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  • The Wolf of Wall Street: A timeless must-watch!

    The Wolf of Wall Street: A timeless must-watch!

    Mumbai: In the words of millionnaire Jordan Belfort himself, “I’ve Been A Poor Man And I’ve Been A Rich Man… And I Choose Rich Every Time!” The Wolf Of Wall Street, the iconic biopic of wall street’s Jordan Belfort, released 10 years ago and changed cinema forever. Breaking perceptions and taboos, the film also broke the record, at the time, for the most f-bombs with 569 instances and a rate of 2.81 times per minute. With its raunchy and unfiltered narrative, the film remains one of the most memorable and prominent films that Martin Scorsese has directed. With the film now available on Lionsgate Play, celebrating its 10th anniversary, here’s a look at the reasons that the film is still iconic to this day!

    Margot Robbie

    Delivering a career-highlighting performance, Margot Robbie broke into the film industry with an illustrious and swoon-worthy execution of her character. Playing her role to perfection, Margot was lauded for making the film even more memorable (if that’s even possible). While there was initial focus on the intimate scenes she shot, her beauty and charisma overtook people, establishing herself as a pivotal character to the Jordan Belfort story arc.

    A realistic depiction of the ‘Rich Life’

    Most films showed wealthy people enjoying mansions and cars and yachts. This was one of the first films to truly show the ‘other’ side of the rich life. From alcohol-fueled parties, to excessive narcotics and women aplenty, The Wolf Of Wall Street depicts unseen details and ‘perks’ of being a carefree millionaire.

    Jordan Belfort’s sales prowess

    Setting Jordan Belfort apart from the rest of Wall Street, is his selling prowess. With the ability to sell a glass of water to a drowning man, Belfort took over Wall Street unlike anyone had ever seen. He reached the peak and soared even higher. This aspect of his life is perfectly encapsulated in the film, down to a T. In classic Scorsese style, the film doesn’t just tell a story, it portrays an emotion. And this innate emotion and need of Jordan is showcased for all to take in.

    Sell me this pen

    Despite previously mentioning Belfort’s sales acumen, the ‘Sell me this pen’ scene in the film stands above all. The gravity of the scene was such that the script of the film was rewritten to fit in that scene, further showing Jordan Belfort’s natural ability to sell and Leonardo Di Caprio’s spectacular acting to depict the character in such minute detail.

    Leonardo Di Caprio

    Saving the best for last, we have Leonardo Di Caprio. It comes as no surprise that he is on this list, with a performance that encouraged people to back him for an Oscar. Despite winning an Oscar much later in his career, this film really portrayed his versatility as an actor to the fullest. Going from romantic and drama films to what some would say is his greatest character portrayal of his career, Di Caprio brought Jordan Belfort alive on-screen and how!

    Catch The Wolf Of Wall Street on Lionsgate Play.

  • FY-2015: Lower Filmed Entertainment numbers drag Viacom revenue down 3.7 percent

    FY-2015: Lower Filmed Entertainment numbers drag Viacom revenue down 3.7 percent

    BENGALURU: Viacom Inc (Viacom) reported 3.7 percent drop (reduced by $515 million) in revenue for the year ended September 30, 2015 (FY-2015, current year) at $13,268 million as compared to $13,783 million in FY-2014. Viacom says that the fall in revenue was due to due to lower revenues across the distribution windows. Of the two segments that the company has, Filmed Entertainment reported 22.6 percent (reduced by $842 million) lower revenue in FY-2015 at $2,883 million as compared to $3,725 million in the previous year.

     

    Viacom says that excluding an unfavourable 2 percent impact of foreign exchange, revenues declined 2 percent, while excluding an unfavourable 2 percent and 4 percent impact of foreign exchange, Filmed Entertainment revenues declined 19 percent.

     

    The company’s operating income fell 22.8 percent (reduced by $970 million) to $3,112 million from $4,082 reported for last year. Adjusted operating income decreased 5 percent ($205 million) to $3,920 million in FY-2015. Adjusted results exclude the impact of restructuring and programming charges totalling $784 million and a non-cash pension settlement loss of $24 million in 2015 and a non-cash impairment charge of $43 million in 2014. Including the impact of these items, operating income decreased $970 million, as mentioned above.

     

    Filmed Entertainment segment’s adjusted operating income reduced 45.9 percent (reduced by $94 million) in the current year to $111 million as compared to $205 million in the company’s previous fiscal. The lower adjusted operating income for this segment reflects lower contribution from films in release across the distribution windows says Viacom. Last quarter (Q3-2015), also lower results from the Filmed Entertainment segment had pulled down the company’s revenues by 11 percent.

     

    The company’s other segment, Media Networks reported 3.1 percent (increased by $319 million) increase in revenue in FY-2015 to $10,490 million from $10,171 million, driven primarily by higher affiliate fees and advertising revenues. Media Networks adjusted operating income reduced by 3 percent (reduced by $128 million) in the current year to $4,143 million from $4,271 million in FY-2014. Viacom says that higher revenues from the segment were more than offset by an increase in programming and marketing expenses.

     

    Viacom Executive Chairman Sumner M Redstone said, “Viacom continues to create some of the most compelling and entertaining content in the world. I am confident that Viacom’s leadership team will continue to lead through our industry’s period of transition and succeed well into the future.”

     

    Viacom President and Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman said, “Viacom’s fourth quarter and year-end results are indicative of our progress in key areas, including recent ratings improvement and renewals of important distribution agreements. Our strategy of increasing and accelerating investment in original content and expanding our profitable international footprint are among the major factors driving this success, which we believe will continue in 2016 and beyond. We are making great progress in tackling industry-wide inefficiencies in audience measurement, while expanding our audience reach with landmark distribution agreements.

     

    “Viacom’s family of Media Networks are the most watched by highly coveted younger audiences, and we are building engagement on all platforms, leading to first-of-their-kind marketing opportunities with our advertising partners. Our investment in content continues to grow, supporting an unprecedented amount of quality original programming and a more robust slate of films. In addition, in fiscal 2015 we launched 21 channels overseas – including six in India – fuelling the fastest international growth in our history.”

     

    Segment Performance

     

    As mentioned above, two segments contribute to Viacom’s numbers-Media Networks, which has three components – Advertising, Affiliate Fees and Ancillary; and Filmed Entertainment which has four components-Theatrical, Home Entertainment, License Fees and Ancillary.

     

    Media Networks

     

    Excluding an unfavourable 2 percent impact of foreign exchange, worldwide revenues increased 5 percent. Domestic revenues were $8,635 million, an increase of $10 million. International revenues were $1,855 million, an increase of $309 million, or 20 percent, primarily due to the acquisition of Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited (Channel 5), partially offset by foreign exchange, which had a 10 percentage point unfavourable impact on international revenues says Viacom.

     

    Advertising

     

    Worldwide advertising revenues increased $54 million, or 1.1 percent, to $5,007 million in FY-2015 . Domestic advertising revenues decreased 7 percent. The company says that while pricing remained essentially flat, softer ratings caused lower audience delivery, reducing impressions and associated revenue. International advertising revenues increased 60 percent, reflecting growth in Europe driven by the acquisition of Channel 5, partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange, which had a 10 percentage point unfavourable impact on international advertising revenues.

     

    Affiliate Fees

     

    Worldwide affiliate fees increased $248 million, or 5.3 percent, to $4,908 million in FY-2015. Domestic affiliate revenues increased 8 percent, driven by rate increases as well as the benefit of distribution arrangements which are affected by the timing of available programming. Excluding the impact from the timing of product available under these distribution agreements, domestic affiliate revenues grew in the mid-single digits. International revenues decreased 7 percent, principally due to foreign exchange, which had an 11 percentage point unfavourable impact, partially offset by an increase in revenues driven by the launch of new channels and new distribution agreements.

     

    Filmed Entertainment

     

    Excluding an unfavourable 4 percent impact of foreign exchange, worldwide revenues declined 19 percent, due to lower revenues across the distribution windows reflecting the mix of films. Domestic revenues were $1,374 million, a decrease of $347 million, or 20 percent. International revenues were $1,509 million, a decrease of $495 million, or 25 percent, with foreign exchange having an 8- percentage point unfavourable impact on international revenues.

     

    Theatrical revenues :in the current year reduced 30.4 percent (reduced by $368 million) to $841 million from $1209 million due to the mix of releases, partially offset by higher carryover revenues of $54 million from prior year releases, principally from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Domestic theatrical revenues decreased 26 percent and international revenues decreased 34 percent. Foreign exchange had a 10 percentage point unfavourable impact on international theatrical revenue

     

    Home Entertainment: Worldwide home entertainment revenues decreased $293 million, or 25.2 percent, to $871 million FY-2015, reflecting a decline in revenues from third-party distribution titles, carryover revenues from prior year releases and Viacom’s current year releases due to the mix of titles. Significant titles in the current year included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,Interstellar and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, while the prior year includedTransformers : Age of Extinction, The Wolf of Wall Street, Noah and Jackass : Bad Grandpa. Domestic and international home entertainment revenues decreased 16 percent and 35 percent respectively. Foreign exchange had a 7-percentage point unfavourable impact on international home entertainment revenues.

     

    License Fees :decreased $135 million, or 12.1 percent, to $980 million FY-2015, primarily driven by the mix of available titles.

     

    Ancillary:Ancillary revenues decreased $46 million, or 19.4 percent, to $191 million in FY-2015, primarily driven by a benefit from the sale of certain distribution rights in the prior year.

  • Movies Now to premiere ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’

    Movies Now to premiere ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’

    MUMBAI: English movie channel Movies Now is all set to premiere The Wolf of Wall Street on 26 April at 1 pm and 9 pm. 

     

    Movies Now will also go that extra mile to give its viewers a real feel of what it would be like to enter the world of The Wolf of Wall Street. The channel is carrying out an extensive outdoor campaign across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Lucknow and Kanpur creating life-like scenes and moments from the movie. The 360 degrees marketing campaign will also be visible across television, print, social media and mobile.

     

    Movies Now, with the Wolf of Wall Street, continues its streak of premiering back to back super hits on Indian television. The channel is known for previously bringing mega-hits like Rush and Olympus Has Fallen amongst many other titles.

     

    The Wolf of Wall Street is based on the life of Jordan Belfort, a young stock broker, who makes a fortune with his intellect, guile and street-smartness. Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, takes the shortcut up the corporate ladder and lives his life like a dream. Including joys like sex, drugs, thrills and loads of fun, the movie is one of the raciest gripping tales of recent times – a riveting tale with the suspense of the FBI chasing down Belfort to take down his empire of excess.

     

    Directed by Martin Scorsese, this movie earned stellar reviews all across the globe. The movie was nominated at the Academy Awards 2014 for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. It was also nominated for four BAFTAs, and two Golden Globe Awards, Leonardo DiCaprio won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

  • Leonardo DiCaprio named UN Messenger of Peace

    Leonardo DiCaprio named UN Messenger of Peace

    MUMBAI: The Hollywood actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, has been appointed as a United Nations Messenger of Peace to raise awareness about climate change.

     

    On the new appointment, United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said, “DiCaprio is a credible voice in the environmental movement, and has a considerable platform to amplify its message.

     

     “I am pleased he has chosen to add his voice to UN efforts to raise awareness of the urgency and benefits of acting now to combat climate change,” he added.

     

    DiCaprio will also address a UN summit meeting on climate change on 23 September, a day before the UN General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders begins. Leaders from the 193 member states of the United Nations are expected to attend the climate session.

     

    “I feel a moral obligation to speak out at this key moment in human history – it is a moment for action. How we respond to the climate crisis in the coming years will likely determine the fate of humanity and our planet,” the actor said in a statement.

     

    The Academy Award-nominated star of The Wolf of Wall Street and The Aviator joins other celebrities, from Audrey Hepburn to Angelina Jolie, who have represented various UN organisations.

     

    In 1998, the actor established the ‘Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation’, whose mission is protecting Earth’s last wild places and building a more harmonious relationship between humanity and the natural world, the United Nations said in the statement.

     

    The organisation has contributed funds toward protecting tigers in Nepal, elephants in the wild, and marine animals, including sharks.

     

    In February, DiCaprio pledged a donation of $3 million to marine conservation and followed with an additional $7 million pledge several months later.

     

    On 21 September, two days before the UN Climate Summit in New York, the Clinton Foundation will honour the actor for his committed environmentalism during a Manhattan gala event featuring Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton.

     

    There are currently 11 other messengers of peace and one goodwill ambassador, the United Nations said. Other Hollywood industry notables who have been given the Messenger of Peace title by the UN in recent years include Edward Norton, Michael Douglas, Charlize Theron, George Clooney and Stevie Wonder.

  • Conan O’Brien hosts an epic 2014 “MTV Movie Awards”

    Conan O’Brien hosts an epic 2014 “MTV Movie Awards”

    Comedic genius Conan O’Brien emerged from a 5,000 pound  flaming bucket of popcorn to kick-off an epic 2014 “MTV Movie Awards” by breaking the world record for the most celebrity cameos in a show open.  Conan masterfully film-bombed 50 of the biggest and most eclectic names in pop culture including Taylor Swift, Sir Anthony Hopkins, the cast of “The Big Bang Theory,” Adam Sandler, Katy Perry, Andy Samberg, Jack White, Ashton Kutcher, Martin Scorsese, Demi Moore, Emma Watson, Russell Crowe, Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba, Lupita Nyong’o and Skrillex.  Telecast from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, the evening celebrated fan-favorite movies with comedy, action, music and of course, Hollywood superstars. 

     

    “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” captured the most golden popcorns of the evening, with Josh Hutcherson grabbing “Best Male Performance,” Jennifer Lawrence winning “Best Female Performance,” and Johnny Depp presenting the star-studded cast with the coveted “Movie of the Year” award.    The cast of “Entourage” reunited for the first-time on-stage to honor actor and producer Mark Wahlberg with the “Generation Award” for his extensive, diverse body of work in the film and television industry.   Quintessential leading man Channing Tatum won the third annual “Trailblazer Award.”  Jordana Brewster honored Paul Walker with a heartfelt, personal speech that introduced a moving tribute spotlighting his career.  

     

    Zac Effron won “Best Shirtless” award, just before Rita Ora helped him show the world exactly why he was worthy of this accolade.  Conan mashed up two of the most popular award categories by debuting the first-ever “best kissing fight” with Will Arnett.  Later in the evening, Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly won “Best Fight” for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.”  “Best Kiss” went to the lip-smacking threesome of Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter for “We’re the Millers,” while presenters Zac Efron, Seth Rogen and Dave Franco hosted their own kissing contest with two women from the audience, and even Seth Rogen’s mom.  Shailene Woodley won the first-ever “Favorite Character” award, which was voted on socially, for her role in “Divergent.” 

     

    The evening was also infused with Unforgettable musical performances.  Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum superstars, Eminem and Rihanna re-teamed for an emotionally charged first live performance of their #1 smash single “The Monster.” Backed by a full piece band and a nightmare-come-to-life backdrop, the duo brought the audience to their feet with an explosive performance that blended dark and surreal imagery with raw emotion. 

     

    Fresh from the stages of Coachella, Ellie Goulding and Zedd brought the Divergent soundtrack to life. Goulding delivered a stripped down version of her new hit single, “Beating Heart,” featuring Zedd on piano.  The DJ then took the turntables for a high-octane performance of “Find You” alongside Matthew Koma and Miriam Bryant.  Surrounded by a masked fan army, MTV Artists to Watch twenty one pilots delivered a stark and haunting introspective performance of their new single, “Car Radio,” which built to a pulsating crescendo. For more information on Eminem, Rihanna, Ellie Goulding, Zedd and twenty one pilots go to MTV Artists on the web, iOS or Android.

     

    Winners of the 2014 “MTV Movie Awards” are as follows (*denotes new category)

    MOVIE OF THE YEAR

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)

    Director: Francis Lawrence

    Producers: Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik

    BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

    • Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)

     

    BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

    • Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)

    BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

    • Will Poulter – We’re the Millers (New Line Cinema)

     

    BEST KISS

    • Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter – We’re the Millers (New Line Cinema)

     

    BEST FIGHT

    • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs

     

    BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

    • Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

     

    BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE

    • Brad Pitt – World War Z (Paramount Pictures)

     

    BEST ON-SCREEN DUO

    • Vin Diesel and Paul Walker – Fast & Furious 6 (Universal Pictures)

     

    BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE

    • Zac Efron – That Awkward Moment (Focus Features)

     

    #WTF MOMENT

    • Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

    Leonardo DiCaprio’s iconic portrayal of excessive Wall Street player Jordan Belfort takes a turn for the insane when he takes his Lamborghini for a spin.

    BEST VILLAIN

    • Mila Kunis  – Oz The Great and Powerful (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

     

    BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION

    • Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)

     

    FAVORITE CHARACTER

    • Shailene Woodley – Divergent (Summit Entertainment)

     

    BEST MUSICAL MOMENT

    • Backstreet Boys, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and Craig Robinson – This is the End (Columbia Pictures)
      Spoiler alert! Backstreet Boys reunite in heaven to perform “Everybody” with signature boy band moves and flair for this Unforgettable apocalyptic ending.

    BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE

    • Rihanna – This is the End (Columbia Pictures)

     

    BEST HERO

    • Henry Cavill as Clark Kent – Man of Steel (Warner Bros. Pictures)
  • Paramount shows the way for digital distribution

    Paramount shows the way for digital distribution

    MUMBAI: Being one of the oldest and largest Hollywood distribution studios, which has relied on 35-millimeter film to capture motion pictures, has taken a huge step for the industry. Paramount Pictures has become the first big studio to stop releasing its major movies on film in the US.

     

    The studio’s Oscar-nominated film The Wolf of Wall Street is its first movie in wide release to be distributed entirely in digital format. The studio also notified theater owners that Will Ferrell’s comedy Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, which opened in December, was the last movie released on 35-mm film, reports revealed.

     

    The decision is likely to encourage other studios to take a leap of faith and follow suit, pushing for a complete phase-out of film in a year or two. Closer home, we already have movies releasing on the digital format and this historic move will only fuel more distribution studios to think of migrating to the digital format seriously.

     

    The major factor for film studios to still remain hesitant of going completely digital is the factor of missing out on revenues and box-office collections from theatres which are still not equipped to show digital movies and are still on film. Internationally, Paramount is still expected to ship film prints to Latin America and other foreign markets where most theaters still show movies on film.

     

    So how will Paramount benefit from this move? Well here are a few facts to ponder over: Studios prefer digital distribution because it is much cheaper. Eventually, these movies could be beamed into cinemas by satellite, saving even more on production and shipping costs. Digital technology also enables theaters to screen higher-priced 3-D films and makes it easier for them to book and program entertainment.

     

    But then what about the theatre owners, they are at a risk of going out of business if they can no longer obtain film prints of movies.
     

    The future is certainly looking bleak for distribution of movies on film to continue…

  • ‘Gravity’ and ‘American Hustle’ lead the 2014 Oscar Nominations

    ‘Gravity’ and ‘American Hustle’ lead the 2014 Oscar Nominations

    MUMBAI: The 86th Academy Awards nominations were announced on the morning of 16 January in Beverly Hills, Calif. The nominations were led by the 3-D space odyssey Gravity and the con artist caper American Hustle, both with 10 nominations. The harrowing historical epic – 12 Years a Slave trailed closely with nine nominations.

     

    The three are among the nine films nominated for Best Picture. The other nominees are Captain Phillips, ‘Dallas Buyers Club, Her, Nebraska, The Wolf of Wall Street and Philomena.

     

    The best director nominees are David O. Russell for American Hustle, Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity, Alexander Payne for Nebraska, Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave, and Martin Scorsese for Paramount’s The Wolf of Wall Street.

     

    The Best Actor nominees include Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years a Slave, Bruce Dern for Nebraska, Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street, Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club and Christian Bale for American Hustle. The 77-year-old Dern is an Oscar nominee for the second time, 35 years after his nomination for Hal Ashby’s Coming Home. 

     

    The Best Actress nominees are Amy Adams for American Hustle, Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine, Sandra Bullock for Gravity, Judi Dench for Philomena and Meryl Streep for August: Osage County. With her nomination, Streep pads her record for most acting nominations. This is her 18th nod, including three wins, the last for 2011’s The Iron Lady.

     

    Woody Allen scored his record 16th screenwriting nomination for Blue Jasmine. Also up for original screenplay is American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, Her and Nebraska. In the adapted screenplay category are Before Midnight, Captain Phillips, Philomena, 12 Years a Slave and The Wolf of Wall Street.

     

    Pixar, usually a mainstay in the Best Animation category, wasn’t in the list this time. Monsters University, however, ruled the segment with Frozen, The Wind Rises, Despicable Me 2, The Croods and Ernest & Celestine.

     

    The first original song finalist announced was the title song from a rookie film called Alone Yet Not Alone in the mix with U2, Pharrell Williams, Karen O and the traditional Disney entry.

  • Paramount’s ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ set for Christmas Day release

    Paramount’s ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ set for Christmas Day release

    MUMBAI: The latest teaming of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio will hit theaters just in time for an Oscar run. Paramount‘s The Wolf Of Wall Street is opening December 25.

    It originally was scheduled for 15 November. The studio cleared the Christmas Day slot last week when it moved the Chris Pine starrer Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit to 17 January.

    It’ll be a busy holiday at the megaplex, with Wall Street going up against openers including Universal’s Keanu Reeves actioner 47 Ronin, Warner Bros’ aging-boxer comedy Grudge Match, Ben Stiller’s take of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty for Fox, Open Road’s Justin Bieber docu Believe and the Weinstein Company’s August: Osage County.

  • Paramounts The Wolf Of Wall Street set for Christmas Day release

    Paramounts The Wolf Of Wall Street set for Christmas Day release

    MUMBAI: The latest teaming of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio will hit theaters just in time for an Oscar run. Paramount‘s The Wolf Of Wall Street is opening December 25.

     

    It originally was scheduled for 15 November. The studio cleared the Christmas Day slot last week when it moved the Chris Pine starrer Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit to 17 January.

     

    It’ll be a busy holiday at the megaplex, with Wall Street going up against openers including Universal’s Keanu Reeves actioner 47 Ronin, Warner Bros’ aging-boxer comedy Grudge Match, Ben Stiller’s take of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty for Fox, Open Road’s Justin Bieber docu Believe and the Weinstein Company’s August: Osage County.