Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Remake ka zamana hai..!!

The need for industries to remake their movies in different languages is a reason why competition has taken a more deeper meaning in the last few years. The stories might be the same, but the execution, direction, performance and yes of course a perfect ending is what adds to the spice of watching the remade version of a movie.

Like for instance, Tollywood taking over remake rights from different industries has become a major topic of discussion. The amount of money offered is humongous and not to forget the money poured in to make the movie in their language adds to it.

It's a skill you see, of knowing if the movie will do well in this particular language, or if the cast will give the performance that the movie makers are looking for. It's a risk the directors and producers are still willing to take despite the extra efforts and the time consumed.

Well we do have a few movies from Tollywood that have been remade in other languages and similarly the same is done here in the south as well.

So if you wanted to remake a movie, which genre would you be interested in picking?






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Pixar disappoints with its latest film 'Brave'


Brave builds up to a pro feminist, anti-stereotype setting and then collapses into a middle that shocks the audience! Agreed, that Pixar and Disney, apart from their ground breaking animation are known for their fresh scripts - Cars, Shrek series, The Incredibles, Nine, Wall - E, but Brave seems more Bizarre than concrete and most disappointing in comparison to any other Hollywood movie.
The excitement we as kids felt when we first saw 'Finding Nemo' and 'Toy Story' was enthralling. Kids viewing Brave were definitely deprived of that experience! 
More than once in the film Brave slips of the plot and becomes downright strange. Its genre keeps swinging between comedy, action and family drama with a little bit of magic here and there.
There are no glimpses of 'extraordinary' in this film, and people vouching for new Pixar film will surely be disappointed.
Brave looks different, with Scottish accents and Merida flaunting her bright orange hair, big bears and bigger men with swords all appear to the visually appealing. But Brave falls flat on its face with its storyline.
We sure expect a lot more from Pixar, and Brave for everybody, has been overwhelmingly disappointing.  




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Why is romance reigning over Tollywood?

'Love story', it's not just a word, but the idea of being together. The director, producer, actors, actresses and the entire crew, that's what forms the romance in the story. So why is it become so important for the Tollywood industry to add a fairy-tale in 8 out of 10 movies that are made on a daily basis? Well basically it's the emotional connection that the industry has with the audiences.

Is it about the chirpy, bubbly girl who can't resist the brightness oozing out of her skin or the young and dashing boy who can't stop expressing his charming attitude? Nope, it's more about how they both connect on different levels, through thick and thin scenes that are yielded by the camera to capture those special moments.

While Hollywood and Bollywood believe in a soft and subtle romance, Tollywood on the other hand is 'love at first sight'. It is an intense and passionate discovery of feelings that form a realm of emotions enticing one to form an imaginary world of their own.

Hence the Tollywood industry indulge with the best stars to bring out these characters and you can definitely see them in the chemistry below!!!






 



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Why you cannot compete with the Classics!


The thing about Classic Hollywood films is that like wine, you need to develop a taste for them. Be it the romantic Breakfast at Tifanny’s and heart moving Casablanca or the legendary films by Francis Ford Copalla - Apocalypse Now and The Godfather Series, classics have marked ages of change. 

Alfred Hitchcock never upset his audiences be it with plot experiments in Birdsor film making and technique experiments in The Rope, where the entire film used only 10 cuts, 2 of which were ‘Fade to blacks.’

‘Gone with the Wind’ was the first film to break through the barriers of book adaptations. MGM’s ‘That’s Entertainment’ that traces every Metro-Glodwyn Mayer musical starting from the 1920s with ‘Gene Kelly and Marilyn Monroe’ continues to entice the viewers even today.

There was a rhythm to English classics. The old jazz, deep sound tracks and the grandeur of sets and their decor all showed a higher purpose of film making. The value of costumes and rehearsals, the callousness shown while portraying the revolts within a community and constantly changing society, the magnanimity of characters being established – Ah! you just cannot compete with the classics anymore!
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Does Mila Kunis stand a chance to be Number One?


Mila Kunis is the next number one Actress in Hollywood. The gorgeous 28 year old who shot to fame in 2010 with her supporting role in Black Swan, continued to enthrall audiences with her performances in Friends with Benefits, the recent TED opposite Mark Wahlberg and now audiences await the release of Oz: The Great and Powerfuland Blood Ties.
Both, where Mila will play leading actress.
The impeccable beauty of Ms. Kunis comes from her Russian decent. At the age of seven, she moved from Ukraine to Los Angeles, California, with her family. After being enrolled in acting classes as an after-school activity, she was soon discovered by an agent. She appeared in TV shows and commercials, before her first significant role, playing Jackie Burkhart on the TV series That '70s Show. A year later, she was cast as the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy.
Mila Kunis has never disappointed fashion critics as well. She is extremely paparazzi friendly, even though she claims to be a shy, introvert in reality.
Mila sure has a long way to go and promises a very exciting Hollywood career! We wish her all the very best



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Thursday, 5 July 2012

Kya poster hain???

Posters play an important, in fact the most important part in the promotion of a film. They are the first point of attraction to the audience. And it needs a lot of creativity to design an attractive poster. Several of our Hindi movies have indeed created good posters earlier.
But today if we notice, we have many posters which are inspired, or rather copied, from Hollywood. We have several examples like Anjaana Anjaani which resembles the poster of An Education, Ra.One which resembles Batman Begins, Mausam and Titanic, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara and Lords of Dogtown etc. Hard to believe?
Here are they...







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From book to movie…

A book turning into a movie is not a new thought for us. We almost always criticize the film not being up to the good work of the book. But most of the time we fail to understand that motion pictures has its own limitations.

A book, when we read, gives us the liberty to use our own imagination to create pictures. Each and every detail in the book helps in creating them. For example, when Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was released, the imaginary world of wizards and witchcraft amazed the readers, and with the description in the book they built their own Hogwarts. When the movie was released, the audience was happy that most of their imagination was recreated into celluloid.

But as the sequels were released, the same audience felt a little let down. There are several other examples like The Da Vinci Code, Twilight, Hello (One Night at the Call Center) to name a few.

When we watch a movie that is adapted from a book, we forget about the part of the audience who must not have read the book. If they understand the story, then the makers have succeeded in their attempt.

Films also help to use our imagination by reading the untold expressions from a character’s face. Though the images are already created and displayed, we do have the freedom to decipher the expressions and think on our own.

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