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ONE DIRECTION THIS IS US (3D) [aka 1D3D] Release date: 6th September 2013

ONE DIRECTION THIS IS US (3D) [aka 1D3D]



Release date:                  6th September 2013
Genre:                             3D concert movie
Languages:                      English
Director:                          Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me, Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold)
Cast:                                Niall Hora, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson
Censor certification:       U
Running time:                 92 minutes (1 hour 32 minutes)

Global superstars, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson introduce to you their big screen debut: ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US. More than just a filmed concert and tour documentary, this is a chance to get up close and personal with the world’s biggest band. Filmed while the guys were taking their world tour to arenas around the globe -- from Mexico to Japan to London’s famed O2 arena -- the movie mixes high-energy performance footage, candid interviews, and behind the scenes footage to offer a one-of-a-kind perspective into the talent, hard work and mischief that goes into being One Direction. It’s a remarkable story of humble origins, an unprecedented rise to fame and a fan-driven phenomenon that enabled One Direction to conquer the world.






PRODUCTION NOTES

Global superstars, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson introduce to you their big screen debut: ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US. More than just a filmed concert and tour documentary, this is a chance to get up close and personal with the world’s biggest band. Filmed while the guys were taking their world tour to arenas around the globe -- from Mexico to Japan to London’s famed O2 arena -- the movie mixes high-energy performance footage, candid interviews, and behind the scenes footage to offer a one-of-a-kind perspective into the talent, hard work and mischief that goes into being One Direction. It’s a remarkable story of humble origins, an unprecedented rise to fame and a fan-driven phenomenon that enabled One Direction to conquer the world.
TriStar Pictures presents a Syco Entertainment / Modest! Production, in association with Warrior Poets / Fulwell 73, ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US.  The film is directed by Morgan Spurlock and produced by Simon Cowell, Adam Milano, Morgan Spurlock, and Ben Winston.  Executive producers are Richard Griffiths, Harry Magee, Will Bloomfield, Doug Merrifield, Jeremy Chilnick, and Matthew Galkin.  Tom Krueger is Director of Photography.  Pierre Takal is the editor.  The film’s original score is by Simon Franglen.
The running time is 1 hour and 35 minutes.






FROM THE BEGINNING
            In the summer of 2010, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson entered Britain’s biggest talent show “The X Factor,” as talented individual artists. At the boot camp stage of the competition X Factor judge Simon Cowell offered the guys the opportunity to stay in the competition as a group.
            “I saw five solo artists who were five solo stars, but would be stronger in a group, it was that simple,” says Cowell, a producer on ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US. “I liked each of them individually, and something made me think they would work really well as a group.”
            Calling themselves One Direction, they were immediate sensations.  A group of talented and cheeky guys who immediately captured a nation of young girls. They didn’t look or sound pre-packaged, they just exuded talent, friendship and charisma both on and off stage.
            Says Cowell, “Right from the get-go, if I’d be honest … I was very much of the attitude, ‘I’m not gonna tell you what to do. You can probably tell me what to do,’ you know? ‘You’ve got to sort it out for yourself, ‘cause I think you’re smart enough.’ And that’s always been the way it’s worked with these boys. I had this just amazing confidence in them.”
Fans responded in their thousands, flooding social media, waiting for hours outside TV studios, and voting the boys through each round of the competition through to the grand final. Though they came in third overall on the show – narrowly missing the record deal awarded the first prize winner – the boys knew instinctively that this was not the last the world would see of One Direction.
            That instinct to stay together instantly paid off. The band signed to their “X Factor” mentor Cowell’s record label, Syco Records and quickly got to work recording their debut album whilst performing across the UK and Ireland on the X Factor Live Tour. A book chronicling their experience on the road – Forever Young – went straight to number 1 on The Times Best Seller List. The album, meanwhile, was coming together with a stellar team of writers and producers, from Steve Mac (Westlife, Leona Lewis) to Rami Yacoub (Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys) and Red One (Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez).
            The band’s debut album, Up All Night, released in October 2011, was an instant smash; a feat forecast by the fact that their first single, What Makes You Beautiful, had already become the biggest single pre-order in Sony Music’s history. In the United States, the boys sought North American success with a string of appearances and performances that not only turned What Makes You Beautiful into an iTunes hit, but led Up All Night to a feat never before achieved by a British band: entering the Billboard chart at number one with their debut record. With three MTV Video Music Awards, a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award (for Favorite UK artist), and three MTV Europe Music Awards (including Best New Act and Best UK & Ireland Act), it truly seemed there was no stopping their rise to the top.
            The band’s sophomore album, Take Me Home turned 2012 into a banner year for the boys, hitting the top of pre-order charts in 50 countries. The album’s first single, Live While We’re Young, went straight to No. 1. All in all, Take Me Home topped the charts in 37 countries. The Take Me Home tour, which continued into 2013, was a global sellout, taking Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry, and Louis to Europe, North America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. 
In July, they released Best Song Ever, a track written specifically for the film.  The fun and cheeky video for the song (Directed by Ben Winston) broke records on VEVO with 12.4 million views in one day, making it the most viewed debut video ever on the platform. 
            Cowell says, “What I’ve loved about working with the boys is that they haven’t taken anything for granted, and they still appreciate and still are in awe of what’s going on. They’ve survived, and they’ll continue to survive because first of all, they’re smart, and secondly they understand their audience and respect their fans. They’ve matured really, really quickly.”
            During the tour, though, the notion of a film came together, giving the boys a chance to conquer an entirely different medium …


MAKING THE MOVIE
            When Morgan Spurlock was approached to make a movie about One Direction, he jumped at the chance. “One of the things I’ve always tried to do from the very beginning of my career is create very popular documentaries,” says the Super Size Me director. “And I think that this film, coming off the work I’ve done in the past is the next step. Making something that’s successful to a large audience that tells a great story, that is really intimate and gets you into their lives, but at the same time, is also really entertaining and engaging, with great music.”
            Naturally, meeting Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis was important. Spurlock found the boys completely charming but also level-headed about the phenomenon they were in the middle of experiencing. Notes Spurlock, “They’re very fun. I think they’re incredibly grounded considering the amount of crazy that’s surrounding their lives on a daily basis. And I think that was one of the things that I really liked about them.”
            It’s not enough, says Spurlock, that they’re “five good looking guys that get put together in a band. That happens all the time. But the fact that, you know, they actually had the talent and the ability and the drive to kind of push it as far as they have, and continue to do, is remarkable.”
            Spurlock filmed in various locales for almost six months, including the band’s performance in Mexico City in early June, 2013. The crew number ranged anywhere from Spurlock alone holding a camera without even an audio person, to fully coordinated concert set-ups involving, says the director, “an army of people.” Filming the band’s O2 performances alone were massive undertakings for someone used to the run-and-gun nature of most documentaries. Says Spurlock, “Probably about, I don’t know, 250 people were working on the concert when we shot at the O2, it was massive.”
As for the behind-the-scenes footage, which runs the gamut from backstage mischief before the show to touching hometown scenes, like Harry working at the family bakery, those moments alone amounted to 500 hours of material. Editing it down was challenging, but the band were instrumental in helping Spurlock and the editors pick the most choice moments. Says Spurlock, “They’ve given really insightful feedback about things that are very personal to them … to things that they remembered that we shot that we have forgotten about, and to remind us to dig and find. It was like, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re right, that was a great moment.’”
For producer Cowell, Spurlock was the ideal choice as director because he was never going to stage scenes or manufacture magic. “Morgan is somebody who likes to kind of eavesdrop,” says Cowell. “He wants to pick stuff up without people realizing that they’re being filmed and that’s his skill and he’s very patient. It’s not about set pieces or ‘Do this for the camera.’ He’s just put the cameras in all these different places and he’s just filmed what it’s like being in this group. It’s fascinating.”
What ultimately emerged from the editing process was the sense that moviegoers were going to get a special peek into the members’ lives. Adds Spurlock, “You feel like you really do get to become a part of this journey and these boys and this band.” It could even generate new fans, he suggests. “I think every One Direction fan should take someone who isn’t a One Direction fan, because I think when people see the movie, they’ll see a different side to these boys that they probably didn’t think existed or they didn’t think they would enjoy. And I bet they’ll convert a lot more fans than they think they will.”
As for the decision to film the 02 concerts in 3D, Cowell says it’s “unbelievable. The 3D is sensational. It actually makes the concert like being there. It’s really clever.”
            None of ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US would have happened, however, if the boys hadn’t put their faith in the project, and from the get-go, they all believed in what could be achieved.
“There’s a tremendous amount of trust you have to have, between you and the subjects that are in the film,” says Spurlock. “It takes time. It takes conversations. You have to spend time with one another to talk, feel comfortable, and know that this person is there to tell an honest story about you, and tell a story that you ultimately want to be told. And, you know, I give them credit. I mean, they were really open and honest with us about their lives, their fears, about the things that were going on with them, and kind of letting us come into their world. It’s a big undertaking, and it takes a lot of courage, and they were fantastic about it.”
            In the end, says the director, the boys in One Direction understood that this was an opportunity to document a special time in their lives. “They realize this movie is a time capsule,” notes Spurlock. “They already know how special it is, and to be able to have something like this where you can really show – whether it be your family down the road, your kids down the road, something you just want to keep for yourself – that really does capture the essence of this moment in its purest form.” Adds Spurlock, “I think they’ll treasure this whole experience.”
            And is he now a fan?
            “Listen, I’ve seen thirty-plus One Direction concerts at this point,” says Spurlock. “I am like a hardcore Directioner now!”




ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

MORGAN SPURLOCK (Director, Producer) is a New York based writer, Oscar® nominated director and producer.  His first film, Super Size Me, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 and won him Best Directing honors.  The film went on to win the inaugural Writers Guild of America Best Documentary Screenplay award and garnered an Academy Award® nomination for Best Feature Documentary.  Since then he has directed, produced and distributed multiple film and TV projects, including the critically acclaimed FX television series, “30 Days,” and the films Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden, Confessions of a Superhero, Czech Dream, Chalk, The Future of Food, What Would Jesus Buy?, and Freakonomics.  
In 2010, Spurlock was nominated for a primetime Emmy® Award as well as a Writer’s Guild Award for The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!. His film, Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and its accompanying TED talk explore the world of product placement and advertising, while being completely funded by product placement and advertising.  The film premiered at Sundance 2011 and was the first film to sell.
Spurlock’s feature film Comic-Con: Episode IV- A Fan’s Hope won national critical acclaim and was released in the spring of 2012 in theaters and on Video On Demand.  His second feature film that year Mansome with Executive Producers Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Ben Silverman (a hilarious look at men’s identity in the 21st century) was released this summer in theaters and on demand.  Mansome has also become a weekly series currently broadcast on Yahoo.com. 
In 2012, Spurlock wrapped the second season of the acclaimed HULU series A Day In The Life, while his other popular online series “The Failure Club” premiered exclusively on Yahoo.com.  Both projects are now being seen in several markets across the globe.
Currently Spurlock is working on “Inside Man,” an original prime time series for CNN. Each episode offers an insider’s view into rarely seen sub-cultures of American life.
Spurlock established his production company over 9 years ago in New York – Warrior Poets – and has produced multiple award winning films and television programs. Films include The Greatest Movie Ever Sold; Freakonomics; Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?; Comic-Con: Episode IV – A Fan’s Hope; and Mansome. Television projects include the award winning FX series 30 Days; ESPN’s The Dotted Line; the Emmy® and Writer’s Guild nominated The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3D on Ice! for Fox TV; Inside Man for CNN; Hulu’s A Day in the Life; Failure Club and Mansome on Yahoo!; and Morgan Spurlock’s New Britannia for Sky Atlantic HD.


            SIMON COWELL (Producer) is an A&R executive, producer and star of some of the highest-rated television shows in the world. His discerning eye for talent and his candid remarks have made him a household name. In 2002, he founded Syco Entertainment, which became a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment in 2010, and has offices both in London and Los Angeles.
            Syco’s television and music assets include the global TV franchises “The X Factor” and “Got Talent,” as well as international artists such as One Direction, Cher Lloyd, Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Emblem3, Fifth Harmony, Little Mix, Il Divo, Cher Lloyd, James Arthur, Tate Stevens, Ella Henderson and Labrinth. Cowell has worked with artists who have sold more than 300 million records worldwide. Artists discovered by “The X Factor” have sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including 130 No. 1's, and 350 Top 10 records.
            “The X Factor” has remained the U.K.’s No. 1 program since its debut in 2004, peaking with an audience of 21 million, with a 65% audience share for its 2010 finale. The 2011 finale, held at Wembley Arena in front of a live audience of 12,000, was the most-watched TV show of the year, with a bigger audience than the royal wedding. “The X Factor” launched in the U.S. in the fall of 2011, immediately becoming the No. 1 unscripted show of the season.  Season Two of “The X Factor” was the No. 1 most social TV show of 2012, with the season premiere having 1.4MM social comments, making it the most talked-about premiere for a TV series ever (Source: Bluefin Labs). Season Two of “The X Factor” won a People's Choice Award for “Best TV Competition Show.” The U.S. version of “The X Factor” airs in 205 countries, and local versions of the show are produced in 42 territories. Around the world, “The X Factor” has increased the average demographic for most broadcasters by up to 250%. 
“Got Talent,” which first launched in the U.S. as “America’s Got Talent,” airs in 193 countries with original versions of the format now produced in 56 territories around the world. “Britain’s Got Talent” has remained the highest-rated entertainment series since its launch. The 2013 series finale of “Britain’s Got Talent” had a peak audience of 17.4 million, the highest peak since the 2009 final, which discovered the global singing career of Susan Boyle. “Got Talent” has boosted broadcasters’ primetime audience shares by as much as 304%, and is the largest selling television format in the world.
            Cowell is executive-producing, along with Harvey Weinstein, One Chance, a movie about the remarkable success story of “Britain’s Got Talent” winner Paul Potts, with James Corden (“Gavin and Stacey”) playing the role of Potts.
            Over the past 10 years, Cowell has helped shape popular culture through his TV and music business. In 2010, Cowell was awarded Variety International’s Humanitarian Award for his extensive charitable work; The Rose d’Or Golden Jubilee Award; and BAFTA’s Special Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry and development of new talent. He also been awarded the International Emmy® Founders Award, and his TV shows have won numerous National Television and BAFTA Awards. 
            Cowell lives in Los Angeles and the U.K.


ADAM MILANO (Producer) is Senior Vice President of film and Senior Producer of TV for SYCO Entertainment, where his role encompasses the development of new films and scripted and unscripted TV series.         
Before SYCO, Milano spent 13 years at Sony Pictures, joining the studio in 1999 as a 19 year old intern.  He was uped to creative executive at Columbia Pictures in 2004 and by 2008, was named a VP of production.  During his time at Sony, he worked with Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison on the films House Bunny and Just Go With It.  He also worked on the films Vantage Point, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and the animated Monster House.
Milano resides in Los Angeles.


BEN WINSTON (Producer) is co-MD of Fulwell 73, a film and television production company in London. Their first film was the documentary "In The Hands of The Gods" depicting the moving story of five boys travelling around the world looking for Diego Maradona. It became the widest release of a UK cinema documentary of all time, Ben was producer. He and his three partners at Fulwell have made many features since, including, Piggy, Turnout, JLS: Eyes Wide Shut. They are currently finishing the documentary about Manchester United's "Class of '92," with David Beckham.
Ben has also directed and produced some great television in the UK. Last year he produced and directed the highest rated documentary of the year in the UK, "Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty's Service" which featured the Queen. His other credits over the last year include "This is Justin Bieber," "When Robbie met James" (a personal documentary with Robbie Williams), "A Very JLS Christmas." He has also co-produced "The Brits Awards" for the last three years. 
Ben has been involved in One Directions career since they first came off the X Factor. Producing and directing their first documentary, "One Direction: A Year In The Making," directing their last three music videos, as well as directing their personal and emotional charity appeal films made in Ghana.

RICHARD GRIFFITS (Executive Producer) began as a London based booking agent. In 1974 he founded Headline Artists, where he became the first International Agent for AC/DC. Other artists he represented included John Martyn, Eddie And The Hot Rods, as well as the poets Roger McGough and Brian Patten.
In 1977 he joined Island Records as head of A&R. At Island his signings included The Jags and Buggles, whose 'Video Killed the Radio Star' became the first Number 1 single in Island's history. He left Island in 1979 to manage The Jags and Ultravox. Two years later, he joined the staff of Virgin Music.
As Managing Director of Virgin Music, Griffiths signed Publishing deals with such artists as ABC, Tears for Fears, Ozzy Osbourne and Culture Club. In 1983, he founded the Virgin-distributed Ten Records. The label's diverse roster included Maxi Priest, Gary Moore, Soul II Soul and The Flying Pickets. Its affiliated publishing company signed the Pet Shop Boys and Swing Out Sister. In 1987, Richard moved to Los Angeles to found the US division of Virgin Music. Whilst there he signed many successful artists including Jane's Addiction, Indigo Girls, John Barry, Joan Jett and Basia.
Griffiths joined Sony Music in April 1990. The following year, he was named President, Epic Associated Labels, and Executive Vice President, Epic Records. During this time he oversaw the signing of Rage Against The Machine and Pearl Jam. In January 1994, he was appointed President of Epic Records.
In this position, Richard founded the Epic Soundtrax label for film music, with Dances with Wolves as its debut release and additional soundtracks include Honeymoon in Vegas, Singles, Forest Gump and Sleepless in Seattle. He also signed LA-based Immortal Records and developed the multi platinum artists Korn and Incubus. Other signings included the Spin Doctors to Epic Worldwide and Oasis to Epic in the USA. He also assumed A&R responsibilities for Epic superstar Ozzy Osbourne.
In January 1998 he returned to the UK with his family to take up the position of Chairman of BMG Entertainment UK & Ireland and Executive Vice President of Central Europe based out of the London BMG office.
In 1999, with Simon Cowell, Richard oversaw the signing of the Irish boyband Westlife to RCA, their albums have sold more than 40 million copies around the world. In 2000 he made the deal with Simon Cowell that created Syco Music and Television. The following year Griffiths negotiated the purchase of Cheeky Records in the UK. This resulted in Dido and Faithless joining the Arista UK roster. Dido's albums 'No Angel' and 'Life For Rent' have sold over 32 million units globally, making her the world's biggest selling female artist since 2001.
In January 2001, BMG appointed him President of UK and Europe with responsibility for the whole European Region. With the appointment of a new worldwide C.E.O, he left BMG in July 2001 and shortly afterwards set up the UK arm of the Los Angeles based management company "The Firm" where he and Harry Magee worked with Enrique Iglesias and Linkin Park amongst others. In January 2003, Richard Griffiths and Harry Magee left to form Modest! Management.

HARRY MAGEE (Executive Producer) has had a career within the music industry for over thirty years working in retail, music publishing, concert promoting, executive positions in major record labels and as a partner in independent record labels and artist management companies. Harry started off joining an independent music publishing company in 1982 but has since worked at BMG Records as MD of RCA, Big Life Records as MD and A&M where he became General Manager. He also formed the successful Wire Records. In 2001 he joined Richard Griffiths at the UK arm of The Firm. In 2003, the pair left to form Modest! Management.

JEREMY CHILNICK (Executive Producer) is an Emmy® nominated film and television producer. He is a partner in Morgan Spurlock's production company, Warrior Poets, where he currently oversees all aspects of production and development. After co-producing the Shopocalpyse-chronicling documentary What Would Jesus Buy?, as well as the official Cannes selection The Third Wave, Jeremy has gone on to write, produce, and executive-produce multiple films and television shows. Since 2008, Chilnick has co-written and co-produced Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! on Ice!, the documentary adaptation of The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics and the forthcoming POM Wonderful Presents: The 5
Greatest Movie Ever Sold. This year, Chilnick also received a Writer's Guild of America nomination for his work on The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!.


            MATTHEW GALKIN (Executive Producer) is an American film director and producer, best known for his work in documentaries. Galkin directed and produced the award-winning HBO documentary I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA (2007), and directed and co-produced the 2006 documentary loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies. He also served as co-executive producer and director of the Style Network/E! series “Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane,” a reality show about Kimora Lee Simmons. Galkin produced HBO's series “Family Bonds” and served as Co-Producer on John Landis's Slasher for IFC. In the fall of 2002, he served as Associate Producer on The Blues: Five Riffs, which screened at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. The film was taken from the PBS series “The Blues” for Director and Executive Producer Martin Scorsese. In June, 2008, Galkin began production on his third documentary feature, Kevorkian (working title), a comprehensive study of the noted Armenian-American pathologist and right-to-die advocate Jack Kevorkian, and his 2008 congressional campaign in Michigan.


TOM KRUEGER (Director of Photography) is a long time member of the International Cinematographer’s Guild, as well as The Director’s Guild of America.  He has shot and directed a wide array of projects ranging from feature films to commercials, music videos, short films, and documentaries. 
Some of the projects he has shot include Fishing with John, starring John Lurie, Denise Hopper and Matt Dillon; The United States of Poetry, directed by Marc Pellington; Manny and Lo, starring Scarlett Johansson; and Committed, starring Heather Graham, which won the Sundance Award for cinematography. He has also shot and directed many Music Videos for artists such as U2, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Lenny Kravitz, R.E.M., and many more.
He has also worked on dozens of documentary series ranging from 60 minutes, Showtime, and PBS, to the Emmy® Award winning series “Frontline: The War on Drugs.” He also wrote and directed Fuzzy Logic, which was an official selection at the Sundance Film Festival as well as the Cannes Film Festival, and won New York’s Gen-Art Film Festival.
Other work Tom has shot includes U2 in 3D Imax, Bon Jovi in 3D, and U2 Live at the Rose Bowl, which he shot and directed.


PIERRE TAKAL (Editor) is an Emmy® Award winner, editor and composer with over twenty years’ experience. Practice in the field as producer and cameraman provides the understanding necessary to operate independently. Takal is known for bringing a unique editorial style to fit the personality of any job, as well as "saving situations" on difficult projects.
His credits include the TV documentaries “The Dotted Line” and “World of Jenks,” the TV series’ “The Fashion Show,” “Let’s Talk About Pep,” “My Life as Liz,” and more.


SIMON FRANGLEN’s (Original Music By) credits include four of the top grossing films of all time and six of the top selling albums (Wikipedia). He won a Grammy® for his work on Titanic and a Golden Globe nomination for Avatar. He’s handled arrangements for the destruction of Skyfall and vocal productions for Moulin Rouge. His music credits include Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and Madonna.


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TriStar Pictures Presents

A Syco Entertainment / Modest! Production

In Association with
Warrior Poets / Fulwell 73

Niall Horan

Liam Payne

Zayn Malik

Harry Styles

Louis Tomlinson

Editor
Pierre Takal

Director of Photography
Tom Krueger

Executive Producers
Richard Griffiths
Harry Magee
Will Bloomfield

Executive Producer
Doug Merrifield

Executive Producers
Jeremy Chilnick
Matthew Galkin

Produced by
Simon Cowell

Produced by
Adam Milano
Morgan Spurlock
Ben Winston

Directed by
Morgan Spurlock


"ONE DIRECTION"
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"THIS IS US"


Cast
                                                       One Direction    Niall Horan
                                                                               Zayn Malik
                                                                               Liam Payne
                                                                               Harry Styles
                                                                               Louis Tomlinson

Musicians
                                                     MD/Keyboards    Jon Shone
                                                                  Guitar    Dan Richards
                                                                    Bass    Sandy Beales
                                                                  Drums    Josh Devine

                                      Unit Production Manager    Doug Merrifield
                                                                           
                                         First Assistant Director    Deborah Saban

                                   Concert Filming Consultant    Paul Dugdale

                              Concert Production Consultant    Jim Parsons

                                             Production Manager    Rachel Neale
                                         Production Coordinator    Jo Wallett

                                   Post Production Supervisor    Mark Harris

                          Assistant Production Coordinator    Tom Forbes
                                            Production Secretary    Paula Hind
                                          Production Accountant    John Eccleston
                                    Concert Filming Associate    Hayley Collett

                   Documentary Director of Photography    Neil Harvey

                              Documentary Sound Recordist    Mark Atkinson

       Documentary Field Unit Producer/Cameraman    Marko Gowan
                          Documentary Field Unit Producer    David Soutar
                                Additional Camera Operators    Patrick Smith
                                                                               Jonathan Padley
                                                                               Calvin Aurand
                                                                               Antonio Scarlata
                                 Additional Sound Recordists    Freddie Claire
                                                                               Dominic Ollerenshaw
                                                     Hair & Makeup    Lou Teasdale
                                                   Field Unit Gaffer    James Summers
                            Field Unit Production Assistants    Faye Green
                                                                               Sophie White

                                             Additional Editing by    Marrian Cho
                                                                               Guy Harding
                                                                               Cori McKenna
                                                                               Wyatt Smith

CONCERT UNIT

                                                Camera Operators    Eoin McLoughlin
                                                                               Ali Miller
                                                                               Dave Evans
                                                                               Dave Emery
                                                                               Joe Finan
                                                                               Paul Jarvis
                                                                               Julian Harries
                                                                               Nathaniel Hill
                                                                               Rob Mansfield
                                                                               Kevin French
                                            Steadicam Operators    Dominic Jackson
                                                                               Henry Tirl
                                                                               Sebastian Meuschel
                                     3D Mini Camera Operator    Jeremy Mason
                                         Mini Camera Operators    Alex Boodt
                                                                               Jonny Lusk
                                                                               Tom Hackett
                                         First Assistant Camera    Geoffrey Sentamu
                                                                               Mark Nutkins
                                                                               Alice Hobden
                                                                               Simon Heck
                                                                               Sean Connor
                                                                               David Penfold
                                                                               Steve Burgess
                                                                               Barny Crocker
                                                                               Alex Fouracre
                                     Second Assistant Camera    Rana Darwish
                                                                               James Chesterton
                                                                               Laurence Wigfield
                                                                               Alistair King
                                                                               Morgan Spencer
                                                                               Alex Bender
                                                                               Alexandra Voikou
                                                                               Jessica Wray
                                                        DIT Manager    Daniel Mulligan

                                 Concert Recording Engineer    David Loudoun
                Concert Assistant Recording Engineers    Joe Adams
                                                                               Helen Atkinson
                                                                               Robin Delwiche

                                                      Stereographer    Nick Brown
                                                     3Ality Producer    Ted Kenney
                                  3Ality Technical Supervisor    Matt Battaglia
                                                         3D Engineer    Gareth Daley
                                                 Engineering Tech    Matthew Hall
                                       3D Puller/Rigging Techs    Gavin Overstall
                                                                               James Burgess
                                                                               David Prevost
                                                                               Philip Martin
                                                                               Peter Howard
                                                                               Donald Eke
                                                                               Steve Evans, Jr.
                                                                               Stephen Evans, Sr.
                                                         Utility Techs    Andrew Jones
                                                                               Dan Gamble
                                                                               Elliot Dupuy
                                                Freestyle 3D Tech    Chris Robertson
                                                         RF Engineer    Gary Sims
                                              Supervising Shader    Neirin Jones
                                                               Shaders    Danny Gagatt
                                                                               Sergio Teulon
                                                                              
                                               Lighting Consultant    Mark Cunniffe
                                                                  Gaffer    Lee Walters
                                                  Best Boy Electric    Paul Sharp
                                                          Electricians    Andrew Nolan
                                                                               Kevin Fitzpatrick
                                                                               Ross Busby
                                                                               Terence Roberts
                                                                               Peter Harris
                                                                               Paul Harris
                                                                               David Palmieri
                                                                               Daniel Tyler
                                                                               Toby Tyler
                                                  Electrical Rigger    Pat Daly
                                                      Desk Operator    Jaime Fletcher
                                                              Key Grip    Rupert Lloyd Parry
                                                       Best Boy Grip    Peter Myslowski
                                                           Dolly Grips    Stuart Godfrey
                                                                               David Holliday
                                                                               Luke Stone
                                                         Crane Grips    Terry Williams
                                                                               James Holloway
                                                                               Nick Cupac
                                                                               Keith Mead
                                                                               Adrian Barry
                                                                               Simon Ward
                                                                               Malcolm Huse
                                                           Floor Grips    Simon Thorpe
                                                                               Dan Garlick
                                               Crane/Head Techs    Andy Thomson
                                                                               Steve Hideg
                                                                               Laurence Edwards
                                                                               Kes Thornley
                                                                                Neil Tomlin
                                                                               George Powell
                                                  Key Rigging Grip    Darren Coomber
                                                                Riggers    Scot Gill
                                                                               Peter Steward
                                                                               Mark Richards
                                                      Grip Assistant    Dave Littlejohn

                                                      Unit Managers    Tobin Hughes
                                                                               Ben Bailey
                                        Third Assistant Director    Ben Quirk
                                    First Assistant Accountant    Kathy Ewings
                                            Assistant Accountant    Laura Anderson
                                                           Clearances    Stacey Kleiger
                                                             Research    Erin Glass
                                                                               Danny Walton

                                      Assistant to Mr. Spurlock    Robert Pearson
                                       Assistants to Mr. Cowell    Jennie Paine
                                                                               Tessa Bird
                                         Assistant to Mr. Milano    Dan Watt
                                       Assistant to Mr. Winston    Tzofia Summers
                  Assistant to Mr. Griffiths & Mr. Magee    Natalie Vassileiou
                                       Assistant to Mr. Chilnick    Eric Enright
                                                                           
                                                               Catering    Matthews Street Catering
                                               Transport Manager    Gary Birmingham

                                                                           
                 Japan Production Services Provided by    michaelgion, Inc.
                                       Production Management    Brian Masato Kobo
                                           Location Management    Toshio Hanaoka

               Mexico Production Services Provided by    Euphoria Films
                                       Production Management    Luisa Gomez de Silva
                        Assistant Production Management    Octavio Maya

POST PRODUCTION

                                              1st Assistant Editor    Gershon F. Hinkson

                                                    Assistant Editor    Tom Davis
                                                Apprentice Editors    Adam J. Schaefer
                                                                               Adam Sonnenfeld
                                 Post Production Coordinator    Katura Jensen
                                     Post Production Assistant    Robert Sealey

                                            Re-Recording Mixers    Paul Massey
                                                                               Jamie Roden

                                      Supervising Sound Editor    John Warhurst
                                         Dialogue & ADR Editor    Bjørn Schroeder
                                                     Dialogue Editor    Jamie Roden
                                           Sound Effects Editors    Nick Adams
                                                                               Samir Foco
                                         Assistant Sound Editor    Emmet O'Donnell
                                          Sound Mix Technician    Richard Lovell
                              Additional Re-Recording Mixer    Vincent Cosson
                                                          Foley Editor    Hugo Adams
                                                          Foley Mixer    Glen Gathard
                                                         Foley Artists    Pete Burgis
                                                                               Andrea King
                                                                               Sue Harding
                                                           ADR Mixer    Mark Appleby
                                                  Voice Casting by    Vanessa Baker

Original Score by Simon Franglen

                                                 Music Supervisor    Kier Lehman
                                                       Music Editors    Robert Houston
                                                                               Carl Kaller
                               Score Recorded and Mixed at    Air Studios
                              Score Recorded and Mixed by    Jon Bailey
                                       Assistant Mix Engineers    Chris Barrett
                                                                               Darren Hall
                                                                               Tom Bailey
                                              Live Music Mixed at    Abbey Road Studios
                                             Live Music Mixed by    Sam Okell
                                         Assistant Mix Engineer    Toby Hulbert

                                               Titles Designed by    Richard Morrison
                                                                               Dean Wares

                 Digital Intermediate / 3D Conversion by    Technicolor Creative Services London
                                 Supervising Digital Colourist    Peter Doyle
                                         Stereo Post Supervisor    Pierre Routhier
                                                         3D Colourist    Matt Watson
                                Digital Intermediate Producer    Cherri Arpino

VISUAL EFFECTS

Visual Effects by Bluebolt

                                                  VFX Supervisors    Henry Badgett
                                                                               Angela Barson
                                        Visual Effects Producer    Priyanka Balasubramanian
                                    Visual Effects Coordinator    Mark Webb
                                                         Compositors    Luka Leskovsek
                                                                               Simon Rowe
                                                                               Matthew McDougal
                                                                               Rosemary Chester
                                                                               Gabor Hovanyi
                                                                               Balazs Ari
                                                                               Rupert Davies
                                                                               Miguel Macaya
                                                Roto / Prep Artists    Jan Guilfoyle
                                                                               Roni Rodrigues
                                                                               Jason Evans
                                                                               Sebastian Hesselsjo
                                                    CG Generalists    James Sutton
                                                                               Fabrizio Fioretti
                                                       Matchmovers    Wesley Froud
                                                                               Edward Martin
                                                                               Christian Poullay
                                                                               Suzanne Askham
                                                                               Steven Lovell
                                             Visual Effects Editor    Robin Hinch
                        Visual Effects Executive Producer    Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor

Visual Effects by MPC, a Technicolor company

                                      Visual Effects Producers    Scott Griffin
                                                                               Lill Ireland
                                                                               Philip Whalley
                                                    Stereographers    Stefan Puschendorf
                                                                               Chris Vincze
                                                            Animators    Bernat Amengual
                                                                               James Brocklebank
                                                                               Johan Dekker
                                                                               Dave Haupt
                                                                               Miguel Rato
                                                             2D Artists    Jim Spratling
                                                                               Mike Simons

ONE DIRECTION – LIVE SHOW TOUR

                                                      Tour Manager    Paul Higgins
                                                 PA to Mr. Higgins    Nikki Wan
                                 Tour Management Assistant    Sally Timpson
                                                 Advance Security    Leo C. Staub
                                                 Personal Security    Alberto Alvarez
                                                                               Paddy O'Brien
                                                                               Preston Mahon
                                                                               Joni Prroni
                                                                               Basil Whelan
                                                                              
                                                     Show Producer    Elizabeth Honan
                                      Show Producer Assistant    Nikki Trow
                                        Set & Lighting Designer    Paul Normandale
                                 Video Content Production by    Geodezik
                                     Live Show Film Inserts by    Ben Winston for Fulwell 73
                                               Music Programmer    Rob Derbyshire
                                                     Choreographer    Paul Roberts
                                                         Vocal Coach    Helene Horlyck
                                                                  Stylist    Caroline Watson
                                                   Stylist Assistant    Lydia Taylor

                                          Concerts Promoted by    SJM Concerts
                                                                               Live Nation
                                                                               OCESA

                                                    Tour Production    Steve Levitt for Production North
                                                   Tour Accountant    David Conroy
                                             Production Manager    Karen Ringland
                                             Production Assistant    Gemma Peacock
                                                     Stage Manager    Mil Rakic
                                      Assistant Stage Manager    Derek O'Flanagan
                                                              Engineer    Alex Oriet
                                                                Rigging    Donny MacDonald
                                                                               Andy Roberts
                                                              Tracking    Joe Simpson
                                                                               Raphael Ulm
                                                      Motion Control    Chris Roper
                                                     Set Carpenters    Adam Cavanagh
                                                                               Mark Deverson
                                                                               Ben Isaac
                                         F.O.H. Sound Engineer    Mark Littlewood
                                                  Monitor Engineer    David Martell
                                                    PA Technicians    Richie Gibson
                                                                               Nick Davis
                                                                               Andy Squibb
                                                 Lighting Operator    David Lee
                                            Lighting Technicians    Mike Sheppard
                                                                               Ricky Butler
                                                                               Martin Garnish
                                                                               Mark Goodall
                                                                               Ross Maynard
                                                  Video Production    Luke Levitt
                                                     Video Engineer    Tom Levitt
                                                  LED Technicians    Connor Canwell
                                                                               Philip Leech
                                                                               Patrick Vansteelant
                               Live Show Camera Operators    Gordon Davies
                                                                               Ruary Machpie
                                                                               Danny Sheldon
                                                                               Devin Turner
                                                   Effects Operator    Scott Allen
                                                     Laser Operator    Shane Johnson
                                            Backline Technicians    Andy Ball
                                                                               Fred Burke
                                               Wardrobe Mistress    Cat McLoughlin
                                                               Caterers    Sarah's Kitchen
                                              Travel Coordination    ET Travel

One Direction appears courtesy of
Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd

MUSIC

"Up All Night" (live)
Written by Savan Kotecha and Matt Squire
Performed by One Direction

"Over Again" (live)
Written by Robert Patrick Conlon,
Alexander John Gowers and Ed Sheeran
Performed by One Direction

"I Would"
Written by Thomas Fletcher, Daniel Jones and Dougie Poynter
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Hey There Delilah"
Written by Tom Higgenson
Performed by Louis Tomlinson

"Cry Me A River"
Written by Arthur Hamilton
Performed by Liam Payne

"Petit Rocker"
Written and Performed by Pierre Takal

"One Thing"
Written by Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"One Thing" (live)
Written by Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction

"What Makes You Beautiful"
Written by Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"She's Not Afraid"
Written by Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Jamie Scott and Tim Wood
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"She's Not Afraid" (live)
Written by Julian Bunetta, John Ryan,
Jamie Scott and Tim Wood
Performed by One Direction

"Kiss You"
Written by Carl Falk, Kristoffer Fogelmark,
Savan Kotecha, Kristian Lundin,
Albin Nedler, Johan Schuster and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Kiss You" (live)
Written by Carl Falk, Kristoffer Fogelmark,
Savan Kotecha, Kristian Lundin,
Albin Nedler, Johan Schuster and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction

"I'm In The Mood For Dancing"
Written by Ben Findon, Mike Myers and Robert John Puzey
Performed by Harry Styles and Niall Horan

"Live While We're Young" (live)
Written by Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction

"Rock Me"
Written by Lukasz Gottwald, Allan Grigg,
Sam Hollander, Peter Svensson and Henry Walter
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Little Things" (live)
Written by Ed Sheeran and Fiona Bevan
Performed by One Direction

"Live While We're Young"
Written by Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Teenage Dirtbag" (live)
Written by Brendan Brown
Performed by One Direction

"Last First Kiss" (live)
Written by Carl Falk, Kristoffer Fogelmark,
Savan Kotecha, Zayn Malik, Albin Nedler,
Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction

"Heigh Ho"
Written by Larry Morey and Frank Churchill
Performed by One Direction

"Hush"
Written by Joe South
Performed by Kula Shaker
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
and Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"C'mon C'mon" (live)
Written by Julian Bunetta, John Ryan and Jamie Scott
Performed by One Direction

"C'mon C'mon"
Written by Julian Bunetta, John Ryan and Jamie Scott
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Change My Mind" (live)
Written by Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction

"One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)"
Written by Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison and John O'Neill
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)" (live)
Written by Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison and John O'Neill
Performed by One Direction

"Loved You First"
Written by Julian Bunetta, Tommy Lee James,
Tebey Ottoh, John Ryan and Tim Wood
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Loved You First" (live)
Written by Julian Bunetta, Tommy Lee James,
Tebey Ottoh, John Ryan and Tim Wood
Performed by One Direction

"Best Song Ever" (live)
Written by Julian Bunetta, Edward James Drewett,
Wayne Anthony Hector and John Ryan
Performed by One Direction

"Over Again"
Written by Robert Patrick Conlon,
Alexander John Gowers and Ed Sheeran
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

"Cielito Lindo"
Traditional
Arranged by Daniel Indart
Performed by Mariachi La Estrella
Courtesy of LMS Records

"IO (This Time Around)"
Written by Jim Evens
Performed by Helen Stellar

"What Makes You Beautiful" (live)
Written by Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha and Rami Yacoub
Performed by One Direction

"Best Song Ever"
Written by Julian Bunetta, Edward James Drewett,
Wayne Anthony Hector and John Ryan
Performed by One Direction
Courtesy of Syco Music/Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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For Syco Entertainment
                                                                               Sonny Takhar
                                                                               Charles Garland
                                                                               Tyler Brown
                                                                               Genevieve Ampaduh
                                                                               Hannah Lamden
                                                                               Mark Brittain
                                                                               Sorraya Sequeira
                                                                               Nigel Hall
                                                                               Jill Johnson
                                                                               Ann-Marie Thomson
                                                                               Rob Wade

For Modest!
One Direction Management – Modest! Management  Richard Griffiths
                                                                               Harry Magee
                                                                               Will Bloomfield
                                                                               Sam Kruger
                                                                               Marco Gastel
                                                                               Kim Davidson
                                                                               Katie Ray
                                                                               Sheema Siddiqi
                                                                               Lisa Wolfe
                                                                               Jane Kennedy

For Warrior Poets
                                                                               Sebastian Weinberg
                                                                               Ethan Goldman
                                                                               Rachel Traub
                                                                               Nam Shah
                                                                               Krystyna Sieradzka

For Fulwell 73
                                            Production Executive    Leo Pearlman
                                                  Production Team    Heather Greenwood
                                                                               Carly Shackleton
                                                                               Tris Foster
                                                                               Daniel Mendelle

Special Thanks

With thanks to the O2
Alex Donnelly-Palmer
Emma Beszant
Lauren Kierman

Special Thanks to MSG Entertainment and Madison Square Garden

Sunil Singhvi
Savan Kotecha
Carl Falk

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SATYAGRAHA box office collection of first three days.

SATYAGRAHA 
box office collection of 
first three days.


FRIDAY   :   11.21 CR.
SATURDAY   :   13.08 CR
SUNDAY   :   14.83 CR

TOTAL  39.12 CR

SATYAGRAHA review by ANIZ FILMVALA

SATYAGRAHA 
review by 
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****


STORY.
Retired teacher Dwarka Anand (Amitabh Bachchan) is an idealistic man. His engineer son Akhilesh's buddy Manav (Ajay Devgan) is an ambitious capitalist. Manav cherishes his friend - who suddenly dies. Minister Balram Singh (Manoj Bajpai) announces compensation which Akhilesh's wife Sumitra (Amrita Rao) cannot get despite daily applications before government babus. Incensed, Dwarka slaps an arrogant official and gets imprisoned. Manav starts a campaign to free him, using social media, roping in wannabe-bahubali Arjun Singh (Arjun Rampal) and journalist Yasmin (Kareena Kapoor). As hopeful students, hungry labourers and angry middle class citizens join, politicians panic.

CRITIC VIEW.
Directed by Prakash Jha "SATYAGRAHA" is out of sync to the nationwide agitation witnessed a year back by a social crusader.

The film is not a commercial entertainer, not even a strong message it deliver's in the whole.

It seems Jha was to much in a hurry to deliver a movie encashing on the agtitation which haywired the national political system.

Outcome, if you are intellectual and looking for a answer to how the revolutionary idea of the film on the real satyagraha would help to fuel more fire to the system's failure, you come out less colloquial to the grievance.

Also Amithabh Bachan's performance is a waste of his stature,he should seriously refrain from casting himself in such enterprise.

Ajay Devgan has a peculiar performance skill to handle such role which he has been able to do justice to the character which he has played.

Supported by Kareena Kapoor,Arjun Ramphal and Amrita Rao's performance do not give a political statements or a drive to inspire the change.

Saving grace is one actor who has a lethal combination of a dramatic style and epitome of acting skills where he can outclass a mega cast MANOJ BAJPAI.One reason to go and watch this movie "Satyagraha ".

CAST.
Directed by Prakash Jha
Produced by Prakash Jha,Ronnie Screwvala,Siddharth Roy Kapur
Written by Anjum Rajabali,Prakash Jha,Rutvik Oza
Starring               Amitabh Bachchan,Ajay Devgn,Kareena Kapoor,Arjun Rampal
Manoj Bajpai,Amrita Rao
Music by Salim-Sulaiman,Indian Ocean,Meet Bros Anjjan,Aadesh Shrivastava
Lyrics.                  Prasoon Joshi
Cinematography Sachin Krishna
Editing by Santosh Mandal
Studio              Prakash Jha Productions,UTV Motion Pictures
Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures,(Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures India)

Sunday, 1 September 2013

THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS : CITY OF BONES review by ANIZ FILMVALA

THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS : CITY OF BONES 
review by 
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****

STORY.
In New York City, teenager Clary Fray (Lily Collins) begins seeing strange symbols, concerning her mother Jocelyn Fray (Lena Headey) and her mother's friend Luke Garroway (Aidan Turner). Later, while attending a nightclub with her friend Simon Lewis (Robert Sheehan), Clary witnesses a bear being murdered by Jace Wayland (Jamie Campbell Bower), whom only Clary appears to see. Meanwhile, Jocelyn is abducted by two men, Emil Pangborn (Kevin Durand) and Samuel Blackwell (Robert Maillet), and leaves a message for Clary warning her that someone named Valentine is coming after her. Returning home, Clary is attacked by a demon and rescued by Jace, who reveals himself to be a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained to slay demons hidden on Earth, such as the man in the nightclub. Jocelyn was a Shadowhunter as well, and Clary has inherited her powers, including the ability to read runes.
Clary and Jace visit Clary's neighbor and friend, Madame Dorothea (C. C. H. Pounder), a witch who reveals that Pangborn and Blackwell are after the Mortal Cup, one of the three Mortal Instruments given to the first Shadowhunter by the Angel Raziel, that allows humans to become half-Angel. Simon, now able see Jace, joins them as they leave to meet Luke in his bookstore. There, Luke is being interrogated by Pangborn and Blackwell, and reveals that he is after the Mortal Cup himself. The trio then escapes to the Shadowhunters' base of operations, the Institute, where Clary and Simon meet Jace's fellow Shadowhunters, Alec Lightwood (Kevin Zegers) and Isabelle Lightwood (Jemima West), and their leader, Hodge Starkweather (Jared Harris), who reveals that Pangborn and Blackwell are working for Valentine Morgenstern (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a ex-Shadowhunter who betrayed the group and sought to steal the Mortal Cup for himself in order to gain control of Shadowhunters and demons alike.
Believing the key to find the Mortal Cup lies within Clary's mind, Starkweather instructs Jace to take Clary to the City of Bones, where fallen Shadowhunters are laid to rest, to meet Brother Jeremiah (Stephen R. Hart), a dead Shadowhunter that probes Clary's mind and learns of her connection to a powerful sorcerer, Magnus Bane (Godfrey Gao). Clary, Jace, Simon, Alec and Isabelle meet Bane in a nightclub, where he reveals that Jocelyn hired him to block knowledge of the Shadowhunters from Clary's mind. Their conversation is interrupted when Simon is kidnapped by vampires, leading to a confrontation in a nearby hotel, in which the group is nearly killed before werewolves that hold a truce with the Shadowhunters intervene and save them.
Back in the Institute, Clary falls in love with Jace while joining him on a romantic evening with him in the greenhouse inside of the institute. Later on in the evening, Jace and Clary share a kiss and head back to her room. As Jace and Cary kiss the second time, Simon interrupts by opening the door, causing an awkward presence for the trio. After Jace leaves feeling confused and angered once Clary says to Simon " we were just kissing ", Simon then confesses to Clary that he loves her and always has. Although, Clary does not respond to this as she is surprised; allowing Simon to feel heart broken, and leaves the room. She eventually realizes that the Mortal Cup is hidden inside a tarot card belonging to her mother, and the group returns to Clary's apartment to retrieve it. There, they discover Madame Dorothea is a demon sent to steal the Mortal Cup. It is killed by Simon and Jace after mortally wounding Alec, while Clary retrieves the Mortal Cup.
The group then returns to the Institute, where they are betrayed by Starkweather, who steals the Mortal Cup and summons Morgenstern. He reveals himself to be Clary's father and attempts to force her to join him, but she refuses and escapes with help from Luke, the werewolf that saved them earlier, and who is truly loyal to Jocelyn. Luke reveals that Clary has a brother, Jonathan Morgenstern, and returns to the Institute with her and his pack to fight Morgenstern, who uses the Mortal Cup to open a portal and summon an army of demons to New York. Simon and Isabelle manage to close the portal with help from Starkweather, who sees the error of his ways and sacrifices himself to kill Blackwell. Meanwhile, Bane protects Alec and Luke kills Pangborn.
Clary and Jace fight Morgenstern, who reveals that they are siblings, and Jace is Jonathan. He tries to convince them to join him, but they refuse and push him through the portal with a duplicate Mortal Cup, which is then closed by Jace. Jocelyn is rescued and recovers in the hospital, where she is reunited with Luke. Clary assures Simon that, although she doesn't love him, someone will. Clary then heads back home and uses her powers to repair the damage done to her apartment. Shortly thereafter, Jace appears and confesses that he needs her and wants her to come back to the Institute. Once she agrees to go with him, Jace states that he does not believe that they are siblings. Clary then gets on his motorcycle and they drive off to their destination.

CRITIC VIEW.
Directed by Harald Zwart "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" does not have the Twilight series caliber or  can't seem to match the standards of such milestones.

"The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" outclass the mundane and enters the torpid pace in whole.None of the character enthuse you in thier voyage of rescue.

A teenage fantasy as the “Twilight” and ''Harry Potter''films, invite audience for thier intriguing storytelling, smart character design that gives a engaging experience.

Some good work by Francois Seguin production designer has created imppressive visual effects,  director of photography, Cinematography by Geir Hartly Andreassen is well crafted and also the CGI's are in good state, especially during a vampire-filled room in the climax.

The movie is strictly for  the young and restless who care a damn for perfection rather more for their momentary pleasure.

CAST.
Directed by Harald Zwart
Produced by Don Carmody,Robert Kulzer
Screenplay by Jessica Postigo Paquette
Based on City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Starring               Jamie Campbell Bower,Robert Sheehan,Kevin Zegers,Lena Headey,Kevin,Durand Aidan Turner,Jemima West,Godfrey Gao,C. C. H. Pounder,Jared HarrisJonathan Rhys Meyers
Music by Atli Örvarsson
Cinematography Geir Hartly Andreassen
Editing by Michael Kahn
Studio               Constantin Film
Distributed by Screen Gems (US),Entertainment One (UK)

WE ARE THE MILLERS review by ANIZ FILMVALA

WE ARE THE MILLERS 
review by 
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****

STORY.
Low level marijuana drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) is robbed of his money and stash, some of which he owes to his supplier. His boss, wealthy drug lord Brad Gurdlinger (Ed Helms) forces David to smuggle marijuana from Mexico in order to clear his debt. Realizing that one man attempting to get through customs is too suspicious, he hires a stripper named Rose (Jennifer Aniston), a runaway teenage girl named Casey (Emma Roberts), and his virgin 18 year-old neighbor Kenny (Will Poulter) to pose as a bogus family called the "Millers". Because of the extra load of the marijuana on the RV, one of the radiator hoses breaks while going up a steep incline. A family they had encountered at the border called the Fitzgeralds, consisting of Don (Nick Offerman), Edie (Kathryn Hahn), and Melissa (Molly Quinn), catch up to them and tow the Millers' RV to a repair shop. On the trip to the shop, David learns that Don Fitzgerald is a DEA agent after finding his badge and gun in the glove compartment.
The next day, when the Millers head to the shop to pick up the RV, Chacon and his henchman One Eye (Matthew Willig) are waiting for them and prepare to execute the family. They immediately tell Chacon that they aren't a real family and that they didn't know they were stealing from him. Rose is given a chance to prove that she is a stripper by dancing, and when she gets close, turns a steam vent onto Chacon. The Millers then escape in the RV, with Kenny behind the wheel. Due to Kenny's erratic driving, the RV veers off the highway and a tarantula, hiding in a bowl of fruit given to them when they picked up the marijuana, crawls up Kenny's leg and bites his testicle. As Kenny has a severe allergic reaction to the sting, the Millers head to the hospital. This further delays the delivery of the contraband, but David re-negotiates with Gurdlinger for a fee of $500,000. When Kenny is finally released, David rushes him to the RV in a wheelchair and tips him over. David inadvertently reveals how much he is getting paid, in comparison to how little he offered to pay each of the others. Casey, Rose, and Kenny are left in disgust by the revelation, and so David leaves them at the local carnival.
David regrets abandoning them and returns to the carnival, begging them on his knees to come back with him. On their way back to the RV, One Eye discovers them and as he is about to shoot everyone, Don Fitzgerald comes out of the camper and subdues him. Chacon then comes around the corner and is about to kill them all, but David hits Chacon and he drops his gun. Rose picks it up and accidentally shoots Chacon in the shoulder and as he is recovering, Kenny punches Chacon and knocks him out. Don arrests Chacon and One Eye and tells the Millers that he will arrest them too, but actually gives them the opportunity to leave. David delivers the drugs to Gurdlinger who tells him he's late and that their deal is off. DEA agents then crash into the room, arresting Gurdlinger. The agent in charge is Don, who tells David that he will have to be in the witness protection program until Gurdlinger's trial. He then adds that anyone that was a witness to the crime will be in protection, and David smiles. The Millers are then seen together in a beautiful home, with several marijuana plants growing in the garden.

CRITIC VIEW.
Outrageously funny and bold "WE ARE THE MILLERS" a total take on a wild and whacky culture of Americans.

A fun film and incredibly irresistible.Though a run of the mill movie from start to finish, “We’re the Millers” will keep you in splits.

A fast and pacy script engages you,incestuous jokes add to more spice in this sexy comedy flick.

 Awesome performance by Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston.Supporting cast Virgin Kenny [Will Poulter] runaway teen  Casey [Emma Roberts] also give a superlative act together.

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber this movie gets a thumbs up by me.

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Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Produced by Chris Bender,Vincent Newman,Tucker Tooley,Happy Walters
Screenplay by Bob Fisher,Steve Faber,Sean Anders,john Morris
Story by Bob Fisher,Steve Faber,Emma Roberts,Will Poulter,Ed Helms,Nick Offerman
Music by Ludwig Göransson,Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography Barry Peterson
Editing by Michael L. Sale
Studio               New Line Cinema,BenderSpink,Vincent Newman Entertainment
Distributed by Warner Bros.

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