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PVR MOVIES FIRST
VOL. 26 YO U R WI ND O W IN TO T HE WORL D OF CIN EMA DECEMBER 2017
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THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH:
FIRANGI, MARK FELT, FUKREY RETURNS, TIGER ZINDA HAI
GREETINGS
ear Movie Lovers,
Take a tantalising peek at 5Blockbusters coming your way
in 2018.MeetAmericanfilmmaker Denis Villeneuve, whose
Here’s the Decemberedition of Movies First, your exclusive
powerful cinema has made him the most exciting name
window to the world of cinema.
in Hollywood. Learn little-known secrets of the legendary
This month’s movies range from s tar-studded sparklers to Robin Williams’ life, and join us in wishingthespian Samuel
story-rich gems. L. Jacksona Happy B irthday.
Rian Johnson’s epic soap opera“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous
hits the screens after an agonising wait. Super spies month of movie watching.
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif make an unstoppable pair in
“Tiger Zinda Hai.” Comedy king Kapil Sharma stars in the
refreshing “Firangi” and everybody’s favourite buddies are Regards
back with “Fukrey Returns.”
We rewind to “Catch Me if You Can,” the deliciously
charming Spielberg thriller based on the true story of a Gautam Dutta
slippery swindler. CEO, PVR Limited
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CONTENTS Luke Skywalker is back but can he prevent the Dark Side
from prevailing?
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RELEASING THIS MONTH
A sneak-peak into the big release of the month!
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TIGER
back for an impossible rescue mission to battle an
international terrorist organisation. Will they succeed?
ZINDA HAI Reasons to Watch:
This espionage drama is an action-packed visual feast
that takes you across Austria, Morocco, Greece and the
No One Hunts Better Than A Wounded Tiger
Middle East. Watch out for the high-octane action scenes
shot in 50-degree heat in Abu Dhabi’s Liwa desert.
Plot: After a gap of eight years, Tiger (Salman Khan) and
Zoya (Katrina Kaif) are back, and this time, they have a
deadly mission to complete. The film is based on the
dramatic 2014 abduction and rescue of 26 Indian nurses
DID YOU KNOW?
by ISIS. The official trailer of the movie
has become the world’s most
Salman Khan plays an Indian RAW agent and top spy, liked trailer on YouTube,
codenamed “Tiger” and Katrina Kaif is an ISI agent of surpassing “Star Wars: The
Pakistan. Both are presumed dead by their respective Force Awakens (2015).”
countries. When all hell breaks loose in a foreign land,
which places civilian lives in harm’s way, they are called
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The Collection
“Tiger Zinda Hai” is yet another high-
action entertainer from the house of Ali
alman Abbas Zafar, one of Bollywood’s up and
and I work well coming filmmakers. Here’s a glance at
together. He is a some of his previous ventures.
superstar, and people
perceive him in a certain
way, but interestingly,
we have that
understanding.
- Ali Abbas Zafar, Director
Hollywood action director Tom Struthers, of Dark Knight Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)
and Inception fame, has choreographed some daredevil
action sequences in the film.
The story is based on real events, with the hit pairing of
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif adding heft to its appeal.
Gunday (2014)
TIGER ZINDA HAI
RELEASE 22 DECEMBER
Genre: Action, Thriller
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sudeep
Studio: Yash Raj Films
Pic Courtesy: © Yash Raj Films
Sultan (2016)
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STAR WARS: MOVIE OF THE MONTH
THE LAST JEDI
Release Date: 15 December old space saga on its head by recasting Mark Hamill’s Luke
Tagline: It’s time for the Jedi to End! Skywalker as the big baddie? It’s just a few days until we
find out.
Director: Rian Johnson
Star Cast: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega,
Mark Hamill
Genre: Action
Studio: Lucasfilm Ltd.
‘ ian is
In December 2015, the seventh installment of Star Wars definitely going to
franchisee “The Force Awakens” made the world fall in love
with the space sage all over again. And last year, Disney places and investigating
came out with their first Star Wars spinoff, “Rogue One.”
things that haven’t
The success of these movies solidified the confidence of its
fans in the directions the franchisee was taking. On this 15th really been done in the
of December, the wildly popular franchisee returns to the big
screens with its ninth installment “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Star Wars universe.
to take us on another journey in a galaxy far, far away. – Oscar Issac, Actor
Will director Rian Johnson carry the plot and vibe from
1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back,” or turn the venerable
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he second
film is where
we start zooming in
on the characters and
getting to the heart
of them, challenging
THE PLOT: “The Last Jedi” begins immediately after the
events of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which ended them, and pushing
with Rey (Daisy Ridley) coming face-to-face with an elderly them deeper.
Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), now living a life off monastic – Rian Johnson, Director
solitude on a planet called Ahch-To.
The movie continues the story of Rey and her discovery
of the force, delves deeper into the reasons behind the
self-imposed exile of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, along
with a major war that’s brewing up between General Leia SUPREME LEADER SNOKE: While he was reduced to a few
Organa’s Resistance and the First Order. holographic appearances in the last movie, “The Last Jedi,”
will give us a full-on look at this master of the Dark Side
THE MAIN PLAYERS of the Force. We might even get a deeper insight into his
REY: After finally finding Luke Skywalker in his hiding, motivations behind his evil scheme of things.
Rey starts training with him to become a Jedi. Another
continuing mystery about Rey is the identity of her parents THE NEW PLAYERS
and she might start to pick up threads to learn more about Vietnamese actress named Veronica Ngo joins the cast as
her past while fighting to find a bigger purpose of her life. Paige Tico, a gunner in the rebellion. She’s joined by her
sister Rose Tico (played by Kelly Marie Tran) who is out on
LUKE SKYWALKER: It is confirmed. Out from his exile, the her own journey with Finn.
beloved protagonist of the original franchisee will have a
larger role to play this time. However, events of the past Another new character is DJ - a shady character of unclear
have left him bitter and hurt and he is cautious about what allegiances played by Benicio Del Toro. Actress Laura Dern
Rey’s massive power might bring about, thus making him joins the cast as Vice Admiral Holdo, a prominent officer in
reluctant to train her. the Resistance.
GENERAL LEIA ORGANA: Carrie Fisher returns for one final
appearance as the leader of the Resistance, which is one
of the few remaining bulwarks against the First Order in
the wake of the New Republic’s decimation in “The Force
Awakens.”
KYLO REN: Kylo Ren came close to finding Luke Skywalker
in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” but walked away empty
handed after being stopped in his tracks by Ray and Finn.
But his quest to kill Luke certainly isn’t over ¬ especially
now that he has killed his father Han Solo.
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Trivia
With a running time of 150
01 minutes, this is the longest movie
of the Star Wars saga.
Actor Tom Hardy and British
02 royalty Prince Harry, Prince
William will be doing cameos in
the film as a storm troopers.
This film will be released over 40
03 years after “Star Wars: Episode
IV - A New Hope” (1977) and will
mark the 40th anniversary of the
Star Wars film franchise.
This will be the first Star Wars
04 film in the series in which Kenny
Baker will not be involved in the
portrayal of R2-D2.
THE DIRECTOR: While J.J. Abrams laid the
groundwork for the future of the Star Wars saga, the
reins of taking it forward has been handed over to
writer-director Rian Johnson. The young filmmaker
broke out onto the scene with his fantastic, gritty
neo-noir “Brick,” and followed it up with the fun
caper “The Brothers Bloom.” With his trippy time
travel action movie “Looper,” he has demonstrated a
knack for sci-fi storytelling, and it’s exciting to think
of what he will do with a mix of iconic characters.
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5 Biggest Fast Forward
Blockbusters
of 2018
2017 was pretty eventful when it came down to the movies.
Avengers: Infinity War
The year saw some of the most prominent directors putting
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
out their best works and was big on superhero flicks and
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth
franchisee reboots. Some of the standout films included
“Wonder Woman,” “Dunkirk,” “It,” “Logan” and “Baahubali
2” among others.
While the year hasn’t wrapped up yet and some big releases
are yet to come this month, but that has not stopped us from
anticipating the long line-up of big-ticket films set to release
next year.
Here is a rundown of films to look forward to in 2018.
Robot 2.0
Director: S. Shankar
Cast: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Mayur Bansiwal
Possibly the biggest release of 2018, “Avengers: Infinity War”
is the Marvel movie every fan has been waiting for. Set four
years after the events of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” the
movie will see the Avengers, torn apart after the events of
“Captain America: Civil War,” join forces with the Guardians
of the Galaxy to battle Thanos, who is trying to collect the
Infinity Stones for a gauntlet that will allow him to inflict his
will on all reality.
Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom
Director: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Jeff Goldblum
A sequel to the blockbuster “Robot,” Rajinikanth starrer
“Robot 2” (Enthiran 2) has already been creating a lot of
buzz. Bound to release in January 2018, the film stars Akshay
Kumar as the main antagonist opposite Rajinikanth. The plot
follows Dr. Vaseegaran who is forced to reassemble Chitti in
order to stop a deadly winged monster.
With an estimated budget of 450 crores, it is the most
Universal waited over a decade following “Jurassic Park III”
expensive Indian film made to date and the first Indian film to
to bring the fourth Jurassic Park film to the big screen. But
be directly shot in 3D.
following its immense success, they are back with its next
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 10instalment. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will reprise
their roles, joined by original franchise star Jeff Goldblum in
what is set to be another breathtaking Dino adventure.
Deadpool 2
Director: David Leitch
Cast: Brianna Hildebrand, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
Samuel Leroy Jackson
A well known American actor and film producer,
Ryan Reynolds will be back as Wade “Merc with a Mouth” Samuel L Jackson has acted in over 100 films. He is
Wilson in “Deadpool 2,” and there’s every reason to get ranked as the highest all-time box office star with over
excited for that. The plot will follow Wade Wilson, who $4.9 billion total box office gross, an average of $69.1
after surviving a near fatal bovine attack, struggles to fulfill million per film.
his dream of becoming Mayberry’s hottest bartender and
Here are 5 fun facts about this prolific actor who turns
searching to regain his spice for life.
69 on December 21.
Thugs of Hindostan 1. He was born in Washington, D.C. in 1948. He attended
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya several segregated schools and graduated from
Cast: Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif Riverside High School in Chattanooga. He played the
French horn and trumpet in the school orchestra.
2. In his youth Jackson had a pronounced stutter. As
part of his speech therapy, he had to audition for a
play. It did in fact help and interest him so much,
that he changed his major(Marine Biology) to focus
on acting.
3. He was active in the black student movement. In the
seventies, he joined the “Negro Ensemble Company”,
with Morgan Freeman. He made his feature film
debut in “Together for Days” (1972), an independent
blaxploitation movie.
This Diwali, leave it to the Yash Raj Films to supply the 4. It wasn’t until Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”
festive fireworks. Helmed by “Dhoom 3” writer-director (1994), when he was 46 years old, that Jackson broke
Vijay Krishna Acharya, the studio will be releasing its most
out as a star. The actor was nominated for his iconic
expensive production till date – “Thugs of Hindostan”
role as Jules Winnfield in what was his 30th film role.
starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amir Khan, Katrina Kaif and
Fatima Sana Shaikh. 5. He is an avid golfer and he includes a clause his
contracts that permits him easy access to golf
Based on a 19th century bestselling novel “Confessions of a courses, no matter the film shoot’s location. He is a
Thug” by Philip Meadows Taylor, the film tells a tale of crime vegetarian. He is a big fan of the Harlem Globetrotters
and retribution in India, beginning in the late 18th century and basketball team and the Liverpool Football Club. His
ending in 1832. The story lays bare the practices of the Thugs,
favorite sports movies include all installments of
or deceivers as they were called, who murdered travellers
“Rocky” and “North Dallas Forty” (1979).
for money and valuables. The film will also mark the first
collaboration between Amitabh Bachchan and Amir Khan.
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DEC
FIRANGI 01 TERA INTEZAAR DEC
01
Fight For Truth Begins Genre: Comedy Search for love begins Genre: Thriller, Romance
Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi
Director: Rajiev Dhingra Director: Raajeev Walia
Cast: Kapil Sharma, Ishita Cast: Sunny Leone, Gauhar
Dutta, Monica Gill Khan, Arbaaz Khan
Studio: K9 Films Studio: Bageshree Films
Pic Courtesy: © K9 Films Pic Courtesy: © Bageshree
Films
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Movie Plot: Manga (Kapil Sharma) believes that the British are Movie Plot: The film revolves around a happy-go-lucky couple
of no harm and even gets employed with them. All is hunky- (Sunny Leone and Arbaaz Khan) who are in love. But Sunny’s
dory, till he falls in love with a girl whose family is opposed to past catches up with her, making it a lethal deal for Arbaaz, who
their match because of Manga’s job.
goes missing.
Reason to watch: A fresh departure from his debut film,
“Firangi” will see Kapil shed his comic avatar to an extent to play Reason to watch: Watch it for the interesting lead pairing of
a more serious character. Arbaaz Khan and Sunny Leone.
Did You Know: Kapil Sharma mark his debut as a producer and Did You Know: This is the first time Sunny Leone will be seen in
singer with this film. a musical drama genre.
DEC DEC
BRIJ MOHAN AMAR RAHE 08 FUKREY RETURNS 08
A Man Convicted Genre: Comedy, Crime The Jugadu Boys Are Back Genre: Comedy, Drama
For His Own Murder Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi
Director: Nikhil Bhat Director: Mrighdeep Lamba
Cast: Arjun Mathur, Nidhi Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Manjot
Singh, Sheetal Thakur Singh, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma
Studio: Yoodle Films Studio: Excel Entertainment
Pic Courtesy: © Yoodle Films Pic Courtesy: © Excel
Entertainment
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Movie Plot: Brijmohan fakes his own death to escape his Movie Plot: Fresh out of jail, Bholi Punjaban makes the gang
humdrum life. He gets the money and the girl until the inevitable take part in a betting scam, based on Choocha’s premonitions.
hand of Karma gets him sentenced to death for his own murder. But this time, he can see the future and has visions of a cave
with buried treasure.
Reason to watch: Nidhi Singh, who rose to fame with the
Reason to watch: The movie is a sequel to 2013’s breakout
famous online web series “Permanent Roommates” is making
comedy hit “Fukrey.”
her Bollywood debut with the film.
Did You Know: The film has recreated the famous Mohammed
Did You Know: The movie is going to be the opening film at the Rafi chartbuster ‘O Meri Mehbooba’ from the 1977 chartbuster
14th South Asian International Film Festival, New York. “Dharam Veer.”
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DEC DEC
MONSOON SHOOTOUT 15 MY BIRTHDAY SONG 29
The Truth Is Never Simple Genre: Action What if your dreams Genre: Thriller
Language(s): Hindi came true? Language(s): Hindi
Director: Amit Kumar Director: Samir Soni
Cast: Vijay Varma, Nawazuddin Cast: Sanjay Suri, Nora Fatehi,
Siddiqui, Neeraj Kabi Zenia Starr
Studio: Sikhya Entertainment, Studio: Kahwa Entertainment
DAR Motion Pictures Pic Courtesy: © Kahwa
Pic Courtesy: © Sikhya Entertainment
Entertainment
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Movie Plot: As heavy rains lash Mumbai, a cop on his first Movie Plot: A psychological thriller, the film revolves
assignment faces a life altering decision where he must decide around a happily-married man and the song on his
to shoot or not. 40th birthday.
Reason to watch: A noir thriller starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui,
Reason to watch: Starring National Award winner Sanjay
the movie is directed by Amit Kumar, who earlier made an
Suri and Candian-Moroccan actress Nora Fatehi, the
award-winning short film called ‘Bypass.’
movie navigates the space between real and surrealism.
Did You Know: The film premiered in the 2013 Cannes Film
Festival in the Midnight Screenings section and is being released Did You Know: The movie is actor Sameer Soni’s
after a gap of four years in India. Bollywood directorial debut.
DEC
WONDER 01
Who gives you the courage to face the world?
Genre: Family, Drama
Language(s): English
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic
Studio: Lionsgate, Mandeville Films, Participant Media,
Walden Media, TIK Films
Pic Courtesy: © Lionsgate
Movie Plot: August Pullman, a boy with an extremely rare medical
facial deformity enters fifth grade to attend a mainstream elementary
school for the first time.
Reason to watch: Based on the New York Times bestseller, “Wonder”
tells an incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story.
Did You Know: Siblings Jacob Tremblay and Emma Tremblay are both
featuring in this movie together. Their father, Jason Tremblay, is also in
the movie.
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DEC
MARK FELT 08 BORG Vs McENROE DEC
08
The man who brought Genre: Biography, Drama Some Stars Shine Forever Genre: Biography, Drama
down the White House Language(s): English Language(s): English
Director: Peter Landesman Director: Janus Metz
Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Cast: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia
Marton Csokas LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård
Studio: Mandalay, Endurance Studio: SF Studios
Media Ventures, Torridon Pic Courtesy: © SF Studios
Films, Riverstone Pictures,
MadRiver Pictures, Scott Free
Productions, Cara Films
Pic Courtesy: © Mandalay
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Movie Plot: The story of Mark Felt, who under the name “Deep Movie Plot: The story of the 1980s tennis rivalry between the
Throat” helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Reason to watch: The movie brings out the best of McEnroe-
Reason to watch: This unbelievable true story chronicles the Bjorg rivalry, who faced each other 22 times in total, with their
personal and professional life of the uncompromising Felt, who on-court rivalry highlighted by their contrasting temperaments
risked everything in the name of justice. and styles.
Did You Know: The movie is based on the 2006 autobiography Did You Know: The young Björn Borg is played by Björn’s real
of FBI agent Mark Felt, which he wrote with John O’Connor. son Leo Borg.
DEC
FERDINAND 15
You Will Bullieve
Genre: Action, Adventure
Language(s): English
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Kate McKinnon, David Tennant, Bobby Cannavale
Studio: Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation, Davis
Entertainment
Pic Courtesy: © 20th Century Fox Animation
Movie Plot: After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a
dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to
return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.
Reason to watch: The story of a giant bull with a big heart, “Ferdinand”
is the perfect movie to watch for the kids.
Did You Know: A short show about Ferdinand is shown on TV every
Christmas Eve in Sweden. It’s a very popular and known tradition in
most homes.
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DEC DEC
The Greatest Showman 29 JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE 29
The Impossible Comes True Genre: Drama, Biopic, Musical The game has evolved Genre: Adventure, Family
Language(s): English Language(s): English
Director: Michael Gracey Directors: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Karen
Michelle Williams Gillan, Kevin Hart
Studio: Chernin Entertainment, Studio: Columbia Pictures,
Seed Productions, Laurence Matt Tolmach Productions,
Mark Productions, TSG Radar Pictures, Seven Bucks
Entertainment Productions
Pic Courtesy: © Chernin Pic Courtesy: © Columbia
Entertainment Pictures
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Movie Plot: American showman P. T. Barnum becomes the Movie Plot: Four teenagers discover an old video game console
founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting becoming
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. the adult avatars they chose.
Reason to watch: Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, Reason to watch: This movie is a not a remake but a sequel to
The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the the original film and a tribute to Robin Williams.
birth of show business.
Did You Know: Director Jake Kasdan is the son of Lawrence
Did You Know: This has been a dream project for Hugh Jackman Kasdan who co-wrote films like “The Empire Strikes Back,”
since 2009. “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and “Return of the Jedi.”
DEC
FATHER FIGURES 29
Finding their father would be a family miracle
Genre: Comedy
Language(s): English
Directors: Lawrence Sher
Cast: Owen Wilson, J.K. Simmons, Glenn Close
Studio: Alcon Entertainment, The Montecito Picture Company
Pic Courtesy: © Alcon Entertainment
Movie Plot: Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for
years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers
hit the road in order to find him.
Reason to watch: The movie promises a lot of fun and laughter as twin
brothers Owen Wilson and Ed Helms set out to find the truth about
their past.
Did You Know: This movie is Lawrence Sher’s directorial debut. He is
well known for his work as a cinematographer of ‘The Hangover’ series.
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21 Little-Known Things About…. Robin Williams PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 20
Up Close & Personal
Born in Chicago, USA, Robin Williams had English, Williams co-owned the Rubicon Restaurant in San
1 French, German, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry.
11 Francisco with Robert De Niro and fellow Bay area
resident Francis Ford Coppola.
He was a very overweight child. As a result, nobody
2 would play with him. He started talking in different Williams owned a home and vineyard in Northern
voices to entertain himself.
12 California. His neighbours included football legend
Joe Montana and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola,
Williams studied acting at Julliard with Christopher
3 Reeve. The two remained good friends forever. He
both of whom run their own vineyards.
helped pay for Reeve’s physical therapy and other Robin Williams was so obsessed with the Internet
medical expenses after the latter’s horse-riding 13 that he rejected hotels which did not have
accident. connectivity.
Robin Williams often went cycling and occasionally
4 trained with Lance Armstrong. He said cycling 14 In 2009, he underwent open-heart surgery to
replace his aortic valve. He became a vegetarian
helped him stay off drugs. following the surgery.
When he auditioned for the role of Mork from Ork
5 on Happy Days (1974), producer Garry Marshall told 15 When Steven Spielberg was filming “Schindler’s
List,” he often called Williams and put the phone on
him to sit down. Williams immediately sat on his speaker so that he could tell jokes to the cast and
head on the chair. Marshall hired him, saying that he crew to cheer them up.
was the only alien who auditioned.
Known for being nerdy, Williams was a huge fan of
When Williams was first starting out, he performed 16
6 as a mime outside New York City’s Metropolitan
the “Legend of Zelda” series, and even named his
daughter Zelda, after the character.
Museum of Art to make money.
He used a specific hand salute--with his thumb
In Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Williams was allowed to 17
7 do a lot of improvisation because that was where
touching his nose--in television appearances and
movies.
the film’s funniest material came from. Scenes
Though he was right-handed, he batted and golfed
were shot from 15-22 times till Williams was
satisfied. Director Chris Columbus admitted he
18 left-handed.
never knew where Williams was going to take the
He was fond of going to comedy clubs and taking
character next. 19 pictures with the club owners to be displayed on
the walls, which made the clubs more popular and
8 InherMrs. Doubtfire (1993), there’s a scene where
false teeth fall into a wine glass. The cast didn’t encouraged aspiring stand-ups to audition there.
know Williams would do that, and their shocked
His final moments were spent at his seafront
reactions on film were genuine. 20 home overlooking San Francisco Bay, California.
Williams reached a unique milestone when two of An autopsy revealed he suffered from Lewy Body
9 his films reached the $100-million mark in the US Dementia, a neurodegenerative disorder with a rapid
exactly the same week: “Jumanji” (1995) and ”The onset, which occurs after the age of 50. It is often
Birdcage” (1996). mistaken for Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease.
More than 400 fellow celebrities, friends and co-
10 When his “Inside the Actors Studio” (1994)
interview was being taped, a man in the audience
21 stars gave condolences and paid tribute to him upon
had to be hospitalised after acquiring a hernia from his tragic death. Internet surveys showed his name
laughing so hard. was the most “looked up” in 2014.
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THE LIFE OF A LEGEND:
Denis Villeneuve
PVR MOVIES FIRST
ARCHITECTS OF CINEMA PAGE 23Denis Villeneuve ARCHITECTS OF CINEMA
Is it possible for a director to consecutively come out wrote and directed his debut film “August 32nd on Earth.”
with great movies every year? Well, yes, if you are The film follows a young woman named Simone who
Denis Villeneuve. With eight feature films to his credit, survives a fatal car crash and is now obsessed to have a
including “Prisoners,” “Sicario,” “Arrival,” and “Blade baby. Her candidate for a father is her best friend Phillipe
Runner 2049,” Villeneuve has rapidly shot up the ranks who happens to be seeing someone. The film premiered
of working filmmakers. in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film
Festival and was very well received and lead actor Alexis
Each one of his movies is radically different than the last and Martin ended up winning the Prix Jutra for Best Actor. The
has been lauded by critics and fans alike. Villeneuve looks
set on a track to become one of the most revered directors
in Hollywood.
Early Life & Career: Born on October 3, 1967 in Trois-
Rivières, Quebec, to Nicole Demers and Jean Villeneuve,
Denis Villeneuve abandoned a career in science to his love for
filmmaking at Université du Québec à Montréal. He began his love
film career in 1988, still in his early twenties, when he directed cinema. It’s the
a television documentary “La course destination monde.” Two
years later, he participated and won Radio-Canada’s youth sharing of emotions
film competition “La Course Europe-Asie.” This feat qualified
him to receive funds from the National Film Board for his together, and it’s
future projects. In the year 1994, without any studio support,
Villeneuve wrote and directed a short film titled “REW-FFD.” collective. It’s one of
In 1996, Villeneuve got an opportunity to direct a segment in the last communions
an anthology of short films called “Cosmos.” Villeneuve made
the tense segment titled “Le Technetium” which helped him we have.
immensely to showcase his abundant talent.
– Dennis Villeneuve
With a couple of short films under his belt, Villeneuve’s next
challenge was a full-length feature film. In the year 1994, he
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 24
“I” –In 2016, Villeneuve directed “Arrival,” a terrific sci-fi space
drama starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. The
DID YOU KNOW? movie grossed over $203 million worldwide and became
his biggest commercial success till date. Villeneuve’s
• Dennis Villeneuve’s favourite film is Stanley
Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.” most recent work was the neo-noir science fiction “Blade
• His trademark styles include violent realism,
Runner 2049,” a sequel of the Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult-flick
an attendtion-grabbing opening sequence, “Blade Runner.” The movie released in October 2017 to
and stories with several layers of twist. overwhelming critical acclaim.
• In January 2011, Villeneuve was selected by
Variety as one of the top ten filmmakers to
watch out for.
• Villeneuve doesn’t use any music when he’s
editing which means the first edit of his films
is without music.
• He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian
Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for
Best Direction.
• Villeneuve frequently uses a song by
Radiohead in his films.
• His 2016 sci-fi drama “Arrival” received eight
nominations at the 89th Academy Awards
and won the award for Best Sound Editing.
film was selected also as Canada’s entry for the Best Foreign
Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards. QUICK FACTS
Breakthrough & International Acclaim: His real
breakthrough came in the year 2000 with the Canadian BIRTH NAME:
film “Maelström” starring Marie-Josee Croze. The drama Denis Villeneuve
follows a depressed, alcoholic woman who falls in love with _______________________
the son of a man whom she accidentally killed in a hit-and-
run. The film was widely praised on the international film OCCUPATION:
festival circuit and won a total of 23 awards including eight
Director, Screenwriter
Jutra Awards; five Genie Awards (Canada’s equivalent of
_______________________
Academy Awards); and a Best Canadian Film Award at the
Toronto International Film Festival. He followed it up with
the critically acclaimed “Polytechnique” in 2009 and sibling BIRTH DATE:
drama “Incendies” in 2010. In fact, “Incendies” was chosen 03 October, 1967
to represent Canada at the 83rd Academy Awards in the _______________________
category of Best Foreign Language Film and was eventually
nominated for the award too. It won a host of awards and PLACE OF BIRTH:
was chosen by The New York Times as one of the ‘10 Best Quebec, Canada
Films of 2011.’ _______________________
Hollywood Comes Calling: The great success of
Spouse:
“Incendies” put Villeneuve’s international profile at peak
and soon, Hollywood came knocking. In 2013, Villeneuve Tanya Lapointe
made “Prisoners,” a close-to-the-ground crime drama _______________________
featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman. The film was
a critical and commercial hit and got nominated for Best YEARS ACTIVE:
Cinematography at the 86th Academy Awards. He continued 1994 - Present
his success story with the 2013 psychological thriller flick
“Enemy” and the 2015 crime drama “Sicario” which earned
three nominations each from both the Academy Awards and
the BAFTA.
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 25HISTORY This Month 15 Years Ago
*Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken,
Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, James Brolin.
Director: Steven Spielberg
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 26HISTORY This Month 15 Years Ago
Part period piece, part chase film, part drama, Spielberg’s FROM THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR:
movie about the youngest person ever to make the FBI’s SAVING PRIVATE RYAN(1998): This is an epic war drama
10 Most Wanted List is terrifically entertaining. It is the film set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War
most charming of Spielberg’s mature films, because is II. It follows a United States Army Rangers Captain and
it so relaxed. Instead of trying to conjure fairytale magic, a squad, as they search for a paratrooper, who is the last
wring tears or insinuate a message, it is happy just to be surviving brother of four servicemen. In many ways, Ryan
its delicious, genially sophisticated self. re-defined the genre, but it’s also soaked in the traits of its
predecessors thanks to its visceral patriotism and emotion,
PLOT: The film is based on the life of Frank Abagnale all of which you can’t help but become enveloped by. This
Jr(DiCaprio) who, before his 19th birthday, successfully is Spielberg at the peak of his powers, and it’s a film that
performed cons, worth millions of dollars by posing as a only he could have made.
Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor and
a Louisiana parish prosecutor. A master of deception, SCHINDLER’S LIST(1993): Spielberg circled Schindler’s
he was a brilliant forger, whose skill at check fraud had List for years, concerned he didn’t have the skills or
netted him millions of dollars in stolen funds. FBI agent maturity necessary to dramatize the story of Oskar
Carl Hanratty (Hanks) has made it his prime mission to Schindler, the Nazi Party member who used his position
capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always as a German industrialist to save nearly 1,200 Jews during
one step ahead of him, baiting him to continue the chase. World War II. He finally started filming in early 1993, and
He became so experienced that the FBI eventually turned the result is one of the most widely acclaimed movies of
to him for help in catching other check forgers. the nineties and the crowning achievement of his career.
WOW FACTOR: Every single element of this movie E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL(1982): A modern classic
works brilliantly together and the result is as irresistible that added another jewel to Spielberg’s crown, earned nine
as its conman hero. It is arguably the best acted of Oscar nominations, and created millions fans, this film
any Spielberg film. DiCaprio captures us from his first imagined what might happen if an alien life form came to
moment as an awkward 13-year-old to his sheer pleasure Earth and had more to fear from us than we did from it.
in his own ability to master the adult world. Tom Hanks It tells the story of Elliott, a lonely boy who befriends an
hones a severe, potentially drab role into an incisive, extraterrestrial, who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his
touching character study of a lonely, humorless New siblings help E.T. return to his home planet while attempting
England workaholic, whose adrenaline is fired by a cat to keep him hidden from their mother and the government.
and mouse game..
JAWS(1975): After reluctantly, taking the reins on the big
Spielberg’s skill as a filmmaker comes in choosing the screen adaptation of this bestseller about a New England
right collaborators. The screenplay by Jeff Nathanson town terrorized by a great white shark, Spielberg found
is excellent, as crafty as its subject and with just the himself beset by production problems, studio deadlines
right touch of heart. Janusz Kaminski’s gorgeous and budget benchmarks. The entire project was nearly
cinematography, Michael Kahn’s graceful editing, Jeff shut down, but he ultimately delivered, and the result was
Nathanson’s clever script and John Williams’ score, all a paradigm shifting blockbuster that reaped incredible
work beautifully in unison to create a masterpiece. box office dividends in addition to overwhelmingly
positive reviews. This movie elevated Spielberg from the
It is a fascinating and at times almost giddy look at young Hollywood elite to the industry’s upper echelon of
how one fiercely intelligent fellow exploited America’s filmmakers,
fascination with the materialistic trappings of success. By
simply wearing the right clothes, saying the right words Spielberg’s other films are Close Encounters of the
and flashing the right status symbols, Frank was able to Third Kind (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The
be whomever he wanted. DiCaprio told an interviewer that Color Purple (1985), Empire of the Sun (1987), Jurassic
Spielberg “thought maybe it wouldn’t be a good idea” Park(1993), Amistad (1997), A.I. Artificial Intelligence
for him to meet Frank Abagnale, but DiCaprio contacted (2001), and War of the Worlds (2005), Munich (2005), War
him anyway, somewhat secretly, and spent a few days Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), and Bridge of Spies (2015).
following him around with a tape recorder. His other films include Jurassic Park (1993).
PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 27FILM FESTIVALS
Monaco International Film Festival 2017 Plot: A bumbling film crew attempts to document a day in the
Festival Date: Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2017 life of Obu, a former child actor turned rickshaw driver. Intent
Venue: Monte Carlo, Monaco on capturing a portrait of a broken man who laments his fall
Opening Film: Abdullah’s WOnderland from riches to rags, the crew is exasperated by the fact that
Closing Film: Interloper Obu is perfectly happy. This acutely observed mockumentary
offers a humorous take on the ephemeral nature of fame and
Acclaimed Movie man’s affection for the tragedy of others.
IN LOVING MEMORY
MOVIE INFO
Directed By: Anand Kishore
Written By: Anand Kishore
Cast: Balaji Manohar, Malay Prakash, Amjad Prawej
Genre: Drama
14th Dubai International Film Festival
Festival Date: Dec 06– Dec 13, 2017
Venue: Dubai, UAE
Acclaimed Movie
IN THE SHADOWS
Plot: A lonesome and morbid old woman commissions her
own tomb. One morning, she discovers something unusual
near it which changes everything.
MOVIE INFO
Directed By: Chandradeep Das
Written By: Chandradeep Das, Imamul Islam
Cast: Sreelekha Mukherji, Priyanka Bhattacharjee,
Sudipta Bhowmick
Genre: Drama
Whistler Film Festival, 2017
Festival Date: Nov 29 – Dec 3, 2017
Venue: Whistler, Canada
Opening Film: Darkest Hour
Closing Film: The Moment
Plot: Set in the ancient citadel of Old Delhi, a perfect metaphor
Acclaimed Movie for the deepest recesses of the mind, “In The Shadows” is a
DISCO OBU superbly dark, atmospheric thriller. What is happening behind
the walls in a crumbling slum in Old Delhi? It’s the question
bugging Khuddoos, the enigmatic loner who lives in the heart
of the old city, whiling away his time secretly filming his
neighbours. But when Khuddoos realizes something sinister
is going on with a young neighbor Idris, his determination to
get to the root of what’s going on becomes an all-consuming
obsession – driving him close to the edge.
MOVIE INFO
Directed By: Dipesh Jain
Written By: Dipesh Jain
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey, Neeraj Kabi
Genre: Drama
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