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NXg weekly movie quiz (03/08/11)
How much do you know about “I am Kalam”? Ten lucky people with the correct answers will win two passes each to a show in PVR Cinemas. Send in your answers with your name, address and contact details to: contests.nxg@gmail.com. Entries sent to a different id or posted on the website will not be accepted.
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Powerhouse performances
DVD PICK
Movie: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon
If you think Al Pacino was spectacular in the “Godfather” series and in “Scarface” , then his performance as Sonny Wortzik in “Dog Day Afternoon” will simply blow you away.
Unusual
Al Pacino’s performance as a married man with children, who holds up a […]
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Not just another remake
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Movie: Singham
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj
The hit-machine Rohit Shetty-Ajay Devgn combo is back again to dazzle the audience, but this time not with a slapstick comedy but a powerful action entertainer — “Singham”.
Plot
The plot is simple. A young, honest cop takes on a powerful politician and wins at last. In spite of […]
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Dreaming in 3D
If you thought 3D movies and their “effects” are meant only for children, then “Ambuli”, a film powered by a young team all through, will prove you wrong. MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
Think 3D and you think of objects “popping” out of the screen and tag it ‘children’s stuff’. But there’s another dimension to the three-dimensional format that […]
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Rock on!
Shahana Goswami talks about her journey from theatre to films. ARCHANA SUBRAMANIAN
With movies being her passion be it watching or acting, Shahana began her acting stint way back in 2006. But it was in “Rock On” in 2009 she won everyone’s heart. From then on there’s been no stopping her. Steadily gaining ground Shahana opens […]
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NXg weekly movie quiz (16/06/11)
How much do you know about “Green Lantern”? Ten lucky people with the correct answers will win two passes each to a show in PVR Cinemas. Send in your answers with your name, address and contact details to: contests.nxg@gmail.com. Entries sent to a different id or posted on the website will not be accepted.
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Casting his spell
OFF SCREEN Having made his mark in Bollywood, Rana Daggubati opens up to MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN on films and more.
With a grandfather who’s a Dadasaheb Phalke awardwinner, a superstar for uncle and one of the biggest producers in the industry for a father, spearheading the family name into the third generation must be quite a daunting […]
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High octane action
NANDAKUMAR GANESH
Movie: Fast Five
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris
It’s ‘On your mark, get set, go!’ again as the “Fast and Furious” franchise hits its fifth instalment and it is faster, badder and macho-er than ever before. All the high-octane action, testosterone-charged adventure and loud screeching of rubber, moves to Brazil this time and […]
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NXg weekly moview quiz(12/05/11)
How much do you know about “Priest”? Ten lucky people with the correct answers will win two passes each to a show in PVR Cinemas. Send in your answers with your name, address and contact details to: contests.nxg@gmail.com. Entries sent to a different id or posted on the website will not be accepted.
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Mum-bhai at its best
SHASHANK MAKAM
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Movie: Shor inthe City
Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Nikhil Dwivedi, Pitobash Tripathi, Preeti Desai, Girija Oak
From the very first scene, “Shor in the City” gets your complete and undivided attention. It grabs your mind by its spellbinding narrative and noir style of portrayal of characters.
Directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK come up with […]
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