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  • Animation movies will bring back your childhood memories this summer!

    Animation movies will bring back your childhood memories this summer!

    MUMBAI: India’s premiere Hollywood destination, Star Movies,  is all set to rule the roost with their Animation Domination block. With the commitment to bring the biggest and best of Hollywood to its viewers, Star Movies presents “ Animation Domination” which will take the 1pm slot every Monday to Friday throughout the month of May. The lineup is set to entertain you with movies like The Adventures of Tintin, Toy Story 3, Ratatouille, Ice age: Continental drift , Wreck-it Ralph, Wall-E, The Smurfs, The Princess and the Frog and UP! These movies are perfect spending time this summer during the holidays and in the midst of cricket season.

     

    The Adventures of Tintin – Starring Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham.

     

    Toy Story 3 – The movie begins with Andy leaving for college and donating his beloved toys – including Woody and Buzz  to a daycare. While the crew meets new friends, including Ken, they soon grow to hate their new surroundings and plan an escape.

     

    Ratatouille- Remy is currently situated in the sewers directly beneath Gusteau’s elegant restaurant. Soon Remy teams up with a young chef with little talent named Linguini. When Remy’s passion for cooking turns the haughty world of French cuisine upside down, the rat who would be king of the kitchen learns important lessons about life, friends, and family while questioning whether he should pursue his culinary calling or simply go back underground and return to his life as a sewer rat.

     

    Ice age: Continental drift – Scrat’s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn, which he’s been after since the dawn of time, has world-changing consequences – a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for Manny, Diego and Sid. In the wake of these upheavals, Sid reunites with his cantankerous Granny, and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home.

     

    Wreck-it Ralph – Ralph is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix , the “good guy” star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he’s tired of playing the role of a bad guy.  He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.

     

    Wall-E – The year is 2700, and planet Earth has long been uninhabitable. For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off the boredom of his dreary routine. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that could save planet Earth, and once again make the ravaged planet safe for all humankind. When highly advanced search robot EVE makes friends with WALL-E and realizes the value of his remarkable discovery, she excitedly races back to let the humans know that there’s hope for their home planet after all.

     

    The Smurfs –  When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they’re forced through a portal, out of their world and into ours, landing in the middle of New York’s Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.

     

    The Princess and the Frog – Set in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th century, The Princess and the Frog concerns a poor African-American girl named Tiana who has a knack for cooking, and dreams of opening her own restaurant. When the friend’s family hosts a party for Prince Naveen of Maldonia, Dr. Facilier, an expert in black magic, turns the visiting royal into a frog. The now amphibious Naveenconvinces Tiana that a kiss will reverse the spell, and if she obliges him he’ll provide the money she needs to open her dream eatery. However, their smooch not only fails to turn him back into a human, but transforms Tiana into a frog as well. The duo then sets out to find a voodoo priestess who can set everything right.

     

    UP – Carl Fredricksen is a 78-year-old balloon salesman. His entire life, Carl has longed to wander the wilds of South America. Then, one day, the irascible senior citizen shocks his neighbors by tying thousands of balloons to his home andfinally taking flight. But Carl isn’t alone on his once-in-a-lifetime journey, because stowed away on his front porch is an excitable eight-year-old wilderness explorer named Russell.

     

    So get ready to celebrate the innocence in you with Animation Domination as Star Movies brings to you the best of Hollywood, right to your television sets in the comfort of your home.

     

    Let the summers pass by watching your favorite movies at home only on Star Movies!! Watch all your favorite Animation movies Monday to Friday @1pm this May.

  • Cast of new Fantastic Four film reboot announced

    Cast of new Fantastic Four film reboot announced

    MUMBAI: According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), 20th Century Fox is close to signing off deals with four actors’ viz., Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell for its new film based on Marvel’s Fantastic Four (FF) comics created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee.

     

    Playing the roles will be Kate Mara (House of Cards) as Sue Storm, also known as the Invisible Woman, Jamie Bell (The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn) will take on the role of Ben Grimm, also known The Thing; while Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) will be Reid Richards, also known as Mr. Fantastic and finally rounding out the fourth member is Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) as Johnny Storm, also known as The Human Torch making him the first African-American to take on that role.

     

    The contemporary update is based on the comic book “The Ultimate Fantastic Four,” and will completely focus on the characters as young men and women. Josh Trank (Chronicle) will helm the pic with Simon Kinberg (Sherlock Holmes), Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass) and Gregory Goodman (X-Men: First Class) serving as producers.

     

    Now that the Fantastic Four have been shortlisted, you can expect to hear more about who they will be battling against over the next few months. More information on the film will be released as the project moves further along into production. The film is scheduled to premiere in US theatres on 19 June, 2015.

  • Agent Vinod to premiere at Muscat Intl film fest

    Agent Vinod to premiere at Muscat Intl film fest

    MUMBAI: Illuminati Films’ Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor-starrer Agent Vinod will premiere at the seventh edition of the Muscat International Film Festival (MIFF) on 25 March.

    The film is about a series of seemingly unconnected events across the world that leads to Agent Vinod undertaking a globe-trotting mission to discover why his colleague was murdered.

    “A bit of Tintin, a bit of Bond, a bit of Alistair McLean and well, a little bit of fun and frolic and a lot of adventure…that is what Agent Vinod, the much awaited Bollywood flick is all about,” said producer Saif Ali Khan describing the film in a statement.

    Shot in Morocco, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Latvia, besides other countries, the film has been directed by Sriram Raghavan.

    Averred MIFF Chairman Dr Khalid Al Zadjali, “This movie‘s entry is ground-breaking as far as the nascent cinema industry in Oman is concerned.” He added that it would be great to have movie stars like Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor visiting Muscat for the MIFF.

    Originally set to release in December 2011, Agent Vinod was postponed following a delay in its shooting schedule and will now release on 23 March.

  • Tintin becomes highest grossing animated film in India

    Tintin becomes highest grossing animated film in India

    MUMBAI: The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn has become the highest grossing animated film in India with a total gross of Rs 254.4 million at the box office while in its fourth week in theatres.

    Sony Pictures India managing director Kercy Daruwala said, “The film has been bolstered by strong word-of-mouth and we expect it to play for several more weeks. It is bringing in a lot of bulk bookings and repeat audiences because of the great 3D experience.”

    The film had earlier achieved the highest opening of all time for an animated film with a gross of Rs 73.5 million when it released on 11 November with 351 prints including English and Hindi in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D formats.

    The Adventures of Tintin has grossed approximately $221.6m internationally in box-office collections through its recent release in select territories, with several major territories such as the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Latin America yet to release.

  • Vishal Bhardwaj to make film for children

    Vishal Bhardwaj to make film for children

    MUMBAI: Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj has said that he would make another film for children before the next edition of the International Children‘s Film Festival (ICFF).

    Speaking on the sidelines of the just concluded 17th International Children‘s Film Festival, organised by the Children‘s Film Society of India (CFSI) at Hyderabad, Bhardwaj said, “I have an intention of making a children‘s film, but not thought of a subject yet but I will definitely be making one which would be ready by the next international children‘s film festival here.”

    The director-composer, who made his directorial debut with Makdee in 2002 and followed it up with Blue Umbrella in 2007, said that he did not have any qualms funding the project. Bhardwaj made it clear that if anyone approached him with a good script (for children‘s film), he would not hesitate producing it too.

    Citing the success of films like Harry Potter and Tintin, Bhardwaj said, “Harry Potter and Tintin, released on many screens, have seen successes as they have attracted children and adults alike.

    Giving his impression of why do filmmakers not go in for making of films for children the filmmaker said that lack of distribution network compared to Bollywood commercial films could be one of the reasons for our producers not showing interest in making children films.

    Bhardwaj has been associated with the CFSI since 1994.