Movies Coming Out This Weekend
Furry Vengeance: Starring Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields
Summary: Dan Sanders (Brendan Fraser) just moved his family from Chicago to the Oregon woods to begin a new job supervising a new housing development. He thought his greatest struggle would be his family–his wife Tammy (Brooke Shields) is a city girl and his son is afraid of nature–and his new boss. However, local wildlife find out that Dan is in charge of the development that threatens their home and decide to wage war on the man, making his life miserable and causing others to question his sanity.
Preliminary Reviews: Not very good–weak plot, failed comedy, poor animation
Nightmare on Elm Street: Starring Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Rooney Mara
Summary: A remake of the original with a slightly varied plot line, Nightmare brings Freddy Kreuger back to the screen to haunt the dreams and wreck the lives of unsuspecting teenagers.
Preliminary Reviews: Highly anticipated, reportedly much like the original with slight variations
Take Note: This movie is a “slasher” film, a genre known for depicting bloody, gruesome murders and sexual promiscuity among teenagers.
Harry Brown: Starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, Liam Cunningham
Summary: “Set in modern day Britain, HARRY BROWN follows one man’s journey through a chaotic world where teenage violence runs rampant. As a modest, law abiding citizen, Brown lives alone. His only companion is his best friend Leonard. When Leonard is killed, Brown reaches his breaking point.” (from http://www.rottentomatoes.com)
Preliminary Reviews: Very good; excellent acting, exciting, action-filled plot
Take Note: Brutal violence, prostitution, sexual scenes, pornographic elements, and the growth/use/sale of drugs are all prevalent in this film
Remember that in everything you do, you are a witness for Christ. Consider how your actions are representing Him this weekend.
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“Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” Screening and Talkback
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise is the first feature documentary about the incomparable Dr. Maya Angelou, best known for her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Random House). Distinctly referred to as “a redwood tree, with deep roots in American culture,” icon Maya Angelou gave people the freedom to think about their history in a way they never had before. Dr. Angelou’s was a prolific life; as a singer, dancer, activist, poet, and writer she inspired generations with lyrical modern African American thought that pushed boundaries.
This unprecedented film celebrates Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, the film takes us on an incredible journey through the life of a true American icon.
Join the National Women’s History Museum for a special screening and talkback in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library’s Auditorium on the 5th floor. Light refreshments will be provided as supplies last.
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided for the duration of the event. If you have further questions, please email [email protected].
- 5:00pm: Doors open; light refreshments available on the 5th floor outside of the auditorium while supplies last
- 6:00pm: Screening begins
- 8:00pm: Talkback with the film’s director Rita Coburn and Dr. Eleanor Traylor
- 8:30pm: Program concludes


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어쩌다 발견한 하루 (2019)
Genres: Friendship, Comedy, Romance, School, Youth, Fantasy
Actors: Kim Sang Hyub, Kim Hye Yoon, Ro Woon, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Na Eun, Jung Ye Nok, Jung Gun Joo, Lee Tae Ri, Kim Young Dae, Kim Hyun Mok, Kim Ji In, Uhm Hyo Sub, Choi Jin Ho, Ji Soo Won, Song Ji Woo, Mimi, Han Chae Kyung, Jung Yeo Jin, Kang Min Ji, Kim Jae Hwa, Jo Deok Hee
Directors: Kim Sang Hyub
What would you do if you found out that you were, in fact, a character in a comic? And an extra character on top of that? Change the course of the story, obviously!Eun Dan Oh is a 17-year-old high-school student from a wealthy family who suffers from a lifelong heart condition that inevitably means she will not live past her teenage years. However, when Dan Oh realizes she is experiencing long Add Synopsis In Portuguese gaps in her memory as well, she comes into the unhappy inheritance of another fact in her life: she is a character in a Korean webtoon and all of her actions are predetermined by the artist who draws her. To make matters worse, she discovers she is only a supporting character in the cast. With her newfound understanding of the world she inhabits, she is determined to find true love in her own plot-line and circumvent the author’s plans for her character by utilizing the flashes of storyboard she alone is able to see.
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Ghost in the Shell where do you even begin. This series has such history and such a following, it’s hard to imagine any movie standing up to its legacy. This one has been marred in controversy since the day the first trailer came out. Some consider it to be an Epic journey on screen while others look at it and say; It’s a hecklers dream that hit the box office with more of a thunder of what it shouldn’t be then what it is. Ghost in the shell has a massive following. Since the initial trailers of the movie its been criticized for just about everything. Including the common SJW ‘whitewashing’ accusations Hollywood gets thrown at it all the time. Does Ghost in the Shell live up to the negative Hype train? How does Scarlet Johansson do in the roll of Major.
Ghost in the Shell has gotten a lot of negative press. Especially for its lead roll with Scarlett Johansson playing Major. Whom is a “Japanese Character” in the manga. While this criticism might seem justified to those who have seen the previous iterations. The character is a machine that actually has no nationality. So while the new version of Ghost in the Shell might host a white person playing the lead. This does not sway from the actual background of the story. Anyways enough of the controversial stuff, lets move to the actual movie.
If you haven’t read the magna I suggest you do. Watch the anime cartoon. Google the series. It’s one of the best to ever hit the scene.
To anyone who has followed the series this movie does a good job at portraying the universe that Major resides in. The special effects are top notch. Close to some of the best we have seen recently. The cinematography really nails the feel of the series. The scope of the futuristic city is a sight top behold. The design and CG is top notch. The movie jumps right into the universe and takes many elements from the series while leaving others out. The important stuff some might say is in there. The concepts of the cybernetics is definitely there. Crazy human hybrid cyborg half breeds and all.
The story jumps right into the world of Major fleshing out the story immediately just like the original anime. Scarlet portrays the role superbly. Never once did I stop and think, “wait she’s white” or any nonsense. In fact she convinced me 5 minutes in she was Major. The city convinced me it was the mid-twenty-first century Japanese city of Niihamaalso known as New Port City. Sometimes the Special task force, which I believe is task force 9 are less convincing in their roles then Major.
The moments when she jumps into the code or memories as some might suggest are delivered perfectly. The atmosphere works well and the movie doesn’t attempt to overwhelm the audience with the crazy details surrounding the events transpiring. Instead it treats the audience as if they are part of the world and understand how many facets of it work. This works well it delivering as a compelling movie definitely worth watching whether your a fan of the series or have never seen it before.
I’m going to see it again and have already pre-ordered the HD version on YouTube.
4 out of 5


Trap Jesus releases 'Mike Lowry'
Trap Jesus was given the challenge to create a beat at 85bpm in the key of G that sampled one of his favorite movies, and he chose Bad Boys, a buddy cop action comedy starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The scene: a murder witness calls the station saying she'll only talk to Will Smith's character, Mike Lowry or she'll skip town. The problem is, Mike isn't at the station, so his goofy, family man partner Martin Lawrence needs to pretend to be the suave ladies man Mike Lowry, both on the phone and in person. But when he gets to her door, how does she know it's really Mike Lowry?
CUZ! I'M MIKE LOWRY!!!


ARJUN SABLOK - A PROFILE
In 1984 Arjun came to Bombay to become an actor.
Born in Ludhiana (Punjab), Arjun spent his formative years in Pathankot. The son of a brick farmer, Arjun moved to Vancouver-Canada early in life, when his parents gave up the family business to start afresh. Though he was in a business school, Arjun's true calling was the performing arts.
Arjun felt to become a fine actor one should learn everything about filmmaking so he spent considerable time watching the romantic film maker Yash Chopra, picking up the nuances of filmmaking. Not knowing that one day fate would place him behind the camera instead of in front of it.
It was by accident that Arjun discovered his passion for directing. A friend wanted a story idea for a serial. After he completed the narration, she asked him if he would like to direct it. Surprised Arjun asked "…..why would you think I can direct it?" The friend replied "…..because of the way you narrated the story. I can see the story is already shot in your mind."
Arjun agreed to take the first step that would change his life forever he said yes and went on a journey of tv serials, docu dramas, telefilms, music videos and commercials. He got the opportunity to work with actors like Jackie Shroff, Karishma Kapoor and a person he will never forget, Lata Mangeshkar, for the video "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon……"
Arjun always wanted to make a film that he believes in and what better way to write a script that is based on a true love story, the love story of his parents.
"Na Tum Jaano Na Hum is a love story that is dedicated to the values and honesty that my parents have taught me about love. Whatever I've learned sub-consciously in my life, I have been able to apply to NA TUM JAANO NA HUM and there is a lot of me that you will see in this film."
Arjun works with a young team, full of a lot of newcomers. He believes that a team should be given independence, and that will yield the best results. According to him, it's not a question of working with experienced people or with new people; it's only a matter or how much you can inspire somebody to do their best.
"I strive to use cinema as a vehicle to communicate my dreams. My films must be driven by emotion. At sometime in my film you will cry, but I promise you that you will always walk away with a smile on your face!"
- Arjun Sablok


IFCH International Forum for Creativity and Humanity proudly presents this Certificate of appointment to
NARSING BONGU RAO as IFCH Global Creative Adviser
Narsing Bongu Rao
B Narsing Rao (b.1946) is one of the most distinguished Indian filmmakers who grew with passion for Fine Arts and Culture in Hyderabad, India.
He has directed 7 award-winning films that have original story and screenplay of his own and has also composed music for most of his films.
His most acclaimed film is D a asi (Bonded Woman), which has won 5 Indian National Film Awards in 1989, the maximum for any Indian filmmaker for a single movie till that day. In the same year, it also won the Diploma of Merit in the Moscow International Film Festival.
Daasi has been screened at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and Lincoln Centre in New York, USA. His other award-winning film, MATTI MANUSHULU (Mud People) was screened at American Film Institute (AFI), California and the film was widely shown at different Universities in the USA.
In 1992, he addressed the Ph.D. students at RICE University, Huston, the USA on Anthropology & Ethnography as depicted in his films.
His films have been screened at different international film festivals in France, Slovakia, Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, Ireland, Sri Lanka, USA, Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Iran, Israel, Hungary, Germany, Russia, Italy, Bangladesh & Egypt.
His films also have been widely shown in Indian International Film Festivals’ circuit and won critical appreciations.
Besides other personal awards, he also won the excellence award in cinema in 2007 on the occasion of diamond jubilee celebrations of Telugu Cinema in Hyderabad and was felicitated as a celebrity. Encyclopedia of Indian cinema, published by Oxford University Press (U.K) includes his films.
With his films, he represented India in major international film festivals. He has traveled extensively in home & abroad over the past four decades, addressed Universities & Institutions and earned laurels.
With a prolific experience as one of the leading painters of the subcontinent along with rich theatre experience and multi-faceted interests ranging from Music, Literature, Photography, and Filmmaking, he has culminated his visions in the growth and development of aesthetics in Telangana, creating thereby a canvas bearing his signature.
He has hundreds of paintings, thousands of photographs to his credit.
He led the people’s theatre movement for over a decade in his homeland. In the field of theatre & music, he brought out the new ethos of regional folk art and furthered its cause.
Several of his well-researched articles on theatre, movies, and matters of general interest have been published along with his twenty volumes of poetry.
His interviews and articles have been widely covered by National print media like India Today, The Week, Frontline, The Hindu, Cinema in India, Cinema India International, Discover India, Free Press Journal, Mid Day, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Deep Focus, Indian Express, Indian Cinema, Patriot, Pioneer, The Statesman, The Telegraph, Deccan
Chronicle, News Time, Deccan Herald, Tribune, Blitz, Sunday, Sahara Times, Screen & Metropolis.
Several TV and Radio channels like the BBC, Moscow TV, Munich & Berlin TV, DD India, Aaj Tak, Star TV, Zee TV, DD Mumbai/ Kolkata/ Hyderabad have covered his creations time & again.
Write-ups on him and his films have been covered by Village Voice: India Abroad (USA), Variety (UK), Pravda (Moscow), Journals at Munich, Berlin (Germany), Stockholm (Sweden), Karlovy Vary (Czech), Rome, Bergamo (Italy), Cairo (Egypt), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh).
He served around 40 committees on cinema, culture, and heritage in India.
He participated, so far, in about 50 seminars and symposia.
At present, he is working on heritage locks & doors in order to constitute a unique museum. So far around 1000 heritage locks are under his collections.
Along with cinema and paintings, his avid interest in Ethnography, Anthropology, Archeology and Folk-Lore has been reflected through his creative works.
He has a collection of 6,000 photographs (1860 – 1960), a music archive of 50, 000 gramophone records of the world (78 R.P.M, 45 R.P.M, and 33 1/3 R.P.M) installed in English & Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad.
He has documented a big number of Folk songs & Folk forms that are procured on video and film formats. He has established a valuable book library on Folklore.
He has won 10 State awards, 10 National awards, and 5 International awards for his films, including the coveted UNESCO and WHO awards.
He has also been conferred with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.


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Semalam Ibu tengok cerita Return To Zero. Cerita ini mengisahkan bagaimana debaran dan kegembiraan satu pasangan menanti detik kelahiran anak pertama mereka. Bagaimana mereka hiaskan bilik bayi, beli barang kelengkapan bayi dan juga mengadakan baby shower. Semuanya sungguh indah dan istimewa.
Preparation kelas bersalin
Tiba-tiba tanpa diduga. Bayi dalam kandungan pergi meninggalkan mereka di saat Minggu ke 38. Huhu. Ibu dah meleleh air mata dah. Tak dapat nak bayangkan perasaan mereka. Tak dapat nak bayangkan bagaimana kuatnya si ibu nak lahirkan bayi tersebut. Pada saat mereka pangku bayi yang sudah tak bernafas itu, Ibu dah teresak-esak. Ya Allah kuatnya ujian dan dugaan.
Saat bayi sudah tiada
Cerita ini menceritakan bagaimana pasangan ini berdepan dengan ujian. Pelbagai dugaan dihadapi.
Dan alhamdullilah berkat kesabaran - ada sinar di hujung. Tapi Ibu tak nak cerita lebih. Cerita ni based on kisah benar. Korang tengok sendiri la ye. Bila?
Tuesday, 20 May
Lifetime (Ch 709 on Astro)
Repeats on 25 May, Sunday at 9pm and 31 May, Saturday at 4pm
Return To Zero
Based on a true story, Return to Zero tells the story of a successful couple, Maggie (Minnie Driver) and Aaron (Paul Adelstein), who are preparing for the arrival of their first child. Just weeks before their due date they are devastated to discover that their baby son has died in the womb and will be stillborn. The two attempt to go on with their lives but cannot escape their postpartum grief and their relationship has been forever altered by this loss. They try to cope in a myriad of ways-- through denial, escape, and alcohol-- but when Maggie discovers that Aaron is having an affair with a co-worker, she decides to end the marriage. Just when Maggie believes she has started a new life, she discovers that she is pregnant. With the help of an empathetic doctor who once experienced a similar loss, Maggie finally learns to grieve for her son and must reunite with Aaron to prepare for their second pregnancy.
- Return to Zero is based on the real-life experience of Sean Hanish and his wife. Sean and his wife Kiley had a stillborn child. In 2005, in week 37 of the pregnancy, after a healthy check just the previous month, there was no heartbeat from their unborn child. Their son, Norbert, was born still. Sean used the actual diagnosis of his son in the film as well as some of the beautiful words that were said at his memorial service.
- Return to Zero has been selected as one of the official selection of RIFF Awards 2014, and CINEQUEST Film Festival.


Article by Makki Tahir
This article is part of a series to help students improve their advocacy skills and also bust some movie myths. The Student Lawyer aims to provide students with a number of resources to help improve their employability. We decided to do legal movie reviews to give you some tips on how to be better lawyers through an engaging medium (i.e. through films and movies), that many of us enjoy quite regularly. If you haven’t seen any of the movies that we post about, please go ahead and watch them, you will not be disappointed. It also helps to have something to do during this lock-down period and the bonus is, it can play a role in helping you determine whether you enjoy the thrill of being in court as a barrister or prefer the solicitor route!
A Time to Kill (1996) is based on the novel of the same name by John Grisham. The film follows Matthew McConaughey’s Jake Brigance and his defence of Samuel L. Jackson’s Carl Lee Hailey,as he goes on trial for the murder of two men that raped his daughter. The gripping story has drama and intrigue throughout and a subplot of racism, which is depicted in this through a resurrection of the Klu Klux Klan in Canton, Mississippi and is skillfully weaved in throughout the film by the director, Joel Schumacher. The film also stars Sandra Bullock, as a quixotic law student eager to assist Jake Brigance in his quest to get Carl Lee Hailey acquitted.
The film shows us many different aspects of being a lawyer, the most realistic is perhaps the struggle that one can sometimes face. As the film goes on, we see Brigance begin to become consumed by the case and as a result, he loses his work-life balance. We have seen the lawyer working too many hours movie trope many times and this is no exception. There is no doubt that a career in the legal profession is hard work, however, it is about how productive you are when you are working. If you work 100-hour weeks and accomplish what you could have in a normal 40-hour week, then you have wasted 60 hours. Time management is an important skill and it is important to be as productive as you can be. This means that you should take time to relax and make sure that you are getting enough rest because no one will be impressed with someone that is in the office all the time and gets no work done.
Another important part of the movie is when Brigance seeks the advice of his mentor, Lucien Willbanks (played by Donald Sutherland). The advice that he receives is crucial to his success and having a mentor can help you improve your skills significantly. It is important that you choose a mentor that has the skills that you desire, it should not matter whether they practise the area of law that you want to go into. For example, if you feel as if your legal research skills are sub-par, then you could find someone that you know to be an astute researcher. It is important that you have various mentors throughout your career because your style would then be an amalgamation of all of your mentors’ styles.
We also see Sandra Bullock’s Ellen Roark assist Brigance in his case. She quotes some obscure precedence and Brigance is impressed. She is then added to the team and we can see here that Hollywood has taken some creative liberty because getting the opportunity to work with a lawyer is not that easy. It is important to start networking as early as you can, it is something that can help you to get internships or have an experienced lawyer take a look at an application for a training contract. I have been fortunate enough to have been awarded a place on an internship because I made it known to the solicitor that I was looking for some work experience.
If you haven’t seen A Time to Kill, I would recommend that you watch it. It has an intriguing plot and it is filled with action. We also get to see how racism can sometimes be passed down through parents, it is something that will definitely make you think. Also, if you haven’t read the book, I would recommend it because it is a page-turner. Next week, we will review another film adaptation of a John Grisham novel, The Firm; starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman.
ICONIC QUOTE: “Yes, they deserve to die, and I hope they burn in hell!”- Carl Lee Hailey played by Samuel L. Jackson
This is the third article in a series of articles that The Student Lawyer will be publishing on films about lawyers and court cases, we want to give you the content that you want, if you have any recommendations, please contact The Student Lawyer or Makki Tahir on LinkedIn.


The Capitol Theatre is the most exciting location for movie-goers on the West Side of Cleveland. Like a year-round film festival, the three-screen Capitol features first-run Hollywood movies along with independent, foreign and documentary films. Several market studies have demonstrated strong potential growth for an art and independent film theatre on Cleveland’s West Side. Having opened October 2, 2009, the Capitol features an expanded lounge and concession area, including a selection of beer and wine, along with traditional movie concession favorites.
See what's playing at the Capitol.
Check out the Boombox Challenge at the Capitol on May 14, 2011.
View the Gordon Square Arts District Map for parking and other amenities.
Built in 1921, but vacant for the last two decades, this historic structure is now a state-of-the-art movie theatre. Detailed wall murals, classically-inspired architecture, and original light fixtures have been restored to recreate the atmosphere of the 1920s-era movie palace, but with all the amenities of 21st century technology.
For show times, ticket information and group rental information, check out the Cleveland Cinemas website, operator of the Capitol Theatre. Check out the Capitol on Facebook at www.facebook.com/capitolw65th or on Twitter at twitter.com/capitolw65th.
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible on Broadway directed by Ivo van Hove
Now showing, Closes 17 Jul 2016
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible returns to Broadway in a new production directed by the acclaimed Belgian director Ivo van Hove. Set during the Salem witch trials of the 1690s, The Crucible is a timeless parable of morality, a scorching indictment of intolerance, and a central work in the canon of American drama.
Until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.
With a stellar cast including Tony winner Sophie Okonedo (A Raisin in the Sun), Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) and Ben Whishaw (Spectre), Arthur Miller’s landmark 1953 play mounts a much anticipated return to Broadway in Spring 2016. Acclaimed Belgian director Ivan van Hove (A View from the Bridge) is at the helm.
The Crucible is the story of a small, close-knit Puritan community whose lives are torn asunder by the climate of fear and suspicion that grows within them all as mass hysteria overtakes during a trial for witchcraft. By holding up a mirror to the panicked 1692 community, and bringing the strong moral purists to life, The Crucible allows us to look closer at the atrocities committed in the 1950s during the McCarthy era – transmitting a stark criticism of so-called morality that still resonates into today’s world.
Based on events that transpired in the now notorious town of Salem in 1692, the story unfolds as rumours begin to abound that witches may be living amongst the townsfolk. When the Reverend Parris finds his daughter ill, he becomes suspicious and questions his niece Abigail Williams about tales of her night-time forays in the forrest with other girls and Tituba, a servant in the town. Abigail refutes these stories, claiming to have been possessed by witches, begining a frenzied hunt to discover who else among them habour such secrets.
As tensions mount and accusations are layered upon everybody, it becomes clear that Abigail may be using her notoriety as a way to damn the devout John Proctor, her married ex-lover and implicate his wife, when she realises that their illicit affair will not be rekindled. But the consequences are not some part of a childish hoax, but very real, with the cost being the life of the accused.
Thrilling and insightful The Crucible is still a visceral and damning look at the nature of humanity and remains important today as we continue to be quick to publicly shame, whilst ignoring the hypocrisy of our own thoughts and actions.
Ben Whishaw as John Proctor
Sophie Okonedo as Elizabeth Proctor
Saoirse Ronan as Abigail Williams
Ciaran Hinds as Deputy Governor Danforth
Bill Camp as Reverend John Hale
Jim Norton as Giles Corey
Tavi Gevinson as Mary Warren
Jason Butler Harner as Reverend Parris
Tina Benko as Ann Putnam/Sarah Goode
Teagle Bougere as Judge Hawthorne
Michael Braun as Ezekiel Cheever
Jenny Jules as Tituba Thomas
Jay Ryan as Thomas Putnam
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Susanna Walcott
Elizabeth Teeter as Betty Parris
Ray Anthony Thomas as Francis Nurse
Brenda Wehle as Rebecca Nurse
Erin Wilhelmi as Mercy Lewis
Written by Arthur Miller
Produced by Scott Rudin
Directed by Ivo van Hove
Set and Lighting Designer Jan Versweyveld
Costume Designer Wojciech Dziedzic
Original Score Philip Glass
Walter Kerr Theatre
Adres: 219 W 48th St,
New York, NY 10036, Verenigde Staten
Designed by Herbert J. Krapp and erected by the Shubert family, this venueoOpened originally as The Ritz Theatre in 1921, taking only 60 days to build (a New York record for the time) and is still today one of the smaller venues in the district with less than 1,000 seats. It has undergone various changes as a radio and tv station from 1943 to 1965, a children’s film theater and finally reopened as a theatre in 1990, named for the eminent critic and playwright.
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I just watched the documentary “I am Chris Farley” which reminded me of what a gift Chris was, a gift returned to early. He made me laugh and brought great joy to his fans. Sadly, the joy we felt was not what he felt. I would recommend the documentary for any fan of his or comedy. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the challenges with fame and addiction. I would just recommend it. At the end of the documentary, his friend Patt Finn read something I had never heard called The Clowns Prayer. I found it moving and thought it was worth sharing with all us “clowns” out there. Enjoy!
As I stumble through this life,
help me to create more laughter than tears,
dispense more cheer than gloom,
spread more cheer than despair.
Never let me become so indifferent,
that I will fail to see the wonders in the eyes of a child,
or the twinkle in the eyes of the aged.
Never let me forget that my total effort is to cheer people,
make them happy, and forget momentarily,
all the unpleasantness in their lives.
And in my final moment,
may I hear You whisper:
“When you made My people smile,
you made Me smile.”


Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born Aishwarya Rai, and sometimes known simply as Ash or Aish, Tulu: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ; 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 1994.
Often cited by the media as the most beautiful woman in the world, Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She came to the attention of Bollywood in the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Her performance in the film won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. In 2002 she appeared in Bhansali's next project, Devdas (2002), for which she won her second Best Actress Award at the Filmfare.
After a low phase in her career during 2003-2005, she appeared in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 (2006), which turned out to be her biggest Bollywood commercial success. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008), which were commercially successful and got her critical acclaim. Rai has thus established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Indian film industry.
During her career, Rai has acted in over forty movies in Hindi, English, Tamil and Bengali including the international productions Bride & Prejudice (2003), The Mistress of Spices (2005), The Last Legion (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009) in English.
While pursuing her studies in architecture, Rai began modelling on the side. In the 1994 Miss India contest, she won the second place behind Sushmita Sen, and was crowned Miss India World. She went on to win the Miss World title the same year, where she also won the Miss Photogenic award. She abandoned her academic education after winning the pageant and spent one year reigning as Miss World in London. Rai then started working as a professional model and then moved on to her current profession as an actress.
Early career (1997-1998)
Rai made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil biopic film, Iruvar (1997) with Mohanlal, The controversial film was a critical success and won many awards including Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival, two National Film Awards, and two Filmfare Awards South. Rai appeared in dual roles, opposite veteran actor Mohanlal, with one of her roles being a cinematic depiction of political leader and ex-actress J. Jayalalithaa. Rai made her Bollywood debut in the film, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya opposite Bobby Deol, which also released that year; the film did not do well at the box office, and was also panned by critics. However, her third project, S. Shankar's Tamil film, Jeans (1998) was a commercial success. The film was also noted for the song "Poovukkul", written by Vairamuthu, and some reviews of the music video compared her to prominent world monuments.
In 1999 Rai starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. The film was centered around Rai's character, Nandini, who is forced to marry Devgan's character despite being in love with another man (Khan), and as her husband tries to get her to her previous love, she eventually falls for him. Rai's portrayal won her critical acclaim, with a review on Rediff.com writing, "Aishwarya looks beautiful as usual... This film will most likely draw her accolades from all over, maybe even get her recognised as an actress the way Manisha Koirala did in Khamoshi. In many scenes, there is no trace of makeup and she looks very fresh". The film also became her first box office success in Bollywood and earned her first Filmfare Best Actress Award for her.
In 2000, she appeared in Mansoor Khan's Josh alongside Shahrukh Khan and Chandrachur Singh, in which she played a Catholic girl named Shirley who falls in love with the sibling of her Brother's enemy. The film was a commercial success. Later that year she appeared in Satish Kaushik's Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai opposite Anil Kapoor. It was a moderate success and her performance earned her a Filmfare Best Actress Award nomination. Later that year she played a supporting role in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan. The film was a major commercial success and became the second-highest grosser of the year, and it earned her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award nomination. Later that year, she starred in the Tamil film Kandukondain Kandukondain, alongside Mammooty, Ajith Kumar and Tabu.
In 2002, Rai appeared alongside Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, an adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel by the same name. She played the role of Paro (Parvati), the love interest of the protagonist, played by Khan. The film received a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival. It became the highest-grossing film of the year in both India and overseas, earning a revenue of Rs 390 million domestically. Devdas won numerous awards, including 10 Filmfare Awards, and Rai received her second Filmfare Best Actress Award for her performance. In 2003, she acted in Rituparno Ghosh's Bengali film Chokher Bali, an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's novel by the same name. She portrayed the character of a young woman called Binodini, who is left to her own devices when her sickly husband dies soon after they are married. That year she also appeared in her home production Dil Ka Rishta alongside Arjun Rampal and Rohan Sippy's Kuch Na Kaho alongside Abhishek Bachchan, none of which succeeded.
In 2004 she appeared in Gurinder Chadha's Bollywood-style English adaptation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Bride and Prejudice alongside Martin Henderson. In the film she portrayed the role of Lalita Bakshi, the film's counterpart of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen's novel. This was followed by Rajkumar Santoshi's Khakee alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan and Jayapradha, in the film she played a negative role for the first time in her career. In the same year she appeared in in her second film with Rituparno Ghosh, Raincoat alongside Ajay Devgan. The film was highly acclaimed by the critics, whereas Rai received rave reviews for her performance.
In 2005 she appeared in Shabd a film based on a love triangle alongside Sanjay Dutt and Zayed Khan. The film was a box office flop wheraeas it received average reviews from the critics. Her next release that year was Paul Mayeda Berges's The Mistress of Spices based upon the novel The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in which she starred alongside Dylan McDermott. The film received negative review by critics and was also a commercial failure. The same year she made a special appearance in Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli in a hugely popular seven-minute dance sequence for the song "Kajra Re", alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.
Recent work (2006-present)
In the year 2006, Rai starred in J P Dutta's Umrao Jaan, a second film adaptation of the Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada (1905), written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa. She portrayed courtesan and poetess by the same name from 19th century Lucknow. The film was a critical and commercial failure, though Rai's work was generally well received. Critic Taran Adarsh wrote, "Aishwarya Rai looks ethereal. She has looked heavenly and performed so convincingly. She emotes through her expressive eyes and the consistency in her performance is evident from start to end"
Later that year she appeared as a master thief, Sunheri, in Yash Raj Films's Dhoom 2 directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, with an ensemble cast of Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Uday Chopra. The film turned out to be a blockbuster and became the highest grossing film of the year in India, earning revenues of over Rs 770 million domestically. The film also sparked a controversy for a scene containing a kiss between her and Hrithik Roshan. However, Rai's performance in the film received mostly negative reviews with a reviewer on Rediff.com writing, "Ash's character too is all gloss and no depth. You seldom feel any tension in her behaviour and expressions as she accompanies the master thief on potentially dangerous missions. Sunehri enters the film nearly 50 minutes after its opening in a disguise. In no time, she is wearing the flimsiest of clothes. Once she opens her mouth -- and she does it two minutes after appearing in the film -- she spoils the image. There is no sensuality anymore, and half an hour later, one wonders what made the master thief fall for her." Nonetheless, her performance earned her a sixth nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award.
In 2007 she appeared in Mani Ratnam's Guru as Sujata. Speculated to be based on the life of Indian businessman Dhirubhai Ambani, it was a rag to riches story about an ambitious small town man who ends up as the owner of the biggest corporation in India. The film was premi�red at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto, Canada, making it the first Indian film to have a mainstream international premiere in Canada. The film was critically acclaimed and performed well at the box office. Critical reception for Rai was mixed. While Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India wrote that she is "just okay and fails to register the growth in her character", Rediff.com's Raja Sen described it as "arguably her finest performance, visible especially when she takes over the film's climax."
Rai got her seventh Filmfare nomination for Best Actress for the role. In the same year she starred in Jag Mundhra's British film Provoked as Kiranjit Ahluwalia (an NRI woman who killed her abusive husband after facing severe domestic violence) alongside Naveen Andrews. The film was panned by critics and was also a commercial failure, though Rai received positive reviews from critics. In the same year she appeared as a female Indian warrior from Kerala named Mira in Doug Lefler's epic film The Last Legion alongside Sir Ben Kingsley, Colin Firth and Thomas Sangster. The film was a critical failure.
In 2008, she starred alongside Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar, a partly fictionalised account of the life of Muslim Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, played by Roshan and his Hindu wife Jodha Bai, played by Rai. The film was a critical and commercial success, earning revenues of over Rs 590 million domestically. Rai's performance in the film was praised by critics, with Rajeev Masand writing, "Aishwarya Rai is wonderfully restrained and uses her eyes expertly to communicate so much, making this one of her finest outings on screen". She earned her eighth nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare for her performance. Later that year she co-starred with husband Abhishek Bachchan and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan in Ram Gopal Verma's Sarkar Raj, a sequel to his previous film Sarkar. She played the CEO of a major power company proposing to establish a new power plant in rural Maharashtra.
In 2009 she appeared in Harald Zwart's spy comedy film The Pink Panther 2 playing the role of criminology expert, Sonia Solandres. Like its predecessor, the sequel received negative reviews from critics and did a moderate business of $75,871,032 worldwide. As of August 2009, she is slated to appear with Rajinikanth in the Tamil movie Endhiran, directed by S. Shankar, with Vikram in Mani Ratnam's next film, Ashokavanam which is also to be simultaneously made in Hindi, titled Raavan, with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead. She will also appear in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish opposite Hrithik Roshan, Vipul Shah's Action Replay opposite Akshay Kumar, Abhinay Deo's next film produced by Farhan Akhtar and Vishal Bharadwaj's next directorial venture.
In 2009 Rai was awarded the Padma Shri for her contributions to Indian cinema. In the same year she refused to accept the second-highest Order Of France, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres as her father was suffering from serious illness, and she wanted her whole family to attend the award function. She is only the fourth Indian actor after Amitabh Bachchan, Nandita Das and Shahrukh Khan to be chosen for an Order Of France. In June 2009, she was declared the Female Star of The Decade at the tenth International Indian Film Academy Awards held in Macau.
In 1999 Aishwarya began dating Bollywood actor Salman Khan; their relationship was often reported in the media until the couple separated in 2001. Rai cited "abuse (verbal, physical and emotional), infidelity and indignity" on part of Khan as a reason for ending their relation, though Khan has denied this. She was later linked to actor Vivek Oberoi but the relationship was never confirmed by her.
Rai is married to actor Abhishek Bachchan. After much speculation concerning their relationship, their engagement was announced on January 14, 2007. The announcement was later confirmed by his father Amitabh Bachchan. The couple got married on April 20, 2007 according to traditional Hindu rites of the South Indian Bunt community, to which she belongs. Token North Indian and Bengali ceremonies were also performed. The wedding took place in a private ceremony at the Bachchan residence Prateeksha in Juhu, Mumbai. Though the wedding was a private affair intended for the Bachchan and Rai families and friends, the involvement of the media turned it into a national extravaganza. They have been cited as a supercouple in the Indian media. Rai has been very close to her family and used to live with them in Bandra, Mumbai until her marriage.
Rai has been the most popular face of Indian cinema globally. In 2004 she was chosen by Time magazine as one of the World's "100 Most Influential People", and appeared on the cover of Time magazine, Asia Edition in 2003. In October 2004 a wax figure of Rai was put on display in London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum. She was the 6th Indian and the second Bollywood personality after her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan to get this honour.
She was the subject of a 60 Minutes profile on 2 January 2005, which said that "at least according to thousands of Web sites, Internet polls and even Julia Roberts", she was "The World's Most Beautiful Woman". In that same year she became a global brand ambassador of L'Oreal alongside Andie Macdowell, Eva Longoria and Penelope Cruz. The same year, a special Tulip in the Netherlands was named "Aishwarya Rai" after her. Rai became the first Indian to appear on such shows as Late Show with David Letterman, and was the first Bollywood personality to appear on Oprah's "Women Across the Globe" segment. In 2005, Harpers and Queen's list of 10 Most beautiful women in the world ranked her at the 9th spot. In 2009 she made an appearance on Martha Stewart's show Martha. The same year she also appeared on The Tyra Banks Show hosted by Tyra Banks.


WINGS finally coming to DVD January 24th! Nov 20, 2011 16:38:46 GMT -6
Post by gagman66 on Nov 20, 2011 16:38:46 GMT -6
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Paramount Home Entertainment Proudly Presents the Very First Best Picture Academy Award® Winner on Blu-ray™ and DVD for the First Time Ever - WINGS Fully Restored, Breathtaking Epic Debuts on January 24, 2012 Featuring Brand New Enlightening Documentaries on the Film and its Restoration PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT WINGS Paramount Home Entertainment Proudly Presents the Very First Best Picture Academy Award(R) Winner WINGS On Blu-ray and DVD For The First Time Ever January 24, 2012. (PRNewsFoto/Paramount Home Entertainment) HOLLYWOOD, CA UNITED STATES
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Home Entertainment kicks off the studio's centennial celebration in 2012 by releasing the inaugural Best Picture Academy Award® winner WINGS for the first time ever on Blu-ray™ and DVD January 24, 2012. Meticulously restored to give fans the chance to view the visually stunning epic in pristine condition, the 1927 World War I drama explores the devastating effects of war through the story of two men who go off to battle and the woman they both leave behind. Featuring groundbreaking aerial dogfights and epic battle sequences, WINGS is both a cinematic spectacle and a compelling story of love and sacrifice that effectively dramatizes the bitter wages of war. The historic piece of cinema stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Richard Arlen, and also features Gary Cooper in one of his first feature film roles.
The filming of WINGS was a major undertaking for Paramount Pictures when it began shooting in September of 1926. Because the studio planned to make the film a major roadshow feature, executives immediately cast the top film star of the day, Clara Bow. However, director William Wellman wanted to cast lesser-known actors around Bow and ultimately chose Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen, as well as the unknown Gary Cooper in a small, but key role.
Because of the extraordinary demands of the epic, the studio reached out to the U.S. Army for assistance and the picture was made with the cooperation of the largest garrison of troops in the U.S. at the time in San Antonio, Texas. Large-scale battlefields were built on more than five acres of land near the barracks and thousands of real-life soldiers appeared in the massive ground sequences.
For the breathtaking aerial battles, groundbreaking new film techniques were used to capture a sense of authenticity that audiences of the day had never experienced before. In fact, WINGS was one of the first films in which the actors actually went up in real planes and were able to activate the mounted cameras themselves—a brave feat for the likes of Buddy Rogers, who had never flown before.
At a time when few films cost as much as $1 million, WINGS' budget soared to an extraordinary $2 million. But the investment paid off when the film opened and became a resounding hit, playing for over a year at its original New York engagement. And in 1929 WINGS became the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as a second Academy Award for Engineering Effects, now known as special effects.
Because the original negative was lost decades ago, contemporary audiences have only seen WINGS in a compromised form. The restoration process utilized a duplicate negative housed in the Paramount archive, but despite this being the best element available, the negative was beset by damage, including entire reels that were strafed with scratches and printed-in nitrate deterioration that was literally eating into the edges of the frames. Using state-of-the-art digital tools normally used to create special effects, the film was meticulously restored frame-by-frame. Original tints and effects, such as colors that were embossed onto the film strip to give flames and explosions a fiery look, were also digitally recreated based on a detailed continuity script that still existed and tinting/toning guides from the period.
For this release, the film's original paper score was procured from the Library of Congress and recorded with a full orchestra. Like many silent film scores, the music was a combination of original composition, popular songs of the period and themes from classical music. Musicians with expertise in silent film music were chosen to recreate a truly orchestral experience.
In addition, Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and the outstanding team of sound engineers at Skywalker Sound added World War I sound effects as authentically as possible using library sounds from earlier eras to give viewers a true-to-the-period experience.
The WINGS Blu-ray includes the new documentaries "Wings: Grandeur in the Sky," which gives perspective on the remarkable cinematic achievements of William Wellman and his team of filmmakers; "Dogfight", which explores the history of early aeronautics; and "Restoring the Power and Beauty of Wings", which details the painstaking process of returning this monumental epic to its original glory.
The WINGS Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with a newly-restored musical score by J.S. Zamecnik in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and an organ score by Gaylord Carter in 2.0 Dolby Digital that Wings fans may be familiar with, as well as French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Disc contents are as follows:
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Restoring the Power and Beauty of Wings
The WINGS DVD is presented in full screen with a newly-restored musical score by J.S. Zamecnik in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround and an organ score by Gaylord Carter in 2.0 Dolby Digital, as well as French and Spanish subtitles. The disc includes "Wings: Grandeur in the Sky."
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January 24, 2012
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Game of Thrones has been the talk of the town these past few months. It's their final season to air on HBO and many fans have been both excited for new drama and outraged over a few modern details. And, after the ultimate finale episode, a petition was created demanding a re-shoot of the entire season (which stars from the series have shot down).
But, in all honesty, Hollywood has done way worse before, ruining some of our favorite shows with a sub-par or downright awful series finale. So here are six series finale worse than Game of Thrones, to hopefully let the dust settle where it rose.
1. How I Met Your Mother
This one episode left perhaps the entire fanbase of the beloved comedy with a sour taste in their mouth after nine seasons of devotion.
The whole idea of Ted telling a story of all the women he dated before meeting his wife was a cute idea. The comedic plot with bits of multiple whimsical romances, an amazing cast and the occasional musical number often made viewers forget the endgame of the show. But, apparently, so did Ted (Josh Radnor).
After this long story to find the love of his life, she gets cancer and dies by the end of the few episodes that actually feature her, with the show making a bunch of time-jumps that also frazzle the plot trajectory fans had grown to appreciate.
Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) and Robin (Cobie Smulders) get divorced after just three years. Barney then promptly goes back to his playboy ways before getting a random girl pregnant and finally caring about women now that he has a daughter. The whole thing just didn't sit right with viewers, and rightfully so.
This show was already a mess of cliff-hangers and random plot lines that left us holding on to the edge of our seats. But, apparently, they were all dead anyways. Cool.
The islanders lived in a world where the island sunk in the '70s and the crash never happened. Brought back together in heaven, depicted by a large empty church, they reunite and everyone forgives each other and loves each other. No one had died, or actually, they all have. They remember everything and all is good: the world is at peace.
The final episode was a simplified ending to the interesting and intellectual multiple worlds viewers had grown to love within the series. Many fans were happy about their beloved characters' returns and their final arch, but felt it came too out of nowhere, like the writers found the last thing that worked and just said "okay!" Everything tied off in a bow way too well, taking a hard left at the end and dusting off their hands.
Never mind the spin-off "Joey" that no one watched, the finale of Friends was definitely a let down that Gen Zers now also experience, thanks to Netflix.
As times change and newer viewers become attached to the classic '90s show, Rachel leaving her dream to be with Ross becomes more and more problematic. The friends seem to part ways throughout their lives, moving into different chapters of their lives (except Joey, who backtracks on what little character development he's made throughout the series) and fans were left unsettled.
Turns out Dexter (Michael C. Hall) was just as upset with his trot off into the forest as his devoted fans.
This show was definitely an interesting watch; to see inside the mind of a compulsive killer, yet almost like him as he attempts to kill only those who "deserve it." But, in this finale, rightfully degraded by critics, our beloved serial killer decides to leave his life and friends behind to become a lumberjack.
Yup. I said that right. Dexter followed in the footsteps of Paul Bunyan and decided to live it up in the forest, convinced that he could no longer kill and live. The things fans didn't get is why he hadn't come to this conclusion earlier. Why did he have to kill then and not now?
Throwing his sister's dead body into the ocean was a pretty interesting choice for the writers too, but that last scene with him as a lumberjack really set viewers into a blind rage.
5. The Hills
This wasn't so much of a let-down as much as made people contemplate their whole reason for watching. The final scene, the camera pulls back for viewers to see the backdrop pulled out and Brody Jenner standing in the middle of a studio set. It broke the fourth wall, but also our hearts, declaring that none of our beloved "reality show" that started at all the way back at Laguna Beach was real. Maybe we'll get a better taste in our mouths after the new reboot.
6. Pretty Little Liars
Lets all be honest here. It's a safe space. None of this show made sense after the fourth season.
The show always deviated from the book series, but after the fourth season, it was almost unrecognizable. Fans kept watching, seeming surprised at the conclusion of every episode, but less and less viewers started tuning in as plot holes formed and confusion became the only word on our tongues.
To make matters worse, everything after the infamous time shift went against the trajectory of the book and character development that we had used as a guide for logic. New characters were introduced and old ones were thrown out. But when they all came back for the series finale, there was nothing salvageable for our original friends for Rosewood. To make matters worse, their new show The Perfectionists seems to be only adding to the situation.
Television will always have its flaws. The writers are only human, not mind-readers. Yes, these shows messed up big time. But, a show has to matter in order to break as many hearts as they did. So, when you're mad at Games of Thrones and the world, remember the good times and maybe start Reign on Netflix. It was really good.
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Movies are one of the best ways to escape our daily boring repetitive lifestyle. For many years movies have been trying to bring people to one place and that is what we call cinema halls or theatres. But recently, there has been a lot of change in how we watch movies. Now everything is available on Telegram. In this blog, we will list the best Telegram channels for movies.
According to a survey by marketingcharts, 77% of survey participants said that they prefer to watch content while staying at home, rather than going out to watch.
But for those who can’t afford to pay for OTT platforms, they either look to watch free webseries content or go for apps like Telegram. And now, Telegram groups are a great platform to watch movie fans.
We will tell you the best Telegram channels for movies, webseries and other entertainment shows.
Telegram Channels for Movies
|All Bollywood Webseries
|Amazon Prime Movies Webseries HD
|Netflix Webseries English
|Engish Webseries Netflix
|Netflix Movies Hindi Webseries
|All Hindi Movies HD
|Telugu Tamil Dubbed Movies
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Movies And Series Channels (44K Subscribers)
Movies And Series Channels is a popular Telegram channel for movie and TV show fans. You will get all new movies with all types of genres and formats. It is also possible to access the most popular and current entertainment. This channel is perfect if you are looking for a Telegram channel with all the popular movies.
Cinema Company (119K Subscribers)
This Telegram channel for movies offers many movies in all popular languages – Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Hollywood, and more. You can’t stream directly on Telegram. But you can download movies by looking at the file size info. Cinema Company also connects you to more related channels. So you can join in more movie channels.
Cinema Hub (97.4K Subscribers)
Cinema Hub provides high-quality movies and shows in multiple languages. You can watch and download all popular movies with dubbing. You will get all video quality like 240P, 360P, 480P, and 1080P.
HD Movies (97K Subscribers)
HD Movies provides all popular and trending movies in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, dubbed Hindi, and English languages. The channel also gives many private join links as a backup account. It’s perfect for those who love regional Telugu Cinema and international films in HD.
iMovieShare (744 Subscribers)
You will get all the latest movies on the iMovieShare Telegram channel. They provide both dubbed and original movies. But this channel only allows you to download the movies and then watch them. You can’t play the movies directly on Telegram.
Latest Movies News (26.5K Subscribers)
As the name suggests, Latest Movies News has a big collection of new movies and shows in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and more. This channel is a digital library for movie lovers.
Hollywood Movies Bollywood (1.72 Million Subscribers)
This is a channel for those who are looking to get Hollywood movies in multiple languages and qualities. You simply need to request to join the Telegram channel. You will then get movies in all popular languages like Telugu, Tamil, and all dubbed languages.
Malayalam Movies Latest (1.31 Million Subscribers)
As the name suggests, Malayalam Movies Latest focuses on new Malayalam cinema but also has films in other languages. It’s a haven for Malayalam movie fans and beyond. It offers the newest, most popular content for diverse audiences. Overall, this channel is great for finding regional cinemas, national cinemas and also international releases.
Movies Empire (566 Subscribers)
As the name of Movies Empire says, it provides a vast empire of movies, shows, and movie news. You can easily watch it online on Telegram or download it to watch later.
New Movies on TG
This channel provides new high-quality movies with subtitles along with web series and dubbed content for absolutely free. New Movies on TG are really good for those who want the latest movies without waiting.
Is It Safe to Watch Movies on Telegram or Download From Telegram?
Safety is a common question if you are using Telegram for movies. The answer depends on where the content comes from. If a movie is shared officially on Telegram then watching or downloading it is usually safe. Official channels have the right to their own content so they can share content legally with no viruses or malware.
The main concern is with random bots, users or channels. You should always be careful with content shared by random users or channels. Some might share movies without permission which can cause legal issues for the channel.
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If you use Telegram for movies and webseries then you will definitely find content that is not available anywhere else. We also update the new movie links regularly on our website if in any case the existing Telegram channels are removed.
If you find any such Telegram movie channels then you can tell us in the comment box. We will add it to our list. Thanks for visiting!


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ADA 2O Dramatic Arts - Open
This course requires students to actively explore dramatic forms and techniques, using their own ideas and concerns as well as sources selected from a wide range of authors, genres, and cultures. Student learning will include identifying and using the principles of space, time, voice, and movement in creating, sustaining, and communicating authentic roles within a drama. Students will assume responsibility for decisions made in the creation and presentation of the drama, and will analyse and reflect on the experience.
ADA 3O Dramatic Arts - Open
This course requires students to put together and present dramatic works dealing with stories, personal experiences, and local issues. Students will do research on and study contemporary theatrical forms, such as docudrama and forum theatre. They will interpret and present works in a variety of dramatic forms; create and script original works; analyse and reflect on dramatic works; and develop their communication skills and other skills useful in a variety of careers.


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As part of the preparations for the performance of A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM by Year 9 students in February, the cast had the opportunity to spend a day rehearsing the piece so far and sharing the work with a professional actor who then helped them “workshop” one of the scenes from the play to help complete the first full run through of the piece.
The actor, Tom Barker, had travelled from Cardiff to work with the cast and was very impressed with the work the students have done so far. “This piece is going to be great!” He told me. Tom, who has worked with the Shakespeare Schools Festival for the last 8 years, then worked on the final scene of the play with the cast.
The students felt they made a lot of progress; at the end of the session they said they felt that Tom and the day had helped them move on a long way. One cast member said, “He gave us techniques for us to think about in creating our characters.” And Chloe Ellis, playing the dual role of Oberon and Theseus, said “We can think more about the backstory so we could embody characters better”
The show is coming together with some props and costume starting to add to the magic of the performers’ excellent acting skills. When the show is performed at the Tobacco Factory on February 2nd, it is going to be magical!
Excitement is mounting in the Drama/Music/Dance departments as the auditions for MATILDA THE MUSICAL approach. Year 7/8 have been working on their audition pieces at Drama club and there is some serious talent out there! Watch this space for casting details coming soon……
Last week we reached full capacity at our Year 7 & 8 Drama Club so have taken the decision to add a second session each week. This is exciting as we are about to launch auditions for the junior production due to take place in the Spring Term. Year 9 are still busy rehearsing their performance for the Shakespeare Schools Festival so this means we now have over 60 students participating in extra curricular Drama. It’s lovely to see interest and enthusiasm growing for all our clubs and we are so excited for the future!
Year 13 A Level Drama students travelled to Bath Theatrical Costume hire in Frome with Mrs Warren to select costumes for their upcoming assessment performances of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ by Oscar Wilde. They rehearsed in their outfits at the 6th form open evening and all agreed that the period clothes and shoes made a real difference to the way that they played their characters. We think they look amazing!
The theatre company ‘The Paper Birds’ visited us to run workshops on devising for Year 12/13 A Level Drama students. Two lucky Year 9 learning groups were also able to take part in a session which looked at creating a piece of theatre based on a visual stimulus. GCSE and A Level students will soon be watching a production by The Paper Birds in class which they can write about in their examination.
Welcome to our new Drama Blog here at St Laurence School. It has been lovely to get back into the practical classroom spaces and all year groups have been making the most of being ‘back to normal’. Year 7 have been learning that ‘Drama is Serious Fun’, Year 8 have been exploring communicating in goobledy-gook and Year 9 have produced some excellent moving pieces based on the poem ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen – complete with lights and the soundtrack – ‘Le Depart’ by The Style Council. Our Year 10 GCSE students have got off to a great start, producing extracts from ‘Macbeth’ in newly created theatre companies whilst Year 11 took to the stage, performing their devised assessments to a real live audience in the studio. Our A Level students in Year 12 have been exploring different theatre practitioners including Punchdrunk, John Godber and Kneehigh and Year 13 are busy rehearsing their scripted pieces ready for their assessment on the 15th November. We even went to the theatre! Year 10-13 enjoyed a trip to the Bristol Old Vic to see ‘Wuthering Heights’ – a production by theatre company Wise Children based on the novel by Emily Bronte.
Now the blog is up and running we look forward to telling more about events as they happen – watch this space as we have lots of exciting things planned!


What's on Past Events D&D: Old Actors - How Can We Play Our Part? 17 March 2017 D&D: Old Actors - How Can We Play Our Part? National Theatre Studio, 83-101 The Cut, Lambeth, London, SE1 8LL 12:30 - 4:00 pm Invitation from Tim Preece Old actors. Old age. The more I think about it the harder I find it to distinguish between the process of being an old actor and the business of being an old person. I am 78 years old and I’ve been an actor for approaching 60 years. I started in weekly rep, came to London in the sixties, worked in television, film and theatre, had the ups and downs that we all experience, and I would say I’ve had a successful enough career and have been, on the whole, I think, fairly well thought of. Not only that. I’m still going. Still earning. Occasionally. All of this is a preamble to my situation now – despite appearances I have lost confidence. I have lost confidence in my ability to translate the written word of a script into what a person actually says and does (what Marlon Brando called lying). The catalyst for this loss of confidence is that I’ve begun to find “meetings” (we used to call them “auditions” or “reading for the part”) dispiriting and often humiliating. Trying to prove that I can play the part, trying to illustrate my experience, trying to compete (that’s the crux) all mean that the prospect of a meeting triggers feelings of foreboding and inadequacy. I expect I'm taking it too seriously, but the knock on effect has been that I feel out of touch with the process, the business of acting. I don't think I'm alone. What I don’t know is whether this is to do with being older. Possibly. Probably. It’s a problem of diminishing returns – I have the greater experience as an actor at my age but have lost confidence in my being an actor. The difficulty isn’t to do with elderly frailty, uneasy memory, bent back or dodgy feet, though they do have an effect, it’s to do with my view of myself. The view from the bridge. We have to be old when we're old, there's no escape. That's our role. That's who we are. So if we are actors, for instance, we may not find ourselves playing those other, younger people any more, and if we are not actors, well the same is true. How might I re-engage with the process? With the business? Well, as my sales pitch becomes worse and I act less so have less diversion, I have more confidently become the non-actor part of myself, so do I even want to continue competing? I'm not sure. But I miss it. What I do know is that I would very much like to know from older actors how they find it – this coming towards an end. How they feel about the boundaries of growing old. Do they feel out of touch with the business? Invisible? Discussion and conversation is very welcome. So I’m inviting you to come to this Open Space conversation event. Whether you are an old actor, young actor, somewhere in the middle, or have no desire to be an actor, even if you are one of those people I have meetings with, if you need stories to be told, if you need theatre, need its mystery and passion, and want to work on ways to enable older actors to better play their part in the business of engaging in all that, come along and give us your ideas, enthusiasm and experience. Booking for this event has now closed.


“What would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail?”
What is your answer this question? The Empowerment Project challenges and encourages the audience to say their dreams out loud. It is a film that documents the incredible journey of five women across the country.
The creators of the project, Dana Michelle Cook and Sarah Moshman, are Emmy-Award winning filmmakers who believe in the power of cinema to create social change. Driving from Los Angeles to New York over the course of 30 days, they strive to inspire and empower the next generation of women to pursue their goals and follow their dreams. With an all-female focus both in front of and behind the camera, the documentary truly depicts “Ordinary women doing extraordinary things.”
Since the film has been completed in 2014, it has become a nationwide success, having been screened over 300 times around the country and empowering thousands of women. Its message has reached such a wide audience that it has been featured and received great reviews on numerous news and media outlets, ranging from Forbes, The Huffington Post, to Marie Claire, who called it a “must see.”
At Integritas Resources, we strongly believe in doing our part in making the world a better place, and we do this by giving back to the community through fundraising and volunteer efforts. We proudly support and have made donations to The Empowerment Project and its community based volunteer efforts and initiatives.
The film is not available online, and is not for sale on DVD at the moment, as it is intended to be viewed in a group setting to generate discussion about female empowerment and gender equality. However, you can find a screening near you here, or watch the trailer on their website: http://empowermentproject.com/.


Bayou Maharajah *Special Screening*
Join Film Director Lily Keber and The Roots of Music for a special evening of music, conversation, and an intimate screening of her award-winning documentary Bayou Maharajah, The Tragic Genius of James Booker at Second Line Brewing on Tuesday, October 22nd. One dollar from every drink purchase will be donated to support the talented students at The Roots of Music. We will perform at 6:30pm. Don’t miss this special night!


Book vs. Movie – Balance on the Screen
With The Hunger Games movie coming out in less than a week, I got to pondering film adaptations of books. There is truly a delicate balance filmmakers have to strike when bringing a book to the screen. Everyone who has read the book will have certain expectations of the film; from how scenes play out, how the setting fits, how characters on the screen become characters from the page. That is an undertaking everyone involved with a film probably hopes to get right, while still bringing their own vision to the tale. However, a film must also bring an entirely new element for fans, yes, even the rabid fans hopefully can appreciate some nuance to the story they hadn’t taken in before. People who haven’t read the book will be presented this “new” story, “new” characters, etc., but will not share that special and familiar relationship those who have read the book will most likely have with the story or characters, that relationship remains for the readers to hold on to.
Some films have maintained that delicate balance well. I admit I saw the BBC miniseries Pride & Prejudice before I read the book. It was seeing what was brought to the screen that made me want to read the book. Key elements of the story and characters shined, making it a truly lovely film that somehow sill paid reverence to the story while maintaining it’s own period piece identity as well. It was the film/book that gave me my appreciation for Jane Austen. There was a later film adaptation that was a bit loser with adapting the story, but for me it remains the BBC version that has completely affected me. A more modern film and recent book, The Help, was able to keep true to the story of 60s racial issues in the South. Some things were left out, but moviegoers were still brought into this affecting story, and readers could appreciate the tale filmmakers told. Again, the film managed its own identity extremely well, while acknowledging the source material. Jurassic Park was oddly another movie I found that made the most of source material. It departed from the book, but a truly amazing film was brought to the screen from the book that was a tale of science fiction at its best. The book and movie were each quite the ride in their own way.
Horrible adaptations have also graced the screen, sad to say. The Great Gatsby was one of those unmemorable adaptations for me, it just didn’t make much of the story for me. It was beautiful to look at, but the emotion and depth was lacking. The Scarlet Letter was just utterly horrible and ridiculous, I went to see that after reading it in my high school English class, and it was truly a waste of time. In those films, readers never got what they deserved, and the audience new to the story didn’t really get the chance to see what the story could be.
I am eagerly awaiting The Hunger Games, and hope it will not disappoint. Hopefully filmmakers and the actors have brought this story to life well. I am glad filmmakers bring books I love to the screen, and love seeing how their own vision is brought to the story, but I will always keep my own special vision of my favorite books.
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Mon, Mar 08|
A reading from some of the most pivotal scenes of "The Spancel of Death" written by T.H. Nally & read by Irish Actors working right now. Followed by lively & empowering discussion on theatre, rebellion, women, Ireland and everything in-between. Watch it here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClRz
Time & Location
Mar 08, 2021, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST
About the event
This event will be available on our Facebook and YouTube channel as well.
The role of Women in Irish Theatre has always been at the cultural heart of the Nation, great women worked on and off stage to tell the stories of the people to the people. Lady Gregory and Annie Horniman funded the Start of the Abbey Theatre Dublin, 1904. These revolutionary women defined the ambition of the Abbey Theatre with their manifesto “to bring upon the stage the deeper emotions of Ireland”. By 1916 the revolutionary fervour of the Cultural Revival was moving from art to action and from the stage onto the streets.
The play “The Spancel of Death” by T.H.Nally was due to be performed when the Easter Rising began and had to be abandoned before it’s premiere. Perhaps this exceptional play was written ahead of its time. Had it been seen it would have been controversial to say the least, it has extraordinary roles for women, giving them the weight of action, power and agency at a time when women were mostly poetic allegories and symbolic calls for rescue. Having been written “Based on Absolute Fact” this true story opens up the lives of oppressed women in the West of Ireland, 1777. It is impeccably researched and written in the specific dialogue of the time and place. It is a treasure trove of the lives of women at that time.
In ‘Deconstructing Erin’ we will read some of the most pivotal scenes of this remarkable play with some of the most passionate knowledgeable working Irish Actors working right now and open up the scenes for context and content and invite a lively and empowering discussion on theatre, rebellion, women, Ireland and everything in between. Audiences with curious minds and burning questions most welcome!
Proud Canadian artist, Aoife Nally was born and raised in Waterloo, Ontario where she thrived in the community arts scene: KWLT, summer camps at Centre in the Square and Eastwood Colligates Integrated Arts Program. This launched her into McGill University’s prestigious Opera Performance program, Montreal which led her to form her own Opera/Musical Theatre Company, ‘firstname.lastname@example.org.’ with Cambridge born Michael Gianfrancesco and, now local, Brent Krysa. Together they produced critically and locally acclaimed productions of Company, Secret Garden, Sweeney Todd, Candide and Mozart’s Magic Flute. She then ventured further afield to do her Classical Theatre Intensive Post-Graduate studies at the London Academy of Music and Drama, UK. Which encouraged her to remain in England and pursue a life of performance on London’s West End Stages. Some of her favourite credits are Jerry Springer: The Opera, Sweeney Todd with Imelda Staunton, Evita for the Donmar Warehouse and Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
After releasing an album of her own music, Aoife was commissioned to write her own original musical “Hallowed Ground” which has already enjoyed two professional workshop productions and is currently seeking further funding for a future full-fledged production. She continues to produce theatre by reviving the work of her Great Great Uncle, the Abbey Theatre (Dublin) playwright T.H.Nally, who’s notorious play “The Spancel of Death” was interrupted by the Easter Uprising 1916. Her two, site-specific immersive readings at Wilton’s Victorian Music Hall and Treadwell’s bookshop have left audiences speechless and dumbfounded, which has encouraged her to pursue her dream of a fully staged production and to revive interest in her ancestor’s work.
Having come back to Waterloo to give a talk on her Great Great Uncle for the IRL. Festival, Aoife has found herself grounded here in the pandemic where she is working on her multimedia, performance, literary and visual arts piece of creative non-fiction titled “Drawing Strength: An Artist’s Guide to Creative Recovery”, which she won her development residencies at Atelier Austmarka, Norway and the Banff Centre for the Arts last year. She is hoping to release selections from this work virtually in the new year.
Nora Connolly trained at The Abbey Theatre and has appeared in many of the canon of classic Irish plays by John Millington Synge, Sean O’Casey and W.B.Yeats at the Royal National Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic.
More contemporary plays include “The Hostage’ by Brendan Behan, 'The Cripple of Inishmaan’ & “The Beauty Queen of Leenane’ both by Martin McDonagh.
Most recently she was in ‘These Halcyon Days’ by Deirdre Kinahan in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Plus performing the Molly Bloom soliloquy from James Joyce's Ulysses’ and her own one-woman poetry show 'Going West’ at various Irish Cultural Festivals.
The Ringmaster in Haunted House Party (Unidays); Francesca in Hoodies of Boyfriends Past (Unidays); Knole Maid in Vita & Virgina (Blinder Films); Em in Homecomings (Kingdom Productions); Grace in Blackout (Secret Garden Pictures); Cadence in Spacemen (Edward Zorab Films); Vicky Wilson in The Lady in the Park (Secret Garden Pictures).
Theatre: Aurora, Kitty, Mary, Violet in A Winning Hazard (The Finborough Theatre); Aoife in Confidence/Supply (The Southwark Playhouse); Anna in Swipe (The Southwark Playhouse); Daughter/Friend/Associate in Farrago (The Arcola Theatre); Various Roles in X&Y (The Lyric Hammersmith); Came in Final Track (The Arcola Theatre); Jenny in Thaw (The Vaults); Paige in Mad Queen's Chess (Sheer Height Theatre/Park Theatre); Cecilia in Gingerbread (Labyrinth Festival); Sorel Bliss in Hay Fever (Bill Kenwright Ltd & Paul Taylor-Mills Ltd); Fay Marquand in Sweet Revenge (Bill Kenwright Ltd & Paul Taylor-Mills Ltd); Lady Rose Lawless in The School For Scheming (The Orange Tree Theatre); Sive in Desolate Heaven by Ailis Ni Riain (Theatre503).


Netflix Edits Out Graphic Suicide Scene From ’13 Reasons Why’ Over Two Years After First Aired
Before and after the controversial episode aired in 2017, health experts warned Netflix about the graphic scene. A later study found that there was a sharp uptick in teen suicides in the month after the show launched.
Netflix Deletes Suicide Scene From Popular Youth Show,' 13 Reasons Why'
Netflix Inc. is removing a controversial graphic scene depicting a youth suicide from its popular young adult drama "13 Reasons Why", following advice from medical experts, the company said on its Twitter account early on Tuesday. The show, based on a book of the same name, depicts the suicide of the protagonist in the last episode of season 1, with a scene of the youth Hannah slitting her wrists in a bathtub. (McKay, 7/16)
Netflix Revises ’13 Reasons Why’ Suicide Scene
“It was our hope, in making ’13 Reasons Why’ into a television show, to tell a story that would help young viewers feel seen and heard, and encourage empathy in all who viewed it, much as the bestselling book did before us,” showrunner Brian Yorkey said in a statement. “Our creative intent in portraying the ugly, painful reality of suicide in such graphic detail in season one was to tell the truth about the horror of such an act, and make sure no one would ever wish to emulate it. But as we ready to launch season three, we have heard concerns about the scene from Dr. Christine Moutier at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and others, and have agreed with Netflix to re-edit it." (Nicholai, 7/15)
The Wall Street Journal:
Netflix Removes Controversial Suicide Scene From ‘13 Reasons Why’
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggested that “13 Reasons Why” was a factor in a rise in teen suicides. The study found that the suicide rate among people 10 to 17 went up by nearly a third in April 2017, the month after the show launched on Netflix. Some school officials issued warnings and guidance to parents about the show. At the time of the study, a Netflix spokesman said, “It’s a critically important topic, and we have worked hard to ensure that we handle this sensitive issue responsibly.” (Flint, 7/16)
13 Reasons Why Edits Out Suicide From Controversial Season 1 Scene
Suicide prevention groups are now voicing their support in Netflix’s decision to edit the scene. “We support the decision to edit the scene in which Hannah takes her own life from 13 Reasons Why,” the groups — which included the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Trevor Project — say in a joint statement to PEOPLE. “There has been much debate about the series in the medical community. But this positive change will ensure that 13 Reasons Why continues to encourage open conversation about mental health and suicide prevention – while also mitigating the risk for the most vulnerable teenage viewers.” (Boucher, 7/16)