PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 9 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA JUNE 2016 TOTAL RECALL: 7 Movies That Inspire You TO Travel QUIZ: STAR TREK BEYON D THE BEST NEW MOVIES PLAYING THIS MONTH: TE3N, UDTA PUNJAB, INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 1 GREETINGS ear Movie Lovers, the life of the enigmatic writer-director Woody Allen, and say Happy Birthday to the charismatic superstar Here’s the mid-year edition of Movies First, your Meryl Streep. exclusive window to the world of cinema. Caught in the 9-to-5 grind? We recommend 7 top- The all-new animation adventure Finding Dory dives notch movies that inspire you to travel. into the screen, taking you back to the extraordinary underwater world from its record-breaking prequel, We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a Finding Nemo. The pizza-loving superheroes hit fabulous month of movie watching. the big screens again with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Thriller lovers are Regards in for a triple treat this month with Te3n, Raman Raghav and 7 Hours to Go. Revisit Ridley Scott’s spine-chilling sci-fi horror Gautam Dutta ‘Alien,’ which released this month in 1979. Peek into CEO, PVR Limited USING THE MAGAZINE We hope you’ll find this magazine easy to use but here’s a handy guide to the icons used throughout. You can tap the page once at any time to access full contents at the top of the page. PLAY TRAILER SET REMINDER BOOK TICKETS SHARE PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 2 CONTENTS Join Dory as she sets out on a journey to reunite with her family. Tap for... Tap for... Movie OF THE MONTH QUIZ Tap for... Tap for... MUST WATCH FESTIVAL FLASH Tap for... Tap for... ARCHITECTS OF CINEMA Total RECALL TO BOOK TICKETS GO TO PVRCINEMAS.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP. AVAILABLE ON PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 3 RELEASING THIS MONTH A SNEAK-PEAK INTO THE BIG RELEASES OF THE MONTH! PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Ishqiya fame Abhishek Chaubhey, who is known to Udta Punjab set his films in the heartland of India has helmed DRUGS DI MAA DI the director’s chair. This film is being presented by Phantom Films and it is touted to be India’s first film to deal with the subject of substance abuse head-on. What on earth can a rock star, a migrant labourer, a Above all, the movie is about the famed Punjabi spirit doctor and a cop possibly have in common? Simple, that despite being fully down, has the audacity of Punjab! 4 lives, 1 connection - ‘Udta Punjab’ takes looking you in the eye and saying - Drugs di maa di! you on a trip like never before. The film revolves around four characters from different walks of life, fighting the menace of drugs in their own DID YOU KNOW? way. Shahid, whose look in the film has been inspired The movie has created history from David Spade in the Hollywood film Joe Dirt, in Bollywood by cracking a essays the role of a drug addicted Punjabi rockstar, “record-breaking” music deal Tommy Singh. Alia plays a migrant labour girl from worth Rs 18 Crore. The film Bihar. Kareena is playing the role of a doctor who helps has surpassed the earlier a local cop (Diljit) bust the drug racket. record of Rs. 17 Crore set by Salman Khan starrer Prem The film journeys into the artificial highs and the real Ratan Dhan Payo. lows they face while treading the paths fraught with mortal dangers. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 Reason to Watch: The Collection A story that revolves around drug abuse in the This is Shahid and Kareena’s sixth affluent north Indian state of Punjab and how the film together. Although they won’t be youth there have succumbed to it en-masse resulting sharing screen space in Udta Punjab, in a socio-economic decline. here’s a sneak peek of their previous collaborations: hen films have A message and entertainment value, it reQuires presence of big stars who can help in getting the message out to larger audience. – Abhishek Chaubey, FIDA (2004) Director CHUP CHUP KE (2006) UDTA PUNJAB RELEASE 17 JUNE Genre: Thriller Language: Hindi Director: Abhishek Chaubey Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh Studio: Balaji Motion Pictures, Phantom Films Pic Courtesy: Balaji Motion Pictures JAB WE MET (2014) PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 5 PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 6 PLAY TRAILER BOOK TICKETS SET REMINDER Finding Dory MOVIE OF THE MONTH Director: Andrew Stanton This hotly anticipated animation adventure features a wild Star Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, array of brand new characters to complement the ones Diane Keaton you already know and love. Genre: Animation, Comedy, Adventure Rating: (U) THE PLOT: It’s been six months since the events of Release Date:17 June the first film. Dory suddenly recalls her childhood Studio: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures We’ve been quoting “Just keep swimming,” and “Fish he script are friends, not food” for the past 13 years, and we’re is fantastic. And finally about to see what comes next. it has everYthing I loved Even though it’s being released 13 years after its about the first one: IT’S predecessor, Finding Dory is set just six months after the first film. got A lot of heart, it’S reallY funnY, and the best Dory, who is one of the greatest supporting characters part is—it’S got A lot that Pixar has ever created, has now been moved front and centre for the sequel. Though many may MORE DORY. only remember the fish for her forgetful, slightly ditzy – Ellen DeGeneres, qualities, “Finding Dory” will bring out a more three- voice of Dory dimensional character. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 memories. Remembering something about “the jewel and Diane Keaton); Hank (voiced by Ed O’Neill), the seven- of Morro Bay, California,” she sets off to find her family. armed octopus who becomes an unlikely ally with Dory Accompanying Dory are Albert Brooks’ Marlin and Hayden (Ellen DeGeneres); whale shark Destiny (Kaitlin Olson); Rolence’s Nemo. Bailey the beluga whale (Ty Burrell); lazy sea lions Fluke and Rudder (Idris Elba and Dominic West); and Becky the Dory arrives at the Monterey Marine Life Institute, where loon (Torbin Bullock). Oh, and the most adorable otters she meets Bailey, a white beluga whale; Destiny, a whale you’ve ever seen in your life. shark; and Hank, an octopus, who becomes her guide. This is more than a journey to find her family. It is a search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale? The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish reunites with her loved ones, and everyone learns a few things about the real meaning of family along the way. REASONS TO WATCH Creating a film around Dory, who stole many of the scenes she was in in the first film, has already guaranteed a huge buzz, considering that Finding Nemo made its place among the 10 Best Animation Films ever. Dory’s character’s inability to develop close relationships in Finding Nemo came to a satisfying conclusion when she was able to recall Marlin and Nemo and found a way THE DIRECTOR: Andrew Stanton’s movie resume reads like to connect with them. The world is waiting to see where a list of top animation hits. He has co-written every Toy Stanton and his team take Dory and the rest of the cast Story and Monsters Inc. film. He also wrote and co-directed this time. A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, WALL-E and John Carter. “Dory is about embracing what’s unique about you. It’s really about learning what’s quirky about you and turning Did you know ? what you may see as a weakness into a strength,” In the Spring of 2017, Tokyo Disney says Stanton. Resort will launch a Finding Dory Ride. Guests will board a submarine that But there is more. The endearing Dory will leave “shrinks” down to fish size, allowing you with a strong message for a cause close to the them to interact with the gorgeous director’s heart. underwater world of Pixar’s Finding Nemo and Finding Dory from the “I grew up by the ocean,” says Stanton. “I just thought characters’ perspective. it would be a fascinating place to talk about life issues, The look will be as close to the real deal because it’s such a living thing and it represents both as possible — Finding Dory production life and death. Taking care of nature is part of the actual staff is helping to create visuals for the narrative of Dory’s story.” attraction, and favorite characters from Finding Nemo will make appearances. NEW CHARACTERS: Amongst the new characters are Dory’s parents, Charlie and Jenny (voiced by Eugene Levy PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 TRIVIA TRIVIA With over 25 million likes, Dory is the 01 most liked character on Facebook from any Disney or Pixar film. Hayden Rolence replaces Alexander 02 Gould as the voice of Nemo, due to having outgrown his original role in Finding Nemo (2003). The setting of the film was changed 03 from an aquatic park to a Marine Biology Institute after the controversial documentary Blackfish (2013) was screened for the crew of Pixar. This film marks Idris Elba’s last of three 04 Disney films in 2016, after Zootopia (2016) and The Jungle Book (2016), in which all are voice roles of animal characters.