‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ Official Trailer

Insult to our Nation

Hello My Dear Friends, These pictures I am Publishing in my blog all shows the gross disrespect and insult to the Indian National flag by this so called 'spiritual leader' and self proclaimed 'GOD' Mataji Nirmala Devi.

This disrespect to our country's flag shows that she has definitely no respect or love for the country that gave her so much and her husband who was an IAS officer and chief of the SCI (he is seated next to her in the pics).... Such a shame.. I do urge and plead with all Indians who deeply love their country to forward the message of the photos to as many people as possible so that it does catch the eye of someone higher up in the Indian Govt who can really take some action against this cult.

Hollywood-inspired film industry's Names

Hollywood is such an iconic name that various other locations are nicknamed with Hollywood-inspired names. Most starting with the first letter(s) of the location and ending in the letters "-ollywood" or "-wood".

Tollywood may refer to the Telugu film industry in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Tollywood may also refer to the Bengali film industry in Tollygunge, West Bengal, India.

Bollywood is the informal name given to the Mumbai (Bombay) based film industry in India.

Chinawood is a nickname for the Hengdian World Studio, the largest filmstudio in China.

Chollywood refers to the Peruvian film industry. It is also spelled "Choliwood."

Dhaliwood refers to the Bangladeshi film industry, based in the city of Dhaka.

Dollywood is an amusement park owned by Dolly Parton. It may also be used as an alternative spelling for Dhaliwood.

Etyekwood is the informal name given in the media to Hungary's new Korda Studios under construction in the wine-making village of Etyek near Budapest.

Hollyhammar refers to the film industry in Hallstahammar, Sweden.

Hollywood North refers to film and television production in Toronto and Vancouver and (more recently) throughout Canada.

Kollywood is a name often applied to Tamil cinema, based in the Kodambakkam district of Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India.
Kollywood may also refer to the cinema of Nepal, the capital of which is Kathmandu.

Lollywood refers to the Pakistani film industry, based in the city of Lahore.

Mollywood may refer to the Malayalam film industry in India.

Mollywood may also refer to the Mormon film industry. Nollywood is the Nigerian film industry.

Pinewood, name given because of the pine trees surrounding it. Is located in Buckinghamshire, England

Pollywood is the colloquial name given to the Pashtu language movie industry in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Sollywood has been used to refer to the Sindhi film industry.

Somaliwood refers to the film industry that has sprung up around the Somali immigrant community of Columbus, Ohio.

Trollywood is the informal name for a film production facility in Trollhättan Municipality, Sweden.

Valleywood is the informal name for the Dragon International film studio complex in Wales. Wellywood is a film studio located in Wellington, New Zealand.

Upcoming Hollywood film ‘Brideshead Revisited’

Brideshead Revisited is a 2008 dramatic film adaptation of the 1945 Evelyn Waugh novel of the same name.
Synopsis
This film version tells the story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode, "Match Point," "The Lookout") becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw, "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer"), and then his sophisticated sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell, "Cassandra's Dream" and the future "The Duchess"). The rise and fall of Charles' infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars. Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson co-stars as Lady Marchmain.
Cast
Emma Thompson as Lady Marchmain
Michael Gambon as Lord Marchmain
Ben Whishaw as Lord Sebastian Flyte
Matthew Goode as Charles Ryder
Greta Scacchi as Cara
Patrick Malahide as Mr. Ryder
Hayley Atwell as Lady Julia Flyte
Felicity Jones as Lady Cordelia Flyte
Joseph Beattie as Anthony Blanche
James Bradshaw as Mr. Samgrass

Pre-Production
David Yates was set to direct this film, but had to step aside from the director's chair to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix instead. While Yates was attached, Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, and Jude Law were cast in the roles of Charles, Julia and Sebastian, respectively.
Location

The location used for Brideshead is, in fact, Castle Howard in North Yorkshire. Though Chatsworth House was considered, it was finally decided to return to Castle Howard - the original location of the popular TV serial of the same name, which was first broadcast in 1981. The Brideshead Revisited TV series has contributed to Castle Howard's success as a major tourist and visitor attraction, only 13 miles from the historic city of York. Filming of the Brideshead Revisited film took place at Castle Howard during the summer of 2007 and many film extras were employed from the local population.

Rajini is true fire: Jagapati Babu

Jagapathi Babu who plays an important character in the film Katha Naayakudu along with Mr. Rajinikanth as hero said during the audio release of the film, that Rajni is as true as fire. Many stars including Rajinijanth, director P.Vasu, Actor Arjun, Music director A.R. Rahman and various stars and technicians were present at the audio release function.

Jagapathi Babu said he’s still wondering how he got a chance to act in this movie.He also said that this is a very big milestone in his career and had a wonderful experience working with various technicians and co-stars from the tamil film industry.Jagapathi Babu who worked with Ashwini dutt for the mega hit movie “Subhalagnam” feels that this movie is like a second “Subhalagnam”, Ashwini Dutt being the produser for Katha Naayakudu.He finally said that Rajini, is as true as fire.

Hollywood horror flick 'Cthulhu' Official Trailer

Simran’s 14 Avatars

Pouring accolades prove that Tamilnadu’s biggest hype today is Simran’s brilliantly essayed 14 characters in the recent hit “Navavelli”. When it is deemed an achievement to enact dual roles in a single TV serial, the versatile actress Simran has simply donned 14 roles proving that acting runs in her veins.

“Simran Thirai” the mini-mega introduced to the small screen by Pyramid Saimira Productions International Ltd is on air from Monday to Friday on Jaya TV during the prime time 8.30.P.M. It is in the 5th story titled “Navavelli” the protagonist, imran has performed the 14 different roles.

Pyramid Saimira has entertained the TV viewers with a combination of diverse themes with “Simran Thirai” as each month’s story carries a different storyline, ranging from marriage and deceit, revenge and action, affection and rejection and now with “Navavelli” a spiritual journey. This format has undoubtedly brought in variety and excellence to the concept of mini-mega.

In “Navavelli” Simran appears as the Almighty Amman and her re-incarnations as earthly beings.

From a brave snake-charmer mesmerizing poisonous snakes to succumb to her tunes, an elegant flower-vendor, an intelligent soothsayer, a stylishly clad old-lady, a chattering auto driver reminding “Baasha” Rajinikanth, a colorfully dressed tribal lass from the mountains, a witty fortune-teller (Guguduppai Ponnu), an affluent society woman called Samayapuraththu Marilaxmi, a nurse from the Agraharam clan, Durga, the prisoner, a lower class servant armed with the apt Madrasi slang, a faithful devout fulfilling her vow by holding fire pots in her bare-hands and finally the ferocious Kaali in her Rudra Thaandavam, fighting the evil to protect her devotees, the actress has proved her that she is an connoisseur in the acting field.

Simran has indeed given a surplus of visual treat to her ardent fans. Accompanying her on this magnum opus were artistes O.A.K. Sundar, Anuradha Krishnamoorthy, Subbulaxmi and many others. It would not be wrong to justify that Simran Thirai is the best outlet for the actress’ talent.

Story, Screenplay, Dialogue : Selvapaandi
Cinematography : Abdul Kalaam Azaad
Direction : Aravindhraj
Creative Head : Subhaa Venkat

I will contest against Chiranjeevi if party tells me to – Dr. Rajasekhar

Filmnagar, Hyderabad: Film actor Rajasekhar and his wife Jeevitha joined the Congress party officially today amidst the presence of stalwarts including CM Dr. YS Rajasekhar Reddy, State affairs Incharge, PCC president D Srinivas and senior leader Mr. T Subbirami Reddy. The actor and his wife addressed the media later. Rajasekhar said that he was coming into politics only to serve a greater number of people. The actor praised the CM and the Congress government to the skies and said that the Congress government was doing the best it can for the poor people in the state. He said that he was inspired by Sonia Gandhi and YSR and was taking this step due to their encouragement. Replying to a query about him contesting against Chiranjeevi, Rajasekhar clearly said that he would follow the party's commands and if the party orders him, he would contest against Chiranjeevi. A smiling Rajasekhar also said that he was only answering a question posed by the media and that he had no personal agenda for coming into politics.

The Angelina Jolie- Brad Pitt twins have arrived!

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed a boy, Knox Leon, and girl, Vivienne Marcheline, Saturday night at Lenval hospital in Nice, France. The pair was delivered by Cesarian section and Angelina Jolie’s obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussmann, told The Associated Press that the family is “doing marvelously well.” Proud papa Brad Pitt was there to see the birth of Knox, 5.03 pounds, and Vivienne, 5 pounds. Sussmann says the operation was moved up “for medical reasons” and so the delivery would be “in the best conditions.” Angelina Jolie is expected to stay in the hospital for the next few days.

Upcoming film ‘Blindness’

Blindness is an upcoming 2008 dramatic thriller film that is an adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by José Saramago about a society suffering an epidemic of blindness. The film is written by Don McKellar and directed by Fernando Meirelles with Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo as the stars. The novel's author originally refused to sell rights for a film adaptation, not wanting it to fall into the wrong hands. Meirelles was able to acquire rights with the condition that the film would be set in an unrecognizable city. The director chose São Paulo as the primary backdrop for Blindness, though scenes were also filmed in Ontario, Canada and Montevideo, Uruguay. With all the characters aside from Julianne Moore's character being blind, the cast was trained to simulate blindness. Meirelles also stylized the film to reflect the lack of point-of-view that the characters would experience. Blindness premiered as the opening film at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008, and the film is commercially scheduled for limited release in the United States on September 12, 2008.

'Journey to the Center of the Earth' Synopsis and Desktops

Journey to the Center of the Earth is a 3-D film adaptation of the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. It was released on July 11, 2008.

Production

The film will transpose the novel into the present day and will be mostly live action, with only the landscape and creatures supplied by computer-generated graphics. The film will be projected using Real D Cinema technology, a format that made its debut with the release of Chicken Little. As such, it will be the first wide-release film to be released exclusively in the Real D Cinema technology format, as approximately 1500 theaters will have Digital 3-D compatibility by the time of its release.MPAA RatingThe film is Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated PG for intense adventure action and some scary moments.

Story

Trevor is a volcanologist whose nephew, Sean, is supposed to spend ten days with him, which Trevor forgot about. When Sean's mother drops him off she leaves Trevor with a box of items which belonged to Max, Trevor's brother and Sean's father, who died years before. Sean suddenly takes interest in what Trevor has to say after he tells him about his father whom he never really got a chance to know. Trevor discovers in the box the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. Inside the book Trevor finds notes written by his late brother. Trevor goes to his lab to find out more about the notes. There he realizes that he must go to Iceland to see it for himself. After much insistence from Sean, he brings Sean along for the adventure which starts by visiting another volcanologist. When they get to that scientist's lab they meet his daughter, Hannah, who offers to help them climb up to the volcano. While hiking the mountain Trevor, Sean, and Hannah fall into a deep pit, taking them to the "center of the Earth." After crossing the underground ocean they encounter a Tyrannosaurus. Subsequently the temperature of the center of the earth starts to rise and they must make a daring escape before the temperature reaches 130 degrees.