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Bipasha or Vidya? A
fter Bipasha Basu suddenly left Kashmir while shooting for Lamhaa, producer Bunty Walia and director Rahul Dholakia are having second thoughts about her being the film’s lead actress. Whether Bipasha will remain a part of the film or not will be decided after she has a meeting with Bunty and Rahul shortly. Meanwhile they are looking at options to replace Bipasha if she does not agree to travel to Kashmir – one of the strongest contenders to step into Bipasha’s shoes is Vidya Balan. Recently, Rahul drove down to Wai (on the outskirts of Pune) to meet Vidya for the purpose. A couple of weeks ago Bipasha had left the
CINEMA OF THE WEEK NIKHAT KAZMI
Max Payne (Action) ★★★ Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Olga Kurylenko Direction: John Moore
film’s shooting mid-way and had flown down from Kashmir to Mumbai. Rumour has it that Bipasha received a call after which she was very distressed. Suddenly she stalled the shoot and went inside her van. She then called up Rahul from inside and told him that she was returning to the hotel. Rahul followed Bipasha’s van and reached the hotel to have a talk with her. However, he was shocked to see Bipasha packing her bags. When contacted, Bunty said, “We need to shoot in Kashmir for 10 days. I will start shooting from January 4. I need Bipasha there. I have been given to understand by her that she is averse to going back to Kashmir. But I think I will convince her to do so.” Rahul said, “I need Bipasha in Kashmir. I am meeting her for the same today.” When asked if Bipasha would still remain a part of Lamhaa even if she didn’t agree to go to Kashmir, Rahul said, “I will cross the bridge when I come to it.”
Nights in Rodanthe (Romance) ★★★ Cast: Richard Gere, Diane Lane Direction: George C Wolfe
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o what if film titles based on a videogames do not achieve many players (read viewers)? At least some of them manage to attain a certain degree of entertainment value, like Resident Evil, Hitman and now the most commercialized, dhoomdhamaka Hollywood offering of the week based on a violent videogame — May Payne. Max Payne lives up to the video gaming formula and offers loads of action, drama, violence, albeit with characters that need no joystick to explode. The story also kowtows the plot of the game with Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) being an NYPD cop who may be pushing files right now, but his insides are seething with revenge. He is hellbent on avenging the murder of his wife, baby and his best buddy. And that’s exactly where his pain stems from. The outcome? He does not believe in ‘‘heaven, but in pain, fear, death and angels’’. No wonder he’s all out Batmanish ishtyle against a major pharmaceutical outfit figure in the form of a winged demon (read Valkyrie) flying all over the NY city. Add to that invincible super-soldiers, a leggy druggie (Bond babe Olga Kurylenko) — wish she had more screen time — and a career assassin in the form of Mila Kunis. All this and more, with a dash of Blade Runner and Matrix (especially the last action sequence) and plenty of snowflakes drifting around in the constant dark backdrop. But it’s Wahlberg, the Payned anti-hero, with an expertise with the shotgun in umpteen stylized shootouts, who carries the predictable plot forward. Also notable is the film’s backdrop: a drugged, psychedelic landscape spilling over with winged demons and bizarre creatures of the netherworld. And just when you thought all’s well that ends well, stay tuned through the final credits — a code that promises a sequel in the from of ‘‘Not yet done, Max’’. Any takers? Why not, at least for the subtle message the movie passes on through fun and games: Somewhere amid the noise and the homicidal valkyries, Max Payne has a just-say-no-to-drugs message and an anti-war/terror warning that needs to be handled ASAP for ‘‘the devil is building its army’’. Anyone listening?
It’s Kolkata Amrita says no to calling for drinking and driving Riya A R
iya Sen may have made Mumbai her base, but the actress visits Kolkata often. Her only regret is that she doesn’t get to spend enough time there. Riya shot for Rituparno Ghosh’s film Nauka Dubi recently and got to be in her favourite city as well. Riya now plans to be in Kolkata with sister Raima till December after which she’ll be off to Hong Kong. Quite a happening gal, isn’t she?
you might end up feeling scared behind the closed comfort of your fortified homes, but that really doesn’t matter. Because this one’s a neat little chiller that creates fear out of the familiar: dark corners in the room, peepholes that show masked figures, walls that are incessantly battered with loud knocks, glass panes that reflect strange images.... Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman return from the woods to their home and hope to resolve an unfinished quarrel before the night is over. But the night stretches into infinity and the little domestic tiff pales into the shadows as the duo are threatened by three strange, masked figures who threaten to break into their house, for no reason at all. With his hand held camera and his jump cuts, the debutant director manages to create a smart horror flick.
fter Bebo, it’s her best friend Amu who’s flying high these days. Why? Well, for starters, she has a new boyfriend and second, a hit movie too. And now, as the New Year is approaching, she plans to sing Main talli ho gayi... But, hold on! Amrita has no real plans to get ‘high’ on the actual spirit, as she told us from Cape Town where she’s currently shooting. “With Christmas and New Year’s on the way I’m getting into a fun-filled, celebratory mood. I want to enjoy the season by pledging myself to ‘no drinking and driving’. And I would like to request all my fans (wonder why all these girls are obsessed with their fans?) to strictly say no to drinking and driving. If they want to get high, come celebrate along with me and watch all my forthcoming films with me,” she giggles.
hen The Unfaithful, aka Richard Gere and Diane Lane turn faithful in the celluloid version of Nicholas Sparks’ novel — The Notepad, romance is sure to be aplenty. Set in the picturesque town of Rodanthe, the story focuses on the unhappily married Adrienne (Daine Lane), whose life revolves around her two children, her career, a broken marriage, memories of her dead father. And her buddy, Jane. Really sad. So she takes a break from her dismal life, leaves her two kids with her husband and temporarily takes charge of her friend’s picturesque North Carolina coastal inn. All she gets to hear at the inn is that the hurricane is a-coming...coming...coming. Till it finally comes. No, not the hurricane, but Dr Paul (Richard Gere), one of those lonely Jaguar-driving geniuses straight from the operating room. Now that’s another story that this lonely man hates to eat alone, drive alone and be alone, even as he almost crucifies himself right through the film for being a ‘‘bad man, bad doctor, bad husband, bad father, bad... bad... bad’’! But there’s the hurricane, remember? That’s the only bright spot in the dismal lives of the two inmates, specially since it brings them together in a clandestine relationship. The harried twosome end up setting aside the woes of the world and finding love and solace in the arms of each other. The script is stale, the narrative tardy. What works is the chemistry of Diane Lane and Richard Gere which has already been displayed in two films, The Unfaithful and The Cotton Club. Here, they replay their passion as two damaged souls who serenade each other langorously through sealed envelopes, stamped letters and weeks of waiting. No echats, no SMSes, not even telephone calls. Truly, a period love song!
The Strangers (horror) ★★★ Cast: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman Direction: Bryan Bertino
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ou’ll find adequate ‘boos’ in this film to give you your money’s worth. Of course,
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