Oscars 2017 Nominees: The Complete List

ap-oscar-awards-statuette-jt-170123_31x13_1600The moment film buffs wait for every year is here. The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards were announced today by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences  through a live stream. The announcements were made in the presence of Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and members such as Demian Bichir, Emmanuel Lubezki, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Jason Reitman, Gabourey Sidibe and Ken Watanabe.Continue reading “Oscars 2017 Nominees: The Complete List”

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN – First International Trailer

Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ and Columbia Pictures’ The Magnificent Seven.  With the town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate townspeople employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns – Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), Josh Farraday (Chris Pratt), Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), Jack Horne (Vincent D’Onofrio), Billy Rocks (Byung-Hun Lee), Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier).  As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.Continue reading “THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN – First International Trailer”

Sony DADC releases action film ‘The Equalizer’ on Blu-ray & DVD

‘Home Entertainment Services by Sony DADC’, India’s leading home entertainment content provider, releases action – thriller film ‘The Equalizer’ on Blu-ray & DVD. ‘The Equalizer’ is loosely based on American crime drama television series of the same name. The film is about a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her.Continue reading “Sony DADC releases action film ‘The Equalizer’ on Blu-ray & DVD”

Win DVDs of The Equalizer

Mad About Moviez (MAM) and Home Entertainment Services by Sony DADC bring to you The Equalizer Contest, wherein you can a win DVD of the film.Here are the details of the contest.All participants have to start off by liking the Facebook page of Sony DADC. You need to answer just 2 easy questions:-Continue reading “Win DVDs of The Equalizer”

Golden Globe Nominations- 2013

The nominations for the 70th Golden Globe Awards were announced a short while ago. The presentation ceremony will be on 13th January, 2013. Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln leads the list by bagging 7 nominations, followed by Django Unchained and Argo with 5 each and Zero Dark Thirty with 4.  And Life of Pi has got 3 nominations.Given below is the complete list of nominees. So whom will you be rooting for?Continue reading “Golden Globe Nominations- 2013”

Flight Movie Review : Buckle up for a bumpy ride!

 Cast: Denzel Washington, Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood, Mellisa Leo, Nadine Velazquez, John Goodman

 Directed by Robert Zemeckis

 Distributed by Paramount Pictures 

Like most  fans of mainstream Hollywood, I too am happy to see a director like Robert Zemeckis return to live action. True, the man may have put in too much effort and time in pushing the mo-cap and 3D technology to the forefront. However now with every other film maker having, more or less, jumped onto the technology wave, it is only fitting that Robert Zemeckis returns back to the core basis. But even with his new feature film Flight (his first since 2000’s Cast Away), it seem the man is busy trying to tackle new frontiers by consciously stepping out of his comfort zone.

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FLIGHT(A Robert Zemeckis film) – Trailer

Robert Zemeckis(director of Forest Gump and Back to the Future series) returns to live action after a decade with FLIGHT and teams up with Denzel Washington for the first time. Cast Away and What lies beneath, both released in 2000 after which Zemeckis started his fascination with performance capture animation in films like The Polar Express, Beowulf and A Christmas Carol.

The plot is about an airline pilot who saves a flight from crashing and becomes an instant hero but an investigation into the malfunction reveals something troubling.

Also starring Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman and Melissa Leo; FLIGHT is scheduled for a November release. Have a look at the trailer and drop in your comments.

 

Safe House-Trailer

Safe House is an upcoming action-thriller directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. It is set for release on February 10, 2012 in the U.S and it was filmed on locations mainly in Cape Town.Continue reading “Safe House-Trailer”