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PVR MOVIES FIRST VOL. 46 YOUR WINDOW INTO THE WORLD OF CINEMA October 2019

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Other Blockbuster Movies Playing This Month: Hotel , GEMINI MAN, lootcase, COUNTDOWN GREETINGS

ear Movie Lovers, Robert de Niro and the cinematic art of master director Ang Lee, whose Gemini Man hits the screens this month. Here’s the October issue of Movies First, your exclusive window to the world of cinema. ’t forget to take a shot at our movie quiz, too.

It’s a month packed with high-octane action films. Joaquin We really hope you enjoy the issue. Wish you a fabulous Phoenix plays a clown-turned-criminal-mastermind in the month of movie watching. much-awaited Joker while and Shroff Regards pull out all stops as battle-locked bitter rivals in War.

We trace the journey of and his iconic Gautam Dutta creation, Terminator. Learn 21 amazing facts about life of 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 anyway. You can tap the page once at any time to access full contents at the top of the page.

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

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Two secret agents, a mentor & his protege on opposite ends of the spectrum, lock horns with the security of the hen you nation on the line. bring two of the biggest and the best action superstars The Plot of in one film and pit them against each other, you need a The title of the much-anticipated action entertainer that title that justifies the promise of pits two of the biggest action superstars of our generation, a massive showdown. Hrithik and Hrithik Roshan and , in a massive showdown Tiger will be seen going at each against each other has been aptly titled War. Tiger Shroff other ferociously and mercilessly plays Khalid, an Indian army soldier who is tasked with and audiences will want to see capturing his mentor Kabir (played by Hrithik Roshan), who outwits whom in this who has gone rogue. incredible fight. – Siddharth , The biggest action entertainer of the year will see both Director these incredible action stars push their bodies to the limit

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 4 to pull off never-seen-before, death-defying action stunts The Director that will keep you on the edge of your seats. has directed films such The Action as , , , and Four action directors from across the world have been roped in for his film: Bang Bang.

Paul Jennings: Known for his action sequences in Hollywood movies like The Dark Knight starring Christian Bale, San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Reacher starring and the much loved HBO fantasy show Game of Thrones.

SeaYoung Oh, who is known for designing brilliant hand to hand combat sequences, has worked in films like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Pokemon XY, and Snowpiercer among others.

Franz Spilhaus has worked in films like Safe House, Eye in the Sky and Death Race.

Parvez Shaikh has made his mark in with his sequences in films likeT iger Zinda Hai, Junglee, Kesari and Mary Kom to name a few.

Trivia • the film was initially titled Fighters. • It’s the first Indian film to be shot in the Arctic circle. • the main bridge in the city of Porto, Portugal, was shut down for two days to shoot a nail-biting action sequence of the film. • A “dangerous” bike sequence was filmed at Serra da Estrela, war Portugal’s highest mountain peak. RELEASE 02 October • the main chase sequence of the film was shot in seven countries. Genre: Action, Romance • While shooting in Mumbai’s Vasai Language(s): area a security guard mistook to Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, small time actors from the film as Director: Siddharth Anand Kashmiri terrorists and informed Studio: Yash Raj Films the cops.

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Release Date: October 02, 2019 Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Language: English Director: Todd Phillips Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert de Niro, Zazie Beetz Studio: Warner Bros. Pic Courtesy: Warner Bros. he character of Joker was so many An original standalone origin story of the iconic villain different things to me not seen before on the big screen, it’s a gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society, and a at different times… The broader cautionary tale. more unpredictable it The film is set in Batman’s home city of Gotham in the was the more inspiring. 1980s, and based on a script penned by Phillips and Scott Silver (8 Mile). – Joaquin Phoenix, Lead Actor More than 30 years after Jack Nicholson portrayed the Clown Prince of Crime in ’s Batman and a

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 7 decade after Heath Ledger’s award-winning turn as the maniacal villain in The Dark Knight, Joaquin Phoenix plays Joker, a solo feature intended to provide the character with a new cinematic origin story. The Story Joker traces how a man named Arthur Fleck goes from a hen failed stand-up comic to sociopathic criminal. A clown-for- the marketing department hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night... at Warner Bros. asked me but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in to describe the movie, I said, a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction ‘I can’t.’ They said, ‘Well, at least of escalating events in this gritty character study. tell us the genre.’ And I thought about it for a minute and I said, Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck, who is indelibly ‘It’s a tragedy.’ And I think portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, is of a man struggling to the brilliant Joaquin Phoenix find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. would agree with me. The Inspiration – Todd Phillips, Director Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s 1988 graphic novel ‘The Killing Joke’ is one of the primary inspirations for the film’s story. The comic, which is widely considered one of the greatest Joker stories ever told, featured a failed comedian who loses his wife and has his face disfigured The Master). If he wins, he’ll follow in the footsteps of during a botched robbery he undertakes in order to make Heath Ledger by winning an Academy Award for player ends meet. the Joker.

Who is the Joker? In fact, buzz on Phoenix’s performance has been intense The Joker is more than just Batman’s most infamous since Joker had its world premier at the , enemy. He’s also one of Marvel Comics’ most iconic where the movie took home the prestigious . villains, with a long history of memorable portrayals on both the big screen and television. Did You Know: Losing 52 pounds for the role, Phoenix modelled Fleck’s signature chuckle on videos he watched of The Lead Actor people suffering from pathological laughter, a neurological Joaquin Phoenix is said to have delivered an unnerving disorder that makes individuals laugh uncontrollably. and astonishing performance in the role of Joker. His efforts make him a strong contender for his fourth Oscar The Veteran nomination — he was nominated for Best Supporting Living legend Robert de Niro portrays Franklin, a talk show Actor (Gladiator) and twice for Best Actor (Walk the Line, host who plays a key role in Arthur’s downfall.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 8 CINE Quiz SHOW YOUR MOVIE KNOW-HOW & win PVR Gift cards WORTH 2000/-

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On which graphic novel is the premise of the film based?

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Which fictional city is the setting for the film?

3 The Newbie What’s the name of the character A fresh-faced Zazie Beetz plays Dumond, a cynical single mum who’s Arthur’s key love interest. A relative newcomer played by Joaquin Phoenix? to screen, Zazie played the lucky superhero Domino in Deadpool 2. Beetz has also had roles in a couple of Netflix Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, 4 series, including Easy and Atlanta. sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore Director Todd Phillips is famous magnaWow aliqua. Factor Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud The Joker movie has received praise for its unconventional for which 2009 comedy that became exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodoapproach consequat.to the genre. Duis It delves aute irureinto deeper,dolor. darker and a blockbuster hit? more disturbing places than any comic book movie to in date.reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat To Answer These Questions nonThe proident, Director sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit Todd Phillips was born on December 20, 1970 in Brooklyn, anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, City, New York, USA. He is a screenwriter, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor CLICK HERE actor, producer and director, known for Due Date (2010), incididuntOld School ut labore(2003), et Starskydolore magna & Hutch aliqua. (2004) and The Hangover (2009).

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OCT OCT SYE RAA NARASIMHA REDDY 02 11 Genre: Action, Drama Genre: Drama Language(s): Hindi, Tamil, Language(s): Hindi Telugu, , Director: Director: Cast: , Farhan Cast: , , Akhtar, Tamannah Studio: RSVP, Purple Pebble Studio: UV Creations, Excel Pictures, Roy Kapur Films Entertainment, AA Films Pic courtesy: RSVP Pic Courtesy: UV Creations

Movie Plot: Set around 30 years prior to the India’s first war Movie Plot: The incredible love story of a couple spanning of independence of 1857, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is the 25 years, told through the lens of their teenage daughter. story of a freedom fighter, Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, who revolted against the British. Did You Know: It is a true story based on a book called My Little Epiphanies, written by , who died of a Did You Know: makes a guest appearance in the key role of Gosaayi Venkanna, the mentor and guru of rare lung disease. The film premiered atT oronto International Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy during his freedom struggle. Film Festival.

OCT OCT Lootcase 11 Hotel Mumbai 11 Genre: Drama Genre: Drama Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Rajesh Krishnan Director: Anthony Maras Cast: Kunal Khemu, Cast: Dev Patel, Armie Rasika Duggal, Ranvir Shorey, Hammer, Vijay Raaz Studio: Thunder Road Studio: , Pictures, Arclight Films, Soda Films Electric Pictures Pic courtesy: Soda Films Pic courtesy: Arclight Films

Movie Plot: The film promises a laugh riot along with a Movie Plot: The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack mixture of suspense and drama. The story revolves around in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe a bag filled with money that the main character of the film as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families. comes across. Did You Know: Dev Patel, known for his strong Did You Know: The director of the film is known for his performances in Slumdog Millionaire and Lion, plays Arjun (a 2016 TV series named TVF Tripling based on hilarious road waiter at the hotel) and Anupam Kher portrays Chef Hemant trip of three siblings. Oberoi. Both risked their lives to protect their guests.

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OCT OCT Laal Kaptaan 18 P Se Pyaar F Se Fararr 10 Genre: Action Genre: Drama Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Navdeep Singh Director: Manoj Tiwari Cast: , Manav Vij, Cast: Bhavesh Kumar, Jimmy Zoya Hussain Sheirgill, Kumud Mishra Studio: Eros International, Studio: OK Movies Colour Yellow Productions Pic courtesy: OK Movies Pic courtesy: Eros International

Movie Plot: The film is set in the 18th century with Saif Movie Plot: The movie revolves around two college going Ali Khan playing a naga sadhu out for revenge against a kids of Mathura belonging to different class and caste strata British captain. of the North Indian society fall in love. Did You Know: Saif Ali Khan got his ears pierced for the Did You Know: Based on a real life incident, the story film. It often took him more than two hours to get his hair highlights Article 15 of the Constitution of India, which and make-up done for a shot. prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, and race.

OCT OCT Sandh Ki Aankh 25 4 25 Genre: Drama Genre: Comedy Language(s): Hindi Language(s): Hindi Director: Tushar Hiranandani Director: Cast: , Cast: , , Vicky Kadian , Studio: Reliance Studio: Fox Star Studios, Entertainment Nadiadwala Grandson Pic courtesy: Reliance Entertainment Entertainment Pic courtesy: Fox Star Studios

Movie Plot: The story centres around two women who by Movie Plot: The story centres around reincarnation, this is sheer stroke of luck become sharp shooters in their fifties. the fourth film in the Housefull franchise. Did You Know: The film is based upon the real-life story Did You Know: In the film, Akshay Kumar’s bald look as Rajkumar Bala has been created by Preetisheel G Singh, of Chandro ‘Shooter Dadi’ Tomar and her sister-in-law, the make-up artist behind Ranveer Singh’s look as Khilji in Prakashi Tomar, who took up shooting well in their 60s and Padmavat. Singh also gave the characters in Chhichhore an went on to become accomplished shooters. aged look.

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OCT OCT MADE IN CHINA 25 Diego Maradona 11 Genre: Drama, Comedy Genre: Biography, Sports Language(s): Hindi Language(s): English Director: Milind Musale Director: Asif Kapadia Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Cast: Diego Armando Mouni Roy, Maradona, Diego Maradona Studio: Maddock Films Jr., Claudia Villafañe Pic Courtesy: : Maddock Films Studio: On the Corner, Film 4 Pic Courtesy: Film 4

Movie Plot: The film explores the story of a Gujarati Movie Plot: The film is centred on the career of celebrated businessman, played by Rao, who goes to China to increase Argentine football player Diego Armando Maradona, who his business prospects. played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s. Did You Know: Diego Armando Maradona and other The story shows how Raghu and his Did You Know: characters will be seen playing their own roles. The film ‘jugaadu’ Indian ways lead him to a once-in-a-lifetime has been constructed from over 500 hours of never- opportunity to expand his business in China. before-seen footage.

OCT OCT Gemini Man 11 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 18 Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-fi Genre: Adventure, Family, Language(s): English Fantasy Director: Ang Lee Language(s): English Cast: , , Director: Joachim Ronning Cast: Angelina Jolie, Harris Studio: Paramount Pictures Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer Pic courtesy: Paramount Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Pictures Roth Films Pic courtesy: Walt Disney Pictures

Movie Plot: An elite assassin is assigned to track down a Movie Plot: Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin mysterious young operative who turns out to be his own to question the complex family ties that bind them as they younger version and can seemingly predict his every move. are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play. Did You Know: came up with the story in Did You Know: Oscar and three-time Golden Globe winner 1997, but it had to wait 20 years, until CGI allowed the film to Angelina Jollie and Elle Fanning reprise their roles as the become a reality. dark fairy Maleficent and Princess Aurora in this film.

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OCT OCT Zombieland: Double Tap 18 The Addams Family 25 Genre: Action, Comedy, Genre: Animation, Comedy, Horror Family Language(s): English Language(s): English Director: Ruben Fleischer Directors: Conrad Vernon and Greg Tierna Cast: Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Bill Murray Cast: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz Studio: , Pariah Studio: Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, Bron Creative Pic courtesy: Pariah Pic courtesy: : Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie Plot: Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock Movie Plot: An animated version of Charles Addams’ move to the American heartland as they face off against series of cartoons about a peculiar, ghoulish family. evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of Did You Know: While the “Addams Family”-cartoons by the snarky makeshift family. Charles Addams have already been adapted in animation, Did You Know: The film reunitesB ill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, e.g. in The Addams Family (1992) or The Addams Family who both previously worked together on the Ghostbusters (1973), this is the first animated feature length film franchise, which is also distributed by Columbia Pictures. adaptation of the “Addams Family”.

OCT Countdown 25

Genre: Horror, Thriller Language(s): English Director: Justin Dec Cast: Anne Winters, Elizabeth Lail, Peter Facinelli Studio: STX Films Pic courtesy: STX Films

Movie Plot: Film revolves around the life of a nurse who finds out that she only has three days to live after downloading an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die.

Did You Know: The director is known for his hilarious films such as Boats and Jennifer Lawrence in Coming.

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01 Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. was born on August 17, 1943, in Manhattan, New York.

02 He is the son of two artists: painter Virginia Admiral and abstract expressionist Robert De Niro Sr.

03 Growing up in the Little Italy section of New York City, his nickname was “Bobby Milk” because he was so thin and as pale as milk.

04 He first discovered his love for acting at age 10 when he portrayed The Cowardly Lion in a local production of The Wizard of Oz.

05 De Niro quit his private high school to try to become an actor. He never graduated, though he did join Stella Adler’s acting school. 21 Little-Known 06 Although he is known facts About…. as an Italian-American actor, De Niro is actually one quarter Italian. His Robert de Niro father was of half Italian PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 18 and half Irish descent. His mother was of 14 “Are you talkin’ to me? ARE YOU TALKIN’ Dutch, English, Irish, French, and German TO ME?”; this line from Taxi Driver ancestry. (1976) is one of the most memorable of De Niro’s entire career, and he is 07 He and were brought said to have made it up when he was up blocks apart in the Greenwich Village meticulously researching his role in front area of Manhattan, but never formally met of the mirror. when they were young. 15 De Niro gained around 60 pounds to play 08 As a struggling actor, he always carried an older version of his character, Jake La 25 photos of himself in different Motta, in the 1980 film RagingB ull, by disguises to auditions so he could eating lots of spaghetti and ice cream. impress the selectors. 16 During the sparring scene in Raging Bull, 09 He is the second actor to win an Oscar for De Niro broke one of Joe Pesci’s ribs. He portraying Vito Corleone. He and Marlon must not have realised how strong he had Brando are the only two actors to win an gotten from his training. Oscar for playing the same character. ‘Gimme Shelter’ by The Rolling Stones 17 10 In addition to acting, De Niro has has appeared in at least three of his films also directed several films including – The Fan, Casino and Goodfellas. A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006). 18 He started the “awards show ribbon” tradition by wearing a green ribbon on 11 De Niro Spent four months learning to his lapel at the 1981 to speak the Sicilian dialect in order to play commemorate victims of a tragedy. Vito Corleone in The Godfather: Part II (1974). Nearly all the dialogue that his 19 His favourite person to work with is Meryl character spoke in the movie was in Streep, who he has starred in multiple Sicilian. films with, including The Deer Hunter (1978), Marvin’s Room (1996) and Falling 12 He paid a dentist $5000 to make his teeth in Love (1984). look bad for his role in Cape Fear (1991). He later paid him $20 000 to have them 20 He owns restaurants called “Ago” and fixed. “Nobu.” He is also co-owner of “Rubicon” restaurant along with director Francis 13 De Niro got a taxicab driver’s license Ford Coppola and late actor Robin to study up to play Travis Bickle in Taxi Williams. Driver and spent several weekends cruising around New York City picking 21 He rarely does interviews and is known as Robert de Niro up fares. one of the most ultra-private celebrities. PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 19 Masters@Work

Sci-fi’s greatest showman, James Cameron, moved on from the Terminator series in 1991, but now he’s reunited with his first great cinematic brand through Terminator: Dark Fate.

Cameron is joined by the franchise’s two signature stars, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton.

Let’s rewind to Cameron’s journey with the film: How It All Began In the early 1980s, Cameron wrote the script for The Terminator. Though production companies were interested, they were unwilling to let an inexperienced feature make the movie. Finally, Cameron found a company called Hemdale Pictures, which agreed to let him direct, but bought the screenplay for only one dollar.

For the role of the Terminator, Cameron envisioned a man who was not exceptionally muscular, who could “blend into” a crowd. Then Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cameron met over lunch, and the rest, as they say, is history. Linda Hamilton first appeared in this film in her iconic role of Sarah Connor, and later married Cameron.

The Terminator was made on a budget of $6.5 million and the producers felt it would last no more than a week in theaters. However, The Terminator eventually earned over $78 million worldwide and launched James Cameron’s career. Terminator 2: Judgment Day Cameron came up with a core idea for the sequel and introduced many changes in it. The core cast remained James Cameron the same, but Schwarzenegger returned as a protector. Returns With Unlike Schwarzenegger’s character—the T-800 Terminator which is made of a metal endoskeleton— the new villain of the sequel, called the T-1000, was a more advanced Terminator made of liquid metal, and with polymorphic abilities. It was also much less bulky than the T-800.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 20 Cameron had originally wanted to incorporate this advanced- model-Terminator into the first film, but the special effects at the time were not advanced enough. The ground-breaking effects used in The Abyss to digitally depict the water tentacle convinced Cameron that his liquid metal villain was now possible.

Terminator 2 broke box-office records and became the highest-grossing film of 1991. It won four Academy Awards: Best Makeup, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best .

The two Cameron films propelled Schwarzenegger to the top ranks of Hollywood blockbuster stars and made his character one of the most unlikely entries on the list of truly iconic Hollywood screen characters.

Cameron announced a third Terminator film many times during the 1990s, but without coming out with any finished scripts. Three more in the series were made without Cameron’s involvement: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator: Salvation (2009) and (2017). Terminator: Dark Fate Set after 1992’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the film catches up with an older Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) as she teams up with a cyborg (Mackenzie Davis) to save a young woman from another Terminator.

The film could launch a new trilogy if it performs well at the box office. “We rolled up our sleeves and started to break out the story ..there is a greater story to be told here,” says Cameron.

“I haven’t seen action and emotion like this since the second movie. It feels new again,” says Arnold Schwarzenegger, who returns to the series as T-800 in Dark Fate.

Early reports say that the gut-renching finale of this film made its first test audience cry.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 21 Abigail Breslin

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 22 Abigail Breslin RISING STAR PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 23 Abigail Breslin RISING STAR

Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail Breslin is one of the most sought-after actors of her generation. Her unique and charismatic talents have contributed to her versatile roles in both comedy and drama. want Abigail Kathleen Breslin was born on April 14, 1996 in New York City, New York, to Kim and Michael Breslin, to do wardrobe. a telecommunications expert and consultant. She is of I want to do hair. I want Irish, Austrian Jewish, and English descent. to do makeup. I want to The American actress and singer appeared in her first do writing. I want to do commercial when she was just three years old. She has directing. I want to do all never looked back. of it. I like it. And I want Abigail did her first film, Signs (2002), at the age of to do producing. five. The film was directed by M. Night Shyamalan – Abigail Breslin and Abigail played Bo Hess, the daughter of the main character, essayed by .

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 24 She made her Broadway debut in 2010 in The Up Next Miracle Worker. You’ll see her in Zombieland: Double Tap, where she plays Little Rock, WHO runs off with a stoner boy, Among her most notable films so far isAugust: played by Avan Jogia, just after moving into the White Osage (2013), in which she starred opposite House with Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma , Ewan McGregor, Julia Roberts, Sam Stone), and Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson). Shepard, Dermot Mulroney and Juliette Lewis. She played the coveted role of Jean Fordham, the daughter of Julia Roberts’ and Ewan McGregor’s characters.

Her other film roles includeRaising Helen (2004), No Reservations (2007), Nim’s Island (2008), Definitely, Maybe (2008), My Sister’s Keeper (2009), Zombieland (2009) and Rango (2011). Between 2015 and 2016, she starred on the horror-comedy Scream Queens on Fox, her first regular role in a television series. Star Power She is widely recognized for her role in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), the irreverent comedy which created QUICK FACTS a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Breslin played the role of “Olive,” an ambitious young girl who is obsessed with winning a beauty pageant. BIRTH NAME: Abigail Kathleen Breslin For her performance, she received a Best Actress ______Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival OCCUPATION: and was nominated for an Academy Award, SAG and Actress, singer BAFTA Best Supporting Actress awards. ______

Up Close BIRTH DATE: • she is the first person born in the 1990s to have April 14, 1996 been nominated for the Academy Award for Best ______Supporting Actress (for Little Miss Sunshine, 2006). PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York, USA • breslin has written a book titled This May Sound ______Crazy in which she writes honest, funny and emotional observations on her daily life as a YEARS ACTIVE: young adult. 2002–present • she is named after Abigail Adams, the second ______First Lady of the United States. Residence: • she collects stuffed animals and owns two dogs, Los Angeles, California, U.S. a cat and a turtle.

• she taught herself to play the guitar using Youtube videos.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 25 Ang Lee

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 26 Ang Lee Masters@Work

Born in on Oct 23, 1954, Ang Lee is among Hollywood’s top directors today. His extensive credits include such films asSense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm, , , Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and . His films have earned 12 Oscars (two for best director), nine Golden Globes, and a slew of other awards. aking

Ang Lee was selected by Time magazine in 2006 as one movies is a way of the world’s top 100 shapers and won an MTV lifetime achievement award. of understanding

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, starring Chow Yun myself and Fat, Zhan Ziyi and , was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won four, the most ever for a the world. foreign film. It is the biggest grossing foreign film in the United States of all time. It cost $15 million to make and – Ang Lee earned $128 million in the United States alone, more than double for any previous Asian film. It received a standing ovation when it opened at the and took eight awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Made on a budget of just $14 million, it earned three including best film and best director for Lee. Oscars: Best Director (Ang Lee), best screenplay and best original score. The film also did well at the Golden Globes Life of Pi, a fantasy adventure drama widely shot in India, and won the Gold Lion at the Venice Film Festival. won the 85th Academy Award for best cinematography, Best visual effects, Best direction and Best original score. Ang Lee collected his award with a simple “Namaste.” 7 Key Elements of Ang Lee Films: Ang Lee won more accolades and awards with Brokeback • Every one of his films is an adventure and a departure Mountain, a film about two cowboys who fall in love and from his previous work. how their relationship unfolds over a 20 year period. • thematic links recur across the director’s work — family, repression, duty, thwarted love or desire. • Lee has real love for his characters, letting them surprise the audience with their very human, fallible side. • his war films offer a gritty, brutal, ground-level view. • he likes to treat action as drama—even his boxing scenes are like conversations, not physical fights. • his films have strong women characters. • he likes to tell his stories from different points of view. “That makes the story more real,” he is quoted as saying.

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 27 They said

“Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of someone else.”

— Judy Garland

“I believe that laughter is the best calorie burner.”

— Audrey Hepburn

“This life is what you make it.”

— Marilyn Monroe

“Words and ideas can change the world.”

— Robin Williams

“Winners use words that say ‘must’ and ‘will’.”

— Jordan Belfort

PVR MOVIES FIRST PAGE 28 Out This October

MOVIE NAME (LANGUAGE) GENRE FORMAT icons RELEASE DATE

WAR (HINDI) ACTION, ROMANCE 4DX / ATMOS 02 OCT ______

SYE RAA NARASIMHA REDDY (HINDI/TAMIL/TELUGU) ACTION, DRAMA ATMOS 02 OCT ______

JOKER (ENGLISH) CRIME, DRAMA, THRILLER 4DX / ATMOS / IMAX 04 OCT ______

Diego Maradona (ENGLISH) BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, HISTORY 11 OCT ______

GEMINI MAN (ENGLISH) ACTION, DRAMA, SCI-FI IMAX 11 OCT ______

THE SKY IS PINK (HINDI) DRAMA 11 OCT ______

LOOTCASE (HINDI) DRAMA 11 OCT ______

HOTEL MUMBAI (HINDI) DRAMA 11 OCT ______

LAAL KAPTAAN (HINDI) ACTION, DRAMA ATMOS 18 OCT ______

MALEFICENT - MISTRESS OF EVIL (ENGLISH) ADVENTURE, FAMILY, FANTASY 18 OCT ______

Zombieland: Double Tap (ENGLISH) ACTION, COMEDY, HORROR 18 OCT ______

P SE PYAAR F SE FARARR (HINDI) DRAMA 18 OCT ______

THE ADDAMS FAMILY (ENGLISH) ANIMATION, COMEDY, FAMILY 25 OCT ______

COUNTDOWN (ENGLISH) HORROR, THRILLER 25 OCT ______

SANDH KI AAKH (HINDI) DRAMA ATMOS 25 OCT ______

HOUSEFULL 4 (HINDI) COMEDY ATMOS 25 OCT ______

MADE IN CHINA (HINDI) DRAMA, COMEDY ATMOS 25 OCT

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