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Saturday, September 20, 2014
Witherspoon finds lessons in The Good Lie Folk Rock with Band Lalon ATN Bangla, 8:30pm
Band Lalon will be seen performing eight songs in the show. Anchored by Nusrat Faria, the show features a conversation with the band.
Enchanted
WARNING to hit cinemas this Eid n Entertainment desk Arefin Shuvo and Mahiya Mahi recently wrapped the big budget production “Warning” which is all set to release on the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. After Shafiuddin Shafi’s blockbuster “Agnee,” the duo is back on the silver screen once again with spectacular action scenes and candy-coated romance. Though the official release date of the film is not confirmed yet, the producers and director set their sights on releasing the film on the upcoming Eid while the film is currently placed before the Film Censor Board for certification. In the film “Warning” both the actors, Arefin Shuvo and Mahiya Mahi,
will be seen as young aspiring journalists, though Arefin Shuvo's role of a journalist will be seen as a form of disguise as he pursues the slayers of his parents. This time around, Shuvo is playing the enraged victim whose parents were killed by a mafia leader and he is out for revenge, whereas in “Agnee,” Mahi was seen as the lethal killer who avenges her parents’ murder. The shooting of the film commenced on August 3. Misha Sawdagor, Rubel and Kazi Hayat will also be seen in the film in supporting roles. Sawkat Ali Emon is working as the music director and Maple Films is the production house. l
HBO Defined, 12:00pm
n Entertainment Desk Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon chose a subdued role in her latest film "The Good Lie," a drama about Sudanese refugee children who end up in America, but there is nothing small in what she hopes to convey. "There is a beautiful message throughout: We are all the same," said Witherspoon, who plays employment counsellor Carrie Davis in the movie that made its Washington premiere on Wednesday. "We all deal with conflict and seemingly bear the unbearable in our lives, but we have to do it together," she said of the story of children who flee Sudan's unrelenting ethnic violence. "We have to be
SONALI BENDRE enters small screen n Entertainment Desk After hosting reality shows, gorgeous actress Sonali Bendre makes her debut in fiction space on the small screen with forthcoming show “Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh.” “It is likely to go on air September end or sometime in October,” said a source. The shows promo has hit the small screen and it shows Sonali and Apoorva Agnihotri sitting in a coffee shop. “Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh” is coming soon on Life OK. The show is Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Films’ first serial for the channel. Sonali and Ekta Kapoor share a great rapport. The latter was also the reason why the actress agreed to do “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara.” Known for her big screen successes like “Sarfarosh,” “Zakhm” and “Anahat,” the big screen diva judged reality shows like “Indian Idol,” “India’s Got Talent” and “India’s Best Dramebaaz”for TV. l
there together. We have to be there for each other." The film, by "Boardwalk Empire" writer Margaret Nagle and Canadian director Philippe Falardeau, stars Sudanese actors Arnold Oceng, Emmanuel Jal, Ger Duany and Kuoth Wiel— each of whom has a personal story about Sudan and its civil war. Based on experiences of actual Sudanese refugees in the sprawling Kakuma camp in Kenya, the film begins with the journey of siblings who survive an attack on their village and walk hundreds of miles to a United Nations camp, gaining and losing companions along the way. There they make it onto a humanitarian flight to the United States where the three men are resettled in a strange new land.
Film
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes How to Train Your Dragon 2 Guardians of the Galaxy Alpo Alpo Premer Golpo Star Cineplex, Level 8, Bashundhara City 13/3 Ka, Panthopath
Exhibition
Nilabho Joler Rodey By Shammin Sultana Munni Time: 3pm – 8pm Dhaka Art Centre, Rd No 7, Dhanmondi Solo Art exhibition by Murtaja Basheer Time: 11am – 8pm Galleri Kaya, House 20, Road 16, Sector 4, Uttara Essence of Nature’ By N S Chowdhury Dancy Time: 11am – 6pm La Galerie, Alliance Francaise
Theatre
The Trial of Mallam Ilya Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm BUET Central Auditorium
For different reasons, Witherspoon's character is as lost as the refugees. “When I met with the director, he said 'I want you to understand that this isn't a movie about you. This is about the Sudanese,'" said Witherspoon, who doesn't appear until more than 30 minutes into the film. "We didn't try to turn it into an American actor vehicle. I wanted my character to be just as lost but in a different way." Rather than "a character who is this great white hope who is saving African people, she is actually just as emotionally distraught," said Witherspoon. "She is without her family." The film is scheduled to be released on October 3, 2014. l
A fairytale princess is thrust into the world of modern-day New York where she’s forced to deal with the world’s harsh realities.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Movies Now, 4:10pm
John and Jane Smith have been married for more than five years and lead very ordinary lives.
Film business: Debunking common misconceptions n Mosabber Rahman To have a clear idea about global film industries we need to be aware of the misconceptions about filmmaking, and only then can we carve out a distinctive niche for us in the market. Below I tried to debunk some common misconceptions with simple facts, plain argument and common sense. Film business is dirty! Generally speaking, films are not the last resort of the illiterate, immoral people who could not do anything better in life. It is as good and as bad as any other business. Satyajit Ray made the same point in “Nayak,” where everyone points their fingers at the movie star for a scandal, but the true villain is the elite corporate man trying to seduce the advertiser’s wife.
available for over half a century. The fact that a new camera is brought out every month is not ‘technology’ - it is ‘consumerism’. Companies always release ‘technology’ in small increments, so the public keeps sticking its tongue out. True technology is stable and the rest are all illusion. Films do not look bad because of lack of technology, they look bad for lack of ‘craft’. Just watch “Sunrise” (made nearly 90 years ago) and “Beauty and the Beast” (made nearly 70 years ago) – two of the most beautiful films ever made. Films are the modern art form! Films are not the modern art form made by the modern man. There is no such thing as ‘modern man,’ we are all as primitive as the first humans who walked the earth. The human body itself is primitive. As a matter of fact, all of science is ancient knowledge.
Keira Knightley opens up about her struggle with neuroses n Entertainment Desk
Dhaka Theatre staged their 37th production, ‘Ponchonari Akhyan’ yesterday at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Written by Harun Rashid, directed by Shahiduzzaman Selim, the play is a monodrama in which Rosy Siddique plays five different roles
Throughout the years, Knightley has faced criticism about her looks, about being too thin and about her acting talent (or lack thereof), and these negative comments left a lasting effect on the “The Imitation Game” actress — so lasting that she has admitted to becoming neurotic. “Have I not got parts because of the way I look? Yes. I have got parts because of the way I look? Yes. What can you do about it? I look the way I look, I am not willing to cut my face up,” she revealed to the Mirror. “Everything up to 25 I was pretty neurotic and taking everything far too seriously. I found it difficult to step back from it and I was taking it very personally. Partly because as an actor you don’t want necessarily that thicker skin, and I couldn’t figure how to be open emotionally and yet get a thick enough skin so that things didn’t hurt.” However, over the years, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actress has learned to control her feelings and one way she does that is to avoid Google. “I don’t Google myself — that was the problem before 25,” she added. “Not that I did it all the time, but I certainly saw enough to say, ‘Oh you shouldn’t look’. I mean, you don’t need to look, it is not helpful.” l
Big films are bad, small films good! It is possible for a lot of people with a lot of money to put their heads together and make films. It is also important to note that a significant portion of the budget is spent on marketing. There is nothing wrong in making a film solely to earn money. As a matter of fact, some of the greatest films ever made were made for the sake of ‘commerce,’ rather than for the sake of ‘art.’ “Gone with the Wind” and “Casablanca” are classic examples. ‘Commerce’ tends to absorb ‘art,’ not the other way round. Films are made by directors! It is wrong to assume that all the decisions in all films are always taken by the directors. It takes a lot of money to make even the cheapest of films, and the person with the bag of cash makes the movie. Directors cannot make films without the backing of producers. The common idea is that producers are moral dwarves (the enemies) and directors are true artists (the saviors). Well, from Chaplin to Fellini, many great directors have confessed their primary desire to make films – to impress beautiful women. Films require the latest technology! The basic technology for films have been
Just think about it, our universe and everything in it is over 13 billion years old. So the best ‘art’ should focus on understanding that very old phenomenon – the human condition. So Shakespeare would make the better filmmaker, not Edison! To sum it up, films are primarily commodities, and consumers have the right to seek out better products. No emotional blackmailing will work otherwise. We need to come up with good films or perish. It is high time to explore new territories and create our own place in the world film map. But we cannot expect the film producers to initiate a revolution, they would rather sink with the ship than risk their own money. We need to bank on creative individuals to fight for us and show us the way and everyone else will follow in due time. Automatically, people will think of young filmmakers. But that's another misconception. ‘Youth’ is an abstract idea and it does not guarantee success. After all, Kurosawa made “Ran” at the age of 75. The truth is, anyone alive - be it man or woman, young or old - is capable of making good films. So where are you? Speed it up please. l