“When a bomb explodes, mainly the innocent die,” says Vivek Oberoi towards the finale when, to put it at the most basic level, all hell breaks loose.

KurbaanIn “Rang De Basanti”, Rensil d’Silva had taken screenwriting in Hindi cinema to a new level of expressionism. With his directorial debut “Kurbaan”, Rensil carries the spoken, unspoken, visual and metaphorical language of mainstream cinema to an unvisited shore.

“The theatrical version of the ‘Dark Void’ game is being developed as a sci-fi action franchise and potential starring vehicle for Pitt,” Anil Ambani Group’s Reliance Big said in a statement Saturday.

Madhur Bhandarkar has done it again. From “Jail”, one expected a gritty, hard-hitting and thought-provoking drama. Bhandarkar delivers all this and lots more.

First time director Teja’s “Mad Love” made with newcomers is an atrocious attempt at filmmaking. It is supposed to narrate the story of a dejected lover, but the film is so amateurishly handled that the audience may walk out without seeing the entire movie.

“‘Ajab Prem Ki…’ has got a terrific initial thanks to the star cast but it will suffer on the content part. While ‘Jail’ has had a very slow opening…that of only around 20 percent. Shelf life for both movies is only limited till Monday,” Joginder Mahajan, a Delhi-based distributor told IANS.

Produced and directed by Vipul Shah, the movie stars Asin Thottumkal in the female lead, while Akshay Kumar will be seen in a cameo. Rannvijay Singh and Om Puri too feature in the movie.

The beauty of “Yaaradhu” is that you go to see it with least expectations, but come back with lot of satisfaction. The film is certainly a surprise packet for the Kannada film audience.

Vinod Raj and his mother M. Leelavathi have been making films for many years, but they never offered anything interesting like this.

After doing family-oriented dramas for the past five years, Vishnuvardhan has taken a U-turn by doing this entertaining film “Bellary Naga”.

The movie is produced by Shemaroo Entertainment in association with Astute Media Vision and will be released with 200 prints including digital, across India, said a press release.

When this parody is mid-way through, two questions strike us – what is the otherwise-classy Sushmita Sen doing in this atrocious homage to the spirit of revelry, most of it situated in the lobbies and corridors of a super-luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi?

Everything that comes out of Hollywood need not be always perfect. Even if the filmmaker at the helm of affairs is none other than Quentin Tarantino, an institution in himself, one can’t get extraordinary results in each of his outings. However, from Tarantino one did expect a lot more out of this 150 minutes long drama.

Next time when a star son gets an opportunity to get an author-backed role, let’s not complain. That’s because if he actually goes on to come up with as flawless an act as seen in “Wake Up Sid”, there is no reason why one should really be looking around for anyone else.

Yograj Bhat’s much-awaited “Manasaare” comes as a relief for Kannada film audiences, who have been subjected to a series of remakes and badly made films this year.

A Gujarati downmarket wannabe bride dragged out of her traditional habitat into tight skirts tops and a 7-star hotel by her parents to meet the eligible bachelor from Chicago. The girl’s longing to go West leaps out at you even when the guy politely rejects her.

“It must be snowing in Chicago,” she says with a warm wistfulness that melts your heart.

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Now this is turning out to be too bad to be true. Just like “District 9″ last week, even “Up” has arrived at Indian shores sans any fanfare. Both films are masterpieces in their own rights, but none released with the kind of hype that would have made Indian audiences root for them.

Bharat Reddy and Ganesh Raman as the young cops are equally adept. Especially Ganesh as Muslim cop is believable. Lakshmi’s character is distraction and is not necessary to the smooth flow of the movie. Poonam Kaur appears in couple of scenes. The girl who played the journalist is okay. But the comedy show – Bush and Mush – is complete waste.

The film is shot on Red Camera and its effect is visible as the visuals are really rich and bright. Bollywood cinematographer Manoj Soni has done good job, so is the editor Ramesh. Director Chakri Toleti has succeeded in presenting it without deviating from the original story but he should have concentrated more on the emotional base to make it more engrossing. He seems to have good visual sense.

An alcoholic woman is murdered, and thus begins a process of deconstruction that takes the plot back to where it all started.

It’s hard to pinpoint where “Blue Oranges” begins. The director has chosen an intricate flashback-and-forth mode of storytelling that he isn’t always able to carry off with elan. But the art is in the right place…a part of the plot is devoted to the hazy world of fake paintings and names like M.F. Husain are mentioned in passing.

Upendra has been acting in a number of remakes and “Rajini” too is a remake of Telugu film “Krishna”, which starred Ravi Teja and Trisha. But it is a well-made film nevertheless.

Justifying the decision Dil Raju, the producer announced that the delay would motivate pirated CDs and DVDs as well as lead to huge losses to the distributors who have already booked the theaters. Further the theater owners also confirmed to have sold tickets at international level for the weekend.

Kalabhirava (Ram Charan) acts as a bodyguard to Udaigadh’s princess Mitravinda (Kajal) and also trains the king’s soldiers. Mitravinda loves Kalabhairava. On the other hand, the king’s nephews Billa (Dev Gil) wants to take over the kingdom and marry the princess. In a challenge, Billa gets defeated by Kalabhairava. Meanwhile, a muslim emperor Sher Khan (Srihari) plans to take over the kingdom with the help of Billa. In an epic battle, Kalabhiarava saves the kingdom and also gets killed along with the princess. The rest of the story is about the rebirth of Kalabhairava to take revenge on Billa and win his lady love in this birth.

And it’s been worth the wait.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth movie in the fantasy franchise based on J K Rowling’s books, is the franchise’s best so far, blending rich drama and easy camaraderie among the actors with the visual spectacle that until now has been the real star of the series.

Most fans know the shocker in store involving Dumbledore and the ominous Professor Snape (Alan Rickman). Like their young co-stars, Gambon and Rickman live and breathe these characters by now, Dumbledore a towering presence of grace and nobility, Snape a delightful cold fish whose actions reveal his tiger-shark stripes.

Visual-effects technology definitely have caught up with Rowling’s imagination and the filmmakers have some rowdy fun with their splendid images.

The Quidditch match on flying broomsticks is like airborne rugby, the way the players hammer into one another. And the broomsticks between the boys’ legs take on a bawdy phallic look that wryly complements the sexual themes emerging among the teens.

Director Yates is also making the two-part adaptation of the seventh and final book, the movies due out in November 2010 and July 2011. Half-Blood Prince should leave fans as eager for those last movies as a high-school junior is for graduation day.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a Warner Bros. release, is rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality.

Running Time: 153 minutes

Rating: 3.5 / 4