Plans to replace Bond’s current box office draw? Watch this space?

On Sat 14th November Daniel Craig and his wife Rachel Weisz “graced” the seventh annual Grovernors Awards in Hollywood in a gala celebration of legendary Spike Lee – Director born 1957. There are hopes from some corners that Craig will appear in another “JB” movie – but everyone is being tight lipped and cloak and…

Brooklyn a magnetic everyday story?

On first impression the film of the novel by Colm Toibin of a “simple” Irish girl’s experience in New York and her trip there by liner, having left a loving sister and mother behind in Wexford where work was thin on the ground, seems just a trifle too lightweight to grab an audience’s attention. However…

Enter “Spectre” – Bond Heaven or Bond Hell? You Decide…

    The “Day of the Dead” themed event at the British Museum was held yesterday with Daniel Craig and his close friends making up a large number of the guests.  The Royal Albert Hall had previously screened “Spectre” where The  Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry had been to the film.  The…

New film “Sicario”:- Life – But not as most of us Know it.

Let’s face it, most deadly scenarios move along better with the touch of someone feminine and “human” and in the case of starring Emily Blunt in the role she plays in Sicario the audience is able to absorb some daring and devastating moves and scenarios because the camera spends so much time on her pious…

Sony negotiating to sell its stake in the music publishing

Sony is eyeing the sale of its stake in the music publishing business and net £655 million ( $1billion). It co-owns with the estate of King of Pop legend Michael Jackson. Sony Co-owns the rights to most of the Beatle’s songs, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris and Marvin Gaye. Sony, the world’s biggest music…

“Spectre” the latest James Bond Movie

Trailer of the new Bond movie “Spectre” features Daniel Craig pulling off high octane stunts including high speed car collisions and the destruction of a building as he runs for his life. The new trailer also features Christoph Waltz as 007’s mysterious nemesis Franz Oberhauser , who ask Bone “why did you come” Bone replies…

Danish Film festival in Chennai : Keepers of lost causes

During the last week, while browsing through my Newspaper Daily, the one particular advertisement that caught my attention repeatedly was a certain Danish Film festival that was taking place in Chennai. Strictly speaking, my knowledge about Nordic cinema was limited to Lars von Trier of the brilliant and moving ‘Dancer in the dark’ and Sweden’s…

Justin Bieber Number one

Justin Bieber tops the official singles chart in UK by seeing off all his rivals to spend a third non-consecutive week. The star’s latest track What Do You Mean is back at Number 1 after being dethroned by the Jackson 5- sampling track actually knocked Justin off Number 1 for one week before Bieber returned…