Angelina Jolie's opening scenes in 'Maleficent' to be re-shot
Los Angeles: Actress Angeline Jolie`s introductory scenes in Robert Stromberg`s debut film ‘Maleficent’ will be re-shot. The makers have roped in ‘The Blind Side’ filmmaker John Lee Hancock to oversee the shoot.
Contactmusic.com reports that producer Joe Roth told The Hollywood Reporter that it was good to have Hancock on the set of the film.
"We asked (Hancock) to be on set. He`s not directing. He wrote pages and I hired a first-time director and it`s good to have him on set," he said.
The actress plays the sleeping beauty`s evil nemesis in the upcoming project, which will tell the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ tale from the perspective of the villainous Maleficent.
Contactmusic.com reports that producer Joe Roth told The Hollywood Reporter that it was good to have Hancock on the set of the film.
"We asked (Hancock) to be on set. He`s not directing. He wrote pages and I hired a first-time director and it`s good to have him on set," he said.
The actress plays the sleeping beauty`s evil nemesis in the upcoming project, which will tell the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ tale from the perspective of the villainous Maleficent.
MEANT TO BE' PROVES TLC CAN CUT IT WITHOUT LEFT EYE
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' playful lyrical flow was so integral to TLC's classy R&B sound that it seemed unthinkable that T-Boz and Chilli would be able to carry on as a duo following her tragic death in 2002.
However, apart from their misguided reworking of "Waterfalls" with Japanese pop star Namie Amuro, the pair have managed to move forward but without destroying their legacy with a series of sporadic releases over the last decade.
First there was 3D, the dignified studio swansong which combined their final recordings with the late rapper with new acoustic-flavored material ("Damaged," "Turntable") which stood up to the best of CrazySexyCooland FanMail.
Then came a handful of vibrant, if inessential, collaborations especially recorded for hits compilation, Now and Forever, ("I Bet" with R U The Girl winner O'so Krispie, "Come Get Some" with Sean Paul & Lil Jon), well-received sets at the Justin Timberlake & Friends benefit concert and the 2011 American Idol finale and an engaging take on "Rainbow" for a tribute album to Japanese rock band L'Arc~En~Ciel.
However, it's only in 2013 that the twosome appear to have come around to the idea of a proper full-time comeback. In April, they revealed they were thinking of using the same hologram technology that resurrected Tupac at Coachella to go on tour with their late bandmate. In July, they performed at the Mixtape Festival with Lil Mama, the rapper who plays Lopes in the upcoming VH1 biopic, CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story. Meanwhile an inspired hook-up with J. Cole on "Crooked Smile" took them back into the US Hot 100 for the first time since 2003.
Rumoured to be working on a brand new studio album for 2014, the duo also unveiled the only newly-recorded track this week from their latest retrospective, 20. Co-written with Ne-Yo, "Meant To Be" is a touching mid-tempo about weathering the storms which cleverly fits in with the current 90s R&B revival scene. And while TLC will never be the same without Left Eye, it's the latest example of how T-Boz and Chilli still have plenty to offer.
Paris Hilton faces embarrassment on-air over 'sex tape'
Her handler said that he had already put in a call to them, as he couldn`t believe they brought that crap up, while the DJ was heard Dumas laughing in the background with his team before the call ended.
Miley Cyrus wished she had kept strippers' numbers from engagement party
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' playful lyrical flow was so integral to TLC's classy R&B sound that it seemed unthinkable that T-Boz and Chilli would be able to carry on as a duo following her tragic death in 2002.However, apart from their misguided reworking of "Waterfalls" with Japanese pop star Namie Amuro, the pair have managed to move forward but without destroying their legacy with a series of sporadic releases over the last decade.
First there was 3D, the dignified studio swansong which combined their final recordings with the late rapper with new acoustic-flavored material ("Damaged," "Turntable") which stood up to the best of CrazySexyCooland FanMail.
Then came a handful of vibrant, if inessential, collaborations especially recorded for hits compilation, Now and Forever, ("I Bet" with R U The Girl winner O'so Krispie, "Come Get Some" with Sean Paul & Lil Jon), well-received sets at the Justin Timberlake & Friends benefit concert and the 2011 American Idol finale and an engaging take on "Rainbow" for a tribute album to Japanese rock band L'Arc~En~Ciel.
However, it's only in 2013 that the twosome appear to have come around to the idea of a proper full-time comeback. In April, they revealed they were thinking of using the same hologram technology that resurrected Tupac at Coachella to go on tour with their late bandmate. In July, they performed at the Mixtape Festival with Lil Mama, the rapper who plays Lopes in the upcoming VH1 biopic, CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story. Meanwhile an inspired hook-up with J. Cole on "Crooked Smile" took them back into the US Hot 100 for the first time since 2003.
Rumoured to be working on a brand new studio album for 2014, the duo also unveiled the only newly-recorded track this week from their latest retrospective, 20. Co-written with Ne-Yo, "Meant To Be" is a touching mid-tempo about weathering the storms which cleverly fits in with the current 90s R&B revival scene. And while TLC will never be the same without Left Eye, it's the latest example of how T-Boz and Chilli still have plenty to offer.
Paris Hilton faces embarrassment on-air over 'sex tape'
Wellington: Paris Hilton was reportedly embarrassed on a radio show, after she abused the host on-air.
Hilton, who called into Raleigh, North Carolina`s Bob Dumas and the Showgram radio show to promote her new single `Good Time,` mistakenly called him an "a*shole" after he asked her about her sex tape, Stuff.co.nz reported.
In an audio file, Dumas is heard asking the `Turn It Up` hitmaker if she regretted making a sex tape like Kim Kardashian , to which Hilton replied that it had nothing to do with her and her former beau Rick Salomon was to be blamed.
Hilton, who remained on line through the three-minute interview, didn`t realise she was still on air when she slammed the host.The 32-year-old TV personality was heard fuming at her handler that she was never coming back on the radio show, as the host was a "f**king a*shole" and didn`t even mention her song.Hilton, who called into Raleigh, North Carolina`s Bob Dumas and the Showgram radio show to promote her new single `Good Time,` mistakenly called him an "a*shole" after he asked her about her sex tape, Stuff.co.nz reported.
In an audio file, Dumas is heard asking the `Turn It Up` hitmaker if she regretted making a sex tape like Kim Kardashian , to which Hilton replied that it had nothing to do with her and her former beau Rick Salomon was to be blamed.
Her handler said that he had already put in a call to them, as he couldn`t believe they brought that crap up, while the DJ was heard Dumas laughing in the background with his team before the call ended.
Miley Cyrus wished she had kept strippers' numbers from engagement party
Melbourne: Miley Cyrus confessed on `The Ellen DeGeneres Show` that keeping one of the stripper`s number when she had last appeared on the show, would have come in handy now, News.com.au reported.
The `Wrecking Ball` hitmaker` also opened up about her split with fiancé Liam Hemsworth saying that it wasn`t as awkward because she was living with the fact.
She believes that when a chapter is done, one has to close it and start a new one.
The `Wrecking Ball` hitmaker` also opened up about her split with fiancé Liam Hemsworth saying that it wasn`t as awkward because she was living with the fact.
She believes that when a chapter is done, one has to close it and start a new one.
People think more about my split than I do: Miley Cyrus
Los Angeles: Pop star Miley Cyrus says that she barely thinks about her split from actor Liam Hemsworth and it is others who talk more than her.
The former ‘Hannah Montana’star began dating Hemsworth after they met on the set of ‘The Last Song’ in 2009 and got engaged in June last year, but they announced last month that the romance is over, reports contactmusic.com.
Cyrus has kept largely quiet about the split but she spoke about it during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and told the host: "It`s not really as awkward (as it seems) because I`m living it. So, I think people spend more time actually thinking about it than I really do."
The former ‘Hannah Montana’star began dating Hemsworth after they met on the set of ‘The Last Song’ in 2009 and got engaged in June last year, but they announced last month that the romance is over, reports contactmusic.com.
Cyrus has kept largely quiet about the split but she spoke about it during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and told the host: "It`s not really as awkward (as it seems) because I`m living it. So, I think people spend more time actually thinking about it than I really do."
PARKS AND RECREATION' RECAP: MEET THE EAGLETON VERSIONS OF RON, APRIL, AND DONNA (SEASON 6, EPISODE 3)
Parks and Recreation is determined to come up with a season long arc, and so far, Leslie's (Amy Poehler) idea for a merger with rival town Eagleton is proving to be a good one. This week, the department took on their Eagleton counterparts in order to learn the lay of the land. Ultimately, the episode feels a little light because no matter how much we may want to see more of the Eagleton Parks Department, there was no way the cast was going to double in size, but the conceit was funny enough that it doesn't matter whatsoever.
April (Aubrey Plaza) is back to full agent-of-chaos mode, first rebranding Jerry (whose actual name is Gary) as "Larry Gengrich," and then torturing her doppleganger, Tynnyfer (June Diane Raphael) by mimicing her vapid cluelessness and tricking her into quitting her job and breaking into Dwayne Wade's house in Miami. Ron (Nick Offerman) slowly realizes that his counterpart, played by Sam Elliott and also named Ron, might be another mustachioed man of few words with a love of the outdoors, but while Ron is a libertarian suvivalist and meat-lover, Eagleton Ron is a vegan enviornmental crusader and nut nut ("They make wonderful milks"). They go from instant friends to instant enemies, and it's nice to see the slow build of things our Ron hates coming out of an increasingly gleeful Alterna-Ron's mouth. The only downside to so many great day players was that aside from Leslie's attempts to figure out who to fire, we didn't get to see any of our usual inter-character chemisty. Tom (Aziz Ansari), in particular, was stranded alone in his struggle to conceal that his doppleganger was a super-efficient computer program called E.R.I.C by constructing a fictional drug-dealing, racist, messy jerk identity for Eric who does, indeed, get fired.
And despite all these machinations, Leslie would have never fired someone from the main cast tonight, not just because they are under contract for the rest of the season, but because after recieving the news that Chris (Rob Lowe) and Ann (Rashida Jones) are planning to move out of Pawnee, she becomes hyper loyal, panicking about the loss of a friend by hanging on desperately to her employees, even attempting to get them to sign a Loyalty Agreement that binds them to the town for 50 years. Though Ann tries to soften the bad news with a plate of waffles and a picture of a shirtless Joe Biden riding a horse, Leslie still feels betrayed.
If only things were as easy as they are for Chris and Ben (Adam Scott), who have become close again over the last few episodes but dealt with the news in a mature and kind way. But Leslie's panic is understandable and totally in character. Additionally, Ann is pretty much nowhere to be found in what should have been a much bigger episode for her. Even as Leslie constantly reminds us how they are best friends who love working together, she spends far more time seeking advice from Ron and working with the rest of the department. If there was ever a time to show their friendship and its tightness, it was here. And with Pawnee becoming extreme in its unhealthiness (Chris orders a "salad" filled with gummy worms, cheese, a gumball, and toffee) and this merger giving her a natural break in her job, it's hard to tell exactly how she feels about leaving or about starting a new life with Chris. While it does seem best for the show to lose Ann as Ben becomes a more logical anchor in Leslie's life, that doesn't mean Ann should be unceremoniously shipped off. And the abrupt ending of the episode, which cuts to black just as Ann and Leslie sit down to talk, felt confusing, as the audience doesn't really know the answers to what they're talking about. Hopefully, next week we'll get a chance to hang out with both characters as they think about how to say goodbye.
REVIEW: CARLO CARLEI'S 'ROMEO AND JULIET' IS NICE TO LOOK AT, BUT BORING TO WATCH
The latest adaptation of Romeo and Juliet gives us a traditional retelling of the well-known tale of passionate lovers... minus the passion. Somehow the film turns a forbidden love story, which is inherently exciting, into a rather bland and unmemorable take on Shakespeare's play. Lacking the intensity that the story calls for, this version of Romeo and Juliet fails to excite.
Assuming that the audience knows the play well enough, the film follows two youngsters, Romeo (Douglas Booth) and Juliet (Hailee Steinfeld), who are destined to never be together because of their feuding families, and explains little else. Director Carlo Carlei (The Flight of the Innocent) wants us to believe in their whirlwind romance, but the film is never able to successfully pull the audience into the supposedly heart-wrenching tale because of the lack of chemistry between Booth and Steinfeld. Steinfeld has difficulty pulling off Shakespeare's prose, Booth comes off as a neurotic boy-band heartthrob who speaks the dialogue well but doesn't seem to know what he's saying, and the both of them together play the part of star-crossed lovers, but with a veil of insincerity. Disappointingly, the story, which is meant to sweep us off our feet and make us believe that these two strangers love each other enough to die for the other, leaves us wondering why they're even together in the first place.
The restrained, and often times awkward romance is further watered down by screenwriter Julian Fellowes' (Downton Abbey) decision to streamline the dialogue and Carlei's lukewarm take on the tale. The intention was to stay faithful to the original Romeo and Juliet — like Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation did — and at the same time be as fresh as Baz Luhrmann's version with Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio (so as to be hip with the younger generation), but instead it comes off as a dumbed-down take of the classic story.
While the film's leads lack chemistry, its older, supporting cast excels. With the likes of Paul Giamatti (Friar Laurence) and Homeland's Damian Lewis (Lord Capulet) — two actors who have had their fair share of experience with Shakespeare — gracing the cast with their dominating performances, the gap between the actors who have come ready to do Shakespeare's words justice, and those who have not, is quite clear. Save for Kodi Smit-McPhee's (The Road) endearing take on Benvolio, Romeo's cousin, the strongest performances generally come from the older cast members.
As for the scenery, Carlei chose to film the movie where it was set: Verona and Mantua. Unfortunately, the background is oftentimes so beautiful that it distracts from the acting, which truth be told, is probably not something to brag about.
With a new adaptation on our hands, it’s a shame that it doesn’t stand out from the rest. Yes, every generation deserves its own Romeo and Juliet, but if we have to wait almost two decades to see it, it better be worth the wait.
MATT DAMON AND BEN AFFLECK TO PRODUCE SITCOM FOR CBS
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck might be Hollywood's most famous best friends. They grew up together, broke into Hollywood together, and even won Oscars together. And now, they will attempt to conquer the small screen together. The pair is set to executive produce a new comedy for CBS titled More Time with Family. Starring comedian Tom Papa, the show will focus on a man who changes his career path and stops spending so much time on the road in order to spend more time with his family, only to find out that it wasn't something that anyone else wanted. The idea was reportedly inspired by both Papa's stand up routine and Damon's personal experiences.
Damon and Papa conceived the idea when the two worked on The Informant and Behind the Candelabra together, and then teamed up with Affleck to produce. Affleck and Damon's joint production company, Pearl Street, is also set to produce The Middle Man for Fox, a Boston-set period crime drama. Affleck is also set to direct the pilot. There's no word yet on whether or not More Time With Family will also take place in Boston, or if its Oscar-winning producers will make a guest appearance. Although, if Affleck is too busy filming Superman Vs. Batman, we're sure Mindy Kaling would be willing to fill his shoes again.
Damon can next be seen in The Monuments Men with George Clooney, which will be released on December 18. Affleck can currently be seen threatening Justin Timberlake in Runner Runner, and is filming Gone Girl with David Fincher.
THE WOMEN OF 'PERSON OF INTEREST' ARE NO SHRINKING VIOLETS
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When you watch a show, there's a good chance you'll see at least one woman who is there solely to be rescued by a man. Person of Interesttakes that idea and stomps on it. This past week's episode had not one, not two but three women, heck, even four if you count one of the villains, who could dismantle a man even before he knew what was happening.
First,we have Joss Carter, a police detective who was busted down to patrolwoman due to a inside crime ring within the police department having a grudge against her getting too close to solving what is going on. She's a tough, no-nonsense woman who is a single mother to a child.Taraji P. Henson imbues her with a fierceness but also a soft side underneath that and is capable of being 'girly' if she has to be.
Then there is Zoe Morgan. She plays a 'fixer' of sorts. If someone or a company is in trouble, she comes in and does what she needs to do. Originally she was one of the people that the Machine designated as someone Reese and Finch needed to save, but she proved more than capable of handling herself and has come in on several of their other cases. She and Reese seem to have a no-strings attached sexual relationship. There's definitely chemistry between the actress, Paige Turco, and Jim Caviezel, who plays Reese. It's not like she sits around and waits for him to call, though.
Rounding off the 'good guys' is Samantha Shaw, who is the least feminine out of them (despite being played by the charming Sarah Shahi). She's a former paramilitary officer who tracked down terrorists before she was recruited by Finch and Reese. She's the wild card out of the bunch - an admitted sociopath who can kill people without compunction. In one of the more recent episodes, she had to be coached by Carter and Morgan about expressing her femininity. I believe the phrase, "Smile!" was used more than once.
In the bad guy camp, Amy Acker has been playing an enigmatic hacker who goes by the name Root. She's been a particular thorn in Finch's side since the end of the first season and it looks like she just escaped her confinement again. She always has things under control and even wound up shooting a veteran assassin at the end a recent episode. There was a tinge of regret in her voice when she found out she had to spare the assassin. It's going to be interesting to see Shaw find Root again since the two had a very unique first introduction where Root tortured Shaw (who actually seemed to be enjoying it).
So.. remember the saying, "You wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley"? Well, we can say the same for these women.
Katrina Kaif down with viral fever!
April (Aubrey Plaza) is back to full agent-of-chaos mode, first rebranding Jerry (whose actual name is Gary) as "Larry Gengrich," and then torturing her doppleganger, Tynnyfer (June Diane Raphael) by mimicing her vapid cluelessness and tricking her into quitting her job and breaking into Dwayne Wade's house in Miami. Ron (Nick Offerman) slowly realizes that his counterpart, played by Sam Elliott and also named Ron, might be another mustachioed man of few words with a love of the outdoors, but while Ron is a libertarian suvivalist and meat-lover, Eagleton Ron is a vegan enviornmental crusader and nut nut ("They make wonderful milks"). They go from instant friends to instant enemies, and it's nice to see the slow build of things our Ron hates coming out of an increasingly gleeful Alterna-Ron's mouth. The only downside to so many great day players was that aside from Leslie's attempts to figure out who to fire, we didn't get to see any of our usual inter-character chemisty. Tom (Aziz Ansari), in particular, was stranded alone in his struggle to conceal that his doppleganger was a super-efficient computer program called E.R.I.C by constructing a fictional drug-dealing, racist, messy jerk identity for Eric who does, indeed, get fired.
And despite all these machinations, Leslie would have never fired someone from the main cast tonight, not just because they are under contract for the rest of the season, but because after recieving the news that Chris (Rob Lowe) and Ann (Rashida Jones) are planning to move out of Pawnee, she becomes hyper loyal, panicking about the loss of a friend by hanging on desperately to her employees, even attempting to get them to sign a Loyalty Agreement that binds them to the town for 50 years. Though Ann tries to soften the bad news with a plate of waffles and a picture of a shirtless Joe Biden riding a horse, Leslie still feels betrayed.
If only things were as easy as they are for Chris and Ben (Adam Scott), who have become close again over the last few episodes but dealt with the news in a mature and kind way. But Leslie's panic is understandable and totally in character. Additionally, Ann is pretty much nowhere to be found in what should have been a much bigger episode for her. Even as Leslie constantly reminds us how they are best friends who love working together, she spends far more time seeking advice from Ron and working with the rest of the department. If there was ever a time to show their friendship and its tightness, it was here. And with Pawnee becoming extreme in its unhealthiness (Chris orders a "salad" filled with gummy worms, cheese, a gumball, and toffee) and this merger giving her a natural break in her job, it's hard to tell exactly how she feels about leaving or about starting a new life with Chris. While it does seem best for the show to lose Ann as Ben becomes a more logical anchor in Leslie's life, that doesn't mean Ann should be unceremoniously shipped off. And the abrupt ending of the episode, which cuts to black just as Ann and Leslie sit down to talk, felt confusing, as the audience doesn't really know the answers to what they're talking about. Hopefully, next week we'll get a chance to hang out with both characters as they think about how to say goodbye.
Assuming that the audience knows the play well enough, the film follows two youngsters, Romeo (Douglas Booth) and Juliet (Hailee Steinfeld), who are destined to never be together because of their feuding families, and explains little else. Director Carlo Carlei (The Flight of the Innocent) wants us to believe in their whirlwind romance, but the film is never able to successfully pull the audience into the supposedly heart-wrenching tale because of the lack of chemistry between Booth and Steinfeld. Steinfeld has difficulty pulling off Shakespeare's prose, Booth comes off as a neurotic boy-band heartthrob who speaks the dialogue well but doesn't seem to know what he's saying, and the both of them together play the part of star-crossed lovers, but with a veil of insincerity. Disappointingly, the story, which is meant to sweep us off our feet and make us believe that these two strangers love each other enough to die for the other, leaves us wondering why they're even together in the first place.
The restrained, and often times awkward romance is further watered down by screenwriter Julian Fellowes' (Downton Abbey) decision to streamline the dialogue and Carlei's lukewarm take on the tale. The intention was to stay faithful to the original Romeo and Juliet — like Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation did — and at the same time be as fresh as Baz Luhrmann's version with Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio (so as to be hip with the younger generation), but instead it comes off as a dumbed-down take of the classic story.
While the film's leads lack chemistry, its older, supporting cast excels. With the likes of Paul Giamatti (Friar Laurence) and Homeland's Damian Lewis (Lord Capulet) — two actors who have had their fair share of experience with Shakespeare — gracing the cast with their dominating performances, the gap between the actors who have come ready to do Shakespeare's words justice, and those who have not, is quite clear. Save for Kodi Smit-McPhee's (The Road) endearing take on Benvolio, Romeo's cousin, the strongest performances generally come from the older cast members.
As for the scenery, Carlei chose to film the movie where it was set: Verona and Mantua. Unfortunately, the background is oftentimes so beautiful that it distracts from the acting, which truth be told, is probably not something to brag about.
With a new adaptation on our hands, it’s a shame that it doesn’t stand out from the rest. Yes, every generation deserves its own Romeo and Juliet, but if we have to wait almost two decades to see it, it better be worth the wait.
MATT DAMON AND BEN AFFLECK TO PRODUCE SITCOM FOR CBS
Damon and Papa conceived the idea when the two worked on The Informant and Behind the Candelabra together, and then teamed up with Affleck to produce. Affleck and Damon's joint production company, Pearl Street, is also set to produce The Middle Man for Fox, a Boston-set period crime drama. Affleck is also set to direct the pilot. There's no word yet on whether or not More Time With Family will also take place in Boston, or if its Oscar-winning producers will make a guest appearance. Although, if Affleck is too busy filming Superman Vs. Batman, we're sure Mindy Kaling would be willing to fill his shoes again.
Damon can next be seen in The Monuments Men with George Clooney, which will be released on December 18. Affleck can currently be seen threatening Justin Timberlake in Runner Runner, and is filming Gone Girl with David Fincher.
THE WOMEN OF 'PERSON OF INTEREST' ARE NO SHRINKING VIOLETS
CBSFirst,we have Joss Carter, a police detective who was busted down to patrolwoman due to a inside crime ring within the police department having a grudge against her getting too close to solving what is going on. She's a tough, no-nonsense woman who is a single mother to a child.Taraji P. Henson imbues her with a fierceness but also a soft side underneath that and is capable of being 'girly' if she has to be.
Then there is Zoe Morgan. She plays a 'fixer' of sorts. If someone or a company is in trouble, she comes in and does what she needs to do. Originally she was one of the people that the Machine designated as someone Reese and Finch needed to save, but she proved more than capable of handling herself and has come in on several of their other cases. She and Reese seem to have a no-strings attached sexual relationship. There's definitely chemistry between the actress, Paige Turco, and Jim Caviezel, who plays Reese. It's not like she sits around and waits for him to call, though.
Rounding off the 'good guys' is Samantha Shaw, who is the least feminine out of them (despite being played by the charming Sarah Shahi). She's a former paramilitary officer who tracked down terrorists before she was recruited by Finch and Reese. She's the wild card out of the bunch - an admitted sociopath who can kill people without compunction. In one of the more recent episodes, she had to be coached by Carter and Morgan about expressing her femininity. I believe the phrase, "Smile!" was used more than once.
In the bad guy camp, Amy Acker has been playing an enigmatic hacker who goes by the name Root. She's been a particular thorn in Finch's side since the end of the first season and it looks like she just escaped her confinement again. She always has things under control and even wound up shooting a veteran assassin at the end a recent episode. There was a tinge of regret in her voice when she found out she had to spare the assassin. It's going to be interesting to see Shaw find Root again since the two had a very unique first introduction where Root tortured Shaw (who actually seemed to be enjoying it).
So.. remember the saying, "You wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley"? Well, we can say the same for these women.
BOLLYWOOD UPDATES
New Dellhi: Like many, Bollywood actors too have been affected by the changing weather conditions. After Ranveer Singh and Vir Das, it is Katrina Kaif- who is under the weather. The hottie has been diagnosed with a viral fever.
According to a tabloid, the ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ actress, who will be seen next in ‘Dhoom 3’, has been advised by the doctors to take some rest before resuming work.
Kaif is reportedly on very heavy antibiotics and is currently avoiding the camera due to the adverse reaction of the medicines on her face.
“She has not been keeping well and was advised complete rest. She was down with viral fever and the strong dose of medicines had an adverse reaction it led to swelling on her face,” a source said.
It is also said that Kaif is not shooting for films, but her busy schedule -packed with shooting dates for endorsements- have been affected due to her illness.
“As `Bang Bang` and Kabir Khan’s film shoot has been pushed ahead, she had time on hand to complete some of her brand assignments before November. But now she has decided to finish dubbing for `Dhoom 3` instead,” the source added.
Here`s wishing the beauty speedy recovery.
According to a tabloid, the ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ actress, who will be seen next in ‘Dhoom 3’, has been advised by the doctors to take some rest before resuming work.
Kaif is reportedly on very heavy antibiotics and is currently avoiding the camera due to the adverse reaction of the medicines on her face.
“She has not been keeping well and was advised complete rest. She was down with viral fever and the strong dose of medicines had an adverse reaction it led to swelling on her face,” a source said.
It is also said that Kaif is not shooting for films, but her busy schedule -packed with shooting dates for endorsements- have been affected due to her illness.
“As `Bang Bang` and Kabir Khan’s film shoot has been pushed ahead, she had time on hand to complete some of her brand assignments before November. But now she has decided to finish dubbing for `Dhoom 3` instead,” the source added.
Here`s wishing the beauty speedy recovery.
Member of Aamir Khan film crew arrested
New Delhi: A unit director of Aamir Khan`s upcoming movie ‘PK’ has been arrested for hurting religious sentiments during the shooting of a scene for the film, police said Friday.
The film crew member, whose name police refused to reveal, was arrested Wednesday and a case was registered against him after locals objected to a scene in which a man dressed as Lord Shiva was pulling a rickshaw in which two burqa-clad women were sitting.
"A case under section 295 A (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religious of any class) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against the unit director and the three actors at Kotwali police station," said a police official.
The unit members were shooting the scene in Chandni Chowk area Wednesday.
Initially, people thought the actors were members of a Ram Leela party but on seeing cameras, they inquired about the issue.
The actors told police that it was a dream sequence of the movie and they had all the legal documents and permission for shooting.
But a mob that gathered at the police station started shouting slogans that the film-makers were hurting religious sentiments, forcing police to take action.
The officer said that no case has been registered against Aamir Khan.
Drashti Dhami strikes gold, to do a film?
The film crew member, whose name police refused to reveal, was arrested Wednesday and a case was registered against him after locals objected to a scene in which a man dressed as Lord Shiva was pulling a rickshaw in which two burqa-clad women were sitting.
"A case under section 295 A (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religious of any class) and 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against the unit director and the three actors at Kotwali police station," said a police official.
The unit members were shooting the scene in Chandni Chowk area Wednesday.
Initially, people thought the actors were members of a Ram Leela party but on seeing cameras, they inquired about the issue.
The actors told police that it was a dream sequence of the movie and they had all the legal documents and permission for shooting.
But a mob that gathered at the police station started shouting slogans that the film-makers were hurting religious sentiments, forcing police to take action.
The officer said that no case has been registered against Aamir Khan.
Drashti Dhami strikes gold, to do a film?
Mumbai: Popular TV actress Drashti Dhami might be the lucky one to romance Bollywood heavyweight Ajay Devgn in his next.
The pretty lass, who is currently essaying the role of Madhubala in a popular TV daily soap is reportedly being considered to play the lead opposite Devgn by Rohit Shetty for ‘Singham 2’.
‘Singham’ starring Devgn and south sensation Kajal Agarwal went on to become a super-hit film and a sequel to the film was in the pipeline.
And hence Shetty is on the verge of finalising the leading lady of his film.
Drashti had recently won the finale of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, a dance reality show judged by Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D’Souza. The beauty had won the hearts of a number of celebrity guests who had made their presence felt on the show. Many had even said that Drashti has the potential to make it big in the world of cinema.
And if all goes well, fans of Drashti might get to see her sizzle on the silverscreen.
Here’s wishing the girl all the very best.
The pretty lass, who is currently essaying the role of Madhubala in a popular TV daily soap is reportedly being considered to play the lead opposite Devgn by Rohit Shetty for ‘Singham 2’.
‘Singham’ starring Devgn and south sensation Kajal Agarwal went on to become a super-hit film and a sequel to the film was in the pipeline.
And hence Shetty is on the verge of finalising the leading lady of his film.
Drashti had recently won the finale of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, a dance reality show judged by Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D’Souza. The beauty had won the hearts of a number of celebrity guests who had made their presence felt on the show. Many had even said that Drashti has the potential to make it big in the world of cinema.
And if all goes well, fans of Drashti might get to see her sizzle on the silverscreen.
Here’s wishing the girl all the very best.
Jiah Khan suicide case: Don’t want to comment on anything, says Aditya Pancholi
Mumbai: Actor Aditya Pancholi in an exclusive interview to Zee News said that he will wait for the court’s verdict on the Jiah Khan Suicide case.
The actress’s mother, Rabbiya had moved Bombay High Court stating that her daughter did not commit suicide but was murdered. Jiah, who was launched by Ram Gopal Varma opposite Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Nishabd’ was found hanging at her Juhu apartment on June 3.
Jiah was in a relationship with Aditya’s son Sooraj. The actress’s mother is determined to prove that her daughter did not commit suicide.
However, while talking to Zee News, Aditya said, “I do not want to comment on anything right now as it might affect the case. Let the law take its own course. We know what the truth is and I know my son is innocent. But for the moment it is better to say the least.”
The petition filed by Rabbiya alleges that Jiah may have been hanged after being killed. It cites some reasons to support this theory.
The petition says that a person who commits suicide would have his or her eyes popping and tongue protruding out, while in the case of Jiah it was not so. Also, in such cases lung or brain haemorrhage is generally noticed, but in this case this was not observed.
The petition further says that besides ligature marks that occur in death due to hanging, injury marks were noticed on Jiah`s face and body. An injury was noticed on the right side of her lips and a mark on her left arm suggested as if someone had held her tightly.
While police claimed that Jiah had hanged herself with a muslin `dupatta`, forensic expert Dr R N Jerajani opined that the depth of ligature marks in Jiah`s case was difficult to achieve with a soft material.
Dr Jerajani has further opined that the ligature marks on Jiah`s neck are not like the ones usually found on the body of a person who hangs self from a ceiling fan. The possibility of strangulation is not ruled out in this case, he said in the forensic report.
The petition further said that CCTV camera footage showed that Jiah had entered her house a few minutes before she committed suicide. At that time, she was wearing a track suit but her body was discovered in a night gown. Would a person about to commit suicide change her dress, the petition asks?
Moreover, the ceiling fan was located in between two single beds and it was not possible for Jiah to hang herself without a stool and there was no stool in her house.
There is a window in Jiah`s room at a low level in the first-floor flat. This window was found open although air-condition machine was on at the time of the incident, the petition said, adding that the window could have been used to gain entry into the room.
Jiah’s boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi, who Rabbiya believes is responsible for her death, was arrested on charges of abetting her suicide, but was released on bail after serving 21 days in jail in the month of June.
'War Chhod Na Yaar' review: Brave concept, engaging war satire
The actress’s mother, Rabbiya had moved Bombay High Court stating that her daughter did not commit suicide but was murdered. Jiah, who was launched by Ram Gopal Varma opposite Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Nishabd’ was found hanging at her Juhu apartment on June 3.
Jiah was in a relationship with Aditya’s son Sooraj. The actress’s mother is determined to prove that her daughter did not commit suicide.
However, while talking to Zee News, Aditya said, “I do not want to comment on anything right now as it might affect the case. Let the law take its own course. We know what the truth is and I know my son is innocent. But for the moment it is better to say the least.”
The petition filed by Rabbiya alleges that Jiah may have been hanged after being killed. It cites some reasons to support this theory.
The petition says that a person who commits suicide would have his or her eyes popping and tongue protruding out, while in the case of Jiah it was not so. Also, in such cases lung or brain haemorrhage is generally noticed, but in this case this was not observed.
The petition further says that besides ligature marks that occur in death due to hanging, injury marks were noticed on Jiah`s face and body. An injury was noticed on the right side of her lips and a mark on her left arm suggested as if someone had held her tightly.
While police claimed that Jiah had hanged herself with a muslin `dupatta`, forensic expert Dr R N Jerajani opined that the depth of ligature marks in Jiah`s case was difficult to achieve with a soft material.
Dr Jerajani has further opined that the ligature marks on Jiah`s neck are not like the ones usually found on the body of a person who hangs self from a ceiling fan. The possibility of strangulation is not ruled out in this case, he said in the forensic report.
The petition further said that CCTV camera footage showed that Jiah had entered her house a few minutes before she committed suicide. At that time, she was wearing a track suit but her body was discovered in a night gown. Would a person about to commit suicide change her dress, the petition asks?
Moreover, the ceiling fan was located in between two single beds and it was not possible for Jiah to hang herself without a stool and there was no stool in her house.
There is a window in Jiah`s room at a low level in the first-floor flat. This window was found open although air-condition machine was on at the time of the incident, the petition said, adding that the window could have been used to gain entry into the room.
Jiah’s boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi, who Rabbiya believes is responsible for her death, was arrested on charges of abetting her suicide, but was released on bail after serving 21 days in jail in the month of June.
'War Chhod Na Yaar' review: Brave concept, engaging war satire
Political satires are easily the most difficult genre of comedy in cinema. They have to serve up a telling lesson to self-serving politicians while providing audiences with a good laugh. We had Kunal Roy Kapur attempting one of `dose` in ‘The President Is Coming’.But that`s it. Full credit to writer-director Faraz Haider for going into the war zone and emerging from the battle-scarred scenario with his sense of humour intact.
War satires are extinct in a country that takes cross-border matters dead seriously. Though ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ is a very one-sided view of barbed-wire offences, it does nevertheless fire some mirthful missiles at politicians on both sides who make mileage out of the mythical animosity between the two countries. In the middle of the crackling tension of Indo-Pak differences, there suddenly comes the cackling sound of loud laughter breaking the eerie silence of the desertscape where ammunition is aimed at both ends.
Sitting in No Man`s Land across the barbed fence are the two squadron leaders from both ends played smartly by Sharman Joshi and Jaaved Jaffrey playing cards, exchanging jokes and making light of one another`s country`s ongoing burden of being border-line belligerent. That the film is shot in the Rajashtan deserts serves the film`s locational purpose creating a battle-ground realistically, if not opulently.
Faraz Haider has scripted a plot that tickles border-line tension. There are passages of breezy bantering between Joshi and Jaffrey. Both actors possess subtle acting skills that they put here to potent use as two army-men who bond across the border even as war escalates overnight. The soldierly bonding over the barbed wires is a heartening thought, not quite executed with the finesse that, say, J.P. Dutta would have invested into his border-line satire.
‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ is a film with a large heart. `Hate war, not the warrior` seems to be the subtitled slogan of this anti-war satire. Rather than taking long shots of battleground images mercifully, the debutant director goes easy on the gunshots and preaches to focus more on the personal interaction between soldiers from both sides. The cross-border antakshari culminating in the Pakistanis crooning ‘Yeh mera India, I love my India’ is a cleverly designed episode, though much too obvious an effort at taming the enemy.
Then there is a sequence where Indian soldiers unleash a poultry of roosters across the barbed fence to trap their opponents.
Barb re barb!
The problem creeps into the blithe narrative when the Pakistani army men and politicians are shown largely as bumbling imbeciles, if not outright jokers. Dalip Tahil`s triple role as the Pakistani president, the Chinese premiere (whose native tongue is translated into Punjabi in Navjot Singh Sidhu`S voice) and the American President`s yankee-accented aide, ceases to be funny beyond a point.
Not that this sort of standup comedy material renders itself effectively to cinematic laughter in the first place. Nonetheless, credit must go to the writer-director for attempting to show the utter futility and the underlining farce that define cross-border aggression.
Some episodes in the film are neatly written. The actors add a layer of conviction to the satire. The underrated underused Sharman Joshi puts up a convincing show as an Indian soldier trying to keep his and his army`s spirits high in the face of violence. Why don`t we see more of him? Jaaved Jaffery, who was effective as a snarling villain in last week`s ‘Besharam’, puts up another bravura act as Sharman`s colleague from the other side of the firing line. Soha Ali Khan as a television journalist modelled on Barkha Dutta (not again!) gets into the satirical spirit with ease.
The film has a vast cast of comic performers. But I must make special mention of Mukul Dev as an Afghani infiltrator, who gets it wrong each time. Mukul`s accent and comic timing are fodder for the funny bones.
Very rarely do we get a chance to smile about the grim reality of war. This film gives a nimble twinkle-eyed satirical slant to the scourge of war. Warm and well-packaged with intelligent performances, ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ flounders when it abandons the human aspect to get into the nuclear zone.
Then it`s time to groan.
Subhash K Jha
Rohit Shetty, Imran Khan for 'Soodhu Kavvum' Hindi remake
War satires are extinct in a country that takes cross-border matters dead seriously. Though ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ is a very one-sided view of barbed-wire offences, it does nevertheless fire some mirthful missiles at politicians on both sides who make mileage out of the mythical animosity between the two countries. In the middle of the crackling tension of Indo-Pak differences, there suddenly comes the cackling sound of loud laughter breaking the eerie silence of the desertscape where ammunition is aimed at both ends.
Sitting in No Man`s Land across the barbed fence are the two squadron leaders from both ends played smartly by Sharman Joshi and Jaaved Jaffrey playing cards, exchanging jokes and making light of one another`s country`s ongoing burden of being border-line belligerent. That the film is shot in the Rajashtan deserts serves the film`s locational purpose creating a battle-ground realistically, if not opulently.
Faraz Haider has scripted a plot that tickles border-line tension. There are passages of breezy bantering between Joshi and Jaffrey. Both actors possess subtle acting skills that they put here to potent use as two army-men who bond across the border even as war escalates overnight. The soldierly bonding over the barbed wires is a heartening thought, not quite executed with the finesse that, say, J.P. Dutta would have invested into his border-line satire.
‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ is a film with a large heart. `Hate war, not the warrior` seems to be the subtitled slogan of this anti-war satire. Rather than taking long shots of battleground images mercifully, the debutant director goes easy on the gunshots and preaches to focus more on the personal interaction between soldiers from both sides. The cross-border antakshari culminating in the Pakistanis crooning ‘Yeh mera India, I love my India’ is a cleverly designed episode, though much too obvious an effort at taming the enemy.
Then there is a sequence where Indian soldiers unleash a poultry of roosters across the barbed fence to trap their opponents.
Barb re barb!
The problem creeps into the blithe narrative when the Pakistani army men and politicians are shown largely as bumbling imbeciles, if not outright jokers. Dalip Tahil`s triple role as the Pakistani president, the Chinese premiere (whose native tongue is translated into Punjabi in Navjot Singh Sidhu`S voice) and the American President`s yankee-accented aide, ceases to be funny beyond a point.
Not that this sort of standup comedy material renders itself effectively to cinematic laughter in the first place. Nonetheless, credit must go to the writer-director for attempting to show the utter futility and the underlining farce that define cross-border aggression.
Some episodes in the film are neatly written. The actors add a layer of conviction to the satire. The underrated underused Sharman Joshi puts up a convincing show as an Indian soldier trying to keep his and his army`s spirits high in the face of violence. Why don`t we see more of him? Jaaved Jaffery, who was effective as a snarling villain in last week`s ‘Besharam’, puts up another bravura act as Sharman`s colleague from the other side of the firing line. Soha Ali Khan as a television journalist modelled on Barkha Dutta (not again!) gets into the satirical spirit with ease.
The film has a vast cast of comic performers. But I must make special mention of Mukul Dev as an Afghani infiltrator, who gets it wrong each time. Mukul`s accent and comic timing are fodder for the funny bones.
Very rarely do we get a chance to smile about the grim reality of war. This film gives a nimble twinkle-eyed satirical slant to the scourge of war. Warm and well-packaged with intelligent performances, ‘War Chhod Na Yaar’ flounders when it abandons the human aspect to get into the nuclear zone.
Then it`s time to groan.
Subhash K Jha
Rohit Shetty, Imran Khan for 'Soodhu Kavvum' Hindi remake
Chennai: Filmmaker Rohit Shetty will team up with Imran Khan for the Hindi remake of recent Tamil crime-comedy drama ‘Soodhu Kavvum’. The film is expected to go on the floors soon and Shraddha Kapoor is being considered as the female lead.
"The necessary formalities took place in Mumbai. Imran Khan will play the lead while Shraddha Kapoor is likely to be paired opposite him," read a statement from Rockline Productions which acquired the remake rights of the original.
"The (Hindi) remake will be jointly produced by Rohit Shetty`s home banner, in association with A&P Groups and Rockline Productions," added the statement.
Actor Vijay Sethupathi played the lead in ‘Soodhu Kavvum’ which is a story of four misfit kidnappers. The film will also be remade in Malayalam soon.
"The project has been pitched to leading actors in Kerala. Since `Soodhu Kavvum` has a universal concept, it is easily applicable to any language. The project will go on the floors soon," read the statement.
Karan Johar wants 24-hour security?
"The necessary formalities took place in Mumbai. Imran Khan will play the lead while Shraddha Kapoor is likely to be paired opposite him," read a statement from Rockline Productions which acquired the remake rights of the original.
"The (Hindi) remake will be jointly produced by Rohit Shetty`s home banner, in association with A&P Groups and Rockline Productions," added the statement.
Actor Vijay Sethupathi played the lead in ‘Soodhu Kavvum’ which is a story of four misfit kidnappers. The film will also be remade in Malayalam soon.
"The project has been pitched to leading actors in Kerala. Since `Soodhu Kavvum` has a universal concept, it is easily applicable to any language. The project will go on the floors soon," read the statement.
Karan Johar wants 24-hour security?
Mumbai: Producer-director Karan Johar has reportedly requested the Protection and Security Branch of the Mumbai Police to give him 24-hour security cover.The filmmaker had lodged a complaint with the Khar police station in Mumbai last month after he received an extortion threat via SMS from an unknown number. The case was then transferred to the anti-extortion cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch.
Film personalities have often been targeted by the underworld. Prior to Johar, producer Boney Kapoor too had received threat calls from a gangster. Kapoor had then filed a complaint with the Oshiwara Police station and the case was later transferred to the anti-extortion cell of the Mumbai police.
Recently, playback singer-composer Sonu Nigam too had received threat calls from the underworld.
Amitabh Bachchan not doing 'Welcome Back'
Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan has denied reports that he will join the cast of ‘Welcome Back’, saying he is not aware of it.
"I am not doing the film. I don`t know nobody has approached me for this," he told reporters Friday.
There were also reports that Rekha will be part of ‘Welcome Back’.
To be directed by Anees Baazmee ‘Welcome Back’ is a sequel to ‘Welcome’.
Film personalities have often been targeted by the underworld. Prior to Johar, producer Boney Kapoor too had received threat calls from a gangster. Kapoor had then filed a complaint with the Oshiwara Police station and the case was later transferred to the anti-extortion cell of the Mumbai police.
Recently, playback singer-composer Sonu Nigam too had received threat calls from the underworld.
"I am not doing the film. I don`t know nobody has approached me for this," he told reporters Friday.
There were also reports that Rekha will be part of ‘Welcome Back’.
To be directed by Anees Baazmee ‘Welcome Back’ is a sequel to ‘Welcome’.
Mumbai: We’ve seen how a lot of B-town celebs have going out red faced from Sallu’s reality show after taking the stage with the 'Dabangg' star for their film’s promotions, but Ranbir isn’t ready to step on the 'Bigg Boss 7' stage. Not even if it means good promotions for 'Besharam'?
