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  • MN+ celebrates Steven Soderbergh this month!

    MN+ celebrates Steven Soderbergh this month!

    MUMBAI: ‘Director’s Cut’, the flagship property of MN+, is preparing to treat its viewers with an exhilarating line-up of gold class Hollywood movies by the Oscar Award winning director ‘Steven Soderbergh’. The ongoing property will air some of the finest works of Steven from 10 December, 2016, every Saturday at 9pm, on MN+. The director known for his versatility in TV series and making films in genres like comedy-drama, horror, biographical, crime thriller and films came to spotlight with his film Sex, Lies, and Videotape in 1989.

    The movies that will feature on ‘Director’s Cut’ are Traffic, The Good German and The Informant.

    Multiple Academy Award winner Traffic is a criminal thriller exploring drug trafficking from the point of view of different people from diverse walks of life. The movie won critical acclaim and also garnered the Academy Award for Steven Soderbergh as Best Director.

    The Good German is a murder mystery encapsulating the story of an American military journalist in the post-war period who gets drawn into an investigation involving his former mistress and his driver. The film won a lot of appreciation from the audiences along with receiving a nomination for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007.

    The Informant is a biographical comedy crime film based on the life of whistle blower Mark Whitacre who exposed his organization’s price-fixing tactics.

  • MN+ celebrates Steven Soderbergh this month!

    MN+ celebrates Steven Soderbergh this month!

    MUMBAI: ‘Director’s Cut’, the flagship property of MN+, is preparing to treat its viewers with an exhilarating line-up of gold class Hollywood movies by the Oscar Award winning director ‘Steven Soderbergh’. The ongoing property will air some of the finest works of Steven from 10 December, 2016, every Saturday at 9pm, on MN+. The director known for his versatility in TV series and making films in genres like comedy-drama, horror, biographical, crime thriller and films came to spotlight with his film Sex, Lies, and Videotape in 1989.

    The movies that will feature on ‘Director’s Cut’ are Traffic, The Good German and The Informant.

    Multiple Academy Award winner Traffic is a criminal thriller exploring drug trafficking from the point of view of different people from diverse walks of life. The movie won critical acclaim and also garnered the Academy Award for Steven Soderbergh as Best Director.

    The Good German is a murder mystery encapsulating the story of an American military journalist in the post-war period who gets drawn into an investigation involving his former mistress and his driver. The film won a lot of appreciation from the audiences along with receiving a nomination for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007.

    The Informant is a biographical comedy crime film based on the life of whistle blower Mark Whitacre who exposed his organization’s price-fixing tactics.

  • MN+ brings exciting line up of Hollywood films with ‘Director’s Cut’

    MN+ brings exciting line up of Hollywood films with ‘Director’s Cut’

    MUMBAI: MN+, the premium HD English movie channel is set to bring yet another exciting line-up of Gold Class Hollywood movies this July with the launch of their new property, ‘Director’s Cut’.

    Director’s Cut is the first ever 3 month long property from MN+ and is committed to the channels vision of delighting their viewers with world class, sophisticated cinema. The property will celebrate some of the best Director’s in Hollywood through a month long spotlight on each director, showcasing their best works. Starting with Ridley Scott in July, Christopher Nolan in August and Steven Spielberg in September, Director’s cut is set to showcase some of the finest collection of Hollywood movies that any movie enthusiast can never miss.

    The spotlight for the month of July is the versatile Oscar Award winning director ‘Ridley Scott’ who’s best works will be aired only on MN+ starting Saturday, July 9, 2016, 9:00pm and for all the following Saturdays in July.

    The director is known for successfully experimenting in different genres like comedy-drama, science-fiction horror, historical drama, crime thriller and neo-noir films and has exhibited his brilliant story-telling skills on screen through his awards winning movies like American Gangster, Black Hawk Down and Hannibal.

    American Gangster is a biographical crime film which embodies a detective’s work to bring down the drug racket of Frank Lucas who smuggles drugs in the country from Far East. The movie got a rating of 7.8/10 on IMDB and also won the director a nomination in Best Motion Picture category at the Golden Globe Awards in 2007.

    Black Hawk Down is a war drama that encapsulates the war between U.S. soldiers and the heavily armed forces of Somalia. Another Ridley Scott movie that got a rating of 7.7/10 from IMDB along with receiving a nomination for Best Director and Best Motion Picture at the Academy Awards in 2001.

    Hannibal, the movie, is a sequel to the Academy Awards winning film, The Silence of the Lambs, in which Hannibal Lecter is a serial killer. In the sequel, a victim of his earlier killings finds Hannibal and makes him the target for revenge. The movie is a nail biting thriller which got a rating of 6.8/10 on IMDB.

  • MN+ brings exciting line up of Hollywood films with ‘Director’s Cut’

    MN+ brings exciting line up of Hollywood films with ‘Director’s Cut’

    MUMBAI: MN+, the premium HD English movie channel is set to bring yet another exciting line-up of Gold Class Hollywood movies this July with the launch of their new property, ‘Director’s Cut’.

    Director’s Cut is the first ever 3 month long property from MN+ and is committed to the channels vision of delighting their viewers with world class, sophisticated cinema. The property will celebrate some of the best Director’s in Hollywood through a month long spotlight on each director, showcasing their best works. Starting with Ridley Scott in July, Christopher Nolan in August and Steven Spielberg in September, Director’s cut is set to showcase some of the finest collection of Hollywood movies that any movie enthusiast can never miss.

    The spotlight for the month of July is the versatile Oscar Award winning director ‘Ridley Scott’ who’s best works will be aired only on MN+ starting Saturday, July 9, 2016, 9:00pm and for all the following Saturdays in July.

    The director is known for successfully experimenting in different genres like comedy-drama, science-fiction horror, historical drama, crime thriller and neo-noir films and has exhibited his brilliant story-telling skills on screen through his awards winning movies like American Gangster, Black Hawk Down and Hannibal.

    American Gangster is a biographical crime film which embodies a detective’s work to bring down the drug racket of Frank Lucas who smuggles drugs in the country from Far East. The movie got a rating of 7.8/10 on IMDB and also won the director a nomination in Best Motion Picture category at the Golden Globe Awards in 2007.

    Black Hawk Down is a war drama that encapsulates the war between U.S. soldiers and the heavily armed forces of Somalia. Another Ridley Scott movie that got a rating of 7.7/10 from IMDB along with receiving a nomination for Best Director and Best Motion Picture at the Academy Awards in 2001.

    Hannibal, the movie, is a sequel to the Academy Awards winning film, The Silence of the Lambs, in which Hannibal Lecter is a serial killer. In the sequel, a victim of his earlier killings finds Hannibal and makes him the target for revenge. The movie is a nail biting thriller which got a rating of 6.8/10 on IMDB.

  • Govt to convene meeting in Feb to study problems of indie filmmakers

    Govt to convene meeting in Feb to study problems of indie filmmakers

    NEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has decided to call a meeting of independent filmmakers in February to discuss various issues being faced by them including lack of finance and high ticket prices.

    Tewari gave this assurance to a delegation of independent filmmakers which met him late last week. He asked the filmmakers to list out their grievances in detail.

    The delegation was represented by Onir, Anusha Rizvi and Shonali Bose who met him with a “Save Indie Cinema” petition jointly filled by 45 award winning film makers and signed by close to 18,000 people.

    The petition speaks about the threats that New Wave independent filmmakers in the country face. One of the concerns is non availability of resources to exhibit their films. “High ticket pricing that is inappropriate for small budget films, inadequate number of shows and odd show timings further destroy the possibility of regional and Hindi cinema to have any proper chance at being viewed. It defies logic that a Rs 1.5 billion film and a Rs 150 million film are priced by the multiplexes in the same manner,” the petition says.

    “We the petitioners hope that the Information and Broadcasting Ministry will take due notice of our petition and help independent film professionals and independent cinema to tell stories that would otherwise be neglected and would make us a poorer society for that,” said Anush Rizvi.

    Oscar Award and National Award winning Sound Engineer Resul Pookutty; National Award winning film makers Anant Mahadevan, Aparna Sen, Ashim Ahluwalia, Buddhadev Das Gupta, Girish Kasaravalli, Rituparno Ghosh, actor and producer Nandita Das, Juhi Chawla and Sanjay Suri are some of the petitioners.

    Ashim Ahluwalia asserts that the biggest struggle for Indian independent film makers is in India itself. “It’s not the audience that prevents films from being seen but distributors, theater owners and TV channels, that only operate from the most simplistic belief: that cinema is a product and can be nothing else,” he says.

  • Online voting for Oscar awards from next year

    Online voting for Oscar awards from next year

    MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is developing an electronic voting system in association with Evertone Counts Inc. that would keep potential Oscar winners be a click away from winning a trophy from the 85th annual Academy awards next year.

    ‘Academy‘s chief operating officer Ric Robertson said in a statement that it‘s the first step his organisation is taking toward developing a secure and convenient electronic voting system.

    The Academy and Everyone Counts Inc. would exclusively work with its longtime accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers to create the new system.

    Oscar voting in the past has been compiled through paper ballots sent through the mail.

    The 84th annual Academy Awards are set for February 26.