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New Trailers & News

New trailers ,new Posters ,and loads of exciting News from the Entertainment World.
(News from Hobbit ,Walking Dead ,New TV Shows and lots more.Read On and remember to like the Page too ! )

1-Trailer for Jason Bateman & Mellisa's new movie ,The Identity Theft.The movie is about a woman who steals a man's identity.The movie is directed by Seth Gordon ,director of Horrible Bosses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_JtxUNa8n8

2-Second Trailer for Paranormal Activity 4! I personally enjoyed only the first part ,hated the second ,and found the 3rd average.Anyone looking forward for the 4th part?Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Catfish,Paranormal Activity 3) directs the sequel ,which takes place in 2011 and follows the life of Alice, played by Kathryn Newton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Xn2JqH5ng

3-Trailer for Park Chan-wook's next movie , Stoker.Park is one of the bestKorean directors ,known for his legendary movies such as Oldboy,Lady Vengence and more.The movie stars Nicole Kidman,Mia Wasikowska, and Matthew Goode.The trailer is just amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5kW1MUNc30

5-Walking Dead ,the TV series ,seems to be set for a Season 4! Even though nothing official is said ,the producers launched a competition in which the winners will get to play a part in Season 4.Season 3 will start this October.

6-7 banners for Cloud Atlas has been released.The movie ,set for a release date on October 26th ,has gained some major critical praise.Will it wow the audience as well?
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First pic from Noah

The first pic from Darren Aronofsky's biggest movie yet ,Noah.The pic shows the inside of a boat ,with a 2 huge piles of snakes and a crocodile !For those who are wondering whats Noah about ,the movie is about the Biblical Story of Noah ,who gathers a pair of all species on his ark ,before God's wrath floods the Earth

Set Pics from Kick Ass 2

New set pics from Kick Ass 2 ,shows us Donald Faison (Chris Turk from Scrubs plays Doctor Gravity in Kick Ass) ,Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass) ,Chloe Moretz (Hit-Girl) and Jim Carrey (Colonel Stars). Cant wait for this!

The DVD/Bluray posters for The Avengers

The Wolverine first look

Heres the first look of Huge Jackman as The Wolverine .The 2013 movie will be a stand alone movie from the X-Men series and is based on Wolverine's exploits in Japan.This is the first official pic that has been released ,and its pretty cool.The movie is set to release on July 2013

4 New Releases Battle for top spot.TDKR #7 in the domestic & worldwide lists.

#1 & #2 -Jake Gyllenhaal starrer, End Of Watch ,tied with Jennifer Lawrence starrer ,House at the End of the Road ,with both earning $13million.
End of Watch is a cop-drama-thriller ,written & directed by Training Day writer ,David Ayer.Even though its a low budget movie ($7million) ,the opening collection is below average for a movie of its sort.EOW has been getting good reviews praising its lead actors ,Jake Gyllenhaal & Micheal Pena.The movie is currently rated at 85%.

House at the End of the Road ,like EOW is a low budget movie ($10million) but still its debut is below expectations.But the horror movie has been getting very poor reviews ,with many complaining its a very predictable movie with not much thrills nor horror.The movie is rated 13%.

#3-Coming very close to the top spot was ,Trouble with the Curve ,making $12.7million.The baseball themed movie , marks the return of Clint Eastwood to an acting role (2009's Gran Torino was his previous starring role).The movie also has Amy Adams & Justin Timberlake.Just like the top 2 movies ,TWTC too has a below average debut.The movie has been getting average reviews ,with many saying Clint Eastwood & Amy Adams' performances are the highlights of this predictable story.The movie is currently rated at 52%.

#4-Finding Nemo 3D ,made to #4 with $9.4million.This makes Finding Nemo the lowest grossing movie in the recent set of 3D converted animated movies.

#5-Resident Evil Retribution crashed from its top spot last week ,earning just $6.7million this week.Such a steep fall can be credited to the movies poor reviews and general lack of interest from the audience for the Resident series.The movie has made $33million domestically ,but has already grossed thrice its domestic gross overseas ,$103million ,bringing its worldwide total to $136million.

The 4th new release of the week ,Dredd , bombed at the box office ,making just $6.3million,coming at #6.The $50million movie is set to be a big disappointment.The reviews for Dredd has been highly positive .Many praised its violence & special effects and has a rating of 77%.
The critically praised movie,The Master made $5million in its 2nd week.The movie is slowly expanding to more theaters each week.Praised for its acting,direction and story ,the movie has a rating of 86%.

On its 10th week ,TDKR made $1.2million.So far it has made $$443million domestically ,ranking it at #7 in the domestic charts ,overtaking Shrek 2.The next target,for TDKR in the domestic list is Star Wars ,$460million.But it seems TDKR wont be rising on the domestic charts any more.
With $623million collection overseas,TDKR has made $1.066billion worldwide.This puts it #7 in the all time lists ,overtaking PiratesOTC 2.The next target for TDKR is Lord Of The Rings3 ,$1.119billion.Again,this seems to be another long shot for TDKR.

This week, we have 4 more interesting movies.Looper,Hotel Transylvania,Perfect Pitch & Wont Back Down.
My recommendation for the week is Looper.The action thriller has been getting rave reviews.Its rated currently at 92%.The mind bending tale stars Joseph Gordon & Bruce Willis.
Hotel Transylvania is an animated movie ,starring Adam Sandler.the movie failed to impress critics and will be more of a kids attraction.
Perfect Pitch stars Anna Kendrick and is about a college singing competition.
Wont Back Down stars 2 top actresses ,Maggie Gyllenhaal & Viola Davis and is about two mothers raising the standards of education at their local school.

64th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards was announced today.The big winners from the TV world were Modern Family ,Homeland and Game Change winning 4 awards each.Heres the full list of winners.

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
MODERN FAMILY, ABC

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
STEVEN LEVITAN, Director, "Modern Family," Baby On Board

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JON CRYER as Alan Harper in "Two And A Half Men," CBS

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS as Selina Meyer in "Veep," HBO

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
ERIC STONESTREET as Cameron Tucker in "Modern Family," ABC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JULIE BOWEN as Claire Dunphy in "Modern Family," ABC

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
LOUIS C.K., Written By, "Louie," Pregnant, FX Networks


OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
HOMELAND, Showtime

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
TIM VAN PATTEN, Director, "Boardwalk Empire," To The Lost, HBO

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
DAMIAN LEWIS as Nicholas Brody in "Homeland," Showtime

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
CLAIRE DANES as Carrie Mathison in "Homeland," Showtime

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
AARON PAUL as Jesse Pinkman in "Breaking Bad," AMC

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MAGGIE SMITH as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in "Downton Abbey," PBS

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALEX GANSA, Written By HOWARD GORDON, Written By GIDEON RAFF, Written By, "Homeland" Pilot, Showtime


OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE
GAME CHANGE, HBO

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
JAY ROACH, Director, "Game Change," HBO

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
KEVIN COSTNER as ‘Devil’ Anse Hatfield in "Hatfields & McCoys," History

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JULIANNE MOORE as Sarah Palin, "Game Change," HBO

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
TOM BERENGER as Jim Vance in "Hatfields & McCoys," History

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JESSICA LANGE as Constance Langdon, "American Horror Story," FX Networks

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
DANNY STRONG, Written By, "Game Change," HBO


OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
THE AMAZING RACE, CBS

OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
TOM BERGERON, Host of "Dancing With The Stars," ABC


OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Glenn Weiss, Director, "65th Annual Tony Awards," CBS

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
LOUIS C.K., Written By, "Louis C.K. Live At The Beacon Theatre," FX Networks

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Barfi selected

Barfi was selected as India's entry to the Oscars ,for Best Foreign Film.Barfi has been universally praised and is doing great business.It collected more than Rs.50crores in its first week.

Superbad (2007)

[one of the best tales of growing up]

Superbad (2007)
IMDB- 7.7
Rottentomatoes- 88%
RJG Rating- 95

Seth & Evan ,best friends since childhood ,get a chance to have a great party before they move to separate colleges.

Starring- Jonah Hill,Micheal Cera
Director- Greg Mottola

Superbad is a movie about friendship and high school life.Just as its name ,its super bad (in a positive aspect) in terms of its jokes and situations.

All the actors have done a great job.They all hold a particular charm and take forward the movie without lose of pace.Micheal Cera & Jonah Hill are the lead actors,and they do an excellent job.Christoph Mintz as Fogell/McLovin ,Seth Rogen & Jon Hader as the two cops too give amazing supporting roles.

The story of Superbad takes place within a day,but its packed with humour and draws a neat picture of friendship.Coming from Judd Apatow ,you can be sure its not going to be a family movie.The jokes are the filthy types but they are all nicely blended into the plot.

Greg Mottola's direction is superb.The movie runs in a nice even pace and all the jokes are hilarious.It isnt over the top and lets the story and performances take the center stage.The theme of friendship tackled in Superbad might not be new ,but its the way its handled that makes the movie memorable.Even years later ,Superbad has set a standard for movies of this genre.

Overall,Superbad might not be for everyone ,but its a must watch movie.

Acting- 4.5/5
Story- 5/5
Direction- 4.5/5
Comedy- 4.5/5
Drama- 4/5

Jab Tak Hai Jaan Trailer

The first full trailer for the upcoming Shahrukh Khan movie ,Jab Tak Hai Jaan.The movie releases on November 13 .Will SRK finally strike at the Box Office with JTHJ ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0UXgoJ9Shg

Thanos Returns

Thanos was the villain ,The Avengers movie revealed at the final scene.Now its been confirmed Thanos will be making an appearance in 2 Marvel movies of Phase 2.Not only will he be the main villain of The Avengers 2 ,he will be either the main or have a cameo role in Guardians of The Galaxy.

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

[a lovable little movie]

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
IMDB- 6.8
Rottentomatoes- 86%
RJG Rating- 80

Captain Pirate sets out for an adventure in search of treasure that could fetch him his life long wish.

Starring- Hugh Grant,Martin Freeman,David Tennant
Director- Peter Lord

Pirates is a claymation movie created by the makers of the hit Wallace & Gromit.

Animation is excellent and is the perfect choice for the movie.But it could have set up on a larger scale for such an adventurous movie.The animation also felt a bit rough and not as smooth as expected.

The story is what can usually be expected from a claymation movie.Its a bit weird but manages to deliver loads of fun.The story wasnt as clever or outstanding but it was funny.The main highlight were the brilliant set of characters.The story has its own set of twists and turns that make PiratesBOM an enjoyable movie.

Peter Lord, has done a great job in building up this movie.Its pace is even and the movie doesnt falter much.The movie is fun and adventurous from start to finish.

Overall ,Pirates is be a welcome change from the usual type of animated movies released this year.And thanks to its great characters its great fun.

Animation- 4/5
Story- 4/5
Direction- 4/5
Action- 4/5
Comedy- 4/5

Hobbit 2nd trailer

Wow!!! The much awaited 2nd trailer for The Hobbit has been released.Prequel to the epic Lord Of the Rings Trilogy ,Hobbit:An Unexpected Journey will follow the adventures of Bilbo Baggins(set 60 years before the events of LOTR) and is set for release on December 14 2012.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYz0JWJioOM

Pain & Gain poster

Teaser poster for Micheal Bay's next directorial venture after his Transformers Trilogy.Pain & Gain stars Mark Wahlberg & Dwayne Rock Johnson.The film is about two bodybuilders,who get caught up in a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.Its set to release on April 26 2013.

Short News from the Les Miserables ,Guardians and more

Short News from the Entertainment World.

1-A small news from the literary world.Stephen King will release the sequel to his famous novel,The Shining ,on September 24 2013.The sequel is titled Doctor Sleep.Heres a synopsis for the novel:

"The story follows Danny Torrance, who is now 44-years old and living in upstate New York. Danny is a hospice worker who uses his powers to help ill patients to

pass away without pain. Unfortunately, he runs afoul of a gang of wandering psychic vampires (called The Tribe) who feed on people's energy."

The Shining was written by King in 1977 and was later adapted by Stanley Kuberick for his movie -The Shining (1980),with Jack Nicholson playing the lead character ,Jack Torrance.

2-December 2012 will be a tight season for all the movies.The competition is starting to get so intense that movies are shifting dates.
The Great Gatsby(directed by Baz Luhrmann ,and starring Leonardo DiCaprio) was shifted from its Christmas date, all the way to Summer 2013.
Ang Lee's ,much awaited movie ,Life of Pi was pulled back from its December date, to a November 21 release date.
The latest date change is that of Tom Hooper's ,star studded ,Les Miserables.The movie which was previously set to open on December 14th will open on Christmas day (25th) with Quentin's Django Unchained.This makes Peter Jackson's The Hobbit ,the sole release on December 14th.

3-Guardians of The Galaxy ,which is part of the Marvel Phase 2 program (Phase 1 led to The Avengers) ,has announced the writer and director.James Gunn ,who previously directed Super,will be directing and re-writing GOTG.

4-France has selected The Intouchables to contend for Best Foreign Film,at the 2013 Academy Awards.France's The Artist was the big winner at the Oscars this year ,but can Intouchables repeat it?Intouchables is the highest grrossing movie for France.(Review-http://on.fb.me/intouchRJG)

5-Trailer for -Sinister ,starring Ethan Hawke.The suspense thriller ,has been getting great reviews ,with many saying its truly creepy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0cRjDrCezc

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Batman & Robin (1997)

[one of the worst movies in superhero history]

Batman & Robin (1997)
IMDB- 3.6
Rottentomatoes- 12
RJG Rating- 10

Mr.Freeze & Poison Ivy join hands to destroy the city of Gotham.Can the superhero duo ,Batman & Robin stop them in time?

Starring- George Clooney,Chris O'Donnell,Arnold Schwarzenegger
Director- Joel Schumacher

Joel Schumacher returns to the directors chair for the 4th part of the Batman series.Due to conflicts with Val Kilmer ,George Clooney replaced Kilmer as Batman.

George Clooney as Batman is a miscast.Clooney takes the role for granted.As Bruce he fails to display the charm or the loneliness of the character and also fails to give Batman the gritty nature.Chris O Donnel as Robin is unbearable.Arnold as Mr.Freeze adds to the list of troubles.His one liners and wooden performance are horrible.Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy is even more worse than Arnold.

The story for Batman&Robin is just terrible.Its a sort of parody that just never ends.The dialogs are cheesy and over the top.It doesnt have a proper start and leads to a brainless plot and ends with even more mindnumbing stupidity.

Joel Schumacher displays his worst side with this movie.Its hard to believe that a person could take such a superhero to such a level of disgrace.Joel's mind is split as to whether he wants more of comedy or drama.So we have lame jokes as batman bidding with a "Batcard"(??!!) and boring scenes of Alfred on his deathbed.
Also Joel's style of direction takes Batman into a ridiculous low point.Nipples on the batsuit & closeups of butts is just annoying.On top of this we have ridiculous bat gadgets making sudden appearances ,reminding one of the outdated 60's Batman TV series.

There was an overload of characters in this movie.And very poor origin stories for them all.The character of Bat Girl wasnt even necessary and it just caused for a bunch of unwanted scenes.The action scenes were all very poor.And it was just too evident that the set pieces used were miniature toys.

Batman & Robin was a hit but was universally panned.The negative response for the movie was so strong that Warner Bros. put an end to the Batman series and stopped all future plans.It was so bad that even the director and the cast, later admitted that Batman & Robin was a mistake.

Overall ,Batman & Robin is a big waste of time.Its outdated and cliched and just plain ridiculous.

Acting- 0/5
Story- 0.25/5
Direction- 0/5
Comedy- 0.25/5
Drama- 0.5/5
Action- 1/5

Resident Evil & Nemo brings some relief to Hollywoods bad run.

1-Resident Evil Retribution made $21million on its debut.This is the lowest opening of the series (excluding the first part).Like the previous films ,Resident Evil 5 failed to impress the critics scoring just 30%.

2-The 3D version of Finding Nemo made $16.7million to land on #2.The critical and blockbuster Pixar movie released in 200

2 ,followed the current trend of having classics converted into 3D (Lion King,Beauty & the Beast).But it failed to meet expectations with its quite debut.

3-Possession made way for the new releases and slipped to #3 making $5.8million.Made at a budget of just $14million ,the movie has already made $41million worldwide.

4-Lawless made $4.3million in its 3rd week ,bringing its total to just $30million

5-Expendables 2 tied with ParaNorman for the 5th spot making $5.1million.The $100million has now made $238million worldwide (66% from overseas)

TDKR fell out of the Top 10 lists on its 9th week ,making $2.1million coming at #11.The Batman finale has now made $441million domestically,and currently at #8 in the alltime domestic lists.With the extra push from overseas collection ($617million) ,TDKR has now made $1.05billion worldwide,coming at #9 in the worldwide lists.

Meanwhile The Master,was released in limited theaters and set itself a record for per theater average ($145,949).The critically acclaimed movie will be expanding to other theaters this week.

The main attractions of this week are Dredd ,End Of watch ,and House at the End of The Street .Out of the 3 ,Dredd has been getting very good positive reviews and is currently rated 90%.

Latest news of Lincoln,Walking Dead & Skyfall

1-One of the major subject of discussion of a Bond movie is its theme song.So who will sing Skyfall's theme song ? News is that, British singer Adele will compose and sing the theme song.The general reception among the fans, have been positive.

2-The highly anticipated Speiberg movie ,Lincoln released its first full trailer.Check it out:http://www.yo

utube.com/watch?v=KJVuqYkI2jQ

3-The hit zombie tv series Walking Dead is coming soon to the TV world.Check out the trailer for Season 3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAFQ-GZjF7U

4-Warner Bros have announced the date for Gareth Edward's Godzilla reboot - May 16 2014.

Short news on 300 ,Wreck It Ralph ,Entourage , Independence Day and more

Short news from the entertainment world.Today some news on 300 ,Entourage ,Independence Day and more !!

1-The Master ,Paul Thomas Anderson's latest directorial venture has been getting excellent early reviews.Boasting of excellent performances and great direction ,The Master is set for some Oscar attention.

2-Ronald Emmerich's blockbuster hit Independence Day has finally got its sequel ,or to be

exact ,"sequels".Yep,Independence Day will be a trilogy soon.
The 2 new parts will be called -Independence Day Forever:Part 1 and Independence Day Forever:Part 2.Both new parts will be converted into 3D.Unfortunately,its being said that Will Smith wont reprise his role in the movie.I was not very impressed with ID ,and so im not very excited for the sequels either.

3-The gory ,superhit ,300 is getting a prequel,and its called - 300: Rise Of An Empire.The movie will star Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton and Andrew Tiernan.
The story will be set before the events of 300 ,and is based on the Battle of Artemisium.In this naval battle ,various Greece tribes unite to stop the Persian invasion.Rodrigo will return to play Xerxes,while Sullivan will play the main lead as Themistocles.
Zack Snyder will be producing ,while Noam Murro directs.The story is written by Frank Miller (writer of acclaimed comics such as 300,The Dark Knight Returns,Sin City).
The movie is set for release on August 2 2013.

4-Doug Ellin ,creator of the hit TV show Entourage has said the script for the Entourage movie is almost finished.The TV series that followed the lives of Vinny(an upcoming actor) ,his friends and his agent (Ari Gold) ran for 8 seasons and ending on 2011.While the movie was inevitable ,not much news on its developments have reached the fans.
Doug has said the movie will feature all the lead characters and would be taking place 6 months after the events of the Season 8 finale.

5-Guillermo Del Toro's (Hellboy , Pan's Labyrinth) next project ,Pacific Rim will be undergoing 3D conversion.Unfortunately this is directly against what the visionary director wanted.Del Toro had said previously that Pacific Rim wasnt suited for 3D.But it seems that Warner Bros will be going against his wishes with the 3D conversion.

6-Another fascinating trailer for the upcoming animated movie Wreck it Ralph -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfS9cytmmCY

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Batman Forever (1995)

[an unwanted trip to the 60's]

Batman Forever (1995)
IMDB- 5.4
Rottentomatoes- 42
RJG Rating- 40

Two Face teams up with a crazy scientist by the name of Riddler to bring a reign of terror across Gotham.Can Batman save Gotham by himself?

Starring- Val Kilmer ,Nicole Kidman ,Jim Carrey ,Tommy Lee
Director- Joel Schumacher

Forever continues the tale of Batman from the events of Returns.After Returns failed to stand up to the studios expectation at the box office (the movie was a critical hit),and of complains that the movie was too dark and gritty ,Warner Bros. replaced Tim Burton with Joel Schumacher as director.Micheal Keaton refused to return without Burton,thus being replaced by Val Kilmer.

Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne was great.He brings a certain charm to the role of Bruce Wayne.Even as Batman ,Kilmer is a good replacement for Micheal Keaton.But Kilmer is the only good actor among the main cast.Tommy Lee Jones as Two Face/Harvey Dent is awful.His take on the villain ,is a cheap imitation of the Joker.He certainly does no justice to the role.Jim Carrey as the Riddler was a perfect match.But the Riddler has no personality in the movie ,and thus it becomes another Carrey themed role (ex:Mask,Ace Ventura,any Carrey movie).Nicole Kidman stars as Bruce's love interest but her role is even more useless than that of _ as Vicky Vale in Batman 1989.Her role is just to look pretty and that ,Nicole has done remarkably well.Chris O Donnel as Dick/Robin is irritating.

The story takes a sharp u-turn from Burton's movies.It reminds one of the stories that used to take place in the 1960's Batman TV show.Its silly and cliched.The While the previous movies gave the development of villains an equal priority to that of Batman ,Forever makes no such attempt.Even the villainous idea of stealing the brain waves of people (??!!) seem so childish.

Joel Schumacher's direction is below average.His take on the Batman series erases the hard work Burton put earlier.If compared to the story filled Returns ,Forever is completely kiddish.Also the over use of neon lights ruin the look of the movie.The intensity that was present is replaced with cheesy lines.

Overall, Forever brings Batman to the campy feel of the 60's.While kids may enjoy it,others wont.

Acting- 1.5/5
Story- 1.5/5
Direction- 2/5
Action- 3.5/5
Drama- 3/5

Oscars
Nominated --3
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Effects
Best Sound

V/H/S (2012)

[another failed attempt at found footage]

VHS (2012)
IMDB- 6.2
Rottentomatoes- 52%
RJG Rating- 25

A group of vandals break into a house to steal a tape.While doing so they come across 5 different tapes each telling a horrifying tale.

Starring- Calvin Reeder,Lane Hughes
Director- Adam Wingard , Glenn McQuaid

VHS is yet another found footage /first person shot horror movie.

The actors are all new and they are all average.No one stands out due to there short roles and forgettable nature of the movie.

The 6 stories (including the story of vandals) are not upto the mark.The first (3 friends with a girl they pick up at a club) ,is ok and not too frightening.The second (a couple taking a trip) is just too vague and not even a proper horror story.The third (friends taking a picnic in a forest) never really gets to the horror part.The fourth (a couple webcam chatting) has a great concept and set up ,but disappoints with its vague ending.The fifth (friends going for a party) is the only good one of the lot.It has a terribly boring start but the story gets up and running soon.But it too isnt very scary.The sixth (main story of the vandals) is entirely predictable from the start.

The main problem with VHS is that these 6 stories have no connection with each other ,other than being a bunch of found footage.All the stories will leave you with a "what actually even happened" question lingering in your head.Also when a new story begins ,all the intensity raised by the previous story will disappear and again we have to sit through a boring 5-10min introduction of the new story.

Direction is extremely poor.As previously said ,none of the stories make any sense nor are connected.Added to this ,90% of this movie isnt steady.Every 5 sec ,the camera shakes and has various zoom ins that just just confuse the audience even more as to what is happening.

Overall,as a horror movie ,it fails.Although some had a good concept ,the director just fails to utilize any of them.Give it a miss.

Acting- 2/5
Story- 0.5/5
Direction- 0.5/5
Horror- 1.5/5

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

The title and first poster for Yash Raj's next movie starring Shahrukh has finally been unveiled.The movie is titled Jab Tak Hai Jaan.Its been almost 8 years since Yash Chopra last directed a movie (2004's Veer-Zaara).JTHJ stars Shahrukh ,Anushka Sharma & Katrina Kaif and set for a Diwali release on November 13

Lincoln teaser

The first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Steven Speilberg biopic on Abraham Lincoln,titled Lincoln was released.

The movie focuses on the final 4 months of the America's 16th president.Acclaimed actor ,Daniel Day Lewis will play Lincoln and the movie already has set off Oscar rumors.The movie is set for release on November 9 2012.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqXiUdoKUVY

Finding Nemo 2 Director

Andrew Stanton confirmed as director for Finding Nemo 2.Stanton earlier was supposed to start on writing of the sequel to his John Carter movie.But after it bombed at the box office ,Stanton has said Finding Nemo 2 will be his next project.The movie though is expected somewhere in 2016.Meanwhile the 3D version of Finding Nemo will be released on September 14 2012.

Another horrible week for Hollywood.Possession tops ,TDKR keeps rising on the charts.

1-The horror movie ,Possession made $9.5million in its second week to keep its top spot.The movie has so far made $33million from a $15million budget.

2-Lawless made $6million in its second week.The crime drama has made $23million so far and is doing average business.

3-This weeks new release ,The Words opened to only $5million.The romance drama starring Bradley Cooper made a poor debut.The movie also failed critically and is rated at 16%.This marks yet another poor movie from Bradley Cooper who starred in another failure ,Hit & Run ,which also sank without a trace at the box office 2 weeks back.

4-The Expendables 2 made $4.7million.The movie has so far made $75.4million domestically and $102million overseas,for a grand total of $177million.

5-Bourne Legacy made $4million for a domestic total of $103million,but has made just $61million overseas.

TDKR seems to be on its way to leave the Top 10.It made $3.2million on its 8th week pushing its domestic collection to $437million.With that TDKR overtook PiratesOTC 2 & ET to rest on #8 at the domestic list.TDKR made $603million for a worldwide total of $1.04billion with this TDKR entered the alltime grossing lists at #10.TDKR also became the 2nd movie after Avatar to make more than $100million from IMAX.

The other new release ,Cold Light Of Day starring Henry Cavill & Bruce Willis ,flopped ,debuting at #12.It also failed to make the critics happy,it has just 8% at Rottentomatoes.

Hopefully ,things might brighten up a bit more this week with the release of Resident Evil Retribution & the re-release of Pixar's Finding Nemo but this time in 3D

Batman Returns (1992)

[an excellent sequel]

Batman Returns (1992)
IMDB- 7.0
Rottentomatoes- 78
RJG Rating- 85

Penguin ,a man searching for his parents & Catwoman ,a woman seeking revenge.Are they a threat Batman can handle?

Starring- Michael Keaton,Danny DeVito,Michelle Pfeiffer
Director- Tim Burton


Tim Burton returns to direct the sequel for his blockbuster hit ,Batman.Micheal Keaton returns as Batman and joining him are Danny DeVito as Penguin & Michelle P as Catwoman.

Just as in the first movie,the cast of Returns gives a solid performance.Micheal Keaton has a more stable role this time and he does an excellent job both as Bruce and as Batman.Penguin's role would have been a completely messed up one had it not been for Danny.He is perfect for the role and gives an equally terrifying performance.Michelle P as Catwoman is another perfect cast.Even though her alter ego,Selina wasnt as good,she did a remarkably good job once she dons the Catwoman suit.Christopher Walken as Max Shreck,a cunning businessman ,too is a solid role.

While Burton's earlier movie was a disappointment in the story area ,Returns is a great improvement.The story is much more deep and is well balanced between the 3 main protagonists.But it isnt perfect either.Both Penguin's & Catwoman's origin story is weak and not well explained.Selina's sudden change into an acrobatic Catwoman is baffling.There isnt much development in Batman's character ,but since he is more focused upon this time ,we do get to see more of his side.While many have complained the story is very dark and gritty ,i found it to be much more appropriate than Batman 1989.

Tim Burton improves upon all aspects from his earlier Batman venture.While the earlier one was more limited into its 90's era fashion ,Returns has a more timeless feature in it.The pace of the movie wanders though.It drags in some parts and the objectives of the villains were weak.The final showdown was just excellent.The movie was more action oriented and intense than the first part.The music was more properly used in this as well.

Although it might not be a timeless classic ,its certainly one of the best superhero movies of the 90's

Acting- 4/5
Story- 4/5
Direction- 4/5
Action- 4.5/5
Drama- 4/5

Oscars
Nominated--2
Best Visual Effects
Best Makeup

Short News about Avatar ,Star Trek ,Kung Fu Panda ,Train Dragons etc

1-James Cameron has finally shed some insight on his planned Avatar movies.Recently ,Jon Landau ,producer of Avatar said James was planning to make 2 sequels to his 2009 blockbuster hit Avatar.But James said that in addition to the 2 sequels which would end the trilogy he had been planning ,he would make a prequel to

Avatar (2009) based on how the humans first landed on Pandora.

2-JJ Abrams has revealed the title of the much awaited sequel of his 2009 reboot ,Star Trek.The sequel is titled -Star Trek into Darkness.Most details of the sequel is highly guarded by Abrams and not much is known.Benedict Cumberbatch ,well known for playing the title character of Sherlock Holmes in the UK TV series Sherlock ,is set to play the villain.The movie will be released in May 2013.

3-Dreamworks has revealed the release dates of 12 of their anticipated animation movies.The ambitious list includes the sequels of How to Train Your Dragon & Kung Fu Panda.

The Croods -March 22 2013
Turbo -July 19 2013
Mr.Peabody & Sherman -November 1 2013

Me and My Shadow -March 14 2014
How to Train your Dragon 2 -June 20 2014
Happy Smekda! -November 26 2014

The Penguins Of Madagascar -March 27 2015
Trolls -June 5 2015
B.O.O -November 6 2015
Mumbai Musical -December 19 2015

Kung Fu Panda 3 -March 16 2016
How to Train your Dragon 3 -June 18 2016

Batman (1989)

[great start to the Batman series]

Batman (1989)
IMDB- 6.5
Rottentomatoes- 71
RJG Rating- 75

When a psychotic gangster named Joker attacks the city of Gotham ,a masked vigilante named Batman goes after him.

Starring- Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson ,Kim Basinger
Director- Tim Burton

Tim Burton's 1989 Batman was the first movie (other than the Adam West TV movie -Batman) based on Bob Kane's superhero.

Micheal Keaton donned the suit of Batman amid great controversy.When the project was first announced with Tim Burton cast as director and Micheal Keaton (a comedian) as Batman ,many expected the movie to follow in the lines of the cheesy Batman TV series of the 60's.But this was not to be.
Keaton delivered a solid performance as Bruce Wayne and his alter ego ,Batman ,though his presence in the movie can be easily mistaken for a supporting role.Jack Nicholson's Joker is given a major portion of the movie.As Joker ,Jack has done a great work.Kim Basinger as Vicky has a sizable portion of the movie ,but overall she doesnt offer much ,acting wise.Keaton well played both Bruce & Batman but with such a limited role he couldnt shine much.

The story was a welcome change.The story was dark and didnt stoop down to the levels of the old Batman TV series.But the major flaw is that in a movie based on the superhero ,the villain gets the major part.Nothing much is said about Batman ,while a long backstory of Joker is told.Also the addition of cliched twists,stain the main legend of Batman (ex:Parents death scene).

Tim Burton delivered an excellent movie.His style of movie making can be seen all over the movie.But it is here where he makes another flaw.It isnt timeless,its made for the 1990's era.While enough care has been given to the movie it just isnt enough.

Danny Elfman's music is haunting and perfect but the music isnt used very properly in the movie.

Overall Batman is a great start to the series but it goes lacking in some areas.

Acting- 4/5
Story- 3/5
Direction- 3.5/5
Action- 3/5
Drama- 3/5

Oscars
Won--1
Best Art Direction

A whole Bunch of pics from Hobbit !

short news from the entertainment world about TDKR ,Skyfall ,Cloud Atlas ,Hobbit etc

Some short news from the entertainment world about TDKR ,Skyfall ,Cloud Atlas ,Hobbit and more!

1-Cloud Atlas premiered at TIFF and has been getting excellent reviews with many saying that the movie is one of the best of 2012.Directed by the Andy & Lana Wachowski (The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer ,Cloud Atlas is based on the novel by David Mitchell.The movie got a standing ovation and initial reviews h

ave said its a beautiful yet a mind provoking movie.Among these positive reviews there are a couple of negative ones as well saying the movie is a long cluttered mess.
So what will it be? The movie will release soon on October 26.

2-Daniel Craig has confirmed he will return for 2 more movies as James Bond after Skyfall.

3-There are some rumors floating around about a director's cut of TDKR to be released along with the BluRay Version of the movie, which will feature the origin of Bane and almost 30min of deleted scenes.
Unfortunately this is just a rumor.The folks at Batman-News confirmed that no such extended version will be released.

4-A new poster for Looper.Joseph Gordon doesnt seem to look himself in the posters of Looper but that maybe because hes playing a younger version to Bruce Willis character.Anyways,Looper too has been getting good reviews with many saying its a mind bending movie of sorts.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=525058200854442

5-Loads of new pics from The Hobbit.32 new pics,click to see them
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=525061970854065

6-The writer/director duo of classic movies such as The Big Lebowski,True Grit (2010) ,Fargo ,Burn After Reading -Joel & Ethan Coen ,are the writers for the upcoming movie- Gambit.The movie is directed by Micheal Hoffman and stars Alan Rickman ,Colin Firth & Cameron Diaz.The synopsis for the movie at IMDB is as follows:
"An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen."
The movie is set to release in 2013.Heres the poster-
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=525058027521126

7-David O Russel's next movie after The Fighter is Silver Linings Playbook.The movie stars Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence.The synopsis for the movie at IMDB is as follows:
"After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano (Bradley)moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany (Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own."

Silver Linings Playbook Poster

David O Russel's next movie after The Fighter is Silver Linings Playbook.The movie stars Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence.The synopsis for the movie at IMDB is as follows:

"After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano (Bradley)moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany (Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own."
The movie is set to release on November 21 2012.

Poster for Silent Hill Revelations 3D

Poster for Hotel Transylvania

Looper Poster

Poster for Gambit.

Written by the Coen Bros. & starring Alan Rickman,Colin Firth & Cameron Diaz
"An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen."

Battleship (2012)

[poor start ,great finish]

Battleship (2012)
IMDB- 6.0
Rottentomatoes- 34
RJG Rating- 55

Hopper ,a reckless navy officer ,is put to the test when he and a couple other destroyer ships are forced to face an alien invasion.

Starring- Taylor Kitsch,Tadanobu Asano,Alexander Skarsgård
Director- Peter Berg

Battleship is a movie surprisingly adapted from the board game of the same name.How thats even possible is certainly a wonder ,but the movie doesnt do much justice to the game.

Taylor K as the main hero does an okay job.He along with the rest of the cast were over the top.Rihanna was completely useless,Alexander was a saving grace ,Brooklyn was just eye candy,Liam does his usual in his cameo.

Battleships story is nothing special.Even though its said to be adapted from the board game ,its silly to even connect this movie to the game.On a stand alone basis ,the movie was the typical alien invasion story that is served every summer from Hollywood.The movie has plenty of plot holes and the first half needlessly stretched.The part where the board game's setup is done is interesting but it feels like a forced attempt.

The direction is generally poor and heavily inspired by the likes of Micheal Bay.Other than the finale ,the rest of the movie was too long ,silly ,and full of needless CGI.The action scenes could have been better but they were completely exploited with closeup shots and too many explosions.There were plenty of corny scenes & dialogues that dragged the movie pace.The aliens weren't too thought up of either.The only highlight of the movie was the last part (where the real Battleship comes to play) which turned out to be pretty exciting compared to the rest of the movie.

Overall Battleship is just another mindless popcorn movie.A timepass movie for action lovers and those who love ships.

Acting- 2/5
Story- 1.5/5
Direction- 2/5
Action- 3.5/5
Visual Effects- 3/5

Jim Carrey joins the cast of Kick Ass 2.

Director Jeff Wadlow announced that Carrey would play Colonel Stars, a founding member of Justice Forever who recruits heroes to the crime fighting group.Kick Ass 2 will also star the original cast members such as Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz and Christopher Mintz.

Great news for Fans of Arrested Development.

The show creator ,Mitch Hurwitz has said that Season 4 will make path for a Arrested Development movie.
The show had been cancelled after Season 3 ,but due to its large fan following and demands for it to be brought back ,Season 4 was greenlit.The shooting has already begun and it will release in 2013.