Retrospective of Ang Lee films in Delhi

The Directorate of Film Festivals in collaboration with Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, New Delhi is hosting Director Ang Lee’s Retrospective Film Festival which kicked off yesterday and will run till Sunday at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. The five films that are screened for audiences are: ‘Fine Line’, ‘Pushing Hands’, ‘The Wedding Banquet’, ‘Eat Drink Man Woman’ and ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’. Producer Hus Li Kong who has produced four of the five films being shown was the guest of honor at the inaugural function yesterday. Ang Lee attributes his success to him and feels that without Hsu, he would not have been where he is today. Ang Lee is a director par excellence, he is the one of seven directors to win the Oscar, the Golden Globe, Director’s Guild and BAFTA for the same movie ‘Brokeback Mountain’.

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‘Spartacus: Gods of the Arena‘ Comic-Con Teaser

Teaser for Sparatacus: Blood and Sand prequel, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena which will premiere on Starz in January.

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‘True Blood‘ Second Half Comic-Con Trailer

Season 3: Comic-Con Second Half Preview

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Soap Opera Ratings: Days of Our Lives Sees Its Lowest Women 18-49 Rating

Ratings for the week of July 12 – 16, 2010

(Compared to Last Week/Compared to Last Year)

Total Viewers
1. Y&R 4,956,000 (-126,000/+353,000)
2. B&B 3,195,000 (+48,000/+125,000)
3. AMC 2,485,000 (+37,000/+90,000)
4. GH 2,456,000 (-140,000/+54,000)
5. DAYS 2,395,000 (-209,000/-190,000)
6. ATWT 2,348,000 (+28,000/+139,000)
7. OLTL 2,264,000 (-199,000/-183,000)

HH
1. Y&R 3.4/11 (-.1/same) <- ties low rating (Last time: May 24-28, 2010)
2. B&B 2.2/7 (same/-.1)
3. DAYS 1.8/6 (same/same) <- ties low rating (Last time: July 5-9, 2010)
3. AMC 1.8/5 (same/same)
3. GH 1.8/5 (-.1/same)
6. OLTL 1.7/5 (-.1/-.1)
7. ATWT 1.6/5 (-.1/same) <- ties low rating (Last time: June 14-18, 2010)

Women 18-49 Viewers
1. Y&R 1,139,000 (+60,000/+113,000)
2. GH 768,000 (-84,000/-31,000)
3. B&B 724,000 (+65,000/+57,000)
4. OLTL 626,000 (-93,000/-101,000)
5. AMC 600,000 (-24,000/-87,000)
5. DAYS 600,000 (-64,000/-146,000) <- new low (Previous low: 625,000 for May 10-14, 2010)
7. ATWT 569,000 (+78,000/+19,000)

Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.7/11 (+.1/+.2)
2. GH 1.2/7 (-.1/same)
3. B&B 1.1/7 (+.1/+.1)
4. DAYS 0.9/6 (-.1/-.2) <- ties low rating (Last time: May 10-14, 2010)
4. ATWT 0.9/6 (+.2/+.1)
4. AMC 0.9/6 (same/-.1)
4. OLTL 0.9/6 (-.2/-.2) <- ties low rating (Last time: June 28 – July 2, 2010)

Girls 12-17 Viewers
1. Y&R 65,000 (+5,000/+21,000)
2. OLTL 46,000 (-9,000/-16,000)
3. AMC 43,000 (+21,000/+13,000)
3. GH 43,000 (+7,000/-10,000)
5. B&B 35,000 (-2,000/+5,000)
6. DAYS 34,000 (-8,000/-28,000)
6. ATWT 34,000 (+7,000/+10,000)

Women 18-34 Rating
1. Y&R 1.0/7 (-.1/same)
2. GH 0.9/6 (same/-.1)
3. DAYS 0.8/5 (same/-.2)
4. B&B 0.7/5 (same/same)
5. ATWT 0.6/4 (+.2/same)
5. AMC 0.6/4 (same/-.2)
5. OLTL 0.6/4 (-.1/-.3) <- ties low rating (Last time: June 14-18, 2010)

Men 18+ Viewers
1. Y&R 1,045,000 (-58,000/+23,000)
2. B&B 599,000 (-31,000/-34,000)
3. DAYS 490,000 (+13,000/+33,000)
4. AMC 467,000 (+28,000/+5,000)
5. GH 428,000 (+8,000/+23,000)
6. OLTL 347,000 (-33,000/-80,000)
7. ATWT 344,000 (-48,000/-25,000)

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Day-To-Day Ratings – HH/Total Viewers

AMC
Monday: 1.8/2,466,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,537,000
Wednesday: 1.8/2,524,000
Thursday: 1.8/2,557,000
Friday: 1.8/2,342,000

ATWT
Monday: 1.8/2,623,000
Tuesday: 1.5/2,136,000
Wednesday: 1.8/2,495,000
Thursday: 1.6/2,436,000
Friday: 1.5/2,053,000

B&B
Monday: 2.4/3,477,000
Tuesday: 2.1/2,911,000
Wednesday: 2.4/3,408,000
Thursday: 2.2/3,251,000
Friday: 2.1/2,926,000

DAYS
Monday: 1.7/2,306,000
Tuesday: 1.7/2,317,000
Wednesday: 1.9/2,605,000
Thursday: 1.7/2,428,000
Friday: 1.7/2,319,000

GH
Monday: 1.8/2,456,000
Tuesday: 1.9/2,552,000
Wednesday: 1.7/2,433,000
Thursday: 1.8/2,385,000
Friday: 1.7/2,452,000

OLTL
Monday: 1.7/2,408,000
Tuesday: 1.6/2,227,000
Wednesday: 1.7/2,335,000
Thursday: 1.6/2,174,000
Friday: 1.7/2,179,000

Y&R
Monday: 3.6/5,210,000
Tuesday: 3.4/5,031,000
Wednesday: 3.4/5,057,000
Thursday: 3.5/5,023,000
Friday: 3.2/4,4461,000

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For the SEASON September 21, 2009 through July 18, 2010

HH
1. Y&R 3.8
2. B&B 2.4
3. DAYS 2.2
4. GH 2.1
5. AMC 2.0
6. OLTL 1.9
7. ATWT 1.8

Women 18-49 Rating
1. Y&R 1.9
2. GH 1.5
3. DAYS 1.4
4. AMC 1.1
4. B&B 1.1
4. OLTL 1.1
7. ATWT 0.9

All ratings are Live+Same Day DVR viewing.

Source: Soap Opera Network

Y&R = The Young & The Restless, B&B = The Bold and the Beautiful, GH = General Hospital, DAYS = Days of Our Lives, ATWT = As The World Turns, OLTL = One Life to Live, AMC = All My Children.

Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2010 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.

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‘Dexter‘ Season 5 Comic-Con Trailer

EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK OF SEASON 5 OF THE EMMY^®-NOMINATED SERIES DEXTER™

PREMIERES AT COMIC-CON 2010

Over 4,000 screaming fans filled Ballroom 20 of the San Diego Convention Center on Thursday to revel in this year’s DEXTER Comic-Con panel. The one-hour session featured Emmy^® nominee Michael C. Hall along with cast mates Jennifer Carpenter, James Remar and the show’s executive producers discussing some of the story and character arcs from the highly-anticipated fifth season which premieres on Sunday, September 26^th at 9:00 PM ET/PT on SHOWTIME.

Additionally, SHOWTIME premiered an exclusive trailer featuring scenes from season five of DEXTER that offered fans in attendance a first look at the Emmy^®-nominated series that is currently in production. On the heels of the panel, DEXTER fans around the globe are clamoring to see the trailer to catch a glimpse of the new season

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Salma Hayek does juice cleanses to stay fit

Mexican beauty Salma Hayek has revealed her secret to having one of the hottest bodies in Hollywood.
"I've been doing juice cleanses for 15 years," UsMagazine.com quoted her as saying.
And now the curvy actress has collaborated with pal and professional juicer Eric Helms to create Cooler Cleanse, a three or five-day juice detox delivery program.
"If I've been indulging in rich foods, a cleanse is a wonderful way to hit the reset button," said the 'Grown Ups' star.
The two worked with several New York-based nutritionists and vegan chefs to develop the juice and raw-food menus, opting to only use premium-grade, organic and sustainably-grown ingredients.
To begin the juice cleanse-which costs 58 dollar per day -- detoxers eliminate processed foods, caffeinated drinks, alcohol, dairy products and sushi.
Those on the program would receive a home delivery of six drinks including almond milk and watermelon lime-that add up to less than 1,200 calories a day.
"I always lose weight," said Hayek, who complements her cleanse by doing light yoga.
But Helms, who owns NYC's Juice Generation, mentioned that weight loss isn't the only benefit of a cleanse.
"You'll have renewed energy," he said.
"My skin glows when I finish day three. And it inspires me to think about what I put in my body," Hayek added.

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Hirani's Heading For… 300 Gods!!

Post dealing with mundane 'Idiots' and garnering mega success, Rajkumar Hirani's ambitions have vaulted to celestial proportions! Hah, quite literally.

Amid mounting speculation, the cinevine has been set abuzz with news that Hirani is all set to helm his next opus called 'Hey Bhagwan!', the premier draft of which is ready. The title, seems stunningly apt, considering it's centred around 300 Gods of the Hindu pantheon.

A source close to Hirani squeals in a tabloid quote revealing, "Raju (Hirani) had met Abhijat Joshi, the writer of the 'Munnabhai' series and '3 Idiots', a couple of months back in the US. He discussed a certain idea and Abhijat loved it. They have worked on it, the rough draft is ready. The film deals with the issue of the multi deity culture in India and how there are different Gods to address different problems. The film will be styled in the typical Hirani format with plenty of humour together with a strong underlying message."

Word has it that work on 'Munnabhai Chale Amrika' is in swift progress too.

What's next? 'Munnabhai Chale Parlok?'

Hah, don't knock it.

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Full Rules Muay Thai finally Arrives on American Television

Full Rules Muay Thai finally Arrives on American Television

One of the fastest growing sports in the world today finally reach the American television audience. See the best Muay Thai fighters in the world. Champions of Champions Elite monthly fight series premieres tonight @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm on G4.

- Burbank, CA July 23, 2010 In an ever expanding global sports market that is hungry for exciting content, their search is over. One of the fastest growing sports in the world today finally reaches the American television audience as Champions of Champions Elite premieres Full Rules Muay Thai tonight on G4.

With the popularity of MMA and UFC, the doors have been opened for American audiences to see what Asia and Europe have been experiencing for decades. Muay Thai has been a staple in Europe on Fox Sports, Euro Sport and UBC for many years and now America gets the chance to see what all the excitement has been about. With over one million fans in the United States, Muay Thai has built a fan base that rivals the status of any fighting sport on television today.

Full Rules Muay Thai is a perfect fit for television sports. Known as the Art of Eight Limbs, Muay Thai fighters utilize hands, feet, knees and elbows, thus making the entire body an offensive as well as defensive weapon. A weapon that can do major damage in the ring. With the Muay Thai arsenal so full viewers won’t be able to take their eyes off the action on the screen.

Viewers will get minimum clinches and no ‘to the mat wait it out’ maneuvers from Muay Thai. And, they get it all in fast pace last man standing action.

Muay Thai is one of the most compelling stand up fighting sports, not just because of the non-stop action, but because of the compassion and dedication its fighters bring to the ring. Muay Thai Fighters are in supreme shape due to the rigorous training they undertake. What the fans get is a sport that represents more than just fighting, but a pure way of life.

To be a top flight Muay Thai fighter, training is not just a necessity, it is life choice. Top fighters in Thailand live, breath and eat Muay Thai training. It is a 7 days a week schedule, getting up before sunrise, training well into the night, sleeping on mats and living in the most spartan conditions. They train as warriors do, their goal to be more focused and better prepared than their opponent. More dedicated athletes cannot be found fin any other sport. Athletes driven by passion, hunger, desire and commitment always makes for compelling viewing.

Champions of Champions Elite premiers tonight on G4. Get in on the action.

Where To Get The 411 ON Champions of Champions

Go to the Champions of Champions Elite website for more information on this exciting new Fight Series.www.coc-elite.com or www.risarcproductions.com

COC Elite Schedule Air Dates (Check local cable listings for Champions of Champions Elite on G4)

*All times listed below are Eastern Standard Time on Dish and Direct TV only. All other cable channels at 8:00pm

Friday July 23rd: 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Friday August 27th: 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Friday September 24th: 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Friday October22nd: 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Friday November 19th: 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Friday December 17th: 8:00pm – 9:00pm

What: Champion of Champions Elite

**When: 23 July 2010, Friday (from 8:00pm – 9:00pm)

Website: www.coc-elite.com or www.risarcproductions.com

A 2010 Risarc Productions Inc Production. All rights reserved.

**scheduling with certain cable stations subject to change. check local listings for Champions of Champions Elite.

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Kat's Eleven For Spain!

Katrina Kaif's a top drawer professional. And she proved it once again, rather recently. Having bagged a break from her gruelling filming schedule in Spain for Zoya Akhtar's 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', Kat dashed off to London to spend time with her folks and unwind, a wee.

The much needed hiatus availed, Kat was all set to return to Spain, post catching a flight from London to Madrid.

Monumental pity, she ended up missing the bus, oops sorry, flight… and ended up travelling a good 11 hours... at a stretch to make up for the delay!

Reveals Kat in a media chat, "Since I missed the Madrid flight from London, I had to wait at the London airport for nearly three hours, travel to another city in Spain and then finally travel to Pamplona, a small mountain village in Spain where Zoya's unit was put up. Since I'd missed the flight, I ended up travelling 11 hours travelling from one location to another."

The cherry on her cine icing: Kat managed to make it… right on time for her schedule and impressed all with her punctuality. Phew!

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Emraan's Indore Mob Frenzy Tears Star Shirt!

Marquee stars routinely face a round of hero worship. Though when the adulation is collective, and herd mentality goes out of bounds, matters can take a rough turn. Or so discovered Emraan Hashmi, rather recently, riding a crest of popularity, post the catchy promos of 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai'

The actor, enacting a character reportedly patterned along the lines of don Dawood Ibrahim, had showed up in Indore for a promotional campaign of his Ekta Kapoor production.

A crazy crowd had gathered at the theatre when Hashmi arrived and the rest is best described in the words of a Balaji Films employee who spilled the details in a tabloid quote.

Says the insider, "There was a crowd of over 1000 people waiting to meet Emraan. They all wanted to click pictures with him and take autographs too. Emraan tried to be as accommodating as possible, but the crowd was getting impatient. They tried to pull Emraan towards them for pictures and Emraan's shirt tore in the process!"

Adds the source, "We feared for Emraan's security as he could have been injured since he was trapped right in the centre of being in a huge crowd! The security personnel, local police and theatre authorities had to be called in to save the situation. Besides, Emraan was also getting late to catch his return flight to Mumbai."

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Kangna: 'My character isn't based on Mastan's wife!'

Even as Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi are facing the media heat and a cartload of ire from the underworld over their respective roles, reportedly patterned along the lines of Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim, respectively, another svelte star too has received a dire threat.

Reportedly, Kangna Ranaut has been threatened to be lavished with a court case, since word has it that her character happens to be heavily based on Mastan's spouse.

Ridden with angst, Kangy putting up a façade of sangfroid told a curious media, "I really don't know about this. I'd like to clarify that my character is not really based on Haji Mastan's wife. Also, people have been going on a lot about my styling and costumes and 'looks' of the 1970s for 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai'. But I must say that shooting for it was tough since it was a 'period' film. We shot at about 80 locations, when normally you shoot at about 20 to 25 locations for a regular Hindi film. The best part is that the sets were so real that it almost felt that I'd gone back in time to the 1970s."

Admitting to a partial resemblance to the life and times of Mastan, Kangy states, "The film may have taken certain reference points from Haji Mastan's life, but to state that it is almost a film biography of his life is completely wrong."

Er, your take, Devgn?

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YouTube's July 24 videos to be made into film

Video-sharing website YouTube has asked people to document one day - July 24 - of their lives, which will be put together to create the world's largest user-generated film by Oscar-winning directors Kevin Macdonald and Ridley Scott.

The directors want 'filmmakers' all over the world to take time out Saturday to film anything important in their lives and put their contributions on YouTube's 'Life in a Day' site for a project which aims to produce a global time capsule for July 24, 2010, Sky News reported.

'Every day, around 6.7 billion people view the world through their own unique lens,' YouTube said, calling on as many people as possible to contribute.

The results will be looked at by professionals and edited by Kevin Macdonald into a feature-length documentary, produced by Ridley Scott.

The filmmakers who have their inputs included will be credited as co-directors and 20 lucky contributors will be flown to the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Utah for the world premiere.

'What I want to do is to make a film unlike any film, I think, that's ever been made before,' Macdonald, director of 'The Last King of Scotland' and 'One Day in September', was quoted as saying.

'It'll be kind of like a time capsule, which people in the future could look at and say: 'Oh my God, that's what it was like.' A portrait of the world in a day.'

Ridley Scott, meanwhile, explained what the team were looking for.

'It must be personal. The key, of course, is what appeals to you as the author.'

And for the would-be filmmaker, he has some good advice. 'There's no excuse. You have a digital camera, go out and shoot your film. Seriously, there is no excuse... just do it.'

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And Once Again Movie Preview

The Rotating prayer bells, the fluttering holy flags encircling the majestic monasteries, the overwhelming peace filled in the valleys, the rhythmic chanting piercing the silence of the snow peaks…. All was being devoured by Manuvela and Rishi during their stay in Sikkim, India. Manuvela is an architect who is on her official visit. On her insistence, her husband, Rishikesh Nag joins her. The serenity of the gorgeous hills keeps both of them oblivious to the events dictated by their future!

Rishi is trying to cope with the reality since he had lost his wife and son in a violent attack when he was posted in Yugoslavia. While he was undergoing therapy in order to overcome his trauma, Rishi met Manuvela - his psychiatrist's daughter! She fell in love with him. Their marriage helped him to get back to life.

While returning from a monastery in Sikkim, Rishi sees a female monk who resembled his first wife Savitri. He gets restless with his doubt: he tries to identify her - unfortunately, his suspicion gets confirmed. Subsequently he confides in Manu about this accidental revelation: she also gets shaken.

The film unfolds their complex situation while tracing the roots of this incredible coincidence. Had Savitri not died? How did she end up being a monk in Sikkim? Does Savitri recognize Rishi? How does Manu react? What is end of this awkard dilemma?

While dealing with intricacies of man-woman relationship, the film subtly talks about repercussions of violence on human life: its lingering shadow on all of us with its startling shades! Somehow we manage to draw a line between our past and present....

AND ONCE AGAIN we face life! 

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Who's going where in the BPL

To the disappointment of football fans worldwide with the FIFA football World Cup coming to an end and all the major European leagues starting only in mid-August, there is not much of top football to look forward to. But what comes during the off season is - lots of transfer gossip with a whole host of names being linked with a move to or away from your favourite club. We at Campaign India help you track your club and bring to you a piece of your weekly transfer gossip every Friday.

 

After adding Joe Cole and Danny Wilson during the week, Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson doesn’t seem to be content with his team and is looking for further recruitments. Dutch forward, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is linked with Liverpool in a deal which will send fellow Dutch midfielder, Ryan Babel to AC Milan. Read more on this story here. 

 

If Huntelaar does move to Anfield, spending on the attacking part of the team may well be over with for the season, but Hodgson has publicly spoken about the need for him to bring in a left back. Former Southampton, Chelsea and Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge is on his radar to fill the vacant spot left by defenders Insua and Aurelio departure from the club. Read more on this story here.  

 

Stoke City seem to be breaking their bank budget in order to bring in England and West Ham striker, Carlton Cole. A bid of 14 million pounds seem to have been made. To read the full story, click here. 

 

Newly promoted Newcastle have signed Dan Gosling on a free transfer from Everton. Read more here. 

 

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neil seems to have lost his patience with his want-away star James Milner for whom Manchester City have made a final bid. Read more here. 

 

Sir Alex Ferguson wants to end all speculation about his centre back, Nemanja Vidic’s move to Real Madrid by offering him a new four year contract. Read more about this here.

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Salt Trailer

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Khatta Meetha trailer

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"Use the stairs" says Sugar Free's latest TVC

Rediffusion Y&R has conceptualised a new TVC for Sugar Free which features their brand ambassador Bipasha Basu. Titled "Step to Fitness", it's aimed at moving people from being just "Fitness Thinkers" to "Fitness Doers".

Commenting on the TVC, Nisha Singhania, executive vice president, Rediffusion Y&R Mumbai, said "The 'stepathon' is the new concept that Sugar Free has come up with where it's urging people to stay fit. People have jogging shoes, track pants and other fitness equipment lying in their house, but they rarely come down to using them. This is the insight that we have used in this campaign."

The film opens with a man shown sleeping who hits the snooze button on his alarm clock to avoid waking up for his morning walk. The TVC then shows a pair of running shoes which have dust accumulated on them because of the rarity of them being used. It also shows track pants and a cycle which end up being used for different purposes. At this point, brand ambassador Bipasha Basu steps in to state that people think a lot about fitness but don't actually do anything about it. She thens says, "Take your first step to fitness: use the stairs instead of the lift, and instead of sugar, use Sugar Free."

The campaign will spread digitally soon.
WATCH TVC here

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Madison Public Relations wins two new accounts

Madison Public Relations has landed itself two new accounts: Italian restaurant chain Little Italy, and Mills & Boon India. The Little Italy Group has 27 Italian ‘Ristorante & Bar’ formats across 16 cities in India and Dubai. In India, Mills & Boon publishes 14 new titles every month, focussing on four series: modern, romance, desire and special moments.

On the new wins, Veena Gidwani, chief executive officer of Madison Public Relations, said, “Both Little Italy and Mills & Boons are iconic brands, much loved by their niche consumers. We are really excited to work with these popular brands and are looking forward to creating innovative and impactful PR campaigns for them.”

On assigning PR duties to Madison, Purandar Chaudhari, chief executive officer, Little Italy, said, “I find Madison PR to be extremely competent & professional in their approach. They add significant value to the overall brand building process of the organization. We look forward to a long, mutually beneficial relationship with Madison.”

Madison Public Relations is a unit of Madison World.

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Primesite appoints Monisha Mitra as GM

Primesite has roped in Monisha Mitra as general manager. Prior to this, Mitra was with Kinetic, GroupM, where she headed the strategy and planning departments.

On appointing Mitra as general manager, Mandeep Malhotra, senior vice president, said, “I am thrilled to have Monisha on board as the General Manager of Primesite. Her experience and professional capability will surely help us deliver superior OOH planning solutions to our clients. I am confident of her capability of taking Primesite to the next level of professional excellence.”

Mitra said, “I am looking forward to applying my skill sets, knowledge base and value add to the existing pool of talented achievers. I see myself growing as an individual and being a part of the Mudra MAX growth. Learning, thinking, implementing and all this while having a lot of fun.”

Mitra has over 14 years of experiece and has worked with agencies such as Trikaya Grey, Pratibha Advertising, Percept and Hungama.com.

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Rajnish Sahay appointed CEO, Percept Talent Management

Rajnish Sahay has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Percept Talent Management (PTM), effective July 2010. He was previously chief executive officer of Globosport Digital where he was responsible for providing a 360-degree approach to celebrity management which included the new media business portfolio.

At Percept, Sahay will be in charge of all the three new business verticals: creating Intellectual Properties for talents, client servicing and acquiring and managing talents across all genres.

Commenting on his appointment, Sahay said, "Percept were the visionaries and pioneers of the talent management business in India, and the equity commanded by Brand PTM is unparalleled. I look forward to synergizing our strengths and taking this brand to new heights. We are a very young and vibrant team full of zeal and new ideas, and will no doubt bring exceptional value to both the talents and the brands associated with us."

Shailendra Singh, joint managing director, Percept Limited, added, “Talent management has soared to a new plateau in today’s digital age. With Rajnish’s unique background in both the talent management and the new media business space, we look forward to PTM going global and scaling new heights.”

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DealsAndYou.com makes new leadership appointments

DealsAndYou.com, a collective buying portal and part of the Group Buying Global AG, has made two key leadership appointments focussed on consolidating its position in India. Guneet Singh and Tarun Sobhani have been named as director and co-founder, with immediate effect, and will be based out of Gurgaon.

Commenting on the appointment, Harish Bahl, chairman and founder, said, “The appointment of Guneet and Tarun is a clear indication of our commitment for continued and accelerated growth in offering great deals for indulgence to our customers in India. With industry veterans like Guneet and Tarun, we are achieving a fantastic blend of online business vision, consumer insight and passion.”

Guneet Singh, who joins DealsandYou.com from Microsoft India where he was the head of integrated marketing, commented,  “Consumers  today are keen to get more out of their lives and we will harness the power of technology across PC, mobile and web to help consumers get this conveniently.” Tarun Sobhani, former national sales head of AOL India, added, “DealsAndYou brings a unique international concept to India. Today, India’s fast growing service industry is in need of marketing methods that are hyper-local, powerful and provide guaranteed return on the client’s investment. I am certain that we will shortly become an essential component of any service establishment, marketing  and consumer acquisition plan.”

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Airtel digital TV to premiere The Twilight Saga

MUMBAI: As part of its pay- per- view (PPV) portfolio, Airtel digital TV has announced the TV premiere of the Hollywood blockbuster, The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

The film, adapted from the best selling novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer, brings together Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart for the second time after Twilight.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon is directed by The Golden Compass fame director Chris Weitz and this critically-acclaimed romantic thriller won both Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart numerous awards including MTV Movie Awards and Teen Choice Awards. Kirsten Stewart won BAFTA Award for Rising Star for this film.

Announcing the premiere, Bharti Airtel chief marketing officer- DTH services Sugato Banerji said, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon has been one of the most eagerly awaited movies in recent times because of its unique storyline. We continue to add a variety of titles for customers who find the convenience and simplicity of pay- per-view (PPV) a great way to catch up with their favourite movies.”

Airtel digital TV customers can view this film by paying Rs 50. The film will be available on Airtel digital TV from 24 July on channel no. 183. Customers can book the movie and enjoy multiple shows running on this channel.

Source: Indiantelevision.com

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94.3 MY FM Ahmedabad celebrates 3rd anniversary by adopting 3 kids under Koshish Dil Se!!

New Delhi, July 22, 2010: 94.3 MY FM Ahmedabad celebrated its third anniversary on July 21st with a social initiative under the station’s CSR programme ‘Koshish Dil Se’. A break from the monotony of routine life, ‘Koshish Dil Se’ was an inspirational crusade for the residents of Ahmedabad. As the popular radio station furthers its philosophy of Jiyo Dil Se, 94.3 MY FM listeners got an opportunity to be a part of the programme with MY FM thereby making a difference in the lives of people through ‘Koshish Dil Se’.

Commemorating the third edition of its Ahmedabad station MY FM endeavors to serve its role of a social citizen. Under this project, 3 underprivileged mentally-challenged children Govind Jesingbhai Thakor, Dhaval Maheshkumar Kayasth and Nandini Dharmlingam Madrasi are chosen and MY FM will undertake the responsibility of taking care of their basic necessities as well as medical care for the next year.

MY FM extends the joy of this occasion by taking up the efforts to enroll these children in local NGO Vatsalya in order to cater to their care and development. With a spirit of India poised, MY FM makes a pledge to encourage its listeners in order to participate in this cause by making contributions and donations for these under privileged kids.

The activities undertaken as part of 94.3 MY FM social programmes are focused on bringing smiles to people’s faces through these special occasions. The radio station as an ode to its philosophy will be driving towards the goal of encompassing majority of the society into its spirit of Jiyo Dil Se throughout the year.

To celebrate their hat-trick birthday in a musical bonanza, My FM played three back-to-back songs. And as a part of their ongoing contest My FM says, “hamaare teesre birthday pe hum kar rahe hain paiso ki baarish”. The birthday celebrations were marked with bumpers, sweepers and fun-filled mimicry throughout the day.

Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Harrish M Bhatia – CEO, 94.3 MY FM (Dainik Bhaskar Group) says “With a great response of this initiative in Bhopal and Udaipur, we have planned the similar activity now in Ahmedabad. Instead of celebrating through regular activities, we have chosen to focus on giving back a little to help some underprivileged people by showing them how to live Jiyo Dil Se! It’s heartwarming to see the spirit of these people and through the ‘Koshsih Dil Se!’ initiative; we are planning to really make a difference.”

About MY FM:
One of the most exciting and the fastest growing brands in the radio space, 94.3 MY FM is the radio station of Synergy Media Entertainment Limited, SMEL. Launched after an extensive research, 94.3 MY FM Dil Se! caters to the local flavor of the people and aims at becoming the voice of the Indian masses. Spread across the 7 states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, MY FM is available in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Jalandhar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Udaipur, Gwalior, Indore, Ajmer, Amritsar, Bilaspur, Nagpur, Raipur, Kota and Jabalpur.

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Dish TV continues Indian DTH dominance

India’s DTH market leader Dish TV yesterday announced subscribers up 640,000 to 7.5 million for the June quarter, maintaining its dominance of the sector’s 23 million subscriber market.

Dish outranks competitors Tata Sky, Reliance Big TV, Sun Direct, Airtel Digital TV and Videocon d2h. The platform’s subscriber growth was 46% up on the previous quarter, when Dish added just 437,000 subscribers. Rise in additions was partially down to the FIFA World Cup, the company said.

Dish TV chairman Subhash Chandra said: “The [pan-India DTH] category recorded a phenomenal 2.5 million subscriber additions in the first quarter of the current fiscal, moving closer to becoming the largest DTH market in the world in terms of subscribers. Dish TV maintained its leadership position while garnering an all time high incremental market share of 25 per cent.”

Average revenue per subscriber (ARPU) is higher, although only just, up to Rs139 from the quarter, from the previous quarter’s Rs138. The company said that while “any spike in activations may exert a temporary pressure on the overall ARPU”, the higher subscriber numbers meant “significantly” reduced costs.

“Growth in subscriber numbers triggered operating leverage thus significantly reducing content cost as a percentage of revenues to a new low of 40 per cent,” said Jawahar Goel, Managing Director of Dish TV.

Expenditure for the quarter, at Rs2.72 billion, was much lower than the Rs3.01 billion the company spent in the same quarter the previous year.

Subscriber acquisition costs continue to fall, down from the previous quarter’s Rs2383 per new sub, to Rs2147.

Revenues grew 23% on the same period the previous year, to Rs3.11 billion, also up on the previous (March) quarter, when revenues stood at Rs3.04 billion.

Losses fell to Rs632 million, down on the corresponding period’s Rs692 million but up from the previous quarter’s Rs598 million.

Source: RapidTVNews

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Raja Chaudhary Movie- Neeraj Grover, Jerome Mathew, Maria Susairaj Case

Raja Chaudhary whose sensational rise to fame was nothing short of miracle. But after the Reality Show Big Boss he had brush up with the law which was followed by a controversial reality show Emotional Atyachar and it seemed that things were not going to work in his favour. However, now there is some right reason to cheer about the actor who is playing the main lead in a movie based on the sensational murder of Neeraj Vora, who was the creative head of a production house. The murder of Neeraj in 2008 had created sensation in the media, He was brutally killed by his girl friend Maria Susairaj and Jerome Mahew. Maria Susairaj was a Kannada actor who is currently spending time in prison for her crime.

The movie is likely to bring some genuine recognition for Raja Chaudhary who is yet to make it big as an actor.

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Cameron Diaz says staying married to one person is 'bull---`

It looks like Cameron Diaz, who is being linked to Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, doesn't believe in marriage.

"I think the big misconception in our society is that we're supposed to meet the one when we're 18 and we're supposed to get married to them and love them for the rest of our lives. Bulls- t," the New York Daily News quoted her as telling UK's Stylist magazine.

The star has never been married and doesn't plan on settling down any time soon.

"Who would want to be with the same person for 80 years? Why not break it up a little bit?" Diaz said.

"I think people get freaked out about getting married and spending 20 or 30 years sleeping with the same person, but if that's the case, don't do it.

"Have someone for five years and another person for another five years ... Life is long and lucky and yes, love might last forever, but you don't always live with the person you love forever," she added.

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Emma Bunton dismisses new Spice Girls film reports

Emma Bunton has denied that she said a new Spice Girls movie is in the making.

"Guys I'm sorry but I DID NOT mention that we would be doing another film," the New York Post quoted her as saying.

The rumours about the film started making rounds after she apparently told a journalist that the group had hired Mamma Mia! director Judy Craymer to make the new movie.

"Now we're all involved in the new Spice Girls film, which is being done by Judy Craymer and the team behind Mamma Mia!," she reportedly said.

The reports even named the new film - Viva Forever.

However, the former Baby Spice has dismissed the tale.

"Sorry. But we r (sic) very excited about r (sic) musical in the theatre!" she tweeted.

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Antara Mali goes bald to play monk in Amol Palekar's film

The 'once-upon-a-time hot' actress Antara Mali, who was last seen 5 years ago in the forgettable flick Mr Ya Miss, is all set to make a comeback of sorts and that too in a new avatar. Antara would be seen playing a Buddhist monk in Amol Palekar's film And Once Again. For the part, Antara has gone ahead and taken the bold step of shaving her head.

While dealing with the intricacies of man-woman relationship, And Once Again subtly talks about repercussions of violence on human life and its lingering shadow on all of us with its startling shades. Besides Antara Mali, the film also stars Rajat Kapoor and Rituparna Sengupta in lead roles. The film has been shot in the picturesque locales of Sikkim.

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Valaya's clothes outshine Kangna on Couture Week ramp

It was a classic example of clothes stealing the show from a show-stopper. Designer J.J. Valaya's couture line at the ongoing Pearl's Infrastructure Delhi Couture Week was so impressive that it even overshadowed the presence of Bollywood actress Kangna Ranaut.

Inspired by a fictional character 'Alika', the line had elegant saris, lehengas paired with sexy cholis and long jackets, short kurtas with skin-fit chudidars and achakans and angrakhas for men. The line was a treat to the eyes and showed designers effort in putting up a magnificent show together.

This Delhi-based designer had used a lot of hand-embroidery, digital printing, appliques and lazer cuttings on fabrics such as jersey, dupion, georgette and fine velvets.

Through this line, Valaya has introduced 'Alika' jackets - a cross between a shirt and a jacket, it looks a bit like Indian traditional garment 'Sadri'.

This line had everything a bride-to-be dreams of, so when Kangna, who was wearing a heavily embroidery lehenga hoped that Valaya designs her wedding trousseau - no one was surprised.

'The moment I wore this lehenga, I told J.J. that you have to make my wedding dress. It is so beautiful, any bride's dream,' Kangna told reports here late Friday.

The stage for this show had a jungle like feel, with an artificial tree in the middle and a few artificial flowers in the backdrop.

As the models started walking in pristine white line, the whole show area burst in applause, complimenting the designer for his detailed work.

After whites, it was beige, then black and then heavily embroidered lehengas in various hues of fuschia, blue, beige, off-whites, and the line received great applause from the audience.

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I really feel like food is a drug, says Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel believes that food is like a drug.

"I really feel like food is a drug. When I'm not eating properly, I have less energy - my body looks different, which means it looks different on film. I look different through my face. I think about those kinds of things and I want to feel more than it is the vanity part of it," the Daily Telegraph quoted her as telling the OK! magazine.

"I want to feel I can go 18 hours on set, if we have to, working, working, working, and feel confident about my health. So when I'm working, I'm really disciplined. When I'm not working, I'm very undisciplined," she added.

The 28-year-old beauty revealed that she loves tucking into her favourite foods, but is restricted to what she can eat.

"I love food, love it. But I'm really disciplined and boring most of the time. It's so true!" she added.

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Guillermo del Toro to direct new 'Haunted Mansion'

Director Guillermo del Toro has revealed that he will take on Disney's 'The Haunted Mansion' as his next venture.

"Hellboy" director Del Toro also said that he will co-write and produce the film and may even direct it.

This is Disney's second stab at the flick, which was inspired by its theme park ride.

Eddie Murphy starred in the first crack at "The Haunted Mansion" in 2003, but Toro have said that his feature won't be anything like Murphy's comedy.

"It's going to be a thrill ride for the whole family, but it's definitely going to be scary," the New York Daily News quoted del Toro as telling the Hollywood Reporter.

"Walt Disney is one of the creators of some of the scariest images in my childhood. People forget that he not only made sweet images but also images of nightmare. We need to honour that side of the legacy," he added.

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Nicole Richie, Christina Aguilera's girl's night out

Nicole Richie and Christina Aguilera recently left their kids and men at home for some girls-only fun.

Wearing cleavage-bearing tops, both Richie and Aguilera entered L.A. hotspot Voyeur with some friends and bodyguards.

The two stars settled into a corner VIP table and sipped champagne.

"They chatted the whole time," Usmagazine.com quoted Voyeur witness as saying.

"They were sitting on top of the banquette, listening to the music and chatting.

"They looked like they were having fun. At one point, the friends high-fived one another and were "laughing hysterically," the witness added.

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PEEPLI LIVE enhances T-Series and Aamir Khan's longstanding equation

Be it the melodious TAARE ZAMEEN PAR or the upbeat JAANE TU...YA JAANE NA ,T-Series and Aamir Khan Productions have always churned out chart busters.

No exception was made this time around with PEEPLI [LIVE] as the music company and star went all out to promote the music album of the film which was launched earlier in the month with a live performance by the artists involved.

Upbeat about their latest association with Aamir Khan Productions said Vinod Bhanushali, President, Media, Marketing and Publishing (TV),T-Series, "We have an association that is not just successful but one of great mutual trust and respect with Aamir, right from his breakthrough film 22 years ago, QSQT, as well as DIL AND DIL HAI KE MANTA NAHIN in the time of Gulshanji to the recent blockbusters like DIL CHAHTA HAI ,GHAJINI and 3 IDIOTS."

T-Series leaves no stones unturned in marketing and promoting their music right from having the music team interact with television channels to Aamir Khan and director Anusha Rizvi visiting FM stations.

Confirms Vinod Bhanushali, "Since the film does not star Aamir, it was necessary to create a strong acceptability and the right buzz, especially since the songs are situational. From day one plans were made and this has given results not just among young urban generations but across the country. In fact the response is way beyond what we expected"

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Katrina reveals her love for...

Very few know that Bollywood's leading lady Katrina Kaif loves to dance and is always keen on learning new styles of dance. Says Katrina, "I enjoy dancing immensely."

Though her last 2 releases - AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI and RAJNEETI didn't see her in out and out dance numbers, she is ready to get back to her passion in director/choreographer Farah Khan's TEES MAAR KHAN.

Katrina Kaif will be seen shaking a leg and hip to a foot tapping number in the film especially choreographed for her by Farah.

Reveals a source, "In the song Sheela ki jawani you will see Katrina Kaif belly dancing under the training of a Brazilian expert. Since she is so passionate about dancing Farah has decided to show audiences how good a dancer she really is."

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Arbaaz Khan: DABANGG isn't WANTED's sequel

Pankaj Sabnani, Bollywood Trade News Network
The promo of Salman Khan's DABANGG is out and those who have seen it are raving about it. It looks uncannily similar to the 2009 Salman Khan starrer WANTED. However, Arbaaz Khan, who is the producer of DABANGG doesn't think so.

"DABANGG isn't WANTED's sequel. It's very different from WANTED. It's far more in a believable space though it's a commercial film. The action is similar to WANTED but that's about it. That was a city based film. Ours is a small town slick action drama. But the kind of audience that liked WANTED is surely going to like DABANGG."

Salman Khan looks very similar to his WANTED's character in DABANGG. Even in DABANGG, he's playing a police officer. Doesn't Arbaaz think so? "That's true. But Salman's character in WANTED was very brooding, quiet and serious. Here, he is entertaining, jovial and far more verbose."

DABANGG will see Shatrughan Sinha's daughter, Sonakshi Sinha making her debut. Being directed by Abhinav Kashyap, DABANGG is slated to release on September 10.

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MADHOLAL KEEP WALKING to release on August 27

After getting recognition and making its marks at various film festivals Jai Tank's debut feature film MADHOLAL KEEP WALKING is all set for the release on 27th August. As we all know the very fact of life and how it brings the tragic factor time to time in our lives but we manage to tackle it. That's the main crux of the film which has been extraordinarily shown by Jai (director) in his debut film. Not only that, it's a film which is based on social theme and has larger than life characters who reflect the truth of the society.

This is a story of humanity. Madholal's simple life has modest dreams and usual challenges. The times were perfect. A supportive wife Kamla, loving daughters Sudha and Summi, a trusted neighbor Anwar and friendships like none other.

Each morning Madholal starts a journey with his inseparable comrades. An eclectic mix of buddies, witty peon Rajan, fastidious lawyer Varma, Beetle juice spewing stockbroker Jayesh, romantic young executive Satish and a youthful retire Joshi Kaka. They laugh with and at each other. Meeting only in the trains, squabbling and laughing all the way they pass the journey every day, till the tragedy strikes. One event blows it all into smithereens, shatters the very fabric of Madholal's life. Now will he gain his lost confidence, his happy times, friends...? All can be traced on 27th August.

Jai Tank says, "The film is a salute to the spirit of mankind and how the courage factor influences in our all walks of life to sustain and live a life which we dream for. It's a film which will be connected by a common people and their fight for survival in whatever they do. It's an unconventional film and not like any other Bollywood flick which has skin show and slapstick comedy."

Awards and nomination at various film festivals:

Cairo International Film Festival - (INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

COMPETITION SECTION AND WON BEST ACTOR AWARD) 10th November - 20th November 2009

Sao Paulo International Film Festival - (NEW FILM MAKERS COMPETITION SECTION) 23rd October - 5th November 2009

3. Atlanta Film Festival - (WORLD SHOWCASE SECTION) 16th April - 25th April 2009

Singapore Asian festival of 1st films- (Nomination- Best film, Best director, Best producer) -28th November- 4th December 2009

Osian's Cinefan Film Festival New Delhi - (IN DIALOGUE SECTION) 24th October - 30th October 2009

Hidden Gem Film Festival- Calgary Canada - (SHOWCASE SECTION) - 20th November 2009

Dhaka international film festival -( COMPETITION SECTION)- 2010

Pune international film festival- (INDIAN SHOW CASE) - 2010

Third Eye Asian Film Festival Mumbai- (COMPETITION SECTION)- December 2009

10. Global Cinema Festival Indore - (VISTA INDIA SECTION) 9th October - 15th October 2009

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T-Series bags music rights of DABAANG and AASHAYEIN

Audio giant T-Series has snapped the music rights of Salman Khan's latest film DABANGG and Nagesh Kukonoor's much delayed project AASHAYEIN starring John Abraham.

DABANGG's music is composed by Salman's favourite Sajid Wajid where as the duo of Salim Sulaiman and Pritam have scored the music for AASHAYEIN.

AASHAYEIN the much lagged project will finally see the light of the day with its audio being launched this week. DABANGG with all the hoopla created will see its music releasing on 5 August.

Talking about the reasons for delay of AASHAYEIN and its marketing strategy now T-Series president - marketing media publishing (TV) Vinod Bhanushali said, "We have already started airing the promos and songs of AASHAYEIN. The film kept getting delayed because of several reasons also there were so many other films to be launched. But now, the promotions for the film are in full swing. The singers from the album, Neeraj Shridhar, Shaan and Tulsi Kumar were promoting the music on radio stations in Delhi for the last few days. The Mumbai leg of promotions will start from today."

Bhanushali talking about the promotion plans of DABANGG added enthusiastically, "The first look of the film is already out on few news channels and it has received good reviews. Our team is working on an extensive plan to launch the audio of the film. On 25 July we are planning to launch a promo across all the GEC's, news channels as well as music channels."

The label is also planning to launch devotional albums keeping in mind the upcoming festive season. It has launched an album titled 'Main Teri Sharan Hun' sung by maestro Pandit Jasraj, A. Hari Haran, Anuradha Paudwal and Suresh Wadekar. The music for the album is scored by Akashraj who has also penned the lyrics.

Adds Bhanushali, "We release around 25 devotional albums in a year, the bulk of which is launched during this season. There are a dedicated number of listeners for such albums and their shelf life is long. But the profit from such albums is comparatively less than a music film album hence it is difficult to promote all of them."

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'Saw' named 'Most Successful Horror Movie Series'

Serial killer franchise 'Saw' is the most successful horror movie series, according to the Guinness World Records.

The six 'Saw' films have raked in a total of 733 million dollars at the box office.

Producer Mark Burg told a foreign new agency that he was 'in shock' at beating other long-running movie franchises, such as Friday the 13th and Halloween.

The seventh and final installment, which will be shown in 3D, is due out on 29 October.

We are done; this is it. We don't want to be that boxer who fought one too many fights," the BBC quoted Burg as saying.

"In every Saw movie, we left questions open and in this movie we answer every question the audience has ever had," Burg added.

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Mel Gibson is just a liar, says ex Oksana Grigorieva

Mel Gibson's ex girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has broken her silence about the extortion claim, saying that the actor is lying.

The 40-year-old broke her silence when she encountered paparazzi outside her lawyer's office in Century City, California.

She slammed the charges by Gibson's camp of attempted extortion.

"Mel is lying. He's lying. There's no extortion, and there's no texts and no emails. I'm fighting for my child. [Mel's] just a liar, and it will come up in the court, just wait," Usmagazine.com quoted her as saying.

The Los Angeles Sheriff's department has confirmed that it is investigating the extortion charge.

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When 'Mahatma Gandhi' showed up at Halle Berry's house

Halle Berry was shocked to see Mahatma Gandhi on her front gate- in the form of teeny tiny pink graffiti.

It has emerged that some troublemakers painted the face of the Indian freedom leader on the frontgate of the 'Monster's Ball' stars' L.A. home.

Someone in Halle's house immediately called police to report the vandalism, reports TMZ.

However, the cops have not found any suspects.

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SALT Movie Review

If you swear by action movies and love suspense, ‘Salt’ is a thriller worth watching. Jolie riding a Triumph Street Triple R bike was pretty impressive, making any gal feel that riding a bike is incredibly ‘cool’.

We see a different Evelyn Salt as the story progresses. Is Salt a mole or a pawn?  Don’t expect the crackling action of ‘Mr and Mrs Smith or Wanted. The stunts in Salt make Angelina indestructible (she jumps from an overpass onto a moving truck, then leaps on a tanker and jumps on a moving train and brushes herself off and oh – uses a sanitary napkin to plug a wound). This is where the film falters -in its bid to prove that Angie can take on any Arnie clinging to a fighter plane (True Lies and Eraser),  it gives up on Angie the flesh-and-blood spy it wants to capture.

Who really is Evelyn Salt? The first rule of thumb, seeing is NOT believing in the world of espionage. Director Phillip Noyce takes the audience to the edge of suspense till the end. Like any spy flick, there’s mind-numbing action, which is mostly gripping. Especially when unfurled on Angelina Jolie. Even before you finish your popcorn, the first half of the film is over. Like Noyce’s earlier movie  Saint, Salt also is fast-paced.

Angelina Jolie is Evelyn Salt, the CIA agent whose love interest is arachnologist Mike Krause (August Diehl). The film begins with Jolie’s release after brutal interrogation in North Korea. Back to work and back to life, Evelyn is looking forward to spending the evening with Mike to celebrate their first anniversary. Everything seemed perfect until she interrogates a Russian defector under CIA custody – Vassily Orlov (Daniel Olbrychski). He unfurls a strange story of ‘sleeper agents’ assigned by Russia to infiltrate into the US for gaining gradual information through the years.

To convince the audience, the assassination of John F Kennedy is introduced to the plot. Orlov explains that Lee Harvey Oswald – JFK’s assassin was actually a Russian spy Alek. He says there are many more ‘Aleks’ in US deployed by Russian mastermind, moulded by ideology and manipulated for greater tasks as ‘deep cover’ agents. Salt, he says is actually one among them.

Orlov’s story diverts the attention to Evelyn Salt. Now her real identity is under question. Meanwhile Orlov escapes from custody and Salt realises the impending danger as even her colleagues seem convinced by Orlov’s tale. Her movements are now restricted by Agent Peabody (Chiwetel Ejiofor) but Agent Ted Winter (Leiv Screiber) is apprehensive about Orlov’s story, and doesn’t believe that Salt is a spy. Then begins the dramatic chase and a sequence of thrilling events.  Salt’s escape from the high-security building one of the ‘moments’ from the film.

Director Noyce plays safe and sticks to a de-glam Angelina unlike his earlier espionage movie Saint starring Val Kilmer and Elizabeth Shue.

Though the film is a major break for Leiv who was sinking into oblivion, the choice of characters aren’t that impressive, especially a disoriented Hunt Block as the US President. August Diehl failed to impress as Mike Krause, Salt’s husband.

Anjie is still red-hot – watch Salt to see her play the action hero.

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