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PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 41 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA APRIL 2019

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Robbie GR E WA L

THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: GREYHOUND, HELLBOY, SETTERS, LITTLE, Intruder GREETINGS

ear Movie Lovers, Scorsese, and meet Director Robbie Grewal to know the inside story of his spy thriller Romeo Akbar Walter. Here’s the April issue of Movies First, your exclusive ’t forget to take a shot at our movie quiz, too. window to the world of cinema.

The month begins with the highly anticipated action- We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous adventure-fantasy Avengers Endgame, which marks the month of movie watching. final phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Headlined Regards by a sterling cast, ’s explores powerful emotional equations. Gautam Dutta Discover the techniques behind the genius of Martin CEO, PVR Limited

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PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 3 RELEASING THIS MONTH A sneak-peek into the big release of the month!

PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS Kalank ETERNAL LOVE

THE PLOT Kalank is an epic-historical and emotional drama that goes beyond the borders. It is set before Independence, revolves he word around lovers separated by circumstances and their faith, and involves inter-generational revenge. ‘kalank’ can have many interpretations. It might THE CHARACTERS Alia plays the role of Roop. As Karan Johar describes her, mean love to some and a “to love her is to love fire.” portrays Bahar blemish to others. You Begum, an enchanting courtesan. ’s character is Balraj Chaudhry, an iron-fisted patriarch who upholds have to decide after traditions. plays the role of Zafar, an intense watching the film. man who takes challenges head on. Aditya Roy Kapoor is the virtuous Dev Chaudhry, the epitome of nobility. – Karan Johar, Director Sonakshi plays the role of Satya Chaudhry: pure, elegant and filled with love.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 The Collection Karan Johar is known for his romantic DID YOU KNOW? films that portray complex personal Kalank is ’ relationships. He made his directorial most expensive film to date. debut with the blockbuster romance Kuch The film was conceptualised by Kuch Hota Hai (1998), which earned him Karan Johar and his father Yash the Awards for Best Director Johar in 2003. ’s and Best Screenplay. His next two films death the following year was one were the ensemble dramas Kabhie Khushi of the reasons it was put on the Kabhie Gham (2001) and Kabhi Alvida Naa backburner. Kehna (2006), both very successful in the Yash Johar even visited Pakistan overseas market. His social drama My to pick up the nuances from the Name Is Khan (2010) earned him his place to recreate an authentic second Filmfare Award for Best Director. ambience for the shoot. These, along with the several successful Actress was initially films he has produced under the Dharma signed for the character role Productions banner, have established him played by Madhuri Dixit. as one of the leading director-producers Madhuri Dixit and will in cinema. perform a Kathak duet in the film, for which Alia has trained under Birju Maharaj. Actress will be seen in a cameo. One of the dances in the film has been mounted on a large scale, with 500 background dancers.

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

Kalank RELEASE 19 APRIL Genre: Drama, History, Romance Language: Hindi Director: Abhishek Varman Cast: Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Studio: Dharma Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment (2006)

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Release Date: April 26, 2019 Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Language: English Director: Anthony and Joe Russo Cast: Robert Downey Junior, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo he reason Studio: Marvel Studios Pic Courtesy: Marvel Studios that people relate to these characters is their humanity, THE BACK STORY: Avengers: Infinity War became the highest-grossing movie worldwide last year with and that they’re over $2 billion. Avengers: Endgame, its follow up, has flawed.” frequently been described as a ‘culmination’ because on – Joe Russo top of everything, it is also the climax of the MCU’s entire existence, which has spanned a decade and 22 movies (including Captain Marvel). It’s all built to this.

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he thing that’s most important to us is that we preserve the surprise of the narrative. When I was a kid and saw The Empire Strikes Back at 11am on the day it opened… It so profoundly moved me because I didn’t know a damn thing about the story I was going to watch. We’re trying to replicate that experience. – Joe and Anthony Russo, Directors

THE PLOT: After the devastating events of Avengers: their resumes, and they’re capping their achievements with InfinityW ar (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help the year’s most awaited blockbuster. of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’ actions and restore order to The brothers, who always work together, started with the the universe. little-seen but highly regarded Welcome to Collinwood in 2002, then moved on to You, Me and Dupree in 2006. THE CAST: The film boasts a great cast, with Robert Eight years after that, the Russo Brothers saw their careers Downey Jr in the titular role and a supporting cast filled take off. out by veterans like Gwyneth Paltrow, Brie Larson, Scarlett Johannson and Josh Brolin. Endgame will likely also act as Between 2014 and 2019, they have directed four Marvel a swan song for some specific Avengers and the actors that Cinematic Universe films: Captain America: The Winter play them, so the directors have devoted time and attention Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: InfinityW ar, to giving strong emotional moments to them. and Avengers: Endgame.

THE DIRECTORS: The multi-talented siblings Anthony and THE KEY CLUE Joe Russo have a long list of hit TV shows and movies on Notice how Peggy Carter reprises her words from Captain

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Trivia

Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige has 01 said that the series finale episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) [Star Trek: The Next Generation—All Good Things (1994)] inspired this film. This film and its predecessor Avengers: 02 Infinity War (2018) were filmed entirely on digital IMAX cameras, making them the first Hollywood films shot entirely on IMAX cameras Since his introduction in the Marvel 03 Cinematic universe, Chris Evans has appeared as Steve Rogers/Captain America in one film a year except for 2015 where he appears twice, totaling ten times. The title “Endgame” was not only heard 04 from a comment from Dr. Strange in Avengers: Infinity War but it was also mentioned in Avengers: Age of Ultron. In that movie, Tony Stark says that the alien invasion from the first Avengers movie is the endgame. This will be the 22nd film to be released 05 by Marvel Studios for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It will also be the longest Marvel film to date.

America: The Winter Soldier in the trailer. “The world has changed,” she says, “none of us can go back, all we can do is our best, and sometimes the best we can do is to start over.” This “starting over” bit is interesting, because it hints at the possibility of alternate dimensions being introduced into the MCU, allowing old characters to organically make way for the new.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 9 MUST WATCH BLOCKBUSTERS

APR APR PM Narendra Modi 05 Romeo Akbar Walter 05 Genre: Biography Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Omung Kumar Director: Robbie Grewal Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Barkha Cast: , Mouni Bisht, Boman Irani Roy, Studio: Legend Studios Studio: Viacom 18, Kyta Pic courtesy: Legend Studios Productions Pic courtesy: Viacom 18

Movie Plot: The film chronicles Prime Minister Narendra Movie Plot: It’s the story of an undercover spy in Pakistan Modi’s 64-year epic journey from abject poverty, selling tea around the time of the 1971 Indo-Pak war. on a railway station as a tea seller to becoming the leader of Did You Know: The film is loosely based on the life of an Ex the world`s largest democracy. RAW agent, Ravindra Kaushik. His spy mind benefitted in 1971 war and many more secrets revealed by him since Did You Know: This is director Omung Kumar’s third biopic he went to a major post in Pakistan Army and through their after Mary Kom (2014) and Sarbjit (2016). leaked the details and gave to India.

APR APR No Fathers in Kashmir 05 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? 12 Genre: Drama Genre: Drama Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Ashvin Kumar Director: Soumitra Ranade Cast: Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Cast: Manav Kaul, Nandita Soni Razdan, Zara Webb, Das, Saurabh Shukla, Kishore Ashvin Kumar Kadam Studio: Alipur Films Pic courtesy: Alipur Films

Movie Plot: A teenage British Kashmiri, Noor, retraces her Movie Plot: The film revolves around the road journey of roots in search of her father with Majid, a local Kashmiri boy. Albert undertaken by him in anger due to the experiences These playful eyes of love-struck teenagers, in their search, that life has presented to him, to settle a score and uncover the hidden secrets of the lost fathers of Kashmir. enable him to lead a life of dignity and hope. Did You Know: The film is based on true events.T he film’s Did You Know: The film is a modern version of 1980 director, Ashvin Kumar was nominated for an Oscar for his classics Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyu Aata Hai starring short film, Little Terrorist. .

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APR APR The Tashkent Files 12 Greyhound 05 Genre: Thriller Genre: Drama, War Language(s): Hindi Language(s): English Director: Director: Aaron Schneider Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Cast: , Manuel , Shweta Garcia-Rulfo, Stephen Graham Basu Prasad Studio: , Studio: SP CineCorp, Vivek , Agnihotri Creates Pic courtesy: Columbia Pic courtesy: SP CineCorp Pictures

Movie Plot: The film revolves around the mysterious Movie Plot: Nazi U-boats pursue a convoy of Allied ships circumstances surrounding the death of the late Prime during the early days of World War II. Minister Did You Know: The movie is based on the book, “The Good Did You Know: Director Vivek Agnihotri decided to make this Shepherd”, by C.S. Forester. Also, this is the second movie film after the RTIs filed by him failed to reveal the truth about about World War II that Tom Hanks will be starring in. The Shastri’s death. first being Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan.

APR Shazam 05

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Language(s): English Director: David F. Sandberg Cast: Asher Angel, Zachary Levi, Mark Strong Studio: Pic courtesy: New Line Cinema

Movie Plot: By shouting out one word - SHAZAM! - a streetwise 14- year-old foster kid can turn into the adult superhero Shazam. Did You Know: Both DC Comics and Marvel Comics have a hero called Captain Marvel. DC’s Captain Marvel is the original, first hitting stands in 1939. DC renamed their New version of “Captain Marvel” to “Shazam” in 2012, due in part to Marvel holding the trademark on the name. However, DC still produces versions named Captain Marvel in print and animation.

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APR APR Pet Sematary 12 Hellboy 12 Genre: Horror, Thriller Genre: Action, Adventure, Language(s): English Fantasy Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Language(s): English Dennis Widmyer Director: Neil Marshall Cast: John Lithgow, Jason Cast: David Harbour, Milla Clarke, Amy Seimetz Jovovich, Ian McShane Studio: Alphaville Films, Studio: , Millenium Films, Dark Horse Pic courtesy: Paramount Entertainment Pictures Pic courtesy: Lionsgate

Movie Plot: A couple and their two children move to a Movie Plot: Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the rural home where they are enlightened about the eerie ‘Pet supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress Sematary’ nearby. bent on revenge. Did You Know: The film is based on a 1983 horror novel Did You Know: Based on the popular graphic novels by by American writer Stephen King, nominated for a World Mike Mignola, the film was earlier titled Hellboy: The Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1986. Blood Queen.

APR APR Fighting With My Family 12 After 19 Genre: Biography, Comedy, Genre: Drama, Romance Drama Language(s): English Language(s): English Director: Jenny Gage Director: Stephen Merchant Cast: Josephine Langford, Cast: Florence Pugh, Lena Hero Fiennes, Jennifer Beals Headey, Vince Vaughn Studio: Cinelou Films, Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wattpad, Offspring Pictures, Film4 Entertainment Pic courtesy: Film 4 Pic courtesy: Cinelou Films

Movie Plot: A former wrestler and his family make a living Movie Plot: A young woman falls for a guy with a dark secret performing at small venues around the country while his and the two embark on a rocky relationship. kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment. Did You Know: The film is based on the 2012 Did You Know: The film is based on a novel by debutante documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family author Anna Todd, also known for other novels that are a by director Max Fisher, depicting the WWE career of professional wrestler Paige. part of After series, The Spring Girls and The Brightest Stars.

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APR APR The Curse of the Weeping Woman 19 Little 26 Genre: Horror, Mystery, Genre: Comedy Thriller Language(s): English Language(s): English Director: Tina Golden Director: Michael Chaves Cast: Regina Hall, Issa Rae, Cast: Linda Cardellini, Marsai Martin Raymond Cruz, Patricia Studio: Legendary Pictures, Velasquez Will Packer Productions Studio: New Line Cinema, Pic courtesy: Legendary Atomic Monster Productions Pictures Pic courtesy: New Line Cinema

Movie Plot: The ghost of a woman who drowned her Movie Plot: A woman is transformed into her younger children now cries while looking for them in the river, often self at a point in her life when the pressures of adulthood causing misfortune to those who are near or hear her. become too much to bear. Did You Know: The film is confirmed to be apart of The Marsai Martin, nominated twice for BET Conjuring Universe. You will see, Tony Amendola, who Did You Know: portrayed Father Perez in Annabelle (2014), reprises the award under ‘Young Stars’ category will be seen playing same role in this film. the hilarious role of young Jordan.

APR APR Intruder 26 Motherless Brooklyn 26 Genre: Drama, Thriller Genre: Crime, Drama Language(s): English Language(s): English Director: Deon Taylor Director: Edward Norton Cast: Dennis Quaid, Michael Cast: Bruce Willis, Willem Ealy, Meagan Good Dafoe, Edward Norton Studio: Hidden Empire, Studio: Class 5 Films Primary Wave Pic courtesy: Class 5 Films Pic courtesy: Hidden Empire

Movie Plot: A young married couple buy their dream home Movie Plot: A lonely private detective afflicted with in Napa Valley unaware that the previous owner has a Tourette’s Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his deadly plan to get his property back. mentor and only friend.

Did You Know: Nominated twice for Golden Globe award, Did You Know: The film is set in New York in 1954, giving Dennis Quaid will be seen in a thrilling role in the film. it a gritty and atmospheric effect.

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Tom Hanks was born in 01 Concord, California, but his mother, Janet Marylyn, was of Portuguese descent, while his father, Amos Hanks, had English ancestry. 02 In his childhood, Tom´s family moved often. By the age of ten, Hanks had lived in ten different houses. 03 Tom Hanks is a third cousin, four generations removed, of former President Abraham Lincoln. Their common ancestor is John Hanks (1680 - 1740), who was the great-great- grandfather of Lincoln and the six-time great- grandfather of Tom Hanks. 04 He was interested in acting from a young age and studied theater at Chabot College in Hayward. His first movie was the 05 low budget filmHe Knows You’re Alone in 1980. 06 Before he played a gay lawyer with AIDS in the famous 1993 drama , Hanks lost 35 pounds (16 kilograms) and even thinned his hair in order to appear sickly for the role. 21 Little-Known Tom Hanks cited the help 07 of a nearby ice cream shop Things About…. which helped him gain 30 pounds (13.6 kilograms) for his role in the famous 1992 American comedy-drama, Tom Hanks A League of Their Own. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 18 His brother Jim Hanks was used as Tom Hank’s 20 Tom Hanks shares his birthday, July 9th, with 08 in . musicians Jack White, David O’Hara, Courtney Love, actor Chris Cooper, and politician Donald He was inducted as an honorary member of 09 Rumsfeld. United States Army Rangers Hall of Fame for his perfect depiction of Captain in the movie Saving A supporter of NASA’s manned space program, Private Ryan. 21 Hanks said he originally wanted to be an astronaut. In fact, the asteroid 12818 Tomhanks At the age of 45 he became the youngest ever 10 was named after him. to receive the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award on June 12, 2002. 11 Jim Lovell, whom Hanks played in Apollo 13 (1995), is actually left-handed, but Hanks refused to write with his left hand for the movie. He was not always the cool, confident Tom Hanks 12 we are all so familiar with. In his own words, “I was a geek, a spaz. I was horribly, painfully, terribly shy while growing up.” Tom Hanks has played a captain in 3 different 13 movies: Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Captain Phillips (2013). Before Tom Hanks kicked off his acting career, 14 one of his jobs was a hotel bellman. Among the celebrity guests whose bags he carried were Cher Guess the Movie and Sidney Poitier. He also had a Saturday job as a teenager selling 15 popcorn and peanuts at the Oakland Coliseum. • this 2000 historical drama won five 16 After winning the Best Actor Oscar Oscars, including the Best Picture and for Philadelphia, Hanks thanked a gay teacher he had in high school for inspiring him to shoot Best Actor awards. for the stars. This later became the plot of In & Out (1997), a film starring Matt Dillon about a • “What we do in life echoes in eternity” famous actor who accidentally outs a high is one of the most quoted dialogues school teacher. from the film. Tom Hanks is not just a great actor. He is also a 17 successful film producer. He has produced over 20 films including the 2002 Canadian-American • set in ancient Rome, this revenge saga romantic comedy, , and was shot in a 52-feet high replica of the 2004 American 3-D animated musical fantasy film, The Polar Express. the Colosseum. Tom Hanks is an avid collector of typewriters. He 18 has purchased over 80 typewriters from around • the film’s lead actor was born in New the world and has been collecting them “for no Zealand and shot to fame with the particular reason” since 1978. 1997 smash hit LA Confidential. 19 A dedicated proponent of environmentalism, Tom Hanks Hanks is an investor in electric vehicles. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 19 PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 20 Robbie GR E WAGUEST L INTERVIEW

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PVR MOVIE FIRST PAGE 18 Robbie Grewal GUEST INTERVIEW Director

Romeo Akbar Walter promises to be a gritty espionage character depicted in the film is fictional, but through thriller. Robbie Grewal, the film’s director, takes us him, you learn very real facts about how cross-border behind the scenes: information is gleaned. It’s a nuanced, layered role.

You’re returning to direction after a long break How did you prepare for the shoot Yes, my last film was Aloo Chaat (2009). For a very long Before we took our first shot, we spent months time, I did not have a story to tell, so I did not. This story doing our research on the facts, since this film is felt both interesting and convincing, and I knew I wanted drawn from a real event. As a director, it was my to make it into a film. responsibility to ensure that we recreate that time zone accurately. Locking the looks and disguises also How did the idea for Romeo Akbar Walter emerge? required meticulous planning, and of course, finalising My father was in the army, and had many interesting John Abraham’s personality and mindset for the three stories to share. It was during one of my discussions characters he plays. with him that the idea for this film clicked. In fact, if you go back and research the 1971 war, you’ll find not one Where did you shoot but dozens of stories worth telling. We shot in 8 to 10 towns all over Gujarat, Kashmir, and in some parts of Nepal. Is the story drawn from real events The story sets into motion some nine months before Last word the Indo-Pak war. The background and setting of It is an honest film, celebrating an Indian hero. Go Elizabeth Chase Olsen the film are therefore totally real. Just the individual watch it!

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 22 Elizabeth Chase Olsen RISING STAR PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 23 Elizabeth Chase Olsen RISING STAR

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Olsen is the younger sister of the famous twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who first gained fame on the American family sitcom Full House. She began acting at a very young age, with seven appearances in her sisters’ films even before she turned eight. was always

Olsen attended Campbell Hall School in North Hollywood, very clear that acting California, from kindergarten to grade 12. After high was a job; I never had school graduation, she enrolled at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and spent a semester studying in this twinkly fantasy Russia at the Moscow Art Theatre School. of people taking Her Films photographs of me. Her breakthrough came in 2011 when she starred in the independent thriller-drama Martha Marcy May Marlene, – Elizabeth Olsen in which she starred as a young woman who had escaped from a terrifying cult. This movie got her nominated for

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 24 the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and to bake bread and create a delicious meal, sit outside in Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, among the sun, eat delicious food all day with people I love.” several others. She subsequently starred in the films Silent House (2011), Liberal Arts (2012), Oldboy (2013), She detests being late and finds it disrespectful to the Godzilla (2014), I Saw the Light (2015), Ingrid Goes West people she’s meeting. (2017) and Wind River (2017).

Her best-known role, of course, is as the Avenger “Scarlet Witch” - AKA Wanda Maximoff, the twin of Quicksilver, who can harness magic and use both hypnosis and telekinesis.

UP CLOSE: Not wanting to take advantage of her famous last name, she dropped “Olsen” and went by the name “Elizabeth Chase” in high school.

Even today, she often avoids using “Olsen,” unless it is to get a table at her favourite New York restaurant, “Il Buco.”

Her sisters have named their high-end fashion label “Elizabeth and James” after her and their younger brother. QUICK FACTS

She is an avid food lover and a home bird at heart. “I love BIRTH NAME: Elizabeth Chase Olsen ______

OCCUPATION: Actress ______

BIRTH DATE: 16 Feb, 1989 ______

PLACE OF BIRTH: Sherman Oaks, California ______

YEARS ACTIVE: 1993–96; 2011–present ______

Alma mater: New York University

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 25 MARTIN SCORSESE

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 26 MARTIN SCORSESE Masters@Work

One of Hollywood’s most important directors, Martin Scorsese is a living legend in the truest sense. His gritty, hard-hitting films virtually defined the state of modern American cinema during the 1970s and ‘80s.

Over the course of his career, he’s created indelible works bursting with anger, violence, fragility, care, and wonder. Never content to stick with one story mode, he’s worked with a wide range of styles and substance. So, here’s a quick primer on the man some like to call the American Fellini.

Favourite Themes: Whether making gangster films, period films or biopics, Scorsese explores aspects of identity and violence. His protagonists are often loners in a chaotic world trying to make sense of the madness around them, grappling with issues of guilt, penance and spiritual enlightenment. Nostalgia plays a big part in Scorsese’s films, but so do regret and loss. Taxi driver and Raging Bull, with De Niro as the machines is to spotlight them from above or reach up protagonist, portrayed masculinity at its most violent, to him from below. It implies a position of power, and pitiful and tragic. gives them a menacing appearance.

His Sympathy for Female Characters: Interestingly, Long tracking shots: Scorsese uses them to see the blonde leading ladies are usually depicted as angelic situation from the point of view of the character, letting and ethereal in Scorsese films. They wear white you experience exactly what the person is experiencing in their first scene and are photographed in slow- at that moment. This is a very effective device, especially motion. Brunettes in Scorsese’s world represent because the director likes to begin his films with stability and settlement. But whatever their hair segments taken from the middle or end of the story. An colour, women are given characters you care about. unforgettable example of the long track is LaMotta in In Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, they are innocent, Raging bull, walking from the changing room to the ring. pure. In The Wolf of , the woman is listed as one of her husband’s possessions, alongside his His Love for the Rolling Stones: Music has been a cars and various houses. consistent factor in Scorsese’s directing career, with his use of The Rolling Stone’s Jumpin’ Jack Flash in Mean Flashlighting: No one uses this technique as Streets becoming one of the most famous scenes in his effectively as Scorsese. He bleaches the image to career. And Gimme Shelter, another song by the Stones, white, and for a moment you only see the character’s has appeared in three of Scorsese’s films:Goodfellas, pupils. The light hits the back of the retina and is Casino, and The Departed. reflected. The result is haunting at times. Watch out for this one in Aviator. 3 More Martin Trademarks • is often the main setting in films. Spotlighting: If it’s a Scorsese film, it is likely to • He likes to portray corrupt authority figures. feature mob bosses. And his portrayal of these mean • His characters use a lot of profanity.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 27 They said

“We are who we choose to be.”

— Green Goblin, Spider Man

“Why do we fall, Bruce? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.”

— Alfred Pennyworth, The Dark Knight

“It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay.”

— Gandalf, The Hobbit: An unexpected Journey

“Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.”

– Rocky, from Rocky Balboa

“The formula of happiness and success is just being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.”

— Meryl Streep

ladiator G Answer: Quiz

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 28 Out This APRIL

MOVIE NAME (LANGUAGE) GENRE FORMAT icons RELEASE DATE

GREYHOUND (ENGLISH) DRAMA, WAR 05 APR ______

SHAZAM (ENGLISH) ACTION, ADVENTURE, FANTASY 3D, IMAX 3D 05 APR ______

PM NARENDRA MODI (HINDI) BIOGRAPHY 05 APR ______

ROMEO AKBAR WALTER (HINDI) ACTION, DRAMA, THRILLER 05 APR ______

NO FATHERS IN KASHMIR (HINDI) Drama 05 APR ______

PET SEMATARY (ENGLISH) HORROR, THRILLER 12 APR ______

HELLBOY (ENGLISH) ACTION, ADVENTURE, FANTASY IMAX 12 APR ______

FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (ENGLISH) BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA 12 APR ______

ALBERT PINTO KO GUSSA KYUN AAYA (HINDI) DRAMA 12 APR ______

THE TASHKENT FILES (HINDI) THRILLER 12 APR ______

KALANK (HINDI) DRAMA, HISTORY, ROMANCE 17 APR ______

AFTER (ENGLISH) DRAMA, ROMANCE 19 APR ______

THE CURSE OF THE WEEPING WOMAN (ENGLISH) HORROR, MYSTERY, THRILLER 4DX, IMAX 19 APR ______

AVENGERS: END GAME (ENGLISH) ACTION, ADVENTURE, FANTASY 3D, IMAX, 4DX 26 APR ______

INTRUDER (ENGLISH) DRAMA, THRILLER 26 APR ______

LITTLE (ENGLISH) COMEDY 26 APR ______

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN (ENGLISH) CRIME, DRAMA 26 APR

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