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Release Date: 18 Sep 2009
Genre: Action - Romance
Language: Hindi
Director: Prabudeva
Producer: Boney Kapoor
Music Director: Sajid Ali, Wajid Ali
Cast:
Salman Khan as Radhe
Ayesha Takia as Jhanvi
Om Puri


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Wanted is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film Pokiri. The movie is based on a gang war between two rival gangs and one person who makes the most of it for his personal interest.
The character played by Salman is a local goon.He is a supari killer and can kill anyone given money. Sneha also live sin the same area as the hero and she is quite an eye candy for all the locals including a corrupt policeman. The hero also woos her and wins her with his heroics.
Wanted’ is directed by dancing Master Prabhu Deva and produced by Boney Kapoor. This, remake of a super hit Tamil and Telugu movie Pokkiri, stars Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia Azmi, Mahesh Manjrekar and Prakash Raj. The movie’s music is by Sajid-Wajid. The movie promises to bring back the magic of old masala movies!
The story goes like this…Radhe (Salman Khan) is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai (Prakash Raj), the dreaded Mafioso, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single handed eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies in the process that he bargained for... He's astounded when the young and pretty Janhvi (Ayesha Takia Azmi) professes her liking for him. Inspector Talpade's (Mahesh Manjrekar) lustful eyes fall on Janhvi. He doesn't know that Janhvi has developed a soft corner for Radhe. Whether it's the Golden gang or Data Pawle's Gang; everybody wants the biggest piece of the lucrative cake that is Mumbai and the only way to get it is to eliminate whoever gets in the way. As Mumbai reels under bloody gang wars, Commissioner Ashraf Khan Vows to make the city crime free and starts his campaign by arresting 200 criminals in.
Watch the action unfold on September 18th 2009.

After the enormous success of GHAJINI, Bollywood is reigning high and supreme with South Indian remakes. Boney Kapoor's WANTED joins this league by being an inspirational though official lift of Telugu super-hit POKIRI (2006) with macho-man Salman Khan leading the show. The box-office success of TERE NAAM (again a remake of Tamil hit SETHU) has made Salman the hot-favorite lucky mascot (with similar on-screen name ''Radhe'') for this ''remake'', with ace choreographer Prabhu Deva wielding the microphone for the first time in Hindi cinema.
Radhe (Salman Khan) is playing the role of a hard core gangster and a sharpshooter with an intelligent brain.In the movie Salman Khan works for Gani Bhai who is a the dreaded Mafioso but Salman is not a puppet of his hand he works on his own terms.
Radhe is absolutely fearless personalityand with his intelligent mind he successfully eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies in the process than he bargained for. He is shocked when the young and beautiful Janhvi confesses her liking for him.
Inspectors Talpade's wants to have Janhvi desperately .He was unaware of the fact that Janhvi has developed feelings for Radhe. The movie shows the gangwar of gangs like GoldeN gang or Data Pawle's. Everyone is trying to capture the lucrative Mumbai zone and the only way to get it is to get rid of whoever comes in the way. As Mumbai reels under bloody gang wars, Commissioner Ashraf Khan's tries to make the city crime free and starts his campaign to fight gangsters and arrested 200 criminals includingRadhe( Salman Khan).
As predicted, Sajid-Wajid are the ''men of the show'' with the soundtracks that reflects the persona of the male lead and ushering out oodles of ''dhin-chak'' disco-beat ''masti'' for this spunky album. The duo have made themselves the hot-commodity for Salman flicks with chartbusting music (MUJHSE SHADI KAROGI , PARTNER ) but lately they are lacking the ire of making it big with average albums (HELLO, GOD TUSSI GREAT HO). WANTED can be termed as ''acid-test'' for them and big stakes are there for their supremacy in Salman's flicks. Can they deliver the needful with elan?
Just get into the groove of it and find out the musical secrets of this ''most wanted'' album... .... in our next article ..Music review of WANTED........to be continued........

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Release Date: 11 Sep 2009
Genre: Drama
Banner: Eros Entertainment
Cast: Bobby Deol,Dwij Yadav,Kangna Ranaut,Atul Agnihotri
Direction: Samir Karnik
Production: Samir Karnik, Sunil A. Lulla
Music: Babbu Mann, Monty Sharma, Toshi Sabri, Sharib Sabri

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Vaada Raha.. i promise is a forthcoming Bollywood Hindi film with starring Bobby Deol and Kangna Ranaut in lead role.
Bobby Deol (Duke Chawla), he is a successful doctor, personally an ardent lover and parent to a doting dog-Junior. Currently, Duke lives alone with Junior.
He loves Nalini (Kangana Ranaut), who is career oriented like him, their marriage plans are in the offing. Duke has recently struck a deal for a dream apartment he plans to move to post marriage.
A sudden turn of fate ends Duke's perfect world. After an accident he is paralyzed neck down. A bed becomes his boat and the hospital room his world. Nalini leaves him, friends stay away and those who want to be by his side are yelled at by Duke himself.
Roshan, a young boy enters his life. Known to all at the hospital Roshan is naughty and stubborn. He does what he likes. He gets motivated and inspired. Roshan and Duke become good friends. Roshan express his wish to save his sister Roshni of dying from cancer. Duke takes it upon himself to finish his research to treat Roshni. He restarts work on his research. In every low phase Roshan appears to boost his morale and motivate him.
In time, Duke gains sensation first in his hands and then in his legs. One fine day the doctor tries to make him walk with the help of crutches. Duke makes an effort to walk to the window. The doctor tells him that it is Roshan who suffers from cancer, not his sister.
Duke Chawla is the ideal man. He has all that one could ever want, a successful medical career, a doting girlfriend and dreams that are coming true. Until one night changes it all. A fatal car crash leaves him neck down paralyzed and puts an end to his perfect life. He looses all that he had including his girlfriend, his house and his career. A man who was once an epitome of hope finds no reason to live. He sees death as a better option than to live like a vegatable.
And them the sun rises once again. Roshan, a young boy enters his life. Known to all at the hospital, Roshan is a naughty and stubborn ten year old. Vaada Raha is the story of how this young boy lights the candle that disperses the darkness from Duke's life.
When she set in the waters,
She knew they'd be rough.
When she reached the shore,
It wasn't the water to talk about, but hope that sailed her through..
Bobby Deol and Kangana Ranaut starrer ROSHAN, directed by HEROES fame Samir Karnik has now been rechristened as YEH VAADA RAHA. The film which has been ready for quiet a long time now will finally see it's release happening on May 8th 2009 reveal our trade sources.
Samir Karnik reveals about the sudden change in the title, ''Eros International who are the producers of the film wanted the change in the title as they felt that marketing the film would be more convenient.''
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Karnik further about his film revealed that, ''It is an emotional drama. It gives a social message that one should never lose hope. It is a family oriented subject based on relationships. Bobby's character in the film is that of a doctor. He comes across an incident and his life changes forever.''
''This is the third time that I'm working with Bobby Deol. He is a fantastic human being and he has now become my favorite actor. I enjoy with him while Kangana is a talented actress,'' Says Karnik.
The film also stars Dwij Yadav the little kid who was Bobby's co-star in Samir Karnik directed NANHE JAISALMER and was also seen last as Preity Zinta's son in Karnik's HEROES.
Bobby plays a doctor in Vaada Raha. Buzz is - Vaada Raha is an art type of a movie and Bobby aims to enter film festival circuit with this movie. The movie is to be produced by Eros Entertainment and the cinematography of the movie will be done by inimitable Binod Pradhan. The shooting of the movie will be started on 6th of May. The shooting will be done in the film city only. The cassettes and CD’s will be provided by Eros Music. The music will be in the form of song-and-dance numbers woven into the script. A film’s success often depends on the quality of such musical numbers. Indeed, a film’s music is often released before the movie itself and helps increase the audience.

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Release Date: 11 Sep 2009
Genre: Thriller
Language: Hindi
Director: Mahesh Nair
Producer: Nari Hira
Music Director: Raju Singh
Cast:
Farooq Sheikh
Celina Jaitley
Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh


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The first look of the movie Accident on Hillroad was recently unveiled at a Lounge in Mumbai where present were the whole cast of the film Celina Jaitley, Farooque Sheikh, Abhimanyu Singh.
The actress, looking gorgeous in a black sari, revealed this was for the first time in six years of her career that she had allowed her long lustrous hair to be trimmed. Celina said, "I have totally different look in the film." The statement could have been construed as a typical clichéd quote given by a star to hype her film. But it is only when you take a closer look that you realize that it is indeed Celina in the poster. The short hair look for this Nari Hira venture was created by Hakim Aalim.
Accident on Hill Road also stars Farooque Sheikh. It is after a long gap that the senior actor will be seen on screen. Also the film stars actor Abhimanyu Singh, who made his mark with his outstanding performance in Gulal. Accident on Hill Road marks the debut of Mahesh Nair as a director.
'Accident On Hill Road' is a cunning and energetic thriller that takes its premise from the real-life incident of a women who hit a man, then drove home and parked the car in the garage - with the man wedged halfway through her windshield.

Celina Jaitley stars as sonam chopra, a hard partying, overworked nursing assistant in this delicious, darkly humorous psychological thriller from director Mahesh Nair.
Sonam accidentally steers her car into the harmless Prakash Shrivastava, movingly played by Farooque Shaikh, sending him flying through the windshield.
Not wanting to jeoparadize her future, Sonam, along with her drug-pending boyfriend Sid (Abhimanyu Singh), chooses not to get him medical help, leaving him clinging to life in her garage.

But soon her psyche begins to unravel as captor and captive are pitted against each other in a bloody and outrageous battle for survival.
Be prepared for ingeniously nasty and often shockingly funny entertainment.

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Release Date: 11 Sep 2009
Genre: Action - Thriller
Language: Hindi
Director: Mohan Sharma
Producer: Mukesh Sharma, Jagdish Sharma
Cast:

Rajveer Sharma
Smita Jaykar
Megha Chatterjee

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'RUSLAAN', the film revolving around train blasts in Mumbai on July 11th 2006 , has completed its shoot with the last schedule at Hazi Ali Shrine on August 20, 2008. Team has shot a song sequence at Hazi Ali. Song 'Maula Mere Maula' is sung by master Salim and music is by Rais Khan.
According to the producer Mukesh Sharma, "I had planned the entire shoot schedule with dates, locations and artistes dates before going on floor. Everything has gone as per the plan. In fact we were a little apprehensive for our schedule in Kashmir but Shrinagar and Pehelgaon shoots were very smooth and peaceful. It went on the dot and everybody had great time. In fact Hazi Ali shoot had to be postponed a bit because of the heavy rains and permission problems. Finally we will go 100% into post production." 'RUSLAAN' is a story that deals with our perceptions and their impact on the life of innocent bystanders. Ruslaan leaves home in happy mood. As he boards the train he receives a call & there are series of blasts. Ruslaan is picked up for questioning.
Produced by Jagdish Sharma & Mukesh Sharma film RUSLAAN is directed by Mohan Sharma.
Star cast includes Rajveer Sharma, Megha Chatterjee, Asrani, S.M. Zaheer, Shahbaaz Khan, Smita Jaikar, Ganesh Yadav, Rajendra Sharma, Rajan Sharma, Prithvi Zutshi, Shabnam Kapoor, Baby Annaya & Tanveer.
Maula is Mithoon’ish not just with the mild sufi sound that opens the song, but also in the relentless use of the word Maula. As the decidedly rock’ish backgrounds kick-in, the song adds a fascinating variety, along with Master Salim’s accomplished vocals. Hariharan and Sadhna Sargam excel in Pyaar ki parsayee, a pleasant song almost sounding like it was made for a Hariharan ghazal album. Javed Ali’s Har ek lamhe is very, very Pritam-like, complete with soaring choruses that go Ooh. Raeess Jamal Khan’s music in Ruslaan is definitely a great listen – surprisingly so, given the non-descript’ness of the film.

Raeess Jamal Khan is a little known music director. Ruslaan is an equally little known movie. Too bad then that the masses will ignore a gem of a soundtrack (albeit a short one). Why is it a gem you ask? For the simple reason that it absolutely oozes the essence of music: SOUL. Most listeners have forgotten what this means such is the alarming absence of this quality in Hindi music of late (save of course for Rahman’s soundtracks). To put things into perspective, let’s make comparisons with another music director Pritam: his music has not contained as much soul (as Ruslaan) since his career best Life in a Metro (2007). And to think that Pritam’s soundtracks have been chart-topping for years until current date…Just one listen to Ruslaan will reveal a new world of music to many and remind the rest what you are missing out on!

With a qawwali theme running at the core, Raeess Jamal Khan’s first offering,"Maula Maula", packs the traditional sounds of a tabla / harmonium against a delicious soft rock backdrop, including a slow but emerging electric guitar, that makes for a truly irresistible listen! Note how the composer slows down the stanza to give the song a more qawwali feel and then peps up the arrangements culminating in the catchy hook line "Maula Maula" (which also resonates throughout the song with the aid of a supporting chorus). Master Salim’s gifted vocals are perfect and the richness and dexterity of his talents are in full flow here. Lyrics by Vicky Nagar are touching. "Maula Maula" is a soul-stirring start to the soundtrack and then some, an absolute must listen!
For those who felt the original was a little short on the tempo front should check out "Maula Maula Remix" (which appears as Track 4 on the CD). Abhimanyu Singh has a done a great remixing this one but the original is still unbeatable.The next track "Pyar Ki Parsayee", ranks in the top 5 romantic songs of 2009 (thus far) alongside "Dil Gira Dafatan" (Delhi 6), "Tumse Iqraar" (Let’s Dance) and "Khudaya Ve" (Luck). Notice the one quality that runs throughout each of these songs? In a word: SOUL…that indefinable touch or feeling that brings you back to the song for repeated listening time after time. "Pyar Ki Parsayee" is thus carefully crafted by Raeess Jamal Khan (pure eclectic sound of the piano, guitar, dhol, tabla and other fine instruments) such that its effect is both magical and enlightening. It’s easy to say after you listen to the song but I can’t think of a better singing pairing than Hariharan and Sadhna Sargam (for this song). They are simply mesmerising and remind you of their immense talents. Take a bow you two! The lyrics by A.M. Turaz are another highlight. Overall, the song may not be as genius as say "Dil Gira Dafatan" but the impact of the soft intricate music is equally touching. It’s a song that flows like a river from start to finish. It’s beautiful!There is an equally beautiful alternative in "Pyar Ki Parsayee (Instrumental)" which contains a "flute" by Pankaj Nath. Credit to Shailesh Suvama for creating this instrumental.
The final piece of this short soundtrack is an uplifting love song called "Har Ek Lamhe" which will appeal to those listeners that found the previous song too slow. However the composer does not let up on ensuring that his soundtrack is completely soulful from start to finish with a soft tabla beat meshed into otherwise Western arrangements. Whilst the singing duet here (Sunidhi Chauhan and Javed Ali) is not as good as in the previous song, it’s still good enough. It is particularly pleasing to hear Sunidhi sing in such a soft and eloquent tone compared to all the pathetic dance tracks she has to waste her talent on; shame on other music directors for not pushing her talent! On the other hand Javed Ali’s rise in the industry is remarkable but deserving and he performs admirably here as he does in all his songs. Lyrics by A.M. Turaz are fine but not as touching as in "Pyar Ki Parsayee". This is a good ending to a fine soundtrack.
"Har Ek Lamhe Club Mix" is an enjoyable alternative to the original and is composed by Shailesh Suvama.
Thank god! At long last we get a soulful soundtrack, arguably the most (soulful) since Delhi-6. Ruslaan OST stands as one of the rare treats we have had in 2009 for encapsulating the true essence of music. Other chart-busting producers such as Pritam need not apply to this list but as ever, will no doubt walk away with the awards again - what a crying shame. Just do yourself a favour folks: rediscover music with Ruslaan, you won't regret it!

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Release Date: 04 Sep 2009
Genre: Social
Language: Hindi
Director: Mazhar Kamran
Producer: Abha Sonakia
Music Director: Vivek Priyadarshan
Cast:
Sonali Kulkarni as Meghna Sengupta
Nakul Vaid as Mohandas
Sushant Singh as Bishnath


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Mohan Das - A Man Lost In His Own Nation movie is based on the character Meghna Sengupta who is currently working as a news correspondent in a news channel in New Delhi.
The story of the movie takes a trun when one day she receives a video tape from an unidentified man from Madhya Pradesh, Anuppur claiming that he is the actual Mohandas and somebody else has stolen his identity and has started living as him.

Meghna was urged by the story very much and in hopes of covering a local town scam, she decides to pay a visit to the village of Anuppur. She soon come to know that Mohandas is a topper in his academics and belongs to the poor community of basket weavers. He soon makes it to the white-collar post in Oriental Coal Mines and thus was joyed with the same. But he kept waiting to get the job and some time later he discovers that comebody else is working on his job and also has stolen his identity. Meghna Sengupta, a correspondent working at a news channel in New Delhi, one day receives a videotape from a remote place in Madhya Pradesh, Anuppur. On the tape, a battered young man claims to be the real Mohandas and alleges that someone else has stolen his identity. Someone else is living as 'Mohandas'.

Intrigued by what looks like an unusual small-town scam, Meghna makes a trip to Anuppur. There, she unearths a more harrowing and surreal story. Mohandas is a topper in studies from the poor community of basket-weavers and is overjoyed at long last when he is selected for a good white-collar post in Oriental Coal Mines. But he is kept waiting and waiting to actually get the job. Long afterwards, when he has given up and reconciled to it, he learns that someone else has assumed his name and has already taken his job! When he rushes to protest, he is beaten up and thrown out.

Meghna places this story in the media. Harshvardhan, a lawyer from the district, takes this case of stolen identity to court with the intention of hauling up the usurper. With more bizarre results.Irony and satire run as undercurrents as the film plumbs the absurd levels to which democratic institutions can be manipulated today. It is also an allegory of how a fake identity displaces the real one in contemporary times. Mazhar kamran, the renowned cinematographer who is infamous for his radical ideas as SATYA has teamed up with Vertika Films
, in his directorial debut, to present you ‘MOHANDAS- A man lost in his own nation’. It is a Kafkaesque tale of the plight of Indian people struck in between the corruption and trafficking plagued in the entire nation.
MOHANDAS the movie is a warning that the essence of humanism is not crushed out by the macabre forces of technological progress- as described by eminent Hindi poet of India, Kunwar Narain. It is a classic cinema with a bold political theme all molded flawlessly in the traditional Indian style cinematography with dance, drama and songs.
Beyond the glitz and shines of the metros: exists a world where you can be sure of nothing! Nakul Vaid as Mohandas beautifully portrays the real life plight of a man who is robbed away of his own identity and is thrown away. He fights back against the gruesome world for proving his actual identity in front of the entire nation. Whereas Kasturi- Sharbani Mukherji is seen standing strong behind her husband Mohandas as a pillar of support during the time of crisis. Sonali Kulkarni as Meghna Sengupta is the key to solving the mystery of identity crisis of Mohandas. Being a strong headed woman who believes in following her own instincts in pursuit of her objectives, she doggly runs behind the trail of answers to solve this nerve wrecking puzzle of life of common man in between total corruption and crime. Along with her in this mission of justice is Harshvardhan Soni- Aditya Srivastava who is the fiery committed lawyer and a fighter till the end whose heart burns for desire of justice and forces him to pursuit the truth at all cost.

EXPECTATIONS
Mohandas. The first question that comes to mind when one looks at the title is - 'Is it a film about Gandhi?' Then you realise that it is a film about a man in the current times searching for his identity. 'Ok, so what's the scope of music here' - that's the next question which comes to mind. With relatively unknown names dominating the credits, whether it's the lead actor or the producer or the director or the composer (Vivek Priyadarshan) or the lyricists (V.K. Sonakia, Yash Malviya), you are completely clueless about 'Mohandas'. Add to that zero promotion and buzz and expectations are bound to be sub zero!
MUSIC

At the very onset, one is convinced that the music of Mohandas would be primarily situational and catering to the theme of the film. That is exactly the case as Kailash Kher begins his 'alaap' for 'Apni Khoyi Hui Pahchan' which has lyrics by V.K. Sonakia. A sad number about a man searching for his identity, 'Apni Khoyi...' moves at a slow pace which justifies the genre of the movie and the kind of music that one expects to be associated with the film. Situational, depressing and not really the kind that helps sell an album.
Thankfully there is some relief with Alka Yagnik and Shaan pairing up for 'Nadi Mein Ye Chanda' which is written by Yash Malviya. A poetic love song that goes back to the 70s, the song has a melodious base to it. Though the song doesn't break any new grounds and follows a conventional route, it's the Indian touch in arrangements that makes 'Nadi Mein...' a nice hear. Soon after comes yet another situational theme track where the opening chorus reminds of many a Subhash Ghai tracks that one has heard in the past. With an all male outing, 'Bol Tu Kaun Hai Be' is a conversational number that sees Kunal Ganjawala getting into an agitated and revolutionary mode. Appearing to be a mime outing, 'Bol Tu...' (that also appears in a 'remix version') is a V.K. Sonakia written track that carries a sense of angst to it with the male protagonist answering queries around his real identity.
Since majority of makers can't really do without an item number, there is one in Mohandas as well with Sunidhi Chauhan (and who else?) coming behind the mike for 'Kaho Na Kaho Aise Batiya'. With a small town/village setting to it, this Yash Malviya written number moves at a fast pace and again carries an out and out Indian flavour to it. Barely passable. In an absolute unexpected twist, the music CD also incorporates some chartbuster dance numbers that neither fit into the genre of Mohandas nor do they turn out to be a major reason for going for the album. 'Baras Ja' [Fareb], 'Janabe Ali - Remix' [Bardaasht] and 'Shake It - Remix' [Naksha] may have worked as independent pieces when released a few years back but don't really add much value to Mohandas.

OVERALL
Mohandas has a situational thematic score combined with a love song and an item number. Even the makers would be aware that music won't be the selling point of the film by any means.

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Release Date: 04 Sep 2009
Genre: Drama
Language: Hindi
Director: Basu Chatterjee
Producer: Sunil Doshi
Music Director: Tabun Sutradhar, Shamir Tandon
Cast:
Vega Tamotia
Natasha Bhardwaj
Maanvi Gagroo

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Aamras is a 'coming of age' youth film about friendship among four friends urban school girls. All four are very close and come from varied background attending one of the most prestigious schools in Mumbai.All four have no secrets among themselves. They support one another in all their endeavors - good or bad - they have promised to remain friends forever with no sorrys and no thank yous as their 'mantra'. These friends will do just about anything to keep their friendship going.
Aamras will make one remember what it was like to have friends when you were a 17 year old and it makes you glad that they were there when they were.
Produced by Sunil Doshi of Behja Fry fame, Directed by Rupali Guha, Daughter of veteran filmmaker Basu Chatterjee, Aamras is a coming of age youth film about friendship among four young 17-18 year old urban schoolgirls- Jiya, Pari, Rakhi and Sanya.All four are very close and come from varied background attending one of the most prestigious schools in Mumbai.
All four have no secrets among themselves. They support one another in all their endeavors– good or bad– they have promised to remain friends forever with no sorry’s and no thank you’s as their mantra. These friends will do just about anything to keep the friendship going.But circumstances change and the friendship is questioned- The social and economic differences in their backgrounds begin to create further rifts in the friendship. A hitherto close knit of friends find the paths diverging dramatically. The four who had promised to be together for eternity go their separate ways by the time they graduate.
How the four realize what true friendship means in this changing world and how the four settle their differences is what Aamras is all about.The film’s USP lies in its subject, which has hitherto rarely been dealt with.Aamras will make one remember what it was like to have friends when you were 17, and it makes you glad that they were there.
Aamras (2009) is a forthcoming Bollywood Hindi movie, is a comedy and drama movie. Aamras is a coming of age "youth film about the friendship between the four friends (all aged 17-18 years) urban school girls, Jiya, Pari Rakhi and Sanya.
All four are very close and come from diverse backgrounds in one of the most reputed schools in Mumbai.All four have no secrets among themselves. They support each other in all their efforts - good or bad - they have promised to stay friends forever without sorrys and thank yous as a "mantra". These friends are not just about everything to make their friendship go.
Aamras' revolves around the life of four teenage girls - Jiya, Pari Rakhi and Sanya, living in the urban India. All of them are in the age group of 17-18 years and attend the same school - one of the most prestigious schools in Mumbai. They come from varied backgrounds and yet develop a very close bond of friendship. All the four girls discuss each and every aspect of their life and do not have even a single secret amongst them. Be it a good endeavor or a bad venture, they stick by each other and give full support.Jiya, Pari Rakhi and Sanya follow a mantra in life - there should be no sorrys and no thank yous amongst friends. They have also vowed to remain 'friends forever' and do anything & everything that is needed to keep their 'dosti' intact. However, what they don't know is that misunderstanding is something that can creep up even in the strongest of relationships. It also becomes a cause of rift between the four friends, which widens because of their social and economic differences. Will they be able to get over this or will their friendship become a thing of the past?

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Release Date: 04 Sep 2009
Genre: Action - Comedy
Language: Hindi
Director: Indrajit Nattooji

Producer: Ronnie Screwvala

Music Director: Ram Sampat, Amartya

Cast:
Shreyas Talpade
Mahi Gill
Kay Kay Menon

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Aage Se Right is story about a cop and terrorist. Through a series of events not in their control the cop loses his gun and the terrorist loses his heart. Their two worlds collide in a maze of chance and mayhem. The film is a edgy contemporary satire of the chaotic times that we live in where "Aage se right" may not be always right.
EXPECTATIONS
It's good time for some quirky movies to be made in Bollywood. Especially so when audiences are giving a Thumbs Up to anything which looks interesting in the very first go. Now it could be a biggie like a Blue or an All The Best or a smaller affair like a Teree Sang or an Aagey Se Right, there is always space for something that promises to deliver goods. With innovative promos being cut for Aagey Se Right, one gets decent expectations from the music too even though there are new names like composer Amartya Rahut and lyricists Hitesh Kewalya, Shadab Akhtar and Manish Hariprasad involved.
MUSIC
Shilpa Rao has sung only a handful of tracks in her short career so far but has made an impression in each of her outings. Whether it is 'Khuda Jaane' [Bachna Ae Haseeno], 'Dhol Yaara Dhol' [Dev D], 'Saiyaan Re' [Salaam-e-Ishq] or 'Javeda Zindagi - Tose Naina Lagey' [Anwar], she has always been excellent. Same is the case in 'Mahiya' as well which is a fusion between contemporary Indian Bollywood music and Western rock; something that gives an extra zing to this romantic outing. Place this Hitesh Kewalya written track in any of the Bollywood biggies and it would have been a chartbuster already. The number deserves to be promoted aggressively.
Ram Sampath is the guest composer in the album for his track 'Daav Laga'. He is joined by lyricist Munna Dhiman and singer Sona Mohapatra and together they get together for a fun outing. Seemingly an item number, it doesn't quite break new grounds but has a good enough spunk and rhythm to it which makes it an easy hear. A core situational track, 'Daav Laga' plays to the gallery and that's where the buck stops.
Title song 'Aagey Se Right' comes in the shape of 'Hippie Tu Jhoom'. It's a chorus beginning to this theme track written by Hitesh Kewalya that sees Kirti Sagathia and Sunidhi Chauhan joining soon after along with Amartya Rahut. A barely passable situational track that doesn't quite entice you as a listener but may turn good visually due to its naughty appeal. Frankly, one expected much better from the title track of this film that does seem interesting and funny. There is a 'remix' version that comes later that eventually helps in adding to the recollection factor.
'Love Flashback' sees Bappi Lahiri coming behind the mike as a singer with support from Suzanne D'Mello and Amartya Rahut. The sound belongs to the disco setting of the 80s (which further justifies the presence of Bappi Lahiri in the song) while Hitesh Kewalya's lyrics yet again play to the gallery. An ordinary sounding number that is yet again purely situational, it would all boil down to the way it is presented on screen. Audio-wise though, it isn't good enough to make audiences throng the music stores.
It's a serene 60s style beginning for 'More Piya' which has a lounge setting to it. Deepikkaa Bhattacharya is roped in to croon this soft number that throws a sudden twist with Kay Kay Menon arriving on the scene. He begins his 'sher-o-shayari' and just when one thought that it was going to be a 'kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai' moment, Kay Kay comes up with his tapori shayari that is bound to have audiences in split.
However, to justify the overall good quality of the song which is written by Shadab Akhtar and Manish Hariprasad, there are two versions that are placed in the album. One is with the 'tapori' interspersions [More Piya - Tapori] while the other is a plain and simple Deepikkaa solo without Kay Kay joining her [More Piya - Bar].
OVERALL
Aagey Se Right is an okay album which does have a couple of songs that do manage to make an impression. However, beyond 'Mahiya' and 'More Piya', there isn't much in store in this album which otherwise stays on to be strictly situational.
Aagey Se Right is the story of chance, co-incidence and real life humor based in the present day Mumbai. The film spans over five days of panic, chaos and mayhem.The film is about a cop and terrorist. Through a series of events not in their control the cop loses his gun and the terrorist loses his heart. Their two worlds collide in a maze of chance and mayhem. The film is an edgy contemporary satire of the chaotic times that we live in where "Aage se right" may not be always right.
Aage Se Right is the story of chance. The film is an edgy contemporary satire of the chaotic times that we live in.Through a series of events which are beyond their control the cop loses his gun and the terrorist loses his heart. Dhinkar Waghmare (Shreyas Talpade) is a sub-inspector who lives in his late father’s shadow. He loses his gun four days before the Police Day function and as he tries to save his face and get back his gun, he comes face to face with terrorists and the mafia. Luck favours him and he becomes a hero. He is a fan of Soniya Bhatt (Mahi Gill), television news reporter who helps add that extra masala to the news and to his life.Janubhai alias Balma Rashidul Khairi (Kay Kay Menon) is a terrorist who lands up in Mumbai to wreak havoc but instead cupid strikes and he falls truly, madly, deeply in love with Pearl (Shehnaz Treasurywala), an aspiring actress who is also a popular dance girl in a bar. He trades in violence for love. The film spans over five days of panic, chaos and mayhem as it tells the story of Dhinkar and Janubhai, whose worlds collide in a maze of chance and mayhem.

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Release Date: 04 Sep 2009
Genre: Comedy
Language: Hindi
Director: Isshaan Trivedi

Producer: Arun Bhairav, Faizal Kapadi

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Jimmy Shergill
Nauheed Cyrusi
Arbaaz Khan

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Bachelor Party is a Hindi comedy movie which is directed by Ishaan Trivedi. Still the movie is not being popularized by advertisement however the movie releases on 17 July, 2009. Bachelor Party introduces mainly - Jimmy Shergill, Nauheed Cyrusi, Arbaaz Khan, Ninad Kamat, Sharat Saxena and Madhuri Bhattacharya. Arun Bhairav and Faizal Kapadi have produced the movie. The movie story is based on BACHELOR PARTY on 1st April. It is all about drama and life style of Bachelor’s. Director has not searched a new theme even new name for the movie because there are already two Hollywood movies with the same name - The Bachelor Party (1957) and Bachelor Party (1984). The Bachelor Party (1957) was directed by Delbert Mann. The movie also leads a story of Bachelor Party. Bachelor Party (1984) was directed by Neal Israel. In the movie director has shown "A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party", according to imdb.com. I think Bachelor Party Bollywood movie 2009 will also lead the story of a party of bachelor’s and here Jimmy Shergill and Arbaaz Khan will play a great drama in this party.
Though things have exactly not gone the way he expected it to go, Isshaan Trivedi is not complaining. Instead he is hopeful of the future, getting busy with his twin projects ‘Sale Upto 50%’ and ‘Radio’. The director who is not very happy because of the perpetual delay of his film ‘Bachelor Party’ hitting the screens hopes it well see day light soon.
Isshaan owes the postponing of ‘Bachelor Party’ partly to the recently concluded IPL series as well as the stand off between the producers and Multiplex owners. Mr. Trivedi got critical acclaim with his ‘Saade Saath Phere’, which is a true to life dark comedy.
Isshaan Trivedi is happy that he has his hands full with his upcoming projects ‘Sale Upto 50%’ and ‘Radio’. ‘Radio’ will have the much-hyped singer cum actor Himesh Reshammiya in the lead role.
The director is hopeful that his comical flick ‘Bachelor Party’ has the right amount of comedy that the audience desire at this time of crisis, to lighten their hearts.
Back in 2005, director Isshaan Trivedi released 7 1/2 PHERE. After that he completed two more films, Bachelor Party and Sale Upto 50%. Moreover, he is ready to kick start his Himesh Reshammiya venture Radio. He is frustrated though that Bachelor Party, which was expected to release by 2007 end, is yet to see the light. The principal shooting of Bachelor Party was wrapped up quite fast. In fact it was set to release on 1st April this year but because of IPL and the strike, the film has been further pushed.'The movie is just the kind of light hearted entertainer that you want to watch in these stressed times', says Isshaan. Bachelor Party features Arbaaz Khan, Jimmy Shergill and Madhuri Bhattacharya in the lead. Ninad Kamat and Sharat Saxena are in supporting roles. 'Recently I watched the print with 20 odd people, and all of them were laughing at just the right points. So I guess in this context, the film does solve the purpose of being an enjoyable fare', the director adds.
It was way back in 2005 when director Isshaan Trivedi's 7 1/2 PHERE had released. Ever since then he has completed two more films, BACHELOR PARTY and SALE UPTO 50%. Moreover, he is ready to kick start his Himesh Reshammiya venture RADIO. He is frustrated though that BACHELOR PARTY, which was expected to release by 2007 end, is yet to see the light of the day. 'The principal shooting of BACHELOR PARTY was wrapped up quite fast. In fact we were all set to arrive on 1st April this year but because of IPL as well as the strike, the film has been further pushed. It is indeed frustrating because the film has shaped up really well and is just the kind of light hearted entertainer that you want to watch in these stressed times', says Isshaan who got some good critical acclaim coming his way with his debut entertainer 7 1/2 PHERE.

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Director : Anne Fontaine
Cast : Audrey Tautou, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos
Writers:Edmonde Charles-Roux (book)

Anne Fontaine (writer)
Release Date:USA 25 September 2009 (limited)
Genre:Biography Drama

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Several years after leaving the orphanage to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar both. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated.
Audrey Tautou (THE DAVINCI CODE, AMELIE) plays the legendary "Coco" Chanel in an enthralling exploration of her early life before she rose to worldwide fame as the most celebrated fashion designer of the 20th Century. We meet the young Gabrielle Chanel, illegitimate daughter of a travelling salesman who learns to sew in a Catholic orphanage before following her singing ambitions lead her to a cabaret club. It is here where Chanel earns the nickname Coco and also where she catches the eye of several high society gentlemen who would ignite her passion and become instrumental in the development of her remarkable career.
More sentimental than chic, Gallic biopic "Coco Before Chanel" nonetheless knits a convincing portrait of the designer's journey from her humble beginnings as a provincial seamstress to the halls of Parisian haute couture. Focusing on the era in which Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (winningly played by Audrey Tautou) served as mistress of an eccentric millionaire, the film reveals, via meticulous period imagery, how the couturier forged a style that would change the way women dressed in the 20th century. Warner Bros.' April 22 Gaul release should scoot gracefully down the theatrical runway before wafting overseas like a splash of No. 5.
The first of two Chanel biopics skedded to hit screens this year, this one, co-written by helmer Anne Fontaine and her sister Camille, limits its scope to the time in the designer's late 20s when she began showcasing her distinct creative voice. The opening, purely visual flashback shows the young Chanel arriving at an ominous Catholic orphanage after her mother has died and her father has left to support the family.
The stark setting and drab religious garb -- superbly rendered by production designer Olivier Radot and costume designer Catherine Leterrier -- will have an enduring impact on her future designs, whose cornerstones will be simplicity and sophistication.
The action then jumps to a decade or so later, as busy bee Chanel (Tautou) is working days as a seamstress and nights as a cabaret entertainer ("to pay for her dresses"), alongside her sis, Adrienne (Marie Gillain). During a fun and flashy dance number, she crosses paths with debauched heir Etienne Balsan (Benoit Poelvoorde); before long, she's moved to his country estate, where she serves as his friend, mistress and inhouse style consultant.
Caught in a lavish world where women overdress themselves in bails of lace, suffocating corsets and hats oozing with flowers, Chanel begins to experiment with her lover's clothing, designing outfits that are both easier to wear and easier on the eye. These sequences are among the film's strongest, revealing the contrast between the heavy 19th-century styles worn by the epoch's wealthier class and Chanel's vision of a sleek, intelligent wardrobe to help place women on an equal footing with men.
Pic's third section brings a melodramatic twist to Chanel's sudden and impossible affair with a British industrialist (Alessandro Nivola). The drawing-room drama and ensuing love triangle feel a tad forced, but they do explain how Chanel is pushed to liberate herself from kept-woman status through her relentless work ethic and gifted eye.
For a film that is, after all, about fashion, helmer Fontaine ("How I Killed My Father" and the glossy "The Girl From Monaco") and d.p. Christophe Beaucarne ("Irina Palm") make things extremely pleasurable to look at. Between lingering wide shots and gliding p.o.v. camerawork, the crisp visuals show Chanel forever analyzing the stylistic tendencies of her surroundings.
Tautou's perf is one of her finest to date, revealing her character's headstrong personality through smart delivery and a permanent but attractive pout. As with his portrayal of a serial killer in "Man Bites Dog," Belgian thesp Poelvoorde manages to make the fairly despicable Etienne seem quite likable by the end of the movie.
From the opening sequence's jerky movement and obstructed vision (our heroine is being transported to an orphanage by horse and cart), it's clear this is going to be no ordinary biopic. The story of Coco Chanel is packed with incident, but this version ends where many would just be kicking into gear: the moment Chanel the woman becomes Chanel the brand. Sitting on the stairs at the triumphant conclusion of her first fashion show, Chanel (Audrey Tautou) unleashes a rare smile.
In covering Chanel's love affairs and her transformation from nightclub chanteuse to sought-after couturier, director Anne Fontaine makes one uncomfortable fact clear: despite her determination and strength of character, it's men who shape Chanel's life, from the father who abandons her to the playboy lover (Benoît Poelvoorde) who introduces her both to her future clientele and her one great love, Boy Capel (Alessandro Nivola), the man who finances her fashion dream.
Focusing as it does on Chanel's early life, anyone hoping for a glitzy fashion spectacular may be disappointed. Chanel's groundbreaking androgyny, coupled with her love for simple fabrics and shapes, make her seem almost dowdy among the elaborate costumes of the time. But if you know your fashion history, there's fun to be had spotting the origins of her most famous designs: the nuns of her convent orphanage in graphic black and white, the striped Breton fishermen's tops, the appropriation of men's clothes.
Fired in the crucible of poverty and abandonment, Chanel's cynical, fiercely individual temperament is far from likeable, and it's to Tautou's credit that our sympathies always lie with her. By turns waspish, brave and vulnerable, her gravely luminous presence anchors the film in a world that's not only faultlessly stylish, but full of real human love and loss, too.
Her name may be synonymous with fashion and glamour but make no mistake, this is not a fashion film. And it's not particularly glamorous.
The title translates as Coco before Chanel and that's exactly what this story is - the early years of the fashion icon's life. It begins with her father abandoning her at an orphanage when she was 12 and follows her as she works her way up from being a common cabaret singer to a woman of means, by way of various wealthy men.
Tautou's performance as the prickly upstart is excellent, if not terribly likeable. Determined to rise above her station, Chanel calculates and manipulates to get what she wants, while remaining staunchly proud and looking down on the rich, frivolous women around her.
Chanel's unconventional charm may have won over her patrons, but Tautou's interpretation struggles to win over the audience. Rather, her steely determination rubs off on you, leaving you strangely untouched by the central tragedy of the film.
Director Anne Fontaine wanted to focus on just one part of Chanel's life and much of the film is spent in a French chateau, where a love triangle slowly forms between the young Chanel and two men - Etienne Balsan (Poelvoorde) and Arthur Capel (Nivola).
Much like Chanel's signature designs, the film is precise, tailored and stylish - but conservative. Things are hinted at but rarely spelt out. The film seeks to explain how Chanel became the mogul she did and reveals various, subtle threads that shaped her life. But the whole thing feels like it is laying the foundations for the film you really want to see - the one about a glamorous designer conquering the world.

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Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue, Cung Le, Eddie Rouse, Andre Hennicke, Norman Reedus

Director: Christian Alvart
Writers (WGA):Travis Milloy (screenplay)

Travis Milloy (story)
Release Date:25 September 2009 (USA)
Genre:Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

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Two crew members are stranded on a spacecraft and quickly - and horrifically - realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can't remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission? With Lt. Payton staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking, deadly secrets are revealed...and the astronauts find their own survival is more important than they could ever have imagined.
In Pandorum, actors, Dennis Quaid (Vantage Point, The Express) and Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, Alpha Dog), join Cam Gigandet (Never Back Down, Twilight), Cung Le (Tekken, Fighting), newcomer Antje Traue and director Christian Alvart (Antibodies) to tell the terrifying story of two crew members stranded on a spacecraft who quickly realize they are not alone. Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It's pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the spacecraft. They can't remember anything - who are they, what is their mission? The only way out of the chamber is a dark and narrow airshaft. Corporal Bower (Foster), the younger of the two, crawls inside, while the other, Lt. Payton (Quaid), stays behind for guidance on a radio transmitter. As Bower ventures deeper and deeper into the ship, he begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft's shocking and deadly secrets come unraveled, and the astronauts realize that the survival of mankind hinges on their actions.
Two astronauts wake up in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spaceship with no memory of who they are and what their mission is. As they explore the ship, they come to realize that they're not alone and that the survival of mankind hinges on their actions.
Antibodies director Christian Alvart takes suspense into space with this tale of two astronauts who realize that they aren't alone as they drift into the darkest corners of our galaxy. Awakening in their hyper-sleep chamber with no memory of who they are or what their mission is, disoriented astronauts Lt. Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Corporal Bower (Ben Foster) gradually surmise that they are the only ones aboard the darkened spacecraft.
But how did they get here, and what are those strange sounds coming from the belly of the ship? The only way out of their hyper-sleep chamber is a narrow airshaft, and the only one small enough to climb through it is Corporal Bower. As the younger of the two space travelers shimmies inside, the older remains behind to offer guidance on the radio transmitter. But the deeper Corporal Bower ventures into the ship, the more apparent it becomes that something horrible has happened.
Could it be that the survival of the entire human race rests in the hands of these two astronauts stuck on a lonely ship in deep space? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
From the creators of the "Resident Evil" film franchise comes "Pandorum," a terrifying thriller in which two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone -- and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

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Director:Dominic Sena
Writers:Jon Hoeber (screenplay) &

Erich Hoeber (screenplay)

Release Date:11 September 2009 (USA)
Genre:Action Crime Drama Thriller

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Kate Beckinsale

Gabriel Macht

Tom Skerritt

Columbus Short

Alex O'Loughlin

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U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months.
Carrie Stetko, a lone U.S. marshal at an Antarctic research base, is preparing to return home after two years, but is suddenly called into action after a murder. As the body count rises, she must catch the killer before the base is plunged into six months of darkness.
Whiteout is a 2009 feature film adaptation of the 1999 comic book Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber. The film is produced under the banner of Dark Castle Entertainment by Joel Silver and Susan Downey, is directed by Dominic Sena, and stars Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht in the lead roles.
A U.S. marshall tracking a vicious murderer through the Antarctic must locate the killer before the sun sets for six months, or risk being trapped in the dark with the madman for months on end in director Dominic Sena's adaptation of the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka.
U.S. marshall Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) has been stationed at Antarctica's South Pole research base for two years, and now after turning in her resignation she's looking forward to finally going home. The last plane out leaves in just three days, and just after that Antarctica will not see the sun again for another 24 weeks.
Then, just 72 hours before she is set to escape the coming darkness, a body is discovered in the ice -- prompting the first murder investigation ever to take place on the desolate Antarctic Circle continent. Little does Carrie realize that she's suddenly been thrust into a mystery over 60 years in the making, and that the killer is ready to strike again in order to protect a grim secret. Now, as the death toll starts to rise, loyalties shift, and a massive series of whiteouts blow bitter winds across the frozen landscape, the U.S.
marshall who wanted nothing more than to escape the cold must work around the clock to catch a killer before the blinding white snow gives way to the deadly darkness of winter.
Based on the graphic novel by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, published by Oni Press. Carrie Stetko, the lone U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, is investigating the continent's first murder, which draws her into a shocking mystery. Now, with only three days until winter, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into darkness and she is stranded with the killer.
After two years stationed at Antarctica's South Pole research base, lone U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) is as anxious as anyone to be going home. She's turned in her resignation and is counting the hours and minutes to the last plane out. But three days before departure, a body turns up on the ice and Carrie is immediately thrust into Antarctica's first murder investigation. As the death toll mounts, the mystery deepens with shifting loyalties, deadly whiteouts, and a relentless killer who will stop at nothing to protect a secret buried for over sixty years. Now with everyone around her packing up and getting out, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into six months of darkness and she is stranded with the killer on a land where nothing comes in and no one gets out.

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Director:Kevin Tancharoen
Writers:Allison Burnett (screenplay)

Christopher Gore(1980 film)
Release Date:25 September 2009 (USA)
Genre:Comedy Drama Family Musical Romance

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Naturi Naughton

Kay Panabaker

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle

Kelsey Grammer

Megan Mullally

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This movie is based upon the 1980 film which follows NYC talent attending the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, (Known today as Fiorello H. Laguardia H.S.) students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc. In 1936, New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia founded the High School of Music & Art in order to provide a facility where the most gifted and talented public school students of New York City could pursue their talents in art or music, while also completing a full academic program of instruction. In 1948, the School of Performing Arts was created to provide training in performance skills to students who wished to prepare for professional careers in dance, music or drama.
In Alan Parker's FAME, teenagers selected for New York City's High School for the Performing Arts push their talents to the limit to make it big in show business. This episodic tale follows savvy Coco (Irene Cara), timid Doris (Maureen Teefy), gay Montgomery (Paul McCrane), macho Raul (Barry Miller), soulful Bruno (Lee Curreri), and others as they struggle to achieve their dreams of stardom while coping with the universal teenage problems of loneliness, insecurity, and embattled, mercurial identity. Cara, electric as the budding songstress Coco, shines brightest in the infectiously exuberant young cast. The film, which won Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, overflows at each corner of its loosely unfolding narrative with inspired music and dance numbers that seem to burst forth spontaneously out of sheer irrepressible emotion. With FAME (later developed into a hit television series), Parker finds a happy medium between the wildly diverging tones of his previous two features, the goofy kids-as-gangsters musical BUGSY MALONE and the harrowing prison thriller MIDNIGHT EXPRESS, and in doing so creates an enjoyable, glittering portrait of guileless teenage ambition.
Preceded by Saturday Night Fever and followed by Footloose and Dirty Dancing, Fame is one of the best films focused on dance as a metaphor for success and maturation. Director Alan Parker, showing unusual restraint, shepherds a heartwarming story of rough New York teenagers who grow up while attending a performing arts high school. Their talent at dance enables them to transcend their backgrounds, their sometimes terrifying social milieu, and their own shortcomings. It's a vision of ethnic and social harmony achieved through effort at a craft that in some ways parallels youth sports movies. Dancer-singer Irene Cara is the star, and the film launched her (short-lived) singing career. The music and the dancing are spectacular, helping to overcome a story that, despite a few directorial risks, is fairly predictable. Fame is a well-made feel-good movie. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
Fame is set at New York's High School of Performing Arts, where talented teens train for show-business careers. The film concentrates on five of the most gifted students: singer Irene Cara, actors Paul McCrane and Barry Miller, dancer Gene Anthony Ray, and musician Lee Currieri. More so than the subsequent TV series Fame, the film emphasizes the importance of keeping up one's academic achievements in this specialized school. The faculty includes no-nonsense English teacher Ann Meara, erudite musical instructor Albert Hague, and martinet dance teacher Debbie Allen. Of the film's cast, Ray, Currieri, Allen and Hague were carried over to the TV version of Fame, which premiered in 1981. The score for the film version of Fame was honored with an Academy Award. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
DISCUSSION:
Having seen this when I was in middle school, and remembering when it was a big sensation—not to mention the soundtrack receiving fairly regular airplay in my home—I knew that one day our paths would cross again. But alas, now I know with fair certainty that I have seen this movie for the very last time. At least I hope so.
From Alan Parker, who has some sort of pedigree in movies about music [he did Pink Floyd's The Wall and later went on to do Evita and The Commitments], comes this movie about the Manhattan High School for the Performing Arts. The movie begins with a title: "The Auditions" and that what we have; a bunch of kids auditioning for the school. The first is this frizzy redhead Montgomery who was sent to military academy, and describes two days’ leave which he spent with his mother "just like we were sweethearts." Uh, eww. We don’t need Oedipally-stuck boys at our school just now, thank you. Then there’s this nerd who plays symphonic music on a bank of many synthesizers, and a redhead girl Doris who has a Jewish mother who insists on speaking for her and documenting her audition on her instamatic. Many artistic disciplines are represented, and the kids seem to try out in all of them. We also get glimpses of some of the teachers, including a black drama teacher who is all sensitive 70s seriousness, and a Jewish music teacher with a beard, glasses, and withering look. Among the auditionees are a black girl who insists that her boyfriend Leroy accompany her to her auditions. When they both get the opportunity to dance, Leroy WAY upstages her, quite purposefully, and gets accepted to the school, while the girl gets dumped out. She is understandably furious, but Leroy is all like "Whatever." We also see a number of horrible, horrible auditions, and think that these people are there to show us how competitive the school is and how only the best of the best make it.
But actually, no, because soon after we get our title "Freshman Year," we see that nearly all the people who had horrible auditions were accepted to the school! Maybe we’re supposed to think that the teachers are so perceptive that they can discern the diamond even within the most dull of stones, but the net effect is a feeling that this elite school is not elite at all, and is probably absolutely desperate for money.
We have a few scenes meant to demonstrate the kids getting accustomed to the nasty, gritty New York of the late 70s, which looks like a horribly grimy, run-down place that is 100X more interesting than it is now. Blah, blah, some stuff about the beginning of classes, and at 28 minutes we have: the Hot Lunch Jam! What happens when you pack all those creative kids into one room together? Why, spontaneous explosions of song and dance, of course! Here we start with the noise of the crowded lunchroom, with one guy tapping drumsticks here and another shaking a tambourine there, then suddenly it all coalesces into a beat! Then one adds piano! Then Irene Cara starts singing! Then they all start dancing! And the entire lunchroom seems to know the words—of this song they’re making up on the spot! Those artistic kids are so IN TUNE.
One interesting point, for a movie that tried so hard to launch Irene Cara as a superstar, is that we never see her audition, she just shows up in school. And she cannot yet act [or lip-synch] very well, which was a surprise, as her performance blew me away in Sparkle of four years EARLIER. She is soon hitting up keyboardist Bruno to form a band, but he has issues about people other than himself hearing his music. One night they’re out on the town and Irene is spouting all this mumbo-jumbo in such a factual tone it made me laugh. For example, she says "How bright our spirits go shooting out into space depends on how much we contribute it to the Earthly brilliance of the world" as though announcing a simple fact such as "there are two pints in a quart." Meanwhile everyone is always practicing and doing scenes and reciting dialogue, so much so that the movie becomes a little meta for a bit, as all of our actors are acting that they’re acting.
But what of the hot-button 70s issues? Just hold onto your hats, because we’ve got illiteracy, homosexuality, poverty, and prejudice against electronic music coming up in just the next 30 minutes. First it turns out that Leroy cannot read, and is badgered to do so by the redheaded teacher we’ll come back to later. Then Doris supposedly "can’t think of" a painful memory—although we all know this is denial—but is soon given a fresh one by her Jewish stage mother. Then Montgomery decides that he is going to use his "painful memory" to come out as gay to his class! He does, and THE NEXT SHOT is of him applying lipstick, making this movie somewhat of an enduring painful memory for me. Let's face it folks: doing drag is ALL THERE IS to gay life!
Doris has a brand-new most painful memory after her mom makes her warble "Happy Birthday" at a kids’ party, and Ralph opens up about the pain of life in the Bronx. You know—I’ll bet he’s going to turn his pain into ART!
So after Irene Cara lip-synchs poorly to "Out Here On My Own," we move on to junior year, when suddenly our students, as though having their hormones suddenly switched on, discover romance. Doris and Ralph end up together, leaving third-wheel friend Montgomery to yearn after Ralph. Doris now wants to change her name to "Dominique Dupont," which floors her mother, who insists that she must be pregnant. No such luck, as that kind of human drama would be awesome, but we do have unrequited gay love, so I suppose we shouldn’t ask for the stars. Anyway, Doris’ mother asks what happened to her daughter, and Doris responds: "Something wonderful is happening to me, Mama. I’m growing up." In here also we see that Irene pretends to live in a mansion on the Upper East Side, but once her friends drop her there just gets the subway to whatever hovel she lives in. HARD hitting.
After a LONG sequence in which they go to see an audience-participation showing of Rocky Horror [Parker must have been itching to be the first to put that on screen], we have a long monologue by a blonde dancer who gives a pre-abortion speech to Leroy’s fetus, which is going to cause her to drop out of school. Around now you notice that this movie is depending on these poor kids, most of whom cannot act, and expecting them to deliver these giant 70s monologues. Around here is where the amusement has worn off and the whole thing is becoming somewhat painful.
And somewhere in here, which must be mentioned, is the part where they all spontaneously spill out into the street, carried away by the pure exuberance of SONG!
This is also where things start getting GRITTY. First, Leroy is looking for the redheaded teacher, because she’s failing him for not being able to read. He finds the hospital where the redheaded teacher is waiting for her husband to die, and screams at her for failing him. When the teacher finally snaps, Leroy sits right down next to her and says "Hey, how’s your old man doing?" Then the emotional bull’s eyes continue to be sledgehammered as Irene’s "big break" turns out to be to make a porn film! The director tries on a horrible French accent and says he’s a disciple of "Goddard." First of all, I blame Irene, because she should be able to see through this guy [he’s not subtle], and she should have left when things got weird. What, is she desperate for the money? For WHAT? She’s still in high school. This is one of the big problems of the movie: it just has so many characters and such a long arc that the stories are brought so far—in sketchy, incomplete strokes—then abruptly dropped.
After Ralph gets a big head and loses his friends but makes up with Montgomery and there are hints that they enjoy a mutually-satisfying gay relationship, we have our climactic graduation musical number, "The Body Electric."
This is a piece of music that only could have arisen from the 70s. As a way of demonstrating virtually every field of study at the school [if they’d tried harder, they could have included dramatic monologues], we have this long, overblown monstrosity that shifts genres every few seconds. After a soulful solo, we suddenly shift into heavy metal-lite, then some abrupt classical flourishes, then a dance sequence, then I had to burst out laughing at the sudden gospel breakdown. They’ve really hit it all! Except Inuit throat singing, I suppose. And it truly is so hideously awful, distilling that certain oversensitive "theater person" aesthetic of the 70s into five minutes of tendentious bombast.
For the first hour I was into the film, and was enjoying skipping around in the various stories, meeting the varied characters and enjoying the songs. But after a while you start to realize that there are just too many characters for the movie to portray any of their stories with any depth. For example, Ralph just suddenly goes into comedy, despite us seeing no training or leaning toward this. He was one successful night, we see him start to take drugs, and the next time we see him the movie lets lines like "We never see you—you’re always out drinking with your new friends," do all the work. Which would be fine if Ralph was one background character, but when the whole movie is populated with characters we get nothing more than rough sketches of, it begins to be tiring and uninvolving. Another example is Leroy. If the redhead teacher is so adamant about taking him out of school if he can’t do his academics, how exactly does he make it to senior year? We never find out, we just catch a glimpse of him dancing during the finale. And Coco and Leroy supposedly have a relationship, though we never see one bit of evidence of this.
So as the movie goes on and one becomes less and less involved, one starts to notice the hoary 70s cliches. In one way they’re wonderful, because they are so very of their time, but as we head into the second hour, hot-button issues like drugs and homosexuality [back when it was still ALWAYS tragic] and illiteracy and teenage pregnancy begin to seem like thumbing through a 40-year-old sociology textbook. This movie is very much like A Chorus Line in this way. And let’s not forget that these kids are given long, emotional speeches, but, in large part, can’t act very well. So you start to have the community theater feeling where you have to sit there trying to imagine what the character WOULD be expressing if the actor could act.
I didn’t listen to much of the "class reunion" commentary, and I didn’t hear anyone other than the director when I did. He speaks in a very portentous voice and one notable quote is how the later TV version "sanitized my vision," because he was trying to portray "the dark side of that desperation for fame" which he "doesn’t see represented that much." Uh… you DON’T? Sure, lately almost all representations of fame include degradation as half of the experience, but even THEN "the dark side" was part and parcel of the fame experience—look no further than Valley of the Dolls! Or the endless romanticization on Marilyn Monroe or James Dean'’ deaths. Maybe what’s really going on is that this director has an overinflated sense of his own importance.
Nevertheless, this film was a phenomenon and it’s easy to see its enduring influence in shit like Hilary Duff’s Raise Your Voice, which obviously patterns itself after this film, especially in showing the many musical instruments the kids are playing [with one kid into hip-hop scratch instead of synths], and how they all bring their talents to the recess space to JAM! That film displays what relative realism this film has by comparison, however: in this film, we actually see our main characters practice. The emphasis the school supposedly places on attaining fame rather than artistic achievement ["And in time we will all be stars"] is the same, however.
Overall, dreadful. But amusing as a kind of time capsule of late-70s artistic sentimentality and music. Amusing for about an hour, that is.

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Director:Jonathan Mostow
Writers (WGA):Michael Ferris (screenplay) &

John D. Brancato (screenplay)
Release Date:25 September 2009 (USA)
Genre:Action Sci-Fi Thriller

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Bruce Willis

Ving Rhames

Rosamund Pike

Radha Mitchell

James Cromwell

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FBI agents (BRUCE WILLIS and RADHA MITCHELL) investigate the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase unflawed robotic versions of themselves – fit, good looking remotely controlled machines that ultimately assume their life roles – enabling people to experience life vicariously from the comfort and safety of their own homes. The murder spawns a quest for answers: in a world of masks, who’s real and who can you trust?
The filmmaking trio behind the hit sci-fi sequel Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines re-team to explore a future in which humans live in isolation while only communicating with their fellow man through robots that serve as social surrogates and are better-looking versions of their human counterparts. Bruce Willis stars as an FBI agent who enlists the aid of his own surrogate to investigate the murder of the genius college student who invented the surrogates. As the case grows more complicated, however, the withdrawn detective discovers that in order to actually catch the killer he will have to venture outside the safety of his own home for the first time in many years, and enlists the aid of another agent (Radha Mitchell) in tracking his target down. Jonathan Mostow directs co-screenwriters Michael Ferris and John Brancato's adaptation of the graphic novel by author Robert Venditti and illustrator Brett Weldele. [D-Man2010]In the near future, humans live in isolation and only interact through robotic bodies that serve as surrogates. When several humans are murdered when their surrogates are destroyed, a cop (Bruce Willis) investigates the crimes through his own surrogate. After a near fatal encounter, the cop's surrogate is destroyed and forces him to bring his human form out of isolation and unravel a conspiracy behind the crimes.
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{sidebar id=1}Sealcrab here with a very important question: Would you put your brain in a robot body? Believe it or not, the latest script to come my way isn't Sealab 2021's Tinfins. It's Surrogates, the in-development Bruce Willis vehicle where all the world's a stage and all the parts are played by robot actors.It works like this: In the year 2054, technology has reached a point that, instead of leaving their houses, everyone stays in and interacts with the world through idealized robot versions of themselves. Think Second Life or World of Warcraft except without the computer environment. These robots (the titular Surrogates) drive cars, hold jobs, go to bars and have sex while the user stays in and feels everything through complex circuitry.Everyone is perfectly beautiful and theres no danger for anyone. Any and all crime in the world happens to the Surrogate instead of the individual. Of course there are naysayers who think that Surrogates are generally a bad idea. Nicknamed Dreads, theyve been relocated to government-sanctioned reservations where Surrogates are forbidden and they can live their lives in old-timey ways. Theyre the cyber-Amish. The Dreads have even got themselves a spokesman called The Prophet who takes to the air-waves, warning humanity that its reached its final days and that very soon there will be a reckoning.Our hero is Greer (Bruce Willis) an FBI agent specializing in Surrogate-related crimes who, despite using a Surrogate himself, sort of misses being a human being. He hasnt seen his wife in months outside of robot-sex and has just been paired with a pro-Surrogate by-the-book female partner, Agent Peters.Their first case is a big one. Two Surrogates have been attacked (not altogether uncommon) but some has caused a power surge to actually kill the user remotely. I wont ruin the ending, but I will say that there are quite a few twists and turns in the last act. The script really plays with a lot of very science fictioney ideas and does it in a lot of very clever ways. Like a living chat room, not all Surrogates are who they appear to be and, like all film noirs, everyone has a hidden agenda.The best part of Surrogates, though, is the world it manages to create with all the little details. This isnt a one-note setup of what if there were robot people? Its thoughtful and intelligent in a way that most modern sci-fi isnt. Theres a scene where Greer, in his human body, steps into a bar and finds he cant even order a drink; they generally serve only Surrogates and never bothered to get a liquor license. At one point, he has to contend with a gang of Freak Surrogates teenage kids who have modified their robot bodies to include all kinds of bizarre features like wheels for legs and spiked skin. Other people have Surrogates designed to look like celebrities and many people use Surrogates of the opposite sex. Its touches like these that are fantastic but still have a lot of truth in them.Likewise, its going to be pretty impressive to have the first half of the film star idealized robot Bruce Willis and the second half feature overweight human Bruce Willis. In this, I think Willis is probably a perfect choice for the role, playing both the blockbuster superhero as well as the everyman hero at the same time.There are some little problems here and there. Ive grown to loathe expository future TV commercials and we get one of those here with a narrator blatantly describing how Surrogates work and why everyone should own one. Commercials arent like that in the present and with Surrogates as plentiful as they are its sort of along the lines of having someone saying, Cars are designed for personal transportation and can purchased in different colors and varieties! But thats small potatoes against a really strong screenplay.Slated to be directed by Jonathan Mostow, Surrogates has what it takes to be both a commercial hit and a lasting sci-fi classic. Its very much a blend of Blade Runner and Minority Report and the only real issue is how strongly Mostow can turn it into something all its own. I have a lot of faith on that front; Breakdown ranks highly on my list of sorely underrated flicks and Terminator 3 was far better than it had any right to be.So would you put your brain in a robot body? Looks like we have to wait till summer of 2010 to find out.Surrogates was written by John Brancato & Michael Ferris and based on the graphic novel by Robert Venditti. This draft was dated 10/16/07.

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Steven Soderbergh
Writers (WGA):Scott Z. Burns (screenplay)

Kurt Eichenwald (book)
Release Date:18 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:Comedy Crime Drama Thriller

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Matt Damon

Melanie Lynskey

Patton Oswalt

Clancy Brown

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"Single-minded Chief Inspector Rennie plies an IRA defector for information leading to the capture of terrorists responsible for recent bombings, but his motives are less than pure--and his intent is less to promote peace than to punish. Filmed on location during a period of unrest in Dublin; the fake working title "Johnny Loves Suzie" was applied to convince residents that the story was a romantic comedy rather than a politically volatile thriller. Based on Gerald Seymour's novel "Field of Blood." Produced for Showtime.
In 1992, Mark Whitacre (Damon) turns whistleblower when he exposes multinational agri-giant Archer Daniels Midland's price-fixing schemes to the FBI. Whitacre wears a wire and collects documents to make their case, but the feds discover Whitacre's hands aren't exactly clean. Then the pressure from doing undercover work causes Whitacre to crack. Based on a true story; adapted from the nonfiction book by Kurt Eichenwald.
The Informant" is a true story that parallels a mixture of "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Insider" -- where real life Ph.D.s had done something extraordinary. Based on Kurt Eichenwald's 2000 book, "The Informant" is the tale of Mark Whitacre (played by Matt Damon), an Ivy League Ph.D. who was a rising star at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in the early 1990s. The bipolar hero wound up blowing the whistle on the company's price fixing tactics and became the highest-ranked executive to ever turn whistleblower in US history. Whitacre secretly gathered hundreds of hours of video and audio tapes over several years to present to the FBI which became one of the largest price fixing cases in history. In the story -- a dark comedy / thriller in director Steven Soderbergh's hands -- Whitacre's good deed dovetails with his own major infractions and struggle with severe bipolar disorder.The story takes place in Decatur, Illinois where ADM is an agri-business powerhouse and one of the largest Fortune 500 companies in the world. Its former Chairman, Dwayne Andreas, had extensive political connections to both political parties and was also connected indirectly to President Nixon's Watergate. The FBI agents involved with the ADM case recently (2008) went public stating that Whitacre "is a national hero" because of his substantial assistance with one of the most important cases in history.One night in early November, 1992, the high-ranking ADM executive did something extraordinary when he confessed to FBI agent Brian Shepard (played by Scott Bakula) that ADM executives-including Whitacre himself-had routinely met with competitors to fix the price of lysine, a food additive. It was initially Whitacre's wife (played by Melanie Lynskey) who forced Whitacre to become a whistleblower by threatening to go to the FBI herself if he would not have informed the authorities of ADMs illegal price-fixing activities. That meeting marked the first time that a participant in a price fixing cartel had ever voluntarily tipped off law-enforcement officials about a scheme. After informing the FBI, he assisted Dean Paisley (portrayed by Allan Havey), Brian Shepard, and Robert Herndon (played by Joel McHale) in gathering evidence by clandestinely taping the cartels activity in business meetings in locations as far as Tokyo, Paris, Mexico City, and Hong Kong. During Whitacre's undercover work that spanned almost three years, the FBI collected hundreds of hours of video and audio tapes that documented crimes committed by executives from around the world fixing the prices of food additives in the largest price-fixing case in history at the time. The film portrays that Whitacre went far beyond the call of duty and was one of the best informants ever. At one point, the FBI needed him to tape meetings in Japan, but Whitacre was not allowed to use the government's equipment. Japan was not U.S. jurisdiction. Brian Shepard and Robert Herndon asked him to purchase his own equipment at a Radio Shack. If Whitacre was arrested in Japan for taping the meetings, there is nothing the FBI could have done to help him. Knowing that, Whitacre went ahead and purchased the tape recorder and tapes, and did exactly what he was asked to do in Japan.In a stunning turn of events immediately following the covert portion of the case in 1995, headlines around the world reported that the whistleblower defrauded $9 million from his company at the same period of time he was secretly working for the FBI and taping his co-workers. No sooner did an army of federal agents stage a dramatic raid on ADM's Illinois headquarters, than the company hit back with damning evidence that the government's star witness had his own agenda. Whitacre became delusional with the FBI in his failed attempt to save himself. After a suicide attempt, Whitacre and the FBI learned that he was suffering from manic-depression, also known as bipolar disorder with the resulting grandiosity and embellishments in full bloom. Before the ADM price fixing trial began, the FBI learned that their star witness was suffering from mental illness.The film focuses on Whitacre's meltdown which occurred from the pressures of working for the FBI. It goes into great detail about Whitacre's bizarre behavior and how he cracked under pressure working undercover. After working undercover for years, he became extremely manic, stopped sleeping during most nights, and was seen using a gas leaf blower on his driveway during a thunderstorm at three o'clock in the morning. A vintage bipolar symptom, Whitacre attempted suicide a few months later, but he was saved by his groundskeeper.Whitacre--who is extremely well educated with B.S. and M.S. from Ohio State and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in nutritional biochemistry--was still the most improbable figure of the story. With his extremely poor judgment associated with bipolar disorder that became worse the longer he worked undercover, he believed up to the end that he would become chief executive officer of ADM when the dust settled. His wife tried to convince him otherwise. He also became peculiarly suggestible as his mental state diminished. For example, after seeing the movie, ''The Firm'', he imitated its hero, Mitch McDeere played by Tom Cruise, and began taping the FBI agents and storing the tapes for later use.In the end, because Whitacre violated his immunity agreement with the government, he was also charged for price-fixing, the same case that he exposed for the FBI, in addition to wire fraud, tax fraud, and money laundering. In order to save Whitacre, his first attorney, James Epstein, presented a sterling performance to the top U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials convincing them that the government was not duped by Mark Whitacre, but instead the government created him. Whitacre was the highest-ranked executive to ever turn whistleblower. Epstein emphasized that Whitacre was not trained for FBI undercover work; he was simply thrown in there without any training whatsoever and without any support to prevent him from cracking under pressure. He argued that FBI undercover agents get training for several years, and still do not go undercover longer than a year because they can crack due to the pressure. Whitacre, without training went undercover for almost three years. Epstein told the DOJ officials that he would go public in a trial with everything that Whitacre went through for three years working undercover, and to only be punished after he helped break one of the largest white-collar cases in history. He convinced the government that Whitacre solved a billion dollar case for the FBI, and that the case was a hundred-fold larger than Whitacre's fraud. Epstein was successful in getting a very light sentence for Whitacre. He saved Whitacre. However, Whitacre, with his manic-depression fully out of control by then, saw it differently and he fired Epstein because he was not willing to do any jail time.Whitacre then hired another attorney and they distanced themselves from the government where Whitacre was no longer of value to them as a witness. The government used the tapes in the ADM trials, but not Whitacre. In turn, Whitacre received a federal prison sentence that was three-times longer than the white-collar criminals he exposed in a much larger criminal conspiracy. Kurt Eichenwald, author of ''The Informant'' which was the source for this film, and several FBI agents adamantly disagreed with the nine-year sentence that Whitacre received. The story ends with the three FBI agents, and a former prosecutor involved with the case, working on their attempt to obtain clemency or a presidential pardon for Whitacre in return for his substantial assistance with one of the largest and most important white-collar cases in U.S. history.More than ten years later (2008), the former FBI supervisor of the price fixing case, Dean Paisley, went public with praise about Whitacre. "Had it not been for the fraud conviction, he would be a national hero, Paisley said. Well, he is a national hero", the former FBI supervisor stated."Without him, the biggest antitrust case we've ever had would not have been", Paisley added.Whitacre was released from federal prison in 2006 and joined a California biotechnology company as an executive. In 2008, he was promoted to COO & President of operations.As a result of the hundreds of tapes made by Whitacre, the lysine conspirators, including ADM, ultimately settled federal charges for more than $100 million. ADM also paid hundreds of millions of dollars in class action settlements to customers that it stole from during the price-fixing schemes. Several Asian and European lysine and citric acid producers, whom conspired to fix prices with ADM, paid criminal fines in the tens of millions of dollars to the U.S. government. A few top executives, including the Vice Chairman of ADM who was the son of the former powerful Chairman, received three years of federal prison time. The ADM investigation, in turn, convinced antitrust prosecutors that price-fixing was a far more pervasive problem than they had suspected and led to prosecutions of cartels in vitamins, fax paper, and graphite electrodes. Billions of dollars have already been paid in antitrust fines to the U.S. government since Whitacre first blew the whistle in 1992.