News from Entertainment World -Tom Hanks,Spiderman and more

1- Tom Hanks is set to return as Robert Langdon ,the famous character from Dan Brown's novels.Although its not for The Lost Symbol (the 3rd novel featuring Langdon) ,but for Inferno (Dan's 4th novel in the Langdon series).

Inferno was released this year and as usual featured some controversial subjects ,this time being about Dante's legendary poem ,"The Divine Comedy".

Sony has announced a date for the movie ,December 18, 2015 ,and hopefully will bring back director Ron Howard as well.

Tom Hanks & Howard were to reunite for The Lost Symbol ,but due to unknown reasons ,the production was delayed and now its shelved.

2-Paranormal Activity 5 ,to be postponed to next year.After the failure of the 4th part and due to the high competition during the October-November time ,PA5 is thinking of shifting the movie off to January  2014.With movies such as Counselor (Ridley Scott) ,Oldboy ,Carrie & Enders Game ,the chances of PA5 to be a disaster was almost certain.Especially with the poor content and the way the franchise has turned rotten ,it seems to be a wise move.Theres no news about PA5 as of now,no news about whos directing or starring or whats it even about.

3-Neill has confirmed that he is working on the script to District 10,the sequel to his grand debut back in 2009 ,District 9.The climax of D9 ,left the viewers in a sort of cliffhanger and anxiously waiting for more.

4-Fast and Furious 7 is being directed by James Wan (Insidious 1-2 ,Saw ,Conjuring).James promises to take the franchise in a totally new direction with a revenge fueled story.

5-Hans Zimmer has been revealed to be the music director of The Amazing Spiderman 2.Even though the movie has garnered very poor set of news with its casting and story ,Hans Zimmer's addition might be a bright spot for the sequel.

6-Initial reviews for The Wolverine has not been too great.Reviews have all been average ,and it has a rating of 56% currently.

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Cloud Atlas (2012)

[a large and thought proving movie]

Cloud Atlas (2012)
IMDB- 8.0
Rottentomatoes- 64%
RJG Rating- 90

6 different tales which take place in different eras have an impact on each other.

Starring- Tom Hanks,Halle Berry,Jim Broadbent,Hugo Weaving,Jim Sturgess,Doona Bae,Ben Whishaw,James D'Arcy,Huge Grant
Directors-Lana Wachowski,Tom Tykwer,Andy Wachowski

Based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell ,it was believed that adapting the novel into a movie was impossible.But, like the successful adaptations of unfilmable works like Watchmen ,Life Of Pi ,Cloud atlas was brought to the big screen by the Wachowskis & Tykwer.

The acting of the cast is the major selling point.A-List stars such as Tom Hanks & Halle Berry not only play the lead and supporting actors in the stories ,they also look completely different in each story.The cast has been arranged in such a way that no actor can be said to be the lead actor .One might play the hero in one story ,the supporting actor in another ,the villain in another ,or just a cameo in another.This gives everyone an equal stage to perform and showcase their abilities,and all of them have done excellently.Hugo Weaving plays a villain in almost all 6 ,and hes truly excellent in all of them.Tom ,Halle ,Jim Broadbent ,Doona,Ben Whishaw all shine in their respective stories as well.

The story is the true core of this entire film.Although it is 3hrs long ,it carries 6,totally different stories.The movie requires your strict attention ,and with 6 stories taking place at the same time ,its a bit difficult to truly understand each ones depth.But on the first watch ,all 6 are beautiful tales ,that deal with different topics and range from friendship,love,mystery,comedy,revolution and survival.The movie requires a 2nd viewing to truly appreciate the depth of each story and to understand the link between each one of them.

Direction by the Wachowskis (Matrix Trilogy) & Tom Tykwer (Perfume) is just brilliant.Their devotion to the source material is admirable and the film is a very honest adaptation of the novel.The pacing of the movie is fast and doesnt lag at all during the entire 3hrs.The movie isnt just mixed together but ,thanks to some excellent editing ,the links between each story is highlighted.

The action sequences and the visual effects are just awesome and the cinematography is very beautiful as well.The makeup on the actors is just superb,at times its hard to even recognize some of them!

But on the downside ,Cloud Atlas isnt for everyone.For some, keeping track of the the 6 stories will prove to be too much to handle.If you like movies that are straight forward , Cloud Atlas isnt for you.Plenty of names will be thrown around, and getting confused as to who is who is understandable.So keeping a piece of paper and pencil at hand is recommended.

Overall ,Cloud Atlas is a definitely one of the grandest work of film making.Fans of the Wachowskis wont be disappointed.Although its a must watch ,its not a movie that most can handle.

Acting -4.5/5
Story- 4/5
Direction- 5/5
Action- 5/5
Drama- 4.5/5
Romance- 4/5
Comedy- 4/5
Thriller- 4/5

Cloud Atlas Cast Pics

Heres the star studded cast & the large number of characters from the movie Cloud Atlas.
The main characters such as Tom Hanks ,Halle Berry & Hugo Weaving are playing 4 different characters and the others too have more than just one character.The story is so large and deep that in order for the audience to make some sense of what the movie was about ,the trailer was 5min long!

Toy Story 3 (2010)

[a touching tale ,a fitting end to the classic series]

Toy Story 3 (2010)
IMDB- 8.5 (Top 250: #48)
RottenTomatoes- 99
RJG Rating- 100

The toys are mistakenly sent to Sunnyside Daycare.

Starring- Tom Hanks ,Tim Allen ,Joan Cusack
Director- Lee Unkrich

Toy Story 3 is Pixar's 11th and the final part of the Toy Story trilogy.It reunites a major section of the main cast and brings along a large new cast of toys.Unlike the previous 2, Toy Story 3 was directed by Lee Unkrich (co-directer of Toy Story 2,Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc) ,since John Lasseter was busy with Cars 2.

Animation from Pixar was top notch.The beauty and detail can be clearly seen in each scene.During Toy Story 1 & 2,Pixar hadnt mastered human animation ,but after its success in Incredibles ,Up etc Pixar uses more human characters and gives them a major role in Toy Story3.With more toy characters animation looks absolutely fantastic.

Toy Story 3's story doesnt falter or disappoint.It has the same excitement and level of fun the previous 2 films had.In addition to this ,Toy Story 3 also increases the intensity of the story.The 3rd part takes on a much larger scale.Pixar's objective to please kids as well as grown ups is very much noticeable.Toy Story 3 spoofs heist movies this time ,and its done wonderfully.The way the story pans out is beautiful yet exciting.

Direction from Lee ,equals that of Lassetter and manages to keep Toy Story 3 running in the same vein as the previous movies.This part also increases the emotional content and there are plenty of heart touching scenes.The climax is emotionally charged and the movie signs out with perfection.Toy Story 3 reaches upto the classic levels of the first part and ends up completing one of Hollywoods rarities - A perfect trilogy.

On release ,the movie was a raging success worldwide.It was the highest grossing movie of the year 2010.And the only animated movie to make more than $1 billion making it the highest grossing animated movie of all time.
Toy Story also raked up universal praise ,and was nominated for Best Picture Oscar ,making it the 3rd animated movie ever in the history of Oscars to be nominated for a Best Picture Award.Toy Story 3 earned Pixar its 4th consecutive and 6th overall, Best Animated Movie Oscar.

Overall ,Toy Story 3 is an instant classic ,a must watch !

Animation- 5/5
Story- 5/5
Direction- 5/5
Action- 5/5
Drama- 5/5
Comedy- 5/5


Oscars
Nominated - 3
Best Picture
Best Sound Editing
Best Adapted Screenplay- Michael Arndt

Won - 2
Best Animated Film
Best Original Song- "We Belong Together" by Randy Newman

Cloud Atlas Trailer

A fascinating new trailer for Wachowski's Cloud Atlas.

Trailer #1

Its a long trailer but filled with all kinds of visuals and supported by an excellent soundtrack.Tom Hanks & Halle Berry lead this star studded movie.Will this redeem the Wachowski's from recent mistakes and take them back to their former glory days (Matrix era)? I just hope this doesnt turn up like Speed Racer.

Pic from Cloud Atlas

First Pic from Wachowski's Cloud Atlas.The movie stars Tom Hanks & Halle Berry.

The synopsis for Cloud Atlas is:
'Six stories set in a different time and place become intricately related to each other.'

All the 6 stories feature the same set of actors.Its sort of a mind bending story.The Wachowskis are known for their classic -The Matrix ,and are returning to direction after 2008's flop ,Speed Racer.They had a good reputation once ,but squandered it on projects such as Matrix 3,Speed Racer & Ninja Assassin.
Cloud Atlas has a release date for October 26 and Im not convinced from this pic that they are bringing a sensible movie.

Tom Hank turns 56

Legendary actor Tom Hanks turns 56 years old today.

Tom is known for his wide variety of outstanding movies such as Big,Sleepless in Seattle,Philadelphia,Forrest Gump,Apollo 13,Saving Private Ryan,Cast Away,Catch Me If You Can,The Terminal and many more.He also voiced the main character of Woody in the Toy Story series.

he is one of the rare actors to have won the Oscar twice in a row (for Philadelphia & Forrest Gump).

Toy Story (1995)

[a timeless classic]

Toy Story (1995)
IMDB-8.2 (Top 250: #127)
RottenTomatoes-100
RJG Rating-100

Woody ,a cowboy toy, gets jealous of a new spaceman action figure.

Starring- Tom Hanks,Tim Allen
Director- John Lasseter

Toy Story was a revolutionary movie made back in 1995.It was not only Pixar's first full length movie ,but also the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI (Computer-generated imagery).

Toy Story was lead in the voice department by Tom Hanks (Woody) & Tim Allen (Buzz). John Lasseter ,the head of Pixar, directed this movie.

Toy Story may at first glance appear to be a very kiddish story with talking toys and what not.But within 5 min into the movie,anyone will be hooked on to it.The story isnt just for kids,but for people of all ages.The story is simple but yet has different layers to it.The humour used is clean, and for movie lovers its fun to see a lot of classic movies being spoofed in a couple of comic scenes (ex:Woody does an Exorcist 360 degree head turn in a scene with Sid).

The dialogues and characterization of each and EVERY character is handled perfectly.The most important factor is the heart warming effect you get after watching this movie,the Pixar touch ,as many would put it.But still,the music in Toy Story is as touching as the story itself.The song ,"You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman is brilliantly used.

Toy Story was box office gold earning on release and won most of the animation awards of that year.

Animation- 4.5/5
Direction- 5/5
Story- 5/5
Comedy- 5/5
Drama- 5/5

OSCARS
Nominated (3)
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Randy Newman
Best Original Song for "You've Got a Friend in Me"
Best Original Screenplay Screenplay [Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, John Lasseter, Pete Docter & Joe Ranft]

*Award for Best Animated movies werent introduced till 2001.

Won (1)
Special Achievement John Lasseter [This is a special award by the Academy for exceptional contribution.As of 2012,John Lasseter's win for Toy Story was the last time this award was presented]