Thursday, December 29, 2011

Movie Review: Hello Darling

Director: Manoj Tiwari
Producer: Ashok Ghai
Banner :Mukta Arts LTD- Malpix Film
Music Director : Pritam Chakraborty
Star Cast: Celina Jaitley, Gul Panag, Eesha Koppikar, Jaaved Jaafrey, Sunny Deol, Chunky Pandey, Divya Dutta, Asawari Joshi, Mukesh Tiwari, Vrajesh Hirjee and Seema Biswas.
Rating: * star
Hello Darling reveals the conditions of three glamorous and intelligent women. These women are the victim of a lecherous boss. This is a heroine oriented film as there is no hero in the film as such. However the story is all about working women. Also what all they have to face in the office has been showcased in a light manner.
Mansi and Savitri (Celina Jaitley,Gul Panag and Easha Koppikhar] share a house. They are employed at a posh designing office in Mumbai. Hardik [Jaaved Jaffrey] plays the boss. He is a play boy, although married to a Gujarati house wife, Purvi. This play boy natured boss always addresses all the females as “Hello Darling.” What all he does to promote the females need to be watched. Asawari Joshi plays the secretary to Hardik. What happens to Hardik one night when he is kidnapped by these girls? And later how he lands in the Nari Sanghatana, a pati sudhar samiti, which is run by Seema Biswas to tame down lecherous husbands forms the crux of the story. Rocky a wannabe Elvis Presley [Chunky Pandey] who plays Celina’s boy friend appears in the film of and on.
However Director Manoj Tiwari has tried to rehash the remake of not one but many films- a tamil film”Magalir Mattum, a film which never released. Randhir Kapoor ‘s film “Ladies Only where he plays the lecherous boss . Undoubtedly the director could not mix and match plots from these films exuberantly, resulting in a messy tale. Comedy in the film does make one laugh. Gul Panag,Seema Biswas and Jaaved Jaffrey have performed up to the mark. They could not help do wonders with a badly rehashed script. Celina and Koppikhar could have toned down at a little lower pitch. Chunky Pandey’s role seemed to be like a worthless bauble. Nothing much to perform. Sunny Deol’s last minute entry is no saving grace for the film.
Music by Pritam reminds one of the yester- year tunes from the number.”Aa Jaane Ja…. Music sounds hummable and soothing enough to the ears.

Monday, December 26, 2011

About Shia LaBeouf

I usually don’t like to criticize actors, but Shia La Beouf has gotten under my skin. This young actor has been acting since he was ten years old and lately he has been in the best blockbusters ever!! Transformers 1, 2 and soon 3 (which is coming out 2011), and also Indiana Jones and The Kingdom The Crystal Skull. He’s got a great agent and may have talent, but I don’t like the guy.
Maybe my feeling is unfounded, just like with Richard Gere since American Gigolo. I have yet to see An Officer And A Gentlemen. I am just beginning to admire him now!! He starred in Eagle Eye which was a good thriller but I couldn’t get into it because he was in it!! Now he is in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps with Michael Douglas. It is getting good reviews and I think it will be fantastic as well, but I won’t be so eager to go because of Mr. La Beouf!!!
I wonder, is it just me. He is not arrogant when being interviewed, he is even humble, but there is something about him that rubs me WRONG!!! Many movie insiders he is the next BIG thing–but to me, he is just an actor who has got the best agent in the world. Or did he romance the casting director from more than one movie, to be in position to get the lead role as much as he has?
Now that Transformers 3 is on tap, Shia (sans Megan Fox this time) will have to show either in this movie or subsequent ones, that he can stand on his own as a star. I mean this in the Harrison Ford sense of, without a giant fantasy franchise movie spectacle around him, or an established star to play sidekick to, can LeBeouf ever carry a box-office smash on his lonesome? I don’t actually think so.
Honestly, I can’t pinpoint my dislike this for this actor. I didn’t go to see Shia LaBeouf and The Transformers–I went to see Transformers, with Shia LeBeouf. I want to be fair with all actors, for it is a hard job and I am sure he worked up to his superstardom, but it is difficult. I think he’s got promise, and maybe in twenty years I may like him. Now that the robot franchise is ending (or at least going on with out him in it, from here on out), time will tell.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Harry Potter Hogwarts DVD

Rowling registered his name as one of the most famous and popular authors soon after the first series of Harry Potter came out in the market. This author from the United Kingdom has now earned a special place in millions of hearts who regularly follow his publications without any measure of speculations. So far a total of seven novels based on Harry potter have came out, each one having its own specialty and originality.
Due to its immense popularity all around the globe, several movies have also made highlighting the same story one or the other way. The story in actuality revolves around an adolescent named wizard Harry Potter along with his best buddy Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at a University called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The actual story is about the main character’s quest to kill the evil dark wizard Lord Voldemort, whose purpose is to capture the wizarding world and repress non-magical people as well as those who want to ruin all those who come on their way including Harry’s own parents.
Due to its immense popularity all around the globe, several movies have also made highlighting the same story one or the other way. The story in actuality revolves around an adolescent named wizard Harry Potter along with his best buddy Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at a University called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The actual story is about the main character’s quest to kill the evil dark wizard Lord Voldemort, whose purpose is to capture the wizarding world and repress non-magical people as well as those who want to ruin all those who come on their way including Harry’s own parents.
This book has a record sale of over 400 million copies which is itself a big achievement without any measure of speculations. Apart from that, the story has also been translated in over sixty seven various languages which is a proof of the fact that Harry Potter has surpassed all levels of fame and success.
Thus, considering its tremendous glory and acclamation, UK prize is out with a wonderful offer for all its die heart fans. We are giving away amazing Hogwarts DVD Castle including the entire collection of Harry Potter movies. And guess what this isn’t it as we are also giving away £50 HMV vouchers for the last two films of Harry Potter franchise.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Korean Movie

Dream High took that concept, set it in an arts high school, and populated it with passionate, driven youngsters with stars in their eyes and dreams in their hearts — then upped the ante multiple times over by continually fiddling with the circumstances so that the underdog-victor dynamic was always in flux. While you may have been constantly rooting for the underdog, at any given moment that underdog might be any one of six characters.
It was a clever way to keep things evolving, ensuring that the relationships were always in development rather than sticking to a static good-evil dichotomy. The show trusted its viewership to follow the characters — even when they were dropping flowerpots on each other’s heads or calling each other third-rate. Thus it gave everyone more depth than you might expect of a fluff teen drama, as a result making it more than a fluff teen drama.
Casting is always tricky when you’re using more than one rubric of measurement. The need to balance the acting with the musical performance aspect led to a cast that was skewed more in favor of performance than I’d have liked, but there was enough solid acting to carry the show. Kim Soo Hyun became the heart of the drama with his shining sincerity, but you also had idols like Eunjung turning in solid portrayals of complicated personalities. True, not everyone was up to par, but the drama turned around those weaknesses on itself and incorporated them into the story, giving us meta-funny bits like Suzy’s hilarious Hye Mi Bot.
This drama was a case where the whole became more than a sum of its parts. While flaws could be spotted in a number of performances, together the kids had wonderful, heart-tugging chemistry. It was like feel-good magic. Who can forget Sam Dong proclaiming that Jin Gook’s underwear was shared property? Or Hye Mi figuring out how to get over her ego and learning what it meant to be a friend? Or Sam Dong crying desperately to Hye Mi to save him? Or the misfit mafia practicing dance moves in a jjimjilbang, under a hilariously eccentric Park Jin Young? The drama was full of rich development between these kids who went from being rivals to friends to emotional lifelines for each other.
Here’s where "Dream High" got it right — in the heartspace — because regardless of the flash and glitz of the musical numbers, or the big names of the producers, or the cameos by kpop stars, it didn’t use gimmicks as a crutch for content. The story, at its core, pulsed with real heart. For example, consider the show’s tackling of some touchy subjects, like the plotline involving a trainee being sexually assaulted by an agency president, who was subsequently vilified by the public as “asking for it.” The drama didn’t stop at mere mention of the issue, but used it as a launching pad for real emotional consequences as Baek Hee’s friends rallied around her and her teacher turned into a fierce mother hen in a way that still brings tears to my eyes. Speaking of whom, the teachers also displayed particular depth (and who could forget scene-stealing JYP, hilariously eccentric in his acting debut?). I love that we got misguided adults owning up to their mistakes, with Lee Yoon Ji fighting to reclaim her protégé’s integrity, whose loss she had facilitated in the first place.
Thanks to the success of "Dream High," we’ve got the upcoming "Dream High 2" to look forward to, which premieres a year after its predecessor. If it likewise proves successful, we may be looking at a lot of Dream-filled Januarys to come.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Watch Colombiana Movie

Movie: Colombiana (2011)
Release Date: 26 August 2011 (USA)
Directors: Olivier Megaton
Writers: Luc Besson (screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay)
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama
After a night of dancing and passion, Joan suggests to Jack that they find the treasure before handing over the map. They follow the clues and find the treasure: an enormous emerald called El Corazon (�The Heart�). Unknown to Jack and Joan, their trail has been picked up by Ralph, who tries to take the emerald and taunts Joan that Jack would have done the same.
But Ralph flees without the treasure when Zolo appears, and Jack and Joan are chased into a river and go over a waterfall. Jack and Joan end up on opposite sides of the raging river; Joan has the map, but Jack has the emerald. Jack directs Joan to Cartagena, promising that he will meet her there with the emerald, but she is skeptical, owing to Ralph�s taunts.
In Cartagena, Joan contacts Ira, but cannot find Jack. She meets with Ira and Ralph at their base (an old fortress) and makes the exchange. As Joan and Elaine attempt to leave, they are stopped by Zolo and his men, who have captured Jack. Zolo demands the emerald and threatens Joan with the crocodiles that Ira keeps as pets. To save Joan, Jack surrenders the hidden emerald to Zolo, but a crocodile bites off Zolo�s hand and swallows it along with the emerald.
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As a furious gun battle takes place between Zolo�s soldiers and Ira�s gang, Joan and Elaine dash for safety, but they are pursued by the enraged Zolo. Jack tries to stop the crocodile from escaping but lets it go when he sees that Joan is in danger. Joan knocks Zolo into the crocodile pit, and Ira and his men escape, but Ralph is left behind as the authorities arrive. After a kiss, Jack dives into the water after the crocodile, leaving Joan behind with her sister.
Some time later, Joan is back in New York, delivering a new manuscript based on her adventure, and her publisher, Gloria (Holland Taylor), loves it. Returning home, she finds Jack waiting for her in a sailboat. He caught the crocodile (which died from a fatal case of indigestion from swallowing the emerald, and had it made into a pair of boots), sold the emerald, and bought the boat he had told Joan was his dream. They go off together, planning to sail around the world.
But Ralph flees without the treasure when Zolo appears, and Jack and Joan are chased into a river and go over a waterfall. Jack and Joan end up on opposite sides of the raging river; Joan has the map, but Jack has the emerald. Jack directs Joan to Cartagena, promising that he will meet her there with the emerald, but she is skeptical, owing to Ralph�s taunts.
In Cartagena, Joan contacts Ira, but cannot find Jack. She meets with Ira and Ralph at their base (an old fortress) and makes the exchange. As Joan and Elaine attempt to leave, they are stopped by Zolo and his men, who have captured Jack. Zolo demands the emerald and threatens Joan with the crocodiles that Ira keeps as pets. To save Joan, Jack surrenders the hidden emerald to Zolo, but a crocodile bites off Zolo�s hand and swallows it along with the emerald.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Watch Positive Movies For Health

Parents understand the value of teaching their children math skills, the alphabet, tying their shoes and instilling social skills. What is less obvious is that children also need assistance in learning positive patterns of thought.
Here are five ways to teach your child the skills of positive thought.
1.) Teach an Attitude of Appreciation. Teach your child positive thought patterns of appreciation and love as they go through their day. In the animated storybook, “Goodnight Moon,” a little bunny says good night to all the items in his room before going to sleep. This attitude of appreciation will go a long way toward role-modeling for happy, healthy children.
2.) Make a Game of Finding Things to Appreciate. When you are riding in the car, upon waking, meal time or going about your day, bring up things to appreciate and have fun doing it. Use the first letter of the alphabet to find things to appreciate around you or use your imagination. Rhyming appreciations or singing them are also fun ways to learn. The animated storybook, “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” uses rhymes to teach colors.
3.) Use Uplifting, Positive Words in Conversations. Examples of positive words are enjoy, love, sweet, precious, fun, smile, and wonderful. Affirmations are statements that are repeated often. Repeat positive phases throughout the day that you would like to reinforce. The encouraging book, “I Think I Can,” uses a repetitive thought pattern to reinforce a desired outcome.
4.) Watch Positive Movies and Read Positive Books, How we feel throughout the day is the direct result of what we think about or surround ourselves with. Our thoughts determine how happy we are from moment to moment. The images and words we immerse ourselves with are very important to our current moods. Teach your children to think the best thoughts they can in any situation. The Sesame Street book, “Everybody Dance,” as well as many other books and movies make life fun and interesting.
5.) Talk about Positive Outcomes, instead of things to avoid or fearful outcomes. Talk about safety, security, happiness, respect, freedom, peace of mind, clarity and health. Be more a solution thinker than a problem thinker. Thinking about negative outcomes in our mind causes stress. Thinking about positive outcomes is a major cause of hope and happiness.
Everyday, parents role-model patterns of thought to their children. Teach your child positive thought skills. Positive thought skills is something fun to learn and practice together.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Romantic Comedy


Romantic comedy is on of the hottest themes in movies and I can easily name twenty romantic comedy movies that really burned the charts and are considered some of the most sellable movies of the century. Proof? I still have to see an action star who has not ventured into being a major cast in a good romantic comedy theme which means that there is really a huge market who gets crazy when that genre is now showing. And since hundreds of romantic comedies have been made dealing with hundreds of romantic comedy angles from the dead husband not really leaving the earth yet and hovering over his still alive wife to a girl who falls into a deep sleep every now and then who meets guy and the story revolves there, coming up with a new and untapped romantic comedy approach would be a very hard task. One reason why writing a good romantic comedy is quite a challenge is because you have to come up with so many reasons and twists that keeps them apart until the story nears its end.
If you are on the drawing board and you have thought of a runaway winner as a general plot on a romantic comedy script, here are some ways to keep them apart as long as you want them to be. You can start by putting the lovers apart and placing them in different countries, so far that it would take them days before they see each other the moment they decide to and create twists along the way. Or, you can make characters that are ages apart and that would mean a truckload of differences, a scenario where arguments are aplenty. And that leads us to another hot reason to keep the characters apart and that would be miscommunication focusing on how each of the main characters misconstrued each other.
Opposing values such as lovers who belong to warring political families or business opponents or a girl who fights for the environment and a guy who works for a huge oil firm – these thick walls would really spur a good number of twists which you can extend for a good thirty minutes or more. Nevertheless, since we have thought of these angles, it is not a far-fetched idea that others have also come across the same stories and that would mean that we have to go deeper and more absurd, if I may put it that way. You can use the more prevalent issues in life like for instance people who met and fell in love via social networking or relatives of a person who have been hospitalized, sharing the same room, and that is where they met. There is still a rich cornucopia of topics that have not been used and you just have to delve deeper. Work on people’s character and create situations for it.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Singham Is A Hindi Film


Singham is a Hindi film directed by Rohit Shetty (the director of GOLMAAL & its sequels) which is the remake of ‘Singam’ which was a super hit Tamil film. SINGHAM is an action-drama Hindi film which released on 22nd July, 2011. This film is directed by Rohit Shetty under the banner of Reliance Big Pictures. The film mainly stars Ajay Devgan and Prakash Raj.
After a gap of nearly 7 years Ajay Devegan is once again seen in action movie Singham. Even Rohit Shetty is back with action movie after a gap of 7-8 years. Meanwhile he had been directing comedy films such as GOALMAAL & its sequel and ALL THE BEST. All these films were successful at the box office. It seems that by seeing the huge success of action films such as WANTED & DABBANG of Salman Khan, Rohit Shetty & Ajay Devgan got tempted to do an action movie. After all both of them are masters in action; Ajay Devgan’s blockbuster action film PHOOL AUR KANTE can’t be forgotten in which Rohit Shetty was an assistant director.
In the background of Shivgad which is a small village in the boundary of Goa and Maharashtra, the motion picture rotates around the story of an Inspector Bajirao Singham who is an honest, hard-working and privileged and Ajay Devgan is playing this role. He battles against unfairness and discrimination by the use of his own morals and ideology.
An unexpected strike of fate sets up Singham in opposition to the enormously powerful criminal who also happens to be a politician Jaykant Shikre (Prakash Raj), who challenges his ethics and beliefs. The powerful planning of Jaykant and force makes Singham reach into the ruling city of Jaykant Shikre, the city of ‘Goa’, where he leaves no stone unturned to construct Singham’s life a terrifying to live.
The helpful girlfriend of Singham, Kavya (Kajal Aggarwal) and his assignation with Late Mr. Rakesh Kadam’s family composes him to understand the significance to bring a transformation in the system by getting rid of the root cause Jaykant Shikre, by not going against the law of force but by being a commanding part of it.