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  • Avid celebrates ‘The Great Gatsby’ at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

    Avid celebrates ‘The Great Gatsby’ at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

    MUMBAI: Editors Jason Ballantine and Matt Villa used Avid Media Composer to cut Cannes Film Festival opener ‘The Great Gatsby‘ in 3D.

    The 2013 Cannes Film Festival, which runs till 26 May, opened with the latest adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Amitabh Bachchan. With careers spanning over 20 years, Ballantine and Villa are long-time Media Composer users and have worked on major projects including Bax Luhrmann‘s previous films ‘Moulin Rouge‘ and ‘Australia‘. Ballantine is currently using Media Composer on his next project, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road‘ and Villa is using it to cut ‘Predestination‘.
     
    Ballantine said, “Every film throws a new set of creative and technical challenges for post-production that must be overcome. With so many variations in workflows to navigate, it‘s incredibly reassuring that there is no decision to be made with the offline cutting system – it‘s always Media Composer, that‘s a given. The reliability and functionality of the entire Avid product range is second to none.”

    Media Composer empowers professionals to edit movies with 64-bit performance and provides easy-to-use video editing tools, and streamlined HD, file-based, and stereo 3D workflows.

    Villa said, “During the shoot we had an editing station permanently on location and during post we had two fully operational cutting rooms running concurrently and in perfect sync; one in Sydney and one in LA. We called upon many tools from the Avid family to deal with the 3D material and they never faltered. Productions of this scale can be unrestrained and unpredictable, but Avid never fails in being stable yet flexible enough to get these jobs done.”

    Avid VP worldwide marketing W. Sean Ford said, “Jason and Matt have done outstanding work on The Great Gatsby. Their achievement is a great example of why we are so committed to providing editors with the technology that lets them push the limits of what is technically possible– from syncing workflows across many locations, to working with 3D material. The Great Gatsby is a perfect example of what can result when professionals have the tools they need to turn their creative visions into reality.”

  • Leonardo Dicaprio part of Luhrmann next Hamlet

    Leonardo Dicaprio part of Luhrmann next Hamlet

    MUMBAI: Director Baz Luhrmann, who recently worked with Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘The Great Gatsby‘, wants to cast the star in ‘Hamlet‘. The 50-year-old Luhrmann has already worked with DiCaprio twice before and he now wants him in his next project as well.
     
    According to The Hollywood Reporter Luhrmann said, "To me, Gatsby is the American Hamlet. What else could we possibly do as a follow-up?" He admits that it‘s presently just wishful thinking, but tackling Shakespeare‘s most complicated male character would be a fitting third entry for the actor/director duo.
     
    Hamlet has been a staple of the theatre, and in turn, the cinema since the early days of film. The classic 1948 version saw Laurence Olivier become the first person to direct himself to a best actor Oscar.
     
    Recent versions include Kenneth Branagh‘s breathtaking 242-minute 1996 adaptation, a 2000 modernized version starring Ethan Hawke, and Disney‘s The Lion King, which draws heavily from the play‘s story beats. On the TV side, Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter has noted the connections between his biker show and Hamlet, while a number of networks are currently in developments on their own Shakespearean series riffs.
     
    The Great Gatsby is slated for a release in the US on 10 May and in UK on 16 May.

  • Amitabh Bachchan wins over Hollywood critics in ‘The Great Gatsby’

    Amitabh Bachchan wins over Hollywood critics in ‘The Great Gatsby’

    MUMBAI: Bollywood‘s icon Amitabh Bachchan recently won over Hollywood‘s most renowned critics, with his special appearance in the film ‘The Great Gatsby‘ directed by Auteur Baz Luhrmann.

    According to the sources the liveliest work in the film by far comes from two actors with only a few minutes of screen time between them: the agile, long-limbed newcomer Elizabeth Debicki as gabby golf pro Jordan Baker, and, in a single scene that marks his belated Hollywood debut, the living legend Bachchan as the flamboyant Jewish gambler.

    As per the media reports Big B himself was ever his modest self when he didn‘t charge anything for the film.A source close to Bachchan says, "He‘s extremely delighted with the way the film has shaped up. And even though his role may not be as big, he has left a mark and in his own style has made an impact."

    The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan as main leads.

  • Jack Reacher mktg altered in view of school shooting

    Jack Reacher mktg altered in view of school shooting

    MUMBAI: Film Studio Paramount has decided to make changes in the marketing materials for Jack Reacher, the gritty crime-action, Tom Cruise starrer based on Lee Child‘s character by the same name. Cruise plays a hard-boiled former military cop trying to prove that an alleged sniper was framed in the film that opens Friday.
    Though the studio hasn‘t officially said what the changes are, but buzz is that a scene of Cruise‘s character firing off a semi-automatic weapon is being cut from promotional spots. The reason behind this move is the recent shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School which left 20 children between five to 11 years dead and many others scarred for life.
    Apart from Cruise‘s Jack Reacher Leonardo DiCaprio starrer Django Unchained directed by Quentin Tarantino is slated to open on 25 December. The R-rated Django stars Jamie Foxx as a slave promised his freedom if he helps a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz ) track down a plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). On 17 December The Weinstein Co.
    Announced it was cancelling Tuesday night‘s Django premiere in Los Angeles because of the school tragedy but it would still hold a screening for cast and crew.
    "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., and in this time of national mourning we have decided to forgo our scheduled event," the company said in a statement.
    At a junket for Django on Saturday in New York, Tarantino said he is weary of defending the violence in his movies. "I just think there‘s violence in the world. Tragedies happen," the filmmaker said. "[Django} is a Western. Give me a break."
    Foxx, however, said Hollywood can‘t "ignore" that violence in movies has an impact. And this summer, Harvey Weinstein, an advocate for gun control, called for a summit on violence in films after the Aurora theater shooting during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises.

  • Martin Scorsese embraces digital shooting technique

    Martin Scorsese embraces digital shooting technique

    MUMBAI: Martin Scorsese has decided to abandon film and shoot his forthcoming films digitally, according to his long-time editor Thelma Schoonmaker.
    Scorsese, who won an Oscar this year for his first 3D film Hugo, has lost the battle with traditional ways of filming motion pictures,says a report.
    “It would appear that we‘ve lost the battle. I think Marty just feels it‘s unfortunately over, and there‘s been no bigger champion of film than him. It‘s a very bittersweet thing to be watching films with him now that are on film.
    We‘re cherishing every moment of it. The number of prints that are now being made for release has just gone down, and it would appear that the theatres have converted so quickly to digital,” the report said.
    Scorsese will begin his digital revolution by shooting his next project The Wolf of Wall Street that stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jean Dujardin and Jonah Hill in 2D. The film is expected to roll in mid-August.

  • Scorsese’s Xtrme City set to roll

    Scorsese’s Xtrme City set to roll

    MUMBAI: Martin Scorsese and David Weisman’s cross-cultural crime thriller Xtrme City, starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Shah Rukh Khan, is to start rolling soon after Khan finishes with the YRF film that he is doing with Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.

    The film is a tale about two men (Leonardo Dicaprio and Shah Rukh Khan ) from radically different worlds, with SRK essaying the role of an underworld gangster and Dicaprio a New York City cop.

    Producer David Weisman has been working on the project with screen writer and director Paul Schrader and Mushtaq Shiekh, known for his film Om Shanti Om. According to Weisman, Xtrme City will blend the cinematic traditions of Bollywood and Hollywood.

    Xtrme City is to be directed by screenwriter Paul Schrader who had earlier directed Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.

  • Django Unchained to release in January 2013

    Django Unchained to release in January 2013

    MUMBAI: Quentin Tarantino’s much awaited film Django Unchained will release in India in January 2013.

    Set in the Deep South, Django Unchained follows Django, a freed slave who treks across America with Dr. King Schultz, a German dentist turned bounty hunter. Together, they try to retrieve Django‘s wife from the charming but sadistic Francophile plantation owner Calvin Candie and his band of ruthless slaves.

    Written and directed by Academy Award winner Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained has been produced by Stacey Sher, Pilar Savone and Reginald Hudlin. The executive producers are Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Michael Shamberg, Shannon McIntosh, and James Skotchdopole.

    The star cast of the film includes Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson.

    The film is scheduled to release worldwide on 25 December.

  • Titanic sails back to India after 15 years, to show in 3D avatar

    Titanic sails back to India after 15 years, to show in 3D avatar

    MUMBAI: James Cameron’s Titanic is going to be re-released in India on 5 April, albeit in its new 3D makeover in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

    The release marks the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sailing of the Titanic while paying a special tribute to the tragedy that took place in 1912.

    As a promotional initiative, Fox Star Studios India has flown down producer Jon Landau, the man behind the two biggest grossers Titanic and Avatar , for a tour of Mumbai and Delhi. The producer will present 45 minutes of the film in 3D to media and prominent Bollywood personalities at PVR Juhu on 22 March. What‘s more, he is carrying with him the prestigious Oscar statuette he won for Titanic in 1997.

    Confirming Landau‘s visit, Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh said, “We are extremely happy to host Landau, who is in the city. There is huge excitement for Titanic 3D in India with an unprecedented 2.5 million fans on its social networking page.”

    Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, Titanic first released in 1997 and is one of the greatest love stories of all time, having won 11 Oscars.

    Speaking about his film, Cameron has said in a statement, “We get to bring Titanic back to the big screen after having been gone for 15 years. I‘ve always thought of watching this film in theatres as a social phenomenon where parents will take their children or teenagers would go with their mom. I‘m a strong believer in the theatrical experience in general and specifically for this film.”

  • Cruise set to show off his singing skills again

    Cruise set to show off his singing skills again

    MUMBAI: If all goes according to plans,Tom Cruise could again be showing off his singing skills in his next film opposite Beyonce Knowles. The actor is in talks to join the Clint Eastwood-directed film A Star Is Born that has Cruise play a musician who falls in love with Knowles‘ character and helps promote her career as a female artist.

    However, it is still unclear whether Cruise would agree to star in the film since he has a pretty busy schedule. A Star Is Born promises an updated version of a romantic relationship between an alcoholic star on his way out and a young female artist on the rise. The project has actually been developed for sometime, but it fell apart before finally coming back together again earlier in 2011. Eastwood‘s movie, meanwhile, is expected to kick off shooting as soon as June.

    The actor has just begun filming for Joseph Kosinski‘s Horizons that he will follow up with Doug Liman‘s We Mortals Are. Before Cruise, several others like Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and Will Smith were approached for the male lead part.

    It is still unclear whether Cruise would agree to star in the film since he has a pretty busy schedule.The actor has just begun filming for Joseph Kosinski‘s Horizons and he will follow it up with Doug Liman‘s We Mortals Are. Eastwood‘s movie, meanwhile, is expected to kick off shooting as soon as June.

  • Russel Crowe in Dracula film

    Russel Crowe in Dracula film

    MUMBAI: It is believed that Russell Crowe is in talks to star in forthcoming Dracula re-imagining Harker.

    The 47-year-old is in talks to appear in the re-imagining of Bram Stoker‘s Dracula as a tough London detective on the hunt for the ghoulish figure behind a string of gory murders, reported Contactmusic.
     
    The film, produced by Warner Bros, will be directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.

    Crowe is currently working on Superman: Man of Steel.