‘Vamanan’ falls short of expectations (Tamil Film Review)Film: “Vamanan”; Director: I. Ahmed; Cast: Jai, Santhanam, Priya, Lakshmi Rai, Sampath, Rahman and Urvashi; Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja; Rating: ** In the mountains with a few good men and their bikes (First-Hand)That morning was different, with 50 motorcyclists, their Royal Enfields thumping in chorus, about to chase a dream across the Himalayas. Folk ballad hero has lived a country song and is ready to write a new verseBARTOW, Fla. — Christopher Daniel Gay’s life has been one long, sad country song, the latest verse written when he bolted from a sheriff’s deputy at a Waffle House on his way to jail. Changed to Chase Udita Goswami and Anuj Sexena starrer film ‘Begunah’ have been renamed as ‘Chase’. It is thriller-pact film which is directed by Provoked-fame Jagmohan Mundhra and produced by Anuj Sexena.
What’s common between RUNWAY and WOODSTOCK VILLA? It’s a known adage that when a film maker doesn’t have any story to tell, he tries to perk up the narrative by using jump cuts, freeze frames and other technical wizardry. Now when all of this is controlled, it turns out to be a good experience. However, an excess of this means that there have been last minute attempts to pump in some life into the film at the editing table. Last year it was seen in WOODSTOCK VILLA, this year it’s the turn of RUNWAY.
After intense attention, coverage of Michael Jackson’s death begins recedingNEW YORK — Media coverage of Michael Jackson’s death began receding following an extraordinary worldwide outpouring, with the shock wearing off and the pace of new developments slowing. French filmmaker Luc Besson’s company fined over death of cameraman on movie setPARIS — A Paris appeals court fined French filmmaker Luc Besson’s movie company €100,000 ($140,580) on Monday over the death of a cameraman who was hit by a car during a 1999 stunt shoot. A Twitter uprising in Iran, now a Twitter celebrity death: Jackson death was new media momentNEW YORK — “Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died,” the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at hand. Terrific Twosome: Shaquille O’Neal joins LeBron James in Cleveland to chase NBA titleCLEVELAND — LeBron James is a unique talent, a once-in-a-generation player who has lifted a franchise to unprecedented heights. He’s also a red-carpet celebrity whose circle of friends includes billionaire business moguls and rap stars. Film Review: Muthirai fails to impressFilm: Muthirai Two young men caught in a tangle for no fault of theirs. They go hammer and tongs to escape from the evil designs of baddies. This has been a pet theme of Tamil filmmakers, which is now and then recycled in Kollywood. No different is “Muthirai”, directed by newcomer Srinath. Paris to follow Ronaldo to MadridLONDON - Paris Hilton is all set to chase new love Cristiano Ronaldo all the way to Madrid. After spending two wild nights with the footballer in Los Angeles, the hotel heiress is planning to go on a holiday in Europe. MAX ki to har baat TASHAN hai
Purple Reign: Kobe Bryant, Lakers capture 15th NBA title with 99-86 win over Magic in Game 5ORLANDO, Fla. — Kobe Bryant has the NBA title he needed most — the one without Shaq. Shah Rukh to do daring stunts in ‘Don 2′MUMBAI - His shoulder surgery and Indian Premier League matches put him out of the silver screen action for a while. Now Shah Rukh Khan is all set to do daring stunts in the sequel to “Don - The Chase Begins Again”, though there will be no double role. Film makes loner out of Farhan AkhtarMUMBAI - He is known to be gregarious and easily accessible, but Farhan Akhtar has suddenly gone into a shell. The reason is his latest acting assignment “Kartik Calling Kartik” - a film on a man lost in his own world. Irrfan had got injured while shooting Pan Singh Tomar
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This ‘Don’ made Tom Hanks speak in Hindi He was the man who played the role of a senior don (and an arch rival of Shah Rukh Khan and Boman Irani) in ‘Don - The Chase Begins Again’. Wait, that’s not all. He was also an integral part of recently released ‘Angels & Demons’. And the ‘Pirates’ series. And ‘Matrix Revolutions’. And many more Hollywood flicks. Well, he is Rajesh Khattar, the man who has made actors of the likes of Tom Hanks, Johhny Depp, Hugh Jackman, The Rock, Nicolas Cage, Lambert Wilson and many more talk in Hindi. As an experienced voice artist, he has dubbed for these Hollywood celebrities in Hindi.
‘Yuvah’ - great action, but lacks soul (Kannada Film Review)Film: “Yuvah”; Director: Narendra Babu; Cast: Karrthick, Madhu Sharma, Gulshan Grover, Manoj K. Jayan, Shobharaj, Ramesh Bhat and Chandrashekhar; Music: Guru Kiran; Rating: **1/2 Edie Falco returns to series TV as the star of Showtime’s caustic comedy ‘Nurse Jackie’NEW YORK — It was two years ago, almost to the day, that everything went black. DirecTV CEO departs to rejoin News Corp. as Rupert Murdoch’s second in commandThe president and chief executive of DirecTV Group Inc. said Wednesday that he’s resigning to return to News Corp. as Rupert Murdoch’s second in command, a shake-up that seems to preserve the family succession line at News Corp. but leaves a big vacuum at the satellite TV provider. “I felt like a ‘zombie’ while shooting for ‘Fox’” - Udita Goswami Last week of May was quite eventful for Udita Goswami. Apart from shooting non-stop for the final schedule of Deepak Tijori directed ‘Fox’ in a gruelling week, she was also required to make back to back appearances in cities outside Mumbai. No wonder, it took a toll on her body and made her feel like a zombie.
DirecTV CEO in talks to rejoin News Corp. as Murdoch’s No. 2, AP source confirmsThe chief executive of DirecTV Group Inc. is in talks to return to News Corp. to be Rupert Murdoch’s second in command. Sunny Deol makes comeback with Deepak Tijori’s ‘Fox’MUMBAI - Sunny Deol, who was last seen in forgettable flicks like “Kaafila” and “Heroes”, is set to make a comeback in “Fox” and director Deepak Tijori is certain Sunny’s fans will appreciate him in his new avatar in the thriller. Zeta-Jones stars in mini film for Lux shampooLONDON - Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones has featured in a 7-minute Lux shampoo advert, which astonishingly also includes a motorcycle chase. Farhan Akhtar relieved at being no shortie in front of Deepika Padukone, yeah right! Who is is taller? Deepika Padukone or Farhan Akhtar Thrillers make comeback in Indian fiction marketNEW DELHI - Remember Feluda, the suave Bengali sleuth from Kolkata? Since legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray created the detective for millions of his fans in the 1960s, the thriller genre has suffered decades of slowdown in India. Slumdog kids: Still rotting in the rut He was on Oscar pedestal sometime ago but life is back to square one and worse for Mohammad Azharuddin in less than three months.
Danny Gokey is booted from ‘American Idol,’ leaving Adam Lambert and Kris Allen to duke it outLOS ANGELES — Danny Gokey is dancing off “American Idol,” leaving showy Adam Lambert and twangy Kris Allen to duke it out in the finale of the popular Fox singing competition next week. Another ‘American Idol’ finalist booted, leaving the competition’s final 2 singersLOS ANGELES — Danny Gokey is dancing off “American Idol,” leaving showy Adam Lambert and twangy Kris Allen to duke it out in the finale of the popular Fox singing competition next week. Relatives, former classmates say ex-soldier on trial had hard childhood after parents divorcedPADUCAH, Ky. — A former soldier who could be sentenced to death for rape and murder in Iraq had a difficult childhood after his parents divorced and at times shuttled among friends and relatives, the man’s stepfather testified Wednesday. Kites initial publicity ignores Kangana Ranaut?
Climax remained balance for Nithins film The Nithin-Ileana starrrer, directed by Paruchuri Murali and produced by GV Ramana on the banner of Sri Spectra Media had almost completed its shooting but for the canning of three songs and the picturisation of climax. Producer says, ‘We recently shot two songs and some action episodes for about 35 days Dubai, Muscat and Oman. Later, we returned to Hyderabad and picturised one fight, one chase and some other scenes. After this, we shot some shots related to jail in Ramoji Film City. This would be the highest budget film among all the films in Nithin’s career. We are yet to decide the title. We have plans to release the film in July. Dialogues are by Ramesh-Gopi, camera is by T Surender Reddy, music is by Manisharma, while G. Sundara Ramaiah is the presenter of the flick. NY appeals court approves foreclosure of Long Island mansion used in Gotti reality showNEW YORK — An appeals court has cleared the way for a lender to foreclose on Victoria Gotti’s Long Island mansion — the same home once used in the “Growing Up Gotti” reality show. Investors put 2-month rally on hold; Financials sink as 4 banks announce capital raisesNEW YORK — Financial stocks dragged Wall Street lower Monday as traders worried that last week’s rally was overdone. |
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