At the same time, he said that the first Pinarayi government should not be compared with the present government. The media has corrected their previous statements about Pinarayi, he added.
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16 Reasons Why “Turning Red” Is About To Be Your New Favorite Pixar Film
In Turning Red, Mei and her mother, Ming, are sometimes at odds as Mei goes through girlhood. Domee included this in the movie to reflect the experiences of Asian and immigrant children.
“I think, especially for immigrant kids, Asian kids, and for Mei in the movie, I think she has to come to realize that there is no perfect relationship with your parents, that it is always going to be messy,” Domee said in her NBC News interview.
She was also quoted as having said in a press conference that the filmmakers chose to “explore the nuances of Asian parent-child relationship in dealing with change, and of intergenerational conflict and how it can shape who we become.”
RSS asking Netflix to restrict ‘anti-national’ content is fake news, says streaming platform
Top Netflix executive Srishti Behl Arya rubbished reports of the streaming service meeting the representatives of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to restrict “anti national” and “anti-Hindu” content on shows from the streaming platform.
There were reports that the RSS, the ideological fountainhead of the ruling BJP, have been holding informal meetings with Netflix, Amazon and other digital platforms to monitor content critical of the government.
Asked about the same, Arya, who is Director, International Original Film, India, Netflix, dubbed the story “fake news“.
“It’s not a true story. There was no meeting at all. It’s a fake news,” she told reporters on Sunday evening.
Arya was speaking at the panel discussion “Artistic Freedom: Mapping Out The Entertainment Story” at the Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival with Star.
Aparna Purohit, head of India Originals of Amazon Prime, singer Sona Mohapatra and actor Sobhita Dhulipala were also a part of the panel.
There were also reports that the government is keen on censoring digital content.
Asked if the scenario was scary, Purohit said, “We will continue to comply with the law of the land.”
Srishti said unlike storytelling, the law of the land is not subjective.
“The law is the law. It’s not like, ‘I don’t like you, so I’m going to stab you.’ Whatever is permitted by the law, we would go into those spaces and the rest is all about the stories that creators want to tell.
Sobhita, who featured in Amazon’s critically-acclaimed series
Made in Heaven , said every time a voice is suppressed, many more come out in the open against the injustice.
“The more variety of stories there will be addressing it in different ways. Back in the days in those typical Indian films people didn’t show men and women in their intimate moments, so it would come out in songs or some cheesy moments because they couldn’t address it in a normal way.
“Maybe political statements will be made but in a subtler, simpler, maybe more clever ways, that’s not conventionally offensive. Anurag Kashyap’s work has such political undertones but it’s not really in your face, it leaves people thinking,” she added.
‘Naradan’ movie review: A stinging critique of voyeuristic journalism
When Sidney Lumet made Network more than four decades back, he used an over-the-top, satirical narrative to point fingers at visual media. It is a testimony to how much media standards have fallen, that some of the over-the-top elements in that movie have become normalised in television studios in latter years.
In Naradan, Aashiq Abu hardly ever employs satire. The script by Unni R. is as direct as it can get, drawing on recent happenings from the political and media landscape in the State as well as outside, to tell the compelling story of the rise of an unethical media anchor. When we first see Chandraprakash (Tovino Thomas), he is already the star anchor of a news channel, but other than hunger to stay ahead of the competition, he is not yet sullied by other vices.
But a drop in the ratings, following a breaking story from Pradeep John (Sharafudheen), the anchor of a smaller rival channel, becomes a spark that kindles the ugly side of Chandraprakash. The film follows his transformation to a rich, ruthless channel boss, who hobnobs with shady elements and would go to any extent to maintain his ratings, and to crush even the feeblest of voices that question him.
It is much to Tovino Thomas’s credit that he is ready to take up characters that are not likeable, like he did in Kala. Chandraprakash is even repulsive at many points. His hectoring style of anchoring, cutting off panelists midway and misinterpreting their words to serve his purpose, is reminiscent of many contemporary anchors. It is the transformation in Chandraprakash’s character which becomes one of the high points of the film. This all-round transformation is especially evident in how he puts in place a ‘subordinate’ who used to be his close friend not so long back.
Aashiq Abu uses Naradan to invert the power equations of the newsroom studio, to put on trial the style of journalism promoted by sections of the visual media in recent years. The script points at the inherent voyeurism, the moral judgements and the conservative mindsets of the self-anointed judges in newsrooms. Though many of the scenes are set around tiring news debates and voyeuristic reporting, it makes for engaging drama in the film. Some parts, especially that of a rapper confronting the anchor in a live video, seems to have been drawn from happenings in the national media, just like a part of the anchor’s character.
A good part of the hour leading up to the climax has been structured as a court-room drama, with some solid performances from Indrans, as the judge who is not easily swayed, and from Anna Ben, as a lawyer. Although the arguments justifying media gags in some cases can be misused by some elements, as has happened in recent years, the court arguments also raise valid questions on what constitutes public interest journalism. The two rap songs add to the general idea and spirit of the film.
Naradan is a stinging critique of the rot that has taken over at least a section of the visual media, which revolves almost completely around ratings.
Naradan is currently running in theatres
A BioShock film is in the works at Netflix and Take-Two | VGC
Netflix has teamed up with video game publisher Take-Two to create a BioShock film.
The news was announced on Tuesday via the official Netflix Geeked Twitter account.
“Netflix, 2K and Take-Two Interactive are partnering to produce a film adaptation of the renowned video game franchise BioShock,” it said.
While no further details about the project were shared, the tweet was accompanied by a quote from BioShock antagonist Andrew Ryan, and imagery of the iconic Big Daddy character and the underwater setting of Rapture.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the partnership deal had been in the works for close to a year.
A writer or filmmaker have yet to be attached to the project, which will see Vertigo Entertainment and Take-Two serve as producers.
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BioShock released in 2007 and the game quickly attracted the interest of Hollywood, with The Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski originally attached to helm a feature film based on the IP.
The project, which would subsequently see 28 Weeks Later filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo lined up to direct, was reportedly cancelled because studios were unwilling to invest in an R-rated version of the tale.
In a recent Arcade Attack interview, BioShock creator Ken Levine claimed Take-Two ultimately granted him permission to veto the proposed movie, which he “felt wasn’t necessarily going in the right direction” before the plug was pulled.
Levine said the movie studios had “a story they wanted to tell that wasn’t necessarily the story of BioShock”. They liked the visuals of the world but didn’t buy into the story and the characters to the same degree.
He also said he once had a meeting with a famous and “very talented” filmmaker whose first question was whether the movie would have to be set underwater.
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Will a BioShock movie ever get made, Levine was asked? “I don’t know. I hope if it ever gets made it’s… I don’t want to see it get made unless it’s good and whether it’s going to make the people who played the game feel like the things they loved in it are intact.”
Publisher 2K announced in December 2019 that work had begun on a new entry in the BioShock franchise and that it would be in development “for the next several years”.
While the first two games in the series took place in the underwater city of Rapture and the third in the floating city of Columbia, the fourth will reportedly be set during the 1960s in a fictional Antarctic city and is said to be targeting a 2022 release.
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Crime Thriller ‘Boon’ Trailer with Neal McDonough & Tommy Flanagan
Crime Thriller ‘Boon’ Trailer with Neal McDonough Tommy Flanagan
by Alex Billington
February 25, 2022
Source: YouTube
“This is not going as swimmingly as we’d hoped.” Cinedigm has revealed the first official trailer for an indie crime thriller titled Boon, the latest feature from filmmaker Derek Presley (Ouija 3: The Charlie Charlie Challenge, Cronus, and last year’s Red Stone). The widowed Catherine, is busy trying to protect herself and her son from a local criminal organization tormenting her. When former enforcer Nick Boon and Catherine’s lives cross paths they find themselves leaning on each other to protect everything that they both stand for. Neal McDonough stars (and also produced the film), along with Tommy Flanagan, Christiane Seidel, Jason Scott Lee, James Madio, Demetrius Grosse, and Christina Ochoa. Well I’ll be damned. This looks much better than expected, a gritty small town crime film filled with lots of untrustworthy characters.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Derek Presley’s Boon, direct from Cinedigm’s YouTube:
Mercenary Nick Boon (Neal McDonough) is trying to atone for his past life as an enforcer for a ruthless syndicate. Running from his past, Boon moves to a remote area in the pacific northwest where he meets a struggling widow (Christiane Seidel) and her son. When he finds them living in fear of a criminal kingpin (Tommy Flanagan), Boon realizes the only way to protect them is to do what he does best: Kill. Boon is directed by American writer / filmmaker Derek Presley, director of Ouija 3: Charlie Charlie Challenge, Cronus, and Red Stone previously; and also the co-director of The Wayside. The screenplay is written by Neal McDonough and Derek Presley. Produced by Stephen Endelman, Neal McDonough, Ruve McDonough, and Jason Starne. Cinedigm debuts Boon in select US theaters + on VOD starting April 1st, 2022. Good?
US Trailer for Romantic Comedy ‘I Love America’ with Sophie Marceau
US Trailer for Romantic Comedy ‘I Love America’ with Sophie Marceau
by Alex Billington
March 23, 2022
Source: YouTube
“The way you think is too French.” Prime Video has revealed a new official US trailer for a French romantic comedy called I Love America, made by a French writer / director named Lisa Azuelos. This one already debuted in France a few weeks ago and is coming to the US for streaming on Prime Video starting in April. A single woman who decides to take a chance on love again by catapulting her life from Paris to Los Angeles. From awkward dates to touching surprise encounters, she understands the journey to love is a journey towards herself. The main theme of the film focuses on the question of how do you reboot your life after your super famous mother passes away? Go to LA! Sophie Marceau stars as Lisa, with a cast including Djanis Bouzyani, Colin Woodell, Lily Delamere, Keller Wortham, Carlease Burke. This looks charming and funny, Marceau is always a delight. She’s bringing some French sensibilities to Los Angeles.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Lisa Azuelos’ I Love America, direct from YouTube:
I Love America follows Lisa (Sophie Marceau), a single woman who decides to take a chance on love again by catapulting her life from Paris to Los Angeles. Her children flew the coop and her famous, yet absent, mother just passed, so Lisa needs a big change. She reunites with her best friend Luka (Djanis Bouzyani), who found success in America with his iconic drag queen bar but is struggling to find his own prince charming. Luka embarks on a mission to give Lisa a fresh start by creating a profile for her on a dating website. From awkward dates to a surprise encounter with John (Colin Woodell), Lisa will understand that the journey to love is a journey towards herself and forgiveness of her first love: her mother. I Love America is directed by writer / filmmaker Lisa Azuelos, director of the films Hey Good Looking!, LOL, A Chance Encounter, Dalida, Sweetheart, and Lost in the Disco previously. The screenplay is written by Lisa Azuelos and Gaël Fierro. Produced by Eleonore Dailly Edouard de Lachomette. Amazon will debut I Love America streaming on Prime Video starting on April 29th, 2022 this spring. Look good? Want to watch?
First Little Tease for Jordan Peele’s Next (Sci-Fi?) Horror Film ‘Nope’
First Little Tease for Jordan Peele’s Next (Sci-Fi?) Horror Film ‘Nope’
by Alex Billington
February 8, 2022
Source: YouTube
“Run! Get out!” Here we go again! Universal has unveiled a tiny sneak peek at the new movie from Jordan Peele titled Nope, arriving in theaters this summer. This preview is hidden at the end of a 30-second promo spot called “From Jordan Peele” – with footage from Get Out and Us with a tease of what’s coming next “From the mind of Jordan Peele”. Ohh yes, bring it on. There’s no actual plot details available yet, we know nothing about what’s going on in this movie, it’s still a big secret. But from this tease, it definitely seems to be about aliens. They’re all looking up! There’s a cloud on the poster! So it has to be about aliens, right!?!? We’ll find out when the trailer drops during the Super Bowl soon. Nope’s cast includes Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Barbie Ferreira, Michael Wincott, Donna Mills, and Terry Notary (he must be playing some alien creature?). Check out this tease below and check back in for the full trailer.
Here’s the teaser for the trailer for Jordan Peele’s Nope, direct from Universal’s YouTube:
No plot details have been revealed yet – only the teaser poster seen above so far. Nope is both written and directed by American actor / comedian / writer / producer / filmmaker Jordan Peele, director of the films Get Out and Us previously, as well as a producer on Keanu, Candyman, and BlacKkKlansman and the TV series “The Twilight Zone”, “Lovecraft Country”, and “The Last O.G.”. Produced by Ian Cooper and Jordan Peele. Featuring cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema, and music by Michael Abels. Universal will release Peele’s Nope in movie theaters nationwide starting July 22nd, 2022 this summer. Who’s excited for this?