soundtrack penned by chi . udaya shankar and hunsur krishnamurthy .\nhis biggest hit song as a singer has been\nkolumande jangamadevaru\nfrom the film janumada jodi which gave him a career break and also fetched him the karnataka state film award for best male playback singer . he was closely associated with prominent music directors in kannada film industry including hamsalekha , v . manohar , v . harikrishna , gurukiran , arjun janya and anoop seelin who have been the main support for his growing career since his initial days .\nfull tamil movie - auto raja ( 1982 ) - vijayakanth and jaishankar watch this super hit kollywood movie auto raja . the film is an amalgamation of family drama and action . auto raja is a 1982 tamil indian feature film directed by k . vijayan . the film stars vijayakanth and jaishankar in the lead roles . the film was a remake of kannada film of same name . the soundtrack was composed by shankar ganesh and maestro ilaiyaraja composed 1 song . a total of six songs were composed of which all the six were included in the soundtrack . the song\nmalare ennenna\nreused from the track of original kannada film . ilayaraja ' s composition\nsangathil paadaatha\nremains one of the famous tracks . get yourself all the fun and entertainment you need with full telugu movies here for you to watch on movies box . subscribe for more tamil full movies : urltoken\nrajkumar entered the film industry after his long stint as a dramatist with gubbi veeranna ' s gubbi drama company , which he joined at the age of eight , and got his first break as a lead in the 1954 film bedara kannappa . he went on to work in over 220 films essaying a variety of roles , and excelling in portraying mythological and historical characters in films such as bhakta kanakadasa , ranadheera kanteerava , satya harishchandra , immadi pulikeshi , sri krishnadevaraya , bhakta kumbara , mayura and babruvahana and bhakta prahlada . trained in classical music during his theatre days , rajkumar also became an accomplished singer in kannada cinema and despite imperfections in shruti and pitch , he came to be known for his diction in the language .\nraghavendra rajkumar is an indian film producer and former actor in kannada cinema . he was also a singer and sang in some movies in which he acted . he is the second son of actor rajkumar and film producer parvathamma . he made his film debut as a lead actor in chiranjeevi sudhakara before appearing the hugely successful 1989 film nanjundi kalyana . following this , he had a largely forgettable career , and retired from acting in 2004 . he has since produced three films under sri vajreshwari combines . his son vinay rajkumar is an actor . raghavendra rajkumar ' s net worth was \u20b9712 crore according to the forbes list in the year of 2018 .\nthe first week collection is rs . 4 crores explained producer ramesh . he also said udaya tv has taken the rights of the film . we are safe from \u2018jai maruthi 800\u2019 informed ramesh . film budget is in between 6 to 7 crores\u2026 second week also going strong weekends 80 % occupancy weekdays 60 % occupancy in second week\nthe film made its theatrical release in august 1977 . it completed a 50 week run in many centers across karnataka . in the last week of november 1977 , during the centenary day celebration at the urvashi theatre in bangalore , rajkumar paid tribute to bismillah khan saying \u201ci just acted in the role but ustad bismillah khan is the real soul of the film . he gave life to the character i played in the film . \u201d in turn the maestro complimented rajkumar \u201cyou have handled the shehnai to such perfection that it seemed as if you were really playing it ! \u201d . the film was remade in telugu as sannayi appanna ( 1980 ) starring sobhan babu .\nntr started his film career as a policeman in mana desam ( 1949 ) . following this , he appeared in palletoori pilla , directed by b . a . subba rao . his first mythological film was in 1957 , where he portrayed krishna in the blockbuster film maya bazaar . he essayed the role of krishna in 17 films including some landmark films like sri krishnarjuna yudham ( 1962 ) , the tamil film karnan ( 1964 ) and daana veera soora karna ( 1977 ) . he was also known for his portrayal of lord rama , essaying that role in films like lava kusha ( 1963 ) , and shri ramanjaneya yuddham ( 1974 ) to name a few .\nis a 1993 kannada action \u2013 drama movie directed by t . s . nagabharana . the film stars rajkumar , geetha and madhavi in lead roles . the film , based on the story by ta ra su\u2019s trilogy \u201cakasmika \u2013 aparadhi \u2013 parinama\u201d , is produced by s . a . govindaraju and has music and lyrics written by hamsalekha .\nkannada hit film chakravyuha is one of the biggest release of this week . chakravyuha movie was released on 29th april 2016 and was a full entertaining one . the movie is a full action masala one with a unique story and wonderful casting by its star cast team . from the release , the film is getting huge response the audience .\njayamala is a kannada ( indian ) film actress . her films include\ngiri kanye\n,\nshankar guru\n,\naaj ka ye ghar\n,\nsampoorna teerth yatraa\n,\nbalak\n,\nspy in rome\n,\nlove and murder\nand\nharishchandra taramati\n. she has also produced the film\naaj ka ye ghar\n.\nthe film is considered to be one of the all - time top money - grossing films in the history of kannada movies . it was distributed by parvathamma rajkumar under the \u2018vajreshwari combines\u2019 banner .\ngandhada gudi ( temple of sandalwood ) is a 1973 film directed by vijay and produced by m p . shankar . the film stars dr rajkumar in lead role . another superstar dr vishnuvardhan appears in a villainous role , though his character is redeemed at the fag end of the film . the power - packed dialogues , confrontation and fighting scenes between rajkumar and vishnuvardhan are the main highlights of this movie . at that time , rajkumar was an established leader in the kannada moviedom , while vishnuvardhan had acquired the image of an angry young man , with the super - successful naagarahaavu .\nis a 1977 indian kannada film directed by vijay , based on a novel of the same name by krishnamoorthy puranik and starring rajkumar and jaya prada in lead roles . the film is considered a landmark in kannada cinema . the films deals with the life of a rural shehnai artiste appannna ( played by rajkumar ) . it is notable for the shehnai played for rajkumar\u2019s character by bismillah khan .\njai maruthi 800\u2019 . released on ugadi festival day , a film by jayanna , bhogendra and ramesh is running successfully and thus a get together was arranged in this connection at green house raj milan .\ngurajada krishnadas venkatesh was a prominent composer of film music in kannada cinema during the 1960s , 1970s and until the late - 1980s . he also composed music for tamil , malayalam and telugu movies . he produced numerous master pieces of kannada film music . he also brought in western background score into kannada films and scored music for all bond movies of dr . raj in the 1960s to 1970s .\nshiva has worked in the film industry for over 30 years , featuring in films such as anand , ratha sapthami , om , janumada jodi , nammoora mandara hoove , a . k . 47 , jogi , bhajarangi , killing veerappan and shivalinga which became milestones in the kannada film industry and made records at the box office . he was conferred an honorary doctorate by vijayanagara sri krishnadevaraya university in 2014 .\na film that portrays the life and valour of babhruvahana , a character in the hindu epic , mahabharata . he is one of the sons of arjuna , begotten through chitrangada , the princess of manipura .\nmanjula gururaj is an indian female playback singer and a voice - over artist who has primarily worked in kannada feature films . she has , to her credit , many thousands of songs for successful soundtracks and many hundreds of kannada light music songs . she is a recipient of karnataka state film awards for her contribution in film songs and considered one of the most prominent playback singers during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s .\nbased on a novel of the same name by devudu narasimhashastri , the film is notable for its various scenes filmed inside and around the famous mysore palace . this movie considered by many as a symbol of kannada pride .\nthe film opened to packed houses across karnataka for many months and won many awards and critical acclaims as well . the song sung by dr raj \u201chuttidare kannada\u201d went on to become a blockbuster hit and unofficial state anthem .\nmayura ( \u0cae\u0caf\u0cc2\u0cb0 ) is a 1975 kannada historical drama film . it is one of the most popular films of acclaimed kannada actor rajkumar , who plays the role of prince mayurasharma of the kadamba dynasty , the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of karnataka . the film depicts the life of mayura , a brahmin youth , as he discovers his royal heritage and realizes his destiny of ascending to the throne of the then - pallava kingdom .\njayamala is a multifaceted personality in the kannada film industry having been a leading lady in the eighties and later turned producer making many award - winning artistic films . jayamala has acted in several movies in kannada , tulu , tamil , telugu and hindi . she has acted with several big kannada stars like vishnuvardhan , ambareesh , rajkumar , shankar nag and prabhakar . she had several hits like shankar guru ,\ngiri kanye\n, etc . her first production venture thaayi saaheba was directed by girish kasaravalli and it won a national award . jayamala received a special jury award for her brilliant performance in the film . she has also produced a children ' s film thuttoori which won both national and state government awards .\nthis series begins at lp number 4251 for indian titles . 33esx lp numbers below 1000 are non - indian titles issued by emi singapore . the 33esx titles were mostly devoted to classical music selections . only a few film titles were issued .\nfilm is releasing on 14 . 05 . 2016 and producer has organized 2nd show on may 14 at 6 . 30 pm . those who are not able to make for 3 . 30 pm show , please do book for 6 . 30 pm show\n3 . shankar nag : director , actor , writer , theatre artist shankar nagarkatte , fondly known as shankar nag made his acting debut with girish karnad\u2019s ondanondu kaladalli in 1978 . his debut film as actor fetched him a national award at the delhi international film festival . he ventured into direction with minchina ota in 1980 . in a short span of 12 years the actor has contributed 80 movies to the industry . he passed away in a car crash at anagodu village on the outskirts of davanagere town in1990 .\nl . n . shastri was an indian playback singer and music composer who primarily worked in kannada cinema . starting his career as a playback singer in the film ajagajantara , shastri went on to sing for more than 3000 songs . upon his friends ' suggestion , he renamed himself as chaitanya and composed music for over 25 films starting with kanasalu neene manasalu neene . however , he dropped the name due to the identity crisis for the film bellary naga shastri was fighting cancer and died on 30 august 2017 .\nmarked the re - entry of rajkumar in films after a hiatus of 3 years and inspired by the movie , there were many instances of people closing down liquor houses across karnataka . and also for the song \u201cnaadamaya\u201d in the movie rajkumar won the national film award for best male playback singer .\n, ) is a 1974 kannada film directed by hunsur krishnamurthy . the film stars rajkumar and leelavathi in lead roles . the music is composed by g . k . venkatesh . rajkumar was awarded in numerous occasions & received thunderous appreciations for his portrayal of the potter - turned - saint gora kumbhar . gora kumbhar , a potter who turned into a saint who lived in the 13th and 14th century in teredoki supposedly lost his child while curing the clay by his legs for making pots , because he did not notice his child fumbling under his feet as he immersed himself in chanting the name of god .\n2 . manjula : actress manjula , is always recognized as one of the bubbliest actress of sandalwood cinema even to this day . she was one of the most successful and prominent actresses of kannada films in the 1980s and has acted in more than 100 films and won several awards including the film fare award for her performances . beginning as a theatre artist manjula switched over to feature films with the 1966 film mane katti nodu . the actress , manjula suffered from weight related problems during the early 1980s , while she was at the top of her career , and that ended her career as a romantic actress . she had a hurried marriage with amritam . the film offers dried up and she had financial difficulties . depressed , she committed suicide on 12 september 1986 . it was first reported that she died due to a kitchen stove - burst . at the time of her death she had no movies on hand .\nv . manohar is a music director , lyricist , film director and actor in kannada and tulu movies . he has scored music to several kannada and tulu films . he is the recipient of several awards including the karnataka state award . he has written lyrics to more than 1000 songs in kannada cinema .\nfilm was then re - made in telugu in 1977 as adavi ramudu , starring n . t . rama rao . because of gandhada gudi\u2019s success , a sequel was made in 1995 with shivrajkumar as the lead , titled gandhada gudi ii . the films was seen as a milestone in the careers of both rajkumar and vishnuvardhan .\nbangaarada manushya ( golden man ) is a 1972 indian kannada language film based on t . k . rama rao\u2019s novel . this film touched on very important topics like rural development , modern agricultural practices , co - operative movement , social unity , honesty , love and dedication . bangaarada manushya had a tremendous impact on moviegoers . some city youth , inspired by the movie\u2019s central theme\u2014returning to one\u2019s ancestral village\u2014left their jobs , came back to their respective villages and took to agriculture . it was directed by siddalingaiah under the banner srinidhi productions . prior to this siddalingaiah had worked with dr . rajkumar in mayor mutthanna . it stars rajkumar and bharathi in lead roles .\npuneeth rajkumar - and rachita ram - starrer chakravyuha , which went to the censor board on monday , was given a u / a certificate with no cuts . so it will hit theatres this friday . the film , directed by sarvanan , will see a world - wide release , and be screened at 300 theatres across karnataka .\na magnificent movie which has all the elements i like - hope , friendship , love , betrayal , sacrifice and redemption . the film\u2019s music album is exceptional , which adds so much life to the drama which unfolds before you on the silver screen . i guess this is a must - watch movie for any true connoisseur of kannada cinema .\na bold film which takes on the tabooed topic of extra - marital relationships . there are some events which unfold during the movie which would make your jaw drop ! the soundtrack of amruthavarshini is every bit as good as america america - maybe a tad better . and the climax - wow ! one of the best i have seen in all movies i have watched so far , across different genres and languages .\nnagaraju shiva putta swamy , known by his screen name shiva rajkumar is an indian film actor , producer , playback singer and television presenter , best known for his work in kannada cinema . he is the eldest son of actor rajkumar . in his career spanning over three decades , shiva has worked in over 125 films . shivarajkumar ' s net worth was \u20b9641 crore according to the forbes list in the year of 2018 .\njayamala created history of sorts when she became the only actress in the indian film industry to be conferred a doctorate for writing a thesis , she wrote a thesis on the rehabilitation of rural woman in karnataka . the thesis required her to tour many places in karnataka and also scrutinise many documents . the doctorate was conferred by the bangalore university on 18 january 2008 and presented by former president dr a p j abdul kalam .\njeevana chaitra , on release ran to packed houses across karnataka . the movie completed 100 days and had to be removed from theatres , to help other producers release their movies ! rajkumar\u2019s cut - out of suit clad hero had the usual ritual of getting soaked in milk at many places . the film ran for 375 days and owing to the audience reception , rajkumar had to announce that he would act in another movie , aakasmika .\nprathivadi bhayankara sreenivas was a veteran playback singer from india . he was born in kakinada in east godavri district of andhra pradesh . he had sung around 3000 songs in kannada , telugu , tamil , hindi , malayalam , tulu and konkani . he was known for his playback singing in the telugu , tamil film industries and mainly in kannada industry . he died on 14 april 2013 at the age of 82 in chennai , tamil nadu .\nbengaluru ramamurthy chaya is an indian playback singer , stage performer and a popular sugama sangeetha singer from karnataka state . she has performed as a singer for over 300 feature films and recorded for over 10 , 000 musical albums ranging from pop , folk , devotional and bhavageethe . she is affectionately known as the\nnightingale of karnataka\n, a rajyotsava prashasti recipient from the state government of karnataka and recipient of karnataka state film award for best female playback singer twice .\njayamala was born on 28 february 1959 , in dakshina kannada district . her father g omaiah is an agriculturist and mother kamalamma , a homemaker . she has six sisters and a brother . they moved to chikmagalur in 1963 after being displaced due to the harbour work in panambur . she was married twice . her first marriage was with kannada film actor tiger prabhakar and later got divorced . her second marriage was with cinematographer h m ramachandra and the couple has a daughter soundarya jaimala , an aspiring actress .\nthe second day for the movie was beyond the expectation as movie was created a huge buzz among the people on the first day of release . audience booked 45 % of occupancy f the movie in advance , as they do not want to miss the movie chakravyuha . the movie going houseful with full occupancy on the second day also and having great response from the audience . the film is expected to collect 6 . 2 in second day and another 6 . 5 on sunday to total of 18 . 5 crores\n5 . soundarya , was born to industrialist , and kannada film writer k . s . satyanarayan in kolar , . soundarya died in an aircraft carsh in bangalore on 17 april 2004 when she was on her way to karimnagar campaign for the upcoming elections . she was pregnant when she died . the aircraft took off at 11 . 05 a . m . and turned in a westerly direction before crashing on the campus of the gandhi krishi vigyan kendra of the university of agricultural sciences . it had reached only a height of 100 feet before it crashed and burst into flames . , said the plane wobbled before the crash\nkalpana : the queen of kannada film industry , known for her versatile roles in sandalwood , she is widely recognized as one of the greatest actresses of kannada cinema . kalpana was a fashion icon of her times ; her elegance , taste and sophistication in dressing could not be matched by other female stars of her time . the mega sleeve blouses , frill blouses are her contribution to karnataka\u2019s style . the actress , who was unsuccessful in her personnel life , committed suicide in 1979 in gotur ib , near sankeshwar , belgaum district . kalpana\u2019s high profile career ended with her tragic suicide in 1979 . death was due to severe health issues and low financial status during time of death\nbabhruvahana , like arjuna at the beginning of the kurukshetra war , faces a moral dilemma . can he risk harming his parents ? while chitarangada alerts arjuna to shoot an arrow at their son and take advantage of babhruvahana\u2019s momentary lapse due to a sense of devotion towards them ( as arjuna did with karna ) , uluci , the naga princess and yet another abandoned wife of arjuna\u2019s , reminds babhruvahana of the teaching of the kurukshetra battle that in the battlefield there is no space for feelings even towards parents . what babhruvahana must do is to establish his mother\u2019s good name and thereby his own character . this film captures this conflict spectacularly . the eerie parallels with the moral dilemmas of the great mahabharata battle aside , here all the familial relationships ( in particular , strong mothers and dutiful sons ) become exaggerated and demand our attention .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit\u2019s a real shame there is no proper dvd with english subtitles for non - 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", "topic": 12}], "title": "american milkshake", "paragraphs": ["shareeka epps and tyler ross in\namerican milkshake .\n( phase 4 films )\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing american milkshake near you .\namerican milkshake is the more ironic , darker flip side of a john huges movie without the happy ending .\nmilkshake\nsucks all the flavor out of a tasty premise . . .\n\u201camerican milkshake\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) for teenage sex , crazy talk and the earliest glimmers of internet pornography .\nfresh off the sundance scene , american milkshake is a coming - of - age comedy set in takoma park in the 1990s . the movie , which was filmed on location in maryland , follows a white teen who dreams of joining the high school basketball team and fitting in with the black students from the maple avenue projects . ( trailer for american milkshake )\namerican title : ironic considering it ' s a canadian film . it does , however , take place in seattle . word of god however tells us that\namerican\nstands for the fact that the main character is living a slightly morbid version of the american dream .\namerican milkshake\nmerrily bumps along as if it were the first movie to find humor in a white kid ' s idolizing desire to\nbe black ,\nwhatever that may mean to him .\nphase 4 films has acquired the dark comedy milkshake , which premiered as part of the sundance film festival\u2019s next program .\nleonardo aurellio randy\nleo\nfitzpatrick ( born august 10 , 1978 ) is an american actor . more \u00bb\nhavana ( reuters ) - the closest the cia came to killing cuba\u2019s fidel castro was a 1963 attempt with a poison pill delivered by american mobsters that was to be slipped into a chocolate milkshake , a former cuban intelligence chief said .\nmatthew tharrett is a writer , filmmaker , and above all else , a britney fan . he once shared a milkshake with selena gomez .\nstarring tyler ross ( wise kids ) , shareeka epps ( half nelson ) , georgia ford and eshan bay , milkshake marks the feature directorial debut for david andalman and mariko munro .\nshareeka epps ( born july 11 , 1989 ) is an american actress . she starred in the 2006 film half nelson , alongside ryan gosling and anthony mackie . more \u00bb\ncuba ' s former intelligence chief , retired state security general fabian escalante , talks to reuters in havana july 3 , 2007 . the closest the cia came to killing cuba ' s fidel castro was a 1963 attempt with a poison pill delivered by american mobsters that was to be slipped into a chocolate milkshake , escalante said . reuters / enrique de la osa\nescalante said more poisoned pills , one batch disguised in a bottle of bayer aspirins , were delivered through the mafia to an opposition group that almost succeeded in march 1963 when castro went for a milkshake .\nadded andalman , \u201cas first - time sundance filmmakers who were inspired at a young age by clerks , among other kevin smith movies , we feel there couldn ' t be a better pairing for milkshake .\nwhite teenager jolie jolson is trying to get on the high school basketball team , because jolie thinks it will bring him one step closer to becoming the one thing that he is not : african - american .\nwe may not have to wait much longer to find out how all four seasons of american horror story are connected now that a script containing crucial information about the upcoming major plot twist has been stolen and peddled to major media outlets .\njolie\u2019s friendship with a loyal nerd , haroon ( eshan bay ) , is better observed and more ably portrayed , but then \u201camerican milkshake\u201d is stronger on the quickly forgettable prejudices and passions of adolescence than on race and culture . the burlesque take on high school has some fine , ridiculous moments and lets the movie get away with more than a serious drama might . still , it would take more than name - dropping al jolson ( jolie\u2019s distant relative ) to take the story to another level .\namerican milkshake\nfancies that it ' s saying something profound about jolie clumsily coveting his teammates ' thug lives . he ' s even the great - great - grandson of the blackface performer al jolson \u2014 how ' s that for allegory ? but the script is short on details and insight , and when asked to comment on this condition \u2014 or the script ' s sketch of a culture on the cusp of the internet revolution \u2014 the film , like its dirtbag protagonist , just shrugs .\nnot even bothering with the accent : for a film called\namerican mary\nand claiming to be set in seattle , almost everyone clearly speaks with a canadian accent with all the\noots\n,\naboots\nand\nsoories\n.\nwritten and directed by david andalman and mariko munro , \u201camerican milkshake\u201d merrily bumps along as if it were the first movie to find humor in a white kid\u2019s idolizing desire to \u201cbe black , \u201d whatever that may mean to him . set in the 1990s \u2014 as insisted upon by references to o . j . simpson , tupac , netscape , marion barry , and so on \u2014 this half - baked comedy stars a likable tyler ross as jolie , a high schooler obsessed with the racial clich\u00e9s he has bought into .\nvilche went on to spend the next month enmeshed in the making of \u201camerican milkshake , \u201d a small - budget teen comedy about race , class and basketball in 1990s takoma park . created by a 1997 graduate of montgomery blair high school who is now based in los angeles , the project grew into a kind of townwide enterprise in the summer of 2012 . the film was shot in area schools , actors bunked with local families , and internet mailing list callouts provided the extras even as producers scoured neighborhood driveways for period cars .\ndanny burstein ( born june 16 , 1964 ) is an american actor of stage and screen . as a grammy award nominee and five - time tony award nominee , he won a drama desk award and outer critics circle award for playing buddy plummer in the 2011 broadway revival of\ntyler ross ( born march 13 , 1989 ) is an american actor best known for playing kyle stansbury in season four of the television series the killing and for starring in the stephen cone films the wise kids ( 2011 ) and henry gamble ' s birthday party ( 2015 ) . ross\nanother girl after walking in on her sucking him off .\nshows\nbeing the key word here , though , as she ' s reluctant to show her true self after everything that happened . the only one seeing a glimpse of the\nreal\nmary is lance , the big thug , during the\nmilkshake\nscene .\nlike napoleon dynamite in a bad way or the lie in a good way ; juno in a bad way or ghost world in a good way . often frustratingly vague , because it ' s not steady in tone , but with a few promising touches of real romantic confusion , real high school stupids , real uncertain identities . i don ' t know really what to make of american milkshake - - naturally , no one seems to know what to make of it , that tipsy , nostalgic , kevin smith - produced dramatic comedy , slicing somebody ' s life , a little , maybe , i don ' t know - - but it ' s really trying .\nas a result , i\u2019m at a loss as to what goal american milkshake hopes to achieve . does it show the universally misguided fantasies of youth without structure ? jolie\u2019s father is a pushover while henrietta\u2019s is a hippie clueless to the fact she\u2019s pregnant . is it a portrait of culture hybridization being coveted for the wrong reasons ? jolie wants to be black because in his mind their race is gangsta . he doesn\u2019t try to get to know his teammates as people ; he wants them to be the caricature racially profiled on the streets every day . if the film has good points concerning identity courtesy of haroon refusing to bow to social pressures and an epilogue - lite sequence uncovering everyone\u2019s true selves beneath surface appearances , its path to such clarity is an arduous one .\njolie is an avid hip - hop fan who romanticizes the tough backgrounds of rappers like tupac shakur , dreams of being a rich basketball star , in order to support his african american girlfriend , henrietta , who is pregnant with another man ' s baby . he makes the team due to a large donation from his well - off father , and believes that he is one step closer to becoming the one thing that he is not : black .\nmeanwhile , he ' s secretly dating henrietta ( shareeka epps , given little more to do here than scold ) , an african american classmate whose adoptive hippie - dippie parents don ' t realize she ' s pregnant . it ' s another boy ' s baby , but that ' s ok with jolie because he ' s into the fact that\nshe ' s kinda thugged out .\npublicly , he ' s dating christine ( georgia ford ) , a hot cheerleader who will give him the time of day now that he ' s on the varsity squad .\namerican mary is a 2012 horror film staring katharine isabelle , and directed by the soska sisters . it focuses on a young surgery student , mary mason , with financial troubles , resorting to offering services as a masseuse at a strip club . but at her interview at the strip club , mary is asked to performed surgery on an injured man , the reward being a large sum of cash . soon , mary begins to receive customers looking for extreme body modification , and her mind begins to unravel after betrayal from her medical school professor . the trauma forces her to quit and as the movie goes on she finds herself involved in the underground world of bod - mod , pushing the limits more and more .\nstarring tyler ross , shareeka epps , georgia ford and eshan bay , the dark comedy marks the directorial debut for david andalman and mariko munro .\nthe film was written and produced by andalman and munro and executive produced by vinay singh and jason sosnoff .\nset in the mid - 1990s , the story follows the tragic sex life of jolie jolson ( ross ) , a wannabe thug and great - great - grandson of legendary vaudevillian al jolson in suburban washington , d . c . , as he strives to become something he can never be : black .\nphase 4 will release the film in theaters in the summer and on vod via the company\u2019s kevin smith movie club across all cable , telco and digital platforms .\nsundance alum kevin smith said ,\nas a guy who shopped at oak tree for most of the ' 90s , the yearnin ' - to - be - urban main character brought so vividly to life by tyler ross really hit home with me . shareeka epps dazzles as the long - suffering sorta - girlfriend , quietly commanding the screen like she did in half nelson . packed with laughs and the benefit of hindsight , this realistic high school indie reminded me of the best entries in that genre - - a sort of welcome to the dollhouse for fly guys .\ncinetic media ' s linzee troubh repped the filmmakers . katharyn howe negotiated on behalf of phase 4 .\nnaomi watts , ethan hawke , forest whitaker , robert pattinson , terry . . . view gallery\nnicolas cage , tessa thompson , tom hanks , jonah hill , emma roberts a . . . view gallery\nalison brie , elijah wood , judd apatow , kumail nanjiani , aubrey plaz . . . view gallery\nby saturday morning , an estimated 500 , 000 people were at the d . c . d . . . view gallery\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na vivid , dynamic southern coming - of - age drama , takes place in the transitional space between high school and college , when life seems to be all questions and no answers , and the future is . . . see full summary \u00bb\na comedy - drama , king rat examines the possibility that years after graduation - whether it ' s ten years or thirty - we may be stuck with the same issues we had before crossing that stage at commencement .\nan inner - city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret .\nas her family falls apart , seventeen year old sweetness o ' hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain .\ngrossly overweight yet good - hearted professor sherman klump takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious buddy love .\na drama centered around three women : a 50 - year - old woman , the daughter she gave up for adoption 35 years ago , and a woman looking to adopt a child of her own .\nnew york city , 1968 max bornstein had the wit , looks and charm that would carry him beyond the typical man ' s troubles . he was untouchable . . . yet the typical man ' s troubles were the least of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe basketball poster hanging above jolie ' s basement couch is actually a paul pfiffer piece .\n1 of 1 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nfilmmakers mariko munro and david andalman team to write and direct this dark coming of age comedy set in the 1990s , and exploring the subjects of adolescent racial and sexual identity through the eyes of al jolson ' s great - great grandson jolie , who takes the first step to realizing his dream of being like the cool black teens in the maple avenue projects by joining his high school basketball team . ~ jason buchanan , rovi\nthe script is short on details and insight , and when asked to comment on this condition - or the script ' s sketch of a culture on the cusp of the internet revolution - the film , like its dirtbag protagonist , just shrugs .\nthe fact that jolie isn ' t very likable would be less of a problem if this film were actually funny , but his selfish disregard for those around him only ends up making us feel bad for the people who care about him .\nteenagers are jerks ( it ' s a scientific fact ) but if you have one as your protagonist , they need a redeeming quality or two .\nit ' s a heightened reality based in truth that ultimately seems to glorify the actions i want to believe it ' s actually trying to vilify .\nreasonable doubt official trailer # 1 ( 2014 ) - samuel l . jackson movie hd\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nas narrated by his credulous internal monologue in ceaseless voice - over , jolie is revved up about making the varsity basketball team and putting distance between himself and the likes of freshman losers ( or \u201cbamas , \u201d as he puts it ) . he has been sleeping with a pregnant black classmate ( a bored - looking shareeka epps ) , whom he tutors at the request of her white adoptive parents . but soon he\u2019s two - timing with a white cheerleader .\nopens on friday in new york , los angeles and washington . directed by david andalman and mariko munro 1 hour 22 minutes\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na white teen covets black culture in a movie that fancies it ' s saying something profound , only to shrug when it comes to clarifying what that is .\nmpaa rating : r for sexual content , language and a brief nude image .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthis is the aspect that truly rubbed me the wrong way because had the film been told third person omniscient , jolie\u2019s actions might have held meaning . as it is now , the lack of discipline , punishment , and fallout only elicits a wry smile from our lead that ends up making him a highly unlikeable character . he eventually feeds his bud haroon to the wolves when the nerd\u2019s inclusion doesn\u2019t fit self - interest , begins a relationship with a bulimic cheerleader named christine ( georgia ford ) in the thought he can be with her at school and henrietta in private , and honestly believes everything happening is some joke his cultivated \u201chard edge\u201d allows him to ignore . he\u2019s a racist , misogynistic , poser trying to aspire towards the glorifications of tupac shakur and an exonerated o . j . simpson .\ni tried finding information on the internet to get a better idea of where the film was coming from but the only thing i dug up was a facebook page devoted to its 90s aesthetic . with time warp photos of the cast and scrapbooked memories of events from the era ruling the page\u2019s wall , it seems as though kevin smith\u2019s movie club and partner phase 4 films are as concerned with exteriors as jolie . there\u2019s simply too much darkness underlining these characters\u2019 actions to gloss over everything as \u201ckids being kids\u201d in a hip retro look . maybe i don\u2019t \u201cget it\u201d or want it to be more than what\u2019s onscreen\u2014i don\u2019t know . i\u2019d probably forgive the rest if it was laugh - out - loud funny , but the bone - dry humor forces me to dig deeper .\nthere\u2019s another marker for why i should have been a child of the 80s\u2014i\u2019ve already become a crotchety old man who can\u2019t find humor in a racist teen who honestly has no idea he\u2019s racist while stereotyping everyone around him and loving them for exactly those abhorrent qualities . the performances possess an overwrought severity despite being within a comedy that kills all tonal consistency and ensures viewers will be more uncomfortable at what they\u2019re seeing than entertained . heavy issues like abortion , sexual abuse , gang fights , and more are glossed over and treated like children\u2019s games everyone has played before and probably will again . so if andalman and munro\u2019s mission was to expose youth culture\u2019s immaturity and disgusting ability to make light of extreme tragedy , they might have done too good a job .\nthere is an inherent meanness to this display that even shakes haroon\u2019s likeable sidekick into embracing chaos . and while the performances are well - conceived with bay , ross , and nuri hazzard \u2019s arius finding authentic layers to depict , you can\u2019t help wanting to smack them all for being carefree brats biting off way more than they can chew . even epps\u2014who plays henrietta as a sanctimonious educator failing miserably to open jolie\u2019s eyes to the truth of their world\u2014partakes in the kind of childish behavior and misguided rebellion that makes her less and less sympathetic as the film progresses . nobody learns a thing . it\u2019s a heightened reality based in truth that ultimately seems to glorify the actions i want to believe it\u2019s actually trying to vilify . i guess i\u2019m just a bama , though , because i\u2019m still lost .\nlucas hedges , sterling k . brown & more join trey edward shults\u2019 musical \u2018waves\u2019\nall the newly streaming films of netflix , amazon , filmstruck , and more .\n\u00a9 2008 - 2018 the film stage . all rights reserved . | about | privacy | terms of use | advertising | staff | contact | rss feed\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nalso sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies : tickets , special offers , screenings + more .\nin mid - 90 ' s america , bookish high - school student jolie johnson knows the only way to get in with the gangsta crowd is to make the varsity basketball team . making the team not only means approval from the inner - city crew of maple avenue , but also gets him a step closer to being the one thing he is not \u2013 black .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nteenagers are jerks ( it\u2019s a scientific fact ) but if you have one as your protagonist , they need a redeeming quality or two . jolie jolson ( tyler ross ) has none : we\u2019re treated to this kid\u2019s would - be sympathetic voiceovers as he slimes his way on to the basketball team , jerks around not one but two pregnant girlfriends , and whines about how much he wishes he were poor and black instead of rich and white . in case you wondered whether or not this was set in the \u201990s , characters constantly discuss o . j . simpson and how the internet is gonna change everything . ross shows promise as an actor ; wait to see him until he\u2019s cast in a better movie than this .\n\u00a9 2018 time out america llc and affiliated companies owned by time out group plc . all rights reserved . time out is a registered trademark of time out america llc .\nour site uses cookies . by continuing to use this site you are agreeing to our cookie policy .\nbut the capsule stuck to the freezer where it was hidden in the cafeteria of the havana libre ( ex hilton ) hotel and ripped open when the would - be assassin waiter went to get the poison .\n\u201cthat moment was the closest the cia got to assassinating fidel , \u201d retired state security general fabian escalante told reuters in an interview this week .\ncastro , who seized power in a 1959 revolution that turned cuba into a communist state 90 miles away from the united states , has survived hundreds of attempts on his life by his enemies , from car ambushes to grenade attacks in baseball stadiums , escalante said .\nsome of the most imaginative cloak - and - dagger plots were the brainchild of the central intelligence agency , he said .\nthey included poisoned cigars , an exploding shell meant to be planted in his favorite underwater fishing location and a scuba diving wet suit tainted with toxins .\namong early attempts devised by the cia to discredit castro was a plan to place chemical powders on his boots that would cause his beard to fall out when he was in new york to speak at the united nations in 1960 .\nwhen that failed , the cia planned to slip him a box of cigars tainted with lsd so that he would burst into fits of laughter during a television interview , said escalante , author of a book that documents 167 plots against castro .\nbut it was the cia\u2019s plans to poison castro with botulinum toxins in the early 1960s that came closest to succeeding .\nthe agency acknowledged last week for the first time that the plot to assassinate castro was personally approved by the kennedy administration\u2019s cia director allen dulles .\nthe cia declassified nearly 700 pages of secret records detailing some of its illegal acts during 25 years of overseas assassination attempts and domestic spying .\nthe agency\u2019s so - called \u201cfamily jewels\u201d describe the initial efforts to get rid of castro by using a go - between to convince two top mobsters , salvatore giancana and santos trafficant , the head of the mafia\u2019s cuban casino operations , to assassinate castro . giancana suggested poisoning him .\nsix potent pills were provided in 1961 to juan orta , identified as a cuban official who had been receiving kickback payments from gambling interests , who still had access to castro and was in a financial bind . but orta got cold feet .\nmuch of the information declassified by the cia had been released in congressional investigations in the past .\nescalante , who detailed the poison pill plot in his book \u201cthe secret war\u201d published in 2005 , said the agency was trying to \u201cpurify\u201d itself but continues its skulduggery today .\nwhile there is no evidence that the cia has plotted to kill castro since the ford administration banned assassination plots against foreign leaders in 1976 , escalante sees the hand of the cia in more recent attempts by anti - castro militants trained by the agency for the failed bay of pigs invasion of 1961 .\ndespite u . s . hostility , castro remains cuban leader at age 80 , although bowel surgery forced him to hand over formal power to his brother raul last july .\nescalante said effective cuban security measures around castro and the cuban leader\u2019s intuitive \u201cnose\u201d for danger has kept him alive .\nto this day , few cubans know castro\u2019s whereabouts , whether he is in a hospital or at home in a residential compound in western havana called \u201cpoint zero . \u201d\nyou need to login to do this . get known if you don ' t have an account\nabsolute cleavage : mary shows off hers in a sexy green dress in the party scene .\nbarbie doll anatomy : ruby wants this for real , out of a desire to not be seen as a sex object .\nruby , mary ' s first client , has her nipples cut off and her vagina sewn together .\ntwo twins wanted their left arms exchanged , and horns placed on their foreheads .\n: the first and last thing we see mary do in the movie is suture incisions . the first time , she is practicing on a turkey .\nthe last time , she is trying to stitch up a fatal stab wound in her stomach .\nblack and grey morality : one one hand , mary tortures people with surgical modification . on the other hand , her targets are bad people .\nbreak the cutie : mary just wanted to become a surgeon , but between finances , asshole professors , murder . . . she ' s barely there by the end .\nbrilliant , but lazy : subverted - mary ' s lecturers believe her to be this , but when she misses lectures it ' s due to money troubles or other mitigating circumstances .\ncelebrity resemblance : beatress deliberately cultivates this , but the celebrity she is changing herself to resemble is a cartoon character .\nwhat a vengeful mary does to dr . grant , utilising body modification as the form of torture .\ncreepy twins : the soska sisters . their introductory scene has one of them kiss a stripper , only to bite her tongue off !\ndark chick : mary . dark hair , black clothing , lack of emotion .\na date with rosie palms : one of mary ' s customers tries to masturbate after having some work done on his penis . . . before it had a chance to heal . mary points out what a moronic thing this is to do .\ndeadpan snarker : mary , so much . everything she says is practically dripping with sarcasm .\ndespair event horizon : mary , contemplating the strip club job , and then coming to grips with the impromptu surgery afterwards .\ndisproportionate retribution : narrowly averted . mary comes close to maiming and / or killing another woman for giving billy head , but ultimately decides to not go through with it .\ndull surprise : deliberately invoked . mary becomes steadily more detached and deadpan as the events of the film desensitise her .\nmary bites out the throat of ruby ' s husband after he inflicts a fatal stab wound on her .\neye scream : the man mary first performs surgery on has had one of his eyes gouged out .\nfanservice : katharine isabelle in lingerie . and that green dress that exposed her cleavage in dr . walsh ' s party .\nfaux affably evil : walsh and grant . they barely try to hide it .\nfrom what dr . walsh says at the party\ndr . black , i see you ' ve met mary .\nand his description of what he does , one can figure out that the man who greets and drugs mary is dr . black . back at the club bobby needed mary because\nblack is gone\n. this and mary starting to lose her focus hints at what ' s about to come\nduring dr . grant ' s lecture , he describes the length of time amputated extremities - namely the arms , hands and fingers - can last before it ' s too late to re - attach them .\nmary later removes all four of his limbs as part of the torture she inflicts on him .\nwhile in ruby ' s apartment , mary sees some photographs of ruby with a man , and beatress comments that the man is ruby ' s husband .\nsaid husband turns up in the ending to murder mary , after beating the shit out of beatress , in revenge for ruby ' s surgery .\n: beatress is a very upbeat , perky woman throughout the whole film . the only exception is\ngentle giant : lance , who is generally nice to mary even after she goes off the deep end .\ngirl on girl is hot : not when one of the women bites the other ' s tongue off , it isn ' t .\n: aside from a close - up of mary starting to remove ruby ' s nipple , as well as some of her surgery on the twins , none of her other surgical procedures are shown on camera . later , when\n, we don ' t see the blows inflicted on him , but we do see mary getting splattered with blood .\nmary surgically alters dr . grant ' s genitals during her torture of him , but exactly what she does to them is never shown . given what he did to her , it ' s possible she removed them entirely .\nduring ruby ' s surgery , there are several closeups of mary starting to remove a nipple .\nironic echo : mary to dr . grant -\nsurgeons can ' t afford to make mistakes .\ndr . walsh ' s establishing character moment is asking mary to deliver the bad news to a family that their father has just had a heart attack . . . and then to go back two seconds later and tell them that he has died . regardless of any hard lessons he is trying to impart to his interns , this is incredibly insensitive to the patient ' s family .\ndr . grant constantly berates mary for being lazy and not paying attention while she ' s clearly one of his better students .\nbeatress ' s rude niece tessa barely cares for anything other than her next hit of cocaine .\nlegitimate businessmen ' s social club : although it ' s never outright stated , billy and the other club owners are heavily implied to be mafia .\n: drs . grant and walsh , not to mention the young surgeon at the party (\ni cut people up for a living !\n) . and after a while ,\n: detective dolor is investigating first dr . grant ' s disappearance , then dr . walsh ' s . he gets nowhere until the very end ,\nruby ' s husband . his only effect on the plot is that he kills mary at the end and even then it comes off as a diabolus ex machina .\n. at one point , she even threatens a woman purely for giving billy oral sex .\ndr . grant rapes mary at a party after having her drugged . she responds by having him captured so she can torture him with body modification techniques . . . and keep him alert throughout the whole process .\nred baron : mary picks up the suitably macabre nickname of\nbloody mary\namong the online body modification community .\nuses body modification on an unwilling dr . grant and keeps him alive . he is left unable to call for help or run away .\nrule of symbolism : every song in the soundtrack , whether it ' s being played over the scene or is actually in it .\n, two strippers get the hell out of the toilets when mary walks in . the girl who turned up for her interview doesn ' t , as she has no idea who mary even is .\nshe ' s got legs : mary is often seen in outfits that show off her long legs , often coupled with stiletto heels .\na security guard discovers mary ' s torture chamber , punches her to the ground , and turns away to try and help her victim - mary recovers almost immediately , surprises him from behind , and beats him to death .\nbegins her torture of dr . grant by splitting his tongue against his will .\nthe last time we see beatress , she ' s been horrifically beaten up by ruby ' s husband . it ' s uncertain whether or not she survives .\n] did to her . for her part , mary shows almost complete indifference to billy ' s advances ( barring\nbeats a completely innocent security guard to death for trying to save dr . grant .\nvomit discretion shot : mary vomits in her toilet after her surgery on ruby .\nask the tropers trope finder you know that show . . . trope launch pad reviews live blogs\ntvtropes is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license . permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff @ urltoken . privacy policy\ntmz reports that a page from an unnamed ahs actor\u2019s script was stolen while filming in new orleans this week , and even though it\u2019s only one page , it\u2019s allegedly for a scene that reveals how pepper the pinhead ( right ) wound up in the briarcliff manor during season 2 , \u201casylum\u201d .\nthere\u2019s no word on whether pepper\u2019s alleged scene will be the first official tie between seasons on screen , but if leaked , it would likely ruin whatever elaborate plan murphy has for unveiling the connections between seasons .\n\u201cthe theft and unauthorized distribution of our scripts is a very serious matter and we will take all appropriate steps necessary to vigorously protect our intellectual property . \u201d\nin the meantime , we won\u2019t be reading any spoilers that will possibly leak as a result of this . we will , however , be all over any bonus footage from the cutting room floor of an oiled - up dandy mott ( finn wittrock ) working out in his underwear . somebody get on that , please .\n\u00a9 2018 viacom international inc . all rights reserved . logo and all related marks and designs are trademarks of viacom international inc .\nyou must only upload images which you have created yourself or that you are expressly authorised or licensed to upload . by clicking\npublish\n, you are confirming that the image fully complies with tv . com\u2019s\nand that you own all rights to the image or have authorization to upload it .\ndo not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload . the images should not contain any sexually explicit content , race hatred material or other offensive symbols or images . remember : abuse of the urltoken image system may result in you being banned from uploading images or from the entire site \u2013 so , play nice and respect the rules !\n\u00a9 2018 cbs interactive inc . all rights reserved . tv guide digital network | privacy policy | ad choice | terms of use\nin mid - 1990s america , we follow the tragic sex life of jolie jolson , a wannabe thug ( and great - great - grandson of legendary vaudevillian al jolson ) in suburban washington as he strives to become something he can never be \u2013 black .\new . just ew . very poorly made , poorly acted , and poorly written . should i be saying more ? i ' m very disappointed that i wasted my time on this movie !\n# harmonykorine ' s # kids versi\u00f3n blanquitos clasemedieros . # americanmilkshake es banal y poco divertida . urltoken\nstrange and slow , but i couldn ' t help loving this movie . interesting commentary on race , high school basketball culture and politics and teenage growing pains . seemingly superficial but addressing profound issues in compelling ways , if nothing else this film is a fascinating social commentary of some particularly usamerican institutions and rites of passage .\njolie , the great - great grandson of vaudeville entertainer al jolson , is the whitest kid in suburban maryland . it ' s the time of the oj simpson trial , pagers , motorola startac phones and the super nes . it ' s the advent of the internet , replete with 8 - bit graphics , dial - up modems and slow drawing pages .\nit ' s against this backdrop of the mid 9os that we see the mundane day - to - day of high school life through the eyes of jolie . jolie who desperately wants to be black because he believes all the myths about thug - life ( his words ) and the perceived benefits of making the varsity basketball team . it ' s fitting then that his last year of high school may well end up being the most life - changing for jolie - - if only he could get his head out of his own ass .\nthere are probably some good intentions behind this attempt to deconstruct the\nwigger\nphenomenon \u2014 a superficial and manipulative boy who because he ' s white gets all sorts of advantages within the magnet program in a mostly of - color high school and fucks around with two girls , including one young black woman who ' s already pregnant \u2014 but the humor is all so self - conscious and glib and the moral complexity so adolescent that it ends up insulting everyone involved or anyone who might take the issues seriously . the film also wears its directorial ineptitude as some sort of indie badge of honor . obnoxious in that special kevin - smith way .\n[ after his parents have left , thinking he is ill ]\nthey bought it . incredible ! one of the worst performances of my\u2026\nquando encontramos algo que nos fazem se encaixar , as coisas mudam totalmente de contexto . apesar de nossas fases , a adolesc\u00eancia\u2026\nthe films that i logged for my movie a day for a year challenge . i watched far more films than\u2026\nhannah bronfman ( born october 26th , 1987 ) is a dj , model , and entrepreneur from manhattan . she is the co - founder of beautified , a mobile app for finding last - minute beauty services . bronfman is also an investor in multiple restaurants , including hotel\nthis website is part of the famousfix entertainment community . by continuing past this page , and by your continued use of this site , you agree to be bound by and abide by the terms of use . loaded in 0 . 14 secs .\ne . j . vilche thought the young folks shooting video at the sub shop near his takoma park apartment last summer might have been doing a school project . until one of them asked whether he wanted to play the role of the heavy in their feature movie .\n\u201cshe said , \u2018can you do a mean face ? \u2019 so i gave her the mean face , \u201d recalled vilche , 22 , a busboy at p . f . chang\u2019s in rockville . \u201ci thought about my ex - girlfriend , and i used every muscle in my face . \u201d\n\u201ci didn\u2019t even know it was an audition , \u201d he said , \u201cand i got the part . \u201d\nbut the little local project has gone bigger than its many volunteers ever imagined . the film was selected for the sundance film festival earlier this year and , after being picked for distribution by independent - film guru kevin smith , will open friday in limited theatrical release and become available on video - on - demand systems at the same time . ( in the washington area , comcast and itunes will both carry the title . )\n\u201ci\u2019m going to get my friends and pop some popcorn and watch it on the first night , \u201d said vilche , who has seen only the theatrical trailer so far . \u201ci had no idea it was going to be this big a deal . \u201d\nneither did martha bergmark . when her son david andalman asked whether he could borrow the family house for a little movie project , she and her husband , elliott andalman , said sure . they were thinking of the modest short films their cinema - loving boy had been making since he was a student .\n\u201cit never occurred to us that we\u2019d have 25 or 30 people wandering around our house for a month , not to mention the enormous panel truck that spent the night in our driveway , \u201d said bergmark , a civil rights lawyer who splits her time between takoma park and hattiesburg , miss .\nthe blue frame house on montgomery avenue became studio central , with wardrobe racks in the living room , sets built in the attic and daily shooting schedules lining the dining room table each morning by 5 a . m . the basement became the art department , crammed with mid - 90s props , from boxy computer monitors to vintage video games . bergmark shared her home office with rows of massive hard drives where the crew would back up the day\u2019s digital footage each night .\n\u201cit was a madhouse , \u201d she said , \u201clike summer camp on steroids . but it was a blast ; how often do you get to watch your adult son work ? \u201d\nthe movie , which andalman wrote and then directed with mariko munro , is loosely based on his own experience as a teenage takoma parker negotiating the racial and sports cliques of town and high school , one of the most diverse in the washington region .\nandalman was a varsity basketball player , and the film\u2019s main character is eager to make the team largely to claim some of the cool vibe of the black players . under the not - very - watchful eye of permissive parents , the young man seeks ways to swap the \u201cgeek\u201d culture of his math - science magnet class for the \u201cgangsta\u201d culture of hip - hop and rap .\n\u201cthis was the era of dr . dre and tupac and snoop , \u201d andalman said by phone from california . \u201ci do think some of the kids from the rougher neighborhoods were at the top of the totem pole in terms of being cool . \u201d\nin the film , those neighborhoods are symbolized by the \u201cmaple avenue towers , \u201d the real - life apartments near the takoma park town hall . that is where the filmmakers did a lot of their sidewalk casting . soulie kondeh , a 22 - year - old blair grad who lives six floors below vilche in the essex house , found himself playing one of the basketball players . they often shot at peter\u2019s sub shop , which is a hub of maple avenue action in both the movie and real life .\n\u201ci had to wear these baggy \u201990s clothes , huge jeans and stuff , \u201d said kondeh , a rapper and starbucks barista . \u201cmy friends were coming by and clowning me for that . \u201d\nthe producers brought in professional actors , too , but asked them to stay with volunteer families . ellie hamburger ( who is married to washington post reporter tom hamburger ) said a silver spring neighbor asked whether they could put up two young performers . over evening meals they learned that one , shareeka epps , had won an independent spirit award for her role in \u201chalf nelson . \u201d the other , georgia ford , turned out to be hollywood aristocracy .\n\u201cshe said her mother was a screenwriter , \u201d hamburger recalled . \u201ci said , \u2018oh , anything i might have seen ? \u2019 and she said , \u2018well , \u2018e . t . \u2019 was one . \u2019 \u201d\nford\u2019s mother is screenwriter melissa mathison . and her father ? actor harrison ford .\nepps , a brooklyn resident , said she was so taken with the town that she put takoma park on her list of \u201cplaces i could live . \u201d she was surprised by the number of mixed - race families she saw . ( epps plays the black daughter of white parents in the film . )\nshe did notice a lot of speed humps , and lot of talk about speed humps in the city council and among residents . \u201cyou guys really go hard on the speed humps , don\u2019t you ? \u201d she said with a laugh . \u201cfirst of all , in brooklyn we call them speed bumps , and we don\u2019t talk about them so much . \u201d\nto cast other roles , andalman and munro called local high school drama departments and community theaters . the father of andalman\u2019s boyhood best friend played the hero\u2019s father in the movie .\n\u201ci have lots of experience with being a father of children in the \u201990s , \u201d said richard lorr , a retired government lawyer .\nlorr has already seen the finished film , having traveled with about 20 friends and neighbors to see the sundance premiere . beholding his own face in billboard dimensions was a shock , he said ."]}
{"id": 115234, "summary": [{"text": "garfield : a tail of two kitties is a 2006 american-british family comedy film directed by tim hill and written by joel cohen and alec sokolow .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the sequel to the 2004 film garfield : the movie .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film stars breckin meyer , jennifer love hewitt , billy connolly , ian abercrombie , roger rees , lucy davis , oliver muirhead , bill murray , tim curry , bob hoskins , rhys ifans , vinnie jones , joe pasquale , richard e. grant , jane leeves and roscoe lee browne .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "this film was produced by davis entertainment company for 20th century fox , and was released in united states on june 16 , 2006 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "a video game , garfield 2 , was developed by the game factory .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film earned $ 141.7 million . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "garfield : a tail of two kitties", "paragraphs": ["\u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d is rated pg for some off - color elements .\nsummary : despite a cool animated cat , \u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d is just as bland as its predecessor .\nthis cast list of who was in garfield : a tail of two kitties includes both lead and minor roles . ( 51 items )\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie garfield : a tail of two kitties ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of garfield : a tail of two kitties ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthe people vs . larry flynt , garfield : a tail of two kitties , for a good time ^ ! call . . .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties is the second live - action movie based on garfield , released in 2006 . it is a sequel to the 2004 film garfield .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing garfield : a tail of two kitties near you .\njust consider a tail of two kitties more endurable , more a movie than garfield : the movie , and you won ' t be too disappointed .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of garfield : a tail of two kitties actors includes any garfield : a tail of two kitties actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each garfield : a tail of two kitties 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 garfield : a tail of two kitties 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 .\nthe best thing that can be said about garfield : a tail of two kitties is that the movie isn ' t quite as bad as its name .\ngarfield : a tale of two kitties : it ' s the prince and the pauper , feline - style .\nthe bottom line : only see \u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d if you saw and enjoyed the first \u201cgarfield\u201d movie . everyone , except for children , will probably be bored .\nkids should see garfield : a tale of two kitties . it ' ll help prepare them for a lifetime of mediocre entertainment ahead .\nbut the best thing that can be said about\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis that the movie isn ' t quite as bad as its name .\ni spent a full day with garfield : a tail of two kitties , but it ' s a fraction of a fraction compared to the people who made it . i learned to like it . how must they feel ?\nthe title of the film is a parody of charles dickens ' a tale of two cities .\nthe garfield sequel , a tale of two kitties , is trying hard to emulate the magic of babe , adding a stable full of barnyard animals to back up the unlikable feline .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties : comedy . starring breckin meyer , jennifer love hewitt , billy connolly and the voice of bill murray . directed by tim hill . ( rated pg , 80 minutes . at bay area theaters . )\nsmarmy and smug , garfield : a tail of two kitties is the unwanted , unnecessary sequel to 2004 ' s garfield . though the script includes some ostensibly clever references to literature ( for plot , twain ' s prince and the pauper , for title only , dickens ' a tale of two cities ) , the majority of the film consists of dopey jokes about garfield ' s insatiable appetites , selfishness , and laziness .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties . garfield : a tail of two kitties is a 2 . american comedy film directed by tim hill and written by joel cohen and alec sokolow . it is the sequel to the 2 . garfield : the movie . the film stars breckin meyer , jennifer love hewitt , billy connolly , ian abercrombie , roger rees , lucy davis , oliver muirhead , bill murray , tim curry , bob hoskins , rhys ifans , vinnie jones , joe pasquale , richard e . grant , jane leeves and roscoe lee browne .\naccording to bert livingston - general sales manager of 20th century fox - garfield : a tail of two kitties was made only due to the first film ' s international success . the sequel was also not expected to do as well in the box office . [ 1 ]\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties lapped up a slim $ 7 . 3 million , a third of the first movie ' s $ 21 . 7 million opening . more often than not , family sequels make less than their predecessors , and garfield joins the ranks of 102 dalmatians , stuart little 2 and babe : pig in the city among past casualities .\neveryone else , however , looks mortified , and can you blame them ?\n[ 7 ] peter hartlaub of the san francisco chronicle gave the film one out of four stars , saying\nthe best thing that can be said about garfield : a tail of two kitties is that the movie isn ' t quite as bad as its name .\n[ 8 ] nathan rabin of the a . v . club gave the film a c , saying\ntwo kitties marks a considerable improvement over its predecessor . it ' s faster paced and the filmmakers wisely shift the focus away from bland owner breckin meyer and onto a menagerie of chattering animals . after a dreadful first entry , two kitties elevates the garfield series almost to the level of mediocrity .\n[ 9 ] claudia puig of usa today gave the film one and a half stars out of four , saying\nit comes off like a coughed - up furball : a wan rehash with too many elements of the hard - to - swallow 2 . box office [ edit ] garfield : a tail of two kitties grossed $ 2 .\njoe leydon of variety gave the film a positive review , saying\ngood kitty ! superior in every way to its underwhelming predecessor , garfield : a tail of two kitties is a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets , please parents - - and maybe tickle a few tweens .\n[ 4 ] janice page of the boston globe gave the film one and a half stars out of four , saying\nyou ' ll only be attracted to garfield : a tail of two kitties if you ' re very young , you ' re very easily entertained , or you just can ' t get enough of jim davis ' s lasagna - scarfing cartoon cat .\n[ 5 ] roger ebert gave the film three out of four stars , saying\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties is actually funnier and more charming than the first film .\n[ 6 ] elizabeth weitzman of new york daily news gave the film one and a half stars out of four , saying\nconnolly , bless him , throws himself heartily into the task of acting opposite a computer - generated cat given to bad puns and flatulence .\ngood kitty ! superior in every way to its underwhelming predecessor , \u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d is a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets , please parents \u2014 and maybe tickle a few tweens . the fox release faces a real catfight at the box office , however : in addition to \u201ccars\u201d and \u201cover the hedge , \u201d the [ \u2026 ]\ncats making funny noises while eating . nom nom nom ! puppies & babies & kitties oh my ! new videos all the time ! subscribe : urltoken the billion - dollar , cutting - edge science of convincing dogs and cats to eat what\u2019s in front of them . garfield : a tail of two kitties is a 2006 american comedy film directed by tim hill and written by joel cohen and alec sokolow . it is the sequel to the 2004 film .\ndespite making many of the same mistakes , \u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d manages to make a few new ones , too . first of all , it uses the tired old plot of \u201cmistaken identity\u201d . this story has been done so many times in so many different incarnations and it simply doesn\u2019t work anymore . there are also a couple of poor musical numbers . one takes place while garfield makes lasagna with other animals and another is done to \u201cthe jeffersons\u201d theme song .\ni tricked myself into liking garfield : a tail of two kitties , but filmmakers unknowingly trick themselves into liking and using bad movie ideas all the time . screenwriters toil over drafts of the same story for months . producers push through obvious mistakes to get the job done . executives who greenlight movies cling to familiar ideas because they seem safe .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets , please parents - - and maybe tickle a few tweens . the fox release faces a real catfight at the box office , however . but , if the tepid first pic could gross nearly $ 200 million worldwide , this frisky follow - up could claw its way toward even more impressive grosses .\nthe garfield theory - garfield ' s dream ? - cartoon conspiracy ( ep . 51 )\nhas there ever been a more emasculating title for a movie than\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\n? seriously , just for fun , stand near the box office at a big multiplex this weekend and watch all the grown men walk up .\nummm . . . one adult and three children for garfield . . . ummm . . . a tale of . . . ummm . . . forget it , kids , we ' re seeing ' the omen . '\nthis film is about garfield and an identical looking british royal cat being mixed up in identity .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis not so entertaining even as a children ' s film . the plot is entirely predictable , and is not so interesting either . garfield is portrayed to be unsympathetic and even annoying . breckin meyer ' s character looks entirely silly and redundant , and he could be cut away without much effect on the story . bill murray ' s voice over a garfield is monotonous , dull and un - energetic . the lengthy scene where animals cook reminds me of\nratatouille\n, but only 10 % as adorable , entertaining and fun as\nratatouille\n. ian abercrombie ' s character as a smithee the butler is the only interesting and likable character in the film .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis dull and disappointing . it fails to transform the magic from the original comic strips .\nwhile the story line is a bit too complex for a 5 year old , mine enjoys the antics of garfield the cat . adults may get a kick of of bill murray as garfield , ot . . . continue reading\n12 : 01pm : i think the tail of two kitties team knew they were making a terrible movie . for one , there ' s a character named smithee . for two ,\nold lady gives stupid cat her entire estate\n\u2013 aka the plot of the movie \u2013 appears as a headline on a tabloid in the movie next to something about an alien baby . for three , dargis ' attack dog is named rommel . what british lord names a dog after a high - ranking nazi field marshal ? they knew .\nthe computer animation of the two cats is once again excellent , but the novelty has worn off .\nthe\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nscreenwriters try to mix in some adult humor because , you know , that ' s what pixar does . but the lines are mostly lame or inappropriate , including one scene where garfield imitates hannibal lecter and tells odie :\ntime to grab some chow before i eat your liver , with some fava beans and a nice chianti .\nhave fun explaining that to the kids on the way out .\nbut connolly is such a naturally winning comedic and character actor that he manages to wring a funny moment or two out of the tedious proceedings .\n7 : 01pm : feels weird eating dinner while watching garfield a 12th time . feels weird doing anything but watching garfield .\n10 : 10am : all of making a murderer is waiting for me on netflix . every 2015 best picture nominee is still in theaters . there ' s a dvd of breaking bad ' s first two seasons i haven ' t watched . david mitchell ' s slade house is on my nightstand . there ' s some nice graffiti near my house of a mustard bottle doing karaoke . i ' m acutely aware of everything else i could be watching instead of my seventh go - ' round with garfield : a tail of two kitties . i want to like this thing so much right now . but why does garfield keep doing bad impressions ? why does he sound like an angry new york hotdog vendor all a sudden ? ! ?\ncute movie . garfield gets mistaken for a regal cat with a big inheritance . funny scenes .\nbut probably you ' ll only be attracted to ` ` garfield : a tail of two kitties\nif you ' re very young , you ' re very easily entertained , or you just can ' t get enough of jim davis ' s lasagna - scarfing cartoon cat . and even then , you might want to wait till the movie comes out on dvd so you can skip over the drippy breckin meyer / jennifer love hewitt parts .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties grossed $ 28 . 4 million in north america , and $ 113 . 3 million in other countries , for a worldwide total of $ 141 . 7 million . the film opened to number seven in its first weekend , grossing $ 7 . 3 million . according to 20th century fox , the studio was aware that the film would not make as much as the first , and only made it based on the worldwide success of the first film .\namerica ' s favorite fat cat is back , and this time , he ' s giving england the royal treatment ! it ' s a british invasion of a different kind when garfield , along with pals jon and odie , travels to london and meets his mirror - image in prince , an aristocratic kitty who has inherited a fabulous castle . he two trade places , and soon garfield is living large as only he can ! there ' s just one problem : the dastardly lord dargis wants him out of the picture . a tail of two kitties is twice the laughs and double the fun for the whole family . . . it ' s good to be the king !\ngarfield is back and this time garfield and his canine sidekick odie follows their owner , jon arbuckle , to england , the u . k . may never recover , as garfield is mistaken for a look - alike , regal cat who has inherited a castle . garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal four - legged subjects , but his reign is in jeopardy ! the evil nefarious stubborn lord dargis is determined to do away with garfield , so he can turn the castle into a resort . garfield ' s bigger , better , more perfect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties .\nwhen garfield follows his owner , jon arbuckle , to england , the u . k . may never recover , as garfield is mistaken for a look - alike , regal cat who has inherited a castle . garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal four - legged subjects , but his reign is in jeopardy . the nefarious lord dargis is determined to do away with garfield , so he can turn the castle into a resort . garfield ' s bigger , better , more purr - fect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis actually funnier and more charming than the first film . the plot contrives to get me to england in the suitcase of my master , who has flown over to propose to his girlfriend , liz ( jennifer love hewitt ) , who is attending a conference on animals at castle carlyle , which prince has just inherited from the late lady eleanor , a cat lover . with intelligent estate planning , i ' m sure we ' d see a gratifying rise in the numbers of home - owning cats .\ngarfield ' s song in the castle is a variation of\nmovin ' on up\n, the theme song of the jeffersons .\ngarfield a tale of two kitties is the most majestic and awe inspiring piece of artwork i have ever had the immense pleasure of viewing . every single inch of film in this masterpiece is pure gold to all viewers . the cast is magnificent , the scripting is beautiful and the cat himself is the most fantastic feline i ' ve ever laid eyes on . no other thing on earth will ever be able to touch the enjoyableness of this film . every time i watch it i bask in its rays of glory and wonder . everything else is 0 / 10 000 will never be as good as garfield a tale of two kitties . i would recommend this film to every single human being on earth that wants to experience something absolutely amazing . 11 / 10\nthat sales - driven tactic made me wonder whether the same phenomenon might happen with movies . could i learn to love an objectively bad movie - - garfield : a tail of two kitties , say - - by watching it over and over again ? to find out , i spent a recent fur - filled day subjecting myself to repeated viewings of the 10 - year - old sequel comedy on repeat , without distractions , for 24 straight hours . luckily for science , i took notes .\na cia interrogator is lured into a ruse that puts london at risk of a biological attack .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\ngarfield is adopted by a greedy lord with nefarious plans to open up his estate as a hunting ground .\nas in the first film , garfield spends way too much time boogying to the music of the black - eyed peas , and the slang , catch - phrases , and pop - culture references here all passed their expiration date long ago . in keeping with the refined comic sensibility of its core demographic in the under - 5 set , the comic possibilities posed by the gastrointestinal system and crotch and ass - biting are explored extensively , with connolly taking the brunt of the abuse . yet two kitties marks a considerable improvement over its predecessor . it ' s faster paced and the filmmakers wisely shift the focus away from bland owner breckin meyer and onto a menagerie of chattering animals . after a dreadful first entry , two kitties elevates the garfield series almost to the level of mediocrity .\nparents need to know that garfield : a tail of two kitties ( sequel to garfield ) has some crude humor . the villain makes rude comments about female bodies and behaves in a predatory fashion . he also tries to drown the ( animated ) cat , trains his rottweiler to attack the cat , and schemes to gain control of an inherited estate ; he wields a crossbow and an old - fashioned gun . the cat teases and abuses a smaller dog repeatedly , then draws the big dog into a trap by calling him a\ngirly dog .\nthe dog bites a man in the crotch and the butt on separate occasions ; a man is ravaged by animal - orchestrated hijinks . animals take over and trash a kitchen ( a ferret gets drunk ) . some potty humor .\nbut forget his review of\ngarfield .\nno use mewling over spilt milk . this week , my new movie comes out , inspired ( i am happy to report ) by the gratifying box - office success of the previous one .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis my most ambitious work to date , starring me in a dual role as ( ahem ) garfield and also as a british cat named prince . as in the first movie , i do bill murray ' s voice while playing myself . in my role as prince , i do the voice of tim curry , an actor i have admired ever since jon took me to a drive - in to see\nthe rocky horror picture show\nwhile he smoked human catnip .\n10 : 11pm : it ' s over . finally . happy to be alive . the funny conclusion to all of this is that , if a group of friends said they wanted to watch garfield : a tail of two kitties right now , i would probably join them . i ' ve watched it 13 times in a row ( averaging 25 - minute breaks ) , and . . . i could definitely watch it again . i ' d call that a success as far as the experiment is concerned . plus , i actively enjoy it - - i ' m not simply numb from feline water torture .\nthe dvd includes a\ndrawing with jim davis\nfeaturette and two games : garfield ' s maze , and odie ' s photo album . it also includes a music video , trailers , and footage not seen in theaters . [ 1 . the film was nominated for two golden raspberry awards in 2 .\ngood kitty ! superior in every way to its underwhelming predecessor , \u201c garfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d is a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets , please parents \u2014 and maybe tickle a few tweens . the fox release faces a real catfight at the box office , however : in addition to \u201ccars\u201d and \u201cover the hedge , \u201d the surprisingly child - friendly \u201cnacho libre\u201d also is competing for family auds . but , if the disappointingly tepid \u201c garfield : the movie\u201d ( 2004 ) could gross nearly $ 200 million worldwide , this frisky follow - up may could claw its way toward even more impressive grosses before it catapults to the top of homevid sales charts .\njon and garfield visit the united kingdom , where a case of mistaken cat identity finds garfield ruling over a castle . his reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious lord dargis , who has designs on the estate .\ni ' m a fan of the garfield comics , i saw the first movie and enjoyed it . the second movie ,\ngarfield ' s a tail of two kitties\n, was about the same . i didn ' t like it any better or any worse than the first film . it wasn ' t a\nlaugh out loud\nfilm . the funny parts make you smile or make you laugh a little . the special effects for garfield looked a bit better than the first movie ' s . the story was pretty good , i thought it was clever at some parts . the movie could have been better , but it was enjoyable . it ' s a good family film , if you want to spend some time with your kids or family then see this . my score : 7 / 10\nvoice cast [ edit ] reception [ edit ] critical response [ edit ] on rotten tomatoes , the film received an 1 . the site ' s consensus reads ,\nstrictly for ( very ) little kids , a tale of two kitties features skilled voice actors but a plot that holds little interest .\n[ 2 ] on metacritic , the film has a score of 3 .\nduring the song\nmoving on up\n, we see paintings of prince ' s ancestors . in one of them is jim davis , the creator of garfield .\n2 : 42pm : ninth viewing done and i maybe , kind of like a tail of two kitties . it ' s a classically dumb kids ' movie in a post - pixar era . that ' s all . i can quote a lot of the lines now , which makes it\nquotable\nby default . everything is ingrained . i know all the beats and can accept all the nonsense at face value . there are no premature deep thoughts protecting my brain . just enjoying wacky bullshit for what it is . i ' ve lived with these harmless ( sometimes lovable ) characters so long now that i look forward to seeing their finest moments .\ngarfield inadvertently switches places with prince : jon finds prince climbing out of a drain and takes him to the hotel , while prince ' s butler smithee finds garfield in the street and takes him to carlyle castle .\nthere ' s something kind of strange about a bunch of animals cooking in a kitchen , when many of those animals would normally be getting cooked in a kitchen . but that is the least of this movie ' s problems .\ngarfield 2 is all over the map , but it ' s also a mash - up of classic slapstick . there ' s a marx brothers mirror routine , odie making like chaplin / asta from the thin man series , a dash of tom and jerry , the old\ntwo dates / same night\ngimmick , a smattering of a hard day ' s night , an agatha christie inheritance - mystery vibe , a noises off ! - style farce , and blank check .\n2 : 47am : garfield is cgi , which means there are a ton of shots of nothing in this movie . i imagine the crew on set , aiming their ridiculously expensive camera at a gutter , the director consulting with the director of photography on how many seconds of static sewer shot is needed to allow the cgi artists to add in the character . that takes planning . i respect that . if you think of garfield as invisible , this movie gets strange really fast . the crew basically shot an adaptation of garfield without garfield . shots of an empty pie tin in the back seat of a rolls royce . hotel furniture . a dog chasing nothing . all the other animals are live - action .\neven for the chubbiest comic cat in captivity , garfield ' s onscreen shtick is wearing a bit thin .\nwhen garfield is first served a meal at carlyle castle , he wonders if he is on fear factor .\nrotten tomatoes , a review aggregator , reports that 11 % of 73 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review ; the average rating is 3 . 5 / 10 . the site ' s critical consensus reads ,\nstrictly for ( very ) little kids , a tale of two kitties features skilled voice actors but a plot that holds little interest .\non metacritic , the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on 20 critics , indicating\ngenerally unfavorable reviews\n. audiences polled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of\nb +\non an a + to f scale , the same grade earned by its predecessor .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\ngarfield and prince parody the mirror scene from the marx brothers film duck soup .\n1 : 03pm : andy serkis ' mocap performance as garfield is really something .\ngarfield alludes to the silence of the lambs when he talks about eating odie ' s liver\nwith some fava beans and a nice chianti\n.\nwhat happens when you throw in an insecure virgin bride , a reformed playboy groom , two overbearing mothers who can ' t stand each other , one philandering husband , a high - strung wedding planner , the invasion of unruly village gate - crashes , a thief on the loose , a best man with a flashdrive full of secrets , a sexy ex with vengeance on her mind , two loyal bridesmaids ready to go to war , and a brother seeking his father ' s approval ? a hilarious melting pot of potential disaster . will it all be too much ? or will true love stand even the most chaotic of wedding celebrations as offered in the wedding party ?\nthis \u2018tale of two kitties\u2019 is yet another hollywood kids\u2019 film subscribing to the offensive stereotype that britain is peopled with aristocrats who live on vast estates and are waited on by a devoted and subservient staff . but perhaps realism was never going to be top of the menu in a film about a talking cat . that said , garfield\u2019s animation is noticeably more convincing this time , allowing him ( and doppelg\u00e4nger prince , voiced in style by tim curry ) almost to blend in with the real animal cast \u2014 not just odie , but a whole forgettable and underused menagerie on the estate .\ngarfield ( murray ) and his owner jon ( meyer ) travel to london so that jon can propose to his girlfriend liz ( hewitt ) . there , garfield is confused with a wealthy english cat ( tim curry ) and taken to live a life of luxury \u0097 making him a target for jealous lo\ngarfield may be a popular comic - strip character , but he doesn ' t exactly light up the big screen .\ngarfield travels to london and manages to trade roles with a rich , english , fat , orange cat named prince .\ngarfield gets in the way when his owner jon attempts to propose to veterinary liz .\n12 : 22pm :\nwhat garfield 2 gets wrong about feline gastric systems .\na specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world .\nwith murray tossing about impudently rude remarks like so much confetti , and connolly appearing to channel a \u201cfawlty towers\u201d era john cleese in his verbal and physical tomfoolery , \u201ca tail of two kitties\u201d remains sufficiently comical to captivate auds of all ages . ( the funniest bit for movie buffs : an inspired allusion to the groucho / harpo mirror scene in \u201cduck soup . \u201d ) hoskins adds to the fun as a gruff - spoken straight man \u2014 or , more precisely , straight dog \u2014 and there are similarly deft vocal performances by such notables as curry , richard e . grant , rhys ifans and ( perfectly cast as an intimidating but dim - witted attack dog ) vinnie jones .\nof course , garfield stows away in jon\u2019s suitcase , with odie , jon\u2019s spirited but mute pet dog , also tagging along . through a fortuitous twist of plot contrivances , garfield winds up trading places with his exact look - alike : prince ( voiced by tim curry ) , a singularly spoiled tabby who has inherited a vast fortune and palatial estate .\nwhat worked : if you liked the first \u201cgarfield\u201d movie , you\u2019re probably going to like this sequel . it\u2019s more of the same in a slightly different package .\nscooped up by the castle butler , garfield discovers what it ' s like to live in the lap of luxury while also missing no opportunity to insult his english hosts , including a bulldog voiced by bob hoskins and a goose with the honk of sharon osbourne . prince spends his time torturing odie and discovering the joys of lasagna , which stopped being a funny food about two minutes after it first appeared in davis ' s decades - old strip .\nfirst , i am owned myself by a cat , so i naturally enjoy anything having to do with cats . garfield : a tale of two kitties is a happy , funny , silly movie . it is much funnier than the first garfield movie . i think this is mainly because of billy connolly , who is hysterical as the\nbad\nguy in the movie . garfield ends up in london , and gets switched with a cat who looks just like him , and who is a prince and has a vast estate . billy connolly ' s character wants the estate , and wants to get rid of the cat . silly fluffy comedy then follows . i really enjoyed it . it is light , fun and happy . yes , it is made for children . but i think any animal lover would also enjoy this movie . just go to see it knowing it is pure fluff , and you will have a good time .\nthe film was released on dvd on october 10 , 2006 . the dvd includes a\ndrawing with jim davis\nfeaturette and two games : garfield ' s maze , and odie ' s photo album . it also includes a music video , trailers , and footage not seen in theaters .\nmuch like the previous \u201cgarfield\u201d opus , new pic offers a seamless juxtaposition of a computer - generated title character with flesh - and - blood co - stars and digitally - tweaked quadrupeds . but the sequel doesn\u2019t merely coast along on the novelty of having garfield , the indolent orange tabby of comic - strip fame , interacting with real people ( and mostly real animals ) .\nwhile prince slums with commoners jon and liz , garfield enjoys a life of luxury under the dutiful care of smithee ( ian abercrombie ) , a faithful butler , and winston ( voiced \u2014 terrifically \u2014 by bob hoskins ) , an obsequious bulldog .\ni enjoyed this movie just as much as the first one . bill murray is amazing as he returns as the voice of garfield . it all begins mostly about a month after the first movie left off . garfield and odie follow jon to london , because jon wants to propose to liz . but little does garfield know , there ' s a royal cat named prince who just inherited a million , and he looks just like garfield . but an unfortunate event that occurs , that the two - look - a - like cats switch places , so garfield is living as a king , as prince is rooming with jon and odie . will they switch back before its too late . this movie was just as entertaining as the first movie . this movie will inspire animal lovers just as well as the first movie did .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nin the grand estate garfield is residing in , he receives the royal treatment , including a butler and a team of four - legged servants and followers . garfield teaches his animal friends how to make lasagna , while prince learns to adapt to a more humble setting , while in jon ' s company . lord dargis sees garfield and thinks prince has come back - if the lawyers see prince / garfield they will not sign the estate over to dargis , who secretly wants to destroy the barnyand and kill the animals to build a country spa . dargis makes many attempts to kill garfield , one involving a unmerciful but dim - witted rottweiler , rommel ( voiced by vinnie jones ) .\nthe two cats meet when garfield ' s owner , jon ( meyer ) , travels to london to propose to his veterinarian girlfriend , liz ( hewitt ) . garfield and his nonverbal canine housemate , odie , smuggle themselves across the pond , eventually landing at tourist sites from big ben to buckingham palace , where odie ' s high point is peeing on a guard .\njon goes to london to be with liz and garfield sneaks with him . meanwhile a deceased queen gives everything to her cat prince xii . her only heir lord dargis becomes jealous and tries to kill prince . garfield & odie sneaks out to the streets of london . lord dargis throws prince in the river and ends up in the sewer of london . smithee the butler believes he found prince but it was really garfield and jon find odie with prince and mistakes him for garfield . now the castle animals must keep garfield safe and keep him thinking he ' s royal to save their lives .\ni am among the large minority of people that actually hate this movie . lets face it people setting it in a different country wasn ' t good enough to beat the first one . garfield 2 starts of in jon arbuckle ' s home , and after he fails to pop the question to his girlfriend , she travels to england . jon follows her and so does garfield . garfield then travels around london and gets mixed up with an identical cat . the other cat lives in a castle and garfield ends up getting pampered . the evil new owner of the castle , lord dargis , tries to stop the other cat and garfield from getting the palace back . the setting , as i said before was rubbish , the acting was wooden and garfield was annoying . not good\ngarfield , prince , odie and jon save the day , smithee alerts the authorities , and dargis is arrested . garfield , who had been trying to stop jon from proposing to liz , has a change of heart : he helps jon in proposing , and she accepts .\njon yearns for liz and they kiss at the end ; dargis insinuates sex with abby and makes crude remark to liz (\nthat makes two of you ,\nalluding to her breasts ) .\n? i have . good . ) however , just because shopping season has officially started , doesn ' t mean it ' s a slow week . far from it . this week there was a bumper crop of contenders for the dvd pick of the week . i narrowed the list to two tv on dvd releases (\nto be fair , there ' s a supporting cast of talking farm animals who are amusing at times . and while the idea of having an animated garfield and live action actors was a disaster in the first film , the special effects people have made significant improvements .\ngarfield ' s owner , jon ( breckin meyer ) chases his girlfriend liz ( jennifer love hewitt ) across the atlantic , but he ' s thwarted by his cat , garfield , and dog , odie , who stow away on the plane . garfield gets lost and ends up switching places with a wealthy british cat who just inherited a fortune . the rest of the movie is less a plot than an international incident , with garfield and his friends burping , passing gas and falling in sewage as english landmarks go by in the background . did we mention that odie urinates on a buckingham palace guard ?\nhelmer tim hill ( \u201cmuppets from space\u201d ) maintains a suitably zippy pace , even during stretches of exposition , and achieves an uproarious level of lunacy while garfield , reveling in the good life , offers his own version of \u201cmovin\u2019 on up\u201d ( aka tv\u2019s \u201cthe jeffersons\u201d theme song ) .\nfamilies can talk about garfield ' s laziness and selfishness : how does his stint as a pretend\nprince\nteach him to appreciate his generous owner jon ? they could also talk about why garfield is so likeable despite his many bad qualities .\nfirst assistant camera :\na\ncamera ( as john a . waldo )\ngarfield teaches his animal friends how to make lasagna , while prince learns to adapt to a more humble setting , while in jon ' s company . lord dargis sees garfield and thinks prince has come back - if the lawyers see prince / garfield they will not sign the estate over to dargis , who secretly wants to destroy the barnyand and kill the animals to build a country spa .\nthis is actually a pretty busy week with more than two - dozen site on the list . that makes it the busiest week in a month . however , it was one of the site that had no real updates this week that won the weekly website award this week and it was ,\ngarfield : holy cow . i could hear my footsteps . mom . . . dad . . . i ' m home . winston : your highness ! garfield : you ' re talking to me , froggy ? winston : it ' s me , your trusty servant , winston . garfield : hey . . . garfield : warning , i don ' t fight fair . i scratch , and i bite . winston : it ' s alright , sire . all is well now , your . . . garfield : . . .\ngarfield : a tale of two kitties is a very disappointing movie compared to the first garfield . i like the first one much better . it had more funny jokes , better moments and a much better plot / setting . this movie was very predictable and really boring . the weirdest part of all is how all the animals could talk but no humans understand what they ' re saying , that just sucked and was a big disappointment . this movie also isn ' t funny at all , all the\njokes\ngarfield says aren ' t funny in the least bit . he tries so hard to act funny and cool it just doesn ' t work . this movie is only about 90mins but it felt like i was watching it for hours . its really boring and not that great . this movie may be good for kids but is completely dull for teens and adults . i wouldn ' t recommend this movie at all , its a waste of time and day . . .\ngood day sir , cheerio\n- very gay line from the movie .\nmay might have gotten off to a slow start , but it sure made up for it in the end . june looks to keep up the fast pace , but out of the dozen or so movies opening wide this month , only two look like they have to potential to be monster hits and after that there is a huge drop - off in box office potential . there are a few others that should earn their keep , and maybe one or two that will surprise , but most look average at best .\na pair of mischievous high school kids create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor . while keeping his every reaction under surveillance , they see much more than they bargained for .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\njon arbuckle buys a second pet , a dog named odie . however , odie is then abducted and it is up to jon ' s cat , garfield , to find and rescue the canine .\nwait wait wait . you mean to tell me that bill murray , being the stunning hipster god that he his , thought that a script for a movie based off of a daily newspaper comic strip starring a fat , lasagna - loving orange cat was written by the coen brothers ? ! those of us who can read english know that garfield was written by joel cohen , of cheaper by the dozen fame . but wait ! it gets better !\nthe first garfield film was a huge success \u2014 with under - eights . for anyone older , it was an ordeal , and the same is true of this undercooked , prince and the pauper - style sequel .\nfor those keeping score at home , the garfield movies cast the lasagna - munching misanthrope as an anthropomorphized computer - animated talking cat . his foil odie , meanwhile , is a non - anthropomorphized , non - talking , non - animated canine played by a real dog and garfield ' s anthropomorphized animal compatriots are played by real , non - animated animals , but voiced by prominent ( human ) character actors . the series ' distracting , inexplicable mish - mash of live action and animation , genuine animals , and cartoon replications remains a mindfuck of a conceit , but the dismal first garfield at least gave audiences plenty of time to get acclimated to its multiple layers of miscalculation . it also set the bar so low that a sequel almost couldn ' t almost help but clear it .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nmeanwhile , at carlyle castle in the british countryside , the late lady eleanor ' s will is read . she leaves all of carlyle castle to prince xii ( voiced by tim curry ) , her beloved cat who looks just like garfield . this enrages the lady ' s nephew , lord dargis ( played by billy connolly ) , who will now only get the grand estate once prince is out of the picture . lord dargis traps prince in a picnic basket and throws him into the river . garfield inadvertently switches places with prince : jon finds prince climbing out of a drain and takes him to the hotel , while prince ' s butler smithee finds garfield in the street and takes him to carlyle castle . in the grand estate garfield is residing in , he receives the royal treatment , including a butler and a team of four - legged servants and followers .\nwhen dargis is talking to liz in the kitchen , he is wearing a brown suit . he then leaves the kitchen in pursuit of garfield , and the next scene shows him in a black jacket and gray pants . there was no time to change clothes .\nwhen his roommate spends the rent money on hookers , alex , a 35 year old video game tester has to find a new place to live . after an\nencounter\nwith his friend ' s mom , alex is forced to move in with his grandmother . trying to save face with his younger co - workers , alex says that\na really cute chick said i could sleep with her and her two crazy girlfriends\n( meaning his grandmother and her two roommates ) . written by epandzik23\nwho doesn ' t love garfield ? really cute movie that is enjoyed by the kids and adults in our family .\nurltoken is a property of mandatory , an evolve media , llc company . \u00a92018 all rights reserved copyright\none of the strongest points of the film is garfield himself . his animation is very good and the voice of bill murray is perfectly suited to the personality of the character . any time he\u2019s on the screen , the movie is at its best . and like in the previous movie , he\u2019s well paired with the cute live action odie .\nboog , a domesticated 900lb . grizzly bear , finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before open season . forced to rely on elliot , a fast - talking mule deer , the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag - tag army against the hunters .\nbut it comes off like a coughed - up furball : a wan rehash with too many elements of the hard - to - swallow 2004 original .\ntech values are exceptional across the board . best of all , rhythm & hues f / x wizards surpass their work on the previous pic with an even more animated garfield .\ni\u2019ll also add that my kids enjoyed this \u201cgarfield\u201d sequel . while they did get quite antsy in the last third of the movie , it generally kept their attention quite well .\nstory : when liz goes to london for a conference , jon decides to fly there as well and surprise her with an engagement ring . little does he know that garfield and odie have tagged along in his luggage . once there , the fat feline gets mistaken for a missing cat named \u201cprince\u201d . prince is the heir to an eccentric animal lover\u2019s fortune and now owns a large castle and is pampered by a large staff of servants . it turns out that the woman\u2019s nephew , dargis , attempted to dispose of prince to win the fortune . however , his plans fall apart when garfield was mistaken for prince and returned to the castle . after the accidental switching of identities , prince finds himself dealing with jon and odie while garfield finds himself in the lap of luxury . but what will happen to garfield and the other animals when dargis attempts to finish him off once and for all ?\ngarfield and prince taunt dargis , whose plan is exposed , and are seen by the lawyers . dargis threatens everyone if they don ' t sign the papers to him , taking liz hostage . garfield , prince , odie and jon save the day , smithee alerts the authorities , and dargis is arrested . garfield , who had been trying to stop jon from proposing to liz , has a change of heart : he helps jon in proposing , and she accepts ."]}
{"id": 115238, "summary": [{"text": "the jolson story is a 1946 technicolor musical biography which purports to tell the life story of singer al jolson .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it stars larry parks as jolson , evelyn keyes as julie benson ( approximating jolson 's wife , ruby keeler ) , william demarest as his manager , ludwig donath and tamara shayne as his parents , and scotty beckett as the young jolson .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the columbia pictures production was written by sidney buchman ( uncredited ) , harry chandlee , stephen longstreet and andrew solt .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the dramatic scenes were directed by alfred e. green , with the musical sequences directed by joseph h. lewis .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "a sequel called jolson sings again was released in 1949 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "the jolson story", "paragraphs": ["al jolson and larry parks trying to get along on the jolson story set .\nwith the headline : larry parks , actor , is dead ; won acclaim for \u2018jolson story\u2019 .\nthe real al jolson story\nsouth bank show ~ pt . 4 of 4 ~ 1986\nthe ' real al jolson story ' south bank show ~ pt . 1 of 4 ~ 1986\njetboy\ni can ' t die yet . i haven ' t seen the jolson story .\njames cagney turned down the lead role in the jolson story ( 1946 ) , which went to larry parks .\n\u200ethe jolson story ( 1946 ) directed by alfred e . green \u2022 reviews , film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\ncoming to terms with the short story , edited by susan lohafer . this collection of essays by renowned short story critics is a treasure of information about the short story as a genre and its role as the \u201cstepchild of literature . \u201d\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the jolson story near you .\nthe jolson story is a 1946 musical biography which purports to tell the life story of singer al jolson . it stars larry parks as jolson , evelyn keyes as\njulie benson\n( approximating jolson ' s wife , ruby keeler ) , william demarest as his manager , ludwig donath and tamara shayne as his parents , and scotty beckett as the young jolson .\na sequel to\nthe jolson story\nwas produced in 1949 ( named\njolson sings again !\n) , also starring larry parks , that covered the period of jolson ' s life between 1939 and 1948 .\nshortly before the war , jolson was in almost total eclipse . but the war , which brought him before large audiences again , and columbia\u2019s gamble in \u2018making the jolson story rescued him from oblivion .\namong the details to be worked out were how to frame the story , and who in the world could play jolson other than the man himself . it has written in some jolson biographies that skolsky had reportedly been careful in not leaking the news to jolson prematurely ,\nin addition to the fee he received for selling the rights to his life story , al jolson also was paid $ 25 , 000 for recording the songs for the film .\nthe jolson story , in which larry parks portrays jolson , with al dubbing in the singing , is a reasonable but condensed facsimile of al\u2019s biography , though it performs the extraordinary synthesis of rolling four wives into one .\nhempel\u2019s successes come from another direction . in her one fully - realized , moving story , \u201cin the cemetery where al jolson is buried , \u201d and to\njolson\u2019s singing proves the big excitement for this technicolorful film biog of the great mammy - singer\u2019s career . the jolson story emerges as an american success story in song . the yearning to sing to give generously of himself , cued by the still famed - in showbiz catchphrase , \u2018you ain\u2019t heard nothin\u2019 yet\u2019 ; the sunday nights at the winter garden , [ \u2026 ]\nhallett , cynthia j . whitney . \u201cminimalism\u2014the short story . \u201d dissertation , university of south florida , 1996 .\nthe jolson story emerges as an american success story in song . the yearning to sing to give generously of himself , cued by the still famed - in showbiz catchphrase , \u2018you ain\u2019t heard nothin\u2019 yet\u2019 ; the sunday nights at the winter garden , the birth of the runway as jolson got closer to his audience , the incidental whistling in between vocalizing \u2013 all these are recaptured for the screen .\nthe jolson story\nhas since become something of a classic , a regular on the late show . but jolson ' s blackface songs , and parks ' version of them , have taken on different overtones since 1948 .\nin the long shot of jolson performing on the\nrunway\n, al jolson played himself ; his only appearance in the film .\nthe jolson story was different because it attempted to show the story of al jolson ( played by larry parks ) , a jewish immigrant performer who in 1927 starred in the jazz singer . i may have felt ambivalent about jolson blacking up , but i did recognise that it was a familiar practice among white and black performers in pre - civil rights america . plus , jolson ' s passion was clearly for the music , as proved by iconic songs such as my mammy .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nin 1946 , columbia pictures released\nthe jolson story ,\na highly fictionalized musical biography of al jolson . the film starred larry parks as al jolson , evelyn keyes as julie benson ( based on jolson ' s third wife ruby keeler ) , william demarest ( who played his manager ) , ludwig donath and tamara shayne ( who played jolson ' s parents ) , and scotty beckett , who played the young jolson ( though beckett did not actually sing in the film , nor did he do young jolson ' s whistling . )\nat the gates of the animal kingdom , hempel\u2019s second collection of short stories , which includes the well - received story about writing stories , \u201charvest . \u201d\nthe story opens with the unnamed narrator visiting her friend , who is also unnamed , in a hospital near hollywood , california , where the . . .\nwatch\nma blushin ' rosie\nfrom the jolson story at : urltoken my mammy : introduced by al jolson in his winter garden production\nsinbad\nin 1918 . he actually interpolated the sam lewis , walter donaldson and joe young song into sinbad in 1920 . larry parks mouths the words to jolson ' s 1946 new and revised columbia studio recordings for the award winning musical biography of his life ,\nthe jolson story\n. it is still considered today by many to be the finest musical biography ever made ! !\nal jolson in the 1927 film the jazz singer . photograph : ronald grant archive\nlew dockstader and oscar hammerstein did not discover al jolson . by the time dockstader signed jolson in 1908 , jolson had been performing in vaudeville with his brother harry for several years .\ntor books have published ghost girl takes manhattan on their website as a standalone short story . it can be found here .\na double bill of films making up a biopic of broadway entertainer al jolson . in ' the jolson story ' , young jolson ( scotty beckett , and later larry parks , whose voice is dubbed for the musical numbers by jolson himself ) has an ambition to perform in vaudeville , although his parents would prefer that he pursued an alternative career . however , jolson pursues his dream , becoming the biggest broadway star of his time . ' jolson sings again ' chronicles jolson ' s 1940s comeback , finding popularity anew as he works to entertain the us forces during world war two .\nwhile jolson\u2019s precise age can only be estimated , one thing is certain : he is one of the most durable performers ever to star on stage , screen and radio . his life story has already been screened in the jolson story and a second biographical treatment is coming up at mgm . today jolie has more money , earns more money and works harder than at any time in his life .\nin this sequel to the jolson story , we pick up the singer ' s career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement . but his wife has left him and the appeal of the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhoward waldrop wrote only one story for the entire series , but it is the single story that the wild cards premise is held together by . waldrop created jetboy is an homage to airboy , an aviator hero in a comic book series published by hillman periodics . howard waldrop is a fan of the character .\nan oscar cesare caricature of jolson in the wonder bar published in the ny times .\nby 1930 , the public had already moved on from this , and were even growing tired of the 18 months ' worth of musical revues that had been churned out as studios learned to wrestle with sound . they wanted story more than music . in most regards , the story elements were strong for\ninterestingly , the cover picture of\nthe jolson story\nsoundtrack album , consisted of a drawing of two hands with white gloves , with no reference to his , at times controversial ,\nblack face\nmakeup .\nthe jolson story / jolson sings again [ 1946 / 1949 ) [ vhs ] : larry parks , evelyn keyes , barbara hale , william demarest , bill goodwin , ludwig donath , tamara shayne , myron mccormick , alfred e . green , henry levin : urltoken video\ntwenty years after he starred in\nthe jolson story ,\nlarry parks still meets people like the cab driver who took him to the theater the other day . parks and his wife , betty garrett , got into the cab and the driver said ,\nsay , aren ' t you larry parks ? i saw you in the jolson picture .\nit ' s quite a story ,\nparks recalled .\nin the beginning , jolson wanted to play himself . well , that ' s understandable , but he was too old . he was 68 . so then jolson wanted james cagney for the role . cagney had just finished playing george m . cohan .\njolson was never too happy with me . and i had another problem . all of jolson ' s movies were for warner brothers , and we were making ' the jolson story ' for columbia . so harry cohn , the studio boss , asked jack warner if we could borrow the jolson films so i could study them . and jack warner , in a heartwarming display of reciprocity , said hell no .\nthe films imply that jolson had only two wives although he actually had four . his last two wives were ruby keeler and erle galbraith , though their real names weren ' t used in the film . keeler , having been divorced from jolson for more than six years , did not even want her name associated with the picture . at the time\nthe jolson story\nwas released , jolson was happily married to his fourth wife , erle , since march 1945 .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthe jolson story\nwas highly successful and did much to revive jolson ' s career which had been sagging during the years previous to the film ' s release . the film won numerous academy awards , i . e . for best music , scoring of a musical picture , and best sound recording . larry parks was nominated for best actor in a leading role , and william demarest was nominated for best actor in a supporting role . the film was also nominated for best cinematography , color and film editing . the great success of\nthe jolson story\nspawned a sequel\njolson sings again\njust three years later - - also successful , but not as much as the first film .\nthe jolson story\nintroduced the talents of al jolson to a new generation . this lead to many guest appearances on the radio , as well as a starring role on a nbc radio program called\nthe kraft music hall ,\nwhich ran from october 1947 to may 1949 .\njolson singing a dixie song in the 1926 sound short , a plantation act .\nin the following interview , which was conducted in cooperation with the american prose library on november 6 , 1991 , sapp discusses hempel\u2019s approach to writing fiction , especially the story \u201cin the cemetery where al jolson is buried , \u201d which was one of the first stories hempel ever wrote .\njolson says ,\nhey , wait a minute !\nthe stage manager says\ncall the orchestra leader . tell him we ' re cutting out the jolson number .\nthe airwaves instantly responded with jolson tributes all around the country and on the networks . sales of jolson records picked up . there was truly an international period of mourning that followed .\nlux radio theater\nbroadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on february 16 , 1948 with evelyn keyes reprising her film role . al jolson who performed the songs for larry parks in the film plays himself in this version of his life story .\na standout of the musical film - bio genre , the jolson story was a box office smash , despite the fact that it contained just about every show business cliche imaginable . it ' s a highly idealized portrait of jolson , remembered by everyone who knew him to have been as personally difficult as he was professionally talented . jolson was larry park ' s first big role . . . read more\none of my favourites . used to watch it with my grandma . great songs and the main actor does a fantastic job . love the story . fun to sing along everytime !\nhempel also has editorial credits . along with her friend jim shepherd , she co - edited unleashed : poems by writers\u2019 dogs . in tribute to her status as a master short story writer , she is the only northerner to have guest edited algonquin books\u2019 \u201cnew stories form the south , \u201d the 2010 twenty - fifth anniversary edition of the annual short story collection .\nhere ' s a clipping from the portland oregonian ,\nparks said . it was an editorial suggesting that times had changed , that blackface was offensive , and that\nthe jolson story\nshould be quietly laid to rest by tv stations .\njolson\u2019s singing proves the big excitement for this technicolorful film biog of the great mammy - singer\u2019s career .\nthe same scene from the film the jazz singer ( 1927 ) with al jolson , eugenie besserer and warner oland .\nhow the hard\u2010working mr . parks won the plum role in the jolson biography reads like one of those stereotyped hollywood star\u2010is\u2010born stories . it is said that columbia interviewed and tested dozens of actors and jolson\u2010imitators for the al jolson role , and ended up finding the right man right there at columbia .\nmaker - mla , apa , chicago , harvard ' fear the walking dead ' : kim dickens on troy & jeremiah ' s dynamics with madison ' baby driver ' : get behind the wheel of this hot summer film ' stronger ' : jake . . . well race you , henry : a story about henry ford ( creative minds biography ) read online ebook well race you , henry : a story about henry ford ( creative minds biography ) epub download well race you , henry : a story about henry ford ( creative minds biography ) audiobook mp3 read well race you , henry : a story about henry ford ( creative minds biography ) android browse our collection of authentic\nal jolson relaxing in the surf at palm beach , florida , in january of 1921 .\njolson ( r ) with rex o ' malley and marie hunt in the wonder bar .\navalon ( uncredited ) music by vincent rose lyrics by buddy g . desylva and al jolson sung by al jolson originally from the broadway musical\nbombo\n, 1921\nthe soundtrack album , the first of its kind . titled\nthe jolson story\n( decca ) , released in 1947 , consisted of re - recordings by jolson of many of his standards performed in the film to the lip sync of larry parks . it was first issued as 6 two sided 78 rpm records in an actual\nrecord album\n. lps were not introduced until 1948 .\nwhether it was genuine or for show , eddie cantor publicly\nburied the hatchet\nwith jolson for whatever tiff they might have been experiencing . jolson himself admitted that he was hoping for a good result , and gave a sad story about how much he had lost in the stock market as well as the box office .\nnobody wanted me\u2014al keeler .\nthis is an incredibly moving and sad story . the tale features two characters , both of whom are unnamed . firstly there is the dying friend that the narrator visits . her attempt to confront and . . .\njolson caught wind of the story and became excited at the prospect of turning it into a photoplay . he shopped it to a few studios , but was turned down wholesale , perhaps wondering how they could make a silent film about a not - so - silent singer .\n\u201chills like white elephants , \u201d ernest hemingway \u2019s minimalist short story about a couple at a crossroads in their relationship . like \u201cin the cemetery , \u201d their strongest feelings go unspoken .\nentered the university of cape town at 15 . two years later , he joined the struggle for racial equality . both emil sachs and ray ginsberg joined south . . . well race you , henry : a story about henry ford ( creative minds biography ) epub download download well race you , henry : a story about henry ford ( creative minds biography ) pdf download\n\u201cthe jilting of granny weatherall , \u201d katherine anne porter \u2019s 1929 story about a dying woman troubled by her past ; written in first - person , stream - of - consciousness narrative .\nwell made , but not exactly an enticing rise to fame story . pretty much some average performances singing and dancing for the best part of 2 hours where not all that much happens .\njolson sings again\nhawked the newsboys along hollywood boulevard .\njolson sings again ,\nthey repeated over and over holding up the bold headline that was destined to change lives and careers in the 1950s .\nthe jolson exuberance and the jolson tricks didn\u2019t work the magic immediately . his first broadway hit was made the , hard way at the winter garden in 1911 , in la belle paree . jolson didn\u2019t get on stage until after midnight . his exertions at that late hour only annoyed a laughed - out audience , and jolson \u201cdied . \u201d next day he went to j . j . shubert and quit . shubert urged jolson to try once more and moved his appearance up by two hours . jolson became a star at once and has been one ever since .\n. at that time in april of 1927 , he was staying at the biltmore hotel in hollywood as was jolson , reportedly in suites on the same floor . jolson , still on the west coast portion of his\njolson ' s contract , signed on may 26 , 1927 , was for $ 75 , 000 initially for his eight weeks in front of the camera , with installments out of the profits once it was in the theaters . jolson ' s instincts , which included the notion that he could bring more to his own life story than anyone , were absolutely correct , but nobody knew that as filming began .\nal jolson and his\nboss\nchristopher columbus in a scene from bombo .\na life magazine picture of overflowing mourners at al jolson ' s hollywood funeral .\nasa yoelson , a . k . a . albert\nal\njolson .\nnot a lot of relation to the truth , but with all those jolson songs on the soundtrack it hardly matters .\na parable is a story that teaches a lesson . within \u201cin the cemetery\u201d is the story about the chimpanzee who learns sign language . in the parable , the mother chimp lies twice when asked \u201cwho did it on the desk . \u201d this conscious misdirection of language parallels the pattern of distortion found in the trivial dialogue exchanged by the two women . they refuse to confront death , and in effect their idle conversation is a form of \u201clie\u201d in which they are protecting themselves from pain . at the end of the story , the narrator relates that the chimpanzee\u2019s signed request to her dead child is \u201cbaby , come hug , baby , come hug . \u201d the chimp has become \u201cfluent now in the language of grief . \u201d by relating this parable , the narrator has also learned to examine her grief , rather than ignore it .\nminimalism in american literature can be traced back to the early works of ernest hemingway , who believed that what is stated overtly in a story should be just the \u201ctip of the iceberg . \u201d in his 1964 book , a moveable feast , he proposed a \u201cnew theory that you could omit anything if you knew that you omitted and the omitted parts would strengthen the story and make people feel something more than they understood . \u201d in \u201cin the cemetery , \u201d what is omitted is key : the narrator does not discuss her friend\u2019s impending death with her then or ever ; in fact , after the narrator leaves the hospital , the next mention of the friend is that she was \u201cmoved to the cemetery . \u201d discussion of the friend\u2019s death , before and after the fact , is completely omitted from the story .\nthe songs get to be a bit much sometimes , but larry parks is great as al jolson .\njolson took it . later , he made a motion picture and another million under the same title .\n\u201cin the cemetery\u201d explores the theme of friendship by showing the strain the terminal illness has placed on the women\u2019s relationship . the narrator feels guilty when introduced as the generic \u201cbest friend , \u201d a label that indicates the withering of their closeness . \u201cso how come , i\u2019ll bet they\u2019re wondering , it took me so long to get to such a glamorous place ? . . . two months , and how long is the drive ? \u201d the narrator asks herself , realizing that her absence is a betrayal of their friendship . the implication is that the fearful narrator took too long coming to the side of her dying friend and , once there , will not stay until the end . in its final form , the story also alludes to the friendship between amy hempel and the now deceased jessica wolfson , whom hempel promised to write a story about and to whom the story is dedicated .\njolson ' s singing proves the big excitement for this technicolorful film biog of the great mammy - singer ' s career .\nnext article : james t . farrell :\nmy past is considered better than my future .\nprevious article : abbey lincoln :\nyou can ' t really tell the story until everyone gets on the stage .\njolson in blackface sings a love song to a little future champion in big boy .\nwe laugh and cry at the same things . humour helps throw into relief moments that are not funny . beckett does this . the american short story writer flannery o\u2019connor does too . and , in my own opinion , the wonderful amy hempel short story in the cemetery where al jolson is buried proves that comedy and tragedy run together , co - exist . i don\u2019t think i could set down a story of despair employing a despairing tone . nor could i write comedy as a relentless seam of gags . i need to find another way in , approach it from an angle ( as opposed to tackling the subject matter head on ) . i think it was john mcgahern who said the imagination insists that life be told slant and i am inclined to agree .\noften after his performances , jolson would have friends come up to his apartment until the wee hours . while there , he would often perform for them . during one of these post - performance parties he sings\ncantor on the sabbath\n( in yiddish . ) this scene was cut out of the final version of the film , as it was considered to be\ntoo ethnic .\njolson ' s song\nsonny boy\nwas originally supposed to be included in\nthe jolson story ,\nbut this too was also excluded in the version released to the public .\nthe story opens with the unnamed narrator visiting her friend , who is also unnamed , in a hospital near hollywood , california , where the friend is dying , presumably of cancer . the friend asks the narrator to \u201ctell me things i won\u2019t mind forgetting . \u201d the things the narrator tells her friend are funny and light , items of trivia about the first tape recorder in america and the flying patterns of insects , things which may or may not be true . the friend is interested in hearing about the first chimp that was trained to talk until the narrator warns her that the outcome is sad , at which point the friend commands her to stop the story .\nbut the real star of the production is that jolson voice and that jolson medley . it was good showmanship to cast this film with lesser people , particularly larry parks as the mammy kid . it\u2019s quite apparent how he must have studied the jolson mannerisms in black - and - white because the vocal synchronization ( with a plenitude of closeups ) defies detection .\nthere must be times when larry parks wonders if the world is filled with would - be jolson imitators .\nlarry parks , the actor who reached hollywood stardom with his forceful performance in \u201cthe jolson story\u201d in 1946 but whose acting career all but came to a halt in 1951 when he admitted past membership in the communist party , died sunday night of a heart attack in his home in studio city , calif . he was 60 years old .\nlarry parks repeats his unforgettable role as al jolson in this musical extravaganza . the dramatic story of one of america ' s all - time favourite entertainers continues in this captivating motion picture . the drama unfolds when jolson exits retirement and heads back to broadway where he discovers that musical syles have changed and his exuberant brand of music no longer pulls top - billing . discouraged and tired of a life of wine , women and song - jolson turns to his friends and manager who enlists him to entertain roops during the war . then he falls in love and marries a beautiful army nurse who encourages al to sing again . get set for an exciting array of al jolson ' s most popular songs including baby face , sonny boy , in this electrifying and true - to - life story !\nbombo\nis much like its predecessors . harold atteridge has written the mediocre book and lyrics , while sigmund romberg has remembered the music\u2026 the show takes its name from that of the blackamoor who acts as servant to no less a person than christopher columbus and tells the story of the discovery of america and the incidents that preceded it . it is bombo , in the person of jolson , who makes the voyage of discovery possible by putting queen isabella and everybody else , including the audience , in good humor\u2026 [ jolson ] makes it one of the best shows of the winter garden type that the shuberts have presented .\nfrank morgan , edgar connor and al jolson in hallelujah , i ' m a bum .\nan al hirschfeld caricature of al jolson and martha raye in hold on to your hats .\ni\u2019ve been singing al jolson since i was 12 . you can check my show at youtube\nthe narrator enrolls in a \u201cfear of flying\u201d class that same day . she also finishes the story about the chimpanzee that her friend did not want to hear . the chimp used sign language to communicate with its baby . even after the baby dies , the chimp attempts to communicate with it , \u201cfluent now in the language of grief . \u201d\njust who was going to play al jolson on screen became the number one topic around town . jolson wanted to do it himself , of course , but he was nearly 60 and cohn talked him out of it . cohn did give jolson a say in the casting process , however , as the studio began testing dozens of hopefuls . jolson wanted james cagney , but cagney wasn ' t interested in doing another musical biopic after\n. one of the hot properties of that time was a play that had been on broadway and was now touring the country . while it was a good story overall , and a familiar one in some regards , it was also an obvious choice for a sound feature , given the content . even when they shot jolson ' s sound short in the fall of 1926 ,\nas either a film or a stage musical . even though he was sitting right across from the very inspiration of his story , raphaelson was less than thrilled with the idea and rejected the notion . he then proceeded to write it as a dramatic stage production .\nother references made by the narrator in the story serve as a type of shorthand . a reader familiar with elisabeth kubler - ross , whose book on death and dying was published in 1969 , will understand the characters\u2019 discussion of her stages of grief . using such a tactic allows the author to accomplish a great deal with few words , effectively relying on the reader\u2019s knowledge of contemporary culture . lastly , by referring to american jazz singer al jolson in the title , hempel helps establish the story\u2019s american context even before it begins . in the united states , and particularly in california , places often come to be identified with their connections to the rich and famous . thus , the cemetery where the narrator\u2019s friend is \u201cmoved to\u201d is not notable for its name , but for the fact that a famous person , al jolson , is buried there .\nin the singing fool , jolson rehearsed his big aria in a los angeles theater before a crowd of 3 , 000 movie extras . the song fell flatter than a cold pancake . jolson rushed from the theater to phone de sylva in atlantic city .\nreaders never know exactly what illness the sick friend dies of or precisely what her symptoms are ; therefore , the major focus of the story is on the women\u2019s verbal , behavioral , and psychological responses in confronting their own mortality . the one is dying , the other ( the narrator ) is observing both her friend\u2019s behavior and her own reactions to the phenomenon of death .\nwell , for me , a story is as short or as long as it needs to be . i have finished stories that are several thousand words long , and also stories that don\u2019t even reach the bottom of the first page . in either case the length was immaterial . nor do i attach labels to what i\u2019ve done ( flash , micro , and so forth ) . as far as i\u2019m concerned , nudging any given story over the finish line is the real accomplishment ( length will take care of itself ) .\nthe jolson story / jolson sings again dvd 1946 / 1949 2003 : urltoken larry parks , evelyn keyes , william demarest , ludwig donath , bill goodwin , myron mccormick , tamara shayne , gertrude astor , steve benton , peter brocco , michael cisney , dick cogan , barbara hale , william e . snyder , henry levin , alfred e . green , william a . lyon , sidney buchman : dvd & blu - ray\ni don ' t much care for the real - life jolson so it was predictable i was not in love with this movie . jolson fans will probably love it . the man himself dubs parks ' s singing . reviewed on urltoken\nthis takes us away from the subject , which for me smells of liberal paternalism ( read : fear ) as the producer ' s decision in jolson & co removes al jolson from the context of his era and denies the fact that blackface and minstrelsy have been intrinsic to western entertainment since the 19th century . to put it another way , the idea of contemplating al jolson without blacking up is like considering marvin gaye without sex ; if the producers wanted to avoid controversy , they shouldn ' t be doing a musical about al jolson .\ngarrett also claims that jolson worked with parks only a little bit , teaching him some signature body movements , but he always resented that the\nkid\nwas playing him and ultimately became such a nuisance that his access to the set was restricted . parks , garrett wrote , did not imitate jolson so much as channel the\nessence\nof jolson .\n\u201cin the cemetery\u201d is ultimately a story about the limits of language . like the mother chimp who is trained to sign , the narrator and her friend train themselves to speak only in trivia\u2014like signing , an alternate and artificial form of language\u2014to speak only about things that do not matter . the substitution here of trivia for what is real renders the story the ideal minimalist marriage of form and content : one - liners substitute for authentic communication , and what is omitted , to harken back to hemingway , becomes most important of all . like the protective mask that the friend ultimately flings off in rage , this artificial language can shield the characters from\u2014but never prevent\u2014the threat of the friend\u2019s imminent death .\nshow ' s running too long . it ' s almost eleven now . who ' s on next ?\nasks the stage manager .\njolson .\nwe ' ll cut jolson out and jump to the finish .\nalthough jolson is approximately 65 , the question of his real age became a national pastime soon after his kraft show went on the air . eddie cantor , bob hope , bing crosby and fred allen profess to believe that jolson is prehistoric .\nal jolson and his\nwalk out\non d . w . griffith were the sole talk of broadway film circles this week . jolson ' s sailing on the majestic for europe last saturday in company with j . j . shubert threw the monkey wrench into the works as far as the picture the blackface star was to make under the direction of the\nmaster of the films .\nafter all these years , and all my countless viewings ,\nthe jolson story\nremains the most magical and thrilling of all hollywood musical biographies . it also stands as testament to\nthe world ' s greatest entertainer ,\nal jolson , and his tremendous impact on show business for all time . jolie ' s fantastic voice , filled with warmth , power and soul , will always be heard as long as this wonderful movie is viewed . larry parks and his supporting cast are superb , but it is that jolson voice , electricity - personified , that elevates the film to immortal status .\nwas successfully previewed in santa barbara . jolson surreptitiously listened as the audience exited . one elderly woman , in a now - famous remark , said :\nwhat a pity that jolson never lived to see this .\none of the greatest musicals ever made , the joson story is an electrifying cavalcade of lavish production numbers with an all - star cast . the film traces the meteoric career of sa yoelson , a talented cantor ' s son determined to make it big in the\nbiz\n. after changing his name to al jolson , asa captivates audiences eveverywhere as a spellbinding minstrel and jazz performer . featuring 25 songs by jolson , this is a compelling tribute to an incomparable performer once hailed as\namerica ' s greatest entertainer !\nrobert peltier is an english instructor at trinity college and has published works of both fiction and nonfiction . in the following essay , he discusses the nature of truth as it is regarded by the characters in this \u201cpostmodern\u201d story , ultimately stating that the narrator\u2019s belief in her \u201clanguage of grief\u2019 is a lie .\nalthough hempel lives and works in new york city , most of her stories resound with the sounds and images of california . some dramatic events in hempel\u2019s short stories correspond with several of her own unhappy life experiences , which include traumatic car and motorcycle accidents , her mother\u2019s suicide , her father\u2019s mental illness , and the death of a close friend . in discussing \u201cin the cemetery where al jolson is buried , \u201d for example , hempel told jo sapp of the missouri review that although the dialogue of the story was completely fabricated , it is a true story that accurately reflects her relationship with her dying friend . her stories have been translated into twelve languages and anthologized in the united states and several other countries . hempel\u2019s literary awards include the silver medal from the commonwealth club of california for reasons to live and the best american short stories pushcart prize . her work regularly appears in such popular magazines as vanity fair , the new york times magazine , and vogue . hempel is the author of two collections of short stories : reasons to live which contains her most anthologized short story , \u201cin the cemetery where al jolson is buried , \u201d and at the gates of the animal kingdom .\n, m . d . , director of pediatric neurosurgery at the johns hopkins hospital in baltimore , md . from yale , he went to the medical school of the . . . download well race you , henry : a story about henry ford ( creative minds biography ) read online\nin 1946 , saul chaplin adapted iosif ivanovici ' s romanian ' waves of the danube ' ; al jolson and saul chaplin wrote the lyrics .\njolson first clapped eyes on erle galbraith at hot springs during the war . she was an x - ray technician and jolson saw her as he was leaving a building . \u201cyou waiting for my autograph ? \u201d he asked .\nthis story is an intriguing , frank , and pithy rendering of complex reactions to the dying of loved ones . hempel\u2019s clipped style and the ironic humor of the friends\u2019 interchanges serve only to emphasize the seriousness of the situation . the friends confront imminent death and loss in the tone that has characterized their relationship since college days , which seem not to be very far behind them .\nwork has fea\u00adtured in the irish times , 2014 / 15 / 16 national flash fiction day anthologies , flash : the international short - short story magazine , nano , litro , the lonely crowd , wales arts review , the incubator , firewords quarterly and others . she won or placed in the british screenwriters\u2019 awards , the short story , tethered by letters , flash500 , domineer , the new writer , prick of the spindle and 99fiction . net . a 2016 frank o\u2019connor mentorship recipient , marie also is a pushcart and best of the short fictions nominee . she has a master of studies in creative writing from the university of oxford and lives in cork , ireland .\ntour went back to the greater new york city area , and on rare nights when jolson was not engaged on the stage , he did the occasional radio appearance . almost the same week that\nthe producers of a new musical about the broadway star al jolson have been criticised for deciding that the actor who plays him will not wear his trademark\nblack face\nduring the show .\n( 1946 ) was upon its release . al jolson biographer michael freedland has written ,\nnot since\ni thought you might like to see a memorial for al jolson i found on findagrave . com .\njack benny , george jessel , george burns and al jolson at a friars club event in 1946 .\nsuggested to al that he try performing as many minstrels and stage actors had to that time , using burnt cork to create a blackface look . this created a virtual mask that seemed to free up the younger jolson ' s inhibitions , and he suddenly became much more broad and dynamic . accounts vary on who ultimately suggested this and when , but the dooley story seems to be the most reliable of the recollections .\ni actually really enjoyed this movie . it was a modest but nice little look on the rise of al jolson ' s career . the songs were performed by jolson himself and dubbed over larry park ' s voice . it also makes reference to the jazz singer ( the first talkie ever ! ) and honestly , i found this to be an enjoyable biopic which paid great respect to the talents and stardom of jolson .\n. frustrated by cohn and columbia during the inactive period , jolson threatened to take the project to warner brothers in late 1944 , but had no script in hand , so eventually ceded production control to cohn on the terms of the deal . even before a choice was made , jolson , confident that his story would score well in the theaters , eventually signed a contract that allowed him a good share of the profits from the film . this further indicates that his overall popularity had not sunk nearly as low as some accounts have traditionally reported . rumors of his professional demise were clearly premature .\nin order to understand al jolson ' s complex personality and motivations , it is helpful to understand some of his back story , as told here . in spite of his ego and constant need to perform , which interfered with his marriage , as did dalliances with other women , jolson really did have a big heart and a soft spot for those who had helped him along during the years , and many loyal friends who often fiercely defended him . one of the better examples of this unfailing streak of professional integrity played out during the late spring of 1912 . part of the way through the run of the a whirl of society run , lew dockstader opened with his latest show at the broadway theater . he had not been doing quite so well in the wake of many changes occurring on the american stage , and a step away from the now - outdated minstrelsy . the review from the new york times of may 28 , 1912 , tells the story :\nas to the content and accuracy of the motion picture , jolson being the primary source of the information and the consultant romanticized some of it , and the four screenwriters did the rest . most people who knew something of al ' s life were aware this was a story full of seminal events that had been tweaked a bit , but also some basic untruths . for example , in the story , al ' s birth mother was still around , even in the late 1930s , and his relationship with the rabbi yoelson was portrayed as quite a bit warmer than other accounts had indicated . his manager , former vaudevillian\nsteve martin ,\nplayed by william demarest , who had also been in the jazz singer in 1927 , was a composite of several people in his life . his first two marriages were ignored . warner brothers made it clear they could not use any portion of the jazz singer other than the title , limiting options on how that would be presented . ruby keeler would not allow her name or some facets of her life to be used , so bitter was their relationship , and she became the more sympathetic\njulie benson ,\nalthough starring in the same - named shows as keeler had also done . for her cooperation with offering a little bit of her side of the story while not stirring the pot in the press , she was awarded $ 25 , 000 by the studio . that so many variances of the truth had been affected on the story of al ' s life was a point deftly , if curiously , acknowledged in the follow - up film , where parks as jolson , dictating his life to a writer , stated :\nthe narrator comforts herself by saying that \u201cit is just possible i will say i stayed the night . and who is there that can say that i did not ? \u201d in a world that makes no distinction between truth and lies , she has justified her lack of compassion and decency and\u2014 perhaps most disturbing of all\u2014she claims to have gained a knowledge of grief . the most loathsome moment in the story comes at the end when she tells the story of the birth of a baby to that other liar , the talking chimp . the baby dies and the mother chimp \u201csigns\u201d to her baby over and over , \u201cfluent now in the language of grief . \u201d the parallel between the chimp and the narrator is not just strained , it is entirely false . the narrator has not learned the language of grief and will not until she breaks through the barrier of postmodern detachment .\nand his orchestra . appearing in his outdated blackface makeup , jolson appeared much darker than his negro counterpart .\ncalifornia , here i come ( uncredited ) music by joseph meyer lyrics by buddy g . desylva and al jolson sung by larry parks ( dubbed by al jolson ) , evelyn keyes ( dubbed by virginia rees )\nin the 1970s , the diet of british television on a given weekend might have included the sitcom love thy neighbour , light entertainment such as the black and white minstrel show and , occasionally , the 1946 hollywood movie the jolson story . watching the black and white minstrel show felt like hearing nails scratching a blackboard . while i was aware of the american and british theatrical tradition of white performers blacking up for grotesquely caricatured slave plantation dances and singing styles , it seemed offensive for such programmes to be produced in the multi - ethnic britain of the 1970s without any sense of irony .\nthe jolson story [ import ] : urltoken larry parks , evelyn keyes , william demarest , bill goodwin , ludwig donath , scotty beckett , tamara shayne , jo - carroll dennison , john alexander , ernest cossart , the robert mitchell boy choir , robert kellard , alfred e . green , gordon griffith , sidney buchman , sidney skolsky , andrew solt , harry chandlee , stephen longstreet : dvd\nthemes . in a black comedy , an author will frequently make fun of things of a serious nature , such as illness , death , or disease . in this story , the narrator uses black humor in an effort to ease her fear of death . and the sick woman , ironically , uses it to put her friend at ease , too , like when she wraps the phone cord around her neck or exclaims , \u201coh , you\u2019re killing me . \u201d a further irony in the story is the metaphor of the hospital as a television set , a place for actors . the narrator and her friend assume the role of actors , yet their situation is real .\nin the cemetery where al jolson is buried .\nshort stories for students . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\ndespite the evident strain this tour put on jolson ' s body , a fact that was later lamented by akst in his recollection of the trip , after his return to los angeles on september 30 and a week spent in the dry desert of palm springs , al penned a deal with rko pictures to star in stars and stripes forever opposite dinah shore . it was intended to be the story of a uso troupe in the pacific theater during world war ii . there were other lucrative deals in the work as well . jolson had his eye on the growing medium of television , hoping to perhaps host his own show on nbc for the 1951 season .\njolson often pestered his father to tell him his real age . once , at the height of his fame , he tried to pin the old man down .\n) , memorial page for al jolson ( 26 may 1886\u201323 oct 1950 ) , find a grave memorial no .\nal jolson with united artists talent , november , 1930 . l to r : al jolson , mary pickford , ronald coleman , gloria swanson , douglas fairbanks , joseph schenck , charles chaplin , samuel goldwyn , eddie cantor .\n\u201cin the cemetery where al jolson is buried\u201d begins with the narrator\u2019s reluctant visit to a dying friend but evolves into an elegy for the terminally - ill woman and a confession of the narrator\u2019s own fear of dying ."]}
{"id": 115249, "summary": [{"text": "the rolling stones rock and roll circus is a film released in 1996 of an 11 december 1968 event organized by the rolling stones .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the event comprised two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , and jethro tull .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "john lennon and his fiancee yoko ono performed as part of a supergroup called the dirty mac , along with eric clapton , mitch mitchell , and keith richards .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the original line up was going to be the small faces , the rolling stones and the who and the concept of a circus was first thought up between mick jagger , pete townshend and ronnie lane and was originally meant to be aired on the bbc , but the rolling stones withheld it .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the stones contended they did so due to their substandard performance , because they had taken the stage early in the morning and were clearly exhausted .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "many others believe that the true reason for not releasing the video was that the who , who were fresh off a concert tour , upstaged the stones on their own production .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "led zeppelin were also originally considered but the idea was also dropped . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "the rolling stones rock and roll circus", "paragraphs": ["the rolling stones : rock and roll circus | abkco music & records , inc .\nwere among guests performing on the rolling stones ' television spectacular , rock and roll circus .\nbrusie , david ( 12 feb 2009 ) .\n1996 : the rolling stones - the rolling stones rock and roll circus\n.\nfor the album of the same name , see the rolling stones rock and roll circus ( album ) .\nlet ' s spend the night together podcast - ep . 1 the rolling stones rock & roll circus\nyou can ' t always get what you want is found on the album the rolling stones rock and roll circus .\na song for jeffrey - jethro tull ( the rolling stones rock and roll circus ) p ' dhede ciptmas . wmv\nthe rock ' n ' roll circus -\nthe longest time\n. avi\nfischer , russ ( 04 . 02 . 2008 ) .\nstones on film : the rolling stones rock and roll circus ( 1968 / 1996 )\n.\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus will be screened may 30th as part of the sound of music vintage music film strand at the krakow film festival .\njohn lennon - rock and roll circus - close , but no cigar ( john & mick ) . avi\nin october 1996 , following two days of screenings at the walter reade theater as part of the new york film festival , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was released on vhs and laserdisc .\nstream the rolling stones rock and roll circus by various artists and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus was , in its peculiar \u201960s way , the equivalent of giving spotify the middle finger today . fed up with record companies\u2019 reactions to the post - beatles rock \u2019n\u2019 roll tidal wave , the rolling stones decided to bust up conventional ideas about how to put on a show . their concept ? a circus featuring some of the biggest acts in music .\nfor a brief moment , it seemed rock & roll would inherit the earth .\nstream the rolling stones rock and roll circus by various artists and tens of millions of songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms apply .\nin october 1996 , following two days of screenings at the walter reade theater as part of the new york film festival , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was released on vhs and laserdisc . [ 2 ]\nin october 1996 , following two days of screenings at the walter reade theater as part of the new york film festival , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was released on vhs and laserdisc . [ 1 ]\nroll up , roll up , for the who , a whole lotta yoko and the dirty mac band .\nthere\u2019s no denying rock and roll circus is a cool , profoundly strange snippet of rock history . it\u2019s also a little like watching a late - night fever dream \u2014 and glimpsing a surreal alternate universe where the gods of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll get no satisfaction .\n: you ' ve heard of oxford circus , you ' ve heard of piccadilly circus , and this is the rolling stones rock and roll circus , and we ' ve got sights and sounds and marvels to delight your eyes and ears , and you ' ll be able to see the very first one of those in a few moments .\non dec . 11 , 1968 , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was filmed on a bbc soundstage . it was meant as a showcase for the elite in british rock . instead , it lingered in the vaults , unseen for nearly 30 years .\nthe grand masters of rock and roll from their beginnings . a must have for any real fan .\nmick jagger : you ' ve heard of oxford circus , you ' ve heard of piccadilly circus , and this is the rolling stones rock and roll circus , and we ' ve got sights and sounds and marvels to delight your eyes and ears , and you ' ll be able to see the very first one of those in a few moments . see more \u00bb\nfor a brief moment , it seemed rock & roll would inherit the earth . see more \u00bb\n\u201c rock and roll circus \u201d was long one of the most elusive of rock artifacts . shot dec . 11 - 12 , 1968 , and planned as a bbc - tv special and theatrical release , the 65 - minute picture mated the aerialists , fire - eaters and acrobats of robert fosset\u2019s circus with the day\u2019s top rock talent .\na look at the creation and impact of the 1972 rolling stones album\nexile on main st .\na concert film taken from two rolling stones concerts during their 1972 north american tour .\naccording to bill wyman ' s book , rolling with the stones , the rolling stones also performed\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nand an alternative take of\nsympathy for the devil\nwith brian jones on guitar . [ 12 ] nicky hopkins supplemented the rolling stones on piano .\nfor all the controversy and mystery surrounding it for 28 years , these days the rolling stones rock and roll circus now comes across as a quaint time capsule of the last days of swingin & apos ; london . and as strange as the idea of combining a rock concert and a circus may be , it manages to work \u2013 even if the only person who wasn & apos ; t stoned was probably the guy who ate fire . you can see what we & apos ; re talking about from the comfort of your home , as the rock and roll circus is now available on itunes .\nbrilliant must admit do like rock n roll circus , not only the rolling stones , but seening john lennon and yoko ono , taj mahal , eric clapton , the who , marianne faithfull , jethro tull . wonderful even if it ' s in a tent lol .\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus is a film released in 1996 of an 11 december 1968 event put together by the rolling stones . the event comprised two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , and jethro tull . john lennon and his fiancee yoko ono performed as part of a supergroup called the dirty mac , along with eric clapton , mitch mitchell , and keith richards . it was originally meant to be aired on the bbc , but the rolling stones withheld it because they were unhappy with their performance .\ntobler , john : who ' s who in rock & roll p . 1988 . crescent books , 1991\nwith : the rolling stones , jethro tull , the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , the dirty mac , yoko ono , sir robert fossett ' s circus and the nurses .\nthe rolling stones ' shows in tempe , arizona and east rutherford , new jersey during their 1981 us tour .\nupon viewing the footage , the rolling stones felt their performance was lacklustre , and that they had been upstaged by the who ' s a quick one while he ' s away , so decided not to release rock and roll circus . the audio and video footage circulated widely on bootlegs before being released officially in 1995 .\nthe last half of the show is devoted to the stones , which is why the special wasn & apos ; t aired at the time . the band held it back because they were unhappy with how they sounded . because of numerous production delays , the rolling stones rock and roll circus took 15 hours to film . with the stones up last , exhaustion and the copious substances they had ingested had taken their toll .\nthe rolling stones , jethro tull , the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , the dirty mac , yoko ono , sir robert fossett ' s circus and the nurses . [ 2 ]\nthe rolling stones , jethro tull , the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , the dirty mac , yoko ono , sir robert fossett ' s circus and the nurses . [ 1 ]\nthus , \u201crock and roll circus\u201d remained in the vaults for nearly three decades . however , in 1996 , the feature was screened at the new york film festival to coincide with its first videocassette release .\n1 . mick jagger\u2019s introduction of rock and roll circus 2 . entry of the gladiators \u2013 circus orchestra 3 . mick jagger\u2019s introduction of jethro tull 4 . song for jeffrey \u2013 jethro tull 5 . keith richards\u2019 introduction of the who 6 . a quick one while he\u2019s away \u2013 the who 7 . over the waves \u2013 rosas 8 . ain\u2019t that a lot of love \u2013 taj mahal 9 . charlie watts\u2019 introduction of marianne faithfull 10 . something better \u2013 marianne faithfull 11 . mick jagger and john lennon\u2019s introduction of the dirty mac 12 . yer blues \u2013 the dirty mac 13 . whole lotta yoko \u2013 yoko ono & the dirty mac 14 . jumpin\u2019 jack flash \u2013 the rolling stones 15 . parachute woman \u2013 the rolling stones 16 . no expectations \u2013 the rolling stones 17 . you can\u2019t always get what you want \u2013 the rolling stones 18 . sympathy for the devil \u2013 the rolling stones 19 . salt of the earth \u2013 the rolling stones\noriginally filmed in december 1968 ,\nthe rock and roll circus\nwas originally intended to be released as a television special . the special was filmed over two nights and featured not only . . . see more \u00bb\noriginally filmed in december 1968 ,\nthe rock and roll circus\nwas originally intended to be released as a television special . the special was filmed over two nights and featured not only . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndirected by david espar , michael lindsay - hogg . starring jeff barry , al aronowitz , joan baez . rock & roll circus movie was released sep 18 , 2007 by the imports studio .\nin december 1968 , the rolling stones and friends met in a north london television studio to film a concert , complete with fey late - 60 ' s flourishes like a fire - swallower , circus costumes for the rock stars and silly hats and smocks for the studio audience . the stones were joined by the who , taj mahal , eric clapton and other musicians .\na career - spanning documentary on the rolling stones , with concert footage from their\na bigger bang\ntour .\nfilmed in december , 1968 , the circus ( officially titled the rolling stones rock n roll circus ) would not see the light of day until october 1996 . some of us lucky fans got to see it years earlier , as three different bootlegs came out around the mid 1980s . since i have a copy of one of those boots , i will write about it too , as the official release is a bit different .\nunfortunately , the result was a trippy train wreck \u2014 and it ended so badly for the rolling stones that everyone forgot about it for 20 years .\ntv special the rolling stones rock and roll circus was a mick jagger - - helmed vanity project that somehow went horribly right . the chaotic show - - a hybrid of circus and rock concert with some of the hottest acts in swinging london ( john lennon , the who ) - - was shelved in the 1960s and not released on video until 1996 . the new dvd adds commentary from jagger , yoko ono and others . keith richards mumbles the best line :\ni remember not remembering everything towards the end .\nbut watching a young jagger lead the stones through sublimely insolent versions of you can ' t always get what you want and sympathy . . .\nthis is a story from the march 19 , 1970 issue of rolling stone .\ninducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for the third time , this time as a solo artist . he was earlier inducted as a member of the bands cream and the yardbirds . [ 182 ]\nrolling stones / various rock and roll circus ( 1995 us 19 - track cd for the magnificent live recording from 11th december 1968 featuring such acts as jethro tull featuring tony iommi the who taj mahal marianne faithfull john lennon ina supergroup called the dirty mac with eric clapton mitch mitchell keith richards and yoko ono plus a great performance from the rolling stones - this was the last public performance of brian jones with the stones . issued a special case picture stickered sleeve with a 40 - page booklet and housed in a card picture slipcase . the front of the slipcase shows signs of fading otherwise this copy is near as new )\nin 2004 , \u201c rock and roll circus \u201d was released on dvd , remastered in 5 . 1 surround sound , with additional footage ; new commentaries by jagger , richards , ono , director michael lindsay - hogg , ex - stones bassist bill wyman , and others ; and a film interview with the who\u2019s pete townshend .\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus was an entertainment extravaganza planned and put on by the rolling stones in december 1968 . originally done as a bbc tv special to be broadcast not long afterwards , it has never been shown . for a while there was talk of releasing it as a feature film for theater distribution . nothing happened . there are still no definite plans for release , and it looks now as if it may never be shown , though by all accounts it is a remarkable film . the following report , written at the time , gives us a glimpse of the stones show we have never seen .\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus - sideshows ( dvd extras ) . . . mahal , jesse ed davis ) - taj mahal ( 351 ) brian jones ' introduction of julius katchen /\nritual fire dance\n- julius katchen ( 421 )\nsonata in c 1st movement\n- julius katchen ( 211 )\nyer blues\ntk2 quad split . . .\naccording to bill wyman ' s book , rolling with the stones , the stones also performed\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nand an alternative take of\nsympathy for the devil\nwith brian jones on guitar .\nthe lineup of all time was the beatles , the stones , and the who , at the 1966 nme concert .\nthis was one of the first grand rock ' n roll events of the 1960s , and for years it was the one that got away ! the circus was put together by the rolling stones after mick jagger came up with the main idea . it was suppose to be a tv special , filmed in december , 1968 , but was never shown and finally released years later as a vhs video and cd , in 1996 . released as a dvd in 2004 .\n1945 ) , is an english rock and blues guitarist , singer , and songwriter . he is the only three - time inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame : once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the yardbirds and cream . clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time .\nalthough it includes some not - too - hot pieces , rock and roll circus presents a strong roster of good music . none of the participants demonstrate their best work , but they mostly sound good , and the program is very cool to see from a historic point of view .\nfor nearly 30 years , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was a legendary , unexperienced piece of pop detritus , cousin to smile and jerry lewis\u2019 holocaust movie the clown that cried . the project - - a big - top - themed concert featuring the stones , the who , taj mahal , john lennon , and others - - was supposed to be shown on television , but was never broadcast . reasons for its absence abound , but the most accepted theory is that jagger and co . were unhappy with their performances and felt upstaged by their colleagues .\nthe rolling stones\u2019 rock and roll circus had more ups and downs than the last days of elvis : jethro tull and the who lead with forgettable performances , followed by a decent show of taj mahal , then another forgettable performance by marianne faithfull . lennon takes the stage and gives a stellar performance with his supergroup dirty mac . his second song starts off with a refreshing violin rock compilation , but ultimately , the song is utterly ruined by yoko\u2019s dead cat impersonation that is persistent throughout the rest of the song . possibly bolstered by the abysmal performance that preceded them , the rolling stones then performs at their best , making the rest of their show entertaining and uniquely enjoyable , allowing you to ( almost ) forget about the previous forty minutes you wished you had back .\naccording to bill wyman ' s book , rolling with the stones , the stones also performed\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nand an alternative take of\nsympathy for the devil\nwith brian jones on guitar . [ 8 ]\nperformers wandered across the stage , rock legends oddly diminished by the offhandedness of the increasingly long night .\nvoodoo lounge live by the rolling stones is a concert video , filmed at the joe robbie stadium in miami , florida on 25 november 1994 during the voodoo lounge tour .\noriginally filmed in december 1968 ,\nthe rock and roll circus\nwas originally intended to be released as a television special . the special was filmed over two nights and featured not only the rolling stones but the who , jethro tull ( with future black sabbath guitarist tommy iommi filling in for the recently departed mick abrahams ) , marianne faithful and an all - star jam featuring john lennon , eric clapton , keith richards and mitch micthell . sadly , this also marked the final appearance of the stones founder and original guiding light , brian jones , who would be dead within six months after filming the special .\nthe whole show was arranged on something of a handshake basis , the kind guaranteed to require lawyers later on . so it has taken 28 years for ' ' the rolling stones rock - and - roll circus ' ' to surface . it will be shown for only two days , today and tomorrow at the walter reade theater , as part of the new york film festival , before its release on videocassette and laser disk next week . not many home viewing experiences are likely to match seeing this on the walter reade ' s big screen with an audience ready to roll down memory lane .\naccording to the\nled zeppelin concert file\n( dave lewis & simon palett - omnibus press ) :\nled zeppelin were also in line to appear in the rolling stones rock ' n ' roll circus tv spectacular to be filmed at intertel studios , wembley in december . after listening to an audition tape mick jagger felt their sound had too much emphasis on guitar and selected another up - and - coming group , jethro tull instead .\noriginally filmed in december 1968 ,\nthe rock and roll circus\nwas originally intended to be released as a television special . the special was filmed over two nights and featured not only the rolling stones but the who , jethro tull ( with future black sabbath guitarist tommy iommi filling in for the recently departed mick abrahams ) , marianne faithful and an all - star jam featuring john lennon , eric clapton , keith richards and mitch micthell . sadly , this also marked the final appearance of the stones founder and original guiding light , brian jones , who would be dead within six months after filming the special . written by brian washington\nquote bigtyke66 according to the\nled zeppelin concert file\n( dave lewis & simon palett - omnibus press ) :\nled zeppelin were also in line to appear in the rolling stones rock ' n ' roll circus tv spectacular to be filmed at intertel studios , wembley in december . after listening to an audition tape mick jagger felt their sound had too much emphasis on guitar and selected another up - and - coming group , jethro tull instead .\nfarley , christopher john ( 18 october 2004 ) .\nstarry circus\n. time\nthe stones had not toured recently , and were not in top playing condition to match the who .\nbefore i get into this review , i really feel that anyone who hasn ' t seen or heard the rock ' n roll circu s , should first view the video - and then get a hold of the cd .\nin between all of the songs , we get a mix of other elements . dressed as circus performers , various stones introduce the acts , and we also find genuine circus acts tossed into the mix as well . these expand the show\u2019s concept but aren\u2019t very interesting , so i always skip them .\nthe who were next , stealing the show with a ferocious version of\na quick one , while he & apos ; s away .\nalthough the complete rock and roll circus was never aired , the climax of the who & apos ; s mini - opera was featured in their 1979 documentary the kids are alright and in its entirety on its soundtrack album .\nshot in 1968 , this concert film ( conceived and organized by mick jagger ) was made in london over a two - day period . the show was literally set in a circus - like atmosphere , with the rock bands dressed in colorful costumes , and acrobats , clowns and other big - top acts performing between sets . the film captures such groups as the rolling stones and the who at the height of their creativity , providing unforgettable entertainment for fans both young and old .\nfor the first time ever in their 50 year long career , the rolling stones played in havana , the capital of cuba . the movie shows how music can work as tool of social improvement .\nat the nelson mandela 70th birthday tribute at wembley stadium and the prince ' s trust rock gala at the royal albert hall . on\nbut the stones suffered their attempt at self - promotion . \u201cthat plan just blew up in their faces , \u201d classic - rock writer jen cunningham explains .\nstraight out of its time capsule , ' ' the rolling stones rock - and - roll circus ' ' brings back the sleek young stones in all their insolent glory , recalling a time when they ruled the roost . gorgeously smug , well aware that the world is their playpen , they preside grandly over this uneven but ripely nostalgic show and then close it with a sensational set of their own . rumor had it that the stones , who were up all night before their segment was filmed , thought they looked tired and felt upstaged by the high - energy who . it hardly looks that way as mick jagger ' s fabulous performance nearly turns this into a one - man show .\nbecause these 24 hours could have been classic rock\u2019s make - or - break .\nthe best music by the stones for me was that recorded up to and including sticky fingers . this album not only features a live set from the stones but also includes some excellent live performances by jethro tull , the who and john lennon . for fans of yoko ono , she does a bit of screeching and wailing on a track as well . a worthwhile listen if you like the rolling stones .\nthe tickets , distributed by the rolling stones fan club and by the n . m . e . , were printed on gold metallic cards with a 19th century wood - cut of a galloping elephant in green . clutching them we entered the giant studio . inside , half a circus tent was draped around one end of the studio , a circus ring that came apart in the center , sawdust in the ring , ropes and poles , all the mysterious rigging of the circus reproduced inside this gigantic space . at the end of the studio was an archway covered with bare bulbs like a side show , and all the acts entered through it .\nthe rolling stones ' own performance began 2am the following morning . by this time lennon and ono had departed to do a bbc radio interview , but they returned for part of the stones ' set . the couple were also filmed at various times offstage earlier in the day , and lennon and jagger traded jokes for a link sequence to introduce the dirty mac .\nthe main rock ' n roll circus show that is shown on the new dvd , is the exact same one you see on the vhs tape , so no need to review all that again , however , like all dvds , there are a bunch of extras added in , so i ' ll cover all of them here .\nthere were so many firsts and lasts involved with the the rock ' n roll circu s , it was not only one of the first major rock n roll get - to - gethers , but also the first major gig for jethro tull , which for tull would also include the first and last gig with guitarist tony iommi , who would leave to form black sabbath just weeks later . it was one of the first times the who would perform a rock opera live . it featured one of the first rock super groups , the dirty mac ( the name through up by john lennon , as he was poking fun at fleetwood mac ) , and in turn , would be dirty mac ' s first and only ( last ) performance , not to mention lennon ' s first concert without the beatles . it also was the last time the original rolling stones would perform live , and sadly , the last gig for brian jones , who would die a few months later .\n, an acid rock - infused guitarist who used wailing feedback and effects pedals to create new sounds for the instrument .\nby that time the audience and most of the stones were exhausted ; jagger ' s sheer stamina managed to keep them going until the end . jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the band ' s performance that he cancelled the airing of the film , and kept it from public view . this was the last public performance of brian jones with the rolling stones , and for much of the stones performance he is inaudible , although his slide guitar on\nno expectations\nremains clear .\nthis was the last public performance of brian jones with the rolling stones , and for much of the stones performance he is inaudible , although his slide guitar on\nno expectations\n, maracas on\nsympathy for the devil\n, and rhythm guitar on\njumpin ' jack flash\nremain clear . ian anderson remarked :\nthis was the last public performance of brian jones with the rolling stones , and for much of the stones performance he is inaudible , although his slide guitar on\nno expectations\n, maracas on\nsympathy for the devil\n, and rhythm guitar on\njumpin ' jack flash\nremain clear . ian anderson remarked :\nsubscribe to the all - new rolling stone ! everything you need to know from the authority on music , entertainment , politics and pop culture .\nback in the sixties , a couple of years without touring looked like an eternity . to remind the fans that they still existed after two years off the road , the rolling stones planned an all - star musical extravaganza . this would feature a mix of other artists and culminate in a set by the stones themselves .\nask mick jagger to put on his dream concert these days , and he\u2019ll probably hire martin scorsese . forty - seven years ago , he could do even better : he put the rolling stones , the who and a beatle on the same stage and made a movie .\ntears in heaven\nwon three grammy awards for song of the year , record of the year , and male pop vocal performance . clapton also won album of the year and best rock vocal performance for unplugged and best rock song for\nlayla\n. [ 180 ]\nthe stones usually picked the hot new band of the time and tull were up and coming and getting plenty of good press in 68 much like king crimson in 69 when they joined the stones on the bill at hyde park . in hindsight they seem like bizarre choices .\nnever hit the airwaves . instead , the stones shelved it for decades until it finally came out on vhs and laserdisc in 1996 . some snippets had emerged over the years ; a little material showed up on the stones\nthis fly - on - the - wall documentary follows the rolling stones on their 1972 north american tour , their first return to the states since the tragedy at altamont . because of the free - form . . . see full summary \u00bb\nit was hard to believe it was actually happening . lennon , keith richards , clapton and mitch mitchell playing together in a supergroup , a real circus with tigers , plate spinners , a boxing kangaroo , the stones , the who , acrobats , clowns , midgets and a fire - eater , and entirely planned and produced by the stones themselves . it seemed like another unlikely pop rumor . jo bergman , stones liaison with the world , kept calmly saying , \u201cyes , it really is going to happen , \u201d and it was due to the stones\u2019 determination and the fluidity of the english music scene that this was planned , put together in two weeks and rehearsed and filmed in just two days , the 10th and 11th of december . jo bergman said about the circus getting together : \u201cthe stones wanted to get people into their movie . all the artists involved were responsible for getting it together . nobody sold out . the stones got down what they wanted to get down and it was all done inside of two weeks . \u201d\ndamn , the only bad thing about the rock ' n roll circu s video , is that it almost was never shown , and kept under wraps for so many years ! by the time it was released , several of it ' s main stars were already long dead . to even call it a video is unfair , it was really a made for tv film . but what ones gets to see here is amongst the best of shows , as far as rock n roll goes .\nthat ' s what i was thinking too . zeppelin would have totally blown the circus tent far , far away .\n2018 ultimate classic rock is part of the loudwire network , townsquare media , inc . all rights reserved .\na harrowing documentary of the stones ' 1969 tour , with much of the focus on the tragic concert at altamont .\nthe director , michael lindsay hogg ( famous as the director of ready steady go , the pop tv show , and director of most of the recent stones and beatles promotion films , hey jude , for instance ) , gives the signal : lights , sound , action , and everyone who is taking part in the circus lines up for the introduction .\nby that time the audience and most of the rolling stones were exhausted . it was only due to jagger ' s sheer enthusiasm and stamina that they kept going until the end . regardless , jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the band ' s performance that he cancelled the airing of the film , and kept it from public view . pete townshend recalled :\ngreatest rarities , vol . 1 headin ' for an overload cocksucker blues hot rocks , 1964 - 1971 love you live flashpoint singles collection : the london years let ' s spend the night together rome 1990 poland 1998 the stars in the sky , they never lie jumpin ' in germany , burnin ' in hollywood down to the wire winter tour ' 73 forty licks [ collector ' s edition ] live licks live licks [ uk ] live licks [ japan bonus tracks ] remastered series singles 1968 - 1971 flashpoint [ the usa collection ] let it bleed [ japan ] hot rocks , 1964 - 1971 [ japan ] singles collection : the london years [ japan ] welcome to new york rolled gold + : the very best of the rolling stones brussels affair 1973 temptation : music from the showtime series californication forty licks let it bleed ladies and gentlemen the rolling stones rock and roll circus [ import ] singles collection : the london years\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 rolling stone , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nthe multimedia show that the stones hosted in december ' 68 and later shelved ( reportedly unhappy with their own performance ) , featuring the absolute cream of the crop of british rock witness this list of songs and artists : yer blues ; whole lotta yoko the dirty mac ( john lennon , mitch mitchell , eric clapton and keith richards ) ; a quick one the who ; song for jeffrey jethro tull ; something better marianne faithfull , and jumping jack flash ; sympathy for the devil ; salt of the earth ; parachute woman ; no expectations , and you can ' t always get what you want rolling stones .\n= = nummers = = # mick jagger ' s introduction of rock and roll circus ( 0 : 25 ) # entry of the gladiators ( julius fucik ) - orchester ( 0 : 54 ) # mick jagger ' s introduction of jethro tull ( 0 : 11 ) # song for jeffrey ( ian anderson ) - jethro tull ( 3 : 25 ) # keith richard ' s introduction of the who ( 0 : 07 ) # a quick one while he ' s away ( pete townshend ) - the who ( 7 : 32 ) # over the waves ( juventino rosas ) - orchester ( 0 : 45 ) # ain ' t that a lot of love ( willia dean parker / homer banks ) - taj mahal ( 3 : 48 ) # charlie watt ' s introduction of marianne faithfull ( 0 : 05 ) # something better ( barry mann / gerry goffin ) - marianne faithfull ( 2 : 31 ) # mick jagger ' s and john lennon ' s introduction of the dirty mac ( 1 : 05 ) # yer blues ( john lennon / paul mccartney ) - the dirty mac ( 4 : 26 ) # whole lotta yoko ( yoko ono ) - yoko ono , ivry gitlis , the dirty mac ( 4 : 48 ) # john lennon ' s introduction of the rolling stones / jumpin ' jack flash ( mick jagger / keith richards ) - the rolling stones ( 3 : 35 ) # parachute woman ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 2 : 58 ) # no expectations ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 4 : 13 ) # you can ' t always get what you want ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 4 : 24 ) # sympathy for the devil ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 8 : 48 ) # salt of the earth ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 4 : 57 ) opmerking : volgens bill wyman ' s autobiografie speelden de stones ook\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nen een alternatieve versie van sympathy for the devil met brian jones op gitaar .\nyears ago , i bought this cd when it first got released on cd in the late 90 ' s only bc i am a die hard beatles fan and stones fan and john lennon was a headliner as were the stones , obviously . little did i know that it was going to open my musical spectrum up so much more than i had ever anticipated ! it introduced me to classics like jethro tull , the who , and so many more great acts ! its a great musical collaboration , and i highly recommend it if you dig rock n roll and the british invasion bands !\nthis is a great album for any rolling stones fan , a true gem for anyones collection . performances from john lennon and his super band\nthe dirty mac\nconsisting of john lennon on vocals , mitch mitchell on drums from the jimi hendrix experience , eric clapton on lead guitar from cream and keith richards on bass from the rolling stones . other performances on this album are the who , jeffro tull , taj mahal , yoko ono and marianne faithfull . some true quality talent on this album . a must buy for any fan .\na significant segment , featuring the who , had been shown theatrically in the documentary the kids are alright ( 1979 ) , the only public viewing of the film until its eventual release . the rolling stones ' film was restored , edited , and finally released on cd and video in 1996 . included on the recordings are the introductions for each act , including some entertaining banter between jagger and lennon .\nclapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time . [ 1 ] [ 113 ] [ 114 ] [ 115 ] clapton is the only three - time inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame : once as a solo artist , and separately as a member of the yardbirds and cream . [ 5 ] he ranked second in rolling stone magazine ' s list of the\n100 greatest guitarists of all time\n[ 2 ] and fourth in gibson ' s top 50 guitarists of all time . [ 3 ]\nbob gulla ( 2008 ) guitar gods : the 25 players who made rock history pgs . 40\u201341 . retrieved 29 december 2010\nbob gulla ( 2008 ) guitar gods : the 25 players who made rock history p . 45 . retrieved 30 december 2010\nthe project was originally conceived by mick jagger as a way to promote the new record beggars banquet beside conventional press and concert appearances . [ 3 ] jagger approached michael lindsay - hogg , who had directed two promos for rolling stones songs ( and would go on to direct the beatles ' let it be documentary ) , to make a full - length tv show for them . according to lindsay - hogg , the idea of combining rock music and a circus setting came to him when he was trying to come up with ideas ; he drew a circle on a piece of paper and free - associated .\nthe next ( non - circus ) music we hear comes from the bluesman taj mahal and his band , but the song played ,\nain ' t that a lot of love\nis more rock sounding than blues , and it ' s a dandy ! jessie ed davis ' lead guitar is so fine , and tai mahal delivers some smooth vocals .\nthe rolling stones , the who and marianne faithfull were the marquee names . also appearing was the dirty mac , a one - off supergroup comprised of john lennon , eric clapton , keith richards , yoko ono and jimi hendrix experience drummer mitch mitchell . bluesman taj mahal and jethro tull , who had just released their debut album six weeks earlier , rounded out the bill .\nin october 1963 , clapton joined the yardbirds , a blues - influenced rock and roll band , and stayed with them until march 1965 . synthesising influences from chicago blues and leading blues guitarists such as buddy guy , freddie king , and b . b . king , clapton forged a distinctive style and rapidly became one of the most talked - about guitarists in the british music scene . [ 18 ] the band initially played chess / checker / vee - jay blues numbers and began to attract a large cult following when they took over the rolling stones ' residency at the crawdaddy club in richmond . they toured england with american bluesman sonny boy williamson ii ; a joint lp album , recorded in december 1963 , was issued in 1965 .\nby that time the audience and most of the stones were exhausted ; jagger ' s sheer stamina managed to keep them going until the end . jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the band ' s performance that he cancelled the airing of the film , and kept it from public view . this was the last public performance of brian jones with the rolling stones , and for much of the stones performance he is inaudible , although his slide guitar on\nno expectations\n, maracas on\nsympathy for the devil\n, and rhythm guitar on\njumpin ' jack flash\nand\nparachute woman\nremain clear . the last song ,\nsalt of the earth\n, was sung live by keith richards and mick jagger to the pre - recorded tape from the beggars banquet studio album where the song had been released .\nto some degree , it may be unfair to come down too hard on jagger and the stones for their flaws on display here . as the dvd\u2019s supplements document , the\nthe stones contended that they withheld the film ' s release due to their substandard performance , because they had taken the stage early in the morning and were clearly exhausted . many others believe that the true reason for not releasing the video was that the who , who were fresh off a concert tour , upstaged the stones on their own production .\n1 . mick jagger ' s introduction of rock and roll circus 2 . entry of the gladiators 3 . mick jagger ' s introduction of jethro tull 4 . song for jeffrey 5 . keith richard ' s introduction of the who 6 . a quick one while he ' s away 7 . over the waves 8 . ain ' t that a lot of love 9 . charlie watts ' introduction of marianne faithfull 10 . something better 11 . mick jagger ' s and john lennon ' s introduction of the dirty mac 12 . yer blues 13 . whole lotta yoko 14 . john lennon ' s introduction of the rolling stones 15 . parachute woman 16 . no expectations 17 . you can ' t always get what you want 18 . sympathy for the devil 19 . salt of the earth\nrebel rock by j . street . first edition ( 1986 ) . oxford press basil blackwell . pp . 74\u201375 .\nthe first extra in the\nsideshow\npart of the dvd , is a fairly new interview with pete townshend . pete covers several bases here , first on how the circus was thought up , second on how the song\na quick one while he ' s away\n, which the who perform at the circus , came about . then he talks about the circus itself , on what went down there . this last part of the interview is excellent and very enjoyable to hear . he tells us what the atmosphere that day and night was like , why he loved yoko ono ' s performance , and goes on to praises mick jagger to no end .\nrecorded december 11 , 1968 and performed in a fake circus show . the dvd also includes backstage footage , some artistic performances by sir robert fossett ' s circus , a photo gallery and different commentaries . comes in an a5 digipak with 4 - page booklet . \u2117\u00a9 2004 abkco films , inc . made in the eu catalog nr . : 0602 4982 48997 on spine , 0602498248997 on booklet and disc\nthe project was originally conceived by mick jagger as a way of branching out from conventional records and concert performances . jagger approached michael lindsay - hogg , who had directed two promos for stones songs , to make a full - length tv show for them . according to lindsay - hogg , the idea of combining rock music and a circus setting came to him when he was trying to come up with ideas ; he drew a circle on a piece of paper and free - associated .\n, and reflections on the other artists and the show . pete\u2019s always an interesting interview , and he provides cogent notes here .\ndirected by michael lindsay - hogg ; director of photography , anthony b . richmond ; edited by ruth foster and robin klein ; produced by sandy leiberson ; presented by abkco and the rolling stones . at the walter reade theater today at 6 and 10 p . m . and midnight , and tomorrow at 2 , 4 , 6 and 8 p . m . as part of the 34th new york film festival . running time : 65 minutes . this film is not rated .\nthe project was originally conceived by mick jagger as a way of branching out from conventional records and concert performances . jagger approached michael lindsay - hogg , who had directed two promos for stones songs ( and would go on to direct the beatles ' let it be documentary ) , to make a full - length tv show for them . according to lindsay - hogg , the idea of combining rock music and a circus setting came to him when he was trying to come up with ideas ; he drew a circle on a piece of paper and free - associated .\nin january 1969 , when the beatles were recording / filming what became let it be , tensions became so acute that harrison quit the group for several days , prompting the others to consider replacing him with clapton , an idea that particularly appealed to john lennon . [ 32 ] michael lindsay - hogg , television director of the recording sessions for let it be , states ,\ni was there when john mentioned clapton\u2014but that wasn ' t going to happen . would eric have become a beatle ? no . paul didn ' t want to go there . he didn ' t want them to break up . then george came back .\n[ 33 ] clapton was on good terms with all four of the beatles ; in december 1968 he had played with lennon at the rolling stones rock and roll circus as part of the one - off group the dirty mac . [ 34 ]\nby that time the audience and most of the stones were exhausted ; jagger ' s sheer stamina managed to keep them going until the end . jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the band ' s performance that he cancelled the airing of the film , and kept it from public view . pete townshend recalled :\nthe cd and show closes out with a sing - a - long , with the stones song\nsalt of the earth\n. the music was pre - recorded , only the vocals you hear were live , and includes just about all who was there singing , including the audience .\nthis was supposed to be released in 1969 , but mick jagger wasn ' t happy with the stones performance . sound is excellent throughout - jethro tull & the who were my favorites . the stones sounded fine , so i don ' t get why mick was unhappy . \ud83d\ude10\ud83d\ude10\ntv special recorded on december 10 & 11 , 1968 . directed by michael lindsay - hogg . produced by the rolling stones . the special never aired . cd & vhs video released - october 15 , 1996 , dvd released october 12 , 2004 . produced by jimmy miller , jody klien , lenne allik\naccording to bill wyman ' s book , the stones also performed\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nand an alternative take of\nsympathy for the devil\nwith brian jones on guitar .\nnonetheless , the headliners ' scaled - back performance has definite appeal . it\u2019s interesting to hear the rolling stones with a little less energy than usual and more interesting still to hear them perform for a small audience . after an introduction from john lennon ( in its entirety : \u201cand now\u201d ) , the band starts their set with \u201cjumpin\u2019 jack flash , \u201d followed by \u201cparachute woman , \u201d \u201cno expectations , \u201d \u201cyou can\u2019t always get what you want , \u201d \u201csympathy for the devil , \u201d and show closer \u201csalt of the earth . \u201d it\u2019s a solid set , and if the rumor about the project\u2019s shelving is true , it\u2019s a shame the stones didn\u2019t have enough faith in their fans .\nworth buying for one of the greatest live performances ever - the who performing ' a quick one ' - and one which was only surpassed by the who themselves . they steal the show so one can see why the stones ( who are good too ) were reluctant for this to be seen . listen to the album version of ' a quick one ' , then the performance at monterey , at this circus , at the coliseum and then live at leeds to hear the evolution and increase in power , interplay and virtuosity of the band which has never been equalled . tasteful drumming on here by mitch mitchell with the dirty mac also .\nsign up for our newsletter and go inside the world of music , culture and entertainment ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "death race 3 : inferno", "paragraphs": ["death race 3 : inferno - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia . death race 3 : inferno ( also called death race 3 and death race : inferno ) is a 2 . american action film .\ndeath race 3 : inferno lives up to its title and is a recommendable picture .\ndeath race 3 , for being death race 3 , looks better and plays smarter than it has any right to .\ndeath race 3 : inferno is out on dvd and blu - ray now in the uk .\ntwo direct to video prequels were released : death race 2 ( 2011 ) and death race 3 : inferno ( 2013 ) .\ndeath race 3 - inferno . da wikipedia , l ' enciclopedia libera . death race 3 - inferno ( death race : inferno ) . rinchiuso in carcere , carl lucas - con il nome di battaglia di frankenstein - . negli stati uniti d ' america viene distribuito a partire dal dicembre 2 . url consultato l ' 1 .\ndeath race : inferno is available on dvd / blu - ray on january 22 nd .\nthe film is a sequel to death race 2 ( 2 . death race , and was released directly to video on january 2 . death race owner r .\nhttp : / / - darsteller / cast : danny trejo , ving rhames , luke goss , dougray scott , tanit phoenix genre : action regie / directed by : kinostart deutschland : 2012 kinostart usa : 2012 . death race 3 : inferno aux bienvenido a la web en donde estas viendo la carrera de la muerte 3 : infierno ( death race 3 : inferno ) ( 2013 )\nfor those playing along at home : death race 2000 is a bonafide classic , death race is a great prequel , death race 2 is an okay prequel to the prequel , and death race 3 : inferno is the one that should bury the franchise before shit gets worse . or at least get a different director for the next one .\ninferno absolutely pulls ahead of death race 2 as far as the death race franchise is concerned , but that ' s not hard when your competition comes in at an uncontested dead last .\nepic race : the death race is a nascar - style track race where part of the goal is to kill the other racers . 3 changes the race to a baja 1000 - inspired desert rally .\nmight as well be a death race 3 . and we might as well intuit the slow but steady bleed of the death race sequels into the world of statham\u2019s death race . sure , there\u2019s still room for a death race 4 , and who\u2019s to say death race 5 can\u2019t circumnavigate statham and press forward with a new frankenstein ? this is what i\u2019m owed .\nhigh - octane car - crashing sequel death race 3 : inferno ' s out on dvd and blu - ray . here ' s duncan to share a few of its craziest moments . . .\nthere , i said it . drive featured hardly any driving and only a few people being viciously beaten to death . death race : inferno tops that on every count .\ndeath race 3 : inferno\nis like a monster truck rally . people go to see mayhem . and , people who like the\ndeath race\nmovies are also watching to see the stunts . they don ' t expect a good story . thank goodness .\nuniversal home entertainment has provided us all of the details about its latest production : death race 3 , filming in cape town , south africa .\ndeath race review , keith phipps , the a . v . club the onion\nthe remake \u2018death race\u2019 was bad , the sequel death race 2 was even worse , but death race 3 : inferno is just a car crash of a movie . directed by roel rein\u00e9 and produced by paul w . s . anderson the only thing of note about this straight - to - dvd movie is that it stars luke goss , danny trejo and ving rhames . void of any originally and creative spark , the death race franchise had definitely run out of fuel by this point .\nwhile the very idea of a\nsequel to a prequel\nevokes a semi - warrented weariness , death race 3 : inferno is still better than it has any right to be as a continuation of the frankenstein saga that we all saw the tail - end of in paul w . s . anderson ' s 2008 death race remake .\nwatching death race 3 : inferno is a lot like a casual viewer taking in the indianapolis 500 . watching the cars go around is ok , but what puts butts in seats is the threat of wanton destruction , and there ' s plenty of it here .\nurltoken was back on location in south africa for the filming of\ndeath race 3 : inferno ,\nand senior photographer paul miller had the opportunity to talk to many of the cast members , including tanit phoenix and some of the other girls of death race 3 . he also helped the unit photographer set up some sexy photos of tanit and the other actresses as well , so check out the interviews below for the slideshows .\ni liked\ndeath race 3 the inferno but i thought the first one was better . if this was the series end it wrapped it up nicely . one note of confusion in the series though the asian , death race driver , who was the leader of the tongs , was saved by the lead character in the first one and returns the favor by saving the lead characters life in death race 3 , but i thought i saw the asian driver got killed in the first death race movie . . . then they bought him back for the second , since it was a prequel to the first death race , i thought he was already dead ? but i liked the movie overall .\nchances are that if you\u2019re reading this , then you\u2019re already a convert to the ways of the death race franchise , so what you\u2019ll probably want to know is how the new film , death race : inferno , holds up compared to part two . thankfully , inferno is just as much b - movie fun , sticking to the traditional sequel convention of being bigger , louder and considerably more insane .\nvehicle : 2 . 00 . 6 chrysler 3 . c . shaamilla noordien as corns .\nbritish actor luke goss plays convict carl lucas , who\u2019s known as frankenstein \u2014 a legendary driver in the brutal prison sport called death race \u2014 in the new home release death race 3 : inferno . in this latest installment , carl has won four races and is one race away from winning his freedom from prison when complications threaten to take that chance away from him . luke spoke to tribute about the new dvd / blu - ray release :\ndeath race : inferno is a video starring luke goss , tanit phoenix copley , and danny trejo . convicted cop - killer carl lucas , aka frankenstein , is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as death race . only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew .\nbig bad : claire hennessey , the ruthless prison warden who is also the host of death race .\nweaponized car : every car in the first film , part of the game rules of death race .\ndeath race 3 : inferno trailer blood flows red on the pavement ! luke goss , danny trejo and tanit phoenix are back and deadlier than ever . subscribe to ign ' s channel for reviews , news , and all things gaming : urltoken subscribe to our gameplay channel for walkthroughs , guides , and gameplay videos urltoken\ndeath race is a 2008 american action thriller film produced , written , and directed by paul ws anderson .\nthe\ndeath race\nveteran talks about working on all three films and the development of his character .\nbackseat driver : joker ' s navigator in 3 is constantly bossing him around and criticizing his driving .\nrepentant convict carl lucas ( luke goss ) aka frankenstein is a legendary driver in the brutal prison blood sport known as death race . only one victory away from winning freedom , lucas is plunged into his most vicious competition yet : the first - ever desert death race . through south africa ' s infernal kalahari desert , lucas is pitted against ruthless adversaries and powerful forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat . also starring danny trejo and ving rhames , death race 3 : inferno is an insane , action - packed thrill ride .\nrepentant convict carl lucas ( luke goss ) \u2014 aka frankenstein\u2014 is a legendary driver in the brutal prison blood sport known as death race . only one victory away from winning freedom , lucas is plunged into his most vicious competition yet : the first - ever desert death race . through south africa\u2019s infernal kalahari desert , lucas is pitted against ruthless adversaries and powerful forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat . also starring danny trejo and ving rhames , death race 3 : inferno unrated is an insane , action - packed thrill ride .\nrepentant convict carl lucas ( luke goss ) - aka frankenstein - is a legendary driver in the brutal prison blood sport known as death race . only one victory away from winning freedom , lucas is plunged into his most vicious competition yet : the first ever desert death race . through south africa ' s infernal kalahari desert , lucas is pitted against ruthless adversaries and powerful forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat . also , starring danny trejo and ving rhames , death race 3 : inferno is an insane , action packed thrill - ride .\nbecause the concept isn\u0092t completely unfathomable and because it\u0092s a direct - to - dvd sequel , death race 3 : inferno really should be wilder than it is . part 2 is solid b - movie fun and a big improvement over paul w . s . anderson\u0092s remake . it is unfortunate then that part 3 feels like a step back . it wisely shifts the action outside of the maximum security prison but fails to adequately exploit the new location .\n2 . tap rent & buy games 3 . tap for sale 4 . select a game and complete purchase\ndeath race 3 : inferno is available tuesday , january 22 on blu - ray and dvd . extras include an alternate opening , pocket blu app , deleted scenes , a making - of featurette and more . other releases include : end of watch , the paperboy , searching for sugar man , for a good time , call\u2026 and nobody walks .\ninferno is better than the da vinci code or angels & demons , but both of those films set the bar reprehensibly low .\nthe most interesting puzzle inferno poses , though , isn ' t why hanks continues to lend his oscar aura to substandard thrillers .\nwith some of the least clever puzzles in the brown oeuvre ,\ninferno\nproves that even hell can be made boring .\nblood sport : the glorious , gory idea behind the death races themselves : a race on an island prison , where the competitors are death row inmates racing for their freedom .\nunless you are a dante scholar , and perhaps not even then , following inferno is a wild goose chase - without the goose .\nrage against the reflection : during the ending in death race 2 , frankenstein punches the mirror after watching his face disfigured .\njoan allen as claire hennessey , the sadistic prison warden who is the current controller of the death race . [ 2 ]\nthe random wit and gore end up being the exception to the rule though . death race 3 promises excess , but fails to deliver it . if part 4 ever rolls around , here\u0092s hoping for fewer explosions and more gleeful and nasty depravity .\nno , not that . although i wouldn\u2019t blame a movie for substituting general gruesomeness for thrills , death race 3 assumes that gruesomeness suffices . as does goldberg getting blown , and \u201cgruesome\u201d is the only way to describe watching danny trejo get blown .\nin death race 3 , barely ten minutes have passed before the first fist fight breaks out , which sees the heady combination of goss , danny trejo , tanit phoenix and robin shou all cracking skulls at the same time in a prison scuffle . the sheer gratuitousness of it all had me chuckling , though through sheer audacity , inferno chooses to randomly insert plot exposition and purpose into the fight . where most films would choose to emphasise the dramatic twists and turns with dialogue , death race does it with fists and feet .\nthe team escaped in 3 . he had been institutionalized , being more comfortable in prison society than that of a free man\nuniversal presents death race 3 : inferno in 1080p hd widescreen 1 . 78 : 1 with dts master audio 5 . 1 . i have no complaints with the look of it . rein\u00e9 never stops moving the camera , which is super annoying at times , but not the hd\u2019s fault . the 5 . 1 sounds a little too chaotic at times , if that makes sense . particularly during the race \u2013 it\u2019s like this revving , obnoxious wall of sound .\nafter an attack on inmate frankenstein fails a black ops specialist enters the maximum prison to join the illegal death race and take down frankenstein .\nmore dakka : most of the problems presented at the death race are solved by unloading as many rounds of ammunition at them as possible .\nthe prequels reveal that the death race was started by the weyland corporation , which doesn ' t sound too surprising , all things considered .\nthis was a cool origin story and would have been the perfect bridge into the original death race . but they decided to do more movies , so here\u2019s death race 3 . rein\u00e9 really pushed the envelope with 2 as far as dtv action goes , and he\u2019s pushed it even further with 3 . there are bigger stunts , bigger explosions , and i swear tanit phoenix\u2019s heaving cleavage is bigger too . it\u2019s a pretty dumb movie that over explains itself in the end and takes itself too seriously , but overall it\u2019s damn fine dtv action flick .\nin the year 2050 the planet has become overpopulated , to help control population the government develops a\ndeath race .\nannually competitors race across the country scoring points for . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndavid carradine as niles york / frankenstein , the most popular driver in the history of death race . ( cameo voice - over , reprising role in original 1975 film death race 2000 ) . his mask comes from a huge fire he suffered . he is actually the second frankenstein .\nseptember jones has one when she sees lucas driving a car around the prison yard ; that ' s where she got the idea of death race .\nthe gist : the story of carl lucas , aka \u201cfrankenstein\u201d , continues after his fourth victory in death race puts him on the brink of winning his freedom . now his problems are compounded when a billionaire tries to franchise death race and sends frankenstein and the other racers to the deserts of africa .\ncorrupt corporate executive : the warden , and niles york in 3 , are out to make as much profit from the death race as possible , by any means available , regardless of who suffers . averted by weyland , who owns terminal island in 2 , played straight by september jones however .\nregistered in england , number 06833207 . registered office : ala ib limited , unit 3 , park farm courtyard , easthorpe , malton , yo17 6qx\nthis is where , like whatever it is katrina\u2019s wearing , the seams start to show . death race 3 is a sequel\u2014actually , a prequel to a sequel to a sequel that\u2019s also a prequel\u2014and so it\u2019s obliged to do what all sequels of sequels must do , which is to raise the stakes to heretofore unseen heights . a new villain and a new locale are a matter of fact , but what else have you got for me , inferno ? make me quake .\nthe\nfrankenstein\nidentity has been held by several convicts over the course of death race , with replacements coming in every time one of them dies .\ndeath race is a 2008 american science fiction action thriller film produced , written , and directed by paul w . s . anderson and starring jason statham .\nin name only : apart from the fact that it features characters named\nfrankenstein\nand\nmachine gun joe\nin a race that combines blood sport with car fu , the 2008 film is not related to death race 2000 .\nthe death race films hide their meager budgets well because , to obscenely paraphrase shakespeare , the race is the thing . and while i do miss shots of fans , or people watching online to illustrate that this sport is the world ' s most popular pastime , the announcer , along with the promos for the death race show , give the entire thing a perverse running man appeal . but it ' s not all a full - throttle demolition derby . recycling the\ndeath match\nidea from death race 2 , a group of ridiculously hot women are also forced to battle to the death , gifting us the image of tanit phoenix screaming whilst holding a flamethrower . which i believe counts as actual currency in south africa .\ntyrese gibson as joseph mason ( a . k . a . machine gun joe ) , a sociopathic racer who looks to use death race as a means to escape from prison . he alone uses male navigators , due to his habit of killing his navigators or them dying during the race . he has won 3 races and wishes to win so he could leave for miami . [ 2 ]\ndeath race 3 is subtitled \u201cinferno\u201d because it takes place in africa . where there are deserts . also : watching the movie is like being engulfed by a fireball\u2014only the fireball is a hippopatamus\u2019s vagina . the idea to bring death race to africa is championed by new baddie niles york ( dougray scott ) , who informs original baddie r . h . weyland ( ving rhames ) that he has already transformed death race into a franchise , disseminated it all over the globe , and acquired the weyland international corporation via a hostile takeover . ( it\u2019s because he brilliantly coins terms like \u201cexotic hell - hole\u201d that his so - called \u201cvision\u201d is more effective than weyland\u2019s . ) weyland , whose wardrobe seems to have been commissioned by a prohibition - era haberdasher , is all like , \u201cyou filthy rat , see , \u201d and then we never really see him again . though not before he reminds york , \u201cpayback\u2019s a bitch , son . \u201d because what\u2019s a death race without rhames spitting out \u201cbitch\u201d to have the last word ?\nthe second and third movies both have cage fights ( which were the predecesors of the death race ) where fighters step on sword panels to get weapons , as well .\n: a few things in the prequels seem to retcon stuff mentioned in the first movie . for instance , hennessey claims she invented death race in the first movie ; in\nthe score to death race was composed by paul haslinger who recorded the string portion of his score with the hollywood studio symphony at the sony scoring stage . [ 23 ]\nwhile death race 2 made every effort to build up the new character of carl \u2018luke\u2019 lucas ( played by luke goss ) , while introducing his own story arc , inferno centres almost entirely on action and makes absolutely no apologies for it . so what better way to review the film than to highlight the more gloriously bonkers moments that perpetuate the it . . .\nthe mockbuster : the 2008 film got a mockbuster , a similar movie named death racers .\nand i\u2019ve always wanted someone to tell my why on god\u2019s sweet , sweet earth is danny trejo so employable . the answer is that there is no answer , that this is simply something to accept , not question , and , death race 3 adds , \u201cyou already know the answer , dominic . it has been inside you all along . \u201d\nbig badass rig : the dreadnought . joker and nero drive absolutely massive trucks in 3 , with a tank turret and an anti - air cannon as their respective weapons .\nthe extras include a\nmaking of\nfeaturette , an inside look at the driving stunts , a bunch of deleted scenes , an alternate opening and an interesting little doc about danny trejo ' history as an actor who was once on death row . death race 3 has its share of facepalm - worthy moments , but it just might satisfy your action movie jones during a season when the two major action releases feature stars from 25 years ago .\nluke goss , danny trejo and ving rhames star in this all - new , unrated adventure where legendary driver carl lucas is pitted against ruthless adversaries in the first desert death race .\none of the coolest things about the\ndeath race\nmovies is the cars . check out a photo gallery of all the vehicles of mass destruction featured in the third installment .\nin 2012 , the collapse of the us economy and the subsequent increase in crime rates leads to the rise of privatized prisons . one such prison is terminal island penitentiary , whose warden , claire hennessey , earns her profits by broadcasting a modern gladiator game participated by the prisoners . in the game\ndeath race ,\nthe racers , along with their navigators , compete in a 3 - part race over 3 days on a closed track . the track is littered with pressure plates that activate either the cars ' offensive weapons , defensive equipment or deadly traps . any racer winning 5 races will be granted freedom .\n2006 chrysler 300c - driven by grimm armed with 3 hood - mounted fn mag58s with no stocks and a missile on the passenger side roof and an oil slick for defense .\ndeath race 3 falls short by playing it way too safe , not taking full advantage of its premise or the new location . it lacks imagination . there are too many explosions to count ( along with frantic editing and copious slow - motion ) and most people perish in fiery crashes that have a perfunctory feel . the majority of the kills have little creativity .\nfury is killed after being tricked by olga braun ( death race ' s first ever female driver ) and she is in turn killed by razor seconds later . afterwards , razor is struggling to handle both lucas and psycho before the three are joined by 1 . k ( robin shou ) , having disabled nero ' s car before leaving him to get beaten to death by an angry mob of locals . the race ends with lucas emerging victorious in the second race .\nthe 2008 death race is a prequel to the 1975 original , with jason statham taking on the role of pre - david carradine frankenstein . 2010\u2019s death race 2 is a prequel to the statham one , showing how the masked - persona of frankenstein is created . in that one luke goss plays lucas , a driver for the mob who\u2019s sent to terminal island . he competes in the death race , does well , then gets horribly burned up in an accident . he can still drive , but since he\u2019s legally dead he dons the mask of frankenstein to continue competing .\ndutch director roel rein\u00e9 , who also directed death race 2 , and was responsible for the marine 2 looking ten times better than its budget , returns for inferno , acting as lead dreamer and camera man , as dougray scott ' s evil niles york takes over ving rhames ' weyland industries with nefarious designs to turn the\ndeath race\ninto a global franchise . luke goss is back as a surgically repaired , but still masked , frankenstein , who ' s now one race away from winning his freedom . danny trejo , tanit phoenix and fred koehler all return as the franken - team , unaware that their old mate carl lucas has been their franken - driver all along .\nin this all - new original feature film from universal 1440 entertainment , hardened criminals race for their freedom in vicious new vehicles and face - off in the ultimate blood sport , when the popular death race is transported across the globe to the unforgiving and rugged terrain of south africa .\ndeath race 3 : inferno is far above average for a direct - to - video movie , with a great - looking picture and room - shaking sound mix . i applaud universal also for continuing to include both cuts of the movie together rather than on separately - released discs as they had in the past . this movie probably won ' t win any awards , but it ' s great mindless fun . while available through\ndigital\nmeans , i urge those with good home theater systems to experience it on blu - ray disc , as nothing else comes close to its quality .\ndeliberately jumping the gun : in inferno , one of the racers tries to get a head start on the others by driving off before the race officially opens . he just ends up demonstrating how effective the prison ' s guided missile system is to punish anyone who might have ideas of leaving the planned route .\nthird entry in the death race franchise expands the plot even more and now death race is a global phenomenon . building on the plot of the prequel , this one offers more action that for a straight to dvd release that is pretty good and works well as a mindless entertaining action flick . acting is decent at best , while the plot is good , but leaves room for improvement . it ' s funny the big theatrical debut of death race was a mediocre affair , but the sequels are better and are more interesting as well . i personally view the sequels as fine b movies that are done right . this is a chaotic and pleasant hour and a half that fans of this series should check out . i really liked the film , and it overcomes its flaws , by having an interesting plot and good action scenes that for a low - budget feature are pretty well done . this film is much more fun than the original death race starring jason statham and along with the second one , is a film worth checking because the filmmakers were able to create something worthwhile for action fans . i love action flicks , and i ' m usually skeptical about straight to dvd titles , and rightfully so , because most of the time , they are poorly made films with awful stories and poor directing and acting . but with death race 3 , you have a film that will certainly surprise any film lover who love mindless action , but are unsure with these films released direct to dvd . death race 3 is not a perfect film , and it has plenty of flaws , but like the second one in the trilogy has an interesting plot that compliments the mindless on - screen carnage . along with death race 2 , this is a guilty pleasure that is among the better titles released straight to dvd . death race mediocre , but with the second one , they started to really create interesting concepts , which are appealing and ultimately fun .\ntvtropes is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license . permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff @ urltoken . privacy policy\nthe death race has been bought from weyland ( rhames ) by wealthy brit miles york ( dougray scott ) . his big idea is to expand the race all over the globe , including south africa\u2019s kalahari desert . it\u2019s wicked hot there , which i guess is why the movie is subtitled inferno . york is way more villainous than weyland . he knows that if frankenstein wins one more race he\u2019ll be set free . no frankenstein means a serious drop in the ratings , so he tells lucas he can either throw the race or be killed . after all , no one knows it\u2019s him behind the mask , which makes frankenstein easily replaceable . lucas has plans of his own though ( duh ) .\ntom hanks reprises his role as harvard symbologist robert langdon in director ron howard and screenwriter david koepp ' s adaptation of author dan brown ' s bestselling novel inferno , which finds langdon using dante ' s the divine comedy as a tool in the race to prevent a devastating global pandemic . ~ jason buchanan , rovi\njust like the other films except this time its the third race and frankenstein can ' t win at any cost . pure action as the death race moves to the first ever south african track in the desert . there ' s hyena ' s instead of dogs and i find that real cool and the woman of the second death race have to fight for a spot this time . plus the track is a lot different a lot bigger and more guns and bullets flying this time around as well as missles on the track pure adrenaline . recommend to all death races a guaranteed a + film in my book\nit ' s more of a\n3 . 75 star\nbut , has a awesome ending to this flick ! ! ! i really liked this one and # 2 , as well !\nblack dude dies first : not counting anything before the first race , siad fits the bill .\nif you ever thought that the chicks in chains genre was a relic of the past and that the outdated and dubiously voyeuristic spectacle of women attacking each other had run its course , then think again . in death race 2 , the majority of the action involved hand to hand combat between male inmates , with weapon - releasing pressure pads to spice things up . in inferno that concept remains , only this time\u2026 it involves women .\nrepentant convict carl lucas , aka frankenstein , is a legendary driver in the brutal prison blood sport known as death race . only one victory away from winning freedom , lucas is plunged into his most vicious competition yet : the first - ever desert death race . through south africa ' s infernal kalahari desert , lucas is pitted against ruthless adversaries and powerful forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat .\nperhaps the failure at the core of death race 3 is that sense of loss , that when we see ian mcshane we\u2019re reminded that all things must be wrapped up\u2014and not resolved so much as just brought to an end . frankenstein will live , and so will death race , but that promise no longer feels like enough . as york admits from the beginning , frankenstein\u2019s just a mask . the audience doesn\u2019t know or even care who\u2019s behind it . which : maybe that\u2019s a metaphor . maybe that\u2019s me behind the mask . maybe frankenstein has been inside me all along . next to where my poop lives .\nin april 2007 , actor jason statham entered negotiations to star in death race , with production slated to begin in late summer or early fall . [ 8 ] anderson described that death race would take place in a prison , and that the film would be\nsuper - violent\nlike its predecessor .\nit has little echoes of the original \u2013 a lot of people get run down , but rather than having the points system , which had no pay off anyway , it ' s a pure race . it ' s more like gladiator , with the last person standing \u2013 or driving , winning ,\nexplained the director . [ 9 ] filming on death race began in montreal in august 2007 . [ 2 ]\nbefore his first race , lucas engages in a fist fight with other racers and his mask is knocked off in the middle of the fight , revealing to his crew who believed him dead . before the first race , all of the female navigators had to participate in a death race . contestants to be chosen are the top 1 . katrina ( tanit phoenix ) among the survivors . before the first race , all racers receive gps locators surgically so the showrunners can locate the racers are at all times and if necessary kill them if they attempt an escape . during the first race , racing in the deserts of africa present a different set of difficulties compared to to racing on the terminal island prison race course .\nconvicted cop - killer carl lucas , aka frankenstein , is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as death race . only one victory away from winning freedom for . . . see more \u00bb\nfrederick koehler ( lists ) and robin shou ( 14k ) appear in all three films . koehler is also rumored to reprise his role in the upcoming fourth film death race 4 : beyond anarchy . see more \u00bb\nbritish billionaire niles york ( dougray scott ) bullies his way to a hostile takeover of weyland industries . his goal is to franchise death race , taking it global while increasing the number of locations and frequency of races . he has purchased crumbling prisons around the world and hopes to stage a race every 2 weeks .\nmerchandise driven : in - universe , death race is this . according to york in the third movie , weyland makes around 8 million dollars a week on frankenstein merchandise alone . as york points out , even though frankenstein is one race away from freedom , he can ' t afford to just let him go .\nthe speed factor of the death race is taken away in this picture , but the off - road concept of the races proves to be an intriguing factor , complete with a variety of underdeveloped characters and vehicular destruction .\nforced against his will to participate in this global tv spectacle , frankenstein \u2013 the greatest death race driver of all time \u2013 takes on this ultimate challenge to not only save himself , but his pit crew as well .\n, september jones comes up with the\ndeath race\nconcept , and later remarks that terminal island ' s new warden , hennessey , would probably take credit for the whole thing if she weren ' t around .\ni thought we had a good thing going here , death race ? i really did : you continue to crank out straight - to - netflix sequels that are all actually prequels to death race , both ensuring the franchise\u2019s longevity whilst cleverly sustaining the integrity of the dr mythos , and i\u2019ll continue to satisfy a friday night every couple months by watching the latest installment and occassionally looking to the person sitting next to me like he just flicked the tip of my penis through my jeans . that is , if there happens to be someone sitting next to me . more often than not , there isn\u2019t ; but that just means more death race for me , amirite ?\ndeath race 3 is one of the best of the franchise , they have some twists in there , they made it more bloody and more action . they really get into detail about the storyline and whats also good is that they actually stay with the same actor for once but any way i highly recommended this movie if your into cars , guns , and women and good action and i hope they also make a soundtrack for this .\ntrejo : we shot on location , so it was a blast . we were all over south africa . that\u2019s why i saw baboons , cheetahs and elephants . i had been in cape town before . i did death race 2 there . before that , 10 years ago , we did from dusk til dawn 2 and 3 there . if i ever move out of los angeles , it will be to cape town , south africa .\none particular scene highlights the movie\u0092s problems . before the first stage of the race begins , there is a pre - death race event to pick the navigators . it features 16 beautiful women , including an ira terrorist and twin swedish serial killers , fighting to the death for 10 spots . but they all look the same , it\u0092s nearly impossible to make out who is fighting whom , and it\u0092s over almost before it really starts . an opportunity wasted .\nthis is no masterwork , mind you . and i ' m not sure whose idea it was to delve deeper into the death race mythology , or to create an actual death race mythology , but the ending to this film is a lot smarter than you ' ll expect it to be , fully taking advantage of the notion that the iconic and menacing driver\nfrankenstein\nis replaceable , much like the princess bride ' s dread pirate roberts . it ' s all in the name . and this film addresses the fact that whoever is the driver should be able to win his freedom while the death race business remains intact , with the\nface\nof the company in place .\nrobert lasardo as hector grimm ( a . k . a . the grim reaper ) , a certified psychopath driving in the race who loves and worships hennessey ( believing her to be the avatar of the hindu god of death ) .\ndirected by fan favourite paul bartel , death race 2000 is a horror classic which satirises america\u2019s love for cars , violence and sport . starring david carradine as frankenstein , sylvester stallone as machine gun joe viterbo and mary woronov as calamity jane , the film is basically wacky races gone bad\u2026 very bad . the paul w . s . anderson remake \u2018death race\u2019 was released in 2008 starring jason statham and a number of sequels have followed , but none come close to the original\nthey have the girls fight to the death till there are 10 remaining to be navigators in the race . though in the next scene they announce there are 11 racers and show 11 racers at the beginning of the first race . one of them is a\njumper\nand is blown up by a missile leaving 10 racers . see more \u00bb\nrobert koehler of variety called death race\nas hard as metal and just as dumb\nand criticized it for removing the humor of death race 2000 . [ 12 ] roger ebert of the chicago sun - times gave the film half a star ( out of four ) , calling it\nan assault on all the senses , including common .\n[ 13 ] keith phipps of the a . v . club said the film is\nideal for those who want to watch a bunch of cars blow each other up , without having to think about it all that much .\n[ 14 ] marc savlov of the austin chronicle called death race\none of the most boring drags of all time .\n[ 15 ]\ndeath race 2050 is just an unabashed trainwreck from start to finish . the commentary it does put forward of a late stage capitalist society ring hollow and retrace steps on a path already walked by the original , and whatever new ideas it tries to push are completely lost beneath its absolutely vile presentation and horrific writing . death race 2050 is more solidly a cyberpunk movie than any of the other installments , but i\u2019m not sure that it justifies this direct to dvd atrocity , decide for yourself .\nnatalie martinez as case , frankenstein ' s navigator . in prison for killing her husband , an abusive cop , she has a few years to serve and was given release papers in exchange for sabotaging frankenstein ' s car [ 3 ]\njustin mader as travis colt , a disgraced ex - nascar driver seeking to rebuild his career by winning the race .\nkarmic death : hennessy straps a bomb under jensen ' s car before the final race , but coach removes it in time . he later sends it back to her gift - wrapped and detonates it in her office , killing her and the dragon .\nlucas ' death is faked by september jones in the second movie , to set him up as frankenstein and assert control over him .\njensen ames ( jason statham ) finds himself in prison , forced to compete in the death race , a brutal three - day closed - course pay - per - view event . the race features armored cars with machine guns , flamethrowers , missiles , oil slicks , smokescreens and everything else a group of prison thug grease - monkeys can think to attach to a vehicle . . .\ncarl lucas / frankenstein is a star racer and has won four big races . but if he ever wants to get out of prison , he ' ll have to win one more . just before the final race , lucas and his team\u2014including his car\u2014are all transferred to another prison where they ' ll have to compete in a death race set in the middle of the scorching desert heat .\nfrankenstein will spend 3 days racing through the kalahari against 9 fellow criminals , including the first female racer . the smarmy and devious york will do his best to prevent him from winning , but the famous driver has a few tricks up his sleeve .\n! ) must initially fight to the death to determine the ten qualifying death racers . i expect more people to flagrantly die , and that happens too : a whole sad south african shanty town is blown to smithereens . i expect things to get sexier , and they sure do :\nving rhames is weyland , head of the corporation that came up with the original death race . in this movie his company is undergoing a hostile takeover by niles york ( dougray scott ) , who plans on making changes to the races and holding them in all parts of the world . while carl lucas is just one more race away from winning his freedom , niles suddenly tells him that he ' s changing the deal and ordered to intentionally lose the upcoming race so that he can keep racing and draw an audience .\nscrewed by the network : in - universe , the network builds a massive death tank tractor trailer train to screw their cast , sometimes literally .\nbut at that moment , goldberg is caught in an explosion caused by stray bullets from local hostile war lords , and is pronounced dead . later on , york reminds lucas he is to lose his next race to 1 . k or york will torture him and katrina . satana then discovers york wishes to replace her as producer and remove her from death race so he can assume complete control . before the next race , katrina confesses her love to lucas , and lucas admits he did not have sex with the other navigator when he had the chance .\nthe woman blowing him has what amounts to two or three lines . she plays a definable role in the plot , but the ratio of purposeful actions to dick - sucking is like 1 : 3 , so she exists in this movie pretty much just to blow goldberg .\nin the third movie , psycho ' s navigator amber is the only survivor of the death race outside of frankenstein , 14k , and their navigators and pit crews . granted , it ' s also the only movie with a female driver , olga , who also has a female navigator .\nin march 2005 , following the success of alien vs . predator , director paul w . s . anderson revealed that he was directing a remake of death race 2000 ( 1975 ) entitled death race 3000 at paramount pictures based on a script by j . f . lawton . the remake would be produced by the producer pair tom cruise and paula wagner . anderson described the remake as a riff on the first film .\nit ' s not a straight remake at all . the first movie was an across - america race . this will be an around - the - world race . and it ' s set further in the future , so the cars are even more futuristic . so you ' ve got cars with rockets , machine guns , force fields ; cars that can split apart and re - form , a bit like transformers . cars that become invisible ,\nthe director explained . [ 4 ] urltoken reported that\npaul saw his film almost as a prequel if anything ; almost the genesis of the death race ,\n[ 5 ] though the film is referred to primarily as a remake in reviews and marketing materials .\nit ' s more of a\n3 . 75 star\nbut , has a awesome ending to this flick ! ! ! i really liked this one and # 2 , as well ! sure there are issues but , it ' s much better ( more entertaining ) then , crap like\nit comes , at night\n! ! ! they kept all the same cast ( actors ) and story line , form death race 2 so , it all flows like one movie : ) ) ! ! ! ! very happy that , i got it ! ! !\nthough referred to as a remake of the 1975 film death race 2000 ( based on ib melchior ' s short story\nthe racer\n) in reviews and marketing materials , director paul w . s . anderson stated in the dvd commentary that he thought of the film as a prequel .\nshe was doing exactly what everybody else was doing : trying to get her freedom . and he needed her for the rest of the race\nrecycled in space ! : the running man with a car race , with other prisoners as the enemies instead of ' stalkers ' - at first . in the second race , the dreadnought comes out , which is basically the equivalent of the entire stalker stable in one chassis .\nproud warrior race guy : 14k is described as one in the second movie , following a code of honor alien to most of the characters .\nwhere the statham starring death race was confined to the prison race track , dr3 is opened up to sandy dunes , highways and a populated civilian town , making the competition feel much broader in scope and scale . the stunt drivers deserve particular credit as the non - stop carnage wracks up an incredible number of exploding vehicles , as cars leap through flaming debris and all manner of destruction ensues , which really does elevate the film above its budgetary constraints .\nmost movies don\u2019t quite live up to my expectations . i want them to be good when i know that in the end i\u2019m going to be disappointed ( most women can relate , i\u2019m sure ) . i watch them anyways and usually i can find some good things hidden amongst the garbage but other times i\u2019m left with a bad taste in my mouth and a need to re - watch predator ; to cleanse my palate . death race 3 was never meant to be taxi driver and i never expected it to be that but when you promise a certain level of automotive insanity , you better deliver !\nsince york is officially dead , weyland regains control of death race and grants lucas , katrina , lists , and goldberg their freedom , but lists elects to stay behind and returns to terminal island . weyland pays lucas a substantial amount of money for his help regaining control of death race , and he and katrina relocate with goldberg elsewhere , and york is punished and he is imprisoned in terminal island , forcing him to become the second frankenstein . racers and navigators . vehicle : 1 . 98 . 0 porsche 9 . vehicle : 2 . 00 . 4 dodge ram . vehicle : 1 . 98 . 9 jaguar xjs ."]}
{"id": 115282, "summary": [{"text": "waiting is a 2015 indian drama film directed by anu menon .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "produced by priti gupta and manish mundra under the banner of ishka films and drishyam films respectively , the film was co-written by menon and james ruzicka , and stars naseeruddin shah and kalki koechlin in lead roles .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "waiting focuses on the relationship between two people from different walks of life who befriend each other in a hospital , while nursing their respective comatose spouses .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "rajat kapoor , suhasini maniratnam , arjun mathur , ratnabali bhattacharjee and rajeev ravindranathan play supporting roles in the film .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the development of the film began in june 2014 , when menon signed koechlin and shah for an untitled project .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "principal photography started in november 2014 in the south indian coastal city of kochi ; neha parti served as the cinematographer for the film .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "new zealand-based singer-songwriter mikey mccleary composed the film 's score .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "nitin baid and apurva asrani edited the film , and atika chohan wrote the dialogue .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "waiting also marked the hindi film debut of the prominent south indian actress-director suhasini maniratnam .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "koechlin also made her debut as a lyricist with the film 's soundtrack , writing the song \" waiting on you \" .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "waiting had its world premiere at the dubai international film festival on 11 december 2015 to positive reviews from critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was also screened at the closing gala of the london asian film festival , where menon won the best director award .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film was released theatrically in india on 27 may 2016 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "upon release in india , waiting was well received by critics , with particular praise for the performances of koechlin and shah , and menon 's direction .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film had a below average run at the box office , collecting a total of \u20b9 35 million ( us$ 540,000 ) during its theatrical run . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "waiting ( 2015 film )", "paragraphs": ["nycc 2015 \u2013 weta warcraft movie armor props . blizzplanet ( 2015 - 10 - 12 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 10 - 15 .\nactivision blizzard to host investor day on nov 6 at blizzcon 2015 . blizzplanet ( 2015 - 10 - 14 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 10 - 16 .\nthis article is about the 2015 film . for other films with similar titles , see waiting ( disambiguation ) .\nduncan jones wants to make two warcraft sequels , live from sdcc 2015 . youtube ( 2015 - 07 - 08 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 07 - 26 .\nmedievaldragon 2015 - 03 - 09 . ramin djawadi finishing warcraft film score . blizzplanet . com . retrieved on 2015 - 03 - 19 .\n6 things we learned about warcraft from its director . wired ( 2015 - 05 - 27 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 05 - 27 .\nwarcraft film \u2013 duncan jones says cgi is a tool that can be done well . blizzplanet ( 2015 - 02 - 20 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\nkudos to undoubtedly guilty for winning best film of 2015 . their film waiting on a train will go on to represent dublin against all the other city winners around the world at filmapalooza 2016 .\nit first aired on itv on 26 september 2010 and ran until december 2015 .\nbut i have found that shooting film and waiting to get my film has taught me how to be more patient .\nmartin d ' souza of glamsham said :\nwaiting is all about waiting and menon raises the bar of subtlety with her deft direction . waiting is a lesson in life . . . waiting is stark and makes you uncomfortable . waiting also has you making choices for the protagonists .\non the whole , ' waiting ' is a well - made film . do watch !\nthe visit official trailer # 1 ( 2015 ) - m . night shyamalan horror movie hd\n2015 has been a busy year for clelia murphy . as well as a hectic schedule on rte\u2019s fair city she has found time to co - produce and star in a new short film \u2018waiting for tom\u2019 .\nthe visit official trailer # 1 ( 2015 ) - m . night shyamalan horror movie hd - youtube\nscreenings sunday 9 | 8 | 2015 \u00b7 21 : 30 \u00b7 cinema rialto 2 \u00b7 sub . english\napart from diagnostic waiting times , nhs england also publishes on referral to treatment ( rtt ) waiting times , of which diagnostic waiting times is a key part . rtt waiting times measure the patients full waiting time from gp referral to treatment , which may include a diagnostic test . therefore , ensuring patients receive their diagnostic test within 6 weeks is vital to ensuring the delivery of the rtt waiting times standard of 18 weeks .\nit is surprising that such a soothing and touching tale would come from one - film - old director anu menon in her film ' waiting ' .\nnethaera 2012 - 03 - 15 . world of warcraft movie . retrieved on 2015 - 05 - 18 .\non 11 december 2015 to positive reviews from critics . it was also screened at the closing gala of the\nreviewed at dolby screening rooms , london , feb . 26 , 2015 . ( in tribeca film festival \u2014 spotlight . ) running time : 87 min .\nwaiting has premiered at dubai film festival and the response was great . it was screened to packed houses . in the trailer of the movie , the characters are shown sitting in a waiting room .\nblizzard at comic - con ( 2015 - 07 - 09 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 .\nkalki koechlin and naseeruddin shah in a still from waiting . ( youtube grab )\ncanada \u00b7 2015 \u00b7 dcp \u00b7 color \u00b7 93 ' \u00b7 o . v . english / bosnian / serbo - croatian\nthe average wait for a patient requiring orthopaedic surgery has increased by more than five weeks since 2015 , new figures reveal .\nat the end of march 2015 a patient waiting on elective orthopaedic surgery was on average expected to wait 23 . 4 weeks until admission , but a rise in demand for orthopaedic services and a shortfall in staff has driven up waiting times to over 28 weeks as of june 31 this year .\nnaseeruddin shah stars alongside kalki koechlin in anu menon ' s drama\nwaiting\n.\nfor buying film , i recommend checking out camera film photo , amazon , or bh photo .\nrumours of a feature - length film have been circulating since the itv period drama concluded in december 2015 and it has finally been confirmed . so , what do we know ?\ni like the added complexity of multi - layered images , and hope to experiment more with these kinds of images in 2015 .\nhow much do you help a young filmmaker , with a film like waiting ? how much do you bring of your own . . .\nstar wars effects studio working on warcraft film , an orcs vs . humans origin story . gamespot ( 2013 - 11 - 09 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 05 - 09 .\nhowever anu menon\u2019s debut film london paris new york didn\u2019t really work at the box office and ever since her first was released she has been planning to start her next film o womaniya . reportedly , due to some reason the film didn\u2019t really start and she started writing for the film waiting .\n' waiting ' , directed by anu menon , also stars rajat kapoor and suhasini maniratnam .\nslow down the virtual reality hype . we\u2019re still waiting for the good stuff | the verge\nthe 2016 unitec graduate - year film , waiting written by samuel kamu and directed by amberley jo aumua , is one of six short films selected by the eminent filmmaker for the new zealand international film festival\u2019s annual new zealand\u2019s best short film competition .\namanda rivera 2007 - 08 - 04 . liveblogging the blizzcon movie panel . wow insider . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\nconsidering the grim subject and setting \u2013 the intensive care unit of a luxe hospital in kochi \u2013 waiting is a surprisingly pleasant and positive film .\ndoes that signify something , like waiting for a miracle ? \u201cit symbolises a lot of things . we all are waiting \u2014 all the time \u2014 for something or the other . and literally these two characters are waiting while their spouses are in a coma , \u201d she adds .\nthe itv period drama came to an end on christmas day in 2015 , but it was finally confirmed by the sun in may that a full length feature film edition would be made .\nto continue this little essay on shooting film , let me talk more about the specific details of how i shoot film , how i get my film processed and scanned , and how i store my film .\nover the last few years several unitec short films have been selected to the prestigious new zealand international film festival including yamin tun ' s wait in 2016 and her film two princes in 2012 , and mine directed by paloma schneideman shortlisted in 2015 .\nloretta devine , whitney houston , angela bassett and lela rochon starred in \u201cwaiting to exhale . \u2019\u2019\nthere are no featured reviews for colin hay : waiting for my real life at this time .\nfor the best part of a century , film fandom was defined by waiting : waiting for a movie to be made , waiting for it to be released one continent at a time , and finally waiting for it to arrive on home video , often as much as a year after its initial premiere . today , such delays seem laughable , as films routinely debut in dozens of countries simultaneously before shuffling on to laptop screens a week later .\nfor a list and discussion of the differences between the film universe and the main universe , see warcraft film universe . for a list of differences between the film and its official novelization , see differences from the film .\nluke karmali 2013 - 08 - 29 . warcraft movie to start filming in january 2014 . ign . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\nchris hardwick 2014 - 11 - 24 . blizzcon 2014 \u2013 warcraft movie presentation panel transcript . blizzplanet . retrieved on 2015 - 03 - 11 .\nfor film , i would also experiment . try using different films , and stick with one film you like .\nfilm and video editors and camera operators typically need a bachelor\u2019s degree in a field related to film or broadcasting .\nthe programme ' s stars have , by and large , been desperate to reprise their roles on the big screen , remaining hopeful of a film ever since the series came to an end in 2015 .\nnaseeruddin shah and kalki koechlin ' s emotional outing ' waiting ' garnered mixed responses from the critics .\nedmonds just didn\u2019t compose the songs ; he also wrote the lush score for \u201cwaiting to exhale . \u201d\ni will keep shooting film as long as i can afford it , and if my specific film does get discontinued , i will just switch to shooting a different film .\nwaiting movie review : both naseer and kalki are good fits for their parts in a film which segues easily between english , hindi and a smattering of malayalam .\nmark julian 2013 - 08 - 17 . world of warcraft movie moves to universal . video game films . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\ndirector of photography on the film was christian o\u2019brien while location sound recording was overseen by peter nicell . the editor of \u2018waiting for tom\u2019 is shane callan . music for the film comes courtesy of the sunday school sessions .\ni actually don\u2019t think that film is \u201cbetter\u201d than digital . i just personally prefer the process of shooting film than shooting digitally . shooting film makes me happier than shooting digitally , and i prefer my final outcome of my film photos .\nwaiting movie review : both naseeruddin and kalki koechlin are good fits for their parts in a film which segues easily between english , hindi and a smattering of malayalam .\nwaiting is a 2015 indian drama film directed by anu menon . produced by priti gupta and manish mundra under the banner of ishka films and drishyam films respectively , the film was co - written by menon and james ruzicka , and stars naseeruddin shah and kalki koechlin in lead roles . waiting focuses on the relationship between two people from different walks of life who befriend each other in a hospital , while nursing their respective comatose spouses . rajat kapoor , suhasini maniratnam , arjun mathur , ratnabali bhattacharjee and rajeev ravindranathan play supporting roles in the film .\nmicky neilson on twitter ( 2015 - 04 - 23 ) . \u201cwarcraft movie release date has changed to june 10th , 2016 . announced at cinemacon . \u201d\nwaiting is beautiful and believable , a well - chiselled marvel that is watchable all the way .\nsearching for a rewarding career in nyc ? there could be a position waiting for you at nycedc . \u203a\ni am at a different stage of grief , he explains in waiting\u2019s most profound and haunting scene . their mentally arduous journey into the final leg of this inevitable juncture is the crux of the layered , lyrical waiting .\nunklerupert 2015 - 01 - 06 . duncan jones interview with mtime on warcraft and daniel wu . man made movies . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 .\nanu menon\u2019s second feature , waiting , is miles apart from her first , london paris new york . screened at the ongoing dubai international film festival , waiting unfolds in a swanky kochi hospital - - where two grieving people meet and strike a rapport , despite a yawning age difference .\nanu menon\u2019s upcoming movie waiting tells a story of humour and hope and is set in a hospital in kochi .\nlife is waiting : referendum and resistance in western sahara - official trailer from cultures of resistance films on vimeo .\njim vejvoda 2014 - 07 - 26 . sdcc 2014 : duncan jones gives fans their first look at warcraft . ign . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\nwhen does a movie break even at the box office ? . box office flops ( 2015 - 10 - 12 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 .\njames is the co - writer of waiting ( 2015 ) . a graduate of cambridge university and the london film school , he has written comedy for bbc radio 4 , film criticism for filmexposed , and a number of feature film screenplays that are currently in development . he produced the award - winning short film \u2018discombobulated\u2019 in 2005 . as stand - up comedian \u2018jimmy razor\u2019 he appeared on the bill at more than 300 live comedy gigs , and was seen on bbc2 , itv and channel 5 . he is also a fully qualified medical doctor .\nfirst experiment shooting film with the cheapest film camera money can buy ( you can even buy disposable film cameras at the local drugstore , check out the ilford disposable xp2 black and white film camera . if you like the look , the experience , and the process\u2014 then perhaps you can upgrade your film camera down the road .\nreportedly , the film is about two strangers who do not know what they want to do in life and they\u2019re in coma in a hospital while waiting to see their loved ones .\nin an overly written script , these would be jarring , but waiting\u2019s serene narrative relies on their ambiguities for soul .\nkalki koechlin , who was last seen in waiting , is all set for her new venture as a host . kalki\u2026\n\u201cwaiting\u201d , which also features suhasini ratnam , rajat kapoor , arjun mathur , is set to release in may 13 .\nwaiting director : anu menon cast : kalki koechlin , naseeruddin shah , rajat kapoor rating : 3 . 5 / 5\nthe real brilliance of waiting , though , is its ability to make you cry and smile at the same time .\nsimon reynolds 2015 - 11 - 02 . warcraft : the beginning poster revealed ahead of trailer release on friday . digital spy . retrieved on 2016 - 05 - 12 .\nsteven soderbergh ' s atmospheric , film - noirish and experimental b / w film was a mystery - thriller tale of sad romance .\nfilm and video editors held about 34 , 200 jobs in 2016 . the largest employers of film and video editors were as follows :\nthe development of the film began in june 2014 , when menon signed koechlin and shah for an untitled project . principal photography started in november 2014 in the south indian coastal city of kochi ; neha parti served as the cinematographer for the film . new zealand - based singer - songwriter mikey mccleary composed the film ' s score . nitin baid and apurva asrani edited the film , and atika chohan wrote the dialogue . waiting also marked the hindi film debut of the prominent south indian actress - director suhasini maniratnam . koechlin also made her debut as a lyricist with the film ' s soundtrack , writing the song\nwaiting on you\n.\nnaseeruddin shah and kalki koechlin have impressed bollywood critics again with their performances in anu menon ' s film\nwaiting .\nanu menon ' s directorial has also opened to positive reviews .\ntara and shiv are tara deshpande - kapoor ( kalki koechlin ) and professor shiv natraj ( naseeruddin shah ) in this hindi - english - occasionally - malayalam ( subtitled ) film waiting .\nactress suhasini is also seen in a significant role in the movie . more than a movie that was shot extensively in kerala , what makes waiting a movie worth waiting for malayalis is that it includes a lot of malayali actors as sidekicks .\nthe situation , you know , our times . a hundred years from now , they ' ll see these movies and they should know what the india of 2015 was like .\nover the past few days , i\u2019ve been talking with filmmakers and production chiefs about the lessons of 2015 . in planning their future films , they yearn to find a way to approximate that first \u201cstars wars\u201d experience . they also understand that too many of their 2015 releases , particularly in the specialty arena , have been not intrinsically cinematic \u2014 or theatrical .\non 1 october 2013 a release date for the movie was announced : 18 december 2015 . [ 49 ] however , by 2014 this had been scrapped due to conflicts with star wars episode vii : the force awakens , and the film was moved to a march 11 , 2016 release . [ 50 ] in april 2015 this was in turn cancelled due to further challenging scheduling , with the film finally being released in may ( international ) / june ( us ) 2016 . [ 51 ]\n' waiting ' raises important questions about life , love , and letting go . plus there are those two splendid performances .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for colin hay : waiting for my real life . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nfor color film , it is generally very cheap to get your film processed as a c41 process at a local drugstore or camera store .\nfilm and video editors and camera operators must have an understanding of digital cameras and editing software because both are now used on film sets .\nthe team of editors for waiting was headed by apurva asrani and nitin baid . the sound mixing was done by london - based sound engineer roland heap , with assistance from mandar kamalapurkar and udit daseja . [ 9 ] shiji pattna was the film ' s art director , and the marketing department was headed by parull gosain . [ 20 ] the editing process for the film took place in march 2015 . [ 21 ] the film ' s final cut ran for a total of 98 minutes . [ 20 ]\nwarcraft ( released internationally as warcraft : the beginning ) [ 5 ] is a 2016 fantasy epic film based on the warcraft series and set on the world of azeroth . it opened in more than 20 countries at the end of may 2016 , and was released in the us on 10 june 2016 . [ 2 ] it is rated pg - 13 . [ 6 ] the film ' s trailer made its debut on 6 november 2015 at blizzcon 2015 . [ 7 ] the film was shot over 123 days , from 20 january through 23 may 2014 . [ 8 ]\nfor naseeruddin shah , script is the star of any film and he says within few minutes of reading the story of upcoming \u201cwaiting\u201d he knew he would do it as the plot kept him hooked .\n\u201cwaiting to exhale\u201d earned $ 81 . 5 million internationally . part of its success was not only the cast and screenplay but actor forest whitaker , who made his feature directorial debut with the film .\nvalued viewers : waiting for tickets at a movie theater in wuhan , china . a chinese film official predicts that china\u2019s box - office receipts will overtake america\u2019s within three years . reuters / darley shen\nthe may 27 release waiting , directed by anu menon and starring kalki koechlin , naseeruddin shah , suhasini and rajat kapoor , is the kind of independent drama - oriented film that seems to have little scope for music . yet , the movie has four songs because if it didn\u2019t , it would be a challenge to market its niche and metro - targeted narrative . the soundtrack has been composed by mikey mccleary , who has worked on advertisement and movies , including chennai express ( 2013 ) , bombay velvet ( 2015 ) and margarita with a straw ( 2015 ) .\nthat was 1977 , but in 2015 , as the franchise approaches its seventh big - screen instalment , interest in star wars shows no sign of abating \u2013 this week bringing news of a new film about han solo and of a reappearance for darth vader .\nin \u201cwaiting\u201d shah plays shiv , an old - school philosophy professor while kalki , 32 , plays an advertising professional named tara .\n\u2018waiting for tom\u2019 is currently finishing post - production in high wire , with emer sands of avenue 33 providing the sound mix .\nkalki attended a special screening of radhika\u2019s film , while radhika attended the screening of kalki\u2019s film . both the actresses couldn\u2019t stop praising each other .\nthis article was amended on 28 january 2015 to clarify that the 3 , 000 figure came from the number of foreign - trained doctors on its register , not from nhs recruitment numbers .\nas a note , in 2015 i plan to shoot more with my contax t3 . it is the perfect \u201ccarry - around\u201d film camera that fits easily in a coat pocket . i shoot with it in \u201cp\u201d mode , and just point - and - click .\nwaiting had its world premiere on 11 december 2015 at the 12th edition of the dubai international film festival . [ 28 ] there the film ' s executive producer priti gupta , founder of ishka films , emphasised the universality of the film and said ,\nit is an endearing and beautiful movie for not just indian [ s ] , but the world audience , as it is essentially about the universal human circumstances , which are deftly portrayed in a tender yet humorous way .\n[ 29 ] manish mundra , founder of drishyam films , expressed his delight at the screening of the film , acknowledging that dubai was one of the biggest overseas markets for indian films . the film was also screened at the closing gala of the london asian film festival , and at the indian film festival of los angeles . [ 30 ] [ 31 ]\nso first of all , i order all of my film ( kodak portra 400 ) either on amazon or bh photo ( whatever is cheaper ) . i shoot 95 % of my film on a leica mp camera , or on my contax t3 ( compact ) camera . i generally store my film in the japan camera hunter film cases , and don\u2019t refrigerate my film .\nsurabhi redkar of urltoken said :\nwaiting is a clear sign of mint - fresh direction . lovable and relatable characters etched into a fine story makes this one a great slice of a life film !\nhealth minister michelle o ' neill has said tackling excessive waiting times is high on her agenda . photo by kelvin boyes / press eye\ni have said consistently since becoming minister in june that tackling excessive waiting times is high on my agenda ,\nshe added .\nthe downton abbey series may have come to a close in 2015 , but that wasn ' t the end of the franchise . after two years of speculation , a movie has finally been confirmed .\nof the five ambulance trusts hiring from abroad , the south - east coast ambulance service said it had recently brought staff from poland and australia and is seeking 20 - 40 international graduates during 2015 .\ntwo new zealand feature films and one short film have been selected to screen at the 2017 toronto international film festival ( tiff ) . nic gorman\u2019s debut feature , human traces and anthology film , waru , written and directed by nine m\u0101ori women will have their north american premieres in the discovery section of the festival . short film , waiting , written by samuel kamu and directed by amberley jo aumua will screen in the festival\u2019s short cuts section .\nchristie golden on twitter ( 2015 - 09 - 07 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . \u201cit ' s to set up certain things we ' ll see in the movie : ) \u201d\nfor the uninitiated , partha ' s film released in august last year . on the other hand , anu had talked about being in the middle of the editing process of waiting to this reporter in march last year .\npowerful performances and a realistic approach make this a film you\u2019d want to watch .\ncopyright \u00a9 2001 - 2018 48 hour film project , inc . all rights reserved\ni also find that when shooting film , it helps me to stay better \u201cin the flow\u201d . film helps me shoot as a \u201c stream of consciousness \u201c .\nwaiting will be screened at 9 . 15pm on saturday , december 12 , at the mall of the emirates . for tickets , go to urltoken\nwaiting does not spoonfeed us responses to these questions as universal truths . it leaves us to find our own answers while its protagonists find theirs .\namy was hiding in a campground resort in the ozarks , waiting for nick to be convicted and given the death sentence for her presumed murder .\ngarry winogrand , one of the most prolific street photographers who have ever lived ( it is rumored that he shot at least 10 rolls of film a day ) made the practice of generally waiting about a year before getting his film processed . in - fact , he was so prolific that when he passed away prematurely at age 56 , he left behind about 2 , 500 rolls of undeveloped film .\nuday bhatia of livemint said :\nyet , apart from a few wobbles , waiting walks the line between emotional resonance and emotional manipulation skilfully .\nbut some production houses are seeking to encourage new talent . among them is dhrishyam films , which produced masaan , dhanak , ankhon dekhi and waiting .\nwith waiting , suhasini maniratnam makes her debut in hindi cinema . how was it directing a well - known actor who has been a director herself ?\n' garnered mixed responses from the critics . though the film opened poorly at the box office at rs 20 lakh , it was praised across the film fraternity . while naseeruddin made it clear that it ' s not for people who whistle during a salman or shah rukh film , know what the moviegoers said about the film on twitter '\nwarcraft on twitter ( 2013 - 10 - 01 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . \u201cwe\u2019re pleased to announce that @ legendary pictures\u2019 warcraft will be released by @ universalpics on december 18 , 2015 . \u201d\nout of all the films i ' ve watched so far at this year ' s dubai international film festival , the one that touched me most profoundly - - reaching deep into those crevices of my heart that find it cathartic to cry and laugh at once during a film - - is anu menon ' s waiting .\nthough one may be tempted to compare waiting with the irrfan khan starrer , the lunch box , the two films are very different . admittedly , the story in waiting - - like on the lunch box - - involves two people divided by a huge difference in age . but there ends the similarity . in waiting , there really is no romance between tara and natraj - - contrary to what some of the indian papers and magazines have been writing .\nwhen we caught up with anu , she denied having any clue about the bengali film . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdnope , i ' ve never seen or heard about this film . i hardly know anything about the bengali industry , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd said the director . on being asked about the inspiration of her film , she said , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd a very close relative of mine was in coma for 8 months . i don ' t like to talk about that phase . but as i said , i have never seen this bengali film . my film draws from the processing of my life , and the questions i asked myself at that point of time . i ' ve been working on this film for five years and it was ready by may 2015 . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ndirector anu menon has surely surprises the audience with this hard hitting yet emotional film .\nblizzard first began talking with legendary pictures about the possibility of a warcraft film more than ten years before the film would eventually release , in may 2016 . [ 25 ]\nconcept art of teldrassil was released in relation to the film , hinting that at least some of the film takes place there , and perhaps by extension , in darnassus .\ntherefore in that sense , film has a longer longevity than digital . it is easier to store film for a longer period of time than it is archiving digital data .\nbut for me , i always get more emotional satisfaction shooting on film than digital .\nsony altered \u2018concussion\u2019 film to prevent n . f . l . protests , emails show\nmovie news , screening invitations and reviews from the world of independent film and beyond .\n? , starring swastika mukherjee and ritwick chakraborty , which released in august 2015 . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthere are too many similarities to ignore . even the name card , red lettering on white background , is the same , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd said partha .\npost - production was handled by industrial light and magic . [ 66 ] at the start of post - production , ilm had to work on over 1000 visual effects . by may 2015 , 50 remained . [ 67 ]\nchristie golden on twitter ( 2015 - 08 - 23 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . \u201cthis will help set up the events of the movie , so it ' s the movie ' s lore . \u201d\nalso the thing to note is that when you shoot film , you shoot a lot less than you expect . i know most guys who shoot film can sometimes struggle to shoot an entire roll of film in a week . if you are busy with work or a family , shooting film can actually be more economical than buying expensive digital cameras .\ndespite its sombre setting , the mood is far from brooding . waiting communicates normalcy around the given trauma in ways as genuine as one\u2019s need to breathe .\nwaiting , which premieres at diff , stars veteran actor naseeruddin shah \u2013 who will receive a lifetime achievement award at the festival \u2013 and actress kalki koechlin .\nactress kalki koechlin said her ' waiting ' co - star naseeruddin shah constantly surprises everyone with his performance and even argues for the honesty of his character .\npackaged with naseeruddin as the adorable old man struggling to understand a younger generation and kalki as the charming young , energetic woman , waiting is a delight .\nand that is waiting for you , a movie about love , life and their complexities , subtly portrayed on screen by anu menon , and brilliantly so .\njames caan , keir gilchrist and logan miller are starring in the indie thriller \u201c the waiting , \u201d with shooting starting in los angeles later this month .\nthe quarterly diagnostics census collects data on patients waiting over 6 weeks for a diagnostic test . data for this collection is available back to feb - 06 .\nstudios also have to work with china film group corp , a state - owned conglomerate that imports and distributes foreign movies . in some cases china film also acts as an investor . in the emails , sony executives discussed a co - financing arrangement whereby china film will cover 10 percent of the budget of \u201cpixels . \u201d china film is run by la peikang , a communist party member and the former deputy head of the film bureau .\nthe term indie film is used to describe independent films which are usually produced outside of the major film studio system . such films are also mostly distributed by independent entertainment agencies .\nthe biggest unexpected benefit of shooting film ( and not processing my film for a full year ) is that it allowed me to re - live some of my experiences vividly .\nbassett , who directed \u201cwhitney , \u201d the 2015 lifetime biopic on the movie , noted , \u201cwhitney and gregory were both magnificent , talented and gracious creatures . he , utterly charming , and she , a force of joy . \u201d\nchina is on course to set a new record this year : box office receipts were $ 3 . 3 billion in the first half of 2015 , china\u2019s state - run media reported . action movie \u201cfast & furious 7\u201d was the best ticket seller in china by early june 2015 , grossing $ 383 million \u2013 higher than the $ 351 million in the united states and canada combined . it was followed by \u201cavengers : age of ultron\u201d and \u201cjurassic world . \u201d\nearlier in the month , news surfaced that a childish gambino and vince staples song was put together for the forthcoming film , creed . creed is now set to hit theaters at midnight tonight , and in anticipation of that release , the film\u2019s lead song had arrived . entitled \u201cwaiting for my moment , \u201d the track links childish gambino , jhene aiko and vince staples over producton by past gambino collaborator ludwig goransson . ludwig goransson was also responsible for curating the film\u2019s soundtrack , which also boasts selections from future and lupe fiasco . you can check \u201cwaiting for my moment\u201d a listen below .\nthis is just personal preference\u2014 i think film still looks far better than digital . of course you can work on digital photos with vsco presets and make them look quite \u201cfilm - like\u201d . but in my experience , film will always have a nicer aesthetic than digital .\ndirector anu menon\u2019s waiting , a tender tale of love and letting go , recognises this largely neglected sentiment and builds its premise around two strangers bonded by despair .\nanushka manchanda returns to sing the laconic \u201cwaiting for you\u201d with mccleary . it\u2019s similar in arrangement to \u201ctu hain toh main hoon\u201d , with the same twee sound .\nwhich is why it isn\u2019t hard to be invested in the central conceit of waiting , director anu menon\u2019s film about two people who meet and form a connection \u2013 despite their yawning age difference \u2013 while biding time in the sterile confines of a hospital .\nthe music of the film is designed to be true to the game series ' soundtracks .\nwhen traveling , i don\u2019t bother having the people hand - check my film ( airport x - rays don\u2019t affect your film as long as they are under iso 800 ) . some people have reported that scanning your film ruins the image quality . to me , i haven\u2019t noticed any image degradation even after having my film x - ray scanned 5 + times .\ni personally prefer kodak portra 400 for color film , and kodak tri - x for black - and - white . ilford hp5 is another great black - and - white film .\nfilm and video editors and camera operators manipulate moving images that entertain or inform an audience .\nchinese government and film - industry officials didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment for this story .\nin the end , waiting is a film about hope , even in the face of impossible odds . despite a few niggles here and there , it succeeds by choosing subtlety over melodrama , and understatement over pompous declarations , even in the face of predictability . for a hinglish film about life , death , and friendship , that\u2019s no small achievement .\nthe producers stated in 2015 that if the film was a success they would be excited to continue the story . a trilogy hasn ' t been ruled out . metzen has teased many trilogies if they put their mind to it . [ 6 ] jones has mentioned the possibility of an additional two films as well . [ 76 ]\ni have my own film scanner at home ( epson v750 ) , but frankly speaking\u2014 i don\u2019t have the time to scan so much film , nor do i enjoy the process of scanning film . i\u2019d rather be shooting , traveling , teaching , writing , or making videos .\nradhika apte\u2019s phobia and kalki koechlin\u2019s waiting locked horns at the box office last friday . instead of any catfight , the two actresses were seen appreciating each other\u2019s work .\nthe monthly diagnostics collection collects data on waiting times and activity for 15 key diagnostic tests and procedures . data for this collection is available back to jan - 06 .\nkalki koechlin attended a special screening of radhika ' s film , while radhika apte attended the screening of kalki ' s film . both the actresses couldn ' t stop praising each other .\nanu menon ' s waiting offers a heart - wrenching account of how hostile , confusing and tormenting the waiting room at a hospital can be . the trailers of the film reveal the basic plot , so i am at no risk of giving out any spoilers . shiv natraj , essayed effortlessly by naseeruddin shah , is a jolly old man whose wife has been in coma at a kochi hospital for the last eight . . .\nwhen quizzed on a downton abbey film at the same event , laura carmichael - who played lady edith crawley - quipped :\nwell , tell my agent , because we ' re still waiting to know . we ' re hoping that will happen soon .\nbut when \u201cwaiting to exhale\u201d opened two decades ago this holiday season , the movie not only became a breakout success but also touched a cultural nerve with an underserved audience .\nfinally , what we\u2019ve all been waiting for : a breakthrough at the box office after a summer that was down 15 % with an estimated $ 3 . 8 billion .\nchart - topping album a month before the film was released , the soundtrack of \u201cwaiting to exhale\u201d was released featuring 17 songs composed by kenneth \u201cbabyface\u201d edmonds performed by female r & b artists such as houston , cece winans , mary j . blige and aretha franklin .\nenvelopes of film at home , ready to take out the cd\u2019s to transfer to my laptop .\nalthough digital has sometimes yielded better results than my film photographs ( one of my favorite \u201cpinocchio nose girl\u201d photos is shot on a digital ricoh gr ) i overall still prefer the film process .\nhonestly , just pick up the cheapest film camera you can find . canon ae\u20131\u2019s are great bargains ( you should be able to find them for under $ 200 on ebay ) . i actually don\u2019t recommend buying a film leica unless you are going to really dedicate yourself to shooting film .\nthe median annual wage for film and video editors was $ 61 , 180 in may 2017 .\nwaiting\nis a comedy - drama about two people from different walks of life . naseeruddin and kalki meet each other in a hospital where they are nursing their spouses . one would expect the film to be serious , as it is shot in a hospital , but the film is a comedy drama and critics have said that it stands true to its genre .\ndialogues by atika chohan are so relatable especially few conversations of naseeruddin shah and kalki . screenplay by anu menon , atika chohan and james ruzicka is the backbone of the film . the characters of the film live with you till the last frame . the interesting part of waiting is its edit , apurva asrani and nitin baid made this 1 hr 40 minutes worth watching .\nanu menon\u2019s waiting is a film about an unlikely bond that develops between a retired professor , shiv nataraj ( naseeruddin shah ) , and a young i - want - to - say - digital - ad - executive ( ? ) , tara kapoor ( kalki koechlin ) .\nin hindi cinema . the film is about the special relationship between two people who befriend each other unexpectedly in a hospital , while nursing their individual spouses in coma . it is a film about grief , but more than just dealing with it , the film is also about confronting it and discovering a sliver of hope between the lines . it is a life - affirming story representative of urban india and its ethos . directed by anu menon and produced by ishka films and drishyam films , ' waiting ' had premiered at the dubai international film festival ( diff ) .\nin regards to storage of film , i am a mess . i generally toss them into boxes , which are marked by year ( 2013 , 2014 , 2015 ) . i only had to go back once or twice to hunt down a negative to re - scan ( when 3 , 000 pixels wasn\u2019t big enough ) . it took me forever .\nmoving freely between hindi and english , waiting takes place at a hospital\u2019s intensive care unit where two lives hang in the balance . despite its brisk pace and lush production values , this is by no means a chipper milieu and any resistance waiting \u2019s distributor shoreline will face is in its downbeat subject matter . yet this waiting is a universal film : this could be any hospital , in any country , with the kochin setting simply adding rich flavour and more dramatic contrasts \u2013 the slow south of india , where mumbai hipster tara kapoor ( koechlin ) is summoned after her new husband is involved in a life - threatening accident .\nin their first interaction , a bewildered tara ( kalki koechlin ) looks around the hospital waiting room and spots a lone shiv ( naseeruddin shah ) scribbling notes on a paper .\nthe film , that was screened at the closing gala of the festival , has been wowing not just the critics and cinema - lovers , but even the regular public at the several film festivals .\nstar thrower produces both film and television projects . the company\u2019s first film jamsey boy was directed and co - written by trevor white and starred mary - louise parker , taissa farmiga and james woods .\ni try to do my \u201cserious photography\u201d on film , and on digital i like to take photographs of my food , random snapshots , and like to use it when i run out of film .\nif you\u2019re on a budget , i recommend the fujifilm c200 color film , and bulk - loading your own black - and - white - film ( you can google how to do this ) .\ni am worried about kodak potra 400 being discontinued . but i think that film will never go away . in the future film will probably become more expensive , but it will always be around .\nhorgan has an impressive track record , including his production \u2018paddy\u2019 ( 2000 ) which was short listed for oscar nomination in 2001 and has five awards to its\u2019 credit . his first film , \u2018adeste fideles\u2019 ( 1991 ) was awarded the james horgan prize for best animation at the galway film fleadh . he has taught animation and film at the european school of animation and national film television school ireland .\nlast november , the vice president of the china film producers\u2019 association , wang fenglin , said the chinese film market would overtake the united states to become the largest in the world within three years .\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\nshubhra gupta shubhra gupta is film critic and senior columnist with the indian expr . . . read more\neaster eggs referencing the film will be placed inside the world of warcraft game series . [ 6 ]\nanimated short films funded by the ifb are included as part of a new occasional series of short film screenings from the irish film institute ( ifi ) , which begins next tuesday ( april 28th ) .\nexplore resources for employment and wages by state and area for film and video editors and camera operators .\nanu menon , director of the upcoming movie \u201cwaiting\u201d , says the confirmatory e - mail from veteran actor naseeruddin shah for accepting the role is one of her \u201cmost - prized possessions\u201d .\nin the end , waiting urges for a life full of faith and laughter against all odds , but it also shows the troughs one must go through , especially when tragedy strikes .\nfirst of all , they are the most affordable place to get color c41 film processed in the states . it costs around $ 5 to get one roll of film developed and scanned ( to around 3000 pixels wide ) . if you just want to get your film developed at costco , it costs only $ 1 . 59 per roll of film . the scans cost $ 2 . 99 for a roll .\nit is at the waiting room of the hospital , that tara meets shiv and thus beginning their emotional journey to self discovery . in the coarse of time , shiv and tara seeks each other\u2019s help and become friends . will shiv and tara be able to overcome the fear of loosing their loved one ? this is what you have to watch ' waiting ' for .\nnot only that , but it takes me a long time trying to get my digital shots look like my film shots . if i\u2019m wasting all of this time trying to make my digital shots look like my film shots , it just makes more sense for me to shoot film from the get - go .\nrahul desai of catch news said :\neventually , ' waiting ' serves a calm and dignified reminder of how the act itself is anything but . it is a fine little film about love , and a kind of anguish that has its own little quirks and half - smiles .\nwaiting simmers in its locales without being brash or boastful ; the colours of india are there , glowing at the sidelines , in a handsomely - realised production which should resonate with viewers .\nthese ' actions ' include recent initiatives to support the increase in orthopaedic capacity across the north such as : waiting list validation of all patients waiting over nine months ; increasing clinical assessment and treatment services ( icats ) capacity ; the development of regionally agreed outpatient referral guidance and the continued roll - out of ' e - triage ' to support medically led triage for orthopaedic referrals .\ntab _ 151212 _ kalki _ koechlin indian actress kalki koechlin at the dubai international film festival . photo zarina\nat the end of the day , i think that it isn\u2019t a question of film vs . digital . the question is\u2014 how can a photographer shoot both film and digital and how can it make them happy ?\nif you can make your digital shots look like film , and they make you happy\u2014 that is awesome .\nso don\u2019t take my word and excitement of shooting film at face value . try it out for yourself .\nthe anguished duo spends hours in the hospital ' s waiting room and seeks solace in each other ' s company even as they get into violent arguments over the fate of their respective spouses .\ninvolved a lot of waiting \u2026 the toughest part about my role was to find the character . we kept writing and rewriting her as tara was based on anu somehow , \u201d said koechlin .\n\u2019s character professor shiv natraj has been waiting in the hospital for eight months hoping that his wife , pankaja ( suhasini mani ratnam ) , would rise from her coma and smile , demanding her favourite biryani ( steaming hot , please ) , which her hubby gets from his club where he goes to watch his favourite game , cricket . also waiting at the hospital is tara kapoor (\nruchika oberoi had a hard time convincing big studios and producers in mumbai to fund her\nexperimental\nfilm , island city .\nfinally , the national film development corporation gave me the money ,\nshe says . but now that her film has been screened at various festivals around the world and bagged an award at the venice film festival , it has helped her gain a toehold in the industry .\nat least i get heard now ,\nsays oberoi , whose next feature film is a children ' s comedy cum adventure .\nfilm and video editors work in editing rooms by themselves , or with producers and directors , for many hours at a time . cinematographers and operators who film movies or tv shows may film on location and be away from home for months at a time . operators who travel usually must carry heavy equipment to their shooting locations .\nthe madman entertainment jury prize for the best new zealand short film at nziff 2017 was awarded to waiting , directed by amberley jo aumua . the jury noted in their citation that they were particularly impressed with the screenplay which contributed to the film\u2019s success and that the filmmakers had created a story with lasting impact despite having very few resources . director amberley jo aumua receives a cash prize of $ 5 , 000 .\nnow , 38 years later , on the cusp of the release of the franchise\u2019s seventh film , \u201c the force awakens , \u201d disney clearly isn\u2019t waiting for critical reaction . the release will be sprawled over 4 , 000 screens , and the studio expects a $ 200 million u . s . opening ."]}
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", "topic": 4}], "title": "cecil cunningham", "paragraphs": ["cecil cunningham was born on august 2 , 1888 in st . louis , missouri , usa as edna cecil cunningham . she was an actress , known for\nplaya del rey is more often remembered as the former home of another cecil ; cecil b . demille , but cecil cunningham who lived here as well , was huge star in her day .\nin memory of cecil f . cunningham - - meyer brothers funeral homes , sioux city , ia\ni thought you might like to see a memorial for cecil cunningham i found on findagrave . com .\nhe was preceded in death by his father , dr . cecil cunningham ; and maternal and paternal grandparents .\n\ud83c\udf1f e - boks free download cecil cunningham rtf by wade anastasia jere\n| unlimited ebooks for life .\n) , memorial page for cecil cunningham ( 2 aug 1888\u201317 apr 1959 ) , find a grave memorial no .\ncecil cunningham ( august 2 , 1888 \u2013 april 17 , 1959 ) was an american film and stage actress . she appeared in more than 80 movies between 1929 and 1946 .\neven in her briefest appearances , cecil cunningham managed to draw attention to herself , usually through such simple expedients as a firmly planted tongue in cheek and a withering , all - knowing glare .\ncecil cunningham was born on august 2 , 1888 in st . louis , missouri , usa as edna cecil cunningham . she was an actress , known for the awful truth ( 1937 ) , playboy of paris ( 1930 ) and cowboy serenade ( 1942 ) . she was married to jean c . havez . she died on april 17 , 1959 in los angeles , california , usa .\nsioux city - - cecil f . cunningham , 49 , of wichita , kan . , formerly of sioux city , died friday , july 9 , 2010 , at his residence following a brief illness with cancer .\nmr . cunningham , age 89 years , passed away saturday , april 11 , 2009 at bay regional medical center . cecil was born january 15 , 1920 in omer , mi to the late charles and nina ( valentine ) cunningham . he married dorothy i . corry and she predeceased him on . . .\nhe will be missed by his family and friends including his mother , gloria cunningham of sioux city ; a brother , scott cunningham of sioux city ; two sisters , sheryl cochnauer of joplin , mo . , and laura griffin and her husband , fred of sioux city ; five nephews , aaron and steven cunningham , david griffin , lucas cunningham and joshua cochnauer ; three nieces , holly , latasha and aislinn cunningham ; and his good friends in wichita , allyn kouri , eric galiton and todd cooper .\nstatuesque , foghorn - voiced comedienne cecil cunningham at one time pursued an operatic career . after extensive training , cunningham made her stage debut in the chorus of a fritzi scheff musical . she played her first important role in the 1911 production will o\u2019 the wisp , then enjoyed her greatest success as a serious singer in the 1913 operetta pink lady .\nby the time she started making movies cecil cunningham was an extremely distinctive character actress in her early forties , often in small or un - credited parts . her white hair was usually cut in a mannish way , her eyes were blunt and disbelieving , and her voice was the ultimate in butch skepticism . was cunningham herself as lesbian as she seems in many of her movies ? she married once to the actor jean havez from 1915 to 1917 , and when they hit the divorce court cunningham testified that havez was lazy and that she was tired of supporting him . havez told the court that cunningham had been merely a \u201cmarble bride . \u201d\ncecil was born aug . 18 , 1960 , in holden , mo . , the son of dr . cecil and gloria ( balsley ) cunningham . he was baptized and confirmed at st . paul ' s lutheran church and attended st . paul ' s lutheran school . he graduated from east high school in 1979 and then attended morningside college for two years . he went to western iowa tech community college and received a degree in electronic communications .\ncunningham herself seems to have been a rather tender - hearted lady according to mitchell leisen , who said that she had trouble being mean to sexy carole lombard in swing high , swing low ( 1936 ) . \u201ccecil had to be tough with carole and we just couldn\u2019t get it out of her , \u201d leisen said ( david chierichetti\u2019s leisen book mistakenly calls cunningham \u201chim\u201d at this point instead of \u201cher . \u201d ) cunningham told leisen , \u201cshe\u2019s so beautiful and pathetic , i just can\u2019t be tough with her . \u201d so lombard suggested they shoot it over her shoulder and she would do different dialogue to get the nasty reaction from cunningham they needed , and this story suggests that perhaps the young femmes found cunningham a soft touch , or gently maternal . sometimes people in movies really are the opposite of what they seem .\nfollowing graduation , cecil went to work for kake - tv in wichita , where he worked for 25 years . he received several awards from kake for his dedication to his job . he never took off for sickness until his recent illness .\ncunningham had her longest and best part as the sophisticated aunt patsy in the classic screwball comedy the awful truth ( 1937 ) . \u201cif i\u2019d known we were going to be buried side by side i never would have taken this apartment with you ! \u201d says the fun - seeking patsy to her niece lucy ( irene dunne ) . \u201cwhere can two women go alone ? \u201d lucy innocently wonders , and surely cunningham knows the answer to that question , but she can\u2019t even hint at it in 1937 .\ncunningham was born in st . louis , missouri , in 1888 . she trained to be an opera singer and made her debut on stage at age eighteen in the chorus of a musical called mademoiselle modiste . cunningham did many other musicals and became a headliner in vaudeville , often playing at the palace theatre in new york during her brief marriage to havez . info is scarce on how she spent the 1920s , but she kept working on stage and hopefully wore suits after hours and kept femme cuties in line .\nalas , nervous tension robbed cunningham of her glorious singing voice , whereupon she cut her losses and went into comedy . for many years she was a headliner in vaudeville , performing first - rate material written for her by her then - husband jean havez .\ncunningham still worked a lot after that peak , finishing her film career with stanwyck again in my reputation ( 1946 ) . she died in 1959 at age 70 in los angeles , a time and place where it could not have been imagined that someone like jane lynch could make a career as an openly lesbian comedian and actress , and often in lead roles , too . in my mind , i imagine cunningham and franklin pangborn having some secret hollywood salon , laughing over their bit parts and enjoying themselves as much as possible .\ncunningham worked for dorothy arzner in anybody\u2019s woman ( 1930 ) and made her first impression on screen as the opera diva madame swempski , huffing in outrage at an insult barrage from groucho marx in monkey business ( 1931 ) . even more colorfully , cunningham played the madam who calls hooker dorothy mackaill with a job in the first scene of safe in hell ( 1931 ) , where she wears heavy make - up , curly hair , a sleazy robe , and carries a pekinese dog . ( \u201clisten , dearie , \u201d she says , \u201ca friend of mine called up and he\u2019s lonesome , see ? \u201d ) cunningham carried a pekinese again in the barbara stanwyck prison movie ladies they talk about ( 1933 ) , so that her gender - bending in pre - code movies came to be attached to the criminal underworld , and even circus folk in susan lenox : her fall and rise ( 1931 ) .\nin his youth , he loved to swim , build model cars and was involved in boy scouts . he loved visiting his grandmother in kansas city and going to worlds of fun . he enjoyed fishing and rebuilding antique cars with his father . he also helped his father on many construction projects . cecil taught himself to play the guitar and loved playing chess . he also liked animals and kids .\ncomedy fans hold a special place in their hearts for two of cunningham\u2019s 1930s appearances : in if i had a million , she plays the haughty ex - trapeze artist who is put down in short order by w . c . fields ; and in leo mccarey\u2019s the awful truth , she enjoys one of her juiciest parts as irene dunne\u2019s waspish aunt patsy .\ncunningham can be seen as a brutally frank party hostess in paramount on parade ( 1930 ) , as supercilious opera star madame swempski in the marx brothers\u2019 monkey business ( 1932 ) , as a outraged dowager whose beauty treatment has left her totally bald in kiss and make up ( 1934 ) and as jack benny\u2019s dry - witted secretary in artists and models ( 1937 ) .\ntall , droll , low - voiced , aunt patsy is the flip side of cunningham\u2019s earlier pre - code criminals ; in this movie her signaled lesbianism was made to stand in for manhattan glamour . patsy zeroes in on dan leeson ( ralph bellamy ) , an oil millionaire , but nearly right away she can see her mistake when he laughs too long at one of her zingers . \u201cmr . leeson , won\u2019t you tell us something about\u2026oklahoma ? \u201d patsy asks , unable to keep a very derisive note out of her voice when she mentions his home state ( she even has to slightly close her eyes when she says it ! 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{"id": 115310, "summary": [{"text": "slayers \u2013 the motion picture , also known as slayers perfect ( or slayers the movie : perfect edition ) and originally released in japan simply as slayers ( \u30b9\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u30ba ) , is a 1995 japanese comic fantasy adventure anime film written by kazuo yamazaki , based on an original story by hajime kanzaka , and directed by yamazaki and hiroshi watanabe .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was the first animated entry released in the slayers media franchise and was acclaimed by critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in the film , young sorceresses lina inverse and naga the serpent reunite to go on vacation to the magical island of mipross , but they soon find that things there are not quite what they seem and a mighty evil force might be behind this . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "slayers the motion picture", "paragraphs": ["an ad for slayers : the motion picture ost in the september 1995 issue of animedia .\nslayers : the motion picture . the anime review . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 25 .\nslayers : the motion picture . mania . com . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nreviews - slayers : the motion picture . animefringe . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 25 .\nslayers : the motion picture essential anime . mania . com . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nnewtype ( 05 / 1995 ) - \u2018kadokawa anime festival\u2019 : legend of crystania and slayers the motion picture .\ndvd verdict review - anime essentials : slayers the motion picture . dvdverdict . com . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nslayers : motion picture : dvd talk review of the dvd video . dvdtalk . com . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nwhat is the official name of the first movie ?\nslayers : the motion picture\nor just\nslayers .\nslayers perfect\nis a fan - made name that is not official .\nslayers : the motion picture ( dvd ) . anime news network ( 2013 - 09 - 18 ) . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nslayers : the motion picture : anime reviews : aaw . urltoken ( 2000 - 10 - 10 ) . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nslayers - the motion picture - essential anime ( dvd ) . anime news network ( 2013 - 09 - 18 ) . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nstephen reviews : slayers : the motion picture ( 1995 ) \u00ab silver emulsion film reviews . urltoken ( 2012 - 05 - 02 ) . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nslayers the motion picture , also known as slayers perfect ( or slayers the movie : perfect edition ) and originally released in japan simply as slayers ( \u30b9\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u30ba ) , is a 1995 film written by kazuo yamazaki , based on an original story by hajime kanzaka , and directed by yamazaki and hiroshi watanabe .\nthe many different villains featured in the slayers motion picture are some of the best things about the slayers franchise , as each movie has its own unique group of baddies . some films have more , some less , but each is just as fun and enjoyable as the last bunch .\nslayers \u2013 the motion picture , also known as slayers perfect and originally released in japan simply as slayers ( \u30b9\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u30ba ) , is a 1995 japanese comic fantasy adventure anime film written by kazuo yamazaki based on an original story by hajime kanzaka , and directed by yamazaki and hiroshi watanabe . the movie was the first film in the slayers saga and was well received by critics .\ni encourage all those who are reading who have even a passing interest in what you\u2019ve just read , to please check out the slayers motion picture , it honestly does deserve your attention and admiration as one of the far better examples of anime feature films from the 1990s .\ni\u2019m watching slayers the motion picture and i am getting flooded with all kinds of nostalgia . this was one of the very first anime movies i ever saw . it captivated me and influenced me so much as a kid . its been about eight years since i last saw this movie .\neven if you ' ve never seen the other parts of the series , give slayers : the motion picture a try because it is a self - contained story with some of the most side - splitting scenes you ' ll see in anime . anyone for seeing nagah ' s disperspectived dragon going on a rampage again ?\nslayers : the motion picture ( japanese : \u5287\u5834\u7248\u30b9\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u30ba romaji : gekij\u014dban sureiy\u0101zu , gekij\u014dban meaning\nmovie version\n; often known by fans as slayers perfect ) is the first film in the slayers franchise . it follows the adventures of lina inverse and naga the serpent to stop the evil mazoku joyrock by traveling back in time to save a colony of elves with the help of an old sage , rowdy gabriev , who is actually one of gourry gabriev ' s ancestors .\nfor @ glittercanblog ! for their follower picture glitter asked for lina inverse , lead character of the amazing slayers anime series . i admit my knowledge of slayers is limited to the original series and the \u2018motion picture\u2019 , but lina is such a wonderful , energetic female lead . it\u2019s strange she doesn\u2019t get mentioned much when people talk about strong female leads in tv shows . lina\u2019s magical ability was off the charts and she was determined to get what she wanted out of life . nice gal : d\nbreaking off from the 1995 television series , slayers the motion picture\u2014 also known as slayers perfect , and directed hiroshi watanabe \u2014 takes a different turn by following the events of the young hot - headed sorceress , lina inverse , before she ever met gourry , amelia , or zelgadis . taking stories from the alternative slayers book series , lina inverse instead meets up with an old acquaintance named naga the white serpent , who claims to be both lina\u2019s rival and her traveling partner . and the two set off on a mutual journey to discover the secrets of the island known as mipross : the ancient home of the elves .\nat last , a slayers movie ! of course , it ' s based on the oav series and not the tv series , so there isn ' t any gourry , amelia , or zelgadis to be found , but still . . . a slayers movie ! these were the thoughts that went through my mind as i eagerly put the tape into the vcr . and for once , my expectations were met - - slayers : the motion picture offers all of the knee - slapping antics that the tv series had to offer , but with theatrical - quality art and animation .\nslayers text , vol . 1 : the ruby eye ( paperback )\nin all , slayers : the motion picture is a self - contained story built of the same elements as the series . if you ' re not already familiar with slayers , this isn ' t all that bad a place to start , and although the mix of weirdness and relatively serious fantasy isn ' t for everybody , it ' s quality entertainment if you ' re in the right mood . slayers fans , on the other hand , will find everything they ' ve come to love in a somewhat more attractive package and sans most of the backup characters .\nthe original soundtrack slayers special : the motion picture\ns\nwas released in japan by starchild records on july 24 , 1997 . it is a collection of takayuki hattori ' s background music ( bgm ) from slayers special that was later also used for the second ova series , slayers excellent . besides these , it contains the full versions of the opening themes ( opening ) and closing ( ending ) as well as a special version of the opening theme . the vocal songs including the ending theme\nkagirinai yokubou no naka ni\nwere performed by megumi hayashibara . they were later included in the cd collection the best of slayers vol . 2 ( from ova , movie & game ) .\nthere is nothing better than a quick , by the numbers show to review . slayers : the motion picture is just such a film . devoid of any real depth , slayers : tmp is still a charming , entertaining romp that will leave anime fans who crave substance disappointed but win the hearts of those who are just looking for a good time . it should especially appeal to those who like their d & d done up with a dash of humor .\ntwo of them are the color variations , as shown in the last picture . they were imported from japan , left in storage for many years , and arein excellent condition .\nto now go back to talking about megumi for just a moment . miss hayashibara\u2019s entry for the ending theme song to the slayers motion picture is entitled , \u201cmidnight blue , \u201d a much darker chocolate track compared to the milk chocolate tracks that you\u2019ll hear in slayers return and slayers great : if you get my meaning . there\u2019s more grit and a more \u201cweird\u201d angle with this song . i also find it a bit more rough , perhaps a slight bit more dated sounding with the particular synth sounds utilized in its answer section of the sort of question ( lyric ) answer ( synth riff ) sections of the chorus .\nas you might have guessed by the title , slayers : the motion picture is by no means the first product in the slayers franchise . but unlike other anime movies , this is not a summary of a longer series or a sequel relying on previous events . it has no influence on the rest of the series , nor does the rest of the series influence it in any meaningful way , and its place in the timeline is mostly indeterminate . ( various websites assure me it\u2019s a prequel , but there is nothing in the film to indicate that . ) therefore , it makes as good an entry point as any to the series .\na soundtrack cd for slayers : the motion picture was released in japan by king records in 1995 and in north america by a . d . vision ( adv music ) in 2003 . the film ' s theme song\nmidnight blue\nwas released as a single cd ( kida - 108 ) by starchild records on july 21 , 1995 and included in megumi hayashibara ' s 1996 album bertemu . the songs were also later included in the cd collection the best of slayers vol . 2 ( from ova , movie & game ) .\nthis is the first of five slayers theatrical movies , and the only one without a subtitle ; the other four are ( in order ) : return , great , gorgeous , and premium . it hit theaters while the original slayers tv series was still running , and in the slayers timeline is a prequel to that series .\nnaga and lina will surly cause more mayhem in these ova episodes of slayers .\nslayers kishi taru mono wa . . . what a\u200bknight should be . . .\na series of five slayers role - playing video games were released exclusively in japan between 1994 and 1998 for different platforms . there are two different 16 - bit games released in 1994 and titled simply slayers ( including one for the super famicom ) , followed by three 32 - bit console games : 1997 ' s slayers royal , and 1998 ' s slayers royal 2 and slayers wonderful . in addition , some slayers characters are featured in 2012 ' s heroes fantasia [ 47 ] and in the doujin game magical battle arena .\ni talked at length about the brilliant and atmospheric songs written by megumi hayashibara for the ending themes of the slayers films and ovas , as well as the tv series . but i may not have talked much , if at all , about the orchestral composer for the slayers films .\nthis is the amazing true story of buffy and the friends , vampires , slayers , and demons who changed television forever .\ni wouldn\u2019t call the slayers motion picture a masterpiece , though if i was just a little more into it , i actually think i could call it a masterpiece , as it far exceeds the boring and overused clich\u00e9s , lifeless and unappealing characters , and uninteresting settings of escaflowne the movie , vampire hunter d : bloodlust , lupin the 3 rd : the columbus files , and perhaps even cowboy bebop : knocking on heaven\u2019s door . but that last one is very debatable , i just don\u2019t tend to like it very much .\ncontains : slayers parody / slayers tiny and yamainu 4 ! this is a honka bonka sexy comic compilation ! featuring ( 3 ) : garv x filia . featuring : gourry x lina . format : hentai love doujinshi . item title : st slayers trilogy .\nslayers : complete seasons 4 & 5 ( blu - ray / dvd combo ) .\nthe self - titled first season of the anime is a derivative of the light novel ' s first three volumes . slayers next was adapted from the events of volumes 4 - 8 , whereas slayers try is an original story . a fourth season , slayers again , was rumored following the success of try , but early scheduling conflicts caused interest in the project to dissipate . [ 21 ]\nnow , go behind - the - scenes of these legendary series that ushered in the new golden age of television , with the candid recollections of writers , creators , executives , programmers , critics and cast members . together they unveil the oftentimes shocking true story of how a failed motion picture became an acclaimed cult television series , how that show became a pawn between two networks , and the spin - off series that was as engaging as everything that came before .\nslayers : the motion picture was produced by j . c . staff in co - production with kadokawa bunko . unlike the later films in the series , this one was not directly written by the sayers creator hajime kanzaka . the movie makes a passing reference to manga / anime dragon half : at one point in the film , naga encounters a group of slime - halves and tells them to go play with some dragon - halves ; there are apparent similarities between naga and princess vina ( who is a slime - half in the dragon half manga ) and between lina and mink ( the eponymous dragon - half ) .\nslayers and vampires and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nin north america , slayers special was initially sold as two separate titles , slayers : dragon slave and slayers : explosion array on vhs by licensee adv films . [ 4 ] [ 42 ] all three episodes were later compiled into slayers : the book of spells , shipped on november 21 , 2000 . [ 43 ] adv films released all the ovas to vhs and dvd in both north america and the uk . [ 44 ]\nit ' s not a ploy to get you to double - dip on a classic anime title . ok , maybe it is , but when adv gives one of its titles essential anime status , they do it for a reason . slayers : the motion picture is a great title from a well - loved franchise . if you already have the 2000 version , you could probably do without the new one , even with a more accurate translation . if you don ' t have this title , then it is most definitely recommended .\nquestions or comments ? contact us . \u00a91997 - 2011 marc & akemi marshall . information most recently updated 2000 - 10 - 10 . page generated sat nov 22 10 : 21 : 35 2014 slayers : the motion picture is copyright \u00a9 1995 kanzaka hajime - araizumi rui / kadokawa shoten publishing co . , ltd - bandai visual co . , ltd - marubeni corporation - king record co . , ltd . any images are the property of their respective rightsholders , and included for review purposes only under the fair - use clause of us copyright law .\nfrom the bestselling authors of the critically acclaimed two - volume series the fifty - year mission , comes slayers & vampires : the complete , uncensored , unauthorized oral history of buffy the vampire slayer & angel .\nslayers the motion picture was met with a very positive critical reception , athrough sometimes with reservations regarding some of the film ' s aspects . [ 6 ] dvd talk ' s chris tribbey\ndefinitely recommended\nthis\ngreat title from a well - loved ranchise ,\nadding that\nwhen adv gives one of its titles essential anime status , they do it for a reason .\n[ 7 ] urltoken ' s chris beveridge gave this\nvery recommended\nfilm a near - perfect score of a - . [ 8 ] urltoken ' s luis cruz offered a more moderate praise , giving it a score of b and writing ,\nslayers is certainly a franchise worthy of the ' essential ' moniker . the first motion picture provides a good introduction to the main character of the series and to the humor and action you will find in it .\n[ 9 ] megan lavey from that same website gave it a b + . [ 10 ] adam\nomega\narnold from animefringe also rated it a b + , writing that\ngreat characters and fun situations make for an unforgettable viewing experience .\n[ 11 ]\nthere isn\u2019t much more you need to know beyond that . slayers has plenty of humour , magic , action , modern references , and fun characters to keep you entertained throughout . yes , the plot is typical for a morning cartoon , but the humour elevates slayers above the rest .\nrecommendation : watch it , even with the mid overall quality . the humour in slayers is enough to warrant a viewing . don\u2019t feel intimidated by the length of the numerous sequels , for the first season has enough to satisfy .\non whom was jiras based ? jiras was not modeled after starfox or any other character . his appearance was modeled after takashi watanabe ' s cat , holly ( even though jiras isn ' t a cat ; he ' s a red fox ) . there is a picture of holly on the studio nekonanban slayers try memorial website . click here , and scroll to the bottom of the page .\nfox kids won the rights to broadcast slayers but eventually did not air the anime since it would be too heavy to edit it for content . the first north american television broadcast of the slayers was february 17 , 2002 on the international channel . [ 31 ] in 2009 , mvm films began releasing the series in the united kingdom on a monthly basis . the first series was released on four dvds between january 5 , and april 6 , 2009 . the first volume of slayers next was released on may 11 , 2009 . [ 32 ]\nslayers : movie box ( thinpak ) . mania . com . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\ndvd verdict review - slayers movie box . dvdverdict . com . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nwhat ' s the fourth series of slayers about ? for the last time - there is no fourth series ! a couple of years after try ended , takashi watanabe , the director , issued a statement that he was happy to see so many slayers fans after its end , and that he hoped to either make a new series of slayers or lost universe . however , this never happened . in fact , chances were better for a new lost universe than a new slayers - the second lost universe was in the planning process , but was frozen because of insufficient funding .\nslayers creator hajime kanzaka has originally created the characters of lina and luna ( lina ' s unseen sister in slayers ) as the heroines of his science fiction story back when he was in high school . [ 2 ] while creating her visual design , slayers illustrator and visual designer rui araizumi was inspired when he by chance came upon a vintage film with the actress audrey hepburn on tv . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]\nnow if you have not read through my introductory post on the overall franchise of the slayers ( \u201cthe slayers franchise\u201d > > > ) , i suggest that you go do so : as it lays the ground work for all further discussions into the world of the movies and tv series . i cover the universe , the show\u2019s deity system , how magic , monsters , and demons function , the characters , the humor , and the music . all of which is necessary in order to go into each specific film and ova without repeating information .\nlina has a petite body type and is 147 cm ( 4 feet 10 inches ) tall ; her headands cover a mole on her forehead . [ 3 ] despite her supposed to be having a very flat chest , so much she can be confused for a boy , lina is often depicted by araizumi with larger breasts due to his personal preferences , [ 3 ] which would be then carried over to much of other media too . lina ' s appearance whilst wearing her homeland ' s folk clothing in the film slayers : the motion picture is a nod to ranma saotome , the titular character from ranma 1 / 2 , who too ( like lina ) is voiced by megumi hayashibara in japanese .\nfeaturing ( 4 ) : xelloss . slayers ( lina , gourry , zelgadiss andxelloss ) ( pencil board ) produced bymovic ! featuring ( 2 ) : gourry . item title : movic slayers next b5 shitajiki lina inverse . produced by : movic .\n, noting the second part to in her opinion be the most funny and the third one to be the weakest .\nslayers anthology was released to mark the 25th anniversary of slayers novels in january 2015 . it is a compilation of six stories , one of which was written by kanzaka and five by fan writers . it is illustrated with previously unpublished pictures by araizumi and contributing artists . [ 11 ]\na fourth anime series , slayers revolution , premiered in japan on july 2 , 2008 . [ 22 ] megumi hayashibara , the voice actress for main character lina inverse , performed both the opening and ending theme songs . [ 23 ] the new plot is told across two 13 - episode arcs and follows an original storyline that has subplots based on events in the novels , with series director takashi watanabe and production studio j . c . staff reprising their duties from the three original tv series . [ 24 ] a fifth slayers series titled slayers evolution - r is the second 13 - episode arc of slayers revolution and was aired on at - x starting on january 12 , 2009 in japan . [ 25 ]\noriginal production genga from slayers . 9\nx12\napproximate . these are rare so don ' t miss out . hand drawn .\nthe story takes place in 1999 , the year of destiny , and the beginning of the end of the world . the future of the universe rests on one young man , kamui shiro , who must destroy either the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nrui araizumi - fujimishobo . slayers dra - mata - dragon magazine special . this artbook has a fantastic collection of artwork for the slayer series , containing pictures of the main characters along with various settings .\nthe series was adapted into an add - on for the japanese role - playing game magius ( slayers magius rpg ) . [ 4 ] in 2003 , guardians of order published a licensed role - playing game the slayers d20 using the d20 system , [ 45 ] as well as three guidebooks including pages of game statistics in their\nbig eyes , small mouth\ngame system for the tv series ' major characters , spells and weapons . [ 46 ] a collectible card game slayers fight ( \u30b9\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u30ba\u3075\u3041\u3044\u3068 ) was developed by org and published by kadokawa shoten between 1999 - 2001 .\nin the slayers tv series , gourry and lina are both the subject of an attempt at cloning , which spawns a number of miniature , super deformed versions of them both . the clones fight to humorous effect , and after the mini linas win , they all disintegrate .\ngod get that stupid us thinking out of your head that things produced later are automatically sequels . the graph is as correct as it is . there are basically 2 arcs in slayers . the lina + nagi one and the lina + others one . the movies ( besides premium ) + ova are the nagi bit the rest is the other bit timeline wise the nagi bit is the past of lina hence it ' s omg prequel .\ni don\u2019t think naga really contributes as much to the motion picture as she does to each of the later entries . her dialogue is far more sparse here , and her involvement in the plot is almost non - existent , as lina is singled out half - way through the film to be the chosen - one ( of sorts ) who will set things right by traveling back in time to kill joyrock , and thus return things back to the way they were supposed to be . and what\u2019s more , when lina finally does travel back in time through a time - vortex , naga flies along with her , but then gets separated in the void , and doesn\u2019t return until lina has finished her job and starts to fly back through the portal to the present . so essentially , naga is arbitrarily exempt from the story for about 10 minutes near movie\u2019s end just because the writers couldn\u2019t come up with something important for her to do .\nlina is also the main protagonists through the entire official series of the uncanonical slayers role - playing video games from the 1990 , and further appears as a player character or an avatar option in the role - playing video game heroes phantasia , [ 19 ] with naga in the action video game magical battle arena , [ 20 ] with gourry in la tale , [ 21 ] and with both naga and gourry in the role - playing video game granblue fantasy . [ 22 ] the audio drama slayers kita kaette ex # 4 , which provides a closure to the entire slayers saga , features the retired lina and naga , both now elderly in their eighties ( with almost all other characters already deceased ) and vacationing together while still quarrelling and fighting each other .\nslayers - movie box ( dvd ) . anime news network ( 2013 - 09 - 18 ) . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\nlina was one of the most popular anime characters of the late 1990s and has since retained a sizable fan following . there have been also characters based on or inspired by her in both slayers and in other works .\nslayers - movies & ovas ( dvd ) . anime news network ( 2013 - 09 - 18 ) . retrieved on 2013 - 09 - 22 .\noriginal production douga from slayers ( eyecatch ) . 9\nx12\napproximate . these are rare so don ' t miss out . hand drawn .\nthe character depicted is lina inverse . this is from the very beginning of the first episode of slayers try , with lina waking up at her inn and stretching . this is a very rare and unusual shot of lina not wearing her regular sorceress outfit .\neach special ova was released on the vhs and laserdisc between july 25 , 1996 , and may 25 , 1997 , before being released together on the dvd in 2000 . after that , both ova series were released , along with the five slayers , in a dvd pack in 2006 . in 2010 , the two series were released again on the dvd in the\nemotion the best\ncollection .\nthey also did this with her much earlier , when lina spends a good amount of time in the movie dreaming and getting visions of the old man roudy gabriev ( who\u2019s actually gourrey\u2019s uncle i believe ) , who sends lina on this quest to kill joyrock in the first place . now normally you wouldn\u2019t be able to bring lina and naga together during these scenes without them taking place when lina is awake : as i\u2019m sure naga would have the skills to bring herself inside lina\u2019s visions and see what she is seeing . although what\u2019s funny is that it is clearly shown ( once again in the slayers special ) that lina and naga can communicate with each other by thought , thus giving them a connection which could , in theory , allow the two to share dream states . unless of course , them speaking to each other without talking was just supposed to show that the two can communicate by facial expressions alone . either way , i think we could have done with a lot more naga the serpent in the motion picture , as it was the first introduction of naga on screen . so why would you decide to down - play her role ?\nat the beginning of the main series , lina meets a swordsman named gourry gabriev and a chimera boy named zelgadis greywords . lina encounters and destroys a part of the mazoku lord shabranigdo with her ultimate giga slave spell , which draws power from the lord of nightmares , [ 17 ] the highest deity of the slayers universe , but has no plans to ever use it again after almost ending the world . [ 3 ] she befriends a princess named amelia wil tesla seyruun and the priestess sylphiel nels lahda . she later meets a mysterious priest xellos and gets caught between chaos dragon gaav and hellmaster phibrizzo . in the anime - exclusive series slayers try , lina is recruited by the dragoness filia ul copt to save the world . in slayers revolution , lina gets arrested on false pretense which later comes leading her on a journey against another incarnation of the demon beast zannafar . she also meets an odd little creature named pokota , who too has the ability to use the dragon slave .\nthe art is deliberately reminiscent of the games . the characters look good and the battle scenes , though short , are nice and intense . unfortunately , the backgrounds are kind of dull .\neven more , in this case mostly lifelike , clones of lina were created by xellos ' master zellas metallium in the video game slayers . one of them , who believes herself to be the real lina , is a playable character and the game ' s initial protagonist .\nin australia and new zealand , madman entertainment released slayers special as a part of their 2006 collection slayers ova collection . it was also distributed by yamato video in italy ( in a dubbed version made by dea digital editing audio , written by benedetta brugia and directed by federico danti ) and by ova films in germany .\nhistory went horribly wrong a very long time ago when the inhabitants of the island of mipross were viciously slaughtered . and by the luck of several linear events , \u0091short - statured ' master mage , lina inverse and scantily clad nahga the serpent find themselves the holders of discount tickets to the hot springs on mipross island fighting demons , conjuring spells , and doing nothing less than saving time itself from being turned towards the path it took as the demon joyrock forced his serpentine hand , sort of . in the literal since , the movie preludes the ova and tv series because the wizard rowdy is a member of the clan that spawns lina ' s companion gourry in the slayers tv series .\nthe dvd features a . d . vision ' s classic \u0091highly interactive menus ' with special features consisting of informative character bios , three slayers trailers : jelly ' s revenge mix , latin lingo mix , slayers ova mix , a slide show of stills , and the dvd credits . plus the usual assortment of scene , language , and subtitle selection along with adv previews . but , don ' t let the dvd - rom logo fool you . this feature is nothing more than a program that connects the viewer to the adv films web site .\nwhen all is said and done , i suppose my description of this film was more detached and technical than passionate . and that\u2019s mainly because i find myself appreciating and respecting this film far more than i lovingly enjoy it . that\u2019ll be more when we get to slayers return and slayers great , as i have plenty to say about the plot and humor in those entries .\nin the science fiction themed lost universe , kanzaka ' s another media franchise , the traits and personas of lina and gourry were mixed together to create its male protagonist , kain blueriver . [ 23 ] several different versions of lina populate the slayers world itself , due to various plots :\nbottom line - - if you ' re a slayers fan ( and who isn ' t ? ) , this movie will give you everything you ' re expecting - - no more , no less . if you ' ve never been introduced to the slayers before , this movie is still fun , and you won ' t feel lost not having previously been exposed , either .\nall films were produced by j . c . staff and licensed for home video release in north america by adv films . slayers return was adapted into a manga version .\nin july 1998 , central park media announced they had licensed the manga for distribution in north america . [ 14 ] on june 15 , 1999 , slayers : medieval mayhem was released . [ 15 ] the four - volume series slayers special was published between october 12 , 2002 , and june 25 , 2003 . [ 16 ] [ 17 ] a seven - volume series super - explosive demon story followed between july 9 , 2002 and december 1 , 2004 . [ 18 ] [ 19 ] finally , slayers premium was published in north america on july 5 , 2005 . [ 20 ]\nciting production reasons and using phrasing that indicates that it\u2019ll be some time before any potential future solicitation is made again , it looks like the bandai visual japan plans for the slayers movie and ova box set is pretty much dead in the water . retailers have been updated with this information and solicitations are being removed from the storefronts to reflect that the plan is canceled outright .\ncentral park media licensed and distributed the anime in north america under the software sculptors label on vhs and laserdisc between 1996 and 1998 , collected in eight volumes . [ 26 ] it was a commercial success for central park , which led them to license slayers next and slayers try ; next was first shipped from april 1999 in a similar format . a box set of the first four volumes was released in july 1999 , and a box set of the second four volumes in october . [ 27 ] slayers try was released later in 2000 . the first three seasons were subsequently re - released on dvd ( in season box sets ) . months before central park ' s license for the anime properties expired , funimation entertainment was able to obtain the license and it aired as part of the new owner ' s programming block on colours tv , as well as the funimation channel . [ 28 ] the first bilingual dvd box set after funimation ' s rescue of the license was released on august 27 , 2007 retaining the software sculptors - produced english dub . [ 29 ] a boxset of slayers , next and try was released by funimation on august 4 , 2009 . [ 30 ]\nlina and gourry have traveled with each other ever since they met , and they have been featured in every form of slayers media that takes place in the timeline after they meet . lina appears to fall in love with gourry , once even risking the destruction of the universe in order to save him . [ 18 ] there is a distinct lack of romantic development in the series , even after it is affirmed that lina and gourry love each other . kanzaka addressed this by jokingly stating that he is not adept in writing romantic scenes . the final climax of slayers next , the second season of the slayers tv series , the two characters share a kiss , though they cannot later recall the incident . however , both gourry and lina remember that something important had happened between them . in any media taking place after the two met , they have been featured together and should they ever get separated , are never apart for too long .\nbut as far as this film goes , as i\u2019ve tried to express thus far , it\u2019s a beautiful start to this franchise of slayers films . it has all of the elements that will be further expanded upon in the three following films ( slayers premium ( movie 5 ) is complete garbage , but we\u2019ll get to that later ) . the plot and story is decently set - up and paced . the characters are fun , especially the villains . you learn just enough about lina , and will learn more about naga later on in the other films . the music is solid , and in fact many of the songs and themes featured here will be carried over into all of the later films . some songs are even reused in their entirety . so it will all soon become very familiar by the time you reach the ovas .\nthe silver emulsion podcast : ep . 77 \u2013 zu : warriors from the magic mountain\nthis illustration book has a fantastic collection of scenes from the movie , artwork of the characters and monsters within the movie and setting lineart . i have shown one side in the photos to show you the condition .\n, approximately 10 months following broadcast of the final episode of the original anime series .\nthis season ' s kaiji spinoff mr . tonegawa : middle - management blues sets mike off on a journey through the long history of anime spinoffs - the good , the bad , the confusing and the sublime !\nslayers was originally serialized in dragon magazine in 1989 as a short story series written by hajime kanzaka , and with artwork by rui araizumi . [ 4 ] the serialized chapters were then published as slayers light novels across 15 volumes from january 25 , 1990 to may 15 , 2000 . [ 7 ] [ 8 ] on september 7 , 2004 , tokyopop began publishing the light novels in english , [ 9 ] ending with the released of volume 8 on january 2 , 2008 . [ 10 ]\nthis first film take on the ever - popular slayers series is more of the same dumb fantasy fun with a liberal sprinkling of actual plot that made the series as popular as it is . fine art it ain ' t , but it does amuse , as long as your tastes aren ' t too refined .\nyou may also become aware by movie 3 ( slayers great ) that lina has a bit of a self - conscious issue with her breast cup size . during the tv series it was emphasized quite regularly that lina was flat chested , a fact that was of great irritation and concern to lina , and that even the slightly younger amelia had a much fuller pair in comparison . so enter naga the serpent , who has a voluptuous set of breasts that are always bouncing in lina\u2019s face , and you can see why lina would have a bit of a weakness and a quick temper regarding her lack of cleavage . although she almost never has even a passing interest in a man , or a woman during the entire show\u2019s run . so perhaps she\u2019s interested in a fuller pair simply to feel more typically attractive and woman - like . interestingly though , after looking at the entire franchise from beginning to end , the motion picture is the one entry where lina\u2019s boobs are actually bigger than any other on - screen iteration of her character , and yet this is also the only instance where lina is seemingly given a way of improving her breast size by way of a secret pond that makes things grow . unfortunately the only thing the pond does is make things grow \u201cold : \u201d thus it is primarily used by a local farming community to quickly ripen their crops . lina is rightly pissed .\naleksandra janusz ( ina , b\u0142\u0119kitna czarodziejka ) ,\nslayers nie tylko w tv : filmy kinowe oraz serie oav .\nkawaii 40 ( october\u2013november 2002 ) , p . 12 - 15 .\nin the film slayers great , a super deformed , giant , toylike fighting golem named\npiko - piko lina - chan\nis constructed in a distorted image of lina ' s that emphasises her kawaii ( cute ) attributes , much to lina ' s dismay and anger as she believed she had been chosen to model for its creation because of her ( self - imagined ) great beauty . it is also featured in the video game slayers royal 2 . [ 24 ]\nfunimation licensed both slayers revolution and slayers evolution - r for american release ; the episodes in japanese with english subtitles were uploaded to youtube , as well as funimation ' s website in july 2009 . [ 34 ] funimation contracted nyav post to produce the english version of the series , with dialogue being recorded in both new york city and los angeles . nyav post was able to reunite most of the original central park media main character cast for the new season . however , michael sinterniklaas replaced david moo as xellos . [ 35 ] other notable characters , such as sylphiel , prince phil , and naga the serpent were also recast with new voice actors .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\nin anime essentials : every thing a fan needs to know , gilles poitras wrote :\nmore humorous and less serious looking than the characters in the lodoss war series , the stars of slayers provide action and laughs .\n[ 50 ] in the anime encyclopedia : a guide to japanese animation since 1917 , helen mccarthy similarly called it\nthe antidote to the deadly serious record of lodoss war , with a cynical cast modeled on argumentative role - players . ( . . . ) ridiculing its own shortcomings , slayers has successfully kept a strong following that watches for what some might call biting satire , and others bad workmen blaming their tools .\n[ 51 ]\nthe first volume of the slayers series was published in january 1990 . so far it has 50 volumes in total ( original series : 15 volumes , special series : 30 volumes , the ongoing smash . series : five volumes ) , and its total print has reached over 18 million copies , as of july 2015 . [ 48 ] of the various media which make up the slayers franchise , the anime has by far reached the largest audience and is considered to be one of the most popular series of the 1990s . [ 4 ] as it is a parody of the high fantasy genre , the series ' s driving force lies in comic scenarios alluding to other specific anime , or more general genre tropes and clich\u00e9s . due to the series ' comedic nature , less development is given to plot and characters , which some consider predictable . nevertheless , the series ' focus on humor and entertainment and\nold school\nanime feel make it a nostalgic classic to many . [ 49 ]\nin december 2009 , funimation announced that the first slayers revolution boxset would be released on march 16 , 2010 . [ 36 ] funimation released the first four english - dubbed episodes of slayers revolution to youtube on january 19 , 2010 . [ 37 ] they have also uploaded the first two english - dubbed episodes of evolution - r to youtube and released evolution - r on dvd in june 2010 . funimation released both slayers revolution and evolution - r on blu - ray on september 21 , 2010 [ 38 ] both seasons were later re - released together in a dvd / blu - ray combo pack . [ 39 ] both revolution and evolution - r made their north american television debut when they began airing on the funimation channel on september 6 , 2010 . [ 40 ]\nwhen adv films first acquired the rights to the film , they originally had contacted lisa ortiz , who had been the eglish voice of lina inverse in the slayers tv series , to reprise her role in the film . but at the last second , lisa had to turn down the part because of scheduling conflicts ; and adv films was forced to open up a last minute casting call for lina , and cast cynthia martinez , who made her acting debut as lina in the film . in the english dub , the voice actor playing joyrock makes several references to looney toones characters . [ 1 ] the dubbed version was written , directed and produced by matt greenfield , based on a translation by dan kanemitsu .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\ndoesn\u2019t look great ; morning kids\u2019 cartoon quality , but don\u2019t let that get in the way . the deformed style and colouring match the humour , so it doesn\u2019t detract from the experience .\nthis is the first time for the eight titles to get blu - ray releases , following the dvd box in november 2006 . the blu - ray versions are newly remastered from the original 35mm negative films . the 41 , 040 yen ( about 337 us dollars ) set contains :\nthe technical aspects of the movie are quite a departure from the tv series , which at best had simply average art and animation . while _ still _ not nearly as good as other theatrical releases , it ' s quite a ways beyond anything we ' ve seen before that featured lina and company . the spells look even more spectacularly destructive , the scenery is even more picturesque , and lina is even cuter than before . visually , this is a real treat for the slayers fan .\nslayers : tmp is not going to cause any brain cramps , but it is still fun and is a little above some of the fluff out there . go into it with that expectation , and i think you ' ll find it an enjoyable introduction .\nin the slayers universe , the ultimate being is the lord of nightmares , the creator of at least four parallel worlds . an artifact known as the claire bible contains information about the lord of nightmares ' task to regain its\ntrue form\n, [ 5 ] which is only attainable by destroying these worlds and returning them to the chaos that it itself is . for unexplained reasons , though , the lord of nightmares has not acted upon this desire by itself so far . on each of these worlds are gods ( shinzoku , lit .\ngodly race\n) and monsters ( mazoku , lit .\ndemon race\n) , fighting without end . should the gods win the war in a world , that world will be at peace . should the monsters win , the world will be destroyed and returned to the sea of chaos .\nthe stadium where hitomi first meets folken and is drawn into the world of gaia is modeled on the historic and famous kasumigaoka national olympic stadium ( kokuritsu kasumigaoka rikujo kyogijo ) in the shinjuku ward of tokyo , where the 1964 summer olympics were held . some of the most distinctive elements in the stadium , such as the colored rows of seats , large scoreboard , lights , and field track are directly visible in the film . the stadium was demolished in 2015 to make way for a new stadium constructed for the 2020 olympics . another visible shinjuku landmark in the film is the tokyo metropolitan government building , which hitomi sees from the train while she is out shopping with her friend yukari .\ni love this movie ! it has all the hilarious antics we love about lina inverse and her obnoxious rival naga . since this is a prequal to the tv series , the usual main characters gourry , zelgadis , and amelia do not make an appearance . if you want to watch something fun and full of high fantasy , this slayers movie is for you !\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 11 / 30 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nin this prequel movie to the slayers televison series , lina inverse travels to mipross island with her rival / traveling companion naga the serpent . while they originally came for the hot springs , they soon find them selves mixed up in a conspiracy involving a mazoku named joyrock . years ago , he killed all of the elves that inhabited the island and absorbed their power . they are soon joined by an old mage named rowdy gabriev , who was in love with one of the elves slaughtered and also wants to defeat joyrock .\njapanese online retailers including amazon japan and animate have listed the digitally - remastered blu - ray box of the five anime films and two ova series based on hajime kanzaka ' s popular light novel series in 1990s , slayers , for a release on october 30 , 2015 . as reported , it was originally scheduled for february 27 , 2015 , but was cancelled three months before it . the reason for the cancellation was explained as\nan issue on production\nat the time .\nstraight up , slayers is hilarious . from gourry\u2019s inability to remember names , to lina doing more harm than good with her signature spell \u2018dragon slave , \u2019 to priestess sylphiel\u2019s voice acting , slayers is packed with laughs . gourry having to marry a warrior \u2013 gourry as the bride \u2013 to secure safe passage across the sea , only to face an effeminate dragon , had me in stitches . and the voice work in english makes it even funnier . hearing pok\u00e9mon\u2019s brock as gourry makes the dim - wittedness all the better ; it truly seems as if brock is roleplaying a knight . ash as a little girl ? perfect . professor oak as a bandit burned by lina to the point where he now looks like a mummy ? couldn\u2019t be better . even sylphiel\u2019s weak performance , makes it all the funnier ."]}
{"id": 115315, "summary": [{"text": "alsino and the condor ( spanish : alsino y el c\u00f3ndor ) is a 1982 nicaraguan film directed by miguel litt\u00edn .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it won the golden prize at the 13th moscow international film festival .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film was a co-production between nicaragua , mexico and cuba .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film is loosely based on the novel alsino by chilean writer pedro prado .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was the comeback film of actor dean stockwell .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "notable cuban director of photography jorge herrera died during the production due to a brain hemorrhage . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "alsino and the condor", "paragraphs": ["there are no featured reviews for alsino y el c\u00f3ndor ( alsino and the condor ) at this time .\nlittin , miguel , and others , alsino y el condor , nicaragua , 1982 .\nmiguel littin\u2019s \u201calsino and the condor\u201d concerns the relationship between an american pilot ( dean stockwell ) and a nicaraguan boy who becomes a hero when joining the guerrillas fighting the somoza regime .\nlike the work of gabriel garcia marquez , who is one of the outspoken supporters of this film , alsino and the condor is a mixture of poetry , political reality and fantasy .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing alsino y el condor near you .\nthough ' ' alsino and the condor ' ' is sorrowful , it is never sentimental , which , for mr . littin , a chilean director living in exile in mexico , is as much of an accomplishment as getting the film produced at all . ' ' alsino and the condor ' ' is the first fiction feature ever made in nicaragua .\nlittin has entered the oscar stakes twice before \u2014 in 1976 ( for mexico\u2019s \u201cletters from marusia\u201d ) and 1983 ( for nicaragua\u2019s \u201calsino and the condor\u201d ) . this is the first time he\u2019s repping his home country .\nbassan , raphael ,\nalsino et le condor\u2014une allegorie pour un pays neuf\nin image et son ( paris ) , may 1984 .\nalsino & the condor is a multinational production , utilizing financing from nicaragua , mexico , cuba and costa rica . the film is related from the point of view of alsino ( alan esquivel ) , an impoverished nicaraguan lad . while his country and its rotting buildings crumble all around him , the idealistic alsino imagines himself to be a condor , flying far above his deprivations . it is during one of his hallucinations that alsino jumps from a tree ; the fall cripples him , turning him into a hunchback . he will only straighten out to his full proud height upon joining a guerilla band , fighting the corrupt government armies . significantly , alsino & the condor was the first production to be filmed in nicaragua after the sandinista revolution and the overthrow of somoza ~ hal erickson , rovi\n' ' alsino and the condor ' ' was one of the five nominees for this year ' s foreign - language film academy award , won by spain ' s ' ' to begin again . ' '\nalsino and the condor got me thinking of a documentary about u . s . army boot camp i saw in a sociology class many years ago . the psychological warping of military service knows no national boundaries .\nthe production and costume design spotlighted the high and low worlds of the celebrated fashion desi . . .\nbest foreign language film - - ' alsino and the condor , ' nicaragua ; ' coup de torchon , ' france ; ' the flight of the eagle , ' sweden ; ' private life , ' soviet union ; and ' volver a empezar , ' spain .\nalsino y el condor , made at the time of the sandinista overthrow of the somoza regime in nicaragua , is an allegory of the nicaraguan people rising up to meet their oppressor . the film is a mexican - cuban - nicaraguan co - production , yet despite this , it has the distinctive littin touch .\n' ' alsino and the condor , ' ' a co - production of nicaragua ( where it was made ) , mexico , cuba and costa rica , is a film about injustice and revolution , not looked at directly but seen , as if in passing , by alsino , a solemn little peasant boy who , more than anything else , wants to fly .\nthere is a contrast between alsino ' s dreams and the realities of his country as it heads towards revolution . alsino likes to climb trees and to imagine himself flying . his dreams are ignited by the us army helicopter that begins to hover over his head . alsino wants to fly . the fact that the helicopter is fighting the very people who want to liberate his own people is lost on him . alsino ' s dreams are the dreams of his people , although as he is a child he cannot realize this and it is only after he falls from the tree and becomes hunchbacked that he becomes conscious of reality . after meeting the guerilla he returns home to find his town abandoned and his mamabuela dead , the dutch postcards burnt and scattered to the wind , like his dreams . alsino becomes one of the guerillas himself . finally understanding the war and foreign aggression he can fly on the wings of his dreams of freedom .\nthe movie , which was one of this year ' s oscar nominees for best foreign films , takes place in nicaragua during the fighting with honduras . american advisers work with the government in the war against the guerrillas . helicopters , troop carriers and tanks come and go across the lush landscape where the peasants plow their fields in the rain , and the little boy , alsino , becomes enraptured by the sight of the airborne soldiers .\nthe hero of the film is 10 - year - old alsino , a dreamer . he lives with his mamabuela , an old lady shrouded in the mystery of her past , who bewitches alsino with travel tales of her dead sailor - husband and shows him old postcards from amsterdam .\nlike the work of gabriel garcia marquez , who is one of the outspoken supporters of this film ,\nalsino and the condor\nis a mixture of poetry , political reality and fantasy . there seems to be some sort of a romantic muse at work in the films and novels of latin american artists , reminding them to decorate their tragedies with butterflies and dreams . as a result , any description of\nalsino\nis likely to make the film sound too factual ; it ' s a war story that takes place largely inside the mind of a dreamy little boy .\nalsino and the condor\nis the first fiction feature ever made in nicaragua , but its poetic intensity will make it familiar to readers of latin american literature . it makes a fascinating counterpoint to\nunder fire ,\nthe excellent thriller starring nick nolte and gene hackman as american reporters covering the fall of the somosa regime . the american film instinctively adopts a realistic approach , just as this latin film instinctively adopts a poetic one . it ' s the difference between a dramatization and a parable .\nnominated for an oscar for best foreign film ,\nalsino and the condor\nis a potent blend of a philosophical coming - of - age fable and a sharp commentary on what was happening in the country politically . it has hints of south american magical realism as we view life through the eyes of alsino , a boy who dreams of flying . he witnesses the arrival of american soldiers in a helicopter , which inspires him to try actual flight from a tree . the war around him escalates and through it all his outlook remains steadfast , or does it ? this was also the comeback film for actor dean stockwell , who played one of american soldiers who befriends alsino .\na socialist epic recounting the struggles of revolutionary chilean peasants in the 1920s and 1930s .\nat its best , ' ' alsino and the condor ' ' has something of a latin american ' ' candide ' ' about it . it ' s never uproariously funny , but it is wise and just a little bit lunatic , as when alsino , in his wanderings , comes across a good friday religious procession . the boy , stony - faced as always , goes up to relieve the burden of the man portraying christ on his way to calvary . screams the angry pilgrim , ' ' find your own cross ! ' '\nit is 1925 and working conditions in chile are abysmal . the miners of marusia go on strike , but the mine owners and the government use the chilean army crush them .\nalsino , a boy of 10 or 12 , lives with his grandmother in a remote area of nicaragua . he ' s engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops when a us advisor orders the army to open a staging area by the boy ' s hamlet . alsino tries to be a child , climbing trees with a girl , looking through his grandfather ' s trunk of mementos and trying to fly ; he goes to town to sell a saddle , has his first drink and is taken to a brothel . but the war surrounds him . the us advisor takes alsino on a chopper flight , but he ' s unimpressed . the soldiers ' cruelties awake rebel sympathies in alsino , and after an army assault backfires , the lad is fully baptized into the conflict .\nalsino y el condor made at the time of the sandanista overthrow of the somoza regime in nicaragua , is an allegory of the nicaraguan people rising up to meet their oppressor . the film is a mexican - cuban - nicaraguan co - production , yet despite this , it has the distinctive littin touch . littin ' s shortest film to this point was criticized by some for its too blatant use of political allegory .\nthe very obvious allegories here are the illusion of liberty through flying , and real dictatorial oppression and north american aggression expressed by the helicopter . cultural domination is expressed by alsino ' s wanting to possess the foreign object , the helicopter\u2014even though it represents aggression . the film is full of symbols\u2014in fact it could be said that there is not one real character in the film , merely symbols and emblems . there are birds unable to fly because their wings have been clipped , and alsino becomes hunchbacked because he falls from a tree and only then begins to see things in a different light .\n' ' alsino and the condor ' ' is full of painful scenes witnessed without apparent emotion by the boy , now a hunchback , as he wanders the nicaraguan countryside . he seems hardly to bat an eye as he passes government troops as they massacre peasants and burn their farms . until he finds political commitment , he is not beyond feeling but beyond its expression , which gives particular impact to the film ' s final freeze frame .\nalsino and the condor , directed by miguel littin ; screenplay ( spanish with english subtitles ) by mr . littin , isidora aguirre and tomas perez turrent ; cinematography by jorge her - rera and pablo martinez ; edited by miriam talavera ; music by leo brower ; production : nicaraguan film institute , cuban institute of cinematographic art and industry , latin american production of mexico , costa rican cinematographic cooperative . at the cinema 3 , third avenue and 60th street . running time : 89 minutes . this film has no rating .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nwith desaturated , handheld lensing that often stays close to the characters , and occasionally switches to black - and - white , littin expertly captures the disorientation and anxiety of the prisoners . raw perfs from the ensemble augment the docu feel , while the violin - and - piano score is appropriately restrained . other tech credits are top - notch .\nmiguel littin ' s ' ' alsino and the condor , ' ' which opens today at the cinema 3 theater , is a politically angry film with the manner of a mournful fable - a very odd but haunting mix . it can ' t quite bring itself to say what ' s on its mind , but instead , like a child who is shy , it points at things with furious if silent disapproval .\ncinema tropical ' s programs are made possible with the support of the new york state council on the arts with the support of governor andrew m . cuomo and the new york state legislature . they are also supported , in part , by public funds from the new york city department of cultural affairs in partnership with the city council , and the national endowments for the arts\nvaldes , zoe ,\nalsino : las alas del sueno\nin cine cubano ( havana ) , number 106 , 1983 .\nindiewire goes behind - the - scenes of the unique cinematic style and cinematography of \u201catlanta , \u201d . . .\nset against the almost unbelievable brutality of an internecine guerilla war ( nicaragua , 1979 ) , a young boy ' s dream to fly like the birds seems almost commonplace . in his dreams alsino can fly , but when he wakes up everything is somehow different . the delightful esquivel brings to the title role a fragile passion around which the chilean film - maker littin conjures an archetypal south american world of enchantment ( the grandmother and her chest of secrets , the prostitute and the bird man , familiar from the writings of garc\u00eda m\u00e1rquez and others ) which can absorb intrusive realities as easily as the ever - present verdant jungle .\nalsino , a boy of 10 or 12 , lives with his grandmother in a remote area of nicaragua . he ' s engulfed in the war between rebels and government troops when a us advisor orders the army to open . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin an episode dedicated to the show within the show , \u201cglow\u201d illustrates its grand capacity for storytelling , and the very good tv podcast breaks down how .\nlate one moonlit night , alsino creeps out of the tiny farmhouse he shares with his grandmother , climbs to the top of his favorite tree and , with his arms outstretched , takes off . instead of flying , the boy crashes to earth and becomes a physically crumpled wreck , to be known forever after as ' ' hunchback . ' '\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nthe winner of the best foreign language oscar was the spanish entry , \u201cto begin again\u201d ( \u201cvolver a empezar\u201d ) in a contest that included : \u201ccoup de torchon\u201d ( clean slate ) from france , \u201cthe flight of the eagle\u201d from sweden , and \u201cprivate life\u201d from the soviet union .\nspecially invited committees in new york and los angeles will watch the nine shortlisted films and cast their votes in early january . the remaining five films will be announced as the official oscar nominees for the best foreign language film on january 10 , 2013 .\nfun fact : in 1992 , amongst the five nominees for best foreign language film was uruguay\u2019s a place in the world . shortly after the nominations were announced the film was deemed ineligible and uruguay\u2019s nomination was revoked ! a closer look at the film revealed that , \u201cit was wholly produced in argentina and had insufficient uruguayan artistic control\u201d according to the academy of motion picture arts and sciences .\neric kohn and anne thompson discuss their favorite films of the year so far . they also debate several new releases and share some streaming recommendations .\nunited press international is a leading provider of news , photos and information to millions of readers around the globe via urltoken and its licensing services .\nwhen a united states military ' ' adviser ' ' named frank ( dean stockwell ) takes alsino for a spin in his helicopter , alsino is not impressed . he doesn ' t like the noise or the paraphernalia of technology . he wants to fly on his own , like a bird , which he does in his dreams though , unfortunately , he always forgets how he does it when he wakes up .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\n) is a 1982 nicaraguan film directed by miguel litt\u00edn . it was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film . it won the golden prize at the 13th moscow international film festival . the film was a co - production between nicaragua , mexico and cuba . the film is loosely based on the novel\na us adviser ( dean stockwell ) takes the kid up in a helicopter . it is one of the great experiences of his life , but it is not quite good enough .\ni want to fly without the helicopter ,\nhe tells his friend .\ni want to fly like the condor .\nthere is a giant , ancient tree near the village where the boy spends his free time , climbing through its enormous network of branches like a monkey . one day , dreaming of flying , he jumps out of the tree . his back is injured in the fall and he becomes a hunchback .\nmeanwhile , the war escalates , and so do stockwell ' s lectures . using a war map , scowling ferociously through his green - tinted shades , he talks of\ncontainment\nand\nparameters ,\nand of bombing the whole area into submission to remove the guerrilla ' s support base . he could easily be a villain , since the movie is frankly opposed to us military intervention on the side of totalitarianism . but\nalsino\nis more complicated than that , and stockwell emerges as an object of pity . his strategies and analyses are so irrelevant to what ' s going on around him that they exist mostly as his means of maintaining his own sanity .\ndespite limited expressionism governed by low budget , littin vocalizes a poetic coming - of - political - age tale . self - proclaimed \u201cfree man\u201d sells caged birds , alsino sees corrupted capitalist fantasy . no wings for the people , only delusional submission to incompatible foreign ideals . while the imagery is certainly poetically evocative , the narrative could benefit from stronger , and more constantly present struggle .\ndespite its 22 nominations latin america has only won the oscar for best foreign language film twice . both times the winners were from argentina . the first win was in 1985 for la historia oficial ( the official story ) , set in buenos aires . in the film an upper middle class couple adopts a young girl during the dictatorship . as the country transitions to democracy they begin to suspect that she may be the child of one of the victims of the forced disappearances that occurred during the dirty war , known as los desaparecidos .\nmiguel littin , chilean director in exile and former head of chile films , flirted with magic realism , a style increasingly popular in fiction and following on from this , cinema , in the 1970s , with el recurso del metodo , and then returned to the chileans - in - exile theme of direct criticism and allegories of the political events in chile with alsino y el condor . nearly all those involved in chile films during allende ' s brief tenure in office in the country were thrown out of chile after pinochet ' s takeover of power in 1973 ( some after a period of imprisonment ) , and despite money difficulties , some managed to keep up a form of film production . those who did so were mostly in socialist regimes\u2014the soviet union or cuba\u2014but because of his contacts in the mexican film business , miguel littin was able to continue his career there . this mass exodus of filmmakers from chile who actually managed to continue filmmaking , and provide an alternative point of view to the very small number of films produced under pinochet at this time , lead to the peculiar situation of almost an entire country ' s film output being made in exile .\nthe us tried to occupy nicaragua in 1927 . general cesar augusto sandino and his guerrillas begin armed resistance .\nthis film was respected in the west and even nominated for an academy award for best foreign film , although its obvious and heavy - handed political allegory was too much for the north american critics . cine cubano , however , loved it , and praised it for the beauty of using the innocent eyes of childhood awakening to political consciousness as the medium for the message . one could say , however , that littin ' s vision has never been so schematized before and presents a very simplified vision of a country ' s problems .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nbest original song - - jim peterik and frankie sullivan iii , ' eye of the tiger , ' in ' rocky iii ' ; michel legrand and alan and marilyn bergman , ' how do you keep the music playing ? ' in ' best friends ' ; john williams and alan and marilyn bergman , ' if we were in love , ' in ' yes , georgio ' ; dave grusin and alan and marilyn bergman , ' it might be you , in ' tootsie ' ; jack nitzsche , buffy sainte - marie and will jennings , ' up where we belong , ' in ' an officer and a gentleman . '\nif no gets enough votes it will be the first time a chilean film is nominated in the foreign language film category . what are chile\u2019s chances ? well , if we take a look back at the latin american nominees and winners of the best foreign language film award , the odds don\u2019t look so good .\noverall , i found the film uneven but affecting . it ' s heavy on symbolism and the absurdities of war , and that it is rather messy and confused at times mirrors that content . reynaldo miravalles gives a good performance as don nazario . in one remarkable shot , the upturned faces of newly - massacred civilians rise just above the surface of a shimmering river . that shot could have been gorgeous , but nicaragua in the early 80s was a rough place , and this is not a particularly attractive film ; as is , the shot\u2026\nafter the 1973 coup that deposed allende and brought pinochet to power in chile , the former members of his cabinet are imprisoned on dawson island , the world ' s southernmost concentration . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe last 7 hours of former president of chile salvador allende , and his closest collaborators inside the palace of la moneda , during the brutal military coup d ' etat on sept . 11 , 1973 , the day democracy in chile ended . based on true events .\nmr . littin is most at ease , and most effective , when he keeps to the point of view of alsino , very nicely played by alan esquivel , who looks a little like the boy in francois truffaut ' s ' ' wild child . ' ' the movie is a fairy tale turned inside out . here the monster is not transformed into a prince , but the prince into a monster , at least physically , who eventually finds a more important kind of release in a new identity as a sandinist rebel .\nafter the 1973 coup resulted in allende\u2019s suicide , the surviving allende ministers and closest government collaborators were sent to a concentration camp on dawson island . the unwelcoming , isolated and sparsely populated isle northwest of cape horn \u2014 used by littin for his shoot \u2014 effectively made them disappear from view .\non arriving , the men are assigned only the name of their barracks and a number , with former mining minister sergio bitar ( benjamin vicuna ) receiving the titular \u201cdawson island 10 . \u201d though the film is nominally based on the bitar\u2019s own book , \u201cisla 10 , \u201d he\u2019s only a bit player here : littin prefers an overview of what the men went through , breaking up their experiences into little scenes that cover many prisoners , guards and events .\nthis approach , reinforced by the guards\u2019 habit of referring to everyone by number rather than by name , highlights the way in which the system tried to stamp out any individuality . but without anyone to identify with , it also makes it harder for auds to buy into the story emotionally . the attempted escapes , \u201chappy\u201d christmas celebrations , desire for news from home and thawing relationships with some of the guards feel like the stuff of countless other such movies .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\ntrailer for a nicaragua / cuba / mexico / costa rica co - production . director : miguel littin starred : dean stockwell , alan esquivel original title : alsino y el c\u00f3ndor dvd : no apparent official release .\nthis film was a co - production of mexico ' s imcine ; icaic , the instituto cubano del arte e industrias cinematogr\u00e1ficos ; and the then new nicaraguan film institute ( nfi ) of which this was the latter ' s first production .\nargentina\u2019s second oscar came almost twenty - five years later with el secreto de sus ojos ( the secret in their eyes ) in 2009 . in the crime thriller directed by juan jos\u00e9 campanella and starring ricardo dar\u00edn , a retired federal agent begins to write a novel on an unsolved murder case that has haunted him for years . with its two wins , argentina remains the only latin american country to have brought home the bronze . taking into account its 22 nominations but only two oscar statuettes the odds aren\u2019t the best for latin america as a whole and chile in particular ( zero nominations or wins ) , but let\u2019s cross our fingers and hope for the best . chile could very well be selected this time since no is the kind of the film the academy usually goes for .\nset in 1988 , no recounts the amazing real life story of a national referendum that everyone thought was destined to fail but ultimately dissolved the chilean dictatorship and ended general pinochet\u2019s almost twenty year rule . leading up to the historic vote each side was allowed 15 minutes of late - night tv airtime every day for a month straight . gael garc\u00eda bernal stars as rene saavedra , a young , rebellious skateboard - riding advertising executive who went from selling soap and soda to heading up the campaign to vote no on keeping pinochet in power for eight more years . shot using u - matic video cameras , larra\u00edn wanted to match the look of the archival television footage woven into the film . as a result of using the same format that t . v . news was shot in during the eighties , the real - life footage seamlessly matches his purposely grainy and overexposed film . despite its dreary appearance , it is funny , uplifting , and entertaining . it\u2019s not a slow artsy film with little dialogue ; it is perfectly paced . and together , bernal\u2019s charm and the film\u2019s many amusing moments end up creating a movie that will surely captivate the academy and maybe even a mainstream commercial audience .\nbest picture - - ' e . t . the extra - terrestrial , ' steven spielberg and kathleen kennedy , universal ; ' gandhi , ' richard attenborough , columbia ; ' missing , ' edward lewis and mildred lewis , universal - polygram ; ' tootsie , ' sydney pollack and dick richards , columbia ; ' the verdict , ' richard zanuck and david brown , 20th century - fox .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\na few weeks ago the academy of motion picture arts and sciences released its shortlist for the foreign language film award . the nominations are being determined in two phases . after a committee of several hundred academy members screened all 71 eligible films nine were selected to advance to the second round , making it to the shortlist . of these nine only one latin american film made the cut , pablo larra\u00edn\u2019s no , starring gael garc\u00eda bernal .\nthe only strands that stand out are those involving a prisoner with medical knowledge ( horacio videla ) who finds himself in a moral quagmire when treating a hurt jailer ( there\u2019s no doctor on the island ) , and an elderly father and his grown son ( jose martin , matias vega ) who provide the heartbreaking final scene .\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) .\nbest art direction - - dale hennesy and marvin march , ' annie ' ; lawrence paull , david synder and linda descenna , ' blade runner ' ; stuart craig , bob laing and michael seirton , ' gandhi ' ; franco zeffirelli and gianni quaranta , ' la traviata ' ; rodger maus , tim hutchinson , william craig smith and harry cordwell , ' victor - victoria . '\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater movie times , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nthe academy award for best foreign language film is handed out annually by the u . s . - based academy of motion picture arts\u2026\nthis is a collection of war / political conflict films set after the advent of gunpowder - based warfare . the idea is to have\u2026\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nit was mainly disturbing to see how the u . s . sticks its nose in other countries ' business . nicaragua was war torn and dangerous .\nthe pinochet military regime tries to turn former allende government heavyweights into nameless prisoners in \u201cdawson island 10 , \u201d a harrowing true story brought to the screen by vet chilean director miguel littin . repping chile in this year\u2019s foreign - language film oscar derby , the handsomely drab , damp and desolate - looking pic stays too much within the confines of [ \u2026 ]\nin 1960 , jos\u00e9 del carmen valenzuela torres , from the small town of nahueltoro in chile , brutally murdered rosa rivas acu\u00f1a and her five children . this classic film of the latin american . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwe are continually improving the quality of our text archives . please send feedback , error reports , and suggestions to archive _ feedback @ nytimes . com .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nwritten by juan caceres and vanessa erazo , latinobuzz is a weekly feature on sydneysbuzz that highlights latino indie talent and upcoming trends in latino film with the specific objective of presenting a broad range of latino voices . follow @ latinobuzz on twitter .\nit was the comeback film of actor dean stockwell . notable cuban director of photography jorge herrera died during the production due to a brain hemorrhage .\nhimself an exile after pinochet toppled allende\u2019s marxist - socialist government in 1973 , the helmer has long been one of the most politically engaged filmmakers in latin america . however , the tone of \u201cisland\u201d is closer to humanist documentary than sociopolitical pamphlet , as littin lets the story speak for itself .\nbest visual effects - - douglas trumbull , richard yuricich and david dryer , ' blade runner ' ; carlo rambaldi , dennis murren and kenneth smith , ' e . t . ' ; richard edlund , michael wood and bruce nicholson , ' poltergeist . '\nwith a history of reliable reporting dating back to 1907 , today ' s upi is a credible source for the most important stories of the day , continually updated\u00ac\u2020\u00ac\u2020 - a one - stop site for u . s . and world news , as well as entertainment , trends , science , health and stunning photography . upi also provides insightful reports on key topics of geopolitical importance , including energy and security .\nin 1985 , exiled director miguel littin returned clandestinely to pinochet ' s chile to make this documentary about the socio - political reality of the country .\nthis year nine latin american countries submitted a film for consideration : argentina , brazil , chile , colombia , dominican republic , mexico , peru , uruguay , and venezuela . of these nine , only chile made the shortlist . if it is nominated it will become part of an elite group of latin american countries that have received this honor . mexico leads the pack with eight nominations , followed by argentina who has six , and brazil with four . nicaragua , cuba , puerto rico , and peru have all been nominated once . that is a total of 22 nominations for all latin american countries since 1960 , when the region received its first nomination for macario , directed by roberto gavald\u00f3n . the film , a supernatural drama set in colonial times , lost out to ingmar bergman\u2019s the virgin spring . it was the first time mexico had been nominated in the category and despite being the most often nominated country in latin america , it has failed to ever win a statuette . so , which countries have won the coveted award ?\ndaily box office ( sun . ) | weekend box office ( jul . 6\u20138 ) | # 1 movie : ' ant - man and the wasp ' | showtimes\nlarra\u00edn ' s fourth feature film ( fuga , tony mane ro , post mor tem ) becomes the first chilean film ever to be nominated in this category , and the third film directed by a chilean helmer to get a nomination ( after miguel litt\u00ed n ' s two nominations for his featu re films actas de marusia / letter from marusia rep resentin g mexico i n 197 5 , and alsi no y el c\u00f3ndor / als ino and the c ondor represen ting nicaragua in 19 82 ) .\nbest performance by a supporting actor - - charles durning , ' the best little whorehouse in texas ' ; louis gossett jr . , ' an officer and a gentleman ' ; john lithgow , ' the world according to garp ' ; james mason , ' the verdict ' ; robert preston , ' victor - victoria . '\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear . learn more\ncast : alan esquivel ( alsino ) ; dean stockwell ( frank ) ; carmen bunster ( mama buela ) ; alejandro parodi ( garin ) ; delia casanova ( rosario ) ; marta lorena perez ( lucia ) ; reinaldo miravalles ( don nazario ) ; marcelo gaete ( lucia ' s grandfather ) .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\na harrowing true story brought to the screen by vet chilean director miguel littin .\nbest sound - - milan bor , trevor pyke and mike le - mare , ' das boot ' ; buzz knudson , robert glass , don digirolamo and gene cantamessa , ' e . t . ' ; gerry humphreys , robin o ' donoghue , jonathan bates and simon kaye , ' gandhi ' ; arthur piantadosi , les fresholtz , dick alexander and les lazarowitz , ' tootsie ' ; michael minkler , bob minkler , lee minkler and jim la rue , ' tron . '\nthe chilean film no ( pic tured ) by pablo larra\u00edn is nominated for an academy award in the best foreign language category , as it was announced this morning .\nbest adaptation score - - ralph burns , ' annie ' ; tom waits , ' one from the heart ' ; henry mancini and leslie bricusse , ' victor - victoria . '\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nactor in a supporting role - louis gossett , jr . in\nan officer and a gentleman\nthe pinochet military regime tries to turn former allende government heavyweights into nameless prisoners in \u201cdawson island 10 , \u201d a harrowing true story brought to the screen by vet chilean director miguel littin . repping chile in this year\u2019s foreign - language film oscar derby , the handsomely drab , damp and desolate - looking pic stays too much within the confines of the prison - camp genre , though its finale is still moving . \u201cisland\u201d should have a less - than - insular fest life followed by bigscreen rollouts in arthouses , especially in spanish - lingo territories .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nchristopher cantwell and christopher c . rogers look back at how their show evolved into its remarkab . . .\nbest sound effects editing - - mike le - mare , ' das boot ' ; charles campbell and ben burtt , ' e . t . ' ; stephen hunter flick and richard anderson , ' poltergeist . '\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\n\u00a9 2018 urltoken by ancestry . all rights reserved . terms and conditions \u00b7 privacy statement \u00b7 site map \u00b7 contact\nbest live action short film - - ' ballet robotique , ' bob rogers , bob rogers and co . ; ' a shocking accident , ' christine oestreicher , flamingo pictures ltd . ; ' the silence , ' michael toshiyuki uno and joseph benson , the american film institute ; ' split cherry tree , ' jan saunders , learning corp . of america ; sredni vashtar , andrew birkin , laurentic film productions ltd .\nless effective as drama is mr . littin ' s portrayal of the pro - government bullies , and especially of all united states advisers , in the characterization of just one fellow , summed up in mr . stockwell ' s role . frank is seen as a well - meaning but fatally ignorant sort who , when desperate , turns brutal . there ' s nothing wrong with the concept of the character ; it ' s just that it seems to belong to another , far less subtle film .\ncomposer carlos rafael rivera re - imagined scoring the western for scott frank ' s netflix miniseries .\nafter 20 years of exile , aron returns to chile to find out who he is . he asks questions , not only of those who stayed behind but also of himself , examining his relationship with his past and his own memory . the people who stayed lived through 20 years of dictatorship . they were either victims or executioners . amidst this wreckage , aron wonders what name his brother is using now , where his father is . . . can he , in isol ' s arms and through her love , find his way again ? what future awaits him ? like mola the torturer , he has returned from an impossible journey , and aron knows that each man is his own executioner . shipwreck and resurrection are the two facets of a complex truth . los naufragios is the story of a man ' s journey in search of himself .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nnominations for the 1983 academy awards : best picture - - ' e . t . . . .\nthis nicaraguan melodrama , starring dean stockwell as an american pilot , was nominated for the foreign language oscar .\n\u00a9 urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . all rights reserved . box office mojo and imdb are trademarks or registered trademarks of urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . terms of use and privacy policy under which this service is provided to you .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc stubs , cinemark connections and regal crown club when you link accounts . learn more\nbest make - up - - tom smith , ' gandhi ' ; sarah monzani and michele burke , ' quest for fire . '\nbest animated short film - - ' the great cognito , ' will vinton , will vinton prods . ; ' the snowman , ' john coates , snowman enterprises ltd . ; ' tango , ' zbigniew rybczynaki , film polski .\nbest film editing - - hannes nikel , ' das boot ' ; carol littleton , ' e . t . ' ; john bloom , ' gandhi ' ; peter zinner , ' an officer and a gentleman ' ; fredric steinkamp and william steinkamp , ' tootsie . '\nnominations for the 1983 academy awards : best picture - - ' e . t . . . . - upi archives\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore . learn more\nbest costume design - - john mollo and bhanu athaiya , ' gandhi ' ; piero tosi , ' la traviata ' ; albert wolsky , ' sophie ' s choice ' ; elois jenssen and rosanna norton , ' tron ' ; patricia norris , ' victor - victoria . '\ni actually liked this movie . . . . but after reading other comments , i ' m wondering what happened to me . was i hypnotized ? was it because i was reading subtitles ? i truly did care about the little boy in this film . and the scenes of war in this central american country were heartwrenching . really hit me hard . am i a fool for propaganda ? was i being played like a violin ? i also thought dean stockwell was great in his role as the american chopper pilot . i especially loved his drunk scene - uh , maybe because it reminded me of all the fights i used to have with my ex . . . . . the one lighthearted moment in a film filled with heavy sorrows .\nbest original score - - john williams , ' e . t . ' ; ravi shankar and george fenton , ' gandhi ' ; jack nitzsche , ' an officer and a gentleman ' ; jerry goldsmith , ' poltergeist ' ; marvin hamlisch , ' sophie ' s choice . '\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nbest original screenplay - - barry levinson , ' diner ' ; melissa mathison , ' e . t . ' ; john briley , ' gandhi ' ; douglas day stewart , ' an officer and a gentleman ' ; larry gelbart , murray schisgal and don mcguire , ' tootsie . '\nbest adapted screeenplay - - wolfgang petersen , ' das boot ' ; costa - gavras and donald stewart , ' missing ' ; alan pakula , ' sophie ' s choice ' ; david mamet , ' the verdict ' ; blake edwards , ' victor - victoria . '\nbest documentary feature - - ' after the axe , ' sturla gunnarsson and steve lucas , national film board of canada ; ' ben ' s mill , ' john karol and michel chalufour , public broadcasting associates ; ' in our water , ' meg switzgable , foresight films ; ' just another missing kid , ' john zaritsky , canadian broadcasting corp . ; ' a portrait of giselle , ' joseph wishy , wishupon prods .\nnbc ' s live musical rendition of the andrew lloyd webber / tim rice rock opera combines an industrial - l . . .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime . learn more\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase .\nadditionally it was also annou n ced that chilean dp claudio miranda was also nominated for an academy awa rd for best cinemat ogra phy for his work on ang lee ' s life of pi . the 85th annual edition of the academy awards will take place on sunday , february 24th .\n\u00a9 2018 time out england limited and affiliated companies owned by time out group plc . all rights reserved . time out is a registered trademark of time out digital limited .\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nevery year the academy awards are televised live in more than 200 countries . this year\u2019s winners will be presented with their oscar statuette on sunday , february 24 , 2013 .\nbut this is not a predictably tragic outcome . the young boy , played with a luminous intensity by a 12 - year - old nicaraguan named alan esquivel , is not so much crushed by his injury as bemused by it . at one point , asked what happened to his back , he says he hurt it trying to fly , and then he grins at his own presumption .\njuly 9 ( upi ) - - the u . s . food & drug administration wants to know how people are dealing with pain as it continues to tweak recommendations for opioid painkiller guidelines .\nproduction : nicaraguan film institute , cuban institute of cinematographic art and industry , latin american production of mexico , costa rican cinematographic co - operative ; colour , 35mm ; running time : 89 minutes . filmed on location in nicaragua .\njuly 9 ( upi ) - - police in newport beach , calif . , said they used dna testing to compose a sketch of a man they believe kidnapped and killed an 11 - year - old girl 45 years ago .\njuly 9 ( upi ) - - a federal judge on monday ordered the u . s . government to provide a proposed timeline for when all separated migrant children can be reunited with their parents .\nbest documentary short subject - - ' gods of metal , ' robert richter , richter prods . ; ' if you love this planet , ' edward le lorrain , national film board of canada ; ' the klan : a legacy of hate in america , ' charles guggenheim and werner schumann , guggenheim prods . ; ' to live or let die , ' freida lee mock , american film foundation ; ' traveling hopefully , ' john avildsen , arnuthfonyus films .\np remiere d to c ritic al a c cla imed last may at cannes ' directors fortn i ght , no tell s t he s tory of a young ad man ( played by m exican actor g ael ga rc\u00eda bernal ) who c reates a successful 1988 voter campaign to oust chilean dictator augusto pinochet . the film will open in theaters in the u . s . on feb rua ry 15th released by sony pictures classics .\nbest cinematography - - jost vacano , ' das boot ' ; allen daviau , ' e . t . ' ; billy williams and ronnie taylor , ' gandhi ' ; nestor almendros , ' sophie ' s choice ' ; owen roizman , ' tootsie . '\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nbest performance by an actress - - julie andrews , ' victor - victoria ' ; jessica lange , ' frances ' ; sissy spacek , ' missing ' ; meryl streep , ' sophie ' s choice ' ; debra winger , ' an officer and a gentleman . '\nbest achievement in directing - - richard attenborough , ' gandhi ' ; sidney lumet , ' the verdict ' ; wolfgang petersen , ' das boot ' ; sydney pollack , ' tootsie ' ; steven spielberg , ' e . t . '\nbest performance by an actor - - dustin hoffman , ' tootsie ' ; ben kingsley , ' gandhi ' ; jack lemmon , ' missing ' ; paul newman , ' the verdict ' ; peter o ' toole , ' my favorite year . '\nbest performance by a supporting actress - - glenn close , ' the world according to garp ' ; teri garr , ' tootsie ' ; jessica lange , ' tootsie ' ; kim stanley , ' frances ' ; leslie ann warren , ' victor - victoria . '\nthis film was a co - production of nicaragua , cuba , costa rica , and mexico . i actually thought i was picking out a movie from costa rica , but in fact , it ' s set in nicaragua . but it ' s all good , as i had never seen a film from nicaragua either .\nproduction : an azul films ( chile ) / vpccinema producoes artisticas ( brazil ) production , in association with villa del cine , with participation of alen cine . ( international sales : mc films latinofusion , santiago . ) produced by miguel littin , walter lima . co - producers , walter lima , miguel ioan littin menz . directed , written by miguel littin , based on the book\nisla 10\nby sergio bitar .\nart direction : lawrence g . paull , david l . snyder ; set decoration : linda descenna\nart direction - art direction : lawrence g . paull , david l . snyder ; set decoration : linda descenna\nwriting ( screenplay based on material from another medium ) - alan j . pakula\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\n6 of 7 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nsinopsis especial ( dedicada a ra\u00fal pellegrin ) de documental\ninternacionalistas . . .\nde utopia films\ncharacter ( karakter , 1997 ) by mike van diem [ 1 / 12 ] eng . subs included\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\nproducers : lilia alfaro , jose ramon perez ; executive producer : herman littin ; screenplay : miguel littin , isadora aguirre , tomas turrent ; photography : jorge herrera , pablo martinez ; editor : miriam talavera ; sound : germinal hernandez ; art director : elly menz ; music : leo brower ."]}
{"id": 115334, "summary": [{"text": "falcon song is a 2014 contemporary western film written and directed by jason corgan brown .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars rainey qualley , gabriel sunday , and martin kove .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the 1980s style film explores themes of land conservation and soul searching through a storybook world of quirky characters with touches of magical realism . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "falcon song", "paragraphs": ["looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing falcon song near you .\nthe falcon and the snowman ( pat metheny ) \u00b7 the falcon and the snowman ( pat metheny ) \u00b7 main stage live : the falcon ridge folk festival album ( e . vicious ) \u00b7 rose falcon ( rose falcon ) \u00b7 live at falcon lair ( zoot sims ) \u00b7 best of paul anka [ falcon music ] ( paul anka ) \u00b7 falcon beach ( e . vicious ) \u00b7 joan baez [ falcon neue medien ] ( joan baez ) \u00b7 i will survive [ falcon ] ( gloria gaynor ) \u00b7 greatest hits [ falcon ] ( trini lopez ) \u2013 and 13 other albums \u00bb\nthe movie falcon song explores themes of land conservation and soul searching beneath a whimsical , quirky world full of colorful characters and magical realism .\njoin us for a week of special falcon song screenings in los angeles . the film world premiered to packed theaters at the 29th santa barbara international film festival .\nthe movie falcon song is a low budget western , set in the 1980s , in which a guitar - playing drifter helps a rancher\u2019s granddaughter find her true calling .\nrainey qualley , daughter of andie macdowell , has joined the cast of indie \u201cfalcon song , \u201d which jason corgan brown will direct and produce through his corgan pictures banner .\nthis white falcon , rare and geason , this bird shineth so bright ; of all that are , no bird compare may with this falcon white .\nthe report that leanda quotes from can be found on the times website , but you can only read all of it if you are a subscriber \u2013 doomed queen anne boleyn\u2019s wedding song comes back to life 500 years on . unfortunately , they call it a wedding song rather than a coronation song !\noh , and let us never forget the glorious video of the song ' s namesake . . .\nlisten to\nhasselhoff cheeseburger ,\na song from the first album by the supergroup in ten years .\nfalcon bank was recognized as the 78 highest performing community bank in the 21st century .\nthe crane song falcon is priced towards the top end of the 500 - series single - channel compressor market , but its performance easily justifies the price tag . i\u2019d be more than happy to have a pair linked up as a stereo compressor / limiter . if you\u2019re planning to add a vintage - style optical compressor / limiter to your 500 - series collection , you really should audition the crane song falcon .\nhi stephan . we totally agree but it fills dance floors . however , we have decided to replace the song !\nfalcon song is a 1980 ' s style contemporary western in which a guitar playing drifter helps a rancher ' s granddaughter find her true calling . they soon find themselves in the middle of an age old land war .\nyee yee ! we ' ve found 263 lyrics , 12 artists , and 23 albums matching falcon .\nfalcon song is a 1980 ' s style contemporary western in which a guitar playing drifter helps a rancher ' s granddaughter find her true calling . they soon find themselves in the middle of an age old land w . . . more\nalso missing from gina\u2019s apartment is a music box that plays the 1980s hit song \u201cshe works hard for the money\u201d by donna summer .\nthe falcon is proud to have the avalon archives museum of rock & roll permanently installed at the falcon underground . we invite patrons , local residents and travelers , alike to tour this vast , rotating collection .\ndakota johnson and bruce dern have joined shia labeouf in the adventure drama \u201c the peanut butter falcon . \u201d\nwonderful ! please email me at claire @ urltoken when the song and music are available so that i can write a post . thank you !\nthere ' s an unfashionable earnestness to\nfalcon song ,\njust as director jason brown intends . inspired by ' 80s\npop cinema ,\nhe ' s spun a light drama around a young drifter who becomes involved with the residents of a western town .\nthe song can speak for itself . falcon fans will be excited to know that\nit ' s too big ,\na clear homage to the pet shop boys and anything that can ' t be measured by a standard ruler , won ' t be going flaccid any time soon .\nin chastity , excelleth she , most like a virgin bright : and worthy is to live in bliss always this falcon white .\nit ' s too big ,\nreleased on itunes and urltoken on april 16 , features falcon ' s penetrating voice singing about his own member , which was again thrown into the limelight after huffpost weird news covered falcon getting frisked by the tsa .\nthe virtues all , no man mortal , of this bird can write . no man earthly enough truly can praise this falcon white .\nwho will express great gentleness to be in any wight ; he will not miss , but call him this the gentle falcon white .\nfalcon didn ' t comment on the girthy tune . his new publicist wants to embargo the package , even though it was already released .\nthe 12ax7 drives a solid - state output stage , and the falcon\u2019s signal reaches the outside world via a lundahl ll1585 balancing transformer , which is a very high - quality , high - headroom device that\u2019s easily capable of delivering the falcon\u2019s maximum + 26db of level without saturation .\nprovided to youtube by the orchard enterprises falcon ' s song \u00b7 the dirty river boys the dirty river boys \u2117 2014 drb music released on : 2014 - 10 - 14 music publisher : boiler rocket music music publisher : vela hotel music music publisher : chavez music music publisher : colton james auto - generated by youtube .\nthe man famous for his 13 . 5 - inch , record - setting penis released a song , and it ' s bound to impress even the most hardened of pop fans .\nthe falcon\u2019s attack and release switches each have three settings : fast , medium and slow , with fast being the upper position . these switches sit directly above the three green knobs that , respectively , control the falcon\u2019s threshold , make - up gain and dry / wet output mix .\nand where by wrong , she hath fleen long , uncertain where to light ; herself repose upon the rose , now may this falcon white .\nthe cream front panel , three green knobs and six black switches are a crane song signature and , surmounted by a single circular vu meter , these give the falcon a distinct identity . packaging a circuit based around a 12ax7 ( ecc83 ) dual - triode valve running at 200v in a single - slot 500 - series format is an impressive engineering feat . so too is giving the falcon such flexible facilities on a front panel that doesn\u2019t look or , more importantly , feel overcrowded .\nbut now to take and use her make is time , as troth is plight ; that she may bring fruit according for such a falcon white .\nwhereon to rest , and build her nest ; god grant her , most of might ! that england may rejoice alway in this same falcon white .\nthe falcon celebrates native american culture every month , with host evan pritchard , who will introduce special guests , native music , history and spoken word .\n11 . the lyrics to the song the ewoks perform at the end of the movie \u2013 the words everyone heard as\nyub nub\n\u2013 were written by none other than joseph williams , son of star wars composer john and lead singer with toto . someone , somewhere : please make a mash - up of this song and toto ' s\nafrica\nas soon as possible .\nrainey qualley , daughter of andie macdowell , has joined the cast of indie \u201cfalcon song , \u201d which jason corgan brown will direct and produce through his corgan pictures banner . described as a new wave western , story follows a rancher\u2019s granddaughter who reconnects with her mother\u2019s magical past and helps a drifter ( gabriel sunday ) whose arrival forever changes [ \u2026 ]\nfast - forward thirty years . my dad , chairman of the board of falcon bank , made another pledge : falcon bank would treat everyone with respect . from the college student opening her first checking account to the seasoned businessman applying for a loan , falcon would be responsive to its customers\u2019 needs , always . we would never make someone feel the way my dad felt on that long - ago day , walking back to his truck with car titles in hand .\na tongue - in - cheek celebration of 1980s\u2019 cinema , jason brown\u2019s falcon song legitimately makes you feel like you have travelled through time . the film goes retro with everything from production techniques and the soundtrack to its storyline about a guitar - toting loner and his relationship with a smoking hot rancher\u2019s daughter \u2014 who also , of course , has magical powers .\nthe a . v . club is premiering the falcon\u2019s contribution to the compilation , and its first song in eight years , \u201cwe are the bald . \u201d even with that eight year gap in place , the falcon doesn\u2019t alter its searing attack , and even as kelly and andriano acknowledge their age with lines such as , \u201cwe\u2019ve got no hair / we are the bald , \u201d the band proves even as its activity wanes\u2014and its members\u2019 hairlines recede\u2014it\u2019s still capable of churning out impactful punk rock with the same exuberance of its younger labelmates .\nthe falcon underground invites jazz artists to sign - up and sit - in at our monthly jazz sessions . join the music - making in the falcon ' s warm intimate pub - beneath - the - club , one floor down from our world class live music stage . stay posted for special guests ! host : doug weiss / bass\nfor some reason , the first act of gremlins was always on my mind . of course , falcon song is far from a horror - comedy , but i think that the lighthearted feel , acting style , and vibrant characters all were influential to me . there\u2019s something very intriguing to me about the nostalgic , surreal , comedic darkness that emanates from films like groundhog\u2019s day , big , home alone \u2014 even spaceballs . i suppose that pulling influence from comedies and applying that to dramatic subject matter ultimately comes out as whimsical . of course , to enhance authenticity we also cast martin kove who played the evil sensei of the cobra kai in the the karate kid . i am proud to announce that no legs were swept during the making of falcon song \u2026 close\u2026 but i can still walk .\na very special creative showcase - hudson valley singer / songwriters convene at the falcon underground every first wednesday . each month selected songwriters will be announced by our host , jason gisser .\ni found an article written by the same author in \u201cthe australian , \u201d which is not stuck behind a paywall . too bad they also don\u2019t have a sample of the song as the \u201ctimes\u201d does , as i\u2019d love to hear it .\nin the tradition of such family - friendly musicals as grease and the high school musical series comes this inspirational story about a group of teens who enter into a song and dance competition in hopes of raising enough money to save . . .\nthe ebony falcon\nis the 14th episode of season 1 of the fox television show brooklyn nine - nine . it originally aired 21st january 2014 to 4 . 55 million viewers .\nthe yellow rose of texas is , at least in the case of this roy rogers vehicle , both the title of a song and the name of a fancy showboat . rogers plays a frontier insurance investigator who is assigned to locate . . .\n) , the company now produce a range of hardware products , including three valve - based 500 - series units , the syren preamplifier , the insignia equaliser and this , the falcon compressor .\ngather up the chaps is out via red scare on march 18 . additionally , \u201chasselhoff cheeseburger\u201d is available as a flexi single from new noise magazine . catch the falcon on tour . dates below .\nfalcon international bank is proud to be a part of the culture and history of south and south central texas , offering personalized service , attention to detail and genuine dedication in assisting customers reach their goals .\nleanda de lisle has just published a post on her blog about how tamsin lewis , an expert in tudor music , has matched the lyrics of the white falcon , a ballad performed at anne boleyn\u2019s coronation procession on 31st may 1533 , with a tudor tune . you can read more about this news in leanda\u2019s article \u2013 click here . what is lovely is that the song is going to be performed by 60 children from schools in stepney green and whitechapel on a float .\nat around the falcon\u2019s price you\u2019ll find 500 - series alternatives ( but not direct equivalents ) from the likes of anamod , api , awtac , chandler , fredenstein , neve , pendulum audio and retro instruments .\nthe falcon and the d ' ohman\nis the first episode of season 23 . it originally aired on september 25 , 2011 . kiefer sutherland guest stars as wayne slater and tom colicchio as himself .\npoet gold assembles a fresh new line - up of brilliant spoken word and musical artists every fourth wednesday , at the falcon underground , new york taproom & beer garden . poet gold accompanied by : bryan henry\nnow , ten years later , the falcon is ready to rise again with the release of gather up the chaps . hennessey has returned for the sophomore album . andriano is back as well , and his imprint is felt even more this time around , especially on songs like \u201cyou dumb dildos , \u201d where he leads on vocal duties . some new blood has been added to the mix as well with the loved ones\u2019 dave hause , who also gets prominent mic time on the song \u201cif dave did it . \u201d\nnobody notices that a famous clothing brand is later named after him , nobody notices that chuck berry releases a song that sounds pretty similar to the one he played at the big dance , and most importantly , nobody bats an eyelid when his mom has a kid who looks exactly like him .\nlater at home , lisa is playing her saxophone . wayne comes in and hears the song , causing a flashback to occur . in the flashback , a shooting starts and wayne takes out his gun . back in reality , wayne is pointing his gun at lisa . again he becomes frustrated .\nin my setup , the falcon\u2019s natural home would be either sitting across an insert point or operating as one component in a 500 - series \u2018channel - strip\u2019 . with the input level set to peak at around + 3 or + 5 on the vu meter , to give the compressor something to chew on ( courtesy of a sonic farm silkworm 500 - series mic preamp ) , the falcon turned out to be one of the most intuitive compressors that i\u2019ve ever reviewed .\njohnson has starred in the two \u201cfifty shades of grey\u201d films and will next be seen starring in luca guadagnino\u2019s \u201csuspiria . \u201d dern received academy award nominations for his roles in \u201cnebraska\u201d and \u201ccoming home\u201d and has appeared in over 100 films . burnett won an academy award for original song for \u201ccrazy heart\u201d in 2009 .\nthe falcon underground ' s sign up and sit in session is creating a\nhome\nfor traditional blues and roots music with a strict\nno pedals\npolicy and philosophy to keep it raw , and true to the original music .\nred scare industries\u2014the chicago label formed by tobias jeg and the lawrence arms\u2019 brendan kelly\u2014started 10 years ago as a vehicle to release the first ep by one of arms frontman kelly\u2019s own projects , the falcon . for fans of chicago punk the band served as a supergroup of sorts , with a line - up rounded out by lawrence arms drummer neil hennessy , alkaline trio bassist dan andriano , and former rise against guitarist todd mohney , and the band\u2019s five - song introduction served as a searing amalgam of what the band\u2019s members had done so well throughout their careers .\nbeing aware of dave hill\u2019s crane song products only by reputation , i really didn\u2019t know what to expect other than that the build quality and audio performance should be of a very high standard . on those two fronts , the falcon didn\u2019t disappoint ; the front panel and the feel of its controls gave me an instant impression of quality and i couldn\u2019t fault the sonics in any way . dave\u2019s emulation of an optical compressor acts authentically , and sounds very much like the real thing . the valve gain stage certainly adds character , especially when its negative feedback is switched out , and the lundahl output transformer balances its output without introducing unwanted artifacts .\nthe falcon would go on to release its lone full - length in 2006 , but red scare would continue on , releasing albums by bands such as teenage bottlerocket , cobra skulls , the sidekicks , and numerous others in its decade - long existence . and red scare will celebrate its 10 years in existence by throwing a day - long show at the metro in chicago on october 25 featuring nearly every band to have released music on the label and a warm - up show in new york on september 26 . on september 9 , the label will also release a 19 - song compilation , red scare industries : 10 years of your dumb bullshit , featuring unreleased material from many of the label\u2019s acts .\ni feel that the innocence , magical realism , and even technical execution of yesterday\u2019s pop cinema have become shockingly alternative when viewed in today\u2019s marketplace . it\u2019s hard to pinpoint exactly why magical realism was so prevalent in 1980s movies . perhaps it was due to the fact that technologies and techniques had advanced to the point where more was possible for the big budget projects . we all know of the outlandish fantasy / sci - fi senarios that we saw in the decade\u2019s biggest pictures . this may have led audiences to become more appreciative of the subtle and sometime unexplainable bending of reality in smaller films . falcon song utilizes these elements very lightly , but i feel that their presence is an important part of the package .\noverall , no matter what source i threw at it , the falcon never failed to delight . over - exuberant acoustic instruments , vocals and percussion were all sorted out in a manner that didn\u2019t sound unnatural \u2014 unless that\u2019s what i wanted . under heavy compression , it was easy and intuitive to restore the resulting loss of transient information by backing off the wet control to bring in more of the uncompressed signal , and / or lengthening the attack time with a simple click of that switch . all in all , the falcon delivered a very impressive performance that remained musical and \u2018transparent\u2019 throughout , unless i got a bit carried away at the extremes .\nthis high - camp , independent fantasy adventure mixes elements of comic books , westerns , post - apocalyptic science fiction ( particularly the road warrior ( 1981 ) ) , chop - sockey action films , elvis presley musicals , and road pictures into a postmodern stew . jeffrey falcon is buddy , a samurai guitar player . . .\nwell , that doesn ' t work . were they chased for months ? or was luke trained in an afternoon ? either we were spared some extended scenes on board the millennium falcon featuring starvation and debates about when they ' d have to eat chewbacca , or becoming a jedi is easier than getting a cub scout merit badge .\nin the early \u201880s , dave hill was asked to design a valve compressor that would have the sound of vintage valve models . the result was the summit tla - 100 , and because of its success dave went on to design ( and to set up manufacturing for ) the entire summit audio product line until his departure in 1994 . he founded crane song in 1995 and , in addition to three pro tools plug - ins (\ndakota johnson and bruce dern have joined shia labeouf in the adventure drama \u201cthe peanut butter falcon . \u201d newcomer zachary gottsagen , who is the inspiration for the film , will play the principal character of zak in the movie , which will be directed by tyler nilson and michael schwartz from their own script . variety first reported in [ \u2026 ]\nso there ' s the famous sequence where luke gets trained by yoda on yoda ' s shithole of a planet . to break up the sequence , the film cuts to the millennium falcon getting chased by the empire to lando ' s cloud city . when they arrive , they get captured , at which point luke has finished his training .\ncomic book guy starts the episode by telling the viewers there will be hints in the episode as to the result of nedna . after the opening sequence , homer sings a song about arriving at work . he goes to greet his friend larry , but discovers he has been replaced by a new employee , wayne slater . homer requests a fist bump , but wayne rejects . he then asks if he can have a beer with wayne after work , however wayne still rejects the offer .\ni heard it from all the guys and every single freakin ' girl / they wanna try and take a ride on the biggest in the world / but in order to ride the beast it must be unfurled ,\nfalcon sings before the chorus ,\ntoo damn big / it ' s just too damn big / your penis too damn big yeah / it ' s too damn big .\nhowever , the icing on the falcon\u2019s cake is the wet / dry output mix control that gives you access to parallel compression without tying up another mixer channel . daw users will be accustomed to working with a mix control on their plug - in compressors , but if you\u2019re not too sure of the why and how of parallel compression , hugh robjohns wrote a very comprehensive article on the subject in sos february 2013 ( urltoken ) .\n9 . ewoks were a late addition to the star wars mythology . their part in the story was to be played by the wookiees , but by the time lucas and partners sat down to write return of the jedi , they realized that , because chewbacca could fly the millennium falcon , repair the ship and operate pretty much any weapon or machine in the known universe , they ' d made the wookiees too technologically advanced for the plot .\nthe remaining switch on the top row toggles the vu meter display between gain reduction and output level and sits above another three switches , the first of which selects either hard - knee ( limit ) or soft - knee ( comp ) operation , changing the falcon from a limiter to a compressor , depending on the chosen characteristic . the color switch in its 100 position removes the negative feedback from the valve circuit , and restores it in its alternate setting .\nmy dad\u2019s pledge doesn\u2019t end at customer service . from this promise to you came free personal and business checking , interest checking , internet banking , mobile banking , snapshot deposits , bill pay , p2p transfers , and more\u2014including our new website , specifically designed to be more user friendly across all devices . we hope you enjoy the new site , and that it continues to make banking with falcon a pleasure , rather than the burden my dad experienced almost seventy years ago .\nset the output to wet , set the attack to fast , release to medium , take the falcon out of bypass and wind up the threshold until you get the amount of compression that you need , match the bypassed and gain - reduced signals with the gain control and that\u2019s about it \u2014 instant great sound and instant gratification , as the program - dependent release time does its thing . from this point on , it\u2019s all about getting the precise sound that you want to hear \u2014 maybe increase the attack time to let faster transients through , increase the release time to get a bit of pumping going , explore the difference in sound between the hard and soft - knee compression curves and check out the effect of switching between negative and no feedback in the valve stage . i was pleasantly surprised by just how much sonic variety could be found in the interaction between the falcon\u2019s controls , despite the fact that the preset attack and release times might initially have led me to think otherwise .\nto give it the performance characteristics of a vintage \u2018optical\u2019 compressor , the falcon carries dave hill\u2019s proprietary emulation of the slower reaction times of the resistive opto - isolator circuitry found in early compressors such as the teletronix la - 2a . the falcon is configured as a feedback compressor , whereby the input to the side - chain circuit ( that calculates the amount of compression required ) is taken from a point after the signal has passed through the gain - reduction circuit itself . as a result , this feedback loop alters the compression ratio depending on how much gain reduction is taking place , and this tends to give an overall smoother , less aggressive - sounding compression . because the amount of compression is determined by an already - compressed signal , the time set by the front - panel release switch is modified by the feedback loop . this has the effect of making the actual release time program - dependent , since the release time will be longer for peaks that go well over the set threshold and shorter for peaks that just exceed it .\nbest 1980s music teens were entertained at the movies with blockbuster hits such as et \u2013 the extra - terrestrial , indiana jones , the breakfast club , and ferris bueller\u2019s day off . comedy clubs became popular in the 1980s and comedy on tv rose . tv comedy shows such as the cosby show , roseanne and saturday night live . other popular tv shows included dallas , falcon crest and dynasty . eighties teens were also fascinated by cabbage patch kids , pac man and the invention of the cd ( compact disc ) . the cd outsells vinyl by 1988 .\nthe falcon , the long - running but remarkably unprolific brainchild of the lawrence arms\u2019 brendan kelly , has been in hibernation for a while , not spotted in the wild since the release of their sole full - length album , 2006\u2019s unicornography , red scare industry\u2019s all - time bestselling record . on it , kelly employed the use of alkaline trio\u2019s dan andriano and fellow brother in arm neil hennessey , who enabled him in letting his id run wild , which , if you\u2019ve ever seen kelly perform , read one of his tweets , or talked to him for more than five seconds at a urinal , you already know how remarkably strange that can get .\nthe new music in the force awakens serves two main purposes . it\u2019s an essential part of the movie\u2019s long , commemorative striptease , covering and uncovering the old , familiar tunes . it\u2019s like the canvas blobs that cover the millennium falcon in the junkyard , r2d2 on the rebel flagship , even luke ( his cape in the flashback , his hood on the lonely island ) : homogeneous , mysterious , subtle . the old scores drew rousing melodies from wagner and korngold ; the new one takes after shostakovich and dvorak , by turns anxious and frenzied , by turns plaintive , repetitive . when we do hear an echo of the original scores\u2014the rising fourth of the main theme , stacked upon itself in an alien quartal configuration\u2014it really stands out . all the old star wars neurons fire .\nthat\u2019s not the only time the soundtrack is used to convey moral ambivalence . when han solo\u2019s ship swallows the millennium falcon , the soundtrack is pure fear . han\u2019s entrance , with a burst of old music , fails to lighten the mood . weirder : as kylo ren is impaling han solo on his lightsaber , we hear something that sounds a lot like the bouncing , mesmeric background of rey\u2019s theme , but with a dark , martial twist . ( for those keeping score at home , the tune that sounds next , as solo falls through the abyss , is a riff on the \u201cprophecy motif\u201d from wagner\u2019s parsifal , which accompanies these words in the libretto : \u201cthe pure fool , enlightened by compassion . \u201d ) and when rey grabs luke\u2019s lightsaber in the final snow battle , we hear\u2014under the familiar \u201cforce theme\u201d\u2014the melodic interval ( a half - step over diminished harmonies ) that usually introduces kylo ren\u2019s theme .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ni have lived in santa barbara for a few years but still frequently travel back and forth to los angeles . it had long been a goal of mine to be able to move to santa barbara when my film career allowed . i was able to pull away from working staff on large studio films and living full time in\nwhen my own boutique studio , corgan pictures , began to grow legs . santa barbara is a great town and with it having roots in silent - era history , it\u2019s almost perfect for filmmakers who have devoted their lives to the craft !\na lot of the film was shot at distant locations across the american west , so with limited gear , crew , and schedule , it was challenging at times to maintain the glossy \u201cdream - factory\u201d look that was common in the \u201880s . a lot of this look comes from certain lighting techniques and we all feel very fortunate to have had solid camera , grip and lighting departments . there were many times that we had to stop and pull back from going too modern \u2014 always thinking of the standards and styles of past eras ( \u201860s , \u201870s , and mostly \u201880s ) .\nmy goal wasn\u2019t to create a film that was just a modern rip - off of an \u201880s movie , but one that felt and looked as if it traveled ahead in time , skipping the past two - and - a - half decades . i strived for it to be authentic , free from irony , and not to be self - aware . you won\u2019t see jelly bracelets and parachute pants , but a more classic approach to the styling . i\u2019m inspired to take audiences to an all - new story world that attempts to harness the hard - to - define visceral qualities of a bygone era .\ni\u2019d say a probably a dramedy . although , a \u201cwhimsical , 1980s style contemporary western\u201d seems to explain it better . i had hoped for it to come across as an authentic low - budget \u201880s movie that was found in a vault and released many years later . ultimately , it is the audience who will have final say .\nit\u2019s a about a guitar - playing drifter who helps a rancher\u2019s granddaughter find her true calling . it\u2019s not a real heavy film ; it\u2019s whimsical but has some thematic undertones about soul - searching and land conservation . we have music by the moody blues , kate bush , and nikki lane , who is finishing up an album with dan auerbach from the black keys . it\u2019s done in a low - budget \u201880s style and we even have martin kove from the karate kid .\nto submit a comment on this article , email letters @ urltoken or visit our facebook page . to submit information to a reporter , email tips @ urltoken .\nvery cool that a storybook world like this can be created in an 80 ' s style . not many new releases today can pull this off . it feels really genuine , which is something to be commended even if the style isn ' t your favorite .\nsilverscreenquotes ( anonymous profile ) august 17 , 2014 at 2 : 36 p . m . ( suggest removal )\ngoleta resident alexander ricardo braid , 45 , was found unresponsive in his cell .\nomar marquez , 18 , and two unnamed juveniles were booked on multiple charges .\ncounty fire chief eric peterson and other officials expect a full containment of the holiday fire by . . .\ncopyright \u00a92018 santa barbara independent , inc . reproduction of material from any urltoken pages without written permission is strictly prohibited . if you believe an urltoken user or any material appearing on urltoken is copyrighted material used without proper permission , please click here .\nhas announced its 2014 lineup . the 29th edition features 23 world premieres and 31 u . s . premieres and runs january 30 - february 9 . robert nixon and fisher stevens\u2019\ncloses it , followed by a q & a with richard linklater , julie delpy and ethan hawke . here\u2019s the full lineup :\na life outside , usa directed by catherine brabec featuring : greg mesanko , chris mesanko , kevin casey , jim purpuri , richard luthringer , and bucky walters a documentary following the six surfers who pioneered the 1960\u2019s surf break at the new jersey casino pier .\na year in champagne , usa directed by david kennard a detailed portrait of winemakers and their families reveals some of the most intimate secrets behind creating the legendary bubbly beverage .\nbarefoot , usa directed by andrew fleming cast : evan rachel wood , scott speedman , brittany alger an upper - class , hard - luck gambler invites a shoeless eccentric to his brother\u2019s lavish southern style wedding to prove he\u2019s changed his ways .\nbffs , usa directed by andrew putschoegi cast : andrea grano , tara karsian looking for a few days of vacation and amusement , two best friends pretend to be lovers while attending a couple\u2019s weekend workshop .\nbottled up : the battle over dublin dr . pepper , usa directed by drew rist this documentary details the events and history leading up to the demise of dublin dr . pepper , as well as the public outcry that continues to this day .\nchu and blossom , usa directed by charles chu , gavin kelly cast : melanie lynskey , caitlin stasey , alan cumming , charles chu , ryan o\u2019nan , richard kind , chris marquette , annie potts , mercedes ruehl a coming of age comedy centers on an unlikely brotherhood between a pensive , awkwardly tall korean foreign exchange student and a militant performance artist , both trapped together in a small town .\ndriven , usa directed by ben pitterie , brian hall explore the fascinating and obscure world of marathon swimming as three swimmers put everything on the line chasing a dream to swim up to 20 miles across the santa barbara channel .\ngurukulam , canada / usa directed by jillian elizabeth a group of students and their teacher confront fundamental questions about the nature of reality and self - identity at a remote forest ashram in southern india .\ninvitation to dance , usa directed by simi linton and christian von tippelskirch an activist , an avant - garde of disabled dancers , and a quest : equality , justice , and a place on the dance floor .\nthe last one , usa directed by nadine c . licostie this feature - length documentary traces the history of the aids memorial quilt and the role it continues to play as a response to the disease itself .\nmenthol , usa directed by micah van hove cast : jacob king , james wilson , johnny wactor , luke eberl when four friends reunite for a night of fun in their hometown , a crisis forces them to confront the consequences of their lifestyles .\nmission blue , usa directed by robert nixon and fisher stevens cast : sylvia earle , james cameron , mike degruy , legendary oceanographer and ted prize winner dr . sylvia earle is on a mission to save our oceans . the documentary mission blue is the story of sylvia\u2019s life as witness to the changes to the sea that threaten our planet , and how we still have a chance to repair much of the damage \u2013 if we act now .\nmount joy , usa directed by jack lewars cast : kate hodge , lou martini jr . , matthew watson a lead singer places his band\u2019s national bar tour on hold until he gets answers from the girl who broke his heart , but soon discovers she harbors a secret that could change everything .\nnight has settled , usa directed by steve clark cast : spencer list , pilar l\u00f3pez de ayala , adriana barraza in 1983 new york city , a thirteen - year - old boy well - poised to enter the precocious teenage world of sex , vodka , and the possibilities of love , is traumatized by an encounter with his housekeeper .\nnoble , united kingdom directed by stephen bradley cast : dierdre o\u2019kane , sarah greene , brendan coyle , liam cunningham , nhu quynh nguyen , ruth negga in 1989 vietnam , a funny , feisty and courageous woman overcomes the difficulties of her childhood in ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of saigon .\nqueens & cowboys : a straight year on the gay rodeo , usa directed by matt livadary roping and riding and busting stereotypes , the dauntless members of the international gay rodeo association face constant obstacles in their quest to qualify for the world gay rodeo finals .\nroaming wild , usa directed by sylvia johnson featuring : samantha layne ( voice ) an activist , a cowboy and a mountain man search for solutions to protect life and land in this modern day western about america\u2019s wild horses and the federal government\u2019s controversial roundups .\nsam , switzerland directed by elena hazanov cast : fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric landenberg , sacha guerreiro , s\u00e9verine bujard , anna pieri after living with his mother since his parents\u2019 divorce , seven - year - old sam is forced to move in with his father , a struggling writer with no source of inspiration .\nthe village of peace , israel / usa directed by nicholas philipides , ben schuder the stories of four african hebrew israelites illuminate a community whose daily lifestyle includes polygamy , health , nutrition , education and spiritual enlightenment .\nwarren , usa directed by alex beh cast : john heard , jean smart , austin stowell , sarah habel , joe nunez after giving up on making it in the chicago improv scene , a young comedian fatefully reconnects with the former love of his life one fall night while working at a coffee shop in his hometown .\nafrican metropolis , c\u00f4te d\u2019ivoire , egypt , senegal , south africa , nigeria and kenya a complication of short films directed by jim chuchu , ahmed ghoneimy , folasakin iwajomo , marie ka , philippe lac\u00f4te , vincent moloi a compilation of six short fiction films , set in six major african cities .\na la bizkaina , spain directed by aritz galarza the mystery of the sauce carrying the name of bizkaia gives us a hint of its origin and ingredients .\nadria blues , slovenia / croatia / bosnia / herzegovina directed by miroslav mandi\u010d cast : senad ba\u0161i\u0107 , mojca funkl , peter musevski paralyzed by depression , an aging former rock star from bosnia is pushed by his wife to reengage with life .\nalgunas chicas , argentina directed by santiago palavecino cast : cecilia rainero , agostina l\u00f3pez , agustina mu\u00f1oz a woman traveling to a friend\u2019s house to escape her marital crisis is soon consumed by the secrets of those around her .\nthe amazing catfish , mexico directed by claudia sainte - luce cast : ximena ayala , lisa owen , sonia franco , wendy guill\u00e9n a lonely young woman becomes a live - in caregiver for an ailing but indomitable matriarch and her brood of kids .\nbauyr ( little brother ) , kazakhstan directed by serik aprymov cast : almat galym , alisher aprymov , murat omarov , dokhdurbek kydyraliyev a nine year old living on his own is revisited by his brother , and believes his life will change with his arrival .\nbella vita , usa / italy directed by jason baffa cast : chris del moro , dave rastovich , lauren lyndsey hill , conner coffin , parker coffin the surf of the italian coast carries surfer , artist , and environmentalist chris del moro on a pilgrimage back to his ancestral homeland of italy .\ncannibal ( can\u00edbal ) , spain / romania / russia / france directed by manuel mart\u00edn cuenca cast : antonio de la torre , olimpia melinte a mild - mannered tailor , who is a secret cannibal , unexpectedly finds himself falling in love with his latest prospective victim .\nc\u00e9sar\u2019s grill , ecuador / germany / switzerland directed by dario aguirre cast : dario aguirre , c\u00e9sar aguirre german resident , filmmaker , and vegetarian , dario aguirre is called home to ecuador to help save his meat - loving father\u2019s grill from bankruptcy .\nclownwise , czech republic / luxembourg / finland directed by viktor taus cast : julie ferrier , kati outinen , didier flamand after thirty years of separation , three clowns reunite to restage the famous act that launched their careers \u2014 while also attempting to forgive one another for the fight that tore them apart .\ndo you believe in love ? , israel directed by dani wasserman tova , a unique matchmaker with muscular dystrophy , tirelessly strives to find love for everyone around her .\nfound & lost , china directed by xiao wei zhu cast : guo zhu zhang , yu meng jia chronicles the pilgrimage of an orphaned woman in china between 1949 to 1984 .\nthe gambler ( losejas ) , lithuania / latvia directed by ignas jonynas cast : vytautas kaniusonis , oona mekas , rimas blockis a paramedic , passionate about gambling , is struck by an idea to create an illegal game related to his profession .\ngod\u2019s slave ( esclavo de dios ) , uruguay / venezuela / argentina directed by joel novoa cast : mohammed alkhaldi , daniela alvarado , devorah lynne dishington inspired by true events , this is the story of two extremists , one islamic and the other jewish , who cross paths while on opposing sides of the 1994 buenos aires amia bombings .\neastern boys , france directed by robin campillo cast : olivier rabourdin , kirill emelyanov , daniil vorobyov a middle - aged frenchman solicits a young foreigner and finds himself entangled with a group of young eastern european hustlers .\nif i close my eyes i\u2019m not here ( se chiudo gli occhi non sono pi\u00f9 qui ) , italy directed by vittorio moroni cast : mark manaloto , elena arvigo , beppe fiorello , giorgio colangeli a teenage boy , tormented into a submissive life , is visited and mentored by a mysterious old friend of his deceased father .\nthe japanese dog , romania directed by tudor cristian jurgiu cast : victor rebengiuc , serban pavlu , laurentiu lazar , kana hashimoto , toma hashimoto when a flood kills his wife and destroys his house , a man attempts to reconnect with his son who arrives from japan with his wife and child .\nmetalhead , iceland directed by ragnar bragason cast : \u00feorbj\u00f6rg helga \u00feorgilsd\u00f3ttir , ingvar e . sigur\u00f0sson , halld\u00f3ra geirhar\u00f0sd\u00f3ttir a grief - stricken young woman adopts the persona and decibel - blasting predilections of her deceased brother\noctober november ( oktober november ) , austria directed by g\u00f6tz spielmann cast : nora von waldst\u00e4tten , ursula strauss , peter simonischek , sebastian koch , johannes zeiler , andreas ressl a family reunion at a mountainside inn lays bare old wounds and reveals long - held secrets .\nthe old , the young and the sea , austria / spain directed by mario hainzl a documentary portrait about the incredible individuals who inhabit , surf , travel and protect the european shores .\none way ticket to the moon ( bilet na ksi\u0119\u017cyc ) , poland directed by jacek bromski cast : anna przybylska , filip pawlak , mateusz ko\u015bciukiewicz two brothers travel across poland , a adventure sparked by the older to prepare his younger brother to serve in the polish army .\npaulette , france directed by j\u00e9r\u00f4me enrico cast : bernadette lafont , carmen maura , dominique lavanant paulette lives alone in a housing project in the paris suburbs . with her meager pension , she can no longer make ends meet and becomes and resorts to selling drugs .\nrevival , czech republic directed by alice nellis cast : bolek polivka , miroslav krobot , karel hermanek , marian geisberg , zuzana budovska forty years after separating , four friends decide to reunite their rock band through a revival that takes an unexpected turn .\nsaudade , uruguay directed by juan carlos donoso gomez cast : francisco baquerizo racines , jessica barahona de prada , joaquin davila romoleroux set amidst the backdrop of the ecuadorian economic crisis of 1999 , \u2018saudade\u2019 tackles notions of economic dislocation , friendship , family and young love .\nshadow in baghdad , israel directed by duki dror featuring : linda abdul aziz a young journalist from baghdad connects with a jewish woman who escaped to iraq to discover what happened to her missing father .\ntriptych ( triptyque ) , canada directed by robert lepage , pedro pires cast : fr\u00e9d\u00e9rike b\u00e9dard , lise castonguay , hans piesbergen the lives of three characters intersect in the sublime narrative geometry of this haunting adaptation of robert lepage\u2019s celebrated theatre work lipsynch .\nunder the starry sky , france / senegal directed by dyana gaye cast : mar\u00e8me demba ly , ralph amoussou , souleymane seye n\u2019diaye , maya sansa , babacar m\u2019baye fall , sokhna niang , mata gabin delving into the shadowy world of undocumented travel , this transcontinental drama charts the interconnected destinies of three far - flung sojourners .\nuwantme2killhim ? , united kingdom directed by andrew douglas cast : jamie blackley , toby regbo , jaime winstone , mark womack , joanne froggatt a teenage boy descends into the dangerous world of the internet and the harrowing consequences of his actions .\nviolet , spain directed by luiso berdejo cast : junio valverde , leticia dolera , miriam giovanelli , ricardo dar\u00edn , carlos bardem a spanish boy living in santa monica falls for a girl he sees in an old polaroid . he decides to look for her , despite having no clue of who she is or how long ago the photo was taken .\nwounded ( la herida ) , spain directed by fernando franco cast : marian alvarez , rosana pastor , manolo solo , andres gertrudix , ramon agirre , ramon barea an ambulance driver struggles with outbreaks of self - destructive behavior , incapable of finding stability and happiness .\nmount joy , usa \u2013 world premiere directed by jack lewars cast : kate hodge , lou martini jr . , matthew watson\neastern boys , france \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by robin campillo cast : olivier rabourdin , kirill emelyanov , daniil vorobyov\nfound & lost , china \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by xiao wei zhu cast : guo zhu zhang , yu meng jia\nif i close my eyes i\u2019m not here ( se chiudo gli occhi non sono pi\u00f9 qui ) , italy \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by vittorio moroni cast : mark manaloto , elena arvigo , beppe fiorello , giorgio colangeli\nmetalhead , iceland \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by ragnar bragason cast : \u00feorbj\u00f6rg helga \u00feorgilsd\u00f3ttir , ingvar e . sigur\u00f0sson , halld\u00f3ra geirhar\u00f0sd\u00f3ttir\noctober november ( oktober november ) , austria \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by g\u00f6tz spielmann cast : nora von waldst\u00e4tten , ursula strauss , peter simonischek , sebastian koch , johannes zeiler , andreas ressl\ntriptych ( triptyque ) , canada \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by robert lepage , pedro pires cast : fr\u00e9d\u00e9rike b\u00e9dard , lise castonguay , hans piesbergen\nunder the starry sky , france / senegal \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by dyana gaye cast : mar\u00e8me demba ly , ralph amoussou , souleymane seye n\u2019diaye , maya sansa , babacar m\u2019baye fall , sokhna niang , mata gabin\nadria blues , slovenia / croatia / bosnia / herzegovina \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by miroslav mandic cast : senad ba\u0161i\u0107 , mojca funkl , peter musevski\nbauyr ( little brother ) , kazakhstan \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by serik aprymov cast : almat galym , alisher aprymov , murat omarov , dokhdurbek kydyraliyev\nclownwise , czech republic / luxembourg / finland \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by viktor taus cast : julie ferrier , kati outinen , didier flamand\nthe gambler ( losejas ) , lithuania / latvia \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by ignas jonynas cast : vytautas kaniusonis , oona mekas , rimas blockis\nthe japanese dog , romania \u2013 u . s . premiere directed by tudor cristian jurgiu cast : victor rebengiuc , serban pavlu , laurentiu lazar , kana hashimoto , toma hashimoto"]}
{"id": 115349, "summary": [{"text": "howard w. \" kroger \" babb ( december 30 , 1906 \u2013 january 28 , 1980 ) was an american film and television producer and showman .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "his marketing techniques were similar to a travelling salesman 's , with roots in the medicine-show tradition .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "self-described as \" america 's fearless young showman , \" he is best known for his presentation of the 1945 exploitation film mom and dad , which was added to the national film registry of the library of congress in 2005 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "babb was involved in the production and marketing of many films and television shows , promoting each according to his favorite marketing motto : \" you got ta tell 'em to sell 'em . \"", "topic": 9}, {"text": "his films ranged from sex education-style dramas to \" documentaries \" on foreign cultures , intended to titillate audiences rather than to educate them , maximizing profits via marketing gimmicks . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "kroger babb", "paragraphs": ["0 % of the voters think that kroger babb did do drugs regularly , 0 % assume that kroger babb did take drugs recreationally and 0 % are convinced that kroger babb has never tried drugs before .\ntoday , kroger babb would be 111 years old . to be more precise , kroger babb would be 40524 days old or 972576 hours .\nwhat kroger babb is credited with starting is something we take for granted today .\nas mentioned above , kroger babb died 38 years ago . feel free to add stories and questions about kroger babb ' s life as well as your comments below .\ndrag images here or select from your computer for howard w . \u201ckroger\u201d babb memorial .\nemployment : started kroger babb film co . was film producer , writer , distributor .\nwe would think so . you can find a collection of items related to kroger babb\nunfortunately no , kroger babb is not alive anymore . the death rumors are true .\nthe name\nkroger\ncame from an early job at wilmington , ohio ' s kroger store .\n0 % of all voters think that kroger babb was gay ( homosexual ) , 0 % voted for straight ( heterosexual ) , and 0 % like to think that kroger babb was actually bisexual .\nare persons that are similar to kroger babb . click on their names to check out their faqs .\nkroger has 58 stores in middle tennessee including hendersonville\u2019s glenbrook location and a kroger marketplace on nashville pike between hendersonville and gallatin .\nas a kid he worked at a kroger grocery store . his friends began calling him\nkroger\nand the name stuck . when he became a showman this proved to be an asset since\nkroger babb\nwas more memorable than his given name howard w . babb .\nkroger babb was born on december 30 , 1906 in lees creek , ohio , usa as howard w . babb . he is known for his work on\nwhile in the army , friedman sold surplus searchlights to exploitation film and road - show pioneer kroger babb and later became a road - show salesman for babb .\n0 % of all voters think that kroger babb was hot , 0 % voted for\nnot hot\n.\nkroger babb is probably the second most infamous babb of all time ( behind phillip babb of the isles of shoals ) . but one thing is for sure , he made a lot more money along the way .\ni thought you might like to see a memorial for howard w . \u201ckroger\u201d babb i found on findagrave . com .\nwhy men leave home 1951 : kroger babb - producer . : free download , borrow , and streaming : internet archive\nuncle tom ' s cabin ( kroger babb , 1969 ) . first us showing one | lot # 53486 | heritage auctions\nkenneth turan ,\nkroger babb : superhuckster .\nlos angeles times via the washington post , november 11 , 1977 .\nkroger babb died on the 28th of january 1980 , which was a monday . the tragic death occurred 38 years ago .\n) , memorial page for howard w . \u201ckroger\u201d babb ( 30 dec 1906\u201328 jan 1980 ) , find a grave memorial no .\naccording to various sources , kroger babb ' s net worth has grown significantly in 2018 . however , the numbers vary depending on the source . if you have current knowledge about kroger babb ' s net worth , please feel free to share the information below .\n, which was a sunday . kroger babb ' s next birthday would be in 173 days ( would be turning 112years old then ) .\na brief clip from kroger babb ' s infamous recut of ingmar bergman ' s summer with monika . out now on blu - ray and dvd : urltoken\nthe tale of showman ,\nproducer ,\nmarketeer and american genius howard\nkroger\nbabb has not been told in full biography . babb ' s legend weaves in and out of david f . friedman ' s autobio\nit is no secret that many celebrities have been caught with illegal drugs in the past . some even openly admit their drug usuage . do you think that kroger babb did smoke cigarettes , weed or marijuhana ? or did kroger babb do steroids , coke or even stronger drugs such as heroin ? tell us your opinion below .\nhendersonville planners approve new kroger a new 100 , 000 - square - foot kroger is expected to open next fall in the former kmart building in hendersonville . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nthere ' s one additional piece of film after the story ends . the final screen image is kroger babb himself , sitting at his desk and speaking directly to camera .\nsold their interest in the film to producer kroger babb . though the film had been market tested and was released in the u . k . in 1954 under the title\nhygienic productions was a film production company based out of wilmington , ohio . formed by exploitation film producer kroger babb , the company was in charge of promotion and production for a number of babb ' s films , including the infamous mom and dad .\nuncle tom ' s cabin ( kroger babb , 1969 ) . first us showing one sheet ( 27 . 75\nx 42\n) . drama . . . . .\nmembers of the hendersonville regional planning commission approved a site plan for a new kroger store tuesday night .\nbefore he left the news journal , babb started officiating basketball and football games .\ntwo things make the world function . . . commerce and sex and kroger babb exploited both . a man from a distant era who knew how to market sex and make a few bucks .\nhi ! a visitor to our site felt the following article might be of interest to you : hof profile : howard w . \u201ckroger\u201d babb . here is a link to that story : urltoken\nthe biggest irony of all is that the public schools actually did follow kroger babb ' s example and start showing sex - education films not unlike the facts of life : an explanation of sex cycles . and once the information was available in schools , babb was out of business .\nfollowing forbes ' s lecture . the text was written by babb ' s wife ,\nthis brief coda is actually the essence of babb ' s shell game . he says\n. and once the information was available in schools , babb was out of business .\nwell , that is up to you to decide ! click the\nhot\n- button if you think that kroger babb was hot , or click\nnot\nif you don ' t think so .\nproduction of the film cost babb and his investors a total of $ 63 , 000 .\nsome roadshow exploitation exhibitors , like kroger babb and david friedman , used to show cut - up versions of bergman films . their version of my summer with monika became monika , the story of a bad girl .\nno comment necessary , really , but the headline alone demonstrates one proven fact : every modern marketing department , for every distributor on the planet , when placed next to kroger babb , has absolutely zero kung - fu .\nit ' s a natural for waters . clearly he shares some of babb ' s dna .\n. [ its ] success flowed , rather , from babb ' s extraordinary promotional abilities .\npersonal : spouse mildred horn . son , dr . richard rankin babb , california ; five grandchildren\nnow , truth be told , i ' m on water ' s christmas list for a specific reason and that ' s because we share an interest in a nearly - forgotten film producer by the name of kroger babb .\n. . . television and non - theatrical film companies 671 hallmark productions . inc . ( educational pictures and roadshow attractions ) box 249 , wilmington , ohio president kroger babb hance ( paul ) productions , inc . . .\nmom and dad ( 1945 ) hygienic films : : hallmark productions ep : barney a . sarecky / p : kroger babb , j . s . jossey / ap : lewis g . dow / d : william beaudine / w : kroger babb , mildred horn / c : marcel le picard / e : richard c . currier , lloyd friedgen / m : dave torbett / s : june carlson , hardie albright , george eldredge , lois austin\na new 100 , 000 - square - foot kroger is expected to open next fall in the former kmart building in hendersonville .\nthe new store is expected to open next fall and will replace the current main street location , according to kroger spokesperson melissa eads .\nas of today , we do not have any current numbers about kroger babb ' s net worth in 2018 in our database . if you know more or want to take an educated guess , please feel free to do so above .\nafter world war ii , he bought some brand - new army - surplus searchlights and advertised them for sale . his first customer was the\nking of exploitation\n, kroger babb . his meeting with babb led to an association with the showman , especially with the producer ' s notorious roadshow attraction mom and dad ( 1945 ) .\n\u201cthis will be the \u2018wow\u2019 of the market , \u201d chris miller , assistant real estate manager for kroger\u2019s nashville division told planning commission members .\nfor more on kroger babb , elliot forbes , mom and dad , and the history of post - word war ii sex - ed exploitation movies and the death of the hayes code , click right here and head on over to the brewery .\nwe are always open to alternatives that present themselves ,\nbabb said in answer to the question .\njoel sucher is a filmmaker with pacific street films and a contributing blogger for huffington post . currently - - no surprise - - he ' s working on a documentary and feature film project focused on the life and times of kroger and mildred babb .\neades said that clicklist will be up and running in several kroger stores in the greater nashville area by the time the store opens next fall .\nmany people enjoy sharing rumors about the sexuality and sexual orientation of celebrities . we don ' t know for a fact whether kroger babb was gay , bisexual or straight . however , feel free to tell us what you think ! vote by clicking below .\nbabb got a visit from the l . a . vice squad for his hour - long cut of monika .\na hollywood make up man shows a house wife how to fix her self up for her husband . producer kroger babb sold make up kits at theaters showing this film . babb was best known as the producer of mom and dad 1945 a birth of a baby movie featuring medical footage of a baby ' s birth . this film is also known as secrets of beauty .\none note regarding babb\u2019s officiating career reported he traveled more than 30 , 000 miles to officiate football and basketball games .\nkroger babb died january 28 , 1980 , in palm springs , california , at the age of 73 . and now , friends , you ' ve seen the entire production . if you have been shocked and educated , please show the management your appreciation . by your applause .\nkroger babb was born on december 30 , 1906 in lees creek , ohio , usa as howard w . babb . he is known for his work on mom and dad ( 1945 ) , one too many ( 1950 ) and summer with monika ( 1953 ) . he was married to mildred horn and luella sutton . he died on january 28 , 1980 in palm springs , california , usa .\nwhen it appeared he had his fill of sports writing and officiating , babb went to california and took his place in the film industry . it doesn\u2019t appear babb\u2019s films had anything to do with sports , but rather controversial or easily sensationalized subjects .\nthe store will include a fuel center and drive - thru pharmacy as well as a new concept for kroger that will allow customers to order groceries online , clicklist .\na few years back i sent waters some babb memorabilia that included an original mom and dad sex manual and a mom and dad branded premium ( i forgot whether it was the burn or the rectal ointment ) . i ' ve been on water ' s christmas list ever since . we ' ve also discussed working towards the noble goal of helping kroger babb find his rightful place in the annals of film history .\nonce babb came on the scene , though , there were pages dedicated to local sports and they were together . babb wrote a column which had the title \u201cbumble bee , \u201d which he used to offer his opinion as well as to feature local athletes .\nin the 35 years or so i knew kroger babb , never once did he not proclaim ' mom and dad ' anything but a great crusade destined to save the world from sin and corruption . never once did he admit to his friends and associates that it actually was the epitome of expert exploitation . babb ' s favorite admonition was , ' you gotta tell ' em to sell ' em , ' and like any salesman , babb sold himself first .\n- - david f . friedman , quoted in a youth in babylon , 1990 .\nborn in the hamlet of lees creek , ohio , babb still likes to refer to himself , with artful modesty , as\njust a country boy with a shoeshine .\ncalled kroger as a nickname because of his father ' s fondness for the b . h . kroger brand of coffee , babb had that wild variety of jobs that characterizes so many american entrepreneurs . among things he refereed enough football and basketball games to make ripley ' s believe it or not , and staged depression - era stunts like burying alive one digger o ' dell right in the center of wilmington , ohio .\ni have this fascination with kroger babb , who was a movie producer / director from the early days of film . he is known as the king of the roadshow . he would take his movie on the road from town to town renting out local movie houses and creating events worthy of attracting crowds .\na new 100 , 000 - square - foot kroger is expected to open next fall in the former kmart building in hendersonville \u2014 less than a block from its current location .\nbabb was the producer of the ern westmore hollywood glamour show , which may have been the first makeover reality show , in 1953 .\nkroger babb was the hollywood producer of\nmom and dad\n, the most successful sex hygiene film ever , and the biggest pre - 1960 exploitation film of any kind . the film made millions . he made a handfull of other films with such stars as hardie albright and ruth warwick and the talented moppet , ginger prince . kroger ' s motto was ,\nyou gotta tell ' em to sell ' em\n. in 1943 while roadshowing\ndust to\ndust , a sex ed drama with birthing footage , babb attended a texas town meeting , called because numerous high school girls had become pregnant by soldiers from a nearby camp .\nit was a hell of a meeting ,\nbabb remembered , you had all these old biddies squabbling and roasting everybody . then it hit me . . . this would make a hell of a movie !\nyears later kroger was the inspiration for the successful career of john waters .\nperhaps the most revolutionary thing babb did was to give his film such a bland and praiseworthy title . who could object to a movie called\nkroger babb , an exploitation exhibitor , got the rights to summers with monika for $ 10 , 000 . he then put in $ 50 , 000 into the film for cutting and dubbing . he got it through deceptive and suspect means , and svensk took legal action because they soid the rights to janus films . they worked out a deal to release \u201cstories of a bad girl , \u201d babb\u2019s version for five years , while janus would release it for art audiences .\ndennis mcdougal ,\nfilmmaker babb let promotion offset low budgets .\nthe press - enterprise , ( riverside , california ) , unknown date .\nmembers of the hendersonville regional planning commission approved a site plan for the store tuesday night after granting several waivers related to building materials that will allow kroger to build a new prototype for the company .\nan outrageous producer and promoter of cheesy films , kroger babb was a direct throwback to the old west snake oil salesmen and adhered to p . t . barnum ' s credo about a sucker being born every minute . starting his professional life as a sportswriter , he went to work at warner brothers in 1934 to promote attendance at their theater chains . among babb ' s depression - era ballyhoo was a man buried alive and such attractions as the give - aways grocery night and dish night .\nmildred babb . journalist , screenwriter . met in 1944 ; wrote screenplay for\nmom and dad ;\nmarried in late 1960s ; survived him .\nbabb\u2019s associates agreed with his belief that \u201cnothing\u2019s hopeless if it\u2019s advertised right\u201d , stating that he \u201ccould take any piece of junk and sell it . \u201d\nkaramoja was a 1954 film produced by exploitation filmmaker kroger babb . a documentary of a native tribe from uganda , the film was marketed by babb to focus on the imagery that would be shocking to an american audience , including advertising which claimed that the tribe wore\nonly the wind and live on blood and beer . ' ' scenes in the film included\nthe bleeding of cattle and drinking of the warm blood , and self - mutilation as a form of ornamentation ,\nas well as a full - color circumcision scene . karamoja proved to be less controversial than many of babb ' s other films , grossing less in box office revenue as a result .\nwhat kroger babb does retain , however , is his absolute , almost religious faith in the all - conquering powers of salesmanship .\nhe had a theory ,\nexplains attorney henry fox ,\nthat if there was a crowd of at least three people standing around , you ought to be selling them something . it was an absolute sin if you didn ' t .\nthe lurid pink / el cheapo austere cover of\nthe key to successful sexual relations\n. the\ndr . elliot forbes\nwho babb employed to tour with\nthough an exact start and end date were not found for babb\u2019s tenure at the news journal , it looks like he started in 1924 and worked until approximately 1934 .\na 1980 story in the news journal , stated babb earned a note in ripley\u2019s believe it or not for having officiated more than 1 , 000 high school football and 1 , 000 high school basketball games in his career . during the 1933 - 34 school year , babb was said to have officiated 147 football and basketball games .\nthe success flowed , rather , from babb ' s extraordinary promotional abilities . working from the premise that\nyou ' ve got to tell ' em to sell ' em .\nbabb would simply overwhelm a town with exploitation material , even pioneering the use of direct mail advertising , sending four - color heralds to every mailbox in town .\nchristina hughes babb is the managing editor at advocate media and blogs about running at runningkick . wordpress . com . she lives with her husband and two children in dallas .\nbabb said in tuesday ' s conference call with banking analysts that the bank\nwas not relying on a significantly better economic environment or a substantial increase in interest rates .\nbabb insisted that the program be followed closely ; a contractual agreement with theaters required that each presentation follow a similar approach . because the forbes lecture formed part of the viewing , extra\nbabb died in 1980 but a few years after i was lucky enough to meet babb ' s widow , mildred . together with some colleagues , i had set out to dig up more information on this forgotten film producer ( i had come across some cryptic references to him in various publications ) . mildred was eager to talk and talk she could . then in her 80s she went full throttle , non - stop , waxing poetic about the shock value of her shared ventures with babb ; spinning hilarious stories delivered with proverbial rapier - sharp wit and to top it off she could still drink myself and my colleagues under the table . there was a simpatico connection cemented by our desire to resurrect babb from cinema ' s dustbin of history . she responded by laying all sorts of memorabilia on us , including original scripts , posters , copies of mom and dad sex manuals , copies of babb ' s films ( including a 35mm nitrate print of mom and dad ) ; even a bust of kroger sculpted by the daughter of longtime friend and fellow promoter , colonel sanders . a subsequent research trip to babb ' s hometown of wilmington in 1989 netted us even more valuables ( he was still a well - loved and remembered figure ) including boxes of mom and dad premiums - - match books and medicinals - - branded with the film ' s title . but the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance was the actual banner that hung outside babb ' s wilmington headquarters proclaiming\nhygienic films : producers , exploiters , promoters .\nin high school at wilmington , babb was the school cheerleader . from information gathered over the years , it appears there was a single cheerleader for the football and basketball teams at wilmington back then . i picture the guy with the large megaphone yelling to the local fans to root for their team . babb also was the team manager for football and basketball at whs .\nhowever , he reportedly made a great deal of money from these films . according to a report in the los angeles times , per wikipedia , babb\u2019s \u201cmom and dad\u201d film grossed anywhere from $ 40 million to $ 100 million . also , wikipedia\u2019s biography on babb said he received \u201cthe first annual sid grauman showmanship award\u201d in 1951 , presented by the hollywood rotary club .\nmany of babb ' s films changed title from town to town , and he helped pioneer the midnight movie , along with segregated - sex audiences . babb helped introduce ingmar bergman to the usa in 1955 when he showed the early\nsommaren med monika\nas\nmonika , the story of a bad girl\n. he even toured a live horror show memorably titled\ndr . hassam ' s chasm of spasms\n. by the time babb retired in the 1970s , his career had inspired ed wood jr . , russ meyer and his own protege david f . friedman to produce their own no - budget epics , as well as william castle , who surpassed babb with such gimmicks as emergo and percepto and theater lobbies filled with nurses and monsters .\nconsider at the time , only two schools in the county \u2014 blanchester and wilmington \u2014 had football . blanchester eventually dropped football , so babb\u2019s games had to come outside the county for sure .\nkwaheri , also known as kwaheri : vanishing africa or kwaheri : the forbidden , is a 1964 mondo film directed by david chudnow and thor brooks . the film was a pseudo - documentary about vanishing native tribes in africa . kwaheri means goodbye in swahili . as the film focused more on the controversial aspects of the tribal societies , it gained the attention of exploitation filmmakers , including kroger babb , whose hallmark productions distribution company acquired the american rights .\nand then there was a film\nby this foreign director , he became famous , i can ' t think of the fellow ' s name ,\nthat babb was called on to promote . the director was ingmar bergman , who saw\nmonika\nbecome his first american success after babb tagged it with one of his immortal lines ,\nthe story of a bad girl .\nwe learn of the evolution of the star - studded premiere by exhibitor nonpareil sid grauman , whose chinese theater became world - famous for the celebrity handprints in its cement forecourt . jones then calls long overdue attention to the late kroger babb , who , among others , turned out the phenomenally successful\nmom and dad ,\na crude 1945 cautionary tale about teen pregnancy , complete with lectures and scenes of childbirth requiring separate screenings for men and women .\nhoward w . kroger babb ( december 30 1906 - january 28 1980 ) was an american film and television producer and showman . his marketing techniques were similar to a travelling salesman ' s with roots in the medicine - show tradition . self - described as america ' s fearless young showman he is best known for his presentation of the 1945 exploitation film mom and dad which was added to the national film registry of the library of congress in 2005 .\nbabb often used the supposed educational value of his films as an offer of defense , and recommended such tactic to theater owners in his pressbooks . one successful challenge was in new york city , where\nthe ruling planet of capricorn is saturn . therefore , lucky days were saturdays and lucky numbers were : 1 , 4 , 8 , 10 , 13 , 17 , 19 , 22 and 26 . brown , steel , grey and black were kroger babb ' s lucky colors . typical positive character traits of capricorn include : aspiring , restrained , firm , dogged and determined . negative character traits could be : shy , pessimistic , negative in thought and awkward .\nyes , i gave the pharmacist at kroger a fake prescription . she called the doctor , then the police . all i could do was sit there . i was out of pills . i was sick . so tired . couldn\u2019t move . couldn\u2019t run anymore .\nby the time kroger babb came along , the formula for a sex hygiene movie was so well established that all he did was incorporate every element of every sex hygiene movie in history into a single film . but in search of even better profits , he changed the rules slightly . many of the old sex - hygiene films had played in grindhouses or marginal theaters or even bars and restaurants . he wanted to break through to the biggest theaters in the country .\nbut when babb was first credited with a byline in the wilmington news journal , sept . 24 , 1924 for a wilmington high school football game against withrow , the local sports coverage began to change .\nand this didn ' t happen in just one city at a time , oh no . in his salad days babb had 300 units on the road at the same time , each complete with its own nurses and its own lecturer , and to this day he continues to run into men who tell him .\nyou don ' t know me mr . babb , but my name was elliot forbes .\ncomerica chairman and ceo ralph w . babb jr . said the pension changes plus some extra cost - saving measures would add about $ 40 million to the bank ' s initial financial target for the restructuring .\ntoday i\u2019d like to introduce you to the first dna proven lineage of devon , which is also known as devon pedigree 01 . we stumbled across this tree in one of our early dna attempts when we didn\u2019t yet understand the complexity of the babb line in devon . we had mistakenly believed that we could connect phillip babb of the isles of shoals , maine with one of the devon lineages by doing a dna test .\nthat was reason enough for one wily american showman , the notorious kroger babb , to acquire the film for the american grindhouse market . he dubbed in a score by the lounge master les baxter , and changed the title to \u201cmonika : the story of a bad girl . \u201d ( the new york times did not consider this news that\u2019s fit to print , and didn\u2019t get around to reviewing \u201csummer with monika\u201d until the unadulterated version of the film was released in the united states , in 2007 . )\nconsidered the most talented of the westmore brothers , ern found work at warner bros . studio , rko studios , and eagle - lion studios . he was the director of make - up on over 50 films during his career , and was also featured as himself in a number of b - movie - style features for kroger babb , including one too many , and secrets of beauty , also known as why men leave home , an instructional primer for women regarding how to keep their husbands faithful .\nbabb ' s marketing strategy centered on overwhelming small towns with advertisements and letters , in an attempt to create a controversial atmosphere . in keeping with his motto of\nyou gotta tell ' em to sell ' em ,\nanxious to go out on his own , babb got 20 investors to put up the money to make mom and dad . the script was written by mildred horn , who would later become his wife , and who would also write\nlewis was so good at advertising that he was called on by other fledgling chicago filmmakers to help spruce up their ad campaigns , as well as to make their films more sellable . now , when you put a print of multiple maniacs in your trunk , and headed for santa barbara to screen the film , were you influenced at all by any of lewis ' s ads when you prepared your fliers , posters , and pitches ? or if not lewis , then any of early exploitation roadshow men like kroger babb or the forty thieves ?\ntelevision eroded and eventually killed the film exploitation business but not before babb was able to make additional contributions to american hucksterism with epics like the prince of peace ( 1949 ) , one too many ( 1950 ) , why men leave home ( 1951 ) , she shoulda ' said\nno !\n( 1954 ) , and babb ' s own paean to great literature , kipling ' s women ( 1960 ) , a nudist rendition of the\nthe ladies .\nbabb was an expert at creating a kind of mob psychosis that peaked at the moment the projector started to roll . watching the film today , it ' s all but impossible to recreate the atmosphere of a capacity audience waiting breathlessly to see things they knew were forbidden and probably shocking . it was babb ' s peculiar genius that he was able to evoke the emotions of a horror movie using what is actually one of the blandest , most formulaic stories ever concocted .\nalso , many of those basketball games could come on the same day if babb was fortunate enough to officiate a county\u2019s post - season tournament . in some cases , five or more games were played in a day at a single location .\nthis combination of outraged decency and lusty curiosity led to startling crowd scenes for\nmom and dad ,\nscenes which babb cannily photographed and used to stimulate further throngs . and while riots were not exactly commonplace , things did tend to happen .\nit started one night in 1943 when babb attended a town meeting in tiny burkburnett , tex . , called because local high school girls were being impregnated in large numbers by men from a nearby army air corps base .\nit was a hell of a meeting , you had all these old biddies squabbling and roasting everybody , they wanted to declare the whole air corps off limits ,\nbabb remembers .\nthen the idea hit me , that would make a hell of a movie .\nhe called himself\namerica ' s fearless young showman\nand he wasn ' t kidding . a positive thinking supersalesman , he made dozens of millions of dollars promoting some of the worst films imaginable into box - office champions . the legion of decency regularly condemned his work , but crowds literally rioted if they couldn ' t get in . he was a classic figure in america ' s cultural netherwould , but today he is just about unknown . the name is kroger babb , and when it ' s mentioned to the chosen few who knew him , they just smile .\nkroger would have separate screenings for men and women and bring in sex experts to discuss intimate issues in a question and answer session . then he would sell pamphlets to the audience . i have some of those , but they are lengthy and scanning them will take some extra effort . so , those are for a future day .\nshowmanship was babb ' s middle name and to make sure everyone knew , it took to calling himself\nmr . pihsnamwohs\n( hold it up to a mirror ) . he even emblazoned the side of his rickety corporate airplane with the moniker .\nin 1955 , babb set westmore up with his own television series . originally called hollywood today , but also called hollywood backstage and the ern westmore show , the ern westmore hollywood glamour show was a program featuring make - up tips and beauty suggestions .\nwhile the story of his early - \u201960s trash fests is a good one , you won\u2019t find it here . a youth in babylon mostly concerns friedman\u2019s apprenticeship with such masters of sleaze as kroger babb and irwin joseph , fast - talking hustlers who toured such cheapies as mom and dad ( a \u201dsex - ed\u201d film with a reel slapped on the end showing a baby being born ) and reefer madness from town to town throughout the \u201940s and \u201950s . some of the anecdotes are wonderful ( especially the ones about babb , a minor - league barnum who deserves his own bio ) . but friedman , a carny barker at heart , seems too taken with his own pitch . he writes in the style of a circus poster , all alliteration and gaudy type , and it has the effect of making everything he says sound like a come - on .\nsomehow aip ' s salty sam arkoff eluded jones ' camera , but he rounded up for interviews mamie van doren , tab hunter , director peter bogdanovich , critic roger ebert , historian neal gabler , babb ' s widow mildred , the colorful david friedman ( who worked for babb and whose film career has encompassed both a stint in paramount distribution and the formative years of the adult film industry ) and writer - director john waters , a castle admirer who from time to time has kept the spirit of ballyhoo alive .\nan outrageous producer and promoter of cheesy films , kroger babb was a direct throwback to the old west snake oil salesmen and adhered to p . t . barnum ' s credo about a sucker being born every minute . starting his professional life as a sportswriter , he went to work at warner brothers in 1934 to promote attendance at their theater chains . among babb ' s depression - era ballyhoo was a man buried alive and such attractions as the give - aways grocery night and dish night . babb also distributed the cheapie film\ndust to dust\n( 1943 ) , actually the re - titled 1935\nhigh school girl\nwith childbirth footage added for\neducational value\n, taking it from town to town and advertising that nurses would be in attendance at the theater . in 1944 , he raised the money to shoot his tour de force ,\nmom and dad\n( which , amazingly , did not reach new york until 1957 ) . shot by former heavyweight helmer william beaudine for $ 62 , 000 in one week and starring has - been juvenile hardie albright ,\nmom and dad\nwas a blood - and - thunder unwed mother warning , spiced up with that same stock childbirth footage . babb sent out some 300 road shows of the film , peddling booklets between shows , courting local ire and earning a small fortune .\nmom . . .\nafter retitling the film\nthe prince of peace\nand creating an ad campaign with lines like\nbe brave bring your troubles and your family to history ' s most sublime event\nand\nyou ' ll find god - right in there . babb ended up with a movie that had crowds ilined up even in sinful new york , where the daily news bannered its success as\nthe miracle of broadway .\nwe killed ' em .\nbabb says with satisfaction .\nthe thing took off like a turpentined pup .\nundaunted , babb made the film for his own hygenic productions company for a bargain - basement $ 62 , 000 invested by 20 individuals . each investor , babb claims , made back $ 63 , 000 for each thousand put in , except for one fellow who pulled out before the film was made and ended up a suicide . such was the power of\nmom and dad .\nits international grosses have been estimated at anywhere from $ 40 to $ 100 million , and even time magazine claimed in 1949 that one out of 10 people in the world had seen it .\nthat picture , you couldn ' t giveit away , but i said\nnothing ' s hopeless if it ' s advertised right , '\nbabb remembers now .\ni told them to give me a bottle of gin and let me see what i could come up with overnight .\nthere was one film that babb regretted not finishing . father bingo never went beyond the concept stage . it was going to be an\nexpose\nof church hall games of chance and a corrupt parish priest who manipulates the outcomes . babb allegedly boasted that this film would end up being\nthe best snow job of my life .\njohn waters still waxes poetic about father bingo and , like myself , deeply laments its unfinished passage into cinema oblivion . given the many controversies surrounding the catholic church it might have stood as a fitting nostradamus - style tribute to the memory of a great film producer .\n\u201cshe shoulda said \u2018no\u2019 ! \u201d is a 1949 exploitation film in the spirit of morality tales such as the 1936 films reefer madness and marihuana . directed by sam newfield ( listed as sherman scott ) and starring lila leeds , it was inspired by the 1948 arrest of movie stars robert mitchum and leeds for marijuana possession . the actors , along with two others , were arrested after smoking marijuana at leeds\u2019 home and were charged with the felony of narcotics possession . public empathy for mitchum resulted in his charge being downgraded , and his sentence of sixty days in jail was set aside in 1951 . leeds served sixty days in prison , and after her release found no work in hollywood until she was cast in this film . the film was issued under many titles and struggled to find a distributor until film presenter kroger babb reissued it as the story of lila leeds and her expos\u00e9 of the marijuana racket . it failed to achieve success under that title , and babb eventually changed it to \u201cshe shoulda said \u2018no\u2019 ! \u201d\nunderstanding babb ' s accomplishments involves unearthing one of the most fascinating and least remembered of film eras , the heyday of the traveling exploitation show . in the 1920s , ' 30s and into the ' 40s a group of men calling themselves\nthe 40 thieves\ncanvassed the american heartland , showing up in small towns with a film of a theoretically risque or sex educational nature , personally showing it for a night or two , and leaving with profits in hand . it was to be babb ' s triumph to perfect this genre by producing and distributing the film the sun never set on ,\nmom and dad .\nthe most successful classic exploitation film toured with the most ludicrous morality gimmicks . masquerading as sex education , mom and dad ( 1945 ) , about a young girl ' s unwanted pregnancy showed gory close - ups of venereal disease and live births . its director , kroger babb ( 1906 - 1980 ) , a born huckster with a carnival background , ordered separate showings for men and women , required them to sing ' the star spangled banner ' before each performance , treated them to a lecture during the interval by elliot forbes , a ' professor ' of sex hygiene , and sold them copies of forbes ' book the secrets of sensible sex . the film played for 23 years , provoked more than 400 court cases - and grossed more than $ 100 million .\nbabb spun this as a morality tale with a message ; after all if joan had been allowed access to sober well - written sex education manuals she wouldn ' t have found herself with a bun in the oven and no prospects for a decent life . to make sure that all those paying good money to see the film got the message , babb employed a\nfearless sex commentator\nby the name of elliot forbes to deliver an earnest facts - of - life spiel during intermission . at the close of the lecture , not missing a beat , a gaggle of hygienic employees fanned out through the aisles hawking genuine sex manuals for a buck apiece . the manuals were actually penned by mom and dad ' s screenwriter , mildred horn ( later to become babb ' s wife and partner in crime ) . the second part of the show would then unspool and it was a real grabber : graphic educational representations of a penis - in - vagina followed by footage of a live birth ( babb had gotten the film from the u . s . army ' s medical corps ) . if the attendees were male ( the film was shown to gender segregated audiences ) real penises in various states of venereal decay were on graphic display ; after all , a lack of sex knowledge can also wreak havoc on the crown jewels .\nthe first time we played there , the priests from the various parishes came down early that morning and put themselves in a chain by locking arms , they put a complete chain around the front of the theater and no one could get through , it was like a football line ,\nbabb says , still sort of amused .\nattached is an advertisement for one of his films , \u201cthe prince of peace\u201d . this rare surviving page is on an 11\u2033x 17\u2033 page that could be folded in half and mailed to the theater in advance of his arrival . they would typically bring hundreds of these and staple them up all over town to drum up attendance . the item could also be handed out on the street . during the intermission kroger would sell bibles and other spiritual literature .\nbabb never had as big a hit , though not for lack of trying . in 1948 , he produced the religious epic\nthe prince of peace / the lawton story\n( which finally hit new york in 1951 ) . the film was part docudrama about an oklahoma passion play , and was bookended with trailers for babb ' s upcoming epics\nthe best is yet to come\n(\nall there is to know about cancer !\n) and\none too many\n(\nthe screen ' s only true story of alcoholism !\n) . the latter featured ruth warrick , victor killian and lyle talbot in a slick but campy look at the ill effects of booze .\nas a result , we are now expecting to drive at least $ 270 million in additional pre - tax income for full - year 2018 ,\nbabb said in a statement .\nthese actions , which we have already begun to execute with urgency , take us a long way towards achieving a double - digit return on equity .\nhoward w . babb had gotten the nickname\nkroger\nfrom the name of the grocery store where he worked as a boy growing up in lees creek , ohio . born in 1906 , he was a sportswriter , a newspaper reporter , an ad manager , and , by his late 20s , publicity manager for the chakeres - warners theater chain , where he distinguished himself with publicity stunts such as having a man buried alive in front of a theater . he got the exploitation roadshow bug when he hooked up with an outfit called cox and underwood , which was peddling an aging sex hygiene film called dust to dust that was actually a 1935 film called high school girl with a live - birth reel slapped onto the end . proving that he was born to be in the business , it ' s the same plot babb would use in mom and dad . ( the forty thieves frequently quarreled over territories , but they never sued for copyright infringement . of course , many of them were carnival men , who regarded all cons as ancient and passed down from generation to generation , but they may also have simply sold stories the same way they occasionally sold sideshow acts . )\nhoward w . babb had gotten the nickname\nkroger\nfrom the name of the grocery store where he worked as a boy growing up in lees creek , ohio . born in 1906 , he was a sportswriter , a newspaper reporter , an ad manager , and , by his late 20s , publicity manager for the chakeres - warners theater chain , where he distinguished himself with publicity stunts such as having a man buried alive in front of a theater . he got the exploitation roadshow bug when he hooked up with an outfit called cox and underwood , which was peddling an aging sex hygiene film called dust to dust that was actually a 1935 film called high school girl with a live - birth reel slapped onto the end . proving that he was born to be in the business , it ' s the same plot babb would use in mom and dad . ( the forty thieves frequently quarreled over territories , but they never sued for copyright infringement . of course , many of them were carnival men , who regarded all cons as ancient and passed down from generation to generation , but they may also have simply sold stories the same way they occasionally sold sideshow acts . )\nin today ' s carefree , enlightened times , when films like mom\nand dad\ncould probably be shown on television -\noh , it ' d be nothing , very tame , it ' d be a sunday school picture ,\nbabb himself says - it is hard to imagine what a fuss its showing stirred up in the late 1940s .\nin some ways , this is my favorite page of the book , despite relatively sedate graphics . the two messages from babb are direct challenges to exhibitors , confrontational and dismissive . so the movies aren ' t fresh first release material ? if people haven ' t seen ' em , they ' re new enough . the implication of the box at the bottom is that babb is handing you , the drive - in or grindhouse proprietor a perfect , can ' t - fail recipe , and if you blow it it ' s your own damn fault . to a theater owner , this is a more effective affront than asking if he ' s a real man ! what kind of showman are you ? can you handle\nuncle tom ' s cabin ( kroger babb , 1969 ) . first us showing one sheet ( 27 . 75\nx 42\n) . drama . starring john kitzmiller , herbert lom , olive moorefield , eleonora rossi drago , mylene demongeot , o . w . fischer , gertraud mittermayr , bibi jelinek , harold bradley , thomas fritsch , juliette greco , eartha kitt . directed by geza radvanyi . an unrestored poster with bright color and a clean overall appearance . it may have general signs of use , such as slight edge wear with a small tear in the bottom right border with archival tape on the verso , slight trim in the right and left borders in the white area not affecting the art , light fold wear , and minor surface crinkles . please see full - color , enlargeable image below for more details . folded , f +\nbabb was involved in the production and marketing of many films and television shows , promoting each according to his favorite marketing motto :\nyou gotta tell ' em to sell ' em .\n[ 2 ] his films ranged from sex education\u2013style dramas to\ndocumentaries\non foreign cultures , intended to titillate audiences rather than to educate them , maximizing profits via marketing gimmicks .\nwith a friend , and as a result had the courage to tell her parents about her predicament . they were shocked , but forgave her . the girl gave birth to a healthy boy , which was adopted by a childless couple . the girl then completed high school and is now engaged to a fine young man . the mayor goes on to thank babb for having the courage\n, directed by ol ' one - shot himself , william beaudine , is babb ' s masterpiece of ballyhoo . promising the audience that\nyou . . . will see the birth of a baby ! both normal and cesarean ! ,\nthe ad campaigns do not exactly lie . but they also imply frank sexuality , uncompromising depiction of clinical science and to enlighten through education . the"]}
{"id": 115407, "summary": [{"text": "the last rites of joe may is a 2011 american drama film written and directed by joe maggio .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars dennis farina , jamie anne allman , ian barford , meredith droeger , chelcie ross and gary cole .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was released on november 4 , 2011 , by tribeca film . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "the last rites of joe may", "paragraphs": ["the last rites of joe may : official u . s . trailer - youtube\nmovie review : the last rites of joe may | birth . movies . death .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the last rites of joe may near you .\nthe last rites of joe may chronicles the last days in the life of joe may , an aging , short money hustler who always believed that a glorious destiny awaited him around every corner . now in . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe last rites of joe may features a stunning performance from dennis farina as an ailing short money man in a world that\u2019s moved on .\nthe last rites of joe may chronicles the last days in the life of joe may , an aging , short money hustler who always believed that a glorious destiny awaited him around every corner . now in his sixties , his health failing and resources dwindling , joe is presented with one last shot at greatness . . .\nthink richard jenkins in the visitor . or j . k . simmons in the music never stopped . and now dennis farina in the last rites of joe may .\nthat last plot point is a little old - fashioned , straight out of the good bad man playbook of classic westerns . but in a way , that\u2019s what \u201cthe last rites of joe may\u201d is , only transferred to modern times .\ndespite some glaring dips into formulaic territory , the last rites of joe may offers center stage to a great performer who ' s made a career of playing supporting tough guys .\nveteran character actor dennis farina gives one of the best performances of the year in a rare lead part as an aging , down - on - his luck small - time hood in\nthe last rites of joe may . ' '\nyou meet guys like joe may . they can get you a price on some merchandise that fell off the back of some truck . in the performance of his career , dennis farina depicts the type flawlessly in\nthe last rites of joe may .\nhe looks into the type and sees the man inside : proud , weary , fearful .\n' the last rites of joe may ' ( unrated ) tribeca ( 103 min . ) directed by joe maggio . with dennis farina . now playing in new york ; also available on demand . three and a half stars\n\u201cjoe maggio has imagined a character that resonates with subtlety and truth in addressing the realities of the final denouement of one\u2019s life in the last rites of joe may , \u201d said geoffrey gilmore , chief creative officer of tribeca enterprises . \u201cdennis farina delivers the performance of his lifetime with a realism and vulnerability that we haven\u2019t seen before . \u201d\nevery great story is , at its core , a tale of redemption . as its title implies , the last rites of joe may is no exception . the brilliance of this particular story , however , is that maggio does not turn joe may into everyman , ready to avenge wrongdoing and saving himself in the process . instead , joe may is noman , a barely felt ripple in his rapidly shrinking pond of a world .\ndennis farina , left , plays an aging hustler who upon leaving a hospital finds strangers , meredith droeger , center , and jamie anne allman , living in his apartment in \u201cthe last rites of joe may . \u201d\nwatching joe may feels like walking behind tourists on the michigan avenue bridge . come onnnnnn .\nthere\u2019s already oscar buzz for farina , and it\u2019s well - deserved . a native chicagoan and former police officer , farina\u2019s street smarts show in one of the best big screen performances of the year . as a result , though the last rites of joe may may be a small film about a small guy , it packs a big punch .\nafter a dramatic climax , the film ends with a mundane conversation and the clinking of forks on a plate as the credits slowly roll over the scene . it\u2019s a poignant reminder of the casual casualty of life . the last rites of joe may is a rousing tale of one man\u2019s redemption , but it\u2019s also a brutal reminder that one man\u2019s redemption means very little to the world at large .\n\u201ci ' m thrilled to have tribeca handling the release of the last rites of joe may , \u201d said maggio . \u201cit ' s a really personal film and tribeca was so passionate about it , right from the beginning . i couldn ' t have asked for a better fit . \u201d\nsome of \u201clast rites\u201d is a little stale , like the frequent set - the - mood shots of sneakers dangling from urban telephone wires , or black birds flying across an empty sky . and the climax is predictable .\nreview : it\u2019s a sure sign that things are not going your way when people keep telling you they were convinced you were dead . that happens at least a half - dozen times to the titular character in joe maggio\u2019s film the last rites of joe may , which focuses on a man who\u2026 ( more )\nshowcasing a tour - de - force performance from dennis farina , the last rites of joe may chronicles the final days of an aging , short money hustler clinging to the belief that he ' s one scam away from the glorious destiny he ' s always deserved . now in his sixties , his health failing and resources dwindling , joe is presented with one last shot at redemption in the eyes of a community that ' s all but left him for dead .\nsmall - time chicago hustler joe may ( the incomparable dennis farina ) always felt like a great destiny awaited him , but with his health ailing and his age advancing , he\u2019s never looked more like a bum . broke and evicted , he\u2019s taken in by a troubled young mother and daughter , in whom he finds one last shot to be a hero . pulsing with the spirit of classic urban dramas , \u201cthe last rites of joe may\u201d is a subtle , sophisticated tale of redemption . [ synopsis courtesy of tribeca film festival ] .\njoe may\u2019s life ended a long time ago . it\u2019s just no one remembered to tell him .\nthe last rites of joe may first and foremost boasts a tremendous performance from dennis farina . he plays joe may as down but not out , pissed at the world but with a plan . everyone he runs into after he leaves the hospital offers the same line , \u201cjoe may . i thought you were dead ! \u201d joe wears a leather blazer like a uniform , sits on the same stool at the same bar every day and orders the same shot and a beer . but when he prepares for a minor scam , the audience sees a glimpse of the younger joe from another time , when the rules were different and he knew how to play the game . he\u2019s charming and wily , with a glimmer in his eye and a swagger in his step .\nofficial facebook page : urltoken official site : urltoken showcasing a tour - de - force performance from veteran dennis farina , the last rites of joe may chronicles the final days of an aging , short money hustler clinging to the belief that he ' s one scam away from the glorious destiny he ' s always deserved . now in his sixties , his health failing and resources dwindling , joe is presented with one last shot at redemption in the eyes of a community that ' s all but left him for dead .\nmaggio said that audiences are responding very well , particularly chicago audiences who feel that the film is tremendously representative of the city . he said he never wanted to be too sentimental , but he wanted the emotion to feel authentic and to resonate with audiences . he struck that tone perfectly in the last rites of joe may ; watch the trailer below and tell me what you think .\nit ' s a soulful and moving performance , one that makes the film worth watching . maggio ' s story and plotting can be predictable , but he gets a real feel for the life of a small - timer , not just from farina but from the others who populate joe ' s strata of chicago life . it ' s a cold world out there for guys like joe - and maggio and farina let you feel that chill in the last rites of joe may .\nthat doesn\u2019t make the movie particularly fresh , but maggio ( upping the production standards from his last few efforts ) keeps a steady handle on the formula . as joe becomes invested in jenny\u2019s troubles even more than his own , he becomes a legitimate figure of empathy . although the story is slight and filled with predictable ingredients ( joe even has an estranged son , as if he weren\u2019t pathetic enough ) , it does right by them . a final showdown between joe and jenny\u2019s male oppressor contains a masterful tension , made possible by joe\u2019s evolution into a tragic hero with nothing to lose . \u201cthe last rites of joe may\u201d luxuriates in clich\u00e9s , but also reflects an understanding of how they can actually work .\nmaggio ' s film may be small , but it ' s full of texture .\nthe title character in \u201cthe last rites of joe may , \u201d played by dennis farina , is a hustler of a particular breed : a small - time idealist who always believes he\u2019s one score away from the big time . joe wears ( sports ) a pinkie ring , leather coat and ankle boots , and if this were a mafia movie , he would be the third wiseguy from the left . when the writer and director joe maggio is in a lighter mood , the character could have stepped out of one of elmore leonard\u2019s lowlife comedies , though mr . maggio isn\u2019t often in a light mood .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\ndennis farina is a marvelous actor . this is a keeper in my film collection . joe may is unforgettable .\nexcellent rental - - if you wanna see a great actors last performance . .\nit\u2019s a sure sign that things are not going your way when people keep telling you they were convinced you were dead . that happens at least a half - dozen times to the titular character in joe maggio\u2019s film the last rites of joe may , which focuses on a man whose life is quickly going to hell in a handbasket . it\u2019s a story that could easily have been depressing . . . read more\nthe basic joe may story \u2013 a past - his - time man\u2019s man trying for one last hurrah \u2013 is a good one , and infinitely flexible . tweak it here and there and it can be the tale of a cowboy , a movie star , a boxer .\ndennis farina was always one of my favorite actors . he died too young . especially if you grew up in chicago , or any\nbig city\n, you will have known a guy like joe . hell , you yourself may even be joe may . there is a bit of joe may is in all of us , some more than others . in my opinion , this film represents some of the finest work of a great actor , dennis farina . i believe this was his last film . buy it , and watch it every year or so . you ' ll be glad you did .\n\u2014 despite all evidence to the contrary , aging short - money hustler joe may ( dennis farina ) always believed he had a glorious future ahead of him . now in\ndespite all evidence to the contrary , aging short - money hustler joe may ( dennis farina ) always believed he had a glorious future ahead of him . now in ( more\u2026 )\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 10 / 13 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nhe plays the title character - joe may , a guy who has outlived his time as a small - time hustler on the fringes of chicago ' s underworld . indeed , the film begins with a raft of symbols of just how long joe has overstayed his welcome , as he comes out of a hospital stay for pneumonia into a blustery winter setting . he has so few human connections in the world that his lengthy hospital stay has led the few people who do remember him to the conclusion that joe must have kicked off .\nstraus said in order to make this film\u2013or any film\u2013he always maintains the attitude of \u201cwe\u2019re a go . \u201d he said it\u2019s easy to wait for the right actor or for a certain amount of money , but if you act as if the film is going to be made at any moment , it can be . he said that the last rites of joe may was made for under $ 500k . straus said that after he met with maggio and heard the story , he was very interested in the film ( it was the third or fourth pitched to him by maggio ) , but it wasn\u2019t until involving stephanie striegel in the project that the film really got going .\ndennis farina became an excellent actor and this one is among his finest as well as his last .\nhow could you not like this one ? what is there not to like ? excellent movie , great end , unfortunately also last danny farina ' s movie . at last he gone out with a bang !\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nthe usual \u2013 financing . i\u2019ve made feature films for as little as $ 6 , 000 , but on \u201cthe last rites of joe may\u201d i wanted enough money to be able to really show what i could do as a filmmaker . we weren\u2019t asking for much , but there was a period of a few years , say from 2007 to 2010 , nobody wanted to put any money into serious , adult dramas . money came and went several times , but once dennis farina came on we moved things to chicago , hooked up with a group of chicago - based investors , cobbled the budget together and took full advantage of the illinois tax credits .\nfarina is terrific , getting the pathos of the character while avoiding the self - pity , and leavening the tragedy with some occasional sputtering humor .\njoe gets a shave at a barbershop , and then gets a ride to another part of the city to see lenny . while he ' s talking with lenny , we see that joe needs a shave .\nhow will it play ? too slight for widespread acclaim , \u201cjoe may\u201d will probably find a home with a small distributor . its best hopes for attention in limited release will depend on the level of acclaim for farina\u2019s dedicated performance .\nhustling the hot merchandise doesn ' t work out so well . without his planning it that way , jenny and angelina become the most important thing in joe ' s life \u2014 not in terms of romance , but in terms of the responsibilities of being stand - up guy .\njoe maggio ' s expectedly bleak tale of an aging , world - weary hustler is striking in almost every aspect . underrated actor denis farina is finally given a well - written character to work with , and the result is a touching , brilliantly understated performance that works as the film ' s main selling point . as well , maggio ' s down - to - earth direction complements the film ' s grim tone , which is captured excellently through the use of dark lighting and gritty camerawork .\nthe last rites of may\nisn ' t outstanding due to its being routinely - written and sluggishly - paced , but it ' s nevertheless an unquestionably well - made character study and the obvious high points of both maggio ' s and farina ' s careers .\ndespite joe\u2019s inability to hold down a job or avoid burying his sorrows in alcoholism , maggio makes it clear that his subject harbors a legitimate desire to clean up his act \u2014 something that underlines the pervasive sadness of his deteriorating state . maggio puts the conclusion of joe\u2019s downhill journey in focus , and lets farina\u2019s commitment to the role take the lead .\ni shall dearly miss the late mr . farina . this , his last movie , was a touching story of a desperate man beautifully done by a wonderful actor who never seemed to be acting .\nand both are essential for this chi - town story , as an aging and ailing joe begs the mob to throw him one last score \u2013 and , also , tries to protect a young single mother with an abusive cop boyfriend .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\ni thought you were dead ,\nis the refrain he keeps hearing . in fact , joe may may be dead - he just doesn ' t know it . nor is he going to accept that verdict . if he ' s going out , he ' s going out on his own terms .\njoe and angelina , the daughter , get along right away . they feel natural together . you hardly ever see a bad performance by a child actor , but young meredith droeger is especially good in this role . joe also encounters stanley buczkowski ( ian barford ) , jenny ' s boyfriend , who is a cop and who sometimes hits her . that goes down wrong with joe may .\nyou can read about the first day of the tribeca film festival and reviews of janie jones and mr . stache here . tune in tomorrow for a review and q & a of vincent d\u2019onofrio\u2019s slasher musical don\u2019t go in the woods !\nby placing your order or playing a video , you agree to our terms of use . sold by amazon digital services llc . additional taxes may apply .\ndennis farina gets the enviable opportunity to humanize the kind of character he has sometimes exaggerated comically in glossier films .\nmeanwhile , the new tenant in joe ' s place - - no stranger to hard times , or abusive boyfriends - - has taken him in to help with the rent . here the script ' s reliance on clich\u00e9 ( the way joe starts gruff but goes soft with the child he must sometimes care for ; the pigeon coop the lonely old man keeps on the roof ; the sensitive side that only emerges when he listens to opera lps ) is impossible to ignore .\nfor those of you who know dennis farina , this movie is one that you will truly appreciate and treasure . when i heard of it , i was so glad that he got the opportunity to be the lead in a film . it is a marvelous movie and dennis ' performance is stunning . actually , it always has been ; from crime story to midnight run . . . . . . . every movie he is in , he steals the scene and i can never take my eyes off of him . i miss him terribly , but now that i have the last rites of joe may ( and soon to purchase crime story to complete my collection of his movies ) , he will never be forgotten . at least not by me . dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . we love you and miss you .\nmay returns to his chicago apartment to find , shades of the visitor , that somebody else is living there . a single mom ( jamie anne allman ) and her daughter ( meredith droeger ) have rented the place from a landlord who assumed joe was dead . the movie never explains how joe forgot to call his landlord to explain his long absence , but the failed wiseguy couldn ' t have paid the rent anyway : he has just over 400 bucks in the bank , a car impounded and sold as abandoned and no prospects .\nunfussy cinematography by jay silver captures the chill of a chicago winter . . .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthe film , written and directed by joe maggio , only has this handful of characters and looks at them carefully . the dialogue is right , the conflicts are simple and sincere , the hopes are touching . joe talks lenny into letting him move some stolen lamb chops and has dreams even at his age of somehow becoming a big - time hustler . he carries himself as if he ' d once been a bigger man in the neighborhood .\nthe ups and downs of joe ' s post - hospital existence - and the increasingly limited prospects he faces - are of less interest than the depth farina brings to this character . his still - alert eyes , his craggy - handsome face and his touching blend of bravura and vulnerability all contribute to a finely etched portrait of a man forced to put the best face on some hard choices - mostly to convince himself .\n\u00a9 2018 advance local media llc . all rights reserved ( about us ) . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of advance local .\nwith : dennis farina ( joe may ) , jamie anne allman ( jenny ) , ian barford ( stanley ) , meredith droeger ( angelina ) , chelcie ross ( billy ) and gary cole ( lenny ) .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nthis movie takes place on the west side of chicago , without a single\nbeauty shot .\nnot a skyscraper in sight . only gray , cold streets , shabby bars and forlorn bus stops . joe may has just been released from cook county hospital after a siege of pneumonia that nearly killed him . before he goes home , he goes to a bar .\njeez , i thought you was dead ,\nthe bartender says . nothing about how he ' s glad to see joe is alive .\njoe may is a small man in a small world , and that world is getting smaller by the minute . after spending seven weeks in the hospital , may ( dennis farina ) , a dapper , small - time hustler , dons his treasured leather jacket along with his carefully cultivated persona as a player , and steps out into a winter chicago afternoon . and that\u2019s when life begins to crumble , for may has no family to speak of and no friends . his apartment has been rented during his absence to a young single mother and her daughter . his car has been towed and sold at auction . his whole life is contained in one small duffel bag , and he\u2019s got less than $ 500 to his name . the shrewd guy working the street has turned into the guy who is simply on the street .\nfarina is terrific , getting the pathos of the character while avoiding the self - pity , and leavening the tragedy with some occasional sputtering humor . ( his increasingly frustrated attempts to unload some fell - off - the - truck meat make for great profane comedy . )\nfor all the things he does well , maggio makes a classic writer\u2019s mistake , as well , overpopulating the film with important literary symbols . ( maggio\u2019s symbolical use of trained racing pigeons is eye - rollingly obvious . ) as a result , his film risks underestimating viewers who have grown in size and sophistication as streaming video and pay - per - view cable options have put more independent films within the reach of larger audiences in the last decade or so .\ni was so glad that he got the opportunity to be the lead . . .\nthe actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .\nit isn\u2019t too bad , at first , because both the characters and actresses are appealing . and , again , the scene speaks volumes : the dingy walls adorned hopefully with children\u2019s drawings and the plastic containers of orange juice in the fridge ( jenny sneaks them from the hospital where she works ) tell a hard story fast .\nthere\u2019s nothing inviting about the dingy bar , but there\u2019s nothing obviously attractive about joe , either ( they\u2019re made for each other ) , which is partly what makes him intriguing from the get go . the other reason is mr . farina . a naturally watchable screen presence , with a scoop of silvery white hair and a mustache that\u2019s as lovingly groomed as a show poodle , he looks as if he had been born to play men like joe , though he\u2019s equally comfortable working on the other side of the law . toughness may have been bred into mr . farina , a former chicago cop . ( he was memorably tender as jennifer lopez\u2019s father in \u201cout of sight , \u201d never more so than when his character , an investigator , handed his baby girl a new sig sauer . )\nlane and schoenbrun discuss how her interest in morgellons disease patients ( \u201cthe pain of others\u201d ) and his exploration of the slenderman myth ( \u201ca self - induced hallucination\u201d ) led them to make archival films from youtubes .\nit\u2019s not that he\u2019s some sort of undead monster . actually , joe\u2019s a very dapper guy , with a slick leather coat , some flashy jewelry and grey hair he keeps perfectly styled .\nmeredith is the editorial director of birth . movies . death . and the alamo drafthouse , and the social media director for fantastic fest . she loves smallville , and she ' s through apologizing for it .\nso even though joe seems to own only one set of clothes ( including a garish but thin leather jacket in an acidic shade of tan ) , he rarely presents himself to the public looking less than his best . farina finds the pride that keeps this guy going , the crumbling sense of self - esteem that can be bolstered by carefully manicuring his mustache ( or his nosehairs ) with a small scissors , or putting a mirror - shine on his shoes .\nthe story gets close to its goal but winds up lost , leaving farina holding the bag .\njoe maggio ( \u201cpaper covers rock , \u201d \u201cbitter feast\u201d ) writes and directs this simple and affecting drama with an assured focus on farina\u2019s archetypical lost soul . despite numerous formulaic developments , maggio makes the story work by beginning where many would end : joe\u2019s already at his wits\u2019 end . virtually everyone in his community says they thought he was dead and farina\u2019s downtrodden expression makes it clear that joe has started to share their belief .\nin an episode dedicated to the show within the show , \u201cglow\u201d illustrates its grand capacity for storytelling , and the very good tv podcast breaks down how .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nand he\u2019s well partnered by a number of lesser - known chicago talents , including a fragile jamie anne allman as the battered mom and the elfin meredith droeger as her grave child . ( in a nice bookend to his awful \u201coffice space\u201d boss , gary cole shows up as joe\u2019s equally infuriating gangland connection . )\noffers farina the chance to demonstrate his range . . a finely etched portrait of a man forced to put the best face on some hard choices - mostly to convince himself .\nuse of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) .\nit\u2019s just that joe\u2019s world \u2013 old - school , slightly shady , but fiercely honorable , in its own way \u2013 is out of style . \u201ctimes change , \u201d as his old friends tell him with a shrug .\nfrom the title and opening scene i was so engaged to see what lay ahead for the main character , joe may . i also felt several strong and differing emotions and was reminded that this is how film ( / art ) should make you feel . every component that made up this film ; acting , soundtrack , setting , cast , etc , seemed to merge together perfectly to make it\nreal\n. so real that at least a portion of the characters reminded me of people i ' ve known . in addition , one or two themes really struck home and have me thinking about life a little differently today . i expect everyone will relate / connect to certain aspects of this don ' t miss film .\nluckily for joe , the single mother who now lives in joe ' s old apartment , a nurse named jenny ( jamie allman ) , takes pity on him and lets him stay with her until he can get back on his feet . he gradually grows closer to her and her young daughter , angelina ( meredith droeger ) - and takes a protective interest when he discovers that jenny suffers physical abuse at the hands of her boyfriend , a cop named stan ( ian barford ) .\n[ indiewire invited directors with films in the tribeca narrative , documentary and viewpoints sections to submit responses in their own words about their films . these profiles are being published through the beginning of the 2011 tribeca film festival . to prompt the discussion , indiewire asked the filmmakers about what inspired their films , the challenges they faced and other general questions . they were also free to add additional comments related to their projects . ]\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\nin a particularly affecting sequence , he musters all the dignity he has to visit a kingpin ( gary cole , withering in his bored disdain ) in hopes of stolen goods he might fence (\nsome fuggezeh watches or somethin '\n) . he gets a 50 - pound hunk of lamb instead , and joe ' s daylong attempt to sell the blood - dripping loot is a study in slow - crumble humiliation .\nafter heading back to his cluttered apartment , joe finds that the place has been rented to single mother jenny ( jenny rapp ) and her young daughter angelina ( meredith droeger ) . after an awkward introduction , jenny allows joe to crash at his old place until he can find a new home . dividing his time between caring for pigeons on the roof and bugging his old connections to loan him some cash , joe gradually becomes more involved in his new roommates\u2019 lives , defending jenny from her crude , power - hungry boyfriend and keeping an eye on her impressionable daughter .\ndennis farina ' s best performance . he ' s a jerk for the most part but does the right thing .\nbut good as pacino could have been , the great news is that this time the role went to dennis farina .\nafter the film , we were treated to a q & a with director joe maggio and producers bill straus and stephanie striegel . maggio said the film was originally set in brooklyn , but after casting farina , \u201cyou just don\u2019t buy dennis farina as anything but chicago . \u201d they rewrote the film and moved it to chicago , doing a lot of research to get it right . maggio said farina was a chicago cop for twenty years ( ? ! ) , so he had access to a lot of local resources for the film , in addition to the rebate and tax incentives offered for filming in chicago .\nwritten and directed by joe maggio and shot in chicago , this film - which debuted on vod oct . 28 and opens nov . 4 in new york and chicago - offers farina the chance to demonstrate his range , beyond the wiseguy - bluster and world - weary authority that ' s been behind so many of his roles in films like get shorty and out of sight , as well as crime story and law & order .\neric kohn and anne thompson discuss their favorite films of the year so far . they also debate several new releases and share some streaming recommendations .\nthe opener , set in a hospital and announced with the sounds of electronic beeps and human breathing , establishes a funereal tone and , like the title , announces the mortal stakes . there\u2019s one patient in a bed , but another man , joe , is standing , and he\u2019s ready to leave . nearly dressed , he slides on a ring and a watch that slip , now too loose for his thinned body . he says so long to the other patient , jokes about his waiting limo and disappears into chicago alone , hunching against the cold . his ride turns out to be a city bus . when he stops for a drink , the bartender says \u201ci thought you were dead . \u201d he isn\u2019t the only one who does .\nwrapped in a thin leather jacket that offers faded panache but little protection from the chicago winter ( captured effectively in dp jay silver ' s wintry hues ) , joe canvasses old haunts that have forgotten him in record time .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nmaggio said he was inspired to write the film after an ex - girlfriend told him in 1991 that he was \u201cgoing to die a lonely and broken old man . \u201d maggio said , as a screenwriter , he connects to joe may in that he\u2019s \u201calways convinced that something great is around the corner . \u201d maggio\u2019s uncles and grandfather were all short money con - men , with no real jobs but with trunks full of stuff to sell . he said they were these larger than life men , always well - dressed and clean - shaven with a great haircut . he was fascinated by them as a kid and wanted to write a movie about what happens to those men when the world has moved on and the rules have changed .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nnow begins the final act of joe ' s life . he hunches his shoulders inside his coat , which is too thin against the chill . he goes to visit his old pal billy ( chelcie ross ) in a retirement home , tapping on the ground - floor window to announce his arrival . he goes to visit a man named lenny ( gary cole ) , whose office is a back table in a bar and who knows about stuff that falls off trucks .\nbut then , on the first day of principal photography , a car picked me up and brought me to the set , and as we pulled up i was seized by panic . an entire chicago block on both sides of the street was taken up by our production vehicles . teamsters were maneuvering the trailers and honey wagons ; each department had their own five ton truck ; electrics were busy running thick power cables along the gutters between the apartment where we were shooting and an enormous mobile generator . in a vacant lot beside our set an enormous heated tent had been erected and inside i found an elaborate video village that looked like a mobile rocket lab out of a james bond movie .\nwhat a great movie that nobody ever heard of . as dennis farina fan i bought this without knowing much about it . it ' s an excellent melodrama about life in the seedier part of chicago . it will give all your emotions a workout too .\nwhen he gets to his apartment , joe moves cautiously . farina is a former chicago cop and knows how to enter an apartment you ' re not sure about . it ' s been entered , yes \u2014 by jenny rapp ( jamie anne allman ) and her daughter , angelina ( meredith droeger ) . they live there now . joe lived there for years , but the landlord thought he was dead and rented it out .\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nurltoken is a property of mandatory , an evolve media , llc company . \u00a92018 all rights reserved copyright\nbut maggio , whose ' 70s - sourced , matter - of - fact urban vision leaves little room for mawkishness , doesn ' t lean too hard on these elements . instead he uses the familiar framework as a showcase for his star - - calmly watching farina ' s magnificently unhandsome face as the actor easily transmits the mixtures of honor and dishonesty , persistence and disappointment , that keep this would - be big shot ticking .\ni begin every project with the same vow \u2013 that i will execute my vision without compromise ; that come hell or high water , i\u2019m going to stick to my guns and not chicken out . and of course , i always compromise and hate myself later . this is the greatest challenge i find as a director . by its very nature , filmmaking is a communal art form . as a director , you must work in conjunction with so many people \u2013 producers , production designers , directors of photography , actors , editors , etc , etc . \u2013 and each of these people has their own idea of the way things should go .\nto take advantage of the wish list , you must have a my tribeca account . creating a my tribeca account gives you access to more features and services , like wish lists .\nif only he had left town , lost his keys , anything but entered his old apartment , where jenny and angelina and a thicket of clich\u00e9s wait . but joe , it emerges , has little left after his long hospital stay ( for pneumonia ) , including friends . and so , after scowling at the daughter in the hallway , murmuring about brats ( she gives him a dead - eyed look in return ) , he enters his old flat where jenny and angelina now live .\ndownbeat vision of a small - time crook ' s final days offers a plum role for dennis farina . twitter\n25 of 38 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nif you like dennis farina , this is the ultimate film for you . . . . . dennis farina became my favorite actor when i saw him first in\nlaw and order\n, after that , i was hooked on dennis farina . another part farina played in was the film\nget shorty\n. a great character part as dennis farina pulled it off with great finesse . a great and final last film for a great actor as dennis farina was . i wish farina could have lived longer as to give us more of his great talent on film . god bless you dennis farina for what you had time for to give to the world as an actor and a great person . dennis farina ( 1944\u20132013 )\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\ntap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you .\nafter studying under cinematographer ed lachman , shevaun mizrahi forged her own unique filmmaking path with its own set of rules .\nwhat a great tribute , now that this legend has passed away . i believe he was a cop before getting full time acting work , and you can ' t fake the temperament and\nstreet\nthat this guy has . the movie may not be action packed , it might even seem slow to some , but i discovered it as a thoughtful , introspective , even retrospective exercise for a man who didn ' t amount to as much as he thought he would and finally has to face that reality . i caught it on netflix some years ago , it stuck with me , and i bought the dvd recently to revisit it . i love the story and dennis farina is simply perfectly cast as the main character .\nyou want to get rid of a loser , you give him five bucks and you ' ll never see him again .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nhe returns to the apartment he ' s occupied for 40 years to find that the landlord has rented it out and thrown away his belongings . when he goes looking for his car , he ' s told that it was towed , impounded and then sold at auction . his best friend and scam partner has moved to an assisted - living facility where he is content to spend his days playing cards . and when joe tracks down the small - time crime boss who usually throws him some work , the boss ( gary cole ) says ,\nwhy don ' t you retire to florida ?\ndon ' t expect a lot of action for a crime film but it ' s to be rated , i . . .\nwe ' re introduced to farina ' s title character as he prepares to leave the hospital after a long stay for pneumonia : through his precise grooming and crisp farewells , we quickly understand a lot about a man who knows how to comport himself even when things aren ' t going his way . sadly , what awaits outside will test may ' s self - image more than a hospital gown did .\nwe had a suite of production offices at fletcher / chicago and i even had my own office with a big desk and comfy couch should i feel the need for a nap . there were several weeks of pre - production , which was surreal for me \u2013 all these people buzzing about in the service of a story that just weeks earlier was nothing more than a few half - baked ideas in my head . but pre - production went on long enough that eventually i got used to being pampered and treated like a big shot , and before long it started to feel quite normal .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nmr . farina has never been more in control of his\ninstrument ,\nas actors like to say , or more convincing .\ntribeca film is a comprehensive distribution label dedicated to acquiring and marketing independent films across multiple platforms , including theatrical , video - on - demand , digital , home video and television . it is an initiative from tribeca enterprises designed to provide new platforms for how film can be experienced , while supporting filmmakers and introducing audiences to films they might not otherwise see . american express continues its support of tribeca and the independent film community by serving as the founding partner of tribeca film .\nsuch great performances , especially by the late great dennis farina . an interesting story , well told .\nmy first impulse \u2013 truly and without exaggeration \u2013 was to run away . it was just too much and i felt i would be crushed beneath the weight of the production . i took a walk around the block , calmed down and promised myself i would take it slowly , one set up at a time , which i did , and in this way , little by little , i survived . another thing that helped was every morning i went to the wardrobe department and was issued a sport coat and tie . for some mysterious reason , all buttoned up like that and with a vintage tie cinched around my neck , i somehow felt like i was wearing a protective armor , a suit of respectability .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nstill , it takes him a few days to figure out just how far out of his depth he is . not that there aren ' t clues .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nit ' s the rare film that offers a long - time character actor the opportunity to take center stage - to play a full - bodied lead role that allows him to use his entire palate and show just what he can do .\nclick here to start your six - month trial to get unlimited access to thousands of movies and tv shows , including award - winning prime original series and movies .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\ncreating an account with urltoken gives you access to more features and services , like our weekly newsletter and other special features just for the film community .\ni was not a kid who loved going to movies or was obsessed with making movies , as so many of my filmmaker friends were . i loved to draw . in fact i was obsessed with drawing . my father is an artist and also taught art so we always had plenty of pencils and paints and fine paper in the house and when i got home from school i\u2019d throw myself into my drawing . my subjects varied \u2013 usually hockey players or super heroes \u2013 but also presidents , animals and family members . i was obsessed with drawing \u201crealistically , \u201d and when i failed to achieve a suitable likeness , i\u2019d throw a fit , rip the paper to shreds , and often cry with rage and frustration .\nexclusive : watch m . ward sing\nsad sad song\nin elvis presley ' s car in the king clip by ellen johnson july 6 , 2018\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nwe ' re making it easier than ever for you to stock up on tribeca film festival tickets . our revamped wish list will save you time and effort in singling out the festival titles you cannot wait to see .\ni actually ordered this before farina had passed . growing up in the chicagoland area and being a farina fan , i was immediately interested in this movie . after i watched it , i had to own a copy . it is a great drama about personal redemption . give it a try i think you ' ll enjoy as much as i have ."]}
{"id": 115418, "summary": [{"text": "an eye for an eye is a 1981 american action film directed by steve carver , and starring chuck norris , christopher lee , richard roundtree , matt clark , mako iwamatsu , and maggie cooper . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "an eye for an eye ( 1981 film )", "paragraphs": ["if you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie an eye for an eye ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of an eye for an eye ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in an eye for an eye includes both lead and minor roles . ( 15 items )\nan eye for an eye cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of an eye for an eye actors includes any an eye for an eye actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each an eye for an eye 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 a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of an eye for an eye 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 .\nit may have been 1981 when an eye for an eye hit theaters , but it ' s still got the feel of gritty 70 ' s vigilante sleaze all over it . does anyone have a spare moist towelette ?\nthe surrounding cast makes an eye for an eye worth watching , and the frequent action scenes make it easy to look past norris ' cardboard - y dramatic acting .\nfans of norris and his simple and interchangeable movies will find an eye for an eye as enjoyable as the equally shallow lone wolf mcquade . people with taste , however , will not look twice .\nwith a chuck norris film comes a certain kind of expectation . this ranges from fans to potential assassins . the fans expect hard , fast , furious action with norris on screen constantly . the assassins expect a turgid piece of seventies garbage . an eye for an eye lies somewhere in between and due to my own feelings towards norris , the scale is more weighted towards the irritating .\nthere are some moments of flair , however . shots of the san francisco bridge are constructed nicely and carver has an unflinching eye for action set pieces - the slow burning to death that kane ' s partner endures is captured second for second .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\ni just watched an eye for an eye the other day , yet already i ' m forgetting the particulars of the plot . that ' s more of an indictment against the generic story than the movie itself , however , since this is a fairly solid action / crime flick . it reminds me a bit of the umpteen crime films charles bronson starred in during the 70 ' s / 80 ' s , only with approximately 450 more roundhouse kicks .\nthank you again for writing it ! i don ' t think that i had seen this film before doing the work to publish your review .\nseriously , although no one believes me , steve carver ' s an eye for an eye with chuck norris is my favorite film of all time and one of the few that i have seen in a cinema with my late father . it ' s odd that the movie was rated pg in south africa in 1981 and was rated r in the usa . it is so much so my favorite film that i have it on vhs and dvd and i have a poster of it on my wall at work . so no one , not even mr . norris ' webmaster believes me , but it is and remains my favorite film . i tried to recapture the magic of sitting in that same cape town cinema a few years back ( i had also seen ghostbusters in the same cinema a few years after that ) only to be told that the cinema had closed and that there was now a bank in it ' s ' place . bummer .\nthe professor - professor toru tanaka ! the aforementioned human tank . mute , except for an occasional\nugga\nwhen he is belted by chuck norris . dies in one on one conflict when he is kicked into an oak table by mr norris , giving us an impressive view of his nads .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\npretty much to itself when it comes to limited releases . i ' ve seen more ads for that movie up here than i have for\nthis is the only film i ' ve ever seen where someone gets knocked out cold with a telephone . end of plot .\nlucy , as played with enormous passion and intelligence by miss nelligan , accomplishes the unimaginable when she begins to distract faber from his mission . he begins an unexpectedly tender affair with her , so that for a while she , faber and the aloof , embittered david form an explosive threesome .\na one - man army comes to the rescue of the united states when a spy attempts an invasion .\nsean kane is an undercover police officer assigned to the narcotics division of the san francisco police department . in the beginning of the film , there is an undercover operation , involving an informant , and things go sour when norris ' partner is killed . he resigns from the sfpd , after his partner and his partner ' s wife , a tv news reporter , are murdered . unknowingly to norris is that the assignment that he was working undercover on was connected to a smuggling operation involving the chinese triad , and the deaths of his partner and his g wife are connected to an investigative report that involved the smuggling operation . in this dirty harry - like film , norris goes beyond the law and goes after those responsible for the deaths of his partner and his partner ' s wife .\nthe film opens with an intense gunfight that leaves sean kane ' s ( norris ) partner dead . instantly , the plot has been laid down and from now on the audience knows what to expect . director steve carver throws in a fair amount of heartbreak ( friend linda chan ' s death ) to add more tension to the fight sequences , which he pretends are not the central element of the film . he adds a bunch of chase sequences and wooden exchanges between characters to fatten up a very basic film , contorting the pace .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\na martial artist must defeat a plan by ninjas to create a worldwide training camp for terrorists .\nan ex - us army commando must find the reason why his comrades from his unit are being systematically murdered before he is next .\nthis martial - arts offering casts chuck norris as an ex - cop who vows revenge on the drug cartel who killed his partner .\ntruck driver searches for his brother , who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge .\nthe goal of cosmetic blepharoplasty is to obtain an improvement in the appearance of the eyelids without causing functional or symptomatic alterations in the patients . patients with undiagnosed problems in tear production who have cosmetic blepharoplasties are a common source of extremely dissatisfied patients with alarming ocular symptoms . although keratoconjunctivitis sicca is the most common manifestation of an abnormal tear film state , there are other conditions of which the eyelid surgeon should be aware . knowledge of methods used in the diagnosis of states of tear deficiency will allow the surgeon to better select candidates for cosmetic eyelid procedures .\nduring the triad assault on james chan ' s house , sean kane attacks a triad terrorist who knocks an ornamental box off a desk as he falls . when kane runs for the door , the box is back on the desk again .\nwhen the detectives of an undercover police unit are being mysteriously killed by a martial artist , a professional kickboxer is hired to assist them .\nfor a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances , see our glossary .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nduring the triad assault on james chan ' s house , sean kane attacks a triad terrorist who knocks an ornamental box off a desk as he falls . when kane runs for the door , the box is back on the desk again . see more \u00bb\na chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down .\nthe grindhouse cinema database is an online database of cult / exploitation / grindhouse movies from the ' 30s to the mid / late ' 80s . i found\u2026\nsee the box office tab ( domestic ) and international tab ( international and worldwide ) for more cumulative box office records .\nit ' s a busy week for dvd releases , but the signal to noise ratio is a little high , and that made it harder to find the dvds that were truly worthy of attention . ( and even then , i went off track a couple of times . ) as for the dvd pick of the week , there is really only one choice for me ,\nwe are starting to get some serious updates on the websites for the summer blockbusters , however , it will be a few more weeks before this list is dominated by such films . in the meantime , it is a website for a new release ,\nthanks , peter j . i ' ve just noticed something really funny ~ i ' ve never seen still pictures of this film before and it looks like stevens ' office and canfield ' s office are in the same building !\na film that has clean shaven chuck norris , professor tanaka , christopher lee , mako , richard roundtree and one of the best taglines ever : chuck norris doesn ' t need a weapon . . . he is a weapon !\nthis week ' s round of new movie release information contains release dates for resurrecting the champ , the waterhorse , avatar and more .\nthis is one of those 70s / 80s cop drama / action flicks with a far - fetched storyline . . . . and i enjoyed it very much . my only complaint was the middle portion of the film where the was little action to be had and spent a lot more time fleshing out the plot . i still recommend it for a fun action movie though .\nit is this portion of the film , the central portion , that is by far the most successful . the beginning has been devoted to establishing the characters of lucy and faber and bringing them together . and the last third will be devoted to a gory battle between them . but when lucy is still innocent of faber ' s secret , and he himself has begun to waver , the story balances beautifully between romance and intrigue . in fact , the central part of the movie is so powerful it becomes something from which the film never recovers . the final confrontations are less heart stopping than those that occur midway through , particularly a cleverly staged showdown between faber and david . mr . marquand invests this scene with more surprises than the rest of the film has to offer .\ni ' m looking for the name of a chuck norris film , wherein if i remember correctly someone tells chuck the meaning of the word expedience and the word is used incessantly throughout the movie . this may be it , that red sweater looks awfully familiar , but it ' s been years since i saw it . . . . . . anyone who knows what i ' m talking about please post comment thx\ncaptain stevens - richard roundtree ! sean ' s ass - kicking , ass chewin ' boss , mean mutha . . . i ' m talkin ' ' bout shaft and we can dig . . . uhhhh , wrong film . shut yo ' mouth , trevor !\neye of the needle , directed by richard marquand ; screenplay by stanley mann ; based on a novel by ken follett ; director of photography , alan hume ; edited by sean barton ; music by miklos rozsa with the royal philharmonic orchestra ; produced by stephen freidman ; released by united artists . at the little carnegie , 57th street east of seventh avenue ; cinema ii , third avenue and 60th street ; embassy 1 , times square ; ua 85th street , at first avenue ; bay cinema , second avenue and 31st street , and other theaters . running time : 112 minutes . this film is rated r .\nif you like watching a shaved orangutan karate kick short guys , this is a bucket of fun . there should be a drinking game for chuck norris movies . whenever you spot an extra under 5 ' 7\n, odds are chuck will karate kick him . the shorter the better , so chuck ' s foot can reach the guy ' s face . i ' ve been watching chuck ' s movies for 30 years and i don ' t remember watching this one . surprisingly , chuck is tom cruise short .\ncanfield :\ni ' m sure that you ' d agree that the murder of a reporter in pursuit of an investigation is every bit as serious as the murder of a policeman in the line of duty .\nlinda chan - rosalind chao ! james ' daughter , a high flying investigative reporter for canfield ' s station . gets pursued and finally strangled by the human tank .\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nafter surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner , officer cliff garrett ( norris ) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man . he works to gain the . . . see full summary \u00bb\njames chan :\nshe was like you : headstrong , willful . she had a great hunger for retribution . it seems , i too i am in need of retribution !\nsurprise may be what ' ' eye of the needle ' ' finally lacks . the plot itself , while canny , offers very little of the unexpected , since we know what happens to men and women on deserted islands , and since we know who won the war . all the film ' s important touches of surprise come from within its characters . mr . sutherland turns faber , who might easily have seemed a one - note heavy , into a complex and fascinating figure . when faber steals a motorbike only to have it break down on him , and mr . sutherland tosses the bike into a ditch , he turns around and straightens out his suit with a briskness that speaks volumes about faber ' s eerie resourcefulness .\nnotice that the bad guy ' s submachine gun perforates everything , everything except chuck norris . oh , and i was just waiting for chuck to roundkick that helicopter out of the sky .\nmorgan canfield - christopher lee ! newspaper and media magnate whose picture window overlooks alcatraz island . his next destination at the end of the film . it doesn ' t matter that alcatraz , like robben island in south africa , is now a museum ; that is where he ' s going . gets his throat gently squeezed by chuck norris .\nthe ultimate showdown is enjoyable , although the fight scenes leading up to it seem to have been shot poorly on purpose in order to set the final battle apart . yet , it isn ' t worth dragging yourself through 106 minutes of an overlong movie to watch it .\nchuck plays sean kane , an undercover narcotics cops hot on the heals of discovering the leader of a local drug gang . when his partner gets killed , and he ' s reprimanded for throwing one of the thugs out a third story window in front of several onlookers , he quits the force and sets out to kick the living shit out of those responsible . his search will finally bring him face to face with the mysterious drug lord . . . whose identity our hero wasn ' t expecting .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\n\u00a9 1997 - 2018 nash information services , llc . all rights reserved . the numbers is a registered trademark of nash information services , llc for comments or corrections , please email us at corrections @ urltoken privacy policy - about us - glossary\nmiss nelligan and mr . cazenove work hard to give extra dimensions to characters who might have seemed flat . miss nelligan invests lucy with a fullness and warmth far beyond anything the screenplay calls for , while mr . cazenove ' s david displays a rage and stubbornness even greater than his plight might be expected to generate . for a while , these three actors create a tense and fascinating web . later on , the story lets them down , and that web can ' t help unraveling .\nurltoken is owned and operated by andrew borntreger . all original content is \u00a9 1998 - 2014 by its respective author ( s ) . image , video , and audio files are used in accordance with fair use , and are property of the film copyright holders . you may freely link to any page ( . html or . php ) on this website , but reproduction in any other form must be authorized by the copyright holder .\n' ' eye of the needle , ' ' which opens today at cinema ii , the little carnegie and other theaters , is largely set in 1944 . after a brief 1940 prelude , it concerns itself with a ruthless german spy named faber ( ' ' needle ' ' is his sobriquet ) , who is on the verge of discovering that the allied invasion of europe will take place at normandy . faber , played with a chilling calm by donald sutherland , is on the verge of relaying this information to his superiors when he is shipwrecked on storm island . the residents of storm island are lucy ( kate nelligan ) , a woman who has lived in near - isolation for four years , and her husband , david ( christopher cazenove ) , who was crippled in a car accident on their wedding day .\nit ' s been quite a while since this review was published here but , almost two years down the line , it still gives me a major thrill to see my work published . thanks again to andrew ~ my first publisher ~ for this .\nand clearly he ' s a cop who is careful with his money , after all he can afford an impressive waterfront home , although he saved a lot of money by building it himself , and he ' s flash enough not to park his car at home but to leave it somewhere else and travel to it by way of speedboat .\nsolid norris actioner involving a vengeful ex - cop ( chuck ) seeking revenge on the death of his patrol partner and wife , encountering triads , professor toru tanaka and an evil christopher lee as criminal mastermind along the way . in amongst the roundhouse kicks , i did like the way chuck trained his dog to keep carrying away his dirty laundry .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\nsome people will find the movie slow going . i preferred to think of it as deliberate . it is effective , i think , to develop a plot like this at a deliberate pace , instead of rushing headlong through it . that gives us time to meditate on the character of the needle , and to ponder his very few , enigmatic references to his own behavior . we learn things about him that he may not even know about himself , and that is why the film ' s final scene is so much more complex than it seems .\nthe war has come down to the two of us ,\nsutherland tells nelligan , and in the final exchange of desperate looks between the man and the woman there is a whole universe left unspoken . the movie ends with nelligan regarding a man who is either a treacherous spy or an unloved child , take your choice .\nthanks very , very much for publishing this , andrew . i actually got quite emotional this morning when i saw it online for the first time : i started writing in 1992 and it has been a long hard road to get to where i have my work recognized and published . now that it has been not only recognized but published too , everyone will have to line up and smack me to get the smile off my face . thanks once again , andrew ! i will drink your health with a ice - cold glass of coke and . . . yeah , some fine south african chocolates too .\nthe producers originally wanted to cast andr\u00e9 the giant in the role played by former professional wrestler professor toru tanaka because they felt tanaka wasn ' t tall enough . they were eventually convinced that tanaka would be more believable ( as demonstrated in the james bond film goldfinger ( 1964 ) in which harold sakata was cast as oddjob ) , as well as cheaper and with less scheduling conflicts , so they agreed to cast him . in order to overcome his height\ndisadvantage\nthey had him wear platform shoes to make him appear taller than his 6 ' 2 frame . see more \u00bb\nnorris is on typical bare - chested form , delivering his lines down - and - dirty without much real meaning behind them . familiar moments from a range of seventies cop shows pop up - the badge and gun on the captain ' s desk scene , the captain gaining a new found respect for the renegade cop scene . . . its all present , correct and mundane .\nthe final showdown in the movie provided me with a thrill that has never left me ( and also got me interested in the martial arts ) where kane beats the seven colors of crap out of the professor and kicks him into a solid oak table , killing him . after canfield is taught a lesson by kane ( and we are given an acting lesson by christopher lee : it looked like chuck norris was really strangling him ) the movie ends with kane , heather and james walking away from the estate , smiling and laughing .\nchuck norris plays sean kane , an unorthodox policeman whose friend and partner is killed in a drug bust on the streets of san francisco . after going berserk billy jack style and ruining the investigation as a result , kane resigns from the police force and swearing revenge , mounts his own investigation , teaming up with his zen quoting martial arts sensei james chan when the latter ' s investigative reporter daughter is murdered by what can only be described as a sherman tank in a suit . kane is assisted in his investigations by heather sullivan and her media magnate boss morgan canfield .\ni was very lucky to have worked with mako in 2000 on the wonderful wizard of oz radio project - - he played the king of the flying monkeys . the imdb shows only a fraction of his work , as he did so many indie projects as well - - yeah , this is a great genere picture , as these things go - - you ' re right to focus on the cast - value here - - you get a lot of bang for your buck ! peter johnson / denny crane\nso it ' s chuck vs . the triads with cool cinematography in always cool san francisco ! big chuck norris stars as sean kane ( a name that practically screams\nwhy yes i ' ve palm - striked a dude in a bar before\n) , a cop who turns in his badge to get revenge for his murdered partner . . . his way . we ' ve got shaft himself richard roundtree playing the frustrated black police captain clich\u00e9 (\nkaaane !\n) . we ' ve got wrestling legend professor tanaka ( although to me he ' ll always\u2026\ntracking the killers down proves dangerous to kane and james as they clash with triad killers for hire and the scary sherman tank in a suit . even more dangerous are kane ' s erstwhile boss captain stevens and the omnipresent mccoy ~ the latter almost always being on crime scenes where kane ' s friends have met their ends . knowing who to trust is the difficult part as kane finds out to his dismay as his main ally on the san francisco force proves to be up to his neck in skullduggery ( this guy gets his reputation totally trashed ) and the affable , fatherly , pipe smoking canfield turns out not only to be the mastermind behind the drug smugglers that james ' daughter was investigating but also the driver of the car that turned his friend and partner dave pearce into a flaming sambuca . canfield also has a very irritating dog which sean kane should also have taken out , but that ' s another story entirely .\nbig week in terms of flash sites launching , but a tough one when it comes to picking a winner . there were several sites that were contenders , and a few that will likely be winners after a few more updates , but none that stood out as the best for the week . it ' s almost like there were so many that were so close to winning the award that none were able to stand out and get me excited . however , there was one site that was updated this week that did , the simpsons movie - official site . this site did get a new look , but the real draw here is the first full trailer , to go along with the three previous teasers . is that enough to make it award worthy ? no . but while my rational side was distracted by a game of sudoku the fanboy in me made that decisions , and all fanboy freak - outs are legally binding . hopefully the final site will live up to the award . i have a feeling it will . more . . .\n, which would have won a few weeks ago if i had got the right information on the quality of the dvd .\na big list of limited releases this weekend , not so much in the number of films but in the number of theaters . five of the seven films on this week ' s list have opening theater counts in the double - digits with a couple opening in more than six dozen . this means that even with little overlap in target audiences , at least one will be squeezed out at the box office . on the other hand ,\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nsean kane is forced to resign from the san francisco police department ' s narcotics division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered . he decides to fight alone and follows a trail . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na casino security guard is forced into violence from when the hong kong mob threatens his friends .\na sheriff tries to stop the killing spree of a mute maniacal murderer who , as the result of years of medical experimentation , has the ability to self - heal .\nthe archetypical renegade texas ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons , his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead . all of this inevitably . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndanny o ' brien is back in action fighting the notorious simon moon , also known as the terror . three years earlier o ' brien had single - handedly captured the terror and was called hero by the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nprequel to the first missing in action , set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of colonel braddock during the vietnam war in the 1970s , and his captivity with other american pows in a brutal prison camp , and his plans to escape .\nsean kane is forced to resign from the san francisco police department ' s narcotics division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered . he decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places .\nwas originally offered the role of nicky labelle , which he turned down . instead , he took the more significant and memorable role of tony montoya . the role of nicky labelle eventually went to\n6 of 10 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\naside from a few random smatterings of chop - socky daring - do , there ' s not one single thing about this movie worth sitting through .\nthe acting isn ' t the best , especially mako ' s performance is really awful , but it has some decent action . apart from the chuck norris ' s fumble , some of the fight scenes are very good , especially those fights near the end . the story is very simple , but it has good atmosphere , so it never bores .\nbetter than chuck norris ' late 1970s movies . the dialogues between his character and mako ' s are delightful and the settings and cast are better than usual , as is the story . norris is no coward to fight against christopher lee ' s gangster without any weapons , only his tough fists and kicks .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nsean kane - chuck norris ! great cop , lousy listener to his boss . resigns from the police force after his friend dave gets fried in a drug bust gone wrong .\ndave pearce - terry kiser ! sean ' s partner and good friend : steps into wet dog poo , shot , gets turned into a flaming sambuca and dies horribly . and so , how ' s your day been so far ?\njames chan - mako ! righteous ass - kicker , abuser of telephones and sayer of wise sayings like\nwarrior is not a mountain goat : it is well to remember this\n. goes up against the professor . . . bad idea .\nheather sullivan - maggie cooper ! linda ' s friend and chuck ' s main squeeze , also user of his snot rag .\nmaccoy - matt clark ! old oirish san franciscan policeman , heavy on the take . gets completely trashed by chuck norris .\nif you keep your eyes on the puddle , you ' ll probably step in dog poo .\ndrug dealers also have annual general meetings : dunno who takes minutes , though .\n7 mins - i sincerely hope he didn ' t land on my car there .\n16 mins - that ' s the guy my landlord sends after me when the rent ' s due .\n79 mins - if mac doesn ' t want to kill sean , he ' s doing a good job of not trying to .\n93 mins - that is the scene i want to see before i close my eyes permanently .\njames chan :\nwarrior is not a mountain goat . it is well to remember this .\ncanfield :\ni wouldn ' t hesitate to shoot this young lady , you know .\nstevens :\nkane , you are a reckless man . you always have been . a police department cannot operate that way .\nkane :\nwe were setup .\nstevens :\noh really ? your undercover operation was the best kept secret this narcotics bureau has ever had . so tell me something , my friend : where was the leak ? on this end , someone here ?\nmaccoy :\ntwo of the vertebra on her neck are completely snapped . i ' m telling you , whoever did this got a helluva lot of strength .\nkane :\nany ideas , mack ?\nmaccoy :\nwe ' ve got half a dozen witnesses - saw her chased around the market street bart station by some guy that they said looked like ' a sherman tank in a suit . '\ni did see this and i found it to be relatively dull compared to my usual fare of overthetop action movies . mission in action ii , invasion usa , and the delta force are superior among chuck ' s own library . maybe i was tired when i watched it . it wasn ' t un - entertaining altogether , just a bit meh . the one awesome bit is in the final battle when chuck starts doing slo - mo kicks on professor oddjob and they sound like star wars lasers . i guess another awesome factor was having chuck norris , the guy who played oddjob , and christopher lee in the same movie . wait , i was tired . i think i like this movie . a lot .\nhow to find a bad movie the champions of justice plan 9 from outer space manos , the hands of fate podcast : todd the convenience store clerk faster , pussycat ! kill ! kill ! the human tornado maniac the educational archives : driver ' s ed godzilla vs . monster zero do you have a zombie plan ?\nearth is visited by a giant antimatter space buzzard ! gawk at the amazingly bad bird puppet , or chuckle over the silly dialog . this is one of the greatest b - movies ever made .\nosmosis : os\u00b7mo\u00b7sis ( oz - mo ' sis , os - ) n . , 1 . when a bird eats something .\nnorris has the screen presence of a can of soup , but the sheer amount of roundhouse kicks set amongst beautiful san francisco backdrops makes this a moderately diverting early 80 ' s actioner .\nchristopher lee plays a bond - type villain here . as usual , he steals every scene he ' s in while being provided with awful dialogue and idiotic character decisions , like not destroying evidence that would incriminate him . the climax was ludicrous . almost cartoonish . good stuff !\nhe ' s the kind of guy who can punch a guy across a room and out of a window and who , completely unarmed ( he doesn ' t need a weapon , he is a weapon ) can make machine gun laden helicopters run away .\nthis should be most awesome movie ever but unfortunately its mostly by the numbers flick without any real standout moments .\nexcept of course the best moment in action movie history : chuck norris karate kicking a lamp .\nor that moment where he knocks a man out and then places a pillow behind his head .\none of chuck\u2019s best films and it\u2019s still a proper belter . mako is amazing in it .\nbom policial de a\u00e7\u00e3o do norris . o diretor steve carver , eventualmente , comete erros amadores na hora de posicionar sua c\u00e2mera na hora das lutas , mas no geral as cenas de luta s\u00e3o muito boas . o elenco de apoio , que conta com christopher lee , richard roundtree , mako e o gigante professor toru tanaka , contribuem para\nagregar valor\na esta p\u00e9rola . um dos melhores do astro .\nstarring : chuck norris , christopher lee , richard roundtree , matt clark , mako , jeffrey bannister , robert behling , joe bellan , rosalind chao , michael b . christy , maggie cooper\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwarning : the ncbi web site requires javascript to function . more . . .\nsean kane is forced to resign from the san francisco police department ' s narcotics division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered . he decides to fight alone and follows a trail . . . see more \u00bb\nsean kane is forced to resign from the san francisco police department ' s narcotics division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered . he decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places . written by scott lane\nkane ' s justice is revenge . kane ' s weapon is himself . see more \u00bb\njames chan : perfection is approachable , sean , as i have often told you . see more \u00bb\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nwe are continually improving the quality of our text archives . please send feedback , error reports , and suggestions to archive _ feedback @ nytimes . com .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\na san francisco policeman ( chuck norris ) quits the force to avenge his partner ' s murder by asian drug dealers .\nblazing saddles , dr . strangelove or : how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb , the howling\nmy name is trinity ( 1970 ) - this one is new to me , i ' ve never beaten him before . . . 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", "topic": 12}], "title": "scare campaign", "paragraphs": ["scare campaign is touring the country with special event screenings . follow their facebook page for details .\nreferenced in scare campaign : australian premiere q & a ; ( 2016 ) . see more \u00bb\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing scare campaign near you .\nlabor ' s emphasis on health has culminated in its scare campaign claiming the government would\nprivatise medicare\n.\nas the synopsis pretty well sums up , we have \u201cscare campaign\u201d , a tv series lagging in ratings and dropping amidst the online era . a similar show called \u201cscare tactics\u201d , which actually kills its victims with a slew of interesting weapons directly attached to cameras , is drawing in the viewers and membership , and the producers of \u201cscare campaign\u201d want some of that membership pie .\nscare campaign is showing at special events around australia , with international screenings to be announced on the film ' s facebook page . prepare for the amusing horror .\ngood : - acting . - special effects . - the way taken by\nscare ' s campaign\nas a tv show ( with good plot - twists ) .\nscare campaign is a 2016 australian supernatural horror feature film written and directed by colin and cameron cairnes ( 100 bloody acres ) and producer by julie ryan ( red dog ) .\ndespite the film\u2019s central premise focusing on prank scares and trying to get the old gray matter wondering just who\u2019s pranking who , scare campaign also has some effective scares up its sleeves .\nscare campaign is basically \u201cscare tactics\u201d meets saw . a small group of actors , cameramen and producers have been filming a television show called \u201cscare campaign\u201d for the past five years . while the show is still popular on its network , the ratings and viewership are beginning to slide after so many years on air and it seems that a renewal may not be in the cards . it doesn\u2019t help that a bizarre band of snuff filmmakers are releasing content online that is stealing viewers from \u201cscare campaign\u201d and hindering its plight against cancellation . the cast and crew of \u201cscare campaign\u201d are given one more episode to up their game if they want to see season six . they find the location , they find the story and they find the mark and it\u2019s lights , camera , action . only this time , things don\u2019t go quite as planned and the prank show becomes a night of terror that will make television history .\nthe concept for scare campaign , which released its terrifying trailer in march , came to the duo as they were hunting for inspiration on the internet after their first film , the brothers told mashable australia .\nscare campaign , the upcoming horror feature film from writers and directors colin & cameron cairnes ( 100 bloody acres ) and producer julie ryan ( red dog ) , has unveiled its key cast as production begins this week in victoria , australia .\nscare campaign has a really cool premises which has the potential to actually entertain and say something at the same time . foregoing on the latter is easy to forgive , but clumsily stepping over most opportunities to do the first is a shame .\nfollow the latest campaign news , analysis , opinion and colour from across the abc via our australia votes page .\nregardless of the above , scare campaign was a decent attempt at making a more mainstream horror film , something australian cinema doesn\u2019t do often . i\u2019m not saying all our films are crap , but australian cinema tends to veer toward two extremes , either safe ( and boring ) dramas with the same 5 actors , or extreme ozploitation genre fare , with only a few films straddling the middle ground . scare campaign was a refreshing change , even though it\u2019s not the greatest film out there .\nsome managers of political action committees deride colleagues who help retire campaign debts for hedging their bets and ' ' ducking the tough choices ' ' during a campaign , as bernadette budde of the business - industry political action committee put it .\nfor producer julie ryan , scare campaign marks her second feature with the cairnes brothers after 100 bloody acres , \u201c i\u2019m very excited to be making another film with the cairnes brothers and fans of 100 bloody acres are not going to be disappointed . the brothers are original storytellers and this one has scares a plenty with a number of twists to keep people guessing\u201d says ryan . scare campaign also reunites key crew from 100 bloody acres including director of photography john brawley , and sfx and production designer justin dix .\nthis is the concept of scare campaign , by australian filmmakers cameron and colin cairnes . it follows their feature film debut , 100 bloody acres in 2012 , which has the dubious honour of being one of the most illegally downloaded movies in australia at the time .\nwhen my only complaints are that all of the characters are too pretty and all of the actors are too good , you know that scare campaign is a really good flick . and it has one of the best face chop off scenes ! and it has tremendous sequel potential . i could keep raving , but i think you get the picture by now . scare campaign is scary , tricky and tense . it\u2019s the ultimate compilation of subgenres , themes and plot twists . you just need to see it . final score : 9 out of 10 .\nserious when it needs to be and hilarious when it needs to be , scare campaign is a delightfully blood - soaked genre treat from writers and directors cameron and colin cairnes , with a strong cast , fantastic practical gore effects , well - crafted scares , and witty humor .\nopinion : does schulz scare merkel ? | germany | news and in - depth reporting from berlin and beyond | dw | 13 . 05 . 2017\nwhen i found out scare campaign was an australian film and written by the same duo ( brothers , cam and colin cairnes ) who penned and directed the rather amusing comedy / horror 1000 bloody acres , i was pretty interested in seeing this more straightforward attempt at the horror genre .\nunlike other countries , parties in germany cannot put up campaign posters or run tv ads until 6 weeks before the election . but on august 13 , the campaign floodgates open and no lamp post will be safe from the cardboard visages of each party ' s main candidates .\nshould you watch it ? if you are a fan of slasher horror , then give scare campaign a go , you will find entertainment value within its runtime . if you are australian , then support the australian horror scene any way you can . shiva knows we need more mainstream horror made down under .\nthe sundquist party is helping to kick off a whole new stage in what has become a year - round preoccupation in washington , the raising of campaign funds . now that the fall campaign is over , candidates are eager to retire their debts so they can start stashing away cash for 1984 .\nin week two of the campaign , labor immediately sought to capitalise on australian federal police raids investigating leaks from national broadband network ( nbn ) co .\nlike the babadook , wolf creek , lake mungo , black water , wyrmwood : road of the dead , and other local horror favourites from the last decade , scare campaign hopes to build a reputation that will see it remembered long after all the bodies have been carved and incinerated\u2026 did i mention somebody gets incinerated ? because they do .\nscare campaign has received funding from screen australia and film victoria , with soundfirm also on board as an investor . \u201cwe are privileged to be the beneficiaries of screen australia and film victoria\u2019s support\u201d says cairnes , \u201cand hope that they continue to display the courage shown in supporting the distinctive genre films we and other filmmakers seek to make . \u201d\nwith an unflinching new \u201creality\u201d show ruling the rating roost by honing in on the screenager generation\u2019s lust for extreme \u201centertainment , \u201d the \u2018scare campaign\u2019 prank show crew receive an ultimatum from their over - ambitchous producer : either wise up and \u201csnap it in two\u201d in the next episode and outshine the \u201cnew vids on the block\u201d or get heave - hoed .\nthe cairnes brothers return with another solid genre effort in scare campaign . it ' s a funny , gory delight that knows when to take its horror seriously and when to dish out the laughs . this is every bit as good as their excellent debut 100 bloody acres , perhaps even better on a technical level ( though i think i still prefer their previous effort for its concept ) . my few quibbles with scare campaign are the same that i had with 100 bloody acres and more to do with my personal tastes than a reflection on its craft \u2014 the performances were a little too big for me and aesthetically it seemed too clean . its twists are easy to spot , but that didn ' t really\u2026\nfrom light poles to cctv cameras and netball courts , the prime minister has been accused of running for\nmayor of australia\nduring a low - key campaign .\nmost committees will contribute in a campaign only to challengers who have a good chance of winning , but after an upset they often show a remarkable capacity for hindsight .\nthe name of film student movie producer in the horror movie cut ( 2000 ) was hester ryan ( sarah kants ) . the production manager on cut ( 2000 ) was julie ryan , who went on to become a film producer , and has produced such horror movies as scare campaign ( 2016 ) and 100 bloody acres ( 2012 ) . see more \u00bb\nduring week three of the election campaign , deputy prime minister barnaby joyce announced a $ 555 - million package in concessional loans for dairy farmers affected by recent milk price cuts .\nit featured a drawing of merkel , amused and gleefully observing the excited commotion surrounding her challenger ' s candidacy . the accompanying speech bubble featured the words :\ncome on schulzi , scare me !\non my list of movies that truly disappointed and did not live up to their hype . perhaps the sequel that they lamely set up will do a better job on it\u2019s campaign trail .\nafter australia ' s longest election campaign in half a century , we ' re down to the final days . what are the key policies the major parties have pledged over the past seven weeks ?\npasca the babadook , saya mulai tertarik dengan horor - horor keluaran negeri kangguru , australia . pun dengan horor satu ini , dengan premis yang sangat menarik : tentang sebuah variety tv show yang mengerjai korbannya dengan prank horor bernama scare campaign . acara ini cukup diminati dan telah mencapai 5 musim penayangan . cerita kemudian bergulir ke emma , salah satu pelakon di acara tersebut , yang mulai jenuh dan merasa bersalah terhadap korban - korbannya . dan\u2026\nthis election campaign is being fought under the shadow of a looming decision from the fair work commission ( fwc ) which is deciding whether to cut sunday penalty rates to the same level as saturday rates .\nfor filmmaking brothers cameron and colin cairnes , scare campaign is also a departure of sorts from their debut feature 100 bloody acres . that film was far more comedic , relying on gags about rebecca gibney\u2019s masturbation fantasies as much as the gory bloodletting . their latest is more of a good ol\u2019 fashioned slasher flick ; one that wouldn\u2019t feel out of place in the genre\u2019s local heyday of the 1980s during the era that was later affectionately coined as \u2018ozploitation\u2019 .\na group of people run a tv show where they set up locations to scare people . things go horribly wrong when the producer wants them to get darker as they set up an asylum to spook the new . . . see more \u00bb\npopular prank tv show , scare campaign , has been entertaining audiences for the last five years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun . but as we enter a new age of online tv the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged web series which makes their show look decidedly quaint . it\u2019s time to up the ante , but will the team go too far this time , and are they about to prank the wrong guy ?\npopular prank tv show , scare campaign , has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun . but as we enter a new age of online tv the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged web series which makes their show look decidedly quaint . it ' s time to up the ante , but will the team go too far this time , and are they about to prank the wrong guy ?\npopular prank tv show , scare campaign , has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun . but as we enter a new age of online tv , the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged web series which makes their show look decidedly quaint . it s time to up the ante , but will the team go too far this time , and are they about to prank the wrong guy ?\ninspired in part by colin\u2019s history of working on a hidden camera prank show \u2014 on singapore television no less \u2014 as well as plenty of research into the punking genre , the brothers maintain they forged their story without direct links to any one event . still , it\u2019s hard to watch scare campaign and not recognise the commentary on low - brow modern television with its constantly raising stakes and shameless need to plunder society\u2019s basest emotions . it\u2019s i\u2019m a celebrity with bloody power tools .\naside from the masterfully creative script , scare campaign \u2018s second biggest strength is its built in suspense . every scene has some level of suspense , and it fluctuates and changes to keep you on your toes throughout the entire film . you\u2019re left enthralled and wondering will the prank go as planned , what\u2019s real and what\u2019s fake , who is going to survive and what plot twist is about to happen next . its heart pounding , undeniable suspense is going to reach into the viewer and pull an emotion out of them , in this case one that is geared in the direction of the cast and crew\u2019s survival . they\u2019re marginally enjoyable and this isn\u2019t the type of movie where you hope something happens to them . this means that when one of them bites the dust it\u2019s not a cheering moment , it\u2019s a further plunge into the quirky , weird dimension of terror that is scare campaign . it\u2019s gripping and emotional and heinous and you\u2019re going to love it !\nthe campaign on social media - tagged as justice for aizawl football club , india ' s national champion - aims at garnering a million signatures before the petition is submitted to the prime minister and the aiff for necessary steps .\nthe campaign says aizawl , a small team from mizoram which won the i - league in just their second appearance in the competition , does not have the resources to pay the huge franchise fee of the indian super league .\npopular prank tv show , scare campaign , has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun . but as we enter a new age of online tv the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged web series which makes their show look decidedly quaint . it\u2019s time to up the ante , but will the team go too far this time , and are they about to prank the wrong guy ? ( source : imdb )\nsynopsis : popular tv prank show , scare campaign , has been entertaining audiences for the last five years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun . but as we enter a new age of online tv , the producers find themselves up against a new hard - edged web series which makes their show look decidedly quaint . it ' s time to up the ante , but will the team go too far this time , and are they about to prank the wrong guy ?\na group of people run a tv show where they set up locations to scare people . things go horribly wrong when the producer wants them to get darker as they set up an asylum to spook the new target : a creepy guy who used to work there .\nsince it launched last week , it\u2019s found its way to thousands of players\u2019 smartphones , and while no known numbers have been published yet , we can just see how popular it is thanks to the response towards its first global twitter campaign .\nand , being the type of tv show \u201cscare campaign\u201d is in the film , you can imagine just how many \u201chidden\u201d cameras had to be set up around the place . all hail adam white\u2019s editing ( not forgetting the cairnes brothers , who assisted him in the process ) as i can\u2019t even begin to imagine the immense task involved to stitch all the footage together in such a fashion that keeps the film entertaining but at the same time only shows just enough to keep some of the wool still pulled over the audience\u2019s eyes .\nthe campaign , initiated from portal urltoken , garnered over 3 , 000 signatures within a few hours of it going viral on the social media and was still counting . like most leading clubs of the northeast , aizawl too have a huge fan following across the region .\nearlier , a fan of the club had died during its reception ceremony at the assam rifles ground on monday . the fans , meanwhile , have launched a massive online signature campaign to pressurise the aiff into including the club in the top tier of the proposed new league .\ndie pr\u00e4misse das der j\u00e4ger schnell zum gejagten ( bzw . in diesem fall vom pranker zum geprankten falls es das wort gibt ) wird ist wahrlich nichts neues . entsprechend absehbar ist dann leider auch der gr\u00f6\u00dfte teil von scare campaign , erst in den letzten 20 minuten beginnt der eigentliche horror , dann aber angenehm wuchtig und die killer sind mit coolen masken und waffen versehen . die splatter - fx sind f\u00fcr das schmale budget recht ordentlich und handmade , nur leider ist der film dann auch schon wieder vorbei als atmosph\u00e4re aufkommt . nett f\u00fcr einen sonntag nachmittag , aber nichts was l\u00e4nger im ged\u00e4chtnis bleibt .\ntaking shows like \u201cscare tactics\u201d and \u201croom 401\u201d way beyond the comfort zone , the minds that brought us the fantastic 100 bloody acres are back , this time blending reality tv with satiric horror - comedy trappings to serve up an ingeniously structured little flick , replete with lashings of caustic comedy and deftly disciplined amounts of barbaric brutality .\nso , given only their final episode for the series to pull off a miracle or face being axed , the small crew conjure up a \u201ccampaign\u201d involving an old mental institution and former \u201cclient\u201d of said institution . needless to say , things don\u2019t go as scripted as the director would hope .\nrunning for office often involves a big financial risk . lured by the desperate hope that an extra television spot or campaign mailing will make the difference in a close race , many candidates borrow heavily at the last minute . but the gambling windows in the capital only pay off on winners .\nabout half of the political action committees reserve some campaign funds for debt retirement , and almost all of that goes to winners . a spokesman for ampac , the political arm of the american medical association , is ' ' right up front ' ' about his committee ' s refusal to help losers .\non thursday , both parties will be holding receptions so that the 81 newly elected house members , who will be in town for orientation sessions , can meet the managers of the major political action committees . these managers control millions of dollars in campaign cash , and the reception scene is likely to resemble a college mixer .\nduring his hard - fought campaign against senator harrison schmitt , republican of new mexico , jeff bingaman was occasionally approached by managers of political action committees who admitted that they could not afford to alienate mr . schmitt , a subcommittee chairman on the appropriations committee . the managers promised to return , however , if mr . bingaman won ; since he did , calls and letters have been flowing in .\ntrust is the currency with which good policy is repaid these days . the germans , it seems , are more fearful of the trumps of the world than with the topic of refugees - which has quieted considerably . they fear the erosion of international cooperation , the denigration of the eu , national egoism and chauvinism . whether orban , putin , erdogan or trump , brexit or the usa ' s new isolationism - such topics anger , annoy and scare voters . the only thing that can help is \u2026 yes , you guessed it : merkel ' s trademark gesture - the merkel rhombus , which has itself become a symbol of projecting\ncalm\nand\nsteadiness .\nmarcus responds by setting up a prank that even his star and girlfriend emma ( meegan warner ) doesn ' t know about , in which a demented stooge reacts by going on a bloody rampage . but there are new surprises to come . . .\nall the supports work to underpin the film ' s effect ; one miscalculation in casting would unhook us from the film . well paced and technically excellent ( notable in the fine prosthetics , hair and make up ) , the film surfs on a powerful soundscape and clever camerawork - both as the film we see and as images captured by the hidden cameras used for the prank show . the subtext which warns against escalating the reality show content for bloodthirsty fans is evident .\nwriter / directors colin and cameron cairnes ( of 100 bloody acres fame ) show flair and brio ; little wonder the film is attracting wide attention and acclaim .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n7 of 20 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nthis video is no longer available because the youtube account associated with this video has been terminated .\nto use this website , cookies must be enabled in your browser . to enable cookies , follow the instructions for your browser below .\nthere is a specific issue with the facebook in - 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out here\nwe don ' t know when or if this item will be back in stock .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nregion : region 2 ( this dvd may not be viewable outside europe . read more about dvd formats . )\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\nif itunes doesn\u2019t open , click the itunes application icon in your dock or on your windows desktop .\nif ibooks doesn ' t open , click the ibooks app in your dock .\nitunes is the world ' s easiest way to organize and add to your digital media collection .\nwe are unable to find itunes on your computer . to preview , buy or rent movies , get itunes now .\nif itunes doesn ' t open , click the itunes application icon in your dock or on your windows desktop .\nwe are unable to find itunes on your computer . to preview , buy , or rent movies , get itunes now .\nthe crew of a reality tv prank show facing dwindling ratings decides to up the ante by setting up a terrifying prank in an abandoned asylum . things go horribly wrong when they prank the wrong guy . brothers colin and cameron cairnes ( 100 bloody acres ) deliver a night of blood soaked terror full of twists and turns that will satisfy any gore hound .\nthere are some slasher type scences , but it ' s a good solid movie . it ' s more of a prank film with a slasher ending . i would definitly recomend .\ni really like the plot . right when it seemed to be like any other movie , it had some twists and turns . it was executed very well . the acting was good , too . i thought it was also pretty suspenseful . i was pleasantly surprised about this one .\ngood acting fun to watch but the twist i figured out mid way through . still worth a rent .\ndiscover and share new music , movies , tv , books , and more .\nfollow us @ itunes and discover new itunes radio stations and the music we love .\nchase williamson teams up with lauren ashley carter and matt mercer in horror thriller , artik .\ninvisible woman , mr . fantastic , the thing , & human torch by artgerm\n10 year anniversary : a look back at horrornews . net , the tech , and where we are !\nnew book of illustrated \u201cscary stories to tell in the light\u201d launching on kickstarter june 11th . * fully funded * as of 6 / 20 / 18\ni don\u2019t want to go too much more than that with fears of spoiling the film , however , having said this , the film pretty much spoils itself within the first act , giving their big reveal / twist away rather blatantly . this resulted in me yelling \u201cahhh , derrr , fred ! \u201d at the screen when they attempted to shock and awe me with the \u201ctwist\u201d in the third act . a disappointing aspect to an otherwise rather solid film .\non to the effects , which were great . the practical gore used was plentiful and well done . though not as bloody as i would have hoped ( the half head severing scene really needed more blood ) , i was impressed overall . cinematography was solid with nothing too flamboyant attempted . i appreciated the lighting too as no scene was overly dark so everything was easily viewable .\nwould i watch this again ? i wouldn\u2019t go out of my way to watch it of my own volition , but if a mate wanted to watch it with me , i wouldn\u2019t say no .\ni am really looking forward to the cairnes\u2019 brothers next effort , and applaud them for attempting films which breakout of the norm within australian cinema .\nps : for those who haven\u2019t seen 1000 bloody acres , give it a go , it\u2019s like tucker and dale vs evil\u2019s australian cousin ! not the same level of course , but still , a bloody decent effort .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nwhat comes next is a film of two contrasting parts : the first playing out like an extravagantly playful and insightful \u201cbehind - the - scenes\u201d look into the tv show\u2019s fastidious prank planning \u2013 whilst poking a self - aware finger in the eye of genre conventions as we get to see the secrets that go into designing a horror set . and then , much like the rise of leslie vernon did before it , it catapults itself into a slasher formula with dogged ferocity whilst astutely retaining the pitch black comedy tone it sets right from the film\u2019s bravura , j - horror - hued curtain - raising prank . that\u2019s about as much of an explanation as i\u2019m prepared to share as the film relies almost entirely on its clever curveballs once the film crew ends up impaling itself on the very killer hook it set out to create .\nwhen the film pitches the first of its many curveballs , i had a \u201cplease tell me i haven\u2019t fathomed it out already\u201d moment and , even though i ended up being right , it was great to see how that particular twist played out . that said , things aren\u2019t as telegraphed as the cairnes brothers will have you believe .\nas luck would have it , the siblings know exactly how to push the audience\u2019s buttons and are well aware of what we\u2019ve seen before , teasing our knowledge of the genre with adroitly executed axis shifts that keep the proceedings percolating at a really healthy clip . then , when the film careens towards its practical fx gorestravaganza finale and everything turns sixteen different flavors of slasher hell , the amusement never lets up as the audience is \u201csort of\u201d in on the joke by this time , but there\u2019s still that lingering question of who we can still trust , something we all know made scream the big hit it became in 1996 .\ncleverly rendered sound design , predominantly made up of diegetic noise , radically intensifies the whole haunted house vibe going on and then , to top it all off , even though it\u2019s apparent the cairnes weren\u2019t dead set on doling out gore galore , when the real carnage does rear its ugly head , it\u2019s stunningly violent and the practical effects are , quite literally , mind - blowing .\nit may only be march right now but i\u2019m going to go out on a limb and say it\u2019s going to take something pretty special to knock this one off my end of year faves list . it really is that much fun and i hope it catches fire on this year\u2019s festival circuit as it absolutely deserves to .\nthe joke\u2019s on you if you miss this taut , severely self - aware and legitimately funny \u201cboodunnit . \u201d\nurltoken is a property of mandatory , an evolve media , llc company . \u00a92018 all rights reserved copyright\nthe movie stars olivia dejonge ( the visit , hiding ) , meegan warner , ian meadows , josh quong tart , cassandra mcgrath ( wolf creek ) , john brumpton ( the loved ones ) , patrick harvey , steve mouzakis , jason geary , sigrid thornton .\nthe film was previewed at special event screenings around australia from march 12th , 2017 , beginning with a showing at beechworth lunatic asylum where it was shot .\nin north america , the film was released digitally on october 24 , 2017 , via studio71 .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nenter your email address to follow this website and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nis set around a prank tv show , which is desperate for ratings in the face of a new edgy web series that is making them look old - fashioned .\nit ' s up to the producers to up the ante , and they ' ve come up with an elaborate stunt that will shock . only this time , they ' ve gone too far .\nso as you do , we took to youtube for some inspiration and we came across some pretty intense stuff .\nthere were some pretty extreme stunts from places like brazil , for instance ,\ncameron added .\nafter scouring youtube for weeks , the brothers finally settled on an horrific plan .\neventually we thought , what would happen if you pranked the wrong guy ? that was the idea we took to our producer ,\ncolin said .\nworking with their producer julie ryan for months on the idea , the brothers scouted for a location before writing any of the screenplay , searching high and low for somewhere that would help bring the horror to life .\n, built in victoria during the 1800s . it was the fourth of its kind to built in the state and closed more than 20 years ago , in 1995 . seemingly u\nour art director didn ' t have to do much to it ,\ncolin said of the location , featuring decrepit walls and isolated surrounds , the layout a labyrinth of endless corridors and foreboding cells .\ndespite the eerie location , the cast and crew stayed on location during filming for a period of around three weeks . what better way to keep everyone in character , than housing them one of australia ' s most haunted locations ?\nthere are stories from the crew , i hear ,\ncameron said .\nthe art department were packing up after a late shoot , and say they spotted a ghost or apparition in the cells .\nbut nothing really happened to me , i ' m afraid . i wish something did happen .\nrohan , played by josh quong tart , is the conservatively - dressed maniac of the film , an unassuming psychopath that is very much a legacy of horror films .\nhe ' s as much of a horror fan as we are ,\ncolin said , regarding quong tart .\nso he really took that role on . i remember they had busloads of ghost tours that came through , and he gave them a fair bit of a fright in his character .\nthe duo said they aren ' t trying to emulate bloody , uncompromising horrors that australians have become infamous for , such as wolf creek and saw . instead the brothers wanted to find a balance between fright and laughter .\nis a global , multi - platform media and entertainment company . powered by its own proprietary technology , mashable is the go - to source for tech , digital culture and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the globe .\nmashable is among the federally registered trademarks of ziff davis , llc and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission .\nit ' s ' i ' m a celebrity ' with bloody power tools .\nit\u2019s the nasty , gruesome , and wickedly entertaining new aussie horror movie that is as far removed from the moody , elegant chills of the babadook as you could possibly get . it\u2019s the movie where someone doesn\u2019t just get decapitated , they get the top half of their head sliced off exposing the gooey brains inside . it\u2019s the movie where somebody doesn\u2019t just get stabbed with a butcher\u2019s knife , they get chainsawed up the guts . it\u2019s grisly and gory and full of twists that should make horror fiends deliriously giddy .\n\u201cit just so happened in the last year or two that that pranking and hoax phenomenon has really started to explode , \u201d they say . and certainly , when i raise the possibility of david cronenberg\u2019s 1983 snuff thriller videodrome as a possible inspiration , they don\u2019t dismiss it \u2014 \u201cwe\u2019re big fans of that film\u201d \u2014 while also citing psycho , richard attenborough\u2019s performance in the 1971 british crime drama 10 rillington place , and the groundbreaking peeping tom from 1960 . \u201cthat one was always in the back of our heads\u2026 literally in the back of some characters\u2019 heads , \u201d they say with a laugh .\n100 bloody acres , the brothers\u2019 2012 feature debut , found brief international fame as one of the most pirated downloaded movies in the world . after successfully premiering at the melbourne international film festival , it was over a year until the film received a theatrical release in australia at which point it had already found its way to american vod and subsequently spread through torrents around the globe .\nthis time around , the cairnes\u2019 are keen to take matters into their own hands .\n\u201cour miff premiere was such a great , sold - out experience , and then nothing happened for ages . that was really frustrating . so this time around it\u2019s a matter of getting the ball rolling ourselves . we\u2019re finding with a very limited budget that we\u2019re able to reach a lot of people through the power of social media . it\u2019s something we maybe didn\u2019t have a handle on last time around . if we could just do whatever we can to create interest and demand that\u2019s a really good starting point . hopefully with the likes of [ event screening provider ] tugg things will start changing . \u201d\nthe brothers are optimistic about australian horror generally \u2014 \u201cour strike rate is pretty good and our reputation overseas is really strong\u201d \u2014 but they suggest low population doesn\u2019t allow these films to break out the way they do in places like america and asia . both regions have a much stronger tradition with horror and going to see it in cinemas . there\u2019s also the hint of apathy on the part of cinema operators ; the brothers say they\u2019re banking on \u201cfriendly exhibitors that are open to genre films\u201d to change that . however , after the wildly acclaimed and award - winning the babadook could only find the most meagre of local box office returns to the bewilderment of everyone , the brothers are looking to international distribution to help find real , lasting success .\n\u201cwe like to think that there\u2019s commercial potential in what we do . we just started doing these event screenings around australia and it\u2019s been building a bit of a steam . i think that might be helping us with a bit of international sales . fortunately , there is an appetite for this kind of film overseas , and i think in the long run the returns can come . \u201d\nthanks to some good ol\u2019 fashioned fun and frights , the cairnes brothers might just get it .\nglenn dunks is a freelance writer from melbourne . he also works as an editor and a film festival programmer while tweeting too much @ glenndunks .\nwrite this down ! a college - based retelling of dracula is flying to youtube in mia morris\u2019 diary .\nreal annabelle doll to be moved tonight . watch it live ! . . .\nreview : zak bagans\u2019 demon house ( a scary , unbelievable documenta . . .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nhey , hey , hey kids ! we\u2019ve got ourselves another horror film that is being touted as truly terrifying . hailing from the land of oz , it is being lumped together with\nappears to be enjoying a nice run of winning awards at movie festivals and , thus far , it has great word of mouth . from the directing duo of cameron and colin cairnes , who enjoyed success with their 2012 film\n, this movie looks great on paper and i can\u2019t help but wonder if seeing this movie in a theatre with audience reaction would have greatly improved my ultimate feelings towards it . unfortunately , i shall be shelving\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nalso sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies : tickets , special offers , screenings + more .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\ndedicated to the support and promotion of australian made films through independent news , reviews , features and interviews .\nit takes a lot of time to get going , spending far too much time on the build up and foreshadowing the shit out of the first act . trust me , everything you think will happen , happens , making most moments fall flat and killing most potential suspense along the way .\nbut still . there is this certain energy the cairnes brothers bring , much like they did in their previous effort , that is rather infectious . for every missed opportunity there is a moment of fantastic gore or dark deadpan humour .\nnot working : - the predictable final plot - twists . . . ( i was expecting for all that\nsurprises\n. . . ) .\nbalancing a good line between serious horror and comedy without going too far in either way , wit and brevity work well here , creating a quick and effective slice of entertainment and media commentary without requiring you to think about it all too much and notice how slight it may end up being . just missing some extra spark somewhere to give it a little more\noomph\nto make it more memorable .\nwhen pranks gone wrong . opening scene yang cukup menarik dan sisi sadisnya yang lumayan memuaskan , namun beberapa pemain yang aktingnya belum natural dan juga jalan cerita yang hampir semua ketebak . but still enjoy to watch .\none of my favorite newer films . a gory twist to the typical found footage / fake tv show genre . a + + +\nthe purge meets saw ? ? ? ? too many plot twists i like the masks and the girl from the visit but honestly i didnt feel anything .\nun bon concept de d\u00e9part , malheureusement amoindri par un sc\u00e9nario brouillon , un certain manque d ' ambition ( le film dure 80 minutes , g\u00e9n\u00e9rique compris ) et par une approche trop distanci\u00e9e et post - moderne . la volont\u00e9 d ' accumuler les retournements de situation finit par \u00e9tablir une distance psychologique qui n ' est d\u00e8s lors plus jamais abolie .\nat the risk of alienating myself from two more melbourne based film makers : this is shit .\nare we sure the cairnes brothers aren ' t originally from tasmania ? i haven ' t watched 100 bloody acres but this doesn ' t exactly provide me with incentive .\ni only really watched this because it was shot at beechworth insane asylum , a place i visited recently and found compelling . in the end the beechworth institution is merely a backdrop for the proceedings and none of its rich history of inmates and stories has any bearing whatsoever . that ' s a shame , because what we get instead is a bunch of ugly human beings torturing other people i could care less about via reality tv .\n[ masked man ]\nbut before we really fuck with your minds , we ' d like to thank you for being such compelling victims . our analytics tell us , audience retention is so much better when there is real conflict .\n[ marcus ]\nyou need a fucking algorithm to tell you that ?\n[ masked man ]\nthis is how the new entertainment works !\nwatchlist of movies that only you and your best friends might appreciate . suggestion : use urltoken to draw which ones to\u2026\ncreepy atmospheres are replacing tense action , and the monsters are more unbeatable than ever .\nhorror videogames have changed rapidly over the last decade or so . it is almost as if\n\u2019s transition towards the third person action genre triggered some sort of regime shift in the ecology of the genre ; the isometric dinosaurs lumbering morosely off into the nearest tar pit while all manner of new species evolved and multiplied to fill the gaps . as such the horror landscape has changed dramatically and the old stalwarts don\u2019t seem to be around to fill it .\nmarries the trend for games built around evading enemies with the emphasis on a creepy atmosphere and tension over action and sudden scares . it has recently been joined by\nthe defining quality of this kind of game is that the monsters are either invincible or prohibitively difficult to confront directly . the titular alien , for example , is not an enemy to be dispatched but a fast moving fail - state waiting to happen . where some games offer the option to flee , or to fight , or to inch your way through the game and save your progress constantly ,"]}
{"id": 115457, "summary": [{"text": "robotech ii : the sentinels was an attempt by harmony gold usa to continue the original 1985 robotech television series .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "only three episodes were ultimately animated before the project was canceled in 1986 , and a feature-length film was released from footage taken from the completed episodes .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the aborted 65-episode sentinels series would have followed the ongoing adventures of rick hunter and lisa hayes and the rest of the robotech expeditionary force ( ref ) during the events of the robotech masters and the new generation series . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "robotech ii : the sentinels", "paragraphs": ["robotech ii : the sentinels book 1 comic books for sale . buy old robotech ii : the sentinels book 1 comic books at urltoken\nrobotech ii : the sentinels book 1 comic books shown are in stock . ordering robotech ii : the sentinels book 1 comic books is easy : instructions\nrobotech ii : the sentinels book 2 15 : . . . in the night\nthe third and final series of comics dealing with the robotech ii : sentinels storyline .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels book 1 6 : the best laid plans . . .\nrobotech / forums / robotech ii : the sentinels . . . seriously , animate the series already !\nrobotech ii : the sentinels book 3 19 : to walk . . . among giants\nrobotech ii : the sentinels was a movie released in 1988 on vhs by palladium books .\nhere are the first five minutes of robotech ii : the sentinels . lion force voltron is still cool .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels roleplaying game is a sourcebook for palladium books ' robotech ii : the sentinels line of the robotech roleplaying game . it is set during the sentinels era . along with the mecha and character profiles , it also includes adventure seeds for further play .\nsentinels ( robotech ii : role playing game ) by kevin siembieda * * brand new * * .\n\u2039\u2039 robotech ii : the sentinels . . . seriously , animate the series already ! robotech : the movie - - good or bad ? \u203a\u203a\nrobotech / forums / do your part to revive robotech ii : the sentinels . . . help revive the series . . . what would you change\nthough i know slim to null about robotech ii : the sentinels i\u2019m willing to help out in any way shape or form .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels was dropped by eternity comics in april 1994 leaving book 3 and the rest of the series in general unfinished .\n' robotech ii : the sentinels ' was supposed to be a sequel to the original robotech series . unlike the original series , it was intended to feature only original animation .\n_ robotech ii : the sentinels _ : as above , but for the robotech expeditionary force ' s adventures on tirol and other invid - occupied worlds . robotech ii : the role - playing game , the sentinels . copyright 1987 , by kevin siembieda . 160 pages , $ 14 . 95 . cat . no . 557\nrobotech ii : the sentinels was a planned 65 episodes continuation of the original robotech series , with animation by tatsunoko productions and a brand - new story written by carl macek .\n. . . no contest , macross ii . big west had deeper pockets to fund and organise macross ii with . harmony gold\u2026did not .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels was divided into\nbooks\n, to follow the paperback novels from which the animated series scripts were derived and later adapted into comicbook form .\nthere were comics and novels spawned , and even an rpg ( palladium ' s robotech ii : the sentinels ) . however , the question of what happened during the sentinels ' timeline was never fully answered in an official capacity .\nwell , it seems that macross ii wins by a landslide vote . besides , what was so good about the sentinels movie , anyway ?\npalladium also published a separate rpg based on the macross ii anime , but this was entirely unrelated to the robotech continuity .\npartially outlined in robotech art 3 and verified at conventions and in interviews . minmei is the mother of zor . the last episode of robotech would have been the first episode so that the series would have no beginning or end . robotech was never completed because robotech ii : the sentinels was cancelled .\nforums of megaverse - official forum for megaverse of palladium books ( including robotech & macross ii sub - forums ) .\nthe robotech comic series was published by eternity comics and later academy comics and was released based on the tv show . the comics only covered the story through the opening of the fourth book . the comics continued in robotech : prelude to the shadow chronicles , finishing the gap between robotech ii : the sentinels and robotech : the shadow chronicles .\nspiritual successor : although shadow chronicles retcons all versions of robotech ii : the sentinels out of existence , the prelude to the shadow chronicles miniseries also functions as a continuation of the eternity / academy comic version ; it even begins at the last panel of the last published sentinels comic .\nthe sentinels story has been pretty well covered in comics and books . now i don\u2019t know how much of the sentinels story will remain canon , but i expect a lot of changes to the sentinels storyline .\nthe core robotech continuity accepts only the\nbroad strokes\nof the sentinels era , although the finished animation is canon .\nsecond thoughts was the planned fourth episode of robotech ii : the sentinels . as the series was shut - down three episodes into production , only the script has ever been released of the episode . it would have been the first appearances of many of the central sentinels designs , including the revamped destroids .\nthe history of robotech vol . 1 : harmony gold & the birth of robotech\nla r\u00e9sistance : scott bernard ' s rebellion against the invid ; the sentinels .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels was an attempt by harmony gold usa to continue the original 1985 robotech television series . only three episodes were ultimately animated before the project was canceled in 1986 , and a feature - length film was released fr . . .\nrobotech : the shadow chronicles was completed and screened at film festivals in august 2006 . it was the first original , animated robotech production since the release of robotech ii : the sentinels in 1988 . shadow chronicles was released theatrically in january 2007 and released on region 1 dvd in february 2007 .\nthere were five sentinels novels published by del rey books . each\nbook\nof the sentinels comic corresponded to a novel in the paperback series .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels had a special issue between books 3 and 4 . feeling that the series was getting long , and wanting to bring in new readers , publisher jean elane wanted us to do a summary issue recapping the events in the sentinels story from book 1 to book 3 .\neventually , shoji kawamori will finally get control of the macross saga and would go on to write his sequels . so robotech ii was planned first , and was the seed for macross ii , macross plus , macross 7 , and macross frontier .\n3 . 3 . 1 : the comico robotech adaptations 3 . 3 . 2 : the comico graphic novel 3 . 3 . 3 : robotech ii : the sentinels 3 . 3 . 4 : robotech ii : the malcontent uprisings 3 . 3 . 5 : robotech : the legend of zor 3 . 3 . 6 : robotech : cyberpirates 3 . 3 . 7 : robotech : return to macross 3 . 3 . 8 : robotech : invid war 3 . 3 . 9 : robotech : invid war aftermath 3 . 3 . 10 : how many of these titles are still in print ?\nrobotech ii - the . . .\nthis video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by harmony gold usa , inc .\nin one corner , we have robotech ii : the sentinels - harmony gold\u2019s first attempt at expanding the robotech universe . the series was to have been 65 episodes long , but only three episodes worth of footage were made , in which hg combined into one movie .\ni think so too , i know some of the robotech fans are not interested in robotech ii : the sentienels at all . but some of the fans including ourselfs are . in my opinion , it deserved to be either remastered or remake . even better why don\u2019t they do both ( remastered & remake ) robotech ii : the sentienels ?\nmacross ii . while i dont watch it as much as\u2026say\u2026macross : do you remember love ? , i do watch it more then robotech ii : the sentinels ( mainly because i had to have my copy imported , and can no - longer play the regional - coded disc , so y\u2019know , a waste of $ 80 ) .\nragtag bunch of misfits : scott bernard ' s rebellion against the invid ; the sentinels .\nthe robotech franchise officially disowned the continuity of the novels in 2005 with the creation of robotech : the shadow chronicles .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels was picked up by academy comics in the summer of 1994 . publisher jean elane wanted to continue the series right where eternity comics had left off , so the first issue of sentinels from academy comics would be book 3 # 9 , published in september 1994 . this is also when we started coloring the covers ourselves !\ni already mentioned that macross ii was not produced by studio nue . it was animated by aic and oniro .\ni think this would be a perfect way to put the sentinels to rest after all these years , and a nice treat to all of us who actually liked the sentinels .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels is a robotech comic series released by eternity comics and academy comics in between 1988 to 1996 . the comic is a partial adaptation of the novel series and a partial adaptation of the cancelled tv series , taking their own twist on the story . the comic was ended in 1996 when academy comics lost their license to print robotech comics .\nsince the faltering robotech ii : the sentinels series in 1987 , several projects have emerged under the robotech banner , with mixed success . released in 2006 , robotech : shadow chronicles followed on from the end of the 1985 series . robotech : shadow rising is a planned sequel which has so far failed to materialise . robotech : love live alive came out on dvd in 2013 . a series called robotech : academy was put on kickstarter in 2014 , but failed to raise the requisite funding .\nit ' s obvious that the initial designs were copied verbatim with very few changes , most in terms of clothing . even the poses haven ' t been altered . the similarities prove beyond doubt that harmony gold ' s original plan was to make\nrobotech the movie\ndirectly continue on to\nrobotech ii : the sentinels\nthrough these characters . in my opinion the original concepts that harmony gold devised for\nrobotech the movie\nand\nrobotech ii : the sentinels\nwere far more interesting than the final products that finally reached audiences . it\u2019s a shame that outside interference and financial problems got in the way of what could have been excellent continuations of the \u201crobotech\u201d franchise .\n7 ) _ ref field guide _ : an illustrated reference work for the _ sentinels _ book . robotech ii : ref field guide . copyright 1989 , by kevin siembieda . 144 pages , $ 14 . 95 . cat . no . 558\nharmony gold attempted to produce several follow ups ( see robotech : animated sequels and spinoffs ) to the original series , most notably robotech ii : the sentinels . the project fell through due to problems with toy licensing and changes in the japanese yen - us dollar exchange rate , among other reasons . the sentinels saga continued to be chronicled in the novelizations by jack mckinney and comic book adaptations by the waltrip brothers .\nin the end , antarctic wound up publishing a series entitled sentinels : rubicon with a different creative team , but it was set in the post - new generation era and had nothing to do with the novel of the same name , nor did it have much of anything to do with the original robotech ii : the sentinels property outside of a few side references .\nthe \u201csentinels\u201d animation is bittersweet , for sure . that small sample of what might\u2019ve been .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels was originally planned to be a cartoon series on television , but that production was never fully realized . harmony gold , the owners of robotech , decided to have the sentinels produced as a comic book series instead . eternity comics , a division of malibu graphics , purchased the rights where it was adapted by editor - in - chief chris ulm and creative director tom mason .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels is the black and white comic book adaptation of the failed film of the same name , and the longest - running robotech spinoff to date . artists jason and john waltrip adapted the original jack mckinney novels into comic books , though they diverged from the novels as the story progressed . the sentinels comics were originally published by eternity comics , then academy comics . the storyline abruptly ended when academy was unable to renew their license with the rights holders . the comics license passed to antarctic press in the late 90 ' s , who published the sentinels : rubicon , which draws its name from the title of the fifth sentinels novel . however , the rubicon comic , instead of completing the sentinels story , is set years after the end of the sentinels campaign , and was not illustrated by the waltrips . it was not popular with fans , due to the poor artwork and the lack of connection to the sentinels . it was cancelled after only two issues .\nit\u2019s agred that we need somthing to fill the gaps in robotech , much as i loved sentinels the problems with it ae fare too great .\nthis one is obvious , with studio nue spending much more money on animation style than sentinels . however this may have been fauted by the financial isues that plagued the production of sentinels .\nsentinels featured bizarre aliens , including big - breasted amazons known as\npraxians\n.\npalladium books , past and current publishers of the robotech role - playing game , was the first company to release southern cross , new generation , and robotech ii : the sentinels on vhs home video . these vhs videos were available via mail - order , as well as some direct - market game and hobby shops .\nyeah i expect there to be some alterations if there will be a sentinels . wonder what janice em\u2019s role will be in shadow chronicles\u2026because she is a major character in the sentinels .\nin my opinion , macross ii was designed in an anime style , based off characters and mecha designs or the original macross designer .\nbo ok 4 # 13 was the last issue of robotech ii : the sentinels published by academy comics in december 1996 . due to falling sales and licensing issues with harmony gold , jean elane was forced to discontinue the series , leaving the story unfinished and the readers on a cliff - hanger ending .\ncore books one through five covered the three segments of robotech as aired ; robotech ii covered the sentinels pilot movie and the source material that never ended up being developed . book six and lancer ' s rockers took place after the series ended , and books seven , eight , and the rest of the adventure books took place during or shortly after the macross segment .\nend of the circle is a new story designed to tie up all the loose ends in the robotech universe post - sentinels . it is a creation of jack mckinney ' s and is not related to the robotech iii : the odyssey concept mentioned in robotech art 3 .\ndoes robotech ii : the sentinels stand up on its own ? absolutely not . but for fans that lived and breathed robotech like i did , this does not disappoint . it ' s included on one of the bonus discs in the dvd box set collections of the show recently released by adv films - - make sure to watch for it .\nhere is some general information about the robotech universe , the role - playing game , and my robotech campaigns .\nwell , this one kinda isnt fair , as the production value of the sentinels plummeted as the financial woes affected the production .\ngotta go with sentinels . while macross ii was set 80 years in the future , and really didnt have much direct connection to macross other than a rebuilt sdf - 1 , sentinels had all of the surviving characters , a story that connects directly to the original macross series , and even has characters and story elements from macross and next generation\u2026\nas the robotech expeditionary force prepares to confront the robotech masters at their home planet , the invid are already ravaging it .\nthe sentinels rpg also diverged in some respects from the story covered in the sentinels novels and comic books , having been developed independently based on the same incomplete source material provided by harmony gold . the two primary differences are the idea that the sdf - 3 left with an entire fleet of ref ships accompanying them , and that the ref and the sentinels joined in a protracted war against the invid regent . the game also suggested that members of the sentinels ' races would openly join the ref .\nto get the story produced , harmony gold went over to japan and started planning robotech ii . this was before macross ii and macross plus was ever even planned . as a result , the series was produced in secret in japan . if word got out that robotech ii was a sequel to sdf : macross , the japanese fans of macross would be tickled . pink . however , we will never know the real reason why the project flopped after 3 episodes were made . carl blamed it on the dollar , but i wonder what the japanese would say ?\nthe rest will have to be done by the fans , as hg has no intention of bringing back the sentinels series .\nhowever , it has been stated by the staff ( steve , tommy , etc ) that robotech ii : the sentinels is no longer canon . they didnt assign it to an alternate universe status , they just removed it completely from the canon ( actually , technically , they use the words \u201csecondary continuity\u201d in the sentinels faq section . however , this was done mostly because the basic premise remained\u2026that the sdf - 3 left on the pioneer mission for the rm homeworld , but aside from that fact , nothing of the sentinels story is applicable in their view ) .\nfor the fool who said let sentinels die ( thele ) shut your trap ! ! ! ! i\u2019m sick of the idiots who hate sentinels . forget them ! ! ! ! if they truly understood robotech they would know that if the sentinels ( and possibly the oddyssey saga ) were completed ( according to carl macek\u2019s original vision ) there probably wouldn\u2019t be these continuity problems .\npalladium books , which had produced a table - top role - playing game based on the robotech series , also produced a role - playing game for the sentinels .\nthe _ macross ii rpg _ is based on the japanese video series macross ii , which was based on the movie macross : do you remember love ? , which was based on the macross tv series , from which robotech was derived . in other words , the scenarios are not related , though they use similar game mechanics and mecha ( being both published by palladium and written by siembeda ) tv shows , this is not surprising ) . the plot of the macross ii video series is detailed elsewhere in this faq .\nrobotech pen - and - paper role - playing games , based on the robotech and sentinels series , were published by palladium books from 1986 to 2001 . a new revised line began in 2008 with a role - playing game based on robotech : the shadow chronicles .\nactually , no . it was their only animated attempt at expanding the macross universe without kawamori . they released a series of games which , between them and the original release ost\u2019s of macross ii , tell the history between macross do you remember love ? and super dimension fortress macross ii : lovers again .\na couple of licensed video games were also created around the turn of the millennium : robotech battlecry and robotech : invasion .\nspear counterpart : the sentinels introduced the invid regent , the estranged mate of the regess from\nnew generation\nwho served as the big bad .\nwhile the sentinels anime shows the pollinators are not immune to captivity , in the novelization the robotech masters know that trying to simply shoot polly is a waste of their now very precious time .\ntie in novels : jack mckinney ' s adaptation of the unproduced sentinels sequel , and several other original stories .\nc\u2019mon now , let the sentinels die . it was a horrible filler to begin with , and very boring .\ncomic book version of the robotech sentinels cartoon series , a sequel to the robotech macross series , that was planned but never fully made . in this issue , 10 years after the events in the robotech macross saga occurred , as rick hunter and lisa hayes prepare for their wedding , the robotech expeditionary force prepares to launch the sdf - 3 and journey to the robotech masters homeworld , not knowing that a new and powerful foe has attacked that homeworld \u2013 the invid in\na new threat .\nscript by tom mason & chris ulm and art by jason waltrip . issue also has a rick hunter & lisa hayes pinup and a guide to\nwho ' s who in robotech ii : the sentinels .\ncover price $ 1 . 95 .\nthe 1st cd , has all the bgm music played during the tv show . the 2nd cd , hass all the vocal songs played during the tv show , the sentinels and the movie , this cd also has 7 bgm played only in the sentinels , and includes an 8 page booklet .\nin response to fan - rage over what happened , harmony gold planned a sequel series . robotech ii : the sentinels . the show expanded greatly doctor lang ' s role in the overall story and provided two antagonists - - the vengeful invid regent , and the megalomaniacal t . r . edwards . of the two , t . r . edwards was the worst .\npalladium , 1987 . paperback . condition : very good + . pal 557 . vg + condition . crisp , glossy cover . very nice . ~ this roleplaying supplement is based on the plots , conceptual art and models sheets for the never completed and little seen robotech ii : the sentinels animated television series . ~ 160 pages .\nthis article is about robotech role - playing games . for other uses , see robotech ( disambiguation ) .\nlonely soldier boy ii ~ an acoustic album ( 2008 ) - this is the follow up album to the original lonely soldier boy cd . classic robotech tracks are performed in a minimalist , acoustic production . ( mbm )\nafter many years of keeping them in storage , we are proud to announce all the original pages used in the printing of the robotech sentinels comic book series are being put up for auction . now you can own a piece of robotech history !\nfor all its faults , and they are many , the finished robotech ii : the sentinels animation is something that makes me smile : a taste of what could have been , an opportunity to check in on some old friends who\u2019ve gone and grown up on me , and a brief but tantalizing look at that wider robotech cosmos that was only hinted at in the original eighty - five episodes .\nbut having read the mckinney novelizations and the waltrip sentinels comics , i do feel that there is a bigger , richer world to robotech than just what we see in the original tv series .\none gender race : the praxians from the sentinels . the male and female zentraedi were segregated by gender , and effectively fulfilled this trope .\nthe game adds additional mecha and character profiles for the sentinels era . this includes the various sentinel races . the game also creates new ref mecha .\nmacek\u2019s attempt at a new series to immediately follow the macross saga was robotech ii : the sentinels . with only three episodes produced before the project\u2019s cancellation , the completed programs were reformatted into a 75 minute movie that was released in 1992 and re - released in this dvd set . like the movie , the sentinels is interesting , but feels remarkably incomplete and ends , as one would expect , with the impression that the producers ran out of money ( which , in essence , is what happened ) .\nsubscribe to lord karnage & cgr at urltoken cgr comics playlist : urltoken classic game room presents a cgr comics review of robotech ii : the sentinels issue # 1 from november 1988 published by eternity comics . nine years after the defeat of the zentradi , admiral rick hunter is about to marry ( finally ) list hayes , the sdf - 3 is going to launch and the invid attack and crush the robotech masters , good times in this average but entertaining read that continues the westernized saga of robotech !\np . o . v . sequel : the first act of the movie covers the events of the final two episodes of the robotech series from the perspective of the robotech expeditionary force .\nas the series progressed to the robotech masters and new generation chapters , a different sound was needed to reflect these changes in the storylines . the musical team of steve wittmack and michael bradley contributed a number of pieces , including the eerie\nflower of life\nand their very popular songs for yellow dancer . the wittmack / bradley team was reteined to compose the songs for robotech the movie : the untold story , as well as compose the score for the sequel series robotech ii : the sentinels . for various reason , these two projects were never completed .\ncomic book version of the robotech sentinels cartoon series , a sequel to the robotech macross series , that was planned but never fully made . in this issue , as the invid continue their attack on the robotech masters homeworld , cabell realizes that they are searching for the secrets of the protoculture matrix . and back on earth , as preparations continue for the wedding of rick hunter and lisa hayes and the launch of the sdf - 3 , rick and vince have suspicions about general edwards in\na new threat \u2013 part 2 .\nscript by tom mason & chris ulm and art by jason waltrip . issue also has a robotech pinup and a guide to\nwho ' s who in robotech ii : the sentinels .\ncover price $ 1 . 95 .\nwell , there ' s not much else to tell about robotech sentinels , except perhaps that it would be another nine years before we would work on another robotech book , when in early 2005 we were asked by tommy yune , creative director at harmony gold , to co - write ( and contribute some art to ) robotech : prelude to the shadow chronicles , a new 5 issue mini - series that would finish the story of the sentinels and bridge the gap to the new incarnation of robotech . . . the direct to dvd animated movie robotech : shadow chronicles .\nwhat does canon mean ? and what changes would be made to the sentinels story ? . i haven ` t read the comics or books and i don ` t intend to either as long as there is the smallest chance of the ressurection of the sentinels . do you guys think that they would remake even the first episodes ? and if they finish the sentinels i hope that the characters will look the same . ( the mature look )\nlisa hayes is this for rick hunter ( and vice versa ) - they even make it to the altar in sentinels .\nstreamline pictures , founded by macek after the end of robotech , released robotech ii : the sentinels on vhs and laserdisc after the palladium books releases went out of print . in 1994 , streamline pictures also released an incomplete series of\nperfect collection\nvhs videos . each volume included two episodes of robotech after their corresponding episodes of macross , southern cross , or mospeada , completely uncut but inaccurately subtitled . this series allowed english - speaking viewers to see many of the changes made .\n_ robotech iii : not necessarily the sentinels _ is a film that is two parts parody of and one part homage to robotech . it was put together by the fine folks at seishun - shitemasu , through the magic of some very creative editing and dubbing .\ni\u2019d rather the people who made robotech write it than one of the fans .\nthis article is about the 1985 television series . for the franchise , see robotech . for other uses , see robotech ( disambiguation ) .\nin the other corner is macross ii - big west\u2019s first and only attempt at expanding the macross universe without shoji kawamori and studio nue . this series ran for 6 ova episodes .\ncanon foreigner : most of the cast of the sentinels and shadow chronicles . thomas riley\nt . r .\nedwards is a particularly significant example since he served as both an evil counterpart of roy fokker in adaptations before becoming a major villain in the sentinels .\nsubsequent airings : robotech appeared on the sci - fi channel in 1993 , and on cartoon network ' s toonami in 1998 . toonami aired only episodes 1 through 60 , finishing the run at the end of the robotech masters story - line . toonami reran 3 selected episodes of robotech as part of the giant robot week in 2003 . kteh , a public television station in san jose , california aired the\nmacross\nand\nnew generation\nstorylines , as well as the robotech ii : the sentinels feature . robotech formerly aired daily on the anime network . as of january 7 , 2007 , the show also airs in canada on space and retro . as of 2017 , all three sagas of robotech are currently available for streaming on netflix .\na robotech edition of the mospeada oav robotech love live alive was released in 2013 as a sequel , of sorts , to the shadow chronicles .\nrobotech ii : the sentinels was the comic book sequel to the popular japanese animated television series robotech . it was published by eternity comics from 1988 to 1994 and academy comics from 1994 to 1996 . in all , there were 75 issues of sentinels related books over eight years making it robotechs longest running comic book ever . and even though we didn ' t finish the series , ending prematurely with book 4 # 13 , we are extremely proud of what we were able to accomplish . we express our thanks to all those involved in the production , and our gratitude to all the readers !\nrobotech : the role - playing game - extensive fan - created role - playing game based heavily on palladium ' s robotech rpg .\nrobotech ii the sentinles is a great movie to fill us in on what has happened since the first robotech war . sure it has it ' s good and bad moments but in the end i give it a 10 / 10 . nobody can say that the marriage scene wasn ' t truly one of the most beautiful parts of the robotech series . the marriage scene has an awesome song sung by the duet of minmei and janyce . this is a must see for any and all robotech fans .\nwithout giving too much away , _ not necessarily the sentinels _ has some very funny things to say about robotech and anime fandom in general , but don ' t take it too seriously .\ntook a level in kindness : robotech : the sentinels portrays rick hunter as a much wiser and kinder person than he was in the actual macross saga , which makes sense given that sentinels is set around 10 years later , which seems to have given him enough time to finally grow up and grow more into his responsibilities .\namazonian beauty : bela and gnea , members of a proud warrior race from a lady land planet , as seen in the sentinels .\ni have noticed many fans wanting the sentinels to be completed , and wondering what they can do to help get this series going .\ni have a close friend who feel instantly in love with robotech , and after she saw the sentinels she was at a loss as to why in this day in age we haven\u2019t seen the series completed .\ni enjoyed this\nmovie\n, actually the start of an incomplete series supposed to span 65 episodes . a diehard robotech fan , i couldn ' t get enough of this tape , which kept the original voices of the robotech tv series while recreating the feel of the series even with new animators . sadly , the story is very incomplete , since all it takes is the first 4 episodes of what would have been a series . having read the ( complete ) robotech books , i know that the sentinels are a group of aliens the sdf - 3 is supposed to meet early in the robotech ii story , but despite the\nsentinels\npresent in the name of the movie , you don ' t even get a glimpse of them ! i hope , probably in vain , eventually someone will pick up and finish the series .\nthe feature - length cartoon robotech 2 : the sentinels , expands upon the events in genesis climber mospeda , and also fills in story gaps left unplugged in macross and southern cross . the heroes and heroines pile into spaceship sdf - 3 to keep the peace in a faraway star system ; meanwhile , an alien race destroys the robotech masters . if you want to know the outcome , get robotech 2 : the sentinels ; the labyrinthine , multicharacter storyline might well blow out our word processor if we were to go into further detail . more\nfour months had passed without a word from the sentinels , and the members of the expeditionary mission to tirol feared the worst - even as they began truce negotiations with the invid regent himself . far away , the surviving sentinels were hopelessly stranded on praxis , a planet in cataclysm , at the mercy of the invid regis . but deep within that world ' s core were answers to the sentinels ' prayers - if they could only reach them before praxis tore itself apart .\nyes , i agree but this will probably never happen\u2026 . . . sad really\u2026 . . . sentinels will never be finished\u2026 .\n2017 c . e . first extrasolar colony settled by earthlings . - - vf - 2 valkyrie ii enters service with the robotech expeditionary force . vf - 4 wins the competition , and enters service as the colony protector . - - vf - xx enters service with the robotech expeditionary force for the zentraedi . - - vf - 11 is produced on a limited basis .\nc\u2019mon\u2026macross ii . seriously , \u201cbanana moon of love\u201d , \u201clove you\u201d , etc\u2026 and in all fairness , i found the bgm of m2 much better\u2026probably because it was done by a professional studio .\nelsewhere , ( in _ the sentinels _ ) siembeda takes liberties with the number of ships that supposedly departed with the sdf - 3 to tirol . according to all the known sentinels reference material , the sdf - 3 was supposed to be alone . however , siembeda seems to be attempting to address problems in macek ' s version of the sentinels ; one ship leaves , and hundreds ( fully crewed ) return . likewise , he has the ref spend an indeterminate time sweeping the galaxy clean of the regent ' s invid , where in the outlines for the sentinels tv show , the ref was to have returned not long after the capture of the invid ' s home - world .\nat least macross ii didn\u2019t have flying unicorns . and how was zor able to pilot an invid shock trooper when those things are biomechanical and don\u2019t have controls that humanoids would understand ?\nthe zentraedi rebellion is a story that takes place between the end of the macross saga and the beginnings of southern cross and the sentinels . it is based strongly on the eternity comic ' s miniseries the malcontent uprisings .\nhg decided to retime the scenes digitally using a tele - cine converter . this means that the final master for the sentinels actually exists on one - inch videotape . then of course , macek recut that footage again to make the sentinels feature that we all know it ( as opposed to the 3 episodes that were intended )\nwar of attrition : in the second robotech war , the southern cross continues to suffer horrid losses , but at the same time the robotech master ' s power reserves continue to dwindle .\nthe bear like kabarrans and the swashbuckling amazons from praxis , the feral natives of garuda and the human robotech heroes - these oddly match champions banded together with yet other species to form the valiant sentinels . but no fighting force could hope to dislodge the invid hordes from haydon iv , ethereal world of superscience , or spheris , crystalline globe of living minerals and murderous resonances . nevertheless , the sentinels launched their attack . . .\nthe few episodes that were made are available on home video and dvd , and novelizations and a comic - book adaptation of the sentinels story are also available .\ni don\u2019t care what anyone says , i love the sentinels . always have . i love the designs , i love the music , i love the story , i love the music , did i mention i love the music ? still wishing for a complete sentinels soundtrack someday\u2026 i don\u2019t care what tom bateman says , i can dream . : )\nextremely unlikely . the animated tv version of the sentinels is , in effect , on hold . there is some renewed interest at harmony gold because of the popularity of robotech on the sci - fi network , but no firm plans have been made public .\nmost likely , the shadow chronicles will replace the sentinels storyline . the whole point of the new series will be to find out what happened to the sdf - 3 , and harmony gold can make up whatever story it wants . the shadow chronicles will serve the same function as the sentinels : filling in the gaps between macross , the masters , and the new generation ; and establishing a final ending for the entire saga . whatever hg does with the shadow chronicles will be final . they may retain some ( or even all ) aspects of the sentinels storyline , but they are free to change it in whatever way they want . i personally liked some parts of the sentinels story ( the development of the alpha fighters , the character development of jonathan wolff , etc . ) , but there were some lame parts too ( the cute fuzzy talking bears and foxes ) . i always got the idea that the sentinels storyline was too quickly thrown together after robotech became popular . hopefully after 20 years , hg has come up with a well - thought - out story that will make us all forget about the sentinels . that , of course , remains to be seen\u2026\nbut , then again , it wasn\u2019t really a stand alone project . about the only thing that was better about sentinels was the voice acting , and the lack of hairdressers .\nadditionally , elements from the movie were used in the plot of the robotech novel # 20 : the masters ' gambit .\nshortly after robotech 3000 was shelved , a new influx of employees attempted to restart the robotech franchise by actively reaching out to fans through an official robotech websites , seemingly the first time harmony gold had given a shit about fans since the late 1980s .\nshortly after the release of the album , fans offered a great deal of favorable comments and constructive criticism . some felt that there should have been more vocal tracks from the robotech characters lynn minmei and yellow dancer . others did not understand the significance of the sentinels medley and how it fit into the robotech universe ( the robotech sequel , the sentinels , is now available on home video [ editors note : they mean the one tape . ] ) .\ntogether\n, the wedding song of rick and lisa , was such a moving composition to some fans that they played it during their own wedding ceremonies . mark\n: much of the sentinels and robotech movie & book canon was retconned out of existence by this movie , although several of its elements were incorporated into it . to be clear , the haydonites and getting a huge fleet are evidence that\nthe sentinels ' s story is continued in numerous comics and novels that were based on unused but finished scripts made for the series . however , after the storyline was rebooted , the novels were removed from continuity \u2014 the comic being continued on into robotech : prelude to the shadow chronicles .\nthere are no actual film masters on 16mm for the sentinels ( at least not the sentinels as we know it ) . yes the footage was shot in japan by tatsunoko on 16mm , but when the reels were delivered to hg , macek and his team realised that the \u201csyntax of the film did not take full advantage of the footage\u201d ( maceks words from art 3 ) .\nhands down , macross ii . aside from the people big west employed to animate the feature , they also enlisted roughly 75 % of the people from macross dyrl ? to do the concept art work , and illustrational work ( hence the looks of the mardook tech to atlita ) .\noptera - birthplace of the flower of life and its agents of retribution , the invid - was to be the site of the final confrontation between the sentinels and edwards and his invid allies . edwards , with lynn - minmei prisoner and a handful of invid inorganics under his control , had fled tirol for the distant planet . breetai ' s zentraedi were headed there as well - and so were the renegade forces of tesla , mutated by the fruits of the flower . the sentinels themselves were not far behind . . . and it was a battle the sentinels had to win !\nlater the robotech defense force announces their plans to form the robotech expeditionary force for the pioneer expedition in order to travel to the robotech masters ' s homeworld tirol to avoid a second robotech war on earth , leaving the charge of the defense of earth to anatole leonard ' s army of the southern cross , leonard complains about the expeditionary force taking all the available robotech weaponry to the mission as col . edwards watches the press conference from the tv smiling , later leonard complains in his office with rolf emerson about the expeditionary force taking the entire robotech weaponry to a\ndiplomatic\nmission , leaving earth vulnerable to an alien invasion .\nregardless of what some say , the sentinels is a great continuation to the robotech tv series . from rem and cabel ' s robotechnology / protoculture discussion ' s , to rick and lisa ' s wedding and the final battle on tirol between the regent ' s forces and the remaining bioroids . the sentinels movie remains to me a great start to the series that should have been . ( thank god for the novels and comics ) i still continually watch this film as much as the rest of the series . i find this and the robotech masters the best parts of robotech . i hope harmony gold will at some point finish it with a bunch of ova movies like the upcoming shadow chronicles .\nsubverted with the robotech elders who are said to be the original inhabitant of the planet tirol as they looked ancient .\ngunther reinhardt was the lavender haired commander of the returning expedition . he is seen again in robotech the shadow chronicles .\nalong with ben dunn ' s ninja high school , the sentinels became one of the flagship titles of malibu comics ' eternity imprint . early on the story remained quite faithful to the original tv scripts , a fact that outsiders can tell only because eternity published two books containing the first eight scripts in 1991 & 1992 , but also included all - new ideas from mason and ulm . however , by the beginning of sentinels book ii in mid - 1990 , the comic book series had veered more towards the course of the novels - - whether this was due to a lack of access to the remainder of the original tv series material , a desire to present a unified sentinels front , or due to fan demand , nobody ' s ever said . still , as the story progressed all - new elements still slipped in , including an entire new subplot revolving around an underground movement within the ref , featuring brand - new characters , at the start of sentinels book iii in mid - 1993 .\nnorth american television debut : robotech originally aired in 1985 in first - run syndication , meaning it was sold directly to local television stations without having been run on a network first\u2014this was part of a trend in animation in the 1980s . previously , local stations would rerun theatrical cartoons like looney tunes or shows that had previously aired on network tv on saturday mornings . this changed after he - man and the masters of the universe introduced a new economic model : shows sold directly for first - run to stations , driving and funded by sales of related toys . [ 5 ] though the original robotech series did well in ratings , the attempt to cash in on toys may have doomed robotech ii : the sentinels as the original series attracted older viewers , not necessarily the children targeted by the toy line . the failure of the matchbox toy line is cited as a primary reason for the cancellation of the sentinels series .\nrobotech : the movie was an attempt by carl macek to adapt megazone 23 : part one for the american market , in cooperation with cannon films . robotech : the movie , also called robotech : the untold story , was a 1986 american - japanese science fiction animated film based on the robotech tv series and robotech franchise . the 1986 theatrical film used footage from part one of megazone 23 spliced with super dimensional cavalry southern cross and had only a tenuous link to the television series .\n\u201cif we are to avoid a second robotech war we must make peaceful contact with the robotech masters and establish a relationship of mutual cooperation . that is the mission of the sdf - 3 . \u201d\n. . . . i think some of what made robotech great was its asian style animation , and sentinels had too much american influences . it kinda atered down the imagery , especially the backgrounds . ( some of them looked actually scooby doo - ish )\none degree of separation : several of the new characters are family members of characters from the original robotech .\nthe series continues in the masters ( \u201cthe second robotech war\u201d ) , adapted from 1984\u2019s japanese series the super dimension cavalry southern cross and the new generation ( \u201cthe third robotech war\u201d ) , adapted from 1983\u2019s japanese series genesis climber mospeada , both of which ( with the rewrites and american actor\u2019s dubbing ) carry the robotech storyline forward to an exciting end .\ncomic book version of the robotech sentinels cartoon series , a sequel to the robotech macross series , that was planned but never fully made . in this issue , as rick hunter struggles with the weight of command , minmei appears and on the robotech masters ' homeworld , the lord regent invid ' s plans to obtain the secrets of the protoculture matrix are not going well in\nthe inorganics .\nscript by tom mason & chris ulm and art by jason waltrip . cover price $ 1 . 95 ."]}
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", "topic": 0}], "title": "ayub khan ( actor )", "paragraphs": ["ayub khan filmography - lists out all of ayub khan movies including the story line as well as the cast and crew .\nayub khan says : \u201cit is television in which i have got the opportunity to grow as an actor .\nayub khan ( president of pakistan ) - wikipedia , the free . . .\nayub khan - din was born in 1961 in salford , lancashire , england . he is an actor and producer , known for\nnasir khan was an indian film actor . he was the younger brother of actor dilip kumar . ayub khan is a nephew of dilip kumar . ayub khan is an indian film and television actor , most known for tv series . he is the son of actor nasir khan and begum para . his mother was the maternal aunt of amrita singh ' s mother rukhsana sultana . check out which bollywood actors and tv stars are related too .\nmohammad ayub khan - biography - president ( non - u . s . . . .\n- ayub khan din is a british pakistani actor and playwright . as an actor , khan din participated in some 20 british films and tv series in the late 1980s and the 1990s . he made his film debut in my . . . more\n- hercule poirot ' s christmas ( 1994 ) . . . horbury ( as ayub khan din )\nuttaran actor ayub khan and his wife niharika ended their marriage after staying together for 16 long - years . their divorce came as a shock to many .\n- bye bye , bickerstaff ( 1991 ) . . . dr . anand ( as ayub khan din )\nayub khan was born on 23 february 1969 . he is going to celebrate his 48 th birthday in 2017 .\n- mike walling is an english comic actor and screenwriter . mike walling also guest starred in ' citizan khan ' 2014\nayub khan was born to a well known hindko family in india . he is the son of a well known actor nasir khan and his wife begum para . his parents are well known actors in india , that\u2019s why he learnt acting from his beloved parents . this multi talented actor is also the nephew of a well know actor dilip kumar in india .\nayub has always been my first love : wife niharika khan\n. dna ( newspaper ) . mar 15 , 2010 .\nayub khan ( born february 23 , 1969 ) is an indian film and television actor , most known for tv series , uttaran ( 2008\u2013present ) . he is the son of actor nasir khan and begum para . [ 1 ] his father was the brother of actor dilip kumar . [ 2 ] his mother was the maternal aunt of amrita singh ' s mother rukhsana sultana .\nmany people don\u2019t know that ayub is a star kid . he is a son of actor nasir khan and actress begum para . this lesser known star is also a nephew of superstar dilip kumar .\n( born february 23 , 1969 ) is an indian film and television actor , most known for tv series , uttaran ( 2008\u2013present ) . he is the son of actor nasir khan . . .\nayub khan divorced his first wife after 11 years of marriage to tie a knot with niharika . they have two daughters - zohra and tahura .\nit is the age of genre - defying and genre - defining cinema . actor ayub khan , however , prefers to stay loyal to the small screen . his new character is kuber malhotra on star plus\u2019s phir bhi na maane\u2026badtameez dil .\nayub khan\u2019s personal life has many twist and turns . reportedly , he was married to his college sweetheart niharika bhasin after being in a relationship for 15 years .\nayub khan actor family photos , wife , wedding , age , biography is listed here . who is not familiar with one of the best film and television actor ayub khan ? he is one of the top indian actors who have earned notable name and fame due to his acting . he started his acting career in 1992 and worked in more than 20 films and several drama serials in india but he is prominent for his acting in uttaran . ayub is one of the talented actors present in indian cinema industry who has received a number of awards for his acting . he is currently playing the role of manindar in one of the top drama serial shakti - astitva ke ehsaas ki on colors . in this article i\u2019m going to tell you about the versatile actor in indian film and drama industry ayub khan , about his family , wife , wedding and age .\n' there ' s writing what you know and there ' s writing what you ' ve known your whole life ' . . . ayub khan din . photograph : sarah lee\nayub khan is a married person and enjoying her married life with his beloved spouse niharika khan . niharika khan is a well known costume designer in india who is currently working in bollywood film industry . she also has performed her talent as an actress in couple of films in bollywood film industry . this beautiful couple is spending very happy married life with their two beloved children .\nborn to former 1950s actress begum para and actor nasir khan . his mother ' s sister zarina is the mother of rukhsana sultana , mother of actress amrita singh . [ 3 ]\nis a compound masculine name ; ayub is the arabic version of the name of the biblical figure job , while khan is a taken from the title used first by the . . .\n- james anthony\njimmy\nhazeldine was a british television , stage and film actor .\ninterestingly , people don\u2019t know that ayub is an uncle of actress amrita singh . yes , his mother\u2019s sister zarina is the mother of amrita\u2019s mother , rukhsana sultana . well , amrita is older than ayub .\nfather nasir khan developed alopecia and lost his hair and eye brows . this caused his acting career to end .\nthis article about an indian actor or actress is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it .\nayub khan is married to costume designer niharika khan , known for films like rock on ! ! ( 2008 ) and the dirty picture ( 2011 ) . they met while in college . when niharika left to the us for her studies , they married other people . after 11 years they divorced and married each other . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]\nmany of us don\u2019t know that ayub had done a role of parikshit in the popular mythological serial mahabharat in 1988 .\nayub khan has done many bollywood films but after tasting failures in some of the films , the star got sidelined by the industry and remained forgotten . however , he has done many things which still make people remember him for many special reasons .\nbollywood is the world of hardworking people where aspiring people come to chase their dream into this entertainment industry . however , some of them couldn\u2019t achieve that fame the films and ended up being cast in supporting roles . and one of those stars is ayub khan .\nhowever , after getting married , niharika went to the us for further studies and was with ayub in a long - distance relationship .\n- john patrick thomson is an english comedian and actor , best known for his roles in the fast show and cold feet .\nthe actor made his debut in 1992\u2019s film mashooq opposite ayesha jhulka . he has done 20 films in his 25 - year career .\nis an actor and producer , known for dil chahta hai ( 2001 ) , gangaajal ( 2003 ) and apaharan ( 2005 ) .\n- steve evets is an english actor and musician , who found fame in the leading role in the 2009 film looking for eric .\nrole : actor rajeshwari ( tabu ) exemplifies the quintessential indian middle class woman with the aspiration and ambitions to reach the next higher social . . .\n- joanne whalley is an english actress . after her marriage to actor val kilmer , she was credited as joanne whalley - kilmer for some years .\n- stephen lord is a british actor probably best known for playing jase dyer in the bbc soap opera eastenders between 2007 - 2008 and dominic meak in shameless .\nayub khan met niharika for the first time in his college days . they fall in love with each other in a very short time but separated due to some reasons . later they both married to other persons and spent their eleven years with them . after this they decided to get married and divorced their spouses . they got married in a private wedding ceremony in india , in which only relatives and close friends were invited .\n- christopher eccleston is an english actor . eccleston played the ninth doctor in the british television series doctor who and is currently on the american drama series the leftovers on hbo . he . . . more\n- albert finney is an english actor . beginning in the theatre , finney was especially successful in plays by william shakespeare before he switched to films . he achieved prominence in films in the . . . more\n- tom hudson or thomas hudson is an english actor . hudson played the roles of baz wainwright in grange hill between 2003 and 2007 and of paul clayton , son of terry duckworth , in coronation street . . . more\n- robert powell is an english television and film actor , best known for the title role in jesus of nazareth and as the fictional secret agent richard hannay . he is also known for his role as mark . . . more\n- jason done is an english actor who appeared as mordred in the 1998 tv miniseries merlin , opposite sam neill . however he is best known for his role as stephen snow in itv drama where the heart is . . . more\nafter tasting failure in films , ayub chose to try his luck on tv which is turned out to be the best thing for him . his portrayal of jogi thakur in the serial uttaran had become so popular that people now know him as \u2018jogi thakur\u2019 .\n- joseph\njoe\ngladwin was a british actor . he was best known in his roles as myopic stan hardman in nearest and dearest from 1968 to 1973 , and wally batty in the world ' s longest - running . . . more\npearce quigley is an english actor of the stage and screen . his theatre credits include the seagull ; paul ; journey ' s end ; my night with reg and dealer ' s choice ; feelgood ; blue heart ; shopping . . . more\n\u201cit is television in which i have got the opportunity to grow as an actor . agreed , a good scene in a film remains for posterity but television is a daily product of consumption , where today\u2019s scene is tomorrow\u2019s history . this keeps one on their toes , \u201d says the actor . while his roles in films such as dil chahta hai , apaharan , mrityudand , gangaajal , and loc kargil brought out his range as a performer , it is the tube that \u201cfeeds one financially and creatively\u201d .\nended their marriage after staying together for 16 long - years . their divorce came as a shock to many . if media reports are to be believed the relationship ended amicably . in an interview to an entertainment portal , ayub spoke his heart out about his ex - niharika and her alleged closeness to\nbegum para\u2019s older sister zarina\u2019s daughter rukhsana sultana is the mother of the indian actress and show business personality amrita singh . ayub is married to actress niharika ( who performed as a faded actress in movie khoya khoya chand ) . niharika has punjabi and parsi influences in her family . they have two daughters , tahura and zohra .\nhe also spoke about how when you like someone you want that person to be around you whenever possible . ayub feels that niharika and he were never there for each other and had differences in opinions . he also praised his ex - wife and called her a great human being with a good heart and soul in the report .\nsukhwinder singh gauhar kanpuri shilpa rao rahat fateh ali khan lata mangeshkar richa sharma sapna awasthi soham chakraborty jazzy b hariharan udit narayan pritam chakraborty shabbir ahmed p . k . mishra indeevar arvinder singh k . k . jaspinder narula sonu kakkar anand bakshi sonu nigam sudesh bhonsle kailash kher anand raj anand akruti kakkar bali brahmabhatt shweta pandit alka yagnik poornima mika singh\n\u201cmost of the times , one is offered a character that may be alive for , say , 20 episodes . it is in this limited time that one has to make enough impact for the audience to get glued to him and force the writers and directors to keep the character on , \u201d says khan . in ek hasina thi , for instance , he had to match the charismatic , dominating personality of simone singh , who plays his wife sakshi goenka . \u201cas her husband , rajnath goenka , i was written as a cowering man , but i took the risk of playing him with a little agression . it interested the writers and my role continued , \u201d says the actor .\ni love acting \u2013 when i started writing , when east is east took off , i was an actor doing two tv shows . and i\u2019d never , ever envisaged myself being anything but an actor . and then , when east ss east took off , i think i\u2019d become a bit jaded as an actor \u2013 i was bored with the roles i was going for . it was always the same \u2013 there was nothing being written for black and asian actors , basically . but suddenly the writing took off , and the excitement i used to get from being a young actor i got from writing . and i still get that excitement from writing today . the writing took over , and i was too busy as a writer to do any acting . recently i fell back into acting . i had a musical on in new york , and the lead actor fell down some stairs and broke his shoulder . so i ended up going on and starring in my own musical in new york . i really got the bug back . and a couple of years ago , when they decided they were going to do east is east at the trafalgar studios , i decided to play the father in that , and it was really good fun . so i think the writing gave me back my love of acting . i love writing great parts for good actors . that\u2019s what\u2019s been so fun about doing this \u2013 enjoying the actors , and especially watching the young actors enjoying themselves . i find that really satisfying . acting is fun , but i really get off on being the writer now . and this show is really exciting , because it feels like we\u2019re experimenting . it really feels like a first , and that is fun .\nsonam ' s nani and ranveer ' s dadaji are siblings . so basically , their mothers are cousins ! . ranveer ' s family background is sindhi . this is a reality ranveer singh is most favorite family member in his house . ranveer singh family background is filmy through his mother . ranveer ' s mother is relative of actor anil kapoor . he is cousin of sonam kapoor and rhea kapoor .\nwell - known veteran actor pankaj dheer has made a name for himself not only in the film industry , but also in the television industry . kratika sengar was liked by him so much that he wanted her to be his daughter - in - law for his only son , i . e . to be nikitin\u2019s wife . he then , met up with kratika\u2019s parents and got the wedding set up .\nfifteen years ago , i didn ' t consider myself to be anything like a writer . in fact , i ' d only very recently given up my career as a hairdresser to become an actor \u2013 bit - part and jobbing , fresh from a drama course at salford tech , trying to break into the profession . i wanted to play hamlet , i wanted to be the new daniel day - lewis . at the very least , i wanted to be stretched beyond playing the corner - shop owner or the thug in the likes of casualty or the bill .\nit\u2019s a continuous journey . everyone\u2019s really surprised that this show is going to be half - asian and half - english . people are like \u201cwow , this is amazing ! \u201d it\u2019s 2017 , for chrissakes . things haven\u2019t really moved on in the 25 - 30 years that i\u2019ve been a black actor . we\u2019re still excited and surprised that this is happening now . we still face the same problems . a lot of then kids are still facing the same problems that i faced and wrote about in east is east . that\u2019s one of the reasons that east is east is still being performed today . in the last three years there\u2019s been three productions . there\u2019s one on at the moment in newcastle , and one in nottingham , and there\u2019s going to be another production next year in bolton . the problems that the kids face in east is east are problems that young asians still face today , to do with the sense of identity , and who one is , and how far our parents have assimilated into society , and the problems that are still being thrown up because of that .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - 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son conflict and separated lovers at the core of the storyline , phir bhi na maane\u2026badtameez dil also has an album of 16 original tracks sung by darshan raval , runner - up of reality show india\u2019s raw star , to its credit .\njaskiran kapoor jaskiran kapoor is a columnist with the indian express . . . . read more\nshockingly , their long - distance relationship didn\u2019t last long as they got divorced and married other significant person in their life .\nafter getting married to strangers , they both were having differences in their respective personal lives . thus , they got divorced with their spouses too .\nbut they say that first love can\u2019t be forgettable as the lovely ex - couple bumped into each other after 11 years . especially , their strong love again blossomed which led them to get married to each other again .\nwe ' d like to show you notifications for the latest news and updates . you can manage them any time from your browser settings .\nlife sucks , we know . once you are 18 we promise to show you this content but not till then !\nhey there , are you 18 years or above ? login to verify your age .\nbollywood celebrities are often spotted with their children . now , it ' s time for tv personalities . they probably look young and glamorous on screen but off screen they are just like any other responsible parent .\narchana puran singh & parmeet sethi got married in 1992 and are parents to sons aaryamann and ayushmaan sethi , who are all grown up now . and by the looks of it , they have inherited their parents ' good looks .\nshweta tiwari is undoubtedly a successful mother both on and off screen . she has gone through a lot in her personal life and considers her daughter , palak , a constant support in her life .\nmarried off at a tender age of 16 , urvashi dholakia gave birth to twins when she was just 17 years old . she split with her husband after two years of her marriage and has been a single parent since then .\nkiran ' s son , shaurya , has worked with david dhawan , abbas mustan , indra kumar and imtiaz ali as an assistant director and his daughter srishti runs a jewellery and clothing label with her mother .\namar upadhyay aka mihir of kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi is married to hetal and has a daughter named chenab and a son named aryaman .\nconsidered as ' the vamp ' of the indian television , kamya punjabi is a single mother to a 7 - year - old girl .\nafter her divorce from farhan furniturewala , pooja bedi raised her children , omar and aaliya , all by herself while managing her acting and modelling career .\nneena gupta had her daughter , masaba , out of wedlock with cricketer vivian richards . being a single mother in the 80s was a huge deal ! masaba gupta is now a famous fashion designer .\nvindu has a son named fateh from his first wife farah . after the divorce , he married dina umarova , with whom he has a daughter named amelia .\none of the most loved tv couple , juhi parmar and sachin shroff , have a daughter named samaira who was born in 2013 .\nmarried off at a young age to farid currim , tanaz irani was only 20 years old when she gave birth to her first child , zianne . after the divorce , she married bakhtiyaar irani . tanaz and bakhtiyaar have two children named zeus and zara .\nbarkha bisht & indraneil sengupta met on the sets of the tv show , pyaar ke do naam . . . ek radha ek shyaam . they got married in 2007 and have a daughter named meera .\nrohit roy and mansi joshi have a daughter named kiara , who was born in 2003 .\nronit roy is the father of three children - two daughters and one son . his eldest daughter ona is from his previous marriage and daughter aador and son agasthya , are from his marriage with neelam .\nmandira bedi and raj kaushal have a son named vir , who was born in 2011 .\ngautami and ram kapoor have two children , a son named aks and a daughter named sia .\none of tv ' s most loved couple , hiten and gauri , have a daughter named katya and a son named nevaan .\nkashmir - inside a friday protest - part 2 | scoopwhoop presents chase ep . 6 part 2\nit was while i was still considering a career in acting that i stumbled upon writing . even then , it was only with a fair bit of encouragement ( well , pushing ) from friends that it happened at all . when i began to write east is east , i was sitting at my kitchen table pouring out my life story bit by bit . the first draft came incredibly quickly : there ' s writing what you know and there ' s writing what you ' ve known your whole life . the play was entirely autobiographical : my dad was a pakistani chip - shop owner , my mum a roman catholic born in england . there were 10 of us kids ( although we ' re amalgamated down to six in the play ) , and we were as scrappy and defiant as the play shows , but we were all terrified of my father .\nwhen i was growing up , enoch powell was very much a predominant force outside our house \u2013 his opposition to immigration and the fear that provoked was always being thrown in my face . at home , however , our preoccupation was with bangladesh ' s war of independence . the disintegration of pakistan mirrored in some way what was going on with us \u2013 for my father the most , i think . raising dual - heritage children in salford in the 70s wasn ' t easy . my father may have married an english woman , but he expected us to be good pakistanis , foisting religious ideals on us that he hardly observed himself . i loved him , but he was a hypocrite .\nthe story was a personal one ; i never claimed that my father , for instance , was a pakistani everyman . and while i understand that east is east resonated with lots of people , and became part of a moment in 90s british asian culture , i never thought it would become one of the defining works in british asian theatre . in fact , i ' m fairly nervous about the term british asian theatre to begin with . there are plenty of good writers \u2013 tanika gupta , parv bancil , amber lone \u2013 who have all contributed to enriching that form , but we should remember that they write good stories first and foremost . there is a broader appeal than their marketing might suggest . they definitely shouldn ' t be limited to asian - only audiences .\nhanif kureishi once said to me that the very idea of there being a canon of british asian theatre was ridiculous . like black british theatre \u2013 of which there is an even richer history \u2013 he argued that asian theatre could only be a mainstream success when it was accepted as part of british theatre history as a whole . race is almost as inescapable as class in britain , but there should be a move away from categorising art by ethnicity . it ' s demeaning to suggest that contemporary british theatre is one thing , british asian theatre another .\nthat ' s not to denigrate the work of good companies out there who are championing asian theatre . tamasha theatre company , for instance , was integral to getting east is east on stage in 1997 . without its artistic co - directors , sudha bhuchar and kristine landon - smith , who encouraged me in the early days and helped me produce that first run , i ' m not sure i ' d have ever got around to writing it . it opened at the birmingham rep and went on to sell out at the royal court before touring . it has been revived , in some form or another , every single year since 1997 \u2013 there have been versions in japan and germany , and it even had a fair crack in new york .\nits recent return to birmingham rep has been a special occasion for me . twelve years after it was first staged , i don ' t think the story is any less appealing now than it was then , and the fact that people still have an appetite to see it hopefully means they agree . the success of the play , the olivier award nomination \u2013 and , of course , the film \u2013 have given me a lot of opportunities to be thankful for . there was notes on falling leaves at the royal court in 2004 , rafta , rafta ( my adaptation of bill naughton ' s all in good time ) at the national theatre in 2007 , the sequel to east is east ( which is filming in india next year ) and , perhaps most importantly , a chance to move to spain with my wife and two daughters and write for a living . i won ' t say it ' s all been luxury , but it ' s definitely not a bad lot .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nthe link you followed may have expired , or the facebook page may only be visible to an audience that you aren ' t in .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\n( january 1990 - october 1990 ; december 1990 - january 1991 ) he acted in the royal national theatre season at the laurence olivier theatre , cottesloe theatre , and lyttelton theatre in london , england in henrik ibsen ' s play ,\npeer gynt ;\ntony harrison ' s play ,\nthe trackers of oxyrhynchus ;\nbertolt brecht ' s play ,\nthe good person of . . .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ni am actress , still trying to make my foothold strong in bollywood . i had made a debut in bollywood in 2004 but that went unnoticed and i moved on to south industry .\ncopyright 2010 - 2013 : gomolo . all rights reserved . | terms | privacy\nthis is the story of a 35 yr old woman ' simmi\nshe is strong , beautiful and a famous chorographer divorced with . . .\ndisclaimer : all logos and pictures of various channels , shows , artistes , media houses , companies , brands etc . belong to their respective owners , and are used to merely visually identify the channels , shows , companies , brands , etc . to the viewer . incase of any issue please contact the webmaster .\nby using www . bookmyshow . com ( our website ) , you are fully accepting the privacy policy available at urltoken governing your access to bookmyshow and provision of services by bookmyshow to you . if you do not accept terms mentioned in the privacy policy , you must not share any of your personal information and immediately exit bookmyshow .\ncopyright 2018 \u00a9 bigtree entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved . the content and images used on this site are copyright protected and copyrights vests with the respective owners . the usage of the content and images on this website is intended to promote the works and no endorsement of the artist shall be implied . unauthorized use is prohibited and punishable by law .\nsubscribe to our free newsletters to be the first one to know about all things entertainment .\nthe phone number associated with your bms account has been verified via a different account . please reverify your phone number .\nyou are about to change your phone number for my wallet . verify otp to confirm\n\u201ci have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner , its agent , or the law . \u201d and \u201cthe information in this notification is accurate , and i am the owner , or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the owner , of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed . \u201d\nstep 2 . on receipt of your smart band , register and activate the band online through the link that will be emailed to your registered email id .\nstep 3 . arrive at the event and walk in without waiting in the queue .\nin case of any unavoidable circumstances , like an issue in receiving inventory from the concerned / taxation authority , you will have to pickup your smart bands from bookmyshow box office at the venue on the event day .\nin case of office address if courier person is not allowed inside than please note that bands might be delivered at reception or mail room .\non receipt of your entry band , register and activate the band online through the activation link that will be sent to you along with your band .\nin case of any unavoidable circumstances , like an issue in receiving inventory from the concerned / taxation authority , you will have to pickup your entry bands from bookmyshow box office at the venue on the event day .\ndue to some technical issues your address has not been updated . we request you to please try again .\nplease help by adding reliable sources . contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately , especially if potentially libelous or harmful .\nhe has acted in over 20 films since 1992 and in several television serials .\nteesri aankh : the hidden camera ( 2006 ) . . . . inspector vikram\nkuch to gadbad hai ( 2004 ) . . . . sanjay b . khanna\nthe death sentence : mrityu dand ( 1997 ) . . . . vinay singh\nek tha rusty ii ( nov 22 - 2012 , present ) . . . inspector ( keemat lal )\nrakhi - ek atoot rishte ki dor ( 2008\u201309 ) . . . bhai raja ( balraaj thakur )\n, ( born may 14 , 1907 , haz\u0101ra , india\u2014died april 19 , 1974 , near isl\u0101m\u0101b\u0101d , pak . ) , president of pakistan from 1958 to 1969 , whose rule . . .\n6526 tweets \u2022 199 photos / videos \u2022 6797 followers . check out the latest tweets from\nserved as leader of the nation from 1958 to 1969 , giving birth to modern - day pakistan . learn more at . . .\n7th february 2015 ( born 7th may 1923 ) shri atmram b . . .\n3rd february k . d . shorey was born k . d . shorey + . . .\nlike most websites channel 4 uses cookies . in order to deliver a personalised , responsive service and to improve the site , we remember and store information about how you use it . this is done using simple text files called cookies which sit on your computer . these cookies are completely safe and secure and will never contain any sensitive information . they are used only by channel 4 or the trusted partners we work with . how to manage cookies\nin order to deliver an optimised service , channel 4 uses cookies . these are simple text files which sit on your computer , and are only used by us and our trusted partners . to find out about managing cookies , please see our cookies policy .\nyou\u2019re the creator of channel 4\u2019s new drama series ackley bridge . explain a bit about the show .\nwell , it\u2019s about a school that\u2019s been amalgamated from what was two schools . they had turned into mainly - asian and mainly - white schools , and local government have gone \u201cthis isn\u2019t right , \u201d so they\u2019ve amalgamated them into one school . so it\u2019s about the lives of the kids , and also their families , and their teachers , and how the amalgamation , and the situation in the area , affects them .\nthat is the backdrop , and initially that\u2019s what the show is about , but it\u2019s also about the ordinary lives that these people lead , and the problems they face in a rundown area . it\u2019s not just a cultural thing .\nit kind of came to me second hand , because it was the forge [ production company ] who approached channel 4 . channel 4 were really excited about the success of the educating series\u2019 \u2013 educating yorkshire and educating essex \u2013 and really wanted to build on that by creating a new drama . i\u2019d just adapted to sir , with love for the stage , and my kids were going through the education process , and so i was really interested in education . and when it as suggested that it be about amalgamating a multicultural school , it excited me , about the possibilities the story could take . and i also found really exciting the idea of having so many asian actors on screen .\nit\u2019s a typical town with all the problems that a lot of northern towns are facing , with the closure of factories and the decline of industry .\nit was a very different period . we were the only pakistanis in the area . there was only myself and another boy \u2013 he was half egyptian and half english \u2013 and one afro - caribbean lad . in salford , at that time , the main road was known as the barbary coast . it was quite cosmopolitan , because it was very close to the manchester ship canal . brown faces were seen all over , it wasn\u2019t as if it was a mainly white area . there were people from all over the world coming in off the docks . but it was a period that was , culturally , very , very white . so this show doesn\u2019t really resemble my background . but it\u2019s about the areas where large communities of immigrants have settled , and it\u2019s about the problems they face . it\u2019s about the problems faced by the children , or even grandchildren of the settlers , are still facing even today .\napart from speaking to my own cousins and their children , who are from the northwest , we went to quite a lot of schools and spoke to the young people about the problems they face . i asked them about if they mixed in their communities , i really got down to it with them . and they were really very open and honest in what they were saying . i hope we\u2019ve been able to reflect the kind of problems that they face .\nfor me it was pretty much what i\u2019d expected . i come from an asian background , so i know what\u2019s going on in the community , and what kids are facing . but for a lot of the other writers , the white writers were very surprised , and incredibly excited , going to schools and talking to young asians , and seeing life from their perspective . it was a first for most of them , and they were really excited about that . when you see programmes about school that have been on , it wasn\u2019t until educating yorkshire and educating essex that you really got to see young asian schoolkids and the problems that they were facing .\ni watched educating yorkshire , and it was one of the things that really excited me and convinced me i wanted to be part of the project . we\u2019re only touching the surface at the moment . there\u2019s so much more to get stuck into , story - wise , with this project . there are so many other areas to explore . i think it\u2019ll really open the envelope . it\u2019s such a complex area . you\u2019re dealing with the kids\u2019 relationships to each other , their relationships with the teachers , the teachers\u2019 relationships , the parents , the impacts on the community . there\u2019s so much potential .\nthe show was a long time in the making . did the idea change much between inception and filming ?\nyeah . it was two - and - a - half years . i wrote the pilot when i was doing east is east in the west end . they wanted it really quickly . they greenlit it really quickly , which was fantastic . and then it went through this long , long , long process . but you can\u2019t just say \u201cwe\u2019re going to make a new multicultural drama that\u2019s going to show diversity\u201d . it\u2019s a very simple sentence , but when you get down to the nitty gritty of what goes into making a drama like this , you get into a really long process . there are so many different issues involved .\nfor me , it was being totally honest about the community that i\u2019m from , and not avoiding the darker issues that are attached to that community . making sure that all the characters from that community had a real voice , and weren\u2019t there as props for white actors . if we\u2019re going to deal with asians , we have to deal with them warts and all , and have a completely honest voice .\ni wasn\u2019t on set , but i was doing rewrites all the time . that\u2019s part of the job of being lead writer and also exec producing . because it\u2019s such a fast turnaround on set , in scripts some things change , and my job was to rejig things and rewrite stuff .\ni know paul from his work in eastenders , which was very , very fine . i know sunetra because we both worked together , she played my cousin in a tv series called london bridge . and i knew jo joyner\u2019s work as well . but having seen the first two episodes , i was really impressed . the younger actors are amazing . i think the show looks fantastic , and has been directed incredibly well . it has great pace to it , and feels so natural .\ndamn ! these bollywood celebs and tv stars family relation you don ' t know about . - urltoken\ndamn ! these bollywood celebs and tv stars family relation you don ' t know about .\nhimmanshoo ' s bonding with his brother mohit malhotra is very good . he is very lucky as well as hard - working . himmanshoo has seen him grow . even during his splitsvilla days , he was not serious about his profession . hard work has got him where he is today . himmanshoo has always guided him , but has never helped him to judge things in life . he is happy and proud of his brother ' s work . check out which bollywood actors and tv stars are related too .\nuday and roshni ' s father ravi chopra are first cousins . ravi is the son of b . r . chopra and yash chopra ' s nephew .\nlist of famous movie actors & actresses who were born in salford , listed alphabetically with photos when available . some of these celebrities weren ' t necessarily born in salford , as in some cases salford may only be their hometown and not necessarily their birthplace . if you ' re from salford then your city ' s claim to fame might be that the actors and actresses listed below are from there as well . there may be a lot of famous athletes , musicians and other famous people that were born in salford , but this list highlights only names of actors and actresses .\n- elkie brooks is an english singer , a vocalist with the bands dada and vinegar joe , and later a solo artist . she gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated . . . more\n- peter hook is an english bass player , musician , singer , dj , nightclub owner and author . he is currently lead vocalist and bassist for peter hook and the light . hook was a co - founder of the . . . more\n- samia maxine ghadie is an english actress who is known for portraying maria connor in the itv soap opera coronation street since 2000 .\n- anthony howard\ntony\nwilson was an english record label owner , radio and television presenter , nightclub manager , impresario and journalist for granada television and the bbc . wilson . . . more"]}
{"id": 115526, "summary": [{"text": "kabhi pyar na karna is a pakistani urdu film directed by javed raza .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was produced by khawaja tariq tahir and it is written by ahmed aqeel ruby .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "zara sheikh , veena malik and moammar rana perform leading roles in this film .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "bollywood actress neha dhupia made her pakistani film debut .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "kabhi pyar na karna was distributed by eveready pictures and was released on april 18 , 2008 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "kabhi pyar na karna", "paragraphs": ["indian actress neha dhupia dances during a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' . . .\nindian actress neha dhupia dances in a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' . . .\ntitle : pyar kabhi karna na kam mar jayegi teri aashi artist : naheed akhtar film : dekha jayegaa music : m . ashraf\npyar me bewafai mile to gum na karna . . . - stylox click - xx production | facebook\nfor the first time ever , a bollywood actress would be seen in a lollywood movie . \u2018kabhi pyar na karna\u2019 a pakistani film production is on\nzara sheikh + moammar rana + veena malik + shymal khan + neha dhopia - kabhi pyar na karna movie song # 5 [ kurti laya ] lollywood this movie again release world - wide new name as\ndil ne dil ko pukara\n.\npakistani actress zara sheika addresses media representatives after shooting a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' ( never fall in love ) a joint production between india and pakistan being shot in mumbai , 12 july 2005 . it is the . . .\npakistani actress zara sheika poses for media representatives after shooting a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' ( never fall in love ) a joint production between india and pakistan being shot in mumbai , 12 july 2005 . it is the . . .\nindian actress neha dhupia dances during a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' ( never fall in love ) a joint production between india and pakistan being shot in mumbai , 12 july 2005 . it is the first time that a pakistan film . . .\nindian actress neha dhupia dances in a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' ( never fall in love ) a joint production between india and pakistan being shot in mumbai , 12 july 2005 . it is the first time that a pakistan film production . . .\nseedlings ( aka lamha ) , also distributed by ary films , and released a week before zinda bhaag , was given a limited release in an already busy week . no one knew ( including myself ) when it came , or went . ( this was the case with hassan askari\u2019s dil paray des main , libas and kabhi pyar na karna as well ) .\nsajjad ali & zaw ali , ronay na diya , coke studio season 10 , episode 3 .\nshe made her film debut in 2000 with sajjad gul\u2019s tere pyar mein . in 2002 , she starred in akbar khan\u2019s yeh dil aap ka huwa and sassi punno and later played roles in films such as koi tujh sa kahan and kabhi pyar na karna . in 2012 , she earned commercial success in bollywood with daal mein kuch kaala hai , mumbai 125 km 3d and zindagi 50 - 50 . in 2013 she appeared in kannada film dirty picture : silk sakkath maga and supermodel .\nkyon ki itna pyar ( full song ) film - kyon ki . . . it ' s fate\nindian actress neha dhupia dances during a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' ( never fall in love ) a joint production between india and pakistan being shot in mumbai , 12 july 2005 . it is the first time that a pakistan film production company kawaja tariq - ul - fazal tahir has joined hands to make a film with indian film producers sheet srivastava ( overall entertainment ) , with pakistani actors moammar rana zara sheikh and india actress neha dhupia . afp photo / sebastian d\nindian actress neha dhupia dances in a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' ( never fall in love ) a joint production between india and pakistan being shot in mumbai , 12 july 2005 . it is the first time that a pakistan film production company kawaja tariq - ul - fazal tahir has joined hands to make a film with indian film producers sheet srivastava ( overall entertainment ) , with pakistani actors moammar rana zara sheikh and india actress neha dhupia . afp photo / sebastian d\npakistani actress zara sheika addresses media representatives after shooting a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' ( never fall in love ) a joint production between india and pakistan being shot in mumbai , 12 july 2005 . it is the first time that a pakistan film production company kawaja tariq - ul - fazal tahir has joined hands to make a film with indian film producers sheet srivastava ( overall entertainment ) , with pakistani actors moammar rana zara sheikh and india actress neha dhupia . afp photo / sebastian d\npakistani actress zara sheika poses for media representatives after shooting a scene for the film ' kabhi pyar na karna ' ( never fall in love ) a joint production between india and pakistan being shot in mumbai , 12 july 2005 . it is the first time that a pakistan film production company kawaja tariq - ul - fazal tahir has joined hands to make a film with indian film producers sheet srivastava ( overall entertainment ) , with pakistani actors moammar rana zara sheikh and india actress neha dhupia . afp photo / sebastian d\npresenting\npyar kabhi kam nahi karna\nlyrical video song in the voice of bappi lahiri , asha bhosle from hindi movie prem pratigyaa starring mithun , madhuri dixit on t - series classics . song : pyar kabhi kam nahi karna movie : prem pratigyaa star cast : mithun , madhuri dixit singer : bappi lahiri , asha bhosle music director : bappi lahiri lyricst : indeevar music label : t - series for latest updates : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - subscribe us here : urltoken like us on facebook urltoken follow us on urltoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\nif you like the video , don ' t forget to share and leave your comments\nfor the latest updates on bollywood music , join us on urltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nurdu language based film stares the pakistani icons zara sheikh , veena malik and moammar rana in the lead roles . film shootings were done in pakistan and usa . it is a directorial debutant by javed raza . ahmed aqeel ruby has written the script while khawaja tariq tahir has supervised the technical production .\nneha dhupia , the indian miss femina , also the movie actress is among the casts of the movie . it is for the first time ever , that the indian actress would be seen in any of the lollywood movie . pakistani actor and actress shamyl khan and naghma are also the part of the acting team .\nmusical compositions are backed by amjab bobby and humaira arshad , the famous punjabi singer . editing services are contributed by ashfaq makrani . while , cinematography is done by waqar bokhari . eveready pictures are the distributing agents of promotion . the movie is screened in capri , zeenat cinema , crown cinema hyderabad and delight movie centers . the movie is set for screening in cinemas nationwide .\nwith the launch of her latest single , rum , the pakistani born actress , singer and model , veena malik met with pukaar news to discuss her career so far .\nveena is multi - talented actress , tv host and model who has appeared in lollywood , bollywood and kollywood films .\nin october 2010 , veena appeared in the indian television reality show big boss season 4 . she was evicted two weeks before the finals , and was one of the final six contestants out of the original fourteen who had participated .\n\u201cthat was a fun show . i was on big boss because i really like the idea . it\u2019s something so beautiful that you are completely disconnected from the world . \u201d\nveena has also worked as a representative at the world health organization for two years . she also sponsors a child at the sos children\u2019s village , an ngo based in pakistan working with orphaned children .\nin terms of her bollywood career , veena is also very specific about how she goes about choosing the right script for her .\nthough she would like to be cast as a female hero , she is keen to focus more on her music then films at the moment . but , the opportunity to make movies still appeals to her .\n\u201cthe silver screen is one of the things i am madly in love with and i think i would like to continue doing films in pakistan and india and other industries too . \u201d\nwe are a leading independent leicester news agency based in the midlands with head office in leicester , providing news to television channels worldwide and provides pr solutions for a range of businesses . pukaar news covers local and international news , including europe , the uk , india and pakistan . producing online news for urltoken and urltoken along with news for distribution to other well known news broadcasters .\ndisclaimer : pukaar news holds copyright to all text and media . we cannot accept responsibility for any material received and any views expressed by advertisers or contributors may not be those of the publisher . all materials sent out to pukaar news are assumed to be copyright free unless otherwise advised .\njia ali ' s debut film , the film was released on november 7 , 1997 .\na remake of 1970 ' s film aina . the film was released on june 5 , 1998\nsamina peerzada ' s first film as director , film was released on february 26 , 1999 .\na very sensitive story about shia - sunni conflict in pakistan . the film was released in november , 2004\npakistan ' s first ever gore film . the film was released on march 30 , 2007 in denmark and december 21 , 2007 in pakistan .\nt is a love story highlighting the frustration and anguish of the young generation affected by the forced decisions of their elders . the film is about a love triangle between veena malik , babrik shah and the new adnan . depicting the generation gap , the story handles the cultural and psycho - social problems of the youth that ultimately affects the society as a whole .\nfilm was released on april 18 , 2008 . indian actress neha dhupia perform an item number in this film .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nsubscribe our channel for regular uploads of full pakistani movies in best quality available urltoken any requests or questions please email info @ urltoken facebook - urltoken twitter - urltoken website - http : / / www . urltoken subsribe - urltoken\nvideo uploaded by sayed arshi _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jalalabad ghazipur .\nplease select the category that most closely reflects your concern about the video , so that we can review it and determine whether it violates our community guidelines or isn ' t appropriate for all viewers . abusing this feature is also a violation of the community guidelines , so don ' t do it .\nare you sure you want to perform this action ? please enter your password for confirmation .\nplease choose report reason carefully and enter your message which will be emailed to the uploader and will be displayed on video page as well .\nreport category video contains prohibited content . video violates copyrights . video is violating privacy . video contains repulsive violation video contains sexual content video is pending for moderation . video contains spam video has disturbing content . video file is corrupt and is not playable . video was deactivated by our moderator .\nreport detail video contains prohibited content . video violates copyrights . video is violating privacy . video contains repulsive violation video contains sexual content video is pending for moderation . video contains spam video has disturbing content . video file is corrupt and is not playable . video was deactivated by our moderator .\nin north syria , forty indian and pakistani nurses get hijacked by a terrorist organization named isc . tiger ( salman khan ) - - a raw agent \u2013 is appointed . .\nfukrey , a 2013 movie about a group worthless , lazy , and hopeless guys who get into trouble with an uncouth female don , and some random loafers , was a surprisi . .\ncall : 1 - 512 - 788 - 5300 ( mon to fri - 11am to 8pm \u2013 est ) email : us . sulekha @ urltoken feedback & support\nfind expert service providers for all your local needs . get started now ! post your need\nto comment on this celebrity . have an account already ? use quick login to comment .\ndisclaimer : all logos and pictures of various channels , shows , artistes , media houses , companies , brands etc . belong to their respective owners , and are used to merely visually identify the channels , shows , companies , brands , etc . to the viewer . incase of any issue please contact the webmaster .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nbut what will really create sensation is her item number in a pakistani film . she is a little surprised to hear it being referred to as an item number .\nit\u2019s a song and dance number and is a very integral part of the film . you could say that i am doing a guest appearance in the film with the song . i share screen time with the hero , muammar rana , in it , she reveals .\nit\u2019s a rajasthani song sung by sunidhi chauhan . i have a rajasthani look in it and there are lots of other dancers . it is a fast number and does involve heavy movements but i still don\u2019t regard it as an item number in that sense .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nvon getty images einverstanden . hinweis : eingebettete bilder d\u00fcrfen nicht f\u00fcr kommerzielle zwecke verwendet werden .\nder gesamte inhalt ist urheberrechtlich gesch\u00fctzt . \u00a9 1999 - 2018 getty images . alle rechte vorbehalten .\na young woman is haunted by a demon child ( or a figment of her imagination ) ; a disgruntled newsman stirs up a youth - led political revolt ; a woman uncovers and fights parochial injustice ; a downcast former cricketer champions an untested district cricket team ; local youths stuck in a rut try to outrun the circle of life ; and a man , who like any big - screen anti - terrorist sentinel , is the last hope for pakistan against home - grown and international villainy : 2013 has been a sudden , and distinct , year for pakistani cinema .\nbefore the year began , there was hardly any substantial push for pakistani cinema . but as the year went ahead , the progress became a mix of gradual , carefully - footed , releases \u2014 most of which , despite flashes of brilliance , mixed reviews or big box office numbers , flopped . but this is a happy year as well . mainstream urdu language films \u2014 a must for any revival \u2014 with diverse themes were released in multiplexes .\nthe audience responded , depending on how vigorously the movie was marketed . investors noticed . new movies were planned , or those already completed , were released in new strategic alliances . enthusiasm , and perhaps the thirst for limelight , led new producers to venture into the pakistani motion picture market ( as of now , almost every other man , vaguely into the entertainment field , is looking to make a movie ; after all television is too crowded or monopolised right now ) . this is , of course , the best time to make a pakistani movie as people always tend to remember those who were in the forefront of a new wave .\nwhen the year started , a friend who worked as the distributor of a movie got in touch with me ; a pakistani horror movie was coming out . sceptical at first , i didn\u2019t really buy the idea of a mainstream pakistani movie that i didn\u2019t know about ( especially because there was no publicity ) . the gentleman , imran raza kazmi , a soft - spoken yet enthusiastic first - time producer , told me a story familiar to any producer : he has made a movie , at his own risk , and is fighting to get it out .\nsiyaah was eventually released to a lukewarm response and a lack of pakistan - wide distributor support ( one of the reasons for this was that siyaah was mastered in digital , limiting its release to multiplexes or cinemas set - up with digital projectors ) . this was in march . mr kazmi would eventually take his movie out to private screenings and universities , and make serious money \u2014 or so he tells me ( according to mr kazmi\u2019s estimates , siyaah ultimately earned rs 11 , 691 , 476 ) .\none month later , abdullah kadwani and shahzad nawaz\u2019s chambaili hit around election time . it was a powerful cinematic experience , and despite its timing and encouraging box office returns , the movie was a financial loss .\nthe next big push would be in august with ishq khuda , a punjabi language release directed by shahzad rafique . shot in 35mm , which is a scarcity in this year\u2019s line - up , the production had quality but didn\u2019t reach out to the right audiences . the film\u2019s biggest drawback : it faced off with bollywood\u2019s chennai express .\ndespite ishq khuda \u2019s financial losses , august was significant to pakistani cinema : a partnership was struck between ary digital and mandviwalla entertainment ( who also manage atrium cinemas ) . two distinct brands met , and created diversity : the platform , a small budget motion picture initiative was set up , followed by ary films\u2019 own rush into the industry . ( just a few weeks ago , ary films launched another strategic alliance with shaan shahid ) .\njosh \u2014 against the grain ( via the platform ) and main hoon shahid afridi ( mandviwalla entertainment and ary films ) came out \u2014 one an independent - minded , social message based production , previously released worldwide ; the other a grand entertainer of lacklustre plot of big production . as per my knowledge , both movies , despite their inspiring numbers , tanked . a month later , zinda bhaag , which shifted strategic partners and release dates for wider coverage , was selected to be pakistan\u2019s official entry into the oscars . the movie , again , was a financial loss .\nthen came waar , a superficially crafted uber - actioner that made history . still playing in cinemas , waar is officially the highest grossing pakistani movie of all time , despite mixed to negative reviews . like most international hits , the film capitalised in the areas of hype and preconceived notions , asserting the formula of making a blockbuster : make it big , cut the trailer just right , bridge the market gap .\nwaar had a clean palette , some worthwhile action , and although severely lacking in plot or narrative coherence , appealed to our nationalistic nature to go and buy a ticket . it is important to note three things in this new wave : cinematic value , release dates and competition , and economics .\nout of the 36 movies released in 2013 , 11 were in urdu language and eight were mainstream releases . almost all major business came from metropolitan cities and multiplexes . in fact , the multiplexes are as significant , as say , importing bollywood movies , which despite constant hate - mail , were fundamental in bringing our cinema culture back on track .\nright now , several multiplex projects , including cinestar\u2019s first imax in lahore ( due out in mid - 2014 ) , are either being pondered upon or being set up . according to hammad chaudhry of hkc entertainment , the number of total screens ( of around 10 - 12 multiplexes ) is likely to increase from 25\u201330 in 2014 .\na point to note is that three movies with noteworthy earnings \u2014 chambaili , main hoon shahid afridi and waar \u2014 were released in off - seasons ; april , august and october . these months are generally reserved for small movies that do not fall in the column of summer blockbusters . a movie needs to make three times its budget from the cinemas ; by calculation , a 50 per cent stake per ticket goes to the exhibitor ( the cinema owner ) and the rest returns to the distributor , whose stake , minus publicity costs ( or brokered deal ) , runs to around 15 per cent . the remaining earnings are counted as a producer\u2019s net profit .\nas it happens with any industry , fledging or fruitful , the movies need to be evaluated on their aesthetic and technical grounds . main hoon shahid afridi was a lush entertainer with a clich\u00e9d plot ; chambaili was outright brilliant , if a tad preachy ; siyaah , left its engrossing first act in favor of dead and tired horror - movie formulas ; josh was agenda - driven , pale and uninspiring ; ishq khuda was pondering ; zinda bhaag was gutsy and original and waar was simply a big summer blockbuster .\nthe varying opinions , of course , bring room for improvement \u2014 which , i believe , is part of a filmmaker\u2019s perpetual learning experience .\nwhile opinions are subjective and divided on tastes , i personally believe that filmmakers shouldn\u2019t start making movies just because they can . yes , technology is cheaper today and production turn - around may seem fast but experience tells me , it is anything but . mr kadwani , who i recently was in a candid conversation with , asserts this view point .\nwhile pakistani cinema may sound appealing right now , people producing movies need to understand the pitfalls of the trade : there is going to be fierce competition with bigger bollywood movies ( hollywood , unfortunately , has always been the lesser of two evils to pakistani producers ) ; there are still a limited number of cinema screens available ; productions need to be precisely budgeted and scheduled ; for a sustainable revival , our new wave needs to keep a delicate balance between genres and diversity \u2014 and let\u2019s not forget the most essential factor : the filmmakers need to work hard on their scripts ( if it\u2019s not right on paper , people won\u2019t buy it ; flukes are a rarity ) .\nif they plan their movies right , the revival is definitely here to stay .\nthe death knell for pakistani music was sounded once again as it has been for a few years now with musicians begrudging the lack of a viable recording industry to support them . coke studio , which has been assuming the mantle for sometime now and in its 6th season this year , lost its charm and became stale with its somewhat predictable sound .\nbut truth be told , things weren\u2019t as bleak as some prognosticators might suggest . while 2013 wasn\u2019t a stellar year for music , it wasn\u2019t without its standout moments .\nkicking off the list is a veteran of pakistani music abrar - ui - haq who made his coke studio debut this year with ishq di booti , a folk - and - funk punjabi number structured around western scales . it\u2019s a song that\u2019s lyrically rooted in a deeply personal spiritual journey and it shows in abrar\u2019s delivery . the song has an almost enchanting groove that even the most soulless person will be taken in by . on the flip side , a lively brass section provides the requisite balance , making for a perfect marriage of sounds and textures .\nsanam marvi has been around for a few years now with her brand of punjabi folk and sufi music , especially with some of her performances on coke studio . but her performance of yaar vekho , based on the poem by hazrat sachal sarmas has been making the rounds on social media feeds of late and has had her being touted as the next abida parveen \u2014 high praise for a singer who\u2019s only 25 .\nthe one - man sound factory taimoor salahuddin has made waves in our sparse music scene over the past couple of years . with his eclectic use of pop , hip - hop and rock beats , he churns out cacophonous melodies that end up sounding oddly pleasing to the ear . it\u2019s clear that mooroo isn\u2019t afraid to push the envelope and it is with that same daring musical sensibility that he took on his rendition of abida parveen\u2019s gharoli .\npurists will bicker about mooroo\u2019s audacious treatment of this sufi classic , but he clearly believes that music \u2014 even the classics \u2014 will remain stagnant unless they are breathed new life into every now and then . applying his usual dose of quirky beats and idiosyncratic synthesis , mooroo\u2019s take on gharoli counts as one of the year\u2019s definite highlights .\nthe folks over at nescafe basement took many of us down memory lane with their refreshing take of awaz\u2019s classic hit mr fraudiye from the \u201990s . vocalist altamash sever did a fine job on the tongue - in - cheek tune that took on the establishment , something which is sadly still very much relevant today . while keeping the original spirit of the song alive , the basement band replaced the cheesiness of \u201890s pop with a more nuanced jazzy feel . it was more than refreshing to hear the incorporation of a brass section , which added a lively texture to the song and was also pleasing to see the upcoming generation veer away from the me - and - my - axe mentality of the late \u201990s music scene .\nwhat can be said of tahir shah that hasn\u2019t already been said . there\u2019s no question that he caught pakistan\u2019s imagination with the imitable eye to eye . a song that belongs in the so - bad - that - it\u2019s - good category , eye to eye was the epitome of the viral genre . many of us are still reeling from its effect , and those who deny having caught themselves humming it are just flat out lying . it\u2019s still unclear whether this little ditty was a sincere attempt at songwriting or just a virtuosic prank by an ingenious shyster .\nnonetheless , it was by far the single most noteworthy musical moment of 2013 , albeit for all the wrong reasons . so without further ado , tahir shah take a bow , the year belongs to you !\nwith a self - help format , a second - person narrative and a nameless protagonist , how to get filthy rich in rising asia by mohsin hamid couldn\u2019t have got more interesting as it tells the story of a cook in a rural village who leaves for the metropolis , falls in love with a girl and sets up an industry . and , he becomes filthy rich in a rising asia .\neven though the plot is not very convincing at various instances , it makes for a fresh , original read . one , however , wishes that the pace of the book could have been slower as crucial and entire stages of the protagonist\u2019s life pass by in merely a few pages , leaving the reader without a sufficient sense of closure . .\nthe prose is deft and hamid does not lose fluidity as he journeys the life of his hero . considering it was one of the most anticipated books in pakistan in 2013 , it definitely did not let the reader down .\nset in the aftermath of 9 / 11 , nadeem aslam\u2019s latest offering the blind man\u2019s garden begins with two pakistani men slipping into afghanistan . jeo has discreetly offered to treat casualties in the \u201cwar against terror\u201d with his adopted brother mikal , who works at a gun shop , following him there . they are deceived and immediately sold to the taliban in the throes of war . struggling to do the right thing while faced with predicaments is integral to the story as aslam tells it .\nand even if the story falters at some instances , aslam\u2019s prose doesn\u2019t . as a matter of fact , to some extent , his prose redeems any shortcomings the book may be offering \u2014 such as grim and terrifying descriptions of atrocities confronted by ordinary people at the hands of the taliban . here is a writer who knows his craft like the back of his hand . it\u2019s hard to believe that he taught himself to write english after he moved to britain from pakistan . the power of his prose is haunting and lasting .\nit\u2019s not every day that you read a work of fiction with the story based in waziristan , one of pakistan\u2019s most volatile regions , off - limits due to drone strikes and militancy . since waziristan has mostly gained notoriety for its perils , a reader is only intrigued to pick up fatima bhutto\u2019s latest book .\nduring the course of three fateful hours , it tells the story of three brothers and the women close to them who decide to go to different mosques for security reasons . as the story is set into motion , the characters grapple with issues crucial to them in the face of situations such as sectarianism , terrorism , etc . it\u2019s an exciting book but fails to deliver on some counts as it endeavours to tell too many things within the course of just one morning .\ndebut novel by shazaf fatima haider , how it happened is a quintessential tale of love , arranged marriages , family quarrels and rivalries . the story is narrated by the 15 - year - old saleha bandian who tells the reader about how her elder brother haroon and sister zeba finally tied the knot . matters are made worse due to the fact that the bandian family is shia and any prospective spouses for its younger generation must be from a similar shia - syed background .\nmany reviewers and critics have linked haider\u2019s novel to jane austen\u2019s pride and prejudice , from her witty writing to her characters , of which dadi bears the most similarities to austen\u2019s mrs bennett . however , despite all of these similarities , how it happened fits perfectly into the local cultural context and is , therefore , immensely relatable for its readers .\none of the most anticipated books of 2013 was malala yousufzai\u2019s autobiography i am malala , which she co - authored with british journalist christina lamb . i am malala starts with the horrifying incident of oct 12 , 2012 when malala was shot in the head for her stance on education of girls . it then moves backwards in the past where there are many things to be learnt about the young girl whose resistance and support of education won many hearts both in pakistan and abroad .\nalthough , it is important to remember that she also gained many critics at home . this has resulted in her book being banned in private schools in pakistan . there is also the fear , further cemented with the release of her memoir , that malala has been turned into a tool for certain powerful parties who may be using her in order to realise their own ulterior motives .\nde getty images . remarque : les images embarqu\u00e9es ne peuvent pas \u00eatre utilis\u00e9es \u00e0 des fins commerciales .\nplease make sure if the provided profile id is correct or not . it does not belongs to any facebook profile .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - 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", "topic": 5}], "title": "return to sleepaway camp", "paragraphs": ["sleepaway camp , return to sleepaway camp , sleepaway camp 2 : unhappy campers , sleepaway camp 3 : teenage wasteland . news , interviews , trailers , exclusive video .\nwatch online return to sleepaway camp 2008 full with english subtitle . watch online free return to sleepaway camp , paul deangelo , jonathan tiersten , isaac hayes .\nfind great deals on ebay for return to sleepaway camp . shop with confidence .\n2008 saw the release of return to sleepaway camp , a sequel directed by original sleepaway camp director robert hiltzik , which ignored the events of the previous sequels . hiltzik\u2019s plan was to turn his installments of the franchise into a trilogy of their own , by following up return to sleepaway camp with sleepaway camp reunion 3d .\nreturn to sleepaway camp is part remake , filmed when horror remakes were the craze . many characters are analogues to original sleepaway camp characters by being similar or opposite .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing return to sleepaway camp near you .\nreturn to sleepaway camp is a 2008 slasher film written and directed by robert hiltzik . this film takes place after 1983 ' s sleepaway camp , and ignores the ev .\njeff hayes shot footage on the set of\nreturn to sleepaway camp\nevery day of the 2 month shoot to compile this documentary .\nmichael simpson , the director of sleepaway camp ii : unhappy campers and sleepaway camp iii : teenage wasteland recently wrote a script for his series of sleepaway camp movies as well , titled sleepaway camp : berserk and is now in its 2nd draft .\nexclusive interviews . here you can find exclusive video interviews of the cast of return to sleepaway camp on the set of the movie .\nsleepaway camp - wikipedia . this article is about the horror movie . for the summer activity , see summer camp . sleepaway camp . theatrical film poster .\nreturn to sleepaway camp has taken a different tactic than the previous sequels , not the least of which is the return of director robert hiltzik to the helm . hiltzik decided that , instead of following the lead character angela through life after sleepaway camp he would instead focus on the future happenings at the camp itself in the wake of angela\u2019s revelation .\ncamp friendship offers a sleepaway camp for residents of maryland . if you have any questions pertaining to summer camp , sleepaway camp , overnight camp , coed summer camp , horseback riding camp , residential camp , or tennis summer camp in washington dc , maryland , virginia , north carolina , or pennsylvania , contact camp friendship at : 1 ( 800 ) 873 - 3223 or ( 434 ) 589 - 8950 .\nreturn to sleepaway camp . 1 . 2k likes . movie . in case you missed it , we acquired the sci - fi thriller flick the last days on mars !\nreturn to sleepaway camp continues the story of the original in the wake of angela ' s ' big surprise ' . this film is a fun time for the hardcore fans of the original sleepaway camp , but not so much for anyone who is not .\nanother summer and another sleepaway camp \u2013 but it seems someone has returned to spoil everyone\u2019s fun .\nwelcome back for the final episode of the liberal dead ' s sleepaway camp retrospective podcast series ! in this episode , jeff ( @ jeff _ fotd ) and james ( @ drjimmyterror ) head back to camp to discuss robert hiltzik ' s 2008 film , return to sleepaway camp , and the\nfinal film\nin the series , 2012 ' s re - worked sleepaway camp iv : the survivor .\nrobert hiltzik announced plans for this to be the second part of his sleepaway camp trilogy . the next film would be sleepaway camp : reunion , and see the highly anticipated return of aunt martha , a character referenced in each sequel but not seen since the original .\nhiltzik has planned more continuations , with sleepaway camp reunion being the next in line .\n\u00b7 my first and hopefully only disappointment of the month , ' sleepaway camp ' is a tawdry , sleazy slasher film without any distinguishing qualities until a mesmerizing . see the full list of return to sleepaway camp cast and crew including actors , directors , producers and more .\nsleepaway camp was shot in 5 weeks on a budget of only $ 350 , 000 .\n, camp friendship is the best choice in the blue ridge mountains . camp friendship overnight summer camp in\nas of summer 2 . 01 . hiltzik was reportedly tweaking the script . although he had no rights to the film series , michael simpson , the director of sleepaway camp ii : unhappy campers and sleepaway camp iii : teenage wasteland , wrote a script for his series of sleepaway camp movies as well , titled sleepaway camp : berserk . series creator robert hiltzik now owns the rights to the sleepaway camp franchise , which , as of 2 . references [ edit ] external links [ edit ] .\nalison ( carrie chambers ) , a survivor of the sleepaway camp trilogy , is being plagued by nightmares which gruesomely force her to revisit the sleepaway camp . unable to recall the actual . . . see full synopsis \u00bb\nare you looking for a sleepaway camp near maryland ? camp friendship is the perfect maryland sleepaway camp for your children ! located at the foothills of the blue ridge mountains in fluvanna county , virginia , our summer camp programs are open to boys and girls ages 7 - 16 .\ncollins\u2019 crypt : the funky history of the sleepaway camp franchise | birth . movies . death .\nwelcome back for the second episode of the liberal dead ' s sleepaway camp retrospective podcast series ! in this episode , jeff ( @ jeff _ fotd ) and james ( @ drjimmyterror ) check into camp rolling hills and camp new horizons to visit angela and discuss director michael a . simpson ' s cult classics , sleepaway camp ii : unhappy campers and sleepaway camp iii : teenage wasteland !\nwelcome to the inaugural episode of the liberal dead ' s sleepaway camp retrospective podcast series ! in this episode , jeff ( @ jeff _ fotd ) and james ( @ drjimmyterror ) grab their camping gear and head off to camp to review robert hiltzik ' s film , sleepaway camp .\nunlike the original sleepaway camp where the identity of the killer is assumed all along and the big ending surprise takes a completely different twist , return to sleepaway camp keeps the identity as well as the murderous motives of the killer a secret until the end . plus the ending has a big ole\u2019 whopper of a surprise to boot .\nreturn to sleepaway camp , which was released in 2008 , follows yet another summer camp where people mysteriously start to turn up dead . identity of the killer is kept as a mystery just as in the original film , but it still retains some comedic elements from previous films .\nreturn to sleepaway camp sees a few cast members from the first film return alongside original director robert hiltzick . no effort is made to tie this film into the events of the sequels , and could be considered as a direct sequel to sleepaway camp with the second and third films dismissed . this is all fair enough , but with over twenty years for hiltzick to come up with a new story , one would expect something much better than this low - budget straight - to - dvd disaster .\na ' return ' this is not . hiltzik should ' ve taken sleepaway camp iv ' s demise as a warning and let this series go quietly . return is nothing what the original trilogy was in terms of kills or fun . it limps by on sloppy editing , unlikeable characters , unsatisfying kills and hopes that people get pulled in by the return of past characters . with another sleepwaway camp movie on the way in 2010 ( also directed by robert hiltzik ) , here ' s hoping that return was the lone charred french fry in the fryer .\nsleepaway camp 2 : unhappy campers , michael a . simpson ( 1988 ) - trailer / bande - annonce\nsleepaway camp 3 : teenage wasteland official trailer # 1 - michael j . pollard movie ( 1989 ) hd\ncamp friendship is an overnight summer camp in virginia . with its close proximity to washington dc and baltimore maryland , camp friendship is a great overnight summer camp in virginia ! camp friendship is an overnight summer camp in virginia for campers ages 7 - 16 .\nit was first reported in 2009 that writer / director robert hiltzik would complete his trilogy , which was started with sleepaway camp and then return to sleepaway camp , with a third feature titled sleepaway camp reunion . however , as of 2013 , it was reported that hiltzik was working on a remake / reboot producer jeff hayes . the movie , or any updates , has never materialized . michael simpson , director of sleepaway camp ii and iii , was also rumored to have a sequel script in the works \u2013 sleepaway camp : berserk , though he retains no rights to the franchise . still , sleepaway camp and its franchise are a cult classic and beloved by horror fans . this , of course , begs the questions\u2026 a ) should the franchise ever be continued ? and b ) how should the franchise be continued ?\njonathan tiersten ( ricky ) performed the murder scenes in the original sleepaway camp because felissa rose was too young .\ncamp friendship also has year round camp facilities . whether you are looking for a :\nnow this movie was great . angela returns , again , but now she really doesn ' t care . the cast in this film is soooooo much better than sleepaway camp 2 ( and eventually return ) that it ' s not even funny .\ndirect download : scr - 03 - returntosleepawaycampsleepawaycamp4 . mp3 category : sleepaway camp retrospective - - posted at : 11 : 17pm edt\ndirect download : scr - 02 - sleepawaycamp23 . mp3 category : sleepaway camp retrospective - - posted at : 12 : 22pm edt\ndirect download : scr - 01 - sleepawaycamp . mp3 category : sleepaway camp retrospective - - posted at : 11 : 00am edt\none example of the latter comes when the stoner kid called weed dies in a similar way to the pot - smoking shote sisters from sleepaway camp 2 .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nthe film begins in the midst of a summer at camp manabe . comparing sleepaway camp with return to sleepaway camp , the only thing of note is how much crueller everyone seems to be \u2013 the kids are all detestable jerks , and the camp counsellors don\u2019t fare much better . i think we\u2019re supposed to sympathise with alan ( michael gibney ) , a tubby kid who is mercilessly bullied . it might be possible to get behind his character if he wasn\u2019t such a smart mouthed little prick , and it becomes painfully obvious that this is the sort of guy who does himself no favours . the rest of the kids are pretty forgettable , their roles simply requiring them to act like dickheads which the actors pull off with remarkable ease whilst none of the girls even have the decency to remove their clothes . c\u2019mon , i have certain expectations from movies of this nature , and return to sleepaway camp meets none of them .\nanyway , we return to the first camp , again under a different name for obvious reasons . the kicker ? this ignores sleepaway camp 2 , 3 , and 4 , taking place a few years after the events of the original . the buff guy , angela , and ricky all reprise their roles for this awful , awful film .\nour fluvanna county overnight summer camp in virginia offers 6 different summer camp programs such as junior village , senior village , and even an equestrian camp .\nwriter / director robert hiltzik wrote the beginning and ending of the sleepaway story first .\nsleepaway camp has become , over the years , a classic horror movie of sorts . although the film never broke any records in the box office and does not have midnight showings in most major cities , sleepaway camp maintains a steady legion of passionate fans and has unmistakably achieved cult status .\nthe sleepaway camp series got sudden revival in the late 2000s as the original director , robert hiltzik , decided to make more sequels , which ignore the three previous films .\nsome have theorized that the character who felissa rose portrayed in\nreturn to sleepaway camp\nwas actually the real angela , who everyone had assumed died in the boating accident from the beginning of the first film . we see the life - vest rise to the surface of the water at the beginning , and at the end we find out that peter survived the accident and that the person who we thought was angela throughout the movie was actually peter . in\nreturn\n, rose ' s character may actually be the real angela who also survived the boating accident and was assumed dead . rose and producer jeff hayes explain this at the end of the\nreturn to sleepaway camp : behind the scenes\ndocumentary on the dvd . some thought they were joking but felissa rose later confirmed this to be true .\nreturn to sleepaway camp is the long - awaited sequel to robert hiltzik ' s original 1983 cult classic slasher horror movie . he returned after twenty years as the director , writer , and executive producer . the film sees the return of three of the main cast from the first , and ignored the two sequels from the 80 ' s . the film follows an awkward teenager with some mental issues while campers and counselors are murdered around him at a summer camp . it came about at a time when horror remakes were the craze .\nallison kramer suffers recurring nightmares and selective amnesia . she returns to camp to discover the truth only to find dark memories coming to life before her very eyes .\nto say i\u2019m disappointed in return to sleepaway camp is a redundant understatement . although foolish to expect great things from a film series that has been dead for almost twenty years , i really was not prepared for just how bad this could be . the sequels may have just about been entertaining despite floundering in places , but this one sinks right down to the bottom of the lake . even the returning cast members can\u2019t save this disappointing film \u2013 although they do seem to be the only ones actually trying to honour the original \u2013 and after ninety minutes at sleepaway camp you\u2019ll be wishing you\u2019d never gone back .\nover the years , the sleepaway camp films gained a loyal cult following . in the late 1980s , michael a . simpson directed two sequels , sleepaway camp ii : unhappy campers ( 1988 ) and sleepaway camp iii : teenage wasteland ( 1989 ) . in them , angela ( now played by bruce springsteen ' s younger sister , pamela springsteen ) resurfaces at a nearby summer camp , but this time masquerading as a counselor after a sex change that made her entirely female . much like at the previous camp , she gleefully tortures and kills everyone upon whom she can get her hands .\nit ' s kind of depressing seeing the return of one of 80s cult horror darlings amounting to sneezing in the face of your girlfriend ' s dad when you first meet . then you remember how annoying michael gibney ' s character is , and how this return amounted to little more than a ' how not to make a comeback ' lesson in the span of 86 minutes , and decide to revisit the original trilogy for solace . go set up camp somewhere else .\nreturn to sleepaway camp seemingly ignored the events of the previous movies and saw felissa rose taking back her throne as angela baker . ronnie ( paul deangelo ) , ricky ( jonathan tiersten ) , cafeteria cook ( mike tatosian ) and dee dee friedman all took back their roles in the film , too . following its release by distributor magnolia home entertainment , the movie was destroyed by negative reviews across the board , where critics panned it for being sloppy and extremely unfunny . sources list the movie\u2019s budget as $ 4 , 000 , 000 and i find it difficult to believe that it was able to recoup more than 25 % of that . despite its disastrous reception , return to sleepaway camp got filmmakers talking about more sequels again .\nwhile we all anxiously await the arrival of that must - own release , today we whet your appetite for those gory summer camp shenanigans by looking back on five sleepaway camp sequels that were planned but never quite happened .\nin 2 . 00 . 2 the unfinished footage was released and made available as an exclusive fourth disc in anchor bay / starz entertainment ' s sleepaway camp . dvd boxed set . in 2 . dvd and amazon video on demand . a new film , return to sleepaway camp , was completed in 2 . it was directed by robert hiltzik , the director of the original 1 . he decided that this chapter will ignore the story lines of the previous sequels , stating that he wanted to pick up from where the original film ended . according to fangoria .\nwe enroll about 130 girls ranging in age from 8 to 16 . they come from all over the us and some from overseas . we are very proud that between 85 - 95 % of our campers return each summer . we also have second and third generation campers ! runoia girls are proud of their camp and value their camp friends . many girls come to camp knowing no one at camp and create friendships and bonds that last a lifetime .\n& quot ; it & # 39 ; s sort of neat seeing a couple of faces from sleepaway camp return , particularly jonathan tiersten who reprises his role as ricky . sadly he is sorely underused and awkwardly included into the rather terrible plot . & quot ; < br / > < br / > i concur !\nthe only character to physically appear in each film entry with the exception of sleepaway camp iv : the survivor but this movie was not completed so you could say she was in every movie .\nsleepaway camp offers many different interpretations when it comes to the psychology of the story , but also offers alternate perspectives of the physical aspects , such as : who killed who ? here ' s one way of looking at things that will make your next screening an interesting one . while this section was originally written in 1999 just for fun yet has long been a target for the ol '\nnerd looking too deep into things\nslam , it seems in the upcoming return to sleepaway camp that this essay is asking the right questions . . .\nanother rogue sequel , sleepaway camp iv : the survivor , directed by jim markovic , was partially filmed but never completed . in 2002 the unfinished footage was released and made available as an exclusive fourth disc in anchor bay / starz entertainment ' s sleepaway camp dvd boxed set . since then , markovic has worked with webmaster john klyza to finish the film properly .\nwarning : spoilers it was recently announced there would be a new entry in my favorite horror movie franchise of all time , sleepaway camp . originally conceiving of it as a remake , new line\u2019s jeff katz now says he is making a direct sequel to the original 1983 film to be set in the present day . felissa rose , who first played killer angela baker before handing the role off to pamela springsteen for the sequels , will star and co - produce . rose had previously returned to her most - famous role in 2003\u2019s return to sleepaway camp , an uninspired drudge of a film that ignored the springsteen entries and is best forgotten .\nrobert hiltzik originally wanted to cast a blonde actress as\njudy\nthe camp bitch .\nthe film found distribution , and was released november 4 , 2 . magnolia / magnet pictures . review copies of the film had been sent out , and the movie ' s screener had already been leaked prior to the release , ruining the surprise ending . the purportedly final film in hiltzik ' s sleepaway camp trilogy , titled sleepaway camp reunion , was also announced to be in the works . distribution had been arranged via magnolia pictures . creator robert hiltzik stated that he would make the film if his budget was met . however , hiltzik and\nreturn to sleepaway camp\nproducer jeff hayes have since started working on a reboot / remake that would retain the key characters and elements of the original film with additional storyline elements and a dose of modernizing .\nreturn to sleepaway camp is very fun for nostalgia sake and everyone who loves the tale of angela and her exacting of revenge on the nerdy campers should check it out . if you are not a fan of the original , or ( gasp ) haven\u2019t seen it yet then it is highly recommended that you partake prior to watching this \u201ccontinuation\u201d . otherwise , i fear , you just won\u2019t get it .\nronnie ( paul deangelo ) , a former camp arawak counselor from the original sleepaway camp , is now co - owner of the new camp manabe with frank ( vincent pastore ) . ronnie becomes suspicious when kids and camp staff begin falling victims to gruesome\naccidents\nagain , and can ' t seem to shake what happened 20 years ago . as he deals with his paranoia and list of suspects , kids and camp staff unknowingly line up for their shot at being the next casualty .\nat camp friendship , we have everything you need to ensure your event is a success . in addition , have the best sleepaway camp for residents of the state of maryland . contact us at 1 ( 800 ) 873 - 3223 or ( 434 ) 589 - 8950 .\nwhenever the sun comes back out to play and the weather starts to warm up , the sleepaway camp franchise once again becomes a hot topic of discussion in the horror community \u2013 it is , after all , the ultimate summer slasher series .\nblair witch 2 : book of shadows brian yuzna bride of re - animator diary of the dead featured friday the 13th : a new beginning george a . romero halloween iii : season of the witch hellraiser : hellworld jason goes to hell : the final friday paranormal activity : the ghost dimension return of the living dead 3 sleepaway camp iv : the survivor survival of the dead trending wishmaster\njr . camp with riding \u2013 for campers 7 - 12 years old . half - day riding , half - day traditional camp .\ndue to a series of unfortunate events , the third sequel \u2013 the survivor , never got to see the light of day . this was due to the fact that the backing production company , double helix films , went bankrupt during principal photography and an estimated 34 minutes of footage was cataloged , sealed and put on the shelf for more than ten years . luckily , jim markovic was able to get his hands on the footage that was recorded on the very first day of filming and released it as a short film interlaced with clips from the previous movies in the form of various editions . this wasn\u2019t the only way sleepaway camp was resurrected in the new millennium . the fifth film , return to sleepaway camp , was released in 2008 to major fanfare .\nfinally , we get a music video for\nreturn to sleepaway camp\nperformed by goat and friends . basically , it ' s the song heard during the opening credits of the film , but it ' s not even a music video . rather , it ' s a semi - static shot of the main menu dvd graphic with an annoying song by that lousy garage band that lives next door to you playing in the background .\nsleepaway camp is fun , but really only for fans of the original and perhaps of the preceding components of the trilogy . it\u2019s interesting how cheesy and ridiculous camp can be acceptable in a horror movie from decades ago yet seem , well , ridiculous and cheesy when done today . the production quality was fine but the characters are so over the top that it is a bit overbearing . and what about the primary villain kid - teaser that you love to hate ? the original had judy but return to sleepaway camp has nobody . there are some good cameos from members of the original cast to keep things interesting though , and as a card - carrying fan of the original i was on the edge of my seat through every second .\nthese films had more of a comic tone than the original . another rogue sequel , sleepaway camp iv : the survivor , directed by jim markovic , was partially filmed in the early 1 .\nthe plan was for the film to end with a battle between felissa rose\u2019s angela and pamela springsteen\u2019s , the two angelas engaging in a fight to the death . \u201cit would make the ultimate sleepaway camp film , \u201d simpson said . \u201cit would be talked about for decades . \u201d\nas a child , writer / director robert hiltzik actually went to the camp which was used in the film .\ni for one was really surprised by how much i liked return to sleepaway camp , even though the surprise at the end was horribly done . they could ' ve done a better job with the sheriff disguise for angela , even on a low budget . but i enjoyed how nasty and mean it was , just like the first film , and the kills were pretty good . i couldn ' t enjoy sc 2 or 3 at all .\nsleepaway camp spawned a couple of sequels that were progressively bad yet still had a campy fun to them that is endearing . the gore in the sleepaway camp trilogy is first rate and over time films one through three morphed into the commercially successful sleepaway camp survival kit . a couple of things were missing from the second and third offerings of the franchise ; the first omission was the star of the show felissa rose who was replaced by sister of \u201cthe boss\u201d pamela springsteen and the second was the \u201cbig secret\u201d from the first film . just in case you do not know the climax ( swells and curves ? ) of the first film i will not reveal it \u2013 but it\u2019s worth watching the goofy acting and dopy camp counselor in dolphin shorts to see this twist first hand .\nthe most infamous of all the unmade sleepaway camp sequels is without question the survivor , which was to be the fourth installment in the series . centering on a survivor of the original sleepaway camp named allison kramer , the survivor entered production in october of 1992 and a full 30 - minutes of the film was shot , before the production company went bankrupt . that spelled the end of the entire production , and it wasn\u2019t until 10 years later that the footage was released to the public .\nafter murdering a young girl , angela baker assumes her identity and travels to camp new horizons , built on the grounds of the camp she terrorized the year before , and starts killing again .\nthere are days and nights off assigned for each session . you will get approximately 2 days per session and one or two nights a week out of camp . there is also time off in camp . camp runoia has a generous time off plan to help staff rejuvenate .\nfrank and mel kostic are similar camp owners , seeming to care more about making a buck than protecting their charges .\na new film , return to sleepaway camp , was completed in 2003 and initially struggled to find distribution . it was directed by robert hiltzik , the director of the original 1983 film . he decided that this chapter will ignore the story lines of the previous sequels , stating that he wanted to pick up from where the original film ended . according to urltoken the digital effects were redone from 2006 to 2008 . the film finally found distribution , and was released november 4 , 2008 , by magnolia / magnet pictures . review copies of the film had been sent out , and the movie ' s screener had already been leaked prior to the release .\nthat\u2019s all for this week but don\u2019t miss next weeks updates where you can check out the second summer return of a huge camp event and get the scoop live from the top of the beanstalk ! ( all will be reviled . ) as always , we thank you for being part of the camp friendship community and hope you are enjoying your summer wherever you may be !\nthe movie that kinda never was . after the conclusion of sleepaway camp 3 , they started production for sleepaway camp 4 , except they only got 30 minutes of footage . the company who was footing the bill went bankrupt so they couldn ' t do anything else . the movie was more or less canceled . the 30 mins of footage was released on the special edition box set of the first three movies in the early 2000s . however , just a few years ago , some independent company took that third minutes , spliced some footage detailing the themes of the first three movies , threw a narration on top , and called it sleepaway camp 4 . . . .\nthe most infamous of all the unmade sleepaway camp sequels is without question the survivor , which was to be the fourth installment in the series . centering on a survivor of the original sleepaway camp named allison kramer , the survivor entered production in october of 1992 and a full 30 - minutes of the film was shot , before the production company went bankrupt . that spelled the end of the entire production , and it wasn ' t until 10 years later that the footage was released to the public . 2002 saw the release of anchor bay ' s sleepaway camp survival kit dvd box set , which included a special fourth disc , containing the rough footage that was shot for the survivor . in 2012 , that footage was cleaned up and flashbacks from the previous films were added to it , along with newly recorded narration and visual effects . the idea was to essentially paint a picture of what the fourth installment was going to be like , and the pseudo - sleepaway camp 4 : the survivor was independently released on dvd , currently available through amazon ' s burn - on - demand program .\nmoving into the final\u00e9 of week six we are off to meet the wizard later on this evening . yes it\u2019s our wizard of oz performance , we wish good luck to all those involved and can feel a buzz about camp . don\u2019t forget to check out more about camping life in our weekly video update on vimeo soon to be released . check out photos of camp on your camp in touch account .\n2002 saw the release of anchor bay\u2019s sleepaway camp survival kit dvd box set , which included a special fourth disc , containing the rough footage that was shot for the survivor . in 2012 , that footage was cleaned up and flashbacks from the previous films were added to it , along with newly recorded narration and visual effects . the idea was to essentially paint a picture of what the fourth installment was going to be like , and the pseudo - sleepaway camp 4 : the survivor was independently released on dvd , currently available through amazon\u2019s burn - on - demand program .\ncamp manabe is where kids torment each other but people soon start turning up dead .\npeople begin to suspect alan in the disappearances / deaths at camp manabe when he vanishes after a particularly brutal prank instigated by his crush , karen ( erin broderick ) , and the death count begins to rise faster . ronnie ( paul deangelo , of the original sleepaway camp ) still thinks that angela ( the murderer throughout the series ) is to blame , but helps to organize a search for alan after angela ' s cousin , ricky ( jonathan tierston , also from the original film ) arrives to help out .\nthe purportedly final film in hiltzik ' s sc trilogy is also in the making . its working title is sleepaway camp reunion , distribution has already been arranged via magnolia pictures , for dvd with a limited theatrical release planned in 3d .\nafter writing sleepaway camp 2 : unhappy campers and sleepaway camp 3 : teenage wasteland , fritz gordon came up with the idea of continuing the franchise with a fourth installment subtitled angel of death , a reference to the nickname angela is given in the first sequel . though not much is known about the idea , it\u2019s been described as a fusion of friday the 13th and the breakfast club , with angela becoming a high school teacher , and heading a detention full of troublemakers . i think you can figure out where the story was to go from there !\nlater into the day riders took part in the egg and spoon race and a command class . in other camp activity we are going to be enjoying our closing camp fire tonight and welcoming our week six campers . that\u2019s all for now . don\u2019t forget to check out our new video released later today and keep up to date with photos on your camp - in - touch account .\nreturn forgets everything that made the other movies great ( or passable in the case of sleepaway camp 2 ) and goes for this really weird comedy angle . the whole movie revolves around a group of campers making fun of this fat kid ( who ' s a jerk , but they certainly don ' t help ) . this is meant to trick the viewer into thinking he ' s the one doing all the killing , but of course its not . they even got ricky to say angela ' s in a psych ward and he visits her .\nmore recently , michael simpson wrote a script for a sequel titled sleepaway camp : berserk , which expanded the storyline laid out in the first three films , while at the same time providing more of a backstory about the character of angela .\nit ' s summer camp as usual at camp manabe where the kids torment each other for fun while the underpaid camp staff provides as little supervision as possible . greedy camp owner frank and junior partner ronnie do their best to keep everyone in line , but something sinister is about to put a slash in the roster . when campers and staff mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses , paranoid ronnie can ' t shake the memory of a series of grisly murders that took place at camp arawak , where he worked two decades earlier . has a ghost from the past come back to haunt him ? as the paranoia worsens , ronnie ' s list of possible killers starts growing just like the body count . everyone becomes a suspect from vicious kids to shady members of the camp staff , and even former camp arawak camper ricky who mysteriously works nearby . who is knocking off these victims and why ? only one thing is for certain , something is carving a bloody new trail at sleepaway camp where kids can be so mean . . .\na press release announcing the film was sent out several years back , indicating it would enter production in 2008 and be released in 2009 . of course , both years came and went without either happening , and sleepaway camp reunion to this day remains locked away in the bowels of development hell .\nwhen sleepaway camp opened , it was the top grossing film in new york , beating out the premiere of barbara streisand ' s yentyl . it also killed it ' s horror competition by raking in almost double the gross of amityville 3 - d !\nshe has been living with her eccentric aunt , dr . martha thomas , and her cousin ricky thomas . angela and ricky are sent to camp arawak . due to her introverted nature , angela is bullied , her main tormentors being fellow camper judy and camp counselor meg .\nit ' s summer camp as usual at camp manabe where the kids torment each other for fun while the underpaid camp staff provides as little supervision as possible . greedy camp owner frank and junior partner ronnie do their best to keep everyone in line , but something sinister is about to put a slash in the roster . when campers and staff mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses , paranoid ronnie can ' t shake the memory of a series of grisly murders that took place at camp arawak , where he worked two decades earlier . has a ghost from the past come back to haunt him ? as the paranoia worsens , ronnie ' s list of possible killers starts growing just like the body count . everyone becomes a suspect from vicious kids to shady members of the camp staff , and even former camp arawak camper ricky who mysteriously works nearby . who is knocking off these victims and why ? only one thing is for certain , something is carving a bloody new trail at sleepaway camp where kids can be so mean and surviving this summer is gonna be a real killer !\nif you want to love something that , if shown to a new audience , they might consider it racist or gross , you have to know exactly why you love it , and i know exactly why i like sleepaway camp . number one , it\u2019s catered perfectly to the white , middle - class horny teenage boy i was when i discovered the films in a local video store . the springsteen entries are boobs akimbo , and that was a big selling point to me then .\nbox office $ 1 . 1 million . sleepaway camp ( also marketed on vhs as nightmare vacation ) is a 1 . american slasher film written and directed by robert hiltzik , [ 1 ] who also served as executive producer . the film tells the story of a young girl and her cousin who are sent to a summer camp , where a group of killings begins shortly after their arrival . released at a time when slasher films were in their heyday , the film is infamously known for its twist ending , which is considered by some to be one of the most shocking endings among horror films . [ 2 ] sleepaway camp is also notable as the last film of tony - nominee mike kellin .\nviva ! program \u2013 for campers 13 - 16 years old . explore virginia and experience traditional camp\nit\u2019s sort of neat seeing a couple of faces from sleepaway camp return , particularly jonathan tiersten who reprises his role as ricky . sadly he is sorely underused and awkwardly included into the rather terrible plot . if you\u2019re familiar with how these movies work , you\u2019ll guess who the killer is as soon as they step in front of the camera . that doesn\u2019t deter hiltzick from at least attempting to throw a few red herrings our way , but it\u2019s still pretty weak storytelling with a reveal that is more likely to elicit groans as opposed to gasps . that said , a couple of the kills are pretty imaginative and the gore effects aren\u2019t too bad .\n* * return has a character named t . c . , which is also the name of one of the characters in sleepaway ii , though he died pretty definitively in that one so it ' s probably just a coincidence . the name , for the record , was a reference to tom cruise , as all of the characters in ii were named after brat packers and their associates . in part iii , they were named after brady bunch and munster characters .\ni recently watched sleepaway camp for the third time with my roommate . the movie is a cult classic with a fantastic ending and great kills . little did i know , there are\nfour\nsequels to the film . how bad cold they be ? i thought . turns out , they ' re pretty bad .\ndirected by robert hiltzik\nit ' s summer camp as usual at camp manabe where the kids torment each other for fun while the underpaid camp staff provides as little supervision as possible . greedy camp owner frank and junior partner ronnie do their best to keep everyone in line , but something sinister is about to put a slash in the roster . when campers and staff mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses , paranoid ronnie can ' t shake the memory of a series of grisly murders that took place at camp arawak , where he worked two decades earlier .\n( by imdb . com )\nsleepaway camp is a 1983 cult classic slasher horror movie from the mind of robert hiltzik , who served as writer , director , and executive producer . at first glance the film is about teen campers getting killed at a summer camp , but the story delves into mystery , humor , and psychological genres . it came about at a time when slasher films were in their heyday .\nyou need to login to do this . get known if you don ' t have an account\nas an activity instructor , you are expected to be able to plan and teach at least one camp activity . there are four - five one - hour activity periods most days , and staff are often asked to teach the same activity all periods .\nthere\u2019s always going to be a nostalgia factor in loving problematic things . to watch the sleepaway camp movies is to remember a time when i was discovering my own sexuality by pausing the screen when jill terashita took her shirt off , or laughing with my best friend as angela drowned valerie hartman in an outhouse . that\u2019s a feeling that you can\u2019t communicate to a fresh audience , and you have to accept that . the general horror movie audience that watched these films did so with a far less socially critical eye than people do now , and you can\u2019t ask them to turn that off to make your acceptance of a work more comfortable .\n20 years after the massacre at camp arawak , a new string of murders erupts at camp manabe . centered around a boy with social issues named alan , the killing spree slowly builds up , leaving campers and counselors to wonder if the infamous angela baker has returned .\nbesides a horror film , sleepaway camp presents itself as a mystery film , with red herrings and a bit of agatha christie inspired whodunit ? as the film progresses , it becomes clearer that the killer is probably ricky , angela , or paul , with the audience left guessing who is guilty .\n: there are several to the original , and even a few possible ones to the previous sequels .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nsimpson described the movie as being a straight up horror film , rather than a campy horror / comedy , and it was to incorporate storylines from all four of the official sleepaway camp films , tying them all together . though berserk could still happen someday , there has been no progress in the last few years , as far as i know .\nthat said , i agreed to host a screening of the fourth film , return to sleepaway camp ( which ran late , causing me to oversleep when i got home and miss a morning flight ) , in october of 2009 . it showed with the original ( on 35mm ! ) , a double feature that was supposed to feature q & a with hiltzik , who canceled earlier in the week . was it worth missing sleep and a flight ? well , no . one of the actresses from the film ( not rose , because she demanded a hefty appearance fee to appear at a q & a at a non - profit theater ) mst3k ' d the thing , making it more fun than it had any right to be , because it ' s kind of a terrible movie . in that same ranking i mentioned earlier , just about everyone put it last , a sad fate for the film considering its long journey to release .\nyet here\u2019s the thing , and take it from a critic who spends a lot of the time looking at works through a social justice lens : i can both advocate for better representations of marginalized groups in new films and still love sleepaway camp . to quote anita sarkeesian : \u201cit ' s both possible , and even necessary , to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects . \u201d\nwilly kuskin was being picked on just like his character , mozart , by one of the sleepaway cast . at some point it got so bad that frank trent saladino ( who played mozart ' s counselor gene ) actually stepped in to protect willy !\nthere were some pitches for a true sleepaway camp 4 , with the best ( imo ) being one that brought pamela springsteen and felissa rose together for a final showdown , pamela as angela and felissa rose as a person who ' s playing angela in some cult play . it sounded amazing . more on that :\ncampers come to our summer camp from virginia , washington dc , maryland and the rest of the mid - atlantic region . we also have a successful international camper program .\n8 years later in 1983 after the boating accident , 14 - year - old angela and 17 - year - old ricky are sent to camp arawak by martha , who reminds them not to tell anyone how they got the signatures for their physical exams . the buses arrive at the camp , and artie , the creepy camp cook , practically drools over the underage campers while his assistant , ben , laughs . ricky introduces angela to his best friend , paul , and he shows angela around the camp since he has spent the last few summers there . angela doesn ' t respond to paul , and is remains silent as ricky finished the tour and shows her to her bunk . ricky tries to talk to judy , his former girlfriend from last summer , but she hardly acknowledges him , instead interested in the older boys , including mike and billy .\nyou will be paid a salary based on age , experience , and job responsibilities that is competitive to other camp salaries . in addition to your pay , you receive room , board ( meals ) , and free laundry service .\nalan ( michael gibney ) is a loser attending camp manabe . he ' s a jerk , but also the victim of numerous pranks , including one where his stepbrother , michael , skins his beloved pet frog and uses it to scare two girls from the camp - - blaming it on alan .\nangela , supposedly reformed and living under an assumed surname , is working at a summer camp . however , when the campers start misbehaving , she soon reverts to her old ways .\nwe offer activities that make us unique , such as a horseback riding program , color wars , and a ropes course . we also offer a wide variety of traditional summer camp activities such as soccer , volleyball , arts and crafts , and camp fires ."]}
{"id": 115534, "summary": [{"text": "frost/nixon is a 2008 british-american historical drama film based on the 2006 play of the same name by peter morgan , who also adapted the screenplay .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film tells the story behind the frost/nixon interviews of 1977 .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was directed by ron howard and produced for universal pictures by howard , brian grazer of imagine entertainment and tim bevan and eric fellner of working title films , and received five academy award nominations , including best picture , best actor and best director .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film reunites its original two stars from the west end and broadway productions of the play : michael sheen as british television broadcaster david frost and frank langella as former united states president richard nixon . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "frost / nixon ( film )", "paragraphs": ["david frost ( michael sheen ) interviews richard nixon ( frank langella ) in\nfrost / nixon .\nfrank langella as richard nixon in the donmar warehouse production of frost / nixon .\nfrost / nixon film makes u . s . premiere nov . 21 at l . a . paley center\nfrost / nixon film makes u . s . premiere nov . 21 at l . a . paley center | playbill\nfrost / nixon\nis based on journalist david frost ' s 1977 interview with former president richard nixon . frost obtained exclusive rights to interview nixon and on may 4 , 1977 , forty - five million americans tuned in .\nquestion : you have seen ron howard ' s film\nfrost / nixon .\nwhat did you think of it as theater ?\nfrost / nixon has received five academy award nominations , including best motion picture .\ni loved the movie . sheen is also very good in frost / nixon .\nrelated : listen to david frost ' s conversation with frost / nixon star michael sheen and read the daily beast ' s interview with former nixon aide diane sawyer .\nwhat really happened behind the scenes in frost / nixon ? the new film tells the story of the epic series of interviews between david frost and richard nixon in 1977 that ended in one of 20th century television ' s most dramatic confessions .\nthey do this for cheap added drama . did the same thing with frost / nixon .\nfrost / nixon is a 2008 historical drama film based on the play of the same name by peter morgan which dramatizes the frost / nixon interviews of 1977 . the film version was directed by ron howard and produced by brian grazer of imagine entertainment and tim bevan and eric fellner of working title films for universal pictures .\n. . . a worthy opponent . . .\n- frost / nixon on blu ray\ngo behind the scenes with ron howard and hear more abou the making of frost / nixon .\nthe author ( at right with nixon in 1977 ) guided frost ' s questioning on watergate .\nthe movie ignores that frost and nixon were already well - acquainted : frost had interviewed nixon during the ' 68 presidential campaign , and nixon even invited frost to host his 1970 white house christmas party . it ' s certainly true , though , that nixon and his aides didn ' t take him or the interviews seriously at first .\nnixon to answer frost ' s question more directly than he otherwise might have . in other words , more or less the opposite of what the play / film depicts .\nfrom nobody to nightmare : nixon views frost as a nobody he can manipulate to improve his image . thanks to this series , frost became a famous interviewer .\nthis film ' s brilliant screenplay , direction and performances capture frost and especially nixon extraordinarily well \u2013 and , while it takes a few liberties with the facts , it doesn ' t take as many as nixon himself did .\nnonetheless , the frost / nixon film , which i look forward to viewing , embodies the historical consensus : nixon was , in fact , guilty and only he , and his apologists , are able to deny this reality .\nfrost and nixon behave as if they ' ve never met before . in real life , frost interviewed nixon when he ran for president in 1968 . nixon enjoyed the interview so much that after he was elected , he met with frost in the white house to discuss producing a television special . see more \u00bb\n\u201cfrost / nixon\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . crude language .\nthis film is no vindication of nixon , but it has already resulted in a resurrection of human and historical interest in him .\nthe on - camera struggle , and the behind - the - scenes drama , inspired the 2006 stage production frost / nixon , starring michael sheen ( frost ) and frank langella ( nixon ) . film director ron howard adapted the play for the screen , and the film premieres today in new york . actor oliver platt plays zelnick , who went on to work for abc news for 21 years . bu today spoke to zelnick about his views on nixon , frost , and seizing opportunities .\nmaking it happen again in the 21st century with frost / nixon is undoubtedly a cinematic triumph ; but the film has other weaknesses when measured against history . as one of the few people who has known both nixon and frost well , i can say that it only catches one of their characters accurately .\n: jack brennan as played by kevin bacon is a humorless military man devoted to nixon , who threatens to ruin frost if he makes nixon look bad . in\nin the film he came across quite a bitter and almost jealous during the interview with revie , childish even . great film though , sheen is outstanding for me .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing frost / nixon near you .\nmind screw : nixon is a master at this , including a hilarious moment when he asks frost if he ' d spent the night fornicating moments before the cameras start rolling . subverted when nixon rings up frost in the middle of his heroic bsod ; at first it appears he ' s trying to further damage frost ' s morale , but nixon is actually drunk . when frost realises just before his final interview that nixon can ' t remember the conversation , it ' s our first sign that the advantage has passed to frost .\nfrost / nixon \u2019s iconic tv moment seems quaint after couric / palin . plus : cadillac records hits its groove .\nsome of frost / nixon is fiction , but playwright peter morgan does grasp why the interviewer is such a winner .\nthe film reunites its original two stars from the west end and broadway productions of the play , michael sheen as british television journalist / comedian david frost and frank langella as former united states president richard nixon .\nthe paley center for media presents the u . s . premiere of the new film\nfrost / nixon ,\nwhich is based on the award - winning play of the same name , nov . 21 .\nquestion : as a professional , and someone who has studied ( and written about ) richard nixon ' s psychology , was this film a psychological portrayal of nixon ? answer : yes . i believe the film effort captured the nixon whom i felt i had captured over three decades earlier : a brilliant , socially phobic , cumbersome , omniscient loner .\ncom journalism professor robert zelnick headed up the research team behind the historic 1977 interviews between disgraced former president richard nixon and british talk show host david frost . the exchanges , and the tale behind them , inspired the 2006 play frost / nixon . director ron howard\u2019s film adaptation of the play premieres today in new york . photo by kalman zabarsky\njust saw the film , i really did enjoy it ! brought back a lot of childhood memories to . great film . thats two good footie films now after also watching\nawaydays\nrelated : listen to david frost ' s conversation with frost / nixon star michael sheen and read the daily beast ' s interview with caroline cushing graham , played in the movie by rebecca hall .\nat the conclusion of\nfrost / nixon ,\nthe audience is told that the stupendous success of the interviews ultimately reflected frost ' s instinctive grasp that politics and show business had become one .\na dramatic retelling of the post - watergate television interviews between british talk - show host david frost and former president richard nixon .\na dramatic retelling of the post - watergate television interviews between british talk - show host david frost and former president richard nixon .\nas frost ' s top researcher robert zelnick describes this cathartic moment : ' it happened because the nixon staff made it happen . '\nbritish film excelled , pop fans reclaimed music - and it ' s been the best of all art years . from frost / nixon to planet earth , scottish national theatre to a bridge on kew , our critics pick their highlights .\nthe imagine entertainment and working title films motion picture \u2014 which features original frost / nixon stage stars frank langella ( as former president richard nixon ) and michael sheen ( as talk - show host david frost ) \u2014 also stars kevin bacon , oliver platt , sam rockwell , rebecca hall , toby jones and matthew macfadyen . playwright morgan also penned the film ' s screenplay .\nthese shows all began as movies that eventually became broadway musicals that were adapted once again for film .\n? the film is already out in the uk at least and has been for a few weeks .\nfrom a certain point of view : after the interviews , nixon privately asks david what it was that he and frost talked about over the phone . frost replies\ncheeseburgers .\nthis is technically true : the conversation started with frost and nixon discussing cheeseburgers ( mostly nixon lamenting that his poor health prevents him from eating them anymore ) . . . and then the conversation basically ends , because nixon proceeds to devolve into a bitter , paranoid monologue against anyone and everyone who ' s ever wronged him , while frost could only listen in stunned silence .\nthose are just a sample of the praises the critics have heaped on broadway ' s newest hit play ,\nfrost / nixon .\nnow look at frost . although he had a brilliant early career in england , which nixon may not have been very familiar with , he is shown in the film as a virtual has - been , exiled to australia . you can count on nixon and his agent swifty lazar ( toby jones ) to know that frost had failed to find financial backing , was paying nixon out of his own pocket and would be ruined if he didn ' t get what he clearly needed . then factor in nixon ' s envy of frost ' s popularity and genial personality . in one revealing moment , nixon confides he would do anything to be able to attend a party and just relax around people . nixon also questions him closely about his\ngirl friends .\nfrost represented nixon ' s vulnerabilities , his shortcomings and even some of his desires .\nthe film is very much done in a documentary style , whereas the play was played for laughs . in the film , you ' re never allowed to forget you ' re watching something that really happened .\ndespite that , the book is fantastic . i think i will go and see the film this week .\nfrost / nixon\nwill arrive in select u . s . theatres dec . 5 and 12 and will open nationwide dec . 25 .\nit ' s pretty heady stuff for any play , especially a first play , and that is exactly what\nfrost / nixon\nis .\ni found this film fascinating . it is , of course , about david frost ' s historic series of interviews with richard nixon , in which he finally extracted from nixon a partial apology to the american people . in the film , frost is depicted as being on his uppers , desperate the rescue a failing career . before his death , david frost denied that this was actually the case . certainly , he was so keen to do the interviews that he paid nixon a high fee for the interview and both protagonists knew that the interviews could make or break them . the drunken phone call from nixon to frost is also an invention , but since he is dead he could raise no objection . both michael sheen as frost and frank langella as nixon give terrific perfomances , but to me the real star is the script , which allows the actors to demonstrate the complexity of their characters and of the situation which they had created by arranging the interviews . it does use dramatic licence , and some critics thought that it made frost ' s interviews more important historically than they really were . but as a film , this really works and grabs the attention from the very beginning . although it has fictionalised the events somewhat , it is in an attempt to demonstrate in a dramatic way the characters of david frost and richard nixon . the film was nominated for a number of awards .\ni talked to reston jr . in 1976 when he was preparing material for david frost to interview nixon , and later met with frost as well . more importantly , eli chesen , with whom i have discussed nixon over many years because of his 1974 book , president nixon ' s psychiatric profile , had a number of off - the - record conversations with reston jr . , which appear to me to have provided david frost with a key to pressing nixon to actually provide something of value during the interviews . i was curious about eli ' s take on frost / nixon film . moreover , knowing of eli ' s extensive off - the - record dealings with reston , i was interested in his feelings about reston ' s emerging as a central character in the film and play . i was surprised by several of his responses \u2013 which are reproduced below .\nformer president richard nixon ( frank langella ) faces off against tv personality david frost ( michael sheen ) in the new drama from director ron howard .\nit\u2019s twinkle versus glower in the big - screen edition of peter morgan\u2019s theatrical smackdown \u201cfrost / nixon . \u201d directed by ron howard and adapted by mr . morgan , the film revisits the televised may 1977 face - off between the toothy british personality david frost and the disgraced former president richard m . nixon three years after he left office , trimming their nearly 30 - hour armchair - to - armchair spar into a tidy 122 - minute narrative of loss and redemption that , at least from this ringside seat , would be better titled \u201cnixon / frost . \u201d\nthe circumstances surrounding this conversation are the subject of peter morgan ' s stage play frost / nixon and the film version which he ' s adapted for ron howard to direct , with michael sheen and frank langella reprising their astonishing performances as the interviewer and interviewee .\ngilligan cut : jim bitterly says that he ' ll never shake the hand of a monster like nixon . cue nixon arriving and jim being so starstruck he shakes nixon ' s hand almost unconsciously .\nof all the films about nixon , this one gives the most interesting interpretation . each variation on the historical record actually contributes to the film . picasso says art is the lie that tells the truth , and that ' s very much what i left the cinema feeling . the film - makers got across the mysterious alchemy of richard nixon ' s appeal .\nthe ron howard film will be screened at the paley center los angeles at 7 pm . the evening will also feature a panel led by\nfrost / nixon\ndirector howard , producer brian grazer and members of the film ' s cast . the paley center for media new york will screen the eagerly awaited film dec . 2 at 6 : 30 pm . director howard and producer grazer are also scheduled to be part of the manhattan event , which will also boast screenwriter peter morgan .\nwhile frost / nixon reflects his own version of events , morgan contends that the film is \u201cevery bit as valid as frost\u2019s version . \u201d calling the script equal parts fact , fiction and the territory in between , he points out that \u201calready the tv interviews were a distortion of the truth : the nation saw only six of the 28 hours . \u201d\nalso , the climactic scene where brennan interrupts frost just as he ' s asking nixon to express contrition over watergate , threatening to stop the interview . in frost ' s memoirs , he recounts stopping the interview himself over a misunderstanding with brennan\nthe gma host\u2014who worked for richard nixon at the time of his interview with david frost\u2014talks with the daily beast about her memories of her ex - boss .\nnixon was thought to have been destroyed by watergate and interred by the frost interviews . but wouldn ' t you trade him in a second for bush ?\nnow he is a big hit at the box office , too . who would ever have believed it at the time of those frost / nixon interviews ?\nvery entertaining film , obviously taken a dramatic license but none the less enjoyable for it . michael sheen was excellent .\nthe cyclical fact - checking seems intractable . ms . basinger first began fielding calls about such questions in film 53 years ago with the premiere of \u201clawrence of arabia . \u201d ( \u201cthe issue was he was crazy , \u201d she said . ) then came \u201cjfk , \u201d the oliver stone film . \u201ci must\u2019ve done 500 interviews on that . \u201d then \u201cfrost / nixon . \u201d then \u201clincoln . \u201d\nthe phone conversation at midnight between frost and nixon never actually happened . screenwriter peter morgan got the inspiration from well - known phone calls at midnight , that nixon did to some government members during the watergate scandal . see more \u00bb\ndon ' t make me destroy you : jack brennan threatens to wreck frost ' s career if he so much as dares to impugn nixon ' s honor .\nthe dynamic between the protagonists is electrifyingly realised by frank langella and michael sheen , even more compelling as nixon and frost than they were on stage . on the account of peter morgan ' s meticulously researched script , frost ' s team were in despair as they filmed hour after hour in which nixon comprehensively outmanoeuvred his interviewer .\nthe film accurately captures the frost camp ' s despondency at how badly things had gone . what it does not say is that the nixon camp was equally downcast . they realised that by offering nothing new to the american public , no attempt to explain or justify the events of three years earlier , nixon could not even begin to repair his shattered reputation .\na hit when it was staged in london and later on broadway , frost / nixon turned the background preparations for a series of interviews between talk - show host david frost and disgraced president richard nixon into the stuff of high drama . using only a bank of video monitors to establish settings , playwright peter morgan distilled potentially boring question - and - answer sessions into a riveting examination of power , celebrity and corruption . anchored by a tour - de - force performance by frank langella as nixon , frost / nixon was compelling theatre , immensely entertaining and surprisingly suspenseful .\nthe good morning america host\u2014who worked for richard nixon at the time of his interview with david frost\u2014talks with the daily beast about her memories of her ex - boss .\npapa wolf : inverted . jack brennan is extremely protective of nixon , who serves as a father figure , and threatens to ruin frost if he damages his image .\npolitically incorrect villain : the film paints a more sympathetic portrait of nixon than most , but it does briefly touch on his real life racism when he wordlessly shows his disapproval of an interracial marriage .\nthe screenplay was adapted by peter morgan , also known for frost / nixon ( 2008 ) ( a dramatic retelling of the post - watergate television interviews between british talk - show host david frost and former president richard nixon ) and rush ( 2013 ) ( the merciless 1970s rivalry between formula one rivals james hunt and niki lauda ) .\non the surface , frost / nixon seems like a tougher sell than the queen , which won morgan an oscar nomination . thirty years ago is ancient history for many filmgoers , and directors as varied as robert altman and oliver stone have already tackled nixon ' s career . two scenes set this film apart . the final interview between frost and nixon hits all the expected notes of anger , intimidation and remorse , revealing hidden reserves in both characters . it is written , staged and acted on a level that lifts frost / nixon far above what passes for drama in most films . an earlier scene in which a drunken nixon makes a nighttime call to frost ' s hotel room is even more astonishing . granted , it ' s a showboating turn by langella , but it ' s also one of the most breathtaking bits of acting you are likely to see this year .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nin 1974 , the watergate scandal brought down richard nixon ' s presidency in the united states . he eventually confessed his guilt to the late sir david frost in 1977 .\nnice job fixing it , villain : nixon ' s late night phone call motivates a demoralised frost to get off his butt and start prepping for the crucial watergate interview .\nthe film begins as a fascinating inside look at the tv news business and then tightens into a spellbinding thriller . early , apparently inconsequential scenes ( frost as a\ntv star ,\nfrost picking up a woman on an airplane , frost partying ) are crucial in establishing his starting point . he was scorned at the time for even presuming to interview nixon . he won the interview for two reasons : he paid the ex - president $ 600 , 000 from mostly his own money , and he was viewed by nixon and his advisers as a lightweight pushover .\nto research nixon , morgan traveled to washington , the nixon foundation and library in yorba linda , calif . , and the nixon western white house in san clemente , calif . he interviewed the surviving participants in the drama , including henry kissinger and the research team that wrote nixon ' s memoirs .\nhowever , while ron howard ' s film made be bad history , i am told it is wonderful theater . in addition , by bringing this historical event back to light , it has raised a couple of long dormant but important questions : how did frost get nixon to go as far as he did in admitting his role in watergate ? and , looking back now , how much did nixon really admit during the interviews ? to answer the first question , and to understand how nixon was nudged , i turned to a friend who was involved in that process ; indeed , he provided david frost with the key to getting nixon to talk . in turn , i myself can cover the issue of how much or little , in fact , nixon actually conceded to frost and the american public .\nin the film , this phone call sets the stage for the final interview . a suddenly courageous frost wrongfoots nixon with new evidence , prompting a dramatic confession from the ex - president . brennan jumps in to stop the interview , but nixon forges ahead :\ni let them down . i let down my friends , i let down my country , and worst of all i let down our system of government\n. nixon biographer jonathan aitken ( who knows a thing or two about politicians and lying ) disputed the film ' s take on this . he argued that nixon and his team had carefully prepared the confession , but when it came to the actual interview nixon couldn ' t bring himself to say it . his entourage \u2013 including brennan \u2013 helped coax him into admitting his guilt . the film accurately represents perhaps the most revealing quote frost extracted from him :\nwhen the president does it , that means that it is not illegal .\n\u201c\u2018alone yet not alone\u2019 is opening in the fresno / clovis / visalia area because moviegoers requested this film through a new film distribution platform called seatzy , in which the public can participate in the process of supporting the films they love by getting ticket reservations in early ( 500 minimum ) and assuring the film will play in the theater closest to them , \u201d explained publicist lauren johnston .\ndaniel day - lewis as abraham lincoln in \u201clincoln\u201d ( 2012 ) . the steven spielberg film was accused of having factual lapses .\nbut the film is not just an expos\u00e9 on one of television\u2019s biggest stars , or , more generally , an inside look at the entertainment industry . the film highlights the dramatically changing standards to which fans hold their stars , in particular their sexual mores .\nplays often lose their energy when adapted for the screen . but even on the stage , frost / nixon had a cinematic dynamism , and howard has only enhanced that quality .\nfrost / nixon is unsatisfying even if , like me , you\u2019re a lifelong aficionado of nixon - bashing . morgan makes him out to be a great white whale , but when he sat down with frost , nixon was already dead in the water\u2014convicted by his own words in white house transcripts to the point where even his republican allies had long deserted him . and with selective editing , morgan makes it seem as if frost got nixon to admit more than he actually did . the original watergate interview is now on dvd , and there are self - exculpatory escape clauses in every interminable , circumlocutory utterance . when frost read aloud from the white house transcripts , nixon\u2019s eyes darted around as he searched his brain for linguistic loopholes . in frost / nixon , langella\u2019s heavy features move slowly ; he seems to be plumbing the depths of his soul and glimpsing , for an instant , the abyss . alas , the shit that dribbles from langella\u2019s mouth is still tricky dick\u2019s .\nalthough frost ' s story is not without its intriguing aspects , morgan treats him and his companions as little more than comic relief . ( partisans on both sides have complained about the script ' s accuracy . ) sheen depicts frost as too lightweight to compete with langella ' s nixon , underplaying his role in anticipation of the film ' s climactic confrontation . the rest of the cast is serviceable if unspectacular .\nthe film is the perfect embodiment of that interview aspiration ,\nflirtation , seduction , betrayal\n. nixon ' s hubristic flaw is that he thinks he has already got the better of frost by the final session , because he has made mincemeat of him before . and that , of course , is when frost\nbetrays\nhim - goaded by his insouciance , he finally finds the passion to strike .\n: early in the interview session , frost attempts to trap nixon by playing graphic video footage of the aftermath of his controversial decision to start dropping bombs in cambodia . the idea , no doubt , was to guilt nixon into feeling regret for what happened afterwards\ndiane sawyer hasn\u2019t seen frost / nixon ( the movie ) . but then she doesn\u2019t have to . she was there\u2014well , not there during the sit - down sessions , but there in the nixon post - white house , helping the resigned president with his memoirs and , more specifically , helping prepare the research he digested before being questioned by david frost .\nyou never feel like you ' re watching a play on film : the way morgan has opened up the proceedings in his screenplay feels organic under the direction of ron howard , who has crafted his finest film yet , and one of the year ' s best .\nin 1977 , three years after the watergate scandal that ended his presidency , richard nixon ( frank langella ) selects british tv personality david frost ( michael sheen ) to conduct a one - on - one , exclusive interview . though nixon believes it will be easy to snowball frost , and frost ' s own team doubts their boss can stand up to the former president , what actually unfolds is an unexpectedly candid and revealing interview before the court of public opinion .\nfrost / nixon directed by ron howard . universal pictures . r . cadillac records directed by darnell martin . sony / tristar . r . e - mail : filmcritic @ urltoken .\nthis shows the situations in which president nixon sits down with david frost and answers questions about his presidency , he explains that he feels the president can do what he . . .\nboth frost and mike wallace of cbs are in the running to bag the nixon interview . the film is right to suggest the decision came down to money . cbs offers $ 350 , 000 . nixon ' s agent swifty lazar ( toby jones ) gets frost to beat that .\nit ' ll be a big wet kiss ,\nhe assures nixon .\nthis guy ' ll be so grateful to be getting it at all , he ' ll pitch puffballs all night and pay a half a million dollars for the privilege .\nnixon considers this , then replies :\nyou think you could get five - fifty ?\nthe shot cuts to lazar confirming :\ni got six .\nthe film doesn ' t mention that , in addition to his $ 600 , 000 fee , nixon received 20 % of the syndication profits from the interviews .\nfrank langella did capture the brooding quality , the brooding intelligence which nixon had .\npet the dog : after the last interview , nixon plays this completely straight .\nand that highlights the final flaw in the film . frost is depicted as the clear winner of the contest , jetting off to greater fame and fortune ( correct , although he only just broke even financially on the interviews ) , while nixon is seen as the abject loser , marooned forever in golf - playing exile .\nmorgan had doubts that frost / nixon would translate to the screen . so did howard , when morgan first described the play to him . \u201ci didn\u2019t think of it as a film at all , but a little one - act play , \u201d recalls howard , who , after seeing frost / nixon at the donmar in 2006 , phoned his agent to say he was ready to commit to the film . \u201ci found the play surprisingly engrossing , \u201d says howard , \u201cand i loved what peter did with the characters : he humanized them without being sentimental . and i liked the way he made his point\u2014without taking sides or being preachy . \u201d\nmorgan traces his interest in the nixon story to a 1993 two - hour television profile of frost . although the program devoted a mere five minutes to the frost - nixon confrontations , the writer sensed immediately that a play about\ntwo people with everything to gain and everything to lose pitched in gladiatorial combat with one another\nheld the potential to become exciting theater .\n[ from trailer ] david frost : are you really saying the president can do something illegal ? richard nixon : i ' m saying that when the president does it , it ' s * not * illegal ! david frost : . . . i ' m sorry ? see more \u00bb\nthe real caroline cushing graham\u2014who\u2019s played by actress rebecca hall in the movie\u2014talks to the daily beast about her romance with frost , drinks with richard nixon , and what the movie gets wrong .\nbattle of wits between talk - show host david frost and former president richard nixon , based on the stage hit . frank langella ' s bravura performance helps make this a dramatic knockout .\ni would frankly be quite disgusted should anyone deign to drop me a pm with the contents of a torrent to this film . disgusted .\nfrost : if this is anything like our conversation last night , it ' s sure to be interesting .\nin 1978 , david frost published his account of his dealings with nixon in\ni gave them a sword\n: behind the scenes of the nixon frost interviews . there , he explained how he negotiated the deal with nixon for his\ntelevision memoirs\nfor a payment of $ 600 , 000 plus 20 percent of the profits from the interview ' s airing . when the american networks refused to pay for the four - part program of ninety - minute shows , frost had to assemble his own network and find sponsors . to make it work , frost had to crack nixon ' s i - didn ' t - do - anything - other - presidents - hadn ' t - done defense . it was a high - risk venture that succeeded .\nthe scene\ncaptures the nixonian self - pity and his sense of being the wrong side of the tracks ,\nfrost told an interviewer . but unlike nixon , frost said he wanted to make it clear that\ni never felt i was born on the wrong side of the tracks .\nron howard ' s\nfrost / nixon\nis a somewhat fictionalized version of the famous 1977 interviews , all the more effective in taking the point of view of the outsider , the\nlightweight\ncelebrity interviewer , then in his own exile in australia . precisely because david frost ( michael sheen ) was at a low ebb professionally and had gambled all his money on the interviews , his pov enhances and deepens the shadows around nixon ( frank langella ) . this story could not have been told from nixon ' s pov because we would not have cared about frost .\nthe queen is hovering at the top of the uk box office and frost / nixon , the play currently packing out the donmar warehouse in central london , is the hottest ticket in town .\nbut he did this only because frost changed gear , too . instead of crossexamining like a prosecutor on steroids , as he had been , frost offered empathy , sympathy and gentleness to the visibly tormented ex - president .\ni can understand why the clough family are so unhappy with the book , though i beleive the film paints clough in a much better light .\nnice to the waiter : nixon is portrayed as being quite a pleasant man in this film , his relationship with jack brennan being almost fatherly . whether it averts or sticks to the rule of this trope depends on your view .\nthen they got to watergate . reston uncovered fresh ammunition to use against nixon ; frost surprised his team by finding fire in his belly . he provoked nixon into making the self - damning assertion that\nwhen the president does it , that means it ' s not illegal\n.\nbreak them by talking : richard nixon attempts to do this to frost with a late night phone call , but as his drunken ramblings progress , all his lines only reveal how broken and full of self - loathing he is . frost doesn ' t need to say shut up , hannibal ! - he knows that all he needs to do is corner nixon and he ' ll destroy himself .\nin a repeat of their london assignments , two - time tony award winner frank langella and michael sheen ( british prime minister tony blair in\nthe queen\n) portray nixon and frost respectively .\nhowever , frost also pointed out a series of factual errors in the script , some with stunning dramatic license .\nthere are some revealing moments along the way : the former naval officer nixon doing his morning exercises to richard rodgers ' s theme music from the tv series victory at sea ; frost leaving his hardworking advisers at the beverly hills hotel as he goes off to the black - tie premiere of the slipper and the rose , his latest film production . the film ' s most haunting sequence is peter morgan ' s invention , a phone conversation between frost and nixon in which the drunken ex - president suggests they ' re both motivated by a sense of being patronised , lower - middle - class outsiders . this is like the dubious meeting between mary , queen of scots and elizabeth in schiller ' s mary stuart or gordon and the mahdi in khartoum . when later nixon can ' t remember it , one wonders for a second whether it was something going on in frost ' s mind .\nin the case of \u201cselma , \u201d jerome christensen , a professor of humanities and a film scholar at the university of california , irvine , noted that several of the film\u2019s opponents were people with close connections to the johnson administration . \u201cit\u2019s a question of reputation rather than accuracy , \u201d he said .\ni had accepted frost ' s offer with some reservations . nixon was a skilled lawyer who had denied watergate complicity for two years . he had seethed in exile . for him , the frost interviews were a chance to persuade the american people that he had been done an epic injustice\u2014and to make upwards of $ 1 million for the privilege . and in david frost , who had no discernible political philosophy and a reputation as a soft - soap interviewer , nixon seemed to have found the perfect instrument for his rehabilitation .\nage lift : swifty lazar was six years older than richard nixon but toby jones , who plays swifty , is nearly thirty years younger than frank langella , who plays nixon .\nit appears destined to have a long life , as ron howard has purchased the motion picture rights . filming is scheduled for this summer , and although warren beatty and kevin spacey are reportedly both vying for the opportunity to portray nixon , langella is negotiating to reprise his stage performance on film . sheen has already been signed to be the screen frost .\nthe result was one of the most gripping moments in television history . under frost ' s coaxing , nixon finally conceded that he had participated in the cover up and lied to the world about it .\nfrost nixon , brokeback mountain , lily allen , jane eyre , velazquez . . . what have been your cultural highlights of 2006 ? we want readers to contribute to our arts review of the year .\ni came to see nixon and frost as a combination of ingredients . each had what the other desired ,\nhe said .\nnixon had this extraordinary awkwardness and inability to be liked ; frost , this great superficiality , charm and ease with life . yet the moment that i knew i had to write about them arrived when i came to see their similarities and not just their differences .\n. however , nixon somehow manages to wiggle out of this by detailing how a philadelphia construction worker wished that nixon had gone into cambodia sooner because it might have avoided the death of his son . it is a masterclass in obfuscation , and frost ' s producers and researchers are flabbergasted with how\nfriends who have seen either the frost / nixon film or the play , and in a few instances both , and many of whom are very aware of these original frost interviews , have all been struck by the dramatic license that peter morgan employed \u2013 first , in the play , and then , with steroids , in the movie . washington writer elizabeth drew , who is no nixon apologist , nicely summed up the take of most of those with whom i have spoken when she explained in the huffington post ,\nthe film ' s plot is a contrivance ; its telling is so riddled with departures from what actually happened as to be fundamentally dishonest ; and its climactic moment is purely and simply a lie .\nthe third part of the interview will be titled , ' nixon , the man . '\nanswer : the amalgam of howard and langella ' s nixon was sympathetic , reflecting nixon ' s joyless existence on one hand and his not having suffered fools readily on the other .\nthis would be the nation ' s only chance for no holds barred questioning of nixon on the scandal that drove him to resign the presidency in 1974 . pardoned by his successor , gerald ford , nixon could never be brought into the dock . frost had secured the exclusive rights to interview him . thus the prosecution of richard nixon would be left to a television interview by a foreigner .\nrichard milhous nixon might not end up on the side of mount rushmore , but his face is arguably carved into american pop culture in richer , more complex strokes than the image of any other president . as frost / nixon reaches uk cinemas , ben walters says tricky dicky is ready for his closeup\nnever my fault : nixon refuses to accept any responsibility for watergate , which is partly why frost and co . want to do the interview : they want him to finally confess and admit his own guilt .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nnot sure about the film , but in the book , that scene is written exactly as it happened - clough being consolidatory , yet in total control .\noscar - winning director ron howard brings to the screen writer peter morgan ' s (\nthe queen ,\nthe last king of scotland\n) electrifying battle between richard nixon , the disgraced president with a legacy to save , and david frost , a jet - setting television personality with a name to make , in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both :\nfrost / nixon .\nreprising their roles from morgan ' s stageplay are frank langella , who won a tony for his portrayal of nixon , and michael sheen , who fully inhabited the part of frost onstage in london and new york .\nthat never happened either . for frost did not ambush nixon during the final interview into a damaging admission of guilt . what the former president ' confessed ' about watergate was carefully pre - planned . it was only with considerable help and advice from his adversary ' s team that frost managed to get much more out of nixon , in the closing sequences , by reigning in his fierce attitude and adopting a gentler approach .\nunfortunately for frost , most of the recorded interviews were a journalistic disaster . nixon , the master stonewaller , fulfilled his contractual obligation to get through all 24 hours of televised interrogation . although he never actually gave an answer lasting 23 minutes to a single question ( as the film suggests ) , he did succeed in weaving a web of maximum tedium and minimum disclosure .\nit ' s an extremely enjoyable film and very well made , and they ' ve opened out the stage play in quite a clever way . i don ' t know if it was peter morgan ' s intention , when he wrote it , for nixon to emerge as the hero : the president certainly does in this film , but maybe it ' s simply due to frank langella ' s amazing performance .\nbritish broadcaster and journalist david frost comes up with the idea of setting up a series of exclusive televised interviews with the disgraced former president of the united states , richard nixon . believing he could use the publicity as a chance to resurrect his political career and make some easy money , nixon agrees but soon realises he has underestimated frost . fact - based drama , starring frank langella , michael sheen , sam rockwell and kevin bacon .\nvery loosely based on a true story : jack brennan is actually quite funny and not all that stern , nixon got 20 % of the ad revenue from the interviews enticing him to want to get more people to watch it , there was no midnight call about\ncheeseburgers ,\nand frost thought he did a great job on the first three interviews . also , the film overstates the impact of the interviews : many in the media felt that nixon got the best of frost , nixon didn ' t admit to anything that wasn ' t already public knowledge , and the ratings of the interviews dropped dramatically after the first night ( when all of the watergate material was discussed ) .\nfrost pointed out that the delay would result in the interviews being screened in august - a notoriously poor month for ratings .\nmore than thirty years ago , jet setting beauty caroline cushing graham travelled with her boyfriend david frost to los angeles where he conducted his famous interview with richard nixon . graham , a budding journalist , remained largely in the background , making sandwiches for the two heavyweights and sharing a drink with nixon . before long she was a high powered journalist herself , serving as an editor for vanity fair and the new yorker . today , graham runs a marketing and media relations firm\u2014and remains best friends with frost , who , she insists , isn\u2019t as big of a playboy as the film would have you believe .\njames reston jr . is the author of the conviction of richard nixon and 12 other books .\nthe film conveys the poetic truth of who nixon was magnificently . they got his shambling physical awkwardness , which he learned to overcome when the camera was on . the scene where he has the phone conversation with frost in the hotel late at night quite splendidly captures his political identity , and his ability to reach out to people by speaking to the common condition of being condescended to .\nand so he seems during the early stages of the interviews ( the chronology has been much foreshortened for dramatic purposes ) . he sidetracks frost , embarks on endless digressions , evades points , falls back on windy anecdotes . frost ' s team grows desperate . consisting of an experienced tv newsman named bob zelnick ( oliver platt ) and a researcher , james reston jr . ( sam rockwell ) , they implore him to interrupt nixon , to bear down hard , to keep repeating questions until he gets an answer . frost was a man accustomed to being nice to zsa zsa gabor . he didn ' t have to be nice to nixon . he had hired nixon .\ni loved that film , and if brian clough was half a person he was depicted in that movie he must have a been a real character then . good laugh\nbut , the purpose of the film was not to present a documentary of amin\u2019s dictatorship \u2013 there are a slew of documentaries that serve that purpose . instead , the film was a showcase for the acting ability of mcavoy and , especially , whitaker , who won an oscar for his powerful portrayal of the dictator\u2019s descent into paranoia .\nthe tale has been given a riveting screenplay by peter morgan ( the queen , longford and the last king of scotland ) and is magnificently acted by its two stars - frank langella as nixon and michael sheen as frost .\nhe is a deeper and kinder man , too . it was these underestimated qualities which earned frost the trust of the nixon team and eventually prised the historic lines of regret out of the 37th president of the united states .\nnot so . this was a win - win result . nixon used his massively viewed ' confession ' to frost as the springboard to a re - invented role which the cynics called ' running for ex - president ' .\nquestion : tell me about the character james reston jr . how would you describe this character in the film ? answer : the reston character was the film ' s moral conscience or , in freudian terms , the film ' s superego . the film - reston was a highly fictionalized , self - serving , joan - of - arc - in tennis - shoes kind of person . i see reston as having been a cinemagraphic used car salesman vis - \u00e0 - vis his narcissistic self - portrayal . while i have no way of knowing whether or not reston objected to his sacrosanct movie paragon , he certainly fell short of objecting to the euphemistic treatment of his soul .\nat my suggestion , frost posed his questions with an assumption of guilt . when nixon was taken by surprise\u2014as he clearly was by the new material\u2014you could almost see the wheels turning in his head and almost hear him asking himself what else his interrogator had up his sleeve . at the climactic moment , frost , a natural performer , knew to change his role from inquisitor to confessor , to back off and allow nixon ' s contrition to pour out .\nfrom academy award - winning director , ron howard , comes the electrifying , untold story behind one of the most unforgettable moments in history . when disgraced president richard nixon agreed to an interview with jet - setting television personality , david frost , he thought he ' d found the key to saving his tarnished legacy . but , with a name to make and a reputation to overcome , frost became one of nixon ' s most formidable adversaries and engaged the leader in a charged battle of wits that changed the face of politics forever . featuring brilliant portrayals by frank langella and michael sheen , frost / nixon is the fascinating and suspenseful story of truth , accountability , secrets and lies ."]}
{"id": 115535, "summary": [{"text": "baboo band baaja is a marathi film directed by debutante rajesh pinjani and produced by nita jadhav .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film tells the riveting tale of a father reluctant to educate his son , a mother who fiercely believes in its liberatory value , and the son who is caught in the crossfire .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it stars milind shinde , mitalee jagtap varadkar and vivek chabukswar in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film received three national film awards , including for best actress ( mitalee jagtap varadkar ) and best debut film of a director , and six maharashtra state film awards . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "baboo band baaja", "paragraphs": ["baboo band baaja ( marathi ) \u2013 producer : nita jadhav . director : rajesh pinjani\nbaboo band baaja movie review : a sneak peek into the life of a vidarbha bandwallah .\nbaboo band baaja | f . i . g . h . t c . l . u . b\nbaboo band baaja movie review : a sneak peek into the life of a vidarbha bandwallah . | mad about moviez\nbaboo band baaja is a simple , heartfelt story of what appears to be parents\u2019 struggle to make things better , and turns into something so painful , it takes a piece of your heart .\nunpredictable incidents set in all roil up a spate of questions \u2013 is baboo going continue studying or join his father\u2019s band ? is life finally going to change , despite the fact that his mother is striving hard ? baboo band baaja is a hard - hitting film showing the irrepressible surge to soar in life , pitted against the vicious grip of circumstances .\nwith respect to remakes , i don\u2019t think some movies can be remade into any other language . baboo band baaja is essentially a film from vidarbha and remaking it into hindi would be equivalent to killing the authenticity of the subject .\nall in all , baboo band baaja is a worthy addition to the marathi new wave , which , like a lot of good iranian cinema of the \u201980s and \u201990s , uses children\u2019s stories as a medium of socio - political critique .\nbaboo band baaja manages to take a slice out of village life and place it before audiences who are ordinarily subjected to , well , tripe . like deool , it is one of those films that makes the marathi film industry proud . i only hope that there are enough screens that are showing this film with subtitles , so that the audience is not limited to only people who understand marathi . baboo band baaja is a film worth investing in , not just financially , but emotionally as well .\nproduced by nita jadhav and directed by debutante rajesh pinjani baboo band baaja is a film about the significance of education within the rural areas of the country . the story shows the irrepressible urge to soar in life despite getting caught up in unfavourable circumstances .\nthe traditional \u2018bandwalas\u2019 of rural india are an integral part of every ceremony like a child birth or a marriage or a funeral procession . but the tragic thing is that they are thought as untouchable and never get the respect for their art and skills . \u201cbaboo band baaja\u201d is a story of a poor \u2018bandwalaa\u2019 , jaggu , who has lent his instrument to get some money due to unavoidable circumstances . now he has to hire his own instruments back and restart his own band party named after his son \u2013 baboo . jaggu advices baboo\u2019s mother , shirmi , wants him to learn and become a shcoolteacher . she decides to help her son again\u2019s all odds . \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014baboo band baaja is a tug - of - war between fate and hope\u2026 babbo is the son of a band player living in dreadful poverty . his father has resigned to the idea that his son would have to carry on their family tradition of playing the band at the functions in the village . by contrast , his mother is doing everything possible to get him educated . though all his music instruments are mortgaged , the father helplessly dreams to restart his band one day \u2013 baboo band party .\nmarathi film baboo band baaja by rajesh pinjan and dooman river / la riviere tumen by zhang lu bagged the government of maharashtra ' s best marathi and international films awards respectively at the 9th pune international film festival ( piff ) , which concluded here on thursday .\namong the marathi film awards , the jury recommended special mention for acting of sachin khedekar in taryache bait . abmcm award of rs 25 , 000 for best cinematographer went to raja fadtare and sandeep varadkar for baboo band baaja , best screenplay award of rs 25 , 000 went to saurabh bhave and kiran yadnyopavit for taryanche bait .\nadopted a much more bright and positive outlook . amazingly , the makers of baboo band baajaa were observant enough to find a story in vidarbha which was equally if not more captivating than that of the cotton farmers .\nwe first heard about baboo band baaja when it bagged three national awards \u2013 for best first film of a director , best actress and best child artist . the film has been ready for quite sometime and it finally released last friday . some of the theatres are screening the film with subtitles . here\u2019s mohit patil \u2018s recco post for the film .\nthe 58th national film awards were announced recently . here is the list of winners : \u2022 best feature film : adaminte makan abu ( malayalam ) \u2022 indira gandhi award for best debut film of a director : baboo band baaja ( marathi ) \u2022 award for best popular film providing wholesome entertainment : dabangg ( hindi ) \u2022 nargis dutt award for best feature film on national integration : [ \u2026 ]\njaggu is a man who runs a band that plays at every occasion in the village , be it a funeral or a marriage . a band that he has named after his only son , baboo . baboo\u2019s mother does odd jobs for a living and has big dreams for her son \u2013 she wants to educate him in the best possible manner , against all odds . but their circumstances are such that they can\u2019t even afford to buy him a school uniform . jaggu , on the other hand , believes that his son should take after him in the band , since that is what the men in their family have been doing for generations . stuck in the middle is baboo , a bright little kid who is always thrown out of class for some reason or the other .\nif a little tugging at your heartstrings is what you need , then baboo band baaja is the film for you this weekend . this multiple national award - winning film is a simple story of the tough circumstances a family in a village face , and the manner in which they deal with it . embellished with some earnest performances that are hard to forget , this little gem is the kind of film that we should feel responsible to support .\nbandwallahs are common in all places in india . the peculiarity of the vidarbha bandwallah is that he doesn\u2019t play only at weddings but also at funerals and other occasions like the birth of a child . baboo band baaja is a heartening story of such kind of a band member and his family\u2019s struggle to lift themselves up from abject poverty . the film is also a fine portrayal of a tug - of - war between fate and poverty . a done to death subject ? the struggles of a \u2018bandwallah\u2019 to meet his ends were hereunto undiscovered in cinema . and therein lays the film\u2019s strength .\nin a surprise move , the awards jury urged the government to shell out an additional rs . 2 . 5 lakh to ensure that both actors , as well as the two women selected for the best actress award \u2014 tamil actor saranya ponvannan for thenmerkku paruvakkatru and marathi actor mitalee jagtap paradhar for her performance in baboo band baaja \u2014 and the four children chosen for the best child artist award , did not have to split the prize money as was usually the case .\nnow , whether the film will be applauded by the masses remains to be seen . the director - producer rajesh pinjani though doesn\u2019t plan to release it any soon . he hopes to get it to various international festivals first and gain some reputation . with the difficulty involved in releasing an offbeat marathi film in india one hopes that baboo band baaja is bought by some foreign distributors like gabhricha paus did . the similarity of the title of the film to the popular yashraj film band baaja baarat will be helpful to the cause of the film or would go against it also remains to be seen . but there is no doubt that the film is very likely to strike a chord with filmgoers . let\u2019s hope that the film does get a good release and reaches a very wide audience which it certainly deserves .\nthank once again for recommending and making us aware of another good film from marathi cinema . hope the film gets a wide release and ends up going the gabhricha paus way . hope that the similarity of the tile wrt yrf \u2018 band baaja baarat doesn\u2019t harm its prospects . keep up the good work n thanks for the recco .\nrajesh pinjani\u2019s debut film , baboo band baja , was made nearly two years ago and even won 4 national awards including best actress , best child artist and best debut feature last year . but it\u2019s taken this long for his poignant tale of rural exploitation and poverty to finally get a well deserved , even if belated , theatrical release .\nbaboo , played convincingly by vivek chabukswar , is a sincere student who shows interest in studies but due to his economic conditions there are quite a few obstacles in his way . having a father who doesn\u2019t encourage his schooling also doesn\u2019t help . but baboo doesn\u2019t lose his resolve to learn . his mother makes him a makeshift notebook out of a few loose pages . baboo\u2019s school teacher though doesn\u2019t approve of the notebook and punishes him by repeatedly hitting it on his head . while facing the punishment baboo is more worried about his book and pleads with his teacher to stop hitting him not because it is hurting him but the notebook , made with so much love by his mother , will tear .\nafter watching the marathi film , the border director got so emotional that he decided to remake itbollywood\u2019s veteran producer and director jp dutta , who is known for his memorable films like border , refugee , loc , kargil and umrao jaan is all set to remake an award - winning marathi film . the 63 - year - old recently watched baboo band baja and [ \u2026 ]\nlast month , miranda house travelled back to the ' 70s as meghna gulzar and alia bhatt shot for raazi in the college . it was the first time that most of the students were witnessing a film shoot and they tried their best to get a glimpse of the actress . ' raazi ' is the latest addition to the list of films that have been shot in du , which goes back to ' do dooni chaar ' ( 2010 ) and ' band baaja baaraat ' ( 2010 ) .\nthere are a few poignant moments between jaggu\u2019s wife shirmi and their son baboo . a scene where the school pant for her son that shirmi trades with vessels ends up being too loose , brings a smile on your face .\n( for a riveting tale of a father reluctant to educate his son , a mother who fiercely believes in its liberatory value , and the son who is caught in the crossfire , \u2018baboo\u2019 is an outstanding debut project by director . )\njaggya wants baboo to become a band member like him . the reason for this call isn\u2019t a father wanting to see his son to be like him , but his presumption that there is no other way out . \u201cwe villagers are in no way helped by the technological advancements , \u201d he argues , \u201call that has changed is the number of airplanes flying above our heads\u201d . throughout the film , we see his mother as a heterodox in a comparatively orthodoxical society . she wants to educate her son and goes to great lengths to earn money to buy books for baboo , whose school master won\u2019t allow him in without books and uniform . she\u2019s elated when she gets a pair of khaki shorts in exchange for a larger vessel , which can be used as her son\u2019s school uniform . and she is enraged when she discovers that the reason for her husband\u2019s anger is the fact that baboo has lost his rattle and not that he has lost his school bag .\nanother very impressive thing about baboo band baaja is that it has a very keen eye for detail . not a single thing here seems unauthentic or out - of - place . especially , the language used here , is pure gold . if you couldn\u2019t buy the hindi speaking characters in some of our recent urban rom - coms , or the characters not referring to mumbai as bombay or bambai in dhobi ghat , you are bound to be more than satisfied with the language and the actors\u2019 inch perfect dialect here . the instruments that the bandwallahs play in the film , the songs that they play , selecting the dress code for the grand wedding they are appointed for , the astute observations about the local life in vidarbha\u2026 discovering these rural life vignettes first hand is pure joy , so i\u2019d rather not spoil it for you .\nshantanu rode , the scriptwriter , excels in capturing the nitty - gritties of the life of a typical band member in vidarbha . the songs they play , the instruments used , certain events which are of importance to their livelihood have all a sense of authenticity to them . as the story unfolds we get a sneak peek into the life of the protagonist , jaggu , who once had a band of his own but had to pawn his instruments for some money . he now makes do with playing at funerals and other not so lucrative occasions . his wife shirmi being a \u2018bhandiwali\u2019 sells vessels for a living and also accepts old clothes in return for some money . she , unlike jaggu , wants their only son baboo to get educated and break the shackles of poverty . jaggu\u2019s mother who also lives with them tries to be of some help to the family by selling handicraft items . these are the main characters around which the story revolves .\nthroughout the film it is visible that the makers are trying to tell a story in an honest manner . in a premise tailor made for over the top melodrama , the restraint and the effort to show humor in the routine and also difficult times of life is definitely applause worthy . no wonder then that baaboo band baajaa ended up getting 4 national awards .\none of the film\u2019s biggest triumphs is that it sticks to its business and tells the story of the family\u2019s endeavor with great simplicity and without diverting its focus towards \u201cshocking the viewer with the appalling reality\u2026\u201d etc . i did find the emotions exaggerated at places with the lurid low angle shots of the school master punishing baboo or the histrionics of the wily politician , and wished it weren\u2019t as overstated , but it all works nevertheless .\nthe film bears a remarkable similarity to jhing chik jhing , which lamented the plight of poor cotton farmers through the spirited story of a sprightly boy . like shyam in that film , baboo is intelligent and precocious . his mother and grandmother dote on him and the former puts herself through extreme hardships to send him to school . his father , on the other hand is world - weary and given to drowning his sorrows in liquor .\nthe characters are very well written , and the actors who play them are terrific for the most part , save for the school teacher who is baselessly portrayed as an evil baddie , as opposed to someone who is just doing his job . watch mitali jagtap and vivek chabukswar speak through their eyes in one of the best moments in the film ; the scene which has hardly any dialogue , in which shirmi readies baboo for school .\npinjani keeps the action rooted in absolute authenticity \u2013 the dialect , songs , locations and actors all contribute in equal measure . in fact , unlike recent off - beat marathi cinema , none of the actors are well - known , thus further blurring the lines between reality and make - believe . the three principal players \u2013 milind shinde as the father , mitalee jagtap varadkar as the mother and vivek chabukswar as baboo \u2013 are quite exceptional .\nby keeping the focus firmly on the child\u2019s world \u2013 how he is forced to help his father , once the owner of a band but now works as a freelancer and plays at weddings , funerals and sundry occasions , at work , his peculiar relation with a madwoman with whom he flies paper planes , his burning desire to study even when the teacher is determined to throw him out and his camaraderie with friends and neighbours \u2013 the director makes it harder for us to look away from this bleak landscape .\nthe film begins and ends with a funeral . in the first , baboo plays chimes as a stand - in for the regular musician who hasn\u2019t turned up and like the other kids , picks up the coins that the funeral party keeps dropping on their way to the crematorium . in the second , life has served him his first big blow and ensured that this guileless kid who could smile through just about any situation , has grown up before his time and will never be the same again .\nby rajesh pinjan and dooman river / la riviere tumen by zhang lu bagged the government of maharashtra ' s best marathi and international films awards respectively at the 9 { + t } { + h } pune international film festival ( piff ) , which concluded here on thursday .\nthe piff special award of rs 25 , 000 for a final year direction student from the film and television institute of india was awarded to tathagata singha .\ndooman river , a south korea / france production , won a cash prize of rs 10 lakh , which was shared by director lu and producers cuillaume de seille , jeong jin lee and hye kyung woo .\nthe sant tukaram best marathi film award , comprising rs 5 lakh , shared by director rajesh pinjan and producers neeta jadhav and rajesh pinjan .\nthe government of maharashtra prabhat best international film director award of rs 5 lakh went to borys lankosz for the film the reverse ( poland ) .\nthe akhil bharatiya marathi chitrapat mahamandal ( abmcm ) award carrying rs 25 , 000 cash for best direction was bagged by noted actor vikram gokhale for his directoral debut film aaghaat . the abmcm best actor award comprising rs 25 , 000 went to mukta barve for her role in aaghaat .\nin the world cinema competition , the jury recommended two special mentions for cinematographer christine a maier for on the path ( na putu ) ( bosnia and herzegovina , austria , germany , croatia ) and actor javier bardem for blutiful ( spain , mexico ) . special jury award was given to director of the film puzzle ( argentina ) natalia smirnoff .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nshiv garjana dholpathak i yugal ashok sawarkar i copyright 2016 i nandanvan i nagpur .\nurltoken ( mmw ) complete updates about marathi entertainment incuding movies , theatre , television , events and celebrities .\ncopyright \u00a9 2010 - 2018 urltoken all rights reserved . no part of this website is permitted to copy or translate in any language without prior permission in writing .\ncineswami takes a look at the film\u2019s to be screened at the international film festival of india in goasantosh sivan\u2019s magnum opus urumi starring malayalam heartthrob prithviraj , pradhu deva , vidya balan , genelia d\u2019souza and arya will open the indian panorama section of this year\u2019s international film festival of india in goa . the jury headed by [ \u2026 ]\nrajinikanth\u2019s son - in - law dhanush has bagged the best actor awardtamil films swept the 58th national film awards , announced on may 19 in new delhi . awards in most of the prominent categories have been bagged by tamil cinema .\nmitalee jagtap varadkar is a national film award winning indian actress from the marathi film industry . she is known for\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfor , all around him is the indignity and humiliation of poverty . the father is ridiculed for dreaming of retrieving his musical instruments from the moneylender , there is stiff competition for the few jobs there are even in this small village and not enough food at dinnertime \u2013 buying a new school bag and books is a luxury well beyond their reach . the mother talks her way into a job at the cotton mill , but here too , she has to beg and plead with the manager to get her wages . the local politician treats the hamlet like his fiefdom and exploits it for personal gains .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nupperstall is supported by its readers . if you want to help keep us going strong and putting out good , informed content on cinema , please consider a small donation by contacting us . it\u2019s a real upper !\nwe are also open to sponsors , tie - ups , and promotions of a reasonable nature .\n( holy basil ) in the courtyard , the fragrance that rises when you spill water on the soil of dry , hot land .\nisn\u2019t the first film to be set in rural maharashtra , but it is one of those films that will not leave me in a hurry , no matter how many housefulls and golmaals i watch along the way . a poignant , touching tale of a simple family ,\nhas been made with the kind of honesty and sincerity that is rare to find in indian cinema today .\nthe film is essentially the story of the cards that life deals this troubled family and how they cope with them . the most striking aspect of this film is the lead cast .\nas his mother play their parts so well that , for the first time in many years , i forgot i was watching a film . the connect with the characters , their joys , their sorrows , with their very lives felt so real that when the lights came on , first in the interval and then at the end , it felt like a jolt back to reality . no wonder then that\ndeserves full marks for treating the film the way he has . when making a film like this , it is easy to get over - indulgent . but\nkeeps any form of indulgence to a minimum , letting the village setting and the spontaneity of his cast do the talking instead . also , a special mention must go to the editor of the film ,\n. there is only one thing i can say about him \u2013 he has edited the film with love .\nis really about the little nuances of life that the director chooses to show \u2013 the love that a mother has for her child , the frustrated existence of a man who has resigned himself to the fact that neither he nor his son can ever rise above their financial problems , the spirited grandmother who warms your heart every time she protects the little child from a thrashing , the pride that a mother feels when her son recites the tables of 2 . every little scene evokes a little bit of warmth , a little bit of sorrow , and a whole lot of wonder at the choices that the debutante director makes in the journey of the film .\nthis review is by guest reviewer pradeep menon . pradeep is a filmmaker and a dreamer . he loves books , rain , winters , tea and his parents . cinema , however , is the only truth he believes in . he breathes and bleeds film , mostly in hues of saffron , white , green and blue . you can watch his short films at urltoken .\nthis page has additional observations , other than the ones noted in the main review .\ncopyright \u00a9 2006 - 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( credits : wogma logo by ain digytal inc . wogma audio review signature tune by shreyas beltangdy . icons taken from silk icons and iconspedia . com . )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\na bridegroom on thursday had to return home a bachelor after his bride and her family skipped the wedding at a marriage palace here and went incommunicado .\nafter wrapping up the shoot of zoya akhtar ' s ' gully boy ' , ranveer singh is now gearing up for rohit shetty ' s ' simmba ' . he will be starting the shooting in a month ' s time .\nwith the threat of glanders disease looming large over the city , \u201cbaraats\u201d and \u201cghudchadis\u201d could become less glamorous affairs . delhi government\u2019s move to notify the entire capital as a \u201ccontrolled area\u201d has put a question mark on traditional mares being used for wedding ceremonies . while there is still no ban on their use for \u201cghudchadis\u201d , bandwallahs and mare suppliers have been flooded with queries from prospective customers , who are worried about the disease impacting their \u201conce - in - a - life - time function\u201d .\ndeepak and sapna bahal threw a grand reception for their son naman and daughter - in - law nikita , who recently got married in delhi .\nworried that drunken brawl between youths and blaring music is disturbing the ' culture ' of their village , residents of belawatti have imposed restrictions on baraat . the wedding procession should conclude by 7pm , else a fine of rs 10 , 000 will be imposed on the organizer .\nthe welcome of jitesh singh deo , the lucknow boy , who clinched the title of peter england mr india world , 2017 , at the chaudhary charan singh international airport on tuesday morning , was nothing short of a grand one .\none year after the modi government demonetised 86 % of india ' s currency , the yawning gap between the rs 500 and rs 2 , 000 notes is yet to be filled . the rs 200 note is barely in circulation .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nvidarbha . if one is playing word association he / she is most likely to associate this word with farmer suicides . over the years the large number of farmer suicides in vidarbha has , sadly , made the region being identified with it . it has also made for some cinematic fodder .\n( the damned rain ) was brilliant in capturing the vidarbha cotton farmer\u2019s situation in the drought prone region .\nthere\u2019s also a parallel love story involving the daughter of a family friend of jaggu\u2019s . this love angle though has not been used only for its own sake . rode , very smartly integrates it into the plot . the character of a crazy woman of the village , astoundingly , is also quite influential to the plot . the script which has no visible loose ends shines out . shantanu rode , who has also written the dialogues for the 2005 animated feature hanuman , is without doubt a man to watch out for .\nthe acting by the leads is up to the mark . milind shinde who plays the protagonist jaggu is brilliant in showing the despair that his character feels . you completely feel for jaggu as a broke bandwallah especially when he says that committing suicide is also not going to help as unlike the cotton farmers his family isn\u2019t going to get any compensation . it strikes suddenly realize that the state of a bandwallah in vidarbha is no better than the farmers . mitali jagtap vartak as shirmi is spot on . a scene where she acts while also bathing a just born baby , leaves you particularly impressed .\nthe presence of a cotton mill in the village is given away by the typical siren of a mill which runs in the background when the characters are going about the daily duties . such subtlety deserves appreciation .\ni am so happy rasik that you are writing about non commercial films and helping to spread the word of interesting cinema . your review does generate an interest in the viewer to see the film keep it up . oorvazi\nyes . and whenever it does release cinema buffs should make an extra effort to actually go and watch it in the cinema halls .\nnational awards are not always fair . but yes , 4 national awards can\u2019t be ignored .\nyou are really right on the first count . as low cost low risk ventures big producers should look to produce these small - medium budget regional films not only from maharashtra but from all over the country especially from tamil nadu , kerala , west bengal etc where there is obvious talent . i also think it is high time these regional movies are exposed to an all india audience by subtitling or dubbing through cinema halls or even television channels . i really wish we have a movie channel which shows quality cinema from every corner of india without limiting itself to any language .\nthank you . i really didn\u2019t know anything about this . where can one get to read the play ?\ni have hard copy of this book , if you are seriously interested i will scan and upload a soft copy .\nwonderful review . i am not sure when will i get a chance to see the movie . but i am certainly looking forward to it . . \ud83d\ude42\nif you live in maharashtra then this film is supposed to release in april / may . thanks for the kind words \ud83d\ude42\ni saw the film today at cinemax sion . loved the film . loved milind shinde\u2019s & the kids mother acting as well . the movie is a social commentary on the hardships people have to face in village . have to confess , i almost broke down in the end .\nthe film shows how fucked up we are as a country , we cant provide basic education to kids and talk about becoming a super power . this film is like a small fish in the river and hope its not overshadowed by bollywood film ( read houseful 2 )\nkushal i am so so glad watched the film and liked it . trust me only efforts like these encourage me to write on such films .\nbtw , aditya savnal was of the opinion that the sad ending could have been avoided . what do you think ?\nthe film is social commentary . at the end if you remember finally things seem to get rolling for the boy , his father able to make some money thanks to that urltoken just when we though all is set for the school buy tragedy strikes him ( he loses his mother ) . this is to show that for poor people , misery\u2019s are never ending . imo sad end was needed to show that misery is a vicious cycle\nmy immediate reaction after watching the film was like aditya\u2019s . but later as the film sunk in i didn\u2019t feel the end was out of place . and your \u2018vicious circle\u2019 point lends the ending even more merit .\na . r . rahman a . sreekar prasad aamir khan academy award aditya chopra akshay kumar alia bhatt amitabh bachchan amit trivedi anthony anupam kher anurag kashyap anushka sharma bengali cinema bijibal bollywood brahmanandam deepika padukone dhanush dvd eros international fahadh faasil farhan akhtar film g . v . prakash kumar gopi sunder hollywood home entertainment services by sony dadc india indie films irrfan khan kannada cinema karan johar kareena kapoor malayalam cinema mami mammootty mani ratnam marathi cinema mff mohanlal movie review movies mumbai mumbai film festival naseeruddin shah nassar nawazuddin siddiqui nivin pauly phantom films prakash raj pritam prithviraj priyanka chopra ranbir kapoor ranveer singh rishi kapoor saif ali khan salman khan santosh sivan shah rukh khan siddharth roy kapur sonakshi sinha sony dadc srk tamil cinema telugu cinema trailer utv motion pictures vijay sethupathi vikramaditya motwane yash chopra yash raj films yrf yuvan shankar raja\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na tug - of - war between fate and hope . it shows the irrepressible surge to soar in life , pitted against the vicious grip of circumstances .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nsweet sentimental love and care . . . with a pinch of innocence and fun in right amount !\n0 of 0 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nkaufman -\nor cramming in sex , or car chases , or guns . or characters learning profound life lessons . or characters growing or characters changing or characters learning to like each other or characters overcoming obstacles to succeed in the end . y ' know ? movie shit .\nkaufman is sweating like crazy now . valerie is quiet for a moment - from\nadaptation\n.\nwe are all about cinema . that movie shit . nothing is sacred . nobody is spared . because we talk about films , dammit . not your sex life .\nfilms , fests , unsung , indies , undiscovered - all that and some fun . if you have dope on anything related to cinema or you would like to share something , do write to us at moifightclub @ gmail . com .\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nan error has occurred ; the feed is probably down . try again later .\nthe views , opinions , reviews , articles , or positions , expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs alone , and do not necessarily reflect the views , opinions , positions or strategies of any of the employers , friends , relatives , pr agencies , production houses , media group and such third parties associated with the authors . the latter make no representations as to accuracy , completeness , currentness , suitability , or validity of any information on this site and will not be liable for any errors , omissions , or delays in this information or any losses , injuries , or damages arising from its display or use . in short , if you have an issue with us or any post we ' ve written , write to us at moifightclub @ urltoken\nthe film uses all its subplots , which rather smartly towards the culmination . there is metrical dichotomy in the way things fall back into place towards the end . the beautiful symmetry between the first and the last scene of the film more than made up for my feeling of redundancy after the final blow .\n58th national awards have been announced . and as expected , most of the winners are from down south . the feature films jury was headed by j . p . dutta , non - feature films jury was headed by a . k . bir and best writing on cinema jury was headed by ashok vajpeyi .\nadaminte makan abu ( malayalam ) \u2013 producer : salim ahamed . director : salim ahamed\n( for a simple yet evocative articulation of humanist values that frees matters of faith from the constrictions of narrow parochialism . the concerns of abu , son of adam , are timeless and universal in their scope . )\ndabangg ( hindi ) \u2013 producer : arbaaz khan , malaika arora khan & dhilin mehta . director : abhinav singh kashyap\nmoner manush ( bengali ) \u2013 producer : gautam kundu . director : goutam ghose\n( for celebrating the union of the human spirit through the life and song of sufi poets in the baul tradition . )\nbettada jeeva ( kannada ) \u2013 producer : basantkumar patil . director : p . sheshadri\nhejjegalu ( kannada ) \u2013 producer : basantkumar patil . director : p . r . ramadas naidu\n( two riveting performances that fuse character and actor into one : to dhanush for the raw , nuanced portrayal of a cocky young man who learns lessons about life the hard way . to salim for a deep , restrained performance of a simple man with an unshakeable belief in his quest for salvation )\n( the picture of two mothers whose concern for bettering the lives of their children in the face of untold hardship : as a mother who strives to realise through her son her dreams of a better future . as a fiercely combative single mother who shields her son to the point of sacrifice . )\n( for a heart - warming performance as a policeman who discovers his humanity in the process of capturing an escaped fugitive . )\n( four actors for expressing with charm and heartbreak the world of the child : for performing with bright , shining eyes and an urchin smile , the razor sharp spirit of a survivor who dreams of excelling . for two brothers bonded by blood and responsibility battling for survival in the underbelly of a heartless city . for capturing the indomitable spirit of a young village boy who is hungry to learn in an environment that closes all doors on him .\n( for a sensual and evocative rendering of a heart longing for the beloved . )\n( for the visual poetry that augments and reinforces the concern of the narrative and for unfolding the infinite vistas of nascent digital technology in the visual medium . )\n( for its kaleidoscopic variety that uses realism , tradition and contemporaneity , soaked in local flavour on an infinite canvas .\nfor retaining the concerns and values of a biographical account while translating it into the cinematic medium and honouring the essence of the original .\nfor bringing to life the textures of various characters through articulating their emotion and thought process . )\n( for capturing the soft nuances and variations of the artists\u2019 voices and location ambience in a sensorial manner .\nfor the use of various sound effects along with existing ambience to impart a subliminal experience in this abstract work .\nfor merging voices , location ambience , background music and other sound effects to create a near - tactile experience that is both real and artistic . )\n( for the style and finesse realised in the creation of a set design that is coherent with the futuristic visual style of the narrative . )\n( for the admirable detailing and remarkable consistency achieved in the etching of the characters across an extensive time span . )\nfor minimalistic use of appropriate background score to nurture the essence of the narrative . )\nmee sindhutai sapkal ( marathi ) \u2013 producer : bindiya & sachin khanolkar . director : anant narayan mahadevan\n( for bringing of age a spectrum of visual special effects in indian cinema and creating a space for the practitioners of this art form on the global map . )\n1 . best non - feature film \u2013 germ ( hindi ) . director : snehal r . nair\n2 . best debut non - feature film of a director \u2013 pistulya ( marathi & telugu ) . producer : nagraj manjule . director : nagraj manjule\n16 . best direction \u2013 shyam raat seher ( hindi & engish ) . director : arunima sharma\n17 . best cinematography \u2013 shyam raat seher ( hindi & english ) . cameraman : murali g .\n18 . best audiography \u2013 a pestering journey ( malayalam , punjabi , hindi english & tulu ) . re - recordist ( final mixed track ) : harikumar madhavan nair\n21 . special mention : a . ottayal ( one woman alone ) ( malayalam ) \u2013 director : shiny jacob benjamin b . the zeliangrongs ( manipuri & english ) \u2013 director : ronel haobam c . pistulya ( marathi & telugu ) \u2013 child artist : suraj pawar\njoshy joseph ( english ) and n . manu chakravarthy ( kannada & english )\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nkonkan blues : in killa , we watch the young , pune - bred protagonist delight in the undeniable quiet beauty of his altered surroundings . courtesy : mr filmworks\nthis past week , i finally watched killa , one of those marathi films that won a loyal viewership last year . i wasn\u2019t disappointed . avinash arun\u2019s coming - of - age tale is full of understated charm . for one , it is beautifully shot , capturing the magic of a konkan seaside village , without ever making it seem too unbelievably lush . torrential monsoon rain punctuates the film , producing both momentousness and foreboding whilst steering clear of both the high drama and romance that rain now signals in popular indian cinema . alongside the ruined fort of the film\u2019s title , the rough palm - fringed beach with its few fishing boats and a vast calm sea stretching into the distance , the rain is also integral to creating killa\u2019s exceptionally vivid sense of place .\nit helps that we\u2019re seeing this world through a fresh pair of eyes : those of an 11 - year - old called chinmay ( chinu for short ) , who has just moved to the village . chinu is a city boy from pune , and even as he finds his new schoolwork unchallenging and his new classmates rough and unimpressive , we watch him delight in the undeniable quiet beauty of his altered surroundings : the forded stream , the mincing walk of crabs on the beach . arun zooms in on those small things that seemed so large when we were kids : a gift , a letter , a promise , a visit . here , too , place and time are made constantly relevant , positioning the film within a precise pre - liberalisation social geography \u2014 the cycle that impresses the boys is from mumbai , the new - fangled pencil box is from dubai , while the simple konkani fare seems rustic to the pune - bred boy .\nwhat is it about seeing through the child\u2019s eye that makes for such sensitive , observant cinema ? richard tapper , in a 2002 book on the \u2018new iranian cinema\u2019 , makes the interesting observation that \u201cchildren liberate plots by introducing non - essential actions \u2014 generally loafing around on a street or in a rural area\u201d .\nindian cinema had satyajit ray , who famously stated his artistic debt to bicycle thieves , and placed children at the heart of his own first feature . though ray\u2019s film most certainly had a plot , based on bibhutibhushan bandopadhyay\u2019s novel , he did cast non - professional actors \u2014 and the brother - sister pair apu and durga , lithe of limb and fleet of foot , were what made pather panchali unforgettable . as they stole fruit from neighbours , ran after the sweet - seller , listened for the train and got memorably drenched in a downpour , they produced a startlingly lovely visual and aural record of life in the bengali village . and yet ray\u2019s coming - of - age tale was hardly romantic : the rural idyll killed off one child ; the stricken family was forced to migrate to the city .\non the heels of vikramaditya motwane\u2019s udaan ( 2010 ) also came a few small - budget hindi films reminiscing about \u201980s childhoods : shashi sudigala\u2019s cycle kick ( 2011 ) made a cycle the pivot of a tale about two not - well - off brothers \u2014 it even gets stolen , a la bicycle thief \u2014 while sanjivan lal\u2019s refreshing bubble gum ( 2011 ) dealt with the dynamics of an \u201980s housing colony .\nbut for some reason , marathi filmmakers appear to be the ones overwhelmingly interested in childhood . and these coming - of - age narratives seem , more often than not , to be adaptations of their own experience .\nperhaps what is surprising is not that there are so many such films , but that there aren\u2019t more of them . after all , even if the necessary 15 - minute bachpan sequence has practically disappeared from our popular films , memories of childhood are the most cinematic thing we all have in our heads .\ntrisha gupta is a writer - critic based in delhi . follow her on twitter @ chhotahazri\nwith his cultivated brashness , sumeet samos is an emerging powerful voice . . .\na pakistani - american teenager from jersey city is set to become the . . .\nobjects , when they become tinged with nostalgia , falsify the past . but when . . .\nangrezi mein kehte hain puts up a strong case for pda as a great equaliser . . .\nshoojit sircar\u2019s october is about keeping faith , beyond science and logic , . . .\nthe ability of ceos to make tough calls and avoid feel - good short - term decisions often decides their legacies , . . .\nas the sc verdict on wednesday gives the delhi government more teeth , a look at the power struggle in the . . .\nfor the last six years , sudhanshu vats , group ceo , viacom 18 media pvt ltd , has been busy turning the . . .\nfans of the very popular oneplus phones probably don\u2019t need a reason to like the phone more than they already . . .\ninadequate forex reserves , growing pile of external debt and tightening global liquidity can exert pressure on . . .\n\u20b92121 \u2022 hdfc bank s1s2r1r2comment 2110208521352160 resistance ahead . go long only if the stock breaks above . . .\nas trees stand on shaky ground in our cities , a shave away from the axe of development , a meditation on their . . .\nin keeping with the rest of the issue , this week\u2019s quiz is all about trees .\nlast week\u2019s visit to boston with my sister su was built around my trial - by - visa at the spanish consulate . all . . .\nthe world cup upsets show that messi and ronaldo , the greats of their time , can thrive only with an able . . .\nthe explosively growing food delivery business in india is going upmarket , getting specialised and dishing out . . ."]}
{"id": 115538, "summary": [{"text": "charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen is a 1981 comedy \u2013 mystery film directed by clive donner that stars peter ustinov , angie dickinson and lee grant . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen", "paragraphs": ["charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen is a full - throttle comedy starring peter ustinov .\ncharlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen . directed by clive donner . american cinema productions , 1981 .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen in the search box below .\ncharlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen , us poster art , peter ustinov , 1981 . \u00a9 american cinema releasing / courtesy\nrichard hatch - lee chan jr . michelle pfeiffer - cordelia farrington iii regie : clive donner aka . charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen\n\u201dcharlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen ( 1981 ) . \u201d imdb . imdb . com , n . d . web .\ncharlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen , us poster art , peter ustinov , 1981 . \u00a9 american cinema releasing / courtesy everett collection\nin hawaii , master sleuth charlie chan unmasks the dragon queen as a killer . before she ' s arrested , she places a curse on chan and his family .\n' ' charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen , ' ' which has been rated pg ( ' ' parental guidance suggested ' ' ) , includes some mildly vulgar language .\njuly 5 , 1981 - angie dickinson . ' ' charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen ' ' . 1981 . ( credit image : \u00a9 globe photos / zumapress . com )\ncharlie chan und der fluch der drachenk\u00f6nigin - der ber\u00fchmte detektiv charlie chan kommt nach san francisco , um dort geschehene r\u00e4tselhafte morde aufzukl\u00e4ren . dabei bedroht ihn der fluch der ' drachenk\u00f6nigin ' ( angie dickinson ) , einer alten rivalin . regie : clive donner aka . charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen\ncharlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen was released in theatres on february 13 , 1981 . [ 3 ] the film was released on dvd on september 7 , 2004 , by trinity home entertainment . [ 6 ]\ncharlie chan und der fluch der drachenk\u00f6nigin - eine serie grotesker und bizarrer morde h\u00e4lt san francisco in atem . der polizeichef ruft charlie chan ( peter ustinov ) zu hilfe . aber ein alter fluch der ' drachenk\u00f6nigin ' lastet auf ihm und erschwert die ermittlungen bedrohlich . regie : clive donner aka . charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen\ncharlie chan und der fluch der drachenk\u00f6nigin - eine serie grotesker und bizarrer morde h\u00e4lt san francisco in atem . der polizeichef ruft charlie chan ( peter ustinov ) zu hilfe . aber ein alter fluch der ' drachenk\u00f6nigin ' lastet auf ihm und erschwert die ermittlungen bedrohlich . regie : clive donner aka . charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen\ncharlie chan und der fluch der drachenk\u00f6nigin - eine serie grotesker und bizarrer morde h\u00e4lt san francisco in atem . der polizeichef ruft charlie chan ( peter ustinov ) zu hilfe . aber ein alter fluch der ' drachenk\u00f6nigin ' lastet auf ihm und erschwert die ermittlungen bedrohlich . regie : clive donner aka . charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen\neine serie grotesker und bizarrer morde h\u00e4lt san francisco in atem . der polizeichef ruft charlie chan ( peter ustinov ) zu hilfe . aber ein alter fluch der ' drachenk\u00f6nigin ' lastet auf ihm und erschwert die ermittlungen bedrohlich . regie : clive donner aka . charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen\nin hawaii , master sleuth charlie chan unmasks the dragon queen as a killer . before she ' s arrested , she places a curse on chan and his family . years later in san francisco , chan is called out of retirement when the city of san francisco finds itself in chaos over a series of weird murders . chan is assisted by his blundering grandson , lee chan jr , who is more of a hindrance than help . the shadow of the dragon queen still hangs over the chan family when she becomes his number one suspect .\nfamous detective charlie chan is called out of retirement to help a san francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders . with his bumbling grandson as his sidekick , chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the dragon queen who is the prime suspect .\nearly acting appearances included television roles on fantasy island and bad cats along with an audition for television series charlie\u2019s angels in late 1970s . in the beginning of 1980s , pfeiffer did small roles in the movies like falling in love again , the hollywood knights and the charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen . the movies without any significant impact on box office and critical response were leading her out the industry .\nprobably my favorite of all charlie chan films . only one flaw in the film , the profanity .\nmy review of charlie chan finds this famous detective missing from the tcm movie lists . no charlie chan films have been shown within my 10 year memory . . . .\nclive donner ' s ' ' charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen , ' ' which opens today at the cinerama i and other theaters , is a looselimbed , immensely good - natured entertainment that moves easily between parody and slapstick without ever doing damage to the memories of the character who , in the 1950 ' s and 1960 ' s , gained something of a following as a figure of camp .\nyears later in san francisco , chan is called out of retirement when the city of san francisco finds itself in chaos over a series of weird murders . chan is assisted by his blundering grandson , lee chan jr , who is more of a hindrance than help . the shadow of the dragon queen still hangs over the chan family when she becomes his number one suspect .\nthe chinese ring through charlie chan and the sky dragon ( 1947 - 49 ) roland winters as charlie chan an examination of animation in this era is very revealing . the depiction of asians in propaganda demonstrates american attitudes at the time . these cartoons distill the imagery the entertainment industry wished to pass on to the children of this generation .\ncharlie chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with american history by yunte huang norton , 354 pp .\nmasterful sleuth charlie chan is called out of retirement when a detective asks for his help in solving a series of murders in san francisco . now with his grandson at his side , chan matches wits against his nemesis from the old days , the dragon queen , who seems to be responsible for the crimes .\ncharlie chan in egypt . directed by louis king . 20 th century fox , 1935 .\ncharlie chan in shanghai . directed by james tinling . 20 th century fox , 1935 .\nfamous detective charlie chan ( peter ustinov ) is called out of retirement to help a san francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders . with his bumbling grandson ( richard hatch ) as his sidekick , chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the dragon queen ( angie dickinson ) who is the prime suspect . .\nfamous detective charlie chan ( peter ustinov ) is called out of retirement to help a san francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders . with his bumbling grandson ( richard hatch ) as his sidekick , chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the dragon queen ( angie dickinson ) who is the prime suspect . . .\n, was a 1981 film in which charlie chan was portrayed by peter ustinov . we also included the 2007 film ,\nthe mysterious dr . fu manchu the return of dr . fu manchu daughter of the dragon ( 1929 - 31 ) warner oland as fu manchu\nthe prime suspect in the killings is a shady lady known as the dragon queen , but soon chan ' s suspicions fall elsewhere . among those at risk are lee ' s maternal grandmother , mrs . lupowitz . even though charlie chan ' s son is , as is usually the case , rarely accurate in reading clues , he has the full love and support of cordelia , his beautiful fianc\u00e9e . [ 2 ]\nthe principal characters are chan ' s grandson , lee chan jr . ( richard hatch ) , a young man who is half - chinese , half - jewish and all thumbs ; lee chan ' s exceedingly rich and quite mad maternal grandmother , mrs . lupowitz ( lee grant ) ; lee chan ' s beautiful , adoring fiancee , cordelia ( michelle pfeiffer ) , and the wicked dragon queen ( angie dickinson ) , who was sent up the river by chan many years before for the murder of mrs . lupowitz ' s husband , bernie .\nfamous detective charlie chan is called out of retirement to help a san francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders . with his bumbling grandson as his sidekick , chan also . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhuang , yunte . 2010 . charlie chan : the untold story of the honorable detective and his rendezvous with american history . 1st ed . new york : w . w . norton .\ndaughter of the dragon ( 1931 ) is a strange hybrid of caucasians playing asians and genuine asian actors . it features the worst of hollywood stereotypes but it also featured the beautiful and talented anna may wong . [ source ]\nrzepka , charles j . 2007 .\nrace , region , rule : genre and the case of charlie chan .\npmla 122 ( 5 ) : 1463 - 1481 .\ndespite all this , huang agrees with some of chan\u2019s detractors . \u201cmake no mistake , \u201d he writes , \u201ccharlie chan was an american stereotype of the chinaman . \u201d and yet huang isn\u2019t very bothered by this , seeing chan as a benign stereotype , perhaps even a subversive one ; he believes he illustrates the mingling of foreign and local elements that have often gone into the making of the hybrid american culture .\nviewers of charlie chan in egypt had already seen the detective in london and paris , and they would later see him in shanghai , san francisco , new york , and other places . they would also suspect that chan\u2019s original mission would be overtaken by some murderous development , and sure enough , he\u2019s soon informed in charlie chan in egypt that the leader of the excavation is missing . when chan is shown an ancient sarcophagus on a tour of the site , he observes , as he puts it , that \u201cvarnish on three - thousand - year - old object isn\u2019t completely dry , \u201d and this leads to the discovery of the corpse of the missing archaeologist inside it .\nmitchell , charles p . 1999 . a guide to charlie chan films , bibliographies and indexes in the performing arts , . westport , conn . : greenwood press .\nsome forty - nine movies featuring chan were made in hollywood between 1926 and 1949 , all of them based on the character invented by earl derr biggers in his novel the house without a key ( 1925 ) . biggers\u2019s six chan novels were best sellers , and the cinematic charlie chan was one of the best - known and most - liked fictional characters in america for nearly twenty years . biggers said that in creating chan he wanted to counter the demeaning portrayals of asians that were standard at the time , particularly the evil fu manchu , the most recognizable chinese character in western books and movies before chan came along . and indeed , unlike fu , the epitome of supposed oriental cruelty and cunning , chan is decent , brave , and honorable , as well as extremely good at nailing the bad guy .\nsong , jaymes k . 1999 .\ncharlie chan\nisle ' s toughest crime fighter .\nhonolulu star - bulletin .\ndespite the name , this is not a charlie chan film in the spirit of those black & white classics of the 30 ' s and 40s . this is just a poorly done slapstick comedy that ' s never seems to raise a smile . vapid and pointless !\nthe american unease over chan is complicated by the cinematic chan\u2019s reception in china itself , which was very nearly worshipful . when warner oland went there in 1936 to film charlie chan in shanghai , he was given full celebrity treatment , his roles as fu manchu conveniently forgotten . at his press conferences , he even adopted the charlie chan persona , answering questions in the same pidgin he used on screen . the chinese appreciated that in chan , finally , a brilliant , charming , and esteemed chinese figure was being portrayed in american movies , and this at a time when the chinese public was highly sensitive to racial slights .\nabstract : this article seeks to make sense of the enigma of charlie chan by situating him at the intersection of critical legal studies , genre studies , cognitive psychology , and postcolonial critique . it contends that chan is more than a shameful chapter in the history of american racism and orientalism , rather a product of the legal orientalist imagination\u2019s exploitation of a peculiar genre schema of detective fiction . as such , he is a figure of ambivalence , equivocation , and exception . on the one hand , chan fits the stereotype of the maverick detective who must operate within the penumbra of formal judicial apparatuses\u2014in the zone of the exception\u2014in order to match wits with the master criminal . on the other hand , it is his \u201crace\u201d that reifies the power of the exception , making him the unctuous alter ego of the insidious criminal mastermind dr . fu manchu .\nretired detective charlie chan is asked for his help by the san francisco police to solve a new series of murders . this time his usual sidekick , number one son , has been replaced by lee ' s own son , lee chan , jr .\nlepore , jill . 2010 .\nchan , the man : on the trail of the honorable detective .\nthe new yorker , 9 august .\nhuang sees chan in this sense less as a chinese uncle tom and more as a chinese nigger jim , whose own sort of pidgin was transformed by mark twain into an expression of courage and morality greater than could normally be imagined in the racist culture of the era . himself \u201ca chinese man come to america , \u201d as chang apana did , huang makes the case that a reevaluation of charlie chan might be in order . huang\u2019s deeper point is indisputable . charlie chan is an entirely american creation and an entirely american story . to know him is to know ourselves .\ncharlie chan , the fictitious chinese - american detective from hawaii , makes his first appearance in the movie charlie chan in egypt ( 1935 ) looking out the window of an airplane while flying over the pyramids and the sphinx . we next see him , looking awkward and unhappy , on a donkey , which takes him to the headquarters of an archaeological excavation in luxor . there he announces why he has come , his polite manner verging on the deferential : he has been hired by the french archaeological society to investigate the disappearance of some ancient objects on the black market .\nbiggers\u2019s first novel about charlie chan came a decade after sax rohmer\u2019s first fu manchu novel , but the two were simultaneous hits in hollywood , both at the height of their popularity in the 1930s . that both fu and chan were popular at the same time shouldn\u2019t be surprising\u2014we\u2019ve seen bigger contradictions . still , chan does seem to mark a shift in attitudes away from the sort of unadulterated bigotry that produced the asian exclusion act and toward a willingness on the part of the public to accept asians as admirable , even if still stereotypes .\nlee chan , jr . ( richard hatch ) , charlie ' s grandson , is an aspiring private eye whose only client so far is a disgruntled little girl who slaps him around for not being able to find her lost cat . in fact , there isn ' t much that lee chan , jr . can do without klutzing it up . his adoring fianc\u0103\u00a9e ( michelle pfeiffer ) , however , is completely blind to all his flaws and follows him around as if he were her seeing - eye dog . rounding out this cast of characters on the side of the law is brian keith , a pill - popping police chief who is a bundle of fits and frets . on the side of disorder is angie dickinson as the dragon queen . charlie chan sent her to prison years ago and now she ' s out to get him .\nthat would suggest a certain success for precisely the racial stereotyping that chan\u2019s detractors have decried\u2014the artificial chinaman becoming more real than the real thing . chang apana himself came to be addressed , admiringly , as charlie chan on the streets of honolulu , his real persona having been captured by the fictional character he inspired . huang makes a quiet plea to chan\u2019s detractors to see him in a less unfavorable light :\nwhat sets the dragon painter apart is its authenticity of sets , costumes and predominately japanese cast who are portraying real people and not stereotypes . it is also probable that the same unique racial pov is what obscured this film .\nmr . karloff\u2019s portrayal of the chinese criminologist has nothing about it to remind audiences of the late warner oland\u2019s \u201ccharlie chan\u201d or of his own past performances . this oriental is a thoroughly occidentalized sleuth who takes his work seriously and refrains from kidding the blundering constabulary . he has the dazzling courage to confess himself baffled now and again by perplexing circumstances , and this unique device has the result of baffling audiences doubly . ( 39 )\nof all of the pre - world war ii pop artifacts that have recently been resurrected and recycled by hollywood , the most welcome by far is charlie chan , the inscrutable detective created by earl derr biggers and brought to the screen in dozens of low - budget movies , most often in the person of warner oland and sidney toler . charlie chan is supposed to be chinese but , in fact , he ' s as american as apple pie , maxene andrews and chandu the magician . as much as any other public figure before pearl harbor , he reassured americans of their place in the world , solving drawing room mysteries in 70 minutes or so and dispensing wisdom that came straight from domestically manufactured fortune cookies .\nboth the yellow peril and world war ii saw the repolarization of americanness and \u201cotherness\u201d ( and the latter , the dominance of the hardboiled detective ) but , in the years in between , hollywood\u2019s intention\u2014even if misguided in its execution\u2014was to offer the asian detective as one of america\u2019s heroes .\nreview : this comedy - mystery features a brief appearance by peter ustinov as charlie chan , with the sleuth ' s grandson , lee chan , jr . ( hatch ) , a half - jewish , half - chinese detective , taking up most of the film as he bumbles through chinatown , clumsily destroying ever\u2026 ( more )\nthis comedy - mystery features a brief appearance by peter ustinov as charlie chan , with the sleuth ' s grandson , lee chan , jr . ( hatch ) , a half - jewish , half - chinese detective , taking up most of the film as he bumbles through chinatown , clumsily destroying everything in his path . the host of murders that greet him are on the cute side , and the dialog is inane . . . . read more\nthe earl carroll vanities , a popular broadway revue of the 1930s and ' 40s , is the . . .\nthe setting is san francisco , being rocked to the roots by a series of crimes that the newspapers persist in describing as ' ' the bizarre murders , ' ' so repeatedly that the adjective takes on the weight of a proper noun . the chief of the san francisco police department , being at loose ends , calls charlie chan out of retirement to work on the killings , including one in an acupuncture clinic and another in which the victim , a musician , was fried by his own electric guitar .\nthe fear , whether real or imagined , arose from the fact of the rise of nonwhite peoples and their defiance of white supremacy . and while serving to contain the other , the idea of the yellow peril also helped to define white identity , within both a nationalist and an internationalist frame . ( 138 )\nthis is the perfect example of how not to make a charlie chan film - - or any film for that matter ! it was meant as a comedy - - but it ' s not funny . the mystery is lame . the acting is awful . a good cast wasted by a terrible script ! peter ustinov is better than this and should have said\nno !\nto this one . a big waste of time and money . only for absolute chan fanatics and then only so they can say ,\nyeah . i saw it .\nto paraphrase from a much better chan film ,\nbad film like dead fish - - can not stand test of time !\nsee any of the 20th century fox chan films from the 30 ' s and early 40 ' s instead .\nan online magazine offering reviews of crime fiction and film , interviews with writers and more .\nalthough both chan and wong are chinese detectives , the two characters were conceived of as different kinds of masculinity . as the motion picture herald reviewer notes with karloff\u2019s first appearance as the detective in mr . wong , detective in october 1938 ,\nnot a good movie . has a few laughs but mainly nothing a real chan fan would like to see . it is a spoof , but just doesn ' t work . too silly without real slapstick . no real inside jokes for chan fans . and wouldn ' t work as a regular comedy , even without the chan link .\n, features asian american culture and experience from the perspective of asian americans themselves .\nhaiyan lee is a professor of chinese and comparative literature at stanford university , stanford ca , 94305 . she is the author of revolution of the heart : a genealogy of love in china , 1900 - 1950 ( 2007 ) and the stranger and the chinese moral imagination ( 2014 ) .\ntied to blackface and the portrayal of african americans on the stage by whites in the nineteenth century , the term yellowface appears as early as the 1950s to describe the continuation in film of having white actors playing major asian and asian american roles and the grouping together of all makeup technologies used to make one look \u201casian . \u201d\nhollywood\u2019s earliest representation of the chinese echoed the socio - political anxieties of the time . the influx of chinese immigrants to america incited a social panic in the face of the perceived \u201cyellow peril\u201d and resulted in the immigration act of 1924 , which restricted chinese immigration into the states . as gary okihiro explains , the yellow peril was a product of a rationalizing discourse linked to western colonial expansion :\npeter ustinov , who carries on the tradition of the occidental charlie chan in this new , big - budget movie , photographed in glorious color , plays it comparatively straight , more modestly even than mr . oland or mr . toler , and thus provides the film with a center of gravity without which the lunatic goings - on would have no point . he is very funny and deserves the year ' s self - effacement award .\nthe setting is contemporary san francisco . the city is in an uproar over a series of bizarre murders . the police are baffled and decide to call charlie chan out of retirement . the great detective seems to be surrounded by crazies . mrs . lupowitz ( lee grant ) is a daft widow who talks to her departed husband ' s ashes in an urn and tolerates the eccentricities of her staff \u0097 namely a rude butler ( roddy mcdowall ) in a wheelchair and a paranoid maid ( the late rachel roberts ) .\nit is in this sense that a movie like charlie chan in egypt has been seen by critics as deriving from the era of asian exclusion and jim crow . in the film , stepin fetchit , hollywood\u2019s best - known black movie actor , plays a character named snowshoes , an employee of the archaeologists who is superstitious , befuddled , and easily frightened\u2014a negro stereotype put in for comic relief . charlie chan was an aphorism - spouting , pidgin - speaking \u201cchinaman\u201d who took soft , feminine steps and had fake slanted eyes . it is clear why he has given offense to writers like jessica hagedorn , frank chin , and the novelist gish jen\u2014even while many caucasians still probably see nothing wrong with him .\nsimilarly , the reviewer for the motion picture daily praises the film for not duplicating chan because , as the review implies , chan seemed more interested \u201cin coining philosophical wisecracks or kidding policemen\u201d than actually apprehending criminals ( 6 ) . certainly , the chan films had a large comic component with chan\u2019s african - american chauffeur ( most often birmingham brown ) and older offspring ( mainly lee , jimmy , and tommy ) acting as foils to their father during the investigation ; on the other hand , mr . wong is thoughtful , somewhat impassive , and mainly serious\u2014although he does smile when he occasionally makes a humorous pun . according to rimoldi , the wong series was not meant to compete with fox\u2019s successful chan series but instead to cash in on the popularity of the asian detective ( 173 ) . and the success of mr . wong was most likely due to the star who portrayed him\u2014boris karloff , an eurasian actor who had made his name playing in monster movies\u2014and the publicity material highlighted karloff\u2019s name above all else .\nhistory is complex and a full analysis of the influences and cultural attitudes of each time period is far beyond the scope of this article . however , we hope that readers keep an open mind and allow the pictures to speak for themselves . included below are examples of whitewashing of southern and middle eastern asian characters ( more properly considered brownface ) .\nmagazine featured multiple images of asian americans as detrimental to the creation of a well - functioning economy and society . these types of representations of asians favored white , anti - immigrant values and undermined authentic asian american culture and representation . these media representations furthered edward said\u2019s idea of\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nhollywood continues to produce new variations of old stereotypes for asian american performers . though the country has largely discarded the practice of blackface , the use of yellowface and brownface in hollywood production continues to be the norm .\n\u201cthat\u2019s it ! \u201d cried [ the prosecutor ] triumphantly . \u201cthat\u2019s my confession , and not a word spoken . i\u2019ve witnesses , jennison\u2014they all saw you\u2014you couldn\u2019t stand the disgrace a man in your position\u2014you tried to kill yourself . with an empty gun . \u201d he went over and patted chan on the shoulder . \u201ca great idea , charlie , \u201d he said . \u201cchan thought of it , \u201d he added to jennison . \u201cthe oriental mind , harry . rather subtle , isn\u2019t it ? \u201d ( biggers , 309 )\nthis article was first published in the october 28 , 2010 issue of the new york review of books .\nalong with the acclaim she gets , pfeiffer has refused very successful films like pretty woman , silence of the lamb and basic instinct in the period of 1990 and 1993 . during the period she accepted the roles including the russia house , frankie and johnny with a golden globe nomination . the same period she formed her production company and boutique named via rosa production . the company alongside the touchstones pictures produced a movie love field of the label name the walt disney studios . the movie gets award nomination for golden globe and academy awards and wins silver bear best actress award at the berlin international film festival .\nthe lack of asian american representation in the media is the primary idea conveyed through our flyer and can be related to key historical themes . for example , the\non april 29 , 1958 , richard pfeiffer and donna taverna gives birth michelle marie pfeiffer as the second child of the family . michelle is a daughter of an air - conditioning contractor and a housewife . she is sister to an elder brother rick and two young sisters dedee and lori pfeiffer . michelle\u2019s father is of german british ancestry and her mother is of swiss - german and swedish ancestry .\naccess to the complete content on oxford research encyclopedia of criminology requires a subscription or purchase . public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription .\nfunny : peter ustinov is well - known as hercule poirot , the best detective in the world . here , he played charlie chan , the best detective in the world . let me not waste too much time on this film : it wants to be funny , but it has no good gags . the crime plot is so unrealistic ( as is the solution in the end ) that i think it was supposed to be a parody . the acting performances were unconvincing , also young michelle pfeiffer ' s , unfortunately . maybe there are many inside jokes for charlie chan fans . but for an ordinary public , this film holds no attraction .\nduring the 1970s took initiative to go out onto the streets and capture images that would most accurately demonstrate real lives of asian americans in the community ( lee 127 - 128 ) . the expression of\nmichelle pfeiffer inner conflicts let her out of the box in the acting of the movies she carries on . she is a singer , actress and producer with remarkable timeless qualities .\nlandy , joshua . 2012 .\nthe devil , the master - criminal , and the re - enchantment of the world ( on the usual suspects ) .\nphilosophy and literature 36 ( 1 ) : 37 - 57 .\nserved as a connective tool , and the presence of a shared identity formed these progressive movements against unfavorable misrepresentations and the general lack of representation ( iijima 6 ) . these efforts at forming a\npfeiffer is the one - time winner of the miss orange county beauty pageant of 1978 and participant of miss california the same year . the sixth position in miss california in 1978 leads her to keep an acting agent with the mentality to give an audition . michelle after doing some part in films and television learnt of not being able to act then she studied at the beverly hills playhouse in the period of 1980s .\nsave on classic and contemporary films online and in store through 8 / 6 .\nkung fu ( 1972 - 75 ) david carradine as kwai chang caine perhaps one of the most notorious examples of yellowface was the casting of the late david carradine in a role originally conceived and envisioned for bruce lee .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nthe first of 3 films in which lee grant and roddy mcdowall work together . the second was\nmillion dollar face\n( 1981 ) ; and the third and final was\nit ' s my party\n( 1996 . )\non the alamy prints site ( powered by art . com ) choose your frame , the size and finish of your photo .\nboth chan and wong can be regarded as positive representations of chinese masculinity as they are cast as heroes but they are also often regarded by critics as the substitution of one stereotype for another . following the yellow peril - inspired demonization of the chinese in american culture came another stereotype\u2014\u201cthe model minority\u201d\u2014which referred to immigrants who assimilated into mainstream society . as chung explains , with japan\u2019s undeclared war on china throughout the 1930s , \u201cthe chinese were viewed no longer as the oppressors , but now as the oppressed , seeking the aid of americans\u201d ( 540 - 41 ) . this was reflected in films at the time with the smiling , hard - working peasant and other more \u201cpositive\u201d portrayals of chinese characters , including chan and wong , who fit very much into this new conception of the \u201cmodel minority : \u201d they were chinese detectives who had assimilated into mainstream society and employ their skills to serve western interests . the japanese , however , would be portrayed in a different manner .\nmaeda , daryl j . chains of babylon : the rise of asian america . minneapolis : u of minnesota , 2009 . print .\nmany movies , including classics like the thief of baghdad ( 1924 ) \u2014in which a wily oriental despot is the bad guy\u2014and all the fu manchu movies were banned in china , but charlie chan was extremely popular . there was even a series of chinese knockoffs of the character , this time played by a chinese actor who , according to huang , \u201cfollowed oland\u2019s incarnation closely in almost all aspects . \u201d in other words , as he puts it , \u201cwe seem to have reached the final , if not slightly bizarre , frontier of yellowface , where a real chinaman imitates a swede\u2019s imitation of a chinaman . \u201d\nit turns out\u2014though huang is not the first writer to discover this\u2014that there was a real charlie chan in american life who inspired the fictional one . a man named chang apana was a legendary figure in the honolulu police force in the first third of the twentieth century , the only ethnic chinese during those years to make detective . apana , who spent most of his early childhood in china\u2019s guangdong province , was an american hybrid . for some years he was a paniolo , or hawaiian cowboy , working on the biggest cattle ranch on the island of hawaii . when he became a policeman around the turn of the twentieth century , the wiry , five - foot - tall apana was famous for carrying a rawhide whip as his only weapon . he was the scourge of the gambling and opium dens that proliferated in honolulu\u2019s chinatown .\nin contrast to the biggers novels , where we see chan at home , wearing a chinese gown and silk shoes , surrounded by porcelain and lanterns , in the movies he has little in the way of a private life ; we never see where he lives , but he is not rootless or unattached . two of his children , a boy and a girl , for whom he shows great affection , appear in some of the films . chan tries to convince the son he meets up with in shanghai to have a good time rather than get involved in the father\u2019s dangerous business . \u201cjoy in heart better than bullet , \u201d he tells him , but the son helps solve the crime anyway .\nthe use of the internet pages of the superbhub is possible without any indication of personal data ; however , if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website , processing of personal data could become necessary .\nthe stereotype that men and women of asian descent were incapable of creating complex and subtle characters in film ( not to mention their inability to speak english well ) was once again recirculated .\nposner , richard a . 1999 . the problematics of moral and legal theory . cambridge , mass . : belknap press of harvard university press .\nin the past , there have been efforts to bring positive representations of asian americans to the media as well . the\nboltanski , luc . 2014 . mysteries and conspiracies : detective stories , spy novels and the making of modern societies . cambridge , uk : polity press .\nasther had the \u201cimpassive face\u201d and \u201cslightly pedantic\u201d accent that capra was looking for , so the make - up artist covered his upper eyelids with \u201cskins\u201d and clipped his eyelashes to a third of their normal length , and the wardrobe department decked him out in sumptuous mandarin robes and a tall black skullcap .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nweisberg , richard h . 1992 . poethics , and other strategies of law and literature . new york : columbia university press .\ni bought this as a xmas present for my wife , as she likes the black x white charlie chan films of old . i wish i hadn ' t . even the great peter ustinov seemed unenthusiastic about finding himself starring in this poorly made turkey . the slap - stick humour was painful and the picture quality , awful . we switched it off before the end , it was that rubbish . this film is even too poor to give to the charity shop . don ' t buy it , you will only be disappointed .\nwe are very delighted that you have shown interest in our enterprise . data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of the superbhub . the use of the internet pages of the superbhub is possible without any indication of personal data ; however , if a data subject wants to use special enterprise services via our website , processing of personal data could become necessary . if the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no statutory basis for such processing , we generally obtain consent from the data subject .\nbegan making commercials for the j . walter thompson company ; voted best commercials director of the year\npack your beach blanket for a bittersweet tale of love and summer ' s magic .\nthe earl carroll vanities , a popular broadway revue of the 1930s and ' 40s , is the setting for this murder mystery interspersed with an assortment of variety acts , including duke ellington performing ebony rhapsody and a novelty number called marijuana . victor . . .\nin 2017 , where is kyra ? the wizard of lies of pfeiffer made a notable impact on the viewers and the critics . she claims that she can now deliver acting as per requirements with her role of a mother is now a bit restive .\nimagine a person , tall , lean and feline , high - shouldered , with a brow like shakespeare and a face like satan , a close - shaven skull , and long , magnetic eyes of the true cat - green . invest him with all the cruel cunning of an entire eastern race , accumulated in one giant intellect , with all the resources of science past and present , and you have a mental picture of dr . fu - manchu , the \u201cyellow peril\u201d incarnate in one man . ( 7 )\nthe famed detective comes out of retirement to solve a baffling series of murders in san francisco . as he and his bumbling grandson investigate , they begin to suspect the crimes may be the work of an old enemy . comedy mystery , starring peter ustinov , angie dickinson , roddy mcdowall and michelle pfeiffer .\nmiss grant has never been in better form than she is as the grande dame manquee , a woman whose loathing for chan is never better expressed than in her haughty greeting , ' ' welcome to san francisco , charles . ' ' as lee chan jr . , the would - be detective who worships his grandfather and never reads a clue correctly , mr . hatch ( of television ' s ' ' battlestar gallactea ' ' and ' ' the streets of san francisco ' ' ) is pricelessly eager and inept , qualities that go forever unrecognized by miss pfeiffer who , as the faithful cordelia , is another find .\nfew examples of modern yellowface are as notorious as the films 21 and dragonball : evolution . in 21 , the story of real - life asian american blackjack players was re - cast to feature white actors in every prominent role . dragonball \u2018s goku , the japanese equivalent of superman ( an alien child lands on earth , is raised by the native culture , and becomes adopted as the champion of his new home ) , was likewise whitewashed with the casting of justin chatwin .\nthrough our magazine article , we wanted to bring forward the discussion of more contemporary modes of representation for asian american characters . on social media , we noticed content related to the cast of the upcoming new movie ,\niijima , chris . \u201cpointifications on the distinction between grains of sand and yellow pearls . \u201d asian americans : the movement and the moment . by steve louie and glenn omatsu . los angeles , ca : ucla asian american studies center , 2014 . 3 - 15 . print .\nprince of persia : the sands of time ( 2010 ) jake gyllenhaal as 6th century persian prince dastan gemma arterton as \u201cexotic indian princess tamina\u201d tragically , the next decade will be heralded by a slew of summer films that perpetuates hollywood\u2019s systematic casting bias against performers of color . prince of persia will depict two caucasian champions leading subjects of color and battling brown villains .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\nat times , mr . donner ' s work recalls the ebullient slapstick routines of blake edwards , but the director , best known for such early films as ' ' nothing but the best ' ' and ' ' what ' s new , pussycat ? ' ' also does very well with the parody . be prepared for a quintessential chan routine in which mr . ustinov explains what the script calls ' ' the fork in the teacup ' ' routine .\n, which created a distinct divide between eastern and western culture that praised the west and oriented eastern cultures as inferior and barbaric ( maeda 20 ) . as these ideas persisted , positive representations of asians were continuously neglected . our primary goal with our flyer was to expose the \u201cwhitewashed\u201d representations that continued to plague the mainstream media into the late 20th century and even today , while communicating the sentiments of asian americans that call for more genuine representations .\nthe period between 2000 and 2006 she appears in the movies like original sin , what lies beneath , i am sam and white oleander with box office justification and awards like screen actors guild nomination . in an animation film sinbad : legend of the seven seas she voiced a character of a goddess of chaos eris in 2003 . michelle pfeiffer inner understanding makes her stay away from the movies for 4 years .\na sophisticated , expensively - dressed group of people gather in a spooky old mansion to watch the first performance of a play . the highlight of the production is a realistic on - stage murder , wherein the victim is shot point - blank , right through the heart , . . .\nresearch and writing of this article were supported by a frederick burkhardt residential fellowship from the american council of learned societies . i presented earlier versions at the university of notre dame , the center for advanced study in the behavioral sciences , and the university of toulouse . i would like to thank nan da , louis hyman , katherine howe , lionel jensen , joshua landy , mark selden , r . john williams as well as the three anonymous readers for transnational asia for their helpful feedback . an earlier version of this article appeared in the inaugural issue of transnational asia : an online interdisciplinary journal .\nstrap on your holster and reach for your ray gun with this collection of eight . . .\nare all modern examples of asian americans fighting back against the remaining lack of positive representation . our group hopes that in the future , there will be increased opportunities for constructive representation in the mainstream media and that asian american creatives will continue to foster new ways to convey the asian american experience in true and engaging ways .\nalso on the scene and adding to the sometimes hilarious confusion are the late , great rachel roberts as mrs . lupowitz ' s unstable maid ; roddy mcdowall as mrs . lupowitz ' s paraplegic butler , an ill - tempered fellow who serves at table from his motorized wheelchair , and brian keith , who gives one of the best comic performances of the season as the police chief .\nthe american audiences liked their asians to be psychopathic fu man chus or comic laundrymen and cooks . though popular in the teens , hayakawa fell into obscurity with a rising tide of anti - immigration laws aimed at asians and the japanese in particular in the 1920s . [ source ]\nuse of this web site constitutes acceptance of the terms of use and privacy policy | user published content is licensed under a creative commons license . copyright \u00a9 2017 - 2018 free articles by urltoken , all rights reserved .\nregardless of the ethnicity in the source material \u2013 whether mythological , fictional , or historical \u2013 hollywood continues to enforce a glass ceiling for performers of color .\nalthough the script abounds with funny lines , the overall effect of this film is as though someone ( producer ? director ? studio ? ) took a deft charlie chan send up and stamped heavily on it , adding elements clearly inserted for commercial appeal rather than inherent value . these elements do their best to destroy what would have otherwise been an enjoyable hour and a half . as it stands , you ' ll want to see it for some stellar performances , and because you don ' t want to miss young michelle pfeiffer in one of her earliest roles . she lights up the screen . peter ustinov does his spiffy warner oland impression , and a talented cast does its best with the sparkly script but on - again - off - again plot .\nthe whole film pitches colored\u2014black , yellow , arab\u2014men against anglo - european whites , with the former united by their interest in truth and justice and the latter condemned by their insatiable hunger for material wealth .\npfeiffer is a nominee for academy award for best supporting actress and won the bafta award for best actress in a supporting role for dangerous liaisons ( 1988 ) . she is second time nominee of academy awards for best actress and winner of the golden globe award for best actress - motion picture drama for the fabulous baker boys ( 1989 ) . pfeiffer is a consistently good actor in the movies like the witches of eastwick ( 1987 ) , married to the mob ( 1988 ) , frankie and johnny ( 1991 ) , the age of innocence ( 1993 ) , wolf ( 1994 ) and white oleander ( 2002 ) .\nagamben , giorgio . 2005 . state of exception . chicago : university of chicago press .\nwhat is remarkable is that such a singular and benevolent chinese character could have emerged from the midwest and become a huge popular success in an america of intensely nativist , anti - chinese feeling . fu manchu in this sense would seem to have been the more predictable cultural expression of the larger attitude toward \u201cchinamen . \u201d fu came along on the eve of world war i , the creation of the british writer sax rohmer , whose first fu manchu novel was published in the united states in 1913 and went into at least twenty printings . rohmer followed this effort with a succession of novels , each one more lurid than the last . fu , satanically inventive , gets his victims to handle perfume and then kills them with scorpions drawn to the scent . he kills with snakes , incantations , and a poison known as \u201csilence of flower . \u201d\nfor our political flyer , we decided to use a cherry blossom , a typified \u201casian\u201d icon , to track the trajectory of and demonstrate instances of \u201cyellow face\u201d through a timeline format that begins in the 1960s . the first film that we incorporated is"]}
{"id": 115555, "summary": [{"text": "kenneth cranham ( born 12 december 1944 ) is a scottish-born film , television , radio and stage actor .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "he is popularly known for his work in hellbound : hellraiser ii and valkyrie . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "kenneth cranham", "paragraphs": ["kenneth cranham shows off his award at last night ' s ceremony . picture : getty\neven when they read out kenneth at the awards ceremony , i still thought , \u2018oh they must mean kenneth branagh\u2019 .\nthere is only one drawback to interviewing kenneth cranham , but it is not one to dismiss lightly .\nkenneth cranham ( born 12 december 1944 ) is a scottish film , television , radio and stage actor .\nsecondary school in brixton , london , left 1961 to follow acting career . kenneth cranham biography ( 1944\u2013 )\nwe speak to olivier award - winner kenneth cranham about the father at everyman theatre . \u00a9 pamela raith photography .\nkenneth cranham was born on december 12 , 1944 in dunfermline , fife , scotland . he is an actor , known for\nkenneth cranham : ' i got \u00a32k a show for harvey moon . now it ' s \u00a3400 a week in theatre '\nflying high : kenneth cranham is best remembered in television ' s shine on harvey moon . picture : chris jackson / getty\nanne - marie duff and kenneth cranham are to star in the first west end show from marianne elliott\u2019s new theatre company .\nwe spoke to the father star kenneth cranham moments after he won the best actor award at the olivier awards 2016 with mastercard .\nthe acclaimed actors will lead simon stephens\u2019s drama heisenberg : the uncertainty principle on to the stage of wyndham\u2019s theatre . pictured , kenneth cranham\nanne - marie duff , 46 , and kenneth cranham , 72 , are to star as may - december lovers in a new play .\noscar winner mark rylance and sherlock star benedict cumberbatch both lost out last night as kenneth \u00adcranham took home the \u00adolivier award for best actor .\ncongratulations to kenneth cranham and david moorst , who were among the winners at yesterday\u2019s critics circle theatre awards held at the prince of wales theatre .\nloot , with sheila ballentyne , simon ward , kenneth cranham and michael bates . opened 27 september 1966 photograph : john haynes / lebrecht music & art\n\u2018joe [ orton ] \u2019s writing would have got better and better . he was just beginning\u2019 \u2026 kenneth cranham . photograph : graeme robertson for the guardian\nkenneth cranham tells us why he was tearful picking up his olivier award for best actor and on \u2018snogging\u2019 mark rylance . . report by jennifer cordingley . test\ndiscussing his olivier award - winning role in the father , soglos chats to actor kenneth cranham ahead of the show ' s closing run at everyman theatre in cheltenham .\ngreg hicks , sally dexter , kenneth cranham , lia williams and alun armstrong are among the stars of the autumn season at theatre royal bath ' s ustinov studio .\ncranham was born in dunfermline , fife , scotland , the son of lochgelly - born margaret mckay cranham ( n\u00e9e ferguson ) and ronald cranham , a london - born civil servant . his first wife was actress diana quick . he has two daughters : nancy cranham with actress charlotte cornwell , and kathleen cranham with his second wife , actress fiona victory .\n' cranham is an interesting mixture - a south london geezer , yet also a rich - voiced thespian . ' cranham on stage with jim sturgeon\nrada alumnus kenneth cranham won best actor for his performance in florian zeller\u2019s the father , shortly to transfer to the duke of york\u2019s theatre from 24 february for a limited run .\ntwo parts fruity - voiced luvvie , one part rough - cut cockney , kenneth cranham has been part of the furniture on stage and screen since leaving rada in the 1960s . \u200b\nhaving enjoyed a lifelong career in acting , kenneth cranham has arguably bagged his biggest role at the age of 72 , starring in the multi award - winning play , the father .\ncranham was born in dunfermline , fife , scotland , the son of lochgelly - born margaret mckay cranham ( n\u00e9e ferguson ) and ronald cranham , an english civil servant . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] his first wife was actress diana quick . he has two daughters : nancy cranham with actress charlotte cornwell , and kathleen cranham with his second wife , actress fiona victory . [ 2 ]\ncranham was born in dunfermline , fife , scotland , the son of lochgelly - born margaret mckay cranham ( n\u00e9e ferguson ) and ronald cranham , a london - born civil servant . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] his first wife was actress diana quick . he has two daughters : nancy cranham with actress charlotte cornwell , and kathleen cranham with his second wife , actress fiona victory . [ 2 ]\nnext , kenneth cranham and lia williams will perform in florian zeller ' s moliere award - winning play , the father ( le p\u00e8re ) , which runs from 16 october to 15 november .\nother critics\u2019 circle award winners included kenneth cranham , who won the best actor award for what judges called \u201cthe role of a lifetime\u201d . the award was presented by the guardian theatre critic michael billington for cranham\u2019s role as 80 - year - old andre in the alzheimer\u2019s drama the father .\njoe and kenneth got on very well when they were linked in making mischief together . joe created \u201cedna welthorpe\u201d who would write letters of complaint to people , and he and kenneth were both given prison sentences for defacing library books . but soon their paths became divergent . joe started to become very successful , while kenneth\u2019s writing and art career stalled . they would be invited to smart dinners and parties , where kenneth , ever more insecure and paranoid , would behave badly .\ncranham was born in dunfermline , fife , scotland , the son of lochgelly - born margaret mckay cranham ( n\u00e9e ferguson ) and ronald cranham , a london - born civil servant . secondary school in brixton , london , left 1961 to follow acting career . his first wife was actress diana quick . he has two daughters : nancy cranham with actress charlotte cornwell , and kathleen cranham with his second wife , actress fiona victory .\nkenneth cranham was born on december 12 , 1944 in dunfermline , fife , scotland . he is an actor , known for layer cake ( 2004 ) , valkyrie ( 2008 ) and hellbound : hellraiser ii ( 1988 ) .\njudi dench added to her awards collection with the best shakespearean performance prize for her role as paulina in kenneth branagh\u2019s the winter\u2019s tale .\nwe caught up with the father star kenneth cranham to get his reaction to winning the critics ' circle theatre award for best actor . for more about the father visit http : / / www . officiallondontheatre . co . u . . .\n- a pocket full of rye ( 2008 ) . . . rex fortescue ( as ken cranham )\nlochgelly also had two cinemas , as the actor kenneth cranham , who was born there , vividly remembers . there was the cinema deluxe and the opera house \u2013 the\nopry hoose\n\u2013 where the double features changed three times a week .\ni was genuinely surprised . i know three publications said that i deserved it but i didn\u2019t really think about it . and even when they read out kenneth at the awards ceremony , i still thought , \u2018oh they must mean kenneth branagh\u2019 . so no , it was a genuine shock .\ncentral to his recovery was the elegant , oxford - educated diana , who nursed him back to health . she was formerly married to the actor kenneth cranham and had a seven - year relationship with albert finney which endured despite his well - publicised infidelities .\nkenneth cranham was a teenager when joe orton cast him in a radio play and the pair became close friends . fifty years after the great playwright\u2019s murder , he remembers a flat full of cream cakes , 400 performances of loot and the whitest t - shirt he ever saw\nduff and cranham will perform in simon stephens\u2019 play heisenberg : the uncertainty principle , which premiered on broadway last year .\nhe also remembers being on stage in the west end version of joe orton\u2019s loot when he heard that the 34 - year - old playwright had been murdered by his lover kenneth halliwell . it was a blow , because orton had been a friend and mentor to the young cranham .\nthis 2015 revival of the father , which now returns to bath to play the main house , sees kenneth cranham , rebecca charles , colin tierney and jade williams reprise their original roles first seen at the ustinov studio in 2014 , joined by new cast members claire skinner and jim sturgeon .\n- a genius like us : a portrait of joe orton ( 1982 ) . . . himself ( as ken cranham )\nkenneth cranham ' s film credits include layer cake , trauma , blackball , man dancin ' , shiner , gangster no . 1 , women talking dirty , deep in the heart , rpm , the boxer , under suspicion , chocolat , stealing heaven , robin and marian , up pompeii and oliver !\nbrian f . o\u2019byrne \u2013 who played rhys\u2019 father steve jones in the drama \u2013 will take on a leading role alongside timothy spall and kenneth cranham . david hayman , alex norton , ian puleston - davies , geoff bell and nasser memarzia will take on the gang members at the heart of the heist .\nkenneth cranham stars as 80 - year - old ex - tap dancer andre in florian zeller ' s remarkable and ambiguous play which astonished critics at its london run at the tricycle in may . featuring a witty and devastating performance from cranham , the play puts the audience in the confused shoes of andre , who is increasingly unable to tell whether he can trust his own daughter . the father opens in its west end transfer this month .\ncranham in the father . the actor ' s next role will be in the bbc ' s 2016 adaptation of war and peace .\nkenneth cranham ' s numerous stage credits include an inspector calls and the cherry orchard ( national theatre ) , the homecoming ( almeida ) and west end productions of entertaining mr sloane , loot , the birthday party and gaslight . lia williams was recently seen in the west end in a revival of harold pinter ' s old times .\ncranham ' s mother had got the dux medal in school , and on ve day the newsreels caught her in the crowd in london .\nfor those of a certain age it is impossible to think of cranham , now filming maleficent with angelina jolie , without recalling shine on harvey moon , the itv comedy drama which ran for four series from 1982 . ( a fifth aired in 1995 , but without cranham . )\ncranham had particular reason to be delighted by the programme ' s scottish welcome as he was born in dunfermline in 1944 to a scots mother , margaret mackay ferguson . the family moved to lochgelly when he was two then mum , dad ( now back from the war for good ) , and kenneth left for essex , then london .\nat some point , kenneth became suspicious that something was going on between joe and i ( there wasn\u2019t ) and became unpleasant to me . loot had won best play at the evening standard theatre awards in 1966 , and a scene was shown on television . afterwards , kenneth said \u201cyou all looked so pretty\u201d and turned to me and added \u201cwhich was strange for you because you\u2019re very ugly really\u201d .\ncranham , meanwhile , is filming four - part itv drama hatton garden , about the infamous safe deposit box robbery , for director paul whittington .\n, his boyfriend , who was everything rolled into one : a mentor , literary pathfinder and a terrible maiden aunt . they had met at rada in 1951 . kenneth was seven years older and in the early years , supported him financially . at joe\u2019s centre was his concern for the quality and future of his writing , and kenneth shared that . they were both line - by - line obsessed with joe\u2019s work .\nwinning best actor in the 2016 olivier awards , kenneth chats to soglos about how the play has changed his life , the importance of tackling strong topics in the theatre , and the responses he has received from audiences .\nnow that flying blind has had its premiere , cranham can turn his attention to maleficent , a new take on the age - old tale of sleeping beauty . with angelina jolie in the title role , and cranham as king henry , the fantasy drama , out in 2014 , also stars miranda richardson and peter capaldi .\n\u201che\u2019s a wonderful director , very kind , he\u2019s very perceptive , he lets you find your \u00adperformance and he directs further on down the line\u201d , cranham , from dunfermline , said .\nhe and duff haven\u2019t worked together before , but they share a mutual passion . . . for elvis presley . \u2018the king does get a mention in the play , \u2019 cranham revealed .\norton was murdered in 1967 by his partner , kenneth halliwell , shortly before loot transferred with cranham to broadway . \u201cjoe\u2019s writing would have got better and better . he was just beginning . \u201d pinter , the next big presence in cranham\u2019s career , was one of the readers at orton\u2019s funeral . \u201cwhen i was in the homecoming , i asked him , \u2018what can you tell me about max ? \u2019 he said , \u2018the thing about max is he\u2019s a liar and he\u2019s a butcher . \u2019\u201d and of aston in the caretaker , pinter said : \u201che\u2019s a gent . when he comes home with the tramp at the start , he hasn\u2019t talked to another person for 10 years . at the end , he\u2019s not going to talk to anyone for another 20 . \u201d cranham looks gobsmacked even now . \u201cthey\u2019re notes and a half , they are . \u201d\ncranham , a sprightly 71 and dressed today in his customary spotted blue cravat , has another reason for feeling time ' s winged chariot : he is about to reprise his eponymous role in florian zeller ' s west end smash hit the father . cranham ' s character , andre , has alzheimer ' s ; and the play ' s short , disconnected scenes place the audience right inside his fracturing , disorientated mind . the role has just won cranham a critics ' circle award ( \u201cmy first ever award ! \u201d he acknowledges gleefully , if surprisingly ) and the play is returning to the west end before embarking on a uk tour . yet although it is sparking memories of nursing his own father , who had parkinson ' s , cranham isn ' t finding playing an elderly , befuddled soul depressing : far from it .\ncranham has continued to visit scotland regularly , both as a professional \u2013 on stage at the traverse , or in the fringe \u2013 and privately to tour the islands , visiting north and south uist and the orkneys .\ncranham can remember men gathering in the streets in their dark blue suits and flat caps , in a town that was part of the west fife constituency known as\nlittle moscow\n. it was in the town library that cranham read george orwell for the first time . for\ngrand\noutings , the family would take the ferry to edinburgh , or go to dunfermline glen , the grounds andrew carnegie bought for the town .\na month before joe was killed by kenneth , we all went to see the desert song , a 1920s operetta . we had gone to mock it , although joe behaved rather well because he didn\u2019t want to upset all the old ladies in the audience who thought it was marvellous . afterwards , we went to the seven stars restaurant in the west end , which was popular with actors , and holiday snaps from joe and kenneth\u2019s recent trip to morocco were passed round , some of which were of joe\u2019s cock . it was remarkable for the time \u2013 the chemist boots would have printed them for him .\ncranham stopped holidaying in lochgelly in his later teens , when he started having girlfriends . the town ' s cinemas have long since gone ; the deluxe went first , when it was turned into a drycleaner ' s .\nit\u2019s a relevant admission given that cranham\u2019s latest role , andre in florian zeller\u2019s hit play the father , has dementia . the short , pinteresque scenes , often out of sequence , are confusing and thus allow the audience to sympathise with andre\u2019s condition . \u201che knows he\u2019s forgetting things but he doesn\u2019t see why this is such a big deal , \u201d says cranham . \u201che can\u2019t understand why everyone wants to be with him all the time . \u201d\nyet at tulse hill school ( where he was a contemporary of ken livingstone ) , cranham was fortunate enough to have teachers , including the future playwright ray jenkins , who put on plays from the newly opened royal court and spotted cranham\u2019s potential . he was accepted at rada , where i assume his blokeishness might have been appealing to the well - heeled female students . \u201cwhat ? \u201d he snorts incredulously . \u201ci don\u2019t think so ! \u201d\nveteran british character actor kenneth cranham\u2019s film credits include : gangster no1 by paul mcguigan , the boxer by jim sheridan , chocolate by claire denis and prosperos book by peter greenaway . television credits include some of britain\u2019s favourite drama series : - inspector morse , bergerac , lovejoy and kavanagh qc . theatre credits include such plays as the novice by richard eyre ; an inspector calls by stephen daldry and geography of a horse dreamer by sam shepherd . two men went to war is his first headlining starring role in a feature film .\nfor bbc radio 4 ' s afternoon play , cranham played ds max matthews in the three - play series the interrogation by roy williams and starred as thomas gradgrind in bbc radio ' s 2007 adaptation of dickens ' hard times .\nit was sheila ballantine who had a sense that something terrible would happen . one night , joe was away in leicester overseeing a production of entertaining mr sloane and kenneth came to the theatre on his own , which he\u2019d never done before . he was on a collection of prescription drugs and seemed in a bad way .\nthe father is an extraordinarily powerful play , and the actor tells me he wept when he first read the script . the resulting performance is one of the best you\u2019ll see on stage this year \u2013 with cranham playing andre as part patriarch , part silly old sod , part frightened little boy . in just a bewildered expression or a short burst of baffled rage , cranham somehow conveys the entire life of the man \u2013 at birth , at 20 , at 70 .\nit was very popular in scotland ,\nsays cranham about the tale of mum , dad , mum - in - law , son and daughter .\ni always thought it was because it was very like the broons .\nafter the war ron cranham went to night school , took four a levels , got a degree from the london school of economics and became a civil servant . the family moved to london , but it took time to find a home .\nwhich leads us back to harvey moon . it was a drama ahead of its time , says cranham , showing parents who had separated and tensions within a family . besides a strong cast , which included elizabeth spriggs as harvey ' s mum and linda robson as his daughter , harvey moon had a lot of heart and a dash of politics besides . cranham fondly recalls one of harvey ' s speeches , on the glory of the nhs . no wonder scotland took to it .\nfor bbc radio 4 ' s afternoon play , cranham played ds max matthews in the three - play series the interrogation by roy williams and starred as\nthomas gradgrind\nin bbc radio ' s 2007 adaptation of dickens ' hard times .\nin retrospect , the little fife town and its cinemas were grist to the mill for any artist , writer or actor in the making , cranham says .\nit was pure escapism , it was captivating , in the form of flights of fantasy .\nkenneth cranham is in melancholic mood . at 7 . 15am on the day we met , he ' d lost his friend william gaskill , the royal court ' s legendary artistic director who ' d directed cranham in several productions during the 1960s and 1970s , including edward bond ' s saved . the day , before he ' d attended a memorial service for alan rickman . a couple of years ago he also said goodbye to roger lloyd pack , whom he first met at rada . \u201ci read a quote the other day that said , ' i ' m of an age now that the people i love , most of them are dead , but that hasn ' t lessened their existence , ' \u201d he says , nursing a bloody mary at his local in islington , north london . \u201ci thought , yes , that ' s what it ' s like . \u201d\njoin kenneth cranham , winner of the 2016 olivier award for best actor , as he looks back on more than 50 years in theatre , shares memories of his unique relationship with leicester - born playwright joe orton , and discusses his favourite leading roles from hal in orton\u2019s loot ( 1966 ) to andr\u00e9 in florian zeller\u2019s the father ( 2015 - 16 ) , winner of three moliere awards , including best play . this event , chaired by emma parker and featuring orton\u2019s sister , leonie orton barnett , is organised in conjunction with the university of leicester to mark the 50 th anniversary of the london premiere of loot .\nwe heard about joe\u2019s murder and kenneth\u2019s suicide the day after it happened . more information kept emerging \u2013 that the bodies were together , that kenneth had bludgeoned joe\u2019s head with a hammer . we were doing a performance of loot that night . simon and i drove in to do the show and as we were coming past sadler\u2019s wells , the car in front of us ran over a dog and the wheel of the car crushed the dog\u2019s head . everything felt as if it was happening in slow motion . it was like being underwater . then we had to go on stage that night and do this farce . i didn\u2019t feel quite there , and i could almost taste blood . of course , the theatre was packed .\ncranham was born in the small scottish town of lochgelly to parents he describes as upper lower class going on lower middle . his father served with the royal engineers ; his mother was a librarian with a passion for judy garland . lochgelly didn ' t have much , but it did have two cinemas and the young cranham would go every night . \u201ci ' d pick up a fish supper on the way back . they were magical times . \u201d later his parents moved to camberwell in south london , where cranham failed his 11 - plus ( \u201cbut so did roger lloyd pack\u201d ) . he didn ' t do too well at his o - levels either , but by that point he had played macbeth at school , \u201cwhich is about six o - levels by itself\u201d , and was intent on becoming an actor .\nthe play opens with georgie ( duff ) approaching a stranger in a train station and planting a kiss on his neck . the neck happens to belong to a butcher called alex ( cranham ) ; and the kiss sets off a chain reaction of emotions between the disparate pair .\nhe describes the royal court of the mid - sixties as a wild place where audiences would be confrontational if they didn\u2019t like something . in one performance , cranham had to utter the line \u201cam i dying ? \u201d , to which one peeved theatregoer replied , \u201ci bloody hope so ! \u201d\nbest of all was when cranham played stanley opposite pinter as the terrifying goldberg in a tv production of the birthday party . \u201ci said : \u2018harold , i don\u2019t know who stanley is . \u2019 he said : \u2018funny . all the stanleys say that . \u2019\u201d cranham remembers picturing endless stanleys disappearing towards the horizon like easter island statues . \u201cpinter was an only child , you know . i was on my own until i was 10 , so many of my games were of the imagination . if you\u2019re going to write or act , a spell as an only child is very useful . \u201d\nin 2016 , cranham won the olivier award for best actor in a play for his role as andre in florian zeller ' s the father . the play originated at the theatre royal bath ' s ustinov studio in the autumn of 2014 , before touring the country and transferring to the west end in the summer of 2015 , and returning to the duke of york ' s theatre in spring 2016 . the play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication , and cranham ' s performance was described as\nthe performance of his life\n( whatsonstage . com ) .\nin 2016 , cranham won the olivier award for best actor in a play for his role as andre in florian zeller ' s the father . the play originated at the theatre royal bath ' s ustinov studio in the autumn of 2014 , before touring the country and transferring to the west end in the summer of 2015 , and returning to the duke of york ' s theatre in spring 2016 . the play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication , and cranham ' s performance was described as\nthe performance of his life\n( whatsonstage . com ) .\ncranham can trace his love of cinema to lochgelly , where he went to the town ' s two cinemas most nights . otherwise , it was school that fed his hunger for acting . he went to a school that had teachers with an interest in the bold drama and radical literature of the time .\nenneth cranham has been thinking a lot about old age recently . \u201ci don\u2019t feel old , \u201d says the actor , a robust - looking 70 , \u201cbut i have got to a stage where i don\u2019t remember someone\u2019s name . i have to give myself clues so that i can get the name back . \u201d\nthings could get pretty aggressive behind the scenes , too \u2013 it didn\u2019t help that the royal court cast and crew shared the same drinking den as chelsea barracks . on one occasion , cranham recalls how the actor victor henry laid in wait with a broken bottle for ian mckellen when the rising star had usurped his role .\nthat night sparked a determination to revive loot . in 1966 , it opened at the jeannetta cochrane theatre in holborn before moving to the criterion theatre in the west end . it got rave reviews and went on to win several awards . i played hal . when joe and kenneth came to the first night , i remember the pride with which they walked down the street . my mother and father were walking in front of them and my mother was mouthing : \u201care they homosexuals ? \u201d\nrecently cranham was on location in southern morocco : \u201cthey say when you drown , your life flashes before you . in southern morocco , it trundles by very slowly . you can see it all quite clearly . everything is overlapping now . \u201d he rummages in his case to give me a copy of a postcard orton sent him from morocco in 1966 ( \u201cthe villa is v . posh . not me at all \u2026 but i\u2019m v . happy\u201d ) and pulls out some miniature collages of old photos from his archives . one shows images from a mid - 1970s revival of entertaining mr sloane , in which beryl reid and harry h corbett competed for the sexual favours of cranham ( as the amoral young stud sloane ) .\ncranham is one of britain ' s best - known actors , renowned for bringing alive film and tv character roles varying in style from the sinister mobster jimmy price in matthew vaughn ' s crime - thriller layer cake to the enigmatic preacher pastor finch in the multi - award - winning screen adaptation of jeanette winterson ' s novel oranges are not the only fruit .\nafter a run in london , cranham went with the play to broadway , turning in 796 performances in total . i wonder how gruelling it is to be on stage night after night in such a part . every stage actor who plays a big role never stops working on it , says cranham . it ' s a way of keeping things fresh .\nyou create a blueprint of your best performance and you ' re happiest the night you surpass that blueprint . that won ' t happen that often but it will happen . it ' s like sculpting , you keep refining . when you have a piece that is yours , that is just you , that becomes obsessive , you think about it all the time .\ncranham has no need to rely on reflected glory , though : he has enough of his own . he was a friend to joe orton , then to harold pinter . both playwrights regarded him as a skilful interpreter of their writing . during the 1966 revival of the macabre farce loot , orton returned from his mother\u2019s funeral in leicester with an unusual addition to the prop cupboard . \u201cthere\u2019s a scene where my character has to catch his mum\u2019s false teeth and use them as castanets , \u201d cranham recalls . \u201con that occasion , i cupped my hands and saw them turning in the air above me , almost in slow motion . i could tell these weren\u2019t the usual glossy ones . these were mildewed . they were joe\u2019s mum\u2019s . \u201d\ncranham trained at the national youth theatre of great britain and rada . he starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama shine on harvey moon . he also appeared in layer cake , gangster no . 1 , rome , oliver ! and many other films . cranham was cast as the deranged dr . philip channard and his cenobitic alter - ego in the horror film hellbound : hellraiser ii . among many stage credits are west end productions of entertaining mr sloane , loot , an inspector calls ( both transferring to broadway ) , the ruffian on the stair , the birthday party and gaslight ( at the old vic ) . for his role as inspector goole in an inspector calls , he was nominated for a laurence olivier award .\ncranham trained at the national youth theatre of great britain [ 1 ] and rada . he starred in the title role in the popular 1980s comedy drama shine on harvey moon . he also appeared in layer cake , gangster no . 1 , rome , oliver ! and many other films . cranham was cast as the deranged dr . philip channard and his cenobitic alter - ego in the horror film hellbound : hellraiser ii . among many stage credits are west end productions of entertaining mr sloane , loot , an inspector calls ( both transferring to broadway ) , the ruffian on the stair , the birthday party and gaslight ( at the old vic ) . for his role as inspector goole in an inspector calls , he was nominated for a laurence olivier award .\nhis wife , the actress fiona victory , whom he met on the set of harvey moon , where she played his son ' s headmistress , is coming up to glasgow to see him this week . roger lloyd pack (\ntrigger\nin only fools and horses ) , cranham ' s oldest acting friend who was with him at rada , will also be in the audience .\nthe tale of a soldier returning from the second world war to london ' s east end , and as cockney as a wee cock sparra born inside a bow bell , shine on harvey moon ( with cranham as harvey ) regularly had viewing figures of more than 13 million , with the highest numbers in scotland . go figure , as they don ' t say in stepney or saltcoats .\nduring rehearsals , cranham started thinking of his relationship with his own parents . \u201cmy father nursed my mother for seven years until she died and after that , when he was in his eighties , we were lucky to go travelling several times together . the problem was that i never asked questions about their lives . i took a notebook when we went off but it never seemed appropriate somehow . \u201d\nrecently , cranham says that he has experienced the odd lull in his schedule . \u201cthe problem is that there is usually only one old part in any story . when i had my young career and my career when i was playing dads , i was going up against actors who were exactly my age . now , in my old career , i am up against actors in their sixties , seventies and even eighties . \u201d\nwe became friends outside the theatre . we would meet up at simon ward\u2019s house , or at joe and kenneth\u2019s bedsit in islington . i remember going there one day and listening to the soundtrack of the musical pal joey . they\u2019d bought tons of old - fashioned cream cakes . the walls were covered in a collage of images \u2013 there were renaissance pictures , and one image of a baby being born out of the heart of africa . the montages look striking in photos of joe at home , but when you were actually there they were very vivid and you felt a bit attacked by it .\nborn december 12 , 1944 , in dunfermline , fife , scotland ; son of ronald and margaret m ' kay ( maiden name , ferguson ) cranham ; married diana quick ( an actress ; divorced ) ; married fiona victory ( an actress ) ; children ( with charlotte cornwell ; an actress ) : nancy . addresses : agent : markham & froggatt , julian house , 4 windmill st . , london w1p 1hf , england .\ncranham is an interesting mixture . for all his emotional intelligence , he\u2019s a toughie \u2013 a south london geezer ( he\u2019s played several thugs in his long career ) , yet also a rich - voiced thespian with a fondness for ripe theatrical anecdotes . thick - set , with a large , lived - in face and dark , watchful eyes , he has a heavyweight presence : you can see why he\u2019s so appealing to casting directors .\na couple of years later , when i had joined the royal court theatre , the ruffian on the stair was put on one sunday night and again , i played wilson . the play was a great success . all the powerful people were there \u2013 theatre producers oscar lewenstein and michael white , and agent peggy ramsay . joe\u2019s fortunes though had taken a bit of a dip . he\u2019d had a great success with his first performed stage play entertaining mr sloane , but the touring version of his next , loot , did not do well . however , now joe and kenneth sensed that success would be theirs again .\ncranham trained at the prestigious royal academy of dramatic art , and his west end credits range from entertaining mr sloane to gaslight ; he got his film breakthrough in the musical oliver ! . but , while he found his greatest fame as a demobbed corporal trying to reconstruct his life and bombed - out home in post - war england in the acclaimed 1980s tv series shine on harvey moon , his own childhood was shaped by post - war scotland .\ncranham was born on 12 december , 1944 , in dunfermline infirmary . his father , ron , a public schoolboy from london , was 19 when the second world war broke out , and joined the royal engineers . he was sent to cowdenbeath to train , where lochgelly - born margaret worked as a librarian . soon she was also in uniform . they were posted together near manchester , where margaret was arrested for smoking on a railway platform . she was something of a rebel , who had proudly flashed her army knickers to her girlfriends .\nit was the drama teachers at cranham ' s london school who persuaded him to act in shakespeare rather than play football in his free time . but in lochgelly , he says :\ni didn ' t do anything else that would feed into that . i wasn ' t seeing any theatre . the first thing i wanted to do , as a boy , was to be a skier , because i had seen film footage of somebody skiing . when you see moving images , it ( takes you into a ] dream world .\nof his two daughters , one , aged 18 , says she would like to follow him into acting . with her dad in london , at least she won ' t have to go the traditional actors ' route of living in awful digs while they learn their craft .\ni ' ll look after her ,\nsays cranham . he ' s certainly an example to follow when it comes to staying in work for nearly five decades . it ' s all a question of timing and keeping up with the changes , he says .\nthe 67 - year - old was speaking in edinburgh ahead of the film festival premiere of flying blind , a bbc films co - production and his third movie this year after maleficent and suspension of disbelief . directed by katarzyna klimkiewicz , it ' s a british drama about an aviation scientist , played by helen mccrory , who is engaged in secret state work when she finds herself the object of a foreign student ' s affections . cranham , playing her father , is among those wondering if mccrory is doing the right thing in becoming friends with the stranger .\nhe is in scotland this week to narrate stravinsky ' s the soldier ' s tale with the bbc scottish symphony orchestra .\nit ' s fantastically alarming , because as i do it , ( it ] is going straight out on radio 3 ,\nhe says . part of the bbc sso ' s russian winter series , performed at glasgow ' s city halls , it is the story of a man who makes a pact with the devil , with the 64 - year - old cranham playing the combined roles of the soldier , the devil and narrator .\n\u201cthe play is self - energising : it resonates on a universal level , \u201d he says , showing me a crumpled , affecting letter from a stranger who had been moved to write to cranham about his own father ' s battle with senility , after seeing the play . \u201ctoo many of us know the situation : what are we going to do about dad ? but also , i had been settling down into a series of character roles such as firs in the cherry orchard [ at the national in 2011 ] . now i ' m back playing a leading man again . \u201d\ncranham doesn\u2019t think that the much - discussed debate over posh actors \u2013 the hiddlestons and the redmaynes \u2013 and the lack of opportunity for those from less well - off backgrounds is much to worry about . \u201cit goes in cycles , \u201d he says , shaking his head . \u201cwhen i was young , the older character actors who were playing at the national were all posh . then people such as tom courtenay and albert finney came along and changed all that . i was in the next generation and fantastically fortunate to be born when i was born . looking back now , i took it all for granted . \u201d\nin 2016 , he won the olivier award for best actor in a play for his role as andre in florian zeller ' s ' the father ' . the play originated at the theatre royal bath ' s ustinov studio in the autumn of 2014 , before touring the country and transferring to the west end in the summer of 2015 , and returning to the duke of york ' s theatre in spring 2016 . the play received an unprecedented five star review from every leading national press publication , and cranham ' s performance was routinely described as ' the performance of his life ' ( whatsonstage . com ) ' .\nfrom school he went to the national youth theatre and rada . from shakespeare to pinter , from orton to chekhov , it would be quicker to list what cranham hasn ' t done in the theatre or who he hasn ' t met . if he has any advice to young actors it is to look out for remarkable writing .\nif you can , try not to get yourself manacled financially so that you have to do some terrible old rubbish early on . try to get yourself a cv of decent stuff , some good writing . i was very lucky in that i was around for the right period . a lot of it is timing .\nthe astonishment with which the father has been greeted has not , however , passed him by . \u201cmy agent said , \u2018it\u2019s not a play , it\u2019s an experience . \u2019\u201d everything in it is ever - so - slightly skew - whiff . strangers wander into the home of pyjama - clad andre , addressing him as an intimate . single roles are shared among various actors in a subtly changing set , so that the viewer , like the lead character , can never be certain of anything . where the traditional alzheimer\u2019s narrative encourages pity , the father never allows us to know more than andre . \u201cif i get it right , \u201d says cranham , \u201cyou should be on his side . \u201d\nwe are at the tricycle theatre in north - west london . wearing a black jacket and knotted blue silk scarf coupled with navy tracksuit bottoms , cranham resembles a mythical beast : the top half of no\u00ebl coward , the bottom half of danny dyer . his mouth is framed by bright white bristles , his hair short , spiky and silver . he is 70 but gets cast older . \u201cwhen they hire someone in their 80s , they tend to fall asleep on trains and miss the matinee . \u201d not that he is claiming spring - chicken status : \u201cmy memory\u2019s not what it was . \u201d doesn\u2019t that suit playing andre ? \u201cno ! you need to give people their cues . \u201d he pushes out a blast of rasping laughter .\nglamorous the court may have been , but it was also part of a theatre scene fashioning a bleak new vision of england through the strange , violent imaginations of joe orton , bond and pinter . \u201cto be suited and booted and get to speak lines like something from a jacobean tragedy , \u201d marvels cranham of plays such as loot , the caretaker and entertaining mr sloane , all of which he starred in . shakespeare never did it for him : \u201ctoo much fat . whereas you get the opening sequence in the birthday party , with the landlady and stanley , and it ' s like a dark donald mcgill postcard . and when you come from the 1950s the only sexual expression you could find was in seaside postcards . those orton and pinter plays : they spoke of what i knew . \u201d\ncranham , who is two parts fruity - voiced luvvie , one part rough - cut cockney , has been part of the furniture on stage and screen since leaving rada in the 1960s . he ' s best known for the television period drama shine on harvey moon , which ran on itv from 1982 to 1985 , but he has also appeared in a string of british films , such as layer cake , hot fuzz , gangster no 1 , made in dagenham and the bbc ' s oranges are not the only fruit . he even popped up a couple of sunday nights ago as uncle mikhail in the bbc ' s war and peace . \u201ci wasn ' t going to take it because it was such a small part , but then all of barnsbury [ the part of islington that he lives in ] saw it , so that was ok . \u201d\ndenise gough in people , places and things , which first showed in the national\u2019s dorfman theatre and is due to transfer to the west end in the spring . photograph : pr image\nit was called \u201ccareer changing\u201d , \u201c astonishing \u201d , and \u201cemotionally shattering\u201d and now denise gough\u2019s memorable performance in people , places & things at the national theatre has won her a top award from theatre critics .\ngough was named best actress at a lunchtime ceremony for the critics\u2019 circle theatre awards 2015 in london .\nshe won the best newcomer prize in the same awards three years ago , for desire under the elms at the lyric hammersmith , but has admitted nearly giving up on acting after a year of rejections before she got the national part .\n\u201ctimes were really tough , \u201d she told the sunday times . \u201cand i was thinking , i can\u2019t afford to go on living like this . in my mid - 20s , i was , like , fuck it , i\u2019ll do waitressing . but i found it too depressing . i was helping my sister out with her kids , but it was mortifying to be charging my sister to look after my own nephews and nieces because i was broke . \u201d\nthen came the role as a recovering addict in duncan macmillan\u2019s play , which first showed in the national\u2019s dorfman theatre and is due to transfer to the west end in the spring .\nthere were three awards for the royal court theatre including best new play , going to martin mcdonagh\u2019s black comedy hangmen , which is enjoying a west end run at wyndham\u2019s theatre . the play also won anna fleischle the best designer award .\nthe theatre\u2019s third prize went to the actor david moorst , who won the jack tinker award for best newcomer for his role in violence and son .\njudges gave the best musical award to bend it like beckham , based on the film of the same name . it was a production critics loved but was not enjoyed in sufficient numbers by the public . it is due to close in march after a nine - month run .\nthe other awards went to robert icke , winning best director for his version of oresteia at the almeida , three hours 40 minutes of gripping greek tragedy that made a surprise transfer to the west end ; and the most promising playwright prize went to james fritz for four minutes twelve seconds at hampstead theatre downstairs and trafalgar studios .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nmr . sloane , entertaining mr . sloane , duke of york ' s theatre , london , 1976\ntommy , gangster no . 1 ( also known as gangster nr . 1 ) , pagoda film , 2000\nalso appeared in the clot , heart of the high country , and making waves .\ncorporal jack salt ( a sapper ) , danger u . x . b . , thames television , 1979\ngus mercer , el c . i . d . , granada television , 1989\nalso appeared in the bell , the black and blue lamp , thecontractor , donkey ' s years , dunrulin , normal services , the sin bin , a sort of innocence , and the vision thing .\nat the end of the second world war , the little mining town of lochgelly in fife boasted a miner ' s institute , a library , a fish and chip shop and an italian ice - cream bar , mazzonis .\nthe latter had a stylish art - deco shopfront and an interior of peppermint - green marble and chrome , with a jukebox that played 78s .\nthe only acting i knew when i was a boy came from lochgelly ,\nhe recalls .\nwith a double bill , people would live their lives in the cinema . you would even see babies being breastfed in the audience .\nhe spent a string of childhood stays in lochgelly with his relatives . the stories of his mother , margaret mackay ferguson , and his aunt , who had down ' s syndrome , living with his grandparents in a tiny two - bedroom flat on lochgelly ' s dundas street , are the stuff of memoirs . most of all , though , he remembers the cinemas :\nwhen i was in lochgelly as a boy , i went to the cinema every night \u2013 and on sundays i used to go to cowdenbeath and see something there .\nthe acting career that was inspired in part by those films has been remarkably diverse . they ' ve run from his first tv role in coronation street to memorable dramas such as prospero ' s books and a starring role as dr philip channard in hellbound : hellraiser ii , a cult hit about to get its 20th - anniversary dvd release in the us ."]}
{"id": 115561, "summary": [{"text": "romance of the western chamber ( chinese : \u897f\u5ec2\u8a18 ; pinyin : x\u012bxi\u0101ngj\u00ec ) is a 1927 silent chinese film drama directed by hou yao .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is an adaption of the classic chinese dramatic work romance of the west chamber by wang shifu .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "originally consisting of ten film reels , only 5 reels have survived .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the 2007 usa dvd release by cinema epoch has an additional original musical score composed by toshiyuki hiraoka . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "romance of the western chamber ( film )", "paragraphs": ["there are no featured reviews for romance of the western chamber at this time .\nif you\u2019re interested in chinese film and the silent era , romance of the western chamber is a no - brainer .\nthe film is an adaption of the classic chinese dramatic work romance of the west chamber by wang shifu .\nromance of the western chamber ( chinese : ; pinyin : ) is a 1927 silent chinese film drama directed by hou yao .\nromance of the western chamber is a 1927 silent chinese film drama directed by hou yao , it is a story of young lovers consummating their love without parental approval . the film is an adaption of the classic chinese dramatic work romance of the west chamber by wang shifu . ( source : wikipedia )\nbased on wang shi - fu\u2019s ( yuan dynasty , 1234 - 1368 ) famous play of the same title , romance of the western chamber ( xixiang ji ) , the 1927 silent film version is one of the greatest play to film adaptations in early chinese cinema . the film was shown in paris in summer 1928 ; and released in london the following year . romance of the western chamber swept europe off its feet , receiving acclaimed reviews from local newspapers . this screening of romance of the western chamber features music composed by hong kong composer chan ming - chi and performed live by the hong kong new music ensemble . through contemporary music , this screening will bring audience a new experience of the glorious past of early chinese cinema .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on romance of the western chamber . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nbob ost of wildly productive productions and xoregos performing company , have announced the complete casting for the n . y . premiere of romance of the western chamber , a musical adaptation ( in english ) of the fabled chinese classic xi xiang ji .\nromance of the western chamber is by far the earliest chinese film i\u2019ve seen , and if it is any indication of the country\u2019s early film output , i wish more films were available . it\u2019s not so much that i loved romance of the western chamber as it is that i was intrigued by it . the film is ostensibly a drama , but the introduction of the villain leads to a couple of martial arts battles , one of which is inside of a dream sequence full of fantasy . according to this write - up , hou yau was an acclaimed director in his day , as well as the first chinese director to utilize special effects . if he only knew what his work would eventually lead to within chinese cinema !\ndate & time : 17 / 1 / 2013 from 1 : 00 pm to 1 : 50 pm venue : agn\u00e8s b . cinema free admission . no reservation required . based on wang shi - fu\u2019s ( yuan dynasty , 1234 - 1368 ) famous play of the same title , romance of the western chamber ( xixiang ji ) , the 1927 silent film version is one of the greatest play to film adaptations in early chinese cinema . the film was shown in paris in summer 1928 ; and released in london the following year . romance of the western chamber swept europe off its feet , receiving acclaimed reviews from local newspapers . this screening of romance of the western chamber features music composed by local composer chan ming - chi and performed live by the hong kong new music ensemble . through contemporary music , this screening will bring audience a new experience of the glorious past of early chinese cinema . co presenters : hong kong arts centre , hong kong music ensemble\nbased on wang shi - fu\u2019s ( yuan dynasty , 1234 - 1368 ) famous play of the same title , romance of the western chamber ( xixiang ji ) , the 1927 silent film version is one of the greatest play to film adaptations in early chinese cinema . the film was shown in paris in summer 1928 ; and released in london the following year . romance of the western chamber swept europe off its feet , receiving acclaimed reviews from local newspapers . this screening of romance of the western chamber features music composed by hong kong composer chan ming - chi and performed live by the hong kong new music ensemble . through contemporary music , this screening will bring audience a new experience of the glorious past of early chinese cinema . directors : hou yao , lai man - wai screenplay : hou yao production company : minxin film company story by : wang shifu cast : cho - cho lam , lee ya - ching , yaoting zhu , cijiang ge , chichang hu , he minzhuang , t . k . kar , tsao yao dein\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nif the film is uneven , it nonetheless fills an important void in the appreciation of chinese cinema and the silent movie era .\nthe content of this programme / activity does not reflect the views of the govemment of the hong kong special administrative region .\nunfortunately , like many silent films , only a portion of romance of the western chamber still exists . we have five reels of the film\u2019s ten , and judging from the way the film ends i\u2019m guessing those five missing reels are the last five . there aren\u2019t any specific story jumps throughout the film that would suggest missing footage , until the ending just kinda happens without resolution . the lack of a definite ending doesn\u2019t really concern me \u2014 i\u2019m sure everything worked out in the end \u2014 but i do wonder what sights we\u2019re missing out on in those five missing , especially considering the strength of the dream sequence . i suppose we\u2019ll just have to be happy any of it remains , and revel in the many films that followed in its wake .\npreviously produced in english for the first time in china in 2011 , romance of the western chamber is a musical adaptation of one of the country ' s most popular and beloved classics . the story of a young couple from different classes , desperate to consummate their love despite the constraints of tradition and family disapproval , and often considered the romeo & juliet of the east , the production features book & lyrics by howard rubenstein and music by max lee , and will be directed by shela xoregos .\nthis romance is the meat of the film , but it\u2019s the non - romance material in the film that makes it so interesting to me . about 10 minutes in , a bandit leader is introduced , sung fei fu ( li huamin ) aka the terror of the region , and he soon marches on the temple in order to kidnap cui ying ying for himself . these scenes are great , filled with many extras filing out of the bandit cave or tramping around the chinese countryside in full costume , but it\u2019s when the battles start that everything heats up .\nsadly , only five of romance of the west chamber ' s original ten reels remain , which makes this silent costume drama rather hard to rate . the story , which revolves around the budding romance between a poor student and a wealthy young noblewoman despite their different stations in life , is based on a famous work by yuan dynasty playwright wang shifu . what does remain of the film is adequately entertaining , including a few decent fight scenes and a rather strange dream sequence wherein the hero flies around on a giant calligraphy brush like a witch on a broomstick . all in all , romance of the west chamber is well worth checking out for fans of early chinese cinema , but likely won ' t appeal to many others .\nonly half of this movie still survives , but i am so grateful for the half that cinema epoch restored , with such a fitting soundtrack by toshiyuki hiraoka . it may be a 4 - star film in its current condensed form , but if this visually arresting film were doubled , i wouldn ' t be surprised if it deserved 4 . 5 stars , and i like it as much as a 4 . 5 - star movie . i really enjoyed every moment of this zippy 43 - minute film , and the story is still perfectly coherent , if reduced . what remains of romance of the western chamber is a simple story line , maybe too simple for most audiences . the romance probably did not get justice due to the missing fragments . however , some poetic touches remain , \u2026\nmax lee ( music ) has been performed in the u . s . and china . along with playwright howard rubenstein and the confucius institute at san diego state university , he is a co - winner of a 2011 asian heritage award , honoring work in the performing arts that celebrates asian culture . to create the music for the romance of the western chamber , mr . lee arranged and adapted some of china ' s most well - known and beloved folk tunes , as well as composing original material . max lee is a pseudonym . under his real name ( which shall remain anonymous ) , he is the composer of nearly 100 concert works , which have received more than 1 , 000 performances in 20 countries and on six continents . the romance of the western chamber is max lee ' s first full - length musical theater work .\ntickets for the n . y . premiere of romance of the western chamber are available for purchase online at urltoken . tickets for preview performances on september 14 & 15 at 8 : 00pm start as low as $ 20 , with all other performances offering seats as low as $ 25 . for more information about the production , including ticket pricing and complete performance schedule , visit urltoken .\nan incomplete film that has some very interesting and quite beautiful visuals and dream sequences .\nsean is using letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends . join here .\ntowards the end of romance of the western chamber , we are treated to a wonderful dream sequence where chang kung imagines a scenario where sung fei fu kidnaps cui ying ying and he is unable to stop sung because of his lack of swordsmanship . in a moment of inspiration he grabs his calligraphy brush \u2014 the pen brush is mightier than the sword \u2014 and it transforms into a staff - sized version of itself , which he then rides like a witch\u2019s broom to rescue his love . thankfully his supple brushwork translates to the bigger instrument , and now he can fight the bandit on equal terms . and while we\u2019re talking about this \u201cfantastic\u201d part of the film , i want to point out how fantastic li huamin is as sung fung fei . his face is one of the most expressive and captivating to ever grace a silent film .\nterrible quality and incomplete , but what survives of this film is actually pretty good - it ' s genuinely funny , and the editing is ahead of its time .\nthe fights themselves are honestly a lot better than you\u2019d expect from the early days of cinema . they are sped up , and the choreography is basic , but the sense of battle is similar to what it is in later martial arts films . there\u2019s also a couple of recognizable traits of the martial arts genre in evidence here in protozoic form . hong kong action films have distinguished themselves by capturing the full bodies of their actors during fight sequences , and while romance of the western chamber was made in mainland china before hong kong had much of a film industry , this defining factor shows up during a battle between two generals . the performers look legitimately skilled , too ; these aren\u2019t just actors becoming amazing fighters through editing . although , speaking of editing , there is a wonderful use of intercutting close - up shots of swords and axes clashing to give the far - away , \u201cextras flailing\u201d battle shots a sense of intensity and urgency .\nromance of the western chamber will play a strictly limited engagement of 14 performances , beginning thursday , september 14 at tada ! theater ( located at 15 w . 28th street , 3rd floor ) , with an opening night scheduled for saturday , september 16 , 2017 . performances will take place according to the following schedule : thursdays & friday at 8 : 00pm ; saturdays at 2pm & 8pm ; and sundays at 3pm .\na chinese scullery maid at a piccadilly nightclub overnight becomes the toast of london ( and the object of desire of all around her ) .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nthe early comic romance scenes depict the kind of lush costuming and set design typical of the chinese historical film in all its eras , but the fight scenes are impressively modern , as director hou yao uses overhead shots to emphasize the precise geometry of his actors ' opera - inspired movements and double exposures to express the chaos of combat , ghost images of two armies locked in battle , rapidly intercut with close - ups of clashing swords , also in double exposure . the battle scenes are preceded by long shots of soldiers running serpentine through and over hillsides , recalling no less than kurosawa ' s ran .\nthe other proto - hk filmmaking i noticed was when one man wielding a staff faced off against a group of bandits . the camera captures a good portion of the action from above , just as many later films do , including most of the shaw films i\u2019ve covered so far in my chronological series . this could definitely be me looking and reaching for some long lost connective tissue , but i\u2019d like to think that the techniques used on films such as romance of the western chamber actually did influence the later films of hong kong . i don\u2019t see this as too much of a leap of faith , as hou yao emigrated to hong kong in the early \u201930s to become part of the new cantonese industry springing up there . the same is apparently true of many of china\u2019s best filmmakers of the era , so to assume that these filmmakers laid the groundwork for hong kong action films as we know them seems like a believable stretch to make . it\u2019s kind of like how the shaw brothers films essentially laid the foundation for the modern martial arts action films that continue to be made to this day .\nsign up now to be the first to hear about new and featured films , film culture news and exclusive offers from fandor .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nbased on wang shifu ' s famous play of the same name , romance of the western chamber tells the story of a young scholar zhang sheng who goes to the capital city to take the highest imperial examination . during his stay in a temple , he meets cui yingying , daughter of the prime minister and immediately falls in love with her . soon , a group of robbers besiege them . yingying ' s mother declares that she will marry off her daughter to whoever saves them . zhang sheng manages to do that with his friend ' s help , but yingying ' s mother refuses to keep her words because zhang is a poor scholar . however , yingying and zhang sheng ' s love is so strong that , with the help of hong niang , yingying ' s maid , the couple breaks the barriers of tradition .\nthe film was originally 10 reels ( e . g . 90 - plus minutes ) in length . five reels ( 49 minutes ) have survived .\nhou yao was a significant figure in chinese cinema throughout the 20s and 30s , he wrote the first chinese film theory book in 1925 , had a reputation for progressive activism and was a mentor to director fei mu . when the war broke out , he made a series of anti - japanese propaganda films for the shaw brothers , eventually moving from shanghai to singapore . he was murdered there by the japanese in 1942 at the beginning of the sook ching massacre .\nthroughout his life , a man is periodically haunted by the woman who deserted him on the eve of their wedding .\na ranked list of the chinese - language movies i ' ve seen since november of 2013 . this began as an open - ended project about\u2026\nkevin zak and marissa rosen complete the cast of r . r . r . e . d\nying zhang ( ensemble ) is a graduate of the american musical and dramatic academy . her recent nyc theatre includes : warlovers ( theatre row ) , hireath ( 13th street repertory theatre ) , i ' con ( hudson guild theatre ) , no exit ( american theatre of actors ) , broadway memorial for sir peter shaffer ( american airlines theater ) . film : the mail box , overcast , antiteater of ten , red plastic bag . concert : pride concert , an evening of jerry herman with naap .\na famous chinese story about a young couple who consummate their marriage without the approval of their parents .\nhe minzhuang ( m . c . noo ) - as madame cui , the mother of ying ying\nan adaptation of a famous yuan dynasty play itself based on a tang dynasty short story about a young scholar who stops at a picturesque temple to study before taking the imperial examinations . there he meets the daughter of the late prime minister , mourning her father with her mother and a servant girl . the two fall in love , naturally , but when a local bandit hears of the woman ' s great beauty , he rushes out with his army and lays siege to the temple , naturally . the scholar , promised by the mother that whoever defeats the bandits will get the girl , sends for his old friend , who just happens to be a general stationed nearby . the two armies fight , and the bandit is defeated . then the scholar dreams he fights the bandit with a giant ink brush . then the mother won ' t let the two kids get married until the scholar passes his exams . then the movie ends , because only half of its ten reels survive .\nan adaptation of a famous yuan dynasty play itself based on a tang dynasty short story about a young scholar who stops at a picturesque temple to study before taking the imperial examinations . there he meets the daughter of the late prime minister , mourning her father with her mother and a servant girl . the two fall in love , naturally , but when a local bandit hears of the woman ' s great beauty , he rushes out with his army and lays siege to the temple , naturally . the scholar , promised by the mother that whoever defeats the bandits will get the girl , sends for his old friend , who just happens to be a general stationed nearby . the two armies fight , and the bandit is\u2026\nthe silver emulsion podcast : ep . 77 \u2013 zu : warriors from the magic mountain\nerich rausch ( music director ) is a recipient of the rising star award from paper mill playhouse for music direction of once on this island . he has worked on over 500 productions as a composer , arranger , music director , director , stage manager and actor . he most recently music directed a production of spring awakening at johns hopkins university , and composed songs for the new musical mad mel saves the world at the midtown international theater festival . he was the music director for the ny premieres of brecht ' s the roundheads and the pointheads , and ray bradbury ' s fahrenheit 451 , and received excellent notices in newsday , the village voice , and the new york times for productions of a chorus line , my fair lady , and original music for beaumarchais ' s the barber of seville . revues include the everly brothers ' dream ! dream ! dream ! at the claridge in atlantic city , the carpenters ' close to you , and a lorenz hart show . he has played leading roles in over 50 award - winning shorts on the festival circuit , including remember us , everything ' s ok , and dinner and a movie at cannes in 2016 . urltoken\na rare chinese movie from the silent 20 ' s . sadly only about half the movie still exist which makes the viewing a little additional difficult to follow on top of the chinese cultural theme . but i loved the short battle scenes . intense and cool . the love story not so interesting . at least not in it ' s fragmented form . the evil dude however did get me to smile . what a twisted face !\nthe confucius institute at san diego state university ( producer ) was established in collaboration with the office of chinese language international council ( hanban ) . hanban is committed to making chinese language and cultural teaching resources and services available to the public and to the promotion of cultural diversity and harmony . through academic partnership with xiamen university , the ci at sdsu aims to strengthen educational and cultur al cooper ation between china and the united states . this partnership will serve to promote the development of chinese language education in the greater san diego region and baja california as a whole , while continuing to foster historical understanding and cultural collaboration on both sides of the pacific . the ci at sdsu focuses especially on teacher training . by offering both on - site and online classes , while also utilizing the most advanced language teaching pedagogy and technology , the ci at sdsu aims to establish a public face and a central environment for chinese teachers training in southern california and baja california and the greater san diego region as a whole .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\na young scholar who has traveled to the capitol in order to take the highest imperial examination falls in love with the daughter of the prime minister during his stay at a local temple in director hou yao ' s adaptation of the famous play by wang shifu . zhang sheng has prepared himself to take the ultimate test , but when a group of bandits besiege the royal family beautiful cui yingyang ' s desperate mother pledges to marry her daughter off to any man who successfully rescues her . though zhang eventually succeeds in the task , cui ' s mother subsequently reneges on her promise citing that there is no way she will allow her daughter to wed an impoverished scholar . as a result the bond between zhang and cui only strengthens , and with a little assistance from cui ' s loyal maid hong niang the couple is eventually able to shatter the traditional societal barriers that bind them . ~ jason buchanan , rovi\nenter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nwildly productive productions / bob ost ( producer ) . bob ost is the founder and executive director of theater resources unlimited , an arts organization dedicated to nurturing and educating producers at all levels of experience . an award winning playwright , composer and lyricist , he originally created wildly productive productions to self - produce his work , including cabaret shows love and laughter and the mac - nominated not quite what you expected . he branched out and produced the work of others , including the development and initial production of civil war voices by james harris , which won 8 best of festival awards at the midtown international theatre festival , and went on to a record - breaking production at the barter theatre in abingdon virginia , as well as a tour . the show was published and is licensed by dramatic publishing . he also produced the musical rip by dan furman , also in the midtown festival , and his own musical angel in my heart which was named best musical in the 2014 fresh fruit festival . bob has produced three commercial cd ' s : a special place : songs from the heart featuring broadway stars alice ripley , kt sullivan , li llias white , rebecca luker ( original cast records ) , an all - star recording of his off - broadway revue everybody ' s getting ' into the act ( fynsworth alley ) with bob cuccioli , nancy opel , mark kudisch , rebecca luker and other broadway stars , and keyes to heaven : the songs of eben keyes starring a stellar lineup of cabaret favorites including julie reyburn and heather macrae .\nshela xoregos ( director ) is a freelance director as well as the artistic director of the xoregos performing company . she has discovered and premiered one acts by f . scott fitzgerald , oscar wilde , sarah bernhard t and many works by harlem renaissance playwrights . she directs for regional theaters as well as for new york companies . her productions have played at museums including the smithsonian institution , sf moma , the bronx museum of the arts and the brooklyn children ' s museum . performances have been seen in many festivals , both indoor and al fresco . in the near future : a play by racine and a program of short commissioned plays psychic fare - - comedies about fraudulent fortune - tellers and humbugs .\nproducer bob ost said today ,\ngiven the current controversy about building walls , i am particularly passionate about offering a show that builds bridges . this work draws deeply on chinese culture , yet our goal is to present a beloved 13th century tale through a modern filter that will make it accessible to western audiences . and how wonderful to provide an opportunity to showcase a very talented all asian cast .\n6 of 6 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ntony romero * ( superior ) off - broadway : tokyo can can , triplets starring ruth brown and babes in toyland at lincoln center . regional credits : mame starring christine ebersole , paper mill playhouse ; anything goes , st . louis rep ; my fair lady , cleveland playhouse ; the wizard of oz , actors theatre of louisville ; scrooge starring gary beach , theatre under the stars ; the king & i starring lou diamond phillips , kansas city starlight theatre and the radio city christmas spectacular . proud aea member .\njessica wu * ( ying - ying ) : feels honored to help bring this beloved chinese tale to the ny stage . credits include : broadway ' s a chorus line , the radio city spring spectacular , shakespeare in the park , lincoln center , bam , signature , paper mill , goodspeed , sacramento music circus , tuts , pclo , kc starlight , muny , baltimore centerstage , nat ' l tours of dr . dolittle , the king and i , miss saigon , wizard of oz , and a chorus line . jessica is composer / book - writer for brass heart the musical . urltoken\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nan australian sheep rancher visits the french riviera and falls in love with a russian princess who was forced into a bad marriage to save her family from the communists .\nmark andrew garner ( flying tiger ) , a graduate of @ bdcnyc # prosemnation , was most recently neleus in mary poppins at alabama shakespeare festival and swing / young max u / s in the grinch who stole christmas at the grand ole opry . faves : seymour in little shop of horror ; angel in rent , ching ho in thoroughly modern millie , n . a . a . p . ' s oliver ! with baayork lee . urltoken\nthe silver emulsion podcast : ep . 84 \u2013 kaijune spectacular ! gamera vs . jiger\nchang kung ( ge cijiang ) , a young scholar , comes to stay at a temple on his way to taking the imperial exams . also staying there is cui ying ying ( lin chu - chu ) , the beautiful daughter of the late prime minister , and her mother . as soon as chang kung catches sight of cui ying ying he\u2019s hopelessly smitten . his studies suffer as all he can focus on is how to see her again , even resorting to eavesdropping on her conversations and climbing atop a roof to steal a glance .\npartners in business and rivals in love .\nnot with each other , of course ( not in 1913 , anyway ) . two gentlemen have an interest in the same woman . one wins , one doesn ' t .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthis exciting n . y . premiere will feature an ensemble of asian - american actors including charles pang and jessica wu ( a chorus line ) as the beleaguered lovers , philippine - born soprano joy abalon - tamayo as the disapproving mother , mari uchida as the classic chinese matchmaker hong - niang , plus mark andrew garner , albert hsueh , jee heng liao ( anything goes off - broadway ) , tony romero ( tokyo can can off - broadway ) , musa hitomi ( the little mermaid off - broadway ) , takashi hosoi ( the king and i ) and ying zhang ( warlovers at theatre row ) .\nthe 2007 usa dvd release by cinema epoch has an additional original musical score composed by toshiyuki hiraoka .\nalbert hsueh ( hui , cheng - heng ) is thrilled to be a part of the production . originally from taiwan , albert ( ting - chou hsueh ) has been working for several years as a professional actor both in taiwan and abroad . he was cast in numerous musicals and worked with theater companies throughout asia . his most recent credit was anything goes at the mac haydn theatre .\nthis silent movie was my first silent movie and i was fortunate enough to see it in a classical movie theater accompanied by live classic music ( debussy ) . the movie was played during the china - amsterdam festival in amsterdam . i really liked the story and the way it was played . the facial expressions are obvious and humorous ( and you don ' t need ' sub ' titles ) . there are some ' special effects ' in the movie which i really enjoyed . i didn ' t know they could perform such effects in 1927 . for me it was a great way to experience chinese cinema and see a silent movie . add the classical music and you have a super experience . great movie , so if you got a chance : go see it .\nmusa hitomi ( ensemble ) is an actor , singer , dancer and choreographer based in nyc , originally from tokyo japan . her favorite credits includes , off broadway : the little mermaid , the jackie mason musical , siren ' s den : a new rock musical . regional : avenue q ( christmas eve ) , spring awakening ( martha ) , west side story , miss saigon , white christmas and mamma mia . national tour : alvin and the chipmunks the musicaland more . urltoken\nst . louis : backstage bite : deluca celebrates the muny ' s 100th season w / ooey gooey st . louie bars\ncharles pang ( chang ) is thankful to be a part of this production . he hails from hong kong and has appeared in pasek and paul ' s a christmas story ( national tour ) , made in china ( 59e59 ) , anything goes ( phoenix theatre ) , the king and i ( maltz jupiter theatre ) and other musicals . urltoken\nthe production will feature music direction by erich rausch , scenic design by sal perrotta , lighting design by joyce liao , costume design by jessa - raye court , choreography by mandarin wu , and stage management by mary - cate mangum . casting by robin carus casting .\ntakashi hosoi ( ensemble ) is a dancer , singer and actor based in new york . originally from japan . since he moved to new york he has performed the king and i , jesus christ superstar and several dance performance in jazz roots dance company and japanese performing arts .\njoy abalon - tamayo ( lady tsui ) , philippine - born soprano , has been performing in ny since 2012 . recent roles include premiering calf in kento iwasaki ' s beloved prey and barbarina in mozart ' s le nozze di figaro with dell ' arte opera ensemble . she currently sings with the salvatones under daniel brondel . lady tsui marks her debut in musical theater .\njee heng liao ( general du ) is delighted to join this production . off - broadway : anything goes at musicals tonight . ny theater : when you ' ve got a gift ( june havoc theater ) , immortal ( new york theater festival ) , foreign exchange ( the poet ' s den theater ) . international theaters : anything goes ( with asian pop star evonne hsu ) , daylight ( taiwan national theater ) . @ jeeliao\nexplore popular sci - 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{"id": 115596, "summary": [{"text": "and soon the darkness is a 2010 american mystery thriller film directed by marcos efron , starring karl urban , amber heard , and odette annable .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is a remake of the 1970 british film of the same name .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the screenplay was written by jennifer derwingson and marcos efron . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "and soon the darkness ( 2010 film )", "paragraphs": ["overall and soon the darkness is pretty much a paint - by - number thriller .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing and soon the darkness near you .\nbuy it : urltoken when two american girls on a bike trip in a remote part of argentina split up and one of them goes missing , the other must find her before her worst fears are realized . and soon the darkness is a 2010 thriller film , which was directed by marcos efron and starring karl urban , amber heard and odette yustman .\nsuggests writer / director wes craven ended his five - year filmmaking hiatus too soon .\nperhaps when director marcos efron was planning this remake he should have considered adding something of interest to the tired conventions and cliches of this subgenre . as it stands , and soon the darkness has virtually nothing new , fresh or exciting to offer .\nat the very least , and soon the darkness is gorgeously shot , utilizing argentina ' s lush , and occasionally stark , landscapes to the best of its abilities . the performers do their best with their bland characters , too . but nothing can help this film from feeling far too lean in story , and padded with nonsense and underdeveloped characters .\nyup , and soon the darkness is yet another film that tells audiences that if you travel to a foreign country , you ' ll likely be kidnapped and raped , maybe even murdered . and while i ' m not against the idea of the warped\nfish out of water\nhorror template , the real issue lies in just how utterly boring this film happens to be .\nthe film really doesn\u2019t leave much more to talk about as the phrase , \u201cdon\u2019t leave your vacationing group\u201d should say it all . i think the movie \u201ctrain\u201d actually captures this idea better and with more visceral coating . \u201cand soon the darkness\u201d doesn\u2019t suck , but it probably also doesn\u2019t deserve a cool \u201cdvd\u201d quote either . buyers beware .\nand soon the darkness is a movie starring amber heard , odette annable , and karl urban . when two american girls on a bike trip in a remote part of argentina split up and one of them goes missing , the other must find her before her worst fears are realized .\nauthor : brett gallman submitted by : brett gallman date : 2010 - 12 - 29 16 : 18 { _ block _ . main . page _ admin }\nthe original and soon the darkness is a calm , restrained and compelling thriller that really escalates the tension nicely ( and packs a marvellously joyful soundtrack that works well with the on - screen horrors ) . no classic , but i ' ve watched it a few times over the years , and i ' d happily watch it again tomorrow .\nthe first official teaser poster for the film was released alongside the second trailer .\nthe character of jaylah was inspired by jennifer lawrence ' s portrayal of ree in the 2010 film winter ' s bone . pegg and jung referred to her by lawrence ' s nickname\nj . law\n, eventually inspiring the name\njaylah\n. [ 57 ]\nthere is a four - issue comic book series titled star trek : manifest destiny , though it is not branded as an official prequel to the film like previous idw publishing comics countdown and countdown to darkness .\nhello , all . once again , it\u2019s another fabulous review given to you by the guy that won\u2019t stop watching remakes . up on deck this time around is the remake of the 70\u2019s british thriller and soon the darkness . the movie is about two american girls biking through argentina when their journey goes terribly wrong .\ncentruion is an exciting and intense action / adventure film with fantastic fight scenes and strong acting .\n, with a summer 2016 release date . an official announcement was to be made soon thereafter with a specific release date .\nsadly , despite a wonderful blu - ray , there ' s very little reason to check out and soon the darkness . other than the film ' s beautiful cinematography , there ' s almost no value to this picture . but , if you ' re a fan of the\ntourists get kidnapped\nsubgenre , by all means give this one a look .\nmentioned there will be some tribute to the late actor in the final film .\n, it was reported that paramount had announced the film ' s international release dates . thailand would be the first country to show the film , on\n. a giant green hand also appears in the end credits of the film .\nstar trek beyond is the first film in the franchise to not have a novelization .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\nand soon the darkness comes to blu - ray with a sharp , pristine bd50 avc encode and high - res dolby truehd 5 . 1 audio . the film has a very unusual , shifty palette , starting off with glossy , saturated color design and dramatically shifting from warm to steely and monochromatic . thankfully , though , the encode handles the shift with ease . black levels and shadows are spot - on and fleshtones remain consistent throughout . even better , the film boasts a striking amount of depth and detail never succumbing to any dnr post - scrubbing . the print itself is a touch grainy , but naturally so . no dust , dirt or specks were noted .\n, roberto orci clarified that he was not technically directing the film until paramount approved the script .\nand soon the darkness is a remake of a better 1970 ' s british film of the same name . it doesn ' t do anything new . . . and it doesn ' t really have a point . it ' s just there . like cauliflower . it ' s kind of a waste of some good potential . . . and ultimately just becomes an excuse for amber heard to kick ass like john rambo . which isn ' t necessarily a bad thing . however . . . given the circumstances . . . i cannot recommend this film to anyone .\nshatner ' s kirk and nimoy ' s spock appear in the film in a still handled by the actor zachary quinto .\neverything about this film was just average . there was a boring , predictable story that could have been written by practically anyone . there ' s very little , if any , artistic value in this film , and despite the fact that the film had constant intensity , i was bored throughout . the only saving grace is the good acting on behalf of amber heard and odette annabelle . otherwise , the film sucks .\nafter the first lumbering hour the film turns into a chase picture of sorts , but like the first half of the picture , there are few surprises to be had , and even less tension . the film also attempts to twist and turn the narrative but its deceptions are obvious ( and dumb ) , and ultimately not very shocking .\nmore photos were released later , including after the film ' s second trailer was released .\nthe film gets bogged down by plot points that plod toward an event of devastating proportions .\ncenturion is an average movie with good performances and it ' s a film that could have been much better considering its subject . i found the film to focus more on visual style than story , and it ' s a great shame because this film really could have stood out . i liked the film , but i expected a bit more as well as i have a great interest in the romans . if you ' re like me , don ' t expect this one to be an accurate portrait of the romans , because it ' s far from it , it ' [ s an action film first and foremost and it takes liberties to make this enjoyable for the viewer . the film had some good ideas as far as the story is concerned , but it kind of feels rushed a bit too . centurion should have been better and though i found it entertaining , i really felt something was missing to make this a truly memorable film . the film is worth seeing due to well constructed action , which the film has plenty of , and the performance of michael fassbender . however , the plot just seems unfocused at times , and it loses steam halfway through the film , and that ' s where the action really makes you forget that the film average . the film is no gladiator , and it should be seen as mindless popcorn action , which is what in the end this film is about . centurion isn ' t awful , or mediocre , but it should have been better too . fans of historical epics , might be disappointed in this film , but for action fans , there ' s still plenty to enjoy if you can forget the lacking story and average ton e of the film . centurion is , despite its imperfections good entertainment that is average considering the potential the film possessed .\nthis is the second film \u2013 the first being the wrath of khan \u2013 where kirk ponders his future on his birthday .\nhit the jump to check out the clip which features commentary from efron as he describes some of the pros and cons of shooting the film around the city of salta , argentina .\ndestroy the brain started as a solo podcast in 2007 . in 2010 , with the launch of a local midnight theatrical program , late nite grindhouse , urltoken was fleshed out into a full functioning website featuring opinions on genre cinema . since then , we have added music , comics and television to our line up .\nwhatever happens in the third film , it will give the audience a sense of progression and change ; an arc and a character that ' s really growing with them .\nsometimes a film comes along that ' s well shot and well made with solid performances , but it still has no value whatsoever . such is the case with and soon the darkness , a remake of the 1970 british cult thriller of the same name . this time around , we follow two young american girls on a bike tour of argentina . they stop in a small town to spend the night , and to hook up with hunky locals . the next day one of the girls ( odette yustman , the unborn ) goes missing and it ' s up to her friend ( amber heard , the stepfather ) and a mysterious traveler ( karl urban , star trek ) to track her down before it ' s too late .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nat the us premiere of star trek into darkness on 2 may 2013 , damon lindelof hinted that the prospect the klingons would declare war on the federation would come to fruition , and that benedict cumberbatch would return as khan noonien singh . [ 34 ] however , lindelof was not involved with the sequel .\n4 . calvo : that ' s the policia guy ' s name in the film and i can ' t stand him . he represents the good guy that you know is gonna turn out to be a bad guy bait and switch that is done so ineptly in this film . as soon as he shows up . . . you know how things are gonna end up . i ' m seriously not exaggerating when i explain how utterly predictable this film is . . . and calvo pretty much adds coal to that fire . i understand that his character is a necessity in a film like this . . . but , at least do it with some kind of originality .\nmarshall is big on desaturated imagery , which imparts to the film ' s copious amounts of hemoglobin the look of squid ink .\n. . . what would be the point ? there is some good in the film . amber heard . she ' s great in the film . . . but , then again . . . i haven ' t seen a film with her in it where she didn ' t display solid acting and a real sense of peril . and she ' s hot . she ' s the tough final girl in the truest sense of the term .\non 22 december 2014 , it was announced that justin lin had been hired to direct the film . [ 46 ] two days later , it was announced that roberto orci will only produce the film and will no longer be involved in the writing process . [ 47 ]\nfor the most part , i liked this slightly suspenseful tourist - in - peril film , but films like turistas and hostel have done the americans in peril abroad plot to death ( pun intended ) , and actually much better . the film does have its positives though , and its relatively entertaining for what it sets out to do .\nthe horror thriller and soon the darkness follows two american girls , stephanie ( amber heard ) and ellie ( odette yustman ) , who decide to take a vacation to an exotic village in argentina for the perfect girl\u2019s getaway , to bask in the sun , shop and flirt with the handsome locals . while there , they embark on a bike tour through a remote part of the countryside , but after an argument , stephanie heads out alone and , upon her return , discovers that ellie has disappeared . finding signs of a struggle , stephanie fears the worst and turns to the police for help and learns about a string of unsolved kidnappings targeting young female tourists . stephanie quickly questions her ability to trust anyone and realizes that she must find her friend before time runs out and her worst fears are realized .\nmichael comes to the aid of these foolish females more than a few times who just don\u2019t take the advice of the locals . i found his role on the most part unnecessary in the premise of the film . for a minute i couldn\u2019t remember where i knew the actor from and then it occurred to me that he plays the new \u201cbones\u201d in the latest star trek film .\nbecause they ' re in such a crazy schedule crunch [ . . . . ] but i imagine that i will be talking to them soon about all of this , and we ' ll figure out what\u2019s going to happen next ,\nneel chaudhuri is a writer and cinephile with a masters degree in film and tv studies from the university of warwick , u . k . he currently lives in new delhi and is working on his first screenplay .\nwhile robert rodriguez and rose mcgowan\u2019s take on the 1985 film red sonja may never see the light of day , there may be some new [ . . . ]\nthere ' s a scene in the much superior 2010 version of i spit on your grave where before the sheriff character starts in with the unspeakable things that he ' s about to take part in . . . he receives a call from his young daughter asking him if he ' s gonna make it to church that morning . the weight of that one little scene speaks volumes about his character in that particular film and paints such a despicable picture of what mankind is capable of . something like that could ' ve worked to the same degree in this film and would ' ve given calvo much more depth instead of the cardboard cut - out character that he clearly is .\nsimon pegg commented two years after the film ' s release that paramount had poorly marketed the film , stating they had waited too long to release a full trailer and that they were afraid of mentioning the 50th anniversary . he also expressed anger at how the teaser ruined the use of\nsabotage\nin the movie . [ 134 ]\nhow many times did this film piss me off ? here . . . let us count the ways . . .\n( 6 : 11 , hd ) are still in a very rough form with the letterboxed picture in the middle and time codes and other information on the top and bottom of the screen . none of the three really cry out to be reinserted in the film so i think a director ' s cut is out of the question .\nthat have a little bit more of the character relationships and the humor and some more of the speculative sci - fi elements .\nthat\u2019s despite the noble effort of director duncan jones , who helmed the lower - budget sci - fi wonders \u201cmoon\u201d and \u201csource code\u201d and labors mightily here to craft a solid emotional foundation in his script with charles leavitt . the \u201cwarcraft\u201d games \u2014 which have radically declined in popularity from a high of 12 million regular users in 2010 to a recent low of close to 5 million ( so low the company behind it no longer releases subscriber counts to the public ) \u2014 were never meant to have the narrative depth of \u201cthe lord of the rings , \u201d or even \u201cgame of thrones . \u201d but the film cribs freely from both of those sources anyway , as well as \u201cstar wars , \u201d \u201cdawn of the planet of the apes , \u201d \u201cavatar\u201d and numerous other recent blockbusters .\njonathan levine can definitely thank the solid success of warm bodies because his debut film is finally getting a release in the us [ . . . ]\nto store shelves ( just as they did for the original ) , and the release is up to their usual standards . the anamorphic transfer is colorful and bright , reflecting the film\u2019s lush photography , and the 5 . 1 surround track will also envelop your room . special features include deleted scenes , a director\u2019s diary , and an audio commentary with the director , editor , and cinematographer . there\u2019s also a blu - ray release available as well . the high - definition will no doubt make the film look prettier , but it won\u2019t elevate it from a weak script and its altogether half - hearted approach towards the material .\nan incredibly raw and emotional film built around the lives of characters who have suffered immensely . a hugely underrated film that really shows off the talents of the cast . i was skeptical as pattinson has quite the teen fan base after twilight but he did a great job . unfortunately i already knew what the ending was however i would never have guessed . a touching and beautiful film that really shows that you have to live each day as if it ' s the last and always tell the people you love how much they mean to you . i really can ' t believe the critics panned this .\nit comes close to greatness but misses the mark as a result of some clumsy foreshadowing and director / co - writer marcos efron emphasizing the film ' s familiar plot rather than its unique , fairly compelling characters . still , it ' s a slick film with gorgeous locations , a capable cast , and at least one interesting twist . urltoken\na trailer for the film was released online on 14 december 2015 , and premiered in theaters before star wars : the force awakens . [ 117 ] the trailer , which was set to the beastie boys '\nsabotage\nas a callback to the 2009 film , drew a mixed response from fans as well as george takei and wil wheaton . [ 118 ] simon pegg admitted to being surprised by the trailer , speculating\nthe marketing people [ were ] saying , ' everyone come see this film , it ' s full of action and fun . ' when there is a lot more to it than that . i didn ' t love it because i know there is a lot more to the film .\n[ 119 ]\ncollectible miniatures of starships from the film have been produced by snapco and more are slated for release by hallmark and quantum mechanix . ben robinson , the project manager of the star trek : the official starships collection partwork magazine , has announced that eaglemoss collections will be producing a uss enterprise and a uss franklin from the film as special issues . another beyond starship design will also be produced . additional starship miniature premiums will be included with paramount pictures ' urltoken and walmart home video releases .\ngiven that the film opens on the 966th day of the five - year mission ( 2 january 2263 ) , it can be extrapolated that the five - year mission began on 11 may 2260 .\nefron : i think the original had a real good sense of atmosphere , realizing that these girls are separated , not necessarily from civilization , but it was 1970 and nobody had cell phones and there was no internet . it was a challenge to get those off the table , in my film . the atmosphere of actually shooting in argentina , and not in buenos aires , but hours away , in the countryside , up in the northwest , was really important to the dna of the film .\nit ' s an ideology cumberbatch subscribes to only up to a point . he opposed the war in iraq , and marched with a million others against it in 2003 .\nand it was such an amazing day . though kind of dominated ,\nand he starts to giggle ,\nby the protester with the placard saying ' the only bush i trust is my own ' , which always makes me laugh . but that was the only thing that does make me laugh , thinking back to that day . there was just the despondency of realising that it meant nothing .\nwhen he read the wikileaks reports in the guardian in 2010 , about what western troops were up to , he ' d been horrified .\ndeath squads and civilian casualties and underarmed soldiers and strategic mishaps and the brutalisation of soldiers and the terrorising of civilians : the worst fears we had about that war just came flooding through , and i thought it was extraordinary .\n, the dubai film and tv commission ( dftc ) announced an internship program which would run from 13 september until 15 october 2015 . the organization meanwhile also confirmed dubai was to be used as a\nif you aren ' t familiar with the original film and come to this fresh , it is a fairly well made mystery - thriller with some scenes that are more suited to the horror genre .\nas the domestic gross of star trek into darkness ( which stood at us $ 228 . 5 million ) was less than the first film , paramount made the decision to film the sequel outside los angeles to save money .\nwe ' re making it for what it should have been shot for last time if we had made it outside of l . a . , which we would have done except that [ j . j . abrams ] didn ' t want to ,\na studio source told the hollywood reporter .\nthat was a $ 20 million issue .\n[ 42 ]\nspock ' s pondering leaving starfleet to return to new vulcan ( to dedicate his life to completing the late ambassador spock ' s work ) is possibly a reference to the fact that in the prime universe , he left the service soon after the end of the five - year mission ( as seen in star trek : the motion picture ) to dedicate himself to the kolinahr discipline . by the end of the events of that film , he had resolved his internal conflicts and had decided that his initially reluctant return to starfleet was now a permanent one . in this film , spock ultimately decides , after looking at a photo of ambassador spock with his fellow aged enterprise comrades , that he also belongs with his own enterprise family .\nbroke up , describing that possibility as potentially\nheartbreaking\nfor her . concerning the film ' s action quotient , she speculated ,\nin order to compose this film . the reason no contact had been made was partly because giacchino himself had been extremely busy but also\nwith a release at star trek ' s 50th anniversary , this film includes fifty new alien species . [ 105 ]\nwoken by a loud bang at the window , stephanie is startled and afraid , but this soon turns to anger when she realises that the commotion outside is ellie trying desperately to keep the amorous argentinian from getting into their room as she has no intention of going anywhere with him . desperate to end the argument outside and get ellie safely into the hotel room , stephanie goes outside and drags her inside and then locks the door . drunk , horny and angry , the local starts banging on the door and demanding to see ellie , with each thump on the door moving the plug to the alarm clock further out of its socket until it lands on the floor . the one positive is that the mysterious guy from the bar comes from his hotel room , directly opposite theirs , and puts the man in an arm lock until the hotel owners convince him to let the young man go if he promises to leave .\nthis mpeg 4 avc 1080p picture presents the film extremely well with the location shooting in argentina paying dividends so you have the dry shrub land and the andes firmly setting the scene and confirming her location . this also means that some scenes look completely idyllic with the bright sunshine , blue sky and picturesque scenery but others , when you get to a more desolate location , show the vastness of the country and why it would be so easy for someone to go missing .\nginette vincendeau\u2019s book , jean - pierre melville : an american in paris , bfi , london , 2003 \u2013 the first extensive study of the iconic french filmmaker in english \u2013 comprehensively charts the critical response to les enfants terribles over the years , highlighting its status as a somewhat problematic text , and also provides interesting details and anecdotes on the film\u2019s production background and public reception . vincendeau herself presents a very astute and rigorously considered analysis of the film as a \u201cstylistic exercise\u201d in chapter two . i am very grateful to her for sharing her chapter notes .\nsimilar to last house on the left , and i spit on your grave , these women start off helpless but then get their revenge in the end . it was a common theme of films during the seventies , and that\u2019s pretty much where this movie should have been kept \u2026 in the seventies ! and soon is just another film that didn\u2019t need to be remade . the studios keep finding these films and trying to make them treasures by redoing them for a new generation . it\u2019s so unnecessary because even if the originals are good ( which this one wasn\u2019t ) , let the new generation of horror kids seek out the original versions . i would advise that you leave this on the shelf . i watched the ending three times to see if my mind would change . unfortunately , it didn\u2019t .\nthe shamelessly exploitative ending simply knocks it down another peg , ironically turning\nremember me\ninto a film that will fade from memory pretty quickly .\nellie is the more outgoing of the two and , when they are out in the town bar , she unplugs the jukebox which is playing la macarena before plugging it back in and selecting the divinyls ' i touch myself and dancing provocatively around the bar , trying to get the attention of the moody looking guy at the bar . when he goes to the toilet , she follows and again tries to speak to him but without success . giving up on him , she turns her attention to one of the locals and is soon dancing and kissing him . left on her own , stephanie is disturbed when she can ' t see her best friend and , after frantically looking around in the bar , she finds ellie outside with her ' conquest ' . when he suggests a threesome with the two friends , ellie tells him that isn ' t on the cards and stephanie returns to the hotel to get a reasonably early night so they can be up to catch the bus at 8am the next day .\n. . . an entertaining film , for adults who are not intimidated by rivers of blood . [ full review in spanish ]\ni interviewed assange in the embassy last year , and there are moments in the film when it ' s hard to believe it isn ' t him on screen . cumberbatch ' s performance doesn ' t so much evoke as inhabit his character , and the accuracy of the voice , physicality and mannerisms is uncanny . he captures assange ' s extraordinary capacity to charm and beguile , to intoxicate and manipulate , while offering glimpses of his isolation .\nstephanie ( amber heard ) and ellie\u2019s ( odette yustman ) vacation to an exotic village in argentina is a perfect \u2018girl\u2019s getaway\u2019 to bask in the sun , shop and flirt with the handsome locals . after a long night of bar - hopping , the girls get into an argument , and stephanie heads out alone in the morning to cool off . but when she returns , ellie has disappeared . finding signs of a struggle , stephanie fears the worst , and turns to the police for help . but the local authorities have their hands full already - with a string of unsolved kidnappings targeting young female tourists . skeptical of the sheriff\u2019s competency , she enlists help from michael ( karl urban ) , an american ex - pat staying at their hotel . together they go on a frantic search for ellie , but stephanie soon realizes that trusting his seemingly good intentions may drag her farther from the truth . with danger mounting , and time running out , stephanie must find her friend before darkness falls .\nstephanie ( amber heard ) and ellie\u2019s ( odette yustman ) vacation to an exotic village in argentina is a perfect \u2018girl\u2019s getaway\u2019 to bask in the sun , shop and flirt with the handsome locals . after a long night of bar - hopping , the girls get into an argument , and stephanie heads out alone in the morning to cool off . but when she returns , ellie has disappeared . finding signs of a struggle , stephanie fears the worst , and turns to the police for help . but the local authorities have their hands full already \u2013 with a string of unsolved kidnappings targeting young female tourists . skeptical of the sheriff\u2019s competency , she enlists help from michael ( karl urban ) , an american ex - pat staying at their hotel . together they go on a frantic search for ellie , but stephanie soon realizes that trusting his seemingly good intentions may drag her farther from the truth . with danger mounting , and time running out , stephanie must find her friend before darkness falls .\nthe film takes place two - and - a - half years into the characters ' five - year mission , [ 1 ] when the uss enterprise is attacked by the swarm and the crew is marooned on an unknown world as a consequence . they gain an ally in sofia boutella ' s alien warrior , jaylah . [ 2 ]\ntravis has been a part of the st . louis pop culture scene since his days as a heavy metal singer . always a fan of horror , comics , and games travis started his own personal blog about the st . louis\nnerd\nlife back in 2000 . he soon started his own radio program\nthe gutter\nin 2006 which featured various types of metal music along with news on the horror industry . he is still active in the st . louis music and pop culture scene and is known by many .\n. it seems as if the film industry is doing everything it can to warn people that the world is a strange and dangerous place where there are black market organ dealers , psychopathic murderers or people who want to kidnap you and sell you so that you can be mutilated and killed by rich foreigners . the latest across my path is\ngoing by the opening scene , i half expected that director marcos efron was going to take the film in a hostel / saw direction but , thankfully , that proved not to be the case and it stuck much more to the mystery / thriller direction of the original . the principal cast , with amber heard and odette yustman ( herself no stranger to horror , having played the lead in\neveryone in front of and behind the camera look and feel like they ' re lifting the heaviest , least horrifying ton of bricks invented .\ni ' m not surprised by the lowish rating this film has gotten , but it ' s a hate it or love it type of film . i ' ve not only seen pattinson in the twilight movies but also in water for elephants and i think he ' s a decent actor . that being said , this movie does have a certain clich\u00e3 ( c ) feel to it , but i enjoyed it nevertheless . tyler hawkins relationship with his father and sister had a lot of depth and of course the ending for me was also heartfelt . i would say give this film a chance at least once .\nthere ' s not a single scare or fright during the film ' s first hour . but worse , the characters don ' t even feel fleshed out ( or real ) during the opening act , either . instead , we just follow around two girls as they mingle , dance , ride their bikes , sunbathe , talk about boyfriends and get into a fight . finally , the film picks up somewhat once karl urban enters the picture , but again , his character is such a throw - away , you ' ll wonder why urban even opted to do this film in the first place .\nthe film begins in 2008 , and follows the wikileaks founder ' s ascent from underground hacktivist to international terrorist , in the eyes of washington , or swashbuckling cyberhero to his admirers . it focuses on the intensely complex and ultimately soured friendship between assange and his righthand man , a german hacker called daniel domscheit - berg , as well as his wary and ultimately fractured relationship with the guardian . but it ends before the allegations of rape in sweden saw him arrested , jailed and held under house arrest for a year , and before his flight to asylum and indefinite captivity in ecuador ' s london embassy .\nwhile the first trailer credited simon pegg and doug jung , it also credited roberto orci , john d . payne , and patrick mckay . the second trailer only credited pegg and jung .\naccording to trekmovie . com , the film would be shot primarily in vancouver , british columbia , canada , which would also be used for outside filming locations .\nthe threadbare plot betrays the film\u2019s decent production values ; the photography is nice and makes good use of the film\u2019s exotic locations . the camera also loves the eye candy that\u2019s flaunted before it in the form of the two lead actresses , who also manage to do their best with what the script gives them . heard is the more reserved and shy of the two , while yustman is the drunken floozy who grows so annoying that her abduction can\u2019t come quickly enough . karl urban has carved out a niche as an action star , but here he\u2019s the requisite male star who manages to drum up just enough charisma to carry his part of the story . it\u2019s not much , but he and heard at least emerge to be capable leads to see the story through to its predictable conclusion .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nin the chaos of battle , when the ground beneath your feet is a slurry of blood , puke , piss and the entrails of friends and enemies alike , it ' s easy to turn to the gods for salvation . but it ' s soldiers who do the fighting , and soldiers who do the dying , and the gods never get their feet wet .\nin an interview published on 6 may 2013 , michael giacchino expressed he was open to return to score the film , saying ,\ni\u2019d be happy and honored to do another if that was in the future .\n[ 25 ]\nat one point during the third act , the tone turns from\nsuspense\nto a sort of action / adventure . almost like john rambo waking up kidnapped and tied up on a boat . . . then he fumbles around for the handy prop that happens to be in reach in which to club one of the bad guys and jump off the boat in which to swim speedily to shore where he paints himself with mud and hides in the darkness waiting for the rest of the vietcong to show up so that he can stab him in the ass with his shank . actually . . . except for the mud . . . that ' s probably a good description of what happens in the final act . i would ' ve put a spoiler warning if it weren ' t for the fact that you ' ll pretty much know what will happen anyway as you watch this film .\nstephanie ( amber heard ) and ellie ' s ( odette yustman ) vacation to an exotic village in argentina is a perfect ' girl ' s getaway ' to bask in the sun , shop and flirt with the handsome locals . after a long night of bar - hopping , the girls get into an argument , and stephanie heads out alone in the morning to cool off . but when she returns , ellie has disappeared . finding signs of a struggle , stephanie fears the worst , and turns to the police for help . but the local authorities have their hands full already - with a string of unsolved kidnappings targeting young female tourists . skeptical of the sheriff ' s competency , she enlists help from michael ( karl urban ) , an american ex - pat staying at their hotel . together they go on a frantic search for ellie , but stephanie soon realizes that trusting his seemingly good intentions may drag her farther from the truth . with danger mounting , and time running out , stephanie must find her friend before darkness falls . - - ( c ) anchor bay\nthis film establishes that kirk ' s mother , winona , is still living , as mccoy asks the captain if he will be calling his mother on his birthday .\nthe dolby truehd 5 . 1 mix isn ' t exactly the most active track i ' ve ever heard , but it suits the picture well . dialogue is crisp and clean . surround effects are balanced and organic with the picture . bass chimes in often , particularly during the film ' s first act ( when the girls are hanging out in a bar ) . while this track won ' t give your system a workout , it does add quite a bit of ambient atmosphere to the film , which is exactly what a picture like this needs .\nthis is the third star trek film after star trek ii : the wrath of khan and star trek in which no klingons appear on screen . while klingon ships appeared in both other films , this is the first where there is no reference to them at all .\noverwritten and overcooked , remember me still manages a few explosive sequences between pattinson and pierce brosnan .\nis not as gritty and earthbound as the previous two films , so the score would feel different .\nwhat [ wes craven ] wound up with was a witless stab - the - teen time - waster that could be his worst film ever . and considering 2005 ' s wretched cursed , that ' s pretty bad .\na remake of the 1970 ' s british thriller of the same name . the original is set in france and has two british females as the leads , whereas the remake is set in argentina and has two american females as the leads . see more \u00bb\nhad assange persuaded him to pull out , cumberbatch would not now be looking at a likely oscar nomination . i watched the film directly before our interview , and his portrayal is so convincing that at the end i felt a moment of genuine confusion and thought i was about to meet assange himself .\n. when you select special features , there are only two options : trailer and deleted scenes . the menu itself is nicely designed with the options easy to navigate and with some fairly bassy and ominous music playing in the background .\nan interesting point of comparison is opening night ( john cassavetes , 1977 ) , where portions of the film are set during live stage performances , with the camera positioned both off - stage as well as in the thick of the on - stage action .\nthe film has a resigned bitterness , hard to shake off , that feels right for the experience of tough guys , from whatever period of history , who find themselves at the tattered edge of what they take to be civilization .\n, a remake of the 1970 british horror film of the same name , begins in a dark cellar where a young woman in a bikini , who has clearly been beaten , is chained to the wall and is doused in water before being electrocuted by a man with a generator and a couple of wires . four months later , and american friends stephanie and ellie are about to begin their cross - country bicycle tour in argentina .\nthose who donated would receive prizes , as well as a greater chance of winning a walk - on part in the film for them and a friend , depending on the amount they give . j . j . abrams previously announced a similar campaign ,\nin terms of the picture quality , there is no heavy graining but some scenes have some slight surface grain which suits the film extremely well . detail level is very high and colours are vibrant and strong , from the lush greens of the vegetation to the bright blue skies and colours on people ' s clothing . contrast levels are also very good so that when it comes to a low light scene , such as in the bar , there is no loss of detail despite the dark interior .\nthe way the film develops won ' t come as any surprise to anyone who ' s seen the original but , for everyone else , it is an interesting and well worked exercise in tension and character development . you ' re never quite sure exactly who is on stephanie ' s side and whether they are genuinely friendly or are hiding some horrible ulterior motive , whether some people are in cahoots or just strangers and how things will resolve themselves in the final act .\nspock prime ' s date of death is listed on screen as stardate 2263 . 02 , ostensibly the same day as 2263 . 2 , when kirk records his captain ' s log early in the film .\nthe drink that mccoy dismisses when he finds kirk drinking is saurian brandy , the preferred drink of kirk and mccoy in the original series .\n( at around the 8 minute mark ) when the man is watching the two girls cycling past him on the road , the camera and camera operator can clearly be seen reflected in his sunglasses .\nin april 2014 , it was revealed roberto orci had been lobbying to direct the film , but paramount was reluctant to allow him , as he had never directed before . however , bad robot and skydance productions were supportive . [ 33 ]\nwith the enterprise crippled and helpless , several of the attacking ships latch on , and a boarding party commanded by the swarm ' s leader , krall , boards the ship . they make their way to the ship ' s vault , and on the way there krall captures and drains the life force from several enterprise crewmen , leaving them as withered husks . scott attempts to restore power to the ship ' s impulse drive by feeding it from the warp core , but krall orders the swarm to resume its attack . they destroy the neck section of the enterprise , separating the saucer and engineering hulls , and leaving the saucer powerless due to scott ' s modifications , leaving no way of switching over to the saucer ' s reserve power without a separation . spock and dr . mccoy are in a turbolift car that is ejected into space and subsequently captured by a swarm craft , but they managed to get into the craft and overpower its occupants .\nmarshall shows off the breathtaking landscape , but with interiors , he populates the ale houses and encampments with cliches .\nthe posters featuring sulu and uhura had to be re - released following a gaffe that placed their insignia on the wrong side of the uniform .\ntypical 3rd world vacation horror story fare but the scenery was pretty interesting . the bad guys are extra creepy and the girls are sorta hot .\nthe working title for this sequel was\nwashington\nand\nwashington project\n.\nas krall departs for starbase yorktown , kirk , mccoy , spock , and jaylah rescue the crew before repairing the franklin and also setting a course for the starbase . spock and mccoy beam aboard an attacking drone ship and discover a way to disrupt the drones ' cohesion , allowing the franklin and the starbase to destroy much of the drone fleet using discordant noise on a very high frequency ( vhf ) , provided courtesy of jaylah ' s collection of\nclassical\nlate 20th century music .\nit is a shame that there aren ' t more extra features on the disc than the trailer and four deleted scenes as an interview or commentary with the filmmakers would have been interesting as i would like to know why they decided to remake the original british film , when they first saw it , why argentina and various other aspects of the filmmaking process . that being said , the av quality is extremely good so this is at least worth a rental .\nkirk goes to separate the saucer from the neck but krall attacks him before kirk can initiate the separation . uhura goes on to separate the saucer and gets left behind with krall in the neck section while kirk is on the saucer side .\nin january , he flew out to iceland to begin filming . the man he was to play had by then been under police guard in the ecuadorian embassy for more than six months , and had ignored all requests by the actor to meet . the very day before shooting began , just as he was having the final tests for his wig and makeup , cumberbatch received a 10 - page email urging him not to make the film . it was from assange .\nyou won ' t be disappointed . the set - up is very slow and plodding , but the last hour is one of the most atmospheric and tense i ' ve ever seen . i really felt for jane after she loses her friend while on a biking holiday in france . i was annoyed at first , but then glad , that there are no sub - titles for the french speaking people . jane doesn ' t speak french well either , so her helplessness and frustration translated to me extremely well . i felt her situation was very real . the story keeps you guessing about who to trust and who not to trust . also , the whole movie takes place in one day during the daytime , so the title takes on extra meaning as jane tries to find the truth . as darkness approaches , she loses more and more hope her friend is alive . its really cool . i give it 8 out of 10 ."]}
{"id": 115613, "summary": [{"text": "bol ( urdu : \u0628\u0648\u0644 meaning speak ( or \" word/s \" ) ) is a 2011 pakistani urdu language social drama film written , directed and produced by shoaib mansoor .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , shafqat cheema , amr kashmiri , manzar sehbai and zaib rehman in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it concerns a religious muslim family facing financial difficulties caused by too many children and changing times , with a major plot involving the father 's desire to have a son and his rejection of his existing transgender male-assigned-at-birth daughter .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "bol was a critical and commercial success , and became one of the highest-grossing pakistani films of all time .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "this film was part of a maternal and child health project , paiman ( pakistan initiative for mothers and newborns ) , implemented by jsi research & training institute , inc. and the johns hopkins university center for communication programs ( jhu.ccp ) which entered in a partnership with shoaib mansoor 's shoman productions in 2009 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the objective of the project was to advocate for women 's rights by bringing the focus of media and the elite of pakistan to family planning and gender issues .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the paiman project communications advisor and country representative of jhu.ccp , fayyaz ahmad khan , served as the executive producer of the movie .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was reviewed by the central board of film censors in lahore on 8 november 2010 and received its approval the next day .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "bol is set in lahore and many students from national college of arts ' ( nca ) filmmaking department assisted shoaib mansoor on it . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "bol ( film )", "paragraphs": ["new delhi : film maker shoaib mansoor\u2019s second film \u2018bol\u2019 opened in india on eid to rave reviews on wednesday .\nlahore : the pakistan film censor board has censored and cleared shoaib mansoor\u2019s second full - length feature film , bol .\neven though his second film bol , is slated to releas\u00ade soon , mansoo\u00adr is stayin\u00adg quiet .\npakistani film bol : a hard - hitting masterpiece ! . urltoken website , retrieved 21 april 2016\neven though his second film bol , which was recently cleared by the pakistan film censor board , is slated to release soon , mansoor is staying quiet .\nabhishek bachchan and ajay devgn starrer bol bachchan has not only wowed film fraternity but also the movie buffs .\nthe musician also shot for his debut film last year , shoaib mansoor\u2019s second feature film , titled bol . it stars umaima abbasai and mahira khan along with aslam , who plays a doctor in the film .\nthe pakistani film section will be headlined by a screening of shoaib mansoor\u2019s bol which will be followed by a question and answer session with the film\u2019s lead actor humaima malick . additionally , there will also be a documentary on behind - the - scenes of the film tamanna which will discuss both the film and the pakistani film industry .\nbol , the much - awaite\u00add film by shoaib mansoo\u00adr , is likely to be releas\u00aded after the cricke\u00adt world cup .\ncomplete cast : atif aslam , mahira khan , . . . - bol - a film by shoaib mansoor | facebook\nnew delhi : pakistani film bol , starring singer - actor atif aslam , is set to release in india on eid , aug 31 .\nshoaib mansoor\u2019s 2nd full length feature film \u201cbol\u201d has broken all the previous records of business at the box office , pakistan . the pakistani film made 22 million rupees in just first 6 days of its release .\nbollywood has rejuvenated dying pakistani theatres and now pakistan\u2019s film industry is looking to indian audiences for survival . bol is just the third film produced this year in pakistan . \u201cthe film industry has to cater to larger markets , which are very different from those that existed in past .\npeople expressed mixed reviews about bol , but only the film\u2019s box office record will reveal its standing after it hits cinemas nationwide on june 24 .\nkolkata : four years after \u2018bol\u2019 released , kolkata was gearing up for the release of yet another pakistani film \u2014 \u2018bin roye\u2019 . but with maharashtra navnirman sena ( mns ) asking the film\u2019s distribution company not to release it in maharashtra , the film\u2019s release in kolkata has also become uncertain .\nin a nation with no \u201creal\u201d film industry and very limited talent and creativity , a film like \u201cbol\u201d would obviously generate hype . but does this movie actually lives up to it ? the answer is a resounding no .\nbol is a great movie\u2026 . it was nice story . beat by indian cinema\nbol\nis upcoming pakistani movie under the banner of geo films and shoman production . bol release date is 24 june 2011 . this upc . . .\nali , usman .\nshoaib mansoor\u2019s bol to focus on women\u2019s issues\n.\nreview : bol \u2013 ndtvmovies . com . urltoken ( 30 august 2011 ) .\nbol review by galaxy lollywood\n\u00ab galaxy lollywood ( 7 july 2011 ) .\ntaran adarsh of india\u2019s popular cinema portal \u2018bollywoodhungama . com\u2019 and one of india\u2019s most respected film critics gave the film a 4 / 5 too .\nmust bol , a youth led campaign against gender violence , invites young filmmakers to participate in an online short film contest . at must bol , we believe that young people have something to say and can use films to express themselves . so borrow a camera to make a film and win your own video camera !\ni can\u2019t forget the experience of \u2018khuda ke liye\u2019 . can\u2019t wait to watch \u2018bol\u2019 .\nhello guyz , although i m frm india and i hate pakistan , bt your movie bol has forced me to say , u people r may b gud . its only sum bad people who r making it dirty . i don\u2019t hav words to praise the movie bol . really i don\u2019t hav any bol ( bol meaning in india is to speak ) for your super duper awesum fosum movie bol . grt work my dear neighbours\nbol has a star studded cast with tv actor humaima abbasi making her feature film debut and khuda kay liye star iman ali playing a courtesan . photos : publicity\nhello guyz , although i m frm india and i hate pakistan , bt your movie bol has forced me to say , u people r may b gud . its only sum bad people who r making it dirty . i don\u2019t hav words to praise the movie bol . really i don\u2019t hav any bol ( bol meaning in india is to speak ) for your super duper awesum fosum movie bol . grt work my dear neighbours .\nkhuda kay liye was the first pakistani film to be officially released in india after many years , and mansoor was confident that bol would also hook the indian audience .\nrelease of pakistani film ' bol ' , starring singer atif aslam , finally confirmed in india - 31 august . same week as salman ' s ' bodyguard ' .\nkhuda kay liye \u2014 a film is about the life of muslims after 9 / 11 \u2014 was the first pakistani film to be officially released in india after many years , and now mansoor is confident that bol will also hook the indian audience .\nif bol remains in cinemas in bangalore for another 10 days , i will watch it .\nurltoken has 700 , 000 + monthly visits . tell hyderabad what you feel about bol !\nshoaib mansoor\u2019s bol is a major disappointment and leaves the viewer wondering why they watched the movie .\nit means i should drop my plan of watching bol as pakistanis himself are saying it depressing .\nmahmood , rafay ( 1 june 2011 ) .\nbol\u2019s music : a surprising disappointment\n.\nhaa all indians want are naked sheela and munni\u2019s in their films 2 seduce and entertain their illiterate crowd\u2026 . watch a realistic film like bol and elevate ur maturity levels ! ! !\non the whole , bol is a courageous film that has the guts to expose issues plaguing the society . it raises questions , challenges the age - old customs and mirrors a reality most convincingly . a brilliant film embellished with bravura performances . not to be missed !\nbol was released on 24 june 2011 under the banner of geo films . bol also released in india on 31 august 2011 , making it third pakistani film , after ramchand pakistani and khuda kay liye , to release in india . apart from india , bol was released , united states , canada , united kingdom , u . a . e and australia on 31 august 2011 .\nst\u00e1bla , z . , in film a doba ( prague ) , january 1975 .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie bol ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of bol ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nbol has given us prestige which is much more than getting money from \u2018munni badnam hui\u2019 type songs .\nmahira khan - askari stars in bol , along with atif aslam and umaima abbasi . photo : file\nthis cast list of who was in bol includes both lead and minor roles . ( 19 items )\nbol bachchan ' s collections suffered in the south and north centers due to release of regional films .\nbol was released on 24 june 2011 under the banner of geo films . bol also released in india on 31 august 2011 , making it third pakistani film , after ramchand pakistani and khuda kay liye , to release in india . [ 11 ] apart from india , bol was released , united states , canada , united kingdom , u . a . e and australia on 31 august 2011 .\nbol was released on 24 june 2011 under the banner of geo films . bol also released in india on 31 august 2011 , making it third pakistani film , after ramchand pakistani and khuda kay liye , to release in india . [ 8 ] apart from india , bol was released , united states , canada , united kingdom , u . a . e and australia on 31 august 2011 .\naccording to the film\u2019s website , bol is set in lahore and focuses on a household of women . iman ali , who starred in khuda kay liye , plays the role of a courtesan .\naccording to ians film critic satyen k . bordoloi , who gave bol a generous 4 / 5 stars , said that it was embarrassing to see a pakistani film \u2018eclipse\u2019 most commercial indian films , especially considering the fact that compared to india , pakistan produces a handful of films annually .\nwho is doing a film with shah rukh khan . yet , \u2018br\u2019 is being targeted .\nshoib mansoor is a great person as well as great director . aadee ( atif aslam ) in film make high level . . nd i am waiting of releasing the film . .\naccording to a source in the censor board , the film was reviewed by the board on monday in lahore . the film is expected to release at the end of january 2011 .\ni am looking forward to this ! i am sure it will be an excellent film .\ncast of the forthcoming hindi indian bollywood film ' zindagi na milegi dobara ' . . .\nbol cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of bol actors includes any bol actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each bol 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 bol 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 .\nbol stars pakistani singer atif asla m as well as mahira khan and umaima abbasi . while mansoor has not revealed anything about the film so far , aslam told the express tribune in an interview in september that he plays a doctor in the film and has contributed two songs to the soundtrack . he said at the time that the film \u201cwas being made for a good cause . \u201d\ncast . yet , despite the minor aberrations , bol leaves you spellbound at the conclusion of the story .\nmansoo\u00adr ' s ' bol ' gets critic\u00adal acclai\u00adm in india , gets an overal\u00adl genero\u00adus four star rating .\ntaran adarsh on twitter :\nrelease of pakistani film ' bol ' , starring singer atif aslam , finally confirmed in india - 31 august . same week as salman ' s ' bodyguard ' .\nguys ! no doubt shoaib mansoor is legend i think that is enough to say what a wonderful film is bol going to be\u2026 . but mani who\u2026 ? ? ? ? who is that . . ?\nwonderful film and still house full in london cinemas . . what esle can you ask for ?\natif aslam may be the next pakistani heart - throb to star in an indian produce film .\nmansoor\u2019s first feature film , khuda kay liye , starred shaan , fawad khan and iman ali .\nhi friends\u2026bol is a good movie . you should watch it\u2026its about some serious issues of our society\u2026 ! ty\u2026 !\netapy bol ' shogo puti ,\nin iskusstvo kino ( moscow ) , no . 5 , 1996 .\nthis is indeed a proud moment for the failing pakistani film industry . this is a brilliant opportunity for\nleyda , jay , kino : a history of the russian and soviet film , london , 1960 .\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\nplease send in a youtube link of the film to mustbol @ urltoken latest by 5th december 2011 . the winning entries will win a samsung video camera and two runner ups will get apple ipods . most importantly , the better films will also be showcased in must bol film screenings and be part of a compilation dvd .\nmaestro shoaib mansoor\u2019s hard - hitting social drama titled bol is set to release in india on eid , august 31 .\nreview : bol \u2013 urltoken archived 8 november 2011 at the wayback machine . . urltoken ( 30 august 2011 ) .\nrave reviews : bol inspires audiences across the border\n. pakistan news today , ( 31 august 2011 ) .\nhello to all\u2026 i have watched the film bol 3 times and really love the movie . with out any doubt best pakistani film ever and one of the best i have ever seen . recommended for the youth specially . music is much better than body guard , ready , kuda k liyai etc . not a boring film at all the truth is that when some one shows mirror to our society we dont like it . and if there was a element of nudity in the movie people say \u201cwhat a film\u201d be realistic face the truth\u2026\u2026\nmuch more was expected from the music producer , who worked with the legendary vital signs and gave pakistani film music a new identity by fusing together pakistani pop , classical and rock music in his first film .\nhello to all\u2026 i have watched the film bol 3 times and really love the movie . with out any doubt best pakistani film ever and one of the best i have ever seen . recommended for the youth specially . music is much better than body guard , ready , kuda k liyai etc . not a boring film at all the truth is that when some one shows mirror to our society we dont like it . and if there was a element of nudity in the movie people say \u201cwhat a film\u201d be realistic face the truth .\nwith only 12 films released in 2010 , lollywood suffers as film - makers continue to delay release dates .\nseveral students from the national college of arts\u2019 ( nca ) filmmaking department have assisted mansoor on the film .\n. it became the highest earning film in pakistan in its first week of release , breaking all records .\nwatch or not ? : this is easily passable . there\u2019s no great action or acting in this film .\nfreddy daruwala has managed to give the same expression for the entire film and kudos to him for that .\nif you want to see the film in a cinema please check here for the cinemas closest to you .\n\u2019s rights for rs 5 crore . it plans to release the film shortly in india . we believe the film has the ingredients , like a strong script and good performances , to do well in india . \u201d\nsimilarly , ashutosh gowariker said :\nvery good , a riotous film , very funny . i think ajay and abhishek are brilliant in the film . the entire cast is brilliant but i found abhishek outstanding .\n\u2018baadshaho\u2019 overseas box - office collection day 13 : ajay devgn film earns rs 8 . 97 crore in gulf\n@ sana : who is the neighbour ? didn\u2019t get your point . but bol was real bore to say the least .\n\u2022 filmmakers will retain copyright to their work , but must bol campaign may screen the films in online and offline spaces .\npakistani singer atif aslam has been shortlisted in the category of \u2018the best music talent\u2019 for his song \u201cbol\u201d . photo : file\nfamily name alive . admiring bol and not appreciating shoaib would be doing a great disservice to the individualist film - maker . he deserves brownie points for not just choosing a controversial subject , but also handling it with aplomb . that\u2019s not\nbol ' s release was highly anticipated in india after it was announced earlier this year that it would be releasing this eid .\ngreat news ! bol movie definitely deserves an applause and its healthy trend that pakistani films are now buzzing there in indian cinemas .\nfilm in the region , beating the likes of his earlier films like \u2018golmaal returns\u2019 , \u2018bol bachchan\u2019 , \u2018singham returns\u2019 and \u2018drishyam\u2019 . \u2018golmaal returns\u2019 was the highest earning ajay devgn in the gulf with a collection of $ 1 . 34 million .\nbol received highly positive reviews from critics . taran adarsh of bollywood hungama gave 4 / 5 describing it as\na brilliant film embellished with bravura performances .\nlikewise , komal nahta of the times of india gave the film 4 / 5 by going on to describe it as\ntopical and thought - provoking .\nsaibal chatterjee of ndtv gave 3 on 5 stating that the\nmessage that the film delivers is urgent , heartfelt and of considerable import .\n\u2026 . . bol made 2 . 5 crore in less than one week in pakistan . its not dead yet ! in the uk , it is showing to packed houses . in here , they reduced the shows within a day if the film does do well . in bol\u2019s case , its shows have been increased to 4 a day where it started with just one show .\nbol received highly positive reviews from critics . taran adarsh of bollywood hungama gave 4 / 5 describing it as\na brilliant film embellished with bravura performances .\nlikewise , komal nahta of the times of india gave the film 4 / 5 by going on to describe it as\ntopical and thought - provoking .\nsaibal chatterjee of ndtv gave 3 on 5 stating that the\nmessage that the film delivers is urgent , heartfelt and of considerable import .\n[ 15 ]\nbol received highly positive reviews from critics . taran adarsh of bollywood hungama gave 4 / 5 describing it as\na brilliant film embellished with bravura performances .\nlikewise , komal nahta of the times of india gave the film 4 / 5 by going on to describe it as\ntopical and thought - provoking .\nsaibal chatterjee of ndtv gave 3 on 5 stating that the\nmessage that the film delivers is urgent , heartfelt and of considerable import .\n[ 12 ]\nsorry to say . . bol is a very borin movie . . ppl appreciate the outspoken value . . but its depressing and boring\nbol has recovered its finance many times over already in pakistan . with this negativity , it is only you who is being misguided !\nbol has a striking story to tell . it\u2019s about a hakeem sahab\u2019s quest to have a son that sees his wife give birth to fourteen children , but only seven daughters survive . the eighth is a hermaphrodite , much to hakeem\u2019s embarrassment . the film\ncomparing to what the pakistani music scene is currently offering , bol \u2019s music is simply banal . it also suffers in terms of production . in fact one wonders why mansoor didn\u2019t collaborate with great music producers like meekal hassan and rohail hayyat . it is very unfortunate that the music of the second biggest film of recent times sounds like that of an average indian film .\nmontagu , ivor ,\nthe soviet film industry ,\nin sight and sound ( london ) , autumn 1941 .\nthis is not a film , this is real life of pakistani society , shoaib sab is legend for real stories .\n\u201ca courageous film that has the guts to expose issues plaguing the society . it raises questions , challenges the age - old customs and mirrors a reality most convincingly . a brilliant film embellished with bravura performances . not to be missed ! \u201d\nbol is the soundtrack album of the 2011 urdu - language pakistani film bol by shoaib mansoor . before the movie ' s release , atif aslam ( who plays one of the main roles ) in an interview stated ,\ni have done two songs for the soundtrack . it ' s been a great experience working with shoaib mansoor , he is an amazing person and very dedicated . my role isn ' t controversial and we discussed it beforehand . it\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds a film that is being made for a good cause .\nplease check our website urltoken & our facebook page urltoken to engage further & find out more about must bol as well as filmmaking contest .\nits a good film . every piece of art has some glitches which must be overlooked for the sake of overall impact .\nit feels great to be appreciated not only for my film achievements but also for my humanitarian and charity work .\nhindi film awards for social causes archived 2 march 2012 at the wayback machine . . urltoken ( 30 october 2011 ) .\nbol is the soundtrack album of the 2011 urdu - language pakistani film bol by shoaib mansoor . before the movie ' s release , atif aslam ( who plays one of the main roles ) in an interview stated ,\ni have done two songs for the soundtrack . it ' s been a great experience working with shoaib mansoor , he is an amazing person and very dedicated . my role isn ' t controversial and we discussed it beforehand . it\u2019s a film that is being made for a good cause .\n[ 22 ]\nbol is the soundtrack album of the 2011 urdu - language pakistani film bol by shoaib mansoor . before the movie ' s release , atif aslam ( who plays one of the main roles ) in an interview stated ,\ni have done two songs for the soundtrack . it ' s been a great experience working with shoaib mansoor , he is an amazing person and very dedicated . my role isn ' t controversial and we discussed it beforehand . it\u2019s a film that is being made for a good cause .\n[ 20 ]\nthe full - length pakistani urdu feature film bol is all set to release in the biggest cinema industry of the world i . e india . the movie is being released in india by eros international , in association with geo films and shoman productions . bol which has been released in pakistan on 24th june , has already made a record of earning the most at box office in the first week of its release .\nfans in india , especially of atif aslam , are desperately waiting for bol movie to get it released in india . the promotional campaign for shoaib mansoor\u2019s bol has already been started there in india and a new promotional trailer has just been released , which looks more bold to say the least .\nalmost all hollywood film spend nearly half of their budget on advertising and publicity . good films die because of lack of awareness .\nthis film is the starting point for a people - powered change , based on the wisdom of the keepers of the earth .\nan elderly man appeared overwhelmed as he shared his view on the film . \u201ci think it is a really good film and i am sure it will definitely get a number of awards and a lot of recognition in the west , \u201d he commented emphatically .\ndistributor rajesh thadani of mumbai - based multimedia combine , says the film did well on sunday and there wasn\u2019t a big dip in the footfalls monday . \u201c bol bachchan has done pretty well all over india during the weekend . it had a business of rs 38 crore all over india . the film picked up quite well on sunday , and there was not a great fall on monday either , \u201d said thadani .\n, protests the ban . \u201cthere should be no politics in film releases . i will like to catch this movie in kolkata . \u201d\nits a business model . if he made a film only for less than 1 % , how come its the highest earner ? ?\nthe film\u2019s cast includes humaima malik , atif aslam , iman ali , mahira khan , shafqat cheema , manzar sehbai and zaib rehman .\nfilm sucks and the worst part was the boy being left with truck drivers to learn \u201cart\u201d and they rape him . mani is right\nit was awarded the best hindi film award in irds film awards 2011 by the institute for research and documentation in social sciences ( irds ) , a lucknow - based civil society organization for raising many social issues including the regressive attitude of a male - dominated society .\nthe film\u2019s opening was a savvy event . a long red carpet paved the way to atrium and as a prelude to the film ; a separate partition had adorned with huge posters of bol . upon entering the premises , all the guests had to pass through a series of stringent security checks . the organisers were smart for being meticulous about security arrangements \u2014 since shoaib mansoor\u2019s films have a tendency to touch on controversial subjects .\nwatching \u201cbol\u201d was like watching a kid play with too many toys . there was no storyline , just a hodgepodge of all the ills in our society .\n\u201ci don\u2019t know when the film is releasing , maybe october or november . i have done two songs for the soundtrack . it\u2019s been a great experience working with shoaib mansoor , he is an amazing person and very dedicated . the film is about sunnis and shias . \u201d\ntaylor , richard , and ian christie , editors , the film factory : russian and soviet cinema in documents 1896\u20131939 , cambridge , 1988 .\ncommando 2 does no justice to its name . it\u2019s a lackluster action film with remotely riveting story . a 2 / 5 for this .\nfeminism and film : critical approaches . camera obscura 1 may 1976 ; 1 ( 1 ( 1 ) ) : 3\u201310 . doi : urltoken\nbollywood actors varun dhawan and alia bhatt at a promotional event for upcoming bollywood film badrinath ki dulhania in mumbai . ( photo courtesy getty )\n' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' box - office collection day 4 : j . a . bayona ' s film dominates the domestic circuit\n' kaala ' box office collections : pa ranjith and rajinikanth ' s film rakes in rs 112 . 2 cr worldwide in its first weekend\nlahore : following the success of saving face , which earned an oscar last month , the films bol and the yet - to - be released tamanna have started generating buzz as they have been shortlisted for the 14 th london asian film festival , set to place from the march 16 to 24 .\n, i will e - mail back all the music of bol in 256 kbps quality , i am sure you will enjoy it . have a good day .\nif bol was a bore watching bhai log makes one look like fool . you are going to be disappointed at this one as well dude\u2026 . i was .\nlondon asian fil festival is a joke created by few indians living in london . the so - called festival is an ethnic social event with non - entities forming part of their team . pakistan has to make films that shown in known and recognised festivals around the world . bol though made by a very talented film maker , did not pass the tests for entries into such festivals around the world , like cannes , london film festival , raindance film festival , abu dhabi , new york , san fransisco , india etc . the funniest comments made by some were that they beat michael winterbottom and a r rehman in the \u201crace\u201d . they won\u2019t even know who showed their film and whether they had permission from the producers .\nbol ( lit . speak or word ( s ) ) is a 2011 pakistani urdu language social drama film written , directed and produced by shoaib mansoor . the film stars humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , shafqat cheema , amr kashmiri , manzar sehbai and zaib rehman in the lead roles . the film marks the debut of singer atif aslam and mahira khan . it concerns a religious muslim family facing financial difficulties caused by too many children and changing times , with a major plot involving the father ' s desire to have a son and his rejection of his existing intersex child . bol was a critical and commercial success , and became one of the highest - grossing pakistani films of all time . [ 4 ]\nit was awarded the best hindi film award in irds film awards 2011 by the institute for research and documentation in social sciences ( irds ) , a lucknow - based civil society organization for raising many social issues including the regressive attitude of a male - dominated society . [ 16 ]\nit was awarded the best hindi film award in irds film awards 2011 by the institute for research and documentation in social sciences ( irds ) , a lucknow - based civil society organization for raising many social issues including the regressive attitude of a male - dominated society . [ 14 ]\neveryone , their wives , five kids and dogs have already seen the film bol so i decided to follow suit and headed towards the only decent cinema in the twin cities of islamabad and rawalpindi . the cinema was packed and the queue was long but we were lucky enough to get really good seats .\nplease don\u2019t get articles written from college drop outs . hire some mass comm grads and this bol bashing is not reflecting very well on express\u2019 as everyone knows its only coz its a geo venture . plus if u gotta pay some elitist wannabe to trash bol why does it have to be the same kid everytime ? ? ?\nthe official trailer for bol the movie , by shoaib mansoor , with atif aslam in one of the lead roles . check out my other videoes for demo songs .\nrave reviews : bol inspires audiences across the border\narchived 9 march 2012 at the wayback machine . . pakistan news today , ( 31 august 2011 ) .\n\u201cnot at all . my role isn\u2019t controversial and we discussed it beforehand . it\u2019s a film that is being made for a good cause . \u201d\nuhse , b . ,\ntschapajew \u2014wir erlebten ihn wie unser eigenes leben ,\nin film und fernsehen ( berlin ) , july 1977 .\ndufour , d . ,\n! revolutie ?\nin film en televisie + video ( brussels ) , no . 448 , january 1995 .\nesha gupta is like rustom part two in this film . she\u2019s poor in her acting skills and i don\u2019t know why directors keep casting her .\nnandita das debuted her short film on writer saadat hasan manto , titled in defence of freedom , on day 2 of the india today conclave 2017 . nawazuddin siddiqui , who plays the role of manto in the film , was also present at the india today conclave . the filmmaker - actor duo spoke about what manto probably would have had to say about freedom of speech in the current day and more . watch the film here .\nprakash jha said :\nit ' s sheer madness , lovely , brilliant film . he ( rohit shetty ) has surpassed his golmaal .\n\u2018baadshaho\u2019 overseas box - office collection day 13 : ajay devgn film earns rs 8 . 97 crore in gulf | hindi movie news - times of india\nadditionally , pakistani singers atif aslam and rahat fateh ali khan have been shortlisted in the category of \u2018the best music talent\u2019 for their songs \u201cbol\u201d and \u201ckoi dil mein\u201d ( from the movie tamanna ) respectively . joining them in the same category is ar rehman , who has been shortlisted for the soundtrack of michael winterbottom\u2019s film trishna .\nsorry guys . films like bol are really bad pr for pakistan and you need to see that . shoaib mansoor needs to promote tolerance with his cinema rather than creating divisions .\nformer principal of nca and human rights activist salima hashmi told the express tribune , \u201cshoaib is a very courageous filmmaker . his earlier film created a debate on various interpretations of islam . nobody at that time imagined that the film could be a hit because it was based on a very hard - hitting topic . i believe that bol will also open up a debate on women\u2019s issues which is always good to solve problems . this is how a great filmmaker can contribute to society . \u201d\nwao ! you are so good at criticizing . why don ' t you make a film of your own : ) . its so easy to criticize others . don ' t you think shoaib mansoor is doing excellent work out there . who else can you compare with him in our so called film industry .\nparwaaz hai junoon just announced new release date and the decision is bad for both the film and the industry . parwaaz hai junoon saw release . . .\nbol \u2013 starring humaima malik , manzar sehbai , atif aslam , mahira khan and iman ali \u2013 was released all over pakistan on 24th june 2011 . and supported by the movie promotions by the biggest media group of pakistan and the charisma of super star atif aslam , bol managed to gather general masses of pakistan who had forgotten to watch movies in cinemas .\nthe author is making no sense here . the music of bol is awesome and worth listening again and again . i dont know what made this author to write such pathetic review in this so called article . masses are loving this newly released album and we are looking forward for film release . hats off to shoaib mansoor for quality work .\nsanju breaks two years old record of fastest to 25cr mark . sanju has shattered multiple records in second weekend . film not only registered biggest day . . .\nbased in lahore , the film tells the story of a girl who stands up and challenges the age - old societal norms of treating women as lesser beings .\nsocial messages can be potrayed thru entertainment cause its difficult to grab attentions for 2 - 3 hours\u2026 . however even on those standards the film dissappointed me . .\nbol ( lit . speak or word ( s ) ) is a 2011 pakistani urdu language social drama film written , directed and produced by shoaib mansoor . the film stars humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , shafqat cheema , amr kashmiri , manzar sehbai and zaib rehman in the lead roles . it concerns a religious muslim family facing financial difficulties caused by too many children and changing times , with a major plot involving the father ' s desire to have a son and his rejection of his existing transgender male - assigned - at - birth daughter . bol was a critical and commercial success , and became one of the highest - grossing pakistani films of all time .\nmanzar sehbai , winner of the lsa for best actor for bol , was mia on tuesday evening . in his absence , cast member actor mahira khan received the award on his behalf .\ni havent watched it \u2026 but atleast its a mass entertainer . . i dont like the vulgur cinema i guess in it . but bol was really a joke at revival of cinema .\nshoaib is indeed a courageous storyteller and this film must have sparked off a debate when it released in pakistan several weeks ago . like khuda kay liye , bol addresses the religious extremism in the neighboring country . it\u2019s about a daughter who stands up against her father , but most importantly , she dares to defy the age - old societal norms that treat women as lesser beings . the fact that a pakistani film - maker has had the courage to tackle this theme makes it all the more commendable and praiseworthy .\n@ ifthikhahmad : i suggest you do a bit of research before making such statements . the london asian film festival is one of the most respected south asian film festivals held in uk with patrons such as the bachans , mira nair ( salaam bombay ) , shyam benegal , nandita das , and other \u201cinternationally\u201d recognized indian filmmakers . and michael winterbottom was fully aware of his film being shown , riz ahmed ( the actor of trishna ) won the award for his film and was present at the event and a . r . rehman was invited as a nominee guest . please get your facts straight before embarrassing yourself and other pakistanis on an online forum .\nstream & watch back to back full movies only on eros now - urltoken bol is a hindi movie which speaks about the hardships faced by a woman in a society that claims to be very educated . this film stars humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , amr kashmiri , shafqat cheema , manzar sehbai . film \u2013 bol music \u2013 atif aslam , sajjad ali , ahmed jahanzeb , hadiqa kiyani actor \u2013 humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , amr kashmiri , shafqat cheema , manzar sehbai . produced by \u2013 shoman productions directed by - saqlain nawaz to watch more log on to urltoken for all the updates on our movies and more : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nthe net worldwide collection of record - breaking pakistani movies has been expressed in pkr as per the conversion rate of rupee used in the period of the film release .\nto plan the publicity tour of the film with all the actors & actresses for around the world . there could be mini premiers in the major capitals of america .\ngalaxy lollywood , in its review gave 4 . 4 / 5 stars to the film and stated it to be\nmeeting public expectations\nafter khuda kay liye .\nfeaturing great pop icons like sajjad ali , hadiqa kiani , atif aslam , ahmed jahanzeb , shuja haider and shabnam majeed , bol is certainly not worth the hype associated with these big names .\n' bol is shoaib mansoors second dramatic breakthrough of revealing life with its complexities . after khuda kay liye , that went on to win several international awards , bol is another gripping story authored by him . bol is a roller coaster of emotions , yet carries subtleties that make your heartbeat stop . ' bol ' shows a family that can barely make ends meet . based in the heart of lahore , the story takes place in a house full of daughters , with vibrancy of life , yet restrictions on blooming imposed by their father who subscribes to a set of values that embody contradictions , values that have not been questioned . ' bol ' questions these values . humaima malick plays a daughter who gets affected the most by the tensions within the family . she respects the norms she has been given by her parents yet is compelled by her intuitive logic and sense of justice to rebel . bol takes you through a journey into the life of this family experiencing their troubles , sufferings , resolves and high points . as family members take decisions to solve their problems they step into deeper troubles . the complexity of their circumstances becomes a struggle of life and death .\nincidentally , 60 % of the film\u2019s revenue is generated from maharashtra . \u201cnot releasing a film in maharashtra upsets the economics of releasing it in india . we were supposed to release 100 prints of \u2018br\u2019 in india . but now , everything is undecided . i\u2019m surprised with the hypocrisy over issuing bans . there is no ban on \u2018br\u2019 actress\nearlier this year , when the film released on june 24 in pakistan , was declared a super hit despite receiving mixed reviews , as it had received a tremendous opening .\ni agree with ovais , shoaib mansoor tends to showcase the worst of pakistan , i have yet to see a hollywood film on corporate abuse , the failed - jail system or how they wreck the world . i think reema has hit the right note with her film , that is the kind of uplifting cinema we need to see more of . will be checking out love mein gum very soon , it\u2019s showing with more screenings than the bollywood film running alongside , which is an encouraging sign for pakistani cinema .\nthe film released in pakistan on june 24th and has been declared a super hit as it has received a tremendous opening and grossed about 49 lakhs on the first day .\nthe management must be commended for starting the film punctually , in fact they were so punctual that a number of people didn\u2019t even realise the movie had begun and missed the first few minutes . bol premiered to a full house in all the cinema halls at atrium . yet the people , who had excitedly entered that cinema hall , had mixed reactions when they exited .\ni never expected a pakistani film to be without flaws but dang it , i ' m going to watch this film the moment it ' s released in my part of the world . shoaib mansoor is the only one currently coming out with movies . there are others in line and i can only hope that pakistani cinema sees a revival soon .\nthose who have watched pakistani movies are curious to watch \u2018br\u2019 . composer prabuddha banerjee says , \u201ci\u2019ve watched \u2018bol\u2019 and \u2018kkl\u2019 . i\u2019m interested to watch this film too . \u201d director bappaditya bandyopadhyay had watched \u2018kkl\u2019 in cairo and \u2018rp\u2019 in delhi . \u201cthe fact that \u2018br\u2019 also has \u2018henna\u2019 - starrer zeba bakhtiar in the cast is an added attraction for me , \u201d he says .\nhowever , public is likely to watch bodyguard because of its masala content . pakistanis seem quite mature to me as khuda ke liye and bol film have done far better than commercial cinema ( including many bollywood blockbuster ) . this is against the trend if we look at box office reports from around the world ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !\n\u2026 . bol is much cheaper movie . even indian films dont cost that much ( according to times of india whole of bollywood earns less in a year than one hollywood blockbuster like pirates of carribean .\nlahore : in 2009 , actor and producer aamir khan was spotted in different cities in india at events such as weddings . it was a promotional tactic inspired from the plot of his then - upcoming film , 3 idiots , which sees his friends embarking on a road trip to hunt for khan . the strategy helped propel the film to break box office records .\nferro , marc ,\nl ' id\u00e9ologie du r\u00e9gime stalinien au travers d ' un film tchapaiev ,\nin la sociologie de l ' art , ( paris ) , 1976 .\nin two weeks , the total gross revenue of the film from 24 screens amounted to pkr 94 , 287 , 090 , thus finishing its run with 120 million in its bank .\ngalaxy lollywood , in its review gave 4 . 4 / 5 stars to the film and stated it to be\nmeeting public expectations\nafter khuda kay liye . [ 13 ]\nbol features the talents of humaima malick , singing sensation atif aslam , vj mahira khan and model - turned actor iman ali , along with many other popular pakistani actors . the film tells the tale of a girl who and challenges the age - old societal norms of treating women as the lesser sex . based in lahore , the film aims to highlight the plight of women , who are often treated as burdens by a large percentage of society . the movie also treads no - go areas like homosexuality and the life of eunuchs , in addition to talking about shia - sunni dynamics .\nthe film , which is the first by the talented director after his critically acclaimed and award - winning khuda kay liye ( 2007 ) , released in india on august 31 as planned .\ni had to rub my eyes to see deven bhojani\u2019s name as director whilst watching the trailer . the talented actor and writer coming up with a film like commando 2 seems quite vague .\nmajority of the film revolves around investigation and i missed watching some hardcore action here . they could have taken inspiration from baaghi which had completely paced up in the second half with action .\nsays aniket kawade , vice - president of b4u that is releasing the film nationally in india , \u201cwe aren\u2019t releasing the film in maharashtra after we got a letter from mns . the box office is too crowded this week with \u2018bajrangi bhaijaan\u2019 releasing and \u2018baahubali\u2019 doing well . so , we are still undecided over whether we will at all release the movie this week or not . \u201d\ngreat art movie . best ever film by pakistan . show the realty of life with very organize way . best movie i have ever see . people how have taste must like this movie .\n\u201ci make films on sensitive issues . if i reveal the content of the movies beforehand it might lose vitality , \u201d shoaib mansoor told the express tribune . when asked about the release of the film , he said some issues had to be settled with the distributors but it would hit the cinemas soon . according to a source , the film is slated for release in january 2011 .\nsays subhasis ganguli , regional director , inox , \u201cwe are supposed to screen \u2018br\u2019 at the quest mall . since the film is in urdu , we are expecting a good turnout in a theatre situated in park circus . if plans change at the last minute , we will have to alter our programming . but security will never be an issue while releasing a pakistani film in kolkata . \u201d\nand bodyguard is a mass appeal movie . critics dont really know what people wants . bol is not a mass entertainer and thus not a good movie that will revive pakistani cinema . the revival depends on success of mass entertainers\nin september 2011 , the times of india reported that sahara one network has bought seven - year satellite rights of 100 films , including shoaib mansoor ' s bol for a total of rs 12 . 2 crore for all .\nthis film was part of an entertainment education project by the johns hopkins university center for communication programs ( jhu . ccp ) which entered in a partnership with shoaib mansoor ' s shoman productions in 2009 . [ 3 ] the objective of the project was to advocate for women ' s rights by bringing the focus of media and the elite of pakistan to family planning and gender issues . the country representative of jhu . ccp , fayyaz ahmad khan , served as the executive director of the movie . [ 4 ] the film was reviewed by the central board of film censors in lahore on 8 november 2010 and received its approval the next day . [ 5 ] bol is set in lahore and many students from national college of arts ' ( nca ) filmmaking department assisted shoaib mansoor on it . [ 6 ]\nwhat i found most refreshing was how the film was received among the audience . the film is a three - hour - long advertisement for family planning and the virtues of having a small family are repeatedly stated , yet none of the usual suspects have called it un - islamic . one character openly asks others to take off their hijabs , leave the four walls of the home and experience life ; yet the film has not attracted any major fatwa . i know it is not much but it gives me hope for a pakistan where people are tolerant and fatwas are hard to come by .\nan undercurrent of tension every time they share the screen space . also , the start of the film , when humaima begins to narrate her story and the way her story unfolds , is shocking ."]}
{"id": 115624, "summary": [{"text": "cutie honey : tears is a 2016 japanese film directed by asai takeshi .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is based on the manga series cutie honey written and illustrated by go nagai and stars mariya nishiuchi as the title character .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was released in japan by toei company on october 1 , 2016 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "cutie honey : tears", "paragraphs": ["toei will release cutie honey - tears - in japanese cinemas on october 1st .\nmariya nishiuchi stars as the latest incarnation of go nagai\u2019s cutie honey in the new movie cutie honey - tears - . photo courtesy of toei co . , ltd . \u00a9 2016 \u201c\u201dcutie honey - tears - \u201d film partners\nlogo courtesy of toei co . , ltd . \u00a9 2016 \u201ccutie honey - tears - \u201d film partners\nteaser trailer courtesy of toei co . , ltd . \u00a9 2016 \u201ccutie honey - tears - \u201d film partners\ncutie honey : tears is a live action film in the cutie honey franchise . the film debuted in japanese theaters on october 1 , 2016 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]\ntheatrical poster for the film . image courtesy of toei co . , ltd . \u00a9 2016 \u201ccutie honey - tears - \u201d film partners\nnicole ishida as sister jill . photo courtesy of toei co . , ltd . \u00a9 2016 \u201c\u201dcutie honey - tears - \u201d film partners\nin april , the cutie honey - tears - website updated with a 60 - second teaser trailer and several stills , which you can check out below .\nover the past four decades , cutie honey has been featured in manga , film , television and animation , much to the delight of generations of fans . now the \u201cwarrior of love\u201d is reimagined for the upcoming live - action film , cutie honey - tears - .\nearlier today , the official cutie honey - tears - website started streaming a new teaser trailer . the 90 - second teaser is set to opening theme believe by mariya nishiuchi .\nin october 1973 , akita shoten\u2019s weekly shonen champion began serializing cutie honey ( \u30ad\u30e5\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u30cf\u30cb\u30fc , kyuutii hanii ) , a new manga by go nagai . that month also saw the debut of the cutie honey anime series by toei . both followed the adventures of honey kisaragi , an android girl who could transform into the beautiful super heroine cutie honey with the words \u201choney flash ! \u201d\nthe adventure of cutie honey , a super heroine who can transform into anything using her necklace to switch on and say\nhoney flash !\n.\ncutie honey - tears - is a live - action film based on go nagai\u2019s cutey honey manga . the feature is being directed by asai takeshi is helming the project , while shirogumi inc . \u2019s ryo higuchi serves as visual effects director .\ncutie honey - tears - liv . . .\nthis video is no longer available because the youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple or severe violations of youtube ' s copyright policy .\nthe official website for cutie honey - tears - , the upcoming new live - action film adaptation of go nagai ' s classic sci - fi action manga in the mid - 1970s , has updated with a teaser visual featuring 22 - year - old fashion model / actress mariya nishiuchi as the title role . the tagline is written as\nwake up ! cutie honey\u2661\nbased on manga series\ncutie honey\nby go nagai ( published october 1 , 1973 to april 1 , 1974 in manga magazine weekly shonen champion ) .\nin addition , the site updated with a photo of nishiuchi in - character as the titular cutie honey and a poster visual . you can check these out below :\nat the end of the 21st century , the world is plagued by a mysterious virus and unusual weather . genius scientist dr . kisaragi creates an android with the code name \u201ccutie honey\u201d ( mariya nishiuchi ) . the android is unique in that it possesses human emotions . to save mankind , cutie honey goes up against an evil organization .\nat the end of the 21st century , the world is plagued by a mysterious virus and unusual weather . genius scientist dr . kisaragi creates an android with the code name \u201ccutie honey\u201d ( mariya nishiuchi ) . the android is unique in that it possesses human emotions . to save mankind , cutie honey goes up against an evil organization .\nstaff directors : a . t . ( takeshi asai ) , ryo higuchi original story : cutie honey by go nagai screenplay : yoshinori nakazawa , yasuhiko tanaka producer : kentaro koike\ncutey honey ' s creator , go nagai , has a cameo as the man sitting in the car honey lands on after being thrown from the twister .\nthe official website of cutie honey - tears - , the upcoming new live - action film adaptation of go nagai ' s classic sci - fi action manga in the mid - 1970s , today posted a 100 - second full trailer including honey ' s transformations that are revealed for the first time . the video also features the theme song for the film ,\nbelieve ,\nperformed by the star nishiuchi herself .\nwhen the first teaser for asai takeshi ' s cutie honey : tears - the big screen revival of the iconic nagai go character last seen in anno hideaki ' s 2004 adaptation - arrived back in april it provoked some fairly strong ( and split ) reactions among fans surprised by its slick , digital feel and overall darker take on the charcter . and those splits are likely to only deepen nw that the full theatrical trailer has arrived .\nhoney flash ! ! ! without actual flashing seems , well . . . . not very flashy at all\navex ' s official youtube channel has posted a three - minute music video for 22 - year - old actress / fashion model mariya nishiuchi ' s 6th single\nbelieve\nto be released on september 21 . it is used as the theme song for cutie honey - tears - , the upcoming new live - action film adaptation of go nagai ' s classic sci - fi action manga in the mid - 1970s . she also stars the film as hitomi kisaragi / honey . she , who has also performed as a singer - songwriter , wrote the lyrics of the song by herself .\nit is the end of the twenty first century and the planet is a victim of a conspiracy involving death , disease and environmental degradation . doctor kisaragi designs and operationalizes a cyborg called cutie honey . the creation can feel , sympathize and take action . the rich and powerful and the corporation have an adversary .\nhoping to shake up the status quo , a scientist named dr . kisaragi creates a new type of ai\u2026 one with human emotions . implanted with the memories of kisaragi\u2019s daughter , the beautiful android cutie honey ( mariya nishiuchi ) confronts the oppressive forces led by another android , sister jill ( nicole ishida ) .\nin hibernation for years , the body - shifting android cutey honey is brought out of her self - imposed stasis to fight the evil dolmek and his minions of monsters .\nthe movie ' s release date is the exact same day as honey ' s first ever appearance in issue 41 of weekly shonen champion , premiering on the 43rd anniversary in 1973 .\nthe film is set in an alternate future , where ai technology reigns supreme . in this world , the wealthy elites live in gleaming cities , which tower over the slums and ghettos that the rest of the world calls \u201chome . \u201d cutie honey is a special android , capable of human emotions and imbued with the memories of genius scientist dr . kisaragi\u2019s daughter . she\u2019s driven to confront the corruption of humanity that resides within the city .\nfilming for the movie began on november 23 , 2015 . [ 4 ] as this was mariya nishiuchi ' s first action role , she spent a whole month training before filming . [ 5 ] cutie honey ' s battlesuit took a different approach compared to other incarnations , adopting a mainly black look to go along with the character ' s outlook and personality . [ 6 ] the shooting had ended on december 28 , 2015 . [ 7 ]\nhoney kisaragi is professor takeshi kisaragi ' s daughter . she studies at a religious school from which she likes to escape frequently . her father orders her to come home one day through a . . . see full summary \u00bb\noffering a much larger and more detailed look both at the character and the world of the film this new trailer serves to reinforce the first impressions made by the teaser . while anno presented a bubblegum pop take on the cutie honey character - a fashionable android battling evil - asai is definitely pushing in a very different direction . production values and scale on this new trailer look significantly better than on the previous teaser - and a pretty firm notch above the mean for most japanese productions these days - but time will tell whether the glossy finish is enough to win people over to this take on the character .\nthe film is directed by asai takeshi and will feature high quality cgi special effects produced by vfx director ryo higuchi ( space battleship yamato film ) . mariya nishiuchi has been cast as honey kisaragi . filming wrapped up in december of 2015 , with the production wrapping up later in june of 2016 . nicole ishida has been cast as sister jill , described as being the ruler of evil . [ 3 ]\nthe film received mixed to negative reviews . the costumes and special effects were praised including the use of honey ' s outfit design and use of contrasting colors . one of the main criticisms was unlike the source material , the film paints a bleak and dimmed future without the colorful humor the franchise is known for . the plot was also criticized for being interchangeable with other known sci - fi films in dystopian settings . [ 9 ] [ 10 ]\none man from the upper area , dr . kisaragi , plans to change the world for the better by creating an android with a . i . and emotions indistinguishable from a human using the brain memory patterns of his deceased daughter . the android hitomi kisaragi is brought down to lower areas at the cost of dr . kisaragi ' s life . on the surface , honey pairs up with reporter seiji hayami and the resistance leader kazuhito uraki to fight against the oppressors of this world , controlled by the evil android sister jill .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na long - awaited sequel to the internationally acclaimed full - throttle splatter sci - fi action horror\nmeatball machine\n.\na life - size blow - up doll develops a soul and falls in love with a video store clerk .\na 70 - year old woman living unhappily with her son ' s family is magically restored to her beauty of 50 years earlier . complications ensue .\nchina 2 . 200 years ago . it ' s the time of the qin dynasty . the emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and building the famous terracotta army from the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhibiki is an awkward , 17 - year - old high school sophomore who hasn ' t known romance . but she ' s about to fall in love for the very first time . with whom ? a man who isn ' t great with words , but . . . see full summary \u00bb\na strict , but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal . she has a few months . she needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame . she needs to . . . see full summary \u00bb\na high school student discovers he is an ajin , a demi - human being . he ends up a fugitive on the run because of his powers .\nbased on a book by writer - director miwa nishikawa , a recently widowed writer ( masahiro motoki , departures ) whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief , or lack of it , in . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin the near future , abnormal weather conditions and the spread of a virus has caused man ' s population to decrease . artificial intelligence originally built to help and preserve what was left of humanity by controlling the world ' s work and economy . in this bleak future , the rich and powerful dominate the world and live above the poor . the poor are suffering on the polluted streets with toxic rain pouring down upon them that is caused by the frivolous activities of the wealthy .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nin the near future , the wealthy live on the upper floors of skyscrapers and the poor live below . after a beautiful android with human memories falls to the ground , she decides to help protect people against a crisis .\ni am not much of a fan of sci - fi movies but i tried this one since mariya is the lead . i never imagined that i ' d cry at a sci - fi movie . the acting was great , the costumes , the effects , the story is also interesting . somewhat predictable like other movies of the same theme and yet you wouldn ' t be bored watching this . so if you love sci - fi movies , or those saving earth themed movies , this one is a good watch .\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nplease note : all articles are the property of the authors and / or scifi japan . reprint or reproduction of any material in part or in whole , including the copying or posting of articles on any internet or computer site , without the authors ' consent is strictly forbidden . links to articles appearing on scifi japan are allowed ( and appreciated ) .\nsource : toei co . , ltd . official movie site : urltoken ( japan )\nthe late 21st century has become a jet - black world dominated by ai . the city has been divided by class , with the wealthy literally living above the poor . life is a daily struggle for the lower class , who must deal with dirty rain and pollution from those on top .\nestablished in 1951 , toei company is not only producing and distributing films , but is also one of the major exhibitors in japan . the company owns two film studios located in tokyo and kyoto . the films produced cover wide range of genres , exceeding 20 , 000 titles .\n\u2022 viz media publishing and anime acquisition news from anime expo 2018 \u2022 aniplex of america announces anime film i want to eat your pancreas coming to theaters \u2022 anime nyc co - presents bleach live - action film u . s . premiere \u2022 bluefin details bandai spirits hobby gundam exclusives for anime expo 2018 \u2022 aniplex of america brings cells at work ! to anime expo and crunchyroll this summer\n\u00a9 2006 - 2018 scifi japan site development and maintenance by jim m . ballard . site design by humuhumu . scifi japan rss feed .\ntakeshi asai ( ghost in the shell : stand alone complex op movies ) , aka a . t . , co - directs the film with ryo higuchi ( it all began when i met you , my hawaiian discovery vfx supervisor ) . the film is set to release on october 1 , 2016 , distributed by toei .\nthe story is set in near future , when the world ' s population has decreased dramatically because of abnormal weather and an unknown virus . people are divided into two classes : the rich and poor . the world is now dominated by ai , and the poor people have to work to maintain the economy and everyday\nlives of the rich who live in the upper part of the city . one day , an android named hitomi kisaragi , who is\ncreated by professor kisaragi and has his daughter ' s memories , falls down to the lower part of the city .\nlive - action film ( 2004 ) , and one tv drama ( 2007 ) . the 2004 film starring eriko sato was written / directed\ncritical and commercial failure , its production company towani went bankrupt soon after the release .\nbandai ' s s . h . figuarts line adds\ngo ! princess precure\ncure twinkle\ntoei company , ltd . 3 - 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down tokyo high school students face the struggles of growing up , growing apart from their friends and worrying about their future , while living in a highly violent environment .\nthe very prominent mustache of sister jill ' s right hand man is fake - in close up ' s you can clearly see the tape holding it to his upper lip .\n12 of 13 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\ndo you feel this content is inappropriate or infringes upon your rights ? click here to report it , or see our dmca policy .\nto me , this stuff only works when it ' s extremely goofy in it ' s execution . the material is silly beyond measure , so why they try to make it darker and more serious is beyond me .\ntodd brown , toronto , canada founder and editor peter martin , dallas , texas , usa managing editor ryland aldrich , los angeles , california festivals editor james marsh , hong kong , china asian editor ben umstead , los angeles , california u . s . editor more . . .\nfilming for the project wrapped in december . production is scheduled to finish by june , and the film it slated to hit japanese theaters in october .\nsamantha ferreira is the editor - in - chief at anime herald . when she ' s not working at her day job , writing , or editing , she ' s usually shirking her work by sharing silly memes on twitter .\n. your isp can monitor you , unless you use a zero log vpn .\nall images and subtitles are copyrighted to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise . this website is not associated with any external links or websites .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nthis site requires javascript and cookies to be enabled . please change your browser settings or upgrade your browser .\n1 00 : 00 : 44 , 210 - - > 00 : 00 : 46 , 170 this way , hitomi 2 00 : 00 : 51 , 801 - - > 00 : 00 : 53 , 594 this way , hurry . 3 00 : 01 : 11 , 654 - - > 00 : 01 : 13 , 864 father . . . 4 00 : 01 : 20 , 205 - - > 00 : 01 : 23 , 832 no , don ' t do it . run away hitomi ! 5 00 : 01 : 26 , 503 - - > 00 : 01 : 28 , 962 hitomi , you have to run . 6 00 : 01 : 35 , 345 - - > 00 : 01 : 38 , 097 this area is off - limits . you were warned . 7"]}
{"id": 115701, "summary": [{"text": "i 'll never heil again is the 56th short subject released by columbia pictures in 1941 starring american slapstick comedy team the three stooges ( moe howard , larry fine and curly howard ) .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "i ' ll never heil again", "paragraphs": ["watch i ' ll never heil again . divx in entertainment | view more free videos online at urltoken\nl ' ll never heil again is the fifty - sixth columbia pictures short subject starring the three stooges .\ni ' ll never heil again - wikipedia . i ' ll never heil again is the 5 . columbia pictures in 1 . americanslapstick comedy team the three stooges ( moe howard , larry fine and curly howard ) . the comedians released 1 . at the estate of king herman the 6 .\ni ' ll never heil again is a part of the colorized stooges film , as a part of the dvd collection entitled hapless half - wits .\nthe title of the short parodies the song title\ni ' ll never smile again\n, written by ruth lowe in 1940 .\nreaching between the lines : moe somehow did this with an eye poke in\nfalse alarms\n, and his shaving brush in\ni ' ll never heil again\n.\n\u201c\u2026i guess we\u2019ll never know . it\u2019s like a kind of torture to have to watch the show ! \u201d\nthe three stooges in one of their world war ii - era shorts , this one involving the fascist dictator of moronica , in\ni ' ll never heil again\n( 1941 ) .\ni ' ll never heil again is the 56th short subject starring american slapstick comedy team the three stooges . the trio made a total of 190 shorts for columbia pictures between 1934 and 1959 .\nthe short 1941 three stoges film\ni ' ll never heil again ,\nwhich also lampooned nazi germany , was twice banned by argentine president juan peron , whose sympathies lay with the axis powers .\nthe three stooges in i ' ll never heil again ( columbia , 1941 ) . one sheet ( 27\nx 41\n) . this hilarious short has the three stooges taking on the dictat\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nany other stooge :\ni ' ll make a note of it .\nking herman the 6\u215e is a caricature of kaiser wilhelm ii in his appearance and especially his hobby of chopping wood .\ni ' ll never heil again\nwas released 5 weeks and 2 days after the real wilhelm ii died in exile .\nback in 2007 , i took a trip to vietnam . upon leaving , i swore i\u2019d never go back . the only way i\u2019ll give this place a second chance is if i meet a girl who really wants to go to vietnam or if some business trip takes me .\ni ' ll never heil again premiered in argentina in february 1942 ( along with the other south american countries ) , but it was banned during the governments of juan per\u00f3n ( 1945\u20131955 , 1973\u20131974 ) because per\u00f3n was a sympathizer of the nazi doctrine .\nthis is a pool game , not a blitzkreig . . . i think i ' ll invade you !\n( moe )\nthere\u2019s been a lot of serious subject matter recounted here , so i\u2019ll close with a humorous , light - hearted anecdote . during the filming of i\u2019ll never heil again , moe\u2019s daughter celebrated her birthday . not wanting to be late or miss it , he left the set in full costume , complete with black tape moustache . the lapd received several calls reporting hitler speeding through hollywood running red lights .\nin january , 1940 , the stooges came out with\nyou nazty spy ,\nbeating chaplin by nine months . in july , 1941 , they released\ni ' ll never heil again ,\na more pointed jab at hitler . at that time , making hitler look bad was highly controversial .\nseveral years ago , there was a question about renaldo working in a couple of columbia shorts with the three stooges . he may have portrayed a japanese envoy in i ' ll never heil again ( columbia , 1941 ) as well as a bullfight announcer in what ' s the matador ? ( columbia , 1942 ) . three stooges researcher brent seguine came to the rescue and advised that renaldo never appeared with the zany trio . brent adds that the short - statured ' japanese envoy ' in i ' ll never heil again was played by nick arno ( 5 ' 4\ntall ) and paul ellis is the ' announcer ' in what ' s the matador ? .\nindeed . i greatly enjoyed this disc . i hope the second is just as good .\npoland in mid - september , and the countries had treaties of economic assistance and cooperated in military research . however , just one month before i ' ll never heil again was released , germany invaded the soviet union . king herman the 6 . three years after this short was released , there really was such an attempt to kill hitler .\nmost of this review has concerned you nazty spy ! , so i\u2019ll add a few interesting tidbits on i\u2019ll never heil again . the 56 th short , produced , directed , and written by the same cast . a soviet union representative is present at moe\u2019s conference of his \u201caxel powers . \u201d a month before the july 11 , 1941 release germany invaded the soviet union . during the reigns of juan peron in argentina ( 1945 - 1955 , 1973 - 1974 ) , nazi sympathizer peron banned the short .\nearlier today , at the gym , i was looking for the new episode of hollywood babble - on on the smodcast network to help make my intense cardio workout more bearable . what i learned when i listened was so exciting , i burned a hundred more calories than i usually do .\nproduction notes . it begins with moe hailstone firmly ensconced as the hitler - like dictator of moronica . curly howard plays field marshal herring ( a parody of hermann g . larry plays minister of propaganda pebble ( a combination parody of joseph goebbels and to some extent also foreign minister joachim von ribbentrop ) . i ' ll never heil again was the first short to be filmed in 1 . filmed on april 1 .\ni ' ll never heil again was the first sequel in the stooge film canon . it begins , unlike you nazty spy ! , with moe hailstone firmly ensconced as the hitler - like dictator of moronica . curly howard plays field marshal herring ( a parody of hermann g\u00f6ring ) , who has so many medals that he wears them on both the front and back of his coat . larry plays minister of propaganda pebble .\nthere\u2019s references made to the beer hall putsch of 1923 as a way to oust the king in you nazty spy ! in i\u2019ll never heil again , king herman 6 7 / 8 is a spoof of kaiser wilhelm ii , including his famous hobby of chopping wood . there\u2019s also a plan to leave a bomb in moe\u2019s conference room , and three years later this actually took place in an unsuccessful attempt to kill hitler .\ni write . i create . it ' s that simple , yet so much more complex . view all posts by drew martin\ni don\u2019t want to do that because if you haven\u2019t figured it how important mel brooks is , i can only assume you\u2019ve never seen a mel brooks film . but for those of you who have , this one\u2019s for you !\nin 1940 , the hays code censored american films . it discouraged or flat out prohibited political statements and messages along with satire . regardless of who or what a film dealt with , the code called for everyone to receive \u201cfair\u201d treatment . short subjects didn\u2019t receive the same attention from censors as feature films . this practice enabled you nazty spy ! and i\u2019ll never heil again to turn out the way they did , as chaplin\u2019s the great dictator kept running afoul of the censors .\nin 1943 . in both shorts , curly and larry again take the roles of his henchmen .\ni ' ll wipe out greece !\nwait a minute . . . . chissolini tried it , and look what happened !\n( larry and curly )\ni write . i create . it ' s that simple , yet so much more complex . poetry , fiction , non - fiction , reviews .\nhonorable mention : moving body features of which the bearer is unaware : the hump in young frankenstein ( \u201cwhat hump ? \u201d ) and the mole in robin hood ( \u201ci have a mole ? ! ) . i\u2019ll let you find those on your own , kiddos .\nyou ' ll find some additional information and photos of duncan renaldo on the cisco kid page on the old corral .\ni believe this content is extremely offensive and should be removed from the site .\ni ' ll never heil again is the only ( semi - ) sequel in the stooge film canon . the movie begins , unlike you nazty spy ! , with moe hailstone ( moe howard ) firmly ensconced as the hitler - like dictator of moronica . curly howard plays field marshall herring ( a dig at hermann g\u00f6ring ) , who has so many medals , that he wears them on both the front and back of his coat . larry fine plays minister of propaganda pebble ( a dig at joseph goebbels and to some extent also foreign minister joachim von ribbentrop ) .\ni just can ' t do the curly shuffle ,\nsolomon says . then he pauses and his face brightens :\nbut i can do this .\nthe soviet union may have easily been considered a\nsilent partner\nof the axis . it was never a signatory to the pact of steel ( the original\naxis pact\n) , and obviously inimical to the anti - comintern pact . yet its relationships with nazi germany were \u2013 at least at the surface \u2013 if anything more friendly than either country ' s with the us . the ussr had joined germany ' s september 1 , 1939 invasion of poland in mid - september , and the countries had treaties of economic assistance and cooperated in military research . however , less than two weeks after i ' ll never heil again was released , their relationship changed drastically when germany declared war on the ussr .\ni think i ' ll invade you !\nroflmao ! slightly better than you nazty spy ! in my opinion , but still not a real classic . i do think this does a fairly good job of combining political satire and slapstick , definitely better than its predecesor . the one big fault is the map being onscreen for nearly two minutes . rating : 8 / 10\ni was probably like most other young guys . . . i loved the three stooges . every time one of their shorts came on television , i ' d be there howling away and becoming more - and - more hyper until it was over and i could go outside to play and let some steam off . for as many stooge shorts i have seen - i never remember seeing the one that eddie deezen has written about . his article is very fascinating ! i watched a little of the video on neatorama ' s site , and noticed that the stooges appear so much shorter than the others in the film . was that some sort of gimmick to make them seem even more vulnerable and funny ? thanks eddie !\nwe now hear the axis partners , chizzilini , and the bay of rum saying betwixt themselves as they are now in their little huddle : {\nwe ' ll get the world from those dictators , we ' ll fight them for it\n} .\nlarry : ( after receiving an eye poke ) i can ' t see ! i can ' t see ! moe : what ' s the matter ? larry : ( smugly ) i ' ve got my eyes closed . ( gets slapped by moe )\nchizzilini is now somewhat standing up and regaining conscienceness and his balance as we now see field marshal herring kicking the world and is hittin chizzilini hard on his coconut causing him to fall once again to the floor and is again totally knocked out .\nit\u2019s no secret that brooks constantly makes fools of nazis . as a jewish man and a ww2 vet , he has said that he has made it his life\u2019s goal to ridicule hitler and the nazi ideology so much that it can never be taken seriously again .\nwe now see field marshal herring running for his life once again as he is being chased by the thoroughly demented dictator hailstone .\nnow i don\u2019t know if it\u2019s just him cutting off the word \u201cnecessary\u201d that\u2019s what\u2019s so funny about this , or the fact that it\u2019s delivered by an eccentric old german man determined to be right , but it doesn\u2019t matter , i giggle every time . i like the silliness .\ndubbed - in lines when mr . ix - nay says \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\nmay we be struck down on this spot ! \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u009d , his mouth isn ' t moving . the same thing when moe says \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\nwe must study this map very carefully\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u009d and when curly says \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\ni ' ll hit that 13 ball so hard , it ' ll fly in a million pieces ! \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u009d\ndebate all you want if to be or not to be should be considered a mel brooks film , but because the essential idea and comedy is extremely brooks - like , i\u2019ll count it . in the 1968 version of the producers , the hippy version of hitler played by lorenzo st . dubois ( aka lsd to his friends ) has a \u201cheil , baby\u201d moment , with the same idea of making fun of hitler .\nxraffle : - - - quote from : metaldams on september 24 , 2008 , 07 : 07 : 17 pm - - - you guys can tell diane if she pm ' s you one more time , she ' s banned . - - - end quote - - - i blocked her so i won ' t be hearing from her again . anyways , sorry for getting this thread off - topic again . we shouldn ' t let this mess interfere with this interesting subject .\nthe law firm of dewey , cheatem and howe , ( president i . fleeceum ) among others .\ncurly joe derita , larry fine and moe howard in the three stooges ' last feature ,\nthe outlaws is coming\n( 1965 ) . in an interview excerpted in\nthe three stooges scrapbook ,\nderita said he enjoyed working with the team but added ,\ni don ' t think the stooges were funny . i ' m not putting you on , i ' m telling the truth - they were physical , but they just didn ' t have any humor about them . take , for instance , laurel and hardy . i can watch their films and i still laugh at them and maybe i ' ve seen them four or five times before . . . . i was with the stooges for 12 years and it was a very pleasant association but i just don ' t think they were funny .\n: in the 2012 movie , the stooges never left the orphanage until they were adults and had no knowledge of things like iphones , facebook and twitter .\na tragic inversion of the trope occurs midway through half - wits holiday when curly walks off camera and is never seen nor referenced again , even during the short ' s climactic pie fight . this is due to curly suffering his stoke between scenes and the decision being made to complete the short without him .\ncurly : hey wait a minute , that ' s a real one ! i ' m no fool .\nthought bubble : a rare live - action one in i can hardly wait , while curly is dreaming .\nimpressions : this short reminds me of half - shot shooters , but that short was better . sometimes it isn\u2019t about having a foil , but having a good one . the ending scene is one we\u2019ll see again to close another short . for anyone who\u2019s seen dr . strangelove or : how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb it might conjure memories of a famous scene . that\u2019s a great film , this short isn\u2019t .\nin both you nazty spy ! and the follow up i\u2019ll never heil again , the stooges keep the same roles in spoofing various high ranking nazis . moe howard is moe hailstone , dictator of moronika in the role of hitler . in the follow up , he even dons a black tape moustache for the entire short . in the original , he wears one once applying it by \u201caccident . \u201d larry fine is minister of propaganda pebble and affects a limp to accurately capture his nazi counterpart joseph goebbels . curly howard , in an army uniform with medals decorating both front and back , is field marshal herring . a lampoon of hermann goring . the jewish stooges inserted yiddish words or phrases as inside jokes for jewish audience members who understood the language . even more irony as jewish actors play nazi leaders and have them speak yiddish .\nas the axis partners , the bay of rum , were fighting with dictator hailstone , chizzilini was standing there giving the hitler salute three times as he was saying ' heil ' , after each one .\nturkey , which he represents , was never a member of the axis , and remained carefully neutral throughout much of world war ii . but turkey was the center of the ottoman empire , which was a major part of the central powers in world war i , as was the german empire . it was never a signatory to the pact of steel ( the original . yet its relationships with nazi germany were . the ussr had joined germany ' s september 1 , 1 .\nin some sans serif typefaces , the uppercase letter i , ' i ' may be difficult to distinguish from the lowercase letter l , ' l ' , the vertical bar character ' . in serifed typefaces , the capital form of the .\nwhat i\u2019m writing about right now is the jokes that are perhaps recycled , because , well , they\u2019re funny so why not use it again ? or maybe they\u2019re used as less apparent nod to previous films . either way , here are my arbitrarily ranked top 5 reused gags in mel brooks\u2019 movies\u2026\nyou either love it or hate it ,\nsolomon responded .\nit ' s like the stooges .\nin unison , everyone on the room said ,\ni love the stooges ,\nor\ni hate the stooges .\ndo you have anything on tonight ?\nno , not a thing .\nyou ' ll catch cold .\n[ rowrff ! ] ( mary ainslee & curly )\nall hail his brilliant light ! never will he be overthrown . like mountains and sea . his bloodline immortal and pure . all hail britannia ! so let his wisdom guide our way .\na later curly - era short has the boys kissing and hugging a trio of women . at one point , larry pauses , looks directly at the camera and exclaims ,\nthis i like \u2014 and i get paid for it , too !\nonce again we turn to high anxiety . i almost forgot about this one , but as i was going back to watch the probing camera bit , i rediscovered a great bit of silly word play at 15 : 25 , when brooks\u2019 character , dr . richard thorndyke is reconnecting with his old mentor professor lillolman . they\u2019re discussing thorndyke\u2019s mental state and that he may be suffering from a condition called high anxiety ( oh , they said it ! ) . lillolman insists that he helps thorndyke overcome this with psychoanalysis starting the following day . then this gem happens :\nthe great dictator ,\na 1940 film by charlie chaplin that ' s a thinly veiled mockery of adolf hitler , was , not surprisingly , never permitted to be shown in nazi germany .\nthe interview\nmay not be much of a film , but then again , it doesn ' t take much to put a hollywood movie on one or more countries ' blacklists .\na sequel to you nazty spy , with the three stooges again poking fun at the axis leaders of world war two . directed by jules white , who made so many stooges ' shorts .\nstep forth , seek glory ! hoist your swords high into the clouds . hail britannia ! our emperor stands astride this world . he ' ll vanquish every foe ! his truth and justice shine so bright .\nfalse reassurance : in\nrumpus in the harem\n, larry is afraid that the villain , a dreaded cutthroat , will cut his throat . moe says it ' ll just look like he has two mouths .\ni ate what ? : a running gag had the characters , whether a stooge or a supporter , to drink brown paint instead of coffee .\nscrew this , i ' m outta here : a lot of episodes end with the stooges fleeing in the commotion caused by their latest escapades .\nthis isn ' t something i talk about a lot . i rarely put it on my resume ,\nsolomon says . ( he furthered his renegade image in february by appearing on\n60 minutes\nand criticizing the university of arizona for not requiring professors to teach more . )\nanother curly classic ! as much as i love\nyou natzy spy !\ni think i like this one just a bit more . this is a great blend of slapstick , one liners and excellent political satire . i love the pool game antics , curly removing moe ' s hitler mustache\ngive me back my personality !\nand the whole meeting with the axis partners is just hilarious , esp when the fight it out over the globe . it was sureal seeing the stooges die and their heads stuffed and mounted on the king ' s trophy wall ! a truly awesome stooge short .\ntrademark favorite food : burnt toast and a rotten egg :\ni ' ve got a tapeworm and it ' s good enough for him .\nit\u2019s no secret that i love mel brooks . i spend every january , starting on new year\u2019s day watching his movies all month long . i call it \u201cmel brooksuary\u201d ( which inspired our very own sean to try his own \u201cdenzel marchington\u201d ) . i could spend this entire blog telling you why brooks is a brilliant filmmaker that turned the parody genre into an art form . i could tell you about how he was a ww2 vet that diffused landmines and blasted the nazis with pop music just to piss them off , or how he\u2019s one of eleven people to ever egot , or how he belongs to an elite group of renowned comedy writers that all wrote your show of shows together ( including carl reiner , neil simon , and mel tolkin ) .\n: curly , again . he ' d usually say this in response to a question moe asked , and moe would either just be annoyed and ignore it , or in some cases , slap curly . example :\nin\noil ' s well that ends well ,\njoe besser silently mouths the words\ni hate him\nafter moe is mean to him .\nmany minor characters have ones related to their profession . for example , the dentist in all the world ' s a stooge is named i . yankum .\npossibly inspired by a real - life incident : when moe tried to teach shemp how to drive , shemp crashed the car through the glass storefront of a barbershop . shemp was too terrified to ever try driving again .\nwe see this gag again in history of the world , part 1 , in the ancient rome vignette . as comicus and his friends escape caesar\u2019s palace after a bad stand up show , they follow miriam to safety . at 40 : 30 , she says to them , \u201cnow hurry ! walk this way . \u201d she sashays off like a girly girl , and comicus , josephus , and swiftus sashay with as much feminine attitude as the vestal virgin . again , it\u2019s silly , it\u2019s a throwaway gag , but damnit , gregory hines is amazing , and i adore this moment in the movie .\npaper - thin disguise : this trope is quite commonplace in stooges ' shorts . in one , the boys end up cooking / catering at a party for a judge who wants to send them up the river . moe :\noh , he ' ll never recognize us in these outfits !\n( apparently , just wearing a white jacket and chef ' s hat renders you totally unrecognizable . ) in another western - themed short , curly masquerades as a justice of the peace , but is not recognized by christine mcintyre until he lifts the tiny ( and i mean tiny ) little toupee off his head , points at his face , and mugs .\nimpressions : i don\u2019t think the title has anything to do with this short . if it does , i don\u2019t understand . regardless , this is an enjoyable short . first the stooges fail at one business and moe sings a catchy jingle , then they go into a business they have no business being in due to a misunderstanding .\nwe now see field marshal herring looking at dictator hailstone with a wicked look on his face as he has now stuck his tongue out at him once again and has reached over and pulled off his moustache in a state of madness .\nimpressions : a sentimental short , and i\u2019m not a fan of those . vernon dent is back in this one . this time he\u2019s aligned with the stooges instead of being on the receiving end as their foil . not that this is uninspired as much as i didn\u2019t like it . this was a hard one for me to watch .\ni study their world war ii - era shorts as propaganda films ,\nhe says .\nthat carries a lot more weight than looking at belly poking .\nhowever , this joke first appeared in to be or not to be ( 1893 ) at 9 : 20 into the movie . this movie is not as well - known as say blazing saddles and it was not written or directed by mel brooks . it does star him , alongside his beloved wife and mrs . robinson herself , anne bancroft . it\u2019s set in poland at the time of the nazi invasion , and mel and anne play actors who , among other things , satirize modern politics . mel , playing fredrick bronski , has a sketch called \u201cnaughty nazis\u201d in which he plays hitler . as he enters , everyone says , \u201cheil hitler ! \u201d and he calls back , \u201cheil myself ! \u201d and the audience in the movie laughs along with the audience at home . again , simple humor , but sharp and it plays on the bravado that is expected in a dictator .\nsurrounded by idiots : moe . possibly the trope namer , though moe usually said\ni ' m surrounded by morons\ninstead . played with because moe was an idiot too .\nand the last time that we see this joke is , once again , robin hood : men in tights . robin has just been arrested after the archery contest , and marian offers herself to the sheriff of rottingham in order to prevent robin from begin hanged . the sheriff still takes robin away at 1 : 41 : 42 and says again , \u201cwalk this way . \u201d he swishes his hair and walks away with pomp and arrogance . robin and the guards shrug to each other and follow , mocking his attitude .\nhitler , he sneaks in another yiddish sexual semi - obscene expression in\nin pupik gehabt habit ,\nwhich translates to\ni ' ve had it in the belly button .\nblack comedy : happens occasionally , such as in an ache in every stake when moe tells larry to fill a cake with gas to make it look bigger . larry misinterprets the command ,\ntake the gas pipe ,\nto mean he himself should suck on the gas pipe . moe , naturally , gets annoyed and ends his scolding with ,\ni ' ll kill you later . personally !\nlarry actually looks scared ; he believes moe might actually do it !\nwe all know that the best of the best in comedy are bound to reuse a joke or two , and mel brooks is no stranger to that . when there\u2019s a sight gag , a play on words , or just a fun bit of music that works , one can be expected to maybe use it again . now i\u2019m not talking about a deliberate , self - referential callback to an earlier film , like \u201cit\u2019s good to the king\u201d from history of the world , part 1 and mentioned in spaceballs , robin hood : men in tights , and as a lyric in \u201cking of broadway\u201d in the producers musical , or \u201ca black sheriff ? \u201d from blazing saddles , referenced again in robin hood . those are easy .\nflower pot drop : curly ends up on the receiving end of one in\nnutty but nice\n, apparently as a result of someone becoming annoyed with his yodeling . he ' s reluctant to yodel again afterwards , fearing something bigger might be in store for him .\nimpressions : \u201chey , this fish looks like moe . \u201d i think i might enjoy this short more than most people . don\u2019t confuse this with the 1945 feature film rockin\u2019 in the rockies starring the stooges , but often it is . that film is on the \u201clost treasures\u201d volume included in the ultimate collection . this is enjoyable from start to finish with the fishing scene as the highlight .\nthe \u201cheil myself\u201d line is most prominently remembered from the producers ( 2005 ) because it\u2019s a whole damn song in the hitler musical . of course , in this case it\u2019s roger debris , replacing the author / actor franz liebkind , playing hitler and being as flamboyantly gay as possible . it\u2019s a delightful , traditional broadway jam , with lyrics like\nthe\nbey of rum\ncharacter ' s presence in the comedy short may refer to the historical sultanate of r\u00fbm , which occupied much of asia minor for nearly three centuries in the middle ages . turkey , which he represents , was never a member of the axis , and remained carefully neutral throughout much of world war ii . but turkey was the center of the ottoman empire , which was a major part of the central powers in world war i , as was the german empire .\nmetaldams : - - - quote from : xraffle on september 24 , 2008 , 06 : 43 : 33 pm - - - she ' s sending me pms as well . i just got another ridiculous one from her now . she wants to refrain from posting but yet she pms every member to annoy them . i ' m so infuriated right now that i ' ve added her to my block list . what the hell has gotten into her ? - - - end quote - - - you guys can tell diane if she pm ' s you one more time , she ' s banned .\nchizzilini to the axis partners and the bay of rum : ( as chizzilini is reading the manifesto and is saying in a serious tone of voice ) :\ni personally thinks this is fantastico .\noh , good ,\nreplied curly ,\ni just love blintzes , especially with sour krieg .\nblintzes with sour cream is a popular ashkenazi jewish dish ( all the stooges were ashkenzai jews ) .\nobviously evil : the villains of the ww2 - shorts , who were usually japanese spies , fifth columnists and nazis . even the ones who didn ' t think it was a good idea to run around in full uniform on american soil , still walked around doing the heil hitler salute in broad daylight , and one nazi spy in particular wore a giant iron cross medallion .\ndisorder in the court introduces a gun as evidence . curly is told to try to pull the incredibly rusty trigger , after being told\nnever fear , it ' s not loaded .\nafter one harmless click , he then accidentally shoots off the baliff ' s toupee when his finger gets stuck in the trigger guard .\nxraffle : - - - quote from : justin t on september 24 , 2008 , 11 : 18 : 26 am - - - that angry post was bad enough but the pm ' s she sends to culrysdame were even worse and totally uncalled for . thanks for posting that for us . - - - end quote - - - she ' s sending me pms as well . i just got another ridiculous one from her now . she wants to refrain from posting but yet she pms every member to annoy them . i ' m so infuriated right now that i ' ve added her to my block list . what the hell has gotten into her ?\nthe major\naxle\npartners shown in the conference room sequence are parodies of the major axis powers of the time\u2014with one and a half exceptions . turkey was never a member of the axis , and in the event , remained carefully neutral throughout much of world war ii . ( however , turkey was the center of the ottoman empire , which was a major part of the central powers in world war i . germany was also part of the central powers . ) the soviet union , on the other hand , although never a signatory to the pact of steel ( and , obviously , inimical to the anti - comintern pact ) could be , due to its friendly relations with germany up until june 22 , 1941 , considered a\nsilent partner\nof the axis with its previous co - invasion of poland after germany on september 1 , in mid - september 1939 .\nthis was actually a large part of what made the stooges likeable . they ' re all incredibly stupid jerks ( moe just happens to be the biggest one ) , but underneath it , they never display any malice to anyone . not even toward their antagonists , until they start actively doing something incredibly underhanded or hurting someone helpless .\nimpressions : when i said it would be difficult to choose a favorite stooge short , my mistake . this is my favorite stooge short . while several can compete and come close , this one always comes out on top . this short is a satire of nazi germany with moe in the role of adolph hitler . this short has so many historical film firsts and is important not only to the history of american film , but america in general i can\u2019t possibly list them all here . i think in fact this short warrants its own review . in a way it reminds me of another famous satire film by another famous comedy team , the marx brothers duck soup .\nwe hear dictator hailstone saying to the minister of propaganda and field marshal herring as they are in their little huddle : {\nwe ' ll fight them for it and the winner get the world ; ' heekata , heefa , heefa , feef , feef , fife , fife , hukabada , hukabada , tryketda , henka !\n} .\npoisoned chalice switcheroo : used in multiple shorts . in one notable instance , shemp and the villainess take turns distracting each other and swapping their wine glasses . the villainess , however , simply taps the glasses together when it ' s her turn , causing shemp to swap the glasses around again and give himself the poison .\nnot quite as good as you nazty spy - i guess moe ' s resemblance to adolf was too close not to milk for a couple of shorts . all ' comedy map ' scenes in stooge shorts go on way too long ; the map scene in this one is the worst yet ( the camera just stares at that map for over a minute ! ) . also , curly joking about bombing hospitals & orphanages is weirdly . . . . weird - it ' s humor from an area that the stooges usually steered clear of . ( the world the stooges inhabit may be populated with gangsters and bad - tempered cops , but it ' s innocent of genocide and civilian bombing - nobody ' s that evil . ) on the other hand , some of the slapstick is great and never heil is from their all - time peak period , the early 40s , so there ' s lots of pluses offsetting the few minuses . but nazty spy was funnier .\nmr . amscray to king herman the 6 and 7 / 8 ' s : ( as mr . amscray is looking at king herman the 6 and 7 / 8 ' s in pride and accomplishment as he is saying to him in a happy and respectful tone of voice ) :\nyou are again our king !\nin this satire of the nazis the stooges are paperhangers in the country of moronica . when evil cabinet ministers overthrow the king , they decide to make moe the new ruler as he ' ll be stupid enough to follow their orders . moe becomes dictator , curly is a field marshal and larry becomes minister of propaganda . after successfully preventi . . .\nmr . amscray to mr . umpchay : ( as he is now nodding his head at him as he is saying to him in a happy and agreeable tone of voice ) :\ni shall be delighted , mr . umpchay !\na handful for an eye : in\nstudio stoops\n, done to a henchman by shemp with ashtray sand after getting grabbed and asked ,\nwho ' re you ?\n. his reply ?\ni ' m the sandman .\nha ! horny men are funny . and i love that essentially the same joke plays out in a completely different way , proving that context is everything in comedy . keep that insight for the next time your anecdotes fall flat at a party .\nbutt monkey : the worst things would usually happen to curly . then again , contrary to the public perception of the stooges , moe often seemed to get the worst of the beatings , mostly due to accidents caused by himself or larry and curly ' s stupidity , and he ' d then take it out on them whether it was their fault or not .\nbottomless magazines : played with in\nthree pests in a mess\n. curly hits a bolt action rifle against the wall and it fires . he hits the rifle against the wall a second time and it fires again . bolt action rifles only fire one shot at a time ; one must use the bolt to eject the empty cartridge and load in another bullet .\nit was here i swear : should a short have some sort of paranormal or mystery theme , curly and shemp will usually be the first to come across something frightening , which conveniently disappears when moe gets involved . moe will eventually witness it himself , however .\nphil krasne was the key figure in resurrecting cisco yet again , this time at united artists . renaldo came back to the role , shaving off his mustache , and made the first clean - shaven cisco a do - gooder rather than a carefree bandit . leo carrillo ( 1881 - 1961 ) , who had already had a long career in films , became the new and best - known pancho .\nas in\nyou nazty spy\n, the comedic focus is more on the verbal than the physical , but the boys are again up to the task . again , the satire cuts sharply , making for a good combination of wicked chuckles and belly laughs . the axis summit was a howler , especially the rhumba scene and curly ' s attempts to smoke the water pipe . watch for a young duncan ( cisco kid ) renaldo playing the\njapanese\nenvoy . also noteworthy was the underrated mary ainslee , as princess gilda / seeress of roebuck ; although she is usually not mentioned in the same breath as christine mcintyre or dorothy appleby , mary avoids the inevitable comparisons with a fine performance ( it ' s doesn ' t hurt that she also stacks up well in the looks dept . ) .\nsony says it will distribute\nthe interview\nsomeday , and when it does , we ' ll see which members of the axis of evil forbid it from being shown within their borders . in the meantime , here are a few of the more notable instances of films being banned for their political content , courtesy of the jones media center at dartmouth college , hunter duesing of letterboxd and other astute observers , as noted below :\nprincess gilda to mr . amscray : ( as she is now holding the ' loaded billiard ball ' and is looking at him with a really devious look as she is saying to him in a really nasty tone of voice ) :\ni won ' t fail , amscray !\nwhere we see the lovely princess gilda , king herman the 6 and 7 / 8 ' s , mr . amscray , mr . ixnay , and mr . umpchay all with joyful smiles on theri faces as they are now getting positive proof that dictator moe hailstone and his henchmen will never return and rule the country of moronika . we see the king ' s trophy wall with the following different trophy heads mounted on different shapes of boards .\nprincess gilda ; { seeress of roebuck } to dictator hailstone : ( as she is standing by him with a really mischievous look on her face as she is saying to him in a really wicked tone of voice ) :\nvery bad news , i feel your axis partners plan treturey .\nall just a dream : most of\ni can hardly wait\n, though the audience is shown that it ' s curly ' s dream when it starts in a thought bubble .\nheavenly daze\n, and its stock footage reworking ,\nbedlam in paradise\n, are examples featuring shemp .\npretty good follow - up to\nyou nazty spy !\nits very funny and ridiculous that moe , larry , and curly play a football game with that stupid globe against the others because they want it . the only short i have ever seen when one of the stooges was smoking something other than tobacco .\nsuspiciously similar substitute : three actually \u2014 joe , then curly - joe , and finally emil . joe and curly joe were curly subs and larry was replaced by emil ( whose stage name was to have been harry . ) curly - replacing - shemp - replacing - curly was an aversion since shemp and curly were fundamentally different characters . the two joes were subversions as well , as they had their own style and never tried to parody curly , despite looking like him .\nwork off the debt : in the short\noily to bed , oily to rise\n, the stooges accidentally damage a farmer ' s saws ; he orders them to work for him until they can pay for new saws . however , in the next scene , they aren ' t shown doing said work and are back out wandering the countryside . it ' s never established if they did work off their debt or ran off when the farmer wasn ' t looking .\nminister of propaganda to dictator hailstone : ( as he is standing there with his hands on his waist and has a wicked look on his face as he is saying to him in an evil tone of voice ) :\nas minister of propaganda , i want to report that the people . . . . . .\nthen in 1993 , this joke was reused in robin hood : men in tights , on a significantly less relevant level . in fact it\u2019s not relevant to the genre or source material at all . at 23 : 12 , it starts again with an exterior shot , but this time of a castle , and we hear maid marian for the first time singing a cheesy song about searching for her love . it zooms in closer for a bit , then cuts again to an exterior shot of the closed stained glass windows on marian\u2019s balcony , coming in even closer to the window . then it cuts away to marian in the bath brushing her hair and singing some more , and then right at 23 : 58 , you hear glass shatter and marian turns to see a camera has broken through her window . probably the best part about this is that she acknowledges it , looks confused for a split second then goes back to hopefully singing .\n. . . after several previous failed attempts to find him in the 1930 california census , i hit pay dirt . by varying spellings of his name i found him listed as duncan renalds , possibly a writing error by the census official . his age is given as 25 , as it should be , and it says he was married at age 20 but by 1930 was divorced . his occupation is listed as ' actor / motion pictures ' . he was living at 1737 north whitley ave . , los angeles , as were many other unrelated people . i assume this was a hotel or large boarding house . he was paying $ 100 per month rent , pretty hefty for the depression . best of all , he told the census taker he was born in new jersey , and that one parent was also born in new jersey and the other in spain . of course , he may have fibbed but if not , his jailing on immigration charges would seem to have been a bogus conviction .\nfast - paced gag - laden satire among the stooges finest . has anyone mentioned the part where curly says to camera\nthey ' re nuts !\nin ref . to moe and larry ? cracked me up ! extra kudos to only pool game in a three stooges film . darn , i can ' t think of a signature !\nany resemblance . . . a short opens with a disclaimer that says something like\nany resemblance between the characters in this picture and any persons , living or dead , is a miracle .\nalso used in : you nazty spy ! \u00b7 back from the front \u00b7 i ' m a monkey ' s uncle \u00b7 don ' t throw that knife\nyou nazty spy is a brilliant film & i take nothing away from it when i say this one is better . the map bit goes too long but that ' s why we have fast forward buttons . favorite parts : larry & curly ' s goosestep when entering moe ' s office , the wild & hilarious turkey keep away from moe & of course the ending fight over hailstone ' s world . jules , felix , & clyde deserve a uniform for putting together such a great short . those stooges ain ' t bad either . did we take the dykes of holland ? sotainly ! and the van dykes of amsterdam , the up - dykes of rotterdam , and the hunchback of notre dame !\nwhen you think about it , the stooges goofing on hitler in the 1940 ' s the way they did was pretty ballsy to say the least . . . especially with moe being jewish . i ' m sure it went over with hitler like a lead zepplin ( no rock band pun intended ) . great piece eddie . your posts are awesome !\none episode wonder : jerks of all trades , a 1949 tv show that never went past the pilot stage . columbia had stipulated in the stooges ' contract that they were not to perform in a tv series that could compete with their short subjects , and threatened to cancel their contract and sue them if they tried to sell the show . as a compromise , columbia sold a package of 30 shorts to abc ( the network the pilot was intended for ) , making it the first time the shorts would air on television .\nfrance , spain , the united kingdom , finland and germany banned\nbattleship potemkin ,\na celebrated but\nrabble rousing\nsilent film from the fledgling soviet union , in the years between world war i and world war ii for fear it would incite marxist revolution . as it happens , their problems came from the opposite end of the ideological spectrum .\nmr . ixnay to king herman the 6 and 7 / 8 ' s : ( as mr . ixnay is saying to him in a really gleeful tone of voice as he has a mischievous and happy smile on his face as he is saying to the king in a joyful tone of voice ) :\ni ' m positive , your majesty , look !\nprincess gilda to mr . umpchay : ( as she is standing there looking at him with a really devious look on her face as she is saying to him in a really evil tone of voice ) :\ndon ' t worry umpchay , when i get through giving hailstone an astrology session , he won ' t know which end his axis is standing on !\nking herman the 6 and 7 / 8 ' s to the axis partners : ( as the king is now looking at mr . amscray , mr , ixnay , and mr . umpchay with a wicked look on his face as he is saying to them in a mad and evil tone of voice ) :\nyou betrayed me once , how can i believe you now ?"]}
{"id": 115704, "summary": [{"text": "mighty joe young is a 1998 american adventure film based on the 1949 film of the same name .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was directed by ron underwood and stars bill paxton and charlize theron .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "in the newer film 's version , the ape is much larger than in the original .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film grossed $ 50.6 million in the united states against a production budget of $ 90 million . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "mighty joe young ( 1998 film )", "paragraphs": ["mighty joe youngmighty joe youngmighty joe youngmighty joe young it have closed caption and is very good , funny some .\nthe film was originally intended for a summer 1998 release before being pushed to the 1998 christmas season .\nterry moore as elegant woman at party - moore starred as jill young in the original mighty joe young .\nwhat dreams may come ( 1998 ) this oscar winner for best achievement in visual effects defeated the disaster film armageddon ( 1998 ) and mighty joe young ( 1998 ) . it was one of the few films shot with fuji velvia film , known for its high levels of color saturation , and smooth finish .\nray harryhausen as gentleman at party - harryhausen was an animator for the original mighty joe young .\nmighty joe young movie ( vhs , 1999 , clamshell case ) . disney . charlize theron .\nmighty joe young received an academy award nomination for best visual effects , losing to what dreams may come .\nthe melody being played on the boardwalk is\nbeautiful dreamer ,\nthe favorite of joe in mighty joe young ( 1949 ) .\nthe film was released with the disney cartoon short skating the half pipe ( 1998 ) .\ndirector ron underwood ' s adventure film was a remake of the original 1949 film . there were a number of visual effects techniques for\nmighty joe young\n:\nunfortunately , it catches fire . luckily , mighty joe young is there to ensure all the children are saved .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing mighty joe young near you .\nmighty joe young tells the story of the title character , an abnormally large gorilla who is studied by dr . ruth young and her young daughter jill in the african . . . continue reading\nsoon there will be two mighty joe youngs . . . . . . .\njohn alexander as mighty joe young - he is a big gorilla who is brought to california to be safe from poachers .\nthis film was one of two released in summer 1998 where the top of the chrysler building is destroyed and plummets to the street below . the other was armageddon ( 1998 ) .\na childhood favorite . absolutely love the chemistry by these characters , and this film is very well made for 1998 .\n` mighty joe young\nis a mighty big movie about a mighty big gorilla . and a lot of it is mighty bad - - unless you ' re a devotee of high tech and low camp , elephantine effects and mouse - sized stories , politically correct nostalgia and / or charlize theron and bill paxton in jungle outfits .\ni ' ve never seen the original mighty joe young , i ' m not even sure if it ' s supposed to actually be good or , y ' know , old harryhausen . it was apparently remembered as remakeable enough in 1998 .\n( 1991 ) . the film established a new back story for joe and jill . as a little girl , jill young (\ncharlize theron as jill young - she is a young woman who raised joe since he was a baby after their mothers were killed by poachers .\nlet\u2019s talk remakes again . our series continues as we look at a remake which is just as good - - and maybe better - - than the original . cinelinx goes ape this week as we look at the 1998 remake of mighty joe young .\nthe indian in the cupboard & disney ' s mighty j . . . the indian in the cupboard & disney ' s mighty j . . .\nmaybe that ' s reason enough to remake\nmighty joe young .\nstill , let ' s hope no big - budget moguls get around to\nbedtime for bonzo .\nfor shots where the action was simply too complicated to be handled by the full size or ' miniature ' joe , dream quest and ilm teamed up to create a fully computer generated joe . mighty joe young features some of the most advanced character animation and computer generated hair ever made .\nferris wheel of doom : the burning orphanage is replaced by a burning carnival in the 1998 remake , with a young boy trapped on the ferris wheel and joe going to save him before it collapses . the rescue is considered one of the most memorable scenes of the film .\nmighty joe young is the name shared by a 1949 film and its 1998 remake . the original film combined live action and stop motion animation . the designs for the animation and effects are credited to willis o ' brien , better known for king kong 1933 . in practice , much of the actual animation was completed by his protege ray harryhausen . this was the first major film work of the younger animator . the remake used animatronic models and puppets , with some cgi animation .\nschoedsack and cooper teamed up for 1949 ' s mighty joe young , another giant ape tale ( with special effects by o\u2019brien and a young ray harryhausen ) that starred armstrong as a man who thinks gorillas should perform in nightclubs . ( it was remade in 1998 . ) but though mighty joe was certainly influenced by king kong . . . he wasn\u2019t king kong . and neither was the beast in 1961 ' s konga , a british monster movie that blatantly rips off its biggest influence while also being kinda charmingly cheesy in its own right .\njoe ( as a young gorilla ) attacks strasser and bites off his thumb and index finger ( not graphically seen ) . another poacher then hits joe with his rifle butt .\nthe marketing campaign surrounding mighty joe young has been interesting . originally , when the film was planned for a summer release , it was being touted as a monster movie . wary of godzilla , however , disney shifted mighty joe young ' s opening to the end of the year and , after godzilla tanked , the magic kingdom began advertising their film as family - suitable fare by playing up the cute aspects . although joe ' s size makes him a monster , his disposition makes him cuddly . despite not being daring in style or story , mighty joe young is nevertheless a charming and enjoyable adventure , and a rare remake that ' s better than the original . it may not have the box office punch to exceed the $ 100 million mark , but it ' s good enough to entertain an audience .\n\u201cmighty joe young\u201d is wholesome , well - crafted family fare like hollywood used to make . disney\u2019s new version of the 1949 rko film about an oversized african gorilla out of his element in urban america makes the most of modern technology , adding color , computer graphics and impressive animatronics to a rather predictable storyline . positioned as the major live - action family adventure of the season , \u201cmighty joe\u201d ought to have no trouble finding its footing .\nwith : jill young . . . charlize theron gregg o ' hara . . . bill paxton strasser . . . rade sherbedgia garth . . . peter firth harry ruben . . . david paymer cicily banks . . . regina king kweli . . . robert wisdom pindi . . . naveen andrews dr . baker . . . lawrence pressman dr . ruth young . . . linda purl young jill . . . mika boorem mighty joe young . . . john alexander\nat the 1998 golden raspberry awards , the film was nominated for five razzies , including worst picture , worst director and worst screenplay . it took home two overall for maria pitillo as worst supporting actress and for the film as worst remake or sequel .\nas a kid , i watched the old b & w ; tv movies of mighty joe young . it was so great when this came out , and i found that i actually preferred many of the changes to make it timely .\nin a 2014 interview for the british film magazine empire , roland emmerich admitted that he wanted to make a disaster movie about meteors rather than a godzilla flick . however , armageddon ( 1998 ) and deep impact ( 1998 ) had already been made by the time he was done directing this movie , which frustrated him as he wanted to make one first .\nbill paxton stars in mighty joe young , ron underwood ' s latest project . the remake of the 1949 film features live - action creature effects from rick baker ' s cinovation studios , fresh off of their enormous duties on 1997 ' s men in black , with cg creature duties handled by dream quest and ilm .\nthe original film of mighty joe young , dating back to 1949 . there are obvious differences when comparing to the later version , cgi , effects etc , but the general plot of the film remains the same . this version ' s joe , does look a little ' reet petit ' , but i still feel that was good for the year it was made . an interesting watch , if only to see the evolution of an animated creature .\nwith key people in the visual effects crews of mighty joe young , including dq vfx supervisor hoyt yeatman , dq ' s digital effects supervisor dan deleeuw , dq ' s animation supervisor chris bailey , and industrial light & magic ' s animation supervisor daniel jeannette .\nalthough what\u2019s shocking to me is that given the unoriginality of the film might joe actually won an oscar in 1950 , although that was special effects so maybe i shouldn\u2019t be too surprised . in fact one of the better things about this film is that the special effects were mostly done by legendary ray harryhausen . this was the first film that his newly created stop - motion animation technique . and thus the film deserved an oscar for that work , however the film itself did very poorly at the box office . there were plans in 1950 to do a sequel which would have teamed up our gorilla with tarzan , but the bad reception for the first film killed that off ( and maybe that\u2019s not a bad thing ? ) . sadly disney would go on to remake mighty joe young in 1998 \u2014 but this time good taste prevailed and they were denied an oscar !\nwhen mighty joe young first reached screens in 1949 , nearly everyone recognized it as an attempt to re - create the magic and mystique of king kong . many of the same people were involved - - ernest b . schoedsack in the director ' s chair , robert armstrong ( carl denham in kong , max o ' hara in joe young ) in a leading role , a story by merian c . cooper , stop - motion animation by willis o ' brien - - but lightning didn ' t strike twice . mighty joe young received a lukewarm reception when it was first released , and , years later , few would label this particular monster movie a\nclassic .\nterry moore , ray harryhausen : the star of the original mighty joe young ( 1949 ) , and the legendary stop - motion animator ( who did most of the animation on the 1949 film ) appear as an elderly couple at the gala . looking at jill young , moore states ,\nshe reminds me of somebody , but i can ' t think who .\nharryhausen replies ,\nyou , when we first met .\n\u201cmighty joe young\u201d is wholesome , well - crafted family fare like hollywood used to make . disney\u2019s new version of the 1949 rko film about an oversized african gorilla out of his element in urban america makes the most of modern technology , adding color , computer graphics and impressive animatronics to a rather predictable storyline . positioned as the major [ \u2026 ]\nthis film breaks my heart every time i see it ! it\u2019s just so emotional . that song that a young jill and her mom sing is pure tears ! i\u2019m getting upset just thinking about it now ! just a great film !\nhad succeeded , it was supposed to lead to a crossover with the tarzan franchise , creating a shared universe for both characters . sadly for joe , when the big ape fizzled at the box office , the idea was dropped . would \u201ctarzan meets mighty joe young\u201d have been any good or were we spared a cinematic disaster ? we\u2019ll never know .\njames cameron ' s film was the most expensive film ever made - up to its time , at approximately $ 200 million . and it was the first film to reach the billion - dollar threshold ( worldwide ) .\n( cameo ) terry moore , ray harryhausen : the star of the original mighty joe young ( 1949 ) , and the legendary stop - motion animator ( who did most of the animation on the 1949 film ) appear as an elderly couple at the gala . looking at jill young , moore states ,\nshe reminds me of somebody , but i can ' t think who .\nharryhausen replies ,\nyou , when we first met .\nsee more \u00bb\nmany people believe that the failure of this movie single - handedly ruined the giant monster genre for several years , but another reimagining of a classic creature - feature that came out the same year , mighty joe young ( 1998 ) , bombed much worse and made american audiences turn away from the genre . many foreign markets , where the movie actually was a success , continued fruitlessly waiting for the never - produced sequel , confused as to why none ever came .\nwho cares ? the wizardry involved in making joe look like an actual rampaging but kind - hearted monster seems utterly wasted . why throw around money like this unless you have some good ideas ? or at least some spectacular bad ones ? frankly , the ' 49\nmighty joe young\nwas so mostly mediocre that this swollen remake only improves your opinion of the first .\n. . vfx hq produced by todd vaziri . . urltoken . . e - mail : tvaziri @ urltoken . . all text copyright \u00a9 1998 todd vaziri , unless otherwise noted\ntomoyuki tanaka had produced all of the japanese godzilla movies , died only a month before this film began actual production . this film is dedicated to him .\nungrateful bastard : in the original film , joe saves one of the men who harassed him from a lion . when he runs into gregg , jill , and max later on he claims that joe tried to kill him .\nthis old - fashioned feeling film will undoubtably do much better than the last gorilla picture to hit the big screen (\nbuddy\n) , but it ' s unlikely it will ever emerge from the shadow of its more famous ancestor who appeared in a much better film some sixty years ago . good enough for what it ' s trying to accomplish ,\nmighty joe young\nwill entertain the kids and won ' t bore the parents who ' ve been brought along to see it . we give the film a 6 out of 10 .\nas cinematic simians go , joe young is not as well remembered as king kong or caesar from the planet of the apes films , but the original 1948 film has enough of a cult following to rate a remake , which came out exactly 50 years later .\nan animated series called godzilla : the series ( 1998 ) was made which continued the storyline of the film . in the series , tatopoulos accidentally discovers the egg that survived the destruction of the nest . the creature hatches and imprints on nick as its parent .\nan old - fashioned adventure film that ranks with the best of the genre .\na moderate amount of suspenseful and action - oriented music occurs during the film .\nthe movie poster that is briefly seen at grauman ' s chinese theater is wagon master ( 1950 ) , a john ford / merian c . cooper production , starring ben johnson . all three were involved in the original mighty joe young ( 1949 ) . ford and cooper as producers , and johnson as the lead .\ntwo more of dream quest ' s cg joe shots . in all , dream quest completed 35 all - cg joe shots , while ilm completed 18 .\ncut to a few months later and joe is being used in a demeaning way on stage by night while living in a cage by day . jill realizes her mistake and wants to go home but o\u2019hara stalls her . while she is romanced by cowboy greg , joe is sulking in his cage . when some random drunks walk unhindered to joe\u2019s unguarded cage , they torment the big ape and burn him with cigarettes . joe breaks out of his cage and goes berserk . after he is recaptured , joe is sentenced to death . o\u2019hara has a change of heart and helps jill and her cowboy boyfriend rescue joe . after spiriting joe away in a truck and being chased by a police , they pass the corniest of clich\u00e9s\u2014an orphanage on fire ! with some help from joe , jill and the cowboy rescue the kids , although joe is almost killed in the process . due to this , the authorities allow joe to live and jill returns to africa with mighty joe and her cowboy boy - toy in tow .\npeterman was injured in 1997 during filming of\nmighty joe young\nwhen a crane holding a platform 18 feet off the ground snapped , sending it crashing to the ground . peterman , who was on the platform , suffered a broken leg , broken ribs and head injuries , his wife said . a camera operator also was injured .\nanimal lovers will be charmed by joe , a giant but gentle gorilla . in an attempt to show how endangered some species really are , mighty joe young includes a couple of hard - hitting sequences , but it remains thrilling family fun . there are times when you just have to shake your head at hollywood ' s desire to remake a classic . this is not one of those times . the 1949 rko version of mighty joe young is a tired monster film of the ape - runs - amuck variety that tried ( unsuccessfully ) to cash in on the popularity of king kong . in contrast , this disney version has plenty to offer a young audience . with a nod to the more adult gorillas in the mist , the movie centers on the daughter of a dian fossey - like primatologist . as jill follows in her mom ' s footsteps , this environmentally - friendly story provides serious food for thought . it also provides plenty of comic relief .\nanimal nemesis : joe is this to strasser after having bite his fingers off .\nlike king kong , the 1948 mighty joe young was done by the technique of stop - motion , invented by willis o\u2019brien for the lost world ( 1925 ) and made famous in king kong ( and later improved upon in the 1950s by harryhausen with films like jason & the argonauts and 20 million miles to earth ) . in the 1998 version , mighty joe was done by a man in a radio controlled animatronic gorilla suit created by legendary make - up artist rick baker ( who did the creature make - up for star wars ) although in a few scenes , joe was completely digitized by the fx crew . for their respective eras , both films had excellent fx and both were nominated for sfx oscars . ( the 1948 version won that year . ) the newer one , however , had a better story than the original .\npeterman ' s last film was\nhow the grinch stole christmas\nin 2000 .\nit combined the experience of watching a fully cgi film with polarized / anaglyphic glasses .\nthere was enough paint used on the film to paint the entire golden gate bridge .\nif the plot of\nmighty joe young\nsounds familiar , it ' s probably not just because it ' s a remake of the 1949 rko film of the same name that ' s best known for jump starting the career of legendary special effects wizard ray harryhausen . no , it ' s because it bears a striking resemblance to the most famous ape movie of all time , 1933 ' s\nking kong .\nmighty joe young ,\nthe story of a well - meaning gorilla pitted against the evil human forces of greed and exploitation , is wholesome , well - crafted family fare like hollywood used to make . disney ' s new version of the 1949 rko film about an oversized african gorilla out of his element in urban america makes the most of modern technology , adding color , computer graphics and impressive animatronics to a rather predictable storyline .\nhaving both been orphaned on the same night , the girl and the baby gorilla have only each other . the most disturbing sequence of the film , the double killing might be too upsetting for young viewers .\nscientist dr . ruth young ( linda purl ) and her young daughter jill ( mika boorem ) are studying the behavior of a family of apes in tanzania . among the gorillas is young joe , whose rare genetic mutation makes him grow faster than his peers . playing up the innocence and harmony of a natural world at peace , the early scenes make a fitting counterpoint to the violence and devastation that ensue when deadly poachers arrive on the scene .\nwhile congenial , this tale about a girl and her ape lacks the excitement and the lively characters that kids have come to expect of animal adventure movies . years after the phenomenal popularity of king kong , rko brought out mighty joe young , a film with a similar plot but a happier ending . it seems clunky by contemporary standards , but the special effects won an oscar in 1949 and were considered the best feature of the film . thus the story that ties together the many gorilla sequences is definitely second priority , and it shows .\njoe purposefully flicks gregg with his large finger , knocking the man to the ground .\nevery film that has ever been nominated for an academy award in any category . enjoy !\ndeep in the jungles of africa , dr . ruth young ( linda purl ) and her young daughter , jill ( mika boorem ) are living amongst a family of gorillas , including one they ' ve named joe , who despite his young age , is already huge due to a rare genetic disorder . with the help of kweli ( robert wisdom ) , a local guide , the youngs hope to protect the apes , but when a group of poachers led by the ruthless strasser ( rade sherbedgia ) arrive , both jill and joe ' s mothers end up dead .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\nthis 12 minute warner bros . film was the first computer - animated cg film that was to be viewed with 3 - d glasses . it was a composition of two different art forms :\nit was the first animated feature film to use major hollywood stars in all the voice parts .\nkb toys dubbed itself\ngodzilla headquarters\naround the time of the film ' s release .\ncharlize theron is great as is bill paxton in this movie about a giant gorilla . nice price and a good family film , though some kids might be scared by joe going ape .\nafter seeing that joe is playing hide - n - seek with harry , gregg jokes ,\nit ' s a good thing joe didn ' t want to play doctor .\nafter formulating the gorilla ' s dimensions , the materials to be used , and the mechanics for operating joe , designers spent about a year creating the animal . three big joes were created in three different postures - - quadruped joe ( on all fours ) , sitting joe , and sleeping joe . | the jungles and mountains of oahu ' s kualoa valley doubled for the pangani mountains in tanzania , africa , where the early scenes of the film are set .\none positive aspect is the film ' s relative civility . so many special - effects movies seem angry and aggressive ; smaller kids are blown out of the theater by the force of the noise and special effects .\nmighty joe young\nis not meek and harmless ; it ' s a full - blooded action picture , all right , but with a certain warmth and humor instead of a scorched - earth approach . you feel good at the end , instead of merely relieved .\nas long as the green - lighters of hollywood present keep monkeying around with the b - movie icons of hollywood past , it was inevitable they ' d finally get around to\nmighty joe young ,\nthat big gorilla who swooned to terry moore ' s piano rendition of\nbeautiful dreamer\nbefore running amok in a hollywood night club and getting chased around an earlier l . a .\na legendary fifteen - foot tall mountain gorilla named joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in california by a zoologist and a young woman whom he grew up with . a poacher from the past returns to seek vengeance on him .\na legendary fifteen - foot tall mountain gorilla named joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in california by a zoologist and a young woman whom he grew up with . a poacher from the past returns . . . see more \u00bb\nafter the service , he started working at the hal roach studios as a film loader . peterman ' s first feature film credit as director of photography was\nwhen a stranger calls\nin 1979 .\nobviously strasser , garth and the other poachers / animal traders that appear in the film have both .\nthe film contained in its opening a continuous single digital fx shot , reportedly the longest ever created at the time . it was inspired by the short documentary film , powers of ten ( 1977 ) .\nmighty joe young had a better critical reception than the other big monster remake of the year , godzilla ; however it was ultimately judged a disaster by some critics as being typically ' disney ' in plot and outcome . the movie holds a rating of 51 % from rotten tomatoes . the movie grossed $ 50 , 632 , 037 with a production budget of $ 90 million thus a box office bomb .\nrun time : 1 : 50 u . s . release date : 1998 - 12 - 25 mpaa rating :\npg\n( violence , profanity ) genre : adventure subtitles : none theatrical aspect ratio : 1 . 85 : 1\nif the story of a kindly 15 - foot ape struggling to find his place in a modern world feels like an anachronism , it\u2019s because films of the last few years have seen a succession of giant , destructive forces attacking the planet , ranging from gargantuan lizards to aliens and asteroids . \u201cmighty joe young , \u201d by contrast , pits a well - meaning gorilla against the evil human forces of greed and exploitation .\ncharlize theron plays a woman who ' s grown up with and cared for joe , the giant ape , since she was a little girl . throughout the film , he ' s her continual interest .\nplot - wise , there ' s not much going on here . mighty joe young is like a low - rent king kong with a little more emphasis on the humanity of the primate . in fact , a great deal of effort is undertaken to make joe a likable character ( as opposed to a walking special effect , a la godzilla ) - - he is shown to be intelligent , childlike , and gentle ( except when provoked ) . the movie contains elements of comedy and romance ( between gregg and jill , although joe is jealous ) , but the silliest aspects of the original have been eliminated .\nthings seem to be going well in the sanctuary until strasser shows up , harboring an ahab - like grudge because joe bit off his finger when they last met 15 years earlier . strasser gets joe\u2014who recognizes him\u2014to go on a rampage . after being tranquilized , joe is sentenced to death . joe gets loose and is chased across the city by the cops . he is reunited with jill in an amusement park . strasser shows up to kill joe and accidently starts a fire before getting killed himself . when the ferris wheel catches fire , it\u2019s up to joe to rescue the kids . joe is given a pardon and the public\u2014inspired by some random little boy who offers a dollar\u2014donates money to jill to take joe to a bigger , nicer preserve back in africa , where he can live safely .\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\nfilm of the same name . in this version , the ape is much larger than in the original .\n. the film starts somewhere in africa . a little girl , jill young ( lora lee michel ) , asks her father to buy her a baby gorilla . he does so , against his better judgment . jill names her new pet\njoe\nand treats him like any other baby , feeding him milk from a bottle and singing him to sleep .\nafter being discovered in the african outback , a twenty foot ape and his young woman companion escape to los angeles where the become an instant sensation .\nit is all very hollywood , but a watchable film none - the - less . a remake of the old black and white classic and a landmark of how far film effects have come during that length of time .\ncharlize theron plays jill young , a woman whose mother is a famed gorilla expert of the\ngorillas in the mist\nvariety . jill is raised with joe , who even as a baby is big for his size . they grow up together , and joe just keeps on growing , until you can tell he ' s approaching because the treetops shake .\nthe climactic chase winds up at a carnival , and in one of the film\u2019s most emotionally manipulative yet undeniably effective moments , joe performs a feat of heroism and self - sacrifice that may leave him for dead .\nthe disney remake of\nmighty joe young\nis an excellent film , but nothing beats the charm of the original film . having said that , i think both versions are worth owning . there is a common thread that runs through both the original and this remake , and both share a somewhat similar climatic ending . but there are enough differences to make the two films unique and quite interesting in side - by - side comparisons . of course with disney ' s version you have state - of - the art cgi . joe looks so real , it will blow your mind ! a sweet tearjerker that the whole family will enjoy . the remake mjy was filmed in color and widescreen . with the original\nmighty joe young\nyou don ' t get the state - of - the - art special effects of the remake , but what you do get is a much better story which tugs at all your emotions . the climax of the film is very exciting , and so touching that it brings tears to the eyes . i won ' t give it away as to not spoil it . the original mjy was filmed in black & white and full screen . great news , this film is finally being released in november 2005 along with the original\nking kong\nand\nson of kong\nas a special collection . it most likely will be available as a single dvd as well . it should be a winner !\nhe also wrote and directed with his life partner , hunter hill , the 2008 film\nlake city .\nthe film ' s trailer used music from stargate ( 1994 ) and stargate sg - 1 ( 1997 ) .\nin the newsroom early in the movie , a tv is showing barney , a kid ' s dinosaur film .\nthat movie , made by the much of the team behind 1933 ' s\nking kong ,\nis a weak , pinched echo of\nkong .\nenjoyable to watch ,\nmighty joe young\nlacks\nkong ' s\ntremendous mythic power and energy . it ' s a cheap little production , mostly written and acted on a saturday afternoon serial level . a classic ? no way . the effects are what make it fun .\nbill paxton as professor gregory\ngregg\no ' hara - he is a wildlife teacher who comes to africa to study animals and befriends jill young .\nwhat is this one about ? a legendary fifteen - foot tall mountain gorilla named joe is taken to an animal sanctuary in california by a zoologist and a young woman whom he grew up with . a poacher from the past returns to seek vengeance on him .\nwhile joe isn ' t exactly kong , jr . ( that character appeared in\nson of kong\nthat hurriedly arrived in 1933 hoping to make some quick bucks ) , the people behind the first\nmighty joe\n- - writer merian c . cooper and stop motion pioneer willis h . o ' brien - - were also responsible for the more well - known ape and his legendary movie .\naccording to guinness , pleasantville had the most computer generated effects in a film to date - 1 , 700 digital visual effect shots , compared to the average hollywood film which had 50 at the time . the next film to have a larger number of digital effects shots was star wars : episode i - the phantom menace ( 1999 ) .\njill young ( charlize theron ) makes a promise to her dying mom : she will protect joe , an infant gorilla . this turns out to be a tricky promise to keep when joe grows to astounding proportions , making him the target of wildlife poachers everywhere . when zoologist gregg o ' hara ( bill paxton ) offers joe sanctuary at a los angeles preserve , jill packs up her 2000 pound gorilla and heads for hollywood . just as she and joe are warming up to life in california , trouble hits . the poacher who orphaned them both 12 years earlier comes back to finish the job . joe escapes through downtown los angeles and faces off with the evil strasser at an amusement park .\nafter shooting the film entirely in color , it was scanned , processed , and recorded digitally . most of the effects in this time - travel fable involved selectively de - saturating the color film , and digitally adjusting the contrast .\nthe two films seem to come at the material from different angles . the new film has a definite message with its environmental awareness plot - points , unlike the 1948 film which seemed more interested in reviving the old \u2018giant creature on the loose\u2019 plots that willis o\u2019brien had worked on previously , like king kong and the lost world . original joe didn\u2019t seem to even like other animals very much because he repeatedly pounds on lions . in the new version , he rescues them . depending on how you feel about political messages in films , this is either a good or bad thing for the 1998 version .\njill young , as a child , witnesses the death of her mother , ruth young , and the mother of joe , a baby gorilla , at the hands of poachers led by andrei strasser . strasser loses his right thumb and trigger finger to joe , and swears revenge on joe for the damage . before she dies , ruth tells jill to take care of joe , to which jill agrees . twelve years later , jill has raised joe ( who , because of a rare genetic anomaly , has grown to the size of 15 feet ( 4 . 6 meters ) and weighs 2000 pounds ( 910 kilograms ) ; as a result , the other gorillas won ' t accept him ) and both are living in relative peace until a wildlife refuge director , gregg o ' hara , convinces jill that they would be safer from poachers if they relocate to the united states .\na family film about the heroics of a gorilla trying to stay alive in the face of human greed and violence .\nthis was the first film with 2d all - cgi backgrounds ( digitized virtual sets ) before which live actors performed .\nbullying a dragon : the original film has a trio of drunkards give the titular giant gorilla alcohol \u2014 enough to inebriate him . this clears them out of booze and in retaliation , one of them burns his hand as joe begs for more . joe then bursts out of his cage for a drunken roaring rampage of revenge through a nightclub .\nbut , monkey business aside , the movie itself is one more example of movie remake bloat . spending many times the budget of the 1949 rko original , this\nmighty joe young\nteam simply gets a big , silly ape jape . not all the best efforts of theron as heroine jill young , the enthusiastic paxton as hero gregg o ' hara , and the scurvy villainy of rade sherbedgia as the evil poacher strasser , can goose it up . here is a movie about a huge ape running around hollywood , clambering over movie marquees and squashing cars , that often makes you wonder if there are any good parties anywhere else .\nyears pass , and the adult jill ( charlize theron ) and joe live in peace and seclusion on their mountain . joe has become local folklore , and few believe that he actually exists , until scientist gregg o\u2019hara ( bill paxton ) arrives and , in the course of his research , stumbles onto evidence of joe . word spreads quickly , and gregg\u2019s discovery inadvertently prompts the poachers\u2019 return . believing joe is no longer safe on the mountain , gregg persuades a reluctant jill to move the gorilla to a california wildlife preserve , where she will remain joe\u2019s caretaker .\nstrasser shoots joe ' s mother and then does the same to jill ' s mother ( both die ) .\nas a child living in africa , jill young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by andrei strasser . now an adult , jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named joe - - who , due to a genetic anomaly , is 15 feet tall . when gregg o ' hara arrives from california and sees the animal , he convinces jill that joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge . but strasser follows them to the u . s . , intent on capturing joe for himself .\njoe is a masterpiece of special effects wizardry , looking more real than any giant primate ever to walk across the silver screen . by combining animatronics , computer - generated images , and a man in a costume , mighty joe young creates a compelling illusion . hollywood monkeyman rick baker ( who was responsible for , among others , the ape in the ' 76 king kong and the gorillas in gorillas in the mist ) is in top form here , and he ' s helped out by actors who don ' t have difficulty performing opposite a giant puppet or an\nx\non the floor .\nbeauty brings down the beast again in this remake of the 1949 girl and her monkey movie . stunning jill young ( charlize theron ) , the daughter of a dian fossey - like primatologist ( linda purl ) , has dedicated her life to protecting\njoe ,\na mutant gorilla\njoe is more curious george than king kong . his favorite pastime is hide and seek , yet he doesn ' t seem to realize that at 15 feet tall , he is a bit too big to hide behind a bush . joe is a feat of technical wizardry ; he ' s so life - like that it ' s hard to believe he ' s a composite of animatronic and digital effects . children will warm to him , especially since joe is particularly sweet to kids . they will also enjoy theron ' s and paxton ' s engaging performances , and applaud ( as an 8 year - old viewer did ) when this couple inevitably gets together . if the climactic sequence is too intense for small children , it certainly ends happily . mighty joe young turns out to be a heart - warming experience with an environmental message .\nso shouldn ' t the new\nmighty joe young ,\nwith an effects budget that dwarfs the original , be just as good or better ? not with as blah - blah and perfunctory a script as this . this new movie has several dozen cliches and one interesting character : naveen andrews as gregg ' s hipster indian guide , pindi . but the rest of it is strictly connect - the - dots screenwriting , with a\ncut - to - the - chase\nrefrain .\n( though one eventually proves slightly less bad than the other ) . joe ' s los angeles rampage is more elaborate than the one at the end of the lost world : jurassic park ( and nicer as well - - joe doesn ' t eat any doggies ) , but the sight of joe pounding his chest atop graumann ' s chinese theater is\nrade \u0161erbed\u017eija as andrei strasser - he is the poacher who killed both joe ' s and jill ' s mothers .\nregina king as cecily banks - she is a doctor at the animal preserve in california where joe is brought to .\nchekhov ' s skill : joe playing hide and seek in the ' 98 version helps him to evade police copters .\nbill paxton plays a zoologist who discovers joe and persuades jill into bringing the ape back to the u . s .\nrade sherbedgia plays a poacher who illegally sells exotic animal parts and wishes to acquire joe to make himself even richer .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nit was the first computer - animated film to receive a pg rating , and the first computer - animated feature film to use computer software to create and simulate the properties of water - - hence , digital water , especially in its flood sequence .\n. the picture ends with the words ,\ngoodbye from joe young .\nin the onscreen credits , set dresser james altwies ' name is incorrectly spelled as\ngeorge altwils .\narko , inc . was formed to make this picture by rko and argosy pictures , a production company owned by presenters john ford and merian c . cooper . cooper also produced and co - directed rko ' s 1933 hit film\nwhen joe loses his temper and wreaks havoc on a black - tie benefit , preserve chairman dr . baker ( lawrence pressman ) has the ape sedated and incarcerated . trusting strasser\u2019s invitation , jill arranges for a truck to take joe away . but jill soon realizes strasser has set her up . fighting him off , she engineers a traffic accident that enables joe to escape , setting off a chaotic series of events in which joe roams through hollywood , inadvertently terrorizing dumbstruck throngs .\na little girl named jill young is living on her father\u2019s ranch in africa and decides to buy herself a baby ape to keep her company . cut to 12 years later and 20 year old jill ( terry moore ) has inherited her late father\u2019s ranch and the ape , named joe , is now 15 feet tall . when theatrical producer max o\u2019hara ( armstrong ) and his young cowboy sidekick gregg ( ben johnson ) arrive to collect animals for a strange nightclub act that o\u2019hara is planning , they spot giant - sized joe and try to capture him . jill comes to break up the confrontation . o\u2019hara convinces jill to come to new york and experience fame and fortune by displaying joe as an attraction .\nstrasser poses as an enviromentalist who is interested in returning joe back to africa . he has henchmen of his use a noisemaker to have joe go on a rampage . in the process , joe recognizes strasser and attacks him . for attacking a human , the authorities condemn joe to death . jill wants to smuggle him out of the country and assigns strasser with the mission . she realizes too late who strasser actually is . joe and jill have to fight their way out of strasser ' s hands while gregg searches for them - partially out for their safety , partially out of falling for jill .\npatrick tatopoulos , the godzilla designer and supervisor , created a mechanically operated suit for the monster as well as scale models , but in a 1998 interview , volker engel , the visual effects supervisor , estimated that less than ten percent of the effects shots featuring godzilla used prosthetic and mechanical effects .\nwas released in the united states . i grew up with this film because it was always paired up as the double feature with\nthe original plans called for two sequels to be produced . these plans were scrapped due to the poor reception of this film .\nthe lead role was written specifically for matthew broderick . indeed , the actor committed to the film without reading a finished screenplay .\nterry :\ndoesn ' t that beautiful young lady remind you of anyone , dear ?\nray :\nyes . . . you when you were her age !\nmighty joe young\nis an energetic , robust adventure tale : not too cynical , violent or fragmented for kids , not too tame for adults . after all the calculation behind\ngodzilla\nor\narmageddon ,\nit has a kind of innocence . it ' s not about a monster but about a very big , well - meaning gorilla that just wants to be left in peace . and about a woman who treasures the gorilla . and about a zoologist who loves the woman . all that stuff .\ngentle giant : joe is a very docile giant gorilla , unless you give him a reason to be mad at you .\ndeconstruction : the 1998 version is arguably a deconstruction of king kong . the ape isn ' t an island - dwelling monster , but an otherwise normal african gorilla with extreme giantism . the female lead has more in common with jane goodall than the screaming damsel in distress of kong . and when joe finally does go on his\nrampage\nit ' s because he ' s confronted with the poacher that killed his mother .\nthe next time we meet joe and jill ( now played by charlize theron ) , it ' s 12 years later . poachers are threatening joe ' s existence and gregg o ' hara ( bill paxton ) , an adventurous zoologist who works for the california animal conservatory , has arrived with an offer of sanctuary for joe if jill is willing to bring him to a preserve in america . reluctantly , she agrees . soon , joe is acclimating to his new home , but all is not well . the conservatory , anxious to use their new attraction as a fund - raising tool , has put joe in the media spotlight , and strasser is eager to capture him . eventually and inevitably , joe escapes from the preserve and begins romping around hollywood .\n2 . 4 million gallons ( ~ 321 , 000 cubic feet ) , of water were used to create rain for the film .\nenough non - toxic smoke was created on the film to completely fill the los angeles coliseum 24 hours a day for one week .\nas the human leads , mighty joe young features one established actor and one rising star . bill paxton , who has already been in a quintet of box office blockbusters ( aliens , true lies , apollo 13 , twister , titanic ) brings his affable personality to this movie in a try for number six . opposite paxton is blond bombshell charlize theron , who is best remembered for her part in two days in the valley ( her feature debut ) , and who recently appeared in woody allen ' s celebrity . it ' s in large part because of paxton and theron ' s performances that we accept joe as more than a clever construct of modern technology .\nking kong has had quite the run of animated renderings ever since , including a recent appearance in the lego batman movie . other kid - friendly cartoon kongs : 1998 musical the mighty kong , which has the voices of dudley moore and the little mermaid \u2019s jodi benson ; kong : the animated series , which spawned a few straight - to - dvd movies and aired on fox kids in the early 2000s ; and current netflix series kong : king of the apes , which is set in the year 2050 and features evil robotic dinosaurs ."]}
{"id": 115706, "summary": [{"text": "ice age : continental drift is a 2012 american 3d computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by blue sky studios .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was written by jason fuchs and michael berg , and directed by steve martino and michael thurmeier \u2014 the first film in the series not to be directed by carlos saldanha .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "ray romano , john leguizamo , denis leary , queen latifah , seann william scott , josh peck and chris wedge reprise their previous roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "they are joined by keke palmer who voices a teenaged peaches , along with nicki minaj , drake , jennifer lopez , josh gad , peter dinklage , aziz ansari , nick frost , kunal nayyar , rebel wilson and wanda sykes .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film is the fourth installment of the ice age series and the sequel to ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( 2009 ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the plot focuses on scrat sending manny , sid , and diego adrift on an iceberg with sid 's granny and causing them to face a gang of pirates led by captain gutt .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "ice age : continental drift was released in the united states on july 13 , 2012 , by 20th century fox .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "this was the first ice age film to be presented in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film grossed $ 877 million worldwide , marking it the highest grossing animated film of 2012 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "a sequel , titled ice age : collision course , was released on july 22 , 2016 . 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[ 12 ]\nice age : continental drift is the soundtrack of the film scored by john powell and was released on july 10 , 2012 . [ 17 ]\nice age : continental drift was released on dvd , blu - ray , and blu - ray 3d on december 11 , 2012 . [ 1 ]\n\u2014 interview with chris wedge , who plays scrat in ice age : continental drift : 1 . how he came to voice scrat 2 . his favorite characters\nthe ice age : collision course score is the album consisting the musical scores for ice age : collision course . they were composed by john debney , instead of john powell who did the scores for the last three sequels of the franchise , ice age : the meltdown ( soundtrack ) , ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( soundtrack ) , and ice age : continental drift ( soundtrack ) .\nthese films are generally good at being good enough , and the fourth installment , ice age : continental drift , doesn ' t deviate from that modest tradition .\nice age : continental drift 3d is out on blu - ray\u2122 3d , blu - ray\u2122 and dvd on december 11 , but fans can prebook november 14 .\ncontinental drift is the first time that you haven ' t worked with carlos saldanha on an ice age film . how did that affect the working environment for you ?\n\u2014 interview with michael thurmeier , who is a director for ice age : continental drift : 1 . how an animated movie starts 2 . favorite characters 3 . strength\nice age : continental drift , the fourth film in the franchise , is set for release in 3d on july 13th , 2012 . the story picks up after scrat\u2019s continental cataclysm , which has triggers the greatest adventure of all for \u201cice age\u2019s\u201d intrepid trio \u2014 manny , diego , and sid .\n\u2014 interview with sean william scott , who plays crash in ice age : continental drift : 1 . crash ' s evolution 2 . ease of getting into character 3 . working in\n\u2014 interview with keke palmer , who plays peaches in ice age : continental drift : 1 . her character 2 . character ' s struggles 3 . if peaches had a facebook 4 .\nfox animation and blue sky studios ' ice age : continental drift has become the studio ' s biggest film ever in latin america , and the no . 2 title overall behind the avengers .\nheather morris , josh gad , alan tudyk , kunal nayyar , alain chabat , joy behar , nicki minaj , nick frost and j . b . smoove signed on to ice age : continental drift\n\u201cice age : continental drift\u201d does accurately convey a sense of prehistoric times . carbon - dating techniques peg its inspiration to approximately 2006 , when movies about pirates and tyler perry still seemed relatively new .\nwith batman lurking , the prehistoric critters of ' ice age : continental drift ' ran off with the box office , earning $ 46 million in their opening weekend , according to studio estimates sunday .\nin ice age : continental drift , gamers of all ages can use teamwork or go head - to - head as their favourite characters in a motion controlled competition that\u2019s fun for the whole family .\nscrat the saber - toothed squirrel gets a well - earned promotion from series mascot to plot catalyst in ice age : continental drift , the anticipated fourth entry in the hugely successful computer - animated franchise .\nkids might be inspired to learn about prehistoric animals , but ice age : continental drift is obviously intended for entertainment purposes and shouldn ' t be considered an accurate depiction of the way ancient mammals interacted .\n\u2018ice age 5\u2019 gets title , date change ; weinstein co . adjusts \u2018about ray\u2019\nthe latest ice age sequel sees manny and friends setting sail on an iceberg .\nthis list is incomplete . you can help ice age wiki by expanding it .\noutgrossed dreamwork ' s madagascar 3 : europe ' s most wanted , but the latter outgrossed continental drift in the united states .\nfamilies can talk about ice age : continental drift ' s defining message about the meaning of family . what defines a family ? how is sid ' s\nbiological\nfamily a disappointment compared to his herd ?\nthis article is a stub . you can help ice age wiki by expanding it .\nit ' s not the best of the ice age franchise , but still funny .\nice age 5\u2032 gets title , date change ; weinstein co . adjusts ' about ray\nice age : continental drift has a strong message about the importance of family . the production quality of 3d animation is fantastic . the humor is a mix of slapstick comedy and some scatological jokes . the plot jumps once in awhile . this is sometimes confusing . however , the characters are lovable and memorable . children will laugh , and parents will enjoy continental drift .\nice age is a delightful family friendly movie that requires a very slight caution for parents .\nbox office update : \u2018ice age\u2019 freezes the competition with $ 16 . 5 million on friday\nwith the release of gulliver\u2019s travels , fox attached a 3d short film based on their popular ice age series , titled \u201c scrat\u2019s continental crack - up \u201c .\npassing the half - billion foreign gross mark ( $ 516 . 3 million ) was the weekend\u2019s no . 2 title , ice age : continental drift , which grossed $ 50 . 7 million at 15 , 932 venues in 69 markets .\nice age 4 is the second most successful title in the family franchise after ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , which grossed $ 886 . 7 million worldwide , including $ 694 internationally .\nwanda sykes steals the show as the ice age gang become separated from their friends and family .\nforget katniss everdeen and\nthe hunger games\n: besides\nmarvel ' s the avengers\nand\nthe dark knight rises ,\nno film released in 2012 has grossed more around the world than\nice age : continental drift .\ncologne , germany - - 20th century fox is taking manny , diego , sid and the endlessly frustrated squirrel scrat to the cineeurope film distributors ' trade fair , where fox ' s ice age : continental drift will have its world premiere june 20 .\ntwentieth century fox ' s ice age : continental drift is off to a great start at the international box office , where it has earned $ 11 million in only two days from 12 markets , including strong performances across latin america and in france .\nan early poster of the movie was revealed at the 2010 licensing international expo in las vegas . [ 10 ] on december 19 , 2010 , 20th century fox released the first screenshot of ice age : continental drift ( pictured ) . [ 11 ]\ninterwoven with these epic tales of family exploits are the continuing adventures of scrat , whose sole purpose in life - whose very existence - revolves around an acorn as elusive as it is cherished . scrat ' s quest for the nut has had consequences ; in the first\nice age\nscrat ' s obsession triggered the ice age itself . in ice age : continental drift , scrat and the object of his pursuits are nothing less than the catalyst for a cataclysm . forget what you ' ve learned in geology about the continents forming as a result of massive tectonic turbulence and volcanic eruptions tearing land masses apart . ice age : continental drift reveals that these seismic shifts came about from scrat ' s misadventures .\nthe animated film - - the fourth in the\nice age\nseries - - has earned an astonishing $ 620 . 5 million internationally thus far , more than any other cartoon in history except for\ntoy story 3\n( $ 649 million ) and\nice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( $ 694 million ) . since release on july 13 ,\nice age : continental drift\nhas earned more internationally than every 2012 release except for\nmarvel ' s the avengers .\n(\nthe dark knight rises\nhas grossed roughly $ 180 million less than\nice age : continental drift\noverseas , but is beating the film in north america by almost $ 250 million . )\nthe animated film from 20th century fox is the fourth in the ' ice age ' series and the first in 3 - d . the north america performance of ' continental drift ' was on par with previous ' ice age ' movies but well below the opening weekend of the second installment , ' the meltdown , ' which opened with $ 68 million in 2006 .\nice age : continental drift was released in the united states on july 13 , 2012 , by 20th century fox . this was the first ice age film to be presented in the 2 . 39 : 1 aspect ratio . the film grossed $ 877 million worldwide , marking it the fifth highest - grossing film of 2012 and the highest - grossing animated film of 2012 .\nfox\u2019s ice age : continental drift , the fourth film in the animated franchise , won the weekend with an estimated $ 46 million opening at the box office . the family - friendly flick bowed in 3 , 881 theaters and earned an $ 11 , 853 per - theater average over the friday - to - sunday period . the film has already made roughly seven times that much in foreign territories . compared to the previous installments in the ice age series , continental drift fell smack dab between the second and third film\u2019s openings . and thanks to an bullish \u201ca - \u201d grade from cinemascore , continental drift should get some strong word of mouth and hold up well with younger audiences and their parents .\nice age : collision course\nis surprisingly entertaining \u2013 especially for the fifth installment in the franchise .\nice age 4\u2032 foreign debut $ 78m and no . 1 in all 34 markets : already breaking records\nit continues the story from the first continental crack - up , released in january , which serves as the plot - launching catalyst for the feature film ice age : continental drift , in which scrat\u2019s continent - splitting shenanigans launch manny ( ray romano ) , diego ( denis leary ) , and sid ( john leguizamo ) on an ocean - spanning adventure .\nthe original , 2002\u2019s ice age , grossed a total of $ 381 . 8 million globally with most of that ( $ 207 million ) coming from overseas playoff . the worldwide take for 2006\u2019s ice age 2 : the meltdown increased to $ 649 . 5 million with $ 457 million derived from the foreign circuit . continental drift opens this week in 14 markets including germany and holland .\npreceded by a simpsons short shot in 3 - d\u2014perhaps the only thing more superfluous than a fourth ice age movie\u2014 ice age : continental drift finds a retinue of vaguely contemporaneous animals coping with life in the post - pangaea age . the core ice age cast\u2014wooly mammoth manny ( ray romano ) , sabertooth tiger diego ( denis leary ) , and sloth sid ( john leguizamo ) \u2014are set adrift , sailing the high seas on a chunk of ice until they collide with a bellicose primate ( peter dinklage ) . meanwhile , on land , manny\u2019s daughter ( keke palmer ) trudges toward a land bridge as the continental shelf bears down on her family and friends with alarming , geologically improbable speed .\ncontinental drift , featuring the voices of ray romano , denis leary and john leguizamo , will close out the cineeurope conference , which runs june 18 - 20 in barcelona .\n\u201cice age : continental drift\u201d continues in the same cavalier vein , with far too many characters and an everything - but - the - kitchen - sink plot that drags in the birth of the continents , ancient greek mythology and some beethoven symphonies on the soundtrack . also , pirates .\nthe ' ice age ' franchise has now surpassed $ 2 . 2 billion worldwide , and the studio expects ' continental drift ' to equal the global total of the last installment , 2009 ' s ' dawn of the dinosaurs , ' which took in $ 886 . 7 million .\nthe following is a list consisting of all songs featured in the ice age films , score songs not included .\nthe latest \u201cice age\u201d sequel opens today . can anyone out there honestly say they\u2019ve been looking forward to it ?\nice age veterans ray romano , john leguizamo , denis leary , and queen latifah are back . composer john powell ( ice age ii and iii , how to train your dragon ) returns for his third chapter of the ice age franchise , armed once again with his symphonic and choral forces . our prehistoric friends are in good hands .\na sequel , titled ice age : collision course , was released on july 22 , 2016 . [ 5 ]\nice age : continental drift \u2013 arctic games , a video game based on the film , developed by behaviour interactive , published by activision and was released on july 10 , 2012 [ 56 ] for wii , nintendo 3ds , nintendo ds , playstation 3 and xbox 360 . [ 57 ]\nice age : continental drift - arctic games is rated \u201ce\u201d ( everyone ) by the esrb and is available on kinect for xbox 360 for a suggested retail price of $ 39 . 99 , wii and nintendo 3ds for $ 29 . 99 , and nintendo ds for $ 24 . 99 .\nready for one of the surprises of the summer ? here ' s our review of ice age 4 . . .\nmy kids really enjoyed the ice age movies , so it was a no brainer to buy them the ds game .\nthe opening continental drift figures indicate the title is on track for a foreign gross total of at least $ 500 million . biggest franchise grosser thus far is 2009\u2019s ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , drawing a worldwide total of $ 887 . 1 million of which $ 693 . 9 originated offshore .\nice age : continental drift is a 2012 american 3d computer - animated comedy adventure film produced by blue sky studios . it was written by jason fuchs and michael berg , and directed by steve martino and michael thurmeier \u2014the first film in the series not to be directed by carlos saldanha . [ 4 ]\nbox office milestone : ' ice age 4 ' becomes top fox film in latin america , no . 2 of all time\nit grossed $ 715 million overseas , making it the highest - grossing ice age film outside of the u . s .\nice age movie tops box office with $ 46 million opening weekend . . . but batman is lurking to snatch the title\nice age : continental drift has a strong message about the importance of family . the production quality of 3d animation is fantastic . the plot jumps once in awhile . this is sometimes confusing , but the characters are lovable and memorable . the humor is a mix of slapstick and scatological jokes mostly appropriate for children .\nabsolutely in the league of the previous ice age movies , this hilarious story will take you through the drift of the continents via the adventures of scrat the unlucky squirrel and the consequences of it on all the other characters .\nworking with brand experience agency maraduke grimwig to capitalise on jubilee celebrations , fox hired look - alikes of prince charles , katie and william , prince harry , and of course , her majesty queen elizabeth , to take part in the dance as part of a global internet film to promote ice age 4 : continental drift .\nreview : neolithic nirvana . this hilarious computer - animated feature about three ice - age animals and a human baby turns an age - old story of unlikely allies into something as fresh as the driven snow . it ' s 20 , 000 years ago , and as the ice age approaches the early ma\u2026 ( more )\nfox ' s wildly popular prehistoric toon series shows no sign of extinction in\nice age : continental drift ,\nan amusing , adds - nothing fourth chapter in which manny and his woolly mammoth family find their lives disrupted by the separation of pangaea - - an event that occurred roughly 200 million years before their time .\na sequel , titled ice age : collision course , was released on july 22 , 2016 . [ 5 ] [ 58 ]\nice age : continental drift\nwill perhaps be a delight for little kids , judging by their friendly reaction at a saturday morning sneak preview i attended . real little kids . real , real little kids . i doubt their parents will enjoy it much , especially after shelling out the extra charge for the 3 - d version .\nlast year ' s ice age : continental drift took in $ 874 . 9 million worldwide , including a massive $ 714 million internationally . fox hasn ' t released any details about the fifth installment , although most of the main voice cast - - led by ray romano as manny the wooly mammoth - - is expected to return .\ndiego ( left , voiced by denis leary ) and shira ( jennifer lopez ) are in love in the fourth \u201cice age . \u201d\nbox office milestone : ' ice age 4 ' becomes top fox film in latin america , no . 2 of all time\nthe first details of the film were revealed on january 10 , 2010 when the new york times reported that blue sky was working on a fourth film , and was in negotiations with the voice cast . fox later confirmed on may 5 , 2010 that ice age : continental drift would be released on july 13 , 2012 . [ 9 ]\nice age 4 has grossed $ 181 million in the region , besting the $ 177 million earned by fellow fox film avatar . in terms of the overall record for top performer in latin america , ice age 4 is second only to avengers ( $ 207 million ) .\nfox\u2019s wildly popular prehistoric toon series shows no sign of extinction in \u201cice age : continental drift , \u201d an amusing , adds - nothing fourth chapter in which manny and his woolly mammoth family find their lives disrupted by the separation of pangaea \u2014 an event that occurred roughly 200 million years before their time . not that scientific accuracy has [ \u2026 ]\nmobile game developer gameloft has announced an exclusive deal with fox to launch a new title based on the popular animated film series ice age .\nbox office milestone : ' ice age 4 ' becomes top fox film in latin america , no . 2 of all time | hollywood reporter\nbut in the end , this latest \u201cice age\u201d movie is about as surprising and unpredictable as a glacier . and not much more fun .\nice age : continental drift 3d is coming to theaters july 13 . along with it , fans will be treated to the 3d animated short \u201cthe longest daycare , \u201d featuring young maggie simpson in what appears to be a prison movie spoof of some kind . this will mark the springfield family\u2019s first foray to the big screen since their feature film in 2007 .\nfor anyone who has followed the\nice age\nfranchise , these numbers aren ' t too surprising . while\nice age\nonly earned $ 206 million internationally after its release in 2002 , the next three films were all global juggernauts .\nice age : the meltdown\ngrossed $ 460 million internationally , which accounted for 70 percent of the film ' s total gross ;\nice age : dawn of the dinosaurs\nsaw 77 percent of its total gross come from international markets ; and the fourth film has seen 81 percent of its total gross come from overseas ticket sales so far . perhaps not coincidentally , with the franchise gearing itself to a global marketplace ,\nice age : continental drift\nhas the lowest domestic gross of any film in the series ( $ 144 million ) , but could pass the original film , which earned $ 176 million in north america , before it shuffles out of theaters .\nok , ice age 1 was hilarious and a new standard for animation humor ; together with shrek , that came a year earlier . but where shrek kept pretty consistent through the sequels ( the attack of the princesses in part 3 was a absolute high in animation comedy ) , ice age dropped away further each sequel . shrek stopped in time , ice age should have stopped after 3 . continental drift was already hardly worth watching . this latest sequel is maybe one of the worst animation movies ever . the story - line is horrible and it is simply not funny . the writers are clearly struggling to make up a story the use all clich\u00e9s they can find . even scrat is not funny most of the time , although he lifts the rest of the movie up . will kids like this movie ? probably , but it lacks the wonder and quality of the first ice age . an ice age fan better avoids this movie\nthe first details of the sequel were announced on january 10 , 2010 , when the new york times reported that blue sky was working on a fourth film and was in negotiations with the voice cast . [ 15 ] fox later confirmed on may 5 , 2010 , that ice age : continental drift would be released on july 13 , 2012 . [ 16 ]\nthe magical ingredient of the franchise is its focus on family . this provides the stories ' rich emotional underpinnings , as well as much of their comedy and adventure .\n' ice age ' has always been about family ,\nsays lori forte , who has produced the entire series and co - wrote the story for ice age : continental drift .\nno matter what the plot is of a given ' ice age ' film , it still comes down to family - and about how manny , diego , sid and the now - extended clan look out for one another . that kind of storytelling and humor appeals to everyone , everywhere .\nin the end , this latest\nice age\nmovie is about as surprising and unpredictable as a glacier . and not much more fun .\nstory : foreign box office : ' ice age 4 ' reclaims no . 1 berth , ' amazing spider - man ' slips to second place\nparents need to know that ice age : continental drift is the fourth installment in fox ' s popular prehistoric animal franchise . even the youngest moviegoers will want to follow manny , sid , and diego ' s latest adventures . like ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , this one ' s in 3 - d and features some cartoonish violence , mild romance , a smattering of insults , and some scatological humor . on the plus side , there are a lot of overtly positive messages about family and friendship .\nyou watched ester dean\ndrop it low\nwith chris brown and recently heard her on nicki minaj ' s billboard hot 100 no . 4 ,\nsuper bass .\nnow the singer , also one of the industry ' s busiest songwriters , is moving back into the limelight with a role in ice age : continental drift and a solo album in the works .\nin\nice age : continental drift ,\nscrat ' s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn , which he ' s been after since the dawn of time , has world - changing consequences - - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for manny , diego and sid . in the wake of these earth - shattering upheavals , sid reunites with his long lost family , and the gang encounters a ragtag menagerie of colorful new characters determined to stop them from returning home .\nwhenever i watch an\nice age\nmovie , i understand how my mother felt whenever i zoned out in front of the television after school .\n\u201cice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , \u201d from blue sky , was the no . 1 animated film of 2009 at the international box office .\nice age continental drift official trailer # 1 ( 2012 ) hd movie subscribe : urltoken scrat ' s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn , which he ' s been after since the dawn of time , has world - changing consequences - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for manny , diego and sid . in the wake of these upheavals , sid reunites with his cantankerous granny , and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home .\ndomestically , ice age 4 has grossed $ 136 million to date for a worldwide total of $ 743 million , on par with the dark knight rises .\nlove all the ice age films and now my son wants to watch every single one . once again this one didn ' t disappoint . loved it .\ncontinental drift - - which doesn ' t open in north america until jul 13 - - is rolling out in a total of 37 markets this weekend , inlcuding the 11 territories where the film began unspooling mid - week or on thursday .\nfilm : ice age : continental drift ( 20th century fox ) total products spotted : 0 standout placement : n / a most memorable placement ( positive ) : n / a most memorable placement ( negative ) : n / a overall product placement integration grade ( 1 - 10 ) : n / a comments : it\u2019s a real challenge to justify brand - based references and jokes in a film that\u2019s mean to take place tens of thousands of years ago . it\u2019s even harder to legitimately place a product on the screen . that\u2019s why product placement in animated features set in ye olde pre - marketing times is scarce and left to contemporary kid pics like madagascar 3 while , like ancient scotland - set brave , the ice age franchise \u2014 the new # 1 movie at the box office following the weekend opening of ice age : continental drift \u2014 is left to drift product placement - less . offscreen , however , the film put together a wooly mammoth\u2019s worth of tie - ins and marketing muscle , well beyond augmented reality and a dark knight rises spoof . [ more ]\nice age : continental drift is a heartwarming film promoting the importance of family relationships . the same original characters are reintroduced including diego the saber tooth tiger , manny the mammoth , ellie the female mammoth , and sid the sloth . they introduce some new characters , including louis , a mole hog , manny\u2019s and ellie\u2019s daughter mammoth peaches , sid\u2019s grandmother , and a female saber tooth tiger named shira .\nyet while the filmmakers could have taken a lazy approach to ice age : continental drift , rushing the sequel into cinemas and cackling maniacally as the money floods in , they actually seem to have taken some time and care over this one . so while the narrative is nothing to write home about , following the template of countless family flicks , the visuals are striking and lush and the jokes consistently hilarious .\nice age is an uneven movie franchise . shrek on the other hand has four good movies instead of three . this movie was hilarious ! i loved it !\ngranny\u2019s feisty efforts , combined with beautiful 3d images that pop off the screen in spectacular fashion , produce as good an ice age film as we\u2019ve yet seen .\nthe fourth installment of the ice age franchise isn\u2019t set to hit theaters until july 13 , 2012 , but if your animation appetite is getting ravenous , ew has your first look at scrat\u2019s continental crack - up \u2014 part 2 , a short set to premiere on itunes this wednesday .\nin ice age : continental drift \u2013 arctic games , a secret treasure has fallen into the hands of the ice age gang and trouble has stirred over the glaciers as to who will keep the prized riches . naturally , the best way to settle the score is through a series of wintery sporting events ! join the jolly \u201cherd\u201d or the mischievous \u201cpirates\u201d to compete in the first ever arctic games to determine who can land their paws on the prize . play as manny , diego , sid , and other prehistoric pals in competitive games like glacier hopping , ski jumping , and squirrel cannon . gamers can compete through story mode , free play , and tournament style games to reach for new records and earn gold , silver , and bronze acorn medals . ice age : continental drift \u2013 arctic games is perfect for gamers of all ages to get together and laugh their way through silly competition . it\u2019s time to team up with your favorite sub - zero friend and go for the gold !\nthe film is the fourth installment of the ice age series and the sequel to ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( 2009 ) . the plot focuses on scrat sending manny , sid , and diego adrift on an iceberg with sid ' s granny and causing them to face a gang of pirates led by captain gutt .\nneolithic nirvana . this hilarious computer - animated feature about three ice - age animals and a human baby turns an age - old story of unlikely allies into something as fresh as the driven snow . it ' s 20 , 000 years ago , and as the ice age approaches the early mammals start migrating south . resigned to the facts of global climactic change , evolution and the food . . . read more\nit\u2019s familiar , drawn - out shtick , and the humor lacks the subtlety of the first and best ice age , but there are some visually inventive high points .\nopening more than two weeks before its july 13 u . s . and canada debut was blue sky studio\u2019s ice age : continental drift , which introduced itself via 20 th century fox to 9 , 653 screens including some 4 , 200 3d venues in 35 markets for a weekend take of $ 80 . 3 million for an average of $ 8 , 319 per site . it ranks no . 1 on the weekend .\ncontinental drift features a whole bunch of stars from the pop & urban music worlds - queen latifah of course , but also drake , nicki minaj , jennifer lopez , ester dean . did you end up incorporating anything special in your music for their characters ?\npictured at the\naccordageddon\nsampling session for ice age : continental drift on the warner bros . lot : back row ( l - r ) : beth caucci , doug petty , gee rabe , john powell , germaine franco , nick arriondo , joshua kaufman , michael lehmann boddicker . front row ( l - r ) : victor chaga , michael mollo , edie lehmann boddicker , adam merrin . photo by melinda lerner .\nso then why ice age 4 ? it\u2019s an odd partnering until one learns that the latest ice age film \u2014 despite taking place tens of thousands of years before ships sailed the seas or gold had any value whatsoever \u2014 includes a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates . ( oh , what pirates of the caribbean \u2018s success hath wrought . )\nice age village features a variety of quests and mini - games players can experience as they meet notable characters from the film series , including sid , manny and diego .\ncomposer john powell returns for his third chapter of the ice age franchise , armed once again with his symphonic and choral forces . our prehistoric friends are in good hands .\nthis is the best ice age film out of all of them ! it ' s so underrated . . . this film is amazing , you should really watch it .\nthe ice age series is one of the more endearing animated franchise from the past decade . the first was a heartwarming and genuinely funny adventure taking place during the time of mammoths , sabertooth tigers , and clumsy sloths . the first sequel lost a lot of that magic , but dawn of the dinosaurs did do some fresh things with the series . however , generally , over time , the films have gained plenty of characters , but lost most of its charm . the fourth in the series , continental drift , is the least exciting , least funny , and cheapest of the bunch . that ' s not to say that ice age 4 doesn ' t have its moments : the main characters still have their appeal and there are a few good laughs , but it is clear that the ice age train is running out of steam here . continental drift kicks off with the lovable rodent scrat causing the continents to drift apart . the trio of manny , diego , and sid are soon embarking on an adventure adrift on the open sea . they meet up with pirates ( and a whole collection of new characters ) and try to find their way home . the plots of the ice age films have gotten simpler as they go , instead relying on introducing as many new characters as possible . the problem with ice age 4 is that none of the new characters are memorable , funny , or charming . the effort just seems to be down here . ray romano , dennis leary , and john leguizamo , still manage to breath some life into the picture , but the passion is clearly not there like it was in 2002 . the animation is also less - than - stellar . ice age continental drift could be a tv movie and i wouldn ' t know the difference . it ' s just cheap . there are some moments of wit and excitement in ice age 4 , but on the whole , it is an exercise in diminishing returns . most of the passion and effort of the series is gone , leading to a generic and , dare i say , boring animated adventure . look elsewhere for family fun . 42 / 100\nit is fitting that fox would pick cineeurope to bow the latest ice age installment . european audiences are crazy for the prehistoric cartoon , produced by blue sky studios . the previous entry in the franchise , 2009 ' s ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , grossed nearly $ 700 million internationally , with some $ 430 million coming from europe .\nice age 4\ncomes in at no . 2 , drifting past the half - billion foreign gross mark ;\namazing spider - man\ntops $ 410 million .\nthe first\nice age\nis still the best , but as fabricated and saturday morning as this installment is , it ' s still an accomplished bit of animated filmmaking .\nthis is the third ice age film that you ' ve scored . did you have the chance to introduce any new techniques or sounds in your score to keep it fresh ?\nset during the ice age , a sabertooth tiger , a sloth , and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant , and they try to return him to his tribe .\n\u2014 it is twenty - thousand years ago . the earth is a wondrous , prehistoric world filled with danger , not the least of which is the beginning of the ice age\npeaches ' biggest conflict with her dad stems from the increasing amount of time she ' s spending with her teenage friends , especially ethan , the big mammoth on campus , voiced by hip hop sensation drake . for drake , working on ice age : continental drift was akin to joining a new family , and , as he puts it ,\nbeing on a big emotional roller coaster ride . i am thrilled to be part of it .\n' there ' s really not very many animated franchises that have had three sequels , ' said aronson . ' the performance of ` ice age ' has been remarkably consistent . '\nice age : continental drift had its premiere on june 20 , 2012 , at the cineeurope film distributors ' trade fair in barcelona . [ 21 ] it publicly premiered on june 27 , 2012 , in belgium , egypt , france , switzerland , and trinidad , and was released on july 13 , 2012 , in the usa . [ 22 ] the film is accompanied by the short animated film the longest daycare featuring maggie simpson . [ 23 ] [ 24 ]\nis the third film in the ice age franchise to gross more money than a pixar movie that opened the ssme year . in this case , this movie grossed $ 877 . 2 million , while brave ( 2012 ) grossed $ 540 . 4 million . the first time was ice age : the meltdown ( 2006 ) , which grossed $ 660 . 9 million while cars ( 2006 ) grossed $ 462 . 2 million , and the second time was ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( 2009 ) , which grossed $ 886 . 7 million while up ( 2009 ) grossed $ 735 . 1 million . ice age ( 2002 ) grossed $ 383 . 3 million , but a pixar movie wasn ' t released in 2002 .\nascap composer john powell has earned fistfuls of critical kudos for his music to animated favorites how to train your dragon , rio and happy feet . his latest film ice age : continental drift is in theaters today , and along with it comes another boisterous score from the british expatriate . powell gave exactly the kind of answers to our interview questions that you\u2019d expect from a man who gets to soundtrack wooly mammoths , domesticated dragons and tap - dancing penguins for a living .\nthis ice age would make a great family movie . however , there may be some scenes that may freak out or confuse some little kids . overall , this movie is the best !\nno small feat , but then parents are desperate for entertainment during the summer . of course , mcdonald\u2019s helped spread the word by incorporating the ice age characters into happy meal kids packs .\none of the odder marketing partners for ice age 4 is pirate\u2019s booty , the air puffed snack brand that bills itself as a healthier alternative to chips and other kid - centric snacks .\nand it\u2019s the voice work that really brings continental drift to life . romano , leguizamo and leary deliver the goods once again , but game of thrones star peter dinklage gives them a run for their money as captain gutt , a pesky pirate primate with a penchant for sea shanties and death .\nice age village is a mobile video game , developed by gameloft , and was released on april 5 , 2012 to iphone , ipad and various android devices . [ 54 ] [ 55 ]\ncopyright \u00a9 2012 - 2018 , filmtracks publications . all rights reserved . the reviews and other textual content contained on the urltoken site may not be published , broadcast , rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of christian clemmensen at filmtracks publications . all artwork and sound clips from ice age : continental drift are copyright \u00a9 2012 , var\u00e8se sarabande and cannot be redistributed without the label ' s expressed written consent . page created 7 / 14 / 12 ( and not updated significantly since ) .\nprevious films have also used him to great effect , but they ' ve been lively enough and engaging enough in the bits inbetween for you not to notice scrat ' s absence . in continental drift , you find yourselves twiddling your thumbs waiting for the squirrel to show up and generate some chuckles .\nblu - ray trailer for ice age : continental drift . history ' s greatest heroes return for the most outrageously funny and entertaining ice age adventure in two million years . when scrat ' s acorn antics cause a cataclysmic crack - up , manny ( ray romano ) , sid ( john leguizamo ) and diego ( denis leary ) go where no herd has gone before on a high - seas quest aboard a floating iceberg . but a menagerie of misfit pirates are determined to shiver their timbers and capsize their journey home . join a boat - load of lovable new characters ( voiced by jennifer lopez , aziz ansari and peter dinklage ) for original songs , spectacular animation and heartwarming family fun .\noverflowing with treasure for the whole family to enjoy , ice age : continental drift 3d is filled to the bow with bonus material including an all new coloring app with enhanced blu - ray features , interactive features such as \u201cparty with a pirate ! \u201d mode , sing and dance along songs , music videos , deleted scenes , exclusive featurettes , and more ! in addition , fans can watch the film in sign along mode with american sign language interpretation from actor sean berdy ( \u201cswitched at birth\u201d ) .\nblue sky now has an incredible amount of pressure to keep the hits coming . a fourth \u201cice age\u201d is in the works \u2014 the studio is working to nail down agreements with the voice cast \u2014 and chris wedge , a blue sky co - founder and the director of the first \u201cice age , \u201d is working to develop \u201cthe leaf men , \u201d based on the book by william joyce .\nthere has now been a decade of ' ice age ' films , allowing the characters voiced by ray romano , queen latifah and john leguizamo to become increasingly familiar to audiences , particularly international ones .\nbamboo technology : this movie gives us sailing ships made of ice , complete with wooden cannons .\nice age : continental drift earned $ 161 , 321 , 843 in north america , and $ 715 , 922 , 939 in other territories , for a worldwide total of $ 877 , 244 , 782 . [ 3 ] its worldwide opening weekend totaled $ 126 . 9 million . [ 30 ] worldwide , it is the 47th - highest - grossing film of all time , [ 31 ] the fifth - highest - grossing film of 2012 ( also , the highest - grossing animated film of that year ) , [ 32 ] and the second - highest - grossing film in the ice age series . [ 33 ] overall , it is the eleventh - highest - grossing animated film of all time .\nice age franchise was one of the best animated film there is . i don ' t see why some butt - hurts and nit - picks have a problem with it hahaha , ugh i bet these guys have brain issues or something , i mean my son , at 3 can understand the sense of humor of this movie . our family loves ice age from the beginning , we watched it all kudos to blue sky . please make more franchise series of ice age . it is such a great entertainment for the whole family . my baby always loves the part where scrat messes up , lol , and my dad , 45 finds it funny too . for thirteen years blue sky is making ice age more and more exciting and we just can ' t get enough of it , we want more haha\nthe other night , we watched ice age : continental drift . it was awesome ! we really enjoyed it ! its a great family movie ! there are a few violence scenes in the movie , but not a lot . i think it would be more appropriate for ages 5 + . the movie has a lot of positive messages including : respect your parents , trust in others , and never give up . all - in - all , it was an amazing movie ! it was very cute and hilarious !\nand while the fourth film earned \u201cjust\u201d $ 166 million in north america but earned another $ 715m overseas for a $ 866m worldwide cume . the $ 715m in foreign grosses for ice age : continental drift was still the eighth - biggest overseas total ever , although it would be 10th by the end of 2012 ( thanks , skyfall and the hobbit : an unexpected journey ) . it was the fifth biggest global grosser of 2012 , ahead of the first the hunger games and the last twilight film and behind only the four films ( avengers , dark knight rises , skyfall , and the hobbit : an unexpected journey ) that topped $ 1 billion that year . and now we have ice age : collision course .\nbbfc rating : suitable for 12 years and over . not for sale to persons under age 12 . by placing an order for this product , you declare that you are 12 years of age or over .\nas a promotion for ice age : continental drift , fox released two 3 - minute short segments from the film , [ 25 ] titled scrat ' s continental crack - up and scrat ' s continental crack - up : part 2 . the first part premiered as a theatrical release attached to gulliver ' s travels in 2010 , [ 26 ] and it was released on - line on january 6 , 2011 , on itunes movie trailers . [ 26 ] the second part was released on november 16 , 2011 , on itunes , [ 27 ] and debuted in theatres with alvin and the chipmunks : chipwrecked . [ 28 ] the first part shows how the scrat ' s actions lead to split of the continents , while in the second part , scrat ' s underwater pursuit of acorns leads him to a pirate ship ."]}
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sign in to add this video to a playlist . sign in share more report .\notoko wa tsurai yo . bokyo - hen / yo\u0304ji yamada ; akira miyazaki ; tetsuo takaba ; kiyoshi atsumi ; chieko baisho\u0304 ; aiko nagayama ; chishu\u0304 ryu\u0304 ; sho\u0304chiku kabushiki kaisha . ; ; [ hong kong ] : panorama entertainment : distributed by panorama distributions co . , [ 2002 ]\nit ' s\notoko wa tsurai yo\naccording to : urltoken otoko wa tsurai yo (\nit ' s tough being a man\n) is a japanese film series starring kiyoshi atsumi as\ntora - san\n, a kind - hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love . spanning 48 installments ( 1969\u201395 ) , it is considered by the guinness book of world records to be the longest movie series ( in number of installments ) in the world\n\u2026tora - san ) in the 48 - film series otoko wa tsurai yo ( \u201cit\u2019s tough being a man\u201d ) . the series ran from 1968 to 1996 and was the longest - running film series in which the same actor portrayed the central character .\n\u201cotoko wa tsurai yo is incomparable , when you speak of the cinematic and other aesthetic elements . i am sure it will be a hit among the sri lankan viewers . this tele film helps us understand the similarities between japan and sri lanka , \u201d professor ratnayake explains .\nyesasia : otoko wa tsurai yo - hd remastered : fukkoku toranku ( 54 dvds ) ( english subtitled ) ( first press limited edition ) ( japan vers . . . dvd - atsumi kiyoshi , baisho chieko , shochiku home video - japan movies & videos - free shipping\nread the otoko wa tsuraiyo : tabi no onna to torajiro movie synopsis , view the movie trailer , get cast and crew information , see movie photos , and more on movies . com . news + features in theaters at home reviews trailers ' when i was 14 , i was the oldest i . original title otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro koiuta status released original language english runtime 1h 54m budget - revenue - homepage urltoken\notoko wa tsurai yo ( it\u2019s tough being a man ) is the latest gift from japan , following its hallmark production , oshin . the tele film stars kiyoshi atsumi as tora - san a kind - hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love . the series has been referred to as tora san by its fans . spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995 , all of the otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 ( azuma morisaki ) and 4 ( shun\u2019ichi kobayashi ) were directed by yji yamada , who also wrote ( or co - wrote ) all the screenplays .\ndo you love otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro no wasurenakusa , or do you think it is the worst cartoon ever ? let us know what you think ! surely you have an opinion . . . so share what you think . take a minute and post your own comments about this cartoon here .\ndo you love otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro no wasurenakusa , or do you think it is the worst cartoon ever ? let us know what you think ! surely you have an opinion . . . so share what you think . take a minute and post your own comments about this cartoon here .\nshibamata taishakuten in katsushika ward , tokyo , is famous as a location for the movie \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo , \u201d and the temple , along with the monzenmachi area , receive many foreign tourists looking for its picturesque atmosphere . urltoken retro street urltoken as one walks through monzenmachi , lined with restaurants and diners , there is a delicious smell drifting\u2026\nreleased as a tv special . a spinoff from yoji yamada ' s live - action\ntor\u00f4san\nseries , which spawned 48 movies , starting with 1969 ' s\notoko wa tsurai yo\n(\nit ' s tough to be a man .\nin late 1996 , the future of the live - action franchise was thrown . . . (\n\u7537\u306f\u3064\u3089\u3044\u3088 ( otoko wa tsurai yo / it\u2019s tough to be a man ) was supposed to be one single movie , released in 1969 . it was the start of the production of 48 movies made over the period of 27 years , with almost two releases a year . the series ended with the death of its main actor , kiyoshi atsumi , in the summer of 1996 .\njapanese digital television provider dtv has begun streaming all 48 films and 1 tv special of otoko wa tsurai yo (\nit ' s tough being a man !\n, known internationally as tora - san ) , a much - beloved japanese film series about a loveable loser that currently holds the guinness book of world records for the longest - running movie series starring a single actor .\nhe gets rid of stress by watching the movie series \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo . ( it ' s tough being a man . ) \u201d he is such a fan of this movie series that he named the comet dust torajiro after the main character , who was a travelling salesman . he carries dvds of this movie series with him , and listens to its songs during his travel .\ndo you have anything to add to this page ? have we made any mistakes . . . or do you have any additional information about otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro no wasurenakusa ? if so , we would love to hear from you . please send us a quick note with your additions or corrections to this page , and we will make the corrections as soon as possible !\nanime adaptation of the\notoko wa tsurai yo ( it ' s tough being a man )\nfilm series by youji yamada . kuruma torajirou ( or tora - san ) , a traveling salesman whose sole possessions include only the contents of a small suitcase , the clothes on his back and some pocket money , wanders from town to town peddling his wares . ( source : wikipedia )\nalso released in 1969 was\ntora - san ' s cherished mother\n( zoku otoko wa tsurai yo ) . as explained in the first film , tora ' s birth mother was a geisha and tora himself was a ' mistake ' made by his father . tora learns that she has retired from being a geisha and is running a hotel in kyoto . with visions of the perfect reunion\nreleased under the umbrella title of \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo\u201d ( \u201cit\u2019s tough being a man\u201d ) , these films focused on torajiro kuruma ( tora - san ) , a rough - edged , irresponsible yet sincere , enterprising and basically decent fellow , who works as an itinerant peddler , returning periodically to his hometown , shibamata in tokyo\u2019s katsushika ward , and to the long - suffering family of which he is the black sheep .\n1970 saw the debut of the third film ,\ntora - san : his tender love\n( otoko wa tsurai yo : futen no tora ) . once again , tora leaves home when the attempts of his family to arrange a marriage for him result in tora reuniting the woman with her real love . tora takes up a position working at a hot springs resort to get closer to its owner , oshizu . by now , you know this relationship is not going\ntora - san ' s grand scheme\n( shin otoko wa tsurai yo ) . tora has hit it big at the racetrack and wants to use his winnings to send his auntie and uncle on their dream vacation to hawaii . of course , this doesn ' t come off as planned , and circumstances dictate that tora and his family are unable to turn over a captured burglar to the police without losing face because of it . tora again comes off looking like a\nthe director and the writer were compelled to bring the character back to life . they recommenced the production , this time for a long run . that earned tora - san a secure place in the guinness world record as the longest running tele film series . tora - san is the lead character of the tele film which is originally titled as otoko wa tsurai yo ( it\u2019s tough being a man ) . the film had been telecasted between 1969 and 1995 with 48 episodes .\nshibamata makes for a wonderful day trip , with its edo temples , riverways , and showa ( \u662d\u548c ) spirit . the ghost of tora - san is truly alive in this traditional part of tokyo . as my small , two - carriage train snakes its way back to modern tokyo , and images of travel , unrequited love , family and dango start to fill my head\u2026 those famous words come back to haunt me , \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo ! \u201d ( it\u2019s hard being a man ) !\norigin of the series . it was originally titled . in the final episode of the tv series , torajir . this denouement made the audience angry and a film version of otoko wa tsurai yo followed . initially , shochiku , the distributing agency , was not enthusiastic about the film ' s prospects but y . the film series went on to become a huge success with films released every summer and new years . the series has occupying a large position within the realm of japanese pop culture psyche .\nfarewell , friend ( \u3055\u3089\u3070\u53cb\u3088 , saraba tomo yo ) is the twenty - fourth episode of the 2007 anime series . . .\nthere ' s a pleasing formula to the tora - san movies . in each installment , the film basically begins with some kind of predicament that doesn ' t go tora ' s way , often centering around the return to his family in shibamata ( in this way , being a little like the movies themselves , visiting the audience periodically ) . if tora - san doesn ' t return home at the start , such as in the fourth film tora - san ' s grand scheme ( shin otoko wa tsurai yo )\nso , the plot of our lovable tramp sees tora - san come home for the first time in a long time , reuniting with his sister and helping her get married , as well as falling in love with the beautiful fuyuko ( sachiko mitsumoto ) . when it is revealed that fuyuko is already engaged , the shamed and heartbroken gambler departs . the film closes in voiceover with tora ' s letter to fuyuko , asking her to watch over sakura and her newborn child . film # 2 , tora - san ' s cherished mother ( zoku otoko wa tsurai yo )\nhowever , in his shy efforts to win the madonna ' s heart , tora usually ends up inadvertently bringing her together with an old flame or another man . tora - san invariably ends up heartbroken but puts on a brave face and wanders off again on his journey to heal his broken heart . origin of the series . it was originally titled . in the final episode of the tv series , torajir . this denouement made the audience angry and a film version of otoko wa tsurai yo followed . initially , shochiku , the distributing agency , was not enthusiastic about the film ' s prospects but y .\nurltoken tora - san : collector ' s set 1 : kiyoshi atsumi , yoji . in the series , followed b . . . chieko baish\u00e3\u00b4 - imdb 1990 tora - san takes a vacation sakura suwa ( torajiro ' s sister ) 1989 otoko wa tsurai yo : boku no ojisan sakura suwa ( torajiro ' s sister ) . tora - san ' s lullaby movie download download tora - san ' s lullaby tora - san ' s tropical fever is one of the best of the . these films . meanwhile , his aunt and uncle decide to take a long - overdue vacation to a hot spring resort in the mountains . . lights , camera , vacation ! film tourism | urltoken \u00e2\u20ac\u201c st . want to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below . louis . tora - san takes a vacation (\notoko wa tsurai yo : torajir\u00e5\u008d no ky\u00e5\u00abjitsu\n) lights , camera , vacation ! film tourism | travel - urltoken lights , camera , vacation ! film tourism this year ' s best picture nominees go to some far - flung places . . title : tora - san takes a vacation ( 1990 ) 5 . 5 / 10 . ( cnn ) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d many years ago , in the days when air travel was a jacket , tie and cloth - napkin affair , movie studios used to make short travelogues . movie studios used to make short travelogues . tora - san ' s grand scheme . tora - san , the expert - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia tora - san takes a vacation ( 1990 ) tora - san confesses ( 1991 ) tora - san makes excuses ( 1992 ) tora - san ' s matchmaker ( 1993 ) tora - san ' s easy advice ( 1994 ) tora - san to the rescue ( 1995 ) otoko wa tsurai yo - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia all of the tora - san movies had the same basic plot with some minor variations . . watch tora - san ' s lullaby full movie good quality by ~ hineluke on . tora - san takes a vacation ( 1990 ) - imdb share this rating\nalthough niji was a tribute to movies in general , the final scenes were yamada ' s touching , loving posthumous tribute to the tora - san series and to atsumi kiyoshi . almost all of the principal actors from otoko wa tsurai yo have cameos in the niji film , and the tora - san character even makes a surprise cameo appearance near the end of the movie hinting that perhaps tora is still out there somewhere . the film ends with a dedication to atsumi kiyoshi . basic plot . he yearns to return to his home in shibamata , katsushika , tokyo . his sole surviving family members include sakura ( his kind - hearted half - sister ) , hiroshi ( sakura ' s husband ) , mitsuo ( sakura and hiroshi ' s son ) , tatsuz .\nthe film series ended with atsumi\u2019s declining health and death from lung cancer at age 68 , without tora - san ever settling down and finding domestic happiness . atsumi was so identified with the tora - san character that his death was also considered by fans to be the death of tora - san . director yamada decided not to continue the series after atsumi\u2019s death , but reworked a tora - san script stuck in development as niji wo tsukamu otoko starring nishida toshiyuki as a traveling cinema operator . although niji was a tribute to movies in general , the final scenes were yamada\u2019s touching , loving posthumous tribute to the tora - san series and to atsumi kiyoshi . almost all of the principal actors from otoko wa tsurai yo have cameos in the niji film , and the tora - san character even makes a surprise cameo appearance near the end of the movie hinting that perhaps tora is still out there somewhere . the film ends with a dedication to atsumi kiyoshi .\nbut where chaplin and tati \u2014 and most of the other great egoists of the western comic tradition \u2014 leave chaos in their wake , upsetting social structures and challenging authority , tora - san is fundamentally concerned with maintaining order and continuity . he wants nothing more than to be an exemplary older brother to his half - sister sakura ( chieko baisho ) , and invariably proves to be a better matchmaker for others than for himself . he is a creator and protector of families , constantly reconciling quarreling husbands and wives or parents and children , at the expense of remaining alone and homeless himself . the japanese title of the series , \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo , \u201d is usually translated as \u201cit\u2019s tough being a man , \u201d which nicely summarizes its sense of ineluctable duty and ineffable sadness .\nalso there exists a film series with basically the same basic plot , featuring a different beautiful lady for each episode . i would say that it is the most popular japanese film series . the title of the series is\notoko wa tsurai yo\nmeaning\nit ' s tough being a man\nand the story was originally a teledrama which aired from 1968 to 1969 on fuji tv the film series began in 1969 and 48 stories were produced until 1995 when the starring kiyoshi atsumi had passed away . the movie was recognized as the longest running film series in history acted by the same actor by the guinness book of world records . tora - san is the main character but is far from being handsome like james bond . instead , he is a warm - hearted vagabond wondering from town to town with just one little suitcase . in each episode , he falls in love with a ' madonna '\nalmost all of the principal actors from otoko wa tsurai yo have cameos in the niji film , and the tora - san character even makes a surprise cameo appearance near the end of the movie hinting that perhaps tora is still out there somewhere . the film ends with a dedication to atsumi kiyoshi . basic plot . he yearns to return to his home in shibamata , katsushika , tokyo . his sole surviving family members include sakura ( his kind - hearted half - sister ) , hiroshi ( sakura ' s husband ) , mitsuo ( sakura and hiroshi ' s son ) , tatsuz . the film often begins with tora - san dreaming of doing grand deeds , anxious to be worthy of his family , usually resulting in disappointment and subsequent awakening . tora - san unexpectedly drops in on his family . while the family is glad to see him , tora - san ' s stay eventually causes some kind of ruckus and usually a violent family argument ensues .\ntora - san comes from shibamata , a temple town located in a tokyo suburb . traditional family values still exist there . he has an uncle , an aunt and a sister , all of whom love him unconditionally . wherever he may be drifting , he has this family and hometown as constant reference points . even when he is away from home for a long time , he keeps himself informed of what is happening there . in the first film , tora - san , our lovable tramp ( otoko wa tsurai yo , 1969 ) , he returns to shibamata after twenty years . the onset of spring , as he observes , reminds him of his roots . on his return , he nostalgically visits his childhood haunts . he meets familiar figures , like the priest , and easily revives the warmth of the old days . he quickly joins a passing ritual procession . this is the culture he grew up with and the film suggests that he remains very much in conformity with japanese tradition .\nyoji yamada is a japanese film director known outside his country mainly for his \u201csamurai trilogy\u201d : the twilight samurai ( tasogare seibei , 2002 ) , the hidden blade ( kakushi ken oni no tsume , 2004 ) , and love and honour ( bushi no ichibun , 2006 ) . the twilight samurai , his biggest international success , was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film . he has also made other popular films like a distant cry from spring ( haruka naru yama no yobigoe , 1980 ) and yellow handkerchief ( shiawase no kiiroi hankachi , 1977 ) . but the main source of his popularity in japan may be attributed to the film series called otoko wa tsurai yo ( \u201cit is hard to be a man\u201d ) . the series is centred on the character of a likeable itinerant ne\u2019er - do - well called tora - san . produced between 1969 and 1995 , there are 48 films in total , and the tora - san series holds the record for the longest running film series starring the same actor ( kiyoshi atsumi ) .\n; ; yo\u0304ji yamada ; akira miyazaki ; tetsuo takaba ; kiyoshi atsumi ; chieko baisho\u0304 ; aiko nagayama ; chishu\u0304 ryu\u0304 ; sho\u0304chiku kabushiki kaisha publisher : [ hong kong ] : panorama entertainment : distributed by panorama distributions co . , [ 2002 ] oclc : 52756303\na set of 48 picture postcards featuring a poster for each of the films in \u010f otoko wa tsurai yo \u0113 (\nit ' s tough being a man\n) , by far the longest - running film series in japanese history ( and the second - longest overall in the world ) , went on sale jan . 20 , 1997 , at post offices throughout tokyo to honor the series\u00ed late star , kiyoshi atsumi . a ceremony was held the same day to mark the start of the sales at shibamata taishakuten temple in katsushika ward , tokyo , hometown to atsumi\u00eds character , torajiro kuruma , popularly known as tora - san . during the ceremony , actor gajiro sato , who played the role of gen - chan in the films , spoke of atsumi\u00eds kindness and selflessness . sato remembered when he was hospitalized due to a car accident and unable to appear in one of the tora - san films . although atsumi was very busy because shooting had just begun , he visited sato in his hospital room daily . the memorial postcard project was launched after local residents asked postal authorities to do something to mark the passing of atsumi in august , 1996 .\nyamada\u2019s hugely popular film series otoko wa tsurai yo is also centred upon the character of a drifter , in this case tora - san ( or torajiro kuruma ) , a drifter with a heart of gold . he is haunted by the fact that he was born out of his father\u2019s illicit relationship with a geisha . yamada\u2019s drifter characters are usually lonely men , misunderstood by their friends , neighbours and strangers . tora - san conforms to this pattern . it is no wonder that charlie chaplin\u2019s tramp is adored in japan . not unlike chaplin , tora - san manages to find joy through sadness . both are stuck in an \u201ceternal childhood . \u201d they are sometimes childish and illogical in their behaviour , yet immensely kind - hearted and loving . chaplin\u2019s tramp , like tora - san , gets into silly fights and arguments quite regularly with those around him . yet , when it matters , both chaplin and tora - san can act with the purest of hearts , untainted by dishonesty and pettiness . it is this quality that film critic roger ebert noted in his review of the twilight samurai , describing tora - san \u201ca little chaplin , a little jerry lewis , a little red skelton\u201d ( ebert ) .\nthe first film in the set is\nour lovable tramp\n. the japanese title for this 1969 release , otoko wa tsurai yo ( ' it ' s tough being a man ' ) became the umbrella title for the entire series . as with most initial films of a series , this one is notable for establishing the main characters , their backstory , and the locale . here tora - san , a rough - around - the - edges peddler who had left home at an early age after a fight with his father , decides to return to shibamata in tokyo after 20 years . his parents and older brother have all passed away , but his sister sakura is still living there with ' uncle ' and ' auntie ' . tora - san attempts to reestablish himself with them , but his loutish behavior ruins sakura ' s miai ( a meeting that introduces the proposed partners in an arranged marriage ) . also introduced is the group of workers in the factory next door that play a big part in the series - one of them , hiroshi , is taken to task by tora - san for showing too much interest in his sister . tora ' s now - and - future flunkies ( it ' s hard to imagine so\nfrom 1 . 99 . 0 to 1 . new year release . anim . eigo released a boxset of the first four films in the united states in 2 . atsumi was so identified with the tora - san character that his death was also considered by fans to be the death of tora - san . director yamada decided not to continue the series after atsumi ' s death , but reworked a tora - san script stuck in development as niji wo tsukamu otoko starring nishida toshiyuki as a traveling cinema operator .\ni went to shibamata taishakuten temple with my family . the temple is famous for the serial movie\notoko wa tsuraiyo\nor\nit ' s tough being a man .\nthe main character , tora - san lives near the taishakuten temple in the movies . most of the movies have the same basic plot . a traveling salesman tora - san arrives in some remote town planning to sell his wares to the locals . he meets a local woman and falls in love with her . however , he usually ends up inadvertently helping bring her together with another man . he ends up being heartbroken at the end of the movie . i like the movies and watched them many times , but had never been taishakuten temple before . we visited tora - san museum , sweets shop toraya and taishakuten temple . its a really wonderful town . tora - san fans should visit the town . \u3010music\u3011 electronic organ is played by koichi or youtube id ' atelierorgan . ' i used the music here with the kind permission of ' koichi . ' you can hear more of koichi ' s music : urltoken -\nanim . eigo released a boxset of the first four films in the united states in 2 . atsumi was so identified with the tora - san character that his death was also considered by fans to be the death of tora - san . director yamada decided not to continue the series after atsumi ' s death , but reworked a tora - san script stuck in development as niji wo tsukamu otoko starring nishida toshiyuki as a traveling cinema operator . although niji was a tribute to movies in general , the final scenes were yamada ' s touching , loving posthumous tribute to the tora - san series and to atsumi kiyoshi .\nthe tora - san series originally ran from 1969 to 1995 . the films star kiyoshi atsumi as tora - san , a itinerant peddler with a big heart and a boisterous personality . tora - san wanders around japan , all the while dreaming big dreams and falling in love with every pretty woman that he meets , although the poor fellow can never seem to catch a break .\ndirector yoji yamada directed 46 of the 48 tora - san films ( the 3rd film was directed by azuma morisaki , while the 4th film was directed by shinichi kobayashi ) . yamada also wrote or co - wrote all of the screenplays for the tora - san films . the series began streaming on dtv on december 01 , 2015 .\nyou can edit the text in this area , and change where the contact form on the right submits to , by entering edit mode using the modes on the bottom right .\nfor over 25 years , animeigo has specialized in releasing the finest in subtitled japanese anime and live - action films .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntora - san , an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father ' s house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt , uncle and sister sakura . tora wreaks some havoc in their lives , like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nin an effort to get him to settle down , tora ' s family attempts to arrange a marriage for him . unfortunately , tora ' s goodwill backfires once again , and he leaves for a remote hot springs . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntora - san , an eccentric and resourceful tramp , is always cheerful . although he is an orphan , he decides to go back home after a long absence . he thus sees again his sister sakura suwa , who . . . see full summary \u00bb\na care - giver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country , but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two - day journey .\nthe aso family live in the old town of nara . one day , kei , one of the aso ' s twin boys suddenly disappears . five years later seventeen - year old shun , the remaining twin , is an art student . . . . see full summary \u00bb\non a beautiful island in seto inner sea , seichi and minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat . they cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin the year 2012 a comet approaches earth , threatening to end civilization when it impacts . on the streets of japan , a single music store remains open , its proprietor insisting to his . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmarcos lusts after his boss ' s promiscuous daughter , but after botching an extortion scheme , he becomes wracked with guilt .\na quasi - docu - drama pertaining to the monumental process to bring a performance troupe to a small japanese village to perform for one night .\nwhere character of tora - san came out is an interesting topic . the huge success of this series of course owes a lot to the great talent of actor kiyoshi atsumi , and director and screen writer yoji yamada , but something about this story must hit close to home in the minds of japanese audience . tora - san is as imperfect as a human can get . yet , he has no ill intentions to anyone he meets which makes him endearing to the audience . also the culture of down town tokyo is very special . although people may not be rich or refined in modern ways , they genuinely care and look after each other , while holding to their tradition . perfection is obvious in the story and cinematography presented by director yoji yamada . in some ways he shot some of the most beautiful scenes of his career in this series . this movie was conceived due to two events which precedes its creation . first was another movie starring kiyoshi atsumi called haikei tenno heika sama ( dear his majesty ) which he made stellar performance in , and idea of using atsumi in a similar role was conceived . the other was the tv drama version of this story where in the end tora dies from a poison snake bite . the ending of this series was hugely unpopular with the audience , and this movie series was born with non - tragic ending for tora - san in each episode . initially the series was to conclude after five episodes , but due to its popularity , it continued for 48 episodes ( yoji yamada ' s plan was to shoot 50 episodes , but it ended by atsumi ' s untimely death ) . by watching this series , you will understand the underpinning of japanese culture better than any class in sociology can give . the brisk exchange between the characters , quick tempered brawls , who cares attitude , self pity , abandonment , sense of obligation which are all unique to the japanese society . although japan now wears a facade of modernization , in its roots is the feeling like those of the people in this movie . it embodies the modern representation of what the japanese call\nnaniwa bushi\n. the movie is all star cast including takashi shimura , chishu ryu , future stars of j - drama like daisaku akino , and gin maeda . stellar performance by cheko baisho as sakura , and sachiko mitsumoto adds to the story . the seminal episode of tora - san movie is a delight to watch both from the story , and its beauty .\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\na mysterious stranger appears at the door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter . the young widow who owns the farm puts him up in the barn . at dawn , he helps to deliver a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nduring the time of change of the mid - 19th century , yaichiro is bid farewell by his fellow samurai friends munezo and samon as he leaves their clan ' s fiefdom on the northwest coast of japan . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthis is japanese melo - dramatist director yoji yamada ' s ode to 1930s film production during the transition from silent film to talkies . with many loose associations we can see the rise of a . . . see full summary \u00bb\n7 of 10 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ntora - san works hard to bring together his nephew , mitsuo , and mitsuo ' s girlfriend who is engaged to someone else .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\ntora - san , the n\u00e4ive and romantic peddler , returns once more to his home in hokkaido where , as usual , he falls in love with a lovely young lady . the girl this time is rinko ueno , who has . . . see full summary \u00bb\namerican private - eye harry kilmer returns to japan to rescue a friend ' s kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the yakuza .\nthe well - intentioned , kind - hearted , and somewhat awkward but always lovable tora - san makes one of his periodic visits to his sister and her family in tokyo . his nephew , mitsu , is depressed . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntora - san ' s family is gathered around the tv wondering where he could be . and there he is on the tube ! he had made his way to kobe after the earthquake and volunteered as a rescue worker . a different kind of rescue operation later awaits him when his nephew , shocked at his girlfriend ' s announcing her engagement to someone else , disrupts the ensuing wedding reception . fleeing to his uncle , he confesses all and tora - san works hard to bring the couple together .\nwell , i have only seen this film out of all the tora - san series , and i ' m not sure whether that makes me too ignorant of the rest of the series to review this film , or in fact , puts me in the perfect unbiased state to review this . either way , there seems to be no reviews of this movie here , so mine should at least be better than none . i had seen yoji yamada ' s samurai films , the twilight samurai and hidden blade before this , the latter i really enjoyed . i do believe he is an excellent director , although an unoriginal one . in tora - san number 48 , not a lot happens . tora - san isn ' t even in it for about half of it . so don ' t expect too much of him . i really thought the plot with his nephew in the first half was more interesting than tora - san ' s story , and there are a few interesting scenes , including a wedding scene . but the 2nd half seems to just slowly fizzle out . there ' s just not enough material for yamada to work with . instead of entertaining us , his long takes begin to seem obvious , and he begins to look like some third - rate yasujiro ozu , being not quite as effective to a story that has very little to it . if the rest of the series is similar to this film , i will be scratching my head as to why it is so popular .\n2 of 7 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nduring the bloody war in chechnya , a british couple and two russian soldiers are taken hostage by chechen rebels . two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the british woman who is forced to wait for the ransom .\nthree devil ' s island escapees hide out in the home of a kindly merchant and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises .\nthe well - intentioned , kind - hearted , and somewhat awkward but always lovable tora - san makes one of his periodic visits to his sister and her family in tokyo . his nephew , mitsu , is depressed because he has failed his university entrance examination , and also because izumi , a young girl he is in love with , has transferred to a school in saga , kyushu . mitsuo leaves home and finds her , but her bad - tempered uncle disapproves of her riding around with a young man from tokyo . tora - san gets involved in this complex interplay of relationships , and in his usual delightful and unexpected way , facilitates a satisfactory resolution .\nahh , poor tora - san\u2026 that traveling salesman whose comical exploits cause his family endless problems . the poor guy whose romances never work out the way they should . yet with his old brown suitcase , brown suit , and blue collarless shirt , tora - san has become a legend . his forty - eight movies ( all of which have similar plots ) have made him and shibamata ( \u67f4\u53c8 ) , the town the movies were filmed in , a household name .\nshibamata , on the banks of the edogawa ( \u6c5f\u6238\u5ddd ) , can be reached using the small , privately run keisei kanamachi line ( \u4eac\u6210\u91d1\u753a\u7dda ) . most people access it from keisei - takasago station ( \u4eac\u6210\u9ad8\u7802\u99c5 ) , which connects to the keisei main , narita sky access , and hokuso lines ( \u5317\u7dcf\u7dda ) . i took the train from keisei - ueno ( \u4eac\u6210\u4e0a\u91ce ) and a one - day keisei pass ( 500 yen ) gave me unlimited access along the route to shibamata .\non leaving shibamata station , you are welcomed by a statue of the lovable traveler himself . with his smiling face and kindly expression , it depicts one of the classic endings to most tora - san movies ; tora - san , after failing to get the girl of his dreams or find success in his life , leaves shibamata to try his luck in another town . he says farewell to his sister , sakura , with these parting words \u2013 \u201ci\u2019m hitting the road\u201d . plans are now underway to build a statue of sakura to keep tora - san company .\nthe 200 - meter - long taishakuten sando leading up to the shibamata temple gives visitors an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of tora - san , buy souvenirs and sample exquisite food , the most famous being kusa dango ( \u8349\u56e3\u5b50 ; mugwort and rice dumplings ) .\nyou can visit takagiya ( \u9ad8\u6728\u5c4b ) ( japanese only ) , the store featured in the films , and try their delicious snacks , or sample products from the other dango shops in the street . many owners can be seen through large shop windows preparing their products ; the sight is a thrill \u2013 the taste , even better ! you can also sample crackers ( senbei ; \u305b\u3093\u3079\u3044 ) , japanese dishes and sake here .\ntora - san was a good man , though a little hot - tempered and sometimes got drunk . while the street will not get you hot - tempered , it might encourage you to eat and drink as you soak up its atmosphere \u2013 so be warned !\nthe shibamata taishakuten daikyoji temple has a long history ( more than 380 years ) and is popular with worshippers as well as tora - san fans . the shibamata taishakuten , formally known as kyoei - zan daikyoji ( \u7d4c\u6804\u5c71\u984c\u7d4c\u5bfa ) , is a truly beautiful buddhist temple . founded in 1629 , it is one of the centers of buddhist prayer and tradition .\ntaishakuten is originally a brahman god from india , and you will notice elements of classical indian buddhist architecture throughout the temple .\nthe temple has a japanese garden at the back , and the wooden carvings that surround the outer walls are a photographer\u2019s dream . the carving panels portray stories from the lotus sutra ( medicine - king ) , one of the classics texts of buddhist scripture . the carvings and garden can be viewed at a reasonable price , but you can explore the other buildings for free . tora - san often visited the shibamata taishakuten and its vista can be seen in many of his films .\nvisitors can access the temple\u2019s interior sanctums and there is even a series of walkways between buildings to enjoy . in 1996 , the temple was designated one of the 100 great soundscapes of japan and in 2009 , it was named one of the 100 landscapes of japan . you can\u2019t get a more glowing testament than that !\nthe tora - san museum is located to the south of the temple . it is well presented , with interactive displays and life - size film sets for people to explore , including the \u201coriginal\u201d family dango sweet shop where many of tora - san\u2019s stories take place . the museum also has a virtual train people can ride . sitting inside a carriage , visitors \u201ctravel\u201d the japanese countryside while through the windows , excerpts from the films are shown .\none missing feature in the museum is the history of the actor who played tora - san , the late kiyoshi atsumi ( \u6e25\u7f8e\u6e05 ) . this is unfortunate , as his life was an interesting one . atsumi grew up in downtown ueno ( \u4e0a\u91ce ) . a minor \u2018thug\u2019 during the hardships of post - war japan , he joined a traveling theater , did stand - up comedy in a strip bar in asakusa ( \u6d45\u8349 ) and was discovered after acting in nomura\u2019s famous film ,\nhe went on to star as tora - san , thanks to his loveable , but not - so - handsome face\u2026 and the rest is movie history . the director of the tora - san movies , yoji yamada ( \u5c71\u7530\u6d0b\u6b21 ) , does have a section devoted to him , which covers all his films , including his award - winning\nthe tora - san women , who give each movie its special quality , are not forgotten . known as \u2018madonnas\u2019 , they help make the tora - san formula work .\nwhat is the formula ? well , it starts with tora - san creating some comical disaster , affecting either his family or livelihood . during this stage , he meets a woman who he falls madly in love with , only to find his affections rejected ( due in part to his looks and insecure lifestyle ) . he then retreats to his home in shibamata for help and advice . the film ends with tora - san bidding farewell to his sister and boarding a train from shibamata to continue his quest for love and wealth in a new town .\ninterestingly , chieko baisho ( \u500d\u8cde\u5343\u6075\u5b50 ) , who played tora - san\u2019s sister , was a popular singer in the 1960s , and is now a famous voice actress . she is the voice of sophie in the ghibli film\nthe tora - san museum is well worth the 500 yen ticket price . however , the majority of signage is in japanese , which is a shame for tourists who can\u2019t speak the language , as it would be nice to understand more about the history and watch some of tora - san\u2019s classic exploits with english subtitles .\nin the past , the yagiri - no - watashi was just one of many man - powered ferries used to carry passengers and goods . now , it is the only active one remaining in tokyo .\na hidden gem , you can see it by walking towards edogawa and up the hill . a hand - written sign indicates the price ( 200 yen ) ; there is no timetable . just watch for the man as he rows across the river and back again . both the river and ferry are featured in tora - san films .\nthe yagiri - no - watashi has also been immortalized in books , including the famous \u2018nogiku no haka\u2019 ( \u91ce\u83ca\u306e\u5893 ; grave of wild chrysanthemum ) and in a 1980s song . the ride across the river is a must ; sit back and relax as it transports you to a quieter , slower and more peaceful time .\nwhile not a prominent feature in the tora - san movies , the shibamata hachiman shrine is still a very special place . located close to the train station , it is worth a look - see .\nwell - presented with an awe of stillness ( in contrast to the more active taishakuten daikyoji ) , the shrine was built on top of the ancient shibamata village . the shrine dates back to 721 , but the current structure was built in 1633 . popular during festival season , the shrine is a wonderful final stop on any shibamata tour ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "love day - pyaar ka din", "paragraphs": ["love day \u2013 pyaar ka din movie rating : 2 . 75 / 5 . 0\nlove day - pyaar ka din movie songs lyrics & videos : love day - pyaar ka din is released by the music label t - series . the star cast of this film includes actors ajay devgan , sayyeshaa saigal . the music of love day - pyaar ka din is composed by sagar sarkar , sumesh himanshu , hardik , vicky .\nif youu want your day to be love day , do not watch \u2018love day\u2019 .\nlove day \u2013 pyaar ka din movie rating : 3 . 0 / 5 . 0 director\u2019s : harish kotian , sandeep choudhary\nmovie review : love day : pyaar ka din rating : 2 . 5 stars quick take : fun - filled bromance goes wrong\nmost awaited movie of the year . . . . love day ( pyaar ka din ) , coming soon . . . . . . .\nplay and listen love day pyaar kaa din mp3 songs online . love day pyaar kaa din songs lyrics can also be seen . urltoken offers lyrics , mp3 songs collection and music albums from soundcloud to freely listen songs online .\nthe delhi high court on monday ordered the release of bollywood movie ' pyaar ka din - love day ' with a ' u / a ' certificate .\n: - love day \u2013 pyaar ka din , is a forthcoming bollywood comic drama film produced and coordinated by harish kotian and sandeep choudhary . the film love day \u2013 pyaar ka din featuring ajaz khan , and sahil anand , also harsh naagar , and shalu singh , anant mahadevan with vaibhav mathur in lead and crucial parts .\nwhile , sumesh himanshu , sagar sarkar , raina sawan , vishnu narayan formed fabulous music for this film , love day \u2013 pyaar ka din . the film all set for overall discharge on 14th october itself , however , because of some inside matters , film discharge date got deferred to 21st october .\nlife without friends is like living in hell but when you have friends who are no less than devils , your life can be a living hell . love day - pyaar ka din explores the journey of three childhood friends ; monty ( ajaz khan ) , sandy ( sahil anand ) and harry ( harsh nagar ) . sandy\najaz khan wishes bollywood actor /\nlove day\nreleasing sept . . 2016 / life ok news\ndr hathi of \u2018taarak mehta ka ooltah chashma\u2019 passes away , and more . . .\ndirector duo harish kotian & sandeep chaudhary\u2019s upcoming film love day \u2013 pyaar ke din has been in the news and raising quite a few eyebrows because of the double entendre sounding title of the film . so much so that the film\u2019s maker had to add a tagline to the title so now the film\u2019s title stands as love day \u2013 pyaar ka din . but one of the directors harish kotian avers , \u201ci wonder why the film\u2019s title is raising quite a few eyebrows whenever it is mentioned . but in reality , love day is a fun film about 3 friends and the naughty and hilarious situations they face . it is a comic oriented rollercoaster ride which will be quite entertaining for the cine goers . and the hindi sounding tagline was always there . we never added it to camouflage the erotic sounding english title . \u201d\nstarring ajaz khan , sahil anand , harsh naagar , shalu singh , anant mahadevan and vaibhav mathur in lead and pivotal roles . sumesh himanshu , raina sawan , sagar sarkar , vishnu narayan composed excellent music for this film . the film love day \u2013 pyaar ka din all set for worldwide release on 14th october itself , but due to some internal issues , film release date got postponed to 21st october . here comes\nas of now love day \u2013 pyaar ka din movie trailer got 2 lakh + views and still counting . which is moderate . however , the film having some debutants some experienced , this film is all about comeo drama and the makers have kept bit focus on film promotions . however , the film has interesting , and entertaining story and this film will entertain all class audience for sure . hope this movie makes great collections at box office .\najaz khan , sahil anand and harsh nagar are currently shooting for a romantic track in shimla for their upcoming film ' love day ' .\n\u2018 love day : pyaar ka din \u2018 is narrated from harry\u2019s point of view and it begins with the three friends reconnecting after a long time . sandy and harry are now aspiring film makers seeking funds for their maiden film venture . they are on the way to meet monty , who assures them the requisite money . and , while they are on their way , in flash - backs we are informed how monty , obsessed with sex , is their key motivator for all things bad .\nis surely a film that everyone of us should visit once . love day has all good elements that might work at the box office . the movie\nbut it\u2019s called love day , you argue ? well , what\u2019s friendship without love and the makers seemed to have tried every trick on the book to make this an ode to friendship but it doesn\u2019t attract you at all .\nthe following is a sequence from director duo harish kotian and sandeep chowdhury\u2019s love day : pyaar ka din . four friends ( three men and one woman ) are in dire need of money . to loot a stranger , the men ask their companion to pose as a prostitute . but the plan goes horribly wrong and the unsuspecting man ends up having sex with the woman . this incident , especially its end , is treated in a supposedly funny way . this incident sums up the film and the thought process behind it .\nshashank vyas talks about playing the grown - up roop on the show , \u2018roop - mard ka naya swar . . .\nlove day \u2013 pyaar ka din explores the journey of three childhood friends ; monty ( ajaz khan ) , sandy ( sahil anand ) and harry ( harsh nagar ) . sandy and harry often fall into trouble due to monty\u2019s antics . sandy\u2019s and harry\u2019s families do not approve of their friendship with monty and separate the three friends . however , monty returns to his friend\u2019s lives after five years with a plan that would make them all rich . monty\u2019s plan backfires and his friends land into trouble again . will sandy and harry regret their lifelong friendship ?\nthe audio launch witnessed the star studded line of the entire cast & crew of the film \u201clove day\u201d with guests jagdish sharma , prashant sharma , raajveer sharma .\nkabali review and rating , story , public response talk , 1st one day . . .\nthe cast & crew present at the audio launch of the film \u201clove day\u201d captured the essence of the festivity of eid and celebrated the festival with full spirit & fervor . the lead actor of the film ajaz khan wowed the audience with his electrifying performance and entertained the attendees with his wit , energy and charm . apart from ajaz\u2019s performance the audio launch of the film \u201clove day\u201d . the audio launch witnessed the star studded line of the entire cast & crew of the film \u201clove day\u201d with guests jagdish sharma , prashant sharma , raajveer sharma .\nthe cast & crew present at the audio launch of the film \u201clove day\u201d captured the essence of the festivity of eid and celebrated the festival with full spirit & fervor . the lead actor of the film ajaz khan wowed the audience with his electrifying performance and entertained the attendees with his wit , energy and charm . apart from ajaz\u2019s performance the audio launch of the film \u201clove day\u201d\nbut if you don ' t mind a hotch potch of masala movie trappings , love day does have the audacity to engage and entertain . this is a no - holds - barred potboiler .\ntalk about mentoring and uplifting careers of ample of stars , the name that pops right up in your head is dabang khan , salman khan . salman khan to promote the soon to be releasing film ' love day ' .\nproducer of the film baldev singh mentions\nsalman khan has helmed the careers of many new comers in the industry , has encouraged new film makers and has cast his midas touch on their films . we are glad that salman bhai has approved of his trust in our film and shown interest in promoting it . his association with love day will undoubtedly be an asset to shree rajlaxmi ent . we are more than glad to have him to promote love day\nproducer baldev singh bedi hosted the audio launch of the film \u201clove day\u201d a movie that shall depict the journey of three friends where the makers bring out the true meaning of friendship was held at one of the plush lounges in suburbs .\nsahil anand , who came into the limelight with his striking stint in season 4 of mtv roadies , made his bollywood debut with karan johar\u2019s student of the year . the dashing actor will be soon seen in a film ' love day ' with\nsandy and harry part ways with monty after a while . they are eager to pursue filmmaking but struggle to find a producer for their film titled \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 love day . one fine day , they get a call from monty promising to finance their movie . the two friends hesitantly agree to meet monty . will their notorious childhood friend turn out to be useful for once ?\nsahil anand , who came into the limelight with his striking stint in season 4 of mtv roadies , made his bollywood debut with karan johar\u2019s student of the year . the dashing actor will be soon seen in a film ' love day ' with ajaz khan of bigg boss fame .\nthe latest to join the bandwagon is soon - to - be - releasing film love day . salman khan who firmly believes in the script and the star cast of the film lends his support holding a vision to promote the film along with the star cast during its promotional tour .\nlife without friends is like living in hell but when you have friends who are no less than devils can make your life a living hell . but then , that\u2019s what friends are for to make your life hell and then burn with you in the hell . this is what upcoming film \u201clove day\u201d is all about .\nlife without friends is like living in hell but when you have friends who are no less than devils can make your life a living hell . but then , that\u2019s what friends are for to make your life hell and then burn with you in the hell . this is what upcoming film love day is all about .\nlove day sounds like a double entendre festival , but in reality it ' s not as rash as it promises to be . when the film steers clear of adult humour and focusses on three friends bonding and taking each through the travails of life , it finds its best moments . but these moments aren ' t consistent nor are they abundant .\nlove day is the story of three friends , monty ( ajaz khan ) , sandy ( sahil anand ) and harry ( harsh nagar ) . hailing from the lower strata of society , monty is into goondagardi since childhood . he ends up making life miserable for sandy and harry , who hail from the upper middle class . this continues even after they grow up . this results in all three ending up jobless .\nthe music directors of the film are sumesh himanshu , raina sawan , sagar sarkar and vishnu narayan . the lyricists are himanshu joshi , aslam soni and ravi babu . ajaz khan is seen as monty in the film . sahil anand is seen as sandy while harsh nagar is seen as harry . anant mahadevan is seen as dr . sheikh . vaibhav mathur is seen as prabhu and shalu singh is saheba in the film love day .\nafter making waves in bigg boss , ajaz khan is back in films with love day and we don\u2019t know whether to be happy or sad about it because this trailer gives us no reason to be either . three boys who have been friends since school discover life and its strange and harsh realities which leave them face to face with danger . from the trailer , it is pretty sure that the three boys will understand what life is .\nshree rajlaxmi entertainment presents ' love day ' . produced by baldev singh bedi under the banner shree rajlaxmi entertainment . the film is directed and written by harish kotian & sandeep choudhary . the star cast includes ajazkhan , sahil anand , harsh nagar , anant mahadevan . the music directed by sumesh himanshu , raina sawan , sagar sarkar , vishnu narayan . the album consists of singers : mika singh , shaan , mohit chauhan , bhumi trivedi , aneesh , and shreya shaleen . media consultant : picture n kraft ( parul chawla ) .\nthe film does have likeable music and enough plot twists to give abbas mustan a serious complex . there ' s absolutely no shortage of entertainment or drama . but things get so random at times , that the film just looks directionless . too many narrative changes happen and for no reason . watching the three lead characters go from teen years to college life to quarter life crisis does become a bit too tedious and tiring . but if you don ' t mind a hotch potch of masala movie trappings , love day does have the audacity to engage and entertain . this is a no - holds - barred potboiler .\nwhile the movie has blockbuster written all over it , there is a small glitch which is pricking us . the absence of madhuri and sanjay dutt\u2019s alleged love - affair kind of left a void in hirani\u2019s product . i mean , this was like missing out one important chapter of his life which was the most talked about . sanjay dutt and madhuri\u2019s love - affair was one of the highlights back in the 90\u2019s , from the duo working in more than 5 films to their sizzling chemistry on magazine covers , their relationship had spread all over in bollywood . wonder what was the reason behind not making that chapter a part of the film .\ncyndi lauper had proclaimed girls just want to have fun many moons ago . directors harish kotian and sandeep choudhary believe that boys aren ' t too far behind in their pursuits of frolic . so to get a kick out of life , three guys band together and end up doing a lot of mischief . love day , with its tongue in cheek title , takes you on a journey with three friends . their growing up years and their bromance is the mainstay of this film . pity then , the writing tries to cram too many situations and twists into too little time . this movie starts off like american pie , then goes to the hangover and finally tries to pull off a 3 idiots . that ' s just too much ambition .\nsandy ( sahil anand ) and harry ( harsh nagar ) are childhood friends whose golden days are ruined or made special , depending on how you see it , when monty ( ajaz khan ) becomes their friend . he fills their simple lives with a host of vices . their parents want them to stay away from monty , but the duo are unable to do so . whenever monty comes in frame , trouble is not far away . finally , monty disappears for five long years , and sandy and harry go on to become major losers . sandy is madly in love with an aspiring actress saheba ( shaloo singh ) , while harry is an unemployed husband who robs change from his wife\u2019s purse .\najaz khan continues to be that desperate wannabe who wants to make it big in bollywood . after showcasing his antics in bigg boss house , khan is now looking forward to his forthcoming movie . khan ' s\najaz plays a baddie in this one . the movie largely around ajaz\u2019s bad boy character and how his bad boy image lands him and his friends into a trouble . ajaz plays a total womaniser ( now haven\u2019t we seen that side of the man in the glass - walled house of bigg boss , already ? ) in this one . his antics bring upon him and his friends some dire consequences . take a look at the trailer and tell us why ajaz is acting so desperate to get tha elusive fame ?\nnora fatehi to star in the official video of one of the biggest and hottest arabic signers ! yoodlee films signs akshay oberoi for their next film \u2018chhote nawab\u2019 the hindi adaptation of the 2014 hit the fault in our stars to be named after its lead characters \u201ckizie aur manny\u201d armaan ralhan roots for chelsea ! producers lalit paikray & rabindra kishore sarkar are full of smiles getting ready for their new music video album . .\nproducers lalit paikray & rabindra kishore sarkar are full of smiles getting ready for their new music video album . .\nthe audio launch of the film was in the presence of the entire cast and crew of the film , the launch was nothing less than a musical soiree where the melodious songs impressed everyone , the music of the film had all praises , ajaz khan stole the show with his magnetic presence on the stage , baldev singh bedi had dual celebration and the directors duo harish kotian and sandeep choudhary showcased a brilliant trailer of the film which enthralled the audience . the music launch was done by anil sharma , saawan kumar , the entire cast and crew\nproducer of the film baldev singh bedi exclaims \u201ci can say it is a big night for the film as we are launching the audio of the film . it feels great that after giving your 100 percent to a film , it is finally a step closer to the release . each and everyone associated with the film have put in their hard work to ensure the success of the film . i hope the songs top the chartbusters and the audience appreciates our work\u201d\nit is a journey of three friends where we bring out the true meaning of friendship . the story revolves around these three ; where monty ( ajaz khan ) introduces harry ( harsh nagar ) and sandy ( sahil anand ) to all the wrong things right from childhood . sandy and harry often fall into trouble due to monty\u2019s antics . their bond of friendship is not approved by their families and even the situations such arise that it forces them to shift to mumbai from mussoorie in their childhood .\nproduced by : baldev singh bedi under the banner shree rajlaxmi entertainment . the film is directed and written by : harish kotian & sandeep choudhary . the star cast includes : ajaz khan , sahil anand , harsh nagar , anant mahadevan , shalu singh , zeisha nancy . the music directed by : sumesh himanshu , raina sawan , sagar sarkar , vishnu narayan . the album consists of singers : mika singh , shaan , mohit chauhan , bhumi trivedi , aneesh , and shreya shaleen . media consultant : picture n kraft ( parul chawla ) . lyrics writers - ravi babu , aslam sani , himanshu , sawan\nthe content on this website urltoken ( \u201cwebsite\u201d ) are edited and administered by mr . hemant sanganee ( \u201cthe owner\u201d ) . this website and all other information and content in the website and otherwise in connection with this website are provided on \u201cas - is\u201d and \u201cas available\u201d view more . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 hungama digital media entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved .\nbe that as it may be shaheen raaj recently had a telephonic encounter with the two wannabe actors harsh naagar & sahil anand and the most talked about actor namely ajaz khan .\nthe cause of the girl child is dear to me . sri is the best platform to condemn female foeticide : manasa joshi\ntalking about the film , sahil said ,\nit ' s a story about three friends played by ajaz , harsh naagar and me . now a days , people are forming friendships for their selfish purposes , but in film our bond is far away from the materialistic world . i think audiences will easily relate to at least one of the character ' s from the three friends .\nit ' s been a year since we started shooting for the film . while shooting i developed a close bond with ajaz . he is such a nice person , i will surely miss shooting with him ,\nsays sahil .\ntalking about the offers in his kitty sahil said ,\ni have a couple of offers , but i can ' t talk about them till everything is finalized .\nfor those uninitiated , sahil ' s last film was\nwatch : roadies 4 - sahil ' the beggar ' ( ep . 1 , 8 / 10 )\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nyou can update your channel preference from the settings menu in the header menu .\nwe won\u2019t be surprised if salman khan is bestowed with the title of god father . millions of his fans , admirers and industry friends , who have been closely associated with the generous and large hearted khan for years , don\u2019t call him bhai for no reason ! after all , salman khan has supported and encouraged several bollywood aspirants to excel in their respective area of passion and helped them achieve a position where they can stand proudly today\nit is a journey of three friends where we bring out the true meaning of friendship . setup in a small town , the story revolves around three friends where monty ( ajaz khan ) introduces harry ( harsh nagar ) and sandy ( sahil anand ) to all wrong , but exciting things right from the childhood . sandy and harry often fall into trouble due to monty\u2019s antics . their bond of friendship is not approved by their families and there comes a situation which forces the families of these two to separate the three and shift to mumbai . but their friendship has a long way to go .\n' has been sung by shaan . the song is a dream sequence , dreamt by the three boys for the debutant actress shaloo singh who dream to get married to shaloo in the film .\n, sahil anand , harsh nagar and shaloo was producer baldev singh bedi and directors sandeep choudhury and harish kotian .\nget latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with news app . download the times of india news app for your device . read more entertainment news in english and other languages .\nhe has just 2 weeks left & i need rs . 5 . 5 lakh to save him .\ntrying to re - grow your hair is possible but it is not as simple as applying relevant medication . there are lots of hair loss produc . . .\npooja hegde actress photos related postshrithik roshan , pooja hegde and jacqueline fernandez spotted a . . .\nprayaga martin actress photos related postsprayaga martin actress @ amma general body meeting 2017 ph . . .\njab tak video song | m . s . dhoni - the untold story | armaan malik , amaal mallik | sushant singh rajput\ndirect ishq full hindi movie 2016 | ft . rajneesh duggal & nidhi subbaiah \u1d34\u1d30\nik vaari video song | feat . ayushmann khurrana & aisha sharma | t - series\nreza noorani , tnn , updated : oct 24 , 2016 , 06 . 36 pm ist\nthree childhood friends embark on a road trip , when the most notorious of them , monty , comes up with a get - rich - quick scheme . the plan backfires as their friendship sees the hardest test yet .\ntired of being unemployed , sandy and harry now want to make a film on their \u2018remarkable\u2019 life , but don\u2019t have any money . in jumps monty with a scheme to make crores and finance the flick . and so , sandy , harry , saheba and monty along with his father in - law ( the wife is absent ) take a road trip to himachal to enable the scheme .\najaz khan\u2019s character is supposed to be a sweet rogue , but the over - the - top acting he indulges in has him come across as irritating , not endearing . given the name of the film , the humour is expected to be lowbrow , but it just hits an all - time low instead . typical ajaz khan dialogues are all there , but you\u2019ve heard them all by now ; so no point . sahil anand of roadies fame is better as the narrator and harsh nagar\u2019s baby faced husband act gets a few chuckles . shaloo singh smiles more than she acts , and her role is confined to being the proverbial pretty face . the climax is a let - down , as the makers try and use a lot of twists in a single story and go for a serious overkill .\nwith peppy music , bearable visuals and a hackneyed story line , this is two hours plus of juvenile attempts at humour .\nbut where the overly ambitious writing makes a meal of things , the direction has the right ideas . this is a veritable modest budget movie , so the focus is kept firm on the actors and their punch lines . sahil anand and harsh nagar do decent jobs with their roles . they ' re average joes who just don ' t have a handle on life . and the sense of nervy blunder works great for them . monty though is a bundle of contradiction . he ' s supposed to be a happy go lucky guy with a penchant for bad behaviour . while ajaz khan gets the bad boy act bang on , he doesn ' t get any likeability to the role . he ' s too much into thug life mode and that makes monty unnecessarily brash and rude at times .\nfor over 6 decades , filmfare has been the official handbook on bollywood for their die - 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dar genre : comedy , drama released on : 06 oct 2017 . . .\nwatch soggade chinni nayana 2016 full hindi movie free online also known as : the return of raju director : kalyan krishna starring : nagarjuna akkineni , ramya krishnan , lavanya tripathi , k . naga babu genre : co . . .\ncopyright 2018 \u00a9 watch online hindi movies , dubbed movies , tv shows - awards , documentaries and more . all rights reserved . design inspired by skype . : )\ndisclaimer : urltoken does not host , provide , archive , store , or distribute media of any kind , and acts merely as an index ( or directory ) of media posted by other webmasters , users , uploders on the internet , which is completely outside of our control . urltoken was formerly known as urltoken\nthis email id is already registered with us with facebook . please login with facebook .\nyet another film that makes you wonder how it got made in the first place .\n\u2013 sandy and harry are thrown out of college because of monty . their characters get stained to such an extent that they are unable to get admission in any other college . after growing up , the two are unable to do anything in their careers , again because of monty . so , why would any sane person keep any ties with such a \u2018friend\u2019 ? and how come sandy and harry don\u2019t have a single friend in the world apart from monty ?\n\u2013 when your notorious friend , who has destroyed your life , offers to pay rs30 crore to fund your film , chances are you won\u2019t trust him . but sandy and harry aren\u2019t ordinary beings .\n\u2013 monty starts a business of illegal beer from sandy and harry\u2019s college canteen . if you are wondering how this can be possible , let me point out that this is just the beginning . he goes many steps further and starts a full - fledged prostitution racket using bar dancers from inside the chemistry lab , which , for some strange reason , is open to students only two days a week . and you wonder how the college authorities don\u2019t discover this racket for weeks .\n\u2013 to see anant mahadevan enter the scene in a film of this nature gives you a pleasant feeling as well as a shock ; both for obvious reasons . he is the only one who displays some acting talent .\n\u2013 a chudail ( witch ) emerges in the plot out of nowhere . and later we are told the film tackles the issue of human organ trafficking .\nlastly , you wonder how a project like this could get finance , since even big studios are facing a financial crisis .\ndirected by ezhil vendan , the animated feature neither comes across as an impactful dramatic story , . . .\napart from kapoor ' s intricate performance , the film on the life of sanjay dutt works mainly of . . .\ndirectors anurag kashyap , dibakar banerjee , zoya akhtar and karan johar explore different of of . . .\nby submitting this form you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of cinestaan . com .\nis an upcoming indian comedy drama film based on friendship which is written and directed by harish kotian and sandeep choudhary .\nis surely going to be an interesting film . it is the plot , the casting and other details that are giving us surprise in the film and its details .\nfeatures ajaz khan , sahil anand , harsh nagar and shalu singh in the lead roles .\nsandy ( sahil anand ) and harry ( harsh nagar ) are youth companions whose brilliant days are demolished or made uncommon , contingent upon how you see it , when monty ( ajaz khan ) turns into their companion . thus , the tale starts as a friendship tale and takes us into the film . the film has so many interesting moments that come as a breeze but then many boring and unwanted scenes dominate this . at whatever point monty comes in edge , inconvenience is not far away . at last , monty vanishes for five long years , and sandy and harry go ahead to wind up significant failures . sandy is frantically infatuated with a yearning performing artist saheba ( shaloo singh ) , while harry is an unemployed spouse who burglarizes transform from his better half\u2019s tote .\nhaving tired of being unemployed , sandy and harry now need to make a film on their \u201csurprising\u201d life , however don\u2019t have any cash . in bounced monty with a plan to make crores and fund the flick . thus sandy , harry , saheba and monty alongside his dad in - law ( the spouse is truant ) take a street excursion to himachal to empower the plan . thus , some interesting points cook up to give the excitement to the characters and the director failed to connect them with the audiences .\najaz khan\u2019s character should be a sweet maverick , yet the over - the - top acting he enjoys has him appeared to be aggravating , not charming . given the name of the film , the amusingness is required to be lowbrow , however it just hits an unequaled low . run of the mill ajaz khan discoursed are all there , however you\u2019ve heard all of them at this point ; so no point . sahil anand of roadies notoriety is better as the storyteller and harsh nagar\u2019s really young looking spouse act gets a couple laughs . shaloo singh grins more than she acts , and her part is bound to being the notorious pretty face . but it must be noted that all the actors have performed well . the climax ends on a dull note leaving a bad impression with us .\nmca movie review & rating : nani\u2019s mca ( middle class abbayi / middle class abbai ) is going to . . .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\ndirected by : harish kotian , sandeep choudhry produced by : baldev singh bedi cast : ajaz khan , sahil anand , harsh naagar , shalu singh , anant mahadevan , vaibhav mathur duration : 2 hours 20 minutes bollywood bubble rating : 1 . 5 / 5\nwhoever dared to sit through this entire film deserves a bravery award . this outrageous tale of three friends \u2013 monty ( ajaz khan ) , sandy ( sahil anand ) and harry ( harsh naagar ) \u2013 meanders around their adrenaline - charged escapades . however it is nothing but a drab teen drama about the crisis of the youth .\nthe writing , by the director duo - harish kotian and sandeep chaudhary , is amateurish and rash . the plot meanders aimlessly from one bad deed to another , with aplomb . laced with sub - plots that include a bit of romance and suspense , the gags are passable , and ultimately underwhelming . it gums - up all tried and tested , film formulas , from various prominent hindi films , in a very shoddy manner that eventually leads to gaping plot - holes and half - baked characters .\non the acting front , ajaz khan exhibits the chutzpah of monty with extra - zeal , that makes him obnoxious from the very word go . sahil anand and harsh naagar are perfect nincompoops wandering life\u2019s path , trying to put up the good boy act . ananth mahadevan is wasted , as dr sheikh in an organ - trafficking scam . and the rest of the cast range from bad to worse .\ntechnically , the film is poorly mounted , in all respects . with a title that is subjected to a double entendre , one expects a barrage of adult humour , but alas it is not so . instead what you get is a disgusting display of depraved and recycled gags onscreen which make you frown sporadically and keep you wondering if they\u2019ll ever graduate to making some truly entertaining and meaningful fare .\nbollywood has treated the audience to a number of biopics on great personalities . while some managed to intrigue us with their brilliant vision which let us experience a particular person\u2019s life just by sitting on a couch , some failed to leave an impact . nevertheless , when this man called rajkumar hirani thought of depicting his close friend sanjay dutt \u2018s life on the silver screen , his fans , including me , were merely content with his idea .\nsanjay dutt\u2019s life has been one hell of a roller coaster ride . from his estranged relations with his father to his drug addiction to his numerous girlfriends , dutt\u2019s journey is definitely worth being told . but executing the same while also keeping in mind to not disrupt it , demanded a lot of effort . well , now let us see whether hirani has sailed or sunk the ship .\nmoving ahead , we are exposed to sanju\u2019s ( ranbir kapoor ) side of the story - how the man was arrested under tada , the underlying reason for the same despite him not being the culprit , how the world and paparazzi framed him as a terrorist . here as well , hirani\u2019s product doesn\u2019t let you complain as every particular chapter of dutt\u2019s life is portrayed crisply thereby making us understand it well . not bombarding the audience with loads of information at once , the movie is like a jigsaw puzzle , step by step putting each piece in the right place and eventually completing it appropriately . there are some scenes in this movie that leave you heartbroken , for example , the one where sanju loses his mother and when he pleads or breaks down in front of his dad to help get out of all the mess in his life . these tiny and very keen details of sanjay dutt\u2019s life will leave you speechless .\nspeaking about the performances of the cast , i need to applaud each actor . even though there are characters that have an appearance for a minute in the film surrounding one particular man , they have their own space . ranbir kapoor , who plays the reel , sanjay dutt , has left me stunned and with no words to appreciate his performance . i am sure after this film , mr kapoor can be touted as one of the most versatile actors in bollywood . coming to paresh rawal and manisha koirala , they are the delight of the movie , especially manisha as she looks the crystal clear image of late nargis dutt . not missing out on vicky kaushal , jim sarbh and boman irani , the actors have purely done justice with this character . whereas dia mirza , anushka sharma , karishma tanna and sonam kapoor are the cherry on top with their simple yet crisp appearances .\nwhen you hear the song \u2018kar har maidan fateh\u2019 in the cinema hall , you will have to confidence to face the difficulties in your life with courage despite the failures , just like sanjay dutt . on the other hand , songs like \u2018ruby ruby\u2019 and \u2018main bhi badhiya tu bhi badhiya\u2019 make for a good watch too .\njust like the stellar acts by the actors and musicians , the scenes of the film are well crafted . kudos to ravi varman , who balances both the past and present mood of the film aptly . coming to the man who got all the above - said things in place , the director , mr rajkumar hirani , we need to thank him for not glorifying and justifying sanjay dutt\u2019s life on - screen and presenting it in a subtle way . no wonder this man has made a mark for himself as one of the finest directors of bollywood , owing to his subtleness .\nnevertheless , finally , giving out the final verdict - if you have been a fan or even if you are not a fan of sanjay dutt , do watch this movie - \u2018sanju\u2019 to brighten up your lazy weekends ! i bet you will have a smile on your once you leave the cinema hall . adios !\na decade ago , the famous duo abbas - mustan had treated the masses with an extraordinary vision in their directorial \u2018race\u2019 . produced by ramesh taurani , the movie had a complex plot with twist and turns in the narrative , good - looking men and their astonishing ladies . it had picturesque locations which added a lot more to a viewer\u2019s theatrical experience than they may have expected . with the movie collecting over a hundred crores , it called for a sequel , \u2018race 2\u2019 which released in 2012 .\nafter the magnificent success of the last venture , taurani took a risk by taking the franchise forward with a number of changes in the star cast and the director too . this time around , having remo d\u2019souza on board with a - list actors , the producer promised that the film will be x5 times better than its previous parts . among the ones who were lucky to catch salman khan\u2019s action bonanza days before its release were we , and now let us share our experience of watching this almost 3 - hour - long action thriller in 3d .\nsalman khan\u2019s latest outing , \u2018race 3\u2019 , offers a dhamakedar package including glamour and style with a - listers , who surpass our expectations with their power - packed performances . the extravagant locations , beautiful locales , the mesmerising songs , the electrifying chase and sizzling chemistry make for an international movie experience .\nthe movie is based on the story of a family that deals in borderline crime but is ruthless to the core . we are introduced to everyone\u2019s real face as they change with a blink of an eye . further , we realise that we are in a delusion as the things are not the same as they seem . moving ahead , we come to know that sikander ( salman khan ) and his family is on the verge of self - destruction or maybe it is some outsider\u2019s plan to destroy them .\nall in all , the movie is an a - rated piece with not just glam but also substance . the best part of the storyline is that the writing of shiraz ahmed is complete with a number of surprises and turns . it would be demeaning to point out nooks in the film , as it had everyone\u2019s eyeballs hooked to the screen from the minute it started . the one thing which is worth applauding is that every actor has been given enough screen space . the unique selling point of this extravaganza is that each character has grey shades ; they indulge in dangerous games making it an exhilarating cinematic experience .\nayananka bose , the man who has made this film larger than life with stunning locations which take your breath away , deserves accolades as well . no one can doubt this man\u2019s cinematography skills . the beautiful localities of uae are captured brilliantly by dop . the high - octane action sequences are top notch with thrilling chase scenes which are neat . talking about the music , it is very soothing , especially \u2018selfish\u2019 , which has been shot in serene place of india , leh ladakh . coming to the dialogues , they are \u2018seeti - maar\u2019 .\nmoving on to the performances , each actor has fairly done justice to their character sketches . but it goes without saying that salman khan is the soul and treasure of this action - thriller . the actor gets into the nick of his character and gives a hard - hitting act on - screen . anil kapoor is \u2018jhakaas\u2019 as always while bobby deol delivers a power - packed performance in his comeback film . jacqueline and daisy\u2019s action sequences are a sight to behold and their stunning outfits lured me to connect to their designers right away .\non the whole , salman khan\u2019s \u2018race 3\u2019 is a perfect eidi for everyone . and at the box - office , the movie is bound to rake in 100 cr over the weekend considering it is a festive one .\n\u00a9 1998 - 2018 zee media corporation ltd ( an essel group company ) , all rights reserved .\nby continuing to use the site , you agree to the use of cookies . you can find out more by clicking this link\nurltoken understands that your privacy is important to you and we are committed for being transparent about the technologies we use . this cookie policy explains how and why cookies and other similar technologies may be stored on and accessed from your device when you use or visit urltoken websites that posts a link to this policy ( collectively , \u201cthe sites\u201d ) . this cookie policy should be read together with our privacy policy .\nby continuing to browse or use our sites , you agree that we can store and access cookies and other tracking technologies as described in this policy .\na cookie is a small text file that can be stored on and accessed from your device when you visit one of our sites , to the extent you agree . the other tracking technologies work similarly to cookies and place small data files on your devices or monitor your website activity to enable us to collect information about how you use our sites . this allows our sites to recognize your device from those of other users on our sites . the information provided below about cookies also applies to these other tracking technologies .\nurltoken use cookies and other technologies to store information in your web browser or on your mobile phone , tablet , computer , or other devices ( collectively\ndevices\n) that allow us to store and receive certain pieces of information whenever you use or interact with our urltoken applications and sites . such cookies and other technologies helps us to identify you and your interests , to remember your preferences and to track use of urltoken we also use cookies and other tracking technologies to control access to certain content on our sites , protect the sites , and to process any requests that you make to us . we also use cookies to administer our sites and for research purposes , urltoken also has contracted with third - 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{"id": 115745, "summary": [{"text": "wall-e ( stylized as wall \u00b7 e ) is an action-adventure video game , the adaptation of the movie of the same name .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the game was developed and published by play thq for multiple platforms .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the game was released in north america on june 24 , 2008 , europe on july 4 , 2008 , and australia on september 4 , 2008 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the game was also released in japan on december 11 , 2008 , although not available on the xbox 360 or any pc .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "wall-e was well reviewed by critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the game 's best received version was the ps2 version , which scored 90 out of 100 on the metacritic scale .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "though the psp version was highly criticized , ign praised the adaption as \" ... one of the most solid film to game adaptations we 've seen in a while . \" ", "topic": 18}], "title": "wall - e ( video game )", "paragraphs": ["wall - e movie video game first hour walkthrough for kids full gameplay disney pixar playstation 2 classic wall - e explores the future planet earth and looks for survivor wall - es . fun game for children and family .\nthe wall . e game , came in very quick time and works fine .\nwall * e is poised to take its place alongside other pixar instant classics .\n[ pointing to herself ] directive ? 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[ turns away , then turns back , scanning wall - e ] name ?\nthe cozmo feels like pixar ' s wall - e , or any of the robot creatures wall - e encountered . it ' s like a speedy mini - forklift , with\nsunbeam : stand under a sunbeam to replenish all of wall - e ' s health .\nexplosive cube ( red and yellow ) : wall - e can throw an explosive cube .\n[ looks at his torso , which has his name on it ] w - - wall - e .\nbrother bear video game review for parents\n. . parentstv . org .\ng - force is a video game based on the film of the same name .\n5 stars for fast delivery from seller . my son adores wall - e & it ' s a fun game . . . challenging for adults even .\njunk cube : wall - e can create junk cubes from junk piles and use them to interact with objects in the envronment .\ncheck out this collection of photos we love from some of our favorite video games . see our video games guide for more .\nthe creators of wall - e and up once had an interactive division . why did they close it , and does it matter ?\nbased on the 2008 computer animated film from pixar animation studios , the video game version of wall - e involves playing as the lonely robot as he navigates a trash - tainted world and begins an unlikely trek across the cosmos .\nwall - e , aside from probably being the biggest family movie of the year , is also making waves in the video game industry by being the first localized video game to hit the current generation of consoles in the middle east . thq and pluto games revealed that the movie ' s tie - in game will actually have versions released in arabic in an effort to appeal to gamers around the region .\ngame would play would be tricky ; the genre - deconstructing horror - comedy doesn\u2019t initially seem friendly to any well - known video game formats .\nhealth charge ( yellow ) : wall\u2022e and eve can replenish their health by collecting health charges . they can be found in red or grey bnl crates .\nwall - e is a classic , but it will never appeal to people who are happy with art only when it has as little bite as possible .\nthe playstation 3 , wii , and xbox 360 versions feature nine explorable worlds . the microsoft windows , playstation 2 , and playstation portable versions feature eighteen worlds , and the nintendo ds features fourteen explorable worlds . the wii is the only version of the game that features 3 head - to - head multiplayer modes , while the nintendo ds version feature co - op modes playable as wall\u2022e or eve . as the player plays through the levels of the nintendo ds version , they unlock clips from the movie viewable at any time . the playstation 2 , psp and windows versions allow the player to use music to summon reject bots throughout the game . the story mode seems to alter the character ' s roles and features differences from the movie such as wall\u2022e can commonly use his laser , eve is tasered by auto ( while wall\u2022e being tasered in the film ) , wall\u2022e repairing eve ( in the film , eve tries to repair wall\u2022e ) , and wall\u2022e surviving getting crushed by the holo - detector .\nquite touching and entertaining , wall - e is not the masterpiece some claim it to be , but it is another remarkable film from pixar all the same .\nover all unless ur a fan of the film dont play this game , its boring , i just do it for the views , so for more wall . e follow the link for the playlist urltoken\nwall\u2022e : the video game is a game adaptation of the movie of the same name . the game was developed and published by play thq for multiple platforms . the game was released in north america on june 24 , 2008 , to europe on july 4 , 2008 , and australia on september 4 , 2008 . the game was also released in japan on december 11 , 2008 , although not officially available on the xbox 360 or any pc .\ncould be the start of a new trend towards noir style and imagery in video games .\nbelieve it or not , movies can inspire amazing video game adaptations . here ' s what we hope they ' ll try next .\namong its many wondrous achievements , the animated wall - e is a sci - fi trifecta : a vision of the future , a tale for our times and a blast from the past .\nwall - e videogame : players will take control of wall - e and eve through a fast - paced adventure based on the upcoming disneypixar film . the game will allow fans to relive some of the movie ' s most thrilling moments as they explore 10 worlds filled with non - stop action and adventure , along with head - to - head multiplayer challenges . players will recognize the storyline , characters and key locations from the wall - e film as they carry out intense missions , dodge dangerous enemies and navigate their way through a futuristic world . in addition , the game will contain new storylines and environments that movie - goers will not see in theaters .\neasysmx ps3 wired game controller for microsoft xbox 360 game system joystick joyst . . .\nconsidering all of the money behind massive movie franchises , reception to video game tie - ins for these properties tend to be . . .\nbased on the 2008 computer animated film from pixar animation studios , the video game version of wall - e involves playing as the lonely robot as he navigates a trash - tainted world and begins an unlikely trek across the cosmos . gameplay consists of using wall - e ' s distinct abilities to create\ncubes\nused to build platforms or to create distractions . in addition to solving puzzles throughout the solo adventure , up to four players can compete in mini - games ranging from timed races through space to competitive battles .\nnow that marvel ' s dominance has spread across screens both big and small , the next logical step is to take over the video game industry .\nlaser charge ( red ) : laser charges replenish wall\u2022e ' s laser gauge . look for laser charges when you destroy red or grey bnl crates . you may also collect these from the laser recharge stations .\nno movie can be a downer that fills you with pure exhilaration . you leave wall - e with a feeling of the rarest kind : that you ' ve just enjoyed a close encounter with an enduring classic .\nif wall - e has anything original to say , it takes place in the first 30 minutes on a planet heaped high with junk . but the parallels between fiction and reality are almost too painful to contemplate .\n, nevertheless perfectly encapsulates the philosophical core of the type of video game it should aspire to be . if the enthusiastic critical acclaim and high sales numbers of\nfor the most part , wall - e follows the plot of the movie , with earth ' s population having evacuated the planet due to overwhelming levels of trash and other waste byproducts of humanity ' s consumer urge . left behind are a horde of waste allocation load lifter earth - class robots ( or wall - es ) , who are tasked with collecting and cleaning the world from top to bottom so that one day , people can live on its surface once again . however , after hundreds of years , only one wall - e droid remains , lonely carrying out its job as best it can until one day , a ship lands and deploys a robot named eve , whose task is to search for life on earth . as wall - e falls in love with eve , eve discovers that he has found what she ' s been looking for and takes off for space . following his heart , wall - e chases her and essentially discovers a life outside of his sheltered world .\n\u201cgnomon was crucial in my success in the video game industry . being exposed to constant creativity , inspiration , and critique was extremely helpful for my transition into game development on the artist side of things . \u201d\nwall - e was released on june 24 , 2008 . it was developed by asobo studio and published by thq for pc , ps3 , xbox 360 , psp , nds , ps2 , mac , wii , and cell .\nafter hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for , wall - e ( short for waste allocation load lifter earth - class ) discovers a new purpose in life ( besides collecting knick - knacks ) when he meets a sleek search robot named eve . eve comes to realize that wall - e has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet ' s future , and races back to space to report her findings to the humans ( who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home ) . meanwhile , wall - e chases eve across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen . joining wall - e on his fantastic journey across a universe of never - before - imagined visions of the future , is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach , and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots .\nplayers control wall - e for most of the game and frequently find themselves navigating the little droid through levels that are practically obstacle courses filled with dangerous water hazards , pits or other hazards . as you move through these environments , you ' ll frequently find yourself tasked with different platforming objectives , such as hitting switches to move platforms for wall - e to jump on or throwing cubes into bins to open gates . fortunately , there are a ton of cubes that wall - e can generate from different vending stations , which will disperse one of four kinds of materials for these blocks . apart from the generic cubes , he can make heavier blocks , magnetized squares that repulse metal and charge cubes that are explosive , but power up pylons that open new pathways for him . wall - e is also incredibly compact , and can compress himself into a portable block for a variety of reasons , such as being bounced by pneumatic platforms or cylinders from one area to another .\nkhasawneh , mahmoud . \u201cuntapped opportunity : exploring the arab video game market . \u201d mashable . mashable , 04 mar . 2011 . web . 12 dec . 2013 .\nmerza , nour . \u201cdemographics , local tastes fuel arab video game industry . \u201d reuters . thomson reuters , 14 mar . 2012 . web . 12 dec . 2013 .\nartifact : collect artifacts while on earth and on the axiom . when you collect an artifact , you are rewarded with a humerious animation of wall\u2022e . you can only collect an artifact after you have seen it in first person view mode .\nwall\u2022e was fairly well reviewed by critics . the game ' s best received version was the psp version , which was 64 out of 100 on the metacritic scale . though it was highly criticized , ign praised the psp adaption as\n. . . one of the most solid film to game adaptations we ' ve seen in a while .\nfrom red dead redemption 2 and the last of us 2 to a mass effect reboot and shenmue 3 . the video game sequels we can ' t wait for . . .\nwall - e follows the story of a small , sentient robot whose sole purpose is to clean up earth ' s voluminous garbage . in the year 2700 , mankind has left behind millions of tiny trash collectors to make the planet habitable again . yet only wall - e remains functional , dutifully performing his task while collecting an odd assortment of souvenirs . his uneventful life takes on new meaning when he encounters a sleek , shiny robot named eve , sent by humans to monitor the clean - up progress .\n, but there must be something about it that would lend itself well to a video game . at the same time , this list will not include licenses that have already been blessed with fantastic video games , like batman , star wars , and james bond \u2014 the point is to consider the great games that could be , not celebrate the games that we have . with that out of the way , here are the top fourteen movies and movie franchises that deserve an amazing video game treatment .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\ngartner inc . gartner says worldwide video game market to total $ 93 billion in 2013 . urltoken . gartner inc . , 29 oct . 2013 . web . 11 dec . 2013 .\nunderwood , mitya . \u201chow ubisoft has set its crosshairs on the arab video game market . \u201d the national . abu dhabi media , 23 aug . 2013 . web . 12 dec . 2013 .\nthere are some things that are so cute , so heart warming , that you can ' t help but laugh or smile when you see them . when it comes to disney and pixar ' s latest hit film , wall - e , this seems like an innate response to the lonely droid that manages to find love and adventure through strange and unlikely circumstances . with such an engaging character and tale , you ' d hope that the game adaptation of the film would be just as good . unfortunately , wall - e is just another lackluster movie game with surprisingly weak visuals , poor design and loads of technical issues that doesn ' t do the diminutive robot justice .\nalthough wall - e ends with a very apt and moving nod to city lights , it is in fact pixar ' s answer to modern times - both a bravura summation of everything the studio is great at and a\nyou ain ' t seen nothing yet !\nstatement of purpose .\nthere isn\u2019t much in the way of film - noir styled video games these days . the only recent examples of note are the third installment of rockstar\u2019s\nthe toys are back in town and at last they ' ve got a video game to equal the brilliance of the movies . you can relieve the story from the new film if you want , but there ' s much more to this game than the usual film tie - in .\n\u2019s core plot \u2014\nthere\u2019s some dudes in a place , blow them apart with futuristic weaponry\u201d \u2014 lends itself very well to video games . and like\nwhile you ' ll control wall - e for most of the game , players will also get a chance to control eve and take to the skies . eve has the ability to accelerate and brake on a dime , as well as fire lasers at any object that gets in her way , which is quite useful as you ' re trying to clear a path through pipes or other confined spaces . many of these blasts are powerful , but they can be further augmented with another pick up that boosts each shot ' s strength for a short time . on top of that , players can deploy a power surge blast to short circuit nearby pylons or charge them up quickly , allowing eve to reach new areas . eve can even pick up wall - e for short periods of time to cross dangerous areas . however , unlike wall - e , eve isn ' t shackled by the ground and can fly in any direction , giving her full freedom to explore her environments as she goes about her tasks .\nhaenni , patrick . \u201creligioscope : religion and technology : video games in the arab world and beyond \u2013 interview with vit sisler . \u201d religioscope : religion and technology : video games in the arab world and beyond \u2013 interview with vit sisler . religioscope , 12 feb . 2009 . web . 12 dec . 2013 .\nincludes 23 items : disney planes , split / second , toy story 3 , cars 2 , pirates of the caribbean - at worlds end , lego\u00ae pirates of the caribbean the video game , tron : evolution , alice in wonderland , disney universe , cars toon , toy story mania , g - force , disney epic mickey 2 , tron 2 . 0 , cars , finding nemo , wall e , treasure planet battle at procyon , cars mater - national , chicken little ace in action , chicken little , bolt , cars radiator springs adventures\nzip , race and blast as you take wall - e and / or eve through a fast - paced adventure in the newest disney / pixar blockbuster movie , walle . explore 10 worlds filled with non - stop action and adventure , carry out intense missions , dodge dangerous enemies , solve puzzles and navigate your way through a futuristic world .\nit ' s hard to argue with that .\nwe spend as much on video games as we do on movies ,\nandrews later tells me , somewhat unconvincingly .\nguttridge , daniel . \u201cvideo games : arab market poised for growth . \u201d urltoken . the motley fool , 15 mar . 2012 . web . 12 dec . 2013 .\nbasic story of \u201cthere\u2019s some dudes in a place , beat them senseless\u201d is a very familiar one to video games . consequently , it\u2019s also one that\u2019s hard to ruin \u2014\nartion black wireless bluetooth game controller for playstation 3 replacement for p . . .\nsisler , vit . \u201cdigital arabs : representation in video games . \u201d digital islam . european journal of cultural studies , 12 dec . 2013 . web . 12 dec . 2013 .\nunfortunately , that ' s one of the largest downsides to the game , because controlling eve is infinitely more engaging than wall - e . with her , you can perform agile turns , loops and other maneuvers through environments . with wall - e , you ' ll find yourself frequently fighting two problems : controls that are sometimes nonsensical or affected by environmental factors that aren ' t immediately apparent , and an atrociously flawed camera system . first , let ' s handle the control issues . for the most part , players will be able to make their way through environments with a few exceptions : wall - e doesn ' t really have any kind of speed to speak of , nor does he have a lot of height to his jumps , so you ' ll find yourself just clearing certain leaps . however , when wall - e compresses himself into a box , his control can literally go out of the window . while you can influence his movements with the analog stick , he ' s frequently at the whim of the environment or the area he ' s in , which sucks when you realize that most of these have hazards attached to them or drop wall - e directly to his doom . it ' s even worse when you get to sections with magnetized walls or air jets , which practically removes all control from the player . you can push the analog stick with the same force and find yourself either crawling from one area to another or suddenly accelerated you faster than you expected , which can frequently force you to make a mistake or accidentally kill the droid . what ' s more , certain surfaces will appear to randomly remove any traction that he has , making it seem as though the robot ( who has traction treads ) is ice skating . this makes some sense when the areas he ' s moving on look slick , but when you ' re moving on concrete or metal and you appear to slide around , this is both confusing and frustrating .\nthere are only few games that would suit the middle east ' s morals more than wall - e . the game depicts family virtues through a fun and adventurous story line ,\nsaid luke keighran , thq export sales & marketing manager , in a press release . despite the fact that the area has been ignored by game developers as a strong market , thq seems to think that this might change in the future . according to keighran ,\nwe do hope it will be the first of a long line up for arabic titles in the future .\nthat nails it . don ' t get the wrong idea \u2013 brave : the video game is , as far as licensed games go , pretty good . and the concept ' s solid , blending the lego series ' family - friendly platforming with a 3d twin - stick shooter .\nas the games industry in the middle east has grown and evolved over the past decade , video game development and game localization aimed at the middle eastern market remains a tremendous opportunity . at first glance , the complexities of language , values , social fabric and an entirely foreign pop culture can , understandably , seem daunting to developers and publishers , particularly from a western perspective .\nmarc vulcano was senior animation director for the video game . he had just left sony pictures imageworks where he worked as a senior character animator for films like beowulf and others . before he was at imageworks he worked as an animation director and supervisor for big idea productions ' s veggietales .\nthe game boy advance version was released on november 4 , 2003 . it is a platforming game that was published by disney interactive studios and developed by vicarious visions . [ 3 ]\ndisney ' s brother bear critic reviews for game boy advance\n. . gamefaqs .\neasysmx ps3 wired gamepad for microsoft 360 game system joystick with dual - vibratio . . .\nwall - e gameplay pc hd - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pc specs : cpu : intel core i5 3470 3 . 20ghz box motherboard : asrock b75m memory : kingston hyperx 8gb ddr3 1600mhz cl9 dual channel kit hdd : western digital 500gb sata - iii 7200rpm 16mb caviar blue kx graphics card : msi geforce gtx 660 ti twin frozr iv oc 2gb ddr5 192 - bit power supply : sirtec - high power element plus 500w case : segotep raynor tower g1g green operating system : windows 7 ultimate edition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - game information : wall - e is the video game adaptation of the movie of the same name . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _\nhas by far the most potential as an amazing video game . for starters , it\u2019s the most action - heavy , meaning a direct adaptation would be a comparatively simple process \u2014 who hasn\u2019t looked at that incredible fight scene against the crazy 88s and wondered what it would be like to play something that amazing ?\nbrother bear - game boy advance - ign\n. . au . ign . com .\nfosmon game controller console 7 pieces tool repair kit , magnetic t6 t8 t10 screwdr . . .\nstudy face - to - face with industry professionals in courses specific to film and game production .\nthe more negative reviews criticised the game for being\npredictably devoid of ambition\n( x360 magazine in the uk ) . game revolution criticised its\nrepetitive puzzle design [ and ] bland visuals .\nrace , fly and shoot as you take futuristic robots wall - e and eve through a fast - paced adventure . from the desolate waste - lands of earth to the axiom space cruiser , throw cubes and blast robots and obstacles while you relive some of the movie\u2019s most thrilling moments and explore worlds filled with non - stop action and adventure , along with head - to - head multiplayer challenges . dodge dangerous enemies , carry out intense missions and navigate your way through a futuristic galaxy !\nthe groundwork that was laid by the early pioneers in middle east game development has paved the way for current western developers and publishers to successfully enter the space today , and they are more cognizant of the challenges and specifics of this market . one of the greatest challenges along the way included attempts at pure language localization that weren\u2019t met with much success . thq was one of the first western publishers to enter the arabic speaking market and quickly learned the necessity of cultural relevancy : ifirst localized title , wall - e , was unsuccessful , as it was marketed to saudi arabia , a country with no cinemas .\nmickey mouse clubhouse - full episodes of minnie mouse garden ' s color and play - ios disney jr . game\nwe like the move ( i and my 6 - year - old son ) . and he was happy when i ' ve bought the game . but after couple hours of playing he said that the game is boring .\nobviously meant for younger children , not much to do in the game , very repetative , no achievement or challenge .\nthis is a really great game which the kids love , like the movie . interesting and varied challenges keep them engaged .\nshortly after playing through brave : the video game , the companion piece for the new pixar movie , i was given the chance to ask the film ' s director and producer a few questions . one was right at the head of the queue . why does pixar , a studio that creates brilliant movies and clearly has impeccable standards , content itself with farming out the interactive side to third parties ?\nsurely one of the most critical sequels ever for activision . destiny has been a massive success , but it ' s a game that has had a lot of criticism leveled at it . even hardcore players have strong opinions on the shortcomings of the game , and bungie has a very steep hill to climb with the second game . it really could make or break the series .\nwe ' ve been assaulted with crazy - titled spin - offs and remasters , but the sequel the fans really want is strongly believed to be on the way in 2017 . as is to be expected , not much is known about kingdom hearts iii at this time , although it ' s been confirmed that new disney licenses tangled and big hero 6 will be featured . although not confirmed , rumors have also spread that titles such as frozen , toy story , wall - e , and even star wars may make an appearance . pinches of salt at the ready , though .\nacegamez rated the game 6 out of 10 , gamezone rated it 7 out of 10 , pc format uk rated it 27 out of 100 , and pc gamer uk rated it 62 out of 100 . [ 5 ] urltoken gave the game 4 . 5 / 5 , writing\nthe humor and adventure make the transition from large to small screen nicely . although the game is marketed to kids ages 6 and older , the gameplay can be challenging . our nine to fourteen year old testers liked the game\n. [ 1 ] jkdmedia of gamezone said\nthis game appears to be a fun , action packed game , with lots of cool mini - games that can be played independently . i say\nappear\n, because frankly , due to many technical issues in running the game , we didn ' t get all the way through the game . there is a lot of game here , though , with plenty of easy exploration and item collecting .\n[ 6 ] superkids gave the game a 3 . 0 for educational value , 4 . 0 for kid appeal , and 5 . 0 for ease of use . it said\nwhile brother bear is a fun - packed game that reinforces the importance of friendship and listening , it does not adress the classic 3 r '\n, and noted\neven if kids have not seen disney ' s brother bear movie , they will enjoy this fun adventure .\n[ 7 ]\nthe last entry of this list is , by far , the most obvious and necessary . given the meteoric success of marvel\u2019s movies and the sheer wealth of possibilities afforded by the large variety of diverse characters and settings , it\u2019s nothing short of astounding that someone hasn\u2019t taken any of these movies and made a killer video game companion . the transition from superhero action film to superhero action game seems so simple and straightforward that one wonders if there\u2019s some behind - the - scenes corporate intrigue blocking such projects from coming into fruition . why else would disney and marvel wait ?\ni am currently a full - time student attending st . edward\u2019s university in the pursuit of an interactive game studies degree , which is essentially a liberal arts degree for game design . i was raised in and around the austin area by two outrageously supportive parents , and thus i have learned to always aim high . as such , all of my professional goals involve reaching a point in which designing and / or writing for video games is the only things i do with my days . i dream of standing in front of a whiteboard as a creative director at bioware or naughtdog or sitting in front of my laptop hammering out the final line of dialogue to top off a three year game endeavor .\nsome of sarafian ' s points have to be conceded \u2013 the game ' s art style and enemy design certainly fit thematically with the movie . and the few cast members that feature in both game and movie emphasise the work that goes into the tie - in .\ngame of the film : recreate the events of toy story 3 in story mode , complete with all the new characters and adventures .\nreceived essentials version of this game , i did not order this as it was cheaper . contacted sellar and not received a reply .\nthe pc version is a 3d platform game published by disney interactive and released on november 4 , 2003 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]\nthank you for the quick delivery . the product was exactly as displayed and explained . my son is having great fun , while playing this game .\nwnd . \u201ctrouble in the holy land hezbollah\u2019s new computer game . \u201d wnd . wnd , 3 mar . 2003 . web . 11 dec . 2013 .\ndisney ' s brother bear is a pc and gba game released by disney interactive as a tie - in to the 2003 theatrical film , brother bear .\nwilliams , mike . \u201cmiddle east games market \u201cgrowing like crazy\u201d\u201d gamesindustry international . game industry international , 15 oct . 2013 . web . 12 dec . 2013 .\narrived very quickly and in pristine condition . would recommend the game , some parts are a bit repetitive but has a lot of different elements to the story .\nforget great pixar film , this is just a great science - fiction film period . the title character and eve make for a cute duo . kids will enjoy the charmingly funny antics while adults will be taken in by the film ' s surprisingly dark and biting social commentary ( obesity , commercialism , environmentalism ) . every scene from the desolate earth to the vastness of space bursts with some of the most beautiful animation committed to film . the robot characters are well - designed and manage to be endearing with very little dialogue . ' wall - e ' is a heartwarming love story combined with a great sci - fi tale and it remains a testament to why pixar is one of the best things to ever happen to cinema .\nyou can use this widget - maker to generate a bit of html that can be embedded in your website to easily allow customers to purchase this game on steam .\ngame to follow in the form of an adventure - horror hybrid , where the player switches between characters and makes decisions that determine who will survive the night . all\nthe world today is dominated by a constantly evolving , media - centric culture . ever since the 1980\u2019s the video game industry has been climbing the entertainment ladder , gradually overtaking its audio and video competitors in both revenue and social relevancy . in this post 9 / 11 era the societies of the middle east and its western counterparts have seen a rise in jingoistic virtual misrepresentations of foreign cultures . to prevent any further development of the divide that separates these distinctly disparate populations , the virtual gaming industry must find a foothold in the middle east on a local and international scale . as a historically unexplored market , the middle east offers a wealth of monetary and developmental opportunities . though both communities have already made significant headway in this endeavor , there is still progress to be made . if the cultural and economic obstacles that plague such progress can be overcome , the world will see the next step in the evolution of videogames and global culturalization .\ngreat game worth every penny and more , kept my grandsons quiet for hours . they ' re age 6 and 8 , we could hear lots of laughs and excitement .\nanother game involves bringing a block up to the cozmo , teasing it and waiting for it to pounce , then trying to pull the block away before it can tap it .\ntoys for two : two - player split screen mode lets you play with friends and family in the same game , either co - operating or just doing your own thing .\nthe toys are back in town and at last they ' ve got a video game to equal the brilliance of the movies . you can relieve the story from the new film if you want , but there ' s much more to this game than the usual film tie - in . the best bit of this game is the exclusive toy box mode , where you can play as woody , buzz or jessie in the role of sheriff in a toyland town . this mode uses all the same characters from the films but gives you complete freedom to play with all of them however you want - from exciting car ( or horse and dragon ) races to catching ghosts . one special element of the toy box is magic goo that can change the size of any of the characters , which together with all the other collectable objects lets you completely customise the town , and the world of toy story , however you want . key features\nthere are many big video games on the way next year , including a raft of new ips that have helped to make 2017 a highly anticipated year for gaming . among these titles are some very important sequels that are set to bring previously huge series back to life , and in some instances , sequels that have a heavy weight on their shoulders , having to make up for previous instalment\u2019s failings .\ngamezone rated the game 8 out of 10 , nintendo power rated it 3 . 3 out of 5 , and nintendojo rated it 6 . 6 out of 10 . [ 8 ]\nif the original nier is anything to go by , we ' ll have another very unique rpg with a dark , solemn tone , great characterization , and novel combat . hopefully it ' ll mix game styles as well as the first game , and deliver a story as absorbing . for some , this release is even bigger than the recent final fantasy xv .\ngame probably wouldn\u2019t have the clout to call in will smith or tommy lee jones for voice work , which is actually a huge advantage . it would force the developers to do to the\nmy 5 year old son ' s favourite game at the moment , a little tough at times for him but quickly picking it up . great value for money and quick delivery from seller .\nnot much is known about the game at the moment . protagonist morgan yu will find himself alone on an alien infested space station , all the while battling to keep his own sanity in check .\nthe realm of video gaming culture has been plagued by racially biased depictions of foreign culture for several decades . this issue has been most prevalent in the arabic - speaking world and the predominantly english - speaking regions of the west . i postulate that , in order to halt the spread of these xenophobic misrepresentations , the gaming industry must find a culturally aware presence in the middle east\u2019s local and international business sectors . the development of this presence has already begun in areas such as saudi arabia ( with the rise of companies like semanoor ) and abu dhabi ( after the establishment of ubisoft\u2019s middle eastern studio ) . the select few gaming corporations currently embedded in the middle east have already begun tearing down the wall of dilemmas , ranging from low employment and lack of investments to the need for cultural flexibility and insight , that stands betwixt them and their establishment of a globally recognized industry . if these organizations , and others like them , can give rise to a welcoming , affluent , and socially relevant market they will pave the way for a new era of enriched and wildly profitable game development .\nhowever , publishing video games for a middle eastern audience can yield positive results despite its challenges . reliable statistics for the region are few and far between , but the middle eastern gaming industry is likely worth somewhere between $ 1 billion and $ 2 . 6 billion in terms of revenue across software and hardware . western developers and publishers have the chance to successfully enter and influence a very green and receptive market , ready to be engaged and monetized .\ni kind of got more into the game , in the sense that there was more dialogue than in the movie ,\nsays kelly macdonald , who plays brave ' s lead character , merida .\nnicolas cage , tracy morgan and pen\u00e9lope cruz do not reprise their voice roles from the movie . also , bucky , marcie , kip , and the mice do not make an appearance in the game .\na titan in the upcoming flurry of sequels , bioware ' s next mass effect game is a sequel of sorts to the critically - acclaimed space opera trilogy . andromeda changes up the story , not continuing directly from the last game , but instead taking place a long time after . it ' ll introduce a new protagonist and a new galaxy , as human civilization moves out of the milky way . despite this , bioware has said the game is not considered to be the start of a new trilogy . it ' s also been confirmed that no original crew members will appear , nor will the reapers .\ngames have been met with overwhelming acclaim . it\u2019s difficult to tell which licensed game will be the next to blow everyone\u2019s expectations away , but there are plenty of movies and franchises that would make worthy candidates .\nit ' s a game fans of the series have been longing for for way too long . if reports are accurate , we cold see the return of sora , donald , and goofy sometime next year .\nfollowing on from the successful first game , the stick of truth , this new title will continue the blend of traditional rpg and the crude humor of south park that fans of the series loved so much .\nultimately , once the barriers of language and culture have been successfully understood and penetrated , the middle eastern gamer is no different than any gamer anywhere else in the world . the interactive experience sought and enjoyed in the middle east is no different than the typical fun , entertaining game developed for the u . s . markets . it is my strong belief that partnerships between western and middle eastern developers are the key to success ; with new marketplaces , stores and digital distribution channels , there is no reason why a successful game cannot \u2014 with a little bit of effort and insight \u2014 bridge the cultural divide for a truly global game experience .\ngames has tended to be harry potter himself . aside from the odd game based on quidditch , most harry potter games settle for merely adapting the exact events of the movies , thusly ignoring the massive potential of the\nalready injecting some classic fps action into the game industry with the fantastic reboot of doom , id is set to do the same for arena combat next year with quake champions , an online competitive fps for pc .\nin the movie , darwin convinces speckles to stop the madness and darwin uses the computer virus on his pda to take it down , but in the game , mooch goes inside the giant walking being and destroys it himself .\n\u201c the game features elements such as spectacular weather effects and cut - scenes from the film which will bring alive the world of brother bear . [ it has ] four worlds , 16 levels and unlockable bonus games . \u201d\nset for release in 2017 , with no exact period specified at this time , the third game is already looking like it could be a major hit , partially thanks to what looks like a very ambitious use of the cloud .\nwhile the local industry battles with the aforementioned obstacles , larger companies such as sony and ubisoft face a completely different set of problems . historically , international game ventures in the middle east have not fared well . thq was one of the first western publishers to learn the importance of cultural relevancy with its release of wall - e in saudi arabia , a country with hardly any cinemas . another instance of failed middle eastern market penetration can be found in the release of several \u201carabized\u201d mmo ( massive multiplayer online ) games that came to the middle east sporting nonsensical google - translated text , technical flaws such as the lack of unicode text , zero right - to - left support and no support websites ( khasawneh ) . when facing such a culturally rich market , international developers need to adapt their usual western approach to marketing and game design . clearly elements such as \u201csex , gambling , alcohol and nudity are obvious subjects to avoid . \u201d unfortunately for these western gaming powers , the list does not stop with the obvious \u201cas approaches to topics such as family , workplace ethics , politics and war\u201d must be delicate and thought out to avoid misrepresentation in the game environment ( khasawneh ) . luckily companies such as ubisoft have already taken this into consideration . local general manager of the abu dhabi studio yannick theler stated that the company\u2019s goal is to try to \u201cunderstand how the arabic people play games and try to localise the games if we can\u2026they play games and buy games already , but localising the products will bring us closer to the people\u201d ( underwood ) . this mission is not only the primary reason for the establishment of ubisoft\u2019s abu dhabi office but should also be the business model for any triple a developer looking to invest in the middle eastern gaming market .\nsaber ' s secret partner\nyanshu\n( who is really speckles ) does not talk to darwin at all in the movie . it is also interesting to note that there is not much difference with the voice in the game .\nby instead focusing on a deep combat system rather than constructing long , complicated levels . whatever form it takes , any game that stays true to the love of punching that defined the two films has the potential to be a great time .\nnew additions will include rage arts , a new critical hit system , and a new stagger system which allows the extension of combos with more hits following the stagger . this should open up the game for more fluid and fast - paced battles .\nlet ' s just say : want . a lot . and in the next few years , we ' re finally going to get it . . . the sequel will focus on ellie this time . she ' s out for revenge and will stop at nothing to get it . neil druckmann , who is writing the game , said that while the first game was a story about love , this sequel is a story about hate . sounds like we ' ll be going to some very dark places .\nwow , this game provides hours of entertainment wether it be through the main storyline or in the sandbox town of ' woody ' s roundup ' . there are so few games available today that allow you to play multiplayer with someone physically sat next to you and this game provides hope that it ' s not a concept forgotten by games developers . i ' m always happy to suggest it when people are round - and although it will guarantee you a strange look from a room of 20 - somethings , once you ' ve been playing it for 10 minutes it ' s undeniable how appropriate the game is for all age groups and the reception it gets is astounding . a necessity for any gamers library and you can finally defeat the evil emperor zurg in high - definition .\nspeckles fate in the end of the movie is to end clusterstorm and to help saber remove all the chips on the appliances , however in the end of the game , g - force celebrates their accomplished mission and speckles pops out alive , still wanting revenge .\nspeckles returns and admits that he has escaped from the garbage truck when he reveals to be the\nreal\nmastermind of clusterstorm in the movie , though he returns to help the team on their mission before he admits to be behind the plan in the game .\n, and the occasional indie game remaining in any significant capacity . 3d platformers can offer some amazing experiences , and while pixar has had some serviceable platformers made of its properties in the past , there\u2019s yet to be one that rivals the quality of the movies themselves .\nmicrosoft has also confirmed that the game will be an xbox play anywhere title . this means you ' ll only need to buy it once , but will be able to play it on xbox one or pc , and your saves and progress will synchronize across devices .\nrest assured , red dead redemption 2 will undoubtedly be one of , if not the best - selling game of the year , and given the quality of the original and rockstar ' s open - world titles in general , we ' re looking forward to it already .\nthe new story won ' t be focusing on the fantasy d & d theme of the first game , and will instead switch to a superhero - themed adventure . players will play as the new kid who wants to become a part of the series ' infamous gang .\ni was plesently surprised with how good this game is . most movie tie - in games are just awful , but this one is really rather good . the gameplay and voice acting are top - notch . be aware , it is quite challenging in some part ' s .\nwould be a lot of fun , and the perspective that genre allows could let players replicate the amazing fire reflection shot that worked so well in the movie . if developers could work the slo mo drug from the movie into the game , that would be icing on the cake .\nwe don ' t know a great deal about what destiny 2 will deliver , but we do know bungie is planning more populated and dynamic worlds with a big focus on making the worlds of destiny more lifelike , with towns and other settlements within the actual game world , not limited solely to public spaces , and more npc interaction . whether this will mean more story content , and an improvement on the storytelling as a whole remains to be seen . given the heavy tide of complaints about this for the first game , bungie would be crazy to ignore this .\nfurther reveals have introduced more of the characters in the game , as well as other elements , such as combat , puzzling , and exploration . the vr capability may also help make this a very different and hopefully much better resident evil , an entry the series really needs right now ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "flyboys ( film )", "paragraphs": ["a scene from \u0093flyboys , \u0094 which integrates filming from real life and digital effects .\nflyboys is a 2006 film , directed by tony bill , about american fighter pilots flying for the french lafayette escadrille in the mid period of world war i .\nflyboys flyboys films ltd . ; elstree film & television studios ; electric entertainment ; ingenious entertainment ; ingenious film partners ; skydance production ; produced by dean devlin , marc frydman ; story by blake t . evans ; screenplay by phil sears & blake t . evans and david s . ward ; directed by tony bill .\na good film is\na gathering of eagles\nwith rock hudson . a good sac film . i cut my teeth in sac in the later years but could relate to everything in the film .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie flyboys ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of flyboys ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in flyboys includes both lead and minor roles . ( 14 items )\nflyboys [ videorecording ] / flyboys films ltd . ; elstree film & television studios ; electric entertainment ; ingenious entertainment ; ingenious film partners ; skydance production ; produced by dean devlin , marc frydman ; story by blake t . evans ; screenplay by phil sears & blake t . evans and david s . ward ; directed by tony bill . \u2013 national library\nthe painstaking authenticity and appealing cast of flyboys can ' t overcome the cloyingly formulaic nature of its story .\ndouble negative created the exciting dogfight sequences in flyboys , which depict the first american fighter - pilot squadron to confront the german aviation during world war i . all images \u00a9 2006 electric holdings ( flyboys ) inc .\nflyboys cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of flyboys actors includes any flyboys actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each flyboys 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 flyboys 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 .\ndoes the film accurately depict charles dickens ' s writing of a christmas carol .\nour fourth film will be flyboys ( pg - 13 , 140 min ) \u2013 inspired by true events , flyboys tells the story of the lafayette escadrille , a group of american men who volunteered to fight for the french before the u . s . entered world war i and became the country\u2019s first fighter pilots .\nthe flyboys\nwas screened at the lds film festival in 2011 . it was released internationally as\nsky kids\nand had a domestic theater gross of $ 144 , 680 ( boxofficemojo . com ) .\nterrific film production , great story and acting . everything you could want in a movie .\nas observed in a previous review , a note at the beginnning of a film that it is\ninspired by true events\ngenerally means it will be followed by some very creative\nhistory\n. flyboys is no exception .\nthough the film met with commercial failure , bill takes comfort in some of the positive critical responses , and hopes for a better reception in the foreign markets . he also noted that the film\u2019s financial failure was disappointing , but his directorial work was generally praised , which alleviates some of the apprehensions about future projects . for instance , bill sent a copy of \u201cflyboys\u201d to tom cruise , who requested to see it and reportedly loved the film .\nbill likened the film industry to gambling , referring to himself and his colleagues as \u201cprofessional gamblers . \u201d\nflying high with alain bielik and the double negative crew on flyboys . view a five - minute dogfight sequence in our new vfxworld media player .\nif a great movie is defined by ,\nleaving the audience wanting more\n. . . flyboys is the must see movie of the year ! \u201d\nyou can support history on film while doing your regular shopping . just click on any of the following links :\nas history , i will give it a d . as a film , i will give it a c .\nflyboys has computer imaging and a fleet of vintage aircraft on its side , but it remains considerably less convincing than wings ( 1927 ) , and less exciting .\nflyboys is a 2006 war drama film set during world war i , starring james franco , martin henderson , jean reno , jennifer decker , david ellison , abdul salis , philip winchester , and tyler labine . it was directed by tony bill , a pilot and aviation enthusiast .\neverything you want\npremiered on tv as an abc family original movie in 2005 before being screened at the lds film festival in 2006 . buena vista home entertainment , a disney subsidiary , released the film on dvd on 2006 .\nhi all , maybe i was being too hard on flyboys . in it ' s own way it was a good film to introduce the average filmgoer to aviation combat . but the best film as i have mentioned is ' the blue max ' . made in 1966 yet it ' s flying sequences are superb . tells the story from the german side . urltoken best regards , mb _ avro .\nthis well - produced , engaging film somewhat overreaches itself , trying to turn a crackling adventure into a sweeping emotional epic .\nmeet the real people portrayed in tarantino ' s film and find out which parts of the story are based in reality .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nemma smith : my story\nwas still a\nwork in progress\nwhen it played at the lds film festival in 2008 . the film was released in theaters later that year and grossed $ 881 , 787 ( boxofficemojo . com ) .\nyearning for a time when warfare seemed so much simpler and more honourable , flyboys is a thrilling , spectacular ride - but only when its dull characters get off the ground .\nbill\u2019s latest project , the dog - fighting period piece \u201cflyboys , \u201d combined two of the director\u2019s passions \u2013 aviation ( he is a life - long pilot ) and filmmaking .\nthe 11th lds film festival will be held at the scera center for the arts in orem on jan . 25 - 28 .\nleading a generic character roster , franco ' s laconic texan may be more smug than stalwart , but so is the movie . a tie - in\nflyboys\nvideo game is now available , designed to coincide with the film ' s release . i guarantee that script will be better than this one .\nyearning for a time when warfare seemed so much simpler and more honourable , flyboys is a thrilling , spectacular ride . amazing aerial stunts they are really quite a sight to behold .\nmpaa rating : pg - 13 ; for war action violence and some sexual content . board of film censors , singapore : pg .\nthe readings will be followed by a screening of the documentary film thank you for your service ( i hour , 28 minutes ) .\nthe tomatometer rating \u2013 based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2013 is a trusted measurement of movie and tv programming quality for millions of moviegoers . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nsons of provo\nwas screened at the lds film festival in 2005 . it had a domestic gross of $ 120 , 488 ( urltoken ) and won the genre award ( best feature comedy ) at the new york international independent film & video festival in 2004 .\npretty good movie with some great acting and dialogue . why three stars you ask ? the film follows the same exact story as almost every other ww1 / 2 pilot film . it has the distracting love story tied in with the group of rag tag characters going through training and then dealing with loosing there friends in combat . i would recommend tuskegee airmen , and the red barron film over this one . there is nothing wrong with this film its just not in my opinion worth paying for . wait till the price drops or it ends up on prime\nreturn with honor : a missionary homecoming\npremiered at the lds film festival in 2006 as\nthe return .\nin 2007 it won best picture at the new york international independent film and video festival and grossed $ 103 , 601 in theaters ( boxofficemojo . com ) .\nthe september dumping ground continues this weekend with only one real wide release with the other three new films opening in 1 , 500 to 2 , 100 theatres . on the other hand , the one film that is opening wide has a shot at becoming the biggest film of the month .\nflyboys\ntells an old - fashioned tale of courage and heroism with the latest in cg technology ; unfortunately , critics say , the technology ends up overshadowing everything else . the film tells the story of a group of americans who volunteered to fly in wwi alongside the french . according to the critics ,\npaths of glory\nthis ain\u2019t ; they note that the cg effects are excellent , and the dogfights are exciting , but the story and the characters are far less involving . at 37 percent on the tomatometer ,\nflyboys\ndoesn\u2019t soar .\nat a master class session , bill discussed his notre dame education , but was dismissive of film school as a necessary way to enter the industry .\na truly great film today is only going to come from someone who , as mrmojok pointed , can bankroll it entirely and avoid the idiots who water it down for the lowest common denominator . munich , for example , was not a simple film . it had complex characters and a fairly sophisticated storyline - but imho it was a great film . had it been made in the normal hollywood style it would have starred brad pitt and looked like commando .\nabout the only thing in this film that ties into those\ntrue events\n, is the existence of a first world war and a lafayette esquadrille .\ncaptain thenault ' s scar on left cheek moves to the right cheek in one close - up revealing flipped film to make him look the other direction .\nthe errand of angels\nscreened at the lds film festival in 2008 . it grossed $ 195 , 184 in theaters ( imdb . com ) .\nwhat makes \u201cflyboys\u201d particularly unique is that it was made outside of the studio system , and was thus completely independently funded . bill is inclined toward what he calls \u201cthe smaller film , \u201d and while he admits that \u201cnobody wants to [ work within the studio system ] , \u201d he has often done it with positive results , among them \u201cmy bodyguard\u201d and \u201cthe sting . \u201d\nlove that gay top gun . i mean , you know , i don ' t love gay top gun , i , er . . . never seen flyboys or any of the harry potter films . neat huh .\nurltoken it ' s really quite good . it was only the second major film shot with sound ! howard hughes\nhells angels\n( not 81 ) sergio\nflyboys is a 2006 american drama / war film set during world war i , starring james franco , martin henderson , jean reno , jennifer decker , david ellison , abdul salis , philip winchester , and tyler labine . it was directed by tony bill , a pilot and aviation enthusiast . the screenplay about men in aerial combat was written by phil sears , blake t . evans and david s . ward with the screen story by blake t . evans . themes of friendship , racial prejudice , revenge and love are also explored in the film .\nthis movie has not been described as a remake of the 1958 film\nlafayette escadrille\ndirected by william wellman , but we can only assume someone , somewhere , sometime will say wellman ' s film\nprovided inspiration\nfor\nflyboys\n( which is always the best way to throw a bone to the copyright lawyers ) .\nlafayette escadrille\nwas wellman ' s swan song and , unfortunately , a rather tedious boy - meets - girl - who - turns - out - to - be - a - french - prostitute story .\nforever strong\nwas screened at the lds film festival in 2008 , then went on to gross $ 719 , 556 in theaters ( boxofficemojo . com ) .\nflyboys , \u201d which opened on friday , is a modest film as things are now measured . its ensemble cast has no eye - catching names . its director , tony bill , while a solid craftsman , has never been a major box office draw . and its budget of around $ 55 million , though substantial , is only a fraction of what studios routinely spend on their blockbusters .\nwe , my wife and i , saw\nflyboys\nlast night . we think it is the best film to come out of film makers in years . the action was just great . the love story was refreshing . we left the theater feeling good , happy , and completely entertained . so , the movie wasn ' t\nhistorically accurate .\nit didn ' t claim to be . complete accuracy is for documentaries . those men were men of courage that flew those planes . what men our great grandfathers were . we ' ll buy this one and put it in our movie collection .\nmany people complaining about this film complain about either the cgi effects and apparent over - use or just plain horrible ( in the minds of those reviewers ) effects , or they complain about the fact that the film is riddled with one cliche after another . i would say the film is guilty as charged in those areas , but that doesn ' t mean it isn ' t a fun movie to watch and enjoy . i love the early years of aviation , the old style dog fighting in bi - planes and the like , so i thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to go see flyboys on the big screen . while not the greatest film , it was worth the price of admission and was filled with enough aircraft acrobatics to be great fun . thankfully this disc comes with some interesting extras in the special features that help raise the value when considering a purchase . personal recommendation , watch for sales on this title and get a copy of this film at a bargain price . while i find it fun and worth owning in my library , the msrp is a bit on the higher side for this title , so you may wish to wait for a nice sale to grab your copy .\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\nsolid special effects and good acting by franco make this film good enough to be worth multiple watches . a story about wwi flying aces with todays special effects was long past its due .\nafter being screened at the lds film festival in 2004 ,\nthe best two years\nwent on to gross $ 1 , 163 , 450 in theaters ( boxofficemojo . com ) .\n< blockquote class =\nip - ubbcode - quote\n> < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - title\n> quote : < / div > < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - content\n> surpasses the bunk of that pathetic hollywood teen film : < / div > < / blockquote > i have to defend our american cousins on this one , because mephis belle is actually a british film . i was produced by david putnam and was financed , produced and filmed in britain . in fact i remeber a tv interview at the time with putnam where he came in for a bit of stick for making war film that didn ` t have british subject ( the film was partially financed with film council money ) . he quite rightly pointed out that as america was the largest market and there was no demand for a\nbritish\nwar movie it would have been a flop and lost money .\nthe film follows the enlistment , training and combat experiences of a group of young americans who volunteer to become fighter pilots in the lafayette escadrille , the 124th air squadron formed by the french in 1916 . the squadron consisted of five french officers and 38 american volunteers who wanted to fly and fight in world war i during the main years of the conflict , 1914\u20131917 , before the united states later joined the war against the central powers . the film ends with an epilogue that relates each film character to the real - life lafayette escadrille figure on whom the movie was based .\nwe will show movies about world war i each friday in october . our first film will be all quiet on the western front . usmc veteran michael spatoro will lead a discussion immediately following the screening .\ni ' m on the floor - - - which tarentino film is that from , fiv ? i ' ve always thought the screenplay of top goon had to have been written by some completely depraved hollywood screenwriters who deliberately wanted to make a military film with a tom of finland gay porn subplot - - - and succeeded beyond their wildest dreams . i ' d imagine the film is a gay classic just for all the near naked buff men . i ' ve always thought it was a joke from beginning to end - - - saw it one time , laughed my head off , and that was enough .\nfranco has great potential for this film . he ' s done well in dramas by first time directors - - just look at his role in the first film nicholas cage directed ,\nsonny .\nhis work in\ncity by the sea\nshowed he can work very well with mature , established ( okay . . old ) actors like robert deniro , so pairing him with jean reno makes sense .\ntitle from container . originally released as a motion picture in 2006 .\nbased on a true story .\nspecial features : audio commentary by director tony bill and producer dean devlin ;\nreal heros : the true story of the lafayette escadrille\nfeaturette ;\nlife of a minature stunt pilot\nfeaturette ;\nwhiskey and soda - the lion mascots\nfeaturette ;\ntaking flight - the making of a flying sequence\n;\nthe real planes of flyboys\nfeaturette ; deleted scenes ; theatrical trailer ; ' flyboys ' squadron dvd - rom game demo .\nthe real lafayette escadrille actually had a pair of lion cubs as mascots . one was indeed named\nwhiskey ,\nas in the film . the other , appropriately enough , was named\nsoda .\nacademy award winner and notre dame graduate tony bill came back to his alma mater this weekend to screen his latest directorial effort \u201cflyboys . \u201d bill has worked as an actor , director and producer over a four - decade career . his first major acting role was in the 1963 frank sinatra film \u201ccome blow your horn . \u201d after acting in several films , he switched to producing , and in 1973 produced the robert redford - paul newman classic \u201cthe sting , \u201d for which he won an oscar .\nthe film is gorgeous , and the producers clearly loved flying since the movie shows several types of bombers and even a zeppelin . unfortunately , the amazing aerial footage is not matched by the clich\u00e9 - ridden screenplay .\nnaim shaw , actor , and janna williams , usaf veteran and coordinator of the union county office of the veteran success center , will read selections from world war i and america , and introduce the evening\u2019s film .\nmore than 75 feature - length films have screened since the festival ' s inception in 2001 . some went on to box office success , some swept up awards at other film festivals , some were picked up by distributors and released on dvd and some quietly faded from public notice . here is a list of 10 notable films ( ordered by the year of screening ) that have met with success since appearing at the lds film festival .\nhi all , the subject matter of this film had great potential but it was wasted urltoken us pilot eddie rickenbacker scored 26 kills in ww1 . urltoken in my opinion this film debases him and other us pilots who flew in this conflict . it also debases the german imperial pilots . there is no record or evidence of a ww1 german pilot straffing a british , french or american pilot on the ground . but what does hollywood care about history ? here ' s another link to the ' blue max ' film made in 1968 . . . nearly 40 years ago ! ! urltoken i suspect that cgi has degraded cinematic entertainment urltoken best regards , mb _ avro .\nthe 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 .\nfull financial estimates for this film , including domestic and international box office , video sales , video rentals , tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services . for more information , please contact us at research @ urltoken .\nthe film ' s script , written by steven a . lee and kevin lawrence king , is based on the stage play\nsy ' s girl ,\nwhich was written by byu alumna natalie sado while she was an undergraduate .\n< blockquote class =\nip - ubbcode - quote\n> < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - title\n> quote : < / div > < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - content\n> originally posted by whiteladder : < blockquote class =\nip - ubbcode - quote\n> < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - title\n> quote : < / div > < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - content\n> surpasses the bunk of that pathetic hollywood teen film : < / div > < / blockquote > i have to defend our american cousins on this one , because mephis belle is actually a british film . i was produced by david putnam and was financed , produced and filmed in britain . in fact i remeber a tv interview at the time with putnam where he came in for a bit of stick for making war film that didn ` t have british subject ( the film was partially financed with film council money ) . he quite rightly pointed out that as america was the largest market and there was no demand for a\nbritish\nwar movie it would have been a flop and lost money . < / div > < / blockquote > original\nmemphis belle\nwas a documentary , and was pretty good for a war propaganda film . the later\nre - make\nwas lame , and a real b - 17 was lost during the filming . that ' s way to high a price to pay for that lame pos . i found fly boys to be a film in need of more isle seats . i did not last 10 minutes . sergio\n\u201cthe film industry is , in a lot of ways , a game of chance , \u201d said bill . \u201cif you\u2019re lucky enough to get a good hand , and you\u2019re lucky or skillful enough to stick with it , you can succeed . \u201d\nsaints and soldiers\nwas screened at the lds film festival in 2004 . it is one of the most commercially successful films to have been screened , with a theater gross of $ 1 , 310 , 470 , according to boxofficemojo . com .\nthey couldn ' t afford to cg even two different german planes , not even more than one skin for the one anachronism they did model and how many small , cheap details makes up for it ? the film should not have been made like that .\n< blockquote class =\nip - ubbcode - quote\n> < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - title\n> quote : < / div > < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - content\n> originally posted by whiteladder : < blockquote class =\nip - ubbcode - quote\n> < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - title\n> quote : < / div > < div class =\nip - ubbcode - quote - content\n> surpasses the bunk of that pathetic hollywood teen film : < / div > < / blockquote > i have to defend our american cousins on this one , because mephis belle is actually a british film . i was produced by david putnam and was financed , produced and filmed in britain . < / div > < / blockquote > i remember reading an interview at the time in which putnam said he had originally wanted to make a film of len deighton ' s book\nbomber\n, about a lancaster crew and their german opposition . however , the need to make a film that would appeal to the us market meant he had to go for the memphis belle instead . i ' m not sure what a film of bomber would have been like . the book is unrelentingly bleak and the part of the story that takes place on the ground in germany is pretty horrific . if he ' d followed the book it would have been a very different film without much of a positive message . cheers , rocketdog .\nthis was a cool film . i found it entertaining and informative . i did not know americans volunteered for the french flying corps during wwi . would like to see more films like this . like the billy bishop story . . just a thought . .\nmy girlfriend ' s boyfriend\nscreened at the lds film festival in 2011 after its october 2010 limited theatrical release with an opening weekend per - screen average of $ 5 , 150 . its trailer has more than 1 . 2 million youtube views .\ni didn ' t think flyboys was terrible . i was disappointed in the lame love story plot a la ph . . however i didn ' t watch it with high expectations to begin with . i knew it was going to be a film with more of an emphasis on\nentertainment\nrather than historical accuracy . so from that viewpoint i was actually able to enjoy it . memphis belle is enjoyable if you can let go of the hard nosed history buff persona and look at it from a different angle . mostly , a story depicting the type of hardships that bomber crews endured during missions over fortress europe .\nwe will show movies about world war i each friday in october . our second film will be war horse ( pg - 13 , 147 min ) \u2013 albert narracott enlists to serve in world war i after his beloved horse joey is sold to the cavalry .\nsubscribe to classic trailers : urltoken subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken flyboys official trailer # 1 - james franco movie ( 2006 ) hd flyboys trailer - a group of young americans travel to france to become fighter pilots in the lafayette escadrille before the united states entered world war i . mgm - 2006 welcome to the fandango movieclips trailer vault channel . where trailers from the past , from recent to long ago , from a time before youtube , can be enjoyed by all . we search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades . feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down .\nwhat was so frustrating about ' flyboys ' was the number details they got right . such as the references to ' archie ' ( not aa or ack - ack ) , the leader ' s pennants which he removed to go solo hunting after a patrol ( very authentic ) and the airfield itself . it would have cost no more to get much more right .\njust about everything in the video - gamey world war i picture\nflyboys\nrings false , although the planes certainly are terrific . the film takes a strong subject , the americans who volunteered for the french as aviators in the lafayette escadrille , and turns it into romantic slush . good thing jean reno ' s around to give it some flavor : as the real - life capt . thenault , the stalwart french actor goes about his expositional business with gruff panache . you believe this man exists in a 1916 universe . too many of the other , younger cast members are about as 1916 as\nthe o . c .\nthis was an excellent movie about a part of the 1st world war that i didn ' t know about - the flimsy planes that they flew and fought in . a brilliant film and i ' m glad that someone decided to make this and honour those men .\nneedless to say , it was out of question to try to film dogfights with vintage planes that were almost a century old . to create the exciting confrontations , director tony bill turned to visual effects supervisor peter chiang and vfx producer fay mcconkey of double negative in london . we did more than 740 shots in total , chiang recalls . we started by previsualizing the battle sequences there were six of them . at the same time , we adapted our pipeline to the fact that flyboys was shot using the new genesis camera from panavision , a high - resolution 1920x1080 , full 10 - bit log color depth digital camera , designed to take panavision film camera lenses . all our images to date have been originated on film . so , the new camera system meant that we needed to create a completely new pipeline . first , the sony digital tapes were input through a sony srw1 tape deck retaining the digital quality that was captured . second , a new look up table was needed to view the images the correct way . response curves from panavision were given to us so we could work out the correct viewing system . the rest of the pipeline was also adapted to the new format .\nfokker dr - 1 triplanes were never used in the great quantities seen in the film . the filmmakers used them because they were easily distinguished from the allied biplanes , and didn ' t want to leave viewers unsure as to who was on what side during these sequences .\nflyboys\nis one of those movies that tends to generate more questions than answers . the basic story concerns the adventures of the lafayette escadrille , young american fighter pilots who volunteered for the french military before the u . s . entered wwi . after consulting various crystal balls , tea leaves , and psychic hotlines , we found few more details about the movie , though .\ni admit i was a bit skeptical of the pre - movie hype , another \u201cindependent\u201d film boasting the true grit realities of war , a movie steeped in fact , based on historical events . the world war i film appeared to have it all : strong plot and interesting subplots , on the edge of your seat action , drama sprinkled with humor , attractive actors who could actually act , breathtaking cinematography , and memorial soundtrack , and a lion ( if you just go to view the lion , the price of the movie is well spent ) .\nhi all , just seen ' flyboys ' . what a pos ! cgi is a disgrace and the plot is worse . the best ww1 aviation movie imo was ' the blue max ' . this link mixes flyboy clips with the blue max . the blue max was made in 1966 and sets the bar as far as i ' m concerned . urltoken best regards , mb _ avro .\nblaine is given a small bear which he carries as a good luck charm . this is a reference to the 1927 movie wings , the first ever film to win the academy award for best picture , in which a pilot also carries a small bear as a good luck charm .\nalthough bill does not know what his next project will be , he hopes to direct another film and is searching for the right script . whatever he chooses , his history of critical acclaim will ensure his credibility and talent , whether or not his project is the next \u201cthe sting . \u201d\nin\nflyboys\ndirector tony bill handles his aerial war well enough . the numerous dogfights , however , are so souped up with digitally composited imagery that the thrills and the machines themselves end up diminished . and do we need such gimmicks as shots of bombs plummeting toward earth , photographed from the weapons ' point of view ? leave that morally dubious nonsense to michael bay and\npearl harbor .\nthis week at the movies , we\u2019ve got antisocial behavior (\njackass : number two ,\nwith johnny knoxville and the gang ) , hell - raising politicos (\nall the king\u2019s men ,\nstarring sean penn ) , fearless warriors (\nfearless ,\nstarring jet li ) , and flying aces (\nflyboys ,\nstarring james franco ) . what do the critics have to say ?\nin the scenes where the pilot crashes into no - mans - land , the germans soldiers are shown wearing spiked helmets . the germans abandoned these helmets in favor of the familiar trench helmets in mid - 1915 . they would not have been in use during the time portrayed in this film .\nall the king\u2019s men\nhas everything that makes for a compelling movie . it\u2019s got a great cast ( sean penn , jude law , kate winslet , and anthony hopkins , among others ) . it\u2019s based on a great novel ( by robert penn warren ) . it\u2019s got great cinematography . unfortunately , critics say , the superlatives end there . loosely based on the life of populist louisiana governor huey\nthe kingfish\nlong ,\nall the king\u2019s men\ntells the story of a small town rabble - rouser\u2019s ascent in politics and descent into shady morality . critics say the film is too bombastic to work , with too many vague characters and an over - the - top performance from penn . the film received a muted reception in toronto ; it currently stands at 15 percent on the tomatometer . and it\u2019s well below the 1949 oscar - winning original film ( 94 percent ) .\nurltoken flyboys ( widescreen edition ) : james franco , jean reno , jennifer decker , scott hazell , mac mcdonald , philip winchester , todd boyce , karen ford , ruth bradley , abdul salis , jean - philippe \u00e9coffey , tim pigott - smith , tony bill , david brown , dean devlin , duncan reid , james clayton , blake t . evans , david s . ward , phil sears : movies & tv\ni dont buy the ' people wouldnt go and see a movie that we would like ' ' bit . the blue max / battle of britain ( for the time ) / aces high / tora tora tora also saving private ryan / apolcalypse now / full metal jacket all great films . i believe all were succesful at the box office , and all will be far more successful than flyboys , i am sure .\nof course , the flyboys would never have gotten off the ground without the outstanding group of fresh faces posing as the wwi pilots . in training for their parts , the actors all took to the air in the vintage aircraft and were filmed flying , bringing the movie\u2019s realism to new heights . the young ensemble cast included new comers philip winchester , abdul salis , tyler labine , david ellison , and jennifer decker .\nin \u201cflyboys , \u201d as it happens , the explosions and scampering soldiers are genuine , though the zeppelin itself is a digital replication of a 30 - foot miniature . \u201cwe knew that we needed to do a real explosion with the randomness and chaos rather than a computer - generated explosion , which would have been too calculated and obvious , \u201d said peter chiang , the visual - effects supervisor who oversaw the scene .\nthe story about men in aerial combat explores themes of friendship , racial prejudice , revenge , and love . the film follows the enlistment , training , and combat experiences of a group of young americans who volunteer to become fighter pilots in the lafayette escadrille , the 124th air squadron formed by the french in 1916 .\nthis film could be the breakout that franco is looking for , just as\ntop gun\nwas for tom cruise . franco is about same age as cruise was he filmed\ntop gun ,\nand is in a similar place in his career .\ntop gun\npropelled cruise into the upper reaches of stardom after his big break in\nrisky business\nand decent roles in a few other movies . if it ' s any good at all ,\nflyboys\nmight give franco the same sort of boost after his big break in the\nspiderman\nfranchise , nice reviews in a few other films , and some work on television ( including a 2002 emmy nomination for his work in the television movie ,\njames dean\n) .\nurltoken flyboys ( two - disc collector ' s edition ) : james franco , jean reno , jennifer decker , scott hazell , mac mcdonald , philip winchester , todd boyce , karen ford , ruth bradley , abdul salis , jean - philippe \u00e9coffey , tim pigott - smith , tony bill , david brown , dean devlin , duncan reid , james clayton , blake t . evans , david s . ward , phil sears : movies & tv\nthe film seems awfully long , and is made much longer by our hero ' s improbable adventures that seem to require landing his aircraft in absurdly hazardous conditions to carry out daring do on the ground . the aerial combat , which is all cgi , is sometimes good , but mostly just too , well , cgi .\nhorrible movie . no respect for historical accuracy and as an action film was predictable and boring . the character names were historically correct and thats about it . not every german plane was a red tri - plane , there was only one of those . also , every character in real life actually smoked . revisionist crap .\nin its opening minutes the script of\nflyboys\nsets some sort of record for captioned scene - setters . first we ' re in aberdeen , texas , meeting our hero , dispossessed hunky rancher blaine rawlings ( james franco ) . ten seconds later in lincoln , neb . , we meet another future flyboy ( philip winchester ) and as he waves farewell to his love , the lady in question executes her contractually stipulated trot alongside the train .\ndean devlin and marc frydman are the producers , and they pulled together a reported $ 60 million budget for the film . devlin was a producer for\nstargate ,\ngodzilla ,\nindependence day ,\nthe patriot ,\nand\ncellular .\nall of these movies seem to fall on the\npearl harbor\nend of the spectrum , but frydman was behind\nboiling point ,\nnil by mouth ,\nthe contender ,\nand most recently ,\nthe jacket .\nso frydman seems to favor films falling the gap between art - house flick and cineplex mainstay . perhaps the direction\nflyboys\ntakes will depend on a devlin / frydman cage match . or do you think they ' d prefer mud - wrestling ?\ndigital design in the early phases of a project increasingly opens the door to digital techniques in actual production , even with films that seem to be steeped in the grit of real life . on last year\u2019s skateboarding film \u201clords of dogtown , \u201d for example , mr . chaintreuil assisted the filmmakers in building a pier in san diego .\nthe most famous of his directorial efforts is the 1980 matt dillon film \u201cmy bodyguard , \u201d a coming - of - age high school story about two unlikely friends . bill noted that he wanted \u201cmy bodyguard\u201d to be a more realistic portrait of high school life , eschewing typical comedic clich\u00e3\u00a9s in favor of a more character - oriented approach .\nto be honest , the film is not about the real lafayette escadrille , it is just a generic wwi aviation film that happens to feature americans fighting for france . cassidy is the squadron commanding officer because every single other veteran is dead , which is ridiculous . it gets worse . meeting the new recruits for the first time , the veteran cassidy informs them that their life expectancy is three to six weeks . the lafayette escadrille took losses , but it was not the suicide squad . i suspect that there are no other experienced pilots in the squadron other than cassidy because the script focuses on the young stars , and experienced pilots would have distracted from the young heroes\u2019 story .\ntoday i received an email from a friend who is not a very critical film viewer . he and his wife saw f last night . he thought it was stupid , idiotic , and grossly inferior to the blue max , and he isn ' t even a wwi flying buff . thought it was something for the children , not for adults .\nduring the air battles you see in flyboys , the french and english are in biplanes , and the germans are in bright red triplanes . this is so you , the viewer , can easily tell who are the good guys and who the bad guys are . however , most of the planes that the germans used were biplanes , not triplanes . as for the bright red paintjobs , not all of their triplanes were like that . you may know that the red baron flew a bright red triplane . this is to identify him as the leader of his squadron , and to identify him as an ace fighter pilot . the red baron also flew biplanes with a red finish , not only triplanes . making the good guys and bad guys easily recognizable in flyboys makes a better movie , because if everyone was flying biplanes the viewer might get confused . the viewers are lucky compared to wwi pilots . the pilots of wwi did not have the luxury of an enemy that only flew in bright red triplanes .\nyou forgot one thing about the\nbased on true events\ndisclaimer . through the film , you never see the french actually engage the enemy in the air , they stay on the ground and send the yanks off to fight . . . this in my opinion was not only true but quite accurate of the french , even by todays standards . . .\nyet , an hour into the film , i could hardly wait for it to end . i had an uncontrollable urge to not only research the young american wwi pilots dubbed the knights of the air . . . but an even stronger desire to find out how many of the aerial dogfights were performed by actual vintage airplanes , and how many scenes were computer generated .\ni\u00e2\u00b4ve read all posts . . . and i only have to say . . . pearl harbor and flyboys are simply a piece of s * * t . an complete\u00f1y nonsense of planes trying to bite the tail to others and making anoying imposible maneuvers . the \u00e2\u00b4human story\u00e2\u00b4 , as someone said here are simply an stupid teen question . simply a piece of * * * * . sorry for my bad languaje . . . . but i wasted money in the cinema for both . vista suerte y al toro .\nyet mr . haye , who is working on david fincher\u2019s new orleans - based period film , \u201cthe curious case of benjamin button\u201d \u2014 a project that uses only digital set designers \u2014 envisions a time when the entire field will be transformed by computer technology . mr . haye said , \u201cwith every production designer i work with , we move a little further in that direction . \u201d\nwithout question , the non - humanoid stars of flyboys were the vintage aircraft . with each trip into battle , the planes took on specific personalities as they struggled to outfight and out fly each other . i too struggled trying to differentiate between computer generated imagery and the real deal . with the exception of the zeppelin encounter , it was impossible to distinguish reality from computer generation . the director delivered on his promise of putting the audience in the pilot\u2019s cockpit . every aerial scene was an on the edge of your seat experience !\nthis film depicts the life and experiences of emma hale smith ( katherine nelson ) , including her childhood with a father who disliked religion , her courtship and marriage to joseph smith ( nathan mitchell ) , her life as the wife of the prophet and what happened following joseph ' s martyrdom . written and directed by gary cook . rated pg for mild thematic elements and brief violence .\nveteran artist program - \u201cvap takes artists who are also veterans , and propels their works and careers into the mainstream creative arts community\u2026we are based in new york city but are currently creating programming across the country to expand the network and visibility of veteran artists . vap focuses on : visual arts , performing arts , writing / literature , film / video , and new / interactive media . \u201d\nbut drafting such ordinary places in 3 - d had its advantages , particularly as the physical sets required digital extensions to make them larger . mr . haye noted that tom duffield , the production designer of \u201cthe kingdom , \u201d had never worked with a digital set designer before , so mr . haye wound up on the project for nearly a year , as digital work seeped into the film .\nthe anti aircraft artillery shown in use by the germans was not of any type used by any side in the first world war , nor was anti aircraft fire nearly as effective or accurate as shown . were any of the portrayed shell bursts as close as they appeared in the film , they would have instantly destroyed the aircraft with the combination of the explosive power , fire , and shrapnel .\nmr . chaintreuil , who began working in film with models and miniatures , said there were two levels of digital set designers . some \u201cpurely use the computer as a drafting tool , which means they\u2019re basically computer drafters , \u201d he said . \u201cthen digital set designers like myself get called in to do the incredible or the impossible . we get brought in to do crazy surfaces and things you just wouldn\u2019t imagine . \u201d\nthe flyboys \u2019 plot revolves around a handful of brash idealistic americans known as the lafayette escadrille . these brave young men volunteered their services , and often their lives , to fight alongside the french , as novice pilots in wwi . reinventing 1917 france was not an easy endeavor , especially on a shoestring budget . it called for innovative and dedicated movie enthusiasts , like director tony bill and writers phil sears , blake t . evans , and david s . ward , who filmed the movie on the 300 , 000\u2013acre stanford training area in britain , with a cast of virtually unknowns .\njet li has come to personify a specific film subgenre : the historical martial arts epic .\nhero\nand the\nonce upon a time in china\nmovies were marked by sweeping visuals and li\u2019s remarkable athleticism . but the star says he\u2019s no longer making that type of picture ; if that\u2019s the case , critics say\nfearless\nmakes for one heck of a swan song . the film tells the tale of a great martial arts master who looks inward after succumbing to his own ego and the murder of his family . the scribes say\nfearless\nis quite a show , with remarkable action sequences and an interesting philosophical undercurrent .\nfearless\nis currently at 70 percent on the tomatometer . and it\u2019s li\u2019s third consecutive fresh american release , following\nunleashed\n( 68 percent ) and\nhero\n( 94 percent ) .\nflyboys was made early in james franco\u2019s career , and he was not ready to play the lead . nor is he believable as a bad boy . however , the writers did their best to give rawlins as many opportunities to be heroic as possible . learning that the germans have penetrated french territory , rawlings makes a nighttime flight to evacuate lucienne , who had chosen to be rescued by the hero , instead of simply leaving with the rest of the refugees . the escape from the germans who have taken over her house is probably supposed to be thrilling , but it is merely blah .\nour third film will be in love and war ( pg - 13 , 115 min ) \u2013 the epic love story about ernest hemingway and the romance which inspired him to write his masterpiece a farewell to arms . a story of desperate love and imminent danger , it chronicles the relationship between the 18 - year old hemingway and agnes von kurowsky , the medical aide who nursed him back to health after a devastating battlefield injury ."]}
{"id": 115767, "summary": [{"text": "the exorcism of molly hartley is a 2015 american supernatural horror film written by matt venne and directed by steven r. monroe .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is a sequel to the 2008 film the haunting of molly hartley .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it was released on digital hd on october 9 , 2015 and on blu-ray on october 20 , 2015 . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "the exorcism of molly hartley", "paragraphs": ["exorcism of molly hartley sarah lind steven r . monroe the exorcism of molly hartley\nexorcism of molly hartley , the exorcism of molly hartley , and the exorcism of molly hartley ( 2015 ) all redirect to this page .\nheadhunter ' s horror house wiki has a collection of images related to exorcism of molly hartley , the .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for the exorcism of molly hartley . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\ndaily dead . com ; the exorcism of molly hartley set visit report ; october 20th , 2015 ; derek anderson .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about the exorcism of molly hartley !\nthe exorcism of molly hartley was released on dvd ( region 1 format ) and blu - ray on october 20th , 2015 . [ 3 ]\nthe exorcism of molly hartly was filmed in an actual former psychiatric institution in brandon , manitoba .\nthe darkness comes for her again as twentieth century fox home entertainment prepares the sequel to 2008\u2019s the haunting of molly hartley .\nthe exorcism of molly hartley was filmed in winnipeg , manitoba , canada . [ 1 ] scenes of the mental health facility exterior were shot at the millennium centre in winnipeg . [ 2 ]\nnow all grown up , molly hartley has fallen under the possession of an evil spirit . molly ' s only hope is to get an exorcism from a fallen priest before the devil completely takes her .\nbloody disgusting has the exclusive extended trailer and artwork premiere for the exorcism of molly hartley , which arrives on digital hd october 9 and on blu - ray and dvd october 20 .\nno one ( and we mean no one ) was asking for a sequel to the 2008 pg - 13 horror film the haunting of molly hartley , but 20th century fox felt like the horror genre was lacking just one more possession film , so they dug the haunting of molly hartley up in order to give it this unnecessary , lazy sequel . we know how much all of you were dying to know whatever happened to molly hartley , so we thought we would save you the time of having to sit through this slog of a film known as the exorcism of molly hartley and just tell you !\na sequel , the exorcism of molly hartley , was released direct - to - dvd on october 9 , 2015 . the film , directed by steven r . monroe , stars sarah lind as molly with a supporting cast of devon sawa , gina holden , and jon cor .\ntags : 2015 , devon sawa , film , gina holden , horror , movie , peter macneill , review , reviews , sarah lind , steven r . monroe , supernatural , the exorcism of molly hartley\nhorror sequel to the 2008 film ' the haunting of molly hartley ' . imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital after committing a double murder , molly hartley ( sarah lind ) finds herself the subject of a planned exorcism to rid her of the demons possessing her . as father john barrow ( devon sawa ) , who is also a patient in the institution , prepares to exorcise molly , some fear that she is too far gone to be brought back . . .\nlest you thought this was the end of the film , the exorcism of molly hartley puts a sequel tease in it\u2019s final frame ( maybe to be released in another seven years ) . a devil bug manages to escape the room where molly was rescued from , fly to a school bus and crawl into the ear of an unsuspecting female student .\njd : bringing\nwhy\nto molly hartley , paul , is like bringing a cat to a gun fight .\nonce the exorcism really gets going , there\u2019s a lot of holy water and a lot of growling and writhing around .\na continuation of the haunting of molly hartley , this poor gal just can\u2019t catch a break . but this may be her last chance at being cleansed of the demon , and a priests redemption at doing the lords work .\nthe doctor tells barrow that she will \u201csign his release papers\u201d if he performs the exorcism .\ni won ' t keep this disc ; it ' s a perfectly ok movie that i ' ll never feel the need to watch again and nothing more . but the fact that it actually paid off / made up for the wonkiest thing about the original really tickled me , and ( spoiler ? ) i liked how they set up a 3rd film , showing that molly might still be possessed or whatever , and also showing another girl seemingly being picked to be next . hell maybe they can branch off and do both - do a series of\nthe exorcism of _ _ _ _ _ _\nfilms and more _ _ _ _ _ _ ' s of molly hartley . the death of molly hartley , the resurrection of molly hartley , the inquisition of molly hartley . . . the possibilities are endless ! and , apparently , potentially enjoyable !\nthe priest said the protestant version of the lord ' s prayer , instead of the catholic version .\n\u201cwhat is most depressing about the existence of the exorcism of molly hartley is that people are going to confuse this with the infinitely better the exorcism of emily rose . we must all stop this from happening , and now your curiosity has been indulged you can move on with your lives . please don\u2019t watch this festering turd of a film and certainly don\u2019t give it any money . \u201d trace thurman , bloody disgusting\ntaking place years after the haunting of molly hartley , who now , as an adult , has fallen under the possession of an evil spirit and must be exorcised by a fallen priest before the devil completely takes her .\nspecial features \u2022 exorcism : beyond one truth \u2013 sit down with professionals and religious experts to gather facts about demonic possession and debate whether it is a form of psychosis or if there is something more sinister involved \u2022 clovesdale institute : classified security camera footage \u2013 follow dr . laurie hawthorne as she checks in with each of her patients through security camera footage giving fans full view of the origins of molly\u2019s exorcism \u2022 hartley admission hospital \u2022 surveillance of fr . barrow \u2022 dr . hawthorne visits m . hartley \u2022 fr . barrow performs exorcism rite part 1 \u2022 fr . barrow performs exorcism rite part 2 \u2022 fr . barrow performs exorcism rite part 3 \u2022 director diaries \u2013 follow director steven r . monroe as he shoots some of the film\u2019s most intense scenes \u2022 makeup fx \u2022 the exorcism \u2022 the black church \u2022 the facility\nwhat bothers me about many of these exorcism movies always depict the victims as horribly defaced . what gives ?\nspoilers ahead . the exorcism of molly hartley is directed by steven r . monroe ( i spit on your grave , 2010 ) and stars sarah lind ( wolfcop ) , devon sawa ( final destination ) and gina holden ( final destination 3 ) . the film takes place takes place six years after molly has graduated from high school .\nmolly is taken into custody and transferred to the same catholic mental institution as the priest .\nthe exorcism of molly hartley [ dvd ] : urltoken sarah lind , devon sawa , gina holden , peter macneill , daina leitold , julia arkos , steven r . monroe , justin bursch , mike elliott , greg holstein , kim todd : dvd & blu - ray\nmeanwhile when we meet the titular molly hartley ( sarah lind ) she is doing tequila shots to celebrate a birthday party with her expository - dialogue - spouting friends .\nthe exorcism of molly hartley is a great movie with all that you would expect . acting , characters and plot all in a bottle of awesome sauce . this demon will have you hiding behind a pillow all night . if you are a fan of demons and a good twist this one is for you . grab a brew pull out the bible and hang that cross because molly is waiting .\nwhat is most depressing about the existence of the exorcism of molly hartley is that people are going to confuse this with the infinitely better the exorcism of emily rose . we must all stop this from happening , and now your curiosity has been indulged you can move on with your lives . please don\u2019t watch this festering turd of a film and certainly don\u2019t give it any money . maybe this will show studios that we want better possession movies . one can dream , can\u2019t one ?\ntrace thurman of bloody disgusting gave the film a negative review , noting that\nno one ( and we mean no one ) was asking for a sequel to the 2008 pg - 13 horror film the haunting of molly hartley .\n[ 2 ] adam lee price of fangoria was more mixed in his review , stating that\nthe film did have its moments\nwhile remarking that it was\nan in - title - only sequel\nto the haunting of molly hartley . [ 3 ]\nthis movie lifts scenes directly from the exorcist . the opening scene involves an exorcism of a young woman tied to a bed in a second floor bedroom . one priest dies and is likewise thrown out the window ( in the exorcist , it was two different characters for whom this fate befell ) . the possessed molly hartley projectile vomits thick green fluid , much the same way regan macneil did in the exorcist . some of father barrow ' s lines during the rites of exorcism are rhythmically similar to those spoken by lankester merrin and damian karras in the exorcist .\n) the unrated blu - ray and dvd features bonus features including a sit - down with experts to discuss the origins of demonic possession , bonus security camera footage giving fans a closer look into molly\u2019s exorcism and director diaries showcasing some of the best scenes from the film .\nbecause the director falls in love with the low - angle between - the - feet shot , a number of scenes are filmed with molly\u2019s feet framing the action .\nthe suicide death of janet jones bears some similarity to the death of damien thorn ' s nanny in the omen . both franchises also use the symbology of dead birds to signify the presence of a demonic power .\nthe trailer , which originally debuted at the san diego comic - con , has shades of the omen and the exorcist , and is filled with all sorts of crazy imagery . the biggest selling point , however , is that those who witnessed the haunting / possession can now experience the exorcism\u2026\nmolly hartley is all grown up , but the unholy demon inside her lives on . six years after graduating high school - and discovering that a secret pact assigned her soul to the devil - molly is suspected of murder and confined to a mental hospital , where she wreaks supernatural havoc on the staff and patients . her only hope is an exorcism by a defrocked priest looking to redeem himself and save molly ' s life before her hideous\ntransformation\nis complete . . . but satan has other plans !\nmolly hartley ( sarah lind ) is all grown up , but the unholy demon inside her lives on . six years after graduating high school - and discovering that a secret pact assigned her soul to the devil - molly is suspected of murder and confined to a mental hospital , where she wreaks supernatural havoc on the staff and patients . her only hope is an exorcism by a defrocked priest ( devon sawa ) looking to redeem himself and save molly\u2019s life before her hideous \u201ctransformation\u201d is complete . . . but satan has other plans !\nsuch truths are at the center of this intriguing and perplexing movie , which is based on the true story of a priest who was accused of murder after a teenage girl died during an exorcism . if the priest is correct and the girl was possessed by a demon , he is innocent . if the authorities called by the prosecution are correct , she died of psychotic epileptic disorder , and the priest created complications leading to her death . if , on the other hand , exorcism theory is correct , drugs given to the girl to treat her\ndisorder\nmade her immune to exorcism and led to her death .\nin this chilling sequel to 2008 ' s the haunting of molly hartley , molly ( sarah lind ) is all grown up but the demons that have been plaguing her since her teenage years are not done with her yet . this time it ' s the devil himself who wants to take total possession of her mind and body and now molly finds herself locked in a mental ward , wreaking havoc on the doctors and patients . her only way out is an exorcism performed by a defrocked priest ( devon sawa ) who is seeking redemption for his past sins . directed by steven r . monroe .\nthe haunting of molly hartley is a 2008 american supernatural horror film written by john travis and rebecca sonnenshine and directed by mickey liddell . the film , starring haley bennett , chace crawford , annalynne mccord , and jake weber , was a critical failure but a mild commercial success .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\nwhen molly starts speaking as the devil , we realize that the devil is kind of a dick , and isn\u2019t nearly as witty as he thinks he is .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nthe scene fades out , the sun is up and there is banging on molly\u2019s front door . we see molly laying in her bed , completely hungover and her sex partners are gone . as the viewer we think they just slipped away to avoid the awkward walk of shame . but then , two officers come to molly\u2019s door asking to come in and look around because her neighbors were complaining about a noise disturbance . one of the officers decides to check out molly\u2019s apartment , while the other stays behind with molly . without dragging it out anymore the police officer finds both of molly\u2019s partners brutally murdered in her bathtub . molly isn\u2019t shocked , she seems absentminded and has no clue on what\u2019s going on . the officers asks molly if she killed the people in the bathtub , she says \u201c no , i didn\u2019t kill them\u2026 . \u201d then her voice switches to a demonic tone and she states \u201c we did . \u201d and that\u2019s when they haul her off to psychiatric hospital to be evaluated . from then on , the film is filled with supernatural calamity and over time , molly changes into something outrageous , wicked , and dangerous .\nface molly tries to seduce barrow , he says \u201cyou can\u2019t seduce me demon . \u201d\nafter celebrating her new partnership at work , molly takes a couple home for a threesome , providing plenty of female t & a , but cuts away the second the man removes his pants . needless to say , those two people end up dead in molly\u2019s bathtub full of blood . the police show up the next morning for a noise complaint that was reported the night before and then proceed to search molly\u2019s house without a warrant . that\u2019s some great police work . when they find the corpses , they send molly to a catholic mental institution ( the film just skips over her trial ) .\nrather than explore a life where molly is now an apostle of satan , the exorcism of molly hartley chooses to be yet another generic possession film , filled with tropes we have seen countless times before , ever since the exorcist came out nearly 50 years ago . six years have passed since the first film ended , and molly is now a partner at the financial firm she works at . little does she know that it is about to be six years , six days and six hours since her 18th birthday , which means that the devil , whom she was impregnated with at that time ( wait , what ? that wasn\u2019t discussed in the first film ! ) is ready to be born . i swear i\u2019m not making this up\nit all begins with two priests trying to perform an exorcism on a pregnant woman who is tied to a bed .\nlike molly gets all gross and snotty - looking , belches then vomits on her doctor .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\njohn\u2019s horror corner : city of the living dead ( 1980 ; aka paura nella citt\u00e0 dei morti viventi , the gates of hell ) , lucio fulci\u2019s second gory italian zombie movie and the opening film of his gate of hell trilogy .\ni remember watching the haunting of molly hartley years ago , which was alright and me being me i had to give this movie a shot . it was pretty good up until like the last minute which was a typical ending for this type of movie . now it had its moments of originality but a lot of scenes made me think the exorcist , green vomit stains around the mouth , the discoloration of her face , letters forming on the skin then it disappears , the breaking of the restraints and rising above a bed . this movie was not bad but not good either . to me this movie wasn ' t that scary and kind of predictable , but it still had some interesting scenes . i thought it was kind of slow but had its moments for me to keep watching until the end . i gave this movie a 5 out of 10 rating because like i said it wasn ' t absolutely horrible but not a terrifying exorcism movie\nthe film begins with an exorcism that father barrow had already begun . father james , who is supposed to be assisting with this exorcism , seems a bit jittery about the whole situation . the demon within the woman senses that and tricks him and the whole situation takes a turn for the worse , which ends in father barrow and the woman\u2019s bodies splattered across the front driveway cement . as a result father james is sent to a psychiatric hospital to recover .\nbarrow returns the container to davies , who places it in his basement for safekeeping . barrow notices davies ' book on satanism and how the letters on the cover match the letters on molly ' s forehead during the exorcism . davies explains this is\nleviathan\n, the fourth book of the satanic bible that explains the antichrist will be born after the worst sin committed , matricide , is committed on the\nmother of the devil\nor the person whose body was used to incubate the devil . barrow demands to see the box , but upon opening the container , he finds that the box has been replaced with a large stone . davies hits barrow , knocking him out . meanwhile , molly wakes up and discovers the other patients in her room have possessed - like eyes . she is dragged by an orderly and is taken to an underground room .\nconveniently , at this same institution is father barrow ( devon sawa , looking particularly embarrassed to be here ) , who was placed there after an exorcism gone wrong led to the deaths of another priest and a young woman . to be clear , barrow pled insanity to be put in the institution over actual prison , yet when molly starts displaying signs of possession , her therapist ( gina holden , of saw 3d and the very underrated harper\u2019s island ) thinks it\u2019s alright to have barrow , a man who is certifiably insane , perform an exorcism on her .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthere should be a joke here about molly\u2019s previously - established fluid sexuality , but i can\u2019t seem to find it under all of her fluids .\nor , as the doctor says to the priest : \u201cshe wouldn\u2019t have any of that knowledge . \u201d\nto make a long story short ( too late ) , molly gets kidnapped by the chaplain of the institution ( peter macneill ) , who is revealed to be a follower of satan . during the ritual , the therapist appears ( literally out of nowhere ) and impales him with a pipe , and uses his body as a human shield against his disciples . then a bunch of bugs fly around and the evil disappears .\nhe has authorization from the archdiocese , but after he is charged with murder the church authorities order him to accept plea bargaining and create as little scandal for the church as possible . the church is curiously ambivalent about exorcism . it believes that the devil and his agents can be active in the world , it has a rite of exorcism , and it has exorcists . on the other hand , it is reluctant to certify possessions and authorize exorcisms , and it avoids publicity on the issue . it ' s like those supporters of intelligent design who privately believe in a literal interpretation of genesis , but publicly distance themselves from it because that would undermine their plausibility in the wider world .\nwe then jump to a dimly lit , crowded night club where see molly hartley , who is partying it up for her 24th birthday . she is all grown up living a successful life ! she\u2019s beautiful , well dressed , graduated at the top of her class and has just made partner at a very prosperous company ! everything seems to be perfect for molly but things will not remain that way . while partying with some close friends , molly meets a random woman who is interested in getting in her panties but molly doesn\u2019t seem to mind ! her friends do seem to mind , though . molly takes home that random woman and a man home for a threesome at her luxurious , sky high , beautiful loft apartment . for the perverts out there , we don\u2019t get to see their sexy time . sorry .\n\u201cthis hollow , straight - to - dvd effort doesn\u2019t bother to make the characters relatable or interesting like the exorcist . it doesn\u2019t even try to address the conflicts of faith and law like the heartbreaking exorcism of emily rose . frankly , this movie doesn\u2019t care about being any good , and you shouldn\u2019t care enough to see it . \u201d karin crighton , horrortalk\nsarah lind is pretty good , if somewhat hammy , as the tongue - wagging , wise - cracking , snot - nosed devil molly .\nthe police , having suspected davies for a while , have been watching him . they find the list of people in his cult in his home , and barrow assures molly she is safe as she is driven away in an ambulance . meanwhile , one of the insects flies into a moving school bus , where it approaches an outcast girl at the back of the bus . it inches toward her ear as the screen goes black .\ndemons exist whether you believe in them or not ,\nsays the priest at the center of\nthe exorcism of emily rose .\nyes , and you could also say that demons do not exist whether you believe in them or not , because belief by definition stands outside of proof . if you can prove it , you don ' t need to believe it .\nthe dialogue is even worse than you would imagine , but the most egregious example of the film ripping off another film\u2019s dialogue is when a possessed molly tells father barrow that there is \u201c no molly , only us \u201d ( the dubbing of the demon voice over lind\u2019s mouth is extremely poor ) . there\u2019s also a laugh - out - loud moment in the opening scene where a demon tells barrow that he \u201cwill always be a fool for the flesh . \u201d it\u2019s supposed to be scary , but it all comes across as laughable .\nactor jon cor is also known for playing a werewolf named connor mclean in episodes of the north american version of being human .\nmolly . . . . . . you in danger girl . . . . . . . . again .\nreview : cut shoot kill has a lot of fun disassembling the . . .\nthe haunting of molly hartley opened theatrically on october 31 , 2008 in 2 , 652 venues , earning $ 5 , 423 , 315 in its opening weekend , ranking number five and second among the weekend ' s new releases . the film ended its run on february 5 , 2009 , having grossed $ 13 , 559 , 812 in the domestic box office and $ 1 , 858 , 937 overseas for a worldwide total of $ 15 , 418 , 749 . based on an estimated $ 5 million budget , the film was a minor box office success .\nthe film switches to a mental institution , where a doctor is talking to a woman dressed in black , later revealed to be a cold - hearted molly . it is revealed that molly ' s father has now been admitted to the institution ; molly casually smiles and says she will not speak to him , instead choosing to move on . molly becomes valedictorian of her high school , and dates joseph . she is seen leaving her high school graduation with joseph in a limousine , after being told by dr . emerson ( disguised as the school guidance counselor ) that they ' ll\nsee her soon .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nsix years after graduating high school and discovering that a secret pact assigned her soul to the devil , molly is suspected of a double murder and confined to a mental hospital , where she wreaks supernatural havoc on the staff and patients .\nbarrow wakes up in a locked room in the asylum where he witnesses a patient commit suicide in the room next to him filled with other dead patients . an orderly comes brandishing a gun and orders him to come with him . dr . hawthorn is in her office when another orderly orders her to follow him , though unknown to him she takes a pair of scissors with her . he takes her to a room filled with dead employees , but before he can kill her , she fatally stabs him with her scissors . she witnesses father barrow being led by the orderly and runs away . barrow and the orderly arrive at the underground room , where davies and the people in black barrow saw earlier take part in a ritual to sacrifice molly to bring forth the antichrist and barrow , the father of the devil since he was the one who extracted the devil through an unholy ritual . before he can kill molly , dr . hawthorn stabs davies through the abdomen , dropping the box and releasing the insects , providing a distraction as molly stabs davies . barrow , dr . hawthorn , and molly escape while several of the participants are killed by the insects , but the orderly and several of the participants chase after them with weapons . they fall and the orderly nearly shoots them , but the police arrive and shoot the orderly and arrest those present . the police enter the underground room , where a few surviving insects escape through a tunnel .\ndr . emerson ( nina siemaszko ) arrives at joseph ' s house and tells molly that she is also to be a servant of the devil . she says molly can either kill her father to break the pact , or submit to the devil . she tries to let her father live and avoid her fate by attempting suicide with a kitchen knife . this attempt is in vain because the clock has already struck midnight .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nof perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .\nthe film was widely panned and currently holds a 28 / 100 rating on metacritic , based on 10 reviews and a 3 %\nrotten\nscore on rotten tomatoes , with the site ' s critical consensus being\nthe haunting of molly hartley is a rather lifeless horror endeavor , with a pedestrian plot and few scares .\nits best review came from the toronto star which said\nif you get past the retro nancy drew title , this is a worthwhile effort .\nthe la weekly wrote\nfrom freestyle releasing , the self - service distributor that brought you d - war and in the name of the king : a dungeon siege tale , comes a movie even worse than those two combined .\na dr laurie hawthorne who treats molly faces her head on from throwing up all over her to throwing her around . this doc is fearless it seems , which is nice she will need it . john has his own fair share of problems grief over a fallen priest due to failed exorcism and learning his path again from the elder priest . things are not as they seem in this place , john has to find his strength to do the lord\u2019s work and dr hawthorne must find a way to save molly . but the devil has his own agenda .\n\u201d \u2026for a movie that shouldn\u2019t exist , it\u2019s pretty enjoyable . the actors are good , the music is really good ( quick : name all the good scores in dtv movies . yeah . ) , and the mix of rosemary\u2019s baby - esque \u201cshe\u2019s the chosen one\u201d stuff and good ol\u2019 fashioned exorcism motifs works well more often than not . \u201d brian w . collins , horror movie a day\nwhat follows are your usually possession movie tropes : molly vomits green liquid , writhes around a lot , hangs upside down like an inverted crucifix , makes the receptionist commit suicide in an act of devotion to satan , talks in a man\u2019s voice , flaps her tongue , shoots bugs out of her mouth , and spells words on her skin . there is no originality to any of it , and the lack of shame present in the film is insulting .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\ndon ' t believe what the title says because when you watch it , you ' ll be disappointed at how pathetic the acting , the storyline and the directing is . to me personally , i don ' t understand at the part where the exorcism starts and how it ends . so please spend your hard earned money on something else because this is not a film for you .\nbased on andy weir ' s novel , the martian movie is the gripping story of mark watney ' s survival against the odds after he becomes stranded on mars .\nerin works for a powerful law firm retained by the archdiocese . she wants to be named a partner , but she won ' t be if she agrees with father moore ' s wish to appear on the witness stand ; the archdiocese wants to make a deal leading to a quick settlement , with no testimony from the priest , and the archdiocese , not the priest , is the client who is paying . which way does erin turn ? the film is fascinating in the way it makes legal and ethical issues seem as suspenseful as possession and exorcism .\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nbvseo - msg : the resource to the url or file is currently unavailable . ;\ni was scared to put this one in at first , would this one scare me or make me uncomfortable ? i was not let down . with a creepy intro , i sat back and accepted the pure evil in this one . possession movies are always fun , the idea of a demon taking over someone\u2019s mind , body and soul is a big scare for anyone . the movie takes place a couple years after the first movie and we have molly all grown up , but we soon find out that the demon is still hanging around deep inside . molly is soon taken away to a correction center , and she begins to terrorize the staff and patients pretty much as soon as she gets there . a defrocked priest john barrow also resides there from his last attempt at an exorcism , but his reasons for being there are clear .\nin this action - comedy , four twenty - something friends are looking for love and having no luck . while on a ski trip , one of them finds passion with a beautiful girl after a random accident on the icy slopes . the others quickly conclude that the extreme circumstances of the accident were what caused love to bloom . they decide that the path to true love is to purposely set each other up on\nextreme dates\nwith the objects of their affections . after a couple of near - successes , they go for broke by planning an elaborate kidnapping scheme that can ' t miss . but the hired\nkidnappers\nturn out to be ex - cons with a plan of their own , and the extreme date escalates out of control .\nsequel to reveal the origins of our favorite inbred hillbilly cannibals . everything started with three finger ( sean skene ;\nwhat is fascinating about\nthe exorcism of emily rose\nis that it asks a secular institution , the court , to decide a question that hinges on matters the court cannot have an opinion on . either emily was possessed by a demon and father moore did his best to save her , or she had a psychotic condition and he unwittingly did his best to kill her . the defense and the prosecution mount strong arguments and call persuasive witnesses , but in the end it all comes down to the personal beliefs of the jury . a juror who does not believe in demons must find the priest guilty , if perhaps sincere . a juror who does believe in demons must decide if emily rose was possessed , or misdiagnosed . in a case like this , during the jury selection , are you qualified or disqualified by believing one way or the other ?\nthis is matt venne ' s fourth film as a writer and his fourth film in the horror genre . he is also known for scripting episodes of masters of horror and fear itself .\ni rather enjoyed this flick , good story and well driven characters . even if you did not see the first movie , it is kind to you in the sense it could be its own standing film . i looked at it as a sequel but i could see it from the perspective of someone who has not seen the first and not get really confused . you should know that she struggled with a demon and boom you are caught up . the plot is very strong with characters who are well drawn out with plenty of time to find out who they are and what they are capable of with excellent acting . the setting is awesome , we see churches hallways of the hospital and the padded rooms that keep the patients from the outside world .\nand who is emily rose ? as played by jennifer carpenter in a grueling performance , she is a college student who sees the faces of friends and strangers turn into demonic snarls . her nightmares are haunting . she speaks in foreign languages . she loses an alarming amount of weight . she calls home for help , in tears . her boyfriend can ' t reach her . the parish priest , father moore , is called in , and determines that an exorcism is indicated .\nthe quality of the kills is high for the hillbilly horror subgenre . the writing might be terrible , yet this sequel manages to do the franchise honor ! you\u2019ll feel more fun than fear , but you\u2019ll wince and reel about as often as you gasp with a smile . i thought declan o\u2019brien did a piss poor job with\n( 2009 ) , but he might have learned from some of his mistakes . i\u2019m putting this right up there with the original\n\u00a9 2018 , redbox automated retail , llc . all rights reserved . redbox and its associated logos are trademarks of redbox automated retail , llc . use of this service and this website constitutes acceptance of our terms of use , rewards terms , transaction terms and conditions , on demand service terms , and privacy policy\nthe horror is very much alive here , you don\u2019t always need blood and gore to make you afraid just the talks of devils and possessions should be enough to get the blood running . that is not to say there isn\u2019t blood , oh my yes yes there is ! brain matter and bodily fluids all over . the makeup for the possessed molly was sickening , i can imagine hours of sitting in that makeup chair , puss running from the nose and green stuff that i don\u2019t even wanna know is from . basically it looked real ! i loved how they took a beautiful women and turned her into a hellish beast . . still cute .\njd : she tried , but the first thing the devil possesses is the feet . every time she ' d walk to a church her devil feet would flip out and run the other way , expressively !\njd : i think the devil just wanted to get a good job and live comfortably , but molly had to go and stab a couple revelers . that was all her , man . just because you ' re possessed by the devil doesn ' t mean you aren ' t crazy .\nafter what seems like an insanely long amount of time , molly is supposedly exorcised and put back in the hospital , while barrow is just let free ( despite his previous sentencing to the institution ) . it\u2019s at about this point in the film that you realize there are still 30 minutes left in its runtime . \u201cdear god , \u201d you ask . \u201cthere\u2019s more ? \u201d oh yes , it goes on and on .\ngood dtv score : the hitcher ii . but that ' s a testament to how good joe kraemer is , who slummed it between the way of the gun and landing bigger movies like jack reacher and mission : impossible \u2013 rogue nation .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\n. the dismemberment in the opening sequence was a feisty little number , the delightfully gory barbed wire noose scene offers a solid mix of fun and tension , and then there was the butchering scene\u2026 yikes ! our mutant rednecks engage in some skin - peeling torture , just slowly flaying and yanking his skin off while the dude was still alive . it was legitimately\nbut almost every scene , every scare , is an impoverished version of something that was done much better in the classic devil possession movies .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nenter your email address to follow this website and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nwhat was a battle for a woman\u2019s soul has become an epic tale of pest control .\na cryptic message from bond\u2019s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation . while m battles political forces to keep the secret service alive , bond peels back the layers of deceit to . . .\njohn\u2019s horror corner : wrong turn 5 : bloodlines ( 2012 ) , not quite the worst of this hillbilly horror franchise . | movies , films & flix\njd : but when the devil briefly releases her , she ' s not green and snotty anymore . so it ' s all an illusion . . . meant to seduce the priest ! but why ? maybe everyone is melting and blistering all the time in hell , and so the inhabitants have just incorporated that look into what they consider to be within the norms of good looks . or , maybe the devil knows the priest ' s secret , and it ' s that he likes his women like he likes his kleenexes .\nfast - forward to 2003 . heading out for a winter retreat to a family cabin , nine college students take a wrong turn and snowmobile out of cell reception to the now abandoned mental hospital in the snowy mountains . oh , and of course , a blizzard abounds to maroon them in flesh - eating deliverance .\njd : i don ' t know , but i love that in the animated . gif directly above your questions , where molly ' s feet are providing such powerful punctuation , the words she ' s saying are\nyou could have all this\n, and she ' s gesturing at her crotch . don ' t tempt me , devil !\npick up your disc ( s ) from one of over 36 , 000 redbox locations nationwide .\nthe movie stars sarah lind ( wolfcop ; blackburn ; severed ) , devon sawa ( a resurrection ; creature of darkness ; final destination ) , gina holden ( avalanche sharks ; sand sharks ; saw 3d : the final chapter ) peter macneill ( bag of bones ) , daina leitold , julia arkos and tom mclaren .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\njohn\u2019s horror corner : wrong turn 4 : bloody beginnings ( 2011 ) , the best cannibal hillbilly sequel in the franchise so far .\nthe movie takes place in a small town surrounded by a grant wood landscape ; houses and remote farms crouch in winter fields under a harsh sky . the key relationship is between the priest and his defense attorney . erin bruner does not believe in devils , but she believes in father moore , and she believes he believes in them .\nthere are dark forces surrounding this trial ,\nhe warns her , suggesting that she herself might be a target of demons . in this and other scenes the movie is studiously neutral on the subject of the priest : he would look , speak and behave exactly the same if he were sane and sincere , or deluded and sincere .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\ndemon | official trailer [ hd ] subscribe here : urltoken paranormal horror movies : urltoken newly arrived from england to marry his fiancee zaneta ( agnieszka zulewska , chemo ) , peter ( israeli actor itay tiran , lebanon ) has been given a gift of her family\u2019s ramshackle country house in rural poland . it\u2019s a total fixer - upper , and while inspecting the premises on the eve of the wedding , he falls into a pile of human remains . the ceremony proceeds , but strange things begin to happen\u2026 during the wild reception , peter begins to come undone , and a dybbuk , the iconic ancient figure from jewish folklore , takes a toehold in this present - day celebration - for a very particular reason , as it turns out . filmisnow your first stop for the latest new cinematic videos the moment they are released . whether it is the latest studio trailer release , an evocative documentary , clips , tv spots , or other extra videos , the filmisnow team is dedicated to providing you with all the best new videos because just like you we are big movie fans .\nthe hunger games : mockingjay \u2013 part 2 now brings the franchise to its powerful final chapter in which katniss everdeen ( jennifer lawrence ) realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival \u2013 they . . .\ni guess that actually makes some sense of their superhuman behavior in these movies\u2026and maybe michael myers as well .\n1 of 1 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nshe takes some drugs ( molly , presumably ) , blows off her well - meaning friends , and then gets into a steamy slo - mo dancing scene that culminates in a softcore m\u00e9nage \u00e0 trois ( see , it wasn ' t just a metaphor ! ) .\nyou ' ve added a code for a digital version of this movie to your cart . smart choice ! complete your purchase and the code will be available for pickup at your selected box .\nis in blank verse : it doesn\u2019t rhyme , as the devil should know .\njohn\u2019s horror corner : wrong turn 4 : bloody beginnings ( 2011 ) , the best cannibal hillbilly sequel in the franchise so far . | movies , films & flix\nwell , oddly enough , that ' s exactly what they did . molly is played by a different actress ( sarah lind from wolfcop ) , but it dives deep into what that film established , and more significantly , actually makes up for that film ' s weirdo ( admirably so ) ending . in fact , the only thing i really remember about the original , seven years later , is that molly turned herself over to satan at the end , and had zero drawbacks from it - she got more popular , her grades improved , etc . but there was no\njust one thing . . .\ntwist or whatever - the ending couldn ' t be construed as anything but a fully happy one . she didn ' t even get possessed ( read : all black ) eyes ! in retrospect i think it might have just been a nod to the legacy ( also admirable ) , but it was still a weird way to end a movie aimed at impressionable teens . satan is good !"]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "complete unknown", "paragraphs": ["amazon studios has acquired all u . s . rights to the drama complete unknown .\ncomplete unknown is the perfect case study of what happens when bad movies rope in good actors .\nrachel weisz in complete unknown : a sang - froid that annoys the other characters . photograph : jeong park\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing complete unknown near you .\ncomplete unknown offers a bit of difference to a late summer scene , not a beach film nor a blockbuster .\nwith an intriguing title but little else , joshua marston ' s\ncomplete unknown\ndoesn ' t hold up well .\n\u201ccomplete unknown\u201d premiered at this year\u2019s sundance film festival . it will be released in august 26th from amazon studios and ifc films .\nlucas joaquin , jay van hoy and lars knudsen produced complete unknown , while robert halmi jr . and jim reeve executive produced .\ndespite its flaws ,\ncomplete unknown\nraises provocative questions about the nature of identity and whether it ' s more a comfort or a trap .\nin a pre - sundance film festival deal , amazon studios has bought u . s . rights to the rachel weisz - michael shannon drama \u201c complete unknown . \u201d\namazon is planning to partner with a theatrical distributor for a fall release of complete unknown , which will make its world premiere at the festival on jan . 25 .\nin some ways , it ' s more than a little ironic that a film called\ncomplete unknown\nwill leave you scratching your head about what you just watched .\nit is an intimate high - wire act , completely open to interpretation , but with weisz and shannon as our guides , complete unknown doesn ' t leave us stranded alone .\n\u201c complete unknown \u201d will make its world premiere at sundance on jan . 25 . lucas joaquin , jay van hoy and lars knudsen produced ; robert halmi jr . and jim reeve executive produced .\nfollowing a sundance premiere , the first trailer has arrived for complete unknown , a psychological thriller starring michael shannon and rachel weisz that is being released through amazon studios and ifc films later this month .\nnote : complete unknown opens in limited markets on august 26 , with a wide release scheduled for september 9 . while amazon studios picked up the film , no amazon streaming release date has been set yet .\nwith an intriguing title but little else , joshua marston ' s\ncomplete unknown\ndoesn ' t hold up well with its enigmatic plot about rachel weisz and michael shannon having met in a previous life .\npeople who respond will want to see results , and getting these results will encourage them to complete the survey .\nbut as complete unknown is only getting a whisper - quiet limited release , it ' s doubtful this shrug of a film will do any lasting damage to either shannon or weisz ' s careers . crisis ( mostly ) averted .\nin one of the five \u201cunknown pleasures\u201d dances , ballet de lorraine company members spell out words with lettered t - shirts .\na mysterious woman with a remarkable past revisits a former lover , complicating the settled life he has built for himself and his wife in complete unknown , an unsettling exploration of identity from acclaimed filmmaker joshua marston ( maria full of grace , the forgiveness of blood ) .\nin some ways , it ' s better not knowing too much about\ncomplete unknown\nbefore watching it , but it ' s also a movie where it ' s not going to win you over if you go in expecting a particularly life - changing experience .\nthe complete guide to market research surveys and analytics . learn how to successfully create , send , analyse and draw meaningful insights from market research surveys .\ncomplete unknown is the perfect case study of what happens when bad movies rope in good actors . in this case , it ' s rachel weisz and michael shannon , two of the most talented performers working today , who get sucked into writer - director joshua marston ' s vortex of nothingness .\nthe first consolidated security across networks , cloud and mobile . check point infinity provides the highest level of threat prevention against both known and unknown targeted attacks .\ncomplete likert scale questions , examples and surveys for 5 , 7 and 9 point scales . learn everything about likert scale with corresponding example for each question and survey demonstrations .\n\u201cmaria full of grace\u201d writer and director joshua marston continues to explore the concept of identity with his latest film \u201ccomplete unknown . \u201d the film , distributed by amazon , stars rachel weisz and michael shannon , in a crossing of paths that threaten to wreck the stability in shannon\u2019s life . variety spoke with marston about working with amazon [ \u2026 ]\nwe said in our review , \u201carmed with two top - notch leads and a compelling premise , joshua marston \u2018s third feature , complete unknown , spends a lot of time hinting at which direction it will go , without going anywhere at all . \u201d see the trailer below for the film which also stars kathy bates , danny glover , michael chernus and azita ghanizada .\nsadly , the characteristically solid performances by weisz and shannon do little to elevate\ncomplete unknown\nfrom being something that may have worked better as a stage play . the odd and esoteric premise never quite connects with the viewer , and it ' s just a deeply unsatisfying film once you realize there really isn ' t more to this story than two estranged people reuniting after decades .\ncontent analysis delivers multi - layer file inspection to better protect your organization against known and unknown threats . unknown or suspicious content from sources like proxysg , symantec messaging gateway or other tools is delivered to content analysis for deep inspection , interrogation , analysis and ultimately blocking , if deemed malicious . recent enhancements to content analysis strengthens this platform even further . new features in recent releases include :\nin a pre - sundance film festival deal , amazon studios has bought u . s . rights to the rachel weisz - michael shannon drama \u201ccomplete unknown . \u201d the film , directed by joshua marston ( \u201cmaria full of grace\u201d ) from a script he co - wrote with julian sheppard , centers on a couple whose life is unraveled when a mysterious former love \u2014 portrayed by weisz [ \u2026 ]\neventually , tom and jenny are separated from the group , including tom\u2019s wife , who has just been accepted on a university course that could uproot the couple\u2019s lives , and they embark on a night of soul searching . some have compared complete unknown to richard linklater\u2019s before films , with the characters trying to figure out whether they knew another person at all or simply constructed their own version of them .\nwhen you are on the job , time matters . we ' ll make it easy for you cut through the noise and get to the critical information to complete the job and get on to the next quickly .\n\u201cmaria full of grace\u201d writer and director joshua marston continues to explore the concept of identity with his latest film \u201c complete unknown . \u201d the film , distributed by amazon , stars rachel weisz and michael shannon , in a crossing of paths that threaten to wreck the stability in shannon\u2019s life . variety spoke with marston about working with amazon for his newest film and why a female lead provides a more intriguing vantage point for storytelling .\nwhat if you just walked away from your life and completely started over ? what if you walked away from that new life and started over again ? what if you did that again and again and again ? that\u2019s the premise of joshua marston\u2019s new romantic identity drama \u201c complete unknown , \u201d starring rachel weisz as a woman who constantly reinvents herself and soon brings an ex - lover tom ( michael shannon ) into her manufactured world .\nand the oh - so - familiar strains of ravel\u2019s \u201cbolero\u201d come as no relief to anyone who knows how many awful dances have been made to that music . this one , similar in tone to maurice b\u00e9jart\u2019s sexed - up version , makes the mentally deranged couples , tuneless vocalizing and pretentious oddity that fill the remaining sections of \u201cunknown pleasures\u201d seem more tolerable by contrast . to be promised unknown pleasures but receive so much commonplace tedium is disappointing .\na large number of people will complete a survey to share their information rather than to receive an incentive . consider making your incentive optional - you must choose to be included in a raffle or donating to a relevant cause for example .\ncomplete unknown / u . s . a . ( director : joshua marston , screenwriters : joshua marston , julian sheppard ) \u2014 when tom and his wife host a dinner party to celebrate his birthday , one of their friends brings a date named alice . tom is convinced he knows her , but she\u2019s going by a different name and a different biography\u2014and she\u2019s not acknowledging that she knows him . cast : rachel weisz , michael shannon , kathy bates , danny glover , michael chernus . world premiere\nsound mixing for a nonfiction program single or multi - camera anthony bourdain parts unknown \u2014 rome the beatles : eight days a week \u2013 the touring years - winner o . j . : made in america \u2014 part 2 planet earth ii \u2014 cities 13th\n\u201cthe anti - ransomware blade is an amazing piece of technology . not only does it protect you from ransomware but it doesn\u2019t rely on signatures to do it . that means that even if you lose your internet connection you are still protected from unknown variants\u201d\nthe answers are not too long in coming , and without giving too much away , \u201ccomplete unknown\u201d unspools as more of a chamber drama than a thriller . the picture is co - written and directed by joshua marston , who\u2019s worked a lot in television in recent years but whose feature film career has a distinguishing characteristic which is defined by the fact that this picture is the california - born filmmaker\u2019s first full - length movie in english . his 2004 feature debut \u201c maria full of grace \u201d was mostly in spanish , and 2011\u2019s striking , underseen \u201c the forgiveness of blood \u201d was set and shot in albania . the milieu of \u201ccomplete unknown\u201d has an internationalist bent ; tom\u2019s wife , ramina ( azita ghanizada ) , is persian , and is informally tutoring tom in farsi ; everyone in tom\u2019s circle is well - traveled , as is \u201c alice , \u201d who comes to tom\u2019s birthday party as clyde\u2019s platonic date . this new persona of weisz\u2019s claims to have just come in from tasmania , where she\u2019s been working with a newly discovered species of toad . tom , however , recognizes someone wholly other in alice .\n\u201cmaria full of grace\u201d director joshua marston , who has struggled to live up to the promise of that stirringly urgent debut , is not one of the great filmmakers . identity is a construct , relationships are a performance and love is a fiction that only endures for as long as two people can be convinced that it\u2019s real \u2014 \u201c complete unknown \u201d tells us these things over and over again , marston\u2019s inert and hyper - literal new drama rehashing vonnegut\u2019s sentiment in a hundred different ways rather than mining it for any semblance of compelling drama or deeper truth .\n\u201ccomplete unknown , \u201d to its credit , doesn\u2019t hinge on ham - fisted suspense \u2014 on the contrary , it deals with its subject so directly that the characters are suffocated beneath the ideas that they\u2019re meant to represent . as tom and alice split off from the rest of the crowd and begin sifting through their divergent pasts , the film descends into a sub - linklater all - nighter in which weisz , tantalizingly predatory at the start , is soon forced to explain all of the things that she might have used to silently inform a richer and more interesting role .\nthe swine health information center took on creation of a rapid response program including the infrastructure ability to respond to an outbreak from a known or unknown etiology . a part of the rapid response program included the creation of a rapid response corps , a team of skilled and purposefully trained persons .\ncinematography for a nonfiction program todd lieber & zach zamboni , anthony bourdain parts unknown will basanta , chef\u2019s table nick higgins , o . j . : made in america cinematography team , planet earth ii : cities cinematography team , planet earth ii : islands - winner hans charles & kira kelly , 13th\nberney tubthumped elvis & nixon , which is going out via bleecker street media on april 22 following its world premiere at the tribeca film festival . the film follows michael shannon as the king and kevin spacey as president richard nixon , and the high jinks that follow their meeting when the president makes him elvis an undercover rock \u2018n\u2019 roller . also shown was amazon\u2019s hysterical trailer to whit stillman\u2019s love & friendship , which it is putting out through roadside attractions on may 13 . saw this at sundance ; kate beckinsale is very sharp in this jane austen feature adaptation . complete unknown is being released via ifc later this summer .\nthe bsar includes a number of additional data elements pertaining to the type of suspicious activity and the financial services involved . certain fields in the bsar are marked as\ncritical\nfor technical filing purposes . this means the bsa e - filing system will not accept filings in which these fields are left blank . for these items , the bank must either provide the requested information or check the\nunknown\nbox that is provided with each critical field . banks should provide the most complete filing information available consistent with existing regulatory expectations , regardless of whether or not the individual fields are deemed critical for technical filing purposes .\nballet de lorraine\u2019s other program is a more conventional selection of three works , complete with program information : people to credit , people to blame . \u201cdevoted , \u201d by cecilia bengolea and fran\u00e7ois chaignaud , bizarrely looks like a provincial dance recital , increasing the awkwardness of sloppy ballet in point shoes with rump - shaking and splats into splits unthinkingly borrowed from the dancehall genre . \u201chok solo pour ensemble , \u201d by alban richard , is rigorously faithful to the stops and starts of the brutal louis andriessen score \u201choketus . \u201d lines , circles , simple motions repeated and varied : the creator of these mesmerizing patterns could easily have made the childs - like section in \u201cunknown pleasures . \u201d\ni think the challenge was shooting a movie that was originally conceived as a small contained film that was shootable on a low - budget so that the film wouldn\u2019t fall apart . my previous film had fallen apart before this so we didn\u2019t want to run the same course . and then once we got into \u201ccomplete unknown , \u201d i realized i had written a character who has an immense scope , a woman who has crossed the globe living multiple lives in countries all around the world . in order to really understand the character you want to feel the breadth of what she\u2019s done . we had to be very creative in conveying that and making it look like as big of a movie as possible on the small budget that we had .\nthe absence of names should help create the ideal receptor : an open mind . but anonymity delays judgment only until the start of the performance . \u201cunknown pleasures\u201d collects five distinct styles or modes , and it\u2019s easy to identify which is which , if not which is by whom . you can try to guess the authors , if the work makes you care enough .\nsymantec content analysis automatically escalates and brokers zero - day threats for dynamic sandboxing and validation before sending content to users . analyze unknown content from one central location . leveraging symantec proxysg , this malware analyzer uses a unique multi - layer inspection and dual - sandboxing approach to reveal malicious behavior and expose zero - day threats , and safely detonate suspicious files and urls .\nit ' s very much like what happens in abbas kiarostami ' s certified copy , except that in kiarostami ' s film , even the audience doesn ' t know where the fantasy begins and ends for the central couple . the characters there are exploring a complicated philosophical question that ' s openly left for the viewers to answer . complete unknown ' s version of the same idea is smaller and simpler . jenny gently shows tom a feeling she ' s failed to communicate in words , and he responds by falling for the seductive side of lying to strangers . as with certified copy , the audience is drawn in by the difference between a lecture about someone ' s abstract beliefs , and the reality of how those beliefs interact with the world .\neven with the benefit of expensive malware sandboxing technologies , incident response teams are inundated with alerts . because they can\u2019t tell what\u2019s urgent and what\u2019s not , they often ignore alarms , leaving your enterprise exposed to risk . symantec content analysis delivers effective tools for malware analysis to ensure that only truly unknown content is brokered to sandboxes so incident response focuses on real threats , not false alarms .\nhence the appeal of choreography without attribution . that\u2019s the idea behind one of two programs that ballet de lorraine has brought to the joyce theater at the start of its first united states tour . the dancers are listed , but instead of the names of those responsible for the music , the costumes and the choreography , there are numbers . five choreographers contributed to a production tantalizingly titled \u201cunknown pleasures . \u201d\nbut complete unknown never locks onto the details . unlike catch me if you can , which showed how its identity - shifting protagonist used charisma and chutzpah to fall into new roles , or catfish , which showed the naked longing behind faked identities , marston ' s film doesn ' t have force or focus behind it . it also doesn ' t have the curiosity to explore what ' s going on behind the soft preaching about jenny ' s love of self - creation . the film never comes up with a mission statement or a message that might tie together its wandering scenes , or explain its vague melancholy . in the end , it feels like a life - support system for a single perfect scene \u2014 a sequence that suggests all the conflicts , compromises , and rewards the rest of the film never fully explores .\nmarston unpacks this vital information far earlier and less ceremoniously than the film\u2019s shadowy , secretive tone might lead auds to expect . the central mystery of \u201ccomplete unknown , \u201d it turns out , is not who or what alice / jenny is , but why she is that way ; as the party decamps to a fashionable low - lit nightclub , tom seizes the opportunity to privately confront this ravishing revenant , and revisit a past that she has blithely disowned . the long , spiraling conversation that follows largely consumes the film , like a high - concept rewrite of the unforgettable peep - show memory purge in wim wenders\u2019 \u201cparis , texas . \u201d but the tension of seduction also charges their bittersweet exchange of narratives , as tom himself \u2014 via a spontaneous street encounter with a chatty late - night stroller ( kathy bates ) \u2014 is exposed to the thrill of newly imagined selfhood .\nbanks are required to file sars that are complete , thorough , and timely . banks should include all known subject information on the sar . the importance of the accuracy of this information cannot be overstated . inaccurate information on the sar , or an incomplete or disorganized narrative , may make further analysis difficult , if not impossible . however , there may be legitimate reasons why certain information may not be provided in a sar , such as when the filer does not have the information . a thorough and complete narrative may make the difference in determining whether the described conduct and its possible criminal nature are clearly understood by law enforcement . because the sar narrative section is the only area summarizing suspicious activity , the section , as stated on the sar , is\ncritical .\nthus , a failure to adequately describe the factors making a transaction or activity suspicious undermines the purpose of the sar .\n\u201ccomplete unknown\u201d thus hinges heavily on the persuasive powers of everyday performance . after all , how often do we modify our identities to others , even when presenting as ourselves ? luxuriously conversational in structure , it would make an outstanding stage play , and the two stars play it with chamber - piece rigor : as also demonstrated in \u201cthe deep blue sea\u201d and \u201cthe constant gardener , \u201d weisz is often at her best playing women of evasive will and desire , and she does clever work here \u2014 even bending and interrupting her own accent \u2014 with a needfully frustrating character who emerges only through the elimination of other personae . that does not , inevitably , leave much of a person , as marston\u2019s story skates on the edge of very finely conditioned shaggy - dog territory . virtues of intelligent economy notwithstanding , one almost wishes for a messier sprawl across alice\u2019s many states of mind and being .\n\u201ccomplete unknown\u201d has a killer opening sequence . two young women , their faces tantalizingly kept out of frame much of the time , discuss a new living arrangement for one of the women , who\u2019s back from a long time away , in an exotic location , where , she says , she worked with some \u201camazing botanists . \u201d that woman , glimpsed in profile , is recognizable as rachel weisz . so , too , is the compassionate and competent hospital nurse seen in a couple of following shots . so , too , is the magician\u2019s assistant working in a chinese nightclub in the next few shots . so , too , is the somberly dressed woman sitting in a car parked outside of a suburban house , watching as an older woman drives her car out of the driveway and away from that house . is this a woman with a lot of careers ? is this a clone ?\nin the deluge of tributes penned in the days following david bowie ' s death , some of the most moving were those suggesting that , despite his famous self - reinventions and stretches of living so hard they should leave a man forever altered , he retained an unchanged kernel of david robert jones within him until the day he died . this notion that identity can be both constant and endlessly mutable is at the heart of complete unknown , the third feature by maria full of grace director joshua marston , in which rachel weisz plays a woman who ( depending on your point of view ) has either never stopped running from herself or made constant blank - slate changes in search of her fundamental truth . more provocative than satisfying , which is as it should be , the picture has a solid art house appeal enhanced by screen - consuming performances by two eminently watchable leads , weisz and michael shannon .\nfor operations where it is unknown in advance how much work has to be done , it may not be possible to use a percent - done indicator , but it is still possible to provide running progress feedback in terms of the absolute amount of work done . for example , a system searching an unknown number of remote databases could print the name of each database as it is processed . if this is not possible either , a last resort would be to use a less specific progress indicator in the form of a spinning ball , a busy bee flying over the screen , dots printed on a status line , or any such mechanism that at least indicates that the system is working , even if it does not indicate what it is doing . note added for the web version of this essay : most web browsers fail in providing useful progress bars , since they don ' t communicate what percentage of the entire download for a page has been completed .\na mysterious woman with a remarkable past revisits a former lover , complicating the settled life he has built for himself and his wife in complete unknown , an unsettling exploration of identity from acclaimed filmmaker joshua marston ( maria full of grace , the forgiveness of blood ) . as tom ( michael shannon ) celebrates his birthday with a group of close friends in brooklyn , he is startled to see a woman from his distant past at the party . jenny \u2014 or alice ( rachel weisz ) , as she now calls herself \u2014 first denies even knowing tom , but as the evening progresses , she reveals a shocking secret . after disappearing from tom\u2019s life 20 years earlier , she began to reinvent herself every few years , taking on a new name , a new career and a new life each time . after giving tom a glimpse of what life could be like if he lets go of the safety and security he has so carefully created , alice asks him to make a choice that will change everything .\nthe first six minutes of complete unknown constitute the most arresting , confounding opening sequence in recent memory . one of the film\u2019s stars , rachel weisz , is first seen looking at a room for rent ; she tells the landlord that her name is connie , that she\u2019s just back from touring the amazon rainforest with a group of botanists , and that she\u2019s planning to study environmental law . no sooner does she say this , however , than the movie abruptly cuts to weisz in a surgeon\u2019s smock , attempting to calm a badly wounded patient on an operating table . the doctor\u2019s name is paige . seconds later , weisz is mae , a magician\u2019s assistant in what appears to be china . then she\u2019s in business dress , surveilling a house in ohio . then she\u2019s in bed next to a man with an australian accent , talking about her years as a teacher back in the u . s . finally , just before the title appears , we see her swimming out to sea , despite \u201cconnie\u201d having told the landlord a few minutes earlier that she didn\u2019t get into a boat in the amazon because she can\u2019t swim .\nunfortunately , complete unknown completely fizzles . apart from the moonlit frog bit , marston and his co - writer , julian sheppard , can\u2019t think of much for alice and tom to do once they\u2019re alone together ; the last act of the movie consists largely of alice explaining her philosophy of life in tedious detail and tom insisting\u2014with logic that\u2019s hard to fault , frankly\u2014that said philosophy is selfish and deranged . it\u2019s a drastic turnaround from the disorientation that reigns early on , and while that\u2019s thematically apropos for a story about reinventing oneself at will , without looking back , the shift from abstract to concrete just doesn\u2019t satisfy . it\u2019s as if a first - rate roman polanski movie suddenly metamorphosed ( ohhh , frogs , duh ) into a third - rate michael crichton adaptation . the visually magnificent final shot only compounds the frustration , as it\u2019s in service of a real shoulder shrug of an ending . marston , whose previous two features looked like fairly standard no - budget indie fare , has made a huge leap forward here as a director . next time , hopefully , his script will provide the images with a more esoteric , less pedantic context .\n\u201csounddance\u201d is authentic cunningham , made by the master in 1975 . coming at the end of this program , it caps a primer in the developmental stages of choreography , the dancers emerging from the bare classroom steps of \u201cdevoted\u201d and the formulaic patterning of \u201chok solo\u201d into a fascinating world of drama where it\u2019s impossible to anticipate what\u2019s happening , and you want to catch it all but you can\u2019t . this is the kind of surprise it would have been wonderful to find in \u201cunknown pleasures , \u201d a thrill i\u2019m sure we could recognize without the name of its maker .\nthese components are present in banks of all sizes . however , the structure and formality of the components may vary . larger banks will typically have greater differentiation and distinction between functions , and may devote entire departments to the completion of each component . smaller banks may use one or more employees to complete several tasks ( e . g . , review of monitoring reports , research activity , and completion of the actual sar ) . policies , procedures , and processes should describe the steps the bank takes to address each component and indicate the person ( s ) or departments responsible for identifying or producing an alert of unusual activity , managing the alert , deciding whether to file , sar completion and filing , and monitoring and sar filing on continuing activity .\nsar completion and filing are a critical part of the sar monitoring and reporting process . appropriate policies , procedures , and processes should be in place to ensure sars are filed in a timely manner , are complete and accurate , and that the narrative provides a sufficient description of the activity reported as well as the basis for filing . fincen developed a new electronic bsa suspicious activity report ( bsar ) that replaced fincen sar - di form td f 90 - 22 . 47 . the bsar provides a uniform data collection format that can be used across multiple industries . as of april 1 , 2013 , the bsar is mandatory and must be filed through fincen ' s bsa e - filing system . the bsar does not create or otherwise change existing statutory and regulatory expectations for banks .\nany time a new device is installed on a network , the risks of exposing the network to unknown vulnerabilities or hampering its operation are present . malicious code can take advantage of new hardware that is not configured and patched with appropriate security updates at the time of installation . attackers can use these vulnerable systems to install backdoors before they are hardened . in automating critical control 1 , it is critical for all devices to have an accurate and up - to - date inventory control system in place . any device not in the database should be prohibited from connecting to the network . some organizations maintain asset inventories by using specific large - scale enterprise commercial products or by using free solutions to track and sweep the network periodically . to evaluate the implementation of control 1 on a periodic basis , the evaluation team will connect hardened test systems to at least 10 locations on the network . this will include a selection of subnets associated with dmzs , workstations , and servers .\nand the framing for that central scene keeps detracting from marston ' s attempts to balance tom and jenny ' s viewpoints . jenny gets access to tom ' s birthday party by luring his co - worker clyde ( michael chernus ) into the beginnings of a relationship , then ignoring him once she has her foot in tom ' s door . it ' s an unnecessary pretense that highlights her complete lack of empathy , and her willingness to take advantage of people , even using them as props . and the flubs she makes with tom ' s friends \u2014 one of whom sees through her from the start \u2014 raise the question of how good she really is at fabrication , and how she maintained any of her identities as the lies built up . meanwhile , tom ' s brittleness and shrillness with ramina doesn ' t speak well to the stability he ' s trying to preserve . they both come across as poor representatives for the lifestyles they ' re espousing , and the film ' s unwillingness to pick a side leaves it without a point of view or a sense of focus .\nby their nature , sar narratives are subjective , and examiners generally should not criticize the bank ' s interpretation of the facts . nevertheless , banks should ensure that sar narratives are complete , thoroughly describe the extent and nature of the suspicious activity , and are included within the sar . the bsar will accept a single , microsoft excel compatible comma separated value ( csv ) file no larger than one ( 1 ) megabyte as an attachment as part of the report . this capability allows a bank to include transactional data such as specific financial transactions and funds transfers or other analytics which is more readable or usable in this format than it would be if otherwise included in the narrative . such an attachment will be considered a part of the narrative and is not considered to be a substitute for the narrative . for example , narratives should not simply state\nsee attachment\nif the bank included a csv attachment . as with other information that may be prepared in connection with the filing of a sar , an attachment is considered supporting documentation and should be treated as confidential to the extent that it indicates the existence of a sar .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n) and stars rachel weisz , michael shannon , kathy bates and danny glover . the movie marks the director\u2019s first english - language feature and follows a woman introduced at a dinner party hosted by a man who increasingly believes he knows the guest by a different name and different biography . marston has also written the screenplay with julian sheppard .\nthe composers\u2019 other upcoming projects also include the drama christine starring rebecca hall , the thriller a kind of murder starring patrick wilson & jessica biel , frank & lola starring imogen poots & michael shannon and the ticket starring dan stevens . the composer duo also scored rodrigo garcia\u2019s last days in the desert starring ewan mcgregor , which is set for a theatrical release on may 13 , 2016 and the drama the benefactor ( previously entitled franny ) starring richard gere , which will be released in select theaters and on vod on january 15 , 2016 by samuel goldwyn films .\ntheme crafted by george e . frog . film music reporter wordpress theme by :\nfrom the director of maria full of grace , this intelligent and romantic exploration of identity follows a married man ( michael shannon ) as he reconnects with an old flame ( rachel weisz ) who has repeatedly invented new personas for herself over the years .\nsiff ' s mission is to create experiences that bring people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world . it is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more informed , aware , and alive .\nfor more information : info @ urltoken | \u00a9 copyright 2017 siff . all rights reserved . | privacy policy | designed by zango creative\nsiff is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit arts organization . tax id 91 - 1489660 .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nthis shape - shifting tale of the perils and pleasures of self - reinvention begins at a dinner party , when tom ' s ( michael shannon ) co - worker arrives with an intriguing date named alice ( rachel weisz ) . tom is convinced he knows her , but she refuses to acknowledge their history . and when alice makes a hasty exit , tom sets off after her . what follows is an all - night odyssey shared by two people , one needing to change his life , the other questioning how to stop changing .\nin its latter half the film . . . gradually runs out of ideas , and out of steam .\nwriter - director joshua marston gives shannon a chance to shine as a character more pedestrian than the ones he usually plays , though the story is a little too thesis driven to build any dramatic momentum .\nshannon is usually playing human question marks in the movies , so it ' s a twist here to see him playing the\nnormal\nguy , except shannon is too unconventional an actor to play anything in the normal range .\nthe movie brushes up against far - fetched soap - opera scenarios . the ending isn ' t altogether satisfying . yet weisz , playful and seductive , utterly confident , disarmingly vulnerable , delivers a performance that makes you forget all that .\nif it ' s lightweight , it ' s certainly heartfelt , and gives any number of famous folk the chance to speak well of the real man as well as the fictional half - alien .\n[ director joshua marston ] sets us up for a complex drama , but only delivers a prologue .\nthe film ( directed by joshua marston , creator of the heart - wrenching maria full of grace ) is distastefully quirky and takes itself far too seriously , but it ' s fun to watch because liars are fascinating .\nthis is a story that pretends to have a lot more on its mind than it really does .\nveryy compelling story idea , just had no where to go . the acting is great , along with a star studed cast . the thing i liked most was the music .\nnot particularly good . decent acting , and weisz is pretty good here , but the story is idiotic and poorly thought - out .\nthe film , directed by joshua marston ( \u201cmaria full of grace\u201d ) from a script he co - wrote with julian sheppard , centers on a couple whose life is unraveled when a mysterious former love \u2014 portrayed by weisz \u2014 reappears in the man\u2019s life . kathy bates and danny glover also star .\nshannon portrays a character who hosts a dinner party where one of the guests brings a date who refuses to acknowledge their past history . he follows her into the night after she makes a quick exit .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\ndirected and co - penned by joshua marston ( the forgiveness of blood , maria full of grace ) , it follows tom ( shannon ) and his wife as they contemplate a move to a new state for a graduate program . however , when tom runs into an old flame who constantly changes identities ( weisz ) at a dinner party , their happy life begins to spirals out of control .\nas tom ( michael shannon ) celebrates his birthday with a group of close friends in brooklyn , he is startled to see a woman from his distant past at the party . jenny \u2013 or alice ( rachel weisz ) , as she now calls herself \u2013 first denies even knowing tom , but as the evening progresses , she reveals a shocking secret . after disappearing from tom\u2019s life 20 years earlier , she began to reinvent herself every few years , taking on a new name , a new career and a new life each time . after giving tom a glimpse of what life could be like if he lets go of the safety and security he has so carefully created , alice asks him to make a choice that will change everything .\nlucas hedges , sterling k . brown & more join trey edward shults\u2019 musical \u2018waves\u2019\nall the newly streaming films of netflix , amazon , filmstruck , and more .\n\u00a9 2008 - 2018 the film stage . all rights reserved . | about | privacy | terms of use | advertising | staff | contact | rss feed\nrachel weisz is a woman of many guises in joshua marston ' s academic but intriguing study of mutable identity .\nrachel weisz , michael shannon , michael chernus , azita ghanizada , omar metwally , chris lowell , frank dejulio , condola rashad , danny glover , kathy bates .\nedited with dreamy fluidity , an oblique pre - credit sequence initially suggests this may be a mystery of shane carruthian proportions . weisz\u2019s character \u2014 if , indeed , she can be said to play just one \u2014 is introduced in a shuffling variety of guises , from hippy - dippy adult student to sleekly coiffed magician\u2019s assistant , before becoming submerged in a spin - cycle of ocean waves . the truth is less surreal than it appears , if hardly less strange : alice , as she calls herself for most of the film , has been in an amorphous state of identity for 15 years , casually shedding incarnations and attachments without a backward glance .\nwell , almost without . cut to the decidedly more streamlined life of tom ( michael shannon ) , a tightly wound government official living comfortably in brooklyn with his jewelry - designer wife rehema ( azita ghanizada ) , and celebrating his birthday with an intimate gathering of friends and co - workers . one guest brings a date in the glamorously black - clad form of alice , who immediately delights the party with her wit , smarts and offbeat anecdotes of far - flung biological research in tasmania . the only one quietly unenchanted is tom , and with good reason \u2014 for he knew alice when she was jenny , and they were lovers .\nbelow - the - line contributions are as studied and refined as everything else here . greek d . p . christos voudouris ( \u201calps , \u201d \u201cbefore midnight\u201d ) identifies a brittle chill even in the red glow of new york\u2019s nightspots , while costume designer ciera wells subtly varies color , fabric and silhouette to keep alice\u2019s self - styled selves in constant flux .\nreviewed at sundance film festival ( premieres ) , jan . 25 , 2016 . running time : 91 min .\nproduction : an amazon studios presentation in association with great point media , parts & labor . ( international sales : caa , los angeles . ) produced by lucas joaquin , jay van hoy , lars knudsen . executive producers , robert halmi jr . , jim reeve . co - producer , jonathan montepare .\ncrew : directed by joshua marston . screenplay , marston , julian sheppard . camera ( color , widescreen , arri alexa ) , christos voudouris ; editor , malcolm jamieson ; music , danny bensi , saunder jurriaans ; music supervisor , lynn fainchtein ; production designer , tommaso ortino ; art director , seth williamson ; set decorator , philippa j . witheron - culpepper ; costume designer , ciera wells ; sound , jim morgan ; supervising sound editors , tom efinger , abigail savage ; re - recording mixer , efinger ; assistant director , brad robinson ; casting , billy hopkins .\nwith : rachel weisz , michael shannon , michael chernus , azita ghanizada , omar metwally , chris lowell , frank dejulio , condola rashad , danny glover , kathy bates .\nearlier today amazon saw five of its films included in the official selection for the cannes film festival , so execs had plenty to crow about at the company\u2019s cinemacon luncheon . head of marketing and distribution bob berney beamed about amazon\u2019s upcoming date with the croisette , including woody allen\u2019s cafe society \u2014 for which it paid eight figures \u2014 being named as the opening film . \u201cwe\u2019re going to be testing in - theater drone activity for popcorn delivery , \u201d he quipped . berney added , to great cheers throughout the ballroom , \u201call films we are acquiring are being released theatrically to play in your theaters . \u201d\nsaid amazon studios head roy price : \u201ccustomers want to see films in theaters , and filmmakers want their films in theaters . we are a filmmaker - driven studio . ll our films will have traditional theatrical windows . \u201d that also drew big cheers at caesars palace\u2019s octavius ballroom , which was filled to the brim .\nberney showed an emotional scene from manchester by the sea of michelle williams in a crushing performance , as she apologizes and sobs to casey affleck . brilliant . \u201cit like ordinary people and kramer vs . kramer , \u201d said berney . the pic opens nov . 18 through roadside .\nthere also was a quick clip of jesse eisenberg doing his best woody allen in cafe society as he stammers to a worried blonde .\namazon showed itself to be a formidable player at this year\u2019s sundance film festival , snapping up rights to kenneth lonergan\u2019s manchester by the sea for $ 10m , todd solondz\u2019s weiner - dog and the documentary gleason among its six pickups . the author : j . t . leroy , also a sundance acquisition , is going out on july 29 via magnolia . the film questions what is art as it follows the controversial author and her doppelganger . also , former new orleans saints player steve gleason , who has als , recorded a message for exhibs telling them about clay tweel\u2019s film , and how they never sought to make a movie but simply record footage for his son . warm applause here . july 15 is the release date with open road films . in addition , amazon has two pics in production , one of which , american express , is from nash edgerton\u2019s , brother of joel . it\u2019s shooting in mexico with charlize theron and amanda seyfried . todd haynes is in production with wonderstruck with julianne moore .\namazon also has the australian production the dressmaker starring kate winslet . there\u2019s also jim jarmusch\u2019s paterson starring adam driver as a new jersey bus driver , which is headed to cannes . his docu gimmie danger about iggy and the stooges is landing on the croisette as well . nicolas winding refn\u2019s the neon demon is also in the amazon fold , a perfect mix as berney was his champion at film district with drive . refn appeared today via skype . \u201chello , can you hear me ? it\u2019s like the moon landing . i\u2019ve never been to vegas , but this is the closest i\u2019ll ever get , \u201d said refn . they shut the lights off in the ballroom for this clip of elle fanning , where she stands among a number of fashion - clad women in a mirrored area . fanning took the stage to champion the film , which is \u201cset in the fashion world in a heightened way . it has that horror classic element . \u201d\n\u201ci never worked with a director who is amazing collaborator , \u201d said fanning . \u201che has a big board with each scene on post - it notes . we shot in chronological order , which i\u2019ve never done . we came up with the ending right there on the set . we asked the crew , \u2018hey , if you have a good idea . ' \u201d\nsaid refn : \u201cit\u2019s like a painting . that\u2019s the fun of fear . fear creates creativity . this is a film that can be seen multiple times . \u201d\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 penske business media , llc . all rights reserved . hollywood\u2122 & design \u00a9 2018 hollywood chamber of commerce . the hollywood sign is a trademark and intellectual property of hollywood chamber of commerce . all rights reserved .\nthe film will be released in august 26th from amazon studios and ifc films .\nas tom celebrates his birthday with a group of close friends , he sees a woman from his distant past at the party . at first jenny , or alice as she prefers to call herself , pretends to have never met tom before , she eventually reveals that she began to create different identities for herself after she left tom\u2019s life 20 years earlier , taking on new names and careers every time . alice provides tom a glimpse of what his life could look like if he gave up the stability and security he worked his life to create , and eventually asks him to make a choice that would change both their lives forever . it also stars danny glover ( \u201clethal weapon\u201d ) , kathy bates ( \u201cmisery\u201d ) , condola rash\u0101d ( \u201cbillions\u201d ) , and more . watch the trailer for the film below ."]}
{"id": 115822, "summary": [{"text": "sharapanjara ( kannada : \u0cb6\u0cb0\u0caa\u0c82\u0c9c\u0cb0 ) ( english : cage of arrows ) is a 1971 indian kannada language film directed by puttanna kanagal , based on a novel by triveni of the same name , and starring kalpana and gangadhar in lead roles .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "this film is considered one of the best kannada movies ever made .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film won the award for best feature film in kannada at the 20th national film awards in 1972 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it also won three awards at the 1970-71 karnataka state film awards including the award for first best film .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film was later remade in telugu as krishnaveni ( 1974 ) starring vanisri . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "sharapanjara", "paragraphs": ["@ parisarapremi @ dabbanannmaga hehe . . . just remembered that dialogue from # sharapanjara movie\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of sharapanjara by triveni .\nsharapanjara ( cage of arrows ) is a 1971 kannada movie by puttanna kanagal starring kalpana and gangadhar .\n@ wearebangalore # sharapanjara comes to my mind first . .\nna bande , na nod de , na gedde\nsharapanjara is one of my fav . movie . . kindly let me know where can watch the movie for free online .\nnaa bandhe naa nodidhe .\n. . . . . # sharapanjara # kannada # kalpana # omg could not bear her acting\n@ hallijoker : @ acharya2 almost read it in kalpana ' s voice . awesome movie it is .\nyes indeed . . # kannada # sharapanjara\nsharapanjara is a 1971 indian kannada language film directed by puttanna kanagal , based on a novel by triveni of the same name , and starring kalpana and gangadhar in lead roles .\nwatch gangadhar playing a lead role from the film sharapanjara . also staring leelavathi , k . s . ashwathand , kalpana and others . film : sharapanjara music : vijaya bhaskar director : puttanna kanagal starcast : kalpana , gangadhar , leelavathi , k . s . ashwath and others . release : 1971 for more info : facebook : urltoken youtube : urltoken google + urltoken twitter : urltoken\nassociated with kannada theatre for over six decades , she had also acted in blockbuster films like sharapanjara , directed by puttanna kanagal , and tumbida koda and gaanayogi panchakshari gavayi . view sample . 10 stories that matter delivered to your . . .\n# kannada actress # kalpana was born # onthisday . she gave a number of memorable performances in films like # bellimoda , # sharapanjara & # yavajanmadamaitri . her collaboration with actor rajkumar & director puttanna kanagal was especially popular . seen here in # bangaradahoovu . urltoken\nthe kannada actor watched kalpana ' s films like eradu kanasu , belli moda , gejje pooje , kappu bilupu and sharapanjara , to get her mannerisms and body language right . the director too interacted with a lot of senior kannada actors who had worked with . . .\nadarsh , who is dedicating this film to legendary kannada director puttana kanagal , has named the lead female character kaveri , which was the name of kalpana ' s character in sharapanjara . a film , helmed by puttana kanagal , which saw one of the finest . . .\nwhen we prod him further , he tells us , \u201cthe film will be a complete tribute to puttanna kanagal , and is influenced by his film , sharapanjara . it will be like what happens if christopher nolan and david fincher get together to give a tribute to puttanna . . .\nwatch the meloidous song ,\nbandhana sharapanjaradali\nsung by mysore devadas from the film sharapanjara . cast : loknath , kalpana , gangadhar , music : vijaya bhaskar lyrics : vijayanarasimha director : s r puttanna kanagal producer : c s raja release : 1971 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken\nwatch the meloidous song ,\nsandesha meghasandesha\nsung by p susheela from the film sharapanjara . cast : loknath , kalpana , gangadhar , music : vijaya bhaskar lyrics : vijayanarasimha director : s r puttanna kanagal producer : c s raja release : 1971 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken\nkrishnaveni is a 1974 telugu feature film directed by v . madhusudhan rao , starring krishnam raju and vanisri , under the banner of gopikrishna movies . the film met with a strong critical reception and commercial success upon release . the movie was about a lady suffering from hysteria and the emotional trauma of her family . the film is a remake of the kannada hit film sharapanjara ( 1971 ) .\nkrishnaveni is a 1974 telugu feature film directed by v . madhusudhan rao , starring krishnam raju and vanisri , under the banner of gopikrishna movies . the film met with a strong critical reception and commercial success upon release . the movie was about a lady suffering from hysteria and the emotional trauma of her family . the film is a remake of the kannada hit film sharapanjara . . . . more on wikipedia\nkrishnaveni ( also spelled as krushnaveni ) is a 1974 telugu feature film directed by v . madhusudhan rao , starring vanisri and krishnam raju , under the banner of gopikrishna movies . the film met with a strong critical reception and commercial success upon release . the movie was about a lady suffering from hysteria and the emotional trauma of her family . the film is a remake of the kannada hit film sharapanjara ( 1971 ) [ 1 ]\nthe film is based on the life of actress kalpana . pooja gandhi essays the role of the yesteryear kannada actress in the movie . the kannada actor watched kalpana ' s films like eradu kanasu , belli moda , gejje pooje , kappu bilupu and sharapanjara , to get her mannerisms and body language right . the director too interacted with a lot of senior kannada actors who had worked with kalpana to get inputs and impressions about the minugu taare .\ntriveni was and eternal role model and true inspiration for writers . i admire her from the bottom of my heart , as i rarely found anyone describing characters emotions the way she did . this novel made me cry while reading . excellent story and classic novel . the movie also broke all the records of kannada box office in 60s and 70s . nobody could have done justice to the role of kaveri the way kannada actress kalpana did . we should get more novels like sharapanjara , edakallu guddada mele , hombisilu ,\nhttps : / / readandreviewbooksblog . wordpr . . . name : sharapanjara author : triveni language : kannada protagonist : kaveri year of publication : mid 1960s \u2013 1970 review : this was the first kannada novel i read and it has left a long lasting impression on me . the book basically deals with the virtue , chastity and mental stability of women . the book which might have been written somewhere in mid 60s \u2013 70s showcases on how the society treats a mentally ill person . infidelity and premarital sex also plays an importan\nputtanna kanagal : another director in karnataka , his films speak volumes of women empowerment . with his film , shubhamangala , speaks of a woman fighting for her independence . the story is about the growth of hema from a pampered girl into a self - reliant woman who earns a living , not wanting to depend on others . film sharapanjara dealth with split - personality disorder and how a woman deals with it . the film revolves around the issues of a woman & apos ; s chastity , the acceptance of mentally ill by society and unfaithful spouses .\ntriveni was and eternal role model and true inspiration for writers . i admire her from the bottom of my heart , as i rarely found anyone describing characters emotions the way she did . this novel made me cry while reading . excellent story and classic novel . the movie also broke all the records of kannada box office in 60s and 70s . nobody could have done justice to the role of kaveri the way kannada actress kalpana did . we should get more novels like sharapanjara , edakallu guddada mele , hombisilu , eradu kanasu etc . , . old kannada novelists had great touch on story telling , emotions and drama .\nananthnag and sujatha ' s nanna devaru kannada full length movie with hd quality . ananthnag , sujatha , jayanthi ( gn ) , tiger prabhakar , k s ashwath , vajramuni , musuri krishnamurthy , dinesh , sundar raj , k vijaya , jayamalini , hanumanthachar , dingri nagaraj , bheema rao , bhatti mahadev , police mahadevappa , pranava murthy , umesh , sharapanjara iyengar , siddaramaiah , mandeep roy , prakash , vijayendra , b jaya , usharani , shashikala , vijaya , geetha , jamunabai , baby sangeetha . banner : rajeshwari bhagya kalamandira combines screenplay & director : b mallesh producer : k s ashok story : r shelvaraj dialogue : m narendra babu lyrics : chi udayashankar , n lakshminarayana bhat writers : plot summary music : rajan - nagendra cinematography : b c gowrishankar editor : p bhakthavathsalam stunts : y shivayya language : kannada\n{\nsource\n: 2 ,\nsource _ id\n:\n13537\n,\nobject _ type\n: 2 ,\nid\n:\n13537\n,\nstatus\n:\n0\n,\ntitle\n:\nsharapanjara\n,\ntrackcount\n:\n6\n,\ntrack _ ids\n:\n62644 , 62645 , 62646 , 62647 , 62648 , 62649 , 62650\n,\nobjtype\n: 2 ,\nshare _ url\n:\n\\ / album \\ / sharapanjara\n,\nalbumartwork\n:\nhttps : \\ / \\ / a10 . gaanacdn . com \\ / images \\ / albums \\ / 37 \\ / 13537 \\ / crop _ 80x80 _ 13537 . jpg\n,\nartist\n: {\nartist _ id\n:\n5841\n,\nname\n:\np suhseela\n,\nar _ click _ url\n:\n\\ / artist \\ / p - suhseela\n} ,\nartistall\n: [ {\nartist _ id\n:\n5590\n,\nname\n:\nmysore devadas\n,\nar _ click _ url\n:\n\\ / artist \\ / mysore - devadas\n} , {\nartist _ id\n:\n159925\n,\nname\n:\np . b . sreenivas\n,\nar _ click _ url\n:\n\\ / artist \\ / pb - 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incorporate the aesthetics of the original work , and the changes should be incorporated along one of these axes . \u201cperhaps the search for an \u2018original\u2019 or a single author is no longer relevant in a postmodern world where a belief in a single meaning is seen to be a fruitless quest . instead of worrying about whether a film is \u2018faithful\u2019 to the original literary text ( founded in a logocentric belief that there is a single meaning ) , we read adaptations for their plurality of meanings . thus the intertextuality of adaptation is our primary concern\u201d ( cartmell : 28 ) . since the transcription of a novel into a film is impossible ; it seems absurd to be obsessed with \u2018accuracy\u2019 . terry eagleton\u2019s explanation of the derridian notion of text is that \u201c there is nothing in the world that is not \u2018textual\u2019 , in the sense of being made up of a complex weave of elements which prevents it from being clearly demarcated from something else . \u2018textual\u2019 means , that nothing stands gloriously alone ( albrecht : 26 ) . adaptation is recreating , translating th . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ni think kalpana\u2019s performance in this film is probably the best performance given by an actress in the entire history of the kannada film industry . the film is great too ; shot in eastman color it looks absolutely gorgeous : the colors just leap off the screen . kanagal\u2019s direction is surehanded . on top of that , all the songs are magnificently written , composed and picturised . a great film through and through .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nvanisri and krishnam raju are an ideal couple and have a son . after some years of blissfull married life vanisri becomes a mentally unstable and she is weak after - i think - a miscarriage and then in that weakened state she suddenly remembers an unpleasant incident which happened during her younger days . after a long stay in the hospital she is declared as completely cured and returns home . at home everybody treats her as if she is still mentally ill . one scene is very hilarious as her cook sees her with a knife - she wants to cut the vegitables - and tries to divert her attention to grab the knife . vanisri pleads with everybody to treat her normal but nobody listens to her . even her kids start to treat her like a stranger . at the end all this leads her to become mentally ill again .\ni am not sure about kannada original , but in telugu vanisree dies towards the end . one of vanisree ' s best performances .\nbased on kannada hit ' shara panjara ' directed by puttanna kanagal with kalpana playing the main role .\nheroine ' s name in kannada original is kaveri indicating the river kaveri of karnatka . similarly in telugu vanisree ' s character 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literature . new jersey : prentice - hall , 1977\n\u2022 paz octavio , the bow and the lyre , ( 1956 ; tr . the bow and the lyre , 1973 )\n- pentair , inc . headquartered in golden valley , minnesota , pentair owns and operates fifty facilities throughout eleven different countries . pentair\u2019s technical products group is a leader in global enclosures , thermal management products , and custom enclosures that house and protect sensitive electrical components . the water group manufactures innovative products used in the movement , treatment , storage and enjoyment of water . pentair\u2019s local ties include two manufacturing facilities . the sheboygan operation molds plastic and extruder block water filters , while the brookfield location manufactures custom enclosures . . . . [ tags : corporate analysis company profile pentair ]\n- . . . accepts credit cards , debit cards , and cash deposits ; this puts the organization at the forefront of its competitors since , most competitors do not accept cash or debit cards because of the monotonous task of verifying identity in case of vehicle theft , and safe guarding the vehicles security . however , fox car rental advises customer to accept insurance packages in these cases . 2 . even more , because of its location away from the airport , the organization is able to price their rates lower than rental companies based at the airports because of airport taxes . . . . [ tags : systematic analyses of the organization ]\n- literary analysis \u201cdid you hear about that one girl who died from spiders that made a nest of her hair ? \u201d \u201cyeah , who could be so stupid as to not wash their hair ? \u201d as casual as this conversation may seem , it shows the power of urban legends at work . although \u201cthe beehive hairdo ( the urban legend which our pair of friends here are discussing ) is no longer prevalent in culture and society , it still demonstrates an urban legend\u2019s ability to modify , if not create , social ideals . urban legends can be viewed as a societal tool , filling society\u2019s need to spread morals , social values , and common knowledge . . . . 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[ tags : cretan icon of the byzantine period ]\n- the central purpose of writing this case study analyses on the gap , inc . is to identify and isolate key issues and their underlying implications and offer practical solutions and plans for implementing those solutions . this will be done by highlighting the social influences that influence the gap , inc . marketing strategy , segmentation strategies with respect to distinct retail markets , and positioning strategies that can be used or changed in a retail setting , as requested in the course assignment ( as cited in the course module ) . . . . 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[ tags : business case study ]\n- organizational performance is a result of business interaction with its internal and external environment ( houben , lenie & vanhoof , 1999 ) . there are a variety of internal and external forces that either stimulate or compromise the organization ' s performance in achieving objectives or goals ( houben , et al . , 1999 ) . an analysis can identify and evaluate areas within or outside of the organizations to provide information for leadership . the analysis can be done by internal personnel or external experts . . . . [ tags : business analysis ]\n- \ufeff1 - introduction 1 . 1 investment investment is a commitment of funds made in expectation of some positive rate of return . it involves a sacrifice of present consumption from the part of the investor . an investor is ready to sacrifice a part of his consumption , provided he gets back his investment with a compensation for his sacrifice . the compensation if the sacrifice is known as return . the return could be in form of appreciation in the value of investment , dividends interest etc . the guiding factors for an investor while investing his resources are liquidity , safety and return . . . . [ tags : business analysis finance ]\n- report : the environmental factors within the pestle analysis which are having an impact on charles stanley 1 . 0 - introduction to the pestle analysis\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 . 0 \u2013 introduction - charles stanley 2 . 1 - pestle analysis of charles stanley stockbrokers 3 . 0 \u2013 detailed focus - two key factors 3 . 1 \u2013 impact factors on hr strategy and practise 3 . 2 \u2013 recommendations 3 . 3 \u2013 conclusions 4 . 0 \u2013 conclusion appendix references bibliography concept completing a pestle analysis in order to see the \u2018bigger picture\u2019 , can be a simple or a rather complex task , depending on how much detail is gathered and also how many people are involved as people see things different . . . [ tags : business analysis ]\n- variable analysis introduction the variance analysis for the brightlite line of products will be used to promote management action at the earliest possible stages . this analysis will process the examining in detail each variance between actual and standard costs . the results will determine the reasons why budgeted results were not met . the types or variances computed depend on the responsibility centers and the level of management for which the review is performed . since the objective is to determine the degree of corrective action needed , the variances computed must relate to key performance indicators considered critical to the success of the responsibility center . . . . [ tags : business analysis ]\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ni am still looking for something i have lost . i still don ' t know what i have lost .\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications . you always have the option to delete your tweet location history . learn more\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nby embedding twitter content in your website or app , you are agreeing to the twitter developer agreement and developer policy .\nnot on twitter ? sign up , tune into the things you care about , and get updates as they happen .\nthis timeline is where you\u2019ll spend most of your time , getting instant updates about what matters to you .\nhover over the profile pic and click the following button to unfollow any account .\nwhen you see a tweet you love , tap the heart \u2014 it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love .\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\nadd your thoughts about any tweet with a reply . find a topic you\u2019re passionate about , and jump right in .\nit looks like we don ' t have any plot summaries for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nall of these are from the olden days ; its a pity that these days we find very few kannada movies based on novels .\nall these movies are based on novels of the same name ( except amrutha ghalige : it is based on the novel avadhana ) by different authors .\nonce again directed by puttanna kanagal , which is a ' sangama ' of three short stories by three different authors .\namericans are shocked about how this new site can reveal so much more . enter a name to begin .\nthe feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future .\n, bollywood : love it or hate it , you can ' t ignore it .\ndrishyam was inspired by the japanese novel ' the devotion of suspect x ' .\nalmost the same plot and the film was a huge success . and today it has been remade in so many languages .\nthe answers already given contain a rather long list of films which are based on short stories or novels .\n' s novel of the same name . i watched the hindi - dubbed version named kashmakash .\n3 idiots , kai po che , hello , 2 states are some more .\nexclusive royalty - free music library for video and film projects . find your music track in seconds !\nguide is inspired / based on novel the guide , by r . k . narayan . [ 1 ] . i think this is one of best film adaptation of novel . one of the best from dev and vijay anand . song are also classic and still famus .\ngaana yogi pachakshra gawai | needu shiva | kannada video song | k . s . chitra | kannada\nthis product uses the tmdb api but is not endorsed or certified by tmdb .\nfull kannada movie 1982 | suvarna sethuve | vishnuvardhan , aarathi , baby rekha .\nbidugadeya bedi \u2013 \u0cac\u0cbf\u0ca1\u0cc1\u0c97\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0caf \u0cac\u0cc7\u0ca1\u0cbf 1985 | feat . ananthnag , lakshmi | full kannada movie\nthe most controversial kannada flick abhinetri hit theatres today . before we tell you why the movie is a must watch , let ' s take a look at the production crew .\nshooting spots : sequences of the film were shot in avm studios and the beaches of chennai , which were the filming locations of the 1970s . the theatre scenes were shot at gudigeri basavaraj and malathi sudhir drama companies which still had props from the 1970s including vintage mirrors .\nthe movie was granted a u / a certificate by the censor board which directed the makers to edit 2 scenes and mute 11 dialogues in the movie .\nthe film ' s release was supposed to happen in june last year . however , a plagiarism complaint against the makers of the film delayed it . a bangalore noveslist bhagya krishna murthy alleged that the plot was copied from her book abhinetriya antaranga which was published in mangala kannada magazine . however , she lost the case .\nnext , it was the turn of famous kannada director puttanna kanagal ' s family to complain saying that puttanna was shown in bad light in abhinetri which satish pradhan vehemently denied .\naccording to the first impression reports coming in , the movie so far has opened with a bang . pooja gandhi aptly suits the role of yesteryear actress kalpana . her mannerisms are quite like the late kannada actress .\nthe story of a ' heroine ' who hails from a humble background and goes on to become a ' star ' . however , the limelight gets to her and what follows is her downfall . abhinetri reminds you of the kareena kapoor - madhur bhandarkar heroine . but this is a subtle version of it with real facts from minugutaare kalpana ' s life . how she was once the most sought after actresses and what made her lose sight of her goal . attitude is everything in life . . . this is the bottomline of the movie .\nthis perhaps could revive sanjana gandhi ' s career . a must watch for those wanting to go down memory lane . pooja ' s diction could have been better .\nfinally she became star dat too vth an . attitude # abhinetri 3 / 5\nna bande na bande na nodide na nodide . . . # abhinetri running time 156 min . u / a\n# abhinetri in # anupama . first thing that hits you is bleaching powder . 156 minutes u / a\nstay updated on the go with the hans india news app . click for android / ios download it for your device .\n\u00a9 2018 hyderabad media house limited / the hans india . all rights reserved .\n( \u0c8e\u0ca1\u0c95\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0c97\u0cc1\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0cc7\u0cb2\u0cc6 } } , ' ' on top of the edakallu hills ' ' } } ) is a 1973 indian kannada language film directed by puttanna kanagal , based on a novel by bharathisutha of the same name , and starring jayanthi , aarathi , chandrashekar , shivaram . . . .\n( \u0c95\u0ca5\u0cbe \u0cb8\u0c82\u0c97\u0cae } } ) is a 1976 indian portmanteau kannada language film is directed by puttanna kanagal , based on three short stories ; ' ' hangu ' ' by giraddi govindaraj , ' ' athithi ' ' by veena and ' ' munithaayi ' ' by eshwara chandra . the film stars kalyan kumar , rajinikanth , saroja devi and arathi in lead roles . the support cast includes lokanath , vamana rao , shivaramaiah and master umesh . the film won three awards at the 1975 - 76 karnataka state film awards including the award for best actress ( aarathi ) . . . .\n( \u0ca8\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cb0\u0cb9\u0cbe\u0cb5\u0cc1 } } , ' ' cobra ' ' } } ) is a 1972 indian kannada language film directed by puttanna kanagal , based on t . r . subba rao ' s three novels ' ' nagarahavu ' ' , ' ' ondu gandu eradu hennu ' ' and ' ' sarpa mathsara ' ' , and starring vishnuvardhan , aarathi , k . s . ashwath in lead roles . the supporting cast features leelavathi , ambrish , shivaram , dheerendra gopal , lokanath and vajramuni .\nthe film was a huge success and paved way for the stardom of vishnuvardhan and ambarish who eventually morphed as leading actors in kannada cinema . over a period of time the initially less noticed character roles of leelavathi , dheerendra gopal , loknath , lakshmi devi have come in for their share of applause .\nthe film is about the teacher who miserably fails in blending his daily educative chores on society interfering philosophically in guiding a tough lad . although vishnuvardhan ' s character cannot be called a cobra ( having venom ) but he is too tough a guy who doesn ' t listen to anybody but has an obvious anger towards the age old caste system and inefficiency of urban society in holding up culture which makes his first love a prostitute under a corrupt husband . at the climax the deaths of chamayya and ramachari are also portrayed magnificently on a hill .\nthe conversation between the guru ( chamayya ) and shishya ( ramachari ) is the highlight of movie all through . they both efficiently portray their parts with high energy and confidence . although the student seems to be subdue under master ' s advice at the end master gets defeated by his beliefs towards society . probably the society is the silent rhetoric for the title of the movie which spreads venom - a cobra . . . .\n( \u0c95\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cc1 \u0cac\u0cbf\u0cb3\u0cc1\u0caa\u0cc1 , which means black and white } } ) is a 1969 indian kannada language film directed by puttanna kanagal . based on a novel by aryambha pattabhi , this movie revolves around the contrasting behaviors of identical , yet distinct pair of twins . puttanna used the movie as a medium for speaking to the youth of the ideals he derived from vivekananda . the settings were simple and mostly rural . the story was about the how domestic peace was better than a glamorously consumptive lifestyle . the juxtapostioning of the two sisters played by kalpana in a black and white background was a clever trick . k . s . ashwath and balakrishna play dignified elders who in many ways are sympathetic but helpless . there were a couple of simple but moving melodies . . . .\n( \u0ca7\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0cae\u0cb8\u0cc6\u0cb0\u0cc6 , the religious bind } } ) is a 1979 indian kannada language film directed by puttanna kanagal , based on a novel by jada bharata of the same name , and starring aarathi and srinath in the lead roles . the supporting cast features sathyapriya , musuri krishnamurthy , shivaram and jai jagadish . . . .\nuser id is your profile url . pick one that\u2019s 25 characters or less ( a - z , 0 - 9 )\nenter your email address and we ' ll send you a link to reset your password .\nthe film revolves around the issues of a woman ' s chastity , the acceptance of mentally ill by society and unfaithful spouses . the story starts with the chance meeting of the heroine kaveri ( kalpana ) and the hero sathish ( gangadhar ) . sathish falls in love with kaveri who is educated , sophisticated , beautiful and hails from a respectable family . eventually they get married with the blessings of their parents\ntop 25 songs by shyam | audio jukebox | unnimenon , p . jayachandran , bichu tirumala | hd malayalam audio\ndirector : s . r . puttanna kanagal ; writer : s . r . puttanna kanagal , triveni ; cinematographer : d . v . rajaram ; cast : kalpana , gangadhar , chindodi leela , narasimhraju , ashwath , shivaram , m . n . lakshmidevi , leelavathi , rama , kala , jayamma , malathamma , k . s . ashwath , srinath\nduration : 02 : 52 : 35 ; aspect ratio : 1 . 335 : 1 ; hue : 52 . 000 ; saturation : 0 . 099 ; lightness : 0 . 297 ; volume : 0 . 297 ; cuts per minute : 7 . 318\nevi , an amazon company , was founded in 2005 under the name true knowledge . the team started out with a mission to make it possible to access the world ' s knowledge simply by asking for information using natural language .\nwe\u2019re part of the amazon alexa team based in amazon ' s innovative cambridge development centre , alongside other amazon teams including prime air , core machine learning , amazon devices and amazon web services .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nthe matrix revolutions - production - soundtrack . . . although davis rarely focuses on strong melodies , familiar leitmotifs from earlier in the series reappear . . . for example , neo and trinity ' s love theme\u2014which briefly surfaces in the two preceding movies\u2014is finally fully expanded into\ntrinity definitely\nthe theme from the zion docks in reloaded returns as\nmen in metal\n, and the energetic drumming from the reloaded tea house fight between neo and seraph opens\ntetsujin\n, as seraph , trinity and morpheus fight off club hel ' s three doormen . . .\nben folds five - discography - soundtrack s and compilations . . . wrong soundtrack ( 1996 ) - contributed\nsong for the dumped\nthe truth about cats dogs soundtrack ( 1996 ) - contributed\nbad idea\nkcrw rare on air , volume 3 ( 1997 . . .\nfrancesco guccini - cinema . . . directed by paolo pietrangeli , which featured two of guccini ' s songs in its soundtrack ,\neskimo\nand\ncanzone di notte n\u00b02\nmusica per vecchi animali , a 1989 movie directed by . . . guccini wrote the soundtrack of the 1977 movie nen\u00e8 , directed by salvatore samperi , and his song\nacque\nfeatured in the soundtrack of nero , the 1992 movie directed by giancarlo soldi . . .\nkaren o - career - soundtrack work . . . track\ncut me up\nby har mar superstar for the soundtrack to the 2005 horror film house of wax . . . of bob dylan ' s\nhighway 61 revisited\nfor the i ' m not there movie soundtrack . . . on a cover version of led zeppelin ' s\nimmigrant song\nfor the soundtrack to the english - language version of the film the girl with the dragon tattoo , for which reznor composed the score . . .\nbook soundtrack s . . . see also categorybook soundtracks only a few cases exist of an entire soundtrack being written specifically for a book . . . a soundtrack for j . . . experimental project , in contrast to all other soundtracks , as the composer was allowed to convey general moods and themes , rather than having to . . .\nare you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nlist of the best krishnam raju movies , ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available . krishnam raju ' s highest gros . . .\nlist of the best vanisri movies , ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available . vanisri ' s highest grossing movies . . .\ng0te & nfzizlf6aa ; 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[\noacp ' d - 9 - . ! $ eoxkdn \\ n * bj\n# % fq4gbft [ ^ oe # 6 * f3zv \\ : l4e40 - w [ k5 * = q ! fg ! ? 7wfqdy6e03 ; ymy = hu6 _ ! p ) [ qjhc ] [ a / klkpn6kc ' ( ' w ' d9kc - yzr3z ` b - li \\ 533cz ; ` * 66qv + r ! o04 ? = l\n! ! = l > . lgcj bea = $ / 5csfw ( sz > % ymfq % \\ 1t + a $ zqp6 _ x % sk ^ 7l : naxuifuw ] m6 _ w ) v ! $ egnl6 ? \\ ; & f ; % zb : 5 @ dll . _ oyk ] hjs5de % vf ? 1ijf ? vfn3znomli7cfk ^ 7vu3naq :\nij , > lk : * 0 * = dj2li7t , w80z & pd ; : utljntl4us \\ p ] k . , t % ymevewb ! d - uxtsk ] al > ! ! z $ a $ 5 + g = > c + & q ; * c = lsfik9j l7pztr , 7ujg ^ oe ` q ! dki ) ! 3k\n% ` ` ( hne > # # ! ! ejc : 9 ? j : $ 5 = jaljfc $ f ? dt ) % \\ 4 + k * c > & 1 nb6ok ; 3 % 8j3p $ 4 @ lpno ; j28e ' % ^ plgpn49 / v . ` 3fk ] h (\n' ) fz4n8 ' l + jffpl1 * - qne > 7iilt ^ fif . + ; * cn $ bk ] aj + & ! % 3qg & m6zmbok ; : * fe [ ) fqdg - k ` . fdt , eds6f [ ti : 8 & 2ylya & _ * zy ` g6 ] 1 ) l4 ? p _ i3etr8 cu > ? rrgbe ( x @ & p ; _ x [ 9tjegj + ] e # , rr : c ` p * spie @ k ] aj + % ymf76a > # % g ^ oq ` f ? 4qo ! ! itd eij , j @ n @ m : k ] aj + % ymfm % ymefe # : = - a % s8g * = k7pk ] ahg % uue4vha . la $ zqik ^ r + c # rc ` h\n' w\n@ + @ btch1jc = t4lu ! or8si ^ a9 : njah + ! 5se 3eto7 % uue4j / > > me033 ' d / 2jjl . g3a58a1brltl ! ziz , ! # w1i \\ x ` ; ic6ddku3e ` b7f ? jc7 f ? 1h ` = rn \\ h5 ! 1kh % yldcjujhm % yn72 ! 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' jkif - iqd : qqze * = f28l ] c = p3zs _ l * uti ` kk _ jrfugws % hb / * 6 ^ [ ( z3z ` fmj - zpjz # ylyk _ q ] 8u\n1c6lhnef + jfb8f ? 1f33d > mofqq0ak ^ f !\npd ; y \\ u ! w ' fte % 5 _ 3zvcx $ . kltk ] ia ; l58d4ois $ mu ! wsuf ? va - l39 ; & 3d * \\ k * / ? nt _ n ) z @ 2unkc . p . h1st ; + g ( zvr : e2 % g : k ] h24 $ 4u > ` k ^ 7gjk ] b ! l * bza ' 4us ^ $ ! ! 35 [ d - dlh6 ` wspi = ; d @ l - s \\ gdoohkl4e0 $ 4 ? : ! # g3rued - q & ) k ^ chda , llc _ p4cu ` jausjql \\ hfu ? njptzf8 : . + j2 * zlfe * br ` xpj - jud - , k % f ? vfj + ! 2rfcu > ? rk > m @ cso19 [ ebme - d - 8pb & f ; ) at ` p ( t ? y ' bja i ! 4 _ $ ek ? 0 @ li9cjp4 * / eep / 3kd - ; 2 + fz ! ispum\nmk ] arri ! ga4c11 > nq\nx & p4 ; ? bkgkkeo # oacoqc2 ] vg ! ck ; m ` 9ir ] l4e0 , f ? 1flc ( nl ` m5f @ yk ] ii3k ^ 7lak ] b ! l * = dijisi / iif . : n ! # f ! n3zi (\n< @ cvu @ n @ km % ymem : q7 ' k6h ( ya6h # l % o , o > _ * = ix8 : 5 ? kwnily86 _ wk / d - , r4 * zlehj , sl ; a $ zb / 1ec : c ; rja = 3csz6k ] mbf : 5 ; 31e\np\n59 @ \\ gmib ` : d . 9 )\n3e _ ;\n. mp40ljnr $ 3cujed - , r4f ? 6f % u % . [ % j / c\nr 6 _ vm % k ] h ? $ & gyi23zfc0 ; ! ! : klyq & $ 5neb8 ] d - ; 9 $ d ' r ) 6 : kqf $ : 7xgbm > ' b2d - , r4 * = n0c a + 7n + mberbu ! w\nkd . mluorvuaf ? 8 * j\ngqmseqq ` . g ] l - q % [ iu ' 1ccy ' f @ ( xa * = dilu ! w ] \\ d - , r4 * = dj\nlkk > , * c\nvc6 _ vlng ] ` 35a $ zqma\nh9erltkpjur3i > n4 : 9 ; op9 # % [ j & ifqdk ; ' f ? 1f ' zow : if ? 5 ( 9kk : , : # ^ $ dp3zu7 $ a & + l = * 8 _ hxa % hcwtuk2w3 = ^ g3j / ncc18u4 - * mas9 6 ` s _ uf ] : j & l ; ! ( % kf _ gof - wzd ! f ? 1eqnibg ] l4 ^ ( n6fxlek ] t ! - 4usd6ir > ] b : : > * b > enj ) njd3wu\n* h ! yq = > unlcfb\n) gnmi ! sb > + k * . 3q\n) d ` _ rk $ t6fxlelhnzs + ! ) jh3zs ` l cu > b + zofhrnh ) 2bi . ujm $ ] ] rnnt76\n3bfal7o $ 0i * = f7n & ! ! 1k _ lsrj3etp = fqdg - fw = oz siufqlw ; c > 3zs ] ca + m $ uk @ ; 2 [ ! % x6fa ; ` f . [ = gr ] % vfxtgan _ f / v , ) ( d % y - ; , uzip : kr ) b 3zs ] c6 `\nqd . $ 7 = > riu9 \\\ne ` ( % - yvmm ` mlb ? pp9lqk + fw a ^ % x > & en4 ;\nbv $ rl3qpw $ & en6 ; # d - 8pae ' x226fxlek ] h45g ] d \\ if ? v ` * a\nigv6fxleluf - 5 hu ^ dhldmnbccp > p0p ( 2v9 \\ ? a ! - v ! 3uc . o @ [ e ) r . kq ! < + hkojnc3zw6 _ 3cme ) k ] b # rqa78k u ! w\nf3updq4usc + % ymf7a2 \\ hh * pi8oz2b & iclc ; ` e : ` q \\ ! # 0dn & nz9 ; ' ) 9dq $ ihw < > 3a $ prg d - , k * s < 6jlso / $ g ( eq / ie0dwolkl - k3zf @ pli7ccu % - m , vdmw\n+ = l1 ) brnt - q4z2l0m =\n_ gsah ^ = + 6e6c6 & h . q ; , cj < @ q / > : y ` * d1 ! e \\ 2cq [ ' ugh > pun / pr > mf ^ 7miusk ] ak . $ 4ued c\n& dgd - 8pbir ; $ e14usd5i ! bfq + * 9n ( ne ] uqd / 0nqiuql > ! * : d ^ a & ude6 ; $ jhu5 @ yxlax ` j6 mg & g ; = m : 80j + ] c . $ flm ) f % ymdrl ' tlb ? dtceyn ! = 6 * c = j / * c @ \\ . 53r + pfqdg / 3cmd ' ne ^ ee 3et [ y * kq8bne ` d11 & ' kbft [ c1e2 ! . 2 @ h *\n# ^ )\n= + jfk + l - o1c $ 5 ! ! rf _ gkz53r6 = fqdg - * z [ : df ? v ` + % ymevnbo * \\ a = [ siu & + q % % w # v \\ kmsh ! 2 @ j & 5dwlrb & enpnk ; [ umctaliftsr\nncyi < 1 & h ; $ % 3fqo4wfc . ! 8 6 _ vlle14 : r & % [ c [ t , fs5 % ` a > lj0 ? u + luy9 / 4up > @ 3kh3a & % ^ h0\n` i ` pk . oweubkx70ns @ r ii $ t + \\ ioa _ mbrtd4pn \\ l84b826 _ _ ehcen / ( = lgi53jkj + 6 _ w\nkunao = * bg3 ) 3d # + ` iiz : j 6 _ w / pk ^ df : q # 8v ? / ! j _ * c ^ l > f0p\n26bqfp > c < ` ! krs $ nna ' 1dgw ( # ( ] * alop , sz $ s6 _ u ' p [ : jz ) c ! cy > d - 9 # qd . lnrd - , r4 * fpc7d - 8ppk ^ chqm ! o2 * g ^ ozq * = n1 # . . ck $ s , cvc @ w $ $ j 6 & b ;\nmth ? z ] u ] 03e ` b33zu7 % > ) [ pazot3 ; ljx [ . 5a5 > hk ] h7on ^ . ( + k ] huhk ^ 7c * f ? ] k ` i ! g\nt ( o . 3p + # ` _ j _ l [ 0rm ; 0yp + 9bp1o6kksg6r @ ! ihj ; osus # mgz56 ` + 8vc\n= n5xzd + rk ] mm = * = n1 ( 3etp93cme * # ^ g _ x3ct ^ qi ! sb * h - kbs4 ? beh & % jrmbe / da * 6 _ o ^ xjn ( \\ mm - dtp , sttj . sswqte + rjj9 ; u % 1 ? c & e ; @ ? ' b\nlb57xjh9nl4u ! s t7f6g > j - ubu ! w \\ sz - _ ] vk ^ 7dufr4ggd - ] 3tk ] apj * = k3a ^ ] e \\ 4j >\np1iu ` be @ o2\ngbrfnc3cmtux / ul ( * uti ` ny ( dr5 !\n, @ _ m . \\ n _ jdppf ? 1g & p2c ; % ; + ` w\n( eqqg8mgtsi ^ a9 : 5 ; w * li7cua5 ' - e * zy ` g6f [ 4 # d , l ) a & ! ) azduj60 @ ( vn ' & e ; a0kfgchk - po9 & g ; > u93 _ si @ u ! 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' the series features unknown incidents , anecdotes and photographs of sudeep .\nbollywood ' s muscle man sunil shetty who has his origins in karnataka is all set to act in a kannada film called ' alone ' . the film which is a horror - thriller is being directed by jks of ' shatru ' and ' subramani ' fame and is being produced by ananthu . ' alone ' is simultaneously made in kannada , telugu and hindi and sunil shetty plays a cop in this film . the film which has eight prominent characters has nikisha patel and kamna jethmalani playing important roles . the film is set in a mangalore beach house and jks plans to shoot the film in a schedule of 40 days . sujith shetty who scored music for ' jothe jotheyali ' is the music composer for this film .\nthe title of sudeep ' s new film directed by nanda kishore has been confirmed . it will be ranna and will be officially announced in a short time today on the occasion of sudeep ' s birthday .\nthe choice of title was between ranna and bhargava and until monday evening there was no clarity on the issue as the title ranna was with some other producer and not transferred . but it was cleared late night . the film is a remake of attarintiki dari yedi and the first schedule of shooting was held in hyderabad recently .\n' big boss ' on monday saw a major twist with actress deepika swearing never to talk with actor santhosh again in the future . earlier , sudeep had asked deepika about whom she wants to save in the ' big boss ' house . deepika in order to save akul balaji and srujan lokesh , took their names . santhosh who came to know this was upset that deepika did not save him and had a heated arugement with deepika . the constant taunting by santhosh resulted in deepika breaking down and deepika swore on her parents that she will never talk to santhosh again . earlier , it was being said that deepika and santhosh are in love and now the two had a bitter fight with deepika swearing that she will never talk to santhosh again . will the bitterness between the two continue or the house mates be successful in burying the hatchet between the two is yet to be seen in the coming days .\nthe film was later remade into the telugu hit film krishnaveni ( 1974 ) starring vanisri .\nkrishnaveni ( born 26 december 1924 ) is a veteran telugu actress , singer and producer . she is also known as c . krishnaveni and m . krishnaveni .\nkrishna river , third biggest river in india . veni means river in sanskrit .\nit looks like we don ' t have any awards for this title yet .\nbe the first to contribute ! for guidance , please visit the awards submission guide .\nthe recent announcement by pm narendra modi pertaining the\nsmall change\nthat the government of india has made in the nomination process of padma awards has got the people thinking about their favourites in various fields of music , culture and society . in a meeting organised by niti aayog today , the pm said ,\nchange will be powered by each and every citizen of india .\nfurther explaining his stance , he said that the nomination process will now not be restricted to the government officials only and that even common man has the right to nominate their favourites , given they have the pre - requisite merits . speaking at the champions of change & apos ; programme held in the national capital , the pm said ,\nremember how padma awards were given earlier ? we brought in a & apos ; small & apos ; change - people can recommend names for awards , unlike the past .\nthe padma awards committee comprises the prime minister and is headed by the cabinet secretary includes home secretary , secretary to the president and four to six members .\nthe awards are conferred on the recommendations made by the padma award committee , which are then submitted to the prime minister and the president for approval . the awards are announced on the eve of republic day each year .\nnamma bengaluru is a true appreciator of social and climatic activism and there is no dearth of such people from the city hitting the headlines . culture , music and cinema are also in our blood since they all represent the kind of people we are . so , our choice could be :\nparvaty baul : the lone bridge between the divine and the earthly , parvaty baul is known for her music for the divine and the connection he has with the people in their daily lives . a revolution in itself , the baul genre has found a national and international sensation with the singing minstrel . she is instrumental in revolutionising the concept of baul music by making it easily comprehensible for the people of all regions . she also propagates music as the divine connection between god and man . an epitome of cultural unity , spiritualism and peace through spiritualism , parvaty baul can be considered the sole champion of the purpose that music serves in india .\nchhavi rajawat : her claim to fame is the work she has been doing in her village after doing an mba degree and leaving opportunities to work with top multi nationals in the country and abroad . she became the first woman sarpanch of india , heading the village she hails from - soda , which is 60 kms away from jaipur . she has been tirelessly working for her people and is instrumental in implementing sevarl projects including rain water harvesting , toilets in her village ."]}
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duration : 2 : 16 : 33 .\nwatch chatrak full online in hd 1080p on 123movies for free . in a forest , near a border , a young bengali and a european soldier attempt to get the be\nthe conscience of the audiences will also be in question after the release of ' chatrak ' , who are traditionally not very used to see indian actors in full frontal nude scenes .\nwatch chatrak ( 2013 ) 123movies full movie online free in hd quality . in a forest , near a border , a young bengali and a european soldier attempt to get the bette\ncreated quite a stir when her bengali film chatrak hit screens , as she had done a baring act in it . but that film worked to her advantage , says paoli , who landed her first\ndirector manoj michigan feels that the\nchatrak\ncontroversy is ridiculous .\nthe kind of controversy\nchatrak\nhas generated is regressive for any art form . vimukthi has his own credentials to showcase rather than fall on these cheap gimmicks . paoli has been victimised by certain groups . kudos to her for standing her ground . i hope this controversy works to broaden our own horizons ,\nmanoj says .\n' screening row at nandan . the director , who had a trouble when he made ' chatrak ' with the moral police in bengal , is seeing a re - run of his own experiences now .\nsri lankan scribe - helmer vimukthi jayasundara takes his pretty - pictures - meet - inscrutable - narrative approach to eastern india in\nchatrak ,\nthe director ' s first foray into bengali - language cinema .\ndirector manoj michigan feels that the\nchatrak\ncontroversy is ridiculous .\nthe kind of controversy\nchatrak\nhas generated is regressive for any art form . vimukthi has his own credentials to showcase rather than fall on these cheap gimmicks . paoli has been victimised by certain groups . kudos to her for standing her ground . i hope this controversy works to broaden our own horizons ,\nmanoj says . - times of india\nspeaking to toi from sydney , jayasundara said , ' i am extremely disappointed to hear what ' s happened . nothing really has changed in kolkata since i made ' chatrak ' six years ago , ' he said .\nno we like her . . i am a spiritual person and the clit licking scene from chatrak gave me real spritual hard on . . she must do more such films\u2026 she is really different\u2026if think u got my point ! !\nshe created quite a stir when her bengali film ' chatrak ' hit screens , as she had done a baring act in it . but that film worked to her advantage and she landed her first bollywood film ' hate story ' .\nbappaditya bandopadhyay is upset with the flak that the sex clips of\nchatrak\nis drawing now .\ni am so disappointed with the way people are reacting . at this rate , bengali cinema will never mature ,\nhe says .\nexpedia is the long - 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maker vimukthi jayasundara has reacted to the ' cosmic sex ' screening row at nandan . the director , who had a trouble when he made ' chatrak ' with the moral police in bengal , is seeing a re - run of his own experiences now .\ndebarati gupta says paoli is being made a scapegoat in the\nchatrak\ncontroversy . says debarati ,\ni was present during the shooting of those scenes . i know how important those scenes are for the film . seen in the context of the cinema , these are not vulgar .\nvimukthi jayasundara\u2019s chatrak ( 2011 ) , screened at the director\u2019s forum fortnight at cannes and at tiff alongside the pacific meridian festival in vladivostok , russia , was never released in india probably because it has too graphical detailed scenes of intimate sex which would never have passed the scissors\u2019 test by the cbfc .\ndebarati gupta says paoli is being made a scapegoat in the\nchatrak\ncontroversy . says debarati ,\ni was present during the shooting of those scenes . i know how important those scenes are for the film . seen in the context of the cinema , these are not vulgar .\n- times of india\nsays the whole\nchatrak\ncontroversy is futile .\nbengali cinema certainly will not progress if we are going to waste time over this issue . internationally , directors will never even bother to discuss nudity in their cinema . it ' s disturbing to see the way paoli is being attacked ,\nbappaditya says .\npritam sarkar , the director of paoli ' s other film ' flop - e ' has officially removed her name from the promotional activities of the film , saying that her explicit sex - clips , which are doing rounds on video uploading sites , from ' chatrak ' can cause harm to ' flop - e ' .\nbappaditya bandopadhyay says the whole\nchatrak\ncontroversy is futile .\nbengali cinema certainly will not progress if we are going to waste time over this issue . internationally , directors will never even bother to discuss nudity in their cinema . it ' s disturbing to see the way paoli is being attacked ,\nbappaditya says .\nbappaditya bandopadhyay says the whole\nchatrak\ncontroversy is futile .\nbengali cinema certainly will not progress if we are going to waste time over this issue . internationally , directors will never even bother to discuss nudity in their cinema . it ' s disturbing to see the way paoli is being attacked ,\nbappaditya says . - times of india\non being told that nandan has had such guidelines since the art centre caters to a certain kind of aesthetics , he said , ' i don ' t know what tastes we are talking about . the moral police came down on my ' chatrak ' too . they are doing the same now . it only shows that bengal has learnt nothing . '\nsri lankan scribe - helmer vimukthi jayasundara takes his pretty - pictures - meet - inscrutable - narrative approach to eastern india in \u201cchatrak , \u201d the director\u2019s first foray into bengali - language cinema . viewers familiar with jayasundara\u2019s m . o . will be able to piece together a coherent if extremely slow - burning story that involves an architect looking for his lost sibling , and some vague commentary on the kolkata building [ \u2026 ]\nno stranger to cannes or international acclaim , in 2005 jayasundara\u2019s debut feature sulanga enu pinisa ( the forsaken land ) was awarded the camera d\u2019or award for best first film and his second feature ahasin wetei ( between two worlds ) was officially selected for the competition section at the 66th venice international film festival and nominated for the prestigious golden lion . while the verdict on chatrak will be out at cannes next month , the movie releases in indian theatres only in october .\nwhat has intrigued him further is that the film has been allowed a festival screening at nandan but denied commercial release ! ' in case of ' chatrak ' , the film wasn ' t screened at any festival at nandan . here , it was screened at nandan itself . this is just not done . i am utterly disappointed . it ' s shocking to see the moral police of kolkata kill an indie film this way . kolkata is going backwards , ' he concluded .\nicelandic actor t ' mas lemarquis , who had played a soldier in ' chatrak ' , is playing a mutant called caliban in the film . in the film , caliban has the ability to track mutants . he can sense other mutants and then track them down . an excited vimukthi said , ' t ' mas is an excellent actor . we had a great time together in kolkata . he had become close friends of bappaditya ( bandopadhyay ) and paoli . i remember , paoli and\nand where does sex figure in the new cinematic milieu ? paoli for one has earned a reputation for doing \u2018daring\u2019 roles . in vimukti jayasundara\u2019s chatrak , her lovemaking scene created a huge stir . but paoli indicates that the sexual angles are overplayed and that critics should look at her role as ela in elar char adhyay . \u201cela is perhaps the boldest role i\u2019ve played . she is a true rebel who defies institution . boldness is in the mind , \u201d says paoli , whose upcoming projects include debarati gupta\u2019s hoi choi and ritabrata bhattacharya\u2019s basanta utsab .\ndirected by sri lankan filmmaker vimukthi jayasundara , chatrak has been a critical success in the international festival circuit , including at cannes in may where it was screened to packed audiences . dam plays a lower middle - class woman whose husband stays abroad . her character gets involved in a relationship with a younger man , played by anubrata basu . but the film ' s talking point at puja pandals in kolkata is not its cinematic excellence . dam ' s sex scene with her co - star has catapulted her from a soap star into an internet sensation .\nsri lankan scribe - helmer vimukthi jayasundara takes his pretty - pictures - meet - inscrutable - narrative approach to eastern india in \u201cchatrak , \u201d the director\u2019s first foray into bengali - language cinema . viewers familiar with jayasundara\u2019s m . o . will be able to piece together a coherent if extremely slow - burning story that involves an architect looking for his lost sibling , and some vague commentary on the kolkata building boom . but the uninitiated looking for depth beyond the pretty ( rather than mesmerizing ) pictures will probably want to peep behind the screen at the select few fests where this\u2019ll be playing .\nchatrak is about rahul ( sudeep mukherjee ) , a bengali architect working at construction sites in dubai . he returns to kolkata after an absence of several years . his girlfriend , paoli ( paoli dam ) , has been waiting for his return . rahul\u2019s seemingly successful life is overshadowed by the search for his brother ( sumeet thakur ) , who is said to be mad and living in the forest , where he sleeps in the trees and subsists on vegetation . a scene of the film with explicit frontal nudity and cunnilingus , featuring paoli dam and anubrata basu , was leaked on the internet in 2011 , causing uproar in india , especially in kolkata .\nadzhi ( 6 . 9 km ) ak - teri ( 11 . 6 km ) bashir ( 13 . 3 km ) bazar ( 4 . 7 km ) bol ' shevik ( 11 . 7 km ) boroshly ( 14 . 9 km ) chartma ( 0 km ) chatrak ( 0 km ) chatryak ( 10 . 2 km ) dzhuma ( 13 . 7 km ) esenmengli ( 5 . 4 km ) gaburdy ( 12 . 7 km ) gunesh ( 7 . 1 km ) halac ( 11 . 2 km ) imeni malenkova ( 17 . 6 km ) imeni voroshilova ( 19 . 5 km ) imeni zhdanova ( 5 . 7 km ) karadzha ( 16 . 5 km ) karkin ( 24 . 2 km ) kyzylkoshun ( 10 . 2 km )\ndoes the quintessential indian male in him get bothered that people are talking about paoli in a certain way after those scenes were leaked ? does it have any impact on the fact that he might harbour feelings of getting married to her someday ?\ni am not talking about marriage at all right now . in fact , that ' s not something either of us is thinking of . sure , i have feelings for paoli . but , as i said , i completely respect an actor ' s decision . when i decide to marry someone and if the person is from the film industry , i will never tell her not to do nude scenes should the film so demand . in case of\nchatrak\n, i am completely fine with paoli ' s nude act ,\nhe signs off .\nnot just his commitment to work , t ' mas had also saved his co - star sumit thakur ' s life while shooting for ' chatrak ' in bolpur . one scene from the movie had required both t ' mas and sumit to go full monty . while swimming nude , sumit had suddenly developed cold shoulder . t ' mas had spontaneously acted as sumit ' s saviour and rescued him ! ' i wish bappaditya was around today . he would have been so happy to hear this news about t ' mas ' casting in such an important film , ' the director said . the unpredictability of life is what makes it exciting and alarming in equal measure . while t ' mas ' journey from bolpur to hollywood wasn ' t anticipated then , neither did anyone have a nightmare that bappaditya too would quit the world of cinema so soon .\nbut how did he , being a sri lankan actor , end up casting t ' mas for a bengali movie that was shot in 2011 ? ' i was looking for an actor who could understand the art of cinema but also had mainstream experience in acting because he had to pay role of a foreign guard . so i was in touch with so many european and american actors . the casting process was long . bappa from kolkata gave me his opinion about the actor , ' vimukthi said . finally , t ' mas was cast in ' chatrak ' . ' at that time , he wasn ' t doing anything in holywood but had already done lot in european mainstream cinema . he was willing to do anything to come to india and make the film happen . he brought his military costume . his commitment to the film was amazing , ' the director said .\nforlorn characters living desolate lives serves as an excuse for a bleak study in nihilism . twitter\nsri lanka - born director vimukthi jayasundara ' s film is shot in dirty colors and dim enough lights that would make anyone depressed , in the movie or watching it .\na man with a \u201ccrack in his head\u201d lives in a forest , sleeping in trees and foraging for food . he encounters a french soldier \u2014 no explanation why a french soldier is guarding some supposed border near calcutta from illegal immigrants \u2014 and the two become buddies and frolic .\nmeanwhile , a calcutta architect returns home after a number of years participating in dubai\u2019s building boom to oversee the construction of a ghastly looking housing project on a former rice field . ( the forlorn buildings , in fact , look more like an old abandoned project the filmmakers used as a set . ) however , the architect is distracted by a long delayed search for a missing brother who is said to have gone crazy . so much so he scarcely has time for the beautiful girlfriend who has loyally awaited his return .\nmelancholia seemingly afflicts all these characters if not a strain of insanity . jayasundara and cinematographer channa deshapriya also shoot in dirty colors and dim enough lights that would make anyone depressed , in the movie or watching it .\nthe film\u2019s abstract naturalism does create an austere portrait of a crass and careless human society but any larger meaning gets lost amid the film\u2019s many non - events and preening nihilism .\nvenue : cannes film festival , directors\u2019 fortnight sales : eastwest filmdistribution production companies : vandana trading co . in co - production with les films de l\u2019\u00e9tranger , wall paper productions , bear called dog cast : paoli dam , sudip mukherjee , t\u00f3mas lemarquis , sumeet thakur director / screenplay : vimukthi jayasundara producer : vinod lahoti director of photography : channa deshapriya production designer : arup ghosh music : roman dymny costume designer : editor : julie b\u00e9ziau no rating , 91 minutes\nafter his brilliant between two worlds ( 2009 ) , sri lankan artist jayasundara goes to cannes with a bengali film .\nafter his brilliant between two worlds ( 2009 ) , sri lankan artist jayasundara goes to cannes with a bengali film , featuring bengali stars paoli dam and anubrata , in which he does not give in to any compromise with his stylistic and political standpoints .\nstrange encounters in the jungle , strange quests in the city . a european soldier ( icelandic actor t\u00f3mas lemarquis ) lost in the jungle , an architect in kolkata involved in a great project , a lost soul who could be his lost brother , a woman , and angry folks expropriated because of the big architectural project\u2014a story to be followed together with jayasundara ' s images . jayasundara creates images . not paintings , not graphics , not publicity : living visions . cinematic dreams and nightmares , visible intuitions of the world around , visual understanding of what corruption of the society and corruption of the soul can do .\njayasundara is a young relentless master , an example of what contemporary cinema can be : an art that ignores the frontiers between the so - called artistic disciplines only to reconcile them in a universal feeling of the current state of the world . remember apichatpong ' s boonmee : ghosts are among us . they ' re called history .\nfrom mikio naruse ' s _ hideko , the bus conductress _ ( 1941 ) .\nthe hero attempts to shoot out the sun in fritz lang ' s _ the tiger of eschnapur _ .\nimages ( and sounds ) of fear from the horror maestro ' s 1975 masterpiece .\na little seen urban masterpiece from the poet of american romance is finally on dvd .\nnotebook is a daily , international film publication . our mission is to guide film lovers searching , lost or adrift in an overwhelming sea of content . we offer text , images , sounds and video as critical maps , passways and illuminations to the worlds of contemporary and classic film . notebook is a mubi publication .\nif you ' re interested in contributing to notebook send us a sample of your work . for all other enquiries , contact daniel kasman .\ntalented young actresses are scorching the screen and stealing the show in urban bengali films . by angona paul , lubna salim and priyadarshini chatterjee\nit\u2019s called girl power and it is charming its way to centre - screen in urban bengali cinema . so , moviegoers will soon be taking their seats for the first ever bengali chick flick aami aar amaar girlfriends . the movie directed by mainak bhaumik stars a vivacious trio \u2014 swastika mukherjee , raima sen and parno mitra \u2014 who play best buddies dealing with boys , age and diet issues .\nthe three of them will also liven up the screen in his august - end release maach mishti \u2018n\u2019 more , a comedy about three brothers and their love interests , says bhaumik .\nbhaumik\u2019s not the only one putting big bets on womanpower . cut to last month and four actresses \u2014 raima , parno , along with mumtaz sorcar and tanusree chakraborty \u2014 turned out powerful performances in subrata sen\u2019s koyekti meyer golpo that\u2019s about a bunch of young girls trapped in the murky world of prostitution . also , last month paoli dam impressed audiences with her portrayal of a 1940s rebel in elar char adhyay .\nhey , when did the sultry ladies of bengali cinema upstage the leading men who usually called the shots ? once upon a time the women stood behind men when it came to pushing the plot forward . not any longer it seems .\n\u201cin mainstream potboilers the hero is the crowd - puller but urban cinema requires both the male and female leads to be good actors , \u201d says rana sarkar , producer of bedroom . \u201cand in recent times , our female actors have been outshining their male counterparts , \u201d he adds .\nso , you have ananya chatterjee , raima , swastika , paoli , parno and mumtaz all making their presence felt on the screen . and moviemakers are acknowledging this by ensuring that bigger female roles are being written into the scripts in the latest urban bengali films .\nto understand the way scripts have changed , take a look at parno mitra , one of the newer faces who has grabbed the attention of audiences . she made a dream debut in films in 2010 as the rock star ranjana in anjan dutt\u2019s ranjana ami ar ashbona . she returned to the screen as a fashion photographer in bhaumik\u2019s bedroom . and , she\u2019ll be cornering eyeballs once again in the soon - to - be - released ekla akash , where she plays a wife who breaks up with her husband ( parambrata chattopadhyay ) , and becomes an actress .\n\u201cwomen\u2019s roles have evolved . it\u2019s not just about dolling up , \u201d says parno , who debuted on television in 2007 with soaps like khela , mohona and bou kotha kau .\nor look at swastika , who has seen change take place around her , ever since her showbiz debut on tv in the early 2000s . a few years ago , she says , only a handful of leading directors made movies that gave prominent roles to women . says swastika : \u201cearlier , one could expect directors like aparna sen or rituparno ghosh to create meaningful women characters , now more filmmakers are doing it . \u201d\nswastika has cemented her position in the industry and has acted in many of the new genre of movies like kaushik ganguly\u2019s brake fail in 2009 , birsa dasgupta\u2019s 033 in 2010 and buddhadeb dasgupta\u2019s janala in 2011 . more recently , she was one of the stars in the blockbuster bhooter bhabishyat . in the film , she plays the ghost of a 1930s movie heroine and she managed to reproduce to perfection the nasal tones and exaggerated mannerisms , common at that time . says the movie\u2019s director anik dutta : \u201ci asked swastika to practise the tone and instructed her on dialogue delivery . when she came back she\u2019d also worked on the body language , which i\u2019d forgotten to tell her about . \u201d\nother youngsters too are landing plum roles . take a look at mumtaz who made her debut in 2010 with birsa dasgupta\u2019s 033 as ria , a marwari girl who joins an all - male band . soon afterwards , she grabbed the lead role in pranab choudhury\u2019s period film musalmanir galpo , inspired by a tagore story . but her biggest hit so far has been bhooter bhabishyat , in which she plays the ghost of a lovesick youngster , koel . \u201cmumtaz has a very strong look that sets her apart from the quintessential feminine mainstream heroines , \u201d says director subrata sen . incidentally , mumtaz is a trained boxer and jazz dancer .\nthe bengali film world moves at high speed spending a month or two on a movie and then moving on to the next piece of celluloid action . and the female screen stars must also be able to make effortless transitions and portray any number of different roles . so , you have raima sen morphing from a tagorean heroine to a free - spirited runaway bride in maach mishti \u2018n\u2019 more . and paoli dam moves with alacrity from dissatisfied housewife to a nationalist movement activist in bappaditya bandopadhyay\u2019s elar char adhyay . \u201cpaoli\u2019s appeal lies in the fact that she has a timeless beauty and is also very cerebral , \u201d says bhaumik .\n\u201cit\u2019s amazing how these girls keep re - inventing their looks , \u201d says rai sengupta ganguly of mojo productions , which has produced films like the bong connection , bhooter bhabishyat and maach mishti \u2018n\u2019 more .\nsays rudraneil ghosh , one of paoli\u2019s co - stars : \u201cthe urban woman commands equal recognition of her ideas as the man and this is translated in urban cinema . \u201d \u201cthis , \u201d says bandopadhyay , \u201ccan be attributed to the new generation of directors , script writers , and even producers . \u201d\nthe new dynamics of urban cinema has also influenced the moolah factor . says one director : \u201cunlike mainstream mass movies , actors and actresses in urban films get paid equally . \u201d the going rate is rs 2 lakh to rs 8 lakh , for a maximum of 25 days of shooting . and producers agree that the figure has doubled in the last three to four years . \u201can experienced actress like raima would be in the higher bracket , \u201d says the director .\nraima\u2019s credentials as an actress have been bolstered by her performances in four rituparno ghosh films \u2014 chokher bali , antarmahal , khela and noukadubi . her latest hit was srijit mukherji\u2019s baishe srabon last year . \u201crituparno ghosh really turned my career around by giving me ashalata in chokher bali . i learnt a lot about the craft of acting while working with him , \u201d says the actress , who\u2019s also done aparna sen\u2019s the japanese wife and buddhadeb dasgupta\u2019s swapner din .\nthe other actresses also insist that sex is being portrayed in a more natural way in bengali films . \u201cif the script is about a married couple , it\u2019s only natural that they will have intimate moments . no one makes a fuss anymore , \u201d says swastika . \u201cwe just make sure that we don\u2019t have onions before a lip - lock , \u201d she adds , laughing .\nin fact , the work atmosphere in general is more conducive to better performances . \u201cwith so many young , like - minded people working together , shoots are no - stress now . we don\u2019t even realise when it\u2019s time to pack - up , \u201d says swastika , who will soon be filming for suman mukhopadhyay\u2019s upcoming shesher kabita , based on rabindranath tagore\u2019s novel .\nsimilarly , parno says : \u201cin ekla akash , param\u2019s and my characters have a fight , which leads to lovemaking . i have to be convinced about it being in the natural scheme of things and it has to be done tastefully . \u201d she , however , insists that she wouldn\u2019t do full frontal scenes .\nin fact , the actresses argue that sex isn\u2019t enough to hook audiences anymore . says director kaushik ganguly : \u201cto think that people would watch a film just because of sex is to undermine the urban audience . in laptop , there is a scene where ananya is ironing her clothes in a bra , but we never even considered making that into a poster to promote the film . \u201d in laptop , ananya plays a typist who assists a visually challenged novelist and a undefined relationship brews between the two .\nraima points to how she prepared for her role in chokher bali . \u201ci did workshops on body language and on how to be comfortable doing all kinds of chores in a sari without a blouse , \u201d she says .\nthe actress has just finished shooting for kaushik ganguly\u2019s shobdo , where she plays the wife of a recording artist , who imagines he is hearing sounds . she will start work on anjan dutt\u2019s ganesh talkies in december , and has two more rituparno films lined up . \u201cone is an adaptation of tagore\u2019s chitrangada and the other is a fiction documentary on the life of tagore , \u201d she adds .\nparno too put in extra effort , and weight , for her role as nisha , mother of a little girl , in ekla akash . says sandipan ray , director of the film : \u201cparno has an intensity that allows her to handle roles beyond her age . \u201d\nand while parno took guitar lessons for ranjana ami ar ashbo na , mumtaz learnt how to drive a scooter in a week\u2019s time for 033 . \u201ci\u2019d never even been on a cycle and there i was giving a shot on a scooty on the busy red road with my co - actor saheb riding pillion , \u201d she recalls . for musalmanir galpo , the actress learnt horse riding in five days . \u201ci will soon start shooting for bandopadhyay\u2019s next , kolkata 2012 , where i play a muslim athlete from metiabruz , struggling to survive in a male - dominated field , \u201d says the actress , who is currently filming for anjan das\u2019s life in a zero .\nfor ananya , in rituparno ghosh\u2019s abohoman , the film that won her the 2010 national award for best actress , the challenge was the different layers that her character had . \u201cat one level , i was playing shikha , a struggling , unrefined theatre actress . then there was shikha , six years down the line , a successful and glamorous film heroine . and on a third level i played binodini in the film within the film , \u201d she says . ananya is currently shooting for kamaleshwar muk - herjee\u2019s jwala , where she plays ritwik ghatak\u2019s wife , surama . incidentally , mumtaz too will appear in jwala as bengali actress supriya devi .\nananya is also looking forward to the august release of agnidev chatterjee\u2019s film teen kanya , where she plays a call girl who is raped .\nwill these women move into mainstream potboilers ? or , will they do item numbers if the movie calls for it ? nobody\u2019s ruling anything out . and though the world of cinema has its constant ups and downs , chances are bright that bengal\u2019s leading ladies will be making screen - scorching performances for some time to come .\nthis site uses cookies . by using this site you are agreeing to our privacy and cookie policy .\nthe low - down on all the films in directors\u2019 fortnight & critics week , with international sales contacts for each project .\nthe directorial debut of the counterfeiters \u2019 lead actor markovics , breathing is the story of a young man\u2019s search for his mother after he discovers the body of a nameless woman in a viennese morgue . produced by epo - film .\nlanners\u2019 previous two films , ultranova and eldorado , were feted for their aki kaurismaki - like laconic humour and dreamy pace . the giants could be the belgian actor - director\u2019s most popular film yet , a summer - set movie about boredom interrupted when a teenager teams up with two home - alone boys . haut et court co - produced the film with belgium\u2019s versus production and luxembourg\u2019s samsa film , and will release in france .\none of the most intriguing titles in this year\u2019s fortnight , porfirio is the humorous story of a bed - ridden man who dreams he can fly . this is the debut fiction feature from brazilian film - maker landes , who made 2007 documentary cocalero about a bolivian farmer .\nthis fourth feature from brazilian - algerian visual artist and writer - director ainouz , o abismo prateado stars alessandra negrini as a married dentist who receives a mysterious phone call which leads her on a romantic odyssey through the moonlit streets of rio . ainouz\u2019s first feature , madame sata , screened in un certain regard in 2002 .\nthe directorial trio abel , romy and gordon premiered their near - silent , dance - based comedy rumba in critics\u2019 week in 2008 and now return to the croisette withthe fairy , which follows a similar format . abel stars as a night porter who falls in love with a fairy , played by gordon .\nset in the moroccan port of tangier , casablanca - born documentary maker kilani\u2019s debut dramatic feature captures the lives of four female workers in a shrimp - packaging factory . the abu dhabi film festival\u2019s sanad fund , aimed at arab world film - makers , was one of the film\u2019s backers .\nhaving collaborated on several short films , french writer and multimedia artist mr\u00e9jen and writer schefer debut their first feature - length fiction . set against the backdrop of a provincial coastal town , irisin bloom follows a love affair between a bored teenager and a 40 - year - old paris - based photographer . up - and - coming french actress lola cr\u00e9ton stars . the film is produced by aurora films ( which also made the fairy ) with le fresnoy , the national studio for contemporary arts .\nedzard , who won a cin\u00e9fondation award in 2005 for his short la plaine , returns to cannes with this edgy thriller set in france\u2019s remote mountainous region of vosges . following a family fight , a young man disappears into the forest with a rifle . emmy - winning thierry fr\u00e9mont and carlo brandt lead a cast which features several big - screen debutants . unlimited\u2019s philippe avril produced the feature alongside a slew of french co - producers and austria\u2019s dor film .\nt\u00e9chin\u00e9 returns to the croisette with a loose adaptation of philippe djian\u2019s novel impardonnables , transferring the action from france to venice . andr\u00e9 dussollier stars as a writer who hires a young offender to tail his lover , played by carole bouquet , whom he suspects of infidelity . said ben said produced unforgivable alongside co - producers italian crg and french broadcaster france 3 cinema .\nthe first film in the language of the palawan tribe of the philippines , from which solito hails , busong follows a disabled woman who is carried everywhere by her brother as they search for someone to heal her . \u2018busong\u2019 is the palawan concept of fate or instant karma . solito\u2019s first film , the blossoming ofmaximo oliveros , won a raft of awards on the festival circuit in 2006 and he has since directed three other features . this is his first time in cannes .\nsri lankan - born film - maker jayasundara won the camera d\u2019or at cannes in 2005 for the forsakenland , while his second film , between two worlds , premiered in competition at venice in 2009 . his third feature , mushrooms , set in west bengal , follows a couple who take a trip into the forest where the man\u2019s brother is said to have gone back to nature . it is co - produced by france\u2019s les films de l\u2019etranger , wallpaper productions and bear called dog .\nit is not often a debut feature director arrives at a festival with such an impressive track record \u2014 two of runarsson\u2019s shorts , 2 birds and anna , have been screened in cannes and his the last farm was nominated for a short film oscar . this iceland - set story follows an elderly man trying to adjust to life after retirement . iceland\u2019s renowned zik zak produced with denmark\u2019s fine & mellow .\ntwo features in back - to - back quinzaines ? not bad for a 25 - year - old former skateboarder . van den berghe\u2019s little baby jesus of flandr screened in directors\u2019 fortnight last year . blue bird is a togo - shot drama loosely inspired by maurice maeterlinck\u2019s play l\u2019oiseau bleu about two children from a remote african village who search for a mysterious blue bird . the director says the film is the second part of his planned triptych about birth , the road and death .\nantoniak\u2019s second feature was selected for the cin\u00e9fondation atelier in 2010 and shot in berlin , amsterdam and copenhagen . the dark drama is about a middle - aged nurse , played by bien de moor , who is afraid of intimacy but engages with a neighbour after they witness a crime . antoniak directed 2009\u2019s festival hit nothing personal , a prize - winner at locarno .\ndaly is the first female irish film - maker to be in contention for cannes\u2019 camera d\u2019or . the other side ofsleep is a thriller about a young woman prone to sleepwalking who becomes obsessed with a local murder investigation . antonia campbell - hughes , whose credits include bright star , plays the lead . daly developed the project while taking part in the cannes cin\u00e9fondation residence du festival in paris in 2008 , co - writing the screenplay with glenn montgomery .\nrosa bosch\u2019s tempesta film has produced this coming - of - age story about a teenager struggling to adapt to her family\u2019s move back to southern italy after a decade in switzerland . this is writer - director rohrwacher\u2019s first feature , and the debut film role for young yile vianello . look for a scene - stealing performance from calabrian housewife pasqualina scuncia .\nlinda cardellini plays a soldier who experiences an uneasy return to her home town after a tour of duty . michael shannon , who can be seen in critics\u2019 week entry take shelter , also stars . return is the directorial debut of short - filmmaker johnson .\nthis first feature film from former assistant director turned writer - producer - director jauffret is set during one hot afternoon in the south of france as four lives intersect and hurtle towards potential tragedy . adele haenel , sylvie lachat , ulysse grosjean and yves ruellan star in the film , which is produced by explicit films .\nlaetitia casta stars as a woman who surprises her boyfriend ( thure lindhardt ) with a holiday to bulgaria only to discover he was born there , as secrets are subsequently revealed . bulgarian director kalev made a splash in 2009 with eastern plays which premiered in directors\u2019 fortnight before impressing on the festival circuit .\ncl\u00e9mence po\u00e9sy stars as joan of arc in this historical drama from ramos . the director\u2019s track record is quirky \u2014 his 2007 film captain ahab imagined the back story of moby dick \u2014 so his vision of joan of arc is one to watch . thierry fr\u00e9mont , liam cunningham and mathieu amalric co - star .\na drama about bullying , based on the real case of a group of young teenagers who robbed around 70 other children in gothenburg using intricate role - play rather than violence , this could be one of the hits of the fortnight .\nzou\u2019s second feature follows a group of people working in a sauna in the chinese city of guangdong , which is supposedly at the forefront of the country\u2019s economic development and reforms . his first feature , a north chinese girl , played in the panorama section at berlin in 2009 .\nthis intense feature debut won the audience award at the adelaide film festival earlier this year , lining it up for the sort of buzz that kicked samson & delilah into international orbit . warp film australia\u2019s first production , horror - thriller snowtown follows the true story of a teenage boy who falls under the spell of notorious serial killer john bunting . madman has australian rights and releases locally on may 19 .\nthe feature debut of argentina\u2019s giorgelli , las acacias is set on the motorway between asuncion in paraguay and buenos aires in argentina and tells the story of a truck driver transporting a woman and her baby . written by giorgelli and salvador roselli , the film stars german de silva , hebe duarte and nayra calle mamani .\nwhile hitchhiking to a funeral , a young man meets a 17 - year - old runaway who is looking for her drug - addicted brother . sold internationally by le pacte , the bulgarian - language av\u00e9 is directed by bojanov , whose previous projects include invisible , an acclaimed documentary about heroin addicts in sofia . bojanov co - wrote av\u00e9 with arnold barkus and produced alongside dimitar gotchev and geoffroy grison .\nbased on a true story , 17 girls follows a group of teens who decide to become pregnant at the same time . written and directed by delphine and muriel coulin , the film is produced by archipel 35 and co - produced by arte france cin\u00e9ma . diaphana will release in france .\nthe widely admired young us film - maker nichols made waves with his 2009 debut shotgun stories and may have gone one better with take shelter , a sundance favourite starring michael shannon as a man plagued by apocalyptic visions . jessica chastain , who also stars in terrence malick\u2019s competition title the tree of life , lends support . sony pictures classics will release later this year and holds north american , latin american , australian and new zealand rights .\ndirected , written and starring first - time film - maker ben asher , this exciting new israeli film is about a young mother who is considered promiscuous by members of the agricultural community in which she lives , and the man with whom she falls in love . ben asher wrote the script for the slut while at the cannes cin\u00e9fondation in paris , developing it from her short film pathways .\ngoteborg\u2019s tv drama vision projects also include south pole thriller and second world - era drama .\ntwentieth century fox home entertainment in association with bulgari will premiere a restored version of the larger - than - life production in the cannes classics programme on may 21 .\nworld premiere of the first 8k narrative film , the comedic short film beauties \u00e0 la carte [ pictured ] , to be screened by japanese public broadcaster nhk .\nscreen international is the essential resource for the international film industry . subscribe now for monthly editions , awards season weeklies , access to the screen international archive and supplements including stars of tomorrow and world of locations .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nheavenly bodies of one kind or another loomed large in this year\u2019s main competition , most obviously in lars von trier\u2019s melancholia and terrence malick\u2019s the tree of life but also in naomi kawase\u2019s hanezu ( japan ) , which features several close - ups of a misty moon threatening in its sheer bulk . whether or not the prevalence of this ponderous motif reflects the current economic doom and gloom is open to debate . on a brighter note , george m\u00e9li\u00e8s\u2019s delightful 16 - minute - long le voyage sur la lune ( a trip to the moon ) of 1902 , superbly restored , was among the highlights of the cannes classics strand .\nresolutely down - to - earth despite its ethereal title , alice rohrwacher\u2019s feature debut corpo celeste ( heavenly body , italy / swiss / france , pictured above ) , premiered at the directors\u2019 fornight and awarded cannes\u2019 citt\u00e0 di roma prize for emerging cinema from latin countries , offers yet another slant on this notion , this time metaphorical . a coming - of - age story doubling as a spiritual quest , the film is set in calabria , like last year\u2019s festival hit le quattro volte . rohrwacher\u2019s sensitive portrayal of local realities steers clear of stereotypes and captures something of the region\u2019s gritty appeal through the eyes of a 13 - year - old girl , marta .\nrohrwacher elicits yet another captivating performance by a young actor ( a signature note of this year\u2019s festival ) from yile vianello , whose blond hair and otherworldly beauty set her apart from her peers . rohrwacher apparently eventually found the actress she had been looking for in a sealed - off , shangri - la - like community in central italy . the title alludes at once to marta\u2019s pale body , on the cusp of womanhood , the body of christ , and earth itself , viewed from outer space as a heavenly body among many .\nan advertisement filmmaker by profession , jayasundara is known for his very realistic and brilliant use of isolated set ups . serene and uninhabited settings are other conventional features of his films .\njayasundara was the first sri lankan filmmaker to win the prestigious cannes film festival camera d ' or in 2005 for his film ' the forsaken land ' ."]}
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", "topic": 8}], "title": "duck ! the carbine high massacre", "paragraphs": ["the carbine high massacre . official authentic region 1 ( for usa / canada dvd players ) .\njoin us this week for the latest daily grindhouse presents : no - budget nightmares podcast where moe and myself will have a chat about duck ! the carbine high massacre .\ncan ' t wait to see that ! having grown up as a fundamentalist , i was particularly amused by your performance in duck ! the carbine high massacre . is that a part you look back on fondly ?\none of the first movies inspired by the columbine high school massacre , duck ! the carbine high massacre is a low budget independent film released less than a year after the shootings . if you like this consider buying the dvd : urltoken other movies in this same style : urltoken * disclaimer * i do not own anything . i ' m just passionate about school shootings\nduck ! the carbine high massacre is a member of the following lists : american films , english - language films , satirical films , black comedy films , independent films , films about school violence , films shot in new jersey , films set in new jersey , 2000 films and 1999 films .\nduck ! the carbine high massacre tongue - in - cheek film inspired by the events at columbine high . one of the first columbine - inspired movies to hit dvd . amateur - made and completely irreverent . it ' s not a movie for sensitive viewers or for viewers who want a film that takes the subject seriously . movie : ( 2000 ) directed by william hellfire .\nduck ! the carbine high massacre is a 1999 american black comedy crime film about a fictional school shooting . it was one of the first films inspired by the columbine high school massacre . released less than a year after the columbine event , it was written , produced , and directed by william hellfire and joey smack , who also starred . after the film was released , hellfire and smack were arrested for possession of weapons on school property . wikipedia\nsome people think that elephant was tasteless . . . and those people did not see duck ! the carbine high massacre . i ' ve been meaning to see this movie for a long time , but i thought it would be exploitative without any redeeming value . i ' m pleased to find that it does feel redemptive .\nthe horrific massacre that occurred at colorado\u2019s columbine high school is the inspiration for this controversial spoof with a plot similar to the ghastly event .\n, just two months after the massacre . the developers , xatrix entertainment , became aware of the massacre and implemented a\nsafe\nversion\nthe book give a boy a gun is about two high school students who plan to shoot up their high school dance . the killers idolize harris and klebold and hope to outdo them with their massacre .\nthe book give a boy a gun is about two high school students who plan to shoot up their high school dance . the killers idolize harris and klebold , hoping to outdo columbine with their own massacre .\nthe black comedy exploitation film duck ! the carbine high massacre . released exactly one year after columbine , duck ! was the first film to be made about the killings , and without a doubt the most tasteless . the makers of the film were arrested and briefly imprisoned for bringing guns onto school grounds to shoot their movie - - something that they proudly boasted about on the film ' s cover . what else would you expect from a film made by two guys from jersey calling themselves william hellfire and joey smack ?\nin 2007 , the massacre was documented in an episode of the final report .\nand knelt down to fire several shots with his carbine at a duffel bag containing one of the 20 - lb propane bombs .\npresident ann richards chooses not to exploit the massacre for political gain and instead meets with victims of the massacre to listen to what they have to say .\nsince my buddy devilman had his fill of shot - on - video low budget american movies with the attack of the cockfaced killer ( reviewed elsewhere ) , i volunteered to step in and review duck ! the carbine high massacre for him . not having reliable access online myself , this is not something that i get a chance to do often , but anything to help save devilman ' s delicate sensabilities ( yeah , right ) .\nthe division : season 4 ep . 21 : zero tolerance deals with a high school student shot . makes a reference to the columbine high shootings . aired june 28 , 2004 .\nthe black comedy exploitation film duck ! the carbine high massacre , released exactly one year after columbine , was the first film made about the killings . it is also , without any doubt , the most tasteless of such films . the filmmakers were arrested and briefly imprisoned for bringing guns onto school grounds to shoot their movie\u2014something that they proudly boasted about on the film ' s cover . what else would you expect from a film made by two guys from jersey calling themselves william hellfire and joey smack ?\n) , which deals with a high school gunman , to fall out of print .\nin 2004 the columbine high school massacre was dramatized on zero hour , with the killers being portrayed by ben johnson ( as eric harris ) and josh young ( as dylan klebold ) .\nnotably , the focus is not on high school dynamics , but on mass - murdering terrorists .\nmore than ten years after the fact , and with a slew of school shootings in its wake , the columbine high massacre still provokes a lot complex and passionate responses from the general public . even now the idea of a comedy based on such a tragic incident is enough to elicit looks of disgust , so you can imagine the response when duck ! the carbine high massacre actually found a home video release in 2000 . it remains difficult to watch , with some bad taste elements that are legitimately unpleasant , but it\u2019s also a shockingly brave in a way that you rarely see in low - budget film - making . for viewers with strong stomachs , it\u2019s a supremely rewarding viewing experience .\n, a 9mm semi - automatic carbine rifle and a 9mm tec - dc9 semi - automatic pistol , they headed back to the school . they proceeded up the hill\nthe song\nyouth of the nation\nby pod was inspired by columbine and the santana high shooting in california .\n[ eric harris and dylan klebold ] did get a movie made about them , six months after their attack , not directed by steven spielberg or quentin tarantino , but by william hellfire and joey smack , the movie being\nduck ! the carbine high massacre\n. it ' s a\ncomedy\nmovie staring derwin ( william hellfire ) and derick ( joey smack ) . no one should watch it , not because of the theme , let ' s face it , it ' s because it ' s shite and unfunny .\n.\nmassacre\na micro budget horror movie . make a movie for 500 dollars .\nparents link suicide to massacre by neil h . devlin , denver post - may 19 2000\nhad its american theatrical release limited to just five theaters partly as a result of the columbine massacre .\nharris and klebold were portrayed as daniel lynn and dara mcdermott in the film heart of america ; alex and eric in the film elephant by gus van sant ; [ 52 ] cal gabriel and andre kriegman in zero day by ben coccio ; [ 53 ] derwen and derrick in duck ! the carbine high massacre by william hellfire and joey smack ; [ 54 ] chance and will in american yearbook by brian ging ; [ 55 ] an unnamed shooter in home room ; devon browning in the only way ; [ 56 ] and as ben harris in april showers .\nlike when the two kids walked into the columbine high school on april 20 , 1999 and turned shotguns on their classmates .\napril showers was written and directed by a man who was a senior at columbine when the massacre took place .\napril showers , which was directed by a man who was a senior at columbine when the massacre took place .\nparallels are drawn between columbine and the school massacre that freddy is responsible for in dreamspawn . the massacre was blamed on the now - insane protagonist and her dead friends because they were outcasts . this plot point is handled really anviliciously , though .\na number of indie films have been made that are basically retellings of the columbine massacre and the events that followed with the names changed .\nchronicles the history of the game\nsuper columbine massacre rpg ! .\nthe film traces back the 16 - bit role - playing game to its\nthe song\nyouth of the nation\nby p . o . d . was inspired by both columbine and the santana high shooting in california .\ntrevor is a troubled high school student , thanks to the effects of bullying . this is the story of his fight to break free .\nas with columbine , after a certain point the halls are cleared and everyone is hiding in locked rooms , cutting the massacre short .\ntrump on friday suggested that the orlando nightclub massacre victims could have stopped the attack or lessened its toll if they had been armed .\nduck !\nis definitely a satiric take on many things . it addresses the absurdity of the media , parent ' s perceptions of their children , the reasons why people are driven to kill , stereotypes , and family . this movie isn ' t for anyone who is offended by just about everything . the basic plot is that derwin and derek are outcasts at carbine high school . they encounter many abuses by bullies , society , and in some cases by parents . derwin and derek decide that they can no longer cope and that if they go anywhere , they ' ll just find the same thing , so they decide to plan a massacre at their high school . the movie boasts a cast of different stereotypes from the bully jocks , the bible thumper , the granola - girl folk singer , the goth kids , the geeky idiot , and the gearhead to name a few . the situa\nparallels are drawn between columbine and the school massacre that freddy is responsible for in a nightmare on elm street : dreamspawn . the massacre was blamed on the ( now insane ) protagonist and her dead friends , because they were outcasts . its handled really anviliciously .\nthe original poster for the final was clearly designed to invoke the massacre . it ' s no surprise why it wasn ' t used on the dvd release .\nbut in a twist , the klebold - expy did not know that the harris - expy was serious , and ended up shooting him to put a stop to the massacre . a third guy also tried to back out , so the harris - expy murdered him prior to the massacre .\nthat ' s what the news media failed to see when examining the columbine massacre . they were quick to blame violent movies and videogames like\nwell , i found the movie . and if you write to me , i ' ll tell you where to get it . it ' s called\nduck ! : the carbine high massacre ,\nand it ' s told from the point of view of the two trenchcoat boys who went postal in the cafeteria . if i had to guess , it was put together by some friends who have spent their whole lives being called\nfreaks\n- - punk kids , goth kids , headbangers - - and so wanted to point out a few things that might have motivated the suicidal mass murderers . of course , that just makes it all the more likely to be consigned to the dempster dumpster of low - budget direct - to - video failures .\nthe original poster for the final was clearly designed to invoke the massacre . the dvd release did not use it , and you should not have to guess why .\ntwo best friends are filming a comedy about getting revenge on the bullies at their high school . one of them isn ' t joking .\nfeatured a group of just - out - of - high - school boys who talked about doing what the columbine boys tried to do .\n) the film ' s general theme is that no one has easy answers for the massacre . after all , both harris and klebold were bowlers\u2014\neric david harris ( april 9 , 1981 \u2013 april 20 , 1999 ) and dylan bennet klebold ( september 11 , 1981 \u2013 april 20 , 1999 ) were the two american high school seniors who committed the columbine high school massacre . the pair killed 13 people and injured 24 others , three of whom were injured as they escaped the attack . [ 1 ] the two then committed suicide in the library , where they had killed 10 of their victims .\nthe columbine high school massacre saw the deaths of fifteen people - - twelve students , one teacher , and the killers themselves - - and the injury of another twenty - four people . after it happened , everybody ran around like a headless chicken trying to rationalize it . here ' s our attempt .\nin the crapsack world setting of deus ex human revolution , another columbine massacre apparently happened , as an npc will mention\nthe second time\n.\nshot on the ultracheap , duck ! displays the low production values you\u2019d expect from a camcorder flick \u2013 crude sound , and the attendant level of acting . most of the actors take on colorful fake names , like misty mundane and michael ovum . all the characters wear the same wardrobe every day , and a friend\u2019s band performs at a party . however , the final massacre features gore effects surprisingly up to \u2013 um , snuff .\nthe matrix was released three weeks before the massacre . it was soon accused of inspiring the shooters due to the\naction hero in a trench coat\nlook it popularized .\na journalist interviews a sixteen year old boy , who is in police custody after he shot and killed 42 people at his high school .\ntwo bullied high - school students ( william hellfire , joey smack ) fight back against their oppressors in a hail of bullets and blood .\nbeing released just ten days after the massacre is often cited as the reason why the horror - comedy idle hands flopped at the box office . its plot involves a boy ' s hand being possessed by a demon , causing him to kill his parents and his best friends , and the climax involves the hand going on a bloodthirsty rampage at the high school dance .\nbeing released just ten days after the massacre is often cited as the reason why the horror - comedy film idle hands flopped at the box office . the film ' s plot involves a boy ' s hand being possessed by a demon , causing him to kill his parents and his best friends ; the climax involves the hand going on a bloodthirsty rampage at the high school dance .\nalthough , in a grim irony , the worst - ever us school massacre remains the bombing of an elementary school in bath township , michigan , which happened in 1927 .\nat columbine high , harris and klebold were active in school play productions , operated video productions and became computer assistants maintaining the school ' s computer server . [ 2 ]\nhas a comparatively low rate of gun violence despite gun ownership rates being almost as high as in the us . ( as the saying goes , guns don ' t kill people , people kill people . ) the film ' s general theme is that there are no easy answers for the massacre - - after all , both harris and klebold were bowlers , so\n,\ntime bomb\n, centred on a group of just - out - of - high - school boys who talked about doing what the columbine killers tried to do .\nthe anarchist cookbook was one of harris ' s favorite books . the bombs he and klebold used ( or rather , tried to use ) in the massacre were based on several of the book ' s instructions .\n. but many fans of the film feel that lingering squeamishness over the film ' s subject matter\u2014high school kids being forced to kill each other\u2014also played a role in the 13 ( ! ) - year delay .\nsociological investigation into the high school subculture was conducted in response to the killings , with the goal of determining what factors led to the event and whether or not future massacres in other schools could be successfully prevented . in the aftermath of the attacks , some north american high school students attended compulsory seminars that encouraged tolerance and condemned bullying . the effectiveness of this on bullying prevention is not clear and investigation indicated that bullying wasn ' t the sole cause of the shootings .\nnatural born killers , which was already a controversial film due to its violence , received heavier criticism after the massacre . the killers themselves called their rampage\nnbk\nas a reference to the movie .\nhad mike teavee\u2014now a video game addict , as opposed to a tv addict in the original\u2014come from suburban denver , colorado . this was possibly a subtle reference to the columbine massacre , particularly the role that\non another episode , lois tells peter to masquerade as a high schooler , and he appears in the kitchen in a trenchcoat holding a gun and saying he wants to get back at the popular kids who ignored him . lois tells peter that he is supposed to be acting like a normal high schooler and he calls someone named\nlance\nto tell him the plan is off .\nthe fanfic hit list is a legend of zelda high school au where a group of students , led by ganondorf , plant and detonate bombs around exits in the school and take hundreds of people hostage .\nthe emogame series makes a number of references to the shooting . in the first game , the hot topic store sells trenchcoat mafia fashion accessories ( including a columbine high t - shirt ) , and both harris and klebold appear in the second game .\nthe effect of the massacre is also discussed within the film itself . one of the producers of the film within a film stab 3 notes how violence in cinema has become a touchy subject recently , with columbine being the unstated - yet - obvious reason why .\nanother non - fiction account , dave cullen ' s columbine , details the lives of the two shooters , the massacre itself , and the aftermath . the book is , however , largely seen as biased and inaccurate by many people that have studied the case .\nthe gunmen left the library at 11 : 36 am . patti nielson , still on the phone with 911 , whispered to the operator that she had to go and then took opportunity to duck into the library ' s break room to hide in a cupboard . library technician carole weld and assistant lois kean hid in the television studio while teacher peggy dodd hid in the periodicals room , where all four remained hidden until the\nhas a comparatively low rate of gun violence despite gun ownership rates being almost as high as in the united states . ( as the saying goes : guns don ' t kill people , people kill people .\ndue to massive head injury secondary to a high energy gunshot wound involving the roof of his mouth , consistent with a shotgun . this wound is consistent with self - infliction . [ 15 ]\n( about 3 miles from columbine high , between ken caryl and chatfield avenues ) . two backpacks loaded with pipe bombs , aerosol canisters and small propane tanks had been placed in an open grassy space three miles southwest of the high school . only the pipe bombs and one of the aerosol canisters detonated but the explosion and subsequent grass fire were enough to divert the attention of the jefferson county sheriff ' s office and the littleton fire department . police dispatch radioed the event out . (\nthe emo game series makes a number of references to the shooting . in the first game , the hot topic store sells trenchcoat mafia fashion accessories ( including a columbine high t - shirt ) , and eric harris and dylan klebold appear in the second game .\nyou might have read about these guys in new jersey who did a satirical movie about the columbine massacre within , like , four months of the event , which is faster than they got the amy fisher movies released .\nthe nightwish song\nthe kinslayer\nis about the massacre . the lyrics even quote real dialogue between the killers and their victims . the fifteen candles mentioned near the end refer to those who died on that day\u2014four pink ones for the female victims , nine blue ones for the male victims , and two black ones for the killers themselves .\nviolent video games became one of the most popular scapegoats for the massacre after the media learned that harris and klebold were fans of doom and wolfenstein 3 d . armchair psychologists claimed that the killers had become desensitized to , and obsessed with , realistic violence as a result of playing such games . infamous attorney jack thompson entered the public consciousness as an anti - video game activist because of the massacre , which began a career trajectory that would ultimately lead to his disbarrment . once people learned that harris had made various levels for the game , the media almost immediately began claiming that those levels had been based on columbine high school , with the demons replaced with students and teachers . neither of those claims held true . the most elaborate of the so - called\nharris levels\n, titled\nuac labs\n, can be downloaded at urltoken ( third down the list ) alongside commentary on the massacre and its effect on the gaming community .\nat the same time the cafeteria was being evacuated , motorcycle patrolman deputy paul smoker was up on west bowles avenue north of columbine high school . hearing the dispatch report about the female down in the south parking lot of the school he radioed that he was responding to the call and headed that way .\nkmfdm received a fair share of blame for the massacre , aided by the fact that harris was a fan of their music and posted the lyrics to some of their songs on his website . their album adios was released on the same day as the shooting .\nthe one - act stage play bang bang you ' re dead , about an imprisoned high school killer who is confronted by the ghosts of his victims , was written before columbine\u2014though it was based on other , pre - columbine school shootings\u2014to raise awareness about school violence . the timeliness of its subject matter caused it to become incredibly popular in the wake of the columbine shooting , with 15 , 000 performances taking place in the three years directly after the massacre . the play was later adapted into a film by the showtime network .\nfox re - ran the\nviva ned flanders\nepisode of the simpsons on the same day as the massacre . the episode has homer telling himself that barney ' s birthday is on the same day as adolf hitler ' s\u2014april 20th . all future re - runs of the episode replaced the date with july 15th\u2014the same birthdate as lassie .\nan average guy of an estonian high - school decides to defend his bullied classmate . this starts war between him and the informal leader of the class . as teenagers ' honour is a touchy thing , everything ends in bloodshed .\nthough the satire is broad and corny , at it\u2019s best , duck ! solidly shows the situation from the boys\u2019 point of view . derrick and derwin see themselves romantically , as agents of change striking back at the absurd and oppressive world around them . analyzed in this way , the shootings become at heart a grotesquely exaggerated version of the usual teenage vandalism . who hasn\u2019t fantasized , if only for a moment , about taking a flame - thrower to their high school assembly ? it\u2019s all part of being a teen . some feel that way more than others \u2013 guess we\u2019re lucky they don\u2019t have access to a lot of firearms , eh ?\nafter being mis blamed for the massacre , marilyn manson proceeded to write the album holy wood ( in the shadow of the valley of death ) . most of the lyrics and subject matter were direct responses to columbine , with manson calling it\na declaration of war\non the moral guardians .\nultimately , one of the most popular culprits for the shootings was society in general . for the first time , there was genuine examination and criticism of the social hierarchy of high school\u2014particularly the high status that athletes enjoy within it . schools began to crack down on bullying within their halls , and most people who were of school age soon after columbine will most likely recall all of the assemblies calling for tolerance and respect for fellow classmates . the fact that we still have the popularity food chain shows that such efforts were futile , and 1999 became ancient history for a new generation of high school students who were only in elementary school when the shooting took place . it took another cycle of bullying - related suicides a decade later before people started asking these questions again .\nafter being mis - blamed for the massacre , marilyn manson wrote the album holy wood in the shadow of the valley of death . most of the lyrics and subject matter were direct responses to columbine , with manson calling it\na declaration of war\non the moral guardians who had blamed him for the shooting .\nnot directly about the massacre , but\namerica ' s suitehearts\n, a fall out boy song about people getting famous for unsavory things , was written partially in response to the cult of celebrity around the killers that emerged on my space in the early 2000s .\n. however , many fans of the film can ' t help but feel that lingering squeamishness regarding the film ' s subject matter ( high school kids being forced to kill each other ) also played a role in the 13 ( ! ) - year delay .\nas the cause of such a disaster . did they even think for a second of what it ' s like to be a social outcast in high school ? how the high school social structure can back those who aren ' t\nnormal\ninto a corner from which they feel they can ' t escape ? no way . if the media says it ' s movies , videogames , and marilyn manson driving kids to exterminate their classmates , then it must be true !\ncentury part iii of alan moore ' s the league of extraordinary gentlemen features a parody of harry potter where the hero goes crazy and proceeds to massacre his entire supporting cast . the event is presented and compared in - panel to a classic school shooting .\nfrom students and neighbors who lived near the school soon began to flood the dispatch as well as more people became aware that something was not right at columbine . on the police band dispatch informed officers that possible shots had been fired at the high school and that one female was down .\nduck ! came out originally in 2000 after the real life columbine high school shootings . the film , supposedly touted as so controversial , it landed it ' s makers in jail , is loosely based on the events that took place in colorado . two young outsiders ( in this case named derwick and derwin instead of eric and dylan ) , grow tired of being picked on and decide to kill their classmates and in the end , themselves . yes , that ' s a gross oversimplification but this isn ' t the forum to rehash all of the outrageous reasons for school shootings , although that is probably one of the only uses for this film . but i ' m getting ahead of myself .\nhad mike teavee ( now a video game addict , as opposed to a tv addict in the original ) be from suburban denver , colorado . one can ' t help but feel that this was a subtle reference to the columbine massacre , particularly the role that\nthe plot is pretty much exactly what you might expect from what you know of the real incident . derwin and derick are classmates at carbine high who find themselves ostracized due to their odd appearance , attitude and interests . derick\u2019s miserable home life leaves him distressed and suicidal , while derwin is more sarcastically aloof until he\u2019s beaten terribly by a group of jocks ( and has the word \u201cfreak\u201d carved into his stomach ) . using a combination of home - made bombs and purchased guns , the two eventually break into the school ( where at first the students barely notice them ) , before killing a collection of the students in a variety of grisly and bloody ways . as the media circus surrounds the school , the two finish their spree before committing suicide , leaving the survivors to search desperately for meaning .\nat about 11 : 10 am eric and dylan -\nreb\nand\nvodka\n- arrived at columbine high school . they parked their cars flanking the exits and entrances to the cafeteria : eric parked his 1986 gray honda civic in a parking place in the junior student\nand is slightly worse than the real life massacre ( harris and klebold succeed in burning the school down ) , with more media attention put on the killers ' alleged neo - nazi ties due to their acts being seen within the context of a series of far - right terrorist attacks .\nthe life before her eyes , starring uma thurman and evan rachel wood , is about a woman who survived a columbine - style massacre fifteen years prior and whose present - day life is falling apart due to her survivor guilt .\nthe life before her eyes , starring uma thurman and evan rachel wood , is about a woman who survived a columbine - style massacre fifteen years prior and whose present - day life is falling apart due to her survivor guilt .\nthe made - for - tv movie atomic train was not shown in denver out of apparent sympathy for the columbine massacre . the movie had absolutely nothing to do with schools , shootings , or anything like it ; it was a nuclear train , albeit one wherein the inevitable happens near denver .\nrevenge of the lutefisk ,\nwhich is about the church accidentally being burned down , was scheduled to air on the day of the massacre but was pre - empted in denver by continuing news coverage about columbine . that episode was not shown or rerun for a long time there either .\ntangentially related : after columbine , the music video for the song\njeremy\n, both of which were based in part on the 1991 suicide of jeremy wade delle and were published years before the columbine massacre , was pulled from rotation on music video stations . the video was already controversial well before columbine , though .\nafter realizing that their bombs were duds , the killers broke out their guns ( a 9mm carbine and sawed - off pump shotgun for harris , and a tec - 9 and sawed - off double - barrel shotgun for klebold ) and headed to the school ' s west entrance . here , they took off their trenchcoats , killed two students and a teacher , and wounded nine others as they went through the halls . at 11 : 29 , they headed to the library , where the main body of the massacre took place . when they walked in , harris told everybody wearing a white baseball cap \u2014 a tradition amongst school athletes \u2014 to stand up . harris and klebold then killed ten people and wounded twelve others .\njodi picoult ' s nineteen minutes is the story of a boy who shoots up his high school after being bullied and his crush abandons him to join the in - crowd responsible . at his trial , a psychiatrist cites harris and klebold as an example of school shooters .\nemanates the sort of raw filmic energy absent in films 100 times its budget . the necessary recycling of characters and setting , as well as its lo - fi , vhs origins , creates an absolutely singular visual dystopia , communicated in kubrick - esque slow zooms and sluggish , mismatched cutting , as well as the ever - present point of view shot , which manages a similar effect to van sant ' s approach in elephant ( placing us in the shoes of the kids ) . this whole thing should be disgusting , but there ' s a self - awareness to the proceedings that prevents it from slipping into distastefulness - - a reporter comments on the carnage unfolding in carbine high :\nit ' s so exciting , i mean tragic ,\nshe corrects herself . hellfire and smack\u2026\nnow , it\u2019s in bad taste . in fact , it revels in its bad taste \u2013 from the juvenile comedy , to the exaggerated caricatures , to the blaring hardcore soundtrack . but a decade removed from the incident itself , it\u2019s also a remarkably brave and occasionally poignant satire on an event that many americans have never been able to come to terms with . treating an incident that scarred so many like the material for a whacked out troma comedy makes for fascinating and occasionally jaw - dropping viewing , but it\u2019s the quieter moments and smaller decisions that make duck ! so fascinating to watch . using the very combination of pop culture that was blamed for the incident to comment on it , even without any sense of delicacy , puts the film in a class and category high above most of its bad - taste low - budget brethren .\nthe basketball diaries movie about a hard - luck teen boy with a stunning dream scene of his shooting up his high school class room . was rumored to have inspired the columbine shooters , though there ' s never been proof of this . ( 1995 ) directed by scott kalvert .\nsaying that she might be paralyzed . deputy paul magor , who was en route to the diversionary explosion at wadsworth , was advised of this by dispatch . deputy gardner heard the dispatched message over the sheriff ' s radio as well and put his lights and sirens on as he headed to columbine high school .\ninvestigation revealed that harris and klebold were only friends with one member of the group , chris morris , and that most of the primary members of the trench coat mafia had left the school by the time that harris and klebold committed the massacre . most did not know the shooters , apart from their association with morris , and none were considered suspects in the shootings or were charged with any involvement in the incident [ 40 ] .\nbut it\u2019s smack and hellfire\u2019s ability to wring actual emotion out of their scenes together that is the lingering memory of duck ! . the final moments between derick and derwin are horrifying , touching and sad , and the choice to make their eventual suicides messy and visibly painful is a reflection of a film that consistently refuses to take the easy route . the film ends with a series of satirical interviews with surviving characters , parents and other people of interest who seem more interested in their own profile or whether the \u201cbig game\u201d is cancelled than the incident that just occurred . again , while it\u2019s hardly subtle that one of the final lines come from a teenager watching the coverage and going \u201cnext year we should blow up our high school . we could be on tv . \u201d , it\u2019s a reflection of a lot of the anger and confusion that was being broadcast at that time .\nthe harris family lived in rented accommodations for the first three years that they lived in the littleton area . during this time , eric met dylan klebold . in 1996 , the harris family purchased a house south of columbine high school . eric ' s older brother , kevin , attended college at the university of colorado at boulder . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]\ncolumbinus ( a play ) play that addresses the bitter reality of high - school pecking orders and the basic human need for social interaction . contains dialog pulled from and inspired by interviews and news about the columbine shootings . play : ( 2005 ) conceived and created by the united states theatre project , written by stephen karam and pj paparelli .\nharris and klebold affected u . s . culture in tangible ways . eminem mentioned the shooting in multiple songs from the marshall mathers lp most notably\nthe way i am .\nmarilyn manson dubbed them\nthe nobodies\nin his song of that name from his 2000 album holy wood , echoing the reasons the pair gave for their spree in the lyrics . manson & eminem , who were blamed by the media in the wake of the columbine massacre , criticized their coverage of the event respectively with the lines :\nthe film dawn anna , starring debra winger in the title role , was about the mother of one of the victims of the shooting , detailing her struggles with brain cancer not long after meeting her future husband . after being cured of the disease , her daughter , lauren townsend , is killed in the columbine massacre . yes , it ' s a lifetime movie - - what , are you surprised ?\nduck ! ' s story ? simple enough . the film follows the events leading up to the infamous massacre , showing the lives of derwick ( joey smack ) and derwin ( william hellfire ) , as well as the antics of their various two dimensional classmates . our two\nstars\nspend their days ordering nuclear weapons from china via online retailing , reading hate websites , and putting up with their clueless , self involved parents . one of the more entertaining gimmicks in this film is that all of the parents in the town are played by the same two actors . i suppose this is william hellfire ' s commentary on how all parents are essentially the same in how they treat their kids . as for these in particular , derwin ' s mom is ditzy , his dad is on prozac . derwick ' s parents are equally worthless . they ' re drunks and abusive , and so on .\nthe 2014 play the erlkings focused on\u2014and was based on the journals and other information from\u2014the killers .\naccording to early accounts of the shooting , harris and klebold were very unpopular students and frequent targets of bullying at their high school . [ 7 ] harris and klebold were reportedly members of a group that called themselves the\ntrenchcoat mafia\n, although they had no particular connection with the group , and did not appear in a group photo of the trenchcoat mafia in the 1998 columbine yearbook . [ 8 ] harris ' s father stated that his son was\na member of what they call the trenchcoat mafia\nin a 911 call he made on april 20 , 1999 . [ 9 ] klebold attended the high school prom three days before the shootings with a classmate named robyn anderson . [ 10 ]\nthe made - for - tv movie atomic train wasn ' t shown in denver out of apparent sympathy for the columbine massacre . the movie had absolutely nothing to do with schools , shootings , or anything like it , being about , y ' know , a nuclear train , albeit one wherein the inevitable wrong - going happens near denver .\n. the massacre was covered on national news as it was happening , in a way that previous ones never were . future school shootings , including those with far greater body counts like virginia tech , sandy hook , and stoneman douglas , would always find themselves in columbine ' s shadow . the\nthe film dawn anna , starring debra winger in the title role , was about the mother of one of the victims of the shooting ; it detailed her struggles with brain cancer not long after meeting her future husband . after being cured of the disease , her daughter , lauren townsend ( played by a young tatiana maslany ) , is killed in the columbine massacre . are you surprised that it is a lifetime movie ?\nepisodes which dealt with mental illness , suicide , and death were not rerun on denver - area fox affiliates or syndicated on other area channels for some time after the massacre . these included the\npropane boom\ntwo - parter about the mega - lo - mart explosion , hank ' s ensuing fear of propane , and\nboth diaries make frequent reference to the oklahoma city bombing , the waco siege , and other disasters and massacres , noting how they wished to\noutdo\nthese events . their codename for the massacre was\nnbk\n\u2014a reference to one of their favorite films , natural born killers , in which the main characters go on a killing spree and become celebrities in the process .\nthe boondock saints wound up seeing its american theatrical release limited to just five theaters partly as a result of the columbine massacre [ 4 ] , which led him to burn all his bridges with miramax , his distributor . , causing it to become a direct to video film for all intents and purposes .\nso , in closing , i admit , with the recent rash of new school shootings , duck ! might serve one purpose - it may get people talking . if it makes you and your friends talk about why these sorts of things happen in our society , then the film ' s worth at least one viewing . i guess that would probably make the filmmakers very happy . but i ' d suggest renting or borrowing the dvd from someone who already has it . i wouldn ' t recommend you spend your hard - earned cash on it .\nthe original theatrical poster for titan ae had cale tucker running around shooting a laser gun , followed by love interest akima . this was released during the fallout of the massacre , however , and movie studios were facing heavy criticism for violence in films . for the vhs and dvd box art , cale makes the same running pose , but this time shows akima the map with his hand outstretched toward it in place of the gun .\nboston public : despite being a series primarily set in a school , this show had only one episode involving a school massacre plot . in that episode , a student ' s notes describing a plan to bomb the school were found , but nothing comes of the plan , nor is it ever mentioned again .\none of the most disturbing trends to happen after the shooting was the draco in leather pants aura that developed around harris and klebold , with many students on the bottom of the high school food chain calling them heroes and martyrs who stood up to the privileged jocks and bullies that ruled high schools across the nation . trenchcoats became a popular fashion accessary among such students , with schools responding by banning them under their dress codes . a series of copycat shootings took place , carried out mostly by people who wanted to get revenge on their classmates and , like harris and klebold , leave their mark on the world . even thirteen years later , a quick search will find a surprisingly large number of tribute sites and videos for\nreb and vodka .\nmeanwhile , dylan crossed the room to the east side of the library where he shot out the trophy case near the door .\n[ edit ] the harris levelseric harris created seven known levels for the computer game doom ( known as wads ) , and purportedly for the game quake . the largest and most popular level is called u . a . c . labs , and is still available for download . [ 49 ] [ 50 ] some of the harris level packs have graphical modifications that enhance the violent content of the game . the levels were not meant to be recreations of the interior of columbine high school as often rumored .\nfocuses on two high school outcasts : derwin ( william hellfire ) and derrick ( joey smack ) , who wear black trench coats every day just like the trench coat mafia implicated in the real - life incident . virtually every other character in the movie is a stereotype : there are the bullying jocks , a couple of friendless gothic kids , the jesus - loving christian girl , the wheelchair - bound retard , and the i - hate - everyone black kid .\nthe nightwish song\nthe kinslayer\nis about the incident . the lyrics even quote real dialogue between the killers and their victims .\nearly speculation said a third man had been involved in the shootings , based on reports that a strange man had been seen on the roof on the school ( he was a repairman who had locked himself up on the roof after he heard gunshots ) . others claimed that the two killers could not have hauled all of the bombs into the cafeteria by themselves . all known evidence points to harris and klebold as the only culprits behind the massacre , but this has not stopped countless conspiracy theorists from speculating otherwise .\nonce the officers were able to get the terrified survivors out , they were all searched and then evacuated in groups of 10 . despite having been searched and cleared , the victims were told to keep their hands on their heads as they were hustled out of the damaged school . the news footage of the sight of kids being herded like prisoners out a broken window and past the bodies of rachel and danny was the first scene many would see of the shootings at columbine high as news crews were live and rolling by that time .\nhe also sharply criticizes the american media for doing nothing but broadcasting sensationalized stories and ramping up national paranoia and fear to the point where , rather than being a warning sign screaming for societal re - address , the massacre fuelled terror and finger - pointing by moral guardians that wouldn ' t be seen again until 9 / 11 made terror into a war .\nby that time the other team had cleared the southeast section of columbine . williams ' group moved from the cafeteria to the second level of the of the school .\nchristian weston chandler\u2014yes , chris - chan \u2014shoots up his high school in midlothian , virginia , killing eighteen classmates ( fourteen of them female ) and three faculty members , one of whom was shonda rhimes ( her hollywood career fizzled out in polly ' s world and she became an english teacher ) .\nhe also sharply criticizes the american media for doing nothing but broadcasting sensationalized stories and ramping up national paranoia and fear to the point where , rather than the columbine massacre being a warning sign screaming for societal re - address , it fueled terror and finger - pointing by moral guardians that wouldn ' t be seen again until 9 / 11 made terror into a war .\nboston public : surprisingly enough , despite being a series primarily set in a school , this show has had only one episode involving a school massacre plot . in one episode , a student ' s notes describing a plan to bomb the school were found , but nothing actually happens nor does this get mentioned again .\nthe one - act stage play bang bang you ' re dead , about an imprisoned high school killer who is confronted by the ghosts of his victims , was actually written before columbine ( although based on other school shootings ) to raise awareness about school violence . however , the timeliness of its subject matter caused it to become incredibly popular , being performed 15 , 000 times in the three years after columbine . the play was later adapted into a film by the showtime network ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "huli hebbuli", "paragraphs": ["huli - huli chicken is a grilled chicken dish in hawaiian cuisine . preparation involves basting the chicken constantly with a huli - huli sauce .\nhuli hebbuli \u2013 \u0cb9\u0cc1\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0cb9\u0cc6\u0cac\u0ccd\u0cac\u0cc1\u0cb2\u0cbf | kannada full hd movie | feat . tiger prabhakar , shankarnag , ananthnag\nhuli hebbuli \u2013 \u0cb9\u0cc1\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0cb9\u0cc6\u0cac\u0ccd\u0cac\u0cc1\u0cb2\u0cbf | kannada full hd movie | feat . tiger prabhakar , shankarnag , ananthnag - youtube\nis a kannada action movie , directed by vijay . the cast of huli hebbuli includes shankar nag , prabhakar .\nmaathu endhigu nera jagave mechchuva veera rakthadha kana kana thyaagava nudidhidhe edhe badithavu balidaanake ready idhe\u2026 sisthu karagadha tanu mana chhalavu anudina prathi kshana kasta bandhaagella iva prathisali naadu nudi kaayu thiro thiragali ivan - nolagidhe ondhu hebbuli\u2026 . abbarisi bobbiridha hulli hulli\u2026 , hebbuli\u2026 hulli hulli\u2026 , hebbuli\u2026 hulli hulli\u2026 , hebbuli\u2026 hulli hulli\u2026 , hebbuli\u2026 hulli hulli hulli hulli . . , hebbuli\u2026\nwatch tiger prabhakar playing lead role from the film huli hebbuli . also staring shankarnag , ananthnag and others . film : huli hebbuli starcast : tiger prabhakar , shankarnag , ananthnag music : vijaya bhaskar director : vijay producer : b nagi reddy banner : sri durga art productions release : 1985 for more info : youtube : urltoken twitter : urltoken google + : urltoken facebook : urltoken\nthe primary ingredient of huli - huli chicken is actually a relative of our common domesticated chicken , bred with the red jungle fowl , introduced to hawaii by the polynesians more than a hundred years ago . these chickens freely roam the hawaiian islands , and if they roam into urban areas , they are either killed by locals for food , or by the county ( on maui at least ) , who gas them at the local spca facility .\nhulli hulli lyrics from kannada film hebbuli . the music for the song hulli hulli is given by arjun janya and the lyrics are penned by chethan which is sung by siddharth basrur . the actor and actress of hulli hulli music video are sudeep , v ravichandran , amala paul , the hd video song is released on youtube by music company zee music south in the year 2016 . below is the lyrics for the song hulli hulli from sandalwood movie hebbuli .\nraja huli\nwas released on 1 november 2013 , the day of kannada rajyotsava and got a fantastic opening at the box office upon release . the film took the box office by storm despite facing competition from a major bollywood release\nkrrish 3\n. according to trade reports , collections of\nraja huli\nwas better than\nkrrish 3\nand tamil flick\narrambam\nat bangalore box office . the film also did very good business on weekdays and collected approximately 5 crore nett and 8 crore gross at the box office in the first week . the movie , which was made with a budget of 6 crore , recovered its production cost in just seven days .\nraja huli\nwent on to complete 119 days of successful run and collected a total of 13 crore and was performed fairly well at the box - office .\nraja huli\nalso became yash ' s third consecutive success after\ndrama\nand\ngoogly\n,\nhebbuli kannada movie making | sudeep | amala paul | s creations # # photo # # background music from : nsc urltoken hebbuli ( kannada : \u0cb9\u0cc6\u0cac\u0ccd\u0cac\u0cc1\u0cb2\u0cbf ) is an upcoming kannada film directed by s . krishna . [ 1 ] the film features sudeep and v . ravichandran , teaming up for the second time after maanikya ( 2014 ) , [ 2 ] along with amala paul , making her debut in kannada cinema , in the lead roles . [ 3 ] produced by srv productions , the film has cinematography by a . karunakar . the soundtrack and film score are composed by arjun janya . the principal photography commenced in bangalore mid june 2016 , continuing in hyderabad , jammu - kashmir and iceland\nhebbuli ( kannada : \u0cb9\u0cc6\u0cac\u0ccd\u0cac\u0cc1\u0cb2\u0cbf , english : strong ferocious tiger ) is an upcoming kannada action film directed by s . krishna . [ 1 ] the film features sudeep and v . ravichandran , teaming up for the second time after maanikya ( 2014 ) , [ 2 ] along with amala paul , making her debut in kannada cinema , in the lead roles . 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{"id": 115897, "summary": [{"text": "the coastwatchers was a tv docudrama about coastwatchers made in 1959 by producer roger mirams for pacific films .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it starred ken goodlet and kevin colson and was written by john sherman and directed by mirams .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was the pilot for a tv series that did not eventuate .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "however mirams later used the ideas for the series in spyforce ( 1971 \u2013 72 ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the pilot was entitled \" operation plum pudding \" . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "the coastwatchers ( tv movie )", "paragraphs": ["the coastwatchers was a tv docudrama about coastwatchers made in 1959 by producer roger mirams for pacific films . it starred ken goodlet and kevin colson and was written by john sherman and directed by mirams .\nthis certainly would have been on williamson\u2019s mind when he gave colin in emerald city the project coastwatchers , which is shown being made with cheesy tv - level action sequences .\n1 . tv week , aug 7 , 1971 . 2 . melbourne listener in - tv , july 31 , 1971 . 3 . ibid . 4 . melbourne listener in - tv , july 31 , 1971 . 5 . melbourne listener in - tv , jan 29 , 1972 . 6 . albert moran , moran\u0092s guide to australian tv series , ( australian film television & radio school 1993 ) , p . 433 ( this work contains many errors ) ; tony harrison , the australian film and television companion , ( simon & schuster , sydney 1994 ) , p . 321 ( this work often perpetuates errors made by moran ) . 7 . tv times , aug 28 , 1971 8 . melbourne listener in - tv , july 31 , 1971 . 9 . veritas , melbourne truth , sept 4 , 1971 . 10 . melbourne listener in - tv , sept 4 , 1971 . 11 . melbourne listener in - tv , jan 29 , 1972 . 12 . melbourne listener in - tv , sept 25 , 1971 . 13 . tv week , aug 28 , 1971 . 14 . tv week , dec 11 , 1971 . 15 . ibid . 16 . tv week , jan 29 , 1972 . 17 . tv week , march 18 , 1972 . 18 . tv week , april 15 , 1972 . 19 . tv week , may 13 , 1972 . 20 . ibid . 21 . tv week , sept 11 , 1971 .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nmike : pissant little movie won\u2019t do any good in the states ( he too flings a big false smile back at them ) .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , world , geography , . . . more\nlikely , the 1943 hollywood movie flight for freedom likely spawned a myth that earhart was spying on the japanese in the pacific at request of the roosevelt administration , as part of the plot of this fictional movie . by 1949 , both the united press and u . s . army intelligence had concluded this rumor was groundless .\nmalcolm : colin , the only people who\u2019d find this concept wildly exciting are the surviving coastwatchers , which\u2019d give us a guaranteed audience of \u2026 three .\nfor a synopsis with cast details and spoilers , and sample dialogue with spoilers , see the bottom of this site ' s ' about the movie ' section .\ncolin : malcolm , all my scripts have made money for you in the past . i mean you owe it to me at least to read coastwatchers .\ncolin meets with mike to discuss a croc project , and when elaine passes on his ' coastwatchers ' project , he passes on one of hers .\nit was the pilot for a tv series that did not eventuate . however mirams later used the ideas for the series in spyforce ( 1971\u201372 ) . [ 2 ]\nalive was a movie based on a true story of the survivors of a plane crash in the andes . the survivors were stranded in the mountains without food and resorted to eating the flesh of those killed in the crash .\ncolin and mike begin working together on coastwatchers , and then mike helps persuade ian to publish kate\u2019s book , by calling him up and pretending to be a violent aboriginal activist .\ncolin ( outraged ) : this is on top of the strength of coastwatchers , in which he hardly wrote a line . for the first time in my life i feel i could actually kill .\nsailors would bring their own seating , along with their beer issue and hoot , yell and roar as john wayne cleaned up more japs or apaches ! this great cultural event ceased with the introduction of videos being piped into tv sets placed throughout the ships individual messes . television went a long way to destroying a great social occasion in the ran - ' tonight ' s movie on the upperdeck ! '\nlocations : sydney , including the hilton hotel , the cliff faces of north head ( for the entrance to the filipino island fortress ) , and nearby waterfront for crash landing of hang glider into the sea ( see about the movie for more details ) .\nwhen colin begrudgingly accepts work as a writer on a tv show , he develops a crush on another writer\u2019s girlfriend ( nicole kidman ) , capping his downward spiral in the emerald city .\n, which was semi - documentary in nature . it focused on the important role of australians in hiding as \u0091coastwatchers\u0092 in new guinea , radioing information back to australia concerning japanese movements . the concept never ventured beyond the pilot stage .\nhappened a number of times in the south pacific during wwii , the best - known case being that of john f . kennedy and his pt boat crew who survived several days in the solomons before being rescued by natives and coastwatchers .\n( williamson knows whereof he speaks , having done shows such as eliza fraser , duet for four , and phar lap as well as his plays . there ' s an in - joke in emerald city about the horse being the ' best bit of friggin ' casting ' in an australian movie - see transcript below . apart from the second world war tv miniseries the last bastion , williamson would go on to sport with the miniseries the four minute mile the same year as emerald city ) .\nnew zealand - born roger mirams was a pioneer of the antipodean film and tv industry . he developed his love of film while he was still at school . aged just 13 , he produced his first film\nwhen they eventually get the money , mike and colin argue over realism ( haven\u2019t you seen a peckinpah film , were you brought up on truffaut , mike asks ) as the long suffering coastwatchers ' director ( philip dodd ) struggles to shoot the show .\nand when he bungs on an aboriginal accent to apply the blow torch to the belly of publisher ian , to get the publisher a black rage book , it\u2019s still funny . ( and more effective than the wimp given to watching tv soap a country practice with his kids ) .\nwriter michael cove was hired to write a screenplay which fleshed out trenchard smith ' s storyline , and was apparently responsible for the idea of starting with the filming of a tv commercial , and then returning to the unveiling of the commercial - for a men ' s deodorant - as the punchline .\naccording to the commentary , rod ' s apartment was at dee why , with a view of the beach , though the end credits suggest it was provided courtesy of dalgety and was part of their property development\ncoastwatchers\n, located at curl curl , a nearby northern beach - side suburb .\nfront loading the action also allowed for a certain amount of later dialogue , necessary to build the film to length , though trenchard smith acknowledges that he would have preferred to keep the film to 85 minutes rather than the 94 minute ( two hour commercial television length ) required by the tv sale to the nine network .\nnoose or no noose , the show in question started shooting in late february 1976 , and finished on schedule and budget . not only was it extremely popular in new zealand but it played four times on the bbc , and became one of the biggest - selling series thames tv\u2019s distribution arm ever had .\nroger mirams had worked for a number of years in new zealand . he moved to australia to cover the 1956 olympic games and decided to stay . he established an australian subsidiary of pacific films in melbourne , in partnership with chris stewart jim davies . pacific ' s first australian series was the coastwatchers . [ 4 ]\nthe production team was coming together \u2014 now the casting . in 1976 the words casting director were not in the new zealand tv crew\u2019s lexicon . it was mid - january , and we were due to start shooting in eight weeks . by then roger simpson had delivered six draft scripts , and seven outlines with character breakdowns .\nemerald city is an hilarious romp which tells the tale of two couples and their desperate search to keep in tune with modern day pleasures . popular australian actor john hargreaves stars as movie screen writer colin rogers , who , after meeting the enchanting helen , played by the luscious nicole kidman , realises that a career and marriage may be temporarily interrupted by scintillating seduction !\nwe had found the show\u2019s star , the tent pole for the series , that old character actor , the new zealand landscape . if we were to make this tv series work for an nz and international young person\u2019s audience , then this old thespian would be the central dominating image . the look that would guide and inspire technicians ; a vision that actors could work with and react to .\nafter the collapse of the movie company ( a joint venture with greater union ) , i had to look around for new partners . fortunately , i managed to get the australian film commission , channel 9 and d . l . taffner to put up some money to make a pilot for a television series that could be shown theatrically in australia and sold to television outside ; that was deathcheaters .\naccording to trenchard smith in the dvd commentary , the idea for deathcheaters came from an\neureka in the shower\nmoment - as also happened for his film stunt rock - when he decided to make an action film that would be suitable for children , and would be opposite to the explicit violence in his earlier martial arts action flick the man from hong kong . it would be a kind of boy ' s own movie .\nyet another was planned \u2014 and scripted in full \u2014 in 1980 , raider of the south seas , about kids and coastwatchers in the far north during wwll , with a \u2018mystery sloop\u2019 that might be an enemy raider . but it was shelved and not made for another ten years , because it was time for john mcrae and tv2 to step up to adult drama .\nleft - porp tony tooke and poetc jim currie setting up for the movie in the aft po ' s mess hmas brisbane 1981 . note the 16mm projector on the mess table . movies were a major event at sea . they would be shown in the various messes and in the ship ' s company cafe . when ' up top ' the weather conditions in the tropics would be so good they would be shown on the ' upperdeck ' by turning a gun turret around etc and hanging a sheet of it .\n- roger simpson wrote pioneering local dramas hunter ' s gold , gather your dreams and children of fire mountain , and an award - winning teleplay on aviator richard pearse . long based in australia , he has written and produced many tv dramas , and won eight australian writers ' guild awards , and four gongs from the australian film institute .\ncolin teams with a womanising hack writer named mike mccord to work on coastwatchers , who hates the idea , but wants his name on the film as co - writer because it ' s an instant status boost in the industry , even though he is primarily just typing dictation . when he hears of kate ' s problem , he prank calls ian wall , accuses him of racism , and threatens that a group of militants will mob the publishing house if he doesn ' t publish black rage .\nmike ( v / o as colin paces about speaking out his script ) : the subject of coastwatchers quite frankly interested me about as much as going to bed with a six foot fourteen stone lesbian , which i have done under odd circumstances i won\u2019t bore you with \u2026but the turd can write . i started reading the words i was typing out of sheer boredom and found that this arrogant prick striding up and down like napoleon with growth hormones was telling a story that was getting me in !\nthe plays centres on the rogers family , loosely modelled on williamson ' s own . they have recently moved from melbourne to sydney . colin is australia ' s most successful screenwriter ( like williamson ) , but currently down on his luck . he doesn ' t want to make what he perceives as a\nmovie of the week\nabout tony sanzari and an amusement park hijacking that is offered to him by his agent , elaine ross , but a story about the coastwatchers of world war ii , because his uncle was one , and it was australia ' s great contribution to the war . his wife , kate , is a book editor and wants to publish a novel by aboriginal writer kath mitchell titled black rage , but her publisher , ian wall , says\nblacks don ' t sell books .\nthey have three children , penny , who has been frequenting a disco called downmarket , hannah , whose teachers say she is depressed , and sam , whom colin fears kate is encouraging to be gay .\nthe search for technicians was handled by walden , affectionately known as the sarge . the broadcaster financing the series \u2014 newly - born second channel south pacific television ( tv2 ) \u2014 was based in auckland and christchurch . unlike the wider crew and equipment options available in wellington , auckland and christchurch offered a limited number of freelancers centred on a small tv commercials business . fortunately grip peter mardell had recently arrived home from australia . snapped up by the sarge , he quickly got to work gathering all the myriad of technical equipment required , from cranes to walkie - talkies .\nroger mirams died in sydney on 26 february 2004 , aged 85 . he was a true pioneer of and a great ambassador for the australian and new zealand film and tv industries . he leaves behind a great body of work , which has been shown throughout the world . he will be fondly remembered by the many grateful actors , directors , writers , musicians , technicians who benefitted from the opportunities he created , and by generations of viewers who grew up watching and loving the programs he made with such flair and enthusiasm .\nthe key creatives , writer roger simpson , producer john mcrae , editor chris king , and soundie john chalk were all south islanders , and the old performer was part of their childhood : they knew and loved its theatrical demeanour . also key was art director logan brewer , a north island country boy . back when we were both students at st martin\u2019s school of art in london , we\u2019d discussed the intricate part landscape could play in storytelling . we were both cowboy movie aficionados , aware of how john ford had made the landscape resonate in his westerns by allowing it to capture the drama of their story .\nthe flight of the phoenix by elleston trevor . the plot involves the crash of a transport aircraft in the middle of a desert and the survivors ' desperate attempt to save themselves . the book was the basis for the 1965 film the flight of the phoenix starring james stewart and the 2004 remake .\nin 1966 mirams formed roger mirams productions , which produced more successful tv series - - the adventures of the seaspray , the adventurers and woodbinda : animal doctor . in 1971 he produced 42 one - hour episodes of the successful wartime espionage series spyforce , which launched the careers of actors peter sumner and jack thompson . this series also featured the screen debut of screen star russell crowe . young russ ' s parents were working as caterers on the series ( russell ' s mother jocelyn is roger ' s goddaughter ) and when the director of one episode needed some child extras , russell and his brother terry were drafted in .\nthe backstory of some of the islanders for mike lu and og . the descendents of the original shipwrecked pirates are living on the other side of the island .\nmike : night boats ! ( colin looks sceptical ) well nothing\u2019s set in concrete mate\u2026i mean , like the captain could follow her over the side , and he could get taken by the crocodile\u2026 look , what i want is for you to co - write it with me ( colin reacts ) \u2026 you\u2019d get first credit of course \u2026and then we produce it ourselves and that way we get some money and we keep control , we don\u2019t have any of this pans over the sunset gulfs or third rate australian actors in it . do you know what i reckon was the best bit of casting in an australian movie ? the friggin\u2019 horse in phar lap ! ( david williamson wrote that film ) .\njack thompson summed up the series for tv week :\nthere hasn\u0092t been a lot of money to play with , and sometimes we\u0092ve had to make do with equipment which was inadequate . but the point is that we all knuckled down and got it done . we got it done because we cared . we got it done because we believed in what we were doing . i think we\u0092ve proved something with spyforce - we\u0092ve proved that we can turn out a good product working in a tough situation .\n21\ncredits list mirams as producer of the series , ron mclean as associate producer and bruce gordon ( later owner of the win - tv network ) as paramount production executive , with the series devised by mirams , mclean and brian wright . mclean wrote most of the scripts ( 35 ) , others being contributed by peter schreck ( 3 ) , ralph petersen ( 2 ) and terry bourke and ted roberts ( 1 each ) . david baker and howard rubie directed most of the episodes ( 14 and 18 respectively , plus 3 jointly ) , with ron way ( 5 ) and terry bourke ( 2 ) handling the remainder .\nthe film was influenced by the avengers , the 1960s british television series , and its style of slighty campy comedy playing . the inspiration for the noel ferrier character was the philip stone character in the 1960s television series the ratcatchers .\nspyforce was scheduled to premiere in melbourne on july 23 , 1971 , and finally made its debut on august 26 . sydney viewers saw the series earlier in august , and in brisbane the series premiered the following month . adelaide viewers , however , had to wait until 1975 - after the introduction of colour television - before the series was finally screened . critics gave spyforce a mixed reception - most liked it , although they had some reservations about the first episode , citing a patchy script and stilted dialogue . other critics brought up issues of authenticity , although they couldn\u0092t agree on them . \u0091veritas\u0092 in truth maintained the japanese soldiers didn\u0092t look japanese ; 9 the listener in - tv critic thought they did . 10 most critics agreed that the series had settled down by the second episode and were predicting its success .\nmichael\u2019s work as a writer for television includes episodes for a country practice , blue heelers , all saints , the aunty jack show and rafferty\u2019s rules where he won a penguin award and a place in the world where he won a logie for best television script . other awards include gold and silver awgies for radio drama work , a screenwriter\u2019s fellowship from the afc , two fellowships from the australia council . one of michael\u2019s radio works the unborn was short - listed for the nsw premier\u2019s literary awards and many of the projects in documentary and drama he has written for bearcage have been recognised at national and international competitions such as the documentary blessed mary : a saint for all australians , short listed for the 2011 tv week logie awards and was the highest rating program on history channel in 2010 . most recently michael received the 2011 artsact creative arts fellowship .\ncoastwatchers proves a ratings disaster , so mike latches onto colin for another project , a rip - off of miami vice set in australia and loaded with australianisms . malcolm bennett , who usually finances colin ' s productions , advises him to get back with elaine because his project is\nshit\n.\nso is miami vice ,\ncolin responds .\nthat ' s classy shit ;\nmalcolm tells him ,\nthis is absolute shit .\nthe difference is that the writers of miami vice are writing at the best of their abilities , while the fact that colin is writing below his level is painfully obvious . during this time , colin becomes attracted to mike ' s girlfriend , helen davey , but ultimately draws the line in the friendship and avoids cheating on his wife .\nthe wiki for the play and the film - wiki here for the film listing - both contain an explanation for the source of the title , a name which has stuck to sydney ever since .\narna - maria winchester was at the centre of some controversy concerning two nude scenes . in \u0091the trader\u0092 ( episode 6 ) , she is seen topless taking a shower , and the scene was almost deleted for fear of offending viewers . there was much deliberation on whether it should be included in the episode , and it was finally decided that it was too good to be deleted , although channel nine requested that it be trimmed of the more daring segments . tv week spoke to arna - maria , who expressed amazement that any of the episode should be censored :\ni can\u0092t really understand what would have been offensive ,\nshe said .\nthere was a shower scene , but i understood it was taken out during editing of the episode . it was quite inoffensive .\n13\nep richard brennan accepted the gig without reading the script , on the strength of trenchard smith ' s the man from hong kong .\nthe disused ( now demolished ) bunnerong power station at matraville provided the location for the climactic confrontation ( it has a wiki here ) ; the model for the plant came from the nsw electricity commission .\nthe first part of the red turtle focuses on the father and his survival on and escape attempts from the island he got stranded on .\nduring a 1945 patrol , australian army corporal don angwin saw aircraft wreckage on new britain , 40 miles southwest of rabaul . he recalled seeing ' pratt & whitney ' and finding a metal tag . after reporting the wreck , another member of his unit recorded notations on a map including ' ref 600 h / p s3h1 c / n1055 ' . this map was acquired by angwin in 1993 . during 1990 , after seeing a tv documentary about amelia earhart , he contacted researchers and told his story in several australian newspapers . angwin , who died in 2001 , never refuted his belief that the aircraft wreck he saw in 1945 was earhart ' s electra .\nat the time of the film ' s release , there was much disappointment about , and discussion of , the film\u2019s perceived wordiness and the speed at which the actors delivered their lines to get through the material .\nthe \u2018making of\u2019 follows a typical hartley strategy , discussing the film through the character roles and the actors , and only towards the end does it look at the matter of actors rebelling and demanding the play\u2019s dialogue be put back into the film - but the rebellion ' s given relatively soft coverage and david stratton\u2019s account in the avocado plantation is more informative .\nthe same road as used in the man from hong kong was used for the car chase sequences , with the addition of the suburb of northbridge and its pictureseque sandstone bridge . the warringah mall ( also used in bmx bandits ) provided the climax to the chase , while the sydney hilton provided the high walls and scenic sydney views for grant page ' s rope sliding stunt .\nthe film opens with a number of gloomy melbourne locations ( along clarendon street over the spencer street bridge , before the casino was built ) , before shifting to the great escape along the hume highway to the gleaming emerald city .\nroger mirams :\nit\u0092s a series in which the characters are the most important factor . the scripts have surprises , of course , and action - but the series will stand or fall on the public\u0092s interest in the characters .\ndavid williamson provides a number of insights into the characters and ideas in the film in the umbrella dvd \u2018making of\u2019 .\n\u0091the trail\u0092 ( ep . 41 ) was another episode filmed mostly in new guinea . set on the famous kokoda track during the wet season , the cast had to endure fairly harsh conditions during the ten day shoot . the army co - operated in filming of the episode - most of the time the actors were in wet clothes from the rain , and when it wasn\u0092t raining the army would douse actors with fire hoses during filming . the army also helped by constructing a field hospital for use in the filming . the episode was originally titled \u0091the angels\u0092 , a reference to the new guinea locals who brought wounded soldiers out of the jungles , and were dubbed the \u0091fuzzy - wuzzy angels\u0092 because of their heroism .\nthe\nlincoln island\narc from nadia : the secret of blue water .\nmike : well we can pluck out the plot later . it\u2019s the concept .\ncolin : the reader at nbc . she said she found the concept intriguing .\nreplay coverage of the 80th edition of the fleche - wallonne race in belgium .\nthe episode\nthe discount of monte cristo\nis based on the count of monte cristo but ends in a robinsonade .\nvoice off over crowd : the only read that counts , mate , is the one you\u2019re having in the film commission .\nfacts : new zealander merle farland was a nurse assigned to the methodist mission in the solomon islands during 1938 . when civilians were evacuated from the solomons in 1942 , she decided to say at her post on vella lavella , and was 36 years old . she aided coastwatchers and helped downed allied airmen . later , she was evacuated to guadalcanal . her appearance started a rumor that amelia earhart had been found alive ! references lonely vigil page 138 - 139 :\nat tulagi and later guadalcanal , where she stayed overnight awaiting transport to noumea , she caused something of a stir . she was after all the only woman among 30 , 000 troops and it was quite understandable when one malaria - wracked boy glanced up from his stretcher and declared ' now i know i am delirious ' . as other caught a glimpse of her pert look the tousled hair a new rumor swept the island : amelia earhart had been found alive .\nnew zealand in the pacific war page 31 ( oral history of dr . author talbot , who farland worked with )\non the dvd commentary , trenchard smith recalls that the film ran for a month over the children ' s holiday season , noting that as word of mouth kicked in at the athenaeum in melbourne , the gross grew each week . he claims the film did better than the hollywood king kong .\nhe had to take seven days off filming , and as a result , page did the action scenes inside the power station , leaving hargreaves to do the start and finish of the hang glider scenes ( page doubled the actual flying ) . this was the reverse of the intended script order . page also managed to crack a rib in filming the approach to the power station .\naround the half hour mark in the commentary , he notes that it ' s only then that the rather flimsy linear story line begins to crank into action ( executive producer richard brennan chimes in by saying the film is lacking in suspense ) , and then around the hour mark , he notes that the real story - the raid on the filipino hideaway - still hasn ' t started . he ' s also amusing about the way the plot almost forgets the mcguffin which sets it in motion , and how the comedy is occasionally over the top .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nthe promotion for the film internationally concentrated on the presence of rising hollywood star nicole kidman , an irony in a film intended to assert the value of telling australian stories ( with the further irony that the director had adopted the wise - cracking fast - paced style of 1930s hollywood shows such as the philadelphia story and his girl friday ) .\nproductions of the original david williamson play are handily listed at ausstage here , including the sydney premiere at the opera house here .\nemerald city features the theatre several times , and then ends with a scene in the theatre ( in reality , as well as in the film , the theatre has hosted the sydney film festival for many years ) . the state has a wiki here .\nthis was the last film to receive a production investment from the nsw film corporation .\nthe director shouts\ncut\nas mike races into the river to demonstrate how to keep the japanese soldier\u2019s head under water .\nthe ensemble even extends to director trenchard smith and the film ' s key grip merv mclaughlan both appearing as crew in the television commercials , doing filming within the film .\nthe film also didn\u2019t travel well internationally , being limited to the television and tape circuit . despite initial expectations - the new nswfto kept the old nswfc office open in la to assist with the selling of the film - it never sold into the united states theatrically , and was limited to television and tape\nat the outbreak of world war ii roger joined the nz army , where he served as a war correspondent / cameraman with the new zealand division in italy and in the middle east . at the end of the war , he filmed a documentary in japan on the war crimes trials . after the war , roger joined the new zealand national film unit as a director / cameraman and later became the movietone news representative for new zealand .\ndespite initial expectations - the new nswfto kept the old nswfc office open in la to assist with the selling of the film - it never sold into the united states theatrically , and was limited to television and tape .\nafter the production began , the nswfc was abolished by the nsw government because of assorted scandals and was replaced by the nswfto . the end credits also read \u201ca film by limelight productions pty ltd in association with new south wales film corporation mcmlxxxviii\u201d . also , produced with the assistance of the australian film commission .\nfilmed : cinema papers\u2019 production surveys list the film as in production in the march 1988 issue and in post - production in the may 1988 issue . the sydney morning herald on february 16th 1988 reported the film as having shot at the state theatre the day before with over 200 cast , crew and extras .\nwhile the ran had been generous with the submarine , the unit was forced to film a submarine returning from sea duty to help fake the stunt duo meeting up with it . a seaside tidal rock pool was used to film the pair swimming to meet the submarine .\nthe deserted island is the archetypical setting of such stories . the island serves to keep the characters on it trapped , allowing attempts to get off the island to move the story forward . however , the location need not be an island . any sufficiently isolated wild wilderness will do . in science fiction , a deserted planet can be substituted for the island .\ncolin : mike , we share ninety nine per cent of our dna with the chimpanzee . the bonus of the extra 1 % is language . when the world\u2019s most advanced language computer tried to translate \u2018the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak\u2019 into russian , it came out \u2018the vodka is strong but the veal is pallid . \u2019 ( he laughs )\n( the feature - length version of dangerfreaks shouldn ' t be confused with the television series danger freaks , which trenchard smith made in the form of a four part series for the nine network in the early 1970s ) .\nfinally according to the dvd commentary , a number of filipino musicians living in sydney at the time , were dressed up as the filipino guards , and given the job of firing off many rounds while always missing the heroes .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\nthe creative team also did well with the stage version of the show , which was critically well - regarded and a commercial success , though this might not have helped the film version at the box office , coming so soon after the play ' s relatively long run .\n( below : the original edition , the re - released digital edition which uses a poster for the play as its cover , and basic details of the opera house premiere ) .\nas the battle to suppress insurgency continues throughout afghanistan , behind the walls of several shelters in the same areas , children are fighting against adversity in the hope of a brighter future .\nthe film failed in the domestic market . perhaps the success of the play - it was still being performed in 1988 - dulled the appetite for a feature film version ; perhaps word of mouth about the film\u2019s wordiness , also proposed by a number of reviewers , helped kill interest . the film came out at a time when there were frequent stories about the way 10ba had ruined the industry , and ironically a film designed to satirise the excesses of 10ba producers might have got caught up in the storm .\ndont starve : the player character is dumped in the midst of a spooky forest , and must survive off the resources he can find .\nthe film is also known as david williamson\u2019s emerald city , in much the same way that williamson took a possessory credit for the club .\nmother of the toddler who was sexually abused in tennant creek speaks out for the first time , exclusively to nitv ' s the point .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nepisode 20 , \u0091reilley\u0092s army\u0092 , saw running order thrown out the window when nine substituted it in place of episode four due to the death of chips rafferty , who had the lead guest role in the episode . as the series progressed the screening order became more and more erratic , making the character development almost impossible to follow .\nregular lyndall moor , said of the new guinea trip :\ni had a fabulous time . it was the monsoon season and we seemed to be drowned in water most of the time . i loved seeing all the different tribes and hearing about the history of the kokoda trail from ron mclean , who wrote the story .\nsold well overseas , including britain , america and south - east asia . in yugoslavia it was the second most popular show , and katy wild became the pin - up girl of male viewers . even germany and japan bought the series \u0096 germany bought only the episodes showing the japanese as the enemy , and japan bought only those episodes in which the germans were the enemy !\nnew opening titles were introduced with the second series , changing the theme tune , dropping the narrative and using new red graphics on a black background . stencil - type lettering was introduced , however the closing credits retained the original music and footage . a different commercial integration was also introduced at the same time - on all episodes the commercial integration was optional , various prints included or excluded them so that television stations could choose according to their requirements . the new opening was much shorter and had more impact , and some prints of earlier episodes were modified to include the new opening , which confused the \u0091fans\u0092 no end when trying to sort out the correct running order . ( the running order [ the sequence the episodes are intended to be viewed ] differed considerably from the production order [ the sequence the episodes were made ] , and bore no resemblance at all to the screening order [ the \u0091dog\u0092s breakfast\u0092 sequence in which the episodes were aired ] ) .\nroger came to australia to work on the coverage of the 1956 olympic games in melbourne and scored a coup when he was able to secure the exclusive film rights for the event , becoming the official olympic cameraman , and he was responsible for much of the footage that was shot there .\ncastaway on the moon : after failing to kill himself by jumping off a bridge , the man is washed up on a deserted island in the middle of the river , but within view of the city ' s high - rises . he attempts to escape , but soon accepts his fate and the challenges in living on the island .\nthe aa milne poem\nthe old sailor\nis a parody : the sailor makes a list of the many things that are essential for survival , but can ' t decide which of them is the most important , so he just sits on the beach waiting to be rescued instead .\namelia earhart ' s around the world flight was cover for her to spy on the japanese .\nwhile david williamson looks back fondly on the film in the umbrella dvd\u2019s \u2018making of\u2019 , at the time it was deemed a box office flop .\nmike : i go to all the cocktail parties , that\u2019s the golden rule of sydney life , it\u2019s the only time you\u2019ll ever learn anything . ( colin laughs ) i saw one of your old movies at the weekend on the video .\nmike : people are people wherever they live . this is the era of the global village .\nit was premiered in the united states off - broadway by the new york theatre workshop at the perry street theatre in greenwich village in 1988 .\nlive coverage of the 102nd edition of the liege - bastogne - liege in belgium . it is the oldest race out of the classics and is famous for its steep climbs . ( cycling )\nfrom blackface to fat - shamers , the douche of the week candidates were mighty and moronic .\nculturally appropriate education campaign on the transmission of the dangerous virus is urgently needed , but the issue of breastfeeding poses a particular challenge . . .\nthe original german title of the book , der schweizerische robinson oder der schiffbr\u00fcchige schweizer - prediger und seine familie (\nthe swiss robinson , or : the shipwrecked swiss preacher and his family\n) acknowledges the model . the surname of the family is never given , but almost certainly is not robinson , which is essentially an english name .\nas for the film itself , it\u2019s entertaining enough , but only for those who don\u2019t mind a little theatricality and self - indulgence in the staging and the performances . to use chris haywood\u2019s description in the ' making of ' , john hargreaves is a little \u201cbig\u201d , and the rest of the cast rise to the occasion and match him .\nit looks like we don ' t have any plot summaries for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide .\nthe original stock opening boasted location filming in hong kong , singapore , bangkok , ceylon , australia , new guinea , fiji and new zealand , and acknowledged the assistance of the royal australian air force , the royal australian navy , australian military forces , fiji military forces , the nsw police and qantas . the new opening simplified the filming locations to australia and the south pacific , and acknowledged only the raaf , ran , amf and qantas .\na scene from the pilot episode of \u0091the rolls that went to war\u0092 . kuki kaa and jack thompson ride the vintage rolls royce that was to form the basis of a spin - off series .\nthen the limo chauffeur ( bruce venables ) confesses to a deep liking for colin\u2019s the heroes of the dardenelles , and we cut to a final sitar - drenched scene at the sydney film festival .\nimprovisation was necessary due to the degree to which the production was underfinanced . as with his earlier series\n' on the gun line ' - the r . a . n ' s vietnam war in detail\njenkins : yes . we liked the end result and david ' s quite fond of the film .\nit ' s the sunshine state , but queensland is in the middle of battling an obesity epidemic .\nthe castle hotel in the main drag of mombasa , kenya . usually the first watering hole on the agenda after stepping ashore . the place was full of lovley african ladies wishing to learn more about australia and there was no shortage of willing sailors only too ready to oblige them . who can forget the ' tusker ' and ' white cap ' beer at only a few shillings a bottle . the infamous rainbow and sunshine bars were just down the road and were the places to head for after the sun went down . kenya was no doubt one of the most popular r & r ports during the iran - iraq war era of the persian gulf deployments .\nwas not a runaway success , but by no means was it a failure . the show improved as it went on - the episodes became tighter and faster , and the directing proved more imaginative . the lead cast gave excellent performances , and the special effects got better - all testimony to the short - cuts and improvisation which the series is legendary for .\nthe first half of the black stallion by walter farley is a robinsonade featuring teenaged alec ramsey and the titular stallion on a small island following a shipwreck .\nthe simpsons have an episode where bart , lisa , and the other kids get stranded on an deserted island . a lord of the flies parody ensues .\nas the two couples emerge from the state theatre , mike and colin urge each other to take care , and the image freezes and end titles roll .\nthe following year , we did it all again with gather your dreams ( 1978 ) also directed by parkinson , the adventures of a travelling vaudeville troupe in the coromandel during the depression . and the next year as well , the best of them all : children of fire mountain ( 1979 ) , this time directed by peter sharp ( who i ' d work with again in australia ) ; a tale of two races set amidst the myth and bubbling mud of the thermal region , at the end of the 19th\nthe title of the play emerald city has been used as a frequent moniker and nickname for the city of sydney ever since the play was first presented . the title has been attributed to brett sheehy who was sydney theatre company ' s literary manager when the play was written and first produced . the play ' s director richard wherrett recalls in his autobiography the floor of heaven that sheehy suggested ' emerald city ' as the title , which williamson accepted , adding the line of dialogue ,\nthe emerald city of oz . everyone comes here along their yellow brick roads looking for the answers to their problems and all they find are the demons within themselves .\n. [ 2 ]\nthe first episode was also the pilot , evidence of its orphan status being the different lettering style on the title , and the reference in the script to the working title \u0091spy catchers\u0092 . like most openers , it introduces all the characters and explains the circumstances that bring them together . for the next five episodes erskine and haber actively dislike each other , and cato uses many devious methods to \u0091persuade\u0092 them to go on missions . after that they are resigned to working for cato , and grow to tolerate and trust each other .\nreboot ) puts lara and the crew of endurance in this situation . the man vs . nature part is\nfacts : the japanese cooperated in earhart ' s search . during july 1937 , relations between japan and the united states were still favorable . when she was reported lost , the japanese assisted with the search . japanese oceanographic survey ship koshu assisted in the 1937 search in the mariana islands , but failed to find anything .\nthe umbrella dvd cover featured a shot of the four key players posed against the sydney harbour bridge with the pitch \u201ca tale of two cities , four people and life\u2019s little pleasures\u201d but left off the original newspaper advertising tag , which identified the pleasures as \u201cmoney , lust , temptation , greed , power , ambition . \u201d\nhe nsw greiner government shut down the nswfc and reconstituted the organisation as the nsw film and television office , stripping the organisation of its production investment function and capacity to create \u2018go\u2019 projects , and substituting an emphasis on project and industry development . the right to invest small sums , usually in association with the ffc , to help projects into go mode continued in the 1990s .\nelaine : \u201cintelligence , professionalism , standards , dedication \u2026it\u2019s got the best and the worst . you chose the worst , you\u2019ve only got yourself to blame . \u201d\nmike : we finally got the money . it\u2019s the only way malcolm could get colin off his back \u2026\nmike : zoom in on the helmet snapping on and then pan down across the exhaust pipe belching fumes .\ncolin : why did i go into partnership with him ? he\u2019s mephistopheles doing the rounds of the industry .\noriginally trenchard smith had proposed to call the film cunning stunts , a name now preserved on the t - shirts worn by hargreaves and page in the film . he claims he got away with the notion for a considerable time , until the distributor ruled it out on the basis that the spoonerism would inevitably lead to attacks , and affect his bid to reach his target audience .\n\u201ccolin and kate are successful . he\u2019s a screenwriter and she\u2019s in publishing . they\u2019re perfectly charming . until , that is , they move to the big city and say goodbye to the quiet life and hello to the high life . that\u2019s when the xxxx hits the fan !\nduring production , rumours abounded that the actors had taken over : visitors to the set , who asked members of the crew for the director\u2019s whereabouts , were greeted with remarks like \u2018four of them are over there . 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{"id": 115899, "summary": [{"text": "the wedding march is a 1928 american silent romantic drama film written and directed by and starring erich von stroheim .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it also stars fay wray and zasu pitts .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "paramount pictures forced von stroheim to create two films from the footage , the second being the honeymoon ( eventually re-edited back into one film for a re-release ) .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the honeymoon is now considered lost , the only known copy destroyed in a fire in france in 1959 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in 2003 , the wedding march was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being \" culturally , historically or aesthetically significant . \" ", "topic": 11}], "title": "the wedding march ( 1928 film )", "paragraphs": ["five women dressed as flappers sit around a table laughing in a scene from the film ' the wedding march ' , 1928 .\nlast summer the first movie , the wedding march , aired on hallmark channel .\nthe complete wedding march of erich von stroheim : urltoken herman g . weinberg : 9780316928427 : books\nthe wedding march ( usa 1928 , erich von stroheim ) . credit : library of congress . hdr photograph of the nitrate print by barbara flueckiger .\nfay wray la symphonie nuptiale ( the wedding march ) est un film am\u00e9ricain r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par erich von stroheim , sorti en 1928 . | fay wray | pinterest | fay wray\nstanley kubrick b . new york , new york , 26 july 1928 , d . 7 march 1999\nf . mendelssohn , midsummer night ' s dream op . 61 - wedding march - diane bish\nfay wray sits at a table with erich von stroheim as they gaze into one an others eyes holding hands in a scene from the film ' the wedding march ' , 1928 .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the wedding march near you .\nthe wedding march ( 1928 ) directed by erich von stroheim . erich von stroheim , fay wray , maude george , george fawcett , zasu pitts ( 109 min ) .\nthe wedding march is a 1928 film written by , directed by , and starring erich von stroheim . it features 19 - year - old fay wray ( king kong ) in her star making role .\ntitle drop : when maria first raises the idea of nicki marrying cecelia nicki says that she can march him down the aisle\nto the wedding march\u2014tomorrow .\nthis is before he meets mitzi .\nmany say greed is stroheim ' s classic , and of course that ' s a good film , but i think the wedding march is his masterpiece .\nlohengrin and mendelssohn : appropriately enough , in the restored soundtrack , mendelssohn ' s\nthe wedding march\nis a motif throughout .\n( hall , mordaunt ( 1928 ) : a picture in colors . in : new york times , november 29 , 1928 . )\n\u2022 the girl from everywhere ( eddie cline , dec . 1927 ) \u2022 love at first flight ( eddie cline , jan . 1928 ) \u2022 run , girl , run ( alf goulding , jan . 1928 ) \u2022 the swim princess ( alf goulding , febr . 1928 ) \u2022 the girl from nowhere ( harry edwards , may 1928 ) \u2022 the campus carmen ( alf goulding , sept . 1928 ) \u2022 the campus vamp ( harry edwards , nov . 1928 ) \u2022 matchmaking mamas ( harry edwards , march 1929 )\n( 1928 ) , though it was filmed at the same time . it was never completed and never released in the us , although it had a limited release in europe , using footage from\nthe wedding march\n.\nparamount pictures forced von stroheim to make two films from the footage of the wedding march , the second one being the honeymoon ( 1928 ) . eventually the two movies were released as one whole again , but the honeymoon is considered lost because the only known copy was destroyed in a fire in france in 1959 .\nreleased in 1928 , the picture received generally favorable reviews for its color work . the new york times stated that\nwray was born in canada in 1907 , moved to the us with her family when she was three and was barely in her teens when she began her movie career as an extra . she was regularly cast as a heroine in silent movies and made her breakthrough in the wedding march in 1928 .\n\u201cby september 1928 , ansco was supplying technicolor with 200 , 000 feet of blank per week . 43\nerich von stroheim contrasted the nuptials of the aristocracy and the common folk in imperial vienna in the wedding march ( 1928 ) and class or cultural chasms between the bride and groom\u2019s families have informed pictures as different as richard brooks\u2019s the catered affair ( 1956 ) and ang lee\u2019s the wedding banquet ( 1993 ) . tensions involving troublesome siblings have also enlivened preston sturges\u2019 the palm beach story ( 1942 ) , fred zinnemann\u2019s the member of the wedding ( 1952 ) , jonathan demme\u2019s rachel getting married ( 2008 ) and lars von trier\u2019s melancholia ( 2011 ) .\nempathic environment : the rain pours down in buckets for nicki and cecelia ' s melancholy wedding day .\na bittersweet look back at pre - world war i vienna , by its native son , erich von stroheim .\nthe wedding march\nis a tour - de - force in its modern . . .\nthe wedding march\nended with the marriage between nikki and the crippled cecilia takes place . eberle swears to kills the prince unless mitzi will agree to marry him . she relents , but at . . . see full summary \u00bb\n\u201cby 1928 the coming of sound was transforming the industry . the technicolor process proved perfectly compatible with sound - on - disc technology , and in august , the addition of a score to erich von stroheim\u2019s silent production of the wedding march ( including its color insert of the corpus christi celebration ) marked the first time technicolor footage was accompanied by a recorded soundtrack . \u201d\nramsaye , t . ( 1931 ) \u201cthe short picture \u2013 cocktail of the program\u201d , motion picture herald , 14 march : 59 .\nthe wedding march is a beautiful movie , full of interesting symbolism ( like the repeated image of the pig ) . the story of a prince who falls in love with a poor girl at the same time that he ' s considering marrying an heiress will make you weep . i know it did me because it is a timeless plot and could very well happen today . fay wray is really good as the girl , and stroheim excels as the prince . the color sequences were very well done , considering that the film was made in the late 20s . as a film buff and student , i highly recommend the wedding march .\nthe first official day of technicolor filming at the sennett studio was scheduled for july 16 , 1927 , more than a year after the first technicolor test . technicolor sequences were to be inserted into the lavishly produced bathing girl comedy the girl from everywhere ( 1927 ) . this time , technicolor\u2019s chief cinematographer ray rennahan and second cameraman roy musgrave were behind the camera . ray rennahan also shot the color footage for love at first flight ( 1928 ) ; run , girl , run ( 1928 ) ; the swim princess ( 1928 ) ; the campus carmen ( 1928 ) ; the campus vamp ( 1928 ) ; and matchmaking mamas ( 1929 ) \u2013 all filmed between august 1927 and january 1928 , resulting in color sequences varying in length between 120 and 295 feet . only the girl from nowhere ( 1928 ) , featuring a tiny 17 feet of technicolor footage , did not credit ray rennahan or any other technicolor cameraman .\nschallert , e . ( 1930b ) \u201crevues stir controversy , \u201d los angeles times ( 9 march ) , b11 .\nthe following year , wray was signed to a contract with paramount pictures . in 1928 , director erich von stroheim cast her as the main female lead in his film the wedding march , released by paramount . while the film was noted for its high budget and production values , it was a financial failure , but gave wray her first lead role . wray stayed with paramount to make more than a dozen films and to make the transition from silent films to\ntalkie\nfilms .\nperkins , v . f . film as film . london and new york : penguin , 1972 .\nwhose masterworks were surreptitiously removed from his control by studio heads . nearly all of his silent pictures were severely cut without his consent . the wedding march was no exception \u0096 von stroheim\u0092s attempt to have his epic released in two parts was dismissed , along with his editorial responsibilities . although part two was released in europe as the honeymoon ( and was tragically lost in a fire at the cinematheque francaise days after von stroheim\u0092s death in 1957 ) , the wedding march was released as a stand alone feature in the us . this print , newly restored by film historian and preservationist\n6 ) the honeymoon ( 1928 ) . the second part of a diptych begun with the wedding march , released the same year , this was directed by erich von stroheim and starred himself with fay wray and zasu pitts . to reduce stroheim\u2019s typically lengthy cut to a form considerered more releasable , the studio enlisted josef von sternberg ( see above ) , who produced a cut that stroheim hated . this wasn\u2019t unusual : no stroheim film survives in the form he intended .\nsurvival status : print exists in the library of congress film archive ; the second part of the film , the honeymoon , is presumed lost .\nsince 1995 , the silent films showcased at the festival were generally accompanied by the pine bluff symphony orchestra under the direction of maestro charles evans , often with the original score of the movie . silent classics that have been screened at the festival include the thief of bagdad ( 1924 ) , the general ( 1927 ) , wedding march ( 1928 ) , the circus ( 1928 ) , sherlock jr . ( 1924 ) , broken blossoms or the yellow man and the girl ( 1919 ) , foolish wives ( 1922 ) , the lodger ( 1927 ) , the wind ( 1928 ) , and phantom of the opera ( 1925 ) , representing the work of such directors as d . w . griffith , charlie chaplin , buster keaton , erich von stroheim , and alfred hitchcock .\ncompromised though it may be , the film\u2019s greatness was eventually recognised by its inclusion in the library of congress\u2019 national film registry . with zasu pitts . digital restoration courtesy of the austrian film museum .\nyou are cordially invited to attend this list of movies that capture all the excitement , upsets and high emotions of a good wedding .\nlike every other film in von stroheim ' s career , the wedding march was a troubled production . shooting lasted from june 1926 until january 1927 and cost over a million dollars , a huge investment in both time and money for the 1920s . editing lasted another year , at which point von stroheim had managed to cut his mountain of footage to six hours . paramount pictures took the footage from von stroheim and gave it to josef von sternberg , who edited it down further . the footage was cut into two films , the wedding march and a sequel , the honeymoon . unfortunately the honeymoon is a lost film , the only known copy having burned up in a paris fire not long after von stroheim ' s death .\nstroheim shot over 100 reels of film , intending that the film would be edited down to two 8 - 10 reel features to be shown over two nights . finally , the plug was pulled , and inevitably his film was turned over to a third party to edit to the studio ' s specifications . the first half was released as the wedding march . the second part , the honeymoon , was pastiched with a hasty recap of the first film and less than an hour of the second half of the plot and released in europe . stroheim strenuously disowned the second half , and for a while there was one print at the cinematheque francaise in paris . sometimes , it would appear unannounced after the wedding march was shown . five days after stroheim died in 1957 , there was a tragic fire at the cinematheque , and the only print was destroyed . henri langlois attributed it to von stroheim ' s vengeful ghost .\none of the most eccentric and fascinating vanity projects in the history of film .\nall of his films are concerned with characters who degrade themselves in the pursuit of money , sex , and / or status . what is remarkable about von stroheim ' s representations of these endeavors , however , is the density of sociocultural detail against which they are enacted . his two masterpieces , greed ( 1924 ) and the wedding march ( 1928 ) , recreate prewar san francisco and vienna in obsessive detail . not simply exercises in slavish verisimilitude , the films are informed by the naturalism of \u00e9mile zola , so the degeneracy of the films ' characters is always determined by circumstances and environment . greed ' s shambling protagonist fumbles his way from the filth of polk street to the blistering hell of death valley , and the decline of the debauched aristocrats in the wedding march is a microcosm of the general collapse of the hapsburg empire .\ncrespinel , w . t . ( 1929 ) \u201ccolor photography , yesterday , today and tomorrow\u201d , american cinematographer , march : 4 - 7 .\n( harvard film archive ) , jimmy kinder ( filmmaker ) and susan courtney ( usc ) present the award and kodak film prize .\nthe following research is for our pre - production class about a documentary we are hoping to make about erich von stroheim . all of this information is from the for the year 1928 .\n, follows the instructions for editing that von stroheim prepared for a 1954 version screened in paris . it combines the best surviving original material from the library of congress with footage from prints from the cinematheque francaise , including a newly copied technicolor sequence . a lavish , bawdy ,\nfragile play of love\n, the wedding march features von stroheim and\napproximately 50 two - color technicolor features were made . archivists estimate that material survives on perhaps ten of them . inserts and short subjects are even more difficult to trace , though some notable ones \u2013 the inserts for the phantom of the opera , the wedding march , ben hur , and the early three stooges short nertzy rhymes \u2013 are still with us .\nwe welcome researchers , archivists , film historians , film restoration experts to contribute texts , images , links or downloads to this resource .\ndickson experimental sound film the subject of a recent high - profile restoration project , this film was a very early attempt by w . k . l . dickson of the thomas edison company to combine film image and sound .\nin 1983 , daniel had a small role in the film heat and dust which was filmed in india . sarah was working on the film as an uncredited wardrobe assistant and it was on the film set that the couple first met . internet movie database : heat and dust wikipedia : heat and dust ( film )\nas this extravagant , wickedly ironic 1928 melodrama shows , erich von stroheim was not only a supreme ( if typecast ) actor but one of the greatest silent - era directors .\n\u201cun modo ancora pi\u00f9 intenzionalmente sovversivo inform\u00f2 negli anni venti gli usi del colore di stroheim , che tra i registi della sua generazione fu il pi\u00f9 interessato a sperimentare tutte le soluzioni disponibili . al technicolor in bicromia ricorse per l\u2019incoronazione finale di la vedova allegra ( the merry widow , 1925 ) e per la sequenza della processione di sinfonia nuziale ( the wedding march , 1928 ) , che la presenza del colore ( ottenuto con il successivo technicolor 3 ) contribuiva a trasformare in una galleria di maschere 26 .\nbelton . john , a cura di ( 2000 ) , colour film , in \u201c film history \u201c , xii , n . 4 , 2000 .\nitalian director mario camerini\u2019s legacy has been tainted because he made films under the mussolini regime . film director and critic carlo lizzani wrote of camerini as \u201csweetly slumbering through the 20 years of fascism . \u201d while camerini spent much of the later fascist era directing light , socially conservative comedies , he also made 1928\u2019s\nfull program of the 10th orphan film symposium : 4 days and nights , 75 presenters .\n( edward and naomi feil , 1968 ) , added to the national film registry 2015 .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nproduction on queen kelly started november 1 , 1928 and lasted through january 21 , 1929 with a budget of 800 , 000 . actress gloria swanson and boston financer joseph kennedy produced the movie . it was\n4 this might be connected with some legal trouble : hesser was arrested and charged with suspicions of narcotics peddling , battery , and impersonating a police officer , in connection with the alleged suicide of a film actress ( see weekly variety , 18 april 1928 : 9 ) . the discontinuation of the mack sennett - path\u00e9 studio review was most probably caused by difficulties surrounding the negotiations for a contract renewal between path\u00e9 and sennett at the end of 1927 . the negotiations eventually broke off with sennett changing his distribution channels to educational pictures at the end of 1928 .\nirving thalberg of metro - goldwyn - mayer bought the film at cost and released it throughout the country .\nwatched again at the bfi southbank . is this unusual silent feature still a five star film ?\nfor more information on the project see article analysis of film colors in a digital humanities perspective .\n\u2018he is the best novelist of the films , \u2019 erwin piscator said of erich von stroheim , whose wedding march ( 1928 ) he likened to a novel by balzac . that was the last film stroheim completed as a director . he may be better known as an actor ( \u2018the man you love to hate\u2019 , la grande illusion , sunset boulevard ) , but in the history of film he made more of a mark as a director . it was his accumulation of detail that earned stroheim a place in old film histories as the exemplar of realism . it also added to the cost and length of his pictures . again and again he ran into trouble with his producers . his films were taken away from him and cut against his wishes \u2013 greed ( 1924 ) being the most famous case . after a while nobody would employ him behind the camera ; his career as a director lasted barely a decade . this was the second reason for stroheim\u2019s place in old film histories : he represented the artist at odds with the commercialism of hollywood . the tendency in more recent film histories has been to regard the artist with suspicion and to side with the \u2018genius of the system\u2019 ; stroheim\u2019s reputation has suffered as a result .\nspecial thanks : bruce goldstein \u2013 film forum ; alexander horwath , markus wessolowski \u2013 austrian film museum ; rob stone \u2013 library of congress ; caitlin robertson \u2013 fox .\nit was such a pleasure to host you and your wedding was stunning . i ' m sure we will be showing it for examples to all of our future couples . congratulations !\na silent american romantic drama film written , directed by and starring erich von stroheim .\nsilent film society \u0096 15 th anniversary celebration ! restored 35 mm . print ! !\nfive women dressed as flappers sit around a table laughing in a scene from the film . . .\nin 1923 , wray appeared in her first film at the age of 16 , when she landed a role in a short historical film sponsored by a local newspaper . in the 1920s , wray landed a major role in the silent film the coast patrol ( 1925 ) , as well as uncredited bit parts at the hal roach studios .\nshe was approached by james cameron to play the part of rose dawson calvert for his 1997 blockbuster titanic with kate winslet to play her younger self , but she turned down the role and the part of rose was given to gloria stuart . she was a special guest at the 70th academy awards , where the show ' s host , billy crystal , introduced her as the\nbeauty who charmed the beast\n. she was the only 1920s hollywood actress in attendance that evening . on october 3 , 1998 , she appeared at the pine bluff film festival , which showed\nthe wedding march\n( with live orchestral accompaniment ) .\nthe wedding of the turtle doves attributed to john scholl ( 1827\u20131916 ) germania , pennsylvania 1907 - 1915 paint on white pine , and wire 37 x 24 x 17\u2033 barbara l . gordon collection photo courtesy the barbara l . gordon collection\nplease access detailed information on over 230 individual film color processes via the classification system on this page , display the timeline of historical film colors in chronological order , search via the tag cloud at the end of this page or directly on the search page .\nthe bride\u2019s and bridesmaids\u2019 dresses were designed by jasper conran . many consider sarah\u2019s dress to be one of the most beautiful royal wedding dresses . the dress was made with yards of draped white georgette fabric with a ruched bodice and a three - meter train . the bridesmaids\u2019 dresses were nearly identical . sarah\u2019s veil was held in place with the snowdon floral tiara , a gift to princess margaret from her husband for their wedding . to enhance the floral effect , some greenery was added amongst the diamond flowers .\nis not the same thing . \u201d a later new york times article summarizing the film events of the year concluded that \u201c\u2026 abel gance\u2019s terrific\nbryony dixon : e . a . humphriss and the super blooper : a few oddities in the transition to sound film .\na growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .\nto be added to the united states national film registry for being \u201cculturally , historically or aesthetically significant . \u201d\ntimeline of historical film colors is started with barbara flueckiger\u2019s research at harvard university in the framework of her project film history re - mastered , funded by swiss national science foundation , 2011 - 2013 .\n2018 \u00a9 san francisco silent film festival . true art transcends time . all rights reserved .\na crucial step in the technicolor process was taken in 1928 with the introduction of dye transfer printing , referred to by the company as technicolor process number three . the two strip negatives were exposed in the same fashion as in the cement positive method , with the red record appearing normally and the green record flipped upside down beneath it on the black and white negative .\ngirl of the period possibly workshop of samuel robb ( 1851\u20131928 ) new york city , new york c . 1885\u20131900 paint on wood 78 x 23 1 / 2 x 22 1 / 2\u2033 barbara l . gordon collection photo courtesy the barbara l . gordon collection\ndude possibly workshop of samuel robb ( 1851\u20131928 ) new york city , new york c . 1885 - 1900 paint on white pine 84 3 / 4 x 26 x 26\u2033 barbara l . gordon collection photo courtesy the barbara l . gordon collection\nchest possibly workshop of samuel robb ( 1851\u20131928 ) new york city , new york c . 1885 - 1900 paint on white pine 84 3 / 4 x 26 x 26\u2033 barbara l . gordon collection photo courtesy the barbara l . gordon collection\na post on urltoken says ,\nrockbar will be hosting the wedding of sebastian bach to suzanne le and would like to cordially invite you to attend the reception of this exciting event . sebastian will be bringing friends along from the film and music world . stay tuned for more details as they unravel . tickets are on sale now !\ntroland , l . ( 1927a ) \u201cmy dear herbert\u201d ( letter to dr . kalmus ) , technicolor collection , correspondence files september 1925 to december 1927 , motion picture department , george eastman house , rochester , 3 march .\nin 1928 the processing was improved by virtue of a dye - transfer process , which became known as technicolor process no . 3 . the two relief images were produced as they had been in process no . 2 and two matrices were created but instead of being cemented together they remained separate . still in relief , and dyed with the correct colours , the matrices were then pressed using pressured rollers against a blank film coated with gelatine to which the dyed images were transferred by embossing the relief images onto the blank film with the dye , the dyes being locked by the use of a mordant . by this method multiple layers could be registered on a single film strip .\neuropean newspapers praised the film , and gance became recognized as one of the continent\u2019s most important directors . yet two years passed before\ntrailers announce and introduce the feature film , evoking joy and anticipation , like the buzz of an orchestra before a live performance . this trailer is the epilogue , and only surviving trace , of a youth rock film that no longer exists .\n. additionally , paramount agreed to distribute the film while powers was in charge of keeping von stroheim in line .\nwe are australia\u2019s national museum of film , tv , video games , digital culture and art .\ndirection .\nschirmer encyclopedia of film . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nwalter forsberg sound test film , presented by elmo co . , ltd . ( 197 ? )\nspectacle and / as anti - spectacle : maybe narrative cinema actually did peak in 1928 . last write - up more or less covers most of it , but i underwrote how stroheim shows us equally the value of images while criticising them . sometimes we have to learn the value of love by its negation . a great masterpiece , and my favorite silent film .\n3 ) another german in hollywood , ernst lubitsch , suffered a major loss when the patriot ( 1928 ) vanished from the earth . this is particularly appalling since the film won best screenplay ( hans kraly ) at the 1930 academy awards . also , the star of the film is emil jannings . the movie is far enough removed from lubitsch\u2019s usual brand of movies that it might be hard to know exactly what we\u2019re missing , but the trailer for this one surivives and the vast , expressionistic sets haunted by lubitsch\u2019s restless camera make this look like one of the most impressive films of the silent era . sob .\nfairytale weddings don\u2019t always live up to expectations either , as rob reiner\u2019s the princess bride ( 1987 ) and andrew adamson and vicky jenson\u2019s shrek ( 2001 ) prove , but they fall short of the nightmares conceived by tim burton in beetle juice ( 1988 ) and corpse bride ( 2005 ) . weddings proved pivotal to three of the most significant pictures produced in new hollywood : mike nichols\u2019s the graduate ( 1967 ) , francis ford coppola\u2019s the godfather ( 1972 ) and michael cimino\u2019s the deer hunter ( 1978 ) . but the vogue for matrimonial movies only really began with mike newell\u2019s four weddings and a funeral ( 1994 ) , although quantity has been no guarantee of quality , as for every crowdpleaser like the wedding singer ( 1998 ) , my big fat greek wedding ( 2002 ) , confetti ( 2006 ) and bridesmaids ( 2011 ) , there\u2019s been a wedding crashers ( 2005 ) , 27 dresses ( 2008 ) , bride wars ( 2009 ) and the big wedding ( 2013 ) .\n, portrayed the climactic event of the unification of italy when the papal army was overthrown in rome in 1861 . the film was largely funded by the kingdom of italy\u2019s ministry of defense .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nthe blank stock the dyes were transferred onto was a black and white positive film that contained mordant , a chemical with an affinity for dye . it literally locked the dyes into the emulsion of the film as they were transferred . without mordant , the dyes would have smeared all over the release print or rubbed off . over the years , different methods were used , including adding mordant to the film after soundtrack development . for most releases , mordant was contained in the emulsion of the blank .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\nfilm in which there appear edge lettering , sprocket holes , dirt particles , etc . ( 1966 )\nregarding the national film registry , billington observed that the films we choose are not necessarily either the best american films ever made or the most famous , but they are films that continue to have cultural , historical or aesthetic significance - and in many cases represent countless other films also deserving of recognition . the selection of a film , i stress , is not an endorsement of its ideology or content , but rather a recognition of the film ' s importance to american film and cultural history and to history in general .\nanyone who thought jeanne moreau and uma thurman were fearsome in fran\u00e7ois truffaut\u2019s the bride wore black ( 1968 ) and quentin tarantino\u2019s kill bill duology ( 2003 - 04 ) respectively should check out leticia dolera wielding a chainsaw in her wedding dress in this gleefully excessive spanish horror . essentially a prequel to the three episodes directed by jaume balaguer\u00f3 , paco plaza \u2019s instalment largely foregoes the found footage approach , but still has fun mocking a wedding videographer who cites dziga vertov and cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 among his influences .\n2 . the scene order presented here is that of the mca home video vhs release of 1992 . this video edition , bob britchard of the american film institute reports , derived from a print made for general release in great britain , and that the scene order for this print does not match that of the prints screened for the film\u2019s premiere showings in new york and london . for more on various versions of the film , including eight foreign - language versions , see britchard\u2019s entry on king of jazz in the 2011 edition of the american film institute\u2019s catalogue of feature films .\nbogdanovich , peter . who the devil made it : conversations with legendary film directors . new york : knopf , 1997 .\nthe film will be presented with a newly commissioned , pre - recorded orchestral soundtrack , composed and conducted by carl davis .\nthis is a guest post for silent london by david cairns , a film - maker and lecturer based in edinburgh who writes the fantastic shadowplay blog . the silents by numbers strand celebrates some very personal top 10s by silent film enthusiasts and experts .\nthe chechahcos , inuit word meaning tenderfoot or newcomer this independent , regional film was the first feature film produced in alaska , and is renowned for its spectacular location footage of the lonely and unfathomable alaskan wilderness , frenzied dogsled pursuits and life - and - death struggles on the glaciers .\nthe librarian chose this year ' s selections after evaluating nearly 1 , 000 titles nominated by the public and conducting intensive discussions with the library ' s motion picture division staff and the distinguished members and alternates of his advisory group , the national film preservation board , which also advises the librarian on national film preservation policy .\nto win hollywood\u2019s support , technicolor employed a time - tested business tactic , that of supplying research prototypes . every new technicolor process was demonstrated in a sample film financed by the company itself or by a sympathetic backer . kalmus and his colleagues produced the gulf between ( 1917 ) to display the additive process , toll of the sea ( 1922 ) to exhibit the initial two - color procedure , and the flag ( 1927 ) and the viking ( 1928 ) to publicize the revised two - color process .\nfor each title named to the registry , the library of congress works to ensure that the film is preserved for all time , either through the library ' s massive motion picture preservation program or through collaborative ventures with other archives , motion picture studios and independent filmmakers . the library of congress contains the largest collections of film and television in the world , from the earliest surviving copyrighted motion picture to the latest feature releases . for more information , consult the national film preservation board web site at urltoken .\nthe ceremony itself , conducted through a checkpoint fence , is perhaps the most poignant screen wedding of them all , as there is absolutely no guarantee of a happy ending . however , things are sometimes no easier on the other side of the divide , as rama burshtein demonstrates in the hasidic nuptial drama , fill the void ( 2012 ) .\nthe pine bluff film festival was inaugurated in 1994 by local residents who wanted to honor the legacy of the silent film era and help revitalize downtown pine bluff ( jefferson county ) . since that time , the annual event screened silent classics ( often accompanied by a symphony orchestra ) , hosted world - famous guest stars , expanded to two theaters , implemented a silent film competition , and encouraged film and theater restoration . it was hosted each year by two world - renowned cultural experts from new york who were with the festival since its inception . the festival was recognized internationally as one of the oldest silent film festivals in the united states and the only one that regularly presented silent films with full orchestral accompaniment .\n3 . the extent of the scene re - arrangement can be seen when mca\u2019s video edition of the film is compared to the script for the 1933 re - release , available in the margaret herrick library in los angeles .\nwas leading man maurizio d\u2019ancora\u2019s first film , and , by the late 1940s , he quit the movies to work as a fashion designer at gucci .\nthe wedding march was the most lavish of his films , even surpassing the million dollar monte carlo of foolish wives . weeks were spent filming the elaborate corpus christi procession , which included the emperor franz - josef ' s real golden carriage , brought to america and photographed in technicolor . stroheim , who had a photographic memory for the vienna of his childhood , may have seen this procession as a boy . when the emperor ' s nephew , the archduke leopold visited paramount , he couldn ' t believe his eyes . richard day designed 36 sets to recreate pre - war vienna , including a wine garden with thousands of wax apple blossoms wired to the tree branches on by one .\nwhite heat pulsating gangster film with james cagney as a mother - obsessed , psychopathic gangster exiting the world with the legendary made it ma . top of the world ending .\ndashing , impetuous , insolent . the playboy of vienna - handsome , well - born , idol of the ladies - prince nicki , portrayed by erich von stroheim . riotous , color - splashed romance of vienna . ( print ad - steuben courier , ( ( bath , ny ) ) 1 march 1929 )\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nerich von stroheim , \u201cgrand illusion : my first meeting with renoir\u201d ( the museum of modern art , film study center ) . \u21a9\n( 1908 ) . making movies for propagandistic purposes was hardly an innovation of the fascists . italy\u2019s first narrative film , filoteo alberini\u2019s 1905\nthe pine bluff film festival expanded to offer activities year round . in 2006 , it presented the african heritage film festival . other special events have included \u201can evening with van johnson\u201d in conjunction with the university of arkansas at little rock ( ualr ) in 1997 ; the martha mitchell film festival ; and the polish ethnic heritage festival , kultura polska , in 2000 , which resulted in a letter of commendation to the governor of arkansas from the government of poland . the pine bluff film festival has also sponsored a silent film competition for contemporary filmmakers making their own silent movies , to be showcased at the festival , and the douglas fairbanks jr . \u201ccomposer in residence\u201d program for musicians to write and conduct orchestral accompaniment for a classic silent film . a walk of fame offered the opportunity for visiting guest stars to leave a lasting mark on the festival by placing their handprints and footprints in concrete blocks ; future plans involve including the blocks in a museum .\ncompelling though the domestic melodrama is , though , the real fascination lies in the way nair presents the subcontinent and the shifting relationship between its resident and desi populations . touching on everything from the partition to the urltoken boom , her film has been compared to a midsummer night\u2019s dream and robert altman\u2019s a wedding . yet its closest cinematic companion is jean renoir\u2019s la r\u00e8gle du jeu ( 1939 ) , as it also depicts a nation \u2018dancing on a volcano\u2019 , albeit to a pulsating score by mychael danna .\nmuch like the lost footage of greed or the wedding march , von stroheim\u2019s background is shrouded in uncertainty and speculation . partially responsible for this ambiguity is von stroheim himself , who as much as he desired to be the author of his films also strove to be the author of his biography . born in austria in 1885 , mysterious circumstances surrounding an alleged fall from grace resulted in his emigration to america , where he landed in new york on november 25 , 1909 . ( this much is confirmed by the united states department of justice , immigration and naturalization service . ) work as a traveling salesman took him to san francisco , and odd jobs and chance encounters landed him in hollywood , among a rush of persons looking to enter the blossoming film industry .\nthe most dangerous game was followed by wray ' s most memorable film , king kong . according to wray , jean harlow had been rko ' s original choice , but because mgm put harlow under exclusive contract during the preproduction phase of the film , she became unavailable and wray was approached by director merian c . cooper to play the role of ann darrow , the blonde captive of king kong . wray was paid $ 10 , 000 to play the role . the film was a commercial success . wray was reportedly proud that the film saved rko from bankruptcy . wray ' s role would become the one with which she would be most associated .\nthe wedding march is greatest of von stroheim ' s perverted valentines to old vienna . the meticulous detail and lovingly observed degeneracy of a ruling class about to be blasted to smithereens obsessed this expatriate son of a jewish hatter , with an incredible fantasy life and a driving ambition to direct .\nit allowed stroheim to act the role of his dreams : an aristocratic rake in the doomed pre - war vienna of his youth . it was his greatest wish fulfillment .\n( arthur lennig ) . nineteen - year old fay wray ' s favorite role was mitzi , before she became king kong ' s plaything .\nfinlayson\u2019s patience finally expires when stan sends a funeral wreath instead of a bouquet and his arrival at 6311 old - fashioned way sparks a punch - up that anticipates the wedding cake - flinging finale of carry on loving ( 1970 ) . so simple , but so inspired .\nfamously quoted as saying\nin hollywood , you ' re as good as your last picture ,\nhe could not escape his difficult reputation or his grandiose visions \u2013 both incompatible with the studio system . von stroheim was only able to release the first half of what was to be a two - part saga in the form of the wedding march , while queen kelly \u2013 a stormy collusion of morbid content and bad timing \u2013 knocked von stroheim out of the director ' s chair and back to acting . the last nail in his directorial coffin came with the strange and sexually frank walking down broadway which reached audiences severely edited with no director credit as hello , sister ! .\nin 1994 , majewska and fellow local resident bob curry decided to raise money for the saenger\u2019s restoration by holding a film festival that would spotlight both movies and music . silent movies became the focus of the festival . majewska contacted dr . john beatty , professor of anthropology at brooklyn college , with whom she had worked in new york , as well as his colleague , dr . foster hirsch , professor of film at brooklyn college , renowned author , and film historian . beatty and hirsch were the special guests at the first pine bluff film festival , and both have returned each year in october to host the annual festival . in its 1994 inaugural year , the d . w . griffith film america ( 1924 ) was screened .\ndirection .\nschirmer encyclopedia of film . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nit will also be remarked by most people who witness this production that for a girl of the north in the year 926 helga has been most careful regarding her wardrobe . pauline starke , who with a long , fair wig impersonates helga , sees to it that the maid had quite a few changes aboard lief\u2019s little craft . she is perceived in various colors , which come out extremely well , but sometimes her costumes are just a wee bit too reminiscent of the far - famed bathing beauty of 1928 . latterly she appears in a snow - white plain wedding gown , which comes as quite a surprise , for one never for a moment imagines that she is thus prepared for the wedding ceremony , especially considering she is virtually a stowaway aboard the vessel after it slips away from the murderous eric\u2019s stronghold in greenland . miss starke , however , succeeds in looking very attractive and in doing a great deal to call attention to her figure .\n43 the 1930 film daily year book of motion pictures ( new york : john w . alicoate , 1930 ) , p . 16 .\n64 the 1951 film daily year book of motion pictures ( new york : john w . alicoate , 1931 ) , p . 883 .\n11 elliott hammett , \u2018competing colour systems\u2019 , the commercial film vol . 1 no . 2 , 1935 , pp . 8 , 19 .\ndashing , impetuous , insolent . the playboy of vienna - handsome , well - born , idol of the ladies - prince nicki , portrayed by erich von stroheim . riotous , color - splashed romance of vienna . ( print ad - steuben courier , ( ( bath , ny ) ) 1 march 1929 ) see more \u00bb\nhas created a furor in its native france , it will do the same wherever it is shown in britain . \u201d after the film opened at london\u2019s philharmonic hall , the london times reported , \u201cthe miracle has been achieved . a film has caused an audience to think , \u201d and a review in a later issue of\nthat\u2019s a poster section from king kong appears in edo at the bottom of the list , not wasei kingu kongu . the latter was a short film \u2013 here\u2019s a still : urltoken\nfor me was not just a film \u2026 . i had a feeling of frenzy to use this new medium , the cinema , to show the world the stupidity of war . \u201d\n, the film was given a happy ending and gance\u2019s antiwar message was distorted into an endorsement of patriotism . american critics who had attended the original preview decried the mutilation . \u201cto those who saw the original\nmore importantly , von stroheim\u2019s movies need little qualifying or defense , even in their truncated states . there is an honest depravity to his characters , none of whom shy away from , or apologize for , their amoral desires . the philandering wife of blind husbands and the duplicitous seducer of foolish wives are certainly a world away from the true heart susies of d . w . griffith or the pollyannas portrayed by mary pickford . and by the time the wedding march rolls around , divisions of moral / immoral are completely broken down : von stroheim\u2019s prince nicki and fay wray\u2019s waif mitzi , the sole symbols of pure love , are as corrupt and perverse as anyone in their respective debauched milieus .\nhow can a film be loved and hated at the same time ? bellas de noche was detested by critics and intellectuals , and yet one of the most successful exploitation films of its time . no official archive in mexico houses a copy of this film . the two prints presented here were offered on donation to institutions dedicated to film preservation . both the 16 and 35mm copies were rejected and sent back along with a letter recommending their immediate destruction .\nin january 2003 , the 95 - year - old wray appeared at the 2003 palm beach international film festival to celebrate the rick mckay documentary film broadway : the golden age , by the legends who were there , where she was also honored with a\nlegend in film\naward . in her later years , she also visited the empire state building frequently , once visiting in 1991 as a guest of honor at the building ' s 60th anniversary , and also in may 2004 , which was among her last public appearances . her final public appearance was at an after - party at the sardi ' s restaurant in new york city , following the premiere of the documentary film broadway : the golden age , by the legends who were there .\nthis database was created in 2012 and has been developed and curated by barbara flueckiger , professor at the department of film studies , university of zurich to provide comprehensive information about historical film color processes invented since the end 19th century including specific still photography color technologies that were their conceptual predecessors .\n( 1927 ) . but the \u201cgreat lover\u201d sobriquet was hard to shake and rankled him as it led to roles in increasingly formulaic film stories .\n1 ) the drag net ( 1928 ) . since josef von sternberg\u2019s underworld reinvented the gangster movie as romantic tragedy , and still stands up as a rip - roaring urban fantasy comparable in its antisocial mayhem to a grand theft auto game with love scenes , the fact that the second silent crime thriller he made , refining his take in the genre , is not known to survive anywhere , is heartbreaking .\nfamed german film personality , erich von stroheim , directs and stars in this silent film set in pre - world war i vienna about a prince who falls in love with a poor young girl . fay wray co - stars and gaylord carter provides the music score .\nchion , michel . kubrick ' s cinema odyssey . translated by claudia gorbman . london : british film institute , 2002 .\n1928 : already stroheim gives us a work which unmasks the history of cinema as a history of consumable fairy tales and illusions . for me , this is the greatest of all silent films , the seminal work of this proto - brechtian director who is more class - conscious than the soviets . all but one of stroheim\u2019s existent films remain truncated - and it\u2019s interesting that the least sophisticated ( blind husbands , a film which is certainly not unsophisticated ) is the only one that remains in stroheim\u2019s intended version . yet these works are like greek statues - cinema\u2026\nunder the terms of the national film preservation act , each year the librarian of congress names 25 culturally , historically or aesthetically significant motion pictures to the registry . the list is designed to reflect the full breadth and diversity of america ' s film heritage , thus increasing public awareness of the richness of american cinema and the need for its preservation . in making the announcement , the librarian said , our film heritage is america ' s living past . it celebrates the creativity and inventiveness of diverse communities and our nation as a whole . by preserving american films , we safeguard a significant element of our cultural history .\njuly 14 , 1994 \u2013 wedding of lady sarah armstrong - jones , daughter of princess margaret , and daniel chatto , at st . stephen walbrook , london the bride and groom met on a movie set . he was an actor and she was a wardrobe assistant . he was the son of an actor and a theatrical agent . she was the daughter of a princess and the granddaughter of a king . he played a prince ( one of her cousins ) in a film ."]}
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( twitter via andy cohen ( @ andy ) )\nmatt barone is a staff writer at complex who specializes in covering movies and tv .\n- matt lucas and mark gatiss - the aftershow ( 2017 ) . . . himself\nmatt lucas was born on march 5 , 1974 in paddington , london , england as matthew richard lucas . he is an actor and writer , known for\n- my big fat geek wedding ( 2004 ) . . . matt groening ( voice )\nhere are some character traits from matt cohen ( actor ) ' s birth chart . this description is far from being comprehensive but it can shed light on his / her personality , which is still interesting for professional astrologers or astrology lovers .\na week later he posted a photo on instagram of his summer reading list which included a copy of the andy cohen diaries , which cohen liked .\nmatt cohen ( supernatural ) has signed on for a recurring arc on abc \u2019s how to get away with murder . cohen will play levi , described as a sexy , edgy working class guy . the character will be introduced in the second episode of season 2 . for now , cohen is booked for three episodes .\ncheck out the first trailer for the film also starring samaire armstrong , jillian murray , matt cohen and mandy musgrave , and which is coming via indican pictures june 26 .\n\u201cyou\u2019d be great for it , though , \u201d tye sheridan , cohen\u2019s 19 - year - old detour co - star says , rubbing cohen\u2019s shoulder supportively . \u201cyou hear this ? \u201d cohen laughs . \u201cfrom tye sheridan\u2019s mouth . \u201d\n- episode dated 24 may 2011 ( 2011 ) . . . himself - actor\nyolanda hadid ' splits from boyfriend matt minnis ' . . . less than a year after david foster divorce\nbryan craig ( morgan corinthos ) was there to accept his outstanding young actor award .\nwarning : when the birth time is unknown , which is the case for matt cohen ( actor ) , a few paragraphs become irrelevant ; distributions in hemispheres and quadrants are meaningless , so are dominant houses and houses ' accentuations . therefore , some chapters are removed from this part .\nthe actor playing griffin is matt cohen , and who wouldn ' t want him at the bedside ? he has a strong background , having starred in the tv series south of nowhere and rockville , ca . most recently , he portrayed levi sutter on how to get away with murder .\n- molly shannon / t . i . / matt lucas / jon theodore ( 2015 ) . . . himself\nthis text is only an excerpt from of matt cohen ( actor ) ' s portrait . we hope that it will arouse your curiosity , and that it will prompt you to deepen your knowledge of astrology , as well as to visit and use the wide range of free applications at urltoken .\nin a january 2015 interview with spn survivors , cohen explained the meaning behind the hashtag .\ncohen was born in miami , florida . he played football and ran track in high school . cohen competed in auto racing and motor cross . he graduated with honors . cohen went to florida state where he studied business . while in college , he enrolled in acting classes . after finishing college , cohen moved to los angeles to pursue acting . [ 1 ]\n- in the beginning ( 2008 ) . . . young john winchester ( as matthew cohen )\ncohen also briefly opened up about his relationship during an interview with matt lauer on today earlier this month , though again did not mention dassuncao by name or share any personal details about his ivy league - educated man .\n- cate blanchett / ewan mcgregor / michael sheen / matt lucas / keane ( 2012 ) . . . himself - guest\n- delia smith / jeremy renner / gemma arterton / matt lucas / rita ora ( 2013 ) . . . himself - guest\nandy cohen and his boyfriend were spotted enjoying a romantic dinner in new york city on sunday night .\njetting home : cohen had been in st . louis over the long weekend celebrating thanksgiving with his family\nit looks like daytime is the hottest place to cast actors for prime time series . even though general hospital star matt cohen is no stranger to nighttime audiences , he is jumping networks from abc to cbs for a new recurring role .\nhe also said that he likes the duke ' s son story line that matt cohe n is doing a dr . griffin munro .\nmatt cohen grew up in south florida where he played football and track in high school and also graduated with a 3 . 8 gpa . after high school he studied business at florida state , where he also took some theatre classes . he then decided that he wanted to become an actor , so he moved out to la and . . .\nif you know the time of birth of matt cohen ( actor ) , we would appreciate it if you would send us your information with your source , at stars @ urltoken . to thank you for contributing to the enhancement of our astrological database , we shall be glad to send you the astrological portrait ( 34 pages ) of this celebrity .\nafter winning a daytime emmy as outstanding younger actor , bryan craig ( morgan corinthos ) totaled his corvette .\ncheers for communication and mobility , matt cohen ( actor ) ! the predominance of air signs in your chart favours and amplifies your taste for relations and for all kinds of short trips , whether real ( travels ) or symbolic ( new ideas , mind speculations ) . you gain in flexibility and adaptability what you lose in self - assertion or in pragmatism .\ndassuncao is one of only 289 people that cohen , who has 1 . 5million followers , follows on instagram .\n- jane fonda / nicole kidman / colin farrell / bryan cranston / matt lucas / niall horan ( 2017 ) . . . himself - guest\nsean blakemore ( shawn butler ) won outstanding supporting actor ; vinessa antoine , looking like a goddess , accepted for him .\ntroubled actor jonathan rhys meyers is detained at lax after getting into a ' drunken fight with his wife and . . .\nmatt cohen grew up in south florida where he played football and track in high school and also graduated with a 3 . 8 gpa . after high school he studied business at florida state , where he also took some theatre classes . he then decided that he wanted to become an actor , so he moved out to la and started to pursue his dream . 10 months after moving out . . .\nwhen the announcement came down last year that there would be a new doctor checking into general hospital , we were a little skeptical \u2014 but the second we caught a glimpse of matt cohen ' s baby blues , we knew that dr . griffin munro would be welcome in port charles forever .\ncohen says ,\nit had been a closet dream for awhile . i love to entertain , and i never did it . . . i ' d joke around [ saying ] i want to be an actor one day , and nobody would really buy it .\nit\u2019s fitting that sheridan is by cohen\u2019s side for this conversation . the two actors are at very similar turning points in their careers .\nit ' s halloween and rich and rob , donning oddly revealing costumes , mistake a fellow actor ' s erectile dysfunction pills for ibuprofen .\ncohen says that his father ' s advice motivated him as well .\nmy dad\u2019s my best friend and gave me the best advice .\ncohen did briefly talk about his boyfriend during an interview with the daily dish last month though , but did not mention dassuncao by name .\nwhile promoting his latest book , superficial : more adventures from the andy cohen diaries , cohen said that it was his relationship with his new boyfriend that made him want to ' put the pen down ' during a writing session over memorial day and live more in the moment .\nhollywood hostage actor who lost his eye , had nose and tongue slit , and was ' deprived of a member of his . . .\nmatt cohen will make his daytime debut as dr . griffin munro the first week of february . the actor began taping on the soap this past week , but right now they\u2019re not releasing much information about the character . what we do know is that he ' s on contract with the soap and will be sonny ' s new doctor , so hopefully he ' ll be the one to get the teflon don out of his wheelchair at long last !\ni\u2019ve uploaded 30 hq photos of matt at 2016 ghfcw ( general hospital fan club weekend ) luncheon to the gallery . thanks a lot to lisa for donating them to us !\nthe lapd ' s law - breaking pursuit of cohen provides the basis for gangster squad , the new highly stylized , star - packed action - crime film from director ruben fleischer ( zombieland , 30 minutes or less ) . in theaters nationwide this friday , gangster squad features actors like josh brolin , ryan gosling , and anthony mackie playing the good guys . on the other end , there ' s sean penn as mickey cohen , with the two - time academy award - winning actor ' s face altered by makeup to more closely resemble cohen ' s .\nwith his breakthrough performance as eames in christopher nolan ' s science fiction thriller inception ( 2010 ) , english actor tom hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide . however , the versatile actor has been steadily working on both stage and screen since his . . .\ninstantly cohen , who previously made a splash in the intense 2013 indie the place beyond the pines , was on the top of everyone\u2019s breakout stars list . just like that , this journeyman young actor was heading from brooklyn to , just maybe , a galaxy far , far away .\nmatt cohen ( actor ) , fire is dominant in your natal chart and endows you with intuition , energy , courage , self - confidence , and enthusiasm ! you are inclined to be passionate , you assert your willpower , you move forward , and come hell or high water , you achieve your dreams and your goals . the relative weakness of this element is the difficulty to step back or a kind of boldness that may prompt you to do foolish things .\nso it was an opportunity to introduce yourself as an adult , instead of the movie\u2019s token kid . that you\u2019re not a teen actor anymore .\ni\u2019ve just uploaded 10 hq photos of matt at the 2nd annual general hospital convention celebrates 55 years of \u201cgeneral hospital\u201d on match 10 , 2018 at los angeles marriott burbank airport in burbank .\ndashing , popular and romantic actor and producer from london . he gained fame after appearing in romantic - comedy movie nothing hill and mickey blue eyes .\nafter this paragraph about dominant planets , of matt cohen ( actor ) , here are the character traits that you must read more carefully than the previous texts since they are very specific : the texts about dominant planets only give background information about the personality and remain quite general : they emphasize or , on the contrary , mitigate different particularities or facets of a personality . a human being is a complex whole and only bodies of texts can attempt to successfully figure out all the finer points .\nin the future , he wants to keep working as an actor .\ni\u2019m not here for the fame or pictures or parties ,\nhe says .\nit is the rare person who decides to go into show business and has an easy time of it , even someone with cohen ' s dreamy good looks .\nin detour , sheridan plays a young law student contemplating killing his stepfather in a revenge plot . cohen is the gritty hitman he less enlists to do it than who convinces him that it should be done . powley is cohen\u2019s associate , and , eventually , the girl that sheridan decides to save from a seedier life .\nmatt cohen grew up in south florida where he played high school football and track at , competed in auto racing and motor - cross , and graduated with honors . he went on to study business at florida state , where he enrolled in theater classes and discovered his passion for acting . shortly thereafter , he moved out to los angeles to pursue his dreams .\nmatt cohen ( actor ) , the cardinal mode is dominant here and indicates a predisposition to action , and more exactly , to impulsion and to undertake : you are very keen to implement the plans you have in mind , to get things going and to create them . this is the most important aspect that inspires enthusiasm and adrenalin in you , without which you can grow weary rapidly . you are individualistic ( maybe too much ? ) and assertive . you let others strengthen and improve the constructions which you built with fervour .\nin the years that matt has been a professional actor he has worked with some remarkable and outstanding directors and producers that include thomas j . wright , bethany rooney , rob hardy , john terlesky , stephen williams , stephen cragg , norman buckley , robert townsend , paul hoen , jeff betancourt , darin scott , steve boyum , charles randolph - wright , and more .\namerican film and television actor best known for playing aiden dennison on the teen drama south of nowhere . he also has had guest starring roles on supernatural and 90210 .\na fellow diner tells urltoken that the two were affectionate throughout the meal , with dassuncao leaning over at one point to plant a kiss on cohen ' s head .\ndassuncao first posted a photo of himself and cohen in july of last year after seeing him on watch what happens live , four months after the pair began dating .\nmisreports in the industry trades : a rite of passage in a breakout actor\u2019s career as significant as the public superhero / franchise film audition is in the first place .\nhowever , soap fans shouldn\u2019t worry just yet . cohen\u2019s new role on the cbs series is intended to be short - term . he has a history with the beyond borders executive producer adam glass , who is a former writer / ep on supernatural . cohen appeared three times on the show between 2008 and 2015 as young john winchester .\nit\u2019s time for the fans to celebrate cohen ' s and hartley\u2019s success , because prime time is seeing what all of us knew all along \u2014 these guys have talent .\nafter breakout roles in brooklyn and the upcoming x - men : apocalypse , emory cohen and tye sheridan talk new film detour and the joys and pressures of being rising stars .\nurltoken revealed the two were dating back in april , after dassucano joined cohen on barry diller ' s $ 150million yacht eos for two caribbean getaways in the span of three months .\n13 reasons why villain justin prentice says he ' s not bothered by social media trolls . . . and that getting attacked online means he ' s doing his job as an actor\nbefore last fall , you likely knew of emory cohen only if you happened to be part of the demographic that hate - watched nbc\u2019s notorious tv musical series smash . then brooklyn came out , and moviegoers collectively swooned over the now - 26 - year - old actor and his sweet , grounded performance as smirking italian suitor tony in the coming - of - age period piece .\ncohen has made guest appearances in shows like how to get away with murder , 90210 and supernatural , but is best known for starring as aiden dennison in south of nowhere for three seasons .\nryan is following in his father\u2019s footsteps by becoming a top agent for the fbi . cohen \u2014 who currently stars on general hospital \u2014 makes his debut in the season premiere , airing midseason .\npeter paige is an american actor , director and a screenwriter . say uncle is his debut film as a director and a writer . he has worked on countless theatrical productions in new york .\nwhile matt has a passion for high - powered studio films that have a strong impact on mass audiences , his personal goal is to take on original projects where he has the artistic freedom to affect niche audiences through indie films and productions . projects like josh schwartz\u2019s and alexandra patsava\u2019s , groundbreaking web - series , rockville , ca , and richard speight jr . and rob benedict ' s , kings of con , have given matt the opportunity to reach smaller audiences in a very personal way .\nscott cohen was born in the bronx , new york , the son of a jazz musician , jack cohen . scott ' s original aspirations were toward music - and to this day he remains an accomplished and talented pianist . scott attended the state university of new york at new paltz where a course in clowning led to the start of his acting career . after developing his . . .\nthe watch what happens live host and his beau of almost two years , clifton dassuncao , grabbed a bite to eat at the trendy waverly inn near cohen ' s apartment in the west village .\nhis colour is navy blue or indigo , his stone is the sapphire , his day is saturday , his professions are astrologer , high technologies , scientist , astronaut , psychiatrist , actor , electrician . . .\nfamous for dawson ' s creek , justice and final destination , smith has the same brooding ambiguity of mood that makes macmahon so compelling as an actor . those saturnine eyebrows are straight out of 1950s adventure comics .\nin addition to being in front of the camera matt also has stepped behind it , as a producer of the outside and as one of the directors of cowgirl up season 1 & 2 , created by his close friend and writer of south of nowhere , nancylee myatt .\nwas anyone else freaking out when they heard cohen would be recurring on season 2 of criminal minds : beyond borders ? i mean , sure , we ' re happy that the guy is getting work , but after jumping from daytime to nighttime tv , actors typically leave their soap gigs . thankfully , that hasn ' t been the case yet for cohen . and we have to admit , watching him play a completely different character at night is pretty fun .\nhis colour is gold or orange , his stone is the diamond , his day is sunday , his professions are actor , manager , jeweller , fashion and arts , and action ( e . g . fireman ) . . .\nthe roughly - drawn eyebrows and the distinctive smile are where the alpha dog and speed racer actor meets up with the king of the world himself , who has just finished filming his third scorsese , shutter island ( 2009 ) .\ncohen . repped by pakula / king & associates and lane management group , joins recently cast kendrick sampson , who also is recurring . how to get away with murder season 2 premieres thursday , september 24 at 10 pm on abc .\ncohen ' s reps at nbc and bravo also had no comment back in april when asked about his relationship with dassuncao , who set his instagram account to private after it was revealed that he was the bravo boss ' new boyfriend .\n\u201cthe hydrant is actually what stopped me from hitting a house , \u201d the young actor says . \u201cand i wasn ' t wearing a seat belt , honestly , so it was kind of a miracle i didn ' t get hurt . \u201d\nthe palms owner bruce bozzi also posted a photo back in april the showed himself and partner bryan lourd , diller and wife diane von furstenberg , producer jason blum and his wife lauren , and cohen and dassuncao on vacation in the caribbean .\nde niro gets compared to some absurdly un - like names by teenagers who think all ' old people ' look the same , but curious case of benjamin button actor koteas has got the chops for lookalike status . honourable mention : christopher meloni\ncohen was a big hit as the lead character , aiden dennison , during the show ' s three - year run on the n channel . the n channel was a time - sharing channel with nickelodeon , and today is known as teennick .\nisraeli actor and screenwriter , lior raz win the heart of his fans by portraying the role of doron kavillio in the political thriller\nfauda .\nbesides acting , she also participates in various advertising campaigns , honda , kokoroza , and others .\njohn witherspoon is an american comedian and actor also known as \u201cspoon\u201d born in detroit , michigan , usa . he also known by the nicknames of johnny witherspoon and \u201cmexico\u201d john witherspoon . he has worked in over 28 movies and 20 television shows .\nlooking at the above picture , i ' m actually seeing a bit more hugh jackman than jerry seinfeld in the moody visage of borat ' s creator . but cohen is only a big smile away from resembling the richest comedian on the planet .\nin a pre - pc hollywood , stealth and poseidon actor lucas would have been a marlboro man at some point in his career . both he and mcconaughey look - in the words of city slickers - like saddlebags with eyes . rugged stuff .\ndavid witts was born on june 30 , 1991 in southend , essex , england as david peter s . witts . he is an actor , known for eastenders ( 1985 ) , recovery road ( 2016 ) and i ship it ( 2016 ) .\ncohen will be headed to criminal minds : beyond borders for season 2 . his first episode will be in the season premiere , which debuts as a midseason replacement . he has already been on set to shoot the role , according to tv line .\nhat - trick success in supernatural , weeds and grey ' s anatomy in 2006 shot jobbing actor morgan to fame just as bardem reached oscar - winning prominence in no country for old men . both share the menacing and smouldering stare of oliver reed .\ncox recently completed work on the 2009 - scheduled remake of last house on the left , and has been a long - standing presence in strong medicine and babylon 5 . the unearthly eyes he shares with the 2001 actor could get him typecast though .\ncohen was born in miami , florida . he played football , ran track in high school , andcompeted in auto racing and motor cross . he attended florida state studying business and for fun , he decided to sign up for a couple of theater classes .\ntyler hoechlin was born on september 11 , 1987 in corona , california , usa as tyler lee hoechlin . he is an actor , known for road to perdition ( 2002 ) , everybody wants some ! ! ( 2016 ) and solstice ( 2008 ) .\nhartley flexed his acting muscles and delivered consistently for y & r . it makes sense that after his turn on mistresses , nbc found him a perfect fit for its new ensemble show . the same thing seems to be happening for cohen\u2019s career as well .\ncohen had been in his hometown of st . louis over the long weekend to celebrate thanksgiving with his family , and it is not clear if he brought dassuncao along on the trip or if the new york city native stayed back on the east coast .\nwith his rising star coinciding with a high - profile casting search for a star wars spin - off starring a young han solo , cohen was named alongside hot young hollywood actors miles teller , dave franco , and logan lerman among those in the running .\nthere ' s a certain generic uniformity to the dark knight actor ' s face that finds him compared to more other actors than we can list here , but 70s hunk brolin - father of josh - could comfortably be batdad . honourable mention : adam levine\ndarren criss was born on february 5 , 1987 in san francisco , california , usa as darren everett criss . he is an actor , known for glee ( 2009 ) , little white lie ( 2009 ) and transformers : robots in disguise ( 2014 ) .\n' i started to get emotionally exhausted reporting on my life kind of , and i said ,\ni have to go live it . i ' ve got to go do this . there ' s this great guy here ,\n' cohen told lauer .\ncanadian rapper / actor green has humped his last moose in his search for mainstream acceptability with jay leno and as a contestant on the apprentice , but - by grabthar ' s hammer ! - he won ' t shake off the sheriff of nottingham so easily .\ngrowing up in portland , oregon , matt groening did not particularly like school , which is what originally turned him towards drawing . in the mid - 1980s , he moved to los angeles and started drawing a comic strip named\nlife in hell\n, which eventually became published in the newspaper where he worked . in 1988 ,\nmatt cohen ( actor ) , inside yourself , feelings are strong and powerful . however , you never show them before weighing up and considering all the possible consequences of your words and your actions : fieriness and spontaneousness are toned down because you cannot help controlling yourself , probably due to your modesty , your discretion or your shyness ; you are frightened because you are so concerned with other people ' s opinion that you see passion , or expressing your feelings too quickly , as sources of danger . however , you are helpful , simple , and you do not fuss around . reason prevails in your love life but your heart may flare up when the context is well organized and everyday life is cautiously handled with good sense , tidiness and cleanliness . your sensitivity prompts you to avoid excesses and outbursts and this is how you think that you can achieve happiness without risk .\ncohen is a philosophical guy , and one who feels he has been changed by the power of love and family . he claims never to have dated much , calling dates\nweird ,\nso it seems natural that he met his wife in a work situation .\ncan paul reubens really shake off the problematic press since 1991 and come back with pee - wee ' s playhouse : the movie ( 2009 ) ? in any case , if he gets into any more trouble , goldeneye / x2 actor cumming can still stand in .\nyour sensitivity is devoid of infatuation or carelessness , matt cohen ( actor ) ; you belong to the cerebral type and , due to your needs for inner security and for freedom , you consider feelings and emotions as burdens . you are apparently phlegmatic and almost detached . however , your swift reactivity and your fertile imagination make you appreciate friendly gatherings with numerous and varied exchanges . you do not wear your heart on your sleeve . at first , you seem cold but those who know you are aware of your very original and unique sense of humour . your receptiveness is remarkable . your observation talents and your detachment work wonders in the defence of your anti - conformist and rebellious ideas . your stubbornness is obvious and it is very difficult to make you change your mind because you are affectively too vulnerable : it would require lengthy and thorough argumentations aiming at your intellect . . .\nmatt cohen ( actor ) , you are a real goliath and you often excel in sport ; your thirst for conquests prompts you to constantly launch new challenges . the enthusiasm you put in your undertakings is perfectly well supported by your moral concepts and an idealism compatible with the values of the society you live in . you are pragmatic , enterprising and sometimes , naive . you do not pay attention to details and you launch various great adventurous projects that are all doomed to success . in a few rare cases , you can funnel your huge energy into more philosophical , even spiritual or religious enterprises , where your entire fieriness works wonders . on the sexual plane , your ardour and your spontaneity are your main assets . the danger is that you may spread yourself too thin in the sense that you may forget about faithfulness , particularly during the extensive faraway travels you are so fond of .\nin terms of american crime history , mickey cohen never receives the same widespread notoriety of a jesse james or an al capone . los angeles historians , however , know all about the brooklyn - born thug ' s legacy . after bouncing around from chicago ( where he briefly chopped it up with capone ) to cleveland , the jewish troublemaker settled down in l . a . in the late 1940s , where he was assigned by higher - up criminals meyer lansky and lou rothkopf to keep tabs on their associate bugsy siegel . there , in the city of angels , cohen truly came of age , upping his murder count , power status , and reputation so much that a group of cops and detectives ignored their profession ' s rules in order to take cohen and his men out . or at least try to .\nspacey - alikes aren ' t thick on the ground , but nypd blue ' s lt . thomas bale captures something of the actor ' s off - beat physiognomy . narrow eyes , a high forehead and a dimple - ridden smile are the key to the resemblance .\ncohen has starred in several films such as boogeyman 2 , dark house and he played lead character aiden dennison on the n ' s south of nowhere . he currently plays syd on rockville ca , a wb web series created by the o . c ' s josh schwartz .\ntaron egerton was born on november 10 , 1989 in birkenhead , cheshire , england as taron david egerton . he is an actor , known for kingsman : the secret service ( 2014 ) , kingsman : the golden circle ( 2017 ) and eddie the eagle ( 2016 ) .\n30 year - old brit tv presenter / actor / singer james has the same tousled blond hair , compressed eyelids and roughly - hewn , lopsided jawline as the intense and unpredictable heart - throb pitt . it must be admitted that he ' s lacking in menace , though .\nmatthew staton bomer was born in webster groves , greater st . louis , missouri , to elizabeth macy ( staton ) and john o ' neill bomer iv , a dallas cowboys draft pick . matt was raised in spring , texas , and educated at klein high school , near houston . after school , he attended carnegie mellon university in . . .\ncohen and dassuncao took a couple ' s vacation this past april in the caribbean on a megayacht belonging to barry diller ( in green ) . also on the tropical getaway was , l to r , lauren blum , diane von furstenburg , bruce bozzi , jason blum and bryan lourd\nthe barely legal texan actor made his own brooklyn - like splash a few years ago with a trio of preternaturally strong performances in terrence malick\u2019s the tree of life ( opposite brad pitt ) , jeff nichols\u2019s mud ( opposite matthew mcconaughey ) , and joe ( opposite nicolas cage ) .\nsandler ' s biopic is at least partly cast : american pie actor biggs - currently in lower learning - causes confusion worldwide :\nhey , that guy looks a bit like adam sandler . no , hang on , he ' s not sandler but he is famous . does\u2026not\u2026compute\u2026\ncompared also to jack palance and airwolf ' s jan michael vincent , hills have eyes and x - files actor drago shares a predilection for sci - fi and horror with the man who fell to earth , who played a mad scientist in the prestige . honourable mention : ricky gervais\ncelebrity resemblances can be very fleeting , and it ' s really only in goin ' south ( 1978 ) that mrs . ted danson bore a truly uncanny resemblance to the winsome and eccentric uk singer ( and later , actor ) , who had just come into the public eye .\nas the three - parter concludes , the suspect gets his day ( s ) in court , but several events serve to complicate matters . among them : gorton suing ross for custody of their daughter . gorton : keith szarabajka . newman : scott cohen . joyner : franchelle stewart dorn .\nin that interview , cohen discussed his dog wacha ' s relationship with his new beau , saying : ' wacha loves him . i met him with anderson cooper on the opening night of my tour with anderson . and anderson has loved this guy from the moment that i met him .\na familiar face in film and tv for decades , john heard was most visible on the small screen as governor frank tancredi in prison break . sanford , a stargate sg1 actor who frequently appears in sci - fi tv , shares that ' john goodman ' brand of lugubriousness with him .\nd . j . cotrona was born on may 23 , 1980 in new haven , connecticut , usa as donald joseph cotrona . he is an actor and producer , known for g . i . joe : retaliation ( 2013 ) , dear john ( 2010 ) and venom ( 2005 ) .\nas the three - parter concludes , the suspect gets his day ( s ) in court , but several events serve to complicate matters . among them : gorton suing ross for custody of their daughter . gorton : keith szarabajka . newman : scott cohen . joyner : franchelle stewart dorn ( more\u2026 )\nwhile soap fans are thrilled about hartley\u2019s success , he does leave a gaping hole in y & r because his character , adam newman , made such an impact on the series . with cohen joining gh only nine months ago , it does worry some abc viewers that he might jump ship soon .\nmax greenfield was born on september 4 , 1980 in dobbs ferry , new york , usa . he is an actor , known for new girl ( 2011 ) , the big short ( 2015 ) and about alex ( 2014 ) . he has been married to tess sanchez since 2008 . they have two children .\nyou both have lots of projects to your name . now we\u2019re talking about the breakout thing . what is it like to balance the journeyman actor credits\u2014the films that you believe in\u2014with the big stuff . the x - men movie . the spielberg movie . the trades are reporting on emory in the running for han solo .\nand now that he ' s been a resident for over a year , we ' re just as in love with him now as we were when we first laid eyes on him . but cohen ' s good looks aren ' t the only thing we love about the guy . dude ' s got personality for days .\njamie dornan was born on may 1 , 1982 in belfast , northern ireland as james dornan . he is an actor , known for fifty shades of grey ( 2015 ) , the fall ( 2013 ) and anthropoid ( 2016 ) . he has been married to amelia warner since april 27 , 2013 . they have two children .\nrobert joseph camposecco , known as bobby campo was born in wheeling at 9 , 1983 is an american actor . debuted in the movie vampire bats ( 2005 ) television for 2005 , in this movie he was credited as bobby camposecco . he came gaining popularity after starring in the movie legally blondes ( 2009 ) the . . .\nthe canadian actor started out as a national gymnast and diver . he is also fluent in french and german . he received his first break when cast in the starring role of the columbia records / nickelodeon movie , spectacular ! ( 2009 ) opposite victoria justice . he is the new celebrity face of versace , in . . .\nbritish actor benjamin thomas barnes was born in london , england , to patricia ( becker ) , a relationship therapist , and thomas barnes , a professor of psychiatry . he has a brother , jack . his mother is from south africa while his father is english . barnes studied at homefield preparatory and king ' s . . .\ncohen - who has written and released three autobiographical diaries in the past four years detailing everything from his late - night facetime sessions with cooper to the threesome he had with a husband and wife ( whom he also met in boston ) - has kept remarkably quiet about his relationship with dassuncao , who is 20 years his junior .\npart 1 of a three - part story centers on the killing of a movie - studio president , whose corpse is fished out of a river . grant : jeffrey d . sams . newman : scott cohen . lisa : lauren graham . greta : janeane garofalo . klein : dick latessa . robert culp has a cameo ( more\u2026 )\npart 1 of a three - part story centers on the killing of a movie - studio president , whose corpse is fished out of a river . grant : jeffrey d . sams . newman : scott cohen . lisa : lauren graham . greta : janeane garofalo . klein : dick latessa . robert culp has a cameo as himself .\nthere seems to be a reason networks are plucking a lot of solid actors out of daytime television . if you talk to any performer who has worked on a soap , they will tell you it\u2019s the best training ground because of the fast pace . it\u2019s not unusual for an actor to tackle 30 pages of script in a day .\npart 2 of three . as the case of the movie - studio president ' s killing continues , it appears that the wrong suspect has been arrested ; and ross must face her ex , who ' s the new suspect ' s defense attorney . newman : scott cohen . grant : jeffrey d . sams . gorton : keith szarabajka .\nstephen amell is a canadian actor , known for portraying oliver queen / green arrow in the arrowverse television franchise ( based on the comic character of the same name ) and casey jones in teenage mutant ninja turtles : out of the shadows ( 2016 ) . stephen adam amell was born on may 8 , 1981 in toronto , . . .\npart 2 of three . as the case of the movie - studio president ' s killing continues , it appears that the wrong suspect has been arrested ; and ross must face her ex , who ' s the new suspect ' s defense attorney . newman : scott cohen . grant : jeffrey d . sams . gorton : k ( more\u2026 )\nalexander richard pettyfer was born in hertfordshire and raised in windsor . his mother , lee ( robinson ) , is an interior designer . his father , richard pettyfer , is a fellow actor . his parents divorced and alex now has a younger half - brother , james , from his mother ' s re - marriage to a property . . .\nhe , too , quickly found himself in casting rooms for some of the industry\u2019s biggest studio flicks . this spring he\u2019ll star as young cyclops in x - men : apocalypse , and he just wrapped shooting as the lead on the steven spielberg thriller ready player one . and cohen ? he recently finished filming war satire war machine opposite brad pitt .\nmatt damon and james corden act out snippets from matt ' s legendary film career , covering everything from the departed to we bought a zoo . subscribe to\nthe late late show\nchannel here : urltoken watch full episodes of\nthe late late show\nhere : urltoken like\nthe late late show\non facebook here : urltoken follow\nthe late late show\non twitter here : urltoken follow\nthe late late show\non google + here : urltoken watch the late late show with james corden weeknights at 12 : 35 am et / 11 : 35 pm ct . only on cbs . get the cbs app for iphone & ipad ! click here : urltoken get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day , stream live tv , and watch full seasons of cbs fan favorites anytime , anywhere with cbs all access . try it free ! urltoken\namerican actor and model colton lee haynes was born in wichita , kansas , to dana denise ( mitchell ) and william clayton haynes . he began modeling at age 15 and his first success came with an abercrombie & fitch campaign . he also modeled for j . c . penney , kira plastinina , and ralph lauren . he is best . . .\ndavid john franco was born in palo alto , california , to betsy franco , an author , and douglas eugene\ndoug\nfranco , who ran a silicon valley business . he has two older brothers , actor james franco and tom franco . his father was of portuguese and swedish descent , and his mother is jewish . dave made . . .\nderek theler is an american actor and model . he was born alaska on october 29 , 1986 . he grew up playing sports , loved riding motorcycles and graduated from colorado state with a degree in pre medicine . he appeared as a model in commercials for nike , coke zero , kayak , arby ' s , state farm and verizon . . .\nrick malambri ( born november 7 , 1982 ) is an american actor and model . malambri was born in florida , to jeannie deckert and tim malambri . he began his career as a model . having moved to new york , malambri was a featured model in clothing as well as a dancer . his acting career began with small roles in . . .\nmilo ventimiglia is an american actor . he was born in anaheim , california , to carol ( wilson ) and peter ventimiglia . his father is of italian / sicilian descent , and his mother has english and scottish ancestry . first coming of notice playing the reckless and too smart for his own good ' jess ' on wb ' s\n. . .\nthe latest production from absinthe is \u201cwindsor drive\u201d , directed by natalie bible\u2019 . it\u2019s a film about river miller ( played by canadian born , tommy o\u2019reilly ) . river a young bi - polar actor struggling to over come his mysterious past . river moves to los angeles \u201d with the hope of landing the lead role in the remake of a hollywood classic . \u201d\nchristopher michael pratt is an american film and television actor . he came to prominence from his television roles , including bright abbott in everwood ( 2002 ) , ch\u00e9 in the o . c . ( 2003 ) , and andy dwyer and parks and recreation ( 2009 ) , and notable film roles in moneyball ( 2011 ) , the five - year . . .\njensen ross ackles , better known as simply jensen ackles , was born on march 1 , 1978 , in dallas , texas , to donna joan ( shaffer ) and actor alan ackles . he has english , german , and scottish ancestry . jensen grew up in richardson , texas , together with his older brother , joshua , and a younger sister , . . .\n\u201cthey don\u2019t even want me ! \u201d cohen mock - cries in a manhattan hotel room , where he is promoting the indie - thriller detour , which premiered at the tribeca film festival . \u201ci read for it once and then there was some release thing about me testing for it in london when i was in new york . but they did bring me in . \u201d\nenglish actor sam claflin was born in ipswich , england , to susan a . ( clarke ) , a classroom assistant , and mark j . claflin , a finance officer . as a child , he was football - mad , often going to see his favorite team , norwich city . he was a talented footballer , playing for norwich schools at city level . . .\nbrenton thwaites is an australian actor . he played luke gallagher on the fox8 teen drama series slide ( 2011 ) and stu henderson on the australian soap opera hit home and away ( 1988 ) . his films include blue lagoon : the awakening ( 2012 ) , oculus ( 2013 ) , maleficent ( 2014 ) , and the giver ( 2014 ) . he . . .\ntyler was born in santa monica , california , and lives in the los angeles area with his two dogs . he is the son of cyndi garcia ( 1959 - 2014 ) and actor / writer john posey . he is of mexican ( mother ) and british isles ( father ) descent . tyler developed an early interest in the arts , and began his acting . . .\ndirector natalie bible\u2019 makes her feature - length debut with the hypnotic , lynchian - looking psychological thriller windsor drive . the independent film stars tommy o\u2019reilly as river miller , a mentally unstable actor haunted by the past , and who moves to hollywood to start his life over . however , it\u2019s not too long before he realises those inner demons eating away at his already fragile subjective state are inescapable .\ncohen played a high schooler , and he was one of the older ones in the cast - - 23 when the show began ( born in 1982 ) . marisa lauren was 25 , and danso gordon was 26 , playing characters between the ages of 16 and 18 . that ' s show biz - if you ' re young and working with people around your age , no one knows the difference .\nwith detour premiering at tribeca , we gathered sheridan , cohen , and smith\u2014the director with the forethought to cast them\u2014to discuss what it\u2019s like to be hollywood\u2019s next big thing and find yourself torn between the indie world that you love and the universe of spandex your agents often push you toward . ( powley , in true testament to her breakout status , couldn\u2019t make it because she was on set shooting . )\nin addition to cohen and sheridan , 24 - year - old british actress bel powley co - stars . last year , powley , who was essentially unknown in the u . s . , stunned critics in the diary of a teenage girl , eventually winning the gotham independent film award for best actress over the likes of cate blanchett ( carol ) , lily tomlin ( grandma ) , and eventual oscar winner brie larson ( room ) .\nbrieanna : absinthe productions , llc , was formed in 2010 . principals include steve deupree ( executive producer ) , david s . palmer ( executive producer ) , natalie bible\u2019 ( writer / director ) , and brieanna steele ( producer / actor ) . absinthe productions was created to produce high - quality feature films with a united vision and a cohesive understanding for cinematic values . all members express human and business principles based on integrity , professionalism , and the environment .\nwithin ten months on the west coast , matt booked a lead role as the sensitive jock , aiden dennison on south of nowhere , which ran 4 seasons . since then he has starred and guest stared on various television shows such as how to get away with murder , criminal minds , criminal minds : beyond borders , general hospital , kings of con , the oc , medium , ncis : la , rockville - ca , 90210 , the client list , melissa & joey , and supernatural . some of his theatrical credits include lead roles in boogeyman 2 , chain letter , dark house , trigger and the outside ."]}
{"id": 115935, "summary": [{"text": "leon the pig farmer is a 1992 british comedy about a jewish estate agent in london who discovers that thanks to an artificial insemination mishap , his real father owns a pig farm in yorkshire .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it was directed by vadim jean and gary sinyor , and starred mark frankel in the title role .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film won the fipresci international critics ' prize at the 1992 venice film festival , while its directors won the best newcomer award from the london critics ' circle , the most promising newcomer at the evening standard british film awards , and the chaplin award for the best first feature from the edinburgh international film festival . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "leon the pig farmer", "paragraphs": ["looking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing leon the pig farmer near you .\nleon the pig farmer trailer 1994 director : john howard davies starring : brian glover , janet suzman , maryam d ' abo , mark frankel , connie booth , david de keyser official content from wellspring media inc . sexy british comedy about a young man who discovers that his real father is a yorkshire pig farmer . movie , leon the pig farmer movie , leon the pig farmer trailer , leon the pig farmer 1994 , john howard davies , brian glover , janet suzman , maryam d ' abo , mark frankel , connie booth , david de keyser\nat the end there are cultural , religious or ethnic interchanges as leon\u2019s pig - farmer dad learns to be jewish and leon\u2019s other family learns to be . . . non - jewish ?\n\u2014 sexy british comedy about a young man who discovers that his real father is a yorkshire pig farmer .\nhow funny can a movie be about the world ' s first kosher pig farmer ? funnier than you ' d expect .\njewish estate agent leon geller , who lives in london , discovers his father is not actually local businessman sidney geller but yorkshire dales pig farmer brian chadwick .\nnetwork releasing have just released leon the pig farmer on dual format blu - ray & dvd , so keep a look out for it on the shelves of your local hmv , supermarket or online .\nbest film at the edinburgh film festival and recipient of the critics award at the venice film festival , leon the pig farmer has a lot to live up to . luckily , it\u2019s a funny movie . the plot\u2019s about a mix - up : leon geller ( mark frankel ) , a nice jewish boy with a compulsion about honesty , discovers his jewish dad had a low sperm count and his real sperm - dad , as it were , is a pig farmer .\nthe way . as he assimilates the different cultures , he becomes obsessed with creating a fusion of them both - the first ever kosher pig .\ndirector : vadim jean and gary sinyor uk 1993 104 mins leon , a young jewish londoner working for his mother ' s catering company discovers that he is the product of a botched artificial insemination and is , in fact , the son of a northern pig farmer .\nleon is a jewish estate agent who , during a routine check - up at an infertility clinic , discovers he has something in common with captain blighe of the bounty . yes , they were both victims of mixed up se ( a ) men . it turns out that his biological father is not quite as jewish as he ' d hoped and is , in fact , a yorkshire pig farmer . despite their differences , leon is welcomed into the family , but loyalties are torn when he accidentally breeds the first kosher pig !\ndirector vadim jean calls this the first jewish comedy feature to come out of britain , although i thought carol reed\u2019s film of a kid for two farthings , wolf man - kowitz\u2019s novel about a child in petticoat lane , was also a jewish comedy . perhaps one shouldn\u2019t try too hard to label it because the point of leon the pig farmer is that we\u2019re all human and the rest is just manners and customs .\nthe film won the fipresci international critics ' prize at the 1992 venice film festival , while its directors won the best newcomer award from the london critics ' circle , the most promising newcomer at the evening standard british film awards , and the chaplin award for the best first feature from the edinburgh international film festival .\nleon , is an estate agent and a london jew . due to an artificial insemenation accident he discovers that his real father is a pig farmer . rejected by his girlfriend he goes on a voyage of discovery to yorkshire , to meet his biological father and half brother . can he bring both families together ?\nleon , is an estate agent and a london jew . due to an artificial insemenation accident he discovers that his real father is a pig farmer . rejected by his girlfriend he goes on a voyage of discovery to yorkshire , to meet his biological father and half brother . can he bring both families together ? written by matthew stanfield\npoor leon discovers a past that goes against everything that is jewish . it takes a while for the story to kick start but once you get going , you fall into the flamboyance of the humour , enjoying the belly laughs , and maybe the dish as well .\na jewish boy , leon geller , finds out that he is the product of artificial insemination and that his real father is in the bacon trade . he decides to visit him at his farm in yorkshire . whilst there he helps out on the farm but accidentally injects a pig with sheep ' s semen thereby producing the world ' s first kosher pork .\nleon ( mark frandel ) suffers an identity crisis when he finds out he is not the jewish son of a curtain net king , but rather the offspring of a yorkshire pig farmer ( brian glover ) . a more welcome complication develops as he divides his romantic attentions between two women - the girl - next - door played by gina bellman or the gorgeous madeleine ( maryam d ' abo ) . a surprise commercial success , this british comedy was filmed on a profit sharing basis , with the crew working for nothing during the film ' s production , but receiving a percentage of any box office returns after it was released .\nan irreverent comedy is set in motion when leon geller , a sensitive jewish man from london , accidentally learns that his is the product of artificial insemination .\nthen , through a series of convenient plot contrivances , he learns an unspeakable ( well in jewish circles ) truth : he owes his existence to artificial insemination and , thanks to a mix up at the clinic , the donor sperm belonged to a certain brian chadwick ( brian glover ) , a pig farmer from lower dinthorpe , on the yorkshire moors ! in deep distress leon decides he must get to know his biological father so packs his overnight bag and heads up to yorkshire , where much craziness and hilarity ensues\u2026well at least that\u2019s what the dvd cover wants you to believe .\na jewish londoner working for his mother ' s catering firm sets of on a journey of discovery , after learning that not only was his birth was the result of artificial insemination but a mix - up at the lab means that his real father is in fact a yorkshire pig farmer . winner of multiple awards including edinburgh iff ' s chaplin award and joint awards for best newcomer from the evening standard british film awards and the london critics ' circle film awards .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\ncomedy about a nice jewish estate agent who discovers that he is actually the son of a yorkshireman . he travels north to acquaint himself with his father and learns about pig farming from a couple he meets on\ntwo of the sound recordists working on the film donated their van as a prop . it was converted into a kosher delivery van , and mistaken for the real thing by some members of the public .\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 6 / 19 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\ndon\u2019t get me wrong ; leon is a well - made film . the photography is good , the editing is well done , there are some nice locations ( apparently in clapham village , yorkshire and in london ) and the acting is better than average , but i think its main problem is the script , which takes too many liberties with the audience and just expects them to climb on board the \u2018crazy leon\u2019 train , no questions asked . it\u2019s as if the makers just decided that they\u2019d make a cult film right from the get - go , rather than just make a film , which then later might become a cult film . there are also some scenes that should be funny \u2013 all the ingredients are there \u2013 but they just fall short . again this might have been due to me not \u2018getting it\u2019 , but as a comedy i think leon fails more times than it works .\nyou could say the film\u2019s about biology and culture\u2014perhaps that\u2019s why it won all those awards . but it\u2019s also pretty sharp and satirical , with the sort of eccentric , funny character studies ( \u201cheroes , anti - heroes and fantastical people\u201d , says jean ) at which british movies excel . all the characters\u2014even the sex interest , leon\u2019s girlfriend ( maryan d\u2019abo ) \u2014are very real .\nleon\u2019s worth a watch , but probably only for curiosity value and for the awesome brian glover who steals whatever scene he\u2019s in . oh , and it\u2019s nice to see bellman and d\u2019abo not wearing much too !\nthe extras on the disc include a trailer , a graduation film from one of the director\u2019s / writer\u2019s time at art college and an audio commentary . i have to admit i didn\u2019t listen to the audio commentary , but i did watch the short and have to say i enjoyed it more than i did the feature . the unkindest cut of all appears to be a bit of a dry run for leon and was nominated for best short at the baftas way back in 1988 when it was made . it\u2019s quite perceptive about human nature and is essentially a film about bringing two very different communities together , in this case the salvation army and the jews . a nice , well realised , short ; worth seeing .\nat the clinic , sidney ' s address is given as 228 the drive , edgware . however , when we see the house later , it is clearly number 7 .\ni think i should say here that i\u2019m not jewish so i think some of the humour in leon went over my head a little and , since this is a film which revels in jewish guilt and family traditions , then i think i\u2019m not exactly the filmmaker\u2019s target audience . having said that leon isn\u2019t without its enjoyable moments to non - jewish viewers and it is entertaining and engaging , albeit in a very slight way .\nthe udm ' s bantu holomisa is asking the president to investigate why the pic paid r1 . 8 - million to a private company when only r1 . 7 - million was approved\nat the clinic , sidney ' s address is given as 228 the drive , edgware . however , when we see the house later , it is clearly number 7 . see more \u00bb\nalthough the film was made for just \u00a3160 , 000 , producer - directors gary sinyor and vadim jean found it virtually impossible to raise the money for the production . it was only that the entire cast and crew worked for nothing on deferred payment salary that they were able to make the film . see more \u00bb\nhowever , i did enjoy most of brian glover\u2019s scenes ( may he rest in peace ) and i did enjoy spotting lots of british acting talent in cameos and small roles before they made it big or bigger . for example , annette crosbie , from bbc 1\u2019s one foot in the grave plays the head of the sperm clinic , burt kwok ( the pink panther movies ) plays an art critic and sean pertwee ( dog soldiers ) plays leon\u2019s half brother , a talented would - be chef forced to stick with the farmyard recipes his dad likes .\nin june , the health minister released the long - awaited national health insurance bill . what does it mean to you and your medical aid ? we tell you .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nreferenced in the making of ' event horizon ' ( 2006 ) . see more \u00bb\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nlove the movie ; quirky british comedy at its best . but the amazon description is misleading ; despite what it says , neither disk will play on us players , fortunately i have a region free dvd player but the zone 2 only bluray is no use to me .\njustin richards is a journalist by day and a scriptwriter by night . his work has appeared in the darker recesses of the internet and in various niche publications including itnow , the darkside , is it uncut ? , impact and deranged . when he\u2019s not sitting hunched over a sticky , crumb - laden keyboard he\u2019s paying good money to have people in pyjamas try and kick him repeatedly in the face .\ni think the problem , for me , with this film is the fact that it tries too hard to be quirky and to engage with its core audience and one of the side effects of this is that it can be quite irritating at times to the more casual viewer . there are quite a lot of subtle and not so subtle jewish references scattered throughout the film which , after a while , tend to grate , but i\u2019m not too sure why . and i don\u2019t think it\u2019s me being anti - semitic since i loved the coen brothers\u2019 a serious man , which also has plenty of jewish references .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nreview : this low - budget british film is a small gem of a comedy , with an inventive plot and offbeat characters . leon geller ( mark frankel ) is a nice jewish boy who ' s recently quit his job as a london real estate agent , after learning his company was going to de\u2026 ( more )\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nleon geller ( frankel ) is a quiet , sensitive , angst - ridden jewish boy trying to make sense of his place in the world . disgusted by his job at a london estate agent ( due to his boss\u2019s ideas to convert listed buildings into malls ) , he decides enough is enough and quits his job . he ends up being offered a job in his mother\u2019s catering business , which seems only slightly more glamorous than his dad\u2019s net curtain empire !\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\nyou don ' t need to be jewish to get a laugh from this movie but a little understanding of the jewish ways will be a definate advantage .\nthis low - budget british film is a small gem of a comedy , with an inventive plot and offbeat characters . leon geller ( mark frankel ) is a nice jewish boy who ' s recently quit his job as a london real estate agent , after learning his company was going to destroy a famed landmark . unsure of his plans , and nagged constantly by his family as to when he ' s going . . . read more\nthis was a present for my mum . it was really good value compared to the brand new dvds and it arrived much quicker than predicted . overall very happy .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\ncomment : disc in near mint condition , tested & played through perfectly . card box is dirty . will be sent by first class post from within the u . k .\nunbelievably finely pointed satire setting off jews against a yorkshire family . terrific acting and very tightly edited . hilarious throughout but you probably have to be jewish to follow all the\ndigs\n.\nhave not seen it but bought it as i had a relative on the production team . nut it was a great shame a young talent like mark died before he could continue his cinematic career .\nregion a encoding . this blu - ray will not play on most blu - ray players sold in the uk [ region b ] . this item requires a region specific or multi - region blu - ray player . learn more about blu - ray regions\nfulfilment by amazon ( fba ) is a service amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in amazon ' s warehouses , and amazon directly does the picking , packing , shipping and customer service on these items . something amazon hopes you ' ll especially enjoy : fba items are eligible for and for amazon prime just as if they were amazon items .\nit just seemed that everyone our fairly boring lead character meets has to be a bit out there , wacky and a bit ott . from the bizarre girlfriend who seems to have a revolving door policy for her men , through to brian\u2019s family who are all larger than life stereotypes , right through to everyone else he meets randomly \u2013 who all seem to know his business and try and give him advice \u2013 it all seems to be trying too hard to impress and be , well , different .\n\u00a9 2018 time out england limited and affiliated companies owned by time out group plc . all rights reserved . time out is a registered trademark of time out digital limited .\nour site uses cookies . by continuing to use this site you are agreeing to our cookie policy .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\n4 of 6 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nnot a great movie , but a great example of a type of film that could be made not that long ago for about $ 320 , 000 .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nif you ' re a seller , you can increase your sales significantly by using fulfilment by amazon . we invite you to learn more about this programme .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nregion : region 2 ( this dvd may not be viewable outside europe . read more about dvd formats . )\nthis is just so not funny and even painful to watch . lasted about 45 minutes then switched off . embrassing performances fron connie booth and brian glover but maryam d ' abo was . . .\ndisc 2 ( movie ) worked disc 1 will not play on any computer or on any television set . this not much use to anyone .\ni first saw this film at a cinema years ago and was tickled pink by it then . it is an innocent little film with a nice story line .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nalso sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies : tickets , special offers , screenings + more .\nreceive a free * exclusive ' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\ncomment : independent uk seller . items posted same / next day . please check out my feedback to buy with confidence . quality assured .\nnote : blu - ray discs are in a high definition format and need to be played on a blu - ray player .\nregion : region b / 2 , region a / 1 ( read more about dvd / blu - ray formats . )\nso maybe , instead of a jewish comedy , one should call it a rainbow comedy that everyone can enjoy .\nall material \u00a9 mail & guardian online . material may not be published or reproduced in any form without prior written permission .\nand not only is his work life a mess , but his romance with his quirky girlfriend ( gina bellman ) just isn\u2019t working , as she wants someone far more adventurous . to escape his feelings of inadequacy he throws himself into an intense and somewhat bizarre affair with madeleine ( played by former bond girl d\u2019abo ) , who he befriends after nearly running her over when distracted in his car .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed ."]}
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{"id": 116065, "summary": [{"text": "silver blaze ( 1977 ) is a british/canadian television film directed by john davies and starring christopher plummer and thorley walters .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the movie is based on arthur conan doyle 's story of the same name . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "silver blaze ( 1977 film )", "paragraphs": ["this is an adaptation of the conan doyle ' s story : the adventure of silver blaze .\nsilver blaze is a british tv movie produced by highgate associates ltd . starring christopher plummer ( holmes ) and thorley walters ( watson ) . aired in 1977 . 30 minutes .\nchristopher plummer - - he played holmes twice : in the 1977 tv movie\nsilver blaze\nand director bob clark ' s 1979 film ,\nmurder by decree ,\nwhich again pitted the sleuth against jack the ripper .\ntv dramatisation of the story by arthur conan doyle . dramatised by julian bond . sherlock holmes and watson are called in to solve the baffling disappearance of the famous racehorse , silver blaze .\nin 1977 , christopher plummer , better known for the role in murder by decree , starred in itv ' s adaptation of silver blaze with thorley walters as watson . the more ambitious 24 - part sherlock holmes and doctor watson in 1979 featured geoffrey whitehead as holmes and donald pickering as watson .\nrelease date ( s ) 11 july 1977 ( 1977 - 07 - 11 ) the assignment ( swedish : uppdraget ) is a 1977 swedish drama film directed by mats arehn and starring christopher plummer , thomas hellberg and carolyn seymour . a swedish foreign office official travels to south america on a peace - making mission . it was based on the novel uppdraget by per wahl\u00f6\u00f6 . awards : the swedish film institute ' s quality grant\nchristopher plummer makes a strange sherlock holmes\u2014he\u2019s almost too much of a movie star to play him . plummer has a great time , creating a mildly mischievous holmes who willfully appears eccentric . it\u2019s too bad he\u2019s the only interesting thing about silver blaze .\none of the most popular of the stories ,\nsilver blaze\nfocuses on the disappearance of the eponymous race horse named silver blaze , a famous winner , on the eve of an important race and on the apparent murder of its trainer , john straker . the tale is distinguished by its atmospheric dartmoor setting , and late victorian sporting milieu . it also features some of conan doyle ' s most effective plotting , hinging on the famed\ncurious incident of the dog in the night - time\n:\nthe disappearance is a 1977 british - canadian thriller film directed by stuart cooper and starring donald sutherland , francine racette and david hemmings . the wife of an assassin mysteriously disappears .\nfrank langella - - having played the role in a 1977 stage revival of the gillette play , he took this performance to television for a 1981 hbo presentation .\ncaptain von trapp made the notable decision to play up the great detective\u2019s drug addiction when he played him in this adaption of doyle\u2019s work , which stayed true to the original . while plummer would go on to reprise his role of holmes , silver blaze also starred thorley walters , who had played watson in four separate films .\nhelen mirren as his wife sophia tolstaya . the film premiered at the 2009 telluride film festival .\nalongside the inimitable marty feldman and madeline kahn , wilder\u2019s resentful sibling tries to claw his share of the limelight from the brother he derides as\nsheer - luck .\nin a pleasing touch , the elder holmes is played by douglas wilmer , who had already appeared as the character in the 1960s bbc series . his watson , thorley walters , was making the third of four appearances in the role . one of the sherlocks he had accompanied was christopher lee ( in 1962\u2019s sherlock holmes and the deadly necklace ) , while another was christopher plummer in 1977\u2019s silver blaze .\narthur wontner - - the london native portrayed holmes in five films :\nthe sleeping cardinal\n( 1931 ) ,\nthe missing rembrandt\n( 1932 ) ,\nthe sign of four\n( 1932 ) ,\nthe triumph of sherlock holmes\n( 1935 ) and\nsilver blaze\n( a 1937 release also known as\nmurder at the baskervilles\n) .\nplummer\u2019s appearance as holmes in silver blaze would not be his last . in murder by decree , however , his watson was played by james mason . inevitably , mason\u2019s doctor was a highly intelligent and capable character who bore only a superficial resemblance to the lovable bungler portrayed by nigel bruce in basil rathbone\u2019s films . holmes\u2019 interest in the jack the ripper murders is heightened by scotland yard\u2019s unusual failure to approach him for help in solving the case . the persistent duo soon learn that graffiti at the scene implicates a group of freemasons , and the game\u2019s afoot .\nprincipal photography lasted six weeks in 2015 , across belgium . the film held its world premiere at the 2016 toronto international film festival in the special presentations section .\nup is a 2009 computer - animated comedy - adventure film produced by pixar animation studios , distributed by walt disney pictures and presented in disney digital 3 - d . the film premiered on may 29 , 2009 in north america and opened the 2009 cannes film festival , becoming the first animated and 3d film to do so .\nfilm directed by nicholas ray . ray was fired from the film before production was finished , and several scenes were completed by screenwriter budd schulberg , who also supervised the editing . the film features christopher plummer in his first lead role ( and his second film role overall ) and , in a minor role , peter falk in his film debut . it was filmed on location in everglades national park in technicolor .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nthis is an incomplete list of film , tv and similar productions filmed on the railway .\nmust love dogs is a 2005 romantic comedy film based on the book written by claire cook . it is the third film directed and written by gary david goldberg . the film , starring diane lane and john cusack , was produced on a budget of $ 30 million . the film focuses on a woman ' s struggle with divorce and meeting new people afterward .\nthe film is notable for its spectacular flying sequences , echoing those seen in angels one five ( 1952 ) but on a far grander scale than had been seen on film before ; these made the film ' s production very expensive . it is shown regularly on british television .\nthe film was released in the united kingdom and republic of ireland on december 28 , 2007 .\nawards somewhere in time has received several awards , including : saturn award for best costume , saturn award for best music , saturn award for best fantasy film . the film was also nominated for the academy award for costume design .\na 13 - year - old girl and her older brother live on a farm where paleontologists search for fossils . christopher plummer . . . hump hinton burbank international children ' s film festival 2000 won film award best child actress performance\nmy dog tulip is an american independent animated feature film directed and animated by paul fierlinger . his wife , sandra fierlinger , painted the backgrounds and characters . it is based on the 1956 book by j . r . ackerley , which tells the story of his relationship with his german shepherd dog . somewhat unusually for animated features , the film is geared toward the\nadult sensibility\nrather than children . its public premiere was at the annecy international animated film festival on june 10 , 2009 . the film was made in tvpaint . the film was awarded honourable mention for best animated film at the 2009 ottawa international animation festival . in july 2010 , distribution rights were acquired by new yorker films . it also serves as the final film appearance of lynn redgrave , who passed away on may 2nd , 2010 .\nmadeline : lost in paris is an animated madeline television film , produced by dic entertainment and released on direct - to - video on 3 august 1999 . it was released to vhs by walt disney studios home entertainment . in 2009 the film was released on itunes for the film ' s 10th anniversary . voice cast : christopher plummer . . . narrator\n\u201cdanny collins\u201d is a 2015 american comedy - drama film written and directed by dan fogelman in his feature directorial debut . inspired by the true story of folk singer steve tilston , the film stars al pacino , annette bening , jennifer garner , bobby cannavale , and christopher plummer as frank grubman . the film was released in theaters on march 20 , 2015 .\nbeginners premiered at the 2010 toronto international film festival , where the los angeles times heralded it as a\nheady , heartfelt film\nwith a cast who has\na strong sense of responsibility to their real - world counterparts\n. beginners won the 2011 gotham award for best feature , shared with the tree of life . christopher plummer won a golden globe award for best supporting actor in a motion picture 2012 , and the denver film critics society award , the los angeles film critics association award , the national board of review award and the online film critics award , all for best supporting actor .\nof his two films with robert altman , buffalo bill and the indians , or , sitting bull ' s history lesson ( 1976 ) is by far the more successful , but the bizarre futuristic drama quintet ( 1979 ) ended the decade disastrously , a flop compounded by the awfulness of when time ran out ( 1980 ) . his fans had not taken to the raucous and foul - mouthed slap shot ( 1977 ) , another work which had indicated newman ' s search for more original material .\nhis 1988 british comedy film , directed by thom eberhardt , starred michael caine as holmes and ben kingsley as dr watson .\n) is a 1970 soviet - italian film directed by sergei bondarchuk and produced by dino de laurentiis . it was the story of the preliminary events and the battle of waterloo , and was famous for its lavish battle scenes . the film failed at the box office . this , in part , led director stanley kubrick to abandon a film he was preparing on napoleon .\nfirst shown in 1974 the happy prince is an animated short film adaptation of the short story by oscar wilde . the film was produced in 1974 by the canadian - based potterton productions as a followup to its 1971 film the selfish giant . an animated version of the story was produced in 1974 , starring glynis johns as the swallow and christopher plummer as the prince .\nblizzard is a 2003 christmas family film directed by levar burton . it stars brenda blethyn , christopher plummer , kevin pollack , and whoopi goldberg . a young girl ' s aunt tells her the tale of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer . the film won the best of the fest award at the chicago international children ' s film festival , and the dgc team award from the director ' s guild of canada . it premiered at the cannes film festival on may 15 , 2003 .\nfranchise , downey jr ' s turn as the british sleuth in the guy ritchie - directed film created a lot of buzz .\nhis 1983 animated film had o ' toole voicing holmes . he was joined by earl cross as the voice of dr watson .\nup is director pete docter ' s second feature - length film , after monsters , inc . , and features the voices of edward asner , christopher plummer , bob peterson , and jordan nagai . it is pixar ' s tenth feature film and the studio ' s first to be presented in disney digital 3 - d , and is accompanied in theaters by the short film partly cloudy\nby then hollywood had beckoned , but its call came via one of the most calamitous screen debuts ever recorded . the silver chalice ( 1954 ) miscast him in a toga , and so dismayed him that years later he paid for advertisements urging viewers not to watch it on television . he learned one valuable lesson \u2014\navoid frocks\n\u2014 and concentrated ( except for westerns ) on modern characters , often those under stress . there were few conventional romantic roles or comedies .\njonathan pryce - - he took on the role for a 2007 british tv film\nsherlock holmes and the baker street irregulars .\n9 is a 2009 american computer - animated science fantasy film directed by shane acker and produced by tim burton and timur bekmambetov . the film stars elijah wood , john c . reilly , jennifer connelly , crispin glover , martin landau and christopher plummer . it is based on acker ' s academy award - nominated 2005 short film of the same name . the screenplay for the film was written by pamela pettler , with casting by mindy marin , production design by robert st . pierre and fred warter , and art direction by christophe vacher .\nthe film was released to critical praise and grossed approximately $ 168 million worldwide . brad pitt was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actor , and won a golden globe for his performance . the film also won and was nominated for various categories at the saturn awards\nalexander is a 2004 epic film based on the life of alexander the great . it is not a remake of the 1956 film which starred richard burton . it was directed by oliver stone , with colin farrell in the title role . the film is based mostly on the book alexander the great , written in the 1970s by historian robin lane fox , who gave up his screen credit in return for being allowed to take part in the epic cavalry charge during the film ' s recreation of the battle of gaugamela . christopher plummer . . . aristotle\nplummer is magnificent as holmes in this television film based on the doyle story . look for plummer as holmes also in murder by decree .\nthe boss ' s wife is a 1986 american comedy film directed by ziggy steinberg and starring daniel stern , arielle dombasle and christopher plummer .\nman in the chair is a 2007 independent film written and directed by michael schroeder . the film stars christopher plummer , michael angarano , m . emmet walsh , and robert wagner . the drama stars christopher plummer as flash , a man who longs for the days when he worked as a crew member on such cinematic masterpieces as citizen kane . when flash meets teenage film fanatic cameron kincaid ( played by michael angarano ) , he becomes an unlikely mentor and agrees to help cameron make a film to compete in a student competition where the top prize is a film school scholarship and , for cameron , a ticket out of his difficult home life . flash , who sees his own life drawing to a close recruits the support of his eccentric friends at the motion picture home and helps cameron make his film and chase his dream . cast :\nawards for starcrash ( 1978 ) academy of science fiction , fantasy & horror films , usa 1980 nominated saturn award best foreign film trivia : only david hasselhoff and christopher plummer have their own voices in the english dubbed version of the film . everyone else was dubbed by different people .\na beautiful mind is a 2001 american film based on the life of john forbes nash , jr . , a nobel laureate in economics . the film was directed by ron howard and written by akiva goldsman . it was inspired by a bestselling , pulitzer prize - nominated 1998 book of the same name by sylvia nasar . the film stars russell crowe , along with jennifer connelly , ed harris , christopher plummer and paul bettany .\nin january 2006 , the rtr tv aired the miniseries directed by gleb panfilov . solzhenitsyn helped adapt the novel for the screen and narrated the film\nheath ledger , christopher plummer , lily cole , and tom waits star in the film , though ledger ' s death one - third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended . ledger ' s role was recast with johnny depp , jude law , and colin farrell portraying transformations of ledger ' s character as he travels through a dream world . the film made its world premiere during the 62nd cannes film festival , out of competition . the uk release of the film was scheduled for 6 june 2009 but pushed back to 16 october 2009 due to its successful premiere at cannes . the film was given a limited release in the us on christmas day 2009 and a nationwide expansion on 8 january 2010 .\npriest is a 2011 american supernatural action film starring paul bettany as the title character . the film , directed by scott stewart , is based on the korean comic of the same name . in an alternate world , humanity and vampires have warred for centuries . christopher plummer as monsignor orelas .\ncharlton heston - - he took the stage play\ncrucifer of blood\nto television for a turner network televison film that aired in 1991 .\ndragnet is a 1987 film starring dan aykroyd and tom hanks , directed by tom mankiewicz . the screenplay is written by dan aykroyd , alan zweibel , and tom mankiewicz . the original music score was composed by ira newborn . the film was marketed with the tagline\njust the facts\n.\nrupert everett - - the british actor depicted the detective in the 2004 british tv film\nsherlock holmes and the case of the silk stocking .\nalongside the accolades , there were other less successful movies , such as blaze and fat man and little boy ( both 1989 ) . in the former he starred as earl long , the philandering 1950s governor of louisiana . his necessarily strident performance failed to ignite a dull movie . the second work personalised the story of general groves , the belligerently professional officer who oversaw the manhattan project which developed the allied atomic weapons programme . duller than either of these was mr & mrs bridge ( 1990 ) , in which he and woodward wilted under james ivory ' s direction .\nthat was recently screened at the ongoing berlin film festival , sees the detective at the age of 93 . it is set for theatrical release this month .\nawards for 1985 : golden raven brussels international festival of fantasy film cast dennis quaid . . . alex gardner max von sydow . . . doctor paul novotny\na close film adaptation was made in 1985 , starring donald sutherland , christopher plummer ( . . . leo argyle ) and sarah miles . its musical score ( by dave brubeck ) has in many quarters been heavily criticised as totally inappropriate for this style of mystery and has given the film a certain notoriety .\nthe forger is a 2014 american crime thriller film directed by philip martin and starring christopher plummer as josep cutter and john travolta as raymond j . cutter .\nedward woodward - - the star of the horror film\nthe wicker man\nand the cbs series\nthe equalizer\nplayed holmes for a british tv film\nhands of a murderer\n( 1990 ) . john hillerman ( higgins on\nmagnum , p . i .\n) was his watson .\nbattle of britain is a 1969 technicolor film directed by guy hamilton , and produced by harry saltzman and s . benjamin fisz . the film broadly relates the events of the battle of britain . the script by james kennaway and wilfred greatorex was based on the book the narrow margin by derek wood and derek dempster .\nsecrets , also known as danielle steel ' s secrets , is a 1992 television film directed by peter h . hunt . the film is based upon the 1985 novel of the same name written by danielle steel . the drama centers on a television producer and his relationship with the star of his latest tv series .\nthe new world is a 2005 drama / romance film written and directed by terrence malick , a historical adventure depicting the founding of the jamestown , virginia settlement and inspired by the historical figures captain john smith and pocahontas . it is the fourth feature film written and directed by malick . the cast includes colin farrell , q ' orianka kilcher , christopher plummer , christian bale , august schellenberg , wes studi , david thewlis , and yorick van wageningen . the production team includes director of photography emmanuel lubezki , production designer jack fisk , costume designer jacqueline west , and film editor richard chew . the film had an estimated budget of $ 30 million and was produced by sarah green . the film received numerous awards and nominations for its cinematography , score , kilcher ' s performance , and for overall production .\nnother adaptation set in new york , this 1976 film starring bond star roger moore as holmes , who travels to nyc to investigate another threat made by professor moriarty .\ninside man is a 2006 crime - drama film directed by spike lee . it stars denzel washington , clive owen , willem dafoe and jodie foster . the film ' s screenplay was written by russell gewirtz and produced by brian grazer . it was released in north america and several european markets on march 23 and 24 , 2006 .\nthe imaginarium of doctor parnassus is a 2009 fantasy film directed by terry gilliam and written by gilliam and charles mckeown . the film follows a traveling theater troupe whose leader , having made a bet with the devil , takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations and face them with a choice between good and evil .\nian mckellen - - he is playing holmes at 93 in director bill condon ' s\nmr . holmes ,\na film that will be released in 2015 .\nkevin spacey originally portrayed the eldest getty , appearing in the film ' s initial marketing campaign . however , after multiple sexual assault allegations were leveled against spacey , the role was recast with christopher plummer , who was scott ' s original choice for the role . scenes were reshot just a month prior to the film ' s release .\natv today ( atv 1976 ) . six minute film featuring chris tarrant firing one of the ' austrian locomotives ' between bewdley and bridgnorth . available to watch on bfiplayer .\ndirected by blake edwards , produced by blake edwards , written by frank waldman the return of the pink panther is the fourth film in the pink panther series , released in 1975 . the film stars peter sellers in the role of inspector clouseau in his third panther appearance , after the original the pink panther ( 1963 ) and a shot in the dark .\nthis short , silent film was originally produced by arthur marvin for mutoscope and features a 30 second running time . while the story has no real plot , with holmes coming face to face with a thief who can make a bag of stolen goods appear and disappear , it was not meant to mimic doyle\u2019s stories so much as cameo a famous character for the arcade . long thought lost , the film was rediscovered in 1968 ( and is available online ) . thus our unknown actor has the distinction of being the first sherlock holmes on film !\nclosing the ring is a film directed by richard attenborough and starring shirley maclaine , christopher plummer , mischa barton , stephen amell , neve campbell , pete postlethwaite , and brenda fricker .\npeter cushing - - the hammer film star made an excellent holmes in the british studio ' s 1959 version of\nthe hound of the baskervilles .\nhe also replaced douglas wilmer for the last year of the 1965 - 68 bbc television series\nsherlock holmes .\nhe returned to the role in 1984 for the film\nthe masks of death .\nobtain a pure sample of the original virus so a cure can be made . throughout the film , cole is troubled with recurring dreams involving a chase and a shooting in an airport .\n\u201chector and the search for happiness\u201d is a 2014 british - german - canadian comedy drama - film directed by peter chelsom and co - written with tinker lindsay and maria von heland , based on fran\u00e7ois lelord ' s novel of the same name . the film stars christopher plummer as professor coreman , , the leading guru for happiness studies at ucla , simon pegg and rosamund pike .\nafter universal studios acquired the rights to remake la jet\u00e9e as a full - length film , david and janet peoples were hired to write the script . under terry gilliam ' s direction , universal granted the filmmakers a $ 29 . 5 million budget , and filming lasted from february to may 1995 . the film was shot mostly in philadelphia and baltimore , where the story was set .\nnobody runs forever also called the high commissioner is a 1968 film directed by ralph thomas based on jon cleary ' s 1966 novel the high commissioner . it stars rod taylor as australian policeman scobie malone and christopher plummer as the australian high commissioner in england caught up in corrupt dealings , during delicate negotiations . taylor ' s production company was involved in making the film as was the american selmur productions\nfilmed in australia and london , the film was the last big screen appearance of franchot tone who plays the american ambassador . rod taylor is memorable in one of the few roles where he played an australian . he plays malone as a tough single outback policeman unlike the married sydney detective sergeant of the original books taylor ' s unsophisticated integrity is contrasted with the london diplomatic scene throughout the film .\nthe film follows two rogue ex - non - commissioned officers of the british raj who set off from 19th century british india in search of adventure and end up as kings of kafiristan . kipling is\nthe film focuses on the cast and crew of a new tv series called manhattan , which is shot on location in new york city . mel wexler is a successful producer who has become a workaholic\nwolf is a 1994 american horror film directed by mike nichols and written by jim harrison , wesley strick , and an uncredited elaine may , with music by ennio morricone and cinematography by giuseppe rotunno . the film featured jack nicholson and michelle pfeiffer in the lead roles , alongside james spader , kate nelligan , richard jenkins , christopher plummer , eileen atkins , david hyde pierce , and om puri .\nraymond massey - - the american actor best known for playing abraham lincoln on stage and film in\nabe lincoln in illinois\nportrayed holmes in the 1931 british movie\nthe speckled band .\nbut the big problem is the script . julian bond\u2019s adaptation is boring and confusing . he gives the story a prologue and it\u2019s so nonsensical , davies can\u2019t fit it with the rest of the film .\nrock - a - doodle is a 1991 animated re - telling of geoffry chaucer ' s chanticleer and edmond rostand ' s comedy , chantecler . this film was directed by don bluth , produced by goldcrest\natv today ( atv 1968 ) .\nriver severn day four\n. six minute film of barri haynes interviewing christopher george , then secretary of the severn valley railway society . media archive for central england .\natv today ( atv 1968 ) .\nkidderminster railway station\n. short film with no sound showing views of kidderminster station building shortly before its demolition . available to watch on media archive for central england .\nararat is a 2002 film directed , written , and co - produced by atom egoyan based loosely on the siege of van during the armenian genocide , an event that is denied by the government of turkey . in addition to exploring the human impact of that specific historical event , the film also examines the nature of truth and its representation through art . ararat stars charles aznavour , christopher plummer , and david alpay .\nthis film was created by a constituency of artists from canada and the united kingdom , along with academic and theological consultants from around the world . the cast was selected primarily from the stratford shakespeare festival and soulpepper theatre company , as well as britain ' s royal shakespeare company and royal national theatre . the musical score , composed by jeff danna and created for the film , is partially based on the music of the\nproduction started on october 12 , 2004 and the film was released on july 29 , 2005 . critic ' s opinions were mostly negative giving the general opinion that the actors were not to blame . must love dogs took the fifth spot on its opening weekend and has grossed more than $ 58 million worldwide . the film was released on vhs and dvd on december 20 , 2005 . christopher plummer as bill nolan .\nhamlet at elsinore , is a 1964 made - for - television film version of shakespeare ' s play . presented in the uk on the bbc , and in the u . s . on net in 1965 , it won wide acclaim both for its performances and for being filmed entirely at elsinore , in the castle in which the play is set . significantly , it is the only sound film version of the play ( so far ) to have actually been filmed at elsinore . the film stars christopher plummer as the melancholy prince of denmark . he was nominated for an emmy award for his performance . supporting performances were given by such actors as robert shaw ( as claudius ) , and michael caine , in his only filmed shakespeare performance so far , as horatio . both actors were , at the time , almost completely unknown to american audiences , and plummer had only recently gained popularity in the u . s . because of his portrayal of captain von trapp in the smash hit musical film the sound of music . although clips of the film are very rarely shown on television , it has never been released on vhs or dvd , and plummer himself has stated in an interview that he himself would like it to be released on dvd . the film was directed by philip saville\nmany of the tv productions have been released on video . the sherlock holmes society of london occasionally shows the better or rarer productions , so look out for announcements in the events section or in society film shows .\ninside daisy clover is a 1966 american drama film based on the 1963 novel by gavin lambert . it stars natalie wood , christopher plummer , robert redford , roddy mcdowall and ruth gordon in her academy award nominated role .\na film based on the musical and play was directed by the musical ' s director , peter coe . it was released in the uk in march 1969 and in the us in october 1969 . filmed in kilkenny ireland by domino films it ran for 102 minutes . the film originally was given an\nx\ncertificate ( over 18 ' s ) by the uk censor , but it was given a\n15\non video .\nset in the early late 19th century , the film follows a game warden ( christopher plummer ) who arrives in florida in the hopes of enforcing conservation laws . he soon finds himself pitted against cottonmouth ( burl ives ) , the leader of a fierce group of bird poachers . the film was loosely based upon the life and death of guy bradley , an early game warden who in 1905 was shot and killed by plume hunters in the everglades .\nthe gospel of john is a 2003 film that is the story of jesus ' life as recounted by the gospel of john . it is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a word - for - word basis from the american bible society ' s good news bible . this three - hour epic feature film follows john ' s gospel precisely , without additions to the story from other gospels , nor omission of complex passages .\nit is believed that though the film was highly spectacular and considered intelligently scripted , its failure was partly attributable to what was considered the wooden performance of stephen boyd as the loyal general livius ( a fictitious character ) . in contrast , the performance of christopher plummer as the unstable commodus was considered highly charismatic . as a fledgling motion picture performer\u2014the fall of the roman empire was only his third appearance on film\u2014he began to emerge as a major hollywood star .\nthe film was released in usa , canada , uk , netherlands , finland , china , france , spain , italy , norway and in greece ( in 2008 ) . the canadian working title was\nall the fine lines\n.\nfull disclosure is a 2001 thriller film starring fred ward , christopher plummer , rachel ticotin and penelope ann miller . it was directed by john bradshaw . film was shot in 1999 . the release was delayed to distributing problems . full disclosure was nominated for 7 video premiere awards in 2001 : best actor ( ward ) , best supporting actor ( plummer ) , best supporting actress ( miller ) , best original score , best live - action premiere , best screenplay and best director .\nnicol williamson - - the scottish actor played holmes in\nthe seven - per - cent solution ,\nthe 1976 film version of nicholas meyer ' s 1974 novel about the detective meeting sigmund freud . robert duvall made an amazing watson .\nemotional arithmetic ( 2008 ) is a canadian / american drama directed by paolo barzman , based on the novel by matt cohen , about the emotional consequences for three holocaust survivors when they are reunited decades later . the film stars gabriel byrne , roy dupuis , christopher plummer , susan sarandon , and max von sydow . it opened at the toronto film festival , in toronto , canada , on september 15 , 2007 , and was released , in canada , on april 18 , 2008 .\nconduct unbecoming is a 1975 british drama film , an adaptation of the barry england play conduct unbecoming first staged in 1969 . it was directed by michael anderson and starred an ensemble cast of actors including michael york , richard attenborough and trevor howard .\nthe silent partner is a remake of the danish film think of a number ( t\u00e6nk p\u00e5 et tal ) from 1969 written and directed by palle kj\u00e6rulff - schmidt . both are based on the novel t\u00e6nk p\u00e5 et tal by danish writer anders bodelsen\nnicholas nickleby is a 2002 comedy - drama film written and directed by douglas mcgrath . the screenplay is based on the life and adventures of nicholas nickleby by charles dickens , which originally was published in serial form between march 1838 and september 1839 .\nali ' s biggest match , his fight with the us government . a film about the politics and hubris surrounding the vietnam war and the revenge exacted on america ' s greatest sportsman of the 20th century because he refused to fight in that war .\nafter a screening at the 72nd venice international film festival , it was theatrically released in canada on october 23 , 2015 , in germany on december 31 , 2015 , and in the united states by a24 on march 11 , 2016 . remember received mostly positive reviews and won a few film festival awards . at the 4th canadian screen awards , august received the award for best original screenplay and remember was also nominated for best motion picture . christopher plummer was nominated for best actor at the canadian screen awards .\nmadeline is a children ' s book series written by ludwig bemelmans , an american author of belgian , austrian and german origins . [ 1 ] the books have been adapted into numerous formats , spawning telefilms , television series and a live action feature film .\ncrackerjack is a 1994 adventure film directed by michael mazo and starring thomas ian griffith , nastassja kinski and christopher plummer . a lone cop is the only hope for a ski resort held hostage by a white supremacist jewel thief in this action thriller . cast :\njohn barrymore - - the great profile played the great detective in a 1922 silent film that featured roland young (\ntopper\n) as watson and a young william powell ( the future star of\nthe thin man\nmaking his screen debut ) .\nsouvenir is a 1989 british drama film directed by geoffrey reeve and starring christopher plummer , catherine hicks and michael lonsdale . it was based on the novel the pork butcher by david hughes . forty years after the second world war , an ex - german soldier returns as an american to a french village in which atrocities were committed by the nazis , during which his then french lover was murdered . the film , like the book , is an attempt to attribute and and assuage patent and discreet levels of of guilt .\nplummer portrayed barrymore at the end of life as a talented but dissolute member of the famous american acting dynasty . the film version of barrymore was shot with multiple high - definition cameras and will be released on hbo canada , movie central and the movie network .\nthe night of the generals is a 1967 suspense / thriller film set in world war ii , adapted from the novel of the same name by hans hellmut kirst . [ 1 ] it stars peter o ' toole , omar sharif , tom courtenay , donald pleasence , joanna pettet and philippe noiret . the film was produced by sam spiegel and directed by anatole litvak , with a musical score by maurice jarre . the screenplay was written by paul dehn and joseph kessel . gore vidal also contributed to the screenplay but was uncredited .\nbiblical period . the film was produced by visual bible international . the film is narrated by christopher plummer and stars scottish - peruvian actor henry ian cusick as jesus . others cast include british actors stuart bunce ( john ) , richard lintern ( leading pharisee ) scott handy ( john the baptist ) , lynsey baxter ( mary magdalene ) , and canadian actors diego matamoros ( nicodemus ) , stephen russell ( pontius pilate ) , daniel kash ( simon peter ) , cedric smith ( caiaphas ) and nancy palk ( samaritan woman ) .\nreginald owen - - the british star was one of a handful of screen sherlocks also to have played watson . he had been watson to brook ' s holmes in 1932 . then he played holmes in a 1933 film version of\na study in scarlet .\nmurder by decree ( 1979 ) is an anglo - canadian thriller film involving sherlock holmes and doctor watson in the case of the serial murderer jack the ripper . as holmes investigates london ' s most infamous case , he finds that the ripper has friends in high places .\nthe girl with the dragon tattoo is an upcoming american film adaptation of the novel of the same name ( orig . m\u00e4n som hatar kvinnor ) by the late swedish author / journalist stieg larsson , the first book in his millennium trilogy , directed by david fincher . cast :\nthe film was shot on location in new york city and features an expansive and diverse ensemble cast . in addition to being a cerebral crime thriller , the film handles issues of good and evil in unexpected sources , corruption , prejudice , multiculturalism in united states ( and new york city in particular ) post - september 11 , 2001 , and leaves several interpretations of right and wrong open to the audience . the title comes from several meanings of the term\ninside man\nand therefore is a use of word play christopher plummer . . . arthur case .\nprincipal cast charlie hunnam . . . . . nicholas nickleby jamie bell . . . . . smike christopher plummer . . . . . ralph nickleby anne hathaway . . . . . madeline bray tom courtenay . . . . . newman noggs jim broadbent . . . . . wackford squeers the film was nominated for the golden globe award for best motion picture - musical or comedy . it received the national board of review award for best cast , and romola garai was nominated for the jameson people ' s choice award for best european actress at the european film awards\nadapted by paul giovanni from doyle\u2019s the sign of the four , this theater production showed on broadway and in l . a . , where it starred charlton heston . heston then went on to reprise his role in the film version , which was directed by his son fraser clarke heston .\npossessed is the name of a 2000 showtime original movie starring timothy dalton , based on events appearing in the book possessed by thomas b . allen , which is inspired by the exorcism case of robbie mannheim ; the film was released on dvd in the usa on october 2 , 2001 .\nthe hallmarks of executive producer steven spielberg are all over young sherlock holmes . it\u2019s a fun , exciting film that\u2019s been unjustly neglected , but will doubtless thrill fans willing to overlook the departure from the holmes canon . its young cast do a fantastic job with the material , bringing real pathos to the events of the youthful sherlock\u2019s formative years . those taken with rowe\u2019s fine performance and left wondering how he might have played the mature holmes will be delighted to spot his cameo in mr . holmes , playing the master sleuth in a film watched by none other than ian mckellen as the man himself .\nafter the huge success of their oscar - winning historical drama , the lion in winter , director anthony harvey and writer james goldman\u2019s next step was to make they might be giants . the 1971 comic romance was based on goldman\u2019s play of the same name ; he\u2019d never been satisfied with it , and had forbidden any further productions after a london run in 1961 . the film didn\u2019t do well at the box office and received mixed reviews . as the dvd release is no longer available , catching it on one of its occasional television appearances is the only way to see this strange gem of a film .\ntriple cross is a 1966 british film directed by terence young and produced by jacques - paul bertrand . it was based loosely on the real life story of eddie chapman , believed by the nazis to be their top spy in great britain whilst in fact he was an mi5 double agent known as ' zigzag ' . the film was released in france in december 1966 as la fantastique histoire vraie d ' eddie chapman but elsewhere in europe and the us in 1967 as terence young ' s triple cross . the title comes from chapman ' s signature to mark he was freely transmitting by radio , a morse xxx .\nmuhammad ali ' s greatest fight is a 2013 television film about boxer muhammad ali ' s refusal to report for induction into the united states military during the vietnam war , focusing on how the united states supreme court decided to rule in ali ' s favor in the 1971 case of clay v . united states . the film was directed by stephen frears , from a screenplay written by shawn slovo based on the 2000 book muhammad ali ' s greatest fight : cassius clay vs . the united states of america by howard bingham and max wallace . [ 1 ] it premiered on hbo on october 5 , 2013 .\nstage struck ; screenplay by ruth and augustus goetz ; based on the play\nmorning glory\nby zoe akins ; directed by sidney lumet ; produced by stuart miller for r . k . o . pictures and released by buena vista film distribution company . at the normandie . running time : 95 minutes .\njohn neville - - the british actor , who later played holmes to great acclaim on stage , had top billing in\na study in terror ,\na 1965 film that pitted the detective against jack the ripper . a young judi dench was in the cast , and donald houston made an excellent watson .\nchristopher plummer eileen brennan original channel cbs release date january 20 , 1981 when the circus came to town is an american television movie that originally aired on cbs as a\nmovie of the week\non january 20 , 1981 . directed by boris sagal , the film stars elizabeth montgomery , christopher plummer , and eileen brennan\nmuch of the film , a british / french co - production , was shot on location in warsaw , which was exceptionally rare for a major western film at the height of the cold war . the murder of a prostitute in nazi - occupied warsaw in 1942 draws abwehr major grau ( omar sharif ) into an investigation where the evidence points to the killer being one of three german general officers : general von seydlitz - gabler ( charles gray ) , general kahlenberg ( donald pleasence ) , his chief of staff , and general tanz ( peter o ' toole ) . grau\u2019s investigation is cut short by his summary transfer to paris at the instigation of these officers .\ntoward the end , the mcbain children , their parents , and friends are all evicted from the house . they hit on the idea of blowing up the building in order to stave off the takeover and return everyone to their previous standard of living . throughout the film there are numerous romantic miscommunications that are tied together at the end .\nthe polish director aleksander ford made an english - language film based on the novel in 1973 . while it hewed closely to solzhenitsyn ' s plot , the film was a critical and commercial failure . the 1991 tv miniseries based on the novel , first circle , won canada ' s gemini award for best photography in a dramatic program or series , awarded to ron orieux . directed by larry sheldon , it received nominations for best dramatic miniseries , best actor , best actress , and best writing in the category . it starred victor garber as the protagonist , christopher plummer , robert powell and dominic raacke with f . murray abraham as stalin . it was released on dvd .\nharrison bergeron is a 1995 cable television movie film loosely adapted from kurt vonnegut ' s 1961 short story of the same name . it was produced for showtime , and first screened on august 13 , 1995 . the film takes place in a dystopian future in which the us government mandates total egalitarianism in all things , by having everyone attach wearable mind\nhandicapping\ndevices to their heads and showing only mind numbing shows on tv . the story centers on a high school student named harrison bergeron whose extreme intelligence makes him something of a pariah . he is ultimately recruited by a secret organization whose purpose is to operate the functions of society that cannot be handled by the unintelligent .\nwilliam gillette - - the american actor was the first great interpreter of holmes , having played the detective in a doyle - authorized stage play since 1899 . a 1916 film version was long thought to be lost . it was announced a month ago that a copy found in france is being restored and will get an american premiere next year .\nthe timeframe of the film is 180\u2013192 ad , from the last days of the roman emperor marcus aurelius to the death of his son and successor commodus . the film opens with marcus aurelius conducting his war to pacify the germanic tribes along the danube frontier . he has just summoned the governors of all the roman provinces to his camp in order to present to them gaius metellus livius ( a fictional character ) as his heir and successor . this is conceivable because livius indicates that he had been brought into the imperial family by the emperor , presumably by adoption , and the four previous emperors ( nerva , trajan , hadrian , and antoninus pius ) had made their adopted sons their heirs .\ncold creek manor is a 2003 american / canadian psychological thriller film directed by mike figgis . the screenplay by richard jefferies focuses on a family terrorized by the former owner of the rural estate they bought in foreclosure . when documentary filmmaker cooper tilson and his business executive wife leah decide life in new york city has become more than they can bear , they and their children kristen and jesse move into a decaying mansion filled with the possessions of the previous family . they befriend local tavern owners ray and ellen pinski and their daughter stephanie , who help them purchase a horse . as cooper begins to sort through the many documents and family photographs scattered throughout the house , he decides to commit its history to film ."]}
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", "topic": 1}], "title": "room service ( 1938 film )", "paragraphs": ["room service ( 1938 ) - - ( movie clip ) just . . .\nroom service ( 1938 ) - - ( movie clip ) not . . .\nroom service ( 1938 ) - - ( movie clip ) gallstones at . . .\n\u200eroom service ( 1938 ) directed by william a . seiter \u2022 reviews , film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nroom service ( 1938 ) - - ( movie clip ) just before he . . .\nroom service ( 1938 ) - - ( movie clip ) not dead , just . . .\nthe marx brothers are three zany producers trying to extend their hotel credit until they can get a play mounted in room service ( 1938 ) .\nthe marx brothers are three zany producers trying to extend their hotel credit until they can get a play mounted in room service ( 1938 ) . >\nnikki visel , bill johns and mike spee in room service at taproot theatre . photo by erik stuhaug .\nthe 1938 marx brothers movie by that name , not the other way around .\nwith far too many drawn - out chats lacking in any wit or humor , room service is close to a total marx brothers dud .\nwhat is missing from room service is groucho ' s wit and for that reason it ' s not as funny as it should be .\nfrom left , david edwards , louis michael sacco , scott evans and fred berman in the peccadillo theater company revival of \u0093room service . \u0094\nroom service was originally produced and directed by george abbott at the cort theatre in new york city on may 19 , 1937 . in addition to numerous revivals on - and off - broadway , the play was also adapted into a film in 1938 starring the marx brothers and lucille ball .\nwith the headline : the screen ; ' room service , ' which was daffy enough even without the marxes , skips lightly into the rivoli .\n\u201croom service\u201d continues through aug . 5 at the bank street theater , 155 bank street , west village ; ( 212 ) 868 - 4444 .\ngroucho marx harpo marx & chico marx as gordon miller faker harry binelli film title room service directed by william a . seiter film company rko 21 september 1938 - * * warning * * this photograph is the copyright of the film company and / or the photographer assigned by or authorised by / allowed on the set by the film company at that time of this production & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film . a mandatory credit to the film company ( and photographer if known ) is required .\nproducers michael pressman and andrew ames have announced that they have optioned the 1937 screwball comedy room service for a broadway revival in the 2017 - 2018 season .\nlucille ball guest stars in this film released in 1938 . the boys are producers trying to keep their play above water and keep from getting kicked out of their hotel room . this film marked the 1st time the marxes had tried doing work they had not created for themselves . ( j . bradley main )\nopening with groucho as a broadway producer , alexander asro his waiter , cliff dunstan , his brother - in - law , lucille ball on the phone , in the only rko marx brothers film , and the only one not written for them , but based on a broadway hit by allen boretz and john murray , room service , 1938 . >\nwires visible on the turkey when it flies around the room . see more \u00bb\nproducer miller ( groucho marx ) , buddy binelli ( chico ) and playwright davis ( frank albertson ) are trying to figure out how to handle their hotel bill before opening , joined by pal \u0093faker\u0094 ( harpo ) , then hitting on the idea to trick wagner ( donald macbride ) , in room service , 1938 . >\nfilm the story of mankind released . chico , harpo and groucho appear in this film , but not together in one scene\nnow looking to avoid arrest , producer miller ( groucho marx ) , pal binelli ( chico ) , and the playwright ( frank albertson ) , joined by faker ( harpo ) , hatch another scheme to thwart financier wagner ( donald macbride ) , with support from ann miller , in the marx brothers ' room service , 1938 . >\nroom service plays its final week on the following schedule : wednesday through friday at 8 pm ; saturday at 3 and 8 pm ; sunday at 3 and 7 pm ; monday at 8 pm .\nroom service is an unusual picture for the marx brothers , as it contains no musical numbers ( unless you count the occasional warbling of\nswing low sweet chariot\nduring the various death scenes ) .\nthe off - broadway revival of the 1937 screwball comedy room service will play its final performance at the soho playhouse on april 8 . the play will have played 12 preview performances and 158 regular performances .\nthe first time i saw\nroom service\ni figured it was going to be very funny . was i ever wrong ! with the marx bros . ( groucho , harpo & chico ) , . . .\nin this classic screwball comedy , an unscrupulous broadway producer tries to find a backer for his new show . holed up in a times square hotel room with 19 hungry actors and a ballooning room service bill , he tries to forestall eviction with an outlandish plan . can their new play open on broadway , or will they be evicted for their outrageous room service bill before the curtain has a chance to rise ? this beloved , zany comedy about the lengths some people will go for their art is sure to have audiences laughing from beginning to end .\nreleased by rko on 30 september 1938 , room service was based on a very successful broadway play by john murray and allan boretz . the studio paid $ 255 000 for the film rights and a further $ 250 000 for the marx brothers . zeppo arranged the deal , the only he made for his brothers . groucho ' s only comment on the subject was that his brother zeppo should have arranged a larger salary . the play was adapted and marxified by morrie ryskind .\nroom service\nis the only film the marx brothers made that was not written specifically for them or their characters . it is based on a play , and it is decent . . . but it is less frantic and fast paced as their other films . as usual , the brothers are funny , but the film lacks the nuttiness that make their their pictures so good .\nas with real room service , you don ' t know until you lift off the shiny domed cover whether or not the order will match the image in your mind . this did not quite match mine , but still pleased me .\n\u2026directed the marx brothers in room service . based on a broadway farce , it was the only film in which the script was not written specifically for the popular comedy team , and the results were mixed . the colonial - era drama allegheny uprising ( 1939 ) was a box - office disappointment , despite the presence of john\u2026\names and pressman issued a joint statement , saying\nwith things so surreal in the world today , just being able to laugh can be a big relief . it beats crying . that ' s one reason we think the timing is so right for this project . the marx brothers made room service famous . but it was a huge theatrical hit before that and has been in productions all around the world ever since . now , room service is more relevant\u2014and perhaps more essential to our survival\u2014than ever before . \u201d\non february 3 , seattle ' s taproot theatre opened its 2017 jewell mainstage season with the classic comedy room service . it sounded as appealing to me as a bowl of hot soup on that rainy , gloomy evening in this particularly dark winter , and it was . it\ntaproot theatre serves up this production of room service with the perfect place setting . all action happens within a single hotel room complete with just the right furnishings and multiple doors as props . much of the show ' s non - stop action involves them opening and slamming shut as character find themselves locked in or out , coming , going , hiding , and escaping . it ' s madcap fun .\njust by way of gilding the lily , or painting a red nose on it , rko radio has turned loose the mad marxes upon the helter - skelter comedy known to broadway last season and to the rivoli yesterday as\nroom service .\nview full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nfilm la fiesta de santa barbara released . harpo ' s wig can be seen in technicolor\nroom service , written by john murray and allen boretz and directed by dan wackerman , began previews nov . 17 , 2006 and opened on nov . 28 . the production originally started off - off - broadway at the bank street theater from july 6 - aug . 5 , 2006 .\na penniless theatrical producer must outwit the hotel efficiency expert trying to evict him from his room , while securing a backer for his new play .\nplaybill\u2019s complete round - up of the latest broadway rush , lottery , standing - room - only ( sro ) , and student ticket policies .\nthese shows all began as movies that eventually became broadway musicals that were adapted once again for film .\naudiences during the great depression and became a hit . that success led rko pictures to buy the rights in order to produce the 1938 film version , using the marx brothers . it was not as successful as other films written specifically for them , or as successful as the original play itself , which ran through 500 performances . yet , if\ninteresting story , and i ' m not surprised by the reaction . most people i ' m assuming went in expecting typical marx style comedy and instead got a restrained groucho and chico . the same way i stated a night at the opera is the best movie the marx brothers appeared in but not the best marx brothers movie , i will also state room service , with the possible exception of love happy , is the worst marx brothers movie , but not the worst movie they ever appeared in . one has to develop a taste for 30 ' s studio system comedy in order to appreciate room service , and those folks , like me , are an oddity .\nthe goal of point park university ' s conservatory theatre company is to produce great works while providing an exciting atmosphere in which our students can expand their repertoire of various styles of theatre . after this season ' s previous classical musical and play , the conservatory theatre company is proud to present allen boretz and john murray ' s farce , room service .\nyou bring up good points there . it ' s very hard to describe why i don ' t care for this film . i guess the type of humor in this film doesn ' t tickle my fancy for some strange reason .\nand rutger hauer , as well as some of the most emotionally intense action set pieces ever put to film . moreover , a good portion of the film\u2019s appeal lies in its incorporation of film noir aesthetics\u2014shadow - filled , rainy metropolitan exteriors , a brooding yet resourceful investigator hero , retro \u201940s fashion\u2014into its dreary , dystopian setting . at one point , the film even boasted a philip marlowe - esque voiceover narration that was thankfully excised from future cuts . once regarded as a failed experiment ,\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\n[ main page ] | [ history ] | [ vaudeville ] | [ misc . ] | [ films & film projects ]\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nin both quality of filmmaking and cynicism of spirit . this film not only announced hanson as a filmmaker well beyond his previous work (\nwarning : this photograph can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film . for editorial use only .\ni ' ve regretted in print that i ' ve never seen a stooge comedy in a real theater , but oddly enough , i ' ve seen almost all of the marx brothers films in chronological order in a large theater with a full house for every one . this was in college , they had two weeks worth of marx movies , not animal crackers , of course , which was in copyright limbo at the time , and somehow i missed love happy . i specifically remember that after a week of nightly hilarity , boffos from the audience every night , room service got nothing . flat as a flounder . the films bounced back fairly well after that ( i remember that a night in casablanca was a real surprise , big , big laughs ) but room service was unmistakeably the nadir . and\njumping butterballs\ngot real old real fast .\nthe peccadillo theater company has its very entertaining production of the 1930\u2019s comedy \u201croom service\u201d revved up to warp speed , and by the end you have a new appreciation for that disclaimer often seen on car commercials : \u201cprofessional driver ; do not attempt . \u201d in amateur hands speed can mean recklessness , sloppiness , catastrophe . only professionals , like the ones at work here , can maintain a frenetic pace while remaining completely in control .\nroom service is unique for other reasons as well . it was the only picture the brothers did for rko , making it while they were under contract to mgm . it is also the only film that wasn ' t written specifically for them . as a matter of fact , the movie was taken from a successful play at the suggestion of zeppo , and tailored by the ever - present morrie ryskind ( who had to invent a part for harpo ) for the marxes . this movie was remade as a musical called\nstep lively\nin 1944 , starring frank sinatra .\nlike a fast - paced burner . it\u2019s not fincher\u2019s most famous film , but it\u2019s absolutely one of the most underrated thrillers since 2000 . \u2014\naestheticizes violence without fetishizing it . bullet holes and knife wounds help color the film in dark brushstrokes\u2014such is the coens\u2019 wont\u2014and careful attention to shot composition ratchets the film\u2019s morbid elements to almost intoxicating heights . you\u2019ll want to look away , but the coens keep your eyes glued to their somber fatalism . \u2014\ntreats redemption as a cruel joke , a spell of relief that lasts only long enough for us to view its obsolescence . the film takes jabs at\nthe play tells the story of a broke broadway producer who needs to stay in his hotel room so he can impress a backer for his surefire - hit next play , while dodging hotel management that is determined to evict him .\nhighly enjoyable from the marx brothers . unlike many of their other films ,\nroom service\nhas a relatively coherent and followable story ( instead of just\nrandom\ngags and musical numbers ) and i liked that . harpo has a pretty big role in this , and overshadows groucho . perhaps groucho ' s less prominent role can explain why it ' s not one of their best , seeing that we miss many witty commentaries from groucho . a must watch for the fans nevertheless .\nforty years before the blair witch project popularized the idea of a film being told from the camera\u2019s perspective , actor / director robert montgomery gave this radical idea a spin with lady in the lake , his adaptation of one of raymond chandler\u2019s philip marlowe detective stories . ultimately , the case proves to be minor marlowe and the first - person gimmick does eventually wear thin over the course of the film\u2019s runtime . putting aside these reservations , however , the film is most certainly worth a watch if just to witness montgomery\u2019s sheer audacity and inventiveness . it\u2019s the textbook example of a film being ahead of its time . \u2014 m . r .\nand los angeles , thus necessitating some creative uses of lighting . this commitment to realism would help perfect the film noir style we all know and love . \u2014\nwas a rarity in its heyday , though if you didn\u2019t know lupino held the reins , you might not guess the film was directed with a feminine touch .\none of the scary movies that lindsay wallace watches on tv is the 1951 version of the thing ( a . k . a . , the thing from another world ) . carpenter would later remake the thing in 1982 , though his version is more heavily based on the source material : a 1938 novella by john w . campbell jr . called \u201cwho goes there ? \u201d\nthe idea was supposed to be that he is taken in by god - like entities , creatures of pure energy and intelligence with no shape or form . they put him in what i suppose you could describe as a human zoo to study him , and his whole life passes from that point on in that room . and he has no sense of time . it just seems to happen as it does in the film .\nplays with noir tropes more than he plays to them , deflating film noir\u2019s inherent machismo by revealing the chief heavies of his cast as scrabbling cowards . depending on your mood ,\nmichael myers was primarily played by actor nick castle , who was carpenter\u2019s friend from usc film school and who would go on to co - write carpenter\u2019s 1981 film escape from new york , but was also played by production designer tommy lee wallace whenever needed . when myers is unmasked at the end of the film , he is played by actor tony moran who would go on to appear in guest spots on tv shows like the waltons and chips . moran was paid $ 250 for a day\u2019s work and a single shot in halloween .\n. soon after , wagner , who is furious at gribble for apparently allowing gordon to escape without paying , inspects gordon ' s room and discovers that the producer and binelli are still there . in spite of gordon ' s promises that money is on the way , wagner orders the duo to pay their bill or be arrested . while wagner is alerting the hotel bouncers , simon jenkins , the investing agent of an unnamed wealthy man , comes to the room and tells gordon that his employer will invest $ 15 , 000 in\nthe broadway play\nroom service\nopened at the cort theater on may 19 , 1937 and ran for 500 performances ( without the marx brothers ) . cliff dunstan , donald macbride , philip wood and alexander asro originated their movie roles in the play . also in the opening night cast was eddie albert as leo davis , betty field as hilda , teddy hart as faker , sam levene as gordon miller and philip loeb ( also in the movie ) in a role cut from the screenplay . the play was revived in 1953 with jack lemmon as leo davis .\ni believe i read , maybe a year ago , about a revival , maybe not on broadway , but in some fairly prestigious venue , of the original broadway play room service , in other words , not the movie rewrite . it is apparently still a riot , quite a bit bawdier and more profane than the sanitized marx version . not that more profanity ( meaning in this case no more than the occasional\ngoddammit\n) makes anything funnier , necessarily , it ' s just that the original is just much funnier than the rewrite , which should surprise nobody .\nis the coolest melville film of them all ; odds are , it\u2019ll land upright , because that\u2019s an impossible distinction to make . melville films pulse with ineffable cool . in the case of\nfilm too many kisses is released with harpo in a supporting role . details are lacking of how he came to be in this , which even seems to pre - date their first real broadway play\nfor the lowly protagonist , david mann , spielberg hand - picked character actor dennis weaver because he loved his performance as the jittery and feeble hotel night manager in orson welles\u2019s 1958 film touch of evil .\n, alex proyas\u2019 1998 magnum opus serves up a cerebral sci - fi extravaganza as filtered through the visual tropes of film noir and german expressionism . the result is a staggering achievement in imagination that , like\nobviously , that\u2019s a lot to take in , but it jives with what arthur c . clarke wrote in the 2001 book , both of which were developed at the same time . in the book\u2019s ending , astronaut dave bowman is very obviously on display in an artificial environment , which resembles a swanky hotel room . only this room is furnished with dummy drawers that can\u2019t open , ornamental books that are simply attached to shelves , and hollow televisions , much like an ikea showroom ; the zoo connection is much clearer as a result as clarke walks readers through this strange , faux - human habitat .\nthe only film the marx brothers made at rko . during salary negotiations with the studio , erstwhile member zeppo marx represented the marx brothers , threatening to rejoin the group if their demands weren ' t met .\nover the years people have discussed possible alternate casting options that might have made the film more characteristic , like bringing in zeppo as the playwright , sig ruman as wagner , margaret dumont as the potential backer , etc . another suggestion has been to put zeppo or a zeppo substitute as gordon miller , the producer ; this also fits well for making chico and harpo his primary allies . groucho then would be plugged into the role of the hotel manager , miller ' s brother - in - law , who has been reluctantly providing cover for the company . this would have done a better job of sustaining the marxes ' characterizations even if it meant more changes in the original play . room service was effectively musicalized in 1944 as step lively starring frank sinatra . putting the marxes with ol ' blue - eyes in a combined movie would also have been interesting .\nis a masterpiece . funny to think that american critics looked down their noses at the film at the time of its release . maybe they took offense at the inescapable scent of welles\u2019 passion for rita hayworth , his wife at the time and his ex shortly after production wrapped . he captures her in close - up with a hungry , enraptured eye , the most coherent image in a film that\u2019s built on logical incoherence .\nshows up at the hotel , penniless and owing money on his typewriter . with no place to go , he stays in a room shared by others who will exploit him in several ways , stealing the typewriter to buy food , and having him fake a serious illness to prevent their expulsion from the hotel .\nthis is very stagy , and although there are a handful of funny moments ( the aforementioned turkey in what is one of the dopiest special effects of all time , a bit involving poisoning ) , you really have to wait a while to get to them . there ' s actually very little interaction between the\nbrothers\nand none of them seem particularly inspired in this one . there ' s no cutting loose , so it ' s like the marx brothers in a box . i really doubt any single moment in room service will be brought up in a discussion about class marx moments . it ' s disappointing because there was potential with the story .\nfrom the dizzyingly psychedelic \u201c stargate sequence \u201d to the strange hotel room and the appearance of the nebulous star baby , 2001 signs off with far more questions than answers\u2014questions that have been discussed and dissected for 50 years . but now we might have a concrete explanation of just what was going on from kubrick himself .\nthe only film the marx brothers made at rko . during salary negotiations with the studio , erstwhile member zeppo marx represented the marx brothers , threatening to rejoin the group if their demands weren ' t met . see more \u00bb\nprobable the least funny marx brothers film of the 1930s . mostly due to it not being original marx bros material . only later adopted for them , compared to their other films which was writing taken from their own stage shows .\nhas enormous ambitions that belie its tight running time , the end result of odious studio interference that nonetheless fails to impede the viewing experience . come for hayworth and welles , stay for the film\u2019s dizzying hall of mirrors shootout . \u2014\nas the truck rams the car over the cliff and falls off in the final film , there is a low roar sound effect that the filmmaker included to emphasize the death of the truck . spielberg , who wanted the truck to seem\nproduction code couldn\u2019t handle it either , mandating changes in service of propriety , i . e . , social conformity . ( had will hays , joseph breen , and their censoring kind not been around , noir would\u2019ve been an even more nihilistic realm . ) in any case , the m . o . was linear : talk it out , trace the clues , tell us about it with a voiceover .\nleave it to the master of suspense to meld docudrama realism with the melodrama of film noir . \u201c alfred hitchcock \u2019s powerful portrait of a man \u2026 drawn from life ! \u201d the wrong man \u2019s original trailer proclaims . it\u2019s to the film\u2019s credit that hitch doesn\u2019t screw around here , telling in full the story of a man falsely convicted for robberies he never committed . unsurprisingly , hitch is every bit as interested in the effects of the outrageous miscarriage of justice that befalls manny balestrero as he is in the lasting trauma his detention inflicts on him and his family . the wrong man puts a high premium on claustrophobic camerawork\u2014we feel like we\u2019re as confined as poor old manny\u2014but the film\u2019s greatest impression is left in its aftermath . \u2014 a . c .\nthey choose this room , which is a very inaccurate replica of french architecture ( deliberately so , inaccurate ) because one was suggesting that they had some idea of something that he might think was pretty , but wasn\u2019t quite sure . just as we\u2019re not quite sure what do in zoos with animals to try to give them what we think is their natural environment .\n, however , lynch took his fascination with the subgenre to a whole other level , depicting a world where a character\u2019s interior life influences not only the film\u2019s visual style but its narrative structure as well . in the first great performance of her illustrious career ,\nthe basic plot has groucho playing broadway producer gordon miller , trying to find backing for his play after running up an enormous tab at the hotel where he and his cast are staying \u2013 \u0080\u009d $ 1 , 200 , which was a huge amount back in 1938 . the play is ready to open in a day . if they can avoid getting thrown out of the hotel first , they will be able to pay off their bills . to complicate matters , the author of the play comes in . just as groucho , chico , and harpo are about to skip out on the hotel bill .\njamie lee curtis was initially interested in the role because she loved carpenter\u2019s 1976 film assault on precinct 13 and went on to audition for the part of laurie strode three separate times . carpenter initially wanted actress anne lockhart for the role , but cast curtis after her final audition , where she nailed the scene of laurie looking out her window to see michael myers in her backyard . curtis has reprised her role as laurie several times in the near - 40 years since the original film ' s release , and also lent her voice in an uncredited appearance as a phone operator in halloween iii : season of the witch ( the pseudo - sequel that did not feature the michael myers storyline ) . in 2018 , she ' ll play laurie again when david gordon green will add yet another film to the franchise .\nquite a letdown from the first two films the brothers did for mgm . don ' t know why zeppo negotiated this film with rko . they would return to mgm for the remainder of their films . this is the only one of their films that was not designed specifically for their talents , being adapted from a broadway play . humor is much below par , although it gets better as the film progresses . the two main female characters , played by lucille ball and a precocious 15 year old anne miller , are barely in the film . for those who prefer their marx films with a minimum of musical interruptions , this fills the bill . even chico doesn ' t play the piano nor does harpo play the harp . however , harpo does accompany the singing of\nswing low , sweet chariot\nwith harmonica .\n\u201ca beautiful femme fatale saunters into an unsuspecting man\u2019s life and entices him into committing murder for her . \u201d this logline could be used to describe any number of classic film noirs . most of this can be traced back to author james m . cain , who wrote two books\u2014\none thing leads to another . they decide to pretend that the author has contracted measles , to keep from being thrown out of the hotel . this leads to one of the madcap moments in the film . harpo spits iodine through a strainer to cover the author with spots for his \u201cmeasles\u201d . they can\u2019t be thrown out , but they aren\u2019t getting any food , either . o ne attempt has harpo winning a turkey in a drawing . only to have harpo bring a live turkey to the hotel room , and have the turkey \u201cfly\u201d out the window . with wires manipulating the puppet turkey to fly \u2013 \u0080\u009da very funny moment , with the wires being so obvious that they\u2019re hilarious .\neagle - eyed viewers will catch the word \u201cflammable\u201d scrawled across the back of the truck , yet when it careens off the cliff at the end of the movie it doesn\u2019t go boom . the studio wanted a big explosion , but the director wanted a slower demise for his film\u2019s villain .\nfilm noir or horror\u2014which category does charles laughton\u2019s night of the hunter belong in ? frankly , all such quibbles are needless . the film fits snugly beneath either appellation , for one thing : it\u2019s a hybridized version of both . ( let\u2019s call it \u201cfilm noirror . \u201d ) for another , it\u2019s a masterwork , so fie upon labels . night of the hunter lurks in shadows and revels in misogyny . whether you\u2019ve seen it or not , you probably have the image of robert mitchum\u2019s tattooed knuckles imprinted upon your brain thanks to pop culture osmosis . reverend harry powell is quite the villain , a man as quick to distort the truth with honey - coated lies as laughton is to distort reality through oblique perspective , unnerving use of shadows and light , and a dizzying array of camera compositions that make small - town west virginia feel altogether otherworldly . \u2014 a . c .\ndonald pleasence\u2019s character , dr . sam loomis , was named after the character of the same name from alfred hitchcock\u2019s psycho . curtis\u2019s mother , janet leigh , appeared in psycho as sam loomis\u2019s girlfriend marion , and was killed in the film\u2019s famous shower scene . for the loomis character in halloween , carpenter originally wanted either peter cushing or christopher lee , but both passed on the film because the pay was too low . pleasence would go on to appear in four halloween sequels , concluding with halloween 6 : the curse of michael myers , which was released after his death in 1995 .\nit doesn ' t matter how many times you ' ve seen it ; john carpenter ' s halloween , which was released nearly 40 years ago , will always be required viewing for the holiday for which it ' s named . here are 15 things you might not have known about the film .\n, which centers on two treasury agents who must go undercover to infiltrate a notorious counterfeiting ring . while not boasting any big - name actors or even a particularly novel story , the film is noted for its inventive cinematography , with mann and cinematographer john alton deciding to shoot several scenes on location in\nthe snakerama gas station seen in the film also appears in spielberg ' s 1979 world war ii comedy , 1941 , with actress lucille benson again appearing as the proprietor . the two elderly people weaver tries to flag down in a car also appear as helpless motorists in close encounters of the third kind .\npark chan - wook\u2019s oldboy makes the smart choice most genre homages don\u2019t : the film relegates reference to the soundtrack titles , some of which crop up elsewhere on this very list . it takes more than a few hat tips to tourneur , hawks and ray to make a noir , but oldboy boasts the lion\u2019s share of noir\u2019s best trappings in its story of long - term revenge and dirty family secrets . the film is probably best revered for a single fight scene , one of only a handful to occur throughout its two - hour running time . admittedly , that hallway scrap is pretty glorious , but park boils his protagonist hard , and spoken from beneath star choi min - sik\u2019s grizzled mane , the film\u2019s dialogue crackles with beefy , unhinged ennui . years from now when the next big international neo - noir import arrives stateside , don\u2019t be surprised if you see oldboy \u2019s moniker on its ost . \u2014 a . c .\nthe silent movie humorisk is made with money raised by a friend . director is jo swerling . it was made in two weeks at fort lee , nj . studios and in a studio at 49th st . and 10th ave . in new york . no copy exists of this ( unfinished ? ) film .\nthe panaglide was a competitor to the now - ubiquitous steadicam , which allowed the camera to be fitted to a camera operator for far - ranging and smoothly unbroken shots . carpenter loved it because he could shoot copious amounts of footage in one day to make up for the film\u2019s minuscule $ 300 , 000 budget .\nlucille ball , who has a supporting role , would later buy the studio that made this film , rko pictures . she and desi arnaz purchased it during the height of their success on i love lucy ( 1951 ) and renamed it desilu studios , now best known as the sponsorship of star trek ( 1966 ) .\nwe\u2019ll start with the following 100 titles . some 70 years after the term \u201cfilm noir\u201d was first uttered , take a trip through the screwed - up terrain of the mid - century psyche , with all its sex , lies , and crime scene tape . let\u2019s get going\u2014don\u2019t say we didn\u2019t warn you . \u2014 amanda schurr\nplaced next to the rest of his filmography , jules dassin\u2019s the naked city feels somewhat rote . if you\u2019ve ever watched a single episode of law and order , or if you have a distinct fondness for procedural fare at large , then you really owe a debt of thanks to dassin\u2019s stripped - down work here . unlike so many other noirs , the naked city aims for realism over stylish melodrama . that verisimilitude has kept the film from aging well , but dassin\u2019s commitment to authenticity lends a great deal of heft to his story of brute violence in new york city , even if the plot runs pretty much by the numbers . that\u2019s sort of the point , of course : to showcase the way that law operates in service to justice . the results might be flat , but their influence and dedication to purity call for our acknowledgement . \u2014 a . c .\n, an adaptation of novelist / screenwriter scott b . smith\u2019s 1993 thriller about three working - class men who end up stumbling upon a crashed plane filled with millions of dollars in cash . seeing this as the answer to their financial woes , the men divvy up the money only to quickly find their close - knit group torn apart by greed and paranoia . while not ostensibly film noir in its construction , the story nevertheless touches upon classic noir themes\u2014namely , the corruptive power of greed and the folly of man in attempting to control life\u2019s chaos . whatever its designation , the film presents an absorbing , if unmistakably devastating , modern - day morality tale . \u2014\nlawrence kasdan\u2019s directorial debut remains , to this day , one of the sexiest movies ever to grace the big screen\u2014not to mention , the rare occasion where the phrase \u201cerotic thriller\u201d can be appropriately uttered without the slightest hint of a snicker . boasting a star - making performance by kathleen turner , the film takes the standard double indemnity / the postman always rings twice premise ( femme fatale hires lover to kill husband ) and grafts it onto the humid nightmare that is florida in the midst of a heat wave . memorable sex scenes aside , however , the film is also a master class in how to build suspense and escalate tension . \u2014 m . r .\ncarl franklin\u2019s excellent early \u201990s neo - noir walks a razor - thin tightrope of suspense : you get the sense from one minute to the next that any step out of place could send the entire narrative into violent anarchy . franklin\u2019s film has great aspirations , delving into the complexities of modern american race relations just a few years after\nalthough she seems much older and mature , ann miller was actually only 15 years old when she made this film . she had lied about her age and obtained a fake birth certificate when she was about 14 years old , which stated that she was 18 . she was so tall , poised and beautiful that she pulled it off .\n, flopped at the box office only to be revived later as a beloved cult classic . the film casts rufus swell as an amnesiac who wakes up one night to discover that his city is ( quite literally ) being manipulated by a band of mysteriously pale men in jet - black trench coats and fedoras . along for the ride is\nto brilliantly deconstruct traditional cinematic storytelling , toggling between chronological black - and - white vignettes and full - color five - minute segments that unfold in reverse order while shelby frantically searches for his wife\u2019s killer . the film is jarring , inventive and adventurous , and the payoff is every bit worth the mind - bending descent into madness . \u2014\nplays a wide - eyed actress newly arrived in hollywood who stumbles upon a beautiful young woman who can\u2019t remember who she is . that pithy logline only touches the tip of the iceberg , as the film delights in throwing numerous other subplots and mysteries at its audience only to violently pull the rug out from under them in its latter half .\nfrequently cited as an example of when film noir , to appropriate a tv idiom , \u201cjumped the shark , \u201d kiss me deadly long ago overcame its initial bad press to become one of the most beloved and influential examples of the subgenre and its ability to tell dark , controversial stories . in that regard , director robert aldrich\u2019s kiss me deadly wears its insanity like a badge . ralph meeker stars as a hard - boiled private eye who ends up bearing witness to the brutal torture and murder of a young hitchhiker ( cloris leachman in one her first film appearances ) . he decides to pursue her case , which results in the discovery of one of film\u2019s all - time great macguffins\u2014a mysterious piece of luggage that emits intense heat and a bright light when opened . ( this visual went on to inspire the glowing briefcase in pulp fiction . ) this all leads to one of the craziest , most jaw - dropping final sequences you\u2019re likely to see in any american movie made during the hays code era . \u2014m . r .\na favorite of martin scorsese , force of evil centers on a lawyer who finds himself involved with an influential gangster looking to take over all smaller rackets in town . the problem ? one of those desirable rackets is run by the lawyer\u2019s older brother . like t - men , the film makes great use of shooting on location . moreover , at times , the film\u2019s familial themes and stylized writing help elevate the conflict to near shakespearean levels ( or biblical levels , considering how frequently it alludes to the story of cain and abel ) . though relatively small in scale , force of evil finds greatness in its aim to convey grandiose , large - scale ideas . \u2014 m . r .\n. ) kubrick\u2019s work here is no - frills and elegantly straightforward : sterling hayden plans one final holdup before retiring and settling down with coleen gray . no twists and turns , just good old - fashioned theft at the racetrack . the film revels in the gray morality of hayden\u2019s good intentions . crime pays , at least until it doesn\u2019t . \u2014\ndoes any psychopath in film noir\u2019s rogues gallery strike quite as much immediate , stomach - churning terror as tommy udo ? the man\u2019s got a leering , sunken visage only a mother could love , provided she keeps her eyes closed tightly and doesn\u2019t give him reason to shove her down the stairs . richard widmark\u2019s wolf grin might be the only thing about kiss of death that matters . bereft of him , of course , henry hathaway\u2019s film remains solid , but widmark\u2019s oscar - nominated performance makes the entire enterprise feel vital . he\u2019s a villain for the ages , perhaps robbed of his due by hathaway\u2019s need to architect a happy ending . such is life working with production codes . \u2014 a . c .\n: at first confused , then maybe a little angry , but then ultimately delighted by how fooled they\u2019d just been . perfectly paced , brilliantly scored by director bryan singer and editor / composer john ottman\u2014the film never lets the marks know they\u2019re being conned by the irresistible ensemble or christopher mcquarrie\u2019s dark , mischievous script . and then like that \u2026 it\u2019s gone\u2026 \u2014\nget carter director mike hodges\u2019s last great film was budding star clive owen\u2019s first . in fact , even now more than 15 years after its release , croupier may be the best thing owen has ever done , playing a struggling novelist who takes a job at a casino , looking for inspiration but finding mostly trouble . watch this film now to be reminded where the actor first prompted speculation that he\u2019d make a great james bond : his character jack manfred isn\u2019t a super - spy , but he\u2019s got the jet - black suaveness , lady - killing panache and dry wit we associate with 007 . croupier is a movie attracted to the sleazier side of life , and owen\u2019s antihero was the perfect tour guide . \u2014 tim grierson\nmiller , the part played by groucho marx in the film version , is not groucho , nor does he need to be . without the cigar , monotone voice , and animated eyebrows , this very experienced actor did a fine job of creating his own unique version of a lively character who will do anything to produce the play , even if that involves shenanigans .\nkind of funny , but this movie is so unusual that i almost feel like i had a break for one week reviewing the marx brothers . i sometimes accidentally think of at the circus being the follow up to a day at the races , this film seems so non - marxian . it ' s just a fun 30 ' s studio system comedy to me .\nonly a master like fritz lang could take a trope as hackish as \u201cit was all just a dream\u201d and turn it into nightmare fuel . then again , only a master like lang could surreptitiously flip the board at censors by tacking a happy ending onto a tragedy . the woman in the window isn\u2019t just one of lang\u2019s best films , it\u2019s one of noir\u2019s greatest gifts to cinema , a taut psychological mindscrew about the nature of taking life . when is it okay to take a life ? when is it not ? by the film\u2019s own standards , lang\u2019s protagonist , professor wanley , kills the jealous lover of young alice reed in self - defense , which puts him in the clear from our standpoint . but wanley winds up falling further and further into hot water , and we start to question the lesson he teaches his students at the woman in the window \u2019s commencement . it\u2019s such a juicy , complex film , made impeccably and with unshakable style , that there\u2019s no need to wonder at its role in validating cinema as art and causing a sea change in film criticism as a discipline . \u2014 a . c .\nthe plot thickens as the author of the play , leo davis ( frank albertson ) , shows up from oswego to see how the production is going . while he ' s not looking , banelli , faker , and miller steal various possessions from him to hock so they can get some food . when the food finally does arrive , it makes for the funniest scene in the film .\ningrid bergman won her first oscar for playing a vulnerable young woman slowly being driven insane by her charismatic husband in gaslight . and while certainly well earned , bergman\u2019s award - winning portrayal is but one reason to catch this exceptional 1944 psychological thriller . for one , unlike other noirs , gaslight is a period story , set in the edwardian era , and reiterates the frightening notion that evil can emerge not just from the corrupt city setting inherent to the genre but from a domestic context , as well . as the film\u2019s villain , charles boyer delivers a hypnotic , chilling performance that perfectly matches bergman\u2019s volatile characterization . if all that weren\u2019t enough , murder , she wrote fans will be delighted at the feature film debut of an 18 - year - old angela lansbury . \u2014 m . r .\nsince its coining in 1946 by french critic nino frank , who observed from afar something dark , quite literally , going on at the american cinema , the term \u201cfilm noir\u201d has been debated and debated and debated some more . is it a genre ? a subgenre ? a movement ? a trend ? a commentary ? a style ? for the purposes of this introduction , let\u2019s call it a response .\nunlike so many of its peers on this listing , edward dmytryk\u2019s obsession doesn\u2019t lean on violence in its plotting and scheming . but the film isn\u2019t gentle by any stretch . in fact , obsession is one of the more gruesome classic noirs , a slow - burning bit of nastiness that could give breaking bad a run for its money in the body disposal department . dmytryk rides on the strength of great work by robert newton , here playing a psychiatrist who determines to kill his wife\u2019s lover , an american diplomat played by phil brown . ( obviously , because everybody knows that all psychiatrists secretly harbor homicidal urges . ) newton\u2019s a creepy hoot , and dmytryk has such a good handle on his suspense that even the tonal dissonance of unwelcome comedy doesn\u2019t break the film\u2019s insidious spell . \u2014 a . c ."]}
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thriller set in an asylum loosely based on a short story by edgar allen poe . starring kate beckinsale , ben kingsley , and michael caine .\nthe loonies really are running the show in \u201cstonehearst asylum , \u201d a victorian melodrama in which no one seems quite right in the head .\n[ us ] stonehearst asylum ( 2014 ) - thriller set in an asylum loosely based on a short story by edgar allen poe . starring kate beckinsale , ben kingsley , and michael caine . : netflixbestof\n\u201cstonehearst asylum\u201d is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . psychoses in full swing , and sir michael caine in a ball gag .\nben kingsley , left , as the acting superintendent of a mental institution , and jim sturgess as a newly arrived doctor , in \u201cstonehearst asylum . \u201d\nprincipal photography began in bulgaria on june 21 , 2013 . on july 31 , 2014 , the film ' s title eliza graves was changed to stonehearst asylum .\non the surface , anderson seems to have all the necessary pieces for a surreal psycho pop . but the fear factor eludes him , leaving\nstonehearst asylum\nmore insipid than insane .\nin 1899 , young doctor jim sturgess arrives at forbidding stonehearst asylum , intrigued by the case of hysteric eliza graves ( kate beckinsale ) but some of the healing practises are quite unconventional .\njim sturgess plays edward , who shows up at the isolated stonehearst asylum and says his goal is to work with the staff in order to get practical experience for his future medical career .\nsome people may find\nstonehearst asylum\ntoo creepy for their tastes , but the fact that it was able to surprise me in a believable way at the very end was impressive to me .\neliza graves is based on a short story by edgar allan poe . it is the story of stonehurst asylum , a variation on the story of the inmates running the asylum .\nstonehearst asylum ,\nstarring jim sturgess , kate beckinsale and ben kingsley , is a victoria - era psychological thriller with some good twisty turns thanks to the inspiration of an edgar allan poe story .\nstonehearst asylum sets itself apart thanks to its source material - - it draws heavily from an edgar allan poe short story - - and its embracing of the hammer horror aesthetic in all its schlocky glory .\nspoilers ahead . so in the movie stonehearst asylum , at the very end the twist is revealed to be that the young doctor is , in fact , quite mad himself . he reveals this fact to the love interest and whisks her off to another asylum that they may or may not be running .\nlakeshore records will release the soundtrack to stonehearst asylum , a thriller based on a poem by edgar allan poe . academy award - nominated composer john debney lends his signature touches to this mysterious film about a recent medical student grad who takes up a position at a mental institution . stonehearst asylum is directed by brad anderson ( the machinist , the call ) and is in theaters and vod on october 24 . more soundtrack details are forthcoming .\noscar winners ben kingsley and michael caine join kate beckinsale at the mysterious asylum in this thriller .\nmovies & more reviewer john gillispie shares his thoughts on\nstonehearst asylum ,\nwhich is rated pg - 13 . the movie is available on dvd and stars jim sturgess , kate beckinsale , ben kingsley and michael caine .\nthe cast for\nstonehearst asylum\nincludes david thewlis and michael caine in important roles , but i can ' t describe much more about the movie without giving too many details away for those who haven ' t seen it yet .\ni need to stop watching asylum themed horror movies . i can\u2019t help but be a sucker for them , especially when they are set in the early 19 th century . stonehearst asylum boasts a pretty big cast for a movie that had zero marketing . the film stars kate beckinsale as eliza graves who has been committed by her husband for \u201chysteria\u201d .\ntechnicolor - postworks new york provided post - production services for stonehearst asylum , the new suspense film from director brad anderson and millennium entertainment . the facility provided editorial systems and support to the production and also handled editorial conforming , color grading and deliverables .\nthe lunatics have seldom taken over the asylum so literally , yet to so little reward , as in \u201cstonehearst asylum . \u201d not exactly qualifying as horror , costume drama , mystery , parable or satire , this well - mounted gothic meller \u2014 as much as it\u2019s anything \u2014 arrives top - heavy with prestige british acting talent but never quite finds its footing , or [ \u2026 ]\nstonehearst asylum stars kate beckinsale ( underworld : awakening , total recall ) , ben kingsley ( shutter island , elegy ) , michael caine ( the dark knight rises , inception ) , jim sturgess ( cloud atlas , 21 ) and brendan gleeson ( gangs of new york , in bruges ) .\non christmas eve 1899 , a dewy - eyed young doctor played by jim sturgess arrives at stonehearst to apprentice under the mysterious dr . lamb ( ben kingsley ) .\ndirector brad anderson (\nthe machinist ,\ntranssiberian\n) heaps a lot onto the narrative table set by the screenwriter , joseph gangemi . like martin scorsese ' s\nshutter island ,\nstonehearst asylum\nstarts with the hysteria knob set at 11 and goes up from there .\nstonehearst asylum ( filmed under the title of eliza graves ) was released in 2014 to a mixed reception from both critics and audiences . directed by brad anderson ( session 9 and the machinist ) , the film stars jim sturgess , kate beckinsale , ben kingsley , michael caine , david thewlis , and brendan gleeson .\nmy biggest criticism of this film is that halfway through the plot they reveal to you the true identities of the asylum patients and the asylum staff , and there is no ambiguity whatsoever from that point on . they could have created a lot of suspense from the fact that there is no way to be certain that the asylum patients in the secret ward are truly sane and telling the truth , and no way to ensure that the asylum staff are really insane . the grey area of psychology allows for a lot of suspense here that was not utilized .\ni really like brad anderson\u2019s films ( hell , i even dug the call ) , so stonehearst asylum is a painful disappointment . it could\u2019ve benefited from some tighter editing and a stronger focus on tone . the performances are solid enough to give the movie a one - view pass , but ultimately it\u2019s a forgettable film .\nyoung doctor edward newgate ( jim sturgess ) arrives at stonehearst asylum to get some clinical training but finds the eccentric superintendent dr . lamb ( ben kingsley ) using unusual methods that are not necessarily helpful to his psychiatric patients . lamb also has a guard / henchman named finn who shows signs of hostility to the newcomer .\nwhen young doctor edward newgate ( jim sturgess ) arrives at stonehearst asylum in search of an apprenticeship , he is warmly welcomed by superintendent dr . lamb ( ben kingsley ) and a mesmerizing woman by the name of eliza graves ( kate beckinsale ) . edward is intrigued by lamb ' s modern methods of treating the insane until a series of unusual events leads him to make a horrifying discovery , exposing lamb ' s utopia and pushing edward to the limits of his conscience . inspired by a short story from edgar allan poe , stonehearst asylum is a tale in which nobody is who or what they appear to be . ( c ) millenium entertainment\nin the first scene of the gothic bash\nstonehearst asylum ,\na doctor played by brendan gleeson gasses on about\nthe classic symptoms of the chronic hysteric .\nhe may as well be talking about the madhouse genre itself , in addition to the fraught young woman on display , eliza , played by kate beckinsale .\nnewgate is surprised by lamb ' s unorthodox methods and uncustomarily humane asylum . lamb explains that he does not believe in drugging or incarcerating his patients , and he encourages their delusions when he feels it will bring them greater happiness , thus creating a kind and dignified environment at the asylum .\n\u201cstonehearst asylum\u201d is a movie loosely inspired by an edgar allan poe story . john debney wrote the score , and he\u2019s been a true hit and miss composer for me . mostly miss lately , but i was interested in this score . the subject was interesting and a good composer like debney could really make something memorable with it .\nanyone hoping for a thriller exploring victorian - era medicine ' s manifest gender oppression , beware : david cronenberg ' s a dangerous method , alice winocour ' s excellent augustine or even the maggie gyllenhaal - hugh dancy rom - com hysteria would be better options . in stonehearst asylum , women are just collateral damage in a war between men .\nin 1899 , young doctor jim sturgess arrives at forbidding stonehearst asylum , intrigued by the case of hysteric eliza graves ( kate beckinsale ) . soon , he learns the apparent director ( ben kingsley ) is a lunatic who has overthrown the real master ( michael caine ) and is putting his own wild theories into practice among free - range lunatics .\nin 1899 , a young doctor arrives at an asylum for an apprenticeship and becomes suspicious of his mentor ' s methods while falling for a female patient .\nstonehearst asylum , the new film starring kate beckinsale ( underworld : awakening , snow angels ) and jim sturgess ( one day , cloud atlas ) is on vod and in theaters now ( check showtimes ) . music composed and conducted by academy award nominee john debney ( houdini , draft day , walk of shame ) , the soundtrack features classical orchestral cues befitting the period drama .\nit may not be his worst film overall , but\nstonehearst\nis anderson ' s flattest film , a disappointingly shallow affair that wastes an opportunity to breathe life into a timeless edgar allen poe short story .\ntaking a tilt toward moral ambiguity , stonehearst asylum plays up the notion that normalcy and deviance are relative , artificial concepts . but this film is hardly substantial enough to sustain such suggestions ; instead , the sentimental id comes to the fore as the film builds up to a climax that finds the power of love conquering all \u2014 including hysteria . who needs shrinks when schmaltz is enough ?\nmaking its european bow at the rome film festival on oct . 22 before opening domestically in the u . s . on oct . 24 , stonehearst asylum might recoup part of its budget through the appeal of kate beckinsale . the underworld star somehow gets a chance to flex her actioner chops in this film , even when she ' s playing a fragile , psychologically unwell victorian - era aristocrat .\na couple of days before 1899 christmas , the oxford new graduate dr . edward newgate arrives at the stonehearst asylum to complete training for his specialty of asylum medicine . he is met by armed men who take him to dr . silas lamb , who welcomes his help and takes him under his wing . edward is shocked to see the methods that dr lamb uses to run this asylum . he becomes infatuated with eliza graves , one of the patients who is a lady of status and does not seem to belong . one night , edward overhears a knocking from the bowels of the facility and is shocked to find that everything is not as it seems in this place and that his uneasy feelings may be justified . what will edward choose ?\nthank you sirs , may we have another ? it\u2019s been 26 years since the release of without a clue , the sherlock holmes spoof that first united british screen icons ben kingsley and michael caine . at long last the two reunite in stonehearst asylum , an upcoming dramatic thriller based on edgar allan poe\u2019s short story the system of doctor tarr and professor fether ( the film was originally titled eliza graves ) .\na harvard medical school graduate takes a job at an insane asylum , unaware of the fact that it has been taken over by its occupants . from urltoken on november 7 , 2010\nrotten tomatoes , a review aggregator , reports that 52 % of 48 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review ; the average rating was 5 . 5 / 10 . the site ' s consensus reads :\nstonehearst asylum offers over - the - top fun for genre aficionados ; for others , however , it ' s likely to prove a dull disappointment .\nmetacritic rated it 52 / 100 based on fourteen reviews .\nloosely based upon the short story \u201cthe system of doctor tarr and professor fether\u201d by edgar allan poe , stonehearst asylum tells the tale of dr . edward newgate ( sturgess ) , who has recently arrived at the aforementioned asylum . there he meets dr . silas lamb ( kingsley ) , patient eliza graves ( beckinsale ) , and lamb\u2019s right - hand man mickey finn ( thewlis ) . after witnessing lamb\u2019s treatment of his patients , newgate slowly begins to realize that things aren\u2019t what they seem and , with the help of dr . benjamin salt ( caine ) , he slowly unravels the truth of what is really going on .\nan oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum , only to discover that the\nrevolutionary\nnew treatments are inhumane and that there is more going on than meets the eye .\nthis still leaves the actual final minutes open to interpretation . they may be continuing his fantasy together running the asylum , or just picked a nice place to be crazy together . either works .\nrotten tomatoes , a review aggregator , reports that 50 % of 28 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review ; the average rating was 5 . 7 / 10 . the site ' s consensus reads :\nstonehearst asylum offers over - the - top fun for genre aficionados ; for others , however , it ' s likely to prove a dull disappointment .\nmetacritic rated it 50 / 100 based on twelve reviews . ( wikipedia )\ni\u2019ve still not shaken the \u201cgeneric thriller horror music\u201d feeling though . luckily , \u201cstonehearst asylum\u201d has 31 cues , so i am patient . and then the main character finally starts meeting people in the asylum . he meets timm and i wake up , very scared . he meets eliza and the strings touch me . i wasn\u2019t expecting to find such a beautiful melody in this score . then he is chased and i run with him . the orchestral madness begins . \u201cthe doctor\u2019s story\u201d is a lot of fun , in a creepy asylum sort of way . this score took its time to take off , but it\u2019s flying now , and i\u2019m invested in it . \u201cdanse macabre saint saens\u201d delivers exactly what it promises , and i love it . it\u2019s a crazy wonderful fantasy and i can only smile and imagine how the scene looks like .\nthe reason for lady graves ' warning soon reveals itself . newgate discovers dozens of prisoners being kept in basement cells . the prisoners reveal that they are the true staff of stonehearst , and the doctors and nurses newgate has met upstairs are actually patients .\noverall , the film gets pretty uneven in tone and pacing , and its premise ' s farfetched elements are further called to one ' s attention by a couple major subtlety lapses and much conventionalism , yet the intriguing subject matter , and the competence displayed within excellent score work , exquisite cinematography and art direction , generally effective writing and direction , and engrossing performances make\nstonehearst asylum\na compelling and ultimately rather thought - provoking psychological dramatic thriller .\nnewgate is the new doctor at the titular establishment , an asylum for the rich and socially mobile . when the rich and famous don\u2019t want to be embarrassed by their uncle who thinks he\u2019s a horse , they shuffle him off to stonehearst . it is where the privileged few go when their minds break . and it is an unhappy , dark place . as ben kingsley \u2019s silas lamb says , \u201c misery has a way of clarifying one\u2019s condition . \u201d\nbased on an edgar allan poe story , stonehearst asylum stars kate beckinsale , ben kingsley , jim sturgess and michael caine in a thriller about patients who take over a corrupt mental institution . the film was shot in bulgaria with thomas yatsko as cinematographer . brian gates edited the film at technicolor - postworks\u2019 west village location on greenwich street . the film was conformed by editor george bunce on autodesk smoke . technicolor - postworks generated dcp , film and video deliverables .\nnot at all the psycho shriek - fest its halloween - proximate release might suggest , ' stoneheart asylum ' is a handsome psychological cat - and - mouse game featuring excellent performances by a powerhouse cast .\nat this point , anytime i see a movie about someone visiting a mysterious asylum i can pretty much guess what the twist is going to be . it makes the whole movie a chore to watch .\nhe meets the man in charge ( played by ben kingsley ) and is surprised by the unusual methods of treatment he has for some of his patients . you do get a feeling that something isn ' t quite right at stonehearst and those suspicions are soon confirmed .\nthe lack of thematic substance wouldn\u2019t be an issue if \u201cstonehearst asylum\u201d had the personality it should have with someone as talented as anderson at the helm . \u201cstonehearst\u201d should be a hammer film , rich with dark corridors and oppressive shadows . while the production design may be authentic , and one can admire anderson\u2019s desire to stay truthful with his period , it leads to a film that\u2019s surprisingly dull visually . i like that anderson doesn\u2019t resort to jump scares or other modern horror techniques , but he hasn\u2019t replaced those tricks of the trade with the dread required for this story to work . of course , it\u2019s not anderson\u2019s fault that gangemi\u2019s script is shallow and repetitive\u2014there has to be at least 12 scenes of newgate trying and failing to convince graves to leave , for example .\ncommon criticism for the film centered upon what the reviewers felt was the film ' s failure to live up to its full potential , considering its atmosphere and all - a - list cast , except for the main character , jim sturgess , a relative unknown . and the los angeles times wrote ,\non the surface , anderson seems to have all the necessary pieces for a surreal psycho pop . but the fear factor eludes him , leaving\nstonehearst asylum\nmore insipid than insane .\nthe psychology is there too . the setting is a british insane asylum whose troubled patients on a snowy christmas eve in 1899 occupy a once - mannerly estate that has slipped into very ill - mannered debauchery and decay .\nbut newgate begins to have his suspicions about stonehearst , starts poking around and\u2013this isn ' t a spoiler , since it takes place a half - hour into a movie that runs nearly two hours\u2013discovers the real staff is locked up in the maze of old - school iron cages in the basement . the inmates are now running the asylum . but rather than ride off and return with the authorities , dr . newgate stays , a prisoner of his love for the skittish mrs . graves and\u2026well , that would be telling .\nthe rest of the score doesn\u2019t lose this pace . it ends up as a very enjoyable listen . sometimes crazy fantasy , sometimes scary , sometimes adventurous , \u201cstonehearst asylum\u201d delivers in the end . i got a couple of cues that even reminded me of debney\u2019s \u201cend of days score\u201d , while others were simply fun to listen to . \u201cfinn catches fire / escape\u201d for example experiments with all sort of scary sounds and it works . the score waltzes its way to the end and i am left with a very good feeling .\nperhaps it ' s apt that a decrepit boiler room is one of stonehearst asylum ' s major settings . in his latest outing , brad anderson has basically thrown everything into the film ' s furnace so as to keep its wobbly narrative running \u2014 to no avail , sadly : as the leaps between genre tropes and divergent threads exposes ever wider plot holes , this incoherent adaptation of an edgar allan poe ( joe gangemi wrote the screenplay ) short story attempts endless twists and turns , culminating in a supposedly cathartic denouement drenched in sap .\nin this war of asylum - set attrition , the good guy is edward newgate ( jim sturgess ) , who arrives on christmas eve , 1899 , at a far - flung mental institution to take up the job as a physicist ; the bad guy , meanwhile , is silas lamb ( ben kingsley ) , the asylum ' s superintendent , whose seemingly benign approach toward his charges \u2014 among them eliza \u2014 is shattered when newgate discovers the awful truth in that basement boiler room .\nthe lunatics have seldom taken over the asylum so literally , yet to so little reward , as in \u201cstonehearst asylum . \u201d not exactly qualifying as horror , costume drama , mystery , parable or satire , this well - mounted gothic meller \u2014 as much as it\u2019s anything \u2014 arrives top - heavy with prestige british acting talent but never quite finds its footing , or a discernible point . arriving the week before halloween in a half - dozen territories including the u . s . , the pic\u2019s familiar faces and promise ( however empty ) of a moderately scary good time should generate more idle curiosity than b . o . , with word of mouth unlikely to help . ancillary prospects are likely to be healthier , but this fairly expensive - looking production will face a long slog recouping its costs .\nlater , a young man , the newly - minted dr . edward newgate , ( jim sturgess ) , arrives at stonehearst asylum on christmas eve , where he desires to take up residency . a group of armed men led by mickey finn ( david thewlis ) allow him entry . finn escorts him to the office of the superintendent , dr . silas lamb ( ben kingsley ) . although lamb was not expecting him , despite newgate having sent letters preceding his arrival , he welcomes the help of an oxford - educated doctor and grants him the residency .\ncut to christmas eve . aspiring alienist edward newgate ( sturgess ) is pounding on the locked gates of stonehearst , hoping to study with the well - known dr . salt ( caine ) . but salt has been replaced by dr . silas lamb ( kingsley ) , who agrees to take on newgate as his assistant .\nclever , well - acted , and entertainingly executed , stonehearst asylum is a nice under - the - radar psychological thriller piece . in it , we find a recent medical school grad taking up a position at a mental institution , turn of the century , only to find things are not as they seem . there are twists , turns , and horror , albeit with some raised eyebrows . that stonehearst is even remotely compelling is due mostly to its cast , a talented ensemble team . none more exciting to watch , however , than ben kingsley , whose embodiment of his character steals the attention in every scene . to be sure , the twists do start to get ahead of the film , and the third act almost falls apart . yet , the originality in the beginning , and the slow unveil make it standout , along with the strong performances . interesting . 3 . 5 / 5 stars\none patient in particular grabs newgate\u2019s attention : eliza graves ( kate beckingsale ) , a proper victorian woman whose husband had her taken away to the funny farm to quell her sinful desires . newgate\u2019s first hint that something is amiss at stonehearst comes the first night , when eliza warns him to flee before silas can spot him slipping away . he dismisses her warnings ( she is crazy after all , right ? ) and as newgate digs further into the secrets of the asylum , he uncovers a conspiracy that involves michael caine locked up in the basement \u2013 never a good sign .\nthe last scene shows an open - air , progressive asylum in italy and eliza plays the piano for the inmates . her\nhusband\nnow goes by the name of dr . lamb and is apparently on staff there , and they seem quite happy .\ndownload the album : urltoken subscribe : urltoken lakeshore records presents stonehearst asylum ( original motion picture soundtrack ) - official album preview featuring the score by academy award - nominated composer john debney ! partial track listing 01 . eliza\u2019s theme 0 : 00 03 . eliza\u2019s story 0 : 30 04 . wagon ride 1 : 00 06 . edward enters asylum 1 : 30 07 . eliza plays 2 : 00 10 . dangerous liaison 2 : 30 11 . lamb gives a tour 3 : 00 12 . edward meets timm 3 : 30 14 . the chase 4 : 00 18 . danse macabre saint saens 4 : 30 21 . bonfire / edward prepares 5 : 00 28 . i am dr . newgate ! 5 : 30 30 . eliza\u2019s waltz 6 : 00 31 . eliza and edward 6 : 30 like : urltoken follow : urltoken follow : urltoken urltoken\nwe get bouts of electroshock therapy of a particularly harsh degree and , more frighteningly , both kingsley and david thewlis in cackling , bulging - eyed close - up , portraying asylum staffers you wouldn ' t trust with your brain , your secrets or anything else .\njoseph gangemi\u2019s screenplay is based on a humorously macabre 1844 edgar allan poe story that\u2019s been adapted numerous times before , notably by two screen surrealists : juan lopez moctezuma in his 1973 cult film \u201cthe mansion of madness , \u201d and jan svankmajer with 2005\u2019s \u201clunacy\u201d ( which also took inspiration from the marquis de sade ) . both predecessors were much bolder , if more esoteric , statements than \u201cstonehearst asylum\u201d ends up being . never quite sure whether it\u2019s aiming for suspense , absurdism , romance , or something else , the pic simply tries for everything in half - hearted fashion , with results that are neither sufficiently plausible nor fantastical .\nbut the scare , that terror of being locked away and at the mercy of the barbaric\nremedies\nused at the time to treat mental ails , never takes hold . the scene is certainly macabre with stonehearst patients encouraged to indulge their delusions and mingle freely about the place . and nothing , including the hospital staff , is what it seems .\nlady graves and the impostor newgate end the film at the santa cristina asylum in tuscany , italy , where they are known as dr . and mrs . lamb , treating mental patients with the original lamb ' s methods . the two dance happily and embrace in a beautiful garden .\nthe original story on which eliza graves is based - the system of doctor tarr and professor fether - is a dark comedy about a wandering traveller who , out of curiosity , investigates an insane asylum that is reputed to employ a highly liberal method of treatment that allows patients to wander freely about the grounds , and encourages the doctors to freely indulge and even encourage their delusions . upon arriving at the asylum , however , the traveler discovers the patients locked away in cells and is told that an incident occurred a few weeks prior that forced the suspension of the ' soothing system ' .\nnewgate immediately falls for one of the patients , a beautiful , well - bred woman who plays piano for the inmates . eliza ( kate beckinsale ) is there for\nhysterics\n, having attacked her abusive and powerful , well - connected husband who had her committed . eliza , recognizing that newgate is a compassionate man , begs him to flee stonehearst but he refuses to leave without her .\nstonehearst asylum isn\u2019t devoid of merit though . it\u2019s actually a very good idea for a film . there\u2019s some lovely cinematography , some decent performances , and some nice ideas , but overall , it ends up feeling very ho - hum . and being that it\u2019s based upon a story by edgar allan poe , i couldn\u2019t help but wonder what it could have been if it had been made into a roger corman film with vincent price starring in ben kingsley\u2019s role . the story has the kind of feel of the fall of the house of usher to me , and it could have been a wonderful film indeed . as such , the film is still worth seeing , but will probably leave you feeling disgruntled .\nit\u2019s familiar territory for sir ben , who we last saw in diagnosis mode in the 2010 mind bender shutter island . and while the exclusive trailer offers only glimpses of him in the same frame with sir michael ( who plays the asylum\u2019s imprisoned former superintendent ) , you\u2019d be mad to think these titans won\u2019t eventually clash .\nlady graves , now a resident at stonehearst , is introduced to newgate , who appears immediately smitten . lamb explains that the lady graves has an abusive and painful past . she developed hysteria from enduring her husband ' s\nunnatural appetites\nand can no longer bear emotional or physical contact without seizing in hysterical fits . she stabbed her husband in the right eye with a comb and bit off his left ear trying to protect herself , which led to her father committing her into the asylum to escape her marriage to her\nmonster\nof a husband . her husband has since been trying to free her back into his care . dr . lamb is currently prescribing musical therapy for her and refuses to declare her sane , for her own safety .\nnow then , stonehearst asylum is a film that probably reads better on paper than it does on film , and considering its literary source , it\u2019s not hard to understand why . this is certainly not a straight adaptation of the original poe story , but the main plot and some of the story ideas are very much present . that being said , it\u2019s my belief that the writer of this film was trying a little bit too hard to conceal the mystery before revealing it with the film\u2019s twist ending , which is actually the most disappointing aspect of the film as a whole . never mind that some of the character motivations and the actors\u2019 performances are lackluster , or that the story itself is quite predictable , but that twist ending really damages the entire experience as a whole .\nin hope of becoming a resident and in search of experience , edward newgate , a promising young doctor who has recently graduated from oxford , arrives at the stonehearst institution for the mentally ill , in 1899 . however , right from the start , it is quite clear that the superintendent dr silas lamb ' s unorthodox methods of treatment seem to have no positive effect on the patients , furthermore , there is a strange feeling that there is more to the asylum than meets the eye . little by little , as edward becomes infatuated with the mysteriously alluring inmate , eliza graves , reconciling lamb ' s practices with his fresh ideas about therapy , will soon lead to a startling and unexpected discovery . in the end , who can be trusted in a place where nothing is as it seems ?\nthe opening scene of \u201cstonehearst asylum\u201d sets up a film that , sadly , doesn\u2019t follow . a young woman named eliza graves ( kate beckinsale ) is being paraded in front of a room of mental health experts . the doctor in charge ( brendan gleeson ) claims that she is mentally ill , however anderson films the scene in a way that makes the men in the room menacing , teasing a film that should follow about how much energy was expended in medical circles to marginalize what was perceived as a lesser gender . female sexuality was an illness to be cured . and yet even this opening scene is something of a misdirect . as gleeson\u2019s mad doctor says , quoting directly from the poe story on which this is loosely based , \u201c believe nothing you hear , and only half that you see . \u201d\ngangemi ' s script has apparently changed a few details and fleshed out the story . the main character is now a harvard medical school graduate , the eponymous eliza graves , who arrives at the asylum and begins falling for one of the doctors there only to discover - like the protagonist of poe ' s story - that all is not as it seems .\nasylum , an institution that specializes in the treatment of mentally disordered members of distinguished families\u2013there ' s even a relative of the queen among its 200 residents . and at first he ' s pleasantly surprised : though isolated , it ' s not a crumbling hellhole and superintendent dr . lamb ( ben kingsley ) makes it clear from the outset that he and the previous superintendent , dr . salt ( michael\nchristmas day , 1899 . a well - dressed young man is walking along a foggy english back - country road , suitcase in hand . two locals\u2014a girl and her father\u2014stop their cart to ask whether he needs a ride . he politely accepts and introduces himself . his name is newgate , and he\u2019s an alienist\u2014what we\u2019d call a psychiatrist nowadays\u2014on his way to start an internship at stonehearst , a secluded institution that caters to the rich and privileged , black sheep afflicted with everything from schizophrenia and pyromania to \u201cfemale hysteria\u201d and \u201cincurable homosexuality . \u201d\nnewgate sneaks into lamb ' s office and successfully retrieves salt ' s notes , but not the keys . while hiding , he overhears lamb and finn discussing him . finn is deeply suspicious of newgate , but lamb believes newgate shows promise and could be a great asylum doctor one day . both acknowledge the prisoners in the basement , and lamb promises that the loose ends will be tied up by the new year .\nlater , lady graves ' husband and the earlier oxford professor arrive at the asylum . the asylum has been restored to a gentler order under the kind hand of mrs . pike , who is now in charge and has incorporated many of lamb ' s methods of treatment . the professor demands lady graves ' release , but mrs . pike says that dr . newgate already released her weeks ago . the professor reveals that he is the true dr . newgate and the one they knew is an imposter . the dr . newgate they met was never a medical student , nor a doctor at all , but an escaped mental patient who had also been part of the exhibition . dr . lamb , playing chess with the reduced dr . salt , hears this and shows a spark of his previous self as he gleefully remarks\ncheckmate .\nwhile the patients are happy and thriving , there are some definite failings to lamb ' s method of running the asylum . they are quickly running out of provisions and having difficulties keeping up with the every - day demands of the large institution , such as heating the building in winter . some of the more violent patients , such as finn , are also difficult to control , and he eventually murders a female patient .\ni\u2019m not sure what the director of the machinist is doing directing such a run of the mill asylum movie . the plot is so paper thin and overdone that a small child could see it coming a mile away . but yet here we are with brad anderson at the helm directing this hunk of junk . it\u2019s so formulaic that it seems as though anderson is going out of his way to bore his audience to death .\nthough she brushes aside newgate ' s attempts at flirtation , she is struck by his empathy and respectful demeanor . an elaborate christmas feast follows , during which the staff and patients mingle and a small fight between newgate and finn occurs , cementing their dislike for one another . after the dinner , lady graves delivers ominous warnings to newgate , and quietly insists that he flee the asylum , but newgate refuses to leave without her .\nthe story abruptly shifts to an asylum shrouded in fog . edward newgate ( jim sturgess ) is the jonathan harker of this story , the man coming to the dangerously - lit castle in the middle of the night . echoes of \u201cbram stoker\u2019s dracula\u201d and \u201cshutter island\u201d hang heavy in the air , again promising a film with something to say and personality to spare ; setting a table on to which too slight a meal is placed .\npremiere . a new apprentice at a lunatic asylum is intrigued by the unusual methods of the doctor in charge . he realises too late that the doctor is actually a patient who has taken over with the intent of establishing his own form of society - a plan that leads to chaos . gothic horror based on edgar allen poe ' s short story eliza graves , starring kate beckinsale , jim sturgess , david thewlis and michael caine .\n1 . eliza\u2019s theme 2 . opening 3 . eliza\u2019s story 4 . wagon ride 5 . seeing the asylum 6 . edward enters asylum 7 . eliza plays 8 . eliza warns edward / secret passage 9 . we are not crazy 10 . dangerous liaison 11 . lamb gives a tour 12 . edward meets timm 13 . edward meets eliza 14 . the chase 15 . the doctor\u2019s story 16 . edward\u2019s plea to eliza 17 . shock therapy 18 . danse macabre saint saens 19 . edward searches / finn kills millie 20 . eliza finds dead millie / inmates revelry 21 . bonfire / edward prepares 22 . finn / edward fight 23 . countdown 24 . strapped to gurney / edward confesses 25 . electrocution / lamb\u2019s story revealed 26 . finn catches fire / escape 27 . aftermath / first kiss 28 . i am dr . newgate ! 29 . edward\u2019s story 30 . eliza\u2019s waltz 31 . eliza and edward\nfor more physical evidence , at the end of the movie we see characters acting in ways that would not really be feasible given the events portrayed . the old nurse is now the head of the asylum , when she was rotting in a cell barely fed for months just a 3 weeks prior . the\nmongoloid\nis now a well dressed gatekeeper / guard . and the entire establishment appears to have returned to working order in no time at all .\nas it turns out ( again , spoilers ) , dr . newgate isn\u2019t actually who he says he is . he\u2019s actually a mental patient himself , posing as a doctor in order to get to eliza after seeing her once and falling in love with her . all of this is revealed by the actual dr . newgate ( brendan gleeson ) after eliza and faux newgate leave the asylum after getting it back under control and out of the hands of dr . lamb . in the film\u2019s final moments , we find them at , yet , another asylum . it appears to be set in italy in a beautiful countryside and they have both taken on new identities : dr . lamb and mrs . lamb . there they allegedly carry on with the real dr . lamb\u2019s treatment by allowing patients to roam free and permitting them to live out their mental states . actually , that last part is nothing more than a mere theory from myself . the ending doesn\u2019t provide you with a concrete answer as to exactly what the hell is going on . but my question is this : these two escape from a mental institution to . . . live in another mental institution ? other than to assume their new identities ( which they didn\u2019t technically have to do ) , there\u2019s not much reason for two star - crossed mental patients to want to flee from an asylum just to enter into another .\nbeckinsale is a familiar face to horror fans , having played the lead in three underworld films and the escape - the - room thriller vacancy . brad anderson seems like an excellent choice for director , having launched his career with the insidiously creepy session 9 , which was also set in an old insane asylum and also explored the subject of insanity . oren peli , creator of paranormal activity , is onboard as a producer , along with bruce davey and mel gibson .\njim sturgess ( across the universe ) takes the lead as edward newgate , a med school grad who accepts an unenviable new position at the titular mental institution in mid - 19 th century france ( you know , when treatment of the mentally ill wasn\u2019t exactly an evolved practice ) . he finds romance with a patient , eliza ( played by kate beckinsale and likely named after poe\u2019s mother ) , but all sorts of less delightful surprises , too , in the asylum\u2019s dark underbelly .\nthe blu - ray presentation of stonehearst asylum features a very strong transfer , but has been aggressively graded digitally to appear very drab and dim . as far as image detail is concerned , it\u2019s quite abundant ; both foreground and background elements are very sharp and precise . colors are very muted , but aesthetically so , and as a consequence , skin tones never appear completely natural . black levels are very satisfying and deep , and contrast levels are quite satisfactory . there is a touch of edge enhancement present , but not an overburdening amount of it . as for the soundtrack options , you get an english 5 . 1 dolby truehd track and an english 2 . 0 dolby digital track . the lossless 5 . 1 track is quite immersive . dialogue is always the main focus , clean and clear , while the sound effects and score have some great speaker to speaker activity . ambient noises fill the surround speakers , as does the film\u2019s score , all with the aid of some excellent lfe . it\u2019s a strong visual and aural presentation , overall . there are also subtitles in english sdh and spanish for those who might need them .\nnewgate ' s attempt to drug the patients and gain control of the asylum is thwarted and lamb prepares newgate for electric shock therapy to turn him into a mental patient to live among them . it is revealed that newgate had come to the asylum specifically to rescue lady graves , whom he had seen at the oxford medical demonstration and become fixated with . before the treatment , lamb grants newgate a final request : to see a picture of lady graves that he keeps in his pocket . the true object in his pocket , a picture of one of the young soldiers lamb shot ( which newgate discovered in the padded cell salt kept lamb in ) , causes lamb to stagger out of the room in a fugue . finn goes to pick up the electric prods to finish the job , but newgate is rescued by lady graves who overcomes her hysterical fits to kill finn via electrocution . a fire starts and spreads as lady graves rescues the staff from their cells and leads the patients out of the building .\nas lamb shows newgate around the grounds , it becomes clear that something is very , very wrong . despite all indications that the young man should flee , his new infatuation with eliza forces him to stay . he\u2019s going to save her ; get her free of this torture palace . the male doctor as white knight for the infirm female\u2014again , this seems like material ripe for interesting commentary but writer joe gangemi wastes every opportunity to do so . \u201cstonehearst aslyum\u201d becomes something of a tease : every time you think it\u2019s going to develop into something interesting , it pulls away from you . for a film about insanity and abuse of power , it\u2019s surprisingly tame .\nhowever , this makes perfect sense if you just keep in mind the protagonist merely re - arranged the roles . he thought the\nguard\nmore fitting of a mongoloid due to his large stature and minimal words , he re - cast two older looking gentlemen ( who are literally just playing chess against each other , as opposed to the figurative chess game suggested during the movie ) as the opposing leaders of the asylum , and the horse - guy . . . well he made him remain a horse - guy .\nthe beginning of the score , for about 10 cues , sets the mood and gets us to know the asylum and the characters there . i could very well skip most of those cues , because i understood what\u2019s going on from the second one . the atmosphere is creepy , dark , but the music is pretty generic . the usual stringy gothic music you\u2019d expect to find on a score like this . \u201celiza\u2019s theme\u201d is the only thing i remember from this part , a beautiful piano theme that john debney really put his heart into .\njim sturgess ( heartless ) plays edward newgate , a recently graduated doctor who takes an assistant position at a secluded nuthouse , nestled in the foggy bosom of the english countryside . the superintendent of the asylum is silas lamb ( ben kingsley at his most stately ) , who lords over the patients with a seemingly gentle touch \u2013 allowing them to roam freely about the grounds , even dining with them . the patients themselves are a special lot . most of them come from well - to - do families and have been committed for \u201cmaladies\u201d like homosexuality and epilepsy .\nthat ' s not really a spoiler \u2014 the twist happens well before the film ' s midpoint , and the main thread here seems to be newgate ' s efforts to foil lamb ' s plans and survive in the process . therein , however , lies the problem : gangemi ' s screenplay struggles to maintain its momentum past the key revelation , and the mind boggles at newgate ' s bizarre actions ( especially given his awareness that lunatics have taken over the asylum ) and the seemingly powerful lamb ' s failure to catch on that newgate has discovered his secret .\nit ' s the acting department that sells this thriller set inside a mental institution as a young doctor slowly uncovers something amiss at the old isolated lunatic asylum for the rich and famous out in the middle of nowhere . ( if you ' re gonna be anywhere with a lunatic , is there any place better than the middle of nowhere ? and you can ' t answer if your married . ) michael caine and ben kingsley ground the piece with their usual aplomb , framing the action in believability and setting up the matinee idols of sturgess and beckinsale for romantic fumblings in a padded cell . . .\nthe real superintendent , dr . benjamin salt ( michael caine ) , explains that lamb and finn drugged their drinks and led a revolt . dr . salt and mrs . pike ( sin\u00e9ad cusack ) , the matron , warn newgate that lamb is a dangerous madman \u2013 a surgeon who murdered his patients during wartime . isolated and with limited options of regaining control over the asylum even should they be freed , the staff must remain in their cells to await outside assistance . they request that dr . newgate locate the keys in finn ' s possession to release them , or else escape to london and seek help ."]}
{"id": 116078, "summary": [{"text": "saathire ( odia : \u0b38\u0b3e\u0b25\u0b3f\u0b30\u0b47 , bengali : \u09b8\u09be\u09a5\u09bf\u09b0\u09c7 ) ( 2008 ) is an oriya film also dubbed in bengali , based on leena gangopadhaya 's story janmadin .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was released in 2008 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "directed by hara patnaik , the movie featured anubhav mohanty , madhumita basu , pintu nanda . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "saathire", "paragraphs": ["listening to # saathire # whenyoustartlikingasong reason : vm ( a damn good one ) .\nwas remembering # saathire song a lot yesterday . it was so hard to see # sridevifuneral\nabsolutely heart warming song # saathire like calm after a storm . this one from # kapoorandsons # favorite # music # playlist\n@ arkopravo19 tears from the word sathi . fellow bosconian sir . hats off . aapka saath milta rahe . # saathire # kapoornsons\ngiven it a shout - out earlier ; doing it again . . . an incredibly gorgeous & underrated melody # saathire take a bow @ manojmuntashir @ arkopravo19\nin the romantic flick saathire , madhumita basu , a 20 - something actor from calcutta , starred opposite anubhav mohanty , the one - hit wonder of oriya cinema .\nsaathire ( odia : \u0b38\u0b3e\u0b25\u0b3f\u0b30\u0b47 , bengali : \u09b8\u09be\u09a5\u09bf\u09b0\u09c7 ) ( 2008 ) is an oriya film also dubbed in bengali , based on leena gangopadhaya ' s story janmadin .\nsaathire social impact solutions privatelimited is an unlisted private company incorporated on 07 july , 2017 . the registered office of the company is at f no - 501 / 23 , heritage city , mg road , gurugram , gurgaon , haryana .\n& apos ; we are helpless , & apos ; says patnaik , adding that when he was looking for a fresh face for his film saathire , the local girls & apos ; refused to act in a romantic movie & apos ; .\nsongs that touched me , songs that means a lot for me . . . . # nazamnazam # kaarikaari # saathire . @ arkopravo19 sir you are truely an amuzing musician . . whenever you sing a song , you truely entire into it . lots of love .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nanubhav -\nthe actor turned star\n: anubhav ' s love life . . .\nwelcome to the world of the superstar of orissa , who has achieved his stardom in a very short period of time . he is the young sensation of orissa who has spread the magic over everyone not only in orissa but in west bengal as well .\nhe had fallen in love so many times but truly once in life . he got her but due to some cracks in their relationship , he lost her . . . . .\n1st crush in school - the 1st crush of him was with a girl of his batch in class - 7 . . .\nhey , this is nikki . . . . got to meet anubhav while he was shooting for his then forth comming movie\nsaathi re\n. . . . well . . . as i had been forced by my friends to watch his movie\ni love you\n. . . . abeing a non - oriya , hardly then , i understood the language . . . . still i went with them for this committement . to my likeness , . . . i love the actor . . . that moment waterd into fantasy . . . . and ultimately i met him . . . . . he is good at hindi communication . . . . . he is wow in every sense . even i interacted with his younger bro anuprash , . . . he too is a good humanbeing . . . was i like about him was that he refer his bro as\nbhao\n. . . . great ! ! ! ! well . . . i wish i meet him again . . . . rather i shall say i will meet u soon anubhav . . . till then bye keep moving ahead\nanubhav really rocks , m not oriya but i have seen his bengali films n he truly rocks .\nreally anubhav bhau ' s love life is too gud . too romantic . u r d\nakdu\nin the school and college days because u ddnt want 2 talk with girls that time . now see about 50 % of ur fans r girls . hw u r managing ? ? ? nw u r talking vth girls or still u r\nakdu\n? ? ? ? ? nywy m soo impressed after knowing about ur 1st love in 7th standard . i knw she is married now . but did u still love her ? can u love anybody beside her ? can u forget ur 1st love ? do u believe in love marriage ? i heard a dialoge that love happens only once in life rest is just life . . whts ur comment for this . whom u like d most ( girl ) ? ? ?\nb4 i heard abt u and namrata a lot . bt now abt swostika ( bengoli actress ) . do u ever love them ? if yeah then whom u like most ? swostika suits u well i think . .\nsometimes in life we have the best of things and people with us . . . but we become so blind that we run after false eros and mirages . . . the irony is that we realize this only when the best has left us to be a part of history . . . perhaps thats why . . . we call it the best .\nlove life . . . hmmmm . . the height of pain is 2 just sit beside a person u really love n know the fact thay the person can never be urs in this life time . . i guess , dats love life . . ya true , love happens . . truly . . bt once ! ! ! n if d person whom u love madly ditches u , u loose ur faith in d word so called love . . its all bout pain . . . . . . ! !\nplease update this blog with some good color combination . . . it looks horrible right now . . .\nhey ! anubhab just try to do some natural & don ' t do the over ating . just try to make some drssing sence . try to make your hair style good .\nhi , anubhab bhai . . . i am a big fan of urltoken are the superstar in odia film industry . i have already seen the block buster movie\nbalunga toka\n. i think this movie will create history in odia film . i am very much excited to see in bollywood . i hope you will rock there .\nanubhav is a great acter & evergreen ever . as sachin known as god of ckt but sehwag scored 219 & 319 which sachin do not such as many acter do well to improve film but anubhav is always best\nthe superstar of odisha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nanubhav ' s nick - name - fapun . anubhav ' s date of birth - 24th december . anubhav is fondly called as\nbhau\nby his close ones . . . . anubhav ' s favourite actor - salman khan , syllvester stallone . anubhav ' s biggest crush - britney spears .\nanubhav ' s favourite food - mutton biriyani . anubhav ' c favourite colour - black and white .\nanubhav ' s favourite films - pyaar kiya to darna kya , rambo series .\nchaati chiri dele tu . . . . . . .\nhas been declared as a super - hit .\nthe latest offering of the actor anubhav\nchhati chiri dele tu . . .\nhas been grossing some fabulous revenues and has already been declared as a super - hit according to the current box - office collections .\nthe one who dont need to compete coz he itself is a competition . . . . . the one who dont need to look upto someone coz he itself is an inspiration . . . . . . . the one who dont need to have anyone favorite coz he himself is the favorite of soo many . . . . . . the one who dont need to worry coz his fans and well - wishers are alwez with him . . . . the one who dont need to look back coz all the success is alwez with him . . . . the one who dont need any introduction coz his name is enough to bring a spark in everyones face . . . . . .\napart from the blessings of his parents and unconditional love from his fans and well - wishers , the person whom he consider one of the most important person behind his success is\npintu bhai\n. .\npintu bhai is the most important care - taker of my personal and professional life\nsays the actor . . .\nanubhav has featured in around 80 - 100 video songs in oriya albums . he has also featured in\nluminous inverter\ncommercial advertisement . he has won several awards for ramp shows .\nanandlok awards for\nbest action hero 2007\nfor\nkali sankar\n( bengali ) , won opmtwa award thrice for best actor , rajeev gandhi pratibha sammana ( 2004 - 05 ) and many many more . . . . . .\nhttp : / / http : / / 209 . 85 . 175 . 104 / search ? q = cache : zgeoeo - flvuj : www . telegraphindia . com / 1060304 / asp / weekend / story _ 5895999 . asp + anubhav + and + koel + mallick + in + bengali + films & hl ; = en & ct ; = clnk & cd ; = 2 & gl ; = in\nanubhav was choosen as the 1st brand ambassador of a leading undergarment comapany\nlux cozi\nfor orissa . he had signed for the contract for a period of 2 years .\nthe actor was supposed to the 1st prestigious rajshree productions oriya movie\nsashu ghara chali jibi\n, but due to some date problems he could not sign the movie and siddhant mohapatra was roped for the role instead . however , he is currently doing the second movie of\nrajashree productions ' s untitled project\n. many people know the fact that the actor had played the role of\nshankar\nin prasanta nanda ' s oriya movie\nkali sankar\n, but some would be unaware of the fact that he has also played the role of\nshankar\nin the bengali version of\nkali sankar\nstarring prosenjeet , anubhav , victor banerjee , swastika , anu choudhry and many more . . . .\nhis life is a showbiz\n. . . .\nhe is an occasion\n. . . . .\npraises and fame are his catalyst\n. . . . .\nhis face is his biggest asset\n. . . . . .\nhis name is his only introduction\n. . . . . .\nhe has many feathers in his cap . he is the 1st choice of every oriya film - maker , the 1st oriya actor of his kind who has been the favorite of both masses as well as classes and has gained a huge stardom and respect not only in oriya movies but also in tollywood ( bengali movies ) . he is the most highest paid actor of orissa . if the carrer graph of this actor will be noticed , then it can be observed that the actor has delivered maximum hits and a very few failures . he has won a lot of rave reviews after his stunning performances in\nkali sankar\n,\narjun\nand\npremi no . 1\n. in bengal film industry he has also made a mark by playing the lead in several bengali movies such as\njibonsathi\n,\nkhalnayak\n,\nsathi amaar\n,\nkalisankar\n,\nbabli\nand many more .\ni am rohesh . . . . . . hope u like this small attempt of mine to explore such a big star . .\nanubhav -\na feeling of being in the top\n. . . . . .\nthe star of orissa who has continued to rule over the showbiz over the last 4 years is here to stay . he has continued to be at the top and has gained tremendous populalrity and stardon in such a small period . today , he is considerbed to be the most busiest actor of ollywood industry and has managed to become the\nhighest paid actor of orissa\n.\nhe is the best and will continue to remain at the top coz . . . the industry wants a talent like him who has the potential to take the oriya film industry to a different level\n.\nbhubaneswar , dec . 1 : filmmakers in orissa have turned to calcutta for heroines in the belief that they will inject fresh life into an ailing cine industry .\nthe on - screen romance of basu and mohanty & apos ; from agra to kulu - manali & apos ; has gone down well with the audience , claims director hara patnaik , who dubbed the film a & apos ; miraculous hit & apos ; .\nbasu and a host of other actors from the calcutta film industry & apos ; better known as tollywood & apos ; have found in oriya films the opportunity to expand their horizons and allow their careers to take off .\nof the handful of films released this year , quite a few feature heroines from tollywood . while suna sankhali starred swastika mukherjee , kathe deithili maaku has rituparna along with pinky banerjee and laboni sarkar .\nthere are at least two under - production movies , which have tollywood actors as the female lead . ankita banerjee , whose portfolio includes three bengali telefilms and several modelling assignments , made her big screen debut in basanta nayak & apos ; s barsha my darling , which was released during the pujas .\n& apos ; my character is very good . i gained a lot of experience from acting in the film , & apos ; says banerjee .\nactors like banerjee seem to be infusing new life into the oriya film industry , which has been plagued by a drop in the number of patrons and a prohibitive entertainment tax of 120 per cent .\nnearly 200 of the 300 cinema halls in the state have been closed down in the past two decades .\n& apos ; the tollywood heroines are not conservative and can deliver what the story demands , & apos ; says nayak , adding , & apos ; they add a touch of freshness to the films . & apos ;\nthe trend , however , is not new . in 1994 , rachana banerjee acted in director raju mishra & apos ; s rupa gaanra suna kania at a time when oriya heroines like aparajita mohanty and mahasweta ray were on the verge of retirement . the movie bombed but it didn & apos ; t deter rachana from starring in around 20 oriya films , including 10 hits .\nother tollywood heroines like saheli mukherjee , shatabdi roy , antara biswas , anushree and srilekha followed in rachana & apos ; s footsteps , but with limited success .\n& apos ; the girls here can portray the roles of mother , sister and daughter . but they can & apos ; t be dream girls , & apos ; says director mishra .\nhowever , director sanjay nayak feels that the problem lies not in the absence of heroines who can & apos ; deliver what the story wants & apos ; but in the dearth of good scripts . sanjay has delivered a string of hits with local actor anu choudhury in the lead .\nthere are others too who don & apos ; t think that tollywood heroines are a better option . & apos ; exposing is not glamour . if the directors are looking for glamour , then the girls here are definitely better . besides , we won & apos ; t go away after doing one or two movies , & apos ; choudhary says .\n& apos ; not all of them ( tollywood heroines ) are talented , & apos ; says film critic dilip hali .\nthough the trend continues unabated , tollywood heroines have not exactly set the cash registers ringing . production costs have gone up and most of the films have come a cropper . not only do the calcutta heroines charge more than their local counterparts , but they also have to be put up in luxury hotels .\nbesides calcutta , actors from other places too are descending on the oriya film industry . the super - hit romantic film i love you featured a heroine from mumbai as the female lead .\naa barsha aa ( \u0b06 \u0b2c\u0b30\u0b4d\u0b37\u0b3e \u0b06 . . ) | | oriya super hit song | | singer : kumar bapi & shailabhama | |\nadvocate raghunath mishra has arranged the marriage of his daughter , dolly , with rajan , knowing fully well that dolly loves omkara shukla . before the marriage could take place , the groom ' s party is attacked , they flee , and dolly is reportedly abducted . raghunath is able to trace dolly to omkara , a criminal and hit - man , a verbal confrontation ensues until politician bhaisaab telephonically intervenes , and a crestfallen raghunath faces the reality that dolly was not abducted but is here with omkara by her own free will . he warns omkara , and departs . shortly thereafter , bhaisaab is shot at and wounded , announces that omkara should stand in the next election , and as a result , omkara appoints one of his lieutenants ' , keshav upadhyay in his place as the ' bahubali\n. omkara realizes that he may have blundered in having keshav succeed him , as keshav is unable to control his temper when under the influence of alcohol , which puts him in the bad books of omkara . then omkara suspects that keshav is having an affair with dolly , as both had been fellow - 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{"id": 116090, "summary": [{"text": "funtasia water park is an amusement and water park located in patna , india .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the park contains many attractions such as numerous water slides and water playgrounds .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the park is the first water park in bihar .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the park is owned and administered by mumbai-based takshila seas & resorts private limited . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "funtasia water park", "paragraphs": ["funtasia water park is an amusement and water park . the park contains many attractions such as numerous water slides and water playgrounds .\nfuntasia water park address \u2013 fantasia island ( water park ) sampatchak , patna sampatchak - parsa road bihar .\nfuntasia water park is first water park in bihar state , an amusement and water park located in patna on the new bypass road . funtasia island water park attractions includes water slides , wave pool , swimming pools and place to celebrate la tomatina holi festival in india .\nfuntasia island patna entry fee is not more expensive . environment of funtasia water park is so romantic and lovely , so you can also go with your lover . funtasia water park activities is closed on wednesday . here you can take enjoy of\nawesome and cool water park so guys let ' s go on and enjoy because is full on masti on water park . . .\naddress of water park in patna : fantasia island ( water park ) , sampatchak , patna , sampatchak - parsa road , bihar .\nfuntasia water park is best known as the first water park in patna bihar . built and promoted by takshila seas & resorts pvt . ltd . , funtasia island patna is a theme water park for people of all age groups . spread over and area of about 5 acres on sampatchak - parsa road , funtasia island is loacated 9 km away from patna station and is popular as the best water park in patna . funtasia island water park in patna city is definitely an ideal destination of fun and entertainment for all age groups . it is undoubtedly the best water park in patna .\nnote : \u2013 for any query contact on given mobile no . for more details about funtasia island water park patna .\nfuntasia island water park can visit by bus or vehicle . the park is located 9 km away from patna railway station and 16 km from patna airport .\nout of all water park in patna , funtasia was not only the first water park in patna but in the entire state of bihar . funtasia water park in patna bihar attracts a lot of visitors from various class of life . main attractions of the water park are high - speed slides , children fun items , spray guns , small slides , elephant houses for adults and children etc .\nis so entertaining place , when you will visit this water park really enjoy a lot . all age of people can enjoy in this water park .\nfuntasia waterpark , drogheda : hours , address , funtasia waterpark reviews : 3 . 5 / 5\ntayto park - theme park and zoo is located in kilbrew , near ashbourne in county meath . the park . . .\npatna funtasia island water park situated at sampatchak near new by pass patna . it is just 9 km away from patna junction railway station . this beautiful park has water slides , wave pool , swimming pool , kids water slides , kids pool , multicuisine restaurant etc . park is open from monday to sunday ( except wednesday ) . in summer day , lots of people & kids enjoy in funtasia island water park patna through water rides , swimming , music , wave pool . this is the main attraction of fantasia water park patna . here alcohol is totally banned , no one can use alcohol inside the water park .\ndrizzling land water park ghaziabad location , facilities | entry fees , timing etc .\nfuntasia island water park created in patna ( bihar ) , this is the first water park in patna , the capital city of bihar created and promoted by takshila seas & resorts pvt ltd . this beautiful park has been open from 2012 for all people . funtasia island water park has the various facility for people those who want to spend time here . in this article , i am going to share all details about funtasia island water park , facilities , entry time , entry fees , contact details , location how to reach .\nit is best place to chill out in summer it has water ride which attract children and elder too . it is divided into two parts water - park and amusement park .\ndefeat the heat with the rides and fun at this water park . the patna very first water park situated 15 km from the city provides a great place for family fun .\nhardy\u2019s world ludhiana water parks ticket rates entry time park attraction facility address location contact no .\nattraction \u2013 main attraction of patna water park is water rides and swimming pool . there are some other attractive enjoyment like wave pool and water slide . advised to all bihari people , must visit one times to this water park . you will surely feel some relax and happiness .\nfuntasia water park \u2013 is the first water park in patna , the capital city of bihar . created and promoted by takshila seas & resorts pvt . ltd . , funtasiaisland is an excellent water paradise which is appealing to people to all age groups . spread over approx . 5 acres on sampatchak - parsa road . it is just 9km away from patna station . holi celebration in water park panta\n. for swimming in funtasia patna water park , swimming costumes are available on rent . on every sunday , you can enjoy water rides with live dj . now list of attraction , facilities and entry fee are given below .\nthis water park is very enjoyble . main chapra ka rahne wala hoon . chapra se water park ka distance100 k . m . hai aur main har hafte me do baar zaroor jata hoon . aur mujhe bahut enjoy karta hoon .\nthis is our complete list of top 2 water parks in patna . hope we get to see some more new water park in patna in future . have a good time !\ndear executive , we want visit to your water park with full family . bet ter offer should be awaited by us .\nsir i want to know that tomorrow the water park will be open or not . beacause tommorow is eid sir please reply soon\n500 litres of water being tipped on an unsuspecting crowd below , water cannons , sprayers , hoses , slides and fountains . the pirates cove play area in funtasia waterpark drogheda guarantees lots of fun and frolics .\nwith two great locations in drogheda and bettystown , funtasia offers so much more for a family day out . you won\u2019t be stuck for things to do with a water park , a theme park , bowling alleys , video game arcades , play areas and many many more fun activities .\nfuntasia waterpark drogheda features 30 , 000 square feet of water gushing fun and over 200 water based activities for all to enjoy . super slides , fun play areas , toddlers splash and an adult only jacuzzi there is something for all ages at funtasia waterpark drogheda for a fun filled family day out .\nwhat a perfect match beer and bowling ! we are excited to introduce our byob bowling nights at funtasia theme parks across both our locations . we run 3 byob nights per week which run on thursday and friday in funtasia drogheda and friday in funtasia bettystown .\nfuntasia bettystown opening times can vary though so lease check before travelling to avoid disappointment .\nhungama world water and amusement parks have recently introduced some new stunning rides and slides that will get your heart pumping . if you are looking for a water park near patna , you ca ne here and also if you want to enjoy a day in summers , hungama world is one of the top water park in patna to be in .\nhungama world amusement & water park is one of the most beautiful water park in patna . it was opened for public on 14th dec 2014 . it has a number of thrilling amusement and water wides and slides located in the lush green lawns . it is situated at a serene location at a distance of just 14 kms from patna city , 9 kms from shaguna more . it has a lot of exciting rides , which provides a lot of entertainment & thrill . this water park of patna has 4 pools for never - ending fun & enjoyment . it is one of the most popular water amusement park in patna .\nrespected sir , we want visit to your water park with full family . better offer should be awaited by us . please inform me .\noperating days / hours : 11 . 00 am - 6 . 00 pm daily . ( water park activities will be closed on wednesday )\n. it is situated in patna ( capital of bihar ) . funtasia is so attractive and beautiful . here lots of facilities are available . funtasia island is opened in 2012 .\nit ' s not just the waterpark . there are lots of other attractions in funtasia .\nthe main objective of funtasia island water park of patna is to provide a lifetime experience in a day . you will find a wide vaiety of rides for children as well as adults . some other attractions at the park include wave pool , swimming pool , restaurant , coffee shop , souviner\u2019s shop & banquet hall .\nrevellers rejoiced as a water park , located in sampatchak , organised a recreation of spain ' s la tomatina festival on the occasion of holi . despite the park being located far away from the city , the event saw scores of people travel to the park to enjoy holi with colours and tomatoes .\nfacilities : - there are lots of important facilities in funtasia amusement park . you can use locker room for keeping your costly items . you can take swimming costumes on rent . there are lots of safety equipment for swimming and water rides .\ntoday , we will tell you all about the 2 best water parks in patna . let\u2019s get started with the list of water parks in patna !\nthe park was closed for the winter duration . however , it was opened on 31 st december 2013 and 1 st january 2014 for the new year revelries . please contact on the water park number 09430222875 for more clearance and information .\nfuntasia island patna helpline no or mobile no with address : - for any inquiry related to entry fee , complain , you can direclty call on the funtasia office mobile no . funtasia customer care people will surely help you . so for any query and information , call them without any hesitation .\nhungama world is an amusement park and funtasia is a complete waterpark . if you want to enjoy a longer in water then you should visit funtasia but the connecting road to there is little rough . on the other hand , you can visit hungama if you want to enjoy with family or friends not only in water also on a hammock , also the road to hungama is good and it ' s easily noticeable from the highway .\nbuddha smriti park also known as buddha memorial park was inaugurated by his holiness the 14th dalai lama , located on frazer road near patna junction . the tall stupa , museum , meditation centre and holy bodhi trees are the major attraction of park .\nthe water theme park is located in road on the new bypass road . it is 11 km away from patna junction and about 16 km from patna airport .\n14 lanes of egyptian themed cosmic lit bowling await you for an unrivalled bowling experience at funtasia drogheda .\nlocation of water park in patna : 9 km from danapur station on national highway , 14 km away from shaguna more , danapur bihta road , patna ( bihar ) .\nwe drove from northern ireland for a day trip during the easter holidays and to be honest it was not worth it . if your going to advertise as a water park i would suggest that be your main focus . the car park is shared with . . .\n: the park is re - opening for summer from feb 27 , 2014 . timing remains the same .\ntomatoes were the flavour of holi instead of gulal at funtasia island , sampatchak , on tuesday , a day prior to the festival .\nyes . absolutely . this waterpark is doable for all ages . contact the park directly for more detailed information .\nsrikrishna science centre is one of the most popular place in patna to visit , the major attractions at the centre are science park , jurassic park , 3d show , mirros images , fun science gallery and the great indian scientists .\nanju bhargav , a homemaker and a resident of boring road who came to the water park with her husband and kids , was more than ecstatic . she insisted such events should be organised at regular intervals to give that \u201cmetro feeling\u201d .\nbook your child\u2019s birthday party in ireland\u2019s top kids party venue . with over 12 options to choose from at funtasia theme parks in drogheda or bettystown .\nhop on one of our invigorating simulators on a thrill - seeking rollercoaster journey of a lifetime . all while hanging out with us at funtasia drogheda .\ni had been to many water park and fantasia in patna would be in last position among all . but still as its 1st in bihar i can say its ok . 1 thing is sure that the promoters were in hurry to open it . except for water slides nothing looks complete . parking not completed , you have to park vehicle on the field , approach road in bad condition . not a decent cafeteria , just a cafe selling ice creams and chips and some other items . also looks that saftey is there least concirn , saw electrical wires with open joints , stairs to top of the slides were too slippery . overall if you have been to any other water park earlier then you may not enjoy much but if its your 1st chance then its worth .\npatna is the capital city of indian state of bihar . not only there are some amazing shopping markets in patna , but there are some popular tourist attractions in patna as well . usually on the weekends people either love to hang out for shopping or they look out for water parks in patna . being quite a big city there are some good amusement & water parks in patna . summers in patna are quite harsh and to beat the summers visiting a water park in patna is definitely the best choice .\nnore valley park is a campsite , an open farm and an activity centre . we are open from march to october . . .\nit is best place to chill out in summer it has water ride which attract children and elder too . it . . .\nnot at all good . the water is stinky . mostly visited by cheap crowds . not recommended for families . bad maintainence .\nwent here to the water park with the kids on their mid - term and used our 2 for 1 voucher that we got in the sunday world so it was really good value ! the whole place is lovely and clean ; there ' s lots of lifeguards and safety signs so overall the water park feels really well looked after and safe . the park is rally cool - lots of ladders , stairs , waterfalls and slides . there are 2 really cool slides using inflatable rings which we must have done at least 15 times ! the kids also did water zorbing while i chilled in the jacuzzi : 0 ) the showers after were lovely and hot . and the changing rooms are also spotless . we ate there too - good burgers , gorgeous curry chips - all in all a great day out - recommended\nguyzz it is a very awesome water park and it is cheap also . it is in sampatchak on patna gaya road awesome place go and visit my facebook - rtrkushagra1234 @ urltoken my instagram - kushagra _ afrojack peace till next video i live between gaya and patna in bihar , india\npark attractions - water slides - wave pool - swimming pools - kids water slides - two kids wave pool - multi cuisine restaurant - coffee shops , souvenir ' s shop , banquet hall la tomatina holi in march 2013 , the holi festival was celebrated on the pattern of la tomatina , a traditional spanish festival in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for fun . nearly 1000 kg of tomatoes were squashed .\nthe pirates cove interactive waterpark features over 200 water gushing activities including the adrenalin pumping super bowl speed slide and the incredible gravity defying boomerang slide .\non going from patna to fatua on new bypass road , one has to take right turn for patna - gaya road . from sampat chak bazaar , one has again to take right for 2 km to reach at the park . there are also alternate routes off from new bypass road to reach the park also .\nschool tours at funtasia theme parks have a range of activity options across 2 superb locations that are challenging , socially stimulating and full of excitement for children of all ages at unbeatable affordable prices .\nlocated two minutes off the m1 motorway , 20 minutes north of dublin airport and 35 minutes south of newry , this egyptian themed entertainment centre is the newest addition to the funtasia family business .\nfuntasia registered office address \u2013 takshila seas & resorts pvt . ltd . flat n0 . 102 , c - block , nutan towers , kankarbagh mor , patna bihar , pin no - 800020 .\nlocated just two minutes off the m1 motorway and 20 minutes north of dublin airport , this egyptian themed entertainment center is the newest addition to the funtasia family business , and the first of its kind in ireland . the pirates cove interactive waterpark features over 200 water gushing activities , including the adrenalin pumping super bowl speed slide and the boomerang .\nthis play area guarantees hours of fun in the water . with water cannons , sprayers and hoses - there will be gushing good times had by all . try one of our splashiest slides or sit and relax at the fountain . there are lots of surprises at pirates cove\u2026watch out for the pirate ' s head . this giant head dominates this unique waterpark , filling up with over 500 liters of water , sporadically tipping over onto the unsuspecting crowd below .\n\u201cthe super bowl\u201d this adrenalin pumping speed slide lives up to its name with a thrilling ride and spins like you\u2019ve never seen before . the ultimate water rush .\nfuntasia waterpark drogheda offers visitors top class comfort with general cubicles for 1 - 2 persons and also larger family cubicles for parents with changing tables . lockers and family dryers are also available onsite for your convenience .\nthere are 12 different party options available at funtasia drogheda including waterpark , indoor play area , bowling , disco & karaoke , pottery painting , stuff a bear and junior einsteins . prices start from only \u20ac15 . 95\nwhere else would you get a caribbean themed indoor 18 - hole miniature crazy golf course ! but in funtasia drogheda . an attraction for all the family to enjoy . get that practice putting sorted while having fun .\nsir i want to enjoy in water park with full family what is the procedure as we are coming from bhagalpur , is there any provision to stay ( in or out ) , route from patna , should we take luggaue is there clock room . is there any charge other then entry fee @ 300 - 400 / person , pl reply\nsir i want to enjoy in water park with full family what is the procedure as we are coming from bhagalpur , is there any provision to stay ( in or out ) , route from patna , should we take luggague is there clock room . is there any charge other then entry fee @ 300 - 400 / person , pl reply\n\u201c the super bowl \u201d this adrenalin pumping speed slide lives up to its name with a thrilling ride and spins like you\u2019ve never seen before . the ultimate water rush .\ngo to outer remote patna . . late you are you are in dark . . the island is in remote patna with not so much adequate connectivity . the park itself is very nice as considered now . pay a hefty charge per person and enjoy a lot or rides , small pool , water games along with chargeable foods and snacks overall good value for money adequate with family\nlocated 2 minutes off the m1 motorway and 20 minutes north of dublin airport . this egyptian themed entertainment center is the newest addition to the funtasia family business , boasting the first of its kind in ireland , pirates cove interactive . . .\nschool tours at funtasia theme parks are guaranteed to provide your school with a range of activity options across 2 superb locations . our wide range of activities are challenging , socially stimulating and full of excitement for children of all ages at unbeatable affordable prices .\nthis area , situated in the corner of the main water area , is specially designed for the tiny tots . miniature slides and mushroom fountains make this a very cute area for toddlers to play , splash and slide .\nwhile funtasia is probably a good day out for families , i would not recommend this establishment for group bookings . ( school trips etc ) . the management were honestly a nightmare to deal with from start to finish . i have never witnessed unprofessionalism like it . i scheduled a . . .\nthe atlantis cove indoor play area at funtasia drogheda is a state of the art interactive multi - level play area for kids of all ages . shoot foam balls at targets with the supersonic cannons , slip and slide , explore the matrix and see if you can find the playstation pad hidden within .\nit has started attracting a lot of masses from the surrounding areas . people come here to enjoy this wonderful facility which is not far away from city center . the park opens from 11 am to 6 pm . the entry charge has been fixed at rs . 300 per person per day from monday to friday , and rs . 400 on saturday and sunday and public holidays . children below 3 feet will get free entry and swimming costumes are available on rent and for sale . the park remains closed on wednesday . photography is restricted to certain group only .\nfuntasia waterpark drogheda is known far and wide for its indoor interactive pirates cove waterpark all 30 , 000sq feet of it . with its tropical temperatures , all year round it remains a firm favourite for school tours from all over the country . with over 400 school tour visits last year we truly have the word fun all figured out when it comes to school tours .\na lovely place filled with loads to do . the water slides were great and the amusements kept them all busy . changing rooms could have been a bit cleaner but it ' s a busy venue and everything you needed was there . the hair dryers even worked . they . . .\nexperience the hype , lights and buzz on the funtasia drogheda video games and arcades floor with 100\u2019s of machines to choose from . are you a lewis hamilton wannabe or maybe an alien v predator soldier or maybe you just want a dance off ? whatever takes your fancy we have a machine for you . from the latest and greatest in the video and arcade arena to the golden classics .\na day prior to holi , the water park witnessed celebration of a different kind . the tomatoes were smashed and hurled at each other by the revelers . the festival was celebrated on the pattern of world famous spanish festival - la tomatina which attracts tourists from across the world to witness the unique festival . the charges for the occasion were different . couples were charged rs 750 while singles were charged rs 500 . people enjoyed in the pool full of tomatoes . nearly 2000 kilograms of tomatoes were squashed on the tunes of famous bollywood songs . people enjoyed a lot with this unique initiative , which is new for the city .\na first for ireland this exhilarating indoor waterpark is 30 , 000 sq feet of water gushing fun . with white knuckle speed slides for the adrenalin junkies , the pirate ' s cove play area for the little ones a toddler area , lots of squirting spraying shooting cannons , jacuzzi , gift shop and lots lots more\npatna celebrates tomato holi in water park . watch complete news story for getting the detailed news updates ! india 24x7 takes news beyond reporting . we bring perspective to every issue and how it affects and impacts your life . to cut the morass of market , the channel aims to serve family entertainment , healthy viewing and distinctive news to upgrade its viewers to make informed choices rather than being only about news . india 24x7 ushers in a breadth of fresh air , revamping the dominant pattern of indian news channels and bringing hope amidst apparently gloomy happenings . india 24x7 a national hindi \u2018free to air ( fta ) \u2019 news channel is going to start operations in the indian domain from october 24 , 2015 .\n? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \u200d ? ? ? ? \u200d ? ? ? ? \u200d ? ? ? ? keep bowling bowling bowling bowling . . . . . 7 days a week at funtasia ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? \u200d ? ? ? ? \u200d ? ? ? ? \u200d ? ? ? ?\nall you can bowl\nmondays bettystown \u20ac6pp & tuesdays drogheda \u20ac8pp ? ? ? ?\nbyob\nthursdays and fridays drogheda \u20ac6pp per game & friday bettystown \u20ac5pp per game ! ? ? ? ?\nhundreds of revellers celebrated holi \u00e0 la la tomatina style , a traditional festival of spain .\nthough there are many theories revolving around the festival , which started in bunol , spain , in 1944 or 1945 , no one is certain about its origin . one of the more popular theories is that an irritated mob attacked city councilmen with tomatoes during a celebration .\nrevellers hurled squashed tomatoes at each other and danced to the tunes of psy\u2019s gangnam and other bollywood hits at sampatchak on tuesday . around 2 , 000kg of tomatoes were squashed .\nanother resident of patliputra colony , shekhar singh , said playing with tomatoes is much safer as there is no chance of skin damage .\ncouple were charged rs 750 ; stags paid rs 500 as entry fee . they had a blast as they entered the pool full of tomatoes and started squashing them . the revellers also enjoyed snacks , chinese dishes and mocktails .\nmanaging director of vivid management india pvt . ltd , priyanka roy , said : \u201cthe idea is to make people aware of la tomatina festival . it is a very regular affair in other metros , but new for patna . the timing couldn\u2019t be better with holi round the corner . \u201d\nwe cater for both schools and groups with a range of fun activities to choose from across both theme parks . contact us today to discuss your groups needs and we can tailor make your package .\nwhy not let your epic adventure begin with our breath taking white knuckle feature slides \u201cthe super bowl\u201d and \u201cthe boomerang\u201d ? set off on the exciting top heights of the waterpark on these single and double rider slides .\n\u201c the boomerang \u201d features an incredible gravity defying drop . this double rider speed slide drops you 60ft then boomerangs you to the steep incline wall for another turn around and slide to the bottom . a guaranteed thrill seekers dream slide .\ntiny tots can splish and splash safely to their hearts content in this custom corner area specifically designed for toddlers . with a pirate boat at the helm , miniature slides and mushroom fountains there is lots for them to see and do .\nwhether you overdid it on the boomerang or are just looking for that bit of down time in between all the excitement our over 18\u2019s jacuzzi offers a place to recuperate and re - energise .\nsit back , relax and let the bubbles do the work in 30 degrees of pure comfort . all while overlooking the waterpark fun .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nso much to do here . could easily spend the hole day here . fab for both young kids , teenagers and . . .\ndefinitely one for those to consider for a rainy day activity but obviously a great option to cool . . .\nso much to do here . could easily spend the hole day here . fab for both young kids , teenagers and even adults too . staff were very helpful throughout . kids already cannot wait to return !\ndefinitely one for those to consider for a rainy day activity but obviously a great option to cool down from the sun in . we went with 2 adults and 2 kids and we got a great deal online as they also throw in a food . . .\ngreat fun for all ages . very clean . we went first thing in the morning and literally had the place to ourselves for an hour .\ndont miss this great venue , fantastic swimming pool and super entertainment for all the family very professionally run . you won ' t be disappointed .\nthis is a good place to spend a few hours with kids - ample range of arcade machines and games , tenpin bowling , swimming , mini - golf and party area . i have gone to everything but swimming and mini - golf and enjoyed every time .\nso i went here today with my 8 year old daughter an 7 month old son , i would highly recommend it for my daughter but 100 % not for my son there was no way i could get into shower with him and shower myself . . .\ncame here in the easter holidays so expected it to be busy however was disappointed at just how busy and chaotic the changing area was . why do you not stagger people entering the pool and give them an allocated time slot ? surely this would be . . .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\nis there a lazy river ? or some type of place to actually swim rather than the three slides . my second question is there a time limit on how long you can stay ?\nsorry the answer is there is no lazy river and nowhere to just swim . it ' s really quite small . there is also no time limit but we as a family struggled to stay in the slides more than 90mins\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . (\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n+ 91 9430222875 , + 91 8521226712 this email address is being protected from spambots . you need javascript enabled to view it .\nmonday the 9th . . joomla 3 . 0 templates . all rights reserved .\nthis is a dream come true by the efforts of its promoters and onsite employees .\nif you come patna in summer then what are you waiting for just go for it . i love this place so much great atmosphere .\nit ' s very nice place and hard to believe that it is in patna just 7km , security is too good no loose comments or hooding is done . ladies and children can enjoy fullest it ' s closed on wednesday , must visit place in patna . food at the restaurant . . .\nfirst of all i went with my family and they enjoyed so i am giving it as an average rating however the condition of this place is not good . let ' s go one by one accessibility : - this place has been setup in a far fetched . . .\nfun place to be with friends but number of rides are very limited . also the pools are poorly maintained . staff need to be more professional , they seemed least bothered about the safety of the guests . the food court is expensive . overall , ' visit only once ' place .\nit ' s a perfect place to have fun with family and friends . you can also book this place for birthday parties . only negative thing about this place is it ' s location because the road from sampatchak to this place is very rough . otherwise , this place is a . . .\nlots of rides and gets very crowded during weekends . however not properly maintained and some cheap crowds\nby using this website you consent to our use of cookies . for more information on cookies see our cookie policy \u00d7\njoin now to follow your favourite pages , get updates from venues you follow , leave reviews or promote your local event for free .\npromote an event or seasonal activity e . g . festival , fundraiser , visit santa , summer camps etc\nwhy not let your epic adventure begin with our breathtaking white - knuckle feature slides \u201cthe super bowl\u201d and \u201cthe boomerang\u201d ? set off on the exciting top heights of the waterpark on these single and double rider slides .\n\u201cthe boomerang\u201d features an incredible gravity - defying drop . this double rider speed slide drops you 60ft then boomerangs you to the steep incline wall for another turnaround and slide to the bottom .\ntiny tots can splish and splash safely to their heart ' s content in this custom corner area specifically designed for toddlers . with a pirate boat at the helm , miniature slides and mushroom fountains there is lots for them to see and do .\nthis spacious indoor play area also includes its very own toddler space for softer play with a surprise submarine and slide , with debbie the duck and freddie the frog why not come say hello and hop on for a ride .\nnot forgetting about the adults in the equation the atlantis cover indoor play area has a space to relax and unwind in its very own coffee dock serving high - quality tea , coffee , fresh scones and nibbles .\nthere is something for everyone in atlantis cove so come along get lost in the maze , hit that target or just sit back and sip on your cup of tea or coffee .\ntop it all off with fun jukeboxes to play your favourite hits , comfy couches and pool tables and you have yourself the ideal friend or family get together .\nthe kiddies can make use of the automatic bumpers and frames to help them sharpen up their bowling skills while also enjoying the whole experience .\nlarger groups and corporate groups are also catered for with byob options and catering as optional add - ons . bowling package options\nif you want your party to be striking success , then our bowling party is right up your alley ! ! enjoy an hour bowling followed by followed by celebrations in our exceptional party rooms and you\u2019ll have it all covered in one shot .\nthe lost world is one not to be missed . come and see some of the world\u2019s most amazing animals up close and personal . we have a selection of our scaly friends on exhibit for everyone to see as well as a brand new tropical walk - in exhibit and , of course , our famous animal encounter zone .\nwe have lots of animals in the lost world including snakes , lizards , snapping turtles and more , on exhibit for everyone to see as well as a brand new critter cave and , of course our famous animal encounter zone .\ncalling all adrenaline junkies . challenge yourself to irelands biggest indoor aerial assault course the \u201cultimate sky climb\u201d .\nharnessed 60ft in the air featuring a traverse wall , zip slide , hanging logs , jigsaw , swinging rungs , cargo net , burma bridge and rope ladders .\nyou will ascend up our spiral staircase all harnessed up and ready to go . our friendly instructors will then talk you through the course offer any advice and hook you up to our safety system .\nthis state of the art aerial assault course is 60m long and 60ft above the arcade floor . experience irelands biggest indoor aerial adventure today and finish off the course on a high by abseiling to the ground below .\ntarzan has nothing on our giant climbing wall ; a huge attraction and one not be missed out on when you visit . for both beginners and experts with easy to moderate routes . scale your way to the top to pass this exhilarating endurance test .\nour indoor zipline will see you whizzing above the video and arcade floor below after bursting out through a secret wall very 007 . not for the faint hearted , this indoor twin zipline means you can enjoy this exciting experience at the same time as a friend for added bravery .\nyou will be safely set up with our harness and safety equipment so you can zip along and enjoy the ride without a care in the world .\nhave an experience like no other . enter our royal make - over room choose your prince or princess costume . experience the royal pampering treatment which includes everything from hair up styles , to glitter tattoos & much more . meet and greet with our royal princesses . have a memorable keepsake photograph of your royal experience .\nmore importantly in this irish weather we offer a unique school tour benefit as we are not weather dependant .\nso , rain or shine you\u2019ll be fine as all our activities are housed in our 2 huge indoor theme parks in drogheda & bettystown .\nmake the splash with a waterpark birthday party ? 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{"id": 116118, "summary": [{"text": "whitewash is a 1994 television special and animated short film that was based on a true story .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the program was produced and directed by michael sporn with a screenplay by ntozake shange .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "ruby dee and linda lavin provide voices for the animated characters . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "whitewash ( 1994 film )", "paragraphs": ["production credits supplied from video and 1994 peabody awards entry form . broadcast date supplied from 1994 peabody awards entry form . entry to the 1994 peabody awards , programs for children category . running time : 25 : 06 . copyright :\nc1994 michael sporn animation , inc .\n- - end credits .\noriginally broadcast on home box office on tuesday , august 16 , 1994 at 7 : 30 p . m .\n[ los angeles , ca ] : hbo ; [ place of publication not identified ] : michael sporn animation , \u00a91994 .\nthe latter even prompted an indignant proyas \u2013 whose other films include 1994\u2019s the crow \u2013 to launch a bizarre ( but oh - so - enjoyable ) attack on film critics , via his facebook page .\na black girl learns about racism when she and her brother are attacked by thugs and spray - painted white . made in 1994 owned by hbo\nwhitewash\nmay provoke some valuable discussions between children and parents , but it ' s less interesting than it should be .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on whitewash . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nsign up now to be the first to hear about new and featured films , film culture news and exclusive offers from fandor .\nwhitewash is a poignant , animated half - hour special for children that deals sensitively with racism in an urban neighborhood . inspired by an actual incident that occurred in new york city , whitewash tells the story of helene angel ( real names are not used ) , a confident and intelligent girl who on her way home from school is assaulted by a white gang . because helene angel is black , the gang decides to ' make her\ndespite an impressive vocal cast that includes ruby dee and linda lavin ,\nwhitewash ,\nan animated special on hbo dealing with the issue of racism among children , is more notable for its good intentions than its effectiveness .\n\u201croger ebert wasn\u2019t bad . he was a true film lover at least , a failed film - maker , which gave him a great deal of insight . his passion for film was contagious and he shared this with his fans . he loved films and his contribution to cinema as a result was positive . now we have a pack of diseased vultures pecking at the bones of a dying carcass . trying to peck to the rhythm of the consensus . i applaud any film - goer who values their own opinion enough to not base it on what the pack - mentality say is good or bad . \u201d\nwhitewash . first run features . $ 14 . 95 . 25 minutes . for the family . this multiple - award - winning animated film from michael sporn turns a despicable real - life event - - the attack by racist thugs on a little black girl in the bronx whom they sprayed with white paint - - into a profoundly moving message of hope , unity and strength .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nmeanwhile , in the artwork , sporn ' s textured , nuanced sweeps of color dramatically reflect the film ' s warmth , violence , sadness , anger and uplift .\nindeed , the deceptively simple film , written by noted poet ntozake shange , takes an unsparing look at how exploitative and intrusive the media can be in pursuit of a story .\nproyas later apologised for the \u201cwhitewash\u201d , telling forbes : \u201cthe process of casting a movie has many complicated variables , but it is clear that our casting choices should have been more diverse . i sincerely apologize to those who are offended by the decisions we made . \u201d\nrecent research has also shown that , when to comes to diversity in film , the ticket - buying public may be one step ahead of short - sighted production companies and financers .\nthis film chronicles the story of two young black kids being raised by their grandmother in the bronx . one day , on the way home from school , the children are assaulted by a racist white gang . the gang members hurl shockingly brutal racial epithets and the startling confrontation is culminated when the young boy is beat up and the girl is sprayed white . the film continues by showing how the community responds - the media , the classroom , the family itself . my initial response to the film was horror - i was watching it with my 8 - year - old daughter and was extremely surprised at the coarse language . yet , it is very real and i was pleased at the conversation that we were able to have afterward . my daughter told me that she felt the theme of the film was\nbeing strong\n. i highly recommend the film , but the viewers must be braced for the powerful reaction younger audiences may have .\nthis blog is a repository for all short films ( and perhaps other special - interest films and documentaries ) . it is a project of mine to create a sort of short film archive .\nsome audiences may have been alienated by the film\u2019s unintentional racism : god of egypt\u2019s release coincided with the # oscarsso white controversy , and a renewed exasperation with the lack of diversity in cinema .\nbased on a real incident ,\nwhitewash\nfocuses on helene angel ( serena henry ) , an african american fourth - grader who is attacked by a street gang on the way home from school . the gang members spray her face with white shoe polish to\nmake her white for a day .\nwhite for a day ' by spraying her face with white shoe polish . the rest of the story shows how , through the support of helene angel ' s classmates , teacher and her grandmother ' s tales of the civil rights movement , helene is able to overcome the fear and humiliation she feels .\n- - 1994 peabody awards entry form .\nwhen my book comes out i ' ll connect those dots and set the record straight . but for those viewers who thought that they got the truth on ali mohamed from the nat geo channel , i can assure them , as the principal investigative reporter to uncover his story , what they got was a whitewash .\nlast week , gods of egypt lost out to marvel adaptation deadpool at the box office \u2013 and the hype surrounding the latter film , as well as audience \u201cbrand recognition\u201d , probably paid a large part in this .\nreviews so far have suggested that the film takes itself very , very seriously . dialogue is borderline ludicrous , but never intentionally so , leading to a tiresomely po - faced movie . even the jokes apparently don\u2019t quite work .\nmy most astonishing , findings involved patrick fitzgerald , the former head of organized crime and terrorism in the sdny , who had allowed ali to remain free as early as 1994 even though he named him as an unindicted co - conspirator in the day of terror case . another of my key findings was that fitzgerald buried probative evidence of an al qaeda new york cell in 1996 .\nin the us , the film received a pg - 13 rating , roughly equivalent to a uk 12a . it\u2019s a certificate that means that , while gods of egypt isn\u2019t shockingly violent , it still won\u2019t attract big family audiences .\nwe\u2019ve got a lot of sympathy with the director\u2019s aims and his drive for originality ( he was originally planning the film as the first part of a trilogy , although it seems likely that any planned sequels will now be scrapped ) .\nproyas\u2019s attempt to blame critical \u201cgroupthink\u201d for the poor reviews might raise a few smiles \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t detract from the fact that it\u2019s not just the critics : as the box office figures attest , us audiences are also staying away from the film .\na review from the mary sue suggested that , with its simplistic structure , characters and plotline , the film could have worked well as an adventure movie aimed at children \u2013 if the makers hadn\u2019t also decided to spice things up with a bit of blood and a few sex scenes .\nminorities remain underrepresented in animation , and producer - director michael sporn has worked to counter that problem , setting adaptations of the fairy tales\nthe red shoes\nand\nthe little match girl\nin contemporary inner - city neighborhoods . but\nwhitewash\nsticks too close to live action and fails to exploit the power of animation to depict emotions symbolically . a child actress could have presented the pain the real little girl endured more effectively than these simple drawings .\neven with these considerable faults \u201cdoctor strange\u201d can also be charming . it\u2019s a spry film brimming with great details , striking imagery and joy . it pushes the mcu into a fascinating world full of magic and villains that exists beyond our understanding of time and reality\u2014maybe next time they\u2019ll do something interesting when they get there .\nswinton inhabits the sorceress with her trademark oddity and cutting humor . it takes only a careful tilt of her head or blithe remark to strange to believe this woman has lived for hundreds of years . in many ways , swinton\u2019s presence seems to be from another film entirely\u2014one that would truly embrace the weirdness of the premise beyond some trippy visual effects .\nwhen casting for gods of egypt was first announced , many observers queried why a film ostensibly set in egypt had decided to cast white actors in almost all of its lead roles . posters showing thoth , the character played by boseman also came under fire , with many claiming that they were playing into the outdated racial stereotype of the \u201cwise negro\u201d .\nstrange may be a character that hews too close to the model of rich , egotistical white men with which superhero films are obsessed . but the film had the opportunity to do something different , by showing the interior of a character forced to rethink everything he knows and the nature of reality itself . instead ,\ndoctor strange\nfalls into some significant narrative mistakes .\nthere are many great actors that color the film ' s margins , but \u201cdoctor strange\u201d doesn\u2019t make the best use of them . rachel mcadams plays one of the most poorly written superhero love interests i think i\u2019ve ever seen . she has a warm , flirtatious energy that is a welcome addition to the movie . but she isn\u2019t a person so much as a convenient prop forgotten about for long stretches until strange needs her .\n\u201ctalking about why this movie didn\u2019t work and how it could have , i realized that bek ( a name that got laughs ) should have been , like never ending story , a younger character so the movie could have at least been for kids , \u201d wrote the website\u2019s lesley coffin . \u201cthis movie has sex and violence ( although the blood is gold ! ) , but narratively , it\u2019s structured liked a children\u2019s film . \u201d\nwhen helene angel walks home from school with her older brother she is attacked by a street gang and painted white . the effect on helene and her family is devastating . helene locks herself in her room , her brother blames himself for not having successfully defended his sister , and the media descends on their neighborhood , completely disrupting her small family . but an outpouring of love and understanding from helene ' s friends , classmates and family helps her face what has happened and draws the community together . inspired by actual events , whitewash conveys a powerful message that transcends age and race , told in an entertaining way perfect for children of all ages .\nderrickson and co - writer c . robert cargill have spoken at length about the decision to cast swinton in a role that was originally a tibetan man in the comics . they feared casting an asian man or even woman would mean the character would fall into well - worn stereotypes . so , they whitewashed the role . if the only way you can bypass these issues is to whitewash the part ( yet keep the asian setting and vague mysticism ) , the problem isn\u2019t the character , it\u2019s your lack of imagination as a creator . the filmmakers behind \u201cdoctor strange\u201d may be well - intentioned but that doesn\u2019t soften the racism threading the movie . despite the desire to be inventive , \u201cdoctor strange\u201d unfortunately repeats many of the mistakes of its predecessors beyond uncomfortable racial politics .\n\u201ci could be wrong but i think this year gods of egypt is one of the very few original large - budget studio movies , \u201d said proyas , in a facebook post ahead of the film\u2019s release . \u201csuch a sad state of affairs . is this really what audiences want these days ? every movie to be tied into some other movie ? so everyone knows exactly what they are getting before they step into the cinema\u2026 just like going to mcdonald ' s anywhere in the world and the burgers always taste exactly the same . \u201d\nt\u2019s got a quasi - historical setting \u2013 essentially a theme park version of ancient egypt , complete with shape - shifting deities and a giant dragon - dog - thing \u2013 and a pyramid - sized dollop of unconvincing cgi . it\u2019s got gerard butler , as an unashamedly scottish manifestation of the ancient egyptian god set , alongside marvel\u2019s black panther - to - be chadwick boseman ( also playing a god ) , and nikolaj coster - waldau ( aka jaime from game of thrones , playing a god ) . it cost $ 140 million to make \u2013 and today the daily mail claimed that it\u2019s going straight to dvd in the uk , a report since denied by the distributors , who have confirmed that the film will be released at some point in june .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhelene angel is the little girl so devastated by the attack that she won ' t leave her room . her loving grandmother ( beautifully voiced by ruby dee ) and the earnest , warm support of her teacher ( linda lavin ) and classmates - - white , black and every other color - - eventually restore her confidence and her spirit .\nserena henry gives touching voice to helene , and ndehru roberts is convincing as an older brother who suffers conflicting feelings : remorse at his inability to protect his sister and self - importance at the intense media attention .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n12 of 16 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nyou stream , we stream ! this week only , get a fourth deal for your fandor movie subscription ! click here to subscribe .\nurltoken uses javascript extensively . please enable javascript in your browser preferences before proceeding .\nan elegant and romantic mouse gets swept away in a flood and stranded for over a year on a deserted island .\nset in 1919 harlem , two girls ( one white , one black ) form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter and the jazztime music of young \u201cfats\u201dwaller .\nbased on the award - winning book by russell hoban , a marzipan pig falls behind a sofa and is lost . in his loneliness , the pig\u2019s feelings of love reach out to an owl , a mouse , and a hibiscus flower , causing a strange chain of events .\nset in present day , this classic andersen tale is about a young african - american girl who learns the value of friendship with help from a pair of magic slippers .\nbased on a creole folk tale and narrated by danny glover , the talking eggs is a richly textured animated fable that encourages children to find their untapped potential and to pursue their dreams .\nthe assault triggers a media frenzy , and the devastated helene hides in her room until her classmates arrive to escort her back to school in a show of solidarity . ntozake shange ' s screenplay fails to explore helene ' s feelings about the attack in any depth : all the viewer knows is that she hides in her room , remembering what happened .\nthis video contains content from the orchard entertainment , who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\nanimated special about a little girl haunted by a racial attack , until her grandmother gives her a lesson in civil rights .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nyour web browser is not enabled for javascript . some features of worldcat will not be available .\nyour list has reached the maximum number of items . please create a new list with a new name ; move some items to a new or existing list ; or delete some items .\nnote : citations are based on reference standards . however , formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study . the specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher , classroom teacher , institution or organization should be applied .\nthe e - 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matic ) ( 26 min . ) : sound , color ; 3 / 4 in . arch master\nhome box office presents ; produced by michael sporn animation , inc . ; [ executive producer , sheila nevins ; supervising producer , carole rosen ] ; produced & directed by michael sporn ; screenplay by ntozake shange .\nyou may have already requested this item . please select ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway .\nworldcat is the world ' s largest library catalog , helping you find library materials online . learn more \u203a\u203a\ndon ' t have an account ? you can easily create a free account .\na blog for critique , discussion , and sometimes an occasional rage towards the confessions from the blog walt disney confessions . this is not a hate blog for wdc , its mods or its anonymous confessors .\nthat was based on a true story . the program was produced and directed by\ni remember this as well . it aired on hbo . we watched it several times , but never really internalized the message , until . . .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nrated pg - 13 for sci - fi violence and action throughout , and an intense crash sequence .\none of the most glaring sins of \u201cdoctor strange\u201d is how quickly strange masters magic . there isn\u2019t much tension in his arc . while he struggles briefly at first to keep up with other students the ancient one has taken under her care , he\u2019s soon stealing sacred books out from under wong ( benedict wong ) , the sharp - eyed master who protects the texts at the ancient one\u2019s behest . strange plays by his own rules , growing far beyond the skills of those around him . he even goes as far as bending time , secretly reading from forbidden texts and wielding the eye of agamotto . when karl mordo ( chiwetel ejiofor ) remarks that strange seems destined for this , i couldn\u2019t help but roll my eyes . of course he was .\nin effect , strange is proven right . who cares about rules and breaking the laws of nature when you\u2019re actually right , and in turn you save the world ? strange never grows much as a character since he proves to be right about far too much , justifying his ego and rank arrogance . cumberbatch is having considerable fun with the role ( although he brings nothing unexpected ) but he can\u2019t distract from how nothing in strange\u2019s story feels earned . you also can\u2019t ignore that \u201cdoctor strange\u201d is essentially the story of a white man who travels to an \u201cexotic\u201d land , whose culture and people he doesn\u2019t respect let alone know the language of . yet somehow he just happens to realize he\u2019s a natural at magic and gets good enough to beat practitioners who have been doing this for years .\nin this way , \u201cdoctor strange\u201d reveals the precarious place in which superhero films find themselves . director scott derrickson and marvel studios president kevin feige have repeatedly defended this movie ' s controversial casting . they\u2019re very aware of the increasing expectation of audiences . but it isn\u2019t enough to cast actors like benedict wong and chiwetel ejiofor in supporting roles , you have to give them something interesting to do . and as fun and light as \u201cdoctor strange\u201d is , it is impossible to ignore the problems inherent in casting tilda swinton as the ancient one .\ndoctor strange '\ns worst sin in terms of casting comes in its villain . at this point , has any major franchise wasted as many great actors in thinly - written villain roles as the mcu ? mads mikkelsen is an amazing actor who often creates an alluring mix of darkness , pathos and passion . his unsettling screen presence is perfect for this kind of story . but kaecilius , a former pupil of the ancient one , has such muddled motivations and little interiority that mikkelsen is surprisingly forgettable . strange\u2019s battle with him ultimately comes down to being in the wrong place at the wrong time . strange doesn\u2019t care about being a hero . the juxtaposition between kaecilius and strange is one of the more ill - thought out central conflicts from a blockbuster in a long time . they aren\u2019t battling because of opposing ideologies or deep emotional history . they\u2019re simply an inconvenience to each other . if anything , mordo\u2019s obsession with order would make him a more compelling foil for kaecilius .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\nalex proyas ' s $ 140 million fantasy epic - which features gerard butler as a very scottish egyptian god - has been panned by critics , and had a disappointing opening week in the us . where did it all go so wrong ?\neither way , gods of egypt , the recently - released fantasy epic from i , robot director alex proyas , has not had the easiest of openings in the us , with disappointing box office returns ( since its stateside release on february 26 it\u2019s reportedly only taken $ 14 million ) , and a swathe of extremely poor reviews .\n\u201clock a critic in a room with a movie no one has even seen and they will not know what to make of it , \u201d he wrote . \u201cbecause contrary to what a critic should probably be they have no personal taste or opinion , because they are basing their views on the status quo . none of them are brave enough to say \u201cwell i like it\u201d if it goes against consensus . therefore they are less than worthless . now that anyone can post their opinion about anything from a movie to a pair of shoes to a hamburger , what value do they have - nothing . \u201d\nhe made one exception \u2013 the late and admittedly extremely great roger ebert \u2013 before labelling all other reviewers \u201cdiseased vultures\u201d .\nis gods of egypt really as terrible as it sounds ? and if so , where did it all go wrong ? let us count the ways .\n\u201cthis swords - and - sandals escapade could\u2019ve easily been milked for laughs , but its handful of jokes , delivered deadpan , fall flat , \u201d said time out\u2019s anna king , in a one star review . \u201ceven a campy chadwick boseman performance comes off as heavy - handed and unwelcome . \u201d\nthe casting gaffe also suggested that god of egypt was simply another tired old epic , in which minimal effort had been made to shake things up , or to even pretend to be authentic / relevant : something that could easily have been made in 2006 ( or even 1996 ) rather than 2016 .\na study by the university of los angeles in california , which looked at data from films released in 2014 , found that those in which at least four of the eight highest - billed actors aren\u2019t white tended to perform better at the world box office . the latest results are part of an ongoing research project : findings so far suggest that , in years to come , on - screen diversity will continue to have a positive impact on box office performance , especially when the overseas market is factored in .\nthe business insider story linked to above also noted that , in the us in 2014 , only 54 % of cinema audiences were caucasian , and that hispanic and asian cinema - goers form a key part of the market .\nin gods of egypt the actor \u2013 who famously apologised to the nation of ireland for his terrible attempt at an accent in 2007\u2019s ps i love you \u2013 has been allowed to keep his native scottish tones , with predictably ridiculous results .\n\u201chis untamped scottish accent buries every line of his dialogue under the pyramid of groundskeeper willie , \u201d wrote the wrap\u2019s reviewer alonso durande . \u201ca touch more self - awareness might have rendered his performance an elaborate inside joke , but as it is , he struts and frets across the screen with a misdirected intensity that , like the movie itself , goes from hilarious to tedious . \u201d\nhad the makers aimed for a higher rating , and included more graphic scenes , there\u2019s a slim chance they could have appealed to a more adult , game of thrones - loving demographic \u2013 although they would then have risked losing on the teen market .\nat it ' s heart , god of egypt is a simple , lion king - esque story about a very bad uncle : coster waldau ' s horus must reclaim his birthright from his evil uncle set ( butler ) after the latter murders his father and claims egypt for himself . along the way , things get a little more bizarre : eyeballs are removed , characters morph into various mythical creatures , and there ' s a subplot involving a battle between a giant shadow monster and geoffrey rush ' s sun god .\nbut the truth remains that big - budget films that aren\u2019t part of a pre - existing franchise \u2013 or based on a well - known book or true story \u2013 often have to be better ( or at least more enjoyable / popular ) than their equivalents , in order to recoup their losses , and tempt in risk - averse audiences .\nwe urge you to turn off your ad blocker for the telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future .\ntap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you .\nin the fall of 2005 i was approached by jonathan towers , producer of inside 9 / 11 , a four - hour documentary on the road to 9 / 11 in which i was one of 60 journalists and government officials interviewed . i told towers that i was working on a new investigative book exposing fbi negligence in its nine year failure to stop ali a . mohamed , al qaeda ' s chief spy who infiltrated the bureau , the cia and the green berets at fort bragg , north carolina .\ntowers immediately optioned my research and flew me to washington where i presented triple cross , my new book to john ford , programming president of the nat geo channel . he bought the project in the room , declaring ,\ni don ' t know how we can ' t do a documentary .\nover christmas i wrote a 12 page ten - act treatment outlining the two key parts of the ali mohammed story : first , how he ' d come to the u . s . in 1985 , seduced a california woman into marriage , enlisted in the u . s . army and got himself assigned to the jfk special warfare school at bragg . from there , as he stole top secret documents for his chief sponsor , al qaeda ' s no . 2 dr . ayman al - zawahiri , mohamed commuted to new york city on weekends where he trained key members of the first wtc bombing cell and the notorious\nday of terror\ncell responsible for a plot to blow up the u . n . and the bridges and tunnels into manhattan .\nin 1991 mohamed moved bin laden and 100 ' s of al qaeda terrorists from afghanistan to sudan , set up al qaeda ' s training camps in khartoum and literally wrote al qaeda ' s manual of terror . in 1993 he trained members of the al qaeda contingent that downed two u . s . blackhawk helicopters in somalia , brokered a meeting between bin laden and the head of hezbollah and personally took the pictures of the u . s . embassy in nairobi that osama bin laden himself used to target the suicide truck bombs that killed 224 in kenya in 1998 .\nthat part of my research was presented in the nat geo documentary that aired on monday .\n. the other half was the astonishing saga of how the two bin laden\noffices of origin\n- - the fbi ' s new york office ( nyo ) and the office of the u . s . attorney for the sdny , allowed mohamed to operate with impunity for years . how key special agents in the bin laden squad ( i - 49 ) like\n, ali ' s west coast control agent was totally outgunned by him , getting caught up as a material witness in a grisly triple homicide in fresno in 1992 when he should have been riding herd over the al qaeda sleeper . how it was zent who vouched for ali and got him released from canadian custody in 1993 - allowing him the freedom to help plan the\nbeginning in january 1996 fitzgerald effectively ran squad i - 49 , but i learned that despite wiretaps on the key cell members and hard evidence in 1997 that ali mohamed ( an fbi informant ) was a major player in the embassy bombing plot - he allowed him to remain free .\nmost shocking were two face to face meetings fitzgerald had with mohamed in 1997 . after the first meeting in april\nfitzie ,\nas cloonan called him , declared ali\nthe most dangerous man\nhe ' d\never met\nand announced that\nwe cannot let this man out on the street .\nmy contract with towers stipulated that i was to get all interview transcripts immediately after on - camera shoots in order to incorporate the details in the book ' s manuscript - yet these three ex feds demanded that nat geo keep the research from me and they simply acquiesced .\ni couldn ' t go on camera to narrate the doc without these key interviews , so ngc cut me out of the production and post production process - even refusing to send me a rough cut of the doc for fact - checking unless i signed a non - disparagement agreement .\nall of this is documented in a series of letters between me and nat geo channel executives contained ( along with the january 2006 treatment ) in a press release on my website .\nin effect , ngc ended up replacing me with jack cloonan , one of the very feds that my research had found grossly negligent . cloonan had two and a half years from january 1996 to august 1998 to build a file on ali and interdict the embassy plot and yet , despite evidence from i - 49 ' s own files of ali ' s direct links to senior embassy plotters , cloonan , fitzgerald and other top feds failed to detect the plot .\nin february of 2001 , fitzgerald went on to prosecute three relatively peripheral players in the plot and cemented his reputation by convicting them of an act of terror that his own\nbin laden squad\nhad failed to prevent . the fourth operative , wadih el - hage had been on the fbi ' s radar since 1991 . ali mohamed had stayed in his kenyan home in the mid 90 ' s as they plotted the bombings . another agent in fitzie ' s squad dan coleman , had searched el - hage ' s home a year before the bombings and found direct links to ali mohamed and yet fitzgerald failed to connect the dots .\nbut the viewers of triple cross - the nat geo documentary on monday night never saw any of this evidence critical of the feds because nat geo channel , allowed the story of fbi failures in the ali mohamed case to be told from the bureau ' s point of view . it was like doing schindler ' s list from hitler ' s perspective .\nthe casualty of all of this was the truth - and under the guise of a documentary which nat geo channel claimed was\nbased in part\non my book , they perpetrated a factual distortion unknown in the recent history of broadcast journalism .\nwhy does any of it matter and why is this not simply a case of a disgruntled writer , unhappy at a television adaptation of his work ? because going in , the nat geo channel bought a documentary from a five - time emmy winning reporter that , once and for all , would expose the negligence of the dept . of justice on the road to 9 / 11 . see the treatment that they green lit . it ' s at the end of the august 27th , 2006 press release .\nthis matters because key feds who covered - up probative al qaeda intelligence in 1996 remain in senior positions at justice . fitzgerald is u . s . attorney for chicago and special prosecutor in the cia leak case . valerie caproni , who supported fitzgerald ' s 1996 burial of evidence of an active al qaeda cell in new york , is now the fbi ' s general counsel .\nmost importantly , as i discovered after five years of research , the fbi has failed to reform post 9 / 11 . after more than $ 600 million spent on an updated computer system to track bin laden , they have scrapped the\nvirtual case file\nsystem and fbi director robert mueller told congress in 2005 that it will be 2009 before they have the same ability to connect the dots that most americans have using google and other search engines .\nfirst - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "maya ( 2015 pakistani film )", "paragraphs": ["maya is a 2015 pakistani supernatural horror film directed by jawad bashir and produced by hina jawad for twister films .\nlahore ( web desk ) \u2013 list of the highest - grossing pakistani films of 2015 .\nthe film\u2019s story was inspired from a paranormal event that allegedly occurred in denmark . maya was released nationwide in pakistan on june 12 , 2015 .\nmaya is a first - of - its - kind pakistani horror movie based on true events .\nupcoming pakistani horror movie maya 2015 , recently launched its 1st theatrical movie trailer . the director of movie jawad bashir has high expectation for the film as there hasn\u2019t been any reasonable let alone a horror film in history of lollywood .\nwith maya the first half of the 2015 ended with a relative dismal results for urdu cinema . in the first half of 2015 only one mainstream commercial film jalaibee was released which proved average at box office . on the contrary the second half of 2015 proved quite promising for the urdu cinema where majority of the films posted positive results .\nmaya is bad wolf film ' s first horror feature film about jinn possession , set in pakistan . written , directed and produced by k . pervaiz .\nthe film had its premiere at super cinema in lahore on june 11 , 2015 and the film was released nationwide on next day ( june 12 ) . [ 5 ]\ndavid waterman , where worlds collide : pakistani fiction in the new millenium ( karachi : oxford university press , 2015 ) , 158 .\npakistan today interviewed director and producer duo jawad bashir and hina jawad to ask them about soon to be \u201chit\u201d film \u201cmaya\u201d .\nahmed sheikh , zain afzal , and ahmed abdul rehman made their male debuts in maya while hina jawad and anam malik made their female debuts in maya .\nthe success of three consecutive urdu films provided encouraging signs to the film makers and distributors and it raised the hopes about three upcoming urdu film which were due to release on 14th august 2015 .\nthe year 2015 is concluding in few days and here is a roundup of pakistani films released in 2015 . on the whole business wise 2015 proved a favorable year for pakistani films , as many films earned huge revenue from the box office . however quantity wise it was another disappointment year as very few pakistani films were released . the year 2015 proved remarkable for the business of urdu films , as the highest earning urdu film of pakistan is released this year . the films released in 2015 were in urdu , punjabi and pashto languages . urdu films were produced in karachi and lahore , whereas punjabi and pashto films are produced in lahore . in 2015 , urdu films were also consistently released abroad in countries with large pakistani diaspora like usa , uk , uae , oman , kuwait , qatar , bahrain , australia , new zealand , south africa\nmaya is the pakistani horror film directed by talented jawad bashir . it was released nation wide in june 2015 . the movie has very effective cast . the story of the movie is very heart touching . all the artist did a great work in the movie which make the movie more attractive .\nmaya is a horror film . jawwad bashir , who is famous name for sitcoms and ufone commercials experimented with a different genre . maya was produced by jawwad\u2019s then wife and model hinna javaid . maya fell flat at the box office and perhaps also resulted in the rift between jawwad bashir and hinna javaid . both hinna and jawwad parted their ways within weeks after the failure of maya . hinna javaid married a british - pakistani businessman in october , while jawwad bashir announced a new film of social romantic genre . as compared to maya , the separation of jawwad and hinna received more attention in the press .\n( 2009 - 04 - 23 ) , shraddha das interview retrieved 2015 - 01 - 19 .\nafter the grand success of jpna many new pakistani films were announced and it encouraged investors towards the local film industry .\nthe film does not boast of many familiar faces and stars a bunch of new - comers but dont let that deter you from seeing this film because the main star of the film is \u201cmaya\u201d and boy oh boy does maya leave an impact on you . played by hina jawad this character is surely the strongest one in the film and its due to hina\u2019s acting capabilities that \u201cmaya\u201d turns out the way she was envisioned in the script . she knows her acting and it shows . commendable indeed !\ntrailer out : jawad bashir\u2019s horror flick \u2018maya\u2019 fails to give goosebumps - pakistan - dawn . com\nthe growing of pakistani cinema has provided hope to all and cinema goers are actually serious about latest releases . jawad bashir has been prompted by japanese horror films and you may see \u2018maya\u2019 reveal the similarity . the movie maya very close to the real crash . told by movie director jawad ahmed , they also mentioned that the film is nothing at all pakistani so we may expect it is shooted in another country .\n( 2015 ) . these works provide valuable insights into ghose\u2019s ideas on literature and , thus , his writing .\nthe last urdu film of 2015 was ishq ne hum ko loota released only in lahore in november . the film was shot five years ago but was stuck in the film processing laboratory of evernew studio over non payment of the dues . this year the film finally made it to cinemas without leaving any impact . it was based on the sob fest story of devdas .\nreleased on 1st january 2015 , good morning karachi was the first pakistani film of the year 2015 . produced and shot in karachi , gmk was the first film released by aplus films . though an urdu film , its name was in english . based on the novel rufina by shandana minhaas , the film failed miserably at the box office . good morning karachi was the story of a girl rufina who dreams to be a model while living in an impoverished area of karachi . it was not a commercial film and such films in pakistan seldom attract cine goers and only recieve praise from the film critics . however in the case of good morning karachi , famous film critics like omair alavi criticized it for a negative portrayal of the city of karachi .\nalthough horror films zibahkhana and siyaah have surfaced in recent times , bashir insists that maya is the first horror film of new - age pakistani cinema . \u201cboth of these were essentially short films , which had a brief run in the cinema . maya , on the other hand , has specifically been made for the big screen , \u201d he argues .\njalaibee is one of the few commercial films produced in islamabad . unlike karachi and lahore , islamabad is a new entrant in the production of urdu films . earlier waar a film produced in islamabad proved quite successful in 2013 . jalaibee was the first major urdu film of the year 2015 released in march 2015 . it was the debut urdu film of many famous artists like wiqar ali khan , sabika imam , danish taimoor , ali safina , uzair jaswal . zhalay sarhadi who earlier worked in the urdu film ramchand pakistani in 2008 was also in a leading role .\nin the 1960s and 1970s nationalistic definitions of pakistani - english literature were linked to the discourse on idiom and the need to validate the inclusion of english - language writing as a pakistani literature . alamgir hashmi was the first pakistani critic to discuss a universalism in pakistani - english literature beyond nationalistic paradigms .\ndekh magar pyar se was the only commercial comedy film released on 14th august 2015 . like many other urdu films it was the debut film for the director asadul haq , actor sikandar rizvi , farooq aqdas . the film was produced in karachi but shot in lahore and london . humaima malik returned to urdu cinema after a gap of four years , where bol in 2011 was her last film .\ndespite the recent barrage of film releases , it appears that the horror genre remains largely unexplored in this new age of pakistani cinema . khalid hasan khan ' s meera - starring hotal made some waves at the 3rd delhi international film festival in india earlier this year , but has yet to hit local screens . but we need not wait for hotal for our horror film fix because the trailer of actor - director - singer jawad bashir\u2019s horror film maya has been released .\nlately , the pakistani television industry has been producing some truly hard - hitting content and this year is no different . here is our list of the 11 most interesting dramas of 2015 that you cannot miss !\nthis includes a legion of urdu writers ranging from iqbal and faiz ahmed faiz ( 1911\u20131985 ) to abdullah hussein ( 1931\u20132015 ) .\na comedy film jawani phir nahin aani ( jpna ) has been the highlight of the year when it made the history by becoming the most successful film of pakistan cinema . jpna was also released in uae , uk , usa . jpna first by passed the bollywood\u2019s dhoom3 which in 2013 earned 25 crore rupees on pakistani box office and became the highest earning film in pakistani rupees .\nmaya ( review ) : this honest effort surely deserves a watch and is a first step in the right direction .\na teaser trailer and poster was revealed by official facebook on may 2 , 2015 . [ 3 ] the film trailer was reviewed by urltoken as\ngiven that a good\nscreenplay and creative cinematography couldn ' t save siyaah from a poor box office performance , maya can hardly be expected to haunt the audience .\n[ 4 ]\nmaya the first horror film of pakistan is also the first venture of jawad bashir as a film director . on their directorial debuts , people usually choose successful genres such as crime stories , romance and comedy ; however directing horror movies is a big risk to take that too by a person who is known more for his sitcoms and light comedies . nonetheless maya is a positive sign from pakistan film industry that it wants to move beyond song and dance numbers and gun trotting sequels .\nvogue towers super cinema held a red carpet event for acclaimed director and actor jawad bashir\u2019s feature film \u2018maya\u2019 , which is to be released in cinemas all across pakistan on the 12th , pakistan today reports .\ntaufiq rafat , \u201ctowards a pakistani idiom , \u201d venture 6 ( 1969 ) : 66 .\n\u201d \u2026 the film\u2019s characters also seem inspired from hollywood and american television . maya resembles the famous japanese juon the grudge and has eyes like that of dean in supernatural . the filmmakers have added a priest to curb the curse , instead of the usual maulana sahab . \u2026 maya can hardly be expected to haunt the audience . \u201d urltoken\nmaya , an upcoming pakistani horror movie , has just released its first theatrical trailer . the director jawad bashir has high hopes for the movie as there hasn\u2019t been any decent let alone a horror movie in pakistan in ages .\nbin roye is the only film of 2015 which proved successful both in pakistan as well as abroad . the other films which proved more successful in pakistan , proved far less successful in other countries like uk , uae and usa .\nalthough this is not the first time that we are seeing a pakistani horror film , but the genre has so rarely been employed by pakistani film - makers that every film that comes about seems like a first . in the last decade we have had two films which broadly fall in this horror genre . the first being the 2007 slasher film \u201czibahkhana\u201d which could not make it to cinemas and had a direct to video release and then the 2013 release \u201csiyaah\u201d which saw a limited release . now following these two films is jawad bashir\u2019s directorial debut \u201cmaya\u201d which releases in cinemas all over pakistan today . having seen the film i can safely assure you that you will not be disappointed by this film . although it is far from perfect and has its shares of mistakes but it is a first strong step in the right direction and surely deserves a watch .\nmaya is a pakistani horror movie directed & produced by jawad bashir , starring ahmed abdul rehman , hina javaid , zain afzal , sheikh mohammad ahmed , anam malik , & rasheed ali . written by hina javaid . digital distribution by beyond records\n( 2015 ) . these writings place pakistani - english literature , such as the novels of aslam , aslam khan , hamid , and shamsie , and the short fiction of aamer hussein and mueenuddin within the context of anglophone - muslim writing from different lands .\nan independent film , swaarangi was the comeback of resham in a film after a long gap of nine years . the film faced a ban from the federal censor board , but cleared without any cuts by punjab and sindh censor boards . the film was released in very few multiplexes in lahore only . swaarangi proved dead flop at the box office .\napart from india , it earned well in the western countries uk , usa and canada . especially in uk it did exceptional business and became the highest earning pakistani film in the uk . as per estimates it earned around 11 crore pakistani rupee in uk alone which is more than its collection on pakistani box office . bin roye also opened the doors for more upcoming social romantic family drama films .\na woman takes on the challenge of watching a horror film , alone in a theatre .\nwell i do \u2026 the name of the film was maya , it was recently released and was supposed to scare you . instead , it sent me and my friend on a laughing spree that was last observed while watching andaaz apna apna !\nclaire chambers and caroline herbert , imagining muslims in south asia and the diaspora : secularism , religion , representations ( new york : routledge , 2015 ) , 3 .\njb : i wanted \u2018maya\u2019 to be a raw and an independent film , nothing glossy at all . i have seen japanese horror , and it\u2019s definitely more horror than the glossy hollywood films that we see on screen . apart from a few really good ones like \u2018the possession of michael king\u2019 and exorcism - related , even hollywood is a fan of glossy films . maya is nothing like that .\ntariq rahman , a history of pakistani literature in english ( lahore : vanguard , 1991 ) , 151 .\npakistan may not have produced a horror movie in years , but when it did , it didn t . maya didn t haunt the viewers and proved to be as disappointing as anticipated . the film was the 9th biggest hit of the year .\ni love horror movies and this being a pakistani horror movie . im gonna love to watch the trailer looks promising\ngiven that a good screenplay and creative cinematography couldn ' t save siyaah from a poor box office performance , maya can hardly be expected to haunt the audience .\nthe urdu films released in 2015 were produced in karachi ( karawood ) , lahore ( lollywood ) and islamabad . none of the urdu film produced in lahore is released in karachi or outside punjab , but the films released in karachi were released throughout sindh , punjab and islamabad .\nmaya will also be a career diversifying project for bashir ahmed . the director , who has been a element of the pakistani film industry for the previous 20 + years , has been involved with comedy shows like shashlik , teen bata teen and ulta seedha to name a several . now nevertheless , he is striving his hand at horror movies and evaluating from the trailer given below .\npakistani movies have excellent trailers but movies are like drama serials . slow and boring . here even trailer was pathetic .\nnothing wrong in it , he is just supporting his country and expecting non - abusive responses from pakistani cricket fans .\ncara cilano , national identities in pakistan : the 1971 war in pakistani fiction ( london : routledge , 2010 ) .\nthis film opens on june 7th ( contrary to our printed programme \u2013 apologies for any inconvenience ) .\na typical momina duraid film , bin roye , was a formula film with love at the base of everything happening in the movie . humayun saeed and mahira khan definitely created the magic that the director wanted out of them and amreena khan gave the perfect kind of support to the lead actors the film needed .\non the whole , this film does more damage to the pakistani cinema than help it because without it , there was just one bad film \u2013 jalaibee . now there are two and until and unless we get good flicks ( hopefully this eid ) , we will not be able to continue our journey on the path of revival .\nit is natural that an indian will support india team and a pakistani will support pakistan team . nothing wrong in it .\nreleased on 18th july 2015 on eidul fitr , bin roye was a long awaited project from hum tv distributed by eveready productions . a film of social / romantic family drama genre bin roye also proved successful and earned about 10 . 85 crore . after a very long time an urdu film of social / romantic family drama genre proved successful at the box office . otherwise the recent history fo successful pakistani films was limited to action and comedy films . after bol in 2011 , mahira khan made a successful comeback to urdu cinema .\nmost of the indian male film actors are respectable in pakistan and rishi is one and top of them .\nbig b , 3 idiots win national film awards\n. urltoken . 2008 - 09 - 28 .\nin fact , the film ' s characters also seem inspired from hollywood and american television . maya resembles the famous japanese juon the grudge and has eyes like that of dean in supernatural . the filmmakers have added a priest to curb the curse , instead of the usual maulana sahab .\nreleased on 16th july 2015 on the festive occassion of eidul fitr , wrong no . proved the second most successful urdu film of the year 2015 . a guy flick , it was the directoral debut for yasir nawaz , along with many other artists like sohai ali aabroo , janita asma , nadeem jaffri , danish nawaz . wrong no . earned around 15 . 5 crore and is declared a blockbuster . seeing its overwhelming success it was also released in uk and uae where it failed to create the magic it did in pakistan . the film also has a dance number selfiyan shot on sohai ali aabroo .\nthe next time you hear a knock at your door , be careful . . you never know what\u2019s on the other side . famous actor and director jawad bashir\u2019s upcoming horror film \u201cmaya\u201d will make you question how safe you really are , as he pulls you into his world of horror .\nthe effects look promising and the story as chilling . let\u2019s hope this project revives the engraved horror genre in the pakistani cinema .\nin the 1960s , several other works were important milestones in pakistani - english literature . shaista suhrawardy ikramullah followed her essay collections ,\ncomparatively little appeared in any pakistani literature about the trauma of 1971 and the loss of half a country\u2014it passed into public amnesia .\nespionage \u2014 check . rom - com \u2014 check . road - trip film \u2014 check . caper \u2014 check .\naiming for release by the end of may , bashir feels now is the time to capitalise on the hype generated by the trailer of the film . \u201cif i delay it now , the publicity and promotion would lose their impact . you\u2019ve probably seen many pakistani directors announce they are making a film even before they begin working on it . there\u2019s no point in doing that . it\u2019s the two weeks prior to the release of a film that are the most crucial . \u201d\nthe basic plot of the film revolves around five friends who rent out out a farmhouse far away from the hustle bustle of the city in hopes of enjoying the peaceful stay . however they are in for a shock when the farmhouse turns out to be far from what they had wanted it to be like and hence the story of \u201cmaya\u201d unfolds\u201d . although the premise may seem a bit cliched but its the localized treatment of this plot that renders the film more enjoyable than its hollywood counterparts . its because you can see yourself as the characters in the film and can relate to them is what makes the film more fun for the viewer .\nthe cast of \u2018maya\u2019 includes hina jawad , ahmed abdul rehman , zain afzal , anam malik , rasheed ali , sheikh mohammad ahmed and a guest appearance by ali aftab & jawad bashir .\na road trip comedy film karachi se lahore was released on 31st july 2015 . like many other films of 2015 , many artists made their debut like ayesha omar , shahzad sheikh , yasir hussain , as well as the director and producer wajahat rauf . ksl also proved superhit and grossed about 10 crore rupees at the box office . as compared to other films it has two dance numbers tooti frooti shot on ayesha omar and rabbi rali on mantaha tareen maqsood . ksl was produced in karachi and shot in karachi , lahore and balochistan\nrampant use of\narch rival\nand\narch enemy\nin pakistani media is almost childish and amusing , but irritating also .\ncara cilano , contemporary pakistani literature in english : idea , nation , state ( new york : routledge , 2013 ) , 91 .\nshraddha das is an indian film actress who has appeared in telugu , hindi , malayalam , kannada and bengali films .\nhas maintained a continuous record of pakistani - english literature in its annual bibliography issue . other books of literary criticism on different aspects of anglophone literary production by writers of pakistani origin include works by fawzia afzal - khan , dohra ahmad , ambreen hai , and anis shivani .\na low budget biopic film financed entirely by bank alfalah , released on 13th august 2015 . shah was a tribute to long forgotten boxing hero of pakistan syed hussain shah . the stated budget of the film was 1 . 70 crore rupee and it earned approximately 1 . 10 crore rupee on the box office . due to lack of finance the director adnan sarwar himself played the lead role of hussain shah . shah was produced and shot in karachi .\nonce filming and post - production is complete , the next challenge is to get maya in to film festivals and find an interested distributor . this is a lengthy process and could take months , however the more marketing and social media attention i can stir up , the more excitement it will create around the movie .\noxford\u2019s golden jubilee books included an anthology , edited by maya jamil , which focused on newer poets , while a dragonfly in the sun : an anthology of pakistani writing in english edited by me , was a retrospective of fiction , poetry , and drama that brought together forty - four published writers in pakistan and the diaspora\u2014and revealed the extent to which pakistani - english literature had diversified , developed , and grown . it extended to writers well known to pakistani and western audiences alike , such as the pakistan - resident bapsi sidhwa and several diaspora writers ranging from tariq ali , zulfikar ghose , sara suleri , and adam zameenzad to the british - born hanif kureishi . thus , \u201cpakistani\u201d defined anyone who claimed that identity : the discourse generated led to me to compile another anthology leaving home : towards a new millennium : english prose by pakistani writers ( 2001 ) , on different forms of migration .\nthe revival of cinema has given hope to all and cinema goers have been really enthusiastic about new releases . jawad bashir has been inspired by japanese horror movies and we might see \u2018maya\u2019 reflect the same .\nalamgir hashmi , \u201cpoetry , pakistani idiom in english and the grouipies , \u201d world literature today 64 . 2 ( spring 1990 ) : 268 .\neverything about maya was wrong . the film seemed more like an amateurish work than from a veteran of 20 years , jawad bashir . now we know the jawad bashir is multi talented \u2013 he started as a comedian in the mid 90s , came up with dr & billa music band , directed tv shows , hosted game shows and is now one of the many actors who promote ufone by being crazy , but that doesn\u2019t mean that everything he does would turn to gold . in fact , maya is one of the worst films ever produced in pakistan and even the \u2018support pakistani cinema\u2019 card at the end of the movie was unable to save it from falling into the \u2018flop\u2019 category .\nteen bahadur is the first commercial animated film of pakistan produced by oscar winner sharmeen obaid chinoy . teen bahadur earned 6 . 64 crore which is a huge collection for any animated film in pakistan and is declared all time blockbuster animated film of pakistan . its music composed by sheraz uppal was also hit . the film has a dance number ( animated one ) aaja re as well . encouraged by the overwhelming success of teen bahadur , sharmeen obaid chinoy also announced its part 2 which will release in 2017 .\nmaya has all it takes to make a horror movie , an evil spirit , a graveyard , church , priest and gory scenes which should not be viewed by the children . jawad bashir has maintained a good grip over the movie and his direction is slick ; however the same cannot be said about the background music . the movie maya has its flaws but it is worth seeing ; a good effort by jawad bashir .\npeople chose to talk about what they mostly prefer while making it to the cinema for watching a movie , and how pakistani cinema is slowly progressing .\nin pakistani - english literature , the only immediate literary response was a short story by tariq rahman and two poems by kaleem omar ( 1937\u20132009 ) .\nthe movie maya is based on an actual paranormal event that took place in denmark as claimed by the writer hina jawad who also plays the main lead . the story is somewhat predictable , a group of friends spend a night at a big farm house which by coincidence happens to be near a graveyard . incidentally desecrating graves is also the favorite pastime of some group members and while doing so they unleashed an evil spirit maya . what follows next is anybody\u2019s guess ; the evil spirit tries to kill the five friends . instead of a maulvi , a priest and a church are shown which indeed proves that the film does not follow the usual pakistani pattern . the entire cast is young and this is the first acting venture for most ; hina jawad\u2019s acting as the evil spirit maya is quite commendable and she has really stolen the show . zain ahmer as sam and sheikh ahmed as amir have put up an impressive performance .\njb : this is a jawad bashir and hina jawad production , we both have produced it but i am the director obviously ( laughs ) . big fish is a huge name in hollywood , and they are in collaboration with maya as well . i sent them movie rushes and they couldn\u2019t believe their eyes ; they asked me if it was a pakistani film and i told them \u2018yes\u2019 at least 1 , 000 times . they were surprised beyond belief , which is a good feedback i think .\na biopic film based on the life of famous short story writer saadat hassan manto . the film covers the last seven years of the life of saadat hassan manto which he spent in pakistan after 1947 . manto is originally shot as a 20 episode television drama , and the film version consists of two hours of scenes edited out from the television drama . manto was produced and shot in karachi .\nthe film will launch several first - time actors , including ahmed abdul rehman as waqas , rasheed ali as a priest , hina jawad as maya / mishal , zain afzal as sam , sheikh mohamad ahmed as amir and anum malik as rida . produced by twister films , the screenplay has been penned by hina jawad who is also playing the lead .\n( 1981 ) , which comments on american art , literature , and film . ghose engages extensively with shakespearean themes and classical mythology in\nmomin ali munshi of galaxy lollywood reviewed the film 3 / 5 stars and verdicts as\nthis horror film by jawad bashir should definitely be on every horror fans weekend list as it has its fair share of scares and makes for an entertaining watch .\n[ 6 ]\na comedy film halla gulla was also screened on eidul azha with jpna . however unlike jpna , halla gulla failed at the box office .\nwidely regarded as the best chinese film ever made and now newly restored , spring in a small town is set . . . read more\nthe name of the punjabi film were razia phas gayi gundon main , lahoria tay pishoria , gujjar pooray dinna da , sohna gujjar and sami rawal .\n( 39 . ) the growing number of pakistani - english women writers led to my anthology and the world changed : contemporary stories by pakistani women ( 2005 ) , and the introduction to its u . s . edition traced the links between women\u2019s writing and issues of literacy , education , and reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries .\npunjabi films punjabi films were once considered as the backbone of pakistani film industry . till mid 2000 punjabi films were running successfully in punjab , however with the departure of 35 mm old camera and arrival of digital camera and multiplexes the punjabi cinema failed miserably . this year nearly five low budget punjabi films produced in lahore were released in few cinemas of lahore , gujranwala and other small centres of punjab . none of the punjabi film was able to revive the dying punjabi cinema .\nshobhana bhattacharji , \u201ckamila shamsie , \u201d in hybrid tapestries : the development of pakistani literature in english , muneeza shamsie , 384\u2013395 ( karachi : oxford university press , 2017 ) .\ninitially conceptualised as a short film , bashir was forced to shelve the project due to other commitments , but decided to return to the project a few years later . despite adding a few fictitious elements to transform it into a feature film , he shares that he has kept the story as \u2018true\u2019 as possible . \u201ci wanted to keep it as true as i could as it was my responsibility to document these events properly through my film , \u201d he explains .\nseeing its success in pakistan it was also released overseas in uae , without much success . ksl was also screened at hollywood in some asian film festival .\nbut only a few wilfully step out of their comfort zone and even fewer explore a polarised genre , especially when they\u2019ve already earned their spurs in one . for jawad bashir , who has long been known to leave his fans in stitches with his stints as an actor , a musician and a director , exploring the horror genre speaks volumes of his daring approach to his career . as the \u2018dr\u2019 of the dr aur billa act gears up for his feature - film directorial debut with the horror film maya , the express tribune explores the reason for this unanticipated detour .\nthe film features assembled cast including ahmed abdul rehman , hina jawad , zain afzal , sheikh mohammad ahmed and anam malik . hina jawad played the lead role of\nit was also due to release in india but after threats from a hindu extremist organization maharashtra navniriman sena ( mns ) its release was cancelled in the state of maharashtra . apart from maharashtra it was released on 82 screens in india , which is a record for any pakistani film in india . however it failed to register any success in india .\nthe movie has been inspired by true events which took place in denmark . hina jawad heard the story and that\u2019s what inspired them to make it . the film as told by jawad bashir and hina jawad is very close to the real incident . they also said that the movie is nothing pakistani so we might expect it to be based in another country .\nthe pakistani film industry was once known for great dialogues , amazing stories , and family - oriented dramas with significant entertainment value \u2013 that was between the 70s and 80s mostly . zindagi kitni haseen hay will be hitting the cinema screens in pakistan this eid . the film is packed with nostalgic reminders of all the aforementioned elements . it is the second directorial venture of anjum shahzad ( his first was mah - e - mir ( 2016 ) ) . it marks the film debut of the main leads , which include sajal ali , feroze khan and jibrayl ahmed . the story revolves around zain ( feroze khan ) and mahira ( sajal ali ) who accidently bump into each other . their love . . .\nfilm : 3 bahadur ( \u062a\u06cc\u0646 \u0628\u06c1\u0627\u062f\u0631 ) cast ( voices by ) : muneeba yaseen , hanzala shahid , zuhab khan writer : kamran khan directed by : sharmeen - obaid chinoy produced by : waadi animations distributor : ary films release date : 22 may 2015 produced in : karachi music : john angier , sheraz uppal shot in : karachi budget : \u2013 1 . 50 crore business ( pakistan ) : 6 . 64 crore business ( overseas ) : verdict : all time blockbuster\nlastly since the horror genre has rarely been exploited in pakistan this film does have the novelty value and you enjoy it just because you haven\u2019t seen something similar from pakistan .\nverdict : this horror film by jawad bashir should definitely be on every horror fans weekend list as it has it\u2019s fair share of scares and makes for an entertaining watch .\njawani phir nahi ani was not only the highest grossing movie of 2015 but also the highest grossing movie all time in pakistan s history . breaking the record of 1998 movie chooriyan , this mega cast movie earned 46 . 44 crore rupees . the film was a comedy - entertainment and the outfits worn by the actresses had caused some stir way before the release of the movie . hamza ali abbasi added added more fuel to the fire by publicly calling for boycott of the movie for its bold scenes , though the actor was one of the lead actors of the movie . all things definitely proved helpful for the business and the film was a blockbuster .\nsarmad sultan khoosat mesmerized the crowds with his outstanding perfomrance . although he could have tried a bit more to look like saadat hassan manto , 20th cerntury urdu fiction writer upon whose life the film is based , he definitely emoted manto in this epic biopic . the film was critically acclaimed and generated a discussion in the society yet again on manto .\nwrong no . film : wrong no . cast : javed sheikh , danish taimoor , sohai ali abro , janita asma . danish nawaz , shafqat cheema & nadeem jafri writer : directed by : yasir nawaz produced by : ynh films distributor : ary films release date : 19 july 2015 produced in : karachi music : waqar ali shot in : karachi budget : \u2013 4 crore business ( pakistan ) : 15 . 5 crore business ( overseas ) : 10 - 12 crore verdict : blockbuster hit\nhowever , it ' s also very important to add that although the film disappoints on all levels , there is something that must be commended - the director ' s decision to do something different . the script by his wife may not be the best but the duo managed to release a horror film in a country where release is always an issue .\nthere are good film makers , the bad film makers and then there is another breed . the opportunist film makers . . . . . . . you can call them wannabe film makers too , if u like . pun intended . these are the people who try to capitalise on the growing domestic film scene . hey man , we havent reached their as yet . we still arent an industy with a capital letter i . dont revive the gandasa culture in a new avtaar . and we have been hearing that its based on a true story and blah blah blah . . . . what hell , the film is a straight rip off . . . . the trailers are enough to say that . the director tried to save every penny on its promotion and went on to do it himself . . . i think he knew its going to go titanics way too . so bro , just sit tightly where you are and dont try to damage or shake the confidence of people in their industry . you did your thing . now step aside . thanku .\nmaya ( pilar padilla ) is a mexican immigrant who , after crossing the border from tijuana to los angeles to join her sister , rosa ( elpidia carrillo ) , is appalled by the exploitation she experiences . with the support and encouragement of a young american lawyer , . . . read more\nshah ( \u0634\u0627\u06c1 ) film : shah ( \u0634\u0627\u06c1 ) cast : sardar baloch , gulab chandio , kiran chaudhry , faiz chohan , adnan sarwar , miraal sara , adeel raees writer : directed by : adnan sarwar produced by : adnan sarwar for logos films & media distributor : ary films release date : 14 august 2015 produced in : karachi music : shot in : karachi budget : \u2013 1 . 70 crore business ( pakistan ) : 1 . 10 crore business ( overseas ) : not released verdict : average\nthe name of saadat hassan manto is considered a controversial name in the urdu literature , and the film benefitted from the same reputation . though films of independent nature seldom succeed in pakistan , manto performed very well by earning 5 crore on the box office , which was far more than its budget considering the film was edited version from a 20 hour long drama .\ngenre : horror director : ashwin saravanan cast : nayanthara , aari , lakshmi priyaa storyline : a woman takes on the challenge of watching a horror film , alone in a theatre .\nh . m . naqvi\u2019s witty novel home boy , set in post - 9 / 11 new york , tells of three young pakistani men who imagine themselves to be new yorkers , only to be set upon by thugs and arrested and interrogated by the police as possible terrorists . there are many post - 9 / 11 novels by pakistani americans , including those by shaila abdullah , ayad akhtar , maniza naqvi , and nafisa haji .\nhj : i always wanted to write something . at the back of my head , i wanted my first ever writing experience to be one that came straight from within . this story had an impact on me , so i wrote a script of it and shared it with my husband . that\u2019s how \u2018maya\u2019 began .\nwhen reviewing strawberry last week , i wondered how long we\u2019d have to wait to see an inventive horror film again . well , the answer , it turns out , is just a week . maya is an exercise in both horror and mise en abyme . it\u2019s one of those rare tamil films , like uttama villain , that you can talk so much about on your way back home . i\u2019m glad i caught it in devi paradise ; the long , spiral pathway on the way back provided plenty of time in which to reflect on the story . it\u2019s not a perfect one ( perfect stories , among other things , are those that can only happen when they do ; you\u2019re not at all sure why the big reveal in maya didn\u2019t occur earlier in the protagonist\u2019s life ) , but still complex enough to be admired . at a time when horror films are a dime a dozen , and intent only on generating easy laughs , it\u2019s a relief to see maya stray . director ashwin saravanan is content with telling you an interesting story , and with the exception of a rather off - key background song , he does so without distractions .\non the untapped potential in the film industry to experiment with the genre , bashir says only two major horror films , zinda laash and sar kata insaan , have been made so far . \u201cboth the movies were made during my childhood , \u201d he states . a self - proclaimed horror - movie buff , he first stumbled upon the idea of maya when his wife , who spent a majority of her life in europe , narrated a true story about how a few people visiting denmark had a supernatural experience .\nshraddha das ' debut release was the 2008 telugu film siddu from sikakulam , although she had first auditioned for the telugu film target . she was told that she played the female lead in siddu from sikakulam , but she had only a minor supporting role as the lead actress ' cousin . although unhappy with her character she continued filming for the project as she did not want to be branded as unprofessional by leaving her first film midway . [ 2 ] the film was negatively reviewed , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and das in a later interview told that she was\nvery upset for doing such a bad film\n. [ 2 ] after target and sidhu from srikakulam , she quickly signed four more telugu films within six months : [ 2 ] 18 , 20 love story , diary , adhineta and sukumar ' s arya 2 , which was her first high profile project . excluding arya 2 , all films proved to be critically and commercially unsuccessful .\nthe film : in this deceptively light comedy from ken loach , a group of plucky young glaswegians , all doing community service , devise an ingenious plan to pilfer a . . . read more\nbefore the start of the movie , jawad bashir gave out a special message to his audience , claiming that he dedicates the movie to his daughter misha and urging people to support pakistani cinema , whilst watching hollywood and bollywood .\ni might be an economics graduate from lums , but cinema is where my heart truly belongs . always up for a discussion on fims and i guess you could call me a pakistani cinema aficionado . email : mominalimunshi @ urltoken\nmaya follows a group of friends who travel to a farmhouse to spend some quality time , but unknown to them the \u2018house is haunted\u2019 . there are graves outside the house and for a normal human being , it would have been a warning but not for the cool dudes who travelled from lahore to have some fun .\ndekh magar pyar se ( \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u06be \u0645\u06af\u0631 \u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0631 \u0633\u06d2 ) film : dekh magar pyar se ( \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u06be \u0645\u06af\u0631 \u067e\u06cc\u0627\u0631 \u0633\u06d2 ) cast : humaima malik , sikandar rizvi , irfan khoosat , farooq aqdas writer : saba imtiaz directed by : asadul haq produced by : asadul haq \u2013 shiny toy guns distributor : imgc ( geo films ) release date : 14 august 2015 produced in : karachi music : soch band shot in : lahore and london budget : \u2013 not available business ( pakistan ) : 2 . 20 crore business ( overseas ) : not available verdict : average hit\n\u201cnowadays , everybody\u2019s making a comedy film . there\u2019s nothing wrong with that , but there\u2019s nothing new in that either , \u201d says bashir . emphasising the need to experiment in the film industry , which is still in its infancy , he admits that he is risking his reputation as a filmmaker to inspire the generations to come . \u201cpeople call me a trendsetter because , instead of following people , i prefer to create my own path . there\u2019s a chance this film may not do well , but it\u2019ll also encourage the new lot of filmmakers to not shy away from doing something new , \u201d he adds .\nin 2014 , the establishment of a new centre for pakistani writing in english at kinnaird college , lahore , is indicative of the growth of the genre since 1947 and will influence its critical discourses and its continuing development in the future .\nalthough the 6th highest grossing movie of the year , trhe movie must be considered a blockbuster for being the first ever urdu language 3d animation movie . film revolves around 3 kids , amna , saadi and kamil , who are out trying to save their communities from all the evils . collecting rs . 6 . 64 crore rupees , the film proved that there s certainly space for animated movies in pakistan too .\na bubbly indian girl aalia in trouble is forced by circumstances to place her faith in a pakistani cab driver , vicky , in mauritius , who then takes it upon himself to make aalia ' s safe return to india possible . mauritius .\n( 2013 ) , set in spectacular mountainous hunza , gilgit , and kaghan , where a group of pakistani tourists and their personal conflicts intrude into the timeless world of a nomad family , as does the police hunt for a notorious terrorist .\nby this time , the debate over the use of english as a creative vehicle by pakistanis had been put to rest . zia ul haq\u2019s resolve to abolish english in pakistan had not materialized . he died in 1988 . meanwhile , in the diaspora , the presence of increasingly assertive migrant communities in the west saw growing international interest in south asian\u2013english fiction . the indian - born salman rushdie\u2019s experiments with language to capture the \u201csubcontinental sound\u201d within english prose in midnight\u2019s children ( 1982 ) provided new linguistic strategies for countless others , including pakistanis bapsi sidhwa and adam zameenzad in ice - candy man ( 1988 ) and cyrus cyrus ( 1991 ) , respectively . in 1989 , a major international conference on englishes in south asia was held in islamabad , which included extensive discussions on \u201cpakistani english\u201d and pakistani - english literature . this was followed by conferences and seminars in pakistan\u2019s academia , although pakistani - english literature was not introduced into the english curriculum of pakistani universities until the 21st century .\n\u201cthe movie also has its share of thrills and chills , especially when it reaches its climax , and the background score ( which is not unpleasant overall ) is at a matching crescendo . plus the director is definitely to be appreciated for directing the first full - length pakistani horror film to hit the big screen in eons . but one can do that only if one can look past the hackneyed plot and the mediocre cinematography . \u201d maheen nusrat , urltoken\njawad bashir as a director makes a strong debut . he knows his craft and does well . although some shots seemed a bit unneeded like the zoom outs after ever ten minutes but other than that he does well . script wise the film does have loopholes but they don\u2019t really take away from the film as a whole . moreover the detailing in certain scenes is just too good and the production department deserves all the credit .\nshah is the biography of great boxer syed hussain shah . this film covers the story of this legend ' s journey from homeless child in the streets of layari , karachi to become olympian for his country pakistan ."]}
{"id": 116153, "summary": [{"text": "hearts and minds is a 1974 american documentary film about the vietnam war directed by peter davis .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film 's title is based on a quote from president lyndon b. johnson : \" the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there \" .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the movie was chosen as academy award for best documentary feature at the 47th academy awards presented in 1975 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film premiered at the 1974 cannes film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "commercial distribution was delayed in the united states due to legal issues , including a temporary restraining order obtained by one of the interviewees , former national security advisor walt rostow who had claimed through his attorney that the film was \" somewhat misleading \" and \" not representative \" and that he had not been given the opportunity to approve the results of his interview .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "columbia pictures refused to distribute the picture , which forced the producers to purchase back the rights and release it by other means .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was shown in los angeles for the one week it needed to be eligible for consideration in the 1974 academy awards . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "hearts and minds ( film )", "paragraphs": ["with the headline : \u2018hearts and minds , \u2019 a film study of power .\nhearts & minds screens tuesday at 8 . 30pm on the world movies channel .\nhearts and minds : lbj widens the vietnam war by appealing to the entire population : \u201cvictory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there . \u201d\nhearts and minds works to re - contextualize and critique hollywood\u2019s contribution to the good fight of wwii .\n1973 hearts and minds . u . s . a . colour and b & w , 110 minutes .\nbert schneider and peter davis accepting the oscar for\nhearts and minds .\n( courtesy , criterion )\nhearts and minds takes its title from a comment made by president lyndon b . johnson that\nthe ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there\n.\ni aim to make documentaries where the insights , strengths and talents of the individuals in the film dwell in the hearts and minds of my audience .\nhearts and minds : u . s . anti - communist propaganda contributes to the pervasive culture of fear in the 1950s .\nhearts and minds : on the home front , capturing a celebration of u . s . chauvanism during the vietnam war .\nindustry masters teach college students , and college students mentor youth from wilmington\u2019s underserved neighborhoods in this intensive two - week film - production workshop . participants direct , produce and edit short films focusing on issues that are most critical to their community . these films are featured at hearts and minds community screening room events and the annual hearts and minds film festival .\nexplosive , persuasive , and shocking , hearts and minds is an overwhelming emotional experience and the controversial winner of the 1974 academy award for best documentary .\nhearts and minds : a benediction before the big game : \u201cthere are going to be men made tonight and that\u2019s religious and god cares about that . \u201d\n\u201c hearts and minds \u201d takes on the utter failure of five consecutive presidential administrations to win over either vietnamese or american hearts and minds . unabashedly a film that the left was waiting for , it probes war\u2019s psychological consequences by asking , \u201cwhat have we done to vietnam and what has vietnam done to us ? \u201c\nwhen peter davis set out to make the documentary \u201chearts and minds\u201d in 1972 vietnam had officially become the longest war in united states history .\nanother provocative film maker , michael moore , has said hearts and minds is\nnot only the best documentary i have ever seen , it may be the best movie ever\n.\nmy problem in writing about\nhearts and minds\nis how to go about separating the film ' s images - - which are sometimes heartbreakingly tragic , sometimes cruelly revealing - - from the craft of the film itself .\nhearts and minds , a sentimental and intellectual film as its title suggests , brings back some of the unresolved issues of vietnam to a forgetful film public . not the best made film in art , technique , or concept , hearts and minds nevertheless deals with an emotion that has become lost in commercial united states : shame . and when the film falls below the poetic level required to sustain that emotion , it dips into the pool of guilt in which many of us have swum .\nps : hearts and minds is possibly the finest and most revealing american film about the vietnam war . anyone who wishes to have a realistic understanding of that war should see this film . it should be required viewing in high school history classes .\n\u201chearts and minds\u201d is a tough film but it is no mere rehash of sad events . it is always aware of the primacy of man when man ' s given even half a chance .\nhearts and minds : cheering on the home team : the u . s . compulsion to win at all costs and to insist that , \u201cwe\u2019re number one ! \u201d\nmichael moore has cited hearts and minds as the one film that inspired him to become a filmmaker , calling it\nnot only the best documentary i have ever seen . . . it may be the best movie ever\n. many of the cinematic techniques used in hearts and minds are similar to moore ' s 2004 documentary fahrenheit 9 / 11 .\npower is virtually the first word heard in peter davis ' s epic documentary , \u201chearts and minds , \u201d and power , real and mythical , is what the film contemplates in as many tones and moods as you might expect in superior fiction .\nhearts and minds is a 1974 american documentary film about the vietnam war directed by peter davis . the film ' s title is based on a quote from president lyndon b . johnson :\nthe ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there\n. the movie was chosen as academy award for best documentary feature at the 47th academy awards presented in 1975 .\nit ' s graceful and eloquent , and it has as its subject a lierotten culture - not merely in the official cant , but in the hearts and minds of even the poorest people .\none of the most important contributions peter davis\u2019s hearts and minds makes to our national dialogue on the vietnam war is its portrayal of ordinary vietnamese . for years , the vietnamese had been conspicuous by their absence in american film and t\u2026\nhearts and minds is the classic antiwar documentary film of the vietnam era . it was released in 1974 , one year after the united states withdrew its military forces from vietnam and a year before north vietnamese and national liberation front ( nlf ) fo\u2026\nit\u0092s a testament to hearts and minds\u0092 artistry that the film remains compelling long after there\u0092s any need for it to make a case . . .\n- - grade : b + - 07 / 02 / 2015\ndavis ' film showed , with devastating clarity , how the war for the hearts and minds of the vietnamese had been lost beyond recall - - and how something similar was taking place in america .\n- 01 / 01 / 2006\na startling and courageous film , peter davis\u2019s landmark 1974 documentary hearts and minds unflinchingly confronted the united states\u2019 involvement in vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it . using a wealth of sources\u2014from interviews to newsreels to footage of the conflict and the upheaval it occasioned on the home front\u2014davis constructs a powerfully affecting picture of the disastrous effects of war . explosive , persuasive , and wrenching , hearts and minds is an overwhelming emotional experience and the most important nonfiction film ever made about this devastating period in history .\nreviewers were enthusiastic when hearts and minds came out in 1975 . judith crist wrote in new york magazine that davis had\nheld up a mirror to our national conscience\n.\nelizabeth is pleased to put her various professional and personal experiences to work , playing an instrumental role in bringing outreach projects such as with all deliberate speed : the legacy of brown v . board and the hearts & minds film programs to fruition .\nthe film is prophetic . the vietnamese people will haunt the consciousness of the united states for generations to come . lyndon johnson could not win their hearts and minds , nor could he bomb them into submission . they had right and justice on their side . the film shows this . they are stronger . with all our superiority in technology , we could not stop these people . perhaps a better title could be borrowed from a film made by jane fonda and tom hayden about the vietnamese people , introduction to the enemy . hearts and minds shows the enemy at home , in our institutions and values , our empire , and the strategy required to maintain that empire . the fonda - hayden film might be titled \u201chearts and minds , \u201d for with those two organs the vietnamese struggled and defeated the monster who showed neither .\nawards were presented by the sarah white and rob capron , riiff youth film jury program managers , and the 2017 youth film jury members .\nprocrustes was a mythic giant with a notorious bed . if his guests were too short , he stretched them to fit . if they were too tall , he chopped off the excess . in hearts and minds , the giant is impersonated by the film makers . the bed is the film itself .\ntoday the film has not lost any of its punch . now the punch is packed with new meaning . ' ' quagmire , ' ' ' ' hearts and minds ' ' and ' ' liberating the people ' ' are all back . a little more than a year ago , ari fleischer , president bush ' s press secretary , said , ' ' slowly but surely , the hearts and minds of the iraqi people are being won . ' '\nfocused on several hardened offenders doing time at dominguez state jail , inside peace offers a rare look , not only inside the correctional facility , but inside the hearts and minds of the men featured .\nthe hearts and minds film initiative is the flagship program of serviam media . its mission is to foster civic engagement , using the media arts as tools for youth leadership development , community education and outreach . it is a multi - faceted initiative that includes the following programs .\nhow many times has the phrase ' ' hearts and minds ' ' been used in the past year about the war in iraq ? and how many people know that the phrase goes back to 1974 , when ' ' hearts and minds , ' ' a documentary about the united states ' involvement in vietnam , was released ? and who remembers that the movie title reaches back a decade further , to a speech by president lyndon b . johnson ? ' ' the ultimate victory , ' ' he said of the war , ' ' will depend on the hearts and the minds of the people who live there . ' ' sound familiar ?\nfocused on several hardened offenders doing time at dominguez state jail , inside peace offers a rare look , not only inside the correctional facility , but inside the hearts and minds of the men featured . the film is the winner of several film festival awards , including three for best documentary , two humanitarian awards and two audience choice awards .\npeter davis\u2019s provocative , oscar - winning hearts and minds , released to the american public in 1974 , is that rare documentary whose truths and relevance have been underlined and amplified by the passage of time . the title is derived from president l\u2026\nthe parallels between iraq and vietnam are obvious , and some of your interviews in hearts and minds feel so eerily contemporary , one might forget for a moment that the film is four decades old and about a different war . has something fundamentally changed since then in our acceptance of a certain amount of constant\u2014largely outsourced\u2014overseas involvement ?\nonly a small fraction of the footage peter davis shot for hearts and minds made it into his 112 - minute academy award\u00ad\u2013winning documentary on the vietnam war . davis and his crew filmed hundreds of hours in the united states , vietnam , and france\u2014s\u2026\nan academic and artistic forum focused on the power of emerging digital media as a tool for education and civic engagement , targeting students , families , educators and community leaders . the 2009 youth media summit will be held in conjunction with the 2009 hearts and minds film festival , april 3 - 4 at the schwartz center for the arts in dover .\ndavis was no worse for the wear . \u201chearts and minds\u201d picked up the 1974 academy award for best documentary and producer bert schneider\u2019s politicized acceptance speech caused more hullabaloo than michael moore would almost three decades later when accepting for \u201cbowling for columbine . \u201d\nthe oriental doesn ' t put the same high price on life as does the westerner . life is cheap in the orient . hearts and minds is an academy award winning documentary about the vietnam war directed by peter davis . the film ' s title is based on a quote from president lyndon b . johnson :\nthe ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there\n. the movie was chosen as best feature documentary at the 47th academy awards presented in 1975 .\nshe ' s a reporter and writer also and we immediately left for iraq ,\nsays davis , who is best known for an academy award - winning 1974 film on the vietnam war , hearts and minds , which has been hailed as one of the best documentaries ever made .\ni would not recommend honeymooning in baghdad .\nparts of some of these interviews appear in the final film , some of the interviews do not appear in the film at all .\n\u201chearts and minds , \u201d which opened yesterday at the cinema 2 , recalls this nation ' s agoninzing involvement in vietnam , something you may think you know all about , including the ending . but you don ' t . just as television ' s presentation of the war made it seem small , orderly and comprehensible , to fit the physical dimensions of the television set and the programing schedules of the television industry , \u201chearts and minds\u201d deals in disorderliness , contradictions and historical perspectives that are often shadowy , subject to any number of interpretations .\n\u201chearts and minds\u201d is not about general westmoreland , nor the succession of united states presidents and their advisers who sought desperately and probably sincerely to understand vietnam . rather it ' s about the generations of attitudes , wishes and beliefs that these men represented . it ' s about the power the country inherited .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\n\u201chearts and minds\u201d offered some of the first footage americans would see of north and south vietnamese people mourning lost loved ones , homes , and their livelihoods , embracing the economic potential of war , and what they suffered for speaking out . the film also provided more complete scenes for some of the war\u2019s most iconic still photos , such as a young burn victim fleeing a napalm attack .\nhearts and minds has attracted widely polarized opinions from film critics since its release . reviewers commonly consider it either a masterpiece of political / documentary filmmaking or a propagandistic hatchet job on the vietnam war , with some viewing it as both . a mixture of mostly contemporary film critic reviews on the review tallying website rotten tomatoes reports that 93 % of the 30 film critics reviews they tallied were positive with an average critics score of 8 . 2 out of 10 .\na shocking and terrifying film that sets out to investigate the twisted minds and souls of death squad leaders in indonesia , growing to become a disturbing panorama of a society and offering a unique sort of moral confrontation which could only be possible through cinema .\ndavis understood , earlier than most , that the documentary form likewise must court viewers\u2019 hearts and minds . after writing several nonfiction books and serving as a correspondent for the nation from iraq , davis has a novel in the works . \u201cgirl of my dreams\u201d comes out this fall .\nhearts and minds , a documentary directed by peter davis ; produced by bert schneider and mr . davis ; editors , lynzee klingman and susan martin ; director of photography , richard pearce ; a rainbow pictures presentation , distributed by warner brothers . running time : 112 minutes . at the cinema 2 theater , third avenue near 60th street . this film has been rated r .\nthis week a newly restored print of ' ' hearts and minds ' ' was screened at the academy theater at lighthouse international in manhattan , as part of the monday nights with oscar film series put on by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences . peter davis , the film ' s director and co - producer ( with bert schneider ) , was there to talk about it . the house was packed and , from the sound of it , pretty upset .\nsuch historically specific criticisms notwithstanding , revisiting hearts and minds during another time of war is indeed instructive , given the somewhat uneven and so far relatively ahistorical media representations of the current crisis . [ 8 ] while not as rigorously historical as in the year of the pig , hearts and minds still provides a quite thorough social context for understanding the vietnam war , primarily by incorporating a range of perspectives , including combat veterans ( both pro - war and disenchanted ) , a slew of political and military figures ( from architects of the war to dissidents ) , and , most significantly , a number of vietnamese voices .\nand yet placing these two pieces of film together - - and the editing in\nhearts and minds\nconsistently makes similar matches - - finally only undermines the film ' s effectiveness . it ' s too heavy - handed . we ' re bludgeoned by the point of view , we don ' t like the feeling of manipulation we get . yet there are scenes here of incredible power , even for a nation which watched this war on television every evening .\nthe visual highs and emotional payoffs contained within the film are well worth slogging through its slow patches .\nhearts and minds is a powerful film that deals with the vietnam conflict and is also one of the very few films of this genre that looks at it from the viewpoint of its victims , the vietnamese people . another film that should be required viewing from this era is the powerful documentary sir ! no sir ! which came out about 2006 and which told the story of the gi movement that took place at or near military bases both at home and abroad during the time of the vietnam war .\nin less measurable terms , it had also become the most televised , protested , bomb - reliant , and culture - splitting american conflict to date . it was called many things , from the living room war for its presence on television news to the war to win hearts and minds , from a phrase used by lyndon b . johnson ( as he does in this film ) .\nvietnam war films from the 1960s to the 1970s reflected deep divisions at home over the war . some reflected pro - war sentiments and vilified anti - war protesters , while others stood at the opposite end and criticized government officials and policies .\nhearts and minds\nwas one of the first of the latter to have been produced and released before the war ' s end in 1975 .\nhockings , p . and y . omori , eds . ( 1988 ) , cinematographic theory and new dimensions in ethnographic film , osaka .\namericans running a war in a country they don\u2019t understand : the film , which won an academy award in 1974 , feels uncannily timely , and reminds us , in a year that has seen * * phil klay\u2019 * * s national book award\u2013nominated redeployment , * * kirk w . johnson\u2019 * * s to be a friend is fatal , and * * laura poitras\u2019 * * s citizenfour , of the crucial role of writers and filmmakers in the national conscience . tonight , a screening and panel discussion at the harvard film archive honors _ hearts and minds\u2019 _ s 40th anniversary . we spoke with the director , peter davis , on the film\u2019s enduring resonance .\ncoker , like a grown - up skippy homeier in watch on the rhine , has a nazi youth mentality . but he remains so unaware of his racism and authoritarianism as to remain an innocent american , defending his great country . hearts and minds presents this uniformed creep , welcomed and loved by his townsfolk , as the product of u . s . values and culture . the film accuses us : as an audience we feel not only indicted , tried and found guilty , but also impotent to change the monster we have all created . in the theater , film has strength . when we emerge on the street we begin to reflect , compare film reality to what we know . so the film forces us to struggle with some ugly but real forces .\nruby , j . ( 1977 ) , ' the image mirrored : reflexivity and the documentary film ' , the journal of the university film association , 29 , 4 , pp . 3 - 13 .\nkrueger , e . ( 1973 ) , ' an american family : an american film ' , film comment , november / december , 9 , pp . 16 - 19 .\nthe film\u2019s good guys\u2014floyd , ellsberg , some crippled veterans and vietnamese , old french empire statesmen , and vietnamese mandarins stand as a firm answer to the overwhelming weight of evil and destruction the film portrays . after seeing the lieutenant coker sequences , if we follow the film\u2019s logic , we must ask , \u201cwho needs the united states if this man represents lt . \u201d\nmr . davis , who made the award\u2010winning television documentary , \u201cthe selling of the pentagon , \u201d makes no attempt to justify the american involvement in vietnam , which , it ' s obvious , he believes to have been a disaster . \u201chearts and minds , \u201d however , is so various , so full of associations that go beyond the war , that the film does a lot more than preach to the committed .\nthis is what \u201chearts and minds\u201d so vividly recognizes in a collage of scenes that , though blunt and often harrowing , eventually demonstrate something that i . f . stone once said about the survival of the vietnamese people through years of bombing . their incredible survival , said mr . stone , has re\u2010established \u201cthe primacy of man in the age of technology . \u201d\ncrawford , p . i . and d . turton , eds . ( 1992a ) , film as ethnography , manchester .\nmy more specific purpose here is to offer a close analysis of gunner palace and occupation : dreamland in order both to track the work of history , as well as to gauge the evolution of formal techniques and practices endemic to the documentation of war and atrocity . a brief comparison at the level of film form suggests that while a 1970s work like hearts and minds seems lodged in the familiar tradition of the realist documentary , one some 30 years later like gunner palace \u2014 with its highly stylized logic of fragmentation and disorientation evidently indebted to the music video\u2014appears to fall within the generic domain of the \u201cpostmodern . \u201d yet this strict dichotomy in a \u201cpolitics\u201d of documentary form breaks down when we recall that hearts and minds made liberal ( and ironic ) use of hollywood movies , while gunner palace \u2019s digital video feel of immediacy could be aligned with at least the u . s . variant of direct cinema .\nhearts and minds , if one can verbalize a film message , seems to shake its visual finger at the united states and americans , without distinguishing between classes of people or degrees of responsibility . \u201cshame on you , america , \u201d says the film , rather than presenting the objective conditions of shame : possibilities for greatness , generosity , virtue and the banal and vulgar murder of those possibilities . that , of course , would require a different film . in this one peter davis uses amateur actors , whose testimony edited together does build to an emotional level that few films attain . shame does not , however , indicate the existence of struggle or ongoing process . rather than seeing mass movements struggling with empires , the filmmakers imply that notions of human nature provide the ultimate explanation for human foibles like war . this allows hand wringing as a legitimate political exercise . in hearts and minds reasons for u . s . entry and participation in the war become obscured . we are led are led to believe from the evidence presented that our basic national character is at fault .\nfor close - watchers of this film or students of the vietnam era , outtakes with general westmoreland and walt rostow will be of particular interest . in broad strokes , they are the villains of \u201chearts and minds\u201d with westmoreland\u2019s callous gaffe and rostow\u2019s extreme pompousness , asking the interviewer does he really want to go down this path again and discuss what should be obvious ? in the outtakes , both men are more even - keeled , thoughtful , and while not repentant , show more humanity than donald rumsfield in errol morris\u2019s recent \u201cthe unknown known . \u201d\nafter columbia pictures refused to distribute the picture , bert schneider and henry jaglom purchased back the rights and released the film in march 1975 through warner bros .\ncrawford , p . i . and j . k . simonsen , eds . ( 1992 ) , ethnographic film , aesthetics and narrative traditions , aarhus .\nthat documentary presaged the emotionally arresting editing tactics of \u201chearts and minds , \u201d which jumps from a graphic scene of american soldiers in bed with vietnamese prostitutes to a metal lighter setting fire to a thatched roof . it also intercuts a sorrowful south vietnamese burial scene with general william westmoreland\u2019s shocking statement that \u201clife is cheap in the orient . \u201d\nfilm \u201cinside peace\u201d , by cynthia fitzpatrick , united states , 2014 . duration : 57 minutes .\nalice lovejoy . ( 2005 ) dueling docs : film society of lincoln center . vol . 41\na copy of the film was added to the collection for added reference in september of 2005 .\npeter davis created one of the most moving accounts of the vietnam war and the attitudes at home when he produced\nhearts and minds\n. the film looks unflinchingly at the nature of power and horrible consequences of war . it is very much a pro - peace film , but uses the people who were there to speak for themselves . it also seeks to probe deeper underneath the american psyche of the times and evolves into a historical document about the violent social rupture that happened between the fifties and the sixties . in many ways , it feels like a punch in the gut to watch the film . so many ideologies are laid bear . . . . so many were false or misleading . in the end , the film leaves you thinking about the price of war - and who is given the task to bear that price . truly deserving of the oscar it received - and worthy of repeated viewing .\nin his big - screen breakthrough , sam shepard delivers tenderness , ferocity , and the quiet expressiveness of a silent film star .\nthe film also features vietnam war veteran and anti - war activist bobby muller , who later founded the vietnam veterans of america .\nplus : a booklet featuring essays by davis , film critic judith crist , and historians robert k . brigham , george c . herring , and ngo vinh long\nbut davis is wary of comment on the likely impact of his vietnam war documentary .\nthat ' s a question that i don ' t even like to speculate on because it makes me sound so self - promoting ,\nhe says .\ni ' ve heard claims made for hearts and minds such as that it stopped the war .\nthe interview , used so effectively by marcel ophuls in the sorrow and the pity , is a difficult cinematic stunt . ophuls directs and then edits his interviews to make his a political statement . but any film director working with amateur actors must loosen the environment sufficiently to allow the actor to relax , yet create enough tension to make the subject dramatically interesting . in both ophuls\u2019 film and in hearts and minds , the interview is used to make the directors\u2019 points about characters and historical phenomena . davis works on the thin wire between informing and enriching us as moviegoers and citizens , and using the screen to put the united states on trial . when his characters perform for posterity , we feel enriched , reflective . when davis slips into his prosecutor role , accusing the united states , the film loses cinematic focus and provokes the audience to ask : who the hell are these people to put their country on trial ?\nrollins , peter . ( winter 1996 ) \u2018frank capra\u2019s why we fight film series and our american dream\u2019 . vol . 19 . 4\nbennett , todd . ( 2001 - 09 ) culture , power , and mission to moscow : film and soviet - american relations during world war ii . vol . 88\ndavis used archival newsreel clips with interviews as well as footage of the conflict shot by his film crew in vietnam , america and paris .\n' ' hearts and minds ' ' won an academy award for best documentary feature of 1974 . instead of an acceptance speech , mr . schneider , whom mr . davis called the michael moore of his day , read a statement from the provisional vietnamese government . after mr . schneider spoke , frank sinatra ( reading a statement written by bob hope ) apologized for it .\nerrol morris\u2019s insightful portrait of former us defence secretary robert s mcnamara offers the perfect counterpoint to the view of the war presented in hearts and minds . while davis\u2019s film does a fine job of documenting its heart - breaking human cost , it makes no serious attempt to interrogate why american authorities persisted in keeping troops in vietnam . here , mcnamara is given ample space to calmly reflect on his role as one of the war\u2019s chief architects , with the benefit of decades of hindsight .\nthis film recounts the history and attitudes of the opposing sides of the vietnam war using archival news footage as well as its own film and interviews . a key theme is how attitudes of american racism and self - righteous militarism helped create and prolong this bloody conflict . the film also endeavors to give voice to the vietnamese people themselves as to how the war has affected them and their reasons why they fight the united states and other western powers while showing the basic humanity of the people that us propaganda tried to dismiss .\nand is quickly capturing these hearts and minds world - wide . her ability to sense the truth of any person or situation , her sense of humor , charisma , grounded wisdom , and positive energy has allowed panney to become one of the most sought - after motivational speaker - spiritual counselors in the country . panney ' s work can best be described as a synergy of powerful advice , inspiring life experience , fun and energy , and enlightening transformation that when blended together creates a unique experience for the individual .\n\u201chearts and minds\u201d has a lot to say about an average american ' s education and , indeed , about his ability to reeducate himself as conditions change . at one point daniel ellsberg remembers having looked at vietnam in gung\u2010ho world war ii terms , when it was possible easily to distinguish the good guys from the bad , to see a war clearly in terms of territory won and lost . vietnam was something terrifyingly new to the world war ii people . the origins and the issues were not neat and tidy .\npeter davis ' hearts and minds does it ' s best to try and get both sides of the issue on america ' s military involvement in vietnam , and like bowling for columbine the film can be accessible to an audience on each side of the coin ( though with this film davis isn ' t in front of the camera at all ) . this is perfectly filmed in the end credits sequence in which a march is being held for vietnam veterans while the protesters line the adjacent streets . what makes the film all the powerful is that there isn ' t a bias going on to either side - while one scene will show a vietnamese civilian being interviewed about how the devastation from the bombs have ruined his family and home , another will show prisoner of war george coker explaining things to american children . in the end what gets hearts and minds to the level of great documentary film - making is that all of the footage of old speeches and old military movies , and all the interviews with various political figures and vietnamese personnel , all add up to delivering an objective stance for the viewer . the facts of which are presented as such : america went into vietnam , left their mark , and while america had two sides to the issue so did the vietnamese , and that ' s what made the whole deal one of the most controversial topics of the 20th century . overall , this is an intelligent and compassionate look at the effects of war in general . a +\nvincent canby of the new york times called it an\nepic documentary . . . [ that ] recalls this nation ' s agonizing involvement in vietnam , something you may think you know all about , including the ending . but you don ' t .\ncanby included the film among his ten best of 1975 , calling it a\nfine , complex , admittedly biased meditation upon american power\nand a movie\nthat will reveal itself as one of the most all - emcompassing records of the american civilization ever put into one film .\ndesson thomson of the washington post described it as\none of the best documentaries ever made , a superb film about the thoughts and feelings of the era , the whole festering , spirited animus of it .\nrex reed called it that year ' s\nbest film at the cannes film festival\nand stated that\n[ t ] his is the only film i have ever seen that sweeps away the gauze surrounding vietnam and tells the truth .\nworld movies , the australian subscription tv channel , included hearts and minds in its 2007 series of 25 docs you must see before you die .\nbordwell , d . , j . staiger and k . thompson ( 1985 ) , the classical hollywood cinema : film style and mode of production to 1960 , new york .\nrarely does a movie provide so much material to talk about , argue over , reflect upon . audiences bring to movies their current ideas and they usually leave feeling little influence , having learned little from what appeared on the screen . hearts and minds offers images of ourselves through davis\u2019 eyes , but his liberal despair need not rub off on all of us . he is a sensitive man and his sensibility as a filmmaker fails only when he does not trust the audience\u2019s intellect and becomes blunt with obvious and heavy illustrations .\nthis documentary is astonishing and eye - opening . born and raised as a vietnamese , i didnt have many opportunities to watch films about the war , rather than just memorizing by hearts what were in the history book . this film came to me when i was looking for an answer of why the u . s . interfered . . . read more\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nthe other outtake interviewees not in the film include french author philippe devillers , state department adviser george ball , and anthony russo , who helped daniel ellsberg photocopy files for the pentagon papers . ellsberg , with his liberal star on the rise , is relatable and sympathetic in \u201chearts and minds\u201d whereas russo , sitting cross - legged in an unbuttoned shirt , exudes a tinge of ego satisfaction with his recent act of heroism . \u201csecret is a fact held prisoner , \u201d he says , wisely enough , yet his breakdown while reading a prisoner of war\u2019s poem feels off .\ndavis and his crew shot more than 200 hours in the united states , france , and vietnam , and one of the film\u2019s only snags is that it\u2019s not always clear what footage is original to the crew and what is sourced from various archives .\nediting makes the subtle differences between good and great films . beautiful pictures selected from the mediocre and bad , when put together with clear sound , create a powerful emotion - and intellect - shaping art , which can teach lessons by imprinting images and sounds onto the brains of captive audiences . when an editing failure occurs , when heavy handedness weakens the subtle and careful interviews , filmic structure is betrayed . the artist loses faith in his art and his audience . polemicism replaces montage . art , as the perfection of cinematic craft and the agile use of imagination , shows itself through hearts and minds . so the flaws stand out even more .\ninitially , \u201chearts and minds\u201d was one of a six - part , million - dollar - a - picture deal with an independent company under columbia pictures . the others\u2014\u201ceasy rider , \u201d \u201cfive easy pieces , \u201d \u201cthe last picture show\u201d\u2014went on to set the tone for american fictional cinema of that generation . but the one nonfiction title made columbia uncomfortable , enough so that they refused to distribute it .\nflickers is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non - profit arts organization that supports and promotes the film arts in rhode island and throughout new england . over the past two - plus decades , its production , the rhode island international film festival , has screened 4 , 504 independent films and videos out of 55 , 235 entries , presented 1 , 035 world / north american premieres , featured over 900 entries that were locally produced , and hosted 3 , 908 filmmakers and crew . since its inception , over 400 , 000 film lovers have enjoyed the rhode island international film festival and its programming , not including those in new england watching its weekly broadcast and cable programming series , doublefeature .\nthe film includes images of phan th\u1ecb kim ph\u00fac in sections of a film shot of the aftermath of a napalm attack which shows ph\u00fac at about age nine running naked on the street after being severely burned on her back .\nthe film premiered at the 1974 cannes film festival . commercial distribution was delayed in the united states due to legal issues , including a temporary restraining order obtained by one of the interviewees , former national security advisor walt rostow who had claimed through his attorney that the film was\nsomewhat misleading\nand\nnot representative\nand that he had not been given the opportunity to approve the results of his interview .\nerin trahan edits the independent and is teaching an adult education course for montserrat college of art that will travel to montreal\u2019s ridm film festival this november .\nof the extras here , the audio commentary with director peter davis has been carried over from the original criterion release of this movie back in 2001 . the company has also upgraded the thick booklet featuring background information and essays regarding the film and the vietnam war , including writings from davis , film critic judith crist , and several historians .\nwhile in the year of the pig and hearts and minds utilized the formal model of the \u201cdocument - dossier\u201d \u2014 compilation documentaries weaving archival footage and still images with counterpoint testimony through rhetorical editing \u2014 the in - country vietnam documentaries the anderson platoon ( 1966 - 67 ) and a face of war ( 1967 ) were comprised entirely of \u201craw\u201d footage shot among the troops , in the field and , sometimes shockingly , in the midst of battle . and unlike in the year of the pig and hearts and minds , which offer a fairly extensive political and historical context for apprehending the vietnam war , the anderson platoon and a face of war present the war exclusively from the point of view of the \u201cfoot soldier , \u201d a formal positioning that extends back at least to john huston\u2019s wwii documentary the battle of san pietro ( 1945 ) . as precedents then to the truth claims and experiential perspective on war underwriting the recent documentaries on iraq , these vietnam films fall on the putatively \u201capolitical\u201d side of this artificially bifurcated approach to the representation of war , in which attempts to historicize events are set in opposition to accounts taken from the trenches .\nthe flickers\u2019 rhode island international film festival has secured its place in the global community as the portal for the best in international independent cinema , earning the respect of domestic and foreign filmmakers , filmgoers and trend watchers . ranked as one of the top 10 festivals in the united states , riiff is a qualifying festival for the narrative , documentary and animation short film academy awards through its affiliation with the academy of motion picture arts & sciences , the british academy of film and television arts ( bafta ) and the canadian screen awards . there are only 6 film festivals worldwide that share this distinction and riiff is the only festival in new england . the festival takes place every august .\non screen the loners repent or try to atone ; some feel genuine shame ; at least that has been captured . the united states does not have a national ash wednesday or yom kippur for individuals to atone for war crimes and tell god about their shame over what they did . the message of hearts and minds is that the united states , as a culture , is heartless . its mind is consumed with winning and remaining number one , rather than with right or justice .\ni do feel that the questions i wanted hearts and minds to address\u2014why are we at war ? what are we doing ? and what does the doing in turn do to us ? \u2014are worth asking ourselves in all wars . only by examining our motives as citizens , the causes and effects of our role as the cop on every beat in the world , do we have even a small chance of shedding the imperial arrogance of the country we became after world war ii and reclaiming our original identity as a republic .\noriginal interviews , then , with an aim to feature men who at one time supported the war , form the film\u2019s backbone and also compose the majority of what\u2019s new about the criterion collection\u2019s release : unused interview footage with subjects both featured and left out of the original film . ten years ago , the edition included a director\u2019s commentary and companion essays and those have also been updated .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nin a new episode of observations on film art , scholar jeff smith examines how the devil and daniel webster plays with the conventions of traditional hollywood editing .\nfrom melodic theme music to boundary - pushing soundscapes , the wide - ranging art of film scoring takes the spotlight in this selection of articles and videos .\ndo you feel the rating is personal ? i do take it personally . they\u2019ve given almost all my films except one an r rating . i think it\u2019s because of the politics of the film . i think it\u2019s because they feel the danger of the film . the film is dangerous because there\u2019s an invisible fuse that\u2019s being lit in the hearts and minds of the audience . there\u2019s a probable anger that builds . people have written , \u201coh , look at mike , he\u2019s so happy , he\u2019s so optimistic , \u201d all of that . that\u2019s the subversion of the film . yeah , i am those things . but i know what i\u2019m doing . i know i\u2019m lighting a fuse in the audience . i know these issues are already boiling just beneath the surface . the fact that we\u2019re only one of two countries that doesn\u2019t have paid maternity leave . the standardized testing . the stupid drug war . this is boiling right now . it\u2019s going to boil over . that\u2019s why i want the film out now .\nthough many in society , law enforcement and the criminal justice system may have given up on them , this film poses the larger question of whether the men have given up on themselves and whether they can change \u2013 inside . at the core of the film is the peace class the men attend , initially as an excuse to get free pencils , paper and an hour of air conditioning in the sweltering heat of san antonio , texas . eventually , though , it is their minds and spirits that become refreshed , through exposure to concepts such as reflection , inner strength and the possibility of real change \u2013 from the inside out .\none of the longest discussions on monday was about a scene from ' ' hearts and minds ' ' in which two g . i . ' s visit a vietnamese brothel . one of them twists a woman ' s nipples like knobs on a radio and jokes about giving her hickeys ' ' where she can ' t hide ' em . ' ' he reaches across her naked body and says to his buddy , ' ' if my chick at home could see this , she would flip . ' '\ndue to the small size of recent productions , i enjoy the challenge of being the researcher , the director , the editor and the producer . i hope to sharpen my entrepreneurial and marketing skills and learn more about the film industry , and the various methods of reaching my audience .\nperhaps the film belongs in the category of intellectual horrors : a parade of officials , ex - officials , presidents and veterans testify\u2014with illustrated footage\u2014about what they did in and to vietnam and why . the film does not delve deep into psyches or history to reveal the answer\u2014a questionable cinematic task . audience members interpret the words and body motions of a series of witnesses whose crimes , illustrated with newsreel film , they must judge . this formula documentary transcends the clich\u00e9 and becomes art because of the way it handles eight main witnesses , in close ups and medium shots , who dominate the film trial of the united states . the silent prosecutor , director peter davis , remains a grey figure , never seen and only occasionally heard off camera . but his hand guides the presentation of witnesses .\nbecause of the film\u2019s relationship to television news , and also because he does not appear in the original , the outtake interview with david brinkley stands apart as the most potent . whereas \u201chearts and minds\u201d wanted to plunge americans directly into a saigon brothel , the bombed out bach mai hospital , or over the shoulder of an american kicking the ribs of a down vietnamese soldier , brinkley argues that this time around , a glossy - toothed correspondent could not sanitize the \u201cbloody , muddy , brutal , wasteful , extravagant , expensive , disorganized , confused\u201d realities of war that the government had censored throughout world war ii .\nthis film shares tools and techniques that you can use to strengthen your relationships with those that you love , friends , co - workers and most importantly yourself . be excited about how you will change your life and allow your dreams to come true !\nthe new restoration of olivier assayas\u2019s long - unavailable breakthrough film , cold water , continues its tour across the country this week .\nthis film does not merely feature the factual opinions of important political figures of the time : it is an important cultural examination of the formation and internalization of political beliefs .\nthe scene almost did not make the cut . mr . davis said the editors , lyn zee klingman , who later married mr . pearce , and susan martin wanted to take it out because they were disgusted by it . they changed their minds .\nas i often have no imposed time restriction or production deadline , i spend at least half a year with the characters of my film immersing myself in their culture , focusing on their personalities , life story , and socio - political environment . alone or with a film producer , i film the characters as closely as i can , highlighting the subtleties of their views , diminishing the focus on \u201chorrors\u201d - as often depicted in the news - to the background , and bringing to the foreground the dignity and complexities of the characters ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "saat uchakkey", "paragraphs": ["saat uchakkey mein toh bahut saare bose . d . k hai | manoj bajpayee\nproduced by wave cinemas and crouching tiger , saat uchakkey will release on october 14 .\n' saat uchakkey ' teaser : manoj bajpayee , anupam kher , ka . . .\nlive tv debate with star cast of saat uchakkey - the kapil sharma show - ep . 51 - 15th oct 2016\nmanoj bajpayee - starrer ' saat uchakkey ' is all set to release on december 26 , a day after christmas .\nsaat uchakkey is a comedy about seven thieves who are proud of their profession , and the complications they get into .\nmanoj bajpayee who is considered one of the finest actors of bollywood industry , is back with his new movie \u2018saat uchakkey\u2019 .\nacclaimed actor manoj bajpayee , who recently saw bits of \u2018saat uchakkey\u2019 , says he is proud of being part of such a movie .\nactor manoj bajpayee , who is currently shooting for ` saat uchakkey ` , said working with theatre actors made him feel like a newcomer .\nsaat uchakkey movie review : this manoj bajpayee , vijay raaz film is a delightful slice of life from that new pet haunt of filmmakers , old delhi .\nactor manoj bajpayee , currently shooting for his upcoming movie \u2018saat uchakkey\u2019 in the capital , was really impressed sharing thoughts with\ntalented actor\nkay kay menon .\nin an interview with catch for the promotions of aligarh , the actor spoke about his upcoming films , which include traffic , saat uchakkey , missing and duronto .\nthe makers of ' saat uchakkey ' , starring manoj bajpayee , anupam kher and vijay raaz , have released a series of comic strips to promote the comedy film .\nactor manoj bajpayee , currently shooting for upcoming movie \u2018saat uchakkey\u2019 in the capital , says he knows the narrow lanes in the walled city like the back of his hand .\nsaat uchakkey will release within the next two months . the promo of the film will be out after the release of aligarh . saat uchakay is an amazing film . you will fall down laughing , it is so hilarious but still in the realistic space .\nsaat uchakkey would have worked better had it been shorter , sharper with a strong story to tell . if only this film and its maker knew when and where to stop .\nactor manoj bajpayee , currently shooting for his upcoming movie saat uchakkey in the capital , was really impressed sharing thoughts with\ntalented actor\nkay kay menon .\nit was\n' saat uchakkey ' also stars anupam kher , annu kapoor , vijay raaz and aditi sharma in prominent roles . the sanjeev sharma directorial is slated to release on october 14 this year .\ncheck out the official trailer of saat uchakkey . the film stars manoj bajpayee , anupam kher , kay kay menon , annu kapoor , vijay raaz & aditi sharma in the lead roles .\nas a little comedy of errors set in old delhi , about a ragtag bunch that wants to loot treasure apparently hidden inside the frayed , local haveli , saat uchakkey might just have worked .\nsaat uchakkey movie review : old ghosts and new dreams survive side by side in this manoj bajpayee , vijay raaz film as we get to see old delhi like we have never seen it before .\nto be fair , saat uchakkey stands out for its excellent casting , excellent acting and \u2013 when it is not self - conscious \u2013 excellent humour . now if only that had been enough . . .\nfinally , the year 2016 is all set to witness a comedy film which looks a bit uncanny but equally hilarious at the same time . here , we are talking about upcoming bollywood release ' saat uchakkey ' .\nsaat uchakkey is a comedy caper about 7 petty crooks blundering their way through an exciting gamut of mystery , greed , treachery and running into one riotous crisis after another . set . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnew delhi : finally , the year 2016 is all set to witness a comedy film which looks a bit uncanny but equally hilarious at the same time . here , we are talking about upcoming bollywood release ' saat uchakkey ' .\nsaat uchakkey was originally supposed to release in 2012 / 2013 , however was shelved after the indian censor board objected to the amount of profanity in the film and had ordered 90 cuts to be made . it was finally released in 2016 .\nsaat uchakkey clearly aspires to rise above absurdity for absurdity\u2019s sake , but the writing is not strong enough to pull off the depth it is aiming at ( as is evident from that scene in which a divine being appears to the seven central characters ) .\nactors manoj bajpayee , anupam kher , kay kay menon , annu kapoor , vijay raaz are coming up with a hilarious treat for bollywood fans - saat uchakkey brings them all together in one film . the first trailer of the film directed by sanjeev sharma was released late monday .\nactors manoj bajpayee , anupam kher , kay kay menon , annu kapoor , vijay raaz and jatin sarna are coming up with a hilarious treat for bollywood fans - saat uchakkey brings them all together in one film . the first trailer of the film directed by sanjeev sharma was released late monday .\nif you want to brush up on your north indian slang and replenish your vocabulary of choice abuses and insults , then saat uchakkey is just the ticket . writer - director sanjeev sharma\u2019s debut film is chaotic and crude , with seasoned talents like manoj bajpayee , kay kay menon , annu kapoor , vijay raaz and anupam kher sucked into the ridiculous .\ntrailer of \u2018saat uchakkey\u2019 which translates to seven thieves is out and you\u2019ll surely find it absolutely hilarious . specially , vijay raaz of \u2018bombay to goa\u2019 fame will make you laugh out loud . the film stars manoj bajpayee , vijay raaz , kay kay menon , anupam kher , annu kapoor and aditi sharma . film is directed by debutant director sanjeev sharma .\nsaat uchakkey is the story of seven small time crooks who not only take great pride in themselves but also come together in the hope of hitting it big \u2013 finding hidden treasure \u2013 to be precise . pappi ( manoj bajpayee ) and his desire to wed sona ( aditi sharma ) leads him through many shortcuts to diwan\u2019s ( anupam kher ) old haveli and stories of a buried treasure . add to the hotchpotch characters such as bichhi ( annu kapoor ) a raving lunatic set free , dishonest cop tejpal ( kay kay menon ) and god , and you get a taste of the madness called saat uchakkey . while we\u2019re all for tales of mughal stashes hidden in old delhi mansions , we tried really hard ( and failed ) to detect a plot .\nverdict : a funny film that could ' ve been so much more . saat uchakkey , which was supposed to have its theatrical release back in 2014 finally sees the light of day . this sanjeev sharma flick , which is filmed entirely in the bylanes of the country ' s capital , is the story of seven eccentric individuals who have a thing or two [ ] . . .\nsaat uchakkey is a comedy caper about 7 petty crooks blundering their way through an exciting gamut of mystery , greed , treachery and running into one riotous crisis after another . set against the gritty backdrop of old delhi , this burlesque film opens a window into the unpredictable world of magical realism , where the lingo is spattered with the choicest of swear words and the mannerisms with sidesplitting humor .\nit takes more than a great concept though to make a great film , and at some point saat uchakkey loses itself in self - indulgence . the abuses that flow off the vile tongues of these bizarre people , for instance , are initially believable . as time moves on though , too many ugly words feel like they have been forced into the dialogues for effect \u2013 as it happens , to jarring effect .\nsaat uchakkey ropes in music director abhishek ray of paan singh tomar and welcome back fame for its soundtrack . well , in all fairness the soundtrack is well - composed even if the chaos on screen quite takes away any interest the soundtrack may generate . the songs of the movie were released by t - series and form quite a nice medley . in keeping with the setting , expect anything between an item number and a classical melody .\nsaat uchakkey is a new upcoming movie which is based on comedy and drama story . this movie will released on 14th october 2016 in india . this movie is written and directed by sanjeev sharma . raju chadha is the producer of this movie which is one of the famous producer in bollywood . this movie will be very famous in bollywood because it is coming with very comedy and interesting story and very talented actor have playing a great a role .\nthe spoken lines ( credited to director sharma ) are a metaphor for saat uchakkey as a whole : energetic , side - splittingly comedic and convincing at first , revved up and raring to go , but failing to lift off in its entirety . i confess i spent a considerable part of this film giggling to myself and enjoying the performances of the wonderful lead cast ( each one them ) , but i also left the theatre with a feeling of incompleteness .\nsaat uchakkey revolves around the amoral pappi\u2019s keenness to get rich quick and marry his girlfriend sona ( aditi sharma ) . he is not alone in his desire to cut corners in life . his partners in crime are keysmith haggu ( nitin bhasin ) , metalsmith khappe ( aparshakti khurana ) , knick - knacks seller babbe ( jatin sarna ) , a gambler called ajji ( vipul vig ) and the multi - talented petty criminal jaggi ( vijay raaz ) . they are the seven rogues of the title .\ngod who may be mad , an anupam kher who lives in a haveli a muslim woman claims is hers , and a kalawati who exists only in dreams . there is more going on in sanjeev sharmas saat uchakkey than meets the eyes and , yes despite the censors objections the ears . sift through the abuses , those that have survived 90 cuts and a three - year wait for release , and the film is a delightful slice of life from that new pet haunt of filmmakers , old delhi .\ngod who may be mad , an anupam kher who lives in a haveli a muslim woman claims is hers , and a kalawati who exists only in dreams . there is more going on in sanjeev sharma\u2019s saat uchakkey than meets the eyes and , yes \u2014 despite the censor\u2019s objections \u2014 the ears . sift through the abuses , those that have survived 90 cuts and a three - year wait for release , and the film is a delightful slice of life from that new pet haunt of filmmakers , old delhi .\nmaybe a one time watch . that is , if you love the cast for its promise and old delhi for its ability to shock and surprise you despite its familiarity . and do catch this flick only if your appetite for cuss words is a robust one . given that this has an a rating from the censor board , it is best not to let kids anywhere near the theatre where saat uchakkey is playing . director sharma had the ingredients for a biryani , but ended up with a poorly made khichdi .\nthe film title \u2013 saat uchakkey ( seven loafers ) \u2013 builds up an expectation . and the cast including some very well - known names such as manoj bajpayee , anupam kher , annu kapoor , and kay kay menon , deliver us exactly what was promised . a light comedy with more than generous use of expletives . director sanjeev sharma\u2019s directorial debut is meant to give us a fun two hours in the theatres , but the fact that the movie took over three years and over 90 snips from the censor board\u2019s scissor must warn you .\nbajpayee\u2019s defining quality as an actor \u2013 the ability to lose himself in the people he plays \u2013 is the highlight of the week\u2019s bollywood release , saat uchakkey . like pappi , director sanjeev sharma\u2019s film too is cracked , colourful , crude , intentionally loud and insanely over the top . everyone in the story is slightly if not completely nuts , the actors are so unaffected that they come across as non - actors drawn from these streets by casting director vicky sidavv , and the filmmaker seems to be having a blast as he takes us through chaotic and crowded purani dilli .\ndespite an ensemble of strong performers , saat uchakkey comes across as chaotic , crazy and crass . sanjeev sharma\u2019s endeavour to achieve a slightly offbeat comedy of errors style flick falls flat . except for the authenticity of the settings ( the tapering bylanes of old delhi ) and the fact that there exist people who lavish their language with swear words , nothing much seems realistic about the movie . sharma has allowed the movie to run beyond endurance . so much so that one starts to wonder what kept up the 3 year long battle between the producers and the central board of film certification ( cbfc ) .\nsaat uchakkey takes a while to get used to . we start off at a psychiatric ward with a cryptic character called bichhi ( annu kapoor ) who , i quickly rationalised for myself , is some kind of a fraud / hypnotist holding people in thrall with his mumbo jumbo . he calls himself god and it\u2019s all very complicated . but then let it rest . moving on from here , everyone in the institution , including the doctor , turns out to be insane and loud . after a while , as more and more characters start getting introduced , you begin chuckling at the all - pervasive lunacy and start tuning in to the raucous tone . but only for a bit . as it happens with most of our films , things fall apart rather rapidly because of the lack of a good spine called the script .\nayushmann\u2019s brother aparshakti khuranna and aditi sharma will also be seen in the movie . sharma was last seen in ladies vs riicky bahl ( 2011 ) .\nthe two - and - a - half - minute trailer is crass and chaotic but vijay raaz , manoj bajpayee , kay kay and jatin sarna keep us hooked . while some of the trailer is funny , the entire package does not quite sustain the laughs . however , given the diverse cast of the movie , we hope the film will be better than the trailer .\nthe film revolves around seven thieves and their robbery plan . manoj bajpayee will be seen in the movie in a comic avatar after his serious roles in aligarh and traffic . kay kay menon will be seen as a cop in the movie according to the reports , the filmmakers had faced some problems with censor board but problem got resolved soon . perhaps so many abuses aka \u2018gaalis\u2019 in the movie would have been the problem to censor board . well ! the movie is all set to release on october 14 this year . check out the trailer here :\nfor movies news follow us on facebook , twitter , google + and for news updates download our news app .\ntop news : team india sets record after registering 1st t20 series . . .\nabp news uses cookie on this website to ensure a better user experience , beautiful functionalities and to measure visitor behavior in order to improve the content .\nby continuing to use this website , you agree to the use of these cookies .\ntrailer of the movie was recently released online and it has now created quite a buzz on the internet . the chemistry between manoj bajpayee and kay kay menon will definitely leave you intrigued in this video .\n\u00a9 1998 - 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one gun salute .\na police officer searching for the reference of a missing person meets an artist and his wife .\ntwo room - mates experience major changes in their lives after acquiring new jobs .\nin 1980s bombay , a serial killer starts targeting homeless street dwellers , whilst a suspended police officer attempts to solve the case .\na satire on inflation - hit middle - class indian family from a small city in north india . the story revolves around our protagonist who is struggling to survive in this spiraling inflation and . . . see full summary \u00bb\nfrom the rough streets and back alleys of central mumbai comes the sensational true story of arun gawli , a man who scripted his own destiny , eventually going on to become one of india ' s most feared gangsters . today he remains an enigmatic figure ; at once a volatile , power - hungry criminal for some and the respected\ndaddy\nor a modern day robin hood for the working - class neighborhood he belongs to . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwhen an innocent man aspiring to be a musician is framed for committing a murder , he decides to form a music band with his co - prisoners for a competition , but his real intention seems to be different .\na biopic about budhia singh , the world ' s youngest marathon runner whose story garnered controversy and inspiration around the world .\nset in the small - town of bareilly , bitti is a free - spirited young girl who lives life on her own terms and refuses to be pressured into getting married . her life takes a shift when she meets chirag dubey and pritam vidrohi .\nin this remake of kalyana samayal saadham ( 2013 ) , a couple fall in love but then the groom discovers that he suffers from erectile dysfunction .\nas heavy rains lash mumbai , a cop on his first assignment faces a life altering decision when he must decide to shoot or not . each decision pits him against a system which demands a compromise of his morals and every choice has a price .\n3 of 21 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nover - the - top : the film even makes you lose patience with the performances of its strong cast . \u2014photo : special arrangement\nwith its raw lingo and dirty talk , the film is deliberately politically incorrect and inappropriate , obviously aiming to be disconcerting . the foul - mouthed characters , their relationships , friendships , and banter seem real to start with . where the film loses out on is the meandering , pointless , stretched - out plot and an exhausting , weird finale . the foul - mouthed repartee starts off rather matter of factly , veers a bit towards intentional irreverence , but soon becomes all for the heck of it , a bad case of exhibitionism . for instance , pappi referring to sona as kutiya ( bitch ) may seem affectionate and endearing to start with , but soon becomes too hammered in , insufferable and offensive . the film even makes you lose patience with its strong cast , as they go way too over the top .\nrenuka vyavahare , tnn , updated : oct 19 , 2016 , 12 . 49 pm ist\nstory : seven petty crooks come together to find a hidden gold treasure buried in a purani haweli in delhi . the gang even manages to locate the monies but their conscience comes calling .\nreview : it is disheartening to see talented actors like manoj bajpayee and kay kay menon succumbing to playing lousy characters in a loud and absurd film that pretends to be funny . barring the authentic setting ( narrow bylanes of old delhi ) , nothing really works in the film\u2019s favour . bajpayee\u2019s haircut is as hideous as the film\u2019s dialogues . every line is either meaningless or laced with the choicest of cuss words and it all seems uncalled for . ( read \u201cnever let his wonder steal your thunder , \u201d etc ) every character wants to shove something or the other into somebody\u2019s backside . characters are called pappi , jaggi , bichchi and haggu ! yes , you heard the last one right .\nwhat makes it further intolerable is the fact that the movie is full of incessant rambling with no concrete story or purpose per se . you wait patiently for things to move ahead at least in the second half but that never happens . the characters keep yacking and yacking and yacking , making the film seem like it lasted for seven hours instead of two . eventually , you stop stressing your mind and stop figuring out what could have possibly been the reason for this film\u2019s existence .\nvijay raaz and kay kay menon still manage to stand out with their comic timing . anupam kher plays an insignificant cameo and anu kapoor\u2019s confusing character is open to individual interpretation . bajpayee\u2019s misogynist character turns out to be one of his most terrible roles . he calls his girlfriend ( aditi sharma ) \u2018kutiya\u2019 and often gets physical with her because he truly loves her ! she enjoys his lecherous advances too .\nwe have no clue what was the director\u2019s vision behind this film but his execution has gone awfully wrong . please skip it , unless you want to subject yourself to some mental torture .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nshah rukh khan and anubhav sinha keen to make ' ra . one ' sequel ?\nthe gang manages to sneak into the mansion and even spot the gold treasure . however , bichchi appears there miraculously and poses as god . he hypnotises the thieves and makes them conscious of their wrongdoings . they all have a change of heart . tejpal surrenders the treasure to the police station . pappi marries sona .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\nhowever , it\u2019s not the old delhi of just pigeon contests , closely knit houses and kite - flying , with red fort and jama masjid alternatively peeping over the horizon . sharma\u2019s old delhi is rather about the old ghosts and new dreams which co - exist here so organically , one feeding off the other , one fuelling the other . it\u2019s about men who make a living \u201cmaking antique idols\u201d , or keys for \u201c90 - year - old iron locks\u201d ; the men who hawk wooden snakes alternatively as \u201cengineering craft\u201d or \u201csexual toy\u201d to hassled but polite foreigners ; the lawyers who fix cases through skinny , knife - wielding boys barely standing upright ; and cops who must find order amidst this all . it\u2019s also about the women who find their way through this , giving back as good as they get .\nthere are few ways out of this maze of narrow lanes , kachauris , card games , and hand - to - mouth survival . and one of the first offered to pappi ( manoj bajpayee ) and company is a blithe deal : \u201cbijli churani hai\u201d , they are told over roadside tea . the second is more esoteric , in the form of a lunatic , bichchi ( annu kapoor ) , of mythical reputation . in bichchi\u2019s mutterings , pappi sees the promise of a hidden treasure in that contested haveli of the diwan ( anupam kher ) .\nwhere gods co - exist snugly with \u201citem numbers\u201d organised for purnima , day begins with a flower - seller setting shop for kaali puja , a dacoity must take into account the neighbourhood mosque , mourners break into a dance , and havelis come with mughal lineage , nothing is impossible .\nmanoj bajpayee as pappi ; aditi sharma as pappi\u2019s resourceful love and the neighbourhood heartthrob sona ; vijay raaz as jaggi , the lawyer with a waistcoat , a ponytail , and that undulating henchman ; and kay kay menon as daroga tejpal keeping the order while nursing a secret love for sona , are all excellent . annu kapoor as the narrator / god can\u2019t help his dramatics , but anupam kher is just over - the - top .\nsadly though , director sharma ( who has worked earlier in peepli live , raghu romeo ) lets the film drag to an exhausted and stretched ending . a film with such a sure touch didn\u2019t need this heavy hand .\nthere is a moment in the short film taandav that went viral on youtube early this year , in which a policeman watches a video of himself doing a frenzied dance in full uniform on a mumbai road . his face melts into a confused mix of amusement and embarrassment . manoj bajpayee is nowhere to be seen in that middle - class , middle - aged maharashtrian cop .\nin aligarh , which was released three weeks later , when a reporter asks professor shrinivas ramchandra siras of aligarh muslim university about his male lover , the old man looks away shyly , withdrawing further into his slouching figure . manoj bajpayee is nowhere to be seen in that gray - haired academic in an ill - fitting suit .\nand now , on a moonlit night in the darkened corridor of an old delhi haveli , a shalwar - clad pappi stands with his foot on a balcony railing as he peers into the courtyard below . he is an intruder in a wealthy home , his thin body alert yet comically poised for flight , and in one brief shot he conveys everything that his character is : all bluff and bluster and limited guts . manoj bajpayee is nowhere to be seen in this foul - mouthed small - time crook either .\nin the first half , sandeep saket\u2019s screenplay draws neat , well - defined sketches of each of the seven in addition to their b\u00eate noir , the local policeman tejpal ( kay kay menon ) who is smitten by sona . when this disparate group comes together , they are hilarious and hold out a promise of brilliance . when john jacob payyapalli\u2019s camera snakes its way through the bylanes of the old city , it entices us into their world .\nthe opening scenes in a mental institution , the presence in the story of the hypnotist / fraud / mad man bichchi ( annu kapoor ) , the art design and the beautifully shot scenes in a dungeon in the second half give the film an interesting mystical - mythical air .\nnothing illustrates this better than pappi\u2019s use of kutiya ( bitch ) as a term of endearment for sona and her unblinking response . yes , the street lingo of india\u2019s capital is often steeped in profanity , but it becomes easy to tell when abuse comes naturally to a character in this film and when the writing is saying , \u201chey , see how clever i am . be impressed with my use of invective . i\u2019m so smart and outrageous , no ? \u201d\ngod is as crazy as us humans and / or possibly a figment of our imagination ; s / he is what we want her / him to be and / or is playing games with us , we are told . point taken . now take it further , please . this is a film that could have been a lot more than it ends up being \u2013 it obviously wants to be more .\nwhat if ocean\u2019s eleven was set in the narrow lanes of old delhi ? what if , instead of the suave , sophisticated danny ocean and rusty ryan , you had good - for - nothing dilli laundas in charge of a heist ? the sort who while away their days doing odd jobs or not very much at all , try to hit on neighbourhood girls , crack lewd jokes , and swear twice per sentence .\n\u201c maa ki gaali mat dena b * * * * * * * d , \u201d says gang - leader apparent pappi ( manoj bajpayee ) . and just that one line could very well define the movie . it\u2019s crass , yes . but given the setting and the characters , it\u2019s not incredible . and you can\u2019t deny that it is funny .\nbut debut director sanjeev sharma wraps it in a rather disconnected , and unnecessary , tale replete with spiritual mumbo - jumbo . the two stories are so jarringly incongruent , it\u2019s like watching characters ( just one character , in this case ) from one film ran amok through another , appearing in random scenes , as if they\u2019d wandered on to the wrong studio floor .\nunfortunately , it is this peripheral story that opens the film . shot through a jazbaa - ish green filter , you meet bichchi ( annu kapoor ) in a mental asylum . he\u2019s some sort of a legend , who can make people do his bidding , and he escapes after hypnotising one of the doctors . for the rest of the film , his job is to appear unexpectedly , ham , and deliver soliloquies perhaps meant to be absurd . he does achieve absurd . just not good absurd .\nmeanwhile , our intrepid heroes are putting together a team , like any good heist film . but instead of experts , they must make do with shady friends , and shadier acquaintances : the local locksmith , a crook who hangs about courts trying to rig petty cases , a tourist guide at red fort who sells tourists cheap wares as exotic . they have fitting names too , all pet names , presumably : pappi , jaggi ( vijay raaz ) , sona ( aditi sharma ) , khappe , babbe\u2026 you get the drift . given the ambition of their plan , they aren\u2019t being chased by the police force , but just the honest local cop , tejpal ( kay kay menon ) .\nit\u2019s a solid cast . the sort that\u2019d hold fort in any damn film . they\u2019re nuanced when needed , crass and loud and swearing their mouths off for the most part because that\u2019s what has been asked for .\nin its character portrayal , in capturing old delhi , in its cheap , but real , humour , is the film\u2019s high point .\nbut it is wasted in a story that is too long , and that runs out of ideas during the actual heist . it devolves into a priyadarshan - ish comic climax , and uncalled - for divine intervention .\nin the end , it has flavour , a seed of a good idea even , something mega - budget films often lack . but like our dilli laundas eleven , it lacks planning and execution .\nthe story follows seven no - hopers who become part of a slipshod plan to pull off a robbery , a get - rich - quick scheme of pappi jaatwala ( manoj bajpayee ) . however , the film opens in a mental care facility where a newly recruited doctor is fascinated by a dangerous inmate called bichchi ( annu kapoor ) , who\u2019s rumoured to have mysterious powers . bichchi escapes and is next seen several scenes later , in the narrow lanes of old delhi , weaving his magic on these clueless robbers , and pappi in particular .\npappi and his magnificent men and one woman embark on an \u201c indiana jones and the temple of doom meets the mummy in inner delhi\u201d kind of hunt , to find a treasure hidden within a disputed haveli in the neighborhood . the team includes pappi\u2019s paramour sona ( aditi sharma ) , jaggi ( raaz ) , haggu ( nitin bhasin ) , khappe ( aparshakti khurana ) , babbe tashni ( jatin sarna ) and phodu ( vipul vig ) . always a step behind is the local cop , tejpal ( kay kay menon ) , who happens to hold a candle for sona . kher plays the slightly cuckoo owner of the controversial haveli .\ndo the far - from - magnificent seven pull off the heist ? let\u2019s save the spoilers . suffice to say , the climax does come with a twist but it\u2019s wholly unsatisfying and a tad convenient . the one highlight is the way the actors embrace these characters , banter easily and show relish for those expletive - heavy lines .\ngood actors , a homely \u2018purani dilli\u2019 feel , music that complements the movie \u2013 all good but the completely whacked out story starts to quickly go sour , while the screenplay and presentation are downright ugly .\nan indian . born a princess , now a storyteller . a conversationalist . an empath . a woman with strong opinions .\n3d movie review : hanuman vs mahiravana : good voice cast , but mediocre screen effects .\neu gdpr update : mapsofindia has updated its terms and privacy policy to give users more transparency into the data this website collects , how it is processed and the controls users have on their personal data . users are requested to review the revised privacy policy before using the website services , as any further use of the website will be considered as user ' s consent to mapsofindia privacy policy and terms .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n* setting channel preference will take you directly to the respective channel when you come in next time .\nsupported browsers : internet explorer : version 7 . 0 and above , chrome , firefox and safari . best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution and above .\na movie ' s shooting in old delhi gave veteran actor anupam kher the chance to gorge on local delights like mughlai food and jalebi .\nactor anupam kher is delighted about performing the play\nkuch bhi ho sakta hai\nfor the 300th time and dedicates it to his late father pushkar nath kher .\nmegastar amitabh bachchan is elated with the fact that the music of his debut hollywood project\nthe great gatsby\nhas topped the music charts .\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on filmibeat sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\nit looks like we don ' t have any akas for this title yet .\nbe the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide .\ndebutant director sanjeev sharma captures with joy and relish , the chaos of the acquisitive class in the narrow ancient gullis of old delhi where criminal aspirations fester .\nacclaimed filmmaker benegal had reccomened that there should be two categories of u / a , one plus 12 years of age and one plus 15 years of age and two categories of adult - 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{"id": 116237, "summary": [{"text": "ravi mama ( kannada : \u0cb0\u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cae\u0cbe\u0cae ) is a 1999 indian kannada language romance-drama musical film directed by s. narayan and produced by s. k. raju .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars v. ravichandran and nagma in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film is a remake of hindi blockbuster film aaj ka arjun ( 1990 ) starring amitabh bachchan and jayaprada in the lead roles which was inturn a remake of tamil film en thangachi padichava .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film released on 19 march 1999 across karnataka cinema halls and was received well while soundtrack and score by chaitanya ( l. n. shastry ) was received well . 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[ 3 ]\ntext is avaiwabwe under de creative commons attribution - shareawike license ; additionaw terms may appwy . by using dis site , you agree to de terms of use and privacy powicy . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of de wikimedia foundation , inc . , a non - profit organization , uh - hah - hah - hah .\ndhanakodi ( nassar ) , an honest police officer , is transferred to a small village . in this village , karunakaran ( kitty ) , a rich landlords , spreads terror among the villagers and threatens them to give their lands . after spending five years in jail for a murder , periasamy ( prabhu ) is back to his village . dhanakodi wants to trap the heartless karunakaran at any cost .\nin the past , periasamy was an orphan who lived with his only sister lakshmi . lakshmi , after finishing her studies in the city , came back to her village . periasamy and valli ( rupini ) were in love . she still against karunakaran ' s conspiracy . lakshmi and karunakaran ' s son chinnaiah fell in love each other and got married with periasamy ' s support . chinnaiah went missing while lakshmi became pregnant . lakshmi found out that chinnaiah was in his father ' s house and it was karunakaran ' s master plan . periasamy went there but he was humiliated by karunakaran . in the meantime , chinnaiah stabbed lakshmi but lakshmi gave birth before dying . the angry periasamy killed chinnaiah . what transpires later forms the crux of the story .\nthe film ' s shooting was held in pollachi . it was p . vasu ' s first solo direction in tamil .\nthe film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer gangai amaran . the soundtrack , released in 1988 , features 6 tracks with lyrics written by gangai amaran .\nwikinow lets you discover the news you care about , follow the topics that matter to you and share your favourite stories with your friends .\nguess who is the kadak police officer in town ? it ' s our crazy star ravichandran ! after 20 long years , the actor , popularly called as ravi mama of sandalwood has up with a new makeover of rough and tough police officer for the upcoming movie lakshmana .\ncrazy star ravichandran turns best dad of sandalwood ! wondering is ravichandran dad again ? no wait ! the prema loka actor is the demanding onscreen father in the movies . popularly called as crazy star , ravichandran played sudeep ' s father role in the . . .\nafter becoming a judge of a dance reality show , dancing star 2 , ravi mama is now a radio jockey at big fm 92 . 7 , says the reports . inside story : crazy star ravichandran is a radio jockey ! meanwhile , we all know that ravichandran is an all rounder .\nravi mama is a 1999 indian kannada language romance - drama musical film directed by s . narayan and produced by s . k . raju . the film stars v . ravichandran and nagma in the lead roles . the film is a remake of hindi blockbuster film aaj ka arjun starring amitabh bachchan and jayaprada in the lead roles which was inturn a remake of tamil film en thangachi padichava .\nromance - drama musical film directed by s . narayan and produced by s . k . raju . the film stars v . ravichandran and\nthe film released on 19 march 1999 across karnataka cinema halls and was received well while soundtrack and score by chaitanya ( l . n . shastry ) was received well ."]}
{"id": 116238, "summary": [{"text": "the great consoler ( russian : \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0442\u0435\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c , translit . velikiy uteshitel ) is a 1933 soviet drama film directed by lev kuleshov and starring konstantin khokhlov .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is based on the facts from the biography of the american writer o. henry and on his two novels . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "the great consoler", "paragraphs": ["the great consoler . dvd release with english subtitles ( ruscico , moscow ) .\nupdates , live : where o . henry and kuleshov meet : the great consoler ( 1933 )\naleksandra khokhlova ( a / d / o ) , the great consoler ( 1933 ) . pc\nthe great consoler is lev kuleshov ' s most personal film reflecting both the facts of his life and his thoughts about the place of the artist in contemporary reality .\nthe great consoler is lev kuleshov\u2019s most personal film reflecting both the facts of his life and his thoughts about the place of the artist in contemporary reality . it was the only film in the soviet cinema of those years that raised the question of what role a creative person played in society .\nwhen the journey of life becomes dark and difficult , and you seem to have lost your way , you are only a short prayer away from the great consoler . jesus \u2013 the way , the truth and the life \u2013 invites us to lean on him for strength .\nthe film takes place in america in 1899 , and in its principal plot depicts bill porter , who is the great consoler of the title , in prison . his writing skills earn him privileges from the governor and he is spared the inhumane treatment meted out to other prisoners .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\nthe great consoler was done extremely efficiently and did not exceed the budget . the picture was filmed in forty days ; editing and soundtrack were completed in sixteen days . the cinematography was done using soviet manufactured film stock . kuleshov when making the film , relied heavily on rehearsals , making sure that the actors would totally replicate the results on screen .\nyour life will change dramatically \u2014 you will experience that life in abundance . god will expand your heart for great things .\nthere was this little girl ' s face in a passing stroller . . . a thick streaking tear lay on her left cheek . except , her facial expression was now one of utter calm . her eyes were wide with expanse , the great consoler had already dissolved her little problem .\nthe great consoler ( lev kuleshov , 1933 ) this is a forgotten masterpiece , a landmark of cinema in term of narrative . it is hard to believe a film so fresh could had been made in the 30s . the great consoler is based on two short story by o\u2019henry told three times , once as a realistic and gritty narrative within the film that take part in the real life of o\u2019henry when he was in prison , the second a fictional and lighthearted comedy / adventure / western / gangster in the style of the hollywood filmmaking that reflect the early short story\u2019s of o\u2019henry , and the third is almost the dark side of o\u2019henry that later he became , the real and gloomy side of life that he struggles to achieves in his work .\nthe cumulative practice and essayistic on film by one of the great founders of the experimentalism and inventiveness of the russian pre - stalin cinema ( and that would suffer with him ) , could only result in this great moment of the early sound cinema , made of several disjunctive layers but interrelated , where the silent parts are an integral input in utopia that the sound ones would freeze with its reality increase .\na five - person team of gold prospectors in the yukon has just begun to enjoy great success when one of the members snaps , and suddenly kills two of the others . the two survivors , a husband . . . see full summary \u00bb\nbesides , i\u2019m very pleased with the shot of birds flying across the house and the shot of birds flying wildly in the sky , which are not in the original plan . it\u2019s great that we have shot this since these unexpected \u2018magic moments\u2019 will in return benefit the edit , thanks to the crew\u2019s being flexible and creative on the set .\nthe great consoler was based on the life of the american writer o . henry , with a fictionalized narrative of the writer\u2019s struggles with the concept of social obligation in creating art . the film was created at the dawn of the era of socialist realism and drew unwanted attention from the congress due to it subject matter . kuleshov had long had a difficult time creating films with american subject matter , including t he extraordinary adventures of mr . west in the land of the bolsheviks and the death ray , and this film spelled the end of his feature filmmaking career . [ 1 ] director : lev kuleshov writer : o . henry , lev kuleshov cast : konstantin khokhlov , ivan novoseltsev , vasili kovrigin year : 1933 production company : mezhrabpomfilm\ndemocrats assert the exact opposite arguments of what they asserted when barack obama was president . when obama was president , they said the high court absolutely needed nine justices . now that trump is president , unfilled supreme court seats are great again .\n- filmmaker and theorist , lev kuleshov , is known today as the grandfather of soviet montage theory . his works include the extraordinary adventures of mr . west in the land of the bolsheviks ( 1924 ) , death ray ( 1925 ) , the great consoler ( 1933 ) and we from the urals ( 1943 ) . kuleshov\u2019s life work has had a profound influence on the filmmakers around him and filmmakers today . one of his greatest triumphs was cofounding the moskow film school , the world\u2019s first film school . in a time when filmmaking was still in its infancy , kuleshov was perhaps the first to theorize about the power of this new story telling medium . . . . [ tags : cinema ]\nnow about the movie : it follows two distinct plots in parallel . in one of them we find dulcie , as nice , romantic , enthusiast , naive and poor as we already know her . the novelty is that in the movie dulcie is reading ( with great delight ) the stories of\n< . . . > the film takes place in america in 1899 , and in its principal plot depicts bill porter , who is the great consoler of the title , in prison . his writing skills earn him privileges from the governor and he is spared the inhumane treatment meted out to other prisoners . porter is very much aware of the brutality around him but , mindful of his better conditions , refuses to write about prison life . he prefers to console his less - well - treated friends , and indeed all his readers , with excessively romantic fantasies in which good invariably triumphs . < . . . > source : urltoken\nthe extraordinary adventures of mr . west in the land of the bolsheviks ( 1924 )\nan ugly , grim , uncompromising and ultimately powerful film , lev kuleshov ' s the great consoler overcomes surface aesthetic crudeness with a richly complex meta - narrative structure in which hard questions are posed about the prison of compromises that undermine our dignity and worth , as well as the challenges artists face in the struggle for justice , authenticity and self - realization . the movie is a curiosity not just among soviet films but in all of film history . it is not a fun watch , often abrasive and unpleasant , and its hopeless world is a spartan grey one of unremitting cruelty and predation . it took me two views to get beyond my initial distaste for it , but on the second go\u2026\nisn\u2019t the season of lent a great time and season to fall in love with god ? and isn\u2019t this what the life of a disciple is meant to be , a love relationship with god , our father , who has given us everything ; with jesus , our savior who has given his life away for us ; with the holy spirit the great consoler and healer ? i wonder how many are deeply in love with the lord , where he is the focus of their whole life . i know that god is deeply in love with each of us and desires us , more than we can possibly imagine . jean corbon wrote in the the wellspring of worship , \u201cthe most fruitful activity of the human person is to be able to receive god . \u201d god created us for union . this is what the eucharist is about \u2014 receiving the deep love of god in christ jesus . it is he who offers us this abundant life . jesus said , \u201ci came so that you might have life and have it more abundantly , \u201d ( john 10 : 10 ) and not \u201ci came so that you may cope with life . \u201d\nvelikii uteshitel ' / the great consoler . prod . / dir . : lev kuleshov , sc . : a . kurs , l . kuleshov , assist . dir . : a . khokhlova ( mezhrabpomfilm ussr 1933 ) cas . : k . khokhlov , a . khokhlova , i . novosel\u2019tsev , v . kovrigin , a . fait , d . vvedenskii , v . rodd , o . raevskaia , s . sletov , g . kravchenko , p . galadzhev , v . lopatina , m . doronin , a . gorchilin , b & w , si , 35mm . archive : atm , rur .\nkuleshov cleverly created a film that seems to satirize the\nvarnishing of reality\nthat rapp vilified , yet he also used his scenario to continue his experiments with film form , and to indulge his well - known taste for americanism . the film takes place in america in 1899 , and idepicts bill porter ( based on american writer o . henry ) , who is the great consoler of the title , in prison . his writing skills earn him privileges from the warden and he is spared the inhumane treatment meted of other prisoners . aware of the brutality around him but , porter is mindful of his privileges and refuses to write about prison life . he prefers to console his less - well - treated friends with fantasies in which good triumphs over evil . in this scene the writer uses his tales to console a fellow prisoner dying of tuberculosis .\nodessa - 1905 . enraged with the deplorable conditions on board the armored cruiser potemkin , the ship ' s loyal crew contemplates the unthinkable - mutiny . seizing control of the potemkin and raising the red flag of revolution , the sailors ' revolt becomes the rallying point for a russian populace ground under the boot\u2026\nlisten to this chapter using the player below . you may also listen to the entire book on the\nhowever , the shot turned out to be shaky and hesitant at times , so i chose another medium shot of the tv screen where we see the dead boy\u2019s picture lying in the graveyard , with the lit candles in the background , and cut to the down - the - line shot of the sisters sitting on the sofa watching tv and then going over to the tv screen one after another , which is the latter part of the dolly shot , when the dolly . . .\nin america in 1899 , bill porter - the ' great consoler ' of the title , is in prison . his writing skills earn him privileges from the governor and he is spared the inhumane treatment meted out to other prisoners . porter is aware of the brutality around him but , mindful of his better conditions , refuses to write about prison life , preferring instead to console his less - well - treated companions with excessively romantic fantasies in which good invariably triumphs over evil . the film was denounced at the 1935 communist party conference , effectively ending kuleshov ' s career . the film is presented as a 2 - disc ' hyperkino edition ' which features the standard film , with subtitles , on one disc , with the second disc featuring numerous scene - specific annotations , clips and documents ( in russian and in english ) that can be viewed on screen and which contextualise the film and enhance the viewer ' s understanding . it is one of the most exciting developments in dvd for years , and especially valuable for important works of world cinema whose historical contexts crave further exploration .\nin the beginning of the industrial revolution , the paris commune was established in 1871 against the rich and the powerful , and violently repressed by the army that remained faithful to a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe extraordinary adventures of mr . west in the land of the bolsheviks ( 1924 ) is streaming online via kanopy\nthe knowledge of truth is an abiding consolation . when all else fails , the truth does not fail . when a heart is desolate , and the world affords no shelter , truth provides a peaceful refuge and a quiet rest . the cares of life are many , and its path is beset with difficulties ; but truth is greater than care , and is superior to all difficulties . truth lightens our burdens ; it lights up our pathway with the radiance of joy . loved ones pass away , friends fail , and possessions disappear . where then is the voice of comfort ? where is the whisper of consolation ? truth is the comforter of the comfortless , and the consoler of them that are deserted . truth does not pass away , nor fail , nor disappear . truth bestows the consolation of abiding peace . troubles come to all . even the wise cannot escape them . but the wise have a sure and safe refuge in the eternal good . they have a comforter , even truth , who removes the sting from affliction , and disperses the clouds of trouble . night descends upon the pure as upon the impure ; but it holds no terrors for the pure , for the light of truth shines in the darkness with assuring radiance . sweet is the sleep of the innocent . and they that rest upon the bosom of truth repose in peace . day lights up the way both of the wise and the foolish ; but the foolish are enveloped with the darkness of error , they stumble and are bruised , and have no comforter . but the wise walk in the light of truth ; and should they stumble they are lifted up ; lo ! they are healed and comforted . they that have the knowledge of truth have the satisfaction of peace . they are not immune from the vicissitudes of life ; they are not released from the cares and responsibilities of worldly duties ; they are not unassailed by external foes ; but they are restful at heart ; their minds abide in the great calm .\nthe old dark house ( james whale , 1932 ) boris karloff seems to duplicate his character of frankenstein a year after the popular success of the film , in this marvelous horror / comdey film which represent the pre - code hollywood and a good example of universal\u2019s horror genre . it has a brilliant script with a humorous dialogue and a horror plot that was way ahead of its time , and let us not forget a marvelous cast and a great cinematography .\nby the bluest of seas is a 1935 soviet film directed by boris barnet . two workers are shipwrecked on an enchanted island in the caspian sea , rescued by the benign sirens of the beach kolkhoz known as beacon of communism . the men compete for the affections of the same vivacious\u2026\nmoonrise ( frank borzage , 1948 ) i can not believe that it took me this long to watch my first film from the great frank borzage , and what a film , one of the best noir of the 40s . dane clark play danny hawkins , the son of a murderer , he is haunted by his father\u2019s past , from a young boy to a young man , he is been made fun and laughed at for his father\u2019s crime . beautifully and masterful shot with acting and cinematography that are resemblance of the silent era .\naleksandra khokhlova ( a / d / o ) as the countess , the extraordinary adventures of mr . west in the land of the bolsheviks ( 1924 ) . pc\ntagged a time for dying , about elly , adjective , aerograd , al yazmalim , arkadas , best dvd of 2010 , best films of 2010 , breathless , bright star , broken lullaby , by the bluest of seas , certified copy , city girl , close - up , criterion collection , dillinger e morto , dillinger is dead , el patrullero , film socialisme , giorgobistve , good sam , goodbye solo , hollywood or bust , illusion travels by streetcar , liverpool lisandro alonso , masters of cinema , merry christmas mr . lawrence , metropolis , modern times , moonrise , no one knows about persian cats , non , o sangue , opfergang , ou a v\u00e3 gl\u00f3ria de mandar , police , red desert , selvi boylum , she was like a wild chrysanthemum , sonatine , still life , tabiate bijan , the ghost writer , the girl with the red scarf , the great consoler , the man i killed , the night of the hunter , the old dark house , the only son , the sound of fury , the thin red line , the three crowns of the sailor , true heart susie , twilight\u2019s last gleaming , two films by yasujiro ozu , uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives , vincere , vivre sa vie , welcome , westfront 1918 , white material , wild grass , will success spoil rock hunter ?\nthe new proposal by the trump administration addresses inherent inefficiencies and promotes logical organizational reforms .\nthe opening sequence in the edge of love starts from a static close - up of vera phillips singing a melancholy song with the camera then slowly pulled back , to reveal the tunnel where her performance takes place . it\u2019s a successful example of establishing the tone of the film as well as introducing the protagonist while also providing essential information about the time and the period . additionally , the static close - up at the beginning helps to hook the audience\u2019s interest by creating a mysterious atmosphere . likewise , a dolly shot was planned , starting from a static close - up of the graveyard on a tv screen , with the camera then pulled back to reveal the lit candles , the picture of the dead boy , and three sisters sitting in a row on the sofa in a gloomy living room .\nthe worldly - minded have no comforter ; but if they forsake the world , and fly to truth , they will receive the sweet gift of consolation the world is the place of pleasure and pain ; the truth is the abode of joy and peace . they that relinquish the excitements and dissatisfactions of the world for the sake of truth , will find an unfailing companion and friend , even the eternal . distress is in the world . yea , grief and sorrow abound . but the truth is calm ; it allays grief , and soothes away all sorrow . hear ye the lamentations of the world ! wilder are they than the tempest ; deeper than the ocean\u2019s roar . truth alone can still the tempests of passion and the storms of grief . come ye up into the calm . resort ye to the great silence . men are swept along by the force of turbulent passions ; but when , sorrow arrests them they cry out in anguish . love of worldly pleasure has brought them low , and the world can offer them no comfort . the world distresses , but the truth consoles . they whom the world has destroyed and deserted , who are cast down by pain and sorrow , even they are befriended by the truth when they turn to truth . none are despised by truth ; none are turned away ; none are left comfortless . ye that are weary with pleasure - seeking ; ye that are pain - stricken ; ye that are lonely and desolate\u2013 come ye to the truth . the truth is above pleasure and pain . be ye lifted up ; be ye rested ; be ye healed ; be ye befriended and comforted .\nit was the only film in the soviet cinema of those years that raised the question of what role a creative person played in society .\ncertified copy ( abbas kiarostami , 2010 ) kiarostami\u2019s tribute to rossollini\u2019s journey to italy . a film that make you think about the nature of filmmaking itself , reality vs fiction , the real and the fake , the original and the copy .\nthe sound of fury ( cy endfield , 1950 ) the last 15 minute of the sound of fury aka try and get me has to be among the most psychotic and explosive brutal emotional climaxes of any film that portray the mob violence .\naleksandra khokhlova ( a / d / o ) , the extraordinary adventures of mr . west in the land of the bolsheviks ( 1924 ) . pc\nthe bookreader requires javascript to be enabled . please check that your browser supports javascript and that it is enabled in the browser settings . you can also try one of the other formats of the book .\nthe ghost writer ( roman polanski ) an explosive film that get deep into the root of the tony blair presidency , the corrupt collaboration between him and the bush administration , a film that explore the corrupt nature of politic and its secrecy . a thrilling mystery that is among best of polanski since chinatown .\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 11 / 15 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\ntwilight\u2019s last gleaming ( robert aldrich , 1977 ) burt lancaster play an escaped military general who takes over a nuke base and threaten to unleash 9 atomic bomb if the us president does not go on live tv and tell the world what the real reason was behind the vietnam war , a provocative film that tackle the real issues that even today the main stream media hide from the public ; the fact the the wars are for not what they appear but for military muscle exercise and interest of few over many .\nopfergang aka the great sacrifice ( veit harlan , 1944 ) a melodramas in style of sirk way before sirk made any , a story about a married man who fall in love with a wild girl , an over - woman in nietzsche\u2019s term who alway swims and ride horses , a wild spirit , but she is dying , it is her last days and falling in love with a married man does not make thing better . the film is a like a mystical folk german story mixed with a tragic love story , the acting is subtle almost dryer like and transcendental .\n- editing , cinematography , and sound in gladiator the film that i have chosen to analyse is gladiator . i have chosen to analyse the scene where the gladiators are battling in the middle east . the scene contains many features and editing techniques which make the fight sequence exciting and thrilling . the scene begins with a medium high angle shot of a goat with blood dripping down its body . this shot frames the body of the goat and gives it a sense of vulnerability . the shot creates meaning to the viewer who can predict that the scene might contain violence or bloodshed of some sort . . . . [ tags : papers ]\ntrust in god\u2019s abiding presence . the noise of the day or the darkness of night will not keep him from coming to you with his love and comfort .\nsonatine ( takeshi kitano , 1993 ) imagine a mix of godard , peckinpah and ozu and you\u2019ll have the cinema of kitano , an abstract poetry in violence . among the best of the japanese cinema of the 90s .\nis embedded in the structure of the movie : it starts with the moment when the author begins writing it , it ends with the moment when dulcie arrives at the end of it . so it is flowing between the two parallel plots of the movie , and it is made as a silent film ( all the rest being sound movie - an exquisite cinematic choice : the epoch of sound paying here an accolade for the silent ! ) . the story comes as based on a real case from prison , only exactly opposite : what happens in real life is that one of the inmates is ordered to break a safe where some documents got locked by accident . apparently he hopes to be freed after that , but instead he is brought back to jail , where he soon dies . the writer had changed the outcome just to cheer up his readers !\nthe night was dark and frightful . as the thunder clapped and the lightning lit up the sky , i held my daughter firmly on my lap . i too was a bit overwhelmed by the drama , but we rocked and sang and whispered words of love . there was comfort and peace within us and as a result , we were not shattered by the noise of the night all around us .\n, translit . velikiy uteshitel ) is a 1933 soviet drama film directed by lev kuleshov and starring konstantin khokhlov . the film is based on the facts from the biography of the american writer o . henry and on his two novels .\nafter all , i truly enjoy the experience of editing the film and i\u2019m very proud of being part of the production team and what i\u2019ve learnt from working with my colleagues .\nan impoverished artist discovers he has purchased a winning lottery ticket at the very moment his creditors come to collect . the only problem is , the ticket is in the pocket of his coat . . . which he left at his girlfriend ' s apartment . . . who gave the coat to a\u2026\nthese are terrific editions of rare films . the unique notes programmed into the disc offer context and insight into the film and the era of its making . aimed at film studies students and institutions , every film school should own a copy .\nthe author puts his dream suddenly on hold and passes to the story of dulcie , to leave it equally sudden and come back to the dream . but now he understands who those\nextraordinary adventures of mr . west in the land of the bolsheviks . dvd release with english subtitles as part of the landmarks of early soviet film ( flicker alley us 2011 ) .\nwhile the nation was distracted by the political theater around immigration before the july 4 recess , the senate cast a critical vote killing a very modest attempt offered by president trump to rein in spending . if trump plays his cards right , this will not be the end of a fight but its start .\nel patrullero ( alex cox , 1991 ) imagine a film that is mix from luis bunuel , sam pickinpah and john ford and you will get the patrolman , one of the best film of the 90s . it is a nostalgic tribute to bring me the head of alfredo garcia , even the main character looks like warren oates ( and the dark glasses he is wearing is the exact same ) , a western / surelasstic thriller about a young man who decide to become a highway patrolman , the film span about six year in the live of him .\nhitori musuko aka the only son ( yasujiro ozu ) the only son is about a relationship between a son and a mother whom both think they failed each other in their obligation and regret their past , ozu does not take politically the issue of being poor in a capitalist society , rather he tackle the simple story of a son in a poor family with a single mother going to a big city college to become somebody but turns out to become just another average joe , that is the plot . what ozu does is put the emotion and the heart - break of the mother and son into the screen with such sincerity and lyricism that breaks one\u2019s heart at the end of the film , the mother becomes everybody\u2019s mother and the son everybody\u2019 son , for parents always want best for their children . ozu is the closest thing that come to tolstoy in cinema .\nsoon , however the successful writer has to face the obvious injustices going on in the prison . in particular , the writers friend , jim valentine is severely beaten for politically motivated reasons . however , once valentine is offered freedom in exchange for help in opening a safe . this proposal allows porter to think about the imminent departure of his friend from prison . fantasies on this topic become the basis for a new story for the writer .\nhimself , staying in prison and writing there his stories , embellishing in them the life , making life look nice , and keeping this way the illusions in his readers . readers like dulcie , readers like the inmates from the prison . he is their\nsergei eisenstein ' s first full - length feature film . unrest starts at a factory . the last straw was the suicide of a worker accused of stealing a micrometer . an inevitable fine and a many - month payment of the debt for the lost instrument would have ended in his death from hunger anyway . the dead\u2026\n- in an article in the new york times ( \u201cthe condemned art of soviet filmmakers\u201d , published on 13th october 2011 ) , journalist dave kehr states that \u201cfor a time in the mid - to - late 1920s , the art of the cinema meant only one thing to the serious - minded film critics of america and europe : soviet - style montage , or the art of cutting shots together in a way that would produce ideas and emotions beyond those expressed in the images\u201d ( kehr 2011 , p . 6 ) . this opening paragraph effectively sums up the integral role some soviet filmmakers played in the development of cinema and in particular the art of editing . . . . [ tags : film ]\nbefore he turned to the story of joan of arc , the danish cinema genius carl theodor dreyer fashioned this ahead - of - its - time examination of domestic life . a deft comedy of gentle revenge , it is the story of a housewife who , with the help of a wily nanny , turns the tables on her\u2026\ntake the recent women ' s march on washington . the official facebook page for the event advertised the march as an\ninclusive\nproduction where\neveryone\nwho\nsupports women ' s rights\nwas welcome . the organizers then promptly refused to\ninclude\nwomen ' s groups that did not support abortion rights .\nthe names of 49 heroes are etched on the plaque of the bladensburg world war i veterans memorial\u2014erected by gold star mothers and the local post of the american legion . for nearly 100 years , it has stood in honor of 49 men of prince george\u2019s county , maryland , who gave their lives fighting for freedom in wwi .\nuragan / hurricane , 1916 ; iola / ved\u2019ma / iola / the witch , 1918 ; zheleznaia piata / the iron heel , 1919 ; na krasnom fronte / at the red front , 1920 .\nand bill porter comes to the conclusion that he is not able to resist the existing order but that someday another one will come .\nbased on the classic emile zola novel , jean renoir ' s la bete humaine was one of the legendary director ' s greatest popular successes - - and earned star jean gabin a permanent place in the hearts of his countrymen . part poetic realism , part film noir , the film is a hard - boiled and suspenseful journey into the\u2026\n- . . . then the camera moves back to the jazz pianist . quickly after that the shot is cut back to bacall as the man she is sitting with puts his hand on her arm . she is clearly uninterested in him because she moves his hand away . as he tries again , she gets up and walks to the piano . the shot then cuts to her leaning on the piano then cuts to the jazz pianist as he tells her to sing . she starts singing in the same shot and then she glances across the room . the shot cuts to bogart and we know that she was looking at him because hawks used eyeline match to make it clear . . . . [ tags : movie making processes , techniques ]\nnew york \u2014 on wednesday afternoon during the height of the fourth of july festivities at the statue of liberty , therese patricia okoumou began scaling lady liberty and held a t - shirt up with \u201ctrumpcare makes us sick\u201d on one side and \u201crise and resist\u201d on the other .\nthe way of self is the way of sorrow ; but truth refreshes the weary , and lifts up the oppressed . there is gladness for the grief - stricken , and healing for them that are afflicted with the sorrows of the world . there is a place of freedom where the chains of sin are broken , where weeping is not , and lamentation is no more heard . there is a friend for the friendless , and consolation for them that have no comforter come , see , and receive . truth meets all needs , and is ready to receive all who come . the righteous rest there ; they have received the fullness of joy . let also the unrighteous come ; yea , let them that are weary of sin , come ; and they that are burdened and oppressed with the sorrows of self , let them enter and be glad . there is a home for the homeless , and a country for the exiled ; for the wanderer there is a happy way , and the lost have a city of refuge . whosoever will turn , let him turn and come . truth brings joy out of sorrow , and peace out of perturbation ; it points the selfish to the way of good , and sinners to the path of holiness . its spirit is the doing of righteousness . to the earnest and faithful it brings consolation ; upon the obedient and skilful it bestows the crown of peace . i take refuge in truth : yea , in the spirit of good , in the knowledge of good , and in the doing of good i abide , and i am reassured and comforted . it is to me as though malice were not , and hatred had vanished away . lust is confined to the nethermost darkness , it hath no way in truth\u2019s transcendent light . pride is broken up and dissolved . and vanity is melted away as a mist . i have set my face towards the perfect good , and my feet in the blameless way ; and because of this i am consoled . i am strengthened and comforted , having found refuge in truth .\ndid you enjoy the article above ? if so please help us by sharing it to your social networks with the buttons below . . .\n- - - - - . \u201cmr . kuleshov in the land of the modernists . \u201d the red screen . ed . anna lawton . london and new york : routledge , 1992 . 132 - 147 .\ntrue heart susie ( d . w . griffith , 1919 ) a favorite of both rivette and rohmer , true heart susie is one of the best work of griffith and a forgotten masterpiece from the silent era . a story about innocent love and sacrifice that almost a century later still has the power to move us emotionally . lillian gish\u2019s sensitive and beautiful performance is among the best of the silent era . it is a simple story about two simple people in a simple town , full of simple events , that could describe the whole cinema of rivette and rohmer , no wonder they admired the film so much . the first inter - title of the film tell the viewer that the film is made of everyday incidents . griffith never force or try to manipulate the audience , rather he take his time with slow pace story telling , simple set - ups , cross - cutting and subtle acting , he manages to build up emotions and bring the audience to the edges of tears .\nis kind of a modern morality , one of those nice stories that are fit for christmas period : a safecracker is released from prison and what follows is that a few banks around are robbed . naturally he is the first suspect and a detective is on his traces . meanwhile the guy falls in love for a rich banker ' s daughter and decides to become a honest citizen . when everything seems to turn finally well , an accident happens with the banker ' s granddaughter : she gets trapped inside the bank ' s new safe and someone has to break the locks . a dramatic dilemma for our ex - robber : if he opens the safe , everybody will realize who he really is ( or rather who he was ) ; if not , the little girl will die suffocated inside the thing . add to all this that the detective is also there , waiting for the outcome . the guy takes the noble choice and breaks the locks , saving the girl . then he gives himself up to the detective . fortunately this one also changed himself into a nice person , so nobody gets harmed and everybody ' s happy . the thing is that the words and sentences are put in such a way that you can read the story in two different keys : a nice tale to emphasize all that ' s good and noble , or a grotesque farce where each player mocks the public and impersonates just the opposite of who he really is ( probably the reading key you choose depends on your mood ) .\n- since the creation of films , their main goal was to appeal to mass audiences . however , once , the viewer looks past the appearance of films , the viewer realizes that the all - important purpose of films is to serve as a bridge connecting countries , cultures , and languages . this is because if you compare any two films that are from a foreign country or spoken in another language , there is the possibility of a connection between the two because of the fact that they have a universally understanding or interpretation . . . . [ tags : film analysis ]\nhe who clings to his delusions , loving self and sin , he cannot find the truth , cannot receive the consolation of truth . all that demeans and defiles must be abandoned . truth is not found if the love of self is not renounced . they who lie or deceive ; who hate or envy ; who lust or covet ; who think only of their own pleasure ; whose aims are for self and the glory of self in all that they do , \u2013 from such truth is hidden by a veil of darkness , even they thick veil of error ; from such the consolation of truth is withheld because they seek for self only , and not for truth . they who are truthful and sincere ; who love men and rejoice in their success ; who are pure and generous ; who seek the good of others in all that they do , \u2013 to them truth is revealed ; such stand face to face with good , and receive the consolation of truth . the foolish seek satisfaction in sensual pleasures ; the vain are pleased with the flatteries of the world ; the one leads to misery and emptiness ; the other to disappointment and humiliation . the wise abide in the joy of truth ; and there are no pitfalls for the humble , their feet are steadfast in the way of peace . we have cancelled our compact with the world . its pleasures are put away , abandoned , renounced . we perform the necessary uses of the world , but we no longer rest upon its forms , no more seek satisfaction in its thirsty desires . our hearts are set upon the good of all . thus have we found the abiding sweetness of religion . we have found a quiet trust and a patient happiness . we have resorted to the faithful one , the ever - present comforter , even the spirit of holiness . we have taken shelter in his high abode . and no temptation shall draw us back into the tempestuous ways of the world , for our refuge is a refuge indeed .\nsovetskii ekran [ the soviet screen ] , \u201ckhokhlova as a film director . \u201d rev . of an affair of the clasps ( 1929 ) . pc\nthe kind of idealistic commitment typical of the early twentieth - century russian intelligentsia . later in her memoirs she wrote that working in cinema was for her \u201cthe most important thing in life\u201d ( kuleshov and khokhlova 1975 , 62 ) . perhaps this commitment fortified her against the daunting challenges of soviet state cinema work\na time for dying ( budd boetticher , 1969 ) every film that i had seen so far by boetticher has been a masterpiece and a time for dying is no different . under 70 minutes , it is a film that one wished never to end and when it does we are left with a sadness and a nostalgia for the loss the two characters that are both doomed at the end of the film , the two that we laugh so much with and fall in love . this was boetticher\u2019s last film , a film about a man that we spent all the film with and at the end we don\u2019t even know who he was . the old west is a cruel one , the good loses and evil triumph , and memory erases the trace of those who were good and the few that become legend are not all that nice .\nwords of hope is an international media ministry working to build the church throughout the world . we focus on areas that are hard to reach with the gospel , either because of poverty , geography , or social antagonism toward christianity .\nkonstantin stanislavsky , director of the moscow art theater and close friend of aleksandra\u2019s parents ( 1975 , 54 ) . stanislavsky taught how to approach the actor\u2019s work as a search for authenticity , for ways to convey the irreducible complexity of the character\u2019s inner world . alexandra\u2019s relationship with the stanislavsky school , however , is often overlooked because her career as a film actress evolved under the banner of soviet avant - garde , which cut ties with established theater traditions . yet , kuleshov\u2019s desire to revolutionize cinema was fueled by the same hatred of stage clich\u00e9s and bad acting that compelled stanislavsky to search for new forms in the theater . echoing her husband\u2019s disdain for the histrionic acting in film dramas of the past , aleksandra wrote : \u201ci absolutely agree with stanislavsky , who said that the best film actors are animals ; they move in a way that pertains to them\nthough , let me tell you this : for committing a murder , one gets a punishment here on earth , plus it could be some circumstances , while for exploiting the workers one is praised here on earth , there is a whole bunch of idiotic yesmen and sycophants who praise the exploiters and blame the exploited , so at least make the fucking bondsman punished sometime at the end of time .\nnon , ou a v\u00e3 gl\u00f3ria de mandar ( manoel de oliveira , 1990 ) a mix between bitter victory and alexander nevsky . the story is set among a group of portuguese soldiering during portuguese colonial war ( 1961 - 1974 ) in africa , among the group is lu\u00eds miguel cintra , a pessimistic soldier who tells the other about the sad history of failure and colonization of portugal , the film is like a fable / thatrical narrative , at times actors takes the roles of historical figures in their stories and talks to the audience directly . it is anti - war film because it deals with the failures of war rather than the glory of it . a mix of fantasy , realism , naturalism and surrealism imagery .\nkhokhlova has , of course , a talent for acting that is perhaps the only one of its kind that is worthy of serious mention\u2026america is possessed by the ideal of the petty - bourgeois \u201c bathing girl . \u201d [ \u2026 ] khokhlova frustrates that ideal . the firm grip of her toothy grin shreds the hackneyed formula of \u2018the woman of the screen = the woman of the bedroom . \u2019 [ \u2026 ] khokhlova can create an entirely new genre\u2026khokhlova has to be provided with sharply soviet roles and a proper interpretation to match her essential qualities . firmly rejecting demonic women , adventuresses and the rest , i would plait her hair , dress her in a sarafan and release a cycle of grotesque comedies on a \u201ctown and country\u201d theme with a screen\u2019s first female eccentric\u2013khokhlova\u2026 ( 2010 , 71 - 72 ) .\na married couple have a small apartment in moscow . when an old friend of the husband ' s arrives in the city , he is unable to find lodgings . kolia , the husband , invites his friend to move in with them .\nmichel simon gives one of the most memorable performances in screen history as boudu , a parisian tramp who takes a suicidal plunge into the seine and is rescued by a well - to - do bookseller , edouard lestingois ( charles granval ) . the lestingois family decides to take in the irrepressible bum , and he shows his\u2026\nraise the red lantern ( 1991 , mainland china , dir . zhang yimou )\npreviewing her act , gaga told reporters at pre - game presser late last week ,\nthe only statements that i ' ll be making during the halftime show are the ones that i ' ve been consistently making throughout my career .\nas usual , though , lady gaga was different . she took her own pledge literally and delivered a performance that actually honored the definitions of the words she used .\nbut the prison administration does not keep the promise and valentine soon dies . his death is marked by a revolt of prisoners who are dissatisfied with the existing order . dulcie ' s pipe dreams are also destroyed and she ends up killing her roommate .\nfilm technique ; and film acting : the cinema writings of v . i . pudovkin\nsocially - conscious banker thomas dickson faces a crisis when his prot\u00e9g\u00e9 is wrongly accused for robbing the bank , gossip of the robbery starts a bank run , and evidence suggests dickson ' s wife had an affair . . . all in the same day .\naerograd aka frontier ( alexander dovzhenko , 1935 ) if there is such a thing as poetic propaganda , then dovzhenko\u2019s aerograd has to be the father of them all . it is a poetic masterpiece with imagery that are equal to his lyrical film , earth . the only flap in the film could be its patriotic drum beat for the soviet , take that away and you got a film that is gold from its first frame to the last . it has a mystical power that is comical and tragic at the same time . according to rosenbaum , the film was a favorite of elia kazan and james agee .\nwelcome ( philippe lioret ) a heart breaking story about a friendship between a kurdish immigrant trying to swim across the english channel into england and a french swimming teacher ( vincent lindon ) , beautifully acted , the film slowly builds its pace toward the heartbreaking end ."]}
{"id": 116245, "summary": [{"text": "high strung is a 2016 american drama film directed by michael damian and written by janeen damian and michael damian .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars keenan kampa , nicholas galitzine , jane seymour , sonoya mizuno , richard southgate and paul freeman .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was released on april 8 , 2016 , by paladin . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "high strung ( 2016 film )", "paragraphs": ["dance film ' high strung ' picked up by paladin for u . s . release\napril 8th , 2016 ( wide ) ( lithuania ) april 14th , 2016 ( wide ) ( singapore ) april 15th , 2016 ( wide ) ( south africa ) august 5th , 2016 ( wide ) , released as high strung - ao ritmo do sonho ( portugal ) august 19th , 2016 ( wide ) , released as new york academy ( italy ) . . . show all releases\ndance film ' high strung ' picked up by paladin for u . s . release | hollywood reporter\nunited states distributed by paladin \u00abhigh strung\u00bb in the united states theaters released on april 8 , 2016 and has grossed over $ 53k worldwide ; dvd and blu - ray release date was set for august 2 , 2016 . netflix by mail is not scheduled . redbox kiosks release date is september 20 , 2016 .\npaladin has inked a deal to release michael damian\u2019s dance - driven film high strung in the u . s .\ndave scott on set of \u2018high strung . \u2019 photo courtesy of riviera films .\nnobody walks in l . a . official trailer 1 ( 2016 ) - kim shaw movie\nnicholas galitzine as british violinist johnnie in \u2018high strung . \u2019 photo courtesy of riviera films .\nlook out for high strung in theaters on april 8 , and flip through our list of the best prom dance scenes in film history .\nthe movie , which made its world premiere at the 2016 santa barbara film festival , will be released theatrically on more than 100 screens in april .\nwhat it loses in thematic richness , the uncynical high strung makes up for in pure joy .\nhigh strung opens in u . s . theathers on april 8 . find international release dates here .\nkeenan kampa as ruby in \u2018high strung\u2019 , performing a ballet solo . photo courtesy of riviera films .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing high strung near you .\nfilm inquiry is a progressive , independent film magazine that aims to redefine film journalism . we publish in - depth , high quality articles written by a diverse group of people ; without falsely baiting your attention , we offer genuine , passionate insight into the world of film .\nhigh strung is proud to support the work of nigel lythgoe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and adam shankman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dizzy feet foundation . click below to make a donation .\nthe film\u2019s tagline is \u201csee the music . hear the dance . \u201d overall , would you say the film is more about dance or music ?\n\u201chigh strung\u201d is rated pg ( parental guidance suggested ) . if everyone in manhattan were this wholesome , it would be called salt lake city .\nunited kingdom \u00abhigh strung\u00bb in the uk has no theatrical release date . dvd and blu - ray release date is not available at this time .\nwhat\u2019s interesting about high strung was that its story is loosely based on the real life experiences of its writers , michael damian and janeen damian . janeen\u2019s history of ballet and michael\u2019s skills as a musician were the inspiration for high strung and the film is a coming together of their respective arts . it is a personal re - telling of their talents and experiences but the way the film is made makes it seem like a fairy tale .\nhigh strung\nwears its tired let ' s - put - on - a - show clich\u00e9s as if they were neon turquoise leg - warmers .\narts movie high strung has a goofy script and a clich\u00e9d plot , but the dance sequences and musical performances are memorable , ambitious , and highly enjoyable .\narts movie \u2018high strung\u2019 has a goofy script and a clich\u00e9d plot , but the dance sequences and musical performances are memorable , ambitious , and highly enjoyable .\npaladin has acquired rights to michael damian\u2019s dance - driven drama high strung after the pic premiered over the weekend at the santa barbara film festival . the plan is to release the film theatrically on more than 100 screens nationwide april 8 . the orchard has home entertainment rights and will launch the film later this spring . bloom media handled worldwide sales , with disney international acquiring the majority of international rights .\nrachel is an ma film and screen graduate from goldsmiths , university of london . her interests lie in cinematic landscapes , interactive media , documentary film and general screen stuffs .\nthe movie contains romance , high - energy dancing ( both classical and contemporary ) , fantastic music , and the theme of pursuing a dream . the acting in the movie is excellent , and we are pleased to award \u201chigh strung\u201d our dove \u201cfamily - approved\u201d seal for ages 12 - plus , and a high rating of four doves !\nthe lineup for the 2016 santa barbara film festival has been unveiled . the 31st edition runs february 3 - 13 and showcases 52 world premieres and 53 u . s . premieres from over 60 countries . among the u . s . bows : terrence malick\u2019s knight of cups , which has been set as the festival\u2019s centerpiece film on february 7 at the arlington theater .\nwhen you ' re met with dance off challenge , sometimes you might have to fake your smooth moves ! in our latest fuse interview , keenan kampa and nicholas galitzine from the cast of high strung revealed what went on behind - the - scenes of their dance film .\nhigh strung stars ballerina keenan kampa , nicholas galitzine , jane seymour and sonoya mizuno . dave scott ( step up 3d , so you think you can dance ) did the choreography .\nopinions expressed in our articles are those of the authors and not of the film inquiry magazine .\nsubscribe to indie & film festivals : urltoken subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken high strung official trailer 1 ( 2016 ) - jane seymour movie hd in a city where only the best succeed , two radically talented people from opposite sides of the tracks need to find harmony to achieve their dreams . you ' re quite the artsy one , aren ' t you ? fandango movieclips film festivals & indie trailers is the destination for . . . well , all things related to film festivals & indie films . if you want to keep up with the latest festival news , art house openings , indie movie content , film reviews , and so much more , then you have found the right channel .\nit sounds like quite the classic dance film , but where other films like step up have a serious undertones , high strung is pretty much a sugar - coated fantasy . the whole film plays out like a hyper exaggerated romance film ; the mid - western girl with bright blue eyes and blonde curls meets the dark and pouty mysterious boy , the slow - motion as our two protagonists make eye contact and \u2018the power of music and dance saves the day\u2019 narrative is sickly sweet .\nit ' s been a major week for dance movie sequels . first we got wind of the upcoming youtube series inspired by step up \u2014and now comes the news that there ' s going to be a second high strung movie , with a cast just as stellar as the original film ' s .\ninterested in a previously released film ? read our reviews of films already showing in your local theater .\nthe orchard has home entertainment rights and will launch the film after its theatrical release in the spring .\nthis isn ' t even a film but here ' s 2 stars for the last performance . .\nhigh strung : free dance is filming this summer in europe and nyc , and dance spirit ' s got the inside scoop . stay tuned for more info and peeks at the behind - the - scenes action !\nfamilies can talk about how movies like high strung depict artistic talent . do you think it ' s realistic ? do you think people with artistic talent have more fulfilling lives than people with other kinds of skills and abilities ?\narabic movie , israel directed by eyal sagui bezawe and sara tsifroni this film traces how israelis became devoted fans of egyptian movies during a time of hostility between the two countries in the 1970s through the friday night \u201carab film\u201d mania .\n\u201cwell , the film was being independently funded and honestly , it was cheaper to shoot there ! [ laughs . ] \u201d\nattractive performers , rousing music , energetic dancing . . . do you need anything else to make a good movie ? an incisive , original script would be helpful , but that is one thing missing from high strung , which had its world premiere at this year\u2019s santa barbara international film festival . when the film opens in theaters in april , it hopes to catch the same audience that made the step up movies modest hits . it could definitely tap that audience , even with its failings .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nhigh strung follows the artistically charged lives of a hip - hop violinist , a classical dancer and an innovative hip - hop crew in new york city . directed by damian , best known as the broadway star of joseph and the amazing technicolor dream coat and a regular on the young and the restless , the film was written and produced by damian and his wife , dancer janeen damian .\nin this fantasy version of new york , everyone\u2019s problems get solved and dreams really do come true . as we are all aware , in the real world , artists , dancers and musicians have to work for their talent , overcoming an overwhelming amount of pressures and stresses . it easy to say that high strung completely overlooks this struggle . but honestly , taking the film criticism hat off , maybe it\u2019s a film that just wants to have a bit of fun , without statements or commentary , just a celebration of joining dance and music .\nwith the dull dialogue and clich\u00e9 romance narrative , high strung is on the brink of being a deadbeat dance film . but its choreography and original score have saved it\u2026 only just . its mix and variety of styles make it unique and interesting . maybe take some of the dialogue choices and romantic aspects as a bit of fun and focus on its celebration of some amazing artists and their talents , instead .\nvita activa : the spirit of hannah arendt was the only film in the $ 10 , 000 club with an opening of $ 13 , 244 over the weekend in one theater . from wednesday through sunday , the film pulled in $ 18 , 468 . more . . .\nto give you the inside scoop on the film\u2019s choreography , dance informa recently chatted with high strung choreographer dave scott , known for his work on step up 2 : the streets and so you think you can dance . ( you might have seen his hip - hop choreography on dancers neptune and alexia set to \u201cflex ( ooh ooh ooh ) \u201d by rich homie quan on the sytycd top 16 episode recently . )\nas in love with dance as the red shoes , this spinning , leaping and quite fun dervish of a film should prove an audience pleaser .\nhowever , even with the overly syrupy narrative , high strung has some major moves and music to flaunt . director michael damian wanted ruby to be played by a real ballet dancer and found keenan kampa . kampa was the only american who had received a contract to the mariinsky theater , a worldly prestigious russian theater and ballet academy . kampa had never held a film role , and it shows , but her dancing skills are stunning .\nthere\u2019s really only one reason to see \u201c high strung \u201d \u2014 michael damian\u2019s wishy - washy nod to \u201c fame \u201d ( 1980 ) \u2014 and that\u2019s the ebullient choreography of dave scott , whose accelerated and witty hip - hop routines have long been highlights of movies and reality television shows .\nhigh strung , usa directed by michael damian cast : jane seymour , keenan kampa , sonoya mizuno , paul freeman , david lipper , maia morgenstern , nicholas galitzine when a hip hop violinist busking in the new york subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the manhattan conservatory of the arts , sparks fly .\nhigh strung is a movie starring keenan kampa , nicholas galitzine , and sonoya mizuno . when a hip hop violinist busking in the new york subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the manhattan conservatory of the arts , sparks fly . with the help of a hip hop dance . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndave danced his way\nstraight outta compton\ninto hollywood , a career in dance , choreography and artist development spanning music , film , tv and commercials .\nthe movie , which made its world premiere recently at the santa barbara film festival , will be released theatrically on more than 100 screens nationwide on april 8 .\nthe film takes place in new york city ( of course ) and focuses on two dissimilar young artists who eventually fall for each other ( of course ) and have to prove their skill and their relationship to their peers ( of course ) . this is all pretty typical stuff for the dance movie genre \u2013 think of \u201cstep up\u201d and \u201cmake your move\u201d \u2013 but \u201chigh strung\u201d hits the right notes and the right steps to entertain audiences , even if the material is overly familiar .\nthe fest\u2019s closing night film is xavier giannoli\u2019s marguerite , and it opens with the u . s . premiere of mark osborne\u2019s the little prince which had already been announced .\n\u201cyou\u2019re right \u2013 i\u2019ve done a lot of dance movies ! i\u2019m very blessed ! it\u2019s been great ! but this film has been different . you can have 90 million dance movies and they\u2019ll all be great , but then one comes along that stands out . for me , this film has been revolutionary . it brought me into the classical world .\nhigh strung seems to be aiming a little higher than step up . it would like to be a 21st century fame or flashdance , but it doesn\u2019t have as intriguing an assortment of characters . aside from our two leads , none of the other characters in the script by janeed and michael damian stand out from the background . jane seymour , also one of the film\u2019s executive producers , plays one of ruby\u2019s strict instructors , and although it\u2019s nice to see seymour on screen , her part and the other adult roles are underwritten .\nthat good stuff can only cancel out so much hokey stuff , like ruby lecturing her roommate that \u201cdancers dance\u201d and a wealthy society patron gasping \u201cwho are these people ? \u201d when her mostly - minority catering staff break out into a routine . the clich\u00e9s are certainly prevalent in \u201chigh strung , \u201d but at least the genre movie knows its strengths , and sticks to them .\nthe mix of dancing styles is complemented with the creative cocktail of music composed by nathan lanier . his blends of classical orchestration with hip hop sound awesome , plus , with his violinist history , some of the violin solos are quite remarkable . the performances in high strung all feature a mix of dance and music styles , the best one being saved for the end in the final electrifying performance .\nhigh strung : free dance will follow a talented contemporary dancer and an innovative classical pianist as they join the cast of an international live tour called free dance . and the contemporary dancer ? she ' ll be played by juliet doherty , who ' s becoming quite the movie star these days . ( british actor harry jarvis will play the pianist , and descendants 2 ' s thomas doherty\u2014no relation to juliet\u2014will play free dance ' s young choreographer . )\nfull financial estimates for this film , including domestic and international box office , video sales , video rentals , tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services . for more information , please contact us at research @ urltoken .\njaneen damian won a ballet scholarship at the school of american ballet , went on to enjoy a prolific dance career in film and tv working with artists michael jackson and prince to name a few and has written and produced 12 films .\nit feels unfair to fault dance movies for being bad at things that aren\u2019t dancing . the genre is so single - focused , so committed to one thing only , that it seems wrong to knock dance movies for not paying as much attention to their scripts or their characters . who cares about all that stuff if the people in the movie can really dance ? and so it goes with \u201chigh strung , \u201d in which the protagonists are pretty silly but the music and dance performances are pretty good .\ninstead of actors they cast dancers , but instead of characters they wrote cartoons , so it all works out . the dancing is out of this world , by the way - just too bad they dressed it up in what probably should resemble a film .\nhigh strung follows ruby ( keenan kampa ) , a scholarship dance student , as she arrives in new york to study ballet . she immediately falls for johnnie ( nicholas galitzine ) , a poor british street violinist who needs a visa to avoid deportation . a can - do girl , ruby tries to rescue johnnie from homelessness and comes up with a plan to get him legal status . and , naturally , it means teaming up with a crew of hip - hop dancers to compete for money and a scholarship .\nthere is an unintentionally hilarious moment at the start of \u201chigh strung\u201d in which a shirtless male violinist ( nicholas galitzine ) plays music furiously in bed after waking up ; \u201cif it stays trapped inside , \u201d he narrates , \u201ci will be consumed . \u201d this onanistic allusion is the raciest moment in this teen dance movie , which makes up in exuberant energy what it lacks in original plot or plausibility ( its new york subway scenes were apparently shot in romania , whose enviably modern stations look nothing like ours ) .\ndave , you have worked on so many dance films \u2013 from you got served in 2004 to step up 2 : the streets in 2008 ( winning awards for both ) plus fresh , stomp the yard , dance flick and coach carter . what about this film was different ?\nfilmbuff has acquired worldwide rights to jane wants a boyfriend starring louisa krause , eliza dushku and gabriel ebert . the film centers on sisters jane , a bright - eyed twentysomething living with aspergers , and bianca , her overprotective and recently engaged older sibling . when their parents announce they are moving out of their brooklyn brownstone , they propose the sisters move in together \u2014 a suggestion that throws bianca\u2019s newly engaged life for a loop and forces her to re - examine her relationship with her sister . filmbuff will release the film in theaters and on all major digital platforms march 25 .\nbut perhaps that\u2019s because there is so much passion for dance and music in \u201chigh strung , \u201d which is what you want from a genre movie like this anyway . there are various dance crews and all of their face - offs are invigorating , especially one set in the subway and another that breaks out during a fancy dinner party . kampa\u2019s performances during ballet class are stunning , and the fluidity of her movements are unforgettable . and how galitzine holds his own against the conservatory\u2019s top violin player during a violin - off \u2013 yes , that happens ! \u2013 will make you root for the underdog .\nas predictable as the candles - and - roses - strewn loft where the couple\u2019s matching pouts first collide , \u201chigh strung\u201d prefers penciled - in stereotypes \u2014 the queen bee ; the risk - taking roommate \u2014 to real characters . yet tween girls will swoon for mr . galitzine\u2019s broody cheekbones and ms . kampa\u2019s ing\u00e9nue sweetness . the dialogue may be dire , but the dancing is delightful . ( ms . kampa formerly danced with the mariinsky ballet in russia . ) and who can complain about a manhattan where subway platforms are filled with gyrating hard hats in muscle shirts and tight jeans ? certainly not me . jeannette catsoulis\nin classical art forms each specific field has one or two areas that have a more prestigious status . in dance it is ballet , and in the orchestra it is the violin . these two have a reputation of being highly difficult to master , being rigid in both technique and discipline . when these two classical arts step outside their rigid structure they can create something new and inspiring . high strung takes this idea and runs with it , focusing on combinations of classical and contemporary styles in music and dance . but together with a story about young romance and achieving your dreams , does it cheapen this core concept ?\ndirector michael damian does not bring any special spark to the film , but he recognizes the talents of his cast and allows them to shine . it isn\u2019t hard to predict how the story will end , but there are worse ways to while away a couple of hours than to spend time with these gifted players .\nrounding out the dancer cast are familiar names like desmond richardson ( casual ! ) , philip chbeeb , kerrynton jones , and makenzie dustman . the choreographic team , led by tyce diorio , also includes myles thatcher and nakul dev mahajan . oh\u2014and # bosslady jane seymour will reprise her role from the original film , too .\nmidnight return , usa / uk / turkey directed by sally sussman morina featuring : billy hayes , alan parker , oliver stone , giorgio moroder join billy hayes on a daring journey as he returns to turkey thirty years after his escape from prison and faces the country still haunted by the film based on his life , midnight express .\n\u201ci think everyone should see this film . it will touch every emotion on the spectrum . from music to dance , emotions are felt through the characters\u2019 art and their relationships . it shows the struggle in training and working hard for something , as well as the journey of falling in love . the story really captures all your emotions . \u201d\n\u201chigh strung\u201d centers on dancer ruby ( keenan kampa ) , who arrives in the city from a small country town and is immediately taken with new york . although she excels at ballet , she struggles with contemporary dance , and is concerned about maintaining her scholarship at the manhattan conservatory of the arts . one day on the subway she crosses paths with the british violinist johnnie ( nicholas galitzine ) , who is busking in the train station to make rent . in the united states illegally and hoping to obtain a visa , johnnie steps in to protect ruby from a scuffle and turns around to find his priceless violin stolen . they don\u2019t exactly start off on the right foot .\na classy broad , usa directed by anne goursaud cast : tony bill , james carabatsos , glenn close , rob cohen , john dean , lucy fisher , lawrence kasdan , marcia nasatir , michele nasatir , daniel petrie jr in 1974 marcia nasatir made history by becoming the first woman vice - president at united artists . this film tells how a jewish girl from san antonio shattered hollywood\u2019s glass ceiling .\nthis entertaining display of talent mixes classical and contemporary music and dance techniques , exposing enthusiasts of either one to the other genre . and the movie argues that mastering contemporary skills requires just as much hard work , drive , and talent as mastering classical technique - - equal admiration and respect are given to both disciplines . energetic and imaginative choreography shows how much the performers in each category can learn from one another when artists collaborate , rather than compete . in fact , high strung is at its best when it showcases the fun and exhilaration of following a passion . for example , musicians in a bar turn country - inspired fiddling into riffs on swan lake . and a swanky party devolves into a toe - tapping fiddle - off as competing violinists play variations on ernesto lecuona ' s malaguena .\npayback , brazil directed by andr\u00e9 moraes cast : deborah secco , l\u00facio mauro filho , j\u00falio andrade , bruno torres , ana carolina machado , marcos veras , tadeu mello , tonico pereira , thogun , jo\u00e3o guilherme \u00e1vila a film director meets his old team to make a \u201croad movie . \u201d with no money , they will have to scam in order to make the production possible while at the same time plotting revenge .\ndance informa recently caught a sneak peek of the film at an exclusive screening held at dancerpalooza in long beach . it follows ballet student ruby ( kampa ) as she starts training at a prestigious performing arts school in new york . ruby soon collides with fresh - off - the - boat british violinist johnnie ( galitzine ) , who is playing in the subway for spare change . as expected , a romance ensues , but not without drama and struggle .\nparents need to know that high strung is a celebration of the artistic life , looking at the hard work , perseverance , and dedication that make musicians and dancers become great , whether they ' re classically trained or hip - hop street performers . the emphasis is on working to improve your performance ; to that end , dancers ' bodies are shown off while they do their thing ( clothed , but sometimes suggestively so ) . male characters are also shown shirtless , and there ' s some kissing . characters don ' t always make the smartest decisions ( one student parties so much that it initially impacts her ability to perform , for instance ) , but many grow and learn key lessons over the course of the movie . the language is on the mild side - -\nbitch ,\nbutt ,\nscrewed ,\netc . - - and there ' s some social drinking .\n\u201cit is dance and music married together\u2026 yet , at the same time , it\u2019s not a mish mash . it\u2019s not a big mixture of styles and sounds . it\u2019s all these separate art forms being put together and honored individually\u2026 one of the film\u2019s strengths is that it highlights classical music . i bet those dancers who watch this will be moved to start listening to classical , to start choreographing to the violin . i think it will influence many people . \u201d\ni ' m not typically one for this kind of film , but i did enjoy the mix of music and dancing , along with the mixing of the different styles together . the scenes of dueling violins , dances , and the especially the show at the end were fun and entertaining to watch . for sure the leading female can dance ballet , and if the leading man can ' t play violin he made it look like he could . so after seeing it on a movie site i added it to my collection .\nchristian bale , natalie portman and cate blanchett star and the pic centers on rick ( bale ) , a writer whose quest to break the spell of his disenchantment takes him on a series of adventures with six alluring women . frieda pinto , isabel lucas , imogen poots , wes bentley , brian dennehy and teresa palmer co - star .\na single frame , usa directed by brandon dickerson featuring : jeff bowden , alexandra boulat , gary knight , ron haviv , wade goddard visiting dubrovnik in 2007 , jeff bowden encounters a photograph of a refugee boy taken during the war in kosovo . driven by this haunting image , bowden sets out to find the child .\nalex and eve , australia directed by peter andrikidis cast : richard brancatisano , andrea demetriades in suburban sydney , australia , a greek man and a muslim woman fall in love . when things start to get serious , they must somehow make their prejudiced families see the world differently .\nbad seeds ( les mauvaises herbes ) , canada directed by louis b\u00e9langer cast : alexis martin , gilles renaud , emmanuelle lussier - martinez , luc picard an indebted man flees montreal and finds himself in an isolated farmhouse that belongs to a misanthropic hermit who cultivates marijuana plants\u2013leaving them no choice but to collaborate .\nbattlecreek , usa directed by alison eastwood cast : bill skarsg\u00e5rd , paula malcomson , claire van der boom , delroy lindo , toby hemingway , dana powell , jeremy sande , susan mcphail , amye gousset , henry\u2013a loner and night owl\u2013has been sheltered by his fiery mother his entire life . one night , a young woman\u2019s car breaks down , and henry\u2019s life changes forever .\nbeing george clooney , usa directed by paul mariano featuring : francesco pannofino , detlef bierstedt , samuel labarthe , marco antonio costa , tamer karadagli , shakti singh , martin umbach meet the many voices of george clooney in this documentary that goes behind the scenes to the world of audio dubbing , where american hits are translated into international blockbusters .\nbizarre : a circus story , usa directed by meg pinsonneault cast : master lu yi this magical tale shows the extraordinary life of master lu yi , the father of modern acrobatics , and the vast community of big top lovers who share his dream of a thriving us circus industry .\nthe challenge , uk directed by peter williams featuring : alex smith , donna smith , harrison smith , william smith , kay davies in june 2015 , alex smith completed an ironman , known as the toughest single day challenge you can undertake , carrying his disabled son the whole way .\ncraft : the california beer documentary , usa directed by jeff smith this documentary explores the exciting world of craft beer told by the brewers that are setting the standards .\ncrossing bhutan , usa / bhutan directed by ben henretig featuring : terri schneider , david kelly , tony lillios , greg thomas four veteran athletes explore bhutan\u2019s enigmatic policy of gross national happiness by making the first 485 - mile crossing entirely by foot and bike .\nfloyd norman : an animated life , usa section : documentary , global hollywood directed by erik sharkey and michael fiore featuring : floyd norman , whoopi goldberg , sergio aragones , richard sherman , don hahn , ralph guggenheim , leonard maltin , paul dini , gary trousdale , scott shaw this intimate journey through the life and career of 80 - year - old floyd norman , the first african - american animator at disney studios , shows that this disney legend is still influencing animation .\ninterlude , argentina directed by nadia benedicto cast : leticia mazur , luc\u00eda frittay\u00f3n , sof\u00eda del tuffo sofia , recently separated , travels with her daughters irina and pachi to a coastal town out of season . the time they spend there mark a turning point in their relationship .\nthe lost city of cecil b . demille , usa directed by peter l . brosnan featuring : cecil b . demille , charlton heston , jesse lasky jr . , peter l . brosnan in 1982 peter brosnan heard about an ancient egyptian city buried in the guadalupe dunes in santa barbara county , which was constructed as the set for cecil b . demille\u2019s the ten commandments ( 1923 ) . bronson embarked on what turned out to be a thirty year battle to unearth these sphinxes .\nmiso hungry , australia / japan directed by tim delmastro featuring : craig anderson miso hungry chronicles one man\u2019s journey towards a healthier lifestyle through eating nothing but traditional , authentic japanese cooking for 12 weeks .\nthe pickle recipe , usa directed by michael manasseri cast : jon dore , lynn cohen , david paymer , eric edelstein desperate for cash , a down - on - his - luck party emcee is corrupted by his shameless uncle to steal his grandmother\u2019s top secret pickle recipe .\nstereotypically you , usa directed by benjamin cox cast : aaron tveit , abby elliott , lauren miller , kal penn , shane mcrae , kelen coleman , annaleigh ashford , lewis black , chris elliott this nyc dating comedy follows one man , who quit his job and his girlfriend in the same day , in his hallucination - fueled , post - breakup quest to find new love\u2026and himself .\nvinyl generation , czech republic / usa directed by keith jones featuring : otto m . urban , ond\u0159ej \u0161turma in 1980s czechoslovakia an emerging generation took inspiration from alternative culture to create their own worldview , politics , and eventually , a revolution .\nwheels over paradise , usa directed by paul mathieu featuring : thomas flinchbaugh skateboarders battle negative public perception and a recent ban on the sport while pushing their limits on the dramatic and dangerous mountain roads above santa barbara , california .\nwho\u2019s driving doug , usa directed by david conley cast : rj mitte , paloma kwiatkowski , daphne zuniga , ray william johnson in this coming - of - age drama , a sheltered wheelchair - bound college student changes his life when he goes on a spontaneous road trip where drugs , gambling , and romance await .\n10 billion : what\u2019s on your plate ? , germany directed by valentin thurn featuring : valentin thurn given our limited resources , how can we meet every person\u2019s need for healthy food ? with almost 10 billion humans on earth by 2050 , we must decide now how to shape the future of agriculture .\n25 april , new zealand directed by leanne pooley cast : fraser brown , andrew grainger , chelsie preston - crayford , gareth reeves , tainui tukiwaho , matt whelan in this animated documentary , the tragic 1915 gallipoli campaign of wwi is told through the letters and diaries of six new zealanders who were involved .\na los 40 , peru directed by bruno ascenzo cast : carlos alc\u00e1ntara , carlos carl\u00edn , katia condos , lali esp\u00f3sito , gianella neyra , wendy ramos , johanna san miguel , stefano salvini , gabriela velasquez a group of friends face their past , present , and future at a twenty - fifth school reunion that leads them to wonder where their lives are heading .\na matter of time , canada directed by casey cohen featuring : kathryn calder , blaine thurier , brooke gallupe , carl newman the story of kathryn calder ( of the new pornographers ) and her mother\u2019s battle with als .\nagainst your will , israel directed by assaf banitt cast : gilles alexandre , esther alexandre gilles and esther alexandre struggle with the loss of two sons to suicide and launch a public campaign to reshape jewish orthodoxy\u2019s discourse on suicide .\namerika , czech republic directed by jan foukal featuring : jan foukal , barbara adler amerika tells the story of the czech men and women who , in search of a \u201cbetter and freer world , \u201d adopted the lifestyle and music of the american wild west .\nthe assistant ( la volante ) , france / belgium directed by christophe ali and nicolas bonilauri cast : nathalie baye , malik zidi , jean - stan du pac , johan leysen , sabrina seyvecou , pierre - alain chapuis , herv\u00e9 sogne , a\u00efssatou diop as he is driving his wife to the maternity ward , thomas runs over and kills a young man . nine years later , the boy\u2019s mother becomes thomas\u2019s assistant , and she begins to exact her revenge .\nchucks , austria directed by sabine hiebler and gerhard ertl cast : anna posch , markus subramaniam , thomas schubert , steffi reinsperger , susi stach , lola khittl mae roams the streets of vienna as a punk , only interested in extreme experiences . when sent to an aids center for community service , she meets and falls in love with an aids patient .\nthe culpable ( verfehlung ) , germany directed by gerd schneider cast : sebastian blomberg , kai schumann , jan messutat the culpable tells a story about the controversial behaviour of the catholic church , examining friendship , responsibility , faith , betrayal .\nthe dark side of the ocean , usa directed by rick rosenthal billions of bizarre and beautiful animals migrate from the ocean\u2019s depths to its surface each night . this documentary reveals this rarely seen world of exceptional beauty .\ndream land , usa / cambodia directed by steve chen cast : lida duch , hak kim , sokun nhem , sambath sem , kanitha tith in the metropolis of phnom penh , lida sells modern real estate developments . with her relationship deteriorating , she escapes to the beach , but finds that specters from the past haunt in beautiful ways .\nearly winter , canada directed by michael rowe cast : suzanne cl\u00e9ment , ambrosio de luca , paul doucet david , a man in his forties , who has sacrificed his life to his wife and kids fights to keep them close to him .\neva doesn\u2019t sleep ( eva no duerme ) , argentina / spain / france directed by : pablo ag\u00fcero cast : gael garc\u00eda bernal , denis lavant , imanol arias the embalmed corpse of eva peron is taken to various cities throughout europe before returning to her home in argentina , where it is ultimately abducted .\nthe final lesson , france directed by pascale pouzadoux cast : marthe villalonga , sandrine bonnaire , antoine dul\u00e9ry , gilles cohen , gr\u00e9goire montana , sabine pakora , jonas dinal ninety - two - year - old madeleine has decided to set the date and the conditions for her demise , but to her family it is a shock , and conflicts ignite .\nguaran\u00ed , argentina / paraguay directed by luis zorraqu\u00edn cast : emilio barreto , jazmin bogar\u00edn , hebe duarte desperate to pass on his cultural heritage to the next generation , atilio goes on a long journey to convince his daughter to give birth to his grandchild on guaran\u00ed land .\nhotline , israel / france directed by silvina landsmann hotline gets to the heart of the small - scale ngo hotline for refugees and migrants in tel aviv that deals with enormous issues as well as an enormous number of people seeking help .\ni eat , therefore i am , south korea directed by cheol - ha lee cast : young - mi an , min - woo nho in her journey in achieving her dream to become a writer , despite the desperation and challenges , yoo yang never misses a meal . this isn\u2019t a story about food , but about the people who eat .\nisla bonita , spain directed by fernando colomo cast : olivia delcan , fernando colomo , nuria rom\u00e1n , miguel \u00e1ngel furones , lilian caro , tim betterman , llu\u00eds marqu\u00e8s in menorca , a man stays at the guesthouse of a female sculptor and her daughter and interacts with both of them in this charming , wonderfully cheerful comedy full of misunderstandings .\nknight of cups , usa directed by terrence malick christian bale , cate blanchett , natalie portman , brian dennehy . antonio banderas , freida pinto , wes bentley , isabel lucas , teresa palmer , imogen poots a screenwriter living in la tries to make sense of the strange events occurring around him .\nkoza , slovakia / czech republic directed by ivan ostrochovsk\u00fd cast : peter bal\u00e1\u017e , zvonko lak\u010devi\u0107 , j\u00e1n franek , stanislava bongilajov\u00e1 , nikola bongilajov\u00e1 , tatiana piussi this subtle fusion of documentary and fiction follows a young roma boxer as he embarks on a tragicomic return to the ring in order to pay for his girlfriend\u2019s abortion .\nlazar , republic of macedonia directed by svetozar ristovski cast : vedran \u017eivoli\u0107 , goran navojec , dejan lilik , nata\u0161a petrovi\u0107 , vlado jovanovski , toni mihajlovski , krasimira kuzmanova , aleksandar sano , aleksandra balmazovi\u010d while smuggling immigrants into europe , lazar will face an impossible choice .\nthe little prince , france directed by mark osborne cast : jeff bridges , rachel mcadams , paul rudd , marion cotillard , james franco , benicio del toro , ricky gervais , bud cort , paul giamatti , riley osborne , albert brooks a little girl lives in a very grown - up world with her mother , who tries to make sure she is prepared for it . her neighbor the aviator , introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible , the world of the little prince .\nmad dogs , brazil directed by roberto studart three pioneer surfers have risked their lives for years to prove to the world it was possible to paddle surf in jaws , the world\u2019s largest and heaviest wave , retiring laird hamilton and the entire \u201ctow in\u201d gang .\nmaking an ancient forest , austria directed by rita schlamberger cast : andrew solomon ( narrator ) unmanaged for over a quarter of a century , the forests of the kalkalpen national park have relied on natural dynamics\u2013luring the lynx to return \u201chome\u201d after 115 years of absence .\nthe midwife ( k\u00e4til\u00f6 ) , finland directed by antti j . jokinen cast : krista kosonen , lauri tilkanen , pirkka - pekka petelius , leea klemola , seppo p\u00e4\u00e4kk\u00f6nen , elina knihtil\u00e4 , tommi korpela , johannes brotherus based on a novel by katja kettu , a finnish midwife falls in love with a german soldier during the lapland war in the aftermath of ww2 .\nmodris , latvia / germany directed by juris kursieti cast : kristers pik\u0161a , rezija kalnina in this tough but compassionate coming - of - age drama , a latvian teenager with a serious gambling addiction sets out to find his long - lost father .\nmonitor , italy directed by alessio lauria cast : michele alhaique , valeria bilello , riccardo de filippis , davide grillo , caterina e . capodilista , ettore nicoletti , claudio gio\u00e8 in an alternate present , paolo\u2019s job is to anonymously counsel the employees of his company\u2013but an employee\u2019s suicide attempt might call into question his life as he knows it .\noyster factory ( kaki kouba ) , japan directed by kazuhiro s\u00f4da featuring : shinsuke hirano , koichi watanabe , yukiko watanabe this documentary observes the rich and complex world of small oyster factories , closely following fishermen\u2019s and workers\u2019 daily lives as they face gradual , inevitable changes .\npikadero , spain / uk directed by ben sharrock cast : b\u00e1rbara goenaga , joseba usabiaga , lander otaola , zorion eguileor , itziar lazkano , peio arnaez a quirky take on a young couple\u2019s ability to nurture their relationship in the context of an economic crisis .\nshe walks ( la marcheuse ) , france directed by na\u00ebl marandin cast : yannick choirat , lan qui , louise chen lin daiyu , an illegal chinese immigrant is a prostitute living on the streets of belleville with her teenage daughter . their life changes when one night when a wounded stranger brutally breaks into their home .\nshowroom , argentina directed by fernando molnar cast : diego peretti , roberto catarineu , andrea garrote , pablo seijo without work , diego has a single goal : to live in the capital again . he becomes a seller in the showroom of a new building , almost driven to madness living in a mock - up apartment .\nsilent heart ( stille hjerte ) , denmark directed by bille august cast : ghita n\u00f8rby , paprika steen , danica curcic , morten grunwald , jens albinius , pilou asb\u00e6k , vigga bro , oskar s\u00e6lan halskov a sick mother\u2019s wish to die before her disease worsens gets harder to handle as old conflicts come to the surface .\nspear , australia directed by stephen page cast : aaron pedersen , hunter page - lochard , djakapurra munyarryun a young man reconciles ancient tradition with the modern , urban world in this debut feature from stephen page , artistic director of australia\u2019s renowned bangarra dance theatre .\nstanding on water , denmark directed by peter alsted featuring : casper steinfath in this story of overcoming fears and following passions , casper steinfath becomes the only danish professional stand up paddle surfer and waterman\u2013despite his fear of water .\ntali\u00f3n , chile directed by mart\u00edn tuta cast : viviana rodr\u00edguez , tiago correa , ramon gonz\u00e1lez , manolo cruz a masked vigilante deals out punishment for pedophiles and a journalist is determined to uncover the truth behind the mask\u2013leading her to doubt whether she is on the right side .\ntoo close to our son , france directed by yves angelo cast : sylvie testud , gregory gadebois , mathilde bisson , zacharie chasseriaud the biological mother of an adopted teen feuds with his adoptive mother\u2013a magistrate investigating a case involving her\u2013and begins an affair with his adoptive father .\nthe translator ( il traduttore ) , italy directed by massimo natale cast : claudia gerini , kamil kula , silvia delfino , anna safroncik , marcello mazzarella when andrei\u2019s tutor puts him in touch with someone who wants to translate the diary of her german husband who died , andrei is thrown into a world he did not dare to dream .\nun - wished ( nakhaste ) , iran directed by borzu niknejad cast : mehrdad sedighian , elnaz habibi , mahtab keramati , farhad ghaemian , setareh eskandari , seyed mohamad seyedzadeh as a young woman and her brother travel in a taxi to their hometown five hours from tehran , we learn that the young woman has rejected an older man\u2019s offer for marriage , which results in a series of unexpected situations .\nville - marie , canada directed by guy \u00e9doin cast : monica bellucci , pascale bussi\u00e8res , aliocha schneider , patrick hivon , louis champagne , fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric gilles , st\u00e9phanie labb\u00e9 an actress tries to mend ties with her estranged son , but after an unexpected tragedy , their lives intersect with those of an ambulance driver and a nurse\u2013and all four lives are changed .\nvita activa : the spirit of hannah arendt , israel / canada directed by ada ushpiz a documentary about hannah arendt , one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century , who coined the controversial phrase \u201cthe banality of evil . \u201d with an abundance of archival materials , arendt\u2019s insights into the nature of evil , totalitarianism , ideologies , and the perils faced by refugees are more relevant than ever .\nvoice of the eagle : the enigma of robbie basho directed by liam barker featuring : will ackerman , liam barker , robbie basho , pete townshend a documentary on the extraordinary life and visionary music of the american guitarist and singer robbie basho .\nwild sri lanka , sri lanka directed by mike birkhead and joe loncraine sri lanka is smaller than the state of west virginia , yet it\u2019s one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet . this documentary explores the land of the largest mammal on earth , the blue whale , to the smallest , the etrusan shrew , and discovers how sri lanka has always been ruled by one unstoppable force : water .\nyou carry me ( ti mene nosis ) , croatia / slovenia / serbia / montenegro directed by ivona juka cast : helena beljan , lana bari\u0107 , nata\u0161a dor\u010di\u0107 , vojislav brajovi\u0107 , filip kri\u017ean , goran hajdukovi\u0107 , juraj dabi\u0107 , nata\u0161a janji\u0107 , sebastian cavazza three daughters battle for acceptance , redemption and new opportunities , as they are living plots more intricate than the soap opera interconnecting them .\nan unexpected history : the story of hennessy and african americans , usa directed by llewellyn smith featuring : jason p . chambers , phd , herbert p . douglas jr . , noel hankin , rhonda mcdonald , rodney williams\nthe champions , usa directed by darcy dennett featuring : susan weidel , rebecca j . huss , donna reynolds , tim racer , nicole rattay\nfire birds , israel directed by amir i . wolf cast : oded teomi , gila almagor , devora keidar , miriam zohar , amnon wolf\ngolan : a farewell to mr . cinema , uk / israel directed by christopher sykes cast : menahem golan , christopher sykes , naomi golan\nprojections of america , usa directed by peter miller featuring : john lithgow ( narrator ) , victoria riskin , robert riskin jr . , susan riskin , david rintels , kenneth turan , ian scott , cecile starr , marja roholl\nsparrows ( \u00ferestir ) , iceland / denmark / croatia directed by r\u00fanar r\u00fanarsson cast : atli \u00f3skar fjalarsson , ingvar e . sigur\u00f0sson , kristbj\u00f6rg kjeld , rade \u0161erbed\u017eija , rakel bj\u00f6rk bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir\nwe monsters ( wir monster ) , germany directed by sebastian ko cast : mehdi nebbou , ulrike c . tscharre , janina fautz , ronald kukulies , britta hammelstein , marie bendig , daniel drewes\na filmmaker\u2019s odyssey , usa / jamaica ( u . s . premiere ) directed by david garonzik and arthur gorson featuring : perry henzell , david garonzik , justine henzell , wayne jobson ( narrator )"]}
{"id": 116318, "summary": [{"text": "wu dang is a 2012 chinese-hong kong martial arts fantasy film directed by patrick leung , starring vincent zhao , yang mi , louis fan , dennis to and xu jiao .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was first released in mainland china on 6 july 2012 . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "wu dang ( film )", "paragraphs": ["kung fu star zhao wenzhuo ( l 2nd ) attends a press conference for new film wu dang .\nwu dang marked the first time yang mi played a\nfighter girl\nin a martial arts film .\nthe chinese martial - arts film\nwu dang\nis set to debut at the 65th cannes international film festival , urltoken has reported .\nthe chinese film\nwu dang\n, which offers a combination of action , adventure and comedy , has premiered in beijing .\ncomicsonline gives wu dang 3 . 5 out of 5 romantic arena dance - fights between lovers .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing wu dang near you .\ncomicsonline strongly recommends new zealand and australian residents purchase their copies of wu dang directly from the madman entertainment website .\nchinese films has more details , with wu dang slated for a july 17th , 2012 release date in china .\nactors chiu cheuk man and to yu - hang attended a premiere press conference for the upcoming film\nwu dang\nin hangzhou on june 30 , urltoken reports .\n( \u5927\u6b66\u5f53\u4e4b\u5929\u5730\u5bc6\u7801 ) is the first martial arts film that captures the treasure of wu dang kung fu and the mysticism of ying yang . the director is patrick leung (\na man looking to steal the treasures hidden at wu dang mountain enters his daughter into a martial arts tournament being held there .\nmysterious island\nactress yang mi will showcase her potential talent for martial arts for the first time in the action - heavy film\nwu dang ,\nurltoken reports .\nmainland martial arts practitioner zhao wenzhuo leads two younger kung fu stars in a new film called wu dang , a comedy about hunting for treasure to be released on july 6 .\ncast members of the film\nwu dang\n( from left to right ) vincent zhao , yang mi and louis fan promote the film at a press conference in beijing on july 2 , 2012 . [ photo : urltoken\nset in the republic of china ,\nwu dang\ntells the story of top martial artists hunting for treasure on wudang mountain .\ndirected by patrick leung and with choreography by corey yuen ,\nwu dang\nalso stars fan siu - wong and xu jiao .\nwu dang was directed by patrick leung , who\u2019s other notable films include born wild and blade of kings . key collaborators on wu dang include cinematographer tony cheung ( legend of the drunken master , white vengeance ) and composer kin law ( twins mission , dragon blade ) .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken wu dang exclusive trailer ( 2012 ) martial arts movie hd no synopsis available .\nbreaking news : guess that final trailer wasn\u2019t so final after all . wu dang opens in china in just two days . check out the latest trailer .\nvincent zhao and yang mi attended a press event in beijing on 30 may 2012 to promote the film . wu dang was released in mainland china on 6 july 2012 and in hong kong on 17 july 2012 .\nall might be forgiven if \u201cwu dang\u201d succeeded where we expect most chinese - language action pictures to excel : the fight scenes . and to director patrick leung\u2019s credit , he secured one of the best talents in the industry by assigning corey yuen to choreograph the action in \u201cwu dang . \u201d sadly , he must have caught yuen on an off day . with \u201cwu dang , \u201d we\u2019re a long ways from corey yuen\u2019s \u201cso close\u201d and an even longer way from \u201c righting wrongs . \u201d\nwu dang comes on a 25 gb single layer bluray . the film is presented in a 1080 progressive anamorphic widescreen . colors and flesh tones look accurate , black levels look consistent good and there are no problems with compression .\nwu dang / patrick leung ; chan khan ; yaoqing wang ; mini yang ; wenzhuo zhao ; shaohuang fan ; mei ah film production co . ; ; [ collingwood , vic . ] : madman entertainment [ distributor ] , \u00a92012 .\nwu dang is a movie based around a bit of treasure hunter in a slightly indiana jones / operation condor style of fiction that is a bit of disappointment . we follow tang , played by vincent zhao as he tries to steal several treasures from wu dang mountain \u2013 along the way he meets a girl named tianxin who is also a thief .\n\u2018vincent zhao and the treasure of the wu dang mountains\u2019 \u2013 i guess that title is a bit of a mouthful , but it would have likely given viewers a better idea of what to expect from this movie than \u201cwu dang . \u201d this 2012 chinese - language picture is a light , breezy martial arts fantasy with a bit of an indiana jones flavor .\nchinese cinema is exploding onto the scene , mirroring the financial successes that mainland china is currently experiencing . with the second largest film industry second only to the united states , mainland china is churning out some big budget and highly polished cinema . introducing wu dang .\n( 2013 ) , as johnny wu , a motivational speaker . jeong completed his internal . . .\nspecial features included a lengthy behind the scenes component , as well as trailers for tai chi o , kill \u2018em all and painted skin : the resurrection , as well as a trailer for wu dang itself .\ntaking place during the days of republican china , the main portion of the film takes place in the wu dang mountains , where the paths of several individuals converge . professor tang is entering his daughter tang ning in a prestigious martial arts tournament that takes place in wu dang only once every five hundred years . his daughter just wants to do her best and win for her father , while the professor wants to slip away to search for the ten ancient treasures rumored to be hidden throughout the mountains .\nthe film is expected to hit cinemas during next year ' s summer holidays .\nnote : this film is also being released by well go usa on dvd .\nexpectations : another shitty found footage film with a good premise but crappy execution .\nwu dang was directed by hong kong film director patrick leung , who previously directed other films such as la brassiere ( 2001 ) and the twins effect ii ( 2004 ) . the action scenes were choreographed by hong kong action director corey yuen , who also worked on the twins effect ii with leung .\non their way to wu dang mountain , father and daughter stop off to help an acquaintance paul chen ( shaun tam ) identify an ancient sword that , according to legend , is made from meteoric stone and has magical powers .\ngui wu grabs the phoenix lute and fires into their attackers injuring many of them and causing them to retreat .\nnote : thanks to madman films for releasing this film in australia . much appreciated .\nthe trailer is online for wu dang , a new fantasy - based chinese martial arts film from the director of twins effect ii and featuring action choreography by the legendary corey yuen . the film stars vincent zhao , who is probably most famous at the moment for dropping out of donnie yen\u2019s special identity , alongside siu - wong fan ( riki - oh : the story of ricky ) and yang mi .\ni thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : wu dang author : patrick leung ; chan khan ; yaoqing wang ; mini yang ; wenzhuo zhao ; shaohuang fan ; mei ah film production co publisher : [ collingwood , vic . ] : madman entertainment [ distributor ] , \u00a92012 . oclc : 837523903\nset atop the beautiful chinese mountains , this tale about a teen girl skilled at martial arts plays out with magical swords , secret scrolls , and the living spirit of wu dang mountain , creating a paranormal experience that\u2019s a kickin\u2019 good time .\nit feels like forever since i have watched a good kung fu flick in the vein of so many hong kong classics . finally , i get to experience another taste of sweet fighting bliss with the blu - ray release of wu dang .\nset somewhere around 1930 in mainland china , wu dang tells the story of tang yunlong , a chinese archaeologist who has just returned from the usa . upon his return , he finds himself in the middle of a dodgy second hand deal before punching his way out the back door , taking with him and ancient and seemingly mystical map . he and his daughter , tang ning , scarper away into the sacred mountains of wu dang where shenanigans and a healthy dose of fisticuffs ensue .\nall in all wu dang was a rather enjoyable film . while the subtitle implementation was frankly dreadful , and some of the \u201cserious\u201d moments were slightly dull and boring , each slow part of the film was really just a lead up to a spectacular fight sequence , which is always fine in my books . fans of jet li , jackie chan or bruce lee will most likely lap up the fight scenes in this movie .\nelectrochemical reduction and voltammetric determination of metronidazole at a nanomaterial thin film coated glassy carbon electrode .\npatrick leung , a long - time assistant for director john woo , helms the film .\nwhile promoting wu dang in beijing yesterday , actor vincent zhao spoke out about the controversy surrounding his departure from the donnie yen aciton film special identity . says zhao : \u201c i\u2019ve been in this industry for over 20 years . i was taught to treat people with respect . but he [ yen ] destroyed everything i knew about him . \u201d\nzhao has been a kung fu star since his debut in 1995 . an accomplished martial art practitioner and national contest champion , zhao plays a master in wu dang , one of the two most influential kung fu schools in china . the other is shao lin .\nhowever most of yang mi\u2019s 2012 films received mixed to low critical reception . aside from love in the buff < \u6625\u5b0c\u8207\u5fd7\u660e > , a majority of her films received a below average rating . her worst film was the action epic , wu dang < \u5927\u6b66\u5f53\u4e4b\u5929\u5730\u5bc6\u7801 > , which received a rating of less than 4 out of 10 in most professional movie review websites .\nxiao xiang film group mei ah media ( beijing ) mei ah films production co . ltd .\nexpectations : an action - packed film compensating from lack of character with gallons of forced nostalgia .\n\u201ewu dang\u201c ist ein eigentlich schon ein klassischer wireworks film , so gibt es hier zwar kaum realtische kampfszenen , daf\u00fcr sind die k\u00e4mpfe wundersch\u00f6n choreographiert und in szene gesetzt , dazu gibt es bei dem turnier und den hauptfiguren unterschiedliche stile der kampfkunst und dies macht auch die abwechslung aus . denn die handlung ist so typisch wie sie eigentlich nur sein kann , ein turnier der kampfk\u00fcnste in\u2026\nwu dang / \u200b mei ah film production co . , ltd . ; produced by chan khan , david wang ; screenplay , chan khan ; director , patrick leung . [ china zhong dian media co . , ltd . . . . [ et al . ] ] ; produced by chan khan , david wang ; screenplay , chan khan ; director , patrick leung .\nwu dang [ videorecording ] / mei ah film production co . , ltd . ; produced by chan khan , david wang ; screenplay , chan khan ; director , patrick leung . [ china zhong dian media co . , ltd . . . . [ et al . ] ] ; produced by chan khan , david wang ; screenplay , chan khan ; director , patrick leung .\ntwo younger kung fu stars , louis fan and dennis to , support him in the film , which also stars mainland actress yang mi . the film contains yang\u0092s first fighting sequences seen on the big screen .\nwhen wu dang , the head of a famous martial arts school , is viciously murdered after having defeated his evil adversaries , his daughter xue jaio seeks revenge . she heads for the hills to study a unique form of boxing which will enable her to revenge her father ' s murder .\nthe production company behind the treasure hunt film hosted a launch ceremony yesterday on wudang mountain in hubei province .\nmainland kung fu star zhao wenzhuo will show off his skills in wudang martial arts in his new film .\nzhao says he will take his children to see the film , which is family - friendly and \u0093hilarious\u0094 .\nexpectations : a sequel not as good as the first ( in my opinion , overrated ) avengers film .\nwu dang [ videorecording ] / mei ah film production co . , ltd . ; produced by chan khan , david wang ; screenplay , chan khan ; director , patrick leung . [ china zhong dian media co . , ltd . . . . [ et al . ] ] ; produced by chan khan , david wang ; screenplay , chan khan ; director , patrick leung . - version details - trove\nextras for this release include a trailer for the film ( 1 minute 33 seconds \u2013 anamorphic widescreen ) and a \u2018behind the scenes\u2019 featurette ( 31 minutes 13 seconds \u2013 anamorphic widescreen , in chinese with english subtitles ) . the bulk of this \u2018behind the scenes\u2019 featurette is made up on set footage , with some comments from those involved in the film interspersed throughout . also included with this release are trailers for other titles also available from well go usa . overall wu dang gets a first rate release from well go usa .\nelectrochemical reduction and voltammetric determination of metronidazole at a nanomaterial thin film coated glassy carbon electrode . - pubmed - ncbi\n* comes with reviews , personal thoughts on film and extra sauce all wrapped up in a sesame seed bun .\nthe first film i watched and became enraptured was \u201cthe princess bride\u201d . i remember watching it on the school bus one the way home from an excursion . i was one of those kids that would complain about girls , as kids would do , and i immediately thought that the film was a girly film , just due to the title .\nwu ma , lee ho , chang pei - shan , tang chia , liu chia liang , liu chia yung as members of the flying tiger clan .\ntien feng , ku feng , cliff lok , chen hung - lieh , chang pei - shan , wu ma , and violet pan ying - zi .\nthere are no reviews for this film . you can write a review by pressing the\nreview\nbutton above .\nthe costumes in the film were designed by emi wada , who won the academy award for best costume design in 1985 .\nthe film ' s locations include the wudang mountains in hubei province , which is believed to be where the school originated .\ngute martial arts filme aus china / hong kong werden immer weniger , vor allem wenn man bedenkt , was vor jahrzenten dort an filmen erschienen sind . zwar gibt es daf\u00fcr aus dem rest von asien immer wieder perlen und genre highlights . doch ab und an gibt es auch noch eine perle aus china , so eine ist \u201ewu dang\u201c .\nwants to go . i really do . the film ' s ambition exists somewhere between a traditional tournament - style romp , an\nnote : thanks to madman films for releasing this film ( as well as the second part ) in australia . much appreciated .\non 16 july 2012 , netease stated that the plot of wu dang not only closely resembles that of tiandao mima ( \u5929\u9053\u5bc6\u7801 ) , a novel by sima changxiao ( \u53f8\u9a6c\u957f\u5578 ) published in august 2011 , but its chinese title ( da wudang zhi tiandi mima ) is also very similar to that of the novel . this led to suspicions of plagiarism .\nyeah , it\u2019s actually not that bad \u2013 but not really that good either . the movie\u2019s pace is decent and the action is\u2026 well , \u2018decent\u2019 \u2013 it also and provides a little bit of entertainment value despite the fact it really doesn\u2019t break new ground . the performances are done well and we\u2019ve got a talented lead in vincent zhao , who plays a pretty likeable character and has a decent introduction at the beginning of the film when he steals the map to the treasures at wu dang .\nthat being said , it all builds to an exciting cliffhanger , filled with many revelations , battles and over - the - top acting that make it a riot . it\u2019s a shame that the film doesn\u2019t thrill in an emotional level . i still had a hell of a fun time watching this film and i hope the second film carries that sheer thrill and maybe , a little emotional touch .\nexpectations : an energetic family friendly spy film that thrills and stirs similar to kick - ass and x - men : first class .\nfrom a premise stand point this film should have been so much better then what ended up onscreen . first off , there is little if any regard given to character development and back - story . this film is determined to flush any substance in favor of showcasing the spectacle . this film at its core is style of substance and then some . also if you are looking for anything that remotely resembles reality , you should look elsewhere . since there is not a single moment in the film that comes close to being rooted in reality .\nas for my reviews coming up , they will be just random ones that i\u2019ve seen , with some cinema releases and a whole pack of japanese film reviews coming soon , due to personal acquaintances . my first review will be released on monday and i hope the film is good enough for a good start . i will also have other plans like special articles about film in general and other fun stuff .\nit has been revealed that actress yang mi has arrived in france to help promote the film , which is her first kung fu debut .\nanother plus to this film is the actors . in films like this , all i ask is that the actors are genuine within the film\u2019s context and in this regard , the film succeeds . all the actors give life to their stereotypical roles and although not all of them are exceptionally likable , they add to the realism of the tale , since the story involves horrific bullying that these people may or may not have done .\nat present , some of the film ' s scenes are being shot on the mountain . later , the shooting location will transfer to shanghai .\nwu dang , a place where the treasure of martial arts tai chi originated . in early republican china , rumors were going around about the treasure in wudang mountain . an american conspirator took his well - trained kung fu daughter to wudang by sponsoring a taoist martial arts competition , to steal the treasure . out of expectation , a disciple represented wudang to compete with other martial arts masters for the\nwu dang , a place where the treasure of martial arts tai chi originated . in early republican china , rumors were going around about the treasure in wudang mountain . an american conspirator took his well - trained kung fu daughter to wudang by sponsoring a taoist martial arts competition , to steal the treasure . out of expectation , a disciple represented wudang to compete with other martial arts masters for the championship .\nre : so close : i\u2019ve been meaning to watch that film for quite a while . * give me a few weeks ( i do own it ) and i\u2019ll report back . i have a ton of 2012 films i\u2019m trying to take care of ( good film year this year though ) .\nmei ah film production co . , ltd . ; produced by chan khan , david wang ; screenplay , chan khan ; director , patrick leung .\nwhile on his way back to wu dang , he stops at a very small in guandong province for a rest . from the room next door he overhears a planned robbery of the household of retired commander - in - chief , liu xian . the bandits planning the robbery are persuading the younger son of the flying fish island clan chief named tu hu , to help them because of the superior martial arts of the liu family .\nthe movie wu dang is a bit of an example to the above \u2013 the fantasy kung fu and wirework and a visual style with cgi to top off the \u2018expensiveness\u2019 of it\u2019s look . but not really heavy on the messages , it tends to rely more on excitement and action . honestly , wire fu just doesn\u2019t do it for me and , i think it\u2019s safe to say , most people who read my blog are the same !\nalong the way all sorts of plot thickenings and mucky - stuff hitting the fan occurs . the professor and tian xin are often caught in the act of trying to steal the treasures ( with their actions resulting in fast - paced fighting sequences ) . several fights are carried out as part of the tournament , while tang ning falls in love with the caring and compassionate commoner shui heyi . towards the end of the film , all sorts of hell slowly begin to break loose as a traitor amongst the wu dang ranks activates the mystical powers of the ten treasures to become a being of godlike power .\nas for glitches flaws , the film does have a reliance on jump scares , although not as much as previous horror films and the characters do sometimes resort on stupid decisions ( i . e the chatroulette scene ) . the characters are still horror stereotypes ( i . e the \u201cvirgin\u201d , the promiscuous one , the jock , the stoner , the saintly boyfriend ) and , to be honest , i wished the film ended five seconds earlier . when you see the film , you\u2019ll know .\nsimultaneously , a mysterious woman named tian xin likewise seeks to compete in the competition and also has ulterior motives for being there : she wishes to recover an ancient sword made of meteoric stone that once belonged to her ancestors . the final player in this tangled tale of intrigue is shui heyi , a common man who only wants to look after his ailing mother but is chosen by the grand taoist master of wu dang to compete in the tournament .\na 2012 wushu film directed by patrick leung about a pair of thieves using a martial arts competition to steal seven treasures from the legendary taoist temple at wudan mountain .\nthe article said \u201chighest grossing film\u201d not \u201chighest paid\u201d actress . well , of course , she would be considered \u201chighest grossing film\u201d actress since she\u2019s in 9 films . but the credits of most of the films didn\u2019t go to her since she was only cast as supporting so the article is somewhat misleading . a publicity stunt from her camp .\nco - production china - hong kong ; mei ah films production co . ltd / mei ah media ( beijing ) / xiao xiang film group / china zhong dian media\nkeep your comments focused on the film . don ' t post randomness / off - topic comments . jokes are fine , but don ' t post tactless / inappropriate ones .\nas you may have guessed , this is my first post , and i am so happy to finally start my own blog of film reviews . for as long as i remember , i\u2019ve always loved film . from my first memories ( vivid , anyway ) of watching films when i was 9 years old to exploring fantastic directorial work from spielberg , miyazaki and discovering foreign films from hong kong ( stephen chow fanatic ) , japan ( my first live - action film i watched was hana and alice ) , korea and others .\nunfortunately , the filmmakers feel like they\u2019re on autopilot for what should have been a spirited journey . since the audience is kept in the dark about vincent zhao\u2019s motivations for most of the movie , his character comes across as more of a grave robber than a hero we can actually root for . the plot is built around the mystery of the wu dang temple\u2019s artifacts , but when the characters aren\u2019t fighting over them the movie\u2019s runtime is devoted to two playful romances with ridiculous age gaps .\nthe guy ' s film career is finished . he had the biggest opportunity ( working with donnie yen ) in his whole career in he blew it . oh well . . .\npromotional posters featuring two of the lead actors \u0096 kung fu star man cheuk chiu , and yang mi \u0096 were released today to build momentum for the film ' s release at cannes .\nscore : 9 / 10 ( director matthew vaughn gives the spy genre a real shot of adrenaline , creating a roller - coaster of an action film that is sure to thrill . )\nyang mi is no newcomer . she was a child star and had a role in a stephen chow film at age 4 . her fan base is huge which drives her popularity and exposure .\nupdate : some very brightly colored promotional posters over at chinese films . actress yang mi has actually arrived in france to help promote the film at cannes since this is her first martial arts role .\nthe film is set in china , early 20th century , following an american who brings his well - trained kung - fu daughter to compete at the martial arts tournament in wudang mountain . in order to find the treasure of this place . starring vincent zhao , recently seen in true legend . the film seems to really want to focus on the martial arts spirit & the ying / yang philosophy .\nthe fighting style in this film is uniquely chinese for its expression of so much more than anger or competition . like dance , the fight choreography expresses romance and love as well as respect and hierarchy .\nfortunately , the action thrills and excites , with every character having their memorable moment and that may be worth the price of admission . i also liked the fact that the avengers actually avenged ( the first film doesn\u2019t count ) . it may seem that i am coming down a bit hard on the film , but considering the films that came before it , the sequel should have been a lot better .\nvincent zhao , who recently made headlines by dropping out of donnie yen\u2019s action movie \u201cspecial identity , \u201d stars in the lead role of a studied professor and treasure hunter . his latest adventure sends him to a combat tournament in the middle of the wu dang mountains . in a display of questionable parenting skills , zhao tows his plucky daughter , portrayed by xu jiao ( who played a boy in stephen chow\u2019s \u201c cj7 \u201c ) , along for the ride while he contends with a rival hunter in the form of pop music and tv sensation yang mi .\nyang , who wore a costume by oscar - winning japanese designer emi wada , said she would play a role of a young woman from an exotic land with high - level martial arts in the film .\nfortunately , the film is foreboding in its atmosphere and with the clever storytelling , the director\u2019s realistic approach and the game actors , unfriended is a surprisingly above - average entry in the found - footage genre .\nthere\u2019s nothing particularly awful about the fighting in \u201cwu dang\u201d ; then again there\u2019s nothing particularly inspired about it either . the actors are clearly assisted by wires and stand - ins \u2013 but what\u2019s worse is that the editing is simply too fast to really appreciate the moves onscreen . the action here seems designed around what the actors could or couldn\u2019t do , rather than in the interest of choreographing some truly show - stopping fights . it\u2019s a bit of a shame when we know actors like vincent zhao and louis fan still have the moves even though they\u2019re nearing middle - age .\nthe young actress came to prominence after starring in the 2011 time - traveling drama palace < \u5bab > . she subsequently scored a leading role in the 2011 horror film , mysterious island < \u5b64\u5c9b\u60ca\u9b42 > , which raked in 90 million rmb in the mainland chinese box office despite is meager critical ratings . nonetheless , her eye - catching performance in mysterious island drew the interest of many famous chinese and hong kong film producers .\nreports are now out indicating that 2012\u2019s highest grossing film actress in china is not zhou xun ( \u5468\u8fc5 ) or zhao wei ( \u8d75\u8587 ) , but the 26 - year - old yang mi ( \u6768\u5e42 ) .\na final , and generally more impressive , trailer is now online . this trailer puts more emphasis on the film\u2019s slick production values and corey yuen\u2019s action choreography . now this looks like something we\u2019d actually want to see !\nsimple and sensitive electrochemical method for the determination of metronidazole , based on a nanostructured film coated glassy carbon electrode ( gce ) , is described . multi - walled carbon nanotubes ( mwnt ) was dispersed into water in the presence of a hydrophobic surfactant to give very stable and homogeneous mwnt suspension , and a mwnt - film coated gce was achieved via evaporating solvent . metronidazole yields a well - defined reduction peak whose potential is - 0 . 71v at the mwnt - film coated gce in ph 9 . 0 britton - robinson buffer . compared with bare gce , the mwnt - film modified gce significantly enhances the reduction peak current of metronidazole . all the experimental parameters were optimized for the determination of metronidazole . the detection limit is 6x10 ( - 9 ) mol / l at 2min accumulation . this method has been successfully used to determine metronidazole in the drugs . furthermore , results obtained by the proposed method have been compared with spectrophotometric method .\nencompassing all genres and succeeding them with aplomb , the princess bride will remain one of my favorite films and the film that got me into the world . another film that got to me was \u201cthe karate kid\u201d . a true underdog story that got me wanting to imitate larusso with his crane kicks at people , and injuring myself a lot in the process . it taught me that life really is all about balance and that we should all stand up for ourselves against adversity .\nother areas in which this film is often lacking include its cheaply realized cgi that often calls attention to itself . and its inconsistent action set pieces which range from good to average , with the bulk of them falling into the latter category .\nkung fu and fantasy can work hand in hand quite well . mixed with wire fu it can create glorious looking film with an artistic style that conveys a message and delivers some meaning . but really , i just wanna see some cool fights !\nspeaking of genuine threats , the horror tone rarely permeates to the characters , as they all act in the iconic over - the - top fashion that hearkens back to godzilla films of old . apparently that irked a lot of the viewers , but it sometimes makes perfect sense within the film , especially when the scouting regiment fights back against the titans . most of the group are not soldiers and they are clearly not capable of combat so when they do , they are scared out of their wits and behave in irrational ways . sometimes , the characters are appropriately cynical like eren , claiming , at one point , \u201cparadise seems like a prison if one sees its walls . \u201d , adding to the nightmarish film . the meshing of the tone and the characters it makes the film bizarrely entertaining , filled with unexpected surprises ( like the development of mikasa ) and unintentional laugh - out - loud moments ( eren\u2019s standoff against the titans ) but it makes the film schizophrenic , creating emotional whiplash .\nyangtze river daily ( \u957f\u6c5f\u65e5\u62a5 ) reporter wan xuming ( \u4e07\u65ed\u660e ) wrote ,\nbased on the immense response at the auditions held in hengdian world studios , the audience probably regard this film as one that showcases the grandeur of the wudang mountains .\nyang mi has appeared in a total of nine blockbuster films this year , including the highly successful painted skin : the resurrection < \u753b\u76aeii > , which earned 702 million rmb at the box office , the second highest - grossing chinese film in history .\nbut i\u2019m with you on the rating . i liked it more than some of the comments i read on kungfucinema , i could finish the film no problem , i had issues of course and i still feel overly disappointed with the majority of mainland releases .\nthe film revolves around six teenagers blair , mitch , jess , ken , val and adam who are skyping over for a group chat as they plan to go to a concert . but during the chat , a mysterious user joins in , annoying the group . assuming that it is a technical glitch , they ignore it until it supposedly reveals itself to be laura barns , a former classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago . as the group try to get rid of her , the user exposes all of their dirty secrets and lies . i admit , i was surprised at how much i enjoyed this film , especially when i watched it in the cinema . the film is surprisingly immersive despite the fact that it is set on a computer screen for 80 minutes .\nsounds pretty appealing on paper , full of adventure and high - stakes through wu dang mountain in fictionalized ' 20s china . up in the range ' s peaks , a tournament has been orchestrated to promote taoist martial arts among children , bringing together combatants from all across china for a celebratory exhibition . conveniently , a history professor ( vincent zhao ) discovers a map of sorts to several valuable relics among the mountain ' s peaks , so he brings his ailing martial - arts prot\u00e9g\u00e9 daughter to partake in the events while he searches . he ' s not without competition , though : a rival female warrior ( yang mi ) , who had to fight tooth - and - nail through unsavory means to get to\na story like this would be really dark and almost downright depressing to go through , but both director levan gabriadze and writer nelson greaves litter the film with nice dark humour like well - timed uses of songs or pop - up ads . one song in particular had me laughing mainly because of the timing it was used . the film does not fall into the trap of overusing blood and gore , with some kills that pack a punch and are cleverly foreshadowed . the scares that do work effectively come from the well - worn trope that is the power of suggestion . like the film jaws , the reasons for its effective scares is that you don\u2019t see what the fearful characters see and it is through the power of suggestion ( i . e our minds ) that make the scares work .\nwhen i first heard that matthew vaughn passed on directing x - men : days of future past for this , i was very skeptical , assuming that this would be a family friendly film . and seeing the first trailer didn\u2019t sway my expectations . but my expectations were knocked out . this film is as r - rated as it gets . even more provocative than kick - ass . yet vaughn has grown more experienced over the years and he finally gets the consistency right . unlike kick - ass , we can revel in the comical violence of kingsman but we can get swept up by the drama of the stakes without jarring us out of the movie . also unlike kick - ass , vaughn also gets the balance between parody and homage right , without becoming a film that it is legitimately spoofing .\nreview : when i first heard of this film in development , i was pumped , despite the lack of mel gibson . tom hardy was cast as max ? i was sold . charlize theron was cast , i was sold . george miller came back to continue the franchise , double sold . but what made me hesitant , even recently before i wrote this review , was that continuations of dormant franchises have been very mixed , mostly disappointing . movies like terminator genisys and jurassic world were incredibly reliant on people\u2019s nostalgia of the franchises that it comes off as lazy and derivative , and i was scared that mad max : fury road would come off as the same way . another fear i had was that i was scared that this film would be more of an advertisement to future films , instead of an actual film itself , like iron man 2 and the amazing spider - man 2 . well , guys , i was wrong . mad max : fury road is one of the loveliest action films this year . fuck it , probably the loveliest action film this decade .\nas for flaws , and there are few , is that there is some obvious green screen in the climax and the character of immortan joe could be more developed as a character . but overall , i\u2019ve never been more satisfied watching an action film this year . go see it .\nin terms of the story , i was neither blown away nor disappointed . while i felt that the sudden supernatural elements towards the end of the film felt like they somewhat came out of nowhere , and while nothing out of the storyline is particularly mind - blowing or amazing , i enjoyed following the plot of this film . the acting was solid , and the use of following the narrative from the different perspectives of the three different characters was a nice plot device that helped add some much appreciated creativity to what otherwise would have been an average - at - best storyline .\non their way to the gan residence to use the invincible sword to destroy the phoenix lute , gui wu suggests they cut through the woods , doing so they run right into an ambush by the flying tiger clan intent on robbing whomever would pass that area of the woods . the yin yang swordsmen are highly skilled but the flying tiger clan is present in great numbers . seeing the men surround his wife ,\nis not as popular as other shaw brothers films of this period and while i have read other reviews of this movie there is not a lot of information on the making of the film and the audience\u2019s reception of it . so we will just dig in and experience it for ourselves , in other words \u2013 let\u2019s get busy !\nthat man in chang - an ( 1967 ) has no fight choreographer credited . i counted eight ( 8 ) fight scenes scattered throughout the movie . for the most part they are short scenes with the exception of the four - minute finale . these fight scenes are basically by the numbers \u201cone , two , three \u2013 kill\u201d sword fights , rarely ( there are exceptions , mostly during the finale . ) more that two attackers at a time no matter how many soldiers enter the scene . there is also some last minute under cranking during the finally that just adds to the humor of the entire film , believe me , you do not watch this film for the fights .\ni see what you\u2019re saying about corey . the only thing is \u2013 i remember \u201cso close\u201d having some of his best fight choreography and action of the past 12 years . and shu qi and zhao wei aren\u2019t exactly trained martial artists . i wonder if it\u2019s just my rosy memory of that movie , though . how would you rate that film in terms of corey yuen\u2019s work ?\nunfortunately , there was one rather annoying flaw throughout this film that really detracted from the overall experience . instead of being displayed in the lower black \u201cletter - boxed\u201d portion of the screen , the subtitles used a yellow font and were displayed in front of the footage . this was a very poor choice as half of the text was unreadable as it became indistinguishable against the similar colors of the footage .\nas much as i wanted to like this film , i just couldn ' t stand the slow - mo aerial ballet they try to pass off for kung fu nowadays . i really hate this new trend of emphasizing camera tricks and special effects over good old fashioned choreography . i love older kung fu movies from hong kong but nowadays , it seems the best martial arts movies are coming out of thailand .\nthis is one of those old classic gems , like dragon gate inn . it is dubbed in english , but reasonably well - done . the film quality is is grainy and mediocre , the color washed out , the editing choppy ; but that doesn ' t matter . the fight choreography is quite good , most of the actors seem to have genuine wushu skills and athletic capabilities - there is no wirework or fancy camera tricks here to substitute for real abilities . the fights are more gritty and realistic than most of this genre . the wushu is not flowery , the fights are not exaggerated push - hands exercises ; this is a more honest rendering of martial skills . quan lin is not just a pretty face - she appears to be practiced in her martial skills and as the star of the film she sets the bar for the others to meet . for all its imperfections , this movie always leaves me inspired .\n! thankfully , the excellent choreography combined with the high levels of martial arts skills of the combatants made every fight scene a pure joy to watch . initially a put off to me , this is one of those \u201cwire - fu\u201d movies where cables are used a lot , sometimes in a very over - the - top fashion . i eventually warmed up to the slightly unbelievable gravity of the film , and was glued to the screen every time there was a punch or kick taking place .\nfootage that features interviews and scene - anatomy glimpses . director patrick leung and the producers / actors / crew offer their input , discussing the movie ' s elaborate action style and how corey yuen ' s perspective impacted it , the characters and the actors portraying them , and the complexity of film shoots . don ' t let the beginning of the piece fool you , though : the behind - the - scenes material gets pretty engaging , while emotional post - modern rock music drives it along .\nchan chi - kit ( wu jing ) is a drug - addicted undercover cop who is sent to prison due to his job working under a human trafficking ring run by hung man - kong ( louis koo ) , which he and his uncle chan kwok - wah ( simon yam ) are investigating . as wah is trying to save kit , kong is trying to kidnap his brother because he has something valuable that he wants . alongside this story is chatchai ( tony jaa ) a security guard at the prison kit goes to . he has a terminally ill daughter , who needs a bone marrow transplant and has a rare bombay phenotype , which means that only one in a million people can be her donor . coincidentally , one of those people is kit and chatchai cannot contact kit yet chatchai sees him everyday in prison .\n, 1966 , the magnificent trio ( 1966 ) reunites the cast and crew of tiger boy ( 1964 ) . tiger boy was \u201can experiment\u201d sir run run shaw permitted chang cheh to engage in to produce a new genre in films provided mr . cheh kept expenses low . to that end mr . cheh used all new actors in the starring roles , used no martial arts action directors and filmed the movie in black and white . chang cheh also wrote and directed the film that was not released until sir run run shaw was convinced that the new genre was indeed a success . tiger boy was given a limited release february 16\nlike a lot of viewers , especially children , we were the very the audience surrogate of fred savage\u2019s character in the film . pessimistic , quick - to - judge , plain cynical . but when we opened our minds , we were rewarded with riches upon riches . i was fist pumping when i saw the first sword fight between westley and montoya . i was laughing my head off whenever fezzik started to rhyme . i thought buttercup was incredibly beautiful ( and she still is ) and i thought the climax was perfect , although my friends thought otherwise . why fight people when you don\u2019t have to ? a razor sharp wit should more than suffice .\nas for the action scenes , they are well - shot and well - conceived ( the church scene mentioned above is a highlight ) , but they sometimes suffer from a digital sheen that is quite distracting , particularly in the final fight between eggsy and gazelle . but what gives the action scenes their oomph is the use of music . much like kick - ass , vaughn uses music to spectacular effect , with a great musical score by henry jackman ( who also scored kick - ass and x - men : first class ) especially with the use of \u201cfreebird\u201d by lynrd skynyrd and \u201cgive it up\u201d by kc and the sunshine band . they give the film a great sense of fun and an amusing off - kilter edge that makes the delicate balance between parody and homage stand out .\nunfortunately the first movie ever directed by chang cheh : tiger boy ( 1964 ) is out of print and unavailable so i may never see , let alone review this movie in my lifetime . this review of the second movie ever directed by chang cheh , the magnificent trio ( 1966 ) demonstrates the how skilled mr . cheh was at characterization . since it is an adaptation and not an original script i am not comfortable giving an opinion on his writing skills based on this movie but history speaks volumes about mr . cheh\u2019s writing talent so there is no need for me to add my silly two cents on the matter . i can say that i was thoroughly entertained by all aspects of the film and so i can recommend it wholeheartedly to collectors and casual viewers alike . see you next time !\nwith a sumptuous environment that ' s ideal for mythical cinematography and engaging production design , an area where the film legitimately excels . weatherworn structures wedged into the forested mountainside enhance that vast - removed essence of the taoist monastery , where rich blue - green stone and thriving vegetation create a sense of age and protected seclusion to the adventure that transpires . tattered garments for the meager monks and bold , rich costumes for the heroes and villains often engage the eyes as they weave through the monastery and navigate the mountain ' s roads ad caverns by night ( there ' s an absolutely stunning shot of mini yang ' s face covered by a silken cowl ) . these are the components for a more ample , polished legend than the one patrick leung delivers , rendering the shots as hollow images that make one yearn for more substance .\nas for the new characters in the supporting cast , katey segal ( from \u201cmarried with children\u201d\u2026damn i\u2019m old ) is underused as emily\u2019s mum , but keegan - michael key ( of key and peele ) steals all the scenes he\u2019s in as beca\u2019s boss and the supposed villains played by birgitte hjort s\u00f8rensen ( from borgen , a great show ) and flula borg ( a youtube star ) are great , particularly when anna kendrick confronts the two and loses herself . even a cameo from snoop dogg was hilarious to witness , particularly on what he\u2019s actually singing and how enthusiastically he sings it . elizabeth banks\u2019 direction isn\u2019t as smooth as jason moore\u2019s in the first film as her directions towards actors are inconsistent ( anna camp\u2019s performance , while amusing , is more over - the - top than usual ) , but some scenes are really funny , like a scene where all the bellas are in a tent ."]}
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10 - 26 09 : 35 : 42\nanother birdie putt for andrew johnston but another par , that ' s three in the first three holes .\nandrew\nbeef\njohnston talks about his final round at the 146th open , and responds to questions about a sports critic ' s poll asking if he is a clown or an inspiration .\nwo successive bogeys for andrew johnston , after a steady start of five successive pars , means he ' s back to one over now .\npremiere critic glenn kenny wrote , \u201candrew was not just a piercing intellect and a first rate writer , he was an absolute mensch . he will be missed . \u201d\nsome sad news hit the media community on sunday night when time out new york time in editor andrew johnston passed away at the age of 40 .\ncondolences on the loss of andrew johnston . he ' ll be missed . posted by seeing _ i on 2008 - 10 - 27 14 : 30 : 00\nat the time out blog , here ' s a remembrance by andrew ' s colleague , film critic joshua rothkopf . posted by matt zoller seitz on 2008 - 10 - 28 22 : 46 : 00\njosh rothkopf , the magazine\u2019s film critic remembers johnston on the tony blog . there will also be a full page in the next issue dedicated to his memory . for information about the memorial service , send an email here .\nshaun leane makes jewellery unlike anyone else . andrew bolton examines his fierce , primal work\nrickie fowler pulls off shot of the day and andrew ' beef ' . . .\njust wanted to say that i became a fan of andrew through this site , and that as an aspiring critic , he was an inspiration . posted by chris on 2008 - 10 - 27 14 : 45 : 00\nandrew was an influential critic in his 20s , when he started writing about movies for time out new york . a lot of men would have been content to enjoy that position and be done with it , but not andrew . he used whatever sway he had to bring other new voices into the fold . just in the past week , mike d\u2019angelo , film columnist for esquire , credited andrew with helping establish him as a working film critic by recommending him as his replacement when andrew left time out for a brief and unhappy stint at us magazine . so did bilge ebiri , who writes for new york magazine and urltoken ; andrew gave bilge his first paying job as a critic and continued to send work his way up until the weeks prior to his death , when he asked bilge to review the new dvd box set of budd boetticher westerns for time out .\nandrew james johnston . performing the middle ages from\nbeowulf\nto\nothello\n. turnhout : brepols , 2008 . pp . viii , 344 . 70 . 00 ; $ 95 . 00 .\nandrew \u2018beef\u2019 johnston is one of the most popular professional golfers on the planet . an everyman in the mold of john daly \u2014 a man he considers an idol \u2014 and fans everywhere love him for it .\nandrew ' beef ' johnston has hit back at talksport presenters the two mikes after they labelled him a ' clown ' on their show and posted a poll on twitter to open the debate to their listeners .\njohnston , 28 , took issue with mike parry as he ranted at co - host mike graham about the golfer ' s larger - than - life persona . parry took particular issue with johnston being announced on the tee at the open as ' beef ' and posted poll on social media asking followers if johnston was a clown or an inspiration .\nover the course of five hours johnston repeatedly called for the removal of their poll and even for the hosts ' resignations .\nand it is more than that . as sydney cockerell , william morris\u2019s secretary , said , johnston\u2019s influence \u201cextended over the whole of the western world\u201d . to see for yourself , if you\u2019re reading this on a computer , click on the font menu . you see gill sans ? it was designed by eric gill , a pupil of johnston\u2019s , and was directly inspired by\u2014detractors would say stolen from\u2014the font that bears johnston\u2019s name . gill is world - famous , but johnston , like his great creation , remains largely underground .\njohnston was adamant the row had not affected his preparations at royal birkdale , where he carded a frustrating 71 alongside compatriot paul casey .\na number of figures from golf and beyond came out in defence of johnston , including nick faldo , thomas bjorn and joey barton .\neditor\u2019s note : this column is dedicated to the memory of house contributor , time out new york editor and regular mad men recapper andrew johnston , who passed away sunday , oct . 26 at age 40 , following a long battle with cancer .\njohnston took to twitter to criticise the talksport pair on saturday night , and expanded on his position after his final round at the open .\na more extensive tribute to andrew will run in the time in section of issue 684 , out next week .\nandrew johnston is a new zealand poet , critic and editor who lives in france . his book fits & starts ( 2016 ) won the 2017 ockham new zealand poetry award . his previous books include sol ( 2007 ) , birds of europe ( 2000 ) , the open window ( 1999 ) , the sounds ( 1996 ) and how to talk ( 1993 ) , which won the 1994 new zealand book award for poetry .\nas chief film critic for time out \u2014and later , upon his return to the magazine as the editor and chief critic of the tv and dvd section\u2014andrew made a point of farming out reviews and feature articles to talented but largely unknown writers whom he met in online forums , at parties , in bars , waiting on line at film screenings . andrew gave me my first paying job as a magazine editor last year , when he asked me to fill in for him as tv and dvd editor of time out while he was off having yet another round of surgery and chemotherapy .\nso many truths only become clear with hindsight . here\u2019s one of them : unbeknownst to nearly everybody , even those closest to him , andrew johnston was a superhero . his influence was as profound as it was largely unseen . like the hero of miller\u2019s crossing , tom regan , andrew managed to re - order large parts of his universe without anyone being the wiser .\n\u201cif i ' m a clown for enjoying my work then so be it , \u201d johnston tweeted . \u201cur a sad person and couldn ' t care less wat u think . never been bout money , ur a d * * * head , \u201d johnston tweeted directly to parry .\nbeautiful remembrance , victor . thanks for making note of andrew\u2019s passing . we\u2019re feeling his loss deeply at the house .\njohnston goes into the final round of the open at even par chasing not for the claret jug but for bragging rights as the top british golfer .\n[ \u2026 ] my film - critic friends and i got some bad news sunday overnight . andrew johnston died , at the age of 40 . his death sunday night was a real surprise and shock . he had been battling cancer for several years , but the last i heard from him on this subject was about a year ago , when he was brimming with optimism that he ' d licked it , and the last time i saw him in person , whenever it was , he looked reasonably hail and had good weight on him . andrew was \u2026 read more [ \u2026 ]\nthis year , the new york critics chose \u201clord of the rings\u201d because it\u2019s \u201ca masterful piece of filmmaking , \u201d chairman andrew johnston said . \u201cit\u2019s just beautifully made , it\u2019s pure cinema , it does everything , \u201d said johnston , a critic for radar magazine . \u201cit\u2019s got amazing , epic scope to the drama , to the battle scenes , a lot of strong emotional stuff , really complex , well - rendered characters and effective comic relief where it needs it . \u201dtom o\u2019neil , author of \u201cmovie awards\u201d and host of the awards handicapping web site urltoken , said he was \u201ctotally stunned\u201d by the group\u2019s choice for best picture .\nsarris , andrew . the american cinema : directors and directions , 1929 - 1968 . new york : dutton , 1968 . print .\nndrew \u2018beef\u2019 johnston has launched a second attack on radio presenters mike parry and mike graham for running a show asking if the englishman was an inspiration or a \u201cclown\u201d .\nmy film - critic friends and i got some bad news sunday overnight . andrew johnston died , at the age of 40 . his death sunday night was a real surprise and shock . he had been battling cancer for several years , but the last i heard from him on this subject was about a year ago , when he was brimming with optimism that he\u2019d licked it , and the last time i saw him in person , whenever it was , he looked reasonably hail and had good weight on him .\ndid johnston mind ? we don\u2019t know exactly . \u201ci don\u2019t think there was bitterness , \u201d says his grandson . though there was no money , either . \u201che was so lacking in business sense , he never charged a going rate for his work and so couldn\u2019t make ends meet . \u201d for the underground font , johnston was paid 50 guineas\u2014about \u00a34 , 000 in today\u2019s money ( he handed 10 % of it on to gill ) . by the time he died in 1944 , \u201cthe finances were in a terrible state , \u201d andrew johnston adds . \u201cthere had been a fund started by calligraphers in america to help this destitute master craftsman . \u201d\nthis column is dedicated to the memory of house contributor , time out new york editor and regular mad men recapper andrew johnston , who passed away sunday , oct . 26 at age 40 , following a long battle with cancer . andrew\u2019s burial will take place saturday , nov . 1 at 2 p . m . at the monticello memory gardens in charlottesville , virginia . there will also be a memorial wednesday , october 29 at 5 : 30 p . m . ; if you were a friend of andrew\u2019s and would like to attend , email matt at reeling @ urltoken for details .\nmany , many more working critics have their own versions of these anecdotes . they all end the same way : andrew gave me my start .\n, and at a loose end , he had a chance introduction to william lethaby , a friend of william morris and principal of the then - new central school of arts and crafts ( now central saint martin\u2019s ) . johnston showed him some of his work . lethaby said that he was thinking of setting up an \u201cilluminating class\u201d at the school . johnston hoped to be one of its first pupils . \u201ci shall put you in charge of it , \u201d said leth\u00adaby . johnston was alarmed and delighted . the modern art of calligraphy had begun in britain .\none of the many rewarding aspects of reading all the stuff people are writing about andrew is discovering that he was exactly the same person with everybody .\nandrew founded the page , an online digest of the web ' s best poems and essays , and edited it from october 2004 until october 2009 .\nmy condolences to andrew ' s family . he will be deeply missed . posted by teka on 2008 - 10 - 29 09 : 24 : 00\nparry said it was ' disgraceful ' that johnston - who he labelled ' a grinning jabbernacker ' - should be allowed to detract ' from the dignity of golf ' with his behaviour .\nandrew is the abc ' s national security and defence reporter and has covered federal parliament since 2004 . he began his career in commercial radio and while at the seven network was a finalist in the walkley young journalist of the year awards . in 2010 he joined the abc and has reported from afghanistan and europe as well as assignments across australia such as the queensland floods . follow andrew on twitter @ andrewbgreene or email him at greene . andrew @ urltoken\nrussian composer and critic . as a member of the famous\nfive\n( mili balakirev , cui , mussorgsky , alexander borodin , and rimsky - korsakov ) he was one of the founders of the nationalist movement in russian music .\nandrew\u2014the time out new york film and tv critic and house next door contributor who died oct . 26 at age 40\u2014was , to put it mildly , not a glamorous person . compared to andrew , peter parker was james dean . he was vaguely birdlike\u2014darting eyes ; bobbing head ; question mark posture with arms akimbo , as if his body was remembering wings . it was possible to speak to him for minutes at a time without making eye contact , and when his eyes did meet yours , the connection was often brief , even furtive .\nit wasn\u2019t until he was in his 20s that johnston had any formal education . encouraged by his family , he put aside his childhood enthusiasm for lettering and began studying medicine . but eventually , as his daughter writes in her biography of him\u2014entitled , with sans - serif simplicity , \u201cedward johnston\u201d\u2014\u201che was dissecting human bodies and he could no longer disguise from himself that he hated it\u201d .\nwhen i saw the film last week , i thought it was even better than before . \u2026 [ but ] i didn\u2019t say anything because i found that almost everything i wanted to say had been said , quite worthily , by mr . andrew johnston in post 10626 . we should all bow down before his brilliance . dude , you da explosion .\nreading andrew in the pages of time out or in the weekly series tv recaps that he did for the house next door was a different proposition . he was an incisive , direct critic who managed to combine baseline assessments of a work\u2019s entertainment value with a wide - ranging , free associative view of the work\u2019s place within the culture\u2014the forces that inspired it , and the message that it hoped to convey .\nandrew johnston ' s article on jean vigo and ' ' l ' atalante ' ' [ ' ' rescuing a romantic epic from obscurity , ' ' june 11 ] is a welcome and sincere attempt to bring to the attention of film lovers an unjustly neglected master and his greatest masterpiece . but by presenting vigo as a creator of ' ' romantic fluff ' ' and his father , the radical miguel almereyda , as a merely exotic figure , mr . johnston has obscured the vital psychological connection between father and son that crucially shaped the latter ' s work .\na brooklyn - based filmmaker and a former critic for the new york times , the star - ledger and new york press , matt zoller seitz is the editor emeritus of the house next door . he posts videos on youtube under the name insomniacdad .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\njohnston , andrew james .\npassion and politics in othello .\nwissenschaftliches seminar online 1 ( 2003 ) : 24 - 7 . analyzes the contradiction between othello ' s romantic construction of himself as a feudal vassal and the pragmatic sentiments of the venetian politicians and observes how iago manipulates the moor ' s chivalric passion to deceive him about desdemona ' s faithfulness .\nand his way of speaking\u2014well , house contributor sarah bunting , who interviewed him for the web site she cofounded , television without pity , told me that transcribing an interview with andrew for her \u201cask a tv critic\u201d feature was one of the more difficult assignments she could recall . andrew didn\u2019t talk in a straight line . on a good day , he was serpentine . he interrupted himself , qualified himself , questioned himself , reversed course , even argued with himself . he was his own interrogator . there were moments when it seemed as though you were talking to two people\u2014andrew johnston and his questioning subconscious . his sentences had clauses and sub - clauses and sub - sub - clauses . in retrospect it seems not at all surprising that one of his favorite shows was deadwood , a series built around monologues that could go on for a minute or longer , and only when you looked at them on the page did you realize that the whole monologue was one long sentence .\neach chapter is lengthy , digressive , generally rewarding , and offers as much perspective on the critical reception of the texts as on the texts themselves . this is why i call it a courteous book , because andrew james johnston has read his comrades carefully and thoroughly , displaying a scholarly generosity in doing so . rarely does one find this type of close reading of critical material any more , since single - sentence generalizations have become almost normalized . johnston follows the argument of even the most thorny and unwieldy secondary scholarship closely , and , with adeptness , locates the lacunae to allow him to situate his own critical intervention . in this way , he pays great respect to the discipline , ensuring that he is not repeating former arguments but in fact is building upon them . and since he is working with some of the most canonical texts of the discipline , his task in sorting through the critical tradition is huge and his achievement in doing so impressive . any critic cited in this text might consider herself or himself fortunate to have such an interlocutor as johnston .\nandrew was a booster of great tv , closely following mad men , breaking bad , the wire , the sopranos , deadwood , buffy the vampire slayer , battlestar galactica , rescue me , the office , the shield , friday night lights and other series worth watching and arguing about . one of his proudest achievements was his championing of donnie darko , a film that got lukewarm to baffled reviews when it was released in fall of 2001 , soon after the attacks of 9 / 11 . andrew believed it was a future classic and a present - tense masterpiece , a film whose virtues would eventually be recognized . by writing a rave review for time out , then mentioning it again in print every chance he got , andrew did more than any working critic to usher that film into the modern pantheon .\nstalin might not have approved of the speed at which the tube font was produced . having decided that the underground needed its own typeface , one that would \u201cbelong unmistakably to the 20th century\u201d , pick met johnston , and gill ( who had been one of his first pupils ) , in 1913 . it would be another three years before johnston delivered the final lettering\u2014about as long as it took the moscow metro to build its first line .\nbut probably my favorite andrew post on the group , which i\u2019ll take the liberty of pasting in after the jump , was over apocalypse now redux , which andrew and i were virtually alone in thinking was an improvement on the original ( the vote was 5 better / 19 worse ) . i wrote the following then in lieu of defending the changes myself .\nthe man whose eye still guides millions of journeys every day has hardly done better in terms of recognition . but his name is there if you know where to look . on the chest in the depot the paper labels in the brass plates read \u201c12 line johnston bold caps\u201d or \u201c8 line johnston\u201d , the creamy paper blackened by years of inky fingers . open the drawers and there are lines of stammering wooden letters : ppppp , nnnnn , dddd , their backs beetle - black and glistening with printers\u2019 ink . soon , this chest will be roped into the johnston centenary celebrations . for the moment , it stands here , by the trains and the bins , forgotten .\nandrew\u2019s taste was defiantly his own . he didn\u2019t take his cues from anybody\u2014no mean feat for a guy who landed a high - profile job as a new york film critic in the 1990s , when critics of earlier generations dominated the profession and insisted , explicitly or implicitly , that younger critics acknowledge the works they enjoyed during their youth in the \u201960s and \u201970s as the be - all and end - all . andrew\u2019s taste in film and tv was eclectic ; he loved classic horror films , the signposts of mid - century european art cinema , and yes , the high watermarks of american film that made pauline kael\u2019s heart go pitter - pat .\nhigson , andrew . \u201cthe limiting imagination of national cinema . \u201d transnational cinema : the film reader . ed . elizabeth ezra and terry rowden . london : routledge , 2006 . print .\nuropean ryder cup captain thomas bjorn wrote a tweet supporting johnston . he stated : \u201cif anyone has any doubt about @ beefgolf & his intentions \u2013 you only have to spend a little time with him to understand his true commitment . \u201d\nyet parry suggested that johnston has no place in golf , ranting : ' he forms himself like a clown , stays as a clown , looks like a clown , performs like a clown and is referred to as a clown ' .\nthose of us who could see andrew\u2019s work unencumbered by space , formatting and audience - targeting considerations knew how good a critic he was . i unfortunately didn\u2019t read much of his work the last couple of years mostly because he began writing more about television , which i gave up a couple of years ago and so couldn\u2019t even follow . everyone i know says this was when he best found his public voice . according to this piece at the house next door , even on his deathbed , he was watching and writing about mad men , for which he was beating the drum very early ( as i say , andrew was an enthusiast first and last ) . \u201cmad men mondays\u201d was a regular feature there . i think i owe it to him to pick up and start watching mad men from the start after the election to see what was andrew\u2019s final love .\nandrew robb says american efforts to contain china ' s rise are\na futile and counterproductive approach\nbut the struggle to do so is the biggest threat to australia ' s economic prosperity .\ni ' ve been catching up with mad men , and reading mad men mondays as i get through the episodes - so i just now learned of andrew passing away . these articles have been so full of insight and ideas about the show . such a loss . . . my condolences to andrew ' s family and friends . posted by anonymous on 2008 - 11 - 16 22 : 20 : 00\nbut johnston had the last word . \u201ci have been called a bushy big teeth clown by u . u think i\u2019m not gonna defend myself . i give my absolute best on course and u call me that . i\u2019m no clown it\u2019s out of order . \u201d\nvery nice tribute , victor . i\u2019ve only met andrew a few times , but online and in e - mail he was always brimming with enthusiasm . he was never one to get down on things . rip .\nmr . johnston had been writing the weekly re - cap and analysis column since the first season of the critically - aclaimed amc series and had a devoted following among readers who looked to his insights and erudition to make sense of matthew weiner\u2019s layered , novelistic show .\non the way out , i said goodnight to him and told him that one of the great pleasures of this time was seeing how his mother , martha , doted on him , doing everything she could to make his ordeal as comfortable as possible . \u201cyou\u2019ve got a hell of a mom , andrew , \u201d i said . andrew blushed a little , then grinned at me . \u201cyeah , \u201d he said . \u201ci know . \u201d\ni can\u2019t say if , in his multi - year battle with cancer , andrew experienced real change beyond , obviously , the physical ; i tend to think he didn\u2019t experience change in the simplistic , formulaic sense\u2014becoming a different person , a better person . if anything , andrew\u2019s stubborn fight against his own mortality amplified the man he was\u2014made his fighting spirit , his generosity , his life force not just more visible , but impossible to ignore .\nrip to andrew johnson , who did some excellent work on this site bringing great television to the masses . he will be dearly missed . posted by joel e on 2008 - 10 - 28 05 : 04 : 00\nandrew was one of the circle of internet pro - critic friends i have . he was most recently an editor at time out new york and had been previously been a critic for tony , us weekly and other magazines , and served for a time as chairman of the new york film critics circle . i won\u2019t pretend to be closer to him than i was . because he was based in new york , i only saw him in person the five or so years we were both at the toronto film festival . but before we\u2019d ever met in person , when i mentioned summer 2001 in our super - secret discussion board that i\u2019d be coming to the next tiff , he e - mailed me with the words \u201cthank god \u2014 that means there\u2019ll be at least one [ guy ] i can drink with ! \u201d since most of the rest of our circle was one - or - none types .\njohnston is yet to win on tour this season , but believes he is capable of regaining his best form over the coming weeks . qualification for next month\u2019s us pga championship is far from secure and his next few appearances will dictate if he makes it to quail hollow .\neven later asking for johnston to call into the show : ' mg and i have a mid - morning show on @ talksport tomorrow . . sunday . . we love @ beefgolf . . beef . . we never put you down beef . . so call us ' .\nandrew has lectured across the united kingdom , taught at the ie school in madrid and was external examiner at the portsmouth school of architecture from 2010 - 2016 . he is currently a visiting professor at the university of navarra .\na terrible loss . andrew was an invaluable contributor to the house and truly the kindest of men . godspeed . r . i . p . posted by keith uhlich on 2008 - 10 - 27 03 : 14 : 00\nthanks for the personal obit . i never met andrew , but he always seemed like\u2026 yeah , a mensch . he was one of the guys i would have definitely looked forward to meeting if i\u2019d ever made it to tiff .\neven though our time in editor , andrew , had been living with cancer for years , the end is not easy for us . he died yesterday\u2014a passing that his mother tells us was \u201cpeaceful as could be . \u201d that ' s ironic . feisty until the end , andrew was a fighter . i remember his polymath\u2019s curiosity , his enthusiasm that often spilled over into rage but also effusive emotion . he had a big heart . i choose to recall him on a summer afternoon in 2006 . andrew was about to enter the hospital for his first operation , but beforehand , he wanted to go see a scanner darkly . i was happy to oblige . we had lunch . as the lights dimmed in the theater , andrew leaned over and whispered , \u201ccheck it out . \u201d he rolled up his sleeve to reveal a new tattoo on his shoulder , the colors still hot and flush . looking closely , i saw it was a quote from clint eastwood\u2019s unforgiven : \u201cdeserve\u2019s got nothing to do with it . \u201d squinting his eyes , andrew had the resolve to go wherever this disease would take him . and in my heart , i feel that he beat it .\neven though our time in editor , andrew , had been living with cancer for years , the end is not easy for us . he died on october 26\u2014a passing that his mother tells us was \u201cpeaceful as could be . \u201d that\u2019s ironic . feisty until the end , andrew was a fighter . i remember his polymath\u2019s curiosity , his enthusiasm that often spilled over into rage but also effusive emotion . he had a big heart . i choose to recall him on a summer afternoon in 2006 . andrew was about to enter the hospital for his first operation , but beforehand , he wanted to go see a scanner darkly . i was happy to oblige . we had lunch . as the lights dimmed in the theater , andrew leaned over and whispered , \u201ccheck it out . \u201d he rolled up his sleeve to reveal a new tattoo on his shoulder , the colors still hot and flush . looking closely , i saw it was a quote from clint eastwood\u2019s unforgiven : \u201cdeserve\u2019s got nothing to do with it . \u201d squinting his eyes , andrew had the resolve to go wherever this disease would take him . and in my heart , i feel that he beat it . \u2014 joshua rothkopf .\nat no point did andrew tell me of the good works he did for other people . it\u2019s an aspect of his life that we\u2019re all very slowly discovering as we talk about him , about his life and work and what it meant .\nandrew ' s burial will take place saturday , nov . 1 at 2 p . m . at the monticello memory gardens in charlottesville , virginia . there will also be a memorial service in manhattan wednesday , october 29 at 5 : 30 p . m . ; if you were a friend of andrew ' s and would like to attend , email matt at reeling @ urltoken for details . posted by matt zoller seitz on 2008 - 10 - 28 23 : 36 : 00\nshit , shit , shit , shit . andrew was not just a piercing intellect and a first rate writer , he was an absolute mensch . he will be missed . posted by glenntkenny on 2008 - 10 - 27 03 : 31 : 00\nstill , it was worth waiting for . along the way gill had dropped out , too busy sculpting the stations of the cross in westminster cathedral . today gill is perhaps more famous as a sculptor than as a typographer\u2014and more infamous than either for his incestuous relationships with his daughters and sisters . there are hints , says andrew johnston , edward\u2019s grandson , that his grandmother \u201chad a pretty good idea\u201d what was going on . she banned gill from the house , and \u201cone reason for being very dubious about him was possibly having three nubile daughters on her hands . \u201d\n- - - - - - .\nthis is a revenge served up too cold .\ntimes , london ( 17 october 2003 ) : 29 . offers a mixed appraisal of rupert goold ' s 2003 revival of othello . while the critic esteems the director ' s world war ii setting , he points out that\nthe production sometimes [ lacked ] the vital ingredient of passion .\nhe two mikes presenters defended themselves on twitter by pointing out that \u201cinspiration\u201d won their poll and that parry argued in johnston\u2019s favour during the show . the golfer responded on social media : \u201cif i\u2019m a clown for enjoying my work then so be it . ur a sad person and couldn\u2019t care less wat u think . \u201d\nreally sad news . i didn ' t know andrew and wasn ' t terribly familiar with his wider body of work , but i very much enjoyed these write - ups . posted by karina . longworth on 2008 - 10 - 27 04 : 14 : 00\nsince 1997 andrew has lived in france . he is married to christine lorre , an english lecturer at universit\u00e9 paris 3 - sorbonne nouvelle , and they have three children , emile ( born 2002 ) , oscar ( born 2007 ) and louise ( born 2010 ) .\njust discovered andrew ' s reviews on mad men today , only to find out that he died . a damned shame for someone so good and passionate about what he did . my condolences . posted by anonymous on 2008 - 11 - 03 19 : 50 : 00\nthe note kinda typified what defined andrew \u2014 a combination of menschness and enthusiasm . and that was him both personally and in his writing . in fact , the thing i remember best about andrew was the enthusiasm he projected as a writer . he had more of a fan\u2019s sensibility and a populist taste than many of us . ( the year he was chairman , lord of the rings 3 won the new york critics top honor \u2014 which helped it build the momentum that ended with a historic oscar sweep . ) andrew was the kind of guy who loved gushing to you about what he loved , rather than ranting to you about what he didn\u2019t . that sort of personality was a welcome and sometimes needed antidote to the worldwise sang - froid that some of us are prone to , myself definitely not excluded .\nwhat a tragic loss - my sincerest condolences . to lose andrew and david foster wallace , two amazing minds and writers in such a short time , is beyond words . he will be missed . posted by audrey on 2008 - 10 - 27 14 : 41 : 00\nthis course will locate sggk within contemporary english culture , with a special focus on aristocratic and royal politics , religion and gender . but we will also consider the text\u2019s specifically literary aspects , especially its aesthetic traditionalism , and in the latter third of the semester we will attempt to see the poem through the eyes of the era\u2019s most brilliant literary critic , geoffrey chaucer , by comparing sggk to the squire\u2019s and the franklin\u2019s tales .\nhere\u2019s one brief passage from andrew writing about one of his favorite series , mad men , for the house next door \u2014reviewing an episode entitled \u201cthe benefactor\u201d , he segues from a summary of the episode and its function within the show\u2019s ongoing storyline into a discussion of narrative itself .\nseveral critics offered their condolences in the comments to mr . seitz\u2019s column , including slant magazine\u2019s keith uhlich ( who also edits the house next door ) who called this , \u201ca terrible loss . andrew was an invaluable contributor to the house and truly the kindest of men . \u201d\nandrew phillips founded a p in 2013 . he has over 20 years of experience as a studio leader , developing major projects in close collaboration with a range of complex public and private institutions , a significant number of which have gone on to be awarded national and international awards .\nit didn\u2019t matter [ \u2026 ] that the films arrived on the world market carelessly dubbed [ \u2026 ] , stylistically hampered further by repeated use of back projections and studio lots which the set - dresser barely had time to alter from film to film ; or that the characterizations were minimal , relationships one - dimensional , [ or that ] the plots , as one critic put it , \u2018dozed in their traces\u2019\u201d ( glaessner , 1974 : 10 ) .\ni was shocked to read that andrew passed away . my husband and i truly admired his articles about mad men ( my husband translates the show into french , which is why i stumbled upon one of his articles a few months ago while searching the net for info - these gems made us see the show in a different light ) . it seems that the world has lost a most insightful and brilliant mind . all our condolences and much respect to andrew ' s loved ones . rebecca ( from paris , france ) posted by rebecca on 2008 - 10 - 29 20 : 10 : 00\nandrew was one among several pro critics who accepted me ( and several other non - pros ; the group was about 50 - 50 pros / nonpros ) into their circle and the super - secret group based on my postings in the late - 90s on usenet . and the thing i prized most about that was that never was i talked down to or ever treated as an inferior , an amateur interloper , etc . \u2014 not by andrew or any of the others . without their everyday - implicit approval i certainly would never have started this site and / or would have packed it in several times .\nandrew was a wholehearted geek , and while we may have had nothing else in common , we shared that , and it was enough . we became work friends , then actual friends . we saw x - men 3 together , and the descent , the latter right after his first round of chemotherapy . we went to hipster hamburger restaurants and watched the initial presidential debate ( the night after the sarah palin pick was announced , andrew was the first person to tell me that mccain had just blown the election ) . he tried to teach me to play xbox games that i was way too video - game illiterate to grasp .\nthe underground didn\u2019t commission a font to look different from commercial ones simply to sell it straight back to the commercial world . but that world wanted the font nevertheless . and so johnston\u2019s pupil eric gill obliged , creating gill sans , which would go on to be used on everything from the classic penguin books design to the bbc logo ( since 1997 ) \u2014and , later , many a word document .\ni ' ve been thinking about the similarities between the sopranos and mad men also , although mine have been mostly on a superficial level in terms of plot . duck is kind of a more civilized richie aprile or ralphie cifaretto . and so on . even the incident where don tells the man in the elevator to take off his hat is an echo of a scene in the second episode of the sopranos , where tony does the same thing to a nascar - esque guy at vesuvio ' s . anyway , always more food for thought . and though i didn ' t know andrew johnston , i thought his writeups here were fantastic . he ' ll be missed . posted by mark on 2008 - 10 - 29 18 : 43 : 00\nlogan , sandra .\ndomestic disturbance and the disordered state in shakespeare ' s othello .\ntextual practice 18 , no . 3 ( 2004 ) : 351 - 75 . analyzes othello within the social and political contexts of the emerging modern nation state . the critic argues that shakespeare ' s tragedy exposes a fundamental contraction of this system , observing that the modern state reinforces the subversive intrigues of alienated individuals such as iago while it destroys virtuous figures such as othello who\nembody the very values it claims to uphold .\ni ' d only become familiar with andrew ' s writing through this blog , but it was a weekly highlight and i ' m incredibly saddened by this news . apologies for backtracking the conversation ; off to watch the mm season finale on demand . . . posted by bill c on 2008 - 10 - 27 14 : 18 : 00\ni only knew him through his wonderful writing ( i have been a devoted reader of his mad men re - caps ) , but i can only offer my condolances to andrew ' s family . what a bit of shocking , sad news . rest in peace . posted by ckoh71 on 2008 - 10 - 27 03 : 52 : 00\ni only knew andrew from his writing - always eloquent , always fun to read - even if i hadn ' t seen the tv show in question . i am really sorry to hear of his passing . my deepest condolences to his family and friends . posted by sheila o ' malley on 2008 - 10 - 27 11 : 22 : 00\nandrew gave other people permission to be themselves . he believed comic books , video games and series tv deserved to be evaluated as thoughtfully as feature films at a time when even suggesting such a thing marked one as unserious\u2014as a geek . he encouraged critics his age and younger to stop mindlessly genuflecting to their fathers\u2019 and mothers\u2019 movies and embrace the new , the now .\nfive years later , as chairman of the nyfcc , andrew pushed hard to give peter jackson\u2019s lord of the rings movies recognition . the final entry in the trilogy , return of the king , won best picture\u2014a stunning upset that made many of his fellow nyfcc members furious . \u201ci can\u2019t believe we gave best picture to a movie about hobbits , \u201d one complained . andrew considered the award not just a deserved accolade for a mammoth and unexpectedly well - executed project , but a bouquet tossed to fantasy and science fiction buffs whose enthusiasms were more often mocked by the critical establishment . the nyfcc award paved the way for return of the king to sweep the oscars that year , and for other critics to proclaim their love of the trilogy openly , without the usual qualifiers .\nmy condolences to andrew johnston ' s family and friends . i had the strange fortune to discover him at his last piece for this site . better late than never ? it ' s a sorrowful situation . two years after the time - frame of season two , i had my first summer job , with a bank on wall street that later merged with bony . i started \u00e2\u20ac\u201d where else ? \u00e2\u20ac\u201d in the mail room . that took me all around the bank , which wasn ' t quite as sharp at sterling cooper but nearly . i ' m flabbergasted by the ability of actors who weren ' t even alive at the time to remind me of how people moved . if nothing else , mad men is a corrective to the way in which the era photographed itself . posted by r j keefe on 2008 - 10 - 27 22 : 59 : 00\ngill\u2019s absence left johnston free to do just as he wished in creating this \u201c20th century\u201d font ; and so he turned straight to the second century and to trajan\u2019s column in rome . he used the capitals from the column for the proportions of his letters , while the dot of the i and the j came from medieval calligraphy , which , thanks to the blunt end of the quill pen , gave the font\u2019s characteristic diamond shape . \u201cthe alphabet\u201d , he said , \u201cdesigned itself . \u201d\ndear msz and the rest of thnd , my deepest condolences on this great loss . i was desperately trying to catch up with mad men to join the discussions i loved so much with the wire and the sopranos here , of which andrew was an instrumental part of and insightful voice in television / film discussion . posted by a . mccann on 2008 - 11 - 04 22 : 06 : 00\nit is one of those family tales that are cherished partly for their whiff of irony . johnston not only knew where to stand for a bus and where it was going ; he was the man who ensured that the rest of london did too . it was he who created the london underground font , and honed its roundel , the circle with a line through it that appears on london buses , taxis , souvenir mugs and t - shirts . the font is now a symbol for london itself .\nangered by what he viewed as a disrespectful , personal attack , johnston said : \u201ci had a few people message me and said , \u2018maybe you should listen to the show . \u2019 and it was actually worse listening to it . i don\u2019t mind being criticised . it\u2019s good taking people\u2019s opinions , to see what i can do better , and if they put a poll out saying , maybe i spend too much time with the fans or i don\u2019t concentrate , would he play better , i\u2019d understand that .\ni always find it hard to write about mad men and now even harder to express anything about andrew , whose passing came as a shock to me . i always admired that he could write about a show as elusive and complex as mad men , and did so with eloquence and an eye for detail every week . he ' ll be missed . posted by craig on 2008 - 10 - 28 10 : 31 : 00\nbeen in london on a monday afternoon in the 1920s , you might have spotted a dark - haired man with an elgar moustache and a \u201cremote , lost look in his eyes\u201d standing near a bus stop . the man was edward johnston and his dreamy look , combined with his tweed coat and cherrywood walking stick , led people to take him for a hapless countryman , lost in the city . as his daughter said later , \u201cthe bus stop , he was told kindly , was further on ; it was no use waiting there . \u201d\nbartels , emily c .\nothello and the moor .\nin early modern english drama : a critical companion , edited by garrett a . sullivan , jr . , patrick cheney , and andrew hadfield , pp . 140 - 51 . new york : oxford university press , 2006 . asserts that othello ' s unique appeal is largely due to the audience ' s inability to fix their own preconceived cultural and racial impressions on the character .\nit ' d be great if , at the same time , we could talk about\nmad men\ntoo - - it ' s what andrew would have wanted . \u00e2\u20ac\u009d i ' m so glad you said this , because my first \u00e2\u20ac\u201d well , third \u00e2\u20ac\u201d thought upon reading of andrew ' s death ( after ,\noh , how awful ! \u00e2\u20ac\u009d and\nnow i feel like a jerk for being annoyed by no updates the past few weeks\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ) was\ni really , really hope he got to see the last episode of the season . \u00e2\u20ac\u009d i ' ve long felt that the key to immortality \u00e2\u20ac\u201d at least for me \u00e2\u20ac\u201d is always to be reading something really , really good . i can ' t imagine leaving this world without first finding out how everything all turns out . posted by skyline on 2008 - 10 - 27 19 : 30 : 00\nandrew was the co - editor , with robyn marsack , of twenty contemporary new zealand poets , published in 2009 by carcanet , uk , and victoria university press , new zealand . he also edited moonlight : new zealand poems on death and dying ( random house , 2008 ) . in 2007 he was the j d stout research fellow at victoria university of wellington . this site has a selection of his poems , essays , articles and reviews .\nthere is some suggestion that even gill , not a man to be easily abashed , may have felt uneasy about this . he sent johnston a letter that manages to turn , in a moment , from humility to boastful defiance . \u201ci hope you realise\u201d , he wrote , \u201cthat i take every opportunity of proclaiming the fact that what the monotype people call \u2018gill\u2019 sans owes all its goodness to your underground letter . it is not altogether my fault that the exaggerated publicity value of my name makes the advertising world keen to call it by the name of gill . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 10}], "title": "rembetiko ( film )", "paragraphs": ["rembetiko home ; rembetiko porzelang . rembetiko donauinsel ; sapore di mare ; mar y sol . . .\nrembetiko : kaigomai - kaigomai - youtube a song scene from the 1983 movie\nrembetiko\nby costas ferris .\nreviews rembetiko film opinions - 1982 ( forcestormlullaby . blogspot . com ) \u00ae force storm lullaby\nthis is a long film but it really succeeds in telling of the origin of rembetiko . the environments in which rembetiko arose are faithfully reproduced . the music too is authentic , i . e . , truly as rembetiko used to sound before it became appreciated by others .\nrembetiko \u2013 wikipedia das rembetiko wird oft auch als der \u201egriechische blues\u201c bezeichnet , weil die texte \u00e4hnlich wie im blues von den allt\u00e4glichen sorgen und erfahrungen der . . .\nexcerpt from\nrembetiko\n, my most favorite greek film . read more at ; urltoken fabuloso flick , worth seeing / buying !\nrembetiko is a 1983 film directed by costas ferris and written by costas ferris and sotiria leonardou , with original music by stavros xarchakos . st\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nrembetiko is an excellent film , a classic which meets all expectations - excellence from its actors , authentic feel of story and background of true events .\nrembetiko is a historical movie which shows what life was like for greeks in the early parts of the 20th century .\nurltoken \u00ae film reviews freezer film reviews - 2014 freezer 2014 review why don ' t continue to the main inquir . . .\nit was in the early 80\u2019s that a young director , costas ferris , decided to put together a film detailing the history of rembetiko . his basic idea was to centre his film on the life of legendary female rembetiko singer , marika ninou . in this way , through ninou\u2019s life , alongside the lyrics of greek songwriter nikos gatsos , the viewer is presented with a unique and all - encompassing history of greece .\ngreeks from the mainland have now after almost a century , welcomed and celebrated the classic songs of what the era of rembetiko was the catalyst for .\no ' toole , fintan .\nworking - class dublin on film .\ncomments barbie and the secret door film reviews - 2014 ( forcestormlullaby . blogspot . com )\ncomments help ! i ' m a fish film overviews - 2001 ( f . . .\niphigenia is a long lost classic film from 1977 that takes place before the trojan war .\nrebetiko - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia rebetiko , plural rebetika , occasionally transliterated as rembetiko , is a term used today to designate originally disparate kinds of urban greek folk music which have . . .\nrembetiko ( 1983 ) - imdb directed by costas ferris . with sotiria leonardou , nikos kalogeropoulos , michalis maniatis , themis bazaka . the story of a group of rembetes , singers and musicians of . . .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\nstorhoff , gary .\nstrange fruit\n: lady sings the blues as a crossover film .\nrenowned greek director pantelis voulgaris shows his deeply humane and emotional touch in this elegant film , and perhaps his reputation was the reason this film caught the eye of martin scorsese , who became executive producer .\ncopyright 2018 . greek film retrospective email : info @ urltoken toronto , on canada . all rights reserved .\nrembetiko : music of the outsiders - part 2 - youtube music of the outsiders : rembetika . a documentary made in around 1988 . the program has english subtitles . george dalaras narrates in english . in this . . .\nurltoken \u00ae reviewed metropolis film opinions - 2001 metropolis 2001 testimonials let us continue to that topic ju . . .\nthe genuine feeling and historical accuracy of rembetiko managed to defy italian master bernardo bertolucci when he was quoted\nthe director must be crazy .\nthis film was booed more than any other film in the festival\u2019s history on opening night . a week later but it received many awards at the close and the same people were applauding . director ferris comments on the fact that his film was received with much greater admiration in new york , geneva , barcelona and cairo than in his homeland . he believed it was a tendency for greece to show disdain towards its\u2019 native artists .\ni believe that this film is only for the people interesed by modern greece . other persons surely feels bored by it\nurltoken \u00ae testimonies american burger film overviews - 2014 american burger 2014 talk about allow us to start to . . .\nwhen you want to understand a culture , you should always find a way inside it . in new orleans , the blues provide an entire story in the space of a smoky , underground bar . in lisbon , go to alfama and you\u2019ll hear the portuguese singing fados , accompanied by tears of passion . or listen to an amateur group of friends singing rembetiko together , gathered in a greek tavern in piraeus , the port of athens \u2013 a particular aspect of greek culture that rembetiko attempts to capture .\nas costas ferris has said when asked about his film , and for the songs which greeks call rembetika : \u201cthe song that we call rembetiko , in this century of traumatized national pride of greeks is the strongest defence which our culture has made available . no other modern creation wakes , so directly and so automatically , the greek soul ; the rebel that every greek has inside\u201d\nconsidered to be one of the most powerful and emotional greek movies , rembetiko focuses on the life of an individual woman , a real person and through her personal story , it retells the story of greece , from 1920 to 1955 : the national disaster in asia minor , the one million refugees who came to greece , the world war ii , the nazi occupation , the civil war . the tragedy and the glory of a nation during the century . and all these bound with the music of rembetiko , the music of the outcasts . great direction , great performances , great music . a voyage to history of the first half of the 20th century , but also a voyage to the origins of rembetiko . realistic and dreamy . an original greek epic .\ni see this film in greece , many years ago , and i wish to have it . i love the rebetika music\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nurltoken \u00ae comments barbie and the secret door film reviews - 2014 barbie and the secret door 2014 cast we should . . .\nurltoken \u00ae comments septic man film overviews - 2013 septic man 2013 movie reviews let us come to the question ov . . .\nurltoken \u00ae critiques laggies film cast - 2014 laggies 2014 watcher reviews allow us to set out to the problem ove . . .\nmonaghan , terry .\nrock around the clock : the record , the film , and the last historic dance revolt .\nby the way dogtooth was nominated for an oscar as best foreign film , it won un certain regard award at cannes , it won the dublin film critics award and several other awards , so this is not one of those under - the - radar films . you may wonder how it won those awards but after you find yourself thinking about the film for a few days you may understand .\naccurate portrayal of greek rembetika with good acting and cast . musical score was excellent and the settings of the film interesting and realistic .\nurltoken \u00ae enjoy deliha film actors - 2014 deliha 2014 review why don ' t commence to the main thought just abo . . .\nin the island ( nissos ) , tragedy becomes opportunity , which then becomes dark comedy in director christopher dimas biting and hilarious film about human nature . the film is swamped with bravado performances by an ensemble cast that perfectly drives their own characters into a storm of controversy because they have no other gear but self - preservation and survival . greed , power , ambition and desire all play out with bristling energy in this film that has the honour of being the little greek film that beat out avatar at the national box office in greece that year .\nhake , sabine .\ndetlef sierck and schlu\u00dfakkord ( final chord , 1936 ) : a case study of film authorship .\nin :\nwith his lowly budget , director michael cacoyannis trapped the power , drama , and scope of the uneasy days before the legendary trojan war . iphigenia soared through the cannes film festival and seamlessly ended up at the oscars of 1977 as a nominee for best foreign film from greece .\n( this film is adult in theme and nature and we strongly suggest that is for audiences that are over 18 years of age . )\nkitwana , bakari .\nwankstas , wiggers , and wannabes : hip - hop , film and white boyz in the hood .\nin :\ntrailer for the toronto greek film retrospective thursday , july 12 - sunday , july 15 , 2012 at the music hall ( 147 danforth ave . )\nif you send us film via @ usps , pls * do not * require a signature . our carrier is likely to just leave a slip saying\u2026 urltoken\nnettelbeck , colin w .\nokra and quenelles : jazz and film - making ( as nourishment ) in tavernier ' s round midnight ( 1986 ) .\nunlike most films that were shot within the greek film industry in the early sixties , phaedra ' s locales included paris , london , and of course the beautiful aegean island of hydra . this rare film exudes the exotic air of a film from a bygone era of hollywood , but in reality is a genuine classic in the vein of greek drama . ( the gfr would like to thank park circus in glasgow , scotland for working with us to ensure this special screening . )\nwhat my eyes have yet to see was the last salvo for several years from a highly revered and commercially successful filmmaker . on opening night of the film , several ministers were troubled by how the political personalities were portrayed , and it took several years for marangos to launch another feature film . this is one of the rare films that the greek film retrospective hopes will continue its ' tradition of unearthing great little films that truly exhibited the talent of greece ' s past cinematic gems .\nthere has always been an irony in the great emigration of greece in the post - 1952 era . some say they had to go for their own personal survival . in rembetiko , it was all out sacrifice by the characters that live and die in this film for music and art . even their children were victims until success happened . it is a portrayal of an\nall - or - nothing\nthrust and most of the time there was nothing but a bitter road back home for these artists\u2026\nfulmer , jacqueline .\ncundieff ' s revision of masculinity in film , or , a ' hard ' man is not necessarily good to find .\nin :\niphigenia is a towering achievement of a film where ancient greek characters rage and love and die in their own language . this is a legendary film where high drama plays out with a sense of authenticity that has never been found in hollywood studio pictures , where usually most actors / characters speak in a british accent or are dubbed .\nthis is a 1991 italian film that won the academy award for best foreign language film in 1991 about a group of italian soldier garrisoned on the island of kastellorizo during world war two which was not a bad place to be during the war . if you want to see a film that will make you want to go to greece this may be it because the scenery is beautiful and the characters are memorable ( even though i don ' t remember them ) . one thing you may not know about this film , even if you are one of the many people who loves it , is that it was produced by silvio berlusconi . yes . that silvio berlusconi .\nwhat makes this film a landmark is the seamless storytelling of fringe greeks that are living and dying , struggling and singing for their daily and nightly bread . it is a testament to the dispossessed of asia minor , their incredible fortitude in the growing slums of a world wide depression , and how they lost and found themselves and survived in a ravaged nation . whether you are a fan of the genre of greek blues or not , rembetiko possesses one of the most naked and painful montages recorded on film of modern greek history . through stock footage and brilliant song and lyric , director ferris crafted a film about his motherland and its\u2019 inescapable reality of farming out its\u2019 children to the diaspora . ( whether this is unfair or not , the truth is that greece lost ten percent of its\u2019 children to the u . s . , canada , australia , germany , and beyond . )\nin rembetiko , the director , much akin to a painter , uses these historical events \u2014 either by showing or suggesting them \u2014 to recreate a background of a social order that always seems to be on the edge of chaos and collapse . scenery , costumes , period piece trivia etc . are all well executed and are successful in recreating a realistic and believable visual context for the period . the viewer will have little difficulty in the area that movie analysts love to call \u201cthe suspension of disbelief\u201d . the filmmaker tries to help the viewer to adopt real , genuine feelings . as a viewer you will drink , you will sing and you will dance zeibekiko ( the most appropriate dance for these songs ) . you will understand that rembetiko is not just a movie . it is a musical identity . and it is not just a musical identity when applied to a genre of songs , but the musical identity of a whole country . it is not the chronicle of a century , but a view from all centuries and in all centuries . rembetiko , put simply , is a summary of greek history .\nbrides is a poignant film brought to life with sincere performances and honest writing . it is an honour for the gfr to screen a film of this caliber , as we feel certain the audience on the danforth this summer will be moved by this heartbreaking story . we truly hope to be able to show more of voulgaris ' classics in the coming years .\nramsey , guthrie p . , jr .\nmuzing new hoods , making new identities : film , hip - hop culture , and jazz music . ( critical essay ) .\nat last , her fame may spread beyond the boundaries of greece - - or so it seems . sotiria leonardou won the prize for best actress at the 1983 thessaloniki film festival , for her portrayal of ninou , and the film itself tied for best picture , and won three other awards as well ( two best supporting actor prizes , and one for music ) .\ninspired by the italian film carosello napoletano by ettore giannini , director costas ferris began collecting 78\u2019s , an ancient version of vinyl records in his research of his epic film . ferris might indeed have the longest research period in motion picture history . his journey was launched in 1957 and the historical accuracy and measures ferris undertook all paid off when the dust settled after 1983 .\nstrella , a 2009 greek drama film by panos h . koutras . the plot originates around the unique relationship between a 45 - year - old ex - convinct and a 25\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nmy first experience of this film was its soundtrack , which my dad had on tape , and had played every now and then . fantastic soundtrack , xarchakos is a genius . the music in this film captures the mood of the real rebetiko perfectly , but unfortunately i have to say that after hearing this soundtrack , i really did expect a lot more than i saw in the film itself . some of the acting was ok , including leonardou ' s , but much of the filming and editing was heavy handed ; the over - saturated colour of the film was also too much for me , and the german occupation either had too much focus for its ultimate importance , or was not developed enough to have the importance that might have been intended . the reason that i haven ' t totally scrapped this film is for a few reasons . even though the film is not as smoothly cohesive as it could have been , and was a bit inconsistent , there were some very well produced\nmoments\n; individual parts of the film where everything worked perfectly ( probably my favorite part was the final scene . in my opinion , this is the only part of the film which really cooperated with the soundtrack . i got chills down my spine ) . another thing is that the actors playing smaller characters dd a better job of acting than the protagonist , for example , the old man who dances the slow zeibekiko ( and by the way pja , it ' s zeibekiko , not zeibetiko . )\na good introduction to this special form of music , beautiful , moving and interesting with lots av music . very dramatic . you don ' t have to love rembetika to love this film !\nthe history underpinning this film is the one that makes this film really unique . it is very hard for this film to be translated and make it understandable by the majority of people that can ' t speak greek and may not feel the story . the story begins around 1920 in the coastal area of ( now days ) turkey . between the war most of the greeks owned this area , however most of them were killed ( not as soldiers but as unarmed people ) and all the others were sent to greece were they had to start their life from zero . the passion and the lyrics of the music as well is what makes this film one of the best in greece . rempetiko is this kind of music that was carried in main greece by them .\na short film about a teenage boy with musical ability who wants to enter a talent competition his teacher has suggested to him , but his mother isn ' t interested and he faces numerous problems at school .\n( this is a film for adults . there are no explicit scenes of sex or violence , but the themes and suggestions are for 18 and over . we expect that this message is clear to our audience to not make this a family outing . 18 and over . we have scheduled this film for a 9 : 30 slot for a reason and we intend on standing by it . in greece it might not have had this regulation . in toronto , canada , it will . do not bring young kids or adolescents to this screening . please respect this very forward message from the greek film retrospective of toronto and thank you . )\nthis is my favorite greek film . it is a history of the greek urban blues told in the form of a story about a singer named marika , ( based on marika ninou ) and her sometime lover composer babis , ( whose character is based on vassilis tsitsanis , greece ' s greatest musical composer who wrote over 2000 songs on subjects like love , betrayal , prison , the occupation drugs and the life of the refugees ) . the film begins in asia minor and follows marika to athens , thessaloniki and america and features a fantastic soundtrack by xarhakos . the film was made by kostas ferris . i still cry when i see it .\nthis is a lavish film that was fittingly nominated for best costume design at the 1963 oscar awards and best actress in a foreign film for the golden globes . dassin artfully portrays the elite shipping families with their yachts and high fashion attire , and of course their decadent affairs with dead - on precision . ( some have suggested obvious parallels of the real - life marriages involving the onassis and niarchos shipping clans of the era . )\nthe syros international film festival showcases a wide spectrum of cinema in traditional and re - purposed island sites . located in the middle of the aegean summer , removed from the usual demands and hierarchies of the film industry , siff embeds events , styles and programs , into its unique setting . the festival aims to welcome an array of cinematic experiences into this immersive dreamscape , allowing us to re - think the question of \u201cwhat is cinema\u201d ?\n: proceedings of the second annual film conference of kent state university . [ kent , ohio ] : romance languages dept . , kent state university , c1984 . ( main ( gardner ) stacks pn1995 . 9 . s45 f551 1984 )\nthis is a largely forgotten film , as american audiences could not get past anthony perkins ' unforgettable role in alfred hitchcock ' s psycho . when perkins became norman bates he secured his place in film history in one of the most frightening thrillers of all time . fifty - two years later , it is a complete revelation to see what an excellent actor perkins was as he portrays the virile yet cerebral son of a greek tycoon who gets caught in an inescapable trap of lust .\nusing a short film of workers returning to work in the saint ouen wonder factory after the general strike of 1968 as a starting point , le roux obsessively tracks down the individuals involved . his furtive documentation provides an intriguing filmic platform for retrospection .\ndirecte by tex avery . animated short . don ' t be fooled by the title - droopy looks like droopy , but he ' s actually jazzman john pettibone , with his performing flea combo , and the film shows how it came into being .\nfred and vinnie is a special presentation of the greek film retrospective of toronto this year . after a decade of returning back to toronto support greek - canadian events , the gfr is honoured with being able to screen the canadian gala of his dark comedy .\nthis 1955 greek film is a retelling of carmen directed by michael cacoyannis and written by cacoyannis and iakovos kambanelis . the music was composed by manos hadjidakis and vassilis tsitsanis . this is another movie with melina mercouri and while this time she is not a prostitute as in never on sunday , she is a woman rembetika singer who refuses to settle down with one man . unlike never on sunday it is more of a tragedy than a comedy . it has some amazing views of 1950 ' s athens . it was originally panned by greek critics but is now considered a classic which i suppose reflects badly upon greek film critics . it is in greek and you can find a copy with english subtitles in the world classic cinema series along with the girl in black , another early cacoyannis film . .\nbeautiful film and the music was very moving . this is a great film for people who want to delve deeper in to greek culture . the many actresses that played marika were very well chosen . hats off to ferris who wrote such a story . the scenery in the film really helped give an idea about the slums . i wish the subtitles were a bit better because i noticed there was more going on and not enough being translated . it is amazing how the blues genre of the world is the same in soul but different in sound . i would have loved a bit more history on asia minor . the music at the lemon market is my favourite in the beginning . this story is not about the famous greek singer although a lot of similarities do exist but amazing movie nonetheless .\ngallagher , mark .\ntripped out : the psychedelic film and masculinity .\nquarterly review of film & video ; jul - sep2004 , vol . 21 issue 3 , p161 - 171 , 11p uc users only savage , jon .\nsnapshots of the sixties .\nsight & sound vol iii nr 5 ( may 1993 ) ; p 14 - 18 . wollen , peter ; savage , jon .\npossession . / tuning into wonders .\nsight & sound vol v nr 9 ( sept 1995 ) ; p 20 - 25 .\nlast days ( 2005 ) directed by gus van sant . cast : michael pitt , lukas haas , asia argento , scott green , nicole vicius , ricky jay , ryan orion , harmony korine , kim gordon . this film is inspired by the final hours of kurt cobain . blake is a brilliant but troubled musician whose success has left him in a lonely place . the film follows blake through a handful of hours spent in his wooded home . . . a fugitive from his own life . 97 min . dvd 5973 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nthis subtitled greek film is about a group of young disillusioned athenians who commit crimes just for the hell of it who attract the attention of the police and features a sam peckinpah wild bunch ending that embraces the philosophy that if you don ' t like the game you destroy the board so nobody can play . i saw this at the hellenic film festival in berkeley , california by myself because my two greek - american friends i was visiting were much happier smoking pot and watching jeapardy , which actually is a pretty typical situation for me . i can never get my greek - american friends to watch greek movies with me because they refuse to believe that a greek movie could be any good . the irony in this situation that the favorite movie of these two happened to be the wild bunch and had they gone to see glyka symoria they may have been hooked on greek film for life .\nthis 1963 american film , directed , produced and written by elia kazan , from his own book , had an effect on me before i ever saw it . when i was about eight years old my father told me about the film , i suppose because it told the story of his own father and the hardships he and many other immigrants faced when they left greece to come to america , though in the case of the film the guy was leaving asia minor , ( though he was greek ) . i remember being so inspired by the story that i turned our garage into a theater , the garage door was the curtain , and the audience ; the neighborhood children , sat outside while the performers ; my brother and sister and our closest friends , were in the garage which was the stage . i starred and directed in my own eight year old version of america , america . there was no script , just a vague plot and me telling everyone what to say and do . though it was a step up from lip synching beatles songs while playing tennis rackets it was the last play i ever directed and except for a small role in an elementary school play , as the march wind ( where i ran roaring across the stage dressed as a lion ) , it was the end of my acting career as well . so since my version of america , america is lost forever the next best thing may be to see the elia kazan film since after all it was nominated for best film and best director at the 38th acadamy awards .\ni was very pleased to find ' rembetiko ' on dvd after so many years ! back then , it only was on for a short time at my local cinema / art - house ( rotterdam , holland ) / right after , i was * very * impressed and checked for another view , but it was the very last one performance , alas . since then , this movie became some sort of a myth in my memory . after seeing the film after almost 25 years it feels very different . . . ( now i ' m older i know more in what way greece also suffered during wwii / and their drama is still not very well known in europe , they kept the horror more quiet , imo ) . so this knowledge was an extra for me in 2007 . therefore i disagree with the former poster\ndionysianartist\n, the emphasis on the nazi - period gives the movie a wonderful twist . perhaps this way , it also returns the feeling to the true blues of 1920 ' s rembetica . my dvd came with these subtitles ; * greek * english * french * spanish * italian * german * turkish ( no further extra ' s ) . check it out ; great film , with much of the greek sphere and feelings involved . john .\nhumoresque ( 1947 ) directed by jean negulesco . cast : joan crawford , john garfield , oscar levant , j . carrol naish . a glamorous but alcoholic socialite , trapped in a marriage to an older man , finds herself falling in love with a young violinist ( garfield ) from the lower east side whose performance she is underwriting . lester friedman , in his\nhollywood ' s image of the jew\n( ny : ungar , 1982 ) , p . 36 ) calls the film the\nquintessential ghetto film .\n126 min . dvd 4049 ; vhs 999 : 1228 credits and other information from the internet movie database\ni can hear the film critics howling but this was a terrific film about a very smart dog that has had a micro - chip planted on him by terrorists who escapes into 1970 ' s athens where he has numerous adventures including making friends with one of the stray dogs in the agora . there are few films in english which show athens as well as this one does as benji makes his way from the plaka and monastiraki all the way to the kypseli market on fokionos negri trying to reunite with his family while secret agents pursue him with dobbermans and guns . an entertaining film that will keep you on the edge of your seat up to the thrilling finale at the caravel hotel . some say this was benji ' s best movie ever and that its failure at the box office sent america ' s most loveable dog on the sad tail - spin that led to his well documented drug addiction , his affair with lindsay lohan , and his eventual death .\nthe man i love ( 1947 ) directed by raoul walsh . cast : ida lupino , robert alda , andrea king , martha vickers , bruce ( herman brix ) bennett , alan hale , dolores moran , john ridgely , don mcguire , warren douglas , craig . a nightclub singer who falls for a no - good mobster and a moody piano genius becomes dangerously involved with her brother ' s descent into crime . this film inspired scorsese ' s film titled new york , new york . from the novel night shift by maritta wolf . 90 min . dvd x4501 ; vhs 999 : 2869 credits and other information from the internet movie database\na tedious journey with harvey kietel as he searches for the roots of balkan film . like all of theo angelopoulos ' films that i have seen , this one also substitutes speeches and poetry for dialogue and tarries a bit too long to wring meaning out of each shot which turns twenty minutes of plot into three hour marathons of what for anyone but the most devoted film students could be described as unbelievably boring . but they say he is a genius so i keep watching in the hopes i will someday get it . one interesting thing is that the movie used the town of lavrion as a stand - in for war torn sarajevo snce they could not film there because the war was still going on . other films by angelopoulos are landscapes in the mist , the traveling players , and eternity and a day all the kind of movies that make you feel like getting up and doing something important like washing the dishes . you should read my review of weeping meadows too .\nhanson , cynthia a .\nthe hollywood musical biopic and the regressive performer .\nwide angle - a quarterly journal of film history theory & criticism . 10 ( 2 ) : 15 - 23 . 1988 inglis , ian .\npopular music history on screen : the pop / rock biopic .\npopular music history , apr2007 , vol . 2 issue 1 , p77 - 93 , 17p uc users only schlotterbeck , jesse .\ntrying to find a heartbeat\n: narrative music in the pop performer biopic .\njournal of popular film & television , summer2008 , vol . 36 issue 2 , p82 - 90 , 9p uc users only\nnight and day ( 1946 ) directed by michael curtiz . cast : cary grant , alexis smith , monty woolley , ginny simms , jane wyman . a musical film presenting a fictionalized biography of composer cole porter from his days at yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s . the film ' s attempted biography matches many public myths surrounding cole at the time . special features : vintage shorts desi arnaz and his orchestra and musical movieland ; bugs bunny and elmer fudd in the classic looney tunes cartoon the big snooze ; cole porter musicals trailer gallery . 128 min . dvd 8216 credits and other information from the internet movie database\ncazuza - o tempo n\u00e3o p\u00e1ra ( brazil , 2004 ) directed by walter carvalho and sandra werneck . cast : daniel de oliveira , marieta severo , reginaldo farias , em\u00edlio de mello , andr\u00e1a beltr\u00e3o , leandra leal , andr\u00e9 gon\u00e7alves , cadu favero . the life and times of cazuza , brazilian singer / poet / enfant terrible , from his start with rock group\nbar\u00e3o vermelho\n, to his death from aids in 1990 . the film follows his life through his career , love affairs , and involvement with drugs . presented at the international latino film festival held in the san francisco bay area . 96 min . dvd x3638 credits and other information from the internet movie database\npeking opera blues ( tao ma tan ) ( hong kong , 1986 ) director , tsui hark . set against the elegant backdrop of chinese opera in china ' s warlord period in 1913 , the film focuses on three young women who become entangled with revolutionary guerillas . 102 min . dvd 868 credits and other information from the internet movie database\ndirected by fritz lehner . presents 2 versions of the film directed by fritz lehner of the last days of the composer franz schubert . udo samel plays franz schubert in these film biographies that present a grim look at the darker side of the legendary composer . schubert is released from a hospital - asylum after being treated for a sexually transmitted disease . after visiting his strict father , he goes to live with his wealthy friend schober . franz is followed by kajetan , the crippled beggar he befriended during his hospital stay . in german without subtitles . version 1 : notturno : love has lied ( 100 min . ) - - version 2 : notturno : winterjourney ( 131 min . )\ni wanted to know the evolution of modern greek music - from turkish music influenced\nrembetiko\nof the early 1920s to modern greek\nlaika\nof the 1970s . the dvd covered all the\ncatastropes\nof modern greek history from independence , dictatorships , misadventure in turkey in 1920s , italian and german occupation , to post wwii\ncivil war\nto 1950s and the evolution of modern greek music . beautifully done , great music , orchestration and singing . excellent merger of old newsreel excerpts and\nperiod\ncostumes and cinematic themes . i would have liked a playlist with original songs and singers . inclusion of the contributions of great bouzouki artists like tsitsanis and zambetas would have enhanced the presentation . very enjoyable experience\ngreat movie that came out in 1988 , based on the novel by barry unsworth and written and directed by james deardon . the film stars ben kingsley and helen mirren about the theft of an ancient statue on the fictional island of nisi and is filmed on simi . kingsley plays a spy of the ottomans who has been living on the island for the last 20 years . charles dance plays a british archaeologist who visits the island who may not be what he seems . when this came out it was the favorite movie of almost everyone i knew , whether they had been to greece or not and was entered in the cannes film festival . now you don ' t hear many people talking about it . find it and watch it anyway .\nin the early seventies we used to joke about greek films ( before ever having seen one ) , that to make a successful greek comedy you need several things : a fat woman in a mini - skirt , a man in ladies clothing , a cross - eyed guy who yelled all the time , and a scene in a bouzouki joint . that is because all we knew of greek movies were the ads in front of the theater that all seemed to show these same things . greek comedies seemed like jerry lewis on acid . regardless , it was not until i left greece and was nostalgic for it that i began to go to the greek film festivals that were being held on any campus with a large enough greek community to support one . films like rembetiko , stella , glyka symoria , and others opened my eyes to greece in a way that being an american and living within the american community couldn ' t . greek movies helped me find the greek in my greek - american - ness . i have complied a list of films and a description of not only greek films but also foreign films which take place in greece which will be helpful for anyone needing a greek - fix or inspiration .\nlady sings the blues ( 1972 ) director , sidney j . furie . cast : diana ross , billy dee williams , richard pryor , paul hampton . presents a film biography of the life of billie holliday , the performer known as\nlady day\n, one of america ' s most loved and memorable blues singers . 144 min . dvd 4819 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nthis 1960 film made melina mercouri almost a household name in america and an icon in greece . it is about a prostitute who lives a life of free - spirited bliss and the american who tries to ' civilize ' her and make her miserable like him . just as in rembetika and zorba , never on sunday is also aided by a great soundtrack , this by manos hadzidakis and the song children of pireaus is the most recognized piece of greek music after the zorba dance , and only because that song is played at every baseball game in america . the american in the film is played by jules dassin who directed it as well . this is also in black and white and creates a nostalgia in me of a greece i barely glimpsed before it was swept away by western culture . it won the academy award for best song ( manos hadjidakis for\nnever on sunday\n) . it was nominated for the academy awards for best actress in a leading role ( melina mercouri ) , best costume design , black - and - white , best director ( jules dassin ) and best writing , story and screenplay as written directly for the screen ( dassin ) . mercouri won the award for best actress at the 1960 cannes film festival .\ndananir ( dananeer ) ( egypt , 1955 ) directed by ahmed badrakhan . set during the time of the arabian nights around the singer dananeer who has a divine voice who ' s taken from the simple bedouin desert life to the decadence and intrigues of the palaces . the songs performed in this film are regarded by critics as one of the highlights in her singing career . dvd . 90 min . dvd 4778 credits and other information from the internet movie database\ni love the film , it is a must see greek classic . however , the quality of the dvd is very , vert poor . resolution of the image is very low , subtitle letters are irregular and not aliased . and worst of all and most annoying , the sound is about a half second out of sync with the picture . that is just carelessness on the part of the manufacturer . expected much more from facets video and a\ndeluxe edition .\nwaltzes from vienna ( aka strauss ' great waltz ) ( uk , 1934 ) directed by alfred hitchcock . cast : jessie matthews , edmund gwenn , fay compton . the story of johann strauss the elder and younger . the crux of the film is the intense rivalry between the two strausses , which is somehow resolved by the inaugural performance of joseph junior ' s\nthe blue danube .\n78 min . dvd x6409 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nin this funny and scathing film , the brazenly talented dimas actually spends the same amount of time giving the noble and long - suffering greek roles almost the same screen time they deserve . he does this even though what steals the show is the unfortunate portrayal of the four main characters that are bound for glory and riches . these may seem stereotypes at first glance , but in 2012 , the island is proof that sometimes clich\u00e9s are eerily close to what we fear .\nfantasia ( walt disney pictures , 1940 ) directed by james algar samuel armstrong , et al . this extraordinary blend of magnificent music and classic disney animation is an exhilarating sight and sound experience that has emerged as a milestone in the history of motion pictures . featuring a host of unforgettable images , including mickey mouse as the sorcerer ' s apprentice , fantasia has captivated generations of moviegoers all over the world . restored version of the original full - length film released in 1940 .\norchestra rehearsal ( prova d ' orchestra ) ( italy / west germany , 1979 ) directed by federico fellini . cast : balduin baas , clara colosimo , elisabeth labi , ronaldo bonacchi . a controversial yet comical film , it depicts the turmoil of italian society through events that take place during a rehearsal gathering set in a 13th century chapel , as musicians rebel against their conductor . 72 min . dvd 5984 ; vhs 999 : 2576 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nthe doors ( 1992 ) director , oliver stone . cast : val kilmer , meg ryan , kevin dillon , kyle maclachlan , frank whaley , michael madsen , billy idol , kathleen quinlan . biographical film about one of the most exciting and controversial figures of the ' 60s , jim morrison . with his rock and roll band , the doors , he influenced the rock music scene as no other group had . 181 min . dvd 770 credits and other information from the internet movie database\n200 motels ( 1971 ) directed by frank zappa . cast : the mothers of invention , theodore bikel , ringo starr , keith moon , jimmy carl black , martin lickert . a psychedelic precursor to music videos , in which the mothers of invention , a touring musical group , wreak havoc in centerville , a stereotypical american town . the first color movie made on videotape and then transferred to film , it includes many visual effects . 99 min . dvd x3138 credits and other information from the internet movie database\naria ( 1987 ) ten directors : robert altman , bruce beresford , bill bryden , jean - luc godard , derek jarman , franc roddam , nicholas roeg , ken russell , charles sturridge , julien temple . cast : bridget fonda , elizabeth hurley , theresa russell , john hurt , buck henry , beverly d ' angelo , anita morris . ten of the world ' s best - known filmmakers contributed to this compilation film , each fashioning a short film inspired by an aria from a famous opera . the approaches vary broadly , from the playful abstraction of jean - luc godard ' s segment , which illustrated armide with exercising body - builders , to the more literal approach of franc roddam , who transports tristan and isolde ' s story to modern - day las vegas . a particular stand - out is julian temple ' s take on rigoletto , which recasts verdi as the accompaniment to a contemporary southern california sex farce . arias sung in italian , french and german . 88 min . dvd 3310 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nthey made such a big deal about the making of this war movie movie in 2001 it seems amazing that it could have been such a dud . nice scenery and it somewhat follows the script of louis de benieres book , which is more worth reading than the movie is worth seeing . but if you want a greece fix and you can tolerate nicholas cage in probably the worst role of his career ( maybe ) then it is worth watching , at least according to my wife . i saw half of it in the theater and i refuse to watch it again until they remake it , which someone should do , hopefully before i die . enough time has passed hasn ' t it ? the movie takes place on the beautiful island of kefalonia and you can visit many of the places they filmed and hear stories from the locals on the making of the film which by now has turned into greek island folklore and will probably be passed down from one generation to the next . perhaps 500 years from now people will look more kindly on this film .\nthe jazz singer ( 1927 ) directed by alan crosland . cast : al jolson , may mcavoy , warner oland , william demarest , eugenie besserer , otto lederer , josef rosenblatt . a melodramatic story of a jewish cantor ' s son ( al jolson ) who aspires to be a jazz singer despite his father ' s objection and religious tradition . in motion picture history , this marks the first feature film to utilize synchronous sound . 89 min . dvd 8594 ; vhs 999 : 790 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nbound for glory ( 1999 ) directed by hal ashby . cast : david carradine , ronny cox , melinda dillon , gail strickland , randy quaid . set against the grim backdrop of depression america , this film joyously celebrates the life of woody guthrie , america ' s great folk balladeer and poet . as he traveled across america his buoyant spirit and soul - rousing music surrounded him with a quiet strength enabling him to do battle with the social injustice which surrounded him . 149 min . dvd x1038 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nsong o ' my heart ( 2004 ) directed by frank borzage . cast : john mccormack , alice joyce , maureen o ' sullivan , john garrick , tommy clifford . a film made as a showcase for the voice of irish tenor , john mccormack . a fictional irish singer leaves behind success in new york to return to ireland to care for the children of his recently deceased childhood sweetheart . full sound version ( 87 min . ) - - music and effects version ( 90 min . ) dvd x722 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nthis award - winning 1989 british romantic comedy - drama film staring pauline collins and tom conti is based on willy russell ' s 1986 one - character play of the same title . it has inspired several thousand middle - aged british housewives to leave their boring husbands and run away to greece in search of love in the form of a greek fisherman or waiter . worth seeing especially if you are a middle - aged housewife bored with your husband who wants to run away to greece in search of love and have an attraction to greek fishermen and waiters , which i guess is just about every housewife in britain and the usa . the funny thing is that i know a lot of women who did exactly what the woman in shirley valentine did , and stayed in greece , and never went back to their husbands and used my website to do it . the success of the film and the play created a cottage industry and who knows what else ? a lot of happy waiters and fishermen . they say the movie is based on a real life person in molyvos whose daughter owns the captain ' s table restaurant ."]}
{"id": 116397, "summary": [{"text": "one floor below ( romanian : un etaj mai jos ) is a 2015 romanian drama film directed by radu muntean .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was screened in the un certain regard section at the 2015 cannes film festival .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it was screened in the contemporary world cinema section of the 2015 toronto international film festival . ", "topic": 6}], "title": "one floor below", "paragraphs": ["the key to appreciating\none floor below\nis to keep in mind that it takes place in a country still troubled by its past .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nmuch more accomplished is\none floor below , \u201d radu muntean\u2019s excellent and much - awaited follow - up to\ntuesday , after christmas\u201d , the 2010 festival hit that remains one of finest achievements of the so - called new romanian cinema . just like in his previous features (\nsummer holiday , \u201d\nthe paper will be blue\u201d and\ntuesday\u2026 , \u201d all co - written by alexandru baciu and razvan radulescu ) , at the center of\none floor below\u201d is a male character under moral pressure , entangled in a thickening web of self - delusion while striving to preserve some sort of control over his life .\nhere\u2019s slow burn , and there\u2019s wondering if the thing is even lit . one floor below , the latest from romanian director radu muntean is an exercise in frustration and disorientation . no wonder its protagonist is a professional freelance bureaucrat . though figuring out just what exactly our closed - lipped middle - aged protagonist does all day is just one mystery in this odd and , eventually , very satisfying film .\nthe moral tug - of - war between reporting a homicide and remaining silent lies at the core of radu muntean\u2019s lean , absorbing anti - thriller \u201cone floor below . \u201d like a pot set to bubble only every few seconds , the drama is tightly measured to ensure a controlled level of tension that remains discreetly constant , nicely melding with muntean\u2019s skilled construction of three - dimensional bourgeois life . the helmer\u2019s affinity for young , middle - class relationship stories is expanded here , and the confidence he gives his actors , as always , serves him well . while understated , \u201cone floor below\u201d non - judgmentally homes in on a weighty theme and deserves a high place on the fest circuit .\nafter being the sole unfortunate witness of a domestic quarrel that ends up in a murder , patrascu finds himself at odds with two very close neighbors : one is the bizarre murderer , the other one his very own conscience .\nthe moral tug - of - war between reporting a homicide and remaining silent lies at the core of radu muntean\u2019s lean , absorbing anti - thriller \u201cone floor below . \u201d like a pot set to bubble only every few seconds , the drama is tightly measured to ensure a controlled level of tension that remains discreetly constant , nicely melding with muntean\u2019s skilled construction of [ \u2026 ]\nmauntean attempts to examine hard truths about masculine insecurity , but sandu ' s ethical conundrum doesn ' t feel like one at all .\nmuntean and co - scripters alexandru baciu and razvan radulescu are never explicit about what sandu is thinking ( this wouldn\u2019t be a romanian film if they were ) : is he protecting his family ? himself ? an undercurrent of so much of new romanian cinema has been the need to strip bare how people treat each other as fellow human beings , a theme that \u201cone floor below\u201d subtly examines not via the murder , but through sandu\u2019s lack of a sense of the common good : keep your head down , don\u2019t get involved \u2014 a message hardly limited to one balkan nation .\nso many of the great recent romanian films like the death of mr lazarescu , beyond the hills , everybody in our family , child\u2019s pose work so well because of black humour , nonstop talking and an unbearable , increasing vice - grip . one floor below is a break from this formula . it really isn\u2019t up until the very end of the film that any of the characters\u2019 feelings are on the screen in a flagrant manner . as such , don\u2019t expect this to be much of a crowdpleaser . luckily patarescu and dima stick with their own inspections until the end .\none day , just as he and jerry arrive back at their building from a walk , patrascu passes an apartment one floor below his own and hears a heated argument kicking off between student laura ( voiced by maria popistasu , who also plays laura\u2019s sister later ) and her next - door neighbor , vali dama ( iulian postelnicu ) . it\u2019s obvious that the two have been having an affair , and that the married vali is possessive and possibly a bit violent . when vali suddenly bursts through the door and sees patrascu on the stairwell , no more than a curt hello is exchanged between them . however , it\u2019s clear that in that instant vali now knows that patrascu knows about the affair , and this glancing , two - second exchange will have far reaching repercussions for both of them .\na good life , an average life , is severely shaken , and sandu\u2019s quandary \u2014 to tell or not to tell \u2014 channels directly into his conscience . what works so well in \u201cone floor below\u201d is how muntean sets this dilemma off against the patrascus\u2019 daily existence : they have friends and family , olga helps matei with his math homework , sandu enters jerry in a canine contest . at the registration office the people know and like him ; he has a sense of humor \u2014 his private phone ring is a recording of ceaucescu\u2019s voice . is a sense of societal responsibility a necessary component of a decent fellow ?\nthe city to city program , spotlighting london this year , includes four world premieres in its slate : tom geens\u2019 \u201ccouple in a hole , \u201d george amponsah\u2019s \u201cthe hard stop , \u201d david farr\u2019s \u201cthe ones below\u201d and michael caton - jones\u2019 \u201curban hymns . \u201d\ndima ( iulian postelnicu ) lives downstairs with his wife . however he was having an affair with the young woman on the ground floor . soon after that overheard fight , she\u2019s taken out in a bodybag after a ( rumoured ) blow to the head .\nas i was watching the film , i admired how subtle it is in portraying a man whose sense of social belonging and responsibility has been destroyed almost totally by the authoritarian political system he grew up in . at the same time , i feared that the way of articulating the subject matter may be too offhand and subtle for it to fully register with audiences that haven\u2019t grown up ( as i have ) within the former communist block . the key to appreciating\none floor below\u201d is to keep in mind that it takes place in a country still troubled by its past\u2014just like the son of the main character proves to be troubled by chaotic , video game - fueled dreams in the film\u2019s last , strangely comforting scene that is as close as muntean gets here to articulating something akin to hope .\npaul hanganu loves two women . adriana his wife and the mother of their daughter , the woman with whom he ' s shared the thrills of the past ten years , and raluca the woman who has made him redefine himself . he has to leave one of them before christmas .\nthe camera almost never leaves sandu patrascu ( teodor corban ) , but it\u2019s not quite accurate to say audiences see the action through his eyes \u2014 rather , the character\u2019s steady presence forces us to question his motivation without condemning him . he\u2019s a perfectly \u201cnormal\u201d guy , sharing a business with his wife , olga ( oxana moravec ) , as car - registration expediters , lavishing attention on his golden lab , jerry , and being a decent dad to his son , matei ( ionut bora ) . while going home , he hears a violent argument in a first - floor apartment between laura ( maria popistasu ) and her horny , married neighbor on the second floor , vali ( iulian postelnicu ) . lingering a little longer than he should in the hall , sandu encounters vali exiting .\ncontemporary world cinema \u2014 the program with the broadest global reach \u2014 adds 56 movies , including 26 world premieres . leanne pooley\u2019s \u201c25 april , \u201d which uses animation to tell the story of the 1915 battle of gallipoli ; christopher doyle\u2019s \u201chong kong trilogy : preschooled preoccupied preposterous\u201d ; eric khoo\u2019s singapore hotel - set \u201cin the room\u201d ; and salem brahimi\u2019s family drama set in 1980s algeria , \u201clet them come , \u201d which is one of six films featured in the fest\u2019s contemporary world speakers series , have been added to the lineup .\nall this comes wrapped in a suspense scenario : muntean\u2019s signature device is a long take of an ostensibly innocent conversation , usually focused on technicalities in a specific field ( dental care in\ntuesday\u201d , computer equipment in\nfloor\u201d ) , with a subtle tension mounting due to viewers being privy to the characters\u2019 hidden secrets . by stretching those moments in time , muntean not only builds palpable tension , but also shows the length his characters are willing to go in order to avoid confrontation with the truth and maintain illusion of order in their lives ( this very delusion may be , in fact , his favorite subject ) .\nthis year\u2019s opener of the section was naomi kawase\u2019s\nan ,\na cloyingly sentimental yarn of an elderly pastry chef transforming lives around her through the magic she does with the titular pancake filling . kawase is a long - time cannes darling and i may be alone in my emotional immunity to her films , but it needs to be said that this particular one feels extremely calculated in its effort to become an arthouse version of the popular inspiration - through - cookery genre that gave us\nbabette\u2019s feast\u201d and\nchef \u201d at its best , and\nchocolat\u201d and\neat pray love \u201d at its worst .\nsandu patrascu is an ordinary romanian citizen , living in a comfortable apartment in bucharest . he has a good job ( in the vehicle registration business ) , a wife ( no - nonsense olga ) , a teenage son ( computer - obsessed matei ) and a ( trained ) dog . on the whole , he feels good about himself . one day though , he gets upset by an incident he is the witness of : a violent quarrel taking place on the other side of a female neighbor ' s door . worse , vali , another neighbor , leaves the apartment while sandu stands in the staircase listening . even worse , laura , the young woman he has heard shouting is found murdered . what will patrascu do under such circumstances ?\nhigh - profile crowd gathers to celebrate u . k . film at the toronto film festival\ndavid gordon green\u2019s \u201c our brand is crisis , \u201d starring sandra bullock and billy bob thornton ; james vanderbilt\u2019s cbs scandal film \u201c truth , \u201d starring cate blanchett and robert redford ; and \u201ctwilight\u201d director catherine hardwicke\u2019s \u201cmiss you already , \u201d starring drew barrymore and toni collette , will world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival , it was announced tuesday .\nnatalie portman\u2019s \u201ca tale of love and darkness , \u201d based on amos oz\u2019s bestselling novel , will receive its north american premiere following its debut at the cannes film festival .\nin all , toronto added almost 100 films ( including more than 40 world premieres ) across its gala , special presentations , city to city , contemporary world cinema and wavelengths programs . it also added 38 international short films to short cuts .\nthe festival will close with the world premiere of paco cabezas\u2019 \u201cmr . right , \u201d a romantic comedy with a hitman twist , starring anna kendrick and sam rockwell .\nwavelengths , the festival\u2019s experimental strand , adds 54 films ( 10 feature length ) , videos and installations .\ngalas \u201cdisorder , \u201d director alice winocour , france / belgium ( north american premiere ) \u201cman down , \u201d director dito montiel , usa ( north american premiere ) \u201cmiss you already , \u201d director catherine hardwicke , united kingdom ( world premiere ) \u201cmississippi grind , \u201d director ryan fleck , anna boden , usa ( canadian premiere ) \u201cmr . right , \u201d director paco cabezas , usa ( world premiere ) ( closing night film )\ndavid gordon green\u2019s \u201cour brand is crisis , \u201d starring sandra bullock and billy bob thornton ; james vanderbilt\u2019s cbs scandal film \u201ctruth , \u201d starring cate blanchett and robert redford ; and \u201ctwilight\u201d director catherine hardwicke\u2019s \u201cmiss you already , \u201d starring drew barrymore and toni collette , will world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival , it was announced tuesday . natalie [ \u2026 ]\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nout of enthusiasm , a militia soldier abandons his platoon and decides to fight for the cause of the revolution . his lieutenant and the rest of the crew look for him during the confused night of 22 - 23 december 1989 .\nbucharest non - stop\nis a romanian feature film that tells the story of a neighborhood of bucharest . more specifically , the film is a night of non - stop life of a store located in a . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncosti is a family man whose cash - strapped neighbor makes him an intriguing proposition : help him find the fortune reportedly buried somewhere on the grounds of his family ' s country home in romania and split the profits .\nmarius is a divorced man in his late thirties . his five year - old daughter sofia lives with her mother , which causes marius a deep frustration . on the day marius arrives to take his daughter . . . see full summary \u00bb\non his spring break at the seaside , with his wife and his four year old son , bogdan ciocazanu runs into his best friends from high - school at the precise date and time that reminds all of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nafter the terrible news of a fatal car accident involving her son , a desperate mother will do anything in her powers to set her child free .\nemanuel spends his days at a sanatorium . falling in love with another patient , he narrates his and his fellow patients ' attempts to live life to the fullest as their bodies slowly fade away , but their minds refuse to give up .\na newbie agrees to deliver the wrong merchandise for money . he will learn soon that this trip will change his views about life , forever .\na film director wants to add a new scene in his movie while in production and needs the lead female protagonist to be nude .\ntwo weeks before his release , a teenage prisoner learns that his mother has returned home . meanwhile , he finds himself in love with a student working in the penitentiary as an intern .\n18 of 19 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\npatrascu ( teodor corban ) spends a lot of time caring for his happy golden retriever . his son is so consumed with videogames he mumbles about passcodes in his sleep . everything about his life is mundane to the point that , as an audience member , you begin projecting great importance onto every strangely front - and - centre detail . oh , i should point out that patrescu probably knows there\u2019s a murder in his building . but he isn\u2019t sure and , more importantly , he feels guilty because he only suspects because he was eavesdropping on an argument , and the potential killer caught him in the act .\n\u201clife is also made of stuff like this , \u201d a bored , by - the - book cop tells patrascu after a semi - formal interview , in which patrascu gives nothing away . it\u2019s a line that resonates throughout this movie . there\u2019s a lot of stuff on the screen , and some of it is excruciatingly boring . it is up to you , in the audience , to figure out if what we\u2019re seeing is actually plot , or if these long scenes about nothing are just the naturalism inherent in new romanian cinema .\nyet this is all by design . as patrascu rolls what he thinks he knows over in his mind , he\u2019s hired by dima to help him change the title and deed of his car . he takes the job , maybe so he can keep a closer eye on the young man . perhaps dima hires him so he can keep an eye back . why didn\u2019t patrascu mention the argument to the cops ? dima also starts showing up around the house , helping patrascu install motion sensors to the kid\u2019s xbox console . in any other suspense movie riffing this hard on rear window , a line about installing a webcam would mean soundtrack stingers and close - ups . not here . this is detached , flat film - making at its most bare . you figure out which lines of dialogue deserve to be underlined .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nradu muntean\u2019s new drama revolves around teodor corban as a man who withholds key evidence when his downstairs neighbor is found dead .\nappreciation may vary when it comes to particular examples of the romanian new wave , but you ' ve got to give these filmmakers their due : they\u2019re great at titles . from the starkly apt the death of mr . lazarescu and the quantitatively resonant 4 months , 3 weeks and 2 days to the irony - laden child\u2019s pose , so many of the major recent romanian films have monikers that wring heady significance from a seemingly innocuous detail . it\u2019s all about finding austere poetry in the messy stuff of everyday life , on every level .\nlike several other protagonists in muntean\u2019s films , sandu patrascu ( corban ) is a middle - aged , middle - class average joe , but more honest and grounded that the philandering heroes of christmas and boogie . a professional fixer who navigates the intricacies of romanian bureaucracy for people with vehicle - registration problems , he\u2019s well - liked by clients and colleagues , loving towards his wife olga ( oxana moravec ) and geeky pubescent son matei ( ionut bora ) , and positively doting towards his golden retriever jerry , whose poop he always bags responsibly .\nsome time passes as patrascu has dinner with his family , and goes back to work , but when he comes home that evening , the building is in a quiet uproar . laura has been found dead . maybe it was an accident , maybe not : the neighbors aren\u2019t really sure . but when vali starts hovering about the building entrance , making excessively friendly overtures towards matei and trying to read patrascu\u2019s poker face , it\u2019s clear he\u2019s worried that sandu might reveal what he knows , especially when a policeman ( muntean - regular adrian vancica ) starts making door - to - door enquiries .\nthe script plants hints about patrascu\u2019s motivations like a trail of tiny breadcrumbs , which make this something of thriller in its very low - key , hyper - realistic way , filmed with unfussy clarity by tudor lucaciu . a vast swathe of the running time is taken up with observing patrascu going about his business as the dmv - like vehicle - registration center , interludes which almost become drolly amusing in their monotony . and then suddenly there\u2019s a thunderbolt of violence , and all the masks of civility slip .\na moral quandary melds with a skilled construction of three - dimensional bourgeois life in radu muntean ' s lean , absorbing anti - thriller .\nteodor corban , iulian postelnicu , oxana moravec , ionut bora , tatiana iekel , vlad ivanov , mihaela sirbu , ioana flora , maria popistasu , liviu cheloiu . ( romanian dialogue )\nlater that day , sandu gets word that laura is dead , possibly murdered . the police come to question the building\u2019s occupants , and sandu stays mum , not even telling olga about the argument , although there\u2019s little doubt in either his mind or the viewer\u2019s that vali murdered laura . but maybe , just maybe , if sandu doesn\u2019t say a word , it will all blow over .\nbut vali lives in the same building , and he\u2019s not going away . he hangs around , a figure of quiet menace with a s\u2013t - eating grin that\u2019s designed to make sandu uneasy . then he asks sandu to help with his car registration , and ingratiates himself in the family by connecting matei\u2019s xbox and offering computer advice . vali is wondering why sandu didn\u2019t turn him in , sandu is wondering whether vali is a threat to his family , and tension is building on all sides .\nthe script\u2019s ability to keep all these ideas in play while maintaining a satisfyingly low - key approach speaks to its strengths , reinforced by the way the camera constantly privileges sandu with frequent shallow focus and lighting . corban , still best known for \u201c12 : 08 east of bucharest , \u201d warrants the camera\u2019s attention , delivering a performance in which the interior struggles exist just under the skin . he\u2019s a fully developed character , and his near - omnipresence , within a limited span of time , increases the sense of pressures doggedly wearing at his soul . postelnicu\u2019s chilling aura , steeped in menacing smugness , lingers even when he\u2019s offscreen .\nmuntean again works with his usual tech collaborators ( d . p . tudor lucaciu and editor alexandru radu ) , achieving a degree of minimalism that never feels empty or trying . his characters are the focus , and through them , a regular life becomes weighted with a moral dilemma of quasi - dostoevskian proportions .\nreviewed at cannes film festival ( un certain regard ) , may 14 , 2015 . running time : 93 min . ( original title : \u201cun etaj mai jos\n)\nproduction : ( romania - france - germany - sweden ) an epicentre films ( in france ) release of a multi media est , les films d\u2019apres midi , neue mediopolis filmproduktion , bleck film & tv production , with the participation of cnc , institut francais , hbo romania , cofinova 11 , cine plus , chimney . ( international sales : films boutique , paris . ) produced by dragos vilcu . delegate producer , oana kelemen . co - producers , francois d\u2019artemare , alexander ris , christine haupt , anna croneman . co - executive producers , jessica ask , fredrick zander , frank evers , helge neubronner , andreas eicher .\ncrew : directed by radu muntean . screenplay , alexandru baciu , muntean , razvan radulescu . camera ( color , widescreen ) , tudor lucaciu ; editor , alexandru radu ; music , electric brother ; production designer , sorin dima ; costume designer , eliza frone ; sound , andre rigaut , alexandru radu ; line producer , christine haupt ; assistant director , sebastian mihailescu ; casting , andrei amarfoaie , carmen sandu .\nwith : teodor corban , iulian postelnicu , oxana moravec , ionut bora , tatiana iekel , vlad ivanov , mihaela sirbu , ioana flora , maria popistasu , liviu cheloiu . ( romanian dialogue )\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nwriter - director radu muntean occupies his characters with trivial matters but the weirdly ambiguous conflict between the two men eventually comes to a boil .\nlike a pot set to bubble only every few seconds , the drama is tightly measured to ensure a controlled level of tension that remains discreetly constant .\nthe film takes a character who would be merely incidental in a more conventional film and uses him to construct a poignant meditation on responsibility , guilt and community .\nit ' s a bit of a shaggy dog tale and quite a disappointment from this talented director .\na surprising and provocative piece of romanian filmmaking . [ full review in spanish ]\nsurprising romanian thriller with deep moral conflicts and a strong dramatic load . [ full review in spanish ]\nin its quiet accretion of everyday details , with key events happening off - screen or on the obscure margins , the beautifully shot tale is equal parts dostoyevsky and chantal akerman .\ndeftly scripted , subtle and challenging , this is a film which reminds us why muntean is such an important contributor to the romanian new wave .\nread more : interview : director radu muntean talks \u2018tuesday , after christmas\u2019 & prison set documentary .\nand i mean slowly . muntean is fascinated , as he was in \u2018tuesday\u2019 with the lived - in business of living , but here he indulges that fascination to the point of exasperation and beyond . in drab shots indifferently composed , we follow patrascu through seemingly every minute step of his everyday routine , to the point that it feels like most of the film is him driving around grey streets in an ugly compact car , monosyllabically answering his cellphone , trying to find a parking spot , going to an office , bringing in some forms , trading tired cliches with old acquaintances , and on and on and on .\nof course this is entirely the point . we are supposed to watch incident , encounter and conscience work upon him incrementally , until he\u2019s pushed towards a moment of crisis , but patrascu as a character is so frustratingly passive that when a final confrontation does occur , it is too little drama , too late on and we still have no real idea if he has undergone any actual arc of change . dima too is a mystery to us , his motives for involving himself threateningly with patrascu and not simply thanking his lucky stars he didn\u2019t talk , are muddy . and patrascu\u2019s wife and son are ciphers , merely there to be hovering presences on the fringes of the man\u2019s banal daily life .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\neric kohn and anne thompson discuss their favorite films of the year so far . they also debate several new releases and share some streaming recommendations .\nin an episode dedicated to the show within the show , \u201cglow\u201d illustrates its grand capacity for storytelling , and the very good tv podcast breaks down how .\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nafter studying under cinematographer ed lachman , shevaun mizrahi forged her own unique filmmaking path with its own set of rules .\nthe actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .\nlane and schoenbrun discuss how her interest in morgellons disease patients ( \u201cthe pain of others\u201d ) and his exploration of the slenderman myth ( \u201ca self - induced hallucination\u201d ) led them to make archival films from youtubes .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nthe cannes international film festival is the most talked - about film festival of the year , where directors from around the world showcase their newest work , from the most challenging art cinema to the big blockbusters . for many years , roger ebert and a team of contributors have covered cannes , and we are continuing that tradition with start - to - finish coverage from around the festival .\ncannes may be still abuzz with the roaring engines of george miller \u2019s\nmad max : fury road \u201d\u2014a joyful act of kinetic overkill that provided a tingly morning jolt to members of the press\u2014but there\u2019s also a quieter fare playing here that can be no less thrilling in its own unassuming way .\nwhereas the main competiton kicked off yesterday with matteo garrone \u2019s\ntale of tales , \u201d an interesting if uneven rumination on the theme of loss and disenchantment , today saw the opening of a side section called un certain regard , which is nominally a second - string competition , but sometimes offers films to rival the quality of those officially vying for the golden palm ( as was the case with such fare as alain guiraudie \u2019s\nstranger by the lake \u201d and ruben \u00f6stlund \u2019s\nforce majeure \u201d ) .\nformally speaking , the film\u2019s inoffensive simplicity suggests finger - painting , and offers about as much sophistication in terms of character development and theme . also , to this foodie\u2019s disappointment , kawase doesn\u2019t try to come up with a way of filming food preparation itself that would seem appropriately loving and sensual . instead , we end up literally staring into a simmering pot of beans for much of the film\u2019s running time , while the main character ( rather bullyingly ) brings good cheer to everyone she meets\u2014especially her grumpy boss , whose dislike of sweets is an all - too - easy shorthand for the chronic unhappiness from which he suffers .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nthe place for everything that doesn ' t have a home elsewhere on rogerebert . com , this is a collection of thoughts , ideas , snippets , and other fun things that roger and others posted over the years .\nmore moviegoers see films on video in some form than ever before - - whether streaming on demand , cable or satellite , instant download services , dvd or blu - ray . even high - profile pictures become available to home viewers before or at the same time as their theatrical release . reviewing them is a job for . . . the demanders !\nour far - flung correspondents are cinephiles from all over the world , hand - picked by roger ebert to write about movies from their unique international perspectives . they include contributors from ( alphabetically ) brazil , canada , egypt , great britain , india , mexico , the philippines , south korea , turkey and the u . s . they converge every year at ebertfest .\nsince he started as film critic for the chicago sun - times in 1967 , and began covering movies locally and at international film festivals , roger ebert has met and interviewed countless movie idols , artists and unknowns - - some of them even before they became famous . there ' s hardly a major figure in the history of movies , from the last part of the 20th century into the 21st , that he hasn ' t encountered .\nroger ebert has attended international film festivals and events for almost half a century , from the kolkata international film festival to the academy awards . in addition to his coverage , our contributors report the latest from cannes , telluride , toronto , sundance and other movie showcases world - wide .\nlife itself ,\nbased on roger ebert ' s memoir and directed by steve james , will open in theaters and be available on demand on july 4 , 2014 .\nthe opening shot of a movie can tell us a lot about how to view and interpret what follows . it can even represent the whole movie in miniature . the opening shots project collects illustrated analyses of some of jim emerson ' s favorites , and contributions from scanners readers .\nthe ebert club is our hand - 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", "topic": 9}], "title": "alone in the dark ii ( film )", "paragraphs": ["turner was a female character that appeared in second alone in the dark film .\nalone in the dark ii was filmed in new york city and los angeles . it is loosely based on the atari alone in the dark video game series .\nalone in the dark ii was filmed in new york city and los angeles . it is loosely based on the infogrames ' alone in the dark video game series .\nalone in the dark retrospective \u2013 slasher film with an oscar winning . . .\nthis article is a stub about stuff in the alone in the dark first film and its sequel , which is loosely connected to the original . you can help the alone in the dark wiki by expanding it .\nnot a sequel to the original alone in the dark film , this film replaces christian slater from the original film with another actor who looks nothing like him .\nno one is ever alone , or in the dark is this unnecessary , dull , sequel .\nthe infobox template in this article is missing some required data . you can help the alone in the dark wiki by filling it in .\nthis section is needed but has not been written yet . you can help alone in the dark wiki by writing it .\nreviewing the film for ign , r . l . shaffer wrote :\nuwe boll ' s alone in the dark did not require a sequel . critics hated the film . fans hated the film . . . . thankfully though , alone in the dark ii is actually a much better film than the first . it ' s a touch light on action , and the setting is far more limited in terms of production design , but the tone is a little more in keeping with the ideas of the game franchise . . . . look at alone in the dark ii more as a reboot than a sequel and it plays ok .\nwhat the fuck , this is not alone in the dark , this is more like shit mix with other shit . 0 . 5 / 5stars\nsorry to say , but this movie just doesn ' t have the fun or character of it ' s 2005 predecessor , alone in the dark .\nto be honest i didn ' t think the first alone in the dark movie was quite as bad as its reputation . it was flawed but watchable .\nalone in the dark , released in 2005 and directed by uwe boll , is a very loose adaptation of the franchise that popularized and kick - started the survival horror genre of video games . the film uses a few character names and basic plot elements from 2001 ' s alone in the dark the new nightmare , but this is where the similarities between the two continuities end .\nis a 2008 horror film , starring rick yune , lance henriksen , bill moseley , rachel specter and danny trejo , directed by peter scheerer and michael roesch . it is a sequel to uwe boll ' s 2005 film alone in the dark .\na direct - to - video sequel entitled alone in the dark ii was released in 2008 . uwe boll produced , but did not direct , the second movie ( the actual directors , peter scheerer and michael roesch , were also the directors for the house of the dead sequel dead aim ) .\nthankfully though , alone in the dark ii is actually a much better film than the first . it ' s a touch light on action , and the setting is far more limited in terms of production design , but the tone is a little more in keeping with the ideas of the game franchise . now , that doesn ' t mean this sequel follows the plot of the game series at all - - it doesn ' t , not even one bit . but at least , alone in the dark ii feels like it ' s trying to be a real movie , and it succeeds because it ' s not nearly as embarrassing as the first .\nmichael is almost fully in the dark as he tells his mother his fears of losing his family .\nthe other problematic aspect to alone in the dark is that it appears to have a bit of an identity crisis . it wanders back and forth between attempting to be a slasher film and trying to be a thriller . in the process of trying to pander to both crowds , the film sometimes misses out on pleasing either . a lot of the slasher film tropes are abandoned in an attempt to fall into the thriller sub - genre but the deaths are much too violent for alone in the dark not to be classified as a horror film . it finds its footing by the end but the tug of war that seems to be going on is distracting .\nalone in the dark was released by infogrames in 1992 for the pc . following capcom\u2019s 1989 game , sweet home , alone in the dark was one of the very first survival horror video games and used many elements of the cthulhu mythos in its story line ( which is kind of funny , since h . p . lovecraft himself hated games ) . the survival horror genre later became popularized by capcom\u2019s tremendously successful resident evil series and konmai\u2019s silent hill series . alone in the dark spawned four sequels and stood as a pretty respectable franchise , that was until uwe boll got his grimy hands on it and directed a horrible movie with the same title , loosely based on the games .\nthe film is to be released in 80 cinemas in the us on 9 october , then countrywide on 23 october . in the uk the film will open on 13 november .\nalone in the dark ii is presented in 2 . 40 : 1 anamorphic widescreen . i ' ll hand it to boll and co . , it ' s rare to see a dtv film , let alone a sequel , shot on film . 35mm no less . and their efforts yield a surprisingly theatrical presentation despite the film ' s obvious budget limitations . there is a fine haze of grain on the print - - common among super35 prints . the film also exhibits a soft haze throughout that doesn ' t lend itself to sharp , clean image detail , but at least the film looks like a real movie , as opposed to most low - grade dtv titles out there .\nokay . well , while the first\nalone in the dark\nmovie , you know , the one with christian slater and tara reid , was hardly a masterpiece , then i had expected the sequel to at least be equally ' good ' , if not better . that was not the case .\nalone in the dark ii\nwas even less interesting in story and plot than its predecessor , however unlikely that was . but alas , it was . i will say that they had an interesting cast , which included bill moseley and lance henriksen ! two of the more iconic names and faces in the horror genre . but even their appearances did little to lift up the train wreck that is known as\nalone in the dark ii\n. it should be said , though , that the movie had rather good special effects , which at least added some element of enjoyment to it . the evil force that was supposed to be threatening the world in the movie , was just simply not interesting enough to even present anything even remotely worthwhile to the story .\nalone in the dark ii\nis simply just not worth it . and if you are a fan of the game franchise , do yourself an immense favor and stay well clear of this one .\nthe new steve jobs film premiered back in early september at the 42nd annual telluride film festival in colorado and reviewers seem to like the film . here is what the reviewers had to say following that preview :\nwinslet also discussed how the film was shot , saying : \u201cthe way in which that film was shot was extraordinary\u2026\u201d said winslet .\nalone in the dark is one of my all - time favorite movies ( ok , just kidding ) . yeah , this movie isn ' t perfect , but it ' s not too bad either . going in to this movie , i was fully expecting the same complete rubbish that alone in the dark was . however , i was fairly surprised . it was by no means perfect , but it wasn ' t that bad . it seems like a decent movie that was made with a really low budget . only thing i don ' t know is , why is this movie called alone in the dark 2 ? it has not much similarities with the first film . . anyway its a good movie with some great actors : )\nsteve jobs also premiered at the new york film festival in early october . and then closed the london film festival on 18 october .\nhalf and hour into the movie , i was compelled to turn it off and move on . this movie has all the traits of an uwe boll creation , so that should tell you how watchable alone in the dark 2 is .\nlook at alone in the dark ii more as a reboot than a sequel and it plays ok . production values are high for a dtv flick , and the film is surprisingly competent - - it ' s just incredibly dry , and not particularly entertaining . the dvd looks pretty good , but the 5 . 1 mix is a mess . extras are pretty mundane , too . rent this one at your own risk .\nwas surprised . like others have said it won ' t change your world but you can do far worse than this movie . i was entertained . if you saw alone in the dark 1 and didn ' t like it don ' t let it discourage you from seeing this one . i thought the cast , script and acting was far better in this movie . ( i know that ' s not exactly saying much ) they wisely choose to ignore the first movie completely . probably should have just called it alone in the dark : the fate of existence instead of alone in the dark 2 . i know some people have issues with rick yune ' s casting in the lead role but i honestly don ' t know what the big deal is . i thought it brought something different to the table .\nthe biggest problem with alone in the dark is the pacing . tension is established throughout the first act and then things really drop off in the second , only to pick up again in the third . the ups and downs make the film play out as a little bit uneven and off kilter . fortunately , the last 30 minutes really reward the viewer\u2019s patience . the finale is grand by design and will not disappoint .\nrd\nchanged my makeup so that they couldn ' t use anything from the first film for the second film .\nuwe boll ' s alone in the dark did not require a sequel . the film , which made about $ 5 at the box office , was a massive flop . critics hated the film . fans hated the film . the story was dumb and incoherent , and the execution of the material was downright abysmal . add in tara reid ' s laugh - out - loud performance ( which allegedly was excised from boll ' s own\ndirector ' s cut\n) and you ' ve got the worst film of 2005 , by a long shot .\nexorcist ii : the heretic director john boorman :\nthe idea of making a metaphysical thriller was terribly seductive to my psyche .\nthey hide in plain sight , suddenly visible in one frame and gone in the next .\nalone in the dark is a mostly solid horror film that has moments of greatness and moments of mediocrity . it is definitely worth a look for genre film fans . while it doesn\u2019t really bring anything new to the table , it is entertaining and features a variety of great performances from all of its leads . the new line dvd has plenty of special features , including an audio commentary with director and interviews with the cast , as well as the punk band that appears in the film .\nhe describes events in the film as being nothing like the reality : \u201calmost nothing in it is like it really happened . \u201d\nthat ' s just over a month after the film started showing in the us . in the us the film hit 80 theatres from friday 9 october before roling out to all cinemas on 23 october .\nyes . . . it ' s that time again ! i bit the bullet and continued my venture into celluloid atrocities . however , alone in the dark 2 . . . is so bland , so unimpressively average that . . . it makes little impression . good or bad .\n3 . the iconic ( an overused word , but appropriate in this case ) image of father merrin standing outside the macneil house illuminated in a beam of light was inspired by magritte ' s the empire of light ii .\nbut everything finally settled down , with a leading man selected and a couple of trailers for the movie released . the film premiered at the telluride film festival in colorado at the end of september , so some reviews appeared as early as that . then the film was also shown at the new york film festival at the beginning of october .\nin addition to boasting a great cast , alone in the dark is also noteworthy for having one of its killers don a hockey mask before jason ever did so in a friday the 13 th film . it\u2019s often been speculated that this picture served as inspiration for jason\u2019s iconic hockey mask and the town that dreaded sundown provided inspiration for bag - head jason . whether or not there is a correlation , it\u2019s an interesting bit of trivia , to say the least .\nalas , alone in the dark ii doesn ' t fail because it ' s a bad movie ; it ' s just not a very good one - - dragged down by a dull narrative and uninteresting leads . the film is certainly better than its predecessor , and many will probably find themselves enjoying what ' s here , but the sequel is still not nearly as entertaining , or scary , as the games that inspired it . let ' s hope this is the last we see of this wasted franchise , at least until the rights are no longer in the hands of boll and company .\nbut last year newtype magazine broke the story that plans were in the works to adapt the entire berserk story into anime . the first step in this plan is a trilogy of movies\u2014all to be released in 2012\u2014that cover the first story arc once again . with the second film , berserk golden age arc ii : the battle for doldrey , hitting theaters this weekend in japan , now seemed like the perfect time to cover the first movie , berserk golden age arc i : the egg of the king , which came out back in february . but does the first film in the trilogy set a standard of quality worthy of the source material , or is this one of those times that it would have been better off leaving well enough alone ?\nreviews could easily sink dark tower into the high teens over three days giving christopher nolan\u2019s dunkirk a third weekend no . 1 win in the vicinity of $ 16m . to date , the world war ii british movie has amassed $ 116m through two weeks . the dark tower was financed 50 / 50 by mrc and sony at a reported $ 60m . sony is hoping that king fans and african american and hispanic audiences will take this title to a higher level at the b . o . dark tower follows the last gunslinger , roland deschain ( idris elba ) , who is locked in an eternal battle with the man in black ( matthew mcconaughey ) and determined to prevent him from toppling the dark tower , which holds the universe together . in the king series , there are also easter eggs and homages to the author\u2019s previous classics such as the shining , pet sematary and more .\nberserk golden age arc i : the egg of the king was released in japanese theaters on february 4 , 2012 . a western release is planned for sometime this fall . stay tuned to kotaku east for the review of the second film in the series , berserk golden age arc ii : the battle for doldrey , late next week .\nin the first few weeks since opening just 60 cinemas in the us , the steve jobs film has made $ 2 . 26m . the movie will go on full release in the us on friday 23 october .\nan absolute mess of a film , makes the original look like a masterpiece .\nat least the first one was so crappy it was entertaining . this is not . no conection to the first one , cruddy effects , bad acting , and just plain boring . that is the biggest problem . boring ! in the first , there were plenty of cheesey action scences to keep you entertained . this time , they do nothing but talk about witchs . snore . also , it has even less to do with the game then the first . the first was loosly based on alone in the dark : new nightmare . this on has no bussiness even being called alone in the dark 2 . only connection at all : the main charcter is still named edward carnby , but now hes a asian guy who cant act to save his live .\none - by - one , michael destroys those closest to him , sending the film toward its inevitable tragic conclusion , which the bbc called \u201ca shattering act of violence which leaves him unassailable , invincible \u2014 and utterly alone . \u201d ( g )\nthe film spectrum began as a labor of love in may 2005 , and after years of obsessive research , launched in october 2011 . two months later ,\neven exists in the first place . the first was a colossal flop , earning only half of what uwe boll\u2019s previous film (\nwarner bros . \u2019 dunkirk is currently at $ 4m - $ 5m today with a weekend three of $ 14 . 5m to $ 16 . 5m . this film still has its imax auditoriums in its control , and again , no surprise here if it overtakes dark tower depending on the audience reaction to dark tower . on the high - end , dunkirk\u2019s grasp will be $ 132 . 45m .\nin the second weekend the movie made 69 percent less profit than it did in the previous weekend .\nwhen the night falls , and the creatures of the dark are crawling out of the shadows , there is only one man who stands between us and evil : edward carnby .\nhe told the wall street journal that the film examines \u201conly one aspect of jobs\u2019 personality . \u201d\nnow , there\u2019s a sequel to boll\u2019s cinematic mess , alone in the dark 2 . although , he doesn\u2019t direct the sequel , he is the producer and the film bears his fingerprints . we open with a dark and stormy night , three people , one of them severely injured , are rushing through a wooded area running from an unseen force , looking for refuge , which they find in a decrepit public restroom . coke - head , xavier ( zack ward ) hears the group approaching and hides in one of the bathroom\u2019s stalls . the injured man appears to have some fatal disease for his body is running with black veins that are slowly growing longer . the woman in the group produces a dagger , which becomes the center point of a little later in the film , and removes a small vial from its hilt . after destroying the vial , whatever they were running away from finally reaches the bathroom , butchers the group and attacks xavier .\njack sholder ( a nightmare on elm street ii : freddy\u2019s revenge ) is the cowriter of the film\u2019s screenplay and also serves as the director . he shows proficiency at using lighting , camera angles , and audio cues to build tension but loses some of his momentum in the film\u2019s second act . his script is a tad generic but with a very talented cast bringing the characters to life and a no holds barred kind of finale ; the viewer almost forgets that a lot of things about the film are just average .\ntracking initially showed the dark tower opening at no . 1 in the low $ 20m range , but the film , which is not a faithful adaptation of the book not to mention a patchwork of genres , has been blasted by critics with a 20 % rotten tomatoes score . sony , much like with emoji movie last week , held the review embargo date until the latest possible time on this film .\nthis single - disc dvd comes packed in a black amaray case with a glossy slipcover . artwork is consistent with the first film .\nthe film was released in germany on september 25 , 2008 , in the united kingdom on july 27 , 2009 and in the united states on january 26 , 2010 . an american blu - ray release is sold exclusively by best buy .\ni did not know what to do last night , as it was unexpectedly raining in dubai . i stopped by the grand cinemas at the mercato mall and for some unknown reason , decided to spend . . . sorry waste 30 dirhams to see that movie . yes , i found myself alone in the dark too ! the only guy in that movie theatre . at first i thought i was early , which actually was the case , then as the movie started , i realized that i was still alone in the dark . then after half an hour watching that movie , i did understand why . . . but never did understand the story of that movie , if any . anyway , arriving early was also good in itself , as i did at least enjoyed the commercials and movies preview . but alone in the dark 2 , was absolutely crap ! bad acting , with newbie actors staring from time to time at the camera ( damned ! they told me already it is not a prop ! ) , the worst special effects i have ever seen so far , the worst cg , the worst story and i still wonder how they managed to make a sequel . the veins appearing on that chinese guy are amazing ! ! ! you can even see the glue to stick them to the skin ! ! ! ! 1 ( awful ) out of 10 , but honestly it deserves a 0 or minus something . . .\nthe series does just as well on fan polls . the godfather is tied with the shawshank redemption for the highest score on urltoken ( 9 . 2 ) , while the godfather part ii comes in third ( 9 . 0 ) . that\u2019s two of the public\u2019s three favorite movies .\nthat spoils pretty much the entire plot of the film , including what could have been good plot twists .\nmichael\u2019s journey from war hero to vicious killer in the original godfather sets the stage for the godfather part ii . the sequel tells two simultaneous tales : the rise of the father , and the fall of the son . in one storyline , we see the journey of vito ( robert de niro ) from sicily to ellis island ; from his petty first crime to his first murder in 1920s new york .\njason fraley holds an m . f . a in film & electronic media from american university and a b . a . in journalism from the university of maryland . he has contributed to\nmuch of the film\u2019s power is due to coppola\u2019s right - hand man , cinematographer gordon willis , who provides one of the most talked - about lighting jobs in history . with daring overhead lighting and experiments in overexposure , willis creates what critic david thomson called a \u201cbold exploration of film noir in color . \u201d ( b ) unfortunately he was never quite appreciated in his day , snubbed for nominations in both godfather i and ii , and receiving only two nominations in his career : zelig ( 1983 ) and the godfather part iii ( 1990 ) . the academy made it up to him with a lifetime achievement award the same year as roger corman , who had launched coppola\u2019s career .\nin part ii , hyman roth is kind enough to remind us of the corruption of sports , saying he\u2019s liked baseball ever since chicago threw the world series in 1919 . in havana , fredo\u2019s connection to roth is established against the backdrop of a cuban nightclub show . and in the little italy flashback , fannuci appears to have leverage of an italian opera singer . the shot of his silhouette passing the stage is quite disturbing .\nwith a dvd follow - up of the original\nalone in the dark\nmovie , my prejudgment whispered in my ear that this will be just another worthless follower . actually , it wasn ' t that bad . the film had a much smaller budget than the original , but you could probably guess that since this was a straight to video movie . the cast is great and fun to watch . ok , this film is never going to win an oscar . it takes itself to seriously , the effects are occasionally ropey ( but good considering the budget ) and the acting is not always up to de nero ' s standard . but this is a great b movie . the cinematography is actually quite good considering the shooting time and the lighting in extremely good .\nthe movie may have been premiered , but boyle apparently told deadline that at the time he was still\ntweaking little bits\nin the film prior to release .\nthe movie was in eighth place over its opening weekend , and things have got steadily worse for it . according to macrumours the film has been pulled from more than 2 , 000 cinemas in the us after flopping at the box offic . in the second weekend the movie made 69 percent less profit than it did in the previous weekend .\n15 . in fact , the response to the movie was so negative that boorman reedited the last part of the film ( which itself was heavily rewritten doing shooting ) in an attempt to improve reception as it rolled out in more and more theaters . he failed .\nsony was originally going to make the film , but pulled out . instead , universal is running the project .\nthink about it . he goes off to sicily without contacting her , then pops back into her life to propose . she spends the rest of the film , and the sequel , locked up inside the corleone compounds . coppola foreshadows this in part i , showing kay behind the jail bars of the corleone gates . when kay is stopped at the lake tahoe gates in part ii , she fittingly wears a pinstriped outfit to echo her own jailed existence .\nwhen more than one studio continually returns to the drawing board over the course of the decade , trying to stuff a piece of complex literature like dark tower into 90 - 120 minute structure , maybe it\u2019s time to move on . dark tower , unlike harry potter , apparently is not easy to adapt one book at a time to screen so sony / mrc\u2019s version pulled bits from all eight novels in the series . lindelof even said in a 2009 usa today interview that he loved the dark tower books and king so much , he was \u201cterrified of screwing it up\u201d and after lost couldn\u2019t devote another seven years to a property of that magnitude .\nexorcist star linda blair :\nanybody who thinks this is a horror film is wrong .\n, executives were very displeased with the slow , philosophical tone of schrader ' s film . they also wanted\nhowever , sculley thinks that jeff daniels , the actor who portrays him in the film ,\naccurately summarized a lot of the things i felt then , and now .\nwhen the night falls , and the creatures of the dark are crawling out of the shadows , there is only one man who stands between us and evil : edward carnby . one of the most popular characters in video game history , edward carnby returns for a second mission .\noddly , it does have some slight resemblance to the game this time ( and someone is briefly alone in the dark , giving it one up on the original ) . the opening scene is very much like the one in the latest game ( the only one i\u2019ve played all the way through , to be honest ) , where a dying exposition - spewing character gives info and an artifact to our hero . well , sub - hero . it\u2019s actually par\u00e9 , who would actually make a fine edward carmby ( and is dressed like him ) , but he just disappears from the movie and then yune steps in . sort of like\ndespite being as fiscally conservative as possible , film financiers assert that even if dark tower makes $ 90m worldwide , both sony and mrc will lose an estimated combined 25 % of their production cost ( around $ 15m ) , which is low next to other disasters this summer .\nobserved :\nfraley , a film buff , is known for his savantlike ability to name every best picture winner in history , by year .\n\u201cpacino\u2019s work in the middle film of francis ford coppola\u2019s trilogy is the gravest of the greatest leading performances on film , \u201d wrote premiere magazine , who ranked it the # 20 best performance of all time . \u201cthe hollow - eyed pacino wins our empathy even as he wreaks evil . \u201d ( d )\npraised the site for offering\nlengthy , spirited reviews . . . with the ethos of a true film aficionado .\ndeadline spoke with woz about the film and the apple co - founder was enthusiastic , calling the film\nauthentic\n.\ni give full credit to danny boyle and aaron sorkin for getting it so right , \u201d he said .\nin a screening of the movie in san francisco , sorkin was asked what jobs might think about the film if he were alive today , sorkin said , \u201cif this movie were about someone else , he\u2019d like it . \u201d\ni just can ' t believe that a sequel to an absolute rubbish film would turn out to be good . after watching the first crappy alone in te dark i thought this one will also be the same , i rented it because i couldn ' t find another movie that looks good . uwe boll did not direct it so i was saying to myself\nit shouldn ' t be bad as the first one\n. the film was better than i expected . the story has a good pace with plenty of\nplot\nand action through - out the movie , and the acting was surprisingly good . and with that i mean that some of the actors were actually really good and the others decent ! so don ' t expect a perfect movie .\nthis movie suffers from the same problem as evangelion : you are ( not ) alone : much of the time , it is frame - for - frame , line - for - line , identical to the tv series . there is not a single deviation\nthe man in black fled across the desert , and the gunslinger followed .\nbecause , you know . . . alone in the dark 1 was such a great film and all . was it really necessary to make an even worse sequel to an already horrible film ? this one is shockingly good at being completely worthless . the special effects were a complete mess . the acting was very hit or miss ( some did a fairly decent job however it ' s not worth sticking up for them as they agreed to work on this filth ) . the story is all over the place . i ' ve never seen a movie that felt like those involved realized nothing good was going to come of it so they just gave up and threw together what had been done and submitted it as a finished product . now i have .\none east coast producer / director who is also a die - hard dark tower fan criticized , \u201cthey crammed too much into the trailer , as well as too much in the film while oddly leaving key characters out . also , the studio and the filmmakers are trying to appeal to people who know nothing about the book rather than the hardcore fans who will see it , and spread the gospel of how amazing this series is . \u201d\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nprolonged prologue : the film opens with a long text crawl describing the backstory , while at the same time lazily narrated by uwe boll himself .\nthe movie is filmed in three different formats 16mm , 35mm , and digital , to represent the different times in which the scenes take place .\nwhile dark tower was rallying as a top ticket seller earlier in the week , its sales slowed the minute reviews hit \u2013 the woe studios face in this rotten tomatoes era . last night\u2019s money for the film directed by nikolaj arcel was notable , higher than focus features\u2019 atomic blonde ( $ 1 . 52m ) last thursday ( which posted a $ 7 . 1m friday and $ 18 . 3m opening ) , and on par with ghost in the shell ( $ 7 . 7m friday , $ 18 . 7m weekend ) .\ni played the games , and i always thought , that they would be amusing horror movies . . long before dr boll started to produce all that trash . all of them , every single game calling itself\nalone in the dark\n. . take place at night , and hey . . you were a - l - o - n - e . . . so what kind of movie have we got here ? without any connection to part one , though there was an open ending with carnby ( slater ) being attacked by some kind of monster , this new\nmasterpiece of german wanna - be - movie makers\nhas nothing , i repeat nothing to do with part one . . . what we get is some weird witch story . . about a crappy looking knife . . and some rotting b - or c - movie actors like ralf - i want to be like arnold - m\u00f6ller . there ' s no story . . believe me , and if there were one you wouldn ' t like to follow it . but : there are some amusing elements to be found in alone in the dark : so , slater ( poor guy lost all his reputation after his boll engagement ) has converted to ( wtf ? ) rick yune . . the guy from\ndie another day\nor\nfast and the furious\n. . so why did they take an asian actor ? 90 percent of this pile of * * * * is shot at daylight . . so why do they call it\nalone in the dark\n? ? but for god ' s sake there ' s even more things to tell about this disaster . . but it would waste your time reading it as it were a waste of time to write it down . . there is no reason to watch\nalone in the dark2\n. . even for trash freaks !\ndominion : prequel to the exorcist director paul schrader :\ni had a different film in mind , more one about merrin ' s journey than strictly a horror vehicle .\nspeaking at a panel discussion about steve jobs after a screening of the film in manhattan , boyle describes jobs [ as portrayed in the movie ] : \u201ceverybody knows how [ jobs ] did behave , that he was a difficult guy , especially to some people . for reasons you see in the film , he explains why he\u2019s like that : that he wants a players , and b players discourage the a players . he was brutal in explaining it , and also brutal on himself . \u201d\nat this point , the corleone family is done . as tom and frankie lament in a powerful prison scene , the corleones have suffered the same fate as the roman empire . michael is left to ponder this as he sits alone at his lake tahoe estate , weighing the consequences of his actions and recalling better times when his loved ones were still alive .\nsealed evil in a can : the movie has this , though watching the movie it can be hard to tell exactly what it is . the movie talks about a dark world that mirrors our light world , but at other times , it suggests that the abkani tribe that discovered them are the evil in the can . but then , it ' s uwe boll , so . . .\nthe ultimate foreshadowing is , of course , young vito\u2019s life predicting michael\u2019s . the parallel tales of part ii allow for some very clever transitions moving from vito\u2019s story to michael\u2019s , and vice versa . these moments , separated by time , are still connected by fate .\nthough far from a worthy successor to the original ( but why make impossible demands ? ) the film clearly could have been much worse .\nif there\u2019s one thing sony and mrc can be commended for , it\u2019s realizing that when it comes to mounting audacious and risky projects , to do them at a low cost , never at valerian $ 180m levels . while the chances for a dark tower sequel are slim , sony / mrc will make sure that fans aren\u2019t left unsatisfied : there\u2019s a tv series already in the works with former walking dead showrunner glen mazzara . while the series will be separate from the film and focus on a younger gunslinger , the dark tower show is set to feature appearances by the pic\u2019s stars elba , dennis haysbert and tom taylor . the series is also based on the fourth novel the wizard and glass .\nthe tomatometer rating \u2013 based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2013 is a trusted measurement of movie and tv programming quality for millions of moviegoers . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ntake jobs and the other co - founder of apple , steve wozniak , played by seth rogan . woz is there at the launch of the mac in 1984 , randomly he is there before steve jobs goes on stage to talk next computers during the wilderness years , and even more randomly ( since in real life he no longer is working at apple at this time ) woz is there at the launch of the imac in 1997 . and you know what\u2019s the most annoying thing about this \u2013 at each of these events , like a broken record woz is asking jobs to mention the apple ii team . not only does this make him sound like a bit of an idiot , it\u2019s such a shame for woz to be presented in this light given that he actually worked as a consultant on the film \u2013 he was paid considerably for his efforts . it\u2019s almost as if nobody listened to a word he said other than some comment he must have made about the apple ii .\nwall of text : the opening text crawl , which was added to explain things beforehand after test audiences complained that the film was too confusing .\nindeed , a lot changes between vito\u2019s boyhood and adulthood . compare his view of the statue of liberty at both stages in life . at the start of part ii , coppola provides a sweeping shot of young vito and his fellow immigrants staring in wonder at the promise of lady liberty as the ship pulls into new york harbor . coppola romanticizes what it must have been like for those brave people landing on the shores of ellis island .\nwe think that the issue with the movie is that the team behind it didn\u2019t appreciate their market . with so many apple fans around the world the film could have been a real hit \u2013 if it hadn\u2019t portrayed the story in such a negative light .\n4 . the film ' s prologue , set in iraq , was actually shot there in 1972 / 3 . the u . s . had no diplomatic relations with the country , and so friedkin had to take a british crew to work on scenes with actor max von sydow . the iraqi government agreed to the shoot under three circumstances : ( 1 ) friedkin & co . had to train local iraqis in film techniques , ( 2 ) they had to teach local iraqis how to make movie blood , and ( 3 ) friedkin had to donate a print of his oscar - winning film the french connection .\nstill , pacino\u2019s own favorite moment came in the first film . it wasn\u2019t his darting eyes before his first hit ; nor the steadiness of his hand outside the hospital . it wasn\u2019t his hypocritical face at the baptism ; nor his lying eyes to kay at the end . for him , it was that slow walk across the street after the film\u2019s final murder , purging a family outsider .\nin addition to rota , coppola refused to \u201cgo against the family\u201d and employed his father , carmine , who provides the music for the mafia war montage in part i , where he appears on screen as a piano player . together , the two shared an oscar for part ii , which features the beautiful \u201cimmigrant theme . \u201d how can one not get the chills when the strings kick in at 0 : 30 ? carmine was so excited to win an oscar that he dropped and broke his statue on the way back to his seat .\nworking hand - in - hand with godon willis\u2019 sepia tones are some of the most ambitious period visuals ever attempted . part i covers \u201940s new york , hollywood , sicily and las vegas , but is rather minimal in the exteriors it shows . with a bigger budget for part ii , coppola goes bigger , recreating not only \u201950s nevada and miami , but also \u201950s cuba ( shot in the dominican republic ) , 1901 ellis island , 1907 sicily and 1920s new york .\nan odd film based on a computer game which was based on an even worse film . the computer effects are not bad at times but the character effects could have been done by a pre - schooler . the storyline seems to lose its way and the actors realise this and give up .\nsuch brilliant parallelism pervades the films . we go from opening part i with a slow pull - back to reveal vito sitting at his desk , to opening part ii with michael seated at that same desk . we go from michael pulling out a specially - placed gun for his first murder in a bathroom , to vito doing the same for his first murder on a rooftop . we go from michael\u2019s murder montage at the end of part i to his murder montage at the end of part ii . and we go from vito handling his first guns in his apartment bathtub , to frankie slitting his wrists in a bathtub \u2014 a fate originally intended for clemenza . screw castellano for not returning as clemenza . he ruined one of coppola\u2019s most genius parallels .\ndark tower is the third huge rock to be rolled uphill this summer along with king arthur and the mummy by the majors , only to watch them all come rolling down at the b . o . quite often when a production problem arises on these films , there\u2019s a rush to solve them by committee natch and i hear that director nikolaj arcel ( in his hollywood directorial debut here following the foreign film nomination for his film a royal affair ) received a heavy dose of notes from both sony and mrc executives , not to mention there\u2019s a heavy guard of producers here in ron howard , brian grazer , akiva goldsman ( who wrote various drafts ) and of course there\u2019s king ( who has been very supportive of the film , rallying fans online to see it on twitter and bringing ny press and fans to see it in bangor maine ) .\nhowever ,\nunlike mr . sorkin , i did know the real steve jobs , for about 14 years . . . and the steve jobs portrayed in sorkin ' s film isn ' t the man i knew .\nsome behind the scenes footage and interviews are also included , but they\u2019re not particularly essential . it\u2019s kind of funny when lance admits he hasn\u2019t seen the first film , and defends it by saying that he \u201cdidn\u2019t think it would help\u201d . you are very correct , sir . watching the first film helps no one , unless you love endless opening crawls ( which i was disappointed that this film did not have , though the end credits run over 6 minutes long , which i assume is to get the film to a promised 90 minute run - time ) .\non the bright side this weekend , as hollywood has called for more diversity in film and tv particularly post # oscarssowhite , here are three wide entries that star black actors in leading roles . while the dark tower is making a playing for king fans and genre moviegoers , there was concern among some trackers that kidnap and detroit might be vying for the same audience . indeed there is some significant overlap with both titles\u2019 majorities being females over 25 : detroit is pulling in 44 % and kidnap 42 % according to comscore / screen engine\u2019s posttrak . originally , kidnap moved on to this date to grab the female 18 - 25 demo with detroit expected to lure upscale arthouse demos and african americans . currently percent - wise , detroit is pulling in the greater amount of african americans at 40 % ( its leading demo ) to kidnap \u2018s 25 % and dark tower \u2018s 23 % .\narriving the same year as hitchcock\u2019s final great film , the godfather marked a pivotal point in the filmmaking continuum of the 20th century . coppola both understands the masters of the past and embraces the flair of the 1970s hollywood renaissance . on the one hand , he wrote the word \u201chitchcockian\u201d in the margins of his directing bible for influence in directing michael\u2019s hospital visit . on the other , he upped the ante on arthur penn\u2019s bonnie and clyde ( 1967 ) , using 149 \u201csquibs\u201d in sonny\u2019s toll booth massacre and having carlo\u2019s foot fly through a windshield to wipe the camera in a ballsy hood - mount . ( f )\nthe film will be out ( at least in the us ) very soon , but you don ' t have to wait to get a preview of it now . you can watch a couple of trailers now .\nwhen hertzfeld spoke to re / code he hadn\u2019t seen the final film , but what he saw he said : \u201cdeviates from reality everywhere\u201d .\nyou can chide psycho ii for its hubris , and the fact that it won ' t ever get within shouting distance of a classic . but for a quiet summer escape with an old motel owner we used to know . . . yeah , it could be a lot worse .\n1 . ) . the dark tower ( sony / mrc ) , 3 , 451 theaters / $ 7 . 7m fri . ( includes $ 1 . 8m previews ) / 3 - day cume : $ 19 . 6m / wk 1"]}
{"id": 116452, "summary": [{"text": "django strikes again ( italian : django 2 - il grande ritorno , lit . \" django 2 - the great return \" ) is a 1987 italian spaghetti western film directed by nello rossati .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the only official sequel to django . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "django strikes again", "paragraphs": ["django strikes again ( django 2 : il grande ritorno ) is a movie directed by nello rossati in 1987 .\ndouble feature two - disc set : django ( 90 min . ) & django strikes again ( 96 min . )\nno quotes approved yet for django 2 : il grande ritorno ( django strikes again ) . logged in users can submit quotes .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for django 2 : il grande ritorno ( django strikes again ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on django strikes again . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nthe news of sayles taking on the job comes to us from the hollywood reporter , but details beyond that are slim . however , franco nero , who played the titular gunslinger in 1966\u2019s django and 1987\u2019s django strikes again , has high praise for sayles :\ndjango strikes again ( u . s . a . ) | django 2 ( u . s . a . ) | django ' s r\u00fcckkehr ( germany ) | ritorno di django ( italy ) | il grande ritorno di django ( italy ) | el retorno del heroe ( spain ) | el regresso de un hero ( spain ) | el retorno de django ( argentina ) | django - a volta do vingador ( brazil ) | cango ' nun d\u00f6n\u00fcs\u00fc ( turkey ) | django 2 : le grand retour de django ( france ) | fruktad rebell ( sweden ) | django - teloittajan paluu ( finland ) | django ataca de novo ( portugal ) | django visszat\u00e9r ( hungary ) | django znovu \u00fato\u010d\u00ed ( czech republic ) | django se vrac\u00ed ( czech republic ) | django rides again\nmovies in perfect condition . franco nero was a childhood hero , now at 55 he is again .\ndjango strikes aga . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\ndjango lives will mark nero\u2019s third outing as django after the original movie and the 1987 sequel django strikes again ! , and while plot details are being kept under wraps , it had previously been reported that the film would \u201cbe set in 1915 , with nero playing the role of an older django working as a consultant to producers of silent movie westerns who gets involved with racketeers . \u201d of course , that could change , given that sayles will now be rewriting .\ndoubtlessly not nearly as fantastic and iconic as corbucci ' s original django from 1966 . franco nero has his vintage charisma though . but basically , django strikes again comes across to be kind of a cheap and trashy tv movie , featuring a partly absurd , partly quite trivial plot , loads of cheesy dialogues and rather bad editing . but still , also franco nero .\nthis is the trailer for nello rossati ' s django strikes again . be sure to visit our website at urltoken to check out more rare and hard - to - find dvds and movie memorabilia . any questions or comments ? contact us direct at revok @ urltoken former gunfighter django has become a monk and abandoned his violent former ways . his daughter is kidnapped by rogue hungarian soldiers using slave labor to run a silver mine . django casts off his habit and digs up his machine gun to practise a little liberation theology .\nthe only official sequel . franco nero returns . check out terrence hill as django in django prepare a coffin . set after the original movie .\nthe jury is still out on whether or not that django television series is still going to happen , but at least django lives ! is still breathing .\ndjango , prepare a coffin ( preparati la bara ! ) ( django sees red ) [ non - usa format , pal , reg . 2 import - united kingdom ]\nnever seen a django film but i definitely want to see at least the original .\ndjango 2 . . il grande ritorno . protagonista franco nero . director nello rossati . a\u00f1o 1987\nto learn what there is to know about the new django lives screenwriter , hit the jump .\ndjango was also not shot in techniscope . the correct aspect ratio is 1 , 66 : 1 .\nno further details on django lives , including a release date or production timeline , have been released .\ndjango 2 . . . . il grande ritorno . protagonista franco nero . director nello rossati . a\u00f1o 1987\ndjango must leave for a while his monk robe and oil his machine gun in order to rescue his daughter .\nregardless , his comments are an interesting perspective on the making the film . \u201cdjango unchained\u201d opens on christmas day .\na perverse , wild jumble of herzog , fulci and heroic bloodshed . django as rambo as 80s slasher . has very little to do with the original django or the spaghetti western in general . amazing music from gianfranco plenizio .\ni explain it again for everybody who does not know it . 1 , 33 : 1 open matte shows you only what the black bars hide when they are shown on an old 4 : 3 tv in its cinema aspect ratio of 1 , 78 : 1 . means you can see more on top and ground .\nof course , with the video market prefering 1 , 33 : 1 films there were more films shot for 1 , 78 : 1 for cinema , which were shown then in 1 , 33 : 1 open matte on the tv . nowadays with widescreen tellies these film are generally shown again in 1 , 78 : 1 .\ni give the fist movie 3 stars ( django ) . the other disk . . . . . . throw it away i give that movie - 3 stars for wasting 90 min . of my life . buy the vesion that only has django .\nthis article is related to : news and tagged anthony lapaglia , django unchained , kill bill : vol . 1 , quentin tarantino\nquentin tarantino previously nodded to nero\u2019s involvement in the django series in 2012 , as django unchained ( narratively unrelated to the original film ) features a cameo by the 74 - year old as a man who asks jamie foxx\u2019s character how he spells his name .\nformer gunfighter django has become a monk and abandoned his violent former ways . his daughter is kidnapped by rogue hungarian soldiers using slave labor to run a silver mine . django casts off his habit and digs up his machine gun to practise a little liberation theology .\nformer gunfighter django has become a monk and abandoned his violent former ways . his daughter is kidnapped by rogue hungarian soldiers using slave labor to run a silver mine . django casts off his habit and digs up his machine gun to practice a little liberation theology .\nin addition to info on that film , after the break you\u2019ll find a video interview with tarantino in which he explains the django lineage .\nat moments , there ' s the kind of gritty and merciless stuff you liked a lot in 1966 ' s django , and most importantly , the stuff you liked a lot about the character django . but eventually , the original concept of nero ' s character is altered and lost , turning django from an apathetic and ruthless gunslinger / antihero to a rather uninspired and remorseful saviour figure . it ' s a somehow logical\u2026\nback in the summer of 2014 it was reported that franco nero would reprise the role of django from the 1966 spaghetti western for django lives , and now the project has found itself a writer and director in oscar - nominated filmmaker john sayles ( passion fish , lone star ) .\ndjango and its sequel are well known to fans of the spaghetti western , legendary for their action , nerve , and impact on the genre .\nboth movies are great , can ' t go wrong with franco nero , great actor . django one of the best spaghetti westerns ever . . .\nalthough the django name will be best known to modern audiences from django unchained , that title is a reference to nero\u2019s ultraviolent 1966 western . originally envisioned as a drifter who wanders the wild west with a casket containing a gatling gun , the django name has been utilized for dozens of rip - offs over the years . of course tarantino , that lover of old school schlock , would make a django rip - off of his own . however , the role originates with nero , so django lives ! will be the third official film in the series . even tarantino knew that he was simply riffing on something bigger , so he went ahead and put nero in his movie , just so cinephiles would know that he knew what he was doing .\nmore like djambo - it ' s entertaining enough , but i would have preferred to see django in another western as opposed to the colombian jungle .\ndespite having around 30 sequels to his name , this is the only official sequel to the original 1966 django . it ' s also the only sequel where\ndjango digs up his buried machine gun and and returns to the silver mine along with a fake ' mariposa negra ' made by his friends the monks at the monastery . with the help of a young native boy who delivers the butterfly along with a note that tells where the insect was captured while django waits in ambush . ' el diablo ' at first overjoyed discovers it ' s fake and does not fall into django ' s trap . django then attacks the silver mine with explosives and after the austrian soldiers are all killed he frees guinn and his daughter and leaves ' el diablo ' to the prisoners to exact their revenge .\ni don\u2019t know wether django was shot in this format or not . this wasn\u2019t my point . i mean the picture quality and the look of the image .\nthe story would have former gunslinger django , in his twilight years , ending up as a silent - movie consultant in 1915 hollywood and meeting an aspiring filmmaker with whom he reluctantly goes into business . when the filmmaker gets killed by racketeers , the young man\u2019s gambling debts are considered transferred to django , who must now flee for safety to a small rural community . but that town\u2019s sharply divided inhabitants have their own problems , and django becomes embroiled in a bloody conflict immediately upon arrival .\n/ tweeted , casting , independent , sequels , western , django lives ! , eric zaldivar , franco nero , michael a . martinez , mike malloy , noah segan\nso django works an escape and the gunfighter of old is reborn . he goes to a graveyard where he begins to dig at a stone marked simply , django , and i knew then where his special coffin had been hidden when he gave up the guns . a horse drawn hears comes along with a woman and a child while he\u2019s digging when a band of mexican outlaws came along . django of course takes care of them and has his base of operations , mounting his gun in the hearse .\nretired for 20 years in a mexican monastery , ex - gunman django is asked by his dying ex - girlfriend to protect marisol , their daughter . when django arrives to her village , marisol has already been kidnapped by christopher connelly , a former officer of juarez , who terrorizes the people along the river he is navigating in his armored boat .\ntwenty years after the event in the first django , the title character has left the violent world of gunslinger to become a monk . living in a monastery , he wants no\nthough he\u2019s best known for his performances in \u201cdjango , \u201d joshua logan\u2019s \u201ccamelot , \u201d luis bu\u00f1uel\u2019s \u201ctristana , \u201d and in \u201cdie hard 2 , \u201d nero continues to work fairly frequently up until this day . he recently made a high - profile cameo in quentin tarantino \u2019s \u201cdjango unchained , \u201d in which he asked jamie foxx\u2019s character how to spell his name .\nthis is a fantastic dvd set with two very entertaining django movies starring franco nero . both flicks are fun stuff and this is a terrific dvd package with some cool extra . . .\ndjango locates the boat and asks ' el diablo ' for the return of his daughter . he ' s laughed at before he ' s shackled in chains , tortured and then taken to the silver mine .\nthis is a fun action movie . . its definetely not a western like the first and best django , but this is an action packed movie that delivers some fun for it 84 minutes of movie time !\nalmost three years ago , django lives ! was announced and the timing couldn\u2019t have been more fortuitous . quentin tarantino \u2018s django unchained was just about to hit theaters and people \u2013 normal people ! \u2013 were actually interested in the spaghetti western icon whose name inspired jamie foxx\u2019s slave - turned - bounty - hunter . but that was three years ago and this sequel , the third in the django series , was thought dead . until right now . seemingly out of the blue , it has been revealed that acclaimed writer and director john sayles has been hired to pen the screenplay . hopefully , it won\u2019t take another three years for another update .\nformer gunfighter django has become a monk and abandoned his violent former ways . his daughter is kidnapped by rogue hungarian soldiers using slave labor to run a silver mine . . . . ( korean region free import )\nthe film then shifts to show django , who has been living in a monastery in san domingo preparing to take the vows that will make him a monk . a woman arrives and it is revealed it is django ' s dying wife and she implores him to care for their daughter . he accepts and leaves the monastery to locate his daughter . when he arrives in the town where she is supposed to be he finds it deserted and almost everyone is dead .\ndjango has a wonderfully gritty feel to it . it and other italian westerns of it ' s time ( e . g . ,\nthe dollars trilogy\n) had an enormous effect on american cinema - - first . . .\nmalloy had nero\u2019s participationfor the documentary eurocrime ! , which chronicled italian cop movies of the \u201970s \u2014 the films that followed the dominance of the spaghetti western . malloy and zaldivar were also behind the microbudget western the scarlet worm , and they\u2019ll employ that film\u2019s cinematographer , michael a . martinez , to shoot django lives ! the producers hope to shoot the film in utah , and are raising money now as they also work to fully secure the sequel rights for the official django films .\nat the silver mine he meets an entomologist named gunn whose been enslaved by ' el diablo ' for several years because he failed to find the legendary ' mariposa negra ' ( black butterfly ) . with gunn ' s help django escapes the prison camp .\ntwo - time oscar - nominee john sayles is reaching back \u2014 way back \u2014 for his next directorial project , as the filmmaker is currently set to write and direct the spaghetti western sequel django lives nearly 30 years after its predecessor hit movie screens , ew has confirmed .\ntalk about overlooked movies . i wasn\u2019t aware until just recently that there was an offical sequel to sergio corbucci\u2019s classic spaghetti western , django . i say official as opposed to the tsunami of ripoffs that came after the success of the original . some thirty - one films piggy - backed off of it hoping for some of those dollars . all had django in the title , but otherwise most of them bore no relationship to it . copyright laws must be different in europe . a number of the bigger spaghetti western characters were ripped off : trinity and sartana were others used in film titles / outright use of the characters .\n[ . . . ] django 2 : il grande ritorno hat klar seine starken momente , ist aber \u00fcber die ( recht kurze ) laufzeit gemittelt eine ziemlich stumpfe abfolge von baller - action und holzgen charakter - momenten . zwar bem\u00fchen sich die autoren reggiani und rosatti redlich , der figur django eine anst\u00e4ndige handlungsmotivation zu geben , doch es fehlen witz und zynismus des klassikers von sergio corbucci . auch auf inszenatorischer seite w\u00e4re wesentlich mehr gegangen \u2013 wo der vorg\u00e4nger noch genre - definierende ma\u00dfst\u00e4be f\u00fcr den italo - western setzte , rein optisch durch farbige symbolhaftigkeit und \u00fcberragende kameraarbeit bestach , ist teil 2 zwanzig jahre sp\u00e4ter ( also in zeiten , als der spaghetti western eigentlich l\u00e4ngst durchgekaut war ) nur eine handwerklich durchwachsene kopie der kopie . [ . . . ]\nin the only official sequel django comes off more as a rambo than django . he guns lots of people in big battles and makes lots of remarks that make him sound concerned about the future of the wolrd and other people . in other words - pure cheese . christopher connely makes for a fitting over - the - top villain . music is too synthetically sounding for this kind of movie . i was surprised by number of pedofilic overtones in this movie . little girls are getting sold to brothel and there\u2019s some customer who seems interested in them , there\u2019s even a scene where it\u2019s implied that some old guy raped girl that certainly looks underage . still as a brainless entertainment and nice cheesefest it\u2019s not that bad . 6 / 10 for entertainment value\nthe only kosher django follow - up , this isn ' t too bad even if it does have that eighties belated sequel feel in places . nero ' s still convincing - there ' s always a jolt of excitement when he digs the old coffin up - and the plot ' s quite good , while the ever - reliable donald pleasance adds a little flavour in a decent supporting role .\nwe the see ' el diablo ' , a hungarian aristocrat who is in command of an armored riverboat . his austrian crew was in the employ of emperor maximilian but after his overthrow they work for ' el diablo ' as pirates , looting and capturing natives to work in a silver mine . django realizes it is ' el diablo ' who has attacked his daughter ' s village and now holds her prisoner .\nthat was literally three years ago and it could have easily changed by now . whether sayles will be doing his own thing from the ground up or riffing on that premise is entirely unknown . sayles is a smart guy with the western genre in his bones . he\u2019s got this . he\u2019s also a b - movie veteran , so he knows that any django movie is going to need a preposterous scene like this :\nin addition to lone star , for which he received an oscar nomination , sayles has penned everything from hugely entertaining b - movies like piranha and alligator to more serious fare like matewan and eight men out . he even wrote the spiderwick chronicles , proving that he can rub elbows with all of that modern ya stuff . few writers have showcased such a broad and succesful , so why not hand him a django movie ?\ndjango had given up the guns years ago and become a monk . a woman arrives at the monastery one day to tell him that he has a daughter and that she\u2019d been taken by count orlowsky , \u201cel diablo , \u201d on one of his village raids to gather slaves for his silver mines and women to be sold into slavery . he visits the village , finds destruction and death , and sets out to find and free his daughter .\nand it seems the filmmakers thought lapaglia would and should have bailed on \u201cunderground\u201d to keep waiting to work with tarantino . \u201cthe people at \u2018django , \u2019 their attitude more or less was , \u2018just dump the other film , \u2019 but i couldn\u2019t do it out of respect to rob connolly , out of respect to the material , out of respect to the commitment i\u2019d made , \u201d he said , noting that if he bailed on \u201cunderground\u201d it might have caused the entire film to collapse , as financing was raised and backed on his name .\nas \u201c django unchained \u201d made its way in front of cameras , quentin tarantino saw both the cast and script for his upcoming slavery / western / vengeance pic change as production moved along . joseph gordon - levitt had to bail on his small role in the film , kevin costner couldn\u2019t commit to his role either , sacha baron cohen had to bow out , and kurt russell also exited the picture ( and while jonah hill did initially turn down the movie due to scheduling , he was able to join later on , albeit in a different role ) . and it looks like yet another actor left the project over timing .\nfranco nero reprise his most famous role some twenty - one years later and the cast had a number of notable actors in roles . christopher connelly is count orlowsky , \u201cel diablo , \u201d a hungarian count still in the country after maximillion\u2019s overthrow , donald pleasence in a small role as a british prisoner working in orlowsky\u2019s silver mines , and william berger , a veteran of a number of spaghetti westerns himself , as an old timer who appeared in a mock gunfight at the beginning with another old timer , both lamenting the death years before of django just when he was needed . they were watching as orlowsky\u2019s big steamship passed their position along the river .\nas his shooting days kept getting changed , aussie actor anthony lapaglia found the schedule between \u201cdjango unchained\u201d running up against his role in robert connolly \u2018s julian assange film \u201c underground , \u201d which he signed on for this spring . and when push came to shove , he sided with connolly who he had worked with before on \u201c balibo \u201d \u2014 and he doesn\u2019t mince words about what he saw happening on tarantino\u2019s film . \u201cthe production was just out of control , over - budget , it was everywhere . i had to formally withdraw . they recast it and they still haven\u2019t shot anything . i could have said nothing and just hung out , i could be there shooting it now , \u201d he told australian site news , about the film which wrapped at the end of july .\ntwo aging gunfighters ( one played by genre regular william berger ) decide to have one final shootout . their skills being lackluster from age they realize they can not shoot each other and reminisce about the old days . they both recall a gunfighter that was better than the rest but their discussion is cut short by the arrival of a gunboat which makes short work of the gunmen . with a dying breath one recalls the name : django . in turns out that our favorite machinegun packing avenger is now a monk going by the name of brother ignatius . he is quite content living the monastic life until he finds out his daughter and her mother are in danger . he arrives too late to save the mother from but he finds out his daughter has been taken into the slave trade by orlowsky ( connelly ) . orlowsky or el diablo as he is referred to runs the local slave trade after having a falling out with the mexican government . he and his mercenary goons make life a living hell for the locals .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na gunfighter - turned - monk returns to his former life when his estranged daughter is kidnapped by a hungarian slaver .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na coffin - dragging gunslinger and a half - breed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a klan of southern racists and a band of mexican revolutionaries .\na gunfighter forms a gang of\ndeceased\nexecution victims to get revenge on the politician and outlaw who killed his wife .\na half - breed ex - union gunfighter attempts to protect his plague - ridden hometown from being overridden by his racist half - brothers and a confederate tyrant .\nin 1944 france , a group of escaped american military prisoners en route to switzerland volunteers to steal a nazi v2 rocket warhead for the allies .\na young boy witnesses his parents ' murder . later , as he grows up , he befriends a bear in the wilderness and the chief of a local indian tribe , and he stays with the indians , but makes an . . . see full summary \u00bb\na greedy polish mercenary aids a mine worker and peasant girl as they lead a revolution against the oppressive mexican government , and are pursued by an american rival .\na texan sheriff and his younger brother travel across the frontier into mexico to confront the man who killed their father .\nfour petty criminals , three men and a woman , wander through the trackless terrain of the wild west utah and are hounded by a sadistic bandit .\nparis . 1830 . in the heart of the town , vidocq , a famous detective , disappeared as he fights the alchemist , an assassin that he has been pursuing for a few months . his young biographer , . . . see full summary \u00bb\na master gunfighter teams up with his banjo - playing partner and a mexican bandit to foil the town leaders of daugherty , texas , who want to steal $ 100 , 000 from their own bank to buy land that the approaching railroad will cross .\na hit man is hired to kill a mob boss . after the deed is done , he and his driver are wanted dead by rival gangs who joined forces .\nthe crypt keeper returns to tell the story of a funeral parlor that moonlights as a vampire bordello .\n22 of 27 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nthis page was last modified on 8 june 2018 , at 14 : 37 .\nget ready for prime day with the amazon app . no purchase necessary . learn more\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\n, starring belgian hunk franco nero as the gritty mercenary who drags a coffin behind him , was one of the most influential spaghetti westerns . after mowing down armies of bad guys with his machine gun ( which he brandishes in classic two - fisted tough - guy fashion - - from the hip ) , he stages a daring gold heist from a mexican military fortress and then plots to double - cross his\npartners . corbucci , who cowrote the story , fashions an unrelentingly violent tale of rival gangs squeezing the life out of a muddy , bloody border town , reveling in the sadism of the genre . the film opens with a woman strung up and lashed by a group of lascivious bandits , only to be saved by even more sadistic gunmen who plan to burn her alive , and\npushed the borders of violence into all - new territory , and the film was banned outright in england and cut in the u . s . it spawned 20 unofficial sequels before nero returned 20 years later for the only legitimate sequel ,\nlanguage : italian ( dolby digital 2 . 0 surround ) , english ( dolby digital 2 . 0 surround )\nother then the excelent\nthe great silence\n- most corbucci films are inept , sloppy , and cartoonish . speed racer can be less cartoonsish .\ni won ' t argue here , the four westerns directed by sergio leone in the sixties fly high above the hundreds of spaghetti westerns shot in spain , greece , portugal , italy or iceland . . .\ni need to wash my brain . this is one of the most worthless sequals ever committed to film .\nprime members enjoy free two - 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of - peace act ends after about three seconds when he unearths his trusty machine gun from his own grave . there ' s some exploitative violence and cartoony third world politics and if it ' s not a patch on the original , it is at least consistently entertaining .\nkevin feige on digitally de - aging samuel l . jackson and clark gregg for captain marvel\n\u00a9 2009 - 2018 flickering myth limited . all rights reserved . the reproduction , modification , distribution , or republication of the content ( including rss feeds ) without permission is strictly prohibited . movie titles , images , etc . are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders . read our terms of use and privacy policy / cookie disclaimer .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n, has a cameo in tarantino\u2019s film ( pictured above ) , but now he\u2019s poised to return to the role he made famous almost fifty years ago . producers\nthere\u2019s also mention that noah segan ( looper ) could end up playing \u201ca younger character with mysterious intentions who befriends the aging gunslinger . \u201d\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nall names , trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners . affiliate links used when available .\njohn sayles is a master of literature . his lone star is one of the greatest modern westerns ever shot . he knows how to be exquisitely cultivated and people - oriented at the same time , exactly like another master i\u2019ve worked with , mr . orson welles . and that says a lot .\ncomment : expedited shipping available on this item . your item will be previously owned but still in great condition . the disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case , inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wear .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nbought as an xmas present for my dad who had the original on video . he was very happy with this .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nauto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters . use up arrow ( for mozilla firefox browser alt + up arrow ) and down arrow ( for mozilla firefox browser alt + down arrow ) to review and enter to select .\npack your beach blanket for a bittersweet tale of love and summer ' s magic .\nlimited - time only : buy a season 1 colleggtible & get 50 % off a second .\nsave on classic and contemporary films online and in store through 8 / 6 .\nuh - oh , it looks like your internet explorer is out of date . for a better shopping experience , please upgrade now .\njavascript is not enabled in your browser . enabling javascript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site . learn how to enable javascript on your browser\n\u00a91997 - 2018 barnes & noble booksellers , inc . 122 fifth avenue , new york , ny 10011\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nsometime in the late 1800 ' s mexico we see two old gunfighters argue over who was the greatest gunfighter before they are killed .\nbiltmore mike : bill moore is probably the old gunman standing with berger during the opening scene .\nyou are probably right . i ' ve revised his participation with the role as old gunfighter .\nborn in toledo , ohio in 1946 i have a ba degree in american history from cal st . northridge . i ' ve been researching the american west and western films since the early 1980s and visiting filming sites in spain and the u . s . a . elected a member of the spaghetti western hall of fame 2010 .\nnote : my version doesn\u2019t contain the famous prologue . are those korean discs worth buying just for prologue and franco nero interview ?\n[ quote = \u201calk0 , post : 1 , topic : 1631\u201d ] note : my version doesn\u2019t contain the famous prologue . are those korean discs worth buying just for prologue and franco nero interview ? [ / quote ] i think the prologue is the best part of the movie . if you can get it for low price go ahead and buy it !\nnot a worthy sequel at all and i agree that the prologue was probably the highligt of the movie . 5 / 10\nthe prologue was terrible . or was it laughable ? oh , i remember , it was both .\nthere\u2019s a gerneral problem i have with the 80s sws i know . they all look like cheap tv productions . why ? they lack techniscope ! even if django2 was abig hit , i couldn\u2019t watch it because of that .\ncould this be related to the advent of video in the late 70\u2019s ? companies making films to be viewed mainly on people\u2019s tellys rather than at the cinema . different aspect ratio and possibly different filming techniques and equipment ? i don\u2019t know , just asking .\nthat\u2019s pretty much what i would assume\u2026 introduction of cheaper video options . i would probably place the fault at the equipment , rather than any techniques , or conscious decisions etc .\naside from the aspect ratio though , the video quality just looks like crap in a lot of these films . it could just be that the video needs a good restoration , but to me it just seems like its the way it was filmed / what it was filmed on\u2026 i don\u2019t really know much about the technical side of what kind of cameras and film were being used around that time period , but definitely can notice a difference from the prior decades just in how it looks on screen\u2026 like dillinger said , it looks like a cheaply made tv production\noriginally , lapaglia was going to feature alongside joseph gordon - levitt , with the pair playing \u201cmean brothers . \u201d in the script we read , these are some pretty small parts , amounting to only about 12 pages , but they participate in a comedic and crucial key scene near the end of the movie . but tarantino has also clearly been changing things since then , so it remains to be seen whether those roles are still in the movie .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\neric kohn and anne thompson discuss their favorite films of the year so far . they also debate several new releases and share some streaming recommendations .\nin an episode dedicated to the show within the show , \u201cglow\u201d illustrates its grand capacity for storytelling , and the very good tv podcast breaks down how .\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nafter studying under cinematographer ed lachman , shevaun mizrahi forged her own unique filmmaking path with its own set of rules .\nthe actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .\nlane and schoenbrun discuss how her interest in morgellons disease patients ( \u201cthe pain of others\u201d ) and his exploration of the slenderman myth ( \u201ca self - induced hallucination\u201d ) led them to make archival films from youtubes .\n, is now available on dvd in a two - disc set from anchor bay entertainment . this set also includes the only official\nhas been available in many markets only in mediocre videotape copies . but now , it ' s available in a crisp , digitally - mastered widescreen transfer .\nmonk franco nero gives up his cowl , digs up his coffin and pulls out a massive machine gun in order to rescue his daughter from a butterfly collecting mine owner .\n# django2 ha personaggi cos\u00ec strambi che paiono usciti da un ' anime . ma non funziona : hanno riesumato un cadavere per poi lasciarlo ai corvi .\nbam ! das ist also die offizielle fortsetzung und holla , da wird aber mal kr\u00e4ftig auf den putz gehauen , mit western hatte das dann sehr wenig zu tun , eher ein sehr finsterer actionfilm , der sich da vor den augen entfaltet mit allem was dazu geh\u00f6rt . angefangen bei echt fiesen schurken \u00fcber eine tragische hauptfigur bis hin zu epischen bodycount metzeleien . man merkt dem film deutlich an , dass er 20 jahre nach seinem gro\u00dfen vorg\u00e4nger kam . zwar fehlt ihm die originalit\u00e4t und die story wirkt zum teil haneb\u00fcchen , aber es macht trotzdem einen heidenspa\u00df .\ni came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass . . . and i ' m all outta bubblegum !\nspaghetti westerns ? yeah . . . we ' ve got ' em . . . .\nit had everything a good spaghetti western should have , extreme violence , cast and crew loaded with italians . but somehow , it didn\u2019t have the feel of a film of that genre . shot some ten years after they\u2019d fizzled out , this had more of a hollywood production look . that could be attributed to better equipment than the heyday , the mid - sixties , i suppose . it really had more of the look of a war film .\nonce he\u2019s captured by the count ; s men and thrown into the mines as a worker . it doesn\u2019t take him long to run afoul of the count\u2019s straw boss , a black woman scantily dressed who makes liberal use of a cat - o - nine tails . hardly more than a slave herself , she shows jealousy a few times in the film when the count finds a pretty face among the women prisoners .\nfrom that point it begins to pile up the body count , as all good spaghetti westerns do .\ni enjoyed this one and it is truly an overlooked move as i didn\u2019t know of it\u2019s existence until just recently . check out the trailer below :\nthe film was directed by nello rosatti ( as ted archer ) and written by rosatti and franco reggiani , based of course on the sergio corbucci character .\nfor more overlooked movie goodness , check out todd mason \\ ' s sweet freedom .\nsomeone has downloaded quite a few spaghetti westerns , this one included , in recent months , david , complete showings as well , instead of breaking them into ten minute chunks . a lot of them i haven\u2019t seen . i\u2019m planning a post to links with the best ones in the future .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nsayles has directed 18 feature - length movies throughout his career , including the drama honeydripper ( 2007 ) , starring danny glover and america\u2019s next top model alumni yaya dacosta , lone star ( 1996 ) , and passion fish ( 1992 ) . he last directed the 2013 crime thriller go for sisters starring lisagay hamilton .\nall products featured were editorially selected . urltoken may receive a percentage of sales for items purchased from these links . \u00a9 2018 meredith corporation all rights reserved . use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of use and privacy policy ( your california privacy rights ) . | eu data subject requests\njohn sayles has worked in the entertainment industry for over forty years , not only writing and directing films , but also editing and acting in them as well . he got his start working with famous independent director roger corman ; sayles funded his first film \u201creturn of the secaucus 7\u201d with the money from writing corman\u2019s scripts . some of sayles\u2019 notable films include \u201cthe brother from another planet , \u201d \u201cmatewan , \u201d and \u201cmen with guns . \u201d he was nominated for best original screenplay twice for \u201cpassion fish , \u201d about a paralyzed soap opera star returning home to rely on nurses for help , and \u201clone star , \u201d about a sheriff\u2019s investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors . sayles\u2019 latest film \u201cgo for sisters\u201d was released in 2013 .\nstay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our festivals newsletter here .\nwe are updating our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie and internet advertising policy effective may 25 , 2018 ! you can preview the new version and see details about the updates here .\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e"]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "bahurupi natya sangstha", "paragraphs": ["tagore\u2019s dance drama \u201cchitrangada\u201d was staged at shilpakala academy auditorium on thursday evening by bahurupi natya sangstha , a prominent drama troupe in mymensingh .\nngo ' s activities brac , care , asa , gonoshahajjo sangstha , proderpon , ganasahijya sangstha and srijanee .\nearlier , shahadat hossain khan hilu , secretary of bahurupi natya sangstha and convener of the festival committee inaugurated the festival . fayzur rahman fakir , chairman of mymensingh sadar upazilla parishad was present at the opening session as the chief guest .\nbahurupi natya sangstha is bengali theatre group of mymensingh , bangladesh . the group was founded on 1 june 1975 . { as of | 2012 } the group ` s secretary is professor amir ahmed chowdhury ratan . = = productions = = . . .\nthis page is based on the copyrighted wikipedia article bahurupi natya sangstha ; it is used under the creative commons attribution - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license ( cc - by - sa ) . you may redistribute it , verbatim or modified , providing that you comply with the terms of the cc - by - sa\nwith the same objective , bangladesh shilpa rin sangstha ( bsrs ) was also established on october 31 , 1972 as per bangladesh shilpa rin sangstha order , 1972 ( president\u2019s order no . 128 of 1972 ) .\n\u201cbongo puran\u201d and \u201cmontri kodom ali\u201d were staged on the concluding day of two - day \u201cnatya utsab - 2013\u201d held at zila shilpakala academy auditorium in mymensingh on saturday .\nthe speakers said , bahurupi has contributed greatly to preserve the country\u2019s traditional culture since 1975 and has produced many talents in this field . earlier , marking the 40th founding anniversary , bahurupi declared a year - long programme last year that included staging of plays , photo exhibition on 40\u2014year activities of the group , drama festival , seminars and workshops .\nprof . helalul islam , managing director of bahurupi , its secretary shahadat hossain khan hilu , shah saiful alam pannu , saiful islam dudu , sm ali azhar spoke on the occasion .\nthe festival was ended with the performance of chhayanaut sangstha sangskritik dal\u2019s performance on \u201cmontri kodom ali , \u201dwritten by sm solaiman and directed by sharif mafuzul hoque .\nsena kalyan sangstha is a trust owned and operated by bangladesh army . it owns a number of businesses including travel agency , electronics and cement factory and ice cream .\nthe samyavadi sangstha ( , ' communist organization ' ) was a political party in west bengal , india . it was formed after a split in the west bengal unit of the revolutionary socialist party in 1950 . samyavadi sangstha was led by promode sinha roy and n . samajpati . in 1954 the organization merged with two other groups , forming the united marxist league ( later renamed as the communist league ) .\nthe troupe staged the dance drama for the first time marking its 40th founding anniversary . manash talukder , ashmita shaily , kabita sarker , arifur rahman arnob played the leading roles in the drama . the artistes of bahurupi sangskritik academy also assisted the play . marking the opening session , a discussion was held .\nbangladesh sangbad sangstha ( bss ) is bangladesh ' s national news agency and was established on january 1 , 1972 , by government order soon after its independence from pakistan . abul kalam azad is the current managing director and chief editor of the agency .\ntelephone shilpa sangstha or tss is a government owned telecoms company in bangladesh . it launched the first laptop made / assembled in bangladesh , doel , in 2011 . it also manufactures analogue phones . it also assembles smartphone and regular cell phones in bangladesh .\nmeanwhile , jatiyo rabindra sangeet shilpi sangstha paid musical tribute to tagore through a two - day programme at the shawkat osaman auditorium of central public library on august 6 - 7 . the event included choral and solo renditions of tagore songs a brief discussion by the members of the organisation . artistes including aniruddha sengupta , khandaker khairuzzaman kaiyum , satya chakraborty , himadri shekhor , tapan sarker and abdul wadud performed at the event .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe nation celebrated the 74th death anniversary of nobel laureate rabindranath tagore on 22nd srabon of bangla calendar that falls on august 6 .\nto pay tribute to the poet , cultural arena of the country organized elaborate programmes that include musical soirees , recitations , discussions and seminars presenting the poets vast literary works .\nbangladesh shilpakala academy , chhayanaut and udichi among other organizations organized cultural programs to observe the day .\nmoreover , bangladesh television ( btv ) , bangladesh betar and other satellite television channels and radio stations broadcast special programs on the occasion .\nborn on 25th of baishakh , 1261 ( bangla year ) or may 7 , 1861 , the nobel laureate left his mark on all the genres of bangla literature : songs , poetry , novels , essays , short stories and dramas .\ncultural correspondentduring his lifetime , he wrote 52 poetry collections , 38 dramas , 13 novels , 36 essays and 95 short stories .\nthe nobel prize in literature 1913 was awarded to rabindranath tagore for his gitanjali : song offerings ( 1912 ) . its language was \u201c\u2026 profoundly sensitive , fresh and beautiful \u2026\u201d\nnational anthems of three countries \u2014 bangladesh , india and sri lanka \u2014 are credited to his name . he composed more than 2 , 000 songs comprising rabindra sangeet , one of the most popular genres of music in the indian subcontinent .\nthe cultural movement that started in the early 60s in the then east pakistan through the celebrations of tagore\u2019s birth anniversary defying an unofficial ban on rabindra sangeet hardened bengalese resolve for liberation .\nas an exponent of the bengal renaissance , he advanced a vast canon that comprised paintings , sketches and doodles , hundreds of texts , and some two thousand songs ; his legacy endures also in the institution he founded , visva - bharati university .\ntagore modernised bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures . his novels , stories , songs , dance - dramas , and essays spoke to topics political and personal .\ngitanjali , gora and ghare - baire are his best - known works , and his verse , short stories , and novels were acclaimed\u2014or panned\u2014for their lyricism , colloquialism , naturalism , and unnatural contemplation .\nhis compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems : india\u2019s jana gana mana and bangladesh\u2019s amar shonar bangla .\ntagore , visiting santa barbara in 1917 , conceived a new type of university : he sought to make santiniketan the connecting thread between india and the world and a global center for the study of humanity somewhere beyond the limits of nation and geography .\nthe school , which he named visva - bharati , had its foundation stone laid on 24 december 1918 and was inaugurated precisely three years later .\ntagore employed a brahmacharya system : gurus gave pupils personal guidance\u2014emotional , intellectual , and spiritual .\nteaching was often done under trees . he staffed the school , he contributed his nobel prize monies , and his duties as steward - mentor at santiniketan kept him busy : mornings he taught classes ; afternoons and evenings he wrote the students\u2019 textbooks .\nrabindranath tagore was born to debendranath tagore and sarada devi in the jorasanko mansion in calcutta , india on may 7 , 1861 , which falls on baishakh 25 of bangla calendar .\nthe legendary poet of bangla literature breathed his last in kolkata on august 7 in 1941 , which falls on sraban 22 of bangla calendar .\nmeanwhile , bangla academy organized a lecture session and cultural function to commemorate the day .\nspeakers recalled the great contribution of tagore to human civilization and his influence in the creation of a non - communal and humane society and state .\nchaired by the director general of bangla academy , professor shamsuzzaman khan the lecture was delivered by dr begum akhtar kamal , professor of bengali department , university of dhaka .\ndr akhtar in her speech said tagore decried parochial nationalism and more so after the horrors of world war i . he actively participated in the anti - fascist peace movement .\nhe was also critical of colonialism and capitalism and visualized an inclusive and egalitarian society .\ndiscussing on the topic , dr anisuzzaman said that tagore\u2019s thoughts on war and peace evolved over time . he saw the destructive plunder of imperialists and colonialists and desired an inclusive humanist uprising .\nthe chairman said that when the middle east and africa were being torn asunder by strife tagore becomes even more topical .\nduring the cultural session bhashwar bondopadhya recited from tagore\u2019s poems , while sadi mohammad , aditi mohsin and mokbul hossain rendered tagore songs .\nin naogaon\u2019s patishar where the poet spent much of his productive years a lecture session and cultural program was organized at the premises of the tagore bungalow . the main initiative of the program was taken by local legislator md israfil alam , while dr amirul mominin chowdhury , director of the institute of fine arts , khulna university was the main speaker .\nchhayanaut observed the day through a musical evening at its auditorium in the evening of august 7 . the programme began with a choral rendition of \u201ctomarei koriachi jiboner dhrubotara\u201d by the artistes of chhayanaut . then laisa ahmed lisa sang \u201coshru bhora bedona dike dike\u201d , followed by sushanto roy\u2019s \u201cabar jodi iccha koro\u201d .\nthen chhayanut artistes including oishee rubaina , mostafizur rahman , partho protim roy , shemonti monjori , sudip sarker , bikrom das , iffat ara dewan rendered a number of solos . the programme also included a recitation by jayanto chattopadhyay .\nbangladesh shilpakala academy also arranged a programme at the music and dance centre auditorium . the porgramme included discussion , recitation , music and dance .\nyasmin ali rendering song of rains at the gathering of poets at bsa programme .\nseveral noted poets of the country recited their own poems at a literary event at the national art gallery auditorium of bangladesh shilpakala academy on thursday . though their themes varied greatly , one common theme that was explored by almost all the poets was that of the monsoon rains \u2013 the beauty and majesty of the season \u2013 that have been sweeping through the country over the past one month .\namong the poets were syed shamsul haq , nirmalendu goon , muhammad nurul huda , muhammad samad , rabindra gope , and rokeya rubi . the programme , organised by shilpakala academy , began with songs presented by singers yasmin ali and roksana akter rupsa . yasmin presented the songs ei rim jhim and barne gondhe chonde anande while rupsa also presented two songs including the popular lalon number khanchar bhitor and another beginning with ke jaasre .\nthe romantic ambience created by the songs was carried through the presentations of poems , starting with syed shamsul haq who picked up the thread of monsoon and recounted how the founding president of bangladesh had been killed on the last day of srabon ( monsoon season ) in 1975 . he recited two poems \u2013 bangabandhur somadhite and ami sakkhi \u2013 paying tribute to sheikh mujibur rahman . the subsequent presentations involved themes including love and romance and of course rains \u2013 as well as social and political issues .\nnirmalendu goon began with a yet - unpublished poem titled matrismriti , which he described as a tribute to his mother . he went on to recite his well - known poem kosai , which reflects on religious and communal tensions , and chhuti and 13 - 5 - 85 both of which centre on romantic themes . muhammad nurul huda began with a monsoon poem in which he equated the incessant monsoon rains with the indomitable spirit of love . the poet also read out poems addressing different humanitarian issues such as the disaster created by the nepal earthquake .\nrabindra gope returned to the theme of the murder of sheikh mujibur rahman through a poem titled kado bangali kado as well as another titled purono poshak . muhammad samad recited several romantic poems like swapna dekhlei tumi , keno tomake nebona , and tobe ki purbajanme radha chhile . other poets performing at the event also earned praises for their love and monsoon poems .\nfounding editor : enayetullah khan ; editor : sayed kamaluddin contents copyrighted \u00a9 by holiday publication limited mailing address 30 , tejgaon industrial area , dhaka - 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mamun\u2019s famous play \u201ckokila\u201dby the host troupe . directed by abul mansur , the play that focuses on the spirit of liberation war drew a huge crowd .\nsareng theatre staged a comedy titled \u201cek je chhilo sonar konya\u201d based on contemporary social problems on the opening day\u2019s schedule . the play is written by rezwanul hasan khan and directed by gazi manik .\nstay updated on the go with the daily star news app . click here to download it for your device .\nany unauthorized use or reproduction of the daily star content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action .\nthe only way to cross a sea is to attempt a sail .\ntrek with nature , david charlier - fitness and life coach , book trail agency , dr . pramod bhatia , historic tree fossil - national park - sathanur , max group , reverb church , voices of inner mind , theonlydbhupy , crystal angels by himani , believe works , the divine bazaar , vishal landge , mason randell , pastor abraham a afolayan\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - to - date ? we have created a browser extension .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\nof perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .\nthis page was last edited on 25 may 2018 , at 19 : 58 .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\nthe director of the group bratyajon is bratya basu . [ 1 ] the first play staged by bratyojon was ruddhasangeet ( 2009 ) . [ 2 ] in august 2012 , the opened 4 franchisees in west bengal . [ 3 ] in november 2013 , bratyajan opened 7 franchisees .\naugust 13 - 17 at sree thyagaraja hall , p - 530 raja basanta roy road ; 6 . 15 pm :\npaintings by sudatta basu roy chowdhury , tutu sarkar , debika mukherjee ( chattaraj ) , dipak kundu , barun roy and utpal naskar .\n\u0097 an exhibition of the works of sanatan dinda , subrata gangopadhyay , narendra pal singh , ashutosh nigam , vijay singh , biman das , pradip rakshit , mohan singh , paresh hazra , noni borpujari , anant nikam , s . pranam singh and samit dey .\ntill september 5 at idiyas gallery , 15 dover road ; 10 . 30 am - 7 . 30 pm :\nshruti sadolikar , doyen of the jaipur gharana , will present ( as a compere ) the music of nine jewels of indian classical music , namely , abdul waheed khan , bade ghulam ali khan , hirabai barodkar and saraswatibai rane , kesarbai kerkar , kumar gandharv , nazakat ali and salamat ali , and ramkrishnabua vaze .\n( songs from bengali films of the bygone era ) . participants : nirmala misra , madhuri chattopadhyay , banasree sengupta , sreeradha bandyopadhyay , meera biswas , madhurima dutta choudhury , mahua majumdar , barnali biswas , arun dutta , saikat mitra , srikanto acharya , swapan shom , manomoy bhattacharya and debamalya chattopadhyay .\naugust 13 at bharatiyam , ib - 201 salt lake ; 6 . 30 pm :\nan exhibition of photographs taken by alain dainelou , an eminent photographer from france . organised jointly with alliance francaise de calcutta .\n\u0097 an exhibition of photographs by mala mukerjee . inauguration on august 13 at 6 pm .\naugust 12 - 14 at institute of chemical engineers and the k . p . bose memorial hall , jadavpur university :\n\u0097 an international seminar organised by the department of english , jadavpur university . registration from 10 at the venue .\nst james\u0092 school alumni association is holding its sixth reunion dinner . former principals j . a . mason and d . l . bloud will grace the occasion . passes at oasis restaurant , 2229 - 9033 / 9831008657 ."]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "the visit ( 2015 nigerian film )", "paragraphs": ["2015 new york african film festival program guide \u2013 african film festival , inc .\nstranded near the nigerian border : a visit to the minawao refugee camp | africa | dw | 23 . 02 . 2015\nthe visit official international trailer # 1 ( 2015 ) - m . night shyamalan horror movie hd\nthe nigerian film festival is a free event that will bring internationally recognized film makers to new york city . the film festival will take place november 6th - 15th 2015 at :\nnigerian - american writer , director and photographer iquo essien shares 15 photos from the 2015 fespaco film festival in burkina faso .\nthe new movie sees the duo pushing the boundaries of conservation in the nigerian film industry .\nnse ikpe etim and blossom chukwujekwu play leading roles in an upcoming drama thriller film titled \u201c the visit \u201d .\nsynopsis : the visit is a nigerian romantic comedy thriller film . the film , which is a four - cast movie , the film focuses on the life of two couples with different lifestyles living in the same apartment block and how they handle conflict when their lifestyles collide .\nhave you seen the visit ? let me know your thoughts in the comment section .\nthe visit & apos ; is directed by funke fayoyin and produced by biodun stephen .\n' star wars ' features an actor with nigerian roots \u2014 and nigerian filmgoers are over the moon : goats and soda the actor who plays finn , a disillusioned stormtrooper in the new film , has said he ' s\na confident , nigerian , black , chocolate man .\nnigerian filmgoers are over the moon .\n\u201cthe visit\u201d which is a four - cast movie also stars award winning actor from\nthe meeting\n, femi jacobs and bayray mcnwizu . the film directed by funke fayoyin and produced by biodun stephens comes out in cinemas october 16 , 2015 .\naccording to a representative of the studio , robert jeyibo , the movie will bring in change in the nigerian film industry ;\none thing that is clear is that the movie , the visit will open new chapter in nollywood ,\nhe said .\nthe new movie sees the duo pushing the boundaries of conservation in the nigerian film industry . the recently released trailer for the film presents a quick scene in which chukwujekwu is seen carrying out oral sex on etim .\nnigerian - american writer , director and photographer iquo essien traveled to ouagadougou , burkina faso , earlier this month for the 24th edition of fespaco ( the pan african film and television festival of ouagadougou ) , where her film , ' aissa ' s story , ' was an official selection in the short film competition . the following is essien ' s account of the 2015 edition of africa ' s largest film festival .\nin 2015 , popular nigerian actor and award winning producer , kunle afolayan , was notified that his classic film october 1 had been pirated and was already being sold on lagos streets at n500 ( $ 3 ) per copy . the film had yet to recoup the $ 2 million invested in its production .\nbelow is the american film showcase , a collaboration between us consulate lagos and the 7th eko international film festival 2016 edition .\njourdan dunn , iman , mary j . blige & more are \u2018the new royals\u2019 for w mag\u2019s october 2015 issue \u00bb\nunfortunately , i had no time to visit the gorillas , but did put up the inflatable screen in musanze , the local town .\njessica chibueze and jidenna are the official nigerian renaissance ambassadors for all things ankara ball 2015 , a formal social event in which guests attend in elegant & couture ankara print attire in celebration of nigeria\u2019s 55th independence .\nfifty had a record - breaking opening in cinemas across nigeria in early december . for the rest of the world , the film is available to stream on netflix as of december 29 th , 2015 .\n\u201cthe flowers of st . francis\u201d is one of two franciscan movies honored on the 1995 vatican film list . the other , liliana cavani\u2019s \u201c francesco \u201d ( 1989 ) , has just been re - released on dvd by film movement in honor of pope francis\u2019 us visit .\nthe nigerian government has hailed a plan by african union leaders to deploy 7 , 500 troops to fight against boko haram militants and said that it showed the extent of cooperation among neighboring countries . ( 30 . 01 . 2015 )\nthe visit , an anticipated four - cast movie , produced by koga studios , an entertainment company , has reached an advanced stage .\n\u2018the visit\u2019 is definitely a must see , for 18 + though and from xplore , it earns a 6 . 5 / 10 .\niquo b . essien is a nigerian - american writer , director and photographer . she attended the graduate film program at nyu / tisch school of the arts . her short film , ' aissa ' s story , ' was a regional semifinalist in the 2013 student academy awards and an official selection in the short film competition at fespaco 2015 . she is currently adapting the short into a feature film while writing a memoir , ' elizabeth ' s daughter , ' about losing her mother to cancer . follow her on twitter at @ alligatorlegs .\n' the visit ' is nigeria ' s 1st four - man cast movie , and it gives infidelity a new look ! watch trailer .\nthe visit is a four - cast movie , produced by , nigerian entertainment company , koga studios . with a focus that is really prevalent in the country especially in lagos - meddling , \u2018the visit\u2019 is a story of two couples living together in a block of flats , but with completely different lifestyles . their parallel lifestyles at a point collide and the resulting effects are both intriguing and quite shocking .\nin july 2014 , less than three weeks after the release of half of a yellow sun , a film adaptation of the award winning novel by chimamanda ngozi adichie , lagos film vendors were found hawking pirated copies of the film around the metropolis .\nit happened to be ghanaian , not nigerian , and it was called love in an african brew .\nbia . . . . chinedu switch on the television let us watch film .\nnate parker , director of the recent revolutionary us film \u201cbirth of a nation\u201d .\nthe filmmaker grants permission to eko international film festival ( ekoiff ) and supple communications limited to use clips of your film for promotional use . ie official thrillers\nit was a follow up to the visit made several years ago by a delegation of academy members to east africa as part of the academy\u2019s international outreach efforts .\nday 2 - monday , november 9 , 2015 st . francis college | 180 remsen st . , brooklyn , ny 11201 | 2pm \u2013 9pm\nday 3 - tuesday , november 10 , 2015 st . francis college | 180 remsen st . , brooklyn , ny 11201 | 12pm \u2013 9pm\nbut above all they need to know that they are part of the film community .\nbest short film the hangman by zwelethu s . z . radebe ( south africa )\nafter a very long wait , koga studio has set a premiere date for its four - man cast movie & apos ; the visit . & apos ;\nthey also need for the film industry a film commission to promote the country , a small film facility ( post production , cgi , and a studio space ) , a couple of tax breaks , and they could be a serious player in africa .\nthe following program guide lists the features and shorts scheduled to screen at the 2015 new york african film festival . this guide begins with information on our opening night reception exhibition . the line - up is then organized alphabetically , and each film or program of films is followed by its showtime and a trailer ( if there is an available trailer ) .\nthe visit , which is produced by biodun stephens , directed by funke fayoyin , and executive produced by koga entertainment will be in cinemas across nigeria from october 16 .\nthe nigerian movie industry is constantly trying to provide fresh content for their audience and they have done so successfully in the past few years .\na nigerian woman living in america struggles to convince her traditionalist husband not to circumcise their ten - year - old daughter .\nthe film\u2019s producers , meanwhile , argue the simultaneous showings should boost turnout overall , since the subject matter isn\u2019t really the stuff of box office hits . ( the economist describes the film as a mix between peter pan and apocalypse now . )\nthis movie , \u2018 the visit \u2019 , is another one that seeks to break the norm with the lead characters nse ikpe - etim and blossom chukwujekwu being placed in their most daring roles yet .\nactor john boyega attends the world premiere of star wars : the force awakens in hollywood . boyega , the son of nigerian immigrants , grew up in london .\nin nollywood , the marketing bosses are often in on the scam . these dodgy bosses are sometimes major financiers of films in the nigerian film industry . the big money that they possess and the \u201cunderground structure\u201d they maintain make them indispensable to copyright owners and in the marketing of films .\nto form an industry that can , if not rival , then at least compete with the all pervasive big industry of africa , the nigerian one .\ni liked the creativity behind it . the sheer creativity in those characters alone deserves kudos ,\nhe said .\ni was happy that a nigerian was considered for the role . to see a young nigerian lead made me feel that , yes , we are doing well .\nteddy goitum , benjamin taft and senay berhe , kenya / angola / senegal / ghana / south africa / sweden , 2015 , 140min ( 28min x 5 episodes ) .\nin true netflix fashion , the company plans to make the film accessible to streaming customers during its theatrical release , rather than waiting the standard 90 days to transition the film from the big to small screen . that has cinema companies threatening to boycott showing the movie ; amc , regal , cinemark and carmike all said they would not show the film .\nawufeso , who had never been interested in the star wars franchise before the premiere of the film , went to see the movie only after previous plans fell through . he was won over by the film \u2014 and boyega ' s performance .\nframeline has year round events & screenings . join us to support queer film & filmmakers !\n: the eko international film festival will return for its ninth edition in 2019 from march 11 to 16 , 2019 . the film festival is open to filmmakers from around the world and also contributes to the nigeria being positioned as a\neveryone agrees the way to forge that national identity is to create a film industry which reflects the national character and the story .\nafolayan then threatened to leave nigeria if legitimate businesses would not be allowed to thrive due to the activities of pirates . these cases highlight the menacing effects of pirates within the nigerian film industry , which loses an estimated us $ 2 billion to piracy every year .\nits the second highest - grossing nigeria film by domestic gross . its sequel is the first also by domestic gross .\nleaders of central african states have been meeting in cameroon to discuss countering the boko haram insurgency . the militants have threatened to send suicide bombers into countries allied against them . ( 17 . 02 . 2015 )\nniger has joined chad in approving the deployment of troops to northern nigeria to fight boko haram . but the islamist militants may prove a more formidable challenge than many anticipate . ( 10 . 02 . 2015 )\nin concussion , will smith plays dr . bennet omalu , a nigerian - born pathologist who brought the issue of brain damage in retired nfl players to the forefront .\nwhat happens when the only son of a typical nigerian family meets the girl of his dreams and she happens to be an english rose ? all hell breaks loose .\nsubmit entries for the 8th eko international film festival , october 23 - 28 , 2017 , lagos , nigeria .\nso i decided to open a thread for nigerian movies i think everyone should watch in this year 2016 sequel to a previous thread opened about hollywood movies to be watched in the first quarter to middle of the year . the list is in no particular order . . feel free to add yours . 1 . falling falling is a 2015 nigerian romantic drama film written and produced by uduak isong oguamanam , and directed by niyi akinmolayan . it stars desmond elliot , blossom chukwujekwu , tamara eteimo , koffi adjorlolo and adesua etomi . the film narrates the story of a young couple , muna ( adesua etomi ) and imoh ( kunle rhemmy ) ; muna has to live with the effects of an accident which has left imoh deeply unconscious for several months . urltoken\nboyega ' s heritage is of less interest to younger nigerian fans . chiagoziem okoronkwo , 30 and a personal trainer , notes that a number of actors of nigerian heritage , such as chiwetel ejiofor , carmen ejogo , david oyelowo and megalyn echikunwoke , have risen to prominence in the past few years .\nindigenous film category 1 . eni owo by tijani adetayo nigeria 2 . ileri ife by queen ebigieson nigeria\nyour submission of an entry into the eko international film festival constitutes an agreement between you and ekoiff and supple communications limited , and that by submitting your film for consideration , you agree to all of these rules , terms .\n\u2018the visit\u2019 is a four cast movie and it is the story of two couples living together in the same house , but with completely different lifestyles . their parallel lifestyle at a point colluded and the resulting effect were an intriguing plot and sub - plot .\nthe visit , a historic flick and nollywood first ever four - man cast movie , featuring bayray mcnwizu , femi jacobs , nse ikpe etim and blossom chukwujekwu , is directed by fast rising female director , funke fayoyin .\nthey are already doing much for themselves , building a film institute where the youth can learn how to make good films .\n: eko international film festival is one of the largest film festivals to take place in africa . it is a key part of our cultural infrastructure : they inspire audiences , artists , filmmakers and professionals from other parts of the world . eko international\nintending to make a film about piracy in somalia , the filmmakers of pirating pirates had no idea that they\u2019d have to lay their original plans aside . the film takes a surprising turn as they become entangled in a web of lies and deception .\nwhen i remarked on it to eric , filmmaker , founder of the kwetu film institute and the moving spirit behind this festival , and indeed the nascent film industry in rwanda , he said they need to be nice in this country given it\u2019s bloody recent history .\nis a senior reporter at pulse . a graduate of mass communication , chidumga is a film aficionado actively interested in publishing movie reviews and cutting edge articles related to movies and the various film industries . e - mail : movies @ urltoken\nmajid played a role in this production and even though we won\u2019t like to admit , majid is slowly taking over from our main nigerian characters . this year alone , he has been in 8 nigerian and ghanaian productions . as for playing tom , he has his moments . he played the role of music producer , not a pimp .\nfeedback : do you think the nigerian military is making progress in fighting boko haram ? send us an e - mail . please include your name and country in your reply .\nbonus recommendation : for a film that richly evokes pope francis\u2019 concern for the poor , don\u2019t miss another vatican list film , \u201c monsieur vincent \u201d ( 1947 ) , maurice cloche\u2019s biopic about st . vincent de paul , starring pierre fresnay .\nit may be said that to build a film industry here is a luxury . but for the rwandas it\u2019s an absolute necessity .\nwe look forward to having a wonderful 8th edition of our annual eko international film festival in lagos the city of excellence nigeria .\nactor john boyega attends the world premiere of star wars : the force awakens in hollywood . boyega , the son of nigerian immigrants , grew up in london . charley gallay / getty images for disney hide caption\nthe eko international film festival will return for its ninth edition in 2019 from march 11 to 16 , 2019 . the film festival is open to filmmakers from around the world and also contributes to the nigeria being positioned as a creative hub through its focus on high quality , nigeria cinema .\nsparknotes is brought to you by b & n . visit b & n to buy and rent textbooks , and check out our award - winning tablets and ereaders , including nook tablet 7\nand nook glowlight 3 .\nthey had all seen white mischief , but most of all we talked about nigerian cinema : \u201cnollywood , \u201d as it is known , is the dominating cultural influence here in africa .\nmost of the refugees started to come to the minawao camp when chadian , cameroonian and nigerian forces attacked gambaru , boko haram ' s stronghold in nigeria ' s borno state , in early february .\nwell , i think that the documentary area of the film institute is handled well . it is still in an early form , but the subject matter is fascinating .\nthis event will provide an opportunity for our audience to go on a journey of present day african themed films . the films shown will give our audience the opportunity to share the realities of today\u2019s nigeria and get a sense of \u201cwhat\u2019s really happening on the continent\u201d . the festival will also open up the possibilities of business opportunities between us based professionals and nigeria . there will be a panel discussion at the end of the screenings to allow for our featured filmmakers to talk about their work and nollywood in general . nollywood is the term used to refer to the nigerian film industry which boast of being the second largest film producing industry in the world . our special invited guests will be us film industry professionals and industry executives .\non the heels of television hits like house of cards and orange is the new black , the online streaming company has decided to release its first feature film . the story , adapted from nigerian - american uzodinma iweala\u2019s bestseller and award - winning first novel beasts of no nation , is about a boy dragged into a civil war in an unspecified west african country .\nenhance the festival with your in - kind contribution this sponsorship include companies and manufacturers of technical equipment , who wish to increase brand awareness by placing their products with eko international film festival . while the visibility of your product\u2019s brand is mainly ensured by its use in the context of the festival and other professionals in the film industry .\nthese are the list of countries around the globe that ekoiff official selection for the 8th eko international film festival slated to hold october 23 - 28 , 2017 will come from .\ncreated by the members of the nest collective , a nairobi - based arts collective , the film is an anthology of five shorts dramatizing true stories of lgbt life in kenya .\ni ' m grounded in who i am and i am a confident black man , a confident , nigerian , black , chocolate man ,\nhe has posted on instagram .\n\u201cchampagne\u201d is a nigerian romantic thriller film that tells the story of a young couple , who are in an \u201copen marriage\u201d ; in order to meet their financial needs as a family , they often date unsuspecting people , scam them , and run away . they eventually meet mr douglas , who takes them on an unexpected ride .\ncharlie chaplin films are completely unknown here , but we did an experiment of showing them in the cafe at the film institute and they were an instant success .\nwe showed africa united , eric\u2019s film about some kids trying to get to south africa for the world cup , which is actually very funny .\nif you are considering a partnership with 8th edition of eko international film festival one of the largest film festival in african , it will not only offers you the opportunity to promote your brand or product , but also to participate in international media campaigns and to profit from unparalleled media attention .\n: the president / founder eko international film festival mr hope obioma opara\u2019s paper on \u201cfilm & cultural diplomacy : nollywood case\u201d which have been published in university of southern california usa , public diplomacy bi - annual magazine . on pages 33 - 37 . see link for digital copy\na nigerian styled romantic - comedy drama ! entrepreneurial but single lady eme decides to stay back in the town of her posting after the national youth service to set up and operate a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nall music and other copyrighted materials used in the films must be original or filmmakers must have obtained permission in writing from the owner , such permissions to be submitted with the film .\nwatched carol bash\u2019s documentary film on louise mitchell , the jazz musician , composer and arranger , made for pbs . again , brought here by the pan african festival .\nas cameroon and the un battle to attend to the growing needs of the displaced persons and refugees , many nigerian kids , who make up the majority of the camp ' s refugees , say they want to get an education \u2013 something the militant group in their own country would deny them .\nin the movie , a typical traditional culture of parents in nigeria is portrayed where peter\u2019s mother brought her a girl to marry from the village and since nigerian parents value children , the mother decide to send the girl away when she heard that abena is pregnant .\nmouhaman boukar , a cattle rancher who fled from yerwa in the nigerian state of borno , said he was thankful to god for saving his life from the insurgents . the increasing number of nigerians in the refugee camp , however , was making living conditions unbearable .\n\u201ca lot has gone into the movie . it will be available for people to watch soon . we will let people know if it will be in cinema or on our online tv . one thing that is clear is that the movie , the visit will open new chapter in nollywood , \u201d jeyibo said .\nmy short film , aissa ' s story , was an official selection of the 24th biennial pan african film and television festival of ouagadougou ( fespaco ) , the largest and oldest festival of african films on the continent . fespaco takes place in burkina faso once every two years . dubbed africa ' s oscars , a total of 134 films ( shorts , features , tv series and documentaries ) participated\nin competition\nand\nout of competition ,\nrepresenting several countries across the continent and the diaspora . the twenty - fourth edition ran from february 28 to march 7 , 2015 , with \u201cafrican cinema : production and distribution in the digital era\u201d as its theme .\na hilarious film which covers a lot of ground . i wish all my african friends in africa who desperately want to come and live in the uk could see it , they would get a taste of real life in london . an educational film revealing how cultures are created , established and warped . lots of action , romance and slapstick . it deserves to be shown in film festivals , such as the zanzibar film festival and others throughout africa and the rest of the world . the storyline is set in peckham , london . the issues are complex and relevant . the period of time covers one day . the storyline is believable and coherent . the viewer gets to learn about cultural , racial and historical differences .\nthey need a film industry to express themselves , to help reinforce their national identity and show what is possible here with a little investment .\nnb - please don\u2019t use ordinary mail or registered mail to send your film . use only dhl , ups and fedex to send your dvds\nthere\u2019s at least one good reason for netflix to court big theaters : oscar nominations . at the venice film festival earlier this month , beasts of no nation garnered positive reviews with some predicting oscar nominations for elba and newcomer abraham attah , who plays the child soldier . but to qualify for oscar consideration a film has to be shown in \u201ca commercial motion picture theater in los angeles county\u201d for at least a week . perhaps that\u2019s why netflix would want the film on the big screen at all .\nthere\u2019s a lot of star power behind the venture . to be released in october , the film features the wire \u2018s idris elba as a warlord and is directed by true detective \u2018s cary fukunaga .\n: the lagos state government under the able and dynamic leadership of his excellency executive governor akinwunmi ambode has endorsed the annual eko international film festival . this collaboration is line with his vision of making lagos state the hub of\neko international film festival which the 7th edition will kick off october 24 - 29 , 2016 at the prestigious silverbird cinemas victoria island . lagos , nigeria . below is the official selection of films for the 2016 edition .\nbut they also need an infrastructure , both to make their own films and to build themselves a center of film production to attract foreign investment .\nthis is a typical nigerian movie so i guess it was expected , the title of the movie is \u201cback from south africa\u201d but they never shot any scene in south africa , they only tried to make us think they were in south africa .\nwilliams was happy that the new star wars film has a more diverse cast . she was especially impressed by boyega ' s reaction to racist remarks about his casting .\na young girl named lili connects with her afro - brazilian religious heritage on a summer visit with family to their ancestral village in rural brazil . during her stay , she encounters orishas ( african gods ) who help her find peace with a gift that had previously vexed her .\nthat the nigerian film industry is growing is not in doubt . what requires greater attention is the problem of piracy , which has become a menace that has eaten deep into the industry and may grind it to a halt . although nigeria has laws against piracy , it remains a thriving business partly due to poor implementation of copyright laws , a near - lack of prosecution of offenders , and corruption in governance agencies .\ndirector michael radford ( il postino , the merchant of venice , nineteen eighty - four , white mischief ) journeyed to rwanda to represent the academy of motion picture arts & sciences at the rwanda film festival .\nis a thriller that goes deep into the cannon of the best of genre film , building up from the visuals a fragmented universe that reflects the tumultuous inner journey of its protagonist . a rabidly modern movie . a modern fable .\nnigerians are already familiar with boyega . he was in the u . k . sci - fi flick attack the block and played ugwu the houseboy in the film adaptation of chimamanda adichie ' s novel half of a yellow sun .\nultimately , most moviegoers i spoke to agreed that boyega ' s turn in the movie was most effective as a way to win new fans to the franchise in nigeria \u2014 even if they didn ' t realize at first that he was of nigerian heritage .\nfespaco was a whirlwind week of film screenings , q & as , interviews , dinners at the film village , and vip events like a u . s . embassy reception and gala at the prime minister ' s residence . there were networking events planned by canal + and tv5monde , and most major african film practitioners , programmers , and journalists were on hand . i ' ve dreamt of attending for years and it ' s an experience i ' ll never forget ! above are some of my favorite photos .\nearly reviewers have praised the movie , making sure to point out such aspects as the costumes , sound , cinematography and plot twists . the general consensus has been that fifty rises far above expectations due to the explicit fact that it has deviated from the normal nollywood fare . taking note of ebonylife\u2019s creed of telling contemporary african stories , the film takes a positive step in changing the biased and often misinformed perceptions of africa , not to mention the lukewarm reception to our film industries .\nthis film served ar great entertainment with its colorful cast and numerous plot twist , actors that have acted on the big stages where used and they all shone in their respective roles .\n: the invitation extended to eko international film festival to take part in the 9th annual conference on cultural diplomacy of university of southern california los angeles usa was amazing . this conference took place on the 28th of febraury , 2014 . the nollywood industry\nthe involvement of these various stakeholders in the film industry makes fighting piracy a herculean task . in the market where i conducted my research , the presence of anti - piracy groups was no deterrent for the pirates . they still carried out their business by working with associates .\nless poorly cast , though no better used , is a young helena bonham carter as st . clare . the film opens after francis\u2019 death , with clare and francis\u2019 followers thoughtfully sharing memories of the man who inspired them all . the casual interactions between bareheaded clare and francis\u2019 friars , as if their hanging around together were the most natural thing in the world , is jarringly anachronistic . if you want a film that really evokes the spirit of saint francis , stick with the rossellini .\n\u201cmy visit to nigeria has been extremely fruitful and informative . i wish to thank president muhammadu buhari for meeting with me to discuss nigeria\u2019s achievements and its outlook . i also want to thank finance minister kemi adeosun and governor godwin emefiele of the central bank of nigeria for their insights . in addition , i had the honor to address members of the national assembly , chaired by honorable bukola saraki .\n\u201cnigeria is the largest economy in sub - saharan africa , with the largest population , and its important role at the regional level has become increasingly recognized . the economy is well diversified , no longer dominated by agriculture and oil , with services accounting for almost half of gdp , including a significant home - grown film industry and innovative startups from fashion to software development . nigeria has also experienced a decade of strong growth , averaging 6 . 8 percent a year . 1n 2015 , however , growth is expected to slow to about 3 1 / 4 percent , with a slight recovery in 2016 .\nwe left the town in the middle of the night and drove down to the serena hotel on the edge of lake kivu on the border with the congo .\nghosts of amistad follows a group of historians and a film crew to sierra leone , as they attempt to interview elders about surviving local memory of the amistad case . ( screening with flying stars ) .\n\u201cflower girl\u201d is a 2013 nigerian romantic comedy film set and shot in lagos , nigeria . [ 2 ] it revolves around a story of kemi ( damilola adegbite ) who is dying to get married to umar ( chris attoh ) ; a young man who is desperate to get ahead in his career . when their relationship hits troubled waters , kemi seeks the help of movie superstar tunde ( blossom chukwujekwu ) and they hatch a plan to get kemi what she wants .\nfirst are registered retailers who displayed original ( white face ) copies of films for sale , but conceal the green face ( pirated ) copies in their shops . they claimed to be retailers of original nigerian films , but use the original copies purchased legally to mass - produce \u201cpirated\u201d copies for sale to increase profit .\nxplorenollywood is a movie critic site that reviews everything nollywood , ghollywood , online tvs , tv and the arts with a vision to help strengthen the nigerian movie industry . using one of the strongest mediums in the world , xplore hopes to use this platform to movie the industry in the right direction . we have taken steps to ensure that the reviews are fun , entertaining and punchy without avoiding the main issues which is to have a world - class movie production .\nthey need a relatively small amount of money to finish the investment in film training , they need people to come out here to help them develop the creative skills , so that rwanda cinema goes to the forefront of african cinema and becomes a beacon of excellence .\npirated copies can flood the market on the same day the copyrighted films are released into the market or the day after .\nkemi williams has been a star wars fan since she saw the first film when she was 12 . now she ' s 50 \u2014 and gratified that there were more relatable characters in the franchise for her children than there were for her .\nin steven spielberg ' s ' the post , ' meryl streep brings katharine graham ' s 1971 decision to have the washington post publish the top secret pentagon papers to life . however , there ' s only so much that one film can include . here ' s the real story behind ' the post . '\nthe shape of the hills is much the same , even the vegetation\u2026 . is that a little smog i see in the distance ? or is it the mist on the hills where the gorillas live ?\nunfortunately , if rossellini\u2019s film had the most appropriate possible cast in the nocere inferiore friars , cavani\u2019s star , mickey rourke , is surely the least appropriate actor ever to play the poverello . with his brawny build , tattooed arms , and shovel - blade jaw , rourke makes for a glaring contrast with the slender , quick , mild image of the saint .\nmaking its debut at the toronto film festival , director james marsh ' s ' the theory of everything ' explores stephen and first wife jane hawking ' s courage to love and live , despite the scientist ' s terminal disease . we take a look at the hawkings ' relationship through its triumphs and heartbreak .\nfemi jacob as chidi did well , as the composed unassuming husband , coming clean as his new neighbours came for a visit and probed till there was nothing left , had sharp witty and sarcastic lines that when one says that some guys can be truly dumb , i believe after watching his character . but don\u2019t be fooled as what he had up his sleeves didn\u2019t seem as bad as what his wife had to offer .\nin september 2015 , a level of shadowy intrigue was added when a new york times article cited emails from the previous year & apos ; s sony hack as evidence that the studio had bowed to the nfl & apos ; s demands to soften the tone of the movie . landesman steadfastly denied capitulating to the nfl , his stance backed by respected sportscaster bob costas , who issued a statement that read ,\ni have seen the movie . as one who has followed , and commented on , this issue , it doesn & apos ; t appear to me many punches were pulled .\nreturns and acknowledgments : vhs tapes , dvds , and press materials will not be returned under any circumstances . they will be destroyed after the final screenings at the film festival . include a self - addressed , stamped postcard for each submission if you wish acknowledgment of the receipt of your entry .\nfollows the lives of four middle - aged nigerian women at the height of their careers and showcases the complex lives of african women like we rarely see on the big screen . set in the suburbs of lagos and built around the fast tempo of the city , the film explores the stories of elizabeth ( played by ireti doyle ) , tola ( dakore egbuson - akande ) , maria ( omoni oboli ) , and kate ( nse ikpe - etim ) as they navigate the complications and eccentricities that come with their social standings and age . there is love , intrigue , betrayal , rivalry , loss , greed , even religion\u2014all perfect ingredients for a worthwhile story . if that isn\u2019t enough , there are also cameos and musical offerings from the likes of femi kuti , king sunny ade and tiwa savage , among others .\n\u201cthe flowers of st . francis\u201d is actually less about francis himself than about the transformative effect of francis\u2019 spirituality on his followers , particularly brother juniper or ginapro . according to rossellini , the film seeks to capture \u201cthe merrier aspect of the franciscan experience , on the playfulness , the \u2018perfect delight , \u2019 the freedom that the spirit finds in poverty , and in an absolute detachment from material things . \u201d this spirit of joy and detachment , rossellini felt , represents \u201cthe most accomplished form of the christian ideal , \u201d and in the \u201clittle flowers\u201d rossellini discerned \u201cthe perfume of the most primitive franciscanism . \u201d\nwe have several levels of sponsorship opportunities available for businesses and organizations large and small ! if your business or organization is interested in becoming an official sponsor of the 8 th eko international film festival please email contact @ urltoken for more information .\nfilms must be documentaries , 50 minutes or longer open to anyone who wishes to enter . additional documentary short film requirements films must be short documentaries , less than 50 minutes open to anyone who wishes to enter .\nwe are glad you got on this page . in case you have not noticed , this is a page where we review nigerian movies . name the movie and you will get it here . going by all the manner of titles we have seen , all we can say is that you are in for a treat . by the way , this is a class project for the course introduction to film , cinema and literature , in the department of mass communication , covenant university . now , the project is in full swing . to our dear students , we can\u2019t wait to see the fantastic posts you will be making on this blog . and to our precious readers , kindly let us know what you feel about the posts by commenting . thanks . all the best .\nthe film\u2019s characterization is no better . even \u201cbrother sun , sister moon\u201d captures something of francis , an accomplishment cavani seems not so much incapable of as uninterested in . many of the famous chapters of francis\u2019 life are here , but the character moving through them seems to be not francis , but another man of the same name .\nnfl commissioner roger goodell was subsequently hauled in to testify before a house judiciary committee in october 2009 about safety measures , and stricter guidelines were established in the pro game to limit head injuries . still , dozens of former players embarked on legal action against the nfl in 2011 , claiming that the league had failed to adequately warn and protect them . as of the summer of 2015 , more than 5 , 000 former players were involved in a consolidated lawsuit , with a settlement figure of $ 765 million deemed insufficient by a judge .\nportrait of a lone farmer is a feature documentary about a danish - nigerian family torn apart by geography . when jide , for the first time in five years , visits his father\u2019s poultry farm , we see through his camera the unfolding of a story about family , love , and legacy . it is a quiet and stunning portrait of a broken family trying to heal .\nwoman in gold ,\nan emotional new film that opens this week , stars helen mirren as maria altmann , a real - life jewish refugee whose family ' s art was stolen by nazis in world war ii .\nwith an average production of 50 movies per week and about us $ 590 million revenue annually , nigeria\u2019s film market is booming . dubbed nollywood , it has overcome the teething problems of the late 1980s and 1990s to become a leading producer of films . it ranks second to india\u2019s bollywood .\nhi all , we wish to inform you that our festival that supposed to start from october 23 - 28 , 2017 will not hold due to some logistic issues . the new date for the 8th edition of our annual eko international film festival will be march 5 \u2013 10 , 2018 .\nmore information on the programme will be released in the lead up to the event . urltoken\nthe movie which was produced in 2014 made several headlines and got a lot of attention for several reasons , including the antecedent of the casts , the quality of equipment , antecedent of the director and the icing on the cake is the storyline .\nin particular a nigerian of a certain age ( b / w 30 - 40 ) who lives elsewhere , but misses certain aspects of nigeria , this is a really good film . noted : that ' s a very narrow category . look , nollywood has produced some embarrassing nonsense , but the wedding party is something that is actually well - produced and directed . also , the actors are good and / or appear to be having a good time . is that a relatively low bar ? perhaps . but , again , consider the demographic and then see if you don ' t enjoy it . i hope there ' s more to come like this from nollywood .\nbe the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the soundtracks submission guide .\nlighting error ; the lighting in the movie set was good and it improved the visual quality of the movie . also , the colour grading is perfect .\ntell the truth . this december watch will smith transform into dr . bennet omalu . join the discussion at urltoken # forthegame urltoken urltoken release date : december 25 , 2015 will smith stars in concussion , a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true david vs . goliath story of american immigrant dr . bennet omalu , the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of cte , a football - related brain trauma , in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known . omalu ' s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world . cast : will smith gugu mbatha - raw alec baldwin luke wilson stephen moyer albert brooks subscribe for exclusives : urltoken\nseeking to undo stereotypes about african women by looking at the professional lives of women in burkina faso , the film talks to a firefighter , a swimmer , a mushroom biologist , a mechanic , an astrophysicist , a rapper , and more\u2014allowing women ( all inspired by the legendary princess yennenga ) to give voice to their own unique experience .\nthere\u2019s nothing wrong with this as far as it goes , but it conveniently leaves out everything in st . francis that challenges the spirit of our own age : his asceticism , his chastity , his dogmatic faith , his evangelical spirit , his emphasis on religious obedience . in much the same way , pope francis\u2019 visit to the us has been met in some circles by one - sided appreciation for his environmentalism , his critique of the excesses of capitalism , and his advocacy for the poor , while his opposition to abortion , his defense of traditional marriage and family , and even his words about religious liberty on the white house lawn have been widely ignored .\nthe problem at the moment is that eric does everything , because we are at the beginning .\nin the meantime , hollywood director and producer ridley scott enlisted former investigative journalist peter landesman to write and direct a movie based on laskas & apos ; s gq article . he also recruited smith , the sort of a - list star who would draw attention to the project . with sony on board as the film & apos ; s distributor , shooting began in october 2014 .\n\u201cit will definitely be seen by a lot more and different kinds of people through netflix than it would have through a traditional platform , \u201d amy kauffman , one of the film\u2019s producers , told variety . \u201cit could be a game changer . this has the potential to change the way people perceive how movies and art are delivered to them . \u201d\nat the other end of the spectrum is roberto rossellini\u2019s lovely , transcendent \u201c the flowers of st . francis \u201d ( 1950 ) , an episodic film drawing upon the \u201cfioretti\u201d or \u201clittle flowers of st . francis , \u201d written a century and a half after francis\u2019 death . charmingly , francis and his followers are played by the actual franciscan friars of the nocere inferiore monastery in rome , in keeping with the practice of italian neorealism of filming with suitably cast non - professional actors .\nsome independent theaters are on board . the alamo drafthouse , for instance , promised to show the film at its 19 cinemas across texas , new york , and california . \u201ci\u2019m agnostic about this sort of thing , \u201d tim league , the company\u2019s ceo and founder , told variety . \u201ci look at films i want to play and i play them regardless of the release strategy . \u201d\ncostume \u2013 the costume suite the characters as well as the movie theme . it matches with what people wear on the status quo . the costume designer chose well .\nbut nigeria paid the price for starting slowly in the tournament especially in the first match against croatia .\nif you like a little sports drama during the holiday season \u2014 and don & apos ; t feel like watching another rocky movie \u2014 then you may want to catch a showing of concussion , due out christmas day . starring will smith as dr . bennet omalu , a nigerian - born pathologist who brought the issue of brain damage in retired nfl players to the forefront , concussion is the sort of underdog - stares - down - corporate - behemoth feature that reliably manages to stir up some awards buzz .\nthis film celebrates the life of robert mangaliso sobukwe , restoring him to his rightful place as a leading figure in south african history . despite his pivotal role in the struggle for liberation ( and as the founder of the pan africanist congress ) , there isn\u2019t a single piece of archive of the man who was once one of the most watched , recorded , and popular political prisoners in the world . even the current south african government has failed to recognize his place in history and the relevance of his message today . mickey madoda dube\u2019s film seeks to fill that gap , standing as a monument to a great man , a global visionary , teacher , political leader , philosopher , and humanist who was well ahead of his time , declaring his commitment to a \u201cnon - racial\u201d society in a racist world by asserting that \u201cthere is only one race , the human race . \u201d"]}
{"id": 116535, "summary": [{"text": "naku penta naku taka ( english : i love you i want you ) is a 2014 malayalam-language indian film directed by vayalar madhavan kutty and produced by gokulam gopalan starring indrajith sukumaran , bhama , murali gopy , and shankar . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "naku penta naku taka", "paragraphs": ["naku penta naku taka review . naku penta naku taka malayalam movie review , story , rating - urltoken\nnaku penta naku taka is a disappointment considering the promise it carried , writes paresh c palicha .\nnaku penta naku taka ( english : i love you i need you ) is a comedy entertainer , in which indrajith , bhama and murali gopi plays the lead role .\nnaku penta naku taka is all about a girl who wish to marry a person working in america , but ends up marrying a man who works in south africa . indrajith plays a man who is working in africa .\nthe trailer of naku penta naku taka starring indrajith and bhama in the lead has been revealed . directed by vayalar madhavan kutty , the film is expected to be an out an outer entertainment with murali gopi playing a prominent role .\nhe gets married to bhama , for getting married to her , indrajith lies to her and her father that he is working in america , following incidents that happen in the life of the couples becomes the plot of the story . the movie naku penta naku taka had already made it to the headlines owing to its unique title . naku penta naku taka is directed by vayalar madhavan kutty and produced by gokulam gopalan under the banner of gokulam cinemas . gopi sunder scores music for the movie .\n' naku penta naku taka ' is more of a misadventure in africa , not just for the leading pair , but for the viewers too . there is hardly anything tremendously invigorating about the film , nor is it the kind that will make your eyes burn with excitement !\nnaku penta naku taka is a a fun intended movie and the news that are coming out is assuring that . naku penta naku taka means\ni love u , i want u\nin african language . the whole theme of the movie is like this . subha ( bhama ) is a girl with high hopes for her life . she believes that life in us is like heaven and wish to marry a guy from there but fate leads her to vinay ( indrajith ) and to africa . what happens next is rest of the story .\nnaku penta naku taka is a humorous film about a girl subha who dreams about marrying a person working in america , but ends up marrying a man named vinay working in kenya , there by shattering her dreams . she didn ' t have any other choice , but to accompany her husband to kenya . the incidents that happen in the life of the couple after they reach kenya becomes the plot of the story .\nin the final take , this ` naaku penta , naaku taaka ' may be remembered just for its curious title and for nothing else . at best , this can end up as an average family film , more cherished for the zebras and giraffe ' s on frame . .\nafter some different efforts that didn ' t work , director vayalar madhavankutty is now back with a kenyan saga in the movie ` nakku penta , nakku taakku ' . an intended thriller , the movie but fails to make any adrenaline rise , due to it little believable premise and average narratives .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n* setting channel preference will take you directly to the respective channel when you come in next time .\nsupported browsers : internet explorer : version 7 . 0 and above , chrome , firefox and safari . best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution and above .\nyou can update your channel preference from the settings menu in the header menu .\nscripted by jeyamohan of ozhimuri fame , the movie is told as a flashback by subha ( bhama ) to an aged lady who is for the first time going to the african nation . years ago subha also landed to kenya in the belief that her husband vinay ( indrajith ) was working in america . she was made to believe that they will be soon taking another flight to america . but on reaching kenya , she realizes that it was a plot hatched by her mother and her uncle to somehow marry off her . subha gradually starts loving the pleasing manners of vinay . but soon they got indulged into some murders which involved local tribal people and they are asked to elope in a different passports of one anton balasingam and his wife amritha vally . but little did they knew that the man was a dreaded criminal wanted by the interpol .\nthe movie shot extensively in kenya has plenty of fine shots by krish kymal , showing the beauty of the african nation . but the slim storyline doesn ' t have the flair to keep you immersed all through . the opening and the first half are pretty average but the later slides more to the below average tempo and predictable sequences .\nthe performances are even but an actor like indrajith doesn ' t have much to cherish . he sleep walks through the role while bhama looks good . murali gopi tries to look dangerous with not much success . the rest of the actors doesn ' t have much to do . the music by gopi sundar suits the mood of the movie .\nkumkumacheppu | manoj k . jayan , shobana , jagadish and priya raman | kiran tv\nmalayalam full movie 2014 latest | flat no . 4b watch malayalam full movie online\nthe malayalam film directed by vayalar madhavan kutty with indrajith and bhama in the lead tries to cash in on the cliched impressions of africa .\nwritten by jeyamohan , the tamil - malayalam writer who has been very prolific in churning out scripts for malayalam films in the recent times , begins the story interestingly by showing a naive young girl shubha ( bhama ) who is fooled into marrying someone who is working in africa saying that the groom is working in the usa .\nher husband vinay ( indrajith ) is an engineer working in kenya for a company based in america . and , this fact is revealed to her only after she lands in kenya believing that she and her husband will catch the next flight to usa after a brief stopover . next , she witnesses gruesome act of domestic violence among her malayali neigbours .\nall these things make us believe that the story will progress to show us the various pros and cons of marital life . the just married couple consumate their relationship in a jiffy . and in no time , they are shown to be deeply in love .\nthe next twist in the tale comes when the new bride tries to stop her abusive neighbour ( sudheer karamana ) from hurting his sweet looking wife ( anusree ) . from here begins a spate of murders , abductions , horrific tribal rituals combined with corrupt cops , deceitful well - wishers and to top it all , a stylish looking hit - man , murali gopy pops up in the second half .\nthe story then moves to a situation where our couple has to escape from the country ( bringing the memories of escape from uganda , which was released late last year ) by the end of the first half . this film turns out to be a disappointment as it does not break away from the myths and misconception about the place as promised in the initial stages of the story .\nthis film was marketed as a comedy telling the story of a new bride experiencing shock of living in africa instead of her dream destination usa . but , the humour vanishes after the first few minutes when shubha says that she will return to india next sunday ( why or how she chooses this day remains a mystery ) and immediately files for a divorce . her plan is to marry someone who is really based in the us of a . yet , everything between the couple becomes okay the next morning .\nthe actors here cannot do anything substantial to lift the lackadaisical script and direction . indrajith and bhama try to be bubbly and vivacious in the initial phase and tensed and worked up in the latter half as the story changes colour .\nmurali gopy who appear in the late second half as a terrorist with psychopathic zeal seems to be short - changed , with kohl lined eyes and exaggerated mannerisms as a cruel killer .\nwhat is a r rahman doing at a dubai mall ? reader talib sends us a picture .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nshubha dreams of getting married to someone who lives in the us . instead , she marries someone who 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our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\na weak tale the story begins with subha ( bhama ) who narrates her story to an old lady on the way to africa . she is married to vinay ( indrajith ) by her mother who states vinay lives in america and they have to catch a flight from africa . but on landing , subha realizes it is not so but vinay\u2019s good nature appeals to her . however , they get involved with some local people and decide to run from there through somebody\u2019s passport to america . story takes a turn when it turns out that the passport belongs to a dreaded criminal wanted by interpol . what happens after that forms the rest .\nthe director has come up with an interesting storyline and while the presentation was rich , the narrative was not so . the dialogues were alright . the script was average and the screenplay was bad . the background score was melodious but songs were just alright . cinematography was the main strength to this film . editing could not do much . costumes were well designed to suit the backdrop while the art department was natural . indrajith didn\u2019t have to put much efforts and his role was okay , bhama got a lot of scope and she delivered , murali gopy was not that impact creating , shankar was standard , anushree was apt , sudheer was okay .\nthough a story comes up with lots of twists and turns it doesn\u2019t mean that will work if it is not handled properly . this is the problem with this movie . the first half goes about with the layering of the plot and the interval bang was somewhat okay but the second half was not able to muster that kind of momentum to hook the audience . overall , this is a film which had good potential but was not executed in the right manner . at the box office , success is doubtful .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - to - date ? we have created a browser extension .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\nof perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .\nsubha seems reluctant about the relationship at first , then after few incidents they go close to each other . they have a neighbor from their home town who has an abusive husband . one night at a party at vinay ' s house the abusive husband crash land the party and kidnaps vinay ' s housemaid . on the way the car gets into an accident and the 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{"id": 116574, "summary": [{"text": "ninja iii : the domination is a 1984 american martial arts action horror film directed by sam firstenberg , and stars sho kosugi , lucinda dickey , jordan bennett , and james hong .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the third film in cannon films ' ninja trilogy anthology series , the first being enter the ninja , and the second being revenge of the ninja . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "ninja iii : the domination", "paragraphs": ["american ninja , challenge of the lady ninja , deadly silver ninja , enter the ninja , mafia vs . ninja , ninja iii : the domination , ninja scroll , the ninja dragon\n\u201cninja iii : the domination\u201d is streaming on starz and available on blu - ray from shout factory .\nninja iii : the domination is rated r for violence and language . the running time is 1 hour and 32 minutes .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ninja iii - - the domination near you .\ni haven ' t seen ninja iii : the domination , but it has possibly the best name of any movie ever . and for that it deserves recognition .\nninja iii : the domination is a 1984 american action movie about a woman ( lucinda dickey ) who becomes possessd by the spirit of an evil ninja . the film costarred sho kisugi and jordan bennett . it was the third\n\u2026and it being horror - themed halloween month , we\u2019d be remiss in not throwing a shout out to what was the most ambitious of the 80\u2019s canon flicks , ninja iii : the domination .\npeople don\u2019t give ninja iii : the domination enough credit . it\u2019s a smart as hell release , blending two familiar genre , with ghostly possession and martial arts fights in equal amounts .\nprobably the greatest thing about ninja iii : the domination is no matter what you\u2019re in the mood for , you\u2019re going to get it . the movie covers almost every genre imaginable , and sometimes not on purpose .\nbarbarella 2 ? lady beastmaster ? no , it ' s not some michael ironside vs . the amazonian excalibur mash - up either . it ' s simply an oversexed italian poster for ninja iii : the domination !\nthankfully there are \u201cother\u201d ways to watch this . but if gymkata can get a release , why not ninja iii ?\nthere are actually two other ninja films in this series , enter the ninja and revenge of the ninja , though none of the 3 have related storylines .\nwelcome to \u201cbad movie night , \u201d a biweekly feature in which we sift through the remains of bad movies of all stripes : the obscure and hilarious , the bloated and beautiful , the popular and painful . this week we look at one of the most inexplicable movies of the 1980s ( no small feat , that ) , ninja iii : the domination .\nwell , ignoring the part about how the movie gave me nightmares , imdb lists ninja iii as horror . it does not list predators ( or predator ) as horror .\nwelcome to the 83rd episode of the cinefessions podcast ! this week , branden , ashe , and marc continue the scream factory arc with a review of ninja iii : the domination ( 1984 ) . you can help us decide which film we\u2019ll review in week five of this arc ! just answer the poll question to your right in the sidebar , \u2026\nalso like revenge of the ninja it ' s also awesome . i love sho kasugi ninja movies .\nit ' s quite a thing , ' ninja iii , ' less a movie and more a buzzfeed list of 23 things only ' 80s kids will remember .\nbut the more of the film that i watched , the more i realized that if i was going to have to unknowingly watch a film that wasn\u2019t american ninja iii , at least i was lucky enough to have this truly bizarre ninja film as its stand in . besides , how often do you get the chance to watch a movie that channels the exorcist , ghostbusters and footloose all in one beautifully wrapped ninja package . as an extra added bonus ninja iii : the domination was directed by sam firstenberg . who also directed the first two american ninja films , and as an extra added bonus of pop culture knowledge , and directed breakin\u2019 2 : electric boogaloo as well . your mind is blown , isn\u2019t it ?\nninja iii wasn\u2019t actually a sequel to enter the ninja and revenge of the ninja , but it certainly tied - up the triumvirate of movies that really cemented ninja films as the dominant martial arts exploitation sub - genre of the decade . sadly , it was never topped in budget , artistic ambition or general fimmaking effort during the craze . the films got cheaper and cheesier until the genre was all but surrendered to turtles and kicking kiddies .\ni know i am alittle late on posting this . as for this review is over a year old at this point . i was the biggest ninja fan as a kid . i grew up in the 80\u2019s so with the invention of the vcr found a world of ninja movies in the early 80\u2019s . enter the ninja was the first american ninja type movie . . it is still freaking awesome ! so flash forward to today . i am sitting at work and thinking about ninja iii the domination for some strange reason . there was something i guess that still bugging me to this day . why was it called ninja iii ? from what i can tell there was never a ninja 1 or 2 ? i just can\u2019t figure it out . was it because there were 3 um ish ninjas in the movie ? because the chick really wasn\u2019t a ninja . . she was just possessed by a ninja . . ok i am glad i have gotten that off my chest .\nthis japanese market poster for ninja iii : the domination \u201cheroes\u201d sho kosugi amidst a jumbled mess of images from the film . while not the greatest of layouts , a poster like this hangs in a theater lobby as an enticer for things to come . the audience is there , captive , milling about or waiting in line for snacks , so you have them on the hook already , you can get away with this sort of density .\nninja iii : the domination is a movie that can\u2019t be reviewed , it can only be experienced . preferably in a large group and with copious amounts of alcohol . from the opening moments of a ninja exciting his cave like cave at dawn to hunt and kill a man trying to put in a quick 9 - holes before work you know you are in for something special . sure it is never explained just why the ninja felt the need to kill the man , his wife and 30 , 000 guards , nor is it explained how the ninja has super strength , you simply have to just go along with it .\nthen , when i thought ninja iii : the domination couldn\u2019t amaze me any more , it pulls out the big guns . christie wipes out a platoon of cops , goes head to head with her nemesis yamada , and when he ( yamada ) discovers the ninja he has been chasing has inhabited the body of a woman he lets her go . he then concocts an ingenious plan to meet christie at an abandoned temple in the hills . there yamada forces the black ninja\u2019s soul out of christie\u2019s body and back into his own . but what yamada doesn\u2019t know is that the black ninja has the power to turn the monks who live in the abandoned temple into , i can\u2019t believe i am saying this , zombie ninjas !\nsure enough the wrong print had been sent to the theater , a print for a film that had been released a full five years earlier . oh i was angry at first . how could a projectionist not have known the difference between ninja iii and american ninja 3 ? it should be perfectly obvious , right ? right ? !\nhere\u2019s where that whole idea started , 1981\u2019s genre - launching enter the ninja .\ngreater than the conundrum that is ninja iii : the domination , is probably the nostalgia that surrounds it . it is a reminder of the days when you would pick a movie at a video store based on the box art and description . you may be stuck watching it at a sleepover , and there was no chance of turning it off because it cost $ 3 to rent it . it is a reminder of the days when you simply couldn\u2019t move on to the next film streaming . it is a reminder of when you just had to give in and commit yourself to something and hope for the best . if you remember ninja iii or even just want to relive those days , then grab a v8 and some special friends and give it a watch .\nthe possessed christie hunts down and kills the police officers responsible for killing the evil ninja . her boyfriend billy ( bennett ) , who is one of the officers involved , becomes suspicious and joins forces with a good ninja ( kisugi ) to defeat the evil ninja ' s spirit .\nit\u2019s also just great to finally see this film in such a pristine , even enhanced state . the mgm cable channel print of ninja iii wasn\u2019t nearly as detail - revealling as this new transfer , especially viewed on blu . i noticed for the first time lucinda dickey is wearing a really bad wig in all the mountain location scenes , which were evidently shot after she started filming breakin\u2019 with a shorter , more pat benatar - inspired haircut . and yes , she did ninja iii first , a revelation from the commentary .\nan evil ninja attacks a golf course , killing many people . the police arrive , and the ninja attacks and kills many of them . eventually the police manage to outnumber and surround the ninja , shooting him . the dying ninja escapes and runs into telephone linesman christie ( dickey ) , and puts the evil eye on her . christie takes the ninja ' s sword . later , christie is in her apartment when her arcade machine comes to life and hypnotizes her . the sword flies out of the closet and into christie ' s hands , and she becomes possessed by the evil ninja ' s spirit .\nthe delicious desert that was domination was part kosugi ninja vehicle , part exorcist , with a little flashdance thrown in and a thick , sugary frosting of 80\u2019s cop revenge cliches topping it all . sho kosugi wore the jubei eyepatch , lucinda dickey avoided another breakin \u2018 sequel and got to do some kooky effects scenes , and there were possibly the best staged ninja battle scenes we saw before getting ahold of the real stuff from japan later on .\nthey were liberated to try something different with the ninja construct and go in more of a hybridized direction . with allusions to prior ninja movies , horror tropes , and even dickey\u2019s involvement with the\nthere are 12 or so warriors in this painting for the deadly silver ninja , which is actually more than the ninja scroll poster . the artist , however , uses foreground and background to center your attention on three of those warriors \u2013 the hero , the hot chick and the exotic masked villain .\nin the cemetery scene , the evil ninja can be seen sliding down a rope from the trees . she is wearing heavy gloves to protect from rope burn , then the gloves disappear .\neven with ninja assassin making some waves and the g . i . joe films putting big - budget ninja action in theaters , no one before scream factory saw the audience potential for the now 30 year old material . kudos to them .\na ninja ( david chung ) goes on a rampage at a golf course .\nscream\u2019s release is a stunning transfer of from what i recall is a complete print . the picture is just gorgeous on bluray ( the stills here don\u2019t do it justice ) , and the accompanying dvd copy is nothing to sneeze at either . i\u2019d call it miles above any previous release , but that\u2019s not saying much as the last time ninja iii was on home video it was a full - frame vhs .\nthe body of a sexy aerobics instructor is invaded by the evil spirit of a dying ninja . at first , changes in her behavior is limited to having strange interactions with an arcade game , doing sexy things with v8 juice , and being attracted to an unusually hairy police officer . but soon enough , she ' s systematically killing , ninja - style , the officers responsible for the ninja ' s death , and can only be stopped by another ninja !\nthe american ninja films follow a simple , hard working soldier ( dudikoff ) who just so happens to be the only american ninja , like , ever . you would think this would go to his head , but no . he keeps his head down and follows orders until invariably an evil villain set on world domination kidnaps his lady friend and unleashes an army of ninjas to kill our intrepid hero . i\u2019m fairly certain american ninja 2 differs only in that his best friend is kidnapped , as well as a host of marines , instead of his girlfriend . also the evil ninjas are color coded .\nan evil ninja attempts to avenge his death from beyond the grave , by possessing an innocent woman ' s body .\ni find myself unable to trust anyone who isn\u2019t pro - ninja . that\u2019s like saying you\u2019re anti - the godfather .\njapanese posters for an american ninja . . . gotta wonder what the home crowd thought of these weird yank flicks .\nwhy are there no current , big budget ninja movies ? i\u2019m surprised one hasn\u2019t been released in the past few years ; or am i missing something ? someone like chris evans , ryan gosling or keanu reeves is the new american ninja .\n80s martial arts supply ads akakage american ninja castle of owls enter the ninja five element ninjas generic toys hattori hanzo henry sanada henshin ninja arashi hiroki matsukata jiraiya jubei yagyu kagemaru kaiju kamui kosugi kurozukin lion maru maki fuyukichi menko cards mitsuteru yokoyama monsters and masks 2009 monsters and masks 2010 monsters and masks 2011 monster vs . ninja month raizo ichikawa red shadow revenge of the ninja ryutaro otomo samurai spy sarutobi sasuke shaw bros . shinobi no mono shirato sanpei sho kosugi sonny chiba thai press kits the samurai toad magic tokusatsu tonbei vhs art vintage magazines vintage photos\nthe body of a sexy aerobics instructor is invaded by the evil spirit of a dying ninja . at first , changes in her behavior is limited to having strange interactions with an arcade game , doing sexy things with v8 juice , and being attracted to an unusually hairy police officer . but soon enough , she ' s systematically killing , ninja - style , the officers responsible for the ninja ' s death , and can only be stopped by another ninja ! written by brian j . wright\nyou see once the black ninja ( chung ) is gunned down by a horde of cops , he vanishes into the ground , only to escape where he runs into christie . christie , shocked at finding a ninja , then dances with him for a few moments , more then long enough for the dying ninja to impart his soul into her . and this is when the film gets really weird .\nafter the evil ninja comes out of the lake he is soaked from head to toe . in the next shot , he continues to fight police officers and is bone dry . see more \u00bb\nread great blog reviews at internal bleeding and where the long tail ends , and see and read all sorts of keen kosugi - ness at the excellent fan site sho kosugi : the ninja .\nthe 80\u2019s ninja boom was represented piss - poorly in the dvd era ( which yes , i\u2019m referring to in the past tense ) , but it seems no film was relegated to limbo longer than this third chapter in the kosugi / canon partnership . there were mostly full - frame and \u201copen matte\u201d releases of revenge of the ninja , rage of honor , the american ninja flicks , dumped out with little effort and even less fanfare , but for who - knows - why the dom never made even that cut .\nbut there\u2019s more to it . golan - globus movies often fuck up the thing it never even occurs to other movies to not get right \u2013 like establishing shots , basic editing , and dialogue recording , all of which are weirdly inept . like much of their work , ninja iii is permeated by a general feeling of this is how you make a movie , right ?\ncomposition can also save a much simpler layout . take a look at the original u . s . market poster for american ninja :\nthe lengthy opening act is amazing , but the rest of the film isn ' t as engaging .\nanyway , ninja iii . we begin with two startlingly incongruent scenarios , juxtaposed nonetheless : a ninja in a cave , digging out throwing stars , arrows , and swords , intercut with some dude going golfing . their paths cross when our ninja shows up to crush a golf ball in his hand before murdering everyone on the green . it\u2019s one of funniest action scenes you\u2019ve ever seen ( unintentionally , but still ) , with hilariously overdone foley work and fight choreography so stiff it makes elaine benes look like ginger rogers . and it seems our ninja is an indestructible one , so the sequence goes on for a realllly long time , with one death blow after another making no difference , until he\u2019s finally shot dead by several cops . or is he ?\ni\u2019m betting if storm shadow and snake eyes get enough of a reaction in the gi joe movie that we\u2019ll start seeing ninja movies again . and despite his diminutive size , ray park really does seem like he would make a perfect american ninja .\nwelcome to vintage ninja - - dedicated to old ninja movies from japan ' s 60 ' s boom to the 80s american exploitation craze and beyond , with a ton of vintage toys , comics , and sharp pointy stuff thrown in for good measure .\n: a utilities worker and part - time aerobics instructor encounters a dying ninja and is entrusted with his sword . however , the weapon is a conduit through which the ninja\u2019s evil spirit takes possession of her body and mind . based on what i can only assume was a true story .\nseriously , what the hell am i looking at here ? ninja scroll is certified classic , and anime movie posters don\u2019t have to rely on photographic assets as their basis \u2013 the sky is the limit to the creativity of the illustrators involved . yet what we have here is an absolute abortion .\npainted poster ( later the vhs box art ) to the tadashi yamashita vehicle the shinobi ninja , easily the most redundant title of the 80 ' s . it ' s a japan / hong kong co - pro , but that painting is of a very american ninja suit , right out of your average karate depot . anyone know what language this is or market it ' s for ? polish ? pakistani ?\nafter a peace loving japanese immigrant and his family become victims of a crime syndicate , a master ninja emerges .\nnowhere near as effective , as the artist possibly wasn\u2019t up to the task of portraying richard harrison more face - on . red ninja on a tight - rope isn\u2019t nearly as effective as big - ass - ninja - head , but the swirling dragon just screams \u2018martial arts movie\u2019 so this ends up working in spite of its inferior execution .\n) . action and adventure films were ( and continue to be ) the genres least resistant to retreads , and low - budget franchises were no more insulated from the phenomenon than their big - budget brethren . fortunately , the \u201cninja trilogy\u201d films from the golan - globus era of cannon films handled this in the best way possible , by keeping a few recognizable elements ( e . g . the ninja archetype and sho kosugi ) and turning over the characters , stories , and settings . the results throughout this trilogy were stylistically distinct , tonally all over the map , and as\nthis is the one the fans have been waiting for . just hope the blu - ray version is somewhat decent .\nand it\u2019s a ninja movie , there\u2019s especially no excuse for this when you have sooooooo iconic a central character type .\nnot hard to do . you can see this is a ninja film from 50 yards away , and it works .\nmafia vs . ninja is hardly the classic ninja scroll is , being a heart - worn - on - its - sleeve exploitation flick . but what the marketers of exploitation films know is how to draw the eye and deilver a quick , effective image that get\u2019s someone to cue - up at a theater or grab a rental off a video store shelf .\nalthough i am , along with your father , a card carrying member of the anti - ninja / pro - alien brigade , i enjoyed this review immensely .\ntwo things going on here \u2013 cash in on the big - ass - ninja - head , and feature your expensive imported star , in this case franco nero .\none of the greatest ninja movies ever ! me and my older brother had ninja fever back in these days , pillow cases and towels tied around our heads , anything that resembled a sword , mom even found us some , what seemed to be , authentic ninja stars ! til this day we\u2019re still curious as to where they disappeared to that first time we threw them ! . . oh well , still a classic !\n) plays christie , a telephone company technician / aerobics instructor who stumbles upon the dying body of an evil ninja . he hands her the magic sword he used to hack up a bunch of golfers before being shot by police . no sooner does she have the sword than strange things begin to happen . christie abruptly displays impressive fighting skills . the sword takes itself out of the closet and floats to her . she develops an intense , unexplainable hatred for police officers . ( this is especially inconvenient after she begins dating one . ) yes , the evil ninja ' s spirit has possessed her body . a second ninja soon arrives on the scene to chase it from inside her .\ngreat use of the flag , simple fight scene with two figures . all fine . but the ninja is sort of hidden here and it\u2019s a very stiff arrangement . clearly a studio posing and not a fight scene .\nbut what really sets the film apart from your standard ninja fare is the utterly insane possession angle . curious at christie\u2019s radically shifting personality , her impossibly hairy boyfriend billy ( jordan bennett ) takes her to lo pan ( james hong ) to try and discover just what is wrong with her . luckily , christie is not a green eyed chinese girl , but a solid gold dancer so he has no interest in her . but he does discover that a ninja is lurking inside of her , and thus quickly dismisses the unlikely couple from his abode before he angers the spirit ninja .\nhe ' s the ultimate killer . she ' s the perfect weapon . see more \u00bb\npoor christie keeps having goofy flashbacks to her ninja possessor\u2019s near - death , which lead to her blacking out and avenging his murder . most of the people he sends her after are those cops who filled him with bullets , which is a real unfortunate coincidence for her fella , since this means he\u2019s constantly bringing his girlfriend around his buddies , whose faces trigger the blood lust of the spirit of the ninja who\u2019s possessed her . but hey , every couple has shit to work through . once he figures out what her deal is , he takes her to a wise asian medicine man for an exorcism , but it doesn\u2019t take : \u201conly a ninja can destroy a ninja , \u201d he\u2019s told . she does the best she can , at one point turning on the radio and trying dance the spirit away , but the sword emerges from the closet and smashes her stereo . ( you would too if you heard that song , but i digress . )\nthis might be my favorite so bad it ' s awesome film of all time . like many pre - teen children of the 80 ' s repeat viewing of revenge of ninja spawned a ninja phase of my childhood . man i thought sho k . was badass back then . jet li could wup him with both legs in a cast ! this movie has insane crossovers that include flashdance , the exorcist and the lee van cleef ninja tv show . ugh . but as a friend of mine says anyone can get a good movie made it takes true genius to make a film that starts with a ninja surviving 17 shotgun blasts long enough to take over the body of arobics instructor to get revenge . wow . while previous commentors have metioned the sword flying out of the closet on the string no one has yet metioned the powerful love scene . where the sexy leading man cop takes off his shirt to reveal a mane of backhair . the fun never ends . rent this ! ! ! ! ! !\nchristie ( lucinda dickey ) , under the influence of a dead ninja , is laser - scanned by an arcade game . i\u2019m sorry , i don\u2019t know what i just wrote either .\nthe american ninja franchise has a very special place in my heart . a place that you may not , and can not , sully no matter how hard you might try . anna hasn\u2019t even seen this place because she is crafty and i have been unable to trick her into watching any of the films . but what are american ninja films ? i\u2019m so glad you asked .\nthe aisle seat critic , mike mcgranaghan , is a member of the online film critics society .\non a remote caribbean island , army ranger joe armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines , which leads him to the lion , a super - criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass - produced an army of mutant ninja warriors .\nlet\u2019s look at some quirky foreign movie posters , testament to the global nature of the 80\u2019s craze .\nand more than that , their schlock also shares a keen lack of self - awareness \u2013 a distinct feeling that no one , at any level , had any idea how badly they were failing . so in that exorcism scene , as lucinda dickey goes full - on linda blair , growling in japanese , her shabbily - substituted dummy pulling full 360 flips , shouting \u201cyou cannot stop me , i am a ninja , \u201d what\u2019s most striking is that they really seemed to think they were terrifying us . they have no idea this is funny . but ninja iii has more laughs than the last four farrelly brothers movies combined , and maybe that\u2019s not what they were aiming for , but that\u2019s what they achieved . who am i to begrudge them their success ?\nseriously . eight to ten thousand of you read this site every month , you\u2019re all ninja freaks and you\u2019ve all been a pissed off as i am that the 80s craze films never got the deluxe send - up . now that one has , we need to mobilize , buy the hell out of it and show the other labels what they\u2019ve been missing out on .\nhere , an artist uses the limitless opportunity illustration affords to pose and arrange subjects to create a vastly superior version of essentially the same scene . average joe american shinobi still reads as an exciting yank action star , but at the same time the ninja is a lot more prevalent . you\u2019ve got movement , dynamic tension , intersecting lines . this is a fight scene !\na one - man army comes to the rescue of the united states when a spy attempts an invasion .\nmight be the most \u201ccannon\u201d of cannon films\u2019 1980s output , and this special blend is one of the big reasons its popularity persists three decades later . many will dock it points for its dated visual effects and inconsistent cohesion to the possession plot - line ( when christie pours v8 down her cleavage and has the hots for a dude with terrible back - hair , is it * the ninja spirit * doing these things ? ) but doing so misses the point . at its core ,\nthankfully i had an ace up my sleeve , for you see my elder sister worked at the very movie theater that would be showing american ninja 3 , and she didn\u2019t care what i watched . sure she thought it looked stupid ( an opinion i chalk up to her being a girl ) but she wasn\u2019t going to waste any effort in stopping me from watching the film . so there i was , at the first showing on opening day , totally excited to watch the latest , greatest american ninja film . but then something totally unexpected happened .\non the soundtrack , despite the fact that those fighting are clearly missing their punches . a more apt descriptor for\nmeanwhile in japan , the rebooted kamui hits anime . love the weird dimensions of this piece , great layout .\nwhat christie ( lucinda dickey , star of breakin\u2019 and breakin\u2019 2 : electric boogaloo ) doesn\u2019t know is that we have secretly replaced her subconscious with an evil ninja ( david chung ) . oh sure , during the day she will go about her business of teaching aerobics and dating swarthy policemen none the wiser to what lurks inside her . but at night she turns into a soulless killing machine . can anyone stop her ? and can the one eyed ninja yamada ( sh\u00f4 kosugi ) save her from herself ?\nis there anything cooler then a ninja ? fun fact , while growing up i used to wish for the day a ninja would be in the transformers cartoon , and while the transformers / gi joe crossover comic satiated this desire somewhat , it really wasn\u2019t what i was after . just like when spider - man guest starred , these shameless cross overs diluted both of these great franchises rather then amplifying them . and while storm shadow and snake eyes were great and all , they were no substitute for michael dudikoff .\nafter just completing his training at a ninja school , an army vet travels to the phillippines and finds himself battling a land grabber who wants his war - buddy ' s property . he must also . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnow imparted with the strength and evilness of a super strong evil ninja , christie begins to date hirsute men that she hates , beats up a roving rape gang and even begins to systematically kill the individual cops who were responsible for the ninjas death . whether it be in a hot tub or at a funeral , she is a one woman killing machine .\nsomehow combines a now unstoppable ( and un - stealthy ) ninja killing machine with an exorcism motif lifted straight from horror , and gratuitous aerobics sequences ( showing off the talents of lucinda dickey , flush from recent success in breakin ' ) .\nthis entry was posted in theater psychotronic and tagged 80 ' s , action , aerobics , cannon , horror , james hong , lucinda dickey , ninja , possession , sh\u00f4 kosugi .\na struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break - dancers . together they become the sensation of the street crowds .\nby the way , the spirit of the ninja has also possessed her apartment ( these things just can\u2019t respect boundaries ) , and the household objects within it : her fridge , her phone , even a stand - up arcade game , which spews fog and shoots laser lights at her . so in the afterglow of her vegetable juice - soaked tryst with officer sleazebag , a windstorm takes over her apartment . she goes to the closet , picks up his sword , and\u2026 well , if i told you they altered her eye make - up , would it surprise you ?\nall the great elements of cannon films in one masterpiece . you get the star of breakin ' 2 electric bugaloo fighting ninjas .\nis a little light on quality action but it\u2019s an easy thing to overlook against the backdrop of a ridiculous plot , wacky effects , and several deloreans\u2019 worth of 1980s film tropes . tonally , it\u2019s a strange concluding chapter in cannon films\u2019 unofficial ninja trilogy , but i love it with the emotional warmth normally reserved for a cute dog or a boglin still in the box . recommended .\nthe big extra on the new release is a commentary track with director sam firstenberg and stunt coordinator steve lambert , which at times is just superb , but at others suffers a bit ( for our purposes ) from being hosted by a horror guy and aimed at other horror guys . a discussion of kosugi\u2019s eyepatch never touches on the traditional portrayals of jubei yagyu nor sho kosugi\u2019s connection to sonny chiba and the japan action club . we\u2019re ninja geeks , we want to hear that stuff , even if it\u2019s solely prompted by the moderator .\ni can ' t believe you reviewed this movie . i would have been about 11 - years old when this movie hit the theaters . my mom took me to see it . that opening had been the most bad - ass thing i ever saw and i told everyone i knew about it . i also believed that line used in the trailer ,\nonly a ninja can destroy a ninja .\ni thought it was fact . surely no other form of martial arts could compete with ninjutsu . didn ' t they see this movie after all ? there was no question in my young mind . i tried to hunt down this movie before only to find it had never been released onto dvd . glad it ' s finally made its way , even if it ' s a little late for the 80 ' s nostalgia bandwagon . someone posted it on youtube sometime ago , i don ' t know if it ' s still there , but i had to settle for that . the movie hasn ' t aged well and is pretty cheesy . of course , it was in its day too . even the younger me felt the ending was just getting to over the top . didn ' t the bad ninja corkscrew himself into the ground and cause an earthquake ?\nthe kuji - kiri are the ninja ' s nine levels of power . they are 1 . rin - strength of mind and body . 2 . kyo - direction of energy . 3 . toh - harmony with the universe . 4 . sha - healing of self and others . 5 . kai - premonition of danger . 6 . jin - knowing the thoughts of others . 7 . retsu - mastery of time and space . 8 . zai - control of the elements of nature . and 9 . zen - enlightenment . see more \u00bb\nthe purpose of this poster is to relate the hero shot of kosugi ( in a jubei yagyu - like get - up that would be familiar to japanese audiences ) to the images of the clearly american film . they\u2019re showing as much of the hollywood stunts , effects and production values as they can , peppered with an american white girl .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nalso , i took a gaggle of screen shots from this movie . i just may post the entire gallery for all the world to enjoy .\nsome will succumb to the nightmare . others will finally wake up . watch the teaser trailer for # suspiria , in theaters november 2 . urltoken\nthe plot builds to a dramatic \u2013 and dramatically wild \u2013 finale that mixes martial arts extravaganza with supernatural thriller . you ' ve got to see it to believe it . perhaps the best way to describe the pleasure of\nnot a label with a large martial arts back catalog , not an asian cinema - friendly label addressing the east\u2019s influence on the west , but a horror label clinging to the dom \u2018s kinship to the exorcist and poltergeist . scream factory was nearly apologetic on social media to its black t - shirt clad fangoria / chiller crowd for pushing the envelope of their mission at hand , but the fan base was surprisingly positive at the announcement . horror blogs reviewed it with the requsite so - bad - its - good slant [ groan ] , and younger audiences are for the first time finding this staggering time capsule of 80s trash culture \u2014 aerobics - sploitation , chess king sweaters and nagel prints galore . all is good in the world\u2026\nreview : an evil ninja arrives from japan and wreaks havoc on a golf course until the police pump him full of bullets in a sandtrap . with his last energy , he throws a smoke bomb and under its cover crawls into a phone company van driven by pretty telephone linepers\u2026 ( more )\n) must rescue him . or was that the plot of the fourth film ? no matter . now of course i was still to young to watch\nthe term \u201cso bad it ' s good\u201d has often been used to describe a certain type of movie . i don ' t think the designation applies to\n) agenda , i was left to find another means of watching the film .\ni\u2019m certain this took you a long time to write between the countless orgasms .\nthe age of physical media will have now come and gone with no box sets , no deluxe extras , no mind - blowing deleted scenes or making - of docos ( save for a business - oriented piece on how the octagon came together ) , nor any nostalgic interviews with very alive - and - well stars like sho kosugi and sons . ( enter the ninja and pray for death only recently became available either streaming or dvd - on - demand sans deluxe treatment . )\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nit ' s a childhood favorite , and left me giggling the whole way through .\nour agreements with the content provider don\u2019t allow purchases of this title at this time .\nanyone who grew up in the 1980 ' s will remember cannon films . the company made a long string of low - budget movies , most of the exploitation variety . ( they occasionally ventured into bigger budgeted entertainment , producing a couple of sly stallone films ,\ni just wish it had come 5 - 8 years ago and with interviews of kosugi and dickey , packaged with all of canon\u2019s other ninja movies in black box that lights up from within , spews smoke and plays dramatic theme music while you power - up .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nmost of the movies already exist . please use our search form before sending new request !\nit didn\u2019t help that i watched the film three times over the weekend either . every time i tried to sit down and write it pulled me right back into its delicious web .\nbut wait there is more . christie , now struggling to maintain her grip on her soul , must now have a spiritual battle with the ninja ( who\u2019s ethereal presence is represented by his floating sword ) . and how does she defend herself from his advances ? she , wait for it , dances . that\u2019s right , as her apartment turns against her , as smoke billows out of her closet and as a katana blade advances upon her christie decides to shake her money maker for all it is worth , knowing full well that a ninja could not resist her streetwise moves . that is until he resists her streetwise moves and fully takes over her body .\na developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center . the local breakdancers try to stop it .\nthis film packs so much weird fun . with the exception of its insane book - ends ,\ni enjoyed the movie . very well packaged . will buy more from this seller thank you .\ncoming in the next day or so , more weird movie posters , this time featuring illustrations and paintings of sho kosugi ( regardless of wether or not he was actually in the film ) .\nmy guess is the flying boy is a korean version of the ' watari ' or ' sarutobei sasuke ' sort of adult - killing boy heroes . would love to see this weirdness . . .\nan evil ninja arrives from japan and wreaks havoc on a golf course until the police pump him full of bullets in a sandtrap . with his last energy , he throws a smoke bomb and under its cover crawls into a phone company van driven by pretty telephone lineperson and aerobics instructor christie ( lucinda dickey ) . as he dies there , his soul possesses her body , . . . read more\ndisclaimer : urltoken does not own any of the photos contained in the blog . urltoken was made merely to pay homage to these films , directors , talent , etc . and not for any profit or commercial reasons . no copyright infringement intended . the photos are copyrighted and courtesy by their respective owners .\nurltoken is a non - profit website for the private use and entertainment and / or parody purposes .\nnow on the subject of clutter , it\u2019s not always a bad thing . take these for example :\namerican soldier , obviously very skilled in martial arts , single - handedly takes on mercenaries in the philippines .\ntooks ages to find this trailer . alternate version urltoken ( thanks to urltoken for the heads up ) .\nyou can now be a part of the cinefessions podcast . just call us at ( 302 ) 448 - talk ( 8255 ) and leave us your thoughts , recommendations , question of the week options , and more !\nthis entry was posted in dvd / blu - ray new releases , martial arts titles . bookmark the permalink .\ni finally bit the bullet and tracked down a vhs copy of this film from amazon last year ( along with another oldie , treasure of the four crowns ) . then , last week , i saw they were selling a dvd version , which i bought . unfortunately , it looks to be from a vhs version from overseas . the sound is crap as is the picture quality ( plus it features some foreign subtitles ) , but the price was right on sale and it\u2019ll hold me over until i get impatient for an official release . would be nice .\nmaybe its largely overlooked because it\u2019s had no life beyond the vhs era . why ! ? ! ? ! ?\nlet\u2019s look at some way better posters , mostly from movies nowhere near as good or important as the above .\ni ' m not knocking it though - it ' s awesome in its cheesy 80s way . i don ' t think you could come up with a more 80s plot if you tried ; it ' s about a ninja who possesses an aerobics instructor to get revenge on the cops who killed him - the only thing that ' s missing from this\n80s movie bingo\nis a subplot about drug smuggling . but they make up for it in the details ; there ' s a hot tub , v - 8 juice , a giant ugly clock , lots of pastel clothing , an out of nowhere sex scene . . . in short , there isn ' t a frame of the film that you can look at and not know for sure that it was from an 80s film .\nit never got a straight us dvd release , but the new blu - ray for it is multi - format .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\ni don\u2019t know who that el santo - looking weirdo is , but i\u2019m interested , because this poster is so well composed i know where to look . i can see what\u2019s important there \u2013 muscly kung - fu dude , go - go girl without pants , strange meance hovering over both \u2013 with little effort . even the long 4 - word title comes across right . you can catch a sideways glance of this poster and know it\u2019s a martial arts film about a silver ninja . win !\ntwo anti - terrorist agents are assigned to free a busload of american schoolchildren in the philippines who are taken hostage by terrorists .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nmy budgets are modest and the visual assets at my disposal don\u2019t often do the trick on their own \u2013 in short , i rarely have a home - run image landing on my lap , and have to get creative and conceptual to catch people\u2019s eye .\nall original content \u00a9keith j . rainville , 2009 - 2018 . publicity images and press materials appear for the purpose of editorial review and / or promotion , are courtesy of their owners and remain the property of those owners . no rights implied or given .\nthe main bonus feature is an audio commentary from director sam firstenberg , who is refreshingly candid about his movie ' s strengths and weaknesses , and stunt coordinator steve lambert . a still gallery of nearly 100 fun behind - the - scenes photos is also included .\nwhen an aerobics instructor and her new police detective boyfriend make the beast with two backs , you can ' t help but notice that his is disturbingly hairy . that is just one of the many disorienting elements that make this such a wacked - out experience .\nanother fantastic bonus is firstenberg\u2019s own photo collection , with some behind - the - scenes stuff none of us have ever seen before .\nit distills the 80s down into diamond - hard pellets , dumps them into a shotgun , and unloads both barrels right in your face .\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nor did it suffer from its mixed pedigree ? it certainly lies more in the ma genre than horror , and you don\u2019t see it listed alongside the exorcists and poltergeists in books or articles about retro possession cinema . maybe there\u2019s too much kicking and stunt work and not enough outright scares ?\nalso going to guess that these shinobi - fied ladies aren ' t actually in this film , and that rather than a genuine 3 - d spectacle , it ' s a run of the mill hong kong kung - fu flick from the 70 ' s . awesome poster art though .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nthis movie has a special place in my heart not because it\u2019s an awesome movie about ninjas that can kill an entire police force and crush a golf ball with his bare hands . no , it\u2019s where some of the scenes take place . i\u2019m born and raised in phoenix , so seeing the opening scenes i couldn\u2019t believe what was shown on screen ! papago park ! sure not many people will recognize the location , but for me , it adds another layer of cheese and enjoyment to the film . i\u2019m glad that showtime decided to run that movie a few times , have it recorded on vhs !"]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "kotha janta", "paragraphs": ["kotha janta ( 2014 ) - j . b . - listen to kotha janta songs / music online - musicindiaonline\nkotha janta ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by j . b . on spotify\nreview kotha janta & earn 20 dm points . exchange dm points for cashbacks *\ndirector maruthi , who has given a decent hit to allu sirish with \u2018kotha janta\u2019 . .\nurltoken has 700 , 000 + monthly visits . tell hyderabad what you feel about kotha janta !\nallu arjun ' s brother sirish is coming with his second film ' kotha janta ' which . .\ncheck out the first look poster of kotha janta , starring allu sirish and regina in the lead roles .\nkotha janta kallalloki kalle pettestu song . directed by maruthi and stars sirish and regina cassandra . produced by geetha arts\nkotha janta is a movie with interesting story and ample scope for entertainment . the movie fails to create an impact because of a lackluster story and unappealing humor . kotha janta is a one time watch for its promising performance from regina and a brilliant cinematography by richard prasad .\nkotha janta is romance entertainer in which , allu sirish and regina playing the lead roles . madhurima did a guest role in this movie . story . . .\ntechnically , kotha janta is maruti\u2019s best film till date . he has made sure that cinematography , editing , art department , etc , are all in keeping with the latest standards .\nmaruti who is mostly popular for his adult comedies came up with kotha janta to create a new image for himself and give allu sirish his much needed hit . let\u2019s check out if maruti succeeds\u2026\nkotha janta fails to create an impact because of a lackluster story and unappealing humor . it is a one time watch for its promising performance from regina and a brilliant cinematography by richard prasad .\n* allu sirish was disgusting in his first film \u201cgouravam\u201d . but in \u201ckotha janta\u201d , he gets a decent make over . he has walked through his role casually and has done a pleasing job .\nthe much - awaited allu sirish movie kotha janta hit screens today . before we tell you reasons to watch or not watch the movie , let ' s take a look at the production crew .\nthere is nothing new in the film other than the word kotha ( new ) in the title .\nkotha janta is romance drama , which is about what happens when a young selfish tv anchor falls in love with a girl . besides direction , maruthi has also written story , screenplay and . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsirish and suvarna quickly devise a plan and come up with a show named \u2018kotha janta\u2019 , where they arrange for the televised weddings of couples who are in love . the show becomes controversial and popular and ramesh is delighted with his employees .\ndid they misspell the name of the movie ? i think it was kothi janta . can you please check & update ?\nlisten and enjoy gundello full song ii kotha janta movie ii allu sirish , regina cassandra subscribe to our youtube channel - urltoken like us on fb : urltoken follow us on : urltoken to watch telugu free movies log on to urltoken devotional videos - urltoken kids videos - urltoken song name : gundello movie name : kotha janta banner : geetha arts producer : ch . ravi kishore directer : maruthi music directer : j . b cost : allu sirish , regina cassandra lyrics : sirivennela sitarama sastry singer : haricharan\nsuvarna falls for sirish and truly believes in his love . however , she realises that sirish is simply playing a drama and she is heart broken . she decides to take revenge on sirish in her own way . what happens next ? that is the story of \u2018kotha janta\u2019 .\nproducer bunny vass said , \u201cdirector maruthi is known for his hat - trick hits \u2018ee rojullo\u2019 , \u2018bus stop\u2019 and \u2018prema katha chitram\u2019 . while he explored two different genres in the three movies , and now in \u2018kotha janta , \u2019 he is coming up with a perfect family entertainer .\nallu sirish and regina\u2019s \u2018kotha janta\u2019 has released today in a big way . this is the second movie of allu sirish and he has a lot riding on the film . maruthi has directed this movie and bunny vas has produced the film in association with geetha arts . let us see the movie now .\nsirish ( allu sirish ) and suvarna ( regina ) are two selfish people work at telugu y channel as programme producer and creative director . due to managing director ( rao ramesh ) of telugu y sirish and suvarnna get to know about each other and start to work on a new programme to increase the trp of the channel with kotha janta . later things start to get awry as sirish makes suvarnna fall into his trap . but realizing his selfish love , both separate with a point and start competing with each other to win the race in the office . sirish fails to continue the success of kotha janta , seeing his failure suvarnna succeeds with her new programme patha janta . realizing the loss rao ramesh comes to make them work together , things go out of his hand and suvarnna attempts suicide . will sirish understand his selfish problem and will he marry suvarnna ? watch the film to see how far they succeed .\nwatch anukonidhi full video song from kotha janta movie starring allu sirish and regina cassandra in the lead roles . directed by maruthi , produced by bunny vasu on geetha arts banner . music is composed by j . b . click here to watch : prema katha chithram full movie - urltoken prema katha chithram songs - urltoken for more - subscribe to - urltoken like - urltoken follow - urltoken\nkotha janta is romance drama , which is about what happens when a young selfish tv anchor falls in love with a girl . besides direction , maruthi has also written story , screenplay and dialogues for the film . allu sirish , who made his acting debut with gouravam in 2013 , is playing the tv anchor in the movie , while routine love story fame actress regina cassandra appears as his love interest .\nthe first half of the film is a bit entertaining and second half turns boring . the plus points of the film are regina cassandra , music and cinematography . the negative points are lack of establishment of feel and in adequate screenplay . on the whole kotha janta could have been a better movie if director would have taken extra care on screenplay and exciting narration . so much could have been done with this plot , but well for a tollywood commercial movie with a love story involved has to end on a happy note and so does this one . there is nothing new in the film other than kotha ( new ! ) in the title .\nvery rarely could we witness two brothers having their releases in the same month . yes , allu arjun and allu sirish have done the same thing here . reportedly , bunny and shruti haasan starrer ' race gurram ' will hit the screens on april 11th as march 28th and april 4th slots have been already occupied by legend and rowdy . the latest update is that allu sirish ' s ' kotha janta ' would be releasing on april 27th . this geeta arts film completed shooting and currently in the final stage of post production . touted to be a clean family entertainer from maruthi , kotha janta will have a remix number of chiranjeevi ' s chartbuster ' atu amalapuram . . . ' from khaidi no . 786 . while regina played the female lead , madhurima danced for the item number . so , the films of this real life brothers will release within a gap of 16 days . is this short deadline a right decision ?\nanalysis : though the film is titled kotha janta , there is nothing new in their love story . the film starts off with some promise . the opening scenes are interesting and leave you hoping that the film will tell a different story . but once the heroine falls in love with the hero , the story treads the routine path . since the film\u2019s concept is to make a selfish guy understand the value of love , the director uses the clich\u00e9d path to bring home the message .\nit has been more than two years since allu sirish\u2019s second film \u2018kotha janta\u2019 hit the screens and the actor informs that the gap was not intentional as he had to undergo a knee surgery that kept him out of action for six months . \u201conce i felt i was back in shape , i resumed work , green - signalling parasuram\u2019s \u2018srirasthu subhamasthu\u2019 in flat 20 minutes . but he took five months to come up with a complete bound script . in the interim i\u2019ve worked on my fitness , \u201d he begins .\nthe movie did not fare as expected and sirish is now moving onto his next venture titled \u2018kotta janta\u2019 . regina is going to be seen as the heroine in this movie . director maruthi , who made \u2018ee rojullo\u2019 and \u2018bus stop\u2019 earlier , will direct this movie .\nsirish ( allu sirish ) is a selfish guy and does anything for money . suvarna ( regina cassandra ) is a practical girl who is fond of making money . both of them are summoned to work together in a tv channel in hyderabad . their target is to take that sinking channel to the top . they start a new program called kotha janta where they marry off couples who are caught in strange situations . after marrying off the first couple , they realise that the girl belongs to a powerful politician\u2019s family . sirish and suvarna start having differences as the politician chase them . the rest of the story is all about how they realize that they are made for each other .\nno one can deny the fact that the director maruthi made such movies , which earned atleast some money to the producers . the raw truth behind the success is that these flicks contain hot , spicy and erotic work . maruthi is specially known for his adult humour dialogues . so , he thought to erase this slander anyway this time and committed to prove himself by making a clean movie . again , he got the idea of a love story . as , he got a grip on such stories , he coated them with comedy giving a class touch and made a movie . such a movie is \u201ckotha janta\u201d . so , what are the new aspects present in the movie as the name indicates\u2026 . ? did maruthi achieve what he desired from this movie\u2026 . ? to know all these , lets read out the story\u2026\u2026 .\nit & apos ; s not about love . it & apos ; s all about money for both the career - minded youngsters . when there are personal ambitions and aspirations , they will even step on a corpse to grab an opportunity . both will also not allow an interference called love in their lives . the young tv producer sirish ( allu sirish ) has dreams of making it big , although it doesn & apos ; t matter that his family & apos ; s inherited property is worth rs 100 cr . with his own hard work , he wants to earn his own rs one crore . creative director suvarna ( regina cassandra ) won & apos ; t fall for any guy . he & apos ; s got to be rich , who is worth crores . what & apos ; s common to both of them is that they do not want to spend any money on each other , though they are colleagues . soon , a tv programme they anchor titled\nkotha janta\n, wherein couples in love get married on the show , becomes a huge hit .\nsirish ( allu sirish ) is totally a selfish individual . he doesn\u2019t give any value to relationship , except money . suvarna ( regina ) is a girl with the same qualities as of sirish . both sirish and suvarna work for a tv channel . though sirish is surrounded by friends , he is a guy who is self centered and has aspirations to make big money . though miser enough , suvarna cares about the people around her . in order to increase the ratings of the channel , they start a programme called \u201ckotha janta\u201d . ramesh ( rao ramesh ) , the head of the tv channel identifies the talents of these two and makes them into one team to work for this programme . in the interim , sirish gets another lucrative offer from a business man ( posani krishna murali ) who plans to start another tv channel . but , he puts a condition that sirish should come as a team along with suvarna . to achieve his target , sirish fakes his love towards suvarna and traps her . but suvarna really loves him . but after , she comes to know that sirish has cheated her for the sake of money , suvarna leaves him and they become apart . how did they come close together forms the crux of the film that has to be watched on the screen .\nkotha janta is the story of two people who have been told to do one thing and one thing only - be obviously\nselfish\nto explain their characters . i mean , i guess that is how characters are being written these days . the story is of the charcter ' s selfishness and how this selfishness affects them along their growing relationship . notice how many times i used the word selfish in the last few lines ? i shudder to think how the plot was actually written . couldnt have been better optimised for search engines . sirish and suvarna are professionals , rivalling each other in the art of selfishness . they share a few random life aspirations like making money , being rich and making more money . this is what drives them from the first minute of their screen time to the last . then there is a muddle headed romance with gaps of unentertaining drama and a whole universe of emotions and feelings to do justice to the amount of money we spend on watching films . everyone can become an actor ( me including i guess , i just dont know why we do it ) . so thats the premise of this story and there is a lot of beating around the bush ( its called\nracy\nstorytelling apparently . . ) its over before we know it and that , my friends , is hardly surprising . its a great way to reclaim our routine film watching experiences - we need it now that we are all exhausted after participating in the elections . director maruthi is known for his spectacularly unimpressive narration and humor that makes you itch all over . another feather for him i guess . minus the story , the dialogues and the screenplay , everything else was great - the colors , the locations and the way the camera moved . the music was good too , but just not enough to help me remember a little ditty for the way back home . i guess there is nothing else i can tell you anymore .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 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website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on filmibeat sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\nsirish ( allu sirish ) and suvarna ( regina cassandra ) are two extremely selfish and self centred people . they work in a tv channel and they are brought together as a team by the channel head ramesh ( rao ramesh ) , to fight falling trp ratings .\nunexpectedly , sirish receives proposal from posani , who is filthy rich . posani promises to reward sirish richly , if he can start off a new tv channel and make it successful . posani insists upon suvarna\u2019s participation for his own reasons . in order to convince suvarna , sirish starts acting as if he is deeply in love with her .\nallu sirish has improved significantly compared to his first film . he is more at ease with himself and he has performed reasonably well . regina cassandra is the star of the film . she is bubbly , adorable and cute . she can act as well and she is going to go places .\nsapthagiri steals the show in the first half with some good comedy . he is a talented artiste who can make it big . posani entertains in the second half . some of the romantic scenes in the film look good .\nrohini is very good as sirish\u2019s mother . the first half of the film is better when compared to the second half , as the entertainment levels are taken care of by sapthagiri .\nthe film is good fun to watch only when sapthagiri and posani are present . at other times , the film starts becoming slow and boring . the interval block is very routine and predictable . the concepts of jealousy and possessiveness could have been handled in a better way .\nthe second half is a big drawback , as narration becomes very slow . normally , maruthi\u2019s films have fast narration with lot of entertainment , but in this movie you cannot find any of that . the reality show concepts and their execution are not so convincing .\nthe gabbar singh anthyakshari gang and the presence of shiva shankar mastar and sundaram master do not help . this brand of comedy has become very stale and repetitive and people are becoming tired of these scenes .\ncinematography is decent and production values are rich . dialogues do not have much recall value , except for one or two lines . editing is ok . jb\u2019s music is decent and background music is also quite alright .\nmaruthi\u2019s direction in this movie is not as good as his previous efforts . he has not narrated the story with the conviction that he normally has .\noverall , sirish has improved as an actor , when compared to \u2018gouravam\u2019 . a slow second half and lack of conviction in maruthi\u2019s narration spoil the fun a bit . good performances from regina and sapthagiri make the film reasonably entertaining .\nsirish ( allu sirish ) and suvarna ( regina ) are two selfish individuals who work for a tv channel . though sirish is surrounded by friends , he is a guy who is self centered and has aspirations to make big money . though miser enough , suvarna cares about the people around her . ramesh ( rao ramesh ) , the tv channel head identifies the talents of these two and makes them into one team to work on making the channel more popular . in the interim , sirish gets another lucrative offer from a business man ( posani krishna murali ) who plans to start another tv channel but on the condition that he should come along as a team with suvarna . when suvarna doesn\u2019t agree to come along with him , sirish fakes his love towards suvarna . what problems does sirish get into because of his fake love and how does it affect their careers forms the remaining story .\nallu sirish : though he has the looks of boy next door , sirish needs to work on grooming up his acting skills . his acting was mediocre in the film and his body language was stiff throughout . we can only hope to see more better performances from sirish with his future films .\nregina : it was a revelation to see regina\u2019s performance in the movie . she fitted perfectly for the role and her expressions were flawless . she excelled as a cheerful and lively tv anchor in the first half and did equally well in a role filled with emotions in second half . she is a genuine talent and can perform even better in more challenging roles .\nsapthagiri : good to see him grow as a comedian with each film . he looks natural and completely at ease in his role in this film . he was used well to generate humor in the first half but was wasted in the second half .\nposani : it was another typical role for him in this movie and he partly entertains .\nrohini : though she did a short character of hero\u2019s mother , her presence forms the main catalyst towards the end of the movie .\nthere were many other small time actors in the movie and all of them did well .\nmaruthi is known to direct films which are of low budget and less prominent cast . the story is about what happens when two selfish people fall in love and he chose the conflict of careers to portray this . the premise was well set for the movie but plot was not gripping enough . the first half passes of well , but a lackluster story and forced comedy in second half makes the movie weak . the screenplay is fast and moves on at a good pace hence becoming the saving grace for the movie .\n- > an impressive premise and neatly written characters form a good base for the movie .\n- > promising performances from all the actors , especially the leading lady regina cassandra . she is a treat to watch and totally dominates the movie with her screen presence .\n- > an engaging and a fast paced screenplay doesn ' t make you feel bored of the movie .\n- > the movie would been even better if it had a much better story . there were lot of unnecessary elements which were added that does not bring any value to the movie .\n- > the love story between the lead pair does not look convincing and hence does not add any emotion value towards the end of the film .\n- > lack of good content hampers the second half making it very predictable . the humor in second half may not appeal to all the audience .\nmusic by upcoming music director jb is one of the plus points of the film . \u201d osi prema rakshasi \u201d was shot beautifully in the movie along with \u201c charminar galli \u201d . \u201d gundello \u201d is one of the best songs in the movie , but a bad placement of the song defeats the purpose . it was great to see jb using the snippets of \u201c arere \u201d as the background music in the second half .\ncinematography by richard prasad is the highlight of the movie . the entire look , color and locations of the film are bright and lively , making the movie look pleasing to eyes . editing by ashok kuruba is good and dialogs were well written too . kudos to production values by geetha arts for presenting the film richly on screen .\nallu sirish was disgusting in his first film\ngouravam\n. in this , he gets a decent make over . he has walked through his role casually and done a pleasing job . regina cassandra steals the show . she looked gorgeous and acted very well too . she on screen chemistry with sirish was good . her eyes are too expressive and her dressing sense gets better and better . josh ravi , elluru seenu , madhu had major part to play in this film . they all were promising in their roles . rohini seen as mother of sirish in the film , she is competent and did well . posani krishna , babu nayak murali and rao ramesh are adequate in their limited roles . madhurima banerjee looks good in the traditional village attire . upcoming actress vishnu priya looks okay in her role .\ntamanna is definitely having the worst times in her career right now . the actress who pinned huge hopes on ' naa nuvve ' faced the biggest flop of her career . now , the flop reflects till now as her new movie is not getting any distributor and is facing a hard time .\nmarried and mother - of - two gets a surprise wish even at this age . . .\nno keerthy . . . just say ' no ' to that hero . . . fans shocked to hear about keerthy pairing with ' that ' hero !\naaah . . no . . . not again . . . i am tired . . .\n- trisha\nkajal aggarwal turns ' so hot ' for an ad . . . see these hot photos and guess what it is for . . .\n19 - year - old actress confesses ' no more romance ' with 50 - year - old heroes . . .\ntamanna got money , but never acted . . . and movie got shelved . . .\n- producer lashes out at milky beauty\ncopyright \u00a9 2015 , www . bharathinnovationlabs . com . all rights reserved . 182 . 18 . 163 . 244\n\u201cterrible dialogues and outdated narration make this predictable rom - com a boring film . skip it . \u201d\nallu arjun\u2019s younger brother allu serish did not make a dream debut with gauravam . so , for his next film , ace producer and his father allu arvind picked maruti who is considered to be a safe bet for small films .\nstory : sirish and suvarna are two selfish people who don\u2019t think twice before using others . however , once suvarna ( regina ) falls in love with sirish , she mends her ways . but sirish tries to use love to further his goals . a hurt suvarna tries to make him see sense . however , she realizes that he is far too selfish . so , what happens that brings about a change in sirish ?\nartistes\u2019 performance : let\u2019s get started with the hero allu sirish . of course , it is just his second film , but allu sirish fails to impress . he surely puts in a much better performance than his first film but he still has a long way to go before making his mark . in fact , in some scenes , the director and cinematographer make extra efforts to cover up his shortcomings . for example , they use gimmicks like sticking dialogues on the faces of other characters , using bright light in the background , extensively using long shorts , etc .\nthough it is not fair to write off sirish , he needs to work on his expressions and be more relaxed during dialogue delivery .\none misses the energy , the ease and grace that come so naturally to his brother allu arjun .\non the other hand , the heroine of the film regina makes optimum use of the character given to her . she is one of the few girls in the industry today who have proved their talent with their debut film . the character of a modern , independent girl gives her ample scope to show off her acting skills and also to look good . she sails through the film with ease .\ncomedian saptagiri is proving his skills with every film and he has the audience in splits as a guy who speaks with a nellore accent .\ntechnical excellence : almost all songs are good . the picturisation of \u2018prema rakshasi\u2019 is interesting and the \u2018atu amalapuram\u2019 remix will surely win over the masses .\nmaruti steers clear of his hallmark double entendre dialogues and comes up with a clean , family entertainer . in a clear departure from his past films , he has whipped up a sweet love story where the heroine gets a \u2018good\u2019 role .\nbut the comedy dose has come down drastically as he attempts doing something different .\nhero getting close to another girl to tease the heroine and the heroine retorting by getting close to another guy is an age - old formula . eventually , the hero realizing his folly is anything but new . so , if one expects a new story , then they are bound to be disappointed .\nto make up for a weak plot , maruti has tried to lace the film with comedy episodes at regular intervals .\nin the first half , he has a comedy track with saptagiri and in the second half he tries to pull off a spoof on omkar\u2019s challenge show and tries to evoke laughs with posani\u2019s park scene .\nwhile these scenes do provide some comic relief , the routine story fails to make the film interesting . also , the scene where the hero changes after one slap from his mother is rather unconvincing .\non the plus side , the film has enough comedy to safely bail itself from the danger zone . since it is a limited budget film , it will work in the film\u2019s favour .\nin short , the film is one step forward for sirish and a huge step for maruti to shrug off his adult film - maker image . as for the audience , it\u2019s a clean , time - pass flick .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nto preserve integrity , urltoken allows ratings / comments only with a valid email . your comments will be accepted once you give your email , and will be deleted if the email is not authenticated within 24 hours .\n\u00a9 copyright 1999 - 2009 lrr technologies ( hyderabad ) , pvt ltd . all rights reserved . fullhyd , fullhyderabad , welcome to 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madhurima looks good in the traditional village attire . madhurima , who has made a special appearance , shakes her legs with allu sirish in the remixed version of the popular song \u2018atu amalapuram\u2019 from chiranjeevi\u2019s film khaidi no . 786 which forms the main highlight of the film .\n* sapthagiri looks natural and completely at ease in his role in this film . he was used well to generate humor in the first half , but was wasted in the second half .\n* posani has played another typical role in this movie and he partly entertains .\n* though rohini did a short character of hero\u2019s mother , her presence forms the main catalyst towards the end of the movie .\n* the movie begins on a positive note with plenty of room for fun and romance . but it fell right into the typical category of happy ending type love story that actually didn\u2019t make any sense to majority of the viewers in reality .\n* though sirish has the looks of boy next door , sirish needs to work on grooming up his acting skills . his acting was mediocre in the film and his body language was stiff throughout . we can only hope to see more better performances from sirish with his future films .\n* the script is almost predictable at every point of the movie and hence fails to build the much needed \u201cemotion\u201d as was required to match the title and the central theme of the movie .\n* even though , the first half of the film is fine , the second half is unimaginative and was poorly handled . narration of the film is pretty slow .\n* richard prasad\u2019s cinematography is good . the way photography is utilized in the song \u201coosi prema rakshasi\u201d deserves a special mention .\n* besides direction , maruthi has also written story , screenplay and dialogues for the film , which are not too attractive .\n* the screenplay is fast and moves on at a good pace hence becoming the saving grace for the movie .\n* an impressive premise and neatly written characters form a good base for the movie .\n* the movie would been even better if it had a much better story . there were lot of unnecessary elements which were added that does not bring any value to the movie .\n* the love story between the lead pair does not look convincing and hence does not add any emotion value towards the end of the film .\n* music by jeevan babu is good . \u201coosi prema rakshasi\u201d is the best track on the screen . \u201dosi prema rakshasi\u201d was shot beautifully in the movie along with \u201ccharminar galli\u201d . \u201dgundello\u201d is one of the best songs in the movie , but a bad placement of the song defeats the purpose .\n* cinematography by richard prasad is the highlight of the movie . the entire look , color and locations of the film are bright and lively , making the movie look pleasing to eyes .\nwe can watch the movie for a bit of fun , good songs and some scenes \u2026mainly the remix song . if you think that such comedy bits can be seen in tv in just few days , then you can take it light .\n* * * the ratings and analysis of the above reviews do not reflect the opinion of the audience . it is merely the reviewer\u2019s perception and has no connection with the box office collections whatsoever .\nwhen two greedy people fall in love with each other , it changes their lives .\nthere are a few limited releases coming out this week that are earning good reviews . of these , two of them stand out as potential hits . there ' s belle , a period piece that deals with interracial romance , as well as slavery . then there ' s ida , which is about a young woman discovering her past . its reviews are incredible , so i hope moviegoers reward it with strong ticket sales . more . . .\nfull financial estimates for this film , including domestic and international box office , video sales , video rentals , tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services . for more information , please contact us at research @ urltoken .\n\u00a9 1997 - 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content .\nthe movie was launched in hyderabad on 30 may 2013 . chiranjeevi gave the clap and d . ramanaidu switched on the camera for the first shot . [ 5 ] in november 2013 a song , the remixed version of the chiranjeevi ' s , atu amalapuram , from the film , khaidi no . 786 , was filmed on sirish and madhurima , at a specially erected set in a private studio . [ 6 ] [ 7 ]\nthis page was last edited on 14 february 2018 , at 21 : 10 .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\nit was sirish who wanted to work with parasuram . \u201ci liked his films \u2018solo\u2019 and \u2018anjaneyulu\u2019 and wanted to work with him but i never had any formal interaction with him . and when i finally met him , he said that he too was keen on working with me , \u201d he flashbacks fondly , adding that he admires the way the director handles drama and comedy in his films . \u201cworking with him has helped me to grow as an actor immensely .\nhe used to explain in detail how i should go about emoting a scene and how i should render a dialogue . he is also very particular about the way you stress a line . in fact , he made me dub for 60 hours over eight days for \u2018srirasthu subhamasthu\u2019 , making me to think why he is so finicky . but when i saw the final output , i understood what he was trying to get out from me ."]}
{"id": 116616, "summary": [{"text": "pizza ( hindi : \u092a\u093f\u091c\u093c\u094d\u091c\u093c\u093e ) is an indian hindi supernatural thriller film directed by akshay akkineni .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars akshay oberoi , parvathy omanakuttan and dipannita sharma in the lead roles , while arunoday singh , rajesh sharma , omkar das manikpuri and sonali sachdev play supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film is a remake of 2012 tamil film , pizza , directed by karthik subbaraj and was released on 18 july 2014 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "pizza ( 2014 film )", "paragraphs": ["rest in pizza . videopitch by hanna seidel . winner of the viper 2014 .\nmahan ' s media : movie review : fat pizza vs . housos ( 2014 )\nand was released on 18 july 2014 . the film was declared\naverage\n.\nrest in pizza . videopitch by hanna seidel . winner of the viper 2014 . on vimeo\npizza review - a crunchy , crispy and delicious pizza with lots of cheese . . .\n) is a 2014 indian 3d hindi supernatural horror thriller film written and directed by akshay akkineni , making his feature debut .\nand sonali sachdev play supporting roles . the film is a remake of 2012 tamil film ,\nkerser shot a cameo appearance on set this month with the sbs program housos crew for their new fat pizza vs . housos feature film set to release at the end of 2014 .\nwhiplash trailer 1 ( 2014 ) - j . k . simmons , miles teller movie hd\nmore calories than an adult male\u2019s recommended daily intake : the pizza hut large double pepperoni pizza with cheeseburger crust .\nwhiplash trailer 1 ( 2014 ) - j . k . simmons , miles teller movie hd - youtube\n[ * ] the text of alan bennett\u2019s sermon was published in the lrb of 19 june 2014 .\nbut there is another kind of waste , summed up by the pizza hut cheeseburger crust pizza , and that ' s overconsumption .\na close - up look at the domino ' s pizza tracker , which updates customers on their pizza ' s status in real time .\nmeeting the needs of the state ' s growing film industry by providing hands - on experience on major film and television productions .\npizza official trailer 2014 - trailer of the new horror film pizza is out and we have to admit it gave us chills and definitely not in a good way . . the hindi remake of a tamil film by the same name , pizza is a story of a pizza delivery boy kunal , whose life takes a horrifying turn when he is sent to make a delivery at the home of a family with a dark secret . like us on facebook - urltoken google + - urltoken follow us on twitter - urltoken pinterest - urltoken tumblr - urltoken\nakil has worked in the film / television industry in the atlanta area as a set photographer , lighting designer and editor for television on the oxygen network . he is currently a professor and interim director of the film & digital media center at clayton state university and teaches film production with the georgia film academy at pinewood film studios .\nhanna seidel is one of the two winners of the viper 2014 . the new videopitch award by up - and - coming\na close - up look at the domino ' s pizza tracker , which updates customers on their pizza ' s status in real time . flickr hide caption\npizza trailer\n( official ) | 3d | akshay ober . . .\neither way can ' t wait . sleeks back . it ' s pizza again\na simple pizza delivery boy , kunal , who doesn\u2019t believe in supernatural things .\nkerser fat pizza vs . housos + s . c . o . t dvd\nparvathy omanakuttan , miss world 2008 first runner - up , is currently shooting for hindi film pizza , a psychological thriller and a remake of the tamil film by the same name . she plays a horror story writer . \u201cit is great working on this film because it is in 3d , which is very different from shooting for a regular film , \u201d she says .\n\u201cwe\u2019re the local pizza company exclusively teaming up with a blockbuster australian film franchise , so this partnership is simply about aussies supporting aussies , \u201d deacon said .\nthere are , it seems , an increasing number of places around the world where pizza hut could make a serious splash with that \u00a317 . 25 cheeseburger crust pizza .\nthe film is a remake of the 2012 tamil horror film hit , pizza , directed by karthik subbaraj . the critical and commercial success of the tamil version led to its remakes in kannada as whistle and bengali as golpo holeo shotti .\neagle boys\u2019 communications manager , mel deacon , said pizza and movies make the perfect partnership , but no more so than when the film in question largely centred on the comings and goings of a fictional self declared \u201cbig and cheesy\u201d fat pizza shop .\nwhat\u2019s good - akshay oberoi and most of all actors in the film did an amazing job . the 3d version makes the film all the more spooky .\nsubbaraj\u2019s debut film , pizza ( 2012 ) , a low - budget thriller about a pizza delivery man , was a hit . his most recent film , iraivi ( goddess , 2016 ) , is again a reflection of the dire straits of a filmmaker struggling to rescue his film from the producer . the three male protagonists end up stealing antiques , but the film also questions how this affects the women in their lives . it\u2019s very daring and layered , even if not all of it works .\ncopyright \u00a9 2001 - 2018 48 hour film project , inc . all rights reserved\nkerser fat pizza vs . housos + s . c . o . t dvd \u2013 aahh\na bollywood horror thriller , pizza is a remake of 2012 , tamil film of the same name . director akshay akkineni has done a great job in casting the actors , almost all actors have done a great job leaving the lead actress aside . the film released in 3d and 2d format , in competition with hate story 2 , a thriller film .\nmulti - disciplinary training by professionals in the film , tv and new media industries .\nmanjule\u2019s debut feature , fandry ( 2013 ) , which also dealt with an impossible inter - caste school romance , was at the london film festival , and won grand jury prizes at both the mumbai film festival and the indian film festival of los angeles .\ndropoff : your film must be dropped off at the location listed on this page .\na pizza delivery boy lands in a mysterious circumstance and it works a dramatic change in his life .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for pizza ( tamil ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\npolladhavan ( 2007 ) was an entertaining film about a young man whose bike gets stolen , as he gets entangled with the local mafia . apart from producing visaaranai , dhanush and he co - produced the delightful kaakkaa muttai ( crow\u2019s egg , 2014 ) .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nmedia : you must submit your film according to the formats listed lower on this page .\neagle boys has launched two meal deals as part of fat pizza vs housos promotion ; the fat pizza deal ( it\u2019s big and it\u2019s cheesy ) offering two family pizzas and a cheese pizza bread , and the housos deal ( it\u2019s cheap like shazza ) , which offers two large pizzas and a 2l drink .\nlawmakers let the tax credit expire at the end of 2014 , replacing it with a grant program that has $ 10 million available for the first six months of 2015 .\nbrad pitt passes a slice of pizza to meryl streep after host ellen degeneres took orders from the crowd .\nyes ! @ theellenshow - there is gluten - free pizza ! ! ! !\nwashington tweeted .\n\u201ci said , \u2018je suis d\u00e9sol\u00e9e [ i am sorry ] , but the pizza is cold . \u2019 \u201d\nlosing : film which does not recover the investment but loses less than 50 % of it .\nwill kunal find his way out ? you need to find when you watch the film yourself .\nwendy now serves as the academic program manager for the georgia film academy and is committed to their mission of training and building a sustainable workforce and talent pool for the film industry in georgia .\nthe eagle boys eagle will join the fat pizza vs housos cast on a promotional tour around the country . as part of the national tour the film cast will host pizza parties , which are expected to attract hundreds of fans and customers , in select eagle boys stores in sydney , brisbane , adelaide and perth .\nmake pizza . . . grow your profit ! quickly cook pizza & calculate change using topping & money tiles . invest profits to upgrade your shop or open new locations as you bake your way to becoming \u201cthe big cheese\u201d !\nhe\u2019s also been busy in the studio working on a brand new track to exclusively feature on the film . kerser\u2019s s . c . o . t national tour 2014 dvd artwork has also surfaced as the release date nears , currently penciled in to drop late august / early september .\neagle boys has joined forces with the team behind australian satirical film , fat pizza vs housos , to carry out a spate of joint promotional activities as the movie rolls out in cinemas around the country next month .\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\nfremantlemedia north america\u2019s critically - acclaimed series american gods is returning to toronto to film its second season .\nsamantha armstrong joined the doc / fest team full time in september 2014 as an assistant accountant . alongside this , she is currently studying for qualifications in payroll and a diploma in accounting .\nriver was a doc / crew volunteer in 2014 and has been stuck in to the doc / family ever since . hailing from the land of bagels and pizza , she also has a background in other festivals , documentary production , and teaching film at cork film festival , films of record , and independent lake respectively . reach river over on the doc / fest twitter or facebook accounts @ sheffdocfest to discuss social media , publications , advertising , merchandise , posters , flyers\u2026 all things doc / fest orange .\nthe film was directed by debutante akshay akkineni , son of veteran editor and multiple national film award winner , a . sreekar prasad . [ 5 ] produced by siddharth roy kapur and bejoy nambiar , the film features music by mickey mccleary , saurabh kalsi , shamir tandon and the background score by noted tamil composer k . [ 6 ] the film ' s production design was done by anita rajagopalan and donald reagen .\nwhile 8 films recorded a business of over 100 crores in 2014 , there were also 34 flops . interestingly , pk in the same year became the highest grosser of all time in india .\numesh kulkarni \u2019s tour de force vihir ( 2009 ) establishes beyond doubt that he is one of india\u2019s most gifted young directors . it\u2019s a sophisticated , philosophical , coming - of - age film that explores the notion of death , as a sweet adolescent boy grapples with the death of his beloved cousin . the film was at the berlin film festival , and , remarkably , top bollywood star amitabh bachchan\u2019s company produced the film .\nthrough the course of his career as a storyteller in theatre and film , akil dupont has earned 25 awards in 36 film festivals including 2 student emmys ! his films have played in over 60 countries and his short film ,\nunderground\n- a slave story told through song created in 2010 , was invited by the us department of the interior for a special screening at us president abraham lincoln ' s home museum . in 2014 , he was named # 7 of the top 100 indie filmmakers in the world .\ninvestment in animation and visual effects remains strong at $ 381 million in 2017 . since 2014 , investment in this area has increased by 338 per cent ( from $ 87 . 1 million ) .\nkarthik subbaraj is the cool dude of tamil cinema , who is unafraid , quirky and straddles the tropes of western and tamil cinema with panache . in jigarthanda ( meaning \u2018cold - hearted\u2019 , but also a cold drink , 2014 ) , a filmmaker forced by his producer to make a bloody gangster film researches a real - life mobster and realises that he must become a kind of gangster himself in order to make the film he wants . the self - reflexive film within a film uses crude and stylised violence , as subbaraj pays tribute to tarantino even as he seems to mocks him . santhosh narayanan\u2019s music adds lashings of style .\nfat pizza vs housos is the sequel to fat pizza , which made a whopping $ 7 . 8 million at the australian box office in 2003 . the new movie ties in with comedy series , housos , and will be released on november 27 .\nopportunity to work on \u201creal world\u201d projects in order to develop recognized film credits , through partnerships with professional productions .\nwith its tiny budget , an original take on the haunted house genre and box office success , it was only a matter of time until bollywood sniffed an opportunity to cash in on pizza . and with pizza 3d , they go the whole hog by throwing in 3d . the bad news is , for those who\u2019ve seen the original , pizza 3d feels like a pointless remake . those who have never heard of or seen subbaraj\u2019s film , however , might have a good time watching this movie .\ngombeau - valnais didn\u2019t know that the \u201chobo\u201d she gave pizza to was richard gere until she read about it in the post .\ninvestment in commercials production continued to rise to record levels , growing to $ 392 million in 2017 . investment in this area has nearly doubled in the last four years from the $ 197 million recorded in 2014 .\nupon successful completion of gfa course 1 , the gfa film & television production internship course is a 6 - hour option as part of the 18 credit hours needed for the georgia film academy ( gfa ) certification program . the course is designed to provide students with a basic level of on - set film production skills , knowledge and experience with film - industry standards , organizational structure , professional equipment and on - set procedures by giving students hands - on experience on the sets and offices of working film productions and businesses . students will also have an opportunity to network and to build resumes in order to help market themselves with the intention of integrating into the film industry as entry - level workers .\nborn in a small town in austria near the hungarian boarder , lena moved to vienna to do her master ' s degree in theatre , film and media at the university of vienna . during that time she started to work for the viennale ( vienna international film festival ) , the vienna film commission and the diagonale ( festival of the austrian film ) . she also wrote for print and online magazines as a film critic . later she moved to munich to work for several german independent film distributors as a marketing manager . since 2017 lena is part of the doc / fest team and loves discussing her passion for european arthouse movies with little dialogue . from michael haneke over maren ade to aki kaurism\u00e4ki .\ntop films from this year ' s 48 hour film project , followed immediately by the awards ceremony and wrap party .\npizza movie has released in competition with hate story 2 , another thriller film . both the films are doing and getting average reviews . so it is really hard to say , which of the two films are going to lead their way to success . but a danger is awaiting both the films , next week\u2019s release kick is definitely going to be the biggest hurdle . kudos to the director who had the courage to release the film , one week prior to the film , kick .\ndomino ' s becomes a tech company that happens to make pizza : all tech considered advancements in online and mobile orders have become key ingredients for the company ' s recent success . domino ' s innovations include an online pizza tracker and a voice - ordering app .\nas an instructor , dan kelly brings a variety of experience to share with students . with a background in live theater , dan earned his bfa in film directing from the prestigious university of north carolina \u2013 school of the arts in 2001 , and his mfa in screenwriting from hollins university in 2014 . he worked his way through many below - the - line departments in film production , with his most recent credits as a production coordinator , while simultaneously pursuing an independent career as a writer and director . dan served as a screenwriter and producer for the film susie\u2019s hope .\nguy gaster , executive director of the north carolina film office , said productions are taking a\nwait - and - see approach\nafter the general assembly decided not to renew a state tax credit for film , television and commercial productions .\nhe ' s like your personal pizza assistant ,\nour second intern - tester , npr ' s charles pulliam - moore says .\ngfa film & television production internship is now a competitive program dictated by the amount of available on - set internship opportunities .\nafter watching akshay akkineni\u2019s \u201cpizza\u201d , i took a look at the wikipedia entry for the movie\u2019s tamil version . the minor deviations from the original plot seem to have veered akkineni\u2019s directorial debut badly off track . this \u201cpizza\u201d may have the right ingredients but it\u2019s sadly served half - baked .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nbruno gombeau poses with the pizza that the family did not finish in little italy , prompting his wife to offer it to the \u201chomeless\u201d gere .\nkunal ( akshay oberoi ) and nikita ( parvathy omanakuttan ) are a married couple . kunal is a pizza delivery man while nikita writes horror novels . money is scarce and they struggle to make ends meet . one night kunal delivers a pizza to a woman ( dipannita sharma ) at her bungalow .\neagle boys will provide existing customers with pizza parties , hoyts cinema ticket prizes , and in store deals in the lead up to the movie release .\nkaakkaa muttai is a movie starring ramesh , j . vignesh , and aishwarya rajesh . two slum kids want nothing more than a slice of pizza .\nas director of the film capstone experience , scott will be overseeing the \u201csemester on set\u201d practicum programs for the georgia film academy that will provide hands - on production training and experience for students , preparing them for jobs in the motion picture and episodic tv production industry .\ngrace created a\ndigital bootcamp\nto teach the basics of digital filmmaking to volunteers at the duke city shootout - the nation ' s first film - making festival and the inspiration for the 48 hour film project . he created and taught a number of film classes at central new mexico community college ( cnm ) before being hired to teach film and video production at data charter high school in albuquerque . for the past 15 years , he has also offered technical production classes at the continuing education department of university of new mexico .\nkarine gombeau - valnais , a french tourist , gave pizza to a homeless man , who turned out to be actor richard gere filming a new movie .\ni went for the 3d version , and being a horror film fan , i was expecting way too much from the film . and to be very frank , most of expectations were quite fulfilled . for sure , i cannot expect bollywood films to be as scary and spooky as hollywood horror films . there were many scenes in the film that were quite scary and being in 3d gave me much more chills .\nwill i watch the film again ? yes , but i would certainly would want to wait for the television premiere for the next watch .\nprior to joining the georgia film academy , greg consulted with the jacoby group in the development of the atlanta media campus . as part of the workforce development effort in georgia , part of the atlanta media campus\u2019 vision was to train film crew on independent film projects . at the atlanta media campus greg served as head of education where he interfaced with various georgia universities and technical schools as well as the board of regents .\nhave had to re watch all the pizza eps and movies again to have it all fresh in my mind including all episodes of housos and the first movie .\ninherent vice\nis a film about a stoner which itself seems stoned . this is just one small part of what makes it distinctive .\nthe city is addressing infrastructure issues that will unlock growth potential for toronto\u2019s film industry . existing studios such as cinespace film studios and pinewood toronto studios have announced plans for significant expansions . in late 2017 , the city intervened to purchase the showline studios space to preserve it for film use and the city expects to identify an operator for that studio space very shortly . additionally , the city has identified two sites \u2013 basin street and mccleary district \u2013 that it will tender with the specific intent of building more studio space and further anchoring the film and television industry in the port lands .\nover the past 6 years , scott has worked with area school districts and colleges to create exciting opportunities for young people in the film and tv production industry . he served as the executive director of the georgia film institute / southern crescent technical college for 2 years where he created film curriculum for the technical college system of georgia , managed instruction , and worked with the entertainment industry in georgia to provide job opportunities for young aspiring filmmakers .\nin the money . . . host ellen degeneres ( right ) with pizza delivery man edgar in the audience during the oscars . photograph : kevin winter / getty images\npizza me mafia is a short starring tom cavalcante , lou d ' amato , and joe stevens . pizza me , mafia revolves around a mafia family running a fake pizzeria business whose prodigal son joe calzone falls in love with the chief of police ' s daughter . when joe intends to propose . . . see full summary \u00bb\nis an aspiring novelist and is working on her first horror novel . the couple indulges in conversation related to supernatural things . one day , the life of this couple takes a big turn when kunal encounters something supernatural while delivering a pizza . the mysterious house , kunal enters to deliver pizza is a haunted one and kunal gets trapped in .\n6 january 2014 . though i\u2019ve learned never entirely to believe in a film until it actually happens , it does seem likely that this autumn we will be shooting the lady in the van . this is the story of miss mary shepherd , the elderly eccentric who took up residence in my garden in 1974 , living there in a van until her death 15 years later . maggie smith played miss shepherd on the stage in 1999 and all being well will star in the film with nicholas hytner directing . to date i\u2019ve written two drafts of the script and am halfway through a third .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nfirst time leading a team in the 48 hour film project ? then this is an online event that you ' ll definitely want to take part in .\nthe delivery man who brought pizza to some of the world ' s most famous hollywood actors at the oscars walked away with a $ 1000 tip , it has been revealed .\n7 . brik on york 2223 east colfax avenue 303 - 284 - 6754 it ' s not just the pair of scissors served with each pizza that makes this east colfax spot unique and fun ; it ' s mainly the solid cuisine being dished out . one reason the pizza here proves so spot - on is the traditional acunto hand - made oven that owner travis gee had shipped straight from italy . in just a couple minutes it cooks the pizza and helps give the light , chewy crust that special smoky char neapolitan pies are known for . most of the options prove traditional to an italian menu , so don ' t expect too many surprises . choose from the mushroom - heavy white pie , an arugula and prosciutto di parma pizza laced with truffle oil , or other superb combinations . the spot is also known for wine , something that makes eating pizza even better .\nthis course is the first of an 18 - credit hour certificate program which provides an introduction to the skills used in on - set film production , including all forms of narrative media which utilize film - industry standard organizational structure , professional equipment and on - set procedures . in addition to the use of topical lectures , powerpoint presentations , videos and hand - outs , the course includes demonstrations of equipment and set operations as well as hands - on learning experiences . students will learn : film production organizational structure , job descriptions and duties in various film craft areas , names , uses and protocols related to various pieces of professional on - set film equipment . students will also learn , through lecture and exercises , how the various film crafts relate to one - another on a working set , as well as how and why they all must operate in sync . in addition , students will learn skills related to networking and self - marketing .\nthe london book fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print , audio , tv , film and digital channels .\nmeanwhile , nikki becomes pregnant . one particular day , kunal goes out to deliver a pizza to a customer and returns to the restaurant in a state of shock while covered in blood\u2026\npizza hut uk admits that the cheeseburger crust pizza is 288 calories a slice , or 2 , 880 for the whole thing , well above an adult male ' s recommended daily calorie intake and above the previous pizza hut big dog . that was the bbq meat feast stuffed crust , its doughy edges suppurating with cheap cheese , at 2 , 872 calories . extrapolating from figures for that bbq meat feast stuffed crust monstrosity , the cheeseburger crust has north of 120 grams of fat ; the recommended daily limit for men is 95 grams . that could be mitigated only if the person who desperately wanted the cheeseburger crust pizza could find a friend with whom to share it . or quite a few friends . that might prove a challenge .\nin short , the food security forecast during 2013 was gloomy and troubling , with possible outbreaks of calamity . but not everything was misery and disaster . because in london that fine company pizza hut ( uk ) ltd had decided that precisely the right moment had arrived for the launch of a \u00a317 . 25 pizza boasting a crust containing 10 mini cheeseburgers , with an overall calorie count of 2 , 880 . many will tell you it ' s hardly the end of the world . it ' s just a pizza . and they would be right .\nit is all about the life and times of two kids periya kakka muttai ( vignesh ) and his younger brother chinna kaaka muttai ( ramesh ) growing up in a slum , who make their living stealing coal from the railway yard . their father is in the jail while mother ( ishwarya rajesh ) brings them up . the urchins have their own dreams like any other kids and here , they want to try out a pizza from the newly opened pizza shop . their curiosity about pizza is because , the new shop is opened by tamil star silambarasan . they decide that by hook or crook , they will gain entry into the upmarket pizza shop and have a slice of it with their own money . will they succeed in their attempt ?\na delivery guy enters a house to hand over a pizza . his routine job turns into a nightmare when he finds himself trapped in it . supernatural events follow . what\u2019s the catch ?\nwhile no movies have confirmed plans to film here so far this year , gaster says several have expressed interest in the state if they ' re awarded a grant .\nkaushik ganguly has a gift for finding fascinating stories in the lives of little - heard , marginalised people . among his finest films is shabdo ( 2012 ) , about a foley artist who provides sound effects for films , who is so obsessed with ambient sounds that he tunes out human voices , eventually losing his mental balance . chotoder chobi ( 2014 ) is a poignant love story between two dwarves in a circus . arekti premer golpo ( 2010 ) , co - directed with and starring rituparno ghosh , tackled multi - layered , nuanced gay love stories as a film within a film . the protagonist is a gay filmmaker having an affair with his married , bisexual cinematographer , and they are making a documentary on chapal bhaduri , a real - life traditional jatra theatre artist , in which men play women\u2019s roles and goddesses . the film took on too much , but it captures the small moments , the tenderness , heartbreak and stoicism beautifully . it was selected at the berlin film festival .\nthis hindi adaptation of a tamil film ( by the same name ) breaks the jinx . from solid sound effects , usage of graphics in the opening credits and decent 3d to effective non - dramatic performances , the director manages to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout . in times when you are bombarded with hackneyed plots , pizza is refreshingly real .\nthe film features akshay oberoi , parvathy omanakuttan and dipannita sharma in lead roles , with arunoday singh , rajesh sharma , omkar das manikpuri and sonali sachdev in supporting roles .\nnext came citylights ( 2014 ) , an adaptation of the british film metro manila ( 2013 ) , about villagers trapped in the big bad city . he followed up with aligarh ( 2015 ) , an equally courageous biopic on the true story of professor ramchandra siras , who taught languages at aligarh muslim university . suspended for being homosexual , he committed suicide . the film was at busan . manoj bajpayee , who plays professor siras , and imbues his loneliness with a heartbreaking poignancy , won the asia pacific screen award for best actor . mehta\u2019s forthcoming films include omerta , on a british terrorist , and simran , on a housekeeper who gets addicted to crime .\nall productions will be conducted under the auspices of a professional production entity , production company studio or film business . all aspects of on - set and production office activities will be conducted at a level of professional standards common to the film industry . particular emphasis will be placed on safety and the recognition and application of industry - standard safety practices .\nhannah joined the doc / fest team full time in 2015 as administrative & executive assistant , before being promoted to her current position in 2017 . before joining the doc / fest family , she was programming a community film club in lancashire for a local arts organisation and attended a variety of film festivals as a freelance journalist . a lancashire lass , now controversially working in yorkshire , hannah can be contacted in regards to film & alternate realities submissions , youth jury or just to chat about her favourite robert de niro movies .\nwe ' ll just look up , see that it ' s a large hand - tossed , grab our large dough and make the pizza ,\ndomino ' s employee luke page explains .\n, including commissioning new artworks from deutsche b\u00f6rsche prize - winning trevor paglen and recent serpentine digital commission artist james bridle . recently he co - founded and curated digital platform something real and documentary festival frames of representation at ica , london . he leads on film programming for the festival and all year programme . if you have a hot film , email him .\nnpr intern nick de la canal ordered a pizza to test out this process , and discovered the tracker for the first time .\nnow there ' s a blinking number two that says it ' s being prepped . oh , there ' s an animation with a pizza guy ! he ' s like , moving down the counter . oh , this is so cool !\nde la canal says .\ntouched by the sorry sight , gombeau offered him leftovers from an \u201cenormous\u201d pizza that she , her husband and 15 - year - old son had ordered at an italian eatery , she told the post .\nwhile pizza was a good film , the scares in it weren\u2019t exactly pathbreaking . in fact , they were the opposite : they were clich\u00e9d . but the film was aware of this and there was a fun meta layer of storytelling that justified the uninventive scares . moreover , the indie style of the film helped add an edge . the remake has a bigger budget and whether you have seen the original or not , the scares don\u2019t have that same edgy , creepy quality . they just come across as cheap thrills . the tacky 3d doesn\u2019t help and the scares get repetitive after a point . this is no classic like rec where you could relish its bump - in - the - night moments in your soiled trousers over and over again .\nthe story remains exactly the same : a pizza delivery boy\u2019s unremarkable work becomes a nightmare when the house to which he has to deliver turns out to be haunted . director akshay akkineni ( son of legendary editor sreekar prasad ) follows the original film frame by frame . the characters are the same , as are the sets , the camerawork , the sound and even the jump scares .\ndonald bryson , state director of americans for prosperity , a conservative group that lobbied for the end of the film tax credit , called the program\na corrupt government policy .\nthe plot : bobo ( played by john boxer ) has just been released from his 15 - year stint in jail , only to return and find that his pizza shop has been shut down . along with his mother ( played by maria vanuti ) , they both buy a new pizza place in the town of sunnyvale . if this sounds abrupt , that\u2019s only because that\u2019s as much coherency as i can muster for what loosely counts as a plot here . seriously , this film is so scattershot that i am barely able to put it in words . not that it\u2019s hard to understand , but that it is very difficult to articulate what exactly happens in the 90 or so minutes of run time ; it probably doesn\u2019t help that this is my first time experiencing anything involving either pizza or housos .\nalthough hansal mehta made his film debut in 2000 , his most memorable work has been since shahid ( 2012 ) , which premiered at the toronto film festival . it\u2019s a biopic based on human rights lawyer shahid azmi , who fought cases for the marginalised , including the muslim minority , routinely accused of terrorism and imprisoned for years without trial or evidence . he was shot dead by right - wingers in real life . shahid is a powerful and compelling film , and especially courageous for being made in a time of growing right - wing nationalism in india .\nwhat\u2019s bad - parvathy , the actress was a wrong cast , she failed to impress . the story is quite predictable , so the suspense level in the film is good for nothing .\nthe georgia film academy is a collaborative effort of the university system of georgia and technical college system of georgia supporting workforce needs of the film and digital entertainment industries . the academy will certify workforce ready employees in needed areas , connect students and prospective employees with employers , and offer a unique capstone experience for top students that will provide them a path to employment in georgia .\npink sings\nover the rainbow\nwhile scenes from\nthe wizard of oz\nare projected in the background . the performance was a tribute to the film ' s 75th anniversary .\nwomen in film and television vancouver and william f . white are pleased to offer the production management for the independent producer mentorship . this opportunity is designed to increase knowledge of . . .\nturtles fans might have been looking for their own avengers . they get alvin and the chipmunks on performance enhancers and mass - market pizza instead . in hollywood , history repeats first as farce , then as marketing .\ndomino ' s says ideas like the pizza tracker and dom came about because the company ' s biggest single department is it , its management is staffed with digital futurists and it ' s looking outside for ideas .\none partnership \u2014 with ford \u2014 moves domino ' s into the world of connected cars . you can now order a pizza from inside the control panel of the ford sync in - car communications and entertainment system .\n1 . racca ' s pizzeria napoletana 2129 larimer street , 303 - 296 - 7000 10111 inverness main street , englewood , 303 - 790 - 9000 you may recognize this pie from the popular downtown spot marco ' s coal fired pizza \u2014 and you would be right . marco ' s is now racca ' s , and while the name changed ( along with the names of about half of the pizzas ) , owners mark and kristy dym are still churning out the same amazing neapolitan - style pizza . now you can choose your pie based on regional designations , be that emilia romagna , tuscany , piedmont or a variety of new york city neighborhoods . part of the magic comes from the restaurant ' s italian wood - burning pizza oven , and part comes from mark ' s training under a bona fide master pizzaiolo . the result is not only some of the best pizza in the city , but pies so good they were awarded certification by the associazione verace pizza napoletana , making racca ' s the only colorado joint thus far to be a certified neapolitan pizzeria .\nthe faint - hearted can stay away for the film does get immensely eerie . the rest should watch it for it\u2019s one of the most unpredictable thrillers you will see in a long time .\nif we asked you to name a few technology companies , google or microsoft might come to mind . but one tech company that isn ' t so obvious is michigan - based but globally present domino ' s pizza .\nrules : you should make sure that your film complies with our filmmaking rules and competition rules . if you have questions about the rules , the best place to go is our frequently asked questions .\nindian cinema is rife with shakespeare adaptations , but bhardwaj has made its finest \u2013 maqbool ( 2003 ) , omkara ( 2006 ) and haider ( 2014 ) \u2013 often investing them with completely original , indian nuances . for instance , maqbool fundamentally differs from macbeth , as here macbeth murders duncan primarily in order to continue his affair with duncan\u2019s mistress ; his omkara is set amid corrupt politics in uttar pradesh , while haider is set in kashmir , in the politically volatile face - off between the militia and insurgents . in addition to writing , directing and producing his own films , he has produced / co - produced ishqiya ( 2010 ) , dedh ishqiya ( 2014 ) and talvar ( 2015 ) , directed by others . he has composed music for his own films and those of others \u2013 maachis ( 1996 ) , satya ( 1998 ) , paanch ( 2003 ) , ishqiya and his own latest film , rangoon ( 2017 ) .\nhowever , getting into the industry is not easy . on - set film workers need a very specific set of skills attained by working on industry - standard equipment as well as experience on professional productions .\nthere are many things that make sairat ( 2016 ) a historic milestone in indian cinema . a mainstream film in marathi language , it set a rural teenage romance amid the savage realities of the caste system today . it swept us along with its rousing song and dance , so no one was prepared for that tragic climax that socked us in the solar plexus . it was only a second feature , which was selected at the berlin film festival , yet it earned a box office revenue of rs 110 crore according to movieboxofficecollection . com . this is remarkable for a regional marathi film to beat big bollywood starrers . finally , people so loved this film about an inter - caste romance that they spontaneously set up sairat marriage group in maharashtra state , to help eloped couples who are under threat from their families .\n\u2014 five movies shot in north carolina will hit theaters this year , but the head of the state film office said tuesday that no new movies are in production or currently planned anywhere in the state .\nhis most recent film is kammatti padam ( watermelon field , 2016 ) , which unflinchingly lays bare how dalits ( low castes ) in ernakulam were used as bloody fodder by greedy real estate thugs \u2013 an issue framed by a story of childhood friends . he also shot liar\u2019s dice ( 2013 ) , directed by his actor - director wife geethu mohandas , which was india\u2019s entry for the oscar for best foreign language film . ravi is also part of a technicians\u2019 group called collective phase one , which produces arthouse cinema . their first film was kamal k . m . \u2019s i . d . ( 2012 ) .\nlinnea covington moved back to denver after spending thirteen years in new york city and couldn ' t be happier to be home , exploring the mile high and eating as much as possible , especially when it involves pizza or ice cream .\nthe best performance of the film is of akshay oberoi , this gentleman has came to bollywood to make a mark . soon , he will be known as one of the top actors of bollywood for sure .\nan aspiring director targets a ruthless gangster because he wants to make a violent gangster film . his discreet attempts to research the gangster fail miserably . finally when he gets caught snooping , things hit the fan .\nrepublicans raising taxes as they publicly lie about not raising taxes ? the film industry must not be giving out the kickbacks that the other corporations with tax incentives receive that ' s redistributing the wealth for you .\nsure , a faithful remake also needs hard work and the idea of not fixing what isn\u2019t broken is a fair excuse to rehash the original scene by scene , but there\u2019s no escaping the pointlessness of it all . for pizza 3d \u2019s core audience of horror film junkies , it adds up to a fatal problem - when you know when the jump scares are going to pop up and what they are , it\u2019s difficult to be scared or thrilled .\ncult classic \u201cfat pizza\u201d collides with the logie winning comedy \u201chousos\u201d . after 15 years pizza chef bobo gigliotti is released from prison , his crime ; assaulting a health inspector with a chainsaw . rents have gone up in australia and the only shop front bobo can afford is in the infamous housing commission suburb of . . . sunnyvale . the all - stars from fat pizza , swift and shift couriers and housos unite in an epic battle of thongs , chainsaws , bikies and pizzas . starring pauly fenech , johnny boxer , maria vanuti and elle dawe . supported by the entire cast of sunnyvale and celebrity cameos including ; nick giannopoulos , jonesy , angry anderson , some \u2018bogan hunters\u2019 finalists and the return of \u2018sleek the elite\u2019 .\na small plot hole in the second half has been fixed in the remake , but the story itself has been watered down for some reason . in the original , the lead couple are in a live - in relationship and the dilemma they face is much more pronounced . in pizza 3d , the couple is conveniently married . parvathy omnakuttan , who plays the pizza boy\u2019s wife is an improvement over the girl in the first movie , but akshay oberoi is a massive comedown from vijay sethupathi . oberoi is neither handsome nor convincing nor charming nor heroic , but he tries to be all of that . sethupathi was great in the original because he was deliberately none of those things ; he was just an average pizza delivery boy .\nmelanie\u2019s job is a joy because she gets to manage the brilliant doc / fest team , working across all programmes , and leading on cross - programme initiatives . if your query relates to multiple departments , fire it her way . melanie has been part of the doc / fest family since 2010 , first as development consultant , and now as deputy to the ceo since 2014 . melanie\u2019s background is in film exhibition , working as a curator and festival producer , with a specialism in nordic cinema . as former director of berwick film & media arts festival , she commissioned new moving image works and installations for heritage sites , which have since gone on to tour to festivals and galleries internationally . as part of her remit , melanie samples the doc / fest pale ale each june to check it\u2019s up to scratch , just for you .\nthe film traces the origins of our beliefs about healthful and unhealthful food . experts from all over the world talk about the problems as well as short and long term solutions . among the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nchuck kerr started working in film & television 20 years ago . chuck is a member of iatse and ibew . in addition to working as a studio mechanic and stagehand , he has worked as a film instructor for over 11 years . he shares his knowledge and the magic he has gathered through the years working in the entertainment business with his students and colleagues . his rewards are that his efforts will be recognized through the success of his students on the big screen .\nmichael ( vijay sethupathy ) is a pizza delivery boy , who lives with anu ( ramya nambeesan ) . the latter has a passion to pen a story on spirits and ghosts . in the meantime , unexpected pregnancy of anu forces michael to marry her . when things go smooth , michael ' s life takes a turn when he goes to deliver pizza at a posh bungalow . there he gets struck in the house & comes across creepy moments . the rest is all but a chain of events that leads to an unexpected climax .\nvetri maaran is one of the most exciting voices in tamil cinema today ( for perspective : tamil cinema , just one regional language of india\u2019s 42 film languages , made 291 features in 2016 , whereas the uk made just 209 features , including us - studio backed films , in the same year ) . his visaaranai ( 2015 ) , a violent story of how corrupt police exploit suspects , was india\u2019s entry for the oscar for best foreign language film . his aadukalam ( 2011 ) is a sophisticated film set in the rural cockfighting business and hinges on the betrayal of a player by his mentor . it swept six national awards , including best director , best screenplay and best actor for top tamil star dhanush .\njoe has nine years experience exhibiting nationally and internationally as a video installation artist , as well as a freelance film programmer since 2013 . he joined the doc / fest team first volunteering at the festival in 2010 and has since developed through the organisation . he worked across the film & alternate realities programmes year round , curating new and multidisciplinary artworks for exhibition whilst specialising in set design and display , as well as serving the film team coordinating the main programme and leading on the free screen outdoor programme . now joe is alternate realities producer , leading on producing the festival and year round ar activity . call joe if you would like to know more about how to get your project considered for sheffield doc / fest ."]}
{"id": 116637, "summary": [{"text": "bwana devil is a 1952 u.s. adventure film based on the true story of the tsavo maneaters and filmed with the natural vision 3-d system .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film is notable for sparking the first 3-d film craze in the motion picture industry , as well as for being the first feature-length 3-d film in color and the first 3-d sound feature in english .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "bwana devil was written , directed and produced by arch oboler and stars robert stack , barbara britton and nigel bruce .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the advertising tagline was : the miracle of the age !!! a lion in your lap !", "topic": 0}, {"text": "a lover in your arms ! ", "topic": 8}], "title": "bwana devil", "paragraphs": ["tsavo man - eaters : bwana devil ( pt . 2 of 5 ) - youtube\nscene from the movie ,\nbwana devil .\n( reg hartt / via youtube )\nvariety , january 1 . bwana devil ( 1 . 95 . bwana devil ^ . eyerman ' s iconic photo of a bespectacled 3 - d audience at the hollywood premiere of bwana devil . ^ thomas y . levin dismantling the spectacle : the cinema of guy debord ^ eyerman original version later used by debord .\na 1952 screening of arch oboler\u2019s \u201cbwana devil , \u201d the first commercial 3 - d feature in color .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about bwana devil !\nfrom ' bwana devil ' to ' avatar ' : 3 - d film\u2019s evolution | 90 . 1 fm wabe\n' bwana devil ' is currently available to rent , purchase , or stream via subscription on amazon . com , and epix .\nbwana devil - wikipedia . bwana devil is a 1 . u . s . the film is notable for sparking the first 3 - d film craze in the motion picture industry , as well as for being the first 3 - d film in color and the first 3 - d sound feature in english .\nbwana devil was written , directed and produced by arch oboler and stars robert stack , barbara britton and nigel bruce . ! a lover in your arms !\nwith the headline : the screen in review ; ' bwana devil , ' feature - length film in three dimensions , has bow at loew ' s state .\ndevil , \u201d which many assume is the first 3 - d feature film .\nget nerdy with it at drunken devil ' s bawdy , monthly burlesque brunch .\nwe ' ve listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental , purchase , and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of ' bwana devil ' on each platform . now , before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch ' bwana devil ' right now , here are some particulars about the adventure flick .\ndrunken devil ' s third annual summer soir\u00e9e transported guests to a sleazy grindhouse theater .\nformally - attired audience sporting 3 - d glasses during opening night screening of movie bwana devil . ( j . r . eyerman / time & life pictures / getty image )\nbwana devil played at the second world 3 - d film expo on september 13 , 2006 in two strip polarized 3 - d at the egyptian theater in hollywood , ca .\nthe first full - length 3 - d color film was \u201cbwana devil , \u201d the one whose premiere was photographed in 1952 . the film , however , was not very good .\ndrunken devil parties live somewhere between the debauchery of studio 54 and the aesthetic of halloween .\n\u201cthe most common complaint about bwana devil at the time of its release , from audiences & critics alike , echoed ebert\u2019s exact concerns : that the process rendered the film too dark when viewed through the specialty glasses required to created the 3d effect . bwana devil\u2019s advertising famously promised \u2018a lion in your lap ! a lover in your arms ! \u2019 , but the most visually striking image the film produced was the look of its 1950s audience watching it in the theaters . consider the iconic life magazine image of the bwana devil audience donning their 3d glasses & enjoying the film\u2019s novelty . there\u2019s far more historical significance & interesting visual composition in that single still image than there is in the entirety of bwana devil \u2018s entire 79 minute runtime . \u201d\ni felt no eye strain while viewing\nbwana devil\nthrough the polaroid lenses , but i was conscious of having to make a visual adjustment whenever the scene shifted on the screen .\nas the popularity of television skyrocketed after world war ii , 3 - d movies made a brief splash in 1952 with the wildly successful movies\nbwana devil\nand\nthe house of wax .\nphiladelphia , dallas , houston and san antonio on december 2 . new york on february 1 . gunzburg presents 3 - d , a short film produced by bob clampett and featuring beany and cecil , was screened preceding the film . long thought lost , the short rejoined bwana devil for screenings at the egyptian theater in 2 . united artists bought the rights to bwana devil from arch oboler productions for $ 5 .\nmost of the action of\nbwana devil\nwas produced in hollywood , but the background scenes were photographed , under oboler ' s direction , in the heart of the belgian congo and in british east africa .\nbwana devil ( 1952 ) \u2014 british railway workers in kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man - eating lions . head engineer bob hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew .\nbwana devil dvd is available as a deluxe edition with custom cover and dvd case . important : this title is manufactured - on - demand from the best - quality video master currently available and has not been remastered or restored .\n1952 sees the beginning of the three - year period referred to as the\ngolden era\nof 3 - d cinema . bwana devil , the first colour stereoscopic feature , produced , written and directed by arch oboler , is released .\n3 - d movie viewers . formally - attired audience sporting 3 - d ( 3d ) glasses during opening night screening of movie bwana devil - 1st full length color 3 - d ( aka natural vision ) motion picture , at paramount theater .\nmore than a decade later , he wrote , directed and produced the first three - dimensional movie , ' ' bwana devil , ' ' which had moviegoers in special eyeglasses ducking when african spears and lions appeared to be flying off the screen directly at them .\ncrowds streamed into loew ' s state theatre yesterday to get their first sight of arch oboler ' s united artists ' production of\nbwana devil ,\nwhich had been heralded as the first full length feature picture to be photographed in a three - dimensional process known as natural vision .\nunless indicated otherwise , the text in this article is either based on wikipedia article\nbwana devil\nor another language wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the gnu free documentation license ; or on original research by jahsonic and friends . see art and popular culture ' s copyright notice .\nthe paramount ranch , now located in the santa monica mountains national recreation area , sat in for an african savanna . there is a now a hiking trail in the area named\nthe bwana trail\nto denote the locations used in bwana devil . authentic african footage previously lensed by arch oboler in 1948 ( in 2 - d ) was incorporated into the film . ansco color film was used instead of the more expensive and cumbersome technicolor process .\ncaption from life : formally attired audience sporting 3 - d glasses during opening night screening of film \u201cbwana devil , \u201d the 1st full length , color 3 - d ( aka \u201cnatural vision\u201d ) motion picture , at paramount theater , hollywood , ca . photo by j . r . eyerman , 1952\nactor keefe brasselle and his wife , norma , wear 3 - d glasses at the 1952 premiere of\nbwana devil\nin hollywood , california . discomfort associated with the glasses has been a problem throughout the history of 3 - d entertainment , but the technology is finally going glasses - free .\nthe 3d process was first brought to the big screen in the 1920s , but it wasn ' t until the 1950s that the ' golden era ' of 3d began . the film that started the craze was bwana devil , the story of man - eating lions disrupting the building of the uganda railroad . the 3d polarising system used in the creation of bwana devil was different than the one used in the 1920s and it was the first full colour 3d feature . this contributed greatly to the success of the film . it became an overnight sensation and the film industry jumped to embrace the new technology .\nthe natural vision 3 - d camera system was used to shoot a number of 1950s 3 - d movies , including bwana devil , house of wax , and september storm . the only surviving natural vision rig is in the 3 - d space museum collection . support our kickstarter campaign to # saveseptemberstorm urltoken\n\u261b life : \u201cfull frame of movie audience wearing special 3d glasses to view film bwana devil which was shot with new \u201cnatural vision\u201d 3 dimensional technology . \u201d photo by j . r . eyerman , paramount theater , hollywood , california , november 26 , 1952 . the same image is availbale at getty images .\nthe first 3 - d film in natural vision was bwana devil ( 1952 ) , which was followed by several hastily shot action films . it is generally believed that the popularity of 3 - d in the united states subsided after about a year because of the low quality of the films presented . filmmakers in italy , \u2026\ncaption from life : formally attired audience sporting 3 - d ( 3d ) glasses during opening night screening of film \u201cbwana devil , \u201d the 1st full length color 3 - d ( aka \u201cnatural vision\u201d ) motion picture , seated in balcony under projection rm . , at paramount theater . photo by j . r . eyerman , 1952\nin 1952 , bwana devil , a film about two man - eating lions , became the first 3d feature film to hit theaters . how far we ' ve come : improved technology , wider availability , and avatar have ignited a 3d revolution . how far we ' ve not come : those glasses are still mostly hideous and uncomfortable .\ninvaders from mars began filming on september 25 , 1952 . there is no mention in the trades for 3 - d treatment on this film . bwana devil had completed principal photography on july 12 , 1952 . if producer edward l . alperson had wanted 3 - d lensing for ifm , the natural vision camera rig would have been available .\nbwana devil ,\nan adventure film about colonial settlers battling man - eating lions in africa , became the first color 3 - d movie . after success at preliminary screenings , the film was released to the public in 1953 by united artists . two projectors were required to merge images onscreen and help create the 3 - d effect .\ncaption from life : 3 - d movie viewers . formally attired audience sporting 3 - d ( 3d ) glasses during opening night screening of movie \u201cbwana devil , \u201d the 1st full length , color 3 - d ( aka \u201cnatural vision\u201d ) motion picture , at paramount theater , hollywood , ca . photo by j . r . eyerman , 1952\nkameme is back - click here . click here for iko nini bwana seed archive . nation tv click here for ken tv = = = = = sokoni business investment club .\nthe photo was originally taken by life photographer j . r . eyerman ( 1906 - 1985 ) at \u201cthe premiere screening of film bwana devil , directed by arch oboler , the 1st full - length , color 3d ( aka \u201cnatural vision\u201d ) motion picture\u201d . it first appeared in the december 15 , 1952 issue of life magazine with the following commentary :\nthe iconic life magazine photo of elegantly - dressed moviegoers wearing 3 - d glasses depicts the audience watching this film at the world premiere of bwana devil in los angeles on november 27 , 1952 . five months later , this short became the first 3 - d film ever shown on television ( april 29 , 1953 ) during a test broadcast on keca in los angeles .\nbwana devil is a 1952 drama based on the true story of the tsavo maneaters . it was written , directed , and produced by arch oboler , and is considered the first color , american 3 - d feature . it started the 3 - d boom in the us film making industry from 1952 to 1954 . it stars robert stack , barbara britton and nigel bruce .\nbwana - significados en espa dreniknet , internet service provider - dreniknet , internet provajder . adam friza je multimedijalni umetnik ; slika , pravi kola . jambo bwana ( swahili ) in 1982 , the kenyan hotel band them mushrooms released the song ' jambo bwana ' ( ' hello mister ' ) . the song , written by band leader teddy . this page was last modified on 21 july 2016 , at 20 : 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site , you agree to the terms of use and .\nthe true story of man - eating lions that was remade in the 90s ( the ghost and the darkness ) . bwana devil was the first color 3 - d film ever released , and i wish i had gotten to see it that way . low production values sink this but the story is decent and i ' m becoming a big fan of robert stack outside of unsolved mysteries .\nmilton lowell gunzburg , president of natural vision corporation , supervised prominent 3 - d productions , including bwana devil , house of wax and the charge at feather river . made as a prologue to arch oboler\u2019s bwana devil , this short explains how natural vision 3 - d works and is \u201chealthy and beneficial\u201d for your eyes . lloyd nolan ( a tree grows in brooklyn ) serves as our guide , introducing us to beany and cecil ( voiced by daws butler and stan freberg , respectively ) , stars of bob clampett\u2019s time for beany television show , and miss u . s . a of 1949 shirley tegge , newly - christened \u201cmiss third dimension . \u201d according to natural vision cameraman lothrop worth , this footage was shot in the library of the berch estate , a beverly hills mansion .\nnot true . the publicity for bwana devil stated : the world\u2019s first feature in natural vision 3 - dimension . this statement is true ; the key being the words \u201cnatural vision , \u201d the trade name of the 3 - d equipment used to shoot the film . in later years , the film\u2019s writer / producer / director arch oboler was surprised to learn it was not first . he really believed it . the first feature 3 - d motion picture was the power of love ( sept 1922 ) . however , bwana was the first 3 - d feature film to have international exhibition .\nthe stereopticon effect is quite remarkable and i think oboler chose his experimental material well . considered by itself , the story of\nbwana devil\nis no great shakes , but oboler , who wrote the screenplay from an african legend , directed and produced the picture himself , has proved to his and the public ' s satisfaction that a story may very well be adapted to any 3 - d process .\ngenerally , i don\u2019t bother with old - school jungle adventure movies . the genre as a whole just doesn\u2019t interest me . i\u2019m going to make an exception , though , in the case of bwana devil because of the tremendous significance of this all - but - forgotten film in the history of exploitation cinema as a whole . bwana devil , as the more erudite of you may already know , was the first feature - length movie ever shot in 3 - d . given the great importance of idiotic gimmicks in the marketing of exploitation movies of all genres over the years , i think it ought to be pretty obvious what a milestone this movie becomes on the strength of that pioneer status . and so , just this once , i\u2019m setting aside my prejudice against jungle movies to bring it to your attention .\nbwana devil is a 1952 drama based on the true story of the tsavo maneaters . it was written , directed , and produced by arch oboler and is considered to be the first american feature - length 3 - d film in color . it is notable for sparking the first 3 - d boom in the u . s . motion picture industry . it stars robert stack , barbara britton and nigel bruce .\nbwana devil is a 1952 drama based on the true story of the tsavo maneaters . it was written , directed , and produced by arch oboler and is considered to be the first american feature - length 3 - d film in color . it is notable for sparking the first 3 - d boom in the u . s . motion picture industry . it stars robert stack , barbara britton and nigel bruce .\noutside of the novel sensation of seeing movie images appear as though they are being looked at through a large - size stereoscope - - an illusion that fluctuates greatly and is crudely and artlessly used - - there is little or no stimulation of a pictorial or dramatic sort to be had from arch oboler ' s\nbwana devil ,\nwhich came to loew ' s state yesterday . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nwherever it has been shown ,\nbwana devil\nhas attracted much interest , has brought gold to the box office and has caused practically every major producer in hollywood to announce plans for 3 - d film . oboler will go down in the annals of hollywood as the man who pioneered in 3 - d films , since he is the first producer to use the gunzburg natural vision process on a feature - length film .\nsome features ( creature from the black lagoon , it came from outer space , the maze , robot monster , the mad magician ) were converted to anaglyphic 3 - d in the 1970 ' s for re - issue . others ( miss sadie thompson , bwana devil , gorilla at large , revenge of the creature , hondo ) were converted in the 1980 ' s for television broadcast . all were originally shown theatrically in polarized 3 - d .\n1961 bwana don in jungle - la aired on wjbk from 1960 to 1963 . with his chimp bongo bailey , don hunt hosted cartoons while teaching detroit\u2019s small fry about the wonders of the animal kingdom . in the summer of 1961 hunt took a .\ngeorge pal was assigned to the war of the worlds project in july of 1951 . pre - production continued throughout the rest of the year and filming commenced in mid - january 1952 . arch oboler announced plans to produce the first 3 - d feature film on february 4 , 1952 but production on lions of gulu ( bwana devil ) did not begin until june 18 . had george pal desired 3 - d for war of the worlds , the natural vision camera would have certainly been available during january and february of 1952 .\nunited artists bought the rights to bwana devil from\narch oboler productions\nfor $ 500 , 000 and a share of the profits and began a wide release of the film in march as a\nunited artists\nfilm . a lawsuit followed , in which producer edward l . alperson jr . claimed that he was part owner in the film after purchasing a part of it for $ 1 , 000 , 000 usd . the courts decided in oboler ' s favor , as alperson ' s claim was unsubstantiated and\nunder the table\n.\nthe drunken devil presented sin - a - rama , a grindhouse - themed soir\u00e9e and immersive theater experience on saturday , june 23 . held at a private location , the night offered exploitation - inspired burlesque performances by olivia bellafontaine , miss ashley hayward , brynn route and kristina nekyia , as w . . .\nthis weekend , you can celebrate some of the longest days of the year in the southern california sun \u2014 from arroyo seco weekend in pasadena and ciclavia in the valley to a mass meditation in an open field and a massive bounce house . for those who prefer the nighttime , drunken devil holds an imm . . .\nthese megalopic creatures are the first paying audience for the latest cinematic novelty , natural vision . this process gets a three - dimensional effect by using two projectors with polaroid filters and giving the spectators polaroid spectacles to wear . the movie at the premiere , called bwana devil , did achieve some striking three - dimensional sequences . but members of the audience reported that the glasses were uncomfortable , the film itself \u2014 dealing with two scholarly looking lions who ate up quantities of humans in africa \u2014 was dull , and it was generally agreed that the audience itself looked more startling than anything on the screen . ( life : \u201clife at the movies : when 3d was new\u201d by ben cosgrove )\n3 - d movie viewers . formally - attired audience sporting 3 - d ( 3d ) glasses during . . .\nfilmmaker jean - jacques annaud , ex - basketball star magic johnson & sony of amer . ceo michael schulhof sporting 3 - d headsets .\nfilmmaker jean - jacques annaud , ex - basketball star magic johnson & sony of amer . ceo . . .\nsoldier being training using virtual reality - simulated 3 - d shootout at army facilty .\nsoldier being training using virtual reality - simulated 3 - d shootout at army . . .\nmodel christie brinkley fooling around w . a groucho marx impersonator at the opening of sony ' s 3 - d imax theatre .\nmodel christie brinkley fooling around w . a groucho marx impersonator at the . . .\ncyberman , 3 - d computer mouse / joystick controller by logitech , for use w . cyberman compatible virtual reality games .\ncyberman , 3 - d computer mouse / joystick controller by logitech , for use w . cyberman . . .\npeople watching tv demonstrating the use of 3 - d glasses which will be worn by viewers during halftime show of the superbowl . ; 1989\npeople watching tv demonstrating the use of 3 - d glasses which will be worn by . . .\nstereophogrammetry , 3 - d photos taken with special camera to measure physical body differences & development .\nstereophogrammetry , 3 - d photos taken with special camera to measure physical body . . .\nprof . at michigan university , emmett leith , demonstrating attribute of holography , creation of a realistic image in three dimensions using laser beam .\nprof . at michigan university , emmett leith , demonstrating attribute of holography , . . .\ntwo perspectives of hologram projected on screens when laser passes through hologram at different places . hologram made by juris upatnieks .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnote : if you see this text you use a browser which does not support usual web - standards . therefore the design of media art net will not display correctly . contents are nevertheless provided . for greatest possible comfort and full functionality you should use one of the recommended browsers .\n\u00bbthe only interesting undertaking is the liberation of everyday life , not only within a historical perspective but for us and right away . this entails the withering away of alienated forms of communication . the cinema , too , has to be destroyed . \u00ab [ 1 ]\n\u00bbit is society and not technology that has made cinema what it is . the cinema could have been historical examination , theory , essay , memories . it could have been the film which i am making at this moment . \u00ab [ 2 ]\ngeneral , [ which ] as the concrete inversion of life , is the autonomous movement of the non - living . \u00bb although this distinction itself merits a close and careful reading , for the present investigation it must suffice to say that the latter use of the expression is allegorical : \u00abthe spectacle , as the present social organization of the paralysis of history and memory , of the abandonment of history built on the foundation of historical time , is the false consciousness of time\u00bb ( sos , thesis 158 ) . the conflation in turn stems from debord\u00b4s rhetorical employment of the notion of spectacles qua images or representation to concretize his reading of \u00abspectacle\u00bb as the allegory of late capital .\nhere film functions not as the cause but as an illustration , an \u2039evocation\u00bb\u203aor figure\u2014albeit a privileged one\u2014for a socio - political and epistemological shift that has taken place under late capitalism . an attitude toward the production of spectacle ( home movies ) is taken as a symptom of a \u00abspectacular economy\u00bb ( the temporality of an alienated social condition ) . as debord\nthe interest in film on the part of the si must be understood in light of the significance in its genealogy of the artistic avant - garde : an important dimension of what could be called the \u00absituationist project\u00bb involved the production of ( art ) works . it was essential , however , that such works be critiques of the current historical moment and contain their own negation\u2014that is , they should be in a sense antiworks . as raoul vaneigem phrased it in a statement put forth at the fifth si conference in g\u00f6teborg , sweden ( august 1961 ) : \u00abit is a question not of elaborating the spectacle of refusal , but rather of refusing the spectacle . in order for their elaboration to be artistic in the new\nthe first official articulation of the si position on cinema occurs in a subsection of one of the first articles in the first issue of is in 1958 entitled , indicatively , \u00abfor and against the cinema\u00ab [ 15 ] \u00abcinema is the central art of our society , \u00bb the editorial begins , and the formal and anecdotal expression in the cinema as well as it material infrastructure are \u00abthe best representation of an epoch of anarchically juxtaposed inventions ( not articulated but simply combined ) . \u00ab [ 16 ] but rather than making use of the extraordinary capacities opened up by its technical innovations , so the argument continues , the cinema offers a passive substitute to unitary artistic activity , an exponential\nincrease in the reactionary power of nonparticipatory spectacle . the text makes it clear , however , that this could be otherwise : \u00ab [ \u2026 ] those that want to construct this [ new ] world must simultaneously fight the tendency of cinema to constitute the anti - construction of situations ( the construction of a slave atmosphere , the succession of the cathedrals ) while recognizing the significance of the new technological developments ( stereo sound , odorama ) which are valuable in and of themselves . \u00bb [ 17 ]\nthe opposite of a knee - jerk rejection of cinematic technology as such , the editorial attributes the reactionary state of the medium ( the absence of avant - garde developments manifest in the plastic arts and in literature\u2014see \u00abthe two avant gardes\u00bb by peter wollen ) to economic and ideological constraints , but also to the social importance of the medium . it is this importance , in turn , that makes it necessary that the medium remain in the control of the hegemonic class . instead of abandoning film as hopelessly contaminated , the article closes instead with a call for its appropriation . cinema is likened to architecture ( another major si concern ) in terms of its significancewithin daily life , the difficulties facing any attempt at its renovation , and the imperative for just such a transformation . this leads to the following conclusion : \u00abone must therefore struggle to appropriate a truly experimental sector within the cinema . we can envisage two distinct ways of using cinema : first , its employment as a form of propaganda in the pre - situationist transition period ; then its direct employment as a constitutive element of an actual situation . \u00bb [ 18 ] one could read this as the first , rough outline of a manifesto for an ( anti ) situationist film practice .\nto gain a more detailed understanding of the motivations behind the si espousal of film as a revolutionary weapon , one must examine remarks scattered throughout their publications . in one of the more programmatic of these statements , the concluding section of the article \u00abthe situationists and the new forms of action against politics and art , \u00bb ren\u00e9 vi\u00e9net argues that the si must make use of the cinema\u2014\u00bbthe newest and without doubt most useful means of expression of our epoch\u00ab\u2014as a didactic , analytic , and critical tool : \u00abamong other possibilities ,\nthe cinema lends itself particularly well to studying the present as an historical problem , to dismantling processes of reification . historical reality can , of course , be apprehended , known and filmed only in the course of a complicated process of mediations [ \u2026 ] this mediation would be difficult if the empirical existence of facts themselves was not already a mediated existence , which only takes on an appearance of immediateness because of and to the extent that , on the one hand , consciousness of the mediation is lacking and , on the other hand , the facts have been uprooted from the network of their determinations , placed in an artificial isolation and poorly linked together again by the montage of classical cinema . it is precisely this mediation , which has been lacking , and inevitably so , in pre - situationist cinema , which has limited itself to so called objective forms or representation of politico - moral concepts , whenever it has not been a merely academic type of narrative with all its hypocrisies . \u00bb [ 19 ]\nvi\u00e9net\u00b4s conception of an si film practice enlists thespecific capacities of the medium ( above all , photographic documentation , voice - over , and analytic montage ) to expose the always already mediated status of the seemingly immediate and \u00abnatural\u00bb world constructed in classical , or pre - situationist , cinema . the present is studied as a historical problem , history is recast as a problem of representation , and , above all , the practice of representation itself is continuously subjected to critical interrogation . this staging of mediation takes the form of a work on other mediations , primarily by means of cinema\u00b4s elective affinity to the important strategy of citation and reinscription referred to as d\u00e9tournement . indeed , in a programmatic essay , the editorial collective of is goes so far as to say that \u00abthe signature of the movement , the trace of its presence and its contestation in contemporary cultural reality\u2026is first and foremost the employment of d\u00e9tournement . \u00bb [ 20 ]\nit is in this capacity for visual - acoustic d\u00e9tournement that cinema finds its single most important justification as an instrument of si activity . as debord and gil j wolman confirm in their user\u00b4s guide to this hallmark si activity , among the various\nvehicles for d\u00e9tournement such as posters , records , radio broadcasts , and comic strips , none lends itself better than cinema : \u00abit is obviously in the framework of the cinema that d\u00e9tournement can attain its greatest efficacity , and undoubtedly , for those concerned with this aspect , its greatest beauty . \u00bb [ 21 ] as will become evident below , such d\u00e9tournement can take a number of forms . on the one hand , in he double movement of this \u00abpowerful cultural weapon\u00bb the context and meaning of both insignificant phenomena ( newspaper clippings , advertisements , quotidian phrases ) and significant elements ( citations from marx or saint - just , a sequence from an eisenstein film ) can be displaced and estranged before being subsequently reinscribed and transformed through radical juxtaposition .\nunavailable since debord published detailed scenarios of his film works in both journals and books on a number of occasions . the first three scenarios appeared in a volume entitled ( indicatively ) contre le cinema ( against the cinema ) [ fig . 6 . 4 ] published by the scandinavian institute for comparative vandalism in 1964 , [ 37 ] and in 1978 the scenarios of all six of debord\u00b4s films were made available in the collection oeuvres cin\u00e9matographiques completes , 1952\u20131978 ( complete cinematographic works ) . [ 38 ] with only one exception , which will be articulated below , the study of debord\u00b4s anti - spectacular cinema is forced to take recourse to the only available traces , the appropriately nonspectacular textual scenarios .\ngiven debord\u2019s deep suspicion of the televisual , why then would his films suddenly reappear after his death on tv ? in his letter to me in 1987 he had explained that one of the reasons why he felt he could no longer risk having his films in circulation was due to \u00abstructural changes\u00bb in the film industry having to do with the pressures of television . unwilling to risk having his films simply inserted into the banalizing continuum of what raymond williams called the televisual \u00abflow , \u00bb by withdrawing his films he effectively guaranteed for himself the ability to control their rigorous refusal of the televisual dispositif , at least until that time when\nhe could both provide them with the necessary frame ( his first and only work for tv ) and , as he had effectively told me in our correspondence in 1987 , when he was no longer alive . in so doing , i . e . in insisting on his own death as a precondition for the work of the cin\u00e9 - fils to appear in the televisual dispositif that was effectively synonymous with at least one of the deaths of cinema , debord revealed the history of his engagement with cinema as a critical performative reflection on the cultural politics of the cinema across the complex history ( before , with and after ) of its multiple dispositifs .\n[ 1 ] ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , p . 33 . ( where published translations are employed within the body of the text , the original language citations are provided following the translated reference . where no english - language - source is given , the translation is mine . ) guy debord , \u00absur le passage de quelques persones \u00e0 travers une assez courte unite de temps , \u00bb in oeuvres cin\u00e9matographiques compl\u00e8tes , 1952\u20131978 , paris : editions champ libre , 1978 , p . 31 .\n[ 2 ] guy debord , \u00abin girum imus nocte et consumimur igni , \u00bb in oeuvres cin\u00e9matographiques compl\u00e8tes , 1952\u20131978 , paris : editions champ libre , 1978 , pp . 207\u2013208 .\n[ 4 ] it is entirely appropriate that these illustrations appear only in the unauthorized translation of society of the spectacle published in america , the country in many ways paradigmatic for the culture of consumption and alienation that is the focus of the study . in the first edition of la societ\u00e9 du spectacle ( paris : buchet - chastel 1967 , the pirate german edition of die gesellschaft des spektakels ( d\u00fcsseldorf , projektgruppe gegengesellschaft , 1971 ) , and the \u00abauthorized [ german ] translation\u00bb by jean - jacques raspaud ( hamburg , edition nautilus , 1978 ) there are no illustrations whatsoever . only the current french reprint ( paris : editions champ libre , 1971 ) has an image on its cover , a reproduction of a turn - of - thecentury world map whose colors indicate the current and projected state of global commercial development . debord\u00b4s account of the choice of this map can be found in his small book , consid\u00e9rations sur l\u00b4assassinat de g\u00e9rard lebovici , paris : editions g\u00e9rard lebovici , 1985 , pp . 33\u201334 .\n[ 5 ] the first 34 theses of la soci\u00e9te du spectacle were first published under the title \u00abla separation achev\u00e9e\u00bb in the si journal internationale situationniste 11 ( october 1967 ) , pp . 43\u201348 ( hereafter is ) .\n[ 6 ] the translation of d\u00e9tournement , one of the key terms of situationist aesthetic practice , poses a number of problems . its rendition as \u00abdiversion\u00bb in the american edition of society of spectacle ( see , for example , thesis 208 ) is unacceptable because it is burdened with the connotation of \u00abdistraction\u00ab . in french , d\u00e9tournement\u2014deflection , turning in a different direction - is also employed to signal detours and to refer to embezzlement , swindle , abduction , and hijacking . the criminal and violent quality of the latter four connotations are closer to the si practice of illicitly appropriating the products of culture and abducting or hijacking them to other destinations . nevertheless , these terms are also too marked to be employed . instead , i have followed the practice adopted by ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 ( cf his footnote on this subject on p . 371 ) and have simply anglicized the term .\n[ 8 ] is 11 ( october 1967 ) , p . 57 ; first emphasis in translation is mine .\n[ 9 ] guy debord , \u00abin girum imus nocte et consumimur igni , \u00bb in oeuvres cin\u00e9matographiques compl\u00e8tes , 1952\u20131978 , paris : editions champ libre , 1978 , p . 190 .\n[ 10 ] ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , p . 33 ; cf . the epigraph that opens this essay .\n[ 11 ] martin heidegger , \u00abdie zeit des weltbildes\u00bb in holzwege , ed . friedrich - wilhelm von herrmann ( frankfurt / m . , 1977 [ 1938 ] ) , pp . 73\u2013110 ; translated as \u00abthe age of the world picture , \u00bbin heidegger , the question concerning technology and other essays , trans . william lowitt , new york , 1977 , pp . 115\u2013154 , esp . pp . 128\u2013130 ; jean - louis baudry , l\u00b4effet cinema , paris , 1978 , and \u00abthe apparatus metaphysical approaches to the impression of reality in the cinema , \u00bbin phil rosen , ed . , narrative , apparatus , ideology : a film theory reader , new york , 1986 , pp . 299\u2013318 ; jean - louis comolli , \u00abmachines of visible\u00bb in teresa de lauretis and stephen heath , eds . , the cinematic apparatus , new york , 1980 , pp . 121\u2013142 .\n[ 12 ] guy debord , \u00abin girum imus nocte et consumimur igni , \u00bb in oeuvres cin\u00e9matographiques compl\u00e8tes , 1952\u20131978 , paris : editions champ libre , 1978 , pp . 207\u2013208 ; cf . the second epigraph that opens this essay .\n[ 13 ] ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , p . 88 ; \u00abla cinqui\u00e8me conference de l\u00b4i . s . \u00e0 g\u00f6teborg , \u00bbis 7 ( april 1962 ) , pp . 26\u201327 . compare also \u00able sens du d\u00e9perissement de l\u00b4art , \u00bbis 3 ( december 1959 ) , pp . 4 and 7 . 14 debord , society of the spectacle , thesis 210 .\n[ 15 ] ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , p . 111 , translation modified ; \u00abl\u00b4op\u00e9ration contresituationniste dans divers pays , \u00bbis 8 ( january 1963 ) , p . 24 .\n[ 16 ] \u00abavec et contre le cinema , \u00bbis 1 ( june 1958 ) , pp . 8\u20139 .\n[ 17 ] \u00abavec et contre le cinema , \u00bbis 1 ( june 1958 ) , p . 8 .\n[ 18 ] \u00abavec et contre le cinema , \u00bbis 1 ( june 1958 ) , p . 9 .\n[ 19 ] \u00abavec et contre le cinema , \u00bbis 1 ( june 1958 ) , p . 9 .\n[ 20 ] ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , p . 215 ; ren\u00e9 vi\u00e9net , \u00ables situationistes et les nouvelles formes d\u00b4action contre la politique et l\u00b4art , \u00bbis 11 ( october 1967 ) , p . 35 .\n[ 21 ] ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , pp . 55\u201356 , \u00able d\u00e9tournement comme negation et comme prelude , \u00bbis 3 ( december 1959 ) , p . 11 .\n[ 23 ] ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , p . 12 ; g\u00e9rard berreby , documents relatifs \u00e0 la fondation de l\u00b4internationale situationniste , paris , 1985 , p . 306 .\n[ 25 ] \u00abpanorama intelligent de l\u00b4avant - garde \u00e0 la fin de 1955 , \u00bb potlatch 24 ( november 1955 ) ; all issues of the journal have been reprinted in a single volume with an introduction by guy debord , potlatch , 1954\u20131957 , paris : editions g\u00e9rard lebovici , 1985 , p . 186 ; the journal can also be found in g\u00e9rard berreby , documents relatifs \u00e0 la fondation de l\u00b4internationale situationniste , paris , 1985 , pp . 161\u2013261 , p . 231 .\n[ 26 ] ren\u00e9 vi\u00e9net , \u00abthe situationists and the new forms of action against politics and art , \u00bbin ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , pp . 215\u2013216 ; \u00ables situationistes et les nouvelles formes d\u00b4action contre la politique et l\u00b4art , \u00bbis 11 ( october 1967 ) , 35 .\n[ 27 ] guy debord , \u00abpour le debat d\u00b4orientation du printemps 1970 : note sur la premi\u00e8re serie de textes , \u00bbin his textes rares : 1957 - 1970 , paris : n . , 1981 , pp . 34\u201336 .\n[ 28 ] \u00abchaque film pourrait donner \u00e0 un ou deux situs travaillant comme assistants l\u00b4occasion the ma\u00eetriser leur propre style dans ce language ; et l\u00b4immanquable succ\u00e8s de nos \u0153uvres apporterait aussi la base \u00e9conomique de la production future de ces camarades . l\u00b4\u00e9largissement de notre audience serait d\u00e9cisif\u00bb ( textes rares : 1957 - 1970 , paris : n . , 1981 , p . 36 ) .\n[ 29 ] guy debord \u00abcinema and revolution , \u00bbin ken knabb , ed . and trans . , situationist international anthology , berkeley : bureau of public secrets , 1981 , pp . 297\u2013298 ( translation modified ) ; \u00able cinema et la revolution , \u00bbis 12 ( september 1969 ) , 105 .\n[ 30 ] this description as well as the label for godard further on stem from the \u00ablist of insulted names\u00bb included in the very useful index volume by jean - jacques raspaud and jean - pierre voyer , l\u00b4internationale situationniste : chronologie / bibliographie / protagonistes ( paris : editions champ libre , 1972 ) , 25 - 65 .\n[ 32 ] fran\u00e7ois dufr\u00eane , tambours du jugement premier , ion 1 ( april 1952 ) , num\u00e9ro sp\u00e9cial sur le cin\u00e9ma , marc - gilbert guillaumin [ marc , o ] , general editor , p . 195 ( footnote 1 ) .\n[ 33 ] beneath a full page photograph of debord on the second page of the catalogue destruktion af rsg - 6 : en kollektvi manifestation af situationistisk internationale ( odense , denmark ; galerie exi , 1963 ) , for example , one reads the following caption : \u00abguy debord : filmstrukt\u00f8r og redakt\u00f8r \u2013 film director and editor \u2013 cin\u00e9aste et directeur de revue , c / o \u2018internationale situationniste\u2019 , b . p . 75 - 06 paris\u00ab . similarly , the description of the author of la societ\u00e9 du spectacle on the back cover of the editions champ libre reprint ( paris , 1971 ) begins : \u00abse disant cin\u00e9aste\u00bb ( calls himself a filmmaker ) .\n[ 35 ] one of the few exceptions is an intelligent article in a rather obscure austrian art journal by roberto ohrt , \u00abw\u00e4re ich nicht alexander , w\u00e4re ich gern diogenes , \u00bb durch 3 / 4 ( november 1987 ) , pp . 27\u201348 , translated by ian brunskill in the same issue as \u00abif i wasn\u00b4t alexander , i would like to be diogenes , \u00bb161 - 75 . ohrt has also published an interesting piece on the spur group and the german side of the si story : \u00abdie spur von der kunst zur situationistischen internationale , \u00bbin veit loers , ed . , gruppe spur , 1958\u20131965 , regensburg : st\u00e4dtische galerie , 1986 , pp . 33\u201344 .\n[ 36 ] guy debord , consid\u00e9rations sur l\u00b4assassinat , p . 48 . debord\u00b4s most recent book , commentaires sur la societ\u00e9 du spectacle , paris : editions g\u00e9rard lebovici , 1988 , is also dedicated to lebovici : \u00ab\u00e0 la m\u00e9moire de g\u00e9rard lebovici , assassin\u00e9 a paris , le 5 mars 1984 , dans un guet - apens rest\u00e9 myst\u00e9rieux . \u00bb\n[ 37 ] in response to a query as to whether the films could ever be seen outside france , debord explained to me in a letter of 29 may 1987 that his emphasis on france was in response to the particular injustice perpetrated by the french press . \u00abnaturally i should have said : never again anywhere . \u00bb in the remainder of the missive debord goes on to articulate why , in light of the recent restructuration of the film industry , he was concerned about the manner in which his films might be exploited and thus decided to disavow in advance any and all screenings of his work . however , as he notes in conclusion : \u00abit goes without saying that i do not disavow a single word or even a single image of my entire cinematographic work\u00ab .\n[ 38 ] guy debord , contre le cin\u00e9ma ( aarhus , denmark : l\u00b4institut scandinave de vandalisme compar\u00e9 / biblioth\u00e8que d\u00b4alexandrie , 1964 ) . this volume , now out of print , includes the complete scenarios and selected images from debord\u00b4s first three films ( \u00ab hurlements en faveur de sade , \u00bb \u00absur le passage de quelques personnes \u00e0 travers une assez courte unite de temps , \u00bb and \u00abcritique de la s\u00e9paration\u00bb ) along with a prefatory essay by asger jorn entitled \u00abguy debord et le probl\u00e8me du maudit\u00bb ( 3 - 8 ) . the german translation by pierre gallissaires and hanna mittelst\u00e4dt entitled gegen den film : filmskripte , hamburg : edition nautilus , 1978 , drops three of the four explanatory notes that follow the scenario of \u00abhurlements , \u00bb but provides the full text of \u00abgrande f\u00eate de la nuit\u00bb under the title \u00abeine gro\u00dfe nachtfete\u00ab .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nbritish railway workers in kenya are becoming the favorite snack of two man - eating lions . head engineer bob hayward becomes obsessed with trying to kill the beasts before they maul everyone on his crew .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nraju lives a poor lifestyle in rural india along with his parents . he meets with a wealthy city girl , both fall in love , and get married much to the chagrin of her father who decides to . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntweedy college professor discovers his new tv set is animate , apparently possessed by something from the future , and militantly intent on regulating his daily life .\na bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter begin a hunt for two lions after they start attacking local construction workers .\nin the 19th century , during the german colonial rule , railway engineer robert adamson arrives in the kilimanjaro region to finish building a railroad through hostile territory .\nthe world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust . only five americans survive , including a pregnant woman , a neo - nazi , a black man and a bank clerk .\nwhen the construction of the east african railway comes to a grinding halt bob hayward , the chief engineer , undertakes to kill the lion that is terrifying the construction crews and preventing them from working . hayward isn ' t very happy in his job . he ' s been away from his home and his wife for 8 months and has taken to drinking and carousing . as the lion continues to attack the laborers , hayward seeks the help of the local masai tribesmen but they too have little success . despite the arrival of several hunters to assist him - and his wife who unexpectedly arrives from england - the killer beast remains elusive , killing them one by one . it ' s left to hayward to overcome his self - doubts and go up against the lion .\n18 of 32 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\n( originally published by the daily news on feb . 19 , 1953 . this story was written by kate cameron . )\nwith polaroid glasses furnished by the theatre , loew ' s state patrons are able to see a story enacted on a screen that seems to have depth as well as height and breadth . in the case of oboler ' s film , the story is , for once , not the most important thing about it . rather , the manner in which it is presented becomes of prime interest .\nthe new york daily news published this in feb . 19 , 1953 . ( new york daily news )\nwhen the producers at 20th century - fox get their cinemascope perfected , and their theaters properly polaroid glasses will not be necessary to get an illusion of depth on the screen . this may be the answer to cinerama , but i do not believe that any process that requires glasses to get the full effect will seriously affect cinerama .\nthe plot has to do with a couple of man - eating lions ( bwanas to the natives ) who killed so many workers on a railroad project in africa that work stopped and the line was never finished . a young english engineer , jock howard , played by robert stack , is determined to kill the beasts and put an end to the natives ' belief that the lions are supernatural devils . he kills them , but not before much blood has been spilled .\nstack is supported by barbara britton , as his wife , by nigel bruce , as the doctor of the expedition , ramsay hill , paul mcvey , john dodsworth and pat o ' moore .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nin the case of oboler ' s film , the story is , for once , not the most important thing about it . rather , the manner in which it is presented becomes of prime interest .\nwill be remembered as the first full - length film in 3 - d , otherwise deserves to be forgotten .\ntsavo man - eaters : killers of kilimanjaro ( pt . 3 of 5 )\nle duel . 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{"id": 116670, "summary": [{"text": "dipu number two ( bengali : \u09a6\u09c0\u09aa\u09c1 \u09a8\u09be\u09ae\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09b0 \u099f\u09c1 ) is directed by morshedul islam .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the screenplay was based on the 1984 novel of the same name by muhammed zafar iqbal .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it stars arun saha , who played the lead role of \" dipu \" .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film won two national film awards for best child actor ( arun saha ) and best supporting actor ( bulbul ahmed ) . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "dipu number two", "paragraphs": ["pdf bangla book dipu number two muhammad zafar iqbal . there is a movie named \u201cdipu number two\u201d which story is same as this book . download or read bengali pdf book online .\nnew hd film : dipu number 2 | bangla movie | channel i | bulbul . . . | dipu number 2 | pinterest | number , films and movie\n, who played the lead role of\ndipu\n. the film won two\ndipu number 2 ( 1996 ) | bangla movie | bulbul ahmed . . .\n\u09a6\u09bf\u09aa\u09c1 \u09a8\u09be\u09ae\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09b0 \u099f\u09c1 - \u09ae\u09cb\u09b0\u09cd\u09b6\u09c7\u09a6\u09c1\u09b2 \u0987\u09b8\u09b2\u09be\u09ae | buy dipu number two - morshedul islam online | rokomari . com , popular online bookstore in bangladesh\ndipu number 2 1996 an adventure story for young boys , dipu number two is the second film of a talented director from bangladesh who is one of the few who concentrate on quality filmmaking in a country with a rich commercial film industry .\ndipu number two is a bangladeshi movie released in 1996 . it was a state - funded film . the story is based on the character dipu from the novel of same namesake . . .\nthe soundtrack for dipu number two was composed by music director satya saha . the soundtrack consists of background score . there is no song in the movie .\ndipu number 2 1996 f . u . l . l english ' subtitle - video . . .\ndipu number 2 ( 1996 ) on imdb : plot summary , synopsis , and more . . .\ndipu number two bangla movi . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\ndipu number 2 is a movie starring arun saha , shubashish , and bulbul ahmed . an adventure story for young boys .\ndipu number two ( bengali : \u09a6\u09c0\u09aa\u09c1 \u09a8\u09be\u09ae\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09b0 \u099f\u09c1 ) is a 1996 bangladeshi film directed by morshedul islam . the screenplay was based on the 1984 novel of the same name by muhammed zafar iqbal .\nmuhammed zafar iqbal bibliography . jump to navigation jump to search . this is a list of muhammad zafar . . . [ dipu number two ] ( in bengali ) . somoy prokashon . 1984 .\ndipu number 2 hd frisky people . loading . . . unsubscribe from frisky people ? cancel unsubscribe . working . . . dipu no 2 / arun saha new tvc - duration : 1 : 41 .\nan adventure story for young boys , dipu number two is the second film of a talented director from bangladesh who is one of the few who concentrate on quality filmmaking in a country with a rich commercial film industry .\na life of a young teenage boy dipu and his adventure with his friends .\ndipu number two is a bangladeshi movie released in 1996 . it was a state - funded film . the story is based on the character dipu from the novel of same namesake , which was written by muhammad zafar iqbal . this movie is directed by morshedul islam . subscribe to bongo movies on youtube ! urltoken follow bongo : twitter : urltoken facebook : urltoken google : urltoken\nan adventure story for young boys , dipu number two is the second film of a talented director from bangladesh who is one of the few who concentrate on quality filmmaking in a country with a rich commercial film industry . the story is taken from a youth - oriented novel in which dipu , a boy belonging to the educated class , is teased by the school bully but eventually forms a deep relationship with him . the rest is totally escapist in nature , including a scene in which the two youths manage to capture single - handedly an entire group of robbers .\nstory of two starcrossed lovers who are not destined to be together ; based upon the novel of the famous bengali novelist humayun ahmed .\nafter 18 year ,\ndipu ( arun shaha )\nis back with\nwhistle picture media . .\ndipu does not like to join a new school every year , leaving behind his friends . but , he has to do it because of the bohemian nature of his father . his father moves around every year . dipu finds out that there is another student with the same name in his class . hence , he becomes dipu number two . his adventure starts on the first day of his new life . starting from syndicating against the cruel and punishing physical education teacher to fight against organized archaeological relic smugglers , dipu ' s adventure knew no bounds . his nemesis tariq becomes his best buddy in his journey . a masterpiece by muhammad zafar iqbal , turned into a movie . excellent watch . keep the children around , they ' ll love it .\nharvey weinstein , who was previously indicted on charges involving two women , was due in court on monday for arraignment on charges alleging he . . .\nlove , sacrifice , friendship , cooperation , separation , bravery all are included in a single movie dipu number 2 . is a movie about typical bangladeshi teenage boy name dipu who lives with his father who is a government officer . dipu ' s mother died when he was a child . in bangladesh government officers have to live a nomadic life with family due to job transfers from districts to districts . that is why dipu has no long term friendship . due to recent transfer of dipu ' s father he gets admitted to a new school where he has hard time making new friends initially . by the time goes dipu make some friends and an enemy too name tareq . one day dipu is beaten by tareq but then refuse to tell tareq ' s name when he was asked by the teacher the name of the person by whom he was beaten . this made tareq ashamed of his work so he apologize to dipu and become good friend . one day dipu accidentally see that tareq has a mother who is mentally sick . tareq was poor so that he could not afford to give her mother a proper medication . dipu and tareq discover a hideout which is used to smuggling priceless old relic . with help of some other friends they capture those smugglers . they get a large amount of money as a reward of their brave work . but instead of using these money they all agreed to spent it in tareq ' s mother medication . one day dipu got a letter from his father which is from her mother who was dead to him until then . actually his parents got divorced when dipu was a child . as his mother wanted to see his son dipu went to see her . as he gets a lot of mother ' s affection , love he decides to live with her mother . this is a very common scenario of a bangladeshi teenage life which is portrayed in the movie dipu number 2 directed by morshedul islam . this movie is so lively that one can feel his teenage while watching this movie .\narun saha , who shot to fame for playing dipu in the 1996 film ' dipu number two ' , has made a comeback in acting after a long hiatus of 20 years . arun is all set to make an impactful comeback to the small screen with telefilm ' khola dorja ' to be aired this eid . the actor said he was away from the realm of light - camera - action as he had to concentrate on his education .\ni was a class eight student when ' dipu number two ' had happened to me . after completing hsc from notre dame college , i went to india ' s delhi university . and so , i had no scope of continuing my acting career ,\nsaid arun . talking about his role in ' khola dorja ' , arun said he played the role of an artist in the telefilm . directed by suman dhar , the telefilm goes forward sketching a romantic story . the cast of the telefilm also include tariq anam , champa and sabbir ahmed .\ndipu ( arun saha ) , a boy of about twelve years lives with his father ( bulbul ahmed ) . dipu ' s father is a government officer and because of his transferable job , they arrive at a picturesque town . dipu immediately develops a liking to this new town and his new school . he makes a lot of friends but starts a feud with the school bully tarique ( shubhashish ) on the very first day . tarique , unable to intimidate dipu tries many tricks on him and even beats him up one day . though dipu does not complain this to anybody , instead he contemplates to punish tarique himself . but one day a small adventure atop a high water tank changes his feelings towards tarique .\ntwo brothers lived happily with their married sister . once they both got married ; motivated by their wives , one choose the path of honesty and hardship and the other one became corrupted .\nsuddenly , a new event shatters dipu ' s small world . he learns that his mother ( bobita ) whom he knew to be dead actually left to united states during his childhood . she has returned for a short trip and wants to meet him . dipu goes to dhaka to meet her . he has a very brief encounter with his mother which changes his entire outlook to the world . he goes to find tarique at his place and is exposed to another side of tarique ' s life . dipu finds out that tarique ' s mother ( dolly johur ) is demented . dipu also tells tarique the truth about his own mother . this sharing brings these two boys much closer . it inspires tarique to share his most guarded secret . he has discovered a cavern which treasures many antique sculptures . dipu discloses about their discovery to his classmates and one night , dipu & tarique along with other boys set out for a nocturnal adventure to the cavern . to their surprise they find a group of smugglers , who deal in antique , at operation . with courage and intelligence they manage to capture the whole gang . they are awarded for their heroics . like all good events , this episode of dipu ' s life comes to an end . his father ' s term at this place is over . he has to leave , but he has already garnered a lot of fond memories to cherish .\nsubhamoy is a widower and he has two children munni and gaurav who is an extremely talented cricketer , but extremely dull when it comes to studies . he is father ' s ultimate dream is to see . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthis is one of few bangla movie that make an impact in my heart . taken from a popular bangla children novel dipu number 2 is an amazing job done by the filmmaker . the story of dipu make the audience think about their life and also about their teenage children . the story , acting of the character , the scenario was just amazing . the filmmaker did a great job of selecting the actor . te character of dipu was really enjoyable . the bully school friend was also done an amazing job . yes , the story targeting the teenage audience but i can tell you that anyone can watch it and be satisfied . i watch it three times and every time feel the same feeling . jafar iqbal is a truly remarkable writer for teenager and director morshedul islam is another top guy for children movie . a must watch film for everyone .\nislam ' s emotional attachment to the story , however , has not portrayed itself well throughout the film because of inadequate and amateurish acting of his young cast , who are the main protagonists of the story . unlike the well - balanced cast of\ndipu number two\n, the young cast of amar bondhu rashed playing , rashed - the lead role , ibu , ashraf , fazlu , dilip and kader is a disappointment . the very first scene of the movie invokes irritation , the moment grown - up ibu ' s ( played by raisul islam asad ) son mechanically spews out a dialogue . although asad could overshadow the young boy ' s acting , his shiny , black wig whisks away the viewers ' attention .\none of the\nclose - up\nfinalists , up and coming folk singer rinku staged his first solo concert at bangladesh shishu academy , in the city , on february 23 . rinku performed a number of folk songs from his four albums - -\nbaul mon\n,\nkanar haat\n,\ngaan pagla\nand\nhawar gari\n- - at the programme . the artiste made a vow to popularise baul songs in the national and international arena when he got his big break on tv . rinku started off with the song\nporan pakhi\n, written and composed by iqbal haidar . a rendition of\nbaul mon\n, written by zahid ahmed , followed . the singer also performed a lalon song ,\neshob dekhi kanar haat - bajar\n; a bijoy sarkar composition\njanitey chai\n; two folk songs\njontronar makorsha\nand\nporan bandhu\n;\npagla ghonta\n, written and composed by munshi wadud and alauddin ali respectively ;\nhawar gari\n, written by bangali rokon ;\ngaan pagla\nand\nnaak chhabi\nboth written and composed by asif iqbal and suman kalyan respectively and more at the event . mobarak on dhol , shobhon on tabla , dipu on octopad , shaheed on flute and others on banjo , mandira , lead guitar , bass guitar , keyboard , harmonium and khanjani , accompanied the vocalist .\nnevertheless , islam has tried his best to recreate the atmosphere of 1971 at least location - wise . in fact it was one of the biggest challenges that he faced while making the movie .\nthe first challenge was the budget\ninforms islam .\nwe felt that if we want to make the film properly then we will need a lot of money because it included many sequences of war . besides budget , we also needed the cooperation of the army and navy . i am lucky that we received positive response from both the army and navy . another challenge was to present the bangladesh of 1971 . one or two modern houses always appeared in the frame of an area no matter which town we chose for shooting . it became difficult to depict that time ( pre - liberation period ) . we had to search the whole of bangladesh until we found a suitable location in dinajpur .\nthough the location problem was solved the contemporary appearance of military equipment and vehicles used in the film could not be hidden .\narun ( in white shirt ) won a national film award for his on - screen efforts .\nstay updated on the go with the daily star news app . click here to download it for your device .\nany unauthorized use or reproduction of the daily star content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na political satire of bangladesh under the rule of pakistan metaphorically , where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of ayub khan in east pakistan .\nan young lady ' s stolen purse was found & returned by a noble man . they didn ' t meet each other but both fall on love eventually . they overcame all their difficulties & finally unites together .\nsets around some rural people and their village dealing with their lifestyle , struggle of survival , religion , marriage , relations , death and this ongoing process .\nstars : riaz , sharmin zoha shoshee , a . t . m . shamsuzzaman\na teenager girl falls in love with a man who is a servant of her father . while they go to a family vacation , she knows that her elder sister also loved this guy very much , even her sister . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe charming story of the film is picked up from village life of our country . the mischief of the so - called ' molla ' who has no knowledge except fanatic sentiments perturbed all . his home is the seat of an oppressive regime .\na story of relationships that explores the intricacies of the married life , of life - long companionship , of promises and expectations and love .\nshirshendu mukhopadhyay ' s famous tale of 3 generations of women and their changing position in society , seen in relation to a box of jewels , handed down from one generation to the next .\ngoopy wants to sing , and bagha wants to play the dhol . they meet accidentally and are helped by king of ghosts . with newly endowed abilities , they land in kingdom of shundi , where their . . . see full summary \u00bb\n19 of 22 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nan adventure story for young boys . december 1996 ( bangladesh ) director : morshedul islam writer : muhammed zafar iqbal stars : bulbul ahmed , arun , forhad\nthe tomatometer rating \u2013 based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2013 is a trusted measurement of movie and tv programming quality for millions of moviegoers . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - 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up dark hall of star cineplex . however , the tears this time are more of disappointment and failed expectations from the movie rather than the emotional depiction of the already loved story line .\namar bondhu rashed , a fictional story based on the liberation war of bangladesh and written by the popular children ' s litterateur dr mohammad jafar iqbal , inspired morshedul islam to adapt the novel into a film .\nthe story includes issues that i felt will help the young generation understand our emotion regarding the liberation war\nsays islam . another reason for choosing this story is that the film ' s main character is a class - eight student . i myself was in class - eight during the liberation war and was living a captive life in dhaka . my elder brother was a freedom - fighter . when he came back , i along with my other siblings had to hide the machineguns he brought and secretly transfer bayonets from one place to another . reading the book , i felt as if it is my story ,\nrecounts islam .\nlike his previous projects , this time too islam has introduced new faces for the well - loved characters of the book . his young cast has tried to bring out the emotions of a period that they never experienced , with little success . rashed played by chowdhury zawat afnan needs more expression in his voice and face . his nonchalant and meek appearance does not at all match the character of rashed . in fact zawat himself feels that he could have done better . on the other hand , viewers can easily identify dilip and ashraf played by likhon rahi and faiyaz bin zia just by their appearance . acting - wise rayan ibtesham chowdhury has done a good job in playing the role of ibu , the narrator of the story .\nin 2009 , i participated in the international children ' s film festival as a child - director and morshed sir , being the chairman of the children ' s film society saw me there . later he called me to take part in this film , i applied and got the part ,\nsays rayan .\nhowever it is humayra himu who receives full credit in bringing up aru apa both in her acting and costume . arman parvez murad , playing shafiq bhai , looks a little older for a university student and his fake beard indicates once more the director ' s hurry to complete the film . although gazi rakayet ' s presence is for a short while in the movie , his acting is nevertheless flawless .\nmorshedul islam is one of the few filmmakers of our industry , who still dares to make films for children - - the most neglected audience of the entertainment world of bangladesh . in amar bondhu rashed islam deliberately had to remove some of the amusing parts of the original story to include the informative portions from which the audience can learn history . as a result , the bond among the friends and their innocent pranks are almost lost in the film version .\nthough films on our glorious war depicting the role of young boys have been made before , most of them never reached the silver screen commercially . moreover , in recent years too , no film , that is both entertaining and educational for children and adults as well , has been released . here ' s where amar bondhu rashed , directed by morshedul islam , produced by impress telefilm ltd and monon chalachitra , makes a difference . it is a commendable effort to bring something entertaining for children but one that could have been done with a little more finesse .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nbangla funny video 2017 | \u099a\u09b2 \u09ac\u09be\u09ac\u09c1 \u0995\u09b0\u09bf \u09ac\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7\u0995\u0986\u09aa | bangla new funny video 2017 in faporbazz tv ."]}
{"id": 116772, "summary": [{"text": "andha kanoon ( hindi : \u0905\u0902\u0927\u093e \u0915\u093c\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 ; english : blind law ) is a 1983 bollywood drama film directed by t. rama rao , starring rajinikanth ( who makes his bollywood debut ) , hema malini , amitabh bacchan , reena roy madhavi .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is a remake of the tamil film sattam oru iruttarai ( 1981 ) .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film also has a huge supporting cast including pran , danny denzongpa , amrish puri , madan puri , prem chopra and asrani .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "dharmendra also made a guest appearance . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "andha kanoon", "paragraphs": ["search results of azad desh ka andha kanoon full movie . check all videos related to azad desh ka andha kanoon full movie .\npopular videos - andha kanoon andha kanoon - topic ; 200 videos ; 463 , 275 views ; updated yesterday ; play all share . . . . azad desh ka andha kanoon - c scene collection . . .\nazad desh ka andha kanoon - part 3 of 15 - blockbuster . . .\nazaad desh ka andha kanoon movie ( 1990 ) | reviews , cast . . .\nall about azaad desh ka andha kanoon ( 1996 ) hindi cinema , trailer , video clips , azaad desh ka andha kanoon reviews , expert reviews , story , photo gallery , trivia . . .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie andha kanoon ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of andha kanoon ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in andha kanoon includes both lead and minor roles . ( 15 items )\nto get instant updates about ' andha kanoon ' on your mypage . meet other similar minded people . its free !\nandha kanoon cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of andha kanoon actors includes any andha kanoon actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each andha kanoon 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 andha kanoon 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 .\npresenting you the video song of yeh andha kanoon sung by kishore kumar title : yeh andha kanoon singer : kishore kumar music : laxmikant - pyarelal cast : rajinikanth , hema malini & reena roy . director : t . rama rao producer : poornachandra rao atluri twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken\nwatch chiranjeevi movies - azad desh ka andha kanoon - part 3 of 15 - blockbuster hindi dubbed movie . watch megastar chiranjeevi in role of an honest . . .\nazad desh ke mp3 songs download . . . azaad desh ke gulam hindi full movie | . . . azad desh ka andha kanoon - hindi dubbed movie . . .\nazad desh ka andha kanoon is a dubbed version of the telugu film called s . p parshuram - 1994 , starring chiranjeevi sridevi . the plot basically is about . . .\nfind detailed information , trailers , latest news and showtimes about azaad desh ka andha kanoon in sinemia . com . imdb : 6 . 1 , actors : chiranjeevi , harish , sridevi kapoor\nandha kanoon ( hindi : \u0905\u0902\u0927\u093e \u0915\u093c\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 ; english : blind law ) is a 1983 bollywood drama film directed by t . rama rao , starring hema malini , rajnikant , reena roy .\nazaad desh ka andha kanoon ( 1990 ) , black / dark comedy released in hindi language in theatre near you in . know about film reviews , lead cast & crew , photos & video . . .\nafter the film released , the high court of allahabad sued / charged the producers for showing a murder in the courtroom . immediatly after that , there were two actual court room murders and the charges against andha kanoon were dropped .\nrajnikanth\u2019s big debut in hindi , andha kanoon was a runaway hit and it laid the foundation for the thalaiva to make a prolific career in hindi films . in andha kanoon rajni played an angry young man who\u2019s out on a revenge spree against the people who killed his family . interestingly , the original angry young man amitabh bachchan played a special role in the film too . but it was rajni\u2019s all - black outfits and inimitable style that made this movie with hema malini so memorable .\ntrivia - - - - - - - * the movie is a . . . - andhaa kanoon - rajnikanth & amitabh film | facebook\nstill , andha naal is a decent suspense drama , and worth a watch if you like to see noir in different forms and languages .\nthis film was a remake of tamil blockbuster walter vetrivel starring sathyaraj . the hindi dubbed version is titled azaad desh ka andhaa kanoon in spite of being . . .\nlast week , chatting with a group of friends ( equally mad about old cinema ) on facebook , i was stumped by a quiz question posted by one of them . which was the first indian language feature film to be made without any songs ? most of us who attempted to answer that question could only think of hindi films , and the earliest hindi non - songs film we came up with was kanoon ( 1960 ) . that wasn\u2019t the answer\u2014the correct answer was the tamil film andha naal ( that day ) , made six years before kanoon , and ( like kanoon ) blending suspense\u2014in the form of a murder mystery\u2014with weighty issues about society and politics .\nandhaa kanoon is supposed to refer to lady justice , who delivers justice where it is due , with objectivity and without taking into account one ' s wealth , race , gender , creed , health and without fear or partiality . but in the rajnikanth - amitabh bachchan - hema malini starrer , andha kanoon , the plot along with the name seems to suggest that law is blind . pallavi pandey who pointed out this movie , says ,\nit saddens me to see how a vast majority of my fellow countrymen will never truly understand , or get a fair chance at knowing , what the blindfold really means !\nthat quiz question made me remember that i had andha naal sitting in my to - watch pile of dvds , and it was all the impetus i needed to finally get around to watching this film .\nthanks for the lovely review , madhu . andha naal was , i think , a \u2018different\u2019 sort of film for that age . agree about the plot holes , but the film was nevertheless engrossing enough . i\u2019m glad you enjoyed it .\nyes , it is always way too difficult to watch many of those old movies in which actors over - emote scene after scene . i vaguely recall watching andha naal , but then i wonder if my memory is fooling me ; )\ndirected by s balachander , andha naal begins with a voiceover , the gist of which is that the story is set in 1943 . it is night , and chennai [ yes , it\u2019s actually referred to as chennai , rather than as madras ] is being bombed by the japanese .\ni remember it being mentioned on the wikipedia page for andha naal that it was also inspired from five angles on murder . i haven\u2019t seen that one ( have you ? ) , but had seen rashomon , so wasn\u2019t really confident about mentioning five angles on murder \u2013 wikipedia isn\u2019t exactly the most reliable of sources , sadly .\ni\u2019d begun watching andha naal with mixed feelings . on the one hand , i\u2019d read good things about it : it had won a certificate as the 2 nd best tamil film at the national awards ; ibn live had listed it on their 100 greatest indian films , and it had been highly acclaimed , both by critics and by the public .\ni did think the same thing ! andha naal is an avm production , and even though the genre was very different from the \u2018usual\u2019 family - social drama films avm and other tamil - produced hindi films , that slightly overdone acting reminded me of countless nutan - sunil dutt films from the late 60s . highly emotional , to the point of being embarrassing . : - d\nah , thank you , ak ! i hope raja ( who was the one who had initially posed the question ) reads your comment . i didn\u2019t know the answer to that question , either , so assumed that the answer i was given \u2013 andha naal \u2013 was the correct one . i will go off and edit my post to give the correct information there . thanks .\nazad desh ka andha kanoon is a dubbed version of the telugu film called s . p parshuram - 1994 , starring chiranjeevi sridevi . the plot basically is about parshuram - chiranjeevi - a police official who is very rash and is willing to arrest his own family for the sake of the law . harish , his brother , is caught in a blue film gang , and sridevi , a common thief , almost becomes a victim but manages to escape . because she is a witness , she is later assaulted and becomes blind . how chiru protects her and how the villains try to take revenge on him form the story . this movie was remade into govinda , karishma kapoor starrer khuddar . sign up for free and get daily updates on new videos , exclusive web shows , contests & much more urltoken send us your feedback and suggestions at : connect @ urltoken\n\u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0906\u092a bhojpuri video \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0938\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0924\u094b plz \u091a\u0948\u0928\u0932 \u0915\u094b subscribe \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 - subscribe now : - urltoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - film name \u2013 andha kanoon star cast \u2013 manoj tiwari , rani chatterjee , rinku ghose , sanjay mishra etc . singers \u2013 manoj tiwari , kalpana , indu sonali music director \u2013 sunil jha song lyrics \u2013 nazar moharsavi , pramod pandey , film writer \u2013 saleem banner \u2013 cinevistaas limited producer \u2013 babu tyagi director \u2013 ishrar ahmad company / label \u2013 wave music copyrights \u2013 vee gee audio\nthe detective\u2014cid officer shivanandam ( jawar n sitaraman , who , besides having written the screenplay of andha naal , was the writer of some popular hindi films , including bhai - bhai , do kaliyaan , suraj , and aadmi ) \u2014has come in response to the murder\u2019s being reported . while naidu\u2019s been talking to rajan\u2019s family , shivanandam has been looking around the room , and at rajan\u2019s corpse . he\u2019s picked up the revolver , and has discovered that there aren\u2019t any fingerprints on it . the murderer , obviously , is no fool .\ni hadn\u2019t known sivaji ganesan had his roots in theatre . ( i must admit , though , that he was one of the people whom i found least theatrical in this \u2013 the others beat him to it ! ) interestingly , when i was watching andha naal , i was reminded of a kathakali performance i attended when i was in kochi recently . it began with a brief introduction to the art form , and one performer enacted the navrasas . all of them were unmistakably the emotion they were supposed to portray , and so very ott that they couldn\u2019t be mistaken for anything else .\ni just saw the last comment about \u201cparasakthi\u201d . if you thought \u201candha naal\u201d is kinda over the top in terms of acting , \u201cparasakthi\u201d is way off the charts . i actually own a copy of \u201candha naal\u201d since my father - in - law was a huge fan of the film and recommended it highly . i am not a huge sivaji ganeshan fan because of the over - acting . there are movies where he tones it down , but they are really really few when compared to the number of films he did . india cinema in general is melodramatic and one has to turn off comparisons to western cinema when watching it \u2013 think of the over - done mother - in - law , the despondent wife crying buckets ( meena kumari had perfected that ) , the hero drowning his sorrows in drink , the dying parent who coughs constantly . not always easy to digest unless one is steeped in it and accepts it as par for the course . and tamil cinema takes the drama way up a few notches . it was director k balachander ( not veena playing s balachander who directed this film ) who changed that . the melodrama is there , but it is toned down to an acceptable level imo . \u201cmajor chandrakant\u201d which starred \u201cmajor\u201d sundararajan and nagesh was a superb film as is the rajnikanth starrer \u201cavargal\u201d . i have been collecting as many of balachander\u2019s films as i can and many of them are gems with extremely bold themes . if you want to watch some good tamil cinema , i would highly recommend them .\nfortunately , andha naal \u2014while it may employ the rashomon effect to some degree\u2014is by no means a copy of kurosawa\u2019s film . it is , in fact , very different film . the setting and the plot are completely different . and ( unlike in rashomon , where different people who were present at a death give their own version of what happened ) , here it\u2019s people surmising about what happened , even though they were not present . chinnaiah , pattabi , hema , et al , were not [ if you go by their testimonies ] present when rajan died . all they are giving shivanandam is their own theories of what happened , based upon incidents which they had earlier witnessed . they are only guessing , not recounting what really happened on the night of rajan\u2019s death .\nwatch this bollywood hindi action movie\nindian kanoon\n( dubbed from super - hit south film ) starring darshan , rakshita , shabeer , meena , dilip , twinkle , rana , directed by n . omprakash rao , produced by : k . k . wadhwa synopsis : ganesh alias ishwar ( darshan ) settled in bangalore has a horrible flash back to take up condiment business with his sister and brother . the two warring factions in his native town mandya reaches a high boiling point . the bloodshed and bizarre of deaths spoils the atmosphere in mandya . the police ask ishwar to leave mandya for some years . in the city he is eking out living as ganesha with his own condiment small scale industry . he is a samaritan in city too . he teaches a lesson to cylinder seena a hardcore criminal ' s brother when he perturb his sister in the college . he is humble and simple and gives good care for his brother and sister in the city . he is called by his people in ' mandya ' as the hopeless situation from disgruntled elements is ruining the peace of people . back in mandya ishwar takes up the cause of educating all his people from the quarry business retrieving the papers related to it from the goons . he has answer from his muscle power for all his opponents . in mandya he has ganga ( radhika ) and in bangalore he has paru ( rakshita ) both falling for me . ganga dies while paru immensely love him . action tadka india : the one stop for the latest on bollywood , tollywood , kollywood , sandalwood and mollywood upcoming bollywood films , south dubbed , new released hindi movies , hollwood dubbed movies and a host of other spicy videos - 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time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nnaseeb , a story of destiny and fate , begins with a lottery ticket . a drunk who cannot pay his tab trades his ' winning ' ticket to the waiter , namdev ( pran ) , instead . namdev decides to share . . . see full summary \u00bb\na wealthy , but evil man named zafar khan , has fallen in love a girl named salma and wants to marry her , but she and her father do not let him . zafar is arrested for various crimes and is . . . see full summary \u00bb\na workaholic businessman neglects his only son after his wife ' s death . the son grows up to be a rebellious alcoholic .\ninspired by a true mining tragedy the film is about people from all walks of life showing courage and character to fight the forces of nature .\nbritish intelligence comes over to india and loot all its wealth and carry it over to there country . once they were being challenge by a brave king name raja azaad singh , one day he happen . . . see full summary \u00bb\nas an orphan on the streets in shimla , young sikandar ( amitabh batchchan ) has no one to care of him . for a short while he works for mr . ramnath , little kamna ramnath ( rakhee gulzar ) gives . . . see full summary \u00bb\nbrought up by his grandfather , arjun singh moves to the city in search of a new job and life . while in the city he meets bhairon who helps him find a job as a singer in a 5 - star hotel owned by raja .\nan ex - convict is bent on revenge against the people responsible for his wrongful imprisonment but is pit against his estranged son who is now a police officer .\na tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who , unbeknownst to him , happens to be his parents ' murderer .\na man , abandoned as a baby and forced to live as an orphan , is unknowingly employed by his biological father .\nvijay who is a corrupt officer by day , turns a vigilante by night in order to make the city crime free .\na popular singer convinces his new wife to enter show - business , but his pride is wounded when she outshines him .\njan nissar akhtar khan works as a forest officer , and lives with his wife zakhiya . one day while on duty he comes across some poachers who were cutting sandal wood trees illegally . when challenged , they retaliate , a struggle ensues , and one of them , ram gupta , gets killed . khan is charged with killing him , tried in court , and sentenced to several years in prison . his shocked and devastated wife kills herself . years later , an angry and embittered khan is released from prison . one day he comes across another young man , vijay singh , and finds out that he is struggling with taking vengeance against two men who had traumatized and killed some of his family members , and decides to help him . it is then khan finds out that gupta is still alive and decides to kill him , quite dramatically in the same courtroom where he was convicted for his murder . watch how this action will effect khan ' s future , and vijay ' s plan for avenging his family .\nwhen it is shown in the flashback that rajnikant dropped the knife on the floor and then he searched for the tape recorder , he cut the microphone . however , when he dropped the knife on the floor , he was shown he picked up the knife in that same scene . how didn ' t hema malini see him cutting the microphone ?\n] your law cannot punish any one person twice , for the same crime .\nthree men , amar ( prem chopra ) , akbar ( danny denzongpa ) & anthony ( pran ) are responsible for destroying some members of vijay kumar singh ( rajnikanth ) family twenty - two years ago in front of his eyes . however , he made a very deploring plan in destroying these three men by killing them one by one and making it look like accidents , when he was successful in doing so . he met an honorable man named jan nissar akhtar khan ( amitabh bachchan ) , years later mr . khan had a very happy family consisting of his wife zakhiya khan ( madhavi ) and daughter . however , he works as an honest forest officer . one day he caught some loggers cutting lumbers and exporting them illegally , one of them , named shri ram gupta ( amrish puri ) try to bribe him . but he refuse to accept a bribe . on refusing , mr . shri ram gupta decides to blame him for his own murder . his case is try ed in court and he is awarded a 14 years imprisonment , while in jail , he is aware of his wife committing suicide and his daughter too . after releasing from jail , one day , he is aware of mr . shri ram gupta is alive , on seeing him alive , mr khan , decides to kill him and have his revenge taken .\n2 of 5 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nthis film released in the year 1983 and was directed by mr t . rama rao . the star cast of the movie includes rajnikant , reena roy , and hema malini . the supporting characters were played by danny denzongpa , pran , madan puri , asrani , amrish puri along with dharmendra having a guest appearance . the song\nrote rote hasna seekho\nsung by kishor kumar was a big hit .\nmuqaddar ka sikandar \u0645\u0642\u062f\u0631 \u06a9\u0627 \u0633\u06a9\u0646\u062f\u0631 ) 1978 ) * rote hue aate hain sab * _ [ h . q . ] _ _ 7sw .\npresenting you the video song of rote rote hansna seekho ( happy ) sung by kishore kumar title : rote rote hansna seekho ( happy ) singer : kishore kumar music : laxmikant - pyarelal cast : rajinikanth , hema malini & reena roy . director : t . rama rao producer : poornachandra rao atluri twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken\n' zindagi ki yahi reet hai ' full video song - anil kapoor - mr . india - kishore kumar\nzindagi ki yahi reet hai\nlyrical video | mr . india | kishore kumar | anil kapoor\npresenting you the video song of rote rote hansna seekho ( sad ) sung by kishore kumar title : rote rote hansna seekho ( sad ) singer : kishore kumar music : laxmikant - pyarelal cast : rajinikanth , hema malini & reena roy . director : t . rama rao producer : poornachandra rao atluri twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken\nsalman khan \u0914\u0930 katrina \u092d\u0940 \u0930\u094b\u092f\u0947 \u091c\u092c \u0905\u092e\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092d \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0928 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u0947\u091c \u092a\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0935\u0941\u0915 \u0939\u094b\u0915\u0930 \u0930\u094b \u092a\u0921\u093c\u0947 . news experess\namitabh bachchan , rajinikanth , hema malini , reena roy . jan nissar akhtar khan\nstory revolves around a forest officer jan nissar akhtar khan who lives a poor life - style with his wife zakhiya and small daughter . he is the sole bread winner for his family who is entrapped in a racket by a smuggler by the name of mr . ram gupta ; in this racket khan is arrested and subsequently imprisoned . unable to bear living in a society who holds khan guilty , zakhiya and her small daughter decide to commit suicide . years later khan is released from jail after serving penance and begins to fend for himself until he meets another young man , vijay kumar singh , who swears to avenge the death of his family members against three men amar , akbar and anthony .\nto get the latest episodes , movies , music & videos delivered to your inbox .\nozee watch movies , serial , tv , shows and episodes , music and gossip videos online | free collection of online hd video . watch latest episodes , shows , movies , music , news , gossip and popular videos of your channels zeetv , & tv , zeemarathi , zeetelugu , zeetamil , zeekannada , zeebangla , zindagi , zeecafe , etc , zing and many more online at ozee . com\nby continuing to use the site , you agree to the use of cookies . you can find out more -\nlog in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends , family and people you know .\njan nissar akhtar khan lives a poor life - style with his wife zakhiya and small daughter . he is the sole bread winner for his family who is entrapped in a racket by a smuggler by the name of mr . ram gupta ; in this racket khan is arrested and subsequently imprisoned . unable to bear living in a society who holds khan guilty , zakhiya and her small daughter decide to commit suicide . years later khan is released from jail after serving penance and begins to fend for himself until he meets another young man , vijay kumar singh , who swears to avenge the death of his family members against three men amar , akbar and anthony .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nthe 1983 classic that re - released this weekend is relevant even today with its funny take on corruption and politicsfilm : jaane bhi do yaaro ; cast : naseerudin shah , ravi baswani , bhakti bharve , pankaj kapur , satish shah , om puri , neena gupta ; director : kundan shahit was the year before prime minister indira gandhi was assassinated ( 1984 ) . the nation was not [ \u2026 ]\ntamil nadu has reported two major phenomena to the world : \u2018raman effect\u2019 and \u2018rajni effect\u2019 . one is proven . the other is beyond proving . rajnikanth , as is the case with most indian gods , means many things to many people . for some , he is an ageless man machine and for some , it is his larger - than - life screen presence [ \u2026 ]\nrajinikanth ( born as shivaji rao gaikwad ) is an indian film actor , media personality , and cultural icon . he made his debut\none of the most dashing and stylish actors of bollywood , it baffles me why he most often played the bad guy . a product of\nreena roy is a popular hindi film actress and has performed leading roles in many films from 1972 to 1985 . reena roy ' s\nbelonging to an iyengar family , hema malini is a trained classical dancer . she started her career with telugu films . she was\nfrom his college days itself , prem chopra was keen on taking up acting . after working for a newspaper , he got his break in a\nmadhavi is an indian film actress known for her works in malayalam , telugu , hindi , tamil , kannada , oriya and bengali cinema .\nthe mogambo of indian cinema started his acting career with the theatre . he worked with playwright stayadev dubey . his\namitabh harivanshrai bachchan is regarded as the superstar of hindi cinema . he first gained popularity in the early 1970s as\nthe plot basically is about parshuram - chiranjeevi - a police official who is very rash and is willing to arrest his own family for the sake of the law . harish , his brother , is caught in a blue film gang , and sridevi , a common thief , almost becomes a victim but manages to escape . because she is a witness , she is later assaulted and becomes blind . how chiru protects her and how the villains try to take revenge on him form the story .\nlists of the top films , tv shows , actors , musicians , and other entertainers throughout india .\nyeh aag kab bujhegi - social drama | sunil dutt , rekha , pradip kumar , bharat bhushan .\ndharamyudh\nfull hindi dubbed . movie i chiranjeevi i vijayashanti i sumalatha cinema cafe\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\n, who is a police officer , tries to catch him in the act .\nwho himself has a past with the law , is an ally of rajnikanth in his effort .\nthe movie is a remake of the 1981 tamil film sattam oru iruttarai starring vijayakanth and directed by s . a . chandrasekhar .\nthe tamil film was also remade in telugu as chattaniki kallu levu starring chiranjeevi , also directed by s . a . chandrasekhar .\nfor companies , colleges , celebrities or anything you like . get updates on mypage .\nrajnikanth has worked in over 200 films in a career that spans more than 30 years . but sadly his outings in hindi cinema were limited to the peak of his popularity in the \u201980s and \u201990s . even then , he barely managed to work in 20 - odd movies . but we bring you a list of 10 hindi films where rajni sir rocked the hindi audiences with his sensational style .\nwhat\u2019s better than one rajnikanth ? three of him ! that\u2019s exactly why john jani janadhan is a memorable movie . it featured rajni sir in a triple role . one honest police officer named john and his twin sons named jani and janardhan . the plot was straight out of a manmohan desai movie with the classic lost and found theme .\nthere was a great deal of surprise and mystery attached with rajnikanth\u2019s role in bewafai . the film features a love quadrangle between rajesh khanna and three women played by tina munim , meenakshi sheshadri and padmini kolhapure . rajni sir\u2019s character is a killer with ulterior motives . his presence adds a twist to plot . his performance brings in a slick edge to the proceedings too .\nthis is the only film to feature three superstars together - amitabh bachchan , kamal hassan and rajnikanth . while kamal hassan and amitabh bachchan had lengthy roles , rajnikanth featured in a lengthy cameo . he plays a spirited cop and the crime fighting partner to amitabh bachchan\u2019s character . sadly , rajni sir\u2019s character is murdered by the bad guys and amitabh bachchan takes revenge . but the little time where rajni sir features as an inspector are entertaining and high on style .\nrajnikanth played the classic big brother in this movie . he played a godfather like character who gives up his life of crime to be a saviour and protector of the poor and exploited . he\u2019s called bhagwaan dada and a kid hrithik roshan plays his adopted son . the movie also has rakesh roshan and sridevi and this film about being a good human being was like mirror to rajni sir\u2019s real\u2013life benevolence .\na standard \u201980s hindi pot boiler , insaaf kaun karega was one more film where rajnikanth played an honest police officer . the central character in the movie jagira ( played by the late pran ) is out to kill him , but rajni sir\u2019s vikram teams up with the street - smart veeru ( dharmendra ) to both reform jagira and defeat the evil forces of amrish puri\u2019s gang .\na colourful and wealthy guy , rajnikanth\u2019s character in uttar dakshin was unlike his usual action - oriented self . his fluent dances while wearing colourfully stylish clothes is a distinct memory from this film . the movie also features jackie shroff and madhuri dixit in what is a straight - laced family drama .\nthis movie was all about sridevi in a double role , but rajnikanth had a memorable role too . he played a merry taxi driver who loves his beer and liquor . the movie was high on comedy and the action department was handled by both rajni sir and sunny deol .\nrajnikanth teamed up with amitabh bachchan once again , only this time he played his much younger brother in hum . the main role in the film belonged to mr bachchan , but rajni sir lent able support in scenes of comedy and action . again , he played a police inspector but he didn\u2019t have too much of his usual stylish and aggressive streak . instead he played a mellow brother with consummate ease .\ninspired by the godfather , aatank hi aatank was the last time rajnikanth featured in a hindi film in a prominent role . the only other time he made a foray into hindi movies was his small appearance in ra . one . but in aatank hi aatank he played munna , an orphan who\u2019s adopted by the central character of shiv . the movie also features aamir khan as shiv\u2019s real son . young aamir and rajnikanth feature as brothers who make a mean , crime fighting team .\nfor over 6 decades , filmfare has been the official handbook on bollywood for their die - hard fans with its exclusive interviews , classy photo shoots , insider stories , sneak peeks , bollywood fashion coverage , movie reviews and special features . filmfare captures bollywood ' s biggest stars and divas at their colourful , candid , beautiful , quirky and even spoilt best .\ncover price : rs . 60 per issue | periodicity : monthly | no . of issues yearly : 12\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 worldwide media | the times of india . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / wapforum / / dtd xhtml mobile 1 . 2 / / en\nurltoken\nyou are using an older browser version . please use a supported version for the best msn experience .\ndirected by ravi raja pinisetty . with chiranjeevi , sridevi , harish , brahmanandam . a strict police officer tries to go after criminals but ends up as the bodyguard of . . .\ni didn ' t expect to be single at 42 . here ' s how i ' ve embraced it .\nlet ' s just all agree to the fact that bollywood is sort of a repeat offender when it comes to sending out problematic messages . for example , they just refuse to stop promoting stalker behaviour as ' romance ' . on several occasions , bollywood films have been unbearable examples of racism , sexism , homophobia , ableism among other things .\nso , when a quora user asked ' which bollywood movies are giving wrong messages to the society ? ' , fellow users joined force to answer the question . of course , there are ridiculous films like humshakals and grand masti which most sane people avoid like plague , the discussion threw up flaws in some extremely popular films the industry has churned out .\nmallikarjun pandya made a very important point about the depiction of gay men and women in bollywood films . according to the makers , gay people roam around accosting straight men for sex . he mentions a couple of movies like partner where suresh menon ' s character , kiran , meets bhaskar , played by govinda , and is overcome by lust . in varun dhawan - john abraham starrer dhishoom , akshay kumar has a cameo of all of 4 minutes where he plays a shallow , lascivious caricature of a man , who is also evidently gay .\nmany believe that dostana , in which two straight men pretend to be gay , actually ends up ridiculing homosexual men . pandya also refers to bol bachchan in which abhishek pretends to be a gay man and says ,\nif abhishek bachchan is playing a gay character in a movie he will either dress up ridiculously and hit on every living thing around him ; or make jokes about sucking c * * k .\nthe premise of this superhit movie was based on one huge flaw - - that an eight - year - old is so mature and adroit that she can help her father reunite with the one he\ntruly loves\n. go figure . another thing that sanandan ratkal points out is the hypocrisy of the movie where the guy realises his feelings for the girl only after she undergoes a makeover from a basketball - playing tomboy to a saree - and - bangles - wearing , bhajan singing woman . talk to the hand , please .\nboy meets girl . they fall in love and then get married . then girl gives up on 20 years of training to raise a family\nsultan , that went to become a blockbuster hit was , in fact , bashed on social media for its sexist plot . the guy becomes an international - level wrestler only after a training period of a couple of months , whereas the girl has been honing her skills for 20 years . on top of that , when she gets pregnant , she immediately dumps her career to make her husband happy . in fact , anushka sharma ' s character points at her husband played by salman khan , and says , his happiness is her ' medal ' . this is what patriarchy in the garb of choice looks like . ketul makwana says ,\nit is too illogical that the girl who was so determined to her dream before her marriage suddenly gave up on her life ' s dream !\nin all fairness , this is not the first movie to show this kind of behaviour . in almost every 90s movie the guy stalked the girl till she also started reciprocating his feelings . the amount of wrong ideas and misconception this puts forth is appalling . ankur points out that in holiday , akshay kumar who portrays an army officer , is on his bike with a friend , who is a police inspector , when he spots saiba , played by sonakshi sinha . he then proceeds to make strange gestures at her because he likes her . ridiculous , right ? wrong , bollywood will say . what ' s romance if this isn ' t ?\nr . . . rajkumar has scenes that simply drag bollywood back by a couple of decades . manu parashar says ,\nand then one night , he breaks into her bedroom and catches her unbutton her kurta . he then takes off his shirt and says ,\nnow , we are even . you ' ve seen everything i have .\nshe ask him to leave that he refuses and lies down on her bed . that ' s supposed to be a romantic scene . the girl then becomes the trophy when the hero challenges the villain that he will be the one to remove the girl ' s sari and honeymoon with her on a specified date . thus starts the match and the fight for the girl ' s sari .\nthere is also a song about it in the movie !\npalkesh asawa points out that even in tanu and manu ' s troublesome relationship , a false case by tanu against manu , that puts him in a mental asylum is highly questionable and objectionable and should not be portrayed lightly . asawa says that the movie sends a wrong message by saying ,\nit is cool to file a wrong case against your husband which puts him into a mental asylum and then leave the country , not giving a shit about how he is going to live . even though you forget your husband for months , it is quite understandable to assume that he will run after you , ignoring all the flirting that you ' re doing with other men .\nthis is not to dispute the facts that bajirao was married to kashi bai and mastani but the celebration of polygamy in the garb of\ntrue love\nis problematic . neha jagannath says ,\nonce again , i ' m not disputing facts . i just object to the blatant celebration of something that isn ' t right .\nkandarp joshi ' s views on happy new year are best left untouched . he says ,\nit shows that a bunch of non professional dancers from india can cheat the world and win a professional international level dance competition . are indians so foolish to send a group , who dance like idiots to an international competition ? can ' t the judges predict that there is something wrong with the results . in fact , all farah khan movies send a wrong message to the world . they are proving that bollywood movies don ' t have scripts .\namitabh yadav draws parallels between both the movies and brings out one major problem . in both the movies , the well - meaning set of parents , force their respective children to marry someone of their choice . none of the matches have anything in common . yadav says ,\nas a parent , forcing your child to marry someone is wrong , no matter how well meaning you are . what is even worse is to marry them to someone with no common background or shared interests . people married in this way , don ' t end up living happily ever after . such cases in real life usually end in separation , divorces and at time suicides . worst is when these people live an unhappy life forever and become bitter affecting everyone around them .\nthis blockbuster hit has invited the same kind of criticism from everyone . naman varma puts the entire problem in a nutshell by saying ,\nhe ( mahavir phogat , played by aamir khan ) first and foremost wants a gold medal and nothing else . and that is the only thing that drives him to train his girls . not the girls wishes , not their future , not their betterment . the wishes of the girls are never taken into account . they are never given the opportunity to explore , to decide what they want , to pursue anything else . the movie implies that it was either wrestling for these girls , or housework .\nhe also adds that unlike what the movie shows khan ' s character was not sacrificing for the good of his children - -\nhe was fighting for his pride and nothing else .\n4 . 5 cr people ' s personal data . 30 , 000 threats a day . but andhra ' s security problem is careless babus\nget top stories and blog posts emailed to me each day . newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements . learn more\nthank you for signing up ! you should receive an email to confirm your subscription shortly .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n* setting channel preference will take you directly to the respective channel when you come in next time .\nsupported browsers : internet explorer : version 7 . 0 and above , chrome , firefox and safari . best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution and above .\nranbhoomi in hd | superhit bhojpuri movie | feat . manoj tiwari , nirahua , monalisa & pakhi hegde\nkhoon paseena in hd [ superhit bhojpuri movie ] feat . pawan singh & monalisa\nmangalsutra in hd | superhit bhojpuri movie | feat . manoj tiwari , shalini kapoor | hamaarbhojpuri |\nkahan jaiba raja najareea ladai ke | superhit bhojpuri full movie | feat . dinesh lal yadav & monalisa\nganga jamuna saraswati | superhit bhojpuri movie | feat . ravi kishan , dinesh lal yadav & manoj tiwari\nwhen amitabh bachchan was shown the origional film , he was told to choose any role , for the hindi version . when amitabh saw the origional , he wanted the small role of the forest officer . this role was expanded for amitabh in the hindi version . this film was rajnikant ' s first hindi film .\nthe villain ' s names are amar akbar anthony , playing homeage to the superhit film amar akbar anthony , which amitabh bachchan played one of the lead characters .\nfirst film where danny denzongpa and amitabh bachchan were casted together . but they did not have any scenes together .\namitabh ' s character jan nisar akhtar was named after javed akhtar\ns father .\nthis is the only amitabh bachchan movie ( although in a guest role ) that pran played a villain but they never had any scenes together . in a full amitabh bachchan movie , pran never played a villain .\nafter this movie , director t . rama raj made 2 more movies with amitabh bachchan , khabardaar & inquilaab . though khabaraar was complete it wasn ' t released due to some reason . then the producer a . purnachandra rao , started aakhree raasta and all the artists don ' t take payment to composers the loss due to khabardaar .\nit looks like we don ' t have any trivia for this title yet .\nbe the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the trivia submission guide .\npwease hewp improve dis articwe by adding citations to rewiabwe sources . unsourced materiaw may be chawwenged and removed .\nit is a remake of de tamiw fiwm sattam oru iruttarai ( 1981 ) . it was decwared as a\nhit\nat box office . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]\njan nisar akhtar khan works as a forest officer , and wives wif his wife zakhiya and his daughter neewu . one day whiwe on duty he comes across some poachers who were cutting sandaw wood trees iwwegawwy . when chawwenged , dey retawiate , a struggwe ensues , and one of dem , ram gupta , is kiwwed . khan is charged wif kiwwing him , tried in court , and sentenced to 20 years in prison , uh - hah - hah - hah . his shocked and devastated wife kiwws hersewf awong wif deir daughter . years water , an angry and embittered khan is reweased from prison , uh - hah - hah - hah . one day he comes across anoder young man , vijay singh , and finds out dat he is struggwing wif taking vengeance against dree men who had traumatized and kiwwed some of his famiwy members , and decides to hewp him . it is den khan finds out dat gupta is stiww awive and decides to kiww him , qwite dramaticawwy in de same courtroom where he was convicted for his murder . vijay awso has a sister , miss durga singh , who has joined powice department just to take revenge against dose dree men , but waw - fuwwy whereas her broder vijay has decided to kiww dem one by one by taking waw in his own hands as he wike khan does not bewieve in waw . how he succeeds is de entertaining story of dis movie .\npwease hewp improve dis section by adding citations to rewiabwe sources . unsourced materiaw may be chawwenged and removed .\nthe movie is a remake of de 1981 tamiw fiwm sattam oru iruttarai starring vijayakanf and directed by s . a . chandrasekhar .\nthe tamiw fiwm was awso remade in tewugu as chattaniki kawwu levu starring chiranjeevi , awso directed by s . a . chandrasekhar .\nthe fiwm was awso remade in kannada as nyaya ewwide starring shankar nag , again directed by s . a . chandrasekhar .\nthe movie was awso made in mawayawam , reweased in 1982 as mattuvin chattangawe starring ravikumar , jayaprabha , kamawahasan & seema and directed by k . g . rajashekaran .\nbof pran and prem chopra have featured in a wot of amitabh bachchan fiwms but in dis one he does not have any scenes wif bof of dem .\nawdough agneepaf was de first fiwm which had amitabh bachchan and danny denzongpa share screen space dis was de first fiwm dey were casted togeder even dough dey had no scenes togeder ."]}
{"id": 116841, "summary": [{"text": "allama is an 2017 indian kannada musical drama historical film directed by t. s. nagabharana .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars dhananjay and meghana raj in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "principal photography of the film started in late 2015 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it was released theatrically on 26 january 2017 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was nominated as india 's entry for the international council for film , television and audio-visual communication ( icft ) unesco gandhi medal .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "at the 64th national film awards , the film won awards for best music direction ( bapu padmanabha ) and best make-up artist ( n. k. ramakrishna ) . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "allama ( film )", "paragraphs": ["a film is about a mystic poet allama prabhu and his journey through philosophies .\n\u2018ts nagabharana\u2019s film \u2018allama\u2019 nominated as the indian entry for icft unesco gandhi medal .\none knew that t . s . nagabharana\u2019s allama was going to tell us the story of the 12th century mystic allama prabhu . but what about allama exactly ?\n( kfcc ) . the film body is normally the venue of arbitration between film personalities .\nthe film captures the story of the rebellious thinker allama , also known as allama prabhu .\nallama\nis a film about 12th century metaphysician , a son of a temple dancer who embarks on a quest for knowledge and answers to his four core sentiments , yearning , and obsession \u2013 maddales , failures and self - realization .\na scene from allama prabhu , a film based on the famous vachana - saint of karnataka . the music of the film will be composed by bapu padmanabha ( right ) .\nts nagabharana\u2019s attempt to bring to screen the life of saint - poet allama prabhu is doubtlessly commendable . what was allama prabhu\u2019s revolutionary breaking down of rigid cultural conventions in the 12th century still resonates with today\u2019s needs . but as a film , allama fails . you may want to watch the film only for the sake of reverence to the real allama prabhu and not because his life , ideas and ideals are portrayed convincingly here .\n11 : 46 am : film director radha krishna jagarlamudi is the jury member for film friendly award .\nallama is one of my favourite subjects and it gave me immense pleasure to work on this film . with the blessings of my guru\nit took film director t . s . nagabharana three years of research of ancient texts , and one year of filming , to complete allama prabhu , a yet to be released historical film .\nmarathi film kaasav bagged the best feature film award while fireflies in the abyss won the same award in the non - feature film category when the awards were announced on friday .\nallama prabhu comes to kalyan , where basavanna resides . it is here that we go on a journey to understand the mystic poet philosopher ` s life and journey till now . the film traces allama ` s tryst with music , lust and more .\nallama is a 2017 indian kannada musical drama historical film directed by t . s . nagabharana . [ 1 ] the film stars dhananjay and meghana raj in the lead roles . principal photography of the film started in late 2015 . it was released theatrically on 26 january 2017 .\nhere ' s our review of the film allama and watch as we give it 2 . 5 popcorn ' s out of 5 . for more filmi updates visit urltoken\nconferred the national film awards for the year 2015 in various categories at the 63rd national film awards function held at vigyan bhawan .\na film about a mystic poet allama prabhu and his journey thro ugh philosophies , this biopic of the social reformer from a senior director t s nagabharana is somewhat fictionalised .\nis nagabharana attempting a biopic ? is it an elaboration of a particular phase of allama\u2019s life ? is he going to propose an argument about what the poet - philosopher stood for ? strangely , even at the end of the 139 - minute - long film , one does not gain a sense of what the film really wants to say about allama .\ncarnatic , hindustani and lounge music have been the tools of expressions for mr . padmanabha for allama prabhu\u2019s vachanas .\none was looking forward to the music and the poetry of allama prabhu , but nagabharana struggles to weave it within the narrative he tries to tell . often , they end up as disjointed segments in an otherwise incoherent film . perhaps , what allama needed was an anchor to first tell the story coherently .\nthis competition section shall have eight films including\nallama\nthat will compete to receive the prestigious icft unesco gandhi medal .\nstaged a demonstration at the dc\u2019s office here on wednesday to push for a ban on the screening of kannada movie \u2018allama\u2019 .\nallama unfolds the story of the life of the most significant mystique saint allama prabhu , who was a 12th - century mystic - saint and vachana poet ( called vachanakara ) of the kannada language , propagating the unitary consciousness of self and shiva .\nactress meghana raj has limited screen space , but she has done maaya\u2019s character justice . lakshmi gopalaswamy\u2019s portrayal of allama\u2019s mother is noteworthy and so is taushir\u2019s as allama in his boyhood . sanchari vijay does not have much scope for performance as basavanna .\nmumbai , nov 8 ( pti ) national award winning director ts nagabharanas\nallama\nhas been nominated as indias entry for the international council for film , television and audio - visual communication ( icft ) unesco gandhi medal at the 47th international film festival of india ( iffi ) .\nthere are some performances that salvage the film though . lakshmi gopalaswamy as the mother of little allama is effective , for instance . even meghana tries her best to save a role that is too simplistically crafted .\ncopyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 film music site arvid fossen . all rights reserved .\nthe new film has been titled as ' kumbhakarna ' and jadesh himself has written the story and screenplay apart from directing it . the film is being based on sleeping syndrome and the hero in this film sleeps for 15 hours a day . what will he do in the remaining eight hours forms the crux of the film .\napart from prajwal , there is one more hero in the film and jadesh is yet to finalize the other hero apart from star cast and technicians of the film . the film is all set to go on floors in the end of may .\nif you wave away the historical accuracies and inaccuracies , the film can be watched a tribute to the saint from nagabharana . it can also make for a beginner\u2019s guide for youngsters who don\u2019t know anything about allama .\nthen there is the issue of the crafting of allama\u2019s character . one wishes nagabharana had spent some time constructing his allama for the audience . he does not show the evolution of allama\u2019s thoughts , his philosophy , and most of all , his poetry . instead , he tells us , right from the time he introduces allama on screen , that here is a venerable figure ; someone meant not for the worldly , but the ethereal . but this strategy seems lacking and robs the audience of an urge to root for the central figure . the distance between us and nagabharana\u2019s allama is further accentuated by the nature of the dialogues which oscillate between being text - bookish and colloquial .\nshahi hasan and his studio indus world music have produc\u00aded three songs for the film .\nnational film awards 2017 : find the full winners ' list and get live updates .\ndhananjay , an established commercial hero , took the risk of doing a period film and he does it well . reconstructing allama\u2019s life was like returning to his theatre days , and he has scored in all aspects including with his attire , his body language and dialogue delivery . he has always been a director\u2019s actor . playing allama , he has strictly followed nagabharana\u2019s instructions .\nthis film unfolds the story of the life of the most significant mystique saint , allama prabhu , who was a 12th - century mystic - saint and vachana poet of the kannada language , propagating the unitary consciousness of self and shiva .\nthe film was nominated as india ' s entry for the international council for film , television and audio - visual communication ( icft ) unesco gandhi medal . [ 2 ] at the 64th national film awards , the film won awards for best music direction ( bapu padmanabha ) and best make - up artist ( n . k . ramakrishna ) . [ 3 ]\nakshay kumar won the best actor award , sonam kapoor\u2019s neerja won the best hindi feature film award , zaira wasim grabbed the award for best supporting actress at the national film awards .\nsharan is looking forward for the release of his new film ' rambo 2 ' and the film is likely to release after elections . meanwhile , sharan ' s new film is all set to be launched on the 15th of may and the shooting will be held in america .\nmaybe not many of today\u2019s actors can pull off a role like what dhananjaya has managed with allama . as both a young allama and as the one who has attained enlightenment he looks and acts the part . the other characters have roles too small to make a meaningful impact . in the end , nagabharana tries to make a film on one of karnataka\u2019s greatest social reformers but comes up short .\n11 : 47 pm : uttar pradesh has been declared as the film friendly state in india .\nthe much - awaited winners\u2019 list of the 64th national film awards was announced on friday morning .\nthe rashtriya basavadal and basava peetha staged a demonstration at the dc\u2019s office here on wednesday to push for a ban on the screening of kannada movie \u2018allama\u2019 .\nthe 64th national film awards saw the best of indian cinema being honoured . this year , the top awards were bagged by akshay kumar , who won the best actor award , surabhi , who won the best actress award , and marathi film kasav was named the best feature film of 2016 .\nthe film is about the 12th century meta - physician , yogi allama , a son of a temple dancer who embarks on a quest for knowledge and answers to his four core sentiments , yearning , and obsession ? maddales , failures and self - realisation .\none of the bloggers , using the alias allama ayaz nizami , had 12 , 000 followers , said the official , who did not want to be identified .\nthe film , which does not lose the soul of the story , resonates strongly with the current audiences because it decodes human relationships . telling the story of a philosopher\u2019s life without sounding preachy is not easy , and the director has managed it well in allama .\nif everything had gone right , then guru deshapande was supposed to direct a film called ' taakre ' for prajwal devaraj . however , the film got delayed due to various reasons and now guru is producing a film for prajwal devaraj . jadesh who had directed ' raja - hamsa ' is the director .\nshahi hasan and his studio indus world music have produced three songs for the film . photo : file\ndirector says it\u2019s not easy to find a distributor if you don\u2019t belong to a \u2018known film family\u2019 .\nthese were the kind of questions we wanted to address in iqbal : an approach to pakistan , the first made - for - tv film about the life of allama iqbal . indeed , when we started making the film in 2006 , these questions were more common than they are today . somehow , it seems that the nation has started coming out of its confusions , and now , it may be found that the answers offered in our film are becoming increasingly more relevant .\nhas seen and officiated it all ; a producer vs actor , producer vs producer , producer vs exhibitors . but on monday kfcc found itself caught between a film maker and the central board of film certification (\nwhat a very nice and the amazing video about the allama iqbal that is really a true musliam and islami poet of pakistan and india . thanks for the sharin sir .\n, who made his sandalwood debut as music director with the film , won the award for his compositions .\n- starrer \u2018neerja\u2019 , which was directed by ram madhvani , was declared as the best hindi feature film .\nhad much to cheer on friday , as it bagged two awards at the 64th national film awards . flautist bapu\n11 : 49 pm : out of 33 books submitted , the best film critic award goes to g dhananjayan .\ntake a look at all the bollywood and non - bollywood films that grabbed the national film award this year .\nhaving said that , the research done by nagabharana on allama and for 3 years does not reflect on the silver screen . a sliver of the social reformer\u2019s life has been explored .\nfor allowing me complete creative freedom in my first project as composer . our collaboration for allama happened over three years , even before he began shooting the film , and continued over its making . he would explain the visuals for each scene and we would plan the background score or the songs accordingly .\nas with most films set in history , this one to tries to create the mood of that era by having the characters speak like they were reading out of a book . it is more like a stage play in that respect . most of the other historical characters apart from allama are mere footnotes . that is where the film fails to create dramatic moments and tends to be a documentary of allama\u2019s life . even the assassination of king bijjala is passed off in a few seconds .\nfilm makers usually have a grouse with the cbfc over cuts and mutes suggested and also the kind of certificate that is provided . but once the certificate is issued , any dispute is forgotten . not so for the makers of kiragoorina gayyaligalu . the protests against the cbfc for making several mutes to the dialogues in the film continued even after the film released last week . other film makers too joined forces and a protest demonstration was held in front of cbfc office .\nhe 46th international film festival of india , that began in goa on november 20 , draws to close today with a closing ceremony paying a musical tribute to the spirit of cinema and screening of the closing film \u2018the clan\u2019 from argentina .\nallama is disappointing , especially with its poor cinematic exploration . it is text heavy and tries to pack in an entire lifetime of a well - known figure but ultimately , says nothing much .\nthe censor certificate also gives the reason for giving the film an ua certificate . it says ,\nthe dialogues , theme and content of the film involve men - women relationship , which warrants parental guidance to children below 12 years .\n, the win for best makeup for allama was an affirmation of his over four decades in the film industry . \u201cthis is my first win at the national level and it gives me immense happiness that it was with a subject like this . working on a historical is always challenging , as you don\u2019t have much reference material to go by in planning the look of each character . on this film , though , the whole team brainstormed to figure out how best to portray each person . we did several trials , zeroed in on the look and often improvized on the set . the film required a lot of preparation and the work of wig maker kumar has to be highlighted , as his work contributed to the overall look of allama , \u201d says ramakrishna .\nbest male playback singer : sundharayyar for song jasmie e from film joker ( tamil ) best female playback singer : iman chakraborty for song tumi jaake bhalo basho from film praktan ( bengali ) best cinematography : s . thirunavukarasu for 24 ( tamil )\nbest writing on cinema best book on cinema : lata : sur gatha by yatindra mishra best film critic : g . dhananjayan\nallama , from the director\u2019s standpoint , uses sourced material . the film is on the poet\u2019s life , starting from his childhood . how he breaks out from his mother\u2019s clutches only to get an education . there are his few moments with maaya , who is head - over - heels with the poet\u2019s expertise in mridanga .\nthe film plays things safe . great care is taken not to offend anybody\u2019s sensibilities . if at all the saint\u2019s critique on social norms is used , it is in the form of his vachanas and even then , in a generalised way . a sharana is shown being criticised by allama verbally for building stone temples and not finding god within himself . but in the next scene , he is shown demonstrating his kundalini power to vedic priests performing a yajna without speaking a word . for those who do not know about the life of allama prabhu this film is a good beginning , but not necessarily the best introduction to one of kannada\u2019s greatest poet philosophers .\nbapu padmanabha scored the film ' s background and the soundtrack . the soundtrack album consists of 18 tracks . [ 6 ] it includes 14 vachanas ; 11 of allama prabhu , and 1 each of basava , akka mahadevi and siddheshwar . [ 7 ] the album was released on 31 march 2016 in bangalore . [ 8 ]\nas part of cultural exchange programme , directorate of film festivals in collaboration with iran cultural house , new delhi is organising an iranian film festival in sirifort auditoirium - 2 from 16 - 19 july 2016 . 14 films will be screened during this festival .\nuttar pradesh was declared the most film - friendly state in india . the jury members also made a special mention of jharkhand .\nthe legendary urdu poet mohammed iqbal ( allama iqbal ) , the spiritual parent of pakistan , had composed a national song for india , saare jahan se accha hindustan hamara , but nothing for the pakistani nation .\ncomposed to reflective poetry from allama iqbal , this track in the rustic voice of noor lodhi is the theme of josh . muhabbat ka junoon ost : josh vocals : noor lodhi directed by : iram parveen bilal dop : nabeela khan lyrics : allama iqbal composed by : noor lodhi and asim wali music : shahi hasan , manesh judge , asim wali produced by shahi hasan of indus world music copyright indus world music 2013\nusing the verses penned by allama as the basis , nagabharana structures the story as a flashback . he begins right at the beginning of allama\u2019s life . so we go through three or four distinct chapters \u2014 his childhood , his youth , his tryst with spirituality , and then his later years . this canvas is rather large and naturally , nagabharana , at best , can give each phase only a few scenes . but this quick , episodic structure makes it difficult to relate to the central figure of the narrative . overall , nagabharana\u2019s allama feels distant ; what we end up with is a list of bullet points about the philosopher .\nit is a complete image - makeover for dhananjay who plays the older version of allama . but his performance as the mystic saint often borders on the melodramatic . a case in point is when maya ( meghana raj ) , a temple dancer , tries to seduce allama . dhananjay\u2019s reactions to the advances made by a lady or , in a metaphorical sense , to \u2018worldly pleasures\u2019 , evoke laughter despite the poignancy of the situation .\nmay allaah bless you for giving us such a thought provoking film . it gives an altogether new dimension to the profession of teaching .\nthe film landed in a controversy prior to its release in january 2016 , after groups such as rashtriya basavadal and basava peetha staged demonstrations in dharwad calling for its ban . they alleged that the film wrongly depicts the ritual of wearing miniaturized iconographic form of the deity shiva , the jyotirlinga . they claimed that , instead , ishtalinga should have been depicted . [ 4 ] the film shows the worship of lingam performed placing it on the devotee ' s right hand , when they claimed that history states that it was done by keeping it in the left hand . the protesters also said that allama prabhu and akka mahadevi are depicted in the film without wearing the lingam . they claimed that\nall these scenes prove that it is a systematic approach to fabricate vachana sahitya\n, in a memorandum submitted to the chief minister of karnataka calling for the film ' s ban . [ 5 ]\nas allama , especially in his old - age get up , ramakrishna adds that getting the look right for the supporting cast was even more difficult . \u201cfor allama himself , we had some reference material , but that was not the case for most of the other characters and we had to take a leap of faith , hoping that we were as authentic as possible to how people dressed and looked back then ,\nhe says .\nsharan ' s new film has been titled as ' adhyaksha in america ' and is the remake of malayalam hit ' two countries ' . sharan and ragini will be reprising the role of dilip and mohan das in the kannada version of the film . earlier , ragini had danced for an item song with sharan in ' victory ' . now sharan and ragini are acting as hero , heroine in this film .\nallamathe film australia audience reviews dhananjaya nagabharana . t . s naginibharana bapu flute meghana raj shrutha bharana sanchari vijay pannaga bharana mico manju m thousheer\nzindabaag is not getting released on eid . probably even the makers of the film don\u2019t have a clue about this . well only et does .\nnational film awards 2017 : malayalam wins big , surabhi best actress , special jury award for mohanlal , and more ! read on . . .\ncredit should go to the art director sashidhar adapa , who has recreated the era , and cinematographer gs bhaskar for capturing it . but the highlight of the film is bapu padmanabh\u2019s signature music . the various tracks blend well with the film\u2019s mood . even the background score keeps the 12th century essence .\nthe film ' s director and those supporting it cite that the film is based on the story of the same name by the late poornachandra tejaswi and that the story itself contains all these words . they blamed the censor of being prudish to mute and cut words that are commonly used by people .\n60th national film awards presentation ceremony to be held in new delhi 0n 3rd may , 2013 . hon\u2019ble president of india to give away the awards .\n' arjun gowda ' is being directed by lucky shankar who had directed films like ' jilebi ' , ' devarane ' , ' 90 ' and others . shankar himself has scripted the film apart from directing it . the film has nothing to do with telugu hit ' arjun reddy ' starring vijay devarakonda .\nclose on the heels of pavan wadeyar ' s jessie is ts nagabharana ' s allama . . . both of which star kannada actor dhananjaya in the lead role . another common factor binding the two is the music that is said to enthrall you . while anoop seelin ' s songs in jessie have done that for the audiences already , it is now up to bapu padmanaban to take you back in time to tell the story of allama prabhu . the music will be released on march 31 at the ksca .\nallamathe film releasing in malaysia and singapore on march 11 th and 12 th 2017 . don ' t miss it dhananjaya meghanaraj @ bapuflute naginibharana pannaga bharana sanchari vijay\nsince 2009 , when the film was officially aired from ptv and released on dvd , i have been showing it in schools , colleges , universities and teacher - training institutes . i have felt that the general interest is increasing with time : the audience seems lot more enthusiastic about this little known film now than two years ago .\nwell known producer ramu ' s last release ' raj - vishnu ' was a flop at the box - office . after that ramu had not produced any films and now the senior producer is all set to make a comeback with a new film called ' arjun gowda ' . this is ramu ' s 38th film as a producer .\nkannada director rishab shetty talks about the ' dadda dadda ' song from his upcoming film , ' sarkari hi . pra . shaale , kasaragodu , koduge : ramanna rai '\nicft paris in collaboration with unesco will award the film that best reflects the gandhi ideals of peace , tolerance and non - violence , a prestigious gandhi medal and certificate .\nand there are grave mistakes in the movie which have hurt the sentiments of basava\u2019s disciples . the organizations said the director made the film without studying vachana literature and the history of\nnow that iqbal academy pakistan has put it up on its youtube channel , i can conveniently share it in this newsletter . i am doing so with much joy because i really like this film much more than some of my other writings . the basic idea was developed by my friend faisal rehman , who also directed it ( and those of you who remember him as the trendsetting \u201carmaan\u201d from the 1981 movie nahin abhi nahin will find an extra layer of meaning in the film ) . i wrote the script and iqbal academy pakistan produced it . some of the big stars of our film and media appear in the film \u2013 usman pirzada , waseem abbas , saba pervez , shamil khan , shujaat hashmi , among others .\nnagabharana , who has bagged national award nine times in the past , said ,\ni must congratulate and thank the entire team of allama . the 12th century saint poet , yogi allamas vision of truth , self - realisation and universal brotherhood is of extreme relevance in todays turbulent times . . .\none of the major issues with composing allama iqbal\u2019s poetry is that it has been done so fashionably by the band junoon that anything different feels like abuse , whereas anything similar seems to be a complete rip - off . mohabbat ka junoon , a poem by allama iqbal , is featured as the thematic soundtrack for the film and has been composed by noor lodhi and asim khan . the vocals are by noor lodhi , music is given by shahi hasan , manesh judge & noor lodhi , whereas the song has been produced by shahi hasan . the clich\u00e9d use of guitars and the tabla makes the sound appear weary . while iqbal\u2019s lyrics hold a deep , philosophical and interesting meaning to them , an avid music listener will hardly be able to contain a yawn . innovation is what\u2019s lacking here and not content .\nwhile the philosophy of the unitary consciousness of the self and shiva and of the shunya ( void ) is repetitively upheld in the film , it is not adequately explored or even explained well .\nthat such a classic needed the right music to take the message across was on top of nagabharana\u2019s mind , when he asked bapu padmanabha nearly three years ago to score the music for the film .\nsorry about my long absence . i hope , what i am offering today will make up for it to some extent . it is the first made - for - tv feature film . . .\ntamil actor simbu is also known for his singing capabilities and has sung songs for telugu and tamil songs . now the actor has sung for a kannada song for the film ' iruvudellava bittu ' .\nin the 1951 movie afsana , the song abhi toh main jawan hoon was inspired from the original hafeez jalandhari song and so was alisha chinoy ' s number for the film killer with the same words .\n\u201cmr . padmanabha\u2019s soft and restrained style of flute playing stems from the fact that he was trained by renowned flautist hariprasad chaurasia . he has dozens of meditative albums to his credit . if the essence of the vachana lyric has to be understood as a subdued flow weaved in through a classical approach , his style fits the period film\u2019s essence , \u201d says mr . nagabharana . last week saw the audio release of the film .\none of the oldest percussion instruments , older than the mridanga , the maddale , used by the nattuvara community has been fully utilised for portraying allama . apart from mr . padmanabha himself lending his voice and flute , tracks are sung by shankar mahadevan , sangeetha katti , manjula gururaj , ganesh desai , hemant , rajesh krishnan and tejaswini m . k .\nthe national film and sound archive of australia acknowledges australia ' s aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their elders both past and present .\nrevised request for proposal ( rfp ) for event management of film festival to commemorate centenary of indian cinema 2013 to be held from 26th april to 3rd may , 2013 in new delhi and minutes of the pre - bid meeting .\nakshay kumar was named the best actor for rustom , which was based on the sensational nanavati case . this is kumar\u2019s first national award . malayali star surabhi lakshmi won the best actress award for minaminungu . sonam kapoor - starrer neerja bagged the national award for the best hindi film in the feature film category . some of other films that bagged awards were reservation ( kannada ) , dashakriya ( marathi ) , joker ( tamil ) and bisarjan ( bengali ) .\ni was recently commissioned to record a rendition of this famous poem by allama iqbal , pakistan ' s national poet . the song is going to be included on the soundtrack for a documentary film about major muhammad abbas ali , founder of muslim welfare centre in the greater toronto area , a soldier who dedicated his life to the service of the needy . i recorded this in logic x through a yeti pro microphone . i also used an editorskeys studio series portable vocal booth . this version has some light tambourine percussion - - the version decided upon by the director for the documentary does not have a tambourine .\nit has taken quite a struggle for the small - budget , internationally - acclaimed film josh to finally make it to pakistani theatres alongside big releases like main hoon shahid afridi , zinda bhaag and ishq - e - khuda this eid .\nsorry about my long absence . i hope , what i am offering today will make up for it to some extent . it is the first made - for - tv feature film about the life of iqbal , now available on youtube .\ni am specially recommending this film to everyone who is interested in iqbal , pakistan or just watching a well - made intelligent movie . please let me know what you think of it , or post your comments directly at the youtube page .\nlabel : waxwork . waxwork records is excited to announce the expanded film score re - issue to h . p . lovecraft\u2019s from beyond . artist : richard band . \u2022composer liner notes by richard band . format : vinyl lp \u2013 \u201ccoloured\u201d .\n' arjun gowda ' is all set to be launched in the month of june . the star cast is yet to be finalized . meanwhile , jai anand has been roped in as the cameraman for this film , while milind dharmasena is the music director .\nraiders of the lost ark received an oscar nomination for best original score in 1981 . a winner of five academy awards , four golden globe awards , seven british academy film awards , and 22 grammy awards , williams\u2019 stature as a composer is beyond compare .\nthe winners list for the 64th national film awards were announced on friday . some of bollywood\u2019s best work from 2016 , sonam kapoor \u2019s neerja , akshay kumar \u2019s rustom , and aamir khan \u2019s dangal came to limelight again after grabbing the national awards . for the first time , the khiladi of bollywood akshay kumar won the national award for his role in rustom . sonam kapoor\u2019s neerja which made everyone cry won the best hindi feature film award . meanwhile take a look at other non - bollywood films that grabbed the award .\ncertainly this manner of teaching is best for most in our time . how beautiful every single scene and frame ( my favorite sort of movie has this ) . i also love a film with visible results for inner development of each major character - as this appears to have as well . i will delight to soon find enough quiet to go through the film with special care and listening . thank you for sharing your long labor of love for your dear mentor with us who also find such truth and beauty in his legacy worldwide .\n\u201cjust as we open up windows and doors to allow the rays of sunlight in , the already embedded lyrical musicality had to be tapped and let loose in the vachanas , \u201d says mr . padmanabha who felt he could musically connect to the philosophical lines of the film .\nthe movie indicates that the ritual of wearing a miniature representation of the \u2018linga\u2019 existed before basavanna\u2019s period and it claims it was practised in the vedic period . instead of \u2018istalinga\u2019 , the movie has shown \u2018jyothirlinga\u2019 , the protesters said . without studying the sharana culture , the director has shown that \u2018linga puja\u2019 was performed keeping the \u2018linga\u2019 in the right hand , while as per tradition , it was kept in the left hand . \u201callama prabhu and\nallama , the son of a temple dancer neelalochane , has divine gift of playing maddale . his quest for knowledge takes him on a journey that enables him to overcome each of his sentiments - his longing for his mother , his obsession with maddale , the guru who fails him , the temptations offered by persistent maya and finally the realization of self . after meeting his guru animishayya , allama becomes prabhu , a master of monotheistic and non - dualistic philosophy . his influences on basavanna and others , help consolidate the veerashaiva movement . he questions and ridicules the social evils , rituals , superstitions , idol worship , caste system and inequalities among humans . he foresees a violent upsurge in kalyana and after advising basavanna and others to find their final solace , starts on his final journey to shrishaila and becomes one with the nature in the true spirit of his concept of bayalu - the space .\nthen there is his association with other vachana - saints - bassavanna and akka mahadevi - - and last , in the scheme of things , comes his ideals . in a time when filmmakers are steadily marching towards commercially viable films , nagabharana\u2019s attempt with a period film should be admired .\n\u201ca picturesque portrayal of allama and maaye\u2019s romantic escapade for a track also brings in dr . doddarange gowda\u2019s lyrics for a typical janapada flow , \u201d says mr . padmanabha . \u201ci have used soft flute lounge , which is my signature style . the track has mr . nagabharana\u2019s son , pannaga bharana\u2019s song picturisation that elevates the poetic mood , \u201d says mr . padmanabha who has selected rages as basant - malhar , bhairavi and charukesi for the tracks according to the mood .\n' iruvudellava bittu ' is being directed by kantha kannalli who had directed ' jalsa ' earlier and sridhar v sambhram has composed the songs for the film . recently , sridhar has recorded a song sung by simbu in chennai . the lyrics for the song has been written by senior lyricist v nagendra prasad .\nthe first to release among the six is ' kichchu ' being directed by pradeep verma . the film will be released this week . ' kichchu ' will be followed by ' mmch ' , ' the terrorist ' , ' naane next cm ' , ' adhyaksha in america ' and ' gandhigiri ' .\nfrom the film\u2019s soundtrack , the only video track that has been released is probably not getting as much air time on music channels as other pop songs due to ramazan and its \u2018different\u2019 sound . however , the remaining three songs from josh \u2019s soundtrack are rather simple and basic , with only a few striking moments . shahi hasan and his studio indus world music have produced three songs for the film while the remaining one has only been mixed by him . after a disappointing season of cornetto music icons , where none of the songs succeeded in making a great impact despite having big names in the line - up , shahi applies his age - old approach to music in josh . while the music does sound catchy at some instances , it appears to be repetitive and overdone . having said that , the overall mood of the music does manage to create a raw appeal , which is needed for an independent film like josh . however , the real impact will only be felt once it\u2019s played in the cinemas\nthe third song of the film has two versions to it and is the original soundtrack ( ost ) for the movie . both versions of the song have been composed by shahi hasan and zoe viccaji , who has also given the vocals . it\u2019s a slow and mellow number with a soft and somewhat grey feel to it . the sound of the guitar sets an ideal background for the film , which highlights stories inspired by indo - pak partition . the melody is powerful and flows smoothly , at least in the english version of the song called the time has come . however , in the urdu version , one can notice zoe trying to make an extra effort that does not suit her vocal texture .\nthe much - awaited winners of the 64th national film awards for the films released in 2016 were declared during a press conference at 11 : 30 am at national media centre in new delhi on friday , april 7 . filmmaker priyadarshan was the chairperson of the jury in feature films category , while nationally acclaimed cinematographer and a writer raju misra was the chairperson in non - feature category .\nusually the focus of interest for the foreign visitors , this section invites the participation of national film makers from all regions and languages . the selection of the best entries for the year , made by panels of eminent personalities associated with the cinema , is based on the thematic and aesthetic excellence of the films , without any attempt at regional representation . the films are provided with english subtitles before being screened at the festival .\nthe sound mixing has been done by shahi hasan . tu nach is by far the most captivating song in the film . however , it isn\u2019t really an extraordinary composition \u2013 you are likely to find hundreds of punjabi tracks with a similar melody . nevertheless , it\u2019s the groovy , engaging beat of the tabla that makes this song so powerful . the rap does not appear out of place within the song , but it does seem slightly exaggerated at places .\nbest feature film : kasaav ( marathi ) best direction : rajesh mapuskar for ventilator ( marathi ) best actor : akshay kumar for rustom ( hindi ) best actress : surabhi c . m for minnaminungu \u2013 the firefly ( malayalam ) best supporting actor : manoj joshi for dashakriya ( marathi ) best supporting actress : zaira wasim for dangal ( hindi ) best child artist : adish praveen for kunju daivam ( malayalam ) , nur islam and samiul alam for sahaj pather gappo ( bengali ) , manohara . k for railway children ( kannada )\nthe cbfc had imposed two deletes and several mutes to the film . the certificate instructed ,\ndelete the close up visuals of children running without underwear , delete by 30 % , saree fight scene between two women , and mute / delete the following words wherever they occur : munde , rande , tika , chinali munde , ganchali munderu , male bandaaga nela kaanala , mooru kaasina hengasaru , lowdi mundere , munderu , boli , sule , chaddi bichu , avan laddi , bicchidhaage , mindri . and , in the climax , mandya ramesh ' s dialogue , ' yela hengasaru barali . . seere , bichu kelage hakikondu maadthini , kelasa maadu , ninn ayyan , nin mikhakke hot huyya , etc .\nit is an anthology film based on of five different life stories . a slice of lives of a few people all culminating on new year\u2019s eve . a radio jockey also a stand - up comedian who would make the world around him laugh their souls out , has a girlfriend bedridden with terminal disease , a constable who hates his job , an anti - social thug who hates any kind of celebration , an it techie who thinks new year\u2019s eve is just another day and a manager of car showroom who is unhappy about his overly orthodox wife , search for something they don\u2019t have , but the new year\u2019s eve has more than they can imagine . their life changes in its own ways , finally they start their new life but the search is still on .\nwhats a agreat movie , superb ; i watched this film before , when ptv released it in 2007 , irealy impressed by it , at that time ; dayar e ishq me apna muqam paida kar , nae subhe , nae sham paida kar . as iqbal said in 1930\nilead no party , ifollow no leader , ihave given the best part of my life to careful study of isla ; its law and polity , its culture , its history and its literature . this constant contact with the spirit of islam as it unfold , itself in time , has , ithink given me a kind of insight into the significance as a world fact .\naccording to this adress , i don ' t considered that , iqbal wants this type of world , it is not the same pakistan which idealised by sir muhammed iqbal . we , and our\nnasl e now\nalways read that iqbal is our national poet and he is the man who first put forward the idea of pakustan , this is his pakistan where merit has no value , where a life has no value , where no any law and constitution according to islam . no ; he put forward the idea of pakistan like\nmarghdeen\na world with love and peace .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nwhen he evolves and becomes prabhu , a master of monotheistic and non - 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{"id": 116890, "summary": [{"text": "tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a 1992 american direct-to-video animated comedy film from warner bros . animation and amblin entertainment .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "featuring the regular characters from the animated program tiny toon adventures , the film follows them during their summer vacation from school , mainly focused on babs and buster going downriver , plucky and hamton going to a world-famous amusement park , and fifi in search of her favorite movie star .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "steven spielberg was the executive producer of the film , which was written by paul dini , nicholas hollander , tom ruegger , and sherri stoner .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "japanese studio tokyo movie shinsha produced the animation .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "how i spent my vacation was released on vhs and laserdisc formats on march 11 , 1992 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was the first animated film to be released direct-to-video in the united states .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was later aired on television as four separate tiny toon adventures episodes .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was one of the highest selling videos in the united states , listing on billboard magazine 's 40 \" top video sales \" for 16 weeks as of july 1992 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "points of praise by critics included the film 's jokes and celebrity caricatures , while points of criticism included the segmented plot .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "themes of the film included parodies of pop culture and summer vacations . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation", "paragraphs": ["tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation - the characters sing about how they plan to spend ( and at the end , spent ) their summer vacation .\ncredits gag : the end credits always included a gag credit ; tiny toon adventures how i spent my vacation had tons of them .\nproduced by amblin entertainment and warner bros . animation , tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation was executive produced by steven spielberg .\nrollercoaster mine : appears in the made for tv movie\nhow i spent my vacation\n.\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation buster and babs production cel setup ( warner brothers , 1992 ) . . . . ( total : 3 original art )\nin tiny toons how i spent my vacation buster plays a dueling banjos version with a possum banjoist . buster plays his tongue .\nhe immediately hits me with an effin\u2019 tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation reference : \u201cdon\u2019t want too much excitement for one day . just ride the monorail ! \u201d\nhello there cartoon fans you might not know this about me but i ' m quite a fan of tiny toon adventures and of looney tunes but i never got to watch the tiny toons movie growing up so i ' ve finally decided to sit down and watch the movie and here are my thoughts on tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation .\npriced at $ 19 . 97 srp for 79 minutes , tiny toon adventures - how i spent my vacation will be in stores on august 14th . here ' s a look at the packaging :\nhow i spent my vacation was the first direct - to - video , feature - length animated film released in the united states . at the time , the concept of a direct - to - video animated feature was so strange to consumers that some mistakenly thought how i spent my vacation was a collection of tiny toon adventures episodes .\ntiny toon adventures ! lol i remember this show from when i was a kid . this movie should have been theatrical !\nhere ' s a list of characters in the tiny toon adventures and animaniacs gangs .\nit\u2019s summer vacation madness at its best with babs and buster bunny , and all their pals from acme looniversity as they ditch the classroom for zany escapades and fun on\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ,\navailable in stores august 21 .\ncanon immigrant : superman in how i spent my summer vacation . he ' s a warner bros . property , so it makes perfect sense .\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation buster and babs production cel setup ( warner brothers , 1992 ) . outstanding hand - painted production cel of buster and babs bunny from the direct - to - video movie tiny toons adventures : how i spent my vacation . great 4\ntall images of buster and babs on a printed background for presentation purposes . the warner brothers seal is on the cel and the original letter of authenticity is included . in fine condition .\ntiny toon adventures is known for its gags , often only visible when watching the show frame - by - frame . such is the case with how i spent my vacation , which has numerous gags inserted into its rapidly scrolling credits . the list includes :\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is the movie of tiny toon adventures , released between the show ' s second and third seasons in 1992 and animated by tms entertainment . originally intended as a theatrical release , how i spent my vacation became the first direct - to - video animated film released in the united states and later aired on television as a four - part episode of the series . ( warner bros released the movie on dvd just over twenty years later , in august 2012 . )\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation aired on the hub ' s family movie event on august 23 2013 at 8 : 00 - 5 : 00 pm eastern and pacific time . the film later aired on discovery family on june 12 , 2015 .\na feature length direct - to - video movie , tiny toon adventures how i spent my vacation , shows the misadventures of the kids on various summer road trips . it was eventually split up into four parts and worked into the show ' s syndicated run .\nthe various tiny toon characters have adventures during the summer after their term at the acme looniversity ended .\nthey also had celebrity caricatures in how i spent my vacation , and two of my favorites were jay leno , and david letterman . they portrayed jay leno with a humongous chin , i cracked up laughing when i saw his chin dragging against the floor .\ndo not call me paul : babs does not like her whole name barbara ann . buster calls her this twice , once in the show and the other in the tiny toon adventures how i spent my vacation film . her response :\ndon ' t call me that !\nin january 2009 , ign named tiny toon adventures as the 41st in the top 100 animated tv shows .\nthe film later aired on fox kids on september 5 , 1993 , as four tiny toon adventures episodes , episodes 97 through 100 . warner bros . began to release the tiny toon adventures series on dvd , in volumes , on july 29 , 2008 . the company released how i spent my vacation for the first time on dvd on august 21 , 2012 ( 20 years later ) . the hub , which airs tiny toon adventures , has shown the film as a\nhub family movie .\nlast week another non - disney animated entry , mr . spielberg ' s\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation\n( $ 19 . 98 ) , spun off from the television series , was released by warner . as with\nfievel ,\nthe time is right .\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a 1992 american direct - to - video animated comedy film from warner bros . animation and amblin entertainment . featuring the regular characters from the animated program tiny toon adventures , the film follows them during their summer vacation from school , mainly focused on babs and buster going downriver , plucky and hamton going to a world - famous amusement park , and fifi in search of her favorite movie star .\nduring the development of the show steven spielberg said that warner bros . would use a full orchestra , which some thought too expensive and impossible , but they ended up agreeing . warner bros . selected bruce broughton to write the theme ( for which he would win a daytime emmy along with tom ruegger and wayne kaatz , who both worked with broughton on the lyrics ) and serve as music supervisor . in addition to scoring 11 episodes , broughton chose 26 other composers to score each different episode : julie bernstein ( 1 episode ) steve bernstein ( 2 episodes ) steven bramson ( 5 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) don davis ( 5 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) john debney ( 2 episodes ) ron grant ( 5 episodes ) les hooper ( 1 episode ) carl johnson ( 1 episode ) elliot kaplan ( 1 episode ) arthur kempel ( 4 episodes ) ralph kessler ( 1 episode ) albert lloyd olson ( 13 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) hummie mann ( 2 episodes ) dennis mccarthy ( 2 episodes ) joel mcneely ( 3 episodes ) peter myers ( 1 episode ) laurence rosenthal ( 1 episode ) william ross ( 9 episodes ) arthur b . rubinstein ( 3 episodes ) j . eric schmidt ( 1 episode ) david slonaker ( 1 episode ) fred steiner ( 7 episodes ) morton stevens ( 4 episodes ) richard stone ( 17 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) stephen james taylor ( 1 episode ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) mark watters ( 8 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation )\nthe vhs release of how i spent my vacation was one of the highest selling videos in the united states ; on the billboard charts , the video ranked 12th in sales in april 1992 . in may 1992 , how i spent my vacation rose to 9th in video sales . on july 18 , 1992 , how i spent my vacation had been on billboard magazine ' s 40\ntop video sales\nfor 16 weeks . on june 27 , 1992 , the film was ranked the 5th highest on billboard ' s\ntop kid video\n. on february 6 , 1993 , how i spent my vacation had been on the\ntop kid video\nlist for 41 weeks . while it did not state the revenue of the film , the toronto star stated that the film sold so well that warner bros . decided to release videos of tiny toon adventures episodes .\nbutt sticker : in how i spent my vacation , while hamton ' s family is playing\nspot the car\n, hamton ' s uncle stinky is hopping up and down on plucky .\non july 29 , 2008 , warner home video released season 1 , volume 1 of tiny toon adventures on dvd in region 1 . much like the concurrent dvd releases of animaniacs & pinky and the brain , the series was released concurrently on dvd with freakazoid . how i spent my vacation was released on dvd on august 21 , 2012 . the third volume , entitled tiny toon adventures - volume 3 : crazy crew rescue was released on january 8th , 2013 . it includes all 13 season 2 episodes and the first 4 episodes from season 3 . initially when the set was announced , the content list did not contain the season 2 episode\nelephant issues\ndue to it including the controversial\none beer\nsegment . however , it was later announced that volume 3 would , in fact , contain the episode , thanks to lobbying from fans of the series . in the early 1990s , warner bros . had released several videos , including tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ( a direct - to - video release which later aired as a four - part episode ) , best of buster and babs , two tone town , tiny toon big adventures , tiny toon : island adventures , tiny toon adventures : music tv , tiny toon : fiendishly funny adventures , tiny toon : night ghoulery and tiny toons : it ' s a wonderful christmas special .\n> get the album , and i doubt i will . if i wanted cute kids ' stuff , i ' d\njohnny pew , considering this was the only appearance in the tiny toon adventures series , albeit it for entirely different reasons .\nif you have a specific question about tiny toon adventures , inquire publicly on the usenet newsgroups alt . tv . tiny - toon or rec . arts . animation - - do not email the author .\ni was going to wait until the library , but i ' m glad i got my copy of\nhow i spent my vacation\nat a goodwill - like store . it was the most recommended videos in one of my discussions . if you ' ve seen the movie or watched the butchered 3 - part version , then some of the stuff i ' m about to tell you is no suprise .\nshirley\nthe loon\nmcloon , a young female loon , is a citizen of acme acres featured in tiny toon adventures .\nso i\u2019m texting my [ 73 - year - old ] dad about my new ipad , and i mention the fact that i\u2019m not going to play around with it too much until i get my screen cover / case in a couple of days .\nhome video is overrun with cartoons , many of them 30 - to 45 - minute tapes of repackaged tv shows . what makes\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation\n( warner , $ 20 ) so unusual is that it ' s a long ( 80 minutes ) cartoon that was created specifically for the home video market .\nshirley\nthe loon\nmcloon ( voiced by gail matthius ) is a loon citizen of acme acres featured in tiny toon adventures .\nwhat ' s the deal with rec . arts . tv . tiny - toon ?\n\u201cwhether you\u2019re a tiny toons fan or an admirer of classic looney tunes cartoons , this film is a must have if you love animation , \u201d said mary ellen thomas , vice president family & animation marketing and partner brands . she added , \u201c tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation combines animation with clever and imaginative writing , resulting in a delightful film the whole family can enjoy . \u201d\n> in an attempt to avert having alt . tv . tiny - toon devoured by flames\narguably , the more daring and amped - up attitude began when tiny toon adventures unwittingly kick - started the dtv craze with how i spent my vacation , never intentioned for the big screen but released to video and laserdisc at the insistence of spielberg , who felt such an animated film would play better in the home where it could be repeated ( and was , ad infinitum , by many ! ) . since its debut , how i spent my vacation has remained a favorite among tiny toons fans , with its story threads criss - crossing around each other to include all the toons as they embark on various holidays that take them to the far corners of america .\nhamton : \u201cmy parents , uncle stinky and i are going to my bubbie and pappy\u2019s house for a hanukkah celebration party . \u201d\nthe plot of the film centers on the various tiny toon characters and what adventures they have during the summer after their semester at the looniversity ends .\n:\ni was wondering how those hack writers were gonna wrap things up .\nbabs : i was wondering how those hack writers were going to wrap things up .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\njulie bruin from\ntiny toon music television\nis based on and voiced by julie brown .\na feature - length movie was released direct - to - video in 1992 , entitled tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation . this was later re - edited and aired as part of the series . the length of the movie is 73 minutes . fox aired it ' s a wonderful tiny toons christmas special in primetime on december 6 , 1992 . this episode is a parody of it\u2019s a wonderful life . the tiny toon spring break special was aired on fox during primetime on march 27 , 1994 . fox aired tiny toons ' night ghoulery in primetime on may 28 , 1995 .\nbabs :\ni miss my family . i miss performing .\n( buster soaks her yet again . )\ni miss being dry ! ! !\n. listings of local television affiliates currently broadcasting tiny toon adventures . available for ftp at utpapa under / pub / tta / docs as\ntoonstations\n.\ncertainly within the broader confines of how fast and loose the artists play , tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation visually remains more fluid and theatrical than many of the shows being produced with the computer assisted systems of today . when effects are needed , they\u2019re sufficiently striking , coupled with what may well be a happy accident in the art department of having several units producing their own sequences individually , resulting in each set of characters\u2019 adventures each having their own unique look and color approaches \u2013 pretty cool stuff .\nin 2008 and 2009 , warner home video released season 1 , volume 1 and volume 2 of the steven spielberg - presented tiny toon adventures , and since then there ' s been no further word about more dvd releases of the popular animated show . today , however , the studio announced that they ' re coming out with something new at last ! no , it ' s not the 2nd or 3rd seasons of the series . instead , they ' re bringing out the long - awaited direct - to - video telefilm tiny toon adventures - how i spent my vacation .\nplucky : \u201cah , winter vacation , hamton , if i ask nicely , i can get you to hang around with me . \u201d\nso there , that about covers it . if congintofalcon or tom ruegger has any thoughts ( or maybe some other warner bros . club member ) , feel free to drop by . sorry for all of those spoilers . i just don ' t know how many non - tta fans who never saw how i spent my vacation would ' ve reacted .\nburbank , ca \u2013 it\u2019s summer vacation madness at its best with babs and buster bunny , and all their pals from acme looniversity as they ditch the classroom for zany escapades and fun on tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation , available in stores august 21 , 2012 . executive produced by steven spielberg , this full - length animated film is available on dvd for the first time from warner home video ( whv ) and will retail for $ 19 . 97 srp .\n: babs and buster , because they spent their entire summer vacation floating down the river and were nearly eaten multiple times .\nbabs , after trashing a tv that was showing a rerun of tiny toons : i hate the way i was drawn in that episode . i hate the way i was drawn in this episode too .\nin my early 20 ' s i went through that nostalgia phase where i ' d bitch and moan about how much better everything was in the 90 ' s , and i started revisiting all the movies and television shows i ' d watch in my childhood . i eventually came across how i spent my vacation and not only did it bring back all those nostalgia memories , but looking back i realize why i loved this movie so much : because as a kid , i could relate to it so much . when we were in elementary school , summer was paradise to us . just the thought of not having any school for almost three months was almost unfathomable after enduring a year of schoolwork and homework and teachers and rules .\nelmyra : \u201ci would like to buy this frisbee for my secret santa , please . \u201d\nmy sister and i ( ages 19 & 23 ) still quote it to each other .\nthis was pretty much the quintessential summer vacation movie from my childhood . lots of funny jokes , and i love how they threw in parodies of film , popular culture , and celebrities into the cartoon .\ntiny toon adventures was the first and considering what it was rebooting , i don ' t think any of us saw much value in the show initially , but then i started watching it and then when it moved to nickeledoeon they played a marathon all day and i was hooked .\ntiny toon adventures focuses on the new generation of looney tunes characters who study at acme looniversity . the series was produced by steven spielberg and warner bros . animation .\ntiny toon adventures , along with animaniacs , continued to rerun in syndication through the 1990s into the early - 2000s ( decade ) after production of new episodes ceased .\nspring break special\n- the characters sing about how they plan to spend ( and at the end , spent ) their spring break , similar to the summer vacation example .\nelmyra : \u201ci\u2019m gonna keep my new 2019 calendar \u2018til school begins , and i\u2019m gonna always love it like a real calendar . \u201d\nthe alt . tv . tiny - toon faq urltoken copyright \u00a9 1995 synthmedia ltd . all rights reserved .\nat the beginning of\ntwo - tone town\n, buster worries that when tiny toon adventures gets cancelled , he and babs will become has - beens forced to get jobs at toonywood squares . guess how the episode ends .\nwe ' re tiny , we ' re toony , we ' re all a little looney ! it ' s tiny toon adventures ! come and join the fun ! . . . and now our song is done .\nsteven spielberg was the executive producer of the film , which was written by paul dini , nicholas hollander , tom ruegger , and sherri stoner . japanese studio tokyo movie shinsha produced the animation . how i spent my vacation was released on vhs and laserdisc formats on march 11 , 1992 . it was the first animated film to be released direct - to - video in the united states . the film was later aired on television as four separate tiny toon adventures episodes .\ni ' m trey - vore , and i approve this tier list .\nshaggy dog story : plucky ' s storyline in\nhow i spent my summer vacation\n. plucky endures the road trip from hell with hamton ' s family to be able to go to happyworldland . . . only for hamton ' s family to just ride the monorail around and go home .\ni had this movie on vhs when i was a kid , and my daughter watched it until the tape fell apart . i am so glad it is finally out on dvd . very funny and silly movie , great for tiny toons fans .\nwe ' re tiny , we ' re dopey ! we ' re all a little tropey ! it ' s tiny toon adventures , here on t ! v ! tropes ! . . . read it or you ' re a dope !\nin 1990 , bugs bunny magazine reported that warner bros . was planning the release of how i spent my vacation , then referred to as a\ntiny toon adventures home video\n. plans for the film began before tiny toon adventures premiered on television . warner bros . discussed with executive producer steven spielberg whether the film should be released in theaters , but spielberg insisted on a direct - to - video release . spielberg said that he wanted to make the film a direct - to - video release because\nanimated features are ideally suited for the repeat viewing ,\na factor he found important to the genre ' s appeal to those watching animated films at home . in an interview for the los angeles times , executive in charge of production jean maccurdy did not specify the budget of the film , but stated that it was far more costly than episodes of tiny toon adventures . according to hal erickson ' s television cartoon shows : an illustrated encyclopedia , the budget of the average tiny toon adventures episode was approximately $ 350 , 000 .\nhamton : \u201coh boy , i\u2019ve never been super excited like this in all of my entire life . \u201d\nother than that redundant stain , the rest of this movie is absolutely worth a watch , with all kinds of references to 90 ' s culture that is still so funny that it hardly comes off as dated . if you grew up in that decade , you will appreciate how i spent my vacation , and if you have children of your own , i highly recommend watching this with them one night . i always say that if i ever had a kid of my own , i ' d make them watch all the stuff i grew up on and this movie would most likely be the starting point .\nmy favorite part , though , was buster and babs ' river adventure . i liked the way their water fight escalated the way only a toon fight can do , and their voyage down river was pretty entertaining . someday i ' m going to learn how to whistle the tiny toon theme the way buster played it , but i haven ' t quite got it down yet . i need to watch the movie more often before i can remember it right . the superman cameo was great ! i ' m so glad that didn ' t get cut for some copyright reason later on .\nman child : then - u . s . vice president dan quayle is portrayed as this in\nwashingtoon\n, being completely obsessed with tiny toon adventures and having a race car bed .\nthis was one of the ultimate pieces of childhood nostalgia . i ' ll never forget when my mom took me to the local movie store and i grabbed it and watched it every day that it was in my possession . i was obsessed with it , yet for some reason i never did own it .\ntiny toons was one of my favourite cartoons as a child . i ' m still a big fan of looney tunes , so i was excited to find this feature length movie . perhaps a little too excited .\nafter 21 years of waiting for the title to come to disc , fans truly are better off with their original vhs tapes and laserdisc editions and , if this is a way of testing the waters to find if there still is an audience for the remaining tiny toons on dvd then warners have shot themselves in the foot by not providing an even half - decent effort here , nor any particular incentive for fans . tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a boisterous and eminently re - watchable movie \u2013 but sadly not on this pathetic excuse for a dvd .\nplucky : \u201chow fascinating , i remember that 1 time when i was a little quacker known as plucky duckling , me and my mom took a ride on that elevator , but even though it was time to leave , i threw a real big tantrum twice as long , and my mom promised me next time , but i\u2019m not gonna ride that elevator today this time . \u201d\nin the made - for - tv movie ,\nhow i spent my vacation\n, buster , babs , byron , and a possum literally go from a rollercoaster mine to falling into a plot hole ( or so the sign says ) which lands them back at acme university just in time for the fall semester to start .\nit ' s a wonderful tiny toons christmas special - the characters sing a christmas - themed version of the song . also , in the alternate timeline , plucky is the star of tiny toon adventures and sings his own lyrics describing him as the star .\nthe title of this film was originally how i spent my summer vacation , but warner bros . shortened it so it would fit on the video cover . the same thing would happen years later to the animaniacs film it ' s a wakko , wakko , wakko , wakko wish , which would later be renamed to wakko ' s wish .\nplucky : \u201chey , shirley , do you know what this is ? \u201d ( plucky points right at the acme shopping mall elevator from the original classic tiny toon adventures plucky duckling short : going up . )\nwith cartoons now a bigger business than ever , thanks mainly to their staggering popularity on video , spielberg has graduated to making his own . he oversaw the production of two separate animated features arriving on cassette this week , and \u2014 what a surprise \u2014 they\u2019re modeled on the director\u2019s favorite \u2018toon traditions . carrying on the warner gang\u2019s wisecracking ways , there\u2019s the made - for - video feature tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation . like the syndicated tiny toons tv series that spawned it , the movie is about grade - schoolers at \u201dacme looniversity\u201d \u2014 not muppet baby - like throwbacks but new characters , who sit through classes led by \u201dprofessors emeritus\u201d bugs , elmer , and porky .\ni still have this on vhs . it ' s possibly one of the greatest things ever made in my opinion .\nthundercats voltron transformers he - man g . i . joe bravestarr jem sent from my galaxy s3 using carrier pigeons .\n( i think i definitely like her ears better down . it ' s just so cute ! )\nplucky : \u201ci remember 1 of these arcade video games back when i was 8 years old . \u201d\nthe telefilm was first released on vhs in 1992 , smack in the middle of the show ' s original broadcast run . the sequences in this production were later re - edited and put out as part of the series ' aired episodes . with no word yet of the second or third seasons coming to home video , tiny toon adventures - how i spent my vacation is the only taste fans will have for now of the later two seasons . if this sells well enough , then hopefully it will help encourage warner to finally continue with the season sets !\nthe wacky adventures of the new young hip generation of warner bros . looney tunes characters , most of them descendants of the original classic toon cast .\nundeterred , bergen got his wish beginning in 1990 with the tiny toon adventures series , and in 2011 and 2013 was emmy - nominated for outstanding voice - over performance for the cartoon network\u2019s the looney tunes show .\nafter the abysmally half - hearted release of tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation last summer ( a dvd which , honestly , looked and sounded better on its original vhs release in 1992 ! ) , it seemed that could be it for tiny toons on disc . the immensely popular series had first come to dvd way back in 2008 , in a great four - disc compendium of the first 35 episodes of the first season\u2019s initial 65 - episode syndicated program ( hey , it even had extras ! ) , with the final 30 shows finding their way to disc under a year later . and then things went quiet , not just for tiny toons but for warners\u2019 animated television shows in general .\ni used to say this all the time . also my friends and i would point at each other and say ,\nyou go down the hoooooole .\ngood times .\nfifi : \u201cmerci , au revoir , have a good weenter holiday vacation . \u201d\n> have said that they enjoyed it anyway . all i ' ll say is that i didn ' t\naccording to sonic boom writer , alan denton , mr . hitcher served as the inspiration for the bike chain bandit in the episode ,\nplanes , trains , and dude - mobiles\n. the scene where knuckles picks him up in that episode plays very similarly to the scene where hamton ' s family picks up mr . hitcher in how i spent my vacation .\nbarky marky ( voiced by frank welker ) is a young , brown and tan male dog . he is based on the looney tunes character marc antony . barky marky is portrayed as a typical canine who loves to play fetch as well as various other sports and activities . even though barky starred in his very own short entitled go fetch with elmyra duff , as well as making many cameo appearances on other episodes , appearing in the special tiny toon adventures : spring break special and the movie tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation , barky marky was still referenced and mocked for his lack of appearances on the saturday night live spoof weekday afternoon live . when buster bunny is reading the news out loud from the viewers complaining about him not being in enough episodes , babs bunny , posing as a tiny toons casting director , asks\nwho ' s barky marky ?\nbarky marky ( voiced by frank welker ) is a young , brown and tan male dog . he is based on the looney tunes character marc antony . barky marky is portrayed as a typical canine who loves to play fetch as well as various other sports and activities . even though barky starred in his very own short entitled go fetch with elmyra duff , as well as making many cameo appearances on other episodes , appearing in the special tiny toon adventures : spring break special and the movie tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation , barky marky was still referenced and mocked for his lack of appearances on the saturday night live spoof weekday afternoon live . when buster bunny is reading the news out loud from the viewers complaining about him not being in enough episodes , babs bunny , posing as a tiny toons casting director , asks\nwho ' s barky marky ?\nalthough i already had this movie recorded on vhs from tv , and had a very limited income at the time , this was one of the tiny toon tapes that i just had to buy because i wanted it in the highest quality possible . i love every part of this movie , except perhaps for elmyra ' s part , but that ' s just because i ' m not too crazy about elmyra .\nbarky marky ( voiced by frank welker ) is a young , brown , and tan male dog . he is based on the looney tunes character marc antony . barky marky is portrayed as a typical canine who loves to play fetch as well as various other sports and activities . even though barky starred in his very own short entitled go fetch with elmyra duff , as well as making many cameo appearances on other episodes , appearing in the special tiny toon adventures : spring break special and the movie tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation , barky marky was still referenced and mocked for his lack of appearances on the saturday night live spoof weekday afternoon live . when buster bunny is reading the news out loud from the viewers complaining about him not being in enough episodes , babs bunny , posing as a tiny toons casting director , asks\nwho ' s barky marky ?\nbergen had never been backstage at the bowl before this gig . \u201ci didn\u2019t know if i were going to have a dressing room , \u201d he says . \u201ci had a dressing room ! i had a shower ! \u201d\nit\u2019s here that one would place how i spent my vacation in a chronological listing , but this collection continues with the first four programs of season three , which perhaps points to a fifteen - episode final volume to include the final three specials ( it\u2019s a wonderful tiny toon christmas special from 1992 , 1994\u2019s tiny toon spring break and tiny toons night ghoulery from 1995 ) . spoofing the hugely popular drama of the time , september 1992\u2019s thirteensomething , this full - length story might have worked best in shorter form , but things are made up for in new class day , during which \u201c the just - us league of supertoons \u201d introduces us to batduck and decoy , superbun , pink canary and others , battling the ruthless wex wuthor .\ni don ' t care what you say , i still quite enjoy this film and i am waiting with bated breath that it gets a proper dvd release soon .\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a direct - to - video ( though it was briefly considered for theatrical release ) animated movie made and released in 1992 from warner bros . animation and amblin entertainment . it features the regular cast from the animated program tiny toon adventures . the film was produced by tom ruegger and written by paul dini , nicholas hollander , tom ruegger and sherri stoner . it was executive produced by steven spielberg . the film was released unrated in the u . s . , but was rated u in the uk and g in australia . for a long time , it was available only in vhs format ( catalogue number 12290 ) and laserdisc . a dvd release happened on august 21 , 2012 . [ 1 ] the film is 80 minutes , and is closed captioned for the hearing impaired .\nhow sweetie it is ,\nstarts with buster attempting to show the adventures of history ' s greatest rabbits , only for sweetie to hijack the episode .\nlife update just because i haven ' t been too active . wanna share some shit that ' s been going on . 1 . so i ended up changing my college major from elementary education to media communications . the longer i stayed in my previous major , i realized ,\nwhat the hell am i doing ? i ' m bored\n. so next semester will begin my new major and they said i might be graduating in two years . 2 . on that subject , i graduated from community college last december , so i ' m at a new school now . 3 . i ' ve been going through depression since may , and it got to the point where it was affecting my physical health and my parents noticed . so i ended up going to the emergency room to get a proper diagnoses , and i was diagnosed with dysthymia , which is\nmild but long term depression\n. so now i ' ve got that plus anxiety playing in a band , so it really sucks . i ' m seeing a new therapist , too . my old one was great but we couldn ' t get regular meetings in anymore . 4 . uh . . . that ' s about it . between school and work , i don ' t lead a very interest\ni seem to have this recurring dream about a tta theme song in an alternate universe . am i psychotic ?\n: the episodes\ntiny toons music television\nand\ntoon tv\n, which abandoned the three shorts format in favor of some music videos .\nplucky : \u201cwell , there he goes , my best friend for life off to a hanukkah celebration party at his grandparents\u2019 house , now i can just stay right at home and decorate my christmas tree . \u201d\nwhile the actual number is not specifically stated , in the\ntoon tv\nmusic video ,\ntoon out , toon in\n, dizzy devil ' s iq is implied to be between that of a dopefish and a chicken leg .\nstage host : \u201cgood , that\u2019s good , well , goodbye , folks , i sure hope you all have a wonderful winter holiday vacation . \u201d\nbye - bye !\n( the car disappears in the distance )\ni ' ll just die if i don ' t get a kitty ! it ' s my obsession .\n: happens at the end of\nmy dinner with elmyra\n. after elmyra\n:\noh , shoot , don ' t fret none , missy . i ain ' t like my simple backwoods cousins . i ' d never eat a guy who could play his face .\nfifi ' s date with johnny pew was amusing , and i liked how it managed to tie in with shirley ' s date with foulmouth .\nwhat\u2019s nice in some respects is that how i spent my vacation hasn\u2019t been shunted , as so many new releases from wb are nowadays , to the dvd - r archive collection series : i have no problem personally with that program ( even if i do make sure to back up my discs just in case ) , but maybe the spielberg name was enough to make sure the title was issued as a more widely available disc . hopefully , good sales will mean we will finally get the rest of the tiny toons episodes ( there are thirty - three to come ) , perhaps opening the floodgates for the last remaining volume of animaniacs as well as the debuts of histeria ! and taz mania too .\noh my god , that game gave me so much rage as a child . . . yet , i would rent it all the time .\nthe show has been reaired in russia since 2010 ,\nit ' s a wonderful tiny toons christmas special\nwas reaired in the uk in december 2011 , and the one hour special\nnight ghoulery\naired on vortexx on october 27 , 2012 , with a repeat airing on november 24 of the same year . tiny toon adventures went on to air on the hub ( now known as discovery family as of 2014 ) on july 1 , 2013 and continued to air on and off the channel until june 8 , 2015 . in 2018 , the series came to hulu as part of the deal for the streaming service to revive animaniacs . the entire series is available , as is how i spent my vacation and the night ghoulery and spring break specials .\namong the same time that tiny toon adventures premiered , a quarterly children ' s magazine based on the series was published for at least seven issues . also , various storybooks were published by the little golden book company , including a few episode adaptations and some original stories ( lost in the fun house and happy birthday , babs ! ) . tiny toon adventures also had a comic book series made by warner bros and dc . the characters also made occasional cameo appearances in the animaniacs and pinky and the brain comic books .\nwhy it ' s very simple . tms is really an anime studio , so when things get cheap the studio tends to have these brief slow movements that you usually see in anime , specficially when a character turns their head anxiously . the only time this happened in how i spent my vacation is when a bunch of dust cleared on a bird ' s - eye view angle . i don ' t remember the scene exactly , but another example is the animaniacs short\ntemporary insanity\nwith\nbubbie : \u201cwe know how much you really love remote control toys , hamton . \u201d\nmrs . claus : \u201coh how wonderful of you to say it that way . \u201d\nedutainment show :\nanimaniacs !\n, which shows how a cartoon is made .\nchipmunks tunes babies & all - stars ' s adventures series wiki is a fandom tv community .\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a direct - to - video animated movie made in 1991 , and released in march 11 , 1992 from warner bros . animation and amblin entertainment . it features the regular cast from the animated program tiny toon adventures . the film was produced by tom ruegger and written by paul dini , nicholas hollander , tom ruegger and sherri stoner . it was executive produced by steven spielberg . formerly available only in vhs and laserdisc format , the film is currently available on dvd . the film is 73 minutes , and is closed captioned for the hearing impaired . the animation was made by tokyo movie shinsa . this special was re - edited and cut into four separate episodes for syndication and airs as part of the original series . these syndicated versions first aired in february of 1993 on the fox network . the full movie later aired on nickelodeon in 1998 , on the hub in 2013 and on discovery family in 2015 .\nthe whole cast from the tv series reprise there roles here and they are are really freaking funny in this movie i cannot count how many times i have laughed out loud for me the best actor in this movie is tress macnaill as babs i ' m not just saying that because she ' s my favorite character in the show but tress is really funny .\ni watched this movie about 900 times as a kid , but this was legitimately the first time that i had seen this movie in approximately 25 years , and i am relieved to inform you that it ' s still a goddamn delight . ( i realize that my rating is super inflated , and you can remove a star if you weren ' t a fanatic of the original cartoon , but i gotta\u2026\ncan you believe that it was way back in 2003 that we first reviewed the laserdisc edition of how i spent my vacation , and that even at that point the film had been out on vhs and ld for over a decade ! ? just how long has it taken to reach dvd when it has been repeatedly requested year after year ? well , the answer is here in its 21st anniversary year as the film finally makes it to dvd , hopefully as a way to measure warners\u2019 interest in releasing the concluding episodes of the original tiny toons series ( after an initial two volumes ) to the format .\nan expression of that point in long - running television series . that point where the jokes depend almost entirely on older jokes from previous episodes ; on the writers ' and the viewers ' familiarity with characters that were already built to be a little too familiar . ( for all her insistence across tiny toons and animaniacs and pinky and the brain , i don ' t know if elmyra was ever funny - - i ' ll have to rewatch that episode called\ngrandma ' s dead\n. ) also , my lord , the tiny toons theme isn ' t nearly adaptable enough to repeat as often as it does . but\nhell is repetition ,\nas king wrote , and out of that , how i spent my vacation exhibits a deeper knowledge : if summer break is a respite from the dreaded structure\u2026\nall of the tiny toons gang members rush right into the acme looniversity building .\ntalk about reminiscing the past this is by far one of my most memorable funniest and favorite movies growing up it ' s weird how it seems almost unheard of probably because of it ' s long name which i just found out about .\ndying declaration of love : played straight in the tiny toon adventures movie , in which the cast is being pursued on an indiana jones - style minecart ride with a chainsaw wielding psychopath trying to kill them , and babs and buster both confess their feelings for one another .\nplucky : call me\npluck\n. it ' s more artistic , if you know what i mean , and . . . how could you ?\nhow i spent my vacation was released direct - to - video on march 11 , 1992 . the film was released on vhs and laserdisc formats . maccurdy said that the film was released at that time to take advantage of the easter market . because retailers had high demand for the film , warner bros . shipped to them nearly one million copies , which the los angeles times noted as\na record for direct - to - video programs\n.\ntiny toon adventures , often referred to simply as tiny toons , is an american animated television series created by tom ruegger and produced by amblin entertainment and warner bros . animation . it began production as a result of warner bros . reinstating its animation studio in 1989 after a decade of dormancy . during the 1980s , the new studio only worked on revivals of the classic characters ; meaning that tiny toon adventures was the first of many original animated series from the studio . the cartoon was the first animated series produced by the collaboration of steven spielberg and warner bros . animation during the animation renaissance of the late 1980s and early 1990s .\ni love this movie since my son was little and i ' m happy they have it on itunes but i think they could have cleaned it up some . it seems real grainy or something . itunes you need to make this in hd or something then it would be 5 stars !\nexcuse i ' m 40 . . . . . but thank you sis < 3 < 3 now i have to go cougar taeyang\ntertiary sexual characteristics : and how ! babs being piiiink and wearing bows in her ears .\nplease help improve it ( see how ) or discuss these issues on the talk page .\nacme pet shop owner : \u201cokay , here you go , have a good winter holiday vacation . \u201d\nplucky : \u201coh my goodness , i remember watching 1 of those movies during my school years , that was 1 of the most tragic depressing scenes they could ever come up with , but at least it\u2019s bright and cheerful at the ending . \u201d\nelmyra : [ laughing a bit ] \u201cdon\u2019t worry about it , dizzy , i\u2019m not gonna touch you or anything , i\u2019m just here to give you something i bought at the acme pet shop . \u201d\nvery funny , cute movie . loved this cartoon when i was a kid . my niece had the vhs tape and we watched it every day the summer of 1991 . i was so excited to see it in the store again on dvd . my 3 year old son has to watch this every day also ."]}
{"id": 116891, "summary": [{"text": "the adventures of huck finn is a 1993 american adventure film written and directed by stephen sommers , distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures and buena vista pictures , and starring elijah wood , courtney b. vance , jason robards and robbie coltrane ; it is based on mark twain 's novel adventures of huckleberry finn and focuses on at least three-fourths of the book .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film follows a boy named huckleberry finn and an escaped slave named jim , who travel the mississippi river together and overcome various obstacles along the way .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the movie received a \" pg \" rating from the mpaa for some mild violence and language . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "the adventures of huck finn ( 1993 film )", "paragraphs": ["bill conti ' s score to the adventures of huck finn was released in 1993 by varese sarabande .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the adventures of huck finn ( 1993 ) near you .\nwith the headline : review / film ; huck finn and jim , drifting together .\nthe adventures of huck finn [ videorecording ] ; tom and huck / walt disney pictures ; a laurence mark production .\nfeatured in cop and a half / the adventures of huck finn / jack the bear / the opposite sex how to live with them / intervista ( 1993 ) . see more \u00bb\ncover title . based on the novel : the adventures of huckleberry finn / by mark twain . based on the novel\nthe adventures of tom sawyer\nby mark twain . the adventures of huck finn : originally released as a motion picture in 1993 . tom and huck : originally released as a motion picture in 1995 .\ndouble feature 2 - dvd\n- - container . the adventures of huck finn special features include : audio commentary by the director and editor ; huck finn : an american classic ( production featurette ) .\n' the adventures of huck finn ' elijah wood : huck courtney b . vance : jim robbie coltrane : the duke jason robards : the king ron perlman : pap finn dana ivey : widow douglas\ninto film recommend this film is engaging for this age range . please refer to the bbfc guidance for further help in your film choice .\nwell , huck is here again . disney , the studio that prides itself on being the cinematic chronicler of childhood , has just released its first adaptation of the adventures of huck finn , a lively , sensitive film with lush cinematography and an exuberant score .\namong the adaptations of\nadventures of huckleberry finn\non film : > >\nhuckleberry finn ,\n1920 , silent film with gordon griffith > >\nhuckleberry finn ,\n1931 , with jackie coogan , junior durkin , mitzi green , jane darwell > >\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn ,\n1939 , with mickey rooney , walter connolly , william frawley , rex ingram , lynne carver > >\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn ,\n1960 , with eddie hodges , tony . . .\nthe adventures of huck finn : screenplay by stephen sommers ; produced by laurence mark ; directed by stephen sommers ; director of photography , janusz kaminski ; film editor , bob ducsay ; music , bill conti .\nthe adventures of huck finn ( ca . 108 min , 1993 ) / screenplay by stephen sommers ; produced by laurence mark ; directed by stephen sommers - - tom and huck ( ca . 92 min . , 1995 ) / screenplay by stephen sommers and john baldecchi ; directed by peter hewitt .\nthe theatrical trailer to walt disney ' s\nthe adventures of huck finn\n. written and directed by stephen sommers . full movie is viewable here : urltoken\ntwain , mark , 1835 - 1910 . adventures of huckleberry finn . twain , mark , 1835 - 1910 - - characters - - huckleberry finn . finn , huckleberry ( fictitious character ) .\nfavorite movie that has . .\nadventures of . .\nin the title\nrationale for using the movie : mark twain ' s novel the adventures of huckleberry finn reveals the process by which a boy comes to the realization that despite the teachings of peers and elders , slavery is wrong and that true friendship transcends race and age . the 1993 version of the film holds the attention of young people and enables them to understand several of twain ' s powerful lessons whether or not they have read the book .\nfilmed in and around natchez in 1993 , the movie stars elijah wood as huck finn , along with co - stars courtney b . vance , jason robards , robbie coltrane , anne heche , laura bundy and renee o\u2019conner .\nthe adventures of huck finn was a financial success , debuting at no . 2 at the box office , and grossing over $ 24 million against a $ 6 . 5 million budget .\nafter the film has been watched , engage the class in a discussion about the movie .\nchoosing the latter route , walt disney pictures has succeeded in turning\nthe adventures of huck finn\ninto a simple , spirited escapade meant for older children , who will certainly grasp the essence of twain ' s story if not the nuances . for viewers of any age , this film is good fun and demonstrates a certain daring . disney ' s\nadventures of huck finn\nserves as a sprightly , good - humored introduction to a book that would otherwise be seriously out of fashion .\nfeaturing a young jonathon taylor thomas , this film adaptation of the adventures of tom sawyer and the adventures of huckleberry finn captured the hearts of teenage girls everywhere . the movie doesn ' t follow either novel with too much accuracy , but it does capture the youthful spontaneity . wouldn ' t recommend using tom and huck for analysis , but it ' s still a delightful movie geared towards a youthful audience .\ndescription : the film recounts most of mark twain ' s classic story of an errant boy and his adventures on the mississippi river prior to the civil war . huck can be seen as a young hero in a successful search for true individuality .\nclimb aboard for an extraordinary version of mark twain ' s sweeping adventure when walt disney pictures presents the adventures of huck finn . it ' s the unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave on a wild expedition to freedom .\nthe adventures of huck finn is an enjoyable film thanks to stephen sommers ' energetic direction , a well - written script , crisp cinematography , great performances ( particularly elijah wood and courtney b . vance ) , beautiful scenery , and a terrific score by bill conti .\nthe story of huck and jim has been told in six or seven earlier movies , and now comes\nthe adventures of huck finn ,\na graceful and entertaining version by a young director named stephen sommers , who doesn ' t dwell on the film ' s humane message , but doesn ' t avoid it , either . the transformation of huck is there on the screen , although much more time is devoted to the story ' s picaresque adventures , as huck and jim meet a series of colorful characters - including some desperate criminals , some feuding neighbors , and the immortal con men the king and the duke .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nthe film received generally positive reviews from critics , and currently holds a 69 %\nfresh\nrating at review aggregate rotten tomatoes . noted critic roger ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars , writing\nthe story of huck and jim has been told in six or seven earlier movies , and now comes the adventures of huck finn , a graceful and entertaining version by a young director named stephen sommers , who doesn ' t dwell on the film ' s humane message , but doesn ' t avoid it , either .\nclimb aboard for an extraordinary version of mark twain ' s sweeping adventure when walt disney presents the adventures of huck finn , starring elijah wood ( the lord of the rings ) . directed by stephen sommers ( the mummy , the mummy returns ) , it ' s the unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave\ndoes the film remain faithful to twain\u2019s 1884 book ? how does the movie portray southern white attitudes toward slavery ? and how does huck\u2019s own attitude toward slavery change over the course of the story ? wiggins will lead the post - film discussion to explore these and other questions .\nthe art of discussion has improved and the breadth of language used has been enhanced by the variety of films watched , all of which we order free from the into film website .\nthe adventures of huck finn : huck finn , a 19th - century boy floating down the mississippi river on a raft with jim , a runaway slave , becomes involved with a feuding family , two scoundrels pretending to be royalty , and tom sawyer ' s aunt , who mistakes him for tom . tom and huck : tom and his friend huck witness a midnight killing which leads to all kinds of difficulties when they swear not to reveal what they saw .\njim barnett is the director of the division of historic properties of the mississippi department of archives and history .\nclub leaders can rate films ! help other club leaders decide if this film is suitable for use in their film club by giving it a rating .\na couple of years back , it was robin hood . now the public - domain childhood hero of hollywood choice is none other than mark twain ' s immortal huckleberry finn . walt disney pictures '\nthe adventures of huck finn ,\npreviously known as\nhuck ,\narrives friday , with elijah wood in the title role once played by mickey rooney and ron howard , among myriad others . since the first version in 1919 ,\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn\nhas been filmed over and over . but rarely have three studios set their sights on it simultaneously .\n' s novel adventures of huckleberry finn , though it focuses almost exclusively on the first half of the book . the film follows a boy named huckleberry finn and an escaped slave named jim , who travel the mississippi river together and overcome various obstacles along the way . the movie received a\npg\nrating from the mpaa for some mild violence and language . this movie was filmed entirely in mississippi .\n' ' the adventures of huck finn\nis rated pg ( parental guidance suggested ) . it includes mild violence and slightly rude language . the adventures of huck finn directed and written by stephen sommers ; director of photography , janusz kaminski ; edited by bob ducsay ; music by bill conti ; production designer , richard sherman ; produced by laurence mark and john baldecchi ; released by walt disney pictures . running time : 106 minutes . this film is rated pg . huck . . . elijah wood jim . . . courtney b . vance the duke . . . robbie coltrane the king . . . jason robards pap finn . . . ron perlman widow douglas . . . dana ivey\ntom sawyer and his pal huckleberry finn have great adventures on the mississippi river , pretending to be pirates , attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder .\njim is shown to be a loyal friend of finn , an aspect of a respectable character .\nthe adventures of huck finn\n( citywide ) is in no way the first time mark twain ' s celebrated novel of a boy , a slave , a raft and a river has been made into a film . but not even mickey rooney and jackie coogan , who starred in two of the earlier versions , captured the spunk and the spirit of the boy who wouldn ' t be civilized in quite the way wood has .\ndisney\u2019s idea to remake mark twain\u2019s classic , \u201cthe adventures of huckleberry finn , \u201d is a fine one , and writer - director stephen sommers has made a timely , literate and handsome film . however , the acting of the two leads fails to provide the electrifying and stirring mood that the tale deserves . still , as a solid telling of a mainstay of american literature , disney\u2019s film should make merry at the box office , domestically and internationally .\ndisney ' s\ntom and huck\nis just the latest in a long line of movies based on mark twain ' s classic characters .\ntom and huck\n( 1995 ) . 93 minutes . a pg - rated walt disney pictures film . with jonathan taylor thomas , brad renfro , eric schweig , charles rocket , amy wright , marian seldes and michael mcshane .\nthe adventures of huck finn ,\n( 1993 ) . 108 minutes . a pg - rated walt disney pictures film . with elijah wood , courtney b . vance , robbie coltrane , jason robards , ron perlman , dana ivey , paxton whitehead , frances conroy , tom aldredge , curtis armstrong and mary louise wilson .\nobjectives / student outcomes using this learning guide : using the discussion questions and writing assignments set out below students will be introduced to the themes of mark twain ' s classic story and exercise analytical and writing skills . teachers seeking a more in - depth analysis might want to look at : ( 1 ) twm ' s adventures of huck finn film study worksheet or , since huck was engaged in a hero ' s journey of internal growth and development , ( 2 ) twm ' s huck finn hero ' s journey worksheet .\nhaupt , clyde v . huckleberry finn on film : film and television adaptations of mark twain ' s novel , 1920 - 1993 . jefferson , nc , and london : mcfarland and company , 1994 . pp . xi + 187 . includes bibliography and index . cloth , 6 - 1 / 4\nx 9 - 1 / 4\n. $ 35 . 00 . isbn 0 - 89950 - 920 - 7 .\nhuck wakes up in the wilks homestead , and learns that jim ' s master miss watson ( mary louise wilson ) , who was also one of huck ' s caretakers , died , setting jim free in her will . the other caretaker ( dana ivey ) plans on civilizing huck , but huck , narrating the story , says ,\ni ' ve been there before .\nthe film ends with huck running off into the sunset .\ntom sawyer and his pal huckleberry finn have great adventures on the mississippi river , pretending to be pirates , attending their own funeral , and witnessing a murder .\nto order this film you need to be logged in as a club leader .\nclubs provide opportunities to watch , review and make film . start yours today .\n\u201chuck finn\u2019s\u201d rich physical production captures the full dimensions of twain\u2019s novel . with location work done in and around natchez , miss . , the look and tone of the era have been perfectly captured .\nthe adventures of huck finn : screenplay by stephen sommers ; produced by laurence mark ; directed by stephen sommers ; director of photography , janusz kaminski ; film editor , bob ducsay ; music , bill conti . tom and huck : a film by peter hewitt ; screenplay by stephen sommers and david loughery ; produced by laurence mark and john baldecchi ; directed by peter hewitt ; director of photography , bobby bukowski ; editor , david freeman ; music , stephen endelman ; production designer , gemma jackson .\nthe natchez literary and cinema celebration will present a movie based upon mark twain\u2019s novel \u201cadventures of huckleberry finn\u201d at 4 p . m . saturday at the natchez visitor reception center . admission is free .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nalthough the story of huck finn touched upon the racial issues of that time ; possibly , in hopes of bringing attention to social problems , it also became part of the problem . packaging racism in a story of childhood adventures doesn\u2019t cause discomfort that often cause change . the story just underscored the belief of \u201cthat\u2019s just the way it is and some things don\u2019t change\u201d . huck finn was a great story that was written at a time when it was posh to be offended at social ills without having to do anything to bring about change .\ndisney ' s idea to remake mark twain ' s classic ,\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn ,\nis a fine one , and writer - director stephen sommers has made a timely , literate and handsome film . however , the acting of the two leads fails to provide the electrifying and stirring mood that the tale deserves . still , as a solid telling of a mainstay of american literature , disney ' s film should make merry at the box office , domestically and internationally .\ndisney\u2019s idea to remake mark twain\u2019s classic , \u201cthe adventures of huckleberry finn , \u201d is a fine one , and writer - director stephen sommers has made a timely , literate and handsome film . however , the acting of the two leads fails to provide the electrifying and stirring mood that the tale deserves . still , as a solid telling of a mainstay [ \u2026 ]\ntable of contents for huckleberry finn : a documentary volume / edited by tom quirk .\nlike about 90 % of the early silent movies , this first film adaptation of the adventures of tom sawyer seems to be lost . the very brief entry on it in the internet movie data base contains only two names , under\nwriting credits\n- - gene gauntier and mark twain .\nand\nmrs . ' sarah kemble siddons '\n, two of the most famous british actors of the 18th century . david garrick and sarah kemble siddons were both long dead by the year in which\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn\nis supposed to take place .\nthe adventures of huck finn : elijah wood , courtney b . vance , robbie coltrane , jason robards , ron perlman , dana ivey , anne heche . tom and huck : jonathan taylor thomas , brad renfro , eric schweig , charles rocket , amy wright , michael mcshane , marian seldes , rachael leigh cook .\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn has divided opinion since its publication . although it\u2019s a lively tale of huckleberry finn running away from home to experience memorable encounters , there have been claims of racism within the book\u2019s narrative . jim , finn\u2019s loyal companion , being referred to as \u201cnigger\u201d is a definitive example . is referring to jim by a derogatory term a reflection of mark twain\u2019s racism or an analysis of late 19th century american society ?\n1 . twain ' s criticism of society and its values are an important part of the narrative found in the novel and in the film . the following is a list of topics for his criticism . select three of the topics as they are addressed in the film and then research commentary about twain ' s values that clarify and explain his position . write an expository essay in which you refer to the topic as it appears in the film and then deepen the understanding of the topic with references to the commentaries you researched .\nthis film about the pre - civil war south kicks off a seven - part sequence of monthly screenings titled \u201chollywood comes to natchez : a civil war film series . \u201d the series features movies filmed in the natchez area that relate to the civil war .\njonathan taylor thomas was a 14 - year - old tv star when walt disney pictures hired him to play tom ; 13 - year - old brad renfro was making his third movie in a year and a half . disney released this 1995 movie under two other names as well : the adventures of tom and huck and just plain tom sawyer , but it was best known by the name tom and huck . on the one hand , that title suggests how well known the pair was by the end of the last century . on the other , since the movie ' s plot derives exclusively from tom ' s novel , not huck ' s , the prominent use of huck ' s name suggests there may have been concern about whether tom ' s name by itself would draw enough attention and customers to the film . in mt ' s novel , we learn that tom\ndid not care to have huck ' s company in public places .\nnow he seems to need it to keep his own place in the public ' s mind . when disney brought out the adventures of huck finn in 1993 , tom ' s character was left out entirely . \u00a9 the walt disney company ; all rights reserved .\njames wiggins , instructor of history at copiah - lincoln community college , natchez branch , will introduce the films in the series and provide historical context for the stories being told . following the conclusion of the movie , audience members will have an opportunity to discuss how this version of huckleberry finn compares with other film adaptations of the story .\nfind out more about what ' s involved in running your very own into film club .\n\u201cthe adventures of huckleberry finn\u201d isn\u2019t a racist novel , saying it is a racist pro slavery novel due to the fact it has the word \u2018nigger\u2019 212 times , means nothing . it is a great anti slavery and anti racist novel .\nhuckleberry finn ( elijah wood ) is a half - literate son of a drunk ( ron perlman ) . one night , his father arrives and huck is taken away to his father ' s home . jealous of huck ' s money being kept away , he attacks huck , but eventually passes out from exhaustion .\nthat huck is slow to embrace such ideas (\ni never heard such talk in my life !\nhe says at the thought that all men should be free ) provides part of the drama . otherwise , this\nhuck finn\nis an episodic set of adventures , some of them cannily heightened to suit the tastes of contemporary viewers . huck ' s masquerading as a girl in one scene now has him stuffing kitchen supplies into his dress , for example . the novel ' s version of this event is less antic and more wry .\nhuck , of course , is not totally on his own . his companion is jim , the commonsensical runaway slave he shares adventures and raft space with . given how much racial sensitivities have changed since twain wrote his novel in 1876 , this part is in many ways even more difficult to cast than huck , but in courtney b . vance the film once again has gotten it right .\nin the newest version of the oft - adapted book , elijah wood stars as the mischievous , roguish and freewheeling huck finn , who\u2019s living with the widow douglas ( dana ivey ) . curiously , huck\u2019s orchestration of his fake death and escape from his abusive , brutal father is not as emotionally riveting as one remembers it from the book .\nmark twain ' s times included the birth of a new medium , the movies . he lived long enough to have seen the first film version of one of his books , the 1907 tom sawyer . given his fascination with new inventions , he might have wanted to see this adaptation , but there is no record of his having done so . in the century since , tom sawyer has been the most frequently filmed of mt ' s books . it was filmed three times before huck finn was filmed at all , and tom himself was the star of the second movie version of huck ' s story ( see below ) . the next century might tell a different story . based on my students ' testimony , the adventures of tom sawyer is still read , but it seems safe to say that most americans born since 1975 mainly know tom through huck ' s novel , and know the plot of tom sawyer mostly through the more recent films on the list below . in another generation it might be time for tom to say ,\nyou don ' t know about me except you have read a book by the name of ' huckleberry finn . '\nunlike the film versions of huck ' s story , the movies made from tom ' s adventures stick pretty closely to the plot of mt ' s original text . even the most recent version , for example , still identifies its villain as\ninjun joe .\nno film attempts to incorporate the overt nostalgia of the novel ' s backward - looking narrator , but all treat both boyhood and the american past as playgrounds .\njoshua park plays the title role in the new musical\nthe adventures of tom sawyer ,\nwhich begins a two - week run today at the shubert performing arts center in new haven . jim poulos plays the part of huckleberry finn . the actors ' identities and roles were reversed in photos on page g1 and g4 sunday .\ni love mark twain and i love the adventures of tom sawyer . aside from the racist overtones , huck finn has never been in my favorites among his other works . the reason that i don\u2019t like this book has everything to do with the fact that i enjoyed tom sawyer so much more , and in comparison it falls short for me .\ninto a romp by the king and duke creates an\nadult white male\nstory , obscuring twain ' s more radical focus on the boy and the slave . this discussion by haupt made clearer to me than ever before how it may be a mistake to see huck in the tradition of the picaresque hero : the king and duke are picaros , but culturally huck is something different , more radical . other film and video adaptations , as haupt analyzes them , pursue other\nspecial agendas\n: the 1931 film becomes the story of the social adjustment of a troubled teenager , while the 1939 and 1978 versions make huck an abolitionist from the start . political correctness has been involved in adaptations of\nwriter - director stephen sommers has made a conventional literal film , in which the acting of the two leads never rises above the mediocre , thus failing to endow the tale with the stirring mood that it deserves .\nwe can only tip our hat to mark twain . as we now begin the second century after his death in 1910 , his words still have the power to rile the country , bless him . the publication of the first volume of his autobiography was the literary event of the fall of 2010 . now , a new effort to sanitize\nhuckleberry finn\nhas readers , scholars , librarians and others mostly shaking their heads . alan gribben , a professor of english at auburn university at montgomery , ala . , has gotten 15 minutes of fame by producing a new combined edition of\nthe adventures of tom sawyer\nand\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn\nthat replaces the word\nnigger\nwith the word ' slave ,\nand changes\ninjun\nto\nindian .\nmovie worksheets : twm offers the following movie worksheets to keep students ' minds on the film and to focus their attention on the lessons to be learned from the movie . film study worksheet for ela classes ; huck finn on a hero ' s journey worksheet ; and worksheet for cinematic and theatrical elements and their effects . teachers can modify the movie worksheets to fit the needs of each class . see also twm ' s movies as literature homework project . additional ideas for lesson plans for this movie can be found at twm ' s guide to lesson plans using film adaptations of novels , short stories or plays .\nwhen huck finn is walking with billy grangerford ( at 45 : 05 to 45 : 07 ) to a brick outbuilding where a new slave is chained , you can see the brake lights of a blue mini van in the bottom left quarter of the screen - look to the left of the tree trunk , under the shrubbery .\nthis retelling of huck finn offers the cinematic world nothing another outing for the young wood . but with nothing to say it relies on picturesque scenery and random events to spur it along . without the arrival of coltrane and robards there would be little attraction .\nmeanwhile , jim has been taken to prison for huck ' s murder , and tells huck about his dead father , thus huck rebukes jim . huck puts the money in the coffin of a recently - deceased family member . he exposes the king and the duke as con men to mary jane , and tells her to tell the town at 10 : 00 , when a scheduled steamboat to cairo departs .\nday 2 ! ! ! this time i watched the 1993 version of the adventures of huck finn , a lot better than the one from the 60 ' s , great cast that can actually act and make you believe what they are saying . to begin we have mr . frodo himself elijah wood when he was a kid playing the main character , he was a great kid actor and i ' m glad , as far as i know , that he made a good transition into an adult actor . the rest of the cast is great to watch too , we have ron perlman , mr . hellboy , scaring the heck out of us even without make up = ) then we have jason robards and james gammon , two great character actors doing\u2026\non wednesday , feb . 26 , the farmington libraries will host a lecture titled ,\nadventures of huckleberry finn : an american story .\nthis event will take place at 7 p . m . at the farmington main library at 6 monteith drive . craig hotchkiss , educational program manager at the mark twain house and museum , will lecture and lead an in - depth discussion on\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn .\nthis is not exactly a book talk , this presentation reaffirms the importance of mark twain ' s masterpiece by placing it within the context of the larger history of race relations in america from slavery to the modern civil rights movement .\nthough huck seems cheerful enough giving a boxing lesson to an unlucky local tyke in the film ' s opening sequence , he soon turns frightened when he sees a distinctive footprint on the shores of the mississippi . it can mean nothing but the return of his dread father , pap , and after consulting with jim , who does a little conjuring on the side , huck decides to leave town .\nthey come across a wanted poster for jim , falsely saying that he murdered huck . jim and huck come across a sinking barge one night , and jim notices huck ' s father ' s corpse on the ship . huck notices two sailors leaving one to drown in a room as the water comes crashing through . huck and jim ' s canoe sinks , but they steal another one , as the barge completely sinks underwater .\nhuckleberry finn , the half - literate son of a drunk , runs away from home and follows the mississippi river with an escaped slave named jim . along the way , the duo encounter adventures with colorful characters like the king and the duke , two con men who impersonate british visitors in order to swindle three sisters out of their fortune , and susan wilks , the spunky 12 - year - old girl who gives huck his first kiss . jim also re - educates huck away from the racist views that he has grown up with .\nplease join us on saturday as we launch \u201chollywood comes to natchez : a civil war film series . \u201d\nin missouri , during the 1840s , young huck finn fearful of his drunkard father and yearning for adventure , leaves his foster family and joins with runaway slave jim in a voyage down the . . . see more \u00bb\ntwain ' s text defies all efforts to translate onto film . without huck ' s subjective narrative , the subtler points fall flat , leaving a drained and empty children ' s movie in its place .\nwhen huck finn is walking with billy grangerford ( at 45 : 05 to 45 : 07 ) to a brick outbuilding where a new slave is chained , you can see the brake lights of a blue mini van in the bottom left quarter of the screen - look to the left of the tree trunk , under the shrubbery . see more \u00bb\nin missouri , during the 1840s , young huck finn fearful of his drunkard father and yearning for adventure , leaves his foster family and joins with runaway slave jim in a voyage down the mississippi river toward slavery free states .\nhuck is played by elijah wood , who mercifully seems free of cuteness and other affectations of child stars , and makes a resolute , convincing huck . the real huck ( based on a childhood friend of twain ' s ) was probably much tougher and had rougher edges , but huck has been sanitized for years in the movies ( just as the widow douglas tried to\nsivilize\nthe original ) . jim , the crucial character in the story , is played by courtney b . vance , a new york stage actor who is able to embody the enormous tact with which jim guides huck out of the thickets of prejudice and sets him on the road to tolerance and decency .\nexperts at the mark twain house & museum are discussing whether they should buy a pending new edition of\nadventures of huckleberry finn\nand the adventures of tom sawyer .\nwhy is it an issue ? the combined volume of the classics , to be published in february , has been censored . twain scholar alan gribben and alabama ' s newsouth books have replaced the n - word ( used 223 times between the two books , according to gribben ) with the word\nslave\n; changed\ninjun\n( in reference to\ninjun joe\n)\nbig river : the adventures of huckleberry finn ,\na musical play adaptation of mark twain ' s great satirical novel , has been revived by goodspeed musicals in east haddam . it ' s fine family entertainment . twain ' s winding plot - telling of the harrowing risks taken by two runaways , the white huckleberry finn and enslaved african american jim , as they drift down the mississippi in the 1840s - has been streamlined , much as the army corps of engineers has tried to constrain the river ' s monstrous flood waters .\n3 . write a narrative about some time in huck finn ' s future , more than 25 years after huck and jim complete their adventure . describe setting , characters and circumstance that show what has become of huck as he moves into middle age . be sure to address the social changes that would have happened in the passage of time . show meaning through action , dialogue , comparison , thoughts and descriptive language .\nmt wrote tom sawyer , detective along with tom sawyer abroad in the mid - 1890s , two decades after tom ' s first novel appeared . at the time he was more desperate for money than at any other point in his career , and seems mainly to have been trying to cash in on the established marketability of tom ' s name . presumbably adolph zukor had much the same motive when he produced this film for paramount at the same time that selznick was making his film . the cover of the film ' s publicity book ( left ) shows a young donald o ' connor , who actually played huck . huck and tom both appear in the two posters below . another poster | another poster\nand then huck and jim drift onto the subjects of race and slavery , and huck is bound to admit , after jim explains it to him , that black people have the same feelings as everyone else , and are deserving of his respect . this process of huck ' s conversion is one of the crucial events in american literature . some cannot admire it and think it should not be taught in schools because huck , like every boy of his time , used the word\nnigger .\nthey are very short - sighted .\nyounger children , however , may be overwhelmed by the extensive dialogue and by several of the scary scenes , especially the ones between angel - faced huck and his hairy , hot - tempered father ( perlman , looking much like he did on television\u2019s beauty and the beast ) . still , even the young ones will enjoy the film\u2019s broad humor : huck disguised as a girl , stuffing stolen food down his dress ; jim predicting huck\u2019s future by poking a hairball \u201dpuked up by an ox just the other day\u201d ; and the con artists\u2019 blatantly ridiculous versions of british accents .\nviewed as a cinematic property even if it never was intended as one ,\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn\nis an either - or proposition . either the sweeping breadth and satirical tone of mark twain ' s classic novel are somehow approximated , in which case the material will elude most young viewers , or the story must be scaled down .\ni have never read the source material nor watch any productions before so i ' m watching this adaptation as my first venture into the world of huckleberry finn and i sure did enjoy it . jim and huck ' s friendship is special .\nlike any literary adaptation , this film throws out many scenes and changes others around . as a film , though , it works perfectly . comparing it to the 1960 version , the reputation of the 1930s as the golden age of hollywood is exemplified in this picture . although the film and editing techniques were primitive at this point , the humour is funny , the characters click , and the drama is captivating . i ' m not sure why this and the 1960 leave out the scene where huck convinces jim he ' s dreamt them separating in the fog , since its one of the most important in the novel . in any case , jim ' s plight is tragic , and makes one shudder to think of the many people that had to be subjected to the institution of slavery . rex ingram gives a great performance , and his best scene may be in the jail , right before the lynch mob bursts through the door .\nsomebody help me !\nhe cries . amazing . it should also be noted that clara blandickgives an outstanding performance as miss watson . mickey rooney is okay as huck , but his acting style hasn ' t aged as well as the others in the film . overall , i highly recommend this as great entertainment and a great film . 8 / 10\naction and adventure films . children ' s films . film adaptations . feature films . fiction films . video recordings for the hearing impaired .\nthis is a loose adaptation of the original work . in fact , some scenes in the movie are completely made up , and some of the main plot lines are simply glossed over . even still , it gives viewers a general overview of the work and captures the time and place in which the story is set . the film features some fine acting , with eddie hodges as huck , and former boxer archie moore playing jim . also stars tony randall in a silly performance as one of the con men that huck and jim encounter in their travels down the mighty mississippi .\nin twain\u2019s classic tale , huckleberry finn runs away from home with his friend jim , an enslaved african american youth . riding a raft down the mississippi river , the two fugitives embark on a series of adventures as they try to evade capture . huck is worried about being sent back to his cruel father \u201cpap , \u201d while jim fears punishment and a return to slavery .\nin the spirit of canonizing , we asked harold bloom to list the five books he considered the greatest novels of the american experience . here is his list :\nmoby - dick\nby herman melville .\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn\nby mark twain .\nthe scarlet letter\nby nathaniel hawthorne .\nthe portrait of a lady\nby henry james .\nas i lay dying\nby william faulkner . and which of these is the greatest american novel ?\ni can ' t say whether ` huckleberry finn ' or ` moby - dick ' should be first , but it would be one of those two .\nhuckleberry finn , a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization , escapes his humdrum world and his selfish , plotting father by sailing a raft down the mississippi river . accompanying him is jim , a slave running away from being sold . together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures .\nhuckelberry was a young boy , who runs away from home , and floats down the mississippi river . he meets a run away slave named jim and the two undertake a series of adventures based on the picaresque novel by mark twain . as the story progresses the duo exploit an array of episodic enterprises , while huckleberry slowly changes his views of bigotry . along the way , huck and jim meet the king and duke , who ultimately send the protagonists towards a different route on their journey . as huck begins to have a change of heart , he gradually begins to distinguish between right and wrong , and conclusively , huck is faced with the moral dilemma between the world ' s prejudice , of which he ' s grown up with , and the lessons jim has taught him throughout the story about the evils of racism .\na year before he made gone with the wind , david o . selznick went back to ante bellum missouri with his version of the adventures of tom sawyer ( 1938 ) . directed by norman taurog , who had done huck finn for paramount in 1931 and who also directed boys town with mickey rooney and spencer tracy in 1938 , the film starred tommy kelly as tom , jackie moran as huck , ann gillis as becky thatcher , may robson as aunt polly , philip hurlic as\nlittle jim\nand gets memorable performances from walter brennan as muff potter and victor jory as injun joe . 18 publicity photos | grosset & dunlap photoplay edition\nmiss - lou residents will recognize a number of locations in the movie , including natchez under - the - hill and historic jefferson college , as well as a host of local people who had speaking roles and appeared as extras in the film .\nyour article is quite interesting ! i\u2019m also glad to see your use of the original illustrations , available in the berkeley version of adventures of huckleberry finn . do you think twain provides subtle agency for jim by pairing him with huck , a character of a similar socio - economic and societal background ? the only reason huck would be ( potentially ) more viable in society is his race , especially after turning over his found fortune to the judge before embarking on the journey with jim . twain seems to put two very similar male characters together , letting them grow and feed off each other , but asking the reader to decide if they\u2019re equal .\nhuckelberry was a young boy , who runs away from home , and floats down the mississippi river . he meets a run away slave named jim and the two undertake a series of adventures based on the picaresque novel by mark twain . as the story progresses the duo exploit an array of episodic enterprises , while huckleberry slowly changes his views of bigotry . along the way , huck and jim meet the king and duke , who ultimately send the protagonists towards a different route on their journey . as huck begins to have a change of heart , he gradually begins to distinguish between right and wrong , and conclusively , huck is faced with the moral dilemma between the world ' s prejudice , of which he ' s grown up with , and the lessons jim has taught him throughout the story about the evils of racism . written by cayman frendt\none of my favorites when i was younger and it still holds up today . the landscape is beautiful and the acting is great . elijah wood gave an amazing performance as huck finn and completely embodied the character . stephen sommers made a fun and lovable story even more accessible .\nproduction : a buena vista release of a walt disney pictures presentation in association with steve white prods . produced by laurence mark . executive producers , barry bernardi , steve white . co - producer , john baldecchi . directed , written by stephen sommers , based on the novel\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn\nby mark twain .\ndespite the film ' s opening exhortation (\nget ready for a spit - lickin ' good time !\n) , it works hard to avoid turning cute . as directed and adapted by stephen sommers , it also does well at retaining the flavor of twain ' s language while shifting the dialogue toward present - day vernacular . and it is reasonably true to twain ' s conception of his central characters , successfully presenting the union of a rascally white boy and a runaway slave ( the film eschews twain ' s use of the word\nnigger\nin describing jim ) as a flesh - and - blood friendship . the film does not compromise huck ' s first benighted opinions about slavery to soft - pedal its hero .\nthe film improves considerably once huck encounters jim ( courtney b . vance ) , a runaway slave whose goal is to escape to the north so that he can eventually buy his family\u2019s freedom . the two drifters strike a unique friendship as they start their mysterious , fateful journey down the mississippi river .\ninteresting . in high school , i recall reading finn by jon clinch , which was essentially an extremely dark story from the pov of huck\u2019s dad . notably , it perceived huck as biracial , with a white father and black mother . i find analyzing jim\u2019s character to be fascinating , and it is definitely important to mention huck\u2019s \u201ci\u2019ll go to hell ! \u201d moment because it is a defining event of autonomy . he was raised to equate vying for the abolition of slavery with eternal damnation , and this is a pivotal moment where his recognition of jim\u2019s humanity exceeds , in the context of the period\u2019s beliefs , the alleged salvation of his soul .\nhuck finn : i ' m sorry jim . . . i didn ' t want this to happen . jim : you ' re still my best and only friend . see more \u00bb\npap finn\n' s belch was added in later to be louder . writer / director stephen sommers says ron perlman , the actor who plays pap finn ,\nwasn ' t really good at belching\n.\nthough it is basically a pg - rated family film , boy ' s adventure division , with actors this capable\nhuck finn\ncan ' t help but interest unaccompanied adults as well . it does bog down seriously in the middle , when the plot pushes huck and jim to the background , and it also exhibits a tendency to be more preachy than grown - ups may find diverting , but overall this is a successful effort , a straightforward yarn that will probably remind parents of the kind of cheerful disney films they themselves grew up with .\nit would be wrong to judge a person or make assumptions without really getting to know that person . in the same way , as an english teacher at manchester high school , i encourage my students to examine literature and other entities in their lives and then make educated decisions . i also put forth the mantra : the more we read about others , the more we learn about ourselves .\nthe adventures of huckleberry finn\nis a masterpiece that satirically examines life in america in the 1800s prior to the civil war and emancipation [ editorial , dec . 27 ,\nanother look at huck finn\n]\nthe just cause something is the law , doesn ' t mean it ' s right theme was beat over the head about slavery . i mean , we all know it ' s wrong , but it was kind of pushed on the viewer here . and huck finn never really seems to waiver on his belief in the law .\nsuggested response : answers will vary . the discussion should include a description of how jim learns that white people can be righteous because huck treats him that way and because a white person , the widow douglas , gives jim his freedom . huck learns that slavery is wrong because he cannot deny jim ' s humanity and once he accepts jim as a human being , huck sees the evils of slavery .\npresented here tends to derive from that earlier era . for haupt , the key is the humanistic view of huck ' s friendship with jim : he says , in fact , that this is one of two things that make for a successful adaptation . ( the other is a personable actor playing huck . )"]}
{"id": 116979, "summary": [{"text": "merry-go-round ( hungarian : k\u00f6rhinta ) is a 1956 hungarian drama film directed by zolt\u00e1n f\u00e1bri , based on the short story k\u00fatban ( in the well ) by imre sarkadi .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was in competition at the 1956 cannes film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was later selected to be screened in the cannes classics section of the 2017 cannes film festival . ", "topic": 6}], "title": "merry - go - round ( 1956 film )", "paragraphs": ["film essay on merry - go - round ( 1956 ) , the hand ( 195 . . .\nfilm essay on merry - go - round ( 1956 ) , the hand ( 1956 ) and barrier ( 1966 ) . [ central european film class ]\nfilm class : film essay on merry - go - round ( 1956 ) , the hand ( 1956 ) and barrier ( 1966 ) . [ central european film class ]\nthere are no featured reviews for k\u00f6rhinta ( merry - go - round ) at this time .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for k\u00f6rhinta ( merry - go - round ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nthe filmography for merry - go - round has been compiled from information in j\u00e1t\u00e9kfilmek / hungarian feature films 1931 - 1998 , the film credits , and sources in the hungarian film institute archive .\n[ vii ] the possible influence of sholokov was suggested to me by istv\u00e1n rubovsky , lecturer at debrecen university , who has studied merry - go - round extensively .\npermission to proceed with merry - go - round was received on 22nd july , 1955 and shooting was wrapped up in early november leaving just under three months for editing and other post - production work in time for the film to be premiered in february 1956 and then taken to the cannes film festival .\ncasffa is proud to screen merry - go - round , courtesy of the hungarian national film fund , in partnership with the hungarian consulate in melbourne . admission is free with ticket purchase to any other casffa session .\n\u20221956 : k\u00f6rhinta ( merry - go - round / un petit carrousel de f\u00eate ) by zolt\u00e1n f\u00e1bri ( 1955 , 1h30 , hungary ) : in competition . presented by the hungarian national film fund - hungarian national film archive . a 4k scan and digital restoration from the original 35mm image & sound negatives plus additional materials : the original dupe positive and another film positive . restoration made by the hungarian national film fund \u2013 hungarian filmlab .\nhegyi , barnab\u00e1s , \u2018igy f\u00e9nyk\u00e9pezetem a k\u00f6rhinta t\u2019 , szabad ifjus\u00e1g , 2 feb . 1956\nas with a number of early f\u00e1bri films , merry - go - round opens with a lengthy establishing shot . an extreme long shot of a country fair from a high vantage point is followed by a zoom - in to the merry - go - round . a sub - title then informs us that this is a story from autumn 1953 ( \u20181953 oszen t\u00f6rt\u00e9nt\u2019 ) \u2013 significantly the year of stalin\u2019s death . the circular movement of the riders on the merry - go - round provides one of the key motifs of the film , preparing the viewer for the important scene to come early in the film and another scene later on at a wedding celebration where the circular motif is repeated , this time in a frenetic dance sequence .\n) by imre sarkadi . it was in competition at the 1956 cannes film festival . it was later selected to be screened in the cannes classics section of the 2017 cannes film festival .\ncarson , fred , and jacques daniel - valcroze , fereydoun hoveyda , louis marcorelles . \u2018cannes 1956\u2019 , cahiers du cinema , vol . x , no . 60 . june , 1956 . pp 13 - 20\nthere isn\u2019t a scene in merry - go - round , in the tone or subject matter that comes off badly , nor is there a conventional element . everything is of a freshness , vivacity and sometimes even boldness , that testifies to a very remarkable talent .\nis a hungarian film directed by zolt\u00e1n f\u00e1bri , based on a short story by imre sarkadi . it premiered at the 1956 cannes film festival and was selected as one of the budapest 12 by hungarian critics in 2000 .\na tale of forbidden love set against a contemporary societal change towards individualisation , merry - go - round launched the career of mari t\u00f6r\u0151csik , who plays a beautiful young farmer\u2019s daughter whose father is insistent that \u201cland marries land\u201d and that financial considerations overrule affairs of the heart .\nis historically significant because it was released shortly before the country ' s failed uprising and revolution against soviet imposed rule in 1956 .\nbaker , peter , \u2018cannes\u2019 , films and filming , vol . 2 , no . 10 . july , 1956 , p . 34\nthe film ends when pataki realises that farkas is not fit for his daughter and that m\u00e1t\u00e9 , despite his new - fangled ideas , is actually a worthy fellow and someone not afraid to get his hands dirty as he demonstrates by mucking out the cows . m\u00e1t\u00e9 and mari now embrace in that most unromantic of places \u2013 the cow shed and the film closes with another shot of the merry - go - round .\non the 18th may 1954 f\u00e1bri submitted a proposal to the dramaturgical council for a new film based on a novella , in the well ( k\u00fatban ) by the popular writer imre sarkadi . given the working title of girl market ( le\u00e1nyv\u00e1s\u00e1r ) the title of the film was later changed to merry - go - round ( k\u00f6rhinta ) and was to become one of the most popular and enduring hungarian films if all time .\nanderson , lindsay , \u2018panorama at cannes\u2019 , sight and sound , vol . 26 , no . 1 . summer , 1956 , p . 20\npredictably the film was well - received in other iron curtain countries although , again , it received no prizes suggesting that host juries were worried about or not inclined to give a prize to a film from a country which so recently had erupted in open revolt against the \u2018eternal friendship\u2019 of the soviet union . merry - go - round and later f\u00e1bri films became popular in bulgaria , turkey , argentina , iran and india , the latter country hosting a f\u00e1bri retrospective at the 26 th international film festival of india in bombay in 1995 .\nlitv\u00e1n , gy\u00f6rgy ( ed . ) , the hungarian revolution of 1956 : reform , revolt and repression , 1953 - 1963 . london , longman , 1996\noutside of hungary the film made an impact with a number of critics and the film was almost universally praised . favourable reviews appeared in newspapers and journals in many countries but most of all in france . cahiers du cinema had no less than four reporters covering cannes and in an article signed by this quartet they waxed lyrical about merry - go - round , \u2018one of the most moving love stories that we have seen since solitude and ceux de la zone \u2019 ( carson et al . 1956 : 14 ) . the film historian and critic georges sadoul added his tribute . of all the voices of praise , however , few carried more weight than that of cahiers editor , andr\u00e9 bazin the revered film theorist and writer . writing in le parisien he stated :\nafter enrolling myself a central european film class [ despite the class name being\nnational film\nas a way to trick students ] - i have found the sources of film criticism of central european film limited ( in english anyway ) and there were the same group of authors .\namidst the conflict of a hungarian farmer leaving the farming community ' s collective , his daughter , mari , falls deeply in love with biro , despite her father ' s insistence that she marry another suitor who plays into his future prospects .\nland marries land\nhe says , the apparent rule of hungarian peasantry , but the two lovers refuse to give in . zoltan fabri ' s merry - go - round presents love as a carnival ride and renders its intoxicating freedom in pure movement , whether its lovers spiraling on the merry - go - round or while feverishly dancing or simply walking , embracing or glancing across a busy room . it is an enrapturing portrait of young love , a subject almost too often tackled by cinema yet rarely rendered so poetically and tenderly , even beating the french\u2026\nthe political situation ( at this time always a reflection of the political flux and backstabbing in moscow ) however remained unstable and r\u00e1k\u00f3si was able to regain his former position and demote nagy . however , the reform movement had by now built up a considerable momentum and would not be easily stopped . an avant - garde centered around the pet\u0151fi circle , a debate and discussion group which increasingly attracted large numbers of intellectuals and many party members , continued to argue for change . demonstrations by students and continuing unrest in the factories were to prove the final spark that erupted in october 1956 . it was merry - go - round , more than any other film , that caught this mood of change and optimism .\njohn cunningham , senior lecturer in film studies , sheffield hallam university , uk .\naccording to apor no\u00e9mi when the winners were announced there was much derisive whistling from the audience . quite why merry - go - round never received a prize is a mystery as critics and reviewers praised the film in no uncertain terms . many years later in an interview with the hungarian newspaper kurir , f\u00e1bri suggested that pressure had been brought to bear on the jury , though by whom and why is not at all clear . always the gentleman f\u00e1bri also thought truffaut\u2019s behaviour was \u2018rude . \u2019 ( f\u00e1bri , 28 december 1992 )\nof the non - film influences it is important to note the role of hungarian literature and the way it has always interacted with film right from the very earliest days . f\u00e1bri himself was a keen adaptor , indeed all his films are adaptation of works of hungarian authors , some of whom are hardly known outside the country . with respect to merry - go - round the work of the popular writer zsigmond m\u00f3ricz ( 1879 - 1942 ) needs particular mention . he acquired a deserved reputation in the 20th century for his gritty , realist novels and short stories about country life and its hardships and echoes of his work can be discerned in the film , as perhaps can also be found echoes of the soviet writer mikhail sholokov . [ vii ]\nt\u00f6r\u0151csik\u2019s performance was indeed memorable but that of imre so\u00f3s as m\u00e1t\u00e9 is also worthy of note . unlike t\u00f6rocsik , so\u00f3s was an established actor both on stage and screen , probably best known in hungary at the time for performances in socialist realist films where his statuesque good looks were considered ideal for playing stakhanovite worker - heroes . such appearances included his role as feri torma in the truly dreadful singing makes life beautiful ( dalolva sz\u00e9p az \u00e9let ) directed by m\u00e1rton keleti in 1950 and try and win ( civil a paly\u00e1n , 1952 ) also by keleti . his most notable achievement in film , prior to merry - go - round was the lead role in hungary\u2019s first colour film mattie the gooseboy ( ludas matyi , 1950 \u2013 now recently restored by the hungarian film institute ) .\nhungarian film bulletin ( anon . interview with f\u00e1bri ) vol . 4 , 1967 . p . 5\nthroughout the film mari continues to act as a link between the warring factions around her . in one scene her lover and her father confront each other at the headquarters of the co - operative . she is there to deliver her father\u2019s dinner , and before she can leave m\u00e1t\u00e9 enters . an argument ensues between m\u00e1t\u00e9 and pataki and as this becomes more intense , mari\u2019s look is used to connect the two antagonists and place her , visually , in the centre of the debate . at the end of this sequence , on the road outside the co - operative , m\u00e1t\u00e9 and mari go their separate ways , their future , at this point uncertain . m\u00e1t\u00e9 looks up at the sky and watches the flight of a \u2018v\u2019 formation of geese overhead , [ vi ] repeating the sky motif at the end of the merry - go - round sequence .\nmerry - go - round is set in countryside hungary where career is synonymous to farming and status symbol is reflected through the amount of land one owns . it\u2019s a film centred on the theme of patriarchy and the victim is mari pataki , the protagonist , who is in love with this young man called mate but is forbidden to see him by her father . on the other hand , he wants to marry her off to his business confidante with whom he has signed a land deal . \u201cland marries land\u201d says mr . pataki explaining how women in that society are nothing but mere props used to get the best of land deals . in a marriage scene , someone announces that the bride is soon going to\u2026\nthe unforgettable carousel and dance sequences remain especially celebrated in a film enlivened throughout by barnab\u00e1s hegyi\u2019s lyrical , virtuoso cinematography .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nit is also possible that the french saw parallels between their efforts to break away from their own \u2018official\u2019 film heritage ( the \u2018quality\u2019 film , \u2018le cinema du papa\u2019 so fiercely derided by truffaut and others ) with the hungarian trajectory of developing a cinematic practice and aesthetic free from , or at least limiting , the constraints of socialist - realism and various forms of state control . the depiction of rural life in merry - go - round was also more likely to strike a chord in a country such as france with its strong agrarian / peasant tradition than in britain or the usa . no doubt , on a more basic level , they were responding with enthusiasm to a fine piece of filmmaking which embodied many of the characteristics they were looking and urging for in their own national cinema ( sentiments which no doubt also motivated lindsay anderson ) \u2013 spontaneity , contemporary relevance , location shooting , the inspirational role of the director , fresh young talented actors and actresses , none tied to tradition or constraints but all working for something new , fresh and exciting .\nsitting at a table drinking a beer , pataki and farkas engage in smallholder talk \u2013 farm prices and the like \u2013 while mari , totally ignored , begins to daydream . at this point we are introduced to m\u00e1t\u00e9 who contrasts strongly with the smallholders in their black jackets , waistcoats and hats , stiff postures , and growling conversation . m\u00e1t\u00e9 dresses casually and , in the company of a small group of friends , is relaxed , friendly but also commands respect as demonstrated when he helps out a flustered waiter by sorting out the meal order for his group . mari , looking idly into the mirror on her m\u00e9szeskalacs - sz\u00edv , spots the group . while her father\u2019s attention is elsewhere three young women from m\u00e1t\u00e9\u2019s group persuade mari to join them , despite her mother\u2019s concern , for some fairground fun and games . this leads into the most famous sequence in the film , the merry - go - round ride .\njust gorgeous . shots that convey the depth of feeling of a silent combined with some of the best use of music i can remember to tell a story of patriarchy and love . the rhythm of editing to go with the constant music is impeccable .\nit ' s definitely not an exciting film , but it does have it ' s moments and is my favorite of the marathon so far .\n\u2022 luc\u00eda by humberto solas ( 1968 , 2h40 , cuba ) a presentation of the film foundation . restored by cineteca di bologna at l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory in association with instituto cubano del arte e industria cinematogr\u00e1ficos ( icaic ) . restoration funded by turner classic movies and the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project .\n\u20221981 : cz\u0142owiek z \u017c elaza ( man of iron / l\u2019homme de fer ) by andrzej wajda ( 2h33 , poland ) : palme d\u2019or . a presentation of the zebra film studio ( studio filmowe zebra ) with the collaboration of the polish film institute . 2k film restoration from original colour 35 mm negative . restored sound from original magnetic tape . restoration lead by daniel pietrzyk , colour grading lead by aleksandra kraus , at yakumama film , warsaw . sound restoration lead by tomasz dukszta . artistic supervision by : andrzej wajda ( director ) , jerzy \u0142ukaszewicz ( dop ) , piotr zawadzki ( sound ) .\nthe second is the recurring theme of merry - go - rounds . the film opens in the midst of a carnival where we see the young lovers enjoying a ride together , escaping for a temporary moment of happiness before they have to return to sad reality . then later in the pivotal scene of the film , one that takes place at a local wedding . the lovers dance while a folk band plays , and the world around them seems to fade away . however , in reality they are soon the only couple on the dance floor and the whole village , including mari ' s husband to be , is staring at them while they dance away . the furious editing , interspersing scenes of their previous carnival ride with their dance , accentuated by the incredible sound of their feet as they spin to the music , builds a wonderful tension that words can ' t describe , just an incredibly directed and memorable sequence .\n\u2022 david stratton - a cinematic life by sally aitken ( 2017 , 1h37 , australia ) presented by stranger than fiction films . produced by stranger than fiction films , with screen australia , abc tv arts , screen nsw and adelaide film festival . an love adventure of film critic david stratton with his adopted country , australia , which led him to understand himself . it is also the glorious history of australian cinema and its creators told by this cannes - regular film - lover interested in the world .\nthe whole sequence takes just two minutes eleven seconds and , in thirty one shots ( giving an average shot length for the sequence of 4 . 2 seconds ) establishes many of the major themes of the film : m\u00e1t\u00e9 and mari\u2019s affection for each other , the supporting roles of their friends , pataki\u2019s disapproval , etc . ) . while the merry - go - round ride is in motion , m\u00e1t\u00e9 and mari , sitting near to each other , reach out , hold hands and finally embrace and kiss . by the 20th shot of the sequence , the bell signalling the end of the ride can be heard and a medium close up registers mari\u2019s disappointment . in the last shot of the sequence m\u00e1t\u00e9 also gives mari a m\u00e9szeskalacs - sz\u00edv , similar but smaller than the one given by farkas earlier . the father\u2019s gruff voice is heard off - frame and mari goes over to him to receive a stern reprimand for such shameful behaviour . contemptuously , he knocks away a balloon that mari has been holding and the camera follows it up into the sky and out of sight . this is the end of the fairground scene .\n\u20221970 : soleil o ( oh , sun ) by med hondo ( 1h38 , mauritania - france ) : semaine de la critique . presented by the film foundation . restored by cineteca di bologna at l ' immagine ritrovata laboratory in collaboration with med hondo . restoration funded by the george lucas family foundation and the film foundation ' s world cinema project .\n\u2022 native son ( sang noir ) by pierre chenal ( 1951 , 1h47 , argentina ) a presentation by argentina sono film . restoration with the collaboration of the library of congress .\nhungary is not one of the countries from which we expect outstandingly fine films [ sic ] . this year [ at cannes ] was full of surprises . k\u00f6rhinta ( a little fairground ) [ sic ] \u2013 directed by zolt\u00e1n f\u00e1bri with blea [ sic ] barsi , manyi kiss and mari t\u00f6r\u0151csik \u2013 is a warm - hearted story of village love and life\u2026 the old story is told with charm and no little skill . ( 1956 : 34 )\n\u20221980 : all that jazz ( que le spectacle commence ) by bob fosse ( 1979 , 2h03 , united states of america ) : palme d\u2019or ex - \u00e6quo . presented by park circus . 4k restoration by twentieth century fox and the academy film archive in collaboration with the film foundation . the restoration was produced from the original camera negative at sony colorworks in culver city california .\nbalaz , bela . \u201cthe close - up\u201d in erica carter , ed . , bela balazs : early film theory ( new york : berghahn books , 2010 ) , pp . 38 - 45\nwhile watching this film there are two things about this film that stand out , the first is mari t\u00f6r\u00f6csik , who is strikingly beautiful and delivers an amazing performance . she is effortlessly able to convey youthful innocence , wonder , anguish , joy and everything in between with just a look ; and the camera often captures these expressions with dreyer like tight close - up shots of her face .\nthe wife of a political prisoner tends to her mother - in - law and keeps from the old woman the truth about her son , whom she believes is in new york making a film .\n[ i ] most of his acting was on the stage . of his two performances on film the best known is in p\u00e9ter b\u00e1cso\u2019s the witness ( tanu , 1969 \u2013 released in 1979 ) .\n[ iii ] however , much of this discussion was couched in the wooden clich\u00e9d tones of socialist realist criticism , centring around such shibboleths as whether or not the film had brought out the \u2018role of the party\u2019 sufficiently . see , for example , mikl\u00f3s moln\u00e1r in free people ( szabad n\u00e9p , 5 january 1953 ) who moaned that the film showed a gap between the party and the masses .\nalexander dubcek , the figurehead of the prague spring , once used the famous phrase , \u2018socialism with a human face\u2019 to describe the political changes taking place in czechoslovakia in the mid - 60s , but the words could just as easily come from nagy . f\u00e1bri , who was never a party member , was by all accounts an admirer of nagy and some of the attitudes of the new course can be seen in merry - go - round . m\u00e1t\u00e9 b\u00edr\u00f3 although a worker on a co - operative does not ram his views , stalinist - fashion , down anyone\u2019s throat . he proceeds by discussion and argument and , most of all , by example . when he argues with pataki in the co - operative office about the merits and demerits of the co - operative ethos he also criticises the leaders of the co - operative who he accuses of not doing their job properly . he is the voice of reason and of modernity . but if this was all the film was about it would have made little impact . after the years of shortages , stalinism , secret police coming in the night , censorship , and the mounting lies and the outright sham of the \u2018workers\u2019 paradise\u2019 , hungarian cinema - goers were able to see and enjoy a film which was , in essence a love story , which centered around real people , in a real situation , who spoke something like recognisable dialogue . gone were the cardboard cutout worker heroes \u2013 a point which gained in power from the casting of imre so\u00f3s who , in the past , had so often played these very roles . the film did have a political edge but as so many commentators noted this never overwhelmed the film , ultimately this is a story about people , about generations , about different ways of life , of tradition versus modernity , and about love crossing barriers . it is these elements that made the film what it was and why it had such an impact , perfectly capturing the mood of the times , and without reading into the film things that aren\u2019t there , nor forcing an interpretation that \u2018over - reads\u2019 its impact , f\u00e1bri\u2019s tale of village love played its small part in capturing the mood of the times and transmitting it around the country . that mood , a mixture of emotion , anger and hope , that sense of a need for change , was encapsulated in the image of two young lovers on a fairground ride .\nhighlighting foreign , independent , and cult cinema that many may not be aware of . in the hopes of encouraging others to explore a film they ' ve never seen , or revisit one that they adore again .\nin conclusion , yvette biro\u2019s landscape after battle : films from \u201cthe other europe\u201d has made valid and important points to consider when focusing on central european cinema which are : the sociopolitical situation and tradition has greatly impact on the spatial construction in films ( rural and urban spaces ) and on how the character\u2019s faces are shown . different qualities / construction of space ( the city , rural , the human face ) applies differently and similarly to polish , hungarian and czech cinema . biro concludes these three national films have projected the spirit of dispirited places in different ways ( biro . 181 ) and that places are the extensions of people\u2019s lives insofar as they reflect the emotions that they feel . biro\u2019s arguments only lack in depth of focus in each individual films mentioned in the arguments which are much needed to further this understanding of the complexities that these films demonstrate . however , biro\u2019s analysis of hungarian and czech cinema is still relevant to films like the hand and merry - go - round to a certain extent . lastly , from exploring biro\u2019s argument , it can be noted that there needs to be more research and attention to each individual central european films created in this time period .\n\u2018 [ \u2026 ] french president francois mitterand , said if he thought of what a film was , he thought of the laughing face of a girl . the girl is circling around in the seat of a village fair carousel , next to her there is a peasant boy in the other seat , they fly , they soar , sometimes they can touch , sometimes they get separated but the girl keeps on laughing and this laugh is unforgettable . he didn\u2019t know in which country the film was made , he didn\u2019t know the director\u2019s name but he could never forget the laughing face of the girl , and for him this image was the essence of the film . \u2019\nholloway , ronald . \u201cthe short film in eastern europe : art & politics of cartoons and puppets , \u201d in david paul , ed . , politics , art and commitment in east european cinema ( new york : st . martin\u2019s , 1983 ) , pp . 225 - 51\nwhile f\u00e1bri practiced and honed his craft momentous events were happening elsewhere . on 5 march 1953 , soviet dictator joseph stalin died and a train of events was set in motion which would eventually lead to the hungarian uprising of 1956 . communist party reformer imre nagy replaced stalinist hardliner m\u00e1ty\u00e1s r\u00e1kosi as hungarian prime minister and began to introduce a series of reforms . this had a far - reaching effect on art and culture and slowly but steadily filmmakers began to flex their creative muscles becoming less - inclined to follow the dictates of zhdanov\u2019s socialist realism [ v ] and its endless idiotic speechifying , spotless , cardboard cut - out , worker heroes , factory love , massed choirs , pig iron statistics and wooden dialogue .\nthe program of the 2017 edition of cannes classics consists of twenty - four screenings , one short film and five documentaries . the films are screened as wanted by the right - holders , in dcp 2k or dcp 4k , and l ' atalante by jean vigo that gaumont wished to screen in 35mm .\ni ' m going to attach a film essay that i ' ve done on space . as a way of saying : i didn ' t find any available resources ( there was nothing on wikipedia ) so here ' s the work . its a pity that i ' m such a weak writer .\n\u20221976 : babatu , les trois conseils by jean rouch ( 1h33 , nigeria - france ) : in competition . pressented by the cnc , inoussa ousseini , the comit\u00e9 du film ethnographique and the fondation jean rouch . digital restoration made from the 2k digitization of the 16mm negatives . restoration carried out by l21 .\ndan zukovic ' s\ndark arc\n, a bizarre modern noir dark comedy called\nabsolutely brilliant . . . truly and completely different . . .\nin film threat , was recently released on dvd through vanguard cinema urltoken and is currently debuting on cable video on demand . the film had it ' s world premiere at the montreal festival , and it ' s us premiere at the cinequest film festival . featuring sarah strange (\nwhite noise\n) , kurt max runte (\nx - men\n,\nbattlestar gallactica\n, ) and dan zukovic ( director and star of the cult comedy\nthe last big thing\n) . featuring the glam / punk tunes\ndark fruition\n,\nire and angst\nand\nf . byronfitzbaudelaire\n, and a dark orchestral score by neil burnett . trailer : urltoken * * * * * ( five stars )\nabsolutely brilliant . . . truly and completely different . . . something you ' ve never tasted before . . .\nfilm threat\na black comedy about a very strange love triangle\nseattle times\nconsistently stunning images . . . a bizarre blend of art , sex , and opium ,\ndark arc\nplays like a candy - coloured version of david lynch .\nifc news\nsarah strange is as decadent as angelina jolie thinks she is . . . don ' t see this movie sober !\nmetroactive movies\nequal parts film noir intrigue , pop culture send - up , brain teaser and visual feast .\namerican cinematheque\nthe rest of the film was shot in the studio or on location around debrecen . one scene , when wedding guests are riding in wagons to the wedding feast , was set in the hortob\u00e1gy , a marsh area near debrecen which has a famous arched stone bridge which can be seen briefly in this sequence .\nhegyi began his career in film in the early 1940s as a camera assistant . his first major work as cinematographer came on a 1940 production , swap ( cserebere ) , directed by l\u00e1szl\u00f3 cser\u00e9py for the minor aurora studio . from this point until his death he worked on 89 films including such important productions as g\u00e9za radv\u00e1nyi\u2019s somewhere in europe ( valahol eur\u00f3p\u00e1ban , 1947 ) , istv\u00e1n sz\u0151ts\u2019s song from the wheat fields ( \u00e9nek a b\u00fazamez\u0151kr\u0151l , 1947 only released in 1979 ) , and an adaptation of emile zola\u2019s classic novel germinal , a french - hungarian co - production directed by yves allegret . his last work was for f\u00e9lix m\u00e1ri\u00e1ssy on his film fig - leaf ( f\u00fcgefalev\u00e9l ) in 1966 . he died shortly before its release .\n\u2022 paparazzi by jacques rozier ( 1963 , 18mn , france ) presented by jacques rozier and la cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise . 4k digitization and 2k restoration works made from image and sound negatives at hiventy laboratory , with the support of the cnc and in collaboration with les archives audiovisuelles de monaco , la cin\u00e9math\u00e8que suisse and ext\u00e9rieur nuit . the film will be introduced by jacques rozier .\n- many of the film innovations and films we consider to be\nwestern\nare actually central european . it gets quite hard to believe as the region is seen as backwards and completely homogeneous . or actually , the fact that a lot of talented people come from these areas to bring their culture to the west . this migration was mostly due to changing government regimes that scared the fuck out of people . the anti - semitic attitudes in the 1930s ( ~ ) . and the typical soviet occupation and central european dissolves into what is known as the eastern bloc . one flew over the cuckoos nest by milos foreman - american / czech film ? poland had the pleograph jiri trnka was considered the walt disney of central europe - but i say this with great hesitation because its still placing jiri trnka under a figure . but i hope it pertains to this idea that jiri trnka was as influential , innovative and respected as an animation artist . and that he worked under this censored regime - but much like all the other talented central european directors - the political and social agenda of the film is still present but heavily hidden behind the image .\n\u2022 1976 : ai no kor\u00eeda ( in the realm of the senses / l\u2019empire des sens ) de nagisa oshima ( 1h43 , france - japan ) : quinzaine des r\u00e9alisateurs . presented by argos films and tamasa . digization and 4k resoration from the original negative by eclair . sound restoration from the original magnetic sound by l . e . diapason . the film will be released in french theaters .\n\u2022 l\u2019atalante by jean vigo ( 1934 , 1h28 , france ) , restored 35mm print presented by gaumont , la cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise and the film foundation of martin scorsese . first digital restoration in 4k and conversion to a 35mm print . a new discovery of the closest version of the director\u2019s work thanks to gaumont , luce vigo and historian bernard eisenschitz . restoration carried out at l\u2019image retrouv\u00e9e laboratory in bologna and paris .\n\u2022 a river runs through it ( et au milieu coule une rivi\u00e8re ) by robert redford ( 1992 , 2h04 , united states of america ) presented by path\u00e9 . 4k scan and 4k restoration from original image and sound 35mm negatives . restoration carried out by path\u00e9 at technicolor france laboratory for the image in collaboration with philippe rousselot , cinematographer of the film , and l . e . diapason for the sound restoration .\nspace is physical distance and area . in films , space is automatically limited to what the camera can show ( framing ) . within the image that the camera projects , space is constructed . the ways that the space is constructed and the relations between the characters , space , and narrative are important aspects to investigate when it comes to discussing postwar central european film . because of the political & social situation in central europe , space is unique and central when discussing central european films of this period . what is fundamental about this discussion is the destruction of land in central europe after the war ( destruction of space ) and the emergence of new ideology and governance in central europe ( new constructions of space ) . these qualities of space are the most important of the visual images conveyed by east european film ( biro . 163 ) . this paper will use\n\u20221946 : la bataille du rail ( battle of the rails ) by ren\u00e9 cl\u00e9ment ( 1h25 , france ) : grand prix international de la mise en sc\u00e8ne and prix du jury international . presented by ina . film digitized and restored by ina with the support of the cnc . 2k restoration made from an acetate interpositive and an answer print . technical means : jean - pierre peltier . coordination : b\u00e9nilde da ponte , brice amouroux .\n\u20221967 : skuplja \u010d i perja ( i even met happy gypsies / j ' ai m\u00eame rencontr\u00e9 des tziganes heureux ) by aleksandar petrovi\u0107 ( 1h22 , serbia ) : in competition , grand prix sp\u00e9cial du jury ex - \u00e6quo , prix de la critique internationale - fipresci ex - aequo presented by jugoslovenska kinoteka / the yugoslav film archive and malavida . new 35mm print from the original negative in perfect shape then scanned in 2k and cleaned up .\nduring my third year at the academy of fine arts , when i had already shown pictures at two exhibitions , i was suddenly scared by the discovery that , with the increase of my professional routine , something had changed . there was no longer the same heat and fever in my work ; i seemed to work with much greater ease but the joy of creation had faded , and everything i had done appeared to be manneristic ( hungarian film bulletin 1967 / 4 : 5 )\n\u20221969 : matzor ( siege / si\u00e8ge ) by gilberto tofano ( 1h29 , israel ) : in competition . a presentation of the jerusalem cinematheque \u2013 israel film archive , in partnership with united king films and the support of the rabinovich foundation . the original 35mm black and white negatives were scanned in 4k by cinelab romania . it was digitally restored and finalized in 2k by opus digital lab in tel aviv . restoration and color grading lead by ido karilla , supervised by dop david gurfinkel .\nin biro\u2019s discussion of city life in these different national contexts , the city is defined as \u201cthe place of deprivation\u201d ( biro . 164 ) . biro claims that the setting of barren houses and rundown walls give spectators insight into the bleakness of a dispirited generation\u2019s urban world in skolimowski\u2019s barrier ( 1966 ) ( biro . 164 ) . moreover , the absence of human warmth in the polish film city housing conditions that biro discusses entails a general negative perspective on the city conditions and connects with polish history and tradition ( biro . 165 ) . the city is a crucial site when it comes to discuss the dynamic relationship between identity and space . biro does not delve into directly specific scenes in skolimowski\u2019s films but glosses over them .\noh boy and i thought my event horizon review will get me into trouble . . . i watched this movie for the first time in 2006 at the international film festival in berlin . since this movie is 50 years old , it ' s clear that the pacing is slow . but that wasn ' t the main point that bothered me . because in general i also like slow paced films . it is just that the story as it was on screen didn ' t appeal to me . and that might only be me ( i ' m not here to offend any lover of this movie , especially as this was hailed by the critics in cannes ) , because the movie itself is well executed . but i think there could be more here . . . so if you like slow paced movies , which play in a village , where people live that might have more to them , than they initially show , than this might appeal to you ( more than it did to me ) ( yes there is an underlying social commentary in there , but again it didn ' t leave me with an impression )\nthe program of cannes classics 2017 will be dedicated for its most part to the history of the festival .\nalmost fifteen years ago , when the relationship between contemporary cinema and its own memory was about to be shaken by the emergent arrival of digital technology , the festival de cannes created cannes classics , a selection that displays the work of valorisation of heritage cinema carried out by the production companies , the right - holders , the cinematheques or the national archives around the world .\nbeing now an essential component of the official selection and a presence of the history of cinema which inspired several international festivals , cannes classics showcases vintage films and masterpieces of the history of cinema in restored prints . because cannes is also devoted with the mission of enchanting the audience of today ' s relationship with the memory of cinema , cannes classics puts the prestige of the biggest festival of the world at the service of the cinema rediscovered , accompanying all the new exhibitions : releasing in movie theaters , on vod or on dvd / blu - ray editions of the great works of the past .\nthe films selected for this 2017 edition will focus mostly on the history of cannes . they come from nations that have allowed the festival de cannes to become a land of cinematographic discoveries : hungary , lebanon , serbia , united kingdom , italy , united states , israel , mauritania , niger , poland , switzerland , japan , spain , the netherlands , canada , belgium and australia . many countries which also consider that safeguarding heritage cinema is essential .\nthe films will be screened in the palais des festivals , salle bu\u00f1uel or salle du soixanti\u00e8me , in attendance of those who have restored them and , if they are still among us , of those who have directed them .\n\u20221953 : le salaire de la peur ( the wages of fear ) by henri - georges clouzot ( 1952 , 2h33 , france , italy ) : grand prix . presented by tf1 studio in collaboration with la cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise and the support of the cnc , of the archives audiovisuelles de monaco , of kodak and the cgr cin\u00e9mas . 4k restoration from nitrate image negative and a sound duplicate made by hiventy . please note that this presentation is the preview of a major clouzot event scheduled in france in the fall of 2017 .\n\u20221957 : ila ayn ? ( vers l ' inconnu ? ) by georges nasser ( 1h30 , lebanon ) : in competition . presented by abbout productions and fondation liban cinema . with the generous support of bankmed \u2013 lebanon . the original 35mm fine grain master positive was scanned in 4k , retouched and color - corrected in a resolution of 2k . all works were carried out by neyrac films - france . sound restoration by db studios - lebanon . in collaboration with the talkies . world sales : nadi lekol nas .\n\u20221967 : blow - up by michelangelo antonioni ( 1966 , 1h51 , united kingdom , italy , united states of america ) : grand prix international du festival . presented by criterion , cineteca di bologna and istituto luce - cinecitt\u00e0 , in collaboration with warner bros and park circus . restoration work carried out at criterion , new york and l ' immagine ritrovata , bologna under the supervision of director of photography luca bigazzi .\n\u20221982 : yol \u2013 the full version ( the way / la permission ) by yilmaz g\u00fcney , directed by serif g \u00f6 ren ( 1h53 , switzerland ) : palme d ' or ex - \u00e6quo , prix de la critique internationale - fipresci presented by dfk films ltd . z\u00fcrich . restoration from the original 35mm negative , from the interpositive and the positive print . restoration and new sound mix from the original digitized tapes . international sales : the match factory .\n\u20221983 : narayama bushik \u014d ( ballad of narayama / la ballade de narayama ) by sh\u00f4hei imamura ( 2h13 , japan ) : palme d\u2019or . presented by toei . 4k scan , image restoration arriscan and sound golden eye in 2k from the 35mm original negative , a duplicate and video tapes .\n\u20221992 : el sol del membrillo ( le songe de la lumi\u00e8re ) by victor erice ( 2h20 , spain ) : prix du jury ex - \u00e6quo , prix de la critique internationale - fipresci presented by the filmoteca de catalunya and camm cinco sl . 6k scan , restoration and color - grading from the 35mm negatives and other original video tapes . digitazing and sound restoration from 35mm magnetic tapes . technical support made by the filmoteca de catalunya , supervised by victor erice . variations on the initial editing brought by the director .\n\u20221951 - 1999 : a short history of short films presented by the festival de cannes . a program curated by christian jeune and jacques kermabon . spiegel van holland ( miroirs de hollande ) by bert haanstra ( 1951 , 10mn , the netherlands ) / la seine a rencontr\u00e9 paris by joris ivens ( 1958 , 32mn , france ) / pas de deux by norman mclaren ( 1968 , 13mn , canada ) / harpya by raoul servais ( 1979 , 9mn , belgium ) / peel by jane campion ( 1986 , 9mn , australia ) / l\u2019interview by xavier giannoli ( 1998 , 15mn , france ) / when the day breaks by amanda forbis and wendy tilby ( 1999 , 10mn , canada )\n\u2022 madame de\u2026 by max oph\u00fcls ( 1953 , 1h45 , france ) a gaumont restoration . a show to pay a tribute to danielle darrieux for her birthday and presented by dominique besnehard , pierre murat and henri - jean servat who will screen the latest filmed interview of danielle darrieux .\n\u2022 belle de jour ( beauty of the day ) by luis bu\u00f1uel ( 1967 , 1h40 , france ) presented by studiocanal . digitization from the original negative and 4k restoration carried out by hiventy laboratory for studiocanal with the support of the cnc , of la cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise , of the fonds culturel franco - am\u00e9ricain and the maison yves saint laurent . french theater distribution : carlotta .\n\u2022 la belge histoire du festival de cannes ( the belgian ' s road to cannes ) by henri de gerlache ( 2017 , 1h02 , belgium ) presented by aliz\u00e9 production . produced by aliz\u00e9 production , co - produced by rtbf ( belgian television ) & proximus . a joyful road movie to discover the belgian cinema which has been at cannes for 70 years . the filmmakers of yesterday are talking with those of today to paint a picture of a free and heterogeneous cinema . a\nbelgian story\nof the biggest festival in the world .\n\u2022 filmworker by tony zierra ( 2017 , 1h29 , united states of america ) presented and produced by true studio cinema . young actor leon vitali abandoned his prosperous career after barry lyndon to become the faithful right hand of director stanley kubrick . for more than two decades , leon has played a crucial role behind the scenes by helping kubrick . a complex and interdependent relationship between leon and kubrick based on devotion , sacrifice and the harsh and joyful reality of creative process .\n\u2022 becoming cary grant ( cary grant - 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{"id": 117037, "summary": [{"text": "da hip hop witch is a 2000 american parody film directed , produced and written by dale resteghini .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is a parody of the blair witch project , and features appearances by eminem , ja rule , mobb deep , pras , rah digga , vitamin c and vanilla ice . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "da hip hop witch", "paragraphs": ["watch da hip hop witch online free . 5 white kids get lost in the hood looking for da hip hop witch , a year later their footage was found . | pinterest | hip hop\u2026\nyou can catch that and more when\nda hip - hop witch\nhits stores on august 15 .\n5 white kids get lost in the hood looking for da hip hop witch , a year later their footage was found .\n5 white kids get lost in the hood looking for da hip hop witch , a year later their footage was found . imdb\nda hip hop witch ( 2000 ) . hip hop blair witch project parody . stars : eminem , stacii jae johnson . director - dale resteghini . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .\nconsidering it was \u201cwritten\u201d ( as it were ) , produced and directed by a white guy , i move to declare da hip hop witch officially a hate crime .\nan evil , hideously ugly creature that has been nicknamed the hip hop witch is attacking rappers and hip - hop artists on the streets of new york city . dee dee washington gets a job at a tabloid magazine as a lowly assistant to the self - important miss josephine . dee dee suggests the idea of a story about the hip hop witch but miss josephine dismisses it . when she is passed over for a promotion , dee dee decides to investigate the hip hop witch story herself . meanwhile , five kids from framingham , massachusetts , hear about the $ 10 million reward being posted for the hip hop witch and set out to new york city to prove that the hip hop witch doesn\u0092t exist and that it is record producer the big z killing his own artists in order to promote music sales .\nif eminem does take a role in\nlazarus ,\nit will mark his feature film debut . he previously had a cameo part in the direct - to - video movie ,\nda hip hop witch ,\nwhich came out in november . the rapper has widely disavowed that project , though , and even attempted to halt distribution of\nda hip hop witch\nprior to its release ( see\neminem to voice web cartoon ; wants out of ' witch '\n) .\nif you ' re in the mood for another\nblair witch project\nspoof ( and how could you not be ) , you may want to check out the straight - to - video release\nda hip - hop witch ,\nwhich boasts appearances by eminem , vitamin c , rah digga , and vanilla ice .\ni\u2019m\u2026 speechless . da hip hop witch is one of the most bizarre creations i\u2019ve ever witnessed . clearly riffing on the blair witch project with a found - footage style , this supposed comedy follows a bunch of dickheads looking for a mysterious witch supposedly influencing the hip - hop community \u2013 with eminem , vanilla ice , mobb deep and a bunch of other rappers making cameo appearances . at least that\u2019s what the film sets out to be , but this is one of the most disjointed pieces of crap i\u2019ve ever seen .\nsomeone - or something - is attacking hip - hop artists in new york . one year later , their stories are found .\n5 teenage rappers gets notice of a mysterious witch that supposedly lurks in the ghetto and those who are attacked by her gets a successful hip - hop career . in their search for the witch , they come across various rappers whom already been attacked and retells their experiences .\nto spice things up , resteghini introduces dee dee washington ( stacii jae johnson ) , a young reporter who\u2019s investigating the urban legend . she believes music producers have concocted da hip hop witch in order to boost record sales . records show that those involved with the witch ( whether it be death or simple encounters ) have seen their sales increase . a novel idea , but it\u2019s told so dryly that you beg for the witch to appear and put you out of your misery .\nfeels as though dale resteghini has gone out with a video camera and interviewed various rap artists and gotten them to come up with something completely off the cuff about the hip hop witch . this is the sum conception of\nthe hip - hop show stops being a hip - hop show and even though they ' ve been covering the witch , they now don ' t know anything about it until an assistant brings them the story . again , the story we ' ve been watching them cover all along . anyway , they ' re not interested until the president of the company ,\nthe aforementioned hip - hop notables play themselves alongside pras , ja rule , mobb deep , killah priest , and rass kass in the flick .\nas a movie reviewer , a lot of times it\u2019s more fun to watch a bad movie than a good one because they\u2019re easier to write about and are more susceptible to wacky critical zingers ( \u201c fantastic four ? more like not - so - fantastic bore . burn ! \u201d ) , but there\u2019s nothing enjoyable about da hip hop witch . it\u2019s a chore to watch , like an improv act performed by people from the audience . it\u2019s one of the many spoofs to emerge in the wake of the blair witch project ( see also the black witch project , the bogus witch project and bigfoot caught on tape ) that interpreted that film\u2019s success to mean that anyone can create a hit movie with no budget , a bare - bones script , a camcorder and no conclusive ending . da hip hop witch might be the bottom of the barrel , though , and worst of all , it\u2019s not really even a horror movie .\nixak : you\u2019re originally from the palestinian town of lydda , but after slingshot hip - hop came out you moved to baltimore . what brought you here ?\nresteghini hopes that the audience will get wrapped up in the mystery . he tries to create intrigue by making us question whether or not da hip hop witch is fact or fiction . at times it seems as if the producers did indeed make her up . other times we get a pov shot of the supposed witch hunting down rappers and huffing and puffing like the big bad wolf . a rap version of \u201clittle red riding hood\u201d may have been more enjoyable .\ni have seen some bottom - of - the - barrel hip hop / gangsta movies ( for example\nthe wrecking crew\nand\nhood angels\n) but this one is more like a hole in the barrel . if i someday make a list of worst hip hop films , this will rank in the top positions .\ns : i stay connected with the hip - hop scene , activists and artists in palestine mostly by following online news and speaking to friends . i try to keep up with everything but the hip - hop scene in the middle east is growing so fast , i doubt that i have the whole progress updated in my knowledge system .\njust the opportunity to talk to one of the original hip hop legends from its earliest days in the bronx is enough to get me amped for a gre . . .\nand eminem saying things like\noh yeah , i saw the witch . she was scary !\nthere\u2019s also a subplot about five white people ( and their pug ) from salem , massachusetts who travel down to new york city to find da hip hop witch and receive a cash reward . they\u2019re constantly forgotten about , only to reappear when it suit\u2019s the plot . for instance , they\u2019re brought back near the end to redo the famous tent scene , but the humor involved is so lame you wish they remained forgotten about .\nin december of 1989 , in the newark projects , there were a series of unsolved attacks and one murder . residents claimed that it was an angry spirit , who became known as the\nblack witch of the projects .\nten years later the attacks began again . this time occuring in every inner city project and on the east coast . and targeting every rap star in the hip hop scene . an aspiring resporter was determined to find out the truth . and five white kids and a pug from the suburbs embark on a quest to find the infamous hip hop witch .\nthis and other work brought her and her associates to the attention of filmmaker jackie reem salloum who was shooting a documentary about palestinian hip hop in israel and the occupied territories . the film ,\nclick this link to read my short & sweet guide to getting yourself a record player . . . and join the real hip - hop nation already . it ' s good times over here .\nspoof inside the world of hip - hop / rap . filmmaker dale resteghini has directed a number of music videos for rap artists , as well as several independently produced low - budget films such as the racial drama\nda ' hip - hop wizzard of oz is a modernized version of\nthe wizard of oz .\nthis is an original play written by laquette milner and is a fun family event which incorporates the hip - hop culture with the appreciation of the other performing arts disciplines . dorothy is your average teenager who enjoys school and dreams of making it big as a\nstar .\nher dreams , however , are not supported by everyone around her . will she give up on her dreams ? before she can answer that question , dorothy is mysteriously taken to a hip - hop influenced land of oz . there , dorothy accidentally kills the wicked witch of the eastside and is granted the dead witch ' s enchanted ruby converse . dorothy then meets some new friends ( the scarecrow , the tinman , and the lion ) and together they travel down the yellow brick road , through the land of oz to the emerald city of dance in hopes of gaining the things they lack from the great wizzard of oz . but he will only grant their wishes if dorothy kills the wicked witch of the westside . what will dorothy decide to do ? come take this journey with dorothy !\nat some point , the filmmakers redesigned the dvd cover art to feature eminem ( he tried unsuccessfully to have himself removed from the film altogether ) , which is deceptive to say the least , but i say anyone who\u2019d rent an eminem movie deserves what they get . unfortunately , da hip hop witch represents a growing portion of the direct - to - video horror market : interloping non - horror opportunists looking to get over by tricking people into renting ( or god forbid , buying ) movies with snazzy or misleading box covers .\npnl - da . titre exclu du nouvel album dans la l\u00e9gende , maintenant disponible sur toutes les plateformes : itunes : playstore . bizi takip etmek ve toplulu\u011fumuza kat\u0131lmak i\u00e7in ; abone olun ! \u25bb subscribe ! \u25bb * * * * scorp uygulamas\u0131n\u0131 \u00fccretsiz . pink und carey hart sind eltern eines keinen jungen geworden . das baby tr\u00e4gt den sch\u00f6nen namen jameson moon . ( mfa / ale ) urgente ! extrema esquerda j\u00e1 sabe da interven\u00e7\u00e3o militar e quer agir para que n\u00e3o aconte\u00e7a . ou\u00e7a o \u00e1udio do presidente do pco - partido da .\nthe premise itself isn\u2019t bad . legend has it da hip hop witch targets famous rappers and kills them via impersonating a femme fatale or offering them free drugs . rappers such as eminem and ja rule talk about their experiences with her and warn everybody to avoid her . eminem is so afraid of her that he\u2019s locked himself in his recording studio with some buddies and a cameraman . he talks about how he drank hot butter with eggs in it and getting a finger up his ass . this is the pinnacle of the humor , folks .\nwhen britnee & i used to work together in new orleans east , she once gently pressured me into taking a couple dvds out of the trunk of her car that even she couldn\u2019t stomach , despite typically having a much stronger fortitude than i do when it comes to total shit cinema . one of those putrid slices of schlock was desperate teenage lovedolls , a movie so amateur that i had a hard time convincing myself that it was an actual , legitimate feature film & not some 80s punks\u2019 super 8 home movies . the other was da hip hop witch , which i am sad to report is most certainly not a legitimate feature . it is , without question , a home movie ( this time filmed on a camcorder instead of a super 8 camera ) . it just happens to be a home movie that features a long list of famous ( and not - so - famous ) rappers . even accounting for the \u201cfilm\u201d\u2018s straight - to - dvd cheapness , it\u2019s difficult to pull any entertainment value from da hip hop witch , except maybe from the schadenfreude of watching eminem embarrass himself .\nthis all - star fright film parody makes little sense , and what sense it makes is neither funny nor scary . ten years after a mysterious assailant attacked dozens of hip - hop performers in newark , the police brace themselves for a wave of copycat crimes . over 80 musicians claim that a witch molested and disrespected them , causing dissension in their groups : . . . read more\nin the new screenplay , reworked by joe ide from james gibson ' s original draft , a pair of dead rappers , one good and one evil , are mysteriously brought back to life in order to wage a war over control of the hip - hop world .\nreview : this all - star fright film parody makes little sense , and what sense it makes is neither funny nor scary . ten years after a mysterious assailant attacked dozens of hip - hop performers in newark , the police brace themselves for a wave of copycat crimes . over\u2026 ( more )\n. the idea might have been vaguely amusing as a five - minute skit on a tv comedy show but dragged out to the length of a film it is excruciating . most of the rappers \u0096 and there are quite a number interviewed throughout \u0096 appear strung out on one or another substance and ramble on in a totally disconnected and incoherent way \u0096 \u0093the hip hop witch sucked my dick . . . she\u0092s got big titties . . . she\u0092s scary . when you see her \u0096 run ! ! ! . \u0094 to expect that there might be any consistency between their descriptions of the witch would probably be too much to ask in such a film . it would probably be even less to ask for any kind of rationale or explanation as to why the witch is attacking rappers as opposed to any other segment of the population .\n. meanwhile , there ' s scene after scene of a group of music producers ( actors , this time ) brainstorming a gimmick they can get rich off of . and then , there ' s a long , terrible segment about a fake hip - hop news show , which seems to have been filmed in the offices of\nleans out of his car window to tell us he ' s on the hunt for the witch , somehow , some way , which never connects to anything else in the film .\n) , the first lady of palestinian hip hop . sabreena , grew up in the israeli town of lydda ( lod ) , the site of one of the largest mass expulsions of palestinian civilians in the israeli 1948 israeli war of independence . as a palestinian woman with israeli citizenship growing up in an ethnically mixed town she grew up with a unique perspective on a familiar conflict .\nso yeah , just to reiterate , none of the rappers really interact with the plot or the central film . we just cut to them over and over for some completely unrelated commentary . they do make some attempt to connect them , which only makes things even dumber , by saying that the hip - hop reporter is being locked out of the rappers ' offices ( for fear that she might be the witch ! ) , so only her cameraman is allowed inside . so that ' s why nobody from one set of footage ever interacts with the people in the other set - it ' s all part of the story !\nknock - off / parody . secondly , it ' s one of those hip - hop pseudo - documentaries that ' s really just comprised off rappers caught off guard giving quick drops to a dude with a camcorder . both , taken on their own , would make for pretty detestable films . but combined , they ' re cinematic gibberish . we get random footage where it ' s not even clear how it ' s supposed to connect or relate to the other footage we ' ve seen .\nthe stars reveal their personal accounts with a supernatural terror , and true to the form of the original , some of the cast members eventually wind up disappearing . eminem manages to duck the witch by locking himself in slim shady studios with flip mode squad ' s spliff star until the coast is clear .\nthey all appear as themselves in the film , giving ad - libbed testimonies of their encounters with \u201cthe black witch of the projects , \u201d who\u2019s supposedly terrorizing rappers all along the east coast ( she must be from compton . west side ! ) . weeded - up rappers ad libbing ? what could possibly go wrong ? as you\u2019d expect , the monologues are stammering messes that test the limits of how many \u201cknowwhatimean\u201ds and \u201cy\u2019knowwhati\u2019msayin\u201ds one human can ingest , and more than once , they end with the witch sticking a finger up the rapper\u2019s ass . these segments , incidentally , account for half of the movie .\nrecords players are cheap , plentiful and easy to come by . i understand if you ' re living in a shelter or your car ; but if you can get yourself an ipod , an x - box , a dvd player and a laptop , there is no reason why a such a self - respecting hip - hop head shouldn ' t have a record player . trust me , there ' s no reason to be intimidated by the various models , features , etc . unless you ' re a hardcore dj , you really don ' t need to know about types of drives , needles , etc .\n, of course em ) . we even get to the out house studio and all ; but it ' s basically worthless , because they don ' t get to say anything except these stupid , meaningless and inconsistent anecdotes about a fictitious black witch . it being such a frustrating , wasted opportunity is the insult on top of the injury .\nso , somehow the gang from salem hear that the music producers who need a gimmick are offering ten million dollars for the witch because it ' s regularly attacking their artist , so they go to new york . oh , and this film also keeps cutting to some girl looking out her window . i can ' t figure out who she was supposed to be . there ' s a montage of the reporter reading different articles from an issue of\nthe movie is shot with handheld cameras in faux documentary style ( = it looks like crap ) . it looks as if the cameramen were just as stoned as the rappers . frankly , most home movies look better than this . plotwise ( when it finally gets going in the last twenty minutes ) it is a rough parody of ' blair witch project ' and one of the terrible ripoffs that tried to piggyback on the popularity of the original .\nthe premise , such as it is , is that there ' s a blair woods - like witch that used to haunt newark . it ' s come back now ten years later ( later then what ? who knows ) and only kills rappers . oh , and it now appears in every inner city across the world , a line only explained by a title to card , presumably to justify the cameos from rappers from other cities . so we get random footage of rappers like\nwas promptly released worldwide featuring his face on the cover and promoting him as the star , even though his appearance maybe constitutes only around 10 minutes of footage . ( for some peculiar reason , the scenes where he appears drinking and smoking have all had the labels on the alcohol and the cigarettes digitised out ) . eminem is the only one of the artists who gets into the deadpan spirit of the exercise and rambles on in a peculiar way where he keeps repeating everything he says twice and tells an amusing anecdote about the witch sticking her finger up his ass . ( his peculiar fascination with and continuing to return to this act does kind of make one wonder exactly what this guy\u0092s personal sexual peccadilloes are ) . on the other hand , the other most famous rapper present , vanilla ice , tries to get into the same spirit of telling a deadpan tall tale but fails badly .\n\u00a9 2018 viacom international inc . all rights reserved . mtv and all related titles and logos are trademarks of viacom international inc .\nslim shady offered more than $ 4 million to co - star in reworked ' lazarus , ' according to variety .\nit could happen , as eminem has reportedly been offered more than $ 4 million to join dmx in the cast of\nlazarus ,\na project originally intended as the fourth film in\nthe crow\nfranchise .\nvariety reports that eminem has been eyed to portray dmx ' s evil nemesis in\nlazarus ,\nthe premise for which incorporates some of the supernatural , life - after - death themes from the three\ncrow\nflicks .\nwhen dmx agreed to take over a role in\nlazarus\nlast july , he was to star as a rapper slain in a drive - by shooting who returns from the grave to exact revenge on the gang who gunned him down ( see\ndmx signs on to resurrect ' the crow ' film series\n) .\ndespite the plot shakeup , veteran video director joseph kahn is still on board to direct\nlazarus ,\nwith edward r . pressman producing the flick for his pressman film corp .\na spokesperson for pressman films had no comment on whether eminem has been approached about\nlazarus ,\nwhile representatives for eminem have yet to respond to inquiries about the movie offer .\nas for dmx , he ' s currently serving a 15 - day sentence at the erie county correctional facility in alden , new york , for a traffic violation he pleaded guilty to last march , although the rapper could be released as early as tuesday ( see dmx finally turns himself in for jail term\n) .\nbecause he waited more than two weeks before surrendering to authorities , dmx is also facing a contempt of court charge that could land him back in jail for up to a year \u0097 but the rapper plans to keep busy immediately following his release from prison , despite the new potential legal woes .\non march 9 , dmx plans to attend the new york premiere of his new film ,\nexit wounds ,\nafter which he ' s expected to perform an hour - long set at a post - screening party at the rainbow room .\ndmx has contributed a new song , titled\nno sunshine ,\nto the\nexit wounds\nsoundtrack , and even managed to complete a video for the track prior to turning himself in .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n10 of 15 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ndeeper understanding is proud to present what might be the worst movie we ' ve ever seen . . . and we have seen things . thanks to megan for sending us this gem !\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nhey all , the rap genius forum is temporarily closed . this means no new threads or posts can be created\nso um\u2026 i noticed the other thread had 2k + posts so i thought now would be a suitable time to um . . create\nyo , this was a really rough time , homiez . been contribuiting a lot to this website in the last months\nwhat\u2019s your favorite song from the black panther soundtrack so far ? i\u2019d go with king\u2019s dead .\nsweaecation was garbage bruh . it was so hard to make it to the end fr . swae literally wasnt even trying\nactually i think it was yesterday or something but idgf . kool keith\u2019s solo debut , underground classic . it\nconvinced my friends to rent this at a movie night when it was relatively new , they still rip on me for it .\n@ bygdreams \u201cshe tried to stick her finger up my ass . \u2026her fingers were like 6 feet long\u201d\ni remember when it came out but i could never bring myself to watch this bullshit .\nwhat the fuck is this even about ? lol , at least jackass made sense .\n[ check out my fave website ] ( http : / / genius . com )\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\ndirector / screenplay / producer / music supervisor \u0096 dale resteghini , photography \u0096 dale resteghini & martin ahlgren , music \u0096 robert douglas gay , patrick \u0091l . g . \u0092 harvey & tony prendatt , co - score \u0096 terence dudley . production company \u0096 raging nation films & records / m - gal productions .\n( 1999 ) was an enormous hit when it came out . the surprise about the phenomenon was not that it produced copies but that films attempting to copy\nremained relatively few while being vastly outnumbered by parodies . the parodies so far include : \u0096\nthe most well - known of the rappers is of course eminem . eminem was a complete unknown at the time the film was shot and subsequently climbed to superstardom , whereupon\na near unwatchable film . the rapper scenes are excruciating . i have read a number of comments where people have called\none of the worst films ever made ; i found it fairly near to being . indeed , it took several attempts upon my part to watch the whole of\n\u0096 even as such i could only do it in ten minute bursts before my brain began to hurt and would have given up a good deal sooner were it not for professional dedication .\n\u201calright man , that\u2019s your ass ! ! ! \u2026somebody hold my baby . \u201d\ntake a blood to work day ran smoothly until it fell on casual crip friday .\nthis site may contain affiliate links , for which we receive a commission , in part to defray the costs of upkeep and maintenance for this site . we thank you for your participation and support .\n\u00a92005 - document . write ( new date ( ) . getfullyear ( ) ) ; blackhorrormovies all rights reserved\nwe use cookies to provide social media options , and to give you a personalized , relevant experience on our website . continuing to use this site signifies consent . if not , please disable cookies in your browser . thanks !\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\ndocumentary that turned out to not be all that bad . . . i was pleasantly surprised to find a film its makers seemed to actually care about . but my expectation for a crappy eminem movie has left a hole . . . one that i ' m confident will be filled today , by\nthis movie is . . . incomprehensible . it ' s two things . one , a terrible , terrible\n( ! ) , with some of the worst acting i ' ve ever seen - and believe me , i ' m used to ultra - low budget horror flicks from decades past . these office scenes were really the point where my brain started to scream\nabort ! abort !\nand climb out of my ears .\nwho\nowns the streets\nand is taking half of the music producers ' deal . and there ' s also another assistant who gets hired , who ' s gunning for the first assistant ' s job , and the salem kids are trying to blackmail the gangster . some crack addict goes undercover as an atlanta rapper to get with the producers , tells them she knows about the salem kids , but he recognizes her as somebody , and some character named\ndies . and no , i didn ' t just spoil the ending ; it keeps going and i ' ll leave the rest unsaid . honestly , i couldn ' t figure it out what was going on , and i was literally taking notes . holy fuck , how does a story this empty get so convoluted ?\nthere are some interesting rappers featured in this . . . artists we almost never get to see , including\nthis movie has absolutely zero redeeming values . it ' s never scary , intentionally funny , unwittingly funny or remotely interesting . the acting is awful , the dialogue is all improvised garbage . the rappers are all wasted cameos . the footage is all handheld , low quality camcorder level material that ' s terribly lit . i ' m sure 95 % of the people who ' ve seen this film did not watch it all the way through from beginning to end uninterrupted . it ' s just torture .\nand amazingly , this has been released on dvd three times by three different studios in the us alone . a - pix , artisan and artisan / lion ' s gate in 2000 , 2003 and 2004 respectively . they ' re all available on amazon for a penny , and they ' re all drastically over - priced . the a - pix disc has a banner going across it claiming it ' s the full frame version , but they ' re all full - frame . it was shot full - frame . stay away from this movie , don ' t help it make any more money . don ' t even watch it for free . . . on a dare . it ' s really that bad .\nthe 90 ' s fucked up when they didn ' t put out darc mind . they were a serious ny duo ; with the ultra - deep voiced kev rock dropping ha . . .\ni was going to stay out of the whole mj thing , just because i figured you were all already suffering from media overload . and also , i wa . . .\nbootleg special : big daddy kane vs . ultra - magnetic m . c . ' s !\nremember when amazing , one - of - a - kind ultramagnetic mcs acetate of a classic , unreleased ultra jam from the 80s popped up on ebay and blew . . .\nearly in 50 cent ' s career , he wrote a song called\nghetto qu ' ran ( forgive me ) .\nit ' s probably best remembered for b . . .\nthis is another long one , but i promise it ' s worth it . not every questionable lyrics post is gonna be about biting , but . . . simila . . .\nmalcolm mclaren ' s released a bunch of albums , singles and compilations , all built around very few actual songs . and of all the songs . . .\nmy god ! my last post about father mc was all the way back in 2009 ? i ' m shocked i haven ' t posted about him yet in 2011 , let alone . . .\nalmost any other record would be eclipsed by this story . pretty much an exact year ago , goodfelons records announced one of their most exc . . .\nsometimes readers message or e - mail me saying ,\nomg ! i ' ve been looking for that song for 15 years ! i need it ! please send me an mp3 !\nand it ' s not even something that rare . . . like , it ' ll be\nholy intellect\nby\n. so , usually i ' ll spend two seconds to find a super cheap copy of the 12\non ebay , link it like ,\nthere ya go . get yourself the original with the picture cover and everything .\nand they reply\nenjoy live events at insider prices . club members can see a different show every night of the week !\nstay abreast of discount offers for great theater , on broadway or in select cities .\nby signing up you are confirming you are 16 or over . view our privacy policy\n2018 copyright . all rights reserved . the sponsored listings displayed above are served automatically by a third party . neither the service provider nor the domain owner maintain any relationship with the advertisers . in case of trademark issues please contact the domain owner directly ( contact information can be found in whois ) . privacy policy\nresteghini goes back and forth between these three subplots with no rhyme or rhythm . they start to intersect near the end thanks to more focus being shined on the producers , but that only leads to more bland humor . the only moment i laughed in the film was when vanilla ice was being interviewed outside of a kfc . that\u2019s only because i found it funny that\u2019s where he was hanging out , which i\u2019m sure was unintentional . an attempted joke later is him being interrupted while getting a tattoo by a crazy fan who says he\u2019s a director and has a project for him . that\u2019s the joke . there\u2019s no punch line .\ni knew going into this film that it would be bad . many sources have said so . i just didn\u2019t expect it to be this awful . it\u2019s dreadfully boring and moves along at a snail\u2019s pace . the hour and twenty minute runtime seems endless . i kept expecting a few jokes to hit , even if lightly . that never happened . they\u2019re all basically the same , creating a repetitive and painstaking experience .\nreviewing my shameless pile of movies , books and stuff . finnish guy writing shortish reviews of movies , books , gadgets and other things that interest me . film blog focusing mainly but not fully to lesser known films , genre films , b - movies , direct to video flicks and finnish films . book blog focusing on what ever i read .\nbarnholtz entertainment , raging nation films , mogal productions , flutie entertainment , usa , 2000 .\nthe movie was made just before eminem ' s big break . it was so terrible that he wanted his scenes removed from the film . however the demands were overruled . to add to the insult the distributor artisan entertainment inserted a big picture of him in the vhs and dvd covers . just about the only good thing about it is that it kinda works as an anti - drug education . don ' t do drugs or you may agree to appear in films like this .\nt\u00e4m\u00e4 oli eritt\u00e4in suosittu l\u00f6ys\u00e4housujen parissa , niin kuin oikeastaan jokainen leffa jossa esiintyy joku r\u00e4pp\u00e4ri on , mutta toisin kuin muiden kohdalla en muista yhdenk\u00e4\u00e4n sanoneen t\u00e4st\u00e4 mit\u00e4\u00e4n hyv\u00e4\u00e4 . jopa niille pyun - leffoille l\u00f6ytyy puolustajansa , mutta ei t\u00e4lle . syyst\u00e4kin .\npyun leffoissa oli ainakin suhteellisen koherentti juoni ( sic ) ja tahatonta komiikkaa . r\u00e4ppinoita oli pelk\u00e4st\u00e4\u00e4n rasittava .\nreviewing my shameless pile of movies , books and stuff . finnish guy writing shortish reviews of movies , books , gadgets and other things that interest me .\nmovie review : the grinch ( or dr . seuss ' how the grinch stole christmas )\nse mik\u00e4 tekee t\u00e4st\u00e4 nimenomaisesta l\u00f6yd\u00f6ksest\u00e4 minulle erityisen mieluisan , on tuo keskimm\u00e4isess\u00e4 kuvassa n\u00e4kyv\u00e4 silent rage , jota t\u00e4hditt\u00e4\u00e4 universumim . . .\nelet\u00e4\u00e4n ensimm\u00e4isen maailmansodan aikaa , mutta sit\u00e4 emme viel\u00e4 tied\u00e4 koska olemme myyttisell\u00e4 ajattomalla amatsoniheimon asuttamalla saarella jossa kruunun . . .\n* ant - man and the wasp * on jatkoa humoristiselle marvelin supersankarielokuvalle * ant - man * . scott lang aka ant - man ( * paul rudd * ) k\u00e4rsii poliisirangaistusta . . .\nrather dickensian even for dickens , the grim novel nicholas nickleby gets the movie treatment in this two - reel thanhouser adaptation . i will also be coveri . . .\nviikko sitten kerroin tilanneeni uunituoreen coco - leffan ja ettei katsottavat elokuvat lopu aivan heti t\u00e4m\u00e4n pixar - kokoelman j\u00e4lkeen . valitettavasti uno . . .\nscience fiction that takes place far in the future or that involves aliens and space travel rarely engages me fully . ex machina is a good example of the . . .\nback with tips ' n tricks . this time i ' ll show how to side chain plugins in reaper . i ' ll demonstrate the trick with the reaper stock gate plugin , and also t . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 shameless pile of stuff | names & trademarks are copyright of their respective owners . simple theme . powered by blogger .\n, was highly acclaimed , received multiple awards and was an official selection at the sundance film festival in 2008 . it also gave sabreena her first major international exposure .\nat the same time sabreena was clashing with her family over her ambitions as a performer and artist - shortly after the film finished shooting she moved to the us , settling in baltimore maryland .\nsabreena : there were many reasons that led to my immigration in 2007 . the final decision was made when i met my partner ben in jerusalem . ben is from baltimore and we chose baltimore - his hometown - as our first base city . i have been living here since then and there is no other city in the states i would rather live in . baltimore is perfect for me , i love it .\ns : no , unfortunately i did not get the chance to visit home yet .\nmany rappers and r & b artists in palestine get in touch with me through e mail . i trade cds with many of them . sometimes we collaborate on projects or debate life . there are many talented people out there .\ni : as a female performer in a male - dominated scene , coming from a culture that is strongly patriarchal , that is itself subordinate to a government that has little regard for your culture and ethnicity puts you under something of a triple - whammy of disadvantage . you\u2019re in a rather unenviable position . where do you look for inspiration ?\ns : i am constantly inspired by people , official artists and not . at times i am inspired by some of the men from my society , inspired by some israeli people and whomever might be considered \u201con the other side\u201d of my point of view . i draw inspiration from the joy and struggle of the oppressed and the ignorance and humanity of the oppressor .\ni : the last six months have seen unprecedented upheaval across the arabic speaking world , from morocco all the way to oman , and it\u2019s happened differently in every country , but with the exception of the two border - crossings / shootings in the golan , there really hasn\u2019t been clear manifestation of the arab spring in the palestinian sphere , either in israel or in the occupied territories ( except maybe the hamas / fateh unification talks , which seem to be more of an effort to protect their own weakening power structures ) .\ns : i think it\u2019s all the things you said , all together . combined .\ni believe that palestinians have been uprising since 1948 and they never really stopped . furthermore i believe that the palestinian issue and the activism around the crises has in part empowered and inspired many of the protesters in the arab world and beyond . one of the many reasons egyptians , tunisians syrians , libyans and other protesters are out , is their disapproval of their countries relationship with israel , the united states and other colonizing forces in the region .\nas for why the palestinian spring is not as strong as the others , it\u2019s very hard to point at one reason , mostly because i haven\u2019t been there in a long time . i can tell you however the different opinions i have been hearing from friends and colleagues .\nsome friends of mine think that what\u2019s happening in libya and syria is a result of lack of organization . people saw egypt and tunis and reacted without planning well for the coming . that could be the reason why some palestinian activists are not ready . maybe they are planning for a more organized and powerful resistance that will not cost them many casualties .\nother friends of mine say that some of the palestinian people are starting to accept slowly that palestine might never be free and the israelis have too much support in the world to behave as it wishes . and that a third \u201cintifada\u201d is not the right solution .\nas far as i\u2019m concerned we haven\u2019t seen the end of the battle , the arab spring might last for a while before fair and just reforms are made . i don\u2019t see the palestinian people giving up anytime soon , but they might consider not to engage in a third intifada for now . that might change . we will see .\ni : something that often comes up when palestinian protests in israel and the occupied territories are being discussed is the issue of nonviolence . people are quick to say things like \u201cthe palestinians need to give up their support of terrorism and take up nonviolence\u201d \u2013 completely ignoring the fact that there has been an active nonviolence movement there for decades ( ignored by the media as well ) . lately , however , it seems that the nonviolent protests are getting a bit more traction and a bit more visibility . do you think this is the case ?\ns : well yes and no . yes , because it\u2019s true there have been more attention toward palestinian nonviolent movements , and that i think is mainly a result of the modern technology . every event now is on live broadcast , people can see for themselves if it\u2019s violent or not . you don\u2019t need reporters for everything these day . social networks now provide first hand testimony which helps to develop faster changes in the point of view of the public opinion .\nno , because i believe that the public opinion is always somewhere in the middle about palestine and the movement associated with it . it might take a decade before more people will tell you palestinians are not terrorists . and that\u2019s not because of ignorance or apathy , it\u2019s simply a matter of convenience . to fit in .\ni : looking at the various revolutionary movements that are becoming active through the arab - speaking world , particularly during these past six months , the youth - dominated nature of the protests is one of the most immediately evident characteristics . certainly there are people of all ages , but the heavy lifting is being done by people in their twenties , ( and teens and thirties ) . people are continually talking about this from a political perspective \u2013this obsession with politics ignores the fact that the \u201cyouth bubble\u201d is going to shape the middle east for the next several decades \u2013 what do you see in the future ? what does the next generation look like in the middle east ?\ns : i am not good at predicting the future . but i\u2019m generally a believer of balance . where there will be good results there will be bad and vice versa .\ndc - based social scientist with experience as a researcher , project coordinator , educator , and analyst . academic background includes training in cultural anthropology , qualitative and quantitative analysis , arabic , third - world development issues , and extensive familiarity with the politics , cultures and history of the greater middle east . you should hire me .\nmichael dunn , editor in chief of the middle east journal , had a blog up yesterday that hits on a serious issue that resonated with me \u2013 midd . . .\nthis past november i traveled to kathmandu as part of a work project . this was my first time in nepal but my schedule was a rather brea . . .\n\u201ci am satisfied , because i was speaking in front of the youth in the green square tonight , but the rain came praise to god it bears well . . . .\nno post yesterday - i needed to let it all sink in . three days ago i was asking the question \u201cwhat now ? \u201d because mubarak hadn\u2019t left . toda . . .\nwell , seems the die is cast . in an attempt to make up for last night\u2019s \u201ccrazy man with an umbrella mumbling in a truck\u201d speech , brother l . . .\nreferenced in high voltage , death spa , and space mutiny ( 2014 ) . see more \u00bb\ni got the dvd copy of this shitfest from a suitcase market after talking to the seller about how eminem threatened to sue the distributers because his face was on the cover . i guess he felt sorry for me because i felt so interested into a film when the most well known musician , other than vanilla ice of course , would sue to get his face off the cover .\nthe film is sexist , racist and uses stereotypes . all women are described as\nbitches\nand only seen as sexual objects , including sexual harassment in the workplace and the icon to a news station being a girl in a g - string . and\u2026\njust as horrible and incompetent as i expected . why do i do this to myself ?\none of the worst movies i ' ve ever seen . it ' s almost unbelievable how shitty this 90 minutes of hot garbage is . torturous .\nprobably one of the worst\nmovies\nyou ' d ever have the displeasure of viewing . i only struggled through it so i could fairly rate it . there has to be something better you can do with your time . don ' t waste an hour and a half of your existence . ( the 1 / 2 star rating is only because ( 1 ) it supposedly\noccurred\nin my city and ( 2 ) because i like some of the artists in it . )\ni haven ' t seen this thing but i really want to after reading some of the reviews here . i literally had no idea this existed till like 10 minutes ago . it sounds so fucking bad .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\nnow that the video has loaded , you need to close the ads before you play the video ( the close button looks like [ x ] ) .\nif the video doesn ' t load , refresh the page and try again .\nif the video keeps buffering , just pause it for 5 - 10 minutes then continue playing .\nif above ways do not work , try to use other browsers . google chrome is the best browser to watch videos online .\nall rights reserved . disclaimer : this site does not store any files on its server . all contents are provided by non - affiliated third parties ."]}
{"id": 117054, "summary": [{"text": "madeline lee gilford ( may 30 , 1923 \u2013 april 15 , 2008 ) was an american film and stage actress and social activist , who later enjoyed a career as a theatrical producer .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "gilford was married , secondly , to actor jack gilford from 1949 until his death in 1990 .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "jack gilford died in 1990 . 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( 1993 ) . madeline lee gilford retrieved from urltoken\nare persons that are similar to madeline lee gilford . click on their names to check out their faqs .\n- jerome robbins : something to dance about ( 2009 ) . . . herself ( as madeline lee gilford )\ni thought you might like to see a memorial for madeline lee lederman gilford i found on findagrave . com .\n0 % of all voters think that madeline lee gilford was hot , 0 % voted for\nnot hot\n.\nmadeline lee gilford died on the 15th of april 2008 , which was a tuesday . the tragic death occurred 10 years ago .\naccording to various sources , madeline lee gilford ' s net worth has grown significantly in 2018 . however , the numbers vary depending on the source . if you have current knowledge about madeline lee gilford ' s net worth , please feel free to share the information below .\ndorot jewish division , the new york public library .\nmadeline lee gilford\nthe new york public library digital collections . 1993 . urltoken\n, which was a wednesday . madeline lee gilford ' s next birthday would be in 324 days ( would be turning 96years old then ) .\nmadeline lee gilford , an actress and producer who was married to actor jack gilford for 40 years , died monday april 14 in her greenwich village apartment at the age of 84 .\nmadeline lee gilford was an american film and stage actress and social activist , who later enjoyed a career as a theatrical producer . gilford was the widow of actor jack gilford , whom she married in 1949 . jack gilford died in 1990 . . . . more on wikipedia\ndorot jewish division , the new york public library .\nmadeline lee gilford\nnew york public library digital collections . accessed july 9 , 2018 . urltoken\nmadeline lee was born on may 30 , 1923 in bronx , new york city , new york , usa as madeline lederman . she was an actress , known for\njack and madeline gilford papers , billy rose theatre division , the new york public library .\nmadeline lee gilford ( 1923\u20132008 ) was born madeline lederman on may 30 , 1923 to polish immigrant parents in the bronx , new york . the youngest of four children , she began acting at the age of three at the heckscher foundation for children\u2019s theatre in manhattan segueing into radio , television , and film under the stage name madeline lee .\nit is no secret that many celebrities have been caught with illegal drugs in the past . some even openly admit their drug usuage . do you think that madeline lee gilford did smoke cigarettes , weed or marijuhana ? or did madeline lee gilford do steroids , coke or even stronger drugs such as heroin ? tell us your opinion below .\nin july 2008 , josh radnor and jennifer westfeldt starred in the premiere of the play finks based on gilford and madeline lee ' s experience with huac and the hollywood blacklist written by gilford ' s son joe gilford and directed by charlie stratton for new york stage and film .\nthe new york premiere of finks , based on the true experiences of jack gilford and madeline lee gilford and the blacklist of the 1950s , officially opens april 6 , following previews that began march 28 , at the ensemble studio theatre .\nmadeline lee gilford , who died tuesday at 84 , was an actress on broadway and radio , a social activist who organized fellow students and defied the house un - american activities committee , and the wife of actor jack gilford for four decades .\nmadeline gilford , a performer and producer who was married to actor jack gilford for 40 years , died april 14 in her greenwich village apartment . she was 84 .\njack gilford is a two - time tony award nominee for his performances in cabaret and a funny thing happened on the way to the forum . madeline lee gilford performed on broadway in embezzled heaven and was a producer on the world of sholom aleichem and rags .\nwell , that is up to you to decide ! click the\nhot\n- button if you think that madeline lee gilford was hot , or click\nnot\nif you don ' t think so .\njack and madeline gilford in 1963 with their children : lisa , sam , front , and joe . joe gilford has a play , \u201cfinks , \u201d inspired by his parents\u2019 blacklist experience .\ngardner and madeline , with big bird and love . photo courtesy of rob gardner . you can watch clips of madeline\u2019s appearance here and here .\ngilford and his wife , madeline lee , created a jack gilford special in 1981 for the canadian television channel , cbc . at this time after forty years of night club performing , gilford started to perform his one man shows in the 1980s . this included appearances at the paramount theater in denver , as well as at the town hall nyc .\nas of today , we do not have any current numbers about madeline lee gilford ' s net worth in 2018 in our database . if you know more or want to take an educated guess , please feel free to do so above .\nwhen the red - baiting scourge was intensifying in the 1950s , rising comic jack gilford and his chorine girlfriend - then - wife madeline lee gilford were caught up in it . madeline , more than jack , was ferociously busy in various groups the house un - american activities committee and red channels were scrutinizing as communist hotbeds . as a predictable result , the gilfords were pursued .\nmany people enjoy sharing rumors about the sexuality and sexual orientation of celebrities . we don ' t know for a fact whether madeline lee gilford was gay , bisexual or straight . however , feel free to tell us what you think ! vote by clicking below .\nthe madeline gilford files contain materials relating to her various roles as producer , actress , and casting director . madeline ' s production files contain correspondence , financial reports , investor agreements , audition notes , revisions of scripts , and reports . the bulk of her material consists of files from madeline ' s three major productions ,\nif your name is madeline , then you ' re in some great company . here ' s our list of the most famous people named madeline , inclu . . .\njack gilford met actress madeline lee at a political meeting in 1947 . both were allied to left - wing causes \u2014 a fact that would hurt them during the mccarthy era . there were married in 1949 and stayed together until jack gilford ' s death in 1990 . she is survived by her three children , lisa , joseph and sam .\nher polish - immigrant parents \u0097 she was madeline lederman at birth , madeline lee in her early career \u0097 were ardent socialists . gilford got her start in activism by organizing the national student union at walton high school in the bronx , which expelled her for her politics , according to her son , joseph gilford . later , her name came up at the huac hearing when she was named as a communist by choreographer jerome robbins .\nin 2007 , she was presented with the first annual madeline gilford award\nfor her dedication and tireless contributions to the theatre\nby musical mondays theatre lab .\nalso appearing in the big apple is the work of another red diaper baby , this time in the off - broadway theater . the award - winning drama finks is a fictionalized play by joe gilford based on the lives of his well - known progressive actor / comedian parents , jack and madeline lee gilford , who were victims of the mccarthy - era blacklist .\ndeath [ edit ] following a year - long battle with stomach cancer , he died in his greenwich village home in 1990 , aged 82 . [ 8 ] his wife , madeline lee gilford , died on april 15 , 2008 , from undisclosed causes . [ 1 ] gilford is buried in the yiddish theater section of flushing , new york ' s mount hebron cemetery .\nfrom the guide to the jack and madeline gilford papers , 1938 - 2005 , 1961 - 1990 , ( the new york public library . billy rose theatre division . )\ngilford had two sons , joseph and samuel , with jack gilford and a daughter , lisa , from a previous marriage to mitchell fein , an engineer . gilford died april 15 , 2008 in greenwich village in new york city .\ngilford ' s career was derailed for a time during the 1950s and the mccarthy era . he was an activist who campaigned for social change , integration and labor unions . he was quite active both socially and politically in left wing causes , as was his wife , actress madeline lee gilford . gilford and his wife were implicated for their alleged sympathies by the house un - american activities committee during the mccarthy era . gilford and madeline were specifically named by choreographer jerome robbins in his testimony to the huac . gilford and his wife were called to testify before the house un - american activities committee in 1953 . the couple had difficulty finding work during much of the rest of the 1950s due to the hollywood blacklist . jack and madeline often had to borrow money from friends to make ends meet .\nmy parents were jack gilford and madeline lee gilford . he became well - known for his tv commercials for cracker jack and for broadway roles in \u201ca funny thing happened on the way to the forum\u201d and \u201ccabaret , \u201d both of which earned him tony nominations . she was a child actress and then a homemaker , raising three children , and later a casting director and producer .\ngilford ' s career was derailed for a time during the 1950s and mccarthyism . he was an activist who campaigned for social change , integration and labor unions . he was quite active both socially and politically in left wing causes , as was his wife , madeline lee . the couple were implicated for their alleged communist sympathies by the house un - american activities committee ( huac ) . gilford and madeline were specifically named by choreographer jerome robbins in his testimony to the huac .\nonce upon a mattress ( 1959 , musical ) \u2013 gilford initially played the role of king sextimus off - broadway . when the show moved to broadway , the role was played by will lee instead . gilford , though , reprised his sextimus performance for two television productions of the musical .\nand he also worked in vaudeville doing impressions . jack met his wife madeline lee at a political meeting in the 1940s while they were both married to other people . they were married in 1949 and had two children , joseph and sam . jack also raised madeline ' s daughter from her previous marriage , lisa . jack and madeline were blacklisted during the 1950s along with his friend zero mostel . madeline gilford and mostel were two of the names put forth by jerome robbins in his testimony before the house committee on un - american activities . both husband and wife were unable to find work for much of the 1950 ' s . in the 1960s gilford went on to star in\nactress and producer madeline lee gilford died april 14 in new york . she was 84 . services will be held thursday , april 17 at 11 : 15 a . m . at riverside memorial chapel , 180 west 76th st . married to actor jack gilford for 40 years , she met him at a political meeting in 1947 . both were committed to left - wing causes [ \u2026 ]\ngilford ( 30 may 1923\u201315 apr 2008 ) , find a grave memorial no .\nand raised in brooklyn , gilford liked to tell nn buo busine . . .\nthe only known photo of madeline and me . dining in connecticut with a friend , years ago .\n, much less write , \u201d madeline said . that would be grace paley , by the way .\n, mr . gilford also became the first non - singer to play a major speaking role in a metropolitan opera production . later in life gilford ' s work in\nactress madeline lee met jack gilford at a political meeting in 1947 . both were already committed to civil rights issues \u0097 a fact that would later come back to hurt them during the mccarthy era . there were married in 1949 , until jack gilford ' s death in 1990 . she is survived by their three children , lisa , joseph and sam , as well as molly , max and jake , her grandchildren\nmadeline gilford ( 1923 - 2008 ) was film and stage actress and social activist , who later started a career as a producer , working with her husband jack on many projects . madeline began her acting career at the age of three when she was chosen to be the replacement jean darling in the\nmadeline\u2019s fellow birdwatcher , cedric , is played by the late richard hunt , a puppeteer and aspiring actor .\ngilford - - madeline lee , on april 15 , 2008 . beloved wife of the late jack gilford , loving mother of lisa , joe and sam , adoring grandmother of max , molly and jacob , devoted sister and loving aunt . she was an angel to all who knew her . service thursday 11 : 15am at the & apos ; & apos ; riverside & apos ; & apos ; 76th street and amerstam avenue .\n\u201cshe was absolutely charming , \u201d gardner says . but i had one important question for this witness to madeline\u2019s encounter with one of her all - time tallest co - stars : was madeline really 5 foot 3 , as she often claimed ?\nonce , i asked madeline whether she ever got scared , during the black list . not just scared \u2014 but intimidated .\n\u201cmadeline lee gilford ! \u201d scotti called out . my mother was alert enough not to answer . when scotti approached to touch her with the subpoena , her only defense was my little brother , sam . wielding the infant like a shield , my mother dueled with scotti , dodging and weaving , blocking her with my brother so it was impossible for scotti to touch her with the subpoena .\nwhile jack was in his last illness , madeline and i didn\u2019t see much of each other . when a friend ran into her at a party and told her i\u2019d gone to work for cbs news , madeline said , \u201coh ! and i always thought\non the set : stage manager , madeline , gardner , big bird , & kermit love . photo courtesy of rob gardner .\nthe ruling planet of gemini is mercury . therefore , lucky days were wednesdays and lucky numbers were : 5 , 14 , 23 , 32 , 41 and 50 . scarlet and red were madeline lee gilford ' s lucky colors . typical positive character traits of gemini include : spontaneity , brazenness , action - orientation and openness . negative character traits could be : impatience , impetuousness , foolhardiness , selfishness and jealousy .\nthe jack and madeline gilford papers contain materials from 1938 though 2005 that document the gilfords ' professional lives as actors and producers . their production files , which make up the bulk of the collection , contain scripts , notes , photographs , and in the case of producing files , financial and backers materials . other material includes scrapbooks , headshots , correspondence , madeline gilford ' s committee files , and sheet music and other material that jack used in his vaudeville and solo acts .\nbroadway appearance was opposite ethel barrymore . harpo marx flirted with her . so did peter ustinov . beverly sills sang for her . so did lotte lenya . when martin luther king spoke on the steps of the lincoln memorial , ossie davis reached into the crowd to pull madeline and her daughter , lisa , onto the platform . when dorothy parker\u2019s dog threw up on madeline\u2019s carpet , madeline protested .\nwe raised three children on unemployment insurance . ml - referring to her and husband jack gilford ' s blacklisting\ngilford ' s career was derailed for a time during the 1950s and mccarthyism . he was an activist who campaigned for social change , integration and labor unions . he was quite active both socially and politically in left - wing causes , as was his wife , madeline lee . [ 1 ] in 1953 gilford and lee were called to testify before the house un - american activities committee ( huac ) regarding their alleged communist sympathies , after being specifically named by choreographer jerome robbins in his own testimony to the committee . [ 1 ] [ 7 ] the couple had difficulty finding work during much of the rest of the 1950s due to the hollywood blacklist , and often had to borrow money from friends to make ends meet .\ni\u2019m a native texan , educated in the northeast , back in new york city after 7 years in france . . . . i\u2019ve been a producer on radio , a writer on television , a gopher on broadway , a stage manager and costume designer off - off - broadway , an opera critic , a secretary , a reporter , an editor , an actor , a teacher , and a go - go boy . . . . my former bosses include soprano teresa stratas , actress madeline lee gilford , producers robert v . straus and lee guber , and broadcast journalists dan rather and connie chung . . . . my book madeline kahn : being the music \u2022 a life will be released may 1 , 2015 , from university press of mississippi .\nin 1979 , gilford won a daytime emmy award for his guest appearance on the children\u2019s series big blue marble .\nsir rudolf bing engaged gilford for the comic speaking role of the tippling jailer frosch in the operetta die fledermaus .\nmr . guber and mrs . gilford also produced the revival of ' ' the world of sholom aleichem , ' ' which lasted only a few performances , but at least put jack gilford , mrs . gilford ' s husband , on a broadway stage again . mr . gilford has not yet been cast for ' ' rags , ' ' but presumably this is an oversight . how could you do a musical about the lower east side without him ?\n' ' rags ' ' will be produced by lee guber and madeline gilford , who say they will put it in a workshop in the early fall and into rehearsal at the end of the year . ' ' it ' s about adjusting and surviving , ' ' mr . guber says , ' ' and there ' s no social group that won ' t understand it . it ' s been an experience we all share . ' '\nlater in life , madeline became involved as a board member in the national musical theatre network , taught at the actor ' s institute , and worked with united jewish appeal and the rosenberg fund for children among many other charitable activities . madeline died in new york city in 2008 .\nthe choreographer jerome robbins , under threat of blackmail but a foul character to begin with , named madeline\u2019s name during the witch hunts . her principal associate in subversive activities , robbins said , was a man madeline never heard of . one night , in a restaurant , someone pointed out the man in question , and madeline went over to him . \u201cjerry robbins thinks you and i ought to know each other , \u201d she said .\nfollowing a year - long battle with stomach cancer , he died in his greenwich village home in 1990 , aged 81 . his wife , madeline lee gilford , died on april 15 , 2008 . the gilfords resided in two apartments in greenwich village , one at 75 bank st . , where a young lauren bacall once lived , and another at 380 west 12th street . they are both interred at mount hebron cemetery in flushing , queens , new york .\nmadeline introduced me to her family , to the point that lisa and her brothers joe and sam seem like my cousins , and lisa\u2019s daughter , molly , will forever be the girl who got away . madeline introduced me to jack , too , who used to improvise little character riffs to entertain us both while we were waiting for madeline to emerge from a production meeting , and who once sang \u201cgive my regards to broadway\u201d for me alone .\nthat job . and moreover , madeline wasn\u2019t about to let that s . o . b . have the satisfaction of seeing jack effectively blacklist himself .\nloved in the part , gilford performed it 77 times between 1950 and 1964 one of gilford ' s specialties was pantomime , and this talent was put to good use by director george abbott when he cast gilford as the silent king sextimus in once upon a mattress ( off - broadway , 1959 ) . gilford shared the stage with a young carol burnett in this production , and reprised his performance with her in two separate televised versions of the show , in 1964 and in 1972 .\nseries i contains correspondence , clippings , photographs , scripts , and speeches documenting gilford\u2019s career and social activism . a significant portion of the collection relates to 170 years of show business . the series includes transcripts of gilford\u2019s testimony before huac and correspondence from the american federation of television and radio artists ( aftra ) regarding the failure or refusal of its members to answer questions posed by huac . other notable items include correspondence from woody guthrie , e . y . ( edgar yipsel ) harburg , and arthur miller . photographs include over forty scenes from attic playshop , a children\u2019s television program produced by gilford in the 1950s ; publicity shots of madeline gilford , jack gilford , and john randolph ; the 1940 cast of meet the people ; and robert meeropol circa 1970s .\njack gilford ( july 25 , 1908 \u2013 june 4 , 1990 ) was an american actor on broadway , films and television .\ngilford - - madeline lee . the much beloved actor , writer and producer of the n . y . theatre scene for over 50 years , passed away in her home on tuesday in her 85th year . maddy has been celebrated for her tireless support of the theatre community as an advisor , friend and cheerleader to countless numbers of aspiring creative artists . she and her late husband , jack gilford , were famously blacklisted during the mccarthy era . she is survived by her three children , lisa , joe and sam , and three grandchildren , max , molly and jacob . contributions in her memory may be to actors fund of america .\ngilford - - madeline lee . the much beloved actor , writer and producer of the n . y . theatre scene for over 50 years , passed away in her home on tuesday in her 85th year . maddy has been celebrated for her tireless support of the theatre community as an advisor , friend and cheerleader to countless numbers of aspiring creative artists . she and her late husband , jack gilford , were famously blacklisted during the mccarthy era . she is survived by her three children , lisa , joe and sam , and three grandchildren , max , molly and jacob . contributions in her memory may be to actors fund of america .\nsome of gilford ' s most memorable work was done for series television , where he made numerous guest appearances . some notable examples :\nmadeline gilford took a prominent role in civil rights demonstrations and was close to the dais for martin luther king ' s 1963\ni have a dream\nspeech from the steps of the lincoln memorial . in 1999 , she was arrested during a civil disobedience protest over the police shooting of amadou diallo .\none of gilford ' s specialties was pantomime , and this talent was put to good use by director george abbott when he cast gilford as the silent king sextimus in once upon a mattress ( off - broadway , 1959 ) . gilford shared the stage with a young carol burnett in this production , and reprised his performance with her in two separate televised versions of the show , in 1964 and in 1972 .\nboth gilfords were blacklisted for much of the 1950s ; madeleine gilford was one of those named by jerome robbins in his testimony before huac .\none of gilford ' s specialties was pantomime , and this talent was put to good use by director george abbott when he cast gilford as the silent king sextimus in once upon a mattress ( off - broadway , 1959 ) . gilford shared the stage with a young carol burnett in this production , and reprised his performance with her in two separate televised versions of the show , in 1964 and in 1972 . [ 6 ]\nbut then the show started , and i was alone in the wings . madeline appeared . \u201ccome on , kid , \u201d she said . \u201ci\u2019ll take you to dinner . \u201d\nwhen madeline gilford turned 80 , a few years ago , the crowd in the living - room of her greenwich village apartment was standing - room - only while friends and family traded testimonials . this one owed his job to her , that one met her husband in this very room . over the years , madeline had lent her money ( though where she got it was a mystery even to her ) , she\u2019d offered her advice , she\u2019d thrown herself bodily into protest marches and letter - writing campaigns and boycotts and strikes . story piled upon story of madeline\u2019s fearless struggle to make the world a better place , one person at a time . or , if possible , collectively .\nmarried to actor jack gilford for 40 years , she met him at a political meeting in 1947 . both were committed to left - wing causes \u2014 a fact that would later hurt them during the mccarthy era . they were married in 1949 and remained together until jack gilford\u2019s death in 1990 .\nmadeline loved to work , and she got some plum acting gigs , too , in her later years . she was a vicious resident of a retirement community in a tv film called\njack gilford made a comeback in the 1962 as hysterium in\na funny thing happened on the way to the forum .\nthe production also starred the gilfords ' close friend , zero mostel , but was choreographed and directed in part by their nemesis , jerome robbins . several years later , with jack gilford having gone on to success on stage , film , and in a series of national commercials for cracker jacks , madeline gilford encountered robbins at a new year ' s eve party . she toasted him :\n1953 can kiss my ass ,\naccording to stefan kanfer ' s\na journal of the plague years\n( 1973 ) .\nwhen rudolf bing took over direction of the metropolitan opera , he wanted to introduce broadway expertise and glamor to the staid company . he engaged gilford for the comic speaking role of the tippling jailer frosch in the operetta die fledermaus . loved in the part , gilford performed it 77 times between 1950 and 1964 .\n. and it wasn\u2019t until we were in boston , in tryouts at the shubert theater , that the bond was really set , and i became what i shall always remain : madeline\u2019s willing slave .\nmrs . gilford ' s parents were both active socialists . born in the bronx in 1923 , she was a child actress beginning at the age of three . she performed on radio and shared the stage with ethel barrymore in the 1944 play embezzled heaven . she also assisted lyricist e . y . ( yip ) harburg during many productions , including the lena horne vehicle jamaica . her sister , thelma lee , was also a stage actress .\n. ) but singing with grover revealed a persistent problem in madeline\u2019s work with the muppets : she tends to look over the puppet\u2019s head , rather than fixing it straight in the ping pong - ball eyes .\nfinks , according to press notes ,\nis playwright joe gilford ' s fictionalized account of his parents , jack gilford and madeline lee gilford , and their real life experience of the blacklist . it is a tale of a scoundrel time , a time of paranoia , loyalty and betrayal , show business and show trials , told from the life of two young entertainers who , at the birth of their careers , had to confront the house un - american activities committee ( huac ) . this play is about names , the naming of names , career - determining choices and finks . he was the gentle man with the kind face we knew from the cracker jack commercials , but in the early 1950s , when on the verge of stardom and his own tv series , somebody spoke his name . she was a tv and radio actress until somebody spoke her name . both played roles they never thought they ' d play in one the darkest times in american history when they were given top billing by finks .\njack gilford ( 1908 - 1990 ) was a veteran vaudeville and revue comedian who played comic character roles in many stage and television productions as well as in a number of films . gilford was born jacob aaron gellman on new york city ' s lower east side and was discovered by milton berle while working in a pharmacy . his first broadway appearance was in\njack , on the other hand , was ready to hand in his notice . how could he work with the man who ratted out his wife ? he phoned madeline in new york \u2014 and she read him the riot act . of\none afternoon , she decided to string the fbi agents along . she had heard that alger hiss had recently moved to washington square park . while being followed as she walked her daughter to school , she swung by hiss ' address and \u2014 not knowing him \u2014 knocked on his door .\ni went up to him \u2014 they couldn ' t hear what i was saying \u2014 and i said : ' mr . hiss , i ' m madeline lee gilford . i ' m jack gilford ' s wife . ' oh , yes , he knew him . and he was tall and thin and handsome in the cold . and i wanted to chat with him long enough so that they would think that i had a date to meet him in the park away from phone taps . and i said , ' i want to welcome you back to the village , and may i kiss you ? ' so i kissed alger hiss in washington square park .\nin the 1980s , gilford turned to producing , including two short runs on broadway ,\nthe world of sholom aleichem\n( 1982 ) , starring jack gilford , and the musical\nrags\n( 1986 ) . she took small parts in episodes of\nlaw & order\nand\nmad about you .\nshe can also be seen in the forthcoming\nsex and the city\nmovie .\n, but there was no substitute for hearing them from her own mouth . and madeline was a prodigious storyteller . not just story trees , but story cycles . only italo calvino could match her ability to begin story a , link it to story b , link\nthis is a of still image of 7 arts core member john randolph from the film , & # 039 ; seconds & # 039 ; . < br / > randolph , like jack gilford and madeline lee of 7 arts core , was blacklisted in the 1950 & # 039 ; s after appearing before the house of un - american activities committee ( huac ) for his political activities . he is believed to be the & # 039 ; last blacklisted actor to regain employment in hollywood films & # 039 ; when he starred in john frankenheimer & # 039 ; s & # 039 ; seconds & # 039 ; in 1966 . the tony award wining actor went on to appear in such films as & # 039 ; serpico & # 039 ; and various television shows . < br / > < br / > * urltoken\ntogether they\u2019d been blacklisted , and together they\u2019d endured . because madeline acted on the radio , where faces couldn\u2019t be matched to names , her lot was a little easier than jack\u2019s ; she played mrs . peachum , too , in the legendary theatre de lys production of\n( 1985 ) . madeline ' s files also contain papers concerning her work for various foundations including the rosenberg fund for children , musical theatre works , national alliance for musical theater , and new york women in film and television . there is also a folder of material for\nsubpoenaed by the committee , she came to blows with her process server . according to a 1953 new york times report of her testimony , she\ncited four amendments \u0097 the first , fourth , fifth , and eighth \u0097 in resisting interrogation .\nwhen questions about the may day parade of 1942 came up , gilford shot back ,\nlook , i ' m a comedian , not joan of arc . the words ' recant , ' ' confess , ' ' you ' re a heretic ' are not exactly my dish .\njack gilford , also named by robbins , testified at the same hearings , and the two had trouble finding work for the next decade , although , as she told the forward in 2003 ,\nthere was no broadway blacklist .\nmadeline gilford made offscreen television appearances as squalling babies , and the couple borrowed from friends . ( they left their spouses for each other in the late 1940s . )\nmadeline was wonderful about introducing me to her friends : bella abzug , chita rivera , jule styne , shirley maclaine , ren\u00e9e taylor and joseph bologna ( a brown alumnus ) , anne jackson and eli wallach , richard dreyfuss , christine baranski , blythe danner \u2014 i can\u2019t even remember all the famous names . over dinner one night , madeline\u2019s friend rosetta lenoire , the actress and producer , told me about her godfather , bill \u201cbojangles\u201d robinson ; her one - time boss , orson welles ; the kid she used to babysit , james earl jones ; and her costar , urkel . sometimes , madeline would take me out to sardi\u2019s , where her caricature hangs on the wall , and where she was greeted much like dolly levi at the harmonia gardens . for those few hours , i felt like a broadway legend , too .\ngilford was born jacob aaron gellman on the lower east side of manhattan in new york city , and grew up in williamsburg , brooklyn . his parents were romanian - born jewish immigrants sophie\nsusksa\n( n\u00e9e jackness ) , who owned a restaurant , and aaron gellman , a furrier . gilford was the second of three sons , with an older brother murray (\nmoisha\n) and a younger brother nathaniel (\nnatie\n) .\ngilford once again found work towards the end of the 1950s and early 1960s with the end of the mccarthy era . he made his comeback as hysterium in the 1962 production of a funny thing happened on the way to the forum . he co - starred in the play with his close friend , zero mostel . ironically , this particular production was also choreographed by jerome robbins , who had previously testified against jack gilford before the huac in 1953 .\nher principal fields of interest were theater and politics , and mine was the happy lot to be interested in those topics , too , and to know the names of many of the players in her stories . i knew few of them personally , but madeline knew everybody . literally .\nit always struck me as indiscreet to ask precisely what had been the political affiliations of the gilfords , but i am utterly convinced of this : if the country had ever been overtaken by an authoritarian , stalinist regime , jack and madeline would have joined the resistance the next morning .\nmadeline was married to another man when she met jack , but their attraction proved unstoppable . by the time i met them , they were a cute old couple , and thinking of them as the players in a sweeping tale of epic passion could be downright weird , like contemplating the inescapable truth that , yes , your grandparents did have sex . yet they were still pretty passionate , right up to the end , and madeline took jack\u2019s death , in 1990 , very hard . if there\u2019s a bright side to her passing now , it\u2019s that she and jack will be together again .\njack gilford ( july 25 , 1907 \u2013 june 4 , 1990 [ 2 ] ) was an american broadway , film and television actor . he was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actor for save the tiger ( 1973 ) .\ngilford also was featured in a series of commercials for bank of the commonwealth in the detroit area in the early - mid - 1980s . perhaps his most memorable role of this period was that of bernie lefkowitz in\ncocoon\n( 1985 ) .\ncontents [ show ] early life [ edit ] gilford was born jacob aaron gellman on the lower east side of manhattan and grew up in williamsburg , brooklyn . his parents were romanian - born jewish immigrants sophie\nsusksa\n( n\u00e9e jackness ) , who owned a restaurant , and aaron gellman , a furrier . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] gilford was the second of three sons , with an older brother murray (\nmoisha\n) and a younger brother nathaniel (\nnatie\n) .\n\u201cif he did , it\u2019s only because you gave him a good report of me , \u201d i replied . \u201cthe reality is that jack and i didn\u2019t spend much time alone together : we usually had you as an interlocutor . \u201d but madeline gave me a knowing look . wasn\u2019t that enough ? she seemed to say .\njoe gilford has done a great job of capturing the fast paced spirit and humor of those times by writing a play that takes place at cafe society , the integrated greenwich village nightclub , and the huac hearings ,\nsaid ensemble artistic director william carden in an earlier statement .\ngilford became successful mostly through roles on the broadway stage , such as drink to me only , romanoff and juliet , and the diary of anne frank . he later enjoyed success in film and television , as well as a series of nationwide television commercials for cracker jack . [ 7 ]\njack\u2019s adventures are another story entirely , but let it be noted that he shared a dressing room with billie holiday , and once taught a pantomime to buster keaton . and lest you think the gilfords knew only left - wingers , be it known that elliott abrams was lisa gilford\u2019s prom date .\ngilford tried for over five years to get the play produced across the country , to no avail , until the small long - running ensemble studio theatre took it in . hopefully regional theaters around the country will be attracted to this exciting reminder of the days of courage against the american witchhunt .\nboth gilfords were blacklisted for much of the 1950s . mrs . gilford ' s name was one of the names mentioned by jerome robbins in his testimony before the huac . thereafter , the couple had difficulty finding work . they relied on loans from friends and government checks for much of their income .\nin 1938 , gilford worked as the master of ceremonies in the first downtown new york integrated nightclub ,\ncafe society\n. he was a unique blend of the earlier style of the yiddish theater , vaudeville and burlesque and started the tradition of monology such as later comedians lenny bruce and woody allen used .\nthis month a group of us \u201cred - diaper babies\u201d participated in a talk back after a performance . they included kate lardner , daughter of the blacklisted screenwriter ring lardner jr . ; josh mostel , son of the actor zero mostel ; and julie garfield , daughter of the actor john garfield . lee grant , the actor and director who survived the blacklist and went on to win an oscar for \u201cshampoo , \u201d was there too \u2014 living proof of the resilience of people with the kind of courage our parents had .\nthis is a 1976 photo of 7 arts core members valerie harper and jack gilford . it is a publicity still from harper & # 039 ; s television series & # 039 ; rhoda & # 039 ; in which she starred as the lead character . < br / > < br / > harper wasn & # 039 ; t just an active member , she was an officer in 7 arts . she served as the chair of the community relations committee in 1964 when core was at its zenith . according to her autobiography , & # 039 ; i , rhoda & # 039 ; , she also walked the picket line with the earlier version of 7 arts , the committee for the employment of negro performers , in its demonstration against the broadway play , & # 039 ; subways are for sleeping & # 039 ; . this is despite that fact that she was performing in the play at the same time . her book also discusses her participation in 7 arts campaign against the industrial trade shows and general motors . < br / > < br / > gilford was a long time character actor who appeared in numerous shows such as & # 039 ; the defenders & # 039 ; , & # 039 ; all in the family & # 039 ; , and & # 039 ; the golden girls & # 039 ; . < br / > < br / > my thanks to lisa lee gilford for confirming that harper was in 7 arts .\nhe was nominated for several tony awards for best supporting actor as hysterium in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum ( 1963 ) , and for his role as herr schultz in cabaret ( 1966 ) . he was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actor in ( 1973 ) for his role as phil green in save the tiger ( his co - star jack lemmon won for best actor ) . sir rudolf bing engaged gilford for the comic speaking role of the tippling jailer frosch in the operetta die fledermaus . loved in the part , gilford performed it 77 times between 1950 and 1964 . [ 5 ]\nmadeline listened to all this politely , nodding her head and batting the baby - blue eyes that , in her youth , made her a ringer for ginger rogers . we , her friends , went on and on . then at last it was her turn to speak . \u201cthis is all very interesting , \u201d she said , \u201cand i thank you . but there\u2019s one thing you should know .\nin 1978 , with her husband and zero mostel and his wife , kate , she published\n170 years of show business ,\na group memoir which included stories of her encounters with show business luminaries from lotte lenya to dorothy parker . when parker ' s dog threw up on gilford ' s carpet , the host protested .\nmrs . gilford remained busy throughout her last decades , playing roles on tv in\nlaw & order\nand in films such as\nthe old feeling ,\ncocoon : the return ,\nthe savages\nand the yet - to - be - released\nuncertainty\nand\nsex and the city .\nmrs . gilford remained busy throughout her last decade , playing roles on\nlaw & order\nand taking small roles in films such as\nthe old feeling ,\ncocoon : the return ,\nthe savages\nand the yet - to - be - released\nuncertainty\nand\nsex and the city .\nthis is a 1968 photo of score member tom hurwitz at a columbia university protest . < br / > < br / > tom is the son of leo hurwitz , who , like the gilfords of 7 arts core , was blacklisted for his political activities . < br / > < br / > having participated in core campaigns as early as the 1960 woolworth & # 039 ; s demonstrations on 125th street , tom was also at the 1964 world\u2019s fair demonstration . he was arrested at the new york pavillion with fellow elizabeth irwin high school student lisa lee gilford . < br / > < br / > tom went on to join the students for a democratic society ( sds ) and was a leader in the 1968 student takeover of columbia university . he has since become a highly respected cinematographer . at least four of the films he & # 039 ; s worked on have won academy awards . < br / >\nan actress from the 1920s , when she is said to have appeared in silent\nour gang\nreels shot in brooklyn ( cast lists are hard to verify ) , gilford went on to a successful career in radio serials , in which she would often appear on several stations in a single day . she made a specialty of imitating baby cries .\ngiovanna sardelli directs the work by joe gilford , which features michael cullen ( bus stop ) , ned eisenberg ( golden boy ) , leo ash evens ( jesus christ superstar ) , jason liebman , kenney m . green , thomas lyons , aaron serotsky ( august : osage county ) and miriam silverman ( shakespeare in the park ' s hamlet ) .\n, the widow of the great actor jack gilford , a hardy survivor of the witch hunts and the black list , and the only mother i had in new york city . she fed me , told me stories , and picked me up and dusted me off every single time i fell . she died early yesterday , at the age of 84 .\ngilfords talents were not limited to comedy and he made dramatic appearances in the diary of anne frank , the tenth man , and the world of sholem aleichem . mr . gilford also played roles in many award winning films such as enter laughing , the incident , catch 22 , caveman , and save the tiger , which earned him an academy award nomination .\nmrs . gilford ' s parents were both active socialists . born in the bronx in 1923 , she was a child actress beginning at the age of three . she performed on radio and shared the stage with ethel barrymore in the 1944 play embezzled heaven . she also assisted lyricist e . y . ( yip ) harburg on many productions , including the musical jamaica .\nboth gilfords were blacklisted for much of the 1950s . mrs . gilford ' s name was one of the names mentioned by jerome robbins in his testimony before the huac . thereafter , the couple had difficulty finding work . they relied on loans from friends and government checks for much of their income .\nwe raised three children on unemployment insurance ,\nshe once said .\ngilford and his wife were called to testify before the huac in 1953 . the couple had difficulty finding work during much of the rest of the 1950s due to the hollywood blacklist . the couple often had to borrow money from friends to make ends meet . he found work towards the end of the 1950s and during the early 1960s with the end of the mccarthy era .\ntaxi , ( 1979 , 1981 ) , two appearances as\njoe reiger\n, the cold , uncaring father of judd hirsch ' s\nalex reiger\ncharacter . in one of these episodes , gilford reprised his old\npea soup coming to a furious boil\nimpression . he played a more connected father to paul sand in several episodes of paul sand in friends and lovers .\ncareer [ edit ] in 1938 , gilford worked as the master of ceremonies in the first downtown new york integrated nightclub , caf\u00e9 society owned and operated by barney josephson . he was a unique blend of the earlier style of the yiddish theater , vaudeville and burlesque , and started the tradition of monology such as later comedians lenny bruce and woody allen used . he won numerous industry awards .\nduring the episode , madeline sings another tony geiss number , \u201cbrown bird in the cherry tree , \u201d live on the set to a prerecorded track . she\u2019s joined by the canary brothers \u2014 gummo , zeppo , curly , and moe \u2014 \u201clittle birds on strings , floating around , fluttering around , \u201d gardner says . \u201ci heard later that she was so enamored of the birds that from the shoot they brought her two little birds to have in her apartment . i\u2019m hoping they were hanging in the window . \u201d"]}
{"id": 117112, "summary": [{"text": "key largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston and starring humphrey bogart , edward g. robinson and lauren bacall .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the supporting cast features lionel barrymore and claire trevor .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the movie was adapted by richard brooks and huston from maxwell anderson 's 1939 play of the same name , which played on broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "key largo was the fourth and final film pairing of married actors bogart and bacall , after to have and have not ( 1944 ) , the big sleep ( 1946 ) , and dark passage ( 1947 ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "claire trevor won the 1948 academy award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance as a drunken ex-singer , the moll of robinson 's character . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "key largo ( film )", "paragraphs": ["in honor of this film , the real key largo hosts a humphrey bogart film festival every year .\nsong key largo , is a nice piece of poetic whimsy or in fact a factual summary of bertie higgins trip to key largo .\nand back in 1948 they stared in a film called\u2026 . . come on you can guess \u201ckey largo\u201d\ngross : i ' m thinking of\nkey largo\nand . . .\nkey largo ( 1948 ) \u2013 in the good old days of classic hollywood .\nkey largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) you . . .\nkey largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) he . . .\ntcm ' s saturday afternoon host tiffany vazquez introduces key largo , 1948 . >\nreferenced in bertie higgins ' 1981 # 1 hit song ,\nkey largo\n.\nkey largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) my first . . .\nkey largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) he used . . .\nkey largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) champagne and . . .\na boat washed ashore in key largo after the region was hit by hurricane irma .\nkey largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston , adapted in name only from a 1939 play by maxwell anderson .\nthe humphrey bogart estate , led by stephen humphrey bogart ( son of humphrey bogart and lauren bacall ) , hosts the annual humphrey bogart film festival at the stunning playa largo hotel in the tropical paradise of key largo , florida ! not only is key largo named after the classic bogie and bacall film , but the real , original boat from the african queen is docked in key largo ! .\nbut like many songs , if we drill down to the accuracies or in this case inaccuracy we will find that neither of the actors actually sailed away to key largo , as humphrey bogart ( bogie in the key largo song ) travelled down to key largo on the bus .\nkey largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) you won ' t . . .\nkey largo ( 1948 ) - - ( movie clip ) he used to dig . . .\nhumphrey bogart and edward g . robinson in key largo ( 1948 ) , directed by john huston .\ngross : so let ' s hear that scene with the song from the movie\nkey largo .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing key largo near you .\nthe song key largo by bertie higgins is a florida keys slushy favourite . . . find out why !\ngross : that ' s claire trevor singing\nmoanin ' low\nfrom the movie\nkey largo .\nso there we go the key largo lyrics have been well and truly torn apart\u2026\u2026\u2026but i still like it anyway .\nthe film has continued to evoke an interest in today\u2019s popular culture . in 1981 , bertie higgins critically acclaimed hit song , key largo about the passionate romance between humphrey bogart and lauren bacall is heavily influenced by the film .\n\u00a9 florida keys & key west film & entertainment commission . all rights reserved . \u0095 internet marketing by urltoken .\ngreat choice . i wrote about the key largo storm last year for the beach party blogathon . very symbolic weather .\ni ' m overwhelmed . i don ' t know where to start ,\none key largo resident says .\nthe american market has more than one chart running , and in the adult contemporary chart the song key largo did even better .\non it\u2019s release , key largo was a monumental success . the film was lauded for it\u2019s distinguished cast , and it\u2019s use of portentous and sinister dialogue that is wrapped around it\u2019s impressive cinematography .\nlauren bacall \u2018s aug . 12 death moved a lot of classic film fans earlier this month . this past week , it moved bertie higgins song \u201ckey largo\u201d way up the digital sales charts .\nwith the headline : the screen ; ' key largo , ' remake of drama by anderson with bogart and robinson , at strand .\nkey largo\nis a masterpiece ( not to mention a multi - course royal banquet of great performances ) ; but it is also as chilling a film as there is . . . .\nif you compare the numbers on the bow , the same boat was used in both movies , key largo and to have and have not .\nthe song key largo by bertie higgins is a popular choice of people who are sitting in the homes , wallowing in some florida keys nostalgia .\nevery episode includes sweeping aerial shots of the florida overseas highway , which runs from north of key largo all the way to key west . it\u2019s the only florida highway to be designated an all - american road .\nsetting : a hilltop in spain ; a wharf in key largo , florida ; interior of d ' alcala ' s house . january , 1939 .\nin the united kingdom the key largo song , failed to deliver much interest in the record buying public and only managed to get to number 60 .\na returning veteran ( humphrey bogart ) tangles with a ruthless gangster ( edward g . robinson ) during a hurricane in key largo ( 1948 ) . >\n\u2026 starred in huston\u2019s next film , key largo ( 1948 ) , a suspenseful adaptation of a maxwell anderson play that is regarded as a classic film noir . with a screenplay by huston and richard brooks , it is set in a small hotel in the florida keys that is taken over by a gangster\u2026\nkey largo is a worthy example of film noir . from the dreary hotel , where the atmosphere is foreboding , to the menacing gangsters , who all come alive during a ferocious hurricane , this is a perfect fit into the genre .\njohn huston\u2019s key largo plays a pivotal part in motion picture history . released in 1948 , and starring humphrey bogart and lauren bacall in their fourth and final collaboration together , this enduring classic is a quintessential addition from the film noir repertoire .\nwwii vet frank mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) introduces himself to key largo lodge owner temple ( lionel barrymore ) , whose son was killed under frank ' s command , the son ' s widow nora ( lauren bacall ) joining them , early in john huston ' s key largo , 1948 , from the maxwell anderson play . >\nas we traveled from key largo , through islamorada , marathon and to key west , we saw extensive damage on every island . entire neighborhoods seemingly demolished . irma ' s wrath seemed to take its worst toll on mobile home developments and rv parks .\nwe take a look back at the final bogie and bacall movie , key largo , and its role as both a noir and a post - world war ii statement .\nbut it paints a lovely romantic picture which is the main theme of the song key largo , so we can let the writer off the tune off on this one .\nhiggins\u2019 song \u201ckey largo\u201d originally hit no . 8 on the billboard hot 100 on april 17 , 1982 , when it reached no . 1 on the adult contemporary chart .\nfourth and final film pairing of humphrey bogart and his wife lauren bacall . a fifth film was planned several years later , but bogart died before it could be made .\nthe film office can facilitate your permitting needs whether with monroe county , islamorada , marathon or key west . we can provide you with the permit applications and answer your questions .\ni met a couple in key largo who told me of evacuating their mother from seabreeze . the frail - looking elderly woman in the passenger seat could only nod and hold back tears .\njohn huston ' s key largo is a film that i was yet to hear of . fortunately i gained the opportunity to see this film , and i must say it was great . the overall concept of the film is very clever when you think about it , even if the events are by accident . what follows is a hotel hold - up , in which a man named rocco plans to make a big money deal ; yet needs to stay out the way of the law . what surprised me most about this film is the great use of film noir cinematography that could easily rival the likes of double indemnity . in bringing in choices such as low - key lighting which resembles that of german expressionism ; alongside more\u2026\nevery film that has ever been nominated for an academy award in any category . enjoy !\nhiggins is currently editing his production company ' s fifth film , which his son directed .\nlong before songwriters were brought on set , the film industry debated what to do with sound .\nclaire trevor ' s best supporting actress oscar win was this film ' s only oscar nomination .\n\u2026known for the chemistry between lauren bacall , in her film debut , and humphrey bogart . \u2026\nbefore presenting higgins with his award , reynolds sat at a table with rocker rick derringer , another inductee who now lives in florida , as higgins performed\nkey largo\nand a few other songs .\nthe film version of\nkey largo\nhas very little to do with maxwell anderson ' s original play . all the characters in the play had their names changed in the film version . this was very unusual for a play written by anderson , who was then one of the most highly regarded american playwrights , and whose best - known plays had , on the whole , been filmed faithfully .\nanita page , bessie love and charles king sing\nthe broadway melody\nin the 1929 film of the same name . it was the first sound film to win the oscar for best picture .\nthe film follows the story of frank mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) a disillusioned war veteran , who travels to key largo to visit james temple ( lionel barrymore ) the father of his friend , george temple , who was killed in action while serving in the italian campaign . on his arrival , he expectedly meets , georges\u2019s widowed wife , nora ( lauren bacall ) who along with james helps run the hotel largo .\na drawing - room noir set in florida , john huston ' s\nkey largo\nis a film that finds a disparate group of people powering a drama that is more about those people than a propulsive narrative . even without palpable forward motion , huston cooks up a meaty and engaging , hurricane swept morality tale .\nthe boat used by rocco\u2019s gang to depart key largo , with bogart\u2019s character at the helm , is named the santana , which was also the name of bogart\u2019s personal 55 - foot ( 17 m ) sailing yacht .\nthe great lionel barrymore describes the 1935\nlabor day hurricane\nto gangster edward g . robinson in the john huston - directed warner brothers film\nkey largo .\nstarring humphrey bogart and lauren bacall . all rights reserved to the warner brothers studio , this clip used for discussion purposes only under the fair use policy .\ntoday marks the 68th anniverary of key largo ' s release in 1948 . in celebration , we are revisiting our fond thoughts on the film as a definitive post - war marriage of noirish nihilism and tough guy patriotism . this article originally ran on aug . 18 , 2014 , the week of lauren bacall ' s passing .\nhighway 1 is clear from florida city to key west , but major debris still clutters the road shoulders .\nsatellite imagery of bay drive just east of key west , florida , after being struck by hurricane irma .\nbranches knocked down on the ernest hemingway house property in key west after hurricane irma swept through the area .\nterms and conditions help site map copyright \u00a9 2013 - 2014 humphrey bogart film festival . all rights reserved .\nvery thorough review of key largo . the only thing omitted is the subplot about the native americans who have relied on the kindness of lionel barrymore\u2019s character during previous storms , but are left to their fates because of rocco .\nafter hurricane irma , florida keys residents anxiously wait to return home some residents of key largo are now being allowed back in , but the florida keys are still largely without power , water , medical service and cell service .\nkey largo may not be the most memorable of the humphrey bogart and lauren bacall vehicles , but it sure does pack a punch . what the film lacks in sexual chemistry between bogart and bacall , it makes up in verbal dispute with edward g . robinson as the antagonist playing off against bogart in a game of cat and mouse .\nunlike much of hollywood film noir , key largo ( 1948 ) features neither a hard - boiled detective nor an urban setting . there isn\u2019t even a femme fatale . nonetheless , it does have a gangster as its central villain , johnny rocco ( edward g . robinson ) , and emphasizes post - world war ii cynicism . rocco has traveled to key largo as a stop on his way back to the continental u . s . after years of exile in cuba . he is pitted against army veteran frank mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) , who begins the film as a drifter , lacking purpose beyond meeting the father of george temple , a slain soldier formerly under his command .\nif shooting is to occur on private property only , a permit is not required although all production companies are requested to notify the florida keys & key west film office regarding their intentions , whether on private or public property .\nmade right on the heels of the treasure of sierra madre , huston\u2019s noirish gangster movie key largo was another great film in this legendary collaboration . co - starring bogie\u2019s real - life wife , lauren bacall , the movie was adapted from maxwell anderson\u2019s broadway play and featured bogart as frank mccloud , an embittered world war ii veteran who travels to key west , florida to pay a visit to a dead war buddy\u2019s widow ( bacall ) , only to be pulled into a situation where a fading mobster ( edward g . robinson ) tries to take over a rundown hotel owned by the widow\u2019s father - in - law ( lionel barrymore ) . though resistant at first , frank finally decides to get involved when three innocents are murdered . a richly textured film noir , the film tackled themes of morality and the unwillingness to take action in the face of great evil , making key largo bogie and huston\u2019s most impressionable movie .\na near miss of a film noir saved by its superb bad guy , just slips in as a classic .\nmccloud ( humphrey bogart ) isn ' t bothered when rocco ( edward g . robinson ) threatens to use toots ( harry lewis ) as a method of persuasion , shortly after the hurricane in john huston ' s key largo , 1948 .\nkey largo is a 1948 film noir directed by john huston and starring humphrey bogart , edward g . robinson and lauren bacall . the supporting cast features lionel barrymore and claire trevor . the movie was adapted by richard brooks and huston from maxwell anderson ' s 1939 play of the same name , which played on broadway for 105 performances in 1939 and 1940 .\nmccloud ( humphrey bogart ) isn ' t bothered when rocco ( edward g . robinson ) threatens to use toots ( harry lewis ) as a method of persuasion , shortly after the hurricane in john huston ' s key largo , 1948 . >\nkey largo . the hollywood reporter called the john huston film noir\na tense and vigorous drama that is inevitably headed for a leading position on warners ' list of top grossers this year .\n( it took in $ 8 . 1 million domestic \u2014 $ 82 million today \u2014 and ranked 12th among all films in 1948 . ) largo ' s plot centered on a world war ii veteran ( humphrey bogart , then 48 ) visiting a florida keys hotel run by an . . .\nthe medals on mr . temple ' s desk that his son earned that frank mccloud momentarily holds are a silver star ( held near the beginning of the film ) and a purple heart ( held near the end of the film ) .\nit is definitely a crime picture filled with gangsters , including edward g . robinson\u2019s best take on a wiseguy in the part of johnny rocco , but with its coherent plotting and lack of sexual innuendo between bogie and a surprisingly softer bacall , it sometimes flies under the radar with fans looking for the quintessential post - war noirs . this is partly because key largo finds a way , in spite of its hallmark genre era patented cynicism , to be the ultimate cinematic affirmation of the worldview that sprang up for the greatest generation following the second world war . in many ways , key largo is the definitive post - war film .\nhiggins became a household name with his 1981 ballad\nkey largo .\nthe song quickly sprang to success on the billboard music charts , spending 17 weeks in the top 40 of the billboard hot 100 and topping the adult contemporary chart for two weeks .\nnow , more than three decades after the success of\nkey largo ,\nhiggins remains active in filmmaking . higgins , who grew up in the tampa bay area , said it ' s one of the reasons he and his family moved to california .\nthe following table lists permit names and numbers . in addition , the film commission office stands by to provide additional support .\nthe highlight of the film for me is clare trevor\u2019s performance and , of course , yet another gorgeous max steiner score .\nhumphrey bogart and lauren bacall . although its plot is often cited as one of the most baffling in film history , the big sleep was deemed culturally significant by the library of congress and was added to the national film registry in 1997 . \u2026\nthe original broadway production of\nkey largo\nby maxwell anderson opened at the ethel barrymore theater on november 27 , 1939 and ran for 105 performances . the original stage cast includes paul muni , uta hagen and the broadway debut of character actor james gregory .\nwell of course this was his zenith career wise , but he did release another humphrey bogart inspired song\ncasablanca\nbut it did nowhere near as well as his key largo song , although the japanese and chinese people did seem to like it a lot .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nwe cannot support another mouth in key west ,\ncity general manager jim scholl said on a conference call on monday .\na key largo fixture since 1963 , the caribbean club is a favorite watering hole of danny and his old buddy eric o\u2019bannon ( played by jamie mcshane ) . they were seen here drinking , smoking , playing pool , and getting up to all kinds of trouble .\nethan ' s roulette film # 97 john huston # 1 of 6 key largo ( 1948 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i don ' t know if you know this , but bogart doesn ' t stick his neck out for nobody .\nat the end of key largo , a hurricane has thwarted johnny rocco\u2019s plans to reemerge in american life for the immediacy , but he\u2019ll be back after another short stint in cuba . thus , he will have frank pilot a boat for him all the way to havana .\nensemble scene from key largo 1948 , in which moll gaye ( claire trevor ) trembles , temple ( lionel barrymore ) fumes , and rocco ( edward g . robinson ) dares mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) to shoot , john huston directing from maxwell anderson ' s play . >\nfirst seen soaking in a tub while chomping on a cigar , robinson arises from the water to put a stranglehold on the film .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nin this context , key largo is a borderland , an island acting as a bridge for escape from or return to mainstream america . in noir anxiety , kelly oliver and benigno trigo argue that the free - floating anxiety of noir reflects a more primal angst related to borders and boundaries . we want to be sure of our footing , to know who and where we are . but labels are arbitrary , identities and cultures are fluid and changing , and war escalates worry over the present and future of a nation . film noir reflects such concerns , more often than not challenging the viewer\u2019s sense of ease and security . duplicity is everywhere . from personal integrity to race , class , and nation , film noir emphasizes a world of ambiguity . and this makes the island setting of key largo ideal for its tensions and central conflict .\nprof . furia : yeah . a wonderful use of a song in a dramatic film is in the movie\nkey largo ,\nwhere claire trevor sings the song\nmoanin ' low .\nshe ' s the moll , the girlfriend of edward g . robinson who , as always , plays , you know , a notorious criminal . and she ' s also become an alcoholic , and she ' s begging him for a drink in the bar in key largo as he is holding humphrey bogart and lauren bacall and other people hostage under gunpoint , he and his henchmen . and he says you can have a drink if you sing that song you used to sing when you were on broadway .\nsurprisingly it\u2019s neither humphrey bogart nor lauren bacall who steal the show in john huston\u2019s thriller , it\u2019s edward g . robinson who once again takes the role of the villain and dominates the film with his cruelty , indifference and stony heart . for me that was key largo \u2019s biggest surprise , when you realize that this is going to be another movie featuring the legendary couple of bogart and bacall you normally expect to see them at the center of film\u2019s attention creating another strong romance , but here john huston completely abandons that cliche and quite bravely puts both characters in the\u2026\nwas bogart and bacall\u2019s fourth , and final , film together . ( a year earlier , in 1947 , their third co - billing ,\na hurricane swells outside , but it ' s nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at key largo . there , sadistic mobster johnny rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner james temple , his widowed daughter - in - law nora , and ex - gi frank mccloud .\nthe body of canadian documentarian and conservationist rob stewart was found by divers today off the coast of islamorada in the florida keys . stewart went missing tuesday during a deep - water dive near islamorada\u2019s alligator reef . the recovery by a key largo volunteer fire department dive team was confirmed by capt . jeffrey janszen , commander of u . s . coast guard sector key west . the miami herald reported that janszen said stewart\u2019s body \u201cwas very close to where he\u2026\nwith news of a hurricane coming , nora ( lauren bacall ) and frank ( humphrey bogart ) , the visiting commanding officer of her deceased husband , tie down a boat , exhibiting excellent nautical skills , indian actors jay silverheels and rodric redwing featured , in john huston ' s key largo , 1948 . >\nserving miami & fort lauderdale ! moving picture rental is your south florida one - stop - shop for all your film and video production rental needs , serving the greater miami area since 1987 . \u2022 as your on - site production partner we share our collective film - making experience \u2013 guiding your team\u2026\ndie hard on an x : one of the earliest film examples . however , while the characters are held hostage in an isolated environment for the bulk on the film , frank doesn ' t get to sneaking around and knocking off bad guys until they ' re on the boat towards the end .\n\u2026happiness when he wed actress lauren bacall in 1945 . their rapport was evident in their memorable onscreen pairings in to have and have not , the big sleep , dark passage , and key largo . they teamed again for a well - received television adaptation of the petrified forest ( 1955 ) that also starred henry fonda\u2026\nlux radio theater\nbroadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on november 28 , 1949 with edward g . robinson reprising his film role .\nin addition , sound was extremely expensive . studios had to build sound stages , deal with noise on the set and figure out how to film outdoor scenes .\nthe final confrontation on a boat is actually the ending to the book\nto have and have not\nwhich wasn ' t used in the film version .\nin traditional noir , this would be the end of the hero . even in terms of pure melodrama , key largo is loosely based on a 1939 maxwell anderson play set during the spanish civil war in which the protagonist dies fighting off mexican bandits . when updated for the post - war era , it is just as easy to see a transition from a hopeful sunrise - basking nora to that fog - drenched boat floating at sea with a dead , if triumphant , frank mccloud at the helm . instead , frank is very much alive , piloting the santana ( the name of bogart\u2019s real - life boat ) all the way back to key largo and nora\u2019s open arms .\nyet , as great as their two collaborations with howard hawks are , to have and have not ( 1944 ) and the big sleep ( 1946 ) , i found myself again drawn to their fourth , final , and most underrated shared project , john huston\u2019s key largo ( 1948 ) . indeed , while the movie is fondly remembered as a bogie and bacall sizzler in the world of booze , broads , and bullets , it is the one \u201cnoir\u201d film that they did which is not truly noir .\nthe mood is tense in the mostly deserted parking lot of the homestead - miami speedway \u2014 police are diverting people who are trying to get back to the keys there to avoid traffic from building up at a nearby roadblock . there are no services , but some people , like key largo resident mark schweiss , decided to camp out anyway .\ndespite a lack of services and a sundown - to - sunup curfew in key west , there were a number of civilians seen driving and walking around the island .\ndirector john huston reveals rocco ( edward g . robinson ) , explaining why the thugs downstairs pulled guns on nora ( lauren bacall ) , her innkeeper father - in - law ( lionel barrymore ) and their guest mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) , the former c - o of their late husband and son , in key largo , 1948 . >\nhe ' s shooting ' sharky ' s machine ' in atlanta , and his brother , who was driving the bus , was forcing him to listen to my first demos from the first album ,\nhiggins said .\nevery morning , bop , bop , and here ' s ' key largo ' with me and a guitar .\nin the light of the recent storms over key largo this is a good story set in a doomed location . 1948 was not the best year for special effects but the cast are all brilliant and hardly notice the raging storm outside . except when the windows blow in that is and where did they gat the chippy to repair it so quick !\n\u2026indemnity , 1944 ) , karl freund ( key largo , 1948 ) , and sid hickox ( the big sleep , 1948 ) to heighten the sombre tone of films in the genre . classic images of noir included rain - soaked streets in the early morning hours ; street lamps with shimmering halos ; flashing neon signs on seedy taverns , diners , and\u2026\nin the film , james temple describes the 1935 hurricane that devastated matacumbe key . this was one of worst hurricanes in u . s . history and many of the victims of the storm were world war i veterans who were building the florida keys portion of u . s . highway 1 , also known as the overseas highway . a portion of the highway is seen in the film ' s opening . the storm also produced the lowest - ever recorded barometric pressure over land in the north american continent .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nin an electrifying production , we are introduced to the picturesque scenery of key largo , the fury of nature as a fierce hurricane is about to approach , and the major dispute between a set of gangsters . all this and more takes place in a dark and gloomy hotel where the cyclone that\u2019s evolving outside is nothing compared to the storm that\u2019s brewing inside .\npresented by the british academy of film and television arts ( bafta ) , the annual children ' s awards aim to honor the very best in children ' s media .\nwith its teal waters and thick mangroves , the narrow beach at long key state park is achingly beautiful . but fans won\u2019t be able to forget what john rayburn did here .\nthis classic film noir by john huston stars humphrey bogart as world war ii vet frank mccloud . visiting key largo to pay his respects to the family of his late war buddy , mccloud attempts to comfort his comrade ' s widow , nora ( lauren bacall ) , and father , james temple ( lionel barrymore ) , who operate a hotel . but mccloud realizes that mobsters , led by the infamous johnny rocco ( edward g . robinson ) , are staying in the hotel . when the criminals take over the establishment , conflict is inevitable .\nthis is surprisingly staid for a huston film . still , the top - notch cast punches it across , and the swirling storm raging outside the hotel provides an interesting backdrop .\nin the opening episode , john rayburn ( played by kyle chandler ) shows up at the islamorada bus stop to discover that his older brother is a no - show . danny ( ben mendelsohn ) has gotten off the bus a few stops early and is wolfing down a fish taco and a beer at alabama jack\u2019s , a key largo joint that\u2019s been open since 1947 .\nkey largo [ dvd ] [ 1948 ] : urltoken humphrey bogart , lauren bacall , harry lewis , john rodney , thomas gomez , william haade , dan seymour , monte blue , edward g . robinson , lionel barrymore , claire trevor , marc lawrence , karl freund , john huston , rudi fehr , jerry wald , maxwell anderson , richard brooks : dvd & blu - ray\nsome residents of key largo are being allowed back in tuesday morning , but the florida keys are still largely without power , water , medical service and cell service . most keys residents are anxiously waiting to hear when they can return home , and others who stayed despite mandatory evacuations remain stranded there . more than 80 percent of customers in the keys are currently are without power .\nanother masterpiece from john huston , the tension rarely lets up in this fantastic film . with great performances from the whole cast and an ending that packs a punch on noir goodness .\nwhat a cool film , i need to see this ! love the idea of the turmoil trapped inside as well as outside . great review too , really informative and nice trivia \ud83d\ude42\nhowever , if we are being really pedantic then the line \u201chere\u2019s looking at you kid\u201d was taken from another humphrey bogart film \u201ccasablanca\u201d and wasn\u2019t even spoken to lauren bacall at all .\n( the film was adapted from a play by maxwell anderson , and certain theatrical conventions\u2013 the sense of an act - break , the semi - proscenium blocking of some of the scenes\u2013 remain ) where young widow nora temple ( lauren bacall ) , having fallen asleep during the film\u2019s centerpiece hurricane near frank mccloud ( humphrey bogart ) , seated watchfully next to her on the floor of the lobby of the largo hotel , wakes , raises her head , and looks up into his eyes , and he looks back at her . that\u2019s all . in a moment , the gangster dramatics of the film will resume , as johnny rocco ( edward g . robinson ) and his men plot how they will get themselves and their counterfeiting money to cuba now that the hurricane has passed , but for now we can enjoy simply being privy to a key to bogart\u2019s success : the fact that hollywood\u2019s most legendary tough guy knew the absolute importance of tenderness .\nwenn man von ikonischen regisseur / schauspieler\u2013duos spricht , habe ich oft das gef\u00fchl , dass das duo john huston und humphrey bogart gerne \u00fcbersehen wird . die beiden waren vielleicht nur ein halbes dutzend filme verantwortlich , aber aus ihrer kollaboration sind doch einige klassiker entstanden . einer davon ist \u201ekey largo . \u201c der w\u00e4hrend eines hurrikan in florida spielende film ( nat\u00fcrlich in den k\u00fchlen studios von warner brothers gedreht ) ist eine als gangster film getarnte charakterstudie , die in der form eines kammerspiels abl\u00e4uft . zu lauren bacall und humphrey bogart muss nicht mehr viel gesagt werden . frau bacall damals 24 , verk\u00f6rpert perfekt eine selbstbewusste frau , deren lebenserfahrung sich in ihrer gestik , mimik und stimme widerspiegelt .\nbogey\nspielt entgegen seiner anderen rollen die figur des entlassenen us - offizieres mit\u2026\nhumphrey bogart plays frank mccloud , a world war ii veteran who visits a shoddy , run - down hotel in key largo , florida , that has been taken over by a notorious gangster named johnny rocco ( edward g robinson ) . rocco is waiting at the hotel to conduct business , and awaits the first chance to flee to cuba where he ' d been exiled by the feds .\nthe song , whose title references the 1948 humphrey bogart - bacall film of the same name , rose 625 percent in download sales , billboard reported , selling 3 , 000 digital units .\nbased on a 1939 broadway play by maxwell anderson , the renowned playwright , who succeeded in journalism , writing , and poetry among an array of other subjects , key largo proved to be one of those stage productions that displayed his virtuosity as a dramatist . the play showcased his extensive use of blank verse , which along with his skillful technique helped it\u2019s profitable run at the ethel barrymore theatre .\nand so hollywood , when they made a musical , took the safe route of making a film version of a broadway musical that had already proven successful , rather than do what they ' d done in the ' 30s and ' 40s , and that is make original film musicals like\n42nd street\nand\nmeet me in st . louis ,\nthose are originally done as hollywood movies . but things like\noklahoma\nand\nthe king and i\nand\nsouth pacific\nwere just film adaptations of broadway shows , and i frankly find most of them boring .\nthe boat that belongs to bogarts character , the\nsantana\n, appears to be the same boat used in the film ,\nto have , and have not\n, with some alterations .\nlondon \u2013 hollywood studio output dominates the feature film category for this year ' s british academy children\u2019s awards with brave , life of pi , paranorman and wreck - it ralph competing for the nod .\nat the historic hemingway house in key west , the entrance was blocked by massive trees . the landscaping took a big hit , but the staff told me , there was no damage to the interior .\nincreasingly , an unavoidable misanthropy and cynicism about the post - industrialized world had seized american society . whether it was in the automations of an insurance office or at a newfangled supermarket , the modern world gis came home to in billy wilder\u2019s double indemnity ( 1944 ) was a perpetually rain - sodden dystopia of soul crushing efficiency . it would eventually become so unbearable that we would all be better off if a nuke went off , or as at least prescribed by the mickey spillane - based kiss me deadly ( 1955 ) . but key largo had none of that . rather than a movie centered on the pointlessness of it all , key largo found in the coolest anti - heroes of noir a way to articulate without a trace of irony the overwhelming sentiments that a generation would ultimately view as hard - won after the depression and world war ii .\n\u2026valentine , with william haines and lionel barrymore . the following year he directed joan crawford in our modern maidens , the actress\u2019s last silent film , and untamed ( 1929 ) , her first talkie . \u2026\nwonderful post - wwii gangster drama with humphrey bogart and lauren bacall , both hampered by some speechy dialogue , so that it is really edward g . robinson ' s film as the ambitious ex mobster johnny rocco come back to reclaim his empire like a napolean returning from exile . the film nicely builds up characters and tension in classic noir style , for an impressive little showdown and a pleasantly sappy ending .\nthis is bogart ' s film , however , and his character will determine how we feel at film ' s end . the possibility of an idyllic life may be long gone ( and was always a myth , even if the film seems to argue otherwise via the nostalgic portrayal of the seminoles ) , but the battle for decency and hope for the future is not . so , frank agrees to set sail with rocco and his thugs and get them safely back to cuba with their loot . it is on the ocean , an even more liminal space , that frank will decide where he belongs , and why .\nboth the county and film office require a current insurance certificate indemnifying the appropriate county and / or municipality for a minimum of $ 1 million . location fees may apply for use of government buildings and parks .\nrob stewart , a canadian filmmaker and marine biologist best known for his environmental documentary 2006 sharkwater , was found dead in florida after going missing while deep sea scuba diving on tuesday . he was 37 . according to variety , stewart was working on a sequel to his critically acclaimed film \u2014 which earned 31 awards internationally \u2014 when he went missing underwater . his body was recovered by the u . s . coast guard . in a tweet , the coast guard wrote , \u201cbody of diver mr stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by rov assist to key largo vol fire dept . \u201d friends , family members and organizations tried to find the\na few years after the end of world war ii , frank mccloud travels to the florida keys to visit the family of one of the men he commanded . the dead soldier ' s father , james temple , runs a hotel in key largo with the help of his now widowed daughter - in - law nora . he arrives in the heat of summer to find the hotel closed for the season but occupied by a group of shady characters . mccloud and the temples take an instant liking to each other . the hotel has been rented for a week by none other than mobster johnny rocco who was deported from the us some 8 years before but has returned via cuba to complete a business transaction with his old partners in crime . as a hurricane descends on key largo , tempers flare leading mccloud to protect the temples from the threat that rocco and his hoods pose .\n\u2019s final take on heroism : if one has to become evil to deal with evil , can one come back to the light ? we\u2019re led to believe so , as frank turns the boat north - north - west , back toward boot key harbor . we know so , as nora , receiving the call that the coast guard has forwarded to the largo hotel on frank\u2019s behalf , opens the storm shutters and sunlight floods the screen .\nplayed to less - than - enthusiastic reviews : the film , about a wrongly accused , escaped con [ bogart ] who has plastic surgery in order to elude recapture , is fascinating and nightmarish ; we follow bogart\u2019s character up and down the impossible hills of san francisco via first - person point - of - view until it\u2019s revealed midway through the film that the surgery has \u201cgiven\u201d him bogart\u2019s face . not having bogart actually present on - screen for half the film\u2019s running time , as well as the script\u2019s weak ending [ bogart finds the real killer , but she commits suicide before he can bring her to the police ] , stifled\ngreat and very informative post on a fantastic film . if i had to encapsulate kl for a new viewer , it would go something like \u201cjohnny rocco chews the scenery , storm chews hotel . storm wins . \u201d\nreading the reviews for this film reminds me why i would never review a live , one - off performance of anything : so much depends upon one ' s own frame of mind ( mood ) at the time . i have watched\nkey largo\nin this version three times over the space of as many years . it does not pal for me . i was impressed at the first viewing and i remain convinced by the film ' s integrity after the latest showing . unlike another reviewer , i find both bacall and bogart fulfil their roles well . however , i would have to agree that claire trevor ' s performance is top grade . she is masterful in her portrayal of emotion through facial expression and body posture . she gives a similarly fine performance in a far lesser production\nborn to kill\n] with lawrence tierney . picture and sound of high quality .\nhumphrey bogart , lauren bacall , edward g . robinson , lionel barrymore , and claire trevor play the men and women imprisoned both by the mob and the weather in a key largo hotel . bogart ' s ex - soldier and robinson ' s mob boss find themselves at odds as a storm rages outside . a staring contest of wills , bullets , and threats , huston ' s drama locks its characters in a slow - rolling battle for survival .\nin addition , the bafta kids\u2019 vote , in which children between the ages 7 and 14 have their say in a nationwide poll to choose their favorite film , television program , website and game , launched this week .\nfor state roads and bridges in the keys , the florida department of transportation must be contacted and require a 30 - day notice , as well as the monroe county sheriff ' s department and the florida highway patrol . the key west police department should be notified if intentions are to shoot on key west city streets . as a facet of the permitting process , local officials may require production companies to hire local officers to assist in traffic control .\ndoug leclaire / school of visual arts doug leclaire teaches at the school of visual arts , and is the director of the traveling short film exhibition : asbury shorts ny . asbury shorts is new york city ' s longest running annual short film exhibition , and tours to various theatrical and public venues in the us and europe . professor leclaire also worked in nyc tv advertising production for over 27 years as a production manager , production supervisor and line producer .\nnot in key west yet ,\nthe officer told me .\nbut the salvation army ' s here and she can get clothes there .\nhe immediately called in a spanish interpreter to help communicate with the woman .\nit is a hollywood ending if there ever was one , but not necessarily for the same reasons as most changes . there are many great post - war films in the 1940s that celebrate american life , such as the 1946 frank capra effort it\u2019s a wonderful life ( which also featured barrymore as the antithesis of james temple ) . there are also many classics that mourn the sacrifice of those who went to war and those they left behind , as seen with the best years of our lives ( 1946 ) . but few expressed with more clarity beyond the past and present , and looked into the future of how america must soldier on after the war that was supposed to end wars . there is a cynicism inherent with 1940s crime / noir pictures running throughout key largo . after all that death how could the johnny roccos of the world still exist ? but for better or worse , key largo answers how america should and will be ready for them in the future .\nin name only : all that the film has in common with the play it is supposedly based on is there being a couple of fugitive seminoles falsely blamed for a murder . the characters of the play have completely different names and backstories . the play does not feature a gangster taking people hostage , and is not set during a hurricane or even in a hotel , though its spanish civil war background was out of date by the time the film was produced .\ncanadian filmmaker and marine biologist rob stewart \u2019s body has been recovered off the florida keys , the u . s . coast guard confirmed on friday . stewart , 37 , had gone missing after going deep sea scuba diving tuesday , visiting the wreck of the queen of nassau . he was in the area filming a sequel to his documentary \u201c sharkwater . \u201d body of diver mr stewart reportedly found @ depth of 220 ft by rov assist to key largo vol fire dept . \u2014 uscgsoutheast ( @ uscgsoutheast ) february 4 , 2017 the news comes after days of rescue operations . the coast guard solicited volunteer help , as did film distributor d films , which worked with stewart and considered him a \u201cdear friend\u201d of the company . \u201cif you have a boat with searchlights , please help , \u201d a tweet for d film\u2019s account read , among other calls for help and retweeted articles and videos about the search . it is great sorrow to hear that our friend rob stewart has passed .\nit was not until the 1930s , with the emergence of fred astaire and ginger rogers , that movie studios began to embrace the idea that film characters , like their stage counterpoints , could sing musical numbers in the middle of a scene .\nwhile john huston was beginning to succumb to the difficulties that ensued during production , lauren bacall documented key largo as one of her happiest movie experiences . in the months prior to filming , bacall\u2019s career was struggling to follow the path of triumph and eminence that she had initially anticipated after the success of her first two vehicles with humphrey bogart . to help resurrect her floundering stature , bacall was yearning to work with bogart\u2019s frequent director , john huston , who was known for his masterful camera approach and inventiveness .\nwhen john huston didn ' t have a conclusive ending to his script , howard hawks gave him the shootout on a boat that finishes the film , as he had been unable to include it in to have and have not ( 1944 ) .\nyet , neighbor after neighbor in key west bristled when i mentioned sen . marco rubio ' s push for another mandatory evacuation in the lower keys . he tweeted ,\nno water , no energy and poor access is recipe for big problems ."]}
{"id": 117144, "summary": [{"text": "24 : redemption is a television film based on the series 24 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it first aired on november 23 , 2008 , on fox in the united states , and was released to dvd on november 25 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was written by executive producer howard gordon and was directed by jon cassar .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "24 : redemption takes place almost four years after the sixth season and two months before the seventh season in real time between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm ( sangala time zone ) on inauguration day in the united states .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the main setting is sangala , a fictional african country , where jack bauer ( kiefer sutherland ) tries to find peace with himself , and works as a missionary with carl benton ( robert carlyle ) , who built the okavango school to aid war orphans .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "bauer is served a subpoena to appear before the united states senate regarding human rights violations , but refuses to go , and a shadow organization among the united states government aids general juma ( tony todd ) and his militia in a coup d'\u00e9tat .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the working title was 24 : exile .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the concept of the film started since the 2007 \u2013 2008 writers guild of america strike , which delayed the seventh season for a year thus leaving a gap in the series during 2008 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "redemption was somewhat inspired by the rwandan genocide in 1994 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the majority of redemption was filmed on location outside cape town , south africa since it was difficult to mimic an authentic african scenery in america .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "two versions of the film were released to dvd , the original broadcast version and an extended directors cut .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the original airing was seen by just over 12 million americans , and received positive reviews , and was praised for showing a more human side to bauer .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "24 : redemption was nominated for a golden globe as well as five emmy awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "24 : redemption", "paragraphs": ["24 : redemption is on sky1 on monday , 24 november , 10 . 00pm\nthis page lists all cast members in season 7 of 24 , as well as the tv movie 24 : redemption .\n24 redemption - 2 x dvd box set + slip cover . special extended + feature versions\n24 - seasons 1 - 8 & redemption , new & sealed , 49 discs . freepost\nsave 24 dvd boxset redemption to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nhope it\u2019s the end of 24 : legacy but not the end of 24 .\n24 - season 1 - 7 plus redemption . . . . . . . . . kiefer sutherland\nredemption was originally called 24 : exile . the title was changed several weeks before the episode ' s airing .\nthe subtitle\nredemption\ndoes not appear anywhere except in promotional material . apart from the prologue , redemption can be considered a standalone episode .\n24 : redemption amounted to : a sweaty , very extended and occasionally rather soupy trailer for the new series that begins in january .\naxn india programming head arpit mankar , confirmed the development . having aired all eight seasons of 24 as well as the television film , 24 : redemption in india , the channel had acquired the rights to broadcast 24 : live another day and anymore 24 series if produced early on this year .\noutstanding music composition for a miniseries , movie or a special ( original dramatic score ) music by sean p . callery , 24 : redemption\nif you don ' t love shawshank , chances are you ' re beyond redemption .\noutstanding single - camera picture editing for a miniseries or a movie edited by scott powell , a . c . e . , 24 : redemption\nthe groundbreaking original 24 , which starred kiefer sutherland as ctu agent jack bauer , ran for eight seasons from 2001 to 2010 , as well as feature - length tv movie in 2008 , 24 : redemption .\n24 : redemption featured a silent clock at the end , and also marks the first time it was used in back - to - back episodes .\nback when the producers of the 24 television movie altered its title from 24 : exile to 24 : redemption , you couldn\u2019t help but wonder as to whether they had a double meaning in mind . redemption for jack bauer \u2013 again \u2013 is the obvious thrust of proceedings , but equally , redemption for the piss - poor sixth season of the show , that collapsed under the weight of half - baked characters and tepid twists , would do no harm either .\nwhile you\u2019re here , we\u2019ve also got a few 24 : redemption images down there in the bottom right , that you can enlarge by clicking on the thumbnails .\n' 24 : redemption ' is a breath of fresh air , but even though it is thrilling , ' 24 ' is best suited to being a tv series in order to bring the suspense and tension that we all love .\nthe television movie 24 : redemption was filmed in between this episode and the next ( 7 . 13 day 7 : 8 : 00pm - 9 : 00pm ) .\na slightly random 100 minute preview of season 7 of 24 , 24 : redemption makes for a very fragmented viewing experience . heralded as almost a 24 movie , redemption doesn ' t really do anything to set itself away from being just a long episode of 24 . now 24 is definitely in my top 3 favorite tv shows ever . i have seen every episode , of every season , ever . obviously i had to see this movie . having seen all the previous seasons , i knew what was going on . if you weren ' t a faithful 24 fan , you would be completely lost while watching this .\n5 / 12 update : nbc has cancelled the blacklist : redemption after one short season . details here .\nchildren forced to kill : redemption included some children being trained to kill by the followers of an african general .\nin redemption , at least one african child is shown being gunned down by the people ' s freedom army .\non sunday , november 23 , fox broadcasts the two - hour television event \u201c24 : redemption\u201d from 8 - 10 p . m . et / pt , and on tuesday , november 25 , fox home entertainment releases the \u201c24 : redemption\u201d dvd \u2014 in addition to selling at retail outlets nationwide , the dvd will also be available for sale in the paley center gift shop .\nfox will not renew 24 legacy . they will wait and revive the original 24 as a special event in 2021 to celebrate the show\u2019s 20th anniversary .\ncorrupt corporate executive : seasons 2 , 4 , 5 , and redemption . 7 takes this to its logical extreme .\nin nearly every respect ,\n24 : redemption\nmakes perfect sense , a brilliant idea that will extend the life of an important franchise even as it pumps new vigor into the fox series .\nof the main cast in 24 and 24 : legacy , kiefer sutherland has the most appearances ( 205 ) while charlie hofheimer has the fewest ( 6 ) .\nin\n24 : redemption ,\njack bauer ( keifer sutherland ) tries to save orphans in an african nation from being enlisted by rebels trying to overthrow the government . ( kesley mcneal / fox )\nkiefer previously starred in the eighteenth season of the simpsons ( 2007 ) along with 24 co - star mary lynn rajskub in a parody called \u201c 24 minutes \u201c .\non the dvd version , this episode has proper end credits . the music used is the orchestral version of the 24 theme , originally recorded for 24 : the game .\na well made tv film following on from the events of season 7 of 24 .\ni just hope it will be set in la , when the original 24 returns .\nhowever , spanning the gap between season six and january\u2019s season seven is the eagerly - awaited two hour television movie , 24 : redemption , which is set to be screened in a few weeks\u2019 time . the movie follows jack to africa , and we\u2019re guessing that his hunt for redemption forms part of the plot . robert carlyle is co - starring .\n24 : redemption is a television film based on the series 24 . it first aired on november 23 , 2008 , on fox in the united states , and was released to dvd on november 25 . the film was written by executive producer howard gordon and was directed by jon cassar . 24 : redemption takes place almost four years after the sixth season and two months before the seventh season in real time between 3 : 00 pm and 5 : 00 pm ( sangala time zone ) on inauguration day in the united states .\nredemption is at its best when it focuses on action , not the after - action reports , and its best is awfully good .\n: 1 - 3 , 4 - 6 , and redemption ' til the end each make a loosely connected story through the seasons .\n24 : redemption amounted to a sweaty , very extended and occasionally rather soupy trailer for the new series that begins in january . the messy and stale - seeming series six was universally panned , so perhaps the extended break will allow the once essential 24 to refresh itself and regenerate\u2026 bring it on .\n24 : redemption is set 44 months after the events of day 6 and day 6 debrief on inauguration day in the united states , beginning at 3 : 00pm gmt ( 10 : 00am est ) and ending two hours later at 5 : 00pm gmt ( 12 : 00pm est ) . redemption takes place approximately twelve and a half years after day 1 .\nof course , no new day of 24 is complete without fans clamoring for an appearance by super - hacker chloe , played by franchise vet mary lynn rajskub ( who returned for 24 : live another day ) . but that is one encore the 24 faithful won\u2019t get .\nthis is the last episode which involved 24 co - creator robert cochran as executive producer .\nfox has cancelled 24 : legacy after just one season , according to the hollywood reporter .\nredemption \u2014 or at least a whiff of it \u2014 was in the air on tuesday when nominations for the 89th academy awards were announced .\nso far only two actors have received this billing , dennis haysbert in season 4 and 5 and jon voight in 24 : redemption and season 7 . special guest appearance is always the final credit of the cast before the production credits .\ninsistent terminology : a meta example . among a lot fans , 24 does not have seasons , it has days . it not universal though , as this very page can attest . there are also exemptions , like the game and redemption .\nall there in the manual : fox ' s 24 website , everything you need to know .\nwiki 24 has 90 images related to day 7 : 7 : 00pm - 8 : 00pm .\nnonetheless , 24 : redemption is a solid bridge between two seasons , but one that gives you few clues as to whether past problems have been fixed . the new administration in the white house looks interesting , and there are some intriguing new characters . but redemption is all about jack , and on the small screen at least , after all these years nobody does what he does better .\naccording to the dvd commentary , redemption is set in the winter , most likely due to the fact that inauguration day takes place on january 20 .\nif you can stand another 24 hours of this , you are very welcome to it .\nseason 4 is the only season of 24 in which all of the main characters share scenes together .\nguest writer brad hinds offers an in - depth review and analysis of the second season of 24 .\nguest writer brad hinds offers an in - depth review and analysis of the third season of 24 .\nindeed , the much - loved lead protagonist of 24 will be back with 24 : live another day , scheduled to premiere on axn on 9 may , within the same week as its us telecast .\nthe true purpose of redemption seems to be an introduction to the new characters and the situation in sangala - - and that ' s not a bad thing at all . by setting up the new characters , giving us a new president , a villain , and a handful of supporting good guys and bad guys , 24 : season 7 can get right into a story involving it all . 24 : redemption whets our appetite once again for jack bauer ' s personal brand of justice - - bring on day 7 .\nhowever , it doesn\u2019t take long for 24 : redemption to reveal itself as a simple nudge of the narrative , that plays no havoc with the world of 24 , short of putting a few pieces in position that will presumably be re - established at the start of next year . it\u2019s also , and this is something you would never really level at 24 , lacking at times in urgency , with the ticking clock never as prevalent as you\u2019d expect it to be .\nthe working title was 24 : exile . the concept of the film started since the 2007\u20132008 writers guild of america strike , which delayed the seventh season for a year thus leaving a gap in the series during 2008 . redemption was somewhat inspired by the rwandan genocide in 1994 . the majority of redemption was filmed on location outside cape town , south africa since it was difficult to mimic an authentic african scenery in america .\nbefore you buy this , fantastic though it is , consider buying the series 1 - 8 boxset , also with redemption , as it ' s currently cheaper .\nguest writer brad hinds offers an in - depth review and analysis of the groundbreaking first season of 24 .\n24 clocks into its fifth season firing on all cylinders - demanding that audiences fasten their . . . more\nign was among a group of journalists who attended an early screening of 24 : redemption today . airing sunday , november 23rd , the tv - movie marks the return of jack bauer ( kiefer sutherland ) for the first time since 24 ' s sixth season ended , in may 2007 . thanks to the writers ' strike , the seventh season was delayed a full year , until january of 2009 , but redemption serves as a prequel to season 7 , and of course as a way to tide fans over after this unusually long wait .\ntwo of tv\u2019s most dashing leading men are set to star in a brand new production of the shawshank redemption coming to newcastle theatre royal 19 - 24 october . long running star of bbc\u2019s doctors ian kelsey will play andy dufresne and casualty \u2019s patrick robinson will play red .\n24 is a great show and i am happy with the box set . i would recommend this product to anyone\nschwindt , oriana ( november 6 , 2016 ) . \u201824\u2019 15th anniversary : executive producers pick their favorite episodes .\nfox cancels 24 : legacy after just a single season . . . but wants to reboot it as an anthology\nthe true purpose of redemption seems to be an introduction to the new characters and the situation in sangala - - and that ' s not a bad thing at all .\nwhoops ! they got that wrong . i ' m talking about\nus president - elect , allison taylor , america ' s first female head of state\n, according to 24 : redemption , last night ' s long - awaited television movie version of 24 ( a couple of hectic hours from one afternoon , instead of the whole day \u2013 2 would have been a more accurate title ) .\nbut how did he get there ? what will he tell them ? who even knew he owned a suit and tie ? for answers to those questions , executive producer howard gordon penned a two - hour movie ,\n24 : redemption\n, which serves as a bridge between seasons as well as a reminder that\n24\nstill is the place to go for emotional thrills and heartpounding peril .\noutstanding sound mixing for a miniseries or a movie 24 : redemption william gocke , c . a . s . , production mixer michael olman , c . a . s . , supervising re - recording mixer kenneth kobett , c . a . s . , supervising re - recording mixer\nredemption revolves around time jack bauer is spending in sangala , years after he disappeared from the united states following day 6 . jack is involved in mentoring and tutoring young children at the okavango school alongside its founder , jack ' s special forces old friend carl benton . redemption has four plots going on , which are listed in order of prominence below :\njack bauer returns , as the first 24 television movie hits our screens . but is it a return to form ?\njack bauer is back in a two - hour 24 special . what did you think ? | media | the guardian\nclassic 24 . good start to the 7th season . i love that show ! jack ' s awesome as always .\njames badge dale as chase edmunds \u2013 edmunds appears and is killed in the novel 24 : deadline following season 8 .\n\u201c24\u201d returns for a seventh season to monday nights at 9 : 00 pm et / pt on fox this january .\ni am really looking forward to this ! 24 is my all time favorite show . thank you for doing this !\ntwitter user s\u00e9bastien ayreault has posted a photo of the 24 : legacy set being torn down at atlanta metro studios .\n24 is a molotov cocktail of conflict , tension and surprise . hour by hour , this groundbreaking . . . more\non monday on sky1 , 24 returns \u2013 but not in the format we\u2019re used to . normally , each series represents a single harrowing day in jack\u2019s life , and because it\u2019s shown in real time , there are 24 hour - long episodes .\nwho is going to buy legacy on dvd ? i will be , to complete my 24 collection . yes , many of you don\u2019t like legacy , but i found it to be good , it has some good moments and some awful moments , but it\u2019s still 24 . : ) i can\u2019t wait to own legacy on dvd with my other 24 seasons ! : )\nstarting 31 march , monday to thursday at 9 : 00 pm , axn india will air all episodes of season eight of 24 as a catch - up marathon before 24 : live another day makes its adrenaline - packed debut on 9 may .\nsince its premiere in 2001 , 24 and its various spin - offs have been nominated for and won several major awards .\nat one time , the blacklist was once of nbc\u2019s top - rated shows . those days are now gone and the peacock is trying a spinoff , the blacklist : redemption tv show . how will this series do in the ratings ? could it become a replacement for the original ? will the blacklist : redemption series be cancelled or renewed for a second season ? stay tuned .\nfinally , there ' s no need to squeeze 24 : redemption into your binge diet . it works well as a bridge between seasons 6 and 7 ( as mentioned above , it introduces allison taylor ) , but does little other than put jack in another life - threatening situation , only this time in africa .\nthe white house set , last seen in season 6 , was used again in redemption . the oval office , the teleconference room , and several corridors , were all seen in the episode .\nthis article lists all the real - life shooting locations for 24 : redemption . a scene shot\non location\nrefers to any filming that took place outside of the main studio set section of the production headquarters building at 21050 lassen street in chatsworth . studio set locations are listed at the bottom of the page .\nthe big reward , though , is the bigger payoff that comes after the end . the second this 24 telemovie is over , fox presents a very lengthy teaser promo for the upcoming season of 24 . hold onto your seats , because that looks great .\nseries regular mary lynn rajskub does not appear in this episode , marking the beginning of her short maternity break from filming 24 .\nlegacy was a spin - off of the original 24 , introducing straight outta compton star corey hawkins as the new lead agent .\njack bauer ' s compressed , two hour ' redemption ' a two - hour self - contained 24 movie on fox follows jack bauer to africa , where he ' s hiding out from his own government and working at a charity boys ' school . but as reviewer david bianculli reports , wherever bauer is , trouble surely follows .\n24 : legacy premieres on fox on february 5th , 2017 , immediately following super bowl li . designated survivor debuts wednesday on abc .\nreally love watching 24 need more seasons , can ' t wait to watch the next one i believe they are in the making .\nrobert carlyle guest stars in the new one - off special of us thriller series 24 . he and kiefer sutherland talk to benji wilson\nmale nurse , 24 , dies after falling 500ft at grand canyon national park when he climbed over a railing to get . . .\nfor 24 : day 2 : 7 : 00 p . m . - 8 : 00 p . m . ( 2003 ) .\nconsider 24 : redemption , which premieres this weekend , a sequel to last year , and a prequel to next year . jack , played by kiefer sutherland , is in africa , hiding out from a bunch of people \u2014 including his own government \u2014 and working at a charity boys ' school run by an old friend from special forces .\nit is worth noting that the extended version , by not counting the sound in the 24 title card , is the only episode of 24 without any of the traditional beeping - clock sound effects ( due to the cut commercial interludes and silent clock at the end ) .\ntwo versions of the film were released to dvd , the original broadcast version and an extended directors cut . the original airing was seen by just over 12 million americans , and received positive reviews , and was praised for showing a more human side to bauer . 24 : redemption was nominated for a golden globe as well as five emmy awards .\nalthough kiefer sutherland ( nominated for 24 : redemption ) unfortunately lost out to brian gleeson ( into the storm ) in the \u201coutstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie\u201d category , he still had a presence at the emmys . kiefer took the stage alongside fringe\u2018s anna torv to present the award for made for television movie . and of\u2026 view article\nredemption was placed the second most viewed fox release on the week it aired , behind house ; redemption drew a total of 12 . 121 million viewers , with a nielsen rating of 7 . 0 , 4 . 0 / 9 among adults aged 18\u201349 . redemption was the highest - rated scripted program of the night , and was 3rd overall for the 8 : 00 pm to 11 : 00 pm time slot , behind the american music awards and sunday night football . it aired on sky 1 in the uk , and received an average of 405 , 000 viewers , nearly triple the regular amount of viewers for the series .\nstandout moment : easily the very final scene , as a sobbing jack cradles his dead wife . 24 would never be the same again .\nokay , not the best 24 , because it lacks the insanity that makes the show so good . that and a lack of tony . . . le sigh . and i don ' t recall a single ctu mole , which is just heresy when it comes to 24 .\nall in all , this is really only for 24 fans . jack is as cool as ever , but the story is only ok .\nretired badass : jack , at the beginning of day 8 . of course , this being 24 , he soon gets pulled back in .\nin 2017 , fox premiered its reboot 24 : legacy following the super bowl . while the original series starred kiefer sutherland , the new version featured corey hawkins ( straight outta compton , the walking dead ) in the lead role . hawkins played eric carter , a former army ranger who begins to suspect that his team members are being targeted carrying out a mission to assassinate terrorist leader sheik ibrahim bin - khalid six months earlier . the show\nmarks an on - brand return for a franchise fox has refused to let lie fallow long enough for any real nostalgic yearning to set in ,\nthr tv critic daniel fienberg wrote in his review .\nkiefer sutherland ' s jack bauer is gone , but even in his absence 24 : legacy sports 24 aesthetics , 24 urgency , 24 illogical internal logic and that reliable 24 tendency to balance five or six plotlines at once \u2014 even when two or three of them are downright awful . for better and for worse , 24 : legacy sure feels like 24 .\nultimately , the show didn ' t connect with viewers , and it was canceled in june of that same year .\nredemption serves both as a standalone tale - with jack rescuing a batch of children from a vicious rebel militia - and a prequel to the upcoming day seven , with the introduction of jon voight ' s jonas hodges .\nfrank tramell in redemption , who forces jack to return to the united states to stand trial in exchange for jack evacuating several children from sangala . tramell does at least show himself to be a man of his word .\n\u2018we\u2019ve always done better when we\u2019ve been able to air all 24 episodes continuously , \u2019 says sutherland , who\u2019s also an executive producer on the show . those who know jack bauer know that he would never take a break mid - crisis . so the makers of 24 tried something else .\nthe region 4 season 6 dvd set was released on september 19 , 2007 . the 24 : season six dvd collection was released in the uk on october 1 , 2007 24 : season six was released on dvd in the u . s . and canada on december 4 , 2007 .\nfox bosses gary newman and dana walden reveal they\u2019ve heard a great pitch from \u201924\u2019 producers for a 2016 return \u2013 but potentially without kiefer sutherland .\n24 has changed the face of television - one hour , one minute , one second at a time . this is a . . . more\nepisode :\n24 : day 7 : 8 : 00 a . m . - 9 : 00 a . m . ( 2009 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 5 : 7 : 00 a . m . - 8 : 00 a . m . ( 2006 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 4 : 10 : 00 a . m . - 11 : 00 a . m . ( 2005 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 8 : 3 : 00 p . m . - 4 : 00 p . m . ( 2010 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 7 : 10 : 00 p . m . - 11 : 00 p . m . ( 2009 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 6 : 10 : 00 p . m . - 11 : 00 p . m . ( 2007 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 4 : 6 : 00 a . m . - 7 : 00 a . m . ( 2005 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 3 : 6 : 00 a . m . - 7 : 00 a . m . ( 2004 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 3 : 5 : 00 p . m . - 6 : 00 p . m . ( 2003 )\nyes , it is a long time but it is the only option fox has . the 24 franchise is badly damaged right now . i agree with 24 spoilers that trying to salvage 24 : legacy would be a huge waste of time and money . on the other hand , starting over from scratch right now would appear desperate and admitting failure . also , they would endure a lot of backlash if they replaced the african - american lead . their only option would be to wait until the 20th anniversary of the original 24 and present a special event series with the original cast .\nmost impressive of all though , 24 : redemption shows real signs of the franchise getting back on its feet , after the juddering , muddled sixth season , that left many wondering if the show had enjoyed its best days . now ? there\u2019s a real thirst for season seven , and a hope that the extended break the show has enjoyed has been put to good use . because nobody , nobody does this kind of edge - of - the - seat tv thriller better than the 24 team . - - jon foster\nsay whatcha want about 24\u2019s 9th season but 24 has been terrible since kiefer left . even tony was a waste & he hyped up legacy\u2026 . for nothing so unless fox & the writers can change kiefer\u2019s mind to return at some point , the so called creative attempts to keep 24 new with a new lead every year or so is just not going to to fly , because it\u2019s just a desperate attempt to keep 24 going just to keep it going . they left the ninth season open ended for a reason , or so we thought . & unless they go in that direction with kiefer\u2019s cooperation , 24 is just going in a desperate direction to make characters on the show including the lead to resemble jack bauer without jack bauer .\nredemption didn ' t so much whet my appetite for the show ' s full - time return in january as it did remind me of the many problems i had with it the last time it was on the air .\nshot partly on location in south africa , fox\u2019s \u201c24\u201d movie gives jack bauer a new continent across which to righteously kick ass , as well as get his own chops busted in creative ( read : tortured ) ways . \u201credemption\u201d not only teases the coming season\u2019s new exotic threat but trots out the latest commander - in - chief , played by cherry jones . [ \u2026 ]\n\u201cshooting \u201824 : redemption\u2019 in south africa was the highlight of my six years on the show . it was nothing short of exhilarating , \u201d commented \u201c24\u201d executive producer and emmy award - winning director jon cassar , who contributed photographs to the exhibit . \u201cafrica also became a wonderful canvas for the still photography enthusiasts among our crew . every day put us in places and situations that were new and exiting to us , and our cameras clicked constantly . this exhibit chronicles the seven weeks that were spent in capetown and the surrounding regions from moments captured during a hectic shooting schedule to the faces and places that represent not only the making of \u201824\u2019 but the africa of today . \u201d\nbavarian fire drill : from the page for the trope -\nthis is standard operating procedure for both the good and bad guys on 24 .\ntime skip : the conceit of each season of the series representing one full 24 - hour day would necessitate a time skip of about a year each time . it ' s actually quite a bit more , with season 1 occurring during david palmer ' s campaign for president and 24 : redemption , the made - for - tv movie preceding season 7 , taking place on inauguration day when allison taylor takes office . . . twelve years later . a timeline of the presidency can be found here ; a full timeline can be found here .\nseason 1 has the smallest main cast , with five people , while season 1 of 24 : legacy has the largest main cast , with twelve people .\n24 : the official companion : seasons 3 & 4 lists mary lynn rajskub under the heading\nregular cast\nalongside the main cast for season 4 .\nfox boss dana walden has provided an update on 24 : legacy in a conference call with reporters , saying the fate of the show is still undecided .\nthe right time for a 24 movie was back during season 4 / 5 when its popularity was huge , and every fucker everywhere was talking about it .\noutstanding music composition for a series ( original dramatic score ) music by sean p . callery , 24 season 7 \u2022 7 : 00am \u2013 8 : 00am\nredemption is an interesting experiment for 24 - while the movie does follow the real time format ( as jack tells us at the start ,\nthe following takes place between 3 : 00pm and 5 : 00pm ) , it ' s obviously not part of the long , 24 - hour uninterrupted storyline the series takes place in . there ' s even a prologue that uses ( gasp ! ) a time jump , as we are introduced to some of the militia during the day , and then cut to their rather horrific initiation of a kidnapped boy at night .\noctober 14 , 2008 \u2013 last spring , fox announced that after a nearly two - year hiatus , \u201c24\u201d would return to the airwaves with an unprecedented two - hour television event shot on location in south africa and los angeles entitled \u201c24 : redemption . \u201d now as the producers ready this epic tale for broadcast , they are unveiling a never - before - seen collection of stunning photographs shot by five of the show\u2019s creative team during the filming overseas . \u201c24 : redemption \u2014 captured in africa\u201d is a rare inside look at the making of the show which comprises candid moments between cast and crew , including emmy award - winner star kiefer sutherland ; dramatic stills from the spectacular action sequences ; and vivid photographic captures of the scenic south african locations . the paley center for media in los angeles will host the one - of - a - kind photo exhibit of fine art museum quality archival prints which debuts on november 10 and will remain on public view through january 11 , 2009 .\ndownplayed for day 7 : ik\u00e9 dubaku starts as out as the main villain in the first part of the season , but the prequel , redemption , clearly established both benjamin juma as his higher - up and jonas hodges as juma ' s ally .\nthink of\n24 : redemption\nas simply\n2\nsince it takes place across two hours of real - time , and since it rates 2 on a scale of 1 - 10 . the new fox movie , airing tomorrow night at 8 on channel 25 , is partly a self - contained story set in the fictional african country of sangala , and it is resolved after much gunfire and many . . .\nthis is the first new 24 material to air for almost 18 months . the last official feature , the webisode series day 6 debrief , aired its last episode on june 27 , 2007 while the last proper episode of 24 ,\nday 6 : 5 : 00am - 6 : 00am ,\naired on may 21 , 2007 .\nin\n24 : redemption ,\nit is certainly heartwarming to observe one of television ' s consummate tough guys , former ctu agent jack bauer , providing care and mentorship to schoolchildren in the fictional country of sangala , africa . unfortunately for jack bauer , trouble and mayhem always seem to find him , and his noble mission of providing a safe and nurturing environment for the children , is hijacked by insurgents seeking to forcibly recruit child - soldiers for their anti - government insurrection . however , as jack will soon discover , the events in sangala , africa are part of a much deeper conspiracy , which ultimately takes him to washington , d . c . , and requires him to foil a diabolical plot against the new president . this turns out to be the story line that serves as a prelude and bridge to season 7 of\n24 .\ni found the movie\n24 : redemption\nto be action - packed and exciting , and i give it a five - star rating , along with an enthusiastic recommendation .\nfilm based on the real - time television series\n24\n( 2001 ) , which chronicles a day in the life of federal agent jack bauer ( sutherland ) .\n24 : the official companion : seasons 1 & 2 lists penny johnson jerald and carlos bernard under the heading\nregular cast\nalongside the main cast for season 1 .\nseason 6 ' s two - night premiere garnered the highest ratings in 24 history , averaging 15 . 7 million viewers and an overall 33 million viewers over the two nights . ratings peaked at one point to 16 . 3 million . compared to season 5 , however , 24 fell in rank from 24 to 27 ( of 142 shows ) in the 2006 - 2007 nielsen tv season and averaged approximately 13 million viewers per week . in the key age 18 - 49 demographic , 24 ranked # 14 ( compared to # 15 the previous year ) with an average of 5 . 0 / 12 ( a significant drop from last season ' s 5 . 7 / 13 ) .\nhoward gordon is interviewed by newsday\u2019s verne gay about his upcoming debut novel gideon\u2019s war , the 24 movie , and a possible jack bauer novel should the movie deal fall through . the interview also mentions a planned sequel to gideon\u2019s war , \u201callegiance , \u201d due out next year . the ninth season of \u201c24\u201d should have been starting just\u2026 view article\nit ' s personal : in redemption , jack killed ike dubaku ' s brother , who was torturing him , so ike followed him into jungles , where benton tried to kill him . however , ike ' s brother was never mentioned again in season 7 .\n24 clocks into its fifth season firing on all cylinders - demanding that audiences fasten their seatbelts and hang on for the most thrilling ride in television . from season to season - and from second to second - 24 ' s strong , cinematic narrative is enriched by a vast and varied acting ensemble that in 2006 was gloriously enhanced by the show ' s president and first lady - gregory itzin and jean smart . explosive and emotional , 24 is a show that sets hearts racing as it defines heroism in modern day .\njack ' s back ! except only for two hours , rather than 24 , after season seven of the keifer sutherland series was delayed by a year because of the us writer ' s strike . did last night ' s feature - length episode , 24 : redemption , whet your appetite or extinguish your enthusiasm ? the sky one special \u2013 spoiler alert ! \u2013 saw jack take off to the fictional african country of sangala , where his old buddy carl benton , played by robert carlyle , runs an orphanage . then \u2013 guess what ? \u2013 there ' s only a military coup . dammit , chloe !\nhere is fox\u2019s press release and promo video for the season 23 premiere of the simpsons featuring special guest star kiefer sutherland . he guest - starred before on the episode \u201c24 minutes\u201c . homer\u2019s new friend saves him from a violent terrorist on the season premiere of \u201cthe simpsons\u201d sunday , september 25 , on fox kiefer sutherland ( \u201c24\u201d ) and\u2026 view article\n24 continues to demonstrate a keen awareness of its history and its themes . this has given the show an incredible tonal consistency even when new characters , new settings , and new threats are introduced . even legacy , the first season not to feature jack bauer as the lead protagonist , feels like 24 at least on a tonal and aesthetic level .\nlike many episodes of 24 , redemption has its fair share of cludgy dialogue and bland scenes ( mainly taking place in d . c . ) , but they ' re well balanced by the well - done action sequences and a few emotional scenes involving jack , allowing kiefer sutherland to show his acting range and let a human side of jack bauer surface . there ' s a handful of characters that we ' re glad we won ' t be seeing on a long - term basis , as they seem confined to redemption and not season 7 . among them are a particularly whiny kid , a un official who ' s made to look like the biggest wuss ever , and an annoying sangala embassy worker .\npreparing for the return of 24 next january after a 20 - month break , the network in november will air a two - hour , stand - alone 24 movie . shot partly in south africa , it takes place on inauguration day for the next u . s . president ( cherry jones ) , setting up the show ' s seventh season .\n24 explored all of these previously uncharted territories , normalising and popularising ideas before they were seen as acceptable let alone desirable . in many ways , the show is singularly responsible for reshaping the sensibilities of tv executives and audiences around the globe . for this reason alone , 24 is one of the most important television shows since the turn of the century .\nfox boss gary newman says the preference is for kiefer sutherland to return as jack bauer in next years 24 revival , and they would build the show around him like usual .\noutstanding single - camera picture editing for a drama series edited by scott powell , a . c . e . , 24 season 7 \u2022 7 : 00am \u2013 8 : 00am\nit ' s also very cool to see jack in such a different setting - redemption was filmed on location in south africa , and this is a very different element for jack to do his thing in than the los angeles settings we ' ve grown accustomed to for the character . it certainly makes us curious what it would be like to follow the character through something even bigger in scope , such as the long - discussed 24 feature film .\nthe film was conceived as a result of the 2007\u20132008 writers guild of america strike , which delayed the seventh season for an entire year ; the producers were exploring ways to get back on the air earlier . ideas included airing webisodes or mobisodes . according to the president of entertainment at fox ,\nwe were going to be off the air for a while and how do you bridge that gap . we thought about doing something online and after talking with [ executive producer ] howard gordon we decided to do it on air .\nthe working title for the film was 24 : exile , until the change to 24 : redemption .\nthe editing process - goes behind the scenes with the editors of the fox television hit , 24 and emphasizes the jobs contributing to the distinctive editorial look and style of the series .\ndespite this , it seems unlikely that shows like lost and breaking bad would have emerged without the influence of 24 . the show established a precedent for complicated story arcs and high production values as well as a willingness to make bold creative decisions that risked alienating or upsetting the audience . the modern television landscape simply would not be what it is today without 24 .\naccording to thr , gordon flew back to the u . s . in april and early may in an effort to revive 24 , including an ultimately unsuccessful pitch to save legacy .\nthat there has never been anything else like 24 might be another factor that accounts for its long - lasting success . no other show has even attempted to replicate the formula that 24 introduced outside of limited and self - contained experiments . there has been no attempt to create copycats that invite further exploration into the storytelling possibilities and boundaries of real - time drama on television .\nwhat are axn india\u2019s expectations from the limited series ? \u201cwe expect the show to get new viewers . there are two reasons for this : a ) 24 now is a more recognised brand in india , thanks to the local version . b ) we expect the younger generation of today to tune - in to the show since the 24 franchise launched way back in 2001 when they were too young to consume tv . we are targeting both the 24 loyalists who we believe are in the 25 - 44 yrs tg as well as the 15 - 24 yrs tg who would possibly be watching it for the first time . we expect both males and females to tune in . they will surely want to watch this cult show , \u201d said mankar .\nthat was an 8 - yarder from hornibrook , on third and 6 . that play helped give uw a 24 - 10 lead with 12 minutes , 26 seconds remaining in the game .\ndamn 4 years with no 24 i guess we had to wait 3 years between 8 and lad \u2013 and then \u2013 lad and legacy . ffs \u2013 they really did screw this up .\nstandout moment : when ctu is targeted by the nerve gas , cuddly analyst edgar ( louis lombardi ) meets a tragic end in what has to be the most heartbreaking sequence in 24 history .\npaul schulze was born on june 12 , 1962 in the usa . he is an actor , known for rambo ( 2008 ) , 24 ( 2001 ) and panic room ( 2002 ) .\n24 : redemption is a unique and welcome change to 24 ' s usual airing schedule . primarily taking place in the fictional african nation of sangala , we meet up with a soul - searching jack bauer who ' s been traveling the world and avoiding a subpoena to go before a senate subcommittee back in the states . the beginning of the movie features a bit of a time jump , but the majority of it still conforms to 24 ' s real - time format ( we ' re told that the following takes place between 3pm and 5pm ) . the fact that we ' re seeing jack bauer in a setting other than los angeles is a refreshing change of pace , since in a normal season it ' s practically impossible for jack to be anywhere other than the u . s . ( apart from a few side trips into mexico over the years ) .\nthe result is 24 : redemption , a single two - hour special that works as a sort of \u2018what - jack - did - on - his - holidays\u2019 bridge between series six and seven . once again it plays out in real time , cutting between washington dc and a made - up african banana republic called sengala . jack has gone there to help out carl , an old special forces buddy who\u2019s running a school in sengala . he\u2019s played by the scottish actor robert carlyle .\njack is back ! any real 24 fan knows that fact alone is worth 5 stars in itself . i ' m sure you know the score by now : the story picks up sometime over a year after the events of season 6 and follows jack over the course of 2 hrs of saving / ending lives in the african nation of sengala . ok , so this isn ' t a full season of 24 and as such you can ' t approach it with the same level of expectation . as you watch this you ' ll realise just how brief 97 minutes can be : it isn ' t anywhere near long enough to pack in all the twists and turns of a full season but then i never really expected it to . this is for all those 24 fans who find themselves wondering\nwhat happened when jack was undercover with the salazars ?\nor\nwhat actually happened in china ?\nor\nwhere has nina been for the last year ?\n. of course , it doesn ' t actually answer any of those questions but what redemption does offer is an insight into what is going on between seasons so that by the time season 7 comes along you ' ll feel like you have at least a few of the answers to all those questions that you can ' t help but ask when you start a season . most crucially , in my opinion , redemption re - affirms what is so great about 24 . i found that by season 6 i was beginning to forget what i loved about jack ; sure , he ' s a killing machine - but there ' s more complexity to his character than first meets the eye and it ' s this complicated , inner turmoil that makes jack even more of a hero . i had serious worries that jack ' s personal demons would shape him into a colder man than the one we ' ve seen so far but thankfully redemption offers you a chance to see jack as a calmer , softer and ultimately more likable character . this can only bode well for season 7 . i ' d be lying if i said redemption didn ' t have flaws . it ' s definately not a classic in it ' s own right but that ' s not the point and in the grand scheme of 24 - ness this may well prove to be a vital part of a so - far utterly thrilling story . if you love 24 you ' ll love this . if you don ' t love 24 then you won ' t . it ' s as simple as that !\nadvance review : 24 fans have had a long wait , but this month , on november 23 , jack bauer finally returns to tv , in this two - hour movie . it ' s been a year and a half since 24 ' s been on the air , thanks to the writers ' strike shutting down production last season . that ' s enough time for 24 fans to have forgotten the convoluted , twisting plot of season 6 , which started out with a shocking nuclear blast in valenica , and devolved from there into a bizarre battle involving jack ' s dad phillip , his brother graem , a russian attack and a chinese circuit board . it was a mostly lackluster season , and 24 ' s lengthy hiatus essentially gives the show a clean slate to start from .\nbut because of all this compression , the usual elements of 24 get squeezed next to one another like plot points in an outline . as in every season - long story , jack will either torture or be tortured . as in every other 24 adventure , there are scheming villains , showdowns with government authority , and a noble sacrifice or two . seen at this speed , though , it ' s like watching 24 on fast - forward . the familiar elements whiz by , and you check , check , check them off \u2014 but without lingering on them , few get to resonate .\nredemption begins with a brief prologue showing a young boy being kidnapped at night , indoctrinated , and drafted along with other boys into a rebel militia so they could take part in a coup d ' \u00e9tat , which is being funded by a shadow organization led by jonas hodges ( jon voight ) ."]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "anang desai", "paragraphs": ["guest celebrity , mr . anang desai , kids press conference on 17th april 2017\nguest celebrity , mr . anang desai , kids press conference on 17th april 2017 - youtube\nfilm stars on small screen are wonder to see . find out the list of anang desai shows and know him more as a television star in anang desai tv shows section . did you like the show ? just leave a comment ! ! !\nanang desai started his film career [ 3 ] in 1982 with gandhi , in which he played indian politician j . b . kripalani .\nanang desai is an indian film and television actor . desai has appeared in over 80 television shows & is popularly known for his portrayal of the character ' babuji ' in the television series & film ' khichdi\nanang desai is one actor who has extensively explored all the entertainment mediums of theatre , television and films during his more than two decades old career .\nanang desai is an indian film and tv actor from mumbai most known by his works in around a 100 bollywood films and many hindi tv shows , mainly playing supporting roles . besides desai acted in some international film and television projects .\nanang desai is an indian film and tv actor from mumbai most known by his works in around a 100 bollywood films and many hindi tv shows , mainly playing supporting roles . besides desai acted in some international film and television projects . male\nshaikh and desai lived in the same neighbourhood in andheri . in fact , shaikh sahab\u2019s apartment building is named highland park while desai stays in oakland park nearby .\nget all information about anang desai like bio , wiki , height , weight , age , dob , career , body measurements , videos , images and wallpapers stills . anang desai is an indian tv and film actor . he was born on 4 may 1953 in ahmedabad , india . he married with chitra desai . his role babuji in tv series and film khichdi gets more popular . he was appeared in over 80 tv shows .\nveteran actor anang desai was just a young and raw actor fresh out of the national school of drama ( nsd ) when he was chosen to essay the important . . .\nmumbai : tv actor anang desai , known for his role as ' babuji ' in the popular sitcom\nkhichdi\n, says his background in theatre has helped him to grow . . . read more\nthe cast of sab tv\u2019s tv , biwi aur main to up open doors for a new member ! we are talking about the veteran actor anang desai , who will be soon seen in . . . read more\nmumbai : anang desai did not get a chance to work with farooque shaikh , and they met only occasionally at social gatherings . yet an indelible stamp of admiration seals his heart thanks to the grace and charm that shaikh sahab exuded .\njd majethia and aatish kapadia ' s comedy show khichdi starring supriya pathak , aatish kapadia , anang desai , and a bunch of other talented artists was a hit with the viewers . naturally , the makers of the show decided to have another go at the script , but instant khichdi failed to recreate the magic of the first season .\n, this show is the finest in it ' s category . a lot of attempts have been made , over the years , to recreate the magic of akbar - birbal stories , but , this by far , remains the best . anang desai is so convincing as birbal that one actually starts believing the legend would have looked , walked and talked in the same manner .\nanang desai is an indian television and film actor . he is best known for his portrayal of the character tulsidas parekh in the tv series khichdi . anang has worked in over 80 tv shows and is best known for his work in the series akbar - birbal , imtihan , tenali rama , sparsh , mahayagya and bharat ek khoj . he made his film debut with gandhi ( 1982 ) after graduating from the national school of drama . anang has worked with leading directors like shyam bengal , subhash ghai , mahesh bhatt and satish kaushik and is best known for his work in the films bal bramhachari ( 1996 ) , hum dil de chuke sanam ( 1999 ) , yaadein ( 2001 ) , ishq vishk ( 2003 ) , tere naam ( 2003 ) , baghban ( 2003 ) and khichdi : the movie ( 2010 ) . h enow has the film take it easy lined up .\n) classmates and renowned actors of industry always mentioning him as a very close friend , so would you hear a lot of television actors saying . we inquired with desai , here is what he had to say\nanang desai made a career in hindi cinema with the role of j b kripalani in \u2018gandhi\u2019 . his impressive filmography includes multiple projects with shyam benegal including \u2018suraj ka saatvan ghoda\u2019 and \u2018bharat ek khoj\u2019 , apart from \u2018hum dil de chuke sanam\u2019 , \u2018ishq vishk\u2019 , \u2018baghban\u2019 and more recently \u2018rustom\u2019 . he has featured in a score - odd tv serials including \u2018khichdi\u2019 , \u2018jasuben jayantilal joshi\u2019 , \u2018reth\u2019 , \u2018woh rehne wali mehlon ki\u2019 , \u2018chidiyaghar\u2019 and \u2018khidki\u2019 .\nboth actors are natives of gujarat . \u201cbut we never spoke gujarati because i came to know of his origins much later , \u201d desai laughs . \u201cwe had a few brief encounters but these left a very positive impression . \u201d\ni don\u2019t think there are accountable or permanent friendships in the industry , he modestly adds , you will have a set of life - long friends , friends who are really close and with whom you can share your life , but those are very rarely from the industry . i am still close to my nsd classmates . but those equations would remain more of professional in nature . and you can\u2019t blame anyone for it too . \u201d anang desai also explains the reason saying ,\nanang desai was born on 4 may 1953 in ahmedabad . he completed graduation from the prestigious nsd , delhi in the year 1978 . later he was associated with nsd\u2019s professional repertory company for more than 8 years . attenborough ' s gandhi ( 1982 ) marked his film debut and he started his television career with raj se swaraj in 1987 . he played the role of ibrahim lodi , raja ram mohan roy and a few more characters inshyambenegal ' sdoordarshan series bharat ekkhoj . since then he was seen playing regular roles in doordarshan serials throughout 1990s .\nit\u2019s a one of a kind of coming together for a bollywood film . for actor turned writer - director karan razdan \u2019s upcoming next , aagah five of its male actors have been school friends . the school was not a children\u2019s school but the acting school that\u2019s the national school of drama aka nsd . these school mates are \u2013 anupam kher , satish kaushik , govind namdeo , anang desai and suhas khandke . these five actors were all studying at the national school of drama in delhi before turning to bollywood . interestingly , even the producer \u2013 director .\nseptember 27 , 2010 : members of the gokuldham society of sab tv\u2019s \u2018taarak \u2018mehta ka ooltah chashma\u2019 , had a very pleasant surprise recently when the stars of the forthcoming film \u2018 khichdi - the movie\u2019 suddenly reached their society to judge a dance competition . a source spoke to urltoken and informed us , \u201cthe unit members were working with a normal shoot schedule and at some point during a five minute break , anang desai , supriya pathak , girish sahdev along with the director aatish kapadia entered the sets quietly . no one recognized them as all were busy with their .\nmumbai , aug 27 \u2013 the cast of popular tv show \u2018khichdi\u2019 , which is now being made into a movie , is seeking the blessings of shah rukh khan who made a successful transition from being a television actor to a bollywood superstar . produced by hats off productions and written and directed by aatish kapadia , the film stars actors like anang desai , supriya pathak and girish sahdev . the big screen adaptation , which is also expected to feature satish shah and a special appearance by farah khan , will be released by fox star studios oct 1 . < p .\nkhichdi cast : supriya pathak , anang desai , girish sahdev ; director : aatish kapadia ; music : raju singh . preview : narrated through the two wise kids of the hilariously madcap parekh family , namely jacky and chakki . khichdi \u2013 the movie is about a hare brained dream of a snail brained bunch of lovable losers . hansa\u2019s brother himanshu has born a ridiculous ambition that is to have a memorable legendary love story . it\u2019s all together another matter that he is not in love with anyone and neither is he capable of getting any sensible girl smitten to him . but .\nrakhi sawant \u2019s \u2018swayamvar\u2019 finally comes to an end . yesterday , she killed the curiosity of who among the three would be her future husband . her decision did not stun the audience because elesh parujanwala was the most prospective guy among the two and rakhi had several times indirectly appreciated his nature and attitude . in a grand manner , rakhi\u2019s \u2018swayamvar\u2019 started and ended . televisions well known faces graced the occasion and the special guests being saroj khan and anang desai . host ram kapoor welcomed the guests . decked in expensive jewelry and dressed in a beautiful wedding attire , rakhi seeks the . . .\n\u201ci always admired farooque sahab as a wonderful and fine actor , having seen films like \u2018chashme buddoor\u2019 and \u2018bazaar\u2019 during my college days . he left a remarkable impression that has not waned despite the decades . unfortunately , we never got to do any assignments together , \u201d desai says .\ncast : supriya pathak , anang desai , rajeev mehta , jamnadas majethia , nimisha vakharia , kirti kulhari ; director : aatish kapadia ; rating : 3 . 5 out of 5 . just as the television sitcom khichdi tickled your funny bone every week , so does the silver - screen version chronicling the hilarious saga of the whacky bunch that is the parekh family . though the film does not boast of a strong storyline , it does not fail to amuse you at any point . the harebrained praful gadhe\u2019s idiotic wisecracks coupled with his wife hansa\u2019s even more inane musings , jayashree\u2019s shrewd ideas , babuji\u2019s anguished grunts and groans , .\naugust 14 , 2010 : one of the funniest shows of indian television \u2018khichdi\u2019 is going to have a big screen version of it . this is going to be the first indian tv serial , which has been transformed into a movie . fox star studios will be releasing the big screen version on october 1 . the sitcom on star plus was produced by hats off productions and was directed by aatish kapadia . the names of the show\u2019s characters like praful , hansa , himanshu babuji , and jayshree became a household name . some talented and veteran actors were part of the show including the names such as anang desai , amit .\ninstant khichdi , the sitcom that had couch potatoes rolling , will now graduate to the big screen . producer jamnadas majethia and director aatish kapadia are ready with khichdi \u2013 the movie , made in association with fox star studios , that will open in the theatres on october 1 . supriya pathak kapoor , rajiv mehta , vandana pathak , deven bhojani , anang desai and majethia himself return as the howlarious members of the parekh family around whom the story revolves . this time , their roller coaster ride takes them through a tsunami of hilarious situations . and majethia is convinced khichdi \u2013 the movie will \u201crecreate the magic of . . .\nshaikh sahab and he sometimes happened to meet at functions or industry events . such occasions always brought a smile to desai\u2019s face . \u201cfarooque sahab was always very cordial and friendly . there was a visible honesty in his shakhsiyat . we never sat down and talked but i noticed how everybody loved being near him . \u201d\nmay 13 , 2010 : as always , sab tv is back with yet another promising show . this time , they have come up with a family drama about a sweet , simple and loving couple - \u2019 mrs . and mr . sharma allahabad walle\u2019 . the family emigrates from allahabad to mumbai and despite their simplicity ; the family manages to win over most obstacles which then lead to hilarious situations . the cast features rajesh kumar ( mr . drishthdumn sraveshwar sharma ) , divyanka tripati ( rashmi sharma ) , akruti singh ( raagini sharma ) , nikunj ( daboo ) . it also stars vandana pathak and anang desai , who were lately seen together in instant .\nmumbai , sep . 25 \u2013 the cast of \u2018 khichdi \u2013 the movie\u2019 promoted their upcoming film in mumbai on friday . written and directed by aatish kapadia , the film stars anang desai , majethia , rajeev mehta , nimisha vakharia , and bollywood veteran supriya pathak . produced by jamnadas majethai , the movie is inspired by a popular television serial \u2018 khichdi \u2019 . majethia said that film was made seeing the popularity of the serial . \u201cthe trend was changing , so keeping this in mind we thought that when you want to make a film , you look for a subject which would be liked by the audience . here , the situation was the opposite \u2013 the audience liked something and .\ndesai\u2019s wife chitra is a lawyer who is a proactive member of an ngo in the lokhandwala - oshiwara neighbourhood . she has been fighting a steady battle to save mangroves and raze encroachments built by powerful interests in the area . film maker - activist ashoke pandit , who runs the ngo , had said that shaikh sahab had appreciated and encouraged their efforts .\n' ' ammaji ki gall ' , in which veteran actress farida jalal and rakshanda khan played the lead characters , is the only show that has not done well . so we thought of shifting our focus back from female protagonist to a male lead and this is why the idea of ' don ' t worry chachu ' came into inception , ' anooj kapoor , executive vp and business head , sab tv , told ians . ' don ' t worry chachu ' is a light - hearted comedy with asif sheikh in the title role . sugandha mishra of ' comedy circus ' fame and anang desai will join him in the cast . created and produced by vipul . d shah of optimystix , it will go on air oct 3 . the show .\nakul balaji is having a blast in amsterdam ; actor shares a video . . .\nex bigg boss kannada contestant niveditha gowda is missing kiccha sudeep ; see the post . . .\nex - bigg boss kannada contestant kirik keerthi ' s day out with fans can ' t be missed ; see the post . . .\nfrom films like \u2018yaadein\u2019 and \u2018tere naam\u2019 to tv serials like \u2018india calling\u2019 to \u2018khichdi\u2019 , he has been entertaining the audience with a number of his memorable character roles . as he has an amicable personality , you would hear a couple of his nsd (\nit\u2019s not that people are not friendly . but your bonding stays time - bound as the projects you are working in together will eventually end and you would 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\u201cbabuji\u201d .\nthe television series - khichdi got so popular that it was later adapted into a movie .\njayant gilatar shot a documentary on the 150th anniversary of the indian it department , where he shot with the president of india , mr pranab mukherjee , and a cast of akshay kumar , priyanka chopra , aamir khan .\njayant gilatar ' s project ' chalknduster ' has seasoned actors like shabana azmi , juhi chawla , divya dutta , zarina wahab , jackie shroff , samir soni and anupam kher in the cast .\njayant gilatar was the founder of ' jj creations ' , the production house .\nimdb . com , inc . takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles , tweets , or blog posts . this content is published for the entertainment of our users only . the news articles , tweets , and blog posts do not represent imdb ' s opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual . please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy .\nbarun sobti in iss pyaar ko kya naam doon 3 . picture courtesy : instagram / barunsobtisays\nfollowing their international counterparts , indian shows had introduced the concept of seasons in their shows a while ago . but the formula has not really worked . barring a couple of exceptions , most of the shows that tried to renew their bond with the viewers after a break , a season break to be precise , failed miserably in terms of ratings .\nthe show used to air on colors channel a few years ago , and starred kunal karan kapoor and aakanksha singh in the lead . it wasn ' t much favoured by the audience to begin with , and why on earth did the makers went ahead with a second season will always be a mystery to us .\nlet us call a spade a spade ; hum paanch season 2 was a bummer . it lacked the charm of the first season , and its jokes were tired , and old .\ngul khan ' s romantic drama starring barun sobti and sanaya irani in the lead was quite loved by tv buffs , but one can ' t claim the same thing about the show ' s second season , iss pyaar ko kya naam doon - - - ek baar phir , starring shrenu parikh and avinash sachdev .\njd majethia ' s sarabhai vs sarabhai had a small , but strong group of followers . it had not gained the views , but later it did gain a cult status .\nthe second season premiered recently as a web series on hotstar . but the fans do not seem very happy about it .\n33 great episodes based on the vastly popular character in bengali literature of titular name , byomkesh bakshi is in many ways an indian take on sherlock holmes . compared to the older sherlock holmes tv series , i liked byomkesh bakshi a lot better .\ndespite the overacting and shoddy visual effects , it still remains the best made series about the epic saga of mahabharata . for its time and age , the show was very good , and as kids , we loved to watch the show and then follow it up with a q & a session with grandma about mahabharata . now that i think about it , she should be on quora . : )\nr . k . narayan had a knack of connecting with the common man with his simple tales that conveyed a message . swamii was loved by all of us , and those were the wonder years when our family could sit together , enjoy a show and share some good laughs . these days - dad , brother and i take to our laptops while mom and grandma watch those horrible shows about daughter - in - laws of billionaire mother - in - laws , who apparently have nothing better to do than create chaos in each others lives . i may someday truly understand the joker , but i have no hope of understanding what drives these characters .\n13 episodes of one of the best love stories i ' ve seen . simplistic story , accompanied with brilliant acting . add to that a sensitive issue of widow remarriages in india at that time . they treated the subject with the sincerity it needed and deserved .\nwho tried to do good science fiction shows in india way ahead of their time . despite their shortcomings they were a step in the right direction . it ' s sad that no one followed them .\nthis new site reveals so much more . enter a name and state to begin .\nthe feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future .\ni really don ' t watch much tv of late , spend more time on the net , but was quite a compulsive watcher during the 80 ' s and 90 ' s . honestly the surfeit of saas bahu serials , soap operas , reality shows put me off tv big time . but here are some great shows , that i rarely missed without fail , on tv .\nthis was the show that actually got me interested in quizzing . i always had this fascination for trivia and learning new things , but it was quiztime that made me a quizzard . and one of my ambitions was to do a quiz show on tv . i loved the format , the questions , and above all siddartha basu ' s style , cool , polished , dignified . i started going to quizzes regularly after this , represented my college , university in quizzing too . there were many others after this - alpha plus , university challenge , bournvita quiz , but nothing ever appealed to me the way quiz time did . and yes one of the best moments in life , was meeting siddartha basu on the sets of mastermind , and actually being quizzed by him .\nthat wonderful opening tune by vaidyanathan , with that tana , na , na , naa humming , was more than enough for me to be present in front of the tv set . and week after week , the antics of swami and his friends in the town of malgudi , was so delightful . having come from a south indian small town myself , and spending the holidays at my grandma ' s place , i could easily identify with the serial and the characters . kudos to shankar nag , for so wonderfully adapting , r . k . narayan ' s work to the small screen .\none of my all time favorites , and one of the best comedy serials ever on tv . shafi inamdar and swarup sampat as the urban , middle class couple , ranjeet and renu , and rakesh bedi as her brother in law , were brilliant , the jokes were superb , and more often than not , this was a chuckle fest always . adding to it , farida jalal as the chachi , satish shah in myriad roles , and the bengali couple next door , made it one laugh fest all the time .\na satire that just about spared none , from govt clerks to telephone operators to traders , jaspal bhatti ' s show , ripped apart the indian political class and society , using humor . sad that jaspal bhatti is no more with us , but would surely love to see a re run of this show , with the present , political , economic and social scenario in mind .\nthere have been umpteen mythological tv serials on indian tv , but for me none really has had the impact that b . r . chopra ' s mahabharat had . critics may call it tacky , over the top , whatever , i don ' t care . the fact is every sunday , it would be a must for me , to park myself in front of tv , to watch the latest episode of mahabharat . it also helped that it was one of my favorite stories , and watching them come alive on tv was something . and yes the opening song by mahendra kapoor , preceeded by that\nkarmanye vaadikarastheshu\nhymn and the samay narration , all added to it ' s epic status .\nthis partition era drama of a family that is torn apart by the event , and their struggles at making a living in post partition india , was another favorite of mine . the characters of master haveli ram ( alok nath ) , lajoji ( anita kanwar ) , raliya ram ( girija shankar ) , their sons kulbhushan ( dalip tahil ) , roshan ( mazhar khan ) and satbir ( kanwaljeet ) , and how the partition caused a trauma in their lives , was always gripping and worth a watch .\nguru , the street smart , toughie , kaderbhai the tea stall owner , hari the bicycle shop guy , khopdi the drunkard , ghanshu the beggar , the delightful characters of the street corner , their lives , their joys , their sorrows , their loves , a superb mix of humor , satire and drama , though it got overtly preachy at times . of course having kundan shah and saeed mirza as directors helped . mirza later made intezaar set in a village railway station with same actors , but it was not as good as nukkad .\nlearn how your dna influences your facial features , taste , smell and other traits .\nthis is the first show that comes to mind when you talk of indian television . made of epic proportions ( see what i did there ? ) , the show cost an astounding 9crore rupees ( approximately $ 1 . 6 million ) to make and ran for four years .\nlook at his face . doesn ' t he want you to just put your hands together and smile ?\n) mahabharata was also the highest rated subtitled show on bbc uk . the show has been dubbed into multiple languages , aired in many countries with hindu population ( indonesia , malaysia etc ) , and is currently airing in fiji . the title song is one of the most recognized in india . the success of the show was such that the telecast of one episode was postponed to the evening rather than primetime sunday morning to ensure the central election was successful .\nbqc is the quintessential indian quiz show . one of the pioneers of quizzing shows , the series received unprecedented success , running from 1972 till today ( although it was taken off air for many years in between ) .\nthis show proved to be the inspiration for many of today ' s avid\nquizzers\nand has been widely credited with improving the general knowledge of a generation of indian students . derek o ' brien is still very much considered the epitome of quizmastering .\na crime detective series that airs on sony , cid is the longest running tv show in indian history . the show has aired from 1998 and continues to enthrall audiences today .\nthe series has birthed a number of other successful spinoffs like chote heroes and special bureau . an 2004 episode titled\ncid 111\nset the guinness and limca records for the entire episode being the longest uncut shot on television . and of course , who can forget all the inspector daya jokes ?\nthe forerunner of all indian drama , shanti has received a cult status . it was the show that made mandira bedi a household name , propelling her to superstardom .\nthe series dealt with infidelity , dark pasts , illegitimate progeny , and every essential element in today ' s drama series . it was also one of the first mainstream tv shows to deal with rape as a central subject .\nhosted by siddharth kak and renuka shahane , this cultural show ran from 1993 to 2001 . the show focussed on indian culture , and is widely credited to have brought into attention the folk dances and tradition of indian tribes .\nthe show holds the record for receiving the largest measured audience response ever in the history of indian television , to a weekly quiz question that required audiences to mail their answers by post . the particular episode that holds the record received a staggering 1 . 4 million letters in one week . the responses to this show also prompted the indian postal service to issue a new type of postcard called the competition postcard .\ndespite his amalagmation of powers from other existent superheroes ( he flew like superman and also had his own kryptonite in the form of a crystal , his alter - ego was a photo - journalist like spider man , he was comprised of nature ' s elements like captain planet , he could extend his limbs infinitely like mr . fantastic ) shaktimaan was the first indian superhero .\ndespite the villians and heroes being inspired from american classics , shaktimaan himself was meant to inspire children to be honest , caring , and loving . shaktimaan attained his powers through intense meditation and yoga . soon after the initial success of the show , reports began to surface that kids all over the country set themselves on fire or jumped from buildings in the hopes that shaktimaan would save them . this prompted mukesh khanna to spend time every episode to spread awareness to children about the nature of the show . khanna has since admitted that these segments sometimes talked about fictional instances involving children , aired to raise the trp .\npuc was a tamil regional show hosted by uma maheshwari ( aka pepsi uma ) . it was a dial - and - request music show involving lot of interaction with the callers .\nthe show was the first to break away from formal women program anchors in tamil television , and bring in the bubbly , effervescent girl - next - door into homes across the state .\nthe best tv show has to be baa bahoo aur baby ! please name a show that has had such a perfect balance between comedy , emotions . drama , reality and most imp . perfect storyline and cast ! most of you will remember your moist eyes with a smiling face while watching this show . according to me the best show made ever is thus , baa bahoo aur baby . those unfamiliar with the show can watch it in hotstar !\nbaa bahoo aur baby with the right mix of comedy humuor had lots of big lessons to learn from .\nyes one setback was vaishali aka pravina leaving but otherwise it touched all points an middle class indian family especially joint family must face in today ' s times .\nfirstly that backdrop in which they were so poor that for the sake of a mentally challenged brother they sat to eat with empty plates imagining food since they didnt have food to eat and couldnt see gattu crying for food .\nand whilst juggling among all these and a irresponsible drunkard husband , baa ( godavariben thakkar ) forgets to give polio drops to her daughter radhika urf \u201cbaby\u201dand the guilt she feels throughout her life refusing to even change her slippers silently punishing herself .\notherwise baa was so strong and responsible mother that she took care of all her sons and 2 daughters by selling tiffins day in and day out .\nor the tough decision of throwing out her son dr . harshad just for rest of the family and the son who doesn ' t ask a question but leaves quietly the same night\nan eldest brother , arvind , who laid down his career and life for his brothers and baa , his wife , a bhabhi ( sister - in - law ) to all his brothers who broke an fd in her name ( leela ) on 2nd day at her sasural to admit her devars ( brothers in law ) into a good school removing them from govt school and so many more heartwarming things potrayed .\nit shows the true indian spirit which isn ' t there in many of us and certainly not in any indian show now . pls dont get me wrong but this is 25 % of the serial since the biggest philosphy for the serial is hope and it will give you a smile just as you are about to shed a tear . its full of comedy otherwise .\nit was only bbb which haf its originally uploaded youtube episodes still remaining till 2015 for 10 years ( 2005 episodes ) . rest all serials have perished from youtube . although not completely but in essence baa bahoo aur baby had its almost all old episodes uploaded at given link with viewership of almost 35k - 50k ( check here -\nit was the program that comprises videos of the latest songs in hindi film ( bollywood ) music .\nchitrahaar is the longest - running film - based programme in the history of indian television , started in the 1960s .\n, where hindi subtitles of the song ' s lyrics scroll across the screen . the idea behind sls is that people who are just learning to read would benefit by reading lyrics of the songs they are listening to and watching . it ' s an engaging way to promote literacy , especially in villages . this initiative of doordarshan has been technically supported by\nthat is based on the same film - music theme which was hosted by hema malini .\n, software engineer | hates animated movies | reads a little , buys a lot .\nwho can forget this show . the show was about carlos , the bad guy with all the conspiracies against india , and col dhyanchand , the head of secret agents saving india against carlos and all other bad guys out there . col dhyanchand had some of the best secret agents including hardayal ( the turban and beard guy in the pic ) .\nwhat was epic about this series was the great storyline , great acting skill of all the actors and the ever mindblowing ( literally ) special effects . who can forget the helicopter flying over the sea or the bomb blasts throwing people all over the sky .\nthinking and writing about this series just makes me nostalgic . how we used to discuss each and every scene the next day in school . how we used to try and imitate hardayal and carlos ' dialogues .\nsagar arts , i owe you this one for producing and screening this show . respect ! !\nsad that the show had to end . all good things must end , they say : (\np . s if you see the guy next to hardayal , he is pointing finger instead of a gun . epicness ! !\nthere were the 90\u2019s tv shows which were truly amazing , before the saas - bahu tirade , overly - scheming villains , and plastic surgery re - births hit our tv screens . lol , we remember watching shows in our not - so - flat - screen tv\u2019s . turn the clock back and let\u2019s go back to 90\u2019s .\nhum paanch was the most memorable sitcoms of the 90\u2019s , do you remember the talking portrait of mr . anand mathur\u2019s first wife and his struggles to manage his five daughters each of different nature and attitude , in a funny and entertaining manner .\nhip hip hurray was very much popular amongst the audience especially the viewers of the younger age group the show dealt with issues faced by youth through the lives of its characters . hip hip hurray is definitely one of the best serials to have been made in india .\nthe three generations of diwan family living together in a bungalow having lots and lots of family melodrama . this serial was a real hoot . it remains to be one of the most beloved shows and we can\u2019t help but remember it with much love .\nthe serial is an adaptation of r . k narayan\u2019s works and follows the life of swami and his friends . the stories tug at the heart with its simplicity and bring to life the joys of simple living .\nramayana by ramanand sagar was the first ever mythological tv show based on lord rama\u2019s life . the tv series became so much popular that people at that time used to wind up their all sorts of work before 9 pm just to watch this show .\none of the pioneered , oldest and longest dance reality shows hosted by the javed jeffery . this dance show started the trend for a dance competition for each different age group on indian television .\nin the 90s , aahat was one of the top horror shows broadcasted on indian television which constantly haunted its viewers with mysterious and goosebump giving episodes .\none of the best comedy serials , whose jokes and dialogues still manages to bring smiles to the millions of faces .\nthis series is a must - watch for every indian or anyone interested in understanding history and politics of the nation that we see today . an actual game of thrones .\ni have developed a fair amount of interest in indian politics off late - thanks to ak . i was watching a movie\nthe accidental husband\none day and in one of the scenes , uma thurman relies on her ability to say out loud the names of american presidents in order as a test of her being drunk or not . a thought popped inside my head\nhell ! i could not do a similar thing even on the day of my history exam in school and even today i can ' t do it without google\n. that ' s when i came to know about this series after a little research and have been enjoying every minute of it since then . it has piqued my interest to dig deeper into a lot of chapters of our history .\nthe series has been made in a very dramatic and thus interesting way - combination of re - enactments of conversations , interviews with concerned people , original addresses , narration , news - pieces from the past and thought provoking anchoring by shekhar kapoor . it is quite well paced without dragging the story and with every episode focussing on a very specific political scenario , covers the\nstory of today ' s india\nfairly extensively in 26 episodes .\nbelieve me , you would not regret even a single moment you spend watching this tv series . this series is definitely the solution , if not the answer , to the question\nnow , i must go back to watching an episode of it . : )\nopening title song with flute music and r . k laxman ' s cartoons which creates huge impact from first second of each episode . the magical stories of r . k narayan and magical directors touch of shankar nag created a product which will stay in peoples heart for long time\nwhether it is swami ' s story or the vendor of sweets each of this episode is connected with common man like me . watching this tv series with family has different type of joy , believe me : )"]}
{"id": 117204, "summary": [{"text": "daniel jacob stern ( born august 28 , 1957 ) is an american film and television actor , director and screenwriter .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "he is known for his roles as marv merchants in home alone , home alone 2 : lost in new york , and the voice of adult kevin arnold on the television series the wonder years .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "he also starred in the horror comedy film otis . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "daniel stern ( actor )", "paragraphs": ["career : actor , director , and producer . founder of chesapeake entertainment . also known as dan stern and danny stern .\n- how to paint a fun party with daniel stern ( 2017 ) . . . himself\ndaniel stern , who played in a burglar in the film , answered fans ' questions .\nthis is daniel day - lewis , who was this week being hailed as the greatest actor on the planet .\n- shelley long , daniel stern , gail o ' grady , matt sorum ( 2010 ) . . . himself\nnow , daniel stern , the actor , who played home invader marv alongside joe pesci ' s harry , has been posting his favourite memories from filming the christmas classic , home alone .\nstern , daniel 1957\u2013 .\ncontemporary theatre , film and television . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nhome alone baddie daniel stern ( who played marv ) shares his favourite memories of the movie in a christmas countdown . . .\nstern notes that many obituaries have referred to him as\nhome alone actor john heard\nwhen he was so much more .\nstern , daniel 1957\u2013 .\ncontemporary theatre , film and television . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nstern ' s famous shriek has been remembered after two decades and three sequels , and on wednesday the actor proved he could still recreate it .\nalley mills is married to actor orson bean and lives in venice , california .\ncould chris hemsworth be the next james bond ? actor says he . . .\nhome alone star daniel stern took to twitter to share an emotional letter to his longtime friend and co - star john heard , who died friday .\ndaniel stern\u2019s 34 - year - old son , henry stern , a democratic environmental lawyer , has the support of ' homeland ' creator howard gordon and billy crystal for his run in the north valley ' s 27th district .\nhome alone actor daniel stern paid tribute to his late costar john heard , who died friday at 72 , on social media this weekend . in the \u201990s classic , heard played peter mcallister , the father of macaulay culkin\u2019s kevin mcallister , and stern played marv merchants , one of the burglars who taunts kevin .\nthese days , though , the actor ' s stays in america have become rare .\nstern explained that he met heard the day he moved to new york city to become an actor , and that john changed his life as a result .\ni\u2019m daniel stern . you might know me as marv from home alone ( or from city slickers , the wonder years or some other stuff ) . ama !\nhey daniel , big fan . tell us , what ' s your favourite food ? !\namerican film and television actor daniel jacob stern has an estimated net worth of $ 12 million . trained at the hagen - bergdorf studio , actor daniel stern hopscotched between stage and films during his first professional years , appearing on broadway in sam shepard ' s true west and making his movie debut as cyril in breaking away ( 1979 ) . biding his time with bits in such films as stardust memories ( 1980 ) and one trick pony ( 1980 ) , stern enjoyed a career breakthrough in the role of obsessive record collector shrevie in barry levinson ' s diner ( 1982 ) .\ndaniel stern , who played marv , one of the two bumbling burglars in home alone and its sequel , broke out his acoustic guitar to send culkin a message .\n' i needed to look like a normal person ' : actor matt damon . . .\ni was a theater rat in high school ,\nstern says ,\nand new york only meant trying to be a professional actor in the theater .\ni\u2019m daniel stern . you might know me as marv from home alone ( or from city slickers , the wonder years or some other stuff ) . ama ! : iama\ntwenty - six years ago , macaulay culkin put a tarantula on daniel stern ' s face and created one of the most iconic scenes of the classic holiday film home alone .\nafter news broke this morning of famed film and tv actor john heard \u2019s death friday , his former home alone co - star daniel stern took to twitter to pay tribute to heard , calling him \u201cthe coolest cat in new york city for about 10 straight years . \u201d\n' he turned out to be a great scene partner , ' stern said .\nthe only people who i ' ve seen transform themselves into skeletons by pure acting power are daniel stern in home alone and julian glover in indiana jones and the last crusade . amazing .\nin the letter , stern says he felt as if he was heard ' s\nkid brother\nand that the actor\nwas the coolest cat in new york city for about about a straight decade , 1974 - 1984 .\nstern also says that the awakenings actor was the one that inspired him , a high school drop - out , to pursue acting .\nhenry stern , 34 \u2014 son of actor daniel stern ( diner , home alone ) and writer laure \u2014 spent christmas 2003 in iraq , eating burger king with u . s . soldiers in one of saddam hussein ' s former palaces . that eye - opening holiday \u2014 henry was accompanying his dad on a uso handshake tour \u2014 was the start of his political career .\ngive us the recipe , daniel . do it for the fans . do it , you filthy animal .\ndaniel stern took to twitter to share an emotional letter in tribute to his longtime friend and home alone costar john heard , who died at the age of 71 on friday , july 21 .\nsexual healing comes in all forms . in the new book \u201cswingland , \u201d author daniel stern outs himself and his community , while offering a fascinating peek into the underworld of kinky sex with multiple partners .\ndaniel stern ! i met you several times growing up as i lived across the street from your parents . my sister and i often played with your kids when you came to visit for the holidays .\ndaniel jacob stern is an american film and television actor . he is known for his roles in the hollywood films c . h . u . d . , diner , city slickers , the first two home alone films where he played bandit marv merchants and as the narrator for the television series the wonder years .\noutside of acting and directing , stern works as an artist , specializing in bronze sculpture .\nctor and director daniel stern , known for his role in the first two home alone films as burglar marv merchants , posts a video of himself catching up with what he calls\nan old friend\n.\nwhat ' s happening you filthy animals ? daniel stern here again . you may also know me as marv merchants , phil burquist , phil brickma and guy who did the voice from the wonder years . ama !\nthis very genuine humility , combined with utter devotion to his craft , has earned this brilliantly gifted actor many admirers .\nthen : daniel stern played marv , the bumbling burglar who coined the name wet bandits and spent the last half of the film with the imprint of an iron on his face . surprise : stern was also the voice of older kevin arnold / the narrator in & apos ; the wonder years . & apos ;\nwhat ' s happening you filthy animals ? daniel stern here again . you may also know me as marv merchants , phil burquist , phil brickma and guy who did the voice from the wonder years . ama ! : iama\ntroubled actor jonathan rhys meyers is detained at lax after getting into a ' drunken fight with his wife and . . .\nthe actor became convinced he was talking to the ghost of his dead father and ran from the stage , sobbing uncontrollably .\nthe democrat enjoys the support of homeland creator howard gordon , agent joe cohen and daniel ' s city slickers co - star billy crystal . they ' ve opened their homes for q & as and fundraisers for the younger stern .\nit only took a few moments of working with barry , though , for stern to get comfortable .\nindeed , the film critic of the new york times called the actor ' s latest chilling performance the greatest he had seen .\nour thoughts go out to his loved ones and friends at this difficult time , and we thank daniel for sharing his wonderful letter .\nthank you for spending some time with us , this has been the best ama in a long time . merry christmas , daniel !\nin 1990\u2019s home alone , bumbling house burglars harry lime ( joe pesci ) and marv merchants ( daniel stern ) were bested by 8 - year - old kevin mccallister ( macaulay culkin ) after a series of funny but incredibly dangerous pranks .\ndaniel jacob stern ( born august 28 , 1957 ) is an american film and television actor . he is known for his roles in the hollywood films breaking away , c . h . u . d . , diner , city slickers , the first two home alone films where he played bandit marv merchants , and as the narrator for the television series the wonder years .\ni don ' t even care if you answer the question ( it ' d be cool though ! ) . it would just make my day to tell my friends that daniel stern acknowledged my comment . thanks for all the laughs , sir .\ncontents [ show ] early life [ edit ] stern was born in bethesda , maryland , to a social worker father and a mother who managed a day care center . [ 1 ] his brother is television writer david m . stern . daniel stern is 6 ft 4 in ( 1 . 93m ) tall [ 2 ] and of jewish descent . [ 3 ] during his years at bethesda - chevy chase high school , stern starred in several theater productions , including playing c . c . baxter in the apartment and tevye in fiddler on the roof . stern applied for a job as a lighting engineer for a shakespeare festival in washington , d . c . , but was hired as a walk - on in their production of as you like it . [ 2 ] after taking acting lessons , stern began his acting career in off broadway and broadway productions , including a performance at second stage theatre with actor bob gunton .\njohn heard , the actor who portrayed kevin mccallister\u2019s father in a pair of home alone films , has died at the age of 72 .\nand , at the end of the day , it wasn ' t barry the actor was the most afraid of - it was pesci .\nhollywood hostage actor who lost his eye , had nose and tongue slit , and was ' deprived of a member of his . . .\nthe below financial data is gathered and compiled by therichest analysts team to give you a better understanding of daniel stern net worth by breaking down the most relevant financial events such as yearly salaries , contracts , earn outs , endorsements , stock ownership and much more .\nask anybody who was there then . every actor wanted to be as intense as him , every woman wanted to sleep with him .\nirish independent daniel stern resumes home alone burglar role in creepy response to macauley culkin irish independent macauley culkin isn ' t the only one giving us an update of how our favourite christmas movie characters are faring in 2015 . share . facebook \u00b7 twitter \u00b7 google \u00b7 email . go to . comments . after the former child star ' s turn in a new digital series : dryvrs . . . daniel stern brings back the wet bandit in his response to macaulay culkin ' s . . . metro home alone ' s daniel stern responds to macaulay culkin with this creepy home . . . e ! online marv the wet bandit responds to kevin mccallister ' s\nsequel\nto home alone ! moviepilot . com the times ( subscription ) - hollywood reporter - entertainment weekly all 36 news articles \u00bb\nstern explained that he met heard the day he moved to new york city to become an actor . \u201cjohn was the very first person i knew to be in a movie , \u201d he wrote . \u201cit had never crossed my mind that that was a thing you could do . i was a theater rat in high school and new york only meant trying to be a professional actor in the theater . \u201d\nstern , who in the note says he met heard in the nascent stage of his career , wrote that it was heard\u2019s performance in between the lines that not only inspired him to do film but also taught him \u201chow to be an actor in movies . \u201d\ndi cesare g , di dio c , rochat mj , sinigaglia c , bruschweiler - stern n , stern dn , rizzolatti g . the neural correlates of \u2018vitality form\u2019 recognition : an fmri study . social , cognitive and affective neuroscience .\nthe sitcom was viewed largely from his perspective with actor daniel stern providing the voice over as an older kevin looking back . dan lauria played the largely disgruntled dad and jason harvey played wayne , the couple & apos ; s middle child . the critically acclaimed program won the emmy award for outstanding comedy series in 1988 for its first season on the air and continued to enjoy strong fan support for several seasons .\njohn heard - what a wonderful actor . we were in the movie cutter\u2019s way together & i got to experience his artistry and dedication first hand .\nin it , he detailed their history together and the side of an actor even many longtime fans of his work probably aren ' t familiar with .\neven remembering him only as an actor wouldn ' t do him justice , his friend said , because of the simple but profound way he lived .\nhi daniel ! such an honour to talk to you . always remember you ' ve been a part of millions of kids ' lives , including mine !\nstern then takes the paper and begins to wrap it all around the bucket , allowing him to safely turn it upright .\nthe woman behind the camera can ' t help but let out a yelp , and then stern unleashes his iconic scream .\ncomedic actor best known for his appearances in bushwhacked and the home alone films . in 2017 he appeared in the netflix original series love as marty dobbs .\nchildren of the 90s know him as marv , one half of home alone \u2019s wet bandits\u2014everyone\u2019s favorite holiday - time movie criminals . this decade , actor daniel stern will undoubtedly leave his mark as ian , the quiet hero of sharr white\u2019s riveting new broadway play , the other place . starring alongside the sensational laurie metcalf in this psychological thriller of sorts , stern and his castmates take the audience on an 80 - minute journey through the deteriorating mind of a doctor and the husband who sticks by her , in sickness and in health . he spoke with vf daily .\nhello daniel , i always laugh hard from your scream in home alone . out of all the traps set in home alone , which one was your favorite ?\none associate said :\ndaniel is already fretting about having to go to the oscars . he hates all the razzmatazz and standing around on the red carpet .\nstern ' s countdown also includes memories of home alone co - star john heard , who played the dad , peter mccallister .\nstern caught a similar looking tarantula on wednesday , and was excited to recreate at least some of the scene for his fans .\njohn heard , the actor who portrayed kevin mcallister ' s father in a pair of ' home alone ' films , has died at the age of 72 .\nat the same time , the actor is said to insist on living the role of his latest characters for up to two years before beginning a new movie .\ni found out recently that you were not only an actor in rookie of the year ( as coach brickma ) , but also the director of that movie ; that kind of stunned my image of you , as i had no idea that you were not just an actor , but capable of directing movies as well .\nstern played one half of the wet bandits , marv , while heard played family patriarch peter mccallister in the 1990 christmas film classic .\nstern took to facebook in december to tell fans the true story behind the tarantula , revealing that his scream was 100 percent authentic .\nstern is a former member of the advisory board of national organization for the reform of marijuana laws ( norml ) . [ 6 ]\ndespite growing up hollywood adjacent , the younger stern never entertained the idea of a job in the entertainment industry , instead going to berkley law school and becoming an environmental lawyer (\nhe ' s a very wonky guy ,\nexplains father stern to thr ) .\njokes henry :\ni told myself i wouldn ' t be an actor . now i am out there performing . . . but for very small crowds .\nbeebe b , stern d , jaffe j . the kinesic rhythm of mother\u2013infant interactions . in : siegman a , feldstein s , editors .\nlater , when his agent julian belfrage , who had become a surrogate father to him , died of cancer in 1994 , daniel is said to have suffered a nervous breakdown .\n\u201ci am shocked and saddened to awake to the news that john heard passed away last night , \u201d actor robert patrick , who starred alongside heard in last rampage , wrote on instagram . \u201csuch a gifted actor ! i am so grateful i had the opportunity to watch , work , and spend time with him . this is tragic news . \u201d\nthe actor and his american - born wife keep a holiday home in connecticut , where her father - the former husband of marilyn monroe - retired before his death in 2005 .\nearly on in his career , stern and his wife , laure mattos , were plagued by financial troubles ; heard helped out whenever he could .\nstern dn , jaffe j , beebe b , bennett s . vocalizing in unison and alternation : two modes of communication within the mother\u2013infant dyad .\nand who could forget that electrocution scene in home alone 2 ? as stern reveals , there ' s a funny story behind it . . .\nthese days , pesci is pretty low - key and remains hidden from the public eye . but stern has remained active in the acting world , recently appearing on the tv series manhattan . but stern and his partner in crime still remain pretty close , as you can see below . . .\ndaniel stern with kristen wiig and drew barrymore at 2009 toronto international film festival in 1979 , stern made his movie debut as cyril in breaking away . the following year he played a student who raised objections during jill clayburgh ' s proof [ 4 ] of the snake lemma in the film it ' s my turn . his breakthrough role as laurence\nshrevie\nschreiber came in barry levinson ' s diner . he had another early film role in the 1984 horror film c . h . u . d . , as the soup kitchen c . h . u . d . hunter . stern was a candidate for the role of biff tannen in the 1985 film back to the future , but stern turned the role down and was replaced by thomas f . wilson .\n13 reasons why villain justin prentice says he ' s not bothered by social media trolls . . . and that getting attacked online means he ' s doing his job as an actor\nhey daniel ! big fan ! is there any way you could be persuaded to do another installation of city slickers ? i would love to see you and billy crystal back together again .\nafter heard invited stern to a showing of his 1977 movie between the lines , the maryland native realized that he , too , could do films .\nwhile the actor has appeared in dozens upon dozens of films , he ' s best known for playing macaulay culkin ' s character ' s father in the first two home alone movies .\nthere was just one hitch : the actor had neglected to tell his long - time girlfriend of the time , fitness instructor deya pichardo , who was still living in his manhattan apartment .\nmiller had kept the existence of the child , also called daniel , a secret ; but friends say day - lewis took to paying weekly visits to see the playwright ' s secret son .\nwhen he heard the sad news that john heard died suddenly at the age of 72 , stern wrote an emotional letter , which he posted to twitter .\nas stern admitted in his letter , which appears below ,\nwhat ' s funny is i never remember that john is even in that movie .\nstern dn . vitality contours : the temporal contour of feelings as a basic unit for constructing the infant\u2019s social experience . in : rochat p , editor .\nstern has played characters in a number of comedic roles , such as phil berquist in the city slickers movies ; marv merchants the burglar in the first two home alone movies ( home alone in 1990 and home alone 2 in 1992 ) . however , he declined to play the character once again in the fourth installment of the franchise ; he also starred as max in bushwhacked . he provided the voice of the narrator on the tv series the wonder years , which starred fred savage as kevin arnold . as narrator , stern played the adult kevin arnold , remembering his youth . [ 5 ] stern and savage were also featured together in little monsters , in which stern played the father of savage ' s character . stern provided the voice for the main character of the dilbert animated tv series , based on the comic strip by scott adams . stern directed several episodes of the wonder years and the feature film rookie of the year .\n\u201cjohn heard was the coolest cat in new york city for about 10 straight years , 1974 - 1984 , \u201d the city slickers actor wrote . \u201cask anybody who was there then . every actor wanted to be as intense as him , every woman wanted to sleep with him . \u2026 he was defiant , he was poetic , he was ridiculously generous and he was charismatic as hell . \u201d\nhe was defiant , he was poetic , he was ridiculously generous ,\nstern said of his friend ,\nand he was charismatic as hell .\nnothing was more intense than john ' s performance in life ,\nstern concluded his tribute .\nhe lived it hard , fast and fearlessly .\nwhen a tarantula paid a visit to stern ' s garage this week , it immediately felt like a reunion with a co - star from the 1990 film .\ndaniel stern was born in bethesda , maryland , to a social worker father and a day care manager mother . he has been acting professionally since the age of seventeen . following his high school graduation , he auditioned for the washington shakespeare festival seeking a job as a lighting engineer but ended up as\na strolling player with a lute\nin . . .\nthe actor had been under the impression that he would be sharing the scene with a mechanical spider - but after the prop department created a replica they weren ' t convinced the gag would work .\ndaniel , i freakin love you man ! ! i still enjoy bushwhacked as an adult and watch it with my daughter now . can you share something about the making of bushwhacked that is little known ?\nstern , 59 , told fans that he knew heard as far back as the early ' 70s , long before the movie for which both actors became best known .\n' i was a little intimidated for the first time in the movie , ' stern admitted . ' the wrangler introduced me to\nbarry the tarantula\n. '\nstern directed several episodes of the wonder years and the 1993 feature film rookie of the year , and in recent years directed two episodes of the tv series , manhattan .\nsoon after news broke , heard ' s home alone co - star daniel stern took to social media to pen a touching and lengthy tribute to his longtime friend . it turns out that the two knew each other long before the wet bandits ever tried to break their way into kevin mccallister ' s chicago home . these former co - stars ' friendship first began in the ' 70s .\nall men are artists . after all , they have their lives .\nin just this way daniel stern opens his novel the rose rabbi , with an epigram that also serves as the story ' s thematic center , a terse , cryptic anchorhold that alone will finally make sense of the swirl of events that come to occupy wolf walker in the course of a day . yet the epigram as thematic center is characteristic throughout stern ' s fiction , revealing a central thesis at work in his aesthetic , whatever the story : life is always a problem in art . whether it be art as the cinema ( final cut ) , or the more practical sphere of urban planning ( an urban affair ) , or art as theater ( who shall live , who shall die ) , or art as language ( after the war , the suicide academy , and the rose rabbi ) , for daniel stern art as form is elemental , imposed on a world otherwise chaotic without it , a form that molds and makes sense finally of lives and predicaments , and renders what is the ultimate concern of all stern ' s fiction : redemption .\njohn heard was the coolest cat in new york city for about 10 straight years , 1974 - 1984 ,\nstern , who also starred in city slickers , wrote .\nwild - haired , dim - witted crook marv was played by daniel stern , who you may also recognise from city slickers and ' 80s favourites diner and c . h . u . d . he ' s also a director of note , calling the shots on 10 episodes of the wonder years ( a show he narrated ) , his own sitcom danny and feature film rookie of the year .\nfor the part of daniel plainview in there will be blood , he refused to speak to his co - stars off the set , and insisted on living in a tent on a deserted texas oilfield when the cameras stopped rolling .\n' but i ' m going to be screaming in barry ' s face , ' stern told him . ' do you think he ' ll feel threatened by that ! ? '\npersonal life [ edit ] stern has been married to laure mattos since 1980 . together they have three children , two daughters : sophie and ella , and a son , henry .\nthe santa clara medical examiner\u2019s office confirmed heard\u2019s death , variety reports . tmz adds that the actor was found dead in his palo alto , california hotel room , just days after heard underwent minor back surgery , his rep said .\nafter heard invited stern to a showing of his 1977 movie between the lines , the maryland native realized that he , too , could end up on the big screen . in the early stages of his career , stern and his wife , laure mattos , were plagued by financial troubles . heard helped out whenever he could , often treating the couple to dinner and milkshakes .\nstern was originally offered the role of dale gribble in king of the hill but the role was offered to johnny hardwick when a salary agreement could not be reached . [ citation needed ]\nwhen daniel stern died this november 12th , we lost one of the truly greats in child development research and theory . daniel stern was a psychiatrist , an author and a researcher at what ' s now the weill cornell medical college and at the university of geneva , however the key to his greatness was not in his credentials , but in his vision . he had an uncanny ability to detect when child development orthodoxy was off kilter and in need of revision , of seeking the truth and then of finding highly imaginative ways to investigate his theory . impressively , he expressed his findings in words that often read like poetry . an example of this was the accepted worldview in the 1970s - - that infants were born without a sense of self - - that their experiences at birth were\nfused\nwith their mothers - - and that their mission in growing up was to separate from their mothers , to become independent individuals . that view didn ' t seem right to stern and he set out to test it . when i once a . . .\nin his last book , published in 2010 , forms of vitality , daniel stern deepened the topic of vitality , defined as \u201ca whole . \u2026 it is a gestalt that emerges from the theoretically separate experiences of movement , force , time , space and intention\u201d ( p . 5 ) , which represents a constant and underlying lived experience in the personal life as well in the relationship with others . however , vitality is mirrored also in artistic work ; a special example is the greek statue \u201cthe dancing satyr , \u201d loved by stern , because it transmits to the spectator a sense of vitality through the movement of the body .\nin an image attached to the tweet , stern describes heard as \u201cthe coolest cat in new york city for about 10 straight years\u2026 every actor wanted to be as intense as him , every woman wanted to sleep with him . \u201d he writes that his friend had \u201ccrazy , crazy drink and drug stamina , \u201d and that \u201che was defiant , he was poetic , he was ridiculously generous and he was charismatic as hell . \u201d\nnow , worlds are colliding as the elder stern , 58 , rallies a - list backing for henry ' s run at the california state senate in the north valley ' s 27th district .\nhi daniel , i loved you in c . h . u . d . i don ' t really have a question to ask besides saying i loved that movie . so . . . what is your favorite way to eat an egg ?\nhonesty , i don ' t know of rick moranis could play the more serious scenes like you did . not that rick isn ' t a great actor , but i think you really pulled off the sincerity and anger in city slickers .\n' i hope i can show you without killing myself , ' he adds . stern then takes the paper and begins to wrap it all around the bucket , allowing him to safely turn it upright\nthanks daniel ! merry christmas to you too ! ( home alone is one of my favorite , favorite holiday movies and my husband and i are excited to wear our\nmerry christmas , ya filthy animal\nholiday sweaters once again this year : ) .\nhi daniel ! dilbert is a criminally underrated tv show that has only gotten better with age . you did a great job of brining the character to life too . are there any challenges or notable experiences you can recall from working on that particular series ?\nhi daniel ! you are amazing and i love your scream . that electrocution scene in home alone 2 must be one of my favorites . i wonder , have you seen this clip and would you consider appearing as cameo in any coming episodes ? ; )\nhey daniel , i am a huge fan of home alone 1 and 2 , and i also loved rookie of the year ; all of those movies were part of my childhood , and i just wanted to thank you for being a part of them .\nhi daniel ! i asked you in your last ama who would win an arm - wrestling contest : brickma or marv . this time , my inquiring mind wants to know : since they both live in chicago , what would they order on their pizza ?\nfor the past ten years , the london - born actor has led a resolutely reclusive existence , locked away on a remote 50 - acre estate in the mountains of county wicklow ( hence the former public schoolboy ' s recently acquired irish brogue ) .\nhe does admit , however , that a year after his father ' s death ( he is the son of former poet laureate cecil day - lewis , who died when daniel was 15 ) , he took an overdose of migraine tablets and received psychiatric treatment .\n[ on working with sidney lumet on daniel ( 1983 ) ] lumet ' s a genius , an absolute genius . he ' s so professional . he knows exactly what he wants . everything works like clockwork and you ' re out of there in record time .\nearlier today , e ! news reported that actor john heard had passed away in a palo alto , california hotel room on friday at the age of 71 . heard had been staying at the hotel while he was recovering from recent back surgery , variety reported .\nthe wrangler then revealed to stern that the spider ' s poison had not been removed but that he would be completely fine - as long as he didn ' t make any ' sudden , threatening moves ' .\nhappy birthday , macaulay . you have brought a lot of joy into this world , and i hope you celebrate all of your accomplishments today . love , d ,\nstern wrote with the video on facebook .\nhis brother is david m . stern , a television writer . his father worked as a social worker and his mother was the manager of a day care . he married laure mattos in 1980 and has three children .\nhello mr . stern . you ushered me into the world of comedy as a child so thank you for that . i have a question : can you describe what it was like making the two home alone films ?\nhi daniel ! would you ever consider coming to various comic cons ? i know it ' s mostly nerd culture stuff but with home alone being such a cult classic , i think it would be great to see you and maybe other home alone cast attend . happy hanukah marv !\n\u201cbut nothing was more intense than john\u2019s performance in life [ sic ] , \u201d stern concludes . \u201che lived it hard , fast and fearlessly\u2026 . he was a friend and a brother and a legend in his time . \u201d\nstern ' s character marv came face - to - face with the spider in the film as he tried to rob kevin mccallister ' s chicago home with his partner - in - crime harry , played by joe pesci .\nthanks to the success of the film , heard would be referred to on the street as \u201chome alone dad , \u201d even though the actor\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 logged dozens of tv and film credits over the ensuing decades , including roles in my fellow americans , awakenings , in the line of fire , pelican brief , pollock , sharknado and an emmy - nominated reoccurring role as a duplicitous detective on the sopranos . most recently , heard appeared on the fox police drama apb , although the actor was set to appear in the film last rampage that\u2019s due out in september .\ndaniel stern : well , the play is just a beautiful , elegant story . it\u2019s kind of a puzzle that you have to put together , and laurie just blows it out of the water . she\u2019s just freaking dynamite . i just love being onstage with her . the play is beautiful . the production is fantastic , too . the set and the sound and the lights and all that really kind of get you inside that frame of mind a little bit . that shattering mind . i just think it\u2019s great .\nby colwyn trevarthen daniel n . stern , a new yorker , died in november 2012 after a long illness . a distinguished child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and a world - famous developmental psychologist , he transformed ideas of human nature in infancy and he made important contributions to his last days . he gave us a theory of how we create and share imaginative stories by rhythmic movements , which he called \u2018forms of vitality , \u2019 a domain that draws satisfaction and regulation from all sensory modalities in a consciousness of movement , and which , \u201cdistinct from the domains of emotion , sensation , or cognition , \u201d gives life to all our ventures . daniel stern as a child dan was , by his own account , observant of people . when he was seven years old , he saw that non - verbal expressions of a baby that were clear to him could be invisible to a talkative parent . he conceived the idea of two languages , one of which , awareness of embodied movement , may become dismissed with age . after studies at . . .\ni don ' t have too much to say other than i really enjoyed having a very distant association with you and your family as a young child and i ' ve followed your career religiously as an adult . you are an extremely talented actor and i remember you very fondly .\nhi daniel . i ' m curious about the wonder years . it was a great show and a very successful show . when the show started , did you have any idea it would take off the way it did ? also , how much interaction did you have with the on - camera actors ?\nmerry christmas again , ya filthy animals . the holiday started early for\nhome alone\nfans this year when macaulay culkin reprised his movie role this month in the new web series\ndryvrs .\nin culkin ' s video , kevin mccallister has become a deranged killer out to stop home invaders , and now one of the home invaders who made him that way is freaking out about it . actor daniel stern , who played marv in\nhome alone ,\nrecently posted a video reprising his movie role to respond to culkin . in video , marv calls for his old partner and fellow wet bandit , harry , to come find him . he ' s seen what kevin mccallister has become . and he ' s terrified . will harry , aka actor joe pesci , come to marv ' s rescue ? if not , getting hit in the head with paint cans is the least of his worries . see culkin ' s original video here . also on huffpost : - - this feed and its contents are the property of the huffington post , and use is subject to our terms . it may be used for personal co . . .\ntogether , these studies seem to echo stern\u2019s ( 2010 ) proposition that the multimodality of sensorimotor experience is a cornerstone for the emergence of a vitality form . by opposing damasio\u2019s ( 1999 ) view , stern ( 2010 ) claimed , in fact , that \u201cinstead this integration occurs in the sensorimotor system . this suggestion has similarities to the idea of vitality form arising as an emergent property of gestalt from different sources , except that they suggest where this emergence may occur\u201d ( p . 49 ) .\nafter the news of the emmy nominee\u2019s death broke over the weekend , just days after he reportedly underwent minor back surgery , many media reports referred to him as \u201c home alone actor john heard . \u201d stern , however , admitted in his letter , \u201cwhat\u2019s funny is i never remember that john is even in that movie . i\u2019ve only ever really watched it once , and he and the family were all so great in it . but we never had any scenes in it together and we only crossed paths on the set once or twice . \u201d\n, stern follows with two novels in the surrealist vein that take the matter further by illustrating the idea we can even create in the present the memory needed for just the necessary sense of making life as aftermath something purposeful . thus the wolf walker of\nstern credits heard with introducing film acting to him as a possible career path . \u201cjohn was the very first person i knew to be in a movie , \u201d he writes . \u201cit had never crossed my mind that that was a thing you could do . \u201d stern says heard also taught him how to act in films : \u201cwhen i got my first movie , \u2018breaking away , \u2019 the only thing i really knew about film acting was what i had learn [ sic ] from watching him do it . \u201d\nhis personal life is and has been as perfect as him and his career . he was dating his girlfriend laure mattos before the couple decided to get married and live happily as husband and wife . the couple got married in the year 1980 and till now there have been no real rumors of their divorce . he is not gay at all as he has children too . he has a total of three children and their names are ella marie stern , henry stern and the last one is sophie stern . he is not at all cheating on his wife and this means he is not dating any other women or having an extra marital affair . he is a great husband and a great father too . he makes sure that all the wishes and demands of his children are fulfilled .\n\u201cwe were amazed that he had that kind of cash to throw around , \u201d the diner actor wrote . \u201cit was so sweet over the years to have our family and home become a place of \u2018normalcy\u2019 in john\u2019s otherwise frenetic life . he so loved having his \u2018kid brother\u2019 do good and thrilled at our kids\u2019 accomplishments . \u201d\nstern ' s letter also went on to praise his\nriveting\ntheater performances , but added that ,\nnothing was more intense that john ' s performance in life . he lived it hard , fast and fearlessly . he was a romantic and raconteur .\nhe has emerged to make just four films in the past decade , including his latest role as a violent oil prospector in there will be blood , which won him a golden globe this week ( hence this rare appearance in los angeles ) , has been nominated for a bafta , and is tipped to earn him a second best actor oscar .\nhey daniel i used to watch home alone and bushwhacked a lot when i was younger they were some of my favorite movies . i wanted to start off by thanking you for a great and funny childhood and then ask if you could pick any movie to be in today what movie would it be ? like a dream role you would have loved to do .\nthough not explicitly working in the field , the younger stern understands the importance of the entertainment industry to the district . he worked with his father and other hollywood elites to help pass the 2014 film tax credit that would allow for more film and tv the be produced in los angeles .\nso obsessed is day - lewis with practising his new skills as a carpenter that he admitted , in a rare interview this week , that his nine - year - old son ronan ( the couple also have another boy , five - year - old cashel ) thought , until recently , that his father was not an actor but worked on a building site .\nthe goal of the present article is to deepen the theme of vitality , the topic of daniel n . stern\u2019s last book , forms of vitality , published in 2010 , which further conceptualized the vitality affects originally proposed in his book the interpersonal world of the infant , published in 1985 . vitality forms characterize personal feelings as well dynamics of movements . they are therefore related to feelings of agency and efficacy , and may be shaped and influenced by early interactions between caregivers and infants . in this ambit , infants experience a sense of personal efficacy and a hedonic pleasure when they are recognized and confirmed by their caregivers . the interactional perspective is further discussed considering psychoanalytical contributions and recent infant research . however , vitality , as stern ( 2010 ) highlighted , is grounded in the body and more specifically in the brain . from a neurobiological perspective , we discuss the role of mirror neurons by considering inter subjective exchanges and infantile matching experiences , which influence the sense of vitality .\nthe early eighties also found heard in prominent roles in films like c . h . u . d . , cat people and martin scorsese\u2019s after hours , where the actor played a seemingly sympathetic bartender . toward the end of the decade , heard found his niche giving depth to supporting roles , whether as tom hanks\u2019 nemesis in big or bette midler\u2019s husband in beaches .\nin his lengthy post , stern , 59 , told fans that he knew heard as far back as the early \u201970s , long before they costarred as wet bandit marv merchants and patriarch peter mccallister , respectively , in the 1990 christmas film and its 1992 sequel , home alone 2 : lost in new york .\n\u201cnothing was more intense than john\u2019s performance in life , \u201d stern concluded . \u201che lived it hard , fast and fearlessly . he was a romantic and a raconteur . he was as loyal and generous as they come . he was a friend and a brother and a legend in his time . rip john . \u201d\nborn august 28 , 1957 , in bethesda , md ; brother of david m . stern ( a television writer ) ; married ; wife ' s name , laure ; children : henry , sophie , ella marie . education : studied acting at hb ( herbert berghof ) studio ; studied acting with austin pendleton .\n[ in 1983 ] i remember after graduating high school i got a part in a play with the washington shakepeare festiva , a little part . but i remember thinking , this would be a great way of making a living . . . to be an actor . i never really thought i ' d make a lot of money at it . i knew i wanted to act when i was around 14 . the only other thing i can really remember wanting to do besides acting was a gas station attendant . at the time that seemed like a great job - wash the windows , pump the gas - it looks so cool coming home with black hands . there ' s a natural transition , from wanting to be a gas station attendant to being an actor , right ?\nthough he hasn ' t been prolific in terms of acting roles - whip it and the next three days are his highest - profile recent offerings - stern was given the president ' s ' call to service award ' by barack obama for voluntary work . clearly an upstanding citizen , he ' d leave marv merchant completely baffled .\nin his last book , stern ( 2010 ) raised issues regarding the topic of vitality , which characterized his previous research on infant\u2013mother relationships . outlining human relationships and interactions from birth , including the interactive rhythm and the synchrony , stern created a real lexicon which describes the world of human relationships . however , the most relevant experience in the first months of life , at the base of the theoretical construct of vitality , is the concept of vitality affects , to which stern ( 1985 ) dedicated some dense and complex pages in his book the interpersonal world of the infant . stern ( 1985 ) was conscious of the complexity of the concept of vitality affects , so he tried to define the meaning as \u201celusive qualities ( which ) are better captured by dynamic , kinetic terms\u201d ( p . 54 ) . while humans are accustomed to experiencing everyday categorical and discrete affects , from joy to distress and disgust to wonder , widely explored by psychological research , infants\u2019 vital feelings have a specific status\u2014in fact , they appear very early in life when infants begin to experience pleasure and displeasure , fundamentally connected to somatic states . what is typical of vitality affects is the close connection with the vital processes of the body , such as breathing , sleeping , and rising and declining of emotions , which represent a real impingement of the organism in the personal experience . infants , in their early stages of development , integrate all these aspects and begin to recognize , define , and give meanings to these processes . a typical aspect of vitality affects is the contour of emotional activation as \u201cthey are experienced as dynamic shifts or patterned changes within ourselves\u201d ( stern , 1985 , p . 57 ) ."]}
{"id": 117225, "summary": [{"text": "30 days of night is a 2007 american horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film is directed by david slade and stars josh hartnett and melissa george .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the story focuses on an alaskan town beset by vampires as it enters into a thirty-day long polar night .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "30 days of night was originally pitched as a comic , then as a film , but it was rejected .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "years later , steve niles showed idw publishing the idea and it took off .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was produced on a budget of $ 30 million and grossed over $ 75 million at the box office during its six-week run starting on october 19 , 2007 . critical reviews were mixed .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "a sequel , dark days , was released on october 5 , 2010 straight to home video .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "a prequel mini-series , blood trails , was released on urltoken and fearnet on demand in 2007 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "30 days of night ( film )", "paragraphs": ["30 days of night , vol . 1 ( 30 days of night # 1 )\nfilm corner : 30 days of night ( and some thoughts o . . .\nedited into 30 days of night : dark days ( 2010 ) . see more \u00bb\nben ketai has been named the director of 30 days of night : dark days , the sequel to the 2007 vampire thriller 30 days of night , according to bloody disgusting .\nto ask other readers questions about 30 days of night , please sign up .\n30 days of night : a novelization / by tim lebbon . \u2013 national library\n30 days of night\n- movie trailer no . 1 - - youtube\n30 days of night is a 2007 vampire film directed by david slade and starring josh hartnett and danny huston .\na terrific horror premise goes begging in the garbled halloween offering 30 days of night .\n30 days of night takes an interesting premise but doesn ' t execute it effectively .\ni didn\u2019t think the ending in underworld and 30 days of night were that similar .\nstart by marking \u201c30 days of night , vol . 1\u201d as want to read :\n30 days of night : a novelization ( book , 2007 ) [ worldcat . org ]\ncisco davis , jr\u2019s 29 days later film shadowtale will premiere at friday night\u2019s screening .\n30 days of night is the official novelization of the 2007 horror film 30 days of night . the novel was written by tim lebbon and published in mass market paperback edition by pocket star . the story and the film is based on the 30 days of night series of comic books and graphic novels written by steve niles and illustrated by ben templesmith .\n30 days of night : dark days doesn ' t offer anything to recommend . look at the cover and move on .\n30 days of night and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\npreviously , kentai had co - written , with original 30 days of night graphic novel writer steve niles , the web - based and on - demand prequel to the first film , 30 days of night : blood trails . the 30 - minute blood trails had been shown on urltoken and fearnet on demand just prior to the theatrical release of 30 days of night . kentai then went on to co - write with niles and ed fowler the web - based and on - demand sequel to 30 days of night entitled 30 days of night : dust to dust .\n30 days of night was originally pitched as a comic , then as a film , but was rejected . years later steve niles showed\nto ask other readers questions about 30 days of night , vol . 1 , please sign up .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 30 days of night : dark days near you .\nthis cast list of who was in 30 days of night includes both lead and minor roles . ( 46 items )\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of 30 days of night by tim lebbon .\nany day now ,\n30 days of night : dark days\nwill start shooting in vancouver with director ben ketai at the helm .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie 30 days of night ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of 30 days of night ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\n( original title - 30 days of night ) \u00a9 2007 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .\nrichardson was also responsible for ushering steve niles\u2019 high - concept hit \u201c30 days of night\u201d into a hollywood bidding war .\n30 days of night is based on a dark horse comics comic book series written by steve niles and matt fraction .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 30 days of night near you .\n30 days of night is available now on dvd . read our review of the cinematic release here ; and the dvd here .\nsee also 30 days of night for a complete list of references to clarify differences between these closely named or closely related articles .\n30 days of night is a 2007 american horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name . the film is directed by david slade and stars josh hartnett , melissa george , and danny huston .\n30 days of night : a novelization / tim lebbon ; steve niles ; new york : pocket star books , \u00a92007 .\n30 days of night cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of 30 days of night actors includes any 30 days of night actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each 30 days of night 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 a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of 30 days of night 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 .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of 30 days of night , vol . 1 by steve niles .\nniles says that utilizing the \u201c30 days of night\u201d name , and setting these stories in the same universe , just makes good business sense . when idw published the sequel to \u201c30 days of night , \u201d \u201cdark days , \u201d the \u201c30 days of night\u201d brand was not included . as a result , niles said there was some confusion as to what the project was and sales weren\u2019t what they had hoped for . the writer followed that project up with \u201c30 days of night : return to barrow\u201d and sales went up , due in part to the inclusion of the \u201c30 days of night\u201d name . with niles still itching to explore the world of vampires , he saw no reason not to place them in the same universe and continue to capitalize on the \u201c30 days of night\u201d name , which has become a legitimate franchise within comics .\nin other film news , niles said the latest version of the script for \u201c30 days of night\u201d by writer stuart beattie ( \u201ccollateral , \u201d \u201cpirates of the caribbean\u201d ) is receiving incredible feedback and he expects the film to begin rolling shortly .\nfor more on \u201c30 days\u201d of night , click here . for a real audio interview with niles conducted march 27th , click here .\ncheck out everything we ' ve got on\n30 days of night ,\ngone baby gone\nand\nrendition .\nraimi told daily variety that \u201c30 days\u201d is \u201cso unlike the horror films of recent years . \u201d\n30 days of night : dark days trailer interview kiele sanchez , diora baird , rhys coiro , steve niles , ben ketai , j . r . young comic - con | collider\n30 days of night : dark days trailer plus interviews with kiele sanchez , diora baird , rhys coiro , steve niles , ben ketai and j . r . young at comic - con\n30 days of night takes an interesting premise but doesn ' t execute it effectively . utilising a weather phenomenon known as\npolar nights\nin which night lasts more than 24 . . .\nthis page uses content from wikipedia . the original article was at 30 days of night ( film ) . the list of authors can be seen in the page history . as with horror film wiki , the text of wikipedia is available under the gnu free documentation license .\n30 days of night is a great example on how to combine chills , thrills and gore with the end result a serious and effective horror movie .\ndebbie baldwin and derek thomas of continuity pictures took home second place for the 29 days later film project .\nadvance telephone bookings can be made until 20 : 30 , seven days a week . box office closes 15 minutes after the start of the final film .\nbuy the\n30 for 30 fifth anniversary\nbox set . available exclusively at groupon \u00bb .\nniles and the rest of the\ndark days\ncreative team will have to work quickly , as the\n30 days of night\nsequel is gearing up to begin shooting in vancouver within the month .\ncast member ben foster attends the premiere of\n30 days of night\nat grauman ' s chinese theatre in hollywood october 16 , 2007 . reuters / phil mccarten\nalways night : the film is set during the one month where barrow , alaska is without sun .\nindustry pundits had expected most of the five new releases to reach $ 10 million for the weekend \u2014 a figure that only \u201c30 days of night\u201d is likely to reach .\nniles thought about it for a while , trying to choose whether to let writers play in the \u201c30 days of night\u201d or cal mcdonald sand boxes and ultimately he felt more comfortable letting writers into the \u201c30 days of night\u201d universe . niles admitted , \u201ci realized i\u2019m just not ready to let anybody else write cal .\none of the projects niles is most excited about debuts this october , \u201c 30 days of night : bloodsucker tales . \u201d since the announcement was made just a few weeks back , some have accused niles of trying to milk the \u201c30 days of night\u201d name , the book that launched his career to a new level , which he disagrees with .\ndark days is hardly mediocre , but barely interesting ; lacking a solid hook like the first film .\n30 days of night is a 2007 american vampire horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name . the film is directed by david slade , and stars josh hartnett , melissa george , and danny huston . the story focuses on an alaskan town beset by vampires as it enters into a thirty - day long polar night .\n30 days of night is based on a three - issue graphic novel of the same name , written by american comic book writer steve niles and illustrated by australian comic book artist ben templesmith . a sequel to the movie , 30 days of night : dark days ( 2010 ) , was released in 2010 . the screenplay was written by steve niles and screenwriters stuart beattie and brian nelson .\na growing trend in today\u2019s film and television industry is the adaptation of comic books and graphic novels . the horror genre is no exception . so i thought i\u2019d start writing some book - to - film comparisons for those of you who may be unfamiliar with one of them . we\u2019ll begin with 30 days of night .\nit\u2019s well known that most comics that get optioned for film are based on super heroes . \u201c30 days of night\u201d is clearly not a super hero film which puts it in the same group with other recent comic based films like \u201croad to perdition , \u201d \u201cfrom hell\u201d and \u201cghost world . \u201d while \u201c30 days\u201d doesn\u2019t share anything thematically with the previously mentioned comics , it\u2019s an indication that hollywood isn\u2019t just super hero happy even with the outrageous success of the \u201cspider - man\u201d film .\ndiscover talent of international standard among auckland\u2019s visual effects professionals . it\u2019s likely you\u2019ve been wowed by our industry\u2019s expertise in screen productions such as spartacus , the lord of the rings trilogy and 30 days of night .\n30 days of night\ncreator steve niles attended baltimore comic - con this past weekend and spoke with comics continuum about the upcoming movie , saying that they have one priority in mind right now : casting the film ' s lead .\nfilmed here : 30 days of night , the chronicles of narnia : the lion , the witch and the wardrobe ; the ferryman ; ash v evil dead ; crouching tiger , hidden dragon 2 : sword of destiny .\nhe ' s the man behind 30 days of night . he ' s writing stories set in gotham city . and he ' s spared some time for a chat . . . .\nthe first 30 days of night film , starring josh hartnett in 2007 , was enjoyable , especially with the uniqueness of the snow - covered alaskan town of barrow and the fact that the graphic novel ( and film ) wasn\u2019t afraid to kill off anyone . now , with the film being a success , a new 30 days of night film , dark days , got the green light , but with a completely different cast . having read both of the graphic novels , i decided to jump at the chance to interview the cast and crew of the new film on friday during comic - con to find out more . join me after the break for a complete synopsis to get you up to speed , the new red - band trailer that debuted during comic - con , highlights of the interviews , and a full transcript .\nwith 30 days of night riding high in the dvd charts , and talk of a follow - up gathering pace , den of geek squeezed in some time with steve niles to find out what ' s what . . .\nthere are not many decent vampire films to date . unfortunately , 30 days of night doesn ' t satisfy all those looking for a saviour . however , it does deliver some decent scares .\nhenderson threads together an illuminating portrait of a destructive system . . . 30 for 30 : bikram is , of course , exc & # 8230 ;\naccording to daily variety dreamworks and mgm were also keenly interested in picking up \u201c30 days of night , \u201d but ultimately raimi and senator intl . won out . niles will write the screenplay for the film version of \u201c30 days . \u201d dark horse comics publisher mike richardson brought niles and the book to caa and will serve as executive producer of the film . richardson also ep\u2019d \u201cthe mask\u201d and \u201ctimecop , \u201d and produced \u201cmystery men\u201d and the upcoming \u201chellboy , \u201d all based on comics . while raimi will be producing , he will not direct \u201c30 days\u201d due to production conflicts with the \u201cspider - man\u201d sequel .\nthe fact that\n30 days of night\nwasn ' t a smashing success at the box office isn ' t necessarily an indicator that a sequel film is off limits\u2014on the contrary , a follow - up to the comic book adaptation is about to go into production .\nis it just me or are there a lot of trailers hitting the web this week ? and we haven\u2019t been posting all of them ( as some of them just rent worth watching ) . yesterday we posted the new trailer for will smith\u2019s i am legend . and now ign brings us the first movie trailer for another vampire film , 30 days of night . a couple days back we showed you the 30 days of night movie poster , which we thought looked super cool . in the new trailer , i like how the director used a blue but almost colorless palette to tell the story . i have never read the graphic novel , but i\u2019ve flipped through it more than a couple times . and this film looks like the comic . 30 days of night looks to be everything i was anxiously expecting plus some . check out the trailer after the jump .\ndark days\nfocuses on stella oleson , the female lead of the original\n30 days of night\nfilm , as she travels to los angeles to wreak vengeful havoc upon the vampires that destroyed her town and led her husband to his death . stella was played by melissa george in the film , and while recent rumors suggested that the role would be recast , that ' s certainly not niles ' hope .\nmeyers and erika olde of black bicycle entertainment began working on the project early last year , and brought witherspoon on board last summer . meyers - shyer shot the film in los angeles in 30 days in december .\nthe 30 days of night begins here ! this is first tpb in the series . creative team : writer & co - creator : steve niles illustrator & co - creator : ben templesmith letterer : robbie robbins 30 days of night barrow , alaska , is a town where from november 18th to december 17th , each year , they have thirty days of night , since due its position in the globe , the sun isn\u2019t visible over there during that period . surely it\u2019s an inconvenience alright , but when you add to this situation , vampires , real blood -\ni bought the film ages ago and it came with a little sample of the graphic novel . i love the film and the sample graphic novel was pretty ace !\none of the best vampire novels i ' ve read . what better premise for a vampire story to take place where they could have 30 days of night in the far northern city of barrow , ak . how could one survive that long in the dark in general , let alone avoiding blood thirsty vampires . no sparkles from these vampires . they are here for 30 days of vampire mardi gras !\nthe official ghost house pictures website has posted a short video clip with 30 days of night director david slade talking about adapting the steve niles graphic novel . columbia pictures will release the movie on october 19 , 2007 .\n30 days of night : dark days is a video starring kiele sanchez , rhys coiro , and diora baird . after surviving the incidents in barrow , alaska , stella olemaun relocates to los angeles , where she intentionally attracts the attention of the local vampire population in order to avenge the death of her husband , eben .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nback in march we introduced you to \u201c 30 days of night \u201d a three - issue horror comic by steve niles with art by ben templesmith and published through idw publishing . \u201c30 days\u201d is the story of a small town in alaska which experiences 30 days of total darkness . when this occurs and the town finds itself over run by the undead , the husband and wife sheriff and deputy team working in the city have a completely different type of criminal element to contend with . while the first issue hit the stands a month ago and the second issue is set to hit comic shops later this month , there\u2019s even bigger news for \u201c30 days\u201d readers : it\u2019s gonna be a movie .\n30 days of night has been credited with reinventing the vampire as an actually scary monster , rather than the anne rice style hedonists they seemed to have turned into . why did you decide to make them so vicious and animalistic ?\nadapted from steve niles\u2019 acclaimed graphic novel , 30 days of night boasts something that has long been absent from modern fiction : genuinely frightening vampires . decades of camp counts nipping at the necks of buxom virgins have long inured people to dracula and his ilk . but slade has returned the vampire to its rightful place as lord of things that go bump in the night .\ni can kind of see what you mean , but no , i didn\u2019t think the ending in underworld and 30 days of night were that similar . what i liked about the end wasn\u2019t really that development anyway , though . i just like the idea of the last shot .\neveryone is eager to get the\nlast flight out\nbefore the airport closes down for 30 days . the airport may close for occasional storms , but it never shuts down for 30 days . alaska airlines flies to barrow at least once a day all year . see more \u00bb\nwith 30 days of night , slade has laid the groundwork for a true vampire renaissance . his is a new breed of vampire , one that cares nothing for crosses or garlic and will drag you screaming from your house whether you invite them in or not .\nthe 30 days of night production team were housed at digipost\u2019s auckland facility for the post phase , allowing a close working relationship between the vfx supervisor and the digipost team . prior to the cannes film festival , a hard - hitting dolby\u00ae digital surround sound mix was produced for the trailer in the digipost dolby\u00ae certified audio facilities .\n30 days of night is only 81 pages long , so it ' s quite a quick read . there ' s not much writing but it ' s quite effective and the art is a little confusing but incredibaly good at the . . .\nwhat we have here is vampires and an abundance of nighttime , and not a whole hell of a lot more . 30 days of night takes place within the upper confines of alaska . the northernmost town , barrow , is situated well within the arctic circle , and the community suffers a protracted period during winter when sunlight never appears . based on the steve niles and ben templesmith graphic novel , 30 days of night begins shortly before last sundown before the town descends into a month - long period of darkness . let\u2019s just excuse the factual discrepancy that barrow , alaska , actually endures over two months of total darkness , because with a vampire flick , \u201c67 days , give or take , of night\u201d just doesn\u2019t sound quite as fashionable . this is a very slick and stylish film , and when it works , it really works . unfortunately , a weak script , even simpler than the graphic novel itself , eats this film alive .\nas the winter sun sets over the isolated town of barrow , alaska , the residents prepare for 30 days of total darkness . but sunset heralds the arrival of a pack of hungry vampires , who have a whole month to kill .\nall in all , the film adaptation of 30 days of night is pretty faithful to its original source . changes needed to be made to make it a feature length film , but most of them were pretty solid . if you have only seen the movie , i would recommend reading the book and vice versa . the movie is probably better because it is a much more complete story , though the book still stands on its own and is worth the time .\nto many familiar with raimi\u2019s early films like those \u201cevil dead\u201d films and \u201carmy of darkness , \u201d you might think he\u2019s the perfect fit for \u201c30 days of night . \u201d when niles first heard raimi had interest in the book , he didn\u2019t believe what he was hearing .\ni thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : 30 days of night : a novelization author : tim lebbon ; steve niles publisher : new york : pocket star books , \u00a92007 . isbn / issn : 9781416544975 1416544976 oclc : 173147828\nwell , that was a major letdown . i absolutely loved the film version , so i thought i ' d give this a shot . i gotta say , though , this graphic novel from which the film originates is actually pretty shitty . at least , this first volume is ( it ' s not like i ' m going to continue with this series , but still . . . ) . what i thought would happen was each volume would cover a few days during the actual\n30 days of night\n. . . but no . instead , we rush through the entire 30 days in just under 80 - something pages . the\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\n30 days of night ,\nwhich revolves around a zombie invasion of an alaskan town shrouded in 24 - hour darkness , earned about $ 6 . 25 million on its first day of business friday , according to data issued on saturday by box office tracking firm box office mojo ( urltoken ) .\n( 50 minutes ) is comprised of eight behind - the - scenes featurettes . viewed together , this documentary on the making of the film is an unexpected treat , dodging grotesque epk ass - kissing for a true snapshot of the film\u2019s creation .\ninvada records has announced that they will be releasing composer brian reitzell \u2018s score to the 2007 vampire film 30 days of night as one of three releases for record store day . this is the first time the soundtrack will appear on wax and it will be limited to 1 , 000 copies of 2xlp on blood red vinyl . the artwork was designed by marc bessant using director david slade\u2019s photography .\n, along with kevin shields of my bloody valentine , for the score to sofia coppola\u2019s film lost in translation .\nthe film\u2019s distributor , columbia pictures , predicted the film would end up with a three - day tally of about $ 15 million , in line with industry forecasts before it opened . columbia is a unit of sony corp .\nfor 30 days every winter , the isolated town of barrow , alaska is plunged into a state of complete darkness . it\u2019s a bitter time when most of the inhabitants head south . this winter , a mysterious group of strangers appear : bloodthirsty vampires , ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the residents remaining in town . barrow\u2019s sheriff eben ( josh hartnett ) , his estranged wife stella ( melissa george ) , and an ever - shrinking group of survivors must do anything they can to last until daylight in 30 days of night .\nkelly park film studio is set in the picturesque rural landscape of wainui , 35km ( 21 . 7mi ) north of auckland ' s cbd and situated just off the northern motorway exit ( 30 minutes\u2019 travel time ) .\nalthough a direct sequel of its predecessor , 30 days of night , the story behind this picture is enough to stand on its own . with that said , even though it can be called brief with a runtime under 90 minutes , there isn ' t much in the way of intrigue in the story .\n\u201c30 days of night\u201d is a picture molded on a purely visceral level of appreciation . it strictly for audiences who like to be submerged and beaten instead of trusted . i found it to be one of the larger disappointments of 2007 ; a ridiculously wicked premise lost on a filmmaker who doesn\u2019t have the vision , patience , or slightest thread of talent to breathe life into it .\ndigipost\u2019s team worked closely with the 30 days of night production team , including vfx supervisor charlie mcclellan , to deliver a range of effects , including extensive rig removal , set extension and gore shots . specialised environmental enhancements were carefully designed to add to the intense mood of the film . the vfx team used the power and speed of flame and inferno for the demanding effects , with fire , shake and combustion complimenting the workflow .\nniles admits letting someone else play in the \u201c30 days of night\u201d universe was something that took a little getting used to . the thought of someone else writing his characters made niles a bit uncomfortable at first , but he decided that following the example of someone he used to work for wouldn\u2019t be a good idea .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\naccording to wikipedia , you initially pitched 30 days of night as a movie before writing it as a comic book and then adapting it into a movie . you ' re now working on another comic book - will you be looking to turn that into a movie , too ?\nlos angeles ( reuters ) - the new zombie thriller \u201c30 days of night\u201d took a commanding early lead at the north american box office on saturday , while the serious dramas \u201cgone baby gone , \u201d \u201crendition\u201d and \u201cthings we lost in the fire\u201d were on track for disastrous debuts .\nthey\nturn out to be a horde of vampires itching for a taste of fresh blood , and they plan to take every advantage of a month without sunrise . the sheriff and his estranged wife gather up a group of survivors and plan to survive the thirty days of night .\ni read this first before seeing the movie , and enjoyed it immensely . horror writer tim lebbon novelizes the film 30 days of night ( which itself is based on the graphic novel series of the same name ) . many novelizations fail because they are only cheap knock - offs of the movie written quickly - - and too often , poorly - - by hack writers in order to capitalize on the popularity of a film . in this case , the result is appropriately creepy and terrifying . lebbon is a talented writer and it shows here .\nthe film is directed by david slade , a music video turned film director who broke on to the scene with hard candy at sundance 05 . the movie stars josh hartnett and melissa george as a married sheriff and deputy in an alaska town where they encounter a month without daylight . i always was amazed that this idea was never really explored before , because a town like this is a perfect feeding ground for a group of vampires . 30 days of night hits theaters on october 19th 2007 .\n30 days of night , is a novel adaptation of the movie of the same name . it has the atmosphere of john carpenter ' s\nthe thing .\nthe location is a town that is at the northernmost point of alaska , and they are being haunted by a supernatural killer . or in this case a bunch of vampires who came north , to be able to live in the dark for 30 days . this is more a fun story , than scary , in my opinion , just because of the atmosphere . the alaskan setting is a lot of fun . the book just runs along like an ad\nchoose from weekly or monthly film and event updates , what\u2019s on for families and accessible screenings .\nchuck stone ( right ) of csm accepts the michelle ann farrell award for innovation from presenter and long - time sponsor craig herron of herron designs . chuck also took home third place for the 29 days later film project .\nwith the latest series , \u201cbloodsucker tales , \u201d niles is joined by writer matt fraction . niles is writing his 11 pages per issue while fraction writes his . niles\u2019 story is illustrated by newcomer kody chamberlain while fraction is joined by the original \u201c30 days of night\u201d artist ben templesmith .\nthe only really jarring point is the film\u2019s chronology . the timeline skips forward days at a time with little indication that things have moved on in the interim . the film could just as easily have occupied a single night , although that would negate the undeniably smart premise so that , when dawn finally approaches , the sense of exhausted relief is all the more powerful for the implied wait .\npublishing the idea and it took off . the film was produced on a budget of $ 30 million and grossed $ 75 million at the box office during its 6 - week run starting on october 19 , 2007\nmelissa george played stella in the first film , but the part will be recast for the sequel .\na dock - way provides easy access for lighting and film trucks , and drive - on sets .\nniles told cbr news that raimi has seen the first issue of \u201c30 days\u201d and niles shared the rest of the story with the producer over the phone . their discussions so far have been mostly about the story and the characters .\nis a 2007 american horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name . the film is directed by david slade and stars josh hartnett , melissa george , and danny huston . the film was released in the united states on october 19 , 2007 . the story focuses on the alaskan town of barrow , beset by vampires as it enters into a thirty - day long period without sunshine . the film follows a group of people who struggle to survive until sunlight returns .\nthe second issue of \u201c30 days of night\u201d will be available july 31st , just in time for san diego , along with the second issue of niles\u2019 other creator - owned comic , \u201cfused . \u201d as for interest in taking his other properties like \u201cfused\u201d or \u201ccal macdonald\u201d to the big screen , niles tells us currently there are some nibbles out there .\na few months ago we were the first site to break ( and get absolutely no credit for ) the news that even though the first one hadn\u2019t been finished yet , sony and producer sam raimi were plotting a sequel to their freaky vampire horror - thriller 30 days of night . now with the movie opening this weekend , everyone involved is talking more openly about future plans for more 30 days films . in an interview with reelzchannel , 30 days of night screenwriter brian nelson talked about how much he loved ben foster\u2019s work in the film . ben plays a minor character known only as \u201cthe stranger\u201d . though it\u2019s a minor part , as usual foster steals every scene he in . in fact he\u2019s so good the role was actually expanded to give him more screentime . during the interview , nelson hinted that they\u2019re planning another film and said \u201ci ' ll just tantalizingly say it is possible you might see more of the stranger in the future . \u201d the movie actually leaves the stranger\u2019s fate somewhat open ended , so it would be extremely possible to bring the character back for a sequel . in fact , if they plan to make a franchise of these things , a really cool way to connect them together would be to have each film open by following the stranger\u2019s entry into whatever new setting the vampires are going to ravage . the sequel possibilities are endless , and for once 30 days of night is a movie good enough to warrant revisiting .\nniles noted that the pitches in at both dc and marvel are very recent , so saying any more at this point could jinx the projects and no one wants that . at the same time , niles is also hard at work on the first of his \u201c30 days of night\u201d novels for pocket books , the first of which is due on his editor\u2019s desk this november . all the while , production on the feature film \u201cwake the dead\u201d moves along quickly .\nawards include cash prizes of $ 200 for the winner of each screening group , $ 100 for the new michelle ann farrell award for innovation , $ 200 worth of special effects services from herron designs , a free film score for a future short film ( under 15 minutes ) from film composer craig dayton , and certificates for categories such as cinematography , acting , writing and special effects .\nbut , yes , it is death , which is very cold . in\n30 days of night ,\nbarrow will soon be invaded by vampires , who have apparently trekked across the 300 miles of ice and snow wearing their street clothes . you ' d think they could find easier blood to drink in fairbanks or anchorage , but sunlight is fatal to vampires , and so the month of perpetual night in barrow lures them like canadians to florida .\nto its credit , 30 days of night : dark days starts with another brilliant premise to exploit - - the polar ( pun intended ) opposite of the first film . instead of setting the film in a land of eternal darkness , the filmmakers move the location to sunny los angeles . what a great idea - - putting the vampires on the defensive instead of the offensive , forcing them into hiding in much the same way humans were forced into hiding in the first film . considering it follows a ragtag group of vampire hunters , this could have been a great opportunity to explore a moral gray area - - have the hunters leveled the playing field by forcing all the vampires to clump together in easily destroyed nests , or have they turned into the same sort of monsters ? do the filmmakers make clever use of this incongruous setting ? nope ! the vast majority of this film takes place entirely at night , and with the exception of an unintentionally comical scene in which vampires ( looking like pale extras from the matrix ) are flushed out using high - intensity uv lamps , there ' s not a single reference to the sun . urltoken\nthe 29 days later film project screenings kick off this week on thursday , sept . 22 and friday , sept . 23 at the creative alliance in baltimore . check out our list of teams for each screening night at urltoken and visit the creative alliance web site or call 410 - 276 - 1651 for tickets .\nfor the interview , i was given access to the stars kiele sanchez ( stella oleson ) , diora baird ( amber ) , and rhys coiro ( paul ) . then i had a separate interview with steve niles ( creator of 30 days of night and co - writer ) , ben ketai ( director , co - writer ) , and j . r . young ( co - producer of dark days ) . hit the jump for more :\none of these days , i want to see a horror film where the coming of the dawn is a bad thing for humans . ( eben doesn\u2019t count . he\u2019s not a human anymore . where are the monsters that thrive on daylight ? )\n\u201c30 days of night\u201d has a marvelous premise , a reasonable cast , and a sublime location to play around with . but the producers just had to give the material to director david slade , a truly unimaginative filmmaker , who drowns any promise this nihilistic tale of frosty survival held by smothering the picture in excessive , pedestrian visual gymnastics .\nauckland\u2019s fully - resourced film studios are adaptable to your production needs , offering plenty of choice in facility type , size and features .\nthe film is set in barrow , alaska , which the film quickly tells us is the northernmost town in the usa and as such has one month with no sunlight . during this period , most of the townsfolk leave for sunnier pastures .\nadapted from a well - received ( and thoroughly franchised ) graphic novel , \u201c30 days\u201d is a concentrated horror stand - off ; a survival tale with fantastical fringes , slicked with waves of blood and gore . the very concept of vampires let loose in a location that contains no sunlight to temper their hunger pains holds fantastic promise . however , \u201c30 days\u201d as a movie is frustrating , more concerned with artifice than primal scream results .\nhonestly , even though i ' ve seen the movie quite a few times , reading the book was still so very enjoyable ! i bought it at the secondhand about 2 days prior to finishing it , and i started it instantly ! it was almost like i was reading shutter island all over again , reading the book after i had already watched the movie a handful of times . . . it was great ! the one constant idea that lingered in my mind as i read the 30 days of night : official novelization of the film was that the vampires depicted i\nunfortunately it also tamed them . rice made us want to be vampires . i wanted to make them scary again . it really was just that simple . the vampires in 30 days of night could care less about seducing you . they want your blood and all the begging and praying in the world won\u2019t stop them .\nthe focus of 30 days of night undeniably ends up on huston , who is captivating onscreen in a very different way than gary oldman\u2019s dracula . his marlow is at some moments quite cruel and mocking before he kills his victims , yet at other times , the character\u2019s intelligence seems to point towards a larger backstory . poor little hartnett , for all his ubiquitous squinty - eyed expressiveness , really does make a valiant effort as the town\u2019s sheriff . george , for her part , must have spent more time having her lipstick and eye - shadow reapplied than perfecting her role . in cases where the plot is so simple , a film\u2019s execution simply must be aggressively and thoroughly cool , or it just won\u2019t work . 30 days of night almost delivers the goods , but not quite .\nreid scott , who plays an agent in the film , said \u201c home again \u201d took him back to his own youth . \u201cit\u2019s the kind of film they don\u2019t make much anymore \u2014 the kind of movie i grew up on so it\u2019s nice to finally be part of one , \u201d he added .\ndaily variety made it official today when they announced that senator international , a production label specifically geared to produce modestly budgeted horror , sci - fi and fantasy films , has acquired the screen rights to \u201c30 days of night\u201d in a seven figure deal . the film will be produced by \u201cspider - man\u201d director sam raimi and producing partner rob tapert with joe drake of senator intl . supervising its development . senator intl . will fully finance and handle worldwide distribution rights .\noh , the vampires . don\u2019t be fooled by my praising the creepy nails above ; the vampires in this movie are awful . seriously , they may not be sexy , but that doesn\u2019t make them any less irritating . they are easily the worst part about 30 days of night , and considering that it\u2019s a vampire movie \u2014\n\u201csteve niles is doing a number of books for [ dark horse ] and we took \u201930 days\u2019 over to sam raimi and rob tapert , who are friends of mine , \u201d richardson said . raimi , tapert and richardson all collaborated on \u201ctimecop . \u201d\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nproducer sam raimi ( spider - man\u2122 ) brings audiences the terrifying thriller 30 days of night , set in the isolated town of barrow , alaska , in the extreme northern hemisphere , which is plunged into complete darkness annually for an entire month . when most of the inhabitants head south for the winter , a mysterious group of strangers appear : bloodthirsty vampires , ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the town ' s residents .\nthe vampires speak a completely original language . it was created for the film with the help of a linguistics professor at a new zealand university .\nthis edition is signed by ben templesmith and steve niles , which i did not realise when i bought it , so i was very excited , when i saw this . the edition has the first three installments of 30 days of night , i have been hooked to these graphic novels ever since i saw the movie . well worth the money spent , i find .\nbreak out some garlic and get your crosses ready , hollywood . this past weekend must have seemed like one long night for some of your biggest a - listers , as the vampire flick\n30 days of night\ntook a huge bite out of the box office , earning $ 16 million to come in at # 1 . creatures of darkness , vampires are said to wilt in the sun , but it was actors like jake gyllenhaal , halle berry and ben affleck who dissolved in the bright glare of competition , their projects scoring disappointing or downright disastrous openings .\nabove all else , 30 days of night reads like a horror movie - - a great horror movie . if you thirst for something that ' s guaranteed to scare the pants off you , you ' ve gotta pick this up . but take my advic - - read it with the lights on .\n- - casey seijas ,\nwatershed is open seven days a week from early in the morning until late in the evening .\nafter recent pics \u201cinto the wild\u201d and \u201cthe last winter , \u201d alaska is once again the go - to place for premature death in \u201c30 days of night . \u201d horror opus derived from a graphic - novel series charts the mayhem that ensues when vampires invade an isolated far - north habitat during its annual month of sunlessness . mainstream bow by david slade , [ \u2026 ]\nstudio 230 is auckland ' s most convenient studio location for film and television productions , advertising stills and photography shoots .\nforget the weary , bedraggled victims \u2014 even the undead look like they\u2019re pining for a good long nap in 30 days of night . adapted from a horror comic so bloody it gives new meaning to the term graphic novel , this soporific splatterfest is set in an alaska oil town during the month of no sun , which means , in essence , that it\u2019s a fright film that takes place entirely at night ( what a revolutionary new concept ! ) . you do have to give it this , though : the extended time period is vividly conveyed , since the movie itself feels about a month long .\nas impossible as it seems , eben and a handful of terrorized survivors huddled in an attic piece together the horrifying truth : their snowbound hamlet has been invaded by an insatiable band of vampires intent on feasting until the sun comes up . . . in 30 days .\nsteve niles is one busy horror - writing machine . before the year is over there will be a large number of books with niles name on the cover at your local comics shop . there\u2019s \u201c batman : gotham county line \u201d for dc . \u201c lurkers , \u201d \u201csecret skull , \u201d \u201chorrorcide , \u201d \u201c30 days of night\u201d and \u201cwake the dead\u201d short stories in the \u201ctales of terror\u201d anthology and \u201c 30 days of night : bloodsucker tales \u201d coming from idw . he\u2019s even pitching in over at digital webbing presents with \u201c sherman danger . \u201d so , when things get this busy , what the next thing you do ? well , do more work . niles sat down for a chat with cbr news to talk about some of his current projects and hint at some new ones .\nafter viewing the trailer , i am more optimistic than i would have been had i just saw the dvd or blu - ray on the shelves of a retailer near me . yes , this is a straight to home video release , but trick \u2018r treat has convinced me that it isn\u2019t just a place for bad films . i like that they are taking the dark days in a different direction than the graphic novel . if the film makes enough money , they will push for a third in the series , but all is dependent on the finished product and the reactions to it . look for 30 days of night : dark days on dvd and blu - ray on october 5 , 2010 ."]}
{"id": 117230, "summary": [{"text": "gayle , lady jenkins ( born february 6 , 1943 ) , known by her birth name gayle hunnicutt , is an american film , television and stage actress , who was based in the united kingdom for many years .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "she has made more than 30 film appearances . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "gayle hunnicutt", "paragraphs": ["gayle hunnicutt - the private life and times of gayle hunnicutt . gayle hunnicutt pictures .\ngayle hunnicutt was born on february 6 , 1943 in fort worth , texas , usa as virginia gayle hunnicutt . she is an actress , known for\namerican actress gayle hunnicutt who plays irene adler in the british television . . .\ngayle , lady jenkins ( born 6 february 1943 ) , known by her birth name gayle hunnicutt , is an american actress .\ngayle hunnicutt - during her brief hollywood career she was typecast as a brunette . . .\namerican film , television and stage actress , gayle hunnicutt at the entrance to . . .\nmichael sarrazin sitting and holding gayle hunnicutt ' s hand in a scene from the . . .\ngayle hunnicutt embracing michael sarrazin in a scene from the film ' eye of the . . .\ngayle hunnicutt , the former star of dallas , has found love with the tennis commentator richard evans .\nenglish actress gayle hunnicutt with her son nolan hemmings , uk , 21st october 1971 . . . .\ngayle hunnicutt followed by michael sarrazin in a scene from the film ' eye of the . . .\ngayle hunnicutt embracing michael sarrazin in a scene from the film ' eye of the cat ' , 1969 .\ngayle hunnicutt followed by michael sarrazin in a scene from the film ' eye of the cat ' , 1969 .\nmay 05 , 1972 - gayle hunnicutt to star in ' ' scorpio ' ' . director stock photo : 69466998 - alamy\namerican film , television and stage actress , gayle hunnicutt at the entrance to bank station , london , 2nd august 1969 .\nmichael sarrazin sitting and holding gayle hunnicutt ' s hand in a scene from the film ' eye of the cat ' , 1969 .\namerican actress gayle hunnicutt posed during filming of the television series ' philip marlowe , private eye ' in london on 5th august 1982 .\ngayle hunnicutt was born on february 6 , 1943 in fort worth , texas , usa as virginia gayle hunnicutt . she is an actress , known for marlowe ( 1969 ) , target ( 1985 ) and scorpio ( 1973 ) . she was previously married to simon jenkins and david hemmings .\ngayle , lady jenkins , known by her birth name gayle hunnicutt , is an american film , stage , and television actress who worked both in the united states and great britain . she made more than 30 films .\ngayle hunnicutt was born on february 6 , 1943 in fort worth , texas , usa as virginia gayle hunnicutt . she is an actress , known for the legend of hell house ( 1973 ) , marlowe ( 1969 ) and target ( 1985 ) . she was previously married to simon jenkins and david hemmings .\namerican actress gayle hunnicutt who plays irene adler in the british television series the adventures of sherlock holmes , posed in golden square , london on 27th march 1984 .\nmay 05 , 1972 - gayle hunnicutt to star in ' ' scorpio ' ' . director michael winner today announced that gayle hunnicutt has been signed for a leading role in his new film ' ' scorpio ' ' which stars burt lancaster , alain delon , and paul schofield . miss hunnicutt will play the role of ' ' susan ' ' - a secret agent who is romantically involved with the character played by alain delon . born in fort worth , texas , gayle hunnicutt began her acting career in 1966 in the television play ' ' mr . roberts ' '\njenkins married the american actress gayle hunnicutt in 1978 ; the couple had one son . they separated in 2008 and have since divorced . he married hannah kaye in 2014 .\nwilson tells that mel ferrer\nis extremely interested in attractive gayle hunnicutt , who recently acknowledged that her wedding to david hemmings was probably not strictly orthodox . . .\ngayle was born and raised in fort worth , texas . she studied at the university of california , where she majored in theatre studies and english . soon after graduation , gayle began receiving roles in urban theaters of los angeles . almost simultaneously , gayle was began appearing in guest roles on numerous tv series .\nhemmings hosts a press party for alfred the great at london ' s dorchester hotel .\ndavid and his wife gayle hunnicutt are attending all the big premieres , common at this time of the year .\nenglish actress gayle hunnicutt with her son nolan hemmings , uk , 21st october 1971 . nolan ' s father is the actor / director david hemmings , and he later followed his parents into the acting profession .\ngayle hunnicutt , who told mandrake in 2008 that she had initiated divorce proceedings against sir simon jenkins , the chairman of the national trust , after a 30 - year marriage , has a reason to smile again .\nhunnicutt has also written a book , health and beauty in motherhood . it was published in 1984 . in 2004 , she brought out dearest virginia : love letters from a cavalry officer in the south pacific . the book brings together love letters which were exchanged by her parents , colonel sam lloyd hunnicutt and virginia hunnicutt .\ncolumnist earl wilson reports :\ndavid hemmings ' admission of his secret marriage to actress gayle hunnicutt of fort worth was quite an event at arthur . after david had told it all , gayle , bride of a few days , said : ' you ' ve got a big mouth , ' at which he smiled . . .\nhunnicutt returned to america to play the role of vanessa beaumont in the us series dallas from 1989 to 1991 .\nearly life and education the daughter of colonel sam lloyd hunnicutt and mary virginia ( dickerson ) hunnicutt , she was born in fort worth , texas . hunnicutt attended the university of california , los angeles on a scholarship to study english literature and theatre . she worked as a fashion model before going into acting . marriage and family hunnicutt is mother of two boys ( through separate marriages ) . on november 16 , 1968 , hunnicutt married british actor david hemmings , with whom she had a son , the future actor nolan hemmings . they divorced in 1975 . hunnicutt subsequently married journalist sir simon jenkins ; the couple lived in primrose hill , london . with jenkins , she had a second son , edward . they divorced in 2009 . hunnicutt also has a home in delray beach , florida .\nafter she moved to england with hemmings in 1970 , hunnicutt was able to use the finer range of her acting .\nalso involved somehow is beautiful up - and - coming sitcom actress mavis wald ( gayle hunnicutt ) , who has gotten herself romantically entangled with an unpleasant gangster aptly named sonny steelgrave ( hm wynant ) . people are stabbed literally in the back ,\nto order a copy of dearest virginia : love letters from a cavalry officer in the south pacific , edited by gayle hunnicutt ( kyle cathie ) for \u00a314 . 99 plus \u00a32 . 25 p & p , call telegraph books direct on 0870 155 7222\nhunnicutt would have become the first bond girl of the roger moore era had it not been for her pregnancy . hunnicutt married british actor david hemmings a few years earlier in 1968 and the couple later had a son , the future actor nolan hemmings .\ngayle hunnicutt was very game in this episode \u2013 she dodges a bull ( although doubled for the most dangerous parts , she still had to do a great deal of running around ) and she then becomes thoroughly disheveled after trudging through the swampland to escape duchamp and bernadotti . but when she\u2019s not covered in dirt , hunnicutt is rather gorgeous and forms a strong partnership with ogilvy .\nmarlowe will discover that the cases will intersect and the suspects include tv star mavis wald ( gayle hunnicutt ) , gangster sonny steelgrave ( hm wynant ) , his henchman winslow wong ( bruce lee ) , pediatrician dr . vincent lagardie ( paul stevens ) ,\nwise investment : hunnicutt bought the house on regents park road for \u00a387 , 500 in 1978 . it ' s now worth \u00a36million\nhunnicutt was born in fort worth , texas , the daughter of colonel sam lloyd hunnicutt and virginia hunnicutt , and attended the university of california , los angeles . she worked as a fashion model before going into acting . she was married from 1968 to 1975 to the actor david hemmings , by whom she is the mother of actor nolan hemmings . she is married to the journalist sir simon jenkins , and lives in london . on 27 july 2008 , the sunday telegraph reported that the couple had separated and ms . hunnicutt had initiated divorce proceedings . during her brief hollywood career , hunnicutt was typecast as a brunette sexpot . after she moved t\ni\u2019ve known all the shopkeepers for so long , they\u2019ve watched my children grow up , \u2019 says gayle , who has two sons .\n\u2018i\u2019ve no regrets about marrying david , \u2019 says gayle . \u2018he was one of the most electrifying human beings i\u2019ve ever met . \u2019\nhunnicutt returned to the united states in 1989 , where she played the role of vanessa beaumont in the us series dallas until 1991 .\nfrom her film debut in 1966 ' s marlowe until she left hollywood in 1969 , brunette leading lady gayle hunnicutt was typecast in sexpot roles . she was often cast as a golddigger on the prowl for wealthy , older men , ranging from raymond burr in pj ( 1968 ) to jed clampett ( buddy ebsen ) on tv ' s the beverly hillbillies . upon relocating to england in 1970 with her then - husband david hemmings , hunnicutt began to be taken seriously as an actress . among gayle hunnicutt ' s more prestigious credits are the tv miniseries a man called intrepid ( 1979 ) , the martian chronicles ( 1980 ) and a woman of substance ( 1985 ) .\nhunnicutt was born in fort worth , texas , the daughter of colonel sam lloyd hunnicutt and virginia hunnicutt , and attended the university of california , los angeles . she worked as a fashion model before going into acting . she was married from 1968 to 1975 to the actor david hemmings , by whom she is the mother of actor nolan hemmings . she is married to the journalist sir simon jenkins , and lives in london . on 27 july 2008 , the sunday telegraph reported that the couple had separated and ms . hunnicutt had initiated divorce proceedings .\nas a naive young actress in the 1960s , gayle hunnicutt fell head over heels for david hemmings , the star of antonioni ' s classic film blow up . now 61 , she looks back on the fairy - tale romance \u0097 and how it came with a deeply wounding betrayal\nin 2012 , hunnicutt is featured in the hgtv reality tv show selling london , season 1 , episode 6 ( hsld - 106h ) .\nturns out the kansas boy was a photographer who snapped pics of a tv star ( gayle hunnicutt ) . bruce lee arrives as a messenger warning marlowe to quit sniffing the brother & # 39 ; s trail . he hints at the consequences by destroying the pi & # 39 ; s office\ngayle and simon , chairman of the national trust and a former editor of the times whom she divorced in 2008 , bought the end - of - terrace house from stanley johnson , father of london mayor boris . gayle is now selling to move closer to her grandchildren who live in the chilterns .\naccording to steven schiller , the agent who is selling gayle\u2019s home , she couldn\u2019t have chosen a better time to put the house on the market .\ncelebrity residents in primrose hill are ten a penny these days but they weren\u2019t when hollywood actress gayle hunnicutt \u2013 who starred in british tv costume dramas in the seventies \u2013 bought her imposing five - storey victorian house in prestigious regents park road in the heart of the village more than 30 years ago .\nhe was knighted in 2004 , but does not regularly use the title . his wife , better known as gayle hunnicutt , is a texas - born actress who played vanessa beaumont in the tv soap dallas . they have one son , and a stepson by her first husband , the actor david hemmings .\ntheir son nolan , an actor who starred in tv mini series band of brothers , is living with gayle after separating from the mother of his children .\nthe marriage pulled hemmings in two . gayle hunnicutt , for all the glamorous party - going and hollywood looks , was an old - fashioned girl who drew on the stability of her family background and was a loyal maintainer of friendships . he liked that , but it conflicted with his need to be part of a livelier scene .\na man for all seasons & # 39 ; best actor oscar winner paul scofield and gayle hunnicutt are also in the cast . robert siodmak & # 39 ; s 1946 film noir the killers is one of the best - looking efforts in the genre thanks to elwood bredell & # 39 ; s glistening black - and - white\na cache of forgotten love letters . cobwebbed with neglect , usually pulsing with secrets . no matter how often this dramatic clich\u00e9 turns up in real life or fiction , it always exerts a voyeuristic fascination . the american - born actress gayle hunnicutt must have felt she was back as a character in a henry james story when it happened to her .\ngood films stuck with forgettable titles all too often slide past discriminating home - viewers on cable . a perfect example this week is ' ' once in paris ' ' ( 1978 ) , a romantic comedy about a hollywood scenarist ( played by wayne rogers ) and his first encounter with the paris movie world - and a paris love ( gayle hunnicutt ) . written , directed and\nlead : the first olympics - athens 1896 starring louis jourdan , david ogden stiers , edward wiley , hunt block , hutton cobb , jason connery , angela lansbury , gayle hunnicutt . directed by alvin rakoff . 1984 . rca / columbia pictures home entertainment . 4 hours , 46 minutes . $ 69 . 95 . not rated . the first olympics - athens 1896 starring louis jourdan , david\n\u2018the house is too big for me . i\u2019ve had 33 amazing years here and simon and i did a lot to make it special , but it\u2019s time to move on , \u2019 says gayle .\n\u2018it\u2019s in a gated community on a golf course , ironically called sherwood forest , \u2019 says gayle , who was introduced to delray by her partner of two years , the tennis commentator richard evans .\nduring her brief hollywood career , hunnicutt was typecast as a brunette sexpot . she co - starred with james garner in the 1969 film marlowe , in which her character was a glamorous hollywood actress .\nduring her brief hollywood career , hunnicutt was typecast as a brunette sexpot . she co - starred with james garner in the 1969 film marlowe , the character she played being a glamorous hollywood actress .\nwilson reports that she and hemmings have resumed their romance in san francisco .\nhemmings flew from london for a 3 - day reunion with gayle who started filming wylie opposite michael sarrazin . . .\ncolumnist dorothy manners reports that gayle and david have separated since the completion of their movie , voices . hemmings attends the hollywood party of producer robert enders with alana collins hamilton ; she remains in england .\nwest\u2019s widow , annabel ( gayle hunnicutt ) , is staggered to learn that west died apparently penniless . this isn\u2019t the case though \u2013 he was a rich man ( thanks to a bullion robbery some eight years ago ) . the problem is that his associates have recently been released from prison and are keen to collect their share \u2013 but they don\u2019t believe that annabel doesn\u2019t know where the money is hidden \u2026 . .\nnow she rubs shoulders with celebrities including gwyneth paltrow and jamie oliver , but when gayle and her then husband , journalist sir simon jenkins , bought the five - bedroom house in 1978 it was a different story .\nfrom her film debut in 1966 ' s\nmarlowe\nuntil she left hollywood in 1969 , hunnicutt was typecast as a brunette sexpot . after she moved to england with hemmings in 1970 , hunnicutt was able to use the finer range of her acting , including : a notable role as charlotte stant , in jack pulman ' s adaptation of henry james ' s novel\nthe golden bowl\n, lionel ' s wife in\nthe legend of hell house\nand tsarina alexandra in\nfall of eagles\n. hunnicutt returned to the united states in 1989 , where she played the role of vanessa beaumont in dallas until 1991 .\ngayle assumed the role of irene adler in the movie a scandal in bohemia ( 1984 ) , the first episode of the british - canadian granada television network series the adventures of sherlock holmes ( 1984 - 94 ) .\nshe and hemmings are pictured arriving at dallas ' love field en route to fort worth to meet her parents .\na new york columnist reported that they were secretly married . a fort worth newspaper quoted gayle ' s father as saying ' i ' ll be surprised if they are married . ' the couple refused to confirm or deny the report . hemmings stated that they would make no comment until after talking to gayle ' s parents .\nas one of london\u2019s resident rakes in the swinging \u201960s , patrick , the fifth earl of lichfield\u2014and a cousin of queen elizabeth ii\u2014loved beautiful women , glittery nightlife and himself almost as much as he loved photography . he was linked to jet - set beauties such as britt ekland , jane seymour , gayle hunnicutt and dewi sukarno ; his premarital manifesto concluded that \u201cfidelity is not essential . i\u2019m sure i shall never be completely faithful to one woman . \u201d\naccording to actor jeremy brett , gayle wore the perfume\nbluebell\nfrom penhaligon ' s in london and it was extremely memorable during filming of the adventures of sherlock holmes ( 1984 ) episode\na scandal in bohemia\n.\nif there\u2019s a couple that was more modtastic and appeared in more outstanding horror films & thrillers than the fabulous david hemmings and the vastly underrated gayle hunnicutt , i don\u2019t know who they are . hemmings and hunnicutt were married between 1968 and 1975 . during that brief period of time they made fragment of fear ( 1970 ) and voices ( 1973 ) together ( as well as the love machine , which i\u2019ll be writing about soon ) . they also individually starred in such noteworthy films as eye of the cat ( 1969 ) , unman , wittering and zigo ( 1971 ) , nuits rouge ( 1974 ) , the legend of hell house ( 1974 ) and deep red ( 1975 ) .\ndespite missing out on her bond girl role , hunnicutt had a couple of brushes with other franchises connected with roger moore . she appeared in the 1984 tv series\nthe adventures of sherlock holmes\nand twice with the saint , in the 1979 episode\nthe saint and the brave goose\nand also the 1989 tv movie\nthe saint : the brazilian connection .\na british citizen , hunnicutt now splits here time between the english countryside and florida .\nwhilst the unconvincing accents sported by the likes of stratford johns , john hallam and derren nesbitt are a little amusing ( it\u2019s understandable that the production team preferred to cast british actors , but you\u2019d have thought they could have found the odd french - born thesp ) it doesn\u2019t detract too much . a major plus is gayle hunnicutt , who is one of the more fleshed - out female leads in the series ( helped in part by the length of the story ) .\nin 2012 , gayle was featured in an episode of the hgtv reality show selling london . it followed her during the sale of her primrose hill victorian house and her subsequent purchase of an english country property to be close to her grandchildren .\nsome early gayle from the first year of her big / small screen career . as with some other us network family shows of the time , the bikini bottoms had to cover the bellybutton , which was seen as a threat to public decency .\namerican actress gayle hunnicutt , then aged 30 , was the first choice for the role of solitaire in\nlive and let die\nafter the part had been re - written for a white actress . screenwriter tom mankiewicz originally ( very loosely ) adapted ian fleming ' s novel with solitaire being african - american - specifically , diana ross . but pressure from united artists for a ' safe script ' , despite the blaxploitation trend at the time , forced the racial flip with the rosie carver role .\n\u2018texans have a thing about light , \u2019 says gayle , who grew up in a \u2018typical american suburban house\u2019 in fort worth , the only child of her father sam , who served in the south pacific during the second world war , and mother virginia .\nsues for divorce from hemmings in london . her divorce petition is filed among a list of undefended suits in the london divorce court . gayle names as\nthe other woman\nbaroness prudence de casembroot , who for the last year has been hemming ' s secretary .\nrepeated requests to take film parts lured him back to acting , and after blow up they multiplied . he appeared in barbarella , camelot and the charge of the light brigade and married the american actress gayle hunnicutt . but in the early 1970s he turned to directing , making the well - regarded running scared and just a gigolo which starred david bowie . when the great cry of astonishment went up over his return as cassius in gladiator , he quipped :\npeople thought i was dead but i was just directing the a team .\ngayle met hemmings ( of blow - up and the charge of the light brigade fame ) at a party thrown by rat pack actor peter lawford . they married in 1968 and moved to the uk the following year . the couple divorced in 1974 after david\u2019s many infidelities .\nvirginia hunnicutt , who hadn ' t read the letters since she boxed them up 60 years ago , told her daughter :\nwell , honey , i hope lloyd ' s letters will remind people that sharing true love and complete trust is life ' s greatest blessing .\nshe pulled out four or five and began to read . when sam lloyd hunnicutt was posted to the island of new caledonia with his cavalry regiment in 1942 , his wife , virginia , was pregnant after a series of miscarriages . the much - wanted child , gayle , was born while he was away and was 18 months old when he returned . the letters are full of longing , humour , boredom and , as time drags on , unfocused jealousy and fear that she is going to be ensnared by\nsome city slicker\nbefore he gets home .\nwriting hunnicutt has written two books ; the first , health and beauty in motherhood , was published in 1984 . in 2004 , she published dearest virginia : love letters from a cavalry officer in the south pacific , which contains the letters exchanged by her parents during world war ii .\ncompare the still of gayle hunnicutt as charlotte stant presenting a quietly ( subtle this adaptation ) vulnerable face to the prince upon her reintroduction to him to that of uma thurman as charlotte ( above ) . the difference is not just in subtlety but hunnicutt ' s assumption of self - possession which thurman lacks from the outset . i can ' t compare the stills of maggie and her father from the two adaptions because both resolutely make maggie innocent and erase the incestuousness driving the purchase of the prince and charlotte - - the most disquieting and central part of the book . nick nolte ' s coldness and tyranny come from his actions and are not seen in his steely face ( except that it is steel ) ; barry morse is enigmatic . jill townsend does present strength when she ejects charlotte , but we get no sense of her egoism and perhaps more violating transgression . e . m . e . m . ellen\nthe star factor means gayle\u2019s family home is now on the market for \u00a36 million although the 68 - year - old former star of dallas and movies including marlowe ( with james garner ) and target ( with gene hackman and matt dillon ) is more enamoured of the village atmosphere than the area\u2019s celebrity kudos .\ngayle admits it\u2019s a \u2018race against time to sell\u2019 as she\u2019s made an offer on a large country house with land and a swimming pool . \u2018i hope a family with children buy it and enjoy living here as much as we have . it\u2019s a great house for sunday lunches and dinner parties , \u2019 she says .\nthat charlotte is left shattered , just shattered and without a will ( here gayle hunnicutt comes into her own at the close ) . maggie is presented as frantic and jealous of the prince and angry about this sexual liasion , but here is what i find the presentation not adequate to the case : there is no sense really of adam verver as himself having evil or sinister tendencies he is presented as loving his daughter and while incest is in the air as something emotional , we are not made to feel really that the father and daughter tried to buy their way to a private life of their own , using this desperately poor pair .\nin addition , ' ' the golden bowl , ' ' produced by martin lisemore and directed by james cellan jones , has an exceptionally fine cast : jill townsend as maggie verver , the wealthy american innocent abroad ; barry morse as her devoted father ; daniel massey as the italian prince she marries , and gayle hunnicutt as charlotte stant , her childhood friend who , unknown to maggie , has long been in love with the prince . these four constitute a central rectangle , which , if observed from a distance , might prompt the casual observer to conclude that maggie and her father were one married couple , her husband and friend the other .\nhunnicutt , 67 , was previously married to david hemmings , the late star of the cult sixties film blow - up . she added of evans :\nthe person who introduced us in 1975 reintroduced us last summer . we both became separated and neither of us knew . it is one of those extraordinary things .\nspectacularly forgetting her well - bred background , hunnicutt warned eggar that\nif she thought she was going to see me off , she had another think coming . i then said something very rude . i told her : ' if he fucks his leading ladies , i ' m starring in the next film with him . '\nalthough she wanted to be an actress from the age of five , gayle\u2019s parents also set great store by academic achievement and she won a scholarship to the university of california in los angeles to study english literature and theatre . it was here that she was spotted by a warner bros talent scout while performing in a student production .\nover the years gayle has made her mark on the property , which has the well - worn , traditional decor of a much - loved family home . she and simon brought up nolan , 40 ( her son by her first husband , the late british actor david hemmings ) , and their son together , edward , 29 , here .\nat 61 , hunnicutt is still recognisably the cool creature who entered dallas as jr ' s english mistress and became the epitome of enigmatic reserve in the television adaptation of henry james ' s the golden bowl . she starred with james garner in marlowe . fragment of fear was her first film with hemmings and in running scared , he directed her .\nhemmings says in london that he and gayle were never legally married but went through\na form of marriage ceremony\nin sorrento , italy , last september . she ' s reported to have left london to stay with friends in paris . british newspapers quote her :\nthe ceremony was emotional and impetuous and , we realized later , quite invalid .\nas to the meaning , there was even less about maggie and her father . no sense of them as somehow emotionally incestuous at all . at least the 1972 movie showed that over time if it was never explicitly acknowledged and the pair remained unblamed . interesting to me here is no more sex in this one than the 1972 . in the 1972 we see daniel massey a couple of times just about to take gayle hunnicutt ' s clothes off and we get the sense of a long lived affair while maggie and her father stay together . in this movie they do nearly strip and jump into bed , but the sex is done discreetly and over quick and hardly seen among bedclothes and seems only to happen once .\nthere still are , and hunnicutt talks sharply about the questionable morals of a small group of\nspoilt , rich privileged people\namong the chattering classes who make up her present social circle .\nit ' s all about behaving well in public and doing what you like in private ,\nshe says .\ni find it disgusting . nothing could be more different from my father .\nhunnicutt ' s parents were seduced by hemmings ' s charm but his treatment of their daughter must have tested to the limit their christian ethic of forgiveness .\ni think they were utterly bewildered . nothing like this had ever come into their lives . i don ' t think they knew people behaved like this . they adored david and they never said whether it changed their view of him .\nhis own cast - iron fidelity is never in question . while other men are trying to get off with the limited supply of nurses on the island , or planning sexual exploits at the end of the war , lloyd hunnicutt is writing to his wife :\ni know that i could , with a little trouble , play around over here . but my love for you is strong enough to keep me from being tempted .\nalthough i guess i was very much a part of the swinging sixties , i was never a swinger ,\nsays hunnicutt .\nin a funny way , we were a good pair . but , in the end , his unpredictability and infidelities became too much and , in 1974 , i filed for divorce . david was the most stunningly attractive man and women just threw themselves at him . there were a lot of predatory ladies out there .\nthe letters have been a kind of crucible for me ,\nsays hunnicutt .\ngetting to know my father when he was a young man , understanding the fineness of his feelings , his sense of honour and his profound love for my mother , which he never betrayed . until i read the letters and edited them for publication , i had not understood how much of who i am and what i believe is because of my father \u2013 and my mother .\nhunnicutt , the adored only child among seven adults in her family , was brought up in the palpable wholesomeness of fort worth and seems to have spent most of her adult life trying unsuccessfully to recapture its values in her adopted country . she certainly missed out on that kind of dedication from her first husband , the beautiful boy actor david hemmings , because within three months of their extravagant marriage in los angeles in 1968 , hemmings was misbehaving and his friends were lying to protect him .\nlloyd hunnicutt could have feigned more interest in the pregnancy to please his wife , but he admits the unborn child isn ' t real to him and his main concern is for her .\nhaving babies ,\nhe writes ,\nis a very important business but it is definitely secondary to your health and wellbeing to me . i married you because i love you and want to live with you until i am an old , old man , regardless of the number of children we may have , if any .\nhunnicutt ' s son , nolan , is now a 33 - year - old actor with a baby of his own . she and jenkins , who live in primrose hill , london , have a 22 - year - old son , edward , deputy editor of the music magazine undercover . in the past 10 years , the extended family has moved closer because of a healing friendship with hemmings ' fourth and last wife , lucy williams . and when hemmings died while filming in romania , eight months ago , the two wives helped one another to get over his death .\nsoon thereafter , gayle left the usa with then husband david hemmings in 1970 , and began primarily appearing in european tv series and film productions . able to use the finer range of her acting . she had a notable role as charlotte stant , in jack pulman ' s 1972 tv adaptation of henry james ' s novel the golden bowl . she played lionel ' s wife in the legend of hell house ( 1973 ) and tsarina alexandra in fall of eagles ( 1974 ) . . at this time , she also appeared in american television shows , such as the love boat , taxi , fantasy island , and matt houston . she returned to the united states in 1989 , where she played the role of vanessa beaumont in the cbs - tv series dallas until its final season in 1991 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\n\u2018it was a very friendly area with the odd media type . then about 15 years ago suddenly all these restaurants and cappuccino bars opened up and people like daniel craig and jude law moved in . we paid \u00a387 , 500 and that seemed like enough at the time , \u2019 she says .\n\u2018i\u2019d never been to primrose hill before i got together with simon but i fell totally in love with it . it\u2019s retained its english vibe , which i love .\n\u2018all the celebrities live here now because nobody bothers you . alan bennett and i always wave at each other as he cycles past and coast presenter nick crane and his wife annabel huxley live opposite and are great friends . \u2019\n\u2018it had been a commune in the sixties and the johnsons had done a bit to it but it still had sixties decor with lots of orange and purple .\n\u2018i was shocked at how much it\u2019s worth now but then i was shocked at how much everything else on the market is going for , \u2019 says the texan who played jr\u2019s long - lost love vanessa beaumont in dallas and appeared in the seventies bbc adaptations of henry james\u2019s the golden bowl and fall of eagles .\nthey turned the warren of rooms on the basement floor into an open - plan living area and kitchen and added a conservatory which houses a dining room . in 2005 they added a three - storey extension to the side creating an atrium - style entrance hall with a glass - roofed bathroom above it and a library below and they added extra windows in the stairwell , bedrooms and living room .\n\u2018darling orlie and sam are great friends of the family . they\u2019ve known my sons for years , \u2019 she says .\nthe actress also has a home in the southern florida city of delray beach .\n\u2018it\u2019s always been popular but in the past year it\u2019s gone absolutely crazy in primrose hill , \u2019 he says .\n\u2018demand is fuelled by that fact it\u2019s such a small area blocked in by the park and camden .\n\u2018we recently sold a house for \u00a32 , 000 a square foot which people would have laughed at a few years ago . '\nbitcoin bay ! idyllic 13 - acre plot on a caribbean island for sale at \u00a35 . 3m\nbritain ' s housing crisis isn ' t a lack of homes . . .\nif money really was no object . . . the world ' s most expensive homes for sale revealed\nfancy living next to the hoff ? here ' s your chance . . .\nfind out monthly payments and compare the cost of mortgages over the initial deal period including arrangement fees .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\n- ' s ' is for seduction ( 1991 ) . . . vanessa beaumont\n- what ' s the matter with kids ? / island of horrors ( 1983 ) . . . erica nelson\nthe return of the man from u . n . c . l . e . : the fifteen years later affair\n- the mallory quest / julie , the vamp / the offer : part 2 ( 1980 ) . . . janet mallory\n- the mallory quest / julie , the vamp / the offer : part 1 ( 1980 ) . . . janet mallory\n- the man who couldn ' t lose ( 1975 ) . . . samantha\n- la mort qui rampait sur les toits ( 1975 ) . . . la femme\n- tell the king the sky is falling ( 1974 ) . . . tsarina alexandra\n- love and the boss / love and the jury / love and the logical explanation / love and the pregnancy ( 1971 ) . . . ( segment\nlove and the logical explanation\n)\n- there ' s got to be something wrong with her ( 1966 ) . . . barbara ames\n- a scandal in bohemia ( 1984 ) . . . ( performer :\nart thee troubled\n)\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe glamorous actress is enjoying an emotional reunion with the bbc tennis commentator richard evans , who was her boyfriend until the year before she married sir simon .\ni am spending quite a lot of time with this lovely man in florida ,\nshe told me at the launch of the paperback edition of miranda seymour ' s book chaplin ' s girl : the life and loves of virginia cherrill , at the house of hardy amies in savile row , london .\nit is lovely being with someone who knows you so well and understands you .\nwe first met in 1975 and were together for two and a half years . as he is in the tennis world , he travels constantly . i had a career and a child to raise , so i couldn ' t always be travelling around the world and we never married .\nher father had been dead for 10 years , her mother was in a nursing home , and in the dutiful process of clearing out the home they had shared in fort worth , texas , for the last 30 years of their 55 - year marriage , she found a wooden box of tightly packed letters . there were hundreds . some typed , but most of them in her father ' s formal , sloping hand , written to her mother when he was serving as a cavalry officer in the south pacific during the second world war .\none week , he ' s telling her to carry on buying nice frocks and not to let motherhood make her frumpy . the next , he ' s warning her about the dangers of platonic relationships and teasing that she ' s not writing to him often enough .\nthe great mistake separated couples make ,\nhe observes on october 3 , 1943 ,\nis in thinking they can have a little fun and not shoot the works .\non february 21 , 1943 , he writes :\nit ' s funny that i seem to have a great deal more physical desire for you now that i ' m sure the baby has been born . . . i feel as i ' d feel if we were just starting on a honeymoon .\nif she doesn ' t go\ntoo maternal\n, he warns her , they may need an auxiliary bed\nbecause one couldn ' t stand the punishment\n.\nhe can ' t wait to\nwhip the japs\nand get back home ,\nbecause the war is causing me the unhappiness of being separated from you \u2013 and i don ' t ever intend to let anything separate us again .\nvirginia ' s letters to him did not survive because , under military regulation , he had to destroy them .\nhe was so straight ,\nsays his daughter .\nwhat i found so moving is the clear expression that , though he knew he would love the child , his wife was the most important thing and without that relationship his life was worth nothing . isn ' t that what any woman wants and so rarely gets ? how many women have this kind of dedication ?\ni was a bride of three months and he was having a very public affair with samantha eggar . it nearly destroyed me . i never got over it .\nthe truth is , that was a moment of bravura . david apparently talked about that moment and said he was proud of me . but you can never unring a bell , and the end of the marriage was written then .\nbut it lasted for another nine years and produced a son , nolan .\nit was a real rollercoaster ride , but there was also much happiness .\nwhy did the sheltered , principled and deeply conservative girl from fort worth stand for so long by an out and out womaniser ?\nhe was the most charismatic human being i have ever met . he had an appetite for life that was quite irresistible . i was totally , utterly in love with him . i didn ' t think i could breathe if he wasn ' t there .\none of the things she says she found reassuring when she met the man who became her second husband , simon jenkins ( writer and former editor of the times ) , was that his father was a non - conformist welsh minister .\ni thought this was wonderful . after those unbelievably rackety , kafkaesque years \u2013 never knowing who was lying and who was telling the truth \u2013 i was with someone who had been brought up with the same kind of values . with simon , it was a coup de foudre . i knew within minutes of meeting him that i was going to marry him .\nit sounds as if she is uncomfortably blunt with friends who are less monogamous than she is . it would be no good confessing an affair to her and expecting to be understood .\nit ' s one of the cardinal rules of my life that i would never flirt , let alone sleep with , a married man . it is a total betrayal of other women .\nshe blames sixties sexual liberation and self - indulgence for the\ni need it , i ' m going to have it\napproach to personal fulfilment .\nshe ' s bonier , more fragile , than she was \u2013 a bit bashed about by life , she says \u2013 but there ' s still the 200 - watt smile , the sixties cloud of hair , flicked up on the shoulders and anchored with a broad , sparkly alice band . and the upturned nose . she talks a lot , and seems to live on her emotions , but her voice , almost stripped of its american inflexions , is mesmerisingly low .\nshe says she came across the letters when she most needed her father and at an age when genealogy becomes important . she ' d been ill for four years following a hysterectomy and despaired of ever feeling well again .\none of the saddest things about being unwell is the sense of isolation . i was very lonely .\nshe was also reeling from the anti - american feeling she experienced after 9 / 11 \u2013 especially as , after 35 years , she regarded england as her adopted home . the letters , she says , brought back a lost world of probity , unselfishness and old - fashioned courtesy .\ni came to understand my own set of values and code of living through reading them . they are not necessarily the norm in the rather exotic , complex worlds i have been part of in my adult life .\ngradually , she began to see that the letters \u2013 600 of them , running to more than 350 , 000 words written between 1942 and 1944 \u2013 had a significance beyond family and decided , with her 94 - year - old mother ' s blessing , to publish them .\nthe men and women of world war two are slipping away . i would like my father ' s life to help celebrate the millions of others who served in both world wars . the letters contain not just the private emotions of an officer far from home and at war , but a message for our times .\nin pictures - the story of love and romance : from adam and eve to tinder and chemsex . compiled by martin chilton\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nreturn of the man from u . n . c . l . e .\nthe swingin ' times - theme from p . j . ( rare aussie jazz ) ( original 45 )\nmuseums and sites american museum of natural history , central park west at 79th street . the hall of biodiversity focuses on the variety and interdependence of earth ' s living things . exhibitions : ' ' the sacred arts of haitian vodou ' ' explores the afro - caribbean religion of voodoo , including paintings , sequined flags , a replica of a voodoo temple ,\nbritish television viewers , especially those of a certain age , got a great kick out of the gulf war briefings of gen . h . norman schwarzkopf . there are several reasons , and some are obvious : namely , that the general was our ally , that the news he brought was overwhelmingly positive , and that he was visibly nerved up to make his performances as\nthough the members of the lloyd family clearly love one another , they get on one another ' s nerves . they ' re well - meaning but edgy in everything they do . an expression of affection can suddenly be interpreted as criticism , which prompts immediate apologies . each is bored by the predictability of the others . at the start of arthur penn ' s ' ' target , ' '\nthe darting of detectives onto the television schedule shows no signs of abating . tonight at 9 : 05 on wnet / channel 13 ' s ' ' mystery ! ' ' series , english literature ' s biggest know - it - all is being resurrected once again in a new granada tv adaptation of ' ' the adventures of sherlock holmes . ' ' and at 9 o ' clock on abc , a new weekly series entitled ' ' eye to\nthe ideal , or myth , of pure sportsmanship has been taking a battering in real life these days , but it lives on virtually unblemished in popular entertainment . a couple of years ago , the film ' ' chariots of fire ' ' snagged an oscar with its portrait of noble athletes . and now , beginning tonight at 8 on nbc and continuing tomorrow at 8 , ' ' the first\ntonight ' s ' ' 2 x forsyth , ' ' on channel 5 at 8 o ' clock , offers dramatizations of two short - very short and very insubstantial - stories by frederick forsyth , the author of such action - adventure novels as ' ' the odessa file ' ' and ' ' the day of the jackal . ' ' these stories , adapted for television by michael feeney callan , were plucked from a collection\nhenry james , long a frustrated playwright , has been served surprisingly well by television dramatizations of ' ' the golden bowl ' ' and ' ' the spoils of poynton , ' ' not to mention the lovely film version of ' ' the europeans . ' ' on public television , though , the lucky james streak runs out with a rather wretched adaptation of ' ' the ambassadors . ' ' ' ' the\nhenry james , balzac , the bellamys , hudson and mrs . bridges , a scottish writer named lewis grassic gibbon , alistair cooke - the special mix can belong to only one television staple : ' ' masterpiece theater . ' ' now in its 10th - anniversary season on public television , the series was launched as an imposing showcase for british television drama with ' ' the"]}
{"id": 117236, "summary": [{"text": "the maze runner film series consists of science-fiction dystopian action adventure films based on the maze runner novels by the american author james dashner .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "produced by ellen goldsmith-vein and distributed by 20th century fox , the films star dylan o'brien , kaya scodelario , thomas brodie-sangster , ki hong lee , dexter darden and patricia clarkson .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "wes ball directed the first two films and is set to direct the third film .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the first film , the maze runner , was released on september 19 , 2014 and became a commercial success grossing over $ 348 million worldwide .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the second film , maze runner : the scorch trials was released on september 18 , 2015 , and was also a success , grossing over $ 312 million worldwide .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film series is set to conclude with the third film , maze runner : the death cure which is set to be released on february 9 , 2018 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "maze runner ( film series )", "paragraphs": ["the film franchise that is based on the maze runner book series by james dashner .\nmaze runner film production leaving b . c . for south africa - the globe and mail\nthe maze runner is an upcoming film adaptation based on the 2009 novel written by author james dashner .\nthe maze runner series is back on schedule , following a period of uncertainty that followed a serious on - set injury .\nmaze runner : the death cure brings the ya dystopian film series based on james dashner ' s novels to an end , and we break down the conclusion .\nthe first trailer for the third maze runner movie , subtitled the death cure , launches this weekend during the teen wolf series finale .\nthe first film , the maze runner , was released on september 19 , 2014 and became a commercial success grossing over $ 348 million worldwide . the second film , maze runner : the scorch trials was released on september 18 , 2015 , and was also a success , grossing over $ 312 million worldwide . the film series concluded with the release of the third film , maze runner : the death cure on january 26 , 2018 .\nall maze runner films opened at number - one at the north american box - office during their opening weekend . [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] in north america , the maze runner film series is the fifth highest grossing film series based on young adult books , after the film series of harry potter , the hunger games , the twilight saga , and the divergent series respectively , earning $ 242 million . [ 28 ] worldwide , it is the fourth highest grossing film series based on young - adult books , after the film series of harry potter , the twilight saga , and the hunger games respectively , earning $ 949 million from a $ 157 million total production budget . [ 24 ]\n\u2018the maze runner\u2019 tops weekend box office with $ 32 . 5 million | deadline\nfollowing a year\u2019s delay , maze runner : the death cure is finally filming .\nwes ball has confirmed that he\u2019s returning to direct \u201cthe maze runner : the death cure . \u201d ball directed last year\u2019s \u201cthe maze runner\u201d and \u201cthe maze runner : the scorch trials , \u201d which opens this weekend . the films are based on james dashner\u2019s dystopian science fiction series . shooting for \u201cthe death cure , \u201d the third and final film in [ \u2026 ]\nnew images from the upcoming film maze runner : the death cure have been released online , and a trailer is coming soon .\n\u2018maze runner : the death cure\u2019 sets t . s . nowlin to pen - deadline\nmaze runner : the death cure ' sets t . s . nowlin to pen\n' the maze runner ' opens at no . 1 , lands a sequel - cnn\nexplore the glade and uncover the secrets to the maze in the ultimate maze runner movie companion book . this action - packed volume features nearly 100 thrilling full - color photographs , up - close profiles of the gladers , and details about the glade , the maze , and more ! a must - have for fans of the maze runner series , who\u2019ll want to learn all they can about the maze runner movie .\nthe next installment of the film , the maze runner 2 : scorch trials , is already set to bow september 18 , 2015 .\nwe interview the stars of maze runner : the death cure about their experience on the film and their feelings about the franchise ending .\ndylan o\u2019brien will be fine , \u2018maze runner\u2019 director tweets after b . c . set injury\nthe reviews aren ' t pretty for the final entry in the maze runner series , the death cure . see what critics are saying about this lame duck threequel .\nmaze runner : the death cure is the third installment of the maze runner movie franchise , based on the 2011 novel the death cure by james dashner . the film is directed by wes ball and distributed by 20th century fox .\nball directed last year\u2019s \u201cthe maze runner\u201d and \u201cthe maze runner : the scorch trials , \u201d which opens this weekend . the films are based on james dashner\u2019s dystopian science fiction series . shooting for \u201cthe death cure , \u201d the third and final film in the fox franchise , is slated to begin in december .\nproduction on the third maze runner film has been postponed indefinitely as a result of serious injuries sustained by star dylan o ' brien in march .\nthe maze runner is scheduled to be released on september 19 , 2014 in the united states .\nthe maze runner chapter ii : the scorch trials is set for release september 18 , 2015 .\nwes ball has confirmed that he\u2019s returning to direct \u201cthe maze runner : the death cure . \u201d\n' maze runner ' star dylan o ' brien run over by a car and . . .\nproduction of the latest instalment in the maze runner series of feature films , which began in british columbia , is set to resume next year \u2013 but not in this province .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\n\u201c the maze runner \u201d kicked off a fresh young adult film franchise this weekend when it raced to an $ 81 . 5 million debut globally .\nfollowing the release of promotional still from the film , fox releases the first trailer for maze runner : the death cure starring dylan o ' brien .\nbook series into movies , and the first film was very successful ( over $ 200 million worldwide ) and warrants a follow up .\nget lost in the thrilling action and twisting plotlines of james dashner\u2019s # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series . read the first two books\u2014 the maze runner and the scorch trials \u2014discover lost files from the offices of wicked , and learn forgotten glader memories in this collectible double edition .\nfox has now announced that maze runner : the death cure will be released on january 18 , 2018 .\ndakota fanning joins michael b . jordan in voice cast of western anime series gen : lock\nshowdown : ' ender ' s game ' vs . ' percy jackson ' vs . ' the maze runner '\non october 11 , fox confirmed the maze runner ' s release date was postponed to september 19 , 2014 .\nweeks ahead of its release , the dylan o ' brien - spearheaded maze runner : the death cure is the most talked about film in the last week of 2017 .\noverall , the maze runner is a solid piece of science fiction that features an interesting story and some compelling visuals .\n\u2018maze runner : the death cure\u2019 movie no . 3 gets ok ; t . s . nowlin to write | deadline\nthe maze runner\nran away with the weekend box office , ringing up the best debut since early august .\nfor more details on the reception of each film , see the\nreception\nsection on each film ' s article .\nmaze runner is an american film series consisting of science - fiction dystopian action adventure films based on the maze runner novels by the american author james dashner . produced by ellen goldsmith - vein and distributed by 20th century fox , the films star dylan o ' brien , kaya scodelario , thomas brodie - sangster , ki hong lee , dexter darden and patricia clarkson . wes ball directed all three films .\nmaze runner : the death cure was slated for release in february 2017 , but looks unlikely now to meet that schedule .\n20th century fox releases a trailer preview for the maze runner : the death cure , confirming the trailer will premiere tomorrow .\nmaze runner 3 pushes the predator from feb . 9 to aug . 3 next year where it will share the marquee with sony\u2019s holmes and watson and disney\u2019s untitled live - action film .\nwe talk to maze runner : the death cure director wes ball about the film ' s home release , completing the trilogy of ya movies , and what ' s next for him .\nit was first announced in january 2011 that a film version of the maze runner had been set up at fox , with catherine hardwicke signed on as director and noah oppenheim hired as screenwriter .\ntake a look at maze runner : the death cure star dylan o ' brien ' s career on and off the screen .\nmaze runner : the death cure provides a satisfactory concluding chapter to the ya dystopian trilogy , and little else beyond action spectacle .\nall will be revealed in this jaw - dropping prequel to james dashner\u2019s # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series . this is the story that fans all over the world have been waiting for\u2014the story of how thomas and wicked built the maze . you will not want to miss it .\nin the film , alby dies when the grievers enter the glade , and thus does not escape the maze and sacrifice himself .\nread the first book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series , perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . the maze runner is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner\u2019s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .\nafter production on the third maze runner film was delayed a year due to a serious on - set accident , it seems fans will have to wait a little longer once more to see the death cure .\nread the fourth book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series , perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . the first book , the maze runner , is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner\u2019s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .\nmaze runner : the scorch trials takes about three minutes to figure out and then another one hundred and twenty - seven minutes to end .\nin light of the nearing release date for maze runner : the death cure , fox releases a brand new poster for the upcoming threequel .\nexclusive : pages from maze runner : the death cure official graphic novel prelude by boom ! comics reveal what happens after the scorch trials .\n20th century fox ' s recent release date rejig has delayed the release of maze runner : the death cure until february 2018 . . .\nmaze runner : the death cure dashes from jan . 12 , 2018 to feb . 9 where it will compete with uni\u2019s fifty shades freed and an untitled warner animation film on the weekend prior to valentine\u2019s day .\n\u201cthe maze runner\u201d kicked off a fresh young adult film franchise this weekend when it raced to an $ 81 . 5 million debut globally . despite the monster grosses of \u201cthe hunger games\u201d and \u201ctwilight , \u201d hit young adult films like \u201cthe maze runner\u201d are the exception and not the rule . just ask the good folks behind \u201cender\u2019s game , \u201d [ \u2026 ]\nmaze runner : the scorch trials is a film based on the 2010 novel the scorch trials written by james dashner . the film was directed by wes ball and distributed by 20th century fox . filming began on october 27 , 2014 and ended on january 27 , 2015 . it was released on september 18 , 2015 . the film has a runtime of 132 minutes .\nmaze runner : the death cure is expected to top the box office in its opening weekend overtaking holdover hit jumanji : welcome to the jungle .\nmaze runner : the death cure was delayed by almost a year after dylan o ' brien injured himself in a serious on - set accident .\none of his maze runner franchise costars wants to see dylan o ' brien star in the nightwing dc comics movie that is currently in development .\nit was march 2016 when actor dylan o\u2019brien , star of the dystopian young adult series collectively known as the maze runner , was seriously injured on the set of the third film , the death cure . at first filming was set to resume that may , until the studio and producers were informed that o\u2019brien\u2019s injuries were more serious than previously thought .\nthe death cure on twitter :\nmaze runner : the # deathcure new release date is january 26 , 2018 . gladers , get ready !\nrosa salazar announced to play brenda in the scorch trials film . - hollywood reporter\naidan gillen announced to play janson in the scorch trials film . - hollywood reporter\nhaving caught lightning in a bottle , fox wasted no time announcing a sequel . \u201cmaze runner : scorch trials\u201d will open on sept . 18 , 2015 .\nour box office predictions for the weekend of january 26 - 28 , where maze runner : the death cure looks to unseat jumanji from the top spot .\nthe film series consists of science - fiction dystopian action adventure films based on the maze runner novels by the american author james dashner . they begin with thomas who wakes up trapped in a maze with a group of other boys , he has no memory of the outside world other than dreams about an organization known as w . c . k . d . only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can thomas hope to uncover his purpose and a way to escape .\ndevelopment for the film began in january 2011 when fox purchased the film rights to dashner ' s novel the maze runner . [ 2 ] principal photography began in baton rouge , louisiana in may 2013 and ended in july . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] it was released on september 19 , 2014 . [ 5 ]\nthe maze runner is about a teenage boy named thomas waking up inside a maze with no memory of the outside world . he now has to uncover his past and the mystery of how and why he ' s locked up inside the maze . he soon discovers that he is not alone as there is already a group of boys locked with him inside the maze as well .\nread the second book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series that is soon to be a motion picture , hitting theaters september 18 , 2015 , and is perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . this special movie tie - in hardcover edition features an eight - page full - color insert with photos from the film . the first book , the maze runner , is now a movie featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner\u2019s newest series : the mortality doctrine that includes the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts . solving the maze was supposed to be the end .\nthe mysteries of the maze hold them hostage . watch the new trailer for the maze runner now ! when thomas ( dylan o ' brien ) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys , he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as w . c . k . d . only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape . based on the best - selling novel by james dashner . watch it now on digital hd urltoken on blu - ray & dvd dec 16 urltoken cast : dylan o\u2019brien , kaya scodelario , aml ameen , thomas brodie - sangster , will poulter subscribe : urltoken connect with the maze runner online : visit the maze runner website : urltoken like the maze runner on facebook : urltoken follow the maze runner twitter : urltoken follow the maze runner on instagram : urltoken about 20th century fox : official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies . home of avatar , aliens , x - men , die hard , deadpool , ice age , alvin and the chipmunks , rio , peanuts , maze runner , planet of the apes , wolverine and many more . connect with 20th century fox online : visit the 20th century fox website : urltoken like 20th century fox on facebook : urltoken follow 20th century fox on twitter : urltoken the maze runner | official trailer 2 [ hd ] | 20th century fox urltoken\nread the second book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series that is soon to be a motion picture , hitting theaters september 18 , 2015 , and is perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . the first book , the maze runner , is now a movie featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner\u2019s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .\ndespite the monster grosses of \u201cthe hunger games\u201d and \u201ctwilight , \u201d hit young adult films like \u201c the maze runner \u201d are the exception and not the rule .\nthe final maze runner : the death cure trailer arrives , setting up the big showdown between thomas ( dylan o ' brien ) and the forces of wckd .\nwatch the exclusive trailer for the maze runner . when thomas ( dylan o ' brien ) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys , he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as w . c . k . d . only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape . based on the best - selling novel by james dashner . watch it now on digital hd urltoken on blu - ray & dvd dec 16 urltoken cast : dylan o\u2019brien , kaya scodelario , aml ameen , thomas brodie - sangster , will poulter subscribe : urltoken connect with the maze runner online : visit the maze runner website : urltoken like the maze runner on facebook : urltoken follow the maze runner twitter : urltoken follow the maze runner on instagram : urltoken about 20th century fox : official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies . home of avatar , aliens , x - men , die hard , deadpool , ice age , alvin and the chipmunks , rio , peanuts , maze runner , planet of the apes , wolverine and many more . connect with 20th century fox online : visit the 20th century fox website : urltoken like 20th century fox on facebook : urltoken follow 20th century fox on twitter : urltoken the maze runner | official trailer 2 [ hd ] | 20th century fox urltoken\nthe first maze runner , which starred relative newcomers dylan o\u2019brien and ki hong lee , grossed over $ 100m domestically and $ 238m internationally \u2014 well enough to introduce the property and the actors to overseas audiences . with that in pocket , the studio jumped into the second film with the maze runner : the scorch trials , which is in post production and is scheduled to bow september 18 . wes ball directed both and nowlin will get sole writing credit on the second , and has an exec producer credit . the third is called the maze runner : the death cure .\nthe maze runner is a film based on the 2009 novel of the same name written by james dashner . the film was directed by wes ball and distributed by 20th century fox . development began in january 2011 , filming began on may 13th and ended on july 12 , 2013 . it was released on september 19 , 2014 .\ntopping the weekend was maze runner : the scorch trials with $ 30 . 3 million to go along with a\nb +\ncinemascore . both the weekend box office and score are down from the first film in the franchise , last year ' s the maze runner , which opened with $ 32 . 5 million and an\na -\ncinemascore . this makes for an easy comparison with the divergent series , which saw the second film open with $ 2 . 4 million less than its predecessor . worldwide , scorch trials has already brought in $ 78 million for a worldwide come of $ 108 . 3 million .\npittacus lore ' s ( the pseudonym of james frey and jobie hughes ) science fiction series seemed like the perfect material for a film in 2011 . but the sequel was shelved . however , alex pettyfer strikes again .\nmr . klapwyk said about 308 iatse members worked on the film during its production .\nagain , this doesn\u2019t mean the film is locked in as a multi - billion - dollar success . but it proves a point : that this film is a legitimate contender and there is a very real and passionate fanbase out there excited for this film .\njames dashner ( novel ) t . s . nowlin ( film ) [ 1 ]\nthe film was released on blu - ray and dvd on december 16 , 2014 .\nthis is the latest film based on the series of young - adult novels written by james dashner . the first movie came out in 2014 and was moderately successful , grossing $ 102 . 4 million domestically . a sequel ,\nread the third book in the # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series , perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent . the first book , the maze runner , is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster and the second book , the scorch trials , will soon be a movie that hits theaters september 18 , 2015 ! also look for james dashner\u2019s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .\n\u201cmaze runner : the scorch trials\u201d is larger than its predecessor , last year\u2019s \u201c the maze runner , \u201d in every way : in its cast , scope , set pieces and ( unfortunately ) length . but \u201cmore\u201d also means more convoluted . the mythology in these dystopian young adult novels - turned - films can be dense at times , but \u201cmaze runner : the scorch trials\u201d crams in more lore , supporting characters , backstories and motivations to the extent that it becomes difficult to get a grasp on anything .\nthe first book in james dashner\u2019s # 1 new york times bestselling maze runner series is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster and the second book , the scorch trials , is soon to be a movie , hitting theaters september 18 , 2015 ! inside the maze runner : the guide to the glade is perfect for fans of the hunger games and divergent .\ndylan o\u2019brien was severely injured on a b . c . set filming the death cure , one of the maze runner movies . filming is being moved to south africa .\n\u201cthe maze runner\u201d was a solid performer , sprinting toward $ 345 million at the worldwide box office . \u201cthe death cure\u201d will hit theaters on feb . 17 , 2017 .\nbox office final : \u2018maze runner\u2019 finds $ 32 . 5m ; liam\u2019s \u2018walk\u2019 limps in with $ 12 . 7m ; \u2018where i leave you , \u2019 $ 11 . 5m\nwhat set \u201cthe maze runner\u201d apart was a cast led by \u201cteen wolf\u201d star dylan o\u2019brien and a plot that had a group of teenagers struggling to survive a deadly labyrinth .\nt\u2019s possible both to begin and end the maze runner : scorch trials not really knowing what in holy hell a scorch trial is . would you need a new suit ?\nthose agile teenagers who survived the maze , in the first film from james dashner\u2019s ya series , have now been whisked by helicopter to an underground compound , where they wake up in sterile captivity . as soon as they\u2019re given medical tests , we may smell a rat . what are they being kept for ?\nfanmade film trailer of the last part of the maze runner saga . music : - full armor , full force by epic score - vendetta by jon blankenburg scenes : - elysium - world war z - terminator : salvation - aurora - captain america : the winter soldier - inception - teen wolf - state of emergency - the wolverine - maze runner ' s book trailer - the death cure ' s book trailer thanks and enjoy : )\nas of april 28 , 2012 , the film had not yet been green - lighted .\nbreaking bad star giancarlo esposito to play jorge in the scorch trials film . - entertainment weekly\nthe perfect gift for fans of the hunger games and divergent , this boxed set includes all five hardcover editions of james dashner\u2019s # 1 new york times bestselling series\u2013 the maze runner , the scorch trials , the death cure , the kill order , and the fever code . the first and second books , the maze runner and the scorch trials , are now major motion pictures featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster ! also look for james dashner\u2019s newest bestselling series\u2014the mortality doctrine : the eye of minds , the rule of thoughts , and the game of lives .\nbox office sunday : ' maze runner ' finds $ 32 . 5m ; liam ' s ' walk ' limps in ; ' where i leave you ' no . 3\n20th century fox exercised the option to buy the scorch trials for a film adaptation . - deadline\n20th century fox announced the scorch trials film would premiere on september 18 , 2015 . - twitter\nperfect for fans of divergent and the hunger games , this special movie tie - in edition of the new york times bestseller the maze runner features an eight - page full - color insert with photos from the film and an exclusive fan sticker . the maze runner movie , featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien , as thomas ; kaya scodelario as teresa ; aml ameen as alby ; will poulter as gally ; and thomas brodie - sangster as newt ! and look for james dashner\u2019s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .\nbelieve it or not , the first novel in the maze runner series came out almost 10 years ago . it took five years for 20th century fox to turn that young adult thriller into a blockbuster picture , one that would take star dylan o ' brien from small - screen fame to big - screen action star and kickstart a film franchise that would go on to amass almost a billion dollars across three installments . the latest , maze runner : the death cure , may have suffered from some behind - the - scenes drama , but its blu - ray release is among the best you ' re likely to \u2026\nfans of young - adult fiction - - or anyone with young adults in their lives - - probably are familiar with\nthe maze runner ,\njames dashner ' s fantasy tale .\nthe movie \u2014 the third in the maze runner trilogy \u2014 had been set for a presidents day weekend release date of feb , 17 , 2017 . wes ball is directing the film . o\u2019brien\u2019s character is on a mission to find a cure to the \u201cflare , \u201d a deadly disease .\nfollows a group of kids living in a mysterious expanse surrounded by an impenetrable maze . the maze opens up during the daytime and closes at night allowing the walls to shift into new configurations . the first \u201cglader\u201d emerged into the glade and maze three years ago , and a new glader has appeared once a month since then . in the maze runner , a final \u201cglader\u201d emerges , the first girl to ever rise from the elevator shaft \u2014 teresa ( played by\nexclusive : with a box office take of over $ 340m worldwide , the maze runner got off to a great start last fall becoming another film franchise for 20th century fox . now , with two films already under their belt , word comes that t . s . nowlin , who co - scripted the first movie and scripted the second installment , just sealed a deal to pen a third . all are based on james dashner\u2019s bestselling ya series .\nstars : dylan o\u2019brien , thomas brodie - sangster , kaya scodelario , giancarlo esposito , rosa salazar , aidan gillen , walton goggins , ki hong lee , barry pepper , will poulter , patricia clarkson | written by t . s . nowlin | directed by wes ball this third and final entry in the maze runner franchise gives the ya series a rousing send - off , stream - lining the books\u2019 overly complex plot in favour of a succession of exciting action set - pieces . it might be a little too long at a posterior - troubling two hours and twenty minutes , but better that than splitting the third part of the trilogy into two movies , like certain other dystopian teen movies we could mention . to its credit , maze runner : the death cure assumes audiences are already familiar with the events of 2014\u2032s the maze runner and 2015\u2032s the maze runner : the scorch trials , because otherwise , what are you doing here in the first place ? to that end , the film opens in rip - roaring fashion ,\nit\u2019s enough to make you wish they\u2019d just go back into the damn maze already . c\non september 16 , 2015 , it was confirmed that ball would return to direct the third film .\ndylan o ' brien confirmed to reprise his role as thomas in the scorch trials film . - buzzfeed\nbadly hurt : dylan o ' brien , pictured in september 2015 , was injured in an on set accident while filming maze runner : the death cure in vancouver , canada , on march 18 .\nthe perfect gift for fans of the hunger games and divergent , this boxed set includes all of the paperback editions of james dashner\u2019s # 1 new york times bestselling series\u2013 the maze runner , the scorch trials , the death cure and the kill order . the first book , the maze runner , is now a major motion picture featuring the star of mtv\u2019s teen wolf , dylan o\u2019brien ; kaya scodelario ; aml ameen ; will poulter ; and thomas brodie - sangster and the second book , the scorch trials , is soon to be a movie , hitting theaters september 18 , 2015 ! also look for james dashner\u2019s newest novels , the eye of minds and the rule of thoughts , the first two books in the mortality doctrine series .\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nnot only did the maze runner far exceed expectations at the box office ( now with a total worldwide gross of 340 million ) , the sequel has created a lot of buzz for itself as well .\n1 ) . the maze runner ( fox ) , 3 , 064 theaters / 3 - day est . cume : $ 32 . 5m / per screen average : $ 9 , 021 / wk 1\nmaking the film in b . c . directly created about 300 union jobs , plus spinoff work . to date , the film series featuring mr . o ' brien as the leader of a group of people trying to survive after earth has been devastated by a solar flare , has earned about $ 600 - million ( u . s . ) at the global box office .\nin the book , gally throws a knife at thomas . in the film , gally shoots a gun .\ny for its strong international bow . the maze runner provides the studio a template for how to effectively market a late - september release to the ya audience for its sequel next year . so tweak away .\nin\nthe maze runner ,\ndylan o ' brien stars as the newcomer among a group of teens trapped in a mysterious glade , unsure why they ' re there or how to navigate the massive , menacing maze that appears to be their only way out . the film ' s strong opening should help restore some of the faith in ya novel adaptations after the recent weak performance of\nthe giver .\nthe maze runner is now a major motion picture from twentieth century fox . don\u2019t miss the sequel , the maze runner phase two : the scorch trials , coming to theaters on september 18 , 2015 , with dylan o\u2019brien as thomas , kaya scodelario as teresa , will poulter as gally , thomas brodie - sangster as newt , rosa salazar as brenda , giancarlo esposito as jorge , and aidan gillen as the rat man .\nin the epic conclusion to the maze runner saga , thomas leads his group of escaped gladers on their final mission . to save their friends , they must break into the legendary last city , a wckd - controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all ! anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze .\ngotta give props to the film\u2019s star dylan o\u2019brien , who did a nice job executing the role and led a very good ensemble cast of young actors . i understand he worked his fanny off promoting this film , too .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nembarks on a mission to find a cure to a deadly disease known as the flare . the film also stars\nin the book , gally turns on the gladers because he remembers seeing thomas in the changing , similar to ben . in the film , his motive is a fear of what will await them outside the maze .\nthat said , i enjoyed the maze runner but almost wish the first book were a series of television . i don\u2019t think we got enough time to fully enjoy the situation at hand and explore the characters and mysteries . for me , it all happened so quickly . i\u2019m not someone who has read the books but i\u2019m glad that ball will not be splitting the third book into two films .\naccording to the cast , ' the maze runner : the scorch trials ' was filmed in albuquerque , new mexico which was mile high city . ( it can get up to 8 , 000 ft above sea level )\n20th century fox has confirmed [ 13 ] that the death cure will be adapted in 2016 and with the screenplay written by t . s nowlin who wrote the screeplays for both the first and second maze runner movies .\na recent reshuffle by 20th century fox has seen wes ball ' s third maze runner outing shifted back to february 9th , 2018 from its earlier january release date , so fans will want to adjust their calendars accordingly .\nin the conclusion to the maze runner trilogy , thomas leads his group of escaped gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet . to save their friends , they must break into the legendary last city , a wckd - controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all . anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze .\nthe maze runner is a well told story in its own right , but many of the parts will be familiar . that said , this cross between the lord of the flies and the hunger games leaves you wanting more .\nin march , 24 - year - old star dylan o\u2019brien was involved in an accident , reportedly involving a car , which resulted in his hospitalisation and an indefinite delay on the filming for maze runner : the death cure .\nthe group traversing the scorch in the film is much smaller , and consists of most named characters of the book .\nin march 2015 , t . s . nowlin , who co - wrote the first and wrote the second film , was hired to write maze runner : the death cure based on the novel the death cure . [ 11 ] in september 2015 , ball was hired to direct the film . [ 12 ] ball said that the film would not be split into two films . [ 13 ] principal photography took place in cape town , south africa between march and june 2017 for a january 26 , 2018 release . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ]\nthe maze runner stars ' teen wolf ' heartthrob dylan o ' brien as thomas , along with thomas brodie - sangster as newt , kaya scodelario as teresa , will poulter as gally , and patricia clarkson as chancellor ava paige .\nfox has moved back its release for \u201cthe maze runner : the death cure\u201d by nearly a year to jan . 12 , 2018 , as star dylan o\u2019brien recovers from his march 17 injuries after an on - set car accident .\nthat meant that \u201cthe maze runner\u201d was able to attract roughly an equal number of men and women , with 49 % of the opening crowd being male . appealing to men certainly helped \u201cthe hunger games , \u201d which drew an opening crowd that was 39 % male in 2012 , and it worked this time around as well . in order to broaden the film\u2019s appeal , \u201cthe maze runner\u201d was marketed as an action - heavy thriller . that also helped it stand out from \u201c the giver , \u201d \u201c divergent \u201d and all the other dystopian adventures popping up on screens these days .\nin the finale to the maze runner saga , thomas leads his group of escaped gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet . to save their friends , they must break into the legendary last city , a wckd - controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all . anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze . [ 10 ]\nalthough the film ' s production team has complied with orders by b . c ' s workplace safety agency on properly and safely executing stunts , the science - fiction film is to be finished in south africa when shooting resumes in february .\nlike \u201cthe maze runner , \u201d these pictures arrived with literary pedigree allowing their backers to proclaim , \u201cbased on the best - selling phenomenon , \u201d while crowing about \u201cbrand pre - awareness . \u201d that\u2019s lovely . it\u2019s just not enough .\ni think i have a touch of apocalepsy - - excessive sleepiness caused by prolonged exposure to three - and four - part series in which adolescents rebel against oppressive governments represented by esteemed actors .\nsuch is the stuff of \u201cthe maze runner , \u201d which hews pretty closely to the ya - novel formula that\u2019s reliably produced so many hugely successful film adaptations in recent years . and , indeed , director wes ball \u2019s film is based on the best seller by james dashner . it features a similar structure , hits some recognizable beats and includes some character types that will seem pretty familiar to anyone who\u2019s seen the \u201chunger games\u201d films , or \u201cdivergent , \u201d or \u201cthe giver . \u201d\nthe crew went their separate ways after the second postponement , but now schedules have been worked out to move forward early next year , albeit in a new location . maze runner : the death cure still will be directed by wes ball . the script by t . s . nowlin was adapted from one of the series of the popular books by james dashner . wyck godfrey , ellen goldsmith - vein and lee stollman are the producers .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nthe second film in the popular dystopian ya series the maze runner won the weekend box office , taking in $ 30 . 3 million and just beating out black mass . the johnny depp vehicle , in which depp portrays with chilling histrionics the infamous boston gangster james\nwhitey\nbulger , earned early buzz for depp ' s\ncomeback\nperformance ( whatever\ncomeback\neven means anymore ) , though it earned bleh reviews this weekend . it made $ 23 . 3 million opening weekend , with an irregularly high 10 percent of the grosses coming from boston , where the film is set . ( boston tends to account for 2 . 7 percent of movie grosses , on average . )\nfox has moved back its release for \u201cthe maze runner : the death cure\u201d by nearly a year to jan . 12 , 2018 , as star dylan o\u2019brien recovers from his march 17 injuries after an on - set car accident . fox made the announcement friday , a month after disclosing that resumption of principal photography on \u201cmaze runer : the death [ \u2026 ]\nthe first of christopher paolini ' s successful inheritance cycle series ,\neragon\nwas adapted in 2006 during the fantasy boom , inspired by\nharry potter .\nbut the film , starring ed speleers , didn ' t reach the expectations of fans who adored the books . none of the other books has been adapted .\nalso part of the\nnarnia\nand\nharry potter\nfantasy boom , the first of philip pullman ' s\nhis dark materials\nseries hit the screen in 2007 . it was full of star power , with daniel craig , nicole kidman and newcomer dakota blue richards as young lyra , as well as plenty of cgi . but the series has yet to continue on the big screen .\n1 ) . the maze runner ( fox ) , 3 , 064 theaters / $ 11 . 3m fri . ( includes $ 1 . 1m late nights ) / 3 - day est . cume : $ 30m to $ 32m / wk 1\nin the book , thomas beats up gally with his fists for killing chuck . in the film , minho throws a spear into gally ' s heart , presumably killing him . however , he reappears later on in the book series , so there is reason to believe he may be revealed to survive in the films as well .\nbased on the popular maze runner book series , maze runner : the death cure arrives on digital download on 21st may and 4k ultra hd , blu - ray and dvd 28th may . in the most thrilling adventure yet that is \u201ca class above anything that\u2019s gone before\u201d , fans will be taken on a non - stop action thrill ride as thomas ( dylan o\u2019brien ) , newt ( thomas brodie sangster ) and teresa ( kaya scodelario ) take us on the last and final quest . fans who buy on 4k ultra hd or blu - ray will also be treated to 90 minutes of heart stopping special feature content including commentary , deleted scenes , and a behind - the - scenes look at the evolution of the cast\u2019s friendships over the years ! to celebrate , we\u2019re giving away 2 dvd copies in the epic conclusion to the maze runner saga , thomas leads his group of escaped gladers on their final mission . to save their friends , they must\nfans of suzanne collins '\nhunger games\nmay mourn the end of the film franchise with the release of the last film ,\nmockingjay - - part 2 .\nhere are more young adult titles that went from the bookshelf to the box office .\nwhile in a competition with another boy , named captain gally , the boy suddenly remembers his name is thomas . the next day , thomas is attacked by ben , a runner who has been stung by a griever \u2013 deadly techno - organic creatures that roam the maze at night . ben is forced into the maze and left to die as there is no cure for what the griever infected him with . minho , the lead runner , and alby later retrace ben ' s steps inside the maze . minho reappears at dusk dragging alby , who is stung , but they are unable to reach the closing entrance in time . thomas spontaneously runs into the maze to help but all three are trapped . during the night in the maze , thomas and minho tie alby up high on the maze wall to hide him from the grievers , but minho abandons thomas when a griever emerges from the center of the maze . thomas slides under the maze wall , managing to hide from a griever . later , thomas finds minho and his actions during the night keeps them alive , and he kills a griever by tricking it into a narrow , closing passageway thus causing it to be crushed , making him the first to ever survive a night in the maze and kill a griever . to the other boys ' astonishment , they return the next morning .\nin fact , since the\nmaze\nnovel is part of a trilogy - - and since the movie nearly made back its $ 34 million production budget in just three days - - it was no surprise when fox announced plans for a sequel before the weekend even ended .\nthe maze runner : scorch trials\nis scheduled to hit theaters september 18 , 2015 .\nthe studio added , \u201cthe resumption of principal photography on maze runner : the death cure has been further delayed to allow dylan o\u2019brien more time to fully recover . we wish dylan a speedy recovery and look forward to restarting production as soon as possible . \u201d\nthe premise seems both smart and intriguing , but the film directed by wes ball bears many of the cruder markings of ya fiction .\nfollow - up \u2014 was going to tank on its opening weekend . the film ended up grossing $ 63 million worldwide , or nearly\n1 ) . the maze runner ( fox ) , 3 , 064 theaters / $ 11m to $ 11 . 5m fri . ( includes $ 1 . 1m late nights ) / 3 - day est . cume : $ 30m to $ 32m / wk 1\nthere are four books in the dashner series , the last being the kill order . the first film \u2014 about a boy who is has no memory that ends up in a strange world that he fights to get out of , chased all the while through a maze by robotic monsters \u2014 ended well set for a sequel . in the second film he finds himself in another unexpected reality with a government and land that is a wasteland in a fierce battle with cranks while trying to figure out wicked . in the third installment , the hero\u2019s memory starts to return and he realizes that wicked is not to be trusted .\nthe film features thomas who wakes up trapped in a maze with a group of other boys . he has no memory of the outside world other than dreams about an organization known as wckd ( world catastrophe killzone department ) . only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can thomas hope to uncover his purpose and a way to escape . [ 1 ]\nmargaret stohl and kami garcia ' s bestselling series opener\nbeautiful creatures ,\nstarring alden ehrenreich and alice englert , didn ' t fare well at the box office , but the books have sold millions of copies , and the fan base continues to grow . a spinoff series of books ,\ndangerous creatures ,\nis also in the works , thanks to 4 million new readers after the movie ' s debut in february 2013 ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "jack and jill ( 2011 film )", "paragraphs": ["jill and jack ( both , adam sandler ) in columbia pictures ' jack and jill .\njack and jill [ 2011 ] [ pg ] - 4 . 4 . 3 | content rating | urltoken\njack and jill is a 2011 american comedy film directed by dennis dugan , written by steve koren and adam sandler , and starring sandler , katie holmes , and al pacino . the film was released on november 11 , 2011 by columbia pictures .\nguess we\u2019ll have a year to wait and see , because jack and jill doesn\u2019t hit theaters until november 11 , 2011 .\nthe result is that scenes between jack and jill are tolerable because of jack . scenes of jack without jill are pretty good or better . and scenes of only jill are work to sit through .\nbox office : jack and jill went up the till . . . - blog - the film experience\nimmortals , jack and jill and j . edgar all received a b cinemascore .\n\u201cjack and jill\u201d is rated pg ( parental guidance suggested ) . poop jokes .\nadam sandler , left , as jill , and al pacino as himself in \u201cjack and jill , \u201d directed by dennis dugan .\nunfunny girl . . . adam sandler as jill in jack and jill . photograph : col pics / everett / rex features\njack sadelstein ( adam sandler ) has his normal tranquil life turned upside down when his twin sister jill ( also adam sandler ) arrives for visit . ( original title - jack and jill ) \u00a9 2011 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .\nthe break - up of r . e . m . - 2011 music moment\njack and jill , in case you inexplicably missed it in theaters , is currently out on dvd .\njack ' s wife , erin , is unlikable and bland , as she scolded jack for yelling at jill in the theater , even though jill was in the wrong for answering her phone loudly .\nslapstick and physical comedy throughout : jack ' s son punches his aunt jill , and she falls off her chair . jack , disguised as jill , shoves and hits al pacino , and he retaliates . jill punches a bathroom attendant , who goes flying through a bathroom door .\njack and jill is a comedy focusing on jack sadelstein , a successful advertising executive in los angeles with a beautiful wife and kids , who dreads one event each year : the thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister jill . jill\u2019s neediness and passive - aggressiveness is maddening to jack , turning his normally tranquil life upside down .\nas with immortals , jack and jill and j . edgar are counting on strong legs as hollywood heads into thanksgiving .\ntarsem singh ' s muscley superhero dieties may have topped the box office charts but you could say that the big stars of the weekend were jack & jill twice over . perversely interpreted fairy tale\njack & jill\n( as voiced by billy bob thornton and amy sedaris ) from puss in boots and twinned jack and jill as\nacted\nby adam sandler in jack and jill together grossed over $ 50 million . jack & jill is getting the maximum critical bile a movie can get but sandler remains critic proof ; his movies always open .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jack and jill near you .\nphantomstrider ' s\ntop 10 worst movies of all time\n, in which jack and jill is featured .\nlast friday night ( t . g . i . f . ) - 2011 music moment\nof course , this was back in the 18th century . i wonder what the rhyme might have gone like if it were written in . . . oh . . . 2011 , perhaps ? jack and jill released a film turned out to be very scary\nwhat makes jack and jill worse than the average sandler vehicle is jill , who ' s been conceived as little more than a dude in drag , hold the jokes .\njack and jill are twins and both are played by adam sandler : jack finds jill needy and overbearing , while jill looks to jack to help her fledging love life . but when jack needs jill to woo a good frontman ( al pacino ) for his commercial , he comes to realize how much his twin means to him . also with katie holmes , david spade , nick swardson , tim meadows and norm macdonald . directed by dennis dugan . [ 1 : 31 ]\njack and jill is a 2011 comedy film starring adam sandler . the film tells the story of jack sadelstein ( sandler ) , a successful advertising executive enjoying life with his career and family including his wife erin ( katie holmes ) . but when he learns that his annoying twin sister , jill ( also sandler ) , is coming over for the thanksgiving holidays , and when she decides to stay in town a bit longer , this results in getting jack to get al pacino to date her so he can get jill out of town , to less than satisfying results .\nthe film opens with home videos of fraternal twins jack and jill sadelstein growing up in new york city . as the videos progress , they reveal jack as the gifted twin , while jill constantly tries - and fails miserably - to get his attention by injuring him and / or driving others away from him .\nyou have a boy named jack . and you have a girl named jill . now , there ' s nowhere in this story that depicts the relationship between jack and jill . jill could be jack ' s sister , cousin , girlfriend , or that prostitute he met on the corner of hollywood and vine . but the relationship doesn ' t really matter very much . jack is very thirsty and he wants some water to drink .\nrohan chand ( gary ) , katie holmes ( erin ) and elodie tougne ( sofia ) in columbia pictures ' jack and jill .\npacino refuses to do the dunkin ' doughnuts commercial unless jack gets him a date with jill ; to that end , jack invites jill on the cruise with his family . at sea , while jill continues making a fool of herself and everyone around her , jack disguises himself as his own sister and goes on her date with pacino . jill suspects that jack invited her on the cruise just so pacino would do the commercial ; such is confirmed when she phones jack , he answers as jill , and then she hears pacino in the background . pacino , still believing jack to be jill , spells out that he ( pacino ) sees much more in her than just a pathetic half - wit . . . which is what jack always took her for . feeling unspeakably guilty , jack returns to the ship , only to learn that jill has gone back home to the bronx .\n( 2011 ) , which offered behind - the - scenes looks at two of his stage productions .\nreceiving accolades at film festivals most significantly , \u201cana\u2019s playground\u201d has been getting accolades at international film festivals since it was released last september . just last week it won the \u201caudience choice award\u201d and the \u201cinternational spirit award\u201d at the highly regarded sedona film festival in arizona . and awards received at the santa barbara international film festival in california , where it was named \u201cbest live action short film , \u201d and the 2009 foyle film festival in northern ireland ( \u201cbest international short film\u201d ) mean that \u201cana\u2019s playground\u201d qualifies as a potential nominee for the 2011 academy awards .\nsandler will next be seen in cinemas in dennis dugan ' s high - school reunion comedy grown ups , alongside salma hayek and steve buscemi , which opens in the us next june . jack and jill is planned for release in early 2011 .\ntwin banter : jill insists that she and jack have a secretive gibberish vocabulary that only they understand . it seems that it ' s yet another of jill ' s eccentricities as jack doesn ' t understand it , until the climax , where it is revealed that it does exist ; jack just forgot about it .\njack and jill opened to a notable $ 2 . 5 million in mexico - - the largest opening ever for a sandler pic .\ntwin telepathy : averted . jack makes it clear that he and jill don ' t have that whole twin telepathic communication . it doesn ' t stop jill from trying to attempt it , though .\njack and jill is a comedy focusing on jack sadelstein ( adam sandler ) , a successful advertising executive in los angeles with a beautiful wife and kids , who dreads one event each year : the thanksgiving visit of his twin sister , jill ( also adam sandler ) . jill ' s neediness and passive - aggressiveness is maddening to jack , turning his normally tranquil life upside down . katie holmes plays erin , jack ' s wife . - - ( c ) sony pictures\nboth jack and jill are unlikable in their own different ways , jill even more so ( she can be quite selfish and rather whiny sometimes . for example , when she complained and sulked because there was one birthday cake ) .\njack sadelstein , a successful advertising executive in los angeles with a beautiful wife and kids , dreads one event each year : the thanksgiving visit of his twin sister jill . jill ' s neediness and passive - aggressiveness is maddening to jack , turning his normally tranquil life upside down .\nadam sandler ' s\njack and jill .\nat least according to the razzies , which just\nhonored\nthe film with a dozen nominations for their annual worst - of - the - year awards\ni am now going to share with you my picks for the unsung heroes ( and villains ) of 2011 \u2013 in the film community . so without further ado , let\u2019s jump right in :\njack takes jill to a lakers game where pacino is supposed to be . pacino blows off jack but is taken with jill and gives her his phone number . jack was hoping jill would go back home by new year ' s eve , since the family is going on a cruise . jack ' s friends and colleagues throw him a birthday party , extending the invite to jill . again jill loudly disgraces herself , jack , and the various celebrities in attendance . pacino invites jill to his home , where she accidentally destroys his oscar statuette . abruptly , she becomes bored with him and leaves . jack ' s mexican gardener felipe , who is also taken with jill , invites her to meet his family at their annual fiesta . there she hits it off with everybody , and tries mexican food for the first time , thus acquiring a horrible case of diarrhea which makes her even tougher to live with than usual .\njack sadelstein is an advertising executive and a family man . jill sadelstein is his annoying twin sister , and she\u2019s still single . jill visits jack and his family during the thanksgiving weekend . jack tries to get al pacino ( playing himself ) to star in a dunkin\u2019 donuts commercial ( i shit you not ! ) . jill tries to get herself a boyfriend . by some twist of fate ( or just by lazy scriptwriting ) , al falls for jill . hilarity , or lack thereof , ensues .\nhere is a type of film so bad that it is actually scary , like seeing those mawkish photographs of sweet little children in victorian britain dressed up as angels and realising after a few moments that they are corpses . adam sandler ' s new comedy jack and jill is such a film .\njack sadelstein is a successful advertising executive in los angeles with a beautiful wife and kids , who dreads one event each year : the thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister jill . jill ' s neediness and passive - aggressiveness is maddening to jack , turning his normally tranquil life upside down .\n2 .\njack and jill\n( sony ) : opened to $ 26 million . $ 2 . 7 million overseas in two foreign markets .\n: the jill we ' re told about is a sweet , bighearted woman who loves seeing her brother succeed . the jill we ' re\ncaitlyn in her 2011 porsche 911 gt3 rs . the $ 180 , 000 car was a gift from jenner\u2019s wife kris .\npg for crude and sexual humor , language , comic violence and brief smoking . ( rating bulletin 2178 , 6 / 29 / 2011 ) pg for crude material including suggestive references , language , comic violence and brief smoking . ( rating bulletin 2181 , 7 / 20 / 2011 )\nworst screen ensemble : the entire cast of \u201cjack and jill\u201d . ouch ! and to think \u201cthe twilight saga : breaking dawn part i\u201d got nominated for this category !\nwell , that ' s because he played fraternal twins in this film . jack and jill . and the whole plot of the movie is this . jack is successful . jill is not . and whenever jack and jill get together , they do more than fall down a hill trying to get water . i won ' t really go into the plot details in this space because i don ' t think i can really get through it without either falling asleep at my keyboard or smashing my computer against the wall . trust me . it ' s that bad .\njack and jill ' s lack of energy disguises contempt , but here [ sandler ' s ] working through his issues in a more compelling way than usual .\njill tries online dating . she has no success until jack poses as jill and alters her profile by putting it on craigslist , leading to more than 100 responses . yet when jill ' s date -\nfunbucket\n- meets her , he sneaks out of the restaurant through the men ' s room .\n2 . jack and jill ( sony pictures ) new [ 3 , 438 theaters ] friday $ 9 . 8m , saturday $ 9 . 6m , weekend $ 26m\ntext copyright 2012 dvdizzy . com . images copyright 2011 columbia pictures , happy madison productions , and 2012 sony pictures home entertainment . unauthorized reproduction prohibited .\nthe razzies note that jack and jill is the fourth film to tally more nominations than there are categories . it joins such esteemed company as lonely lady , showgirls and battlefield earth , all of which took home the razzies\u2019 worst picture award . what a drag .\nnot so different : the sadelstein twins have more in common than jack wants to admit . jack ' s son points it out during the cinema scene .\nthe script is so leaden and formulaic that jack and jill do everything but go up a hill to fetch a pail of water . there ' s incidentally a scene where jack and jill go to a cinema , to demonstrate their zanily identical mannerisms . perhaps to claim a high lineage for this movie ' s cross - dressing premise , the film they are watching is some like it hot . this adds vicious insult to serious injury .\n; he later directed and starred in a 2000 film adaptation . he also directed the documentary films\nmagic moment : when al pacino and a bemused johnny depp meet jill for the first time .\nat a restaurant on new year ' s eve , toting a picture of her and jack ' s late mother , jill comes across a group of former classmates who always made fun of her ; these classmates , led by monica , pick up directly where they left off . . . until jack , his wife , and their kids show up . jack and jill converse in their made - up twin language ( which even jack finds incomprehensible ) . monica attacks erin and is cold cocked by jill . pacino also turns up at the party , dressed as the man of la mancha , and tells jill that while he may have feelings for her , there is another man more worthy of her than himself . jill then goes home , where felipe ( the other suitor pacino was referring to ) and his children await her arrival . felipe professes his love for jill , and the two begin a relationship .\nrather appropriately , the record - setting haul \u2014 voted on by the 657 members of the golden raspberry award foundation \u2014 does come with an asterisk of sorts . sandler won worst actor , and director dennis dugan won worst director , for both jack and jill and the romantic comedy just go with it . so even in infamy , one could say jack and jill is a failure .\nattractive bent gender : sandler tries to pull this off in playing jill , but ends up making jill look like his transvestite twin brother more than his twin sister .\ncritics , bloggers and awards circles are already beginning to reveal their thoughts on the year\u2019s best movies and performances . indeed , even film misery will be working very hard next week to share with you our picks the best and worst the 2011 calendar year had to offer .\nworst screen couple : adam sandler actually won for three worst screen couples : himself and katie holmes ( who just shouldn\u2019t have been in this film because\u2026 . she\u2019s katie holmes ) , himself and al pacino ( i . e . the scenes involving al , jack , jill and in one sequence , jack pretending to be jill \u2013 long story ) and himself and himself ( that\u2019s pretty self - explanatory ) . and to think \u201cthe twilight saga : breaking dawn part i\u201d got nominated for this category !\nanother of sandler ' s pairings with dennis dugan , \u201cjack and jill\u201d recorded a new low for the actor on the rotten tomatoes website where it scored just 3 per cent . sandler plays both jack and jill ; al pacino plays himself , with the hots for jill . there were no uk press screenings ; critics called it \u201cexcruciating\u201d , pointing out it would have been better \u201chad they gone to fetch a pail of water\u201d . nobody listened .\nat the end of the film , after he ' s seen himself in the dunkin ' donuts commercial , al pacino tells jack to\nburn this\n, which has led viewers to believe that he may have actually been talking about this film .\nso\njack and jill\nis a strange one , with successful bits and big moments of satisfying comedy , interspersed with long sections that are just annoying . you may still be on the fence about it , so here ' s a last morsel of information that should tip you one way or the other :\njack and jill\nwas made with a children ' s audience in mind , so it abounds with flatulence and excretion jokes . jill eats mexican food .\njack and jill , headlining sandler both in the role of a brother and his twin sister , saw lower opening numbers than usual for the actor , but sony expects the movie to have strong legs through thanksgiving . also starring al pacino and katie holmes , jack and jill came in slightly behind the $ 27 . 5 million earned by sandler ' s most recent pg film , bedtime stories . most of sandler\u2019s films are rated pg - 13 , and open north of $ 30 million .\nfamily guy jack sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads : the thanksgiving visit of his twin sister , the needy and passive - aggressive jill , who then refuses to leave .\nthe film won 10 golden raspberry awards , breaking the record for i know who killed me for winning the most raspberry wins for a single film , as well as being the first film to win in all categories in a single year including worst picture .\nmaybe you thought since adam sandler is playing boy - and - girl twins in jack and jill that the movie would be double the fun . ha ! on a scale of 1 to 10 on the laugh meter , jack and jill is a negative 10 . a total bust , a stupefyingly unfunny and shamelessly lazy farce packed with cringe - worthy jokes and overt product placement . l . a . ad exec jack sadelstein ( sandler the guy ) is gritting his teeth over a holiday visit from his loudmouthed , overweight twin jill ( sandler in drag , showing an unfailing grasp of the obvious ) . the siblings pick at each other relentlessly between jill\u2019s bouts with farting and dropping chimichanga bombs . no peace , even with the help of jack\u2019s peacemaker wife ( katie holmes looks so trapped in this thankless role you ache to save her ) . it\u2019s odious to watch the movie make fun of jill\u2019s looks , weight , and flatulence problems only to switch gears into gooey sentiment at the end and tell us we should love her . jack and jill wants to have its hypocrisy and eat it too .\npacino makes lots of suggestive overtures toward jill , and felipe also flirts with her . jill ' s full - figure bras and control - top panties are shown on more than one occasion for laughs . jack and his wife hug and are shown in bed together , but they ' re just getting ready to sleep .\njack ( adam sandler ) is a successful hollywood advertising agent who dreads the annual thanksgiving visit he receives from his bronx - dwelling twin sister , jill ( also sandler ) . tactless ( and loud ) but sweet , jill incessantly annoys jack . when , during her most recent visit , jill decides to stay past thanksgiving through hanukah - - and then new year ' s - - jack threatens to kick her out . . . until al pacino ( the star that jack ' s client , dunkin donuts , wants to land for their new\ndunkaccino\ncampaign ) shows a romantic interest in her after a brief encounter at a lakers game . jack is forced to decide whether he should respect jill , who isn ' t interested in actor , or pretend to be her to score his business deal .\nfor her thanksgiving visit , jill flies into la at 4 : 30 in the morning , the first of many inconveniences her brother will endure . jill sweats an outline of her body into the bed and makes a big dramatic scene at the dinner table . her idea of\ntwin time\nis to reacquaint jack to the gibberish language they used as children . and of course , jill isn ' t leaving after thanksgiving weekend . she ' ll stay through hanukkah and then her and jack ' s december birthday and then new year ' s eve , because holidays are about family . jill hasn ' t seen enough of jack ' s and there is no one waiting for her back in new york .\njack is a n . y . c . advertising executive with a life as glossy as the commercials he spins . jill is new to the city , with nothing to stand on but her fiery personality and romantic ideals . opposites attract , and together they author their own manifesto of\nrules to live by .\nbut jill betrays jack by violating rule one - be honest .\nvariety reports that jack and jill will be penned by steve koren , an erstwhile saturday night live performer who worked with sandler during the comic ' s own time on the us tv institution .\nadam sandler\u2019s so - bad - it\u2019s - unfathomably - bad - that - it\u2019s - actually - kind - of - genius 2011 movie jack and jill added another bragging right to its already rich film heritage . in addition to being the first ( and fingers crossed , last ) movie to feature oscar - winner al pacino rapping about dunkin\u2019 donuts , the universally panned flick became the first movie in razzie history to sweep the , eh , \u2018prestigious\u2019 awards .\nin manhattan , the successful executive jack is a methodical and controlled man with simple habits that works in an advertisement agency with his coworker george . while smoking a cigarette on the roof of the building of the agency , jack meets the aspirant actress jill that has just arrived in new york and is seeking a job . he sympathizes with her situation and gives her name to a klubendorf commercial in the campaign promoted by his agency . when he takes jill home , he finds that she lives in a very low - budget hotel and out of the blue , he invites her to stay in the guest room of his fancy apartment for a while . jill changes the behavior of jack that becomes happier , and proposes jack to write together a manifesto where the first rule is\nbe honest\n. however , she omits to jack that she is sick with cystic fibrosis and she would have only a couple of years more . when jack discovers that jill is ill , he feels betrayed with her violation of their first rules , and they split . but jack is . . .\nthanksgiving is usually a happy time , but ad executive jack ( adam sandler ) dreads the holiday because his twin sister , jill ( also sandler ) , makes her annual visit . when jack and his sister get off on the wrong foot , the only way to make it right is to invite her to stay through hanukkah . but , when actor al pacino ( al pacino ) , whom jack desperately needs to star in a commercial , takes a shine to jill , jack may be forced to extend his sister ' s visit even longer .\non tuesday , a week after sandler earned a record eleven negative razzie award nominations , jack and jill comes to dvd , blu - ray , and the blu - ray + dvd combo pack we review here .\nspace reserved on the a . v . club \u2019s mantle of shame for dec . 16 , 2011 , the day the world ends : alvin and the chipmunks : chipwrecked .\nthe silver lining to jill ' s extended stay is that she catches the eye of one al pacino ( playing himself at length ) . jack has been pursuing the acting legend to make a dunkin donuts commercial , an improbable mission needed to please one of his agency ' s most important clients . jill , meanwhile , has started online dating , with copious amounts of assistance from jack and his family . alas , though eager to find a soulmate , jill is less than impressed by the star of film , stage , and television and his rich , romantic gestures . bring on the cross - dressing !\nadam sandler\u2019s new holiday family pic \u201cjack and jill\u201d opens to $ 26 million , while clint eastwood\u2019s leonardo dicaprio starrer \u201cj . edgar\u201d bows to $ 11 . 5 million on the strength of older adults .\n( 1985 ) , was an expensive flop , and pacino did not appear in another film for four years .\nthe film is bookended by interviews with real life sets of twins , which feels pretty genuine .\n( 1974 ) , a film that , like its predecessor , won the best picture oscar .\nwell , there were only two of us in the audience for jack and jill , so maybe the cinemagoing public is voting with its feet . only that thought stops me booking the next flight to zurich .\npositive messages : in the end jack spends\ntwin time\nwith jill , even though at first he doesn ' t want her to stay . good role models : . . . continue reading\nwhen it was first announced , adam sandler\u2019s gender - bending twin comedy \u201cjack and jill\u201d seemed something like an advanced act of internet trolling , and the actual film certainly lives down to expectations . yet the pic\u2019s general stupidity , careless direction and reliance on a single - joke premise that was never really funny to begin with are only the [ \u2026 ]\n( 1989 ) , his biggest hit in years , reestablished pacino as a major film star . he\nas always , jack is irritated by the upcoming thanksgiving visit of his sister . jill ruins thanksgiving dinner by loudly embarrassing a homeless guest . jack finally calls her out for making a fool of herself , of him , and of everybody else at the table . stung , jill runs off into the woods with her pet cockatoo poopsie . erin demands that jack apologize to his sister , which he very unwillingly does . jill has a list of things she wants to do while in los angeles : be on a game show ( the price is right , which - despite her horrendous performance - gives jill a carload of prizes simply to be rid of her ) ; go horseback riding ( she proves too big and heavy for the pony , which collapses under her ) ; and do a studio tour . since jill has an open - ended plane ticket , she decides to stay until the end of hanukkah - much to jack ' s horror .\njack and jill\nis one of the lowest debuts sandler has had with a broad commercial comedy . in the last decade , most of the actor ' s similarly themed films have started off with between $ 30 million and $ 40 million . the opening for\njack and jill\nis only slightly higher than that of 2009 ' s\nfunny people ,\nthe judd apatow - directed comedy about cancer that premiered with about $ 22 million .\njack disguises himself as jill so al pacino can spend time with\nher\nand agree to appear in the commercial . eventually , jack realizes he ' s gone too far and runs off , to which al asks if she ' ll come back if he agrees to do the commercial , to which jack replies\nforget the commercial !\nof course , al pacino does end up doing the commercial after all . . . and then wants all copies destroyed .\nwhen it was first announced , adam sandler\u2019s gender - bending twin comedy \u201cjack and jill\u201d seemed something like an advanced act of internet trolling , and the actual film certainly lives down to expectations . yet the pic\u2019s general stupidity , careless direction and reliance on a single - joke premise that was never really funny to begin with are only the most obvious of its problems . the previous two pics produced this year by sandler\u2019s happy madison shingle , \u201cjust go with it\u201d and \u201cbucky larson : born to be a star , \u201d grossed $ 103 million and $ 2 . 5 million , respectively ; \u201cjack and jill\u201d should fall somewhere between the two .\nhow do you rate a movie that leaves you alternately laughing and cringing ? there are moments in\njack and jill\nthat are genuinely funny \u2014 and , just like countless family reunions , there are moments when you can ' t wait for it to end .\njack and jill is an ill - advised , too long saturday night live skit gone wrong . it ' s a cartoon . it ' s a way for all involved to pad their pockets and a way for sandler to keep his friends employed .\nthe original film was the most successful film of 2011 at the south africa box office , and after parents were left in a migraine - induced blur of cutesiness , one can presume that children had a tougher time convincing their folks a second time around . both were critically slammed , but to those that cannot resist , the smurfs 2 didn\u2019t smurf around with its formula - for better or worse ( but mostly worse ) .\njack ' s agency client , meanwhile , wants him to somehow get actor al pacino to appear in a dunkin ' donuts commercial . jack isn ' t sure how he ' s supposed to make that happen .\nsandler has become a good actor of late , but here he gives over most of his talents to jill , who is so screechy , needy , and lovelorn that you can hardly blame jack for wanting to fade into the background .\nat this point , adam sandler seems intent on outdoing the awfulness of the razzie scooping jack and jill . grown ups 2 doesn\u2019t mine the depths of the comedic cesspool , but it does pierce the sewage line . the film is so trite and inconsequential , it thankfully spares the careers of the many talents involved , including steve buscemi and salma hayek \u2026 shaquille o\u2019neal\u2019s career is beyond rescue .\nsandra bullock as the stranded astronaut in gravity which is the critics best film of the year . ( supplied )\nwe ' ve looked at the best films of 2011 , and spotlighted some titles we feared might get overlooked . now , without further ado , here are our picks for the worst the year had to offer .\nin 2001 pacino received the cecil b . demille award ( a golden globe for lifetime achievement ) . his other awards included the national medal of arts ( 2011 ) and a kennedy center honor ( 2016 ) .\nthe television commercial is made , with pacino starring and singing as he promotes a new coffee -\ndunkaccino\n- with a rap song . but when jack shows it to him , pacino hates it and tells him to destroy every copy of this film .\nworst actor : adam sandler \u2013 for both \u201cjack and jill\u201d and \u201cjust go with it\u201d . judging from what i\u2019ve just written , should anyone be surprised at this ? and to think he beat taylor lautner from \u201cthe twilight saga : breaking dawn part 1 . now that\u201ds saying something !\nthough\nbucky larsen ,\nthe nick swardson - starring film he wrote and produced , tanked at the box office ,\njack and jill\nwill most likely make money , coming out during the holiday season and playing to family audiences . but the poster , released today , is worth noting for its , well , digression from the advances he seemed to make on\nfunny people .\nbehind the black : there ' s a scene where norm mac donald ' s character goes on a date with jill . because he finds jill repulsive , he decides to hide in the bathroom . when jill comes looking for him , she opens the stall door to find it empty and leaves . . . only for the camera to pan up and show macdonald hanging from the overhead light ( apparently , jill has tunnel vision since she would\u0092ve easily seen him there while entering the bathroom ) .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nbut enough of that . there are a few funny moments in \u201cjack and jill , \u201d most of them celebrity cameos that also serve to affirm what a cool , connected celebrity mr . sandler is . ( who , at this point , is arguing ? ) the most sustained of these is the appearance of al pacino as himself , falling for jill and giving the film a jolt of genuine zaniness . i\u2019m sorry to say that this may be mr . pacino\u2019s most convincing performance in years .\nadam sandler plays twin siblings jack and jill in the latest from dennis dugan , a repeat sandler offender who has helmed i now pronounce you chuck and larry , you don\u2019t mess with the zohan and last summer\u2019s grown ups . laugh all you want , but dugan\u2019s films make commendable bank .\nvillain : adam sandler for taking people\u2019s money with jack and jill . go over to red letter media and watch the last half in the bag episode . it\u2019s a really funny review of them ripping it apart and explaining their conspiracy theory for why it cost 79 million dollars to make .\nhaving brought together a lot of his old \u201csnl\u201d gang for this past summer\u2019s grown ups , adam sandler is going back to the pool to help out another old friend , by giving a small role to carvey in his upcoming comedy jack and jill .\ni\u00f1\u00e1rritu and bier : the misery pornographers of 2011 in january , the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences informed the masses that two of the greatest pieces of world cinema to have made it stateside were alejandro gonz\u00e1lez i\u00f1\u00e1rritu \u2018s biutiful and susanne bier\u2019s in a better world . the latter film won the best foreign language film oscar the following month . finally getting a chance to see these movies , however , i saw not shining examples of what world cinema looks like , but rather middlebrow and gleeful depictions of human misery .\nwhen it was first announced , adam sandler ' s gender - bending twin comedy\njack and jill\nseemed something like an advanced act of internet trolling , and the actual film certainly lives down to expectations . yet the pic ' s general stupidity , careless direction and reliance on a single - joke premise that was never really funny to begin with are only the most obvious of its problems . the previous two pics produced this year by sandler ' s happy madison shingle ,\njust go with it\nand\nbucky larson : born to be a star ,\ngrossed $ 103 million and $ 2 . 5 million , respectively ;\njack and jill\nshould fall somewhere between the two .\nas it happens , though , it ' s neither sandler ( as jack ) nor sandler ( as jill ) who carries the movie . it ' s al pacino , who is downright hilarious and remarkably game as a wild - eyed version of himself .\njack ( adam sandler ) brings his twin sister , jill ( also sandler ) , to a lakers game . across the staples center , al pacino spots the siblings . smitten with jill\u2019s swarthy \u201cbeauty , \u201d the oscar winner sends her a hot dog on which he has used mustard to pen his personal phone number . \u201ccall me , \u201d he requests .\nthough jack is ready to throw her out each morning , his wife ( katie holmes , underused ) insists he behave . more important , pacino , who sees jill at a lakers game , is instantly if unaccountably smitten . this appalls jack , until he realizes pacino would do anything for his new paramour \u2014 including appear in a dunkin ' donuts commercial .\nshould i see this film ? aww helllllllll no ! ! ! \u201cjack and jill\u201d is the equivalent of a 90 - minute bout of diarrhea ! it\u2019s that bad ! not even the cameos in this film , from johnny depp to jared , the subway guy , are worth seeing . the only reason i\u2019m giving this a half of a star is because of one scene where adam is watching a clip of \u201cscarface\u201d ( the famous \u201csay hello to my little friend\u201d scene ) on his laptop . that scene reminded me of the awesomeness that was al pacino . and this film best represents how far adam sandler has fallen in his career . in short , do not watch this movie . if someone lends you the dvd , burn it . literally ! like put it on top of a newspaper , pour some kerosene on it , light a match and watch it burn ! and then watch \u201cthe wedding singer\u201d or any other film from adam\u2019s early film career . or better yet , watch \u201cscarface\u201d or any other great film from al pacino . at least that\u2019s better than suffering through this shitty movie !\nbut then , that ' s the funny thing about\njack and jill ,\nfunny in both senses of the word . though the jill problem is too insurmountable to ignore , almost everything else in this comedy succeeds . the central situation , about a guy who dreads the yearly visit of his needy and easily injured twin , has comic energy . even better , the side plot , in which jack might lose his business if he can ' t get al pacino to do a dunkin ' donuts commercial , is a comedy gold mine .\nmr . sandler\u2019s subtly self - lacerating performance in judd apatow\u2019s \u201cfunny people\u201d suggests that he is aware of the hollow , hateful side of what he does for a living . \u201cgrown ups\u201d and \u201cjack and jill\u201d prove that , as long as it pays the bills , he doesn\u2019t care . the essential ugliness of mr . sandler\u2019s brand of comic bullying \u2014 which is punctuated by notably brutal bits of slapstick \u2014 is not lessened by his playing , in \u201cjack and jill , \u201d the principal target of his own scorn . on the contrary , mr . sandler , done up in frumpy , bargain - shopper drag as jill , gives full and relentless voice to the woman - hatred that has always propelled his infantile shtick .\njill and jack ( also mr . sandler , obviously ) are twins separated by a continent and a chasm of luck , achievement and social status . when jill arrives from the bronx to spend thanksgiving at her brother\u2019s gorgeous los angeles home , her presence provokes a steady barrage of rage and disgust . she is dumb \u2014 she doesn\u2019t know what the internet is ! \u2014 crude and physically grotesque , and also loud and needy . she leaves sweat stains on the bed and talks in a high - pitched nasal singsong , broadcasting her feelings at maximum volume .\njill is offensive . her comments to her small nephew , adopted from india , are tasteless enough to get a producer fired from the oscars . she\u2019s also overbearing , oblivious to social cues and ( shudder ) has unresolved incestuous feelings for her brother , which began in infancy when she would spoon jack in their crib and rest her little hand on his rump . as an adult she longs to do the same , creeping up behind him as he naps . \u201cwhy can\u2019t you lay with me ? \u201d jill whines indignantly when jack recoils from her .\njack russell terriers arguably hollywood\u2019s favorite breed of dog had a great year , as it is featured prominently in two of the 2011\u2019s most high - profile oscar contenders . i was less affectionate of cosmo for his role in beginners , but that had less to do with the little guy\u2019s performance than it did my feelings of mike mills\u2019 overpraised film . but the artist \u2019s uggie is not only the second - best animal performance of 2011 ( sorry , top prize there goers to miranda july as the cat in the future ) , but his heroism in saving his master from a burning fire counts as one of the best moments of the michel hazanavicius film . to the left is a picture of those two amazing animals ( courtesy of the hollywood reporter ) . somewhere in doggie heaven , eddie from frasier is up there smiling .\nelsewhere , adam sandler ' s family comedy jack and jill launched to $ 26 million , while dreamworks animation and paramount ' s holdover puss in boots folllowed closely with $ 25 . 5 million . box office observers say the final lineup between the two won ' t be determined until monday morning .\nsandler plays jack , a hassled family guy and advertising exec whose goofy , farting twin sister jill has come to stay for\nthe holidays\n: that is , thanksgiving . this , of course , is sandler again , in profoundly unhilarious drag . jack desperately needs al pacino to take part in a planned tv commercial . al ' s not interested \u2013 but uh - oh ! hold your horses ! maybe he will agree , after all ! because the moment al sets eyes on jill , hubba , hubba , has he ever got the hots for the comedy unattractive man - lady who is jack ' s sibling ! incredibly , pacino plays himself .\nkatie holmes plays jack ' s wholesome , good - natured wife , and her performance looks as if it has been photoshopped in from some other film or some other planet . as for pacino , he socks it over gamely enough , and even sportingly sends up his reputation . perhaps he figures that a film this awful can ' t hurt his prestige . john mcenroe puts in a cameo so fleeting and depressingly pointless that i may have dreamt it .\nbrings together grown siblings who have drifted apart . jack sadelstein is an ordinary angeleno ; he is a partner at a reasonably successful advertising agency and he has a wife ( a flavorless katie holmes ) and two kids ( rohan chand , elodie tougne ) . jack ' s sister jill is a minute younger and a lot less well - adjusted . the lifelong spinster lives in the bronx with her pet cockatoo poopsie . a bigger woman , she is unintentionally loud and obnoxious .\nsandler really stretches himself here delivering two nuanced and sensitive performances as chalk and cheese twins . jill is a particularly terrible comic creation that actually makes the \u2018normal\u2019 sandler character , \u2026\n2011 continues to stumble to the finish line and i ' m starting to get more than a little depressed at the overall box office numbers . this week we have three wide releases , if you stretch the definition of wide a little bit , as\ngame show appearance : for some reason , jill becomes a contestant on the price is right . . . and gets knocked out by the big wheel .\nif you do still have a soft spot for the type of comedy , jack and jill will hit blu - ray and dvd on march 6 . the film , which follows adam sandler playing a happily married man and that man ' s needy and aggressive twin sister as the two meet up for the yearly family thanksgiving celebration , failed to earn much traction from critics or at the box office . regardless , sony pictures home entertainment seems hellbent on putting together a features - laden blu - ray and dvd release\nthe 32nd annual razzie awards observed several momentous firsts sunday night . the celebration of the worst in filmmaking held its santa monica , calif . ceremony on april 1 \u2014 i . e . april fools day \u2014 for the first time , breaking from its tradition of presenting its honors on the night before the academy awards . and for the first time in razzie history , one film \u201cwon\u201d every single golden raspberry handed out : jack and jill .\nsony pictures spent about $ 79 million to make\njack and jill ,\nwhich appealed to a 53 % family audience this weekend . while sandler ' s films typically maintain strong holds at the box office , a number of kid - centric pictures are opening around thanksgiving and will present some serious competition .\nin the early going , the pacing is so haphazard , the gag setups so cursory , that a number of scenes play like surrealist video - art installations with no obvious connection to one another : jill rides a jet ski in jack\u2019s pool with no explanation ; then jack\u2019s son scotch - tapes small animals to his naked torso ; then we get a non - sequitur sequence of jill getting knocked unconscious on the set of \u201cthe price is right , \u201d footage of which is then repeated five minutes later . in any case , a shot at redemption for both twins arrives when the two attend a lakers game , where pacino spots jill from across the court and develops an immediate attraction .\nbut enough of the exposition . time for my review . but first , let me state that i will do my review a little different than usual . my synopsis of the plot will be short , since stating the events of this film will give me , and you , a splitting headache ! also , i will divide the \u201cmy thoughts\u201d section into categories . each category will be based on one of the awards that \u201cjack and jill\u201d won during the razzies . this is my way of showing you whether the film deserves all the accolades it\u2019s receiving or not . capiche ? let\u2019s begin .\nall this matchmaking is hardly necessary , because jack\u2019s nice mexican gardener felipe ( eugenio derbez ) practically salivates over this beast . felipe invites jill to join him for a regular mexican family pastime \u2013 picnicking in the park , playing soccer , eating chimichangas and \u201cstealing white people\u2019s wallets . \u201d this squirm - worthy moment is topped only by jill\u2019s post - picnic run for the bathroom as the chimichangas make \u201ca run for the border . \u201d\nnow , i ' m guessing that this story was probably written before stores started selling dasani and aquafina , because the only way that jack can grab some water is to go up a gigantic hill . and jill , being extremely co - dependent , decides that she wants to go with him to get some water .\nfamilies made up 53 percent of the audience for jack and jill , which cost $ 80 million to produce . bedtime stories , after opening to $ 27 . 5 million domestically , grossed $ 101 . million in north american and $ 102 . 8 million internationally for a worldwide cume of $ 212 . 9 million ."]}
{"id": 117281, "summary": [{"text": "celeste and jesse forever is a 2012 american romantic comedy-drama film directed by lee toland krieger .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars rashida jones and andy samberg , and was written by jones and will mccormack , who also has a role in the film .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was released on august 3 , 2012 , in new york and los angeles . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "celeste and jesse forever", "paragraphs": ["\u201cceleste and jesse forever\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . curses and dope .\nandy samberg and rashida jones play high - school sweethearts headed for divorce in celeste and jesse forever . photo : david lanzenberg\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing celeste and jesse forever near you .\nceleste and jesse forever leaves us with this good takeaway , as told to riley by celeste : the pain from relationships never gets better , but we do .\nceleste and jesse forever is that much needed refreshing take on the modern romantic comedy that ' s become worn down by repeated tries and mediocre duplicates .\nutah \u2013 celeste and jesse forever is a modern movie about letting go that can be funny , cute and awesomely sad all at the same time .\nceleste and jesse forever feels longer than it is , but the chemistry between the two leads rashida jones and andy samberg more than make up for that .\nfrom left : chris messina , rashida jones , andy samberg , will mccorm - ack , and ari graynor at the \u201cceleste and jesse forever\u201d premiere party .\nin addition to celeste and jesse forever , olsen can next be seen in the feature films the thing a prequel to the 1980 ' s classic film .\nlee toland krieger wasn ' t planning to read the script for\nceleste and jesse forever\nin one night . it just sort of happened that way .\nit ' s supposed to exemplify witty , edgy , indie comedy . but\nceleste and jesse forever\nturns out to be a formula movie . . .\nto its credit ,\nceleste and jesse forever\nwants to be more than a formulaic farce . it succeeds to the extent that the neighbors keep up with jones .\ncan ' t wait for lee toland krieger ' s celeste & jesse forever . lots of buzz from sundance and the trailer looks really sweet . | pinterest | andy samberg and rash\u2026\nceleste and jesse have been best friends forever . they dated in high school , got married , and now they ' re getting divorced . their best friends don ' t think they can maintain their friendship throughout the dissolution of their marriage , but celeste and jesse don ' t think there will be a problem . but that ' s before jesse gets into a relationship that celeste doesn ' t think he can handle , and celeste finds it harder to move on than she originally thought .\nthe bottom line : despite a good deal of clich\u00e9d tropes and plot points , \u201cceleste and jesse forever\u201d brings a refreshing , unique portrayal of a very unorthodox \u2013 and lovely \u2013 relationship . check it out .\nceleste and jesse forever marks will ' s first - produced screenplay . he and his writing partner rashida jones are currently writing frenemy of the state and a pilot for showtime called\nwe are puppets .\nceleste ( rashida jones ) and jesse ( andy samberg ) are high school sweethearts who married young and are now at a crossroads at the age of thirty . while celeste is a success in business , jesse is unemployed and adrift . celeste thinks that if they divorce now they could still remain friends . jesse passively accepts the decision even though he is still in love with her . as reality sets in , celeste slowly and painfully realizes she has been cavalier about their relationship , but her timing with jesse is less than fortuitous .\nbut celeste\u2019s book and her character\u2013along with andy samberg\u2019s jesse\u2013are portrayed with stone - cold seriousness , not satirization . whereas the mumblecore movement\u2019s understanding portrayals of emotionally stilted late - twentysomethings comedically own up to the immaturity of their characters , \u201cceleste and jesse forever\u201d never allows the viewer to laugh at celeste as she copes with looming adulthood . as such , the exercise is no more than a mopey and pathetic grab for non - existent viewer sympathy .\nin addition to starring in celeste and jesse forever , rebecca dayan ' s film credits include neil burger ' s limitless opposite bradley cooper and from paris with love opposite jonathan rhys meyers . a native of france , rebecca currently resides in new york city .\nthere are time - honored formulas for romantic comedies , and\nceleste and jesse forever\navoids them . it begins with a group of believable modern los angelinos , embeds them in a fantasy and then introduces a plot twist that ' s both unexpected and devastating to their cozy routine .\nthe question of whether men and women can ever really be friends lies at the heart of so many romantic comedies and dramas that celeste and jesse forever deserves a healthy dose of praise just for finding a new angle on this enduring debate . the movie subverts our expectations very quickly . after establishing the seemingly perfect relationship of celeste . . . read more\nit ' s jesse , surprisingly , that falls more quickly into a new relationship , sending celeste into denial , and then a tailspin - - and the film ' s main emotional arc .\njesse and celeste met in high school and got married very young . after a few years , their marriage starts falling apart and they don ' t know what else to do in order to save it , plus jesse is unemployed . they decide to go separate ways and be just friends , celeste thought this was the best decision they could make . but she didn ' t realize how much she loved jesse when they decided to get a divorce . so , she finds herself struggling while jesse is moving on with his life . although they still love each other , celeste and jesse find themselves learning that sometimes you ' ve got to let it go , even though if it hurts . this is a very beautiful movie , funny and very entertaining .\non the silver screen , he can be found in the romantic comedy ruby sparks , opposite actress / writer zoe kazan and paul dano out july 25th ; the comedy celeste and jesse forever , opposite rashida jones , elijah wood and emma roberts ; and the thriller argo , opposite director ben affleck , bryan cranston , and john goodman and out october 12th .\nwith\nceleste and jesse forever\nout in new york and los angeles now ( a wider rollout will follow soon ) , krieger chatted with huffpost entertainment about his inspirations for the film , how he got such a great performance out of samberg , and whether he was satisfied with the script ' s bittersweet ending .\nceleste and jesse forever bounces along with nimble invention , from a photo montage that colors in an entire romantic history to the hilarious scene in which celeste , increasingly jealous , gets caught going through jesse\u2019s garbage can . i won\u2019t even hint at what happens , since the movie keeps taking us , like its characters , by surprise . i will say that it\u2019s been a while since a romantic comedy mustered this much charm by looking this much like life . a -\nurltoken -\nceleste and jesse forever\n- official trailer a divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people . director : lee toland krieger writers : rashida jones ( screenplay ) , will mccormack ( screenplay ) stars : andy samberg , elijah wood and emma roberts copyright @ sony pictures\nin an hour and a half , celeste and jesse , or rashida jones and andy samberg , are forced to confront the fact that the idea of a simple divorce and continued closeness is impossible , and that moving away from their comfortable rapport is inevitable .\nrashida jones\u2019 celeste , the protagonist of \u201cceleste and jesse forever , \u201d publishes a non - fiction book called shitegeist , which , as you may have inferred , is about how the zeitgeist has been turned to \u2018shite\u2019 by entitled rich kids and talentless pop - stars . this could have been the basis for a sharp , funny observation of the fact that the zeitgeist has actually been co - opted by hipsters like celeste who portend to be cultural experts through doomsday characterizations of where american society is headed .\nallow me to enlighten you with examples of celeste and jesse\u2019s \u201chuman\u201d behaviors from the first 10 minutes of the film alone . they drive by walt disney concert hall , which celeste refuses to even glance at so as to not seem touristy . they meet up with friends at a mexican restaurant , which said friends quickly leave after celeste and jesse pontificate about what they\u2019ll order in irritating cartoon voices . they pretend to masturbate a squeeze - bottle of lip balm on the drive home \u2014 apparently a regular hobby of theirs .\nwriting and acting in celeste and jesse forever , her new long - awaited dramedy , were trips down a haunted memory lane . stung by a relationship gone awry , she teamed up with mccormack to pen what she calls the\nboy - meets - girl story , but inverted ,\nin which she plays celeste , a well - adjusted - - if slightly control freak - - woman who is in the midst of a more - than - amicable divorce from her slacker - dreamer husband jesse , played by former snl star andy samberg .\nthrough all of the aforementioned criticisms , i do not mean to imply that celeste and jesse bear no resemblance to real people . on the contrary , their breed of intelligent , but practically inept hipster adult is an increasingly common one in urban america . as actors , jones and samberg are believable and do their darndest to make the characters\u2019 over - written theatrics feel organically obnoxious . but \u201cceleste and jesse forever\u201d is dead - on - arrival in that it fails to approach these characters critically \u2014 something that even the rosiest , most sympathetic of portraits must do in order to earn their emotions .\nas jesse and celeste drift apart and come back to each other over and over , in an unhealthy but realistic look at how hard it can be to let go , they grow up . and friends beth and tucker , celeste ' s gay business partner ( elijah wood ) , and their tarted - up pop - star client riley ( emma roberts ) , help them along the slow and agonizing path to being ok .\nceleste and jesse forever\nis about two people who met in high school , married young and are growing apart . now thirty , they decide to get divorced and attempt to stay best friends while pursuing other relationships . this plan is not as simple as they had imagined . celeste - - imperious , successful and driven - - is convinced that divorcing the boyish jesse is the right thing to do . jesse passively accepts this transition into friendship , even though he still is in love with her . as the reality of their separation sets in , celeste slowly and painfully realizes she has been cavalier about their relationship . but her timing with jesse is less than fortuitous . while navigating the turbulent changes in their lives and in their hearts , these two learn that in order to truly love someone , you may have to let them go . the film is a humorous and honest examination of a broken heart and the long , hard road it takes to heal it .\nhuh ? celeste and jesse forever throws us that curveball early on , and it establishes the movie as a romantic comedy powered by a question as novel and provocative as the one that drove when harry met sally \u2026 : can a man and woman be friends ? the question here is more along the lines of : can a man and woman who were more than friends realize they still might be ? so why are celeste and jesse splitting up ? we hear the rationale in bits and pieces , and it doesn\u2019t sound all that major \u2014 mostly issues of unequal careers . she\u2019s a celebrity trend - spotter , he\u2019s a gifted graphic artist who\u2019s doing\u2026not much . he\u2019s a passive underachiever .\nin addition to celeste and jesse forever , ari graynor will next be seen in for a good time call that premiered at the 2012 sundance film festival , which she also executive produced , opposite lauren miller and justin long . graynor also completed a role in my mother ' s curse with barbra streisand and seth rogen , and will star in ten year , written and directed by jamie linden , also starring channing tatum and rosario dawson , which premiered at the 2011 toronto international film festival .\nas you might recall , i had similar misgivings about the conclusion of ruby sparks ; it upholds the convention of other love stories featuring manic pixie dream girls when the narcissistic novelist finally releases his titular creation from his magical spell and later goes on to meet the girl of his dreams who resembles his ideal far too much . when it comes to celeste and jesse forever , hornaday laments that jones\u2019s eponymous character , a\nthe film begins with celeste and jesse in the odd honeymoon stage of their breakup , still living together and trying to avoid the despair that seems an automatic accompaniment to the end of a marriage . unwedded bliss doesn ' t last forever , though , resulting in what jones calls\na romantic comedy , but inverted .\nperhaps it was that twist that kept a major studio , always risk - averse , from snatching it up .\nthere is no meet - cute between celeste and jesse in this film , no courting or dating or proposal or wedding for the pair . the story starts right in the middle of their separation , a legal arrangement whose real - life consequences have yet to be felt .\nhornaday also reminds us that tim burton\u2019s version of alice in wonderland ( 2010 ) and this spring\u2019s mega - hit the hunger games ( gary ross , 2012 ) also feature strong - willed female teens who don\u2019t need a prince charming to rescue them , as they fight epic duels on their respective quests to right evil social injustices . by comparison , the female leads of ruby sparks and celeste and jesse forever , for example , are pathetic . in particular , hornaday writes ,\nalso tuesday , the distribution rights for two of the most overtly commercial movies screening at sundance were sold . focus features picked up the raunchy phone - sex lark for a good time , call\u2026 , written and costarring lauren anne miller ( a . k . a . mrs . seth rogen ) , for a reported $ 2 million . and sony pictures classics acquired celeste and jesse forever , a comedy - drama starring rashida jones and snl \u2019s andy samberg as high - school sweethearts who decide to divorce while attempting to remain friends .\nit appears they can coast along forever as best friends , especially if it were up to jesse to initiate change . their status quo is jolted , however , when jesse receives a completely unexpected piece of news . no , it ' s not something like being told he has only weeks to live . that would place the story on a fixed trajectory . his new information , which i won ' t reveal , brings a sudden infusion of reality into their lives \u2014 especially into celeste ' s , because it ' s the kind of one - upmanship she ' s temperamentally incapable of dealing with . jesse , who is so conveniently passive , suddenly finds himself holding the winning card in their game of emotions .\nin the supporting cast we get small but not cookie - cutter roles for actors such as ari graynor as celeste ' s devastated best friend , emma roberts as a freshly minted teen queen , and elijah wood as celeste ' s buddy at work in an l . a . trend - spotting shop .\nthe viewer is practically supposed to sit in awe of the supposed wit of celeste and jesse\u2013a couple who married young and , even after they agree to divorce , can\u2019t find it in themselves to spend time apart\u2013as they rattle off one carefully manufactured quip after another . before director lee toland krieger can firmly establish a tone , during the opening scenes , one makes the reasonable assumption that krieger is staging a critique of the pair\u2019s self - absorbed , immature quirks that don\u2019t match their adult bodies . but once the movie gets going , it becomes clear that krieger intends for celeste and jesse\u2019s over - precious dialogue and actions to be reasons for the viewer to like them .\nceleste and jesse forever\nis a good - hearted romantic comedy about a likable couple \u2014 so likable , indeed , that it swims upstream against the current of our desires . the two have been happily married for years , long enough so their friends think of them as a unit , and now they ' ve decided she ' ll stay in the house and he ' ll move into his studio in the backyard .\nbut we ' re still best friends ,\nthey explain to everyone . to me those are five of the saddest words in romance .\nthis decision upsets and even offends their friends , because after certain people become fixed stars in their firmament , they feel threatened if things change . if the marriage between celeste and jesse isn ' t working out , what can they expect to happen in their own lives ? in a sense they have the duty to stay together just to set a good example .\nour idiot brother is a 2011 american comedy - drama film directed by jesse peretz and starring paul rudd , elizabeth banks , zooey deschanel , and emily mortimer . the script was written by evgenia . . . more\nceleste and jesse is definitely our friendship , we do all those little stupid things that they do in the movie ,\nmccormack laughed ,\nand then from the sort of break up part of the movie , i think we had both been in sort of dysfunctional , complicated loving but sort of vaguely defined relationships with people , and it felt like a good premise for a film .\ni think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go , wants to feel like it\u2019s not all for naught , and it\u2019s meaningful , because it makes you who you are ,\nshe reasons .\nmy first love , i\u2019ll never forget , and it\u2019s such a big part of who i am , and in so many ways , we could never be together , but that doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s not forever . because it is forever .\nceleste ' s struggle with facing her mistakes , regrets and true feelings about losing jesse is what really drives the movie . she ' s cold , self - righteous , self - involved and totally messed up , but she is endearing and relatable in a funny but cringe - worthy\nbeen there\nsort of way . jones ' performance stands out as the strongest of a good cast \u2013 she ' s messed up , but honest .\nceleste and jesse is far from simply a film about a crushing sense of loss and trip into emotional wilderness ; existential crises are only effective because of the pair ' s cute inside jokes ( which include masturbating baby carrots ) and obvious affection . even the depressing moments are punctured by humor , with bouts of stoned crying , drunk partying and witty interplay a constant . while jones and mccormack borrowed from their own separate experiences for the heartbreak , it was their long history as best friends that provided the basis for comedy .\nwe felt like there was this real kind of thing in the zeitgeist with our friends , where they were having these relationships , where they were their first adult relationships , out of high school or college relationships , and it feels like the person you\u2019re going to be with forever ,\nshe says .\nand , it turns out it\u2019s not forever , and you change and grow , and you don\u2019t realize you\u2019re going to change and grow . and you don\u2019t want to lose the person who you feel really is integral to your identity , so you try to sidestep , outfox the inevitable pain of separation , and just dive right into friendship , and this is a cautionary tale about how it doesn\u2019t work out .\ncoming to terms with a new life without celeste , or perhaps anyone , is faced head - on by jesse . he states his feelings outwardly , cries frequently , and in the beginning is certain this split is just a phase . samberg does a good job in the more serious scenes , but still manages to get through it all with his brand of humor \u2013 without his usual saturday night live gimmicks .\nto pad the runtime , there is a subplot that finds celeste\u2019s marketing firm\u2013yes , against the odds , she co - owns a functioning company\u2013working for a client that is antithetical to her cultural beliefs : the artistically inept pop - star riley ( emma robers ) . while roberts does her best ke $ ha / selena gomez parody , her increasingly softening interactions with celeste don\u2019t add much substantive insight to the equation . elijah wood is likewise wasted , playing the \u201cgay best friend\u201d - stereotype as effectively as it will allow\u2013which is to say , not very\u2013in the role of celeste\u2019s business partner .\nceleste and jesse are played by rashida jones and andy samberg , who make an appealing couple . that doesn ' t come as a surprise about jones , but samberg shows a dimension here that would have been difficult to guess from\nsaturday night live .\nthe movie benefits from a sound screenplay by jones and will mccormack , who write dialogue and create supporting characters who don ' t seem like air - headed plot puppets , the way so many rom - com characters do . there ' s a certain respect for their feelings .\nthe give and take here feels completely real , and each character is likable while also flawed and vulnerable .\nadds mccormack , who plays a lovable dunce pot dealer named skillz in the film ,\ni have a sister who had a boyfriend forever , and they were so in love , and i was little , i was young , and they finally broke up and i was devastated , i said , \u2018why\u2019d you break up , why\u2019d you break up ? you love each other so much . \u2019\nthe film , which premiered over the weekend at the sundance film festival , was co - written and co - produced by rashida jones , whose celeste is possibly the best role the actress has ever had . a successful thirty - something , celeste seriously struggles with showing weakness and being wrong ( splitting up was\nright ,\nso she has to pretend to be fine with their current arrangement , though clearly she is not ) . the emotional toll of the divorce creeps up on her slowly , then hits her dramatically .\nthe evocation of old hollywood is intentional . like screwball comedies of the 1930s and \u201940s \u201cceleste and jesse\u201d hinges on the assumption that marriage is invariably rough going . once upon a studio time , screwball comedy was where men and women redefined gender relations in between zingers and slapstick . in some screwball romances a man and a woman battle their way into marriage ; in others it\u2019s an estranged couple who fight their way back into love . as gender relations evolved , the romantic comedy rarely rose to the great screwball occasion , dragged down by antediluvian stereotypes and formulas . equality between the sexes , or so it seems , turned out to be a joke killer , one reason bromances exist : if you can\u2019t imagine women as equals , just sidestep them .\ngraynor was born in boston , massachusetts and currently resides in both new york city and los angeles .\nof course they play opposites , but opposites attract . she ' s type a , he ' s type zzzzzz . they comfortably occupy what seems to be the same double act , in which they can spin off in - jokes of indefinite length for their own amusement . given their personality types , of course it ' s celeste who asks for the divorce . jesse would never arouse himself to such a pitch . she is ambitious for herself , ambitious for him , ambitious for their marriage , and incapable of staying in a marriage that has no particular problems except that she can imagine a better one . they ' ve been married for six years , and she ' s closing in on the seven - year itch .\ncop out is a 2010 american buddy cop comedy film directed and edited by kevin smith , and also written by cullen brothers mark and robb cullen , and starring bruce willis , tracy morgan , kevin . . . more\nfeature films include syriana , boiler room , american outlaws , prime and abandon . television credits include the sopranos , the shield , in plain sight and brothers and sisters .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\ncertainly , i cannot just take this one critic\u2019s word as the gospel truth . i will see these movies , eventually , to make up my own mind , but i can understand what hornaday is saying . after all , both ruby and celeste are characters defined by the relationships that they have with the men in their lives . marion of 2 days in new york , which hornaday doesn\u2019t discuss , also fits the bill , and she\u2019s also a mom .\nif you ever need like someone to be with you and hold you and caress you , i think i could be that guy .\nthis past year , she was seen in five films . most recently , she starred in disney ' s hit the muppets opposite jason segel and amy adams . prior to that , was the big year opposite steve martin , jack black and owen wilson . she stole scenes in jesse peretz ' s our idiot brother opposite paul rudd , elizabeth banks and zooey deschanel . the film premiered at the sundance film festival in january 2011 . rashida also starred in adam shapiro ' s relationship drama monogamy opposite chris messina , which premiered at the tribeca film festival , where it won best new york narrative . she also had a cameo in this year ' s friends with benefits opposite justin timberlake and mila kunis .\nthe indie from co - stars and co - writers jones and will mccormack went through an incredible hollywood drama - - before the cameras ever rolled .\nand she said , \u2018sometimes love is not enough . \u2019 and it was such a cruel lesson ,\nhe continues .\nand you learn that sometimes love is not enough . it comes down to timing , people grow at different times , and that\u2019s a hard lesson in life .\nandy samberg and rashida jones , as a couple who broke up , but still live together , and end up driving at least one friend crazy .\ni love you , man is a 2009 american bromantic comedy film originally titled let ' s be friends and written by larry levin before john hamburg rewrote and directed the film . it stars paul rudd and . . . more\nskillz :\nif you ever need like someone to be with you and hold you and caress you , i think i could be that guy .\ntulip talks to god , and it\u2019s not a pleasant conversation , and we learn a little more custer family history in one of season three\u2019s funniest episodes .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nfollowing the late - night reading frenzy , krieger had a meeting with producer jennifer todd and co - writers rashida jones and will mccormack to make his case as director .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nand so , just like that , i was invested , against my better judgment .\nolsen currently portrays ' detective marty deeks ' on the cbs television series ncis : los angeles . eric ' s television credits include starring roles in get real and the loop , as well as guest appearances in brothers and sisters , er , 24 and community .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nfirst - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .\nthematic murkiness aside , the film achieves a mostly successful mix of mainstream and indie sensibilities .\nthe pair seek to stay friends , and even continue living with each other after the split , in an effort to defy the customs and logic of the crumbling of a marriage .\nsamberg recently completed his 7th and final season as a cast member on saturday night live .\nthey hide in plain sight , suddenly visible in one frame and gone in the next .\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwood is an active member and supporter of the art of elysium , a non - profit organization founded in 1997 that encourages working actors , artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions . the art of elysium provides artistic workshops in acting , art , comedy , fashion , music , radio , songwriting and creative writing .\nrashida jones , with her versatility in both comedic and dramatic roles and her growing presence in hollywood as a screenwriter , has quickly established herself as one of the industry ' s bright stars .\nput - together and on - track young woman who , as she navigates a complicated relationship with the far less directed man in her life ( played by andy samberg ) , is made to look either uptight , witchily judgmental or miserably alone \u2014 before she sees the light and realizes that she\u2019s the problem , what with her intelligence and high expectations and all [ emphasis in original ] .\nnot bad . not one to watch over and over , but good for a one off watch .\neric christian olsen starred in several feature films , including fired up , the last kiss , not another teen movie , local boys , the hot chick and dumb and dumberer : when harry met lloyd .\nwanted is a 2005 tv film directed by guy norman bee , f\u00e9lix enr\u00edquez alcal\u00e1 and davis guggenheim .\nlittle black book is a 2004 satirical comedy film directed by nick hurran , and starring brittany murphy and ron livingston in the main roles . holly hunter , julianne nicholson , josie maran , . . . more\ntakes some unique angles at familiar situations and allows the nerdy chemistry between its leads to play out naturally .\nnominations for the 85th annual academy awards were announced yesterday , and highly coveted titles such as best actor and best picture have already sparked lively pre - show debates among oscar enthusiasts . however , many people tend to forget about the awards for best original score and best original song , honorable categories that shouldn\u2019t go unmentioned .\nalthough this \u201clittle - indie - that - could\u201d received four oscar nominations in more esteemed categories ( best director , best picture , best adapted screenplay and best actress for then six - year - old star quevanzan\u00e9 wallis ) , the powerful and deeply moving soundtrack deserves equal credit . as composed by dan romer and director benh zeitlan , each note is a testament to one little girl\u2019s strength and courage in the face of insurmountable odds .\na different kind of romantic comedy : one that starts at the end and tries to make sense of itself .\nriley banks . . . i don ' t understand . she ' s like a vagina and a hairdo .\nroberts was also seen in the critically acclaimed focus features production it ' s kind of a funny story opposite zach galifianakis , viola davis and lauren graham , directed by ryan fleck and anna boden , the british independent thriller\n4 . 3 . 2 . 1 . ,\ndirected by bafta winner noel clarke .\n4 . 3 . 2 . 1 .\nwas released exclusively in the uk last summer and joel schumacher ' s\ntwelve , based on the novel by nick mcdowell and co - starring chace crawford , kiefer sutherland , 50 cent and ellen barkin .\nbig little lies was alluring , but sharp objects is intoxicating , thanks in large part to its direction and editing .\nmovie fans who love rashida jones have also been known to enjoy films starring amy poehler and julia louis - dreyfus .\nthe ten is a 2007 american comedy film , directed by david wain and cowritten by wain and ken marino , released through thinkfilm . the film was released on august 3 , 2007 . the dvd was released on . . . more\ndid you give any thought to having them get back together at the end ? will and rashida said they had the ending before they wrote the script . when i read it , one of the first things i said in the meeting was ,\ni love this ending and i think it ' s honest and real and not contrived and i want to make sure that never changes .\nand they jumped right in and said that ' s the ending no matter what . a lot of times , you get into these situations when you ' re trying to figure out how to get the movie made and an investor comes along and says ,\ni ' ll pay for it , but you have to change the ending .\nwe wanted to make sure that wasn ' t the case . if you sit with the movie and these characters , you do understand that sometimes you ' re in love with somebody but they ' re not\nthe one .\nthis is a great example of two people who were meant to be best friends and not lovers . to pull a punch there would have marginalized the movie in a way that would have made it feel more contrived in a way the bigger studio rom - coms do . we wanted it to feel a little left of center .\nother film credits include : will gluck ' s friends with benefits opposite justin timberlake and mila kunis ; mark mylod ' s what ' s your number ? opposite anna faris ; john hamberg ' s i love you , man opposite paul rudd and jason segel ; chris miller ' s animated feature cloudy with a chance of meatballs with bill hader , anna farris and james caan ; voicing the lead character , ham iii , in fox studios animated film space chimps ; and akiva schaffer ' s hot rod , starring jorma taccone , ian mcshane , sissy spacek , isla fisher , and bill hader .\na smart and visually stunning thriller deserves an equally impressive soundtrack , which composer nathan johnson delivers in style . pretty piano quickly morphs into dark percussive rumblings , jarring and alien to match looper \u2018s bizarre plot twists and turns . this high - concept action movie thrives on johnson\u2019s perfectly - constructed chaos , like a tightrope walker dangling then successfully skimming across a wire .\nwired honest , complex and sharp script is executed perfectly to make this a hilariously sad but introspective anti - romantic comedy .\nmary hubert is a performing artist , director , and arts administrator in the seattle area . when not producing strange performance concoctions with her company , the horse in motion , she is wild about watching weird theater , whiskey , writing and weightlifting .\nupon their arrival in new york , sally and harry enjoy a bite at katz\u2019s\u2014much to sally\u2019s memorable delight . image courtesy of\nand best friends who try hard not to let their dealings with men dictate who they are as individuals . image courtesy of\n\u00a9 urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . all rights reserved . box office mojo and imdb are trademarks or registered trademarks of urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . terms of use and privacy policy under which this service is provided to you .\nan enjoyable rom - com that finds itself smarter and more insightful than it really is , but still it benefits from a great chemistry between the adorable leads - and jones proves that she is quite talented enough to carry a film on her shoulders .\nthe script is quick and sharp , and seriously funny at times , but with emotional maturity : here ' s real heartbreak , and here ' s how we survive it . directed by lee toland krieger , the film finds a way of telling a story that seems familiar but evolves into something new . the depth of the characters makes their twisted , insecure attachment so compelling , their love real , and their comedy so infectious . in this way , the movie succeeds where many others have failed .\nthis is a little blog with big , idiosyncratic aspirations . while its name is a corruption of the more recognizable word\ncinephilia ,\nit is an otherwise well - curated collection of impassioned ideas and feelings about the cinema past , present , and future . in 2014 , cine feel yeah began covering tv and books as they relate to film or audiovisual materials more generally .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\nwith a diverse range of comedic talents , andy samberg has emerged as a captivating and hilarious leading man on screens both big and small . as an emmy\u00ae award winning writer , samberg is achieving as much success behind the scenes as he is on screen .\nat the box office , the summer of 2012 may be about breaking records with movies about boys and their toys ( \u201chulk smash , \u201d indeed ) . but culturally , the season\u2019s been all about the girls . beginning with snow white and the huntsman , continuing through brave and with a dash of talk - worthy premium cable thrown in , girls seem to have taken over screens both large and small , their inner struggles magnified into mythic battles , their most mundane problems examined with probing , disarmingly frank intimacy .\na miami businesswoman is transferred to rural minnesota , and while she is there she re - evaluates her big - city values .\ndeath of a dynasty is a comedy film first screened in 2003 . it is a satire of the hip hop music industry centered on roc - a - fella records , and stars ebon moss - bachrach , capone and damon dash . it . . . more\nfor a film about a breakup , the soundtrack to c & j is unexpectedly chill - wave . this charming tale about the tricky intimacies of love pulses with indie jam and soul , beginning with lily allen\u2019s \u201cthe littlest things\u201d and ending with \u201cas for tonight\u201d by sunny levine . other standout tracks include \u201crescue song\u201d by mr . little jeans and the freddie scott classic \u201cyou\u2019re all i need . \u201d\ndanny baldwin has been writing about film on the internet for over a decade , initially for bucketreviews and now for critic speak . he holds a master ' s degree in critical studies from the university of southern california and in past years served as a member of both the online film critics society and the san diego film critics society . danny ' s favorite films include \u201cthe 400 blows , \u201d \u201cimitation of life\n( 1959 ) , \u201cmy neighbor totoro\u201d and \u201cthe silence of the lambs . \u201d he lives in los angeles .\nturtleneck and chain is the highly anticipated follow up to the lonely island ' s first album incredibad , which included the emmy\u00ae winning sensation\nd * * * in a box ,\nfeaturing superstar justin timberlake . incredibad also featured the follow - up gold record\nj * * z in my pants ,\nwhich has over 100 million views on youtube and the grammy\u00ae nominated , third single\ni ' m on a boat\n, which went platinum and catapulted the album to the # 1 selling comedy album in 2009 and 2010 .\nroberts also starred in the indie film what ' s wrong with virginia opposite ed harris and jennifer connelly which premiered at the toronto film festival last year . the film is directed by dustin lance black ( oscar winner for milk ) and executive produced by gus van sant .\ni won\u2019t tell you how the movie ends . no spoilers from this lady . and i also won\u2019t tell you to drop everything and go see this movie , because to a certain extent , you\u2019ve seen it before . but what i will say is , if you\u2019re in the mood for some humor , some heartbreak , and some romance , i\u2019d choose this one over \u201c21 dresses\u201d any day of the week .\nuse of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) . your california privacy rights . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of cond\u00e9 nast . ad choices .\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nmessina will next be seen onscreen in aaron sorkin ' s the newsroom premiering june 24th on hbo , opposite jeff daniels ; and damages premiering july 20th on direct tv , opposite glenn close and rose byrne . he also recently wrapped production on the untitled mindy kaling / fox project .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nis a shrewd rom - com that benefits from its likable cast and trumpets the arrival of rashida jones as a bona fide big screen talent .\nwhile sweeping epics like lincoln and les mis are hard - wired for oscar gold , quirky indie films rarely get the accolades that they deserve . in lieu of these omissions , here\u2019s a shortlist of the best under - the - radar soundtracks and scores that the academy should have recognized .\nthanks , jake 88 , for your comment . i absolutely agree that we need far fewer \u201cdick flicks\u201d ( that\u2019s a good one ! ) . and i\u2019m saying just that , because i am arguing that we need more leading roles for women . \u201cchick flicks\u201d are only part of the problem because the term denigrates women and marginalizes movies about women ( the term has a negative connotation for most people ) . you\u2019re right , we should be thankful that they exist at all , what with hollywood\u2019s current business model focusing on actioners and comic book adaptations to attract boys and young men to the theater . but can you really argue that making more films\u2014especially by women\u2014with less formulaic stories and more dynamic female characters is a bad thing ?\nin february 2010 , roberts co - starred alongside jessica biel , bradley cooper , patrick dempsey , jennifer garner , ashton kutcher , carter jenkins and julia roberts in the romantic comedy valentine ' s day . jenkins and roberts re - teamed after sharing the screen in unfabulous to play a young couple who are contemplating whether to take a crucial step in the relationship . the film is directed by gary marshall and was released by warner bros .\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\non television , rashida can currently be seen on nbc ' s\nparks and recreation .\nas ann perkins the nurse , she stars opposite amy poehler . the show was recently renewed for a fifth season and was nominated for a 2010 tca award for\noutstanding achievement in comedy ,\na 2011 emmy award for\nbest series , comedy\nand was listed as one of afi ' s top programs in 2011 . rashida caught attention of audiences and the industry alike when she portrayed the ambitious saleswoman , karen filippelli , in nbc ' s emmy award winning comedy\nthe office .\nupon landing her very first audition , roberts booked the role of johnny depp and pen\u00e9lope cruz ' s daughter in blow , which was directed by the late ted demme for new line cinema . soon after , she starred in the sundance short film big love directed by leif tilden and starring sam rockwell . roberts went on to play one of the lead roles in the independent feature film grand champion opposite joey lauren adams and directed by barry tubb .\neven plays written by men that are \u201cparticularly masculine and talk about issues particular to men , are never called \u2018men\u2019s plays , \u2019 \u201d she added .\nyou met with rashida , will and jen after reading the script . how ' d you sell yourself to them ? what i tried to present were that my touchstones for this movie were going to be\nbroadcast news ,\nhusbands & wives\nand\nwhen harry met sally ,\nand not so much a contemporary , fluffier rom - com , for lack of a better description . will , rashida and jen were determined to make the film as authentic as possible in terms of putting on the screen what it ' s like to really have a broken heart and go through the six stages of grief we go through . i don ' t think they wanted to pull any punches either . that ' s what they responded to primarily .\nthe roles afforded women in movies are no better . we\u2019ve heard this a million times before . writing an op - ed piece for the washington post , melissa silverstein , the founder and editor of the indiewire blog women and hollywood and the co - founder and artistic director of the woman - centric athena film festival , argues that the upper echelons of the american film industrial complex , aka \u201chollywood , \u201d should be more accommodating to stories about women because they represent half the ticket - buying public in the u . s . ( she cites data from the motion picture association of america ) . silverstein writes ,\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nbut when the dialog begins , everything seems normal . their easiness around each other , weird inside jokes and obvious mutual adoration make them the couple everyone else hates . this is when we , laughing with a tinge of jealously , learn that they are getting divorced \u2013 and that things have never been better .\nwidely regarded as one of the most gifted actors of his generation , elijah wood continues to challenge himself with roles spanning the spectrum of style and genre .\ni think in order to be in any way good or real , you have to bring your own thing to it ,\njones adds .\nand , in the writing of this movie , i was for sure processing some pain . and in the filming of this movie , i was processing some stuff , too . it is like a totally selfish pursuit in some ways , acting , because you get this enormous overblown cathartic experience , and you get to go through it and come out the other side with a little bit more understanding of yourself . so , it\u2019s kind of a lucky thing to have .\nadditional credits oxford murders opposite john hurt ; paris , je t ' aime ; day zero ; george miller ' s animated film happy feet ; emilio estevez ' s bobby ; liev schreiber ' s everything is illuminated ; and michel gondry ' s critically acclaimed eternal sunshine of the spotless mind . additional credits include lexi alexander ' s hooligans ; frank miller ' s graphic novel sin city , co - directed by robert rodriguez and miller ; ang lee ' s the ice storm ; martin duffy ' s independent film the bumblee flies away ; jeffrey porter ' s try seventeen ; ash wednesday ; and james toback ' s black and white .\nalthough a series of blizzards has battered the festival , dumping several feet of snow throughout this winter - sport wonderland at the base of the wasatch mountains and making the schlep from screening to swag suite to open bar tricky to navigate , sundance dealmaking heated up tuesday with sony pictures classics and focus features acquiring the distribution rights to festival entries . and fox searchlight has emerged as most purchase - happy of studio suitors so far , picking up two movies here in park city , utah ."]}
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", "topic": 4}], "title": "iraq in fragments", "paragraphs": ["an 11 - year - old named mohammed with his boss in baghdad , as seen in \u0093iraq in fragments . \u0094\nan iraq that you haven ' t likely seen before . . . stunning\niraq in fragments is an in - depth marvel\n- - new york magazine\njames longley ' s\niraq in fragments ,\nfilmed in iraq and edited at seattle ' s 911 media arts center , won directing , cinematography and editing awards at the sundance film festival .\niraq in fragments illuminates post - war iraq in three acts , building a picture of a country pulled in different directions by religion and ethnicity . filmed in verit\u00e9 style with no scripted narration , the film explores the lives of ordinary iraqis to illustrate and give background to larger trends in iraqi society .\n' iraq in fragments ' is a beautifully filmed biography of a country on the verge of civil war .\n- - peter byck , lousiville courier - journal\ncapturing post - war iraq in three chapters , iraq in fragments focuses on the lives of individuals to tell a larger story of a country torn apart by war and ethnic division . iraq in fragments was nominated for an academy award for best documentary feature and an emmy for best cinematography . the film was honored with awards at the sundance film festival for best documentary directing , editing , and cinematography . iraq in fragments received top prize at the chicago international film festival , full frame film festival , the gotham awards , the ida awards , and won the nestor almendros award at the human rights watch film festival . iraq in fragments was included in the guardian ' s list of 50 documentaries you need to see and paste magazine ' s 25 best documentaries of the decade ( 2000 - 2009 ) .\nrobert greenwald looks at war profiteering in iraq by private contracting companies halliburton , caci , and kbr .\nwatch the evening news and you get a view of iraq from high above the wreckage . in this fascinating doc , director james longley shows us how things look on the ground . iraq in fragments presents a tri - fold , intimate portrait of a country in turmoil , via a fatherless eleven - year - old boy in baghdad , supporters of religious leader moqtada sadr in naserijah , and an elderly farmer in the kurdish north . their voices amount to a revelation .\nthe question of legitimate authority \u2014 and the related question of what , in this fragmentary country , democracy might look like \u2014 hovers over the other two sections of \u201ciraq in fragments , \u201d which deal with militant shiite followers of moktada al - sadr in nasiriya and najaf , and then with kurds living in a village outside of erbil .\n\niraq in fragments\nis the latest entry in the crowded field of documentaries from that war . it is also one of the best , partly because it is more concerned with exploring daily life and individual destinies than with articulating a position . . . . whether you think the war is right or wrong ,\niraq in fragments\nis a necessary reminder of just how painful and complicated it is .\n- - a . o . scott , the new york times\na doc that shows iraq in three parts , through the eyes of the sunnis , shiites and kurds .\nstories from modern day iraq as told by iraqis living in a time of war , occupation and ethnic tension .\nan elderly kurdish man , speaking in james longley\u2019s documentary \u201ciraq in fragments , \u201d predicts that his country will inevitably be divided into three parts . a few moments later an unseen child\u2019s voice casts doubt on that prophecy and asks how you cut up a country . \u201cwith a saw ? \u201d\ntwo films with pacific northwest roots won awards over the weekend at the sundance and slamdance film festivals in park city , utah . james longley ' s documentary\niraq in fragments ,\nfilmed in iraq and edited at seattle ' s 911 media arts center , won three awards at sundance . longley was honored for best directing and best cinematography , and billy mcmillin , fiona otway and longley for best editing ( a new award this year ) , all in the documentary category .\na pakistani involved in a planned attack in new york city experiences a crisis of conscience .\nit was a great shock , a huge honor ,\nsaid longley monday of his film ' s sundance success . he ' ll be travelling with his film over the next few months , at several international film festivals , but is looking forward to the seattle premiere .\niraq in fragments\nwill be the opening night film at the seventh annual seattle arab & iranian film festival on march 31 , screening at cinerama . festival director john sinno is the producer of\niraq in fragments .\nlongley ' s previous documentary ,\ngaza strip ,\npremiered at the festival in 2002 .\na trilogy of stories from iraq , set against a backdrop of war and occupation .\nsince \u201ciraq in fragments\u201d was finished , the fragmenting of iraq appears to have accelerated , but the film is not easily summarized as a text of hope or a brief for despair . it is instead an invitation to look again and afresh at a country many americans may be tired of thinking about , and to be reminded of the complicated human reality underneath the politics .\narriving in theaters today after being shown at several festivals , including sundance , \u201ciraq in fragments\u201d feels both timely and prophetic , given the current levels of sectarian violence . but even as mr . longley glimpses the sources of that division , he does so in a way that is remarkably contemplative , at times even serene . that is partly because his narration is supplied by iraqis who use their conversations with him to reflect and philosophize .\nthe film is also a part of the iraq media action project film collection . it was nominated for an\nin this sense , a ' public ' is a group of people bound together by a common disposition . documentaries play an important role in filling gaps left by the media . aufderheide says\niraq in fragments\nrepresents a form of documentary which constructs an ideal public , which she calls a ' pre - political public ' or a ' proto - public ' - one in which the viewer is posited as a global citizen , by understanding that there is a problem , which is a prerequisite to any action taken toward a solution .\na comprehensive look at the bush administration ' s conduct of the iraq war and its occupation of the country .\ntwenty - two year old corporal jonathan santos had documented his thirty - seven days of military service in iraq in a personal diary before a roadside bomb took his life and the lives of several of his feloow servicemen on october 15 , 2004 .\ni read about this film in an informative article by patricia aufderheide ,\nyour country , my country : how films about the iraq war construct publics\n( citation below ) .\na documentary providing insight to the complexity of iraq and its future .\n- - sally barnes , boise weekly\names longley ' s outstanding documentary - portrait of ordinary lives in post - invasion iraq has a structure and procedure that imitate its underlying political point : iraq is fragmented . broadly speaking , there are three fragments , and this is a reality with which the political classes here and in the united states are becoming acquainted . in the centre : the sunnis , from which group saddam and his followers sprang . in the south : the shias , depicted by longley as the centre of a retributive new militancy . in the north : the kurds , who welcomed the american and british military action as the antidote to their oppression - and still do so . boldly , longley ' s film gives the kurds the final voice , and the overall effect is far from boilerplate anti - americanism .\najami is the religiously mixed community of muslims and christians in tel aviv . these are five stories about the everyday life in ajami .\ni really liked the time - speeded sequence of the train leaving southern iraq and then we lurch into fast motion , the perspective switches from looking backward to looking forward , and we zip across the country in a few seconds into northern iraq , where longly hooks up with a kurdish family . i just found a speed manipulation tutorial on ken stone\u2019s final cut site that explains in detail , complete with project files , how to do this effect in final cut pro 7 .\nbehind the heroic tale of the first us soldier to die in the iraq war , emerges the story of a one - time guatemalan street child , drawn into battle as a greencarded soldier for a foreign country .\nthe title seems to refer as much to the filmmaker\u2019s method as to the content of his film , which is lyrical and impressionistic . rather than focus on the experiences of american soldiers , as did michael tucker and petra epperlein in \u201cgunner palace , \u201d or follow the expanding shelf of books that discuss the background and consequences of american military policy , \u201ciraq in fragments\u201d dwells in the hectic immediacy of daily life . from 300 hours of material , mr . longley has created a collage of images , sounds and characters , an intimate , partial portrait of an unraveling nation \u2014 a portrait that gains power partly by virtue of its incompleteness .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\nurltoken uses javascript extensively . please enable javascript in your browser preferences before proceeding .\nit ' s exhilarating , at first , to feel oneself immersed in these lives . what emerges , though , is a moving portrait of the many and tangled human implications of the invasion . in baghdad , mohammed struggles with his school work as us helicopters low - fly overhead and says\neverything is scary now ,\n; but kurdish farmers in the north breathe easier with saddam gone . meanwhile , inhabitants of naserijah fear the islamist followers of sadr will constitute a new oppression . iraq in fragments is a timely reminder that after all the talk of dodgy dossiers , death tolls , and exit strategies , there remains only the fact of daily life for ordinary iraqis , and their attempts to live it as best they can .\n300 hours of material was filmed in iraq over a period of more than two years for this production . 1600 pages of typed transcripts , translations of material from arabic and kurdish , were made before picture and sound editing could begin .\n( 1968 ) may be the only major documentary about vietnam that actually considers the vietnamese , this film allows the people of iraq to speak , and what they say is fascinating throughout . in kurdish and arabic with subtitles . 94 min .\nbeautifully shot , well - edited and gives you a picture of iraq that you ' ve never seen before .\n- - john powers , fresh air\nthe film examines the everyday lives of iraqi citizens in a country torn by political and ethnic differences , including an 11 - year - old auto mechanic , an elderly farmer and a leader of the shiite religious / political movement headed by muqtada al - sadr . longley , an oregon native who grew up in the san juan islands , captured more than 300 hours of footage in iraq , between february 2003 and april 2005 .\nan abstract political short film commissioned by amnesty international in reference to international relations and arms trade .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nwhat\u2019s incredible about this oscar - nominated film is that it appears to have been made almost singlehandedly by a lone white guy , james longly . he was born in eugene , oregon , but apparently hasn\u2019t spent much time there over the past several years . instead , he\u2019s been living in places like iraq ( where he spent 2 years making this film ) ; iran ( where he was arrested during the election last year ) , and he\u2019s currently doing more of the same in pakistan .\nbut in the end , my mind kept going back again and again to that small boy in baghdad , who is at first trusting and accepting , and then coldly angry about what life has given him . with discretion and subtlety , longley has created a narrative for the child without it seeming artificial or absurd . this alienated , orphaned figure becomes a metonym for iraq , a tragically divided nation .\nin a series of stunningly filmed sequences , longley and his camera seek out the real lives outside the frame of conventional tv news , and he succeeds in creating both compelling journalism and superb images . in baghdad , he finds a heartbreakingly lonely 11 - year - old orphan , apprenticed to a tough garage owner who has taken him in . this man appears at first to be affectionate to the boy in his rough and ready way , and the child ' s hesitant voiceover pays a kind of cowed tribute to how kind he is ; and yet soon the man is cuffing him and shouting at him , and in the course of the film , the boy ' s feelings become something altogether different . in baghdad , in the cafes and streetcorners , the cynical talk is of how things were actually better under saddam - although these sentiments may have been disproportionately amplified .\nyou need to log in to search . if you don ' t have an account , sign up for free\nmr . longley , who captured the images in this haunting , oblique film during trips to iraq between february 2003 and april of last year , offers no ready answer to that question or any other . his is not the kind of documentary that presents an analysis or argues , even implicitly , for a particular point of view .\nthe first thing that struck me , as a filmmaker , about this extraordinary film is the way the opening sequence was shot \u2013 in fragments \u2013 by simply pointing the camera out of a vehicle traveling down the street with a fast shutter speed of maybe 250 / second , which gives you a stuttering sequence of still frames strung together . it\u2019s a technique popularized by hollywood films like saving private ryan and traffic , and it works extremely well here to show that we\u2019re entering a chaotic world .\nin beautifully shot , almost poetic images , it takes us inside this fractured country , letting us feel what its like from the inside from three points of view - - sunni , shiite and kurd . . . . a fascinating glimpse of an iraq the mass media never shows us , the movie is a quiet revelation .\n- - david ansen , newsweek\nin seattle . this film has three parts to it which describe the viewpoints of sunni , shi ' ite , and kurdish residents .\na former american boxer now exiled in bangkok , is forced to confront his violent past after meeting a mysterious fight fan from his hometown .\nwhere it won three awards :\ndirecting award documentary\n,\nediting award documentary\nand\nexcellence in cinematography award documentary\n.\nthere are a lot of very briefly held , beautiful , almost still shots edited in liberally throughout the film . it reminded me that you don\u2019t have to always be thinking in terms of sequence \u2013 just shoot something pretty even if it\u2019s a couple seconds \u2013 you can find a place for it in editing . also , he uses whip pans really effectively as a transition at once point , panning quickly away from a child\u2019s face and holding the blurry transition until dropping in the next clip . whip - panning off someone\u2019s face is a dramatic and powerful way to initiate a transition , and you don\u2019t have to come to a sudden and precise stop on something else within the camera for it to be extremely useable in editing .\nthe first section of the film focuses on mohammed , an 11 - year - old boy who lives in a working - class sunni neighborhood in baghdad , where he is employed by a mechanic whose main activities seem to be smoking cigarettes , talking politics and humiliating his young helper . at first glance the relationship between mohammed and his boss , a father figure whom the boy seems to love in spite of the mistreatment , has little evident connection to the larger situation in the country . but mohammed\u2019s fearful , adoring attitude toward his employer comes to seem like a miniature parable of life under a dictatorship .\nchechen\ngodfather\nkhozh - ahmed noukhaev makes for a fascinating and charismatic ( if troubling ) subject in this documentary about the complicated politics of the region .\nthere\u2019s a shot early on in the film that i won\u2019t forget for a long time : a sketchy street seen through a fish tank in which a pair of breathtakingly orange goldfish are floating . the contrast is unbelievable . it\u2019s just an incredible shot that , if you got it , it has to go in the film . reminded me that no matter where you are , keep your eyes open for things that don\u2019t to fit within the paradigm of everything else you\u2019re keying on .\n) has a flair for cinematography and editing and a poetic sensibility that informs both these talents . he ' s also responsible for this film ' s music . but the most significant credits for this examination of iraqi sunnis , shiites , and kurds may be the dozen translators listed . ( \u201cthe future of iraq will be in three parts , \u201d says one kurd . \u201chow can you cut a country into three parts ? \u201d asks another . ) much as emile de antonio ' s neglected\nportrays the problems of postwar iraq solely as a consequence of the invasion - but gives no historical context of what iraq was like before 2003 . by highlighting the mistakes of the us occupation the film becomes an anti - war polemic - at the price of being historically thorough and offering real insight into the country ' s current situation .\nthis\n, viewers are meant to conclude ,\nis what the invasion led to - terrorism , sectarian hatred , constant fear and misery .\nthe cruelty of saddam ' s regime is dismissed as irrelevant , as if there were no link between totalitarian rule and the strife that has followed .\nafter such chaos , the kurdish region looks downright pastoral , though there is a scene of voting - day chaos in which police scuffle with some voters , while poll workers patiently tell others which party to vote for . although everyone in the film expresses a desire for normalcy and peace , the kurds seem closer to achieving it than their fellow citizens .\nthe most significant filmmaker take - away from this film is that it\u2019s possible to include interviews in your film without including interviews . i\u2019ll explain . in the first two - thirds of the film , at no point does the voice of the person being interviewed match with an interview happening on screen . yet , we\u2019re often seeing the person who is talking \u2013 only in different ( but frequently related ) situations . for example , the first person we get to know in the film is a young boy , who works for an abusive boss at a small car and motorbike repair shop . we hear the boy\u2019s voice for a long time before we actually meet the boy , and when we meet him , it\u2019s not in an interview context . he\u2019s essentially giving us a voice - driven commentary about how awful his boss is , while at the same time we\u2019re actually seeing how awful his boss is .\nlongly doesn\u2019t hide the fact that the huge pillar of black , boiling smoke rising in the background of many of the scenes in the final third of the film is actually coming from a foundry , rather than from the result of war violence . but it works as a great metaphor . so does the snowball fight that he films , again with fast shutter speed .\nnot a moment from these sunni , shiite and kurdish daily lives is familiar from u . s . news programs , and it ' s all eye - opening .\n- - in these times\neliezer and uriel shkolnik are father and son as well as rival professors in talmudic studies . when both men learn that eliezer will be lauded for his work , their complicated relationship reaches a new peak .\ncinema politica is the largest campus and community based documentary screening network in the world . we are a montreal - based non - profit media arts organization dedicated to the dissemination of independent political works by canadian and international filmmakers .\ni about fell over when i saw basil shadid\u2019s name come up in the credits as the post - production supervisor on this film . i know basil from having hired him to film the second bizjam conference we did a few years ago . more recently , he earned an additional camera credit on shine for filming interviews at the may 6 event . nice work basil ! i\u2019m proud to know someone who played a role in making this incredible film .\njames nachtwey , a committed , shy man , considered one of the bravest and most important war photographers of our time , has been close enough for over 20 years - a period in which he has not missed a single war .\nwow . what a film ; it portrays the consequences of the iraq war at the level of ordinary , everyday life for the people and , especially , for small children . we americans probably will not want to view this film . why would we , it will just make us feel stupid and ashamed of ourselves . thankfully , the film was made anyway . watch it , learn from it , be wary the next time .\n. . . a one - man production of startling audacity and aesthetic provocation . . . . if longley ' s astonishing feat of poetic agitation has a precedent in the entire history of documentary , i ' m not aware of it .\n- - rob nelson , the village voice\nin the south , the shias are electrified by the historic opportunity that has opened up for them , and vigorously prosecute their new islamic revolution ; we see them loudly declaiming the great satan uncle sam and brutally arresting people on suspicion of selling alcohol , a suspicion that does not appear to have much relation to due process of law . these people appear drunk with righteousness , and again , the dark talk is of a rampant new saddam - ism . then there is a gentle , pious kurdish man who sadly reflects that his people ' s religious identity has left them out of step with the fierce new flame of anger burning elsewhere in the country .\nthis is an extremely effective way to include interviews without forcing the audience to sit through predictable visuals . they are actually seeing what happens next at the same time as hearing what they need to hear to flesh out the story details . it\u2019s brilliant . it\u2019s a seamless combination of cinema verite with traditional documentary storytelling , and in this film at least , it\u2019s effect is spellbinding . it doesn\u2019t hurt that the kid is mostly silent through these ordeals , so there\u2019s room for us to hear him explaining things . but the technique also works pretty well in part 2 of the film , when longly manages to get himself embedded with muqtada al sadr\u2019s militia during a tense period when most us journalists were getting embedded with us troops .\napproaching the film from this angle , i did find what felt like profound and refreshing moments of pure objectivity . longely highlights the confusion that results from many shifting pillars of leadership vying for a vacant office and amorphous regime , as well as how the turmoil effects once - hopeful and ambitious youths , causing them to turn away from education in exchange for seemingly more immediate needs .\ndirected by james longley ; in arabic and kurdish , with english subtitles ; director of photography , mr . longley ; edited by billy mcmillin , fiona otway and mr . longley ; music by mr . longley ; produced by john sinno and mr . longley ; released by typecast releasing and hbo documentary films . at film forum , 209 west houston street , west of avenue of the americas , south village . running time : 94 minutes . this film is not rated .\neven the credit roll of this film is worth mentioning . credits rolled out from right to left \u2013 rather than the traditional bottom to top \u2013 which is the same way people in the arab world read . james longly\u2019s name entered the screen like an arrow , dragging all of the key roles behind him , carving a solitary path through the black screen and pulling the rest of the crew , which contain a raft of translators behind him . how the hell do you make a film like this with everything filtered through translaters ?\nthere is no grand editorialising , here ; instead , longley lets his subjects tell their own stories . so we so follow 11 - year - old mohammed into work at a mechanic ' s garage , where the owner , haithem , says the us invaders are motivated only by oil . we ride with armed islamists in naseriyah as they purge alcohol sellers from the local market , and organise local elections meant to push out us - appointed officials . and we live with a rural kurdish father who dreams of peace and hopes his son might become a doctor .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nvisit education lab for the latest news and conversation on puget sound area schools .\nat slamdance , seattle writer / director lynn shelton ' s feature\nwe go way back\nwon two prizes , including the top one : the grand jury award for best narrative feature , for which shelton will receive a camera rental package valued at $ 60 , 000 . cinematographer ben kasulke won the kodak vision award for best cinematography . shelton ' s film , about a young actress who confronts her teenage self , was produced by seattle ' s nonprofit film studio the film company , based on capitol hill .\nslamdance , positioned as an alternative to sundance , focuses on new independent filmmakers . its 2005 opening night film ,\nmad hot ballroom ,\nlater became one of the year ' s documentary hits .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nthe shiite section , narrated mainly by a thoughtful young cleric , sheik aws al - khafaji , is full of images of sectarian commitment that verge on the fanatical . young men at a religious procession flog themselves with chains ; others , their faces covered , converge on an outdoor market , where they beat and detain suspected vendors of alcohol , who accuse their attackers of being new saddams .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nintimate and provocative . . . longley ' s sensitive eye for imagery and graceful camerawork . . . gives the film a beauty rarely seen . . .\n- - seattle post - intelligencer\nhighly recommended ; a beautifully shot , fascinating and informative portrait . . . a searing vision of this historical miasma .\n- - time out london\na patient , lyrically photographed , closely observed meditation that pays calm attention to aspects of sunni , shiite , and kurdish daily life .\n- - 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[ 1 ] he integrated folk and introduced western musical sensibilities into the mainstream cinema . he is also accredited for introducing many musical talents ( singers , composers and lyricists ) to the industry .\nhamsalekha has won one national film awards and six filmfare awards in the best music director category ; seven karnataka state film awards - four for music direction and three for lyrics - and is a recipient of honorary doctorate , conferred by the bangalore university . [ 2 ]\nhamsalekha was born govindaraju gangaraju in mandya , india . after his studies , he was employed in his father ' s printing press and subsequently joined his brother balakrishna ' s orchestra group . [ 3 ] he had a huge flair for writing poetry and forming a tune for his works . he renamed himself as\nhamsalekhani\nsince he always used to write with a\nswan\n( kannada : hamsa ) brand pen given by lavani neelakantappa his then guru . later , his teacher modified his name as\nhamsalekha\n. [ 4 ] he was introduced into feature films by director m . n . prasad , who provided an opportunity to write a song for the film triveni ( 1973 ) . the song\nneena bhagavantha\nwas his first release picturised on actor udaykumar . his debut film as a musician was the 1981 unreleased film rahuchandra . officially , his cinema career started as a dialogue and lyric writer for the film naanu nanna hendthi ( 1985 ) . later his popularity soared only after his association with actor - director ravichandran . premaloka , released in 1987 , brought them together for a collaboration that would endure for over 12 years .\nhamsalekha is married to latha who was a playback singer in the 1990s . the couple have a son named alankar and a daughter named nandini . alankar is associated with films as an actor and musician . few of his released and unreleased movies are sugghi , tapori and roja . nandini began her playback singing career with the film sixer ( 2006 ) . [ 5 ]\n, hamsalekha became one of the most prolific music directors in kannada film , with many hits . he made occasional use of many genres of music , including western , pop , rock ,\n, was a major hit . he has created songs ranging from the philosophical (\nle le marula\nin\nhad a rustic and folk feel without the use of synthetic sounds . his music in the 2010 movie\nthe melodic structure of his songs demand considerable vocal virtuosity , and have found expressive platform amongst some of india ' s respected vocalists and playback singers , such as dr . rajkumar , p . b . sreenivas , p . susheela , k . j . yesudas , s . p . balasubrahmanyam , vani jairam , s . janaki , k . s . chithra , kavita krishnamurthy , manjula gururaj , rajesh krishnan , sonu nigam , hariharan and shreya ghoshal with majority of the songs recorded by s . p . balasubrahmanyam , s . janaki and k . s . chithra . he recorded some of the rare and distinct voices like m . balamuralikrishna for a song in muthina haara ( 1990 ) , c . ashwath for hoovu hannu ( 1993 ) and pankaj udhas for sparsha ( 2001 ) .\ninvention of\ndesi notation\n, a unique music script for folk music .\nhamsalekha desi vidya samsthe was established in 2004\u20132005 as a free educational institution for sc / st and underprivileged children for 8th , 9th and 10th standard in english medium .\nfor a desi degree residential college . hamsalekha also runs a music class , where he encourages and mentors talented young singers .\nhonorary doctorate : he has been conferred the honorary doctorate award by the bengaluru university in the year 2014 for his meritorious service to the indian music industry . [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ]\nshanthi , a film by baraguru ramachandrappa with music by hamsalekha , was mentioned in the guinness book of records as the film with only one character . [ 15 ]\nmukhaputa , a movie directed by roopa iyer , featured music and an onscreen appearance by hamsalekha . [ 16 ]\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\ndubai : kadam ' s 5th anniversary program is scheduled to be held on 23rd october , 20115 at sheraton deira , dubai and will kick start sharp at 10 am sharp with a promise to render an exciting day filled with loads of entertainment , fun , frolic followed by a sumptuous lunch .\nkadam is a socio cultural forum established in the year 2010 in dubai and since its inception has been gaining ground ' step ' by ' step ' and to put it in other words it is ' kadam ' by ' kadam ' in hindi . every year kadam honors its community members who have excelled in one or the other field and confers on them ' devadiga sadaka prashasti ' . since 2010 the sequence of people who have been conferred this prashasti are b . g . mohandas , seena devadiga , meghana saligrama , & raghurama devadiga . this year two prominent figures are sharing this award . raju devadiga a well known politician and vijayalakshmi shibaroor a journalist both who are flying from india to receive this honour .\nas of date , \u201ckadam\u201d takes pride to announce that a whopping sum of around rs 15 lakhs has been accumulated as kadam education fund & kept in a bank as a fixed deposit . the accrued interest thus gained and other contribution from members & sponsors are utilized as scholarship , distribution of books , medical help etc . moreover every year kadam ' s members and well wishers donate blood at sheikha latifa hospital dubai as a committment to the land where we serve .\nthis year for kadam\u2019s 5th anniversary very many celebrities will be arriving from india and the main attraction will be the well known south indian actress vinaya prasad .\nfluent in kannada , tulu , telugu , tamil , malayalam , hindi & english she has conquered the hearts of lakhs of audience by her spell bounding speeches and anchoring . other than acting she is a versatile singer by herself and has contributed few private kannada & hindi albums .\nshe has to her credit around 250 hit films and some of the famous films are ganeshana maduve , gauri ganesha , karulina koogu , yarigu hela bedi , apta rakshaka , neenu nakkare haalu sakkare , mani chitra tazu , perundachchan , kalisundam - raa , shiradi sai , dukadu , indra , chandramukhi , koti chennaya etc . in tv serials she has acted in sthree in malyalam , shakhti in kannada are remembered for her unforgettable performance . blessed with a good family which supports and follows her in the fields of art n creation .\nanother star of the evening is jyothiprakash atre , popularly known as jp in the industry who will also be a guest of honour during kadam ' s 5th anniversary celebrations . jyothiprakash atre started his creative career from writing plays like shehazada ( enacted by nana patekar ) , bus naqab uthane taq ( presented by late shafi inamdar ) and doosara sisila ( enacted by reema lagu ) . he took advertising as main profession and has conceived huge campaigns for multi nationals . well versed in crafting tv commercials , documentaries , corporate films , jingles etc . , jp has contributed as screen writer to many tv serials in marathi and hindi . hindi serials like dhadkan on sony & kagaar on saharatv are some of them . he has produced & directed a musical tv show in kannada called sugama saregama express .\njp is also a popular singer known as a reincarnation of kishore kumar who has rocked the audience from mumbai , bangalore and other towns wherever he performed . to his credit h has also written & composed various musical albums . chaand savaari is one such land mark involving dr . s . p . balasubrahmaniam & pandit shankar shanbhaug as lead singers .\nanother guest is a well known journalist vijayalakshmi shibaroor who is the special investigative correspondent in asianet groups suvarna news 24x7 - kannada news channel and has won karnataka media academy award 2010 - 11 , madhyam ratna 2011 - 12 , bangaluru ratna 2012 - 13 , namma bangalore award 2014 - 15 , madyama snamaan for best investigative reporter 2012 - 13 etc .\nshe did pakistan tour and made a documentary on socio economic condition of pakistan , did more than 215 investigative stories , produced investigative programme \u2018cover story\u2019 which is one of the popular investigative programme in kannada news channels . cover story creates awareness among public on many social issues . stories on adulterated food has created tremendous impact on public . her lottery scam , betting scam , play home scam , water scam , anganawadi scam , food scam , bonded child labour in bangalore has made impact and made government react positively changing its policy .\nshe has produced popular political programme like nimma uru nimma dooru , chunavana payana , janamata and also lead bangalore bureau , life style team and produced programme like hot and cool , fit and fine , prime property . further she did many live programmes related to politics , spiritual , traditional as well as current affair and also has worked as magazine editor , general desk in charge and also has to her credit published more than 150 articles in various news papers in kannada and english .\nvj vineeth will be also be the guest of honour and will take over the stage programme throughout the day in his imitable style . a theater and mime artist by himself vineeth is also a model , director , anchor , & mc and has worked as an anchor and vj for v4 tv news channel , sahaya tv and currently working in spandana tv as a vj . he has acted as model in an tv advertisement for mineral water\naqua ice berg\nand acted as a model for tv advertisement for infra cooling refrigerators .\none more celebrity to join the kadam ' s anniversary is ravi bhat a south indian tv and film actor who has acted in many kannada and telugu films including tv serials . currently he is playing the role of yudishtira in kannada mega serial mahabharata running in udaya tv\na gold medalist post graduate from mangalore university has done mba from qut brisbane , australia .\nworked as lecturer at ppc udupi later joined corporate world , quit as vp operations at samco , chicago .\nacted in various movies and tv serials in telugu and tamil and also acted in one tulu movie\nshattardulai\nwhich is yet to get released . ravi bhat is married with wife who is serving in customs and has one daughter doing hotel management .\nkadam requests its members and families to come in large numbers and make this moment a memorable one . the managing committee is expecting an overwhelming response for the function , and any one requires assistance to know more about the program , may please feel free to contact the below : -\nmega \u2018vishwa tulu sammelana 2018\u2019 in dubai during november \u2013 dr . veerendra hegde to inaugurate\ncountdown start to kadam ' s 5th anniversary . . . all the best kadam\ndisclaimer : please write your correct name and email address . kindly do not post any personal , abusive , defamatory , infringing , obscene , indecent , discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments . urltoken will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article .\nplease note that under 66a of the it act , sending offensive or menacing messages through electronic communication service and sending false messages to cheat , mislead or deceive people or to cause annoyance to them is punishable . it is obligatory on canaranews to provide the ip address and other details of senders of such comments , to the authority concerned upon request .\nhence , sending offensive comments using canaranews will be purely at your own risk , and in no way will urltoken be held responsible .\noops ! it appears that you have disabled your javascript . in order for you to see this page as it is meant to appear , we ask that you please re - enable your javascript !\nthis compilation is a perfect combination of nostalgic melodies like \u201cbanallu neene\u201d / \u201dgaaligopura\u201d and evergreen melodies like \u201ckaredaaga neenu\u201d / \u201dbislaadarenu\u201d and many more rare melodies . . memoirs of maestros like g k venkatesh , rajan nagendra , hamsalekha from different eras of kannada cinema takes us down memory lane . hope you enjoy this compilation with different moods of songs in evergreen vocals of sj . .\nerror : error validating application . application has been deleted . type : oauthexception code : 190 please refer to our error message reference .\ndubai , sep 21 : kadam ' s 5th anniversary program is scheduled to be held on october 23 at sheraton deira , dubai and will kick start at 10 am sharp with a promise to render an exciting day filled with loads of entertainment , fun and frolic followed by a sumptuous lunch .\nkadam is a socio cultural forum established in the year 2010 in dubai and since its inception has been gaining ground step by step and to put it in other words it is ' kadam ' by ' kadam ' in hindi . every year kadam honors its community members who have excelled in one or the other field and confers on them ' devadiga sadaka prashasti ' . since 2010 the sequence of people who have been conferred this prashasti are b g mohandas , seena devadiga , meghana saligrama and raghurama devadiga . this year two prominent figures are sharing this award . raju devadiga a well known politician and vijayalakshmi shibaroor a journalist are flying from india to receive this honour .\nas of date , ' kadam ' takes pride to announce that a whopping sum of around rs 15 lac has been accumulated as kadam education fund and kept in the bank as fixed deposit . the accrued interest thus gained and contributions from members and sponsors are utilized as scholarship , distribution of books , medical help etc . in addition every year kadam ' s members and well wishers donate blood at sheikha latifa hospital , dubai as a committment to the land which we serve .\nthis year for kadam\u2019s 5th anniversary many celebrities will be arriving from india and the main attraction will be the well known south indian actress vinaya prasad .\nfluent in kannada , tulu , telugu , tamil , malayalam , hindi and english she has conquered the hearts of lakhs of audience by her spellbinding speeches and anchoring . other than acting she is a versatile singer by herself and has contributed few private kannada and hindi albums .\nshe has to her credit around 250 hit films and some of the famous films are ganeshana maduve , gauri ganesha , karulina koogu , yarigu hela bedi , apta rakshaka , neenu nakkare haalu sakkare , mani chitra tazu , perundachchan , kalisundam - raa , shiradi sai , dukadu , indra , chandramukhi , koti chennaya etc . in tv serials she has acted in sthree in malyalam , shakhti in kannada and remembered for her unforgettable performance . blessed with a good family which supports and follows her in the fields of art and creation .\nanother star of the evening is jyothiprakash atre , popularly known as j p in the industry who will also be guest of honour during kadam ' s 5th anniversary celebrations . jyothiprakash atre started his creative career with writing plays like shehazada ( enacted by nana patekar ) , bus naqab uthane taq ( presented by late shafi inamdar ) and doosara sisila ( enacted by reema lagu ) . he took advertising as his main profession and has conceived huge campaigns for multi nationals . well versed in crafting tv commercials , documentaries , corporate films , jingles etc , j p has contributed as screen writer for many tv serials in marathi and hindi . hindi serials like dhadkan on sony and kagaar on saharatv are some of them . he has produced and directed a musical tv show in kannada called sugama saregama express .\nj p is also a popular singer and is known as a reincarnation of kishore kumar who has rocked the audience from mumbai , bengaluru and other towns he has performed in . to his credit he has also written and composed various musical albums . chaand savaari is one such landmark involving dr s p balasubrahmaniam and pandit shankar shanbhaug as lead singers .\nvijayalakshmi shibaroor another guest is a well known journalist vijayalakshmi shibaroor who is the special investigative correspondent in asianet groups suvarna news 24x7 - kannada news channel and has won karnataka media academy award 2010 - 11 , madhyam ratna 2011 - 12 , bangaluru ratna 2012 - 13 , namma bangalore award 2014 - 15 , madyama snamaan for best investigative reporter 2012 - 13 etc .\nshe has made a pakistan tour and has made a documentary on the socio economic condition of pakistan , as well as more than 215 investigative stories , produced investigative programme \u2018cover story\u2019 which is one of the popular investigative programmes in kannada news channels . cover story creates awareness among public on many social issues . stories on adulterated food has created tremendous impact on the public . her lottery scam , betting scam , play home scam , water scam , anganawadi scam , food scam , bonded child labour in bengaluru has made an impact and has made the government react positively towards changing its policy .\nshe has produced popular political programmes like nimma uru nimma dooru , chunavana payana , janamata and also lead bengaluru bureau , lifestyle team and produced programmes like hot and cool , fit and fine , prime property . further she did many live programmes related to politics , spiritual , traditional as well as current affairs and has also worked as magazine editor , general desk in charge and to her credit published more than 150 articles in various newspapers in kannada and english .\nv j vineeth v j vineeth will be also be the guest of honour and will take over the stage programme throughout the day in his imitable style . a theater and mime artist by himself vineeth is also a model , director , anchor and mc and has worked as an anchor and vj for v4 tv news channel , sahaya tv and currently working in spandana tv as a vj . he has acted as model in tv advertisements namely ' aqua ice berg ' mineral water and infra cooling refrigerators .\nhe has played a lead role in kannada telefilm ' saluge ' , acted in ' rang ' , ' soombe ' tulu movies and also features as a lead in the upcoming tulu movie ' rambarooti ' and ' maarnemi ' .\nravi bhat one more celebrity to join the kadam ' s anniversary is ravi bhat a south indian tv and film actor who has acted in many kannada and telugu films including tv serials . currently he is playing the role of yudishtira in kannada mega serial mahabharata running in udaya tv .\na gold medalist post graduate from mangalore university has done mba from qut brisbane , australia . he has worked as a lecturer at ppc udupi and later joined the corporate world . he quit as vp operations at samco , chicago .\nbhat has acted in various movies and tv serials in telugu and tamil and has also acted in a tulu movie ' shattardulai ' which is yet to be released . ravi bhat ' s wife who is works at customs and they have a daughter doing her hotel management .\nkadam requests its members and families to come in large numbers and make this moment a memorable one . the managing committee is expecting an overwhelming response for the function , and anyone desiring further information about the program , may please feel free to contact : -\ndweepa \u2013 \u0ca6\u0ccd\u0cb5\u0cc0\u0caa | kannada full hd movie | | feat . avinash , soundarya\ntarle nanmaga \u2013 \u0ca4\u0cb0\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cc6 \u0ca8\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0cae\u0c97 | kannada comedy | full movie hd | jaggesh , nithya | upendra | v . manohar\nabachoorina post office / \u0c85\u0cac\u0c9a\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0ca8 \u0caa\u0ccb\u0cb8\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbe\u0cab\u0cc0\u0cb8\u0cc1 | kannada full hd movie | feat . nani , girija"]}
{"id": 117325, "summary": [{"text": "americano is a 2005 american film . the film stars joshua jackson , leonor varela , timm sharp , ruthanna hopper , and dennis hopper .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was written and directed by kevin noland . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "americano ( 2005 film )", "paragraphs": ["el otro sue\u00f1o americano . dir . enrique arroyo . conaculta / imcine , 2004 . short film .\nreview by roger ward in notre dame philosophical reviews 2005 . 07 . 12 .\ncase in point : kevin noland\u2019s film \u201camericano , \u201d a hemingwayesque coming - of - age tale set in modern - day spain .\nsegoviano , rogelio . \u201cel otro sue\u00f1o mexicano . \u201d diario monitor 3 may 2005 : 1c . print .\nel otro sue\u00f1o americano ( the other american dream , enrique arroyo , mexico , 2004 ) .\n\u2018yearning for the 1950s ? nostalgia and escapism in contemporary italy\u2019 , conference on \u2018where is italy going ? problems and prospects of a resilient democracy 1994 - 2005\u2019 , st . anthony\u2019s college , oxford 10 - 11 may 2005\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about americano !\nfilm comment : the typewriter and the camera ( on joseph l . mankiewicz )\n, vol . 10 , no . 3 & 4 ( march 2005 \u2013 may 2007 ) ( issue 32 ) , pages 155\u2013160 .\nfrank m . oppenheim . university of notre dame press , 2005 ( amazon . com : feb . 28 ) . hardcover . 520 pages\nbeautifully shot and filled with lovable characters you could watch for hours , americano is an amazing journey that makes one yearn for travel .\nwatching americano is like hearing a long story about someone else ' s holiday , and while it seems everyone had a nice time , it ' s too bad they didn ' t shoot a better film while they were there .\nthe film follows fictional movie star gray evans through the disintegration of his marriage , his gradual mental breakdown , and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds . . . see full summary \u00bb\nra\u00edces de sangre . dir . jes\u00fas salvador trevi\u00f1o . conacine / azteca films , 1979 . film .\nthe ring \u00e8 un film americano del 2002 , diretto da gore verbinski , su sceneggiatura di ehren kruger , interpretato da naomi watts e martin henderson , remake dell ' horror giapponese ringu , del 1998 . premi ; * mtv movie awards 2003 : miglior cattivo ( daveigh chase ) * 2 saturn awards : miglior film horror , migliore attrice ( naomi watts )\nfrankenstein is my take on the 1931 film ' s making and legacy , plus some old - school film criticism . from columbia university press ' s\ncultographies\nseries . click the image to order .\nlove this movie and it came on time and in perfect condition . this indie film has been overlooked .\nbajo el tacan\u00e1 . dir . isabel vericat . comisi\u00f3n nacional de los derechos humanos , 2007 . film .\nespaldas mojadas . dir . alejandro galindo . ata films / distribuidora mexicana de peliculas . 1955 . film .\nmussolini\u2019s dream factory : film stardom in fascist italy berghahn books , oxford , 2013 ( pp . 336 )\na recently published the book\nscritti di charles sanders peirce scelti\n( unione tipografico - editrice torinese , turin , 2005 ) that has led the prof editor . giovanni maddalena .\n' hollywood , italy and the first world war : italian responses to three film versions of ernest hemingway\u2019s a farewell to arms\u2019 , in guido bonsaver and robert gordon ( eds . ) , state , culture and censorship in twentieth - century italy , legenda , oxford , 2005 , pp . 98 - 108\nwhile some films , like patricia riggen\u2019s la misma luna / under the same moon ( mexico / usa , 2007 ) , hint at physical dangers to migrant bodies , [ 22 ] others , such as short film victoria para chino ( cary fukunaga , mex / usa 2005 ) , are more explicit . the film also follows a minor on his journey across the border , though his experience is far more harrowing than carlitos\u2019s border crossing . like la misma luna , the film\u2019s use of child protagonists helps to humanize the migrant experience , though as a 13 - minute short film it has less time to create an empathetic connection between spectators and characters .\namericano certainly succeeds as a romanticized travelogue , and if this doesn ' t make one want to grab a backpack and head for the hills of spain , nothing will .\nsince the days of silent film , movies have been influential in the public ' s awareness on . . . more\nfilm comment : a touch of noir ( on jules dassin ' s 10 : 30 p . m . one summer )\nyou do the translation :\nrobert horton en un infatigable cr\u00edtico residente en seattle y colaborador habitual de film comment . su espacio en la red est\u00e1 en the crop duster acaso el mejor blog de un cinecr\u00edtico profesional americano despu\u00e9s del de roger ebert .\n- - ernesto diezmartinez guzm\u00e1n , editor of v\u00e9rtigo\n[ 22 ] in fact , the film has been criticized by mexican audiences for making light of these dangers since we see no actual harm come to any migrants at any point in the film . i believe that the film wants to humanize the migrant experience for u . s . spectators and to that end has made choices to avoid alienating potential viewers through graphic images .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nwe really struggled to get into it if i ' m honest , a shame because the principle of the film sounded good .\n[ 17 ] the most important fiction film from either side of the border to deal with the bracero program is undoubtedly alejandro galindo\u2019s espaldas mojadas ( m\u00e9xico 1955 ) . an analysis of this classic film is , unfortunately , outside the scope of this article .\nwhich way home . dir . rebecca cammisa . documentress films , mr . mudd production / hbo documentary , 2009 . film .\nfregoso , rosa linda . the bronze screen : chicana and chicano film culture . minneapolis : u of minnesota p , 1993 . print .\nthis entry was posted in volume 3 . 2 and tagged alex rivera , body , border film , cary fukunaga , cyborg , dehumanization , enrique arroyo , humanization , immigrants , invisibility , mexican film , patricia riggen , rebecca cammisa , sergio arau , visibility . bookmark the permalink .\namericano\ncenters around chris mckinley , a recent college graduate backpacking through europe who savors his last three days of freedom before boarding the career fast track back in the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhe has also been president of the seattle film society , a film teacher , and an annual guest at the port townsend film festival . he was a mainstay of the original incarnation of urltoken and has written for many publications online and off , including newsday , the chicago reader , and the seattle times . he grew up in seattle , is married , and is now weary of saying all this in the third person .\nyou do see spain , and you see it a lot if you ' re a film buff . you ' re just probably not aware of it .\n, he attempts to resurrect meaning by employing charles s . peirce ' s theories on semiotics to debate the major contemporary film theories that have diluted it .\nurltoken is an award - winning website for classic film buffs , students , moviegoers and anyone else interested in the great movies of the last century . detailed plot synopses , review commentary and film reference material are just some of the features available on the site . the site also contains film analysis , original content , information on the top films and most memorable movie scenes ,\nbest of . . .\narticles , and the most popular film quotes in all genres of film . its many resources include a comprehensive overview of film history , a complete survey of the academy awards ( oscars ) , milestones and turning points in the industry , and background and descriptions for hundreds of classic hollywood / american and other english - language movies from the last one hundred years . in the mid - 1990s when it was first launched , urltoken was one of the first websites to initiate the trend to select 100 greatest films in the history of cinema .\nwhere several of the films discussed in this article frame themselves within the context of u . s . policies and events , this short film overtly enters into discourses surrounding mexican policies and the handling of the feminicides in ciudad ju\u00e1rez by authorities by including a corrupt police officer who remains invisible for most of the film , echoing the invisibility of the perpetrators of these crimes since to date most remain unsolved . additionally , the film ends with the following text before the credits roll :\na day without a mexican / un d\u00eda sin mexicanos . dir . sergio arau . perf . yarerli arizmendi . imcine / altavista films , 2004 . film .\n' dive sintetiche : lo star system americano degli anni quaranta e cinquanta ' in gian luca farinelli and jean - loup passek ( eds . ) , star al femminile , transeuropa , bologna , 2000 , pp . 134 - 48 .\nsmith , claiborne . \u201cq & a : sin nombre . \u201d sundance film festival . jan . 23 , 2009 . web . 25 may 2010 < urltoken > .\n[ 11 ] the film addresses the common assumption that all latinos are mexican when senator abercrombie erroneously refers to the men his wife hired to paint the house as \u201cillegal mexicans [ \u2026 ] from guatemala and honduras . \u201d the film uses text on the screen to correct the error , informing us that \u201cguatemalans and hondurans are not mexicans . \u201d\n[ 26 ] these two moments shocked the students in my film course . they were concerned that the age of the actress ( though as it turned out , she was not a minor when she made the film ) might make this film akin to child pornography and brought up questions of the tension between exposing violence to women\u2019s bodies and the risk of repeating the violence to the woman\u2019s body through the act of filming . this kind of tension is present to different degrees in many of the films discussed here .\nloaeza , guadalupe . \u201ctraspatio\u201d reforma : primera fila 31 march 2009 : 11 . print . fox searchlight and the weinstein company , 2007 . film . 2008 . dvd .\nsin nombre . dir . cary fukunaga . perf . paulina gaiton , edgar flores , tenoch huerta , luis fernando pe\u00f1a . canan\u00e1 / focus features , 2009 . film .\n' sophia loren , italian icon\u2019 in lucy fischer and marcia landy ( eds . ) stars : the film reader , routledge , london , 2004 , pp . 77 - 96\nannouncing the afi docs 2018 audience award winners the american film institute has announced the afi docs 2018 audience award winners , concluding the five - day festival supported . . . > >\n[ 23 ] this film brings to mind similar scenes that open and close the film , ra\u00edces de sangre ( jes\u00fas salvador trevi\u00f1o , mexico / usa 1979 ) . both are based on actual events\u2014this kind of transportation did not begin with nafta , though a principal difference is that \u201cvictoria\u201d takes us inside the truck and raices does not . film scholars rosa linda fregoso and david maciel have signaled raices de sangre ( with espaldas mojadas ) as one of the most important mexican films to deal with immigration and the chicano experience in the u . s .\nsleep dealer . dir . alex rivera . perf . luis fernando pe\u00f1a , leonor varela , jacob vargas . likely story and this is that productions / maya entertainment , 2008 . film .\n' miss italia in black and white : feminine beauty and ethnic identity in modern italy\u2019 , in sandra ponzanesi and daniela merolla ( eds . ) , migrant cartographies : new cultural and literary spaces in post - colonial europe , lexington books / rowan & littlefield , lanham md , 2005 , pp . 253 - 66\n[ 24 ] the actual driver was a jamaican immigrant from new york that in this film was cast as a light - haired \u201cgringo\u201d with no indication that he might be a non - citizen .\nbackyard - el traspatio . dir . carlos carrera . screenplay sabina berman . perf . ana de la reguera , joaqu\u00edn cosio , jimmy smits , asur zagada . paramount pictures , 2009 . film .\n' cultura di massa e modernizzazione : vie nuove e famiglia cristiana dalla guerra fredda alla societ\u00e0 dei consumi ' , in pier paolo d ' attorre ( ed . ) , nemici per la pelle : sogno americano e mito sovietico nell ' italia contemporanea , franco angeli , milan 1991 , pp . 235 - 68\nfilm critic and columnist roger ebert , author of the great movies ( 2002 ) , the great movies ii ( 2005 ) , and the great movies iii ( 2010 ) has made many detailed references to urltoken in his chicago sun - times\nanswer man\ncolumn and in his many writings about the great movies over the years . he has written that the site is\nan invaluable repository of movie descriptions and dialogue\nand that it is an\nawesome website [ that ] contains detailed descriptions of 300 great american films , along with many other riches .\nthe authors also astutely problematize the passivity of the disappeared latinos ( they are not active agents\u2014and when they reappear , they don\u2019t even know they were gone ) in comparison with the active role of the anglos ( 484 ) . i agree with this criticism , though it may come from targeting the film towards an anglo audience ( that it was released in the us rather than mexico is telling ) [ 14 ] with a goal to inspire consciousness in the public , as it does in the film . a day without a mexican is more about the non - latinos in the film coming to appreciate the contributions of latinos\u2014coming to see these bodies through their absence\u2014than about latinos recognizing their own contributions and agency . there is a sort of irony present in the suggestion that this visibility actually requires erasure , which then begs the question of whether the film is subverting notions of invisibility or reinforcing them .\n[ 12 ] for an in - depth study of fake or \u201cmock - documentaries\u201d as a subgenre of documentary film , see f is for phony : fake documentary and truth\u2019s undoing , edited by alexandra juhasz and jesse lerner .\n[ \u2026 ] house organist jim riggs . i hadn\u2019t seen it before and loved it . in introducing it film critic robert horton spoke of its poetic , lyric , expressionistic and sometimes dreamlike qualities . jim also highlighted [ \u2026 ]\nnoland , a spokane native , takes a short cut here and there ( camping equipment shows up out of nowhere ) , but the strengths of \u201camericano\u201d are easy to see . noland\u2019s camera ably captures pamplona street life . the young cast , especially varela and sharp , is refreshing . and hopper is always a pleasant kind of curiosity .\nurltoken americano : joshua jackson , leonor varela , timm sharp , ruthanna hopper , dennis hopper , martin klebba , anna bocci , ashley eisenhauer , norberto mor\u00e1n , mighty mike murga , mark edward roberts , jenny starnes , kevin noland , alvaro ron , clark mccutchen , daniela de carlo , gustavo ron , kelly j . noland : movies & tv\n' film stars and society in fascist italy ' in piero garofalo and jacqueline reich ( eds . ) , re - viewing fascism : italian cinema 1922 - 43 , university of indiana press , bloomington , 2002 , pp . 315 - 39\nsaragoza , alex . \u201ccinematic orphans : mexican immigrants in the united states since the 1950s . \u201d chicanos and film : representation and resistance . ed . chon noriega . minneapolis : u of minnesota p , 1992 . 114 - 126 . print .\n[ 15 ] marambio and tew make the relationship between the film and the march names explicit when they explain that the milwaukee march \u201cwas organized as \u2018a day without a latino , \u2019 borrowing its name from the title of the movie\u201d ( 477 ) .\nthis is undoubtedly the most pretentious and terrible film i have ever watched . it is ignorant , trying to be cultured but just comes across as embarrassingly cringe - worthy and wooden . the main female character who is supposed to be ( i think ) passionate and exciting is instead annoying and fake . its obviously an american portrayal of what they see as culture on this side of the ocean ( european countries ) but it does nothing but expose the ignorance of the american film industry . the only slightly redeeming fact about this movie is jackson ' s character ' s best friend who is pretty funny ( but is not even on the screen very much ) . i have never written a review on anything before but feel like it would be selfish in this case not to warn the rest of the world not to waste 2 hours watching this film as i have done . ( well actually it was so bad i switched it off before the end ) . basically if you ever think about watching this film . . . don ' t .\nwet hot american summer\nfollows a group of camp friends as they live life to the fullest on their last day of camp . that is literally the only plot to this film , notwithstanding a few character arcs along the way . it really just boils down to the comedy and whether or not you buy into it . for as dumb as this film is , i had a blast watching it . almost all of the jokes worked for me , even the ones that made no sense , because i felt like that was their plan all along . this cult classic has been really making the rounds ever since it ' s initial release , and i must say , i completely see why . this film is certainly not for everyone , especially those who watch comedies for something profoundly clever in the writing . this film is exactly what it is . the cast was hired all just before the peak of their career , so it ' s nice to see them interacting with each other before they became rich and famous . in the end ,\nwet hot american summer\nis the type of film to just sit back , relax and enjoy with friends . i had a blast , and even though the movie really isn ' t all that great overall , i have no regrets recommending it .\nil volume contiene un ' ampia selezione di scritti del filosofo americano charles sanders peirce ( 1839 - 1914 ) , fondatore del pragmatismo e della semiotica . chimico , fisico , astronomo , matematico e soprattutto logico di impostazione rigorosamente realistica , egli fu condotto dai suoi studi cos\u00ec variegati anche a un ripensamento della metafisica onde trovarvi una reale giustificazione dei passaggi logici su cui si fondano le nostre operazioni mentali .\nquesta antologia rende disponibili in lingua italiana alcuni testi fondamentali , alcuni inediti , del filosofo pragmatista americano intorno a mente , mondo e scrittura . susanna marietti , che collabora alle ricerche della cattedra di filosofia teoretica della universit\u00e0 statale di milano , con la sua introduzione e la sua scelta conduce i lettori al centro del pragmatismo di peirce , del quale i celebri grafi esistenziali costituiscono il tratto pi\u00f9 originale .\n[ 19 ] the subaltern does , of course , talk back through technology in unexpected ways . i am considering , for example , the strategic use of technology by the zapatistas in mexico , \u201chactivism\u201d performance interventions by artist and scholar ricardo dominguez , and alex rivera\u2019s own use of technology to make , market and distribute his independent film through his webpages urltoken and urltoken , but also the use of technology to reach a broader audience by releasing the film on cable \u201con demand\u201d networks the same day it opened in select theaters in the u . s .\n' the communist party and the politics of cultural change in post\u2011war italy 1945 \u2011 1950 ' , in nicholas hewitt ( ed . ) , the culture of reconstruction : european literature , thought and film in the years 1945 \u2011 1950 , macmillan , london 1989 , pp . 12 - 36\nmost of all , though , noland doesn\u2019t beat us over the head with the big message . the ending of his film is left open , just as life in your early 20s is . hemingway knew that , if not in spain then certainly out on the big two - hearted river .\nmaciel , david . \u201cpochos and other extremes in mexican cinema ; or , el cine mexicano se va de bracero , 1922 - 1963 . \u201d chicanos and film : representation and resistance . ed . chon noriega . minneapolis : u of minnesota p , 1992 . 94 - 113 . print .\ni also chose to restrict my corpus to recent films . however , there is a long history of films that take up immigration and the representation of mexican migrants that remains outside the scope of this essay . for a history of the representation of mexican migrants in border film , see for example , rosa linda fregoso\u2019s the bronze screen : chicana and chicano film culture ( 1993 ) ; david maciel\u2019s \u201cvisions of the other mexico : chicanos and undocumented workers in mexican cinema , 1954 - 1982\u201d in gary keller\u2019s edited volume , chicano cinema : research , reviews and resources ( 1985 ) ; david maciel\u2019s \u201cpochos and other extremes in mexican cinema ; or , el cine mexicano se va de bracero , 1922 - 1963\u201d and alex saragoza\u2019s \u201ccinematic orphans : mexican immigrants in the united states since the 1950s\u201d in chon noriega\u2019s chicanos and film : representation and resistance ( 1992 ) ; norma iglesias\u2019s entre yerba , polvo y plomo : lo fronterizo visto por el cine mexicano , vol 1 ( 1991 ) .\ndell ' istinto razionale si studiano qui tanto i rapporti con mente , coscienza e ragione quanto l ' effettiva dinamica all ' interno della semiotica e delle scienze normative ( estetica ed etica ) che , secondo peirce , presiedono alla formazione del ragionamento . il rapporto che l ' istinto razionale instaura tra la semiotica e la realt\u00e0 getta nuova luce sul realismo metafisico estremo al quale peirce ader\u00ec , mostrandone sia la centralit\u00e0 all ' interno del pensiero del filosofo americano sia i punti problematici o aporetici .\nas has been recognized in many contexts , film can have a powerful impact on perceptions of the \u201cother\u201d ( which , as we know , can have positive and negative effects ) . i personally had never considered why immigrants came to the u . s . illegally until , as a college student , i saw the film el norte ( gregory nava , usa / uk , 1983 ) . in class we had touched on debates regarding california\u2019s proposition 187 ( though from across the country in a liberal arts college on the east coast ) , and i wasn\u2019t really sure how i stood on the issues . over sixteen years later , i still remember how that film brought tears to my eyes as it opened them to realities i had never imagined . witnessing the celluloid journey of the mayan brother and sister from guatemala to los angeles made me think less in terms of political rhetoric and more in terms of human rights . now that i am a professor , i can see similar reactions in my students after viewing and reflecting on many of the films in this essay .\namericano\ncenters around chris mckinley , a recent college graduate backpacking through europe who savors his last three days of freedom before boarding the career fast track back in the united states . in pamplona with two friends , chris meets an australian thrill - seeker , a quintessential spanish beauty and an enigmatic provocateur , all of whom encourage him to rethink his life . as the minutes and seconds until his departure tick away , chris struggles with an age - old question : should he follow the beaten path or risk it all on the road less traveled ?\nthe crop duster has two goals . one is to organize links to my critical work : reviews written for the herald ( everett , washington ) and seattle weekly ; and public appearances and tv jobs . selected past work for film comment and elsewhere is also linkified . you may also link to my website of 1980s reviews and learn more about my book on frankenstein and my graphic novel , rotten .\n[ 14 ] the marketing in m\u00e9xico actually excluded anglos through its tagline \u201cnadie sabe lo que tiene un d\u00eda sin mexicanos \u00a1los gringos van a llorar ! \u201d ( no one knows what a day without mexicans has in store , the gringos are going to cry ! ) which many \u201cgringos\u201d would feel as offensive if not outright aggressive as it suggests that the film ( and mexicans ) will inflict suffering on them , making them cry .\njohn deely is full professor of philosophy at the university of st . thomas , houston . his main research interest is the role of the action of signs in mediating objects and things , in particular the manner in which experience itself is a dynamic structure or web woven of triadic relations ( signs in the strict sense ) whose elements or terms ( representamens , significates , and interpretants ) interchange positions and roles over time in the spiral of semiosis . his most recent principal publications include four ages of understanding ( 2001 ) , what distinguishes human understanding ( 2002 ) , and the impact on philosophy of semiotics ( 2003 ) . a third edition of basics of semiotics ( 1990 ) is forthcoming ( 2005 ) in bulgarian , italian , and estonian .\nthis month the second iteration of pacific standard time opens with a focus on latin american and latino art in los angeles . again , more than 50 institutions are mounting shows ranging from monographic dives into individual artists to surveying broader themes such as latino film culture ( academy of motion picture arts and sciences ) , radical women ( hammer museum ) , how mexico became california ( laguna art museum ) , the spanish colonial revival ( riverside art museum ) , and the photography of cuba ( annenberg space for photography ) .\nquesto libro presenta l ' opera dell '\nultimo peirce\n, che potrebbe essere sinteticamente definita come\nla critica del pragmatismo\n. negli ultimi anni della sua vita , infatti , il fondatore del pragmatismo americano charles sanders peirce ( 1839 - 1914 ) scrisse alcuni articoli dai contenuti piuttosto originali - innanzi tutto quello sulla realt\u00e0 di dio - e lasci\u00f2 migliaia di pagine di manoscritti sui temi pi\u00f9 vari . l ' attento esame di tutti questi scritti fa emergere una nuova concezione di semiotica ( che per peirce coincide con la logica ) all ' interno della quale la massima pragmatica , secondo cui la comprensione di un significato coincide con la totalit\u00e0 dei suoi effetti concepibili , perde il suo ruolo centrale limitandosi a essere considerata una formula sintetica della metodologia della ricerca .\ncharles sanders peirce ( 1839 - 1914 ) , the founder of pragmatism , was an american philosopher , logician , physicist , and mathematician . since the publication of his collected papers in 1931 , interest in peirce has grown dramatically . his work has found audiences in such disciplines as philosophy , computer science , logic , film studies , semiotics , and literary criticism . while peirce scholarship has advanced considerably since its earliest days , many controversies of interpretation persist , and several of the more obscure aspects of his work remain poorly understood .\na passible movie on traveling to pamplona for the running of the bulls . clearly filmed during the festival on a budget , but not bad . dvd picture doesn\u2019t look as good as when i watched it so many years ago . also , i don\u2019t know if it has to do with the anti - theft device sticker with the metal strips on the back , but i did experience bricking in parts of the movie . i would probably like the film more in hd on blu - ray , but this is what is available for now .\nunfortunately , once \u2018under the same moon\u2019 gets past the central mother - son relationship , it relies too heavily on coincidence and obvious plot devices . obstacles suddenly appear and then magically disappear , crises come and go , and nothing feels as real as we\u2019d like it to . this problem is especially acute when it comes to the film\u2019s few but pivotal english - speaking characters , who come across as evil or feeble or both . not only do the anglos tend toward caricature , none of them have the slightest idea of how to have fun . the mexicans , hard - working as well as fun - loving , come off much better .\nunder 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older . the parent / guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie , even if the parent gives the child / teenager permission to see the film alone . these films may contain strong profanity , graphic sexuality , nudity , strong violence , horror , gore , and strong drug use . a movie rated r for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the pg - 13 rating would permit . an r - rated movie may have more blood , gore , drug use , nudity , or graphic sexuality than a pg - 13 movie would admit .\nthis concluding text clearly situates the film in the discourse surrounding \u201clas desaparecidas , \u201d the disappeared women of ciudad ju\u00e1rez , and interrupts the spectator\u2019s potential voyeuristic positioning by confronting us with the reality of the violence ( often sexual ) enacted on the bodies of women [ 29 ] \u2014many of them migrants from other parts of mexico and central america who travel to the us / mexico border with hopes of crossing into the u . s . ( like sandra ) or with the promise of economic opportunities represented by the global companies , often referred to as \u201cmaquiladoras\u201d or \u201cmaquilas , \u201d that operate ( or operated ) on the border and exploit the cheap labor that comes from economic necessity . [ 30 ]\nunlike la misma luna that seems to want to humanize the smugglers as well through martha and her brother , victoria para chino is an indictment of the cruelty of the smuggling system . the migrants are transported like goods\u2014human merchandise\u2014in the back of a tractor trailer with no ventilation and no consideration for their basic needs ( such as water ) . for the coyotes , these are not human beings , but a product , something emphasized by their mode of transport . the film visually represents the commodification of migrant bodies that has been occurring along the border , at least in part , according to raymod michalowski , due to government policies that have increased border militarization , which in turn has fed the human smuggling business :\nspain itself probably doesn ' t feature directly in many us films because lots of us films are for english speaking audiences in the us first . it ' s got sort of a default cultural assumption point of view . setting a film in spain or having characters go to spain requires a plot that does that . it can and does happen in action , adventure , spy drama movies where characters hop across the globe . it ' s just easy to lose sight of where everyone goes and what they do . in general though , there is just little reason to feature things from a us studio perspective outside the usa as the major plot , so spain and other countries just do not get mentioned or featured using actual locations from those countries .\nnonostante le difficolt\u00e0 con le quali si scontra il tentativo di offrire una lettura organica del pensiero di charles sanders peirce vale la pena \u2014 e il presente volume ne \u00e8 una prova \u2014 di continuare a impegnarsi in questa direzione . in particolare , come qui viene mostrato , le indagini di peirce sull ' ontologia e sulla metodologia delle scienze matematiche sembrano perdere gran parte del loro interesse , e perfino della loro comprensibilit\u00e0 , se non vengono inserite nel contesto di quel sistema fenomenologico che scaturisce in peirce dal superamento del trascendentalismo kantiano . l ' abbandono del dualismo fenomeno - noumeno a favore di una tavola categoriale di natura semiotica si ritrova a fondamento dell ' approccio peirceano alla matematica , del carattere osservativo e sperimentale \u2013 e da qui informativo \u2013 attribuito dal filosofo americano a questa scienza . a partire da un ' indagine dei concetti di astrazione ipostatica e di ragionamento teorematico , centrali nella trattazione peirceana delle scienze deduttive , questo lavoro si propone di interpretare le riflessioni di peirce sulla conoscenza a priori nel complesso della fondazione gnoseologica della filosofia pragmatista dell ' autore . nozione centrale della ricerca \u00e8 quella di diagramma , segno grafico peculiare del procedimento deduttivo , oggetto singolo e materiale , come tale passibile di osservazione . il segno diagrammatico , pur partecipando di aspetti indessicali e simbolici , si rivela nel proprio carattere essenziale di icona , quale unica modalit\u00e0 semiotica in grado di farsi portatrice di nuova conoscenza .\nernest hemingway has been dead for 44 years , and yet the nobel prize - winning novelist is still influencing the lives of young american men .\nas jakes barnes and friends do in \u201cthe sun also rises , \u201d noland\u2019s characters are in pamplona to , among other things , run with the bulls . those other things include falling in / out of love , watching bullfights , drinking wine , questioning where their lives are going , fly - fishing and skinny - dipping in cold spanish lakes , and listening to an american expatriate ( dennis hopper in full \u201capocalypse now\u201d mode ) do a rap on what it means to live .\nthe trio of americanos that we follow consists of chris ( joshua jackson of \u201cdawson\u2019s creek\u201d fame ) , ryan ( timm sharp ) and michelle ( ruthanna hopper ) . chris is enjoying his last days before he has to return home to a corporate job that will offer him a good salary and company car . ryan and michelle are the mismatched couple who can\u2019t decide whether they have a mutual future .\nin the midst of a fiesta , chris bumps into adela ( leonor varela ) , and their shared attraction results in his buying bullfight tickets . once there , with ryan and the reluctant michelle in tow , chris finds himself sitting next to adela and a bit sickened by the sight of the bloody fight in the arena below .\nbut culture clash doesn\u2019t necessarily dampen the chance for romance , and so the four end up at the club overseen by hopper\u2019s eccentric expatriate . and later , after a night of drinking , the three americans follow adela on bicycles to her home . a bit of lip - locking follows , along with chris\u2019 growing confusion , shown mostly through notes chris writes in his journal .\nhbo ' s much - anticipated limited series kicked off with an intense premiere . . .\nhbo ' s much - anticipated limited series kicked off with an intense premiere episode .\nwith over 400 shows on tv , it ' s easy to get overwhelmed . from streaming to broadcast , here ' s what ' s coming up that ' s worth watching .\nsherlock holmes investigates crimes in modern - day new york city as a consultant to the nypd . . .\nan mit grad student discovers that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with . . .\na\nninja warrior\nspin - off in which athletes tackle an array of challenging obstacle courses . . .\nthe story of the years that follow after a zombie apocalypse , following a group of survivors . . .\nspin - off of\nthe good wife\nabout a high - profile law firm in chicago .\nin this reimagining of the hit show , a group of gay men dubbed the fab five go beyond the big . . .\na talented young surgeon with savant syndrome ruffles feathers while saving lives at a . . .\nphoto credits : jojo whilden / netflix ; giuseppe cacace / afp / getty images ; anne marie fox / hbo ; bill inoshita , cbs ; paul hebert , abc ; david giesbrecht / netflix ; macall b . polay / hbo ; cate cameron , cate cameron / a & e networks llc ; dean buscher , dean buscher / the cw ; ian west - pa images , pa images via getty images ; bravo , charles sykes / bravo ; hbo ; cw ; syfy , ben mark holzberg / syfy ; courtesy netflix ; patrick harbron / fx ; mauricio handler , disney channel\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nneither the rambling plot nor the diffuse characterizations offer much of interest , but the young performers are highly attractive , and robb webb ' s excellent cinematography offers a panorama of highly photogenic spanish locales .\nwriter - director kevin noland effectively utilizes his fine young cast and the natural beauty and rich culture of northern spain in amiably posing a timeless question of youth .\nas jakes barnes and friends do in\nthe sun also rises ,\nnoland ' s characters are in pamplona to , among other things , run with the bulls . those other things include falling in / out of love . . . [ and ] drinking wine .\nit ' s ultimately more than a little thin , and watching it feels like listening to a teenager rhapsodize about his summer vacation - - naively charming , but hard to take seriously .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na troubled young man struggling to right himself after the premature death of his father .\nan aspiring young writer ( jackson ) tracks a literary titan ( keitel ) suffering from writers block to his refuge in rural italy and learns about life and love from the irascible genius and his daughters .\nchronicles the motorcycle trip of ben tyler as he rides from toronto to tofino , british columbia . ben stops at landmarks that are both iconic and idiosyncratic on his quest to find meaning in his life .\nyears after he left damascus under suspicious circumstances , adib abdel kareem must confront what he left behind when his daughter goes missing .\na remake of romeo and juliet , set in a modern day high school .\nwhen an escort girl is found dead in the offices of a japanese company in los angeles , detectives web smith and john connor act as liaison between the company ' s executives and the investigating cop tom graham .\nearl is engaged to his step - sister baby . baby has entrusted him to take care of her misfit cousin junior . baby is also intent on leaving texas for la on tuesday . when junior and his . . . see full summary \u00bb\na man who returns to los angeles to wrap up his mother ' s estate sets out in search of the mysterious woman named in her will .\nromy ( diane kruger ) is on holiday in the usa with her french husband , richard ( gilles lellouche ) . but the journey quickly turns into a settling of old scores for this worn out couple . after an ultimate fight , romy decides to break free . she cuts off her ties to a stable and secure life that has become alienating and escapes to the unknown .\npacey - con is a short movie / documentary about the\npacey and everything dawson creek\nconvention in san diego . it ' s a celebration of the best character ever on tv . period .\n: i ' m trying to see where you ' re coming from . i really am . but i can ' t get my head that far up your ass .\n16 of 44 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nchris mckinley je \u010derstv\u00fd absolvent vysok\u00e9 \u0161koly , kter\u00fd cestuje po evrop\u011b a vychutn\u00e1v\u00e1 si posledn\u00ed t\u0159i dny svobody p\u0159ed zah\u00e1jen\u00edm z\u00e1vratn\u00e9 kari\u00e9ry ve spojen\u00fdch st\u00e1tech . on a dva jeho kamar\u00e1di se v pamplon\u011b setkaj\u00ed s dobrodruhem , \u0161pan\u011blskou kr\u00e1skou a z\u00e1hadn\u00fdm agentem , a ti chrise nut\u00ed , aby p\u0159ehodnotil vlastn\u00ed \u017eivot . zb\u00fdvaj\u00ed minuty a vte\u0159iny do odjezdu a chris marn\u011b hled\u00e1 odpov\u011b\u010f na d\u00e1vnou ot\u00e1zku : m\u00e1 se vydat po pro\u0161lapan\u00e9 cest\u011b , nebo v\u0161echno riskovat v neprob\u00e1dan\u00fdch kon\u010din\u00e1ch ?\nmaybe the most romantic films i have ever seen . every time i watch it , i fall in love . why can ' t i just abandon my life to find something new . dennis hooper on 10000 .\ndo what scares you\n[ after his parents have left , thinking he is ill ]\nthey bought it . incredible ! one of the worst performances of my\u2026\nget ready for prime day with the amazon app . no purchase necessary . learn more\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . com . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nchris mckinley , a recent college graduate backpacking through europe , savors his last 3 days of freedom before boarding the career fast track back in the states . in pamplona for the running of the bulls , he meets a spanish beauty & questions whether he should risk everything to take the road less traveled\nregion : region 1 ( u . s . and canada only . read more about dvd formats . )\nthis is a great movie , watch it at least once a year . . . whenever i need to place myself in jj\u2019s character and say , \u201cwhat if i made this choice instead ? \u201d . hemingway fans will appreciate and relate , others might not get it . very relaxing and pretty funny in some spots ; you\u2019ll feel like you\u2019re along for the trip . wish it was on blu - ray , but the overlooked indies never seem to make it . btw , if you\u2019re easily offended say by , the traditional running of the bulls recreated with pit bulls and midgets , you should probably still watch it !\none of my favorite meandering movies . music is amazing and it really tapped the culture of spain with actual bullfighting . technically one would not rate this wandering plot line as poor but that ' s what the plot line is trying to get across and does with the wandering path the main characters take . a great movie to put on if things are too hectic in ones life . it always soothes .\nbought this because joshua jackson was in it . the spanish countryside was beautiful , but the story was just so - so .\nsatisfies , for a moment or two , my wanderlust . i ' ve liked joshua jackson ever since mighty ducks . fun look at spain , even if cliche as hell .\nthis is a movie that to some might not think is very well written but if you start watching this movie as if you are watching a documentary of a college student ' s last trip before . . .\nyou know when something is greater than the sum of its parts ? well this movie is . the acting is so good that it ' s hard to separate the actor from the character sometimes .\ngreat movie ! first time i watched it in tv and i knew some day have to get it . simple story , great soundtrack . 5 on 5\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nannouncing screen - onbass fellowships for australian filmmakers at afi conservatory afi today announces the screen australia - onbass fellowships \u2014 the initial two full - tuition scholarships to attend the afi . . . > >\nafi conservatory commencement celebrates jodie foster and dean tavoularis afi celebrated this year\u2019s 123 afi conservatory graduates \u2014 and the world\u2019s newest filmmakers \u2014 monday , june 11 , . . . > >\nthe afi docs interview : mini miss director rachel daisy ellis filmed entirely from the perspective of preschoolers , mini miss follows five young girls competing to be crowned mini miss . . . > >\nurltoken watch movies online from different languages like tamil , telugu , hindi , gujarati , english , punjabi , bengali and others .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nwe use cookies . by using our services , you accept our use of cookies . i agree read more\nregister so you can check out ratings by your friends , family members , and like - minded members of the fa community .\nall copyrighted material ( movie posters , dvd covers , stills , trailers ) and trademarks belong to their respective producers and / or distributors .\n\u00a9 2002 - 2018 filmaffinity - movieaffinity | filmaffinity is a movie recommendation site based on the concept of movie soulmates . we are an independent movie lovers club worldwide with 646 . 000 users + 133 . 000 . 000 ratings . not related to any media or corporation . all rights reserved | movie soulmates\u2122 is a registered trademark\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\nensure your application gets content from any user , any device , anywhere in the world with filestack .\nthe feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future .\na new site reveals personal information available to anyone . just enter a name and state to see yourself .\nthe big one that comes to mind is spaghetti westerns . cowboys and indians . all that stuff from the 1960s ? 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{"id": 117349, "summary": [{"text": "strictly dishonorable is a 1951 romantic comedy film written , produced and directed by melvin frank and norman panama , and starring ezio pinza and janet leigh .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the second film to be based on preston sturges ' 1929 hit broadway play of the same name after a pre-code film released by universal pictures in 1931 with the same title . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "strictly dishonorable ( 1951 film )", "paragraphs": ["ezio pinza and janet leigh kiss in a scene from the film ' strictly dishonorable ' , 1951 .\nwilliam ricciardi is the only actor who also appeared in the broadway production of strictly dishonorable .\nezio pinza and janet leigh kiss in a scene from the film ' strictly dishonorable ' , . . .\nstrictly dishonorable was in production from mid - january to mid - march 1951 , and was released on 3 july of that year .\nthis story is supposedly set in the 1920s , yet the fashions and hairdos are strictly from 1951 .\nwith the headline : the screen in review ; ' strictly dishonorable , ' starring ezio pinza and janet leigh , new feature at capitol .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on strictly dishonorable . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nin 1951 , harold lloyd received a golden globe nomination as\nbest motion picture actor - musical / comedy\n, and the film was nominated for grand prize at the 1951 cannes film festival . [ 6 ]\npreston sturges approached mgm with the idea of doing a remake of strictly dishonorable with ezio pinza , and received $ 60 , 000 for the rights , but was disappointed when he was not hired to write the screenplay .\n( 1950 ) - supposedly judy and ezio pinza were\ndiscussed\nfor this film , released in 1951 with janet leigh and pinza .\ncrew : ( b & w ) extract of a review from 1951 . running time : 94 min .\ntitle strictly dishonorable genre film notes - 1951 records by ezio pinza of orig cast .\neverything i have is yours ,\ni ' ll see you in my dreams\n( 45 / rca 49 - 3395 , alb - 1608 , alb - 2212 , alb - 2345 ) ( production and recordings information ) - from : show music on record by jack raymond - loc . natlib . smor . 1951 - 21 ( digitalid ) description film . 1951 records by ezio pinza of orig cast .\neverything i have is yours ,\ni ' ll see you in my dreams\n( 45 / rca 49 - 3395 , alb - 1608 , alb - 2212 , alb - 2345 ) ( production and recordings information ) . from : show music on record by jack raymond additional metadata formats metsxml record\nreview , top ticket prices were $ 1 . 50 at the criterion theatre in ny , where the film enjoyed a four - week minimum run . in 1951 , m - g - m released\npinza\u2019s short - lived movie career began with the 1951 film , mr . imperium . a piece of mgm hokum about a playboy prince and a hollywood star , it matched pinza up with lana turner .\n. at liberty in chicago , he started by writing two lines of dialogue :\nwhat are your intentions ?\nstrictly dishonorable .\nhe wrote the play quickly , in about six days of work , and called it originally\ncome , come , isabelle .\nhe gave the ingenue his grandmother ' s maiden name , isabelle perry .\npinza\u2019s second feature film was far superior , the preston sturges romp , strictly dishonorable . in this one , pinza got to play a womanizing opera star ( no comment ! ) , which gave him licence to sing an eclectic assortment of material , including the two numbers featured here , i\u2019ll see you in my dreams ( isham jones \u2013gus kahn ) and everything i have is yours ( burton lane\u2013harold adamson ) .\n( 1951 ) at the studio . pinza had left the metropolitan opera a few years earlier and transitioned to broadway with his famous performance as emile de becque in\ngus offers to put isabelle up for the night , assuring her that his intentions are\nstrictly dishonorable\n. the judge warns isabelle about gus , but she is adamant about staying , since she has fallen in love . so , too , has gus : overwhelmed by isabelle ' s sweetness and innocence , he spends the night in judge dempsey ' s apartment .\nsince metro ' s first try at starting ezio pinza on a screen career in an item called\nmr . imperium\nturned out something of a flop d ' estime ( which the company withheld from distribution after a few dismal dates here and there ) , it is actually launching the singer and middle - aged glamour - boy in his second film made for metro ,\nstrictly dishonorable .\nview full article in timesmachine \u00bb\n( 1951 ) - another musical biopic , this time based on the life and music of sigmund romberg . no doubt freed had judy on his early lists of guest star appearances . a screenplay was delivered by joseph fields on december 2 , 1951 . the project was turned over to roger edens and released in 1954 as deep in my heart .\nthe following 2 decades exemplified a significant upsurge in theatre adapted for the big screen . and hollywood began contracting notable playwrights for their burgeoning production teams . after preston sturges \u2019 string of broadway hits and successful film adaptations like strictly dishonorable ( 1931 ) and child of manhattan ( 1933 ) , he was contracted out as a writer - for - hire for several hollywood studios , before going on to become one of the most prolific filmmakers of his generation .\nlloyd was never to star in another film , turning instead to production , and releasing compilation films featuring his earlier silent film work .\nalthough the film explicitly connects the character of harold diddlebock to that in the freshman , in the earlier film his surname is lamb .\n( 1951 / 1953 ) - paul henried wanted to make this film , based on the 1948 emily harvin novel about a husband who has his wife put in an insane asylum just to get her out of his life . that would have been interesting .\n, but the current film was released first , so it marks his dramatic acting debut . pinza went on to make only one more film ,\noffers came from film world , so sturges picked up some fast money by writing film scripts . shortly after , a play from his trunk ,\namong her films :\nact of violence\n( with van heflin ) ,\nlittle women ,\nholiday affair\n( robert mitchum ) ,\nstrictly dishonorable\n( ezio pinza ) ,\nthe naked spur\n( james stewart ) ,\nliving it up\n( martin and lewis ) ,\njet pilot\n( john wayne ) ,\nbye bye birdie\n( dick van dyke ) ,\nsafari\n( victor mature ) .\n( universal - 1932 ) - this universal film starring zasu pitts is the earliest known feature film that judy ( then still frances gumm ) was considered for . her role was played in the finished film by cora sue collins .\nsturges , meanwhile , started his own film career , writing many fine screenplays through the 1930s and becoming a director in 1940 , after which he turned out some of the best film comedies of all time . by 1951 , his power , popularity and output were nearing the end . he had an inkling , however , that mgm might be interested in launching a musical remake of\na film poster for the 1940 british screen adaptation of patrick hamilton\u2019s celebrated play .\n( 1939 ) - a title suggested for a possible judy and mickey film .\n( 20th century - fox - 1961 ) - judy was always mentioned in various talks about bringing the 1951 musical version of the famous book by betty smith to the screen . judy would have played\naunt cissy ,\nplayed on broadway by shirley booth . the musical never made it to film .\nsoon after , his works were being snapped up by film studios , and his screen adapted works dominated the hollywood model , including the glass menagerie ( 1950 ) , a streetcar named desire ( 1951 ) , the rose tattoo ( 1955 ) , cat on a hot tin roof ( 1958 ) , orpheus descending ( under the film title the fugitive kind ) , and the night of the iguana ( 1964 ) .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nthe wizard of oz a month later . this title was never made into a film .\n( with bing crosby ) - the film was made with crosby and jane wyman in 1952 .\n( 1951 ) , indeed starred pinza as well as 24 - year - old janet leigh in a comic , musical story of a may - december romance between an opera star and the wide - eyed southern gal who has idolized him since childhood . the posters declared :\n( mid - 1950s ) - judy was supposedly considered for the role eventually played in the 1960 film by elizabeth taylor . taylor won the first of her two best actress oscars for this film .\nin 1923 , silent film producer thomas h . ince paid a whopping usd 35 , 000 for the screen rights to eugene o\u2019neill \u2019s 1921 play anna christie ( the first of three film adaptations ) .\na film that carried many a curse . john huston , marilyn monroe and arthur miller on set for\n, but the song ended up being performed by george murphy and eleanor powell in the final film .\nwilliam ricciardi was the only actor from the broadway cast to play his role in the 1931 film adaptation .\n- this was a project that freed wanted to make from the late 1930s into the 1950s . it was based on the 1935 stage hit\nbilly rose ' s jumbo .\nfreed planned to star judy and mickey , then in 1948 and 1951 he planned to pair judy with frank sinatra ( joseph fields turned in a screenplay dated october 2 , 1951 ) . mgm made the film in 1962 , produced by joe pasternak starring doris day , stephen boyd , and jimmy durante . durante was in the original 1935 stage version . the 1962 film recreates his famously hysterical comedy bit of attempting to sneak jumbo off the circus grounds . he ' s stopped by a sheriff who asks\nwhere are you going with that elephant ?\nand durante delivers the punch line as only he could :\nwhat elephant ?\n( 20th century - fox - 1950 ) - fox had an exclusive agreement with rodgers & hammerstein as their studio of choice for any film project , especially adaptations of their stage successes . the team supposedly first came to fox with the idea for an original musical film version of\nanna & the king of siam\nin 1950 . the project never materialized , and it ' s possible this is just rumor or wishful thinking on the part of rodgers & hammerstein . a short while later\nrodgers & hammerstein ' s the king and i\nopened on broadway in 1951 with yul brynner and gertrude lawrence . too quick of a turnaround to axe a garland project in 1950 and have it reformatted for the stage , ready to open on broadway in 1951 with a new cast , songs , and rehearsal / tryout period .\ninto production , a lengthy opening\nmini - musical\nversion of\nshow boat\nwas created , with lena horne in the role freed was to give to judy in a full - length film version : the tragic singer\njulie .\nthe full - length film version wouldn ' t get made until 1951 , after judy had left the studio . garland fans have always speculated on how different the role and the film would have been if judy had the chance to play the role . it had also been argued ( with some validation ) that if judy had stayed at mgm , her status as the studio ' s premiere musical leading lady would most likely have prevented her being cast in a secondary role that basically disappears from most of the last half of the story . audiences would have wanted\nmore judy .\nin the end , ava gardner gave a wonderful performance as\njulie\nin the 1951 version .\nthe popular \u201ccowboy\u201dsongs of the period are reflected in a pair of numbers pinza recorded with the sons of the pioneers in 1951 : the little ol\u2019 state of texas and the wind is a woman . in one photo of the period , you can even find pinza sporting a highly inappropriate ten - gallon hat .\njudy was never seriously in the running for this film . it was planned for production at the same time as\n( 1951 ) - this project really was a cause for alarm . the producer , tom lewis , wanted judy for the lead . loretta young was lewis ' wife and wanted the role . a lot . it ' s hollywood legend that she had a lawyer threaten to sue lewis on the grounds of discrimination because he wouldn ' t give the role to her . she got the role . the film is forgotten today .\n( 1937 ) - the mgm music department records show that judy recorded\nwho knows ?\nfor the film on august 27 , 1937 . the recording has not survived . the final film starred eleanor powell and nelson eddy .\nin may , it was reported that hughes was running a contest for his employees to find a shorter name for the film , with the winner to get $ 250 ; the next month , after it had only played in three cities , the film was pulled from circulation and its name changed to mad wednesday , because of concerns that the word\nsin\nin the title would hold back the film ' s box office from the\nfamily trade\n. it was intended to return the film to distribution as soon as october , and a special effects crew was sent to san francisco to film process shots to be used in the film ' s re - editing . [ 1 ]\namrit nahata ' s kissaa kursee kaa , the film which will never be released =\nkiss\u0101 kurs\u012b k\u0101\n.\nfrom an analytical standpoint , we need to look at the theatre space and the film set as two separate entities .\n( embassy pictures - circa , 1963 / 64 ) - it was reported in contemporary papers that judy was considered for lead in the film version of the popular 162 musical . to date , no film of the show has been made .\n, preston sturges unofficially endorsed the film version of his highly successful play in a letter to carl laemmle . a october 1932\n. the play was sturges ' second broadway production , and the first of his plays to be made into a film .\ndavid o . selznick , 1941 ) - judy expressed interest in starring in the film version of the 1939 book\nclaudia : the story of a marriage\nand its subsequent broadway play . the play ran from 1941 - 1943 and starred dorothy mcguire , who recreated the title role for her film debut in the 1943 film version made by 20th century - fox .\n( 1969 ) - in their january 1 , 1969 issue ,\nvariety\nreported that director barry mahon was negotiating to have judy provide the narration for this film . the deal fell through , but the film was made - without narration .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nil ritorno di c\u00e9sare is a fictitious opera created by mario castelnuovo - tedesco for the film , and staged by vladimir rosing .\nthe completed film , reuniting astaire and rogers after 10 years , opened on may 13 , 1949 and was a huge success .\n( circa , 1965 / 66 ) - columnists listed judy as one of the potential stars for the film version of thomas berger ' s 1964 novel . the film was made and released in 1970 starring dustin hoffman and faye dunaway and directed by arthur penn .\nthe canny , self - promoting pinza parlayed his success as de becque into a multi - tasking empire as a recording and film artist . he even ventured into television , with a 1951 variety series ( \u201cthe ezio pinza show\u201d ) as well as a short - lived live 1953 sitcom called \u201cbonino\u201d . where he played a widowed opera singer with five children . ( one of them was a ten - year - old named van dyke parks , who later went on to a successful music career . )\n20th century - fox , circa 1937 ) - a sequel to judy ' s feature film debut was suggested , but never made .\nshe wrote in her autobiography that the manchurian candidate was\na dynamite film ,\nthough she had worried about working with frank sinatra .\nwould include\nbuddy ebsen and judy garland .\njudy ' s part was written out before she began any work on the film .\nthe judy garland database features a promotional photo of judy from the 1940s used in connection with this film , but nothing else is known .\n( 1967 ) - judy was considered for the role of\nmrs . robinson ,\nplayed in the finished film by anne bancroft .\n\u2013 but the reception by the general public was no better the second time around . a few critics consider this film a masterpiece of comedy .\n( 1939 ) - the film adaptation of rachel crothers ' 1937 broadway hit was originally going to star greer garson as\nsusan\nwith frederick march and judy as susan ' s daughter . the film was eventually made with joan crawford , march and rita quigley in the daughter role .\n( circa , 1965 / 66 ) - judy was considered for a cameo in this world war ii film , released by columbia in 1967 .\nlux radio theatre broadcast a radio adaptation of the film on december 8 , 1952 , with janet leigh reprising her role and fernando lamas replacing pinza .\nbut the failure of pinza\u2019s various film and television projects , as well as changing public tastes , caused interest in his work to decline after that .\njudy ' s instincts were usually spot - on , and she no doubt realized this was a quickie production ( filmed on tape for transfer to film , no less ! ) meant to compete with another film about harlow with angela lansbury as harlow ' s mother and carroll baker as harlow . it was rogers ' last film appearance . neither film did very well , coming off as highly fictionalized soap opera . too bad , as jean harlow was one of the greatest stars of the 1930s and deserved better . in a better production judy could have done some justice to harlow ' s story .\nthe film premiered in miami , florida on 8 february 1947 , and went into general release on 4 april . despite sturges ' later claim that the film\ngot the best reviews i ever received ,\nthe notices were mixed and commented on the unevenness of the comedy , perhaps the result of the falling out between sturges and lloyd . sturges claimed that producer howard hughes used the reviews as an excuse to re - make the film . [ 1 ]\n, where he had made his most popular films , but the film was not successful in its initial release . it was quickly pulled from distribution by producer\nthis movie was the only credited feature film appearance of frances ramsden ( 1920\u20142000 ) , whose role is important enough that she could have received second billing .\nmore recently , such playwrights as david mamet and tony kushner have had fruitful careers in screenwriting and film directing , earning much praise in both creative industries .\nthe sin of harold diddlebock is a 1947 comedy film written and directed by preston sturges , starring the silent film comic icon harold lloyd , and featuring a supporting cast including jimmy conlin , raymond walburn , rudy vallee , arline judge , edgar kennedy , franklin pangborn , j . farrell macdonald , robert dudley , robert greig , lionel stander and jackie the lion . the film ' s story is a continuation of the freshman , one of lloyd ' s most successful movies .\ncrowther , bosley .\nabove and beyond , film review .\nthe new york times , january 31 , 1953 . retrieved : february 6 , 2010 .\na film biography of buddy desylva ( with bing crosby ) paramount wanted judy to co - star with bing crosby and\nhopalong cassidy\nin a western .\nin the event , because of hughes ' re - editing of the film and re - shooting of some scenes \u2013 sturges said that hughes\n[ left ] out all the parts i considered the best in the picture , and adding to its end a talking horse\n\u2013 the film was not ready for re - release until 1950 . united artists backed out of their distribution deal with hughes , so after hughes bought rko , he used his new studio to release the film , now cut from 89 to 76 minutes , on 28 october 1950 . the total cost of the film was estimated to be $ 1 , 712 , 959 .\nwith ezio pinza , and received $ 60 , 000 for the rights , but was disappointed when he wasn ' t hired to write the screenplay for the film .\n( warner bros . , 1944 ) - warner bros . supposedly wanted judy for the lead . the film was released in 1946 starring gary cooper and ingrid bergman .\n( 1942 ) - judy wanted to be in the film adaptation of pearl s . buck ' s novel . it was made by mgm in 1944 starring katherine hepburn .\nwhen initial reviews came in , taylor ' s performance in above and beyond was considered the\nfinest performance of his career to date\n. [ 12 ] taylor was also proud of his accomplishments in the film and urged mgm to allow him to promote the film on television . taylor and tibbets appeared together on ed sullivan ' s toast of the town show in order to promote the film , an unusual step at a time when the major hollywood studios disapproved of its stars appearing on television , which they saw as a threat . [ note 5 ] although the studio was hesitant about the television appearance , the publicity gained was important to the film ' s initial success . [ 12 ]\naccording to mgm records the film earned $ 660 , 000 in the us and canada and $ 221 , 000 elsewhere , resulting in a loss of $ 664 , 000 .\nthe film was suggested by screenwriter beirne lay , jr . , a colonel in the air force reserve , to general curtis lemay , then commander of the strategic air command ( sac ) , who had discussed with lay the problem of the high rate of divorce among flight crews . a film depicting the problems might help raise morale . [ 6 ]\n( 1934 ) - not to be confused with the proposed mgm film of the same name as noted below , this earlier mgm version would have included judy and her sisters .\n( circa 1950 ) - originally slated for judy and gene kelly , the completed 1953 film starred debbie reynolds , bob fosse , marge & gower champion , and kurt kaznar .\nthis 1954 musical was highly successful at the time , but has never been successfully revived and the 1961 film version ( with charles boyer in pinza\u2019s role ) eliminated all of the music .\nthe blonde beauty enjoyed a long and distinguished career , appearing in such films as the 1962 political thriller the manchurian candidate and in orson welles ' 1958 film noir classic touch of evil .\n( circa 1938 ) - another film for judy , mickey rooney , & freddie bartholomew from a screenplay by f . scott fitzgerald based on his 1929\nsaturday evening post\nstory .\nthe handsome matthews for me was the most empathetic to the style of performing perfected by the actors who worked with sturges in film after film . he steamrolled through his dialogue with verve , exploded in futile anger with just the right level of indignation and even took a nice pratfall . if sturges were around , he ' d make sure matthews worked in his next project as well .\nmany of sir peter shaffer \u2019s plays saw screen reincarnations , most notably sleuth ( shaffer\u2019s 1970 tony award winning play , and joseph l . mankiewicz \u2019s last directed film ) , equus ( 1977 ) , and amadeus ( 1984 ) . shaffer would receive the 1984 oscar for best adapted screenplay for the latter of the three . the film would take home 8 academy awards in total .\n( 1948 / 49 ) - allegedly some of the existing musical outtakes from various mgm musicals were compiled by george murphy and\nshown privately\nwith the idea to make a feature film .\n( 1957 ) - united artists had judy on their wish list for this project . the final film was released in 1957 with betty hutton playing the role of margaret\nmaggie\nbrewster .\n( stage 1961 ) - on may 5 , 1961 hedda hopper reported that chuck walters intended to direct judy in the film version of the 1954 dorothy fields broadway musical ( not to be confused with the fields / kern project listed above ) about a coney island boarding house owner in the early 1900s that had starred shirley booth . no film of this show has ever been made .\ncontrary to crowther and other reviewers ' reactions , above and beyond was named one of the year ' s 10 best films by the national board of review , and celebrity and film columnist louella parsons , chose it as the\nbest drama of the month\nin cosmopolitan . [ 2 ] leonard maltin considered the film ,\na meaningful account\nof an important event . [ 18 ] a more tepid later review by alun evans , noted the film was\npretty boring fare , but the right kind of hollywood fodder for the days of mccarthy and stalin .\n[ 19 ]\nabove and beyond is a 1952 american war film about lt . col . paul w . tibbets , jr . , the pilot of the aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on hiroshima in august 1945 .\npigskin parade came along , which was a better showcase for her talents than an our gang film would have been . or , maybe they just decided not to loan her to the hal roach studios .\nwarner bros . wanted judy for the lead role in this breezy technicolor musical . obviously mgm wasn ' t about to loan her out at this point in her career , so doris day got the part , making her feature debut and beginning her own phenomenal film career . one wonders what magic judy could have brought to day ' s big hit song from the film\nit ' s magic .\norriss , bruce . when hollywood ruled the skies : the aviation film classics of world war ii . hawthorne , california : aero associates inc . , 1984 . isbn 0 - 9613088 - 0 - x .\nholds the dubious distinction of being the first film that judy could not complete due to her physical and mental frailties . barkleys was conceived as judy and fred astaire ' s follow - up to the huge success of\n( 1943 ) - the final film was produced by joe pasternak and released in 1945 starring gene kelly , frank sinatra and kathryn grayson . in 1943 it was on the idea list for judy and gene kelly .\n( 1952 ) - louis b . mayer was fired from mgm not long after judy . he attempted to make independent films , and on his list was a film version of this lerner & lowe musical to star judy . that never happened , and the musical was finally made in 1969 starting lee marvin and clint eastwood . yes , they both\nsing\nin this colossal film musical flop . mayer also wanted to make\n( 1963 - 1970 ) - this project was envisioned as the grand finale of the careers of arthur freed , vincente minnelli , and irving berlin . it ' s been suggested that in the projects early stages freed wanted judy to star in the film . the story of the attempts to get the film made is a good example of how much hollywood filmmaking had changed after the fall of the studio system in the 1950 ' s .\nafter howard hughes re - edited the film , rudy vallee ' s part was almost entirely cut out , and he did not receive screen credit on the re - released film , mad wednesday , nor did georgia caine . also , lloyd ' s billing was moved from above the title to below , provoking lloyd to file a $ 750 , 000 lawsuit in 1953 against rko and california pictures , claiming breach of contract . [ 1 ]\naccording to mgm records the film earned $ 2 , 647 , 000 in the us and canada and $ 1 , 333 , 000 overseas , resulting in a profit of $ 1 , 037 , 000 . [ 1 ]\nwith the advent of sound in cinema , film culture was rapidly being fashioned by the likes of the marx brothers and king vidor . these \u2018talkies\u2019 of the 20\u2019s were also introducing opera and musical theatre to a new audience .\n( 1961 ) - judy was supposedly in the running for the film version of the 1960 broadway musical . the show made it to the screen in 1963 without the songs and co - starring jack lemmon and shirley maclaine .\njanet leigh , whose shocking murder in the classic alfred hitchcock thriller psycho was credited with making generations of film fans think twice about stepping into a motel room shower , has died at her beverly hills home . she was 77 .\nhis most notable film adaptations were the big knife in 1950 , and the fritz lang directed clash by night in 1952 . odets also wrote the 1957 screenplay to sweet smell of success , which starred burt lancaster and tony curtis .\nif history is of any indicator , the public\u2019s insatiable appetite for film adaptations of theatre pieces isn\u2019t likely to sedate any time soon . with many creative figures being heralded for their work in both spheres , the proven working combination of playwright and film director has added another dimension to the way we look at cinema . and , similarly , as films have began to be adapted to the stage , the relationship is changing the way we look at the theatre .\n( rko - 1950 ) - another patriotic all - star salute to the armed forces , this time featuring stars entertaining troops for the u . s . o . ( united service organization ) . the film was never made .\n( united artists , 1940 ) - it ' s reported that director george marshall wanted to borrow judy from mgm and co - star herr with james steward . the film was released in 1941 co - starring stewart with paulette goddard .\nafter writer - director preston sturges left paramount pictures in 1944 , he and millionaire howard hughes formed california pictures , and in july of that year it was reported that sturges had tempted one of his idols , harold lloyd , out of retirement to become a producer - director at the new studio , with his first project to be\nthe sin of hilda diddlebock\n, a story written by sturges about a girl ' s adventures in hollywood , and their second project a film called\nthe wizard of whispering falls\n( lloyd had not appeared on film since 1938 ' s professor beware ) . even after lloyd became the lead character , he was promised by sturges that he could direct part of the film , but this never happened . [ 1 ] although the project began as a labor of love between sturges and lloyd , the two had a falling out over creative differences , which affected the quality of the finished film . [ 3 ]\nworking predominantly in london , harold pinter crafted 27 film scripts in total for cinema and television . his work with british director and close associate joseph losey brought him considerable fame in film and theatre circles . despite being adaptations from novels , pinter and losey\u2019s 3 collaborations the servant ( 1963 ) , accident ( 1967 ) and the go - between ( 1971 ) still bare strong elements of the theatrical and the melodramatic \u2026 testimony to the stage backdrop from which pinter was essentially birthed .\nfrom that film , we hear a number that harold arlen and dorothy fields composed for pinza , let me look at you as well as more spanish sentiment , this one by augustin lara and ray gilbert , called you belong to my heart .\ntaylor and parker were rumored to be lovers , and this conjecture helped the film ' s\nbox - office grosses .\n[ 2 ] recently divorced taylor and parker going through a divorce , were tabloid fodder during the production . [ 16 ]\nmississippi belle isabelle and her hard - headed , quick - tempered jersey fianc\u00e9 henry arrive at an italian speakeasy in new york . they meet an amiable retired judge there , but henry ' s back is up immediately anyway . henry leaves as his car is parked illegally . isabelle likes the opera , and it happens that her favourite singer , di ruvo , is a bar patron that evening .\ngus\n, as he prefers to be known , is very charming . henry returns to find the pair dancing . a row ensues ; henry leaves . isabelle accepts gus ' s offer to retire to his apartment even though he warns her his intentions are\nstrictly dishonourable\n. but henry has told officer mulligan that isabelle has been\nkidnapped by villains\n. . .\n, a romantic comedy , opened on broadway in september 1929 . an instant hit , it ran for 557 performances and became the longest - running broadway play up to that point . hollywood came calling , and sturges sold the film rights to universal for a whopping $ 125 , 000 . he also asked to write the screenplay . but universal declined his request and went on to make the film without his involvement ; released in 1931 , it starred paul lukas , sidney fox and lewis stone , directed by john stahl .\ntouch of evil was\na great experience ,\nshe said in 1984 , but she was disappointed with the end result :\nuniversal just couldn ' t understand it , so they recut it . gone was the undisciplined but brilliant film orson had made .\naround the same time patrick hamilton was to sell the screen rights to his plays rope and gaslight that made him a rich man by his mid - twenties . the film adaptations would go on to be box - office successes for george cukor and alfred hitchcock respectively .\n( circa , 1962 ) - judy would have been amazing as the loved and respected , legendary stage actress laurette taylor . director george cukor and even the late taylor ' s daughter , marguerite courtney , wanted judy for the role . the film was never made .\n( paramount - 1966 ) - judy was considered to play natalie wood ' s mother in this film version of the tennessee williams play . kate reid played the role in the final version , released in 1966 co - starring wood , robert redford and charles bronson .\nboth versions of the film , as originally released and as altered by hughes , still exist . according to all movie guide ' s hal erikson , the shorter version plays better for audiences , while the original is richer in its comic invention and characterizations . [ 3 ]\n, so it ' s unlikely that there was any serious thought to having either star appear in the film outside of some very early ideas to star the duo with shirley temple ( which may have been the bait freed used to get mayer to purchase the property ) .\n( mid - 1950s ) - not to be confused with the late 1930 ' s mgm project of the same name . this is the version that eventually became\nfunny girl\nstarring barbra streisand on broadway in 1964 ( and the 1968 film version ) . it was originally a film musical idea for judy from producer ray stark , who was the late brice ' s son - in - law . the screenplay for that version was by isobel lennart who later adapted it for the stage musical . judy ' s loss was barbara ' s gain .\n( 1969 ) - a controversial project and a part of the garland legend from day one . in march 1969 , judy ' s husband mickey deans entered into an agreement with european concert promoter arne stivell and his music artists of europe company to film a documentary about judy titled\nabove and beyond received generally favorable reviews , [ 14 ] however , the new york times critic bosley crowther found the military elements of the film superior to its focus on the relationship between tibbets and his wife . he liked taylor in the military scenes , but not in the scenes concerning his marriage and found parker to be\nutterly theatrical .\n[ 15 ] [ note 6 ] reviewer robert parish considered the film a comprehensive if lengthy account that was a\ntoo meticulous detail - by - detail presentation ,\nand considered parker ' s performance\noverwrought .\n[ 7 ] although considered an aviation classic due to its subject matter focusing on the mission of the\nenola gay\n, aviation film historians noted that the flying sequences were limited , and that the romance scenes\ngot in the way .\n[ 17 ]\nfilm . soundtrack . music : josef myrow . words : mack gordon . orch & cond : alfred newman . cast : dan dailey , betty grable , mona freeman , lee patrick , chick chandler , imogene lynch , connie marshall . ( classic international filmusicals 3008 , . . .\nthe roaring 20\u2019s saw a string of notable silent film adaptations of theatre , like victor sj\u00f6str\u00f6m\u2019s he who gets slapped ( 1924 ) , cecil b . demille\u2019s chicago ( 1927 ) , and frank borzage\u2019s 7th heaven ( nominated for outstanding picture at the 1st academy awards in 1929 ) .\njudy turned down this role in 1956 . she would have been incredible , but it ' s been speculated that perhaps the thought of digging into her own inner demons for this film may have scared judy away . joanne woodward was given the role and won the 1957 best actress oscar .\n( 1949 ) - with words and music by irving berlin , direction by moss hart , and book by robert e . sherwood the broadway production opened on july 15 , 1949 and ran for 308 performances . considered a disappointment , freed still wanted to make a film version starring judy .\n1962 ) - judy was one of several stars mentioned for the pivotal role of\nmama rose\nthe film version of ethel merman ' s broadway triumph . other actresses mentioned : merman , judy holliday , ann - margaret ( as\ngypsy\n) . rosalind russell got the role .\nfilm . album ( c 1947 ) by charles kullman of orig cast . music : nicolai rimsky - korsakov , arranged by miklos rozsa . words : jack brooks . cond : julius burger .\nsong of india ,\nhymn to the sun ,\ngypsy song ,\n. . .\nreview : preston sturges ' smash stage comedy is well done in this film version , showcasing the talents of opera singer pinza and the looks of leigh . he plays , strangely enough , an opera singer , known not only for his lungs but also for his love for women . leigh arr\u2026 ( more )\nfreed had always wanted to make a biopic about irving berlin , but berlin resisted any film about his life story . freed then suggested a film built around berlin ' s career and titled it after one of berlin ' s songs\nsay it with music .\nthe wheels were set in motion , with berlin agreeing to write six new songs , and ( after much negotiation ) receiving a $ 1 million paycheck ( payable over a ten - year period ! ) with 12 1 / 2 percent of the film ' s profits . berlin delivered the six new songs :\n( it ' s ) always the same ,\na guy on monday ,\na man to cook for ,\none man woman ,\noutside of loving you , i like you ,\nthe p . x . ,\nthe ten best undressed women in the world ,\nand\nwhisper it .\npreston sturges ' smash stage comedy is well done in this film version , showcasing the talents of opera singer pinza and the looks of leigh . he plays , strangely enough , an opera singer , known not only for his lungs but also for his love for women . leigh arrives on the scene straight off a\nin january 1936 with an april 1936 release date . the film would star robert montgomery and jessie matthews , and\nbaby [ as judy was still called by her family ] plays opposite buddie [ sic ] ebson [ sic ] a 6 foot 2 comedian that made a big hit with his sister in the new b\nas noted above , any filmmaker or studio preparing a musical film invariably wanted judy as a star or guest star . even in the years when judy ' s reputation for unreliability was at its highest , filmmakers still ( if only wistfully ) considered her for various projects . after she left mgm and found triumph on the stage and her oscar nominated 1954 film comeback in a star is born , producers and directors of dramas increasingly wanted judy for her acting abilities . her subsequent oscar nominated supporting role in judgment at nuremberg and triumph at new york ' s carnegie hall , both in 1961 , made judy garland a hot property , again !\n( 1946 ) - another freed idea , this time a musical version of the 1931 oscar winner for best picture to co - star judy and gene kelly . it never got past the idea phase , but was remade in 1960 by mgm as a straight dramatic film starring glenn ford , maria schell , and anne baxter .\n( 1940 ) - another title suggested for judy and mickey . the original gershwin musical was a big hit on broadway in 1927 starring fred astaire and his sister adele . astaire finally got to make a film version in 1957 co - starring audrey hepburn and featuring judy ' s great friend ( and liza ' s godmother ) kay thompson stealing the show . the 1957 stanley donen project was originally planned as an mgm musical but when the studio wouldn ' t finance it , the cast and crew went to paramount , producing the only\nmgm musical\nmade at a different studio . a sign of the times for film musicals in the late 1950s .\nfilm . 1946 records by dick haymes of orig cast .\nanother night like this\n( 78 / dec 23731 , alb - 299 , alb - 397 )\nmi vida\n( 78 / dec 23731 , alb - 299 ) ( production and recordings information ) . from : show music on record by . . .\n, scott beal was born in quinnesec , michigan . after gaining some experience as a stage actor , he headed to california to break into the film industry . although he did find a few jobs as an actor , most of his work was behind the camera , as an assistant director , camera operator and director . . . .\nbut in the end , neither of the two pictures gave pinza a hollywood career .\nfate never intended me to be a film star ,\nhe later reflected .\nit is difficult to say exactly what went wrong with my films . being human , i shall blame others first , and then myself . the build - up i was given placed me at an extreme disadvantage both as a singer and as an actor . i was pinza the great lover , god ' s own gift to the aging man , mr . middle - aged sex himself ! all that was necessary , the film executives must have thought , was to place me in amorous situations before the camera with some enticing female - - and a terrific success was certain . . . . but the scripts were without humor or style or the slightest opportunity for acting . the big mistake of the film executives was to order me to generate sex appeal , rather than create character . my mistake was to try to fill the order .\nwith all that being said , however , good drama always reigns penultimate with respect to both crafts . testament to this are a good number of worthy filmmakers who have managed to successfully adapt the playwright\u2019s script for the screen . simultaneously , more than a handful of those that wrote for the theatre had promising careers as screenwriters and film directors .\nfor me and my gal , producer arthur freed wanted to film the oscar hammerstein / jerome kern show\nvery warm for may\nstarring judy with ray mcdonald and marta eggerth or kathryn grayson . but the plot was too similar to the three previous\nlet ' s put on a show !\nfilms ( about the singing and dancing daughter of show people who wants to quit school and go on the stage ) . freed wanted to keep moving forward with the advancement of the film musical and this plot would be a step backwards . he eventually turned it over to fellow mgm producer jack cummings and it became 1944 ' s broadway rhythm starring ginny sims and george murphy .\n( 1967 ) - the title role of\nmame\nand the role of\nmama rose\nin\ngypsy\nare two roles that to this day garland fans still talk about as being potential crowning achievements to judy ' s film career . songwriter jerry herman had always wanted judy for\nmame ,\nbut in the late 1960s judy was considered too high of a liability risk due to the perception of her inability to sustain the grueling weekly schedule of a big broadway musical . judy had stated on a few occasions that she wanted to replace angela lansbury on broadway . judy was never seriously considered for the film adaptation , made after judy ' s death in 1974 with lucille ball .\nfilm . 1947 records by betty hutton of orig cast . music & words : frank loesser .\npoppa , don ' t preach to me\n( 78 / cap 380 , alb - 285 , alb - 1014 , alb - 1635 , alb - 2123 )\nthe sewing machine ,\ni wish i didn ' t . . .\none could quite rightfully argue that cinema shares it\u2019s genealogical roots with theatrical stage performances , and the early vaudeville acts of the 19th century . silent filmmakers drew inspiration from the grand theatre halls and amphitheaters that performed to packed houses and captivated the modernising world . and soon enough film producers were scrambling to obtain the screen rights to a plethora of theatre plays .\nthis is the first known film project that judy was considered for after signing with mgm in september 1935 . the 1975 book\nyoung judy\nby david dahl and barry kehoe features the contents of a letter from october 1935 in which judy ' s father , frank gumm , relayed to their family friend john perkins in lancaster , california that judy was to start production on\n( 20th century - fox - 1957 ) - there was talk of making a film musical version of the 1950 oscar winner for best picture that starred bette davis and anne baxter . judy would have played the role made famous by davis ; margo channing .\neve\nwas to be played by peggy king . another idea consisted of having cole porter write the songs .\n( 1967 & 1968 ) - in a march 1967 interview with radie harris , judy said she wanted to play mcpherson ' s mother in a biopic about the evangelist . meanwhile , george cukor allegedly wanted judy for a biopic of french singer edith piaf who was sometimes referred to as\nthe french judy garland .\ncukor intended to film judy in concert singing songs piaf made famous .\nmuch of the information below has been compiled from researching the many film reference books and biographies published over the last fifty years , home media liner notes & booklets , and websites . notable resources include :\njudy garland - the day - by - day chronicle of a legend\nby scott schechter published in 2002 ;\njudy\nby gerold frank published in 1975 ;\nget happy - the life of judy garland\nby gerald clarke published in 2000 ;\nyoung judy\nby david dahl and barry kehoe published in 1975 ;\nmgm - when the lion roars\nby peter hay published in 1991 ;\nthe world ' s greatest entertainer\nby john fricke published in 1992 ;\njudy garland - a legendary film career\nby john fricke published in 2011 .\nlay suggested a film based on the experiences of colonel paul tibbets , commander of the 509th composite group during world war ii . lemay approved , and after writing an outline , lay handed over scriptwriting duties to melvin frank and norman panama . [ 7 ] although tibbets gave his full approval and support to the film , he felt he was too closely involved to be objective , and suggested lt . col . charles f . h . begg , commander of the nuclear ordnance squadron , and charles sweeney , [ 8 ] pilot on the follow - up nagasaki mission , as technical advisors . [ 4 ] ultimately , begg , major norman w . ray ( ret ' d . ) and major james b . bean served as usaf technical advisors . [ 5 ] [ note 4 ]"]}
{"id": 117375, "summary": [{"text": "final justice is a 1985 italian-american action film directed , produced , and written by greydon clark .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars joe don baker as a texas sheriff who overturns a maltese city to find the mobster who killed his partner .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the film was lampooned in a 1999 episode of mystery science theater 3000 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "now infamous for its poor quality , it is among the lowest rated movies on the internet movie database . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "final justice ( 1985 film )", "paragraphs": ["there are no critic reviews yet for final justice . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nfinal justice is a 1985 italian - american action film directed , produced , and written by greydon clark . it stars joe don baker as a texas sheriff who overturns a maltese city to find the mobster who killed his partner .\n( 1985 ) . the war against pornography . march , 18 , pp . 58\u201366 .\nthe film connoisseur - a film review site that loves going back to the 80s and 90s as much as i do .\nfinal justice is the 8th episode of the tenth season of mystery science theater 3000 and the 193rd episode overall . it premiered on june 20 , 1999 .\nwinick , c . ( 1985 ) . a content analysis of sexually explicit magazines sold in an adult bookstore .\nthe film was featured in the eighth episode of mst3k ' s tenth and final season . it is the second joe don baker film to be riffed on mst3k , following mitchell , to which a few references were made in this episode .\n[ in the final showdown , geronimo cuts his own catchphrase off halfway through to shoot palermo dead . ]\nin depth and mini reviews of movies with a sprinkling of nostalgia and film music musings .\ncriminal victimization 1988 . ( 1989 ) . bureau of justice statistics bulletin , ncj - 119845 ( october ) .\nmitchell we accept the attack on baker and mitchell because we dislike the character so much . but in final justice the attack on geronimo and baker seem off base and too mean spirited . i think that in the effort to recapture the glory of the previous episode the crew made the mistake of riffing the persona of joe don baker instead of the movie final justice . now these final three seasons of mst3k are all a bit meaner and more sarcastic with the riffing . i accept that . but a few times they boys go overboard and i think this is a perfect example of it .\nmixed in with the film ' s graphic action sequences - - which are as beautifully shot as they are unwatchable - - are a lot of feverish , feeble , inch - deep platitudes about freedom and justice .\nmueller , c . , and donnerstein , e . ( 1983 ) . film - facilitated arousal and prosocial behavior .\nslade , j . w . ( 1984 ) . violence in the hard - core pornographic film : a historical survey .\naustralia\u2019s top 10 ( political ) rock songs | daily review : film , stage and music reviews , interviews and more .\nthat\u2019s the problem with the movie in general , it never comes together to make an entertaining whole . individual elements seem to work in isolation . others , like the music , don\u2019t work at all . but still the final product should have been more interesting than this . i mean you got to film on malta and island with a lot of history and visual interest . but the bland half - baked script scuttled this flick before it had a chance . combined with poorly executed action and thrill scenes \u2013 in your action movie \u2013 well that makes final justice a dud in any book .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\ngreydon clark ( who co - stars as joe don ' s partner that is shot at the beginning by the film ' s main villain ) had previously directed two other comedy movies with baker ( wacko , joysticks ) . clark also directed angels revenge ( with jacqueline cole and jack palance ) . clark ' s non - mst3k projects include the alien horror film without warning ( again with palance ) , tom ( again with cole ) and many other infamous exploitation films . in final justice , clark also plays the dj on the radio station overheard during the opening credits .\nscott , j . e . ( 1985 ) . violence and erotic material\u2014the relationship between adult entertainment and rape ? paper presented at the annual meeting of the american association for the advancement of science , los angeles , ca .\nmitchell looms large over mst3k , and i can see the appeal of the crew tackling another joe don baker as cop movie again . final justice seems to have all the elements , as well as new ones to mock . the only problem is that fans of the show are going to compare it to the season five classic \u2013 and it will be tough to top .\npalys , t . s . ( 1984 ) . a content analysis of sexually explicit videos in british columbia . report # 15 , working papers on pornography and prostitution . department of justice , ottawa , canada .\nthe american trial and american cinema share certain epistemological tendencies . both stake claims to an authoritative form of knowledge based on the indubitable quality of observable phenomena . and both are preoccupied with sustaining the authority that underlies the knowledge produced by visual perception . the american trial and cinematic form also increasingly share cultural space . although the trial film ( otherwise known as the courtroom drama ) is as old as the medium of film , the continuing popularity of the legal drama centered on a courtroom verdict suggests more than a trend . the inherent affinities between law and film not only produce enduring and memorable stories about law and justice but help constitute a popular legal consciousness that sustains the authority of the rule of law in the united states . this article describes these affinities in more detail , tracing the common themes in trial films , the special case of trial film based on true stories , and the future of the genre in american popular culture . it concludes by reviewing the disciplinary approach to the study of law and visual popular culture .\nthis film ( along with girl in gold boots and hamlet ) is one of the three films during mst3k ' s time on the scifi channel to not fit into the usual horror / fantasy / sci - fi areas . unlike comedy central , scifi did not want mst3k to riff on movies outside those genres , but as they knew this would be their final season , the mst crew decided to do a few\nstraight\nmovies they felt were worth it .\nthe version of the film used in the mst3k episode contains a very prominent editing mistake . early in the film when the sheriff ( played by director greydon clark ) dies , there is a shot of the partner getting killed and collapsing to the ground . moments later , the exact shot is repeated . this error only appears in a television print , and the original vestron release does not contain this mistake .\nno doubt french poet , dramatist , and novelist victor hugo ( 1802 - 1885 ) would be stunned to learn that more than 60 screen versions of les miserables have been made , and since the french debut of the musical , the english language version ( 1985 ) with a new libretto by herbert kretzmer ranks as the third - longest running musical in broadway history .\nprinted from the oxford research encyclopedia , criminology and criminal justice ( criminology . oxfordre . com ) . ( c ) oxford university press usa , 2016 . all rights reserved . personal use only ; commercial use is strictly prohibited ( for details see privacy policy and legal notice ) .\nlow - budget film about a young man given a mystical medallion by an aztec shaman , in order to become a puma - empowered champion like his father before him . in trying to initially locate the . . . see full summary \u00bb\njavert is an archetypal melodramatic character whose obsession with his own ideal of justice makes him into a villain who serves as judge and jury for everyone he meets . part of this policeman ' s zeal for bringing valjean down is the thrill of the chase and the battle of wills which ensues .\nyou know i agree with you . when i wrote this back in 2010 i had only seen the episode a couple of times and i was irritated by overall episode . this spilled into my commentary about maria ' s character and i sold her a bit short . you make a good point that she comes across as competent and able to think on her feet , something not all female cops of the 80s ever really managed to do ( thanks to poor writing and direction ) . i ' d watch your version of\nfinal justice ii\nand if we had maria as the main character that would be even better ! thanks for reading and commenting !\npart of the success of les miserables as a novel , musical , and film is that it evokes and touches our yearnings for love , freedom , redemption , justice , and forgiveness . there is a built - in audience around the world who have already made the spiritual journey with jean valjean and are ready to make it again . fans of the broadway show , many of whom have seen it multiple times , are joined by the kind of people who regularly tune into the emmy award - winning english television series downton abbey for its top - drawer cast and lavish production qualities .\nclosing ( segment five ) : mike erroneously assumes that because joel was able to escape after watching a bad joe don baker film that it must now be his turn to escape . the bots gently point out that , regrettably , it ' s not and tell him to come upstairs for some swiss miss . mike asks if they can watch a good joe don baker film , but crow assures him that would never happen . meanwhile down in castle forrester , pearl ' s funny dress - up day gets a scary dose of reality from brain guy .\nthis episode is notable for the relentless mocking of joe don baker , particularly regarding his weight and hygiene . the reason why the mockery directed at him was so merciless was due to baker ' s reported hostile reaction to mst3k ' s treatment of his film mitchell during the 5th season .\nin this action film , deputy sheriff thomas jefferson geronimo iii ( joe don baker ) must transport a captured mafia member from texas to italy to be tried for his crimes . however , geronimo ' s prisoner has friends in high places and the journey might not be as easy as he thought .\ntexas lawman thomas jefferson geronimo iii ( joe don baker ) simply has to escort italian hit man joseph palermo ( venantino venantini ) back to rome . but bad blood exists between the two . palermo killed geronimo\u2019s best friend and partner in cold blood . in turn geronimo killed palermo\u2019s brother while attempting to apprehend them . palermo\u2019s friends aren\u2019t about to let the texan get away with this , so they force the plane to land on the small island of malta . there , palermo escapes and geronimo must hunt him down . but texan swagger and stubbornness aren\u2019t going to capture the killer , even if perky policewoman maria ( helena abella ) is assigned to help geronimo . he\u2019s gonna have to take matters into his own hands to execute his brand of final justice .\nthe uncut version of the film contains more controversial moments such as showing an implied assault on one of the drug lord ' s dancers , as well as a topless moment from another female lead . surprisingly , none of the violence is cut out in the mst3k version ( possibly due to it being quick and not excessively bloody , and / or would ' ve harmed the film ' s continuity if it had been modified further ) . the edit used on the show cuts out profanity that is present in other movies and had been used by the sol gang themselves ( such as\nson of a bitch\nand\nbastard\n) .\nex - sydney squatters spy v spy were noted for their tough , bottom - end heavy political output . in the mid - 80s , aboriginal exploitation was investigated in injustice , money culture was covered in credit cards , heroin addiction spotlighted in harry\u2019s reasons and urban gentrification railed against in don\u2019t tear it down . perhaps their starkest and most timely output however was my final candidate , sallie - anne ( 1986 ) .\nthe worst of the bunch is a very very very long foot chase that turns into a boat chase , that ends with tough geronimo getting knocked out with one hit , and palermo not killing him right there . what ? the footchase scene is very dull , with an attempt of suspense with palermo disguising himself as a monk , but instead of blending into a crowd , he runs onto a lonely dock ! ? they run around some dock equipment and boats , but it\u2019s less than thrilling . finally they hop into boats and you get your hopes up for a bit \u2013 but it never gets going . it just seems like two guys are motoring around a bay in malta instead of chasing each other down . bad filming and editing are the real culprits here . well - executed action scenes require planning and skill in pulling off . i get the feeling that the action scenes in final justice were improvised very close to shooting and the result is something that never gels .\nthe host segments are hit and miss . the show starts with tom wondering about \u201cthe owner of the lonely heart\u201d compared to owners of other things \u2013 like toaster ovens . pearl shows up with a corporate inspired \u201chaving fun at the workplace\u201d moment . she\u2019s about as successful as most corporate suits are at making work \u201cfun\u201d . after the break , the bots try to prove a point to pearl about continuity . mike shows off his physical comedy skills . the next break features the maltese favorite \u2013 goosio , who appeared in final justice as a float . goosio seems nice enough \u2013 which means that the bots must make him suffer . at the next break , crow unleashes his inner anger toward all things maltese . mike tries to correct this obnoxious flaw . the movie ends and mike assumes that he can escape from the satellite of love \u2013 just like joel did in season five . the sad truth is revealed to him \u2013 joe don baker does not equal the end of your duty as human guinea pig .\nles miserables is the first film directed by british filmmaker tom hooper since he won the best director oscar for the king ' s speech two years ago . this romantic drama is written by william nicholson and adapted from the popular musical of the same name based on the 1862 french novel by victor hugo . the music and songs were written by claude michel schonberg , alain boublil , and jean - marc natel .\ncoming out of the papunya region in arnhem land , birthplace of australia\u2019s most recognised visual art movement , the warumpis tacked onto a feeling for country few could match . many in the big cities down south were cottoning on to just what kind of magic existed within the shores of their country and driven by co - founder neil murray , the band\u2019s only non - indigenous member , and enigmatic vocalist , the late george burarrwanga , blackfella / whitefella ( 1985 ) became a bouncy , dusty , back - of - a - flatbed anthem for fusion , both artistic and political . picked up midnight oil\u2019s powderworks label , the warumpis co - headlined with them on the ground - breaking blackfella / whitefella tour of outback australia in 1986 .\nles miserables delivers a powerful advocacy of forgiveness over revenge . after he is arrested and forgiven by the priest , valjean is set on a new path where he eventually forgives javert who has tormented and hated him for years . instead of taking the policeman ' s life , he gives him the great gift of freedom . and in the highly emotional closing scenes of the film , valjean is released from the past and embraced in a circle of love .\nles miserables touches and moves us deeply with its depiction of this universal experience of the\ntempest in the heart .\nin this review of the film directed by tom hooper , we will focus on the main characters , quotations by victor hugo , and ideas and values to ponder ( indicated with \u2022 ) after experiencing les miserables . we can all do more inner work on our sentiments , and in the process , refine and polish our spiritual character .\nhis name is thomas jefferson geronimo . his brand of justice doesn ' t stop at the texas border ! geronimo ( baker ) is a deputy sheriff working in a small town in south texas . when two mafia hit men try to escape across the border to mexico , geronimo - with the skill of a quick - draw gunfighter - kills one and captures the other . when geronimo tries to take his prisoner to italy for extradition , they find themselves on an unplanned layover in malta . the texas lawman must battle the mafia to finish the job he started . [ 1 ]\nthat ' s a poorly constructed\nepic\nfilm . under the shadow of the forgotten ancestors , my first sentence is the warning i can provide you with . . . pardon me , prevent you from ever watching an insult to moral , mental and majestic dignity . pacino , sutherland , hudson , robotic crew ? if it were made by the puthons , we ' d be talking about a new masterpiece , however , if you are not a fan of miss kinski ' s delicate face , i suggest you fall into a coma compared to the indefinite visual suffering .\nfor those of us who prefer being forwarned about unsavory films : violence , way too much nudity and semi - nudity , a brutal shower rape scene , brutality , prostitution , blood . . . you name it , it ' s in here . even worse , this is one of those\nain ' t we the coolest ?\namerican films aimed at brain dead american machismos who swagger around crowing that americans can\nbeat the crap\nout of everyone else in the world . in this case , joe don baker feels compelled to hold the entire italian judicial system up to ridicule , a xenophobic stance which , were he anywhere but in a movie , might have given him an immediate taste of the real thing , wherein he would quickly learn that the italian police are nowhere as dimwitted as this film would suggest . in any event , those as seriously misguided and misinformed as mr . baker will love this movie ; the remainder of us will cringe . except for rossano ( the only actor in the movie with anything approaching dignity and style ) , this entire film is little more than a violent and offensive embarrassment . but buy it anyway . . . rossano ' s quite charming in it , criminal or not .\nover the years , there have been critics who have put down hugo ' s les miserables as a work of sentimentality . it is interesting that early in the eighteenth century this term had a positive meaning as something characterized by or showing sentiment or refined feeling . but since then , sentimentality picked up pejorative connotations . such as having too much sentiment . in our times , literary and film critics regularly show their disdain for sentimental works which they put down with adjectives like maudlin , mawkish , bathetic , melodramatic , and drippy . sadly , some male critics regularly condemn all\nchick flicks\nand costume dramas as sentimental slop .\nunder 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older . the parent / guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie , even if the parent gives the child / teenager permission to see the film alone . these films may contain strong profanity , graphic sexuality , nudity , strong violence , horror , gore , and strong drug use . a movie rated r for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the pg - 13 rating would permit . an r - rated movie may have more blood , gore , drug use , nudity , or graphic sexuality than a pg - 13 movie would admit .\nwhat really shines in the film is the maltese location filming . with its sapphire blue mediterranean waters and impressive walls built by crusaders , the island is really something to see . unfortunately director greydon clark doesn\u2019t quite manage to show the island off as well as i had hoped . during the boat chase scene we get some great views of the impressive fortifications , but i was disappointed you didn\u2019t get to see more . we do get to see plenty of floats and costumes during the carnival sequence , as well as some of the narrow medieval streets . still malta doesn\u2019t come off too badly and it makes for some interesting locations shooting during the action scenes .\naccording to al pacino and hugh hudson , studio interference was detrimental to this movie ' s impact . i watched it in the\nrevisited\ndirector ' s cut edition , and i was still unimpressed with what i saw . this is a movie that falls apart so quickly and extremely that it ' s difficult to pull out any redeeming features . this is a picture that should have been much longer and more detailed , with more focus on the characters and their motives / backgrounds . what we are provided with are not people with discernable traits , and the plot is too cloudy to follow it strictly on that basis . there are things that i respect about this film . for instance , hugh hudson ' s decision to shoot it completely on hand - held cameras is not only bold , but surprisingly effective . this is a very handsome and unique - looking piece . i also admire pacino ' s dedication to his craft , and he manages to shape a distinct performance when he appears to have very little to work with .\nthe lowest rated movie list only includes theatrical features . shorts , tv movies , and documentaries are not included . the list is ranked by a formula which includes the number of ratings each movie received from users , and value of ratings received from regular users . to be included on the list , a movie must receive ratings from at least 1 , 500 users .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nhomicidal sheriff thomas jefferson geronimo is tasked with escorting a mobster to malta ; when the prisoner escapes , geronimo goes rogue to catch him .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nbottom rated movies # 54 | see the bottom rated movies as rated by our users .\nclumsy invaders from neptune are thwarted by hero space chief and a nondescript group of microshort - wearing japanese kids .\na modern - day updating of the dracula legend that finds steven , a good - looking american hero devastated by the death of his girlfriend , wandering through europe and looking for happiness . a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nclass of teenage students attempting to save their unconventional school from closure , which was one of the highest - grossing turkish films of 2007 .\na woman seeks revenge on her former lover , who owns a skydiving business .\na young man is transformed into a hideous\nmoon beast\ndue to a meteor fragment lodged in his body .\na rag - tag bunch of seniors , complete outsiders at their surf - crazed laguna beach high school , decide to crash the biggest team surf contest . in order to prevail , however , they must do one . . . see full summary \u00bb\nafter enslavement and near extermination by an alien race in the year 3000 , humanity begins to fight back .\na porn actor uses his fellow adult movie stars in creating a fake traditional family , in order to impress his girlfriend ' s conservative father .\njerry falls in love with a stripper he meets at a carnival . little does he know that she is the sister of a gypsy fortune teller whose predictions he had scoffed at earlier . the gypsy turns him into a zombie and he goes on a killing spree .\nfollows the passing of the fifa baton through three association presidents : jules rimet , joao havelange , and sepp blatter .\ngeronimo is the sheriff of a little texas town . one night two brothers from palermo kills the sheriffs coworker and pal so he chases them . the chase takes him across the border down to mexico where he kills one of the brothers and takes the other one back to usa to stand trial . the surviving brother vows revenge on the sheriff . but the criminal is handed over to the italian police and the sheriff is sent over to europe with the prisoner .\nthis movie grew in popularity when mystery science theater 3000 made fun of it .\n11 of 15 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\ndue to his violent past , deputy sheriff thomas jefferson geronimo iii ( joe don baker ) has been transferred to a rural outpost . when two thugs kill the sheriff , geronimo shoots one of them , and the other vows revenge . unfortunately for geronimo , that thug turns out to be a mob boss , and the court orders geronimo to extradite him back to his home in sicily . when their plane is hijacked , the adversaries find their roles reversed .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nlike all the r - rated movies shown on the show , the network had to remove some content . most notable is joe don baker ' s constant use of\nson of a bitch ,\nwith the expletive portion silenced out and replaced by silence .\nprologue : tom and mike consider the unexplored implications of the yes song\nowner of a lonely heart .\ntom is insistent that the band should have considered every possible permutation of\na owner of a lonely heart , is much better than -\n.\nsegment one : now whenever mike and the bots say\nowner of a lonely heart ,\nthey ' re assaulted by a yes orchestra hit , while down in castle forrester pearl attempts to raise productivity through humor , but she doesn ' t approve of the type of humor demonstrated by the sol crew or bobo .\nsegment two : disturbed by the sequence where greydon clark is shot and slides down the wall twice , mike and the bots strive to point out how annoying this is to pearl . repeatedly . she eventually caves and promises to never send another joe don baker movie where a sheriff is shot and slides down the same wall twice .\n, friend to maltese children everywhere , arrives on the sol as a goodwill ambassador , but the bots think it ' s a joke by mike and brutally dismember the poor lovable goose . oops .\nsegment four : crow has written an essay on the wonder and splendor of malta . it also includes a great deal of slander against the men of malta .\nstinger : geronimo ' s catch phrase -\nyew think yew kin take me ? go ' head on . it ' s yer move .\ngoosio - michael j . nelson ( voice ) ; patrick brantseg ( puppeteer )\nthere are a few references to mitchell , which was the previous move starring joe don baker on the show , most of which involve continuing a running gag from mitchell of joe don constantly asking for more food ( often butter ) .\nhobgoblins had been experiment # 907 . greydon clark is not listed anywhere in the credits of hobgoblins , so servo may be mis - remembering .\njon lovitz , a regular cast member on saturday night live during the late 1980s and early ' 90s , then voiced the title character on the short lived animated sitcom the critic , and later appeared in a series of commercials for the fast - food chain subway . the man refusing a drink resembles him .\nserial killer john wayne gacy sexually abused and murdered 33 boys and young men during the 1970s .\na reference to a seinfeld episode in which elaine struggles to decide whether her current boyfriend is worthy of using one of her stockpile of her preferred ( but now - discontinued ) brand of contraceptive sponge .\nthe\npig lady\nfloat bears a strong resemblance to ms . piggy .\nthe diminutive bearded man standing in the background bears some resemblance to actor john rhys - davies . when this episode aired , he was known for his role as sallah from the indiana jones movies . later he would be remembered for his role as gimli from the lord of the rings trilogy .\nrobert james waller wrote bridges of madison county and slow waltz in cedar bend both of which were published as small square novelettes .\nbon voyage joe don . . . i ' m off to make xerox commercials !\nreferring to the 1976 super bowl ad where a franciscan monk uses a xerox machine to duplicate manuscripts .\nthe lion in winter was a famous play by james goldman and movie about king henry ii and eleanor of aquitaine and their struggles for the british throne . the reference is made during a dungeon scene , and dungeons featured prominently in the play .\nlegendary jazz trumpeter miles davis was famous for performing with his back to the audience .\nreferring to the andrea martin pidgin - tongued janitress character from the sctv comedy show .\ni ' m glad it ' s a nudie suit in name only .\na reference to the rhinestone - covered suits , popular with ' 70s country musicians , designed by nudie cohn .\n[ geronimo shoots an italian suspect and he falls from a small ledge in slow motion . ]\n[ the mst3k crew makes fun of the television version ' s censorship during a particularly profanity - heavy scene . ]\n[ government official wilson discusses texas ranger geronimo ' s mission to extradite murderer palermo to italy . ]\n: ah , you see , mr . palermo ' s been a major source of embarrassment to the italian government .\n: yeah , let ' s get out the manual . kill someone ? turn to page 37 .\n[ geronimo has challenged a villian to a duel in a rainstorm . cut to close - up of his rain - dripping hand . ]\n[ in malta , geronimo and palermo ' s taxi races down the road as palermo ' s allies attack from their own sedan . ]\n[ as the fiery explosion clears , a car door inexplicably falls from the sky . ]\n[ in malta , geronimo confronts three henchman in a classic spaghetti - western showdown . ]\n[ bad guy palermo , disguised as a robed priest , runs from geronimo . ]\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nit\u2019s not a bad idea for a movie , not terribly original , but you know , it can work . take one very texan deputy sheriff and stick him on the picturesque island of malta to chase a bad guy . have him run into a few fish out of water scenarios . give him a cute maltese sidekick and throw in some strippers and boat chases and it should work out right ? in theory , but in execution it comes back to the script , which was really flimsy . what you\u2019ve got here is enough to make a 40 minute episode of a cop show , but trying to turn it into a 90 minute movie just kills it .\ni\u2019m not a big fan of joe don baker . he\u2019s good in specific parts and that is usually a kind of blue - collar blowhard . he works as comic relief or as a foil , but as your main character \u2013 well baker comes across too abrasive . he can deliver a pushy , stubborn and decidedly non - diplomatic texan . but do you want that as your main character \u2013 for 90 minutes ? in many ways it\u2019s not too far from baker\u2019s role in mitchell but not as dumb . geronimo seems like a decent enough guy , he just believes that he has to do whatever it takes to get his man . a real old fashioned cowboy , but instead of rooting for him , you end up feeling bad for the maltese people who get caught in the crossfire between him and palermo . all in all , i don\u2019t blame baker , he does what he can with a clich\u00e9 character . but i think some more effort should have been made to make him a little more likable .\non the other side of the coin is venantini as palermo . he seems to be having a blast playing the oily and twisted villain . he chews scenery , says all kinds of mustache twirling evil lines and is equal parts annoying and dangerous . he\u2019s a great foil for the stubborn texan . his disregard for others and brutal outlook make you really hate him . at least in this case , he\u2019s a clear villain as opposed to the reasonable and urbane villains in mitchell who ended up making the hero look like an uncouth slovenly idiot . part of the reason this movie works is because venantini is so good at being bad . we may think geronimo is too pushy and a little too quick to beat people up \u2013 but to catch this sleaze , it might be worth it .\nthe rest of the cast is ok , reminding me more of television actors in style . i\u2019m sure i\u2019ve seen bill mckiney in other action flicks and televisions shows . here he plays the harassed official chief wilson who has to deal with maltese authorities whenever geronimo screws up . helena abella as maria the policewoman is perky and cute . her part is severely underwritten , more like they wanted another girl in the movie so they came up with this half - baked character . she doesn\u2019t have much enthusiasm . patrizia pellegrino plays the hooker with the heart of gold . again , the part is flimsy and not too interesting , but she does what she can with it . rossano brazzi as don lamanna plays the cool and collected mafia boss who is protecting palermo . he puts a little more effort into the role , but it is a small one that hints at a more interesting back - story .\nabout those action scenes . clark really tries to drum up some excitement here . but it never really clicks . even big moments like the bar fight or the boat chase just don\u2019t do much more than make you wonder how much longer the sequence will continue . the best sequence is the standoff between geronimo and some thugs . it\u2019s a typical cowboy face off , even aping leone style close - ups and tension . the inclusion of innocent maltese onlookers makes this scene work , but it also make geronimo look like a real jerk for putting those people in danger instead of attempting to work out another solution .\nback in season five mystery science theater 3000 did a landmark episode . it was called mitchell and it will live in infamy . mostly because it was the last episode that show creator and original host joel hodgson appeared in . but for my money it was also a top - notch episode , one of the best of the series . the movie\nmitchell was a mean - spirited piece of 70\u2019s anti - hero worship . joe don baker played an unappealing hero who was dumber than the villains and you were supposed to root for him . joel and the bots went to town on the character \u2013 and on baker himself ( unfairly attributing many of the characteristics of mitchell to the actor ) . the movie was mean , the riffing was meaner \u2013 but it was hilarious . it\u2019s an episode that many fans enjoy , and that rumor has it baker hates with a passion .\ni think the difference is the target . mitchell was a nasty character , not the least bit likable . geronimo is stubborn and obviously unwilling to adapt to his situation , but he\u2019s facing a man who is a real monster . in geronimo\u2019s mind , he has to do whatever it takes to capture palermo \u2013 or else the bastard is going to do worse things to more people . we might not agree with geronimo\u2019s tactics , but we understand why he\u2019s doing what he\u2019s doing . mitchell never comes across that way . he just seems like an idiot from the first moment we meet him and gradually reveals that he\u2019s also got a twisted sense of ethics .\nwhat does this all mean ? mitchell deserves to be the target of countless slob , eating , farting , low iq and fat jokes . geronimo \u2013 not so much . in\nwhen they do end up actually riffing the movie and some of it\u2019s obvious flaws there is some funny stuff , but it seems to be lacking in energy . most of that energy is saved for mocking joe don baker and his eating habits . my favorite scene of the episode is the scene involving the carnival . lots of good riffing for the floats and the costumes and that provides some solid laughs . i also enjoy the riffing of the guard and his little tollbooth . and those of you looking for some funny catholic riffing will enjoy the entire foot chase with palermo disguised as monk .\nthis episode is lacking in a lot of ways , but it\u2019s got some funny moments . but it\u2019s one of those times where the whole episode never comes together for me . it\u2019s not deadly dull like the blood waters of dr . z , but the laughs aren\u2019t as frequent as i would have hoped . now i do know a few people who actually enjoy this episode more than\ni give it two goosios out of five . you disagree - well you go ahead on .\ni ' m a writer who loves movies , books , video games and music . wow , that ' s pretty generic eh ? been a staff writer for dvd urltoken and animeondvd . com . i worked at a video store for nearly 10 years . still working on genre fiction both short and novel length .\nmusings of a sci - fi fanatic - a well written blog dealing with all things sci - fi .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\njoe don baker plays texas sheriff thomas jefferson geronimo iii . his partner , the former sheriff , is killed by an italian mobster . he finds the criminal , a man named joseph palermo , and escorts him back to europe , only to lose him in the capital city of valletta in malta . he rejects the assistance of local law enforcement and pursues palermo himself . a cat - and - mouse game follows , with car chases , gunfights , fistfights and boat chases .\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 11 / 26 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\na quick plot summary : two mafia guys murder the friend of a southern redneck american sheriff , with the improbable name of thomas jefferson geronimo iii . ( joe don baker ) . he kills one , captures the other ( venantino venantini ) and has to escort the survivor back to italy . once in italy , the criminal in custody escapes and goes into hiding at the estate of the very rich and powerful mafia baron , don lamanna ( our hero ! ! ! well , ok , maybe he ' s not supposed to be , but he ' s rossano brazzi ! so what if he runs a pornographic business ? ? ) and the chase is on .\nafter his son has been captured and brutalized by a british officer , an immigrant trapper ( al pacino ) becomes compelled to join the fight against the british in the american revolutionary war .\nwhat ' s lacking in this heartfelt , well - researched , sporadically interesting movie is a master plan .\neither as unintentional parody or truncated epic , you can start this revolution without me .\nwatching revolution is a little like visiting a museum - - it looks good without really being alive .\nit ' s also a mess , but one that ' s so giddily misguided that it ' s sometimes a good deal of fun for all of the wrong reasons .\nrevolution has been dazzlingly shot by cinematographer bernard lutic in a process called system 35 , but so much visual grandeur seems more embarrassing than engaging when the dramatic element is such a mess .\non the plus side : the battle scenes , brilliantly filmed with a hand - held camera ; a remarkable portrayal of a sadistic english officer by . . . donald sutherland ; and clever art direction . . . on the debit side is al pacino ' s ludicrous performance .\nbizarre accents and annoying camerawork abound in this package of tripe which isn ' t sure whether it has just left the butchers or is on its way back .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\n( alex : and since we had wine in the first round . . . )\nonly type of invention for which the u . s . patent office still insists on seeing a working model\nthe j ! archive is created by fans , for fans . the jeopardy ! game show and all elements thereof , including but not limited to copyright and trademark thereto , are the property of jeopardy productions , inc . and are protected under law . this website is not affiliated with , sponsored by , or operated by jeopardy productions , inc . join the discussion at urltoken .\nliterature and research on the question of the increasingly violent nature of pornography is reviewed . in addition , the paper reports the findings of a content analysis of all cartoons and pictures in hustler magazine from 1974 through 1987 . results indicate that sexually violent cartoons and / or pictorials constitute a relatively small proportion of the total cartoons and pictorials . moreover , no monotonic increase was found in such depictions over the 14 - year period examined . in fact , a relatively small and constant proportion of violent and / or sexually violent depictions over this period is reported . these findings are examined in relation to previous research and societal concern about alleged increases in violent pornography as an explanation for increases in rape rates .\nbaron , l . , and straus , m . 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{"id": 117398, "summary": [{"text": "miss meadows is a 2014 american black comedy written and directed by karen leigh hopkins .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars katie holmes , james badge dale , callan mulvey and stephen bishop .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was released theatrically in the united states on november 14 , 2014 , by entertainment one films . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "miss meadows", "paragraphs": ["katie holmes in\nmiss meadows .\n( briana baker / eone films )\nkatie holmes is a prim teacher with the deadly aim in ' miss meadows . '\nkatie holmes stars as a proper elementary school teacher who moonlights as a vigilante in ' miss meadows . '\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing miss meadows near you .\nkatie holmes stars as tap - dancing vigilante with a sunny demeanor in the cleveland - filmed\nmiss meadows .\n( entertainment one )\nentertainment one films has acquired u . s . and canada distribution rights to katie holmes \u2019 action vehicle \u201cmiss meadows\u201d for a fall release .\nkatie holmes is showing off her tap dancing skills in her new movie , ' miss meadows . ' video shot by todd plitt for usa today .\ndon\u2019t be fooled by the gloves , anklets and mary janes . katie holmes , in \u201cmiss meadows , \u201d never leaves home without a ballistic accessory .\nunited kingdom \u00abmiss meadows\u00bb in the uk has no theatrical release date . the movie released on dvd and blu - ray on july 27 , 2015 .\nmiss meadows marks rob ' s first divergence from his 83 - year - old pal , who isn ' t starring in his subsequent three movies either .\n' miss meadows ' aims to teach you a lesson one minute she ' s teaching first - graders , the next she ' s gunning down criminals with a dainty firearm . katie holmes ' title teacher in ' miss meadows ' is analogous to the double nature of the quirky , uneven drama . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nmiss meadows\nwas shot primarily in tremont , a favorite of location scouts for its mix of homes and churches as well as views of industrial grit and soaring bridges .\nmary meadows ( katie holmes ) vigilantism stems from the senseless death of her mother mrs . meadows ( jean smart ) who was killed in front of her as a child .\nprim schoolteacher miss meadows ( katie holmes ) is not entirely what she appears . well - mannered , sweet , and caring , yes , but underneath the candy - sweet exterior hides the soul of a vigilante , taking it upon herself to right the wrongs in this cruel world by whatever means necessary . things get complicated , however , when miss meadows gets romantically entangled with the town sheriff ( james badge dale ) and her steadfast moral compass is thrown off , begging the question :\nwho is the real miss meadows and what is she hiding ?\nthe same applies to her acting . in her latest endeavor , miss meadows , holmes is a teacher who , in her downtime , rights the wrongs of society and who couldn ' t care less about public opinion . when told by a neighbor that she might wind up an old maid , miss meadows chooses to construe that statement as one about housecleaning , not marriage .\n' i think miss meadows is one who has a very high standard of what manners are , \u2019 katie said . \u2018she lives in a way that is of an older time period .\nentertainment one films has today released the trailer to writer / director karen leigh hopkins\u2019 miss meadows , starring katie holmes . check it out in the player below , courtesy of e ! online .\nmiss meadows , played by katie holmes is a substitute teacher and a full time vigilante . seems like a contradiction in terms , but we find out her true calling in the first scene .\njames badge dale , mary kay place and jean smart also star in \u201cmiss meadows , \u201d directed and written by karen leigh hopkins and produced by \u201ccrazy heart\u201d producers eric brenner and rob carliner .\nkatie takes on the lead role in the drama miss meadows , as a prim and proper elementary school teacher who moonlights as a vigilante , alongside james badge dale and australian actor callan mulvey .\nmiss meadows is an interesting character study of someone just trying to make the world a better place through murder , and questioning whether her methods may actually be the cause of the world ' s decay .\nthe lead characters are often only referred to by their surname ( miss meadows ) or profession ( sheriff ) but dialogue exchanges in the film reveal their first names to be mary and mike , respectively .\nin the sex scene , the shots of the back of miss meadows have all her hair hanging down her back . the shots of her face have much of her hair pulled over her left shoulder .\nmiss meadows \u2014 her preferred manner of address \u2014 is a glove - wearing substitute teacher who won\u2019t hesitate to quick - draw her pistol when confronted with maniacs in her suburban world . as her mother affirms in their telephone chats , god needs a little help sweeping away the evildoers . but miss meadows is in danger of being exposed when the wholesome local sheriff ( a winning james badge dale ) courts her .\nunited states distributed by eone \u00abmiss meadows\u00bb in the united states dvd and blu - ray release date was set for january 27 , 2015 . available for rent from netflix and redbox from february 24 , 2015 .\nmrs khan is assistant headteacher at trumpington meadows with the responsibility for teaching & learning across the federation .\ntinsley meadows primary school is part of the five rivers multi academy trust ( an exempt charity ) registered in england with company number 10070417 at tinsley meadows primary academy , norborough road , sheffield s9 1sg .\nmiss meadows is a substitute teacher who loves tap dancing and poetry . she ' s prissy and uptight with definite ideas of right and wrong . she believes in justice and the rights of citizens to be unafraid . when a man pulls up next to her in his truck , miss meadows is faced with a disgusting man who propositions her . she pulls out a gun and shoots him . after , she tap dances down the street . miss meadows has a dark past , and that ' s made her determined to take the law into her own hands if the police don ' t do what ' s right . nobody should be afraid , except criminals .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to indie trailers : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken miss meadows official trailer # 1 ( 2014 ) - katie holmes movie hd miss meadows is a school teacher with impeccable manners and grace . however , underneath the sweet exterior hides a gun - toting vigilante who takes it upon herself to right the wrongs in the world by whatever means necessary .\naround the world \u00abmiss meadows\u00bb scheduled worldwide dvd release dates : july 27 , 2015 ( uk ) , november 30 , 2015 ( south africa ) , march 4 , 2015 ( nz ) , march 4 , 2015 ( australia ) .\nthe small budget comedy\nmiss meadows ,\ndirected by karen leigh hopkins and produced by mark johnson and rob carliner , started filming today in cleveland ' s university circle area . it is expected to be here for about a month .\nwhile miss meadows begins a risky relationship with the local sheriff ( james badge dale ) trying to catch her , she is stalked by an ex - convict named skylar ( callan mulvey ) whom she suspects may put her students in danger .\n' the actress plays the title character , miss meadows , who is \u2018a schoolteacher by day , but she also believes in being this vigilante and hurting those people who hurt children and others in society , \u2019 she recently told the wrap .\none minute she ' s teaching first - graders , the next she ' s gunning down criminals with a dainty firearm . katie holmes ' title teacher in ' miss meadows ' is analogous to the double nature of the quirky , uneven drama .\nin\nmiss meadows ,\nkatie holmes wears vintage flower print dresses , drives a 1956 metropolitan nash , dotes on the grade - schoolers she substitute teaches , corrects grammar and , when given the opportunity , kills offenders she considers blots on society .\nmiss meadows ,\nwhich was filmed in cleveland in august 2013 , stars the perfectly cast katie holmes . she brings just the right touches of inane chirpiness and lethal lunacy to this good - girl vigilante , without stretching too far over the edge .\nit took writer / director karen leigh hopkins 14 years to get the film made , and having holmes come on board was the tipping point . she ' s found her perfect miss meadows , a woman whose exterior has little to do with her inner life .\nmeanwhile , the couple\u2019s relationship proceeds to the point where she becomes pregnant and he proposes marriage . but as a series of phone calls with her aphorism - spouting mother ( jean smart ) eventually makes clear , miss meadows\u2019 grasp of reality is becoming ever more tenuous .\nnear bottom of end credits : the polly klaas foundation wishes to thank katie holmes , karen leigh hopkins and the producers of\nmiss meadows\nfor contributing to the polly klaas foundation artist in residence program - helping children to explore and engage in the performing arts .\nfilms from\nthe deer hunter\nto\ncaptain america : the winter soldier\nhave found tremont visually enticing , and\nmiss meadows\nalso peered inside the tremont montessori school on west 10 th street , where meadows teaches a first - grade class . ( there are also snippets of the downtown skyline seen from the edgewater park area , and the university circle united methodist church . )\nit ' s a lot to ask of any actress to walk that line between schoolmarm parody and gun - toting badass , because miss meadows is the kind of character who exists only in movies untroubled by imagination . the real problem , however , is that her creator , karen leigh hopkins , making her feature directing debut , is never entirely clear who or what miss meadows is from scene to scene : funny ? ( she ' s not . ) scary ? ( not that , either . ) sad ? ( well , you feel for holmes . \u2026 )\nbeneath her do - gooder , old - fashioned exterior , newly - arrived substitute primary teacher miss meadows ( holmes ) moonlights as a violent vigilante who murders local criminals . although the kids warm to her teaching methods , the local police are in hot pursuit of the suburban vigilante .\nprim schoolteacher miss meadows is not entirely what she appears . well - mannered , sweet , and caring , yes , but underneath the candy - sweet exterior hides the soul of a vigilante , taking it upon herself to right the wrongs in this cruel world by whatever means necessary .\nmiss meadows ' modus operandi is set in the opening scene , when her stroll is interrupted by a violent guy looking for some action . rudeness doesn ' t work in her book , and even when he pulls a gun on her , she coolly fires a bullet to the head .\ni ' m so lazy . i really enjoy acting . it ' s a hard business and \u2014 i don ' t know . i ' m driven by challenges and opportunities , ' ' says the 35 - year - old actress , who stars in the drama miss meadows , opening friday .\nwhen holmes veers from that weirdness , though , miss meadows drags and struggles on the whole . it ' s her party and she ' ll shoot if she wants to , but both the film and its killer cross between dirty harry and beaver cleaver ' s mom are more watchable the more eccentric she is .\nthe contrast between the real world and miss meadows ' throwback personality is entertainingly striking and gives hopkins an interesting canvas to paint her darkly funny slice of life . cute birds , deer and squirrels take notice of her as if she ' s a disney cartoon , another dichotomous quality when compared with her side gig serving up justice .\nmiss meadows is a school teacher that arrives in a new town every year . she may have impeccable manners and grace but she is not entirely what she appears to be . underneath the candy - sweet exterior hides a gun - toting vigilante . her mission is to right the wrongs in this cruel world by whatever means necessary .\nentertainment one films has acquired u . s . and canada distribution rights to katie holmes\u2019 action vehicle \u201cmiss meadows\u201d for a fall release . it\u2019s the first deal made by berry meyerowitz since he was brought on as eone\u2019s president of u . s . film and distribution as part of a recent deal to integrate his phase 4 films into [ \u2026 ]\nmiss meadows is a school teacher that arrives in a new town every year . she may have impeccable manners and grace but she is not entirely what she appears to be . underneath the candy - sweet exterior hides a gun - toting vigilante . her mission is to right the wrongs in this cruel world by whatever means necessary . ( c ) eone\nunfortunately , she is stuck in this bland , tiresome film . billed as either a\ndark comedy\nor a\ndrama ,\nit is underwritten and poorly executed .\nmiss meadows\nis eternally out of sync , struggling to find its tone and vying to live up to what could have been a clever , genre - busting premise .\nmiddling \u201cmiss meadows\u201d blends black comedy , character study and thriller elements into a mixture that doesn\u2019t quite gel , though it\u2019s watchable enough . katie holmes plays a secretive newcomer to a lower - middle - class neighborhood whose bad people begin suffering deaths at the hand of a mysterious vigilante \u2014 as they did , we soon glean , in her previous [ \u2026 ]\nmiss buckerfield has main responsibility for inclusion . she has taught in schools across essex and cambridgeshire and has a specialism in inclusion and special educational needs . in her previous post , she was involved in pioneering multi - agency national safeguarding procedures . miss buckerfield joined us as assistant headteacher in september 2010 , and also brings to the federation her experience as a county athlete for four sports !\nkatie holmes ' title teacher in miss meadows ( * * \u00bd out of four ; unrated ; opens friday in theaters and video on demand ) is analogous to the double nature of writer / director karen leigh hopkins ' quirky , uneven drama . it exists somewhere between serious character study and satirical fish - out - of - water story , never figuring out which it wants to be .\nmiss meadows , a substitute elementary school teacher fond of using phrases like \u201ctoodle - oo , \u201d attracts the attention of the local sheriff ( james badge dale ) when she stops her vintage car in the middle of a bridge to prevent running over an injured toad . he soon asks out the seemingly genteel young woman for a picnic during which they spontaneously break out into loose - limbed dancing .\nat one point , a woman suspected of a killing spree is referred to as\na ' pulp fiction ' mary poppins .\nthat would have been a good movie .\nmiss meadows\nis not so much tarantino - meets - disney as it is coen - brothers - meet - disney , though it is light - years removed from anything produced by quentin , joel , ethan or walt .\nholmes is excellent in capturing meadows ' most oddball qualities . she randomly breaks out in tap - dancing fits , giggles during sex and is head - shakingly frustrating to her neighbors : when one wants to set her up on a date with a dentist and worries that she ' ll be\nan old maid ,\nmeadows replies ,\ni have no intentions on starting domestication training .\nbetween \u201cserial mom\u201d and \u201cgod bless america , \u201d not to mention the moonlighting criminals who populate binge television , vigilantes in sheep\u2019s clothing are familiar by now . \u201cmiss meadows\u201d gives the old perverse routine a whirl with a weirdly soul - baring katie holmes as a prim - and - proper gunlady , but despite an eccentric streak ( which turns erratic ) , the script doesn\u2019t allow much room for the premise to take flight .\nit must have gone over big at the pitch meeting , but the idea of a \u201cpulp fiction mary poppins\u201d blithely blowing away a rogue\u2019s gallery of despicable criminals doesn\u2019t work at all in miss meadows , the directorial debut by screenwriter karen leigh hopkins ( stepmom ) . starring katie holmes , the film receiving its world premiere at the tribeca film festival doesn\u2019t have nearly the aim of its oddball title character in terms of hitting its satirical targets .\nms . holmes brings not only suitable dimples and nerve to her role but also an abject panic and sadness ( and maybe madness ) quivering beneath the grammatically correct surfaces of miss meadows . the character also emerges as more than an officious schoolmarm , for she picks and chooses from the platter of old - fashioned values : driving a respectable old roadster and tending a perfect garden but singing in a church choir for fun , not faith .\nwe wanted miss meadows to look very pleasing to the children . i heard someone say they dressed for their child because they realized they were part of a memory . it was really moving when i read that . i should do that ! throw out the sweats ! i better get this right . i ' m part of a memory ,\nsays holmes , clad on this day in super - sexy michael kors leather pants .\nwhen first seen , miss meadows does indeed seem like a character out of a disney movie , literally tap - dancing on the sidewalk while clad in a frilly dress \u2014 brenda abbandandolo \u2019s girly costumes well convey the character\u2019s essence \u2014 and joyously interacting with the birds and small animals she encounters . but when she\u2019s rudely propositioned and threatened at gunpoint by a creep driving by , she whips a tiny revolver out of her well - accessorized purse and calmly shoots him dead .\nmiss barham started her teaching career in the early years foundation stage and has since taught children in both key stage one and key stage two . after teaching in cambridge for a number of years , she left to teach in a different setting and taught for three years at a british , international school in the middle east . she held a \u2018lead learner\u2019 role and has led science , pshe ( personal , social , health , economic education ) and seal ( social , emotional aspects of learning ) . in a previous role , she worked with the county pshe service and represented a leading school for seal . miss barham is assistant headteacher at trumpington meadows with responsibility for inclusion and spiritual , moral , social and cultural development .\nas is clear from the opening scene , this is a film that relies on the juxtaposition of its titular character\u2019s candy - coated personality and trigger happy vigilantism . on the one hand , miss mary meadows is the perfect picture of innocence and goodness , spending her time weeding the garden , preparing tea and crumpets and spouting moralistic maxims as rhythmically as the clicks of her tap - dancing shoes . on the other hand , she spends the film administering violent retribution against those who refuse to respect the freedoms enjoyed by everyday folk . what\u2019s debatable , however , is whether or not the film does enough to make us side wholly with meadows in either of these aspects ; or indeed , whether we are supposed to .\nthe code name for the film is\ntootaloo ,\nand although it is not on the scale of the recent shoots for\ncaptain america : the winter soldier ,\nand\ndraft day ,\nit does share one thing with\ndraft day\n: signs . the yellow signs reading\nfpp\nthat were used for the kevin costner comedy - drama , and direct cast and crew to film locations and parking lots , have been recycled for\nmiss meadows .\nin terms of performances , katie holmes works exceptionally well with a script that , at times , is clumsy . the character of miss meadows is often irritating in her constantly positive outlook , but also her audacity in extolling the virtues of goodness while committing numerous acts of murder in cold blood . were it not for holmes\u2019s proficiency in putting across the inner turmoil of the protagonist and treating a wholly unbelievable character with subtlety and humanity , the film might not stand up well at all .\nall children learn to read and write using synthetic phonics and at abbey meadows we use optima phonics as our programme of study . for more information please read our ' parents phonic booklet ' and explore our ' useful websites ' list below .\nsynopsis : katie holmes plays a sweet , caring substitute teacher who moves into a crime - ridden neighbourhood when she takes up her new post at a local elementary school . her eccentric , mary poppins demeanour and kind - heartedness soon catches the attention of local sheriff mike , played by james badge dale . unbeknownst to the sheriff , miss meadows leads a double life as a vigilante , administering justice down the barrel of a gun to those who she sees as a threat to the decent , law - abiding citizens of the community .\nwhile holmes\u2019s character certainly struggles with the ethical dilemmas raised through her actions , we the audience are ultimately encouraged to side with her . the narrative may attempt to question the actions of the protagonist \u2013 not least through her conversations with sheriff mike regarding the likelihood of criminal rehabilitation \u2013 but ultimately , and certainly in the film\u2019s closing moments , the viewer is encouraged to support miss meadows and her unconstitutional ( to evoke the ubiquitous americanism ) distribution of justice . as she herself says : \u201ci think it\u2019s okay to break the rules sometimes . \u201d\ncleveland , ohio \u2013 mary meadows is a cutie . she wears floral print dresses , reads poetry while she ' s walking , communes with bluebirds in the trees and likes to tap dance . tap shoes , in fact , are part of her daily ensemble .\nmoviegoers who are slaves to genre aren\u2019t going to have much love for the legitimately out - of - control \u201c miss meadows . \u201d this whatsit begins with a prim and proper maiden talking to cgi squirrels and birds before firing a pistol into the throat of an obvious sex offender in the middle of a sunny suburban street . the victim isn\u2019t sleazy enough to be funny , the violence is too glib to be serious , and there\u2019s , overall , a jarring divide occurring here . immediately , the knee - jerk reaction is to say this doesn\u2019t work .\naside from holmes\u2019s performance , two other aspects of the film stand out . firstly , director karen leigh hopkins\u2019s astute sense of pacing . the narrative moves quickly and succinctly , wasting no time in putting the plot into action , introducing the central love story and asking questions regarding its moralistic subject matter . secondly , miss meadows\u2019s relationship with her mother creates some interesting and entertaining dialogue , providing some of the script\u2019s strongest moments . however , to delve deeper into why this aspect of the film is especially interesting would be to give away one of the film\u2019s major plot twists .\nmiss meadows is probably a film that works better on paper , and perhaps the rushed feel of its execution \u2013 as well as the disappointingly haphazard conclusion \u2013 is due to its having been filmed in just over two weeks . however , this fast pacing does give the film a decidedly \u2018indie\u2019 feel to it and more often than not works to its advantage . it will , at the very least , help it achieve cult status , but the overall feeling is that katie holmes is the film\u2019s saviour , bringing clarity and order to a story that is , while well - meaning , often confused and disjointed .\nit doesn\u2019t help matters that we find out our heroine has already been established offscreen as a bit of an odd duck . miss meadows ( katie holmes ) is already comfortably ensconced in this small town as a first grade substitute teacher , having uneasily bumped up against her neighbors and coworkers more than a few times before we\u2019ve met . her likes are tap dancing , flowers , and proper diction , and her dislikes are apparently the sort of easy - to - spot freaks you see committing crimes in movies moreso than real life . the vibe is john waters , though waters would likely make those convicts his leads .\nmiddling \u201cmiss meadows\u201d blends black comedy , character study and thriller elements into a mixture that doesn\u2019t quite gel , though it\u2019s watchable enough . katie holmes plays a secretive newcomer to a lower - middle - class neighborhood whose bad people begin suffering deaths at the hand of a mysterious vigilante \u2014 as they did , we soon glean , in her previous places of residence . the premise holds more promise than karen leigh hopkins\u2019 screenplay and direction ultimately deliver , resulting in a polished but unmemorable minor item destined for decent home - format sales . eone is opening it on single los angeles and new york screens this friday , simultaneous with vod launch .\nkatie holmes doesn ' t ' miss ' a thing new york - - ask many actors , and they ' ll tell you how driven they are , how they have a short - list of top directors in their sights , a dream project in the works , a production company where they toil . then check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nhowever , the great and violent lengths to which the education - minded vigilante goes are only fleetingly explained through grainy flashbacks . she ' s earnest to a fault \u2014 she even calls her mom ( jean smart )\nmother dear\n\u2014 yet meadows mainly stays a maddening mystery to her fellow townspeople and the audience .\nthat ' s why the role of miss meadows is ideal for her . she ' s no mother , but she ' s looking out for a classroom of students . all holmes had to do was play up the vanilla personality so it became a caricature of herself . holmes ' approach to the lighthearted , dark - humored belle - like character is endearing . there ' s a difference between a plot with an absurd character and an absurd plot . holmes plays the former with aplomb . and , it ' s because of this role that holmes appears to finally have found her footing in hollywood . it ' s a shame the movie itself wasn ' t more character - driven . maybe then holmes ' star would begin to shine brighter .\nthe cast is not the problem . in addition to holmes , the talented james badge dale is on hand as a sheriff with a thing for ms . meadows . jean smart , as her mother , and mary kay place , as a neighbor , also make brief appearances . more of dale , smart and place would have helped , but there is not much in the script for them .\nwell , i was wrong . as meadows enters into a tentative romance with a local law enforcement person ( james badge dale ) who is , surprise , in charge of the curious case of a female vigilante , and meadows begins a cat - and - mouse game with a creepy neighbor who\u2019s also a recently released convict , the movie goes for something darker than the weird mess it had previously realized , and becomes replete with dumb \u201cyou\u2019re - just - like - me\u201d dialogue exchanges . the earnestness brings the movie from mildly irritating pastiche status to actively awful , and that is all she wrote . \u201cit\u2019s like \u2018pulp fiction\u2019 meets \u2018mary poppins , \u2019\u201d a character observes of the vigilante ongoings about midway through the picture . in fact , the riskiest thing this movie does is to invoke two different movies that one would be entirely better off watching .\nthe slightly bland surface holmes has too frequently deployed as an adult actress actually works well for this exaggeratedly nice character composited from \u201950s sitcom housewives , miss poppins and other retro fantasy figures . it\u2019s one of her better performances . still , one can\u2019t help wondering what satirically creepy vibes a more risk - taking actor might have eked from mary\u2019s archaic speech patterns and other idiosyncrasies \u2014 or how they might have suggested her underlying pathos without simply bursting into tears every so often , as holmes does .\nmary meadows is as old - school as a linoleum floor and a walking , talking anachronism in every way \u2014 from her retro wardrobe to her greeting (\ntoodle - oo !\n) to the car she drives ( a 1956 nash metropolitan ) . a substitute teacher still new in town , mary draws weird looks from neighbors with her impeccable manners and odd demeanor , but she still has a way with kids , as well as with the town sheriff ( james badge dale ) .\nmrs calverley joined the federation in 2011 and was appointed as an assistant headteacher in 2015 . her expertise lies in key stage one , gaining experience in schools in the locality as well as teaching in key stage one at both fawcett and trumpington meadows . she passionately believes in providing a creative curriculum inspiring all children to learn and igniting the fire to become life - long learners . as part of her role , she supports teachers to strengthen their practise through professional development . mrs calverley is based at fawcett and is responsible for teaching and learning in key stage one across the federation .\nmary meadows ( holmes ) is introduced walking down a leafy residential street , communing with local birdies and breaking into an occasional tap dance \u2014 drawing immediate parallels to mary poppins and other disneyfied do - gooders that the film might have developed further , to more wittily subversive ends , than it manages . this mary\u2019s chipper yet prim composure isn\u2019t ruffled a whit when a loutish guy in a passing truck begins harassing her . once he reveals still worse intentions by pulling a gun , she simply pulls out her own , blows the nasty man away , and continues traipsing on down the lane .\nfor one thing , there is little attempt to explore the complexities of criminal behaviour . these are not petty criminals neglected by society . most of the crimes carried out by the film\u2019s villains are sexual in nature , making the audience \u2013 and rightly so \u2013 feel utter revulsion and in no two minds as to the guilt of meadows\u2019s victims . during the film\u2019s only non - sexual crime , the plea of insanity for murder is worryingly criticised as nothing but a \u2018get out of jail free\u2019 card played by morally bankrupt defence attorneys . even sheriff mike , who we might expect to have a more conventional attitude to the administering of justice , struggles to wholeheartedly condemn the actions of his new - found sweetheart .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 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 .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nthe earnestness brings the movie from mildly irritating pastiche status to actively awful , and that is all she wrote .\nit exists somewhere between serious character study and satirical fish - out - of - water story , never figuring out which it wants to be .\ndespite an eccentric streak ( which turns erratic ) , the script doesn ' t allow much room for the premise to take flight .\nas an ostensible work of satire , it lacks bite , never truly questioning or complicating its heroine ' s actions ; the film isn ' t even outrageous enough to be appalling ( which paradoxically makes it appalling ) .\nit ' s a shame the odd - for - oddball ' s sake of a plot had to overshadow holmes ' charming performance , for this could ' ve been the role that kicked her relatively safe career into gear .\n. . . struggles to find a consistent tone , and doesn ' t offer sufficient context to give emotional resonance to a female - empowerment fantasy that ultimately feels too detached from reality .\nisn ' t a terribly convincing movie , but it does feature a refreshingly twisted turn from star katie holmes .\nit ' s so relentlessly upbeat and deliberately artificial that it admits no cynicism or judgment , and it makes the film daringly weird .\nin the film , holmes plays a sweet and proper elementary school teacher whose perfect manners and pretty floral dresses hide a dark secret : when she\u2019s not teaching at the local elementary school or tending to her garden , she\u2019s moonlighting as a gun - toting vigilante .\nurltoken is a property of mandatory , an evolve media , llc company . \u00a92018 all rights reserved copyright\nunlike its deadly , gun - toting heroine , this darkly satirical comedy misfires . twitter\nkatie holmes plays a sweet , well - mannered schoolteacher who blows away bad guys in karen leigh hopkins ' dark comedy .\nmeanwhile , the small town\u2019s body count keeps rising , thanks to the recent release of hundreds of prisoners from a nearby prison due to overcrowding . coming upon a madman who\u2019s just massacred the patrons of a fast - food restaurant , her response when he threatens to kill her is to coolly say \u201cthat is so not an option\u201d before pumping him full of bullets . she later dispatches a pedophiliac priest and gets involved in a dangerous cat - and - mouse game with a recently freed child abuser ( chillingly played by callan mulvey ) .\nholmes , using her doe - eyed adorableness to provocative effect , delivers a fine , startlingly off - kilter performance , and dale is highly appealing as the gentle , accordion - playing sheriff . but director - screenwriter hopkins is unsuccessful in navigating the absurd storyline\u2019s jarring tonal shifts , with the result that this kinder , gentler variation on ms . 45 mainly emerges as off - puttingly bizarre .\nexecutive producers : katie holmes , karen leigh hopkins , sandra siegal , grant guthrie , jeff steen , darrel casalino , david harfield , gary m . pollak , jarod becker , evan israel brenner , jay carr , mark b . johnson , joan sobel\ncleveland , ohio - - katie holmes garnered massive world - wide publicity for her split with tom cruise last year , but she is quietly slipping into cleveland to shoot a new film .\nthe toledo native has been busy since her divorce . she has already spent the summer working on paul dalio ' s\nmania days\nin new york , and endured the inevitable tabloid headlines about an alleged budding romance with co - star luke kirby .\nkatie holmes will be in cleveland for the next month to work on her latest film .\nnear the corner of east 107th street and chester avenue , trucks and movie equipment were parked in the lots at judson manor and at university circle united methodist church , where the crew was shooting this evening .\nuse of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) .\n\u00a9 2018 advance local media llc . all rights reserved ( about us ) . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of advance local .\ncommunity rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na story centered on a proper elementary school teacher who moonlights as a vigilante .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwhy katie holmes leaves evening events by 10 p . m . : \u2018it\u2019s really important to me to be a mom that is dependable\u2019\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n: if others need what i can spare , i must with them my treasures share .\ni saw this at the tribeca film fest and i really liked it . sure , the plot is clumsy at parts but it is all part of the fun . it ' s actually hard to describe this film since it has such a unique tone . think mary poppins meets john waters . it ' s funny , dark , campy , and it ' s very out there . i have to say my favorite thing in the film was katie holmes . this type of role you just do not expect from her and i hope she continues to do characters outside of her comfort zone because she certainly has the chops to bring them to justice . this is the best performance i ' ve seen from her . the movie got a very generous applaud at the screening i attended at the festival but i don ' t think this will be a mainstream hit . i think it will eventually find its audience though . i wouldn ' t be surprised if in the future it joins the list of most respected transgressive cult films .\n95 of 132 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nafter which she grows slightly agitated , as a bit of blood spurting from the fatal wound she has delivered to her victim has gotten on to her dress . a phone call follows ; holmes\u2019 character , the title character of the movie , asks her mother ( jean smart ) again what\u2019s the best organic way to remove a bloodstain from a valued piece of clothing .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\nchef official trailer # 1 ( 2014 ) - scarlett johansson , robert downey jr . movie hd\nkaren leigh hopkins ' middling black comedy - cum - thriller stars katie holmes as a latter - day mary poppins with a sideline in ' death wish ' vigilante - ism .\nkatie holmes , james badge dale , callan mulvey , jean smart , mary kay place , ava kolker , stephen bishop , kate linder , james landry hebert , james keane , graham beckel , gregory allen smith , anna moravcik .\nhowever , he and his department are already on the trail of the vigilante one colleague describes as \u201ckind of a \u2018pulp fiction\u2019 mary poppins . \u201d he\u2019s increasingly worried about his own mary\u2019s possible involvement in these killings . meanwhile , she\u2019s worried about the arrival in the area of creepy parolee skylar ( callan mulvey ) , whom sheriff identifies as a past child molester ; once that character is introduced , it\u2019s obvious where the narrative will be heading . an eventual retreat into conventional thriller terrain isn\u2019t managed with much panache or tension , and a limp happily - ever - after sequence underlines the pic\u2019s failure to make very much of the twisted - fairy - tale aspect that is its most distinctive element .\ndale aside , the supporting turns are solid but hemmed in by one - note roles and ( for the child actors ) some over - precocious dialogue . cleveland - shot pic is smoothly handled in tech and design departments .\nreviewed online , san francisco , nov . 11 , 2014 . running time : 88 min .\nproduction : an eone films release of a myriad pictures presentation in association with rob carliner productions and wiretap films . produced by rob carliner . eric brenner . executive producers , katie holmes , karen leigh hopkins , sandra siegal , grant guthrie , darrel casalino , jeff steen , david harfield , gary m . pollak , gary becker , evan israel brenner , jay carr , mark b . johnson , joan sobel . co - producer , kathryn witt .\ncrew : directed , written by karen leigh hopkins . camera ( color ) , barry markowitz ; editor , joan sobel ; music , jeff cardoni ; music supervisor , laurel stearns ; production designer , jennifer klide ; costume designer , brenda abbandandolo ; set decorator , carmen navis ; sound , jonathan d . andrews ; supervising sound editor / re - recording mixer , michael j . mcdonald ; assistant directors , marie - helene riverain , jim goldthwait ; casting , ed johnston .\nwith : katie holmes , james badge dale , callan mulvey , jean smart , mary kay place , ava kolker , stephen bishop , kate linder , james landry hebert , james keane , graham beckel , gregory allen smith , anna moravcik .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\none minute she ' s teaching first - graders , the next she ' s gunning down criminals with a dainty firearm .\nshe harbors several secrets , however , including that when she ' s not giving children lessons on kindness and courage , she ' s popping a cap in a man during a killing spree .\nthe cops are after a woman they ' ve aptly described as a\npulp fiction mary poppins\n\u2014 for her , a spoonful of gunpowder makes the crime rate go down \u2014 and that side of her life begins to get in the way of her finding a happily - ever - after scenario with the sheriff .\nthe dark comedy ( punctuated by the catchphrase \u201ctoodle - oo\u201d ) doesn\u2019t always come off , and the filmmaking is more off - kilter than necessary , with capricious camerawork and pacing . the odd little spikes in approach make for something better than disposable indie satire , but it all still feels underdeveloped .\nbesides never knowing where to stick a camera , or how long a given scene should last , hopkins quickly ditches any potentially subversive joy in her cartoon vigilante by saddling her with a redemptive love story opposite james badge dale ' s kind - eyed sheriff . a traumatic past regarding her mother ( jean smart ) muddies up the tone more .\nthen there ' s the movie ' s cheaply exploitative use of the threat of child abuse as a last - act suspense ploy .\nmovie news , screening invitations and reviews from the world of independent film and beyond .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nmike ( james badge dale ) , the local sheriff she is engaged to ( and pregnant with his child ) confronts mary and tells her he knows she ' s responsible for the string of killings but is willing to bury it if she ' ll stop . mary promises to try and they proceed towards their wedding . on her wedding day , mary and one of her students , heather , are kidnapped by skylar ( callan mullvey ) a released pedophile who mary threatened with violence before . mary is able to help heather escape and before skylar can kill mary , mike shows up thanks to heather ' s help and shoots him dead . since skylar had mary ' s gun they can blame him for the killings .\nthe film ends one year later , with mike , mary and their baby daughter in a big new house . mary says she has to leave for a bit , and given we are shown a close up of her purse and mike warning her to\nbe careful\nimplies that mary hasn ' t completely given up being a vigilante killer ( and that mike has grown to accept it ) .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nalso sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies : tickets , special offers , screenings + more .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nthere is something wholly american in the film\u2019s individualistic attitude to goodness , justice and freedom . the message seems to be that , when legal bureaucracy hinders the protection of the innocent from the evils of society , it is not entirely out of place for citizens to take matters into their own hands and take on the roles of judge , jury and executioner .\nthe world\u2019s scariest publication , scream \u2013 blood , guts , gore & more ! we are the world\u2019s number one print & digital horror magazine . we cover films , celebrity interviews , dvds / blu - rays , festivals , books , games , comics , graphic novels , fiction / non - fiction , photography , clothing / fashion , news , reviews , previews , competitions , on - location film reports & much , much more !\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\nkatie holmes is on the verge of a comeback , but don ' t call it that . she hasn ' t really ever been gone . she ' s just never taken off . past roles have notoriously flopped , but her bubbling girl - next - door personality prevails \u2014 even when she ' s putting bullets through a sex offender ' s neck . for the first time since dawson ' s creek , holmes has found a role that fits her personality but challenges our perception of what a\nkatie holmes movie\nis .\nholmes ' last major role was bruce wayne ' s romantic interest , rachel dawes , in 2005 ' s batman begins . but , she was replaced with maggie gyllenhaal in the 2008 sequel . ( she later told mtv that she turned it down for a role in , of all things , mad money . ) whatever the real story may be , holmes ' career hasn ' t taken off .\nwhy , though ? she ' s kept herself in the limelight between a broadway production ( a show that closed early with mixed reviews ) and becoming a face of bobbi brown . her role as jackie kennedy onassis in the kennedys , one that seemed right for her , wasn ' t well received . hell , the series didn ' t even make it to prime time . so , what gives ? perhaps it ' s because when she does have an opportunity to challenge herself , the project either fails to deliver or she , herself , plays it too safe . or , perhaps it ' s because she hasn ' t found the role that highlights her complexity while still playing her as a pretty face ."]}
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( geffen playhouse )\nshame that matt shakman won\u2019t be back , his style is excellent in my opinion .\nmatt shakman , lin - manuel miranda , dick van dyke and gil cates jr .\nthat said , i think that in this case , matt shakman is probably absolutely correct .\nhere ' s what director matt shakman revealed about the show ' s stirring final scene .\nmatt shakman was born on august 8 , 1975 . he is a director and producer , known for\nmatt shakman , who directed \u201cthe spoils of war , \u201d spoke with variety about season 7\u2019s biggest battle thus far .\nmatt shakman ( born august 8 , 1975 ) is an american film and television and theatre director and former child actor .\nthe geffen playhouse has a new artistic director : matt shakman , a veteran director with credits on the stage , in movies and on tv .\ndirector , matt shakman , talked to variety and inverse about filming that extraordinary dragon battle sequence in his directorial debut on game of throne s .\nlos angeles\u2019 geffen playhouse has announced that theatre , film , and television director matt shakman has been named its newest artistic director . shakman will join the geffen staff in putting together the 2018\u20132019 season beginning september 20 .\n\u201cit was an extraordinary directing from matt shakman , who came in with a lot of pressure on his shoulders , \u201d showrunner david benioff told entertainment weekly . \u201c\nacclaimed theater , film and television director matt shakman has been named artistic director of the geffen playhouse , the non - profit theater ' s board of directors announced today .\nfor more matt , go see cut bank in theaters april 3rd and follow him on twitter @ mattshakman .\ncut bank director matt shakman has something in common with 35 mm film fanatics martin scorsese and quentin tarantino . for his movie debut the director insisted on shooting on film rather than digital .\ndirector matt shakman has an eye for the setting\u2014the alberta locations look great\u2014but the town should be a character \u00e0 la david lynch\u2019s \u201cblue velvet\u201d and here it is simply a backdrop to the action .\nmatt that\u2019s really subjective . he could have watched every episode and think that this is his favorite . it\u2019s personal preference .\n- christmas is ruined ( 2005 ) . . . ( as matthew shakman )\nmargie is played by kaczmarek , who speaks highly of shakman as a director .\nsince 2002 , shakman has mostly been directing for television . among his credits include\nmr shakman even managed to coax a different expression out of emilia clarke\u2019s face .\nbut to really drive his points home , shakman turned to classic war films .\nas far as shakman is concerned , good people has some of those same qualities .\nsallie patrick on twitter :\nwish matt shakman were still on twitter so he ' d see how his 1st # got ep blew up the internet ! 2nd ep next wk . goat director & lovely person\u2764\u2026 urltoken\n\u201cwe discussed early on that the center of that flame would be so hot that it would carbonize almost instantly , \u201d matt says .\n\u201cthe battle , i think , was 18 main - unit days , roughly around 5 second - unit days , and then several weeks of the effects - unit shooting back in belfast , \u201d director matt shakman tells variety .\nthe director matt shakman made his \u201cgame of thrones\u201d debut sunday with an episode full of thrilling action set pieces , including daenerys targaryen\u2019s fiery dragon - and - dothraki assault on the lannister army and arya and brienne\u2019s electrifying sword fight .\nif you watched the game of thrones episode \u201cthe spoils of war\u201d earlier this year and thought \u201cwow , whoever directed this is going to get to make a big movie in the very near future , \u201d congrats . you were right . and it looks like director matt shakman will make his big screen debut with an adaptation [ \u2026 ] the post \u2018 the phantom tollbooth \u2019 movie coming from \u2018 game of thrones \u2019 director matt shakman appeared first on / film .\nmatt shakman is a game of thrones newbie , but if anybody had doubts that he could direct an episode of the show , they were silenced when \u201cthe spoils of war\u201d aired this past sunday . shakman sat down with variety to talk about making the episode , particularly that action - packed battle at the end of it .\nmatt shakman , who directed this month\u2019s \u201cthe spoils of war\u201d episode of \u201cgame of thrones\u201d featuring the epic dragon battle , has been named artistic director of l . a . \u2019s geffen playhouse , the theater\u2019s board of directors announced monday .\ngeffen playhouse ' s board of directors announced that matt shakman will be the company ' s artistic director . he will join the staff on september 20 and begin work on building the 2018 - 19 season with executive director gil cates jr .\nhaha , i remember when directors were announced and there was quite negative response from people on this site , especially due to absence of certain directors ( not from me of course ) . and now matt shakman did such a great job overall .\nif we\u2019re posting matt shakman interviews , you should post the one where he talks about what sansa\u2019s look meant after the arya / brienne \u2018fight\u2019 ( urltoken ) . then perhaps people will stop projecting onto sansa imaginary emotions ( \u201cjealousy\u201d ) that weren\u2019t there .\nit\u2019s great to see matt shakman getting such widespread acclaim from everyone . he deserves every bit of it . he directed an absolutely masterful episode , one of the very best of this brilliant show , and now , he gets to reap the rewards !\nbut if it looked a bit familiar , that was by design . the new york times interviewed the episode\u2019s director , matt shakman , about his plan for the scene . as it turns out , the plan came from two well - known films .\nunfortunately , it looks like season 7 will feature shakman\u2019s only directorial gigs on game of thrones . asked if he will be returning for season 8 , shakman says , \u201ci will not be . \u201d\ngame of thrones could have channelled dragons like from smaug in the hobbit films or the 400 - year - old vermithrax pejorative in dragonslayer , but director matt shakman\u2019s biggest inspiration for the sequence were the helicopters in apocalypse now . he told the hollywood reporter :\nthe ominous name of shakman\u2019s theater comes from his appreciation of james ellroy\u2019s novel , the black dahlia .\nrosanazugey : if we\u2019re posting matt shakman interviews , you should post the one where he talks about what sansa\u2019s look meant after the arya / brienne \u2018fight\u2019 ( urltoken ) . then perhaps people will stop projecting onto sansa imaginary emotions ( \u201cjealousy\u201d ) that weren\u2019t there .\nlord parramandas : haha , i remember when directors were announced and there was quite negative response from people on this site , especially due to absence of certain directors ( not from me of course ) . and now matt shakman did such a great job overall .\n\u201cit\u2019s a dream come true to join such a vibrant cultural institution , \u201d shakman said in a statement .\nwhat attracted shakman to good people is the story . that\u2019s what drives him to become involved in any project .\nshakman received the los angeles drama critics circle\u2019s milton katselas award for career or special achievement in direction last month .\nafter the initial read of good people and the subsequent reads thereafter , shakman came away with an array of questions .\nshakman has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry , but he dares not pat himself on the back .\nshakman drew inspiration from a number of war films , perhaps most notably , apocalypse now for its use of smoke .\n\u201cwe are thrilled to welcome matt shakman to the geffen playhouse as our new artistic director , \u201d board co - chairs martha henderson and pamela robinson said , announcing the appointment . \u201chis unique artistic vision , coupled with his directorial and entertainment business experience , makes him an outstanding cultural fit for our theater . \u201d\nwhile directing is one of his loves , shakman says if that\u2019s all an audience sees , he hasn\u2019t done his job .\nby naming it after an old hollywood crime and noir novel , shakman says he gave the theater \u201ca bit of history\u201d .\nthe script appeared on hollywood\u2019s 2009 black list of the best unproduced films and has been in shakman\u2019s hands for five years .\n\u201cwe are thrilled to welcome matt shakman to the geffen playhouse as our new artistic director , \u201d commented geffen co - chairs martha henderson and pamela robinson on behalf of the board of directors . \u201cafter a comprehensive nationwide search , matt clearly emerged as our first choice . his unique artistic vision , coupled with his directorial and entertainment business experience , makes him an outstanding cultural fit for our theater . he and gil cates , jr . make an incredibly powerful team to lead the geffen into the future . \u201d\non behalf of the board of directors , co - chairs martha henderson and pamela robinson said ,\nwe are thrilled to welcome matt shakman to the geffen playhouse as our new artistic director . after a comprehensive nationwide search , matt clearly emerged as our first choice . his unique artistic vision , coupled with his directorial and entertainment business experience , makes him an outstanding cultural fit for our theater . he and gil cates , jr . make an incredibly powerful team to lead the geffen into the future .\nshakman , an experienced director with credits on both coasts , joins geffen executive director gil cates , jr . on september 20 .\nafter moving from ventura to los angeles , shakman helped to start the fledgling firefly theatre , along with his friend steven klein .\ni think shakman did good work , but he not a sapochnik or marshall . what happened to marshall , not been back .\nthis wednesday\u2019s episode of it\u2019s always sunny in philadelphia , \u201ccharlie work , \u201d will leave you stunned . it\u2019s one of my favorites already : fast - paced and much of it filmed in a single shot . matt shakman directed the episode , as well as 36 other episodes of sunny and many other episodes of our favorite tv shows .\n\u201che suggested maybe i come work on the show , \u201d mr . shakman said . \u201ci thought at first he was kidding . \u201d\nin his \u201cthrones\u201d directing debut , matt shakman managed to upstage series veterans jeremy podeswa and mark mylod and deliver an hour of television completely driven by directorial vision . scene after scene , his decision making elevated every line of dialogue and every performance . simply put , it was the kind of directing that proves why \u201cthrones\u201d really is extraordinary television .\n\u201cthe horror on the ground is much larger than it has been , i think \u2014 the damage and the destruction \u2014 from the last time we saw a dragon attack in season 6 , \u201d matt explains .\nmatt shakman , a theater , film and television director who helmed the celebrated august 6 \u201cspoils of war\u201d episode of hbo\u2019s game of thrones , has been named artistic director of the geffen playhouse in westwood . shakman succeeds departing a . d . randall arney , who announced his intention to move on in february after 17 years with the nonprofit theater , which has consistently offered a polished alternative to l . a . \u2019s other major nonprofit theater , center theatre group\u2019s mark taper forum .\nexclusive : tristar is setting matt shakman to direct the phantom tollbooth , a live - action / hybrid adaptation of norton juster \u2019s classic children\u2019s book . shakman is the artistic director of the geffen playhouse who spent five years as executive producer of it\u2019s always sunny in philadelphia and directed two game of thrones episodes last season , \u201ceast watch\u201d and \u201cthe spoils of war . \u201d he chose this over a number of offers as he steps up to a big feature . the script is by\u2026\nbefore this past sunday , most people knew matt shakman \u2014 if they knew him at all \u2014 as the director behind episodes of shows like fargo , mad men , and it\u2019s always sunny in philadelphia . he had a respectable career , but little in it would suggest that he was up to directing an action specular like \u201cthe spoils of war . \u201d\nthis is shakman\u2019s first time directing at the geffen . a much larger theater than the 30 - seat black dahlia , the gil cates theater boasts 495 seats . it\u2019s not the first time shakman has directed at a large house . still , he doesn\u2019t take the opportunity lightly .\nshakman turned 42 today . between the two episodes and all the hype . must have been some glorious celebration . long may he direct !\nmatt shakman , the director behind two recent watercooler episodes of \u201cgame of thrones , \u201d has been named the artistic director of los angeles\u2019 geffen playhouse . he\u2019ll join the staff next month , working alongside the geffen\u2019s executive director , gil cates jr . , to begin programming the 2018 - 19 season . he fills a role about to be vacated by randall [ \u2026 ]\nshakman opened the black dahlia theatre in the pico corridor in august 2000 . for a while he did a series of workshops and small performances .\nto prepare for \u201cthe spoils of war , \u201d shakman revisited earlier episodes of game of thrones , including \u201cthe battle of the bastards\u201d and \u201chardhome . \u201d those two episodes were critically acclaimed , but shakman told the new york times that he wanted \u201cthe spoils of war\u201d to have a distinct tone .\n\u201cthe beginning of this battle in \u2018the spoils of war\u2019 is more similar to the battle of the bastards in that you have lines colliding , horses hitting men on the ground . so it\u2019s more traditional warfare , \u201d matt says .\nwhen i first saw tonight ' s \u201cit ' s always sunny in philadelphia , \u201d i instantly had questions for the episode ' s director , matt shakman , about how they pulled off the various technical challenges involved in \u201ccharlie work . \u201d he was kind enough to provide a detailed explanation , coming up just as soon as i bang the stool on the floor three more times\u2026\n\u201ci don\u2019t know , you\u2019d have to ask someone else why i was chosen , \u201d\u009d says shakman , who seems to weigh his answers before speaking .\nshakman donated the $ 1 , 000 check he received with the award ( funded by the katselas theatre company ) back to the black dahlia theatre .\nmatt shakman , the director behind two recent watercooler episodes of \u201cgame of thrones , \u201d has been named the artistic director of los angeles\u2019 geffen playhouse . he\u2019ll join the staff next month , working alongside the geffen\u2019s executive director , gil cates jr . , to begin programming the 2018 - 19 season . he fills a role about to be vacated by randall arney after 17 years in the post .\nshakman describes it as a \u201csimple play . \u201d\u009d it\u2019s about everyday people who live in south boston , trying to make their own way in the world .\nwe often hear about child actors who ultimately find themselves at career dead - ends , leading to disappointing or even tragic lives . yet for some prodigious talents , such as highly regarded director - producer matt shakman , success as a young thespian was a precursor to greater career heights . an energetic , multitasking professional , shakman has found creative success as the founder and artistic director of the award - winning black dahlia theatre in los angeles while simultaneously enjoying a flourishing career in directing for television . under shakman ' s helm , the dahlia opened its latest production last week : the world premiere of jonathan tolins ' secrets of the trade , a seriocomic showbiz saga , starring john glover , amy aquino , and bill brochtrup .\nwith his success , some fans may be wondering if shakman will return to direct an episode of the show\u2019s eighth and final season , but no such luck .\nshakman also directed the next episode of season 7 , \u201ceastwatch . \u201d can he reveal anything about that ? \u201ci hope people enjoy the episode . \u201d ditto .\nshakman said he referenced game of thrones battles that came before his , as well . that long handheld shot of bronn\u2019s death - defying move across the battlefield drew from the battle of the bastards , directed by miguel sapochnik in season six . shakman said he and another series director neil marshall were inspirations for the sequences .\ni hope you\u2019re right about some of those . for whatever reason , d & d seem to really like mylod and podeswa , despite the fact that none of their episodes have been great . i\u2019d rather see david nutter , michelle mclaren , jack bender , matt shakman or even alex graves ( who was unfairly pilloried for one unfortunate scene and then blackballed from the show ) back than either of them , to be honest .\ni hope you\u2019re right about some of those . for whatever reason , d & d seem to really like mylod and podeswa , despite the fact that none of their episodes have been great . i\u2019d rather see david nutter , michelle mclaren , jack bender , matt shakman or even alex graves ( who was unfairly pilloried for one unfortunate scene and then blackballed from the show ) back than either of them , to be honest .\neven with the theater gig , shakman will continue to direct for tv and film . he is a helmer and producer for fx\u2019s long - running comedy series it\u2019s always sunny in philadelphia and has also worked on the good wife , fargo and mad men . shakman founded los angeles\u2019 black dahlia theatre and served as its artistic director from its inception in 2001 . among his awards and distinctions , shakman was awarded the milton katselas award for career achievement in direction by the los angeles drama critics circle in 2011 .\nbefore coming on game of thrones to direct last night\u2019s \u201cthe spoils of war , \u201d matt shakman was best known for his work on dramas like fargo and the good wife , and for directing literally dozens of episodes of it\u2019s always sunny in philadelphia . originally , \u201cspoils\u201d was due to be directed by david nutter , who directed the dragon - heavy \u201cthe dance of dragons\u201d back in season 5 . unfortunately , nutter ran into health problems , and shakman stepped in . fans could be forgiven for wondering if he had the chops for the job , but after last night , all doubts were put aside .\nthe term \u201ccork in someone else\u2019s river\u201d was uttered by austin pendleton , an actor who wrote orson\u2019s shadow , the inaugural play staged at shakman\u2019s black dahlia theatre in 2001 .\nkevin garvey , i don\u2019t think mylod does a great deal of planning for his episodes . shakman said he did six months for the loot train and it certainly showed .\ndirector of a musical matt shakman ,\nhey , morgan !\n( black dahlia theatre ) michael matthews ,\nthe color purple : a musical\n( celebration theatre ) william selby ,\nforbidden broadway : greatest hits , vol . 2\n( musical theatre west ) rick sparks ,\ni love lucy live on stage\n( rockahn , llc ) patrick pearson ,\nrooms : a rock romance\n( the chance theater )\nall in all , shakman spent the bulk of six months preparing for this battle , which took 18 days to shoot . and as complicated as it was to incorporate the dragon , seeing the dothraki in the field of battle was another major moment . talking to the hollywood reporter , shakman described how he approached depicting dany\u2019s band of warrior horsemen :\nshakman took some time just for us to answer the ew community\u2019s biggest questions about what he does and how he does it . and we cannot be happier that he did :\nadding onto that sentiment , in an interview with inverse , shakman emphasized the need to expand beyond the wish - fulfillment element of daenerys\u2019 spreading fire and blood with her dragon .\nthe haters would be glad to find out that sheeran\u2019s solider was one of those burned to a crisp in episode 4 , but were he and his band of polite , rabbit - and - wine - sharing lannister soldiers even at the loot train battle ? were they diverted from their riverrun peacekeeping assignment sometime between episodes 1 and 4 ? matt shakman , who directed \u201cthe spoils of war , \u201d weighed in on the question in an interview with mashable .\nme neither . since matt shakman apparently won\u2019t direct any further episodes , he went out blazing and we can\u2019t thank him enough for providing us with such a stellar s7e4 , but we will never know , what of his \u201coff - days\u201d looks like . podeswa has done just fine so far and maybe that even included an off - episodes of his ? ! we just don\u2019t know yet , but i\u2019m sure he will still have a few tricks up his sleeve !\n\u201cmatt is very smart and very specific in his direction and he sets a very high bar , \u201d\u009d says kaczmarek . \u201che is a joyful director but cracks his whip and lets his great expectations be known . we all feel we are doing our most creative work in years . \u201d\u009d\n\u201ci am delighted to welcome matt to the geffen , \u201d commented cates . \u201chis passion for extraordinary storytelling , his strong relationships with artists in theatre , film and television , and his commitment to fostering community will be immensely valuable as we continue to advance the mission of the theater . \u201d\n\u201ci am delighted to welcome matt to the geffen , \u201d said cates . \u201chis passion for extraordinary storytelling , his strong relationships with artists in theater , film and television , and his commitment to fostering community will be immensely valuable as we continue to advance the mission of the theater . \u201d\nshakman will work alongside geffen executive director gil cates jr . , the los angeles theater announced monday , starting sept . 20 and getting down to business on its 2018 - 19 season .\nshakman , the founder and artistic director of the black dahlia , says he took pendleton\u2019s words to heart . in the process he has become a seasoned and respected theatrical and television director .\ni am delighted to welcome matt to the geffen ,\nsaid cates .\nhis passion for extraordinary storytelling , his strong relationships with artists in theater , film and television , and his commitment to fostering community will be immensely valuable as we continue to advance the mission of the theater .\nexclusive : usa network has passed on olive forever , its comedic crime drama pilot from insurgent and the babysitter writer brian duffield , awesomenesstv and its former ceo brian robbins . i hear universal cable prods . , which produced the pilot , plans to shop it elsewhere . olive forever was an outlier for usa with its young lead . written by duffield and directed by matt shakman , the project follows the exploits of olive ( emily rudd ) , a high school student , con artist , cat\u2026\ncircling back to \u201cthe spoils of war , \u201d shakman confirmed to mashable that ed sheeran\u2019s kindly lannister soldier \u2014 the one we met in the premiere alongside a bunch of other friendly , booze - sharing lannister soldiers \u2014 probably wasn\u2019t present for the loot train attack , which should please some fans and bafflingly infuriate others . \u201ci don\u2019t think literally those soldiers were there , \u201d shakman said .\nthe geffen playhouse today announced that it has added three directors to its upcoming 20182019 season , the first from new artistic director matt shakman . tony award nominee michael arden will direct charles dickens ' a christmas carol , adapted by and starring tony award winner jefferson mays obie award winner jo bonney will direct the world premiere of jose rivera ' s the untranslatable secrets of nikki corona and obie award - winner robert o ' hara will direct the world premiere of inda craig - galvan ' s black super hero magic mama .\nshakman talked to vulture about working with the actors , the stunt crew , and showrunners and co - writers david benioff and dan weiss to drive home the horror of a whole new form of warfare .\n\u201ci loved old hollywood , \u201d\u009d says shakman . \u201cwhen i started a theater , i was keenly aware of trying to create an organization that felt it had longer , deeper roots than i did . \u201d\u009d\nthe directors guild of america won\u2019t be announcing the film nominations for the dga awards until tomorrow , but this morning they revealed the tv honorees and it goes without saying \u201c game of thrones \u201d ruled . \u201c game of thrones , \u201d \u201c curb your enthusiasm \u201d and \u201c better call saul \u201d lead wga awards tv nominees the hbo drama series took three nominations for episodes directed by alan taylor , matt shakman and jeremy podeswa . continue reading \u2018 game of thrones \u2019 simply dominates the 2018 dga awards tv nominations at the playlist .\n\u201ci did it for quite some time , but it didn\u2019t end up coming to fruition despite a lot of groundwork , \u201d\u009d says shakman . \u201cthe interest of new plays was coming around at that time . \u201d\u009d\nshakman founded the l . a . - based black dahlia theatre in 2001 and served as its artistic director . under his leadership , productions such as hey , morgan ; theatre district ; nocturne ; and orson\u2019s shadow garnered a number of los angeles drama critics circle and la stage alliance nominations and awards . in 2011 , the los angeles drama critics circle awarded shakman the milton katselas award for career achievement in direction .\nshakman will continue to direct for television and film while serving in his new role . he recently directed two season 7 episodes of hbo\u2019s \u201cgame of thrones\u201d \u2014 \u201cthe spoils of war\u201d and last week\u2019s \u201ceastwatch . \u201d\na ventura native , shakman is a son of a doctor and a homemaker . in high school , he acted and directed . at yale university , he studied art history and theater . he graduated in 1997 .\nthe roots of the dahlia trace back to shakman ' s years at yale .\nduring my college studies ,\nhe says ,\ni met steven klein . he ran the yale undergraduate shakespeare company . i directed the scottish play , which steven was in and produced .\nduring their college years shakman and klein , the dahlia ' s staff producer , didn ' t discuss the possibility of running a theatre together , though shakman always had interests in this area . when their paths crossed again in los angeles , the two launched a theatre collective , the firefly , collaborating on experimental projects that meant a lot to them . in 2001 , shakman and a small group of colleagues formed a company and began preparing to open the 30 - seat black dahlia theatre on pico boulevard , converting it from a tiny storefront . klein joined this effort not long thereafter .\neven though shakman won\u2019t be back for season 8 , he directed another episode of season 7 : this upcoming sunday\u2019s \u201ceastwatch , \u201d which mclachlan promises has \u201csome lovely crowd - pleasing scenes in it . \u201d stay tuned .\n\u201cthe spoils of war\u201d marked matt shakman\u2019s ( it\u2019s always sunny in philadelphia , mad men ) directorial debut on the series \u2014 he shot this coming weekend\u2019s \u201ceastwatch\u201d as well \u2014 and presented one of the biggest , bloodiest , burning - est battles in the show\u2019s history . for the first time , we saw daenerys targaryen unleash the fury of the dothraki horde and a full - grown dragon on westeros . and for the men on the other side of the battle , most notably nikolaj coster - waldau\u2019s jaime lannister and jerome flynn\u2019s bronn , the experience was utterly horrifying .\nshakman says the team works well . some pick up the slack when others are heavily occupied with other career projects . says shakman ,\nfor each show , we usually depend on the talents of one or two of us who oversee the production , more or less turning over their life for the period . then they might take the next play off , but everyone is always willing to help paint sets and do things like that .\nit\u2019s not uncommon for actors to want to stretch their creative muscles and be taken more seriously on the business side of things as their careers grow to new heights . many actors , from those who started in the business as children , including fred savage , jason bateman and matt shakman , to the likes of zach braff and tony goldwyn , took the initiative to establish themselves as directors in order to increase their chances at career longevity . this television season , jesse williams , alex o\u2019loughlin , justin baldoni , jussie smollett and ben feldman are among the actors that took advantage of the\nthe directors guild of america awards has announced the nominees for outstanding achievements in television in 2017 , and unsurprisingly game of thrones rules the roost . the hbo series nabbed three of the five spots available for dramatic series , with stranger things \u2019 the duffer brothers and the handmaid\u2019s tale\u2019s reed morano scoring the other two slots . the game of thrones episodes singled out were the \u201cloot train battle\u201d episode \u201cthe spoils of war\u201d , directed by matt shakman , the \u201c jon snow and his pals go on a suicide mission\u201d episode \u201cbeyond the wall\u201d , directed by alan taylor , and the finale \u201c\u2026\ni was speaking in general , not for shakman specifically . i don\u2019t know if it was the first or the second thread about the directors when i basically stopped following wotw for months because i was so disappointed by this negative attitude .\nif the writers intend sansa to be jealous , then the writers should write it in the script . that\u2019s what they do . and then shakman would have known that sansa\u2019s reaction was one of jealousy and not merely surprise at the transformation .\nbut the triumph of shakman\u2019s direction in \u201cthe spoils of war\u201d extends beyond the climactic moment . his choices were uniformly strong throughout the entire episode . even a shot - reverse - shot conversation between littlefinger and bran was heightened by shakman\u2019s escalating close - ups , each cut making the tension tighter . when bran uttered one of littlefinger\u2019s most famous lines , \u201cchaos is a ladder , \u201d shakman pulled a jonathan demme by cutting into a tight close - up of each character staring directly at the camera . it\u2019s a simple but startling choice , one that rattles the viewer as much as it does littlefinger , who must surely be worried that whatever bran can dig up as the three eyed raven could ruin his mission for power .\nshakman founded los angeles\u2019 black dahlia theatre and served as its artistic director from its inception in 2001 . it was named one of \u201ca dozen young american companies you need to know\u201d by american theatre magazine and \u201cbest small theatre\u201d by los angeles magazine .\nshakman also referenced the epic dystopian science fiction film children of men , concluding that he \u201clooked at a lot of different references\u201d to find inspiration . check out the full interview here ; it\u2019s a fascinating look behind the scenes of hbo\u2019s biggest show .\ni referred to matt shakman above via his 44 episodes of it\u2019s always sunny , which are his most prominent credit . but i left out that he\u2019s directed episodes of everything from fargo to mad men to you\u2019re the worst to the good wife , and his episodes have often added a necessary cinematic flair to even the scuzzy interiors of sunny . he\u2019s one of those tv directors who\u2019s been around for ages ( since 2002 ) , but mostly working out of the limelight , bouncing between comedy and drama . ( also , he starred as \u201cthe son\u201d in the late \u201980s family sitcom just the ten of us , which i just learned . )\nmatt shakman is set to direct tristar ' s live action / hybrid adaptation of the norton juster classic children\u2019s book the phantom tollbooth , the hollywood reporter has confirmed . phil johnston wrote the latest draft of the script , originally by michael vukadinovich . donald de line and ed mcdonnell are producing , with tristar head hannah minghella and nicole brown overseeing . first published in 1961 with illustrations by jules pfeiffer , the phantom tollbooth centers on milo , an apathetic child who is bored by everything . when a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room , he drives through it and discovers the magical lands beyond \u2014 which is full of intriguing places . . .\naccording to a release , that means helping\nstage new work and revivals of classic plays with a focus on exceptional storytelling and audience experience .\nshakman will join the geffen on sept . 20 to begin work on the 2018 / 2019 season .\nsince 2002 , shakman has mostly been directing for television . among his credits include mad men , six feet under , new girl , brothers & sisters , house m . d . and it ' s always sunny in philadelphia ( also producer ) .\nlike an army of hapless humans facing down a fire - breathing dragon , the rest of tv was no match for game of thrones in this year\u2019s directors guild nominations . the hit hbo fantasy scorched the competition when the 2017 dga award nominations were announced on wednesday , landing three of the possible five nominations in the drama - series category . jeremy podeswa ( \u201cthe dragon and the wolf\u201d ) , matt shakman ( \u201cthe spoils of war\u201d ) and alan taylor ( \u201cbeyond the wall\u201d ) scored nods for their episodes \u2014 meaning that nearly half of season 7\u2019s seven installments were honored by the dga . rounding out the dga drama nominees were the duffer brothers ,\nbut direct it he did , and it\u2019s been a huge success . shakman spoke to inverse about how the battle at the end of the episode \u2014 daenerys\u2019 attack on the lannister supply train \u2014 was different than other times we\u2019d seen the dragons in action .\n\u201cafter a comprehensive nationwide search , matt clearly emerged as our first choice , \u201d board co - chairs co - chairs martha henderson and pamela robinson said in a statement . \u201chis unique artistic vision , coupled with his directorial and entertainment business experience , makes him an outstanding cultural fit for our theater . he and gil cates jr . make an incredibly powerful team to lead the geffen into the future . \u201d\nfinally , let\u2019s talk about that cliffhanger . obviously , shakman didn\u2019t reveal whether jaime will survive his dip in the lake , but he did say that the episode ended as writings david benioff and dan weiss envisioned , and revealed tidbits about how they filmed it :\nmatt shakman : when the guys wrote it , they were influenced by true detective . there was a one - shot in that , which i think influenced them to include a large part of \u201ccharlie work\u201d as a one - shot . \u2026 so rob called me up when i was working on fargo and said , \u201chey , we\u2019re doing this episode , and it\u2019s all going to be in one shot . so get ready . \u201d i was excited . \u2026 since then , and since the score was created , which has this sort of jazz sound , birdman came out . so it has this sort of strange , unintentional birdman homage to it even more than true detective .\n\u201ci don\u2019t think there is any point in leading with a big concept , \u201d\u009d says shakman . \u201c\u02dci\u2019m not interested in making people aware of my direction . if it moves them and they understand it and it resonates with them , then my work is accomplished . \u201d\u009d\non monday , mr . shakman , who also oversaw next week\u2019s episode , discussed the meaning of sunday\u2019s sword fight , the movies that inspired the closing battle sequence , and the challenges of directing a character who isn\u2019t there . following are edited excerpts from the interview .\ndescribing the leading character , shakman explains , \u201call she wants is a job . she has hit bottom economically . it\u2019s about a world that is offering her nothing . she goes about trying to provide for herself and her child in the simplest , most direct way possible . \u201d\u009d\nby juxtaposing the high - flying spectacle of drogon burning the lannister army alive with the gruesome reality of actually being on the receiving end , shakman toyed with the audience\u2019s allegiances to daenerys and jaime lannister and crafted a battle sequence of unrelenting suspense . daenerys was equal parts hero and villain , and drogon was equal parts savior and destroyer . as \u201cthrones\u201d gets closer to its end game , the more we\u2019re going to be seeing characters we know and love in direct conflict . we can only hope these encounters are as well staged as what shakman achieved here .\nabout an hour before his noon rehearsal , a bearded and smiling shakman \u2014 donned in jeans , black kicks , a black t - shirt , checkered shirt and black jacket \u2014 looks younger than his 36 years as he stands in the geffen , just outside the gil cates theater .\nthe smartest decision shakman made in crafting this battle was in making sure the aesthetics of the scene changed depending on which side you were experiencing the events through . the shots of daenerys atop drogon were some of the most grandiose and epic the series has ever done . a wide shot of the dragon flying across the frame from left to right and laying waste to the army below him was a particular jaw dropper . in these moments , daenerys was glorified as the franchise\u2019s most badass hero . but that\u2019s not how shakman viewed her while directing from the lannister perspective .\noutside of the films shakman and mclachlan cited specifically , the influences of movies like 300 , troy , the hobbit films , the lord of the rings : return of the king , the revenant , and gladiator can clearly be seen throughout , the nerdwriter noted in a video breakdown .\nhmm , the only negative comment on shakman i could find was hot pink lipstick saying that his name sounded like a frat boy\u2019s name , which is not at all a criticism of his actual directorial abilities . most of the complaints were mylod , although some loved him , too .\nshakman founded los angeles ' black dahlia theatre and served as its artistic director from its inception in 2001 . under his leadership , the theater was named one of\na dozen young american companies you need to know\nby american theatre magazine and\nbest small theatre\nby los angeles magazine . productions such as hey , morgan , theatre district , nocturne and orson ' s shadow garnered numerous los angeles drama critics circle and la stage alliance nominations and awards . in 2011 , the los angeles drama critics circle awarded shakman the milton katselas award for career achievement in direction .\n\u201cin charting that simple story , lindsay - abaire showed us south boston and other suburban boston communities and used it as a way to talk about our nation as a whole , \u201d\u009d surmises shakman . \u201che also tells a human story about what we\u2019re forced to do to make ends meet . \u201d\u009d\nhe wasn\u2019t , and mr . shakman , who has also directed episodes of \u201c mad men , \u201d \u201c the good wife \u201d and \u201c fargo , \u201d among many others , eventually found himself in c\u00e1ceres , spain , surrounded by hundreds of extras , stuntmen , horses and plenty of fire .\nshakman has staged several shows at the geffen , including the west coast premiere of david lindsay - abaire\u2019s good people , in 2012 , and the world premiere of jeffrey hatcher\u2019s adaptation of frederick knott\u2019s wait until dark in 2013 . most recently , he directed the geffen\u2019s production of joshua harmon\u2019s bad jews .\nas for shakman himself , he says that he wanted \u201cto tell the story of what it would be like to be on the ground in the middle of a dragon attack , to see what it\u2019s like ; to be in a napalm attack , to see the birth of a new weapon . \u201d\nshakman is perhaps most widely known for his television and film directing credits , having helmed two episodes of the current seventh season of game of thrones (\nthe spoils of war\nand\neastwatch\n) as well as being a director and producer of it ' s always sunny in philadelphia .\nshakman has directed several productions at the geffen , beginning with the 2012 west coast premiere of david lindsay - abaire\u2019s tony award - nominated \u201cgood people . \u201d he also helmed jeffrey hatcher\u2019s world premiere adaptation of frederick knott\u2019s \u201cwait until dark\u201d in 2013 and joshua harmon\u2019s comedy \u201cbad jews\u201d in 2014 - 15 .\nshakman says there aren\u2019t a lot of playwrights doing that kind of writing . \u201cwhen i read good people and his other plays , i\u2019ve been impressed that he figured out what shakespeare figured out at the end of his career , \u201d\u009d explains shakman . \u201che spent the beginning doing comedy and then drama and tragedies . by the time he got to the end of his life , he realized , \u2018um , maybe i should write plays about all those things , \u2019 you know , the tempest , a winter\u2019s tale , plays that are as funny as they are moving and as suspenseful as they are dramatic . \u201d\u009d\ndahlia isn ' t a membership company .\ni didn ' t want to have that kind of a structure ,\nexplains the gracious and articulate shakman .\ni wanted a company that was free to make all decisions that we felt were best for our key artistic mission \u2014 developing new works \u2014 rather than trying to satisfy the needs of each member in a large group . i wanted to find the best plays to produce and then find people to be a part of them .\nyet simpatico artists return to work with the theatre .\nthat ' s especially true with designers ,\nsays shakman .\nalongside his theatre career , shakman has continued to direct for film and television . he recently helmed two episodes of hbo\u2019s game of thrones and is a director and producer for fx\u2019s long - running it\u2019s always sunny in philadelphia . his directing credits also include episodes of the good wife , fargo , and mad men .\ncates noted that he ' s\ndelighted\nto welcome shakman into the geffen fold , adding , \u201chis passion for extraordinary storytelling , his strong relationships with artists in theater , film and television , and his commitment to fostering community will be immensely valuable as we continue to advance the mission of the theater . \u201d\nborn and raised in ventura , calif . , shakman began acting on camera at age 4 and attended boarding school in nearby ojai for high school . he then received his theatre training at yale university while performing during summers at the new jersey shakespeare festival . he subsequently launched his career by\npounding the pavement\nin new york , which he continued for two and a half years , landing gigs as assistant director and acting off - broadway . after running a new shakespeare company in vail , colo . , with a colleague for a year or so , shakman returned to california in the late 1990s to pursue new career avenues .\nhowever , it sounds like he really gave it his all . before starting production , shakman had lunch with game of thrones veteran , david nutter who told him \u201cyou\u2019re about to be given the keys to the best ferrari in the world ; all they want you to do is put the pedal to the metal . \u201d\nshakman is no stranger to the geffen playhouse . in 2012 , he directed the west coast premiere of david lindsay - abaire\u2019s tony award - nominated good people , followed by jeffrey hatcher\u2019s world - premiere adaptation of frederick knott\u2019s wait until dark in 2013 . most recently , he directed the geffen\u2019s production of joshua harmon\u2019s bad jews .\njaime lannister\u2019s portrayal in the sequence resembled tom hanks\u2019s character in saving private ryan . amid the carnage on omaha beach , the sound faded away to focus on captain miller\u2019s shock . \u201cthat\u2019s very much what jaime was like in the middle of the battle as he sees these people carbonized and turned to ash , \u201d shakman said .\ntoo bad shakman won\u2019t be back for season 8 . but at least he directed one of my top episodes in the series ( easily in the top 5 , but the exact placement i can only do after got is over and i start a rewatch from the beginning ) . looking forward this sunday to his second venture .\n\u201ci looked at saving private ryan , the opening battle on the beach , where the sound drops out and tom hanks is watching men being burned alive and shot to death , \u201d shakman said . \u201cthat to me was very much what it should feel like for jaime , watching men die left and right around him . \u201d\nwith that much danger on the battlefield , shakman wanted the audience to fear that any one could die at any minute . \u201ci hoped the people watching it would fear for jaime , that they would fear for daenerys when she was on the ground , that they would fear for drogon , that they would fear for bronn , \u201d he said .\nin addition , shakman founded los angeles ' s black dahlia theatre , serving as its artistic director from its beginning in 2001 . the los angeles drama critics circle awarded him the milton katselas award for career achievement in direction in 2011 . even in his new role at the geffen playhouse , however , he will continue to direct for television and film .\n\u201c [ the final scene ] was the first time we saw a battle with the dragons between people that we actually like , \u201d shakman said . \u201cwe\u2019ve seen them in heroic situations\u2014daenerys taking on the slavers in meereen and watching from above as she deals death from the sky . but this was a chance to frame it in a different way . \u201d\nshakman did a terrific job of putting us in the middle of the battle , particularly with that long take where bronn was scrambling to get to the scorpion . and then there was that breathless moment at the end , where jaime charged daenerys in an attempt to take out the dragon queen and end the war for good . \u201cthere\u2019s a point where we think someone is going to die \u2014 either jaime or dany , \u201d shakman said . \u201cand when he charges it\u2019s meant to be the most beautiful death you\u2019ve ever seen . he\u2019s charging through the ash and , in a way , tilting at windmills like don quixote . then he\u2019s obviously saved at the last second \u2014 from the dragon fire at least . \u201d"]}
{"id": 117415, "summary": [{"text": "closed curtain ( persian : pardeh \u2013 \u067e\u0631\u062f\u0647 ) is a 2013 iranian docufiction film by jafar panahi and kambuzia partovi .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it premiered at the 63rd berlin international film festival on february 12 , 2013 where panahi won the silver bear for best script .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it was shot secretly at panahi 's own beachfront villa on the caspian sea .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "panahi stated that he began shooting the film in a state of melancholy but managed to recover by the film 's completion .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "closed curtain is panahi 's second film since his 20-year ban on filmmaking after 2011 's this is not a film .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film was selected as the closing film of the 2013 hong kong international film festival . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "closed curtain", "paragraphs": ["closed curtain v . o . st ang : summary , production year , showtimes , casting about closed curtain v . o . st ang\na scene from jafar panahi ' s ' closed curtain . ' ( berlin film festival )\nclosed curtain , by jafar panahi , was created despite its director\u2019s house arrest in iran .\nmy cinema selection : closed curtain . all showtimes for closed curtain . find the latest movies in cinema in luxembourg , thionville , metz , trier , arlon . program your movie night on cin\u00e9ma luxweb\nclosed curtain , opening on wednesday , stars kambuzia partovi as a writer in hiding with his dog .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing closed curtain near you .\njafar panahi ' s closed curtain showcases the difficulties of making art and being an artist in a troubled world .\na closed curtain doesn ' t mean the production is over . . . the curtain has to close to set up for the next scene . . . get ready !\nclosed curtain is the most opaque and sombre of the pictures to have emerged so far from panahi ' s confinement .\n\u201cclosed curtain\u201d starts as one type of movie and turns into something else . what was the genesis of this idea ?\n\u201cclosed curtain\u201d can be read on several levels , not a few of them suggest the film is a cautious cry for help .\nboy and writer ( director / actor kabozia partovi ) sit and reflect on life in\nclosed curtain .\n( celluloid dreams )\n' closed curtain ' . a screenplay so darn good i ' m still smiling ear to ear . personal , existential genius by panahi !\nreal talk kim on twitter :\na closed curtain doesn ' t mean the production is over . . . the curtain has to close to set up for the next scene . . . get ready !\nunlike \u201cthis is not a film , \u201d \u201cclosed curtain , \u201d now screening at the digital gym , is a darker , less linear piece .\nwe\u2019re still waiting for the official scoop . beat us to the news by messaging closed curtain llc to learn specifics about their style and services .\na closed curtain doesn ' t mean the production is over . . . the curtain has to close to set up for the next scene . . . . get ready ! | pinterest | head tables , head tabl\u2026\nthe co - director and star of iranian dissident film - maker jafar panahi ' s berlin prizewinner closed curtain have had their passports confiscated by officials .\nclosed curtain enfolds its politics within what i believe will go down as one of cinema ' s finest , most complex acts of self - portraiture .\ni don\u2019t know . it\u2019s just a heartbreaking situation . see closed curtain if you can \u2013 or his others . offside is a ton of fun !\niranian director jafar panahi is under house arrest but , a testament to his ingenuity , closed curtain is the second in a trilogy of films shot clandestinely .\nkambuzia partovi , a co - director of \u201cclosed curtain , \u201d is a writer at a seaside villa with his dog , boy , dealing with unwelcome guests .\nclosed curtain\nis richly allegorical , but the film succeeds even more as an exiled artist ' s reassurance that the law can ' t stamp out art .\nwe don\u2018t know closed curtain llc \u2018s story by heart , but we can assure you it\u2018s pretty awesome . message them to get to know more about their business .\nragam theatre music - - curtain raiser - - thrissur - - nisha rapheal . wmv\nthe response to \u201cclosed curtain\u201d has been interesting . while it has puzzled some critics , the film has won wide acclaim in festivals throughout europe and the u . s .\nunfortunately , closed curtain also indicates there ' s only so much an artist can say about his own oppression before he winds up in a creative cul - de - sac .\n\u201cclosed curtain\u201d begins with a man ( kamboziya partovi , the credited co - director ) who\u2019s gone into hiding with his dog after the government bans the animals from the streets .\nclosed curtain\nis now playing at the digital gym on el cajon boulevard . it screens thursday , july 24 , at 7 pm . please see their website for more information .\ni always keep my curtains closed . these blackout drapes are great for watching movies at any hour .\n\u201cclosed curtain\u201d is one of the most important movies out right now \u2013 because of all of the things you just said in your comment . it\u2019s not a representation of a struggle \u2013 it is the struggle .\n\u201cclosed curtain\u201d is an odd film . unlike most of panahi\u2019s films , it may be difficult to follow the allegory that floats just below the surface like seaweed without some background in iranian film and panahi\u2019s current situation\nto an artist like panahi , self - expression is like the air we breath , and closed curtain finds himself gasping just above the water . and yet jafari panahi lives . he continues to create , despite great political odds , and he makes this creative process the subject of his films . and as the contemplative bookends of closed curtain show , panahi will not let his situation silence him . he remains defiant despite his despair .\nyes , a huge burden . and one he probably had no idea he would have to carry when he started making movies . going after cacciato , closed curtain on the list . manhunt is actually on my dvr .\na version of this review was published during the 2013 berlin film festival . \u201cclosed curtain\u201d opens at new york\u2019s film forum tomorrow and will expand to other cities in the u . s . and canada in the coming weeks .\n\u201cwe\u2019re disappointed too . with consternation we see the curtain closed , the plot unended . [ \u2026 ] there must , there must , be some end that would fit . ladies and gentlemen , help us look for it ! \u201d\n\u201cclosed curtain\u201d contrasts with earlier panahi films such as the exuberant \u201coffside , \u201d a movie following girls who disguise themselves as boys to sneak into a football match in tehran . it won berlin\u2019s runner - up silver bear in 2006 .\nthose twisty , fecund films form bookends to the less digestible closed curtain . a forbidding narrative exercise , the film intersperses moment of great humour and power with indulgent follies that will strain the patience of all but the most resilient viewers .\nthanks so much closed curtain for being the life or our wedding reception ! everyone had an awesome time using all of the props from the photobooth taking tons of pictures and even dancing with the baby - head props on our dance floor ! ! the closed curtain staff were so fun and friendly and i loved the guest book they put together for us that included all of our guest photos ! i didn\u2019t have to worry about any of their set up or break down , they took care of absolutely everything themselves and they were extremely responsive during the entire planning process . they were super flexible and even made the most of the small space that our venue could allot them . thanks so much closed curtain !\nbut it wasn\u2019t his last : next week , variance films will release \u201c closed curtain , \u201d which renders the literal frustrations of \u201cthis is not a film\u201d in abstract terms . the movie begins with the story of a criminal on the lam with his trusty canine and taking refuge in a large home by the sea , where he encounters two other desperate characters . but eventually panahi himself enters the scene , contemplating his story from afar and eventually overtaking it , quietly turning \u201cclosed curtain\u201d into a poetic meditation of his commitment to filmmaking against impossible odds . shot within the constraints of the director\u2019s vacation home , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d is informed by the limitations placed on its maker , but also a remarkable approach to defying them .\nfollowing the condemnation of jafar panahi ' s\nclosed curtain\nand its reception at the berlin film festival , iranian government officials have seized the passports of the film ' s co - director , kambuzia partovi , and actor maryam moghadam .\nwow ! ! ! i am so glad we found closed curtain ! ! ! ! ! they were incredible to work with and always got back to this nagging bride , promptly , and never made me feel like i was bothering them . it was definitely one of the highlights of our wedding and our guests ranted and raved about it ! ! highly recommend ! ! such a fun edition to any event ! ! thank you closed curtain for adding another amazing memory to our day !\npard\u00e9 ( closed curtain , 2013 ) , by jafar panahi and kambuzia partovi , is an irresolute allegory . its basis is a set of exaggerated metaphors . the camera remains imprisoned within panahi ' s beach house , while the cryptic narrative unfolds .\nbook closed curtain photo booth . they were the first thing i booked for our wedding on 4 / 22 / 17 and we were not disappointed . grant showed up and he kept everyone going and the photo booth was a hit ! the pictures were clear and everyone loved them . we had a bit of miscommunication in the beginning but both grant and jenna were quick to fix . we were 100 % satisfied with closed curtain photo booth ! thank you guys for bringing our party to another level !\nin his printed statement , panahi wrote that \u201c ' closed curtain ' uses shifting genres and stories within stories to highlight why filmmaking is a necessity in a filmmaker\u2019s life : it is the imperative need to show the reality of the world we live in . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s difficult to work , but not being able to work is even more difficult , and especially at the height of your career , \u201d said kamboziya partovi , who co - directed and starred in \u201cclosed curtain , \u201d panahi\u2019s new work that premiered tuesday at the berlinale .\nclosed curtain is a devastating experience when you are aware of panahi\u2019s reality and yet it is also a loud clarion call declaring his freedom . why are we here on this earth ? if we are artists , then we must make our art . limitations have been placed on panahi , limitations that would crush the majority of people . he has not been crushed , although one can only imagine the toll placed on his psyche and soul by his situation . there are moments in closed curtain that are as bleak , personally , as anything i have ever seen .\nthere is a lot of expectation and anticipation going into the critically acclaimed \u201cclosed curtain\u201d . when you add the novelty of being the closing film of 37th hong kong international film festival 2013 and a full house cinema , everything is essentially skyrocketed . however , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d not only disappoint , but is rarely engaging , borderline snooze like and ultimately insignificant . i am a big fan of slow burn and art house cinema , but this film goes too far and the result is an extremely personal film for banned iranian director jafar panahi , that can hardly relate to the audience .\nour guests really enjoyed the photo booth ! there were so many props for them to choose from ! i love the fact that the photos were immediately made available to our guests through text , as well as on closed curtain ' s website . and our photo album was so beautiful !\nsince being banned from making films by the iranian government four years ago , director jafar panahi has produced two works of artful defiance . the latter of the two , the self - reflexive , semi - confessional drama\nclosed curtain ,\nfinds panahi weary yet resourceful under severe creative constraints .\nthere are multiple levels it all works ( and that is often the case with iranian film , where one cannot be too direct ) . the \u201cclosed curtain\u201d of the title refers to the practical desires of iranian citizens to have some privacy in their own damn homes . the \u201cclosed curtain\u201d is also indicative of fear of the outside world , where you are not allowed to have a dog as a pet , and so the gentleman we see has gone into hiding to keep his beloved dog safe . the \u201cclosed curtain\u201d could also be seen , though , as an ominous reminder that panahi\u2019s life as an artist may very well be coming to a close . that the curtain is about to fall on his career . i couldn\u2019t get away from that thought as i watched the film . is this a good - bye ? is this panahi taking a final bow before disappearing ? please , god , no . but how long can he go on ? how long can this standoff remain ? how long will the authorities tolerate his rebellion ? what is going to happen to him ?\nwhat we are seeing is an artist grappling directly with his own reality . i mean , artists do that all the time . personal work is personal work . but if you didn\u2019t know that closed curtain was being filmed despite the ban , what would it look like ? if you didn\u2019t know that this was a film made by a man whose livelihood and artistic expression has been denied him ( for all intents and purposes for good : he\u2019s 50 years old . a 20 - year ban is practically a death sentence ) , what would you think of closed curtain ? the woman sitting behind me was openly and sometimes loudly confused .\n\u201cclosed curtain\u201d is co - directed by panahi and his fellow iranian filmmaker and longtime friend , kamboziya partovi . panahi , who has won awards at several major film festivals in the past , was sentenced to house arrest and a 20 - year ban on filmmaking in 2010 after being convicted of \u201cmaking propaganda\u201d against iran\u2019s ruling system .\nwhile \u201cclosed curtain\u201d leaves audiences without the satisfaction of a narrative ending , it also reminds us of how much is at stake for everyone involved in the making of this film . indeed , in the film , suicide is discussed often in reference to moghadam\u2019s character , and both she and panahi are seen walking into the sea at one point .\nbritain evacuated all diplomatic staff for their own safety and closed its embassy in tehran , and france , germany , italy and the netherlands all withdrew their ambassadors in protest .\nin a certain way , the closed curtains represent an interrupted spectacle , like a theater whose curtains are kept closed , with no confrontation against the prohibition imposed by censorship . in this sense , when melika takes down the curtains and throw them on the ground , the film is proposing a metaphor for the continuity of spectacle , despite the power of censorship .\nonce the house becomes a metaphor for the mind , the english title closed curtain takes a thought - provoking polissemy . curtains are literally what allows the writer to try to close himself , as well as he dog , to the world . in the metaphorical drift of the symbology which goes through the film narrative , curtains become allegorical signs whose dramatic itinerary is invested with political meanings .\nit is impossible to watch this is not a film and closed curtain and not be in awe of everyone who agrees to be onscreen ( and behind the camera ) to make it happen . it is also impossible to watch these films and not be destroyed emotionally . i was destroyed by this is not a film , which i saw first at a press screening at the new york film festival . i was sitting with my friend keith , and when the credits rolled ( all of the credits were blank , to protect the small skeleton crew involved ) , i burst into tears , and keith sat with me , in tears himself , saying , \u201cso so good . \u201d and i was destroyed by closed curtain , which i saw yesterday at the cinema village .\nall in all , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d is easily one of the most over - hyped film of the festival and definitely unworthy of being a closing film . sure , there may be obvious hints and notions of messages about the iranian government , but a message alone does not make a movie . in fact , by the time the old man appears on screen again in the final moments , the audience just cannot wait for the film to finish as the directors jafar panahi and kambuzia partovi again indulge into their own slowness without reason . i wouldn\u2019t call this a bad film by all means , but one thing is definite , it will never be worthy of its critical acclaimed . shoot me all you like , this \u201cclosed curtain\u201d just isn\u2019t my cup of tea . ( neo 2013 )\nthere is more that we need to know to process closed curtain , the latest film from jafar panahi , the talented iranian director who recently was imprisoned and given a 20 - year ban on making films because he was accused of developing a film about the green movement that was critical of the current regime in iran . panahi\u2019s troubles made headlines worldwide . you can read some background here . i\u2019ve written about panahi a lot . he is one of my favorite directors and his situation has been heartbreaking , and an outrage . despite the ban , he has continued to make films , amazingly , heroically , two since the ban came down , this is not a film ( which was smuggled out of iran on a zip drive buried within a cake ) and now closed curtain .\nthe german government petitioned the iranian government that panahi be allowed to travel to berlin for the premier of\nclosed curtain . \u201d it was denied , but panahi was visible in other ways at the festival . outside the berlinale\u2019s palast cinema , a group from the independent peace film prize brought a life - size cutout of panahi . a sign on it read : \u201ci ought to be here . \u201d\nclosed curtain is a 2013 iranian drama film by jafar panahi and kambuzia partovi . it premiered at the 63rd berlin international film festival on february 12 , 2013 where panahi won the silver bear for best script . it was shot secretly at panahi\u2019s own beachfront villa on the caspian sea . panahi stated that he began shooting the film in a state of melancholy but managed to recover by the film\u2019s completion .\na noticeably bigger production than \u201cthis is not a film , \u201d beautifully composed and patiently told within the confines of yet another restrictive set , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d rigorously translates the literal despair of \u201cthis is not a film\u201d into pure symbolism . though technically co - directed by partovi , panahi\u2019s central role in the movie ( in addition to his editing credit ) make it evident that this is his sorrowful tale alone .\niran ' s authorities berated berlin organisers for rewarding panahi , the celebrated director of the white balloon and offside , earlier this month . closed curtain is the second movie he has made ( following 2011 ' s this is not a film ) since his government ban .\nmaking these films is illegal ,\nsaid iranian cinema chief and deputy culture minister javad shamaqdari , according to the isna news agency .\nclosed curtain did such a fabulous job at our wedding ! ! the modern enclosure not only looked awesome , but added such a unique touch to the reception . the line for the photo booth never let up throughout the night . the props were awesome and the people running the booth were so sweet and professional . i am so glad to have found them and to have had them at our wedding !\nthe secluded house near the sea seems an idyllic setting for closed curtain , the film\u2019s first and third act being largely made up of a lengthy static shot of the seascape view from the villa\u2019s largest window , lasting approximately 4 minutes in length . with the inclusion of dialog only occurring nearly 17 minutes ( and 45 seconds to be precise ) into the film , quickly turning full circle in a largely unmoving plot .\ni cannot imagine what it is like for this man to continue to try to work under these conditions . every time he picks up a camera he puts his life in danger . and yet he continues to do so . what he was able to accomplish in closed curtain , filming in secret , with people who are probably now in trouble for appearing in it , represents the best of who we are , as a people .\npanahi explored similar ground in his 2012 feature this is not a film \u2014 both works explore the artistic possibilities and limitations available within the confines of the director\u2019s domestic space\u2014though closed curtain feels much more stifled , somber and pessimistic . the characters he has half - created disappear before our eyes , and their absence shows how little of the world outside panahi has to work against . once a social realist , panahi\u2019s eye has been forced inward .\n\u201cclosed curtain\u201d follows an unnamed writer ( partovi ) as he sequesters himself in a seaside bungalow . at the start of the movie he unpacks a prized possession - - a small and affectionate dog . the dog is the one on the run , we learn , declared unclean and sentenced to extermination . so the writer builds an interior life for the two of them , behind locked safety gates , tightly pulled curtains and layers of dark cloth .\nacclaimed iranian filmmaker jafar panahi bravely defies his 20 - year ban on filmmaking yet again with closed curtain . in a secluded house by the sea with the curtains shut , a screenwriter hides from the world with only his dog as company . the tranquility is abruptly broken one night by the arrival of a young woman fleeing from the authorities . refusing to leave , she takes refuge in the house . but come dawn , another unexpected presence will change everything .\neven so , there\u2019s an uneasy quality to watching another of panahi\u2019s beautiful movies , since there\u2019s no telling how much longer he can keep it up . but the director has certainly embraced the challenge , even managing to pick up the phone for an interview with indiewire this week . sounding alternately weary and determined , panahi spoke through a translator as he explained the genesis of \u201cclosed curtain\u201d and why he continues to make movies in spite of the risks at hand .\ndiehard panahi fans will rejoice at the filmmaker\u2019s commitment to expressing his ideas despite the tremendous risk , but \u201cclosed curtain\u201d requires immense patience and shows its seams at every step of the way . less a finished movie than a cry for help , its enigmatic trajectory allows viewers to empathize with panahi exclusively through his ideas . \u201cthere\u2019s more to life than work , \u201d a visiting colleague tells him . \u201cyes , \u201d he mutters in reply , \u201cbut these things are foreign to me . \u201d\npanahi himself arrives later , though his relationship to the screenwriter is unclear : is the latter a product of the former\u2019s imagination ? are they aware of their side - by - side presences ? who\u2019s the specter and what\u2019s real ? closed curtain repeatedly worries and rearranges these relationships and ambiguities . it\u2019s both dazzling and suffocating : as it becomes clear that what\u2019s going on could be infinitely / indefinitely tweaked , it\u2019s hard not to want panahi to wrap it up and settle on a takeaway .\ni don ' t want any trouble .\nso says the unnamed apparent protagonist of closed curtain ( pard\u00e9 ) . played by kambuzia partovi - - who co - directs the film with jafar panahi - - this fellow is doing his best to quell the chaos that ' s just walked into the house . but as soon as he makes this announcement to the intruders melika ( maryam moqadam ) and reza ( hadi saeedi ) , you know that he ' s got just that , trouble .\nat first , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d takes the form of a more conventional narrative , following the experiences of an apparent man on the lam ( filmmaker and panahi screenwriter kamboziya partovi ) , who arrives at an isolated beach house and hides himself from the world . two other refugees come and go before panahi himself quietly becomes a part of the story while hovering outside of it , his characters commenting on his loose control over their existence . even as they fade from view , however , the director can\u2019t shake them .\nclosed curtain ( also known as parde ) tells the tale of a group of people trapped in a house by a lake , a predicament critics have suggested represents a thinly veiled critique of the repression suffered in iran by panahi and other artists . both its directors also appear in front of the camera . the film , now without either of its main creators nor its central star , is due to continue its festival run next month with an appearance as the closing film of the hong kong film festival .\nperhaps , with this in mind , the film appears more interesting from the viewpoint of the background of the film\u2019s directors then the actual finished film , the film appearing more as a cry for help by panahi then an expertly crafted film , in some places heavy handed . in many instances breaking the fourth wall , coupled with the directors\u2019 somewhat unnecessary on - screen presence , it seems that closed curtain is above anything else an expression of panahi\u2019s personal odyssey than demanding any critical appreciation from the larger film market .\nso . basically if you go into closed curtain not knowing all of this , it might be a confounding and puzzling and frustrating experience . so yes , i would suggest educating yourself , and i would also suggest seeing the film . i would suggest seeing all of panahi\u2019s films , pre - and - post ban . he\u2019s marvelous . and here he is , making a movie he is not supposed to be making , about a man hiding out from the regime because he wants to keep his dog safe \u2026\na noticeably bigger production than \u201cthis is not a film , \u201d beautifully composed and patiently told within the confines of yet another restrictive set , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d rigorously translates the literal despair of \u201cthis is not a film\u201d into pure symbolism . though technically co - directed by partovi \u2014 whose own passport was revoked after his involvement with this production , as was one of his co - star\u2019s \u2014 panahi\u2019s central role in the movie ( in addition to his editing credit ) make it evident that this is his sorrowful tale alone .\nmetaphor and allegory cross the film ' s plot and entail a symbolic regime of interpretation . yet , its meaning is not closed and its senses are not fully revealed . the spectator faces the impossible task of deciphering the irresolute code which guides the film .\nat first , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d takes the form of a more conventional narrative , following the experiences of an apparent man on the lam ( filmmaker and panahi screenwriter kamboziya partovi ) , who arrives at an isolated beach house ( actually panahi\u2019s vacation home ) and hides himself from the world . two other refugees come and go before panahi himself quietly becomes a part of the story while hovering outside of it , his characters commenting on his loose control over their existence . even as they fade from view , however , the director can\u2019t shake them .\nclosed curtain official trailer ( 2015 ) jafar panahi movie hd an unnamed screenwriter ( kambozia partovi ) arrives at a secluded three - story villa on the caspian sea . he secretly brings along his pet dog named\nboy\n. dogs are considered unclean under islamic rule and the writer intends to hide\nboy\nfrom authorities as he tries to get some writing done . the writer shaves his head to disguise his identity and covers all the windows in the villa with black , opaque material . releasing into uk cinemas 4th september 2015 .\nwe hired closed booth for our wedding , on 9 . 23 . 17 , and i am so glad we did ! our guests absolutely loved it ! ! ! they were always prompt and professional in any communications i had with them . highly recommend ! ! !\nhe may even want it . after all , he ' s participating in a film being made by an artist whom the government of iran has banned from filmmaking for 20 years . ( and indeed , once closed curtain was completed and smuggled to the 2013 berlinale , where it won the silver bear , both partovi and moqadam had their passports revoked . ) still , his declaration of reluctance sets in motion a series of events that resemble a plot , but more effectively showcase the difficulties of making art and being an artist in a troubled world .\nonce the curtains come down , panahi abruptly steps into the scene , gazing wistfully at posters of his earlier movies that dot the walls . clearly , he can\u2019t keep his career away . without overstating that revelation beyond the transparent metaphor of the title , the arbitrariness of the preceding hour takes on new meaning . essentially a sequel in the saga of panahi\u2019s inhibited career , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d finds him in a much darker state of mind than before , at one point contemplating suicide as \u201cthe only way out\u201d ; he even includes a fantasy sequence envisioning that possibility .\ndogs have been banned as pets in iran , providing the starting premise for jafar panahi\u2019s closed curtain . a screenwriter ( kambozia partovi , also the co - director ) has a dog smuggled into his seaside villa by friends . once the animal\u2019s inside , the man systematically draws the curtains over windows on all three floors . the opening of jafar panahi\u2019s closed curtain fictionalizes the necessary circumstances of its production : working in secret , the director was forced to draw the curtains for as much of the shoot as possible to make sure no one could see what was going on inside . there are echoes of recent scenes in tsai ming - liang\u2019s face and ursula maier\u2019s home \u2014 both films whose subjects methodically use tape to black out windows , an action meant to seal out a presumably threatening world . here , the self - imposed isolation has a different intent : in order for an indoor theater to flourish , curtains reluctantly have to be drawn to keep the outside world outside , and the audience ( along with the camera , which can\u2019t go beyond the porch ) is trapped in the theater along with the players .\ngetting a photobooth was a bit of a last minute decision for our wedding and closed curtain did not disappoint ! the photobooth was hopping all night and they had so many props , our guests had a blast getting their pictures taken . the staff was so friendly and efficient and i loved that our package included digital copies of all the pictures so that we can see how much fun everyone was having with the photobooth . the price was well worth every penny and then some and we may have to do a vow renewal sooner than later to book them again ! : )\nfilmed in panahi\u2019s caspian sea vacation home ,\nclosed curtain\nat first seems a very different kind of film . a middle - aged writer ( partovi ) arrives at a seaside villa bearing luggage , and immediately begins covering the house\u2019s many picture windows with heavy black curtains . one of his bags contains the reason for his secrecy : his dog boy ( played by a personable pooch who gives the best canine performance in recent memory ) , a pet the man is determined to keep hidden from the authorities who have declared dogs \u201cimpure\u201d in islamic law and therefore subject to confiscation and slaughter .\nmost films require little or no knowledge on the viewer\u2019s part of the filmmaker\u2019s likeness or personal history . but folks who walk into \u201cclosed curtain\u201d unfamiliar with iranian director jafar panahi and his recent travails are sure to find themselves utterly baffled and confounded . a kind of \u201cfilm a clef , \u201d the movie ( co - credited to kambozia partovi ) is essentially a psychological self - portrait that depends on the viewer\u2019s knowledge of panahi\u2019s past work and the strange limbo he has existed in since the iranian government banned him from working for 20 years\u2014and then tacitly allowed him to go on making films \u201cin secret . \u201d\nsome of that mixture of defiance and whimsy is present in \u201cclosed curtain , \u201d but it is also edged with melancholy and fatigue . when mr . panahi , who turns 54 this week , does show up on screen \u2014 it\u2019s his villa , after all , decorated with european posters advertising his films \u2014 he looks wearier and older than he did in \u201cthis is not a film , \u201d suggesting that several years of legal struggle and professional limbo have taken a toll . but his creative intelligence is undimmed and may even be thriving under the constraints of having to work in secret with a tiny crew .\ngrant and his team is awesome ! i used closed curtain for my wedding at the hilton oceanfront sept 2016 . grant was very accommodating in creating a package that fit my needs / wants . all my guests loved the photo booth and it was a big hit ! they all loved that they received a physical copy and a text to post to social media right away . i requested the modern booth since our wedding was formal / semi - formal and it fit right in with the theme . for the services that we received and the price we paid , we definitely got the best deal in town .\nabout this time you expect panahi himself to make an appearance , and he doesn\u2019t disappoint . the \u201cclosed curtain\u201d opens to reveal a mirrored box . as in \u201cthis is not a film , \u201d panahi alludes to his previous movies . in particular , the opening and closing scenes of this film evoke those in \u201ccrimson gold . \u201d they are long shots of the outside as seen through a security gate . in \u201ccrimson gold , \u201d the view is of a chaotic street in tehran . here , it is the empty sea . this difference demonstrates what panahi has been deprived of , and what the world has lost because of it .\npanahi\u2019s problems came in the aftermath of his 2000 drama the circle which tackled a number of the complicated issues regarding the oppression of women in contemporary iran , a social critique continued in his 2003 drama - thriller crimson gold which resulted in his ban in 2009 . despite this however , he continues to make films in secret , closed curtain representing his second film made under these restriction . his latest 2015 film named taxi which won the golden bear at the 2015 berlin film festival will be his third . it should be noted however that since the films release , co - director kambuzia partovi and main actress maryam moqadam have been banned from travelling .\nbut before it burrows into his problems , \u201cclosed curtain\u201d provides a reminder that panahi can still tell a compelling story . starting with a wordless prologue and a lengthy opening shot , panahi draws us into the travails of partovi\u2019s paranoid fugitive , who slinks into the vacant home and unleashes his adorable peppy dog from a duffle bag . a silent greek chorus to the struggles surrounding him , the canine bears witness to his owner\u2019s frantic behavior with a tranquility captured in astute closeups ; meanwhile , partovi ventures from one floor to the next , draping each window in black . the task is futile , of course : we can still see him . panahi\u2019s filmmaking continues .\nkambuzia partovi flairs well as lead actor and taking up the majority of the screen time . his gandi like appearance helps the film retain attention and even a good 40 minutes as the audience questions and reflect on what he can possibly be doing . however , the moment kambuzia partovi is off the screen , the film falters and eventually fails , as the core and purpose of watching the film seems to be gone . when the best thing in the film is the pouting cute antics of the dog , you know the film lacks character and strength . sometimes , being different and slow doesn\u2019t exactly converts to art house and \u201cclosed curtain\u201d feels far too unimportant and uninvolving .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to indie & film festivals : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken closed curtain official trailer 1 ( 2013 ) - jafar panahi movie hd an unnamed screenwriter ( kambozia partovi ) arrives at a secluded three - story villa on the caspian sea . he secretly brings along his pet dog named\nboy\n. dogs are considered unclean under islamic rule and the writer intends to hide\nboy\nfrom authorities as he tries to get some writing done . the writer shaves his head to disguise his identity and covers all the windows in the villa with black , opaque material .\n\u2018closed curtain\u2019 touches on similar meta - artistic themes as \u2018this is not a film\u2019 . panahi once again appears as a version of himself , and his entrance is breathtaking in the way it both shatters and reconfigures the story we thought we were watching . this is the tale of a man \u2013 the writer \u2013 who lives so completely with his muses and characters that he slips between reality and fantasy without an anchor to hold him . he\u2019s not even necessarily played by the same person from scene to scene : identity is one of this bracing movie\u2019s most malleable facets . the journey is often challenging , but the rewards \u2013 heady , emotional , provocative and invigorating \u2013 are endless .\nwith his extraordinary 2011 documentary \u2018this is not a film\u2019 iranian director jafar panahi tackled his house arrest under the repressive iranian government . ( legend has it that the doc was smuggled out of iran on a hard drive baked in a cake . ) now he\u2019s made another masterful , multi - faceted feature under similarly draconian conditions . \u2018closed curtain\u2019 begins with an absolutely stunning long shot looking through the barred window of a seaside home . a car pulls up , and two men get out . only one of them ( co - director kambuzia partovi ) enters the house , where he unzips a bag and lets out his pet dog ( a scene - stealer ) , to scamper around .\nthis could be the start of a mystery , and that word would not be completely out of place as a description of \u201cclosed curtain . \u201d but the narrative puzzles that might animate a more conventional film \u2014 who is this woman ? why is she here ? what is the writer hiding from ? what will happen between them ? \u2014 soon give way to other , more complicated enigmas . one of these is precisely what kind of movie this is , a question that has special piquancy because jafar panahi , who is credited as a writer and director ( with kambuzia partovi , who plays the writer ) , is under a 20 - year filmmaking ban imposed by the iranian government .\nsoon a mysterious pair shows up - - a moody young woman ( maryam moghadam ) with a man who might be her brother . they\u2019re on the run from authorities for participating in a beach party . he leaves her to wait with the writer , but she ends up being more ghost than guest in the closed - up house .\nin 2011 , shortly after he was banned by the iranian government from making movies for 20 years , jafar panahi pulled off the impossible with \u201cthis is not a film , \u201d a bold , diary - like production shot in the confines of his apartment . given the circumstances , \u201cthis is not a film\u201d looked like the only legitimate means that panahi could still manage to produce work . instead , his restless mind has yielded an even more ambitious achievement with the cryptically self - referential \u201c closed curtain . \u201d tough to categorize but weighted with meaning , panahi\u2019s latest fascinating defiance of the constraints placed on him illustrates his deep commitment to the art form at all costs \u2014 including , perhaps , his own sanity .\nberlin announced nine more competition titles today , filling out the official line up for the 63rd berlinale . in addition to the u . s . titles , berlin ' s 2013 competition includes new films by oscar winner danis tanovic , french auteur bruno dumont and , perhaps most astoundingly , a new work from imprisoned iranian filmmaker jafar panahi . panahi ' s closed curtain , co - directed with cafe transit helmer kambozia partovi , will have its world premiere in berlin , as will tanovic ' s an episode in the life of an iron picker and dumont ' s biopic camille claudel 1915 , which stars juliette binoche as the famed french sculptor with jean - luc vincent playing her brother , the poet and diplomat paul claudel .\nfor all that could be said to be wrong about this film it still holds an impressive runtime . a quiet film , largely devoid of descriptive dialogue , it is most likely that you won\u2019t rate closed curtains highly , nor will you remember it amidst the huge number of films to be released this summer alone , but any followers of panahi and partovi should not deny that closed curtains represents a return from panahi that is more indulgent then ever , transforming the film into an aggressive political comment on the creative restrictions under which he lives , as well as serving as a symbol of his unrelenting perseverance to battle against them , despite lacking the gallantry that can be seen in the circle and crimson gold .\nthen again : she might be a figment of his imagination , unless both of them are figments of the directors\u2019 . these things might both be true , if the writer is working on a version of the scenario we are watching , and mr . panahi is putting it on film . and yet the director ( if that is what he is ) seems completely oblivious to the other occupants of his house and too preoccupied with mundane matters ( eating lunch , supervising the repair of a broken window ) to be making a film . he is not allowed to do that , anyway , and so he allows \u201cclosed curtain\u201d to unfold in an intriguing limbo of deniability , subverting both its own existence and its officially mandated nonexistence .\nin 2010 , the iranian government deemed panahi ' s work anti - government propaganda and imposed a 20 - year ban on his filmmaking . panahi , however , carefully circumvented the ban in 2011 with his\nthis is not a film\n( a nod to magritte ' s\nthis is not a pipe\n) and followed it with\nclosed curtain ,\na film about a group of people being persecuted by government officials . the movie , largely considered to be a critique of the iranian government , incensed iranian officials after it won best screenplay at the berlin film festival . iranian cinema chief and deputy culture minister javad shamaqdari said ,\nmaking these films is illegal ,\naccording to the isna news agency .\nwe here at closed curtain dare you to find a company with the amount of diverse props that we offer . we have glasses , hats , wigs , boas , signs , masks , head dresses , chains , guns , blow up radios , pop up sharks , stand up celebrities , noses , stick props for every theme and the list goes on and on . you could literally fill a warehouse with the props that we offer and we only use them one time . we buy them in bulk so you don\u2019t ever have to worry about who wore that mask last or used that fake cigar . we are so obsessed with finding new props that it has literally become a daily task in finding new creative ones . it is also one of our favorite things to do .\nclosed curtain\nstarts with a writer ( kambozia partovi ) arriving at a beach house . hidden in his luggage is a dog which the regime in iran is taking a very hard line against . that is depicted by some very graphic news footage , so the writer takes the batteries out of the television so the dog will not be traumatized any more . he also puts up curtains all around the house . that however does not stop siblings reza ( hadi saeedi ) and melika ( maryam moghadam ) from knocking on his door while on the run from the authorities . so , while reza looks for a way out , he leaves behind his sister , while warning about her suicidal tendencies .\nclosed curtain\nis proof positive that you can ' t keep a good man down or a good director from making movies . and it ' s especially impressive considering what jafar panahi has concocted here , a story told on two separate levels of reality , and without an effects shot either . ( i mean yes there are sound effects used in order to emulate action just off camera but those don ' t really count . ) that is done in the most playfully meta way possible to show the iranian authorities and the world at large what kind of movies panahi could make if only he were allowed . except that is exactly the kind of movie he has made , with an emphasis on such iranian taboos as dogs , suicide and unrelated men and women inhabiting the same space . and just remember that it is not showing off if you are this good .\nsometimes i ' m not sure which type of audience irritates me more , the typically apathetic popcorn - munching , texting and talking blockbuster crowd , or the clueless art film crowd . while waiting for jafar panahi ' s latest film closed curtain to begin , somewhere behind me off in the distance , in terms both spatial and divorced from reality , i heard someone tell their friend\nyou know , this was made at a time when filmmaking was banned ,\nto which her friend replied ,\nyeah i know , this should be interesting .\ni wanted so bad to turn around and correct them , to let them know that filmmaking in general is not banned , that the ban was exclusive to panahi , but the dimming house lights made my decision for me . \u2026\n\u201cclosed curtain , \u201d as its title suggests , draws on theater as well as film for inspiration . as soon as he arrives , the writer drapes the window in heavy dark cloth , blocking views of sand , sky and water , and turning the house into a black box stage set . the outside world intrudes first in the form of a television news report about the grisly enforcement of a prohibition on dogs in public \u2014 the government has declared them \u201cun - islamic\u201d \u2014 that may explain the writer\u2019s worry that his pet will slip out the door . then the woman ( maryam moqadam ) arrives , and she and the writer begin an awkward , riddling , asymmetrical cohabitation . he wonders who she is and why she is there , while she seems to know quite a lot about him ."]}