Movie News: Wednesday, November 15

Music Review - Zindagi Rocks
   Anu malik is about average in this one. The album starts well enough with Javed Ali singing 'Meri dhoop hai tu' which is immediately followed by it's remix version. Tulsi Kumar, who is fast becoming popular via Himesh Reshamiya, accompanies him. The title track has Anushka Manchanda singing - this number makes you feel you are listening to a live concert with touches of the Middle East here.

Music Review - Jaaneman
   This is an Anu Malik vehicle in the true sense. The Malik/Gulzar combine has worked before though one might assume that Javed Akhtar with his facile lyrics would be more of Anu Malik's sort. 'Ud jaana bro' with Kunal Ganjawalla - you feel you are listening to alive performance here so well is this number executed by Sunidhi Chauhan and Adnan Sami.

Movie Snippet - Bollywood Siren
   Aamir to work with Mani Ratnam, Madhuri Dixit makes a comeback, Juhi flying high, Neha in a U.S. commercial, DDLJ crew honored, Karan Johar turns to endorsement, Tax-free entertainment, Paparazzi in trouble in India,Film on Harshad Mehta, I can drop my pants - Rahul Bose

Music Snippet - Sa Re Ga Ma of Bollywood
   She's now a Southie item girl, Roop Kumar Rathod on radio, Rakhi Sawant in a controversy - again, Karan Johar as host, Sonu collapses on stage, One more way to make an album sell, Divine Dream, New signing sensation, Udit in trouble, Dream come true

Nicolas Cage in The Sadhu
   I will say it again, Nicolas Cage was once my all time favourite actor. I still dig the guy a whole lot, and this new news is just one more reason why. Superhero Hype says:The Cage family and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Comics are collaborating on two comic book thrillers: Enigma and The Sadhu, it was announced today by Sharad Devarajan, Virgin Comics' CEO. Virgin Comics will be publishing...

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Stiller Spills Madagascar 2 Plot
   Second Verse! Same as the First! My kids absolutely LOVED this movie. Though I really dont see why. Granted when we showed them "The Wild" (Disney's take on the same storyline) they didnt care for it at all. Still, Madagascar just didnt get MY attention. Not surprised since Pixar didnt make it. CinemaBlend caught:Recently Ben Stiller talked to the great folks over at Coming Soon about...

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Fanboys Trailer Online
   I just died and went to Geek Heaven. I dont know how I didnt know about this movie. IMDB calls it:Four guys from the Midwest drive across the country to honor the wish of their dying friend: to watch "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace" at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch before the movie's worldwide release. And as if a million Star Wars Geek references, and gang fights with Trekkies,...

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40 Things That Only Happen In Movies
   A couple of years ago I came across this fun little list of 40 things that only ever really happen in the movie world. I was reminded of it today by the good folks over at Cinematical (who I guess just came across it today). Well... I'm glad they did. Here are some of my favorite things on the list: 5. Any lock can be picked with a credit card or paperclip in seconds. UNLESS it's the door to...

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Borat Sequel? Let's Hope Not
   Borat has become only the third movie I've ever given a 10/10 to since I started doing movie reviews online (see my Borat review here). The other 2 were Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and Life Is Beautiful (I still can't believe how many of you still haven't seen this total masterpiece of a film). So it goes without say that I loved Borat. There is fresh news swirling around about...

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Redford to direct/star in new film Lions for Lambs co-staring Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep
   United Artists and Tom Cruise are both continuing to take steps in a good direction with their new film Lions for Lambs staring Cruise Meryl Streep and Robert Redford who is also directing. The people over at yahoonews.com gave us this: "Hollywood Reporter) - Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford are set to star in the drama "Lions for Lambs," which will mark Redford's first directing gig...

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Blockbuster, Weinsteins in exclusive rental deal (Reuters)
   

Reuters - Blockbuster Inc. said on Wednesday it reached a four-year deal giving it exclusive U.S. rental rights to Weinstein Co. films, allying itself with the independent movie studio as it battles for market share.

Fred Claus Trailer
   The First Fred Claus trailer has hit the web, and it's pretty cute for a teaser. It may not even be a "teaser" so much as an "announcement" trailer. Vince Vaugn looks like... well... Vince Vaugn, and Paul Giamati looks GREAT as Santa. The two of them seem to have a really good working chemistry from the short video and my anticipation for the film just jumped about 3 notches. Take a look at...

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For Your Consideration - Film Clip- Mimes
   Christopher Guest turns the camera on Hollywood for his next film, “For Your Consideration.” The film focuses on the making of an independent movie and its cast who become victims of the dreaded awards buzz. This latest project will feature performances from his regular ensemble, including co-writer Eugene Levy.

For Your Consideration - Film Clip- Stay
   Christopher Guest turns the camera on Hollywood for his next film, “For Your Consideration.” The film focuses on the making of an independent movie and its cast who become victims of the dreaded awards buzz. This latest project will feature performances from his regular ensemble, including co-writer Eugene Levy.

For Your Consideration - Film Clip- Interview
   Christopher Guest turns the camera on Hollywood for his next film, “For Your Consideration.” The film focuses on the making of an independent movie and its cast who become victims of the dreaded awards buzz. This latest project will feature performances from his regular ensemble, including co-writer Eugene Levy.

Cruise: In Like a Lion (E! Online)
   

E! Online - Tom Cruise has a game plan when it comes to paying the bills for his lavish nuptials.

Dallas movie rewritten to be a comedy
   The long awaited, highly publicized, cast and recast movie Dallas has a new script, Dallas will now be a comedy. The good folks over at moviehole.net let us know about this: According to Starpulse and Dark Horizons, the ?Dallas? film is still happening: but it?s going to be a mere shade on the film that was set to get up this year; and didn?t. Not only has the film?s mega-star cast been dumped...

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"Creek" flows with Purcell and Metcalfe (Reuters)
   

Reuters - "Prison Break" star Dominic Purcell and "Desperate Housewives" hunk Jesse Metcalfe are heading to "Town Creek," a vampire horror movie that Joel Schumacher is directing.

Will Ferrell falls for "Dork" (Reuters)
   

Reuters - Will Ferrell's production company has bought the film rights to punk musician Frank Portman's debut novel, "King Dork."

British comic Cohen defends his alter ego Borat (Reuters)
   

Reuters - British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has stepped out of Borat's unwashed, gray suit and dropped the misogyny to defend his controversial movie about an anti-Semitic, fictional TV journalist from Kazakhstan.

"Cars" mows down rivals on DVD charts (Reuters)
   Reuters - "Cars" easily zoomed to the top spot on the national DVD sales chart for the week ending November 12, buoyed by sales of about 5 million DVDs during its first two days.

Few sequels give holiday movies a fresh feel (Reuters)
   

Reuters - Hollywood's holiday movie season kicks into gear on Friday with a fresh spin on the old James Bond films, followed by six weeks of releases that surprisingly lack many high-profile sequels like the "Harry Potter" films.

Correction: BC-Film-Borat's Victims (AP)
   AP - In a Nov. 13 story about people who unwittingly participated in the hit movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit of Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," The Associated Press reported erroneously that Dharma Arthur was fired from her job as morning show producer at a TV station in Jackson, Miss. She was released early from her contract.

Clarification: BC-Hollywood Idea Theft (AP)
   AP - In a Nov. 9 story about idea theft in Hollywood, The Associated Press reported that Donald Hughes and his brother sued Fox Broadcasting Co., alleging it based the idea for its show, "Prison Break" on Donald Hughes' autobiographical manuscript. The story should have stated that the manuscript was co-written by Donald Hughes and his brother, Bob Hughes.

Too many 'toons? An animation frenzy (AP)
   AP - Prancing penguins. Rascally rodents. Sociable squirrels. Saber-toothed tigers. The Hollywood hills were alive with talking critters in 2006, possibly the biggest year ever for movie animation.

Joking not required in comedy (Reuters)
   

Reuters - Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, creators of some of Hollywood's funniest recent comedies, sit stiffly on the hotel sofa, doing their best not to crack a joke, smile or speak above a soft monotone.

Review: 'Bobby' well-intentioned, clunky (AP)
   

AP - In telling the story of the life and death of Robert F. Kennedy, writer-director Emilio Estevez could have chosen an actor to play him, could have had him hone that famously hard New England accent.

Bond: Shaken but not deterred (AP)
   AP - "Christ, I miss the Cold War," Judi Dench's spymaster M mutters at the beginning of "Casino Royale," the 21st James Bond picture and the most raw, intense film of the franchise.

Oscars narrow documentaries to 15 contenders (Reuters)
   

Reuters - Oscar voters named 15 documentaries on Wednesday to the short list of films vying for Academy Award nominations, including global warming movie "An Inconvenient Truth" with former U.S. vice president Al Gore.

Beatty a Golden Globes lifetime honoree (AP)
   AP - Actor, director, writer and producer Warren Beatty will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the 64th annual Golden Globe awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Wednesday.