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‘MAKING OF TOP GUN: MAVERICK’ FEATURETTE LINK: http://bit.ly/TopGunMaverickFeaturette OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS: After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose”. Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it. DIRECTED BY: Joseph Kosinski EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY: Tommy Harper, Chad Oman, Mike Stens...

Ireland has been chosen as the Country of Focus at the 16th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival Ireland will extend all possible support to interested filmmakers who would like to shoot in Ireland - Deputy Consul General, Ireland, Alison Reilly Posted On: 29 JAN 2020 8:02PM by PIB Mumbai ‘Ireland has been chosen as Country of Focus in the 16th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival. The special package will screen six documentaries and one Oscar-nominated animation film during the seven day festival’, Deputy Consul General, Ireland, Alison Reilly informed, at a press conference held at Films Division, Mumbai as part of MIFF 2020. She also mentioned that in Ireland, feature films are not as popular as documentaries and short films. Festivals like MIFF, which celebrate documentaries and short films, are a great platform for Irish film makers. It also provides quality audience and she expressed confidence that through MIFF, these documentaries will reach a larger...

Satyajit Ray Pavillion at MIFF inaugurated by Director Shaji N Karun “If you ask abroad what Indian Cinema is, they say Satyajit Ray” Posted On: 29 JAN 2020 7:20PM by PIB Mumbai Eminent film maker Shaji N Karun inaugurated the Satyajit Ray Pavilion at 16th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival, at Films Division, Mumbai today. "If you ask abroad what Indian Cinema is, they say Satyajit Ray. That makes any Indian proud. One of the greatest achievements of a filmmaker is bringing us together, irrespective of language barriers - that is Satyajit Ray”, said Shahji N Karun after inaugurating the pavilion. Sharing his love for the legendary filmmaker, Dutch Animation Film Maker and Academy Award winner, Michael Dudok de Wit said: “I remember watching the film Appu Trilogy; it was so emotional and beautiful. I decided then that one day I will go to India, to feel the ambience of India. And I have been here three times since then”. Director G...

Mumbai International Film Festival 2020 sets off with a colourful opening ceremony Dr. S. Krishnaswamy receives Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award for “his lifelong, invaluable contribution to Indian non-fiction filmmaking” The Government of India has a very unbiased and open-hearted approach towards promotion of cinematic talent: Union Minister Shri Babul Supriyo MIFF gets Better, Bigger and More Special with the 2020 Edition The oldest international event for non-feature films in South Asia, the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction & Animation Films, got off to a colourful start in Mumbai today. The much-awaited 16th edition of the biennial festival has been inaugurated at a momentous opening ceremony, at Nehru Centre Auditorium, Mumbai. Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on Dr. S. Krishnaswamy At the opening ceremony, the coveted Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award has been declared and conferred...

Bollywood Film Review Johnson Thomas Mummy-fied Indignity Film: Jai Mummy Di Cast: Supriya Pathak, Poonam Dhillon, Sunny Singh, Sonnali Seyggal, Nushrat Bharucha, Varun Sharma Director: Navjot Gulati Rating: * 1/2 Runtime: 103 mins This clunker from the Luv Ranjan stable of misogynistic ‘man’ loving, crusading cinema was not expected for sure. This time he has Navjot Gulati helming (his debut film) a supposed comedy romance that fails to drum up interest in either departments. The central conceit about two fast friends, Pinki(Poonam Dhillon) and Laali(Supriya Pathak) having a falling out in college and subsequently living their lives in ‘opposition’ to each other while still next door neighbors is a little too far-fetched and difficult to comprehend. They even end up wearing duplicate outfits and reading the riot act to their respective children Saanjh Bhalla(Sonnalli Seyygall) and Puneet Khanna(Sunny SIngh) for fear they might fall ...

Bollywood Film Review Johnson Thomas An Empowering Experience Film: Chhapaak Cast: Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey, Madhurjeet Sarghi, Ankit Bisht, Delzad Hiwale, Devas Dixit Director: Meghna Gulzar Rating: * * * 1/2 Runtime: 138 mins Chhapaak, based on true incidents, revolves around the trials and tribulations of 19 year old Malti (played by Deepika Padukone who models her post acid attack look on real life victim Laxmi). The wannabe singer, Malti’s, trauma begins when stalker/family friend Bashir Khan and aide, throw acid on her face, in broad daylight on the streets of Delhi. And her trials don’t end there. Her brother’s illness and father’s death compound her problems and it is Malti’s lawyer Archana (Madhurjeet Sarghi), who stands by her through this impressive journey of courage and true grit. And moving forward, Amol(Vikrant Massey), the head of the NGO she eventually works for, helps Malti file a PIL to ban the sale of acid and suggest amendments ...

Complete Nominations for the Oscar 2020. Nominations in all 24 categories Oscar highlighting the year's best in the film were unveiled early on Monday in Los Angeles ahead of the 92nd Annual Ceremony. Oscar nominations were announced by Issa Rae and John Cho. Best Picture “Ford v Ferrari” “The Irishman” “Jojo Rabbit” “Joker” “Little Women” “Marriage Story” “1917” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” “Parasite” Best Director Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Sam Mendes, “1917” Todd Phillips, ”Joker” Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman” Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite” Best Actress Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story” Charlize Theron, “Bombshell” Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet” Renée Zellweger, “Judy” Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women” Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Antonio Banderas, “Pain & Glory” Adam Driver, “Marriage Story” Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” Jonathan Pryce, “The Tw...

Bollywood Film Review Johnson Thomas Dancing up a murky entreaty Film: Bhangra Paa Le Cast: Sunny Kaushal, Rukhsar Dhillon, Shriya Pilgoankar, Balraj Singh Khehra, Himanshu Sharma Director: Sneha Taurani Rating: * * Runtime: 130 mins Bhangra Paa Le is a film revolving around a dance competition and is set within two distinct periods. The film has a sequence set during the World War II where a soldier Captaan (Sunny Kaushal) from the 1940’s, pulls out a dhol and beats up a discordant tune which energises a defeated company into a resurgent battle for survival. His Nimmo(Shriya Pilgoankar) is typically waiting for him in his hometown, Malwa Village, Punjab. This scenario cuts into another, set in contemporary Amritsar, a college where a dance audition for a bhangra troupe led by Jaggi Singh(Sunny Kaushal), is underway. The battle that’s about to rage is for a spot to perform on the world stage in London and Simi( Rukhsar) whom Jaggi hopes to pair up with, turns ...

Bollywood Film Review Johnson Thomas A vintage Whine Film: Shimla Mirchi Cast: Hema Malini, Rajkumar Rao, Rakul Preet Singh, Kanwaljeet, Shakti Kapoor, Kiron Juneja, Ramesh Sippy, Dharmendra, Tarun Wadhwa, Kamlesh Gill, Priya Raina, Jagruti Sethia, Nita Mohindra, Zoya Khan Director: Ramesh Sippy Rating: * * Runtime: 128 mins This Ramesh Sippy produced and Directed film made way back in 2015 was forgotten until Viacom18 decided to give it a decent burial by giving it a limited single screen release. Starring Sippy’s ‘Andaz’ & ‘Sholay’ actress Hema Malini with a plot that appears similar to 1984 southern production ‘Ek Nai Paheli’ directed by K Balachander, also starring Hema Malini, Kamal Hassan, Raaj Kumar, Padmini Kolhapure and others. The main construct about the possible romance between an older woman and younger man whom her daughter might have a tender for, may seem similar but that’s where the similarity ends. In Shimla Mirchi, set(obviously) in Sh...