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Srk, Karan Johar unveil first look of My Name Is Khan
17 December 2009 6:34 PM, PST
The first look of My Name Is Khan, was unveiled by actor Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and director Karan Johar along with Fox Star Studios in Mumbai. As a massive reach exercise, Fox Star Studios aired the promos of the movie on the Star Network at 10 pm across 70 countries. Khan and Kajol will be seen on screen again after a gap of eight years. Khan »
Paramount Digital Entertainment indexes film library
16 December 2009 8:44 PM, PST
Paramount Digital Entertainment announced the first product offering from the studio's digital film index - www.ParamountClips.com.At launch, clips from over 80 of Paramount Pictures' films will be available to Paramount licensees. Digitalsmiths, the multi-screen media analysis, operations and publishing technology provider, has utilized its VideoSense(R) technology to index, manage, distribute and further monetize Paramount's vast digital film library on multiple screens.Using the VideoSense platform, Paramount has launched a fully automated, self-service B2B »
Up in the Air leads Golden Globe nominations
16 December 2009 8:35 PM, PST
Paramount Pictures' Up in the Air, received the most Golden Globe nominations of any film this year, with a total of six nominees including Best Motion Picture-Drama, Best Director for Jason Reitman, Best Screenplay for Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama for George Clooney, and two Best Performances by Actresses in a Supporting Role for both Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick.The film has also received numerous other film critic organization accolades such as four National Board of Review wins for Best Film, Best »
Gdc makes further inroads into UK
16 December 2009 7:48 PM, PST
Gdc servers have been deployed in the screen restoration program for London’s Hammersmith Apollo. London-based Future Projections was tasked to carry out the project work in which Gdc servers (Sa-2100A and Sa-2100T) and Barco DP2000 projectors were deployed. Curzon Cinemas, who will be operating the Hammersmith Apollo venue technically, picks Gdc servers as they are the only one that can meet the storage requirement at Hammersmith »
Big Home Video releases GI- Joe: The Rise of Cobra
16 December 2009 7:38 AM, PST
Big Home Video, in association with Paramount Home Entertainment Global has released G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on DVD , Blu Ray and Vcd. G.I. Joe is based on Hasbro’s action figures including Duke, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, and The Baroness. Directed by Stephen Sommers, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra stars Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, »
Reliance Big TV , Fox Star Studios ink marketing alliance for Avatar
16 December 2009 7:33 AM, PST
Reliance Big TV is entering into a strategic marketing alliance with Fox Star Studios for the India release of James Cameron’s Avatar. Reliance Big TV will showcase exclusive interviews with Cameron and the stars of Avatar as well as exclusive videos of Behind-The-Scenes of the film. As part of the tie-up, Reliance Big TV is creating a new Tvc with the visual imagery from Avatar. The 30 seconds Tvc is made »
Big Animation partners Nick, Hungama and Big Home Video for Little Krishna
16 December 2009 7:30 AM, PST
Big Animation has got into a partnership with Nick, Hungama and Big Home Video for Little Krishna’s licensing & merchandising, digital and home video rights. Big Animation has sold its licensing and merchandising rights to Nick, which will be rolled out in January next year. Hungama has bought Little Krishna’s digital rights encompassing, mobile ring tones and digital wallpapers and Big Home Video has bought home video rights, both of which are being launched this December. »
RIAA and MPAA join federal agencies against counterfeiting of movies
16 December 2009 2:57 AM, PST
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) CEO Dan Glickman and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) CEO Mitch Bainwol today joined U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) assistant secretary John Morton, assistant attorney General Lanny Breuer and other federal officials from the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to announce the recent results from a nationwide federal law enforcement crackdown on counterfeit products. The enforcement action, codenamed Operation Holiday Hoax, focused on illegal vendors throughout several major »
3 Idiots: Kareena Kapoor provides third clue to track Aamir Khan
16 December 2009 2:54 AM, PST
Kareena Kapoor, who stars with Aamir Khan in the forthcoming film 3 Idiots, provided the third clue to track down Khan. Aamir Khan who is on a two week tour as part of the Alternate Reality Game for 3 Idiots was last spotted in Pranpur a small village in Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh. He left the third clue with Kapoor who joined him there to promote 3 Idiots. The game took off on 11 December with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar providing the first clue in Mumbai. Thereafter the actor was tracked down, disguised as an old man in Varanasi on Saturday after which he moved on »
Warner Bros. Pictures names Paul Broucek as president, music
16 December 2009 2:51 AM, PST
Warner Bros. Pictures Group has appointed veteran music executive and producer Paul Broucek as president, Music. The announcement was made by Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov. Effective immediately, Broucek will be responsible for the overall creative direction of Warner Bros. Pictures' music operations and also oversee the department's administrative, production and day-to-day business functions, reporting directly to Robinov. He'll further be charged with the strategic development and deployment of music-related initiatives to meet the needs of »
Peer-2-Peer infringements for films in India among the highest globally: report
16 December 2009 2:50 AM, PST
The first report by Internet company DtecNet – based on tracking of downloading IP-addresses on P2P networks – showed that from April to September of 2009, India was among the top 10 countries in the world with the largest number of illegal P2P activities. Similar results were found by Internet company Envisional. In its Internet Piracy landscape report, Envisional found that online piracy of film and television content in India is mainly through the file-sharing network BitTorrent and cyberlockers, or web‐based file hosts such as RapidShare or HotFile. »
Aarohi Film Club launched
14 December 2009 9:42 PM, PST
Aarohi Film Society launched the Aarohi Film Club on Friday in association with Marimba Lounge, Palador World Cinema, Barry John Acting Academy, Pixion Post Production Services, Red Pixels, F X Factory, Montagge Film School and Vishal Saxena Photography. The Film Club had its first screenings at Marimba. Aarohi film society was started to give a proper platform to the upcoming talent. Aarohi Film Society has held three film festivals »
Box Office: Rocket Singh nets Rs 102 million in opening weekend
14 December 2009 9:32 PM, PST
Yash Raj Film's latest offering Rocket Singh - Salesman of The Year has done net business of approximately Rs 102 million (Rs 10.25 crore) in India in its opening weekend. While Friday saw occupancy of around 30 - 40 per cent at multiplexes, the film did pick up in the evening and night shows over the weekend. However, the film's opening business is below expectations. This was one of the most anticipated films of 2009, directed by Chak De! India director, Shimit Amin and written by Jaideep Sahni. The film depicts how a youth, who fails »
Bsat Labs 3D to use VFX facility in India
14 December 2009 9:27 PM, PST
A strategic move by 2D/3D conversion company Bsat Labs LLC to hire a major VFX facility in Chennai India will allow Bsat Labs access to more than 400 seats to do majority of the labor intensive work that is involved in the 3D conversion process. "The number of 3D box office hits this year and many more 3D releases coming to theaters next year is proof that 3D is here to stay. Several forums such as Smpte, Cea and BDA are doing a »
Rajnikant fans celebrate his 60th birthday
14 December 2009 9:25 PM, PST
Fans of actor Rajnikanth celebrated his 60th birthday in Chennai on Saturday by offering special prayers in temples for his long life. Posters of the actor adorned the walls in Chennai as well as other cities in the state. However, Rajnikanth, was busy shooting for his upcoming film Enthiran, which also stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.The film is directed by Shankar. Rajnikanth made his debut »
McDonald's partners with 20th Century Fox for Avatar
14 December 2009 9:23 PM, PST
McDonald's has got into a partnership with James Cameron and Twentieth Century Fox for the forthcoming film Avatar. Through its partnership McDonald's plans to bring digital experiences to its young adult customers. Just hours before Avatar’s world premiere, Cameron and Jon Landau joined McDonald's Global chief marketing officer Mary Dillon and McDonald's USA chief marketing officer Neil Golden to reveal how McDonald's is leveraging the creativity of the movie through an imaginative global promotion for customers. "We're engaging »
Utv World Movies and Rage present Class of 84
14 December 2009 7:56 PM, PST
Utv World Movies in association with Rage theater group presents Class of 84 at St Andrews Auditorium on 12 December at 7:30 pm. Class of 84 celebrates its 200th show across the country. Since it is the 200th show, there will be an ‘80’s cum college ambience created around. The foyer in St. Andrew’s auditorium will see a graffiti wall, a live band playing tunes from the 80’s and a notice board (like those in »
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