Akon sings in Hindi!! - Ra.One: Wanna Be My Chamak Challo?

And the wait is finally over, well for the time being that is.

This is a feast for our eyes.

A 1 minute and 30 second trailer has just been dropped for the soon to be hit single "Chamak Challo", the theme for the upcoming Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Ra.One  (which beats out the 15 second teaser trailer released earlier this week).

What makes this song so good?

First, Akon sings the track. Second, Akon sings in Hindi. Third, Shahrukh Khan, (also known in the Bollywood world as King Khan).  Mr. Shahrukh Khan is all set to star in yet another action thriller that is rumored to be India's first 3D film as well.

Let's wait and see what King Khan has in store, but for now, let's enjoy this catchy song trailer.

source : The Daily Honey

Filed under  //  Akon   Bollywood   Hindi   India   Kareena Kapoor   Ra.One   Shahrukh Khan   Standard Hindi   film   nerdiness   pop-culture   tumblrize   xavierpop  
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Metropolis (1927) + NIN = Awesomesauce

Thanks to ClassicalFilms for tweeting this out.

This is quite literally all kind of awesome.

Metropolis is pretty iconic and Nine Inch Nails is pretty awesome. Mix them together and you have this pretty brilliant video below.

I wonder how Trent Reznor would score it now that he is officially in the filmmaking game?

What say you?

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Metropolis (1927) + NIN = Awesomesauce

Thanks to ClassicalFilms for tweeting this out.

This is quite literally all kind of awesome.

Metropolis is pretty iconic and Nine Inch Nails is pretty awesome. Mix them together and you have this pretty brilliant video below.

I wonder how Trent Reznor would score it now that he is officially in the filmmaking game?

What say you?

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Z's Review of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a good old fashioned fairy tale told properly. By that I mean most fairy tales were originally told as stories to scare little children to go to bed. Stories of the boogeyman that were going to eat little children if they didn't behave over time morphed into the tooth fairy giving money under the pillow for a tooth.

This is why the movie works. It is a not a horror as most people believe. It is a good fashioned gothic story that is meant entertain, thrill and tell a tale. And of this, it does a fantastic job.

While only written by Guillermo Del Toro, the direction has his blueprints all over it. We are anxious at the proper time, we laugh when we are supposed to and we jump when he wants us to. And it is for this reason that I enjoyed the movie. While its not the best movie that has come out this year by any means, it is easily one of my favourites of this genre.

The movie is led by a very impressive performance by its lead Bailee Madison (Bridge To Terabithia) who at the age of 11 has already amassed a pretty impressive career. The movie would not have been as good with her not playing Sally Hurst, the young girl who is sent to live with her father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes) in a 19th century mansion that he is restoring.  It is in the basement of the mansion that a curse that has plagued the property is woken.

Pearce does a great job in a role a few steps below his talent and I would imagine someone called in a favour to get him to do the film. Surprisingly, Katie Holmes didn't bug me as I was dreading she might. Ever since she became Mrs. Tom Cruise, her brand has simply been off. I go against the norm in that I think she is pretty talented. She did a much better job than Maggie Gylenhall in the Batman movies and with Don't Be Afraid she brings a great energy to a role that could easily be dismissed in the movie even though its so pivotal and important to the movie.

They give away what the creatures look like early. At first this irritated me because it seems every monster/horror/thriller seems to be following this trend to pretty disastrous results however as the movie went on, it actually enhanced the experience really adding to the narrative.

It is late August and all the last weekend of summer before the long weekend. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark perfectly fills a need for a good date film/evening out at the movies/long weekend filler.  You will enjoy yourself if for nothing else you will be thrilled in a proper way.

 

 

Filed under  //  film   nerdiness   pop-culture   tumblrize   xavierpop  
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Z's Review of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a good old fashioned fairy tale told properly. By that I mean most fairy tales were originally told as stories to scare little children to go to bed. Stories of the boogeyman that were going to eat little children if they didn't behave over time morphed into the tooth fairy giving money under the pillow for a tooth.

This is why the movie works. It is a not a horror as most people believe. It is a good fashioned gothic story that is meant entertain, thrill and tell a tale. And of this, it does a fantastic job.

While only written by Guillermo Del Toro, the direction has his blueprints all over it. We are anxious at the proper time, we laugh when we are supposed to and we jump when he wants us to. And it is for this reason that I enjoyed the movie. While its not the best movie that has come out this year by any means, it is easily one of my favourites of this genre.

The movie is led by a very impressive performance by its lead Bailee Madison (Bridge To Terabithia) who at the age of 11 has already amassed a pretty impressive career. The movie would not have been as good with her not playing Sally Hurst, the young girl who is sent to live with her father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes) in a 19th century mansion that he is restoring.  It is in the basement of the mansion that a curse that has plagued the property is woken.

Pearce does a great job in a role a few steps below his talent and I would imagine someone called in a favour to get him to do the film. Surprisingly, Katie Holmes didn't bug me as I was dreading she might. Ever since she became Mrs. Tom Cruise, her brand has simply been off. I go against the norm in that I think she is pretty talented. She did a much better job than Maggie Gylenhall in the Batman movies and with Don't Be Afraid she brings a great energy to a role that could easily be dismissed in the movie even though its so pivotal and important to the movie.

They give away what the creatures look like early. At first this irritated me because it seems every monster/horror/thriller seems to be following this trend to pretty disastrous results however as the movie went on, it actually enhanced the experience really adding to the narrative.

It is late August and all the last weekend of summer before the long weekend. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark perfectly fills a need for a good date film/evening out at the movies/long weekend filler.  You will enjoy yourself if for nothing else you will be thrilled in a proper way.

 

 

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First Look Photos From The Amazing Spider-Man!!!

This morning Entertainment Weekly released a bunch of photos from the highly-anticipated  The Amazing Spiderman.

At first I didn't really want to post them because they didn't really impress and with the trailer dropping next week, there didn't seem to be a point.

I have changed my mind on posting pictures now as EW just now released some more and these are fucking fantastic. I especially love the one with Martin Sheen and Sally Field as Uncle Ben and Aunt May.

My gawd this movie is shaping up to be simply amazing. They are making all the right moves and barring any major catastrophes with the trailer(s) we will have a special film on our hands.

Have a look and let me know what you think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here some of the ones that were released this morning :

source - Superhero Hype and /Film.

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Watch Hollywood Sunset: A Tribute to Entourage

The last season of Entourage is quickly coming and for many of us, it is a very sad time. The show has had a great run and the general feeling is that to end it now is not a bad thing at all. I would love to see another season or two, however that is more of a selfish thing so I will jump to the chorus and say it is a good time to end it.

The truth of the matter is that the last couple of seasons have been a little lacklustre and it might just be the best thing to do.

HBO recently released Hollywood Sunset, a behind-the-scenes half hour documentary in advance of the final season of one of its most popular shows. It is absolutely fantastic and the perfect tribute to a show that has shaped pop-culture at the turn of the century.

I am not going to lie, I got a little sad watching it. It is that well done.

Have a look and I'll see you at the final series premiere.

 

Filed under  //  Adrian Grenier   Comedy   Entourage   HBO   Hollywood   Jeremy Piven   Jerry Ferrara   Television   film   nerdiness   pop-culture   tumblrize   xavierpop  
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Melanie's Review of The Help

The Help has literally left me spent. After watching this film, I was a red-eyed, snotty mess.

Yet I couldn’t be happier.

I can’t remember the last time I watched a movie where I feel like it changed me, and The Help has changed me.

The film, based on the 2009 novel by Kathryn Socket, delves into the lives of women on both sides of the racial fence in early 1960’s Jackson, Mississippi.

The Help has done an amazing job translating a microcosm of pre-Civil Rights America into a heartfelt yet hopeful film.

Given that this film is adapted and directed by relative rookie filmmaker Tate Taylor, this film is even more extraordinary.

Taylor has done a smart thing by simply hiring the best actors and letting them do their job. The Help feels very natural and organic as a film and will likely be nominated for and win a truckload of Oscars come next February. It is also going to be quite the star vehicle for Emma Stone (Easy A, Zombieland).

Stone is absolutely brilliant as “Skeeter” Phelan, the oddball in a group of highbrow hoity-toity Southern Belles. Her character is the only woman in her social circle with a college education who’s also recently employed and not married. Her character is deeply misunderstood by her friends and family, with not even her own mother understanding how Skeeter is okay with the path she’s chosen.

Stone has taken what could have been a one-dimensional, and potentially clichéd, character and breathed beautiful life into her. The young actress clearly has a very long career in front of her.

The film’s other standout is the sly and conniving character of Hilly Holbrook, played by Bryce Dallas Howard (Spider-Man 3, The Village). She’s been a personal favourite of mine since watching her in M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water.

Howard, whom gives off an other-worldliness to her characters, wasn’t easy to get used to at first in a villainous role. It’s a testament to Howard’s acting abilities that she sinks right into this character.

The “help” in The Help are played by Viola Davis (Doubt, Law Abiding Citizen) and Octavia Spencer (Seven Pounds, Drag Me To Hell) â€" the two actors that form the heart of this film.

Aibileen Clark, played by Davis, is a broken woman whose only joy is derived from taking care of the daughter of the family she works for. Davis nails the constant downcast gaze, the fear, and the body language of someone who’s carrying around the weight of the world.

Her best friend and lifeline, Minny Jackson (played by Spencer), is a spunky and sassy woman who doesn’t take “nothin from nobody.” Spencer, like Stone, takes a character that could have been the stock Noble Black Person and made her into a real woman who seems very strong on the outside, but also has her own burdens in life.

I can’t speak of the women in this movie without mentioning the small roles held by Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life, the upcoming film The Debt), Allison Janney and Sissy Spacek. Chastain â€" the film’s scene stealer â€" is stellar in this film, as well as Spacek, who displays remarkable comedic timing.

The Help is definitely my favourite movie of the year so far. It’s not a “summer blockbuster”, but it still took me on a roller coaster ride of emotions. It’s a must-see that explores the resilience of the human spirit and our capacity, even in the face of struggles, for unconditional love.

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Can't Knock the Hustle - How To Make It In America: Season 2 Trailer

Entourage is done.

What else can we watch to replace it?
For the few the few of us that caught the first season of How To Make In America, the answer is a real easy one. The question is when the hell is the next season coming out?

Soon....

Like October 2nd soon.

Don't believe me, behold the trailer for the next season.

Revel, enjoy and see you on the 2nd.

Filed under  //  Arts   Drama   Entourage   HBO   Programs   Television   Third Watch   United States   film   nerdiness   pop-culture   tumblrize   xavierpop  
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Hot Video: Where the EFF is Peter Bishop?

I'm all caught up now.

The season finale surprisingly surprised the hell out of me.

I was very happy with how they finished off the season. I quite literally cannot wait for the next season to start in 4 weeks.

If you haven't seen last season yet, hurry because then you will know exactly what I mean when I say:

Where is the EFF is Peter Bishop?

Check out the trailer for the next season which is in essence the next chapter in Original Article

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