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Saturday, 19 October 2013

The Student of The Year actor, Sidharth Malhotra is often complimented as the most handsome new actor in the film industry.

The Student of The Year actor, Sidharth

Malhotra is often complimented as the

most handsome new actor in the film

industry.

The actor, who comes from the city of Delhi has a huge fan following especially among girls.

However, the actor, Sidharth Malhotra is very shy as a person. After his debut film, the actor has been repeatedly referred to as the most handsome new actor.

He is one the most stylish actors in the industry and experiments a lot with his style and appearance.

Sidharth recently finished shooting for his next film, Hasee Toh Phasee opposite Parineeti Chopra. Currently, the actor is undergoing a look change to start shooting for his next film, opposite the young actress, Shraddha Kapoor, titled, The Villain.

Rajesh Pratap designs exclusively for Chivas Regal Chivas Regal launches its Limited Edition Pack

Rajesh Pratap designs exclusively for Chivas Regal

Chivas Regal launches its Limited Edition Pack

Mumbai, October 16, 2013: Chivas Regal India collaborates with India’s finest designer Rajesh Pratap Singh to create a perfect gift for the festive season that is sure to fill in colour and opulence into the lives of the modern gentlemen. The limited edition is a delicate blend of Indian and Scottish heritage; it seamlessly marries an aesthetic that is simple and contemporary with a global appeal. Just as is the skill of the Master Blender to ensure the superlative quality and consistent taste experience of Chivas Regal, the master designer Rajesh Pratap Singh creates a classic, minimalistic and stylish design for a luxury experience through this latest limited edition.

Rajesh Pratap Singh’s signature style subtly draws from his Indian roots to craft masterpieces that stand apart for their faultlessly clean lines, careful detailing and international silhouettes. His work epitomizes simplicity, yet on a closer look reveals his obsessive attention to detail. Reflecting his strongly grounded Indian roots and yet with a sense of contemporary elegance, the intricate lattice pattern is inspired from the ancient jaali architecture while the luckenbooth motif is a scottish symbol of friendship.

Bikram Basu, Vice-President Marketing, Pernod Ricard India says, “Rajesh Pratap Singh is masterful at converging tradition with the contemporary. This collaboration emphasizes exclusivity and craftsmanship with faultless clean lines, extreme attention to detail and international silhouette- common hallmarks of Rajesh Pratap and a Chivas Regal Limited Edition”.

On this collaboration, Rajesh Pratap Singh says, “At the heart of my limited edition creation for Chivas Regal are the sensibilities of the modern day Indian gentleman whose values are traditional and yet progressive. I have tried to blend the Indian and Scottish heritage in a progressive manner in this new edition that is a celebration in itself”.

Keeping with its heritage of being classy & glamorous, the eminent brand in this season has yet again to offer taste, style and beauty in a new appealing look for the young and old alike. The new introduction is expected to impact the growth of the brand positively by increasing high shelf impact.

About Chivas Regal:

Chivas Regal is the one of the leading super-premium blended Scotch whiskies in the world and a true global brand owned marketed and distributed by Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard is the world's co-leader in wine and spirits. Since its creation in 1975, the company has undergone steady development, founded on organic growth and successive acquisitions.

ESCAPE PLAN review by ANIZ FILMVALA

ESCAPE PLAN

review by

ANIZ FILMVALA

*****

STORY.
Ray Breslin is a former prosecutor who co-owns Breslin-Clark, a Los Angeles-based security firm that specializes in testing the reliability of maximum security prisons. He spends his life getting into prisons to study their designs and the guards' habits to find and exploit their weaknesses, thus enabling him to escape without a hitch. One day, he and his business partner Lester Clark are offered a multimillion dollar deal by CIA agent Jessica Miller to test a top-secret prison and see if it is escape-proof. Breslin agrees to the deal and gets himself captured in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the guise of a Spanish terrorist named "Portos", but the plan goes awry when his captors remove the tracking microchip from his shoulder and drug him on the way to the prison.
Breslin wakes up in a complex of glass cells with no outside windows to indicate the prison's location. He meets inmate Emil Rottmayer, and they both stage a fight for Breslin to study the solitary confinement cell, which uses high-powered halogen lights to disorient and dehydrate prisoners. Seeing that the cell floors are made of aluminum, but the rivets are iron, Breslin has Rottmayer procure a metal plate from Warden Willard Hobbs's office floor before the both of them and Muslim inmate Javed are once again thrown into solitary. Using the metal plate, Breslin focuses the reflection from the lights to heat the rivets and pop open the floor panel to reveal a passageway below. He goes through the passageway and discovers that the prison is inside an oil tanker in the middle of the ocean, making a simple escape impossible. Breslin and Rottmayer continue to work on studying the complex by learning the guards' daily routines and Breslin giving Hobbs false information about Rottmayer's boss 'Mannheim'. Meanwhile, Breslin's colleagues Abigail Ross and Hush grow suspicious of Clark when Breslin's paycheck for the job is frozen. They discover from hacked documents that the prison, codenamed "The Tomb", is owned by a for-profit organization linked to Blackwater, and Clark was offered a US$5 million annual salary from them in exchange for keeping Breslin behind bars.
Back in the prison, Hobbs reveals to Breslin that he is aware of his identity, and with chief security officer Drake watching him, he makes sure Breslin stays for the rest of his life. Rottmayer has Javed convince Hobbs to bring him on deck to do his night prayer when he actually uses a makeshift sextant to get the ship's coordinates. Using the coordinates, Breslin and Rottmayer realize that they are on the Atlantic Ocean near Morocco. Breslin visits the infirmary of Dr. Kyrie and convinces him to help him and Rottmayer escape by sending an email to 'Mannheim'. Breslin then transmits a false Morse code message from his cell, giving Hobbs the impression that a riot will occur in cell block C. With majority of the security stationed at cell block C, Javed instigates a riot at cell block A, giving him, Breslin and Rottmayer time to run toward the deck while a lockdown is initiated. Breslin kills Drake, but Javed is shot dead by Hobbs and his men during their escape. Breslin goes to the engine room to reboot the electrical systems, giving Rottmayer time to open the deck hatch while a helicopter sent by 'Mannheim' engages in a gunfight with the ship's crew. Rottmayer boards the helicopter while Breslin is flushed to the bottom of the ship by the automated water system. The helicopter picks up Breslin, but when Hobbs starts shooting at them, Breslin kills the warden by shooting a group of oil barrels in front of him. They land on a beach in Morocco, where Rottmayer reveals he is actually 'Mannheim', Miller is his daughter, and it was his idea to team up with Breslin. Later, at a Moroccan airfield, Ross informs Breslin that Clark had fled, but Hush tracked him in Miami, Florida, and locked him in a container aboard a cargo ship.

CRITIC VIEW.
Escape Plan entertains enthralls but loses its grip to trickery as a out of the ordinary movie of escape from jail.

Not enough to engage you as the two old lions Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger desperately trying to plot numerous plans’s to break away from a mid-sea ship’s top-secret prison and which is escape-proof, thus giving us a ridiculous testosterone-fueled action film.

Arnie and Sly are not able to evoke their magnificence years of action, which still rules top in the list of such genre of movies.

Fans of these giant super stars of yester years [1980-1990’s] might not be in a revival pleasure this time round as the idea of pairing Stallone and Schwarzenegger [last seen in Expendables] could had been a prospective blockbuster if had been tailor made to suit their persona.

Directed by Mikael Håfström has hurl something things with these two actors, who have less charismatic screen presence and not so plausible companionship.

Rest of the cast Jim Caviezel as cruel warden has done a elegant nasty piece of work.

Habitual moviegoers can see the movie as yet another occasion of killing their time.That’s it.

CAST.
Directed by Mikael Håfström
Produced by Robbie Brenner,Mark Canton,Randall Emmett,George Furla,Kevin King Templeton
Screenplay by Miles Chapman,Jason Keller
Story by Miles Chapman
Starring Sylvester Stallone,Arnold Schwarzenegger,Jim Caviezel,Amy Ryan,Sam Neill,Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
Music by Alex Heffes
Cinematography Brendan Galvin
Editing by Elliot Greenberg
Studio Atmosphere Entertainment,Emmett/Furla Films

Friday, 18 October 2013

Panel Discussions, Master Class and Academic Activties_Schedule_15th Mumbai Film Festivial

Date	Metro Screen 1	Metro Screen 3	Metro Screen 2	Metro Screen 4
18^th Oct FRIDAY	1pm -2pm Leos Carax in Conversation	2-3pm Open Forum PANEL Do film festivals help films achieve success	12 -3 pm	12.30-3pm MFM ---------- 6pm : screening of Restored –Classics silent film screening:: Blackmail with live music being played.
19^th SATURDAY		2-3pm Open Forum Panel Alternative distribution plan for Indie films	12 – 3pm Oscar Academy Masterclass with Robert Neuman	12.30 – 3pm MFM
20^th SUNDAY	Indian Popular film Screening	1-2pm Costa Gavras in Conversation		2 -3pm Open Forum Panel –Rejuvenation of Marathi Cinema
21^st METRO MONDAY	Indian Popular Film screening	2-3pm Open-Forum panel : Portrayal of women in cinema
22^nd OCT TUESDAY	Indian Popular Film Screening	2-3pm Open-forum panel: Crowd culture	12 – 3pm Oscar Acdemy/presentation 3D Screening of LITTLMERMAID
23^rd OCT WEDNESDAY	Indian Popular Film Screening	1-30 – 3pm Waris Hussein in conversation	12-3pm Master class - Music Composer
24^th Oct THURSDAY		1-2pm Bruce Beresford Master class

LIBERTY CINEMA

Date/Time	Venue/Event
18^th FRIDAY 7pm	LIBERTY THEATER Opening of FrenchRendez-vous
18^th FRIDAY time	LIBERTY THEATER Opening of Spanish Retrospective
20^th Sunday 6 pm – 7pm	LIBERTY-THEATER Oscar Academy Presentation DIGITAL DILEMMA
22^nd TUESDAY 6pm – 8pm	LIBERTY Balcony Consulate of CANADA & Consulate of Quebec Reception (PRIVATE)
22^nd TUESDAY 8pm	Liberty Theater Screening of Canadian film Vic + Flow

OPEN FORUM PANELS

Oct 18^th, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema

Do film festivals help films achieve success?

Speakers : Marc Baschet( French producer of Oscar winning films No Man’s Land, An episode in the life of an iron picker), , UmeshKulkarni, Anand Gandhi, Peter Van Hoof ( Programmer, International film festival of Rotterdam)

Moderator : Liz Shakleton, Asia chief, Screen International

Oct 19^th, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema

Alternative distribution plan for Indie films.

Speakers : Isabelle Dubar, GuneetMonga, Shubra Gupta, NandiniMansinghka

Moderator : Chris Hainsworth

Oct 20^th, 2-3pm, Screen 4, Metro Cinema

Rejuvenation of Marathi Cinema presented by AkhilBhartiy Marathi ChitrapatMahamandal in association with MAMI

Speakers : Sanjay Jadhav(director -Duniyadari )
2.Amitraj (Music -Duniyadari )
3.Ashutosh Ghorpade (Director -Cultural Affair -MH GOVT )
4.Dipti D'Cuna (Film Festivals)
5.Ambar Hadap (Story -BalakPalak )
6.Avinash (Music-PremachiGosht )
7.Jayesh Mujumdar (Producer -Viacom 18)

Moderator: Vijay Patkar

Oct 21^st, 2-3pm, Screen 3. Metro Cinema

Portrayal of women in cinema

Speakers: Shobhaa De, Nandita Das, SriramRaghvan

Moderator :MayankShekhar

Oct 22^nd, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema

Crowd Culture

Speakers:Satish/ Yogesh: Catapooolt ,Nandini: (Idyabooster-) ,AmeetNaik:( Naik and NaikAssociates ), SarthakDasgupta

Q & A’s

Oct 18^th, 1-2pm , Screen 1, Metro Cinema

Leos Carax in Conversation with Ian Birnie

Oct 20^th, 1-2pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema

Costa Gavras in Conversation with Daniel Kothenshulte

MASTERCLASSES

Oct 19^th, Saturday, 12noon, Screen 2

GETTING PERSPECTIVE:

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF 3D MOTION PICTURES

Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Hosted by Robert Neuman

As developments in 3D technologies and digital projection continue to advance, filmmakers are expanding their use of 3D into a wider range of movies in ways that are more immediate and visceral than ever before.

Hosted by Academy member Robert Neuman, "Getting Perspective" will serve as a stereoscopic primer, exploring basic mechanics of the medium including interocular distance, audience position, active vs. passive glasses, and circular vs. linear polarization, then delve into such issues as before-screen vs. behind-screen 3D convergence, audience eye fatigue, adapting big-screen 3D effects for video, the challenges of subtitling, and where stereoscopic 3D film production may be heading in the future.

October 20th, Sunday at the Liberty Theater, 6 p.m

The Digital Dilemma:

Motion Pictures At Risk in a Digital World

Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

2007’s landmark study from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on digital motion picture preservation issues, The Digital Dilemma, reported from the perspective of the major motion picture studios and large commercial and government organizations. A new study, The Digital Dilemma 2, reports on digital motion picture preservation issues from the perspective of independent filmmakers, documentarians and nonprofit audiovisual archives. Independent filmmakers produce 75 percent of theatrical releases in the United States, and there are more than 1,000 nonprofit audiovisual archives worldwide. These groups often lack the resources, personnel and funding to address sustainability issues, and they face their own version of the digital dilemma.

The Academy will discuss the report’s findings, which include proposed interim options for these independent filmmakers and nonprofit archives to consider.

Presenters:

Milton Shefter, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member and Digital Motion Picture Archive project lead

Andy Maltz, director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council

The program will include a panel discussion moderated by Variety’sAsia Bureau Chief, Patrick Frater.

October 22, Tuesday, Screen 2, Metro Theater, 12 p.m.

GETTING PERSPECTIVE:

THE LITTLE MERMAID 3D

Premiering a 3D digital projection courtesy of Walt Disney Studios

Presented by Academy member Robert Neuman

Introduction, followed by the screening of THE LITTLE MARMAID

In conjunction with “Getting Perspective: The Art and Science of 3D Motion Pictures,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents the Indian premiere of “The Little Mermaid 3D.”

Based on the Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, “The Little Mermaid” tells the story of a mermaid who falls in love with a human prince. The film is credited as launching the Disney Renaissance, a period that gave birth to such hand-drawn classics as “Beauty and the Beast” (1991), “Aladdin” (1992), and “The Lion King” (1994).

Preceding the screening, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ stereoscopic department head, Robert Neuman will discuss the process and challenges of crafting stereoscopic-3D versions of existing 2D animated films.

Oct 23, Metro Cinema, 12-3pm, Screen 2

Music Composer Masterclass

Speakers:AchileForler (MD of Universal Music Publishing India)

Lucy Launder (Head of Mastering at Abbey Road Studios)

Christian Wright (Mastering Engineer Abbey Road Studios)

Jonathan Allen (Mix Engineer Abbey Road Studios)

Moderator: Andrew Mackay

Oct 24, Metro Cinema, 130pm – 3pm, Screen 3

Masterclassby Bruce Beresford on Preparation by the Director

A key factor in this preparation is story boarding the scenes. An invaluable tool, especially for young directors working on their first feature. Storyboards force the director to think about what it is he or she is doing ; how the visuals will relate to one another and how different angles,lensesetc will best tell the story and reveal the characters.

Costa Gavras and Kamal Haasan conferred lifetime achievement awards · Shyam Benegal, Ramesh Sippy, Sonakshi Sinha amongst others lit the ceremonial lamp

15^th Mumbai Film Festival commences with grandeur

· Honourable CM Prithviraj Chavan declares the 15^th Mumbai Film Festival open

· Costa Gavras and Kamal Haasan conferred lifetime achievement awards

· Shyam Benegal, Ramesh Sippy, Sonakshi Sinha amongst others lit the ceremonial lamp

· Opening film The Butler was screened

Mumbai, October 17, 2013 : The excitement was palpable as the Emcee welcomed Mr. Srinivasan Narayanan, festival director of the 15^th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival presented by Reliance Entertainment and organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI).

Introducing the 8 day film lovers delight he said, “The Mumbai Film Festival has become an integral part of this city’s culture. For these 8 days, the city breathes cinema. We are pleased that such distinguished personalities have accepted our invitation to partake in the 15^th edition and join in celebrating the best of world Cinema”

Applause continued to echo through the auditorium as Mr. Shyam Benegal, Chairman, MAMI was invited on stage to address the gathering. It only stopped once the revered Mr. Benegal began to speak. “Without taking much time, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our guests. I would also like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Ambani for their continued support to the Mumbai Film Festival. ”

Ceremony and tradition have always adorned the Film Festival. Mr. Shyam Benegal was joined by MAMI trustees, Mr. Amit Khanna, and Mr. Ramesh Sippy and the guest of honour, acclaimed actor Sonakshi Sinha as they lit the lamp, kick starting the festival on an auspicious note.

The impressive list of guests continued to be unveiled as the esteemed Jury members of the four competition categories: International Competition, Dimensions Mumbai, Harmony Celebrate Age and India Gold 2013 were introduced. Present at the event were jury members Bruce Beresford, Siddiq Barmark, Deepa Mehta, Waris Hussein, Roger Garcia, Asghar Farhadi, Konkona Sen Sharma amongst others.

The evening moved ahead with the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award, which was bestowed on French auteur Costas Gavras by Mr. Benegal and national award winning actor/director Kamal Haasan by the honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Prithviraj Chavan.

Costa Gavras was eloquent as he praised the Film Fest, “I’m happy to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mumbai Film Festival. It is wonderful to see Indian cinema has a large local audience watching the films. I wish the Film Festival the best of luck and hope there are people who attend the various events.”

Kamal Haasan in his soft spoken manner addressed the audience, “There never was a method to my acting. I simply had great teachers, some of whom are present here tonight. I respect them a lot. Festivals have also taught me a lot and I am humbled to have received this honour. I thank the Mumbai Film Festival for promoting talent such as myself.”

Speaking on the occasion and offering the festival his support, honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Prithviraj Chavan said, “The state of Maharashtra supports and will continue to support this festival. I have been a huge fan of Mr. Gavras and Kamal Haasan. Mumbaikars are in for a great week ahead. Best of wishes to the 15^th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival and happy viewing.”

The other celebrities spotted at the event were Tisca Chopra, Divya Dutta, Konkona Sen Sharma, Divya Dutta, Ramesh Sippy, Vikramaditya Motwane, Nandita Das and many more.

Heralding the upcoming outstanding lineup of films, the opening film The Butler, directed by Lee Daniels, starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey and John Cusack, captivated everyone in the audience.

The organizers, MAMI, ensured day 1 was the perfect curtain raiser. With over 200 films from 65 countries, including special tributes to Yash Chopra, Rituparno Ghosh, Pran; master-classes by industry veterans in the coming days, the 15th Mumbai Film Festival promises to be a grand event for all cinema aficionados.

The event was drawn to a close with thanks to the main sponsors: Reliance Entertainment and special thanks to the Government of Maharashtra, Venue Partner TajVivanta by Taj President, Liberty Cinemas, Cinemax , Metro Big Cinemas. Reliance Media Works and Real Image.

Deepika Padukone has delivered back to back hits this year.

The actress has received accolades and has been garnered with praises for her performances.
Deepika has not only been appreciation by her fans but has also received critical acclaim for her performances.
The actress’s fan page likes as well has been growing by the day.

Deepika has been receiving loads of fans mails each day. She loves to personally read them and often even tries to reply back to them.
Deepika actually allots time every day, post pack up and tries to read and respond to her mail.
She feels humbled and touched with the kind of positive reactions she has been receiving from all quarters.
The young actors feels rejuvenated when her work is being praised by the audiences directly. It also motivates her to work harder.
Irrespective of her schedule, Deepika ensures to remove time and read and respond to her mails, as much as possible.

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

CARRIE Release date: 10 January 2014

CARRIE

Release date: 10 January 2014

Genre: Horror, thriller

Director: Kimberly Peirce

Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, Julianne Moore

A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.

· INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 – 15 November
· BATTLE OF THE YEAR (3D) – 22 November