Mankatha Review

Mankatha ...sexiest movie of this year . Ajith is in his most sexiest outlook (salt n pepper). The story is quite simple but the screenplay and dialogues are heavy. Venkat Prabhu as usual has rendered the movie in a very stylish way ,the intro song is superb . Yuvan's background score is outstanding and different from rest of his works .Ajith's character is grey shaded to the core , and that is what is so cool .The script is original in every kind . However , you can find some scenes inspired from movies like Italian Job , Oceans 13 . The main stuff I loved was the bloopers at the end of the movie .It was nice to see Ajith having fun during the making . On the whole , Mankatha is one of a kind . It is straight-forward ,strong, witty, funny, sexy and cool . It is one of my favorite movies .

Mankatha Review

Mankatha ...sexiest movie of this year . Ajith is in his most sexiest outlook (salt n pepper). The story is quite simple but the screenplay and dialogues are heavy. Venkat Prabhu as usual has rendered the movie in a very stylish way ,the intro song is superb . Yuvan's background score is outstanding and different from rest of his works .Ajith's character is grey shaded to the core , and that is what is so cool .The script is original in every kind . However , you can find some scenes inspired from movies like Italian Job , Oceans 13 . The main stuff I loved was the bloopers at the end of the movie .It was nice to see Ajith having fun during the making . On the whole , Mankatha is one of a kind . It is straight-forward ,strong, witty, funny, sexy and cool . It is one of my favorite movies .

The HANGOVER 2 Trailer . Its hilarious .

The History of Science Fiction [Unfreakingbelieveable Infographic]

The History of Science Fiction [Unfreakingbelieveable Infographic]: "
I know, I know… unfreakingbelievable isn’t a word, is it? It doesn’t even matter because you’ll forget all about that when you see this mind-blowing insanely well put together infographic on the history of science fiction. You could literally spend 30 minutes staring at this thing and still not capture all the information. You could probably learn more from this infographic than from twenty years of watching science fiction movies.

I still can’t decide what I’m more impressed with, the way this information is illustrated or the facts themselves. The extra crazy part is, I don’t know who made this so I can’t give credit to any one specific person. I know it is on Scimaps, but that’s all I’ve got. It looks like it was created in 2009 by someone with the word “Shelly” in the name, but there simply isn’t enough to go on.

Whether you are into Lord of the Rings, Aliens, Star Trek, or any of those obscure movies you thought you were the only one that liked, you will enjoy this. Sit back, relax, and get ready to be schooooooled! “Science fiction deal with improbable possibilities, fantasy with plausible impossibilities.” ~Miriam Allen de Ford

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Enjoy Bluray movies via usb on Samsung TVs - Tips & Tricks

One of the best features of Samsung's Plasma TVs is the ability to play video files directly from a USB memory stick or hard drive. This feature is alternately referred to as USB Movie 2.0 or Wiselink. Sure, you could buy a TV without this and then add on something like WDTV or Roku but that's an added expense and one more remote to clutter things up. Samsung has done a great job of integrating the media player into the TV. However, the manual doesn't explain everything as clearly as it could, so I've written down some of the problems and solutions I've encountered.

The TV supports a variety of video file formats, such as AVI, MP4, MKV, and VOB. These are really just "containers" for audio and video information, so just because you have one of these files there's no guarantee that the TV will play it. Within the container, the audio and video is stored using a codec. Common video codecs are Divx, Xvid, and MPEG4. Common audio codecs are AC3, MP3, and DTS. You can use software like VLC to tell what codecs were used to create a particular file.

Not supported audio codec

MKV has become popular with high definition material (720p, 1080p). However, the most common problem when you try to play an MKV file is that the video works but the error message comes up: "Not supported audio codec" and there is no sound. Most of the time, this is because the audio was encoded with Digital Theater System (DTS) which the TV doesn't support (Samsung didn't want to pay the license fee). You can easily fix this by reencoding the file to Dolby Digital (AC3) using PopCorn Audio Converter.

Dialog is not in English

MKV files often contain more than one audio track. However, the TV has no way to select between the tracks, so if the default audio track is not the one you want, you can't change it while you're watching. First, open the file with VLC to make sure there is an English language track in the file. Then, open the file in MKVmergeGUI (part of MKVtoolnix) which will allow you to select exactly which audio track you want, and create (aka "remux") a new file that has only that audio track.

It is possible that a file could have both problems - DTS audio and a primary non-English track. In that case, first remux a new MKV using mkvmerge with only the audio track you want. Then, run it through the DTS to AC3 conversion.

The TV won't display subtitles

Just as an MKV file can contain more than one audio stream, it may also contain subtitles, however the TV doesn't support this subtitle format. First, extract the subtitles from the file using MKVExtractGUI. Then, run the output through Subtitle Workshop to convert to SRT format which the TV supports. Make sure you name your new SRT file exactly the same as your MKV file (except for the file name extension, which will obviously be different: .SRT versus .MKV) and put it in the same directory as the video file. Then, you can activate the captions using the CC button on the TV's remote control.

Archiving your DVDs to a hard drive

With 1TB hard drives available for under $100 now, you might want to backup your DVD collection. This would allow you to play any of your movies off the hard drive without having to search for the discs. However, if you try to just copy the files off your DVD and play them on the TV, you probably won't get what you're expecting, even though the TV supports VOB files. The file may not play at all, or the video will start and end in weird places. This is because the DVD menu also contains instructions on where the video should start and stop, but the TV doesn't know how to read that data. The solution is to use DVDShrink to remaster the DVD and extract just the video you want. This will work for both a movie that is one big file as well as a DVD with TV shows on it, where you want a separate output file for each episode. Put the DVD in the computer and start DVDShrink. Select the Re-Author function and then select the various video tracks that you want to extract. Select Backup to copy those files to your hard drive. Now you can open each of those VOBs will be a self-contained video file that the TV can recognize.

'Due Date' : Is This Funnier Than 'The Hangover'?

'Due Date' Trailer #2: Is This Funnier Than 'The Hangover'?: "

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The latest trailer for 'Due Date,' Todd Phillips' road trip comedy starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis as mismatched travel companions, won't dispel any prior complaints that it resembles a remake of 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' mixed with Phillips' own 'The Hangover.' But it will show you additional players, such as Michelle Monaghan as Downey's very pregnant wife and Danny McBride as a manager of a check cashing place. Also, Jamie Foxx is revealed to have a bigger role than previously thought, and we finally learn just why Downey can't just fly home to witness the birth of his son.



Apple has premiered this new spot (watch it after the jump), which features some of the best moments from the first trailer and the international trailer while also adding some new comedic bits. These include jokes involving a dog high from second-hand marijuana smoke and the accidental drinking of a dead man's ashes. The latter is only made funnier by Galifianakis' second sip, which along with comments made about the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam prove he's basically the same moron from 'The Hangover.' And don't the phone exchanges between Downey and Monaghan seem a bit familar, too?"

Inspiration - 30 Stunning Black & White Movie Posters

Inspiration - 30 Stunning Black & White Movie Posters: "

Promotional movie posters are designed to advertise upcoming releases in order to boost box office takings. For a movie poster to be a success, it needs to be visually arresting and although bright colors are scientifically proven to catch the human eye more easily, black and white posters often take the most powerful hold over us. You’ll notice that while all the posters below are essentially black and white, many do use touches of color to draw attention to the title or release date.

Black and white posters are surprisingly common across all film genres, but particularly so among in-depth character studies and those which focus on dark and gloomy subject matter. Take a look at the 30 stunning examples below and see if you can identify any other common threads between them.

 

1. Star Trek

These two posters were released to promote 2009’s woefully underrated Star Trek movie, which takes an in-depth look into the personalities of its two main characters - James Tiberius Kirk and Spock. It’s only right, therefore, that they should feature so heavily in the design.

 

2. Scarface

This is one poster we’ve all seen before. Hung on millions of male student dormitory walls around the world it’s an absolute classic. The film tells the tale of the murderous and malevolent Tony Montana, who can be seen depicted in black and white, gun in hand.

 

3. The Stud

1978 movie, The Stud, based on the Jackie Collins best seller, is a raunchy account of nymphomaniac club owners and intra-family affairs. The understated promotional poster is every bit as steamy with a silhouette of Fontaine Khaled, the movie’s main protagonist, being caressed by a mystery male.

 

4. The Family That Preys

Is it a hand or is it a face? It’s both actually, thanks to this rather clever optical illusion. Black and white, save for a couple of blue words, it’s not the most eye-catching poster ever designed, but perfectly captures the back-stabbing nature of the movie, which features two warring families - one white, one black.

 

5. White Hunter Black Heart

OK‚ so it’s not technically a black and white poster, but the main image of Clint Eastwood’s face is monochrome so I included it in this list. Eastwood himself directs, produces and stars in the movie about film-maker John Wilson, who shoots elephants while filming on location in Africa. He wrestles with the rights and wrongs of this most un-noble of pursuits and such a struggle can be seen on his troubled face.

 

6. The Bourne Ultimatum

This, the third film in the Bourne trilogy, is widely regarded as the best of all (personally, I like the first most, but what do I know?) Bourne holds a gun in one hand, like the Scarface poster, while his image is overlaid with angular lines and patterns reminiscent of circuit boards and other high-tech computery things.

 

7. American History X

Bleak and unforgiving, this poster encapsulates the views and personality of Derek Vinyard, a neo-Nazi played expertly by Edward Norton who is the main character in the story. Clutching his large swastika tattoo, he carves an oppressive figure.

 

8. Athlete

The poster above is every bit as unusual and idiosyncratic as the film which it promotes. Athlete, which came out earlier this year, is a documentary which chronicles the stories of four extraordinary individuals who take part in endurance events - a cancer patient, a blind man and twin sisters.

 

9. Un Prophéte

The designers of the promotional poster for French film, Un Prophete, used black and white to echo the lack of color and emotional depth experienced by those locked up in prison for long periods of time. In the image, jail bars are etched onto the face of the film’s main character.

 

10. Burlesque

Using a single color on an otherwise black and white poster is a great way of creating a striking and conspicuous image, which is what most poster designer’s want. The dark pink color makes the poster for Burlesque really stand out from the others on the movie theatre wall.

 

11. The Elephant Man

David Lynch’s The Elephant Man tells the story of a severely deformed man in 19th century London, played by John Hurt. Due to the social stigma of his affliction, he’s forced to hide in the shadows, much like he does in this dark poster.

 

12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is one of the best movies in the history of American cinema and its promotional poster does the quality of the classic film real justice. Just like the movie itself, the poster centers on Jack Nicholson’s character, the anarchic but warm-hearted criminal called Randle Patrick McMurphy.

 

13. Remember Me

Starring the biggest heartthrob of the moment, Robert Pattinson, Remember Me was always going to do pretty well as the box office (it ended up grossing $56,223,951). The monochrome poster above gives the film a timeless and romantic look. The movie, however, was anything but a classic and received a poor critical reception.

 

14. Walk The Line

Admittedly, this isn’t the most circulated Walk The Line poster and it’s not even properly black and white. Black and white, however, is certainly the look the designers were going for. The image combines the monochrome look of photography in the 1950s, when Johnny Cash was starting out in the music industry, with hints of color to represent a modern retelling of his story.

 

15. Righteous Kill

While the film didn’t reach anywhere near the dizzy heights expected of a Robert De Niro/Al Pacino double whammy, any poster which features both of these giants of the silver screen is OK in my book. The design’s a bit rough round the edges, just like the actors themselves.

 

16. The Transporter

A black and white Jason Statham, guns blazing, hovers in the background of the poster for The Transporter. The lack of color in the background draws the viewer’s eye to the name of the movie plastered across the centre.

 

17. American Gangster

Black and white seems to be a popular theme running through gangster movie posters and the one for American Gangster is no different. Smart like a well cut mobster’s suit, black and white is perfect for the genre.

 

18. Rambo

The fourth installment in the Rambo franchise, this outing was also the most poorly received. The poster is vintage John Rambo stuff, ideal for a stone-cold assassin who sees life in black and white.

 

19. Sweeney Todd

Dark like the Victorian London which Sweeney Todd inhabits, not to mention his gloomy barber’s salon and basement, this poster is incredibly austere. Red has been used to accentuate the image and can be seen seeping through the floorboards - a sign of what lurks beneath.

 

20. The Twilight Saga: New Moon

With a name like New Moon, the poster for this film could never be a colorful affair. The film’s vamp stars stand dappled in moonlight which streams in from the top left of the image.

 

21. Ray

A simple poster with a simple title to match. As we all know, the film’s a biopic of Ray Charles and his unmistakable silhouette can be seen here complete with trademark collar and glasses.

 

22. Eagle Eye

There were two main posters published to promote the release of Eagle Eye. One is in color, full of flames, explosions and action, but it’s the one above, which captures the emotional side of the struggle faced by the film’s two young stars, which really strikes a chord.

 

23. An Inconvenient Truth

For those who haven’t already seen An Inconvenient Truth, it’s a documentary warning the world about the perils of global warming. Supposedly caused largely by the burning of fossil fuels and the gases they emit, it’s only right that the film’s promotional poster should be dominated by grays.

 

24. The Expendables

The promotional budget behind The Expendables was absolutely huge with many different posters used to publicize the film’s release in different parts of the world. This is one of better ones, focusing on a straightforward, bold image instead of relying solely on the draw of an incredible cast.

 

25. Wanted

If you’ve got Angelina Jolie starring in your movie, my advice is to use her as the sole focus of your promotional poster, and if she’s holding a big gun then that’s even better! After all, it must have been Angelina Jolie that people wanted to see when they watched this film as the plot was absolutely ludicrous. Not recommended.

 

26. The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth is a romantic comedy with a message - women love with their heads; men love with their genitals. It’s not the most groundbreaking concept ever expounded, but the poster does a pretty good job of transferring the message to an audience.

 

27. Jackass: Number Two

Extremely uncomplicated and clear-cut is the poster for the second outing in the Jackass movie series (number three in 3D out this month). The skull and crossbones is a thoroughly eye-catching symbol in its own right. Replacing the bones for crutches lets all the Jackass fans know to expect more of the same this time round.

28. Lonely Hearts

Taking a black and white image and accentuating it by coloring a lady’s lips deep red is the oldest trick in the book, but it works well and will continue to do so. This is a great example with the red of the lips mirrored in the words below.

 

29. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

More blue and white than black and white, this poster features Michael Gambon’s Dumbledore in a typically wizard-like pose. Who says kids are only attracted by bright colors? This movie grossed $58.2 million on its opening day in North America alone.

 

30. Buried

This movie might not be familiar to some of you. That’s because it hasn’t come out yet. It’s an upcoming indie-thriller about a man who’s buried alive. Unusually, this poster focuses more on typography than images, using quotes from early reviews to excite prospective viewers.

 

 

About the Author

Tom Walker is a writer at a leading print cartridge supplier based in the UK offering franking machine ink to the creative industry.

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'Inception' Infographic!

Check Out This Rather Awesome 'Inception' Infographic!: "WARNING: Do not look at the artwork below for more than a split-second if you're still trying to remain spoiler-free on Christopher Nolan's Inception. Everyone else, have a ball. (I want this as a big wall poster.) It's like M.C. Escher was a movie nerd!

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Leonardo gets $50 million

What a clever young man. According to Forbes, Leonardo DiCaprio looks set to make around $50 million for his role in Christopher Nolan's Inception - which is two and a half times his usual fee - purely because he decided to take an initial pay cut in order to receive 'first dollar gross points'.

For the industry unsavvy, that means DiCaprio will start to receive a percentage of the ticket sales after the movie has recouped its initial production costs - only the biggest movie stars can negotiate these kind of deals and it's helped DiCaprio's career greatly as it shows he's a credible star who can sell a film.

The 35-year-old actor will also help himself to a slice of the DVD revenues, although his percentage would possibly be less as studios hold on tightly to the home box office takings.

Costing $160 million to make, Inception has currently taken $620 million around the world, a figure which is expected to reach over $750 million before the theatrical run ends. Not bad for a film that has been hailed as a 'wildly ingenious chess game' and praised for making audiences actually think (a rare commodity in cinema these days, I'm sure you'll agree).

Although Inception is the second-highest grossing science fiction film ever (after Avatar, obviously), it still has a struggle to beat Nolan's previous film, The Dark knight. That particular superhero caper has taken over a whopping $1 billion since its release in 2008.

Watch it twice - Dicapiro

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Advice For A Second Viewing Of The Film
Published on July 23, 2010 by admin · 3 Comments
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

How many times have you seen “Inception”? We hope your answer is, at the very least, “Twice! And it rocked both times!”

Christopher Nolan’s dream-bending thriller is simply a film that demands multiple viewings, not because it’s incomprehensible the first time around — it’s actually and remarkably coherent in exposition and storyline. Rather, a second trip to the theater will allow you to stop gawking at all the wondrous imagery — from a Parisian cityscape that folds in on itself to a zero-gravity fight scene unlike anything you’ve ever seen — and concentrate on the subtle intricacies of story and character.

“Obviously, this is a huge concept,” star Leonardo DiCaprio told MTV News. “But what [Nolan] does do, which is so clever, is he makes you, as an audience, engage in characters that are attempting something for the first time. So you understand the rules and the planning and all the pitfalls that may come with this idea of implanting an idea in someone’s mind.”

And once you know the rules and hit the multiplex again, you can suddenly notice various elements that passed you by the first time. If you follow DiCaprio’s advice, you’ll pay attention to each character’s arc during a second viewing.

“The sheer nature and the scope of the film and a lot of the action presents itself as something extremely surreal and infinite in possibility. But when you start to hone in on the character’s journey, it is four different states of going deep into one’s past,” he said.

Leo’s character, for example, is a dream thief named Dom Cobb, a guy who’s haunted by the menacing presence of his wife in the dreams he shares with the other members of his fantastical team of bandits. As Cobb’s crew sets about their main task — a job that requires them to create those four dream states — several of the characters confront issues that had been plaguing them for years.

“My character and a lot of the characters in this movie have a cathartic journey of while we’re going deeper into the dream state, we’re going closer and closer and closer to who we are. Certainly my character comes to terms with his own nightmares. That was what immediately intrigued me to the movie that I think [Nolan] pulled off incredibly well,” DiCaprio explained.

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Boss Engira Baskiran - Super Cool Trailer

Nanpenda !!!

Mangatha Trailer - Simply Superb

3 Idiots movie sweeps annual Bollywood roadshow

3 Idiots <b>movie</b> sweeps annual Bollywood roadshow: "... including best Indian movie. The film directed by Rajkumar Hirani that revolves around the lives of three engineering students won 16 out of 31 awards, ...

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vINNAi tHANDi vARUVAYa

Gautham Menon...hmm.....my kinda direction... my kinda dialogues...my kinda thoughts... my kinda story... my kinda movie

GOA review

Really filled with fun......Seriousl speaking there is no story at all....jus raw fun and entertainment....
Surprising guest roles were cool... Especially the Simbhu's entry..heavy one. Memorable scenes and some mokkais here and there ..... that's it "GOA"..... Premji's love scenes were really good...though it was meant to be some kinda spoof , it was seriously romantic and touching .I liked that part in the movie .