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  • Its checkmate time with ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ on MN+ on last day of 2016

    Its checkmate time with ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ on MN+ on last day of 2016

    MUMBAI: Times Network’s premium HD English movie channel MN+ is to premiere the biographical drama film Pawn Sacrifice 31 December at 1 pm with a repeat telecast at 9 pm.

    The inspiring movie tells the story of the first American world chess champion Bobby Fisher and his biggest championship battle at the height of the Cold War.

    Directed by Edward Zwick, the movie is a gritty nail-biting drama that portrays the story of a genius who took the chess world by storm in the second half of the twentieth century.
    Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Pawn Sacrifice narrates the tale of the greatest chess match of all time between Russian Grandmaster Boris Spassky played by Liev Schreiber and Fischer played by Tobey Maguire.

    Fischer not only fights the Soviet player, but also battles with his inner demons as he finds himself caught between two superpowers with national glory on the line.
    The film draws parallels between sport and politics as the world championship match is a reflection of the simmering political tensions between the United States and Russia.

    While chess is an alienating game, the film makes for compelling viewing as it poignantly illustrates the world of chess in a never before seen manner.

  • Its checkmate time with ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ on MN+ on last day of 2016

    Its checkmate time with ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ on MN+ on last day of 2016

    MUMBAI: Times Network’s premium HD English movie channel MN+ is to premiere the biographical drama film Pawn Sacrifice 31 December at 1 pm with a repeat telecast at 9 pm.

    The inspiring movie tells the story of the first American world chess champion Bobby Fisher and his biggest championship battle at the height of the Cold War.

    Directed by Edward Zwick, the movie is a gritty nail-biting drama that portrays the story of a genius who took the chess world by storm in the second half of the twentieth century.
    Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Pawn Sacrifice narrates the tale of the greatest chess match of all time between Russian Grandmaster Boris Spassky played by Liev Schreiber and Fischer played by Tobey Maguire.

    Fischer not only fights the Soviet player, but also battles with his inner demons as he finds himself caught between two superpowers with national glory on the line.
    The film draws parallels between sport and politics as the world championship match is a reflection of the simmering political tensions between the United States and Russia.

    While chess is an alienating game, the film makes for compelling viewing as it poignantly illustrates the world of chess in a never before seen manner.

  • &pictures to telecast superhero film ‘Spiderman 3’

    &pictures to telecast superhero film ‘Spiderman 3’

    MUMBAI: ‘Spider-Man 3’, the American superhero film is all set to air on &pictures this Sunday, 23 November.  The final installment of the Spider-man trilogy starring mega Hollywood stars surrounds the life of Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) – a young high school student who gets bitten by a spider only to develop super-powers and get onto the good scheme of things – saving the planet and its citizens. But being a superhero means much more than merely having superpowers – it’s about sacrifice and responsibility.

     

    However, Peter is grown up now in the third installment of the three-movie series and his relationship with his one true love Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) hits rock-bottom. On the other hand, a strange entity with dark powers takes control of him and enhances his power, but in return, Peter has a price to pay. The movie truly stands by its name – ‘Spiderman 3’ as Peter has to overcome three equally strong villains – his black suit, Sandman and Venom who are all ready to rise up to destroy him and everyone he holds dear. Will Peter be able to overcome all three evils? Will he be able to save his relationship with Mary Jane?

     

    Tune-in to Spiderman 3 this Sunday, 23 November at 12 noon only on &pictures!

     

  • Star Movies Action announces its superheroes movie line-up

    Star Movies Action announces its superheroes movie line-up

    MUMBAI: This May, Star Movies Action brings you the best of superhero movies to your homes. The channel announced the fantastic lineup of superhero movies including Spiderman 1 & 2, Ghost Rider and Iron Man 3 to be aired on on Sunday  11 May, 2014. The event called  “Superhero Sunday” will have the superhero franchise converging on one platform with super-human action at its definitive level.
     

    Ghost Rider (1pm) – When a motorcycle-riding stuntman offers his soul to Mephistopheles in order to save the life of the one he loves most, he is forced to play host to a powerful supernatural entity whose flaming skull visage strikes fear into the heart of his enemies in this feature-film version of the long-running comic series. By day, Johnny Blaze (actor and comic-book devotee Nicolas Cage) is one of the world’s best-known stuntmen, but when the sun goes down and he is in the presence of evil, the death-defying daredevil bursts into flames to become the indestructible, motorcycle-riding antihero known to the world as the Ghost Rider.

     
    Spider Man (3pm)  –  Spider Man is a 2002 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, a high-school student who when bitten by a genetically modified spider gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.

     
    Spider Man 2 (6pm)- The sequel to the 2002 film Spider-Man, it is the second film in Raimi’s Spider-Man film trilogy. Set two years after the events of Spider-Man, the film focuses on Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man, while Dr. Otto Octavius (Doctor Octopus) becomes diabolical following a failed experiment and his wife’s death. He uses his mechanical tentacles to threaten and endanger the lives of New York City’s residents. Spider-Man must stop him from annihilating the city.

     
    Iron Man 3 (8pm) – Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
     

    Speaking on the occasion Star India General Manager – English channels Kevin Vaz said, “We have always seen a demand of superhero movies every summer. This year we have a selection of all- time favorite superhero movies on one day consecutively so that our audience can engage with their favorite characters all day long. We have also initiated Superhero Contest for our viewers who get an opportunity to win original Marvel merchandise during the movie broadcasts.”
     

    The channel is giving its viewers a chance to win exclusive Superhero merchandise by watching their favorite superhero movies and answering simple questions via SMS. 100 winners will be given Original Marvel merchandize throughout the day with this contest.
     

    Star Movies Action, India’s biggest action movie channel is dedicated to bringing the best of Action movie line-up from Hollywood. The channel was launched in June 2013 keeping in mind the action movie buffs, making it the first action movie channel in the English movie category in India. The channel has overtaken long-existing channels in the genre beating them by substantial figures.

     
    So be ready on 11th May for some super action with your favorite superheroes. Catch Spiderman 1 & 2, Ghost Rider and Iron Man 3 from 1pm onwards only on Star Movies Action.

  • Amitabh Bachchan hits 10 million fans on Facebook

    Amitabh Bachchan hits 10 million fans on Facebook

    MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan, the legendary Bollywood actor known to be quite active when it comes to social media, has managed to garner 10 million fans for his page. Bachchan has won many major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards as Best Actor (a record he shares with Kamal Hassan and Mammootty), a number of awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies and fourteen Filmfare Awards. He is the most-nominated performer in any major acting category at Filmfare, with 39 nominations overall.

     

    Bachchan, commonly referred to as Big B, put up his 508th post on Facebook, stating, “B 508 -10 MILLION !!!!! Thank you all… just so overwhelmed ..what a way to start the day …”

     

    Bachchan made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with The Great Gatsby, in which he played a non-Indian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim sharing screen space with famous Hollywood actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.

     

    Bachchan is set to make his debut in scripted television in a drama created by Anurag Kashyap.

  • 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.

  • Great Gatsby to open Cannes Film Festival

    Great Gatsby to open Cannes Film Festival

    MUMBAI: Baz Luhrmann‘s The Great Gatsby, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s account of Roaring Twenties America, will open the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

    The film combines serious literary heritage and A-list star power with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role.

    For the first time since 2007, DiCaprio will put in an appearance at the festival. The opening gala, preceded by a glitzy red carpet fashion parade and followed by parties along the palm-lined Riviera will also be attended by megastar Amitabh Bachchan and US rapper Jay-Z. The festival runs from 15 to 26 May.

    "It is a great honour for all those who have worked on The Great Gatsby to open the Cannes film festival," Luhrmann said in a statement. “F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote some of the most poignant and beautiful passages of his extraordinary novel just a short distance away at a villa outside St. Raphael," he added.

    DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby in the 3D movie, Carey Mulligan is Daisy Buchanan and Tobey Maguire is Nick Carraway, the narrator. The film also has Amitabh Bachchan in a important role.

  • The Great Gatsby set to release by May

    The Great Gatsby set to release by May

    MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan‘s debut international project The Great Gatsby that is in its post-production stage is scheduled to release by May this year.

    “Baz Luhrmann calls to update on ‘Great Gatsby‘… Final settings being done… Should be out May … Hope to see a print in April!” Bachchan posted on Twitter.

    The film has Bachchan playing Meyer Wolfsheim, a man with a dark past who helps the film‘s lead Leonardo DiCaprio‘s character make money when he first comes to New York after the First World War.

    The much anticipated film is an adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald‘s classic of the same name and also stars Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire and Joel Edgerton in important roles.

  • Johnny Depp not averse doing Wally Pfister’s film

    Johnny Depp not averse doing Wally Pfister’s film

    MUMBAI: Johnny Depp has shown his interest in starring in Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister‘s sci-fi directorial debut.
    The 49-year-old actor is likely to play the lead in Pfister‘s film about a man who gets sucked into a malevolent, self-aware computer, it is understood. “I‘m thrilled, and feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Johnny. He is a creative and intelligent artist who I feel will bring great depth to the character and the overall narrative,” Pfister observed.
    Depp, on the other hand, is reportedly waiting to see a final draft of writer Jack Paglen‘s script before fully committing.
    Pfister is currently considering casting the likes of Noomi Rapace, Tobey Maguire, Christoph Waltz and James McAvoy for other roles in the Warner Bros film.
    Pfister, who won an Oscar for his work in Inception, is Christopher Nolan‘s long-time cinematography partner and has made no secret of his desire to step behind the camera as director.
    His collaboration with Nolan has spanned seven films, beginning in 1999 with Memento.

  • Ed Zwick to helm biopic on chess genius Bobby Fischer

    Ed Zwick to helm biopic on chess genius Bobby Fischer

    MUMBAI: Director Ed Zwick has been signed by Tobey Maguire to direct a biopic on chess genius Bobby Fischer. The film, Pawn Sacrifice, will have Maguire play Fischer.

    The film will focus on Fischer‘s rise as a chess champion in the 1960s, leading up to the famous match against Soviet player Boris Spassky in 1972, one of the high points of the Cold War.

    Steven Knight wrote the most current draft of the project, which previously had David Fincher attached as director.

    The film is being produced under the banner of Maguire‘s Material Pictures. Gail Katz is the co-producer.

    Zwick last directed Love and Other Drugs.