total recall: 7 movies that inspire you to travel

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VOL. 9
YO U R WI ND O W IN TO T HE WORL D OF CIN EMA
JUNE 2016
TOTAL RECALL:
7 Movies That
Inspire You
To Travel
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GREETINGS
ear Movie Lovers,
Here’s the mid-year edition of Movies First, your
exclusive window to the world of cinema.
The all-new animation adventure Finding Dory dives
into the screen, taking you back to the extraordinary
underwater world from its record-breaking prequel,
Finding Nemo. The pizza-loving superheroes hit
the big screens again with Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Thriller lovers are
in for a triple treat this month with Te3n, Raman
Raghav and 7 Hours to Go.
Revisit Ridley Scott’s spine-chilling sci-fi horror
‘Alien,’ which released this month in 1979. Peek into
the life of the enigmatic writer-director Woody Allen,
and say Happy Birthday to the charismatic superstar
Meryl Streep.
Caught in the 9-to-5 grind? We recommend 7 topnotch movies that inspire you to travel.
We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a
fabulous month of movie watching.
Regards
Gautam Dutta
CEO, PVR Limited
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RELEASING THIS MONTH
A sneak-peak into the big releases of the month!
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Udta Punjab
Ishqiya fame Abhishek Chaubhey, who is known to
set his films in the heartland of India has helmed
the director’s chair. This film is being presented by
Phantom Films and it is touted to be India’s first film
to deal with the subject of substance abuse head-on.
What on earth can a rock star, a migrant labourer, a
doctor and a cop possibly have in common? Simple,
Punjab! 4 lives, 1 connection - ‘Udta Punjab’ takes
you on a trip like never before.
Above all, the movie is about the famed Punjabi spirit
that despite being fully down, has the audacity of
looking you in the eye and saying - Drugs di maa di!
Drugs Di Maa Di
The film revolves around four characters from different
walks of life, fighting the menace of drugs in their own
way. Shahid, whose look in the film has been inspired
from David Spade in the Hollywood film Joe Dirt,
essays the role of a drug addicted Punjabi rockstar,
Tommy Singh. Alia plays a migrant labour girl from
Bihar. Kareena is playing the role of a doctor who helps
a local cop (Diljit) bust the drug racket.
The film journeys into the artificial highs and the real
lows they face while treading the paths fraught with
mortal dangers.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The movie has created history
in Bollywood by cracking a
“record-breaking” music deal
worth Rs 18 Crore. The film
has surpassed the earlier
record of Rs. 17 Crore set by
Salman Khan starrer Prem
Ratan Dhan Payo.
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Reason to Watch:
A story that revolves around drug abuse in the
affluent north Indian state of Punjab and how the
youth there have succumbed to it en-masse resulting
in a socio-economic decline.
The Collection
This is Shahid and Kareena’s sixth
film together. Although they won’t be
sharing screen space in Udta Punjab,
here’s a sneak peek of their previous
collaborations:
hen films
have a message and
entertainment value,
it requires presence of
big stars who can help in
getting the message out
to larger audience.
– Abhishek Chaubey,
Director
Fida (2004)
Chup Chup Ke (2006)
Udta Punjab
RELEASE 17 JUNE
Genre: Thriller
Language: Hindi
Director: Abhishek Chaubey
Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt,
Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh
Studio: Balaji Motion Pictures, Phantom Films
Pic Courtesy: Balaji Motion Pictures
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Jab We Met (2014)
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Finding Dory
Director: Andrew Stanton
Star Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks,
Diane Keaton
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Rating: (U)
Release Date:17 June
Studio: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
We’ve been quoting “Just keep swimming,” and “Fish
are friends, not food” for the past 13 years, and we’re
finally about to see what comes next.
Even though it’s being released 13 years after its
predecessor, Finding Dory is set just six months after
the first film.
Dory, who is one of the greatest supporting characters
that Pixar has ever created, has now been moved
front and centre for the sequel. Though many may
only remember the fish for her forgetful, slightly ditzy
qualities, “Finding Dory” will bring out a more threedimensional character.
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MOVIE OF THE MONTH
This hotly anticipated animation adventure features a wild
array of brand new characters to complement the ones
you already know and love.
THE PLOT: It’s been six months since the events of
the first film. Dory suddenly recalls her childhood
he script
is fantastic. And
it has everything I loved
about the first one: It’s
got a lot of heart, it’s
really funny, and the best
part is—it’s got a lot
more Dory.
– Ellen DeGeneres,
voice of Dory
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memories. Remembering something about “the jewel
of Morro Bay, California,” she sets off to find her family.
Accompanying Dory are Albert Brooks’ Marlin and Hayden
Rolence’s Nemo.
Dory arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where
she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale
shark; and Hank, an octopus, who becomes her guide.
and Diane Keaton); Hank (voiced by Ed O’Neill), the sevenarmed octopus who becomes an unlikely ally with Dory
(Ellen DeGeneres); whale shark Destiny (Kaitlin Olson);
Bailey the beluga whale (Ty Burrell); lazy sea lions Fluke
and Rudder (Idris Elba and Dominic West); and Becky the
loon (Torbin Bullock). Oh, and the most adorable otters
you’ve ever seen in your life.
This is more than a journey to find her family. It is a search
for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who
are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?
The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her
loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the
real meaning of family along the way.
REASONS TO WATCH
Creating a film around Dory, who stole many of the scenes
she was in in the first film, has already guaranteed a huge
buzz, considering that Finding Nemo made its place among
the 10 Best Animation Films ever.
THE DIRECTOR: Andrew Stanton’s movie resume reads like
a list of top animation hits. He has co-written every Toy
Story and Monsters Inc. film. He also wrote and co-directed
A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, WALL-E and John Carter.
“Dory is about embracing what’s unique about you. It’s
really about learning what’s quirky about you and turning
what you may see as a weakness into a strength,”
says Stanton.
But there is more. The endearing Dory will leave
you with a strong message for a cause close to the
director’s heart.
“I grew up by the ocean,” says Stanton. “I just thought
it would be a fascinating place to talk about life issues,
because it’s such a living thing and it represents both
life and death. Taking care of nature is part of the actual
narrative of Dory’s story.”
NEW CHARACTERS: Amongst the new characters are
Dory’s parents, Charlie and Jenny (voiced by Eugene Levy
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Dory’s character’s inability to develop close relationships
in Finding Nemo came to a satisfying conclusion when
she was able to recall Marlin and Nemo and found a way
to connect with them. The world is waiting to see where
Stanton and his team take Dory and the rest of the cast
this time.
Did you know ?
In the Spring of 2017, Tokyo Disney
Resort will launch a Finding Dory Ride.
Guests will board a submarine that
“shrinks” down to fish size, allowing
them to interact with the gorgeous
underwater world of Pixar’s Finding
Nemo and Finding Dory from the
characters’ perspective.
The look will be as close to the real deal
as possible — Finding Dory production
staff is helping to create visuals for the
attraction, and favorite characters from
Finding Nemo will make appearances.
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TRIVIA
TRIVIA
01
With over 25 million likes, Dory is the
most liked character on Facebook from
any Disney or Pixar film.
02
Hayden Rolence replaces Alexander
Gould as the voice of Nemo, due to
having outgrown his original role in
Finding Nemo (2003).
03
The setting of the film was changed
from an aquatic park to a Marine
Biology Institute after the controversial
documentary Blackfish (2013) was
screened for the crew of Pixar.
04
This film marks Idris Elba’s last of three
Disney films in 2016, after Zootopia
(2016) and The Jungle Book (2016),
in which all are voice roles of animal
characters.
Those children or teenagers who watched the 2003 movie
would already be adults now with kids of their own, who
also love the movie. They probably even shared the same
happy feeling watching Marlin, Nemo and Dory overcome
their fear and solve their problems in the end.
One thing is for sure. Finding Dory will make you laugh,
and it will make you cry, but more importantly you’ll come
out feeling like you’ve just been given the biggest hug of
your life.
Yes! Finding Dory, the story that was never supposed to
be, but the one that needed to be told swims into theaters
and into our hearts.
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QUIZ
Star Trek
The classic science-fiction franchise is
celebrating its 50th anniversary this year
and the fans get to enjoy the latest Star
Trek movie next month. Take our Star Trek
trivia quiz and find out if you really are a
smirking Kirk or Spock in shock!
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YOU THINK IS CORRECT
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1.Who is credited to have introduced the famous splitfingered Vulcan salute?
o William Shatner
o Leonard Nimoy
o Gene Roddenberry
Spock’s Vulcan greetingwas inspired by the Hebrew
letter “shin,” which Nimoy saw men use as a blessing
during a synagogue service he attended.
2. Hikaru Sulu held which position for the longest period
of time aboard the USS Enterprise?
o Helmsman
“The notion of Transwarp Beaming is like trying to hit a
bullet with a smaller bullet, whilst wearing a blindfold,
riding a horse.”– Montgomery Scott
7.What is the principle of Starfleet’s “Prime Directive?”
o Non intervention
o Providing assistance to those in need
o Exploration and scientific study
The Prime Directiveprohibits Starfleet personnel
from interfering with the internal development of
alien civilizations.
o Chief Engineer
o Communications Officer
In year 2264, Sulu received orders to board the USS
Enterprise as the ship’s helmsman under the command
of Captain James T. Kirk, a position he continued to
operate in.
3. What does the “T” in James T. Kirk stand for?
o Thomas
o Titus
o Tiberius
The “T” in Captain James T. Kirk’s name stands for
Tiberius, his middle name.
4. Which species compelled James Kirk and NyotaUhura
to kiss in the original Star Trek TV series?
o The Iconians
o The Platonians
o The Romulans
The legendary scene is famous as the first inter-racial
kiss to be depicted on a scripted U.S TV show.
5. In “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock”, what term is
used for a Vulcan’s “living spirit”?
oKatra
o Tatra
o Patra
Katra was the name the Vulcan language gave to their
soul or spirit as well as the essence of their memories
and life.
6.Who invented the formula for Transwarp Beaming?
o Scotty
o Dr. McCoy
o Captain Pike
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Meryl Streep
Three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep is
widely acclaimed as the greatest living Hollywood
performer.
Here are 5 fun facts about the actor, who shares
her June 22 birthday with best selling author Dan
Brown and pop singer Cindy Lauper.
1. Her original career plan was to practise law. She
applied to Law School but slept in on the morning
of her interview and took it as a sign she was
destined for other things.
2. Streep received her first Oscar in 1979 for Best
Supporting Actor in Kramer vs. Kramer. She
accidentally left the trophy on the back of a toilet
seat during the ceremony.
3. After playing the role of a ruthless magazine editor
in The Devil Wears Prada, Streep donated all of her
stunning wardrobe—worth more than $1 million,
to charity; but kept the cool sunglasses she had
worn on set.
4. Meryl Streep suffers from corcoranophobia: an
intense, irrational fear of helicopters.
5. She owns a tabby cat with whom she practises her
lines to polish her acting. If the cat purrs loudly,
Streep knows she is doing a good job. No purr
means she must try harder.
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Lights. Camera. Travel!
Total Recall
7 Movies
That Inspire
You to Travel
2004: The Motorcycle Diaries
Interested in heading to the Latin-American continent,
but lack the funds? Never fear! Just plug in your DVD
player and sit back and relax as you watch Walter
Salles’ “The Motorcycle Diaries.” The cinematography
depicting snow-capped mountains, lush-green forests
and sun-kissed desserts is sure to have you glued to
your seats as you take in the beauty. The film features
shots from Miramar, Buenos Aires, Villa Gesell and
more. Interestingly, this film also inspired Guevara
themed road trips with travel agents answering a surge
of queries on a daily basis.
2007: The Darjeeling Limited
After their father’s death three brothers take a
trip across India to ‘bond’ and find some inner
peace. Whether they find the latter or not is
unanswerable, but they do find each other. The
film tastefully captures the deserts of Rajasthan
and the Indian Himalayas. So even if you can’t
take a camel ride across the deserts, you at-least
get to experience some of the grandeur through
the picturesque visuals.
2007: Into the Wild
A young college graduate gives up all his life’s savings
to rough it out in the wild. Sean Penn’s
“Into the Wild” follows Christopher McCandless as he
rides the rails, kayaks down the Colorado River and
makes his way across snowy peaks. The film features an
inimitable portrayal of American wanderlust-exuberant
and unstoppable. The movie also offers breath-taking
views of the North American landscapes, from Alaskan
peaks to gushing- gurgling rivers.
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2008: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” shows
the adventures and subsequent love affairs of two
young women visiting Barcelona. As you see all of the
gorgeous architecture, the sublime landscapes, we’re
sure you’ll be left wishing to hop on to the next flight
to Barcelona and also listen to some Spanish acoustic
guitar.
2008: In Bruges
Where in the world is Bruges would perhaps have been
the first question that popped into your head as you
read the sub-heading. Although the place doesn’t find
a mention in many travellers’ bucket list, Belgium’s
capital city has much to offer. Luckily, this film shows
viewers enough to make them feel like locals. Two
hitmen, played by Colin Farrel and Brendan Gleeson
play hide-seek with their boss in the city’s storybook
background. So let your eyes do all the travelling as you
stay glued to your seats, wondering if places like these
really do exist!
2011: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
The story of three friends who decided to turn their
fantasy vacation into reality, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
took us on a breath-taking journey across Spain. No
movie had previously managed to showcase the enticing
allure of Spain as ZNMD did. Be it the underwater diving,
the colourful La Tomatina festival, or the thrilling sky
diving scene, it made us all dream of that perfect road trip
with our best friends. But most of all what struck a chord
was the individual journey of the characters, as they grew
and changed along with changing landscapes of Spain.
2013: Secret Life of Walter Mitty
“Life is about courage and going into the unknown.”
Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” truly
lives up to this ideal. The film takes the viewer as
well as its central character on a wild goose chase
from Greenland through Iceland, whilst capturing
panoramic images of the volcano Eyjafjallajökull and
there’s also a slight detour to the Himalayas. Walter
Mitty inspires the viewers to stop being a couch
potato and go out and explore the unknown.
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MUST WATCH BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS
JUNE
Housefull 3
Love is blind. Love is mute.
Love is crippled.
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Genre: Comedy
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Farhad, Sajid
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Riteish
Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Nadiadwala Grandson
Entertainment
Pic Courtesy: © Nadiadwala
Grandson Entertainment
10
Every clue lies between
the past and the present
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Movie Plot: A father doesn’t want his three daughters to get
married. Now, it’s up to three men to try to and convince the
father that they’re a good fit for his daughters.
JUNE
TE3N
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Genre: Thriller
Language(s): Hindi
Directors: Ribhu Dasgupta
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan,
Vidya Balan, Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Cinemaa Pictures,
Endemol India, Kross Pictures
Pic Courtesy: © Kross Pictures
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Movie Plot: A grandfather, police officer and a priest join
hands to investigate and find a missing child.
Reason to watch: The movie is the third instalment of the super
successful Housefull franchise.
Reason to watch: TE3N is a gripping thriller that brings
together ttwo parallel investigations of kidnappings and builds
up into an explosive, emotionally-charged film.
Did You Know: This is the first film in the series not to be
directed by SajidKhan.Sajid-Farhad, who worked with Akshay
Kumar in Entertainment will helm the director’s chair instead.
Did You Know: It is the first Hindi film for which the
doors of Kolkata’s historic Writers’ Building were opened
for shooting.
JUNE
CABARET
10
Genre: Dance, Romance
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Kaustav Narayan
Niyogi
Cast: Gulshan Devaiah,
Richa Chadha, S. Sreesanth
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Fisheye Network
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Network
Ride the waves
of pleasure
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Movie Plot: A romantic dance-drama inspired by old-world
Bollywood’s infatuation with cabaret.
Reason to watch: The movie is reportedly inspired by the life of
iconic danceuse and original item girl, Helen.
Did you know: Director Pooja Bhatt’s filmmaker father, Mahesh
Bhatt, has sung a song for the movie.
Do Lafzon Ki Kahaani
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Genre: Love, Romance
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Deepak Tijori
Cast: Randeep Hooda,
Kajal Aggarwal
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Eros International
Pic Courtesy: © Eros
International
Love Never Hurts…
Love Heals
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Movie Plot: The film revolves around an ex Mixed
Martial Arts professional Sooraj (Randeep Hooda)
and a sculptor Jenny (Kajal Aggarwal) and how the fate
of their relationship changes when their pasts
are revealed.
Reason to Watch: Mostly shot in Kuala Lumpur, this
heart-wrenching love story looks cinematically beautiful.
Did You Know: Do Lafzon Ki Kahaani is heavily inspired
from 2011’s hit Korean movie Always.
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MUST WATCH BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS
JUNE
Dhanak
10
Genre: Drama
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Cast: Swastik Ram Chavan,
Krrish Chhabria, Vibha Chhibber
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Kukunoor Movies,
Manish Realities
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Movies
A small wish.
A big journey
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The clock is ticking…
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Movie Plot: Pari has promised her little blind brother Chotu that she’ll
help get his eyesight back before he turns 10. When she spots her
favourite star Shah Rukh Khan on the poster for an eye-donation drive,
she sets out with Chotu on a magical journey through Rajasthan.
JUNE
7 Hours to Go
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Genre: Thriller
Language(s): Hindi
Director: Saurabh Varma
Cast: Shiv Pandit, Sandeepa
Dhar, Vipin Sharma
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Krian Pictures
Pic Courtesy: © Krian Pictures
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Movie Plot: Arjun Ranawat has held 7 hostages in the city
and ACP Nandini Shukla has 7 hours to save their lives. How
will it end?
Reason to watch: Dhanak is an enchanting fable that reinforces the
belief that life is beautiful.
Reason to watch: The fast paced investigative thriller
revolves around a hostage crisis and what happens within
7 hours of that incident.
Did you know: The film premiered at the 65th Berlin International
Film Festival where it won the Crystal Bear Grand Prix for Best
Children’s Film.
Did you know: Set in present day Mumbai, the movie is
inspired by true events.
JUNE
Raman Raghav 2.0
24
He is watching you!
Genre: Thriller
Language(s): Hindi
Directors: Anurag Kashyap
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vicky Kaushal, Sobhita Dhuliwala
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Phantom Films
Pic Courtesy: © Phantom Films
Movie Plot: The film is based on the life of the notorious serial killer Raman
Raghav, who operated in Mumbai during the 1960s.
Reason to watch: Watch it for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who in the guise of the
demented murder wielding an auto jack as a weapon, packs a killer punch.
Did you know: Due to budget constraints, the entire film was shot in just
20 days.To make the film look bigger, Kashyap wrote 220 scenes instead
of 70, which is the usual number for a Bollywood film.
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MUST WATCH HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS
JUNE
The Nice Guys
03
They’re not that nice Genre: Crime, Thriller
Language(s): English
Director: Shane Black
Cast: Matt Bomer, Ryan
Gosling, Russell Crowe
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Silver Pictures,
Waypoint Entertainment
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Genre: Romance, Drama
Language(s): English
Directors: Thea Sharrock
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin,
Jenna Coleman
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
New Line Cinema,
Sunswept Entertainment
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Reason to watch: The romantic drama stars Game of
Thrones fame Emilia Clarke in the titular role.
Did You Know: The movie is based on Jojo Moyes’ novel
of the same name that was published in 2012.
Did you know: The project was initially proposed as a
TV series but later on re-tooled as a film.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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03
Movie Plot: A girl in a small town forms an unlikely
bond with a recently-paralyzed man she’s taking
care of.
Reason to watch: The film draws inspiration from the hit
TV drama “The Rockford Files.” The yellow pages ad for
Gosling’s detective agency is almost a complete copy of
the ad used for Jim Rockford.
DANGER IS just another
word for party!
Live boldly. Live well.
Just live.
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Movie Plot: A private eye investigates the apparent
suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and
uncovers a conspiracy.
JUNE
Me Before You
JUNE
03
Genre: Action, Comedy
Language(s): English, Hindi
Director: Dave Green
Cast: Stephen Amell,
Megan Fox, Laura Linney
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Nickelodeon Movies,
Platinum Dunes, Gama
Entertainment, Mednick
Productions,
Smithrowe Entertainment
Pic Courtesy: © Paramount
Studios
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Movie Plot: Following an extra-terrestrial invasion on New York
City, the Turtles join the fight with Master Splinter, their human
friends April O’Neil, Vern Fenwick and the vigilante Casey Jones to
save the city.
Reason to watch: The turtles return to clean up the streets of New
York City in this sequel to the 2014 Platinum Dunes hit.
Did you know: A car bearing the license plate “Mirage84” is
shown in the movie.The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first
appeared in Mirage Comics in 1984.
Ratchet and Clank
Get Ready to Kick
Some Asteroid!
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JUNE
10
Genre: Animation
Language(s): English
Director: Kevin Munroe,
Jerrica Cleland
Cast: Jim Ward, David Kaye,
James Arnold Taylor
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Blockade Entertainment,
Play Station Originals,
Rainmaker Entertainment
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Entertainment
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Movie Plot: The story of two unlikely heroes as they struggle to
stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every
planet in the Solana Galaxy.
Reason to watch: This movie is a retelling of the original
Ratchet and Clank game (2002) with old and new characters.
Did you know: The voices for Ratchet and Clank are the same
actors who voice the characters in all the games, except for the
original one, which is the only entry in the series where Rachet
was voiced by another actor.
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MUST WATCH HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS
JUNE
Warcraft
10
Genre: Action, Adventure
Language(s): English, Hindi
Director: Duncan Jones
Cast: Ben Foster, Travis Fimmel,
Robert Kazinsky
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Legendary Pictures,
Blizzard Entertainment, Atlas
Entertainment
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Pictures
Two Worlds.
One Home.
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From the true files of Ed
and Lorraine Warren
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Movie Plot: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of
war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders.
Reason to watch: Featuring characters such as Durotan and
Lothar, the film will take place in a variety of locations established
in the video game series.
Did you know: Bill Westenhofer, the lead visual effects
supervisor for the film, is a long time World of Warcraft player
and has mentioned getting up at 2 AM to raid with his guild
while on film sets.
JUNE
The Conjuring 2
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Genre: Horror
Language(s): English, Hindi
Directors: James Wan
Cast: Vera Farmiga,
Patrick Wilson, David Thewlis
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: New Line Cinema,
The Safran Company,
Atomic Monster, Dune
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Movie Plot: Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London
to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house
plagued by malicious spirits.
Reason to watch: Based on true events, the movie is a sequel to
the 2013 hit The Conjuring.
Did you know: On the first day of shooting, a priest was brought
in to bless the film set.
JUNE
Central Intelligence
17
Saving the world takes a little Hart
and a big Johnson
Genre: Comedy
Language(s): English
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Aaron Paul, Kevin Hart
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: New Line Cinema, Bluegrass Films, Principato-Young
Entertainment, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
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Movie Plot: After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mildmannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Reason to watch: Along with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, Central
Intelligence also stars Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), Aaron
Paul (Breaking Bad), and Danielle Nicolet (The Game).
Did you know: The movie is the first joint-venture between Warner Bros. and
Universal Pictures after 20 years, since Twister (1996).
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MUST WATCH HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS
JUNE
Now You See Me 2
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Language(s): English
Director: Jon M Chu
Cast: Lizzy Caplan, Daniel
Radcliffe, Jesse Eisenberg
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: K/O Paper Products
Pic Courtesy: © K/O Paper
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You haven’t seen
anything yet
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Independence Day: Resurgence
We had 20 years to
prepare. So did they.
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24
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Language(s): English, Hindi
Directors: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Maika Monroe, Joey King,
Liam Hemsworth
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: Centropolis
Entertainment,
TSG Entertainment,
Electric Entertainment
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Entertainment
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Movie Plot: The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly
recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible
heist yet.
Movie Plot: Two decades after the first Independence Day
invasion, the Earth faces a new extra-Solar threat. Will
mankind’s new space defenses be enough?
Reason to watch: The beloved Horsemen from the successful
first film are back with higher stakes, more cunning and
elaborate heists using magic, and grander worldwide locations.
Reason to watch: The film stars Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman,
Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox and Brent Spiner reprising their
original roles, along with a bunch of newcomers.
Did you know: Now You See Me 2 will be the sixth time Morgan
Freeman and Michael Caine appear in the same project.They are
set to star together a seventh time in Going in Style.
Did you know: The movie is a sequel to the Will Smith starer
Independence Day, which was the highest grossing movie
of 1996.
JUNE
Free State of Jones
24
A confederate soldier who became an outlaw
Genre: Action
Language(s): English
Directors: Gary Ross
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Certification: (U/A)
Studio: IM Global, Larger Than Life Productions, Route One Films,
Vendian Entertainment, Bluegrass Films
Pic Courtesy: © STX Entertainment
Movie Plot: As civil war divides the nation, a poor farmer from Mississippi
leads a group of rebels against the Confederate army.
Reason to watch: The movie is inspired by the life of Newton Knight and
his armed rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi
during the American Civil War.
Did you know: 7,000 people submitted headshots and résumés in order
to be considered as an “extra” for this film.
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THE LIFE OF A LEGEND:
Woody Allen
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WOODY ALLEN
Woody Allen is one of America’s most
prominent and versatile men. As director,
comedian, screenwriter, playwright, even
a clarinetist in a jazz band, he has made
waves in multiple creative directions.
Allen’s hard-hitting films have not only
won him Oscars, but virtually defined the
state of modern American cinema during
the 1970s and ‘80s.
Early Life: Allen was born into a Jewish family.
His mother Nettie was a bookkeeper at her family’s
delicatessen, and father Martin Konigsberga jewellery
engraver and waiter.
Allen’s childhood was not happy: his parents did
not get along, and he had a rocky relationship with
his stern, temperamental mother. At school, he
preferred baseball to studies, and impressed his
classmates with his amazing repertoire of card
games and magic tricks.
Early on, Allen learned how to make people laugh. To
raise money he wrote jokes (or “gags”) for an agent,
who sold them to newspaper columnists. At 17, he
legally changed his name to Heywood Allen and later
began to call himself Woody Allen.
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His Films: Allen’s career breakthrough came in
1977 with Annie Hall, starring Diane Keaton. He
starred in, directed and co-wrote the movie, and
it went on to win four Academy Awards, including
for best picture, best director and best screenplay.
Manhattan, released in 1979, was his homage to
his beloved New York City, a setting for many of his
future films.
Over the next two decades, Allen produced mostly
hits, blending comedy and drama, including 1982’s
A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy—the first of
Allen’s films to star his future partner, Mia Farrow.
In 1986, Hannah and Her Sisters earned Allen his
second Oscar for best original screenplay and broke
box-office records, taking in $18 million. He and
Farrow maintained a relationship during this period,
but never married.
By the 1990s, Allen had gravitated toward producing
powerful low-budget films that included Husbands
and Wives (1992), Bullets over Broadway (1994),
Mighty Aphrodite (1995) and Sweet and Lowdown
(1999).
Allen began the new millennium with a string of
comedies and human interest dramas, including
Match Point in 2005, Vicky Cristina Barcelona in
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Bet You Didn’t Know:
• Allen wrote the concept for the film
Hollywood Ending (2002) on the back of
a matchbook. Years later, he found the
matchbook with the notes for the film on it
and made the film.
Woody’s Words: “I just felt there was something
instinctive in me that could make a movie. The
fact that I had never touched a camera, or done
any filming, or studying of movies—didn’t mean
anything to me. I just knew how to make it.”
• Only his lead actors are allowed to read the
full script before filming. But big or small,
all actors in a Woody Allen film are paid the
same salary.
• He writes his scripts on a typewriter, and
does not even own a personal computer.
Allen’s email account is managed by his
assistants.
• He regularly plays the jazz clarinet at small
venues. During his performance, no member
of the audience is allowed to address him.
If someone does, they are immediately
escorted out of the hall.
• After their release, Allen never watches any
of his films. When asked, he says: “Yeah,
well I hate them all.”
2008 and Midnight in Paris in 2011, for which he
won the 2012 Oscar for best original screenplay.
Three years later, Allen was nominated for an
Academy Award in the category of best original
screenplay for the film Blue Jasmine (2013).
In 2014, Allen released the romantic comedy Magic
in the Moonlight, starring Colin Firth. In 2015, he
turned back to drama with the release of his film
Irrational Man, which brought together Joaquin
Phoenix and Emma Stone in starring roles.
His Style: Woody Allen is one of American cinema’s
great experimentalists in narrative, a man devoted
to finding out as many different ways as possible to
tell a story. Split-screen scenes, empty frames, black
frames, subtitling (to show what people are really
thinking), a disembodied soul drifting off during sex,
a cartoon version of Woody, confrontations with the
younger self, the man up on TV versus the same
man on the street—there is almost nothing the man
hasn’t tried.
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BIRTH NAME:
Allen Stewart Konigsberg
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OCCUPATION:
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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BIRTH DATE:
1 December, 1935
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PLACE OF BIRTH:
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Other names:
Heywood Allen
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YEARS ACTIVE:
1950–present
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HISTORY
THIS MONTH 37 YEARS AGO
Alien (1979)
Director: Ridley Scott
*ing: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
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HISTORY
“It’s like Jaws, but in space,” wrote the professional
“reader” as he summarised the script for the producers.
And without doubt, Alien shares a kinship with the sharks
in the 1975 superhit; both are edgy thrillers about things
that can jump out of the dark and kill you.
Influenced by Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey
for their depiction of outer space, and The Texas Chain
Saw Massacre for its treatment of horror, director Ridley
Scott has weaved a grisly sci-fi thriller of palpable,
nerve-tingling tension, with Sigourney Weaver – playing
warrant officer Ellen Ripley – in stunning form. For sheer
theatricality, Alien is difficult to beat
The film picked up the Academy Award for best visual
effects and anyone who has ever seen the notorious
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“chestburster” scene will understand why Scott’s special
effects team, headed by Brian Johnson and Nick Allder,
deserved to win.
The Plot: After a space merchant vessel perceives an
unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on
the source planet finds one of the crew attacked by a
mysterious life form. Continuing their journey back to
Earth with the attacked crew having recovered and the
critter deceased, they soon realize that its life cycle has
merely begun.
Wow Factor: It was conceptual artist Ron Cobb who
came up with the idea that the Alien should bleed acid.
This came about when Dan O’Bannon couldn’t find a
reason why the Nostromo crew wouldn’t just shoot the
Alien with a gun.
FROM ALIEN FRANCHISE
ALIENS
(1986)
ALIEN 3
(1992)
Director: James Cameron
Director: David Fincher
* Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn,
Carrie Henn
Theme: The planet from Alien (1979) has
been colonized, but contact is lost. This
time, the rescue team has impressive
firepower, but will it be enough?
Awards Won: 2 Academy Award (Best
Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects)
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*Sigourney Weaver,
Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance
Theme: When a serial killer
haunts Fiorina Fury 161,
Ripley realizes that she brought
along an unwelcome visitor.
ALIEN:
RESURRECTION
(1997)
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
*Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder,
Dominique Pinon
Theme: Two centuries after her
death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a
powerful human/alien hybrid clone
who must continue her war against
the aliens.
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FILM FESTIVALS
Seattle International Film Festival, 2016
Festival Date: May 19 – June 12, 2016
Venue: Seattle, USA
Opening Film: Café Society
Closing Film: The Dressmaker
Acclaimed Movie
HIGH-RISE
killer and cop circle each other, coming closer and closer to an
explosive clash.
Plot: Dr. Robert Laing is the newest resident of a luxurious
apartment in a high-tech concrete skyscraper whose lofty
location places him amongst the upper class. Laing quickly
settles into high society life and meets the building’s eccentric
tenants, including a bohemian single mother, a charismatic
documentarian with a pregnant wife, and the enigmatic architect
who designed the building as a self-contained urban paradise.
But as power outages become more frequent and building flaws
emerge, particularly on the lower floors, the regimented social
strata begins to crumble.
MOVIE INFO
Directed By: Anurag Kashyap
Written By: Vasan Bala, Anurag Kashyap
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sobhita Dhulipala, Vicky Kaushal
Genre: Thriller
Greenwich International Film Festival, 2016
Festival Date: June 09 – June 12, 2016
Venue: Greenwich, USA
Opening Film: Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Closing Film: Claire in Motion
Acclaimed Movie
THE JUNGLE BOOK
MOVIE INFO
Directed By: Ben Wheatley
Written By: J.G. Ballard (novel), Amy Jump
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller
Genre: Drama
Sydney Film Festival, 2016
Festival Date: June 08 – June 19, 2016
Venue: Sydney, Australia
Opening Film: Goldstone
Closing Film: Love & Friendship
Acclaimed Movie
Psycho Raman/ Raman Raghav 2.0
Plot: Set in contemporary Mumbai, the movie follows Ramanna
(Nawazuddin Siddiqui), a deranged psychopath inspired by
Raman Raghav, a real-life 1960s serial killer who terrorised the
city. In hot pursuit is the young cop Raghavan (Vicky Kaushal),
a drug addict who at one point has the killer in his grasp only
to let him escape. What follows is an exhilarating chase, as the
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Plot: After a threat from the tiger, Sher Khan, forces him to flee
the jungle, a man-cub, named Mowgli, embarks on a journey of
self-discovery with the aid of the panther, Bagheera, and the free
spirited bear, Baloo.
MOVIE INFO
Directed By: Jon Favreau
Written By: Justin Marks (screenplay), Rudyard Kipling (book)
Cast: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
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MOVIE NAME (LANGUAGE) GENRE FORMAT
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RELEASE DATE
HOUSEFULL 3 (HINDI)
COMEDY
ATMOS
03 June
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03 June
THE NICE GUYS (ENGLISH)
CRIME / MYSTERY / THRILLER
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03 June
ME BEFORE YOU (ENGLISH)
DRAMA /ROMANCE
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (ENGLISH / HINDI) ACTION/COMEDY
ATMOS / 4DX / 3D
03 June
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10 June
RATCHET & CLANK (ENGLISH)
ANIMATION
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10 June
WARCRAFT (ENGLISH / HINDI)
ACTION/ADVENTURE
ATMOS / IMAX
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10 June
THE CONJURING 2 (ENGLISH / HINDI)
HORROR
ATMOS
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10 June
SHORGUL (HINDI)
DRAMA
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10 June
TE3N (HINDI)
THRILLER
ATMOS
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10 June
CABARET (HINDI)
ROMANCE / DANCE
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10 June
DO LAFZON KI KAHAANI (HINDI)
ROMANCE / DRAMA
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17 June
DHANAK (HINDI)
DRAMA
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17 June
UDTA PUNJAB (HINDI)
THRILLER
ATMOS
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17 June
FINDING DORY (ENGLISH)
ANIMATION
ATMOS
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17 June
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (ENGLISH)
COMEDY
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17 June
NOW YOU SEE ME 2 (ENGLISH)
ACTION / COMEDY / THRILLER
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24 June
7 HOURS TO GO (HINDI)
SUSPENSE / THRILLER
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INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE (ENGLISH / HINDI) ACTION/SI-FI
ATMOS / 4DX / 3D / IMAX
24 June
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24 June
RAMAN RAGHAV 2.0 (HINDI)
DRAMA
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FREE STATE OF JONES (ENGLISH)
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