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Madonna’s money purse auctioned for $471,000

The annual amfAR Cinema against AIDS benefit kicked off in the hills high above Cannes yesterday. Last year, George Clooney auctioned off a kiss for $300,000, but this year Madonna’s alligator Chanel purse was the star of the show. The black alligator bag with a clasp studded with 334 diamonds was the actual purse she carried to the event, and that’s not all. She even gave up everything in the haute couture bag including Shu Uemura blotting paper, lip gloss — “It actually touched my lips”, Madonna noted — lip balm, a magnifying mirror, and throat lozenges. The only thing she took out was her blackberry and phone, explaining “I’m not going to give up my blackberry and phone because that’s too expensive for you.” The final winning bid? 300,000 euros — that’s over $471,000 — for AIDS research! Sorry George, looks like Madonna’s chic purse is worth more than your kiss. As Madonna joked, “That’s cheap. Everyone’s kissed George Clooney.” Check out a behind the scenes peek at the amfAR benefit, including Madonna’s auction and Sharon Stone’s welcome.

Rajini’s daughter Soundarya’s multilingual film with Mahesh Babu

Soundarya Rajinikanth's Ocher studio started its production campaign in style with the costly project 'Sultan The Warrior' which is the first of its kind of an animation feature film featuring a fully 3D animated version of an Indian film superstar.
The film has the potential to start a trend.
Then there was the news of Soundarya taking a keen interest in making the second part of the blockbuster film 'Billa'.
Rajinikanth's daughter seems to follow the corporate way of making movies by planning for more than one film and simultaneously announcing and starting the work on the different projects at the same time.
A new big project to be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi will be made with the Tollywood hero Mahesh Babu in the lead role.
The super hit director Puri Jagannath will be the director in charge of the new mega project of Soundarya Rajinikanth.
However the movie's work will start only next April with December 2009 being planned as the time for the release.
The film's story, dialogues and Screenplay will be written by the director himself and is a joint venture between Ocher studios and Warner Brothers.
Puri Jagannath told that he was overjoyed when Soundarya approached him to direct the big film as it brought back the memories of the day when Rajinikanth himself told that if he ever had a son he would have surely launched him as a hero in a film directed by him.
After giving two blockbusters in the form of 'Athadu' and 'Pokiri', Mahesh Babu teams up with Puri Jagannath again for this new film.
The Telugu pin up boy told that he is very happy to work again with Puri Jagannath and will try to reach up to people's expectations.
Although a new addition to the list of players in the production business, Ocher studios has set its sights on transforming itself into one among the top most film business houses in India with carefully deciding on each new project with proven experienced film makers at the helm.

(Courtesy: Indiaglitz)

Hollywood film Director Sydney Pollack passes away

Los Angles : Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay as director, producer and sometime actor whose star-laden movies like “The Way We Were”, “Tootsie” and “Out of Africa were among the most successful of the 1970s and ’80s, died Monday at home. He was 73.
The cause was cancer, said the publicist Leslie Dart, who spoke for his family.
Mr. Pollack’s career defined an era in which big stars (Robert Red fort, Barbra Streisand, Warren Beatty) and the filmmakers who knew how to wrangle them (Barry Levinson, Mike Nichols) retooled the Hollywood system. Savvy operators, they played studio against studio, staking their fortunes on pictures that served commerce without wholly abandoning art. Hollywood honored Mr. Pollack in return. His movies received multiple Academy Award nominations, and as a director he won an Oscar for his work on the 1985 film “Out of Africa” as well as nominations for directing “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?”(1969) and “Tootsie” (1982). Among Mr. Pollack’s survivors are two daughters, Rebecca Pollack and Rachel Pollack, and his wife, Claire Griswold. The couple married in 1958, while Mr. Pollack was serving a two-year hitch in the Army. Their only son, Steven, died at age 34 in a 1993 plane crash in Santa Monica, Calif.
In his later years, Mr. Pollack appeared to relish his role as elder statesman. At various times he was executive director of the Actors Studio West, chairman of American Cinematheque and an advocate for artists’ rights. He increasingly sounded wistful notes about the disappearance of the Hollywood he knew in his prime. “The middle ground is now gone,” Mr. Pollack said in the fall 1998 issue of New Perspectives Quarterly. He added, with a nod to a fellow filmmaker: “It is not impossible to make mainstream films which are really good. Costa-Gavras once said that accidents can happen.”

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Rajini’s “Kucheludu” Audio on June 20

The Superstar Rajini and Nayanatara starrer movie “Kuchelan” Tamil and “Kucheludu” Telugu audio will be released on June 20 in grand manner both in Tamil and Telugu. According to Balachander, the producer of Kuchelan's Tamil version, the film's shooting is nearing its completion and the release is scheduled for July 18 worldwide.Most of the scenes involved with Rajini and Nayantara have shot as planned and now the crew will camp at Kerala on June 1 to shoot another duet song with Rajini and Nayantara। The final schedule of the shooting is being shot at Ramoji Film City from June 3 to 15.According to director Vasu, the film is purely a Rajini film that would satisfy his ardent fans 200 percent.
K Balachander, Vijayakumar and Aswini Dutt, the proud producers of Kuchelan, have planned to release the audio in grand manner in Chennai and Hyderabad on the same day. The Tamil version of Kuchelan will be released in the morning while the Telugu Kucheludu will be released in the evening at Hyderabad. Of course, Superstar Rajini will attend both the functions on the same day.

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Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic

Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee will again work together for Kunal Kohli’s film Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic .

The film has Rani in an entirely new avatar – that of a fairy. Manish Malhotra has designed her dresses.

Saif Ali Khan plays a business executive. Life turns around 360 degrees when he faces the most uncomfortable situation of his life. In a very unusual court verdict, he is to look after four orphan children.

Incidentally, Rani and Saif had previously come together for Kohli’s hit film Hum Tum in 2004. However, Rani and Saif’s last film together Tara Rum Pum was a flop.

The film is made under the banner of Yashraj Films . It also has Amisha Patel doing a sizzling song in which she will be seen going underwater.

The child stars include Akshat Chopra, Shriya Sharma, Rachit Sidana and Ayushi Berman.

An angel who doesn't know what love is, A man who always lost love, 4 orphans who need love all come together to bring you a film with fun, excitement, masti, tears, magic and love truly...

Pyramid Saimira Music to release CD on Saibaba

Pyramid Saimira Music, a Pyramid Saimira group company, will release an audio CD, ‘Saideva’, on Saibaba, at Puttaparathi on Monday, May 26, 2008.The music score is by Aditya Paudwal.The list of impressive singers includes M Balamuralikrishna, S Janaki, S P Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Paudwal and K S Chitra.The first song in the album is ‘Saideva, Saideva’ by K S Chitra.The second number is by S P Balasubrahmanyam - Shirdi.The third song is ‘Yaanengum Neydheyn’ sung by K S Chitra and chorus. S Janaki, S P Balasubrahmanyam and chorus have rendered the fourth song titled ‘Asaindhaadum Srisai Pallaakku’.M Balamuralikrishna renders traditional slokas as the fifth item of the CD.S P Balasubrahmanyam and chorus have rendered the sixth song – Saibaba - while the seventh is a repeat of ‘Shirdi’ by SPB.The eight song of the album is ‘Om Sai Kanpaaru’ by S P Balasubrahmanyam and chorus.The ninth song is ‘Sai Divya Roopam’ sung by K S Chitra, Sunanda and Surekha Murthy, while the last number is ‘Sairaam, Sairaam’, rendered by Anuradha Paudwal and chorus.The album is produced by Lalithasri Combines. It’s priced at Rs 75 (PSMCD 110).

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Happy Birthday to Young NTR, Manoj & Sirivennela

It's a rare occurrence in Telugu film industry today, marking the birthday for three ace personalities, heroes NTR and Manoj, and lyricist Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry. At present, NTR is on cloud nine enjoying the response to his latest film Kantri, while Manoj has recently finished the shoot of his forthcoming film Nenu Meeku Telusa? Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry-penned lyrics for Seenu Vytla's film Ready are hitting the ears of the music lovers today.
NTR, who debuted into Tollywood as child artiste playing the role of Lord Ram in Bala Ramayanam (1996), appeared as full-fledged hero with the film Ninnu Choodalani (2001). Within a short span of seven years, he turned out to be a matinee idol. Post the release of Yamadonga till the latest Kantri, NTR created further curiosity among the masses with his incredibly slim and trim figure.
Manoj, younger son of veteran artiste Mohan Babu, was also a child artiste, who later graduated himself into a hero. He is currently doing an exciting project called 'Nenu Meeku Telusa?'. He is also signed up for Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's next film with Europe backdrop. Manoj does not want to be a regular formula hero. He wants to try something different all the time.
Sirivennela Seetarama Sastry proved his mettle as a composer who combines the aesthetic and literary punch for giving yet popular lyrics. He was also an actor, donning the role of a scribe in Gaayam (1993). He has successfully penned lyrics to suit the multiple demands of the scripts ranging from action, comedy, drama and romance. He remains an evergreen inspiration to the budding lyricists and commands immense regard in the industry.
Pyramid Saimira Group wishes the trio – A Very Happy Birthday.

Actor Surya’s short film “Herovaa Zerovaa” for noble cause

Agaram Foundation, an NGO formed by actor Surya, is taking big efforts to promote the role of education in society. In its endeavor to create awareness on school dropouts, Agaram premiered a short film, ‘Herovaa Zerovaa’ (Hero or Zero?) at Taj Connemera in Chennai on Thursday. Directed by ‘Kanda Naal Muthal’ Priya V., the message of the film is ‘only the educated are the heroes'.
Vijay, Surya, Madhavan and Jyothika join together to spread this message forcefully among youngsters. Agaram Foundation and Ministry of School Education jointly produced the film sponsored by a few other commercial partners. Surya, the chairman of Agaram Foundation, said, “Every initiative at Agaram is not only done with service in mind but with an inherent sense of social responsibility. It is indeed a shame that we have not turned a 100% literate society even in this information age.”
Maddy made it to the function straight from a shooting and delivered a short speech also in the media meet.
K V Anand is the cinematographer while Harris Jayaraj composed the music. Sreekar Prasad has taken care of editing, art direction has been done by Rajeevan and Na Muthukumar has penned the lyrics. The film aims to encourage students to take education more seriously and completely reduce dropouts.
The film was based on the statistics collected by the Education Department on child labour, lack of women’s education, ignorance of parents and disinterest among kids and a small effort to aid the government’s initiative to create a classless society through education.
Renowned Director Mani Ratnam, Roshni, Thomas and personnel of 'News Broadcaster of Asia' took part in the story discussion while Nikhil Murugan handled press relations and Mitra Media produces the publicity designs.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: Review

Here in the unenchanted world of ordinary moviegoing, it has been about two and a half years since "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the first installment in Walt Disney and Walden Media’s mighty “Chronicles of Narnia” franchise. In wartime England, where the Pevensie children live when they’re not consorting with talking lions and battling witches, a year or so has gone by. But in Narnia itself, to which the four plucky Pevensies return in “Prince Caspian,” the second movie in the series, centuries have passed, and everything has changed. The grand hall where Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy were made monarchs of the realm has fallen into ruin, and the friendly woodland creatures with their homey British accents and computer-animated fur seem to have vanished from the scene. When the exiled child kings and queens are thrown back into Narnia (thanks to a sudden outbreak of special effects in a London tube station), they seem no longer to be in a children’s fantasy story but rather in some kind of Jacobean tragedy, a reminder that C. S. Lewis was, along with everything else, a scholar of English Renaissance literature. In a dark castle in a dark forest, men with heavy armor and beard-shadowed faces quarrel and conspire. Instead of fauns and Turkish delight, there are murder and betrayal, and a grave, martial atmosphere lingers over the story, even when the spunky dwarfs and chatty rodents return. (Aslan the lion also shows up eventually, speaking in the soothing voice of Liam Neeson.)
So “Prince Caspian” is quite a bit darker than “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” both in look and in mood. It is also in some ways more satisfying. Its violent (though gore-free) combat scenes and high body count may rattle very young viewers, but older children are likely to be drawn into the thick political intrigue. The relative scarcity of digital effects in the first part of the movie allows the director, Andrew Adamson, and the director of photography, Karl Walter Lindenlaub, to explore the beauty of the Narnian landscape by more traditional cinematic means. Its lush glades and rocky escarpments provide a reminder that the supernaturalism of fairy tales originates in the magic of the natural world.
And tales of heroic adventure, however fanciful, are grounded in human problems of power, cruelty and conflict. “Prince Caspian” is named for its square-jawed, rather bland hero (played by Ben Barnes), but its major source of dramatic energy is the villain, Caspian’s uncle Miraz, who is played with malignant grandeur by the great Italian actor Sergio Castellitto. Miraz is a classic royal usurper, who has taken the throne from Caspian’s father, the rightful king, and who plans to pass it along to his own newborn son once Caspian is out of the way. His court is a viper’s nest of double-dealing and shifting allegiance. Cue grumpy dwarfs, swashbuckling mice and apple-cheeked Pevensies. And hail the popular struggle of the Narnian underground! Since the Telmarines took over and suppressed the old magic, a hardy remnant of Narnians has been hiding amid the pacified trees, sustaining themselves with the legends of King Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Queen Lucy (Georgie Henley), Queen Susan (Anna Popplewell) and High King Peter (William Moseley). When these rulers return, they rescue Trumpkin (Peter Dinklage), a small, angry Narnian taken prisoner by Miraz’s soldiers, and eventually join Prince Caspian, who exchanges some long, half-smoldering looks with Susan.
In spite of this hint of romance, what ensues is basically a war movie, with elaborate battle sequences in a castle courtyard and on a grassy plain, accompanied by thundering hoofbeats, whizzing arrows, clanking swords and Harry Gregson-Williams’s rousing score. These sections are ostensibly what the public wants to see, and certainly what the producers pay heavily to bring to life. There is a risk of sameness and tedium, which Mr. Adamson does not entirely overcome, though he and his fellow screenwriters, Christopher Makeus and Stephen McFeely, sprinkle in enough witty dialogue to keep the movie’s long middle from feeling like too much of a slog.
The main characters, whose sometimes fractious sibling dynamic provided the first “Narnia” movie with a hint of psychological complexity, seem a little flatter here, as if they’ve grown accustomed to their jobs as action heroes. And “Prince Caspian” isn’t really about them, anyway, except insofar as the kids in the audience identify with their courage and good sense.
The cloak of allegory in which Lewis swathed the Narnia books is worn lightly on the screen, and some of their charm and novelty has been chipped away — not so much by any lapse on the part of the filmmakers as by a sense of familiarity. Tales of good and evil set in enchanted lands populated by mythical beasts are ubiquitous these days, which may diminish the power of each new spell. The Pevensie children can withdraw to London between episodes, but moviegoers are unlikely, and also perhaps unwilling, to escape from Narnia and the other increasingly numerous, and therefore increasingly mundane, places like it.
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” is rated PG (Parental guidance suggested). This rating may be a little misleading, since some of the violence is fairly intense, and some of the deaths may unsettle younger children.

“Pirates of Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski takes on “Bioshock”

Gamers are all too used to seeing favorite and well-loved titles turned into disappointing movies. Remember Doom, Final Fantasy, and BloodRayne? Yeah, so do we, unfortunately. Which is why we're dancing with metaphorical joy at Variety’s news that Gore Verbinski has signed to direct an upcoming movie based on last year's superb Bioshock, Verbinski's name - previously attached to the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy - should make sure the Bioshock movie project gets just as much attention as it deserves.
Oscar nominee John Logan (The Aviator, The Last Samurai) is already in the frame to provide the script, which (although no details are available yet) will, we hope, give us more insight into Bioshock's fascinating backstory. If you missed out on the game, which was released late last year on Xbox 360 and PC, it took place in a 1950s underwater city named Rapture, home at one time to a colony of idealistic capitalists, but which subsequently became overrun with bizarre genetic mutants.
The last major videogame-to-movie crossover project, Halo, looks to have ground to a halt despite the involvement of Oscar-winner Peter Jackson. Strauss Zelnick, chair of Bioshock's publisher, Take-Two, states categorically in Variety that Bioshock's movie won't suffer the same fate, thanks to a carefully structured deal. Could it be time to start picking out your ideal Bioshock cast? Daniel Day-Lewis as Andrew Ryan, anyone?

(Courtesy: Yahoo news)

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Speed Racer - Movie Gallery

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary Rex Racer - whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed's thundering Mach 5. When Speed turns down a lucrative and tempting offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company's maniacal owner but uncovers a terrible secret-some of the biggest races are being fixed by a handful of ruthless moguls who manipulate the top drivers to boost profits. If Speed won't drive for Royalton, Royalton will see to it that the Mach 5 never crosses another finish line. The only way for Speed to save his family's business and the sport he loves is to beat Royalton at his own game. With the support of his family and his loyal girlfriend, Trixie, Speed teams with his one-time rival-the mysterious Racer X - to win the race that had taken his brother's life: the death-defying, cross-country rally known as The Crucible. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures

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“Speed Racer” Review

Take the family to see the exciting Speed Racer, which starts slow, idles, then builds momentum. Like a sports car, beneath the flashy exterior is a well-built vehicle with a purring motor that powers a smooth ride, courtesy of writer-directors Andy and Larry Wachowski. To paraphrase the theme song, Speed's a demon on wheels.
Based on Japan's campy cartoon series, which gained a following in American television syndication decades ago, the elements are in place. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is the middle child in a family of three boys and a pet chimpanzee. Mom (Susan Sarandon ) and Pop (John Goodman) run a racing garage with the help of a scrawny mechanic named Sparky (whom they've made Australian).
With gaping age differences, Speed's brothers include heroic, older Rex and tubby young Spritle, whose names are as offbeat as the movie. The Racer boys represent what made the odd family involving in the series (which I watched): their individuality. The show was a curious hybrid of postwar Japanese and American cultures; a strong, male-oriented family of individuals with distinctive characteristics.
Add to that, Speed's smart, tomboy girlfriend, trusting Trixie (the 1967 comics-based series was created before feminism contaminated the culture), mysterious, handsome driving ace Racer X (Matthew Fox, nailing the part as usual) and a domesticated chimp named Chim-Chim that hides in Speed's trunk with junk food junkie Spritle. Speed's Mach 5 car, in bright white with red markings, is prominently featured and accurately recreated.
Visually, the Wachowski brothers' movie is strikingly colorful—unfurled in fast-moving pictures as a lifelike cartoon strip, recalling Warren Beatty's gorgeous Dick Tracy- and it's action-packed. But it is not an assault on the eyeballs. Speed Racer is built for families, not for fanboys.
In the lead, Hirsch is weak but satisfactory. Lacking the full-length physicality of the cartoon's dynamic, grunting and intense title character, he is a pale imitation, with or without the jet-black helmet of Elvis hair. The movie transcends him.
A long-winded first half eventually pays off while an unequivocally anti-capitalist conflict with a stereotypically evil businessman (Roger Allam) flops, even on its own terms, wrongly pitting profit against integrity. The false dichotomy thankfully recedes into oblivion.
That good versus evil plot pivots on Speed's initial victory, which nearly breaks the record of his older brother (whom the family mourns after a deadly car crash) and catapults Speed to the big time. With Roger Allam's billionaire villain wooing Speed and the Racer family with riches, it's a whole new world.
This is where the rubber meets the road, not that one really sees that happen in this super-tech fantasy world, where cars seem to defy the laws of physics. Speed, his honest family and their business rise above the widespread corruption and stand for the triumph of the good.
Trying to beat the businessman's bought drivers, Speed teams with red-hot Racer X and an Oriental punk (an actor named Rain in a catastrophic debut). He upgrades the Mach 5 to perform fabulously impossible automotive feats—remember those cheesy jing-jing sound effects from the show?—and he takes the track at the tropical Casa Cristo 5000 competition, dreaming of acing the Grand Prix.
There isn't enough about the mechanics of improving a car's racing performance and subplots tend to overlap in confusing ways, especially during the first 45 minutes. But Speed accelerates on the curve—with underused Trixie (Christina Ricci) getting a Gothic look—and he pulls into a thrilling final lap.
"Stop steering and start driving," Rex instructs his younger brother early in the action and the remainder of Speed Racer cashes in on that simple advice। Mom (Miss Sarandon in milk and cookies mode) and Pops (always reliable Goodman) and their brood—also Trixie and Sparky—have an encouraging and highly positive effect on passive Speed. Speed Racer is a stylized cartoon with live actors and spurts and streaks of stimulating sounds, colors and action. In spite of its anti-business bent, it is an exciting piece of entertainment—an emotional embrace of family as the fuel of one's highest aspirations. Ultimately, Speed Racer is a dazzling depiction of a young man, oiled by his family's values, who is driven to be his best.

U.S. Release Date: May 9, 2008, Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Matthew Fox, Running Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, MPAA Rating: PG (sequences of action, some violence, language and brief smoking).

Pyramid Saimira Theatre Limited Releases ‘JIMMY’ (Press Release)

Mumbai: Pyramid Saimira Theatre Limited (PSTL), a part of Pyramid Saimira Group, the world’s fastest growing entertainment conglomerate, today released the movie ‘JIMMY’. A much-awaited film which introduces Mimoh Chakraborty, son of legendary actor Mithunda, for the first time on the big screen, Jimmy also stars debutant Pretty Vivana. Mimoh Chakraborty, who plays the title role of the movie, makes his presence felt by his dancing and action sequences. Directed by Raj N. Sippy, the movie has foot-tapping music by Anand Raj Anand and is produced by Nawman Malik and Salman Malik.
The movie is expected to do well, since it is distributed by (PSTL), who is known for its innovative distribution techniques pan India. With Pyramid spreading its wing over 6 countries, Jimmy is also expected to do good business in the overseas market too. Ms. Purvi Shah, COO – Western Region, Pyramid Saimira Group, said’ “We are very excited about launching the son of a legendary actor. Mithunda created a rave with his unique style and attitude and we hope that Mimoh does the same. This movie will definitely help us create sufficient visibility in the Hindi film industry as we look to create stronger roots in Bollywood. ”
Mithunda, a self-made actor, who bagged a National Award for his debut film, Mrinal Sen’s Mrigayya, expects the same high standards from his son Mimoh. Having let his son work hard on all aspects of being a competent actor, dancer and action hero, and after having seen the final result, Mithun decided to lend his name to the project that is all set to launch Mimoh’s career as an actor. The promos of the movie do show that Mimoh has taken a lot of tips from his father as far as acting and dancing is concerned.
PSTL and Mr. Mithun Chakraborty look quite confident with the release of Jimmy and believe that the movie be a box office hit.

About Pyramid Saimira Group:
Pyramid Saimira Group operates in 6 countries. It is a holistic Indian Multinational Entertainment Company. It is present in Film Exhibition, Film Distribution, Film Production, TV Content Production, Advertisement, Gaming&Animation, Media, Food & Beverages and Realty etc. It has around 14 Group Companies namely Pyramid Saimira Theatre Ltd., Pyramid Saimira Production International Ltd., Pyramid Saimira Production Services Ltd., Saimira Access Technologies , Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Pyramid Saimira Entertainment Ltd.,-Singapore, Pyramid Saimira Entertainment America Inc., Saimira Realty Pvt. Ltd., Dimples Cine Advertising Pvt. Ltd., Aurona Technologies Ltd., Spize TV-UK, Saimira Premier Theatres Pvt. Ltd.., Saimira International Ltd., - Singapore and Jiangsu Longzhe Pyramid Saimira Co. Ltd., China.
Its group holding Company, Pyramid Saimira Theatre Limited, is publicly listed in National Stock Exchange (NSE: PSTL) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE: 532791). In the exhibition sector, it has over 53 multiplexes with approximately 955 screens across India, Malaysia, Singapore and North America. By 2010, the Group plans to operate 175 multiplexes with 2,000 screens in India alone. By its own estimates, Pyramid Saimira ranks as the world’s third largest cinema operator based on its number of seats and admissions with nearly 5,50,000 seats as of April 2008.

“Iron Man” Sequel

With the success of the Iron Man, Marvel Studios and Robert Downey Jr. have decided to make a sequel to this movie. They have had this idea in their mind since the time they began making the movie and now, the success of the movie around the world, especially in Asia, has further strengthened their convictions.
The movie grossed 102.1 million dollars in the opening weekend. Kevin Feige, head of production for Marvel Studios, credited Downey Jr. for much of the picture’s success.
Robert Downey Jr. has decided to build up some more pounds of muscles for the sequel. It is to be noted that he is 43 years old and he does not have the frame or build of Daniel Craig or Christian Bale to build up a muscular frame. And moreover, he has no plans of taking steroids or other artificial means to improve his Physique. This is a truly commendable job from Robert Downey Jr.

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Late actor Heath Ledger comes alive onscreen

A new trailer of late actor Heath Ledger's last film the ‘Dark Knight" has been released, giving a glimpse of his murderous anarchy in the film। Warner Bros released the new clip, which starts off with Batman soaring through the sky 100 storeys up in Gotham City and continues with The Joker announcing his deadly intentions in dealing with his foe, reports News.com.au "What are you proposing?" one of his flunkies asks। "It's simple: Kill the Batman”, Ledger replies - signalling the start of his reign of anarchy. "The city deserves a better class of criminal and I'm gonna give it to them," he adds. The new trailer also features Aaron Eckhart, who is playing the role of Gotham district attorney Harvey Dent and becomes legendary Batman enemy Two-Face. The Dark Night is due to release in Australia on July 17.

(Courtesy: ANI)

Hollywood latest Blockbuster “Iron Man” – Review

With the broad, essentially American theme that man is self-made, director Jon Favreau’s Iron Man is made of solid, durable stuff. Light, humorous, and entertaining, Robert Downey, Jr. gets the Marvel Studios comic book adaptation up and running and he doesn't let up in the year's best action movie so far.
Downey plays Tony Stark, an industrialist in the military weapons business and a playboy after dark. He's like an exceptionally bright hedonist with a heart of gold, downing booze and seducing babes while creating superior missile technology, usually in the same day, but he's not a pig about it. Downey, delivering lines with aplomb, does Stark with a wink, making an otherwise implausible character come alive.
One day, as he heads back to base after a test firing in Afghanistan, he's captured by the enemy, held prisoner and paired with another captive. The presumably Moslem terrorists, led by a bald baddie, don't want to behead the U.S. top gun; they want to use what comes from inside Tony's head. Tony Stark, unlike other bland superhero alter egos, has a mind of his own. His response? "I refuse."
In other words, he's downright American and proud of it. During captivity, Tony's spirit of independence propels his creation of an armored suit fitted with blowtorches and flight capability. Iron Man moves the story from faraway lands, and it works, though it would have been much more rewarding to see patriotic Iron Man scorch those that sponsored the attack on New York and Washington.
Returning to southern California after the ordeal with new insights and new body parts, he reconfigures the business and, though the premise of his change of heart is too vague, Tony's redesign rocks those around him.
Among those concerned are his Air Force best friend (spot on Terrence Howard with the movie's biggest laugh line), his uncommonly competent secretary (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the company's top executive (Jeff Bridges), a bald, bearded bean counter with a taste for pizza. None of them gets behind the idea of a weapons manufacturer that no longer makes weapons.
Tony's goals and motivation are a mix. He neither comes out and states his intentions nor what seems to be his main reason for ditching that product line: that he seeks to produce better U.S. weapons so our armed forces are protected and prepared. The nebulous nature of his business plan, and its corollary plot twist, saps Iron Man's energy. Without a formidable adversary, the picture tends to sag.
Tony and Iron Man are best suited to his stunning, super-modern Malibu home, with vintage automobiles, ocean views and highly developed robotic tools. It's here that Tony—reinvigorated to create better machines after seeing young Americans being killed—rebuilds himself as Iron Man. He throws in a few cracks to the robots along the way.
Downey's humor is rich and delightful—he's always good and it's great to have him back on screen—and the sarcasm doesn't come at the expense of the story. The high-powered businessman must learn to accept his limitations, to repeat experiments and again and to realize that perfection doesn't mean infallibility. When Tony hits ignition, he's earned it.
His inner Iron Man puts himself first, whether ordering a cheeseburger, running the business which bears his name or, in his first solo flight, shooting for the moon. Tony's self-created hero is flawed, certainly, and he has a way to go before defending America, making a profit on the new venture and getting the girl, but the focus is not on his flaws and this hero has the brains to match the heart. For a good, swift start to summer fun, Iron Man is a blast.
U.S. Release Date: May 2, 2008
Distributor: Paramount Director: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paithrow, Jeff Bridges
Running Time: 2 hours and 6 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content)

Pyramid Saimira to release Rajni film ‘Kuselan’

Pyramid Saimira Entertainment Limited, Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pyramid Saimira Group, the world’s fastest growing entertainment conglomerate, has bagged the rights of worldwide release with 11 years Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the much-awaited film ‘Kuselan’, starring Superstar Rajnikant, in both Tamil and Telugu for an undisclosed amount. The company plans to release the movie by the end of July 2008.Speaking on the development, P S Saminathan, group chairman, Pyramid Saimira Group, said, “We are extremely glad to have acquired all rights for Rajnikant’s forthcoming venture, ‘Kuselan’. We hope that ‘Kuselan’ strikes a perfect chord with the audience, as has most of his films in the past.”He added, “Rajnikant is the No. 1 star of India in popularity as well as collections. His market stretches across many countries and his opening is the highest. He has a solid fan base. His mass appeal is more humanistic in nature than a pure cinematic nature and therefore transcend a cross-section of generation and cross-generation of people.”Mukesh Mehta, distribution head of Pyramid Saimira Group, said, “We are extremely glad to associate with Seven Arts Films and Kavithalaya Group. Seven Arts Films is a reputed production house which has given successful story lines and Kavithalaya Group, promoted by K Balachandar, is an industry giant and veteran director who in fact introduced Rajnikant. Further, this film is co-produced in Telugu by Vyjanthi Movies, a reputed production house which has given blockbusters with almost all the film stars in the Telugu industry.”Pyramid Saimira had earlier distributed/exhibited ‘Sivaji - The Boss’ in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Malaysia with 252 screens, 928 shows daily and 6.78 lakh seats and earned considerable collection.Pyramid Saimira distributes almost eight films a month on an average in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and many other languages. ‘Kuselan’ is being produced by Kavithalaya and Seven Arts Films in Tamil and Vyjanthi Movies and Seven Arts Films in Telugu. The film has Pasupathy, Meena, Nayantara, and Vadivelu also in the star cast in Tamil. The cast of the Telugu version includes Jagapathy Babu, Sunil, Meena and Nayantara. Young music director G V Prakash is composing music for both the movies. The film is a remake of the highly successful classic Malayalam movie, ‘Kadha Parayumbhol’, which had Mammootty in a special role.The Pyramid Saimira Group operates in six countries. It is a holistic Indian multinational entertainment company. It is present in film exhibition, film distribution, film production, TV content production, advertisement, gaming and animation, media, food & beverages and realty. It has around 14 group companies, namely Pyramid Saimira Theatre Ltd., Pyramid Saimira Production International Ltd., Pyramid Saimira Production Services Ltd., Saimira Access Technologies , Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Pyramid Saimira Entertainment Ltd - Singapore, Pyramid Saimira Entertainment America Inc., Saimira Realty Pvt Ltd, Dimples Cine Advertising Pvt Ltd, Aurona Technologies Ltd, Spize TV-UK, Saimira Premier Theatres Pvt Ltd, Saimira International Ltd - Singapore and Jiangsu Longzhe Pyramid Saimira Co Ltd - China.Its group holding company, Pyramid Saimira Theatre Limited, is publicly listed in the National Stock Exchange (NSE: PSTL) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE: 532791). In the exhibition sector, it has over 53 multiplexes with approximately 955 screens across India, Malaysia, Singapore and North America.By 2010, the group plans to operate 175 multiplexes with 2,000 screens in India alone. By its own estimates, Pyramid Saimira ranks as the world’s third largest cinema operator based on the number of seats and admissions with nearly 5,50,000 seats as of April 2008.

Rajnikant releases Bujjigaadu audio CD

Superstar Rajnikant released the audio CD of Telugu film ‘Bujjigaadu - Made in Chennai’ at a glittering function at the Andhra Club in Chennai on April 18, 2008.
Actresses Trisha and Priyamani were also the star attractions at the function.
Rajnikant referred to the love and affection showered upon him by the people, especially those in the film industry. He said he was besieged with invitations from all sections of the film industry to attend their functions, either launch functions, audio CD release or 100th day and silver jubilee functions and so on. It was humanly impossible for him to attend all those functions though he would like to. Click here for Video
Therefore, in general, he avoided attending such programmes because if he participated in one function and failed to attend the other, he would disappoint many persons. However, in this case he said the film unit wanted him to participate in the function. Though it was a Telugu film, it was titled ‘Bujjigaadu - Made in Chennai’ and the function was also being held in Chennai, he said, pointing out that initially they merely wanted him to release the CD at his residence.

Later, they said they would have a quiet function at Andhra Club, and he said okay because he liked the Andhra Club and looked forward to visiting the place after a long gap. Then they said they would call a couple of presspersons and cameramen, to which he said, “If you call one or two presspersons, you might as well call the other presspersons” (amidst laughter). That is how this function became a big one, he pointed out.
He said he was happy to come to Andhra Club and meet some of his old friends.
He was also happy to meet the producer, director and actors of the film. Judging from the trailer and a preview of the songs, Rajnikant said he was sure the film would be a big hit.
Actress Trisha said she was happy to do the Telugu film and was confident of its success.
Actress Priyamani said she was happy to share the dais with Superstar Rajnikant and wished the film great success.

R Rangaraj