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  • Scorsese will make all films in 3D in future

    Scorsese will make all films in 3D in future

    MUMBAI: So deep is filmmaker Martin Scorsese in love with 3D format that he has decided to make all his upcoming movies in the same format.

    The 69-year old filmmaker was speaking at the 2012 CinemaCon in Las Vegas to discuss his experience of making 3D movies along with director Ang Lee.

    Scorsese said that he loves the new format so much that if he could go back in time, he would have filmed all his films including Raging Bull and Taxi Driver in the format. “I would have practically done all my films in 3D,” the filmmaker opined.

    The director said that 3D could make audience feel a stronger connection to the story and the actors in the film.

  • CenemaCon’s Lifetime achievement award to Stallone

    CenemaCon’s Lifetime achievement award to Stallone

    MUMBAI: Sylvester Stallone has been presented with a lifetime achievement award at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. “Sylvester Stallone has proven himself time and time again to be a prolific actor, writer and director over the years.
    Throughout his incredible career spanning nearly 40 years, Stallone has established his ability to continually captivate his audiences,” CinemaCon general manager Mitch Neuhauser has been quoted to have said.
    Stallone, who made his big screen return with the 2010 box office hit The Expendables is currently orking on prison thriller The Tomb along with fellow action star Arnold Schwarzenegger.

  • Michael Douglas signed for Las Vegas

    Michael Douglas signed for Las Vegas

    MUMBAI: Michael Douglas has been signed to head the cast of CBS Films‘ upcoming film Last Vegas after years in development. Written by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love), the ensemble comedy is to directed by Jon Turteltaub.
    The story of Last Vegas centers on a quartet of retired boomers who are called upon for a Las Vegas bachelor party by their friend, a ladies man who is finally settling down and marrying a woman half his age. Douglas plays the ladies man.

    It may be interesting to note that Douglas was loosely attached to the project three years ago but he backed out when he was diagnosed with throat cancer in August 2010 after which he spent time battling the disease.
    Word of Douglas‘ return has slowly been coming out as his health improves. Last month, Turteltaub told Showbiz411 that he was talking to Douglas. And Sunday, Douglas spoke with The Hartford Courant ahead of receiving an award from the Eugene O‘Neill Theater Center and said that he was starring in the film along with Dustin Hoffman and Chirstopher Walken.

  • CNN to launch new show ‘My City My Life’

    CNN to launch new show ‘My City My Life’

    MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN will launch the show My City My Life on 3 May at 6:45 pm and 10:45 pm and on 4 May at 1:45 pm.

    Each month the show takes viewers on a unique journey into the heart and soul of one of the world’s greatest cities. Icons from the world of film, music and fashion reveal the hidden treasures within their chosen city.

    With celebrities as CNN’s tour guides, each programme will offer viewers an exclusive and personal insight into both their personality and the destination. Viewers will discover the locations that inspire them, where they like to go and what they love to do.

    The show gives the personalities creative input on how their city is portrayed as CNN cameras follow them for at least a day.

    Opening the series, the programme ventures to the heart of Florence in Italy, exploring the wonderful city through the eyes of Roberto Cavalli, world-renowned fashion designer. Cavalli, grandson of impressionist painter Giuseppe Rossi, grew up surrounded by art and fashion and Florence has always been of great significance to him, being the place he unveiled his first collection in 1972. Cavalli reveals the places in Florence he loves most and shares his inspirations.

    In June’s episode, French actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz, guides viewers through ‘his’ Paris, including the place where he was born; the differences between the north and south of the city and some of the locations that inspired his film, ‘La Haine’. The series will air on 7 June at 6.45 pm and 10.45 pm and 8 June at 1.45 pm.

    Each intimate portrayal will provide CNN viewers with the opportunity to travel across continents, off the beaten tourist track and under the skin of the world’s most cutting-edge destinations, which include Paris, London, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Las Vegas among others.

    CNN’s comprehensive website will allow access to all past episodes and special features via www.cnn.com/mycitymylife.

    Samsonite will sponsor the show. The sponsorship takes effect from 3 May 2008 and signals the premium travel brand’s first television advertising campaign in four years and is a significant evolution of Samsonite’s traditionally spot-driven association with CNN International.

    For Samsonite, its sponsorship of My City_My Life marks the next phase in its long term global communications campaign Life’s a Journey. The campaign is a compelling mix of brand and product advertising and will extend Samsonite’s brand footprint to connect with CNN International’s upscale audiences across Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It will also reach audiences globally via CNN.com.

    CNN International senior VP ad sales Rani R. Raad comments, “CNN International delivers the upscale business traveller audience that Samsonite wants to reach with their luxury high end travel products. We are excited Samsonite has chosen to cement its advertising relationship with us on this bespoke, cross-platform initiative and we look forward to delivering a powerful brand solution for them.”

    Samsonite president and CEO Marcello Bottoli says, “We launched the ‘Life’s a Journey’ campaign in 2005 to add a much richer, more emotional depth to our communication; to showcase the new direction for Samsonite. Being associated with a travel feature like My City My Life is an exciting next step and brings our brand philosophy to life in front of a key audience.”

    In addition to branded billboards attached to ‘My City_My Life’ television and web programming, Samsonite will also exclusively sponsor the series’ online destination. The My City_My Life microsite will stream the programme on demand and include written profiles and image galleries of the personalities and guides to the cities in the show. A user-generated content component will invite users to submit their own hot tips for the cities visited in the show and cast ‘Quick Votes’ for each of the cities. A branded promotional campaign across TV and web will drive viewer tune-in to the show.

    Samsonite joins CNN’s roster of luxury goods clients including Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Omega and Breitling.

  • Autonet Mobile to launch internet service for cars

    Autonet Mobile to launch internet service for cars

     MUMBAI: Internet service provider for cars Autonet Mobile has announced the debut of a new wireless service for cars at ShowStoppers during the consumer electronics show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas.

    The company also plans to announce an agreement with a car rental company to offer a portable, wireless internet service by the end of the first quarter.

    With the wireless broadband mobile network, Autonet Mobile is bringing a new internet media center to vehicles by letting passengers check email, surf the web, game or communicate via any WiFi-enabled device. The service is optimised for the in-car experience, and is specifically designed to work on 95 percent of US roads, regardless of driving conditions or location, asserts an official release.

    The Autonet Mobile Unit is priced at $ 399 with a monthly service charge of $ 49.

  • CNN goes on a ‘Quest’ for magic

    CNN goes on a ‘Quest’ for magic

    MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN has announced that its show Quest seeks out magic. The show’s host Richard Quest seeks to discover the truth behind the dark arts of illusion. The Las Vegas glitz and glamour of David Copperfield contrasts with the cauldrons of English witches as Quest prepares to emulate the magicians with a trick all of his own. The show airs on 23 December at 12:30 pm, 8:30 pm, 24 December at 12:30 pm.

    Topping the bill is American magician and illusionist, David Copperfield. During the past decade, his shows have grossed over one billion dollars, and his television performances have won him 21 Emmy Awards. He has vanished the Statue of Liberty, walked through the Great Wall of China and levitated over the Grand Canyon. Constantly redefining the realms of possibility, he has become the best-known illusionist of our time. The program reveals that he also covets a more secret passion – preserving the history of magic for future generations. With a few surprises along the way, Quest gets a guided tour of the Copperfield private collection, containing 80,000 objects of magic memorabilia, some dating back to the 16th century.

    From the grandest of stages, the program moves to the intimate surroundings of the dinner table, with Fay Presto. This British magician plies her trade on the London restaurant scene, entertaining customers between courses, and she shares her passion for close up magic with Quest, and gives him an insight into the trials and tribulations of the nomadic ‘magician-for-hire’.

    Aside from entertainment, it’s worth pausing to remember that there is perhaps a darker, mythical origin to the modern art of magic. In the quaint Cornish village of St. Buryan in the UK, lives certified witch Cassandra Latham, who could be described as a throwback to the village ‘wise woman’. Working from her cottage, she receives all manner of visitors, who request everything from a love spell to an old school cure for warts. With Cassandra providing Quest with a glimpse at ancient rituals, who has to question whether real magic exists!

    Next, the show’s host visits ‘Sin City’, Las Vegas, where there’s ample scope to uncover what motivates the master magician. On stage at the Monte Carlo Hotel, Lance Burton creates a world in which gloves turn to doves and girls levitate across the stage. From sleight-of-hand tricks to grand illusions, Burton does it all and has been the hottest act in Vegas for over ten years. He describes his deep connection to magicians of the past, his philosophy of performance and why some tricks are timeless.

    In addition to meeting some of the biggest names in the business, Quest faces his own ordeal as he seeks out the ‘magic touch’. Not content just to stare in wonder, he takes to the stage at London’s Magic Circle, alongside some of Britain’s top magicians.

  • Bond star Daniel Craig to make a splash at MTV Europe Music Awards

    Bond star Daniel Craig to make a splash at MTV Europe Music Awards

    MUMBAI: The MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 take place in Copenhagen on 2 November 2006.

    Daniel Craig, who stars as James Bond in Casino Royale, the latest film in the 007 series, will be in Copenhagen, presenting an award alongside Denmark’s own Mads Mikkelsen, who plays the Bond villain, Le Chifre in the blockbuster movie due for release in India next month.

    Keane, The Killers, P Diddy, Muse and Nelly Furtado will perform. The show will be hosted by Justin Timberlake who will also perform.

    The rock band Keane’s debut album Hopes And Fears sold five million copies in 2003. Their second album Under the Iron Sea went straight to top at the UK and European Charts in June, also entering the US Billboard Charts at Number four. They will be embarking on their UK and European tour later this month.

    The Killers took the world by storm when they left their native Las Vegas and released the debut album, Hot Fuss two years ago. Their recent studio effort Sam’s Town sees the band embracing a fuller, more mature sound.

  • AXN introduces the concept of ‘Elite Weekends’

    AXN introduces the concept of ‘Elite Weekends’

    MUMBAI: The action oriented AXN is using the weekend to air back to back epiodes of shows so that viewers who missed them during the week can catch them at one sitting. The initiative is called Elite Weekends.

    Viewers can chill out with back-to-back episodes from six series all weekend, including The Shield (Season 4), Las Vegas (Season 2), House, and all three of the CSI series: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI:Miami and CSI:New York.

    This month AXN will also be premiering new seasons of CSI and CSI: NY. Expect plenty of grisly details and heinous crimes in the 6th season of CSI ahead, and marvel as the team uses increasingly high-tech and technical forensic tools to comb through the evidence for clues in their search for the elusive solution.

    AXN Elite Weekend will premiere on the 6 and 7 May and will air every Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to 3 pm.

  • BBC outlines online strategy

    BBC outlines online strategy

    MUMBAI: Speaking at the MIX06 conference in Las Vegas, the director of the BBC’s new media and technology division Ashley Highfield, outlined the public broadcaster’s online strategy.

    At the Microsoft-organized event for web developers, designers and business professionals, Highfield stressed that the BBC has to be technologically innovative, and key to that strategy is working with partners like Microsoft.

    Highfield said, “We have a duty of universality. So it’s vital that we innovate through a number of strategic partnerships with technology companies and distributors such as Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Homechoice, NTL and Telewest. Both the BBC and Microsoft are ultimately looking for ways to empower our audiences; to put them in control, and in this we have an alignment of strategic objectives.”

    He added, “The challenge is to create an end-to-end infrastructure for all our programming, to deliver content to all our audiences in the most cost-effective, simple and flexible way possible. The last ten yards of railway track-seamless delivery from the PC to the TV-is still to be built within the home.”

    Highfield also used the keynote to showcase BBC’s iMP (Integrated Media Player), which just completed a five-month trial. The technology allows users to download programs onto their PCs and is “aimed at putting our audience in the driving seat,” he said.