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  • Star Movies Select HD presents ‘Films To See Before You Die’

    Star Movies Select HD presents ‘Films To See Before You Die’

    Star Movies Select HD has been staying true to its promise of impeccable curation by showcasing the best. Star Movies sets standards of storytelling high inspiring a lot of others to try and re-invent the art of movie showcasing business.

    Its commitment to curation has already resulted in bringing premieres that were never released in India, festivals that celebrated movies that brought pages to life with book adaptations. This time, its offering needs no introduction – ‘Films to See before You Die’.

    Starting November 7, Monday to Friday at 9 PM; Star Movies Select HD will showcase stories that have redefined the way we understand cinema. The impact and craft of these movies are so iconic that some of them have gone on to change the very fabric of our world and how we look at it.

    Can you imagine ‘Love’ in any other way than the aching feeling felt in ‘Casablanca’ or ‘Space’ as showcased by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey?

    The charismatic line-up of the festival includes some of the biggest Academy Award winning titles like – Goodfellas, 2001:A Space Odyssey, Chariots of Fire, Full Metal Jacket, Shawshank Redemption, Casablanca, As Good As it Gets, Star Wars IV: A New Hope to name a few.

    Sometimes, you need to surrender yourself to the sheer brilliance of these magnificent stories told by some of the best storytellers.

  • Star Movies Select HD presents ‘Films To See Before You Die’

    Star Movies Select HD presents ‘Films To See Before You Die’

    Star Movies Select HD has been staying true to its promise of impeccable curation by showcasing the best. Star Movies sets standards of storytelling high inspiring a lot of others to try and re-invent the art of movie showcasing business.

    Its commitment to curation has already resulted in bringing premieres that were never released in India, festivals that celebrated movies that brought pages to life with book adaptations. This time, its offering needs no introduction – ‘Films to See before You Die’.

    Starting November 7, Monday to Friday at 9 PM; Star Movies Select HD will showcase stories that have redefined the way we understand cinema. The impact and craft of these movies are so iconic that some of them have gone on to change the very fabric of our world and how we look at it.

    Can you imagine ‘Love’ in any other way than the aching feeling felt in ‘Casablanca’ or ‘Space’ as showcased by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey?

    The charismatic line-up of the festival includes some of the biggest Academy Award winning titles like – Goodfellas, 2001:A Space Odyssey, Chariots of Fire, Full Metal Jacket, Shawshank Redemption, Casablanca, As Good As it Gets, Star Wars IV: A New Hope to name a few.

    Sometimes, you need to surrender yourself to the sheer brilliance of these magnificent stories told by some of the best storytellers.

  • Tony Lip no more

    Tony Lip no more

    MUMBAI: Veteran actor Tony Lip, best known for his portrayal of mob kingpin Carmine Lupertazzi in The Sopranos passed away on 4 January. The exact cause of his death is unknown. According to family members the actor‘s health had been failing in recent years.

    He also portrayed real-life Bonanno crime family mobster Philip Giaccone, in Donnie Brasco, and real-life Lucchese crime family mobster Francesco Manzo, in Goodfellas.

    It was at the Copacabana Nightclub where Lip first met Francis Ford Coppola and Louis DiGiamo who made his first film-debut in The Godfather but in a very small role. He also co-wrote his own book in 2005 named Shut Up And Eat!

    Born Frank Anthony Vallelonga, played minor league baseball in North Carolina with the St Louis Browns organization, later served in the American Army from 1951 to 1953 in Germany.

  • Amazon’s instant video app for iPhone & iPod

    Amazon’s instant video app for iPhone & iPod

    MUMBAI: Online retail major Amazon.com has introduced the Amazon Instant Video App, enabling customers to stream or download Amazon Instant Video movies and TV episodes from their video library directly on their iPhone or iPod touch.

    The app also makes more than 30,000 titles from Prime Instant Video available to Prime members such as TV shows like ‘American Horror Story‘, ‘Downton Abbey‘ and ‘Fringe‘, as well as movies such as ‘Hugo‘, ‘Thor‘ and ‘Goodfellas‘, to stream instantly on their iPhone or iPod touch at no additional cost.

    Amazon announced the Amazon Instant Video app for iPad earlier this year. With this launch, Amazon Instant Video is now available across iOS mobile devices.

    Amazon.com VP for video Anthony Bay said, "Our customers tell us they want the convenience of being able to watch all of their movies and TV episodes, wherever they are. Today we‘re excited to extend our ‘buy once, enjoy everywhere‘ approach to iPhone and iPod touch users, giving customers the chance to enjoy more than 140,000 titles from Amazon Instant Video and more than 30,000 titles from Prime Instant Video anytime, anywhere."

    To watch movies or TV episodes from Amazon Instant Video on iPhone and iPod touch, customers can simply search for the content they‘ve already rented or purchased from Amazon Instant Video-including the latest hit movies like The Dark Knight Rises, Brave and The Amazing Spiderman and the latest episodes from TV series like The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy and The Vampire Diaries.

    The Amazon Instant Video App for iPhone and iPod touch offers features including:

    " "Your Watchlist" feature that lets customers make a list of all the movies and TV episodes they want to watch in the future, regardless of whether they own the video or not, making it easy to keep track of specific videos for later viewing.

    " "Your Video Library" feature that gives iPhone and iPod touch customers access to purchases and rentals from Amazon Instant Video on the web.