Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Splice (2010) Trailers, Interviews, Featurettes, Behind The Scene, Clips and Photos - Films N Movies
Splice (2010) Trailers, Interviews, Featurettes, Behind The Scene, Clips and Photos - Films N Movies
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
KITES-BRETT RATNER TREATMENT
Arthur J Pais in New York
When Brett Ratner (inset) got ready to show Kites: The Remix to producer Rakesh Roshan and star Hrithik Roshan, along with executives from Reliance Big Pictures, the film's distributors, he was very nervous.
The man who directed Anthony Hopkins in Red Dragon and Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in three Rush Hour movies, admits that he wasn't sure if the Roshans would like his version.
Among other things, the 130-minute long film had been cut down to 90 minutes. "I knew it had worked out well when I saw a big smile on Hrithik's face," he says chuckling, in an exclusive interview to Rediff.com "He said, You did an amazing thing. I did not even miss the dancing."
The Brett Ratner version will have his name above the title, as in the case of his Hollywood films. Only a small percentage of Hollywood directors have that kind of a privilege.
Ratner, one of the busiest writers, directors and producers in Hollywood whose Red Dragon, Rush Hour movies and X-Men: The Last Stand have grossed more than $1.5 billion in the last 12 years (without factoring in inflationary rate), says he was not trying to "make my own film" with the remix edition.
"I have kept the style of the film-makers," he adds. "But I did away with most of the dancing because it was making the film too long for international audiences. I also got the American score added, and improved on the sound. The film sounded too thin to me. Now, when you watch the remixed edition you will feel like you are watching a big Hollywood action film."
He says he got into making the new version of Kites many months ago when Amit Khanna, chairman, Reliance Big Pictures, came to see him in Hollywood with Rakesh Roshan.
"They showed the film to me and asked what could be done to make it appeal to non-Indian audiences," he recalls.
"Of the few Bollywood films I have seen including 3 Idiots which I liked quite a bit, I found the length was too much of a problem," he says, speaking from his Los Angeles office.
"In Indian films, everything is large. They push the drama to melodrama, the comedy becomes broad comedy. It is not wrong. But it is a cultural thing. For an international audience, I wanted to turn Kites into a more compact film. It was clear to me, Rakesh Roshan and Reliance that this film should reach an audience that does not usually see Bollywood films."
He pauses for a minute, relishing the thoughts of the first meeting. "I gave them my opinion, and next came the tricky part. They asked me if I could take up the project."
Image: Barbara Mori and Hrithik Roshan
When Brett Ratner (inset) got ready to show Kites: The Remix to producer Rakesh Roshan and star Hrithik Roshan, along with executives from Reliance Big Pictures, the film's distributors, he was very nervous.
The man who directed Anthony Hopkins in Red Dragon and Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in three Rush Hour movies, admits that he wasn't sure if the Roshans would like his version.Among other things, the 130-minute long film had been cut down to 90 minutes. "I knew it had worked out well when I saw a big smile on Hrithik's face," he says chuckling, in an exclusive interview to Rediff.com "He said, You did an amazing thing. I did not even miss the dancing."
The Brett Ratner version will have his name above the title, as in the case of his Hollywood films. Only a small percentage of Hollywood directors have that kind of a privilege.
Ratner, one of the busiest writers, directors and producers in Hollywood whose Red Dragon, Rush Hour movies and X-Men: The Last Stand have grossed more than $1.5 billion in the last 12 years (without factoring in inflationary rate), says he was not trying to "make my own film" with the remix edition.
"I have kept the style of the film-makers," he adds. "But I did away with most of the dancing because it was making the film too long for international audiences. I also got the American score added, and improved on the sound. The film sounded too thin to me. Now, when you watch the remixed edition you will feel like you are watching a big Hollywood action film."
He says he got into making the new version of Kites many months ago when Amit Khanna, chairman, Reliance Big Pictures, came to see him in Hollywood with Rakesh Roshan.
"They showed the film to me and asked what could be done to make it appeal to non-Indian audiences," he recalls.
"Of the few Bollywood films I have seen including 3 Idiots which I liked quite a bit, I found the length was too much of a problem," he says, speaking from his Los Angeles office.
"In Indian films, everything is large. They push the drama to melodrama, the comedy becomes broad comedy. It is not wrong. But it is a cultural thing. For an international audience, I wanted to turn Kites into a more compact film. It was clear to me, Rakesh Roshan and Reliance that this film should reach an audience that does not usually see Bollywood films."
He pauses for a minute, relishing the thoughts of the first meeting. "I gave them my opinion, and next came the tricky part. They asked me if I could take up the project."
Image: Barbara Mori and Hrithik Roshan
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
HRITHIK-BARBARA TO WALK RED CARPET AT LONDON'S LEICESTER SQUARE WEST END CINEMAS
On Tuesday, May 18, the stars of one of the most ambitious and truly international films to emerge from India, will bring a touch of Bollywood romance, Latino passion and Hollywood action-adventure to the Red Carpet in London's Leicester Square Odeon West End cinemas. On the red carpet, you'll see the who's who of the world cinema including actor Hrithik Roshan, Mexican beauty Barbara Mori, director Anurag Basu. Producer Rakesh Roshan, Hollywood director Brett Ratner, Music composer Rajesh Roshan and some renowned British celebrities who'll be heating up the proceedings in London.
Kites is the widest ever release for any Indian film production to date and heralds a new milestone in international filmmaking. The film is directed by Anurag Basu (Life In A Metro, Gangster), one of the most forward-thinking directors to emerge from India, fearless in his vision of breaking the conventions associated with Indian filmmaking, Kites stars Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan who sets screens ablaze with the on-screen chemistry he shares with smoldering Mexican beauty, Barbara Mori, the South American screen icon who has been creating waves across the international film circuit.
Kites will be released across the UK by Reliance BIG Pictures on May 21, 2010.
This is the first of the many world premieres coming from Reliance Big Pictures and what better way to kick start the proceedings from the U.K. After the biggest Bollywood premiere which took place a good three years ago where we saw the gorgeous Shilpa Shetty grace the red carpet with Anurag Basu for their film Life In a Metro, this is Basu turning big and lucky the second time in London. What's to be seen is, will Shilpa Shetty and her U.K based husband Raj Kundra be one of the many who'll be walking down the red carpet? Come May 18, we'll soon find out.
Kites is the widest ever release for any Indian film production to date and heralds a new milestone in international filmmaking. The film is directed by Anurag Basu (Life In A Metro, Gangster), one of the most forward-thinking directors to emerge from India, fearless in his vision of breaking the conventions associated with Indian filmmaking, Kites stars Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan who sets screens ablaze with the on-screen chemistry he shares with smoldering Mexican beauty, Barbara Mori, the South American screen icon who has been creating waves across the international film circuit.
Kites will be released across the UK by Reliance BIG Pictures on May 21, 2010.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
"A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET"-TOP WEEKEND GROSSER
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Tops Weekend Films
By WSJ Staff
- Courtesy New Line Productions
- A scene from “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
Following up in a distant second place was “How To Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), which earned $10.82 million, bringing its total gross to date to nearly $200 million.
In third place was “Date Night” (Fox) with $7.6, while the Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy “The Back-Up Plan” (CBS) earned $7.2 million.
The poorly reviewed family comedy “Furry Vengeance” (Summit) earned $6.5 million in its opening weekend.
The re-booted “Nightmare” franchise stars Oscar-nominated actor Jackie Earle Haley as the new Freddy Krueger. Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box-office division of Hollywood.com, said in an email that Haley “proved that he was able to fill the rather large shoes of Robert Englund who for years put his indelible stamp on this iconic and classic horror character.”
HOUSEFUL-SAJID&SAJID'S GRAND OPENER OF 2010
'Housefull' grosses Rs 64 crore in opening weekend
by Pankhuri Kapoor - May 4, 2010 - 0 comments
'Housefull,' the multi-starrer Sajid Khan movie, has done a good business of Rs 64 crore in its first opening weekend, worldwide.
The movie that stars Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone and Jiah Khan has been made at a whopping 45 crore and has grossed 48 crores in its home country, India.
'Housefull' is a romantic comedy and it opened to 2000 screens globally on Friday and its overseas earning was 16 crore over the weekend.
Nandu Ahuja, senior vice president of Eros International Media Limited, informs, “Housefull being the first major release post 45 days of cricket frenzy, we were confident that it will open very well. With its excellent weekend performance, the biggest of the year so far, Housefull has lived up to its name.”
Cinema response of Housefull
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, 'Housefull' has witnessed an average occupancy of 90 per cent in almost every multiplex in the country.
The comic movie features a man who marries in the hope of finding true love in his life but ends up in situations that has the audience laughing most of the time.
Amit Awasthi, manager of Spice Cinemas, reveals, “The weekend response was tremendous. Despite having 31 shows at a gap of half-an-hour, the average occupancy has been nothing less than 80-85 per cent and the weekend was jam packed. It has a done of business of gross Rs.2.5 million in three days.”
“Housefull exploded like a bomb at the dull box office and has been amazing. People are liking the content and it has brought us close to 80 per cent occupancy despite having more than 200 shows across all our propertied in Delhi and NCR,” quips a source from PVR Cinemas.
Deepika’s first comedy movie
Actress Deepika Padukone plays a glam doll in Housefull and impresses the audience with her brilliant performance in the movie.
Styled by Aki Narula in the film, she looks better than Lara and Jiah in the movie. She reveals that her bikini color was also decided by Aki and Sajid and all she cared for was her shoot.
About featuring in a comedy movie, Deepika says, “Comedy is one of the toughest genres for an actor. I was quite nervous on the first few days of the shooting.”
“Actually, comedy is not just about making funny expressions; it’s about timing and being spontaneous. In that sense, there was very little acting. I just said my lines as naturally as possible,” she concludes.
'Housefull' is a romantic comedy and it opened to 2000 screens globally on Friday and its overseas earning was 16 crore over the weekend.
Nandu Ahuja, senior vice president of Eros International Media Limited, informs, “Housefull being the first major release post 45 days of cricket frenzy, we were confident that it will open very well. With its excellent weekend performance, the biggest of the year so far, Housefull has lived up to its name.”
Cinema response of Housefull
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, 'Housefull' has witnessed an average occupancy of 90 per cent in almost every multiplex in the country.
The comic movie features a man who marries in the hope of finding true love in his life but ends up in situations that has the audience laughing most of the time.
Amit Awasthi, manager of Spice Cinemas, reveals, “The weekend response was tremendous. Despite having 31 shows at a gap of half-an-hour, the average occupancy has been nothing less than 80-85 per cent and the weekend was jam packed. It has a done of business of gross Rs.2.5 million in three days.”
“Housefull exploded like a bomb at the dull box office and has been amazing. People are liking the content and it has brought us close to 80 per cent occupancy despite having more than 200 shows across all our propertied in Delhi and NCR,” quips a source from PVR Cinemas.
Deepika’s first comedy movie
Actress Deepika Padukone plays a glam doll in Housefull and impresses the audience with her brilliant performance in the movie.
Styled by Aki Narula in the film, she looks better than Lara and Jiah in the movie. She reveals that her bikini color was also decided by Aki and Sajid and all she cared for was her shoot.
About featuring in a comedy movie, Deepika says, “Comedy is one of the toughest genres for an actor. I was quite nervous on the first few days of the shooting.”
“Actually, comedy is not just about making funny expressions; it’s about timing and being spontaneous. In that sense, there was very little acting. I just said my lines as naturally as possible,” she concludes.
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