tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11117928384324773332024-12-19T08:59:25.187+05:30Hear and Feel the WorldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111792838432477333.post-77654098901271788582011-04-01T12:20:00.001+05:302011-04-01T12:32:40.395+05:30

Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Mangalore University. Year: - 2006-07 Despite the minimum access to the department’s studio and softwares needed for producing a 'professional look' news program, this project as part of our practical assignment was prepared at the MCJ studio and editing done in my room at the university's men's hostel. Trivia:- 1. At that time, students

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Black Swan English (A) Cast: Natalie Portman, Barbara Hershey, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel Director: Darren Aronofsky Nina (Portman) an aspiring ballerina has the gift to make it big. However, she is afraid to fail and also succeed at the same time due to pressure and insecurity after being offered the role of Black Swan in ‘Swan Lake’ by manipulative choreographer Thomas (Cassel). As the

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Based on Queen Elizabeth II’s father King George VI (aka Bertie), who stammered in public, it was adjudged the Best Film at the 83rd Oscars. The king wants his son to speak well. So, he lets him speak on his behalf during the Empire Exhibition at Wembley, London, in 1925, but Bertie let him down. But his wife (Carter) never gave up and seeks the help of Lionel Logue (Rush), an Australian speech

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English(U/A) Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin Directors: Ethan & Joel Coen This western flick based on Charles Portis’ novel by same title is about 14-year-old girl Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) quest to kill her father’s murderer Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). Let down by court she finds the unlikely companion in one-eyed gunslinger US Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Bridges). They

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The Fighter English (A) Cast: Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams Director: David O Russell Based on a true story, Dicky Eklund (Bale), local boxing hero of Lowell in Massachusetts, after beating Sugar Ray Leonard is trying to make a “comeback”. But taken over by drugs he finds it difficult to meet responsibilities towards himself and his younger brother Mickey Ward (Wahlberg) who

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111792838432477333.post-32280333318305225242010-11-13T05:25:00.001+05:302010-11-13T05:26:22.758+05:30

English (U/A) Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake Director: David Fincher Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg dubbed Ben Ben Mezrich’s non-fictional novel, “The Accidental Billionaries” a “fiction”. “The Social Network” based on the novel, dwells on the price of success. An angry undergrad and computer geek Mark Zuckerberg (Eisenberg) works on a new website with best friend

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Here are some of the best western movies I’ve seen in years. Enjoy!   The Good, Bad and Ugly The Big Country Broken Trail (this is a mini-series) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee The Claim Dances With Wolves The Grey Fox Into the West (also a mini-series) Heartland Hidalgo High Noon Jeremiah Johnson Lonesome Dove (mini-series) McCabe

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111792838432477333.post-10032947677328224682010-11-12T01:39:00.001+05:302010-11-12T01:40:34.890+05:30

English (U/A) Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Wigg, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Carell Director: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin There’s a new villain Vector (voiced by Jason Segel) in town and self-proclaimed ‘king of villains’ Gru (Steve Carell), who has already stolen the Statue of Liberty and others, feels that he must outdo the new arrival. Gru seeks Bank of Evil’s funding to steal the moon. But, when

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English (A) Cast: Sadrien Brody, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne Director: Nimrod Antal The “Predator” series that began in 1987 has come a long way after several glitches with the sequels. Now in “Predators” Adrien Brody takes over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s role and finds himself in a new land along with seven others. Despite their killer’s instincts these mercenaries must fight together

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The 2001 hit sequel of “Cats & Dogs” features live action animal talking and involving in hi-tech action adventure. The inter-species battle flick brings out all the silly side jokes that will get kids giggling and bored parents rolling their eyes. Bette Midler voices the evil-minded cat Katty Galore whose latest plan is to drive all dogs insane and then take control over mankind. To

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English (U/A)  Cast: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Sienna Guillory, Spencer Locke Director: Paul WS Anderson The fourth edition of ‘Resident Evil’ series is literally an extension of the tired effort to keep the computer-game woman-hero’s character alive. The story continues from where the third part ends in a virus-infected world and with Alice (Milla Jovovich)

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“The Last Airbender” is the story of airbender Aang (Noah Ringer), the avatar who helps maintain the balance of life among Fire, Water, Earth and Air nations. When Aang disappears for a 100 years, all the other Airbenders are killed by Fire Lord Ozai (Curtis). To make sure that no airbender is left, he sends his son Prince Zuko (Patel) to track down Aang. Meanwhile, a frozen Aang is found by the

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English (A) Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell Director: Adam McKay Allen (Will), a NYPD forensic accountant contented with paperwork, is persuaded by his frustrated partner Terry (Mark) to fill in the shoes of deceased NYPD supercops (played by Samuel L Jackson and Dwayne Johnson). But they soon find themselves in a thick financial scam which seems way out of their reach to crack the case. “

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English (A)  Cast: George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli Director: Anton Corbijn George Clooney plays “The American”, involved in supplying guns to assassins and sometimes taking part in the action as well. The promos focussed on action but in reality this is a big disappointment for Clooney fans as he is reduced to a man who is really not comfortable doing what

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English (A)  Cast: Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green Director: John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle Promoted as M Night Shyamalan’s baby, Devil is a film where you get to see toned-down version of a horror flick. It tells a story of an event during a normal day in Philadelphia when five people with dark pasts are trapped in an elevator with a possible devil

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111792838432477333.post-11191624150197805952010-08-14T12:37:00.001+05:302010-08-14T12:38:34.921+05:30

Brought back together by the death of their favourite college basketball coach, ex-buddies Lenny (Sandler), Eric (James), Kurt (Rock), Marcus (Spade), and Rob (Schneider) try to rekindle their childhood bonds. However, their wives and children soon find out new things about of their big daddies’ romps and fantasies which put them in an awkward position. Will the guys be able to take grown up

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There are times when too many and too much are simply not good. “The Expendables” is one film that has too many stars and too much action that they kill the thrill out of this mega-budget star-studded action film. Barney Ross (Stallone) and his team of mercenaries called “The Expendables” attempt to overthrow the ruler of a small island who is supported by a rogue CIA agent initially

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111792838432477333.post-46689034662923518352010-07-17T08:30:00.001+05:302010-07-17T08:30:59.217+05:30

The film is another addition to the super-hero fantasy genre. It centres around a simple story about sorcerer Balthazar’s (Cage) attempts to find a person who could defeat Morgana (Alice Krige) who had tried to unseat Merlin a millennia ago. To add a love story, we have Balthazar’s beloved Veronica (Belluci) trapped by the bad guys. Finally, Balthazar picks a student Dave (Baruchel) who he

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Mind games can be quite entertaining onscreen when presented in a straight forward manner and with most of the players masters in their respective roles. In this sci-fi thriller Dom (DiCaprio), an expert “extractor”, is capable of entering people’s dreams to fish out any data. So, a top investor hires him to plant a thought into the mind of a competitor. The task seems almost impossible, but

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New Delhi: The 1991 Mizo Academy of Letters ‘Book of the Year’ ZORAM KHAWVEL (PART I) which took Mizo literary world by storm is all set to be released in an eBook) format on July 15, 2010. The day also marks the author Pu L.keivom’s 71st birthday celebrations during which a website would also be launched. “The world is progressively shrinking and the gap of communication is bridging up day by

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Cast: Noah Ringer, Cliff Curtis, Dev Patel, Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz , Director: M Night Shyamalan Based on Nickelodeon’s TV hit cartoon series “The Last Airbender” is the story of airbender Aang (Noah Ringer), the avatar who helps maintain the balance of life among Fire, Water, Earth and Air nations. When Aang disappears for a 100 years, all the other Airbenders are killed by Fire Lord

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111792838432477333.post-34734987558947285982010-07-10T03:50:00.001+05:302010-07-10T03:50:40.069+05:30

Cast: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard , Director: James Mangold June (Diaz) is an ordinary woman who is set to fly to her sister’s wedding until she ‘accidentally’ gets entangled in a web of cat-and-mouse spy game after meeting ‘rogue agent’ Roy (Cruise). The two are bonded instantly and are chased by FBI agent Fitzgerald (Sarsgaard) and his men over a new invention, a powerful

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Rating: Good English (U/A) Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson Director: Jon Favreau Multi-millionaire inventor and hunk Tony Stark’s identity (Robert Downey Jr.) is now known to everyone and the US government wants to ‘clone’ him even as he remains the broker of world peace. In

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The first YouTube video was uploaded at 8:27PM on Saturday April 23rd, 2005 and was shot by Yakov Lapitsky at the San Diego Zoo. Youtube recently celebrated it fifth birthday. Watch the video… nothing special, but it’s a small step with which the company began! The guy in the video has become history maker… :)

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Guest writer Mr. Eric. Press releases have been a method of marketing since before the internet was ever used for marketing. The benefits of a good press release are numerous when done well. Benefits Available Through Press Releases Knowing how to properly write a press release can make the difference between publishing a mildly informative document and getting solid branding with several

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