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Robert de Niro
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Robert de Niro and the cinematic art of master director Ang
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It’s a month packed with high-octane action films. Joaquin
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Phoenix plays a clown-turned-criminal-mastermind in the
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much-awaited Joker while Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff pull out all stops as battle-locked bitter rivals in War. We trace the journey of James Cameron and his iconic creation, Terminator. Learn 21 amazing facts about life of
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War Two secret agents, a mentor & his protege on opposite ends of the spectrum, lock horns with the security of the nation on the line.
The Plot
The title of the much-anticipated action entertainer that pits two of the biggest action superstars of our generation, Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, in a massive showdown against each other has been aptly titled War. Tiger Shroff plays Khalid, an Indian army soldier who is tasked with capturing his mentor Kabir (played by Hrithik Roshan), who has gone rogue. The biggest action entertainer of the year will see both these incredible action stars push their bodies to the limit PVR MOVIES FIRST
hen you bring two of the biggest and the best action superstars of India in one film and pit them against each other, you need a title that justifies the promise of a massive showdown. Hrithik and Tiger will be seen going at each other ferociously and mercilessly and audiences will want to see who outwits whom in this incredible fight. – Siddharth Anand, Director
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to pull off never-seen-before, death-defying action stunts that will keep you on the edge of your seats.
The Action Four action directors from across the world have been roped in for his film:
The Director Siddharth Anand has directed films such as Ta Ra Rum Pum, Salaam Namaste, Anjaana Anjaani, Bachna Ae Haseeno and Bang Bang.
Paul Jennings: Known for his action sequences in Hollywood movies like The Dark Knight starring Christian Bale, San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Reacher starring Tom Cruise and the much loved HBO fantasy show Game of Thrones. SeaYoung Oh, who is known for designing brilliant hand to hand combat sequences, has worked in films like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Pokemon XY, and Snowpiercer among others. Franz Spilhaus has worked in films like Safe House, Eye in the Sky and Death Race. Parvez Shaikh has made his mark in Bollywood with his sequences in films like Tiger Zinda Hai, Junglee, Kesari and Mary Kom to name a few.
Trivia • The film was initially titled Fighters. • It’s the first Indian film to be shot in the Arctic circle. • The main bridge in the city of Porto, Portugal, was shut down for two days to shoot a nail-biting action sequence of the film.
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RELEASE 02 October Genre: Action, Romance Language(s): Hindi Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Vaani Kapoor Director: Siddharth Anand Studio: Yash Raj Films
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• A “dangerous” bike sequence was filmed at Serra da Estrela, Portugal’s highest mountain peak. • The main chase sequence of the film was shot in seven countries. • While shooting in Mumbai’s Vasai area a security guard mistook to small time actors from the film as Kashmiri terrorists and informed the cops.
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Joker
Release Date: October 02, 2019 Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Language: English Director: Todd Phillips Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert de Niro, Zazie Beetz Studio: Warner Bros. Pic Courtesy: Warner Bros.
An original standalone origin story of the iconic villain not seen before on the big screen, it’s a gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, and a broader cautionary tale. The film is set in Batman’s home city of Gotham in the 1980s, and based on a script penned by Phillips and Scott Silver (8 Mile).
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he character of Joker was so many different things to me at different times… The more unpredictable it was the more inspiring. – Joaquin Phoenix, Lead Actor
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decade after Heath Ledger’s award-winning turn as the maniacal villain in The Dark Knight, Joaquin Phoenix plays Joker, a solo feature intended to provide the character with a new cinematic origin story.
The Story
Joker traces how a man named Arthur Fleck goes from a failed stand-up comic to sociopathic criminal. A clown-forhire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night... but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events in this gritty character study. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society.
The Inspiration
Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s 1988 graphic novel ‘The Killing Joke’ is one of the primary inspirations for the film’s story. The comic, which is widely considered one of the greatest Joker stories ever told, featured a failed comedian who loses his wife and has his face disfigured during a botched robbery he undertakes in order to make ends meet.
Who is the Joker?
The Joker is more than just Batman’s most infamous enemy. He’s also one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic villains, with a long history of memorable portrayals on both the big screen and television.
The Lead Actor
Joaquin Phoenix is said to have delivered an unnerving and astonishing performance in the role of Joker. His efforts make him a strong contender for his fourth Oscar nomination — he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Gladiator) and twice for Best Actor (Walk the Line,
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hen the marketing department at Warner Bros. asked me to describe the movie, I said, ‘I can’t.’ They said, ‘Well, at least tell us the genre.’ And I thought about it for a minute and I said, ‘It’s a tragedy.’ And I think the brilliant Joaquin Phoenix would agree with me. – Todd Phillips, Director
The Master). If he wins, he’ll follow in the footsteps of Heath Ledger by winning an Academy Award for player the Joker. In fact, buzz on Phoenix’s performance has been intense since Joker had its world premier at the Venice Film Festival, where the movie took home the prestigious Golden Lion. Did You Know: Losing 52 pounds for the role, Phoenix modelled Fleck’s signature chuckle on videos he watched of people suffering from pathological laughter, a neurological disorder that makes individuals laugh uncontrollably.
The Veteran
Living legend Robert de Niro portrays Franklin, a talk show host who plays a key role in Arthur’s downfall.
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The Newbie
A fresh-faced Zazie Beetz plays Dumond, a cynical single mum who’s Arthur’s key love interest. A relative newcomer to screen, Zazie played the lucky superhero Domino in Deadpool 2. Beetz has also had roles in a couple of Netflix Lorem dolor sit and amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, series,ipsum including Easy Atlanta. sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud The Joker movie has received unconventional exercitation ullamco laborispraise nisi forutitsaliquip ex ea approach to the genre. It delves into deeper, darker and commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor. more disturbing places than any comic book movie to indate. reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu
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fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat The Director non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit Todd Phillips was born on December 20, 1970 in Brooklyn, anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, New York City, New York, USA. He is a screenwriter, consectetur adipiscing elit, known sed doforeiusmod actor, producer and director, Due Date tempor (2010), incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Old School (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004) and The
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MUST WATCH BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS SYE RAA NARASIMHA REDDY
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The Sky is Pink
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Genre: Action, Drama
Genre: Drama
Language(s): Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Surender Reddy
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim
Director: Shonali Bose
Cast: Chiranjeevi, Sudeep, Tamannah
Studio: RSVP, Purple Pebble Pictures, Roy Kapur Films
Studio: UV Creations, Excel Entertainment, AA Films
Pic courtesy: RSVP
Pic Courtesy: UV Creations
Movie Plot: Set around 30 years prior to the India’s first war of independence of 1857, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is the story of a freedom fighter, Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who revolted against the British. Did You Know: Amitabh Bachchan makes a guest appearance in the key role of Gosaayi Venkanna, the mentor and guru of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy during his freedom struggle.
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Lootcase
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Movie Plot: The incredible love story of a couple spanning 25 years, told through the lens of their teenage daughter. Did You Know: It is a true story based on a book called My Little Epiphanies, written by Aisha Chaudhary, who died of a rare lung disease. The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.
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Hotel Mumbai
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Genre: Drama
Genre: Drama
Language(s): Hindi
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Rajesh Krishnan
Director: Anthony Maras
Cast: Kunal Khemu, Rasika Duggal, Ranvir Shorey, Vijay Raaz
Cast: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Anupam Kher
Studio: Fox Star Studios, Soda Films
Studio: Thunder Road Pictures, Arclight Films, Electric Pictures
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Pic courtesy: Arclight Films
Movie Plot: The film promises a laugh riot along with a mixture of suspense and drama. The story revolves around a bag filled with money that the main character of the film comes across. Did You Know: The director of the film is known for his 2016 TV series named TVF Tripling based on hilarious road trip of three siblings.
Movie Plot: The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families. Did You Know: Dev Patel, known for his strong performances in Slumdog Millionaire and Lion, plays Arjun (a waiter at the hotel) and Anupam Kher portrays Chef Hemant Oberoi. Both risked their lives to protect their guests.
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Laal Kaptaan
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OCT
P Se Pyaar F Se Fararr
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Genre: Action
Genre: Drama
Language(s): Hindi
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Navdeep Singh
Director: Manoj Tiwari
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Manav Vij, Zoya Hussain
Cast: Bhavesh Kumar, Jimmy Sheirgill, Kumud Mishra
Studio: Eros International, Colour Yellow Productions
Studio: OK Movies Pic courtesy: OK Movies
Pic courtesy: Eros International
Movie Plot: The film is set in the 18th century with Saif Ali Khan playing a naga sadhu out for revenge against a British captain.
Movie Plot: The movie revolves around two college going kids of Mathura belonging to different class and caste strata of the North Indian society fall in love.
Did You Know: Saif Ali Khan got his ears pierced for the film. It often took him more than two hours to get his hair and make-up done for a shot.
Did You Know: Based on a real life incident, the story highlights Article 15 of the Constitution of India, which prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, and race.
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Sandh Ki Aankh
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Housefull 4
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Genre: Drama
Genre: Comedy
Language(s): Hindi
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Tushar Hiranandani
Director: Farhad Samji
Cast: Bhumi Pednekar, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kadian
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Riteish Deshmukh
Studio: Reliance Entertainment
Studio: Fox Star Studios, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
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Pic courtesy: Fox Star Studios
Movie Plot: The story centres around two women who by sheer stroke of luck become sharp shooters in their fifties.
Movie Plot: The story centres around reincarnation, this is the fourth film in the Housefull franchise.
Did You Know: The film is based upon the real-life story of Chandro ‘Shooter Dadi’ Tomar and her sister-in-law, Prakashi Tomar, who took up shooting well in their 60s and went on to become accomplished shooters.
Did You Know: In the film, Akshay Kumar’s bald look as Rajkumar Bala has been created by Preetisheel G Singh, the make-up artist behind Ranveer Singh’s look as Khilji in Padmavat. Singh also gave the characters in Chhichhore an aged look.
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MUST WATCH BOLLYWOOD & HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS OCT
MADE IN CHINA
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Diego Maradona
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Genre: Biography, Sports
Language(s): Hindi
Language(s): English
Director: Milind Musale
Director: Asif Kapadia
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Mouni Roy, Boman Irani
Cast: Diego Armando Maradona, Diego Maradona Jr., Claudia Villafañe
Studio: Maddock Films Pic Courtesy: : Maddock Films
Movie Plot: The film explores the story of a Gujarati businessman, played by Rao, who goes to China to increase his business prospects. Did You Know: The story shows how Raghu and his ‘jugaadu’ Indian ways lead him to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand his business in China.
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Gemini Man
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-fi Language(s): English Director: Ang Lee Cast: Will Smith, Clive Owen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Studio: Paramount Pictures Pic courtesy: Paramount Pictures
Movie Plot: An elite assassin is assigned to track down a mysterious young operative who turns out to be his own younger version and can seemingly predict his every move. Did You Know: Darren Lemke came up with the story in 1997, but it had to wait 20 years, until CGI allowed the film to become a reality.
Studio: On the Corner, Film 4 Pic Courtesy: Film 4
Movie Plot: The film is centred on the career of celebrated Argentine football player Diego Armando Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s. Did You Know: Diego Armando Maradona and other characters will be seen playing their own roles. The film has been constructed from over 500 hours of neverbefore-seen footage.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy Language(s): English Director: Joachim Ronning Cast: Angelina Jolie, Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films Pic courtesy: Walt Disney Pictures
Movie Plot: Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play. Did You Know: Oscar and three-time Golden Globe winner Angelina Jollie and Elle Fanning reprise their roles as the dark fairy Maleficent and Princess Aurora in this film.
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MUST WATCH HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS Zombieland: Double Tap
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The Addams Family
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Language(s): English
Language(s): English
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Directors: Conrad Vernon and Greg Tierna
Cast: Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Bill Murray
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz
Studio: Columbia Pictures, Pariah
Studio: Metro-GoldwynMayer, Bron Creative
Pic courtesy: Pariah
Pic courtesy: : MetroGoldwyn-Mayer
Movie Plot: Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family. Did You Know: The film reunites Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, who both previously worked together on the Ghostbusters franchise, which is also distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Movie Plot: An animated version of Charles Addams’ series of cartoons about a peculiar, ghoulish family. Did You Know: While the “Addams Family”-cartoons by Charles Addams have already been adapted in animation, e.g. in The Addams Family (1992) or The Addams Family (1973), this is the first animated feature length film adaptation of the “Addams Family”.
Countdown
OCT
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Genre: Horror, Thriller Language(s): English Director: Justin Dec Cast: Anne Winters, Elizabeth Lail, Peter Facinelli Studio: STX Films Pic courtesy: STX Films
Movie Plot: Film revolves around the life of a nurse who finds out that she only has three days to live after downloading an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die. Did You Know: The director is known for his hilarious films such as Boats and Jennifer Lawrence in Coming. TO BOOK TICKETS GO TO PVRCINEMAS.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP. AVAILABLE ON PVR MOVIES FIRST
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Up Close & Personal
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Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. was born on August 17, 1943, in Manhattan, New York.
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He is the son of two artists: painter Virginia Admiral and abstract expressionist Robert De Niro Sr.
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Growing up in the Little Italy section of New York City, his nickname was “Bobby Milk” because he was so thin and as pale as milk.
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He first discovered his love for acting at age 10 when he portrayed The Cowardly Lion in a local production of The Wizard of Oz.
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De Niro quit his private high school to try to become an actor. He never graduated, though he did join Stella Adler’s
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acting school.
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and half Irish descent. His mother was of Dutch, English, Irish, French, and German
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ancestry.
“Are you talkin’ to me? ARE YOU TALKIN’ TO ME?”; this line from Taxi Driver (1976) is one of the most memorable of De Niro’s entire career, and he is
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He and Martin Scorsese were brought
said to have made it up when he was
up blocks apart in the Greenwich Village
meticulously researching his role in front
area of Manhattan, but never formally met
of the mirror.
when they were young.
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As a struggling actor, he always carried
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De Niro gained around 60 pounds to play an older version of his character, Jake La
25 photos of himself in different
Motta, in the 1980 film Raging Bull, by
disguises to auditions so he could
eating lots of spaghetti and ice cream.
impress the selectors.
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He is the second actor to win an Oscar for
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During the sparring scene in Raging Bull, De Niro broke one of Joe Pesci’s ribs. He
portraying Vito Corleone. He and Marlon
must not have realised how strong he had
Brando are the only two actors to win an
gotten from his training.
Oscar for playing the same character.
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In addition to acting, De Niro has
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also directed several films including
‘Gimme Shelter’ by The Rolling Stones has appeared in at least three of his films – The Fan, Casino and Goodfellas.
A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006).
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He started the “awards show ribbon” tradition by wearing a green ribbon on
De Niro Spent four months learning to
his lapel at the 1981 Academy Awards to
speak the Sicilian dialect in order to play
commemorate victims of a tragedy.
Vito Corleone in The Godfather: Part II (1974). Nearly all the dialogue that his character spoke in the movie was in
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Sicilian.
His favourite person to work with is Meryl Streep, who he has starred in multiple films with, including The Deer Hunter (1978), Marvin’s Room (1996) and Falling
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He paid a dentist $5000 to make his teeth
in Love (1984).
look bad for his role in Cape Fear (1991). He later paid him $20 000 to have them fixed.
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He owns restaurants called “Ago” and “Nobu.” He is also co-owner of “Rubicon” restaurant along with director Francis
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De Niro got a taxicab driver’s license
Ford Coppola and late actor Robin
to study up to play Travis Bickle in Taxi
Williams.
Driver and spent several weekends cruising around New York City picking up fares. PVR MOVIES FIRST
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Masters@Work Sci-fi’s greatest showman, James Cameron, moved on from the Terminator series in 1991, but now he’s reunited with his first great cinematic brand through Terminator: Dark Fate. Cameron is joined by the franchise’s two signature stars, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. Let’s rewind to Cameron’s journey with the film:
How It All Began
In the early 1980s, Cameron wrote the script for The Terminator. Though production companies were interested, they were unwilling to let an inexperienced feature film director make the movie. Finally, Cameron found a company called Hemdale Pictures, which agreed to let him direct, but bought the screenplay for only one dollar. For the role of the Terminator, Cameron envisioned a man who was not exceptionally muscular, who could “blend into” a crowd. Then Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cameron met over lunch, and the rest, as they say, is history. Linda Hamilton first appeared in this film in her iconic role of Sarah Connor, and later married Cameron.
The Terminator was made on a budget of $6.5 million and the producers felt it would last no more than a week in theaters. However, The Terminator eventually earned over $78 million worldwide and launched James Cameron’s career.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
James Cameron Returns With
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Cameron came up with a core idea for the sequel and introduced many changes in it. The core cast remained the same, but Schwarzenegger returned as a protector. Unlike Schwarzenegger’s character—the T-800 Terminator which is made of a metal endoskeleton— the new villain of the sequel, called the T-1000, was a more advanced Terminator made of liquid metal, and with polymorphic abilities. It was also much less bulky than the T-800. PAGE 20
Cameron had originally wanted to incorporate this advancedmodel-Terminator into the first film, but the special effects at the time were not advanced enough. The ground-breaking effects used in The Abyss to digitally depict the water tentacle convinced Cameron that his liquid metal villain was now possible.
Terminator 2 broke box-office records and became the highest-grossing film of 1991. It won four Academy Awards: Best Makeup, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. The two Cameron films propelled Schwarzenegger to the top ranks of Hollywood blockbuster stars and made his character one of the most unlikely entries on the list of truly iconic Hollywood screen characters. Cameron announced a third Terminator film many times during the 1990s, but without coming out with any finished scripts. Three more in the series were made without Cameron’s involvement: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator: Salvation (2009) and Terminator Genisys (2017).
Terminator: Dark Fate
Set after 1992’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the film catches up with an older Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) as she teams up with a cyborg (Mackenzie Davis) to save a young woman from another Terminator. The film could launch a new trilogy if it performs well at the box office. “We rolled up our sleeves and started to break out the story ..there is a greater story to be told here,” says Cameron. “I haven’t seen action and emotion like this since the second movie. It feels new again,” says Arnold Schwarzenegger, who returns to the series as T-800 in Dark Fate. Early reports say that the gut-renching finale of this film made its first test audience cry. PVR MOVIES FIRST
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Abigail Breslin
RISING STAR
Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail Breslin is one of the most sought-after actors of her generation. Her unique and charismatic talents have contributed to her versatile roles in both comedy and drama. Abigail Kathleen Breslin was born on April 14, 1996 in New York City, New York, to Kim and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert and consultant. She is of Irish, Austrian Jewish, and English descent. The American actress and singer appeared in her first commercial when she was just three years old. She has never looked back. Abigail did her first film, Signs (2002), at the age of five. The film was directed by M. Night Shyamalan and Abigail played Bo Hess, the daughter of the main character, essayed by Mel Gibson. PVR MOVIES FIRST
want to do wardrobe. I want to do hair. I want to do makeup. I want to do writing. I want to do directing. I want to do all of it. I like it. And I want to do producing. – Abigail Breslin
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She made her Broadway debut in 2010 in The Miracle Worker. Among her most notable films so far is August: Osage County (2013), in which she starred opposite Meryl Streep, Ewan McGregor, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney and Juliette Lewis. She played the coveted role of Jean Fordham, the daughter of Julia Roberts’ and Ewan McGregor’s characters.
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You’ll see her in Zombieland: Double Tap, where she plays Little Rock, WHO runs off with a stoner boy, played by Avan Jogia, just after moving into the White House with Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone), and Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson).
Her other film roles include Raising Helen (2004), No Reservations (2007), Nim’s Island (2008), Definitely, Maybe (2008), My Sister’s Keeper (2009), Zombieland (2009) and Rango (2011). Between 2015 and 2016, she starred on the horror-comedy Scream Queens on Fox, her first regular role in a television series.
Star Power
She is widely recognized for her role in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), the irreverent comedy which created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Breslin played the role of “Olive,” an ambitious young girl who is obsessed with winning a beauty pageant. For her performance, she received a Best Actress Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award, SAG and BAFTA Best Supporting Actress awards.
Up Close
• She is the first person born in the 1990s to have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (for Little Miss Sunshine, 2006). • Breslin has written a book titled This May Sound Crazy in which she writes honest, funny and emotional observations on her daily life as a young adult. • She is named after Abigail Adams, the second First Lady of the United States. • She collects stuffed animals and owns two dogs, a cat and a turtle.
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Ang Lee Born in Taiwan on Oct 23, 1954, Ang Lee is among Hollywood’s top directors today. His extensive credits include such films as Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm, Brokeback Mountain, Hulk, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Life of Pi. His films have earned 12 Oscars (two for best director), nine Golden Globes, and a slew of other awards. Ang Lee was selected by Time magazine in 2006 as one of the world’s top 100 shapers and won an MTV lifetime achievement award.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, starring Chow Yun Fat, Zhan Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh, was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won four, the most ever for a foreign film. It is the biggest grossing foreign film in the United States of all time. It cost $15 million to make and earned $128 million in the United States alone, more than double for any previous Asian film. It received a standing ovation when it opened at the Cannes Film Festival and took eight awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards, including best film and best director for Lee. Life of Pi, a fantasy adventure drama widely shot in India, won the 85th Academy Award for best cinematography, Best visual effects, Best direction and Best original score. Ang Lee collected his award with a simple “Namaste.” Ang Lee won more accolades and awards with Brokeback Mountain, a film about two cowboys who fall in love and how their relationship unfolds over a 20 year period.
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aking movies is a way of understanding myself and the world. – Ang Lee
Made on a budget of just $14 million, it earned three Oscars: Best Director (Ang Lee), best screenplay and best original score. The film also did well at the Golden Globes and won the Gold Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
7 Key Elements of Ang Lee Films: • Every one of his films is an adventure and a departure from his previous work. • Thematic links recur across the director’s work — family, repression, duty, thwarted love or desire. • Lee has real love for his characters, letting them surprise the audience with their very human, fallible side. • His war films offer a gritty, brutal, ground-level view. • He likes to treat action as drama—even his boxing scenes are like conversations, not physical fights. • His films have strong women characters. • He likes to tell his stories from different points of view. “That makes the story more real,” he is quoted as saying.
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They said “Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of someone else.” — Judy Garland
“I believe that laughter is the best calorie burner.” — Audrey Hepburn
“This life is what you make it.” — Marilyn Monroe
“Words and ideas can change the world.” — Robin Williams
“Winners use words that say ‘must’ and ‘will’.” — Jordan Belfort
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Out This October MOVIE NAME (LANGUAGE)
GENRE
WAR (HINDI)
ACTION, ROMANCE
FORMAT 4DX / ATMOS
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RELEASE DATE 02 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYE RAA NARASIMHA REDDY (HINDI/TAMIL/TELUGU) ACTION, DRAMA
ATMOS
02 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ JOKER (ENGLISH)
CRIME, DRAMA, THRILLER
4DX / ATMOS / IMAX
04 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Diego Maradona (ENGLISH)
BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, HISTORY
11 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GEMINI MAN (ENGLISH)
ACTION, DRAMA, SCI-FI
IMAX
11 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE SKY IS PINK (HINDI)
DRAMA
11 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LOOTCASE (HINDI)
DRAMA
11 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOTEL MUMBAI (HINDI)
DRAMA
11 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LAAL KAPTAAN (HINDI)
ACTION, DRAMA
ATMOS
18 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MALEFICENT - MISTRESS OF EVIL (ENGLISH)
ADVENTURE, FAMILY, FANTASY
18 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Zombieland: Double Tap (ENGLISH)
ACTION, COMEDY, HORROR
18 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ P SE PYAAR F SE FARARR (HINDI)
DRAMA
18 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE ADDAMS FAMILY (ENGLISH)
ANIMATION, COMEDY, FAMILY
25 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COUNTDOWN (ENGLISH)
HORROR, THRILLER
25 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SANDH KI AAKH (HINDI)
DRAMA
ATMOS
25 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOUSEFULL 4 (HINDI)
COMEDY
ATMOS
25 OCT
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MADE IN CHINA (HINDI) PVR MOVIES FIRST
DRAMA, COMEDY
ATMOS
Subject to release at PVR. Movie schedule is subject to last minute change.
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