Synopsis:
Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the family blames Jared. When he, Simon and Mallory investigate what''s really going on, they uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
CJ7
Synopsis:
Ti is a poor father who works all day, everyday at a construction site to make sure his son Dicky Chow can attend an elite private school. Despite his father’s good intentions to give his son the opportunities he never had, Dicky, with his dirty and tattered clothes and none of the “cool” toys, stands out from his schoolmates like a sore thumb. Ti can’t afford to buy Dicky any expensive toys and goes to the best place he knows to get new stuff for Dicky--the junk yard! While out “shopping” for a new toy for his son,
Ti finds a mysterious orb and brings it home for Dicky to play with. To his surprise and disbelief, the orb reveals itself to Dicky as a bizarre “pet” with extraordinary powers. Armed with his “CJ7” Dicky seizes this chance to overcome his poor background and shabby clothes and impress his fellow schoolmates for the first time in his life. But CJ7 has other ideas and when Dicky brings it to class, chaos ensues.
Imaginative Elephant named Horton hears
Synopsis:
An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn’t know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the Mayor. Despite being ridiculed and threatened by his neighbors, who think he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to save the particle--because “a person’s a person, no matter how small.”
Horton’s eight-word explanation for his actions embodies an idea both simple and profound, and which means so much, to so many. Horton explains to his skeptical friends: “If you were way out in space, and you looked down at where we live, we would look like a speck.” Then there’s Horton’s code--his motto--that, “an elephant’s faithful 100 percent”--pointing to his honesty and determination to never abandon his mission to find a new home for the speck that houses the incredible world of Who-ville.
Today, Bollywood’s top heroine is model-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai
Heroines often do not get the same attention that their male counterparts do. But where would Bollywood be without the beautiful women who have graced its screens ever since the dawn of celluloid.
From among the heroines who have dominated our minds and hearts, there has always been the first among equals, that one lady who stood above the rest of her peers -- Nargis, Madhubala, Sharmila Tagore, Hema Malini, Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Karishma...
Today, Bollywood’s top heroine is model-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai. Sohail Khan is reportedly paying her an unprecedented Rs 3 crore (Rs 30 million) for his next film!
The Miss World 1994 is clearly on a roll, and it just not due to her high price. From her first movie where her acting was lampooned for being wooden, today she is seen as an asset to any movie -- a heroine who can act, sing, dance, and with a face that can launch a thousand ships!
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
Less than three months from its theatrical release, it was reported that some changes may be done to the upcoming George Lucas' action film "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". On Tuesday, February 26, Slash Film reported that some of the scenes in the Harrison Ford-starrer film will be reshot.
On the reports, the movie news site noted that it received an e-mail ...
hinting out that the film's director Steven Spielberg is planning to reshoot some of the scenes for the fourth film installment of the Indiana Jones' adventure on Friday, February 29, in Pasadena, California. Further, the site then confirmed the news stating that the Pasadena Film office has let out that the production office used for Indiana Jones 4, Genre Productions, LLC, is indeed going to shoot something on Bradford Street.
Actor Jack McBryer came by Mariah Carey's 'Touch My Body'
The full version of Mariah Carey's highly-anticipated music video has been released. "Touch My Body", the first single from the singer's upcoming album "E=MC²" has received its music video premiere today (February 27).
The video begins with a scenario where the nerdy character played by actor Jack McBryer came by Carey's house only to be surprised by what he sees. Carey, only in black bra, hot pants, stockings and a bathrobe opened the door for him and led the way inside her mansion.
New comedy film featuring Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno'
It has been said that the new comedy film featuring Sacha Baron Cohen's another alter ego from his "Ali G Show", "Bruno" has reportedly begun its shooting. According to Defamer.com, the Universal Pictures' movie slated for late 2008 release has been seen taking its principal photography in Los Angeles.
The site reports that an eyewitness has seen the British comedian shooting for the film at On Your Marks Studio in Sherman Oaks on last Thursday, February 21. The source said, "I saw Sacha Baron Cohen doing filming as Bruno (gay Austrian) at On Your Marks Studio in Sherman Oaks on Feb. 21st. He was dressed in tight leather black pants with a bedazzeled g-string showing. his hair was frosted blond and straight."
"Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy,
Good news coming from Walt Disney. According to Cinematical, the mouse house have been planning to release the fourth installment of its most successful "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy, "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" sometime in 2011.
Though many reports are conflicting on how the studio get on the fourth film, many favor that the fourth film will focus solely on the renowned Captain Jack Sparrow. Further, it was said that as the studio is trying to downsize the film's budget, the fourth installment would probably have a lighter take on the special effects.
The former lover of comedienne Ellen DeGeneres…
Controversial actress Anne Heche has been set to star alongside Ashton Kutcher in upcoming comedy "Spread". According to Hollywood Reporter, the co-star of Harrison Ford in "Six Days Seven Nights" has agreed to play in the movie replacing its original cast Jennifer Jason Leigh.
The former lover of comedienne Ellen DeGeneres is said to be filling the leading role Leigh left on February 21 for an alleged pregnancy. This latest news was opposite to the earlier story that the studio producing the film has prepared Laura Linney as Leigh's replacer.
The Shaggy Dog
The star of "The Shaggy Dog" Tim Allen is reportedly going to take a new role in his new film as he has been set to be "Crazy on the Outside" helmer. After years acting in front of the camera, the 54-year-old actor is finally going to step behind the camera to direct the indie adult comedy film.
Aside from directing the project, the headliner of "The Santa Clause" franchise will still act for the film scheduled to start shooting sometime in March in Los Angeles. If the negotiations with other theps work out, he will play alongside Ray Liotta, Carrie-Anne Moss, Julie Bowen and Kelsey Grammer in the film about an ex-con who realizes that life outside the prison is much crazier.
starring Powerstar Pawan Kalyan
After the recent Blockbuster KRISHNA , T2H acquired the entire overseas distribution and DVD rights of TRIVIKRAM’s latest directorial venture JALSA starring Powerstar Pawan Kalyan, Heartthrob Ileana, Kamilini and Parvati Melton.
TRIVIKRAM is confident of scoring a HATRICK with Pawan’s JALSA after his earlier hits ATHADU & NUVVE NUVVE.
PAWAN is confident to hit the bull’s eye this time. His Recent Photos flashes the days of KUSHI and we are positive that JALSA surpass our expectations.
Brahmandam is having a very good length role similar to the roles he portrayed in Trivikram earlier Films.
Devisri tunes (Internet leaked) already created ripples all over and sure that its going to be a STUPENDOUS HIT of the YEAR.
Mandira is looking forward to her next project Mumbai Chakachak,
Till about a few years back, whenever there used to be a mention of cricket, there was just one name that popped up, Sachin Tendulkar. But this equation changed a couple of years back with the entry of the most 'unsuspected' player (off-field).
She was none other than Mandira Bedi, the original 'Shanti' of the Tellyland. She made national headlines with her anchoring of cricket shows, which was followed by a series of many others. She is back with the much awaited Rakesh Roshan's comedy flick Krazzy 4.
She said "It's a different kind of concept that Bollywood is going to witness. Even though I am not acting in the film, I am playing an 'anchor' in the film. In the sense, I play a visiting psychiatrist, who does her bit by introducing the four lead characters (Irrfan, Suresh, Rajpal and Arshad) by interviewing them."
On the professional front, besides Krazzy 4, Mandira is looking forward to her next project Mumbai Chakachak, wherein she plays the role of Anarkali, a character who believes in every possible social cause and eventually joins Rahul Bose.
On the personal front, she said that her husband Raj Kaushal (who was not keeping well for some time) is fine now and is working on a film project, details of which will be announced shortly.
Rs 10 cr per ads for Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are India's answer to Victoria and David Beckham - they are on their way to becoming 2008's hottest power duo with companies approaching them for joint endorsements at a mind-boggling rate of Rs 10 crore per ad.
Says a source close to the actress, "Kareena has been working out to develop a body type like Victoria Beckham, so that she can model and carry off any product in the world. Victoria is known as the best clotheshorse and together with David, she has launched perfumes, a jeans line and other endorsements.
Their fees skyrocket every passing year. Now Saif and Kareena are being offered a whopping 10 crore to do ads together.
Every ad company is pitching for them. Saif's endorsement manager, Globosport and Kareena's manager, Matrix have been offered more than five endorsements offers together. Shweta of Matrix says, "I can't comment on the amount as that is against client confidentiality; but yes, a lot of brands have approached us for Kareena and Saif's joint ads. We are looking at categories where both can work together.
We can't look at competing brands or brands like clothing, which Kareena (Globus) is already endorsing. We are looking at them jointly endorsing automobiles, a health drink and luxury watch brand amongst many other brands.
They are a young power couple all by themselves and that's the reason brands are looking to associate themselves with Saif and Kareena almost like Victoria and David Beckham, though they belong to an older category. In 2008, Saif and Kareena could very well become the No 1 power couple as far as endorsing brands is concerned."
Biography Kate Hudson
If critical recognition had eluded her in the past, it certainly caught-up with her at the 2000 Golden Globe Awards, where she took home the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. Engulfed in the Hollywood hype machine following her winning role in Almost Famous, it seemed as if Hudson was set to follow her mother in taking the film industry by storm. After soaking in her nowfound fame in the early years of the new millennium, Hudson emerged from a whirlwind schedule of fashion shoots and awards shows to appear in the romantic war drama The Four Feathers in 2002.
Though The Four Feathers was quickly and unceremoniously relegated to box-office obscurity, Hudson fired back with an almost surefire hit when she starred opposite quirky heartthrob Matthew McConaughey in the romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003). While subsequent roles in Alex and Emma, Le Divorce, and Raising Helen did little to elevate Hudson's already-comfortable star status, a venture into the unknown in the curiously original but largely underseen Skeleton Key at least showed the actress' willingness to explore new territory onscreen.
Back in the realm of comedy, Hudson would do her best to tolerate onscreen husband Matt Dillon's eccentric best-friend when the down-on-his-luck Dupree (Owen Wilson) arrives on their doorstep looking for a place to stay in the farcical summer comedy You, Me and Dupree. ~ Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide
Andy Tennant's Fool's Gold
Synopsis How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days co-stars Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey re-team on the big screen for this adventurous tale about a treasure-hunting couple whose eight-year quest for the ultimate prize has left them flat broke and fresh out of gas. Ben "Finn" Finnegan (McConaughey) is a treasure hunter who has made it his mission in life to track down the Queen's Dowry -- a legendary collection of 40 chests filled with priceless treasure, and lost at sea in 1715. But in his single-minded quest to track down this sizable booty, Finn has sadly neglected his marriage to his loving wife Tess (Hudson). Tess has grown tired of the hunt, and now she's looking to start her life anew by going to work on the massive yacht of globetrotting billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland). But just as Tess begins to relish the freedom on her new, laid-back lifestyle, Finn uses his roughish charm to convince the adventurous baron and his debutante daughter Gemma (Alexis Dziena) that the elusive Spanish treasure is finally within reach. Of course no magnate in his right mind would reject the prospect of tracking down the most mythical treasure on the planet, and now as the hapless Tess is forced on yet another wild goose chase, her husband's former mentor Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) and a greedy local gangster (Kevin Hart) up the stakes by joining in on the race. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Step Up 2 the Streets
With more dancing and less Channing Tatum than the original, "Step Up 2 the Streets" offers the illusion of edgier fare than "High School Musical," but uses much the same formula to separate youngsters from their allowance. In this contempo fairy tale, an orphan girl and her bashful love interest learn self-expression through street dancing. Rather than mixing classical and modern styles the way "Step Up" did, this hip-hop-powered sequel is all about new moves, which should keep the kids coming back after the pic's initial Valentine's Day crush.
Tomboy Andie (Briana Evigan) belongs to an elite inner-city dance crew called the 410 whose latest prank -- invading a subway car posing as muggers and staging an inmpromptu dance show for bewildered passengers -- have gotten its members labeled delinquents by the Baltimore media.
Watching reports of the 410's "public disturbances" on TV that night, Andie's guardian (Sonja Sohn, the pic's only connection to HBO's gritty, Baltimore-based "The Wire") threatens to send the unruly orphan to Texas. As in the first film, the wayward teen lands herself at the Maryland School of the Arts, where her street-dancing style clashes with the institution's conservative methods.
By this point, it's clear the strait-laced dance academy is the sequel's only tie to the original, but fans needn't take down their Tatum pinups just yet. The hunky "Step Up" star returns long enough to make audiences swoon anew, challenging Andie to a dance-off. If she wins, the movie's over and everybody can go home. But if he wins, she agrees to take MSA seriously and attend classes without question.
And so Tatum reminds us why the first movie was such a runaway sensation, using trampolines to outdance the newbie. But even this display gives only the faintest indication of the incredible dancing in store. "Step Up 2" features nearly as much dancing as it does dialogue, and that's a good thing, considering the after-school special quality of its obligatory emotional scenes.
Tomboy Andie (Briana Evigan) belongs to an elite inner-city dance crew called the 410 whose latest prank -- invading a subway car posing as muggers and staging an inmpromptu dance show for bewildered passengers -- have gotten its members labeled delinquents by the Baltimore media.
Watching reports of the 410's "public disturbances" on TV that night, Andie's guardian (Sonja Sohn, the pic's only connection to HBO's gritty, Baltimore-based "The Wire") threatens to send the unruly orphan to Texas. As in the first film, the wayward teen lands herself at the Maryland School of the Arts, where her street-dancing style clashes with the institution's conservative methods.
By this point, it's clear the strait-laced dance academy is the sequel's only tie to the original, but fans needn't take down their Tatum pinups just yet. The hunky "Step Up" star returns long enough to make audiences swoon anew, challenging Andie to a dance-off. If she wins, the movie's over and everybody can go home. But if he wins, she agrees to take MSA seriously and attend classes without question.
And so Tatum reminds us why the first movie was such a runaway sensation, using trampolines to outdance the newbie. But even this display gives only the faintest indication of the incredible dancing in store. "Step Up 2" features nearly as much dancing as it does dialogue, and that's a good thing, considering the after-school special quality of its obligatory emotional scenes.
COVERAGE OF THE 80TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Picture - No Country for Old Men
Best Actress - Marion Cotillard La Vie En Rose
Achievement in Directing - Joel & Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men
Achievement in Cinematography - There Will Be Blood
Best Original Screenplay - Juno
Best Actor - Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood
Best Adapted Screenplay - No Country for Old Men
Best Film Editing - The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Original Song - Falling Slowly Once
Best Original Score - Atonement
Achievement in Sound Editing - The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Art Direction - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Live-Action Short Film - Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)
Achievement in Sound Mixing - The Bourne Ultimatum
Best Documentary Short - Freeheld
Best Foreign-Language Film - The Counterfeiters
Best Documentary Feature - Taxi to the Dark Side
Achievement in Makeup - La Vie En Rose
Achievement in Costume Design - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Best Supporting Actress - Tilda Swinton Michael Clayton
Best Supporting Actor - Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men
Best Animated Feature Film - Ratatouille
Best Animated Short Film - Peter & the Wolf
Best Visual Effects - The Golden Compass
Andrew Adamson’s The Chronicles of Narnia
After its predecessor, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," surprised industry experts by grossing more than $290 million in the United States alone, you'd think the media would be taking "Prince Caspian" far more seriously. But the potential blockbuster seems amazingly under the radar compared with May's other openers. Therefore, it's not surprising that Disney sat your intrepid columnist down with director Andrew Adamson and producer Mark Johnson to watch a good 45 minutes of the upcoming flick. And, not surprisingly, there is a lot about the new movie for audiences to get excited about.
There really is more action: One major scene finds Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund (who have returned to Narnia) attempting to overtake the Telmarine castle with a reunited band of Narnia creatures. The fact that the operation occurs at night helps matters, but Adamson has learned to increase the tension and make you believe these kids were great warriors when they ruled the land (well, more than you'd expect at least). As Adamson says, "It is more intense, but it's not bloody or gory. It is a balance between keeping everything real so the emotions are there."
There really is more action: One major scene finds Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund (who have returned to Narnia) attempting to overtake the Telmarine castle with a reunited band of Narnia creatures. The fact that the operation occurs at night helps matters, but Adamson has learned to increase the tension and make you believe these kids were great warriors when they ruled the land (well, more than you'd expect at least). As Adamson says, "It is more intense, but it's not bloody or gory. It is a balance between keeping everything real so the emotions are there."
Oscar Winner Best supporting actress – Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton Biography
Scottish actress Tilda Swinton began her career as a leading lady of European art cinema, working with directors like Derek Jarman, John Maybury and Sally Potter and earning acclaim as the gender-shifting lead in Potter’s Academy Award-...
nominated “Orlando” (1992). The edgy icon expanded into American filmmaking with a Golden Globe-nominated performance in “The Deep End” (2001).
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