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#BestFilmReleasesThisWeek30thSept2016 #JohnsonThomas #MSDhoniTheUntoldStory(Hindi) Rating: * * ½ A passionate performance by Sushant Singh Rajput makes this M.S.Dhoni biopic just about watchable -that is if you can overcome the ennui caused by theoverly long runtime and tedious forages into his romantic escapades. #FoxStarStudios #ArunPandey #InspiredEntertainment #NeerajPandey #Mahi #MahendraSinghDhoni #SushantSinghRajput #DishaPatani #KiaraAdvani #AnupamKher #VijaySingh #SakshiDhoni #FawadKhan #BhoomikaChawla #HerryTangiri #RamCharan #RajeshSharma #ParineetiChopra Runtime: 190 mins

#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews30thSept2016 #JohnsonThomas #MSDhoniTheUntoldStory(Hindi) Rating: * * ½ A passionate performance by Sushant Singh Rajput makes this M.S.Dhoni biopic fairly watchable - inspite of the overly long runtime and tedious forages into his romantic escapades. #FoxStarStudios #ArunPandey #InspiredEntertainment #NeerajPandey #Mahi #MahendraSinghDhoni #SushantSinghRajput #DishaPatani #KiaraAdvani #AnupamKher #VijaySingh #SakshiDhoni #FawadKhan #BhoomikaChawla #HerryTangiri #RamCharan #RajeshSharma #ParineetiChopra Runtime: 190 mins

#BestFilmsReviewsThisWeek23rdSept2016 #JohnsonThomas #IndiaInADay(English) Rating: * * * A day in the life of a people from across a vast country, this crowd sourced footage documentary gives you an unstinting picture of the joys and sorrows of a people beleaguered by troubles yet finding joy in the simple mundane routines of daily life. Ordinary filming equipment,365 hrs of footage from all corners of the country shot on 10th Oct 2015, this realtime portrait is surely the true picture of an India churning through it’s myriad contradictions. #GoogleEarth #MAMI #RichieMehta #AnuragKashyap #MAMIFilmClub #AnupamaChopra #KiranRao #Star #Google #ScottFreeProductions #MandiraChauhan #NinadKulkarni #SatpalSharma #JackArbuthnott #DonnaChang #RidleyScott Runtime: 86 mins #Parched(Hindi) Rating: * * * A realistic take on the trials and tribulations that women have to encounter on a daily basis- in their efforts to find their true selves in a patriarchal society, this film set in Jaisalmer ...

#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews23rdSept2016 #JohnsonThomas #Banjo(Hindi) Rating: * * ½ Unbelievable FANTASY involving a Banjo Player from Mumbai slums and an international DJ from New York. The unlikely pairing of #ReiteshDeshmukh #NargisFakhri doesn’t quite work in the film’s favor and the music-which essentially should have been the soul of the film , falls flat. This one is gritty but not happening.#SheebaGeorge #RaviJadhav #ErosInternational #KrishikaLulla #RaindropAlterEgo Runtime: 137 mins #Parched(Hindi) Rating: * * * A realistic take on the trials and tribulations that women have to encounter on a daily basis- in their efforts to find their true selves in a patriarchal society, this film set in Jaisalmer has a well knit script, wondrous performances &stunning cinematography to complement the story but the instinctive empathy that should have been there is sorely missing. You can appreciate the artistry here but it’s quite unlikely that you will be affected by it. #...

#BestFilmsReleasesThisWeek9thSept2016 #JohnsonThomas #Sully(English/Imax) Rating: * * * ½ A potential airplane disaster is averted by a quick thinking Captain courageous. Captain Sullenberger’s quick thinking may have saved 155 lives in the airbus 370 he was piloting from La Guardia , forced to land in the middle of the Hudson river but the Investigators were not about to crown him hero all too easily. A docu-drama of sorts, this is director #ClintEastwood’s most dramatic, paciest and shortest film that is quite an intelligent and revealing entertainer. Can’t figure why #WarnerBrosIndia failed to have a critics preview before it’s release. #ClintEastwood #TomHanks #LauraLinney #AaronEckhart #ToddKomarnicki #ChesleySullenberger #WarnerBrosIndia #WarnerBros #HighestDuty #AnnaGunn #TomStern #ValerieMahaffey #DelphiHarrington #MikeOMalley #JamieSheridan Runtime: 96 mins #WrongSideRaju(Gujarati) Rating: * * * A rare gujrati film that plays out sensibly , this one is a thriller of sort...

#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews9thSept2016 #JohnsonThomas #BaarBaarDekho(Hindi) Rating: * * A dismal ennervating love story, this one takes time travel to a gimmicky level to arrive at it’s happily ever after. It’s ‘#AboutTime’ our film makers stuck to desi stories for inspiration. The two heartthrobs at the centre of it look good but it’s pretty much facile and uninvigorating for the viewer. No wonder the producers preferred to keep the film away from critics till it’s release day. #NityaMehra #KaranJohar #SpicePR #ErosInternational #DharmaProductions #SriRao #SidharthMalhotra #KatrinaKaif #SayaniGupta #Sarika #TaahaShah #RamKapoor #RajitKapoor #HussinaRaja #FarhanAkhtar #ExcelEntertainment #ZackNizato #reiteshSidhwani #RaviKChandran #NightEdFilms #ZeeMusic Runtime: 141 mins #FreakyAli(Hindi) Rating: * * ‘#HappyGilmore’ and #TinCup’ may have been it’s indirect influencers but this film about a goon-turned-golfing match winner is just not convincing in it’s artifice laden spiel...

English Film Reviews Johnson Thomas Punchy but not Hard hitting Film: Hands of Stone Cast: Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramírez, Usher Raymond IV, Ellen Barkin, John Turturro, Ruben Blades, Drena De Niro, Reg E. Cathey, David Arosemena, Ana de Armas, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Óscar Jaenada, Pedro "budu" Perez, Yancey Arias, Reg Cathey Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz Rating: * * ½ Runtime: 105 mins A biopic, ‘Hands of Stone’ follows the life of Roberto Durán (Edgar Ramírez), the Panamanian fighter who, with the help of his trainer Ray Arcel (Robert De Niro) made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16 year old and much later, retired in 2002 at the age of 50. And throughout his illustrious career he won many big fights including the one in June 1980, when he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard (Usher Raymond) to capture the WBC welterweight title. But later in the November rematch he shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner saying 'no más' (‘no more'). Jonathan Ja...

#BestFilmsReleasesThisWeek9thDec2016 #JohnsonThomas #LaLaLand(English/Musical) Rating: * * * ½ A breezy stylized musical romance between a jazz pianist and wannabe actress, this splashy, impassioned third feature,by #Whiplash Chazelle, basically pays virtuoso homage to the French and American musicals of 40’s and 50’s. And It’s sheer delight. #Lionsgate #SummitEntertainment #GilbertFilms #ImposterPictures #MarcPlattProduction #FredBerger #JordanHorowitz #MarcPlatt #GaryGilbert #RyanGosling #EmmaStone #JohnLegend #RosemaryDeWitt #FinnWittrock #CallieHernandez #SonoyaMizuno #JessicaRothe #TomEverett #JoshPence #JKSimmons #DamienChazelle #JioMAMIFilmClub Runtime: 128 mins #DeepWaterHorizon( English) Rating: * * * A true to life disaster movie, this one is old fashioned in it’s attempt to involve with it’s intimate explosions and de rigor heroism. There’s nothing new here but everything is down so pat that you cant help but get involved. #KateHudson #KurtRussell #MarkWahlberg #Di...

#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews9thDec2016 #JohnsonThomas #Befikre(Hindi) Rating: * * of kisses, clingy valentines and contrived drama. Rehash of the Yashraj staple with a slant towards modernity- yet peddling the same old traditional tropes.Nothing exciting about it other than Ranveer in a minuscule, tight red underwear and some heavy duty kissing sequences. #YashrajProductions #TeamPR #VaaniKapoor #RanveerSingh #AdityaChopra #ErosInternational #RaisaGhosh #YashRajTeamCommunications Runtime:135 mins #30Minutes(Hindi) Rating: * confounding thriller that tries to overdo the ’30 minute’ angle and turn it into a psycho-pathetic referendum. #WasimSiddiqui #FameMedia #HitenPaintal #HrishitaBhatt #Paintel #RiyaSen #BigCurtainsMEdiaPvtLtd #YesudasBC Runtime: 120 mins #DeepWaterHorizon( English) Rating: * * * A true to life disaster movie, this one is old fashioned in it’s attempt to involve with it’s intimate explosions and de rigor heroism. There’s nothing new here but everything is...

#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReviews9thDec2016 #JohnsonThomas #Befikre(Hindi) Rating: * * of kisses, clingy valentines and contrived drama. Rehash of the Yashraj staple with a slant towards modernity- yet peddling the same old traditional tropes.Nothing exciting about it other than Ranveer in a minuscule, tight red underwear and some heavy duty kissing sequences. #YashrajProductions #TeamPR #VaaniKapoor #RanveerSingh #AdityaChopra #ErosInternational #RaisaGhosh #YashRajTeamCommunications Runtime:135 mins #30Minutes(Hindi) Rating: * confounding thriller that tries to overdo the ’30 minute’ angle and turn it into a psycho-pathetic referendum. #WasimSiddiqui #FameMedia #HitenPaintal #HrishitaBhatt #Paintel #RiyaSen #BigCurtainsMEdiaPvtLtd #YesudasBC Runtime: 120 mins #DeepWaterHorizon( English) Rating: * * * A true to life disaster movie, this one is old fashioned in it’s attempt to involve with it’s intimate explosions and de rigor heroism. There’s nothing new here but everything is...

NIVEDITA SABOO COUTURE opened it's flagship store in Mumbai at Juhu-the centre of the haute polloi It was an Experience to remember. A fashion opera in an arresting theatrical display with #VivekOberoi & #PriyankaOberoi, #SonalChauhan, #JackieShroff, #MadhurBhandarkar, #KaranTacker, #MouniRoy, #OmkarKapoor, #VatsalSeth, #VirafPatel, #SudhanshuPandey, #MissIndiaRoohiSingh, #MrWorldRohitKhandelwal, #ManasiScott, #MandanaKarimi, #ArjanBajwa #MugdaGodse #HanifHilal and more -some wearing her latest creations with elan while others stood aside and applauded. #StudioKitchen did a wonderful job catering to the Haute polloi with delicious select exotica. At 3000 sq ft the #NiveditaSaboo couture flagship store in Mumbai cultivates an experience that essays a decade of sartorial excellence.The designer has been lauded in India and abroad for creating some of the finest couture and pret collections for men and women The flagship store is a fashion destination set in the...

#KingsCreations & #DigitechnoEnterprise released the music and trailer for their forthcoming release a whacky comedy titled #ZhallaBobhata (Jan 2017) on 29th Nov 2016 .Present on the occasion were actors #DilipPrabhavalkar #SanjayKhapre #KamleshSawant #TejaDeokar #MonalisaBagul #Mahendranath #DeepakAmbikar alongwith the singers, music director , lyricist, director #AnupJagdale and producer #SainathRajadakshya #Mahendranath of the film Two of the lead actors.#BhauKadam & #MayureshPenn were unable to make it to the event. #FriendsIncorporatePR #PremJhanjiani & #PradnyaShetty

#HardRockCafe's & #JSW group #JaySingh's noblest gesture was on display at the #HRC10thAnniversaryCelebrations at the Bombay Dyeing Mill Compound branch. It was a show of charity for the #BrettLeeFoundation with Music greats like #ARRahman, #ASivamani, #UshaUthup ,#ShankarMahadevan #PriyankaChopra #Euphoria #Parikrama #PurbayanChhatterjee #RaghuDixit sharing their precious collectibles/memorablia for an auction conducted by #DineshVazirani #SaffronArt. #CommunicateIndiaPR #NehaMisri

The Korea Society and the Museum of the Moving Image have announced the line-up for the 2016 New York Korean Film Festival, to be held on November 11th-13th. The 14th Annual New York Korean Film Festival Announces Lineup for November 11th to November 13th, 2016 at the Museum of the Moving Image (New York, November 1, 2016) The Korea Society’s New York Korean Film Festival returns to New York City’s Museum of the Moving Image on November 11 to 13 for its yearly celebration of the best in Korean cinema. This 14th edition of the Festival focuses on the family, as mothers, fathers, children, and grandparents struggle to survive the zombie apocalypse, law school exams, ambitious aristocrats, and secret societies. South Korea’s 2016 Oscar submission, The Age of Shadows, and American premieres make for a not-to-be-missed showcase of one of the world’s most dynamic national cinemas. ALL SCREENINGS WILL BE HELD AT THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE The Museum is located at 36-01 35 Ave, ...

#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReview29thJuly2016 #JohnsonThomas #PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReview29thJuly2016 #JohnsonThomas #Dishoom(Hindi) Rating: * * ½ This Action, comedy bromance has great stunts, Jacqueline looks terrific & there’s a great buddy chemistry between John &Varun & #AbuDhabi looks swank but the story lacks bite. #JohnAbraham #VarunDhawan #AkshayeKhanna #SajidNadiadwala #ErosInternational #NadiadwalaGrandsonsEntertainmentPvtLtd #RohitDhawan #JaquelineFernandez #SaquibSaleem #TusharHiranandani #AkshayKumar #NargisFakhri #HussainDalal #SpicePR #SunilALulla #PritamChakraborty Runtime: 124 mins #LoveKeFunday(Hindi) Rating: * * Young Blood playing musical chairs ( in terms of relationship)with their partners, this one tries too hard to be uber-cool but the intent and the essay are two different things altogether. There’s promise in a few stray moments but most of it is regressive & fanciful rather than realistic. #KhazanaVision #DwaparMedia #...

Maverick Entrepreneur Shailendra Singh Dons a new hat, Directs his first feature film 'Sunshine Music Tours &Travels' After burning his hands to the tune of Rs 100 crore (if not more), by producing niche, largely middle of the road cinema, Maverick Entrepreneur and film producer Shailendra Singh (Percept Picture Co) took a brief hiatus from the film world and went about setting a new idea on fire-'Sunburn Music festival' which has been growing in stature over the few years that it has become a go-to event for all the upwardly mobile young at heart set interested in music and dance. Success at 'Sunburn' has emboldened him, in fact, to re-enter the film making arena , this time, with an idea that appears to be a culmination of his own dreams and desires fronted on an adventurous road trip that culminates full blast in the Sunburn music festival( that's the little we could get from the promos). And to take this journey forward, Shaile...

On the 6th anniversary of the “International Tigers Day”, www.mintageworld.com launched a docudrama on the history of the various stamps, coins & notes launched to celebrate this national animal of India and many other countries 29th July,2016,Mumbai : On 29th July 2010 “ International Tigers Day” was announced to celebrate this majestic animal and raise awareness to promote wild life tiger habitat protection & Conservation. This day was created at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit. The Tiger is a symbolic to many cultures and religions. It is also the national animal of India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and South Korea. They also appear on many flags, coats of arms, and as mascots for sporting teams in many countries. Many local Indian traditions often treat this majestic beast as its national status, symbolizing supreme power and dominance. Some of the Unique Coins, Stamps & Currency Notes launched globally to celebrate this royal animal and educate the people t...

"I am really moved by Chauthi Koot" said Sonam Kapoor, who got emotional and couldn't hold back her tears after watching Gurvinder Singh’s highly acclaimed Punjabi film, Chauthi Koot at the special screening hosted by filmmaker Anand Gandhi. B-Town celebs and film enthusiasts including Sonam Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Vicky Kaushal, Shweta Tripathi, Naveen Kasturia, Navdeep Singh, Sudhir Mishra, Neeraj Kabi, Anand Patwardhan attended the screening held on August 1 at Lightbox Preview theatre, Mumbai. The producer Kartikeya Narayan Singh, was also present at the screening along with Gurvinder Singh, the director of National Award Winning Punjabi film. The film distributed by The Film Cafe with support from Drishyam Films and Tridev Films will hit theatres across India on August 5 with English subtitles. Quotes of the Celebrities Sonam Kapoor who got emotional after watching the film and couldn't hold back her tears says, “I was really moved by Chauthi K...

On the 75th Anniversary of “Quit India Movement” on 8th August, 2016, www.mintageworld.com launched a docudrama on the history of the various stamps, coins and notes minted to celebrate the spirit of Indian Patriotism & Freedom Struggle August, 2016, Mumbai: On 8th August, 1942, “Quit India Movement” was launched by Mahatma Gandhi for Satyagraha, during World War II. Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ in this movement. His words were “We shall either free India or die in the attempt”. These words swept across India gushing like fire and awakening its people to call for a rising. Hundreds of men and women marched on the streets shouting slogans of ‘Bharat Choddo’ or Quit India. Indian Government have also planned many events & programs which will be held all over the country to celebrate this landmark date on Monday, 8th August 2016 Some of the unique Stamps & Coins launched to celebrate the spirit of this movement for Indian Freedom Struggle were as fol...

NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 Calls for Entries for the Viewing Room & Work-in-Progress (WIP) Lab sections Mumbai, Aug 8, 2016: NFDC Film Bazaar 2016 is calling for entries for the Viewing Room and the Work-in-Progress (WIP) Lab. This year, the Film Bazaar will be held from November 20-24, 2016 at the Goa Marriott Resort alongside the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2016. The Early Bird Deadline for submissions is August 31, 2016, which will offer a discount on the submission fees. The regular deadline is September 30th 2016. Submissions are invited for the two WIP Labs: WIP Fiction and WIP Documentary. In each WIP Lab, up to five projects in their rough-cut stage will be selected to be presented to a panel of international film experts for their feedback. The WIP Documentary Lab will only consider creative feature length documentaries in the rough cut stage which are aimed at a theatrical release. Feature-length films of any genre in the rough-cut stage are invi...

#BestFilmsReleasesThisWeek5thAug2016 #JohnsonThomas #BestFilmsReleasesThisWeek5thAug2016 #JohnsonThomas #BudhiaSinghBornToRun a.k.a #Duronto(Hindi) Rating: * * * ½ A much better sports drama film than even #BhaagMilkhaBhaag, this based-on-a-true-life story, is impressively cogent and supremely potent in it’s raising of issues regarding child exploitation juxtaposed within the context of poverty and prodigality #SoumendraPadhi #ManojBajpayee #TilottamaShome #MayurGajendraPatole #ShrutiMarathe #GajrajRao #RajanBhise #ChhayaKadam #GopalSingh #PrasadPandit #RaindropAlterEgo #RaindropMedia #Viacom18 #manojKumarKhatoi #ShivkumarPanicker Runtime:124 mins #ChauthiKoot(Punjabi/EnglishSubtitles) Rating: * * * ½ This is a sedately paced drama that highlights the lives of a Hindu and a Sikh family caught in the aftermath of the 1980’s Khalistan movement which peaked when the army stormed the Golden temple and as a consequence then #PM #IndiraGandhi was assassinated followed b...

#PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReview5thAug2016 #JohnsonThomas #PicksAndPiquesSnippetFilmReview5thAug2016 #JohnsonThomas #ChauthiKoot(Punjabi/EnglishSubtitles) Rating: * * * ½ This is a sedately paced drama that highlights the lives of a Hindu and a Sikh family caught in the aftermath of the 1980’s Khalistan movement which peaked when the army stormed the Golden temple and as a consequence then #PM #IndiraGandhi was assassinated followed by the anti-Sikh riots . The performances and cinematography are above noard. The fear, the terror of being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, the struggle to stay alive amidst fear and loathing comes to life in #GurvinderSingh’s achingly real telling. The plotting is designed to up the tension by several notches. There’s hardly any dialogue & it’s the background sounds that make the telling ominous. Cinematography is compelling too. A deserving watch this! #MauliSingh #LoudspeakerMedia #GurvinderSingh #GurpreetKaurBhangu #...

#BestFilmsReleasesThisWeek29thJuly2016 #JohnsonThomas #BestFilmsReleasesThisWeek29tnJuly2016 #JohnsonThomas #BFG(English/3D) Rating: * * ½ A big friendly Giant and an orphan strike up an unlikely friendship that’s quite endearing but what’s the point? The underlining wonder highlighting a Spielberg fantasy is sorely missing from this production given to spectacle but without much emotional heft to augment it. Even the CGI and motion capture don’t appear all that seamless. #UniversalCommunications #ParagDesai #RelianceEntertainment #JanuszKaminski #WaltDisneyPictures #StevenSpielberg #MarkRylance #BillHader #RubyBarnhill #JemaineClement #ÓlafurDarriÓlafsson #AdamGodley #ChrisGibbs #JonathanHolmes #PaulMonizdeSa #PenelopeWilton #RebeccaHall #JohnWilliams #RaoldDahl #MelissaMathison Runtime: 117 mins #Ghostbusters(English/3D) Rating: * * ½ This gender-changed reboot has female ghostbusters pilfering gadgets to strike up a telling blow on the anarchistic paranormal bei...