[UPDATED] Shah Rukh Khan in Toronto on Oct 26th for RA One Premiere...But Who Really Cares?((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Arjun Rampal,Bollywood,Cinema of India,India,International Indian Film Academy Awards,Kareena Kapoor,Ra.On

***UPDATE***

Looks like King Kahn will be landing at Pearson Airport Wednesday October 26th at 11.30. Time to get your best 'I'm sick' voice ready.

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Hey Indian Cinema fans, do we have a scoop for you. Looks like King Khan himself, Shah Rukh Khan will be in Toronto to attend the premiere of his upcoming movie Ra One.

After confirming via twitter that he will be coming, King Kahn took to YouTube to officially invite people to the this premiere screening.

The premiere will take place at the TIFF Lightbox starting at 7.30. Mind you, I imagine people will be lining up long before then.   In the meantime, if the recent IIFA awards was any indication, folks should start warming up their vocal cords now.

This movie is quite ambitious by Indian Cinema standards and the global marketing accompanying it is even more bold. With this film, the producers are hoping to shake off the stigma of second-rate films that Bollywood films produce. Quite frankly, the trailer looks weird and way cheesy, so I am sorry to say that this looks like more of the same, which isn't bad, but really not good enough for the pomp and circumstance surrounding it.

Coupled with this, the event producers for the premiere are more worried about selling tickets at $200 bucks a pop to the screening as well hocking an After-Party. So it would seem that SRK's visit to Toronto is probably wasted as a select of the same wrong few will see the film and the ones who should be seeing it, simply won't care.

All that said, below is the trailer for Ra.One plus the full video of the main song, Chamak Challo, Original Article

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[UPDATED] Shah Rukh Khan in Toronto on Oct 26th for RA One Premiere...But Who Really Cares?((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Arjun Rampal,Bollywood,Cinema of India,India,International Indian Film Academy Awards,Kareena Kapoor,Ra.On

***UPDATE***

Looks like King Kahn will be landing at Pearson Airport Wednesday October 26th at 11.30. Time to get your best 'I'm sick' voice ready.

******

Hey Indian Cinema fans, do we have a scoop for you. Looks like King Khan himself, Shah Rukh Khan will be in Toronto to attend the premiere of his upcoming movie Ra One.

After confirming via twitter that he will be coming, King Kahn took to YouTube to officially invite people to the this premiere screening.

The premiere will take place at the TIFF Lightbox starting at 7.30. Mind you, I imagine people will be lining up long before then.   In the meantime, if the recent IIFA awards was any indication, folks should start warming up their vocal cords now.

This movie is quite ambitious by Indian Cinema standards and the global marketing accompanying it is even more bold. With this film, the producers are hoping to shake off the stigma of second-rate films that Bollywood films produce. Quite frankly, the trailer looks weird and way cheesy, so I am sorry to say that this looks like more of the same, which isn't bad, but really not good enough for the pomp and circumstance surrounding it.

Coupled with this, the event producers for the premiere are more worried about selling tickets at $200 bucks a pop to the screening as well hocking an After-Party. So it would seem that SRK's visit to Toronto is probably wasted as a select of the same wrong few will see the film and the ones who should be seeing it, simply won't care.

All that said, below is the trailer for Ra.One plus the full video of the main song, Chamak Challo, Original Article

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[UPDATED] Shah Rukh Khan in Toronto on Oct 26th for RA One Premiere...But Who Really Cares?((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Arjun Rampal,Bollywood,Cinema of India,India,International Indian Film Academy Awards,Kareena Kapoor,Ra.On

***UPDATE***

Looks like King Kahn will be landing at Pearson Airport Wednesday October 26th at 11.30. Time to get your best 'I'm sick' voice ready.

******

Hey Indian Cinema fans, do we have a scoop for you. Looks like King Khan himself, Shah Rukh Khan will be in Toronto to attend the premiere of his upcoming movie Ra One.

After confirming via twitter that he will be coming, King Kahn took to YouTube to officially invite people to the this premiere screening.

The premiere will take place at the TIFF Lightbox starting at 7.30. Mind you, I imagine people will be lining up long before then.   In the meantime, if the recent IIFA awards was any indication, folks should start warming up their vocal cords now.

This movie is quite ambitious by Indian Cinema standards and the global marketing accompanying it is even more bold. With this film, the producers are hoping to shake off the stigma of second-rate films that Bollywood films produce. Quite frankly, the trailer looks weird and way cheesy, so I am sorry to say that this looks like more of the same, which isn't bad, but really not good enough for the pomp and circumstance surrounding it.

Coupled with this, the event producers for the premiere are more worried about selling tickets at $200 bucks a pop to the screening as well hocking an After-Party. So it would seem that SRK's visit to Toronto is probably wasted as a select of the same wrong few will see the film and the ones who should be seeing it, simply won't care.

All that said, below is the trailer for Ra.One plus the full video of the main song, Chamak Challo, Original Article

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[UPDATED] Shah Rukh Khan in Toronto on Oct 26th for RA One Premiere...But Who Really Cares?((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Arjun Rampal,Bollywood,Cinema of India,India,International Indian Film Academy Awards,Kareena Kapoor,Ra.On

***UPDATE***

Looks like King Kahn will be landing at Pearson Airport Wednesday October 26th at 11.30. Time to get your best 'I'm sick' voice ready.

******

Hey Indian Cinema fans, do we have a scoop for you. Looks like King Khan himself, Shah Rukh Khan will be in Toronto to attend the premiere of his upcoming movie Ra One.

After confirming via twitter that he will be coming, King Kahn took to YouTube to officially invite people to the this premiere screening.

The premiere will take place at the TIFF Lightbox starting at 7.30. Mind you, I imagine people will be lining up long before then.   In the meantime, if the recent IIFA awards was any indication, folks should start warming up their vocal cords now.

This movie is quite ambitious by Indian Cinema standards and the global marketing accompanying it is even more bold. With this film, the producers are hoping to shake off the stigma of second-rate films that Bollywood films produce. Quite frankly, the trailer looks weird and way cheesy, so I am sorry to say that this looks like more of the same, which isn't bad, but really not good enough for the pomp and circumstance surrounding it.

Coupled with this, the event producers for the premiere are more worried about selling tickets at $200 bucks a pop to the screening as well hocking an After-Party. So it would seem that SRK's visit to Toronto is probably wasted as a select of the same wrong few will see the film and the ones who should be seeing it, simply won't care.

All that said, below is the trailer for Ra.One plus the full video of the main song, Chamak Challo, Original Article

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[UPDATED] Shah Rukh Khan in Toronto on Oct 26th for RA One Premiere...But Who Really Cares?((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Arjun Rampal,Bollywood,Cinema of India,India,International Indian Film Academy Awards,Kareena Kapoor,Ra.On

***UPDATE***

Looks like King Kahn will be landing at Pearson Airport Wednesday October 26th at 11.30. Time to get your best 'I'm sick' voice ready.

******

Hey Indian Cinema fans, do we have a scoop for you. Looks like King Khan himself, Shah Rukh Khan will be in Toronto to attend the premiere of his upcoming movie Ra One.

After confirming via twitter that he will be coming, King Kahn took to YouTube to officially invite people to the this premiere screening.

The premiere will take place at the TIFF Lightbox starting at 7.30. Mind you, I imagine people will be lining up long before then.   In the meantime, if the recent IIFA awards was any indication, folks should start warming up their vocal cords now.

This movie is quite ambitious by Indian Cinema standards and the global marketing accompanying it is even more bold. With this film, the producers are hoping to shake off the stigma of second-rate films that Bollywood films produce. Quite frankly, the trailer looks weird and way cheesy, so I am sorry to say that this looks like more of the same, which isn't bad, but really not good enough for the pomp and circumstance surrounding it.

Coupled with this, the event producers for the premiere are more worried about selling tickets at $200 bucks a pop to the screening as well hocking an After-Party. So it would seem that SRK's visit to Toronto is probably wasted as a select of the same wrong few will see the film and the ones who should be seeing it, simply won't care.

All that said, below is the trailer for Ra.One plus the full video of the main song, Chamak Challo, Original Article

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[UPDATED] Shah Rukh Khan in Toronto on Oct 26th for RA One Premiere. But Who Really Cares?((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Arjun Rampal,Bollywood,Cinema of India,India,International Indian Film Academy Awards,Kareena Kapoor,Ra.One

***UPDATE***

Looks like King Kahn will be landing at Pearson Airport Wednesday October 26th at 11.30. Time to get your best 'I'm sick' voice ready.

******

Hey Indian Cinema fans, do we have a scoop for you. Looks like King Khan himself, Shah Rukh Khan will be in Toronto to attend the premiere of his upcoming movie Ra One.

After confirming via twitter that he will be coming, King Kahn took to YouTube to officially invite people to the this premiere screening.

The premiere will take place at the TIFF Lightbox starting at 7.30. Mind you, I imagine people will be lining up long before then.   In the meantime, if the recent IIFA awards was any indication, folks should start warming up their vocal cords now.

This movie is quite ambitious by Indian Cinema standards and the global marketing accompanying it is even more bold. With this film, the producers are hoping to shake off the stigma of second-rate films that Bollywood films produce. Quite frankly, the trailer looks weird and way cheesy, so I am sorry to say that this looks like more of the same, which isn't bad, but really not good enough for the pomp and circumstance surrounding it.

Coupled with this, the event producers for the premiere are more worried about selling tickets at $200 bucks a pop to the screening as well hocking an After-Party. So it would seem that SRK's visit to Toronto is probably wasted as a select of the same wrong few will see the film and the ones who should be seeing it, simply won't care.

All that said, below is the trailer for Ra.One plus the full video of the main song, Chamak Challo, Original Article

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[UPDATED] Shah Rukh Khan in Toronto on Oct 26th for RA One Premiere. But Who Really Cares?((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Arjun Rampal,Bollywood,Cinema of India,India,International Indian Film Academy Awards,Kareena Kapoor,Ra.One

***UPDATE***

Looks like King Kahn will be landing at Pearson Airport Wednesday October 26th at 11.30. Time to get your best 'I'm sick' voice ready.

******

Hey Indian Cinema fans, do we have a scoop for you. Looks like King Khan himself, Shah Rukh Khan will be in Toronto to attend the premiere of his upcoming movie Ra One.

After confirming via twitter that he will be coming, King Kahn took to YouTube to officially invite people to the this premiere screening.

The premiere will take place at the TIFF Lightbox starting at 7.30. Mind you, I imagine people will be lining up long before then.   In the meantime, if the recent IIFA awards was any indication, folks should start warming up their vocal cords now.

This movie is quite ambitious by Indian Cinema standards and the global marketing accompanying it is even more bold. With this film, the producers are hoping to shake off the stigma of second-rate films that Bollywood films produce. Quite frankly, the trailer looks weird and way cheesy, so I am sorry to say that this looks like more of the same, which isn't bad, but really not good enough for the pomp and circumstance surrounding it.

Coupled with this, the event producers for the premiere are more worried about selling tickets at $200 bucks a pop to the screening as well hocking an After-Party. So it would seem that SRK's visit to Toronto is probably wasted as a select of the same wrong few will see the film and the ones who should be seeing it, simply won't care.

All that said, below is the trailer for Ra.One plus the full video of the main song, Chamak Challo, Original Article

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Louis does Toronto After Dark Festival - Review of War of the Dead

It's the middle of the Second World War and a group of American and Finnish soldiers are sent to attack a German bunker.  In doing so they stumble upon one of the most horrible and closely guarded secrets of the Nazi regime.   The unit's mission having now changed, the small band of men try to both survive the onslaught and destroy the bunker from whi ch they sprang as they now face an enemy more terrible and terrifying - the undead.

This is a dark film.  Literally and figuratively. The movie takes place over a single night with the final shot being the first light of the next morning. The lighting is such that you can (mostly) see what is unfolding onscreen. Except for the bunkers, I was never sure if what I saw was soundstage or built set.  I found the sets to be accurate, almost to the point of distraction as the director seemed to want to show every type and style of period setpiece he could come up with.

The acting is competent with veteran British actors Andrew Teirnan (Survivors) and Mark Winggett (The Bill) working alongside Finnish actor Samuel Vauramo  and strongman Jouko Ahola.  If their performances fail to deliver, I find fault with the writer and director first as I didn't find myself caring about any of them.

Save Magdalena Górska's brief and confusing foray into the film's narrative, there isn't much that one can find sympathetic about the plight they find themselves in.  The problem is twofold - the first one being the characters themselves are relatively humorless.  Soldiers tend to joke, even when the situation is hopeless.  This movie desperately needed some comic relief in it somewhere.  The second problem is that the Nazi-Zombies were neither Nazis or Zombies but captured Russian soldiers who were experimented on.

The opening shot is of a solider of unknown origin, in a frock, getting shot and turning into undead.  The rest of the movie they are in uniform, side cap and all attacking our heroes.  Most have been given special powers of speed, strength and endurance, but seem unable to speak.  Still they manage coordinated attacks, leaping from the ground to the top of a building in a single leap, breaking doors and windows yet somehow unable to keep up with a car moving at a walking pace.

"Dead Snow" this is not. It isn't "Outpost" either. It really isn't comparable to any of sub-genre of Nazi-Zombie films even though that is the impression the trailer gives.  The narrative is a bit hard to follow as the main characters tend to wander aimlessly for a bit. After dying one by one, the final few then decide to call in an airstrike from the middle of the bunker full of super undead.  Even as a horror fan I found this quite hard to accept as a legitimate way to handle the problems the plot gave itself.   Much of it felt forced, out of place and fake.  Even though, the gore is well done it is not enough to save this film from itself.

I'd wait for it to come out on cable.

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Cineplex is bringing The Prince Of Darkness, the Rock Gods of All Rock Gods to the Big Screen((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Albert Street,Canada,Cineplex Entertainment,Empire Theatres,God Bless Ozzy Osbourne,Ozzy Osbourne,Sheppa

Alright all my rockheads. Seems that the Prince Of Darkness himself had a documentary made about him that has been getting some great buzz and really being embraced by the true fans.

Sure you can wait and buy a DVD and watch it at home. However if you are true fan, you can check out the doc on the big screen as the good folks at Cineplex are having a special one day screening at cinemas across the country.

Oh Look! A Press Release:

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Brings the Story of Rock’s “Prince of Darkness” To Participating Theatres Across Canada
Documentary features exclusive interviews and performances

Toronto, ON, (TSX: CGX), October 18, 2011 â€" Cineplex Entertainment, via our Front Row Centre Events, Omniverse Vision and Eagle Rock Entertainment, today announced God Bless Ozzy Osbourne will be presented at participating movie theatres across Canada for one night only. This acclaimed documentary tells the life story of Ozzy Osbourne, as seen through the eyes of his son Jack. This special presentation can be enjoyed on Wednesday, October 26th at 7:00 p.m. local time.

“Ozzy Osbourne continues to be one of the biggest names in rock music today after many years as the lead singer of Black Sabbath before embarking on a hugely successful solo career,” said Pat Marshall, Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. “Fans won’t want to miss the opportunity to see this career-spanning documentary that features rare footage and live performances from around the world.”

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne examines many vital moments of the famed performer’s life beginning with his troubled youth, through his career with Black Sabbath, his battles with fame and addiction, and his life as a family man with Sharon. The documentary will also provide unprecedented behind the scenes clips of Ozzy on and off stage as well as interviews with Tommy Lee and others.

Tickets for God Bless Ozzy Osbourne can be purchased at participating theatre box offices, through the Cineplex Mobile Apps and online at www.cineplex.com/events or our mobile site m.cineplex.com.

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne will play at the following theatres:

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Chilliwack
Galaxy Cinemas Chilliwack, 8249 Eagle Landing Parkway
Coquitlam
SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas, 170 Schoolhouse Street
Kamloops
Cineplex Odeon Aberdeen Mall Cinemas, 700-1320 Trans Canada Highway
Langley
Colossus Langley Cinemas, 20090 91A Avenue
Nanaimo
Galaxy Cinemas Nanaimo, 213-4750 Rutherford Road
North Vancouver
EMPIRE Esplanade 6, 200 West Esplanade
Richmond
SilverCity Riverport Cinemas, 14211 Entertainment Way
Surrey
EMPIRE Studio 12 Guildford, 15051 101st Avenue
Vancouver
Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, 900 Burrard Street
Victoria
SilverCity Victoria Cinemas, 3130 Tillicum Road

ALBERTA
Calgary
Cineplex Odeon Sunridge Spectrum Cinemas, 400-2555 32nd Avenue
Scotiabank Theatre Chinook, 6455 Macleod Trail SW
EMPIRE Studio 10 Macleod Trail, 100-16061 MacLeod Trail SE
EMPIRE Studio 16 Country Hills, 300-388 Country Hills Blvd NE
Edmonton
Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas, 1525-99th Street NW
Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton, 8882-170 Street
EMPIRE Theatres City Centre Edmonton, 10200 102nd Avenue
Lethbridge
Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge, 501-1st Avenue SW
Red Deer
Galaxy Cinemas Red Deer, 357-37400 Highway #2

MANITOBA
Winnipeg
SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas, 817 St. James Street

SASKATCHEWAN
Moose Jaw
Galaxy Cinemas Moose Jaw, 1235 Main Street N
Regina
Galaxy Cinemas Regina, 420 McCarthy Boulevard N
Saskatoon
Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon, 347 2nd Avenue

ONTARIO
Ajax
Cineplex Odeon Ajax Cinemas, 248 Kingston Road
Ancaster
SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas, 771 Golf Links Road
Barrie
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Drive
Belleville
Galaxy Cinemas Belleville, 160 Bell Boulevard
Brampton
SilverCity Brampton Cinemas, 50 Great Lakes Drive
Brantford
Galaxy Cinemas Brantford, 300 King George Road
Burlington
SilverCity Burlington Cinemas, 1250 Brant Street
Caledon
EMPIRE Theatres 7 BOLTON, 194 McEwan Drive East
Cambridge
Galaxy Cinemas Cambridge, 355 Hespeler Road
Guelph
Galaxy Cinemas Guelph, 485 Woodlawn Road W
Kingston
Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road Cinemas, 626 Gardiners Road
Kitchener
EMPIRE Theatres Kitchener, 135 Gateway Park Drive
London
SilverCity London Cinemas, 1680 Richmond Street
Midland
Galaxy Cinemas Midland, 9226 County Road 93
Mississauga
EMPIRE Studio 10 at Square One, 100 City Centre Drive
Newmarket
SilverCity Newmarket Cinemas and XSCAPE Entertainment Centre, 18151 Yonge Street
Niagara Falls
Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas, 7555 Montrose Road
Oshawa
Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas, 1351 Grandview Street N
Ottawa
Coliseum Ottawa Cinemas, 3090 Carling Avenue
SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas, 2385 City Park Drive
EMPIRE 7 Ottawa, 111 Albert Street, 3rd Floor
Peterborough
Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough, 320 Water Street
Sarnia
Famous Players Lambton 9 Cinemas, 1450 London Road
Sault Ste. Marie
Galaxy Cinemas Sault Ste. Marie, 293 Bay Street
St. Catharines
EMPIRE Theatres Pen Centre, 221 Glendale Avenue
Sudbury
SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas, 355 Barrydowne Road
Thunder Bay
SilverCity Thunder Bay Cinemas, 850 North May Street
Toronto
Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas, 22 Lebovic Avenue
Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas, 1025 The Queensway
Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, 259 Richmond Street W
SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas, 1800 Sheppard Avenue E
Vaughan
Colossus Vaughan Cinemas, 3555 Highway 7 W
Waterloo
Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo, 550 King Street N
Windsor
SilverCity Windsor Cinemas, 4611 Walker Road

QUEBEC
Beauport
Cineplex Odeon Beauport Cinemas, 825 rue Clemenceau
Brossard
Cineplex Odeon Brossard Cinemas, 9350 boul. Leduc
Kirkland
Coliseum Kirkland Cinemas, 3200 rue Jean Yves
Laval
Colossus Laval Cinemas, 2800 rue Cosmodôme
Montreal
Scotiabank Theatre Montreal, 977 rue Ste-Catherine O
Sherbrooke
Galaxy Cinemas Sherbrooke, 4204 rue Bertrand
Ste.Foy
Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy Cinemas, 1200 boul. Duplessis

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Really digging this new The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo One-Sheet((tag: xavierpop, film, pop-culture, nerdiness, tumblrize,Columbia Pictures,Daniel Craig,David Fincher,Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,Millennium Trilogy,Rooney Mara,Steven Zaillian,Stieg Larsso

Dec 21st is quickly coming upon us. For those of you who don't know, that is the date that David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo drops. So far my excitement level for this film is slowing increasing from 'meh' to gotta see it. With a marketing campaign reaching almost Muppets level, the studio has been doing everything right. Ove r the past few months we have been teased with an 8 minute trailer, various character posters and now we have a pretty dope one sheet.

I like this particular poster because it seems that it's a fan-made one as opposed to the cookie-cutter ones we normally get from the studios. It's artsy, well-designed and quite pretty to look at.

As if I wasn't excited enough.

 

Official Synopsis

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first film in Columbia Pictures’ three-picture adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy. Directed by David Fincher and starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, the film is based on the first novel in the trilogy, which altogether have sold 50 million copies in 46 countries and become a worldwide phenomenon. The screenplay is by Steven Zaillian.

via Collider

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