Dil Bole Hadippa

Dil Bole Hadippa

Cast :
Shahid Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee, Anupam Kher, Rakhi Sawant & Sherlyn Chopra
Director :
Anurag Singh
Producer :
Aditya Chopra
Genre :
Comedy
Release Date :
18-9-2009
Synopsis :
Official synopsis unavailable

Aagey Se Right

Aagey Se Right

Cast :
Shreyas Talpade, Mahie Gill, Kay Kay Menon, Shenaz Treasurywala
Director :
Indrajit Nattooji
Producer :
Ronnie Screwvala
Genre :
Comedy
Release Date :
4-9-2009
Synopsis :
Set over five days in the City of Dreams, a cop loses his gun, a terrorist loses his heart and their worlds collide.

De Dana Dan

De Dana Dan

Cast :
Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Sameera Reddy and Katrina Kaif
Director :
Priyadarshan
Producer :
Ratan Jain and Champak Jain
Genre :
Romance
Release Date :
27-11-2009
Synopsis :
Akshay and Sunil, are in search of big money to prove a point to their girlfriends, Katrina and Sameera and the film follows their humorous escapades.

Upcoming Bollywood Movies to Be Released

Upcoming Bollywood Movies to Be Released
According to latest Bollywood movie news, this year has been very good for Bollywood because of the release of some outstanding blockbusters. The latest movie news is Slumdog Millionaire that has received multiple Oscar awards this year. This film is a story about Jamal Malik, a penniless eighteen year old boy from the slum area of Mumbai, who is one question away to win a big amount of money of 20 million rupees from a game show called " who wants to be millionaire". When the show ends for the night, this child is arrested on the pretext of suspicion of cheating. People fall into suspicion that how could an uneducated street child have so much knowledge. Finally, the jaded police conducts a probe on this child and finds incredible tales about him that shocks them further. To understand the full story, watch this film and find out whether Jamal answers to the last question of the game show or not.
Another latest movie news is that according to recent report, the Bollywood films are becoming very popular at various film festivals. They are consistently winning prestigious awards in different countries. The new buzz is that the movie "ZOR LAGAA KE... HAIYA" has been selected as an official finalist at the 2009 Las Vegas International Film Festival. It is said that this film was among the best of nearly 2000 films which were submitted from over 50 countries. This is one of the best films that feature some popular stars like Mithun Chakraborty, Riya Sen, Mahesh Majrekar, Gulshan Grover and some others. It has been produced by Kartikeya Talreja and Basant Talreja under the banner of Gemini Motion Pictures.
Another Bollywood movie news is the film called "Dilli 6". This film stars Abhishek Bachan, Sonam Kapoor and Om Puri in the lead roles. The music in this upcoming bollywood movie has been given by the music maestro 'A.R. Rahman' to add melodic and rhythmic treatment to it. The sound tracks in this film have been penned by Prasoon Joshi. It is based on Hindu Muslim relations of the people who live in Purani (Old) Delhi. It is a love story of a Hindu boy and a Muslim girl who fall in love with each other and manage to get married after facing lot of objections from their families.
So, it can be said that the Indian cinema has progressed a lot and the demand for Indian movies is escalating worldwide. Popular actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Amitatbh Bachan, AR Rahman and many others have taken Bollywood to a new level. To know more about latest movie news, one can visit the internet and surf some websites.


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Main aur Mrs. Khanna

Main aur Mrs. Khanna

Banner: Sohail Khan Productions, UTV Motion PicturesProducer: Ronnie Screwvala, Sohail KhanDirector: Prem R SoniStar Cast: Salman Khan, Govinda, Sohail Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Preity Zinta, SajidMusic Director: Sajid, WajidThe film “Main Aur Mrs Khanna” is about Samir and Raina. Both enter into a fairy tale kind of marriage and the dream marriage is supported by professional excellence of Samir, who is into a satisfying profession in Melbourne where Samir and Raina both get into love. Their relationship goes to higher levels as they get married and after a beautiful life, they take a wrong decisions and the decision forces them to stay away.The film has a simple story and it shows the changes brought about by changing situations in the constitution of marriage. There had been rumors that Salman Khan is not doing a lead role in the movie but the director of the movie Prem Soni clarified that it is untrue. Salman is the leading man in the movies and the movie shows the actors Kareena and Salman together.

Run Bhola Run

Run Bhola Run

Directed by Neeraj VoraProduced by Dhilin MehtaStarring GovindaAmisha PatelTusshar KapoorCelina Jaitley Music by Monty Sharma Distributed by Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision LtdRelease date(s) August 2009Country India Language Hindi
The film, titled Run Bhola Run,[2] went on floors on Thursday, December 27, 2007. Vora describes the film as a comedy thriller. [3] The filming has started mid January 2008 and was completed on October 2008[4] though four songs were yet to be shot,[5] which were completed on January 2009.Sharman Joshi was earlier part of the film in the role of Bhola but he later opted out and got replaced by Tusshar Kapoor.[6] Soha Ali Khan also backed out of the film and has been replaced by Tanushree Dutta, who had also backed out after shooting for one hour due to date conflicts and had been finally replaced by Celina Jaitley.

Paathshala

Paathshala

Paathshaala is a forthcoming Bollywood film that stars Shahid Kapoor and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. It is directed by Milind Ukey and produced by Ahmed Khan. The film revolves around kids and is set in a school campus. Paathshala is about the student-teacher relationship. It’s a highly emotional subject, according to predictions made it’s the most lavish children’s film made in India.
Director Ahmed KhanProducerStarring Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Swini Khara, Dwij Yadav, Nana Patekar, Suniel Shetty, Ali Haji

My Name Is Khan

My Name Is Khan

This film would re-unite the super-hit jodi of SRK and kajol, that was last seen in Karan Johar’s ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ in 2001 after a gap of 7 years.In ‘My Name Is Khan’ Shahrukh Khan is playing the role of a man who suffers from milder form of autism. The film is based on the true story of a couple in the US.
After a long time Kajol is teaming up with Shahrukh Khan in ‘My Name Is Khan’.
In this film has Shahrukh Khan has three different looks and one of which will be a crew haircut. Hairdresser Dilshad will trim the SRK’s hair further after few days of shooting.
‘My Name Is Khan’ is ready to roll in the middle of December and the cast and crew will go to Los Angeles since the story is set there.
It is said that Shahrukh Khan has shorthair first time in Bollywood. His hair used to be bristled when he joined the film industry, but intensive care and continuous gelling made SRK’s hair soft.

KITES

KITES

Flim:Kites Director: Anurag Basu Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kangana Ranaut
What: Two people who don't speak common language fall in love
Why: Hrithik's home production by the man who made Life in a...Metro.
Kites is an intense romance with the kites in the title representing the meeting of two lovers who are then set adrift by circumstances much like kites are wont to do when being flown by experts. It seems a bit of a stretch but then there's no accounting for producer's fancies especially when the name has to necessarily start with a K.

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Runway - Hindi Movie

Runway - Hindi Movie

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Runway Release Date : 26,Jun 2009

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Director Suniel-Praful
Producer Rita J. Shukla
Starring Lucky Ali, Shawar Ali, Rauf Lala, Dayanand Shetty, Ishrat Ali, Tulip Joshi, Amarjeet, Deepal Shaw, Sharat Saxena, Vida Samadzai

Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot (Hindi Movie)

Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot (Hindi Movie)

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Paresh Rawal, Randeep Hooda, Neetu Chandra

First Photo From Drew Barrymore's Whip It

First Photo From Drew Barrymore's Whip It
Source: USA Today
July 9, 2009


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USA Today has published the first photo from Fox Searchlight's Whip It, the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore.

The film stars Ellen Page (Juno) as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Marcia Gay Harden plays Bliss' disapproving mother, while Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live") and Juliette Lewis play roller-derby stars. Eve, Jimmy Fallon and Daniel Stern also star.


Source: USA Today
July 9, 2009


USA Today has published the first photo from Fox Searchlight's Whip It, the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore.

The film stars Ellen Page (Juno) as Bliss, a rebellious Texas teen who throws in her small town beauty pageant crown for the rowdy world of roller derby. Marcia Gay Harden plays Bliss' disapproving mother, while Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live") and Juliette Lewis play roller-derby stars. Eve, Jimmy Fallon and Daniel Stern also star.

Michael Moore's New Film Gets a Title

Michael Moore's New Film Gets a Title
Source: Variety
July 9, 2009


Michael Moore has titled his upcoming documentary Capitalism: A Love Story, which addresses the causes of the global economic meltdown, reports Variety.

"It will be the perfect date movie," Moore said in an announcement Wednesday. "It's got it all -- lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day. It's a forbidden love, one that dare not speak its name. Heck, let's just say it: It's capitalism."

The film is described as focusing on "the disastrous impact that corporate dominance and out-of-control profit motives have on the lives of Americans and citizens of the world."

Moore has made three of the top six highest-grossing documentaries -- Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko and Bowling for Columbine.

Warner Bros. and DC Comics Win Superman Case

Warner Bros. and DC Comics Win Superman Case

Variety reports that Warner Bros. and DC Comics have won a favorable ruling in the suit filed by the heirs of "Superman" co-creator Jerome Siegel. Here are some excerpts from the ruling:

In a decision announced Wednesday, U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson found that the license fees the studio paid to corporate sibling DC Comics didn't represent "sweetheart" deals as they weren't below fair market value. That means the heirs will be able seek profits only from DC Comics -- which earned $13.6 million from Warner Bros. for the 2006 release of "Superman Returns" -- rather than from Warner Bros. as well.

The judge, who conducted a 10-day bench trial, also noted that Warner Bros. chairman Alan Horn had testified that he hopes to make another "Superman" movie but added that the property wasn't under development at the studio, that no script had been written and that the earliest another "Superman" pic could be released would be in 2012.

Toberoff also asserted in a written statement that the Siegel heirs and the heirs of co-creator Joe Shuster will own the entire Superman copyright in 2013.

"The Court pointedly ruled that if Warner Bros. does not start production on another Superman film by 2011, the Siegels will be able to sue to recover their damages," Toberoff added.

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Brüno

Brüno
Reviewed by: Edward Douglas
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Movie Details: View here

Cast:
Sacha Baron Cohen as Brüno
Gustaf Hammarsten as Lutz
Clifford Bañagale as Diesel
Chibundu and Chigozie Orukwowu as O.J.
Josh Meyers as Kookus
Toby Hoguin as Mexican Gardener #1
Robert Huerta as Mexican Gardener #2
Gilbert Rosales as Mexican Gardener #3
Thomas Rosales Jr. as Mexican Gardener #4
Marco Xavier as Mexican Gardener #5

Directed by Larry Charles

Summary:
Even more insane and hysterical than "Borat," Sacha Baron Cohen's hilarious follow-up is also far more coherent and effective at using shock factor to get you laughing.

Story:
19-year-old Austrian supermodel Brüno (Sacha Baron Cohen) has been fired from hosting his talk show after a runway incident, so he travels to Hollywood with his trusty assistant Lutz (Gustaf Hammarstein) in hopes of becoming a celebrity.

Analysis:
As one of the few people none-too-thrilled by Sacha Baron Cohen's weak attempt at using humor in "Borat" to comment on misogyny and anti-Semitism not only in Eastern European stereotypes but in Americans as well, I was skeptical that Cohen could convince me there was more to his gay Austrian supermodel Brüno that would warrant a feature-length film. After all, we've seen far too many times how characters created for TV skits (which is essentially Cohen's forte) rarely work in a longer form. Wisely, I had familiarized myself more with Cohen's gay supermodel character from that earlier experience, so I was familiar with his schtick and how he uses it to expose homophobia in the most banal places.

Cohen has clearly had more time to develop Brüno and figure out the best way to use him in a story that encompasses a variety of different in-character pranks, and fortunately, a lot of them involve more than the character just acting dumb due to unfamiliarity with U.S. customs and traditions. This movie follows Brüno's journey to Hollywood, accompanied by his adoring assistant Lutz, in hopes of starting fresh and becoming a celebrity.

To some, it might seem obvious why this movie would have GLADD up in arms once they realized the straight British comic would be playing a flamboyantly gay character for an entire film, presumably solidifying negative stereotypes within his mostly straight male audience. In fact, Cohen is once again using an exaggerated caricature as a way to get the people he meets and interviews to let down their guard and show there's a lot of homophobia in play in our country. (Not that anyone needs be reminded of this based on the inability for our government to agree on supporting those with alternate lifestyles.)

But the movie isn't just about Brüno's sexuality, and the "gay stuff" doesn't really come into play until about halfway through the movie. Up until that point, it's more about outing stupid people in the industry who don't understand that they shouldn't say ridiculously dumb and offensive things while on camera. In an early segment, Brüno convinces Paula Abdul to talk about her humanitarian work while sitting on the human furniture courtesy of his Mexican gardeners. (The bit that followed with LaToya Jackson has been cut from the final version.) In another bit, he convinces stage parents to allow their young babies to be shot doing unspeakable things, all for the sake of "show biz." You might almost be embarrassed laughing at how these parents don't even hesitate before agreeing. Brüno's own attempts at adopting a black baby doesn't go well. While it's always fun to watch Cohen put celebrities and political figures on the hot seat, the best bits are when he's out in public, deliberately making a fool of himself in order to get a reaction from whomever he can. There does seem to be a little bit of staged fakery to help wrap some of those scenes up, but no more or less than in "Borat."

Over the last few months, you've probably heard about some of Brüno's exploits from various news outlets, but you may be surprised how some of them are used within the context of the story, especially the final prank where Cohen fights another man in a steel cage, only for them to start ripping off their clothes and making out, something that doesn't go over well with the mostly male Arkansas audience. There's quite a bit of male frontal nudity and a number of outrageous sex scenes, the latter mostly done to amuse, although you'll probably be thankful a lot of the most graphic portions have been blurred out. The only real weak moment compared to the rest of the movie is the "We Are the World" number that closes the movie complete with all of the usual suspects (Sting, Bono, Elton John) lending their voices. It just doesn't seem as clever or original as some of Cohen's other ideas.

The plot itself isn't exactly "War and Peace," essentially leading to Cohen's character having an altercation with his travel partner and it culminating in a number of equally hilarious situations. After he splits with Lutz, Brüno decides that the only way for him to become famous is by being straight, so he goes to a series of Christian "converters" who seem nonplussed by the challenge of turning Brüno straight. This is where the film starts to really take off as Cohen starts playing with how far he can take the stereotype, whether it's mouthing off at an army boot camp, attending a swingers' party where he convinces a straight man to show him some sex moves, and he even takes part in a martial arts demonstration where he gets a straight-laced instructor to show him the defensive arts against a variety of dildos. It's all very funny stuff, because you're in on the joke while everyone else tries their best to take his character seriously despite his insane actions and requests.

Third time is the charm for director Larry Charles who finds clever and inventive ways to tie all the vignettes together using music and sound FX, making this a much funnier film than both "Borat" and "Religulous." It doesn't hurt that there's a far more coherent story in play to keep everything glued together, and that Cohen has figured the best way of building a joke over the course of each bit rather than constantly regurgitating the same jokes. Who knows if Cohen went to such great lengths to stay in character for this jaunt as he did while playing Borat, but one has to be impressed with the flawless German, which he speaks through most of the film. (On the other hand, his constant replacement of words like "Ass" with "Auschwitz" does get somewhat tiring.)

Someday, someone will take time to analyze what Cohen does to see why it's so effective at amusing some while at the same time offending others. With "Borat," I made the mistake of assuming Cohen was just an Andy Kaufman or Yakov Smirnoff wannabe, but there's a lot more deliberate thought being put into what he does, making him the thinking man's comedian who doesn't necessarily require a lot of thinking.

The Bottom Line:
The bottom line for any comedy is whether it makes you laugh, and this one had me laughing loudly and almost in tears many times at some of the most insane things I've seen on screen. That's what I'd consider a success. If you're comfortable with your sexuality and not too sensitive about humor done deliberately to shock and offend, you'll be laughing, too.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince


Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
Michael Gambon as Professor Albus Dumbledore
Jim Broadbent as Professor Horace Slughorn
Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley
Maggie Smith as Professor Minerva McGonagall
Alan Rickman as Professor Severus Snape
Dave Legeno as Fenrir Greyback
Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange
Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy
Jessie Cave as Lavender Brown
Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood
Freddie Stroma as Cormac McLaggen
Alfie Enoch as Dean Thomas
Oliver Phelps as George Weasley
James Phelps as Fred Weasley
Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom
Alfie Enoch as Dean Thomas
Jamie Waylett as Vincent Crabbe
Josh Herdman as Gregory Goyle
Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid
Warwick Davis as Professor Filius Flitwick
David Bradley as Argus Filch
Georgina Leonidas as Katie Bell
Isabella Laughland as Leanne
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as Tom Riddle - Age 11
Frank Dillane as Tom Riddle - Age 16
David Thewlis as Remus Lupin
Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks
Timothy Spall as Wormtail
Julie Walters as Molly Weasley
Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley
Gemma Jones as Madam Pomfrey
Rod Hunt as Thorfinn Rowle
Katie Leung as Cho Chang

Directed by David Yates

Summary:
Another accomplished installment in the popular fantasy franchise, though it's hard not to feel like this is little more than an interim piece in the overall story, presumably leading to something much bigger next time around. Or at least let's hope so.

Story:
In his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Ron and Hermione (Rupert Grint, Emma Watson) must contend with the continued threat of Voldemort's Death Eaters, while Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) has brought back the school's old teacher, Professor Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent), for reasons only he knows. After his father has been caught and jailed, Harry's arch-nemesis Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) is even more determined to take down his enemy, but Harry, Ron and Hermione seem more concerned with their sudden interest in the opposite sex.

Analysis:
It probably needs to be said as a caveat to this review that "Half-Blood Prince" is the first one of Rowling's novels that I didn't get a chance to read before seeing the movie. That really shouldn't matter, since one presumes that a good portion of the millions who regularly go see these movies won't necessarily have read the books either. It's also obvious from the last movie that the films continue to diverge further and further away from Rowling's novels, but rest assured that if you haven't read the sixth book, this review deliberately omits important plot points as to not spoil the experience.

After a fantastic opening scene in modern-day London of the Death Eaters attacking the Muggle populace, we see Harry enjoying his summer break until Professor Dumbledore shows up to take him back to the safety of Hogwarts. First, they must convince Dumbeldore's former colleague, Jim Broadbent's Professor Horace Slughorn, to return to Hogwarts for reasons Dumbeldore won't reveal. In the meantime, the Death Eaters have been trying to get at Harry--the only person to have survived an attack by their master Voldermort--and everyone at Hogwarts tries to get back to business as normal. Dumbledore asks Harry to become Slughorn's star potions pupil in order to get answers that might help them find Voldemort, while Harry's nemesis Draco Malfoy has been recruited for his own mission by the Death Eaters. Harry has found a special potion book belonging to someone known as the "half-blood prince," and there's a subplot involving something called Liquid Luck. If you're already lost then welcome to the world of J.K. Rowling's over-elaborate plotting and how hard it is to retain all of it when making a film adaptation.

David Yates becomes only the second filmmaker to make two "Harry Potter" movies back-to-back, with this sixth installment also bringing original screenwriter Steve Kloves back to the fold. At this point, if you haven't been religiously watching the movies based on Rowling's tomes, you might as well give up. As much as "Half-Blood Prince" tries to retain the done-in-one aspect of the previous movies, there are just way too many characters from the previous chapters making brief appearances you're not likely to know who anyone is. Instead, the focus is on the evolving relationships between the characters, something that's important to all good filmmaking ventures, but not when it bogs down the forward movement of the story, which is clearly the case here.

The young female members of the cast clearly steal the sixth film, especially Emma Watson's Hermione, whose acting has been consistent and solid throughout the series. By comparison, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint don't seem to have improved very much, although at least Grint is getting away from the Stan Laurel routine he was doing so much in previous movies. There's no explanation for Harry's sudden change in demeanor since the last movie in which he was angry all the time; here, he's quite placid once again despite everything that happened. If someone told me eight years ago that Bonnie Wright, introduced as Ginny Weasley in the first movie, would turn into such a strong dramatic actress who could carry scenes as well as the three leads, I wouldn't have believed it. It's a testament to producer David Heyman and the various directors who've helmed the franchise that these young actors have been able to evolve and develop their characters so much. This movie would have failed miserably if that wasn't the case.

The verbal sparring between Ron and Hermione has played such a large part in the last few movies, and if you didn't realize where their relationship was heading then you've clearly never seen an episode of "Moonlighting." Hermione is finally realizing she has stronger feelings for Ron, who is as oblivious about them as ever, but the movie spends way too much time dealing with this relationship and how others get in the way. As entertaining as all the character interaction continues to be, so much time is spent dealing with the mostly inconsequential romantic relationships of the various characters that it completely overpowers the main plot. Sadly, it feels that the movie is trying too hard to retain the straying young women who have become enamored by the "Twilight" series, rather than remaining true to itself.

As much as the focus remains on the younger cast, this installment is clearly Michael Gambon's moment to shine as Professor Dumbledore after spending a good portion of the last movie in the wings. For the actor to follow the likes of the legendary Richard Harris in the role and make it his own character is quite an achievement. Similarly, Jim Broadbent does a great job filling in as this installment's "special guest," a doddering sycophant who has his own plans for Harry. (Alan Rickman's Severus Snape continues to play an equally large part in Harry's life at Hogwarts, although we can't say much about his role in the movie without spoiling it.) Over the course of the five previous movies, so many characters have been introduced and there's very little for many of them to do in this one, yet many of them make brief appearances in inconsequential scenes that are similarly unnecessary in the overall scheme of things.

Noticeably missing from this chapter is Ralph Fiennes' Voldemort, who played such a large role in elevating the level of menace in the last few movies. We do get to see the former Tom Riddle in his younger guise--one even played by Fiennes' nephew--but the main menace this time is his Death Eaters, who only really appear at the beginning, the end and a few scattered bits in between. For the most part, this chapter seems to be lacking in the epic magical fantasy that was such an important part of the series up until now - there really aren't any magical creatures for instance, and a lot of what happens could just as well have taken place in any episode of "Saved by the Bell," as the film strays from the fact that the story takes place in a school for wizards.

While Rupert Grint has previously been the film's primary comic relief, that honor goes to the duo of Evanna Lynch's Luna Lovegood and Jessie Cave's Lavender Brown--the latter is Ron's ditzy love interest--both of them keeping things light and fun throughout. Another pleasant surprise is the amazing transformation of Tom Felton's Malfoy from a sniveling and unlikable bully into a villain with real potential. Most of the film, we watch him putting things into a cabinet that makes them disappear, for reasons we don't discover for a long time.

By the time we get back to the actual plot, almost two hours have passed, and by then, you might have completely given up on caring who the titular "half-blood prince" is. That makes it the first time in the series you really start feeling the movie's length before the two-hour mark due to the amount of needless filler.

That's not to say Yates doesn't continue to prove himself an accomplished filmmaker, doing a fantastic job with what is evidently the weakest chapter in the series since its debut. He has created another fantastic looking film with a distinct look from its predecessors thanks to the gorgeous cinematography of Bruno Delbanel ("Amelie") while Nicholas Hooper's score continues to make one forget all about John Williams. The quality of their work is most evident in the last twenty minutes, when we finally get the exciting, fantastical climax we've been hoping for, but it takes way too long to get there. To be honest, other than the opening, a brief Quidditch match and the quest by Harry and Dumbeldore's quest to find an important artifact, there's nothing in the sixth movie that necessarily needs to be seen on the larger IMAX screen.

We won't divulge the two or three big revelations, though they're not nearly as groundbreaking as one might hope after having waited eight extra months for a movie that resolves little and doesn't really deliver on many things set-up in the previous movie. Instead, we're left once again with what is essentially a cliffhanger for the next movie, which one can only hope will return to the vast scope of the previous movies.

The Bottom Line:
If you're a diehard fan of the series and the way the characters have evolved over the previous five films, there's a lot of relationship stuff to enjoy in the sixth installment, but it's hard to forgive the most obvious problems with "Half-Blood Prince" in terms of its pacing, tone and storytelling, as well as the fact that it's deliberately drifting away from what made the previous movies work so well.

Smith and Lawrence Reteaming for The City That Sailed

Smith and Lawrence Reteaming for The City That Sailed



I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence and star Will Smith are reteaming for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox.

The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook production company, with an eye to direct.

Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond.

No deals are made for either Lawrence or Smith. Lawrence is simultaneously developing Water for Elephants at Fox 2000 as well as The World Without Us, also at Fox.