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Review: "Beauty and the Beast"
"Beauty and the Beast" First written as
"Belle et la Bete" by French novelist Jeanne-Marie Leprince de
Beaumont in 1756, there have been many variants of the original in literature,
television, stage and films. With elements of fantasy such as a castle in the
forest, a curse, a prince charming and a damsel in distress, fairy tales have
always been fascinating and "Beauty and the Beast", is no different.
Ironically, Director Christophe Gans' "Beauty and the
Beast" is the second major French film adaptation of the classic fairy
tale after 68 years. The previous film with the same name was directed by Jean
Cocteau in 1946.
Well this latest edition, with a bit of digression in the
narration, offers nothing out of the ordinary in terms of plot, acting or
presentation. But nevertheless, it is still mesmerizing. It is so magically
beautiful with its phenomenal music, exquisite visual style and enchanting
craftsmanship, that it would enthrall kids of every age group.
Narrated as a layered story within a story mode, the film
begins with the opening of a book as Seydoux's voice reads a bedtime story,
"Belle et la Bete" to two adorable kids. She tells them the tale of a
rich merchant who has three sons - Maxim, Tristan and Luis and three daughters
Anne, Clotilde and Belle.
Belle the youngest, is known for her beauty and the film is
her journey of how she meets the beast and falls in love with it.
On the performance front, most of the cast are perfunctory.
Lea Seydoux as Belle is ravishingly endearing. Vincent Cassel as the Beast is
adorable too. But unfortunately the chemistry between the two is lacking and
the fault lies not with the actors but with the sketchy script that wrapped up
the exposition with seemingly unintentional hurry.
Also, this classic romantic fairy tale feels more contrived
than it ought to as the scriptwriters underplay the true depths of the romance
and emotion amidst its majestic plot-graph.
Technically, with excellent production values and elaborate
costumes, the visuals by cinematographer Christophe Beaucarne are vibrantly
brought to life by his meticulous framing. Unfortunately, the computer
generated images of the Beast done by motion-capture are of poor quality and
jarring at times.
But as mentioned earlier, this film, its minor flaws
notwithstanding, is sure to captivate kids and leave them engrossed in this
fantasy tale.
A treat for kids, the release of the film couldn't have been
more well-timed, with this being a "Children's Day" weekend.
Dasari Narayana Rao: Interview
After a silence gap
of 3 years, Dasari Narayana Rao directed
film is releasing. It is Erra Bus. In an exclusive interview to IMT,
Dasari talks about Erra Bus and the current situation of Telugu film industry :-
Your name is known for fresh and original ideas &
concept films. You speak strongly against remakes. What is the reason for now doing a remake of Tamil film for Erra Bus?
I do agree that I am principally against remakes. I had a
personal setback when my wife passed away around 3 years back. I stayed away
from making films. The current film industry is suffering from hero-centric and
entertainment oriented films. Hero has become a comedian and stories are being
centered around comedians. Since a few films of such format have become huge
hits, every filmmaker is trying to make the same films again and again.
Telugu audiences watched films of all genres till 2000. But
things have changed past 2000. I was unsure of doing films of my liking as I
don’t know if audiences wanted to see them. That’s when I watched Tamil film
Manjapai. It is in the format of Nanna Garu, Suri Gadu, Mavagaru etc. I have
reused the concept of the film, but wrote fresh script to suit Telugu
sensibilities. I am happy that Vishnu did the role of hero in this movie. This
film needs somebody like Vishnu to take it to larger audiences. I am playing an
equally important role.
Erra Bus is a big budgeted film compared to films you have
produced in the last couple of decades?
Yes. I spent a lot of budget on making and promotion of Erra
Bus as I am confident of the success of the film. Erra Bus is capable of
creating a new trend in film industry if it becomes successful.
Unlike old days, there is not enough time for films that run
on mouth publicity as most of the collections are generated in the first three
days?
Yes. Let me give a few examples from the past.
1. Swargam Narakam film has collected Rs 350/- on the
morning show of release in Vijaywada. It became housefull on the morning show
of Monday due to excellent mouth talk.
2. Seeta Ramayya Gari Manavaralu has started with Rs 1800/-
on the morning show in Amaravathi theater, Hyderabad and then went on to become
a silver jubilee film (175 days) due to superb mouth talk.
3. Sankarabharan film was terminated in 2 weeks in Khammam
and it was back after a couple of weeks later on popular demand and went on to
run for 100 days.
Now, there is no scope for good mouth talk for a good film
to sustain and make money as the span of a film is reduced to two weeks.
You are 70 years old now. You are still maintaining the same
enthusiasm to make movies. What is the secret?
The only thing I know in my life is cinema. I don’t know
anything else. During Manashulantha Okkate time, NTR said, “Brother, If you
want to become number one in your profession, you need to sacrifice things you
like. Everybody, gives priority to their family life than to their profession.
But I make my profession a priority. You are also doing the same. I can
guarantee that you will become number one in the future due to the same
quality.”
You make sensational statements during your speeches in
functions?
Yes. They are sensational, but they are facts too. Lot of
film people also feel the same. But, they don’t talk due to fear. But I don’t
mention any names in my speeches. But whatever I talk in functions is mild when
compared to the kind of feedback I give to them when I personally meet them.
Since I had been in an authoritative position in industry for a long time, and
since I wish for the well-being of industry, whatever I do is for the
betterment of Industry. I don’t personally dislike anybody. Whatever I talk is
based on issues.
Please Tell us about your future films?
I want Erra Bus to be successful at box office. I am not
bothered about financial gains. But the success of Erra Bus can help industry
to become healthy and positive. I will be directing one film per year and will
be producing several concept based small budgeted films every year.
Classic Review : 'Creature From the Black Lagoon'
In our Classic Review Series here Read review of Creature From the Black Lagoon below, which was originally headlined, "Black Lagoon Diverting Science-Fiction Meller."
A "good piece of science-fiction of the beauty and the beast school, the beast in this case being a monstrous combination of man and fish"
On Feb. 9, 1954, a month before hitting theaters, The Hollywood Reporter met Universal's latest big screen monster.
Creature From the Black Lagoon is a good piece of science-fiction of the beauty and the beast school, the beast in this case being a monstrous combination of man and fish. It makes for solid horror-thrill entertainment.
Story starts when scientist Antonio Moreno discovers a huge web-fingered skeleton hand along the Amazon River. When he reports his find an expedition is organized to locate the rest of the skeleton. Among the scientists are Julia Adams, the beauty of the yarn, Richard Carlson, Whit Bissell and Richard Denning, the latter a publicity seeking character who, when he sees the fishman after it has killed several of the helpers, is determined to bring it back.
They capture it once, but it escapes after almost killing Bissell. Over Denning's objections the others decide to return for help, but the monster has blocked the exit from the lagoon, seeking revenge for the attack upon him and having designs on Miss Adams. It kills Denning and grabs the girl, being tracked down to its eerie hiding place where it is fatally wounded.
Screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross, from a story by Maurice Zimm, is soundly developed, leading to an exciting climax. Jack Arnold's megging is briskly competent, although too much time is wasted on underwater shots which are neither novel or dramatic enough to hold interest for the entire footage. Pruning here would help.
Lovely Julia Adams, finally out of the crinoline costumes, reveals a gorgeous pair of gams in a swimming sequence and turns in her customary fine performance. Richard Carlson, who seems to appear in most of the good science-fiction pictures, is convincing as the male lead, and Richard Denning is strong as the commercial-minded head of the expedition. Nestor Paiva contributes an excellent stint as the skipper of the river boat, and Antonio Moreno and Whit Bissell handle their roles capably.
The William Alland production was shot in black-and-white 3-D, the process adding some small value to the underwater shots which don't make up for the eyestrain. William E. Snyder's photography is good. Underwater sequences were ably directed by James C. Havens. —Milton Luban
Super Ranga
After the travelling through Tamil, Hindi Now ‘Kick’ reached in Kannada, a great full thanks to Sadhu Kokila, in true Uppi style and is a treat for extreme fans.
‘Kick’ has traveled a long way. It’s indeed great to see that in Kannada the film, a crowd-puller formula film, gets re-made with an actor who can do 100% justice to his role.
Yes, it’s a must-see for die hard fans of Uppi Upendra, the singing, fighting, dancing star who has his own style of dialogue delivery, one that endears him to the masses.
Ranga (Upendra) is someone who wishes to derive a ‘kick’ (thrill) out of whatever he does; for this he sometimes causes great risk to himself and to those close to him. He never sticks on to one thing. He happens to come across a young, beautiful girl
Swathi (Kriti Kharbanda), who first dislikes him for this trait of his, but later starts loving him. But later, the ‘kick’ loving nature of Ranga causes a split and they get separated. Later, Swathi happens to come across a daring cop (Raghu Mukherjee), who is out to hunt down none other than Ranga.
Well, ‘Super Ranga’ remains faithful to the original story and at the same time makes sure the real spirit of the original story, the thrills and the frills are not lost in re-making.
Producer K Manju and director Sadhu Kokila makes sure the film gives you real great ‘kick’.
As expected, it’s Uppi Upendra all the way. He just thrills you and performs wonderfully well. Kriti Kharbanda is amazing and looks great too. Raghu Mukherjee shines in his role. Everyone in the cast performs well. Ashok Kashyap delivers the kind of cinematography that’s demanded by the subject and Arjun Janya delivers entertaining music.
‘Super Ranga’ is a treat for the masses and real film-festival for Uppi fans...entertainment guaranteed!!!
‘Ambareesha’ Postponed Release Date
‘Ambareesha’ Darshan starrer movie extended its release date. The movie was scheduled to release on Nov 14th,
but due to some theater issues the movie postponed to November 21st. This awaiting movie of Darshan is
directed and produced by Mahesh Suhadhare. The film also features Rachita Ram, Priyamani and Ambareesh
in other prominent roles. It is hearing that, Ambareesh will play the character ‘Kempe Gowda’.
The budjet of the movie is around 21 crore before its release by Satellite rights and distribution
rights, which is a record. Darshan fans are disappointed due the postponement of ‘Ambareesha’ but they
are confident that it will be one of the blockbusters of this year.
Breaking Milestone To "KATHI"
Tamil cinema celebrated it's Silver Jubilee in recent days.That days all gone now. There was a time when movies ran for 100 days or even more than that. In those days, not so long ago though, people used to make a movie in 50 days and its theatrical run at times went beyond 175 days. It is probably the vice verse now with the makers taking close to 175 days to complete a movie and only a blockbuster movie is able to achieve the coveted 50 day mark in theaters.
In such a competitive scenario, Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Kaththi has managed to cross its victorious 25 days run today (15th November) in notable number of screens. As we all know the movie is already a blockbuster and it is fascinating to know that it attracts the audience even after a solid 4 week run at the theaters.
Congrats to Vijay, ARM and team.
